MINUTES – CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, October 13, 2025
Minutes
Rolling Hills City Council
Monday, October 13, 2025
Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m.
1. Call To Order
The City Council of the City of Rolling Hills met in person on the above date at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Pro Tem Dieringer presiding.
2. Roll Call
Councilmembers Present: Mirsch, Black, Mayor Pro Tem Dieringer, Councilmembers Absent: Wilson, Mayor Pieper
Staff Present: Karina Bañales, City Manager
Christian Horvath, Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk Samantha Crew, Management Analyst
Robert Samario, Finance Operations Lead Consultant
Nicolas Papajohn, City Attorney
3. Pledge Of Allegiance – Councilmember Mirsch
4. Presentations / Proclamations / Announcements – None
5. Approve Order of the Agenda
Motion by Councilmember Black, seconded by Councilmember Mirsch to approve the order of the agenda.
Motion carried unanimously with the following vote:
AYES: Mirsch, Black, Mayor Pro Tem Dieringer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Wilson, Mayor Pieper
6. Blue Folder Items (Supplemental) – None
7. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
Public Comment: Cheryl Marcz, Tom Lieb, Melissa McNabb
8. Consent Calendar
8.A. Approve Affidavit of Posting for the City Council Regular Meeting of October 13, 2025
8.B. Approve Motion to Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading of All Ordinances and Resolutions Listed on the Agenda
8.C. Approve the following Minutes of September 22, 2025: City Council Regular and Special Meetings
8.D. Payment of Bills
8.E. Republic Services Recycling Tonnage and Complaint Reports for August 2025 MINUTES – CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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Motion by Councilmember Black, seconded by Councilmember Mirsch to approve the Consent Calendar.
Motion carried unanimously with the following vote:
AYES: Mirsch, Black, Mayor Pro Tem Dieringer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Wilson, Mayor Pieper
9. Excluded Consent Calendar Items – None
10. Commission Items – None
11. Public Hearings – None
12. Discussion Items
12.A. Preliminary Year-End results for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025 Presentation by Finance Operations Lead Consultant Samario Motion by Councilmember Black, seconded by Councilmember Mirsch to receive and file. Motion carried unanimously with the following vote:
AYES: Mirsch, Black, Mayor Pro Tem Dieringer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Wilson, Mayor Pieper
13. Matters From the City Council
Councilmember Mirsch requested an agenda item added to an upcoming meeting for discussion on crime statistics as presented bi-weekly in the Blue Newsletter and the recent addition of fire statistics.
Councilmember Black requested a future agenda item for potential City safety rules specific to e-bikes usage.
14. Matters From Staff
14.A. Review and approve the 2025 Holiday Open House Final Guest List Presentation by Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk Horvath Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Dieringer seconded by Councilmember Mirsch to approve as presented with a few additions as discussed by the City Council. Motion carried unanimously with the following vote:
AYES: Mirsch, Black, Mayor Pro Tem Dieringer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Wilson, Mayor Pieper
At the suggestion of Councilmember Black, Mayor Pro Tem Dieringer re-ordered the agenda and moved to Item 14D.
14.D. Receive and file a verbal report on the Rolling Hills Community Association's request to host a Salvation Army donation drive in the City Hall parking lot MINUTES – CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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Presentation by City Manager Bañales
Motion by Councilmember Black, seconded by Councilmember Mirsch to approve the request as presented.
Motion carried unanimously with the following vote:
AYES: Mirsch, Black, Mayor Pro Tem Dieringer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Wilson, Mayor Pieper
Mayor Pro Tem Dieringer moved to back to Item 14B.
14.B. Receive and file an update on the Tennis Court ADA project's need for the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Bolton Engineering for a construction support retainer at a not-to-exceed amount of $1,500.
Presentation by Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk Horvath Public Comment: Melissa McNabb, Mark Knudson, Tom Lieb
Motion by Councilmember Black, seconded by Councilmember Mirsch to receive and file and instruct the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Bolton Engineering at a not-to-exceed amount of $1,500. Motion carried unanimously with the following vote:
AYES: Mirsch, Black, Mayor Pro Tem Dieringer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Wilson, Mayor Pieper
14.C. Receive and file a Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Update Presentation by Management Analyst Crew
Motion by Councilmember Black, seconded by Councilmember Mirsch to receive and file. Motion carried unanimously with the following vote:
AYES: Mirsch, Black, Mayor Pro Tem Dieringer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Wilson, Mayor Pieper
15. Recess To Closed Session – None
16. Reconvene To Open Session – None
17. Adjournment: 8:36 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:36 p.m. on October 13, 2025. The next regular meeting of the City Council is scheduled to be held on Monday, October 27, 2025 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California. It will also be available via City’s website link at: https://www.rolling-hills.org/government/agenda/index.php All written comments submitted are included in the record and available for public review on the City website.