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12/8/1969MINUTES OF THE REGULAR.. MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA December 8, 1969 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rol -ling Hills was called to order by Mayor pro tem Nadal at the G"Ministration Building, 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California at 1:30 P.,M, Monday, December 8, 19690 ROLL CALL PRESENT - ABSENT: ALSO PRESENT: MINUTES Councilmen Klein, Sauer, Mayor pro tem Nadal Mayor Hesse joined the meeting at 8:15 P.M. Councilman Fay Teena Clifton William Kinley Marion Welch ,lune Cunningham Robert de Jernett Ben.L. Bear Janice Beckman.) Donna Burt ) Lois Cornpher ) Terri Hunter ) Debbie Taylor ) City Manager City Attorney City Treasurer Secretary Soo Bay Engineering Resident Students, Miraleste High School Government Class Motion to accept and approve the minutes of November 10 and November 24, 1969 as corrected was made by Councilman Klein, seconded by Council:man�Sauer and unanimously carried. FINAL MAP - Tract 30731, Ben Lo Bear Mrs. Clifton presented the final map of Tract 30731, Ben Le Bear, 1 Wagon Lane, Rolling Hills, and letters from Mr. Robert Ho Crawford, Chairman of the Subdivision Committee;:Mre Ie L. Morhar, Road Commissioner, Los Angeles County Road Depart- ment and Mr, Harvey To Brandt, Chief Deputy, Los Angeles County Department of County Engineer. The letter from Mr. Crawford, dated November 18, 1969 advised that the final map complies with the requirements as specified in City Council action on the tentative map on May 26, 1969 and recommended that the Council accept the final map and title sheet for recordation. Mr. Morhar recommended in his letter dated December 3, 1969 that the map for Tract 30731. be approved for filing in accordance with the conditions set forth in an agreement submitted to the Road Department by Mra Bear, providing for construction of improve- ments on Wagon Lane. Mr. Morhar also stated that Mr. Bear had submitted a faithful performance bond in the amount of $7200000 and a labor and materials bond in the amount of.$3600e00a In his letter dated December 4, 1969, the County Engineer recommended: la Approval of the map. 20 Acceptance of abandonment of access rights as offered for dedication on said map, and 3e Re- jection of a Private Street which is offered for dedication on said map. 4. Approval an' acceptance of the following work agree- ment and bonds after their first being examined and approved by the City Attorney: December 8, 1969 An agreement to construct a water system and a faithful performance bond in the amount of $5.,000 and a labor and materials bond in the amount of $2,500, both executed by Ben Lo Bear and the Aetna, Casualty and Surety Company a� d 5. That the Council make finding as follows: The CityCouncil, pursuant to Section 11587 of the Sub- division Map Act, hereby finds that Ben Le Bear, the sub- divider of the subjegt tract has in good faith attempted to secure the signatures of Rancho Mutual Water Company, Southern California Gas Company, L.A. County Flood Control District and Palos Verdes Properties, all easement holders and has been unable .to do so9 and a refusal to accept the map for recording would work an undue hardship on the sub- divider. City Attorney Kinley advised that Article XIV, Section 14.03 of Ordinance No. 67 requires that improvement securities shall be in amounts not less than 50% nor more than 100% of the total estimated cost of the improvement, and not less than 50% nor more than 100% of the total estimated cost of the improvement securing .payment to the contractor, his contractors and to persons renting equipment or furnishing labor or materials to them for the improvement, and he requested that the minutes reflect that Mr. Bear had complied with the requirements. Councilman Sauer moved that the final map be approved and the City Clerk directed to sign the linen original. Motion was seconded by Councilman_Klein and carried by the by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman CORRESPONDENCE Klein, Sauer, Nadal, Mayor Hesse Fay Regional Planning Commission - Notices of Public Hearings The City Manager presented copies of a notice of public . hearing on Zoning Case No. 5536-(4), request for a change of zone from R -A-15,000 (Residential;Agriculture - 15,000 square foot re- quired area) to RPD 15,000 - 2a97U (Residential Planned Development 15,000 square foot required area - 2097 units per acre) for an irreg- ularly shaped 5708 acre parcel located on the south side of Crest Road with a frontage beginning at its junction with Highridge Road and extending westerly on a frontage of 2,900 feet and with a maxi- mum southerly depth of 2,500 feet, approximate. A notice for Special.Permit Case No. 1967-(4) was also presented. The request.is for a special .permit to construct, operate and maintain a Residential Planned Development and appurtenant facil- ities on land described in Zoning Case No, 5536—(4)o Both hearings are scheduled for Tuesday, December 16, 1969 at 9:00 A..M. in Room 150, Hall of Records, 320 West Temple Street, Los Angeles. Mrs. Clifton also