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2/10/1964257 The City Clerk read the following: a) Letter dated January 27, 1964 from William R. Ohland stating that in December, 1963, both House of Representatives and Senate passed a Bill authorizing and requesting the President to issue annually a proclamation designating February as American Heart Month and asking the City of Rolling Hills to help in this manner..by naming the month of February Heart Fund Month in the community, a copy of a sug- gested.1964 Heart Fund Proclamation enclosed. b) .Letter dated January 28, 1964 from the Calif- ornia -Society of Professional Engineers, Palos Verdes Peninsula Chapter stating that the.week of February 16.to 22, 1964, has been designated as National Engineers' Week and requesting that the governing body of each of the included cities to so proclaim the week in its community, . a. sample resolution enclosed. c) Resolution. No. 1149 entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City -of La Puente, Petitioning The Metropolitan Transportation Authority To Invite MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY -COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA February -10, 1964 ..The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills was called to order at 7:30 P:M., on Monday, February 10, 1964 in the City Hall by Mayor Pro Tem Goodman. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen Tourtelot, Van.Note, O'Flaherty,and Mayor ProTem Goodman Absent: Mayor Amberg O O Others m Present: City Manager -Clerk Phyllis Stockdale Deputy City Clerk Char.lyne Couch City Attorney William Kinley, City Treasurer -Marion. Welch, Mrs. Teena.Clifton, Mr. Ted Roach, Jr., Mrs. Mabel Roath.Ambler, Mrs. Harry Dorsey, et al. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a On motion of Councilman Tourtelot, seconded by Councilman O'Flaherty and unanimously carried, the minutes of the meeting held January 27, 1964 were approved as written. CORRESPONDENCE The City Clerk read the following: a) Letter dated January 27, 1964 from William R. Ohland stating that in December, 1963, both House of Representatives and Senate passed a Bill authorizing and requesting the President to issue annually a proclamation designating February as American Heart Month and asking the City of Rolling Hills to help in this manner..by naming the month of February Heart Fund Month in the community, a copy of a sug- gested.1964 Heart Fund Proclamation enclosed. b) .Letter dated January 28, 1964 from the Calif- ornia -Society of Professional Engineers, Palos Verdes Peninsula Chapter stating that the.week of February 16.to 22, 1964, has been designated as National Engineers' Week and requesting that the governing body of each of the included cities to so proclaim the week in its community, . a. sample resolution enclosed. c) Resolution. No. 1149 entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City -of La Puente, Petitioning The Metropolitan Transportation Authority To Invite 2.5,$ February 109 :1964 Proposals: For Private Financing and.Construction' Of A .Mass: -Transportation- System" which was adopted � .',: by -the -City, Council of La, Puente -at' its regular meeting held on -November -12, 1963. d)Letter.dated February 5, 1964 f.rom'the" Los -Angeles---- Departmen.t: of E-ngin.ee s_tiow'ing.'. e'xces-s ` of"-bui:Id r g - permit fees . collected =over expenses for >the:, period` October -1', ..1963 - to -December 31', 196-3 in ` the.'amount of $467-.192 .=check to' be forwarded- in- the,=near -future, and showing- total fees collected;, in-: -the-amount:''of' $1,530069. ri PROPOSED'SUBDIVISION NOro 17"-' LOT ' 8A; 'SOUTHFIELD } MRS.. CATHERINE. ;C�IA'NIPION A ` OWNER The matter -was 'ordere`d tabled P_RT.,ON RUBBISH 'COLLECTION SERVICE -CITY. MANAGER The: Manager reported .that ;as !'reque'sted. by 'the -Council at their meeting .held Jan,uary 27-, 1964 she -had conducted a. survey of the rubbish collection . service, being performed by' -the B:K.K. Company with Mr. Robert Turner in charge of the trash.pickup serv,ce within. the City of Rolling 'Hills.;` 'and that Mr. Turner 'had advised that.a new,truck.was now.operati.ng.in the City, and also that the•. 