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MINUTES, OF THE
REGULAR= .MEETING .-I OF -THE CITY.. -COUNCIL , OF
THE CITY.-IrOFAkOLLING.- HILL
CALIFORNIA
May -25, 1964
The regular meeting of -the - City -Council of the -City
.:bf-Rolling -Hills'was' called:to,order. by-:-Mayor'Van- Note -at 7:30:,r:M
on- Monday, - May_ 25, 1964-in.,the City --Hall,
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmen: -Goodman,, Fay, Klein Tourtelot
and:Mayor 'Van: Note
Absent: Nond
Others
Present:
APPROVAL'OF MINUTES
City - Manager -Clerk Teena. Clifton
Deputy City,, Clerk Charlyne-Couch
Cit'y,-Treasurer:Marion -Welch
:..Mrs. Clark. Jackson
-.Chief Byron -D. Robinson, et.al.
On motion .of Councilman -Goodman, seconded by -Councilman
Tourtelot and..unanimously-carried, ,,theminutes-of the. -meetings
!-held.April 27 and May -11, 1964 were approved.as corrected. --On
,.-motion-.of.Councilman-Goodman, seconded -,by-Councilman -:Tourtelot .
- and` unanimously -carried,-the: minutes. of -the. -. meeting: held, .-May .-4,
J964 were,approved as -written..
The,,-Clty�Clefk presented the following:
a) -. Letter. dated-May..13, 1964 from the -.City. - of
Inglewood, California -re the:passing of "bed -tax"
ordina-nces.-by-the-cities of Long Beach,.,P-asadena,
..Santa Monica,and Beverly, -Hills.. After -discussion
the ---Mayor dire'c'ted-thatthe- 1ftter.-be:.received
and noted.
...b)_.:Letter ,,dated :May -18, 1964 - from -Bishop '&".Associates,,
Inc.,,BeverlyHills; California., the"June'IsDairy
Month -1964" -C.11 11-ittee-and requesting that-"June7ls
Dairy Month" be -proclaimed -in,the,-Cityof,Rolling
-Hills." After discussion, the -Mayor directed -that
the lettek�be-received, and noted.
c)...Notice of Meeting dated May -11, 1964-.-from-the-West'
Ba ' sin Water Association re -the annual meeting of the
Bdard.of Directors -of West Basin. -Water Association
tobea dinner meeting.4t Palos'Verdes'Country,Club,
6:30 o'clock P.M., on Thursday- May -128, 1964. After
--discussion,, the Mayor directed -the -Manager, -,to investi-
gate membership procedure -re: the, City,..O*i.Ro'lling,Hills
3"a 5
--May.-25,..196.4
becoming a member of the -West Basin Water
Association.
d) Letter dated -May -18, 1964 -from the-Los:Angeles
County; -Flood Control -District re the 1964'-Storm
'Drain-Bond-Issue Report Allocation .for Regular
Projects advising, that following recent:meetings
with representatives of the League of California_.
Cities, the;Los'Angeles"County:Flood Control Dis-
trict has determined approximate size of 1964
. Storm Drain Bond issue Program.to be:recommended
in a report, to. the, Board of Supervisors- in. accord-
ance:witfi its.resolution of April 7, 1964, projects
C in , the; amount of $94.; 5010 to beF included . far City
of Rolling-Hills.,'in addition,to.certain regional
projects.. After discussion, the7Mayor directed
CL that the matter be received and filed.
e) Letter dated -March 25, 1.964 read in full.from
Mayor Paul Y. Gilmore of the City of Rolling Hills_
Estates noting the,outstanding,.effort of the Penin-
sula Water Study Com�nittee� and recommending the
formation of a. -.Peninsula -Wide -Study Committee'
composed of representatives of the: three cities,
Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, -Palos Verdes
Estates, and the County Area, to. acquaint themselves
of recent developments, future.appiications and
current activities -leading to-the-undergrounding
of power and telephone lines and.citing the,'general
-.interest in .this subject. After discussion, the
-Mayor directed the -matter- be held for further
discussion later in the -meeting.
f).. Directives with attachments dated -May. 7.& 14, 1954
from , State; of California. Department.,_of :.Public Works,
<Divisign of Highways re Quarterly: Apportionment''
and Quarter-ly Payment - of='Gas-. Tax Funds - for period
r. ending March 31,-. l9'64: with apportionment for ::Rolling
,,Mills. for thin quarterly period .to be $l; 62.4,..
