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MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR.MEETING OF THE CITY -COUNCIL OF
THE"CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
March .23, 1964
The -regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Rolling Hills was called toorder at 7:30 P.M., on Monday,
March 23, 1964 in the City'Hall by Mayor Amberg.
.ROLL CALL
Present:
Absent:
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Others
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APPROVAV OF MINUTES
Councilmen Goodman, Tourtelot.and
Mayor Amberg
Councilmen Van Note and O'Flaherty
City Manager -Clerk Teena Clifton
Deputy City Clerk Charlyne Couch
City Attorney William Kinley
City Treasurer'Marion Welch
Mr. Venard E. Kemp
Mr. Michael Denn
Mrs Clark Jackson, et. al.
On motion of Councilman Goodman, seconded by
Councilman.Tourtelot_and unanimously carried, the.minutes
of the meeting held March.9, 1964 were approved as amended.
.CORRESPONDENCE
The City. Clerk presented the.following:
a): Notice -dated March 17, 1964 from'Local Agency
Formation Commission, Gordon T. Nesvig, Executive
Officer with attachment County;of Los Angeles Road
Department letter copy dated January. -21, 1964.
b) Letter dated March 16, 1964 from -Los -Angeles Regional
Transportation Study with attachment ZARTS.Manual.;;
Volume 1, Base Year Report.
The foregoing were ordered received and filed.
.REPORTS OF PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS
The City Clerk submitted the.monthly crime and accident
statistical summary report prepared by the -Sheriff's -Department,
for the month of January, 1964. The report was ordered received
and filed.
FIRE. DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT.._ FEBRUARY, 1964
.The City Clerk submitted the Fire Department Activity
Report for the.month of February, 1964. -The.report.was ordered
received and filed.
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March 23, 1964
SWIMMING POOL HAZARD
The Mayor advised the Council that Councilman
O'F1aherty had reported to him that the swimming pool at the
Gerald L. Revell, residence --at .16 Eastfield Drive, a residence
recently destroyed by fire, had become a hazard since there
:was no one on theproperty and the swimming pool was left filled
with -water.. After discussion the Mayor directed the City Attorney
to contact Mr.. Revell and advise him of the hazard.
MONTHLY FINANCIAL'STATEMENTS
A -Financial Summary was submitted showing the receipts
and disbursements for the month of'January, 1964.
Councilman Tourtelot commented that he felt the City
should study the Gate costs and,whether it were possible to stay
within amount'budgeted.
The City Manager commented that with regard to disburse-
ments on the Gates she is preparing facts for Councilman Van Note
and Mr. Sullivan for their study.
Councilman Goodman-stated.that he had reviewed the file
on the gates going back to October, 1957. That a letter was re-
ceived in late 1957 from the .Rolling Hills Community Association
staving that they no loner ; budgeted any money - for gates..' The
'City -then -took over the boeration under Ordinance No. 15. He
stated further that he would like a,copy of the Manual Governing
Security Officers just recently distributed to the Gate Houses.
The Manager stated 'that there were copies for all the City,Council
and would distribute them immediately. The report was accepted
and ordered filed.
PAYMENT OF CITY BILLS
The City.Clerk presented the,register.of bills to be
allowed for payment. lt.was moved by.Councilman Goodman that
Demands_ 1609 through'1622 be approved for payment from the General
Fund to wit:
NO.
1609
1610-
-1611
1612
1613
1614
-1615
1616
1617
1618
1619
1620
NAME
Postmaster
Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation
Charles C. -Miller.
J. E. Bauer Company
Ditto, Incorporated
Palos Verdes Water Co.
City Copier Service
Auditor -Controller, -Los Angeles County
South'Bay Daily Breeze
Floyd Stationery Co.
Teena Clifton
William Kinley
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AMOUNT
.37.60
164.88
316.85
100.00
14.04
24.00
21.94
106.44
3.92
37.16
256.97
300..00
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March 23, 1964
NAME
1621 Charlyne H. Couch
1622 -United California -Bank
-TOTAL 'TO BE' PAID
AMOUNT
$ 335.90
93.80
$ 1,813.50
The motion was seconded _by .G;ounci.lman._.T_:ourte.lot
and carried by: the following. vote :
AYES: Councilmen Goodman, Tourtelot and Mayor Amberg
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmen Van Note, and Q'Flahert.
