9/12/1966MINL7TES OF THE
REGULAR NEETING OF'THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY'OF'ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
September.12, 1966
A regular meeting of the City Council.of the City of Rolling
Hills was called to order by Mayor Fay at 7:30 P.M. on Monday, Sep-
_tember 12, 1966 at the City Office.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilman.Klein, Nadal, Tourtelot and Mayor Faye
Absent: Councilman Hesse
Others
Present: Teena Clifton City Manager
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Marion.Welch City Treasurer
Ruth -Thornton Secretary
-APPROVAL OF MINUTES
It.was moved by Councilman Tourtelot and seconded by Council-
'nan Nadal and unanimously carried that .minutes of August 22, 1966 be
approved,as submitted.
C.QRRESPONDENCE
a) Letter dated.September 5, 1966 from Benjamin. S. Hite,
Registrar of Voters, County. of Los Angeles, concerning the use of
Rolling Hills City as a polling place for the general election Novem-
ber 8, 1966. The City Manager was requested to.notify Mr. Hite that
`the building would be available and the letter was ordered received
and filed.
b) Letter dated August 24, 1966 from Dorothy Lyman, City
'C1erk,.City of Santa Maria, re Field Act. The City Manager -gave a
brief resume of -the enclosure, Resolution No. 24583, passed by --the
City Council.objecting' to the application -.of the Field Act and.the
destruction of older buildings because of earthquake damage. Follow-
ing a.brief discussion the Mayor directed that the matter be held;on
the agenda until the City Attorney had an opportunity to go over, the
Resolution and give the Council anopinion.
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c) Letter dated September 8, 1966 from Marjorie A. Woodruff,
Chief Deputy City Clerk, Temple City, re excessive noise from,.motor-
cycles. Mayor Fay -ordered the letter be received and file&,',"
d) Letter dated August 17, 1966 from Ralph A. Harper, Chair-
man, Selection Committee, Southern California Rapid Transit District,
re City representation. Mayor Fay instructed the City Manager show
Vernon Fay as the voting representative for the City of Rolling -Hills.
e) Notice.of.Application, the original directed to Local
Agency Formation C, ission, set for hearing September 21, 1966, and
accompanied by a copy of map showing the incorporation of the terri=-
tory of Dominguez was presented by the City .Manager. The Notice was
ordered received and filed.
CORhESPON-DENCE (Continued)
f) Letter dated August 30, 1966 from Joseph P. Leach,
City Administrator, City of Rolling Hills Estates, was Presented.
The letter requested the assistance of Rolling Hills in defraying
the cost of crossing guard. services. After clarification by the
City Manager pointing out that children from Rolling Hills attend
La Cresta school and a minimal number attend Dapplegray school,
Mayor Fay stated that financial support for the service was not
included in the 1966-67 budget and that -Mr. Leach should be so ad-
vised in writing by the Manager and that the C ouncil.would again
consider the matter next year.
REPORTS OF CITY DEPARTMENTS
The City Manager introduced a request from Philip E.
Watson, County Assessor, for permission to cancel.erroneous assess-
ment of property at #2 Portuguese B end Road. The Council granted
permission allowing said request to be forwarded to the City Attor-
ney for signature.
A letter from the County of Los Angeles Fire Department,
K. E. Klinger, Chief Engineer, dated September 2, 1966, was read
by the City Manager. Said -letter advised the Council that the tax
rate for the current year is .5886 per $100 of assessed valuation,
which represents a reduction in spite of rising costs of operation.
Mayor Fay suggested that the City Manager direct a letter to Mr.
Klinger in recognition of the reduction.
Department of Countv Engineer
Engineering Report 1965-6.6 for City of,Rolling Hills from
the County of Los Angeles was introduced by the City, Manager, The
Council reviewed the building and safety data, statistics, etc.,
contained therein.and Mayor Fay ordered the report received and
filed.
Sheriff's Department,
Report for the Month of July, 1966 of the Los Angeles
County Sheriff's Department was presented by the City Manager.
