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05-22-1961 - Regular Meeting - MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF WEST COVINA9'CALIFORNIA May 22, 1961 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Heath at 7-40 P.M. in the.West Covina City Hall. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Brown with the invocation given by Councilman Towner. ROLL CALL Presento Mayor Heath, Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder Others Presento Mr. George Aiassa, City Manager Mr. Robert Flotten, City Clerk Mr. Harry C. Williams, City Attorney Mr. Thomas Dosh, Public Services Director Mr. Harold Joseph, Planning Director APPROVAL OF MINUTES May 8, 1961 - Corected as follows - Page 14 - The'last paragraph, constituting the motion on Project No. C-1.44, should read "the Street Department will not.perform the necessary rough and fine grading", instead of "the Street Depart- ment will perform the necessary rough and fine grading", as shown. Page 18 - The third paragraph, constituting the motion on the appropriation transfers as per the report of the.Director of Finance should read "totaling $6,266a00" instead of "totaling $4,266,00" as shown. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Towner, and carried, that the Minutes of May 8, 1961 be approved as corrected. CITY CLERK'S REPORTS PRECISE PLAN NO. 109 Accept Street Improvements (V.F.W. Post No. 8620) LOCATION- South of Merced Avenue, west of Willow Avenue. APPROVED Motion by Councilman Browrf, seconded by Councilman Towner, and carried, that street improvements in Precise Plan No. 109 be accepted and authorization given for the release of United Pacific Insurance Company bond in the amount of $2,400,OOa RESOLUTION NO. 2101 ADOPTED The City Clerk presented- "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING A.FINAL SUB- DIVISION MAP OF METES AND BOUNDS SUBDIVISION NO. 135-173 AND ACCEPTING AN AGREEMENT BY THE SUBDIVIDER AND SURETY BOND." (George Scofield) LOCATION- South of Workman Avenue, west of Citrus Street. f C. C. 5-22-61 RESOLUTION NO. 2101 - Continued Page Two (No bond required - street improvements are in.) Held over from November 14, 1960 for receipt of parking agreement. Agreement has been received and reviewed. Mayor Heath: Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes, that said resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent: None Said resolution was given No. 2101. RESOLUTION NO. 2102 ADOPTED The City Clerk presented: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ACCEPTING A CERTAIN WRITTEN INSTRUMENT AND DI- RECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF." (Jay A. Berk) LOCATION: North end of Ardilla Avenue, west of Willow Avenue. Metes and Bounds Subdivision No.-135-175. Deed for street and highway purposes to be known as Ardilla Avenue. Final map approved May 8, 1961. Mayor Heath: Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman.Towner, that said resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent: None Said resolution was given No. 2102. RESOLUTION NO. 2103 ADOPTED The City Clerk presented. - "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ACCEPTING A CERTAIN WRITTEN INSTRUMENT AND DI- RECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF." (Jay A. Berk) LOCATION: Along the northeast line of Metes and Bounds Sub- division No. 135-175. Deed for storm drain purposes. c. c. 5-22-61 RESOLUTION NO. 2103 - Continued Mayor Heath: Page Three Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Snyder, that said resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent: None Said resolution was given No. 2103. RESOLUTION NO. 2104 Project No. C-96 ADOPTED The City Clerk presented: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ACCEPTING A CERTAIN WRITTEN INSTRUMENT AND DI- RECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF." (Friederich and Margaritha Ambuel) LOCATION: West side of Irwindale, south of Rowland Avenue. Widening of Irwindale Avenue. A grant deed for street and highway purposes to be known as Irwindale Avenue. Mayor Heath: Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution. Motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Barnes, that said resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent: None Said resolution was given No. 2104. PRECISE PLAN NO. 42 Request for Time Extension (Al Handler) APPROVED AS STIPULATED LOCATION: Southwest corner of Puente and Azusa Avenues To develop property in accord- ance with Precise Plan No. 42 for period of two years to June 27, 1963. Councilman Towner stated that he understood that the Planning Com- mission had indicated the attachment of one condition to this plan in that the pump islands be set back 15 feet in accordance with present standards, and asked the City Attorney if Council could attach that as a condition in the extending of time. The City Attorney indicated that Council could place that condition. i C. C. 5-22-61 Page Four PRECISE PLAN No. 42 - Continued The City Manager asked if Mr. Handler had.indicated his agreement with this condition, and Mr. Joseph stated that Mr. Handler was agreeable to accepting the stipulation. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by.Councilman Barnes, and carried, that the request for an extension of time on Precise�Plan No. 42 for a period of two years to June 21, 1963 be approved, sub- ject to the stipulation that the gas pump .islands be set back 15 feet from the property line. RESOLUTION NO. 2105 ADOPTED The City Clerk presented.. "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING A MAP OF AN ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON GREENBERRY AVENUE AND OTHER STREETS IN WEST COVINA.." (A'11-59-2) Health Officer's report accepted by Council Resolution Na. 1730. Mayor Heath.. Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Brown, that said resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows.. Ayes.. Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes.. None Absent.. None Said resolution was given No. 2105. RESOLUTION NO. 2106 ADOPTED Mayor Heath.. The City Clerk presented. - "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ADOPTING IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND PROFILES AND SPEC- IFICATIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF GREENBERRY:AVENUE AND OTHER STREETS IN WEST COVINA." (A111-59-2) Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Towner, that said resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows.. • Ayes.. Councilmen Brown, Noes.. None Absent.. None Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Said resolution was given No. 2106. • • • sewer facilities in Project No. PROJECT NO. SS-15 Accept sanitary sewer facilities APPROVED sewer facilities in Project No. PLANNING COMMISSION LOCATION-, Palm View Park C. C. 5-22-61 PRECISE PLAN NO. 253 Accept Sanitary Sewer Facilities (Farmers Insurance Group) APPROVED Page Five LOCATION-, Garvey Avenue, between Citrus and Barranca Streets. The bond will be released when the street improvements are accepted by the City Council. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes, and carried, that sanitary sewer facilities in Precise Plan No. 253 be approved. METES AND BOUNDS SUBDIVISION LOCATION-, Center Street, between NO. 135-158 Vincent and California Avenues. Accept Sanitary Sewer Facilities (Union Oil Company) The bond will be released when APPROVED the street improvements are accepted by the City Council. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Towner, and carried, that sanitary sewer facilities in Metes and Bounds Sub- division No. 135-158 be approved. PROJECT NO. SS-14 Accept Sanitary Sewer Facilities APPROVED Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Brown, and carried, that sanitary SS-14 be accepted. LOCATION-, Cortez Park Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Brown, and carried, that sanitary SS-15 be accepted. Review.of Planning Commission action of May 17, 1961. Precise Plan of Design No. 215 (Rev. 1) of Frank De Pietro at Roberto Avenue and Dennis Place, between Garvey and Workman Avenues, approved. Precise Plan of Design No. 274 of Standard Oil Co. of California at the northeast corner of Vincent Avenue and proposed Walnut Creek Parkway, between San Bernardino Freeway and Glendora Avenue, approved. Unclassified Use Permit No. 55 and Precise Plan of Design No. 263 (Rev. 1) of Shoe Corporation of America at Service Avenue, between Richland and Orange Avenues, approved. Zone Change No. 182 of Ralphs Grocery Company at 1742 Puente Avenue between Eileen and Azusa Avenues denied and Precise Plan of Design No. 266 of Ralphs Grocery at the same address was approved. C. C. 5-22-61 Page Six PLANNING COMMISSION - Continued It was indicated by Council that since the portion of Ralphs Grocery Company application (the zone change) which was denied was being appealed, that the precise plan dealing with the same area should come before Council at the time of hearing the zone change. Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Brown, and carried, that Precise Plan of Design No. 266, Ralphs Grocery Company, be called up for review by the City Council. SCHEDULED MATTERS s PROJECT, -NO. C-138 RELOCATION OF PALM TREES Bid awarded to California Tree Service, Inc. LOCATION.- East side of Lark Ellen Avenue, south of Walnut Creek Wash. - . 7 palm trees. Informal bids were received at 10.-00 A. M., May 18, 1961 in the office of the City Engineer. The bids were .indicated as follows: CONTRACTOR City Engineer's Estimate California Tree Service, Inc. Tetley Nurseries TOTAL $ 770.00 846. oo 1,204.00 plus business license Peterson Corporation 3,895.68 Councilman Towner questioned as to whether there hadn't been a previous investigation and experience relative to the low bidder, the California Tree Service, for some other work done by them in the City. Mr. Dosh stated that California Tree Service had worked for the City before and they had been found to be reliable insofar as their work was concerned. Mr. Aiassa indicated that previous work had been a tree trimming contract. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes, that the contract for relocation of Palm Trees under Project No. C-138 be awarded to the California Tree Service, Inc. in the amount of $846.00, as the lowest responsible bidder. Motion passed on roll call as follows. Ayes. -� Noes.- Absent. - 0 Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath None None • • • C . C . 5-22-61 PROJECT NO. C-142 Pavement Resurfacing Bid awarded to Kirkland Paving Company Page Seven LOCATION- Indian Summer Avenue and Alwood Street, south of Francisquito Avenue. Bids received at 10-00 A. M., May 18, 1961, in the office of the City Clerk. Notice of Publication had been received from the West Covina Tribune on May 4',and 11, 1961 and as a news item in the Green Sheet on May 3, 1961. The bids were as follows: Kirkland Paving Company $8,415.50 Aman Brothers 8,715.79 American Asphalt Paving Company 9,796.41 All bids contained 10% bid bond. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Towner, that the bid on Project No. C-142 be awarded to Kirkland Paving Company in the amount of $8,415.50 as the lowest responsible bidder and that all bid bonds be returned to the unsuccessful bidders. Motion passed on roll call as follows - Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent; None NPAPTMr. - ZONE CHANGE NO. 181 LOCATION; Northerly of Virginia (Clare W. Holcomb, et al) Avenue, southerly of Walnut DENIED Creek Wash between Holt and Barranca Avenues. Planning Commission, by Resolution No. 1031, denied request to reclassify from Zone R-A to Zone R-3. -Appealed by applicant on April 27, 1961. City Clerk Flotten- Let the record show that notice of this public hearing was pub- lished in the West Covina Tribune on May 11, 1961 with 46 notices mailed to those within the 300-foot radius and we have the certificate of posting on file. The City Clerk read Resolution No. 1031 of the Planning Commission. Mayor Heath opened the public hearing and stated that all those desiring to present testimony should rise and be sworn in by the City Clerk. IN FAVOR Mr. Francis J. Garvey As pointed out in the resolution, 274 E. Rowland Avenue the salient factor of interest is Covina to note that this is a cooperative venture on the part of the various property ownersconcerned to make this a usable piece of property which is, at present, unproductive. It seems some of the reasons given might tempt you to pre -judge this matter, relative to Mr. Eisner's forthcoming report, which is at best a negative argument against no changes of zoning until the report is accomplished, and its only validity can be in a generally accepted sense. C. C. 5-22-61 Page Eight ZONE CHANGE NO. 181 - Continued Mr. Francis J. Garvey - Continued-, It has been indicated this is an attempt to change this from a low density to a high density use. However, this is an irregular par- cel, and it has lain dormant for a good many years without any interest from the real estate market to convert it to something else. Along Virginia Avenue are single family residences which abut upon the proposed development. Lying along back here are larger parcels. In here are some single family along Holt Avenue. This territory is, in general, developed with two or three residences in here and this is generally vacant here except for some houses back here with horses, stables, water company and the like. The photographs, submitted show six or seven views of this area. A blighted area is not necessarily a developed area. A blighted area can be something that isn't used economically and should be used to develop at its best on the market. It is indicated this is landlocked, as shown, it is landlocked with only 60-foot right-of-way to street and the Planning Commission indicated that this would create a traffic hazard. However, I talked today to Mro,Zsenyok who recently had a plan denied to develop the easterly section and he assured me that if this was granted and at such a time as a precise plan was presented, he would endeavor to cooperate to keep this from being landlocked with some suitable exit to Barranco so there could be a street back there. There is no definite street pattern in there, and the records only have block studies of possible streets in the area. The freeway is not a quiet place and, while the opponents may say they welcome the noise to the sight of apartments, it is a known fact that buildings in between tend to act as a buffer for sound and the more buildings, the more baffles you get to stop sound. This is a size to develop into a garden type apartment. I am not } saying we have a precise plan to develop or have anyone in mind, but that this is for pure zoning in which the highest and best value of the property is determined by use, and the best zoning is to give highest value, so it will not die. This is dormant except on tax bills and pays a small portion of taxes and tax return to the City. There are only dead Walnut trees. There is 14,000 square feet of R-,A which is a holding type of zoning to give future type of use to the property, because agriculture within the City is no longer profitable a use to which to put the property. Some of the applicants live here and in this tier of houses, so we divide this possibly 50-50. The property in question is unoc- cupied property. What do we have in the neighborhood? Grand Avenue in its new extension across the freeway will come in this position as Virginia Avenue curls around it. We have two new arteries of traffic and converting traffic to service road by coming across Virginia Avenue, so with the completion of Grand Avenue it will be a natural outlet for people along Grand to cut across Virginia Avenue to get to Barranca and points feeding off Barranca. It is a local col- lector at present, but it will have more density and determinings should be at the time of the presentation of a precise plan. Co Co 5-22-61 Page Nine ZONE CHANGE NO. 181 - Continued Mr, Francis do Garvey - Continu.edo Is this development unique? It is in that it abuts in part on the Wash. The Planning Commission says it is the smaller part, but we can see what we are talking about. Because of the great depth in proportion to the length, it looks like there is not a reasonable amount of property back here, but I believe it Is approximately 200 feet running across and abutting on the Wash. Washes have served as natural barriers in zoning problems, but the freeway is a greater barrier. We'have between freeway and Wash commercial R-3 and R-A and there is a non -uniform pattern of zoning. Between Virginia Avenue and Wash and between Holt Avenue and Barranca there is R-A 14,000 square feet. If you consider zoning as a function of the legislature, your de- cision as to the most appropriate use of the property, and I am sure you are familiar with or have inspected this property, you cannot make the judgment that this is 14,000 square feet for residential use or lots of junior estate size, to say the.least, yet that is the zoning it has. I say the existing zoning isn't the correct zoning in terms of present day usage of land possibly more difficult to say the correct zoning for any particular use. In buffering situation, or transitional situation between, single family is protected by deep lots along Virginia and R-3 is compat- ible and will have a buffering function. We have Pick's development along San Bernardino Road which is an '-intensely heavy apartment use of property in a semi -commercial area, Azusa, Badillo and Puente Avenues have a relatively heavy concen- tration of apartments, including Phillips Avenue. Then you drop to the