12/11/1972MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
December 11, 1972
A regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by
Mayor Pearson at the Administration Building', 2 Portuguese Bend'Road
Rolling Hills, California at 7:30 P.M. Monday, December 11','1972.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
ALSO PRESENT:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Councilmen Bear, Heinsheimer, Hesse, Mayor Pearson
Councilman Battaglia, City Treasurer Marion Welch
Teena Clifton
William Kinley
June Cunningham
Mrs. Betty Stern
Mrs. Patricia Worth
City Manager
City Attorney
Secretary
League of Women Voters
Resident
A motion to approve the minutes of the meeting of November 27th
as presented was made by Councilman Bear, seconded by Councilman
Heinsheimer and carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Bear, Heinsheimer, Hesse, Mayor Pearson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Battaglia "
CITY MANAGER (ITEMS HELD OVER FROM NOVEMBER 27, 1972)
Riding Ring at City Park
Mayor Pearson ordered the matter held on the agenda for further
report from Councilman Battaglia.
Public Utilities Commission Applications
Southern California Gas Co., Application No. 53624
Councilman Heinsheimer reported that a preliminary hearing was
held on Thursday, December 7, 1972 for the purpose of gathering testi-
mony on Application No. 53624, Southern California Gas Co., for an
increase in rates to offset higher costs caused by increases in rates
of its"supplier, El Paso Natural Gas Co.
Further, Councilman Heinsheimer reported that there is no addi-
tional information available on the following applications before the
Public Utilities Commission:
Southern California Gas Co., Application No. 53625
California Water Service Company, Application No. 53563
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co., Application No. 51774
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co., Application No. 53587
Mayor Pearson ordered -the matter held on the agenda.
"911" Emergency Telephone Number
Mrs. Clifton advised the Council that a meeting to discuss the
"911" Emergency Number in Los Angeles was scheduled at the Rolling
Hills Estates City' -Hall on `Thursday, December 14th. Councilman
Heinsheimer said he would attend the meeting.
Mayor Pearson ordered the matter held on the agenda.
December 11, 1972
Revision of Subdivision Map Act
The City Attorney reported that the Subdivision Map Act is cur-
rently being re -written in legislative committees, and it was his
recommendation that the matter be removed from the agenda and held
in abqryance until the new act is ready for discussion. The Mayor
so ordered..
CITY MANAGER (NEW -BUSINESS) _
Notice of Public Hearing, Zoning Case No. 5956-(4) G 4 k
Notice of a public hearing scheduled for December 26, 1972 to
consider a request for a change of zone from A-1-20,000 to RPD -6,000-
10U for a 15.8 acre parcel on the east side of Crenshaw Boulevard
south of Crest Road was presented to the Council. The Manager advised
the Council that the -.;City had previously appealed the decision of the
Regional Planning Commission on the application of a former owner for
a change of zone. Subsequently the property had been sold, and a new
request had been filed with the Regional Planning Commission.
Following discussion of the matter, Councilman Bear moved that
a letter objecting to the request for a zone -change be -sent by the
Mayor to Regional Planning. The motion was seconded by Councilman
Hesse and carried by the following'roll call,vote:
AYES: Councilmen Bear, Heinsheimer, Hesse, Mayor Pearson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Battaglia
Notice of Public Hearing - General Plan 66"
Mrs. Clifton advised the Council that a public hearing to.con-
sider testimony relative to proposed amendments to the General Plan
for Los Angeles County with special emphasis on the open space element
had been re -scheduled from Wednesday, December 13th to Tuesday, Decem-
ber 19th. The -City Attorney adv.ised-. the, _Council-: that• he would attend
the hearing.
Mayor Pearson ordered the matter held on the agenda.
Underground Utility District No. 1 6 8
The Manager distributed copies of a letter dated December 7, 1972
from the County Engineer, with a report by the City Engineer, the legal
description and a map showing the boundaries of Underground:Utilit_y_.
District No .: 1 on Portuguese Bend_ Road, in' the vic°ini°ty of" Blackwater
Canyon Road and Pine Tree Lane. a
Mrs-. Edgar- Worth, 4 °Cinchring- Road, asked.how -the . area was chosen
to receive funds allocated for undergrounding. Mrs. Clifton explained
that several areas of the City had been considered, using the criteria
established by Rule 20-A for distribution of the funds, and most bene-
fit would be derived by establishing the utility district in the -area
proposed because subdivision in the area requirin& the undergrouiiding
of utilities, combined with establishing the utility district would
result in removal of the maximum number of poles and be of great bene-
fit to residents because of the financial benefit of private partici-
pation by the subdividers, combined with the allocated funds. Criteria
for establishing the:utility.dist.rict:include requirements that an un-
usually heavy concentration of overhead distribution facilities be re-
moved; the street, road or right of way should carry a heavy,concentra-
tion of pedestrian or vehicular traffic and be used by the general
public. Consideration was given to two areas in Eastfield, Mrs. Clifton
said, but so many people would be required to install underground utili-
ties, the Edison Company felt there would be many problems.
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Following the discussion Mayor Pearson said it would be necessary
to hold a public hearing to establish an underground utility district,
and requested that the report of the Environmental Quality Board of
Rolling Hills be presented at that time..
RESOLUTION NO. 292
Councilman Hesse moved that Resolution No. 292 CALLING A PUBLIC
HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PUBLIC NECESSITY, HEALTH, SAFETY OR
WELFARE REQUIRES THE FORMATION OF AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT ON
PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD IN THE VICINITY OF BLACKWATER CANYON ROAD AND
PINE TREE LANE be adopted, and that reading in full be waived.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Heinsheimer and carried by
the following -roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Bear, Heinsheimer, Hesse, Mayor Pearson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Battaglia
Mayor Pearson reported that the hearing would be held at 7:30 P.M.
