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5/27/1968MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS MAY 27, 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 Buiding, 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California at 7:30 P.M. Monday, May 27, 1968. ROLL CALL PRESENT: ABSENT: ALSO PRESENT: MINUTES Councilmen Hesse, Klein, Sauer, Mayor pro tempore Fay Mayor Nadal Teena Clifton William Kinley Marion Welch Mr. & Mrs. J. Brogdon Mr. J. Dunaway June Cunningham City Manager City Attorney City Treasurer Residents Resident Secretary It was moved by Councilman Hesse that the minutes of the meeting of May 13, 1968 be approved as corrected. Motion was seconded by Councilman Klein and unanimously carried. CORRESPONDENCE Hillside Rubbish Company A letter dated May 21, 1968 was received from Hillside Rubbish Company thanking the Council for its confidence°in Hill- side's ability to continue to serve the needs of Rolling Hills in the collection and disposal of rubbish, and advising that the con- ditions of the four year franchise had been accepted by Hillside Rubbish Company. The letter was received and filed. City of Manhattan Beach A letter dated May 23, 1968 from the City Clerk of the City of Manhattan Beach was presented. The City Council of the City of Manhattan Beach reviewed the preliminary budget proposed for Los Angeles County for 1968-69 and urged that each city in Los Angeles County adopt a resolution encouraging fiscal responsi- bility in the interest of the property owner. A copy of the reso- lution adopted by Manhattan Beach and forwarded to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors was enclosed. It was ordered received and noted. City of Irwindale A letter dated May 15, 1968 from the City of Irwindale urging opposition to Assembly Bills 2017 through 2023 inclusive was presented. The Assembly Bills referred to relate to consolidation, annexation, and/or disincorporation _®f cities having a population of less than 2500. The letter was received and noted. May 27, 1968 Resolution No. 5, California Contract Cities Association A Resolution entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CALIFORNIA CON- TRACT CITIES ASSOCIATION EXPRESSING ITS OPPOSITION TO ASSEMBLY BILLS NOS. 2017 THROUGH 2023 INCLUSIVE was presented to the Council. After discussion a motion was made by Councilman Klein that a similar resolution, Resolution No. 229 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS EXPRESSING ITS OPPOSITION TO ASSEMBLY BILLS NOS. 2017 THROUGH 2023 INCLUSIVE be adopted, and that in confining the resolution to matters that apply to the City of Rolling Hills, Section F of the sample resolution be eliminated. Motion was seconded by Councilman Hesse and unanimously carried. City of Rolling Hills Estates A copy of a letter dated May 13, 1968 from the City Administrator of the City of Rolling Hills Estates to Supervisor Burton W. Chace with reference to rezoning of the Chadwick School property was presented. The City Manager advised the Council that it had been datermined by a telephone call to Coldwell, Banker, agents for Chadwick, that the sale of the property had not yet been completed, and the proposed zoning had not been announced. The Manager was directed to write to Supervisor Chace, advising that the City of Rolling Hills is also desirous that the zoning for the property remain compatible with the adjacent residential properties in the City of Rolling Hills Estates and the County. PAYMENT OF BILLS Councilman Klein moved that Demands No. 746 through 760 be paid from the General Fund, and that No. 761 be paid from the Motor Vehicle Act in Lieu Fund. DEMAND NO. PAYEE AMOUNT 746 Teena Clifton 3.00 747 The Corinth Company 10.00 748 Vernon M. Fay 123.30 749 General Telephone Co. 5.25 750 Lanco 119.27 751 Salvador Magdaleno 25.00 752 David Mars 5.00 753 Southern Calif. Edison Co. 98.42 754 Rolling Hills Community Assn. 8,754.75 755 Tyler Printing Company 78.75 756 Xerox 64.16 757 Alma C. Clifton 343.89 758 June C. Cunningham 384.90 759 Patricia O'Connell 173.36 760 William Kinley 450.00 10,639.05 761 District Attorney, County of Los Angeles 10.66 Motion was seconded by Councilman Hesse and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Hesse, Klein, Sauer, Mayor pro tem Fay NOES: None ABSENT:Mayor Nadal ,May 27, 1968 PROPOSED ORDINANCE - Vicious Dogs Mayor Fay opened a discussion of the proposed ordinance prepared by City Attorney William Kinley for control of vicious dogs in the City of Rolling Hills. Mr. Jordan Dunaway, a resident living at 38 Portuguese Bend Road stated that he had written several letters to the Council with copies to the Sheriff, emphasizing the seriousness of a situ- ation he encountered daily. He stated that it was necessary for him to walk two miles every day for reasons of health, and each morning he has been menaced by a large dog owned by residents liv- ing at the intersection of Crest and Portuguese Bend Roads; the dog had never bitten him, but had advanced on him, barking and snarling, and he had to fight it off with sticks and rocks, and several times had rescued smaller children from the advances of the