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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ROLLING HILLS
February 25, 1974
A regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by
Mayor Bear at 7:30 P.M. Monday, February 25, 1974 at the Administration
Building, 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Councilmen Heinsheimer, Hesse, Pearson, Mayor Bear
ABSENT: Councilman Battaglia, City Treasurer Marion Welch
ALSO PRESENT: Teena Clifton City Manager
William Kinley City Attorney
June Cunningham Secretary
Ms. Nancy Bogdanovich Resident
Ms. Deborah Corette "
Donald Crocker "
Stephen Day "
Carol Hanscom "
John Heater "
Ms. Dorothy LeConte "
Godfrey Pernell
Mason Rose "
Ms.,. --Emily Schleissner
APPROVAL OF MINUTES 180
A motion to approve and accept the minutes of the meeting of
January 28, 1974 as presented was made by Councilman Hesse, seconded by
Councilman Pearson and carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Hesse, Pearson, Mayor Bear
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: Councilman Heinsheimer
ABSENT: Councilman Battaglia
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
-Public Utilities Commission 899
Councilman Heinsheimer said he had nothing to report. The matter
was ordered held on the agenda.
ITEMS HELD OVER
Motorola Alert Monitor Receiver 903
A memorandum dated January 23, 1974 from Councilman Heinsheimer
was presented to the Council. Councilman Heinsheimer recommended
that prior to authorizing the purchase of the Motorola Fire Fighter
Monitor the Emergency Disaster Committee be requested to submit:
confirmation that each area captain is willing to install and maintain
the equipment in working condition; a periodic test plan that assures
February 25, 1974
the units are ready upon need, and a recommendation concerning the
use of the "Emergency Power Supply and Charger Kit" and the advisability
of purchase of this accessory. Further, Councilman Heinsheimer stated
that it was his understanding that the units presently in the City Hall
are waiting confirmation of purchase and -that no commitment had been
made,'pending demonstrations and discussion of the purchase by the City
Council and the Board of Directors; however, he said that Mr. Fay told
him that it was his understanding that the Emergency Disaster Committee
had been authorized to make the purchase. Mayor Bear said he would
discuss the matter with Mr. Fay and with Mr. Bob Mohr of Advanced
E1®ctronicso
DISASTER PLANNING COMMITTEE.CHECK LIST 978
Copies of a check list to aid in emergency situations, compiled
by Mr. F. W. Woodbridge, 15 Wideloop Road, and amended by Dr. Martin
Gould of the Disaster= Planning Committee;, was presented to the Council.
After discussion of the list the Manager was instructed to have
sufficient copies made for all residents, and to have them given to
area captains for distribution to each home.
WEST BASIN WATER ASSOCIATION 1029-
Notice
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Notice of the regular meeting of the Board of Directors.of-West
Basin Water Association on Thursday evening, February 28, 1974 was
presented to the Council: Mayor Bear sa1d'he would not be able to
attend because of Candidate's Night, but asked that anyone -who could
attend advise•.the,Manager so a reservation could be made.
CORRESPONDENCE -
Letter from -T. J.Dykzeul
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The Manager distributed copies of a letter from Mr. Theodore Jo
Dykzeul, 17 Caballeros Road, reporting attack by a dog on Flying Mane
Road. Mrs. Clifton said she had contacted Mrs. Dykzeul and asked her
to have Mr. Dykzeul come to the office and sign an affidavit as pro-
vided in Ordinance No. 107, but he had not done so.
