03-07-1966 - Regular Meeting - Minutes•
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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF TI-€E CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA
MARCH 7, 1966
The adjourned regular meeting of the City Council vas called to order
by Mayor Nichols at 7:30 P. M. in the West Covina City Hall, Councilman
Krieger led the Pledge of Allegiances
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Nichols (to 8:10 P.M.), Councilmen Jetty Snyder
Krieger, Heath
Others Present: 74r, George Aiassa, City Manger
Mr. Robert Flotten, City Clerk & Admin. Assistant
Mr, Herman R. Fast, Public Services Director
Mr, Harold Joseph, Planning Director
Mr, George Zimmerman, Assistant City Engineer
Mr, Byron Larson, Traffic Engineer
Absent: Mr, Harry C. Williams, City Attorney
WORK SESSION WITH NEPTUNE
AND THOMAS,.ARCHITECTS
(Maps and charts were presented and Mr, Joseph Thomas gave a summary of
this matter.)
Councilman Heath: Do I understand you to say you are
about fifty to sixty percent com-
plete?
Mr. Joseph Thomas: For the working drawings,
Councilman Heath: You will do the other 407o in about
one month?
Mr, Joseph Thomas: Yes, We always do more work per-
centagewise in the last month of
the project than we do in two or three months before, We are on
schedule.
Councilman Heath: What is your reasoning; you have
put the staff on the third floor
for the benefit of Council Chambers and open space on the first floor,
This puts a tremendous load on the elevators where you have three to
five hundred employees going up to the third floor to go to work,
Wouldn't it have been better for you to put the employees on the ground
floor to lessen the use of the elevators and put the chambers on the top?
Do you anticipate any problem by putting datatronic machine on the third
floor rather than a concrete slab on the ground?
Mr, Joseph Thomas: There is no problem there, This is a
concrete structure. We anticipate no
problem on that. The employees are on the second and third floors. We
have tried to develop a concept where the first floor is an open gallery -
type thing which we think EFiould lend a great deal to the general
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atmosphere of the building and the civic center to have that type of
-treatment, It wouldn't be practical to put the chambers up on the top
floor because it is a large room and it seems to fit better into a
• separate element. We purposely did not try to fit it within the outline
of the main building for two reasons: One, it is simp1 r:.' planning;
second, we could put it in the proper spot where we felt it should be.
Also, it enables us to get what.we think a much more interesting
exterior,of our building...by.doing, that, We are trying to make this an
unusual type of building. We don't want it to look like anybody else's
civic center,
Councilman Heath: On the defense facilities, they
are gq,, ng to be used by the court
building, too?
Mr, Joseph,Thomas: Yes, We have a tunnel that connects
t-his with the court building, Wo
.have two cells plus a holding rioom,
Councilman.. -),et: Have you made provisions there for
juveniles; a separate room?
Mr, Joseph Thomas: We have two separate rooms.for men,
and women which could be used for
.juveniles, They wotild not be put in the general holding room. This
has been roviewed by the Department; of. Corrections which has to review
all .facilities of .this type, Closed circuit television is being studied
• .for this area, That would be,by far the most practical way to do it,
Councilman Heath: Have you made provisions where
the City Hall could be heightened
at a later date?
Mr, Joseph Thomas: No, but we have built in expansion
possibilities in the future, We'
feel this'is.a much better approach because putting.small additions on
any bui angy..esp.ec ally any governmental -type building, usually detracts
from it vor;y much,
Councilman Krieger.:
The rear of the Council chambers
seems to be somewhat different.
What is your seating capacity in the
Council chambers?
Mr, Joseph Thomas:
180 fixed and 25 more movable seats,
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(Mayor Nichols left the chambers at
8:10 P.M,)
Councilman Snyder:
In the open galleries of the
supporting columns, what is the
texture of the columns?
Mr, Joseph Thomas:
We hope to write this up as an
alternate for getting rough texture
• :on the concrete, We would like to have a rough texture concrete, If the
bide don 'tme in favor4`ble enough,
we don't want the door slammed, so the
Pro cannot.,go aheado
MO.Lyor'Pro`Tem Krieger:
Is this strictly an informational
meeting or<`is there some action
needed? i
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WORK SESSION WITH NEPTUNE & THOMAS
City Manager, Mr. Aiassa:
Councilman Heath:
ARCHITECTS - Continued:
No; we wanted you to be aware of
what is going on here. There is
no action needed tonight.
