07-08-1963 - Regular Meeting - MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA
JULY 89 1963
The regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor
Barnes at 7:45 in the West Covina City Hallo Councilman Heath led the
Pledge of Allegiance. Rev,, Paul Biering, Assistant to Minister of the
West Covina Methodist Church gave the invocation.
ROLL CALL
Presents Mayor Barnes, Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath,
Snyder (from 8s25 P,,M, to 1s50 A.M,,)
Others Presents Mr. George Aiassa, City Manager
Mr. Robert Flotten, City Clerk
Mr. Harry,C. Williams, City Attorney (from 8015 P,,M.)
Mr. Thomas J,, Dosh, Public Services Director
Mr,, Harold Joseph, Planning Director
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 8, 1963 Approved as submitted as follows:
• Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
that the Minutes of April 8, 1963, be approved as submitted,
May 13, 1963 Approved as submitted as follows:
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried,
that the Minutes of May 13, 1963, be approved as submitted.
May 20, 1963 - Approved as submitted as follows:
Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried,
that the Minutes of May 20, 1963, be approved as submitted,
May 27, 1963 m Approved as corrected as follows..
Mayor Barnes.. On Page 10, it says "Mr, Barnes
left the chambers at 8..55 P,,M."
Then on Page 12, fourth paragraph, I am quoted, That should be
changed to be the statement of Mayor Pro Tem Jett, .
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
that the Minutes of May 27, 1963, be approved with the above -mentioned
corrections,,
June 10, 1963 o Held over,,.
Councilman Jett-, On Pages 16 and 17, we may have
to..get the tape out and play
this,, At the bottom of the page Councilman Snyder says.. "I was at
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Continued
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the Planning Commission when this was considered and it was not only
publicly advertised but they had discussion with practically all the
owners of potentially zoned property in the City and most of them
didn't even know what they were talking about and no one had any
objections at the Planning Commission level,,"
I answered Councilman Snyder and
I don't recall my exact words, but I do remember stating that I'knew
there were objections made; all along there have been objections made
to this and I referred to Fern Merry who has filed letters with the
Council and has been quoted several times in objection to this and
I would like to have those comments inserted in the Minutes,, Take
them from the tape,,
City Clerk, Mr,, Flotten:
Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded
that the approval of the Minutes of
the next meeting of the Council,,
CITY CLERK'S REPORTS
RESOLUTION NO,, 2672
ADOPTED
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City Clerk, Mr,, Flotten:
Councilman Jett:
All right,,
by Councilman Heath, and carried,
June 10, 1963, be held over to
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 (INCLUDING
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES) FOR
INSTALLATION AND FOR THE FURNISH-
ING OF ELECTRIC CURRENT AND
MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN STREET
LIGHTING FIXTURES IN THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA AS SHOWN ON PROPOSED
DIAGRAM AND PLAN NO. LAD.62-1
AND INSTRUCTING THE CITY TREASURER
TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL FUND TO BE
KNOWN AS 'STREET LIGHTING INSTALLA-
TION, ELECTRIC CURRENT AND
MAINTENANCE FUND, STREET LIGHTING
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO,, 62-111'
(Read Exhibit A re this matter,,)
On the different sizes of
capacity, where do these different
ones go?
City Manager, Mr,, Aiassa: Usually at the more travelled and
heavier intersections we go over
the 29500 which is the normal size lumen in the residant.'a1
Mr,, Pat Rosetti:
lights,, We have attempted
and bring the entire area
in lighting,, (Gave brief
We have a certain
the freeway which
to take everything north of
of the City in that area up
summary of this matter,,)
area north of
does not have
the freeway
to what we need
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RESOLUTION NO, 2672 - Continued
• Councilman Towner: Are we going to start this
commencing the first of July
of this year and make some portion of it retroactive?
Mr, Pat Rosetti: A portion of this project .will
be considered retroactive,
If the Edison Company cannot place those lights in at the period the
energy charge is started, then the following year..they will receive
credit for whatever energy they did not receive, There is a small
area existing south of the freeway zoned by itself and it will bear
all its own cost and will not be retroactive on 62-1, It has nothing
to do with that,
Mayor Barnes: Hearing no objections, we will
waive further reading of the
body of the resolution,
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, that said
resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: Councilman Snyder
• Said resolution was given No, 2672,
RESOLUTION NO, 2673 The City Clerk presented:
ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
APPROVING AND ORDERING THE
FILING OF THE REPORT OF THE CITY
ENGINEER OF SAID CITY MADE
PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO, 2659
DATED JUNE 249 19639 FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF AND THE FURNISHING OF
ELECTRIC CURRENT AND FOR THE
MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN LIGHTING
FIXTURES AND APPLIANCES IN
STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT NO, 62-1"
Mayor Barnes: Hearing no objections, we will
waive further reading of the
body of the resolution,
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, that said
resolution be adopted, Motion passed on roll call as follows:
• Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: Councilman Snyder
Said resolution was given No, 2673,
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CITY CLERK'S REPORTS - Continued
RESOLUTION NO, 2674
ADOPTED
Mayor Barnes:
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The City Clerk presented°
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ORDER CER-
TAIN LIGHTING STANDARDS, FIXTURES AND
APPLIANCES ON CERTAIN STREETS AND
PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, TO BE INSTALLED, MAINTAINED
AND ELECTRIC CURRANT TO BE FURNISHED
FOR LIGHTING SAID FIXTURES FOR A
PERIOD OF MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30, 1966,
FOR STREET LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
NO. 62-1"
Hearing no objections, we will
waive further reading of the
body of the resolution.
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, that said
resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll, call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: Councilman Snyder
Said resolution was given No. 2674.
RESOLUTION NO, 2675
ADOPTED
Mayor Barnes:
The City Clerk presented. -
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CAL-
IFORNIA, APPOINTING A TIME AND
PLACE FOR HEARING PROTESTS IN
RELATION TO THE PROPOSED IMPROVE-
MENT REFERRED TO IN RESOLUTION OF
INTENTION NO. 2674, AND DIRECTING
THE CLERK OF SAID CITY COUNCIL TO
GIVE NOTICE OF SAID HEARING"
(Street lighting assessment
District No. 62-1)
(Hearing date 8/5/63)
Hearing no objections, we will
waive further reading of the
body of the resolution.
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, that said
resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call, as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: Councilman Snyder
Said resolution was given No. 2675.
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SCHEDULED MATTERS
BIDS
PROJECT C-18.9
STREET IMPROVEMENT
The bids received are as follows:
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LOCATION: Lark Ellen Avenue from
Badillo Street to San
Bernardino Road,,
SULLY -MILLER CONTRACTING
10%
bid
bond
$ 6,706,00
NORLAND-TUSSY CONSTRUCTION
10%
bid
bond
89025,26
AMERICAN ASPHALT PAVING
10%
bid
bond
89340,50
A-1 CONCRETE
10%
bid
bond
8o503,,35
D & W PAVING
10%
bid
bond
80891,20
E C CONSTRUCTION CO,
10%
bid
bond
9,634,40
City Clerk, Mr, Flotten:
(Read recommendation from City
Engineer re this matter,)
Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded by Councilman Heath, that the
contract for Project C-189, street improvements, be awarded to the
i Sully -Miller Contracting in the amount of $6,706,00, and that the
bid bonds be returned to the unsuccessful bidders. Motion passed
on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: Councilman Snyder
ASPHALT PAVING MATERIALS REQUIREMENTS
FISCAL PERIOD JULY 1 1963
THROUGH JUNE 300 1964
The bids received are as follows:
WARREN SOUTHWEST
INDUSTRIAL ASPHALT
City Clerk, Mr, Flotten:
$2,90 ton, plus tax
F.O.B. plant in Duarte
$3,50 ton, plus tax
F,O,B, plant in Irwindale
(Read report of the Finance
Director re this matter,
4P(Mr, Williams entered the chambers at 8:15 P,M,)
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Heath, that the
Director of Finance be authorized to issue a purchase order to A) Y-re?i So�tbw�st
furnish approximately 39000 tons of asphalt concrete at $3,02 a ton,
Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: Councilman Snyder
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HEARINGS
ZONE CHANGE NO. 259
Aneas Corporation
HOLD OVER
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LOCATION, The northeast corner of
Francisqui.to and Sunset
Avenues.
Request to reclassify from Zone R-A to Zones R-3b, C-1 or-C-2, denied
by Planning Commission Resolution No. 1400, Appealed by -applicant on
May 6, 1963. Held fiver from May 27, 1963e Hearing remains open.
Mr. Flotten:
(Read Planning Commission Resolution
No� 1400 and report from the Plan-
ning Department re this matter,)
(Councilman Snyder entered the chambers at 8:25 P.M.)
Mr. Aiassa: (Read recommendation from the Park
and Recreation Commission re this
matter as follows:
"DATE, June 28, 1963
T0, City Manager, Planning Commission, City Council
FROM: Robert So Gingrich, Director
RE: Recommendation on Potential Park Site
At a regular meeting of 'the Recreation and Park Commission, held
June 27, 1963, the following action was taken with reference to
the letter from the Edgewood Homeowners Assn., dated May 31, 1963)
and referred to the Recreation and Park Commission for their recom-
mendation.
'Motion by Commissioner Busching, seconded by Commissioner Johnson
and unanimously carried that the Recreation and Park Commission
confirm the written report of the Recreation and Parks Director
submitted to the City Manager on June 11, 1963, relative to the
letter from the Edgewood Home Owners Association, and further
recommend to the City Manager, Planning Commission, and City
Council. that the City attempt to acquire a minimum of six acres
on the northeast corner of Sunset and Francisqui.to Avenues for
future use as a park site.,
/s/ Robert So Gingrich, Director"
Mayor. Barnes:
IN FAVOR
At this time we will continue
with the public hearing,
Mr. Francis J. Garvey I represent Aneas Corporati.ono There
281 East Workman Avenue, Covina is no sense in describing the Land to
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located, you know the surrounding area. ItXwaskYour w.requestlandwwith ours
consent that the applicant conducted a series of meetings with the home
owners, I think it should be pointed out that the first meeting there
•seemed as if we had some agreement. At the next meeting, 400 notices
were Cent out and 14 people came,
Com-
mission resolution and in it it statedhthattthelerk commercialhwaslnot lneces-
sary because there were 12 acres across the street and that commercial is
suffering. At the same time the Planning Commission recommends single
family units over there This is one of the few larger left in this immediate area to support
thisg pieces of property
stent
to say you don't need commercial when there�islcommercialthink thisacross is cthe �street
and then to say multiple family use would be out of place in a single family
neighborhood because certainly a higher density would help to alleviate the
condition you found regarding the commercial.
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ZONE CHANGE NO. 259 - Continued
Mr. Garvey - Continued- The Parks and Recreation say they
would like this for a Park, The
City Council. said that it didn't have the money to pay for it, *But,_ do
they want the whole thing? No. They will still leave us with a problem. -
They say not less than five nor more than six acres, What could we do for
the other three acres and what type of development would you let us do on
that? We attempted to explain this to.the people.
One of the better corners in the area
is the corner of Azusa and Cameron Avenues. On the south side there are 30
some houses selling in the $30,000 bracketo More than 7,000 people have
gone through those houses and there are seven of them in escrow. At the
corner of Vine and Azusa there is a development known as Vine Estates which
started out as a contract operation with a sale of lots and the development
of houses in one of your better country club areas where the developer is
now going down the row putting in $22, 000 houses because the higher price
didn't move. My point is that with all due respect, the man who has al-
ready bought his house at a fixed price cannot determine the market for the
next man in view of a different time and a different day and different con-
ditions. The deve.l.oper agreed to up -grade the price of his houses; to build
a larger unit and put it on the market at a higher price. Even though the
City has a perfect right to control land uses it nevertheless may not make
those uses so restrictive that there is no use for the property or such an
impr.ofitable use that it is immaterial
The developer has decreased the number
• of units. Secondly, he has indicated a willingness to be down -graded in
the ,zoning that he wants to guarantee that the density will be what he says
it is. Thirdly, he has indicated that it will grant more protection to the
area instead of the single family dwellings that he would go to a multiple
story in some parts of the area. He is perfectly willing to reduce the
area he asked for in terms of commercial. and ask only for a medical use
and for a service station on the corner which uses are not i.ncompatable
with that which is directly across the street, The developer is'still
willing to work with the home owners, meet with them and try to show them
his problem but they have a problem which is soluable only by the erection
of R-1 single family houses. Gentlemen, you cannot sell. a R-1 single fam-
ily house in that area today in the price bracket whichthey suggest which
would be economically feasible. Therefor, if you develop this R-1 you put
up a minimum structure house and the only difference you have is that you
have subdivided lots out in which you do not have a combined green area but
you have a row of minimum houses which are going to fill this area and prob-
ably that is what would happen if somebody were to buy all this acreage. I
submit that the traffic pattern on Francisquito with the increased use which
is foreseeable with respect to Sunset will indicate that this will have a
fairly heavy problem. The land could be left vacant, but at whose expense?
The tax bills are out now; the land owner must absorb that cost.
I wish to submit with this argument all
of the arguments I made before with regard to this matter, I submit the
need of the Sun Fran Center for a more intense support in order to get the
customers it needs and I submit R-3 would help it to do that. I submit this
to you on this basis- I would ask that ,you consider the zoning which we
have requested with these two modifications- Instead of the R-3b use which
we asked for because we felt we needed a. greater thing for this multiple
type of development, we are willing to reduce that to a R-2 which would
guarantee that we couldn't possibly go over 15 units per acre and even our
plans show eleven or Less- Secondly, we will eliminate the C-2 use and
eliminate the lots, add more dwelling units. We ask :for medical. use and
for the service station on the corner,
Mr. F. Feldman We came before this Council, and it was
16901. South Western Aveo,Gardena decided we would have meetings with
the owners of property in the area.
