2023-12-19_Newsletter CITY COUNCIL
James Black, M.D.
Bea Dieringer
Leah Mirsch
Jeff Pieper
Patrick Wilson
December 19, 2023 Issue No. 23-24
CITY COUNCIL RE-ORGA NIZATION
On December 14th, the City Council re-organized with
Leah Mirsch becoming the new Mayor and Jeff Pieper
the new Mayor Pro Tem. Former Mayor Pat Wilson was
recognized for his service during 2023. Happy Holidays
and New Year from the Rolling Hills City Council and staff.
CITY HALL HOLIDAY HOURS
City Hall will be closed Monday, December 25th and
Tuesday, December 26th for the Christmas holiday, as well
as Monday, January 1, 2024 in observance of the New
Year’s holiday.
CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING PROGRAM
December 26th through January 13th
To participate, place your tree next to your green waste,
with decorations and stands removed. Republic Services
will transport it to a facility where it will be used for mulch
and compost. Trees with flocking, tinsel, lights and
ornaments will NOT be accepted. Please cut trees over
six feet in half. Do not place trees in plastic bags. If you
have questions, please contact Republic Services
Customer Service Department at 1-800-299-4898.
TRASH TALK: UPDATE ON RECENT ISSUES
The City is well aware that trash services degraded since
Thanksgiving due to Republic Services internal staffing
issues. City staff is working with Republic’s operations
supervisor to ensure missed service is corrected. Staff will
continue to work with Republic on finding long-tern
solutions and the Council’s Solid Waste and Recycling
Committee will be meeting sometime in January to
discuss as well. If you are experiencing issues with daily
service, please contact Operations Supervisor Miguel
Ruiz on his cell via text message at 310-308-0354 or via
email at Mruiz3@republicservices.com. If you have
questions about the once-a-year free roll-off bin or other
trash related concerns, please send an email to:
rollinghills@republicservices.com
ROLLING HILLS CRIMES REPORTED
For the time period Nov. 26 – Dec. 9, 2023
None.
U P C O M I N G C I T Y M E E T I N G S
City Council Meeting
1/8/24 at 7:00pm
Planning Commission Meeting
1/16/24 at 6:30pm
Traffic Commission Meeting
1/25/24 at 8:30am
ROLLING HILLS BLOCK CAPTAINS
RECOGNIZED BY THE CITY AND PEERS
Block Captains are residents who volunteer their time for
the well-being of the community. At the December 6,
2023 Block Captain Holiday Gathering, Lead Block
Captains Marita Geraghty, Debra Shrader, and Marian
Visco recognized Block Captain Nicole Tangen and
resident Don Crocker for their leadership during an
emergency event (Nicole) and advocacy for providing
additional exit routes during an emergency (Don). The
City thanks all the Block Captains for their generosity and
considerations for the community. The Block Captains
have been instrumental in bringing about awareness
and education on wildfire mitigation measures and are
advocates for more actions by local government. Thank
you Block Captains!
HOLIDAY TRASH COLLECTION SCHEDULE
No pick-ups will occur on Monday, December 25th or
January 1st due to the holidays. Pickup days will be
temporarily moved to Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday for both weeks.
RHCA HOLIDAY HOURS
The RHCA office will be closing for the holidays from
Friday, December 22nd and will re-open on Tuesday,
January 2nd at 7:30am.
RHCA MEMBERS ANNUAL MEETING AND
BOARD MEMBER ELECTION
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 - 7:30pm p
at Dapplegray School Multi-purpose Room
Two seats on the RHCA Board are up for election. Ballots
are due to be mailed out to members on December 14th.
They will be sent out by US mail.
TENTATIVE AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2024
THIS AGENDA MAY NOT BE COMPLETE. THE FINAL AGENDA WILL BE POSTED AT CITY HALL 72 HOURS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THE FINAL AGENDA IS ALSO POSTED ON THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS WEBSITE AT WWW.ROLLING-HILLS.ORG.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. PRESENTATIONS / PROCLAMATIONS / CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION
A. CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION
5. APPROVE ORDER OF THE AGENDA 6. BLUE FOLDER ITEMS (SUPPLEMENTAL) 7. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS 8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Matters which may be acted upon by the City Council in a single motion.
A. APPROVE AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 8, 2023
B. APPROVE MOTION TO READ BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING OF ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS LISTED ON THE AGENDA C. APPROVE THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: DECEMBER 14, 2023 REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING
D. PAYMENT OF BILLS
E. REPUBLIC SERVICES RECYCLING TONNAGE AND COMPLAINT REPORTS FOR NOVEMBER 2023
F. FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION: ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE NO. 384 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE ROLLING HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO WIRELESS FACILITIES; AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
G. APPROVE CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024
H. APPROVE ANNUAL VENDOR LIST FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024
I. APPROVE REPUBLIC SERVICES' 2024 CLEAN-UP AND COMMUNAL BIN SCHEDULE
9. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
10. COMMISSION ITEMS
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
12. OLD BUSINESS
A. CONSIDER APPROVAL FOR POTENTIAL 25% LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY $405,250 FOR RECENTLY SUBMITTED APPLICATION TO THE
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM TO ADDRESS ADDITIONAL FIRE FUEL ABATEMENT IN ROLLING HILLS'
KLONDIKE CANYON 13. NEW BUSINESS
A. REVIEW AND APPROVED PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 BUDGET CALENDAR
14. MATTERS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
A. DISCUSSION ON COYOTE MANAGEMENT MEASURES AND CONSIDERATION OF THE CITY CONTRIBUTING TO ONGOING COSTS (COUNCILMEMBERS DIERINGER &
BLACK)
B. CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE UPDATED CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2024
15. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION 17. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION 18. ADJOURNMENT
NEXT REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING: MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2024 AT 7:00 P.M.