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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA
April 6, 1964
The adjourned regular meeting of the City Council was called to order
by'Mayor Barnes at 8-05 P.M. in.the West Covina City Hall. Councilman
Heath led the Pledge of Allegiance. Councilman Jett gave the invocation.
ROLT. rAT,T.
Present, Mayor Barnes, Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder
Chairman Renwick, Commissioners Gleckman, McCann, Fast
Travis
Others Present: Mr. George Aiassa, City Manager
Mr. Robert Flotten, City Clerk & Administrative Assistant
Mr. John Q. Adams, Public Services Director
Mr, Gerald Klein, Engineering Department
Mr. Harold Joseph, Planning Director
Absent, Mr. Harry Co Williams, City Attorney
CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS
GLENDORA AVENUE REPORT
DMJM - report
Project MP 6432
Councilman Snyder-. I have a question on the matter
of procedure. Since this report
will probably result in changes in the General Plan, shouldn't this first
be presented to the Planning Commission and they hold hearings and then
come to the Council? Why are we doing it this way?
Mayor Barnes:
I talked to Mr. Aiassa about it
and he asked that Mr. Byron Barnes
be allowed to speak thiseveningand that the Planning Commission be
invited to listen to the presentation, I believe the deadline date has
passed for presentation of_their report.
Councilman Snyder- To effectively make a good change
in the General Plan, Mr-. Barnes
is only presenting
nting his opinion from his viewpoint. It should be pre-
sented through the Planning Commission and modified both by public
hearing and the Planning Commission before it is brought to the Council.
Councilman Jett: I think our contract calls for
this report to be back to the
City Council on the 30th; however, theywereunable to get it back by
that time. I don't recall the motion stating that this was to be
referred to the Planning Commission for a report. I understand this
is only to be a presentation tonight but no action is to be taken.
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GLENDORA AVENUE REPORT (DMJM) - Continued
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Mayor Barnes- We may want to refer it to the
Planning Commission,, I would
like more time to study this report myself.
Mr,, Byron E,, Barnes The report is based on an
Director of Planning extensive economic analysis of
DMJM the general market area of
West Covina and a precise
analysis of the market potential for Glendora Avenue, particularly
that portion of Glendora Avenue extending from the Wash to south of
the La Puente City Limits, a linear distance of something over a mile
and a half- Our analysis of land uses, the factor of influence that
one use has on another, the uses of the existing residential on the
nearby vacant land, commercial on other properties, delineated for
us a study area of approximately one mile in widtho The results of
our economic analysis, our physical analysis of land use quality and
analysis of the relative value of the condition of the structures,
buildings and uses along Glendora, our analysis of the traffic cir-
culation and projections of these economics, planning and traffic
into the future has resulted in a series of conclusions,,
For example, our analysis of
the economic potential for office buildings and construction in the
West Covina area indicates that within the next five years there is
• a potential for approximately 100,000 square feet of office space,,
Our analysis indicates that'Glendora Avenue can capture approximately
40% of this market or approximately 409000 square feet,,
For residential development,
the market for multiple residential in the West Covina area indicates
that there is a market for approximately 2,500 multiple family units
in the next five years,, With the provisions of land use control,
traffic ways improvement as recommended in our report, the Glendora
Avenue area can capture approximately 500 or 20% of this market.
The potential uses for strip
commercial, service commercial, are considerable along Glendora
Avenue,, We cannot justify a market for convenience shopping along
Glendora Avenue to a greater extent than the potential expansion in
and around the existing convenience shopping center identified by the
Von's Market,, We find that Glendora .is a major artery to and from
the downtown area of West Covina from the south; that as such it is
and could become more of a prestige avenue of a desirable higher
economic demand approach to the downtown area and to West Covina
itself,,
The need for the standards,
controls and community improvements to maintain and improve the
prestige quality of Glendora Avenue is there,, There is approximately
65 acres of vacant land within the area studied,, There is a market
that can be developed for about 35 of these acres in the next five
• years,, The remaining acreage it is desired that it be maintained at
a recommended zone to make it available for development after that
five-year period for a number of reasons, one of which is as the City
of West Covina continues to mature there is an increase market for
additional institutional uses, churches, social facilities, and the
like,, Some of these uses are appropriate on Glendora Avenue and would
contribute to its status, its dignity and assist to maintain this
prestige quality and element,,
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GLENDORA AVENUE REPORT (DMJM) ® Continued
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The additional development of
convenience shopping in the area can be adequately satisfied within
the Von's Shopping Center area that is capable of considerable
expansion, about half again more than the amount of square footage
presently existing,
There is a considerable amount
of Rml fronting along Glendora Avenue, The R-1 near the La Puente
City Limits is healthy and we recommend that it remain, The portion
of R®1 that is presently existing in this area (indicating) is
fronting Glendora, the depth of the lots, the condition of the
structures is such that we recommend its gradual change to a R®2
zone or a more intensive residential development, There are a number
of changes in land use that we are recommending and I would like to
indicate some of these street and traffic recommendations beginning
here at the southern end of Glendora near the La Puente boundary
where Merced is presently being improved across Glendora with Truman
Place presently coming in and cutting back at rather an awkward
circulation angle into Glendora, We recommend that this short stretch
of Truman Place be abandoned and that Truman Place be turned to
intercept Merced at about this median island,
be extended also
•number of cross
have the traffic
Quite important in our recom-
mendations is the extension of St, Malo Street to extend from its
present dedicated stub and that a new street be constructed adjacent
to the shopping center through these vacant lands to the west of
the shopping center to California, The improved streets will open
this vacant land to a desirable use of multiple residential that would
support and compliment the other multiple residential presently
existing and the increased service that multiple in proximity to a
shopping center would receive. The extension of a new street inter-
cepting Glendora would open up the market area of residences in this
area west of California as convenient patrons of such a shopping
center to the extent they would not have to effect a very circuitous
route to reach their daily shopping,
We recommend Sandyhook Street
to intercept Merced for purposes of eliminating the
streets that are otherwise needed along Glendora to
feed into Merced giving a more valuable frontage,
Our recommendations of streets
would retain the improvements made on the cul-de-sacs presently
stubbed off9 that they not be cut through, They provide a controlled
neighborhood without inviting a great deal of through traffic and
create a desirable neighborhood,
We recommend that the improve-
ments on Service Avenue and along the entire strip of Glendora be
improved with a median strip, The median strip would be central to
a cross section width of 110 feet of right of way necessary to
accomodate six full moving lanes of traffic and the six full moving
lanes of traffic are most necessary to accomodate the daily traffic
count which we can project with quite a deal of surity on the market
for the surrounding area,
The signalization should be
synchronized along Glendora as recommended on our plan and shown by
these large dots on the map, We have the additional recommendation
of traffic facilities of a signal between the new Towne House
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GLENDORA AVENUE REPORT '(DMJM) m Continued
development and the Catholic school located across Glendora where the
traffic access can be unified with the residential on one side and
the institutional on the other to provide a more accessible and more
easily travelled and used cross through the median strip,
The uses proposed on Glendora
are shown R®1 near La Puente, multiple on both sides of Merced where
it intersects into Glendora, the continuation of the development of
the convenience shopping center here at Von°s, and the development
of offices within the existing zone across the street, We are recom-
mending that multiple residential be developed to surround the
convenience shopping (Von°s) with a Rm2 zone as a transition between
this multiple residential and the R®1 which would be continued along
California, The development shown north of the shopping center is
for office development as presently proposed and_a recommendation for
a new combined zone of several large parcels presently vacant, a
planned development zone. A planned development zone would provide
and recommend that the development here should be reviewed with the
Planning Commission, that it would allow for residential and office
and some commercial provided that the manner of development and
the intensity of development was consistent with the economic potential
for the area and consistent with good development standards, It would
allow for greater flexibility of use and we would recommend an
incentive be added to the development of these larger parcels wherein
• the parcels are developed consistent with good development practices,
an incentive of allowing the density or intensity of dwelling units
to be increased within very definite recommended standards from the
standard R-3.
On the recommended zoning map
recommended at Vincent just south of Glendora is a zone of planned
development, A planned development zone uniting several individual
parcels and is recommended they be developed not all at one time or all
at one use but in relationship one to the other so that one group of
buildings is planned and developed with the knowledge of what the
future buildings or development will be on the adjacent parcels,
With such a fore knowledge greater latitude and flexibility can be
allowed in the development of these parcels, Without the flexibility
we would recommend that this large parcel be developed for R®4.
