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02-18-1963 - Regular Meeting - Minutess 10, . MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA February 18, 1963 The adjourned regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Barnes at 7:45 p.m. in the West Covina City Hall. . Councilman Jett led the pledgeof :allegiancieand Councilman Towner gave the invocation, ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Barnes, Councilmen Jett, Towner, Heath, Snyder Other Present: Mrs. Fern S. Merry, City Treasurer (to 9:55 p.m.) Mr. George Aiassa, City Manager Mr. Robert Flotten, City Clerk Mr. Thomas Dosh, Public Services Director Absent: Mr. Harry C. Williams, City. Attorney Mr. Harold Joseph, Planning Director CITY CLERK:�S REPORTS PRECISE PLAN No. 13, Rev. 4 LOCATION: West of and behind Von°s AUTHORIZE RELEASE OF Market Bond Hunter, Broadwell & Bowk er Release United Pacific Insurance Co, HELD OVER Bond No. B`31081 in the amount of $9, 435.00. This bond no longer needed since change in approved Precise Plan. Mr. Flotten read a report from the Department of Public Works dated Febru- ary 15, 1963 regarding this matter. Maps were presented and Mr. Dosh ex- plained same. Mr. Dosh: The Building Department estimates the bond for thQ wall. would be about $3, 000.00. It is our recommendation to require a $3, 000. 00 wall bond in order to release this bond. Councilman Heath: Von°s evidently were obligated to dedicate 30 feet for a half -street in the back of the property and a wall on the east side of that piece of property. This 30 foot street runs on two sides of the shopping center. It runs out to Glendora, Mr. Dosh That is a private driveway. Councilman Heath: Why do we want to have a bond put up for this block wall when the properties to the west may develop the same way Mr. Bowker is going to develop with carports all along the back end? a • CC - Adj. Reg. Meeting - 2-18-63 CITY CLERK'S REPORTS Continued PRECISE PLAN No. 13 Rev. 4 Mr, Dosh: Councilman Jett: Page Two The requirement of the Planning. Com- mission in the first place was the block wall. What is the reason for the block wall? Mr, Aiassa: The Planning Commmission made that a part of the conditions at the time they deleted that proposed street. They wanted to stop egress of traffic going into that easement back there. We are not putting in a fence. We are only asking them to post a bond. If they build garages, we refund the bond. If they don't develop it there is no way you can come back and ask those people to put that wall in because the money wouldn't be there. Councilman Towner: I think Von's is better off than they were in that, they don't have to put in the street. They also are not pre- sently being required to put in the wall. All we are doing is insuring that when either development begins we get the wall or with cooperation with the property owners to the west we get carports or a joint wall. Councilman Heath: Mr, Dosh: Mr. Aiassa: Councilman Jett: Mr. Dosh: They have put in the street. There is paving in there, That is on private property. That is the parking lot. This dates back to May 10, 1962. (Read letter from Mr. Pontow regard- ing this matter. ) This property that is on the west side of the street isn't zoned yet, is it? It is R-A. Councilman Jett: If there is no precise plan and this hasn't been zoned - R-3 and before they could ever get any approval of apartment houses or a anything else, they will have to submit a precise plan at which time you can propose your cement wall. Councilman Towner: The reason we want the bond is we don't want to force the men on the west to carry the whole burden and they can pick it up either jointly or if carports go in there, there is no need for a wall at all. -2- • I. C.C. ADJ. Meeting - 2-.18-63 CITY CLERK'S' REPORTS - Continued PRECISE PLAN NO. 13 Rev. 4. Page Three Mr. Aiassa: If you would like, I will go back to 1959 and put all this together. I would like to duplicate all the statements and comments made and forward to the Council and you can decide at your next meeting. Councilman Snyder: They required a block wall here be- cause this was R-A and I think this has been our policy that the burden of buffering falls upon the commercial area. I think as a matter of policy we are merely protecting whatever might go in the back there from the unsightly rear end of a commercial development. Mayor Barnes: No objection voiced. PLANNING COMMISSION • REVIEW PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION OF FEBRUARY 6, 1963 Metes & Bounds Subd. No. 135-203 Metes & Bounds Subd. No. 135-204 .':.-P:recise Plan No. 344, Mobil Oil Company Precise Plan No. 349, Rowland School District Precise Plan No. 338, Rev. 1 LaBerge Variance NA. 407, Dr. Milton Daniels Councilman Jett: Mr. Aiassa: Councilman Heath: If there is no objection, we will hold this over until the 25th. Read by Mr. Flotten No comment by the Council. No comment by the Council, No comment by the Council. No comment by the Council. No comment by the Council. Commented as follows: How many parking spaces were reduced? Ten. This is a dental office, and by appointment only. We should consider this when revising our parking ordinance. -3- 0 C.. C.. Adj. Meeting- Z-18-63 PLANNING' COMMISSION ACTION Continued Precise Plan No. 351, Dr. Milton Daniels Precise Plan No. 35Z, B. G. Williams Va:riance_No. 336, Ralph's Industries How big was that sign? Page Four No comment by the Council. No comment by the Council. Commented on as follows: Councilman Jett: It wasn't so much the sign as it was detached and out on the front portion plus the fact that the original variance included Zody's and Ralph's would both be on this one sign. This is now only going to be Ralph's. It is 35 feet high. Variance No. .42-5. Commented on as follows: J. J. Schlanger (Called up) Councilman Towner: I don't recall any conditions placed on that sign requiring its upkeep. Do we have some means of control- ling that? Councilman Jett: I notice that they have lights on there today and that was not brought out at the meeting. Mr. Aiassa: read the conditions of the Planning Commission. Councilman Towner: Mr. Aiassa: Councilman Towner: RECREATION & PARKS REVIEW OF RECREATION & PARKS COMMISSION ACTION Do w.e;,hAVe'-some: means cof controlling this ;�m;airitenahce- of_ .,s-tch a ­_sign?_• Is there.; some other ordinance which applies ? We do have a sign ordinance. I always like to see the conditions placed at the time the permit is given. I would call this matter up. _Mr-. Flotten: The report will be made at the meet- ing of the Z5th. —4— C,C, Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 GENERAL MATTERS WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FOREST LAWN REQUEST FOR DECISION REGARDING DISMISSAL OF APPEAL IN SUPERIOR. COURT ACTION Mr. Flotten read a letter dated February 12, 1963 from regarding Forest Lawn Company vs. City. of West Covina, No. 764292: Page Five Ugene U. Blalock Superior Court "Under stipulations previously entered into with your City Attorney, Mr.. Harry Williams, Forest Lawn's time to file Respondent's Brief expires on February 28, 1963. In our previous discussions it has been indicated that your City. Council was considering the possibility of instructing your City Attorney to dismiss West Covina's appeal in this matter. "The preparation and filing of our Respondent's Brief is, of course, somewhat expensive and the then Answering Brief of the City of West Covina would be some additional expense to the City, "I would appreciate your putting the matter on the Agenda for the adjourned meeting which is to be held on Monday night, February 18th, with the hopes that we can have a decision from the City Council one way or the other on the dismissal. 'I have talked this matter over' with .Mr. Williams, and he is cognizant of the fact that I am making this request. YourS� very itruly, ( signed) Ugene U. Blalock" Mr. Blalock: There has been some discussion about whether or not the City Council would instruct the City Attorney to enter dismissal of the appeal or not. If the Council takes that action it not only saves us money, but if we win it, it will save you a considerable amount of money. Councilman Jett: I don't think we have anything to gain by fight- ing this at the present time. Personally, I would be in favor of releasing. . Councilman Snyder: I think I would rather have seen us annex the whole Bailey Ranch, but . I think if we are going to annex any, that this is a choice part of it. Secondly, I think there is still a point of law that we feel that the first decision was made wrongly on a wrong interpretation of the law and I think it is important to future ,annexations that this point of law be clarified. -5- G.C. Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Six WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Continued FOREST LAWN REQUEST FOR DECISION REGARDING DISMISSAL OF APPEAL IN • SUPERIOR COURT ACTION - Continued Councilman Snyder Continues: This puts the burden of clarifying this particular point of law on this City and Forest Lawn, but I think it should be clarified by a higher court. I don't think this annexation is exactly worthless. Councilman Towner: My only comment would be this: We have in effect publicly declared ourselves that we have drawn the line on easterly annexation, at least this was the result announced when we met with the representatives from Forest Lawn just recently. That being true, I: think we should relinquish the property to the owner and let them go ahead and develop it if they are able to under some other jurisdiction. Naturally I would prefer to bring the entire Bailey Ranch into our jurisdiction and have some control over its development. Now I think we ought to draw the line where it was declared it would be drawn when we last met with Forest Lawn. I see no reason why we should spend our money on this lawsuit which we may lose. 0 . Councilman Jett: Councilman Towner: Mr.. Ugene U. Blalock: the appeal and stipulate to the protest on the annexation. Councilman Jett: I move that the lawsuit in regards to Annex- ation No. 167 be dropped. Second the motion. May I make a suggestion? My suggestion is that the motion should be made to instruct your City Attorney to enter a dismissal of judgment declaring that there was a majority I don't want to make the stipulation a part of it at this time. Councilman. Towner: I don't want to jeopardize the- City's litigation by action we take here. I think it would be up to our, City Attorney to dispose of this lawsuit without pursuing the appeal, but at the same time protecting our posi- tion adequately. Mayor. Barnes: Speaking on the motion, I think there is always a chance to go to a higher court and in my own mind I don't think all the reasons given were valid for being against 167 as far as the courts were concerned. I would feel that 167 should continue because it is the most desirable area of the Ranch. Councilman Jett: This will strictly be determined by the upper courts by the briefs that are filed as they study them, is this true? M G.C. Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Seven WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS -- Continued FOREST LAWN REQUEST FOR DECISION REGARDING DISMISSAL OF APPEAL IN SUPERIOR COURT ACTION - Continued Councilman Towner: It is a review of the action of the Superior Court which held in favor of Forest Lawn on the legal issues and facts presented there. Now primarily a review of legal questions on the facts that have pretty well been settled. Councilman Heath: Councilman Jett: didn't want to spend any more money. this, I would withdraw my motion. We have gone this far; let's try it a little further. I think most of you are much more familiar with this than I am. The reason for my motion is .`I -felt, we If there is a possibility of our winning Councilman Towner: I think it is obvious that the majority of the Council will vote against the motion so I will withdraw my second. • Motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Heath, to instruct the City Attorney to continue with the .appeal on Annexation No. 167. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: - Councilmen Jett, Towner, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes Noes: None Absent: None COTTON & FRANCISCO PROPOSAL AND COMMENTS- RELATIVE TO AUDITING 1911 STREET IMPROVEMENT BOND FUNDS ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS Mr. Flotten: Each of you have a copy of this proposal. Under the recommendation of the City Manager, we would like to have the Council accept this proposal and review it because we are going to get others as we go along. We have asked several auditors to submit proposals. Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, to accept this letter from Cotton & Francisco and keep it on file until we have received other bids. REQUEST OF DAVID A. PARKER REGARDING ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY AT -19967 . LORENCITA DRIVE Mr. Aiassa: This involves quite a few problems. It was referred to my office because it will -7- C.C. Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS -- Continued REQUEST OF DAVID A. PARKER REGARDING ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY AT 19967 LORENCITA DRIVE - Continued Mr. Aiassa Continues: probably end up in the Annexation Committee. Page Eight (Mr. Aiassa presented map outlining this proposed annexation and read letter from David A. Parker regarding' this matter.) Councilman Towner: I don't follow the letter and the map and I would appreciate it if someone would draw a picture of it on the board. Mayor Barnes: If you have no objection, the Annexation Committee will go over and take a look at this area and report back to the Council. Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried that this request of Mr. Parker be referred to the Annexation_ Committee for con- sideration and report. ALLWON CORPORATION REQUEST Mr. Aiassa: Final map of this property was before the Council at the last meeting. There was an ownership name changed and the tract map had to be returned. At the request of the developer and the pro- perty owner, we had them submit a letter and a map so you would have in- formation in your files. It is a simple request. They had one day more to go before the year was up and it happened to fall on Lincoln's Birthday, and the map could not be recorded. I would suggest we give them four days consideration if the Council wants to. Mr. Webber: We have asked for an extension to the 21st of February -.if: we could, please. Motion by Councilman .Heath, seconded by Councilman, Snyder, and carried, that the petitioners be given two weeks extension in Tract No. 19226, which will take them to the 4th of March. The letter dated February 18, 1963 from Allwon Corporation, 218 West • Badillo Street,. Covina, addressed to City Council of West Covina read as follows: "On January 25th, 1963, the City Council by Resolution. #2541, ap- proved the final map of Tract #19226 and accepted Travellers Indemnity Company Bond #1086841 in the amount of $23, 300. 00 for improvements. 0 0 Co Co Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Nine WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Continued ALLWON CORPORATION: REQUEST, RE- Tract #19226 -- Continued "Before the Tract Map could be recorded in the County Recorder's Office, our lenders recorded their loans and passed title to the property to the Allwon Corporation. This necessitated the prepar- ation of a new face sheet for the tract, this new face sheet and map was again approved by the City Council on February llth. We were unable to obtain the signed face sheet from the City Clerk un- til the morning of February 13th as Lincoln's Birthday was a holiday and City Hall was closed, "The signed tract map was taken down to the County Engineer's for recording on the 13th, The County told us they could not record it until February 14th and that the one year period allowed on the tentative map ran out today, February 13th, They advised us ;they would record the map if we would get a time extension from the City of West Covina, "We attempted to get this extension from the City Clerk's Office, but was instructed the City Council was the only one having the authority to pass on this extension, . Therefore, we are requesting a certification to the, County Engineer's Office in Los Angeles until February 21 in order that the County can record our tract map. CITY CLERK ORDINANCE No. 783 ADOPTED "Thanking you in advance, "ALLWON CORPORATION (Signed) Fred L. Weber, President." The City Clerk presented - "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMEND- ING THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE SO AS TO REZONE CERTAIN PREMISES" (Z.o Ca. #244 - Diedyich) Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman. Towner, and carried, to waive further reading of the body of the ordinance. Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman. Towner, that said ordinance be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows'. Ayes: Councilmen Jett, Towner, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes Noes- None Absent- None Said ordinance was given No, 783. • C.C. Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 CITY CLERK -- Continued ORDINANCE No. 784 ADOPTED Page Ten The City Clerk presented- "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST, COVINA AMEND- ING THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE SO AS TO REZONE, CERTAIN PREMISES" (Z. C.. #240, Houston) Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, that reading of the body of the ordinance be waived. Motion by Councilman .Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, that said ordinance be adopted:u..:Motion passed on roll call as follows. Ayes- Councilmen .Jett, Heath, Mayor Barnes Noes- Councilmen .Towner, Snyder Absent- None Said ordinance was given No. 784. CITY MANAGER REPORTS TELEPHONE OPERATION & EQUIPMENT Mr. Aiassa- The report is self-explanatory. Mayor Barnes- This adds $80 a month extra cost to our telephone service for this equipment and they say in the report that this will last the City approximately five years. However, they feel it will amortize itself out during this .period of time at the rate of $560 a year, total cost of $2, 840. I question why are we buying this type of equipment when we are going to need a heavier type equipment in five years. Councilman Towner- It seems to me that there is a hidden saving in this type of switchboard. It is briefly mentioned in the Finance Officer's report. This is the time that our City staff saves in placing telephone calls. This kind of delay I think is worth counting in because it makes a difference inc-ondudting City business. Mayor Barnes. Mr. Aiassa° • Councilman Snyder: Mr. Aiassa- What about the switchboard girl? She will be given additional duties. This money has been budgeted. Is there a conference line in this? Yes; we have included this in our report to you. =10- • 0 • C.C. Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Eleven CITY MANAGER REPORTS - Continued TELEPHONE OPERATION & EQUIPMENT --Continued Mayor Barnes: I believe you also suggested another Cum- berland number line, giving us three. Mr: Aiassa: This' :r,eport alias been thoroughly reviewed by all of the departments involved with the telephone system. Councilman .Heath: This unit can be transferred to another building at some other time, .I thinkit is a good investment; it would save time; it streamlines the operation. Motion by, Councilman Towner, seconded by. Councilman Heath, and carried, that we acquire the PBX switchboard as recommended by the staff. Councilman Jett voted"," No". Councilman Jett: I think it is an expenditure that is not necessary and not needed in view of the fact that we are thinking seriously of building a new building within the next two years. With this in mind, I think it would be throwing money down the drain. SENATE BILL 344 Mr. Dosh: placed maps on the board and gave a brief summary of the items outlined in the SCR report. Mr. Dosh: The State is going to ask us to update this deficiency report next year so it appears every four years they will ask for a deficiency report. Mr, Aiassa: The reason that the 20-80 was added was that a lot of cities were spending 4016 for maintenance from other funds. Under the new formula, you will use gas tax money for maintenance up to 8016 and any money you previously used for maintenance from other funds can take the ._.monies and ask for matching funds. Councilman Jett: This is definitely to our benefit; Councilman. Heath: Something seems odd here. - We are getting something for nothing.. By the time we add another tax to the gasoline, it goes up through- Sacramento and comes back through the County, 4076 of it is used for administration and _distribution and we get back about 6016. I think we have -11- - C. C, Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Twelve CITY. MANAGER REPORTS _ Continued SENATE BILL 344 - Continued Councilman _ Heath Continues: taxed the people enough in this City and we ought to be able to get by. on the taxes we have, Councilman Snyder: This is not going to be distributed to the Mayo -Breed. formula. It will be by popu- lation and vehicle registration. There is no question that we are horribly deficient in our major streets and some way has to be found to pay for this. To be real fair, the fairest way of paying for this is by a user's tax which is what this tax is. Mayor Barnes; I. have never been one to raise taxeO.. Everything and every time we want some- thing in government, we raise taxes to get it. The statement has been made that we have a sixty -year deficiency,( If we use this, we still have a 30-year deficiency. I think the answer to a lot of these questions is in a rapid transit, something to get a lot of the cars off the streets. I have a letter notifying us that there will be a meeting at 2:00 p.m.. in the Supervisors" Hearing Room on: February 28, at which • Allwig Monorail Rapid. Transit Company is going to give a presentation . of a private concern putting in a monorail, Councilman Snyder: It is easy to sit up here and politically expedient to say we shouldn't 'raise taxes, but. I think any man who runs for public office and promises not to raise taxes is not actually serving. the people because I don't think he can make this promise.. Sometimes I think it 'is necessary to raise taxes. 'Whether we have public transit or not, we still are going to have to fix these streets, We are ,going to have to find the money and this particular tax will take the burden off the property owners and put it where it rightfully belongs, on the user. For that reason, I think it is a step. in the right direction. It also circumvents the Mayo - Breed formula and makes it a more equitable distribution there. I think there should be a time limit on it. I think this is the best formula I have s een. Councilman_ Heath: I think we have enough taxes and it is about time we stop;.it somewhere.. I can't see running this through the State Government and back to us again because every time we do, a. chunk is taken out of it for administration cost. • Councilman. Towner: We are all reluctant to raise taxes. On the other hand, you . can't blindly oppose every tax increase regardless of its merit.. Here we have a situation where you have six million dollars worth of local needs on.street deficiencies that we;arse. going ..to.,haveytorpay for. -12- C.C. Adj.. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Thirteen CITY MANAGER. REPORT _ Continued -SENATE BILL 344 Continued • Councilman Towner - Continues: Our question is not whether or not we have to improve the streets; we know we have to do that. The question facing us is ,.where we are going to get the money. I think to me it is incredible to think that we would place this burden on the property owners by raising property taxes and I think it is also incred- ible that we also forget about it and leave the deficiencies there so the other alternative then is the one that seems most reasonable under these unfortunate circumstances, and that is we _go to the people who actually use the streets and ask them to pay for it. I think the formula as worked out by the changes and the Senate Bill 344 ac- complish the purpose fairly and while it is an unpalatable task, I think it is one we ought to assume and support. Mayor Barnes: There is one -cent or. two -cent Federal Tax .for freeways and highways, a gas tax fund and I think it had a 5-year limit. At the end of the five years, when they wanted to take this off, when it became time to take it off, every highway department in the United States couldn't see --how they could ever get, rid of it. If you put a time limit on it, at the end of • that time nobody sees how theycan possibly get along without it, so it con- t inu e•s Councilman Snyder: Did you all read the letter from Mr.. Car- penter? I think the last paragraph which embodies this reasoning, should be read into the Minutes. "The Governor, The Legislature and Increased Taxes. The Governor has indicated on several occasions that he is against any new or in- creased taxes this year. However, in declaring he will oppose all new tax legislation he has refused to commit himself in .advance on whether he willsign or veto a revenue raising bill originated by the Legislature and sent to his desk. Most . of the members of the Legislature who ran for office last November campaigned on a "no new increase taxt1 platform. These pledges do not make passage of S.B. 344 any easier but neither do they make passage any less necessary. It has been said by many that "this is not :the year to increase or impose new taxes," It never is and it never will be unless additional revenue is absolutely necessary to provide minimum facilities and to operate essential services,. The present stat'e ad- ministration found this to be necessary in 1959 to meet the demands of growth on state services and facilities and new additional taxes were imposed to meet state needs within the limits of fiscal respon- sibility. :Anything less would havejeopardized the solvency of California and left the state completely unable to meet the problems of growth. The greatest impact of growth has been on local govern- -13- Co Co Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Fourteen CITY MANAGER REPORT Continued SENATE •BILL 344 --Continued aCouncilman; Snyder Continues: ment and local governmentagenerally is limitedt .to the property tax to meet these needs. While we agree that a complete study of state and local taxes is desirable this study will not reduce traffic pro- blems and street needs which must be met by those who will bene- fit from their improvement -- highway users. These funds can only be used for street purposes, cannot be diverted to any other use and we are certain that tax studies will not altar either highway user taxes or the purposes for which they may be expended, . In the short two-year period following the road and street deficiency study costs have increased from 1510 to 257o above what some de- clared were too high estimates. They will aoritinue to increase and to blindly say we are against all new taxes regardless of need issimply simply topostpone the day when the: needs will be met but at far greater cost to the highway user and to the property taxpayer, "This is not Gove.rnorl.s,F; program nor :that of the .Legislature or its members, It is a program required by local government to meet local government needs. The facilities of state administration • are necessary simply because a local levy on highway, road and street users is impractical._ City and county officials should work together on S.B. 344 and must make it clear that it is a city and county program, " I think this is an effort to help the local