'sifiall Cushman truck makes from 200. to. 225 stops each day entering,.. areaswhich .cannot be, readily. -reached by the .large. tku6-k . She further reported. that.,'she .had 'con'ducted a. telephone -survey with, ares dents in'tlie City. as- to, the service` being' performed;''arid. the general report -'that =the -rubbish collectors '-are' quite heat 0 -that -the -service is satisfactory. She then inquired as to_.whether'any�of the Council.members had anything to.report,.on -the-matter.. There was a discussi6h.-during.which Councilman O'Flaherty stated there: had appeared .to. be. discontent until two weeks prev1ou'sly. Councilman Tourte lot then stated that 'in...checking into .:the- matter the fact was that the rainy weather had.contributed a.great.deal t-0': the, unsatisfactory, -service; however' riow that the -new closed truck.is''in operation there appears.to.be-no.difficulty.- .-The Manager was - then. l;directed . to -recheck -this. -service in about two -months. RESOLUTION. 'NO,. `17 3' - ;.. �On 'motion .made by -Councilman Van Note and seconded by Councilman-Tourtelot, Resolution No. 173 entitled "A Resolution of the City Council : of the- City , of-'Rollin:g,Eills 'Authorizii g`: ­`, " Execution'�of an :Agreement With -::The County,.'of Los' Angeles Prov .d ' ing For The- Enforcement' of `the' Building: Code;: The"Plumbing 'Code,"" and The -Electrical Code,of the City of Rolling Hills" and reading in full.was waived and adopted by -the -following vote: 1 February 10, 1964 AYES: Councilmen Tourtelot, O'Flaherty, Van Note and Mayor. Pro Tem Goodman NOES: None ABSENT: Mayor Amberg RESOLUTION NO. 174 On motion made by Councilman Tourtelot and seconded by Councilman Van Note, Resolution No. 174 entitled "A Resolu- tion- of 'the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills, Califor- nia, Authorizing Execution of An Agreement with the County of Los Angeles for Law Enforcement Services Within the City of Rolling Hills, California" and reading in full was waived and adopted by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmen Tourtelot; O'Flaherty, Van.Note, and Mayor Pro Tem Goodman None Mayor Amberg REPORTS OF CITY DEPARTMENTS The report of the City Treasurer was submitted for the month of January, 1963 which stated that as of Jan- uary 31, 1964 the balance in the General Fund was $52,578:57, including $14,867.25 in U. S. Treasury Bills; in the Motor Vehicle In Lieu Fund the balance was $7,592.41, incluting $4,955.15 in U. S. Treasury Bills; in the Traffic Safety .Fund a balance of $1.40 and in the Special Deposits Fund a balance of $323.42. The City Manager reported that -since January 31, 1964 she had put $20,000 into Treasury Bills. PAYMENT.OF CITY BILLS The.City Clerk presented the register of bills -to be allowed for payment. It was moved by Councilman Van Note and seconded by Councilman Tourtelot that Demands 1574 through 1580 be approved for payment from the General Fund with a por- tion of Demand 1575 to be paid from the Special.Deposits Fund to wit: AYES: Councilmen Tourtelot, O'Flaherty, Van Note, and Mayor Pro Tem Goodman NOES: None ABSENT: Mayor Amberg - -3- NO. NAME AMOUNT 1574 Palos Verdes Newspapers, Inc. $ 2.48 1575 1576 L.A. Co. Regional Planning Commn. Pacific Telephone Company 7.3...7 6. 15.93 1577 Palos Verdes Water.Company 6.50 1578 So. California Edison Company: 45.52 1579 ..Title.Insurance & Trust Company 7.50 1580 Floyd Stationery Company 17.35 TOTAL DEMANDS TO BE PAID $ 169.04 The motion was carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Tourtelot, O'Flaherty, Van Note, and Mayor Pro Tem Goodman NOES: None ABSENT: Mayor Amberg - -3- February 10, 1964 CONDEMNATION OF ADMINISTRATION BUILDING The matter was ordered tabled. CONDEMNATION OF EASTFIELD PROPERTY The matter was ordered tabled. PRESENTATION OF FAREWELL GIFT - CITY MANAGER Mayor Pro Tem Goodman presented Mrs. Phyllis Stockdale, whose aredsigna.tion was effective February 11, 1964, a gift of linen/cRina on behalf of the City Council and the Rolling Hills Community Association Board of Directors and expressed the thanks and appreciation of both groups for the services performed to the community. Mrs. Harry Dorsey, representing the Garden Club, then presented a gift of linen as a remembrance from the Garden Club. OATH OF OFFICE - NEW CITY MANAGER - CITY CLERK Mayor Pro Tem Goodman stated that since the resignap tion of the present City Manager was to become effective Febru- ary 11, 1964 it wa-s now necessary to. appoint a new City Manager, City Clerk,: Deputy City Treasurer,,,Director of Civil Defense and Purchasing Agent and thereafter moved the appointment of Alma C. Clifton "to assume the position and act for the City of Rolling. Hills in the capacity of City Manager -City Clerk and all titles therewith. Mrs. Clifton then appeared before the Council at which time Mayor Pro Tem asked if she would accept the appointment if it were made. Mrs. Clifton replied in the affirmative. . The motion was sec.onded.