Following discussion of the matter Mrs. Clifton was directed to
write to Mr. Dykzeul and enclose 'a -copy of the ordinance.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1055
A motion to approve and accept the Report of the City Treasurer
for the month of January, 1974 and the Statement of Revenue and Ex-
penditures dated January 31, 1974 was made by Councilman Heinsheimer,
seconded by Councilman Hesse and carried by the following.roll call
vote:
AYES: Councilmen Heinsheimer, Hesse,- Pearson,.Mayor Bear
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman -Battaglia
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PAYMEN,T OFBILLS 10 6.0
A.motion, to approve, .,payment of Demands.'No. 3195, through 3240
eral Fund was made`. from,Vhe�Gen 6U.0,61.1m4fi, Heinsheimar, seconded b
Councilman -H.e,sse,, and �c a,r-r:Le,d o--1':low3n roll -call, vote:
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ABSENT: -Councilman Bat.taglia'
CITY ATTORNEY
PROPOSED ORDINANCE - MOTORCYCLES- 185
Mayor Bear,opene.ddiscussion,,of .the.' ordinance on motor -
Mr
cycles. John
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with the City.Attorney, and'W'as.,pr6sent at the meeting.t,o give any
assistance he could.
Mrs. Nancy Bogdanovic , h, 71 Saddleback. Road,,,said that at' present
property owners are permitted tio,ride motorcycles, in Rolling Hills
under certain conditions. She_ suggested that persons leasing homes
in Rolling Hills be charge.d.'afee, since their residence in the City
is temporary and that stronger enforcement is necessary for persons who
ride dirt bikes on hillside's',''ra-thek than approved motorcycles on roads,
as presently,allowe.d.-,
In the discussion"of t'he`pr'opb:se8 ordinance the Council set a fee
for issuance of the permit required.under , Section.
210,05. The fee
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- r1ve.d-ati_is,_ a,' ''e -not to exceed the o $25.00", and the matter
was referred to the Rolling Hills Community'Association, which will
permit fdi7_`6`,pera 'ion orcycle's*.,F�z r, 21002,
issue - the.. ti 11- of hiot" urthe- "--S'edt'i1oft*
Tri�s'pass by . cit6 '"r vehicles was *a 6 le''t" ef"d f rqm t]�61 e1-1 "d -d-
m pro os � ordinance an
subs'-O_que'ftt s6?ft6Ws --4ere `iendmbered.' S iedti6ri '2°1665 hSd- lowing
added: "unless -the -same is eqpipped, as,,p.rovided for in this Article
words ""on -a'h`y'-par' kin g`- ot`o -
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Section 21007.
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Following 'discu's s16�'." `0- f`; 0i'ei."" ropb"-sed. ordinance, Councilman Hesse
moved that the ' proposed ordinance, as'amended, entitled "AN ORDINANCE
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OF -'TH;CITY-- :'c6URC1t' OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS AMENDING ORDINANCE NO,
116 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY.OFROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA,
REGULATING -TRAFP"IC''W'-I-T'H'IN"'-
:-'SAIY . D CIT'AND'REPEALING ORDINANCE NO.'l AND
ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH" he introduced, and that
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reading in full' be waived. ' The'motion wa's'jseconded,by douncil'ban''
H "e:insh imer and carried by -the following roll call vote:
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AYES a Councilmen
NOES,.,. None
ABSENT
Heinsheiffie'r,. Hesse,
Pearson, Mayor Bear
Mayor Bear asked the City Attorney to present the ordinance as
amended at the next meeting of the Council.
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE - ZONING 504
Mayor Bear asked Dr. Godfrey Pernell, Chairman of the Planning
Commission `to speak to the Council on matters recently studied 'by the
Commission in connection with proposed changes in the zoning and sub®
division ordinances. Chairman Pernell stated that in considering the
changes, certain recommendations have been made to the Council, and
in continuing the studies other factors are being considered in order
to present a complete picture of what the Planning Commission is
attempting to achieve. The Commission has been concerned with the
appropriateness of certain subdivisions that have come before it,
and as the number of subdivisions increase, the effects have become
apparent. In retrospect some of the decisions have been less than
good, Chairman Pernell said, and the Commission has attempted to
develop guidelines to achieve consistency, while allowing the
, community and the potential subdivider or property owner to know prior
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,.j to spending resources, including time, money and energies, where
I -D the thinking is. To this point a recommendation has been made to the
Council. concerned primarily with the amount of acreage permissible or
required in subdivision. Essentially, 40,000 square feet net would
be required in the one acre zone, and 80,000 square feet net: in the
two acre zone, the net being determined by the removal of any road
easement from the gross acreage. The remaining easements, i.e.
bridle trail, set -backs, driveways serving a single residence, etc.
would not be deducted. However, Chairman Pernell said a common access
drive serving more than one residence would be deducted from the gross
acreage, since it would be considered an access easement for purposes
of ingress and egress.