presented a copy of the owneras statement and a map of the proposed development and advised the Council that the owner wishes to develop 146 homes in approximately 58 acres of land,, with over 15 acres in open greenbelt, as required by RPD development. After review of the map it was determined that the by greenbelt" area is in fact unusable canyon land, and if the special permit is granted the 146 homes would be built on parcels of a size much smaller than in the surrounding areas of homes. -2- 1 1 December 8, 1969 Mayor Hesse requested that Mr, Kinley, City Attorney, write letters to Regional Planning and to Supervisor Burton Chace protesting Zoning Case 5536®(4), Special 'Permit Case 1967-(4), and the. continued ►►spot zoning" on the Peninsula The matter was ordered held on the agenda Regional Planning Commission re: Palos Verdes Peninsula Preliminary Sketch Plan The City Manager presented copies of the Peninsula Sketch Plan, Population Distribution, Dwelling Units and Projected.Trafficm Peak Hour Outbound, which had been sent to her by Regional Planning. Mayor Hesse reported that it was his intention to attend,the hearing before Regional Planning Commission on December 10th, and requested that Councilmen Fay and Nadal, Mrs. Clifton and Mr. Kinley attend the hearing. He explained that the sketch plan as presented would..double the present population. of the Peninsula, double school taxes and construction would cover much of the remaining open area of 3,400'acres, with the greatest concentration of construction along the shore line. Mayor Hesse reported that Mrs. Dorothy le Conte and Mrs. Helene Drown, Peninsula residents, have agreed 'to co-chair a committee formed to Save the Peninsula, and the first meeting of the committee was held on December 9t;h at -La Cresta School. It is the intention of the committee to request that representatives of Regional Planning meet with representatives of Palos Verdes Peninsula organizations, toward review of the original plans for preservation of the rural characteristics of the.Peninsula, and consideration of formation of a fourth city. Mayor Hesse requested that Mr. Kinley write strong letters of protest to the County Planning Staff, to Regional Planning Com- mission and to Supervisor Burton Chace protesting the sketch plan for the Peninsula. The matter was held -on the agenda. Martin, & Chapman Co Masa Clifton presented a letter dated November 12, 1969 from Martin. &.Chapman Co., Election Suppliers, offering a proposal for supplies and services required for the General Municipal Election to be held on April 14, 1970° Following discussion.of the services offered for $235055, Councilman Nadal moved that the proposal be approved and accepted. Motion was seconded by Councilman Klein and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: -Councilmen Klein, Nad,;I,. Sauer, Mayor Hesse NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Fay Resolution.of the South Bay Councilmen's Association Copies of a Resolution .of the South Bay Councilmen►s Associ- ation Declaring Their Common Interest and Unanimity of Purpose for the Abatement of Noise Pollution and Pledging Necessary Resources Therefor, and copies of a newspaper series on noise and its effects were, -presented to the Councilmen. Mayor Hesse ordered the matter held on the agenda for study. �3.� December 8, 1969 Resolutions Adopted at the 1969 Annual Conference League of California Cities The City Manager advised the Council that she had received a copy of resolutions adopted at the 1969 Annual Conference, League of Cal l.fornia Cities. Mrs. Clifton said she would review the resolutions and bring the more important ones to the Council's attention. The matter was held on the agenda. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Councilman Sauer moved that the Report of the City Treasurer for the month of October 1969 and the Statement of Receipts and Expenditures for October 1969 be approved. Motion was seconded by Councilman Klein and unanimously carried. PANT OF BILLS Councilman Sauer moved that Demands No. 1344 through 1361 be paid from the General Fund. DEMAND NO, PAYEE AMOUNT 1344 James D. Brennan 96.00 1345 Teena Clifton 20°04 1346 Cory Coffee Service Playa, Ince 3044 1347 County of Los Angeles 286053 1348 Irvin H. Davis 1.18 0 00 1349 Forester & Fire Warden 32°66 1350 -Gateway National Bank 173010 1351 Lomita Maintenance Service 100000 1352 Los Angeles County Road Dept. 418038 1353 Palos Verdes Newspapers, Inco 7.78 1354 P.V. Penin. Chamber of Com erre 500000 1355 Southern California Gas Co. 6062 :1356 Rolling Hills Community Assn. 24000 1357 Alma Ce Clifton 435064 1358 June Ce Cunningham 452040 1.359 Patricia O'Connell 124049 1360 William Kinley 525°00 1361 General Telephone Company 144078 $3,468.86 Motion was seconded by Councilman. Nadal and carried by the follow- ing roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Klein, Nadal., Sauer, Mayor Hesse NOES- None ABSENT: Councilman Fay REPORTS OF CITY DEPARTMENTS Sheriff's Department The Sheriff's Department report for the month of September 1969 was presented to the Council. The report was received and filed. Office