In -t ie absence of Uounc man Van iYTote, the Mayor
'a pointed Councilman Tourtelot as Finance Officer.
LETTERS OF COMMENDATION'% TO COUNCILMEN OWEN GOODMAN AND
CHARLES 0. VAN NOTE; JRo�FOR SERVICE ON PENINSULA
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MATER 'STUDY COMMITTEE
Mayor Amberg expressed appreciation on behalf of
the Council and the Community for the fine services on the
.Peninsula Wate't*8tudy Committee of Councilmen Owen Goodman
and Charles 0. Van .Note, Jr., and thereafter read in full
and directed that the following letter of Commendation(of`
which each of these Councilmen received their res.pec.tive
` copy) 'dated March '.23, 1964, be .spread upon the minutes of
the meeting:-
,Dear
eeting:,Dear Councilmen Goodman and Van'Note:
The_excd.11ent work which you and Councilman Goodmgh'have
performed fo.r. the residents of the City of Rolling Hills, as
members of the Peninsula Water Study'Committee, has not
been overlooked by myself or the other members,of the.City
Council.
Your willingness to give of your time, effort and profess-
ional advice, will eventually add materially to. the welfare
of- not -bnl-y the residents of this --City, but all of the, resi-
dents of -the -'Pa -los Verdes Peninsula in solving what might
have otherwise become a..very acute waterdistribution problem.
Yoqr continued assistance, and that of Councilman Goodman, in
finalizing a plan -for the formation -of a Palos Verdes'Penin
sula..Water District, is gratefully accepted and appreciated
by -the members of the City Council and the residents of the
'City of Rolling Hills.
I hope that your future representation of this City in con-
nection with"this matter is equally as successful.
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Yours sincerely,
/s/ Roland Amberg
Mayor of the City of
Rolling Hills
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March 23, 1964
CITY OF SAN GABRIEL RE: CHANGES IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN
CALIFORNIA (ASSEMBLY BILL ._46)
The City Manager reported that as 'requested by.the
-.Mayor at the Council meeting held March 9, 1964 she had pro
cured a copy of Assembly Bill No. 46 as introduced by Assem-
blymen Unruh. Thereafter the Mayor stated -in view of the
fact that Assemblyman Unruh has withdrawn the bill the matter
should be removed.from the agenda and so directed.
,CONDEMNATION OF ADMINISTRATION.BUILDING
The matter was ordered tabled.
'J. C..WOMACK, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,'DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS,
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS RE COLLIER-UNRUH
The City Attorney advised the Council that he had
received the information as requested from Mr. James M. Moose
who stated it was impossible to allocate funds in regard to
the Collier -Unruh Payment of Funds. Thereafter the Mayor
directed that the matter be removed from the agenda.
SOUTH COAST BOTANIC GARDEN FOUNDATION,. INC. - RESOLUTION
The matter was ordered tabled.
TENTATIVE MAP - SUBDIVISION NO. 19, LOT 60, ROLLING HILLS.
PHYLLIS ST.OGKTON', .OWNER (WENZEL)
The City Manager presented revised tentative map
of the proposed Subdivision No. 19, Lot 60, Rolling Hills;
,,Phyllis Stockton, Owner, advised the Council that the matter ..:.
had been-.pres•enaed to -the -Architectural Committee March 16,
1964 and the -Board of Directors of the Rolling Hills Comm-
unity As at their meeting held March 18, 1964 to
be acted upon at the next meeting of the Board.
After a brief discussion, it was moved by Council-
man Goodman that the Tentative Map No. 29529 be approved
subject to .all conditions as set forth by the Planning Comm-
ission and subject to approval of the'Rolling Hills Community
Association and Palos Verdes Properties. The motion was sec-
onded by.Councilman Tourtelot and unanimously carried.
PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD - RE.20.MILE SPEED LIMIT
Mayor Amberg reported that he had appointed Council'4'
man Tourtelot to serve along with a member of the Board of
Directors of the Rolling,Hills Community Association to cond,-opt
a study of the matter of the 20 mile per hour speed zone on
Portuguese Bend Road as s'et forth in Ordinance -No. U-30, adopted
at the meeting of the Council held November 25, 1964.
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Councilman Tourtelot stated.he had discussed with
Mr. Fred W. Hesse, President of the Board of Directors who
had appointed Dr. R. B. Hanchett to bring the matter of the
traffic problem on Portuguese Bend Road 'up -to date, but that
Dr. Hanchett is out of the city. He further stated that in
view of the many citizens objections to.the.20 mile per hour
speed zone -it was his recommendation that it be eliminated.
After -discussion, the Mayor directed the City Attorney
to draft an amendment to Ordinance No. -U-30 eliminating the
20 mile zone on designated area of Portuguese Bend Road.
SOUTHWEST"A'REX'PLANNING COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES
C Mayor Amberg advised the Council that the,current
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Southwest Area Planning Committee.li-sting indicates Mr. Manley
''Nat-land'and Mrs. Teens Clifton as representatives from Rolling
-Hills..` Thereaf ter, the -Mayor stated with the approval of the
Council he would appoint Mr. Robert Gray, Chairman of the
Planning Commission to be the representative from Rolling Hills,
and announce an additional appointment later.
STATE'OF CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION$ STATE
`RECREATION COMMISSION RE :SENATE BILL NO. 153
The City Manager presented and read in brief a letter
from the Department of Perks and Recreation, State Recreation
Commission with enclosure copy of Senate Bill No. 153 and advised
the Council that the Bill would be available at the City Offices
if they desire to study the matter further.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND CITY OF SOUTH
EL MONTE WITH ENCLOSURE. RESOLUTION .RE STORM DRAIN BOND ISSUE
The City Manager presented letter dated March 18, 1964
from the Board of Supervisors, County of -Los Angeles, also letter
from City of South E1 Monte with enclosure'Resolution No: 64-548
.... with regard ty the :�prop�sed 1964 Storm Drain Bond Issue.
The -City Attorney advised the Council of the current
status of the Deed of Easements, 1958 Storm Drain Bond.Issue
Project No. 570 and stated that the City has submitted its
deficiency report.
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After discussion, Councilman.Goodman requested that
the City. Manager determine the present'status of the forthcoming
bond issue.
RAPID TRANSIT LEGISLATION PRINCIPLES
The Manager presented letter dated March 1.3, 1964
from the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce with subject enclosure
directive entitled "Rapid Transit -Legislation -Principles" outlining
complete policies which had been approved by -the Board of Directors
of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. The -Mayor directed that
the letter be received and filed.
March 23, 1964
JOHN'N> MCLAURIN-RE SPECIALIZED CONDEMNATION'SERVICES,.FOR
ADMINISTRATION'BUILDING
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The City Attorney advised the Council that in the
authorization of the employment of Mr. John.N. McLaurin of
= the -firm of .Hill, Farrer & Burrill at the meeting.of the
"Council held Febtua,r.y"24; 1964, employment of Mr. McLaurin
'had been authorized at a rate of $35 per hour with ceiling
"of'$2000. Mr. Kinley stated that the rate of pay originally
discuissed was $3.5 per flour and/or $250 for every day he is
in court'-:. After discussion Councilman Goodman moved to amend
the original authorization to employ=Mr. McLauri.n at rate
$35 per hour'for-office work with ceiling of $1500 on office
"- work-, and- $250 -for every "full day in court. The motion was
seconded :;by "l: 6uncilinan''Tourte16t and carried by the following
roll call vote:
AYES:., Councilmen Goodman, Tourtelot and Mayor Amberg
NOES: None
'ABSENT:. Courici.lmen Van Note and O'Flaherty
MEETING RECESSED
There being no further business to come before the
C.> ty;.:ahe: Mayor recessed 'to an.:ex:ecutive sessi"at'.8:35 P.M.
:ta-discuss: personnel and :impending: Iitigation;-:and-..adjourned
the -:.,.meeting -at 10:00 P.M. to the next regular meeting.
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City C1er
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