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2/8/1971L_ �°' u. 9" MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA February 8, 1971 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of:Rolling Hills was called to order by Mayor Hesse at the Administration Building, 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California at 7:30 P.M. Monday, February 8, 1971. ROLL CALL PRESENT: ABSENT: ALSO PRESENT: APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilmen Bear, Fay, Pearson, Sauer, Mayor Hesse None Teena Clifton William Kinley Marion Welch June Cunningham Robert deJernett Mrs. Don Adams Mr. George Johnson Mr. Cecil Shaver Mrs. Robert Stewart Mrs. Edgar Worth City Manager City Attorney City Treasurer Secretary South Bay Engineering Resident m Mayor Hesse requested that the minutes of the meeting of January 25 1971 be held on the agenda for editorial comment. PAYMENT OF BILLS Councilman Pearson moved that Demands No. paid from the General Fund, with the exception of 1803, which were voided. DEMAND NO. 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800 1.801 1802 1.803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 PAYEE T. 1782 through 1808 be Demands No. 1790 and Southern California Bank Public Employees Retirement Sys. Rolling Hills,. -Community Assn.. Rolling Hills Community Assn. P.V.P. Chamber of Commerce Goodhew Ambulance Service L. A. County Road Dept. L. A,. -County Dept . of Engineer. VOID L. A. County, Regional Planning Simpson & Paul Insurance Public Utilities Commission. West Publishing Co. Rea's Hardware Harbor Office Supply Diamond National Corporation Zellerbach Paper Co. William Kinley Cory Coffee Service. Addressograph Multigraph Corp. The Corinth Co, VOID Lomita Maintenance Service Xerox Corporation Tosh Sakata Sputh Bay Daily Breeze General Telephone Co. AMOUNT 3.14.90 371.17 5,768.01 23,152 ..45 40.00 148 :00 1,038.20 457.29 368.30 192.00 67.50 4.73 77.42 63.85 3900 36942 27.75 13, 76 25..73 110.00 125.00 112.11 53.94 23,47 164.60 $ 32, 7 59 62 F T February 8, 1971 The motion was seconded by Councilman -Sauer and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Bear, NOES: None ABSENT: None CORRESPONDENCE League of California Cities Fay, Pearson, Sauer, Mayor Hesse The City Manager advised that the League of California Cities sponsored conference, City Manager Department, was scheduled for February 24th through 26th in San Jose. _ A motion to approve attendance at the convention by Mrs. Clifton was made by Councilman Fay, seconded by Councilman Pearson and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES:. Councilman Bear, NOES: None ASSENT: None Fay, Pearson, Sauer, Mayor Hesse Mr. T. ,T. Dykzeul? 17 Caballeros Road A letter to the Mayor and the City Council dated January '30th from Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Dykzeul, 17 Caballeros -Road, was presented to. the Council. Mr. and Mrs. Dykzeul requested that motorcycles, motor- bikes and mini -bikes be banned from private driveways, vacant lots, ease- ments trails, roads and lanes in the City of Rolling Hills. A letter dated February 2nd from the City Manager to Mr. and Mrs Dykzeul advised them that their letter would be on the agenda for the City Council. meeting. In the discussion that followed Mayor Hesse suggested that Mr. Dykzeul be given the opportunity to express himself through the News- letter. Councilman -Sauer said he didn .t agree that Mr. Dykzeul would desire such publicity, and he recommended that the complaint be handled by the City Council. The matter was held on the agenda. City of Palos Verdes Estates A copy of a letter dated January 28, 1971 from Joseph T. Barnett, Mayor of the City of Palos Verdes Estates toASupervisor Burton Chace expressing the concern of the Council_ regarding denial of public access to'a segment of coastline because -"of' -erection erection of a fence on. Palos Verdes Drive South was presented to the Council. Mayor Hesse submitted a copy of letters he wished to send to Supervisor Chace and to property owners who were involved in erection of the fence. Following discussion of the correspondence, Mayor Barnett"s letter was received and filed, and Mayor Hesse's letters to the property owners and to Supervisor Chace were approved on the motion of Councilman Pearson, seconded by Councilman -Fay and carried unanimously. Resolutions: Opposing the Request for Rate Increases, Southern Calif. Edison The City Manager presented resolutions of the cities of Culver City, Fontana and Monterey Park, opposing the request by Southern Calif- ornia Edison Company for an increase fn rates. The resolutions were re- ceived and filed. -2- February 8, 1971 ORDINANCE NO. 89, SPARK ARRESTERS The Mayor opened a discussion of Ordinance No. 89, introduced at the meeting -of January 25, 19719 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY' COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA REQUIRING SPARK ARRESTERS. In answer