The present zone on the next
property of multiple residential, we would recommend that this large
parcel also be planned development, zoned allowing for its planned
development in combination with the institution immediately adjacent
with recognition of what is being proposed and being developed on the
opposite corner, planned development with the standards we are recom-
mending in our report would allow the combination of multiple residential
and professional office provided they were reviewed and found to be
in harmony with themselves and with the adjacent development. Other-
wise, we would recommend that the development on this very large
,,parcel of approximately 10 acres be developed as R-3,
An additional recommendation
in zoning is an amendment to the present R®2 zone, The present R-2
zone allows 10 units per acre, The R®2 zone as recommended to be
modified in certain locations, we would recommend that the density
be increased, that up to perhaps 17 units per minimum lot size is
compatable with the thoroughfare, is compatable with its location and
the adjacent uses; certainly it is compatable with the, existing
market that we can determine, Such an addition or amendment to Rm2
is not recommended to the City on all R®2,
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GLENDORA AVENUE REPORT (DMJM) Continued.
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We make these recommendations
following a review of the full zoning ordinance, following a review
of what we feel is compatible and recommended for Glendora, following
a review of the standards which we have recognized are being followed
in the City but not with the opportunity to reTiew the effect of these
standards throughout the City and not with review to these zonings
being recommended throughout the City, only where we are able to show
them in this rather contained area.
The recommendations on zoning
for commercial is retain the commercial and professional as:existing
on the east side of Glendora opposite the shopping center, make
additional recommendations for commercial through to just beyond
Merced as being desirable, as being in demand for this type of use
and not incompatable at all for the service they could perform and
provide to the area.
The parcels are identified one
by one in the report and each
parcel is identified and examined and
the market potential for the
entire area is related to each of the
parcels that are vacant. The
planned development is recommended as
a zone for your consideration
and recommended for all of the larger
parcels and are indicated on
our recommended zoning plan and a more
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full review of the manner of
implementing such zoning and continuing
and adopting such zoning is given
in our limitation section.
SThis
touches on the major„area
of coverage in our report. I,
would like to introduce to you the
two gentlemen most intimately
involved with all aspects of the detail,
Mr. Ken Norwood, Project Planner
and Mr. James Kubelbeck, Staff
Economist for D.M.J.M., both
of whom have done a very creditable job.
We would be pleased to answer
any questions you might have and we are
at your service and disposal.
Councilman Snyder-. In your determination of
` projected increase of density,
was this study made just in relation to Glendora or the entire City
and the Valley?
Mr,, Byron E. Barnes.- The increase in multiple was
made for the entire East
San Gabriel Valley,,
Councilman Snyder-, In increasing this density
did you relate this to the
General Plan in whether we are able to service this increased density
with parks, schools, and those other functions of a City?
Mr. Byron E. Barnes-. The plan was done as a proposed
amendment to the General Plan.
•We reviewed and analyzed this very thoroughly prior to our making any
analysis or recommendations. We did not recommend any additional
parks within the limits of the study area between the La Puente City
limits north to the Wash.
Councilman Snyder-. The recommendations here for.
both commercial and multiple
family you said you have related to the General Plan; however, does
this relate to possible increases in density in other sections of the
City?
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'GLENDORA AVENUE REPORT (DMJM) - Continued
Mr, Byron E. Barnes: The projected population for
West Covina within the next
six years will be approximately 75$000, This population given the
types of residential areas that are available, the increase in multiple
apartment development within the City will further develop.
Councilman Snyder: In your recommendation for
40,000 square feet of office
space$ did this take into consideration that there is at present five
high-rise office buildings planned in the City of West Covina?
Mr, James Kubelbeck: Yes, it does. The projections
as they were stated in here are
those that are in addition to what is planned currently in the City.
Councilman Heath: I think this is a fine report
and you gentlemen have done
an excellent job on it, A point of clarification on one of the
questions asked by Dr. Snyder. I understood you to make the statement
that there is a need for 2,500 more multiple residential units. Does
this mean within the boundaries of West Covina or does it mean in
the east end of the Valley or within this general location or what?
Mr, James Kubelbeck: It is difficult to talk in
terms of a political city
as an economic entity but when you are talking about 2,500 units
•this would be in general the area immediately adjacent to or within
the confines of the City of West Covina and assuming that Pomona,
Covina, Azusa, Glendora, et cetera, that these areas would be more --
well, this would be 2$500 apartments spread among the areas of the
City that have apartments and 20% of this demand could be conceivably
sustainable along Glendora Avenue,
Councilman Heath: You stated in the beginning
that you considered Glendora
as a main artery and it is not classified as Route 39. In the very
near future Azusa Avenue will be cut through and the designation of
Route 39 will be moved to that location. Have you taken this into
consideration when you made this study that there is a possibility
that the traffic count may be less due to the opening of Azusa Avenue?
Mr. Byron E. Barnes: We took into account the pro-
posed development of Route 39
and evaluated what the effect would be on Glendora, the effect on
the traffic on Glendora. The traffic count will diminish for a time
and then climb back up and exceed those days and our -projections
are based on taking this into account.
Councilman Towner: One of the things we should
recognize is that the suggestions
and the full benefits of the study as accepted by the City will
•materially effect the General Plan and perhaps put a new look on many
aspects of our physical development in the City. I think these people
have come up with some very interesting and in fact exciting ideas
which may be applicable in other parts of the City. I haven't yet
read the study to fully comment on it or relish.it or digest it. It
is a very thorough report and it will take considerable time to do it,
I am very pleased with it.
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GLENDORA AVENUE REPORT (DMJM) - Continued
Mayor Barnes: I also think -the study is very
good, On Truman Place, you snow
the traffic flow turning into Merced, Do you see any traffic. problem
at that point where traffic is coming into a street that is making
a curve?
Mr, Byron E. Barnes: I do not see a traffic problem
there of any consequence. We
have certainly taken this specific recommendation which was made by
our Traffic Engineers through out other traffic engineering section.
It is a more desirable turning radius and traffic radius on the street
as proposed, The problem with.it is achieving it, recognizing the
fact that these R-1 units are here, The difficulty is while this
property is presently vacant, there is a substantial house at this
point, a house in good repair, a handsome house, quite old,. which is
of no quality judgment at all, just a statement, Provided it were
desirable for that house to be used or the property to be used for
some other use in the future, this has to be worked out over a period
of time and we recommend that the street be closed because the
addition of this parcel would make this a much more valuable piece of
property, It would better provide and have space and room to provide
better development for the proposed use, be it professional, multiple
residential, whatever. This cannot be achieved for some time, It
does pose a problem in effectuation, not a problem of traffic cir-
•culation,
Mayor Barnes: You did recommend some additional
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R-2, We have a problem at present
with people in the R-1 being unable to get out on the street with
this terrific amount of traffic. I would wonder why you recommended
R-2 for this area when it would more than double this type of hazard
on Glendora Avenue,
Mr, Byron E, Barnes: We only recommended R-2 where
it has an alley backing it and
we recommend the traffic access be from the alley,
Mayor Barnes:
Thank you very much for pre-
senting your study,
Mr, Byron E, Barnes: I want to thank the staff and
the people in West Covina we
had an opportunity to work with, We received every consideration
and assistance in securing the materials we needed to do the study with,
Councilman Heath:
You have Planning Commissioners
here who might have questions
they would like to ask,
councilman Snyder: The correct way to amend the
General Plan is for this study
o be presented again to the Planning Commission in public hearings
here the people also have a right to speak on this plan and the Planning
Commission can hear all this and either accept it as is or make
modifications as they see fit in relation to the whole General Plan,
This is not the normal procedure for amending the General Plan,
Mayor Barnes: We are not trying to amend the
General Plan, We are hearing
the report,
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GLENDORA AVENUE REPORT (DMJM) - Continued
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Councilman Snyder: I would suggest these men be
paid to come back at the
public hearing where they can be asked questions not only by the
Planning Commission but by the'public,
Mayor Barnes: At this time I would like to
see if any Commissioners would
like to ask questions,
Chairman Renwick: I just ran a quick poll across
here and basically we would
like to express our appreciation for being invited to listen to the
presentation tonight but we would like more time to digest what is
actually in here and then present our questions at this time because
we don't feel we are prepared to ask questions at this moment.
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried,
that this proposal from the Daniel, Mann, Johnson, Mendenhall be
transmitted to the Planning Commission and that they forthwith make
arrangements to hold hearings on the proposed amendment to the General
Plan in consideration of these proposals.
Mayor Barnes: Do you have a fee that you can
• mention at this time?
