3/14/1966MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rolling
Hills was called to order by Mayor Tourtelot at 7:30 P.M. on Monday,
March 14, 1966 at the City Office.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Councilmen Fay, Goodman,
Klein, Van Note and
Mayor Tourtelot
Absent:
None
Others
Present:
Teena Clifton
City
Manager
William Kinley
City
Attorney
Marion Welch
City
Treasurer
Ruth A. Carley
Secretary
Mrs. Becky Jackson
Mr. Alfred Opsahl
Mr. Richard Swiney
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
It was moved by Councilman Klein, seconded by Councilman Fay
and unanimously carried that the minutes of the meeting of February 28,
1966 be approved as corrected.
CORRESPONDENCE
a) Letter was presented dated March 8, 1966 from John A.
Lambie, County Engineer, re Building Code Amendment Increasing Grading
Fees, together with a tabulation showing new and old fees and a copy of
an amending ordinance requesting that the City of Rolling Hills amend
its Ordinance No. 6 as amended by Ordinance No. 51.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6 - GRADING FEES
Councilman Fay introduced and read by title only Ordinance
No. 66 being "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING
HILLS AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 6j AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 51 RELATING
TO FEES FOR GRADING PERMITS11 and moved that reading in full be waived.
Seconded by Councilman Klein and unanimously carried.
REPORTS OF CITY DEPARTMENTS
Sheriff's Department
The Monthly Report of the Sheriff's Department for the month
of January 1966 was presented and ordered received and filed.
Fines and Forfeitures
The Analysis and Distribution of Fines and Forfeitures from the
Municipal Court of Los Angeles County, South Bay Judicial District, show-
ing the City's share to be $118.37 was presented and ordered received and
filed.
I.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 32 - SUBDIVISION
Mr. Kinley referred to his letter dated March 8, 1966 re:
Amendment of Ordinance No. 32 (Subdivision Ordinance) in which he reviewed
March 14, 1966
the recommendations of the County Engineer. Following discussion,
Mro.-Kinley�aas directed to prepare an ordinance according to the revised
recommendations. The matter was ordered..held on the agenda...
PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE.NO. 47 — CLAIMS
The City Attorney stated that he had not prepared an ordinance
amending Ordinance No. 47.- Claims, but would have it for the next meeting.
The matter was ordered held on the agenda.
SUBDIVISION NO. 22 - TENTATIVE MAP TRACT 21643
HELEN P. WESTERLUND - LOT 243 -MS
.The Manager presented a tentative map of Subdivision No. 22,
Tract 23643, showing the proposed division of a parcel .of land.- Lot 243
of Miscellaneous Parcels, by Mrs. Helen P. Westerlund, owner, together
with a.copy of the minutes of the Planning Commiosion meeting of March 1,
1906 and the recommendation of the Subdivision"Committee of Los'Angeles
County dated February 16, 1966, copies of which had been mailed to
Council members prior to the meeting.
ti After -reviewing the recommendations of the•Planning.Commission,
the City Council made the following revisions.to the -Subdivision -Com-
mittee report dated February 16, 1966:
DESIGN (2) to.read: "Approval of this tract should be
contingent upon a satisfactory geology report being submitted
to and approved by the City -Engineer.' It was so moved by
Councilman Goodman, seconded by Councilman Van -Note and
unanimously carried.
DESIGN (4) to read: "The subdivider shall provide to the
.City --Council a map showing the location.of the existing
pavement within.the present 60' road right of way and-.
ascertain the feasibility of an additional 6' of.pavement
in.accordance with Section 6.02 of the Subdivision
Ordinance." It was so moved by Councilman Van.Note,
seconded by -Councilman Goodman and unanimously carried.
It was moved by Councilman -..Goodman, seconded by -Mayor
Tourtelot.and unanimously carried that. -.ROAD DEPARTMENT'
(7a,b,s,d).be deleted as not applicable.
It was moved by Councilman -Van Note, seconded by Councilman
Goodman and unanimously carried that.the recommendation of
the Planning.,Commission regarding BUILDING AND SAFETY
DIVISION: (11) Sec. 1: Delete as not applicable - be .
reinstated as recommended by the Subdivision Committee.
It was moved by Councilman Goodman, seconded by Mayor
Tourtelo&.and unanimously carried that the recommendation'i.
of the Planning Commission regarding. -DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
AND RECREATION.(12): Delete as not.applicable - be
reinstated as recommended by the Subdivision.Committee..
It was moved by Councilman Fay, seconded by Mayor Tourtelot
and unanimously carried that the Planning Commission
recommendations regarding•,FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT (13):
Delete.as not -.applicable - be reinstated as recommended by
the Subdivision Committee.
The Mayor.asked Mr. Dittmore, representative of the owner,
Helen P. Westerlund, if .he would trant a 30 day time extension to the
City Council SOt',tha tbie tta�: "l ,Olin• --be 'resolved ' and Mr.
Dittmore answered that :he agreed to a 30 day time extension and would
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attempt.to.-provide the information for the -Council's review in the next
week.
It was moved by Councilman Van Note, seconded by Councilman
Goodman and unanimously carried to defer decision ofi the tentative map
of Subdivision 22, Tract 23643 for thirty (30) days.
PERSONAL.APPEARANCES y
Mr. Alfred Opsahl, 2620 Palos Verdes Drive North, and Mr.
Richard Swiney, 2642 Palos Verder Drive North, appeared before the Counci
to ask about -their properties being included in an annexation to.the City
of.Rolling Hills Estates.
