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12/9/19742 4` MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA December 9, 1974 A regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor pro tem Heinsheimer at 7:30 P.M. Monday, December 9, 1974 at the Admin- istration Building, 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmembers Crocker, Heinsheimer, Le Conte, Rose Mayor Battaglia arrived at 8:30 P,Ma ABSENT: Douglas Rogers ALSO PRESENT: Teena Clifton City Manager William Kinley City Attorney June Cunningham Secretary Steven Maloney South Bay Engineering Roger Meurer Meurer Engineering Leonard Molnar South Bay Transit Corp. Gregory Spearing South Bay Transit Corp. C. Aylesbury Resident Mr. & Mrs. J. Barnard " Dr. & Mrs. J. R. Black " T. Boyd " R. Fortney " R. Gray Mrs. C. Hanscom C. Hix " Mrs. G. Negri " Mr. & Mrs. F. Partridge " Mrs. J. Saffo " Mrs. E. Schleissner " F. W. Woodbridge " Dr. & Mrs. J. Zane " Pat Russell Administrative Aide Carlos Urrufia Administrative Aide APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1235 Councilman Crocker moved that the minutes of the meeting of Nov- ember 25, 1974 be approved and accepted as corrected. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rose and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Crocker, Heinsheimer, Le Conte, Rose ABSENT: Mayor Battaglia TENTATIVE MAP, SUBDIVISION NO. 55, TRACT 27006, DR. MAX NEGRI 1238 With the consent of Mr. Roger Meurer, Engineer for Dr,. Max Negri, Mayor pro tempore Heinsheimer ordered the matter held on the agenda for consideration at the next regular meeting on January 13, 1975. A field trip to the site, 2 Quail Ridge Road North, was scheduled for Saturday, January 11 at 9:00 A.M. TENTATIVE MAP, SUBDIVISION NO. 58, TRACT 29383, CLIFTON HIX 1240 Councilman Crocker moved that the tentative map for Tract 29383, Clifton Hix, be approved subject to conditions of the Planning Advisor's Report dated November 13, 1973 and the Environmental Evaluation Report as amended and approved by the Environmental Quality Board on Novem- ber 4, 1974. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rose and the Mayor pro tem opened the matter for discussion. 1 8' Q December 9, 1974. In discussing the grade of the extension of Buggy Whip Drive which will give access to the proposed tract, Mr. Roger Meurer.- Engineer, explained that the current terminus of Buggy Whip is a cul de sac, and the adjoining roadway easement, although._dedicated, has not been im- proved and serves almost exclusively at this time as a driveway serving the Lewin residence at 18 Buggy Whip. The present grade is 38%, but will'be improved to not more than 20%, which is the grade of portions of other roads in the City, Mr. Meurer said, and is shown.,on the map approved by the Council, Councilwoman Le Conte moved that the approval be amended to re- quire that the road improvement and cul de sac on Buggy Whip Road 'be located as close as possible to the northerly terminus of Lot 2 of the tract, subject to grading requirements of the City, which prohibits slopes in excess of 25 feet. The motion to amend the approval was seconded by Councilman Crocker. r- The City Attorney recommended that the record show that the ap- 00 proval of the tract was based on testimony by Mr. Roger Meurer, engin- eer for Mr. Hix, and presentation of maps to the Council for examination showing that it was impractical for the subdivider to meet the require- ments set forth in.Lot Q Design, ARTICLE V Sections 5.04b 5.04d and 5.06 and in Street Grades, ARTICLE VI, Section 6.08 of Section No. 67, and the requirements were waived as set forth in. the Council's approval of the tentative map. A motion to approve and accept the recommendation. of the City Attorney, and to incorporate it as part of the approval of the map was made by Councilman Rose and seconded by Councilman Crocker. The motion as amended to approve the tentative tract map was car- ried by the following roll call vote:. AYES: Council Members Crocker, Le Conte, Rose NOES: Mayor pro tem Heinshiemer ABSENT: Mayor Battaglia TENTATIVE MAP, SUBDIVISION NO. 62, TRACT 31873, GEORGE SCHARFFENBERGER Mr. Steven Maloney, South Bay Engineering Corporation, presented a copy of the Tentative Map, revised in. accordance with recommendations made by the City Council at a field trip on November 30. Mr. Maloney said the lot lines have not been changed, but a different presentation had been -made of the required 12,000 square foot pad on two of the parcels, and he explained that slightly more grading would be.required to achieve the pads as shown on the revised -map. Councilman Crocker moved that the tentative map for Tract 31873, George Scharffenberger, for property on.Middleridge South be approved subject to conditions of the Planning Advisor's Report dated July'S, and the Environmental Evaluation Report as approved by the Environmental Quality Board on November 4, 1974; further, that the Council find that it is _impractical for the subdivider to comply with the requirements for Lot Design.,under'ARTICLE V, Sections 5.04b and 5.04c, and therefore those requirements have been waived. The motion was seconded by Coun.