They had a committee of four who showed up. We went through all the
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pros and cons and decided we could go back and talk to our investors
and staff people .and architects to come up with a plan that would be
better acceptable to the members of the citizens' committee, We met
them a few weeks later and sat down and showed them our new request
that we would come down to R-2 and said we would do away with the
three lots of commercial use and ask for R-P and at the corner for a
gas station and we would at this time make a plan that would be
very compatable and very similar to the plan of the houses so it would
be a good looking project, The members of the committee said they
were beginning to understand us and asked for permission to have all
the citizens come and see what they would say, They sent out 400
invitations and we met them right here in this room and relatively
few people, only fourteen,showed up and these are the people who
were unmovable in that they said they wouldn't want anything but R-1
and that is all they want or would even consider,
We agreed to raise our price
which is a point of gambling, This is about where we stand .right
now, I am willing and able to explain more of what our problems
are if this is needed but the economics of it are requiring that this
is what we request,
IN OPPOSITION
. Mr, Robert Hollingsworth Everything has been covered as
1222 Randall Way far as our feelings in Mr,
West Covina Joseph's report, At the time
this petition I am about to
submit to you was circulated among the home owners, there was an
indication by somebod.y,in the City to one of the members of our
group that there were funds available for a park in this location and
this is one of the. reasons that this has gone on, (Read heading
of aforementioned petition,) There are 340 names on this petition,
In regard to Item No, 2 in
Mr, Joseph's report, it states: "When people bought their homes
they were advised by the salesmen employed by the present owners of
the property that the land to the south would be devoted to single
family purposes," And the owners of the property at that time were
the Aneas Corporation, They bought that piece of property in May -of
1959 and those homes were sold between September and December of 1959,
They have said a lot of things in the past and have not gone through
with it and there is nothing to bar them from it, Once they get a
R-2 zoning, that as long as they can submit a precise plan that will
meet the requirements of the Planning Commission, there is nothing
to prevent them in there, They can put rentals or anything else,
Just because they say they'll do something doesn't mean they will do
it,
Mr, C, W, Dowding By training, I'm a chemical
1605 South Belmont engineer, Technically, the
West Covina Aneas Corporation applied for
C-2 and R-3B. A compromise of
R-P and R-2 and C-1 has been suggested, There has been quite a bit
of talk about condominium and I think it's a gimmick to peddle
multiple family, Homes priced around 18 or 19 thousand will sell,
I think most of us would agree to some buffer arrangement immediately
adjacent along Francisquito and wouldn't object too much possibly to
a service station although we see no need for it; but the rest of it
be zoned compatable with the one unit dwelling,
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Mr, Jim McGinnis Houses are selling in this area
1310 Baimbridge and certainly they are not shown
West Covina with the high pressure which goes
on with a normal tract and they
are selling very well, The populus that I have talked to almost to a
man are against this. A great point has been made by the proponents
that 400 notices were sent out and only 14 people showed. I prepared
personally 240 notices last Sunday and we passed them out, There are
more than 14 here tonight,
REBUTTAL
Mr, Francis J, Garvey.- It has been stressed time after
time that certain people in the
area are not favorable to this project and I think this is something
I would testify to, This is the case in every zone change, While _
they have rights which ought to be investigated and inspected, it must
be remembered that we are talking about a balance and on the other
side is the person owning the property who has rights, too,
It has been stated that the
salesmen selling houses in that area told people that this would be
single family use. I have no way of verifying that one way or the
other, I do not doubt the words of the people who bought the houses
•because it is highly probable that this is what they were told,
However, this is a single family use also except that the dwellings
are attached, This is proposed to be a sale to an individual owner
who will have within his own apartment a single family use. Secondly,
if in 1959 or before it was the intention of the developer to use
that for single family dwellings and conditions have changed, I ask
you, must he hold it until again it comes around to the point where
single family homes would be the identical use which it should have
or has he a right to change his mind? This is a single family use;
the owner has a right to change his mind with conditions; and the
owner of property sought to be developed has an equal right to a
fair determination without a mere counting of noses in terms of a
popularity contest, This property is probably worth somewhere in the
neighborhood of $20,000 an acre, There were 400 people interested
enough to put their names down to be noticed, Considering the area
that would mean about $220,000. If these people want a.park there
it would be about $550 assessment per each of the 400 families,
Try a bond issue and see,
Mr, F, Feldman: We have been working very care-
fully and with great care with
the Planning Department who have given us a lot of their time and we
say we are not asking for a blank check as commented, We say we will
put in a development that has to go through the Planning Department
and they have to pass everything we do. We plan 11 point something
units per net acre and that is what we intend to do, If there is any
way I can guarantee that by bond, I would be willing to do so, The
word "condominium" is no longer a gimmick. There was a condominium
conference not too long ago in Orange County and people came from all
over the United States to get new ideas, It is an easier way of
setting up single family houses for people who don't take care of
the outside of their places themselves; they want it done for them by
professionals,
There being no further public testimony, the hearing was closed,
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. Councilman Heath., I have had conferences with a few
people from this area and they have
some fears,, Their fears are well founded,, In their immediate area
they have had a problem of a minority group which has given considerable
cause to worry. It is not far from the site we are discussing at the
present time,, I think, Mr. Mayor, it is only fair that we bring out
all of the facts and put them into the discussion so we can argue this
case clearly rather than being afraid of bringing out all of the facts
and hiding behind some kind of a cloak.
The way this has been explained to
me by a few people is just this., To the south of this area you have
a minority group which has practically taken over and going into the
lower price housing which is the general feeling that they can handle,,
There is a feeling among some people that if this area were developed
in units as first proposed of 10 to 12 thousand dollars each
minority groups would be capable financially of moving into these
small$ inexpensive homes; in fact9 would be more likely to move into
these inexpensive homes than people of a higher income,, I think when
we consider this case we should consider this with these thoughts in
the back of our mind,, I think the main purpose is what can these
people do to assure themselves or for us to assure them that they will
not be flooded with a minority group,,
• About a year and a half ago when
I was Mayor of the City there was a meeting called in the Baptist
Church on Cameron Avenue by the Rev,, John Gunn who is now on the
West Covina School Board,, There were approximately 18 officials from
the County and the City and the Real Estate Boards and ,judges which
attended, The reason Mr. Gunn called the meeting was the fact that a
few colored people had moved into the City and there was a dispute
or an eruption coming about,, Mr,, Gunn went on to explain that in his
position as the reverend of a church that if a person came to his
church he would admit him on an equal basis and his feeling was that
we should do this in the City and welcome the people just the same
as they would be welcomed in church,, We had some people from the
County who had been sent from the County who had to do with integration.
It was my stand and Suzy Samuel's stand9 why push this integration; why
not let it come about in its own course,, To make a long story short,
when the man from the County left, before he left, he said., "To
summarize this meeting I would like to say this: I understand from
this meeting that West Covina is one of the ten cities in Los Angeles
County out of the 73 who do not have any objections to the colored
race and I'll carry this message back to the people of Los Angeles and
tell them they are welcome into West Covina,," Now, this message has
been carried to the minority group or the colored race that they are
welcome in West Covina,, Now, why we should figure that the minority
group or colored race are going to center in this one little spot, I
don't know,, The word to them is that they have been welcomed into the
.entire City,, I will agree if you put dingbats in there of $10,000 a
peice you might be welcoming undesirable elements, not only in the
colored race but the white race or any race,, As Mr,, Garvey pointed
out, this land at the present cost could not be developed in anything
less than $259000 homes,, I can vouch for this fact and I think if
the Council members will check with Mr,, Joseph and sit down and
analyze the Azusa -Cameron tract which has roughly the same value per
acre, I think he can prove to you that that can't be developed in
anything less than $25,000 houses,,
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• If this is the faar and no doubt
it is and I can't say I blame you,, I think the crux of the whole
question is this, How can we keep this area in a high price area
which would bring in people who are making high monies and therefore
keep the entire area up -graded? I think this is the crux of the
whole problem,, how we put expensive units in there,.
Mr, City Attorney,, is there any
way that these men can bond themselves in any way to guarantee us
that they will come in with 16-to®18®thousand-dollar homes and will
do certain things in the development of their property?
City Attorney,, Mr, Williams, I don't believe they can guarantee
to the City such a thing.
Possibly such a covenant could be made with the adjoining property
owners in exchange for some sort of agreement between parties,
Councilman Jett, To follow through somewhat with
what Councilman Heath has stated,,
I have had numerous calls as well as a few letters in reference to the
same problem that is existing in this area and it disturbs me very
much, I don't know what could be done,, if anything,, that would
protect this area from the,intrusion of a group of undesirable citizens.
•I think at the present time the situation that is existing in the
country that the white race is being discriminated against at the
present time, I don't hesitate to make my feelings known about this,
I could prove to anyone who would be willing to go with me that there
is discrimination against the white people in Sawtelle today, I think
it's time that someone started standing up and being counted on how he
feels about this, I talked to many, many people who expressed their
opinions and I think it's time that someone will make an effort or
start something to protect everyone so that everyone has equal rights
and not ,just a few, We say we are not prejudiced. I don't think
there is a man or a woman who is not prejudiced, I don't believe in
being prejudiced. Everyone should have the same right, I think the
folks who want to build these places,, I feel they should be able to
develop this property and sell these properties to the people of
their choice regardless of what their race or the color or creed or
what it might be if this is what they so choose, I also feel very
strongly that every man and woman should have the right. to select the
people he would like to associate himself with,, to live as a neighbor
by without being forced by the Federal Government to live next to
someone or associate with somebody that he doesn't want to,
I think in order to develop a
piece of property like this that over a period of a few years the
value has increased® the taxes have increased,, the homes that are in
this area have increased, and I think those home owners are entitled
to be protected, When a group comes in like we had recently using
• scare tactics where "You'd better list your property with us; let us
sell your property or we will move a group of people in here that
will devaluate your property"; I wish there was some way we could do
something about it, I think the day will come when we can,
I think in determining this type
of zoning or this type of a development that one of the major factors
we should consider is allowing the individual to develop his piece of
property in conformance with what he feels is the highest and the best
use as long as this does not hurt the health or the safety or the
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ZONE CHANGE NO, 259 m Continued
• welfare of the community as a whole, I think these are some of the
major things we should consider here tonight, I only hope there was
some way to hold this development to the type of development that the
proponents say they would like to build on there, I personally have
no objections to apartment houses, Personally➢ I don't feel a high
density would be good for this area; however, I do feel that there
is an area in which we can develop this property.
We talk about building apartments
next to single family residential, Take any apartment you want to
talk about and I think you'll find it next door to a single family
residential area, The only question I think among you folks is
"I don't want it next door to me" and that is what we have to
determine,
Councilman Towner: I have some difficulty in finding
out where these people stand,
Councilman Heath and Councilman Jett, Apparently they are more
interested in the racial prejudices than the zoning and I don't think
you can determine zoning on the basis of racial prejudice but only
whether or not it is good zoning, The only thing I have been able
to gather is that Mr, Heath wants it to be a higher priced development
and Mr. Jett is not against apartment houses, I don't think this
• meets the problem at all,
It is a difficult problem only
because of one thing, and that is the presence of the SunFran Shopping
Center across the street, Otherwise, I think it would remain single
family, Because of that property across the street, the already
developed commercial, there is. the recognizable difficulty in putting
single family residences facing into it across the street, There are
a number of possible solutions to this, You can do it by single
family residences backing up to Francisquito but I don't think this
fits the picture here. I think you can put perhaps a well developed
condominium project in here with the restrictions on it that are
possible through the use of the variance or precise plan or both to
provide adequate green areas and adequate building areas so you
would have as much in the way of restrictions as it is legally
possible for a City Council to put on any development, I do not
agree with the service station on the corner, It may be logical and
reasonable to put a R®P development on that corner with suitable
landscaping and restrictions that would make it fit into the area,
I would add further that what eventually goes in there would depend on
the precise plan and the restrictions put on that and the variance,
Councilman Snyder: Before Mr, Towner spoke with what
I consider clear reasoning for
this problem, I was wondering what the issue was we were talking about
• tonight, It seems to me that several irrelevant subjects were brought
up that were not submitted in the testimony from either side and I
do feel it's necessary to handle this irrelevant material before I
make a comment on this zoning,
I don't know how the problem of
integration or discrimination got into this argument because it was
not submitted by either side, I was also at the Baptist Church
meeting and I must say I got a different interpretation from that
meeting, All I know is that under the Constitution every human being
is guaranteed equal rights and I'll not be a party to zoning based
on discrimination or integration and I don't think that is the way
it should be zoned,
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Page Thirteen
As far as the arguments of the
major oil companies that they feel that this is a good corner for a
filling station, because the major oil companies want it, I don't
think that is a valid argument because it is well known that competing
oil companies like to plaster an area as much as possible with
filling stations irregardless of their competition because the big
oil companies make their money off all of their companies and not just
one,
I looked at this area very closely
and it seems to me the argument that this is a sort of intrusion or
horseshoe area of R-1 with commercial and high density intruding into
it is a good one and it seems to me when the General Plan was drawn
up designating this as low density it was done on good and valid
reasons, Although the shopping center across the street throws a
little different light on this., I do feel tnere is not enough argument
given here to change this from R-l. I don't think that the cost of
land should determine zoning, I think the zoning should determine
the cost of the land, I don't think it should be determined on what
zoning a person thinks he should get; it is not our responsibility
what a man paid for this land or how long he held it; that is his fault.
I think the majority of the
. people with very little exception are completely against this and
also overrules what little argument there is in favor of it. I think
if they had been able to sell at least a portion of these people it
would have been possible that this could have been worked out.
Obviously these people feel strongly against this.
As far as the park site, there
is a definite need for a park in this area of the City, I am not
quite sure right now how much other land is available in this area,
I think it is not impossible that funds could be found to build a
park here; however, I think such study has to be done as to where a
park should go, I feel it should go in this area of the City sometime
and I think that sometime the City Council will find a way to do it.
