9/8/1969MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
September 8, 1969
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rolling
Hills was called to order by Mayor pro tem Robert Nadal at the Admin-
istration. Building, 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California
at 7:30 P.M. Monday, September 8, 1969.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Councilmen Fay, Klein, Sauer, Mayor pro tem Nadal
ABSENT: Mayor Hesse
June Cunningham, Secretary.
ALSO PRESENT: Teena Caifton City Manager
William Kinley City Attorney
Marion Welch City Treasurer
Chief Ralph Russell Lo A. County Fire Dept.
MINUTES
Motion to approve the minutes of August 25, 1969 as presented
was made by Councilman Fay, seconded by Councilman Klein..and unani-
mously carried.
CORRESPONDENCE
Board of Supervisors - Zone Exception Case No. 9140®(4),, Congregation
Ner Tamid
The City Manager presented a copy of a letter dated Septem-
ber 4, 1969 from the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County.
Burton Wo Chace, Supervisor of the Fourth District, advised the
Council that he planned to recommend on Wednesday, September 10th
that the Board of Supervisors refer the Council's appeal on Zone
Exception Case No. 9140-(4), Congregation Ner Tamid, back to Regional
Planning Commission for further study and review.
The matter was held on the agenda.
ORDINANCE NO. 83
Councilman Fay moved that Ordinance No. 83 entitled AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A FIRE CODE FOR THE
CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA be adopted, and that reading in full
be waived.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Klein and carried by the
following roll call vote:
AYES :
NOES:
ABSENT:
PAYMENT OF BILLS
Councilmen Fay,
None
Mayor Hesse
Klein, Sauer, Mayor pro tem Nadal
Councilman Sauer moved that Demands No. 1238 through 1259 be
paid from the General Fund.
September 8, 1969
DEMAND NO.
PAYEE
AMOUNT
1238
Coast Tree Service
260.00
1239
The Corinth Company
25.00
1240
Cory Coffee Service Plan, Inc.
15.75
1241
Cotton & Francisco
375.00
1242
L. A. County Engineer
106.00
1243
Famart Welding
2.00
1244
General Telephone Co.
150.71
1245
Harbor Office Supply
20.94
1246
Gateway National Bank
175:0.10
1247
Kellogg Lumber & Supply Co.
63.24
1248
Lomita Maintenance Service
100.00
1249
Morgan Moore's Stationers
3.87
1250
Palos Verdes Newspapers,. Inc.
3.89
1251
Void
1252
a
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
61.22
1253
Geo. J. Smith Plumbing & Heating
21.68
1254
Southern Calif. Edison Co.
127.35
1255
Southern California Gas Co.
4.87
1256
University of California
12.00
1257
Xerox Corporation
141.34
1258
Zellerbach Paper Co.
8.78
1259
Palos Verdes Water Co.
31.65
$1710.39
Motion
was seconded by Councilman Fay and
carried by the
following roll
call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Fay, Klein, Sauer, Mayor pro tem Nadal
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Hesse
REPORTS OF CITY DEPARTMENTS
Fire Department_, Chief. Ralph. Russell -
Mayor pro tem Nadal welcomed Chief. Ralph Russell of Los
Angeles County Fire Department to the meeting. Chief Russell said
he was pleased by the City Manager's announcement that a portion of
the line improvement on Portuguese Bend Road had been completed by
the Palos Verdes Water Company, thereby increasing fire flows in
that area.
Mayor Nadal asked Chief Russell about the weed conditions on
the south side of the hill beyond the city limits of Rolling Hills;
he inquired whether Chief Russell felt that sufficient fire breaks
had been bulldozed on that slope. Chief Russell said that the Fire
Fight Division works closely with the Weed Abatement Division, and
had a good idea of the extent of their program. He said he would
check with the Weed Abatement Division and askthem to study the
sufficiency of fire breaks.
Councilman Fay said he was pleased with installation of the
additional water lines, as they were an important addition where
there was a fire hazard problem on the south slope.
Mayor pro tem Nadal ordered the matter held on the agenda.
AGENDA ITEMS HELD OVER
Highway Plan Amendment No. 707
Mr. William Kinley, City Attorney, reported that he had drafted
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a letter to the Regional Planning Commission with reference to Highway
Plan. Amendment No. 707 for Mayor Hesse's approval
The matter was ordered removed from the agenda.
Palos Verdes Water Co. Replacement Plans
The City Manager reported that in view of the recent line
replacement on Portuguese Bend Road, she had asked the Palos Verdes
- Water Company to provide the Council with a list of all streets in
Rolling Hills on which hydrants need up -dating of fire flow tests.
She said that upon receipt of the list she would ask Chief Russell
if the fire flow tests could be made. Chief Russell said he would
forward the information to the proper division of the Fire Depart-
ment for tests as soon as the list has been prepared.
Councilman Nadal said he would be interested in results of
water pressure tests. made at houses along a street prior to instal-
lation of a new line and additional tests at the same locations
after the installation had been completed. The City Manager said
she would contact the Palos Verdes Water Company and ask if such a
check would be possible as part of the replacement project.
The matter was ordered held onthe agenda.
Division of Highways Classification of All Existing Highways, Roads
and Streets in California
The matter was held on the agenda for additional information
from the;Division of Highways.
Saddleback Road Renumbering
The City Manager presented a proposed letter to be sent to
residents of Saddleback Road with reference to a house number change.
After discussi®n of the renumbering, Mayor pro.tem Nadal said he
would like to make a final review of the numbering system presented
by the Manager for Saddleback Road, and said the Manager had arranged
for him to do so, in v:ienw of his concern about the necessity for three
digit numbers. Councilman Fay said he wished to go on record as stat-
ing that he would not agree to changing the numbering system that was
recommended by the Regional County Engineer and adopted on Crest Road
East.
The matter was removed from the agenda.
MATTERS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
Excused Absence from Meeting
Councilman Fay requested and was granted permission to be
absent from the first Council meeting in October.
MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICERS --
Tentative Map Approval
The City Manager reported that on September 17, 1969 the
Planning Commission of the City of Rolling Hills would review the
tentative map for Tract No. 26343, Adams, Shaver, Rustad on Cinchring
Road. The Planning Advisor's Report to the Planning Commission con-
tains the recommendation that approval of the tentative map be with-
held until the Geology Section of the County Engineer has approved
the geology report.
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Mrs. Clifton said that in the past it was the recommendation
of Mr. Robert Moller, Los Angeles County Regional Engineer, that the
tentative map not be approved until a satisfactory geology report had
been received and approved, but the City Council's procedure had been
to approve the tentative map subject to an approved geology report
prior to approval of the final map. Mrs. Clifton asked whether the
Council wished to review or revise the past procedure in view of the
recommendations of the Planning Advisor on Tract 26343.
After discussion Councilman Klein moved that the matter of
approval of the tentative map prior to approval of the geology by the
Geology Section of the County Engineer be reviewed by the Rolling
Hills City Planning Commission, and recommendations made to the City
Councils Motion was seconded by Councilman Fay and unanimously .
carried.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the meeting,
motion for adjournment at 10:15 was made by Councilman Fay, seconded
by Councilman Sauer and unanimously carried.
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