04-16-1968 - Regular Meeting - Minutes4
MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA
APRIL 16, 1968.
The adjourned regular meeting of the City Council was called to order
*Pledge
by Mayor. Krieger at 7:47 p.m., in the West Covina City Hall, The
of Allegiance was led by Councilman Gillum, The invocation was
given by the Reverend Donald Sturgeon, of the University Baptist Church,
Palm Desert, California.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Krieger, Councilmen Gillum, Nichols,
Gleckman,,
Absent-, Councilman Snyder
Also Present:. Lela Preston, City Clerk
Mabel Hof,fland, City Treasurer
George Wakefield, City Attorney
George Zimmerman,.Asslt, City Engineer
Ray Windsor, Administrative Assistant
CERTIFICATION OF RESULTS OF GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
_APRIL 92 1968
Mayor Krieger-, Mrs. Preston, do you have the City Clerk's
Certificate of Canvass?
•Lela Preston: Yes, I do,
Mayor Krieger- The City Clerk has handed me her Certificate of
Canvass. motion would. be in order to receive
and file this certificate certifying to the results {
of the canvass,
Motion by Councilman Gleckman, seconded by Councilman Gillu , and ca ried,
that Council receive and file the Certificate of Canvass.
Mayor Krieger-, Mrs. Preston, do you have a Resolution reciting
the fact of the general, Municipal Election?
RESOLUTION NO. 3774 The City Clerk presented -
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
ADOPTED CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, RECITING
THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
ON THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 1968; AND
DECLARING THE RESULT THEREOF AND SUCH
OTHER MATTERS AS ARE PROVIDED BY LAW;"
Mayor Krieger: Hearing no objections, waive further reading of the
body of said Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Gleckman, seconded by Councilman Gillum, that Council
adopt said Resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Gillum, Nichols, Gleckman, Mayor Krieger
NOES- None
ABSENT: Councilman Snyder
ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS OF OFFICE
and SEATING OF NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS
Mayor Krieger: Mrsa Preston, as the incoming City Clerk will you
please step to the microphone so I may administer
the oath of office to you?
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Page Two
OATHS OF OFFICE - Continued
(Mayor Krieger administered the Oath of Office to the City Clerk
Lela Preston.)
Mayor Krieger-, The oath having been administered to the City Clerk
I declare her duly installed in the office and ask
her to administer the oath to Mrs. Mabel Hoffland,
• City Treasurer, and deliver to her the Certificate of Election.
(Lela Preston, City Clerk administered the Oath of Office to the City
Treasurer Mabel Hoffland, and delivered to her the Certificate of
Electionej
Mayor Krieger: At this time we would call forward the following
men who have been elected to the City Council in
the election just passed so that Mrs. Preston may
administer to them their Oath of Office and to
deliver to them their Certificates of Election,, Mr. Russ Nichols,
Mr. Kenneth Chappelland Mr. James Lloyd.
(City Clerk administered Oaths of Office and delivered Certificates of
Election to the newly elected councilmen.)
Mayor Krieger; Before discharging the outgoing Council and turning
the meeting over to the City Clerk, I would like to
use this opportunity to express a few sentiments
that I have as an. outgoing Councilman here in West Covina, Tonight
begins another chapter in the history of our community. Again the torch
has been passed through the orderly exercise of the democratic process.
In national and international affairs, this is not what you would call a
significant event but if we subscribe to the basic dignity and the rights
of the individual, then we must inevitably conclude that his right of
•exercise of free choice and expression is important and that the trust and
responsibilityy vested in this Council are the very essence of our system
of representative government. The vote last week of our fellow citizens
has returned one incumbent to this Council and elected two new Councilmen
to this body. In the prescribed manner in which ballots and not bullets
transfer legal authority in this land of ours we are convened to carry out
the expressed will of the people of this community, This scene this week
is 'being repeated in other Chambers and in other cities throughout our
State and on other days and other places throughout this Nation. But,
because this transistion which you witness tonight is so commonplace and
because it involves so often in local government, our neighbors and our
friends, we tend to lose sight of the significance and majesty of this
occasion,
This right was purchased for us by our forebear•.ers
and has required the continued sacrifice of every succeeding generation
of Americans to preserve and protect, The oath of office administered
and taken this night is a sacred pledge of honor and duty to the trust
and responsibility placed in the hands and minds and conscience of this
elected body. Through the delegated will f th eo 1 of West Co ina
this Council. enacts laws and ordinances t�iat u�lt�mately govern and protect
the lives and liberty of 67,000 people. Although many of them never know
the names of the men that sit in this Chamber they know that in this Chamber
their government sits.