to.a question from Councilman Bear regarding the gauge of wire in --manufactured spark_.arresters, Mrs. Clifton. said that 12 gauge industrial wire is used. Councilman Bear moved that Section 1 be amended to include .the specification "not less than 12 gauge metal". The motion was seconded by Councilman.Fay.and carried unanimously. A motion to introduce the ordinance as amended was: -made by CD Councilman Bear, seconded by Councilman Fay and carried unanimously. O The Mayor directed the ordinance held on the agenda for the second reading at the next regular meeting of the Council. Q ORDINANCE NO. 90, SPEED LIMIT Mayor Hesse opened a discussion of proposed Ordinance No. 90 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 16 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA, REGULATING.TRAFFIC WITHIN SAID CITY AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1 AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH", introduced at the meeting of January 25, 1971. The pro- posed ordinance amends Section 13.03 of Ordinance No. 16 -and permits a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour for vehicles moving uphill on Portuguese,Bend Road. The maximum permissible speed for all other roads in Rolling Hills is 25 miles per hour. Councilman Bear inquired about the speed limit sign in the area of the main gate, which indicates that the speed limit is 35 miles per hour, and said because of the location of the sign, he feels it is interpreted by non-residents entering at the gate as indicating that the speed limit within the City is 35 miles per hour. The Manager advised that the sign is not meant to indicate a posted speed limit for the entire city, but only that portion of,the road posted. She said she would contact the Traffic Engineering Section of the Road Department to discuss proper sign locations with them. Councilman Sauer said that after receiving a memo dated. February 2, 1971 from Mr. Robert R. Nadal objecting to reduction of the speed limit on Crest Road as discussed at the January 25th meeting of the City Council as too low to be realistic and practical, he drove the length of Crest Road from the Crenshaw Gate to the South Gate'9 and he disagreed with Mr. Nadal's comments. Councilman Sauer said he thinks it is extremely important to control the speed on Crest Road, and it is his opinion that the speed limit should be reduced. He said he also drove the length of Portuguese Bend:Road, and although an impatient motorist passed him illegally, he recommended that the speed limit downhill on Portuguese Bend Road should be reduced to 25 miles. -per hour. Mrs. Robert Stewart of 50 Eastfield Drive said she considers 25 miles per hour too low for Crest Road, which is very well patrolled. She said serious consideration should be given before reducing the , existing speed limit, because a speed that results in unsafe passing by impatient motorists is not a safe speed. Mayor Hesse explained that it is not the-purpose.of the ordi- nance to restrict drivers or create an unsafe atmosphere, but the re- duction is being.considered because of numerous requests of.residents 'for better control of speed on Crest Road and Portuguese Bend Road. -3- 172. February 8, 1971 To impose a speed limit of 25 miles per hour w.ould,.n.ot restrict travel on those roads, but rather would bring those roads into conformance with the rest of the city. Mrs. Edgar Worth, 4 Cinchring Road, said enforcement of a speed limit on Crest Road is necessary, because so many.people try to use it as a short-cut, the road has changed from a country road to a city road. She requested that Rolling Hills attempt to become the "Slowest Town in the West". Councilman Pearson said he agrees that the ordinance is needed, because several animals have been killed on Crest Road and he is con- cerned about the children who ride and walk along Crest Road. He said it is difficult to travel at 25 miles per hour, especially when people are accustomed to travelling at 35 miles per hour,'but the convenience of drivers is not as important as the safety of the children. Council- man Pearson said, further, that consideration had been given to speed control bumps and other devices to regulate speed, but they had not been installed on the advice of the Fire Department and Sheriff, who felt that they would constitute a hazard to motorists. Councilman Fay said the residents must be retrained to drive within the speed limit. At present most residents are used to driving at least 40 miles per hour, and if the sheriff allows approximately five miles tolerance, even obeying the 25 mile per hour speed limit, most residents would travel 30 miles per hour. Mrs. Steward said it is her opinion that the reduced speed limit will be effective only if strictly enforced. Councilman Sauer suggested that the newspaper be requested to announce the reduction in speed, emphasizing the wishes of the City to be known as "Slowest Totim in the West" and