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MINUTES OF THE
REGITLAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITE' OF ROLLING HILLS
August 7, 1973
A regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by
Mayor Bear at 7.30 P.M, Monday, July 23, 1973 at the Administration
Building,, 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California.
ROYAL CALL
PRESENT- Councilmen Hein.sheimer, Hesse, Mayor Dear
ABSENT- Coun.cilmen. ]Battaglia, Pearson
Teenna Clifton City Manager
ALSO PRESENT- William Rinley City Attorney
Marion Welch City Treasurer
June Cunningham Secretary
Joan Saffo . Resident
Mayor Bear announced that Councilman Battaglia was absent from
the meeting because of the death of his mother, and he expressed the
sympathy of theCouuncil to Councilman Battaglia and his familyo
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion to approve the minutes of the meeting of July 23, 1973
as presented was made by Councilman Hesse, seconded by Councilman H.eins-
heimer and carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Heinsheimer, Hesse, Mayor Bear
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmen Battaglia, Pearson
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
RIDING RING AT CITY PARR 836
Mayor Bear ordered the matter held on the agenda for additional
information
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 837
Application No. 539.35, Case No. 9578A General Telephone Company
Notice of a prehearin.g conference on August 16, 1973 and a
schedule of hearings in, the matter,of the application of General Tele
phone Company for authority to increase its rates and charges for
telephone service were presented to theCouuncilo
The notices were received and filed
MOTORCYCLES ® MOTORBI'S 847
Councilman Hesse reported that he had referred Mr. John Heater's
letter of July 20th with Yrecomm.endations for regulation of motorcycles
and motorbikes in Rolling Hills to the youth in. the Comity who had
expressed an interest in the matter, with a request that they meet with
Mr. Heater and report back to the Council.
Mayor Bear ordered the matter held on the agenda°
August 7, 1973
NEW BUS INNS S
SOUTHERN,CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT 850
Councilmen were advised that recommendations for a comprehensive
Tublic transportation system in th "Los Angeles Basin presented to the
Board. of Directors -of the Southern California Rapid Transit District on
July 23rd were contained in an informational packet available for review
in the Administration Office
Mayor Bear referred the matter to the Transportation Committee,
Councilmen Resse and Heinshei,mer for review and comment
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF COQ NTS 860
A letter dated July 20, 1973 from SCAO advised that a copy of a
report titled "Profiles of SCAC's Regional Statistical Areas; A Technical
paper" was being sent to City and County Plannin$ Departments. Mayor
Bear referred the report to the Planning Commission
SOi1`,1ERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF_ OOVYER1 NTS 854
Correspondence from SCAO providing procedures for public hear-
ing on the Regional Airport Plan was presented to the Council® The
correspondence was received and filed.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS 866
A letter darted July 209 1973 from SCAC, advising that a copy
of the report "Citizens Hearing Board Recommendations for a Southern
California Regional Airport System" was available for review by the
Council was received and filed® The Mayor reported that the report
was available in the City office for review by the Council
CALfYORNIA CONTRACT CITIES ASSOCIATION 868
A notice of the August meeting of the California Contract
Cities Associ,ation.on, Wednesday, August 15th was -presented to the
Council. Mayor Bear said he would attend the meeting®
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,_ COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 870
A letter dated July 30, 1973 enclosing the Envitonmental
Protection Agency Transportation Control 'Plan,, Los Angeles Air
Quality Control Region was presented to the Council® Mayor Bear
ordered the correspondence received and filed®
PLANNING CO IISSION 1050
Recommendations for Amendments to Sdbdiv*lbion Ordinance.
Copies. of the actions at the adjourned meeting of the Planning
Commission held on August 7, 1973, containing recommendations of the
Planning Commission, for amendments :to -the Subdivision, Ordinance were
distributed to the Council. Following press ntation of reports prepared
by Richard Anderson, Planning Advisor and Commissioner games Johnston,
the Commission, requested that the City Council consider the following
amendments to the Subdivision, Ordinance
1) That goad easements and access easements be deducted from
gross acreage of properties to be subdivided to establish net acreage.
2) That /09000 square feet minimum, exclusive of road and access
easements in they one acre zone, and 80,000 square feet minimum, exclusive
of road and access easements be required for subdivision.
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3) That lots to be subdivided not be divided or bisected by
roadways, or by easements for ingress or egress.