I.have never been able to enter this room to
pparticipate in the invocation or flag salute or the deliberations which
take place here without being constantly reminded of that thought, There
is almost a magnetic compulsion on this occasion to cast one's eyes and
houghts backwards to conjure up men and events that have passed through
this Council Chamber in the past years, I am sorry to say that many who
started out on this journey with us are no longer present, and the reasons
are manifold. The only perpetuity that binds us together is the
continuity and destiny of this community and the welfare of its people.
The ceremony this evening marks the last time a new
Council will be installed in. these Chambers. In this setting the paths of
the past Councils have crossed and sometimes collided with the dreams and
programs of the future. Although our City Government will soon function
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OATHS OF 011FICE m Continued
In more suitable and efficient facilities, its basic role will not change.
Thomas Jefferson said "that the care of human life and happiness is the
first and only legitimate object of good government. We felt so strongly
about this that on the Guide to the City Council you will find this
quotation quoted right on the first page,
This Council did care for the life and happiness
of its community and if it can be said by this community that this was a
good council, then we who have served on it have only discharged our
sacred trust and duty. I have been proud to serve with these four men,
Their acts and actions have done them and their community great credit.
When political courage and leadership were needed these Councilmen were
quick to respond. When compassion and understanding were necessary they
were not in short measure in these Chambers. 1 am grateful for the
opportunity to have been in this time and place when so much was at
issue and when the issues meant so much, and for the opportunity to have:
worked with men whose company I enjoyed and whose integrity and ability
I greatly,respecta There is no expression of admiration equal to the
service of the City Manager, his Department Heads and staff. The
ability and dedication of these men and women have always been an
inspiration and gratification to the Council. These are professional
people doing a highly professional job in the service of this
community. Much of the credit that accrues to the Council is,in fact,
a product of the ability, effort and encouragement of the City Manager
and his staff,
These years on the Council have been as in all
other things, a family affair between Betty and me, The patience,
understanding and strength, the encouragement and compassion, were never
for a moment lacking You cannot begin to verbalize these feelings and
• even if one could this would not be the time and place to do so. Suffice
to say, if they had not always been there I would not have been here.,
After four years on the Council and the last two
years as Mayor, I have an abiding and unquestionable optimism about the
future of the City of West Covina. The many new challenges on the
horizon are in reality golden opportunities for this community. It is a
tremendous satisfaction to recognize and appreciate the ability and the
integrity of this new Council to meet these challenges and seize these
opportunities. I have every confidence and trust in these men and in
their qualities of leadership, dedication and,serviceo The promise of
this community has been"placed in most able and 'effective men and it
must be obvious to you here tonight that I am greatly pleased with the
quality and the constituency of the new Council. Their opportunity to
serve is a singular and pprecious trust,. I have no doubt but that they are
equal to this task. I will declare that the old Council is discharged
from their duties; I will invite the new Councilmen m Mr. Chappell
and Mr. Lloyd to join Mr. Nichols and Mr. Gillum and Mr. Gleckman, on the
Council bench and at this time to a most able City Clerk I turn over the
function.of the meeting in conducting the election for a new Mayor.
Lela Preston, City Clerks At this time nominations will be open for the
--_. office of Mayor. Are there any nominations?
