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MINUTES OF A
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
September 28, 1981
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills
was called to order at the Administration Building, 2. Portuguese Bend
Road, Rolling Hills, California by Mayor pro tem Pernell at 7:30 P.M.
Monday, September 28, 1981.
ROLL CALL
ABSENT:
ALSO PRESENT:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Councilmembers Crocker, Heinsheimer, Swanson
Mayor Pernell
Mayor Rose
Teena Clifton City Manager
Michael Jenkins City Attorney
.June Cunningham Deputy City Clerk
Laurence Amerine Palos Verdes Peninsula News
Judie Donner * League of Women Voters
The minutes of the meeting on September 14, 1981 were approved and
accepted as amended on a motion made by Councilwoman - Swanson, seconded
by Councilman Crocker and carried by the following roll -call. vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Crocker, Heinsheimer, Swanson
Mayor Pernell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Rose
CORRECTION OF MINUTES 89
The Manager reported that at the request of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Vroom,
a portion of the tape'.of the meeting on August 24 regarding Appeal of
Planning Commission Fee was replayed, and the minutes were amended to
clarify the report given by the Manager.. A motion to amend the minutes
of August 24, 1981 was made by Councilwoman'Swanson, seconded by Coun-
cilman Crocker and carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Crocker, Heinsheimer, Swanson
Mayor Pernell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Rose
FINANCIAL STATEMENT 170
The Financial Statement for August 1981 was reviewed, and the
City Treasurer was questioned regarding certain expenditures which
have not been reflected in the current statement. Following discus-
sion the Financial Statement for August was approved and accepted on
a motion made by Councilwoman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Crocker
and carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Crocker, Heinsheimer, Swanson
Mayor Pernell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Rose
Uie Mayor requested that the matters which were questioned by
the Council be clarified by the Manager at.the next meeting.
80 September 28, 1981
PAYMENT OF BILLS 323
Councilman Crocker moved that Demands No. 9905 through 9932 in
the amount of $24,951.76 be approved for payment from the General
Fund, with the exception of Demands No. 9911 and 9916, which are
void. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Swanson and carried
by.the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Crocker, Heinsheimer, Swanson
Mayor Pernell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Rose
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 15, 1981 330.
In a letter dated September 15, 1981 Fire Chief Clyde Bragdon
advised that he was informed that telephone solicitations are being
made in Los Angeles County for a fund raising event being sponsored
by the California Rescue and Paramedic Association. Chief Bragdon.
said it is important that cities -and citizens within theareas served
by,the County Fire Department know that the Department does not sanc-
tion the fund-raising effort and that the California Rescue and
Paramedic Association does not have any official standing or affili-
ation with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Councilman Crocker submitted a letter sent to him on September 11
by the Palos Verdes Police Association, in response to a letter writ-
ten to that organization when he was Mayor. In his -letter dated
August 11 the Mayor requested that the Palos Verdes Police Association
desist from misrepresenting to the residents that the calls were being
made on behalf of the "Palos Verdes Police Association" and disclose
that the solicitation is for the police department -of the City of
Palos Verdes Estates, which is not affiliated with the Sheriff's
Department which serves Rolling Hills, and that the professional
solicitation service is being paid a percentage of the donations to
raise the funds.
Councilman Crocker said he did not think the letter from Arthur
Clabby, President of the Palos Verdes Police Association adequately
addressed the requests in his letter, and he asked that another letter
be sent requesting a.report on the expenditures of the funds raised,
and a copy of the statement filed by the fund raisers with the Attorney
General. Mayor Pernell asked that the letter be written by Councilman
Crocker, since he originated the action while he was Mayor.
The Manager.was requested to advise residents through a notice
in the Newsletter that the telephone solicitations do not benefit
the organizations which serve the City of Rolling Hills.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION, SEPTEMBER 15, 1981 445
Councilman Heinsheimer moved that the action of the Planning
Commission on September 15,1981 as reported in the minutes of that
meeting be approved by the Council. The motion was seconded by
Councilman Crocker for purposes of discussion.
