6/8/1964MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE -CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
June 8, 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, June 8, 1964 in the City Hall.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Absent:
Others
Present:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Councilmen Goodman; Fay., Tourtelot
and Mayor Van Note
-Councilman Klein
City Manager -Clerk Teena Clifton
Deputy City Clerk Charlyne Couch
City -Treasurer Marion Welch
City Attorney.William Kinley.et.al.
On motion of Councilman Fay, seconded by Councilman
Tourtelot and unanimously carried, the -minutes of the meeting
held May 25,.1964 were approved as written.
CORRESPONDENCE ,
,-The City Clerk presented the following:
a) Letter dated May 22, 1964 from Mr. W. C.-
Farquhar,
:Farquhar, President of the --West Basin Municipal
Water District with enclosure.Resolution'No. 4-
64-359 entitled -"A Resolution -Of -The Board Of
Directors Of The -West Basin -Municipal Water
District Opposing -Secretary of The Interior_-
Udall's Modified Pacific Southwest Water Plan
And Approving -S2760 As Modification Of Revised
Udall Plan To Enlarge Study Area For Regional
Supplementation. After discussion the Mayor
directed the letter be received and noted.
b) Letter dated May 26, 1964 from the Palos Verdes
Water Company advising of replacement of water
pipe on Portuguese Bend Road at No. 36, with -
enclosure sketch map of area to be under con-
struction.. After discussion the Mayor directed
the letter be. received and noted.
c) Lett er'datea May°28, 1964 from Mr. Donald W.
Mansfield, City Administrator of the City of
Rolling -Hills Estates, California read in full
re increasing traffic.at intersection of Palos
Verdes Drive North and Rolling Hills Road, and,
again.asked as to the possibility of the City
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...:.;..of Rolling Hills°S tate-Gas Tax Funds being used
for improvement purposes at this intersection.
After discussion the Mayor directed the City
Attorney to write a letter to the City of Rolling
-Hills Estates advising them .of the legal problems
.-in using the -Gas Tax�Funds which are on deposit
to'the credit of the City of Rolling Hills.
d) Letter dated May 25, 1964 from Mr. John A -:'.Lambie,
City Engineer, Los Angeles Department of.County
Engineer re the 1964 Storm Drain Bond Issue Report
with enclosure plan Project No. 6601 listing areas
and locations as requested by the Los Angeles
County Flood Control District, urging immediate
action on this matter. After discussion, the
Mayor directed the Manager to,write a letter to
-.the County Engineer indicating approval of the
project.
e) -Directive dated June 5, 1964 from Chief Admini-
strative Officer, County of Los Angeles informing
the Council that on May 28, 1964 the_Board.of
Supervisors adopted County Salary Ordinance to
be -effective July 1,-1964 providing 5� per cent
salary increase for patrol car uniformed personnel
and.that:,accordingly Auditor -Controller has:recom-
puted Sheriff's rate to include salary increases
with detailed cost breakdown i*. !i ,4P" �'-_`A r dis-
cussion the Mayor directed the Manager to find
out`what,jthe budgeted amount:will be for the
next year.
Letter. dated June. 8, 1964 from the City of Rolling
- :Hillis%.Planning Commission -,.recommending that the
k a'
N voting membership of t1e;;Cpmmission be increased
>:frc n the present four wottng members to seven
members, noting that. there " i s• ;.difficulty in ob-
:.: taining a quorum. from a;•membership of four,
thereby
prking undue hardsip on applicants
scheduled- for hearing.° before the Planning Com-
: .. }mission.
Councilman Fay requested that his letter dated
June :$; :1964 b.e� read: at -this.= time;, said letter
advised the CounciY' that.afte.r the Council
:r :acitiori of -Ma 25 :1964 appointing
Y.- � him to serve
Y.? as -Ex--officio .member of the Planning Commission,
he :h -s given c:onsidera�ble •thought to the matter
_'''.and feels :it best .to , submit,:.h.is resignation from
.the Planning Commission and serve only on the
City C' Ci.l .
