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5/13/1968MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF'.THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS MAY 13, 1968 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills was called to order by Mayor pro tempore Fay at the Administration Building, 2 Portuguese' Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California at 7:30 P.M. Monday, May 13, 1968. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmen Hesse, Sauer, Mayor pro tem Fay ABSENT: ALSO PRESENT: MINUTES Councilman Klein, Mayor Nadal Teena Clifton William Kinley Marion Welch June Cunningham Miss J. Tufeld Mr.'&,Mrs. J. Barnard Mr. A. E. Esser Mr. & Mrs. F. Fuld Mrs. M. Jackson Mr. R. Kerr Mr. R. McCarthy Mr. J. Millhauser Mrs. E. Schleissner City Manager City Attorney City Treasurer Secretary League Women.Voters Residents n n It was moved by Councilman Hesse that, the minutes of the meeting of April 22, 1968 be approved as corrected. Motion was seconded by Mayor Fay and unanimously carried. PERSONAL APPEARANCES Mr. Fred Fuld, a resident of 3 Crest Road East appeared before the Council to request that something be done about the problems of speed and traffic on Crest Road. Mr. Fuld stated that he first appeared before.the Council five years ago, the problem is increasing, and he has a concern that if zoning in Rolling Hills Estates is changed to allow for manufacturing, traffic along Crest Road would increase, in- spite n spite of controls. Mr. Fuld said he recently discussed the problem with Mayor Robert Nadal, who advised him that a committee had been formed to study the problems of traffic and speed within the City, and Mr. Nadal told him of some of the plans, but Mr. Fuld did not agree that they have or would arrive at a solution that would satisfy him. He said, too, that Councilman Fred Hesse had given him copies of letters on the sub- ject from the Fire Department and Sheriff's Department, and that they objected to installation of speed bumps to slow traffic, but they offered no alternative. Mr. Fuld then suggested that the Council give serious consid- eration to experience of the Portuguese Bend Homeowners Association, and use it as"a model for Rolling Hills. Because of a severe speed problem in the area of Narcissa Drive, a private road, speed berms were installed, and there have been two definite results: 1) Speeding in the area has stopped. 2) Density of traffic has been greatly reduced; in_an apparent effort to avoid the speed controls most of the former offend- ers now travel other routes. Mr. Fuld asked that speed control berms similar.to those used in the Portuguese Bend Homeowners Association area -be installed in, Roll- ing Hills on Crest,Road for a period of,.one year in an effort to reduce May 13, 1968 speeding and eliminate pass-through traffic, that the results be studied at the end of the year, and if the problems have not been eliminated or greatly reduced, that they then be taken out. Mr. James Barnard, 13 Crest Road East, related that a member of his family narrowly escaped injury recently when a car travelling at a great rate of speed nearly went out of control while passing a car travelling at normal speed, and narrowly missed a family member who was collecting mail from the mail box. He also stated that another car travelling too fast cut into his property, tearing out his fence and landscaping, and drove into his corral. Mr. Barnard offered the use of his driveway for the sheriff's car in an attempt to catch speeders, and offered to donate $10 for every speeding ticket given in a thirty day period, such money to 'be donated to a worthy cause. Mr. Barnard also suggested dips in the road instead of berms, citing the storm drain control dips in Los Angeles. Councilman Hesse agreed with Mr. Barnard that dips might be an effective speed control. Mr. James Millhauser, 2 Ringbit Road East, stated that he had observed young people travelling at speeds he estimated to be in excess of 60 mph down Southfield, and when he discussed the problem with the sheriff, he was advised that it would be necessary for him to report the license to the sheriff, and then appear in court to press charges. Mayor Fay asked him whether he would be willing to appear, and Mr. Millhauser said he would not, because of fear of recrimination. Mr. Alvah E. Esser, 23 Crest Road East, asked how many speed- ing tickets had been. given in the past few months, and the City Manager reported the number given in February and March from reports on the agenda of the meeting, and advised that further information is on file and could be tabulated for reporting, if desired. Mr. Esser then of- fered the use of his driveway for the sheriff's car morning and even- ing, and stated that patrolling at those times would be most effective. Councilman Hesse said that the City Council is aware of the problem of speeding and traffic control in the City, and is trying to arrive at a workable solution to the problem; however, he explained that the City contracts for services of the sheriff's department, and the present contract is for 1/8 of a car per day, or approximately three hours, and to add another similar shift for Traffic Control would in- crease the city taxes approximately 20%.