that notices of the change in speed limit be handed to all entering the city at all gates. Following the discussion a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 90 and waive reading in full was made by Councilman Bear, seconded by Councilman Fay and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Bear, Fay, Pearson, Sauer, Mayor Hesse NOES: None ABSENT: None SUBDIVISION NO. 47, Tract 30932, Thomas R. Moran, 10 Packsaddle West The Manager advised the Council that Mr. Clark Leonard, Lanco Land Consultants, engineer for Mr. Moran, had requested that the mat- ter be held on the agenda, The Mayor so ordered. SUBDIVISION NO. 44, Tract 26343, Adams, Johnson, Shaver The Manager presented copies of maps prepared by General Telephone showing existing power poles and cables and two alternatives possible for providing service to Tract 26343, and a new residence being constructed on Cinchring Road. Mr. George Johnson, owner of property at 15 Cinchring Road, said he originally understood that the developers were required to provide underground service to the new residences, but it was not his understanding that they would be required to provide underground service to existing residences in the area, Mr. Johnson said he is in favor of undergrdund.'utilities, and is willing to pay his fair share, but he objects to any requirements that would exceed the re- quirements of the ordinance and benefit other property owners, and he would object to.posting.a bond that would benefit property other than his. -4- 1 February 8, 1971 Mr. Cecil Shaver, owner of property at 11 Cinchring Road, said it was his understanding.that service to Tract 26343 could be provided .from"existing poles for electrical service, but not -telephone service., and tot 9 on Cinchring Road, where a.new residence is being constructed would also be without telephone service without additional installations. Mr. Johnson said he considered providing service to a new residence. out- side,of.Tract 26343 the problem of General Telephone and Southern Cali- .fornia. Edison, and not the owners of property within 'the--•s'ubdivision. Councilman__- Pearson asked the owners whether their engineer had computed their fair share of any new installation. Mr. Shaver said he has computed the cost based on cost information provided by Southern' California EdisonCompany, but the costs had not been computed or very-' fied*by the engineer 'Councilman Pearson then referred to tie minutes of=the meeting of January 25, 1971, at which time the.Council,stipulated r-4 that it was the obligation of the engineer to conform to the ordinance, to and if that was not possible, to offer an alternative or. pr:®posal•for 0 providing satisfactory alternatives. Until such a proposal or alter-. native is presented to the Council, additional. appearances wmuld not be beneficial to the developers., he said. Councilman Pearson then offered Q to meet with,the developers, their engineer and representatives of the . utility companies involved, in an effort to arrive at a satisfactory solution. Mayor Hesse ordered the matter held on the. agenda until the .engineer indicated that he wished to submit an alternate proposal to the Council for providing necessary utility service to the proposed tract, and Councilman Pearson and Mrs. Clifton had an opportunity to meet with the developers and representatives of the utility companies. CITY DEPARTMENTS. Sheriff's Department, Quarterly Report, October through December, 1970 The City Manager presented a report dated February 2, 1971 from Captain John F. Peacock, Sheriff's Lennox Station, for October ,through December 19700. For purposes of comparison the statistical .data for the previous- quarter was included. Captain Peacock, advised that the seven major offenses increased 'by 46%, 'and total cases handled went up 48%. Councilman Sauer called attention to the increase in burglary and grand theft cases, and said -he.feels.the freedom of access to the City on horseback may be a factor. He said that on,weekends there are many horse trailers parked.near .various*entrances'to the City, and many people from other areas use the trails, without any kind of inspection or surveillance as they enter or leave the City. Because many of the burglaries are from sta- bles, Councilman Sauer suggested that some consideration be given, to the ease of access .by trails. The City Attorney advised him that the .trails are under the jurisdiction of the Community Association. -Following the comments the report was received and filed. Statistical Information, Traffic EnforcementA January 1971 A report dated February 4. 