6/13/1959MINUTES OF
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
13 July 1959
The regular meeting of the City Council of.the City
of Rolling Hills was held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, 13 July
1959, in the City Hall.
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m, by
Mayor Tourtelot.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmen Goodman, Horn, Nielsen, Roach
and Mayor Tourtelot
Also Present: City Clerk Gilbert Myers, Deputy City Clerk
Phyllis Stockdale, City Attorney William
Kinley, Mr. Fraser MacMinn
+-4 MINUTES - MEETING OF 22 JUNE 1959
On motion of Councilman Goodman, seconded by.
Councilman Nielsen and unanimously carried, the minutes
of,the meeting held -22 June 1959 were approved as
corrected.
SHERIFF'S POSSE RIDE
The Manager presented a request from the Sheriffts
Mounted Posse for permission to ride through Rolling -
Hills on a training ride Sunday, July 19, 1959. After
discussion, permission was granted.
CORRESPONDENCE
The City Clerk read correspondence, as -follows:
a. letter dated July 10, 1959 from County Supervisor
Frank G. Bonelli setting forth the Bonelli plan
for reapportioning the State Senate. The matter
was held for Council study.
b. letter dated June 26, 1959 from the Executive
• Secretary of the Governor's Advisory Committee
on Children and Youth which enclosed pamphlets
pertaining to town meetings on the problems of
the young. -No action was taken by the Council.
c.' resolution of the City of Paramount dated
July 7, 1959 regarding the reduction of taxes
by all public agencies. The City Clerk was
requested to acknowledge receipt of the
resolution'.
d. letter dated.July 8, 1959 from the President
of the Los Angeles County Division, League of
California Cities, requesting the names of the
Director and Alternate to its Board of Directors.
On motion of Councilman Horn, seconded by
Councilman Roach and unanimously carried,,Mayor
Tourtelot was named Director and Councilman
Goodman the Alternate to the Board of Directors
of the County Division of the League.
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F. ��Y
e. report from the County of Los Angeles for the
Municipal Court of the South Bay Judicial District
which stated that the distribution of fines and
forfeitures to the City for the month of June,
1959 totaled $37.38.
f. letter dated July 1, 1959 from L. S. Hollinger,
Chief Administrative Officer of Los Angeles County
stating that plans and specifications for parks
and recreation facilities were on file and availa-
ble to cities. The letter was noted and ordered
filed.
g. letter dated July 9,1959 from Mr. William Kinley
regarding the changes being made in the public
liability insurance policy covering the City of
Rolling Hills, the Community Association, Garden
Club and the Caballeros.
COMMUNITY RECREATION AREA
The City Manager reported on steel structures suitable
for rest rooms and chemical toilets which the Atlas Company
would make to order, No action was taken by the Council.
AMENDMENT TO SALES TAX AGREEMENT
The City Attorney presented an amendment to the
Agreement for State Administration of Local Sales and Use
Taxes which the State Board of Equalization had requested
the City to execute. It was moved by Councilman Goodman
that the amendment regarding the collection of sales and
use taxes as submitted to the meeting be signed by the
Mayor on behalf of the City. The motion was,seconded by
Councilman Horn and unanimously carried.
CITY BILLS
The City Manager presented the register of bills to be
allowed. On motion of Councilman Horn, seconded by
Councilman Roach and on roll call vote unanimously carried,
Demands No. 435 through 444 were approved for payment. from
the General Fund, and Demands No. 445 and 446 were approved
for payment from the In Lieu Fund, as follows:
Demand No. 435 Palos,Verdes Nater Co.
Demand No. 436 Pacific Telephone.
Demand No. 437 The Economy Press
Demand No. 438 Hortie=Van Mfg. Co.
Demand No. 439 Los Angeles County Health Dept.
Demand -No. 440 Rolling'Hills Community Asstn.
Demand No: 441 Anchor Press
Demand No. 442 American;Jewelry Company
Demand No. 443 Internal:•Revenue Service
Demand No. 444 State Employeest Retirement
System -
Total to be paid from General Fund -
Demand No. 445 The Corinth Company
Demand No. 446 Los_Angeles County Sheriff
'Department
Total to be' paid from In Lieu Fund -
8.70
14.23
3.38
19.23
3.00
2,540.47
25.48
41.75
118.60
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§2, 921, O9
460.01
2, 50.00
X2,910.01.
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SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 28
Councilman Goodman read' in full the title of
proposed Ordinance. No. 28, "An Ordinance of the City
of Rolling Hills Relating to Civil Defense and qe
Disasters" and moved that reading of the proposed
ordinance in full be waived. The motion was seconded 'N
by Councilman Horn and unanimously carried. There-
upon, on motion of Councilman Goodman, seconded by
Councilman Horn, said Ordinance No. 28 was, on roll
call vote by the City Clerk, unanimously adopted.