It is not impossible to find funds,
Mr. Jett has said that people
have a right to select who they associate with. That is true and I
think 400 people have a right to select what zoning goes next to
them, too, as well as the people they have to associate with or at
least they have a right to have a strong feeling about it, I
think this application should be denied on the basis of the statements
I have made,
Councilman Heath: I guess I didn't make my point
verht out when I went into the minority clear but the point that I
brought y group problem wasthe
. message that I was trying to bring to this Council from some of the
people in the area and the way they explained it to me and stated that
they didn't feel they could stand up in the meeting and say it
themselves, I do not say that these were my words and I don't think
that I was the one who brought the racial problem into the meeting
except to convey to the Council some feeling of some of the people
in the area who are rather hesitant to get up and speak on such a
touchy problem,
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ZONE CHANGE NO,, 259 - Continued
• Councilman Jett.' Councilman Towner is continually
attempting to find fault with
other members of the Council with whom he does not agree,, This is a
nasty habit of his and I think I have a right to defend myself,, I
think if Councilman Towner had the opportunity to spend more time in
town and listen to the complaints of his constituents and sit down and
meet with them day after day and night after night like I have --
Mayor Barnes: I would like to stop you at this
point,, I don't feel we should get
into personalities,,
Councilman Jett: Why didn't you stop Councilman
Towner when he starts criticizing
others? I think Councilman
Snyder should think back at some of the remarks that are part of this
official record of this City in which he stated not that zoning should
be granted on its merits or for its highest and best use which the
zoning laws state but zoning is granted to people in West Covina based
upon who knows who,, This is something I think that some of these other
people should understand,, too,, They are always throwing things at me.
Some of these things should come back into the record,,
Councilman Snyder: Mr,, Jett is absolutely right,, He
said this statement that in the
past there has been zoning granted like this, but I never said that I
would be a part of such zoning,,
Mayor Barnes: Regarding the fear that the people
might have,, I think it may be there
but we have Federal and State laws which govern this particular area,,
I would agree with the developer when he said that he would put eleven
units per acre which would cut down the density leaving a very good
development,, Councilman Towner brought out the point that the SunFran
Shopping Center across from this particular parcel makes it a difficult
problem,, The City of West Covina in many cases to zone down from R-1
to a commercial zone will use R-2 as a type of buffer,, We have done
this in several locations recently,, I think it is a very good pro-
tective measure,, I think it also forces the developer to build
something expensive enough that we.will not have a degrading of
property in the area because if he is forced to build less, he will
have to build them larger and better, As far as the highest and best
use,, I feel that this is one way of possibly getting a desirable
zoning for the area.
As far as the filling station on
the corner,, I don't exactly like it but there is a like use across
the street from it,, I don't know if the R-P is good for that parti-
cular area or not,,
Councilman Towner.' There is another application
pending for a variance and another
for a precise plan and it is at the Planning Commission level,, Is
that correct?.
City Manager,, Mr,, Aiassa: They are continuing these at the
Planning Commission awaiting the
decision of the Council on the requested zoning,,
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Page Fifteen
Councilman Towner.- While I'm not adverse to a R-2
type zoning here, the only basis
on which I could consider it is if it had proper restrictions. These
could be obtained only through the variance, precise plan and tract
procedure. If they want to hold this in abeyance until they proceed
through the Planning Commission with those items, I would be willing
to take a fresh look at it with that other information in mind.
Without it, I am not willing to act on this other than to deny it.
I think in addition to the suggestion that they proceed through the
Planning Commission with the other aspects of this thing so we get
the entire picture in front of us at one time, I think probably a
little delay might help us in having a more rational approach to the
problem.
Councilman Heath.- I am looking for a way whereby
we can get 16 and 18 thousand -
dollar developments in this peice of property. It can be done by
covenant and I feel it can be done by precise plan. In this City
no one can build on a piece of property until a precise plan is
approved by the City. We have done this before where we have granted
zoning subject to a precise plan and if we indicate from our conversa-
tion that the general feeling of the Council is that it should be
limited to eleven units per acre in R-2 zoning, I believe this
message will go back to the Planning Commission and they would then
know our feelings. I feel tonight we could grant this zoning
subject to a precise plan and with an indication from the Council to
the Planning Commission that it should be limited to eleven units
and get this out of the way and let the precise plan come up and we
can control the development through the precise plan.
Mayor Barnes: I think the developer said eleven
point something units per acre.
Councilman Towner.- You can't put a condition on
the zoning and I think the same
result is achieved if we were to hold action on this and see the
whole package at one time.
Councilman Jett:
Planning Director, Mr. Joseph. -
How much ground are they asking
for the medical building and the
station?
A total of about 300 feet along
Francisquito and 150 feet in depth.
Councilman Jett: In your opinion for a medical
building,, this would be approximately
22,000 feet, would it be sufficient to build a medical building and
sufficient parking?
Planning Director, Mr. Joseph.- It may be large enough.
Mayor Barnes.- In regards to this filling
station, is this to be one of
the new type that conforms to residential buildings?
Mr. F. Feldman:
Yes, it will be.
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• Mayor Barnes:
Councilman Jett:
too, not just the service station,
Mr, F, Feldman:
Page Sixteen
This has a bearing as far as I am
concerned on whether or not I
would vote for it,
I also understood this medical.
building would conform to this,
Yes, it will,
Councilman Towner: I can understand how you can make
a medical building look like a
house but I don't see how you can make a gas station look like a house,
Mayor Barnes: There is a new type, Shell Oil
they say is putting it out, and it
is very unique and attractive, It has an architectural design that
:conforms to a residential area,
Councilman Heath: Mr, Feldman, would you be willing
to submit a precise plan in
accordance with the statements you have made here in lieu of the one
you have at the present time within the next two weeks?
• Mr, F, Feldman: I have indicated the answer is yes.
I have indicated before that I
would work with the Planning Commission in order to do this as soon
as possible, I don't know whether it would be two or three weeks,
but we would try, There is a lot of work that has to be done,
Councilman Snyder: The precise plan is no promise
to build, As Mr, Garvey has
indicated earlier, the developer has the right to change his mind and
submit another precise plan, You are again basing your zoning on
a precise plan which has no way of being enforced beyond this Council,
Mayor Barnes: To the developer: Would you be
willing to sign a covenant with
the property owners that you would build such a development?
Mr, F, Feldman:
Yes, I would,.
Voice:
They have specified eleven units
here and this was done by the
developers but of the home owners
in the area, have they approved of
it? I don't think any of the home
owners in the area would approve of
this,
Councilman Snyder:
The home owners have a good point
much lent a deaf ear to the home
•
because the Council has pretty
far,
owners
so
Councilman Heath:
I would take exception to that
remark,
Councilman Snyder:
I repeat it, sir,
Mr, C, D, Dowding:
We feel that we have had a deaf
ear,
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Councilman Jett:
Mr. C. D. Dowding:
Mayor Barnes:
Page Seventeen
On the hour I spent with you this
evening, did I stay and talk with
you as long as you wanted to talk?
I was grateful for the time I
spent with you, Mr. Jett.
I would like to acknowledge a letter
from Mr.' McGinnis which I received a
few days ago.against the development.
Councilman Jett: We don't feel this should be a
high density development but there
is a possibility of a lower density somewhere around eleven to twelve
units per acre.
Move that with the consent of
the proponents that we hold this matter over and that our discussions
be communicated to the Planning Commission so that they may .have an
opportunity to study and come up with a recommendation.
City Attorney, Mr,, Williams: On this matter, I'm sure the
proponents will consent because
otherwise it would be denied by the lapse of time. Actually, you're
not compelled -to act within a certain length of time. The ordinance
states that a decision be granted within 40 days but the decision is
still valid if it is beyond the 40 days. In this case it would be
the opponents whom you would ask for the extension and since there is
no particular spokesman, there is no way of doing this.
Mayor Barnes:
You're trying to hold it over
until the precise plan has been
presented to the Planning
Commission?
Councilman Jett: Yes,
Councilman Heath: Second the motion.
Councilman Towner: You mentioned only the precise
plan. There is also a variance
pending. I personally would ask that these two matters be brought
before the Council if neither of the parties appeal. •
Councilman Jett: I would make that a part of my
motion. I had in mind the
precise plan and the variance.
Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph: I would like clarification for
the Planning Commission, The
Planning Commission denied the zoning and the reason they are holding
these other matters is depending what the City Council is going to do
on the zoning. I don't think you ought to ask for a conclusive
decision on the part of the Planning Commission because they will
probably deny on the basis that there is no zoning. I would suggest
you may just want a report on the series of conditions that would be
imposed on this development to make it palatable and that way you can
get all the conditions, that would be imposed by the City staff and
the Planning Commission.
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ZONE CHANGE NO, 259 m Continued
City Attorney, Mr, Williams: When they know a zoning application
is pending, when zoning and a
precise plan are filed together, the Planning Commission in the past
has recommended against the zoning but still has recommended on the
precise plan that'if zoning is granted, this precise plan would be
approved subject to the following conditions -m whatever they would be,
which, as a matter of fact, I am inclined to think is the proper
procedure,
Councilman Towner. -
plan and the zoning question before
a package as far as I am concerned,
Councilman Snyder:
I don't want to sit down on this
again until we have the -precise
us, They have to be acted on as
We don't have any guarantees
with them,
Mr, Francis J. Garvey: I think this could be solved
in this manner: Obviously
before the developer can prepare precise plans he has to know what
you have in mind, Your present solution is not doing that, If you
were by motion to indicate the intent of zoning which you might
consider and hold it on first reading or whatever you want to hold it,
we can demand that the Planning Commission proceed with the hearings
on the precise plan and we would submit revised precise plans and you
would get both of them before you, If you donet like what you see,
it is very easy to deny the second reading of this and kill it but
at least this is some guide to the developer,
Councilman Jett:
Councilman Heath:
I will withdraw my motion,
I'll withdraw my second,
Councilman Jett: We feel that a certain amount of
Rm2 development would be per-
missible in this area with restrictions on there as to the density
and the possibility of R-P or medical building of some type for the
corner, I feel a service station would not be a bad use for that
property, I also think that a medical building in that area would
be a good use,
Councilman Heaths I think what he is pointing out
is we pass on the zoning and
bring it up to the first reading and hold it until the precise plan
comes up from the Planning Commission,
City Attorney, Mr, Williams: I think what Mr, Joseph meant to
suggest may be a better way to
do this; that you indicate without actually making a final decision
on the zoning in the sense that you have fixed the exact boundary
lines, because this is where the plan will help you, to introduce
an ordinance you need these exact lines, I think if you would
indicate your thoughts with respect to the zoning to the Planning
Commission and direct the Planning Commission to report to you on
all of the matters now before them upon the assumption that ,you will
grant generally R-2 where R®3 was requested; that you will grant the
service station; and you will grant the medical building; that you
will grant no other commercial; that you wish to have them act upon
and report to you on the variance, the precise plan, the unclassifed
use permit and the tract map upon this assumption but that you will
withhold final action on this until you have received their report,
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Page Nineteen
Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried,
that the Council's thoughts with respect to the zoning be indicated
to the Planning Commission and that the'Planning Commission be
directed to report to the Council on all of the matters now before
them upon the assumption that the Council will grant generally R-2
where R-3 was requested; that the Council will grant the
service station and the medical building but that the Council will
grant no other commercial; that the Council wishes to have the
Planning Commission act upon and report to the Council on the variance,
the precise plan, the unclassified use permit and the tract upon this
assumption but that the Council will withhold final action on this
until the Council has received the report from the Planning Commission.
(Councilmen Towner and Snyder voted "No",')
VARIANCE N0,, 453
James Allen & Albert Snell
HELD OVER
and
PRECISE PLAN OF DESIGN NO,, 374
James Allen & Albert Snell
HELD OVER
LOCATION: 751 North Sunset Avenue
between Puente Street
and Badillo Street.
Request for three-story construction
in Zone R-3 and for approval of
Precise Plan for multiple family
uses in Zone R-3, denied by
Planning Commission Resolution
Nos. 1432 and 1433o Appealed by
applicant on June 20, 1963.
City Clerk, Mr,, Flotten: We have a letter here from Allen
and Snell dated July 3, 1963
regarding these matters requesting that these matters be held over to
July 22, 19630' There were 64 notices mailed out on June 26th and
notice of this public hearing appeared in the West Covina Tribune
on June 27,,
City Attorney, Mr. Williams:
It's up
to you; it's
discretionary
whether
you hold it
or not.
Councilman Towner:
If there
are people
present who
wish to
speak on the
matter, this
is the advertised hearing and
they may not be
able to attend
the
next one.
Councilman Heath: Can we hear the opposition before
we hear the proponents?
City Attorney, Mr, Williams: If you're going to divide the
hearing, they have to come back
anyway.
Councilman Heath: How can these people oppose
something they haven't heard?
Mayor Barnes: They probably heard it at the
Planning Commission. I think it
would be advisable to hold it over as requested.
Councilman Snyder: Would the opposition be able to
be here in four weeks?
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VARIANCE NO, 453 & PRECISE PLAN NO. 374 ® Continued
Mr, M, W. Jacobson If I can't make it four weeks
748 West Foxdale from nows,can I write a letter
West Covina telling you I can't make it and
will you hold it over again?
Mayor Barnes: We are trying to find out whether
you as an individual or someone
can be here two weeks or four weeks from tonight,
Councilman Heath:
City Attorneys Mr, Williams:
Mr, Franklin Gough
744 North Yaleton
West Covina
Mayor Barnes:
Mr, M, W. Jacobson:
Can we hold this over beyond two
weeks?
Yes, You can continue it to your
convenience,
How long can they do something
like this?
This doesn't happen very often and
they would be expected to be here
two weeks from tonight.