dog. Mr. Dunaway requested that the wording of the ordinance include attackes that did not actually entail biting. Mr. James Brogdon, a resident of 5 Maverick Lane and a member of the committee formulating the Vicious Dog Ordinance, advised the Council that his son had been bitten twice in unpro- voked attacks, and requested that the section dealing with enforce- ment be strengthened. After discussion of the sample copies of the proposed ordinance which had been given to the.Council for study, the follow- ing recommendations were made: Section 1: To be stricken from the ordinance. Section 2: The first line should be changed to, read: It shall be the duty of (add) the City Clerk upon receiving an affa- davit----- Section 3: To be re -written to specify two incidents within a period of one year. Sections 4, 5, 6 & 7: To provide for penalties: $250.00 fine or six months in prison, also revocation of license of dog. .The City Attorney was then instructed to re -write the Rolling Hills Ordinance -U-8 as -part of the County's -Animal Control Ordinance, incorporating the changes outlined above. PROPOSED ORDINANCE - Amending Ordinance No. 6, Building Code Mrs. Clifton presented to the -Council the following: a) A letter dated May -20, 1968 from John A. Lambie, County Engineer, recommending adoption of the 1968 Edition of the Los Angeles County Building Laws b) Summary of Changes - 1968 Building Code c) Sample Ordinance adopting by reference the Los Angeles County Building Code as contained in the 1968 Edition of the Los Angeles County Building Laws. City'Attorney William Kinley advised that -it would be necessary to hold public hearings in connection with adoption of the 1968 Los Angeles County Building Laws. The Mayor instructed the Manager to'publish the necessary notices, and -ordered the mat- ter held on the agenda. SUBDIVISION NO. 31 - Tract 26769, J. H. Langworthy The City Manager advised that Mr. Kenneth Schorr, Engineer May 27, 1968 for Mr. Langworthy had telephoned to request that the matter be held on the agenda until the next meeting of the City Council. The mayor so'ordered. AGENDA ITEMS HELD OVER Eastfield Gate The matter was ordered held on the agenda. Fire Hydrants - Fire Flows The City Manager advised that the Palos Verdes Water Company and Los Angeles County Fire Department have completed their reports and will present them to the committee when it meets after the return of Mayor Nadal. Traffic Safety Committee The matter.was ordered held on,the agenda. House,:Numbering for City of Rolling Hills The City Manager advised the Council that at a meeting held on May 21, 1968 the Planning Commission of the City of Roll- ing Hills had studied the plan for revising house numbers on Crest Road East, and had made the following recommendations: "That sufficient numbers be provided to accommodate all possible new subdivisions on Crest Road East, and that the exist- ing properties be re -numbered from Portuguese Bend Road on both the north and south sides of Crest Road East in numerical sequence; that the revised Plan A be adopted in the area of the Esser, Schleis- sner, Stringfellow and Millhauser properties, providing that signs be installed on Crest Road East and also in the private lane, so that the properties can be easily identified." The recommendation was made in the form of a motion by Commissioner Pearson, seconded by Commissioner Schaefer and unanimously carried by the Planning Commission. After general Council discussion it was moved by Mayor Fay and seconded by Councilman Klein that the recommendation of the Planning Commission be adopted. Mayor Fay then asked City Attorney Kinley to draw a Resolution of the City Council, putting the new numbering system into effect on September 1, 1968. Mrs. Clifton said that as much of the notification of change of address as possible will be hand- led by the City staff as far as the Post Office, utilities, assess- or, etc. are concerned, so that the residents affected by the change will be relieved of the inconvenience to a great degree, and will have to notify only personal correspondents and publishers. MATTERS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL Councilman Sauer stated that he had provided Mayor Fay with sketches of the trophy cases the Caballeros proposed to donate to the City for the Community Room, and moved that the sketches be accepted and studied by the Council. Motion was seconded by Councilman Klein and unanimously carried. Mayor Fay reported that the Board of Directors of the Rolling Hills Community Association had appointed Mr. Hesse to resolve the matter of the trophy cases, and he therefore appointed Councilman Hesse to serve in the same capacity for the City Council. May 27, 1968 Councilman Hesse agreed to study the drawings and inform Councilman Sauer of his decision. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meet- ing, Mayor Fay adjourned the meeting at 10:40 P.M. to a Personnel Session to discuss possible litigation. The meeting reconvened at 11:50 P.M. and was adjourned at 11:55 P.M. on the motion of Councilman Klein, seconded by Councilman Hesse and unanimously carried. APPROVED: Mayor �"� City Clerk