8/14/1967MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF Ti -1E CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS-,-- CALIFOR14IA-
AUGUST 14, 1.967
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rolling
Hills was held at the Administration Building, 2 Portuguese -Bend Road,
Rolling Dills, California at 7:30 P.M.. on Monday, August 1.4, 1967.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Absent:
Also Present:
1--iNUTES'
-It was moved
and unanimously carried
be approved as written.
CORRESPONDENCE
Councilmen Fay, Nadal, Tourtelot
Councilman Hesse, Mayor Klein
Teena Clifton
William Kinley
Marion Welch
June Cunningham
Mr. Paul Moore
Mr. S. I. Dwoskin
Mr. C. Kugler
Mr. C. B. Lee
Mrs. Graydon Beeks
Mr. R. A. Griffith
Mrs. Clark Jackson
Mr. J. H. Langworthy
Mr. W. Margrave
Dr.& Mrs. R. McCall
Mr. T. B. Roach
Mrs. Paul Saffo
Mr. N. P. Thompson
Dr.& Mrs. Wilcox
City Manager
City Attorney
City Treasurer
Secretary
Deputy,Bd. Supervisors
Probation Dept. Director
Lanco Engineering
So. Bay Engineers
Resident
Resident
Resident
Resident
Resident
Residents
Resident
Resident
Resident:
Residents
by Councilman Fay, seconded by Councilman Nadal
that the minutes of the meeting of July 24, 1967
1. A Letter dated July 26, 1967 from the Kiwanis Club of
Palos Verdes was presented to the Council by the City Manager. Dr.
Loren Jessup, Chairman, advised that the first annual Marathon Race
would be held on August 19, 1967, and outlined the 26 mile course to
be followed. The Council agreed that.the runners could enter the
Crenshaw Gate and exit at Eastfield. The letter was received and filed.
2. A letter from -the Governor's Office dated August 8, 1967
requesting participation in the Salute to City and County Government
October 8 through October 14, 1967 was presented. The City Manager
advised that at Mayor Klein's request the letter will be reproduced
and mailhd to Councilmen for action at the meeting of August 28, 1967
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
Mayor pro tem Fred Tourtelot introduced Mr. Sidney I. Dwoskin,
irector of the Harbor Area Office of the Los Angeles County Probation
Department, who then addressed the Council briefly on the responsibilm
ities within his jurisdiction. Mr. Dwoskin stated that the South Bay
area comprises the largest probation area in the world, and the present
district is three times larger than the entire County of Los Angeles
was in 1920, with a payroll well over one-half million dollars annually.
Mr. Dwoskin left pamphlets describing the work done in his
department, and urged anyone who wished more information to call him.
Mayor Tourtelot thanked him for his presentation.
August 14, 1967
REPORTS OF CITY DEPARTMENTS
1. The Sheriff's Department Report for the month of June 1967
was presented. The report was ordered received and filed.
RESOLUTION NO. 217
Councilman Fay moved for adoption of Resolution No. 217
entitled A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 1967 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1968
AND FIXING THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES NECESSARY TO
SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS DURING THE FIS-
CAL YEAR, and that reading in full be waived. Motion was seconded
by Councilman Nadal and carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Fly.., Nadal, Tourtelot
NOES: None
ABSENT: Counotlman Hesse, Mayor Klein
RESOLUTION NO..218
Councilman Nadal moved for adoption of Resolution No. 218
entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS,
CALIFORNIA, FIXING THE RATE OF TAXES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING
JULY 1, 1967 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1968, and that reading in full be waived.
Motion was seconded by Councilman Fay and carried by the following
roll cAll vote:
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2. The Fire Department Activity Report
for the month of July
1967
was presentede It was ordered received and
filed.
PAYMENT OF BILLS
It was moved by Councilman Nadal that Demands No. 468 through
No.
486 be approved for payment from the General
Fund.
NO.
NAME
AMOUNT
468
Rolling Hills Community Assoc.
$22,856.06
469
Gateway National Bank
156.20
470
County of L.A. e Reg.. -Plan... Comm.
381.53
471
J.A. Lambie, L.A. 'County Engineer
32.40
472
Tyler Printing Co.