,Afti�r.discussion, it�-was,-the:%consensus of opinion
e w , o f . the Council ' that the 'Planning Commission remain
a .five member commission with,Mr. Kinley to again
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serve as ex -officio member in a no -vote capacity.
Mayor Van Note stated he would discuss the matter
with Planning Commission Chairman Robert M.Gray-
with regard to the appointment of anew Commiss-
ioner to fill the vacancy created by -Mr. Fay's
resignation.- Councilman-Tourtelot moved that the
resignation of Mr. Fay as Planning Commission -
Member be accepted with regret and that it was
his feeling that at no time would he ever feel -
.that Mr: Fay would allow any conflict of interests
while. serving in the dual capacity of Planning
Commissioner and City Councilman. .The motion
waS seconded by Councilman Goodman and unanimously
carried. The Mayor directed that the letters be
received and filed.
g) Letter dated June 3; 1964 from the City of E1
Segundo with enclosure Resolution No. 2085
entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of
The City of EI Segundo, California, Approving
and Endorsing The Pacific Southwest Project Act
Proposed By The Six Agency Committee Representing
the California Users Of Colorado River Water."
After discussion, the Mayor directed that the
letter be received and noted.
h) Directive dated. May 20, 1964 from the State of
California Division of Highways, Department of
Public -Works referring to Section 197 of Streets
and Highways Code re budget estimated expendi-
tures proposed from gas tax allocation accruing
to the City, with quarterly payments made to
those cities having budget departmental approval
prior to June 30, 1964. -After discussion, the
Mayor directed the letter be 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 April, 1964. The City..Clerk then
read in full letter dated May 26, 1964 from Captain -E. K.
Snover, Commander in Charge of Lennox Sheriff Station with
regard to the Delay In Ambulance Service To Scene Of Injury
May 2, 1964. : Thet Manager -fidrther"advised -the Council of the
emergency Ambulance service firms that would be used for
the City of Rolling Hills. After discussion the Manager
was directed to.urge,all citizens that in case of an emer-
gency to call the Sheriff or Fire Department.
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NO. . NAME
1669..-
MONTHLY -FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1670
A Financial Summary was submitted showing the
1671
receipts and disbursements forthemonth -of May, 1964.
1672
The --:.report was accepted and,ordered,ffled.
1673
REPORTS OF CITYDEPARTMENTS
1674
The report of the,City*-Treaturer was submitted
l-675:-.,-,`
for th6 month of May, 1964 which stated that as of May -1-31,
.l676--_:'
1964 the -balance in the General Fund was $69,712.66 inm.
.1677
•cluding,$34,698483 in U. S. Treasury -Bills; in the Motor
1.6781
V6hitle-In Lieu Fund the balance was $12,230.01 including
$4,955.95 in U. S.Treasury Bills; in the Traffic Safety
1680t
.Fund a balance -of ($396.49) -and in the Special Deposits
168117'':"
Fund .a. balance of $288.41. The - report -was approved.and
1682
ordered filed.
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PAYMENT OF CITY BILLS
The City Clerk presented..the.ro-gister of bills
to be allowed.for-payment. It was moved by Councilman
Fay'and seconded by Councilman Tourtelot that Demands
1669- thiough'1684 be approved for payment from the General
Fund to' wit :
NO. . NAME
1669..-
South Bay-Daily.Breeze
1670
1 "
_,eague -of California. Cities
1671
City Copier Service
1672
Palos Verdes Water . Co.
1673
Southern California -Gas Co.,
1674
Pacific Telephone Co.
l-675:-.,-,`
::°.Redondo Office Supply
.l676--_:'
'Mrs. Sarah B. Amberg
.1677
Mrs. -Lois M. Gray
1.6781
Mrs,, Katherine S. Thornbury.
:Mrs Myrtle - S. Breitenstein:.
1680t
Mrs. Catherine P. Partridge
168117'':"
Y -Mrs,, Florence F. Horn
1682
Mrs. Vola B. Bundy
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-Mrs. Phyllis.Kuhn
1.084-,�.*; General Telephone Co.