.Mr, Byron E, Barnes: As per our agreement our
standard billing rate is on
an hourly rate and for the particular professionals involved it is
$125.00 per day per man,
Mayor Barnes:
Thank you very much,
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: According to D,M,J,M,'s contract
with the City we were supposed
to pay them $20250 as part of this payment with the submission of
their report and on completion they were to be paid the additional
$20500,00,
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Couhcilman Towner, to direct
the Finance Officer to pay the $29250.00 to Daniel, Mann, Johnson and
Mendenhall and after the meeting with the Planning Commission pay
them the next $29500,00, Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstained: Councilman Jett
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UTURE PARK SITE (STORM DRAIN PROJECT •FC 150)
Hollenbeck and Cameron
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa:
Cameron, You directed me to
determining the value of this
one for the storm drain right
$39000 and they also quoted
We have a cost estimate for an apprai-
sal -of the park on Hollenbeck and
obtain a quote for the services on
property. They submitted proposals
of way which ranges from $1,500 to
on the park, They will give us both
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FUTURE PARK SITE (STORM DRAIN PROJECT C-150) - Continued
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appraisals for a price ranging from $3,500 to $4,500 if the appraisals
are done concurrently. In other words, he will do the easement
appraisal and appraise the property for the actual -value of the property
if we want to acquire it for park purposes.: This is the bid from
Harrison Baker. I.haven't asked any of. the other appraisers to bid.
Councilman Heath:
Councilman Jett:
problems. This is truly a big project.
I think the bid is too high.
I would like to ask for another
bid.
I think one of the big problems
there is our flood control
Councilman Snyder: That is why his costs are
high because it involves
engineering reports.
Councilman Heath: I will withdraw my statement. -
I forgot this was seven acres.
In reconsideration, I will withdraw my comment.
Councilman Towner:
It seems to me considering
the nature of the problem
iinvolved that this probably is a realistic sum.
• Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, that we
engage Harrison Baker to make an appraisal of the approximate
seven acres at the corner of Hollenbeck and Cameron as outlined in
his letter of offer dated April 6, 1964.
Councilman Snyder:
Councilman Heath:
Your motion includes the ease-
ments that go along with that?
Yes, as outlined.
Action on Councilman Heath's motion: Motion carried.
ACQUISITION OF NEW FIRE STATION NO. 2
Project LA 6413
City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: We do have a firm appraisal
for City Project L.A. 6413
for the relocation of Fire Station No. 2 on the east side of Barranca
Street. (Read report re this matter.)
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Snyder, and carried,
that the City Manager be authorized to meet with the property owner
and consult with him on the basis of making him an offer of this pro-
posal.
City Manager, Mr. Aiassa:
I have a payment due to Harrison
Baker for $850.00 for this appraisal.
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ACQUISITION OF NEW FIRE STATION NO, 2 - Continued
Motion by
Baker be
regarding
follows:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
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Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, that Harrison
paid in the amount of $850.00 for their appraisal
the new Fire Statiob No, 2, Motion passed on roll call as
Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
None
None
ROBBINS PROPERTY
FINAL PROPOSAL
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: You have all received a re-
evaluation on the part of
Harrison Baker, The City Attorney stated that the only person
who could make a valid reappraisal would be Harrison Baker
because they made the original appraisal. It was made back in October
of 1963 and it was felt after our moving into our office that he
would like to look at more recent sales,, Under no circumstances
does he feel there are severance damages. He has come up with an
offer of $11,000.00.
. Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded b
that the City Manager be authorized to
• writing submit this alternate proposal
MARSHALL PROPERTY-JACKSON PROPERTY
Project C-191
y
Councilman Jett, and carried,
meet with Mr. Robbins or in
to them,,
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: We are proceeding according to
schedule. Tonight we are
going to have a proposal for the street plans and I think Mr, Klein
has this map on the wall relating to this, (Read report re this
matter,)
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
to accept the plans and specifications on the Marshall and Jackson
property and authorize the City Engineer to call for bids,
RESOLUTION N0, 2894
ADOPTED
The City Manager presented:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA REQUESTING THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS OF LOS ANGELES
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TO PERMIT
THE USE OF CERTAIN GASOLINE
TAX MONEY ALLOCATED AS COUNTY
AID TOWARDS THE IMPROVEMENT OF
AZUSA AVENUE FROM GARVEY AVENUE
TO GREENVILLE DRIVE BY THE
CONSTRUCTION OF ASPHALTIC
PAVEMENT ON AN AGGREGATE BASE
AND APPURTENANT WORK"
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RESOLUTION NO, 2894 - Continued
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Mayor Barnes: Hearing no objections, we will
waive further reading of -the
body of the resolution,,
Motion by Councilman Jett, 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, 2894,
UNCURBED AND UNGUTTERED PARCELS
Special District
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: We have a map on the wall and
you have a resume of what we
propose to do, I have a report directed to me and the City Council
from R, E, Pontow, City Engineer dated April 6, 1.964 re this matter
that I would like spread in the Minutes:
"At the time the Council
last considered the uncurbed and unguttered areas in the
. City of West Covina, it was indicated to the staff that a
pilot area or project should be created with an approximate
cost of $100,000,00, The staff was to resubmit its recom-
mendation to the Council once the limits of the pilot
project had been determined. Previously the Council had
indicated to the staff that the primary purpose of creating
street improvement districts was to eliminate traffic
bottlenecks into, out of and through the City of West Covina,
With the above in mind, we have chosen portions of five (5)
streets in the City of West Covina which, in our opinion, are
in dire need of street improvements to accomplish the purpose
of this program, The street names and approximate costs are
as follows:
Const,
"Name Cost R/W Cost Total
"1, Glendora Avenue
West side, Service
Ave, northerly $ 69192.00 $212500000 $ 279692,00
"2, Francisquito Ave,
North side, Sunset
•, to Broadmoor 89913,,00 89053,00 169966,00
"3, Azusa Avenue
West Side, Cameron
to Fleetwell 99504,00 13..9.200,00 229704,,00
"4, Cameron Avenue
South side, Lark Ellen
to Azusa 270456,,00 269400,00 539856.00
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UNCURBED AND UNGUTTERED PARCELS - Continued
Const,
"Name Cost R/W Cost Total
"5, Sunset Avenue
West side, Workman
to Rowland 242480.00 209400,00 44,1880,00
Total $1662908,00
"All of the above parcels
require right of way acquisition before street improvements
can be installed, The figures used in determining right of
way costs are engineering estimates only and should not be
considered as appraisals,
"The total right of way and
construction,cost is greater than the Council had indicated
because it is anticipated that some right of way will be obtianed
without the.District having to pay for it and perhaps some
property owners will choose.to dedicate to the City the
necessary right of way and construct the improvements rather
than have this work be involved in an assessment district of
some type,
• ".The Council also indicated
a desire to participate in certain paving costs if property
• owners would dedicate necessary right of way free of charge
and participate in certain improvements. Because of the large
amounts of money being discussed in projects such as this and
the limited City funds available for this work, if the City
Council desires to participate, we would recommend the
following procedure;
"1. Major highways (1.00 feet of right of way)
.City to participate to the extent of constructing or
reconstructing the center 48 feet of pavement,
112, Secondary highways (80 feet of right of way)
City to participate to the extent of constructor
reconstructing the center 24 feet of pavement,
"If the City Council is
basically in agreement with what has.been recommended in
this report, we would suggest the following procedure be
adopted:
"l, The City Council approve the proposed Improvement
District,
"2, The City Council authorize the staff to poll all affected
property owners in an attempt to obtain right of way and
necessary improvements,
"3. Establish two separate projects, the first to include
those parcels where it is necessary to condemn the right
of way; the second to include those parcels where no
right of way is required. If some of the above property owners
do decide to dedicate right of way, it may be necessary
for the pilot district to be either a district requiring
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UNCURBED AND UNGUTTERED PARCELS - Continued.
the condemning of right of way or one in which right of
way is available, all depending upon the manner in which
the public accepts this program.
"4. Create either a 1911 Act or 1913 Act (whichever is recom-
mmended for this particular type of project by the City
Attorney) for this work.
"5. Authorize the City Engineer to prepare construction
drawings and specifications, other legal documents and
legally establish the assessment district.
"Recommendation°
"It is the recommendation
of the Engineering Department that the City Council approve
and accept this report and authorize the City Engineer to
proceed.
"If the City Council approves
this report it is requested that the indication be given to
the staff as to whether they wish to observe this pilot project
in an attempt to determine the feasibility of this type of
project or whether the staff is to proceed with additional
• projects."