The other areas are being studied, Dr. Pernell said; the amount:
of pad .in cut and fill required to create a buildable lot or pad and
the amount of area disturbed. The recent change from 1241 to 2a1
grade, requirement on cut and fill by the Community Association and
30 foot maximum cut stipulation pretty well show what can be done with
a piece of property. Disturbance of area is defined by the Planning
Commission, as cut, fill and pad, and includes any structure, pool,
patio, stable, barn, driveway; it does not include corrals or fences
that are. essentially ungraded. A figure for the percentage of disturb-
ance permitted has not been arrived at, Dr. Pernell said, and the
Commission will continue to study the matter, Councilman Hesse said
the Association adopted a requirement that all slopes should be held
to a maximum of 30 .feet, not the vertical cut, and Chairman Pernell
said the Commission does not get into the actual grading of a sub-
division except that there must be proof of a buildable pad, and the
map must demonstrate that a pad can be established within the limits
of slope permitted. A chart has been developed showing the acres
needed to develop a 12,000 squam foot pad with 50% disturbed area based
on effective slope; the Commission is attempting to come up with a
number that can be applied. Using sites chosen at random by the
members of the Planning Commission, it has been determined that as
much as 94% of some properties have been disturbed by construction.
Findings and results of the studies done by the Planning Commission
will be sent to the Rolling Hills Community Association and to the
City Council, Chairman Pernell said,
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Mayor --Bear thanked Dr. Pernell for his presentation before the
Council and opened ,,the,.matte.r,,for.dis,.c,ussion -d,. The Mayor. - asked -.him
to clarify the Planning_Commission'-s thinking,on parcels bisected ,by, a
road, and.the,resulting parcels if the=road,easemen_t,,.is deducted, and
Dr. Pernell said that it would be conceivable that a large parcel which
originally had qualified using the -gross acreage.-fig4F.e-would-no,lon_ger
be subdividable, since deduction of the road easement from the acreage
might result in two sub -standard parcels one on each side of the road,
and in order to develop a building site 100% of the area would have to
be disturbed. Mr. Donald Crocker asked whether an owner could request
a variance if he felt it was inequitable, and Mr. Kinley said
application for,variance could be considered. Dr. Heinsheimer said
it -would require a degree of"expertise to visualize the building site
and Dr. Pernell agreed.--.Councilman-Hesse suggested that in revising,
any of the existing guidelines, the -Planning Commission and.the.City,
Council attempt.to,agree.a,s much.as possible with restrictions imposed
by the Community Association. Mr. Kinley said the regulations estab-
lished by the Community Association are governed by deed restrictions.
Councilman Heinsheimer said he felt it -was imperative to meet with the
Board of Directors to reach an agreement before changing any of the
Ci.ty'-s regulations but,in view of subdivisions currently in -the
Association and . soon. to,be presented to. the. City,,,it-was his wish
that. the Council not- .delay, ip. a.dopting,,� hproposed ordinance, The
City Attorney said the motion could be introduced, and'a,meeting
scheduled with the,Board of Directors before final adoption.
Councilman Hesse moved that the proposed ordinance entitled AN,
ORDINANCE OF THE,CITY,OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 33, PROVIDING,FOR"ZONIIjG IN SAID-.,CITY.be-,intro.,Opced,.,and-that...-..
reading in full be waived..:. The motion_ was seconded by Councilman
Heinsheimer, -_Councilman,Pearson. said 'he felt adoptiQp.:.of--,the prop(?,sqd.
ordinance was defeating the purpose of the Planning Commission -and
City Council, since in-some,,areas it was. not,consistent with.Rolling,
Hillis Community Association regulations,.,and the subject.needed,mor,p
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study. The motion -failed to carry,9n. the .following --roll. call1vote .*_.