** Mayor Fay thanked the residents for their appearances before the Council and advised that a meeting had been held between members of the Traffic Safety Committee and a representative of the Los Angeles County Road Department, and that a report would be made to the Council in two to three weeks. He ordered the matter held on the agenda for further study. Mr. Robert Kerr - Underground Utility Service Mr. Robert Kerr of 10 Eastfield Drive, Lot 64A -EF, appeared before the Council and said that he is in the process of making a major addition to his existing residence, and has been advised that he is in violation of Ordinance No. 62, ELECTRICAL REGULATIONS, SECTION 4, Section 14 (b): Overhead Services: Overhead services. shall not be in- stalled except to supply temporary service used for construction pur- poses only, and Section 14'(c) Method of Installation: All services shall be installed underground. Mr. Kerr said he had been notified of the violation by the City Manager after the overhead service had been in- stalled by his contractor, connected by Southern California Edison Com- pany, and inspected and approved by the City Inspector working from the Department of Building and Safety in Lomita. Mr. Kerr asked that in view -of the approval by the Inspector, relief be granted if possible, -2- ** He indicated that only by considering all proposed measures could the Council determine the best overall approach, which the Traffic safety Committee is now doing. May 13, 1968 because of the additional expense that would be incurred if the work had to be done according to.the Ordinance.'' A.discussion followed, and Mrs. Clifton said it was her opinion that Mr. Kerr's contractor had been notified by the Department of Building and -Safety in Lomita of the requirements of the Ordinance too late to comply, and in view of the inspection and approval by the Department of Building and Safety, she recommended that relief be granted. Councilman 'Hesse moved that because inadequate notice had been given before service was installed, and because the City Engin- eer had given approval on.May 1, 1968, relief should be granted Mr. Kerr, and service should be approved as installed and inspected. The motion was seconded by Councilman Sauer and unanimously carried. CORRESPONDENCE Lanco Engineering re: Bond for Driveway Improvements, Tract 28147. Clark .Tac'kson A letter dated April 24, 1968 from Lanco Engineers was pre- sented to the Council advising that the estimate to improve the drive- way to the required width of 18 feet on the west side of Tract 28147, Clark Jackbon, is $2,240.00. This includes four feet of additional paving, 600 feet long, resealing of the existing 14 foot`drivewa•y,� 600 feet long, grading, and removal of trees and bushes. Mrs. Jackson advised the Council that she would prefer to have the work done before offering the newly created lot for sale. Motion for approval was made by Councilman Hesse, seconded by Council- man.Sauer and unanimously carried. Mrs. Rav H. Hill re: Resignation from Planning Commission A letter dated May 6, 1968 from Grace E. Hill (Mrs. Ray H. Hill) requesting that the Council accept her resignation from the Planning Commission as of May 22, 1968 was presented by the City Manager. Mayor Fay stated that the resignation regret, since Mrs. Hill had served the City long capacity as a member of the Planning Commission, of the Commission. REPORTS OF CITY DEPARTMENTS Sheriff's Department Reports would be accepted with and faithfully in her and finally as Chairman Reports of the Sheriff's Department for the months of February and March 1968 were presented. The reports were received and filed. PAYMENT OF BILLS Councilman Hesse moved paid from the General Fund, with voided, and that Demands No. 744 ,Act in Lieu Fund, DEMAND NO. PAYEE that Demands No. 726 the excepption of No. and 745 be paid from 726 Addressograph Multigraph Corp. 727 Daily Breeze 728 Gateway National Bank 729 General Telephone Co. 730 General Telephone Co. 731 Harbor Office Supply 732 International Bus. Machine Corp. -3- through 743 be 735, which was the Motor Vehicle AMOUNT 35.28 120.00 139.50 136.79 5.25 76.43 113.94 DEMAND NO. PAYEE May 13, 1968 AMOUNT 733 The Jack Kramer Club 241.50 734 L.A.County Dept. of Engineer 33.44 735 Voided 736 L.A.County Reg.Plan.Comm. 129.56 737 L.A.County Road Department 47.33 738 Palos Verdes Water Co. 10.00 739 Patricia O'Connell 143.83 740 Southern Calif. Gas Co. 6.60 741 Tyler Printing Company 39.38 742 Mrs. Paul Westerlund 28.35 743 Xerox Corporation 50.66 $1,357.84 744 