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03-01-1965 - Regular Meeting - Minutes.0 • MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF WEST�COVINA, CALIFORNIA March 1, 1965 The adjourned regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Snyder at 7:45 P.M* in the West'Coviria City Hallo Council man Krieger led'the Pledge of Allegiance. The invocation was given by Mr. Robert Flot.ten, City Clerk. ROLL CALL Presents Mayor Snyder (to 9:00 P.M.), Councilmen Jett, Krieger, Nichols, Heath Others Present: Mro George Aiassa, City Manager Mr. Robert Flotten, City Clerk & Admino'Assistant Mr. John Q. Adams, Public Services Director Mr. Harold Joseph, Planning Director Absent: Mr. Harry Co Williams, City Attorney CITY MANAGER REPORTS BOND PROGRAM SCHEDULE City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: We have a representative, Mr. Kramer, from O'Melveny & Meyers and he would like to go over the agenda as to the dates and time the Council can schedule for May 11 the bond issue. The Council did want to discuss the timing of the bond.issue, whether it,would be -in May or not. Tonight we would have to introduce a resolution, adopt it, and introduce an ordinance calling for the bond election. Councilman Nichols. Another item which is not before us at this moment has serious im- plications with respect to the date of the bond issue election and speaking for myself I would much prefer to have an opportunity to see the other matter resolved and that is the referendum petition that has been filed with the City before making a final determination on the date for the bond election. It is my understanding that a referendum petition has been filed on the home Savings and Loan zoning matter and that the Council, if this is not confirmed, will be required to take some action in respect thereto and this action could involve the bringing of this matter to the.voters in a special election and if it does there is also a provision that does not permit two special elections to come before the voters within a six-month period. Councilman Krieger: That last statement is not correct. City Clerk, Mr. Flotten:. I think that has to do with the initiative petition. This hap- pens not to be one of those cases. -1- m C, C, 311/65 Page Two BOND PROGRAM SCHEDULE -'Continued Councilman Krieger: There is no conflict as I understand the Elections Code in this instance in the Council holding'as many special elections as we want to hold on the issues that are before us, Councilman Nichols: Is that now correct? City Clerk, Mr, Flotten: Yes,, Councilman Nichols: If that is the case, then the point I have raised has no merit at all,, Mayor Snyder: Personally, I would like to see both these matters held tonight for some thought until next Monday night when we should be able to make a determination,, Councilman Krieger: I don't matter any further, If we do we will have to deviate from the election calendar, think we can hold the of the bond election off at the very beginning Mr, Kramer: It would actually be possible • to make the May llth election date if the Council commenced the proceeding on next Monday's meeting and then held an adjourned meeting the following Monday, I think you dould still delay things one more week, Monday, March 15, would be the last day you could adopt the ordinance and make the May llth election date, The resolution would have to be introduced next Monday night, Councilman Krieger: This isn't anything new, We have had this in the hopper for months now. At our last regular meeting we expressed our concensus as to the form of the propositions that would be placed before the electorate and I can't see anything to be gained by further delaying this matter, Councilman Nichols: I have one question before I could move any further. From the point that a Council votes to call or set an election, any election of a special election nature, how many days at minimum must elapse before that election can be held? Councilman Krieger: I don't know, Mr, Kramer: As far as the timing between. the calling of the election and the actual holding of the election, part of it is a practical problem • and part is a legal problem, There is a provision that allows the application for absentee ballot up to 29 days before the election date so the 29 days is one requirement that has,to be met, There is also a requirement in the City Election Law for the filing of ballot arguments by voters and in allowing sufficient time to the voters to prepare and file an argument and also allowing enough time to get those arguments to the printer of the election supplies so they can be printed up and sent to the voters with their sample ballots,, You have -2- 0 • 0 C,, Co 3/l/65 BOND PROGRAM SCHEDULE m Continued Page Three two time periods that have to be taken into consideration. As a practical matter again March 15 would be the practical deadline for adopting the ordinance for calling the election if you want to meet the May llth date, That would be approval of the ordinance, not the resolution. Mayor Snyder: How long do we have to answer this referendum petition? We don't have to make a decision on that tonight, do we? City Clerk, Mr,, Flotten: Councilman Heath: there are some real meritorious reasons petition,, No,, You don't have to act tonight. You can take care -of at the next Council meeting,, I am in favor of moving ahead on both of these items unless for holding the referendum Mayor Snyder: I would like to see the bond issue set for the llth and the other set for a month later, something like that,, Councilman Nichols: I would take the opposite view,, I would much prefer from the standpoint of understanding and success for the bond issue to arrange them in exactly opposite sequence,, Mayor Snyder: This, in effect4, is yielding a little bit to blackmail. In other words, we are attempting to buy support,, I think personally the bond issue has been talked about long before the referendum or the item with Home Savings and Loan and should be the first one to be disposed of,, Councilman Nichols: I would not term it vielding to blackmail but I would be the first to admit that part of my reasoning is gaining of support and energy and community -wide unity for the bond issue and I don't feel that a bond issue preceding an election on this matter by 30 days would do justice to the bond issue and I believe the other matter should anyway be resolved first for the reasons I have pointed out,, Councilman Heath: project, they are working against only permit them to hold land for have gotten a one-year extension time. I think it behooves us to going to have Home Savings in the should come before the bond issue bond issue off too far,, There is referendum except set it for the As was pointed out in the hearing on Home Savings and Loan's a time schedule whereby the law will a certain length of time,, They and that would be up about this move ahead and find out if we are City or not,, I think the referendum and I don't think we should put the nothing we have to do with the vote,, Councilman Krieger: I don't agree with the last statement,, As far as the bond election is concerned, this comes as no surprise or mystery to any member of this Council or to the people of West Covina,, We have been -3- Q • C. C, 3/l/65 Page Four BOND PROGRAM SCHEDULE - Continued talking about it for months, We have had this machinery going for months. As far as Ism concerned it is a separate and distinct issue as contrasted to the subject matter of this referendum, I hope that the people who circulated and signed it as well as those who opposed it will not tend to mix the two, I don't think they should be mixed as questions or issues. They should be decided on their own merits, As far as this civic center, as far as the parks and recreation bond issue is concerned, we have been operating under a tenative schedule but we do have a committment at least in my mind to go forward in the same sense of urgency that apparently we are now giving to this referendum matter. The referendum matter doesn't appear on our agenda tonight. This bond program schedule appeared on our agenda last Monday night and it is properly before us again tonight, I think this Council has the capacity to judge these matters independently as they should be judged and I certaily trust the people have the ability to judge each of these matters independently as they should be judged, I am totally in .favor of firming up the schedule we have on the bond program and taking this referendum issue up in due course, The due course I speak of would be next Monday's meeting, I would agree with the Mayor on this one question. I think it deserves a little more study and a report from the City Clerk as to the certification of the account, I would like to study the alternatives that are available to the Council in this matter before taking any firm position, Councilman Heath: I would like to know what these alternatives are, Either you put it on the ballot or you don't put it on the ballot, Councilman Krieger: The Council has two courses of action in a referendum and that is to repeal the ordinance or set it for election. I have stated I would like the opportunity to review the significance of these alternatives, Councilman Jett: The bond issue is something that has been before us for quite some time, long before anybody thought of a referendum, In my opinion the bond issue -certainly should have precedence at this time. There are questions I would like to have answered on the referendum, I have just received this information tonight, Councilman Krieger: You would have no objection to adopting the resolution and introducing the ordinance on the bond issue? Councilman Heath: I never said I wanted to delay on both of these issues right now, it, I said we should move ahead • Mr, Kramer: (Gave brief summary of the proposed resolution and ordinance,) The sequence in the resolution is of no significance because this is not necessarily the order in which they will appear on the ballot, This merely makes an identical finding as to four proposed improvements, -4- i • • C. Co 3/l/65 BOND PROGRAM SCHEDULE.