Councilman Nichols: Yes, Madam City Clerk. Outgoing Mayor Krieger
spoke sentiments along the line of the quality
of Council service he felt had been rendered
during these past two years in particular m I think there is one
hallmark of that Council and that has been "teamwork." Many of us have
been in this community and have observed a great deal of recrimination
and bickering and dissension among Councils in the past and we wearied of
that and we joined together to try and erase our community of that and I
think we have accomplishd that. We have had a teamwork Council, so in the
very great hope and expectation that my motion will help to continue that
spirit on this Council it gives me a great deal of pleasure to place
in nomination the name of former Mayor Pro Tem Leonard Gleckman as the new
Mayor of the City of West Covina,
Lela Preston, City Clerk: Are there any further nominations? .µ,
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ELECTION OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM - Continued
Councilman Gillum.- Madam City Clerk, 1 would like to take this
opportunity to add to what Councilman Nichols
has expressed and support him by seconding the
nomination of Mr. Gleckman for Mayor.
Councilman Nichols° If there are no other nominations Madam City
C1p,r'1?_ T wnlild like to move that the Counc-L1 by
acclama�lcr and unanimous vote elect
Councilman Gleckman as Mayor for the term beginning as of this date,
Councilman Lloyd, Seconded.. AJ-) were i�fi
Mayor Gleckman; It is indeed an honor to have been chosen by my
fellow colleagues to serve this community as
Mayor. I goo would like to reiterate some of the
remarks the o=golng Mayor Harvey Krieger ha--- said. Bvt. first I would
like to take this opportunity to tell. former i,1ayor Krieger that this City
of.West Covina, in which, I am sure that the present 0ouncii and the
majority of the people In this community, could not in anyway express its
gratitude for the job, the devotion, the honor and the dignity, that only
a man like Harvey Krieger could 'bring to this office, It has helped me,
And 1 only wish Dr, Snyder were here because my, sentiments for
Dr. Snyder�s long eight years of service - four of which were very very
difficult in referring to 11)'ouncilman Nicho.1s remarks about the
punishment that he had. to take as a Councilman sltti.ag up here being in
the minority, fig4ting i I or 'the progress of this community,, Four years
ago the t.;Ud:�ee newly, elected Councilmen at that time put this �dlton the
right toad, but Councilman Snyder along with Mayor Krieger both helped
to make Aest Uovifia what it is today by a great deal of time, effort and
believe me - untold houl's that i only dope Tii-is Councii will be able to
• afford this community-,
Now before making any other comments I am sure
that it is no surprise to anybody that the majority, of this roam is
filled with my relatives an.d friends and that. is why, I am glad we are
getting a new City Hall,, I would hate to exclude any of the other
councilmen's relatives or, friends,
I would 'be remiss by not starting my remarks by
saying for fifteen years I have had the pleasure of being the boss
outside of my, home, �-qL.de of my home I cant say that. I would like to
thank my wife .- ",'Freyda _tnd my two children. for the time that they have
spent and the time they have given up so I could serve the community
because it is something I enjoy and .1, am sure they enjoy it but at great
sacrifice for them. I would also be remiss if I did not introduce to
this audience the person. that made this all possible, my mother
Mrs. Gleckman, I also wr,uld like to introduce my two brothers and their
wives ® Mr. & Mrs, Sylvan Gleckmanand Mr. & Mrs. Phil Gleckman and
their family z0k_ here tonight,, And then last but not least, there are
four people that I do have to thank.. for the last few years they have
been not only great friends in addition to being relatives, but they
have helped me quite a bit, - my mother and father-in-law who could not
be here this evening, Mr,, & Mrs,, Samuel C. OkWn.-, my sister
Mrs. Carl Berkus and my breather and sister-in-,Iaw Dr & Mrs, Jac Ma *t
know 1 have missed some te'Miyeso out i don waR
to take up all the time of this Council this evening, but for all of my
friends - and I thank God for all the many friends I do have, I want to
thank all for being here and I want you to know that the job of Mayor
is not a job of authority but as the former Mayor said, it is a job of
responsibility to this community to continue the progress which we have
• fought so hard to achieve in the past two years that I have served on
this Council, Without t ' he help of the past Council I'would not'be able
to make this statement and that is that all, the promises made in my
campaign in running for this office have already been achieved ® thanks
to the past Council and I am not taking the credit in any -way shape or
form for some of these things because they were goals set 'by this
Council prior to my election,
Now I will not make a long speech because I feel
this should be 'Mayor Krieger's night. I feel so strongly about losing
you and I hope we will not, I hope you will continue to work with us