After .discussion .the. Mayor directed. the .Manager to
.. find .out how -much Gas Tax Funds are,,,accrued% to..,date
in .the;, Rolling, Hills. apportionments.
v g) .Letter dated>May 13, l964;,from.,,Mr:-ceorge.A Heap,
President . ,of the.:; Pacific Southwes t. Golf ,..&, Recreation
"°Association.urging.s.upport to,.permanently preserve
the.Fox-,Hills Recreation;..Area of- two-°.hundred;;s xty,
(260). acres . as : public.. open space::.for, .recreation .as
.a California State;. Regional=,Park:..-. a•After .-discussion
y,the, matter -was ordered..received and:-; filed,., ,;
h) Letter dated May 20, 1964 from Mr.,Morton..J. Golden,
m.4 -County-City Coordinator,:;Office of Chief;Administra-
jtive Officer, County of Los Angeles.re:,Liability.
aJnpurance Policy Covering Services. ;,-Provided To. jq ties
;;Pursuant -To Contract. After..udiscus;sion, .;theiMayor
,directed -that... the matter., �be-.held.�_for,::further:discussion.
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UT1 May -25, 1964
FIRE .DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY.REPORT APRIL,- 1964
The -City. -Clerk submitted the Fire Department
Activity Report for the month of April, 1964., noting that
there was very -little activity during the month of April.
Thereafter,.Chief Robinson appeared and stated he was
thankful to report they,were�s.uccessful with the, -one -item
of personal rescue. -Mayor Van Note expressed appreciation
to Chief Robinson for his attendance at the,meeting.
GERALD,L..REVELL HOME RE. DEMOLITION
16 EASTFIELD DRIVE, ROLLING HILLS
The Manager stated that Mr. Kinley had written
to Mr. -Revell and that she had contacted Mr.'Revell by
telephone with regard to -the -demolition of his'home and
thereafter presented and read in full letter dated May,25,
1964 -from Mr. Gerald L Revell. Mr. Revell's letter stated
that the delay in removal of.the burned remains of his home
at 16. Eastfield Drive had been necessitated by°proper insurance
claim settlement and that this matter had now been completed
and his plans for rebuilding on the site were in process and
would be ready -for submittal to the Architectural Committee
within two weeks when he,returned.from a New York business
trip.
After discussion the Mayor directed the --Manager
to write -to Mr: Revell thanking him. -for his reply. -and further
directed that -the. -matter be -placed on the. -agenda in one month
for further discussion.
PAYMENT. OF CITY -BILLS
The City Clerk presented the register of bills -to
be: allowed ..for payment.. It -was moved by -Councilman Tourtelot
that -Demands 1651 through 1668 be approved for payment from
the:General Fundto wit:
NO.
NAME
AMOUNT
1651
L.A:Co. Planning Commission
$ -133.11
1652
International.Business'Machines'Corp.
70:00
.1653
Addressograph-Multigraph.-Corp.
6.96
1654
L.A. Co. Registrar of Voters
25:90
1655
Zellerbach Paper Co.
13.47
16.56
Carl Entenmann &-Son
3.64
.1657
International City -Mgrs-. Assn._
7.50
1658
General Telephone Co.
16.54
1659
Rolling Hills Community Association
4,205.31
1660
= Rolling Hills Community Association
.4,686.58
1661
Rolling.Hills Community Association
431625.71
1662
Floyd Stationery Cov.'