- Continued Councilman Jett: Mr,, Kramer: RESOLUTION NO,, 3115 ADOPTED Mayor Snyder: Page Five Would the Council then designate in their opinion which they felt was the most important? When it comes to the ordinance you will have to make that decision, Mr. Kramer presented: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA9 DETERMINING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND NEED DEMAND THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS AND MAKING FINDINGS RELATING THERETO" Hearing no objection, 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,, 3115,, Mr,, Kramer: The Council will have to decide on the numbering and the sequence of the four proposed bond propositions,, Councilman Jett: I would feel the civic center would take the number one position,, Mayor Snyder: I have no objection to the sequence as noted here,, Councilman Krieger: I think the financial sequence of the amounts involved might suggest perhaps leaving them in the order they have them here. In other words, in decreasing monetary amounts,, ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION Mr,, Kramer presented: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA9 CALLING, PROVIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON MAY 119 1965 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY PROPOSITIONS TO INCUR BONDED INDEBTEDNESS BY SAID CITY FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS"' -5- • 10 C. Ca 3/1/65 BOND PROGRAM SCHEDULE ®Continued Page Six Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Jett, to waive further reading of the body of said ordinanceo (Ayes.- Councilmen Jett, Krieger, Heath, Mayor Snyder,, Noes.- Councilman Nichols.) City Clerk, Mr. Flotten.- (Read said ordinance in full.) Councilman Nichols° With respect to the proposition on the swimming pools, is there any.agreement with my thought that the number of swimming pools proposed should be listed? Councilman Krieger.- Councilman Nichols.- Councilman Krieger: Mayor Snyder: After the words "to wit"? Yes. I would have no objection to that. I would agree with.that,, Mr. Kramer.- If you do decide to change this wording I believe you will have to also amend the resolution or rescind it and re -adopt it in its changed form. I think the language should be the same. Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, that said ordinance be introduced with the following insertions.- (1) In Section 2, Proposition No. 1, the estimated cost be $2,800,000000; (2) That in Proposition No,, 2, the estimated cost be $7509000,,00; (3) That in Proposition No. 39 the estimated cost be $4009000.00; (4) That in Proposition No. 4, the estimated cost be $3009000.00; (5) That the propositions attached to the ordinance be numbered in sequence consistent with Section No,, 2 so as to read "Propositions No,, 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 411; (6) That there be inserted in the body of Proposition No. 4 following the words "to wit" the words "four" spelled out and in figures so as to read "four (4) swimming pools and related facilities" and that in Section No. 8 there be inserted in words and figures the number 36. • Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Jett, an amendment to Resolution No. 3115, Section 2, fo_Tlowing the words "to wit" in the body of the section so as.to provide in words and figures "four (4) swimming pools and related facilities",, Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes.- Councilmen Jett, Krieger, Nichols, Heath, Mayor Snyder Noes.- None Absent.- None -6- C. Co 3/l/65 CITY MANAGER REPORTS - Continued-. VINCENT AVENUE STAFF REPORT • City Manager, Mr. Aiassao Public Services Director, Mr. Adams-. Page Seven We have prepared a report for you. Gave brief summary of'said report dated March 1, 1965 as follows-. "SUBJECT-. Supplemental, Study on Vincent Avenue Interchange Improvements. The City Council at its meeting of February 15, 1965 requested a staff recommendation on the desirability, necessity,'feas bility and timeliness of a supplemental study relative to the east=west traffic patterns as they will exist subsequent-tp reconstruction of the southerly half of the Vincent Avenue -Interchange. 'The following report is submitted in response to this request. The attached map depicts the southerly half of the Vindent'Avenue Interchange as it now exists and as it is presently proposed to be reconstructed. The interchange improvements provide for the extension of Center Street between Vincent Avenue and State'Street --which Will be the first item of work when a contract is awarded --as well as major revisions to the Interchange to include the addi- tion of ON and OFF Ramps in the southeast quadrant and realignment of the South Frontage Road (Garvey Avenue). The significant fea- tures of these proposed improvements are the design concepts that permit a physical separation of freeway traffic from local traf- fic within the immediate interchange area and provide for-fred right -turn movements for freeway on 'and off traffic. -In our bpin- ion,, the major _deficiency of..th,e present interchange is the lack of such features. The design. concept as now proposed -for Vincent Avenue, i.e. the freeway interchanging directly with a major north - south street, is also being proposed for other interchanges within our City. The findings of numerous traffic studies indicate that the removal of through traffic from local streets is of mutual. benefit to both the travelling public as well as to the adjoining developments. In this particular case, the commercial areas will benefit in that "shopping traffic" will not be unnecessarily im- peded by through traffic. There are other street improvements currently under construction or programmed which we feel should be considered as part of this review. The completion of such improvements which are shown on the attached map will have significant impact on the present east - west traffic patterns. Construction is now in progress for the opening of Cameron Avenue between California Avenue and Glendora Avenue. The proposed re- construction of the Cameron Avenue -Pacific Avenue Interchange as part of the freeway widening project will provide a direct and readily accessible route from the freeway, Civic Center,,and com- mercial -areas to the south, southeast and southwest areas of the City. We anticipate that these improvements will carry a large volume of both through and local traffic now using California Avenue and Glendora -Vincent Avenues -7- Co Co 3/l/65 CITY MANAGER REPORTS - Continued. - Page Eight VINCENT AVENUE STAFF REPORT - Continued.- "The completion of Valinda Avenue between Vincent Avenue and Glendora Avenue within the immediate future will provide an- other continuous north -south and east -west route for local'as well as through traffic. This improvement is of -particular importance to the commercial areas west of Glendora Avenue, Valinda Avenue=Walnut Creek Parkway -Service Avenue will pro- vide a continuous route along the southern periphery of the business district which will intersect with radial streets that lead.directly into the commercial areas. Completion of the Azusa Avenue project between Franci;squito Avenue and Amar Road in late 1966 will materially effect the types of traffic and traffic volumes now existing in the Vincent Avenue -Glendora Avenue areas. Azusa'Avcnue, when opened to Valley Boulevard will carry a large volume of the through traffic, particularly truck traffic now using Glen- dora Avenue, Vincent Avenue and the South Frontage Road east of Glendora Avenue. Other improvements now being proposed which we believe are pertinent to this discussion are as follows: i to Staff is now preparing a proposal for the full improve- ment of Glendora Avenue from Vincent Avenue to the south City boundary (several sections will still remain unim- proved subsequent to the work now'irh progress).- This.. improvement will materially relieve the congestion now occurring at the peak traffic hours on South Glendora Avenue. 2. Work has commenced this morning, March 1, 1965, to re- locate and widen the commercia.l driveway on the west side of California Avenue at Center Street. This drive- way is one of the principal means of ingress and egress to the West Covina Plaza Area, The present driveway offset at Center Street is undesirable from a traffic safety standpoint and contributes to the congestion now experienced at this location. 