freeway, and going from Raymond School immediately in a westerly direction along the freeway and you have apartment buildings running right down to corners across here. Go back up freeway on this side and you have Meadow Lark or Lane and street above it with apartments. I have noticed that along the freeway each and every one abuts directly on single family whether in City or in the County and on the south side of freeway, approximately in the twenty, some hundred block, they set directly in the midst of residences being end lots against the service road. The only other place of concentration of apartments are on Bandy Avenue and they abut single family and down at the end of Bandy Avenue, at southerly end, they jump right off into single family with the additional bufferingso So I submit that what is being asked for, multiple family against single family, isn't unusual in the City. What do we lack in terms of apartments? Adequate acreage to per- mit a park -like setting for apartment buildings. They are gen- erally lined along streets with intense use of land with insuf- ficient space, light or air. This is an area although unusual in shape may affect other areas, but you can't say this is a reason for denying. If one thing is good, more of the same is better, and we do have sufficient acreage to permit planning with respect to spacing. We have walnut trees which already could be used to give some sort of park -like atmosphere. We have letters, which I would submit for the record, from various builders which were the result of this group of associated property owners submitting this property to a test as to use of single or multiple family residential. There is a definite rejection of the property by one builder and another indicates the unsuit- C. C. 5-22-61 Page Ten ZONE CHANGE NO. 181,- Continued Mr.'Francis J. Garvey - Continued: • ability of this area for single family residences as being too close to the freeway and therefore detrimental to this type of use. We also asked Sun -Ray Homes to look at this property and though they did not give us a letter, they did tell us they were uninterested in the development of this property for homes. We also have a letter from the Studio Garden Apartments, which is a successful group of apartments in Covina and West Covina, in that they have a waiting list for rentals. They advise the property would lend itself ideally to the type of apartments they stress to building, and I would also submit this for the record. We have no particular traffic problems that can't be solved at the time of the precise plan by use of adjacent property. I would point out that a number of these homes were purchased by those who looked at the trees and could see the R-A and checked into it, but you can't say you can see this, that zoning isn't a vested right to this applicant nor to persons purchasing homes. People of property know that if it is not useful, it must be considered in the light of what is best for the City and the possible distaste of residents for multiple family must be weighed against the need. Mr. Garvey indicated experience in Chicago of the steady increase in the value of property in spite of the fact it was a single family use backing across a 16-foot alley to ordinary tenement type apartments. There is no problem in abutting, as you have permitted some resi- dences to be two-story and it is just as easy to look in an ad- joining yard from two-story as from multiple use. Mr. C. Duke: I own a piece of the ground next to the Wash in this particular plot. When I moved here in 1946, this used to be called Walnut Creek, which it was, but now it is a Wash. To the east and west of my property is one cow, barns, chickens, ducks and turkeys, which wasn't there when I moved in. To the west is horses, not one horse, but five horses on one acre of ground, and that is why nobody will buy my property as single family residence use. It is R-A, true, but it isn't good to sell for single family use and I haven't had an offer from anyone since 1946, and is why I am in favor of this zoning. Mrs. Holcomb It is 19 years this November 3141 Virginia Avenue since I bought this property, and all these years I have paid taxes and tried to keep the property up until just the last two or three years. However, the neighbors who do not desire this zoning get walnuts from the trees, run their horses over there, using it as a bridle path, and as a dumping ground, and they do not ask permission to do so. I am just about fed up with trying to keep up with the neighbors' desires. C. C. 5-22-61 ZONE CHANGE NO. 181 - Continued Mrs. Holcomb - Continued: Page Eleven is None of these neighbors have been here as long as I have, about five years only, and when they came in they knew something was contemplated for it, and they could have asked, and some did ask, -and they were told and they bought homes here anyway, and now they start hollering because someone else wants to develop. IN OPPOSITION Mr. W. F. Graden The reasonI am here tonight is 3102 Virginia Avenue to express the opposition of the West Covina Highlands Association to this type of zone change. We feel that there is no question it is to have an effect upon our property. Most of the home owners are like me who moved in there five years ago with the idea we were moving into a community of homes and into an area that was a good one, and many home owners are in the same position I am, in that it is all I have. It is the dollar sign rearing its head, and this will have adverse effect on my property and others have the same feeling. This use will change the character of the neighborhood and decrease the value of our homes. We feel the City didn't zone this in order to get people like us in there to buy these homes under this zoning - only to change the area's character at a later date when it isn't necessary. We do not feel past rulings by authorities have had anything like that in mind. We have problems in this neighborhood and concede some of them. We do not feel that dead walnut trees can be used for zoning this, there must be some reason they died and that may be the reason for some of the things said about this property. I think we have a problem, but I do not think this is the way to solve it. This, again, is spot zoning and isn't taking care of the problem nor recognizing the problem. Such things as barrier to the noise from the freeway ---- you know the contour of the land starts up in the middle of my lot, so apartments blocking any noise would have to be very, very high. We do not know the record of the property, but we believe there has been some indi- cation from purchasers to try to purchase the property and it has been withdrawn. The traffic conditions, we feel, are now serious on Virginia Avenue and something will have to be done ode of these days and a project such as this will not solve that problem, either. Mr. B. Tozier You have heard Mr. Garvey discuss . 3203 Virginia Avenue the general problems of zoning in West Covina, but I do not think that is why we are here, or that possibly Mr.z&enyuk may change his mind and go in with this. We have narrow streets here and all this density is supposed to come out into that area. That is one problem, and I do not feel that they are doing this to protect us from freeway noise. I have lived here 9 years and in spite of the freeway noise, we do not notice them. C. C. 5-22-61 Page Twelve ZONE CHANGE NO. 181 - Continued Mr.. Tozier - Continued: • This particular parcel in back is also developed, belonging to Harold Cooper, and I believe you have a letter or the Commission has a letter which states opposition to this. He has an accepted plan for single family residences to build in there. He was going to do this a couple of years ago and if the proponents of this had been agreeable and wanted to make a joint venture, they could have done it at that time with the street he was going to put in there, but they didn't want to cooperate, as I understand it, and so he has held his plans in abeyance. We have quite a considerable amount of money now in this property, aside from the high purchase price, and we couldn't possibly get the money out that we have put into these homes if there are three - .story apartments placed here as Mrs. Holcomb states she desires to have. • n L'A IN REBUTTAL Mr. Garvey: Mr. Saunders lives, it isn't ally represents area beyond Virginia aren't part of the Mr. Graden stated he represents the West Covina Highlands Assoc- iation, but except for land where much of the highlands area and it actu- and out of this area, and the area and Highlands. The point was raised about his house being affected by this. One tier of lots and one existing street between Mr. Graden's property and this, and a street, is adequate as a divider between any types of use, so if he is one tier removed and with a street interfering