7= Councilman Hesse said it was his' understanding that subdivisions
bisected by roads which were previously approved were considered favor-
ably because of the open green areas that were preserved, and because of
the pastoral quality of the scenery. Councilman 'Hesse said further that
Cbuncilman Bear was encouraged to develop his property with most of the
lots bisected by Portuguese Bend Road, to ensure that no lots would be
ileveloped on the west side of Portuguese Bend Road, to preserve the can-
yon. Councilman Bear agreed, and said that when he divided thirteen
acres on Portuguese Bend Road there were alternatives that could have
been considered in designing the lots, and he had complied with requests
to develop contiguous parcels on both sides of Portuguese Bend Road to
discourage any effort to construct homes on the west or canyon side of
the road.
Councilman Hesse recommended that an attempt be made to develop
a plan that would preserve the maximum amount of open space and provide
the least number of new parcels. Mrs. Saffo said it was the intention
of the Planning Commission to discourage development of lots cut in half
by a road, which results in unsatisfactory sites for construction of a
fibme after road easements have been .deducted . Councilman Heinsheimer
said that in addition to providing fewernew parcels an effort should
be made to create only satisfactory lots,.- and he agreed that a two acre
parcel with a road running through the middle was too small to be devel-
oped satisfactorily. Further, Councilman Heinsheimer said that the
Council seemed to be in general agreement on the need to develop a mini-
mum requirement, but there was not full agreement about the proposal that
lots hot be bisected, and he suggested that the matters be discussed sep-
arately, and be presented before the full Council. The City Attorney
said that separate amendments to the Subdivision Ordinance could be pre-
pared, amending separate sections as requested by the 'Planning Commissio
Mayor Bear ordered the matter held on the agenda for consider-
ation and discussion by the full Council. He requested that Dr. Godfrey
Pernell, Chairman of the Planning Commission be asked to attend the next
Council meeting, and directed the City Attorney to prepare amendments to
the Subdivision Ordinance for discussiono
PAYMENT OF BILLS 874
City of Rollin Hills
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Councilman Heinsheimer moved that Demands No. 2905 through 2932
be paid from the General Fund, The motion was seconded by Councilman
Hesse and carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES- Councilmen. Heinsheimer, Hesse, Mayor Bear
NOES- None
ABSENT: Councilmem- Battaglia, Pearson
Miraleste Pool
Councilman Heinsh-eimer iiiioved, that Demands No. 271 through 285 be
paid from the Pool Fund. T_j),e zriotlo7i was seconded by Councilman Hesse
and carried by the following roll call vote
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AYES- Councilmen Heinsheimer, Hesse, Mayor Bear
NOES-. None
ABSENT: Councilmen Battaglia, Pearson
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CITY ATTORNEY 1360
ORDINANCE NO. 1.16
Councilman Heinsheimer moved that Ordinance No, 116, entitled
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILTS, CALIFORNIA REGULATING TRAF-
FIC WITHIN SAID CITY AND REPEALING'. ORDINANCE NOS,.l AND 16 AND ALL
OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT 711EER.EWITH beadopted° The motion was
seconded by Councilman. Hesse and carried by the .following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Heinsheimer, Hesse, Mayor Bear
NOES- done
ABSENT: Councilmen Battaglia, Pearson
ORDINANCE NO, 117
Councilman Heinsheimer moved that Ordinance No. 117 entitled
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF R011,ING HILLS AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6
00 OF SAID CITY RELATING TO BUILDING REGULATIONS be adopted. The motion
r-4 was seconded by Councilman Hesse and carried by the following roll
1-3 call vote:
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t7 AYES: Councilmen Heinsheimer, Hesse, Mayor Pear
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmen Battaglia, Pearson
ORDINANCE NO..- 118
Councilman Heinsheimer moved that Ordinance No. 118 entitled
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA REGULATING THE
HOURS OF CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS IN SAID CITY be adopted. The
motion was seconded by Councilman.Hesse.and carried by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Heinsheimer, Nesse, Mayor ]Bear
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmen Battaglia, Pearson
Councilman Heinsheimer requested that residents be advised in
a Newsletter of the requirements -of the ordinance.
CITY DEPARTMENTS 1348
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REPORT
The report of the Sheriff's Department for the month of May
1973 was presented. The Mayor requested that the Sheriff be contacted
and asked to comment on the decline in violations in the City.
FIRE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT
The Fire Department Activity Report .for the month of duly 1903
pias presented to the Council. The report was received and filed.
