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02-23-1965 - Regular Meeting - Minutest. 5 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF WEST COV-INA, CALIFORNIA February 23, 1965 The regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Snyder at 7:35 P.M. in the West Covina City Hallo Councilman Nichols led the Pledge of Allegiance. The invocation was given by Rev. Byron Scherer of Christ Lutheran Church. unr.r. r ar.x. Present! Mayor Snyder, Councilmen Jett, Krieger, Nichols, Heath Others Present: Mr. George Aiassa, City Manager Mr. Robert Flotten, City Clerk & Admin. Assistant Mr. Harry Co Williams, City Attorney (to 10:30 P.M.) Mr. Dwight Newell, Acting City Attorney (from 10:30_P.Mo) Mr. John Q. Adams, Public Services Director Mr. Harold Joseph, Planning Director APPROVAL OF MINUTES January 25, 1965 - Approved as submitted as follows: Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried, that the Minutes of January 25, 1965 be approved as submitted. January 27, 1965 - Approved as submitted as follows: Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried, that the Minutes of January 27, 1965 be approved as submitted. February 1, 1965 - Approved as submitted as follows: Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried, that the Minutes of February 1, 1965 be approved as submitted, February 8, 1965 - Approved as corrected as follows: Councilman Krieger: I would offer a correction on Page 16 regarding a statement attributed to Councilman Nichols beginning with the words "Regarding Section 3 0 o Correctly that statement was made by me. Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried that the Minutes of February 8, 1965 be approved as corrected. • 0 C, C, 2/23/65 CITY CLERK'S REPORTS PROJECT M,P,6417 ACCEPT PARK FENCE IMPROVEMENT Fence Craft, Inc,, APPROVED Page Two LOCATION-, Around Galster Park south of Francisquito east of Azusa Avenue. Accept fence improvements, Authorize release of Ohio Casualty Insurance Company performance bond No, 1171568 in the amount of $6$728,50, Inspector's final report on file, Staff recommends acceptance,, Motion by Councilman Heath,, seconded by Councilman Krieger, and carried, to accept the park fence improvement in Project M,P,,6417 and authorize release of Ohio Casualty Insurance Company Performance Bond No, 1171568 in the amount of $6,728,,50,, PROJECT S,,P,6504 8 PROJECT S,,P,,6438 ACCEPT STREET IMPROVEMENTS Jasper N. Haley 8 Associates APPROVED LOCATION° Valinda from South City Limits to Mobeck and south side Merced west of Primeaux,, Accept street improvements and authorize release of Argonaut Insurance Company performance bond No,, 059470 in the amount of $54,700,,00, Inspector's final report on file, Staff recommends acceptance, Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, to accept the street improvements in Project S,,P,6504 and Project S,P,,6438 and release the Argonaut Insurance Company Performance Bond No,, 059470 in the amount of $54,700,00, PROJECTS C-60-3 and C-156 ACCEPT STREET IMPROVEMENTS Jasper N. Haley and D66G, Concrete Construction APPROVED LOCATION- Glendora from Walnut Creek Wash to State Street and west side. of Vincent south of Walnut Creek Wash, Accept street improvements and authorize release of Argonaut Insurance Company performance bond No, 059473 in the amount of $79538,69. Inspector's final report on file, Staff recommends acceptance, Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger, and carried,, to accept the street improvements in Projects C-60®3 and C-156 and authorize release of Argonaut Insurance Company Performance Bond No,, 059473 in the amount of $7,538,69,, -2- • Ca CQ 2/23/65 CITY CLERK'S REPORTS Continued RESOLUTION NO,, 3109 Precise Plan No. 437 ADOPTED Mayor Snyder - Page Three The City Clerk presented - "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING THE BOND TO GUARANTEE THE COST OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS AND THE TIME OF COMPLETION IN PRECISE PLAN NO, 437 IN SAID CITY" Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution, Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, that said resolution be adopted,, Motion passed on roll call as follows- Ayes- Councilmen Jett, Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder Noes- None Absent- None Said resolution was given No. 3109,, RESOLUTION NO, 3110 Lighting District 62-1 ADOPTED Mayor Snyder - The City Clerk presented- "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE REPORT OF THE TRAFFIC AND LIGHTING ENGINEER DATED FEBRUARY 16, 1965 PREPARED PURSUANT TO PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED UNDER RESOLUTION OF INTENTION NO,, 2674 ADOPTED JULY 8, 1963 AND LEAVING THE PORTION OR PERCENTAGE OF ASSESSMENTS THEREIN REFERRED TO FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AND FOR THE FURNISHING OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN LIGHTING STANDARDS, FIXTURES AND APPLIANCES ALONG CERTAIN STREETS AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AS SHOWN ON DIAGRAM AND PLAN NO,, LAD 62-1 ALSO KNOWN AS WEST COVINA STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT NO,, 62-1 FOR THE THIRD YEAR OF THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD CONTEMPLATED UNDER PAID PROCEEDING" Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution,, -3- • CQ C6 2/23/65 Page Four RESOLUTION NO, 3110 - Continued Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, that said resolution be adopted-, Motion passed on roll call as follows-, Ayes-, Councilmen Jett, Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder Noes-, None Absent-, None Said resolution was given No. 3110Q RESOLUTION NO,, 3111 Lighting District 64-66 ADOPTED Mayor Snyder-, The City Clerk presented, - "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE REPORT OF THE TRAFFIC AND LIGHTING ENGINEER DATED FEBRUARY 16, 1965 PREPARED PURSUANT TO THE PROCEEDING INSTITUTED UNDER RESOLUTION OF INTENTION NO, 2957 ADOPTED JUNE 22, 1964 AND LEAVING THE PROPORTION OP PERCENTAGE OF THE ASSESSMENT THEREIN REFERRED TO FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AND FOR THE FURNISHING OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN STREET LIGHTING STANDARDS, FIXTURES AND APPLIANCES ALONG CERTAIN STREETS AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AS SHOWN ON DIAGRAM AND PLAN NO,, LAD 64=66 ALSO KNOWN AS WEST COVINA STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT 64-66 FOR THE SECOND YEAR OF THE TWO-YEAR PERIOD CONTEMPLATED UNDER SAID PROCEEDING"-, Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution, Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, that said resolution be adopted-, Motion passed on roll call as follows- Ayes- Councilmen Jett, Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder Noes-, None Absent-, None Said resolution was given No. 3111, d.MI • • n U C, Co 2/23/65 Page Five CITY CLERK'S REPORTS ® Continued RESOLUTION NO, 3112 The City Clerk presented-, Weed Abatement "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DECLARING ALL RUBBISH AND REFUSE UPON AND ALL WEEDS GROWING UPON SPECIFIED STREETS AND PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO REMOVE AND ABATE THE SAME UNDER AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF TITLE 4, DIVISION 3, PART 2, CHAPTER 13, ARTICLE 2 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE" Mayor Snyder-, Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution, Councilman Jett: Were you able to come up with some type of solution to the dust problem? Public Services Director, Mr, Adams-, Yes, This will be written into the specifications when we advertise for nid, Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger, that said resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows-, Ayes-, Councilmen Jett, Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder Noes, None Absent-, None Said resolution was given No, 3112, REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT NO, 39 SANITARY SEWER TRACT NO, 25765 Fontana Enterprises APPROVED sanitary sewer to,Tract No, 25765, agreement, LOCATION-, In Cortez Street, west of Barranca, Engineer's report, Approve Reimbursement Agreement No, 39 for construction of off -site Staff recommends approval of the Councilman Heath-, Does this man get a full reimbursement for the entire line across the freeway? Public Services Director, Mr, Adams-. No, Certain of this is for his own use. He will be partially reimbursed by those connecting into the line at a later date, ®5® i C11 C., 2/23d 6S REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT NO, 89 --Continued Page Six Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Jett, and curried, that the. Mayor and the City Clerk be atthorized to enter into the Reimbursement Agreement No, 89 with the Fontana Enterprises and that the City Engineer be authorized to collect the charges referred to therein, LIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO, LAD 64-66 APPROVE REFUND TO TOM ELLIOTT APPROVED LOCATION- Northwest corner Barranca and.. North Garvey, Review Engineer's report, Approve refund of $250.08 for amount of over=assessment, Street Lighting,District Account 841, Held over from Council meeting 2/8/65, Staff recommends refund per report, Councilman Krieger- I originally raised the question when this matter appeared on our agenda of February 8th as to the computations and there has been a supplemental report received, The question that I have has to do with the computation of the three-year limitation, Is this predicated upon fiscal. years? Public Services Director, Mr, Adams- It is on a tax year and that wouldn't quite coincide with our fiscal year, Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger, that the reimbursement of $250.08 be approved and that the Finance Officer be authorized to prepare a check payable to Mr, Tom Elliott and charge it .to the Contingency Fund for Lighting District LAD 64®66, Account No, 841, Motion passed on roll, call as follows- Ayes-, Councilmen Jett, Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder Noes; None Absent- None ACCEPT STREET IMPROVEMENTS 2621 East Cortez Street Mr, E, Weishaus APPROVED LOCATION- 2621 East Cortez, Accept street improvements and authorize release of cash bond in the amount of $500,00, Staff recommends acceptance, Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried, to accept the street improvements located at 2621 East Cortez Street and authorize the release of the cash bond in the amount of $500,00, -6- Co Ca 2/23/65 Page Seven CITY CLERK'S REPORTS - Continued SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT A°11-61-2- LOCATIONS Virginia Avenue Approve Assessment Engineer Contract Harranca and other L. Jo Thompson streets sewer district APPROVED Engineers report. Approve contract for engineering services to La Jo Thompson. Staff recommends approval per report. City Manager, Mr. Aiassao you, have a copy of, the staff recom- mendation on the assessment engin- eer contract. The City Attorney has reviewed it. Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, to accept the .assessment engineer's contract on Sanitary Sewer District A°11-61-2 to L. J. Thompson and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to sign the contract. REQUEST TO CHANGE NAME OF STREET LOCATION, Center Street from Center Street to Toluca Street California to State Review engineer's Report. Authorize City Engineer to proceed in accor- cance with Council°s policy established May 8, 1961. Staff recommends authorization per policy. City Clerk, Mr. Flotten� Read report re this matter from • Ro Ea Pontow, City Engineer dated March 4, 1965 as follows, "In response to City Council directive of February 15, 1965, we have initiated procedures to change the name of Center Street to Toluca Street. We have implemented Step 2 (a) of the City policy relative to street name changes which we referenced in our report of February 19, 1965 to the City Council. The affected property owners and/or occupants on Center Street have been notified that this matter will be heard at Council meeting of March 8, 1965, at which time anyone desiring to comment on the proposal will be heard. Since we under- stand that the West Covina Plaza Merchants Association is also in- terested in this matter, we have notified the president of that Asso- ciation of this agenda item. This street name change would involve a cost to the City of approx- imately $60.00 for new street signs, map revisions and related work. The cost involved to existing businesse's should not be prohibitive inasmuch as there is only one business (Union Oil Station) having a Center Street address. Finally, we don't foresee any problem. in this name change insofar as conflicting with any like or similar names within the San Gabriel Valley area. RECOMMENDATION,. That,.should the Council authorize changing the name of Center Street to Toluca Street, the attached Resolution be adopted and the City Engineer be authorized to proceed with the street name change including the purchase of street signs, map revisions and related work. The name change can be effective on March 19, 1965 providing the Council approval is granted at the March 8, 1965 meeting.', Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger, and carried to authorize the City Engineer to proceed with the Council policy estab- lished on May 8, 1961 concerning the changing of Center Street to Toluca Street to be heard at the Council meeting of March 8, 1965. -7- Co Co 2/23/65 Page Eight CITY CLERK'S REPORTS - Continued CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT City Manager, Mr. Aiassa, We have the Chamber representatives here and they would like to -talk -to you. This is the first item on my agenda, This is on their quarterly report o ' Mr. Stan Seeds-, I am here to answer questions in case any come up. Motion by Councilman Heath seconded by Councilman Jett, to accept the quarterly report of the Chamber of Commerce as per contract and release the allocated funds as,outlined in the contract. Motion passed on roll call as follows- Ayes- Councilmen Jett, Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder Noes-, None Absent-, Nome SCHEDULED MATTERS PURCHASE OF TRUCK LOADER Bids received in office of City Clerk, (65-48) 10-,00 A.M., February 17, 1965. Review Finance Director's report. The bids are as follows-, • BUTLER & SON (No bid bonds required) $ 3,942.00 CONVERY CO. 4,100.00 GAR WOOD- LA TRUCK EQUIPMENT 4,166.00 A, Mn DONAHEER & SON 4,414.00 CALAVAR CORPORTATION No bid McCABE - POWERS BODY Coo No bid Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger, that the Director of Finance be authorized to issue a purchase order to Butler & Son to furnish the hydraulic .loader as requested in the bid No. 6548 of February 4, 1965 in the amount of $3,,942.00 plus tax. Motion passed on roll call as follows-, Ayes-, Councilmen Jett, Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder Noes-, None Absent, None HEARINGS ZONE CHANGE NO. 334 LOCATION, West side of Azusa north of B.-,Frank Smith & Iris Smith Rowland between Rowland and APPROVED Puente Avenues. Request to reclassify from Zone C-1 and R-3 to Zone C-3 denied by Planning Commission Resolution No. 1753. Appealed by applicant on February 4, 1965 City Clerk, Mr. Flotten, The notice of this public hearing ap7 . peared in the West Covina Tribune on February 11, 1965 and 20 notices were mailed on February 10, 1965 to prop- erty owners in the area effected by this zone change, (Read Planning Com- mission Resolution No. 1753.) Mayor Snyder-, This is the time and place for the public hearing. TTJ PAVnR Mr. Francis Jo Garvey The Planning Commission report has prac- 281 Ea Workman Ave., Covina tically been incorporated in the Plan- ning Commission resolution. I would say the essence of the Planning Department recommendations were "Let us delay this until we have further time to study it because we are not sure yet whether or not this is the way in which we are going to go" and C, C, 2/23/65 Page Nine ZONE CHANGE NO, 334 ® Continued • "We are just not sure what we are going to do," Anyway you look at it it comes down to these two facts, It is also set .forth in the Planning report that C®3 in the present ordinance is equivalent to highway commercial under the General Plan, The General Plan has not planned highway commercial but in general they have designated it only where they found it, (Gave brief summary of the highway commercial areas in the City of West Covina and the uses thereon,) To the south of our property is a C®3 usage and to the north of the property we have a golf course which used to be a C®3 usage and then we have Zody's and Ralph's. I would like you to look at the comparative highway volume, We have a relatively low volume of traffic along the service road between Barranca and Citrus, Up Citrus we have about 19,000 cars a day, On Azusa we have about a 28,000 car use and up in front of the property in question we have 32,000, On a traffic density situation it seems these two are the most heavily travelled blocks in the City of West Covina with the exception of the freeway, Across the street we have a few single family homes abutting on this and we have short streets of single family homes, We have real estate offices and commercial and professional offices in here', The General Plan has been in effect for over two years and has provided a definite concept of commercial and perhaps residential, In that period of time the City has not taken the trouble to catch up with its own General Plan, Last year you extensively went through the residential and reclassi- fied it but you have not gone back and examined existing facts as to where the zones are now, The Planning Department recommends delay and further study, I have been in the City of Covina for ten years and associated with zoning for about nine and a half years, The first time I appeared before this Council was in connection with a zoning matter on North Azusa Avenue and at that time I was asked to delay it and at that time the street was two lanes wide but it already carried the zone marks which are the growth of traffic, The people who lived where Ralph's and Zody's is at the present time tried to get their property changed, Since October 14, 1953, not counting two zone requests and one heard by the Planning Commission at the same time of this, there have been 28 separate zone change requests in the area between the Freeway and the City Limit, In all that time the City has not firmed up a plan by any study, Everybody up there has developed as a result of individual property owners from time to time convincing the Council that the facts as they existed have changed, The block we are talking •about is the heaviest travelled street we have in the City. Certainly a block heavily travelled has already depreciated any residential zoning to any extent that it is going to be depreciated, With respect to the school behind the C®3 type use, we have a precedent for that at the east end of town at Eastland, a C®3 sitting in a C®2 zone, I submit the evidence with respect to traffic and with respect to the growth of the plan and the phases of the General Plan itself would indicate these are not intended to be firm boundaries but are generally - Mein C, C, 2/23/65 ZONE CHANGE NO, 334 ® Continued Page Ten indicative of area boundaries are to be considered as indicative of places where these could goo There is no pressing problem to extend this zoning up above, The depth of this property is compatible with all the other property developed in the area, I request you reverse the decision of the Planning Commission and grant Cm3 zoning to the entire property, Mr, C, H. Beattie, Jr, I represent the property 1750 East Rowland Avenue owners to the southwest corner West Covina of Rowland and Azusa Avenues, We don't object to a change in zone classification on this particular piece of property to permit the location of a carwash for the following two reasons: One, we don't believe such a use would be detrimental or injurious to our property, Twoo this land has been zoned C®1 for over nine years, We feel it should be put to some use that will benefit the property owners and also the City, 'IN OPPOSITION • Mr, Joseph N, Renner I represent Mr, and Mrs, Todd Attorney at Law Keck living at 1808 Pioneer 3935 East Huntington Drive which is directly across the Pasadena street from the property in question, We are concerned primarily with the area directly across the street from this property, An elementary school, a junior high school and a high school are in this area and much foot traffic by the children is going back and forth, It appears that Mr. Garvey has made his point welly 32,000 cars up and down in front of this area ®® the busiest street in town and now we are going to build a traffic snarl by putting in a service that calls for cars to cut across from the right-hand lane across the left-hand lane and back and forth, in and out of this area, crossing the sidewalk in two places, I have here petitions signed by some 60 residents of the area and I realize that these petitions have no legal standing, This is a spot zoning, I think the City Council and the Planning Commission have done their very best to bring some order out of chaos, Certainly it is advantageous to delay and study the problem thoroughly so it is not necessary to have spot zoning, Mr, Garvey mentions that the Eastland Shopping Center has a car wash next to an elementary school so the precedent has been set, May I only say that two wrongs do not make aright. If you have seen the traffic pulling in and out of the car washes you would agree the danger is there, If Mr, Garvey and his clients would spend as much time looking over the available C-1 