12/9/1957MINUTES OF
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Rolling Hills was held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, 9 December
1957, in the City Hall.
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by
Mayor Goodman.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmen Bullard, Elliott, Tourtelot
and Mayor Goodman.
Absent: Cou-oilman Weitzel.
Others Present: City Clerk Gilbert Myers, Deputy City
Clerk Phyllis Stockdale, City Attorney
William Kinley, and Mr. Fraser MacMinn
of the Daily Breeze.
MINUTES - MEETING OF 25 NOVEMBER 1957
Upon motion made by Councilman Bullard, seconded by
Councilman Tourtelot, and unanimously carried, the minutes
of the meeting of 25 November 1957 were approved as written.
LETTER .FROM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION RE GATE OPERATION
OTHER CORRESPONDENCE
The City Clerk presented:
1. a letter dated December 3, 1957 from Mr. T. B.
Roach, Jr. accepting his appointment to the Planning
Commission.
The City Clerk read a letter dated December 7, 1957
from the Rolling Hills Community Association which stated
the cost of operating the gates during the third quarter
of 1957• The Mayor inquired about the hours of gate
operation, whether there had been any changes in salary
scale during the third quarter, and also if the figures
for .repairs and maintenance, utilities, telephone, uniforms
and guard service were representative. The City Manager
informed him that the Main Gate is operated 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week; the Eastfield Gate, 16 hours a day,
7 days a week; and Crenshaw Gate, 8 hours a day, 7 days
a week. The Manager also stated that there had been no
salary changes and that the figures for repairs and mainte-
nance, etc. were, if anything, rather low. After a pro-
longed discussion, it was moved by Councilman Bullard
that the City Attorney be requested to prepare a letter
agreement to contract with the Community Association to
operate the gates at their rate and level of
,..present
service at a cost basis, not to exceed the sum of
$7,500.00 per quarter, for the period starting January 1,
1958 to and including Juxie 30, 1958, payments to be made
on the last day of each month for the preceding month
upon presentation of invoice; also that anything out of
the ordinary be taken up with the Council before it be
done, and that the service include additional manning
of the Main Gate to provide double guards on those week-
ends and holidays deemed necessary by the Manager. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and unani-
mously carried.
OTHER CORRESPONDENCE
The City Clerk presented:
1. a letter dated December 3, 1957 from Mr. T. B.
Roach, Jr. accepting his appointment to the Planning
Commission.
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. 2. a letter dated November 19, 1957 from the
Los Angeles County Engineerts Department regarding
the excess of fees collected over the County's
expenses for rendering building inspection services.
in the amount of $681-97 for the period July 1, 1957
to September 30, 1957. A check for this amount will
be forthcoming.
3. a letter dated November 29, 1957 from the
State Division of Highways regarding the installation
of directional signs on Pacific Coast Highway.
.1 4. a letter dated December 3, 1957 from the
Secretary of the State Board of Equalization enclosing
the executed agreement for administration of
Ordinance No. 11.
5. a map of the proposed subdivision adjacent
to the City of Rolling Hills called Seacrest Estates
sent by the Regional Planning Commission. After
discussion it was decided to refer the matter to the
Rolling Hills Planning Commission with the comment
that the Council feels a letter should be written by
the Commission stating that since the initial map of
this proposed subdivision was submitted we have zoned
adjacent land at RA -1-4 and feel this subdivision is
inconsistent with the City of Rolling Hills zoning.
6. a letter dated November 13, 1957 from
Battalion Chief Byron Robinson of the County Fire
Department regarding water mains. -
CITY BILLS
The City Clerk read the register of bills to be
allowed. It, was moved by Councilman Elliott, seconded
by Councilman Tourtelot, and, on roll call vote b
the City Clerk, unanimously carried that Demands 91
through 84 as audited and approved by the City Manager,
be paid as follows:
Demand No.
81
Southwest Addressing and
Printing
$21.93
Demand No.
82
Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph Company
9.55
Demand No.
83
Anchor Press
23-97
Demand No.
84
John A. Lambie, County
Engineer
4.16
�59.61
COMMUNITY RECREATION AREA
Mr. Kinley reported consul ' ting Mr. Otis of the
Title Insurance and Trust Company about a condemnation
policy for the Community Recreatidn Area and learned
that if the City takes the property subject to the
rights that the members of the Rolling Hills Community
Association had in the area for parks and playground
purposes all members of the Association would not have
to be named as defendants in the condemnation suit.
This matter will be taken up at the Annual Meeting of
the members of the Community Association in January.
RECESS
There being no further business to come before
the meeting, it was moved by Councilman Elliott,
seconded by Councilman Bullard, and unanimously carried
that the meeting be recessed at 8:55 p.m. to reconvene
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 17 December 1957•
City Clerk
APPROVED:
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Mayor.
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