- cilwoman Le Conte, with a request that the approved map be made part of the Architectural file of the property. Mayor Battaglia arrived at the meeting at 8:30 P.M. and Mayor pro tem Heinsheimer recessed the meeting. The meeting was reconvened at 8:45 P.M. under the direction of Mayor Battaglia, and following a review of the discussion of the ten- tative tract, the motion to approve the tentative map, waive the re- quirements under ARTICLE V, Sections 5.04b and 5.04c of -Ordinance No. 67 and require that the map as approved, showing the preferred location of building pads on the properties be marked Exhibit "A" and made part of -2- December 9, 1974 the Architectural file was carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Crocker,.LeConte, Mayor Battaglia NOES: Councilmen Heinsheimer, Rose NET VS GROSS 060 (Side 2) STATEMENT BY F. W. HESSE Councilman Rose moved that the Statement of Intent and Philosophy, Statement of Policy, Statement of Procedure and Variances prepared by Mr. F. W. Hesse, 44 Portuguese Bend Road, be received and filed. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Le Conte and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Crocker, Le Conte, Heinsheimer, Rose NOES: Mayor Battaglia PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 33 AND SUBDIVISION ORD. NO. 67 Councilman Rose moved that the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance No. 33 and the Subdivision Ordinance No. 67 as presented by the City Attorney be adopted. Councilman Crocker said he wished to second the motion with a condition that the second proposal of both amendments be adopted, and with an. additional request that Paragraph (A) in both amendments be revised as discussed by Mr. K.in.ley and Coun- cilman Crocker. Copies of the proposed amendment to Paragraph (A) were distributed to the Council. Councilman Rose said he felt the second,as expressed by Councilman Crocker should be the main motion, which he would second. Councilwoman Le Conte said she wished to offer a substitute motion that the matter be referred to the Planning Commission for their review and comments before being acted on by the Council. Mayor Battaglia said the original motion by Councilman Rose was clear, but the second by Councilman Crocker amending the motion was not, and the motion as seconded was unintelligible, therefore he said he would accept Councilwoman Le Conte's substitute motion as a replacement of the motion made by Councilmen Rose and Crocker. Councilman Heins- heimer seconded the substitute motion. Councilman Rose appealed the decision of the chair to accept the substitute motion. The Council voted to support the ruling of the Chair with the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Heinsheimer, Le Conte, Mayor Battaglia NOES: Councilmen Crocker, Rose Councilman Rose moved that a moratorium be placed on filing sub- divisions until the matter has been resolved. The motion. was seconded by Councilman Crocker and carried by the following roll. call vote: AYES: Council Members Crocker, Heinsheimer, Le Conte, Rose Mayor Battaglia The motion to refer the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordi- nance No. 33 and the Subdivision Ordinance No. 67, as amended in Paragraph (A) of both proposals to the Planning Commission for review at their meeting on December 17, with a request that their recommenda- tions be made to the Council before the meeting on. January 13, 1975 and that a moratorium be imposed on filing subdivisions until the -3- December 9, 1974 matter has been resolved was carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Crocker, Heinsheimer, Le Conte, Rose Mayor Battaglia The Mayor asked that the Council specify what should be referred to the Planning Commission. Councilman Heinsheimer moved that the Council refer to the Planning Commission the second proposal prepared by Mr. Kinley for amending the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances, as amended in Paragraph (A) in both proposed amendments. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rose and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Crocker, Heinsheimer, Le Conte, Rose Mayor Battaglia AGREEMENT FOR OPERATION OF GATES AND GATE HOUSES 217 Councilman Crocker moved that the Agreement to Contribute the Sum of $26,136 for Operation of Gates and Gate Houses in the City of Rolling Hills, as amended by the Board of Directors on Page 3, Paragraph (4) be approved, and that the Mayor and Manager be directed to execute the document on behalf of the,City. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rose and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Crocker, Heinsheimer, Le Conte, Rose Mayor Battaglia DR. J. RALPH BLACK, 38 SADDLEBACK ROAD 245 Mrs. Clifton presented a letter dated November 15, 1974 from Mr. Donald E. Dawson, South Bay Engineering Corporation, with reference, to the driveway at 38 Saddleback Road, which serves two residences owned by Dr. J. Ralph Black, The Manager explained that although Mr. Dawson stated that the existing driveway is equivalent to standard requirements and will pro- vide longevity and serviceability equal to or in excess of that orig- inally specified, when the letter was reviewed by the Planning Commis- sion, Commissioner Forrest Riegel had added a handwritten recommenda- tion on the second page that an additional 1" lift of asphalt be required before funds deposited with the City by Dr. Black as a condition of subdivision be released. Councilman Crocker moved that the professional opinion supplied by South Bay Engineering Corporation be accepted, and Commissioner Riegel's recommendation for additional paving be disregarded, subject to approval by the City Attorney after review of the conditions of subdivision, and that if approved by Mr. Kinley, the cash deposit be returned to Dr. Black. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rose and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Crocker, Heinsheimer, Le Conte, Rose Mayor Battaglia LETTER, SOUTH BAY DAILY BREEZE 267 Mayor Battaglia read a letter dated December 5, 1974 from Mr. Dwight Oliver, Editor of the Peninsula Breeze into the record. Mr. Oliver complimented the Mayor and City Council on the conduct of the meeting of November 25 at La Cresta School. The letter was received and filed. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES 277 Mayor Battaglia referred to copies of correspondence from the League of California Citeies dated November 1974 sent to all members -4- December 9, 1974 of the Council regarding implementation of June 1974 Ballot Propositions, and said he wished to have a work session on the requirements. Council- man Rose suggested an executive session to discuss the matter be held at 6:30 P -.M. Monday, January 13, immediately preceding the regular Council meeting. Councilman Heinsheimer suggested that the League of California Cities be asked to send a representative to the work session, and that other Peninsula cities be advised and invited to attend if they wish. Mayor Battaglia asked Councilwoman Le Conte to attempt to set up a meet- ing immediately preceding the next regular meeting of the Council, and to invite City Council members of neighboring cities and a represent- ative of the League of California Cities to attend, and to advise the members of the Council when definite arrangements had been made. RESOLUTION NO. 327 Councilman Heinsheimer moved that Resolution No. 327 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALI- FORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITIES OF CULVER CITY, INGLEWOOD, SANTA MONICA, EL SEGUNDO, HAWTHORNE, MANHATTAN BEACH, LAWNDALE, GARDENA, HERMOSA BEACH, REDONDO BEACH, TOR- RANCE, PALOS VERDES ESTATES, ROLLING HILLS ESTATES., LOMITA, LOS ANGELES, ROLLING HILLS, RANCHO PALOS VERDES AND LENNOX UNINCORPORATED AREA be adopted, and that reading in full be waived. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rose and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Crocker, Heinsheimer, Le Conte, Rose Mayor Battaglia CITY OF LOS ANGELES, NOVEMBER 8, 1974 321 A letter dated November 8, 1974 from the City of Los Angeles was presented to the Council. The correspondence outlined the U.S. Depart- ment of the Interior proposals for oil development on the outer Conti- nental shelf, and contained a formula for collection of funds from participating cities. Mrs. Clifton advised the Council that the total commitment of funds required of Rolling Hills would be $135.40. Councilman Rose moved that the City of Rolling Hills participate in the proposal with a one-time payment of $135.40. Councilman Heins- heimer seconded the motion for purposes of discussion. The motion failed on the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Rose, Mayor Battaglia NOES: Councilmen Crocker,'-'.Heinsheimer ABSTAINED: Councilwoman Le Conte Councilwoman Le Conte stated that she abstained because of a possible conflict of interest. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, NOVEMBER 25, 1974 A copy of a letter of appeal dated November 25, 1974 to the Chair- man of the Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies of the House Appropriations Committee regarding Federal Offshore Oil Leasing Proposals was presented to the Council. The correspondence was received and filed. RESOLUTION NO. 328 335 Councilman Rose moved that Resolution No. 328 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS BEING A NOTICE OF INTENT AUTHORIZING THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES IN THE JOINT DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMITTAL OF 911 TENTATIVE PLANS TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY JANUARY 31, 1975 OR ANY OTHER DATE THAT MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY LAW be adopted, and that reading in full be waived. The motion was seconded by Councilman -5- 3G " December 9, 1974 Heinsheimer and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Crocker, Heinsheimer, Le Conte, Rose Mayor Battaglia BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 352 A letter dated December 21, 1974 from the Board.of Supervisors was presented to the Council. Mr. James Mize advised that at its meeting held on November 26, on the motion of Supervisor James A. Hayes, the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County ordered all County Depart- ments to restrict the use of Christmas lights to regular office hours. Commercial establishments were requested to use lighting displays only during normal business hours, and residents to use Christmas lights between the hours of 7:00 and 10:00 P.M. t -Following discussion, the Council agreed that although the three 00 hour limit for residents was a good idea, it would be arbitrary to � specify the hours. Councilman Rose moved that residents be asked to r -Z limit Christmas lighting to three hours per evening. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Le Conte and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Crocker, Le.Conte,, Rose, Mayor Battaglia NOES: Councilman Heinsheimer SOUTH BAY TRANSIT CO. 409 Mr.,.,..Greg Spearing and Mr. Len Molnar, operating as South Bay Transit'Company, appeared before the Council to explain a limousine service they wish to initiate in Rolling Hills. If approved, they propds,e,.to offer a fully insured car and driver for a minimum time of onbe,,hour for $8.00 per hour, with time calculated to the nearest quarter hour. Designated areas have been approved for drop off and pick up at the airport, and Mr. Spearing and Mr. Molnar said they wish to start a limousine service between the Peninsula and Los Angeles Airport. Councilman Rose moved that the request to operate in Rolling Hills be approved by the Council and referred to the Board of Directors. The motion was seconded by Councilman Crocker and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Crocker, Heinsheimer, Rose, Mayor Battaglia NOES: Councilwoman Le Conte ORDINANCE RELATING TO TAXICAB STANDS,. PALOS VERDES ESTATES Mrs. Clifton advised the Council that she had obtained a copy of an ordinance of the City of Palos Verdes Estates relating to taxi stands. Mayor Battaglia directed that the matter be placed on the agenda of the next meeting for consideration. CHESTER NOBLE, I RINGBIT EAST, 411 A letter dated December 2, 1974 from Mr. Chester Noble, 6 Ring - bit Road East was presented to the Council. Mayor Battaglia directed the Manager to advise Mr. Noble that boulevard. stop signs are now being erected on pipe posts because of vandalism which 'resulted in heavy loss of signs on wooden posts. I M. 330 December 9, 1974 MIRALESTE HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK TEAMS 443 Mayor Battaglia reported that there was no problem with Miraleste High School Cross Country teams running on Crest Road, and the school has requested that permission be extended to the Track Team. Councilman Rose moved that permission be extended to June 30, 1975. The motion was seconded by Councilman Crocker and carried by the follow- ing roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Crocker, Heinsheimer, Le Conte, Rose Mayor Battaglia SWIMMING POOL FENCING 447 Councilman Crocker reported that he had been contacted by Dr. Frederick Krieger, 2 Ringbit West, regarding swimming pool fences. Mr. Kinley explained that although the County has an ordinance requir- ing a six foot fence around pools, the City of Rolling Hills has not adopted that ordinance, and fences are not required around pools in the City. Mayor Battaglia ordered the matter placed on the agenda for discussion at the next meeting of the Council, and directed that resi- dents be advised that the Council will consider the question. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE 480 Mayor Battaglia advised the Council that the Board of Directors of the Rolling Hills Community Association is considering installation of two dips on Crest Road East in an effort to slow traffic. The Mayor asked Councilman Crocker, Traffic Safety Chairman, to work with a rep- resentative of the Community Association in determining the proper location, in conjunction with advice from the Road Department. COYOTES ON JOHNS CANYON ROAD 561 Councilman Rose asked that the matter be held on the agenda until additional information is available. The Mayor so ordered. UNDERGROUND UTILITIES: PROGRESS REPORT 566 The Manager reported that progress on installation of underground utilities on Portuguese Bend Road South and Portuguese Bend Road North had been slowed by recent rains, but work is progressing, and will be completed before the end of the year. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Councilwoman Le Conte reported that Pat Russell, her administrative aide, is working on a report on requests for rate increases which will be presented at the next meeting. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS Councilwoman Le Conte reported that Patrice Huling, her adminis- trative aide, attended the SCAG workshop on the preliminary regional transportation plan, and a report will be made to the Council. SOUTH BAY CORRIDOR STUDY STEERING COMMITTEE Councilwoman Le Conte said she had no additional information to report at this time, but would continue to advise the Council as new information becomes available. -7- December 9, 1974 AUDIT - FISCAL YEAR 1973/74 612 Mrs. Clifton advised the Council that Mr. Douglas Rogers, City Treasurer, had called to say he reviewed the Audit Report submitted by Cotton and Francisco and found it satisfactory; it was his recom- mendation that the report be approved and accepted. A motion to approve and accept the Audit prepared by Cotton and Francisco was made by Councilman Crocker, seconded by Councilman. Rose and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Crocker, Heinsheimer, Le Conte, Rose Mayor Battaglia CITY DEPARTMENTS SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT 620 The Report of the Sheriff's Department for the month of July 1974 was presented to the Council. The report was received and filed. C� Councilman Heinsheimer moved that the Manager be directed to write to the Sheriff at the Lennox Station and thank him for the weekly report to the Council. The motion was seconded by Councilman Crocker and�car- ried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Crocker, Heinsheimer, Le Conte, Rose Mayor Battaglia SCHEDULE OF CHARGES FOR PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, PENINSULA CITIES Mayor Battaglia ordered the matter held on the agenda for consid- eration by the Council at the second meeting in January. ADJOURNMENT 769 There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 P.M. to meet again on January 13, 1975 in executive session at 6:30 P.M.,''to be followed by the regular meeting at 7:30 P.M. APPROVED: 1 Mayor City Clerk 3