3. Finally, as part of the overall San Bernardino Freeway widening project, we hope to realize significant improve- ments at all interchanges as well as in the frontage roads. By providing additional as well as more accessible inter- change facilities, we expect a more even distribution of traffic volumes on our major and secondary streets, there- by relieving some of the congestion that now exists on streets such as Vincent Avenue and California Avenue. The Vincent Avenue Interchange improvement is in fact the first phase of this project. Bids for current Vincent Avenue Interchange project were opened by.the State Division of highways on February 25, 1965. Assuming there are no delays in bid review and award, we understand that construction will commence on or about April 1, 1965. We cannot assess the effect of any major delay to this project that would be brought on by a major redesign effort. There are numerous facets, including some that are quite intangible that would have to be considered such as rescheduling of the project, rebudgeting of funds, design efforts, resolution of certain costs already in- curred by both the City and State, etc. It is conceivable that several years.,could be lost; furthermore, we cannot assure the Council that/a better or more acceptable design would be developed. -8- Co Ca 3/l/65 CITY MANAGER REPORTS - Continued Page Nine Vincent Avenue Staff Report - Continued: "In this respect, we would only point out' that 'there "are physical and economical practicalities that must be-cori- sidered in formulating any projects particularly one that is to be undertaken within a developed area such as the one contiguous to the San Bernardino Freeway. We have indicated on the attached map a possible future exten- sion of Center Street easterly and westerly of State Street - and California Avenue, respectively, assuming future traffic considerations would warrant such a project, Alignment and some of the problems associated with such an improvement will be reviewed by use of an aerial photo study map to'be"'presen- ted at Council meeting of March 8. The cost of such an"im- provement,Would be expensive and insofar as we know, would be borne by the City. It is our belief that it would be prema- ture to consider this improvement until such time as we are able to fully and fairly evaluate the effect of those street and freeway improvements as discussed in this report. The concern expressed by the Plaza Merchants Association over the traffic conditions that have existed during the past 2-3 weeks within the Vincent Avenue Interchange area is understan- dable, There has been considerable congestion due to the storm drain work; however, there is little, if any, similarity between the traffic patterns now existing as compared to future traffic circulation after reconstruction of the interchange, This mat- ter was discussed in some detail in Paragraph 2 of this report. In summary, it is our opinion that the current project for im- provement of the Vincent Avenue Interchange should not be de laved. Rather, it would be -our hope that all efforts be direc- ted toward expediting the completion of this project,'as well as the overall freeway widening and improvement program, RECOMMENDATION That any supplemental study by consultant relative to improving the east -west traffic patterns in the southerly half of the Vin- cent Avenue Interchange not be undertaken at this time. In our opinion, this effort would be premature until.such,time as the proposed freeway and local street improvements are completed and evaluated from a traffic standpoint and problem areas, if any, are identified. We would also want to stress to the City Council, the Plaza Mer- chants, the West Covina Center Merchants and property owners that the staff will do everything possible to make studies, analyses and re-evaluations to the interchange as it is being constructed, to assure proper circulation to their particular areaso The staff will also cooperate with the large land owners • of the shopping centers to promote a better pattern of traffic ingress and egress, plus better parking designs to assure such a pattern, We will need the maximum cooperation of not only the merchants, but of the large land owners and developers them- selves. We realize that this master modification of the inter- change is going to be a definite challenge to all of us.,' ME Co Co 3/1/65 CITY MANAGER REPORTS - Continued Page ten Vincent Avenue Staff Report - Continued-, • Councilman Jett-, Center Street will be the first in- crement and will all this be tied together? • Public Services Director, Mr, Adams-, They will all be tied together. They will open up Center Street and from there they will proceed on the other four phases. (Presented rendering and explained same.) Councilman Jett-, Is there some way we can obtain - signs at Lark Ellen and at Orange that will indicate how to get to the Plaza area and the Center area? Public Services Director, Mr. Adams-, We will put up temporary signs to make this as easy a transition as possible. Councilman Krieger-, I would like to compliment and thank=the staff for the urgency that they gave to this matter and I appreciate the amount of extra hours required in order to prepare and submit this but in reading it this afternoon I.was particularly struck by the fact that the.report in summary is much along the lines that Councilman Jett stated when we discussed this matter, that we should wait for other street im- provements in order to evaluate the other traffic flow, Mayor Snyder; We have a letter from Mr. Brewer but apparently this doesn't re- quire any action. City Manager, Mr. Aiassa-, You should accept the letter and place it on file. On our meeting with the merchants on Wednesday morning at eight o'clock we would like to have some Council representatives there, Councilman Jett-, I will attend the meeting. Councilman Krieger-, I will be there. (Mayor Snyder left the chamberst at 9:00 PoM.) U. S, G. V, M, W, D. - ANNEXATION City Manager, Mr, Aiassa; You all have copies of this • letter regarding this matter. Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, that the letter be received and placed on file. -10- C, Co 3/1/65 U,S,G,V,M,W,D, ANNEXATION - Continued Page Eleven Councilman Krieger: There will be a meeting Wednesday at 2:30 at the District Office of the Upper San Gabriel District and the invitation has been expressed and this letter is gracefully being accepted. I don't think we should make any application to the Local Formation Committee until we know which way we are going to goo GALSTER PARK City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: The Park and Recreation Commission is getting together on March loth with the Planning Commission at which time they will discuss which of the items on the three proposals of enlargening Galster Park they would like to recommend to the Council, I would also like to advise you that we have some pending action with Mr. Galster and he wanted to have a meeting with the Council to discuss the remainder of his property, We also have to determine a sign for the entrance. Where does the Council want the staff to begin? I don't want to get involved in any of the future development of the property adjoining it. We may be able to get together and work on the entrance gate and all the other items that are part of our agreement. Councilman Jett: this be up to the determination of and the Council? City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: Councilman Jett: To what extent would Mr. Galster go in determining this? Wouldn't the Park and Recreation Commission And also Mr. Galster. Do you want authority to do some- thing or what? City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: I would like to have this recom- mendation reviewed by the Council, I could have two Councilmen meet with me and Mr. Galster and get these fine points solved and hold the things we can't solve for report to the Council, Councilman Krieger: This is relating only to the wilderness park? City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: Yes, Mayor Pro Tem Nichols: Mr, Krieger, would you and Councilman Jett be willing to join with the City Manager and meet jointly with Mr, Galster to discuss this matter? • Councilman Krieger: I would be happy to meet with Councilman Jett and Mr. Galster to discuss the use and utilization and designation of the wilderness park.but not to discuss anything else, Councilman Jett: I would be happy to meet with Mr, Galster, City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: I'll set up a date and let you know, C, 3/1/65 Page Twelve CITY MANAGER REPORTS - Continued ACE LlY.IT FOR BILLIARD PA"--,.LOR PLAYERS • City Manngeij, Mr. Aiassa: The City Attorney suggested that we hold this off until the 3th be. - cause he wants to pvesenlZ some 6.iksc-cssioa on i"?.is findings to the Council,, Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Cotnicilman Jett., and carried, that this matter be held over to the weeting of March,8, 1965, ANITEXATILOY S,r Dy u Funds City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: You received copies oJ11 report. (Councilman Hea"Uh left the chz;mbers for a few iii.inutes.) City Mall""'ger" WL.- 'Aiassa: instca(] o' its limiting it down to the exact request, authorize me to trani,_�.fer the difference between what iv(-., have now appropriated and not tf_� e�-,,ceed $1,500.00 because T thi.r),k there will, be other things conning up such as local Formation Coimaittee, et cetera, that I must • charge to this fund, Mr, Joseph has completed a considerable aflIOUDt on the noi..,th side, Motion by Councilman Krieger, by ('1'ou.n(.­.i1('0an Jett, that $1,10009 be appx,oprl,:ited to and eai_­ma:vked for A.�).nexzqtion Account No,, 7.'09,4 froirt the Unnppropriated Fund, Motion passed on roll. call as follows: Ay e s - Councilman Jett, Kriege,-, Mayor Protem Nicb.uls Noes: None A b s e n't Mayor St)-Vder, Ca-uncHn.a.t). Heath STATUS OF 3--YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: We w;ade a. field -trip and I think quite a bit of cred.it should be given to the staff for tliair vigilance of getting these projects done,, You have a report regarding this., (Gave complete summary of said report March 1, 19635 4'roi- R, E. Pontow, City EnF I A frogs ,ineer.) "With reference to the attached City of Vh-a�.