Councilman Snyder: If you set up a district like
this and some of the property
owners dedicate right of way and you have to condemn others, how do
you make this fair?
Mr. Klein: Those who do not wish to
dedicate will be in a different
project.
Councilman Snyder: Under the 1911 Act is the right
of way created against their
assessment or how is it handled there?
Mr. Kleine The right of way acquisition
is all chargeable to the district
and the assessment is recharged to the property owner.
Councilman Snyder; In establishing your priority
for this first district, I
have had a lot of questions especially recently about Citrus Avenue
from the freeway to Cortez. Was this considered in this district or
,are you waiting to put the storm drain in first?
Mr. Klein; We originally put in eight or
ten streets and Citrus was
included. The reason we didn't suggest Citrus at this time was
because of the proposed storm drain.
Mayor Barnes; How about Barranca on the
east side?
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Mr, Klein; It is really quite critical-.
Barranca is a little different
in that we would have to get together with the County because the
intersection of Cortez and Barranca is within the County; Especially
with South Hills High School this is a high priority street,
Councilman Snyder: It is also obvious that many of
these are going to sit for years
unless we start projects like this.
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Snyder, to accept
the report of the City Engineer concerning the uncurbed and unguttered
progress report dated April 6, 1964 and instruct the staff.to proceed
with this proposal as a pilot project and attempt to determine the
feasibility of this type of project for future City projects,
Councilman Towner: Apparently the staff is
interested in knowing whether
you want this pilot project carried through to completion before they
begin any work on any similar projects, I am not so sure we want to
delay other projects until this one is carried out unless we have
some idea as to how long it will be,
Councilman Snyder; It wasn't my intent that we
• would delay others,
Mayor Barnes: I would like to see the Engineer-
ing Department go ahead with
other projects that we know are very deficient and that we know
should be done possibly following this,
Councilman Snyder; I thought you were going to go
ahead with a group of districts
like this, that this was merely to be the first one,
Mayor Barnes; I think it might help if we
had a larger district because
the price might be more reasonable for everybody,
Councilman Heath: The reason for the motion is
here we have the plans for a
pilot project which is ready to go and I would like to see them
continue, I don't think we should use the same type of project on
these additional pieces of land until we see how this works out, This
does not state that we don't want the staff to go ahead with the
plans and specifications. The only thing I am saying is that the
formation of a 1911 Act, the discussion of condemnation or no con-
demnation, et cetera, is what we should try out on this pilot plan.
In the meantime if they want to keep on drawing plans and specifications
for these other projects I have no objection to that,
Councilman Snyder: I think they should be directed
to if they haven't already been,
Action on Councilman Heath's motion: Motion carried,
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CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS - Continued
JAMES MON.TGOMERY PROPOSAL
Water Rates
Mr. Aiassa: It appears by another project
that they are doing under
their own company that this Azusa Water Company rate will not be
feasible for them to come forth and make analysis on this proposed
rate increase. You might authorize the City Manager to contact Leeds,
Hill and Jewett and let them make an offer to do this study of this
increase because Montgomery can't do it. We know what limitation this
will incur and the price won't be any higher than it would be from
James Montgomery.
Councilman Jett:
Would this also include the
request by Suburban?
Mr. Aiassa: They are not involved With this.
There is another letter coming
on Suburban's:proposal from James Montgomery. This is the one they
have an ethical conflict with serving to agencies.
Councilman Heath: I expect in the very near
future that we are going to
be confronted in mass by a number of water companies for an increase
in hydrant rental and they are going to do it as a mass movement so
in this motion I would like to include this provision.
• Move that the City Manager
•be instructed to contact James Montgomery and request that he work
with Leeds, Hill and Jewett to gather whatever information necessary
for a study of water rates in the general area to be used in the
public hearing on the request for increased rates and at the same
time that a report be furnished us stating the rental hydrant rates
of all the water companies in the area.
Councilman Snyder:
Mr. Aiassa:'
Councilman Snyder:
Councilman Towner:
Mr. Aiassa:
Water companines pay no
franchise, is that correct?
They do but they are long term
with no rate increase and low
rates.
I will second the motion.
I understood Montgomery was
not available to work in
connection with this report.
He (James Montgomery) couldn't
make the report because of con-
flict.
Councilman Towner: The information that would
come from Montgomery to share
with Leeds firm and this is information we already have in our
booklets and pamphlets?
Mr. Aiassa: Yes, except Leeds, Hill and Jewett
would probably like to converse with
them as to how they arrived at their data. This appears to be mutually
agreeable.
Action on Councilman Heath's motion: Motion carried.
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CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS- Continued
GALSTER WILDERNESS PARK
Project MP 6418
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: We have the representatives
from the Parks and Recreation
Commission and we have a proposal from the County regarding Galster
Park, We have a letter dated February 139 1964 directed to Mr, Robert
S, Gingrich, from N. S. Johnson, Director, Department of Parks and
Recreation of Los Angeles County by Ronald F. Paige, Parks Superintendent
re this matter, I would like this spread in full in the Minutes:
"Thank you very much for
giving this Department the opportunity to assist the City of
West Covina in the development of your Galster Wilderness
Park,
"Since receiving your formal
request, we have had a chance to review the material you sent
us, Based on this information, we want to make the following
proposals:
"
the City of West Covina with: This Department will furnish
• "1, Development Plan
This plan will encompass the total area of the park, showing all
improvements contemplated, This document will serve, essentially,
to establish the kind of proposed improvements, define their
location and their approximate sizes, It will also show
proposed access to and from the property in question, as well
as circulation within the park. Relationships between the various
elements and their supporting units will also be established.
We further propose to furnish your City with a rendered print of
this plan for conference and presentation purposes,
112, Narrative Description
This report will more fully describe the functional elements
identified on the plan. It will, most of all, suggest guide
lines for the step-by-step development of the park, and advise
on the operation of its facilities,
"We have taken an accurate
reading of the work we anticipate in this project and our
best estimate, at this.time, is that the documents described
above will cost your city up to $19000, Your bill, however,
will reflect the actual cost of preparing this work and will,
we hope, be somewhat below this figure,
"We sincerely hope that the
above proposal will be agreeable to your City Council, and we
hope to hear more from you on this subject, Feel free to contact
us at your convenience if you need more information or advice,"
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: There is a recommendation from
Parks and Recreation -- motion
of Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Keith that it be
recommended that the City enter into a contract with the Los Angeles
County Park Department for the preparation of precise plan for
development of the Galster Wilderness Park for a total not to exceed
$19000.00, and the motion was carried,
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Mayor Barnes. The additional area for parking
evidently is ready to proceed,
Mr. Galster asked me to contact Mr. Williams and the two attorneys will
get together to settle this additional land for parking area for Galster
Park, However, I would also like to make one other suggestion, that
when Mr, Paige of Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department
makes his study along with the Commission and our Parks Director that
the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts be included to give their thoughts on
this because I have already received a letter from the Girl Scouts
asking and saying they could accept this area and,I am awaiting a
letter from the Bov Scouts District for their comments. I am sure it will
be along the same line as the Girl Scouts, I think they should be
included and I think the Council should be notified so we can have
representation from these people at the study meetings,
Mr, Robert Gingrich. In our preliminary discussions
with Mr, Paige he is quite
aware of this and went over a copy of the deed as dedicated to us.
He is a head of the planning for the Boy Scout Council so I know he
is aware of the fact that there are three acres for each of them to
be set aside,
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa. Mr, Dosh did submit these new
• agreements to the Galsters. We
are waiting for one of them to make a decision,
• Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Towner, to accept
the recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Commission and enter
into an agreement with the County for a master plan of the Galster
Wilderness Park not to exceed $1,000,00. Motion passed on roll call
as follows.
Ayes. Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes. None
Absent. None
JOINT DEVELOPMENT WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Tennis Courts
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: I have a memorandum from the
Parks and Recreation Commission
addressed to the City Council re this matter, (Read said memo,)
Mr, Veronda After several meetings with the
Chairman Unified School District we have
Parks & Recreation Commission discussed various areas we
could participate in jointly.
It was agreed that the administrative staff from the West Covina
School District and our Recreation Department would work together to
come up with a satisfactory plan that would mutually be of interest
to both areas. As a result of their meetings, this is the first of
the joint plans to come up and we think it is a very good initial
project, a much needed project, and one we feel we can get underway
and lead to future developments in the future. The estimated cost for
the three tennis courts would be $6,100 and the West Covina Unified
School District would support 60a of that. We had hopes that our
$29500 would come out of Unappropriated Reserves, As a last resort
we would take it out of our sprinkler budget,
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Mayor Barnes. -
Councilman Snyder:
lights, not of the nets and the courts?
