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9/10/1985MINUTES OF A 204 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA September 10, 1985 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., Tuesday, September 10, 1985. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmembers Leeuwenburgh, Murdock Councilwoman Swanson arrived at 7:33 p.m. Mayor Pro Tem Pernell - ABSENT: '_Mayor Heinsheimer ALSO PRESENT.: Thomas A. Devereux City Manager Michael .Jenkins City Attorney Ginger Blake Secretary Capt. E. Omohundro Sheriff's Lomita Station Don Bailey Southern California Edison Ann .Johnson Los Angeles Times Mrs. B. Raine Resident Mr. Bruce Raine Mr. .john Rowlands Mrs. Virginia Doak Mr. & Mrs. William Kirkendale Mr.'& Mrs. George'Partridge Mrs. Louise Zimmerman Mr. & Mrs. Lee Sawyer Holly & Doug Sawyer APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR 1867 - Councilwoman Leeuwenburgh requested that the'August 26, 1985 minutes be pulled from the consent calendar. Mayor Pro Tem Pernell moved that Item b, Payment of Bills, and Item c, Planning Commission Action on August 20, 1985, of the consent calendar be'approved, and the Council unanimously concurred. PAYMENT OF BILLS The City_ Council unanimously approved that Demands No. 887 through 903 and Demands No. 11819 through 11821 be paid from the General Fund in the amount of $19,517.21. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilwoman Leeuwenburgh requested that the August 26, 1935 City Council Minutes be corrected on Page 2, Paragraph 2, to show that "an additional meeting" rather than "a concurrent meeting", would be held by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Mayor Pro Tem Pernell moved that the corrected minutes be approved, and the Council unanimously agreed. COUNCILWOMAN SWANSON ARRIVED AT 7:33 P.M. REPORT ON TRAFFIC COMMIISSION MEETING 1875 Councilwoman Leeuwenburgh, Chairman of the Traffic Commission, reported that the Traffic Commission met on Friday, September 6, 1985 to discuss current business and to review the Guidelines and Recommendations for Traffic Control Devices, prepared by Willdan Associates, Engineers and Planners. Also in attendance at the meeting were Peggy Minor, Community Association Manager and Traffic Commission William Stringfellow, President of the Community Association Board. During the Traffic Commissions field trip, specific recommendations were made regarding the Willdan Report. These recommendations have been included in the September 9, 1985 Revised Guidelines and Recommendations for Traffic Control Devices Report presented to the City Council tonight. . It was recommended by the Traffic Commission that -City Council accept the report by Willdan Associates as presented, . and also that th205 City Council proceed with striping/pavement markings throughout the City, in addition to those areas not covered in the Willdan Associates Report. The Traffic Commission recommended that two areas discussed in the original report not be changed, and that included 1) the placing of "No Through Street" signs on every cul-de-sac in the City, and 2) removal of the.signing on Quail Ridge Road. The Traffic Commission requested that the Traffic Engineer monitor these areas, and he stated that he would be comfortable with the Commissions request to do this. . It was also the Traffic Commissions recommendation that the Willdan Report be accepted and implemented in two segments, 1) that the in-place striping and signing be taken care of immediately, as several of the road signs are worn and/or are missing and need replacing, and 2) that the new areas that have to be re -done (which includes sandblasting, etc.) be held until after the next Traffic Commission meeting, which will be held on Friday, October 25, 1985. Recommendations were also made to continue the striping beyond the Association Gates, and staff has been instructed to work out the necessary arrangements with Rancho Palos Verdes. Mr..Devereux; City Manager, stated that staff has received this report, and that funds,,.-have'been budgeted to redo the striping/pavement (D markings. Lo Councilwoman Leeuwenburgh stated that the original contract with M Willdan Associates was to review.all the streets inthe City and make' LL recommendations for improvements. Everything that has been recommended Co in the Traffic Engineers report was considered by the Traffic Commission .as being an improvement of what was currently in place.