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MINUTES OF A
REGULP,R MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
January 8, 1990
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rolling
Hills was called to order at 7: 34 p.m. , in the Council Chamber at the
City Hall/Administration Building, 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling
Hills, California, by Mayor Leeuwenburgh on Monday, January 8, 1990.
ROLL CALL "
PRESENT: Councilman Heinsheimer, Councilwoman Murdock,
Councilman Pernell, Councilwoman Swanson, "
Mayor Leeuwenburgh
ABSENT: None `
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� ALSO PRESENT: Terrence L. Belanger City Manager
� Michael Jenkins City `Attorney
� Ray Hamada Principal Planner
Betty Volkert Deputy City Clerk �
� Fire Chief Corbett L. A. Co. Fire Dept.
Q Ann Johnson Los Angeles Times
Anne La Jeunesse P. V. Peninsula News
Frank Hill Resident `�.
Joyce Robertson Resident
CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilwoman � Murdock moved that the items on the Consent Calendar '
be approved and accepted as presented. Councilwoman Swanson seconded
the motion, and it carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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' The minutes of regular meetings of the City Council, held on `'
November 27, 1989 and December 11, 1989, and of adjourned meetings, �
held on December 18, 1989 and December 26, 1989, were approved as
written.
PAYMENT OF BILLS
Demands Nos. 4204 through 4253, in the amount of $45,502 . 69, were I�
approved for payment from the General Fund. Demand No. 4203 was
voided.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
The Financial Statement for November, 1989, was accepted as
presented.
OLD BUSINESS �
There were no matters of Old Business before the Council for
their consideration.
NEW BUSINESS
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PLANNING COMMISSION - DECEMBER 12, 1989 �
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REVISED GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
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� The City Manager reported that the Planning Commission, after
extensive discussion on this matter, have forwarded to the Council an
approved revised General Plan Update for their review and 3
consideration. Next, the Council must set this matter for a public �
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hearing. As there are still some remaining issues regarding the �
Housing Element, it was felt that a work session with the Planning
Commission would be appropriate and beneficial.
Following discussion of possible dates for a public hearing and
work session, a public hearing on the revised General Plan Update was j
scheduled for Monday, January 22, 1990, at 7:30 p.m. Subsequently, �
the meeting will be adjourned to Monday, January 29, 1990, for a work •
session with the Planning Commission. ;
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The Council directed staff to provide them with complete, revised
documents. They wanted a clean, up-to-date copy, as the supplemental
pages that have been forwarded from time to time, have not been marked
with a revision number on the pages. "
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR GENERAL PLAN UPDATE AND ZONING !
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The City Manager explained that this matter would be included
with the public hearing on the Genexal Plan, scheduled for Monday,
January 22, 1990, at 7 : 30 p.m.
Furthermore, the City Manager explained that requests for
comments have been sent to the appropriate agencies. The comments `
that have been received back, basically indicated that the responding
agency had "no comment" . Thus, the final Environmental Impact Report
will indicate that there are no comments to incorporate or to respond
to.
REPORT FROM WILDLIFE PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
The Council received the report from the Wildlife Preservation
Committee, and expressed their appreciation for the Committee's
efforts. The Council made it clear that they feel this is an
important Committee, and that the members should be made aware of the
fact that they have the support of both the Council and staff.
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Councilwoman Murdock suggested that a letter be sent to the �
Committee, commending them on their report and activities, and `
advising them that they have the continued support of the Council and
staff.
Furthermore, Councilwoman Murdock suggested that their proposed. �
brochure be distributed to all residents, and not be limited to only ;
new residents. �
MATTERS FROM MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
SPEED BUMPS
Councilwoman Swanson discussed the issue of the speed bumps at
the Crenshaw gate, and a letter that was sent to the Rolling Hills
Community Association requesting that they be removed. In her
opinion, this should have been discussed by the entire Council before
communicating with the Association.
Mayor Leeuwenburgh explained that she, the Mayor Pro Tem, and the
City Attorney worked together to draft the letter, which was in
response to what was felt to be a potential problem from a traffic
safety point of view. The Community Association has agreed to remove
the speed bumps as soon as the gate arms arrive, which is anticipated
to be next week. The Association was not aware that speed bumps are
not an approved traffic control device for the City, and explained
that they were only a temporary measure until the gates arrived.
