03-21-1955 - Regular Meeting - Minutes•
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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA
.1 March 21, 1955
Meeting was opened at 80-00 p.m. by Vice -Mayor Cal Sperline.
Present2 Councilmen Kay, Van Horn, Sperlineg Brown
Absent: Mayor Hurst
Also Presento. City Attorney, City Administrator, Chief of Police.
STREET SWEEPER Vice -Mayor Cal Sperline announced no decision would be made on
PURCHASE the purchase of a sweeper until a full Council was present.
HELD OVER Representatives Stan Cooper and Webster Wiley of Wayne Manufac-
turing were present. Councilman Brown felt the Wayne Sweeper
was obsolete as new model is now being built. Mr. Cornyn spoke in favor of the
Wayne Sweeper. Mr. Pontow presented a comparison chart of three sweepers--Mobil-
sweeper, Elgin, and Wayne. Decision was postponed until next regular meeting of
March 28, 1955.
SOUTHERN COUNTIES City Attorney read letter covering proposed franchise with
GAS CO. FRANCHISE Southern Counties Gas Co. Discussion followed. Vice -Mayor
Sperline instructed City Attorney to bring in resolution calling
for public hearing to be adopted at next regular meeting on March 28, 1955.
City Attorney was asked to check into franchise of Suburban Water Co. Councilman
Kay felt City should make their revenue equal to stand-by charge.
RESOLUTION NO. 682 City Attorney presented and read Resolution No. 682 "A RESOLUTION
ACCEPTING DEED OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,, CALIFORNIA,
Alkire ACCEPTING GRANT DEED COVERING REAL PROPERTY TO THE CITY 'OF WEST
ADOPTED COVINA FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY PURPOSES." (Alkire) (Vine Ave. and
Holly Place) Motion 'by Councilman Brown., seconded by Councilman
Kay, that Resolution No. 682 be adopted. Passed on roll call as follows*.
Ayes: Councilmen Kay, Van Horn, Sperline, Brown
Noes: None
Absent-. Mayor.Hurst
PONY LEAGUE BAIL Park and Recreation Commissioners George'Cobbep Peg Riegel, and
DIAMOND AT Claude Barnes together with representatives of Pony League
DEL NORTE PATE wit s k Jack Smith presented arguments pro and con regarding
ge sman thB45ansler of the Pony League Ball Diamond from Del Norte Park
to the Del Norte School Grounds. Mr. Cobbe presented preliminary steps to be taken
with school board for the use of school grounds for Pony League ball diamond. He also
felt this would eliminate hazards to the public by keeping park intact because the
park is really too small for both public use and baseball diamond of regulation size.
Also rest room facilities are available at the school. Pony League spokesman Jack
Smith felt objections would be received from donaters of the $2400.00 toward'the
building of backstop,, temporary fencing, etcif this money is used on school property.
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PONY LEAGUE--contd.
Councilman Van Horn objected to going into another agreement between the school and
city because of past troubles. Commissioner Riegel spoke on problem of maintenance
and consensus was that clause should be included in contract covering maintenance.
Water provision also problem to be solved. $2,,000 to $3,000 is needed for sprinkler
system and approximately $1,200.00 would be needed to run pipe to ball field from
school. School willing to provide half of this but Councilman Kay felt no City funds
should be used for this purpose as there is no money included in the badger. Jack
Smith told how all the concrete block and mortar to build restrooms was already
donated. Parks and Recreation Commission recommend -to -the -City Council that the hard
ball diamond be shifted to the Del Norte School Grounds because of the small area of
the Del Norte Park. City Council offered no objection providing no City funds be
involved. Meeting scheduled tomorrow night (March 22.,1955) of the School Board
Officials to discuss and determine problems to be ironed out. Because of the lack
of time., motion by Councilman Sperline,, seconded by Councilman Kay.9 and carried., that
another Council meeting be scheduled Thursday night, March 24, at 7*30 P-m-., together
with School Board Officials to work out possible agreement including answers to
questions of who supplies water, lawn,, feALlizerg sprinklers., and who would maintain.
George Cobbe asked for assistance from City's grader and was granted permission for
use.