usages the Council and the Planning Commission would not have denied a commercial usage of this property; it is merely this type of C-3 usage, If they ®10- CQ C, 2/23/65 Page Eleven ZONE CHANGE NO, 334 ® Continued • would spend the time searching through the C-1 usages which run almost through the alphabet they would find some other lucrative economic enterprise they could use on this property, I don't believe they are being denied any property right, REBUTTAL Mr, Francis J, Garvey: Counsel put up an excellent argument but I did not hear any facts put forth, The petition by the 60 residents is an expression of opinion; it is not a fact, Eastland is not a bad precedent; it is merely a place to which we can look to see what happened where this type of installation went in near a school, In the six or more: years it has been there there has been no problem that I know of, The school situation there, I believe, would be improved to the extent that anyone on the other side of Azusa would be using the elementary school to the west of Azusa and there would be sidewalks put in the length of this property by reason of its development, sidewalks which do not'exist at the present time beyond the Ralph's - Zodyas development, Traffic already exists, Any additional use put there would be there because its use would be highway in nature and this is a highway and therefore the logic of the thing is that it bp znnpd to represent what exists and not what might have been had on some other planned development, There being no further public testimony, the hearing was closed, Councilman Heath, Is this application for C®3 for the full depth of the property all the way back to the school property, Mr, Joseph? Planning Director, Mr, Joseph: The way the application reads it is for all or part of this property, They describe the whole piece of property but the applicant said you can take all or part of the property, Councilman Heath: We then can give whatever part of that we think would be worth of rezoning? City Attorney, Mr, Williams: Yes, Councilman Nichols: Mr, Garvey, what corner is the car wash you cite as a precedent located on? Mr, Francis J. Garvey: On the southwest corner of Barranca and Workman Avenue, Councilman Nichols: And where would students be coming from who would pass this location on the way to the school in that area? Mr, Francis J. Garvey: They would be coming from several directions, They come generally out of the subdivision past ABC to the north, Councilman Nichols: Have you consulted with the school authorities as to whether they have considered a car wash a problem of any sort? • 0 0 C, C, 2/23/65 ZONE CHANGE NO, 334 ® Continued Page Twelve Mr, Francis J, Garvey. No, At the time the car wash went in the home owners in the area objected to it and asked the school for help and they did not consider it at that time, They did not object to it, Councilman Krieger. The first time this came before us on a variance I suggested to the Council as well as to the applicant that we consider these matters of zoning as zoning and not zone changes by variance and I would hope that the Council tonight would not consider this zone change matter by precise plan, I don't believe we should consider as a merit for a zone change or a criticism of a zone change what the specific proposed use that we may have heard of for this particular parcel, I think what is really before us is whether or not this entire parcel or some portion of that can in the future have a C®3 use without reference as to what it is, I would like to ask a question, In review of the Planning Commission Minutes it was not answered to my satisfaction and that had to do with the amount of student traffic by this parcel originating from the property to the east, In other words9 across Azusa Avenue, Mr, Renner, do you have any information available tonight as to whether or not any students within the jurisdictional boundary of Pioneer live on the east side of Azusa Avenue? Mr, Joseph N, Renner. school does draw from the area, I cannot answer that specific question except that the high Mrs, Carol Gibson. We have children walking across Azusa from the junior high, None of these children are driving cars; they are walking or riding their bicycles and usually they go up Rowland Avenue and they are going across Azusa, past Pioneer School, past the service station and across that stop light, Councilman Krieger-, Mrs,, Carol Gibson. - children are on the other side of Azusa Councilman Jett. of Azusa Avenue going to the junior high on the west side of Azusa Avenue up and where are they going and where are they Mr, Hartly 1819 East Pioneer West Covina going to the junior going to the junior of the street, Mayor Snyder. high school and they high school and they What about students going to Pioneer School from east of Azusa Avenue? I don't think there are any from across Azusa, All the Avenue, Are there students attending this school from the west side school? Are they travelling down Azusa Avenue? If so, coming from? We have students that come down Azusa and come around to the elementary school, There are students that cross Azusa also come down Azusa Avenue are mostly on the west side Isn't there access to Pioneer School from Eileen Street? -12- C, C, 2/23/65 Page Thirteen ZONE CHANGE NO, 334 ® Continued • Mrs, Carol Gibson.- They have a gate there it is not locked there sometimes, Councilman Nichols.- Oftentimes when a zoning matter comes up we have a natural inclination to haul the kiddies out to certify something is dangerous or should not be there because of the children, I am speaking as a school principal who works with children all the time and who is concerned with their safety and their access to school, I don't think we have in this matter a problem that is primarily one that says this is a poor development or a poor request because it is dangerous to the children, With thousands of cars already going up and down the street with even many, many C®1 uses that would go on that property I think we would probably find just about as many vehicles crossing through driveways than we have, I can't accept that as an argument but really we are talking about zoning per se and is this the highest and best use for this property, I think that is the whole question and I am cognizant of the fact that Mr. Garvey has attempted to create a concept that we have nothing but a hodge-podge of zoning anyway on Azusa Avenue and therefore we should just perpetuate the errors of the past and allow most anything else to come in there, I don't concur with that, In my judgement a Cm3 use in that area is not in the highest and best sense a good usage for that property and that is what I have based my feeling on, Mayor Snyder.- How much C®3 zoning is there in the City which is undeveloped? Planning Director, Mr, Joseph.- South of State Street, this area in here is generally vacant, Down on Valley Boulevard you have land between Sentous and Nogales which is zoned C®3, On Nogales and Valley a shopping center is developing occupying a portion of that property. I believe that is it as far as Cm3 zoning in the City, I would guess we have about 40, 45 acres of C-3 undeveloped in the City, Councilman Heath.- I feel we have a very heavily travelled street here, It is going to get heavier travelled as time goes by., This is exactly the location where I would say it should be considered Cm3 zoning, The property to the south, the gas station, is actually a C-3 use and I think Zodys and Ralphs constitute in my opinion a Cm3 heavy use also, I feel if we granted this zoning it would be granting a uniform zoning for one full block, I don't say I would like to go the full depth of the property for C®3 because I think it is too much, I think good planning could be achieved by taking the front of that property and rezoning it to C-3 and leaving the back of it C®1 so it can be used as a buffer between the heavy C-3 use and the uses in the rear, As far as the noise of this use in this area, I will not discuss the car wash at this time but I would say any noise that would originate on this property would have quite an intensity to overcome the traffic of 32,000 cars and there will be a heavier use in the future of this street, I don't like to see a strip of C-1 uses lining the sides of the street as we have on part of Azusa Avenue, I think it would make a much better use both to the City and to the land owners and the properties around it if this was developed in one unit as you have shown before rather than put a strip of small stores with different owners for the entire length of this property, ®13® • 11 C, C, 2/23/65 ZONE CHANGE NO. 334,® Continued Page Fourteen Councilman Krieger- Mr, Joseph, in your Planning Department report you make the following statement which I find somewhat in conflict with the testimony we have received tonight and perhaps you could enlighten me, "There is no other C®3 zoning anywhere on Azusa Avenue in the City of West Covina from the San Bernardino Freeway to the northerly City limits,," Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph: That's right,, Councilman Krieger- What is the significance in your mind to the statement that North Azusa Avenue shows signs of developing into a highway commercial street? Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph- There is a big difference between a General Plan designation and a zoning symbol on a map,, The actual use on the property may be very much different than the General Plan designation because the General Plan indicates probable or potential or anticipated use of land but not the actual use of the land,, I consider a service station to be a permissive use in C®1 and Mr,, Garvey doesn't,, How is the street turning into a highway commercial street? Actually this is a statement which can be answered in two ways,, First, we tried to indicate by quoting the page on the General Plan report what it takes to be a highway commercial street, what are the components of a highway commercial street and we showed that in certain respects North Azusa Avenue has certain of these characteristics, It also has certain uses such as automobile dealerships and major stores. We indicated there was and there could be the idea that by looking at the street you could consider this to be containing certain trends that would lead to a highway commercial street,, We stated we didn't think it was a highway commercial street right now even though it has several of the symptoms, We still think the General Plan was a study and if the General Plan is found wanting then we should pursue more studies, Councilman Krieger: Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph - Councilman Krieger: Planning Director, Mr, Joseph - Councilman Krieger - stations, the miniature golf course require a C®3 zone, is that correct? Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph: What is the closest property zoned C®3 to this property in question? It would be the West Covina Center, We have no property along Azusa Avenue presently zoned C®3? No,, With respect to land use, forgetting about service quite correctly would now No. It would now require an unclassified use permit in any zone, -14- • • C,, C,, 2/23/65 ZONE CHANGE NO,, 334 - Continued Councilman Kriegerg question whether this is neighborhood These terms don't necessarily have too is the zoning there? Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph. Page Fifteen With respect to Zodys and Ralphs, there has been some commercial or highway commercial. much significance to me,, What C-1,, Councilman Heath. There are many developments in this City that are in a zone other than what they should be,, I can hardly see justification why Eastland Shopping Center would be a C-2,, I would question a number of other spots in here of why it should be a C-1 or a C-2 zone,, I feel many developments are out of classification and we must not take the stamp of what zoning is on there but we should take the use of what is on that piece of property,, Mayor Snyder. In studies and discussion s of Azusa Avenue to the north at one time this was considered as probably the third regional area of the City for a regional shopping center,, Nobody can deny that this is a heavily travelled street and no matter what goes here it will become more heavily travelled in the future,, It seems to me the pattern of development pretty well indicates that this has to go either commercial or R-3 and I feel that the General Plan indicates this,, I think it has said this all along,, I wouldn't be for changing just a part of this to C-3. I think if you are going to get a usable C®3 you should zone a big parcel, as big as possible,, I feel good reason has been shown for this to be changed from.C-1 to C-3 and I think it is in definite harmony with the General Plan,, I don't see how this zone will in any way increase congestion on Azusa Avenue,, Councilman Nichols. I am absolutely opposed to zoning one piece of land on Azusa Avenue to a C-3 where there is no such usage zoned during the entire length of Azusa Avenue in the City of West Covina and doing it on a one parcel basis without looking at this matter in depth and getting a specific recommendation from our Planning Department and our staff and our Planning Commission which has unanimously recommended that this zoning request not be granted,, Councilman Jett. To give this piece of property a C-3 zoning in my opinion would make it possible to develop or to build certain types of uses in there that in my opinion would be objectionable,, I would prefer to approve something of this nature which would be a single use by variance rather than by giving it a wide open zoning,, I think C-3 is too heavy for that particular area or for that street,, • Councilman Nichols. I would like to have Mr,, Joseph read the permitted usages under zone C-3 because we must remember that we are authorizing a zone change, not a precise plan,, Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph: (Read permissible uses in the C-3 zone,,) Councilman Heath. There are many heavy uses in C-3 but the value of property dictates quite emphatically on which one of these uses could be used,, -15- I C, C, 2/23/65 Page Sixteen ZONE CHANGE NOa 334 m Continued • Councilman Heath. Move that Zone Change No, 334 be approved to a depth of 150 feet from the property line on Azusa Avenue, Mayor Snyder. The motion dies for lack of a second, Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded by Councilman Nichols, that Zone Change No, 334 be denied, Motion failed on roll call as follows. Ayes. Councilmen Jett, Nichols Noes. Councilmen Krieger, Heath, Mayor Snyder Absent. None Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, that Zone Change No, 334 be approved. Motion passed on roll call as follows. Ayes. Councilmen Krieger, Heath, Mayor Snyder Noes. Councilman Jett, Nichols Absent. None Mayor Snyder. There should be some under- standing that the school can be buffered by precise plan in some way, • City Attorney, Mr, Williams. It will take a precise plan to put in any Cm3 use, Councilman Krieger. If I understand it correctly the precise plan was approved subject to the approval of the variance at the time this was before the Planning Commission, is that correct? Planning Director, Mr, Joseph. The precise plan is valid for the variance and the use permit, City Attorney, Mr, Williams. The zone change does not comply with the condition that was imposed to make the precise plan valid, I think that that condition applied only to the variance and the use permit, I think the Planning Commission can initiate a proceeding to amend this condition in the precise plan if they wish to and state that it shall be effective if either a variance or unclassified use or zone change permits the use of the precise plan, Otherwise I think it would be necessary to file over on the precise plan because in effect it has been denied unless there is a variance approved, Mr, Francis J, Garvey: • I will take this up with the City Attorney later, -16® P C, C, 2/23/65 Page Seventeen 'HEARINGS Continued • AMENDMENT NO, 66 Request to amend the sign City Initiated provisions set forth in APPROVED Chapters two and four of the Municipal Code. Approval recommended by Planning Commission Resolution No, 1726, Held over From January 11, 1965 with hearing held open, Referred back to Planning Commission for report on February 1, 1965, Councilman Heath.- I feel the report given by the Planning Department and the Planning Commission was a very good report and I think their recom- mendations are good. Councilman Jett.- There are a couple of things I can't go along with. One is the height limitation on free-standing signs,, I think that will do nothing but cause us to get more variances on the sign ordinance, I think the question on the flashing,or rotating of signs is too restrictive, I think you could beat that in a court of law, I think regarding the number of identification signs, what does this mean? Planning Director, Mr, Joseph.- They just eliminated the first sentence and just have it by • the number of square feet per sign, Councilman Jett.- I think generally they have done a good job, Mayor Snyder.- There is one other difference and that is in reference to .the building area, I believe the Planning staff's recommendation was different than what -the Planning Commission adopted, Councilman Jett.- If I understand it I think the Planning Departments recommendation is what we should accept there, City Attorney, Mr, Williams.- I don°t think that section relating the permitted sign area to the number of entrances in the number of walls of buildings is a legal police power stand, Planning Director, Mr, Joseph.- That has been changed, I think what we are referring to, Mr, Jett, is located in No, 14 under Cml where the gross surface ground coverage of the shopping center is discussed, Mayor Snyder.- The Planning Department felt this should be area instead •of ground coverage and I think that is probably more fair, particularly to the man who might happen to be on the second or third floor, Planning Director, Mr., Joseph.- Just say "gross floor area of it" rather than "gross surface ground coverage of the shopping center", Leave the rest of the paragraph in, Scratch out "surface ground coverage" and add "floor area" on the three locations where you talk about square footage, Q17® cc cc 2/23/65 AMENDMENT NO,, 66 ® Continued Page Eighteen City Attorney, Mr,, Williams: Regarding the no limit on size of sign, that is the only thing that has kept Foster and Kleiser out,, Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph - The sign has to be attached to the building and can only advertise the use therein,, City Attorney, Mr,, Williams- That is not likely to hold up,, We have a maximum size you can't go beyond and this size is too small for billboards and therefore West Covina has never been inflicted with them,, You take off the maximum and the billboards will come in and contest your right to say you can only advertise that which is in the building and that it makes no difference to the public peace, health, safety and welfare what the sign says,, Mayor Snyder-. Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph: I think we should have a maximum size,, Would it be reasonable to put a 300®foot square footage maximum? • City Attorney, Mr,, Williams; Yes,, That is still below the size of the billboards,, It should apply to each and every section,, I would still keep your restriction as to use, et cetera, but if that is the only thing to stop the billboards, Foster and Kleiser will probably take us on,, They are just waiting to take West Covina on,, Councilman Krieger- I would be opposed to modifying our sign ordinance so as to open this area of moving signs,, I don't think we should do that,, I think we should be restrictive and selective as far as applications that are before us for this type of sign,, Councilman Jett-. I agree with that,, Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded by Councilman Kreiger, and carried, that Amendment No,, 66 be approved subject to the suggested changes made as contained in the City Planning Commission memorandum of February 19, 1965 and subject to adding the provision that no sign shall exceed 300 square feet in C®1, C®2 and C®3 zones and that in the C®1 zone, Paragraph 14, the words "surface ground coverage" be deleted and "floor area" be substituted,, Councilman Krieger-. Is this statement in Mr. Charter's letter of February 19 correct when he states that Mr. Cronen did not appear . before the Planning Commission? Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph.- He didn't,, We called him on the phone and talked to his wife and a man from the Neon Products Company and told him the Planning Commission was going to consider it and they did not show up at the Planning Commission meeting,, C, Co 2/23/65 Page Nineteen AMENDMENT NO, 66 ® Continued • Councilman Jett: I think in deference of Mr, Cronen that he did appear before the City Council and requested an opportunity to review this and at that time he stated that he did not appear before the Planning Commission and I don't remember what his reason for this was, Councilman Krieger. As I remember there were a number of items in his letter still open to some review in his mind,, Planning Director, Mr, Joseph: The Planning Commission told me to tell him and we did if he wanted to submit anything else to put it in writing and the Commission would consider'it and he didn't submit anything in writing, PLANNING COMMISSION METES 6 BOUNDS NO, 135®235 West Covina Professional Center APPROVED LOCATION: Between Shadydale and Sunset and Ituni and Merced Avenues, • 6,65 Acres ® 4 Lots ® AD, I City Clerk, Mr, Flotten: (Read recommended conditions if approved,) Councilman Heath: Mr, Williams, isn't there something being changed in law that the total number of splits regardless of the period of time determines whether it is more than five parcels or not? City Attorney, Mr, Williams. There is an effort being made to make the subdivision act and the real estate subdivision act correspond in definition, They do not presently correspond, As to whether the one definition or the other will be adopted or successful at all I don't know. It hasn't been changed yet. Motion by Councilman Kreiger, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried, that Metes and Bounds Subdivision No, 135®235 be approved subject to the conditions of the Planning Commission, METES 6 BOUNDS NO, 135-236 LOCATION: West side of Alpine Southern California at the intersection Savings and Loan of Highspire, • APPROVED 1,1 Acres ® 2 Lots ® A,D, IV City Clerk, Mr, Flotten: (Read recommended condition if approved,) Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded by Councilman Krieger, and carried that Metes and Bounds Subdivision No, 135-236 be approved subject to the conditions of the Planning Commission, -19- C,, Co 2/23/65 PLANNING COMMISSION m Continued REVIEW PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION OF FEBRUARY 179 1965 Precise Plan No. 260, Rev. 1 Beattie 6 Miller Approved RECREATION AND PARKS None GENERAL MATTERS ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None • 'WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS WEST COVINA PLAZA LETTER Page Twenty So indicated by Mr,, Flotten,, The following item was called up - Called up by Councilman Heath, City Clerk, Mr. Flotteno We have a letter from the West Covina Plaza Merchants° Association with respect to the 'traffic study. The Council has copies of this letter,, (Read said letter(,) Councilman Krieger-. We had this come up at the end of the Victor Gruen report and at that time I made a request of the staff for a recommendation as to the feasibility and desirability of a further study in this area -as to this problem,, Might I ask Mr. Aiassa when do you believe this report will be available for us? City Manager, Mr,, Aiassa: Councilman Krieger-. We figure the first meeting in March(, I would like to have this letter held to our next adjourned meeting(, City Manager, Mr(, Aiassa-. I checked with the Division of Highways(, We won our lawsuit • on condemnation and the applicant applied for an appeal and was denied but he has 30 days to appeal to a higher court,, This would put the deadline date between the 6th and 8th of March(, Mayor Snyder-. I think Center Street with modifications can be made to flow very well to the Plaza. I think this will accomplish the purposes of the flow between the centers. Admittedly this is not the best but I believe this interchange has been let for contract so to make any change here now would take almost an act of God and I think we had -20- Ca Ca 2/23/65 WEST COVINA PLAZA LETTER Continued Page Twenty -One • better make plans to improve Center Street to meet our needs under the present provisions,, Can you have the staff°s recommendation on the improvement of Center Street at the next adjourned meeting? City Manager, Mr,, Aiassa: We will try to have it for you,, Mayor Snyder: We will hold it until that time,, Councilman Jett: I wonder if we shouldn't get together on this before next Monday if we thought we might attempt to do anything about it,, Mayor Snyder: I don't think a week is going to make any difference,, I think that perhaps there is a misunderstanding we may be able to clear up,, Councilman Nichols: Mr,, Williams, as a matter of legal opinion, is it true that at this point in this procedure there is nothing this Council could do if it so chose to stop the development and the awarding of bids by the State in this matter? iCity Attorney, Mr,, Williams: I am not positive that I know all that needs to be known to answer this question,, If I do know the facts I would say this: It would require a concurrence of the State of California with whatever decision you reach because I think we have a contract with the State to proceed along the lines we are now proceeding along,, That does not necessarily mean that.if the Council came up with a different and better answer that the State would not agree to listen but it would require their consent,, Councilman Nichols: During all of the course of these developments and plans and the review of these plans, the present implim ntation of this program that is going to bid now, did the citizens, the businessmen who would be most affected by this development have the benefit of seeing what these plans are and what these plans were? City Manager, Mr,, Aiassa: Yes,, We had.two hearings,, Mayor Snyder: We had one formal meeting where these plans were shown before we had any studies with Victor Gruen and they have had adequate opportunity to see these plans many times over the years,, Councilman Heath: In addition to that there have been Councilmen going to meetings on Glendora Avenue where we had a group of merchants there and the interchange was gone into and the merchants have met here under the direction of the leaders of this Association and these plans have been put before them and discussed,, Councilman Nichols: The ultimate question is why if all of this has gone on, all of these many hearings have been held and everybody involved knew all about its why do we come up to a period of time within days of the awarding of the contract and it suddenly becomes a matter of urgency that was not apparent up until now? -21- C, Co e/23/65 Page Twenty -Two WEST COVINA '''Ty_AZA LETTER Continued • Mayor Snyder: There has been between different merchant groups, particularly the old Center and the Plaza, a difference of opinion in what"they wanted here and the Council in the past had to pick a road that they felt would best serve the City and by the time we had any recommendations from Victor Gruen the existing plans for the Vincent Avenue Interchange had already been approved by the State and the City so his recommendations involved changing course plus the condemnation on Center Street had been started which we couldn't back out of xery well, At that time there was a large body of merchants that would not hear of abandoning Center Street,. Councilman Krieger. I requested this report from the staff and I would like to see the Council review this for the benefit of the present Council so that this matter doesn't fester in people's minds here in West Covina and so we can see what alternatives are available and go from there, I think the Council should take a 1965 look at the situation to see where we stand and where we are going to go, I think there is a certain amount of unanimity that the impl6 mentation of the State program is going to well serve the State's purpose but is not necessarily and probably will not serve our internal traffic flow situation so I think it is well we consider what we can do in conjunction with the State or independently, complimentary to what the State is doing, if . possible, to ameliorate the situation, Mayor Snyder. I would like to include in the report that the recommendations of the staff having to do with Center Street are going to improve this situation as outlined today such as the widening of the left® \` turn slots, et cetera. I think if you see these you may be less apprehensive about this whole thing, CI'T'Y ATTORNEY SUBDIVISION DEDICATION PROBLEM City Attorney, Mr, Williams. I would like to inform you of something I took the liberty of doing, The City of Fremont got involved in a suit over a subdi- vision, They required the dedication of certain streets as nearly always is done in case of subdivisions, The Subdivision Map Act provides a remedy for a person agrieved by a required improvement or dedication, namely an appeal to the Superior Court as to the reasonableness, This is an administrative remedy, In this case this was not done, They deeded the streets, dedicated them to the City, completed the subdivision and then sued the City in inverse •condemnation, that they took their property for a public street and the City lost, There is now a petition for review of this by a higher court, Fremont wants all other cities that will join to do so, The cost is nothing, I have added the name of the City of West Covina to the list <'f those who would oppose this decision. I just hope you have no objection, I am sure we don't want to find ourselves in that position, Mayor Snyder: I think we all agree with your action, -22- C C, 2/23/65 CITY ATTORNEY Continued • EL MONTE AIRPORT Page Twenty -Three City Attorney, Mr, Williams: I received a letter from Henry Shatford of Temple City asking the adoption of a resolution to be sent to the Board of Supervisors that they keep and preserve and take all steps necessary to preserve the El Monte Airport as the only airport serving the San Gabriel Valley, There is a resolution here if you are interested in it, Mayor Snyder: The Council of E1 Monte sort of need help on this.. As a Council they felt the airport is needed but all the people oppose it, We won't take action on this, (Mr. Williams left the chambers at 10:30 P.M. Mr. Newell entered the chambers at 10:30 PoMo) CITY CLERK GOLDEN CUE REQUEST • City Clerk, Mr, Flotten: We have a letter from the Golden Cue Corporation and it has to do with the curfew and 16 age limit on entrance to the Golden Cue after ten o'clock, City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: I think this should be held over to March 4tho The staff hasn't had a chance to get a report out on this, Mayor Snyder: We will hold this over. WATER WELL UPKEEP City Clerk, Mro Flotten: I have a letter addressed to the City from A. To Bilderbach, 1222 South Walnut Avenue9 having to do with the water well building and the property upkeep, The Council will probably want to refer this to staff for report, They want to put the old shack over the new well and these people are opposing it. This is at the corner of Merced and Walnut Avenues, Councilman Nichols: The people who live in that area, this letter doesn't exaggerate the situation, For seven weeks there was the most awful • racket and noise and it went on all night long and all day long and people personally told me who lived three and four blocks from that that it disturbed them at night, I think if there is anything we can do we should explore that possibility, Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried, that this letter be referred to the Public Services Director for an investigation and report to the Council on March 8,.19650: -23- C, Ca 2/23/65 CITY CLERK - Continued • PROPOSED SOUTHERLY ANNEXATION DISTRICT NOa 28 TO CITY OF COVINA Page Twenty -Four City Clerk, Mr, Flotten: This is for your information, This is right along our proposed annexation, I would like this