2/24/1964MINUTES OF THE..
REGULAR. MEETING OF THE -CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY,OY ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
February -24, 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. 24, 1964 in the City Hall by. Mayor "Pro Tem Goodman.
ROLL CALL:
Present; Councilmen:Tourtelot, O'Flaherty., Van Note,
and Mayor'Pro Tem'Goodman
Absent: Mayor Amberg
Others _..
Present:. City Manager -Clerk Teena Clifton
Deputy City"Clerk.Charlyne Couch
City. -Attorney: -William Kinley
---Mrs : Catherine W. Champion
Mrs. Helen Cunningham
Mr. Edward L., Pearson..
Mrs. Clark Jackson, Chief Byron D. Robinson,
et al.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
.,On -motion of Councilman Tourtelot,. seconded by
Councilman O'Flaherty and unanimously carried, the minutes of
the meeting held February. -10, 1964 were approved as written.
CORRESPONDENCE
he =.,C :ty,-Glerk read the,,':folio ing:
a) Letter:dated February;17., 1964 from Palos Verdes
Peninsula..Water.,Study:Committee advising the
Council that the Committee':was formed in 1962 to.
:..:....make; a.. Stuay; of the. Peninsula -water supply and,.,
ng thA;::ln.;July,, 1962.:,Su.pervisor,'Burton W:., Chace..,. -
_ ,appointed twoF.members to: the;Committee'Rto,.xepr,
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sent the unincorporated area and+that subsequently
.the three Cities each appointed two members, with
Councilmen Owen - F . Goodman..ind C. 0:.. Van Note, Jr .
_ x.epresentinga the. City.,.:of:Roll,ing.,Hi,lls.,. and>;they
first androorgan.izational meeting.'held �n August,
.1962 with the.Committee meeting once:each:month
{5 until the:.:f.inal;.mee,ting,- on -February. -13- 1964,
when.the attached resolution wascompleted• -The
f)'' -„'resolution •enclosed briefly -indicates more” com-
,d�;prehens,ive;'studx is necessary. to ,decide problems
and expenditure= of money necessary; f -or . such .a
study, with the:deci.sion-.of .the -,.Committee• being
the formation-. of, a," new.,;mun;ic:ipa,l water district
with boundaries;: appr•9ximaaerly those of the: Palos
Verdes"Water.:,Company service area,'and further
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that another Committee will be formed consisting
of two members from each -area. This Committee
will obtain legal data for the final formation
of a municipal water district.
After a brief discussion, Mayor Pro Tem Goodman
suggested the matter of appointing two members
to the new Committee be held till Mayor Ambergs
return.
b) Letter dated February 6, 1964 from J. C. Womack;
State of California, Department of Public Works,
Division of Highways with reference to the Collier -
Unruh Act and stated that under -Chapter 1852 of the
1963 Legislative Session, the Collier -Unruh Local
Transportation Development Act was enacted into
lawithe terms of this Act stating certain gas tax
revenues are -available for expenditure by eligible
cities and counties on a Select System -of city -
streets and county roads, and that before funds
can be made available for a city or a county pur-
suant to the Act, two requirements must be satis-
fied.;`l) a resolution must be adopted pursuant to.
Section 186.1 of the Streets and Highways Code
consenting to the imposition of the new gas -tax
and expressing a desire to participate in this:
new street and road improvement program and that
the City of Rolling Hills had satisfied this
requirement by the Resolution of December 9, 1963;
2) before monies can be transferred to an other-
wise elibible city that such city must have adopted -
a Select System upon which such funds can be expend-
ed „ and that prior to the adoption of a Select Sys-
tem by a city, Select System for that city shall
consist of the.roads designated as major arterials.
After discussion, the matter was referred to the
City Attorney for study by Mayor Pro Tem Goodman.
c) Vehicle and Equipment List, City of Redondo Beach
dated February 6, 1964. The list was ordered
received and filed.
d) Letter from the South Coast Botanic Garden Founda-
tion, Inc. dated February 20, 1964 with enclosure
Resolution,Draft, was read in full advising the
Council that a bill introduced in Legislature 1963
for the formation of a new Agriculture District to
secure funds from the Pari-mutuel monies to build
the Hall of Horticulture in the South Coast Botanic
Garden.