AMOUNT
7.84
25.00
52.00
5.00
8.15
13.21
3.38
21.00
18.00
18 00
18.00
21.00
18.00
.18.00
2.05-.40.
TOTAL DEMANDS TO BE PAID $. .469.-98
The motion was carried. by. -the--following,,voter
AYFS: ':Councilmen Goodman, Fay Tourtelot...and'
..Mayor Van Note
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Klein
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CONDEMNATION -OF ADMINISTRATION`BUILDING
"The City Attorney ..reported:that motion for
hearing on yew .trial- is. set for hearing. on .June 17,1964.
`PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING TRAFFIC- ORDINANCE-
The matter was ordered tabled.
COTTON *;*& SPECIAL AUDIT. REPORT.
JULY I19-64 ' TO : 'FEBRUARY 29, 1964
Mayor Van Note advised all Councilmen that,they
had each received a. copy of the Special Audit Reportlas
conducted by Cotton & Francisco - for the -period_'.of.,July 1,
1964 to February 29, 1964 and requested an opinion from-..
-the City ;Attorney°. as to the.- completeness•".of said .report.
After- `discussion,. and the' op.in.ion,.of .-the.:.City. Attorney;
the Mayor directed 'the .'City- Attorney. to. write .a' letter
to Cotton and Francisco, -requesting thatcertifica.tion be
-.:made by the Auditors to th.e:effect.that the books of the
X'ity-, of Rolling Hills as audited represent the financial
status of -the City as -of -February 29, 1964.
WEST BASIN WATER ASSOCIATION
��. .-Councilman Goodman stated.at the last meeting
o;f ,$ e.. Council, the City Manager had beenrequested to
3�tigate membership. procedure re the City of Rolling
becoming. a member of the West' Basin Water Associa-
tion and.:.i-n .the interim had. received such information
and forwarded .to him for study. Councilman Goodman:then
stated the City,of Rolling Hills is eligible to become
an,a,%socia-te member of the Association, payment of ` dues
t&-_S1e' $100.0.0 per year, noting that , if, membership. in the
Associapt71on is desired, the City -will ,need. to name- a
representative to.s.erve on the Association -directorate.
After discussion,.all.,Councilmen-were-in agreement.and
the Mayor so directed that the City apply for membership
at the beginning of the next fiscal year. Mayor Van Note
directed that 'the matter be placed. on .the agenda of the
. first' meeting of the Council in .July, 1964.
RE: THE -PARKING OF FOR SALE AUTOMOBILES
Councilman Tourte.lot.stated that.on this date
he had called the Manager's attention to -the fact that
there was a-1919 Automobile with For "Sale sign parked
;near the Main Gate, which the Manager had had removed,.
and asked if""'this is in violation or if there cadre a
restriction against this procedure? There,followgc a
discussion during which Councilman Goodman =stated .there
might be a violation or restriction which is handled -:-by
the Rolling Hills Community Ass.ociation.in �this,,par.ticula,r '
situation. The Mayor directed that"the'Manager nvesti-
gate-the.matter.
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PURCHASE OF YIEELD SIGN AT RADAR STATION ENTRY
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before
the meeting, it was moved by Councilman Goodman, seconded
by Councilman Tourtelot and unanimously carried that the
meeting be adjourned at 8:45 P.M.
APPROVED:
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The Manager
informed the Council of a request
from the 670th Radar
Squadron of the
United States Air
Force with regard to
a "Yield"SSign
on the access road
of the Radar Station
on Crest Road.
The Manager
further stated
that she felt the
sign fell within the
jurisdiction of
the City of Rolling
Hills. After discussion,
the Mayor
directed the Manager
to provide a "Yield"
sign at the access
road of the Radar
Station.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before
the meeting, it was moved by Councilman Goodman, seconded
by Councilman Tourtelot and unanimously carried that the
meeting be adjourned at 8:45 P.M.
APPROVED:
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