10/26/1959 � ����
MINUTES OF
R�GULAR M�TING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILL�, CALIFORNIA
' 26 October 1959
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City �
of Rolling Hills uuas held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, 26 October
1959, i.n 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 Tourtelo-t
�,lso Present : City Clerk Gilbert Myers, Deputy City Clerk
�Phyllis Stockdale, City Attorney William
Kinley, Messrs. Jay Sullivan and Raymond M.
� Tong, and Mrs. Alan Ducommun. .
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tf: FINANCI�AL PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT
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'� Mr. Jay Sullivan appeared before the Council to present
� the report of the Financial Planning Committee wYiich had
been appointed by the Mayor at the Council meeting held
1'0 August 1959 to prepare a five year projection of receipts,
expenditures and valuations. He stated that the committee
, had met and had researched all the available financial
information and co�pil�d considerable data which v�ould
be presented in the f'orm of a chart. Mr. Sullivan was
thanked by the Council for his excellent work and was
asked to re�ort f urther when the chart had been completed.
ROVING GU�RD PATROL .
° Raymond Tong, . Chief Guard and Patrol Officer, appeared
before the Council to report on the patrol which he said
was very useful and he believed should be maintained. He
stated that the patrol was not a substitute for manning
the upper gates on Friday and Saturday nights and he
recommended that this be continued. However, he felt
that the patrol offered valuable assistance when teenage
parties were in progress.
There followed a discussion as to whether it would be
advisable for Mr. Tong to have authorization to issue
citations and it was decided not to do so, as this might
jeopardize��the City� s contract with the Sheriff� s Department .
t�ccordingly, Mr. Tong was instructed to warn persons he saw
violating the Traffic Ordinance and to continue with his
�atrol duties and the guard program as before. �
CORRESPONDENCE
The City Clerk read a letter dated October 19, 1959 •
from Mrs. Richard H. Blekeley, President of the League
of Women �Voters of Palos Verdes Estates, regarding a
report on recreational facilities in Palos Verdes Estates.
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CITY BILLS � `
The City Manager . presented the register of bills to be
allowed. Councilman Nielsen suggested that the Planning
Commission be advised to keep its expenditures within the
amount budgeted for that purpose f'or the fiscal year. On
motion of Councilman Nielsen, seconded by Councilman Roach9 �
�and on roTl call vote by the City Clerk unanimously carried,
Demands 493 through 501 were approved for payment from the
General Fund, as f'ollows: �
Demand No. 493 Gilbert B: Myers �563;40
Demand No. l�94 Phyllis S. Stockdale 326;20
� Demand No. !}95 William Kinley 200:00
Demand No. �.96 General Telephone Company � 69. 98.
Demand Tdo. 497 Southern California Gas Co. g.33
Demand No. L�.98 Committee of Nlayors � 25; 00
Demand No. 499 Regional Planning Commission 1,234•31 '
Demand No. 500 Addre.ssograph-Multigraph Corp. 3 2;1�1
Demand .No. 501 Anchor Pr e s�s 21.3 7
� Total to be paid from General Fund .- �2,L�81.00
TRAFFIC COMMI�SION REPORT
The manager read the report of the Traffic Commission
dated October 3 , 1959 which made the following recommendations:
1. that it was not necessary to install a stop sign
on Open. Brand Road at its juncture with Eastfield �
Drive;
2, that a stop sign be placed on Southfield Drive at
Ringbit Road f or downhill traffic and that stop
signs be placed on Ringbit Road at its intersection
with Southfield Drive;
3. that a stop sign be placed at Outricler R;oad and �
Eastfield Drive to control uphill traffic .
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The City Attorney was instructed� to draft an amendment
to t>he Trafffic Ordinance � in accordance with the recommendations � �
of the Traffic Cornmission,
PALOS V�RDES. WATER COIV�PANY APPLICATION FOR RATE INCREASE
Councilman Nielsen reported, that as instructed by the
Council at the meeting held October 13 , 1959, he had con-
tactecl Councilman Earle Parkhurst of the City of Palos
� Verdes Estates and Councilman Ray Slaney of tYie City of
Rolling Hil1s Estates who were investigating the application �
- for rate `increase for their respectide cities. �He stated
that Palos Verdes �states had written to the Public Utilities
Commission to ask for adequate notification of hearings,
Councilman Goodman reported that he had talked to
Max Utt of tne law firm of .Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher and
� advised that it would cost approximately two thousand
dollara to have that firm review, the petition for rat.er;
increase to determine if a contest by the City would be
advisable, This estimate was based .on an hourly rate of
• one hundred dollars.
The City Attorney was requested to write to the �'ublic
Utilities Commission and request notification of any action
in connection with the applfcation.
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RESOLUTIOTI N0. 89
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Thereupon, on motion made by Councilman Horn,
seconded by Councilman Nielsen and, after discussion
in which all Councilmen participated, Resolution No. 89
entitled '�A Resolution of the City Council of the City
of Rolling H.ills Commending the Board of Supervisors
of Los Angeles County for Establishing Superior Court
Districts in Los Angeles County" was on roll call vote .
by the City Clerk unanimously adopted. Resolution
No. 89 is : set forth in full in the Book of Resolutions. .
PURCHASE OF PICKUP TRUCK
It was moved by Councilman Horn that, in view of
. the discussion with S�t. Tong, the matter of the purchase
. of a pick>up truck be indefinitely tabled. The motion
was seconded by Councilman Goodman and unanimously carr�:ed.
^1he City Clerk was directed to thank each bidder and state
that the City had not purchased a truck.
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�; PROPOSED ,SUBDNISIOTJ ORDINANCE AND �ONING MA�TTERS
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C Councilman Goodman presented copies of a proposed
� subdivisior_ ordinance that he had prepared" to the Cou ncil
� and requested that it be studied carefully.
• � The City Pllanager reported that Director Ralph Blakey
of the Rolling Hills Cornmunity Associatifl n had requested
two hundred copies of pages 9, through 16 of the proposed
zoning ordinance draft for distribution within the
community, The manager was instructed to furnish the
copies and to bill N1r. Blakey for the cost of paper
and labor to produce them.
� AD JOURNIVIENT � �
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There being no further business to come before the
meeting, it was moved by Councilman Roach, seconded by
Councilman Horn and unanimously carried that the meeting
be adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
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City Clerk
" APPROVED:
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Mayor