Four weeks would be better for
us,
Motion by Councilman Heaths seconded by Councilman Jettp and carrieds
that Variance No, 453 and Precise Plan of Design No, 374 be held over
to the first regular meeting in Augusts August 129 1963,
VARIANCE N0, 450
Domenico and .Margarita Blua
and
PRECISE PLAN OF DESIGN NO, 372
Domenico and Margarita Blua
Mr, Francis J, Garvey
281 East Workman Avenue
Covina
appear also in Covina tonight, I
of grace,
LOCATION: Northwest corner of
Francisquito Avenue
and Orange Avenue,
Request for filling station use in
Zone R-As and request for approval
of Precise Plan denied by Planning
Commission Resolutions No, 1416
and 1417, Appealed by applicant
on June 10, 1963,
I would like this to be held
over for two weeks, It will be
quite lengthy and I do have to
realize I am asking for a matter
• Mr, J. B, Jarvis We object to this, We are
1630 South Lang ready to present our case today,
West Covina We understand it is up to the
proponents of an issue to be
ready at the time appointed and therefore is no more inconvenient for
us to be here tonight than it is for Mr, Garvey,
City Attorneys Mr, Williams: You're not compelled to act either
way. You may grant a continuance
at your discretion if you think cause Is advanced of if you feel the
weight of circumstances would inconvenience more people the other ways
you may proceed,
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VARIANCE NO,, 450 & PRECISE PLAN NO,, 372 - Continued
Councilman Heath: What about two weeks from tonight?
Mr,, Fred King The opposition cannot be
1636 South Lang represented two weeks from tonight,,
West Covina
Mr,, J,, B. Jarvis: There is no reason why we can't
go tonight,, I will be out of
town on business during that time,,
Councilman Heath: How about four weeks?
Mr,, Francis J,, Garvey: That is out of the question for
me,, I'll go ahead with it
tonight,, I'll withdraw my motion for a continuance,,
ZONE CHANGE NO,, 264 LOCATION: 1503 West Garvey Avenue,
Mr,, and Mrs,, Forrest Ammer between Sunset and
APPROVED Yaleton,,
Request to reclassify from R-A Zone to R-P Zone approved by
Planning Commission Resolution No,, 1434,,
• City Clerk, Mr,, Flotten: (Read Planning Commission
Resolution No,, 1434,,) Notice of
this public hearing appeared in the West Covina Tribune on June 27,
1963, and 19 notices were mailed to the property owners in the area,,
Mayor Barnes: This is the time and place for
the public hearing,,
IN FAVOR
Mr,, Edward Ammer I am the owner of the property,,
1503 West Garvey I have it up for sale,, No one
West Covina seems to be interested in it at
the present zoning,, In order
to dispose of it I would like this R-P zoning,,
There being no further public testimony, the hearing was closed.
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Towner, and carried,
that Zone Change No,, 264 be approved,,
VARIANCE NO,, 450
Domenico and Margarita Blua
DENIED
and
PRECISE PLAN OF DESIGN NO,, 372
Domenico and Margarita Blua
DENIED
LOCATION: Northwest corner of.
Francisquito Avenue and
Orange Avenue,,
Request for filling station use in
Zone R-A, and request for approval
of Precise Plan denied by Planning
Commission Resolutions No,, 1416 and
1417. Appealed by applicant on
June 10, 1963,,
City Clerk, Mr,, Flotten:
(Read Planning Commission
Resolutions No,, 1416 and 1417,,)
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Mayor Barnes:
IN FAVOR
Page Twenty -Two
This is the time and place for the
public hearing,,
Mr,, Francis J,, Garvey I represent the applicants. This
281 East Workman Avenue is an application for a variance
Covina to permit the establishment of a
on the
150 feet of the southeasterly 145 feet a ofstheisouthwesterly t300sfeety
and at the corner mentioned,, This is a piece of property which is
209 feet in depth located at the northwest corner of Francisquito and
Orange Avenues,, It is not proposed that the entire 209 feet be zoned
for or granted a variance for service station use but only that the
front portion thereof have a sufficient depth to take into account the
145-foot use be so changed,, The subject property is located at the
intersection of two reasonably well travelled streets,, Francisquito
is a secondary highway,, It should be considered as a through carrier
of traffic from the San Bernardino Freeway to Glendora Avenue and
further as a street of business characteristics by reason of the
frontage thereon as the SunFran Center,, Orange Avenue is a direct
traffic carrier from the San Bernardino interchange through the City
of West Covina and parts of La Puente,, This constitutes a major
intersection,, It is denied privileges enjoyed by other properties in
the City under identical zone classifications by reason of the fact
that three zone exceptions have been granted by the County of Los
Angeles a short distance west of the subject property on Willow and
Francisquito,, This is located in a recent annexation to the City of
West Covina and presently carries its County zoning,, I think it is
only fair and appropriate to consider the uses of property in County
territory across the street and a short distance in either direction
which may effect the use and determine whether or not the property
owners are denied a use of their property by reason of these facts
existing,, (Gave brief history of the property in question and the
surrounding area,,)
It will not be detrimental to the
public welfare as appears from the area photograph accompanying this
application,, There is approximately five acres immediately easterly
of Orange Avenue which is vacant,, On the southwest corner there is
275 feet of property fronting on Francisquito which has been the subject
of a zone case to add to the existing nursery on the approximately
200 feet immediately to the west,, Immediately west of the nursery
there is 140 feet of frontage occupied by the Webster Disposal office
and parking and services of the heavy equipment used in their refuse
and disposal business,,
The applicants propose to protect
the immediately adjacent property with a block wall and adequate park
• area and to observe such other conditions as may be imposed upon them
by the City of West Covina,, We have here within a relatively short
distance of this property uses which are incompatable with residential
and uses which are specifically of a commercial nature and specifically
of the nature which is the subject of this application,, True, these
uses have been granted by a -municipal body or a governing body different
from yours but they are within the competing area of influence of this
property and they do grant to users in the same vicinity and area and
generally in the same zone classification a use which is denied to the
owner of this property,, This brings us within the area of a variance
in which a piece of property has a use, denied a use which is available
to others,,
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VARIANCE NO, 450 & PRECISE PLAN NO, 372 - Continued
It is true there are other
stations in the vicinity. It is a well known fact that gasoline
stations generally tend to be located upon traffic carrying streets,
not on residential streets. Each of these streets has that
characteristic and as traffic continues to develop and generate,
Orange Avenue will become a heavier carrier than it is today. I think
on the basis of the zoning exceptions granted for similar uses in the
same vicinity and area that the applicant is entitled to consideration
with the granting of the variance. The service station is a Humble
Oil and Refining Company station. I have here an elevation or what
purports to be an elevation but it will be a typical station of
Humble Oil and Refining Company.
Francisquito has and will have
the characteristics of a commercial street. It has that designation
already. This station can be placed on this corner and adequately
buffered and it will leave space behind the station to protect
residences to the north with the familiar wall and planting type of
buffering which this Council has imposed many times upon similar
edifices and adequate buffering can be established.
IN OPPOSITION
Mr, J. B. Jarvis I am a professional management
1630 South -Lang consultant. I represent myself
West Covina and 180 opponents to this
particular scheme. In looking
at this particular site as a site for a gasoline station, a number of
drawbacks come to mind from a use and need standpoint of the residents.
What does a gas station do when it gets into a community, particularly
one like this which is all residential? It has to have traffic and
with traffic it adds to congestion. There are two schools in this
area. One of the members of our community called the Police Chief
and so on and told them about this propssed scheme and the exclamation
was, "My God, not another gas station." These are almost the exact
words. We are not talking about a commercial strip here. This is
not denying the land owner a use by denying him the right to rezone
his property to commercial. There is only one person in this area
who is for this and that is the owner. This is a typical gas
station so it will have the lights, flashing signs, tire sale.,
batteries, the signs, and it will lower the property values in the
immediate area. In this instance I think any qualified appraiser
would say that the adjacent property will be devalued. Why should
all these people suffer because of this one particular property?
The normal service station area
is one mile. Within a one -mile radius a typical station will pull
50 or 75% of their patronage. Within that one -mile radius in this
particular instance, there are no less than 32 stations. Gas stations
sotoday are turning away from gas and oil and going into things like
tires., batteries, accessories, maintaining bus contracts. They have
to do this to maintain a livelihood because there is too much
competition.
Economically speaking, there is a
more significant problem than this station. This Francisquito is a
trafficway, Any time you have traffic on a street, everybody wants
to put commercial on it, I think you have more at stake than ,just
putting commercial along here, You have a very excellent, very well
planned Civic Center and surrounding commercial area in here, If
this station goes in and other commercial going along here, we are
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VARIANCE NO, 450 & PRECISE PLAN NO. 372 ® Continued
• getting strip commercial, You're reducing your trade for the downtown
area, They would act as retain intercepters of the trade,, Not all of
this site will be used as a gas station, Consider that perhaps a year
from the day if this was granted, he says he can't put single family
that abuts a service station, what do they put in here? The only
natural use would be something of a commercial angle so we would have
not only a service station but another commercial piece of property,,
At the Planning Commission the
proponents said they would put in a park, When you sum all these
things up, there is only one person gaining anything from this and
that is the person proposing this change,
REBUTTAL
Mr, Francis J, Garvey: Except for the natural antipathy
to proximity to gasoline stations
or anything else, I think the speaker for the opposition pretty well
supported my case, He indicated the traffic carrying facilities of`
Francisquito Avenue, The gentleman mentioned tires, batteries and
accessories, To the best of my knowledge, the TBA clause has been -a
part of every gas station lease that has been written in this area,
at least in the ten years I have been here, Tires, batteries and
accessories are the backbone to the income, It by itself does not
• create a major nuisance in a gasoline station. Tires would be changed
even if they didn't sell them there, Batteries would be serviced
there and accessories is within your control as to the type that might
be there, There has been no proposals about bus contracts or anything
else, We said we would make a small recreation area to the piece to
the north, We would be willing to do that if this was what was wanted,
but notice subconsciously his professional training coming forth as
he describes this park and says, "What, put a park next to the busy
gas station?" Automatically he sees that this would be a busy and
logical corner and emphasized the word "busy",
Need is a relative thing,
Perhaps it is the need of the gasoline station that will go in here
for representation in the area, Perhaps it is the need of the
property owner to make a different use of his property. Perhaps
there is lack of need so far as the neighbors are concerned,
I don't say economic uses are
an entire justification for anything; I think they are one facet to
be considered along with other things, I don't think we are faced
with anything by the opposition other than a desire not to live next
to a gas station which is a legitimate desire but I think you must
balance that against the desires and rights of the applicant,
There being no further public testimony, the hearing was closed,
• Councilman Towner.- This looks reminiscent of North
Vincent Avenue, I hope some
day to persuade my fellow Councilmen that gas stations don't belong
backing up to existing single family homes and I think you create
a problem when it is adjacent to vacant land, I think what you have
is a long line of residential development here in an area where you
could very reasonably put in more single family lots siding onto
Francisquito, For those reasons, I would agree with the Planning
Commission to deny the variance and the precise plan,
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VARIANCE NO, 450 & PRECISE PLAN NO. 372 - Continued
. Councilman Heath-. Point of clarification: I read
the Planning Commission Minutes
and I have heard your story, Mr, Garvey, Was there zoning put on
that corner in the County before we got it?
Mr, Francis J, Garvey-. It was agricultural in the County
and it is residential in West
Covina, There was never zoning given to it in the County,
Councilman Snyder: I see no reason to comment much
further than the Planning
Commission's recommendations, I just can't see any justification for
this, I certainly think this would be the key to further strip
zoning on this side of the street if this was granted as a filling
station and I feel the facts are overwhelmingly against it,
Councilman Jett.* I took a drive down to look at
this area because I thought
it warranted going down to take a look at it, Looking at this property
as pointed out directly across the street and as you go along
Francisquito, it is developing in commercial -type uses all the way
along there, Just a short distance down the street are other
businesses, I think if we are going to make West Covina the head-
quarter City we are going to have to try to bring businesses in
• here whether they are service stations➢ medical buildings, or whatever
they happen to be, This has always been my stand since I have been on
the Council, I feel we have to go forward.
There are many cases where I
have needed gas and I have seen service stations in nice residential
areas and I think a part of every community is a neighborhood gas
station, I think this street being as busy as it is is a proper
location for a station,
Councilman Heath: On one hand I don't see how you
could suitably, develop it R-1;
but, on the other hand, I don't see that there is any need for a gas
station,
Mayor Barnes-. Francisquito we all know is a
secondary highway. I don't
think that this is the ideal spot for a filling station; however, I
don't think it's a good R-1 property either, I do feel that there is
a different type of zoning, perhaps R-P, but because of the use
across the street I think there should be something put on there other
than R-1,
Councilman Snyder-. I think you're doing a great dis-
service to the property owner and
•to the City stating that this is not R-1 property, You're also doing
an injustice to all those people on the north side of the street for
a half a mile to the east and a half a mile to the west, I agree
with this gentleman here that we can't go on considering that every
major street has to have commercial along it, I think if we go on
with this way of thinking we are going to have a city that looks
just like several I could mention in the valley and parts of Los
Angeles, It is not necessarily true that all these major carriers
have to have commercial along them, If you want to ruin West Covina
you just go on with this way of thinking, I think certainly by use
this is R-1 for a half a mile both ways, To say that you can't put
R-1 on lots surrounded by R-1 is the height of folly and doesn't
make sense,
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VARIANCE NO, 450 & PRECISE PLAN NO,, 372 - Continued
• Councilman Heath. The reason they put five members
on the Council is because there
is a variance of opinion and I think each member of the Councis is
entitled to their own opiniono
Councilman Snyder. You're entitled to your opinion
and I'm entitled to tell you
you're all wrong,,
Councilman Heath. I think that it should be put in
the record that I think each
person on the Council is entitled to their own opinions and if it
varies with someone else's opinion on the Council that doesn't make
it all wrong and this is the way this Council has been running for the
past two and one half years,, I think pretty soon we had better come
to the conclusion that majority rules and each person is entitled to
their own opinion and if it is not in agreement with a certain other's
in the Council that it's all wrong and nobody knows what he's talking
about,
Councilman
Snyder.
I merely said I thought your
opinion
was wrong, Do you say
I don't
have a right to say that?
• Councilman
Heath.
I didn't
say that,
Councilman
Snyder.
I never
said you couldn't vote,
What is
all this talk about, then?
Councilman
Towner.