in between, it cannot readily affect him. This property for R-1 use is affected for a considerable extent by the yet undeveloped area of the Pacific Development Corporation on Barranca. We heard of Mr. Cooper's letter in the Commission, but it was then in transit and is not proper evidence unless submitted for the record. Mr. Cooper, at the time of development, wanted a cul-de- sac street and forever barring access to this, and they felt it was only landlocking, and any development by Cooper he will need access there. I do not think the opposition has demonstrated anything but a dis- like for a change of zoning. At least we have demonstrated more adequately the need and desire for this. I did not understand the reference to the walnut trees, but I would question this being agricultural because you can't raise orange or walnut trees within the City limits anymore. There being no further testimony presented, the hearing was declared closed. The City Clerk stated that there is in the record a letter from Mr. George F. Harvey, indicating no address, in favor. C. C. 5-22-61 Page Thirteen ZONE CHANGE.NO..181 - Continued Gounc.ilman Towner: It seems to me that we have an irregular shaped piece of pro- perty and very limited access to it and I certainly am personally reluctant to change the zone without at least a precise plan showing how it could be done to protect existing homes. The property would seem.suitable for R-1 use because it is cut off from the freeway for a lesser type .zoning by the Wash, and the general character of the land being lower than surrounding property. Also, there was a recent denial of a request for another type of zoning by Mr.Z�eriyok, although it was not appealed, but we were aware of it. The Planning Commission studies indicated it was not suitable ,for what was asked for and suitable for R-1 clear over to Barranca. I think the main problem ,is the irregular shape., lack of access, lack of a precise plan showing how it can be suitably developed. I think, further, that the pending master zoning study of Mr. Eisner's certainly should be completed before this requested type of zone change is.taken into consideration at this location here in view of existing single family residences. Mayor Heath: With the dimensions of this i property pointed out to me, it would indicate a 100-foot setback and all"would have to be one level apartments, with no two level apartments put in there. On the 13 2, 3, 4.and 5 parcels on Virginia, have -they cut off the rear of property to make this plan? Mr. Garvey: Mayor Heath: those parcels now, did in this site? It depends on what you meant. The original property: running back -h re , is owned by., Holcombs . Was the ownership of --those parcels facing on Virginia Avenue, the people that owned they ever own parcels to the rear which are Mr. Garvey: Partly yes, partly no. For example, at this present time, Mr. Harvey owns this piece in here on which his residence is situated and owns back. Mr. Lingham owns this and back as far as here. Gunn owns 21 and Regetto owns 20. Pinders is corresponding, 22. No. 24 is owned by Arnt, both .sides. No. 25 is owned by Yarlic, both sides.. Mrs. Holcomb owns this and the balance is owned by Ramsey and Berger. The acres under question at one time were mostly under Holcomb ownership which were conveyed out by them, some of the back, under single family owner- ship, but each of these pieces in here shows 14,400 square foot area and request is for this area. Councilman Barnes: What is depth along easterly side of this, piece of property? Full depth of apartment house area? Mr. Joseph: Approximately 660 feet. C. C. 5-22-61 Page Fourteen ZONE CHANGE NO. 181 - Continued Councilman:Snydero It seems to me all the arguments of the Planning Commission are perfectly valid and I do not think any evidence has been submitted to.upset any of them. It is. a little difficult to me to.see how anyone can conceive R-3 in there. It would open up the whole eastern section to Holt Avenue for R-3 if this is done here. Councilman Barnes: I am concerned with as large.an area as it is and the present traffic flow proposed coming out to Virginia Avenue, I feel we should have a precise plan to deter- mine how large this really is. The one side is 660 feet at least, with 200 feet to the rear and possibly 400 feet opposite the Walnut Creek Wash. I feel we might have a serious traffic, problem especially near the curve in.that street. Councilman Brown: I was opposed to R-3 all the time., even west of Barranca, and although I do not doubt there might be R-3 here in time, but there is no exit on Virginia onto Holt or Barranca and so far as zoning it at this time, without a definite precise plan, I can'.t quite see it.. Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Barnes, and carried unanimously,that Zone Change No. 181 be denied for reasons stated in discussion by the City Council and by the. Planning Com- mission. Mayor Heath,called a recess. Council reconvened at 9:10 Pe M. ZONE CHANGE.NO. 183 LOCATION. Southeast corner of C. J. Hurst, Jr. and Merced Avenue and Trojan Way. Sanford L. Babson APPROVED Planning Commission, by Reso- lution No. 1038; recommends. approval of reclassification from Zone R-A to Zone R-P. City Clerk Flottene Let the record show that notice of this hearing was published in the West Covina Tribune on May 11, 1961 with four notices mailed in the area.and that we have the certification of posting on file. Mayor Heath opened the public hearing and stated that all those desiring to present testimony should rise and be sworn in by the City Clerk. IN FAVOR Mr. R> Todd I have been asked to speak on 3623 N. Encino.Drive behalf of the property owners Covina as I have had about ten years experience in the hospital field, working on hospital development and research.through the Los Angeles area. C. C. 5-22-61 Page Fifteen ZONE CHANGE NO. 183 - Continued Mr. R. Todd - Continued-, . I'spoke before the Planning Commission and pointed out to them that my.belief was that not only this property, but possibly additional property would be needed to supply medical buildings for doctors in the area adjacent to the hospital. It has been not only my exper- ience, but also that of community hospitals throughout the west coast and in Southern California where there is developing a hospital of this size and magnitude, that you have to have a yardstick, and as near as .I can develop this, for every hundred beds there will be 50 to 60 active physi ians on the staff, and also courtesy staff mem- bers which will va y with the size of the facility, so for a 100 bed hospital, there would probably be another 30 to 40 courtesy staff members. Here you are planning a 150 bed initial unit and plan to increase it to 350 beds with growth of the area. Using the same yardstick, there will be a need of approximately 150 to 180 active staff doctors and in addition to that, if it goes to normal com- munity hospital operation, 100 doctors on the courtesy staff. Many of these doctors coming into the staff are already at Inter - Community or other hospitals in the area, but you can say 20 to 30 doctors moving in within the next 12 months and possibly 20 to 30 more in 24 months, coming in as there is need indicated for their serviceso There are already many requests for information as to growth of this area, medically speaking. It is good for the medical needs of the community that they have a medical center with hospital facilities, location for doctors ad- jacent as close as possible to each other so patients coming to the doctors can be referred across or down the street to -the hos- pital. It is important the doctor is as close as possible to these facilities to take care of patients in the hospital, which is val- uable time to him and to the patient. Also, the people coming by car or public transportation to these medical facilities can go to it for laboratory work or X-rays or actual admittance. You have an ideal set up for a really fine medical center, not only including the hospital, but in adjacent area, Mr. H. L. Johnson The applicant has followed the recommendation of the Planning Commission and filed with the City a request for a change of zone in that particular rectangle described. In addition, the applicant includes a 20-foot strip which was originally an alley proposed along the westerly line of C-1 zone which is red parcel on subject property. This would clear up the strip that would have otherwise remained R-A. On the subject application, Mr. Todd has. set forth the need of this use. The applicant is applying for zoning to establish the medical facility as accessory use to the hospital in this area. It is our opinion the proposed zoning isn't detrimental and in keeping with the zoning you have across the street which was for a similar application. The density is less than