-,t Covina map showing 1,-i'o.pro,sed Three --Year Public 'Works Capital Improvement Program, the St.aWs of the projects shown is as f,;ilows: COMPLETED PROJECTS: Traffic Signals 1., Sunset Avenue adjacent to City Hall 2. Corner of Sunset and Service 3, Corner of Sunset and Cameron 4. Corner of Sunset and Merced 5� Corner of Sunset and Francisquito 6. Intersection of Vincent and Glendora 7. Corner of Garvey and Azusa -12-. 0 Co Co 3/1/65 Page Thirteen CITY MANAGER REPORTS - Continued? Status of 3-Year Capital Improvement Program - Continued-. 8 Intersection of North Frontage Road and Barranca 90 intersection of South Frontage Road and Barranca Sewer Districts 1� All sev-,,er districts, with the exception of A11.1-61-2, have been completed, A'11-61-2 is now under construction Street Improvements 10 Orange Avenue between Walnut Creek Channel and Sawyer 2� Street improvements adjacent to Orangewood Park 3� Cameron Avenue between Richland Avenue and Sunset - complete except north side of Cameron between Wal- nut Creek Channel and Sunset; dedication also needed 4o Sunset Avenue bet�,Yeen Walnut Creek Channel, and Garvey coiaplete with exception of Japanese school property 5, Walnut Creek Parkway betl.-!een Sunset and Sylvan - Com- plete with e9�cept-4 - on of Japanese School property 6. Glendora Avenue from east Service Avenue to Walnut Creek Channel 7� Vincent Avenue from Service Avenue to Walnut Creek Channel - complete with exception of west side be- tween Riding property and Walnut Creek Channel • 3. Street improvements adjacent to Walmerado Park 9, Workman Avenue between Fleetwell and Hoi-aerest 1.0 1,uente Avenue from Azusa to Myrtlewood 110 Montezuma between Cortez and Rio Verde 12c, Caij'ieron west of Barranca, and Barranca north of Cameron - complete with exception of portion on Cameron adjacent to South Hills Country Club 13 Thackery Street from Leaf to Lark Ellen Avenue 1.4. Ca.-,loron Avenue between California and Glendora - under construction 15, Valinda Avenue from hierlinda to Cameron 16. Valinda Avenue Extension - under construction REZ149 =_ 1� All bridge improvements shown are complete with the exception of Valinda Avenue Bridge, which is under construction, Storm Drains 1. Orange Avenue between Walnut Creek Wash and Sawyer 2, Batelaan Avenue between Sylvan and Walnut Creek Parkway. INCOMPLETE PROJECTS Traffic Signals 10 Corner of Azusa Canyon Road and San Bernardino Road - bids to be received March 3, 1965� 2� Corner of Puente and Vincent - budgeted for 65-66; placed back on priority list 3o Corner of Workman and Vincent - budgeted for 65-66; placed back on priority list 4. Corner of Cameron Avenue and Orange - budgeted for 64-65; waiting for State Highways to proceed -13- `� • Co Co 3/l/65 Page Fourteen CITY MANAGER REPORTS - Continued Status of 3-Year Capital. Improvement Program - Continued: (Traffic Signals) 5o Corner of Merced and Glendora - held pending realignment of Merced.' 6, Corner of Cameron and Glendora - under construction 7. Corner of Center Street and Vincent - will be con- structed with Vincent Interchange 8. Corner of Cameron and Lark Ellen - placed back on priority list 9. Intersection of Garvey and Citrus in this year's bud- get waiting for State Highway Department Street Improvements 1. California Avenue between Merced and Cameron - held until 24" water line is relocated by Suburban Water Company; street plans are complete between Vine and Cameron; crown needs to be lowered. 20 Glendora Avenue from Merced north to east Service Avenue - various portions have been widened and im- proved as development occurs; general project still pending 3. Cameron Avenue between Glendora and Susanna - awaiting private development and also storm drain construction C Merced Avenue Extension - awaiting property owner par- ticipation and right-of-way acquisition 5. Lark Ellen Avenue from Cameron northward -park property awaiting City action 6. Mobeck Street at Avington Street - park property await- ing City Action 7. Lark Ellen between the Freeway and Puente Avenue - should be able to begin street construction late in 1965; improvements to follow storm drain and palm tree relocation 8. Street construction on Puente Avenue adjacent to Palm View Park - holding to let go to bid with street construction on Lark Ellen 9. Street improvements on Workman Avenue between Home - rest and Lark Ellen - awaiting construction of storm drain collector 10. Street improvements adjacent to Cortez Park - awai- ting City action 11. Citrus Street between Cortez and Walnut Creek Channel. - portions ready to construct this Spring; remainder held up by storm drain 12. Cameron east of Barranca - awaiting County realignment 13. Sunset south of Francisquito and Francisquito west of Sunset - complete with exception of property on the northwest corner of Fairgrove and Sunset; City will need dedication on this corner 14. Cameron Avenue between Hollenbeck and Azusa - various portions improved adjacent to tract development; City needs right-of-way on the north side from Glen Alan to Hollenbeck and also right-of-way is needed on several properties on the south side of Cameron 15. Extension of Center Street - ready for State to con- struct 16. Barbara Avenue, Glendora easterly - no project was ever set up on this -14- C. Co 3/1/65 Page Fifteen CITY MANAGER REPORTS - Continued Status of 3-Year Capital Improvement Program - Continued: "Storm Drains On Orange Avenue north of the Freeway - in 1964 Bond Issue 20 Storm Drain on Merced Avenue from Orange Avenue to California, extending on Vine to Holly Place - under construction 3. Storm Drain on Vine Avenue from Holly Place to Valinda, up Valinda to Cameron and over Cameron to Dawley Avenue - in 1964 Bond Issue 4. Storm Drain on Lark Ellen from Puente southward to Freeway -under construction 5. Storm Drain construction on Lark Ellen south of Freeway to Walnut Creek Channel - awaiting State Highway scheduling 6. Storm Drain construction on Vincent between Walnut Creek Parkway and the interchange - under construc- tion" (Councilman Heath entered the chambers.) Councilman Nichols: When are sidewalks due for Merced Avenue east of Valinda Avenue on • what side of Merced are they scheduled or planned for? A new prob- lem has been created as the result of the widening of some of our streets. Now when vehicles are parked at the curbs and traffic is moving in its normal flow pattern the children are required still to use the streets to attend school. When they move out around vehi- cles that are parked at the curbs there is a very hazardous condition that did not exist before. City Manager, Mr. Aiassa; We can review this. We can discuss this during our budget, too, Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger, and carried, to accept the report and place it on file. RADIO BOOSTER STATION City Manger, Mr. Aiassa: Until we know what happens on this referendum there is no use processing this. Councilman Jett: Wouldn't you need that for those properties already in there? City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: I think we have enough to maintain Pickering. We are worried about larger massive development, We have made the overture to them and they suggested we might hold off a little bit on it. Mayor Pro-Tem Nichols: That doesn't strike me as being a very noble response by Home Savings and Loan. I think the City has the need and that territory is inside the City Limits. City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: I am going to meet with one of their representatives this week on the dump site problem so I might inject this at the same time. -15- 0 Co Co 3/l/65 CITY MANAGER REPORTS - Continued: Radio Booster Station - Continued: Councilman Heath: Page .Sixteen I think we should proceed with this, Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger, and carried, that this matter be held over for two weeks. MERCED AVENUE ALIGNMENT City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: Mayor Pro-Tem Nichols: City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: Mayor Pro-Tem Nichols: Rev. Jones is proceeding with the Planning Commission and their hearing will be on March 3, 196C. What has happened to the condemna- tion proceeding we authorized on that small strip of land? At the Council's request we held it off, The sequence and arrangement of this sort of thing leaves me a bit uneasy. FORTUNE TELLING AND ALLIED PRACTICES City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: We had better hold this over, (Report inserted in minutes of February 15,1965. Councilman Krieger: The majority of the Council decided they wanted the City Attorney to pre- pare an ordinance rather than handle it on an individual basis. City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: Councilman Krieger: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: "Municipal Code Amendment I will so inform the City Attorney. I suggest that the City Attorney should review his suggested language. This is pertaining to a recommen- dation of the Traffic Committee re- garding parking restrictions, (Read report dated 2/2/65 from Byron Larson, Traffic Committee as follows: • At its meeting of February 1, 1965, the City Council approved the Traffic Committee minutes of January 16, 1965. Item 9 of these minutes proposed a Municipal Code amendment regarding parking restrictions. -16- Co C. 3/1/65 Page Seventeen CITY MANAGER REPORTS - Continued: 0 Municipal Code Amendment - Continued: "Please prepare an ordinance amending Section 3167 as follows: to Amend 3167 (g) to read: 'At any place so signed or marked within 25 feet of the approach to a stop sign, yield sign, or traffic signal, except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop,' 20 Delete 3167 (j) o" Councilman Krieger: There seems to be a conflict between (j) and (g)a I think this is just to eliminate an inconsistency. ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION The City Clerk presented: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING SECTION 3167 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE" City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: (Read said ordinance 'in full) Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger, and carried, that said ordinance be introduced, LEEDS, HILL & JEWETT PAYMENT City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: You have a summary report pro- vided by the.staffo The bill is $5,344.96. Councilman Heath: This contract is costing us $25,000? City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: That's right. Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, to approve payment No. 6, February 23, 1965 for $5,344.96 to Leeds, Hill & Jewett. (Councilman Heath voted "No".) -17- 0 • C, Co 311/65 CITY MANAGER REPORTS - Continued STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE FINAL PAYMENT City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: Page Eighteen This has never been confirmed. Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Jett, to authorize the last payment and final payment of $4,300.00 to the Stanford Research Institute pursuant to contract, Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Jett, Noes: Councilman Heath Absent: Mayor Snyder Krieger, Mayor Pro Tem Nichols CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: CAMPAIGN STATEMENTS City Clerk, Mr, Flotten: This has been taken care of, I have received statements from. all people except Mr. Nichols and Mr, Barnes, Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried, that the Council direct the City Clerk to remove from the agenda the item with reference to campaign statements as it refers to campaign statements of the recent Council election in West Covina, City Clerk, Mr, Flotten: We wrote a letter to both our Assemblymen and Mr, Flournoy regarding the State legislation coming up regarding this matter, PENDING STATE LEGISLATION City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: over all the major bills, emphasis to us is Bill. No, as Room Occupancy Tax, We regarding this matter, (City Clerk, Mr, Flotten: The Mayor and I had a meeting with Mr. Soto at which time he went The one in particular that brought some 870 and it is the tax known to cities have a letter from the Chamber of Commerce (Read said letter dated March l., 1965,) Councilman Jett: I think this is one we should inform all three of our representatives of our feelings. My feeling is that we don't want the State to levy this tax. If we feel this is a tax that is warranted I think the City should have the privilege of placing, this themselves instead of the State coming in and taking these funds out, -18- C. Co 3/1/65 PENDING LEGISLATION - Continued 0 Councilman Heath - Page Nineteen I think we should write a very strong letter to this effect, Councilman Jett: Move that the staff be instructed to write a letter to our representatives opposing this taxation. Councilman Heath: I would suggest an amendment that this letter be signed by the Mayor and all Councilmen. Councilman Jett: City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: I will make that a part of the motion. We would have to state reasons why we oppose this legislation. Mayor Pro Tem Nichols: One very primary reason is that all of our representatives repeatedly state how concerned they are with upholding the concept of home rule and decentralization of government and taxes authority. Now here is a chance for them to put this action where their mouths are. • Councilman Krieger: I am concerned with the phrasing of the motion. I think :it establishes a bad precedent. I think the bill is going to pass and I think it is a challenge to the City to move into this field before it is pre-empted by the State and the precedent that I take exception to is to be compelled by this Council if I vote against this to add my signature to a resolution or a letter or what -have -you to indicate that which doesn't agree with my own feelings. Mayor Pro Tem. Nichols: I think it would have more force in light of what Councilman Krieger says if we let the Mayor sign for the City Council, Councilman Heath: The State is only going to move in where there is no action. I don't see -how constitutionally, legally or any other way we can not then have the same privilege as anyone who had thislegislation before by going to the State and saying, "Look, Los Angeles had this law before and now we want to put it in and we want to knock you out and take this tax ourselves" and I think that if this bill goes through we still have the alternative then of going through and putting the tax in our city. Councilman Krieger: That is the very point. As I understand the phrasing of the bill and the proposition we do not have that right and I don't believe • that we can here debate the constitutionality of the bill, I think our responsibility is as Councilmen here in this City to be aware of this pending legislation and to be aware that if we do not have such a tax and such a bill is adopted.by the Legislature that we will thereafter forfeit the right to impose such a tax. Councilman Heath: We forfeit the right when other cities can do it? -19- Co Ca 3/l/65 PENDING STATE LEGISLATION - Continued Page Twenty Councilman Krieger: There is precedent for -this in other fields in which the State has moved in where the cities have not already had such levies and have secured the benefits of the monies. -Councilman Jett: I feel very strongly that we should urge that our representatives oppose this bill, I would like to amend my motion that this letter be over the Mayor's signature only. Councilman Heath: Action on Councilman Jett's motion; Krieger voted "No".) I would accept that amendment. Motion carried. (Councilman Councilman Krieger: It is a fact that this bill is pending before the Legislature. We have discussed this subject in budget and my position is consistent with the position I took at the time and that was in favor of the imposition of such a bed tax in the City. City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: Assembly Bill No. 11, Topless Bathing Suit Shows. This defines them. (Read report re this matter.) Councilman Heath: I think we should support that bill. Mayor Pro Tem Nichols: I concur. This Council has already taken that stand. City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: No. 4.86. This is Workman's Compensation -- amends a section. (Read report re this matter.) Councilman Krieger: It seems to me a very arbitrary distinction to draw the line between an officer on civil service and one who isn't. If there is validity to the presumption, it should apply across the board. City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: I would suggest that the Council turn this over to the City Attorney and the City Manager because if there is something in there that might be .binding to us I would like to take a stand. Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger,, and carried, that this matter be turned over to the City Manager and the City Attorney for review. City Manager, Mr. Aiassa; Assembly Bill No. 443, Firemen's Working Hours. (Read report re this matter.) Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried, that this matter be turned over to the City Manager and the City Attorney for review, and to write a letter in opposition if they find that it will be something detrimental to the City; that the letter is to be under the City Attorney's signature. -20- C. C. 3/1/65 PENDING STATE LEGISLATION Continued City Managers Mr. Aiassao Councilman Heath: Councilman Krieger: Page Twenty -One Bill No,, 734, Salaries of City Councilmen. (Gave report re this matter.) I oppose this one. I agree. City Manager, Mr,, Aiassao Bill No. 732g this amends Section 6701 of the Government Code. (Read report re this matter.) This is concerning holidays. Councilman Jett: I would oppose this one. City Manager, Mr. Aiassao I think it should remain in the power of the Council. Councilman Jett: I do, too. City Manager, Mr,, Aiassao Bill No. 681 and Bill No. 682 are • annexations by the City. These I think will be of real significance to us. One deals with uninhabited territory on its own motion. (Read report re this matter.) Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger, and. carried,, that these matters be given to the City Attorney and the staff for a report. City Manager, Mr,, Aiassao Bill No,, 43:29 Government Agencies. This authorizes radio and television coverage of all._public hearings. Councilman Krieger: We have taken a position on this. City Manager, Mr. Aiassao Bill 772 is a provision which provides a method for calling a special meeting. I think we should oppose this. At the time this bill was he there was opposition and the chairman adjourned to a study session to review this but they wouldn't permit the Council to have such a thing. The League of California Cities is very much against this. Mr. Windsor. You have taken a position on this. The Mayor has already signed the • letter. This was sent to the Legislature. Councilman Jett- Send the League a copy of this letter. City Manager, Mr,, Aiassao All right. Bill No. 97 provides that legislation not be deemed to have pre-empted the field making invalid any local ordinance in any field. (Read report re this matter.) -21-. • C. Co 3!1/65 'PENDING STATE LEGISLATION - Continued Councilman Krieger; Page Twenty -Two I would strongly be in favor of this, Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded by Councilman Krieger, and carried, supporting Assembly Bill.No, 97, , City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: Bill No, 601 authorizes local legislative bodies to change precise plans without submitting such changes to the Commission, Councilman Heath, Mayor Pro Tem. Nichols: City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: Mr, Windsor and myself to go through give you a more detailed report. I would oppose that, We have opposed this. I will hold this off and give you a report. I would like the remaining of the bills and Mayor. Pro Tem Nichols-. I am concerned about the Senate bill on property tax exemption. Here where we have a constantly decreasing tax base we have a proposal to increase automatically the exception to $20,000 on personal property for community property for those persons over the age of 65 years, This is not based upon need, There was another bill that provided this for people who were of a limited income but I canet as a taxpayer and citizen see any justification in automatically giving a $209000 exception to every married couple past the age of 65, Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried', that the staff be instructed to write a letter opposing S,C,A, 15, p City Manager, Mr, Aiassa-.No,, S,C,A, 17 is a telehone company tax, imposes an annual tax on telephone taxes to be in lieu of any other specific taxes. We should support this because they are the only utility exempt from utility tax, Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, to support No. S,C,A, 17, City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: FEATHER RIVER ASSOCIATION • ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP I will give you a supplemental report of anything I get regarding this pending State legislation, City Manager, Mr, Aiassao The fee for individuals is $10,00 and for organizations $25,00, I believe you have been receiving copies of this newsletter, Councilman Krieger-. City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: I have no use for it, We will not renew our membership, -22- C. C. 3/l/65 Page Twenty -Three CITY MANAGER REPORTS - Continued: HIGHWAY USER MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: What do you want to do with this? Mayor Pro-Tem Nichols: Take it off. We don't use this. City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: Fine. 'U. S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEADERSHIP FORUM City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: There is a joint train trip to San Diego on Wednesday, March 10, 1965. (Read report re this matter.) How many would like to go? Mayor Pro-Tem Nichols: I don't think any of us can make it. FIREMEN LOBBYING GROUPS City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: (Read report re this matter as follows: • "Firemen. Hours. AB 448 which would establish the maximum duty hours of-Yiremen at not to exceed 50 hours per week will be heard by the Assembly Committee on Municipal and County Government on Thursday afternoon, March 25. On July 1, 1970, the 56-hour maximum would become fully effective and prior to that time, where the average duty week is in excess of 56 hours, cities would be required to reduce the work week annually by at least 5%. The measure also provides that fire protection is deemed a matter of statewide concern and that it shall apply to charter as well as general law cities." These groups are asking us to let our firemen be part of their association. Councilman Jett: I am,against that. Mayor Pro-Tem Nichols: Isn't it their perogative on their own time with their own funds to join any group they see fit? City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: Yes, but not with City Funds. Mayor Pro-Tem Nichols: Has there been any request by anyone to join such a group on City Funds? City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: No. Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, • that the City Manager be directed not to use public funds to sponsor these two organizations for any of our members to participate in the a- bove mentioned lobbying groups. RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION - SUMMARY OF ACTION City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: I would like a motion to accept the re- port and place it on file if there are no objections. Mayor Pro-Tem Nichols: There are no objections. -23- • C, Co ' 3/1165 CITY MANAGER REPORTS ®Continued CARNIVALa REQUEST City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: report re this matter.) If there are to go ahead and proceed on this. Page Twenty -Four Carnival affairs, community center on March 13th. (Read no objections they would like Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by, Councilman Jett, and carried, that the Council has no objections to this carnival. REVIEW BOARD MINUTES 2/8 and 2/15/65 Councilman Heath: This one has to do with the nine -story medical building. Mr. Joseph: Only the width of the driveways. Nothing else has changed. Councilman Heath: This is what I disagree with • very much, I feel these driveways should be maintained at 25 feet, At the west side they have an ingress of 20 feet. Mr, Joseph: That is ingress only, The other will be about 40 feet wide, Councilman Heath: And the first thing you know people will be parking along the side. I don't see the reduction down to 20 feet when we have consist- ently throughout the City maintained 25 feet. On the east side of the building will be the exit, Planning Director, Mr, Joseph; That will be both in and out; 40 feet wide. Councilman Heath; Any of the traffic coming out from behind the medical center and they keep to the right are going to be adjacent to the traffic coming in the hospital so you will have four lanes of traffic there, On the medical side you will have two lanes and on the hospital you will have two lanes, Planning Director, Mr. Joseph: This was gone over at the time of the Review Board meeting and the question of traffic was kicked around for quite some time, • We think by striping and by signage and by controlling the traffic internally by normal means we won't have a problem here. (Presented plan and explained same.) Councilman Heath: If you put a fence between those two properties I can see it, I think the fence should be extended down to San Bernardino Road. Councilman Jett: I think 20 feet is enough, -24- 11 CQ Co 3/l/65 REVIEW BOARD MINUTES - Continued Councilman Heath: Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph: Councilman Heath. - Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph: Councilman Jett: you should cut the entire thing down or 30 feet instead of the 40 feet,, Page Twenty -Five I don't think we should have 20-foot driveways in the first place,, Even for one way? I would go along with that but on the other way you have -- If you don't put the fence up you are talking about 40 feet,, This 40 feet doesn't look like a proper arrangement here,, I think to 25 feet instead of the 40 feet, Planning Director, Mr,, Joseph: We can work with them on that, I suppose,, Councilman Krieger: The only thing the Review Board considered was the driveway to • the west which was reduced to 20 feet because they found out the other would be 40 feet and the 20-foot driveway was to be one way,, Councilman Heath: I am objecting to what the Planning Commission did because I feel that that should be 25 feet on this side even though you have two lanes of traffic. It is too.late to call up the precise plan,, Councilman Jett: The property owner is not going to subject himself to a liability suit with this type of an arrangement. I would assume that this traffic will fall into this lane and it will develop that there will be two lanes going in together and two lanes going out together. I don't see any problem here,, Councilman Heath: Leave it up to Mr. Joseph to use his best judgement on this,, Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried, to accept the two reports of the Review Board and place them on file, ANTIQUE FIRE TRUCK TRANSFER City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: (Read report re this matter,,) There has been a request for the Firemen's Association to have this truck, I would suggest that. the Council authorize me to negotiate with the Firemen's Association to see what we can work out. We may be able to get this truck maintained in top condition without taking firemen's time from City work, Councilman Heath: I think these firemen have worked on this and put a lot of sincere blood, sweat in this thing because they wanted to and for them to transfer it out I don't think is right, I think the whole problem, 11 C, Co ' 3/1165 Page Twenty -Six ANTIQUE FIRE TRUCK TRANSFER - Continued comes from the fact that you can't get people to ride in this thing in the parade; you can't get drivers because they have to pay for their own expenses and do it on time off, City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: We pay for their meals now, Councilman Heath: For the few times we go out with this truck doesn't the Council feel that they want to do public relations work and make it