FEE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AT LOUD PARTIES
Councilwoman Murdock requested that an ordinance be drafted to
charge the hosts of loud and unruly parties for law enforcement
personnel that may be required to restore order, and placed on a
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future agenda. She feels this cost should be passed on to the party
hosts rather than assumed by the'remainder of the residents of the �
City. �
Zt was suggested that staff research and report on what charges
the City has incurred over the last three or four years, to determine �
if there is a trend.
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES
Mayor Leeuwenburgh reported that at the City Selection Committee
meeting on January 4, 1990, there was not a quorum of the Western �
Region cities to elect a member to the _South Coast Air Quality ;
Management District Board. Mr. Henry Morgan was elected as a member -
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TENNIS COURT LIGHTING ;
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Councilman Pernell reported that he and the President of the �t:
� Tennis Club visited a facility that had state-of-the-art lighting to �:�
observe how the light was or was not contained on the courts. By r'
� comparison to the City's existing tennis court lights, they do cast
� much lesser light off of the court. However, the light is still very .
"� obvious, and Councilman Pernell did not feel that the technology has
m progressed to the point that he would feel comfortable in recommending �4`�
that these new lights be installed on court no. 1. Furthermore, he ��
Q would not recommend changing the lighting on courts 2 and 3 because ',
the distances to the affected residents is so great that there would .�;
be no benefit gained.
Councilwoman Swanson suggested that Councilman Pernell 's report
be received, and that this matter be placed on a future agenda for
proper discussion and action. Councilwoman Swanson indicated that she
also viewed the lighting at the Palos Verdes Tennis Club, and is
equally unprepared to make a recommendation.
Mrs. Joyce Robertson, President of the Rolling Hills Tennis Club,
addressed the Council, and requested that this matter be placed on a
future agenda to allow the Tennis Club the opportunity to make their
feelings on this issue known.
Mayor Leeuwenburgh directed that this matter be placed on the
Council agenda for their first meeting in February.
POSTAL SERVICE
Councilwoman Swanson commented that she finds the postal services
on the Peninsula to be very inadequate, and requested that the
Postmaster be invited to attend a future Council meeting to discuss
this matter.
. Mayor Leeuwenburgh directed staff to contact the Postmaster, and
inform him of the Council 's concerns.
OPEN AGENDA
No one spoke on the Open Agenda. � '
MATTERS FROM STAFF `
RECYCLING PROGRAM �
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The City Manager announced that he would be meeting with the BFI �j
District Manager on January 12, to discuss this matter. He will �
report back to the Council at their next meeting. Recently, the State
has acted to make recycling mandatory. So, the issue of recycling is r
no longer a matter of whether, as much as it is a matter of how and
when. Staff will be working together with BFI to put together a :
program that is not only operationally possible, but also is not
discouraging from an economic point of view. � `
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CABLE TELEVISION
The City Manager reported that he, the Association Manager, the
Mayor, Councilman Pernell, and representatives from the Board of
Directors of the Community Association met with the representative
from Dimension Cable, Mr. Steve Fowler, to begin discussions about the
construction of cable television system in the City of Rolling Hills.
This first discussion was a general discussion of the kinds of
services that cable television will be providing, the rates, and other
technical issues. The next step in the process is to begin to talk
about what would be included in a franchise agreement, which is the
step that initiates the process. Once t�e franchise agreement is
negotiated and signed, that triggers the first date of construction.
The estimate is about six months from the date construction begins to
the date that cable television would be available to the residents.
REPORT OF FIRE -
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The City Manager reported that there was a fire in the City last �
Saturday afternoon, about 2 :00 p.m. It occurred in the canyon behind R
5 Buggy Whip Drive. It was about an acre in size, at the rear of this
property, and it burned to the edge of the lush, maintained
vegetation. The Fire Department reported that they had the fire under
control and contained in a very short period of time. Fortunately,
there was no appreciable wind. Although not confirmed, it is
suspected that the fire was manmade. The Fire Department is to be
complimented; they responded very quickly.
It was suggested that an article be placed in the newsletter,
calling attention to the fire and re-emphasizing fire prevention
measures.
CITY HALL REMODEL
The City Manager reported that he would be meeting with the
individual that had previously been asked to prepare an estimate on
the remodel of the front portion of City Hall. The contractor has
been asked to submit a written bid. This matter will be reported back -
to the Council at their next meeting.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
The meeting was recessed to Closed Session at 8:23 p.m.
CLOSES SESSION
A Closed Session was held for the purpose of discussing personnel
matters.
RECONVENE
The meeting was reconvened at 9: 18 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Leeuwenburgh adjourned the meeting at 9: 20 p.m.
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City Clerk
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Mayor
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