D.A., County of Los Angeles 45.22 745 L.A County Sheriff's Dept. 3,534.00 $3,579.22 Motion was seconded by Councilman Sauer and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Hesse, Sauer, Mayor pro tem Fay NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Klein, Mayor Nadal ORDINANCE #74 - Rubbish Franchise It was moved by Councilman Hesse that Ordinance No. 74 en- titled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING TO THE HILLSIDE RUBBISH COMPANY THE RIGHT TO COLLECT TRASH, RUBBISH, GARDEN CLIPPINGS AND OTHER DEBRIS IN THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS be adopted, and that reading in full be waived. Motion was seconded by Councilman Sauer and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Hesse, Sauer, Mayor pro tem Fay NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Klein, Mayor Nadal The City Attorney then requested that a Certified Copy of the Ordinance be sent to Hillside Rubbish Co., so that their attorney could study it and prepare the contract. The Mayor so ordered. PROPOSED ORDINANCE - Vicious Dogs Copies of a proposed ordinance for the control of vicious dogs in the City of Rolling Hills were presented to the Council for study. The City Manager advised that the Los Angeles County Pound has been renamed, and is now the Department of Animal Control. The Mayor ordered the ordinance held on the agenda until the next meeting. SUBDIVISION NO. 31, Tract 26769, J. H. Langowrthy, Final Map The City Manager advised that Mr. Langworthy had not received final geology approval. The matter was ordered held on the agenda. AGENDA ITEMS HELD OVER Eastfield Gate The matter was ordered held on the agenda. -4- May 13, 1968 Fire Hydrants - Fire Flows The City Manager reported that both the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the Palos Verdes Water Company have completed their reports to be submitted to the Council Committee consisting of Mayor Nadal and Councilman Fay at a meeting in the near future. The Mayor ordered the matter held on .the agenda. Traffic Safety Committee The Mayor ordered the matter held on the agenda pending the Traffic Safety Committee report. House Numbering for City of Rolling Hills A proposed system for renumbering properties on Crest Road East was presented to the Council for evaluation. Mayor Fay explained that each property was assigned a number or numbers based on the -present zoning of the property and the acreage in the parcel, with no attempt to evaluate the engineering feasibility of:subdivision. Mayor Fay.requested that members of ,the_Council study the plan, and then referred the plan -to the Planning Commission for study and recommendations to the Council. Mr. Alvah Esser requested that Plan A be adopted, so that all residences would be given Crest Road addresses, rather than the proper- ties belonging to the Essers, Millhausers, Schleissners and Stringfellows be on'a street with a new name. The Mayor ordered the matter held on the agenda, MATTERS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, Trophy Case Councilman Fred Sauer advised that the Caballeros del Rancho Palos Verdes, Inc., of which he is Vice President, has seven trophies, and it is their wish to have double tropphy cases installed in the lobby - of the City Hall, one on.each side of the doors between the lobby and the Community Room. Mayor Fay requested that a sketch'of the cases as planned be submitted to the Rolling Hills Community Association and the City Council for approval. Letter' to Residents re; Traffic Conditions Councilman Sauer requested that a letter be sent to all resi- dents in the City of Rolling Hills on City letterhead, advising them of the serious traffic conditions in the City, Councilman Hesse offered to work with Councilman Sauer on such a letter. The Mayor so ordered. Budket of City re: Caballeros Councilman Sauer moved that the City's contribution.to the Caballeros del Rancho Palos Verdes be increased from $1,000 to $2,000 for Fiscal 1968-69, 'because the Caballeros plan to spendin excess of ; $3,000, and require additional funds. Motion was seconded..by Councilman Hesse for the purpose of discussion. Mayor Fay advised Councilman Sauer that an increase could not be voted into the budget by the Council for the new fiscal year until . the proposed budget had been reviewed, and he requested that.Councilman Sauer meet with the Financial Officer of the_.City to make ,hi's request for additional funds, with written justification -for the increase, and May 13, 1968 the request would be considered. Mayor Fay then called for a roll call vote: AYES: Councilman Sauer NOES: Councilman Hesse, Mayor pro tem Fay ABSENT: Councilman Klein, Mayor Nadal ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, Mayor Fay moved at 10:45 that the meeting be adjourned. Motion was seconded by Councilman Hesse and unanimously carried. APPROVED: Mayor am �/ '�'Zge city Cl r 7 L -j