available that these fellows can go on City time? I think you would have no trouble in manning this truck and promoting the City publicitywise, City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: Why don't you refer this to me and see if I can work something out with the Firemen's Association? Mayor Pro Tem Nichols: What happens when it breaks down and needs repair? They come to us asking for an appropriation for them because we use it for City functions? City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: Councilman Krieger: Mayor Pro Tem Nichols. - City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: No, Doesn't this change the concept of the truck? I understood it to be a City symbol, I don't favor releasing it at this time, All right, We will retain it under City jurisdiction, Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried, that the antique fire truck remain under City jurisdiction, Mayor Pro Tem Nichols: I assume we would be receptive to loaning it to the Association for their uses and their needs when they have occasion to use it, CABARET LICENSE FOR THE WATER WHEEL INN City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: We have granted this cabaret to the Wheel w certain stipulations which are agreeablertotall partieseconcerned1th so I think once and for all we have the thing clear, Councilman Krieger: As far as I was concerned Mr, Jim Lotito was not on trial, Jim's Water Wheel was the issue before this Council and to my mind it is change of form without change of substance whether his parents are the managers or whether he is the manager, It seems to me Council time is being bought awfully cheaply if we spend five hours on a matter and have it disposed of so carelessly as a change of this type, -26- C, C, 3/1/65 Page Twenty -Seven 'CABARET LICENSE FOR THE WATER WHEEL INN m Continued Councilman Heath: I agree with that 100 . I think the fact that a man removed himself shows me that there is nothing but a personal vendetta here that has been satisfied and now we go merrily on our way, Mayor Pro Tem Nichols- I don't think this was handled right from the beginning and I am not happy about this at all, This is one of' the very few things that have come up before the City where I felt I became a Part of something that involved upholding City prestige that didn't cuite work out to satisfy my own sense of what I would like to see achieved, City Manager, Hr, Aiassa: Would the Council like to reject their permit? Councilman Heath: That is not the point, Councilman Jett: P1o, but I certainly echo thy. opinions voiced because I think it was time completely wasted. I certainly am in favor of issuing the dance permit because I think it is a legitimate business house, • City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: If they do step out of line now we have some jurisdiction, Councilman Heath: I agree with Mira Nichols that I think it was handled very poorly on the part of the staff from top to bottom, Chief Sill to go back in and give this license just proves the point, I think there was nothing more than a personal vendetta here; that one man since he has quit the other has won the case and now they issue the license again, Mayor Pro Tem Nichols: think to the public it gives that does and that is what disturbs me, That may not be the case and I hope it isn't the case but I impression, I think it really Councilman Krieger: I think the decision here was made by the Chief of Police, I would take exception to the Chief of Police and I would not care to take any further steps, I think this Council has wasted enough time on Jim's Water Wheel Inn and I prefer to move on to something else, JAPANESE PROPERTY • City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: We now have to make a decision on the Japanese property, We have made an overture to them and they have not accepted the overture, The Japanese property is the condemnation case we have pending before us, We have one or two possible alternatives, One is a possible transfer of sale of City owned property on California which we have not made any overture on to the Japanese Association as yet- It is quite important that some type of conclusion be made on this or else we direct the attorney to ask for an retrial on this matter, The court has not given us a written judgement yet, -27- • • Co Co 3/1/65 JAPANESE PROPERTY Continued Councilman Krieger: Page Twenty -Eight I would like a little bit more guidance on this particular subject than this report provides me, Councilman Jett: I think it would definitely be beneficial to the City to take this entire parcel of ground for two reasons,, Our major concern is getting the final improvements on that corner,, If we don't take the initiative this property could sit there for another two, three, .five years,, I think by proceeding and taking the entire parcel that we put in these improvements me will then have increased the value of that property to a point where we could realize our total investment on it and come out with our improvements, the dedication and everything and break even,, Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by, Councilman Krieger, and carried, to direct the City Manager as a Council liason to look further into this problem and prepare a written report and any recommendation they care to make for the Council,, WALNUT VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB LUNCHEON City Manager, Mr,, Aiassa; There is a luncheon at the Walnut Valley Country Club on March 12 and the speaker will be Jesse Unruh and you are all invited to attend,, (Read report re this matter,) This is for your information,, FISCAL REPORT City Manager, Mr,, Aiassa; We have the fiscal statement for 1963-64,, Motion by Councilman Jetty seconded by Councilman Krieger, and carried, to receive the fiscal report for 1963-64,, PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT .City Manager, Mr,, Aiassa: I have been tendered a resignation �. by John Adams,, He has decided to go with a private concern,, We will make it effective as soon as possibTe9, convenient for the City and also for Mr,, Adams,, At the same time I.have reviewed possible candidates for his position . and after reviewing those I thought were eligible and qualified I have come up with one candidate who has met the minimum requirements; he has two registrations; he has had the type of background John has had with relationship -- and was John's supervisor at one time and he is willing to come to work with us for the same arrangements we have with Mr. Adams and will start on March 15 and that is Herman R. Fast. Councilman Heath: Is he a licensed civil engineer? -28- • Co Co 3/1/65 Page Twenty -Nine - PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT -'Continued City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: Yes, and a registered structural engineer, Councilman Heath: At what salary do you start him? City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: He will be drawing.the same salary as John is drawing right now, $11)500.00 per month which he is now drawing with his present company and he will be on a normal six -months probation, Councilman Heath: What is the bottom of the range and what is the top of the range? City Manager, Mr,, Aiassa: About eleven something and the top is --I don't recall, but 1-will get it for you. Councilman Jett: This is something I would like to make a few remarks on. This was just brought to my attention this afternoon about 4:30 and I don't know how many of the other Councilmen were made aware of this change but it concerns me very much because I feel for some reason I have not been kept abreast of events that have taken place in the City and that I don't know a lot of things that are happening that I feel that as an elected representative of the people that I should certainly be informed about, especially involving our top personnel, This is not the first time this has happened,, I would like to review a few incidents in the past leading up to this and the reason why I feel the way I do, Mr. Adams in 1959 was a candidate for City Councilman and at that time he was defeated for election. Some time later, I don't remember how long, there was a vacancy that appeared on the City Council and Mr, Adams was appointed to fill that position. I was told that shortly after his appointment on the City Council that at his request Mr. Fast who was his boss at that time was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Planning lommission. This went on until the next election in 1961 at which time I was a candidate opposing Mr. Adams and I was successful in defeating Mr. Adams and I was elected to the City Council. Now, as time went along -- I am just reviewing this and hitting the high lights -® some of the points I think should be brought out here -- there was a vacancy in the Public Works Director's office and without any knowledge of any vacancy, at least given to me, long late in the evening of the Council meeting, Mr. Aiassa makes an announcement that Mr. Tom Dosh had resigned from the City and the position had been filled by Mr, Adams. Mr. Adams' starting salary was somewhere around $159000 a year. At that time I made no objections to this position being filled by Mr. Adams. I couldn't help but feel it was a political appointment, I still feel to this day that this was a political appointment, Here we come up to the point where Mr. Fast, who is Chairman of the Planning Commission, now Mr. Adams is resigning_ and now this same party who was appointed by Mr. Adams is now being appointed to