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10/7/1975 Y . � MINUTES OF A , SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF ROLLING �HILLS, 'CALIFORNIA , October 7 , 1975 -., A special meeting of the City Council was called to order at . 7 : 30 .P .M. Tuesday, October 7 , 1975 by Mayor pro tempore Rose at the •#�dministration Building, 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills , California . OLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmembers Crocker, Le Conte, Pernell Mayor pro tempore Rose . . ABSENT: Mayor Heinsheimer ALSO FRESENT: Teena Clifton : City Manager . William Kinley City Attorney June Cunninghatn Secretary Mrs . P . Breitenstein Resident � Mr. & Mrs . H . Jensen " � Mrs . V. Matthews " t"� Dr. R. Oa s " �� i Mrs . C . Partridge QMr. & Mrs . R. Schaefer " Mrs . G. Swanson " , Mr. & Mrs . K. Watts " PROPOSED ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE Mayor pro tem Rose asked Councilman Crocker to chair the contin- uing discussion of the proposed Grandfather Clause and Application for Special Consideration procedures under consideration by the Council as art of the proposed Animal Control Ordinance . � Mrs . Gordana Swanson asked that all dog owners in Rolling Hills e treated the same , and that the Council eliminate the category of ��clog fanciers" from their discussions . The City Attorney advised that fees established by the Council . in connection with the ordinance should be for regulatory purposes only, and should not be levied as a penalty; if collected on a revenue basis, the fees must go into the General Fund. In the discussion that followed the following categories of dog. ownership were considered: a) Owners of not more than three adult dogs-,. who would be in compliance with the ordinance ; b) Owners of more than three adult dogs who would consent to having the dogs in excess of three spayed or neutered as a condition of receiving permission to keep their dogs ; c) Owners of more than three adult dogs who would not agree ..to have excess dogs spayed or neutered, and who would be required to comply with the numerical limit established by the Council in a given period of time . , Commercial activity was discussed, and Councilwoman Le Conte said it should be defined as it pertains to dogs in the Animal Control Ordi- nance . Councilmen Crocker, Pernell and Rose said it should be defined �in the Zoning Ordinance . Councilman Crocker suggested that the Council impose restrictions on dogs running loose at night, and suggested a curfew from 10:00 P.M, to 6:00 A.M. In paragraph 10, "surprise" was eliminated. Paragraphs 11 and 13 ere approved, and Paragraph 12 was approved based on amendments made in Paragraph 7 . The Mayor pro tem asked that the City Attorney incorporate the items discussed by �tt�e Council .into the proposed:�ordinance and Grandfather Clause procedure, and adjourned the session at 10: 50 P.M. to the next regular meeting of the Council on. Monday, October 13, 1975 at 7 : 30 P .M. Mayor pro tem City C er � .,�� REV�SED N�?��T((1�ES OF A � SPECZAT� I�EE°��TG 0� �3. C`�°�� C�U�TC�.L CI°�� 0�° RO��IN� HIT��S, CA��FORI��A � Octobe�° 7 � 1975 A special meetin.g of the �ity Counci� was called to order at 7 : 30 PM Tuesday, Oc�tober 7, 1975 by M.ayor p�o tempore Rose at the Adm�,�.istration �3uildin.g� 2 Po�°tuguese Be��d Ro�d y R�l�in.g Hi�ls , California . RO�L CA�� PRESE��': Co�.n.�ilrnembe�s Cr�cke�°9 �e Conte� Per�nell Mayo�� pr.o tempore Rose A�SEI�"�: May�r Heinsheimer AI�SO PRESEN°�: °Teena �l�fto�. City Manager Wi��iam "K:i�n..Ley City Att�r-ney J'une �un.n.�n.gham Sec.retary Mr°sv P . ��eitenstein Residen.t Mr. � Mrs . H. �'ensen " Mrs . �I. M.a t thews " Dr, R. Oas " �Irs . C . Par txidge " l�Ir , � M�s . R. Schaefe� " Mrs , C� . Swax�.son. " Mr. . � �Ixss K . Watts " � PRI�POSED A1V�MAZ CO�T°�RO� ORD'II�ANCE Mayo� pro tem Rose asked Coun.c.ilman. Cr`oekex� to chai� th,e contin- u:i�n.g discussion of the pr.op�sed �randfa�her. �lause and Applicati��. for Spe�ial Con,s:ide�ation. p�o�edu�°es unde�° con.side.r�tion by the Cou,n�il as pa�t of the proposed An.ima� �o�rst�°�:L Ordi•.nan�e� Mr . Kin�.ey �epo�ted that h.e had bee� conta�,ted by members of the Committee wh�o are n.ot i�a. ag�eement with. the �epo�t subt�itted by the Citizens ' Comm�ttee o�n. Dcag P�oblems , and they had asked th.at the �ol� low.ia�.g be included in a (��andf�the� C�ause : �) Any �esiden.t recei�rin.g permission. �o keep more tha� the n.umbe� �f dogs pe.