1971 from Captain Peacock, providing statistical information on traffic enforcement during the month of Janu- ary, 1971 was presented to the Council. The report was received and filed. :She'riff's Department Monthly Report, November 1970 The Sheriff's, Department Monthly Report for the month of November, 1970 was presented by the Manager. The report was received . and filed. -5- 17 February 8, 1971' Regional Planning_ Commission: Zone Exception Qase"9600-(4) Special Permit Ca8e.2034-(4)' Mrs. Clifton reported that an item on ''he agenda for a Special Meeting before the Regional Planning Commission on Febru- ary 3, 1971 was a recommendation for approval of Zone Exception Case 9600-(4) and Special Permit Case 2034-(4);, Peninsula Management Com- pany for construction of a general hospital, medical office building. Mayor Hesse reported that one of the cbiid'itions of approval was further approval by the Southern California Comprehensive Health Planning Council. He said a meeting was scheduled for Thursday, February 11, 1971 at Little Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance, and it was his intention to attend the bearing and report to the Council at its next meeting. The matter was held on the agenda.. AGENDA ITEMS HELD OVER Palos Verdes Water Company Replacement Plans The Manager reported that representatives of California Water Service Company, Palos Verdes Water -Company, Los Angeles County Fire Department and the City of Rolling Hills had met on Friday, January 29 at the Rolling Hills Administration Building. At that meeting Mr. Ralph Lindberg, President of California Water Service Company advised that the company would be committed to hearings before the Public Utilities Commission during the month of February and it was his opinion that a meeting after mid-February would be more satisfactory. The matter was held on the agenda. Zoning Case No. 9124-(4), Congregation Ner Tamid The matter was held on the agenda. Flying Triangle Extension The matter was held on the agenda. Report and Recommendations: Special Sub -Committee on Sheriff's Costs The matter was held on the agenda, Health and Safety Ordinance The matter was held on the agenda. Fire Prevention Measures Amendment to Building Code - Roofing Requirements Brush Conditions (Weed Abatement) Construction (Fire. -Retardant Building Materials, Siding) The matter was held on the agenda. Recreation Facilities -,City of Rolling Hills The Manager advised.the Council that the Planning Commission had scheduled a Public Hearing for the purpose of determining the rec- reational needs of the residnets of, the City of' Rolling Hills (i.e. Tennis, Equestrian, "Youth House", etc.) for Tuesday, February 16th at 8:00 P.M. The matter was held on the agenda. -6- February 8, 1971 Increased Insurance Coverage_- City Buildings" The -,matter wa-s- held on the- agenda-. MATTERS FROM'EITY OFFICERS Vacation and -Holiday Policy The City Manager advised that because of an amendment to the Government Code, Chapter 6700 regarding Holidays, operative Janua-ry 1, 1971;_.it would now be des reab-le for the City to adopt a new resolution de.fin.ing,the'holiday and vacation policy of the City of Rolling Hills. Mrs. Clifton presented the policy as approved by the Council at the meeting of July 27, 1970, and the new State Holiday list according �1 to the Government Code. CD ' Following a discussion, adoption of Resolution No. 270 defining the vacation and holiday policy of the City was approved on the motion Q of Councilman Fay, seconded by Councilman Pearson and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Bear.,. Fay,Pears-on, Sauer-, Mayor Hesse NOES: None ABSENT: None The vacation and holiday policy is as follows: (1) All government holidays be observed as listed in the Government Code of the State of California as follows: (a)- Every Sunday (b) January 1st (c) February 12th, known as "Lincoln Day" (d) The third Monday in February (e) The last Monday in May (f) July 4th (g) First ' Monday in_.September (h) September 9th, known as "Admission Day" (i) The second Monday in October, known as "Columbus Day" -(j) December 25th (k). Good Friday from 12 noon until 3 p.m. (1) Every day on which an election is held throughout the State (m) Every day appointed by the President or Governor as.public thanksgiving (2) Friday off if the holiday falls on a Saturday .-(3) One half (1/2) day off on Christmas Eve, with the office closing at 12:00 noon (4) One half (1/2) day off for secretarial staff.for every meeting attended (City Council, Planning Commission) (5) 10 days paid vacation per year after one year of employment for all full time personnel, with the exception of the Manager, who receives 15.days paid vacation per year -(6) Additional vacation days for longevity (3 additional days after 3 years employment; 2 additional days after 5 years; 5 additional days after 10 years) (7).Friday after Thanksgiving (8) Automobile mileage: 10t per mile -7- FT6 R February 8, 1971 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, Mayor Hesse adjourned the session to a personnel.session at 9:45 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 10:55 P.M. and was adjourned at 11:00 P.M. on the motion of Councilman Sauer, seconded by'Councilman'Bear and carried unanimously. APPROVED: Mayor City Cler I I