I think
we have an agreement at
least among the majority that
this is not
service station
material and this
is the only thing
pending before
us tonight,,
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Snyder, that
Variance No, 450 and Precise Plan of Design No, 372 be denied,
Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes. Councilmen Towner, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes. Councilman Jett
Absent. None
ZONE CHANGE N0, 263 LOCATION. Southerly of Tentative.
Brutoco Development Company Tract 28049 between Azusa
APPROVED and southerly extension
at Hollenbeck Street,,
Request to reclassify from Zone R-1 AD IIA, AD III, Al-5 to R-29 R-3B9
• R-3, approved by Planning Commission Resolution No,, 1427,,
City Clerk, Mr, Flotten.
Mayor Barnes.
(Read Planning Commission
Resolution No, 1427,)
This is the time and place for
the public hearing,,
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ZONE CHANGENO. 263 - Continued
0 IN FAVOR
Page Twenty -Seven
Mr,, Louis Brutoco If there are any questions for
266 South Glendora myself or Jim Hutchinson from the
West Covina engineer's office, we will be
happy to answer theme The only
reason the Planning Commission did not act on the whole thing at one
time was because of this steep bowl effect at the end of the property,,
The Council's last hearing granted us the zoning as per the application
on.the western portion the same as the Planning Commission did and now
we just ask if they would grant us the zoning on the basis of our
application for the eastern portion,,
Mr,, Jim Hutchinson
127 North Lang Avenue
West Covina
I will be happy to answer any
questions you might have,,
There being no further public testimony, the hearing was closed,,
Councilman Towner: I assume that maps showing street
layout will be coming in with the
tract layout later on,,
• Mr,, Louis Brutoco,. Yes,,
City Clerk, Mr,, Flotten,. Mr,, Galster checked with the office
and was concerned with the layout
as shown on this particular map in that the street layout did not show
a connection of the street with the north boundary of the park,,
Mayor Barnes,.
Mr,, Brutoco, is the street
planned into the northwesterly
corner of the park?
Mr,, Louis Brutoco: At the time this location of the
street was planned, that.is where
the street was put but I am in complete agreement with the Council's
feelings as far as putting that street to service the park. I don't
want to have to put in two streets where one will do,, With your
permission, I think if we had our zoning granted now we will prepare
a street plan suitable to your staff and Engineering Department to
satisfy them were it goes to the park and present the same plan to
Mr,, Galster to see that he is satisfied with the street alignment
and then bring it in for tentative map approval at that time,, When
the tentative tract map comes in I think you will find it will be of
complete satisfaction to all,,
Councilman Towner,. I think that is satisfactory.
As far as the zoning is concerned,
• it appears to be in order and I would agree with the Planning
Commission,,
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried,
that Zone Change No,, 263 be granted,,
Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph,. (Gave brief summary of the
matter,,)
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ZONE CHANGE NO,, 263 - Continued
• Councilman Jett: If I recall correctly in our
discussion we felt because of the
.topography that it would be better to build up than it would to try
and spread these all over the ground,,
Councilman Heath: Do you feel you can develop that
the way you have requested it?
Mr,, Louis Brutoco: The only difference was that the
Commission wanted that R-2,, We
stated at the time that we understand the precise plan does govern,,
We will bring in precise plans to the satisfaction of the Planning;
Commission as well as the Council that this can better be developed
under R-3b,, That is why I requested that we do have our zoning as we
requested; it would give us more flexibility,,
Councilman Snyder: My thinking on why R-3b was
better was it was indicated under
R-2 they would have to have two-story buildings because of the
topography and it would require a variance whereas they can do it
under R-3b without a variance and I think under our present ordinances
the most efficient way to do it is R-3b because I hate to work by
variance,,
• Councilman Heath: The Planning Commission recom-
mended to us differently than
what the applicant asked for,, The motion that was made was that
the zone change be granted; it didn't say'bubject to" or anything..
Does this give him what he originally asked for?
City Attorney, Mr,, Williams: I think the motion will be
clarified,,
Councilman Towner: My first motion was made on the
assumption that the applicant
and the Planning Commission were in agreement,,
City Attorney, Mr,, Williams: I think you would make a motion
to supercede the other motion
that the zoning be granted as requested by the applicant,,
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried,
that.this motion supercede the previous motion regarding.Zone Change
No,, 263; and that Zone Change No,, 263 be granted as requested by the
applicant,,.
ZONE CHANGE NO,, 262 LOCATION: East side of Citrus
• Clifford Wilson & Walter Fuesler and south of the Walnut
APPROVED Creek Wash and northerly
of Vanderhoof.
Request to reclassify from Zone R-A to Zone R-3B approved by Planning
Commission on June 19, 1963,,
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
that Zone Change No,, 26.2 be approved,,
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PUBLIC HEARINGS - Continued
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 59
City Initiated
APPROVED
Planning Commission Resolution
June 10, 1963, and held over to
24th to this date
Page Twenty -Nine
Request to amend the West Covina
Municipal Code sections as to a
new residential professional
classification➢ approved by
No,, 1409,, Hearing held and closed on
June 24, 1963; held over from June
Councilman Jett: I think there was an objection to
the setbacks, too,, If there was
not a discussion on it, I want to voice my objections to the proposed
new requirements of the setback. I think they are too severe and I
think the original setbacks are sufficient,, I also object to the
requirement on the real estate offices being deleted,,
Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph: (Gave brief summary of the matter,,)
Councilman Heath: There are cases in other cities
where real estate offices are
put into houses where they were residential At one time. Now,
suppose that we have a house in the City which has been used for
residential and then someone puts a real estate office in it. The
house is set back farther than what the R-P zone would call for, is
it not?
Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph: Yes, it would be if it were
zoned R-1 originally,, If it
got the R-P zoning, you could add onto the house,,
Councilman Heath:
i
Is it the approval of the uses
in the R-P or the entire R-P
ordinance?
Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph: The R-P Ordinance has been
amended in three basic waysg
(1) The uses; (2) The setbacks; and (3) The height,, This permits
greater height which loosens up the zoning,, It improves the
position of a property owner economically as far as height is
concerned and you have to give and take on all these things.
This takes the variance out of the way,, We are trying to get the
variance procedure out,,
Councilman Heath:
Why can't you leave the setbacks
the same and still let them go
up?
Planning Director, Mr, Joseph: I think if you take a portion
of the property away from
• someone and put it in landscaping next to the 25-foot front yard
required on residential, this is more of a proposition which will
ease from the low density to the somewhat non-residential uses that
would go along with your residential,,
Councilman Snyder: Somewhere somebody told me that
if you build something; on a
residential street and you set forward further than any of the
other houses, City ordinance or contrary, these people have an
opportunity for redress,, Is this true?
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO, 59 - Continued
Page Thirty
City Attorney, Mr, Williams: There is nothing in this State
that I know of where this is
possible,
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, that Proposed
Amendment No, 59 concerning the residential -professional classification
be approved as proposed with approved changes that the front yard and
rear yard setbacks remain the same as under the old ordinance and that
real estate offices be added to the permissible uses. Calling of
the roll was not completed:
Councilman Towner, No because I feel that the setback
as proposed by the Planning
Commission was a good transition or step-down,
Councilman Heath:
Councilman Snyder:
This setback has served satis-
factorily in the past and I donut
see any reason for changing it,
But they are allowing him to
build higher,
Councilman Heath: Can I amend my motion? I can
• see if you put it next to
residential that it is going to stick out further.,
Councilman Jett:
Councilman Heath. -
Councilman Jett:
City Attorney, Mr, Williams:
What is it going to hurt? Youere
putting in business,
I'll withdraw my motion,
I won't withdraw my second,
Defeat the motion or else pass
it and make a motion to amend
it
Completion of the calling of the roll: Motion passed on roll call
as follows:
Councilman Jett: Aye,,
Councilman Heath: Aye,
Councilman Snyder: No, Not without an amendment,
Mayor Barnes: Aye, If anyone wants to change
it, they can change it later.
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Snyder, that
we amend the Proposed Amendment No, 59 to provide that the front
yard setback be as proposed by the Planning Commission, which is
20 feet, Motion failed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Snyder
Noes: Councilmen Jett, Heath, Mayor Barnes
Absent: None
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'PUBLIC HEARINGS - Continued
Page Thirty -One
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO, 62 Request to amend the text and map
City Initiated of the zoning ordinance in West
HELD OVER Covina to provide that all
potential zones now shown on the
zoning map shallbe eliminated and that all property which is now
covered by potential zoning shall be zoned according to its present
zoning and the potential zone shall be deleted, approved by Planning
Commission Resolution No, 1394, 'Held over from meeting of May 13,
1963, to June 10, 1963, and from June loth to this date,
Councilman Heath: We just received this report in
our mail tonight, I think we
need to read this recommendation before we move on this,
Councilman Snyder:
I agree,
Motion by Councilman Heaths seconded by Councilman Snyder, and carried'
that Proposed Amendment No, 62 be held over to the next regular.meeting
of the Council,
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
• RALPIB - ZODYS
Mr, N, J, McNeal I want to bring to your attention
636 North Eileen that the precise plan in connection
West Covina with no truck traffic in the
Ralph's - Zody's alley, the trucks
are still using it for an alley and it was suggested several times
that a barricade of some kind would probably be the best solution,
They have attempted to curtail it but they get new truck drivers so
I think the only solution is to have something put across there and
I think either one or both of the property owners have indicated
that they are willing,to go along with this. I guess all that is left
is to encourage them to do this,
Councilman Heath: About a month and a half ago I
talked to Richard Ralphs about
this and pointed out the only way to stop this truck traffic is by
putting up some kind of a barricade. He brought up the point that
maybe the Fire Department would object, Mr, Richard Ralphs referred
this to his architect, His architect called me about two weeks later
and said he had an order from Mr, Richard Ralphs to put up a barricade
and he claimed he talked to the Fire Department and they said it would
be no problem as long as it was made by one ply material, He promised
it would be up in a week or ten days and this was three weeks ago
at least, I should have checked up on it. I would like to call the
man and get a promise from him when it is going to be put up, If.
I have trouble I would like to have the City enforce the precise plan.
I will make the one phone call and then refer it to the City Manager,
Councilman Towner: If Councilman Heath is going to
make the call, I would like to have
it clarified with the staff first as to whether or not the proposed
barricade is one that meets their approval so there won't be any
failure in communication there and have Ralphs build a barricade that
the Fire Department says is inappropriate,
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RALPHS - ZODYS - Continued
• Councilman Heath,.
Page Thirty -Two
That is agreeable to me and I
will do that,
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Towner, and carried,
that Mr, Heath be given permission to contact the representatives of
Ralphs Grocery Store to get a specific date from them when this
barricade will be installed and relay this date to Mr. Aiassa and that
if it is not erected on that date, that Mr. Aiassa take action
through To Je Stanford to see that it is erected; and further that
the proposed barricade meet the approval of the staff before its
erection,
Mr,, N, J, McNeal: On these carnival type operations
and these type of operations do
bring out some odd type of people and I am wondering what kind of
police protection is offered for this type of an operation? Is it
anything different than the regular type of police you have in the
City or do you have any special police, or what?
Mayor Barnes,.
permit of this type, if
of day they should come
in the morning if they
• the property owners in
in this manner,
41
We will bring this to Mr. Aiassa's
attention, When we grant a
we could also state in this permit the time
in because no one likes to be awakened early
don't have to be and I am in agreement with
this case. I think we should protect them
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa,.
Mr, Sol Bolcof
630 North Eileen
West Covina
Mayor Barnes,.
We could make a condition to the
owner of the property where the
carnival is taking place,
They have a ramp here and that is
for a fire exit, Every morning
at 6:30 there are six or eight
trucks back here,
These are police and administrative
problems,
Mr, Gene Kritchevsky If this.barricade which we dis-
616 North Eileen cussed for well over a year is
West Covina put somewhere in the province of
Mr, Ralphs' friend Charlie, who
is in charge of the meat department, very few trucks will go to the
store, If you're interested in coming across with what you evidently
promised, it would seem this barricade would of necessity come at
the end of that loading dock, This would take care of Mr, Bolcof's
sleep; it would take care of the truck traffic very neatly and that
is the point I wanted to make, .
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CITY CLERK'S REPORTS
METES & BOUNDS SUBDIVISION
NO. 135-193
. ACCEPT STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Eugene Jacobs
APPROVED
Page Thirty -Three
LOCATION-. South side of Virginia
Avenue, between Barranca
Street and Grand Avenue.
Accept street improvements and authorize release of Hartford Accident &
Indemnity Co. bond No. N-3200475 in the amount of'$3,000',OOo -Inspector°s
final report filed - staff recommends acceptance and release of bond.
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Snyder,'and carried, to
accept the street improvements -in Metes and Bounds Subdivision-Noo 135-193
and authorize the release of -Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company Bond
No. N-3200475 in the amount of $3,000.00.
METES & BOUNDS SUBDIVISION LOCATION: Northeast of intersection
NO. 135-169 of Lark Hill Drive and
Accept Sanitary Sewer Facilities Spring Meadow Drive.
Neil Campbell
APPROVED
Accept sewer facilities and authorize release of Hartford Accident &
Indemnity Co. bond in the amount of $1,500.00. Inspector°s final report
filed - staff recommends acceptance and release of bond.
• Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Snyder, and carried, to
accept the Sanitary Sewer Facilities in Metes and Bounds Subdivision No.
135-169, and authorize the release of Hartford Accident and Indemnity
Company in the amount of $1,500.00.
REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT NO. 40 LOCATION-. East side of Vincent
Tract No. 18133 Avenue, from Garvey
Martin Petroleum of California, Ivaco Avenue to Workman Avenue.
HELD OVER
Request for approval of Reimbursement Agreement No. 40 for sanitary
sewers. Staff recommends approval.