Ordinance No. 28 is set forth in full in the Book
of Ordinances.
STORM DRAIN CONTRACT
ROVING PATROL
The Manager reported that to supply a vehicle for
the use of Mr. Tong as a roving patrolman would cost
between eighteen hundred and twenty-one hundred dollars,
plus painting and additional equipment as -required. He
stated that funds provided in the budget for additional
watches on the Crest gates could be expended to employ
an additional guard to replace Mr. Tong as the Main
Gate. This program would save approximately six hundred
dollars of the funds now appropriated for the additional
Crest gates watches but the City would be required to
make a capital investment in the purchase of the auto-
motive equipment and the cost of operating the same.
The Mayor advised the.Council that this program was
approved by Captain Weddle so long as the patrolman
had no law enforcement power. After further discussion
the matter was laid over until the next meeting.
As requested at the last Council meeting, the
City Manager reported that he had asked Mr. Williams
,of the County Engineerts office what other cities had
signed the storm drain -design agreement with the
County. He had been informed that none had signed
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the agreement but that four cities were proceeding
to, have work done under the General Services Agreement
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with the County. He further stated that he had been
informed that the agreement. could not be changed as
to form but that the County would agree to notify the
City when 90% of the funds fdr the work had been spent.
After discussion the manager was requested to
recommend at the next meeting three of the applicant
engineering services for consideration by the Council.
The City Attorney was requested to contact other city
attorneys to determine what arrangeme'nts.their respective
cities had made to secure storm drain engineering work.
ROVING PATROL
The Manager reported that to supply a vehicle for
the use of Mr. Tong as a roving patrolman would cost
between eighteen hundred and twenty-one hundred dollars,
plus painting and additional equipment as -required. He
stated that funds provided in the budget for additional
watches on the Crest gates could be expended to employ
an additional guard to replace Mr. Tong as the Main
Gate. This program would save approximately six hundred
dollars of the funds now appropriated for the additional
Crest gates watches but the City would be required to
make a capital investment in the purchase of the auto-
motive equipment and the cost of operating the same.
The Mayor advised the.Council that this program was
approved by Captain Weddle so long as the patrolman
had no law enforcement power. After further discussion
the matter was laid over until the next meeting.
PETITION FOR INSTALLATION OF BUMP INROAD AT SOUTHFIELD
AND.RINGBIT
Councilman Horn presented a petition signed by
thirteen Southfield residents requesting the installation
of -a horizontal bump in the road just north of the
Ringbit Road intersection with Southfield Drive for the
purpose of slowing the speed of vehicular traffic and a
sign at the summit of Southfield Drive reading "Slow --
Children at Play." It was moved by Councilman Roach,
seconded by Councilman Nielsen and unanimously carried
that the Council accept the petition and refer it to the
Traffic Commission for study and report.
FIRE HAZARD
Mayor Tourtelot stated that he believed.that "Closed
Area --No Smoking" signs should be, placed near the gates to
warn people about the danger of throwing lighted cigarettes
from car windows, especially during the hot dry summer and
fall seasons. After discussion the City Manager was
instructed to request that the Fire Department erect
warning signs in ,the area and that the Sheriffts Department
watch for violators and issue citations.
RESOLUTION NO. 78
Thereupon, on motion made by Councilman Goodman,
seconded by Councilman Horn and after discussion in which
all Councilmen participated, Resolution No. 78 entitled
"Civil Defense and Disaster Resolution" was, on roll call
vote by'_the City Clerk, unanimously adopted. Resolution
No. 78,'is set`.forth in full in the Book of Resolutions.
RESOLUTION N0; 79
Thereupon, on motion made by Councilman Goodman,
seconded by Councilman Roach and after discussion in which
all Councilmen participated, Resolution No. 79 entitled
"A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rolling
Hills,Relative to Workments Compensation Benefits for
Registered Volunteer tDisaster Service Workerst" was,
on roll call vote by the City Clerk, unanimously adopted.
Resolution No. 79 is set forth in full in the Book of
Resolutions.
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RESOLUTION NO. 80
Thereupon, on motion made by Councilman Horn, seconded
by Councilman Goodman and after discussion in which all
Councilmen participated, Resolution No. 80 entitled "A
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills
Approving and Agreeing to Abide by the California Disaster
and Civil Defense Pilaster Mutual Aid Agreement" was, on roll
call vote by the City Clerk, unanimously adopted.
Resolution No. 80 is set forth in full in the Book of
Resolutions.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the
meeting,_it was moved ley Councilman Goodman, seconded by
Councilman Nielsen and unanimously carried that the
meeting be -adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
"Cl'y Clerk
APPROVED:
.Mayor.. , , ... .. .