11/12/1963MINUTES. OF THE
REGULAR MEETING'OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CIT` 'OF ROLLING -HILLS-, CALIFORNIA
November 12, 1963
-Council of the City
.The regular meeting of the City
of Rblling...Hills was called to order at 730,P;M-, on Tuesday,
November 12, 1963 in the City'Hall by --Mayor Amberg.
.ROLL' CALL
Present: Councilmen Tourtelot-31 O'Flaherty and
Mayor Amberg.
Absent: Councilmen Goodman, Van Note.
Others
-Present: City,Manager-Clerk-Phyll-is Stockdale,
'Deputy -City Clerk.Charlyne,Couch, City
Attorney Willi.am-Kinley,; Mr. DonFalconer,
Mr. Frit i Ripley, Mr.-Fred.Sauer, .Mrs .
Clark'Jackson,, et al.
..APPROVAL- OF "MINUTES
On motion of Councilman O'Flaherty, seconded by
-:Councilman Tourtelot and unanimously,,carried, , the 'minutes of
the-me-etkng held;:.Octobe'r 2'8,"1963'were approved as written.
, CORRESPONDENCE
The *City -Clerk read the following:
a) Letter, from the:City of Rolling Hills -Estate -s,
-.California dated November 1, 1963 requesting --
-the Rblling Hills..City-Council give-con-
sideratio'n,to the -possibility of-S.tate-Gas.-Tax
Funds allocated for Rolling'Hills being used
at.the intersection of Rolling'Hills Road and -
Palos Verdes,DtiveNorth, andfurther'that al-
though---t-h-is-'intersection.is-located in -Rolling
Hill-"s-Estateq,'California,'the residents of
Rolling-Hills..would materially benefit from
such. improvement.of traffic circulation.
There followed a.disoussion during.which the
'Mayor stated that he and the Qity:Manager h ' ad
met. informally with Mayor*Cl.ifton-of the City
of --Rdll-1-hg Hills. Estates, recent ' ly, and -it was
his --'f&el1ng,that this matter should be explored
further.`Jt-was-then moved by Councilman Tour-
. te-lot -.:and -seconded by Councilman.O'Flaherty
.and carried unanimously -that the Mayor, City
,Manager and the- City, Attorney be authorized to
.meet.with.officials of Rolling�Hills Estates
,to.-further-disc.uss the matter.
November 12, 1963
b) Letter from M. L. Natland dated November. 4, -
1963stating.that:due-"to new business•assign-
ments-it-was necessary -to submit his resigna-
tion as a member of the'Planning.Commission
effective December 1, 1963.
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE U-30 RE SPEED LIMITS
The matter was ordered tabled..
PAYMENT OF CITY -BILLS
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The -City Clerk presented -the register of bills.to-
be allowed for payment. It was moved by Councilman Tourte-
lot-; seconded by Councilman O'Flaherty that -Demands 1510
Q -through 1513 be approved for.payment from the General Fund
and Demand 1.514 be .approved for payment . from the In -Lieu
m Fund to.wit.-'
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Made By
1510 Committee of Mayors
1.511 Floyd Stationery Co.
1512 General. Telephone Co.
1513 Pacific Telephone Co.
1514 Los Angeles County Sheriff's, Dept.
TOTAL -DEMANDS TO BE PAID
Amount
$ 1.5.00
31.24
96.60
13.63
2,994.00
$ 3 ,.150*: 47
The motion was carried by the following vote:
AYES. - Councilmen Tourtelot, O'Flaherty and Mayor Amberg.
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmen Goodman, Van Note.
In the absence of Councilman Van Note, the -Mayor
appointed -Councilman O'Flaherty.-as'Finance Officer.
CONDEMNATION -OF ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
The City Attorney advised the Council that the pre-
trial date of December 17, 1963 has been set for -hearing of
the condemnation-- of ;, the: -.-=Administration Building. He . further
advised -that--he wol.0 like to set this case on the Superior
Gourt'pre-trial settlement calendar in order to arrive at a
-satisfactory purchase price. The Mayor then directed the
City Attorney -to place•,this case:on the settlement calendar.
CONDEMNATION,OF EASTFIELD.PROPERTY
The City Attorney.advised that Mr. Harry,Blee,
real estate appraiser from Palos Verdes Estates is now
working on this matter.
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SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION -CENTER
The matter was ordered tabled.
PROPOSED SUBDIVISIONORDINANCE AMENDMENT, `
DEFINING. LOT. --AREA REQUIRENENT-
The:matter was ordered tabled.
.- PHOTOGRANNETRIC'MAPPING-REPORT.- COUNCILMAN VAN'NOTE
The matter was ordered tabled.
-RESOLUTION -DESIGNATING 'GUAR.DS.AS.'SECURITY,_OFFICERS
Mayor'Amberg stated that in view of the*fact-that-
the- Guards are employees of the .Rollin.g, Hills Community Associa-
- tion the Board of Directors have requested that the matter be
held in abeyance.