Are you shooting for any particular
cost per square foot?
Mr. Joseph Thomas: We are shooting for a budget based
on cost per square foot. The City
Hall we are shooting for $24.00 per square foot. We haven't raised that
since the very beginning. It's been about three years since we set that
figure. I think the project will come out in this vicinity.. The Police
building is $26.00 a square foot, We think ,h,-e can do it. The Police
building is more expensive. It has more partitions and more expensive
features just by the nature of the building,
Mayor Pro Tem Krieger:
Mr. Joseph Thomas:
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STREET
IMPROVEMENTS RECOMMENDATIONS
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa:
Mayor Pro Tem Krieger:
Thank you, A-11r. Thomas, for coming
down and making this presentation.
Thank you.
We have a report on this.
On February 9, there is a memo from
the Planning Commission to the Coun-
sil regarding this matter.
Councilman Heath: I am quite interested in the pro-
posal regarding the extension of
Walnut Creek Parkway. I think it would be less expensive than you
would anticipate.
Mr. Zimmerman: We took a quick look at the Parkway
today and we've come up with cost
based on the same standards as we used on Walnut Creek Parkway just
south of here and we came up with right-of-way and all the construction
costs roughly to a million and a half dollars from Glendora over to
Citrus. This is .some widening and leaving some of it as is.
Councilman Heath: Would you hazard a guess what it
would tale to re -align and not
.widen' the street?..
Mr. Zimmerman: It would save considerable amount of
funds. It would cut the right-of-way
costs possibly at least in half to $400,000.
Councilman Heath: I think this is an excellent report.
I was at their meeting when the re-
port was presented. The Chamber was very much in favor of the report at
that time. I think the City's action is a little bit too conservative.
If we are going to progress, I think we should realize we are going to
have to spend money. I would agree with the Planning Commission recommen-
dation except I don't think they go far or fast enough.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STREET IMPROVEMENT'RECOMMENDATIONS - Continued
• Councilman SnydeY�: At the stop light at Workman and
Sunset, was there any thought of
putting the northern quadrant lights further away?
Public Services Director, Mr, Fast: You are talking about connecting
the signal pattern with Workman
or signals as they are now installed? The proposal would probably
recommend we abandon that intersection._ and make it continuous so we
have the Victor Gruen recommendation of a road from the City limits
to City limits,
Councilman Snyder: Is there any way of including, the
western leg of that ;section into
the signal?
Traffic Engineer, Mr, Larson: We had a choice of signalizing the
west leg of Workman Avenue, which
made a rather`.wide intersection, or the apartment building driveway and.
the opinion'.of the Division of Highways and the City staff was because
of the sight distance problem in the crown'in the road that a driveway
at.the apartment building would be dangerous and it is impossible to
.signalize all three -- the frontage road, the apartment house driveway,
and Workman Avenue, That particular movement should be relatively safe
now, The only possible conflict would be if they were to proceed.
.directly across and someone coming from the frontage road might turn
• left at the same time,
Councilman Heath: I would say about 800 of the
cars coming off the off -ramp
turn south on Sunset making a left turn. Quite a few cars coming out of
the apartments are turning left and they just line up nicely for a head-
on collision,
City Manager, Mr, Aiassas We will check that out,
Mayor Pro Tem Krieger: Let's go on to.Item.N_o, 2 on the
recommendation of the Planning
Commission, It appears to be proceeding on an inaccurate hv'Dothesis
and that is that the Union Oil Company was considering a modernisation
..project, What is the staff's comment on this?
Planning Director, Mr, Joseph: I talked to Byron Larson about
this and theEngineering Depart-
ment received information that the precise plan was about to be built,
Mr. Larson hasn't heard anything more about it, We have not received
any amended precise plans, Someone from the Chamber told me that thev
had received word that there was not going.to be a precise plan, We
have no word on this,
Mayor Pro Tem Krieger:
Planning Director, Mr, Joseph:
I wonder if that would have been
the action of the Planning Com-
mission i.f. they had information,
I don't know,
Mayor Pro Tem Krieger: You estiiitate the cost of the
right-of®way between fifty and
seventy-five thousand dollars for this tip?.
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'CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STREET IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Continued
• Public Services Director, Mr, Fast; Yes,, The estimate also includes..
any severance damage the courts
might give,, We wouldn't feel there would be any fee title involved,,
Mayor Pro Tem Krieger:
Public Services Director, Mr,, Fast:
Mr,, Zimmerman:
to be weighed with the other things
in conjunction with the other needs
are not sufficient now that the two
traffic would not be 'adequate,,
What is the sta.f.f's opinion on
this based on this information?