39.00
473
Xerox Corporation
49.87
474
General Telephone Co.
166.73
475
General Telephone Co.
5.25
476
Teena Clifton
30.00
477
League of California Cities
1.04
478
Palos Verdes Newspapers
4.35
479
Palos Verdes Water Co.
14.60
480
So. Calif. Gas Co.
9.81
481
Flowers by Marvin
20.80
482
Pacific Telephone
14.13
483
So. Calif. Edison Co.
274.79
484
Harbor Office Supply
13.79
485
Rolling Hills Nursery Inc.
52.59
486
Teena Clifton
351.86
$24,474.50
Motion for approval was seconded by Councilman Fay and passed
by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Fay, Nadal, Tourtelot
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Hesse, Mayor Klein
RESOLUTION NO. 217
Councilman Fay moved for adoption of Resolution No. 217
entitled A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 1967 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1968
AND FIXING THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES NECESSARY TO
SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS DURING THE FIS-
CAL YEAR, and that reading in full be waived. Motion was seconded
by Councilman Nadal and carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Fly.., Nadal, Tourtelot
NOES: None
ABSENT: Counotlman Hesse, Mayor Klein
RESOLUTION NO..218
Councilman Nadal moved for adoption of Resolution No. 218
entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS,
CALIFORNIA, FIXING THE RATE OF TAXES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING
JULY 1, 1967 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1968, and that reading in full be waived.
Motion was seconded by Councilman Fay and carried by the following
roll cAll vote:
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August 14, 1967
AYES: Councilmen Fay, Nadal, Tourtelot
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Hesse, Mayor Klein
ORDINANCE NO. 70 - GEOLOGY APPEALS BOARD, SECOND READING, -
It was moved by Councilman.Nadal that Ordinance No. 70 en-
titled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA.:
ESTABLISHING A GEOLOGY APPEALS BOARD be adopted, and that reading
in.fu11 be waived. Motion was seconded by Councilman Fay and
carried by the following roll call vote: I.
AYES: Councilman
NOES: None .
ABSENT: Councilman
Fay, Nadal,-.Tourtelot
Hesse, Klein
ORDINANCE NO. 71'- INCREASE IN BUILDING PERMIT FEES, SECOND READING,
It was moved by Councilman Fay that Ordinance No. 71 entitled
an ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6 OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS
RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION, ERECTION, ENLARGEMENT, RAZING, ALTER-
ATION, REPAIRING; REMOVAL, MAINTENANCE,,MOVING, USE AND HEIGHT OF
BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLSO CALIFORNIA
be adopted, and that reading in full be waived. Motion was seconded
by Councilman Nadal and carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES:. Councilmen
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman
Fay, Nadal, Tourtelot
Hesse, Klein
0GEOLOGY REPORT, SUBDIVISION NO. 26, TRACT 28147, CLARK JACKSON
A letter from the Subdivision Committee of Los Angeles County
dated July 26, 1,967 was read by the City Manager. The letter advised
that the Geology Report on Tract No. 28147, Clark Jackson, owner, is
not approved by the County -Engineer, Geology Section. The letter was
filed in the Jackson Subdivision File.
SUBDIVISION.#31, TRACT 26769, J..H. LANGWORTHY
The City,Manager read a letter dated August 8, 1967 from.Schorr
Engineers. Mr. Kenneth:Schorr,.engineer for Mr. Langworthy, requested
that the City Council delete requirements for extension and/or enlarge-
ment of the water system because of the expense involved. Mr. Schorr
also forwarded a letter from Palos Verdes Water Company, stating that
it would cost $17,750 to provide the facilities required by the Fire
Department.
In the discussion that followed, the Council advised:Mr. Lang-
worthy.that it had been the policy of the City Council to require that
,the cost of meeting the requirements must be borne by the subdivider,
and further, that requirements of the Fire Department, which benefit
the entire`commun.ity, would not be waived. Mr. Langworthy indicated
his willingness to share in an overall improvement, and requested that
the subdivision be held on the agenda so that he could investigate the
os.sibilities of sharing the cost of improvement with other subdividers.
Mrs. Clifton advised the Council and Mr. Langworthy that Capt.
