3/10/1958MINUTES 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, 10 March
1958, in the City Hall.
The meeting was called to order at 7:45 p.m. by
Mayor Goodman.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmen Bullard, Elliott, Weitzel and
Mayor Goodman.
Absent: Councilman Tourtelot.
Others Present: City Clerk Gilbert Myers, Deputy City
Clerk Phyllis Stockdale, City Attorney
William Kinley, Messrs, A. J. Cole and
Fraser MacMinn,
MINUTES
MEETING OF & FEBRUARY 1958
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It was moved by Councilman Weitzel, seconded by
Councilman Bullard and unanimously carried that the
minutes of the meeting held 24 February 1958 be approved
as corrected.
CORRESPONDENCE
The City Clerk presented
a. County Auditorts Report of Tax Collections for
Secured Solvent Credits in the amount of $25.13.
A check.for this amount has been deposited in
the General Fund.
b. Communication from the League of California Cities
dated February 21, 1958 concerning Preservation of
Local Government in the Event of Disaster. Copies
of this paper will be distributed to all Council-
men at a later date.
c. Letter dated February 27, 1958 from the Health
Week Committee regarding a luncheon in the
Biltmore Bowl on March 18.
d, Letter dated February 28, 1958 from the President
of the South Bay Council of Girl Scouts, In
response to her request, Mayor Goodman issued a
proclamation designating the week of March 9 to
March 15 as Girl Scout Week.
e, Announcement of the League of California Cities,
Los Angeles County Division, of the March meeting
to be held at the Plush Horse Restaurant in
Redondo Beach at 7:00 p.m. March 20.
f. Letter dated 6 March 1958 from the Rolling Hills
Community Association requesting a change of service
at South Gate. It was moved by Mayor Goodman that
an additional guard be hired to man the South Gate
five days a week, eight hours a day, subject to the
provision that the limit cost of $7,500.00 for
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three.months is not exceeded. The motion was seconded
by Councilman Bullard and unanimously carried.
CITY BILLS
The City Clerk read the register of bills to be
allowed. It was moved by Mayor Goodman, seconded by
Councilman Bullard, and, on roll call vote by the City
Clerk, unanimously carried that Demands 131 through 135
be approved and paid from the General Fund and that
Demands 136 and 137 be approved and paid from the
Special In Lieu Fund Account as follows:
Demand
No.
131
General Telephone Company
$45.13
Demand
-No.
132
Southwest Addressing Service
16.76
Demand
No.
133
Atlas Cesspool Service
26.95
Demand
No.
134
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
9.21
Demand
No.
135
Anchor Press
16.48
Demand
No.
136
Los Angeles County Sheriff
48.95
Demand
No.
137
Los Angeles County Health
1.00
$164.48
ORrtDINANCE NO. 16
Councilman Bullard read in full the title of pro-
posed Ordinance No. 16, "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" and moved that reading of the pro-
posed ordinance in full be waived. The motion was seconded
by Councilman Elliott and unanimously carried. Thereupon,
on motion made by Councilman Bullard and seconded by
Councilman Elliott, said Ordinance No. 16 was, on roll
call vote by the City Clerk, unanimously adopted.
Ordinance No. 16 is set forth in full in the Book of
Ordinances.
LETTER OF APPRECIATION TO TRAFFIC COMMISSION
It was moved by Mayor Goodman, at the suggestion of
the City Council, that the City Manager write to each
member of the Traffic Commission thanking him on behalf
of the City Council for the time, energy and effort spent
on the traffic ordinance. The motion was seconded by
Councilman Weitzel and -unanimously carried.
MENTION OF TRAFFIC ORIDINANCE IN NEWSLETTER
After a discussion it was decided that the next
Newsletter should contain some information about the
new Traffic Ordinance, giving speed limits, stating that
vehicles and operators must be licensed, etc.
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
Discussion followed regarding road signs and road
striping. It"was moved by Mayor Goodman that the City
Clerk be authorized to purchase traffic control signs
as recommended by the Traffic Commission, to negotiate
for the purchase, at a price not to exceed $500, of a
secondhand striping device and to spend an additional
sum of not to exceed $500 for labor and paint for road
striping, in accordance with Ordinance No. 16. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Elliott and.carried
by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Elliott, Weitzel and Mayor Goodman
Noes: Councilman Bullard
Absent: Councilman Tourtelot
SCHOOL BOND COMMITTEE
Mayor Goodman told of receiving a letter from the
Palos Verdes School Board requesting that the Council
appoint one of its members to work on a committee to
support the proposed schoiol bond issue. After a discussion
the Council agreed that it would not be proper to take a
stand on bond elections of other public agencies.
Mayor Goodman said that he would advise the School Board
of this .decision.
APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL
Mayor Goodman appointed a committee consisting of
Councilman Bullard and himself to select a special counsel
to represent the City Treasurer.in forthcoming litigation
with the Community Association.
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 8:55 p.m.
APPROVED•
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