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4/28/1969MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA April 28, 1969 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. Monday, April 28, 1969. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmen Fay, Klein, Sauer, Mayor Nadal ABSENT: Councilman Hesse, City Attorney Kinley ALSO PRESENT: Teena Clifton City Manager Marion Welch City Treasurer June Cunningham Secretary Mrs. Joan Saffo Resident Miss Jennie Tufeld League of Women Voters MINUTES Mayor Nadal ordered the matter held on 'the agenda for the return of Mr. Kinley, City Attorney. CORRESPONDENCE Southwest Area Planning Council A letter dated April 22, 1.969 from the Southwest Area Planning Council enclosing a copy of a resolution adopted at a meeting on April 18 was presented to the Council. ,The Council requested that the resolution, entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTHWEST AREA PLANNING COUNCIL ENDORSING A JOINT STUDY OF FUTURE COUNTY HIGHWAY NEEDS BY THE STATE DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COM- MISSION AND THE CITIES OF THE SOUTHWEST AREA, or a similar resolution be adopted and forwarded to the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission. Mrs. Clifton said that copies of the letter and resolution would be forwarded to members of the Council and the City Attorney for review. Councilman Sauer arrived at 7:45 P.M. PAYMENT OF BILLS Councilman Fay moved that Demands No. 1088 through 1105 be paid from the General Fund. DEMAND NO. PAYEE AMOUNT 1088 California Contract Cities 50.00 1089 County of Los Angeles 60.40 1090 Irvin H. Davis 25.00 1091 Gateway National Bank _176.50 1092 General Telephone Company 5_.25 1093 Harbor Office Supply 7.41 1094 Secretary of State, Frank M. Jordan 6.00 1.095 Mason, Kinley, Bergmann & Waestman 30.98 1096 Public Employees Retirement System 344.74 1097 Rolling Hills Community Association 5,942.10 1098 Tosh Sakata 55.02 1099 Southern California Edison Company 95.09 k. . r� v, April 28, 1969 DEMAND NO. PAYEE AMOUNT 1100 Union Oil Company of California 22060 1101 Xerox Corporation 56054 1102 Alma C. Clifton 392040 1103 June Ca Cunningham 392.40 1104 William-Kinley 500.00 1105 Patricia O'Connell 1780.25 $ 8'.1340.68 Motion was seconded by Councilman Klein and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman AGENDA ITEMS HELD OVER Fay, Klein, Sauer, Mayor.Fay Hesse Highway Plan Amendment No. 707 Mayor Nadal ordered the matter held on the agenda. Palos Verdes Water Co. Replacement Plans Mayor Nadal asked the City Manager whether any further inform- ation had been received from the Palos Verdes Water Company about re- placement plans for the City of Rolling Hills. Mrs. Clifton said she had had a telephone conversation with Mr. Charles Nollenberger of Palos Verdes Water Company, and he had advised that the Public Utilities Commission is presently reviewing the application for an increase in rates, and will conduct hearings on the application during July and August, and will hand down a decision in September, Mr. Nollenberger also said that if the increase in rates is not granted, it may be possible for the water company to borrow money to take care of the necessary improvements within the City of Rolling Hills. Councilman Sauer stated that at the time of his meeting with Mr. Nollenberger and Mr. Cookus late in March he had been advised that work on Possum Ridge Road would commence within 30 days, and he asked ,]nether the work had been started. Mrs. Clifton said it had not, but she had been assured that the work would commence within the next two weeks. Mayor Nadal ordered the matter held on the agenda. Proposed Amendments to Ordinance No. 67 Mayor Nadal ordered the matter held on the agenda. .. Joint Meeting re: Green Areas - City of Rolling Hills Mayor Nadal asked for an explanation of the "Green Area" desig- nation, because he was absent from the meeting when Mr. Kinley made his recommendation that the City Council. consider having a joint meeting with the Planning Commission and the Board of Directors of the Rolling Hills Community Association for the purpose of adopting a Master Plan for the preservation of green areas within the City. Mr. Fay explained that in order to prevent future building in canyons of residences and other structures not presently allowed under the current building regulations, consideration may be given by resi- dents to deeding portions of their canyon land to the City to be main- tained as green areas, thereby removing it from the assessment of the -2- April 28, 1969 owner. In answer to a question about assessment and maintenance of any land given to the City, Mrs. Clifton said the land would be removed from the assessment rolls and the cost of maintaining it as green area would become the obligation of the City, Mayor Nadal ordered the matter held on the agenda. MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICERS Proposed Budget 1969 - 1970 The City Manager advised the Council that the budget for the next fiscal year is currently being prepared for presentation to the Council, and she will be ready to meet with the Finance Officer in a few weeps. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, Councilman Klein moved at 8:05 P.M. that the meeting be adjourned. Motion was seconded by Councilman Fay and unanimously carried. APPROVED: Mayor -3® City C erg �1