Mr, Veronda:
I think we should take advantage
of their funds this year and
install these,
The City's continuing cost is
only in the maintenance of the
It is just the lighting,
Councilman Towner: I understood the cost of the
lighting was paid by the people
who played so we get a full reimbursement on it. Our onlyexpense
is the capital outlay. I think we should find the money somewhere and
perhaps we should have some further information from the Finance
Director or the City Manager as to where it is to be taken from,
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: I think we have to have the
City Attorney prepare a formal
agreement in conjunction with the County Counselor and the Council
must accept this.this type of a proposal of the share of $2,500 to
cover 40% and I will have a report for you as to where you will get
the money,
• Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Snyder, that the
provisions of the recommended agreement be approved contingent upon
• the School District also approving the agreement and that the City
Attorney be directed to prepare the contract and that we appropriate
not more than $29500.00 to cover our share of the cost and the City
Manager is to report to the Council the source of the funds. Motion
passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: None
Absent: None
Councilman Towner: I think that this type of
cooperation with the School
District is something we have long wanted but haven't quite gotten
around to getting down and I think the Parks and Recreation Commission
and the Director should be complimented on following through on this
program and getting us some good results.
PERSONNEL RETIREMENT (Odle)
Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried,
to adjourn to an executive personnel session to discuss this personnel
problem,
(The meeting was adjourned at 10:10 P.M. and reconvened at 10:50 P.M.)
Councilman Towner: Move that it is accepted as
Council policy that a person that
is on industrial disability receive salary for no more than one year
subject to credit for temporary disability compensation payments;
that this is to continue only during the period the insurance company
continues temporary compensation; that upon the expiration of•one
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Page Nineteen
year or upon the discontinuance of temporary disability compensation
that the employee then be either returned to work or terminated; if
he is terminated steps promptly be taken to arrange disability retire-
ment in the event the employee.is otherwise eligible; and further
move that the Odle case be handled administratively in accordance
with this policy.
Councilman Snyder: There are some industrial
injuries that are not stabilized
for two years. When you say terminating the disability but they may
again stop the temporary disability payment in awaiting the settlement
but still within some time after the end of the year they could return
to work. I am thinking of leg fractures that are not really stabilized
within a year's time but will stabilize within two years as the
maximum stabilization period.
Councilman Towner: In those cases we would
continue the full salary subject
to credit for temporary compensation up to one year. Beyond that
date he no longer receives a salary.
Councilman Snyder: I can think of some that might
return to work after three
months after the end of the year, be able to, which really shouldn't
be terminated.
Councilman Jett:
Mayor Barnes:
particular case we should settle this
one. I think other cases from here on
as stat,ed.- by, -Councilman Towner.
Councilman Snyder:
clarify some of these others later.
Couldn't that be handled on
a separate basis?
I agree with the policy as set
forth but I think that in this
tonight and it be a separate
out should be on the policy
. ..,
I will second the motion in
principle but we may have to
Action on Councilman Towner's motion: Motion carried.
Motion by Councilman Heath,
to terminate Mr. Odle as of
basis of Section 16.2 of the
carry out his duties.
JOINT PARTICIPATION
Street Improvements
Project C-143-1
seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
April 30, 1964 and terminate him on the
Personnel Code, physically unable to
LOCATION: Northeast corner of
Valinda and Merced
Avenues
City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: This is Project C-143-1. We
have a memorandum directed to
the City Manager and the City Council from R. E. Pontow, City Engineer,
dated April 3, 1964, and I would like this spread in full in the
Minutes:
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JOINT PARTICIPATION - STREET IMPROVEMENTS (PROJECT C-141-1)'- 'Continued
"The City has received a
request from the property owners at the northeasterly corner of
Merced and Valinda Avenues to participate in the construction
of street improvements. Mr. and Mrs, H. R. Miller and Mr, and
Mrs. J, W, Barkley have agreed to dedicate the necessary widening
for the streets and pay $2.00 a lineal foot for curbs and
gutters under the provision that the City will pay for the
other construction and engineering costs. The estimated cost
of the total project is $8,200,00; with $900.00 property
owner participation the City's share would be $7300-.00. The
City's portion of construction funds may be made available
from the County Aid Fund from savings realized from completed
projects,
"This is a very worthwhile
project and this office has been negotiating with the property
owners for many months in an attempt to obtain right of way
and come to some agreement. The intersection is in critical
need of widening and permanent improvement.,
"Recommendation: It is the
recommendation of the City Engineer that the City Council
approve this participation project and authorize the City
• Engineer to draw up plans and specifications."
• Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
to accept the staff recommendation and authorize them to proceed,
JOINT PARTICIPATION LOCATION: Southwest corner
Street Improvements Merced and Primeaux
Project SP 6438
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: This is Project SP-6438, We
have a memo directed to the
City Manager and the City Council re this matter from R. E, Pontow,
City Engineer dated April 39 1964. I would like this spread in full
in the Minutes:
"The City Engineer's office
has received correspondence from Mr. and Mrs. Roger F. Pettit,
1205 Primeaux Avenue, West Covina, indicating their desire to
participate with the City in the improvement of Merced Avenue
adjacent to their property at the southwest corner of Merced
and Primeaux.
"This portion of Merced
• Avenue is a final remaining gap of unimproved street in this
area, The property owners have agreed to participate in the
amount of $2,00 per lineal foot for curb and gutter for a
total amount of participation of $260,00, The City Engineer's
estimate for the project is $1,800.00,
"It is suggested that should
the City Council see fit to participate in this project, as
well as the one proposed for the northeast corner of Merced
and Valinda, that the two. projects be combined for bidding
purposes in order to obtain the most economical bid possible.
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JOINT PARTICIPATION - STREET IMPROVEMENTS (PROJECT SP-643'8) = Continued..
The City's portion of construction funds may be made available
from the County Aid Fund from savings realized from completed
projects,
"Recommendation: It is the
recommendation of the City Engineer that the -City Council
approve the participation'project for Merced Avenue westerly
of Primeaux-and authorize the City Engineer to prepare plans
and specifications,"
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Snyder, and carried,
to approve the participation project for Merced Avenue westerly of
Primeaux and authorize the City Engineer to prepare plans and
specifications,
VINCENT AVENUE INTERCHANGE
Plans and Specifications
Councilman Heaths
Are these final?
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa:
If the Council approves these,
•
they will be final as far as
the State is concerned.
Our staff has filed a recommendation. You
have received copies of this.
We would like to suggest that the
City Manager be directed
to take these recommendations to the State
Division of Highways and
meet with them and make the State cognizant
of these recommendations,
Councilman Jett:
I won't go along with that.
We asked you to bring a
resolution here tonight that
would give the final approval of this.
This is what we requested
that you do, No more of going down and
submitting this and submitting
that,
Councilman Snyder:
The only thing is that we want
to have Vincent Avenue Inter-
change finished but if we
can get any improvements to it I don't see
how this is going to.hurt
anything,
Councilman Heath:
Why were these things delayed
since last June?
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa:
By an order of the City Council,
The motion was we would present
these plans to Victor Gruen and he would have them back in seven
•
working days and that was
to the Highway Department
last June, We had an interchange we sent
in the
and meantime we have done nothing
and it is almost a year later,
Councilman Snyder:
You have consistently said
you didn't like this inter-
change as finalized,
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Councilman Heath: Don't try to blame one individual
for holding up this whole inter-
change,
Councilman Snyder:
I am not accusing you of holding
this up,
Councilman Heath: I have told you in the beginning
that I am not in favor of this
design, I have showed the fallacy to a number of people and I am not
going to vote for -this,
Councilman Snyder: What I meant was you have again
said you are not in favor of
this, If you are not in favor of it, then why would you object to
submitting these recommendations to improve the interchange?