fill the position that Mr. Adams is vacating. I am not sure about the procedure here. I know a Council cannot be appointed to any City job or hired to any City job within one year's time after he has left the Council. Whether this has anything to do with the Planning Commission or any other body, I don.'t know. The starting salary of Mr. Fast is not at the starting salary range of Fr. rdams but at what I assume is the top salary, $18000 a year. This is not to be considered a reflection on Mr. Fast's ability ar Mr� Adams' ability but my point :i,s this-, That _9A_ C, C, ' 3/l/65 Page Thirty PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT - Continued as an elected representative I should be kept informed of everything that is as important to the home owners of the City of West Covina as the top positions in this City. I resent very much the fact that I have not been informed or been advised of what has happened here. There is a question in my mind as to the propriety of this transaction. I feel this should warrant inquiry, There should be some understanding so this Council would know what is going on in the City and what is happening. I feel that this is my opinion and I have expressed it and I have every right to express it on behalf of the people who elected me to fill this position, This is in no way to be a reflection on Mr. Adams, I have every respect for him and I think he has done a tremendous job for the City. I am very sorry to see him leave but I think these are events that the general public is entitled to know about and I think it warrants a little consideration by this Council, if not inquiry, as to why these events took place the way they did, Councilman Krieger: I will just restrict my remarks to the issue before us and that has to do with the appointment of a Public Services Director, As I understand it it is the prerogative of the City Manager to make such an appointment. The gist of Councilman Jett's remarks apparently were directed to the procedure of appointment rather than to the • rights of the City Manager to make the appointment, This Council jealously guards its prerogatives in every instance and I think that the City Manager has every right to guard his prerogatives also. No one is going to convince anybody of anything on this particular i.ssue in my opinion. I believe John Adams has done an extremely good job and I am very sorry to see him leave, If in the opinion of the City Manager Bob Fast is academically, professionally and by experience to step into this position, this is a matter of judgement for him to exercise and not within my province to second guess, If we are talking about the appointment itself I think it is germaine to discuss qualifications but the final judgement or decision is in the hands of the City Manager, Councilman Jett: I am questioning the procedure here,' Maybe I don't have the confidence of the City Manager, Maybe he doesn't feel that he can brief me on all of these matters, For what reason, I don't know, but I feel I don't have his confidence and that for some reason I am not being kept posted upon these matters, I think that this is one of the positions or one of the places where this Council must take an interest and that is in our top personnel. We are supposed to establish the policy that will direct these people The City Manager administers that policy.and if we have no control of them over what events take place, how can we establish a policy? Mayor Pro Tem Nichols: I was contacted earlier today by Councilman Heath inquiring if I had had information of this sort and I informed him that I had hay:: during the past three or four days a contact, I ha.d r,.o particular knowledge of this before, I think, last Thursday. I certainly hope there was no intent to slight any of the Councilmen and I think with an appointment of this importance that it is entirely in order, that as a matter of information that Councilmen be informed but however I certainly know that none cf us question that this is an area as far as the appointment is concerned that is entirely within the City Manager's prerogative. Is it also Mr., Aiassa, in your area to move the various employees within these different ranges? Is that ara automatic increase or does that come at your discretion or what? -30- :7 • C, C, 3/1/65 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT —Continued City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: Page Thirty -One It is an automatic increase if it is budgeted, There was no change in the department head salary, Mayor Pro Tem Nichols: I noticed Mr, Fast indicated in his formal application that he had said that he would be advanced $100.00 a month within a few months, City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: This is the request and is subject to six months probation and it is my recommendation to the City Council, Councilman Jett: I would very strongly oppose starting any new man in at the same position that we have just within the last two weeks and after a year or more of service with the City by Mr. Adams, I think this was the reason we raised the salary, The substantial increase we granted him was because we felt he accomplished this, Now we are talking about bring in a new man and bringing him in at the same salary, To me this is an affront to Mr, Adams, I would oppose starting anybody at the same salary, You have no room to advance the man in a short time, Councilman Heath: I would like to know what the range is for this job, City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: I'1.1 go get it, Mayor Pro Tem Nichols: I would like to know if this is the City Manager's prerogative or the Council's prerogative, Councilman Beath: It is up to the City Manager to do it. He can put them in any position that he wants and he can move them any place he wants as far as salary is concerned, The Council sets the range but I think the City ?Manager can put him any place he wants to. City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: I am giving Council added benefit by bringing this matter up before you. Normally, managers hire people that are directly to him. The range is from $1,159 to $1;790, He is right in the middle. Councilman Jett: I think this is out of line to take a salary that has just been given to a person who has proven himself and increase it $3,000 a year and now bring in a new man and start him at the same salary and he has stipulated that he will want a $100,00 a month increase within a short time which will bring him over $19,000 a year and I am wondering did the City Manager use proper judgement, Councilman Krieger-, This discussion is no longer on the subject matter of Mr. Fast or Mr. Adams but is quickly getting into other areas, We can't deal with these people as abstract beings, They represent background, qualifications, experience, training, ability, and we give this man the responsibility to get the best man for the job at the cheapest price. It certainly is not to his advantage to get us the most expensive product that he can. I assume from his rundown on the qualifications on this man he took all these factors into consideration -31- • • Co Ca 3/l/65 Page Thirty -Two PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT - Continued in evaluating him, We are in a competitive business here whether or not we want to be,, Mayor Pro Tem Nichols: If there are those of you who have points to make that you have not made yet, you may go ahead but if you have made your points I think we should go on to any other items`on the agenda Councilman Jett: I think I have made my opinion. I think the home owners and the taxpayers of the City of West Covina are entitled to know what my opinion is in regard to some of these matters® LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS REQUEST City Clerk, Mr® Flotten: We have a letter from the League of Women Voters of West Covina requesting permission for solicitation for funds for their annual drive. They have done this before, Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried, that permission be granted, PAINTING OF HOUSE NUMBERS ON CURBS City Clerk, Mr,, Flotten: You have a letter from the Associated Car Clubs of West Covina. We picked an organization in town here to paint house numbers on curblines, That program never did take placed That was a little over a year ago. This is a request from the Associated Car Clubs sponsored by Roger A, Stanionis, a police advisor to the car club,, They are requesting permission to participate in painting of house numbers on the curbs in this City,, This has the recommendation of the Police Department. They are their sponsors. Motion by Counc.ilman'Heath, seconded by Councilman Krieger, and carried, that permission be granted subject to the determination by the City Clerk as to whether the Teen -Kan -Teen Foundation is going to proceed along this line and give them 30 days in which to respond,, ZONE CHANGE 110, 334 Azusa Avenue • City Clerk, Mr,, Flotten: regarding Zone Change No,, 354,, They are requesting a rehearing. We have a letter from Goeble and Renner, attorneys at law, Council has copies of this letter,, Motion by Councilman Krieger. seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried, that this matter be referred to the City Attorney for interpretation and report back to the Council. -32- [] Co C� 3/1l65 Page Thirty -Three There being no further business, Motion by Councilman Krieger, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried., that this meeting be adjourned at 11u45 P-M„ ATTEST • CITY CLERK • APPROVED tiAYOR -33-