28:15
1663
Teena Clifton
256.97
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Themotion was. seconded,.by,-Councilman-Goodman and
carried by -the. -following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Goodman,.Fay,, Klein, Tourtelotand
-Mayor VanNote
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.,NOES: None
'ABSENT: None
May 25, 1964
CONDEMNATION OF - ADMINISTRATION *BUILDING
1664
-William Kinley
300'.00
.1665
Charlyne H. Couch
335-90
1666
1667
-Margaret Shafer
Raymond.M. Tong
40.68
52.00
1668
United. California ---Bank
100.80'
TOTAL' DDIANDS' TO, - BE "PAID
$143,909.22
Themotion was. seconded,.by,-Councilman-Goodman and
carried by -the. -following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Goodman,.Fay,, Klein, Tourtelotand
-Mayor VanNote
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.,NOES: None
'ABSENT: None
CONDEMNATION OF - ADMINISTRATION *BUILDING
Mayor'Van-Note read in full letter_date,d_)4ay,_25,
1964 from Mr. William Kinley.' � City -Attorney. -re the City of
Rolling Hills vs Palos Verdes Properties --No. SO C 5858
which advised that on May 22, 1964 judgment ' was entered in
the preceding titled action infavorof Palos Verdes Prop,
erties,and against the.City of Rolling Hills, in the sum
of $77,996.80, said judgment to draw interest at therate
of 7% per annum until paid.- The letter stated that Mr.
McLaurin,is in process of preparing motion-fo'r new trial
which motion will be filed within the:next few days, the
court will thereafter set the same down for hearing on
its calendar.- The letter further advised that the City
.had received,a statement -from Mr. George Fisher for ap-
praisal services and court:time.in the amount of $1,,100
And that.as yet had.not received a statement from Mr.,-.,
.John-MdLaurin-for his services rendered.
After discussion the Mayor directed the letter'
..be -'received and filed.
..PALOS VERDES.PENINSULA PLANNING GROUP
Councilman Tourtelot reported that -a resident,-",,
�Mr..-James Ziegler,' had.contacted'him and volunteeredI to
,serve in some capacity for the City.- Thereafter, it was
moved -by Councilman Tourtelot and seconded by Councilman
Goodman and -unanimously carried that:ki.-Jameis Ziegler
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be appointed to serve as representative from Rolling'Hills
.along with.,.Planning Commission Chairman Robert Gray.on the
.Palos Verdes Peninsula Planning Group Committee'.
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
Councilman Tourtelot stated that -he -had discussed
with.Mr..!F. W: Hesse,_President of the Rolling Hills -Community
..Association.the=matter of'the-Proposed Ordinance: -Amending the
Traf f ic " Ordinance : -and . Mr : Hesse advised of - the appointment -. of -
Mr :J': R Klein. -as. -Trails -Committee --Chairman. - Since the sub-
ject-of.trails was.important in making the. -final recommenda-
tion-.6n',the=-Ordinance,-Mr.-Klein,-Mr. Butler, President.of
`Los Caballeros -del Rancho -Palos Verdes and-Councilman:Tourtelot
were conferring on the matter and thereafter asked -that -the
matter be held -for further discussion. The. -Mayor so:directed.
COTTON.& FRANCISCO..-.SPECIAL'AUDIT:REPORT
'JULY 1, 1968 TO: FEBRUARY 29, 1964
The. --Manager advised -that the Cotton,&..Francisco
Offices had concluded -the audit of the City -Books and there-
after -presented -each Councilman* -with a copy -of the Special
- -Audi-t- Report for the -period of -July 1, 1963 to February. 29,
.-1964.--After discussion, Mayor -Van Note directed that the
matter be placed on -the -agenda of the next meeting of the
Council.
BUDGET ESTIMATES 1964 -1965 -SERVICES TO CITIES
The Manager presented.copy-of Budget..Estimates-
1964-1965 Services to Cities as compiled by the County -City
Coordinator Chief Administrative Office, County of Los
Angeles.
Councilman-Tourtelot inquired as to.Emergency
-Ambulance: Service: for Rolling Hills. and if the City -was
.reimbursed..for this -service. The -Manager stated -that the
-City,-always-attempts to.collect the.-ambulance.fee.
Councilman.Goodman.reported that:a child -had
been injured: in a fall- from a- horse on Sunday, May, 2, 1964
and:,that an. -hour had.elapsed.before an.ambulance arrived.
.. Thereafter, . the :Manager was directed by the- Mayor to-An-
vestigate_the matter and.give a report on City -.Emergency
Ambulance Service at the'next.meeting.