Councilman Heath: I didn't say that,
Councilman Snyder: If you didn't. I apologize,
That was a misunderstanding,
Councilman Jett: In a communication to us as of
March 17 on Page 2, second
paragraph, Vincent Avenue and Center Street -- "Plans for the
reconstruction of the Vincent Avenue Interchange by the State
includes the extension of Center Street to service the south
frontage road between Vincent Avenue and State Street, 1. It is
anticipated the traffic signals will be required immediately upon
completion of the construction to establish effective right of way
control, It is therefore requested that consideration be given to
incorporating a signal installation design into construction plans
for this intersection and that the State participate finally in this
installation," This has been going on and these recommendations are
part of this letter and I see no reason to continue this, You told us
you would study this plan and come back with a formal resolution for
approval. If this is a resolution that you have ready for us tonight,
something to go back as a final approval with a suggestion of these
recommendations, fine, but not that it be held up or that we hold it
any further. I will not go along with holding this any longer,
City Manager,.Mr, Aiassa: I have delayed this on behalf
of the Council because the
Center Street item has not been settled,
Councilman Jett:
I had no part of delaying this
and I want the record to show
you did not delay this on my part,
Mayor Barnes: I think you have the indication
that we want to proceed and we
can proceed but with the suggestions that these provisions be included,
If Mr, Hoy comes back and has some questions on this I think it should
be up to the staff to answer them and resolve them but I think that
Vincent Avenue has been held up entirely too long,
Councilman Snyder: I like that suggestion, You
are suggesting that we approve
it but send these recommendations with it,
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Councilman Heath:
Mayor Barnes:
Councilman Heath:
of the Council tonight
intersection moving and
these changes are major
some negotiations.
Have you looked over these
proposals that you have here?
No. I have not. Mr. Aiassa,
would you read these? (So read.)
We have come up here with a
list of conditions. The action
is going to approve these plans and get the
send along a set of these changes. Some of
and some of these things are going to take
Councilman Snyder: I think we are wasting a lot
of time determining or trying
to accuse different people of delaying this interchange. The State
was not going to build this interchange until they were ready. They
are now ready and due to the fact we attempted to find another way
of building this interchange we are a little far behind but everyone
here has admitted this is not the best interchange we could get there.
What is wrong with holding this as long as we have to rather than
accept a substandard interchange as far as our frontage road goes?
We can hold it another month or so while we'ask for these conditions
that will at least improve this substandard one.
Councilman Jett:
those plans be approved so that the
and the interchange could be ready
another letter regarding this.
Councilman Snyder:
Last May we received a letter
from the State requesting that
intersection of Center Street
to go. Last June we received
The point is it would not be
built yet.
Councilman Jett: This may be true but they cannot
be built until the plans have
been approved and we keep holding it up and one of these days they
will build what they want. We have to get going and get these plans
into the State approved. Apparently we are never going to get
everybody on this Council to agree on these plans and I say this is
a good interchange. It may not be everything we want but it is a
good interchange and I am for moving on it.
Councilman Snyder: Mr. Aiassa, is it your opinion
that requesting their con-
sideration of these recommendations would endanger us getting this
interchange?
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: No. I think the only thing
they would do is evaluate them
and if they have merit they will consider them because they have a
• few minor changes to approve themselves.
Councilman Towner: Move to approve the design and
specifications for Vincent
Avenue Interchange and direct the City Manager to proceed with the
State Division of Highways on that approved interchange and to further
negotiate the recommended plan changes, additions or deletions as
indicated in the memorandum from the City Engineer of April 6, 1964.
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Councilman Snyder: Is it your opinion, Mr, Aiassa9
that if we approve these plans
and specifications will it weaken your ability'to negotiate with the
State?
Councilman Heath: Wouldn't it be more advisable
to approve these plans and,
specifications subject to the inclusion of these conditions?
Councilman Towner: I thought that was what you
didn't want, I would prefer
to see it subject to these conditions because -they are all beneficial
to the City and it appears to me that the interchange could integrate
these things without too much trouble,
Mayor Barnes: I can't see us making it subject
to because they have told us
when they are going to start moving and we don't have this much time.
The final trial is on May ll, They want to start work and they are
going to go to bid,
Councilman Jett: I think the motion as it was
made is a good motion and this
is approving the plans and substantially every one of these recom-
mendations will be a part of the interchange so I don't see any
problem, I will second the motion,
Councilman Snyder: It is my opinion they won't
listen to him,
Councilman Towner: I was under the impression that
we didn't have a majority that
would go along with including these recommended plan changes and if
I understand ®-
Councilman Snyder: If this is transmitted to Mr,
Hoy this week you will certainly
get a reaction to it right away. If they just won't do. it with these
recommendations as part of the approval then we can back down and
remove them as part of the approval next week, A week won't mean
that much,
Councilman Towner: I will withdraw my motion,
Councilman Jett: I will withdraw my second
reluctantly because I think
you made a good motion,
• Councilman Towner: We can approve the interchange
subject to these additions
. recommended by our staff and that these are to be transmitted
forthwith to the State Division of Highways, In the event the State
Division of Highways finds this unacceptable the Manager is to
notify us immediately and we will take whatever action necessary at
the next Council meeting, That will be my motion,
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Councilman Jett: This is a beautiful way of
tying this up again, By the
time this gets in there and reviewed and these things are gone over
and hashed around, a few months will have gone by,
Councilman Snyder; I will second the motion but
I do not understand this stampede
to approve these plans when you voted against them before. You are --
accepting a substandard interchange without attempting to improve it,
Councilman Jett: I would like to make this point.
If you are going to make this
motion subject to the acceptance by the State of this plan and these
conditions you are in effect delaying and you are not approving the
plan,
Action on Councilman Towneres motion: Motion failed on roll call as
follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Snyder
Noes: Councilmen Jett, Heath, Mayor Barnes
Absent: None
Councilman Heath: I have said that I do not like
this interchange as much as
a year ago myself along with other members of the .Council have said
• that they realize that this is not the best interchange and could be
improved and in this year there have been no corrections made so
therefore I would have to vote no in the approval of these plans and
specifications,
Councilman Snyder:
Charges of delay are without any
I don't understand that reasoning
when he said by the Council
meeting one week from tonight,
basis and fact,
Councilman Towner: I think it is putting up a
smoke screen in an attempt
to get a substandard interchange, We should have these recommendations
of our staff considered by the State. The reason we have substandard
interchanges is because they were put through earlier by the State
without adequate recommendation from the City's point of view and
this is what we are fighting for now and if we can do this,within one
week and give the staff the tools to do it with I think it is the
best thing to do,
Councilman Jett: Move that these plans be
approved and recommended to the
State for approval and that the recommendations as proposed by the
• staff be submitted along with our approval for consideration,
. Councilman Snyder: The staff has had a year but
during that year by the action
of the Council two other plans have been considered with the possibility
of changing this entire plan. The staff has held off because of the
Council, not on their own volition and the statement or intimation
that the staff has purposely delayed.this is without basis and fact,
Mayor Barnes: Motion dies for lack of a
second,
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VINCENT AVENUE INTERCHANGE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ® Continued
Councilman Towner:
My second motion that failed
will bring this back to us at
our April 13th meeting.
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: I can have this back to you
by the 13th. I don't know
if I will have the answers. It is up to the State,
Mayor Barnes; Can you have recommendations
for us in one week?
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa,. I believe we can, If we can't
get some of them we will have
to leave them out and renegotiate, The City Manager has been put
through a lot of hilarious situations with the State now, You are
talking about delays of plans and I think this might apply, I went
to the State to introduce a "B" plan prepared with the intention
that we go ahead with Center Street when we had a bonafide plan approved
and signed, I have never recommended a change of plan but I have been
going to the State with various proposals from the Council and the
delays have not been by the staff but are right here upstairs.
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Snyder, to
approve the Vincent Avenue Interchange Plans and Specifications
• subject to these additions recommended by our staff and that these
are to be transmitted forthwith to the State Division of Highways,
• In the event the State Division of Highways finds this unacceptable
the City Manager is to notify the Council immediately and we will
take whatever action necessary at the next Council meeting of
April 13, 1964, Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes: Councilmen Jett, Heath
Absent: None
RALPHS-ZODYS TRUCK PROBLEM
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: We have submitted a final plan
to Mr, Dick Ralphs and he has
not accepted the plan in writing, (Showed plan to Council and
explained same,) This was approved by the property owners and
approved by our staff but not finalized by Mr, Ralphs. Mr, Ralphs
wants to start stopping the trucks in that area and says he will
talk with me about this,
Councilman Snyder,. Has there been any decision
on whether a three-way stop
• at Puente and Azusa is in order?
• Councilman Heath,. The State sent a letter that
they are putting it in their
budget and it'should be going in very soon,
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CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS - Continued
STORM DRAIN - CITRUS STREET
(Walnut Creek Channel to Cortez Street)
(Project SD 6321)
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa; We have a set of plans and
specifications,
Councilman Heath: Before you bring that up, may
I make a comment here that I
am serving on this Los Angeles County Storm Drain Bond Issue Committee
where the consideration is to put before the people.in November a
proposal of a storm drain bond issue to the extent of $29000,000.00.