* Councilwoman Leeuwenburgh also stated that part'of the reason why this report was done is to protect the Community Association and the City Council, and this report should not be denied. A paid professional has prepared this report, and the Traffic Commission and the Community Association is comfortable with the reports recommendations, and desires to implement .all but two of the recommendations at this point. Councilwoman Swanson expressed concern that the report I was being implemented without feedback from the residents. Mayor Pro Tem. Pernell requested staff to -advertise in the City's Newsletter that this report is available -for review and comment at the City Hall. Mayor Pro Tem. Pernell recommended that the City Council accept the report as presented, and reques'ted the City Manager to review the report, implement and advise Council as to its progress. CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS 1991 . Councilwoman Leeuwenburgh presented Mrs*. Kim Sawyer, former Traffic. Commissioner, with a placque expressing the City Council's appreciation for her outstanding service, loyalty, dedication and.hard work to the City. Mrs. Sawyer introduced her family, and thanked Council for giving her an opportunity to serve on the Traffic Commission. Councilwoman Swanson stated that shewas an original member of the Traffic Commission, and that she enjoyed working with Kim. Mayor Pro Tem. Pernell presented Councilwoman Swanson with a certificate of appreciation from the California Rapid Transit District extending their :sincere appreciation to her for her efforts and ' dedication in making the community a better place to live. Councilwoman Swanson is a member of the RTD Board of Directors, and was nominated for the Thomas G. Neusom. Memorial Award for outstanding service in the community. Councilwoman Swanson stated that this was truly a surprise, and she was very pleased to receive this certificate.- 14ATTERS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL 2026 Councilwoman Leeuwenburgh stated that she had received a telephone call from Hal Croyts, Lomita City Council, wanting to know how many Couhcilmembers would be attending the Southwest Area Planning Council Meeting on Friday, September 13, 1985, at 11:30 a.m. at the Torrance Velvet Turtle. Jim Hankla, County CAO, will discuss City/County coordination Mayor Pro Tem Pernell requested staff to poll the Council tomorrow and call in the reservations. 206 Councilwoman Murdock stated that she and 'Mayor Heinsheimer.met with two members of the school board to discuss the La Cresta School site and the location of the Continuation School, and they indicated that the intrium period for the draft EIR has been extended to September 13, 1985 for public comment. They anticipate making a decision as to the location of the Rancho del Mar Continuation School at their October 13, 1985 meeting. MATTERS FROM STAFF 2045 Thomas Devereux, City Manager, presented Council with a Landslide Investigation Status Report - Flying Triangle Landslide General, prepared by the County of Los Angeles. Councilwoman Leeuwenburgh stated that this was a status report commissioned by the Community Association.Board and was accepted at their last meeting, and it is now being released at this time. Councilwoman Leeuwenburgh read the Executive Summary of Observatio as of May 9, 1985, which stated: 1) The Flying Triangle Main Mass Slide has accelerated as shown by slope indicators 4, 5, 6, and Kelly No. 4 in a predominatly south to S1oE direction toward and into Klondike Canyon. 2) The Main Mass Slide appears to underlie the Flying Triangle East Slide. The Main Mass Slide intersects the East Slide through the Kelly residence, cuts across The Klondike Tributary and under the Dessy and Hartwig properties. Slide boundaries of the Main Mass and Flying Triangle East have joined in a complex fashion. Their relationship is still a.moot point to be further observed and understood. The northern boundary of the Main Mass Slide is north of No. 4 Pinto Road. The southern boundary is south of No. 73 Portuguese Bend Road. 3) Drainage in The Klondike Tributary is now filled in by slide debris below No. 2 Pinto Road: drainage is now diverting onto No. 4 Pinto .Road (Dessy). Councilwoman Leeuwenburgh added an aside: at this point in time, the residents have buldozed part of the area changing the drainag Acceleration of the !Main Mass Slide is likely due to an influx of drainage directly into the slide plane cutting across the Klondike Tributary drainage. 4) A free water table does not appear to be an activating force. If a free groundwater table exists, it must be below elevation 700 south of Pinto Road. This could be explored by drilling operations. 5) Remedial action to stop the Main Mass movement would necessitate.. a massive designed buttress in Klondike Canyon. Councilwoman Leeuwenburgh requested staff to make copies of this report available to interested residents, and invited them to review the material and make comments at upcoming.City Council Meetings. ADJOURNMENT TO PERSONNEL SESSION 2084 The meeting was adjourned to a personnel session at 8:05 p.m. The meeting was reconvened at 9:06 p.m. and was immediately adjourned to the next regular meeting date, Monday, September 23, 1985 at 7:30 p.m. APPROVED: Mayor -3- City Clerk