USE. OF CITY`HALL: BY.- CITIZENS
Mayor Van Note`stated that there was no policy
;with regard to the<use of -the- City -Hall and its- equipment
by: -the -citizens of Rolling Hills, and that it was his
feeling that the:City should have a -Civic Center set of
rules for the -Manager's use.
:-The City Attorney then presented-and:read:in
full letter dated May 25, 1964 which was directed.to
Mayor Van,.Note in reply to an inquiry by -the' -Mayor to
the City.-Attorney.as to whether or not a group.of citizens
of the City -of Rolling Hills could.use.the facilities of
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..the City. -Hall for the -purpose of conducting a.meeting.
-Research of. -the -Governme'n't Code in. relation to - use - of the
.: City's -facilities are as follows:
S37350.Acquisition, control,_. and -disposal;.."'...
general authorization. . A.city'-may purchase,
'lease, . receive, zhold, and .enjoy .-rea.1.and -..'..
.personal property, and control and.dispose
of it for the common -benefit.
z;.....:'. ..S'37552.Buildings.-.for-municipal purposes.
The -legislative body--may:erectand maintain.
buildings for municipal 'purposes.
,.S37359.Public-property; withdrawal or limit --
of access.,.- tlnlessotherwise-prov'i.46.d:by-law.,
the.. legislative body-having,control of any
-property.-owned or controlled; b' ;- the - city- may
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at .'any - t ime: withdraw., the property,- from -the
-----.-personal-access-and use of members -of the
M .publie-i:-ar-Ii-imit the.. access or use in ..area
or--time-or.-.- .-other reasonable, manner
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deemed . necies sAry'. , Any --person thereafter
using. the property -without permission -.or -.in
a - manner -other--than,that.-pr;escribed,is'a
trespasser. -This. 6ection.a.does-not. limit
..or. res,trict...any -person ;..from' access or -use
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who-. has -a-.p;�ivate - right. in theproperty.
The,letter-stated.that in analyzing the -preceding enumerated
Sections.-it.would-appear-that the control of the: -City -Hall
is' within. -.the. - sound. discretion of the City.. -Council so.. -long
-.-as, use: of facilities, are : f or the -common. benef it . of residents.
...of7the; City ----, further .emphasizing this .by. -Section t:37359, which
Is .the�,
C-yowerto..limit 'thO,-use of the Cit
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acilitiesYt-
and ..ihe,:accest In, conclusion, . the letterstated that
..thi,�-dity.,douncil'could,.grant:Mr'. Caril Allen-.the:right to.. use
..the: City Hall'for�-the-purpose ofcallingp.meeting of the
-residents-of the:City-to discuss , the- advisability.,or possibility .
..of amending Declaration of Restrictions'No. 150,,,x4hich..affects
property-ehtirely.--within.the-City's --boundaries and in-.14hich
_.., certain -residents*of the-City.have-.a-c- on -interest..
-There. ..followed' a - discussion ..during which -all
Councilmen-.took..part and.'Councilman-.Goodman..s.tated.it-might
be-advisable.to check with the -Fire Department with :,regard
to the-number.of personsallowedin..a.building. and.a.-sign
to.be placed:on..the door showing limitations -of number of
persons allowed,,on.its-premises.- Thereafter,Councilman
Goodman suggested.* that a. resolution.-.bi'B-:'#af teld-specifically
.statitig. that,, the: City Hall be used, for:..
Regular &.Special Meetings- of the7City-Couhc'il
Regular &.Special Meetingsof the -Planning-C ission,
Regular &- Special Meetings of the Rolling 'Hills, Coaraqnity.
Association
Regular '6�:Special-Meetings-of theArchitectural Committee
-May,.f-25,.1964
- and -that-aiiy..--resident-may.,-use:this: building_ freer of charge
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..."fko6-7:30P-k- until. their: -meeting., is.. ended,. provided,. they
--contact : the; City:: -Manager -for -use -of same.