because we are going to need your heir) and guidance,
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ELECTION OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM m Continued
I would also like to say that I am pleased with
the present make-up of this Council, the two new elected Councilmen,
as well as the incumbent elected Russ Nichols, and I am very close with
Councilman Gillum, and I know of the many tasks we must set out upon and
there is no doubt in my mind about the accomplishment. The first and
. foremost in our community I feel is the narcotic problem,,and although
this is not an evening that we should discuss this, but I do think the
youth of this community and since West Covina is made up primarily of
youth, at least 50% under the age of 18 years, the narcotic problem
that is plaguing _ the City of West Covina and the surrounding
communities, I would pledge this Council through its Human Relations
Commission and charge them with the responsibility of being the
catalyst in order to bring together the six School Districts, the
Police Department., and any other type of enforcing agency, and any
professional help that we can seek out to do our utmost to stop the
narcotic traffic within our community,, It can only be done in one
place and that is in the home. I am pledging in the area of
communication, myself and this Council, and any of its Commissions,
and pleading with the Parent leachers Associations of this community
to seek our service in requesting us to attend their meetings and to
bring to this community the message that we are interested and are
going to do it by an action program and not by conversation. 1 think
this is the number one problem in the City of West Covina,
Regarding programs, we have many many areas set
out for this Council, I can promise you, being under the tutelage of
Mayor Krieger and he by no means being an easy taskmaster, that this
Council can look forward to burning the midnight oil, and believe me
when I say this, it is they that will do the job along with your Mayor
.elect. No one man can lead this community, The only way we can
accomplish what we set, out to do is by the cooperation of this
Council with probabl;� the best professional staff in the East San Gabriel
Valley_,and with most assuredly the best legal advice that we could
possibLy get, and with the citizens of the community. i have no qualms
.bout saying to you peg le tonight that anything, this Council sets out
o 'do is no a dream, i is achievable and will be achieved, because
of the people living in this community,
i thank ou for th is_ nor, retIl dig not
yant to mak a speech tonight b�cause I feel t�i-arvey_ is s ii� wi h use just can ° POLY en u h o ut th s past Count it wi - all defeHi to
the ne�a vouncil, euenemen when you have serve two years wii men
like. Ma.vor Krieger and D.-C. Snyder - it has to leave an impression and
for this l thank Harvey,4hj oy. gh ycle r
Mayor Fro Tem.At this time I would open the nominations for
Councilman Chappell
I would like to make the first motion under
Your leadership and nominate Councilman Gillum
as Mayor Pro Tem.
Mayor Gleckman,
Are there any other nominations? If there are no
no other nominations, I myself would move that
this Council cast
an unanimous ballot for
Mayor Pro Tem for Thomas Gillum, Jr,
were in favor.
Seconded by Councilman Nichols, and carried, All
Mayor Gleckmant
Before calling on the new members for any remarks
they might like to make, Dir. Gillum are there any
remarks you would like to make?
Councilman Gillum,
I wish that I could have said all the things said
regarding Harvey Krieger that was said by
said them much easier
Mr. Gleckman and MrQ Nichols - but they probably
than I can. When I
wandered around here
awhile, finally
came to this Council I
as I am sure two of the new Councilmen will for
and Harvey let me give the Pledge of Allegiance and then
YOU let me second the motion to close the
meeting - what I am trying to
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ELECTION OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEK m Continued
R 4a R]RmOLtRR'/�fR� O�
say to you m Harvey, is that I relied on you and my fellow Councilmen
for the first few hectic months on this City Government., In the past
there have been people known in this community as Mr, this and Mro that,
and I would like to say to you Harvey that as far as I am concerned
you will always be Mr. Mayor to me, and so if I catch you on the
• street in future weeks and years and I address you as Mr, Mayor, I do
mean it sincerely because'I do appreciate the help and guidance you gave
me in those first hectic months, As it was stated by Mr. Gleckman and
Mr. Nichols, I was fortunate along with them, to serve with you and the
past Council, and I know the two gentlemen elected to this Council and
I feel very strongly that they will be able to carry on the programs,
many of which were your idea and were started by you, and I am sure we
will find our own new programs also. I want to say that I appreciate
the year's I served with you and Dr. Snyder and I thank you for your
help. And now congratulations to the new Councilmen, and I can only say
that we have a big job ahead of us as set by the past Council.