MATTtRS FROM TM_ COUNCIL 1414
DEPUTY HANK PERALEZ
Councilman Hesse said that Supervisor dames Hayes has assigned
Deputy -Hank Peralez as a special liaison with the City to investigate
the fire and meet with residents whose homes were damaged.or destroyed.
He asked that the newspapers report the�assigrn.ment, and suggested that
a letter be seat to Supervisor Hayes -t -unkink him for Mr. Peralez'
service to the City.
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CHIEF 'PAUL SCHNEIDER
Councilman D.einsheimer suggested that Los Angeles County Fire
Chief Paul Schneider also be thanked for the time he has devoted to the
investigation of the fire
HITCHHIKING
Mayor Bear ordered the matter held on the agenda for discussion
when Councilman Battaglia is present.
MATTERS FROM THE- AUDIENCE
WATER TANK TRUCK
Mrs. Saffo advised the Co 7ici.l that the City had obtained a
5,000 gallon water tank truck from the City of Manhattan. Beach under
the Mutual Aid Agreement, and she had ridden in the truck during use
in the burned areas. Manhattan Beach had provided the tank true and
a driver and a utility truck and driver, and they watered the South-
field area twice, the Portuguese Bend Road .fire area and certain areas
along Crest Road, using a total of 10,-000 gallons of water. Mr.Russ
Stallings accompanied them on part of the trip, and it was his opinion
that to be effective it would be necessary to water daily. Mrs. Saffo
said a fairly wide area was covered with a very light spray that pen.e®
Crated 1/4 inch, similar to a light rain., but the canyon areas could
not be reached. This was the first time a tank truck had been used in
a fire area, Mrs. Saffo said.
Mr. Stallings recommended that a more economical and less costly
approach would be to use portable pipe and rainbirds, and he recommended
the largest rain bird be used, with a small diffuser. They would be
weeded for a period of a few months, Mrs. Saffo said, and Mra Stallings
suggested that they could be borrowed from the County or the Arboretum.
This method could put water into the canyon where it is needed. Mrs.
Saffo said that a lot of new growth has appeared, and regular watering
will encourage re -growth.
Mr. Ken Montgomery has advised Mrs. Saffo that there is an
abundance of capeweed at the South Coast Botanical Gardens, and he
recommended that it be planted in the Southfield area. boy Scout Troop
1062 in Redondo Beach has volunteered to assist in planting the fire
area, and Mr. Montgomery said capewood has runners and can be plugged.
Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Frank Simerling are planning a demonstration of
pruning on the Kenneth Watts property, 1 Wrangler Road, and Mrs. Saffo
said residents will be advised in a Newsletter. Mr. Stallings will also
use the 2 1/2 acres at the Fire Station. on Crest Road as a de:morniistration
of fire retardant planting and erosion control
Mrs. Saffo said she had recently spent a day at Stanford 'Research
Institute, and she had. received the first draft of their :report on the
Rolling Mills fire, which she said is a supplement to their assessment of
the Santa Monica -Malibu fire. Mayor; dear thanked Mrs. Saffa for her re-
port.
Councilman. Heinsheimer reported that a geology and hydrology
study is being made by dos Angeles County to determine what the geologi-
cal hazard would be in. the event there is a 25 year storm. He said the
report would, be ready within the week
ADJfOURNMENT
hese bet g no further business to come before the meeting,
Mayor Bear a—nounced.at 9:05 P.M. that he wished to adjourn to execu-
tive session.. The meeting way reconvened at 9:15 P.M. and Mayor Bear
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armounce& thatin. reapaasu—_ to;, a, requ-e&r from the Miraleste Pool Founda-
tion that the $156(Y charges made by the City be reduced to $5009 and
that insurance above that required by the School District be eliminated,,
resulting in an additional saving of $500, the --matter had been discussed
by the Council,, and the following recommendation had been made: That the
charges by the City be reduced to $7509 and the insurance remain the
same. The motion to approve the recommendation was made by Councilman
Hesse, seconded 'by Councilman Heinsheimer and carried by the following
roll call vote:
AYES- Councilmen.Heinsheimer, Hesse, Mayor Bear
NOES: None
ABSENT- Councilmen Battaglia, Pearson
Mayor Bear said the recommended changes were subject to approval
of the contract by the- Pool F-%,uLx4a'cxrfon and the School District.
V., The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 P.M.
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