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4/27/1964i r__1 L 1 MINUTES OF THE .REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY"OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA April 27, 1964 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills was called to order by -Mayor Van Note at 7:30 P.M. on -Monday, April 27, 1964 in the City Hall. ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Others Present: APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilmen Fay, Goodman, Tourtelot and Mayor Van Note None City Manager -Clerk Teena Clifton Deputy City Clerk Charlyne Couch City Attorney William Kinley City Treasurer'Marion Welch Lt. James Wattenbarger Capt. Edwin K. Snover 'Mrs. Clark Jackson Mr. T J Dykzeul On motion of Councilman Goodman, seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and unanimously carried, the minutes of the meetings held April 3, 6, 9, 1964 were approved as written. On motion of Councilman Goodman, seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and unanimously carried,'the minutes of the meeting held April 13, 1964 were approved as corrected. CORRESPONDENCE The City Clerk presented the following: a) Bulletin -not dated from the Palos Verdes Newspapers, Inc. re their forthcoming Anniversary.Edition, winner of the California Newspaper Publishers' Association Merit Award for 1963 and inviting the City of Rolling Hills to participate in May, 1964 issue. After dis-. cussion, the Mayor directed the -matter be held for further study. . . b) Letter dated April 15, 1964 from the City of Gardena- expressing.sympathy re the passing of Mayor'Roland L. Amberg. The letter was ordered received and filed. c) Letter dated March 27, 1964 from the Friends of The Santa Monica.Mountains State Park with enclosures (2) -re Southern.California Conference to be held May 2, 1964 in Beverly Hills, California and a sample of suggested Resolution entitled "Resolution -of the ".City Name" With Regard To Proposed -Santa Monica Mountains State Park." After discussion the letter was ordered received and filed. 4 April 27, 1,964 d) Letter dated April 20, 1964 from the Palos Verdes Water Company with enclosure maps and announcing Notice of Proposed Improvement to replace the existing -2" water main with a.6" main on Blackwater Canyon Road from Williamsburg'Lane-S'ly 600' to .Ray Roberts property.-- The'Manager stated she -had contacted -the. -Water Company and asked to be inform-. ed.when construction starts. The Mayor directed that as a matter of standard procedure the'Manager always inform the local Fire Station a day or -so previous to such water repair,.also-on road repairs. The -Manager statedthat she would.c.omply. The -letter was then ordered received and filed. e) Letter dated April 13, 1964 from the City of Rolling .Hills Estates re an -inquiry -of Mayor Gilmore re the possibility of using "your -City's -State Gas Tax Funds for -the improvement of Palos Verdes Drive PNor,th at the intersection of Rolling Hills Road." There followed a discussion during which all Councilmen took part. The Manager was directed to confer witll.. the City.Attorney, after which Mr. Kinley would:ad- vise the City of Rolling Hills Estates in writing that the City would be unable to comply: -:with .:the request for reasons to be enumerated in the letter. f) Notice from League of California Cities dated April 10, 1964 re Mayor and Councilmen's Institute to be•:held in Santa.Monica on.May 17-19, 1964 and urging city repre- sentation with enclosed questionnaire to be completed and returned as to how many Councilmen will be in. attendance. The Mayor then stated -that all -Council- men who wish to attend should do so -and the -Manager would make any reservations desired. g) Letter dated April 22, 1964 from Carl G. Allen, 23 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California, to Mr. B. D. Young, Secretary of the Rolling Hills Community Association re Modification of Declara-.- tion No. 150. The -Manager advised the Council that. the letter had been presented.to the Board of Direc- tors of the Rolling Hills Community Association at their meeting held April 22, 1964. The Mayor dir ected that the letter be received and filed. FIRE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT - MARCH, 1964 The. City G1.e.rk submitted the ?'ire Departmen.- Activity- Report ctsiv gtyReport for the month, of. bUrch,. 196.4,:. after. whir -hi Clil i.e-f- Robin on- appeared and briefly di.scussfe>d the replort. and stat -e,& witfi.= neg-'.ao to, the. Fire Valu°at:i,on amd Loss area of the report that: this Iossy had inorea:s•dt a great deal. dinee t-.