�matted 'by the c��dinan.ce should be :rec�uired to comp�.y with all �the°� pro�isio�r�s of the ordin.an.�e , 2) �e substitution c�f categ�ries sh�uLd be pe�m�tteda 3) Lieense fees .for dogs should be. adjusted so that owne�°s of nao�e t�.an. three. dogs wo�xl.d be reqYzi�ed t� pay an in.��eased fee for. those dogs �x� excess of threeo As an al.ter�ative, breeders co�1d be licensed, 4) °That the effecti�re date fo� �eq�aesting special consideration should be 30 days f�om effective date Af the o�dinance . 5) Female dogs i� ex�ess of t�a.�ee be sp�yed, Yn add.itio�. it was requested that a�1 dog owne�s in Ro�ling Hi11s be t�eated th,e same9 and that the Council eliminate the eategoxy of °'dog fan.ciers" from their disc.ussio�ns . �oun�ilwoman Le �onte said thex°e is no such category i�. ar�.y o��di�.ance at th.e. p�ese�t time, and no new category should be created whi�h would pro�ride spe�ial t�eatment � for a group of people wha are doing things which many �esiden.ts thought were prohibited �by ot�er o�°din�an.ees , �he City Attoxney ad�rised that fees established by the Cou�.cil in ' conn.ection. with the ordinance should be foa� �egulator�y pux°poses on1y, and should n.ot be le�ried as a pe�alty; if collected on � x�evenue basis 4� � 0��er �9 �975 the fees should go �nto the �e�.e�a� �u�d� �ou�.c�lm�n. Rose sa�d the fees sh.o�ld be fo� Ac�nin�s��at��e �harges9 �ot re��n.ue� and the Council agreed. I�. �he d�scussi�n tha�t fo�lmwed th.e foll.ow�n,g types of owca.ers�.�p �ae�e c�n.s�.dered: a) O�m.e��s �f raot zn�� . th.�ee acdult dogs raho would '�� in. c�mplia�.ce w�th the ��d�n.��.ce 9 1�� ,�.e�s of mor�e t�.a�, thx°ee adult �ogs who would consent �� ,a��r�.�,g the c�� :in. ex�ess �f th,�ee spayed or �.e�tered as� a c�nditi�r�. �f ��ce��ri�g �ae�cmissi�� to keep the�r dogs ; e) ' Owne�s of mo�e tha� th�°ee acl�slt d.�gs w�,� wo��cfl n�t ag�ee to have excess c�ogs spayed o�° neu�ered, an.d w�i� wcz�.lci be �eq��ed to eomply w�th the �a.�zne�°ieal �.;�mit estab:l�sh.� �y tt�e ��c��. ��. a g�.�era pe�.��.�� of .time e C��.�.��.1.n�an' Pe�°r�el�l, sugges��d" �h�� g�.ve� ��a�od �f ��m��b� �e� as f��e year°s . In a st�aw �r�te Co��c�Ywoma�. :�e Conte sa�d th�ee years should be amp�e time9 Co��c�.�a�n��. ��ke� sa�d h.e agreed w�.th Councilman �e�°x�e�,l` s svggestio�. �f f�.�re yea�s �nd N�ayc�� pro tem�ore Rose said he w�u:ld be �n fa�vo� �f al��w��.g se�rea� y�axs9 �but wo�n�d s�pport the n�ne yea�s or��g�nal�y suggested by ��a�a�ilman Cr�cke� ��, estab:L�sh�ng 19�4 �• as the yea� for compl�aa�ceo Co�nc��ma� C��cke� said he washed to w�th� '� d�aw h.is stxaw vote that �he�e �e tw� �atego�ies, amd he wished to vote � that one standard be app��ec� to eve�cyonee �� a ]Cn. s�znmarizir�g th.e st�aw v�tes , Mayor p�o temp��e Rose said the � C��ax�cil agreed that t�.exe tiaould be �hree �.lass:�f�c�t�o�.s 9 C�unc.ilwoman ]�e Con.te said the:�e are �s�1y tw� c�.assif�cat�on.s : �those x�es�de�ts who are in c�mpl�.ance w�.��. th.e ��d�.�a��e arad t�ose who are �.�t �n compl�ance o The C�ty Atto�ney clar�fied the �ssue by stating that those who are no� ,a.n compliance with th.e. orc��7.ax��e c��n1d be f��°ther bro�en down �.nto two �:Lasses ; those who wou�d ag�ee to �.a�e dogs in excess of th.ree n.eutered and those who w�uld n�t �gree �o do so, a�.d woulcl be rec�uired to d�.spose �f �he clogs in e�cess �f tl��ee by a s�pee.ifiecY ciate m Commercia� act��ity was dis�ussecl ancl Cou�ncilwoznan �e Conte said it shou�,cl be defined as it pertain.s to dogs i�. the Aa�imal Contro� Ordi� �.ance < Council.men Cx�ocke�, Perx�el:1 ar�.cl Rose said �t should be defined ia�. the Zon.ir�g Ord�.nan.ce m C��nnc�lm�n Cr.ocke�° suggested that the Couneil - ��np�se �estrict�.on.s on dogs r�x��g loose at nigh�, and suggested a ��rfew fr�m 10: 00 P o�'[e to 6,0� A o�� ° 7C� pa�agraph 10 °`sa��se`° w�s e��.mb�atedy Paragrap�as 11 and 13 raere approved, a�.d P�rag�°aph 12 w�� appx°oved base.d on amendanemts a�acle i� Paragraph 7a '�he Mayo� pro t�m ��ked t�a�� the C�ty Attor�ey incorpo�ate the �hanges dise�ssed by th� ��un,cil �nto �he ��°oposed �rdinance ar.nd �rand� fatYber Clause, a�ad adjo�u��ed the sess��x� at 10: 50 PoMo tg the next regulax° an�eting of tl�e Co��, on �NL��.da�r°� Oc�tober 13 , 1975 at 7 : 30 1'eMo City Cler APPROirED: Mayor �2m ��