referred to staff,, Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, to refer Covina Southerly Annexation District No, 28 to the staff for study and report,, SOUTHERLY ANNEXATION N0, 189 HEARING BEFORE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION ON MARCH 10, 1965 City Clerk, Mr, Flotten: PUBLIC SCHOOL WEEK This is for information only,, 40 City Clerk, Mr,, Flotten: We have a request from the West Covina Masonic Lodge for the Mayor to proclaim April 26th through the 30th as Public School Week, Mayor Snyder: CITY ATTORNEY (CONTINUED) ORDINANCE NO, 906 Zone Change No, 329 Oschin and Glikbarg ADOPTED If there are no objections, I will so proclaim,, (No objections voiced,) So Proclaimed, The Acting City Attorney Presented: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE SO AS TO REZONE CERTAIN PREMISES" (ZC 329, Oschin and Glikbarg) Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger, and carried, to waive further reading of the body of the ordinance, Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger, that said ordinance be adopted,, Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Jett, Krieger, Heath, Mayor Snyder Noes, Councilman Nichols Absent: None Said ordinance was given No, 906, -24- Ca Ca 2/23/65 CITY ATTORNEY m Continued • ORDINANCE NO, 907 Zone Change No, 332 Metcalf ADOPTED Page Twenty -Five The Acting City Attorney presented: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE SO AS TO REZONE CERTAIN PREMISES" (ZC 3329 Metcalf) Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath,, and carried, to waive further reading of the body of the ordinance, Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, that said ordinance be adopted, Motion passed on roll call as follows; Ayes: Councilmen Jett, Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder Noes: None Absent: None Said ordinance was given No. 907, ORDINANCE NO, 908 Zone Change 331 • Moon's Eastland Flying "A" ADOPTED The Acting City Attorney presented: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE SO AS TO REZONE CERTAIN PREMISES" (ZC 3311P Moon's Eastlandy Flying A) Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger, and carried,, to waive further reading of the body of the ordinance, Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger,, that said ordinance be adopted. Motion passed on.roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Jett., Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder Noes: None Absent: None Said ordinance was given No, 908, ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION The Acting City Attorney presented: Southern Annexation Dist. 188 "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING THE ANNEXATION TOT INCORPORATING IN, AND MAKING A PART OF SAID CITY OF WEST COVINA CERTAIN UNINHABITED TERRITORY OUTSIDE OF SAID CITY AND CONTIGUOUS • THERETO KNOWN AS SOUTHERLY ANNEXATION DISTRICT NO, 188" Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger, and carried, to waive further reading of the body of the ordinance, Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, that said ordinance be introduced, ®25® • C� C, C, 2/23/65 CITY ATTORNEY - Continued RESOLUTION NO, 3113 Commending Markham E. Salsbury . ADOPTED Mayor Snyder: Page Twenty -Six The Acting City Attorney presented: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA COMMENDING MARKHAM E, SALSBURY FOR HIS SERVICES TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY" Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution, Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, that said resolution be adopted, Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes, Councilmen Jett, Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder Noes, None Absent, None Said resolution was given No. 3113, ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION Section 3167 HELD OVER Mayor Snyder, ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION Temporary Uses The Acting City Attorney presented, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING SECTION 3167 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE" We will hold this over, The Acting City Attorney presented, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO TEMPORARY USES" Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried, to waive further reading of the body of the ordinance,, Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried, that said ordinance be introduced,, CITY MANAGER REPORTS BOND PROGRAM SCHEDULE City Manager, Mr, Aiassa, Mr. Kramer of O'Melveny & Myers will be here on the 1st at eight o'clock and he will explain the resolution and everything. You can de- cide.on the.';wordage of the proposition, You have all received copies of this proposal, -26- C, C, 2/23/65 Page Twenty -Seven BOND PROGRAM SCHEDULE ® Continued • Councilman Krieger: He is going to have to know what the wording is going to be on the 1st if we are going to adopt the resolution and if we get into a hassle on the lst he has to go back and prepare it and we will be beyond our deadline, I find the wording he submitted perfectly satisfactory, Mayor Snyder- Are there any objections to this wording? (None voiced,) We will have that for the agenda for next Monday night, COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTER PRECISE PLAN AND COST ESTIMATES FOR OUTDOOR AREA City Manager, Mr, Aiassa- We have received a memorandum directed to the City Manager and City Council from Recreation and Park Department re Precise Plan and Cost Estimates for Community Youth Center Court Area dated February 10, 1965, I would like this spread in full in the Minutes- • "Attached is a precise plan for development of the outdoor court area at the Community Youth Center, This plan encompasses the entire area to be enclosed by the concrete block wall currently under construction and represents the final phase of development of the Center, The plan has been approved by the Recreation and Park Commission and is now being forwarded to City Council for consideration, "COST ESTIMATES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF OUTDOOR AREA "City funding of this project is not being proposed at this time. Cost estimates are submitted for the purpose of providing a guide for the utilization of any surplus funds that may be available from 'Operation Over The Top' or the Teen -Kan -Teen Foundation, "Proposals will be made in the 1965-66 departmental budget requests for those items that have not been otherwise funded at the time of final budget considerations, It should be noted that daily operation of the Youth Center is not dependent upon completion of the outdoor area, Certain outdoor activities can be conducted immediately after the block wall is completed, but maximum use will be realized only when the additional facilities are available, Target date for completion of this final phase of development should be no later than Septemberq 1965, • "I, Concrete and Asphalt Work to be done by Contract A, Green asphalt apron for volleyball court $ 750,00 B. Red 4" PCC slab for Bar®B®Q area 590,00 Co Green 4" PCC slab for patio area 19340,00 D, Stage area, raised 4" std, PCC slab 135,00 E, Basketball court, 411 std, PCC slab 2,700,00 F, Walks &,dance floor extension 4" PCC slab 2,850,00 G. Contingencies (10%) 835,00 $9,200,00 -27- Co C, 2/23/65 Page Twenty -Eight COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTER ® Continued • 'III, Electrical Work to be Done by Contract A, Outdoor lighting system $11500a00 Bo Lighted sign marquee 2g0001,00 $3,500a00 "III, Irrigation and Water System (Materials Only) Aa Irrigation Systems $ 280o00 B, Drinking fountains 270o00 $ 550a00 "IVa Woodwork and Accessories (Materials Only) A, Benches $ 140000 Ba Planter Boxes 50a00 Ca Tree Boxes 10000 Do Egg -Crating Patio roof 90,00 E, Stage seating 170o00 Fa Contingency 40,00 $ 500,00 • 'IV, Turf, Trees and Plant Materials (Materials Only) Aa Turfing $ 250,00 Ba Trees 230a00 Ca Shrubs 10M0 D, Specimen Plants 70o00 E, Ground Cover 25a00 F. Contingency, tax 25,00 $ 700a00 ??Vla Bar-B-Q (Materials Only) 145.00 "VIIa Sand for volleyball court (plastering sand) 350a00 "VIIIa Basketball backstops 250o00 "Total Estimated Development Cost 515,195a00 "RECOMMENDATION "It is recommended that City Council approve the attached precise plan of development for the outdoor court area at the Community Youth Center and that this plan be used as a guide for future development of the • facility as funds become available." City Manager, Mr, Aiassao (Presented rendering and explained same.) Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried, to accept the precise plan of the Community Youth Center as submitted by the staff, C,, Ca 2/23/65 CITY MANAGER REPORTS ® Continued 0 GOLF COURSE STUDY Page Twenty -Nine City Manager, Mr,, Aiassa; Mr,, Williams wants to meet with the staff on this proposed golf course study. I -would like to hold this matter over. Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried, that the golf course study be held over to March 8$ 1965,, PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM FOLLOW-UP Councilman Nichols: The question I raised about this has been answered to my satisfaction,, I have been assured that the program will not, in effect, be a pre-school, that the terminology "pre-school" is not going to be used in the public communications in the future to give that concept and I observed the play period today personally with the pilot group in action and any objections that I expressed previously have been removed so that I no longer would raise any objection,, Councilman Heath- Granted that this girl is an • excellent teacher and with all kinds of experience but I still am at a loss to know how one person can take care of 25 tots,, Councilman Nichols- Maximum. 'there were about 16 or 17 there today,, They do it,, I know it sounds impossible but even in kindergarten they handle 339 369 37,, Councilman Jett- I had a remark made to me by the Chairman of the Covina Unified School District when he heard about this. I think you will be getting a letter regarding this matter,, Councilman Krieger- Can we have this back on the agenda at the end of the pilot program? City Manager, Mr,, Aiassa- I will take care of that,, Councilman Jett- I would suggest before another program of this type is approved and inaugurated that the Council be apprised of it and have the opportunity of going into it. Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried9 • that the Park and Recreation Department file a report with the City Council for our second meeting during the Month of April, 1965, as to their experience in the pilot program and that the Department not initiate any additional pre-school programs until such time as the Council has had the opportunity to review their report,, (Mayor Snyder voted "No",,) Mayor Snyder- I believe we are unduly limiting under an established Council policy,, a Commission who is operating . -29- C, C, 2/23/65 CITY MANAGER REPORTS m Continued • ENGINEER'S REPORT ON BARRANCA STREET Page Thirty City Manager, Mr, Aiassa- We have been trying to get that street taken care of. It is going to be a long task and will be property owners versus City progress. Does the Council want us to carry this or delete it from the agenda? Councilman Heath - Public Services Director, Mr, Adams - Mayor Snyder: I think we should keep working on it, We are proceeding on this, I think it is the concensus to take it off the agenda, LIMITING TIME ON ZONING, PRECISE PLANS, ETC, City Manager, Mr, Aiassa- You have a report from the Planning Commission regarding this matter, Planning Director, Mr, Joseph- We amended our Resolution • No, 567 which is imposed on every precise plan adopted by the Planning Commission, They added a condition No, 12 that said that unless construction is commenced on this precise plan within a twelvemonth period the precise plan becomes void and the Planning Commission just accepted this as one of the conditions and every time you consent to a Planning Commission action I suppose the Council is giving its consent to this condition, too, The matter of zoning is a Council matter that the Planning Commission.did not get into, whether or not you want to take away zoning you granted or any other policy the Council sees fit to impose, Councilman Heath- For an extension I don't see why this can't be handled by writing a letter and just getting an extension, One of the conditions of the extension would be you put the new restrictions on it. I think you are a little short on the one year on the first go -around, Planning Director, Mr, Joseph- I believe there would be cause for leeway here, The Planning Director under 567 has the right to grant minor modifications to the conditions imposed by the Planning Commission, I would think a valid request for continuance would be under that provision, Councilman Jett - I think one year would be short, • Mayor Snyder° I think this could be.changed to one year but have the Planning Department have administrative power to extend it for one extra year, Councilman Heath- I would like to see it two years with staff authorization to extend it one year under the condition that the new requirements be imposed, Councilman Jett - ®30® I think that would be more realistic, C', C, 2/23/65 Page Thirty -One "LIMITING TIME ON ZONING PRECISE PLANS ETC, - Continued PlanningDirector Mr. Jo s o seph- The Commission discussed two years and they have people experienced in the building trade on the Planning Commission and the end result was they agreed to the one year based upon a long serious discussion on this, Mayor Snyder- I think we should recommend they reconsider the one year, I don't think you have to go any further than that, Also, I think perhaps instead of the Review Board that the Planning Department ought to.have some leeway on at least a short extension, Councilman Jett-, I doff too, Councilman Heath- I think you need the Review Board because they are all concerned, Mayor Snyder-, All right, Motion by Councilman Heaths seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried 9 that this matter be referred back to the Planning Commission for re® evaluation in light of the time limit of one year for the limit on a • precise plane (Councilman Nichols voted "No",) Councilman Heath. - at the time and the man buys zoned for a year and then the to rezone it back, Mayor Snyder - Much land changes on zoning that is a piece of property after it City comes along and says we We won't say that, we will review it, hands based on that land has been are going We say Councilman Krieger- I don't see how this does anything except to clarify the situation that the Council has this right by law. The reason we considered doing this was because of so many zone applications where the people took the zone change and did nothing and just sat around with it, That at least puts everybody on notice that if they come before us for a zone change we anticipate that they have some desires to proceed with that zone other than speculation in the market, Mayor Snyder: It also puts it on the calendar for re -review. Councilman Jett, There are cases people have the •they are looking for the tenant that they have it zoned been unable to get the people that they want or the type they want and they are sitting there waiting, Some day develop this as soon as they are able to do so, I think getting into an area that we don°t want to get into, Councilman Heath-, where the zoning and for and have of lease they will we are I think that this can be a political football, These statements could be made at the time of a zoning and we have a Councilman election and there are some people who I feel if they ever got into this Council would pick out everyone of these zonings -31- C, C, 2/23/65 Page Thirty -Two LIMITING TIME ON ZONING PRECISE PLANS ETC, - Continued and go hog -wild right down the line and when they could they will make a name for themselves and create havoc in this whole City. Mayor Snyder: A Councilman is supposed to review these on the basis of merit and all this would do is calendar it, Councilman Krieger: It is always within the jurisdiction of the Council at any time to review a zoning matter and to initiate a change on the initiation of the Council, Where does this impose any additional burden on a property owner? The Council at any time could have initiated a zone change on anyone's property, All this states is what for the record is in fact the law, Councilman Jett: I think I would be opposed to this, Councilman Krieger: You are doing an applicant more of a favor by advising him at the time that the Council grants a zoning that the Council at some future time is going to exercise the jurisdiction it has by law so if the Council at some future time without so advising him were to do so in the latter instance it would come as a shock to him • than in the first instance where it would come upon due notice given at the time you first consider it, Councilman Heath: There has been zoning given which has caused considerable aggravation to some members of the Council and I have seen where these persons who would love to get the chance to snap that back to the original zoning purely because they lost being on the minority side and this is what we are talking about, Mayor Snyder: I understand what you are saying if the political fortunes changed, Councilman Krieger: That could happen anyway, Councilman Nichols: Until such time we determine because of a development of circumstance in this City that something is improperly zoned we should leave the zoning alone, That is my opinion, Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, that this Council accept as its policy the fact that we will continue on zone changes under the provisions of the present law whereby the Council can review any zoning at any time and that we further state our policy will not be to advise an applicant at the time of a . hearing that their zoning will be reviewed at a definite time, (Councilman Krieger and Mayor Snyder voted "No",) spa C� C. 2e23i65 AZUSA AVENUE BRIDGE Page Thirty -Three City Manager, Mr„ Aiassa: We have an agreement and a resolution relative to the reconstruction of the • Azusa ^:venue Bridge at Walnut Creek Wash. (Read report re this matter Fated February 19, 1965 from John Q. Adams, Public Service Director as follows:) "Attached are copies of an Agreement and a sample Resolution which provide for the addition of the subject work to the F.A.S.U.E. Pro- ject heretofore approved and funded by the California Highway Com- mission for the improvement of Azusa Avenue between Francisquito Avenue and Amar Road. • • This change in the scope of work as outlined in the original project has been made at our request in order to qualify the reconstruction of the Azusa Avenue Bridge for F.A,>S,U.E. funds. This work was budgeted in our 1964-65 Capital Improvement. Pro- jects Budget for financing from our share of Section 186.1 gas tax monies. Assuming that this amendment to the original Azusa Avenue.Project will be approved by the California Highway Com- mission, we in fact realize a saving of approximately $80,000. in our gas tax funds which can be applied to other badly needed projects, This sum represents approximately 38%® of our projec- tion of 186.1 monies for fiscal. year 1964-1965, RECOMMENDATION: to That the attached Agreement be approved and the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute same. 2. That the attached Resolution be adopted. 3, That three (3) certified copies of these documents, to- gether with two (2) certified copies of the Council ac- tion that authorized the execution thereof be forwarded to the County Road Commissioner for further processing," Councilman Heath., I think Mr. Adams should be commended on this, I would go along with this recommendation to sign the agreement. City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: I believe, Mr. Heaths that Mr. Adams and more than Mr. Adams was involved in this project, As a matter of fact this was started even before Mr. Adams was employed by the City. I think Mr. Adams had carried through very nicely on this project, RESOLUTION NO. 3114 The City Clerk presented: Funds - Section 143.3 "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE Azusa Avenue Bridge CITY OF WEST COVINA JOINING THE COUNTY ADOPTED OF LOS ANGELES HERE AND THEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE LOCAL AGENCY SUPPLE- MENTING RESOLUTION NO, 2958 OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DATED JUNE 22, 1964 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO RECOMMEND AND THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY COMMISSION TO ALLOCATE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 1965-1966 STATE HIGI7AY FUNDS UNDER THE PROVISION OF SECTION 143.3 OF THE STREET AND HIGHWAYS CODE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRIDGE ON AZUSA AVENUE OVER WALNUT CREEK WASH HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS PROJECT" Mayor Snyder: Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the resolution, Motion by Councilman Krieger, resolution be adopted. Motion seconded by Councilman Heath, that said passed on roll call as follows: -33- Co Co 2/23/65 RESOLUTION NO. 3114 Ayes. Councilmen . Noes, None Absent: None Page; Thirty -Four - Continued. Jett, Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder Said Resolution was given No. 3114. Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger°, and carried, than the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to sign the aforementioned agreement and follow the recommendations given by the staff, ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 57 Councilman Krieger. I don't know how many of you have read the League°s Digest of pending legisla- tion but there is one particular element that will be in the hopper that I think is of interest to us and that would be an amendment to the Elections Code which would provide that a person who has not filed the required cam- paign statement when he was a candidate in a previous election shall not be allowed to file nomination papers until such a statement is filed. This makes a lot more sense and is certainly a lot more enforceable than the law presently is. Councilman Nichols. I think that is a good modification. Motion by Councilman Beath, seconded by Councilman Krieger,, and carried, that a letter be directed to our three Assemblymen and our Senator supporting Assembly Bill No. 57 submitted by Assemblyman Davis. CITY TREASURER Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger,, and carried, that the Treasurer's report for the month of January, 1965 be accepted and placed on file.. MAYOR'S REPORTS GIFT FROM TOLUCA Mayor Snyder. We received a gift from the Mayor of Toluca. He sent a tree to be planted. It is at the airport, Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, that this matter be referred to the Parks and Recreation Department to be taken car of. FORTUNE TELLING AND ALLIED PRACTICES • Mayor Snyder. We made a motion authorizing the City Attorney to draft an ordin- ance, He sent a memo back stating that under Section 6236 and Sec- tion 6237 persons who wish to conduct this type of business must first apply for a license directly to the Council and must have its approval before establishing a practice. Do we want to judge each one of these on their merits or do we want to have an ordinance? I personally think this would be satisfactory. -34- r 9 • C,, C,, 2/23/65 FORTUNE TELLING AND ALLIED PRACTICES - Continued Page Thirty -Five Councilman Nichols- I would think from my standpoint that we either do this or we don't do it, that we are just setting up an opportunity for more applications and hearings and if you don't want people to predict the future in West Covina we should ban it,, Why should we be in the position of deciding subjectively on every application? Mayor Snyder - SISTER CITY RELEASE OF FUNDS Mayor Snyder: to be appropriated by the City Council,, All right,, We will go ahead with the ordinance,, We have a request from the Sister City Foundation for $500,,00 City Manager, Mr,, Aiassa: We received a letter from them regarding this matter and dated February 19, 1965. I would like this spread in full in the Minutes - "Following the meeting on February 17th, the West Covina Sister City Foundation requests the $500 appropriated by the City Council be released,, These funds, with the $250 current balance on hand, will enable the Foundation to proceed with plans for the visitation of a delegation from our sister city, Toluca, Mexico on April 10 through April 13. A full accounting of the expenditure of this money will be made to the Council following the visitation,, "The estimated cost of this visitation is from $1000 to $1500,, The Foundation -will meet the balance with fund raising projects,, consideration of this matter,," "Thank you for your Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger, to release the $500,,00 to the Sister City Foundation and that the Sister City Committee furnish the Council with a statement of how the money was spent and that the letter from the Sister City Foundation be received and filed,, Motion passed on roll call as follows- Ayes- Councilmen Jett, Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder Noes- None Absent- None JOINT MEETING WITH THE CITY OF WALNUT Mayor Snyder- They have agreed to meet with us at a mutually agreeable date,, We will have the staff setup this meeting,, m35® M • C, C, 2/23/65 MAYOR'S REPORTS - Continued UPPER SAN GABRIEL WATER ASSOCIATION DUES ($100) Page Thirty -Six Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, to pay our dues to the Upper San Gabriel Water Association in the amount of $100,00, Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Jett, Noes: None Absent: None Councilman Jett: Mayor Snyder: MAYORS' MEETING Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder I think you will have to appoint someone as a member of the committee for this. I will appoint Mr, Krieger, Mayor Snyder: Regarding this Mayors' meeting Thursday night, Mr, Nichols is going. They are going to bring up the question of splitting cities, the. suggestion of their own district, I was wondering if perhaps Mr, Nichols and Mr, Aiassa shouldn't contact the League of California Cities and see if they have any recommendations on this, Councilman Heath: That would be a good idea, City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: I'll take care of that, TELEPHONE DIALING AREA Mayor Snyder: We had a letter from Mr. Cameron regarding the problem of the telephone dialing area and I have answered him stating we will be glad to state it to him if he calls us, Councilman Heath: I was on that today, The City staff determined that was not the hearing concerning our problem and reconfirmed the statement when they do have our hearing they will give us notice, I feel that some of the members of the Council are not fully acquainted with this telephone company • proposal and I believe that the Council should be made aware of what this proposal consists of, It does permit the people in the Galaxie Tract to call the City of West Covina without a toll charge but the area does not include all of West Covina, It cuts off the other side of the Broadway so anything this side of the City cannot call down to the Pickering Tract, It cuts off City Hall, I think it is very important that the City speak up on this matter before the Public Utilities and I think it behooves us to authorize the City Attorney to represent us at the public hearing when the public hearing comes up to point out these facts to see if we can't eliminate this splitting of the City, ®36® ,. • • C, Ca 2/23/65 TELEPHONE DIALING AREA m Continued Page Thirty -Seven Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, to instruct the City Attorney to prepare himself by furnishing himself with any information and expert personnel that he will need and that the City staff be instructed to prepare any information necessary for the presentation of our case before the Public Utilities Commission concerning the General Telephone Company proposal whereby our City is not divided in the boundaries such as proposed by the General Telephone Company, COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS ART CENTER Councilman Heath: I have been contacted by Carl Smith of the Carl Smith Camera Store who states he has had a proposal from a Mr. Pravitz in the City, The proposal consists of an offer to the City for a means of .instituting an art center in the City, It is in the very preliminary stage but Mr. Pravitz would like to know whether or not to proceed further on these general terms, If he came up with a plan for an art center with construction drawings estimated costs and firm committments from organizations for the financing would the City contribute the necessary land to achieve this project? These terms are really general. What he is trying to determine is this: If the Council feels they don°t want an art center even though he is guraranteeing the financing or the City will give the necessary ground he will then not pursue it because it takes considerable time and study to complete this, On the other hand, if the City would indicate and not give a firm commitment, but would indicate that under conditions similar to these we would give it serious thought he would continue on with his program, Mayor Snyder-, Why don't you have him submit a letter along that line. It sounds good but I would like to know more about it, Councilman Heath-, All right, I will get him to write a letter to this effect, City Manager, Mr, Aiassa-, It should be referred to the Park and Recreation Department, SISTER CITY Councilman Jett-, On the Sister City program, as I understand it the Mayor of Toluca and possibly a party will be visiting our City pretty soon and I am not too familiar with what all is being planned for him but I would think our Mayor would probably have to entertain this dignitary to some extent. Should we approve an appropriation or something like that? Mayor Snyder-, They will have their agenda, They can tell you what they are going to do, I think they arrive on a Saturday and they are going to have a Council reception for them by invitation only Saturday night m37m :� M 0 • C, C, 2/23/65 SISTER CITY m Continued Page Thirty -Eight where possibly about 150 people will be invited and from there they will go to Stark's for dinner.and the next day we will go to church and they will have a music festival at South Hills High School, Monday I think the Lions will entertain them and they will tour the City and the schools, et cetera, This is the end of the Easter vacation, WATER Councilman Krieger. As you know we afforded to the Metropolitan and Upper San Gabriel group a copy of our resolution, The Upper people have asked to meet with me and discuss the mechanics of this procedure, I don't want the responsibility unless I have the authority to act in this field, I am not asking for a blank check from the Council but I would like the authority to meet with these people and arrive at what immediate decisions must be made in the field and to bring back to the Council such decisions as may await your pleasure. I am sure because of the time committments involved there are going to be decisions I will have to make on the spot or in the course of meetings and I don't want to have to come hat in hand and ask for a special meeting of the Council in order to take action, I discussed with Mr. Jensen the subject of our contract and I believe we can negotiate with the Metropolitan Water District not only the assignment of the contract and the assumption of the contract but a reimbursement to the City of everything that we have invested in the contract plus interest, Mayor Snyder: You really can't commit the Council anyway without coming back, We have adopted the policy of going along with you so I think we all agree we will let you speak for us, DEMANDS Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Jett, to approve demands totalling $223,734,13 as listed on demand sheets B1.86, payroll, and C435 through C437, This total includes fund transfers of $172,819,31, Motion passed on roll call as follows. Ayes° Councilmen Jett9 Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder Noes. None Absent. None Ca Co 2/23/65 Page Thirty -Nine 0 There being no further business, Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Nichols, and carried, that this meeting be adjourned to Monday, March 1, 1965, The meeting adjourned at twelve midnight. ATTEST. 0 CITY CLERK APPROVED MAYOR -39-