The Manager reported that the actions by the Commission included
motions, duly seconded, that the proposed ordinance regarding excep-
tions for the handicapped be returned to the Council unapproved; that
a request for Variance from front set back requirements for construc-
tion of a residence at 10 Chesterfield Road be approved; that a request
for a Conditional Use Permit to convert an existing stable on property
located at 14 Georgeff Road to guest house/servants quarters be denied;
and that the request that the new road in the Chacksfield-Merit Tract
No. 33871 be named Morgan Lane be approved and forwarded to the Council
for approval. Mrs. Clifton said that she advised the Mayor by telephone
of the Council's action and he asked that the proposed ordinance re:
exceptions for the handicapped be held on the agenda. Mayor Pernell
said the Council will not act on the matter and Mayor Rose can place
it on the agenda when he returns if he so wishes. The motion to
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receive the Planning Commission's recommendations for the file was
carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Crocker, Heinsheimer, Swanson
Mayor Pernell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Rose
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD MEETING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1981 464
The Manager reported that at a meeting of the Environmental Quality
Board on September 16, 1981 the proposed Zoning Ordinance was reviewed
and a recommendation was made for a change in the wording of Section
17.16.011, Accessory Uses to clarify the intent of the section. The
recommendation was approved by the Council.
NEGATIVE DECLARATION, ZONING ORDINANCE
0 A motion to approve the Negative Declaration on the Zoning Ordi-
0 nance as recommended by the Environmental Quality Board was made by
Councilman Heinsheimer, seconded by Councilman Crocker and carried by
m the following roll call vote:
m AYES: Councilmembers Crocker, Heinsheimer, Swanson
Q Mayor Pernell
-NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Rose
ORDINANCE NO. 188, ZONING ORDINANCE 470
Councilman Crocker moved that Ordinance No. 188 entitled AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA PROVIDING FOR
ZONING IN SAID CITY AND AMENDING THE ROLLING HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE
be adopted, and that reading.in full be waived. The motion was
seconded by Councilman Heinsheimer and carried by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Crocker, Heinsheimer, Mayor Pernell
NOES: Councilwoman Swanson
ABSENT: Mayor Rose.
Councilwoman Swanson asked that the record reflect that her vote
was based on the amendment to the change by the Council in Section
17.16.011, Accessory Uses.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE ADOPTING L.A. COUNTY BUILDING & PLUMBING CODES BY REFERENC
Councilman Heinsheimer moved that a proposed ordinance entitled
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ADOPTING BY RERERENCE THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING CODE, 1981 EDITION AND THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY PLUMBING CODE, 1981 EDITION AND AMENDING THE ROLLING HILLS
MUNICIPAL CODE be adopted, and that reading in full be waived. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Crocker and carried by the follow-
ing roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Crocker, Heinsheimer, Swanson
Mayor Pernell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Rose
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82 September 28, 1981
CHANGE OF VOTE 599
Councilwoman Swanson asked that her vote on adoption of the Nega-
tive Declaration on the Zoning Ordinance be changed from "Aye"'to "No".
The record was changed to reflect the vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Crocker, He.insheimer, Mayor Pe.rnell
NOES: Councilwoman Swanson
ABSENT: Mayor Rose
CONSIDERATION OF.CONTRIBUTION.FOR VOLUNTEERED SERVICES 613
The Manager reported that she has not'been able to contact Dr.
Perry Ehlig. The Mayor ordered the matter held on the agenda.
SOUTH BAY STEERING COMMITTEE, JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT 620
Mr. Jenkins advised the.Council that he had reviewed the agree-
ment for continued participation by the City in the Joint Powers
Agreement of the South Bay Steering Committee, and he said the City
Council can continue to participate by adopting a motion expressly
stating that continued participation would not require any financial
commitment or obligation.
Councilwoman Swanson moved that the Council continue to partici-
pate in the South Bay Steering Committee without any financial commit-
ment or obligation. The motion died for lack of a second. Council-
woman Swanson requested that the minutes of the meeting reporting the
Council's failure to act be forwarded to the Committee.
PROCEDURES FOR APPOINTMENTS 658
Councilwoman Swanson distributed copies of proposed procedures
for making --'appointments to Committees and Boards, and to Commissions.
Mayor Pernell asked that members of the Council review the proposed
procedure and he asked that the matter be placed on the agenda for
the next meeting.
LETTER FROM ESTHER WACHTELL 681
Copies of a letter from Esther Wachtell, 35 Crest Road East, re-
garding construction on Southfield Drive, and a letter dated Septem-
ber 28 written in replly by the Manager were distributed to the Council.
The Manager reported that the exterior work on the.property has been
completed.by the contractor, and the owner is working on the interior.
Mrs.- C'lifton'said she would contact the owner and ask that he put.in
some -of the landscaping before the winter -rains.
HOUSING ELEMENT TO THE GENERAL PLAN 712
The Manager reported that at a meeting on September 28 the Environ-
mental Quality Board recommended that a Negative Declaration be adopted
regarding the Housing Element to the General Plan, and that the Element
would be considered by the Planning Commission at a public hearing on
September 29. The Manager said the Housing Element and the Negative
Declaration would be presented to the Council at the next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT 728
The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 8:20 P.M.
APPROVED:
Mayor
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City Clerk