'As a representative on this Committee we met in Inglewood last
Wednesday night and formulated the proposal and last Thursday night
the Committee that I was on presented this to the League at their
regular meeting, The'finai action was this: The League realizes
that time is very short between now and November.but the motion read
that we would ask the Board of Supervisors to instruct the Chief
Engineer of the Flood Control to proceed with a storm drain study as
fast as possible to the extent of $210001000,00 and with the hopes .-
that this bond issue will be put on the ballot in November, However,
the League of California Cities realizes there are many problems to
be solved before they will finally approve.this bond issue, one being
the proper distribution of assessment in relation to the benefit
received, whether the storm drain will be of a major diameter pipe
or of a minor diameter pipe and whether it would be of a project where
it would be appropriated inter -city wide, We hope that the Board of
Supervisors will instruct the Chief Engineer to go ahead with the
study and by July 1st the League will have gone over these problems
and tried to resolve them and if we have resolved those problems
around July or so we will then request the Board of Supervisors
to proceed and put this bond issue on the ballot,
In light of this, there might
be some projects in the City that we would like to get in on this
plan, We won't know until July whether there is going to be a bond
issue put on the ballot, If it doesn't go on this November, it will
be two years before it goes on. On some of these drains you might
want to take a look-see and see if you want to hold off until July lst
and try to get them under this bond issue with the hopes the bond
issue will go and if it doesn't go, take another look-see to see if
we want to go ahead on our own. We have already sent in a deficiency
report and if any of these items are in that report they no doubt would
be included in this bond issue,
City Manager, Mr, Aiassae We do have these plans
available and if there is
money available we are in business. It is a good thing to have these
plans ready,
• Councilman Heath; We can go ahead and try to get
these funds from H,H,F,A, and
if we can, we can use them for the design and then they would have to
be paid back in case we would go into construction, In this bond
issue the plan is that the cities will be responsible for the plans
and the cost of the plans will come out of the bond issue so if we
can get these funds we will use the funds for the design and pay this
back when the bond issue goes back,
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STORM DRAIN m CITRUS STREET - Continued
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Snyder, and carried,
that the City Manager be instructed to send these plans to H,H",F,A,
for approval,
Motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Towner, and carried,
that the City Manager be directed to report to the Council on any, .-.
additional storm drains that could possibly be financed under H,H,F',A',
planning,
Councilman Snyder: The members of the Committee
know about this, but did the
League transmit the importance of this information to all their
member cities to have plans and specifications ready to be able to
get in on the bond issue?
Councilman Heathy
CITY CLERK'S
REPORTS
•
PLANNING COMMISSION
March 18,
MINUTES REVIEW
1964
•
April 1,
1964
ORDINANCE NO,
849
ADOPTED
Councilman Heath:
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa:
Councilman Snyder:
Councilman Heath:.
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa:
The Committee will not go to
work and get this information. -
back to the individual cities,
So indicated by Mr, Flotten,
The City Clerk presented:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
AMENDING SECTION 3140 OF THE
WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO TRUCK ROUTES"
I think Se.ntous should be
changed to a truck route.
That will have to be special
action of the Council because
that is not a major highway,
Can it be a truck route for
specific trucks?
It has to be open for everybody
if it is a general dump,
We will turn it over to the
Traffic Committee to see what
they can come up with.
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Snyder, and carried,
to waive.further reading of the body of the ordinance,
:
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ORDINANCE NO, 849 - Continued
Page Twenty -Nine
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Jett, 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, 849,,
Councilman Snyder: It should be recommended that
this is the access until such
time as Azusa Avenue is completed to the land reclamation area,
ORDINANCE NO,, 850
ADOPTED
The City Clerk presented:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF
THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO SPEED LIMITS ON
CERTAIN STREETS"
Motion by Councilman Towner, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried,
to waive further reading of the body of the ordinance,
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Towner, that said
ordinance be adopted,, Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Towner, Jett, Heath, Snyder, Mayor Barnes
Noes„ None
Absent: None
Said ordinance was given No, 850,,
LETTER FROM IRVING OSCHIN
Project SP 6407
City Clerk, Mr, Flotten: This is a letter dated March 31,
directed to Mr, Joseph regarding
annexation of the property near Azusa and Francisquito, (Read said
letter,)
Councilman Jett:
Councilman Heath:
Councilman Jett:
no and that he wasn't interested
why I wondered if anybody talked
today,
Councilman Heath:
Has there been any commitment
at all from Batchelder on Azusa?
I don't think you will have
any trouble with him. I have
talked to him.
I talked to him today and I
asked him if he had and he said
in dedicating any of it,, That is
to him at.all about it,, This is as of
He must have changed his mind
because he intimated that he
would at one time,
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LETTER FROM IRVING O'SCHIN - Continued
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: It wouldn't hurt for the
Council to direct a letter
to the County Road Department to ask them if there is any procedure
established to acquire the right of way to Azusa Avenue extension
that is now in the County. I, will prepare a letter for the Mayor!'s
signature,
Councilman Jett:
LETTER FROM MRS, WILLIAM S. BEEBE
City Clerk, Mr, Flotten:
I think that is a good idea.
The Council has copies of this
letter from Mrs. William S. Beebe.
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
that the City Clerk be directed to refer this letter from Mrs. William
S. Beebe to the City Attorney and our insurance carrier.
ANNEXATION REQUEST
City Clerk, Mr. Flotten: I have a letter directed to
the West Covina City Council
• which is a request from a number of citizens from another City who
are sick and tired of their City and want to delete themselves from
that City and annex to the City of West Covina,
Councilman Heath: I would say in this case if
their City would send a letter
to this effect we might consider it but without this City I think this
would be creating a war.
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Snyder, and carried,
that this person be contacted and advised that any action of this
kind would have to be according to law agreed to by the other city and
if the other city initiated action along with these people we might
consider it.
COUNCILMANIC REPORTS
FRANCISQUITO STREET NUMBERING
Councilman Snyder: I made a house call on
Francisquito the other night
and some sections of it are totally in the City of West Covina,
some are totally in the County and some are half on one side of the
street in West Covina. The house numbers are horrible. They don't
have any City limit signs where it is only half in the City,
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: I'll take care of this.
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COUNCILMANIC REPORTS - Continued
LOTTERY INITIATIVE
Councilman Snyder: Has there been any suggestion
that we make a resolution
against the initiative for a lottery? The initiative proposes that
the business be given to a private corporation that will take 130 of
the profits and I understand it is about ready to qualify,
Councilman Heath: I would not only be against
that but against the Government
running it because,I have seen some of the County employees operating,
I think I would be against the lottery completely,
Councilman Snyder:
Councilman Jett:
Councilman Snyder. -
Councilman Jett:
SACRAMENTO TRIP
I would, too.
I would, too, but I don't think
we can take a stand against
the initiative.
You can make a resolution
stating you are against it
in principle.
I think we should wait to see
if it goes on the ballot and
then take our stand,
Councilman Heath: On the 31st of March Mayor
Barnes and I went to Sacramento
along with some of the select people of the City and it was a very
educational day. I met Harvey Johnson, Phil Soto, Mr, Flournoy,
I went down to the Assembly floor and watched the operation there,
We talked with each of the representatives and Senators. I think
everyone of the representatives made it clear and almost to a point
of begging to have us come to Sacramento and express our opinions
because this is what they have to operate on, I think this Council
has been remiss in not sending representatives to Sacramento and I
think that the members of the Chamber that are here who went along
will vouch for the fact that these representatives in Sacramento
almost pleaded to know your feelings,
Mayor Barnes: They asked the councils to
be more conscientious of
projects we have in the making,. I talked with Mr. Reese about the
rapid transit authority and he advised me of this bill and the help
they received from the League in getting this bill across. It
looks like it is going to be on the floor very soon. They would like
from us a proposal of all of the monies and how we intend to get
Azusa through and what West Covina would like to do. Mr, Reese has
offered his services; Mr, Flournoy said he would be glad to help,
and Mr, Soto offered to help, I think we should have someone up
there especially during the general sessions, They would like to
have the Council's support on many items during the general session
especially on the review of taxation.
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SACRAMENTO TRIP e Continued
Page Thirty -Two
Councilman Snyder-. I agree we should give them
support with written letters
and informative material, resolutions, et cetera, but I think it is
absolutely wrong that we should send a Councilman repeatedly to
Sacramento because our Assemblymen are elected to represent us there.