Councilman -Goodman stated that at the time the boundaries of
the City of -Rolling Hills were being drawn, the then owners of the
property where Mr. Opsahl and Mr. Swiney reside had requested exclusion
and their request was granted by the Board of.Supervisors. The Manager
reported that the Rolling Hills Estates annexation had already been set
for election and nothing could be done with.regard to:Mr. Opsahl's--and
Mr. Swiney's exclusion from.it. Mrs. Clifton -said that she had attempted
to contact the Opsahls and had.contacted.Mrs. Klttle and -Mrs. Swiney at
the time the annexation proceedings were commenced to inform them of,it.
Mr. Opsahl stated that he had not been aware of the annexation until
several days ago, and the Mayor stated that there had been a great deal
of publicity regarding it in the newspapers for many months and there
was nothing the City of Rolling. Hills could do at this time. Mr. Opsahl
and Mr. Swiney thanked the Council and left the meeting.
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
Mayor Tourtelot stated.that copies of -the proposed contract
with.Corwin H. Eber.ting, Jr., architect, for his services on.the proposed
Administration Buidling had been mailed to each Councilman for study.prio
to the meeting. It was moved by Councilman Fay, seconded by Councilman
Van.Note, that the City of Rolling Hills enter into the contract presente
for the employment of Corwin H . - Eberting, Jr. to proceed on . developngent
of plans and specificationfor an Administration Building.
Councilman Goodman stated that there are three ways of.financfng':.
(1) bond issue, (2) short or long term borrowing, and (3) lease back, and -
if it were to.be done on a lease financing method the entity would make
an appropriate contract with.an_architect. Councilman Klein asked if the
City did enter .into a contract with an architect and.the matter went to
lease financing, could the City be reimbursed for any monies previously
paid to the architect and Mr. Kinley answered .that it could.
Mayor.-Tourtelot stated that the matter before the Council was
the approval of a contractwith the architect and that there was a motion
and a Second. Councilman Goodman stated -that -he thought the motion was
premature; that he was not against the.building but he would like to know
the whole financial program. The Mayor further stated that the method of
financing would be ready to be.presented at the next meeting. The motion
was carried by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Fay, Klein, Van.Note and Mayor Tourtelot
:NOES: Councilman Goodman
ABSENT: None
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,It was moved by Councilman. Klein, seconded by Councilman Fay
and.unanimously carried that there be a committee appointed consisting of
two members of the City Council.and one from the Association to.study,.the
method of financing. Mayor Tourtelot appointed Councilmen. -Fay and Goodman
to the committee to.meet with -Mr. Vaughters, a member of the Board of
Directors of the .Rolling Hills Community Association.. Councilman Goodman
stated that he would like ,.Mr .. Kinley to .attend .the meeting to .be held this
coming Saturday or.-Sanday and.Mro Kinley agreed.
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EASTFIELD GATECONDEMNATION,
The matter was ordered held on the agenda.
CRENSHAW BOULEVARD SILVER SPUR INTERSECTION,
The matter was ordered held on the agenda.
PAYMENT OF BILLS
It was moved by Councilman Klein that Demands No. 2193 through
.220;3.
V be approved for payment from the General Fund.
DEMAND NO. NAME
2193
Rolling Hills Community Assn.
2194
The Corinth Co:
2195-
Xerok 'C brpordt ion
2196
Zellerbach Paper Co.
2197
Pacific Telephone Co.
2198
General Telephone Co.
2199
Palos Verdes Water Co.
2200
Ruth A. Carley
2201
United California Bank
2202
A. J. Fieri
2203
Corwin H. Eberting, Jr.
AMOUNT
$4,759.23
10.00
63.62
42.90
14.31
112.54
3.50
171.08
133-70
153.49
750-00
$6,214.37
The motion was seconded by Councilman Fay and carried by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Fay, Klein, Van Note and Mayor Tourtelot
Councilman Goodman (Demands No. 2193 through 2202)
NOES: Councilman Goodman (Demand No. 2203)
ABSENT: None
PURCHASE OF TRUCK - OPENING OF BIDS
The Manager stated that this was the time and place for the
opening of bids which had been sent to Dunton Ford, Guaranty Chevrolet,
Enoch Chevrolet.and Bel's Ford Sales Co., and that the procedure per
Section 5 of Ordinance No. 18 had been followed. Sealed written bids were
opened and the bids received were as follows: Guaranty Chevrolet
$2,108.95; Vel's Ford Sales Co. - $2,091.17; and Enoch Chevrolet
$2,104.46. The Manager stated that she would recommend the second lowest
bid of $2,104.46 be accepted because there was immediate delivery, whereas
the delivery date on the other two vehicles would be from 30 to 45 days,
and the vehicle is needed immediately due to our accelerated maintenance
program based on the Street Condition Report dated February 1966.
Following discussion, it was moved by Councilman Fay to approve
the bid of $2,104.46 from Enoch Chevrolet for the purchase of a 1966
Chevrolet 3/4 ton pick-up Model #C2534 per bid dated March 11, 1966, which
truck shall be made available to the Rolling Hills Community Association
on . a rental basis. Motion was seconded by Councilman Goodman and
carried by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Fay, Goodman, Klein, Van Note and Mayor Tourtelot
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The Manager stated that she had notified the insurance company
to cover the City and the Rolling Hills Community Association on a binder.
March 14, 1966
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the meeting
it was moved by Councilman Fay, seconded by Councilman Van Note and.
unanimously carried that the meeting be adjourned at 9:10 P.M.
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