& the. loss3 of theG`eraaldl Tom.. R yiell. hemi at 16 Ea.stfi.e1d. Drive:,. Raflling; Hilllsz,.Chief RbFv riga Qn theareportedi th-attte FireD:eparrtmenr its In, the: P:racess�, Of.-. Flre� 'Wair- ging signs, through- u:t- the, G ty as, direc.te.& by _.t _ -. cr !4:%t- meet.�ng;.. 2°_ April 27, 1964 REPORTS OF PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS Lt. James Wattenbarger appeared representing the Sheriff's Department and introduced Capt. Edwin K. Snover who.reported to.the Council that everything appears to be running smoothly in the City of Rolling Hills.... o There followed a discussion during which Coun- cilman Goodman reiterated his feeling as expressed at the previous meeting of the Council, withregard to the main- tenance of vigorous traffic enforcement in the City. After discussion, the Mayor thanked Capt. Snover and Lt. Wattenbarger for their attendance at the meeting. Capt. Snover and Lt. Wattenbarger left the meeting at 8:10 P.M. RESOLUTION NO. 179 On motion made by Councilman Goodman and seconded by Councilman Fay, Resolution No. 179 entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills, California, Authorizing C. O:. Van Note, Jr., as Mayor, and Owen F. Goodman, as Mayor Pro Tempore, and Marion Welch, as City Treasurer, and Teena Clifton, as Deputy City Treasurer, To"Sign On The Bank Accounts of Said.City" and'reading'in full was waived and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Fay, Goodman, Tourtelot and Mayor Van Note NOES: None ABSENT: None Resolution No. 179 is set forth in full in the Book'of Resolutions. ELECTION OF FINANCE OFFICER It was moved by Councilman Goodman, seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and unanimously carried that Councilman Fay be designated'Finande Officer to attest by signing his approval for payments on the demands. PAYMENT OF CITY BILLS The City Clerk presented the register of bills to be allowed for payment. It was moved by.Councilman Goodman that Demands 1632 through 1642 -be approved for payment from the General Fund and that Demand 1643 be approved for pay- ment from the In Lieu Fund to wit: NO. NAME AMOUNT 1632 Martin & Chapman Co., Ltd. $ 261.28 1633 Palos Verdes Newspapers, Inc. 10.37 1634 General Telephone Company 33.15 1635 Floyd Stationery Company 39.58 1636 League of California Cities 2.08 1637 The Corinth Company 110.00 MI! April 27, 1964 1638 Palos Verdes Water Company 6.50 1639 Teena Clifton 256.97 1640 William Kinley 300.00 1641 'Charlyne-H. Couch 335.90 1642 Mason, Kinley, Wallace & Bergmann 451.00 1643 George F. Cake Company 160.25 TOTAL DEMANDS TO BE PAID $ 1,967.08 The motion was seconded by Councilman Fay and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmen Fay, Goodman, Tourtelot and Mayor Van Note None None PALOS VERDES PENINSULA PLANNING GROUP Mayor Van Note advised that the matter of the appointment of two members to serve on the'Palos Verdes Peninsula Planning Group had been held over at the last meeting of the Council to allow time for Councilmen to give some thought to the matter. Mayor Van Note then stated it would be well for one of the members of the City Planning Commission to become a member of this group and that he would like to have other suggestions. The Mayor then directed that the matter be placed on the agenda of the next meeting. SECOND READING OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING TRAFFIC ORDINANCE Councilman Tourtelot suggested that the second reading of the Proposed Ordinance Amending Traffic Ord- inance be deferred until he can work together with newly appointed Trails Committee Chairman, Mr. J. R. Klein, with the approval of the President of the Community Association, Mr. F. W. Hesse. The Mayor then directed that the matter be placed on the agenda of the next meeting. COMMITTEE FOR INCORPORATION OF PALOS VERDES PENINSULA MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Councilman Goodman reported that members of the Committee for the Incorporation of the Palos Verdes Penin- sula Municipal Water District have been appointed and will hold their first meeting April 30, 1964. He further reported that the members serving their respective cities are as follows: 1 1 April 27, 1964 Els-Y-0 fl zs9 5 Members Appointed To Serve: Unincorporated Area of County Lewis J. Ewing &.Erik Lundquist Palos Verdes Estates Mayor Fred Roessler & Wm.Platt Rolling Hills Estates Harry E. Chesire &-Councilman John O'Hara Rolling Hills Mayor Van Note & Councilman Owen F. Goodman ARMED FORCES GOLF TOURNAMENT ,v The Manager again presented the letter dated March 27; 1964 from Office of the Commander, U. S. Naval Base Los Angeles, - O 0. D. Waters Jr.., Rear Admiral, USN, inviting the City to partici- pate in the Second