Mr. Aiassa-. (Read report re this matter as
follows;
"DATE. July 5, 1963
TO- City Council
FROM-. R. E. Pontow, City Engineer
RE-. Reimbursement Agreement No. 40 Precise Plan No, 3.36
Submitted herewith, for your approval, is a reimbursement agreement
and the calculations relevant thereto. Said agreement to repay Martin
Petroleum of California, Inc., as funds are collected, for the con-
struction of the sewer extension along Vincent Avenue south of Workman
• Avenue. The following calculations are the basis for this reimbursement-.
to Reimburseabl.e costs will be spread as follows-.
Collect a per -lot charge from all benefitting lots along
Vincent Avenue.
20 Project Cost
Construction Costs $3,470.00
Fees to City 165.00
Total Costs , 0 0
3o Participating property-.
Lots 1,2,3, and 4 of Tract No. 18133
4. Non -participating property-.
Lots 5,6, and 7 of Tract No. 18133
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REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT NO. 40 - Ccntinued
" 5° Cost per lot:
$3,635°00 7 = $51.9°28 per lot
Administrative expense 20%® _ $103°85 per lot, 3 lots '
@ $103°85 = $311°55
Total amount collectable by City - 3 lots @ $623°22 = $1,869°66
6° Amount to be reimbursed to developer:
3 lots @ $519°28 = $1.,557°84
7. Percent of reimbursement: $1,557°84 -
-
9 ° 44%
On the basis of these figures it is recommended that the Mayor and
the City Clerk be authorized to negotiate a Reimbursement Agreement
with Martin Petroleum of California, Inc.
/s/R° E° Pontow, City Engineer"
Councilman Heath;
Councilman Jett:
Councilman Snyder:
Councilman Heath:
Mayor Barnes,
Mr. Aiassa:
Councilman Heath:
Councilman Snyder:
I think these people are being pena-
lized. If.they were in a larger
district it would be less.
Why shouldn't they pay their share?
They should pay in ratio to everybody
else,
The costs were determined and pre-
sented to them,
This is not right,
I think we should hold this
up for further study,
All right.
I want to know how much a front foot
the people to the north. paid.
Who hired the sewer contractor, the
City or the developer?
Mr. Dosh: The developer. You can make him pay
that. He is asking for relief, We
recommend in favor of giving him relief but you don't have to give him
relief
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, that
Reimbursement Agreement No. 40 be held over until the staff can furnish
the Council with further information as requested,
REQUESTED FOR CITY PARTICIPATION
FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS-S P 6328
Mr. Flotten:
LOCATION: Willow Avenue, north
of Pacific Avenue
(Read report dated July 2, 1963
directed to the City Manager from
Mr. Pontow re this matter as follows:
"Transmitted herewith is a petition from property owners on Willow
Avenue just northerly of Pacific Avenue in the City of West Covina.
The request is for street improvements on Willow Avenue in order that
a drainage problem may be eliminated.
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S P 6328 - Continued
"The petitioners have orally indicated their willingness to pay
for curb and gutter providing the City performs the necessary pav-
ing. Also transmitted herewith is a plan of the area indicating
the amount of cu:,,1-) and gutter, cross -gutter and paving necessary
to do an adequate jo'.y. Guv estimate for the vrork shown on the*
attached plan indicates that participation from --the property owners
in the amount of approximately $1180 a 00 and a cost to the City of
approximately $3500,00,
This area has long been a nuisance problem and requires constant
maintenance, We would like very much to see street work accom-
plished and thereby eliminate a considerable nuisance. The par-
ticipation requested is in line with past Council policy and is
also in line with feelings expressed by the City Council in re-
viewing the recently submitted uicurbed and guttered report from
this office
Because of the ending and beginning of a new fiscal year the Fin-
ance Officer has not had an opportunity -to fully analyze the Traf
fic Safety and other accounts for which funds might be available for
this project. The Director of Finance has indicated he would be
able to report to the Council by July 1.5 as to the availability
or lack of funds,
/s/ R. Ea Pontow,' City Engineer"
Mr. Ai.assa. I suggest you hold this.
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Snyder, and carried,
that the request for City Participation for street improvements - S P 6328
be held over to the next meeting,
RESOLUTION NO, 2676 The City Clerk presented:
ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXE-
CUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT OVER CITY
OWNED PROPERTY TO THE SOUTHERN CALI-
FORNIA EDISON COMPANY"
Mayor Barnes. Hearing no objections, we will waive
further reading of the body of the
resolution.
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Heath, that
said resolution be adopted, Motion passed on roll. call as follows.
Ayes. Councilmen Towner, Jett., Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes. None
Absent. None
Said resolution was given No. 26760
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CITY CLERK'S REPORTS
RESOLUTION NO, 2677
ADOPTED
Mayor Barnes:
Page Thirty Five - A
The City Clerk presented:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA ACCEPTING A
CERTAIN WRITTEN INSTRUMENT
AND DIRECTING THE RECORDA-
TION THEREOF"
(Hardy)
Hearing no objections, we will
waive further reading of the
body of the resolution.
Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded by Councilman Towner, that said
resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: None
Said resolution was given No. 2677.
RESOLUTION NO, 2678
ADOPTED
Mayor Barnes:
The City Clerk presented:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA APPROVING THE
FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP OF
METES AND BOUNDS NO. 135-261
AND ACCEPTING AN AGREEMENT
BY THE SUBDIVIDER AND A
SURETY BOND"
(Gindes)
Hearing no objections, we will
waive further reading of the
body of the resolution.
Motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Towner, that
said resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: None
Said resolution was given No. 2678,
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CITY CLERK'S REPORTS - Continued
RESOLUTION NO,, 2679
ADOPTED
Mayor Barnes:
Page Thirty -Six
The City Clerk presented:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF'THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
ACCEPTING A CERTAIN WRITTEN
INSTRUMENT AND DIRECTING THE
RECORDATION THEREOF"
Hearing no objections, we will
waive further reading of the
body of the resolution,
Motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Heath, that said
resolution be adopted,, Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: None
Said resolution was given No,, 2679,,
RESOLUTION NO,, 2680
ADOPTED
Mayor Barnes:
The City Clerk presented:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
APPROVING THE FINAL SUBDIVISION
MAP OF TRACT NO. 264839 ACCEPTING
THE DEDICATIONS THERE OFFERED,
ACCEPTING AN AGREEMENT BY THE
SUBDIVIDER AND A SURETY BOND TO
SECURE THE SAME"
Hearing no objections, we will
waive further reading of the
body of the resolution,,
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Towner, that said
resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: None
Said resolution was given No,, 2680,,
RESOLUTION NO,, 2681
ADOPTED
Mayor Barnes:
The City Clerk presented:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
DEDICATING CERTAIN CITY OWNED
PROPERTY TO PUBLIC STREET PURPOSES
AND ACCEPTING SAME AS A PUBLIC
STREET" (Ardilla Avenue)
Hearing no objections, we will
waive further reading of the
body of the resolution,,
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RESOLUTION NO, 2681 - Continued
Page Thirty -Seven
Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded by Councilman Towner, that said
resolution be adopted, Motion passed on roll call as follows,
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: None
Said resolution was given No, 2681,
RESOLUTION NO, 2682
ADOPTED
Mayor Barnes:
The City Clerk presented:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
DEDICATING CERTAIN CITY OWNED
PROPERTY TO PUBLIC STREET PURPOSES
AND ACCEPTING SAME AS A. PUBLIC
STREET" (Clydewood Avenue)
Hearing no objections, we will
waive further reading of the
body of the resolution,
Motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Heath, that said
resolution be adopted, Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent,, None
Said resolution was given No, 2682,
R'tSOLUTION NO, 2683
ADOPTED
Mayor Barnes. -
The City Clerk presented:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
APPROVING BOND TO GUARANTEE THE
COST OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS AND
THE TIME OF COMPLETION IN ZONE
C-3 IN SAID CITY"
Hearing no objections, we will
waive further reading of the
body of the resolution,
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, that said
resolution be adopted, Motion passed on roll.call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: None
Said resolution was given No, 2683,
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CITY CLERK'S REPORTS - Continued
AIR CONDITIONING
Councilman Heath:
Mr, Dosh:
RESOLUTION NO. 2684
ADOPTED
Mr, Flotten:
Page Thirty -Eight
Has anything been done about the
air conditioning?
We're still working on it.
The City Clerk presented:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AP-
PROVING THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PRO-
POSED REINFORCED CONCRETE STORM
DRAIN AND APPURTENANT WORK IN
ORANGE AVENUE KNOWN AS HOUSING
AND HOME FINANCE AGENCY PROJECT
NO. P-CALIF-3550 AND THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA PROJECT NO. S.D. 6318"
(Read letter re this matter to be
included in the Minutes as follows:
"To: George Aiassa
From: R. E. Pontow
Re: Storm Drain Projects SD-6318 & SD-6320, Orange Avenue
. & Lark Ellen Avenue
"Transmitted herewith are Resolutions approving plans and specifi-
cations for City of West Covina Projects SD-6318, Storm Drain in
Orange Avenue from Walnut Creek Wash to Sawyer Avenue, and SD-6320,
Storm Drain in South Lark Ellen from Walnut Creek Wash to the
San Bernardino Freeway. Also transmitted herewith are the plans
and specifications for these projects which have been designed
and drawn by Harold L. Johnson Engineering and checked by this
office. The plans and specifications are complete and acceptable
to this office.
The cost of design and plan preparation for these projects is
to be paid for with funds borrowed from the Housing and Home
Finance Agency under the terms of agreement entered into by that
Agency and the City of West Covina. Once the Council has
adopted the attached resolutions, certified copies of these
resolutions and copies of the plans and specifications must
be submitted to that Agency for approval. Under the terms
of the agreement, this submittal. must be accomplished by July
11., 1963, It is therefore imperative that action be taken on
this matter at the regular City Council meeting of July 8,, 19630
/s/ Re E. Pontow, City Engineer"
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RESOLUTION NOo 2684 - Continued
Page Thirty Nine
Mayor Barnes: I remember calling Mr. Aiassa's
attention some two and a half
months ago about these plans being checked and getting these in on
time,, I think this is an indication,, I don't think the Council has
to come up to a deadline of this kind when we have this length of
time to do the project,." ,, I don't know who is going to blame who;
I really don't care, but I do feel we have a right to have time
enough to judge these things and the work to be done satisfactorily
before this type of thing has to happen,, I have another letter here
which Mr,, Dosh answered Mr. Johnson and I think Mr. Johnson wrote this
letter to Mr,, Dosh,, It gives reasons why he felt Mr,, Dosh wasn't
right in some of his statements to us. This is not the point I am
making,, I think everyone in the City Halle including all the staff,
knew how important the Lark Ellen drain, the Orange Avenue drain and
the Citrus drain are and we wanted to get in on the H,,H,,F,,A. Funds
and we so indicated,, I don't think it is necessary that these things
be held up,,
City Manager, Mr,, Aiassa: The delay in getting the contract
prepared was as,much the fault
of Mr, Johnson as it was the staff here,, We had to go back and forth
and he originally made the first contract and Mr. Dosh met with
the H,,H,,F,,A,, officials and they made him change it and we had to have
it counter -approved again. I mentioned it was going to take some
mechanics to get the H,,H,,F,,A,, Funds through, I think whatever the
responsibility is these things are going to take time,, About the
two months delay in the engineering office, that is something Mr.
Dosh has to explain,,
Mayor Barnes:
City Manager, Mr,, Aiassa:
out,, Also, since
that we do not do
in writing so it
Mayor Barnes:
that time I have
anything more by
will eliminate whc
Mr,, Aiassa, you.' -re responsible
for .'Mr,, ID6sh a
He assured me these reports and
plans were going to be checked
suggested to our staff operation
phone; that they do their reports
is responsible for what.
Are you agreeable that we should
adjourn this meeting until
either the 9th or the loth?
Councilman Snyder: I am getting a little tired of
�� Mr,, Johnson waiting around to
say, Look here, I have caught the City in a mistake", and I think
his usefulness to the City is through and I think when he brings
politics into all of his work with the City as he has been doing
his usefulness to the City is more than through,, I know this isn't
your point but I think you missed the point. This is exactly what
he is doing,,
Councilman Heath:
dangling around in politics, you
here, I guarantee you,,
Councilman Snyder:
If everybody in this area was
let go because they were
would be minus a few people around
He is under contract to the
City,,
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Page Forty
Councilman Jett: I think the time has come for a
little spade calling here, You
keep bringing this up about Mr, Johnson and I think Mro Aiassa is the
man who is responsible to this City Council for the policy of this
Council being carried out,, In my opinion, this is right back in
Mro Aiassa's lap and he is not performing his duty as a City
administrator or as a City Manager,
City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: You have not checked the City's
side on Mro Johnson's case and
until you see both sides you should hold some of your judgment in
fairness to all concerned,,
Councilman Jett: This is the one that I went to
Mr. Johnson about six months
ago,,
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: You went on the 1958 project
or
he
Johnson is responsible because he wasfthetliasondofficer,
andrit was
his responsibility to keep those engineers in line,, This was the
1958 bond issue, Johnson is the only one involved in this H,H,F,,A,,
We gave him an exclusive contract,
Councilman Jett:
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa:
Councilman Jett:
Why didn't you follow through
and see that it was completed
in time?
We had a problem with the
Federal Government and they took
their time to check these out,,
Then they come back and give
us a deadline when it is their
fault?
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: Mr,, Dosh has written a very
Council
mplete
that we would ask for a time extensionobecausemweohavetaelegitimate
reason for it but we are making a big mountain out of a molehill,
Councilman Jetts Mr, Snyder says Mr. Johnson
is through with his usefulness, I think he is doing a terrific job for the City,
Councilman Snyder: It is certainly clear to
hasto
find some little thing that is wrong soahehcould writedatletterkand
pounce all over the City, Is that the kind of .a man you want working
for the City?
Councilman Jett. -
Councilman Heath:
Councilman Snyder:
It certainly is,
Make a motion to remove him and
see how far you get,
I wouldn't get very far because
you people are trying to do the
same thing,,
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RESOLUTION NO, 2684 - Continued
0 Mayor Barnes:
City Clerk, Mr, Flotten:
Page Forty -One
I have a memo I would like Mr.