AYES: Councilman Hesse
NOESo Councilman Pearson, Mayor Bear
ABSTAINED: Coun-c.ilman..Heinshe-imer
ABSENT: -Councilman Battaglia
Mayor Bear appointed Councilmen.Battaglia and-Heinsheimer to a,..
committee 'to meet with the. Board of: Directors of the,,Rolling.Hills
Community Associationto study,.the matter..
CALIFORNIA CONTRACT CITIES ASSOCIATION 1066
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The City Attorney advised that there was no new information on
the litigation 'between the City of Los Angeles vs the County of Los
Angeles, et al on. cost of Sheriff's services. The Mayor ordered the
matter held on the agenda.
CITY DEPARTMENTS
Sheriff's Department
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Copies of correspondence dated January 24, 1974 to the Board of
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Supervisors re: "Offer to Consider Equivalents", Lomita Sheriff's Station
were presented to -the Council.
Councilman Heinsheimer said he had discussed the matter with a
person knowledgable in the matter, and' it was his understanding that
the,plans and specifications for the project had been approved. The
Manager suggested that another name be chosen for the station, which
will serve Peninsula cities as well as Lomita.
MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE 1130
Mrs. Joan Saffo said she wished to thank Councilmen Fred Hesse and
Ed Pearson for their devoted service to the Council and the Community,
and said they would be greatly missed. Councilman Heinsheimer said
he wished to add his comments, and said their•expertise in many
N matters had been appreciated, and their opinion had been valued. Mayor
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Council, and said their presence would be sorely missed from the
meetings. He urged them to attend meetings of the Council whenever
Q possible.
Councilman Hesse said he appreciated the support of the City and
the Council, and was pleased to have had the opportunity to serve on
the Council. Councilman Pearson said he, too, had appreciated the
leadership and support, and had enjoyed serving on the Council.
MATTERS FROM THE COUNCIL HITCHHIKING 1186
Councilman Hesse requested -that the subject of hitchhiking be
placed on the agenda for consideration by the new Council. The Mayor
so ordered,
AREA -WIDE POLICE FORCE
1206
Councilman Hesse stated that a sub -committee has been formed to
study the feasibility of an area -wide police force, and there is
overwhelming evidence that the cost would decrease and protection would
increase if such a police force was formed, Councilman Hesse asked
that the City Council of Rolling Hills join with other Councils and dis-
cuss the matter. He suggested that the police department of Palos
Verdes Estates could be used as a model. Mayor Bear ordered the matter
held on the agenda for consideration by the new Council.
COM01ERCIAL USES OF PROPERTY IN ROLLING HILLS 1223
Councilman Hesse said that it is his opinion that some commercial
use of property in Rolling Hills is not inconsistent with the best
interests of the Community, and he asked that the matter be considered
to bring the situation into sharper focus, specifically with regard tc
organized use of private property to teach swimming and riding skills,
and use of available stables for training, boarding or riding horses,
Further, Councilman Hesse enclosed a proposed modification to the
zoning ordinance, and said he would be happy to work with the Council.
Mayor Bear directed that correspondence from Councilman Hesse
dated February 25, 1974, including an anonymous letter to the City
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Manager dated January 17, 1974,. a letter from the Manager to Councilman
Hesse dated February 1, 1974, and the proposed modifications to the
zoning ordinance be held for consideration by the new Council.
MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICERS
TENTATIVE TRACT 32071, R. Ho DUAN 1152
The Manager advised the Council that the Planning Commission
had considered Tentative Tract 32071 and had approved the tentative.
map, subject to written approval of the geology.
Councilman .Pearson moved that "the matter be held for the new
Council. Mayor Pear seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
ADJOURN11ENT
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There being 'no further business to come before the meeting, Mayor
Bear adjourned the meeting at 10.30 P.M. to meet again on Tuesday,
March 12, 1974 for the purpose of canvassing the votes cast at the
election on Tuesday, March 5, 1974 as required by law.
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