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11/25/1968MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS November 25, 1968 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills was called to order by Mayor Nadal at the Administration Building, 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California at 7:30 P.M. Mondavi November 25, 1968. 111 ROLL. CALL NNM ABSENT: ALSO PRESENT: MINUTES Councilmen Pay, Klein, Sauer, Mayor Nadal Councilman Hesse Teena Clifton, William Kinley Marion. Welch June Cunningham Clark Leonard Mrs. Clark Jackson Mrs. Graydon: Beeks City Manager City Attorney City Treasurer Secretary Lancs Engineers Resident Resident Motion to accep t the minutes of November 12, 1968 as presented was made by Councilman aloin, seconded by Councilman: Sauer and unanimously carried. CORRESPONDENCE Department of Housing and Community Development A letter dated August 23, 1968 from the Department of Housing and Community Development requesting approval and completion of a notice form relating to local. building regulations was presented by the City Manager. After review of the notice advising the Department of Housing and Community Development of the State of California that the City has and is enforcing a local ordinance or ordinances prescribing minimum standards equal to or greater than: the provisions of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, the City Attorney recommended approval and completion by minute motion. Motion to approve the notice was made b Councilman Klein, seconded by Councilman Sauer and unanimously carred The notice was then signed by the Mayor, who directed that it be forwarded to the Department of Housing and Community Development in Sacramontoa _ PhaseIfieologv & Soils Investigation Report, A. Sieber at al. .... _...____.._-. The City Manager presented a report entitled: REPORT, GEOLOGY AND SOILS INVESTIGATION, Flying Triangle Area, City of Rolling Hills, California, Phase I for Mr. Anthony Heber, at ale, prepared by Maurseth, Howe, Lockwood & Associates, Foundation Engineers and Geologists. Mrs. Clifton advised the Council that a roup of twelve owner® of property in the Flying Triangle area had enga a the firm of eologist® to study the Flying Triangle area to determine whether future subdivision, building and/or additions will be allowed, and if the study reveals that the area is unstable and further building would not be allowed, it is their intention, to apply for tax relief on that basis, In a Letter dated November 11, 1968 accompanying Phase I of the report, Mr. Bruce Lockwood, Engineering Geologist for the firm, advised that data and conclusions of the report demonstrated stability of the area analysed, and he recommended completion of Phase 11. November 25, 1968 The Manager reported that it was the desire of the property owners to have the County En ineering Geologist study the first ata e of the report 'before proceed ng with Phase II, and said that she issued Service Request No, 3724.19, authorizing review of the report, and that the City would be billed 'by the Count Engineer for work done nder the Service Request, and would in: turn: bili the property owners ho requested the review. outhern California Edison Co. ro: Undersround Conversion Funds A letter dated November i, 1968 from Southern: California Edison Company with reference to Underground Conversion: Funds was presented by the City Manager. Mr. J. T. Salvinger, District Superintendent, advised that in 1965 funds were allocated to every cit and county within the serv- ice territory, and under roles of the Pu'b is Utilities Commission funds can not be spent or accumulated for the benefit of any city or county unless an ordinance is adopted and a letter sent to Southern California Edison, Company, adising of the City's in:ten:t to proceed with underground utilities at such time as sufficient fends are avail- able. The City Manager advised that it would be necessar to pass the ordinance in December in order to be eligible for the 1961 allocation of $1,600.00. Mr. Kinloy, City Attorney, advised the Council to introduce the Ordinance for first reading, an said the entire ordinance would be mailed to the Councilmen: in time for them to study it before the final reading at the next meeting, RDINANCE NO® 80 Councilman Fay moved that: Ordinance No, 80 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE REMOVAL OF OV EAD UTILITY FACILITIES AND THE INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND FACILITIES IN UNDER= GROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS be introduced and that reading in full b@ waived. Motion was seconded by Councilman Klein and carri@d by th@ following roll call votes AYES: Councilmen Fay, Klein, Sau@r, M:ayor Nidal NOES: Non@ ABSENT: Councilman Resse Resolution of Southwest Area Planning Committee res I®suant@ of Certificate of Compliance to Purchasers of Real Property A Resolution of the Southwest Area Planning Comm W@ Urging Adoption of Enabling Legislation to Aid Cities in the Control: and Pr@= vention of Blight by the Issuance of Certificates of Compliant@ to Purchasers of Real Property was presented by the City Manager, The Resolution was received and failed, esolutions, City of Upland and National City res ClosingUnited States- exiean Border t® Ameri _an in�_i Unless Accompanied by dult A letter from the City of Upland dated November 19 and a letter from the City of National City dated November 22, 1968 enclosingcopies of a Resolution Urgingand Encouraging Legislators of the UniteStates and the State of Caliornia and A propriate Governmental Officials to Seriously Consider Closing the United States -Mexican Border to American: Minors Seeking Entry into Mexico, Unless Said Minors are Accom anied by a Parent or Other Responsible Adult and Relating to the Curtailment of the Narcotics, Marijuana and Dangerous Drag Problem in California were presented to the Council, The correspondence was received and filed, -2- November 25, 1965 REPORTS OF CITY DEPARTMENTS Los_Angeles Count}J ire Department_ The Los Angeles County Fire. Department Activity Report for the month of October 1968 was presented. The report was received and filed, Department of Animal Control The report of the activities of the Department of Animal Con- trol for the first quarter of the 1965-69 fiscal year was presented, The report was received and filed. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Councilman Fay moved for the month of October 1965 of October 1965 be approved. and unanimously carried. PANT OF BILLS that the report of the City 'treasurer and the Financial Summary for the, month Motion was seconded by Councilman Sauer Councilman Fay moved that Demands No. 937 through 950 be paid from the General Fund. DEMANDS.- PAYEE AMOUNT 937 County of Los Angeles 50120 935 District Attorney, L. A. 57.25 939 Diamond National: Corp. 3.00 940 General Telephone Co. 5135 941 Harbor Office Supplyy 24.99 942 Lomita Maintenance Service 100.00 943 Tosh Sakata 49.40 944 union Oil Co. of California 41.26 945 Zollerbach Paper Co. 19.63 946 William Kinley 500.00 947 Rolling Hills Community Assoc. 50000,00 945 Alma C. Clifton 394.40 949 dune C. Cunningham 394.40 950 Patricia O'Connell, 179.03 6,glg.gl Motion was seconded by Councilman Klein and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Pay, Klein:, Sauer, Mayor Nadal NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman: Hasse TRACT 25147, Clark Jackson re: Clarification of Access Road Recuirement® Per Ten:tatIve Mao Aoorov81 Mr. Clam Leonard of Lan:co Enginoerin advised the Council that on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Jackson, subdividers of Tract No. 25147, he wished clarification of access requirements, so that the final map could be recorded. Mr. Kinley, City Attorney, advised the Council that when Mr. E. Webb Stewart, former owner of Tract 25146 adjoining the Jackson pro- perty subidivided his property, one of the cond tions was that access be granted to the Jacksons over the easement to which they had a pro- scriptive right since they had been using it for a period of eleven years. Subsequently Mr. Stewart sold the property to Mr. Robert Sime without granting the easement access to the Jacksons, and Mr. Size has now re- fused to grant access over the easement unless he is paid $7,500.00. -3- III November 25, 1968 Councilman Klein stated that at a meeting of the Rolling Hills Community Association the easement on the Jackson property was changed from 10 feet to 15 feet, which would, if necessary, be wide enough to serve as an access road to the Jackson property, and when shown on the final tract map, would enable the Jacksons to record the final map. Councilman Fay asked about the possibility of cutting a road through from Saddleback or Roadrunner Road to serve the property. Mrs. Clifton advised that at the time the Stewart and Jackson subdivisions came before the Community Association, Mr. E. L. Pearson, president of the Board of Directors of the Rolling Hills Community Association, a member of the Planning Commission and a Civil Engineer, had his firm inspect and Study the area to determine if such a road would be feasible, and he said it was his opinion that it would not be possible to cut a r-Qad frgm within the City to serve the properties on Palos Verdes Drive North, Following discussion a motion to approve the additional easement and submission of a final map showing the 15 foot easement instead of the 10 fpot easement originally .shown was made by Councilman Rlein, ?@e-pn od by Councilman Sauer and unanimously carried. EXTENSION_ OF TIMES TRACT 22083 Mrs. Graydon Beeks, subdivider- of Tract No. 22083, appeared to request an extention of time to allow for completion of necessary geological study of the tract. Motion to grant an extension of twelve months was made by Councilman Klein, seconded by Councilman Fay and unanimously carried. AGENDA ITEMS HELD OVER Geology Report_ Tract 22042, T. B. Roach Jr. Ki-wanis Marathon Mayor Nadal advised that he had been contacted by the Kiwanis Club in regard to the Second Annual Kiwanis Marathon scheduled for December 8, 1968. Permission had been requested to allow approximately 306 participants, accompanied by one official car- and one Sheriff's car to enter the Crenshaw Gate and cross Crest Road to the Southfield Gate botwe@n 8;15 and 8;45 A.M. Permission was granted. MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICERS Palos Verdes Libr-.ary ree-; Use of Community Room The City Manager advised that she had been contacted by the Pales Verdes Library District, with a request to use the Council Chamber for unity or social group meetings that cannot be handled by the Multipurposo Rooms in the Peninsula Center Library because of previous beohi s, After consulting the schedule of meetings regularly held in the Gomm city Rom, the Manager was directed to advise the Library District that because of the limited facilities of the City, the room is in aimost constant use. Purchase--- of Trailer Mrs, Clifton advised the Council that the trailer used for City IAaintenance work was old and beyond repair, and that it had been necessary for her to purchase a used trailer_- on an emergency basis. �� aaia5,.�. nE November 25, 1968 Motion to approve the expenditure of $275.00 was made by Councilman Fay, seconded by Councilman Klein and carried by the follow- ing roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Fay, Klein, Sauer, Mayor Nadal NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Hesse ADJOURNMENT There being eing no further business to come before the Council, Ie s s i on- A,,C�7', Magor,Nadal ordered'the meeting rictised'to a Perionine r- .1 d 9P.M. The meeting reconvened at 10:10 P.M. iiia was adjourned at 10:15 P.M. on the motion, of Councilman Fay, seconded by Councilman Sauer and unanimously carried. Mayor -5- ity 0 A@rX/' Cl F,