Flotten to read,
This is a memo dated July 59 19639
directed to Mr, Dosh --
Councilman Towner: That is a three -page letter and
we have all read it and we have
all read Mr, Dosh's memorandum, If you want to place them bodily in
the Minutes it is all right with me but let's not waste time in
reading them,
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Snyder, and
carried, to.place in the Minutes the letter from Mr. Johnson and
the reply from Mr. Dosh and the reply from Mr, Johnson,,
"Harold L. Johnson
June 27, 1963
To: City Council
Attn: Mr. Thomas J. Dosh
Re: HHFA Storm Drain Project P-Calif 3550 Orange Avenue Drain
and P-Calif 3551 Lark Ellen Avenue Drain
Gentlemen:
We have as per request of your staff, revised our entire engineering
operation to accomodate your recent request to make the recently
announced HHFA deadlines for both the South Orange Avenue and
South Lark Ellen Drains, Although this has disrupted the sched-
ules of our other clients and increased our costs accordingly, we
are happy that we are able to accomodate you. We trust that by
our actions we will have saved you from the possibility of losing
these loans,
This is our official notice that we have completed today furnishing
to you and your staff the sets of all data, maps, etc, for the
Orange Avenue Drain as required by our agreement with you. This
has been done in advance of the deadline and we have provided more
than the minimum data and sets required by our agreement. If for
any reason there are minor changes, additions, etc. please advise
us of your requirements in advance of the July 8, 1963 Council
Meeting and we will do everything possible to furnish you with
additional data or revisions. According to your notice from HHFA
you must.file these documents prior to July 11, 1963 or face the
loss of this loan. If you should fail to make the time limit pur-
suant to the provisions of our agreement by and between the City
and the undersigned, we hereby request an extension of time on the
completion date for the preparation of the plans and profiles of
the Orange Avenue Drain as the delays were caused outside of and
beyond the control of our office.
• With regard to the South Lark Ellen Drain, in accordance with
our contract we have until January 16, 1964.to complete said work.
However, due to the notice given to you by HHFA that time limit
between HHFA and the City is July 11, 1.963, we have changed our
entire scheduling to complete this work 6 months ahead of our
contract requirements If you and your staff will check the sub-
mittal documents, plans, specifications, etc. immediately, we
will work overtime and I believe we can complete the Lark Ellen
project in time for your July 8, 1963 meeting,
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RESOLUTION NO,, 2684 - Continued
Harold Johnson letter - Continued:
"If this is not cooperating
don't know what is and we
out of this predicament,
Page Forty -Two
with the City of West Covina, we
are happy to be able to get you
/s/ Harold L. Johnson Engineering"
"To: George Aiassa
From: Thomas J. Dosh
Date: June 28, 1963
Re: Soo Lark Ellen and Orange Avenue Storm Drains
Projects SD 6320 & 6318
I am in receipt of a letter addressed to this office from Mr.
Johnson dated June 27, 1963 with reference to South Lark Ellen
and Orange Avenue HHFA Storm Drains. Inasmuch as you did not
officially receive a letter and wish information on the actual
implications of the correspondence, I wish to advise you as
follows:
"lo I have asked Mr. Johnson verbally to see if he can process
and complete both the Lark Ellen and Orange Avenue storm drains
prior to the July 8th Council meeting so that we may meet our
deadline with HHFA. In my conversation with Mr. Johnson it
appeared that there would not be much difficulty in meeting the
deadline for Orange Avenue, but Lark Ellen would require extra
.effort on both his and the City's part in order to complete the
plans and specifications properly, I advised Mr. Johnson that
it would be most desirable if he could complete it on this date
and that if it was impossible, we would so indicate to the HHFA
and request an extension of time for the Lark Ellen Drain only.
Mr. Johnson has agreed to do his utmost to complete it by this
date, for which we are most grateful,
112a I am at a loss to understand why the letter was written since
we are working diligently to accomplish the intent of the project.
As our contract agreement reads, Mr. Johnson must complete the
Orange Avenue Drain within a six month's period; therefore, I believe
our request was certainly not out of order with respect to Orange
Avenue. With respect to Lark Ellen Avenue Drain, I must humbly
admit.that both Mr. Johnson and I erred when we came to a written
agreement on the contract. Our written agreement with Mr. Johnson
states that he has twelve months to complete the Lark Ellen Drain,
which agreement was dated in early January of this year. However,
in'the same agreement, which has the HHFA agreement as an attachment
and part thereof, it is indicated that the Lark Ellen Drain must be
completed by July 11, 1963. Therefore, the two agreements, which
have been made one in our agreement with Mr. Johnson, truly are not
compatible. Both Mr,..Johnson and I overlooked this conflict in the
• agreements at the time we executed our agreement with. Mr. Johnson
and therefore, I must assume that both Mr. Johnson and the City
should do everything they can to still accomplish the intent of the
HHFA agreement. I repeat, Mr. Johnson is doing this very thing,
with our help in expediting this matter, and I fail to see the prob-
lem other,than the fact that we both made an oversight in preparing
and adopting our agreement, and we are striving to accomplish the
plans on time. We must also note that the HHFA has received copies
of Mr. Johnson's agreement and obviously did not find the conflict
either, Therefore, it can be assumed that all of the parties involved
overlooked the scheduling for Lark Ellen Avenue storm drain plans.
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RESOLUTION NO,,, 2684 m Continued
Thomas Dosh letter — Continued;
• "I further don't believe that we are in a terrible predicament
since I am convinced that the HHFA.would grant an extension of
time if it were necessary,
Since Mr. Johnson has so graciously agreed to accept this project
as A-1 priority, I have no further comment to make except that I
wish that we could keep our contract services on a technical basis,
without bringing every elected official into our engineering problems,
/s/ Thomas Jo Dosh, Public Service Director"
"Harold L. Johnson
July 5, 1963
To Mr, Thomas Jo Dosh, Public Services Director
You sent me a copy of your Memorandum dated June 28, 1963 to George
Aiassa on the subject 'South Lark Ellen and Orange Avenue Storm
Drains, Project SD 6320 and 631.8'. As there are some statement
which could be used against us to reflect on the income and pro-
fessional reputation of this organization I feel I should correct
the record. That is the purpose of this letter to you.
My letter of June 27, 1963 to the City Council was written to
• accomplish the following purposes°
a) Your 'point 210 Any time limit extension is required by mutual
consent of both parties subject to the showing of certain causes be-
yond the control. of either party, Our contract time limit of July
16, 1963 for the completion of the design of the Orange Avenue Drain
would have been exceeded if the City Council failed to complete all
City responsibilities at its regular meeting of July 8, 1.963. My
letter was addressed to the City Council to serve official notice
that my work was done and that an automatic request for'ti.me exten-
sion for the design of the Orange Avenue drain was filed with the
City Council in the event the City should not complete its work.
If the Council had neglected to take action or took improper action
of any kind it would have been impossible for them to meet again
prior to the termination date on our agreement (namely July 16, 1963),
much less HHFA termination date of July 11, 1963. My contract might_
have been subject to cancellation by any slight oversight or error
on the part of either the HHFA staff, the City of West Covina staff,
or the City Council. I was merely protecting my interests in this
matter.
b) Your 'point 210 Your quote - 'With respect to Lark Ellen Drain,
I humbly admit that both Mr. Johnson and I erred when we came to a
written agreement on the contract.' I will not assume ,any responsi-
bility as I did not err in that respect. The City prepared the con-
tract, did all the negotiations set the terms and conditions of the
• contract and presented it to me for signature. Portions of the agree-
ment were never seen prior to signature, other portions are illegible,
some conditions are most one-sided. Also, several months elapsed while
our plans lay in City Hall for checking and we pleaded with you and the
staff to check them, The only error in which I have any responsibility
is permitting you to assume some of the responsibilities of the auth-
orized representative. You indicated to me that you would be on vaca-
tion during the final and critical week of the work and I wanted to be
on record to prevent any additional slip ups.
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RESOLUTION NO, 2684 - Continued
Harold Johnson letter - Continued°
"We private engineers have to take care of our mistakes,'if and.
• when they occur and you know that we make financial adjustments
if we think that we are only -partly at fault. This is a pre're--
quisite to goodwill., proper public relations, keeping our clients
happy, maintaining a good reputation, keeping our license and
staying in business, On the other hand, a public engineer only'
suffers for his mistakes by getting a reprimand - he i.s practically
untouchable. When you charge us with error, you do us a great in-
justice and professional harm, You know this from your past'ex-
perienae in private industry and your responsible participation in
professional engineering societies. You must be quite aware when
you do this-, at this time, in this city, under these circumstances,
you are an accessory after -the -fact to unnecessary harm to me both
financially and professionally.
Lastly, for your information, our extreme efforts to correct this
oversight or error do cause great `difficulty° to this organization
in a number of ways. They area
a) Extra costs for work performance
b) Cause substantial increases in costs to other clients
whose construction and design schedules were set aside
in preference to your instructions.
c) Performing work speedily with insufficient time for
checking to insure our usual high standard of accuracy
• and quality for you. The State Division of Highways of
the Los Angeles County Flood Control District have yet
to review the plans and specifications for the Lark Ellen
Drain.
d) By placing a severe unexpected financial strain on the
working capital of this organization.
e) By possible loss of impatient clients. Considerable
overtime will have to be performed by this office to
help make these clients happy in the next 30 days.
We have to try to get back to normal operations and
to comply with their schedules and we can only do this
on an overtime basis.
We are happy that we were so fortunate to be able to perform for
you. We do not want any Distinguished Service Awards for making
the July 8, 1963 Council Meeting on both Drains. Neither, do we
want you to minimize our efforts and misplace responsibility in
our direction when you know that it places our office any myself
in further jeopardy with and subject to the whims of certain per-
sons in the City Family. PLEASE NOTICE ACCORDING TO YOUR FIGURES
THAT IN THE ONE YEAR PERIOD ALLOWED TO THE CITY BY HHFA, THE CITY
TOOK MORE THAN 7 MONTHS TO PREPARE THE CONTRACT AND LET THE PLANS
LIE UNTOUCHED FOR CHECKING PURPOSES FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS LEAVING
US 2 TO 3 MONTHS TO DO THE ACUTAL WORK„ We dial a 'Bang-up' job
for the City at less cost and in less time t an anyone else would
• have done,
We suggest that the Council meeting on July 8, 1,963 be adjourned
to July 9th and 1.0th, 1963 in case the City or HHFA should slip
up on some details which may need further Council action before
the July 11, 1963 deadline.
Also we request the privilege of reviewing and revising the Lark
Ellen plans and specifications after they have been reviewed by
the Division of Highways and Los Angeles County Flood Control Dis-
trict, My signature is affixed to these plans subject to the above
request and courtesy.
/s/ Harold L. Johnson
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Mayor Barnes-,
Page Forty -Five
Hearing no objections, we will
waive further reading of the
body of the resolution.
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Snyder, that said
resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows. -
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: None
Said resolution was given No. 2684,
RESOLUTION NO, 2685
ADOPTED
Mayor Barnes:
The City Clerk presented-,
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPRO-
VING THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED
REINFORCED CONCRETE STORM DRAIN
AND APPURTENANT WORK IN LARK ELLEN
AVENUE KNOWN AS HOUSING AND HOME
FINANCE AGENCY PROJECT NO. P-CALIF-
3551 AND CITY OF WEST COVINA PROJECT
NOo So Do 63201,
Hearing no objections, we will
waive further reading of the
body of the resolution.
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Snyder, that said
resolution be adopted, Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: None
Said resolution was given No. 2685.
RESOLUTION NO. 2686
ADOPTED
Mayor Barnes:
The City Clerk presented:
"A RESOLUTION' OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ACCEP-
TING FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY PUR-
POSES CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY HERE-
TOFORE GRANTED AND CONVEYED TO
SAID CITY" (Lots No. 19 and 28
of Tract No, 1.7706)
Hearing no objections, we will,
waive further reading of the
body of the resolution,
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RESOLUTION NO, 2686 - Continued
Page Forty -Six
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Towner, that said
resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: None
Said resolution was given Noo 2686,
RESOLUTION NO, 2687
ADOPTED
Mayor Barnes:
The City Clerk presented:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
ACCEPTING AND DEDICATING CERTAIN
REAL PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY
PURPOSES" (Padre Drive)
Hearing no objections, we will
waive further reading of the
body of the resolutiono
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Heath, that said
resolution be adopted, Motion passed on roll call as follows:
.Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: None
Said resolution was given No, 2687,
PROJECT C-121
REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER
CAMERON AVENUE EXTENSION
APPROVED
LOCATION: Proposed Cameron Avenue
from California Avenue
to Glendora Avenue,
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Towner, and
carried, to accept the report of the City Engineer on Project C-121,
PLANNING COMMISSION
GLENDORA AVENUE to HACIENDA BOULEVARD
Councilman Heath:
The Chamber says they are not
in favor of it,
Planning Director, Mr, Joseph: There was a 41% return of which
57 felt it should be Glendora
and 43 felt it should be Hacienda, It should be pointed out the
no. vote was only 23% of the total merchants who received cards
which means 77% are either in favor of it or have no opinion about it,
(Gave brief summary of the matter,)
Councilman Snyder: I think it would be harder to
change it later than now as far
as expenses to the people,
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'GLENDORA AVENUE TO HACIENDA BOULEVARD - Continued
• Councilman Towner: I am in agreement with this program
of trying to get uniformity of
street names,, It seems to me this has considerable logic to it and
since there is such a close vote on those who actually did vote that
I would like to see it changed now while we still have the opportunity,,
We could make the change over a period of a year,,
City Manager, Mr,, Aiassa: Yes,, The merchants have all their
stationery,, et cetera,,
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Snyder, that the
name of Glendora Avenue within the City limits become Hacienda
Boulevard, effective July 1, 1964 Roll call indicated the following:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Snyder
Noes: Councilman Heath, Mayor Barnes
Absent: None
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Councilman Jett:
City Attorney, Mr,, Williams:
vote without a disqualification is
if you don't disqualify yourself,,
I will abstain.
