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MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
26 May 1958
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Rolling Hills was held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, 26 May
1958, in the City Hall.
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by
Mayor Goodman.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmen Horn, Roach and Mayor Goodman.
Absent: Councilmen Nielsen and Tourtelot.
Others Present: City Clerk Gilbert Myers, City Attorney
William Kinley,.Messrs. Robert Boomer,
John Gerosky, Leslie Cunningham, J. R.
Ravelle, Fraser MacMinn, A. J. Cole and
Deputy City Clerk Phyllis Stockdale.
MINUTES - MEETINGS OF 12 MAY AND 19 MAY 1958
It was moved by Councilman Horn, seconded by
Councilman Roach, and unanimously carried that the minutes
of the meetings held 12 May and 19 May 1958 be approved as
written.
CORRESPONDENCE
The City Clerk read correspondence, as follows:
a. letter dated May 6, 1958 from the County
Engineer's Office, stating that the excess
of fees collected over expenses for building
permits durinthe first quarter of 1958
amounted to $953.19. The Clerk stated that
a check for this amount had been received
and deposited in the General Fund.
b. letter dated May 16, 1958 from Assemblyman
Charles Edward Chapel requesting that the
City adopt a resolution concerning the San
Diego Freeway. On motion made by Mayor
Goodman, seconded by Councilman Roach and
unanimously carried, the City Attorney was
directed to prepare a resolution for adoption
Lit the next~meeting.
CITY BILLS
The City Clerk read the register of bills to be
allowed. It was moved by Mayor Goodman that Councilman
Horn be designated Finance Officer pro tem. The motion
was seconded by Councilman Roach and carried. It was then
moved by Mayor Goodman, seconded by Councilman Roach, and,
on roll call vote by the City Clerk, unanimously.carried
that Demands 181 through 187 be approved for payment from
the General Fund and that Demands 188 and 189 be approved
for payment from the Special In Lieu Fund, as follows:
Demand No. 181 Gilbert B. Myers $336.40
Demand No. 182 Gilbert B. Myers 65.00
Demand No. 183 'Phyllis S. Stockdale 269.39
Demand No. 184 William Kinley 200.00
Demand No. 185 Bancroft'Whitney Company 20.80
Demand No. 186 Allen -Insurance Management 5-.00
Demand No. 187 Cotton & Francisco . 150.00
Demand No. 188 Los Angeles County Health Dept. 1.00
Demand No; 189 City of Rolling Hills General Fund
Bank Account 120.61
$1,.168.20
COUNTY CONTRACT RENEWALS
Capt. R. K. Meddle of the Sheriffts Department appeared
before the Council and reported on traffic conditions in the
City of Rolling.Hills since the enactment of Ordinance No.
16, the Traffic Ordinance. He reported that 36 warnings had
been given and�29 traffic citations issued to violators.
The Captain stated that.,.beginning,with the fiscal year
July .1, .1958, traffic and general law enforcement would be
combined under one.operation and that he was of the opinion
that 1/8 of a unit would be sufficient to provide the City
of Rolling Hills with the necessary traffic and general law
enforcement. He further reported that beginning July 1,
1958 all fines collected- by the Sheriff ' s Department- would
be turned over to the.City and that the -cost to the City for
the'l/8 'of 'a unit'would be approximately $9,800 annually.
RESOLUTION No. 53,
After discussion in which all Councilmen participated,
and, after approval by the City Attorney, Resolution No'. 53
entitled:"A Resolution -of the City Council of -the City of
Rolling Hills, California Authorizing the Mayor to Execute
an Application and Agreement for Inclusion of the Cityls
Employees in the Cal ifornia State'Social Security Agre®ment"
was, on -motion made by Councilman Horn, seconded by
Councilman Roach, and; on roll°call vote by the City Clerk,
unanimously adopted, Resolution No. 53 is set forth in full
in -.the Book of Resolutions.
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 18
Councilman Horn read in full the title of proposed
Ordinance No. 180""An Ordinance of the City of Rolling Hills,
California, Providing for the -Purchase of Supplies and
Equipment" and moved that reading of the proposed ordinance
in full be waived. The motion was seconded by Councilman
Roach and carried. Thereupon, on motion made by Councilman
Horn and seconded by Councilman Roach, said Ordinance No. 18
was, on roll call. vote by the City Clerk, unanimously adopted.
Ordinance No. 18 is set forth in full in the Book of
Ordinances.
APPOINTMENT OF PURCHASING OFFICER
In accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 18,
Mayor Goodman appointed Phyllis Stockdale as Purchasing
Officer, subject to the approval of the Council which
approval was unanimously granted.
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PERSONAL APPEARANCE - MR. J. R. RAVELLE
Mr. Ravelle appeared before the Council and
presented plans for a proposed Rolling Hills Town
and Country Club to be built in the Rolling Hills
Estates area. He described the project in detail.
Mayor Goodman explained to Mr. Ravelle that the
City, Council. could not give assistance -to a com-
mercial enterprise but thanked him for his visit
and the information.
APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICIAL BOND OF MAYOR
PRO . TEMPORE
The official bond of Fred I. Tourtelot as
Mayor Pro Tem in the amount of $1,000 was presented
to the Council. After approval by the City Attorney,
on motion made by Councilman Roach, seconded by
Councilman Horn, the bond was approved and accepted
and ordered placed in the custody of the City Clerk.
LETTER RE EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS
The'Ma7or read a letter dated May 26, 1958 from
the Rolling Hills Community Association wherein the
Association offered to enter into an agreement for
the sale of its interest in the Community Area for
the sum of $2,750. On a motion duly made b7 Councilman
Horn and seconded by Councilman Roach, the matter was
put over until the meeting of June 23.
RESCINDING OF LETTER OF APRIL 2, 1958 REQUIRING. COMPACTION
The City Manager explained.to the Council that his
letter dated April 2, 1958 to the County Engineerts Office
required that all grading within the City be compacted.
He stated that, in his opinion, it would be better to
let the County Inspector use his good judgment regarding
compaction. It was then moved by Councilman Horn, seconded
by Councilman Roach and unanimously carried that the City
Manager be directed to write to the County Ehgineerts
Office rescinding the action taken in the letter of -April 21
in view of the adoption of Ordinance No. U-12.
RECESS
There being no further business to come before the
meeting, it was moved by Councilman Horn, seconded by
Councilman Roach and carried that the meeting be recessed
at 10:00 p:.m. to reconvene at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 30,
1958.
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