Monday,- "Jan.uary '8, '1973 , in 'the Council Chambers, and -that all property
owners and the utilities concerned would be advised.
Resolutions: City of Carson, City of Torrance
b The Manager presented copies of resolutions from the cities of
Carson and Torrance urging the State Legislature to provide more effi-
cient means of presenting ballot issues to.the, public and to take -.the
responsibility of enacting some of these measures through legislative
action.
The resolutions were received and noted.
40 Los Angeles County Flood Control District
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The Manager presented a copy of a letter dated November 17, 1972
from Los Angeles County Flood Control District, enclosing a scheduling
report for all 1970 Bond Issue projects for the City.
The correspondence was received and filed.
Financial Statements
Councilman Heinsheimer-moved that the Statement of Revenues and
Expenditures dated October 31, 1972 and November 30, 1972 and the Re-
port of the City Treasurer for the months of October and November 1972
be approved and accepted.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Bear and carried by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Bear, Heinsheimer-':, °Hes,se r Mayor Pearson.
NOES: None °
ABSENT:" "Councilman -Battaglia
Payment of Bills
Councilman Heinsheimer moved that Demands No. 2573 through 2595
be paid from the General Fund. The motion was seconded by Councilman
Bear and carried by the following roll call.vote:
AYES:, Councilmen Bear, Heinsheimer., Hesse, Mayor Pearson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Battaglia
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CITY ATTORNEY
Proposed- Traffic,Ordinance
Mayor Pearson ordered the matter held on the agenda.
Proposed Ordinance, Planning Commission. g,�f3
The City Attorney distributed copies of a proposed ordinance
entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS CREATING A PLANNING
COMMISSION AND IMPOSING AND,SPECIFYING CERTAIN -_DUTIES °THEREON, which
repeals Ordinance No. U-10.
Following discussion of the proposed ordinance and recommenda-
tions for certain changes, Councilman Bear moved that the ordinance
be introduced a -s • amended,: - and that" ,reading in full be waived. . The
motion was seconded by Councilman Heinsheimer and carried by the
following roll call vote: _
AYES: Councilmen Bear, Heinsheimer, Hesse, Mayor Pearson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Battaglia
Ma.yor_Pearson requested that copies
be forwarded to the Planning Commission,
agenda.
MATTERS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
of the ordinance as amended
and ordered it held-on•the
Letter to Secretary of Transportation
Councilman Heinsheime-r moved that the Mayor write a letter to
Mr. Claude Brinegar, 15 Georgeff Road, congratulating him on his recent
appointment -by President Nixon to the position of Secretary of Trans-
portation.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Bear and carried by the
following roll call vote: I'
AYES: Councilmen Bear, Heinsheimer,Hesse, Mayor Pearson
NOES: None ,
ABSENT: Councilman Battaglia-,
Contracts, Tennis Courts 6'�l -
Councilman;; Bear_ moved that;the-,contracts for- construction,of: two
additional tenns courts for the City be executed by the Mayor. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Heinsheimer and carried by -the fol-
lowing roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT.:
Councilmen Bear, Heinsheimer, Hesse, Mayor Pearson
None
.Councilman -Battaglia
League of California Cities: Meeting December 8,
1972 y' S'6
The City Attorney reported that he and Councilman Bear and Mayor
Pearson attended the joint League-CSAC Workshop on the California
Coastal Initiative on December 8, 1972 at the San Francisco Airport
Marina Hotel.
South Coast Coastal Committee: Proposition 20 o3v
Mayor Pearson advised the Council that appointments would be made
prior to the end of the year; the City Selection Committee would meet
on Thursday, December 14th for the purpose of appointing the SCAG mem-
ber, and a City Council member from the Los Angeles County area. The
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Mayor requested permission of the Council for a degree of flexi-
bility in voting on behalf of the City, and said he would like to
support Ken Miller, Mayor of Torrance, if there was no objection
from any member of the Council.
A motion to grant the Mayor or his representative at the meeting
the right to use his discretion in voting as a 'representative of the
City was made by Councilman Hesse and seconded by Councilman Bear,
and carried- by'= the= following roll' ca -ll • vote;
AYES: Councilmen Bear, Heinsheimer, Hesse', Mayor Pearson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Battaglia
Further, Mayor Pearson said -he -wished to propose Mrs. Dorothy
LeConte as Peninsula representative on the South Coast Coastal Com
mittee, and requested that her naive be submitted to the Governor,
Speaker of the Assembly, the Chairman of the Senater Rules Committee,
Assemblyman Bob Beverly, Supervisor James Hayes, and the South Bay
Cities'Association.
Councilman Hesse moved that Res-olution'No.-294'entitled: A'
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALI-
FORNIA, REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR,=-SENA.TE:RULE"S COMMITTEE - AND SPEAKER
OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO APPOINT DOROTHY"'LE CONTE
AS ONE OF THE SIX PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES ON THE SOUTH COAST REGIONAL
PLANNING COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY SECTIONS 27,000 et seq OF THE PUBLIC
RESOURCES CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA be adopted, And'that reading
in full be waived.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Bear and carried by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: CouncilMen-Bear, Heinsheimer, Hesse, Mayor Pearson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Battaglia
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Pearson recessed the meeting to a Personnel Session at
8:50 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 10:30 P.M. and was adjourned at
10:40 P.M. to Monday, January 8, 1973 on the:-motlion'of Councilman'
Bear, seconded by Councilman Heinsheimer and carried by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Bear, Heinsheimer, Hesse, Mayor Pearson
NOES: None -
ABSENT: Councilman Battaglia
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