We have a section of the code
which states that an abstaining
a yes vote Your vote is yes
Councilman Jett: Then I911 vote "No". I think the
majority of the businessmen down
there who have money invested would be against this,,
RAMONA BOULEVARD to SAN BERNARDINO ROAD
CENTER STREET to SENTOUS AVENUE
ROOT AVENUE to PUENTE AVENUE
Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded by Councilman Towner, and carried,
that these matters be held over,,
REVIEW PLANNING COMMISSION So indicated by Mr,, Flotten,,
ACTION OF JUNE 192 1963
CITY ATTORNEY
ORDINANCE NO,, 806 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMEND-
ING THE BUSINESS LICENSE PROVISIONS
OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE
BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF CERTAIN
PROVISIONS RELATING TO CHARITABLE,
RELIGIOUS AND SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS"
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Snyder, and carried,
to waive further reading of the body of the ordinance,,
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Page Forty -Eight
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Heath, that said
ordinance be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: None
Said ordinance was given No. 806.
ORDINANCE N0,, 807 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED "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"
(ZC No. 261 ® Jackson)
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
to waive further reading of the body of the ordinance.
Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded by Councilman Heath, that said
ordinance be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: None
Said ordinance was given No. 807,,
ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION
The City Attorney 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"
(ZC No. 260 - Howlett)
Motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
to waive further reading of the body of the ordinance.
Motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
that said ordinance be introduced. (Councilman Heath abstained.)
ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION
The City Attorney presented:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMEND-
ING THE. DEFINITION OF BUILDING
HEIGHT AND GRADE IN THE ZONING
CHAPTER OF THE WEST COVINA
MUNICIPAL CODE"
Motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
to waive further reading of the body of the ordinance.
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ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION - Continued
Motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
that said ordinance be introduced,, (Councilman Heath voted "No",,)
RESOLUTION NO,, 2688 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
GRANTING A SIGN VARIANCE"
(V No,, 446 - Bartholemy)
Mayor Barnes:
Hearing no objections, we will
waive further reading of the
body of the resolution,,
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Snyder, that said
resolution be adopted,, Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: None
Councilman Towner:
Said resolution was given No,, 2688,,
I will abstain,,
(Councilman Snyder left the chambers at 1:50 A,,M,,)
RESOLUTION NO,, 2689
ADOPTED
City Attorney, Mr,, Williams:
The City Attorney presented:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
DECLARING THAT THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA HAS BECOME THE HEADQUARTER
CITY OF THE EAST SAN GABRIEL
VALLEY AND ADOPTING THE WORDS
"HEADQUARTER CITY° AS ITS MOTTO"
(Read resolution in full,)
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Towner, that said
resolution be adopted,, Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: Councilman Snyder
Said resolution was given No,, 2689,,
FOREST LAWN
City Attorney, Mr,, Williams: After a week or so of work, the
Brief in the Forest Lawn case
went to the printer today. You will each be given a printed copy of
it,, It has to be presented before the 17th,,
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CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS
SUBSTATION
Page Fifty
City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: I would like to be authorized to
file completion notices on the
sub station. I have a letter of approval from Neptune and Thomas.
(Read said letter.)
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
that after almost three years we accept the fire facilities at sub-
station 3 north of the freeway subject to the withholding of a $100.00
check until the wire glass is installed.
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, to authorize
the City Manager to make the monthly estimate payment No. 5 for the
amount of $28,770.24 to the contractor. Motion passed on roll call
as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: Councilman Snyder
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Heath that the
City Manager be authorized to make a payment of $32,229.34 to Adams
and Ells, Ted Walsh, and Harold Johnson for 60% of the cost for the
preliminary design and engineering for Line B. C. and D, Project
No,, 589, City of West Covina, County Storm Drain Bond Program.
Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner,
Noes: None
Absent: Councilman Snyder
SKELTON PROPERTY
MERCED AVENUE
Jett, Heath, Mayor Barnes
City Manager, Mr,,
Aiassa:
There was
a death in the family and
I didn't
know if it would be
advisable to make
a call.
On the Walnut Creek
Parkway extension, I
have a meeting on
7/10/63
with Mr. Bowker, and
if one of the
Councilmen would
like to
be present, I would appreciate
the support.
ORANGEWOOD PARK, C-124
City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: We have a little extra money from
a paving improvement. Our
original estimate was $14,000. We would like to have authorization
from the Council to spend an -additional $1,000.00 to get all this
paved in here. (Explained map.) This is around the ball diamond.
That puts a pretty good finish on Orangewood Park.
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ORANGEWOOD PARK C-124 - Continued
Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded by Councilman Heath, that the
City Manager be authorized to enter into a contract to complete the
paving of Orangewood Park as per item C-124 as outlined on July 8,
1963 by the Director of Parks and Recreation. Motion passed on
roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent:: Councilman Snyder
CITY CLERK
HEATH TERRACE
Mr, Fl.otten:
RESOLUTION NO. 2671
ADOPTED
Mayor Barnes:
By minute motion, Council pre-
viously approved Heath Place
as the name of a street in the
City. We now have a request
to change the name to Heath
Terrace,
The City Clerk presented:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA CHANGING THE NAME OF
A PORTION OF DONNA BETH AND
GLENN ALAN' AVENUES TO HEATH
TERRACE"
Hearing .no objections, we will
waive further reading of the
body of the resolution.
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, that said
resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows -
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Mayor Barnes
Noes, None
Absent: Councilman Snyder
Said resolution was given No, 2671
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ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
APPLICATIONS FOR ON -SALE
BEER LICENSE OF "THE CREST"
AND .OFF -SALE BEER AND WINE
LICENSE OF "THE AKRON"
Mr, Flotten:
Mayor Barnes:
Councilman Jett:
Councilman Heath:
Page Fifty -Two
We have an application for an
on -sale beer license for -the
Crest, 1232 West Francisquito;
change of license and off -sale
for The Akron, The Police De-
partment finds no reason to
object to either one,
What is the pleasure of the
Council?
No comment.
No Comment.
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and car-
ried, to receive the report of the Chief of Police concerning the
alcoholic beverage licenses for The Crest and The Akron and that
we take no action.
PROPOSED WESTERLY ANNEXATION
DISTRICT NO. 44 TO THE CITY
OF COVINA
Councilman Towner:
Mr, Flotten:
That annexation doesn't take
in the street. It seems to
me if they are going to annex
they should take in the street
and take care of that.
Their boundary line runs
along the north line of
Badillo. It is in the
County.
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COVINA'S PROPOSED ANNEXATION DISTRICT NO, 44 - Continued
Mayor Barnes: If we ever annex that we will
have to take the street,
Councilman, Heath: I think we should protest and
tell them they have to take half
the street,
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
that a letter of protest be filed with the City of Covina stating that
we protest to this annexation on the basis that the annexation should
include to the middle of Badillo Street,
CITY TREASURER'S REPORT
None,
CENTER STREET
Mayor Barnes:
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa:
NEW FIRE STATION
Where are we with Center Street
at the present time?
We had a meeting with Mr. Schlanger
and they are filing through with
their court proceedings,
Mayor Barnes: I would like to ask the Council
how they feel about the resolution
for the dedication on the 27th, When we dedicated the new fire
station at Azusa there was a resolution prepared for dedication. I
think this would be very nice especially in that it is dedicated in
honor of Chief Hardin.
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
that a resolution be prepared concerning the dedication of the fire
station,
H,H,F,A,
Mayor Barnes:
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa:
WATER PROBLEM
Do we have to adjourn for this
H,H,F,A, project of .storm drains?
Adjourn it to tomorrow night,
at 8:00 P.M.
Councilman Heath: I noticed in the Minutes of the
meeting I was absent where the
Council authorized the City Attorney to proceed with the procuring of
the services of the Tax Realty Board for the determination of the
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WATER QUESTION - Continued
assessed valuation of the City of West Covina for the sum 'of $1,500000
for the purpose of Annexation to the Metropolitan Water District. It
• was my feeling and recommendation that this $1,500.00 would not be the
expense of the City but the expense of the water district because they
are the ones who are running the entire annexation and it is not the
City's expense; it's the water district's expense. This authorization
was given and I don't know how far we have gone with it but I would
recommend that this authorization, if possible, be rescinded and leave
it up to the district we join to foot the bill for this assessed
valuation,
Councilman Jett:
I understood this was in
accordance with your wishes.
Councilman Heath:
It was never my recommendation
to spend $1,500,00,
Councilman Jett:
Is there any reason why we
shouldn't go ahead?
Councilman Heath:
I think it should be up to the
district and it should not
come out of the City funds.
Mayor Barnes:
Mr, Williams said it wouldn't
.which we have done.
make
hurt to hold it up
I talked to him last week, I thinkuwe�shoul.day
up our'rainds as
to whether or not to spend this
assessment or do we
Williams if
money to do the
go to the district and ask them. I asked Mr.
this had
it had not. He said
ever been done before and his opinion was that
than
a City wishing to join a district always
had paid this expense of
case in Ventura, If
assessment, and he referred to a certain
yoiA feel we should
and see what results
agreeable,
.hold this for the time being
we get from the State Water Resources, I am
but I think in my own mind we should proceed with it because
if we don't do this
I feel it might put us in jeopardy with MWD,
Councilman Heath:
I would like to ask Mr. Towner if
he contacted his relative in Sacra-
mento concerning the water problem,
Councilman Towner:
I gave
g you a memo of the information
I obtained and I don't know anything
further than that.
Mayor Barnes:
We were waiting for your phone
call„ We wanted you to take a plane
at the City's expense and see your
relative with the State Water Re-
sources.
Towner:
•Councilman
I didn't understand that, If you
to do so but,; I think
the information still want me to call, I'll be glad
Valentine.
y t is in the memo from Mr,
Mayor Barnes:
Do you think it would be of any
value to call your cousin to find
out if this is the procedure we take?
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Councilman Heath:
Page .Fifty -Five
I don't know if Mr,, Towner's
relative could give us any more
information than Mr,, Valentine did,,
Mayor Barnes: But he could tell us what kind of
a chance we have,,
Councilman Towner: I think we have a good chance,, I
think probably Mr. Valentine can
tell us everything that Towner could tell us but if we get into legal
problems where we are arranging contracts or something, then.he might
be of some help,,
Councilman Heath: If we are going to proceed along
this State line, do we still
want to spend this money for a survey?
Councilman Towner:
Councilman Jett:
Councilman Heath:
Mayor Barnes:
DEMANDS
If Mr,, Williams says you can
hold it up and see, I would
follow Mr. Heath's recommendation,,
I would, too,,
We will hold it for another week
and bring it up then,,
When you call Mr. Williams, tell
him that we are holding this up,,
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Jett, to approve
demands totalling $107,999.18 as listed on demand sheets B132, C316:
through C318,, This total includes fund transfers of $1,350.81 and
bank transfers of $37,878,,74,, Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner,
Noes: None
Absent: Councilman Snyder
SIGN ORDINANCE
Jett, Heath, Mayor Barnes
Councilman Heath: It has been pointed out,,I believe,
by Mr. Garvey that there have been
a ridiculous number of sign variances granted in a year which led us
to believe that our sign ordinance needs revision,, We have authorized
the Planning Commission to revise or review the sign ordinance,, We have
a man over here along the freeway who not knowingly put a sign on the
side of his building,, He has been told to take it off,, It is over
sized and not within the limits of the sign ordinance at the present
time,, Do we prosecute at this time or do we wait until the sign
ordinance is reviewed before we make him move the sign?
Mayor Barnes: Don't they know that they can't
do it?
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SIaN ORDINANCE Continued
Councilman Towners Perhans sometimes the businessman
doesn't know it but the sign
companies certainly do,,
Councilman Heath: Do we prosecute now and make him
paint the sign over, or what?
Councilman Jett: I am for letting him keep his
sign there until we get our sign
ordinance
Mayor Barnes: We referred it to the Planning
Commission and they have now
referred this sign ordinance to the Chamber of Commerce for study in
a committee,
Councilman Jett: I was appointed Chairman to
investigate the sign ordinance
for the Chamber of Commerce about three or four years ago,, You
haven't got a ghost of a chance of getting a change in the sign
ordinance with Wayne Bently on that committee, Wayne Bently worked
with Mr,, Joseph in setting up the sign ordinance. Jo Co Penney has
one little sign they have on all their stores and it is the same size
• everywhere, Bently doesn't like signs but he goes for all the..other
kinds of advertising,, When I was appointed Chairman he requested to
be put on the committee along with me. We met with Mr,, Joseph,,
Councilman Heath: Back to my original question
about the man with the sign,,
Councilman Towner: You have an ordinance on the books
and it is a misdemeanor to violate
it, I guess you can look the other way but I don't think you should
take official action on it,,
Councilman Jett: I think if we ever went to court
I think they would beat us because
it is an unfair ordinance,, The ordinance is not a workable ordinance
because'it is so highly restrictive
Councilman Heath: We would say unofficially that
on this sign of the Farmers'
Insurance we hold off until the sign ordinance comes up for revision,
Councilman Jett- I would say yes, speaking for
myself,,
Mayor Barnes: 1:rwouYd'n6t'.waht tooNct'iat)this time
unt lnWetkot bftTiopiniono, (-,
Councilman Towner: I think you had better check
with the City Attorney,,
City Manager, Mr,, Aiassa: I'll check it out,,
Councilman Towner: I would like to be recorded myself.
as merely referring it to the
City Attorney, I don't think you'can officially state you're not
going to enforce. the law,,
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& Councilman Heath.- No,,
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There being no further business, Motion by Councilman Heath,, seconded
by Councilman Jett and carried., that this meeting be adjourned to
Tuesday, July 9, 1463 at 8:00..P,Mo The meeting was adjourned at 2:25 A.M.
ATTEST.-
CITY CLERK
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APPROVED&�
MAYOR.
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