of the Sheriff, Los Angeles County The City Manager distributed copies of a letter from the Office of the Sheriff dated November 19, 1969, containing a statistical summary of traffic accidents, traffic enforcement and criminal activities in -4- December 8, 1969 Rolling Hills for fiscal 1967-1968, fiscal 1968-1969 and the first quarter of fiscal 1969-1970, and a graph of seven major offenses. Because a rise is indicated in the first quarter of 1969-1970 in both traffic accidents and criminal activity, the sheriff recom— mended that the Council increase the level of enforcement, in increments to that level which will reduce the criminal activity and traffic acci- dents.in the City. The letter was held on the agenda for further study. County of Los Angeles Fire Department Mrs. Clifton said she had received a letter dated November 21, 1969 from Los Angeles County Fire Department announcing that Chief Ralph F. Russell had been appointed Division Fire Chief in charge of Research and Planning Division, effective.November 14, 1969. Division Assistant Fire Chief Ronald We King will replace Chief Russell. Mrs. Clifton said that Chief Russell had introduced Chief King to the staff o on a recent visit to the City Office. Mayor Hesse directed the City Manager to send a letter of congratulations to Chief Russell, and a letter of welcome to Chief King, with an invitation to attend a Council meeting in the near future. AGENDA ITEMS HELD OVER Palos Verdes Water Co. Replacement Plans The City Manager reported that no additional information is available at the present time. Mayor Hesse ordered the matter held on the agenda. Zone Change Case No. 55207(4) Chadwick. Property Mayor Hesse requested that the City Manager contact Regional Planning and ask the date of the hearing before the Board of Super- visors to consider the request for change of zone from R -A-15,000 to C-1 which had been approved by the Regional Planning Commission. The matter was ordered held on the agenda. Zone Change Case No. 9140-(4)_ Congregation Ner. Tamid Mayor Hesse reviewed a letter dated November 19, 1969 from Supervisor Burton Chace with reference to Zone Exception Case No. 9140-(4)0 Supervisor Chace advised that Regional Planning had reaffirmed their original approval of a zone change to allow for construction of twenty five.residential units on property owned by Congregation Ner Tamid on Crenshaw Boulevard south of Crest Road. However, in view of a protest filed by the City of Rolling Hills, the Board of Supervisors asked the Planning Commission to consider twenty residential units be granted, amounting to `a twenty per cent reduction. Supervisor Chace advised that the Board is now awaiting the Planning Commission's decision on the issue. Mayor Hesse requested that the City Manager contact Regional Planning to learn the status of the case, and ordered the matter held on the agenda for additional information. -5- December 8, 1969 Mayor Hesse then directed that letters be sent by the City Attorney to members of the County Planning Staff, Regional Planning Commission and Supervisor Burton Chace requesting that no further requests for "spot zoning" on the Peninsula be granted until the matter of the sketch plan for the Peninsula has been resolved. Disclosure of Financial Interests Mayor Hesse asked Mr. Kinley of his opinion of interpretation of the word "regulation" found in Section 3700 of the Government Code relating to Conflict of Interest, and Mr. Kinley said he had not been able to learn the meaning of the term as used. Mr. Hesse then directed the City Attorney to write to the Attorney General of the State of California and request an interpretation of the term. The matter was held on the agenda. Traffic and Speed Control Mayor Hesse asked Councilman Klein and Mrs. Clifton to schedule a working session before the end of the year to consider the budget allocation for traffic control, consider the resources and alternatives then make their 'recommendations to the Council. The matter was held on the agenda. MATTERS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL youth Interaction Groups Mayor Hesse said that the Council is contacted frequently on matters concerning youth and because of the increase in frequency of the contacts, he wished to appoint a member of the Council to serve as liaison between the Council and any youth interaction groups. He then asked Councilman Nadal, who has been active on the Narcotics Coordinating Committee, if he would assume all contacts between the Council and youth Groups, and Mr. Nadal agreed Absence from Council Councilman Nadal requested permission for absence from the next regular Council meeting on December 229 1969. Mayor Hesse granted the request. The City Manager stated that she wished to take vacation from Friday, December 19, 1969 to Monday, January % 1970. Motion to ap- prove the request was made by Councilman Klein, seconded by Council- man Sauer and unanimously carried. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, motion for adjournment at 9.40 P.M. was made by Councilman Nadal, seconded by Councilman Klein and unanimously carried. City C e APPROVED. Mayor