From a traffic standpoint, do you
.feel there is a very high priority?
I would say this would be the
critical thing,, It would have
on the budget and have to be treated
in the City,, The traffic volumes
lanes which are available to
Mayor Pro Tem Krieger: I am afraid the recommendation of
the Planning Commission, if
accepted by the Council, could cause this to be.side-tracked without
ever being re -considered in terms.of evaluation because you would be
waiting for something that is apparently never going to happen,,
Councilman Jett: On No,, 29 I would hope. if we
•acquire that Piece of property
and straighten that out that we.would then correct that intersection,,
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa.:
We can schedule this item for re-
study,,
Councilman Jett; The suggestion of widening Azusa
Avenue at Cameron, I would like to
see that scheduled,,
Public Services Director, Mr,, Fast; We do have sufficient right=of-
way and there is current .in our
current project scheduled for this fiscal year plans to widen Azusa,,.,..:.,.
between Cameron and the property to the south to a full two lanes similar
to South Glendora without having right=of.-wavo
Mr, Chris Tambe I haven't seen the most recently
Chamber Manager done report by the staff to the
Council, but we have had the benefit of what we consider to be the very
comprehensive reports by the Engineering and Planning Departments,, At
the time this matter was being considered by the Planning Commission,
we directed a letter to you since that time" dated February 10 which
concerned itself with some comments on the staff's report to the
Planning; Commission along with some new information that we had received
and specifically we wanted to make it quite clear how we got involved
with this particular.project on Glendora Avenue at the Vincent Avenue
•Interchange,, We have photostatic copies of grant deed and other matters
related to this that I would like to turn over to the staff. The real
significance of this new information is that whereas the staf.f's informa-
tion at the time indicated that the control of the total property in
question was in the hands of whoever occupied the gas station, the
information that Donald Casler dug up indicates.that,quite to the
contrary, the control of the property is now with the,donut shop and we
understand the reason it went this way was he needed more parking,, If
..there is any negotiating to be done, we suggest it be done with the legal
owner of record as indicated by these documents,,
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STREET IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Continued
A couple of other points:
• Regarding the.Azusa Avenue matter, we are surprised and delighted to
hear Mr. Fast's answer re'?arding the widening of Azusa south of
Cameron, The Planning Department report dated January 18, on page 3
thereof indicates that the widening will be accomplished in 1968 or
when the area is developed by the owner,
Mayor Pro Tem Krieger: There was an additional report by
our staff to the Council dated
February 18th and that covers your particular point,
Mr, Chris Tambe: Further, we would like to impress
upon you as much as we possibly
can the importance of what we consider to be involved in items 13 and 14.
We refer to the matter in our letter of February 10, If you have any
questions, I will be happy to try and answer them,
Councilman Snyder: What action are we supposed to
take on this?
Mayor Pro Tem Krieger: The recommendation of the staff is
the concurrence with the recom-
mendation of the Planning Commission as recommended in their report
to the Council of February 9, 1966,
• Councilman Snyder:
However, the report of Mr. Pontow
of February 18 up -dates some of
these items.
Motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Jett, that this
report of the Planning Commission dated February 9, 1966 and the
report of -Mr, Pontow dated February 18, 1966 be accepted and the
recommendations be placed on the staff work list for accomplishment
with the exception of Item No, 2 in the Planning Commission
report of. February 9, 1966, which should be sent back to the Planning
Commission for -review,
Councilman Heath:
these items will cost and have this
determined then for the Council to
into the staff's program.