Annual Civic -Armed Forces Golf Tournament to be held at Fox bills Country Club on May 11, 1964. After dis- cussion. it was moved 'by Councilman Goodman and seconded by Coun- cilman Tourtelot and unanimously carried that Councilman Vernon Fay and City Attorney William Kinley represent the City of Rolling Hills with the City donating $15.00 toward a trophy as requested. PERSONAT, APPEARANCES Mr. T. J. Dykzeul, 17 Caballeros Road, Rolling Hills appeared before the Council. and asked what might be done by the City with regard to school bus transportation due to the failure of the School Bond Issue to pass, and in view of the great majority of school children in. this area who are out of reach of the school. A discussion followed during which all Councilmen took part. Mayor Van Note advised that such plea should be directed to the School Board since there was no action the City -could take in the matter. The Mayor, then thanked Mr. Dykzeul for his attendance at the meeting and his interest in the bus problem. RE: APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR TO COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT The Manager advised that -Mayor C. 0. Van Note, Jr. will automatically become Director of the Sanitation District in his capacity as Mayor, and that an alternate Director should be appointed. It was then moved by Councilman Tourtelot that Councilman Owen, F. Goodman be appointed as alternate member to serve. The motion was seconded by Councilman Fay and unanimously carried. RE. PLANNING COMMISSIONER Councilman Tourtelot stated that in the publication of the Rolling Hills Newsletter of April, 1964 i t::�a,�eported that newly elected Councilman Vernon Fay "would be' resigning from the City Planning Commission to take up his duties on the City Council," and that he hoped Councilman Fay would continue to serve on the Planning Commission.. Councilman Fay stated that he would be happy to continue to serve as a Planning Commission. member. 5 April. 27, 1964 GERALD L. REVELL HOME RE DEMOLITION 16 EASTFIELD DRIVE, ROLLING HILLS Mayor Van Note inquired .as to who.has the respon- sibility as to the demolition or removal of the Gerald L. Revell home located at'-16,Eastfield Drive, which was almost completely destroyed by -fire -on January.25, 1964. There followed a discussion during which the City -- Attorney stated a similar problem had arisen in 1952 involv- ing a house in Rolling Hills and there was discussion with regard'to the enactment of a Demolition Ordinance. Council- man Goodman noted that if Mr. Revell desired the City to - handle the matter.of the removal that the cost could be re- flected in his tax bill. Councilman Goodman then asked if this might come under the jurisdiction of the Rolling Hi11s Community Association's authority. The Manager advised. the Council that the swimming pool at the Revell home had been drained as per the direction of the Council at their meeting March 23, 1964, After discussion, the Mayor directed that the City Attorney telephone Mr. Revell, and look into the matter more fully and report at the next meeting. CITY'RECORDS RE MICROFILMING The Manager asked the.Council to consider the microfilming of the City Records, and that this preserva- tion of records could be achieved for a.relatively nominal fee, and stored in a climate controlled -County Depository maintained for such records. It was then moved by Council- man Goodman that the City Minute Book, Resolution Book and Ordinance Book be microfilmed. The motion died -for lack of a second. Councilman Tourtelot then stated there is quite a controversial discussion at the present time as to the preservation of microfilm and thereafter requested that the Manager obtain all information with regard to fees, and all pertinent data concerning the matter. The Mayor so directed. CONDEMNATION OF ADMINISTRATION BUILDING Mayor Van Note asked if a breakdown of the expen- ses -for fees, etc. for the condemnation proceedings might be tabulated by the City Attorney as soon as possible. Councilman Goodman stated that if the motion for a new trial is not granted be would be completely opposed to abandoning the proceedings without first spreading the' proposition to the people in a bond election. He stated 1 1 1 April 27, 1964 the requirement that the judgment be paid within 30 days after its becoming. final can be stayed for a period of eleven months by filing an affidavit that a bond election is necessary to raise funds to pay the judgment. MEETING'RECESSED There being no further'business to come before the meeting, the Mayor recessed.the meeting at 8:45 P.M. to reconvene on May 4, 1964 at 7:30 P.M. APPROVED: Mayor U City Clerk v' -7-