Rotella of the Los Angeles County Fire Department will address the'
Council.on.September 11, 1967 on the subject of his report on Fire
Hydrants and Fire Flows in the City of Rolling Hills. At Mr. Lang -
worthy's request, Councilman Tourtelot ordered Subdivision No. 31,
Tract 26769 held on.the agenda until September 11, 1967.
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August 14, 1967
SUBDIVISION #36, TRACT 27516_, PAUL CASE
New maps of the property owned by Mr. Paul Case, showing a 15'
access to Lot 2 and a 15' easement on the eastern boundary of Lot 1
were presented by Mr. Clark Kugler of Lanco Engineering, as requested
by the Council at the meeting of July 24, 1967.
Councilman Tourtelot moved that the Tentative Map be approved
subject -to conditions imposed at the Planning Commission meeting on
June 20, 1967, and the Planning Advisor's.Report dated June 13, 1967
The motion was seconded by Councilman Fay and unanimously carried.
SUBDIVISION.#35, TRACT 24669, -DR. ALEX WILCOX
Minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of July 26, 1967
and the Planning Advisor's Report dated June 19, 1967 were presented
to the Council. Mr. C. B. Lee of South Bay Engineering Corporation
presented new two page maps showing the proposed subdivision and the
60' roadway easement required by the Planning Commission. Mr. Lee
advised the Council that to meet the requirement for the roadway
without removing an existing barn on the Wilcox property, an exchange
of property on an equal area basis had been arranged with Mr. Walter
Ralphs, owner of adjoining property, and that the quitclaim had been
signed by both.Mr. Ralphs and Dr. Wilcox, but had not been .recorded.
Mr. Lee stated furtherr that it will be necessary to contact Mr.
Collyear; owner of additional property contiguous with the Wilcox
property, to attempt to secure easement for the roadway.
EASTFIELD GATE ACQUISITION
The matter was ordered held on the agenda.
EQUESTRIAN UNDERPASS
The matter was ordered held on the agenda.
MATTERS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
Commercial Activity - Pine Tree Lane
The City Manager advised the Council that after the meeting of
the City Council.on July 24, 1967, Mr. L. Edmondson, lessee of pro-
perty at 7 Pine Tree Lane had appeared at City Mall and was questioned
by City Attorney William Kinley about a complaint that had been re-
ceived about commercial activity at his residence. In addition to the
City Manager and City Attorney, Mr. Marion Welch and Councilman Vernon
Fay were present.
Copies of the notes made at the interview were presented to
members of the Council, and after discussion, during which it was
determined that Mr. Edmondson admitted that he conducted a commercial
enterprise by boarding horses, Mr. Kinley was asked to determine the
cost of having an investigator ascertain the extent of commercial
activity being conducted by Mr. Edmondson.
Disaster Plan
Councilman Tourtelot advised the Council that at a recent
meeting of the Committee of Mayors he had discussed with Mayor Gibb
of Palos Verdes Estates the desireability of formulating a plan to
be put in effect in the event of disasters such as brush fire or
earthquake, and it had been decided that representatives of both
cities should meet to discuss the mutual problems. Councilman Nadal
moved that Councilman Fay be appoitned, and Councilman Fay indicated
his willingness to serve. Motion was seconded by Councilman Tourtelot
and unanimously carried, and the secretary was instructed to notify
Mayor Gibb of Councilman Fay's appointment.
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MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICERS
Councilman Tourtelot advised the Council that Rolling Hills
was the only city in the South Bay District Court served by the new
Courthouse in Torrance that had not contributed to the Living Memor-
ial Walk, which contains the name of Rolling Hills. After discussion
Councilman Fay made a motion that Rolling Hills make a donation of
$300.00 to the memorial. Motion was seconded by Councilman Nadal and
carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Fay, Nadal, Tourtelot
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Hesse, Mayor Klein
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned to a personnel session by Mayor pro
tem Tourtelot at 11:30 P.M. Following the personnel session, the
meeting was reconvened at 11:55 P.M. There being no further business
to come before the Council, Councilman Fay moved that the meeting be
adjourned. Motion was seconded by Councilman Nadal and unanimously
carried.
APPROVED:
Mayor
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City Clerk`