I think it behooves this Council
to determine what each one of
project back to us and have the costs
set priorities before they put it
Councilman Snyder: That is, in effect9 what my motion
says, this accepting the report,
Just merely accepting the report does not accept the projects,
Councilman Heath: I was hoping for a motion to
instruct the staff to put a price
tag on each item and bring it back to the Council for recommendations
as to priority and on those items outside the jurisdiction of the City
•that the Council establish a policy concerning the pursuing of the
extension of these 'streets,
Mayor Pro Tem Krieger: Perhaps what you are suggesting
is not a criticism of the motion
on the floor, but probably grounds for a subsequent motion as far as
costing of it,
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'CHAMBER OF.COMMERCE STREET IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS - Continued
Action on Councilman Snyder's motion: Motion carried,
Motion by Councilman Heath,.seconded by Councilman Snyder, and carried,
that the staff be directed to determine approximate figures on each
of these items,in the Planning Commission report of February 9, 1966
and return this information to the Council to permit the Council to
assign priorities to the items in light of the costs,
Councilman Heath: Move that this Council adopt as
a policy the implementation of
these access streets on Items 12, 13 and 14 and advise the County or
other cities of our concern about the extending of these streets and
report back to the Council in sixty days as to the nossibilities'of
cooperation from these other jurisdictions for the completion of these
streets,
Councilman Snyder I might suggest the best approach
would be as north/south feeder
routes to the freeway, not access routes to the City of West Covina.' '
Councilman Heath: I will.accept that recommendation,
on phrasing,
Mayor Pro Tem Krieger: -The motion will include: -:a statement
that the arterials will be.for
the purposes of servicing the north/south and east/west tra:f.fic,"
Action on Councilman Heath's motion: Seconded by Councilman Snyder,
and carried,
AMENDMENT N0, 72
Flags and Banners
Mayor Pro Tem Krieger: This council and the very four
same members discussed this matter
on February 21.and we reached no decision, We have a speaker here
tonight to speak to the Council on this matter,
Mr, Monte Coleman (Presented renderings and
Foley Advertising 6 Display materials and gave brief
305 North Lake presentation re this matter,)
Burbank, California If you have any questions,.I will
try to answer them,
Councilman Heath: Do you find much damage to these
from wind?
Mr, Monte Coleman: On this type installation there is
no damage, but things do happen
• but we could come out. We are immediately on the spot. We deal with
a shopping center group or an individual on a lease or rental basis,
We sell nothing outright,
Mayor Pro Tem Krieger: Can you leave these displays at
the Citv Hall or must you take
them with you?
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AMENDMENT NO 72 (FLAGS AND BANNERS) - Continued
Mr. Monte Coleman; Thev can be left,
• Motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried,
that this matter be held over to the meeting of March 14, 1966a
RECREATION 8 PARKS SUMMER
PROGRAM BUDGET
Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded.by Councilman Heath, and carried,
to approve the Parks and Recreation Summer Program Budget as recommended
by the Parks and Recreation Commission and as included in the report
dated February 24, 19660
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Captain Jo Co Gaines
City Manager, Mr,-Aiassa; Council has copses of'Review Board.'s
recommendations.
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
•to accept the Compensation Review Board's recommendation of February 4,
1966 and permit Captain Jo C. Gaines three months' extension without pay
under the conditions outlined in said rerorto
CAPITOL TOUR
City Manager, Mr, Aiassas The date will be March 22nd and
they will be leaving from the
Ontario Airport at 8:00 A.M. and you will be back at 9:00 PaM.
Motion by Councilman Jett, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried,
that this matter be held to the meeting of March 14, 1966a
SOUTHERLY ANNEXATION DISTRICT 195
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
to refer Southerly Annexation Districts No. 195 and 196 to the Planning
Commission for report and recommendation,
EXTENSION OF RETIREMENT DATE
Robert Flot ten
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
that Mr, Robert Flotten be granted an extension of time to June 30 ,
1966 or until such time as the Stat- Retirement Plan becomes effective
with a maximum of one year from June 30, 1966 as Administrative
Assistant.
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LICENSE FEE FOR REALTORS NOT HAVING
A PLACE OF BUSINESS IN WEST COVINA
WHO PLACE "FOR SALE" SIGNS ON WEST
COVINA PROPERTY
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City Clerk, Mr. Flotten: The report should not read that
these gentlemen cleared with
their group, They talked with several of their members but they did
not clear this with their group.
Councilman Heath; I feel that the requirement of a
license for this type of business
is discrimination and I would think we would do anything we can in order
to change the law or at least make provisions where these brokers would
not have to get a license. We are in a compact community where there
are five cities adjacent to each other and the realtor's work carries
him from one city.to another. It could work a terrific hardship on some
realtors to the extent where they would be buying five differeilL
licenses. Ifwe do charge, I think we should charge every industry
that comes into the City.
City Manager, Mr. Aiassas
We do.
Councilman Heath: It's impossible to do it.
