2/24/1958MINUTES OF THE
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, 24 February
1958, 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,
Weitzel and Mayor Goodman
Others Present: City Clerk Gilbert Myers, Deputy City
Clerk -Phyllis Stockdale, City Attorney
NTilliam Kinley, Mrs. Margaret Orcutt,
Mrs. Vernal Tyler, Dr. -Donald Franks,
Messrs. Robert Boomer, Fraser MacMinn
and A. J. Cole
MINUTES_9 MEETING OF 10 FEBRUARY 1958
It was moved by Councilman Elliott, seconded by
Councilman Tourtelot, and unanimously carried that the
minutes of.the meeting held 10 February 1958.be approved
as written.
CORRESPONDENCE
The City Clerk presented:
a. Two letters dated January 280 1958 from the
California State Department of Public Works stating
that.the quarterly allocation of gas tax funds to
Rolling Hills for the period ending December 319 1957
is $1,637.59, and that the 1958-59 estimate of gas
tax funds is 6,300.00.
b. A report from the Los Angeles County
Municipal Court of the.South Bay Judicial District
showing distribution of fines_ and .forfeitures for
the month of January, 1958. A check for $4.45 has
been deposited in the General Fund.
c. A communication from the California Disaster
Office, Region 1, dated January 29, 1958 requesting
:Civil Defense information.
d. A letter from the State Department' of Public
Health dated February 8, 1958 stating that the City's
contract with the Los Angeles County Pound Department
constitutes compliance .with the provisions of State
Law regarding rabies.
CITY BILLS
The City Clerk read the register of bills to be
allowed. It was moved by Councilman Bullard, seconded.by
Councilman Weitzel,; and, on roll call vote by the City
Clerk, unanimously carried that Demands 110 through 129 as
audited and approved by the City Manager be paid as follows:
M
Demand
No._119
OBrion, Russell and Company
Gilbert B. Myers
$336,40
Demand
No.
120
Gilbert B. Myers
65,00
Demand
No.
121
Phyllis S. Stockdale
279.39
Demand
No.
122
William Kinley
200.00
Demand
No.
123
Southern Calif. Edison Co.
L11L.03
Demand
No.
124
Southern Calif. Gas Company
16-58
Demand
No.
125
Rancho Mutual Water Company
7.60
Demand No.
126
OBrion, Russell and Company
35.00
Demand No.
127
John A. Lambie, County Engr.
25.12
Demand No.
128
Anchor Press
19.07
Demand No.
129
Jack Wood, Plumbing
7.00
Total $-l.,035-19
Mayor Goodman then asked the Council what action it
desired to take on Demand No. 130 -in the sum of $2,343.58
representing the money purported to be due and owing to
Rolling Hills Community Association from the City of
Rolling Hills for the cost of operating the gates for the
month of January, 1958 as agreed by the terms of the
letter of agreement of the 17th day of December, 1957.
Councilman Bullard then moved that Demand No, 130 in
the sum of $2,343.58 be approved for. payment. The motion
was seconded by Councilman Elliott,
In the discussion that followed the City Manager
advised the Council that the demand had been audited and
was a correct statement of the amount due from the City
of Rolling Hills to the Rolling Hills Community Association
as per the letter agreement of the 17th day of December,
1957, but that he refused to approve and recommend payment
of Demand No. 130 as he was of the opinion that the pay-
ment thereof would be an invalid and improper expenditure
of the public funds of the City of Rolling Hills.
There being no further discussion, Demand No. 130
was unanimously approved for payment on a roll call.vote.
Thereafter, the City Treasurer stated to the Council
that he would not sign or execute a warrant for the pay-
ment of Demand No. 130 in the sum of $2,343.58 or any
other sum as he was of the opinion that payment of said
demand would be an invalid expenditure of the public
funds of the City of Rolling Hills.
The City Attorney commented that in view of the fact
that the City Treasurer did not intend to pay .Demand No. 130
eventually litigation would result from his refusal, with
the Rolling Hills Community Association as plaintiff in
that litigation. Mr. Kinley further stated that since
he had been counsel for the Rolling Hills Community Association
for the past six years he would be unable to represent the
City Treasurer and requested that special counsel be
retained. The Council decided to act upon this matter at
the next meeting.
INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO, 16
A proposed ordinance entitled "An Ordinance of the,
City of Rolling Hills, California, Regulating Traffic
Within Said City and.Repealing Ordinance No. 1 and All
Other Ordinances in'Conflict Therewith" was introduced
by Councilman Elliott, who also moved that the reading
in full of the ordinance be waived. The motion was
seconded by Councilman Bullard and unanimously carried,
PERSONAL APPEARANCES - MRS. ORCUTT, MRS. TYLER AND MR. BOOMER
Mrs. Orcutt, Mrs. Tyler and Mr. Boomer appeared
before the Council to request that Flying Mane Lane be
designated as a road'in the proposed traffic ordinance.
Mayor Goodman advised them that the ordinance defined a
road as a way or place within the City of Rolling Hills
maintained without expenditure of public funds by the
Rolling Hills Community Association. Further discussion
brought out the fact that Flying Mane Lane was not shown
on the subdivision map of Southfield and that the Rolling
Hills Community Association had not assumed its maintenance
by written instrument. Accordingly, the Mayor suggested
that the matter be presented to the Rolling Hills Community
Association.
TRIPLE LANE GATE
Mayor Goodman reported that the latest plan for the
proposed triple lane gate has been submitted to Mr. Hanson
of Palos Verdes Properties and that it would be studied
by the companyts traffic engineers.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE RE CITY PURCHASING -
The City Attorney advised the Council that the 1957
State Legislature had decided that all local agencies
should adopt uniform purchasing rules and ordinances.
Mr. Kinley said that he had received from the League of
California Cities two proposed forms to cover this subject
and that he would have a draft ordinance prepared for
the next meeting.
RESOLUTION N0,._ 50
Thereupon, after discussion in which all Councilmen
participated, and, after approval by the City Attorney,
Resolution No. 50 entitled 'A Resolution of the City of
Rolling Hills, County of Los Angeles, State of California,
Endorsing the Statements of Principles with Respect to
State Wide Nater Development Adopted by the Feather River
Project Association and the Southern California Nater
Coordinating Council" was, on motion made by Mayor Goodman,
seconded by Councilman Weitzel, and, on roll call vote
by the City Clerk, unanimously adopted, Resolution No. 50
is set forth in full in the Book of Resolutions.
ADJOURNMENT
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 adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
City Clerk
APPROVED*
Mayor
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