Mayor Gleckman: Normally the policy of this Council is that the
man sitting to my far left is the first one to
vote and the first one to speak, so without further
ado - welcome aboard. Councilman Chappelland if you have any remarks now
is the time to make them.
Councilman Chappell' I was told if I didn't say something today I
wouldn't be able to say somethinfor about 6
months, I would like to say thaq it is quite an
honor to be sitting up here with this fine group of men on my right,
I think the privilege of being here really is the work of my wife
Jacqueline and the efforts and hours of patience and understanding that
she has allowed me throughout the years in West Covina, I don't feel I
could have done it without her and probably with her help will continue
to do things for our community, I thank my cam aiggn manager m Don Casler,
who almost singlehanded'allowed me to sit here onight and I do thank him
very deeply, So I will say you will hear from me again in 6 months,
Mayor Gleckman: Thank you, Councilman Uo d I think now is the
time I welcome you aboard his Council and if you
have anything to say - now is the time.
Councilman Lloyd: Thank you Mayor Gleckman. It is with a sense of
real humility and pride that I am able to take my
seat here this evening. I think it is a
particulatRly notable thing in a man's life when he is selected by his
peers to represent them and do something for them over a period of years
and I can only say that I hope I justify that faith, Certainly I would
be less than honest if I didn't acknowledge the support, love and
devotion of ,my wife Jackie and it is a real delight and pleasure to my
heart to have my mother-in-law Mrs. Vaughn here. Of course I.would
acknowledge those who worked so hard and so diligently on my behalf in
this.election _ Pat Jackson and her husband Bob; Elaine Mansell; and one
whom I am not sup osed to mention but I would like tsay a deep and
sincere "thanks" him,,he has given very much of his time and energy.
And lastly I would now speak to my son Brian and say that I hope I will
Ain the next four years be a source of pride and enjoyment.to you as I
serve this community for so long as you shall live,
Mayor Gleckman: I am sorry, I jumped the gun here. I am so used
to seeing Councilman Nichols here I failed to call
on Russ Nichols to say a few words. Soon his
behalf since he is the incumbent and also the "old man" now of the
Council - at this time I give you Councilman Russ Nichols.
Councilman Nichols: Well in all respect to you Mayor, and all your
re"lg6ives and all of you other Councilmen and
your relatives may I say my wife isn`t here
tonight and my child isn't here tonight but my mother is over in
Pomona and she is 73 years old and she is watching on television..,..
Kayor Gleckman: You have just given my relatives an impression of
what our meetings are really like,
MOM
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Page Seven
Mayor Gleckmano
This being an adjourned meeting we do have some
further business that has been scheduled that 1
would like to take up at this time, Madam City
Clerk do you have
the Resolution? Will you please read it?
RESOLUTION N0,
3775 The City Clerk presented:
• ADOPTED
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, COIaENDING
HARVEY S,KRIEGER FOR HIS SERV CES TO
THE CITY."
Mayor Gleckman,-
Hearing no objections waive further reading of
the body Resolution,
of said
Motion by Councilman Gillum, seconded 'by Councilman Nichols, that the
Council adopt said
Resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as
follows:
AYE;;: Councilmen
Chappell, Nichols, Gillum, Lloyd, Mayor Gleckman
NOE,": None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION N0,
3776 The City Clerk presented:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
ADOPTED
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, COIxIMENDING
DR, NORMAN G. SNYDER FOR HIS SERVICES
TO THE CITY."
Mayor Gleckman: Hearing no objections waive further reading of
the body of said Resoiutiono
Motion by Councilman Gillum, seconded by Councilman Nichols, that the
Council adopt said Resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as
follows:
AYES: Councilmen Chappell, Nichols, Gillum, Lloyd, Mayor Gleckman
NOES° None
ABSENT: None
Mayor Gleckman: Is there any further business that must be taken
up at this time? If not, a motion for adjournment
would be in order.
Motion by Councilman Chapppel4 seconded by Councilman Gillum, and carried,
that Council adjourn at ii:30 p.m.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED: % 6
MAYOR
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