• Mr. E. T. Lakev I do have a business in [lest
20133 Covina Hills Road Covina at 104 South Glendora,
Covina If a doctor has an opportunity to
work with a patient in Glendora
he certainly doesn't have to pay a license; nor would an attornev
representing his client. The question is are we permitted to put signs
on property. Since it is a matter of signs, I feel that it is
discrimination against these people that are paying a license within
the City to conduct their business there. I am more than glad to pay
if I have to pay for five licenses to conduct my business, but I'feel
there is an invasion to a certain extent from outside brokers into the
area that are not.familiar with property values.- I feel as long as
Glendora and Covina have taken the stands they have and since I have
a license in West Covina, I think the City is entitled to this additional
revenue if you are going to place a sign on the property. The matter
of policing, I think, could be left up to us and'I think you would get
1OOo cooperation .from our realty board. If you furnish us with people
currently paying licenses, that any time a group of [.,Nest Washington
Boulevard or South Adams Boulevard or any other area came over here I
think that the City should know about it and I think they should be
required to pay.
Councilman Heath; I agree with quite a bit of. what
Mr. Laker says. I look at the
United States as based on a proposition where we are going to pay
•taxes. I have no objection to taxes if it is an equal tax and if that
tax is for something which should be taxed and the proceeds from that
tax to be used directly for the benefit received. However, I cannot
find and cannot justify" any place in our government where we should pay
a tax or buy a license and receive no value in return. If you can show
me what value I would receive in return by paving the City of Covina
for a license just for me to put a sign on a piece of property --
there is no police action needed; no fire action needed; no street
wear and tear needed; no park and recreation needed. I can't see what
value I am getting for the taxes I am paving, and I would say again that
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LICENSE FEE (REALTORS) Continued
•any time I get a value received I am glad to pay the tax, The install-
ation of a sign in that city does not cause that city any hardship or
cause services; but it does benefit that city,
Councilman Snyder: There is some police action,
administrative action required
here in that the licensing would tend to limit low quality realtors
possibly or unethical realtors in counter distinction to the more
ethical high quality realtors coming into the city, it seems to me,
and would prevent clusters of the city with signs so there is some
benefit from the licensing,
Councilman Jett: I have heard this argued in this
Council before and I have heard
discussions re this on the realty board. I must agree with Councilman
Heath and go on record in opposition of this because of my knowledge
and experience in the real estate business, I do feel that this is an
ordinance that the City of Covina has had on their books and there has
been absolutely no effort to enforce it. If there was some way of
putting a clause in here that we could police these signs .from areas
we feel are too far away, I would go along with an ordinance like that,
Mayor Pro Tem Krieger; Historically, the license fee has
been justified for the privilege
of doing business, I would submit that a real estate company, whether
its home base is West Covina or outside of West Covina, is dcinp
business in the City the moment it puts the sign on a piece Iof property.
This is one of the most effective ways that a realtor does his business,
I do see where it is unfair if they want to do business in the Citv of
West Covina to impose upon them some type of a license fee as we impose
on other businesses who do business in the City of West Covina,
As far as reciprocity to neighboring communities, I suppose we
could extend it to them if some contract was arrived at and with them
where they returned the courtesy to the City of West Covina,
I have heard these references to professional men again and again and
if a doctor or a lawyer wants to open up an office in Covina or Glendora
he will pay a license fee for the office and this is the way that an
attorney or a doctor advertises his services, by opening an office
and hanging out his shingle. A real estate man or a real estate company
I don't think is directly dependent upon having an office, What he
needs is communication to the public, The sign represents communication
to the public, This is doing business. I just can't quite follow why
this is an unreasonable form of taxation upon.somebody who comes to our
City and wants to derive a direct financial benefit from the practice
of his profession within our City limits,
Councilman Heath; I think it comes down to the Point
of what is doing business, If
you are transacting business from a structure where you have vour records,
this would be an office and there is no question about whether or not
that needs a license. The next point is what do you constitute as a
ibusiness; what action would require a l.cepse other than that? If just
putting a sign on the front of a piece of property is constituting a
business, then I think we must look a little further and look at every
sign board installed in the City because it should pay a business
license,
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LICENSE FEE (REALTORS) - Continued
Councilman Snyder: If the argument of where the
. records are kept applies here,
it applies then to other instances as well.
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Motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
that this matter be held over to the meeting of March 14, 1966.
MOBIL- ECONOMY RUN DAY
Proclamation
Mayor Pro Tem Krieger:
as Mobil. Economy Run Day.
LETTER FROM LOS ANCELES CITY COUNCIL
RE: SOLUTIONS TO PLANNING, TRAFFIC,
RECREATION 6 PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS
PROBLEMS (Informational)
If there are no objections, I
will proclaim March 14, 1966
(No objections voiced.)