ANNEXATION DISTRICT NO,, 12 9 Representatives of Sponseller & Sons were present and
Sponseller & Sons reported that property owner at NW corner of Azusa Ave.
APPROVED and.Francisquito Avenue refused to come into the City
under Annexation No. 129,, 'Mot ion'by'Councilman *Brown.,
seconded by Councilman Kay., that City Attorney be instructed to draw up an Ordinance
accepting Annexation District No.1129 held over from last regular meeting of March 14
to receive the above report. This annexation represents 18.3 acres located at NW
corner of Azusa Ave. and Francisquito Avenue in Area District II -A. Passed on roll
call as follows:
Ayes Councilman Kayp Van Horn, Sperline, Brown
Noes: None
Absent-. Mayor Hurst
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PRECISE PLAN NO. 10 Motion by Councilman Kay, seconded by -Councilman Brown,
MEANS FUNERAL HOME and carried,, that -City Attorney be instructed to draw"up
GLENDORA AND GARVEY ordinance amending Precise Plan No. 10 allowing the
APPROVED Means Funeral Home to build garage and chapel onto
existing building and that no deeds be required at this
time for service street but that said service street be turned into parking area and
that one-way streets on each side be allowedg removing traffic congestion at inter-
section of Garvey and Glendora Avenues. Fire Code will be met.
COVINA SCHOOL DISTRICT City Administrator read letter from Covina School
PROPOSED SCHOOL SITES District representative Mr,, Ray Burkhart including
-DISAPPROVED revised master plan of school sites. (Mr. Burkhart
brought out that alternate sites., one being Daniels
property was no longer for sale as Mr. Daniels was trying for an R-3 zone and Mr.
Bob Philleols property could only be . secured by condemnation proceedings.) Consensus
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COVINk SCHOOL DIST. SCHOOL SITES--contd.
of -City Council was that City would approve Sites A or alternate across street but
would not approve Sites 2., C or 3.) City Council directed Mr. Burkhart, Covina School
representative3 that they will not approve Site 2. Site c, or Site 3 on the proposed
revision of the Master Plan of School Sites because of the high property values re-
presented.
FREEWAY ACCESS Councilman Brown announced that the proposed meeting with
the Highway Commission at Sacramento was cancelled due to
illness of one of the highway commissioners. Efforts will be made to arrange,another
-10 meeting immediately with the Highway Department at the Sacramento level in order to
start proceedings to redesign the traffic interchanges to handle present-day traffic*
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COMMUNICATIONS City Administrator presented telegram received from
Governor Goodwin J. Knight, asking the City's cooperation
in an intensive disaster care -capacity survey to begin March 21. City Administrator
was directed to turn this over to 'Civil Defense Officials.
STANDARDIZE FLAG SIZE Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Kayq
and carriedg that we adopt standard flag size of 3° x 51
for f]Egs to be sold by Boy Scouts for display purposes.
EMPLOYEES' PERSONNEL SYSTEM City Administrator asked the Council to review the
porposed City Employees Personnel System Ordinance
and suggested having a special evening meeting with their committee to discuss the
Ordinance item -by item. Passing this ordinance is an important step toward Civil
Service for City employees.
OVERALL SEWER MAP STUDY
POSTPONED
CUT AND FILL ORDINANCE
PROPOSED
Letter was received from Harold L. Johnsong Sewer
Consultantq regarding procedures and reimbursement
districts. Discussion was postponed until next meeting.
Discussion on the Cut and Fill Ordinance was postponed
until the adjourned meeting of Thursday., March 249 1955a
CITY ADMINISTRATOR Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Van
INSTRUCTIONS Horn, and carried, that City Administrator write
letters to Mr. Durkee, Highway Commission., and Mr.
McCoy., State Highway official., with the assistance of Mr. Johnson) making appointments
to discuss widening of Azusa Avenue problems and traffic interchange design.
LIQUOR ONSALE LICENSE PERMIT City Administrator read Board of Equalization applications
for onsale liquor, beer, and wine license at Pizza House
on Glendora Avenue.
Meeting adjourned at 10015 pm.
ROBERT FLOTTEN
.TOE HURST, MAYCift