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10/28/1957 � �. �. MINUTES OF TflE ' REGULAR MEET.ING OF TflE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RO�LING HILI;S, ' CALIFORNTA ° The regular meeting of� the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills was held at 7:45 p.m. Monday, 28 October 1957 in the City Hall. � �The meeting was called to order at 7:45 p.m. by Mayor Goodman. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen Bullard, Elliott, Tourtelot � �nd Weitzel and Mayor Goodman Also Present: City Clerk Gilbert Myers, �eputy City C1erk P'hyllis Stockdale, Cit9 Attorney William ginley, Liec�tenant Douglas Cook of the Torrance Police Department, and Nir. George Fisher PERSON,AL APPEARANCE - LIEUTENANT COOK � 1r Councilman Tourtelot introduced Lieut. Cook, �� ,� ,3;.u;venile officer of the Torrance Police Department, Q who spoke to the Cauncil conceruing the juvenile prob- � lem in Rolling Hills and oPfered..suggestions for curb- ing it. A discussion followed on the sub3ects pf ,parking' parties, gate breakage, petty thefts, and the aspects of manning the two Crest gates at night.�".� PERSONAL APPEARANCE - MR. GEORGE FISHER ..._.._..�._ - . %� ��� � 1Vl�ayor Go:odman introduced Mr. Fisher, whose business is real property appraisal, to tbe Council and explained the nature and location of the four gate house sites which the City may wish to purchase. He also explained that the City needs to learn what the propertie:s are reasonably worth in order to justify a price for them. Mr. Fisher s�id that he is very familiar with the area and would have a report for the Council, within ten days. The Council agreed to name Mr. Fisher as Property . Valuation Consultant for the City of Rolling H3.11s, and he was so appointed by the Mayor. MINUTES - MEETING OF 1li. OCTOBER 1957 ---- -- It was moved by Couneilman Elliott and seconded b9 Councilman Tourtelot that the minutes of the meeting of 14 October 1957 be approved as written. The motion was � ° unanimously carried. LETTER - CITY OF TORRANCE. CALIF'ORNIA . � The City Clerk read a letter dated� ll October 195? from Robert ,$. Gramer, Chairman Pro Tem of the Parks and Recreation Coimnission of Torrance, urging the C3.ty Council of Rolling Hills to adopt a resolution similar to the one enclosed with the letter, requesting that the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County establish a aports center in Torrance. The Cotancil agreed to do this and a similar resolution� will be presented at the next meet- ing. a LETTER - COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT The Gity Clerk read a letter dated :October 14, 1957 from H.E. Iiedger, Chief Engineer of the Los Angeles � �, � County Flood Qontrol �istrict, asking that the City report on current needs for storm drain construction. The City Cl�rk also ex plained that he h�d had a telephone .conversa- tion with Nir. .John Lambie� s office and that he had authorized + �lr; �ambie' to report f�rther, as long as no cost to the City was involvede � LETTER� - ROLL�,ING �II,LS CO&�flt1NITY ASSOCIATI�N The City Clerk read a letter dated Oc�tober 28, 1957 from the Community Associat3on which stated that furids for the continued maintenance and operation of the gates and �ate house's had been allotted only until January 1, 1958 and that �he Board of D3rec'�ors would be w�lling to negot3.ate a con�ract with the City to ma3.nta3.n and operate the �ates for the City, if the City wished to do soo PROPOSED SUBDIVISION - 'SEACREST ESTATES, TRACT N0, 1993b ��._ The C3.ty Clerk shocved the map of the proposed new subdivision to be called Seacrest Estates (Tract No. 19936) which would be ad�acent to the City of Rolling Hills. He _ reported that a letter had besn aent to Mr. John �Ialone of ; � the RegiAnal Plannin� Commission on October 2l�, 1957 stating that the Cit9 fs �op�p�deed to this proposed subd3vision on , the grot�nd that the subdivision violates established zoning. CITY BILLS � . � - 'The City Clerk read the register of bills to be allowed. It was moved by Councilman� Bullard, seconded by Counc3.lman Elliott, and, on roll call vote by the. City Clerk, unan3mously carried that Demarids 62 through 6$, as audited and approved by the City "Man�ger be paid as follows: jDema.nd No. 62 G3.lbert .B. Myers �336.44 Demand No. 63 .Gilbert B. Myera , 65.00 Demand No. 6!} Phyllis S. Stockdale 279.39 Demand No. 65 William Kinley 200.00 Demand No. 66 General Telephone Company 10.50 Demand No. 67 , Pioneer Fla� Compan9 28.60 �emand No. 68 Anchor Press � . 92 .2 VIiATER CORROSTON After a diseussion of narious aspects of �aater eorros3.on, it �uas moved by Councilman Bullard that this item be removed from the agenda. The mot3on was seconded by Conncilman � . Tourtelot �nd unanimu.usly carried. GATEHOUSE PROP� Couneil�nan Elliott raised the question of �hat to do about lot 83A which is outside the gates but within the City of Rolling Hi11s. Mayor Goodman sugges�ed that a zoning ordinance be adopted and said that he would prepare one. COMMUNITY RECREATION AREA ' . Mayor Goodman reported that Mr. LavPrence Ot�s, ch�.ef counsel and vice president of T3.tle Insurance and Trust Comapny had sug�ested two methods of tran�ferring title to the Co�ununity Recreation Area from the Coimnun3.ty Associ�- tion t.o the C3t�. One Me;d�hod woul.d be through condemnation . .. . �r y �� � with a settlement price �approved by �the members at the regulQr annual meeting, spec3.a1 notice being given of the nature of the business to be brought before the meeting. The other would be b� deed executed bg the Husteds, the Albrig�ts and the Cormnunity Associat3.on, ' deliver9 to be approned by the members at the regular � annual meeting, special notice being given of the nature of the business to be brought before the meeting. RANCHO MUTUAL WATER COMPANY REPORT Mayor Goodman and Mr. Kinley reported that apparently the merger of the Rancho Mutual Water Compan9 w3th the Paloa Verdes Water Company is at lest underway, accord- ing to Messrs. Hanson and Streigkit with whom they had talked�. � PROPOSED GATE OR�9INANCE A proposed'ordinance entitled "An Ordinance of the City of Rollin� Hilla Providing for_the Nlaintenance and Operation of a System of Gates and Gate F3ouaes" was ""� introduced by Counc3.lman Tourtelot. It was moved by �' Councilman Weitzel, seconded by Councilman Ballard, � � and unanimousl� carried that the reading in full of the � ordinance be wa3.ved. � � � TRAFFIC ORDINANCE REPORT Counc3.lman Elliott reported that the Traffic , Commission will me,et again and that the ord3.nance will be forthcoming by the next meeting. ADJOURNMII�TT There being no further business to come before the meeting, .it �uas moved by Councilman Bullard, seconded by Councilman Weitzel and nnanimously carried that the meeting be ad�ourned at 10:50 p.m. ' � . C y C er . . APPROVED• , . ayor• . .