`Yoll-owing brief comment by Council members the report was ordered
received and filed,
PAYMENT OF BILLS
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Mr. Nadal moved that Demands No. 124 through
No, 141 be
approved
for payment from the general
fund.
DEMAND NO. NAME
DESCRIPTION
AMOUNT
124
Simpson and Paul Insurance
Multi -Peril Policy
$ 947.00
#131437 -First Year
Prem.
125
Palos Verdes Newspapers
Notice Proposed Variance 4.51
David C: Hall -#228
126
The Corinth Company
Notary Public Bond
9.00
#26018
127
Gateway National 'Bank
Federal Depositary
100.50
Receipt Taxes with-
held for Aug. '66
.128
Mason, Kinley, Wallace &
Government Code &
45.76
Bergmann
Supplements
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PAYMENT OF BILLS (Continued)
DEMAND NO. . NAME
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
Cotton & Francisco
Auditing & Accounting $
300..00
records for July 1, 65 -
June 30, 66
.Chipron Stamp & Sta-
Rubber Stamp & Notarial
6.24
tionery`Co.
Records
Morgan Moore Riviera
i Cash Box for City
6.14
Stationers
Receipts
Palos Verdes Water Co.
Service: #2 Port. Bend Rd.
13.78 -
through 31 Aug..66
General Telephone Co,.
Service: Main Gate, Cren-
155.46
shaw Gate & City Hall -
4 Sept. 66
General Telephone Co.
Service: PL771256 -
5.25
Bell & Light Warning Syst.
16 Aug. 66
So, Calif. Gas Co.
Service: #1 Port. Bend Rd.
3.64
to 8/25/66
Pacific Telephone Co.
Service: Eastfield Gate to
16:00
20 Aug. 66
Xerox"Corporation
1 Carton 400 Bond - 813
76.02
Copier Advance Monthly
rental Sept, 66 and charges.
for 813 Copier 6/30/66 to
8/5/66
League of Calif,
Registration, V.M. Fay, W.
60.00
Cities
Kinley & A. Clifton -
Conference Oct. 16-19,'66
So. Calif. Assn of
Annual Dues 1966-1967 -114.21
Governments
(SKAG) a
Mission Bay Motel
Reservation Deposit^ - `';;�
20.00 -
for W. Kinley & V. 'Fay
'
Oct. 16-19,166
Ruth Thornton
Salary: Secretarial
190.87
Services 1 -15th Sept.'66
$2,074.38
Motion'.was seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and carried.by
the -following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Klein, Nadal, Tourtelot and Mayor Fay
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Hesse
AUDIT 1965-66
The City Manager presented the Audit for the City as pre-
pared by the firm of Cotton and Francisco. Further discussion and
approval of the Audit was recommended held on the agenda by Mayor
Fay until Mr. Kinley and Mrs Welch had an opportunity to study the
Audit.
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
The City Manager brought the Councilmen up to'date on develop-
ments pertaining to the A dministration Building. The soil report has
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ADHINTISTRATIONN B-IJILDINE;. (Cartinued)
been submitted, the grading check has been completed by the County,
Mr, Eberting has finished correcting the specifications, building
plans have gone to plan check by the District Engineer, Lomita Office,
and should be returned by the end. of the week. Bids. for the construc-
tion of the building will be noticed. on September 19th. or 20th and ,
scheduled to be opened at the Council Meeting, October 10th,
EASTFIELD GATE CONDEM ATION
In viewof the fact that Mr. K.inley was not present Mayor
Fay recoended that the matter of the Eastfield Gate be held. on the
agenda until the next Council Meeting
MATTERS FROM MEMBERS OF TBE COUNCIL
Mr. Tourtelot requested that the Council excuse him from the
next three or four meetings due to a trip out of the country. Mr.
Klein also requested that he be excused from the next two meetings
as he would be . oat of the state. `Whey were so excused.
-ADJOURNANdENT
There being no further business to come before the meeting
it was moved by Mayor Fay seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and un-
animously carried that the meeting be adjourned at 8:1.5 P.M.
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