.RESOLUTION..ACCEPTING. ADDITIONAL HIGHWAY'USERS TARES
The matter was ordered tabled.
RESORT ON.:RUBBISH COLLECTION' -SERVICE -RESOLUTION NO. 168,
Mayor Amberg stated that the City -Hall had been
receiving,complaints regarding,the rubbish, collection service
in the'City for several months, and that'it now appeared -that
the private --collector serving:. the area had left the state -and
the Gity is faced.with.th.e fact.there is no rubbish collection
being- performed.
..The City Manager stated that she had contacted
thecities of Palos Verdes Estates and Rolling.Hij��Estates
as to the methods,and procedures they used with regard to
franchise agreements.etc. She further stated that she had
obtained proposals for rubbish collection from various private
contractors--and.it7was.,her recommendation that a committee be
appointed -.to investigate the matter of the trash collection.
Mayor Amberg then stated that.due to the present
emergency the City -Manager and Councilman Tourtelot.should be
empowered to engage -the services of one or more garbage coll-
ectors to -handle trash collection on. a. -temporary basis for
whatever time is necessary. -On motion. of Councilman Tourtelot,
seconded by Councilman.0°Flaherty, Resolution No. 168 entitled
"A Resolution Authorizing the- City -of Rolling Hills";to. Enter
Into A Contract For The Collection And Disposal Of Garbage,
Waste,:Refuse, Rubbish-an.d Other Refuse Matter," was adopted -by
the following vote-.
AYES-. Councilmen-Tourtelot, O'Flaherty and Mayor Amberg
NOES. None
ABSENT-. Councilmen Goodman, -Van Note.
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Mayor Amberg then appointed Councilman-Tourtelot.,
the City Manager and himself to.form a committee to. study
the proposals submitted for rubbish collection service and
to make a.recommendation-at the next Council meeting.
PERSONAL APPEARANCES
Mr. -Fred Sauer, 32 Caballeros. Road, appeared
before the-Cotincil and stated that -he believed that the
City has a serious problem on Portuguese'Bend Road with re-
gard to the 30 mile per hour absolute speed limit now in
effect.- Mr. Sauer stated that on this date.he had conducted
a survey by ascending and descending Portuguese Bend Road
numierous times and it is his opinion that it is unsafe with
the present -speed Limit because of possible brake failures.
0 Councilman Tourtelot.then stated that he.traverses
C -Portu ese Bend Road ever d:ay and has no trouble keeping
every,day F� g
within the,,'3,0 mule per hour speed .Limit in low gear.
Mayor Amberg suggested thatMro Sauer -study -the
report prepared by -Capt. Sn.over of the Sheriff's Dept.
which was on file in the City Offices and that he serve on
the committee studying the Portuguese Bend Road speed sit-
uation in view of his interest in the matter.
Councilman Tourtelot stated he had made a physical
inspection of the horse trail situation on -.Portuguese Bend
Road from the Gap to Pine Tree -Lane and it is his recommenda-
tion -that the horse trail be kept on the north side of the
road. The -Mayor then. appointed-Councilman-Tourtelot as
Chiarman of the committee to study the speed and horse trail
problem in the area mentioned.
PRESENTATION OF SAFETY AWARD
The'City Manager advised the Council that the City
of Rolling -Hills had received the Safety -Award from State
Compensati-on Insurance Fund for having nodisabling, injuries,
..July 1,-1962 to -June 30, 1963, which is presented -by the
-League of California Cities.
ROAD STRIPING PROGRAM
The City -Manager stated that it would be necessary
., to agazYr stripe the ,centerlines of all roads within the City
-before the rainy,'foggy weather began. She -further stated
that $1,000 had been. budgeted -for road signs and striping
for -the current fiscal year which was sufficient to -permit
the purchase of a. -bead dispenser and beads, in addition to
the paint required... The difference in cost for unbeaded -
lines as opposed-.-to'beaded lines amounted to $321.50, in-
cluding the dispenser..
After discussion it was moved by Councilman Tour-
telot that the Council authorize the purchase of the bead
dispenser, :beads and road striping paint needed to complete
the project, at a.cost not to.exceed-the budgeted allowance.
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The motion was, seconded by, Councilman O'Flaherty, and carried
by the following.vote-
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AYES' -t a
Councilman O'Flaherty, Tourtelond-Mayor'Amberg.
NOES: None
ABSENT-. -Councilmen- Van ,N.ote,;Goodman.
.-, APPOINTMENT -PLANNING-COMM.-�ISSION-MEMBERS
The'.-Mayor,.with the consent of the Council, appointed
Rd'ymdnd J.' -Mahan and Vernon, ay .-to,serve -as, members - of the
..Plafiriing.Cbmmission for,three yea.r'terms,.beginning November 25,
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come beforethe
meeting, it.was moved by,,CounciIman-Tourtelot, seconded by
.--Councilman O'Flaherty,-ana-unanimously carried that the meeting
be-adjourned.at 9:15 F.M.
APPROVED.
ayor
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