After a brief discussion, Mayor Pro Tem Goodman
asked that copies of the Resolution be mailed to
all Councilmen for further study of the matter.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY -REPORT
The City Clerk submitted the Fire Department Activity
Report -for -the month of January; 1964. The.report was received
and filed.
Chief Byron D. Robinson appeared and discussed the
dwelling fire which.had occurred on.January,25., 1964 at:#16
Eastfield Drive stating that it was impossible' to determine
.origin of the fire.
Councilman Tourtelot thanked Chief Robinson'for the
A report was submitted showing the -receipts and
disbursements for the month of January, 1964. The report
was accepted and ordered filed. After a brief discussion
with regard to the current Gate expenditure, Councilman
Van Note was directed to conduct -a study of the matter with
Mr. Jay Sullivan of the Rolling Hills.Community.Association.
PAYMENT OF CITY BILLS
The City Clerk presented the,register-of bills
to be allowed.for payment.N.It was moved by Councilman
Van Note and seconded by Councilman Tourtelot that Demands
1581 through 1593 be,approved_.for payment.from the General
Fund to wit:
NO.
fire
detection literature and discussed the various forms.of
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fire
detection as outlined in
the literature, and suggested
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the City Manager make a
notation in.the Newsletter that
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dwelling fire.detection
literature is available at the
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City
Hall for all interested
residents.
Palos Verdes Newspapers, Inc.
MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1587, .:,
A report was submitted showing the -receipts and
disbursements for the month of January, 1964. The report
was accepted and ordered filed. After a brief discussion
with regard to the current Gate expenditure, Councilman
Van Note was directed to conduct -a study of the matter with
Mr. Jay Sullivan of the Rolling Hills.Community.Association.
PAYMENT OF CITY BILLS
The City Clerk presented the,register-of bills
to be allowed.for payment.N.It was moved by Councilman
Van Note and seconded by Councilman Tourtelot that Demands
1581 through 1593 be,approved_.for payment.from the General
Fund to wit:
NO.
NAME
AMOUNT
1581 _
Palos Verdes Water Company
$ 6.50.
..1582
Doug Kilgour Camera.Shop
5.72
1583
Hortie-Van Mfg, Company
-90.86
1584
General.Telephone_ Company,
43..17
1585
So.,Bay,Daily Breeze
3.92
1586;
Palos Verdes Newspapers, Inc.
3.36
1587, .:,
- Mason,Kinley,Wallace &: Bergmann
69.95
.1588
—William Kinley
300.00
1589
Charlyne H,. Couch
321..70
1590. ;
Phyllis Stockdale
226.19,
1591
Alma. C. Clifton
1.92.81
1592
United California Bank
147.40
1593
.Zellerbach Paper Company
48.76
TOTAL DEMANDS TO.BE PAID $ 1,460.34
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The motion was carrier I..)yTthe.following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Tourtelot; 0"Flaherty, Van Note,
and Mayor'Pro Tem Goodman
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Amberg
CONDEMNATION OF-ADMINISTRATION'BUILDING
The, -City Attorney stated.that he -had been,in contact
.with -Mr: John N. McLaurin of the -firm -of Hill, Farrer &.Burrill
and recommended that the -Council employ the specialized.condem-
..nation,services:of Mr. McLaurin.
It was then..moved by Councilman Tourtelot that the
recommendations -of the City Attorney to employ the services
of special counsel be approved, with payment to be at--a,rate
of $35.00 per hour'with ceiling of $2000.• The motion was second-
ed.by Councilman O'Flaherty.and carried by the following_ vote:
AYES: Councilmen Tourtelot, Van. Note, O'Flaherty and
Mayor-Pro_Tem Goodman.
NOES: None
ABSENT: -Mayor Amberg
Mr. Kinley advised. -the Council that tentative trial
date- ofApril. 4, 1964 had been sit subject. to the vacating of
Counsels' ' prior comm.ittments . a";t,I that - trial. date should be
prior to June 16, 1964 in'Long:ach Superior Court.
