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ROLL CALL
MINUTES
MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ROLLING -HILLS, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 25, 1967
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rolling
called to order by Mayor pro tempore Tourtelot at the Admin -
Building, 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California
.M. on Monday, September 25, 1967.
Present:
Absent:
Also Present:
Councilmen Fay, Nadal, Tourtelot
Councilman Hesse, Mayor Klein
Teena Clifton
William Kinley
Marion Welch
June Cunningham
Elizabeth Hix
C. M. Leonard
R. C. Curry
W. T. Norris
City Manager
City Attorney
City Treasurer
Secretary
Attorney
Lanco Engineers
Penin.Council for Youth
Resident
It was moved by Councilman Fay, seconded by Councilman Nadal
and unanimously carried that the minutes of September 11, 1967 be
accepted as presented.
CORRESPONDENCE
anco Engineering re: Bond for Street Improvements
A letter dated August 11, 1967 from Lanco Engineering with
reference to Tracts No. 27316 and 26652 was presented to the Council.
Mr. Clark Leonard of Lanco proposed that deposits for road improvement
on Saddleback Road, as required by the Planning Commission at the meet-
ing on April 18, 1967 be made with the Cityy by the developers at the
time of recordation of'the tracts. Using bonding.figures furnished by
the Los Angeles County Road Department, Mr. Leonard estimated the amount
of the deposits to be $325.00 for Tract No. 27316, C. M. Leonard, owner,
and $305.50 for Tract No. 26652, R. A. Friend, owner.
The City Manager advised the Council that she had verified the
prices with the Los Angeles County Road Department and found them to be
correct.. Motion to accept the proposal was made by Councilman Fay,
seconded by Councilman Nadal and unanimously carried.
Hix-& Hix re: Norris Tract No. 26113
Mrs. Elizabeth Hix of the law firm of Hix & Hix, attorneys for
Mr. George Scharffenberger spoke to the Council about Mr. Scharffenberger's
wish to acquire the newly created home site in Tract No. 26113, Walter
Norris, owner, as part of Mr. Scharffenberger s acreage, and Mr. Norris's
desire to abandon the subdivision.
A discussion followed, after which City Attorney William Kinley
the members of the City Council to consider amending subdivision
laodvised
rdinance No. 67 to provide for lot split, so that under certain conditions
th -ft perty owner would have permission to sell land without going through
the entire subdivision procedure.
Mayor protem Tourtelot then ordered the matter held on the
agenda for further study.
September 25, 1967
County Engineer re: Agreement, Geology Appeals
A letter dated September 18, 1967 from the Department of County
Engineer, County of Los Angeles, authorizing the County Engineer to pro-
cess Geology Appeals cases through the Los Angeles County Engineering
Geologist Qualifications Board was presented. Five copies of the Agree-
ment - Geology Appeals were signed by Mayor Protem Fred Tourtelot and
Teena Clifton, City Clerk to be returned to Mr. John E. Maulding, Ad-
ministrative Civil Engineer for ratification by the Board of Supervisors.
Planning Advisor re: Geology, Tract 22042
A letter dated September 21, 1967 from the Subdivision Com-
mittee, County of Los Angeles was presented by the City Manager. The
letter advised that approval of Tentative Tract No. 22042, T. B. Roach,
owner, cannot be given until a satisfactory Engineering geologic report
is submitted.
A discussion followed, after which Councilman Fay moved that
Mr. Roach be given sufficient time to appeal the decision through the
Geology Appeals Board established by Rolling Hills Ordinance'No. 70.
Motion was seconded by Councilman Nadal and unanimously carried.
Assembly California Legislature re: Federal Tax Sharing Program
A letter dated September 4, 1967 from Minority Floor Leader
Bob Monagan asking support and adoption of a resolution authorizing
Congress to enact a federal tax sharing program was presented.
The`mayordir.edte&;City Attorney Kinley to prepare a Resol-
ution for.the next meeting. 'The matter was ordered held on the agenda.
Peninsula Council for Youth re: Special Services Narcotics Officer
A letter from Mr. Robert C. Curry, Chairman of the Peninsula
Council for Youth was presented to the Council. Dated September 15, 1967
the letter contained a Proposal for Special Services Narcotics Officer.