After, -discussion. -the. --Mayor directed the -City
.:Attbrney,.:-to-dr-aft--a.*proposed ,Resolution.-with..regard to; the
use of the:City,Hall as°suggested by-Counci-Iman-Goodman.-
..Councilman:,-.Klein ..then--.moved-that -the use, of any
office -.equipment be: limited. to the-.use:of the: City; -Council,
Rolling -Hills' Community.' -Association; Planning. Commission,
'Architectural Committee'.Los-Caballeros-de-I Rancho-Talos
"Verdes.,:Rolling. ,Hills':Garden-,.Club. and -no others. --The
motion was seconded by:-Councilman--Tourtelot and unanimously
.'-carried.
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Thee Mayor then--directed-the-CityAttorney, to
draft: a:.proposed.Resolution.accordingly.
RE: --PLANNING -COMMISSIONER.
The -City -:Attorney.. -presented -and read_,in: full letter
d.ated!May,-25, 1964-directed..to-the:=Mayor lWhich.stated that
-he--ha-d-.,researched. the .-matter with regard to - whether. -or not
-Vernon- Fay -who, was recently.: elected- to - the City. Council
-Vftd*ho-ks-.--alsiD-.a- member of the-.-:City--Planning .Commission, can
be-W"'wemb r--of---and--fuactiow..-,-.-',wi.th both ,.the' Planning Commission
-Govern-
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ounct - -a thenm-readS
_!ment,Q(Ae-as-;-follows:,
4�R 965330 Number,of members
ex. .officio,.members;.vote;
selection - of members. A:county,r:or:a.city. -planning.
__cmmiss ion -shall consist of-five'.seven or nine
-County or city ,officers. -may * --be designated
--- -as ,.ex -officio. members,. who "shall not exceedone: of
a--five-member commission, two.of a -'seven -member
or:,th-ree . of - a- nine -member commission.
-,-� -Exofftcio. members. sh.All.. not have,. a vote. unless -
of erwise OF=%; CU Y L_ =6 0 at VC U Mem ULD
Yfc -c-ounty--planning.conimis,sions-,shall be so selected
-,as,: to:..pro.vI_de:.ade uate.. agtidul.t-4i7al,.,representa.tion. -
565332.Appointment. - of member. -.of city -Planning
c', isision. The: members of a.-city.-planning.comission
shall be with the. approval of
.-the-legiklative-body.
The:letter'idvised that there. is no provision, An-the-Govern-
ment.-Code-prohibiting
n-the-Govern-
ment,-Code-prohibiting a member of-.the:City-Council..from: being
P -member -of the -City Planning Commission,.however--the fact
.that the,City-Zoning Ordinance No. 33 provides , for -Lan-:apppal.
.from - the: -Planning Commission to the ,City -Council,..Mr.-Fay -would
.be:unable: .to -. make a decision as a. member of the: - Planning. Com- .
.mission. and in .the event of an appeal, - being: in'.a*l position- of
having-to.determine whether or not the'Planning Commission
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acted: --properly, therefore -it -was his opinion - that. it would
- be- impossible. for -Mr . - Vernon .Fay, to act in a dual capacity
as a --member of the. City- Council and the Planning Commission
and that. he should resign•from•one of these bodies.
There followed a.discussion during which all
.Councilmen took part after -which -Er. Kinley,=resigned as
ex officio.:member of the Planning. Commission- in order. for
�:... - Mr•:.` -Vernon Fay to. remain..on the -Planning Commission...in
. -.a.:-iiaison :.capac.ity, for the Council. Thereafter, it was
moved. by -Councilman Tourtelot that -Mr. Vernon -M: Fay be -
-appointed:as ex officio.:member of the -Planning Commission
—without -a_ vote. The;, motion was seconded . by -Councilman
Goodman and unanimous)y . carried -
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City,• Cerk
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC MAP
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Mayor Van Note again discussed.the
matter of the
purchase of a photogrammetric map for use in,the
Council
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Chamber, stating that it would be useful in.discussions
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regarding subdivisions and their.terrain. After
discussion
the --Mayor directed -the City. -Manager to, look.
into. costs -and
report to the Council at the next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no.further business to
come before the
meeting, it.was moved by Councilman Goodman,
seconded by
Councilman Klein.and unanimously -carried that
the -meeting -be
adjourned at. 9:20. P.M.
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.APPROVED:
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City,• Cerk