So proclaimed.
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
that this letter be accepted and placed on file.
SIDEWALKS
Cortez 6 Hollenbeck
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Jett, and carried,
that the City Staff be authorized to meet with the Trust Department and
present them proposal No. 1 as outlined in the report of March 4, 1966.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
City Clerk, Mr. Flotten:
We have been requested .to -'burin down
a building at 52.1 S. Glendora
Motion by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried,
that the staff be authorized to proceed according to the City procedure
in this matter; that the necessary permission be ?ranted.
OCCIDENTAL INSURANCE
City Manager, Mr. Aiassa: The Mayor received a letter from
Occidental Life, acknowledging our
letter, This is for your information only.
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
VINCENT 8 WORKMAN TRAFFIC GUARD
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Councilman Jett: With reference to the letter we
got from Mrs. Scalla at Vincent
and Workman, do you still have a traffic guard there?
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa;
Councilman Jett:
SALARY RAISE
Yes. You will have a staff report
on this.
I would like the record to show that
I requested that the crossing guard
be kept there,
Councilman Snyder: Regarding this article in the
Sunday Times regarding the salary
raise, after reading it I became more confused on whether the
Legislature intends to take any action which will allow us to rescind
our action,
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa: I will take care of that,
Mr. Williams has set the time
on that and we have already discussed that matter,
COIN -OPERATED POOL TABLES
Councilman Snyder: It has been brought to my attention
or I was asked to look into this
regarding coin -operated pool tables and this would go further and
include any coin -operated game of chance like bowling and shuffle board
that are put in bars around town. Most of these areput in on a
minimum rental of $25.00 a week and these are five-year leases and
these pool tables only cost $500 and if the man goes out of business
the total lease amount is a liability against the assets of the company,
This has nothing to do with the City, but I was Just pointing out that
people who put these in do some rather stupid things financially, It
was pointed out that pool tables in beer bars tend to be a police problem.
I would like a re-evaluation of the licensing involved here, Secondly,
I would like a report by the staff regarding? feasit,ility of prohibiting
pool tables in places where alcoholic beverages are sold,
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa:
MEETING WITH MR. YOUNT
We will take care of that,
Councilman Jett: Mr, Aiassa and I had a meeting
with Mr.Yount in reference to the
annexation on the east end of the City the 118 acres in litigation at
the present time.
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MEETING; WITH MR. YANT - Continued
Mayor Pro Tem Krieger: By law, this is a matter that the
Council may discuss in a private
session. I would suggest that we wait for the Citv Attorney to be with
us at the next meeting and discuss it with him in -private,
Councilman Jett:
AZUSA TRAFFIC LIGHTS
Councilman Heath:
Public Services Director, Mr. Fast:
POLICE TATTER
Fine,
How do we stand on the traffic signals
on Azusa Avenue?
The State has them out to bid right
now on North Azusa,
Councilman Heath: I would like to get an explanation,
if I may, on this comment from the
Chief of Police on an on -sale beer license and it says that if we do not
protest this beer license we should approve it subject to the following
conditions and that for a period of two years from the date of the
license being issued that the applicant shall J)ot violate anv laws
nvolvin the intemperate use of alcoholic., bevtr-::-.Qa. Su -nose the man
hay one a_oo mangy, beers in New York City and gets into some trouble?
Do we close up his place here?
City Manager, Mr, Aiassa:
SAN BERNARDINO FREE[ -JAY RAILING=
That is on the agenda for next
week,
Councilman Heath: About two months ago Dr, Snyder
came up with a suggestion and I
think we passed over it very lightly and the more I think about it, I
think it 'gas merit, He suggested that the Council go to the State and
require that the outside lanes of the San Bernardino Freeway have a
safety fence, a safety cable to keep cars from coming off of than,: highway
and onto 1--he frontage road and possibly hitting anothercar head-on,
Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded _jy Councilman Snyder, and carried,
that a resolution be drafted carrying the Council's consensus to the
State that we are strongly in favor of the installation of a wire safety
barrier on the outside of the San Bernardino Freewav,adjacent to our
frontage road and to be installed at the time when the freeway is widened.
There being no further business, Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by
Councilman Jett, and carried,.to adjourn at 10:00 P.M,
APPROVE ` � 7,7 9
ATTEST:
C:T..TY CLERK .
MAYOR
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