existing zoning and the residential area is outside of its influence and buffered by a precise plan as set up. There being no further testimony, the hearing was declared closed. • C. C. 5-22-61 Page Sixteen ZONE CHANGE NO. 183 - Continued Councilman Towner: To clarify this in my mind, can we be concerned about the suggestion of including add- itional property? Is there development on southwesterly balance of applicant's property? Mr. Joseph: No. Councilman Towner: The church application, what happened to that? Mr. Joseph: It was denied and they chose not to appeal. Councilman Barnes: On the 20-foot alley mentioned, Mr. Johnson, where is that on the map? Mr. Johnson: The original application was for C-1 circle here. Either Council or the Commission re- duced the width of the application by 20 feet and retained zoning sufficient for the proposed use and approved the precise plan, which was 20 feet wider up here for the purpose of having a drive- way around here, since the particular use only came down here with some commercial approved, but no precise plan. Councilman Barnes: You have made application on the additional part? Mr. Johnson: strip, so we included that also. Councilman Barnes: Yes, it was suggested this be filed prior to this hearing, but this would leave the 20-foot Is this application for the same type zoning? Mr. Johnson: Yes, it is. Councilman Snyder: This hospital is going to bring in a lot of doctors not only because this is a hospital for West Covina, but for the whole valley, and it cantt help but become a medical center. This may seem like a lot of R-P, but this is very well located and I can see no objection insofar as I am con- cerned. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes, and carried, that Zone Change No. 183 be approved, subject to the recommendations of the -Planning Commission. FIRE PREVENTION CODE Hearing on adoption by refer- ence of Fire Prevention Code. Mayor Heath opened the public hearing and stated that all those desiring to testify should rise and be sworn in by the City Clerk. There being no testimony presented, the hearing was declared closed. C. C. 5-22-61 Page Seventeen ORDINANCE NO. 703 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST . COVINA ADOPTING BY REFERENCE A FIRE PREVENTION CODE AND AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF'THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING THERETO." Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Brown, and carried, that further reading of the body of the ordinance be waived. Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Brown, -that said ordinance be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as. follows: Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent: None Said ordinance was given No. 703. CITY CLERK'S.REPORTS - Continued RESOLUTION NO. 2107 The City Clerk presented: ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING THE REPORT OF THE CITY,ENGINEER OF SAID CITY MADE PURSUANT TO THE RE- QUIREMENTS OF RESOLUTION NO. 2030 DATED FEBRUARY 14, 1961,." Mayor Heath: Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Brown, that said resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent: -None Said resolution was given No. 2107. RESOLUTION NO. 2108 ADOPTED • The City Clerk Presented: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ORDER CERTAIN LIGHTING FIX- TURES AND APPLIANCES ON CERTAIN STREETS AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, TO BE MAINTAINED AND ELECTRIC CURRENT TO BE FURNISHED FOR LIGHTING SAID FIXTURES FOR A PERIOD OF MONTHS, ENDING JUNE 30, 1964." a • C. C. 5-22-61 RESOLUTION NO. 2108 - Continued _Mayor Heath: Page Eighteen Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Towner, that said resolution shall be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent: None Said resolution was given No. 2108. RESOLUTION NO. 2109 ADOPTED Mayor Heath: The City Clerk presented: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPOINTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING PROTESTS IN RELATION TO THE PROPOSED IM- PROVEMENTS REFERRED TO IN RESOLUTION OF INTENTION NO. 2108 AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF SAID CITY COUNCIL TO GIVE NOTICE OF SAID HEARING." Hearing no. objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution. Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Brown, that said resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent: None Said resolution was given No. 2109. RESOLUTION NO. 2110 ADOPTED Mayor Heath: The City Clerk presented. - "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA MAKING A CONTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC FUNDS TO AID AND ASSIST IN PAYING A PORTION OF THE COST FOR FURNISHING ELECTRIC CURRENT AND MAINTEN- ANCE OF CERTAIN STREET LIGHTING FIXTURES IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, AS SHOWN ON PROPOSED DIAGRAM AND PLAN NO. 61-64." Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution. C. C. 5-22-61 Page Nineteen RESOLUTION NO. 2110 —Continued Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Cq,uncilman Brown, that . said resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows.. Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent: None Said resolution was given No. 2110. RECREATION AND PARKS The City Clerk stated that 22,938 sample ballots were mailed out last Friday. On May 17, 1961, the Council was supplied with a summary report of the Recreation an'Parks Commission activities as related to the bond issue and as requested by the Council. Councilman Towner'stated that the Commission had approved flip cards and that he had viewed them and thought they were very good. They are in use and eight of them are available at any time in the director's office, so that if Council desires to use them, they have access to them. It was also indicated that if any member of Council had contact with any specific groups in the City and felt they were interested, they would have these flip cards available together with a script to use to speak to these various groups. Councilman Towner further indicated that before election Council members could possibly do some telephoning in person -to -person contact of those who they might know to be favorable to this bond issue and urge them out to the:polls. Councilman Barnes: I believe the Commission has a committee to do the telephoning. Councilman Brown: Council could call personal friends. Mayor Heath: The Woman's Club of West Covina are putting on a play Wednesday and Thursday night. It might be worthwhile to contact the head of this group to see if there might be an opportunity to speak before them on this bond issue during either of these times. I believe this organization would back this completely. LETTER TO WEST COVINA Motion by Councilman Brown, UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT seconded by Councilman Towner, and carried, that the City Clerk write a letter to the West Covina Unified School District eXpressing appreciation for continuing the .04 per $100.00 assessed valuation contribution for the West Covina Community Recreation Program of 1961-62 to provide the continuity in the recreation program from elementary age children through adult age. • C. C. 5-22-61 CITY MANAGER REPORTS RESOLUTION NO. 2111 ADOPTED Mayor Heath: Page Twenty The City Manager presented: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ADOPTING A BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ALLOCATED UDDER SECTION 2107.5 OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE." Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes, that said resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent: None Said resolution was given No. 2111. DETOUR ON CALIFORNIA STREET City Manager Aiassa: We have several requests from the down- town Plaza merchants stressing the need of a detour for which we have a proposed outlined align- ment if it was installed. We have only made preliminary contact with the Los Angeles Flood Control District and have not spoken with representatives of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. If we do this detour, it will cost somewhere between $10,000, using the cheapest detour method, but if we put in a temporary bridge, which the contractor would like to have, it would cost between $18,000 and $20,000. Some merchants feel they are definitely being cut off in the downtown area by California Avenue being blocked. We submitted a map which outlined all the proposed detours in April, 1961 to,,obtain comments from the City Council. Mayor Heath: This is causing quite a bit of congestion on Glendora, because people coming up California will cut off and swing to the right and go over Service Avenue and come out at Glendora and Service, and Glendora is getting badly congested. Councilman Brown: . Mr. Dosh: It was my understanding Glendora was going to be closed on this Wash improvement. r., The street was paved today, and we haven't put stop signs up, but probably will by next week. C. C. 5-22-61 Page Twenty-one DETOUR ON CALIFORNIA STREET - Continued Councilman Brown: As soon as Glendora is blocked off, it will speed left-hand turns, but I think we are going to need portable signals at Service and Glendora. City Manager Aiassa: We are putting in auxiliary police there also, similar to Vincent, but we are also con- sidering signals. Mayor Heath-, Maybe rented signal might be better. City Manager Aiassa-, We haven't gone, as yet, to the L. A. Flood Control District to negotiate for an added detour, and if you desire to do so we could try everything possible with what we have now approved and existing detours by adding temporary signals. There is a great deal of paper work involved in the matter of obtaining another detour and also by putting in this extra detour you are actually restricting the contractor's work. Councilman Brown-, I think 75% of the problem will be answered by 2 or 3 signals. I do not believe one at Vincent and Walnut Creek Wash is going to help, but it is getting signals to stop people from flying up Glendora. Service, Glendora and Vine are bad corners since California is blocked. City Manager Aiassa-, We can set up auxiliary police to control it at high peak hours, We can possibly put some stop signs in, but I hate to put them on a major street like Glendora, although we might have to resort to them for the four months period. Councilman Brown: City Manager Aiassa: Mayor Heath: City Manager Aiassa: At twenty minutes to seven this evening, there were five cars waiting to get out on Glendora. Glendora and Service are bad because of left-hand turn. We are going to have that, so we must have a remedy for it. How long will the bridge on California be out? About four months. Councilman Barnes: We need at least three of these portable signals. If we can solve these problems as they come up in this manner and possibly use auxiliary police, I think we will be better off than having this particular detour. • Councilman Brown: Even if we have to buy portable signals we are always using them from time to time. C. C. 5-22-61 Page Twenty-two DETOUR ON CALIFORNIA STREET - Continued Mayor Heath: We are talking about second • rate solutions to a problem. I think that California should be detoured. You are servicing the Plaza, and it is a highly traveled road. Although I can't see 10,000 dollars in it. City Manager Aiassa: veying the equipment, and the more his price is going up. Councilman Brown: However, in doing this, the contractor is being penalized, as he uses the channel for con - bottlenecks in detours, the more This is a force account job and anything hurting him will be added on. City Manager Aiassa: We spoke to the contracitor, and while he did not indicate actual disfavor, he certainly indicated his points well relative to this matter. Councilman Brown: We will handicap him by his not using his overweight equipment in the Wash. He can't get on the streets with this equipment. Mr. Dosh: Councilman Snyder: Councilman Barnes: d The contingencies entering into this will cost more than the construction of the detour itself. If he is going to run his heavy equipment across the detour, it will slow traffic down anyway. That is why I would rather have the signals. At least we will get our money back. City Manager Aiassa: We wanted you to be completely clear on this situation, because the merchants are going to pounce on you. We will supply you with a report,first. Mayor.Heath: I can see the arguments against this detour. This does, though, need immediate answer and shouldn't go on any longer than necessary. City Manager Aiassa: We could take it as an emergency measure, and we can purchase signals now to be used at perm- anent locations later. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Snyder, that the City Manager shall see what can be done immediately and secure prices on'traffic signals and upon polling of the members of Council by telephone, decide whether these signals can be purchased or not. C. C. 5-22-61 DETOUR ON CALIFORNIA STREET - Continued Page Twenty-three A question was asked of the City Attorney if this could be done legally., and Mr. Williams indicated it could, and then asked if there were funds that could be used with which to purchase these .signals and the City Manager indicated that there were such funds available. LEGAL QUESTION ON This property is located off of GRAND AVENUE Grand Avenue and restricted conditions on a precise plan beforre my time from R-A to R-3 zoning. In the execution of the plan, there was a condition of right of way of land. What these people involved are contending is, that the County wants to acquire this property, and the question is whether the County should pay for this right of way or get it for gratis under precise plan No. 111 conditions. City Attorney Williams: John Larsen is representing the owners and he was a former deputy County Counsel. He has been in touch with the County, he tells me, although I have not checked with the County, and he stated the County is not opposed to paying this man, since they have paid every other man who has given right of way all along Grand Avenue. But they are confronted by this precise plan in which he has to give his part to the City and they feel they shouldn't pay this man unless the City will release any contention but that if we already have the street, they shouldn't pay him if we have it. Actually, he hasn't donated it to West Covina, and seeing that everybody else got paid except him, he isn't going to donate it to the City, although it is already on the precise plan. So it would appear we would have to have a law suit to compel him to do this or on the other hand, we could simply execute a disclaimer so we do not care one way or another whether they settle with him or not. It doesn't cost us anything. Councilman Browne We didn't demand right of way across the street on apartment houses and he has been paid for it. Councilman Towner; I think so far as the County is concerned, the property is going to be used for a street, which is what we also desired for access on the precise plan, and we are.not trying to make any money on it or from him. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Snyder, and carried, that Council approves the execution of a disclaimer in such form as the City Attorney and the City Manager may approve. 0 C. C. 5-22-61 Page Twenty-four RE -DISTRICTING It was indicated by Council that a letter be written and signed by all members of Council pro- testing the re -districting of the City of West Covina for the fol- lowing reasons: 1) It splinters the City of West Covina into three sections and cuts down effective representation in Sacramento. 2) It splinters the City of West Covina into two sections in the Congressional district and cuts the City's representation as a unit. 3) The feelings of Council are not based on any partisan politics but only that it is felt the City will not be adequately repre- sented as a City. 4) It is further believed that a City such as West Covina repre- sents an economic and socially cohesive area, and the people in this area have common interests and should have a common representative. 5) That a City of over 50,000 people should be entitled to vote as a unit, so as to be able to effectively elect a representative of the City and not be so divided so it has no opportunity to elect a representative. It was noted that an original should go'to the Governor of the State and copies to Mr. Crown, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Richards, Mr. Flournoy and Mr. Rousselot. APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDS Planning money for drains on (For advance planning of South Lark Ellen Avenue, with storm drains) an estimated cost of 1138,000; Citrus Avenue Drain, 61,662.00; South Oran e Avenue Drain, $158,420.00. Total cost $548,882.OQ of this �65,000.00 would be planning money. This would be the amount to be applied for. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes, and carried, that the City Manager be instructed to start proceedings on an application relative to drains as indicated above. SIGNALS AT GLENDORA AND We have the new alignment for VINE AVENUES the Glendora and Vine traffic signals. There is now proposed two -face signals and we were anticipating going into using three. Quite a bit of cost difference. It will cost $2200.00 more to put in left turn movement, which would provide .for southbound left turn. Estimate is $9500.00. Von's Market has agreed to close the necessary drivev�ays and make two installations for their activators. Mr. Dosh: It will possibly be over $1000.00 for Von's for their two. Motion by Councilman`Towner, seconded by Councilman Brown, and carried, that the City Manager proceed with plans and specifications on signals at Glendora and Vine. C. C. 5-22-61 Page Twenty-five VINCENT, CALIFORNIA AND Motion by Councilman Brown, SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD seconded by Councilman Barnes, and carried, that the City Manager be authorized to pro- ceed on a trial basis not to exceed $350.00 expenditure for painting and blacktop at Vincent, California, and south frontage road. LIBRARY SERVICE AT WEST There was to be no removal of COVINA BRANCH LIBRARY the Vine Street library branch until another branch was estab- lished at Cortez. It was asked if the County should be made aware of the agreement, prior, with the City. Council indicated this should be done. CITY DECAL The present seal used by the City Clerk has been used for years, and he now desires to use our new City decal design for a new City Seal, the cost of which will be around 15 or 20 dollars. It was indicated this should be done, and the following motion was made: Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Towner, that the City Attorney draw up an ordinance amending the description in the municipal code relative to the present City seal. STATE DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS It was indicated that this PERTAINING TO FRONTAGE ROADS situation has never been clar- ified since the City Manager has been with the City, and that authorization was desired for the City Attorney and the City Manager to go into the legal aspects of the granting of the front- age roads just by a letter from the State Division of Highways. Councilman Towner: I thought this was still under their jurisdiction. City Manager Aiassa: Our question is, how can they convey land they have taken in their own title in their own domain and.deed it back to the City by letter. There wasn't -a maintenance agreement signed. Councilman Barnes: . Mayor Heathy City Attorney Williams: you admit you have taken them. According to them, we have had it since 1958. There were no deeds filed. Have you given any thought that with the freeway widening coming up, you might be better off if City Manager Aiassa: Some we get anyway. C. C. 5-22-61 Page Twenty-six -STATE DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS PERTAINING TO FRONTAGE ROADS - Continued Councilman Brown: When was on the old Council, weeinstructed you distinctly that we would accept these streets at a meeting in 'Sacramento. City Manager Aiassa: Not me, maybe the Council. Councilman Brown: You were instructed to accept these streets. City Manager: A complete summary report was made and copies are on file and sent..to.the City Council. There was discussion on sweeping of.the frontage roads, and Council di- rected the staff by motion that we will sweep, but this this is no way has the intent on the part of the Council of accepting frontage roads. Councilman Brown: We agreed to ,accept streets after improvements"for Grand to Barranca, changing drain on Sunset, drain at Lark Ellen, and drain at Willow. City Manager Aiassa: But they never changed this one street which dead -ends to a drain, and it is a big problem now. Councilman Brown: It was never agreed to bring that street on through. Mayor Heath: Can we accept frontage road by letter? City Attorney Williams: It would take an action of the Council to accept them, and action could be communicated to them by letter. Mayor Heath: Maybe we would want to accept them. If we own them, we may have a better chance to dicker for improvements, etc. City Manager Aiassa; Council should be very cognizant of what they are accepting per- taining to these frontage roads conditions before considering this. Maintenance is extremely high. Councilman Brown: How can you go back and say we have changed policy now to do • this when contract called for service road to be let this way. I do not see how Council can do anything about something done 14 to 15 years ago. The State tried • to change some of the inequalities. City Manager Aiassa: You have to accept a mainten- ance contract and be prepared to assume certain liability. C. C. 5-22-61 Page Twenty-seven STATE DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS PERTAINING TO FRONTAGE ROADS - Continued City Manager Aiassa - Continued: • -The maps done in color were presented to the Council, and there was the matter of who was taking care of what, especially the slope areas of the underpasses, and we asked for clarification on that, which was never received, legal description was asked for but never actually provided. We are now in a twilight zone. Councilman Barnes: What matters, is this concerned with other than the sweeping? City Manager,Aiassa: You have all the safety bumpers, that are constantly hit and deteriorating also where there is only black top berm for drain and two or three cars have gone into it (the dead-end street to a drain). The State has replaced it, but now they do not want to do it. All your cross gutters are breaking up, especially at Azusa intersection. Councilman Towner: How about deterioration of pavement? City Manager Aiassa: You have that constantly now. Somebody has to maintain it. We do not have the manpower to do such a great big undertaking and also take care of the extensive landscaping on the underpasses. Councilman Towner: From 1958 to date who has done it? - City Manager Aiassa: Nobody, although the State did a few of them, but legally you can't take frontage road until you 'sign maintenance agreement, and that hasn't been done yet. We are facing joint liability if someone gets injured or killed. Councilman Barnes: When something happens UN the right of way, do they come and repair it? City Manager Aiassa: They did, but not now. I think they know they haven't officially turned these streets over. There are certain mechanics to go through and we have never gone through them and there are parts of the.old Garvey right of way all through the present freeway that belong to the City and we haven't deeded some of this right of way to the State. Councilman Brown: Certain improvements were made on the service road and we agreed • as a Council to accept them. Cox Brothers did them, and I do not know how we can come back and say we want barricades and berm changed now. These contracts were let before you came, Mr. Aiassa. The contract was awarded to Cox and completed in 1958. Councilman Towner: Does that state these improve- ments are in? �1 • • C. C. 5-22-61 Page Twenty-eight STATE.DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS PERTAINING TO FRONTAGE ROADS - Continued Councilman Brown: Councilman Towner: City Manager Aiassa; Not contract, but agreement by City with State. Can we find that agreement with City and State? I checked all the data I could find and all there is was a letter. If you plan now to take frontage road, you will also take landscaping over. Councilman Brown: I do not think so. They are points we want spelled out, but demanding more improvements is out of line. City Manager Aiassa: Councilman,Barnes: City Manager Aiassa: Councilman Towner: We are not asking for more improve- ments. You feel we could accept frontage road if we could find out what .is landscaped area and what is not? That is correct. That is not in shape to take action. City Manager Aiassa: This is a result of a complaint from a lady across the street from Carpenter off Lark Ellen and south frontage road, and it was referred to the State and the State referred it back to us and it is a definite problem. Mayor Heath. - If it has waited this long, it can wait another two weeks for possibly some decision. City Manager Aiassa: If they would give us a descrip- tion of what we are to take care of and identify the area taken, we would understand what we are accepting, but right now there is nothing like that. All you have is a small colored map, just a simple little drawing. Councilman Brown: Mayor Heath: Ask State to define what is a part of -the City and what is not. Would it be any good to talk to the State Highway to try to resolve this? City manager Aiassa: I will have one more meeting with Mr. Telford to try to get it described. Councilman Brown: They should take care of the landscaping. I-] • C. C. 5-22-61 RESOLUTION NO. 2112 ADOPTED Mayor Heath: Page Twenty-nine The City Manager presented: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ADOPTING AND SUBMITTING A BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR EXPENDI- TURES OF FUNDS ALLOCATED FROM STATE HIGHWAY FUNDS TO CITIES." Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes, that said resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent: None Said resolution was given No. 2112. CITY ATTORNEY ORDINANCE NO. 704 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING SECTION NO. 9217.7 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE DEFINING BOUNDARIES OF THE CIVIC CENTER AREA." Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Brown, and carried, that further reading of the body of the ordinance be waived. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Snyder, that said ordinance be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilman Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: Councilman Brown Absent: None Abstain: Councilman Towner ORDINANCE NO. 705 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF HANDBILLS." Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Towner, and carried, that further reading of the body of the ordinance be waived. Motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Barnes, that said ordinance be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent: None Said ordinance was given No. 705. C . C . 5-22--61 ORDINANCE NO. 706 ADOPTED Page Thirty The City Attorney presented: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING SECTION NO. 3143.1 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ONE-WAY STREETS (Old Barranca). Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes, and carried, that further reading of the body of the ordinance be waived. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Snyder, that said ordinance be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Brown,'Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent: None Said ordinance was given No. 706. ORDINANCE NO. 707 . ADOPTED The City Attorney presented: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE SO AS TO REZONE CERTAIN PREMISES." (Bowker) Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Brown, and carried, that further reading of the body of the ordinance be waived. Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Barnes, that said ordinance be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent: None Said ordinance was given No. 707. ORDINANCE NO. 708 ADOPTED The City Attorney presented: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 692 SECTION 9202.2K OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE TO CORRECT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR IN THE DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY THEREIN REFERRED TO." (Reichard) Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Brown, and • carried, that further reading of the body of the ordinance be waived. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Snyder, that said ordinance be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent: None Said ordinance was given No. 708. • C. C. 5-22-61 INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE Page Thirty-one The City Attorney presented; "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO PLANTING, PRUNING, INJURY AND REMOVING OF TREES UPON CITY STREETS, PARKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES." Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Brown, and carried, that further reading of the body of the ordinance be waived. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Towner, and carried, that the ordinance be introduced and given its first reading. Councilman Towner made reference to Section 7409 of this ordinance and the City Attorney explained that there may be a sidewalk be- tween and this prohibits owner from cutting trees on the other side of the sidewalk. CITY CLERK SAN GABRIEL VALLEY The City Clerk stated that HUMANE SOCIETY June 30, 1961 was the termin- ation date'of the agreement. A check had been made with the County, but the situation there is worse instead of better, because they can't keep up with the demands for their service. Council has copies of the letter received from the Humane Society. Recommendation is to continue the contract. City Manager Aiassa; On an annual basis. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Brown, and carried, that the agreement be continued with the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society for a period of one year from July 1, 1961. CITY OF DUARTE Relative to the proposition to legalize gambling - Resolution opposing. It was indicated by Council that a letter be written to the City of Duarte complimenting them on their attempt to keep insidious gam- bling out of their city. • PROCLAIMING "BUDDY POPPY DAYS" May 26 and 27 So proclaimed by Mayor Heath. • C. C. 5-22-61 Page Thirty-two LOVETT PROPERTY The City Clerk stated that exten- sion had been granted relative to this matter for thirty days at Council meeting of May 8. However, the Council meeting falls on June 12., so it should be noted information will be obtained as to action taken.on this up to and including May 8 and will be presented at the June 12 meeting. AUCTION SALE . APPROVED Big Dollar Department Store Glendora Avenue - June 4, 1961. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman,Towner, and carried, that this matter be approved subject to conforming to all City ordinances. REPORT OF LICENSE DEPARTMENT A.B. 2848 and S.B. 1522 Manager be authorized to write a and S. B. No. 1522. CITY TREASURER'S REPORT April, 1961 Issuance of 1351 licenses, amounting to $55,376.35. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Snyder, and carried, that the City letter in support of A.B. No. 2848 1961 be accepted and filed for the MAYOR'S REPORTS Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Snyder, and carried, that the City Treasurer's Report for April, record. Mayor Heath indicated he had attended the meeting of the Inde- pendent Cities of Los Angeles County, and there is thought of having a joint meeting of all representatives of all the cities (25) to discuss the pros and cons of having complete services versus contract services. Information will be used to be for- warded to cities just incorporated to indicate advantages and disadvantages of their own and County services. It will be open to any of the member cities and possibly held at Catalina Island sometime in September. Mayor Heath indicated a personnel session should be held very shortly, in that there are terms expiring very shortly in both Planning and Recreation and Parks Commission. It was also sug- gested by Mayor Heath that possibly at that time there could be partly an open session, since a request had been made by Judge Martin to speak to Council concerning the court re -arrangement. Tour by Council set for Saturday, May 27, starting at Coffee Dan's at 7:30 A. M. C. C. 5-22-61 Page Thirty-three COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS Councilman Snyder: The Chamber of Commerce is sup- porting the bond issue, and they have also suggested the hiring of a private firm to determine a possible location and need of a civic auditorium. There was also discussion of a possible survey or study being made in an attempt to find out why there are so many houses for sale in the City. Councilman Snyder stated that within two blocks of his residence there were fourteen houses for sale. Council expressed interest in this, too. Councilman Snyder stated he would be unable to attend the League meeting on June 1, and Councilman Brown stated that he would be able to make it. Mayor Heath indicated that the Chamber of Commerce had requested a meeting with Council to present their budget. He indicated he would be willing to go and would like Councilman Towner to be with him, since Councilman Snyder is in attendance on the Chamber and will review the budget at one place, and this meeting would only be a repeat for him. The matter will be brought back to Council after the meeting. It was -agreed this be done. Councilman Barnes indicated that he had attended the Upper San Gabriel Water Association meeting a week ago last Wednesday, and he was having a written report of this meeting submitted to Council. Mr. Butler, Vice -Chairman of the Metropolitan Water District was the speaker at the meeting, and the reading of the report on this meeting should prove of interest to Council and give possible thought and discussion to it. Councilman Barnes stated that he felt Mr. Dosh had done an ex- cellent job in notifying the property owners, by letter, in relation to moving of:the Palm trees and felt, this does a great deal of good regarding public relations for the City. DEMANDS APPROVED $715,033.53 as listed on Demand B-77 be approved. This total to amount of 122,221.39 and funds amount of 570,260.00. Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Brown, that Demands.in the amount of Sheets Nos. C-262, C-263, and include fund transfers in the including time deposits in the Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Towner, Barnes, Snyder, Mayor Heath Noes: None Absent: None C. G. 5-22-61 Page Thirty-four There being no further business, motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Barnes, and carried, that the meeting be adjourned at 11:10 P. M. • ATTEST: • • City Clerk APPROVED Mayor