Prior Assemblymen from this district took care to visit the city
halls of his district very frequently when he was in this area and
if these present Assemblymen don't know it is because they haven't
taken this care. It is their responsibility to come back here and
get this information; it is not our responsibility to take it up
there to them. We are not large enough to have our own lobbyist.
You are taking over one of the functions of the Assemblymen if you
say we are going to send a Councilman up there frequently during
Legislative sessions because you are taking over some of the duties
of your Assemblymen and they return to this district almost weekly
and if they haven't been in this City Hall they are poor Assemblymen.
We should continue to inform them with resolutions, letters, et
cetera. If they don't read their mail then we had better go up and
see them.
Councilman Heath:
I think the proof of the pudding is
investigated and found out how many
see how they are operating.
I hardly think that other
cities operate this way and
if you went_ up there and
representatives are there and
Councilman Towner-. I think the difference of
opinion is just a matter of
frequency. We would all agree that we are not going to send
Councilmen going to Sacramento all the time but where we have a
project that is of sufficient magnitude and sufficient importance
to the City and requires State help and we can by Council action
authorization authorize one of our members to speak on our behalf
or some authorized staff member even to go up there and present
the full information, the reasons for our position and try to gain
support for its I think this certainly is warranted but I agree with
Dr. Snyder that frequent trips there are not warranted.
Mayor Barnes-. I think you are right on that.
Senator Reese has asked that
as soon as he comes back to town he would like to visit and go over
some of the items with the City Council possibly in our City Hall
or at a dinner meeting because he would like to know what we would
like to have and I think this is a good idea.
City Manager, Mr,, Aiassa-.
for Glendora Avenue. At that time we
with and now we are divided into three
different Assemblymen.
VARIANCES
Mr. Heath and myself made a
trip and we got $42,000
had one Assemblyman to deal
Assembly Districts with three
Councilman Heath-. I requested a while back a
list of variances that have
been filed in the past year and I would like to have that information.
The purpose of this information is that the City Attorney has even
advised us in open Council meeting that our ordinances are way too
restrictive and we are requiring everything to go to variances and
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VARIANCES - Continued
I would like to find out exactly how many we have had and if it is
an exorbitant amount I think we should take a look at our ordinances
to see if they are too restrictive. I would like to have a list of
the variances and whether or not they were approved,, If our ordinances
are right this variance list shouldn't be that long,,
City Managers Mr, Aiassa,.
ONTARIO AIRPORT
Councilman Heath,.
help for the development of the
think this is a responsibility
proximity,, I think the Council
I'll take care of that,,
In your mail you have a note
from a person asking about some
Ontario International Airport,, I
to our City because we are in close
should do something toward helping"it,
Councilman Snyder,. There is a report in our mail
from Mr. Bonelli that the
Board of Supervisors had a study by the Stanford Research Group who
in effect said that Ontario Airport at the present time is not
necessary as a second airport,, Ontario is not in Los Angeles County,,
The airport is not in Los Angeles County,, Your Board of Supervisors
has gone on record as being against this as a third airport,, I think
we should follow our own County and own Supervisors in this recom-
mendation instead of what happens here,, I can't see how economically
this benefits us at all. I would be willing to support it but I
think you should go back over that report that came from Mr,, Bonelli,,
If then you think it is necessary I might go along with you but I
think you should look at that report first,,
Councilman Jett,.
I think I would be in favor of
supporting the growth of the
Ontario Airport,
Mr,, John Gardner,. I was curious as to whether
the report was the Stanford
report sponsored by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and the
date I think they said Ontario would be considered was 1990 and in
the meantime they placed it fifth, They put Compton Airport and
things like that as being greater in importance,, It is my belief
that Ontario is part of the headquarter city concept because it adds
the biggest strength we have locally here,
Councilman Snyder,. Mr, Aiassa9 do you have
another copy of that report
from Mr, Bonelli that could be transported to the Chamber?
City Managers Mr, Aiassa,. Yes,,
SACRAMENTO TRIP
Mr, John Gardner,. On the Sacramento trip you
couldn't help getting the
feeling that communication between the City and the State is of the
greatest importance if we are to develop the way we want to develop.
I don't believe we have to go to Sacramento all the time but I think
communication is of the greatest importance,
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SACRAMENTO TRIP - Continued
Page Thirty -Four
Councilman Snyder: I think it could be improved
by asking the Assemblymen to
stop by City Hall frequently when they are in the area, too, It is.
a two-way street and they are the ones who have been failing recently
in keeping up their end'of communication,
LOT SPLIT ORDINANCE
Councilman Jett- On our lot split ordinance, if
a person owns a parcel of
land five acres and this property is zoned partly for business
purposes and partly for residential purposes and the person wants to
sell the business portion and retain the residential area, is it
necessary for that person to come in for a lot split?
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa- This should be reviewed with
Mr. Williams because it is a
legal interpretation,
Councilman Jett- According to Section 9146 it
refers to that the way I
•interpret a lot split is that it is for the -benefit of the individual
who would like to come and split a small parcel of land in order to
• put two residences there. In business property I have.never yet
been required to get a lot split,
Mr, Klein- The City has in the past and
still does split commercial
property by precise plan but we have in the past always required
a lot split on residential type property, There have been recent
developments in this area and I wouldn't care to comment on this,
I think Mr. Williams should interpret this.
In this case Mr. Williams says
that the sale was illegal. It was sold off without a lot split,
Councilman Heath- I would like to look into this,
too. It doesn't sound right,
Councilman Jett: I want the legal interpretation
on this, not just an opinion.
I don't believe legally we can stop anybody from selling any part of
a piece of..land,
Councilman Heath: There was a case on Azusa
Avenue where there was a
parcel of land and it came in for zoning, the rear of it was zoned by
our City as R-1 and the front was zoned commercial. Does this
require the man to have a lot split? I don't want to discuss this
any further but I would like to have an answer on that,
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COUNCILMANIC REPORTS - Continued
JUVENILE PROBLEMS
Page Thirty -Five
Councilman Jett: In Sunday's paper there was
an article on the front
page entitled "Teenage Gangs Gone Wild", This is quite an article.
In that same Sunday edition appearing on the front page of the
second section is an article where a teenager had driven his car
down a sidewalk9 turned the corner and continued down to the driveway,
When he stopped one of our officers came up to the car and tried to
stop him and tried to take the keys out of the car and the boy drove
off dragging the officer and the officer was injured, I was talking
to Mr, Aiassa about this and he has been investigating this and I
think we will get a report later on, but what I am getting at is that
I think that maybe it would be a good idea for the Council to have
an executive personnel session with the City Manager and with the
Chief of Police and let him brief us on the problems that they are
confronted with with this thought in mind: The possibility of helping
them out in maybe sitting down and discussing the problem with the
judges; if necessary, talking to our State Assemblymen and attempting
to'get stronger laws or whatever is necessary to help out on these
things, Our officers put themselves up in a position where there
is a possibility of being killed or maimed or injured, I think we
are going to have to back up our officers on problems like this
and if they need any help that they be given any help they need,
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: The Chief is on vacation. We
will have to wait until he
gets back,
Mayor Barnes: -I think we should put.this on
the agenda and we should have
a meeting,
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: It might be a good point for
the Mayors group of the
East San Gabriel Valley to bring this up as a topic and unite our
efforts and energies together, Invite the peace officers as a
whole so we will have all these cities reporting their particular
conditions so we can unite in a stand, We can also have the
District Attorney's Office and the Sheriff's Office in on this,
At the next Mayors meeting you can invite a joint meeting with the
police chiefs and the city managers and sit down and see what we can
do,
Mayor Barnes:
I think the mayors should be
invited to the police chiefs'
meeting,
Councilman Snyder: There is an article in last
month's Readers' Digest .
about a judge in Montana who had a campaign to change the law and
no longer in Montana does a juvenile remain anonymous in court and
this has cut the delinquency rate by a great deal.
In commenting on this article
mentioned by Mr, Jett it should be pointed out that in this article
further on the author states that this article is not intended to be
a reflection of all the teenagers in this Valley, It is not an
article'in depth and he states specifically it merely attempts to
point out the.worse cases of behavior and I think in this respect
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JUVENILE PROBLEMS - Cont2nued
if you are going to have a meeting on juvenile delinquency the police
alone cannot stop juvenile delinquency and we should expand it there
to include all the agencies that have something to do with it, the
schools, churches, so on. Again, the police alone can do nothing,
There being no further business, Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded
by Councilman Heath, and carried, that this meeting be adjourned at
12e45 A,M,
ATTEST:
Z
CITY CLERK
APPROVED
MAYOR
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