Mr. Curry addressed the Council and outlined the plan for
hiring -'the special services officer, ands'described briefly the duties
and the authority that will be granted to him. A discussion followed,
after which Councilman Tourtelot moved that the Council approve the
selection and proposed program, and authorize participation of the City
of Rolling Hills, and financial support not to exceed $1,000.00. Motion
was seconded by Councilman Nadal and carried by the following roll call
vote:
AYES: Councilmen
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman
Fay, Nadal, Tourtelot
Hesse, Mayor Klein
Cotton and Francisco re: Proposal for Auditing Accounts
The Audit Report .for the Fiscal Year 1966-1967, and a proposal
to audit the City accounts for the fiscal year 1967-1968 prepared by
Cotton and Francisco, Accountants and Auditors was presented to the Council,
The proposal was"ordered held on the agenda until after examination of the
Audit Report by Mr. Marion Welch, City Treasurer.
Palos Verdes Peninsula Council of Parent Teacher Associations re:
Reception, Dr. Thomas E. Woods, Superintendent
An invitation to attend a reception to honor Dr. Thomas E. Woods,
Superintendent of Palos Verdes Unified School District on Friday evening,
September 29, 1967 at the new library was ordered received and filed.
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September 25, 1967
PAYMENT OF BILLS
It was moved by Councilman Nadal that Demands No. 517 through
527 -be paid from the General Fund.
DEMAND NO. PAYEE
517 Cotton & Francisco
518 P.E. Watson, County Assessor
519 J.A. Lambie, County Engineer
520 General Telephone Co.
521 Southern Calif. Edison Co.
522 State Employees' Retirement Sys.
523 Zellerbach Paper Co.
524 Alma C. Clifton
525 June C. Cunningham
526 Patricia O'Connell
527 William,Kinley
Motion was seconded by Councilman Fay and
following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman
FINANCIAL REPORTS
AMOUNT
350.00
32.09
106.00
5.25
79.10
20.00
14.18
458.35
475.00
175.00
450.00
$2,164.97
approved by the
Fay, Nadal-, Tourtelot
Hesse, Mayor Klein
Councilman Fay moved that the Report o,f_theCity�Treasurer
for'the month of August 1967 and the Financial Summa y for the month
of August 1967 be approved. Motion was seconded by Councilman Nadal
gnd unanimously carried.
UBDIVISION #35, TRACT 24669, DR. ALEX WILCOX
City Attorney Kinley advised the Council that Dr. Wilcox's
attorney had contacted him to request that the subdivision be held on
the agenda to enable the engineer to provide new maps. The mayor so
ordered..
AGENDA ITEMS HELD OVER
Eastfield Gate Acquisition
Mrs. Clifton advised the Council that she had received a
preliminary drawing from Lanco Engineering for improving Eastfield
Gate area without purchasing additional property from Palos Verdes
Properties. The drawing as presented would require removing the
present buildings, which would allow sufficient room for a parking
area, two inbound lanes, one outbound lane, and a new gate house.
The matter was ordered held on the agenda until the drawings
and plans have been reviewed by the Rolling Hills Community Association.
MATTERS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
Councilman Nadal requested that attention be given to trim-
ing trees in the City as a safety measure, and Mrs. Clifton stated that
rimming of trees is a continuing program.
Councilman Fay requested that the matter of water supply and
fire flow be pursued with the Palos Verdes Water Company and Los Angeles
County -Fire Department. Mrs. Clifton stated that she had made the re-
quest to both organizations, and they had notified her that they are
proceeding with their work.
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MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICERS
City Manager Clifton advised the Council that the house number-
ing system has become an acute problem in certain areas of the City, and
that there are lots created by subdivision for which no street numbers
are available. Councilman Tourtelot requested that Mrs. Clifton make a
specific proposal to eliminate the problem.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the
meeting was adjourned at 10;00 P.M. on the motion of Councilman Fay, sec-
onded by Councilman Nadal and unanimously carried. 11,
APPROVED:
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