CONDEMNATION OF EASTFIELD PROPERTY
The matter was ordered tabled.
PROPOSED SUBDIVISION NO, 1.7 m LOT -8A, SOUTHFIELD
MRS. CATHERINE W. CHAMPION, OWNER
The -,City Attorney..discussed briefly -the findings of
the Planning Commission with regard to the proposed -subdivision
No. 1-7, Lot -8A, Southfield, Mrs. Catherine W. Champion, Owner,
and st:�-._d.that the findings were approved on the basis that
conditivc�s of the report be carried out except for the recommen-
dations as.follows:
"That the tentative map.of Subdivision Nn. 17 be.
approved as submitted.and applicant be relieved from meeting
the requirements of Section 5.03 and Section.5.04(a) of
Ordinance No..32, as amended, upon the condition that -applicant
complies with each .and every recommendation requirement of the
Planning Advisor of the City of Rolling Hills as set forth in
the report dated November 22, 1963, except Items 2 and 3, under
the topic "Design", and upon the further condition that the
applicant will, on demand, or upon request of the Building
Department of the City of Rolling Hills, provide said Building
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Thereafter, Councilman Tourtelot moved that funds
'in the amount of $40.00 for registration fees be.approved
for expenditure for City representation at the California
Contract Cities Convention. The motion was seconded by
-Councilman Van Note and unanimously carried.
REPORT ON RUBBISH COLLECTION
The City Attorney announced -that recently -he had
mailed copies of a proposed Rubbish Collection -Franchise -
to all Councilmen and requested their views with regard to
the matter..
. There followed a discussion in.which.all Council-
men took part and the-City.Attorney stated that.the proposed
Franchise. -was set-up on the original letter agreement and this
was the form used in preparing the proposed document.
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Department.w.ith a geological report prior to -..the issuance
of a Building Permit or a Grading Permit, by the'City-of
.,Rolling Hills."
Mr. Edward L. Pearson appeared representing
Mrs. Champion and discussed the matter of the -proposed
subdivision- in detail- stating, that -the Board of Directors ---
and Planning Commission have concurred that itis a build -
.able -site and approved the proposed subdivision.
There followed a discussion during which-a'll
Councilmen took.part after which it was moved by Coun-'
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cilman.:Tourtelot and seconded by Counc�ilmari•Van'Note
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following roll call vote:.
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AYES: Councilmen Tourtelot, Van Note, O'Flaherty
and -Mayor. Pro Tem Goodman
,NOES: None
ABSENT: _Mayor Amberg
COTTON AND FRANCISCO AUDIT REPORT
The City -Attorney -stated in view of the fact
that the City has employed a new City Manager-Clerk.it
.might be well to have an audit of the City accounts and
records to insure that.accounts are in order. The City
Managerwas.directed to -discuss the -cost of•such an.audit
with Cotton and Francisco; and report back.to the.Council
at the next meeting.
.CALIFORNIA CONTRACT CITIES CONVENTION
The City Attorney 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 for registration fees be.approved
for expenditure for City representation at the California
Contract Cities Convention. The motion was seconded by
-Councilman Van Note and unanimously carried.
REPORT ON RUBBISH COLLECTION
The City Attorney announced -that recently -he had
mailed copies of a proposed Rubbish Collection -Franchise -
to all Councilmen and requested their views with regard to
the matter..
. There followed a discussion in.which.all Council-
men took part and the-City.Attorney stated that.the proposed
Franchise. -was set-up on the original letter agreement and this
was the form used in preparing the proposed document.
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The City ---Manager was directed to contact-other'South
Bay -Cities -with -regard to -the -matter -of Rubbish Collection
Franchis.es In -,their -cities and secure copies if any -were
similar to the proposed Franchise ,for.Roll ing,Hills
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further-business.to come. -before the
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.meeting, it was moved byCouncilman. Tourtelot, seconded by
Councilman'Van-Note-and unanimouslycarriedthat the.. -meeting
.be adjourned at 8:30 P.M.
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