`by Councilman- Tourtelot and carried by the following vote:' AYES: Councilmen Tourtelot, O'Flaherty, Van Note, and'Ma.-yor Pro Tem Goodman NOES: None ABSENT: Mayor Amberg-' RESOLUTION NO. 175 On motion made by Councilman -Van Note.and seconded by Councilman Tourtelot, Resolution No. 175.entitled "A Reso- lution of the City Council of the'City of Rolling Hills Appointfung A City Clerk and City Manager and Deputy City Treasurer and Fixing the Terms of Appointment and Compensa- tion'.' and read in full and was adopted by the'fol'lowing vote: -4- J 2ral I February 10, 1964' AYES: Councilmen Tourtelot, O'Flaherty, Van Note, and Mayor Pro Tem Goodman NOES: None ABSENT: Mayor Amberg Resolution No. 175 is set forth in full in the Book of Resolutions. OATH OF OFFICE ADMINISTERED - CITY MANAGER -CITY CLERK Thereafter-, Mrs. Phyllis Stockdale administered the Oath Or Affirmation Of Allegiance For Public Officers And Employees as required by Article XX, Section 3, of the Constitution of the State of California to Alma C. Clifton. Mrs. Clifton then took her place as City Manager - City Clerk at the Council table. APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF CITY CLERK'S BOND The official bond of Alma C. Clifton -as City Clerk for the year 1964 in the amount of $1,000 was presented to the Council after -approval by the City Attorney as to form, and on motion made by Councilman O'Flaherty, seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and unanimously carried, -the -bond was approved and accepted and-:ordered,tfiled-with the Mayor. APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF DEPUTY CITY TREASURER'S BOND The official bond of Alma C. Clifton as Deputy City Treasurer for the year 1964 in the -amount of $10,000 was presented.to.the Council after approval by the City Attorney -as to form., and on motion made by Councilman. O'Flaherty, seconded by Councilman,Tourtelot and unani- mously carried, the bond was approved and accepted and ordered filed with the Mayor. SECURITY. -OFFICERS DESIGNATION OF DUTIES Mayor Pro Tem Goodman stated that at the meeting of the Council held January 13, 1964 Resolution No.:170,was adopted designating the Guards vllich were employed by the Rolling Hills Community Association as Security Officers, and then moved that Mr. Raymond Tong have the title of Lieutenant of the Security Guards, and Mr. James B. Boyd have the title of Sergeant of the Security.Guards. The motion was seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and unanimously carried. SECURED PROPERTY TAX ROLL 1964-65 A motion was made by Councilman Goodman that the City Clerk be instructed to make application to the County Assessor pursuant to Section 647 et seqq.of the Revenue and Taxation Code for one certified copy of the portion of -5- February 10, 1964 the secured property roll pertaining to property within its limits for the year 1964-65. The motion was seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and unanimously carried. CITY ATTORNEYS CONDERENCE - .1,964 The City Attorney announced that he would attend the City Attorneys Conference to be held in Monterey, Calif- ornia on April 1, 2 and 3, 1964 representing the City of Rolling Hills. Thereafter, Councilman Goodman moved that funds in the amount of VMO be approved for expenditure by the City Attorney for registration fees at the Conference. The motion was seconded by Councilman Van Note and unanimously carried. ` CALIFORNIA'.CONTRACT CITIES CONVENTION Mayor Pro Tem Goodman announced that he would attend the California Contract Cities -Convention to'be'held in May, 1964 in Palm Springs, California representing the City of Rolling Hills. Thereafter, Councilman Tourtelot moved that funds in the amount of $40.00 be approved for expenditure for City representation at the California Contract Cities Convention, the amount set aside for registration fees. The motion was seconded by Councilman Van Note and unanimously carried. ADJOURNMENT There being no+further'business to come before the meeting, it was inoved•by Councilinan, Tourt`elot, seconded by Councilman Van Note and unanimously carried that the meeting be adjourned at 8:25 P.M. APPROVED City Clerk e , Mayor %1.�.-, . 1