jurisdictions raise this money by a users tax put on the people who are going. to use these roads. Councilman, Heath. Councilman. Jett: Councilman, Snyder: Councilman Jett: I think there is a need for a street repair but I think' it should be worked out in the present budget without adding more taxation. Is there a limited amount of money that would be available and would it be on a first -come, first -served basis? It would be on assessed valuation and your registration, I would like to discuss a paragraph regard- ing "Allocation of 'New -Revenue". "Allocation of New Revenue. The new money will be allocated first to the fifty-eight counties on the basis of vehicle registration and then as between each county and the cities within the county on the basis of assessed value of property outside and inside cities and finally between cities on the basis of population. Each county and any, cities therein may agree on a different apportionment and Los -14 0 • 0 C.C. Adj. , Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Fifteen : CITY MANAGER REPORT Continued SENATE BILL 344 - Continued Councilman Jett - Continues: Angeles County already has indicated that all new county money will be allocated to its seventy-four cities. .Some cities prefer an al- location based on population inside and outside cities rather than assessed value inside and outside. While such a change would bene- fit some it would of course work to the detriment of .other cities. Assessed value was selected by Senator' Collier because it came closer to "need" figures in most counties. Opposition to the bill because of the use of assessed value figures will only result in no bill at all and the "agreement" feature of S.-B. 344 referred to above enables any city or cities within a county to reach agreement with. their Board of Supervisors on different basis of apportionment.'.' Councilman. Towner: The. Senate Bill sets up a base as between the County and the cities based on how much assessed valuation is in the county and in the cities. If you follow what is laid out in the bill then Los Angeles: County would get money allocated on the ratio of its territory as compared to city ter-ritory. Then the amount that is allocated to the cities is divided up among the cities as per the ratio of the population of the cities. Los Angeles,- County has indicated they may give all of it to the cities but they can give anything, from the ratio on the assessed valuation up to all of it. The end result is very favorable to West Covina both on the basis of assessed valuation and population and we will surely get a very substantial portion of this money. This is the effort that is made to make it fair to the people. Councilman Snyder: I think of all the aid from state or Federal government, the one :that . has done the most good is on a matching fund basis because it leaves a certain amount of responsibility at home and these have been the ones that have helped build the country, the matching fund basis type of taxation, Councilman Jett: I think we are going to have to r,ipair our own streets and build new streets. We are going to have to raise the money through gas tax or through property tax. I honestly feel, and I don't want to raise taxes, but I feel this is about the most fair way of paying this because you pay in proportion to the -use you get out of the streets. Motion by,, Councilman Towner, seconder by Councilman= Snyder, that we draw up a resolution for transmittal to our Senator and Assemblyman urging ap- proval of Senate Bill 344. Motion passed on roll call as follows: . Ayes: Councilmen Jett, Towner, Snyder Noes: Councilman- Heath, Mayor Barnes Absent: None Councilman Heath: I would be interested in knowing what other state in the union has a 1.0� tax , This would be interesting to find out. Mr, Aiassa: I ' ll give you thse figures. -15- C.C. Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Sixteen AMENDMENT 52 PRECISE PLAN PROCEDURE Mr, . Aiassa: You have copies of Mr. • Williams' recom- mendations. He wants you to authorize him to prepare the resolution as he outlined with the deletion of items up to. Section 3 and if you. pass a resolution deleting this last part, 9218.4, this is the one the puts the jurisdiction of the precise plan in the hands of the Planning Department.. According to Mr. Williams, he wanted the Council to approve the portions that involve the precise plan ordi- nance and I believe it is Section A, B, C and up to 9218.4 and this is to re- ject this paragraph. This has to do with strengthening the precise plan. Mayor Barnes: I am a little bit wary about this. I think we should have Mr. Williams here, . I would like to hold this over until he is present. Councilman Heath: I would, too. Mr. Aiassa: Would .you like to have him prepare the resolution you want? Mayor Barnes: Yes; that portion suggested in our last . meeting. TRACT No. 27665 SEWER PROBLEM -Pickering' Tract HELD OVER Mr. Aiassa: We will have to hold this over. We are now having a meeting . with the . City of Industry and also , Mr . Dosh is meeting with the Sanitation District because we have another problem to clear up on this sewer s;ituation. We don't have the answers yet. Mayor Barnes: We will hold this over, TRAFFIC CONSULTANT Victor Gruen Central Business District Mr.. Aiassa: According to our Finance Officer, he would like to charge it to Traffic- Safety. �i Mr. Aiassa read the report from Mr. James Kay,: Finance Direct' r., dated February 18, 1963. "It is recommended by the Finance Officerthat the cost of employing Victor- Gruen, Traffic Consultant, be charged to -16- C. C. Adj. Meeting. - 2-18-63 TRAFFIC CONSULTANT - Continued Page, Seventeen • the Traffic Safety, Fund. It is pointed out that this expenditure will help to put the Traffic Safety Fund in a deficient status as of the close of the present fiscal year. • "However this deficit could be remedied by applying income of the 1963-64 year. "In the event it is not desirous to use this fund in this manner, the only other source of funds for this project is from the General Fund, " I.-w,ouid .recommend the same as the Finance Officer, to charge this to Traffic Safety and earmark a portion of this money for 1963-64 budget because it won't all be due and payable in June, Councilman. Heath: Didn't the City Attorney make the ruling that if you contract for a service that the entire amount must be in the treasury at the time? Mr, Aiassao We would comply with the law because we do have it in Unappropriated Reserve, enough to cover this expenditure. Mrs. Merry left the chambers at 9:55 p.m. Mr, Aiassao The money will have to be paid. We will give a loan from the General Fund and replace it back when the Traffic Safety Fund does get its receipts for 1963-64. , Mr, Williams approved of this. Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by_ Councilman Snyder, and. carried, that : the funds for the Safety Survey for the Traffic Consultant be paid out of the Traffic Safety Fund in acoordance with the staff recommendation, Councilman Jett voted "No" PERSONNEL FULL SALARY ON. THE JOB -DISABILITY Mr, Aiassa: Mayor Barnes: SCHOOL PARTICIPATION Mr. Aiassao Mr, Williams contacted us today and said he will not have this ready until your next meeting. We will hold this over. The only question here is I think it im- portant that a personnel session be held. -17- Co Co Adj.- Meeting - 2-18-63 PERSONNEL -- Continued .....:SCHOOL PARTICIPATION Continued • Mr, Aiassa - Continues: Page Eighteen The Councilmen might want to discuss the validity of some of the staff mem- bers going to school. I have a lengthy report and you will receive copies of it. I would like you to look this over and have a meeting because it is not a simple thing to determine. Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded by Councilman Towner, and carried, that the matter of School Participation be held for a personnel session, Councilman Heath: Aren't you going to refer this to the Per- sonnel Board? Mr. . Aiassa: No, 'because this is strictly a policy matter of the Council, PLANNING: COMMISSION LETTERS TO REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION • Mr. Aiass4.. This is a request from the Council to have a copy of the letter from the school on the proposed zone change adjacent to them. You all have copies of that and copies of our policy, Councilman Heath: It is cleared up in my mind after I read the Minutes. I have some pictures of this and there is a letter from the school district saying they have no objections. Mayor Barnes has talked with the Tribune and I talked with them, . Their statement was that if this doesn't go through the Tribune will have to move their business offices across the street into Baldwin Park and it is serious enough that Mr. Miller has visited the Regional Planning -.Commission on behalf of this. I think the statement was made that they want to keep the Tribune within our: City. I think if this does not work, it will not keep the Tribune within our City- limits, The point is this: What else would you use that corner property for? You can't put R-1 in it; you can't put R-3 in it; you can put a gas station, and that's about it. Councilman . Snyder- I think in .:: def.ens e of the Planning Com- mission, they couldn't have known about the Tribune's problem, I think they acted in good faith. I think all we have to do is in essence agree with the school district. Motion by Councilman. Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, that the mayor be instructed to write a letter to the Regional Planning Com- own _Co Co Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Nineteen PLANNING COMMISSION LETTERS TO REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION - Continued, mission advising them that the Council has additional information which was not presented to the Planning Commission of our City and.that in light of this additional information, the proposed zone change on Case No, 4471-1 be re- commended for approval, for C-10 JUVENILE INSTITUTE Mr. Aiassa- Mr. Sill advised me the Institute had a drop -out on the Juvenile Institute, which we delayed -and held --over for the next year. We are eligible to send one man and he would like to send Mr, Martin, Mayor Barnes- We authorized this, There was $120, 00 expenditure. I think we got it under the wire. City Manager- Would the .Minutes read that if it wasn't authorized it would be because they start tomorrow. • Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Jett, to authorize attendance at the delinquency- C-)ntrol Institute by an officer designated by -Chief Sill and that expenses of $1200 00 be paid and that the officer attend- ing be required to remain in City employ for one year following completion of the course or that he refund the full City contribution. Motion passed on roll call as follows- Ayes- Councilmen Jett, Noes- None Absent- None WATER. QUESTION Towner, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes Councilman Heath- I attended a meeting of the four cities, San Gabriel Valley Water District, last Wednesday at Alhambra at which time they formulated an answer to our letter where we requested information in the form of sixquestions. I received a copy of this'. It outlines the ans- wers to six questions, I would point out this is the first district to answer our letter. Metropolitan said they will not answer our letter until April 8; Pomona • Valley Metropolitan- Water District, since it is connected with the Metro- politan -Water District will not answer ,before April, and 'the UpF er,' San Gabriel Valley Water Distrist can't answer -- Mayor Barnes- I have a letter here, -19- C.C.Adjo Meeting - 2-18-63 WATER QUESTION - Continued Page Twenty Councilman Heath- All right. Mr. Towner recommended at • our last meeting that we proceed with the filling out of all papers so that,when the time comes for us to make our decision we can drop the necessary papers on the table and be that much ahead. In light of this, I would propose that first we contact the Water Resource Board and proceed to fill out an applica- tion for' State water in the amount recommended by Mr.o Montgomery in his report, I believe, however, that we cannot complete this application until we are a member of a district and the letter should be in file to verify this. There are no other papers that I know of that we can even start on in these other districts related to Metroplitan until. we ge%r the answers to our letter from .Metropolitan Water District. The first procedure that would be necessary in any event would be the com- pletion of a petition requesting annexation signed by at least 1076 of the registered voters in the City, This petition before it is formed must be headed in the name of the association we are going to join. Before we cir- culate a petition we would have to know which agency we are going with. There was a question in the mind of each of the Council, and that was,. "is the four city or San Gabriel 'Malley _.Munici.pal Water District in unity?" I put this question directly to the Association, the Board of Directors, and they stated that in each of the cities there are a few people who have been swayed to believe that this district should go _Metropolitan. I asked if there was a possibility of any city splitting off from the District and was informed that the law states that before any one city can split off from the San Gabriel Talley Water District, there would have to be an election or vote in all four cities to permit one city to withdraw. Otherwise, they would be required to stay in one unit. I can't help but think that in light of the studies that. the San Gabriel Talley Municipal Water District, the four cities;, in light of the studies they have made, that their reports and surveys are the more accurate of any and I would further suggest at this time that we look quite favorably toward the San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District as being on the right tract with the 'truest report, with the best recommendations. Again, however, I say about the only thing we can do at this time until we make up our mind definitely is to proceed with an application for water from the San Gabriel.. Munz.cipal Water District which outlines the procedure necessary for us to join and at our next meeting, or at the latest, two meetings from now, take definite steps toward the joining of this .San Gabriel Talley Water District. Mayor Barnes- I would like to read a letter from the Upper San Gabriel Municipal Water -Dis- trict addressed to me dated. February 8 regarding this matter stating that the City°s letter has been referred to the staff for the answers to the questions asked in the letter with instruction to report to the Board at their next meeting, This is signed by Carl Fossett, -20- Co Co Adj. Meeting 2-18-63 Page Twenty-one _WATER QUESTIONS Continued Mayor Barnes - Continues: General Manager. I received a call from the League of Women Voters and tentatively there is a meeting to be schedule in the City for everyone on the 26th, There will be a panel consisting of Mr. Fossett, Mr. Wood,. San Gabriel Valley Water District, and Mr, . Valentine of the State Water Resources, This is not a final date, and we will be notified of this meeting at a later date this week, Councilman Heath: In connection with the letter' you just read, the Upper San Gabriel Valley District has referred this to their staff for study. Actually the staff and the Board of Directos from the Upper San .Gabriel Valley Water District cannot answer your letter until after the March 12th election because they don't know whether they are going to be in the Metropolitan' Water District or not, Councilman. Towner: You recall at the last meeting that I sug- gested that the Water Committee prepare all courses of action for us so we would be able::to move in more than one direction, depending �upon:'the, circumstances at the particular time because we are going to have to move fast when the time comes to move, I think this report about the San Gabriel Valley Dis- trict is very helpful; but I would like to have the Water` Committee report to us at their earliest convenience in the other choices of action that we have and the mechanics of carrying it out. I am not asking at this time for re- commendations as to which procedure we choose to take; I am only asking that the machinery be set up so that when the time comes to move we can be prepared to go, Councilman Heath: That is what I tried to point out before. The first step in joining any one of the districts is to form a petition for annex- ation signed by 1010 of the registered voters in the City. We can't do that until we know the district we want to join, Councilman Towner: I am only asking that we have the pro- cedures laid out for us so we can move when the time comes. There is another alternative, I think this provides a real potential end this' -is in the- event that the Upper District votes against joining Metropolitan, If that, happens, I think we should also be prepared to move into some particular direction such as joining the Upper San .Gabriel Valley Water District, the San Gabriel Valley Water District and the City of West Covina in one large district and ..going into .our own, Councilman Heath: If it doesn't go, I ,think. you will find that the entire valley is going to have to start over again and make new surveys. I think the most we can do in getting prepared is to type up the headings of these different petitions. As to the procedure, we have a letter here from -21- C.C. Adj. Meeting 2-18-63 WATER QUESTION - Continued Councilman Heath -- Continues: Page Twenty-two the. San Gabriel -Valley. About a month and a half ago we received a simi- lar letter from the Pomona Valley with procedures. As far as the Upper San Gabriel Valley is concerned, they are going to formulate this and .I imagine we will get this around the first of April. Councilman Towner: What we are lacking is procedures in the event we go Upper or procedures in the event that some third .or fourth or fifth alternatives are taken, such as combined district here or whatever your imagination can produce, Councilman: Heath: Your procedure is all the same whether we go into one district or the other. Councilman Towner: I think what my question would boil down to is that we have some study and recom- mendation made as to what our attitude or posture will be in the event that the election fails on March 12. Mayor Barnes: I think it would be the ideal situation if the Upper San Gabriel Water District • along with the San .Gabriel Water District and West Covina formed into one large district and join .Feather- River. I think this would be the ideal situation. Councilman. Towner: If the election fails we are going to be in a position where somebody has to exert leadership towards unity and since we are on the outside, we may be in a position to do that. This is why I suggest we study now what steps we take if the election fails. Councilman Heath: I would like to have at this time Council action for me to contact the Water Re- sources Board to begin the formulation of a contract for -State water, the finalization of this contract to be held off after we decide which district to ,go..' The ,reason I say we hold it off is the fact that if we go into any of the districts in Metropolitan, we can transfer this allotment of water to that district. Councilman Towner: It is my understanding that we did write a letter to the State and they rejected saying we couldn't come unless we are part of a district. Councilman Heath: Yes, but I would like to see how far we can possibly go before we are in a dis- trict and stop at that point. If they won't talk to us then we will know that, but if we can fill out an application and get it to a certain stage, let's get it up to that stage and stop it. -22- -- C.. C. Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 WATER QUESTION -- Continued Page. Twenty-three Councilman Jett: This water is something we are going to have to make a decision .on and .it has been hanging fire for a long time. We might make the wrong decision and only time will tell.. I think if we just go on putting this off until the next meeting and the next meeting we don't get anywhere. .I think what we should do is to get together, make up our minds where we want to go and then let's start formulating the policy and 'our argu- ments in favor of this and getting all the in we possibly can to sub- stantiate our stand because the people are going to make the final decision. We are going to have to go".to them for a vote. With this in mind, I don't think there is a question in anybody's mind that the election in the Upper ' San ..Gabriel Water District is going to carry. Mayor Barnes: I think Councilman Towner's suggestion to have these ilternate..pr.oposals ready is a good one. Councilman Towner: Don't mistake me, :I have repeatedly said we ought to get going and take action. This is what I am pushing for. I am ready- to go. Councilman Heath: I have given you all the information I have. • Do you feel you are in a position to move? Councilman Jett: I think I could vote on this. Councilman Snyder: In the first place, we have already missed the boat. According to our available fig- ures, if we can get under the historical plan in the Pomona Water District, it is going to be cheapest to the citizens of this town for the next 50 years. What harm is it to wait until April to see if we can get under the historical plan? If we make a wrong decision now and go to the Upper or the San. Gabriel and we find later on. we could have gotten under thehistorical formula, we have lost several million dollars over several years. Councilman Towner: I agree with Dr. Snyder. Let's get ready and let's get going one direction or the other. Councilman. Snyder: The irony of the whole thing is that, in my estimation I don't think that any of the sur- veys which we have are .worth a hoot. I have presented this problem to the Council numerous times because these re- p Prts are incomplete. They don't make a fair comparison of what the costs are going to be. Montgomery says as far as the annexation charges it is cheaper to go to Pomona Valley, but he doesn't answer the question about• the fact that we are on this side of the mountain and Pomona is on the other side. He does answer it by saying up at Badillo we have • Metropolitan drain we can -23- C.C.. Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Twenty-four WATER QUESTION - Continued Councilman -Snyder - Continues: hook into if we join Pomona. , He still has not told us how these seven indi- vidual water companies are going to that line and pick up their water, are they going to do it in this one joint venture and if they are going in one -of these routes, what are the costs going to be? All he has : told us is it is cheaper to annex due to the annexation charges. . By the same token, on Stetson's reports, it is based purely on the fact that they are going to put this line on this side of the mountain and they are going to bring water into the San. Gabriel River up here and spread it and Mr; Cooper the attorney for the Metropolitan says that if the Upper is planning on spreading water that they,. Metropolitan, are going to' frown severely on this practice and .practi- cally prohibit it. Mr. Stetson based his whole report that it is going. to be in a spread but Metropolitan says they will not permit it. We are making comparisons and we are making it on arbitrary numbers. °One of the reasons I recommend the four cities is because I believe that the in- formation that they are getting from Harvey. Banks is the most accurate in- formation and they are still running surveys and they are still running sur- veys where they are bringing the cost of that water right up to your faucet and I think they are giving us the only accurate and true cost and true survey. . We know that the cost of joining the San Gabriel Valley is so close to joining Pomona or the Upper San Gabriel and we know that their numbers are firm where I do not know that the Upper San. Gabriel Is numbers are firm. I don't see how we can possibly lose going with the four cities. Councilman Snyder: In arriving at the decision there are two principal things we have to consider. One is we need water. Number two, we need to get it at the cheapest possible cost over the full life of the contract, fifty years or so, for the people involved. I think this should be our basic criteria. As far as I am concerned on the basis of the information we have now from the engineer we have paid somr- $5, 000 and his recommendation is Pomona and that is it. Councilman Jett: I talked to the water representative of Pomona when he was over there during that meeting that they had . on the mall. He informally told me Pomona does not want West Covina in their water district. He said: "There is no reason for us to have you in our water dis- trict." We all know they even ignored us for a while when we made a re- quest. He also said that one reason was that they spend a lot of money putting in their own pipe lines and they think we would resent paying our fair share of that and paying the annexation to MWD and all the back taxes . and all. I move that we request our Water Committee to come up with a final report and recommendation to the direction we should take or the district we should join for obtaining supplemental water for the, City of West Covina on March 25, 1963. -24- - C. C. Adj. Meeting 2-18-63 WATER QUESTION -- Continued Page Twenty-five Councilman Towner: There is another possibility that we don't join any district at all and just leave it up to local water companies. . You don't want to exclude that possibility. Councilman Jett: No. Action on - ,Councilman. Jett's motion: Seconded by Councilman Towner, and carried. Councilman Heath: If you want a recommendation, . I will give it to you tonight. I would just summarize what I just said make the statement. Mayor Barnes: I would like to have the benefit of the election. Councilman Snyder: It is going to have to be a strong enough recommendation that it seems to me it would have a certain unanimity of the Council. I wouldn't go along with the recommendation made tonight without further information. Councilman Heath: You people have asked for a recommend- ation and .I have told you on two occasions all the information that I know and have pointed out and proven to you that the information that I have and that I have to base my recommendation on is so flexible and incorrect. I don't be- lieve this information is complete, but it is all the information that I have. Councilman Towner: There is only one question pending in my mind on your recommendation and that is how you get five cities together and by any reasonable cost to these cities get .through the mountains to Little Rock in a tunnel? That is going to cost $40, 000. 00. Councilman Heath: They are going to bring in a line from San Bernardino and if you look at Mont- gomery's report I think you will find included in his figures for the four cities the cost of this line and if you knock out the historical plan the next thing in line is to go for' State water. Councilman Towner: There is another question I have, then. Do your 'figures show that the, City of West Covina can subsist without supple- mental water between now and 1972 or whenever the first deliveries are made? Councilman Heath: The answer to that is in Koebig and Koebig report where it states that if we -25- - C. C. Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Twenty-six: WATER QUESTION - Continued Councilman Heath ---Continues: conserve water we can go until well after the State water comes in and by conserve water 'we mean this: There are five companies now that are. pump- ing one -fifth of our water out of this valley down to the Whittier area which we are n0;'t. getting any credit for. Mayor Barnes: In the trial at Long Beach we are getting credit for that water now. Councilman Heath: This valley here is using 120, 000 acre feet per year. Twenty to twenty-five thousand that is being pumped out of this basin down into Whittier. If we could stop that we would have a supply here that would take care of our added population for a few years to come. If any of you had the opportunity to go through this water reclamation plant at Whittier Narrows of which only a fifth is in operation with the expense of 1 3/4 million dollars, they could build the other four -fifth of it and this would be chaper than going into a district, we can _save approximately 50,000 acre feet per year which means that 50, 000 and 20, 000 is 70, 000 and we can end up with a surplus of water at the end of the year. • Mayor. Barnes: I think some of your recommendations are good. There has been a motion and a second and this motion has been passed and .I think it behooves us to go on and do what the motion stated and with this I would like to move onto the next item on the agenda. Councilman Snyder: I am not saying that I am against your recommendation on March 25. I am against it tonight. Also, if you come in with a re- commendation, I think it is going to have to be the facts and the weight of the evidence is going to have to be strong enough that that is the best way to go because we are still going to have to go to the voters with it, and the simpler and better evidence we have, the more likely we are to win it. TRUCK ROUTES Councilman. Towner: I have the proposed truck routes map that was presented to the East San. Ga- briel Planning, Committee and it is my understanding ,that our own staff has some suggestions in addition to those recommended by the Planning .Committee. (Placed map on the board.) ' Councilman Heath: In the Covina Chamber of Commerce meeting there is a unit of study, one is transportation in the area, and I think Bob McKenna is the Chairman of it, asking if the Covina Industrial area -at the end of Vincent Avenue could get some relief by our permitting no semis but panel trucks to come down Vincent Ave. Has he approached you on this ? -26- C. C, Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Twenty-seven TRUCK ROUTES - Continued Councilman Towner: No, Councilman Heath: I would like to have read into the Minutes, Mr. Mayor, the fact that Covina Chamber of Commerce is requesting that the West Covina -_. City Council review the weight limits on Vincent Avenue.; whereby medium sized trucks which service the industrial park at the end of Vincent Avenue and in that area be permitted to come down Vincent Avenue rather than. swing all the way back to .Azusa Avenue before coming down to the freeway. Mayor Barnes: We have a letter from. Harold Johnson, dated February 8th which says he was assigned the appointment of Highway and Transoprtation for the West- Covina_ Chamber of Commerce. This might work very well with the Covina Chamber of Commerce. (Read letter) I would like to -appoint Mr. Towner to a committee to work with these gentle- m en. Councilm an Towner: In this connection, the Vincent• Avenue route was considered by us in great detail when the initial recommendations were gone over by this City and at that time it was our conclusion that we didn't want truck traffic coming through our central business district at that • point and, the most reasonable alternative route and the one that .best' satisfied all., areas for a .through route through West Covina was the Azusa Avenue route. Councilman Heath: This is true, but I think we reviewed this with a semi trailer in mind where the request now is light panel trucks which are slightly heavier than a passenger car but not as heavy as a gravel truck. Councilman. Towner: Could .I suggest this: That the map as it is , is probably, satisfactory to all of us and that if you want to consider something further that I would be happy to listen to the presentation of Mr. McKenna and his committee and present it to our Chamber of Commerce Committee and let them come up with some recommendation on the problem for some future action. As of tonight we have what is a concensus of the East San Gabriel Valley Committee that these are the most acceptable routes and we are asking for individual action from various cities to endorse this program. I would first ask whether the staff has any changes . or amend- men(,ts they want to propose. Mr.. Dosh: We would like adoption whether or not you include this small portion. of Sunset. Councilman Towner: We are in agreement that we do not want trucks coming into the Civic Center area, but it is logical to have it connect up with. Francisquito. -27- G. C. Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 TRUCK ROUTES Continued Mr. Dosh: Page Twenty-eight Puente wants to make this truck route. Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Snyder, and carried, to add to the Planning Committee recommendations the further addition of Sunset Avenue from. Fairgrove to Francisquitoo Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, to accept the recommendations of the East San Gabriel Planning Committee on truck routes. Mayor Barnes: I would also like to appoint Councilman Towner to contact Harold Johnson of the West Covina Chamber of Commerce Traffic Committee and also Bob McKenna of the Covina Chamber of Com- merce in relation to transportation and highways for a committee report. Mr. Aiassa: With your permission, I would like to have Mr. Dosh work with these gentle- m en. .Mayor Barnes:,! Granted. Voice: I would like to make a comment about •. these truck routes. I thought we had an earthquake this morning at six o' clock but all I saw were two sand and gravel trucks on Vincent Avenue and they go all day. Chief Sill does try, but there are still so many trucks on Vincent Avenue you couldn't stop them if you had to. 11 Mayor :Barnes: Mr. Aiassa.- PROJECT C -198 GLENDORA AVENUE BAER. PROPERTY Councilman Jett: Mr. Aiassa, see what you can do about that. All right. Give me the deed and I think I can get it signed for you. A map was placed on the board, Mr.. Dosh explained same, and there was a general discussion pertaining to said map. Mr. Dosh: What do you want Mr. Barker to do, pay anything? Is he putting the curbs and gutters in? own C.. C. Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Twenty-nine PROJECT C-198 - Continued Councilman_ Jett: My agreement with him was that he dedi- cate the land and put in.the curbs and gut- ters and we would do the paving. We never did have a letter. I'll get the deed signed and an agreement to this effect. Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded. by Councilman. Snyder, and carried, to authorize Mr. Jett to advise the owners of the Council's desires and then execute the deed and when we accept the deed we will make the deed purusuant to the property owner putting in the curbs and gutters at this ex- pense and dedicating the necessary right of way, PLAQUE FOR., FIRE STATION. No. 3 Mr. Aiassa presented rendering of plaque. Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, to approve the plaque for Fire Station No, 3 as presented in the exhibit. ANNEXATION 174. • Mr. Aiassa: This is a resolution requesting the County Fir e`.Department,-..to provide the fire ser- vices agreement for the protection of the City of West Covina lying within Annexation 174 for the calendar year of 1963. RESOLUTION No. 2563 The City Manager presented: ADOPTED 'A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY' COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA RE - QUESTING THE COUNTY FIRE DEPART- MENT TO PROVIDE THE FIRE SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA LYING WITHIN ANNEXATION No. 174 FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 1963" Mayor Barnes: Hearing no further objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution. Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Jett, that the said resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Jett, Towner, Heath, Snyder, Mayor. Barnes Noes None Absent: None Said resolution was given No, 2563, -29- C.C. Adj.. Meeting - .2-18-63 Page Thirty AGREEMENT WITH NORMAN-PECK ..Mr.. Aiassa: read letter from Robert Norman regarding Precise Plan -No. 328. Mr.. Aiassa: They have asked us to work with them on the opening of the island which we are not putting in until the storm drain goes in and they will extend . our provision of the contract for an additional two months so that we can get the street completed. This we feel is within ample time with the County. Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Towner, and carried, to authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to sign this amended agreement. MINNEAPOLIS -HONEY W ELL Councilman- Snyder: I had a meeting with Mr. Seeds today and he said they are going to use our post office. H.H.F,A. FUNDS • Mr. Aiassa: This afternoon.late I received a call from Rona- Cameron that our application for H, H, F, 7�4. funds for the $85, 000 has been approved for our Civic Center. I think the newspapers ought to give Mr. , Cameron recognition for his efforts. PENDING LEGISLATION Mr. Aiassa: At the Manager's Meeting, ,Bud Car- penter gave us some recent legisla- tions that are pending. I have made a memo to you so you can study it for your next meeting. I think this is important. . I think. Item 3, item 2 and Item 4 and Item 6 and Item 8 are important items and we will try to give you follow-ups on these as soon as possible. PUBLIC SERVICES DIVISION Mr.. Aiassa: I have extra copies of the organiza- tional procedure for the Public Ser- • vices Division. Max Walker did a real good job. . This includes the whole Public Service Department. SIDEWALK CONDITIONS Mr. Aiassa: We have another report by Mr. Pontow who thinks the Council should be well -30- • 0 C.C.. Adj.. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Thirty-one SIDEWALK CONDITIONS - Continued Mr.. Aiassa - Continues:- abreast .of the sidewalk conditions of West Covina so he decided to give you a detailed elaborate report. He did a terrific job on the history of the side- walks in West Covina. INTERCHANGES Councilman Heath: I wonder if it might be a good project for us to see that at some of these interchanges they blacktop it and mark it out for parking so they don't have to park on the streets? Mr. Aiassa: Mayor Barnes: Councilman Heath: Mr. Aiassa: ADDITIONS . TO POLICE STATION They tabled it because they were not com-' pletely sure what they were going to do with the modification of the freeways. Let's bring this up again. Point out the fact it keeps cars from be- ing parked in front of our residences. All right. Mr. Aiassa: We did restrict any addition to the Police Station, but I would like to have authori- zation to transfer $700 out of their $1, 500 of capital outlay to repaint the interior. Motion by Councilman. Heath, seconded by Councilman Towner, that we trans- fer $700. 00 out of the Capital Outlay to, Building Maintenance for the re- painting of the inside of the Police Station. Motionpassed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Jett, Towner, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes Noes• : None Absent: None MINNEAPOLIS - HONEY WELL Councilman. Snyder: Mr., Seeds from M1;'nneapa1is-Honeywel1 brought up the point they had been forced in industrial park zoning to put all their utilities underground at considerable expense but on San Bernardino , the Telephone' Company has just put in five tar poles. The only thing I can sug- gest is if there is anything that can be done, that we direct the staff to see if they can help them get the telephone company to do something about putting these poles there. That is in the County. -31 • 0 C. C. Adj.. Meeting - 2-18-63 MINNEAPOLIS-HONEYWELL Continued Councilman Heath: Mr. Aias sa: if we can convince him to do this. Councilman Towner: Mr.. Aiassa: Councilman Towner: COVINA IRRIGATING Councilman Jett:. it filed or accepted or whatever. Page Thirty-two They have the poles in and they were put- ting on the tie backs today. They don't have the crossarms or the wires yet. The only suggestion I can make is that we can meet with the General Manager and .' just express our feelings on this and see Is there any possibility of having the County exercise some control over it? I doubt if the -County does it because they permit it all over the areas. We can point out to them the restrictions we placed on the property and in order to avoid discrimination there ought to be. coordination. I attended the water meeting at Covina Irrigating on Saturday and I have their annual report if you would like to have Motion by Councilman Heath, .seconded by Councilman Jett, and. carried, to accept the report from... Covina Valley Irrigating.. Company. PERSONNEL BOARD Mayor Barnes: I regret to report I have received a letter from J. Dale Pittenger. Mayor Barnes read said letter regarding resignation from West Covina Per- sonnel Board effective March 1, , 1963. Mayor Barnes: I called Mr. Pitt&nger and tried to get him to stay on our .Personnel Board, but he seems to have other duties that he feels are more important. • Motion by- Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, .that the resignation of J.. Dale Pittdnger from. the Personnel Board be accepted. Motion by `Councilman Towner, seconded by- Councilman .Jett, and. carried, that the staff be directed to prepare a resolution of thanks to Mr.. PittP_nger for his services, -32- C.C., Adj.. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Thirty-three DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS Mayor, Barnes: I have an invitation that I will be unable to • accept as I will be out of town. This is to attend the installation of a new unit of disabled American Veterans on. February 22nd. . (Read said letter. ) This will be at eight in the evening. - Can any of the Councilmen make it? Councilman Heath: Councilman Snyder. Councilman. Towner: SOUTH PASADENA PARADE I can't make it. No; I won't be able to. Let me give a tentative yes to it and. I will have to send my regrets if I can't make it. Mayor Barnes. We have an invitation to join a parade in South Pasadena on March Z. We do have the fireengine to enter into this parade. There is only one big problem with the fire engine and that is there are many people who want to ride on it and our insurance doesn't cover it. • Mr.. Aiassa. Have the City. Clerk check with Mr. Hum- mer to see if we can get a floater policy that will only be effective at the time of a parade when the vehicle is in use. Councilman ._Jett. Move that the Fire Department be author- ized to enter the old fire truck in the South Pasadena Parade on March 2, 1963, and that the City Clerk -check to see that adequate insurance is provided to cover all parties riding the engine. Councilman Heath. Mayor Barnes. Mr._ Aiassa. We have no idea how much that is going to be. Not to exceed. $50.00. Why don't we let the first part of it about the fire truck going to the parade and have the second motion to make a report on the 25th as to the cost. Councilman Jett.. I will withdraw my first motion and make • another. Motion by- Councilman Jett, seconded by- Councilman Towner, and carried, that the Fire- Department be authorized to enter the old fire truck in the South Pasadena Parade on March. 2, 1963. -33- Co C, Adj. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Thirty. -four SOUTH PASADENA PARADE - Continued Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded. by Councilman Heath, and. carried, that • the: City- Clerk check to see that adequate insurance is provided to cover all parties riding on the truck and to check the cost of the insurance and report back to the Council on, February 25, 1963. 0 URBAN AREA STREET AND HIGHWAYS FUND Councilman Towner.- You all recall we discussed this earlier about this resolution requesting amendments to the Streets and Highways Code to provide that the: $5000 00 of State Highway funds be made available to urban areas. This is another move to get a fair distribution of State Highways' monies which are allocated to the rural areas and we cannot qualify under the present legis- lation. This was referred by the Board of Supervisors from the East San Gabriel Talley Planning Committee, I recommend we approve the resolution and transmit it to our. legislators. Motion by Councilman. Towner, .seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, to authorize the City Attorney to draft a resolution. BATCHELDER PROPERTY Mayor Barnes. As you all know, the Planning:: Department received a confirmation that Mr.. Clyde Batchelder° s property had been denied zoning by the Regional Planning: Commission. We all .received copies on this from . the staff, SIGNALS- AT BAINBRIDGE AND FRANCISI�UITO Mayor Barnes, I had a report come through I would like Mr. Aiassa to check the possibility of signals at Bainbridge and. Francisquitoo Have you asked the Traffic-- Committee to do anything on this? Mr... Dosho I think the request is for Bainbridge and Delhaven or something like that. The PTA I believe, asked for it, Motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman. Towner, and carried, that if the traffic Committee hasn't studied this matter that they do so. Mr. . Aiassao It is the corner of Broadmoor and Bain- bridge. Mayor Barnes:. .Yes; that is the name of the street, -34- • • 0 C.C.. Adj.. Meeting - 2-18-63 Page Thirty-five POSSIBLE ANNEXATION Mr.. Aiassa: This is a request for annexation down on Pass and Covina. Road. Councilman . Snyder: I think this is important. It would seem to indicate that not everybody down there is in opposition to what Home, --Savings &. Loan are trying to do, Councilman Heath: I think that is a good move. Councilman Jett: I had a. call on this tonight. . I asked them in view of all the publicity that has been given on this annexation there and things that might be done there and you still want to annex and they said yes, that they still think West Covina is where they want to be. There are less than 12 inhabitants in there and they feel this could be brought in on an uninhabi- ted basis. Motion by- Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried, that this request for annexation be referred to the Annexation:. Committee and they can follow through on this. There being no further business, motion by Councilman Jett, seconded by Councilman Towner, and. carried, that this meeting be adjourned at 11:45 p.m. APPROVED ATTEST: City Clerk . -35- Mayor