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02-19-1957 - Regular Meeting - MinutesMINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF TITZ CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA February '19, 195"F Meeting was called to order by Mayor Brown at.7-1.5 P.M. Presentt� Mayor Brown., Councilmen Crumley and Kay, Others Present: City Manager; City Clerk and Assistant Admin-istrative Officer- Cit-y Attorney, REST]fLTS O,F SPECIAL BOND Mayor Brown directed the City Clerk to proceed. ELECTION-FEBR' .UA RY 1, 5.9 19 5 7 y Clerk- Cit- This it the t'rrp- and place fixed for -the canvass of the retunis of the special bond election reld on'Febr-aary 15, 195". The canvass incl-i-ides the Absentee votes which have been received or accounted for. The record should show that the absentee voters balio't, ingiled U `o Mrs. Cqr-r--. T. , I i, Mason, 828 South Hillward, West Covina, ,,;as n,-,-'U- received by her. Th.e '.lest Covina Post Office was contacted and reports that the ballct had been delivered. Mrs. Mason indicated that she had some trouble with her mail. box being tamj,-.-)ered with and stated that it would be in order, as far as she is concerned, to prcceed without her vote. The City Clerk then read the results of votes cast as reflected in the reports delivered to the City Clerk by each, Precinct Inspector as follows- • PRECINCT, YES NO TOTAL' A 11.3. 9,17 208 B 278 141 41.9 C 178 -.01 D 122 115 237 E 148 163 311 F 230 212 4.42 .G 244 24J. 485 H 17 16 251 427 1 161 133 294 178 170 348 TOTAL 1.. 8 2 6 8 4 351-0 Each report was passed to the City Council for their inspection. El L ABSENTEE BALLOTS Ci.tY Clerk.. It is . the duty of the City Council. to compare - the signatures of the votes appearing on the identification envelope with the signati.-we on the application form. The signatures have already been compared by the City Clerk with the original registration on file in the Registrars office in Los Angeles. The identification envelopes and the applications wdre presented to the City Council as the Official Cairvass Body for comparison. The City Clerk then audibly- called off' the names ' appearing on each identification envelope -for the purpose of possible challenge,, then opened each'ervelope removing the number of each ballot without unfolding the 'ballot and dropped it in the ballot box until. all were counted. The Ballots were then removed from the 1'allot boxg one at a time -arid the -vote called to the • tally committee'appointed by the Mayor who marked the votes as they were called in the tally books. There were 10 absentee voters ballots' counted. with the following results - Ye s - 8 No - 2 They were added to the original ballots cast resulting in the following final totalsg Yes - 1834 No - !686 Total - 3520 RESOLUTION NO. 1079 "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, • Adopting of election CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE RESULT OF THE CANVASS OF returns ELECTION RETURNS OF ELECTION HELD IN SAID CIT`�' ON FEBRUARY 15 , 1057. The City Council of the City of West Covina, California, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE., DETERMINE AND ORDER as -follows: SECTION 1. That a special 'bond election was duly called and regularly held in said city on the day of February 15, 1.9579 at which election there was submitted -to the qualified voters of said city the following proposition, to wit: BOND PROPOSITION: Sha.11the City of West Covina incur a bonded indebtedness in the principal. amount of $1,500.,000 for the • purpose of the acquisition and construction by said city of a certain municipal improvement., to'wit- park and recreation facilities for said city, including the acquisiltion and improve ­ of land for park and recreation sites, the improvement of existing park and recreation sites, the const�uction of swimming pool facilities at Del Norte Park and in the vicinity of West Covina High School., and the construction of all build- ings, structures, vehidle parking facilities, and other irri . provements necessary for park and recreation purposes, 'together with land- scaping and the acquisition of apparatusq equipment and other property necessary for any of the foregoing? • -2-- • SECTION 2. That, the returns of said election have 'been duly and regularly 69Fv=sed by this City Council as provided by law, and all absentee 'ballots received have been counted and canvassed as provided by law. SECTION 3. That the votes cast in the precincts established for said election upon said proposition and for and against said prbpositiong theabsenteevotes cast upon said proposition and for ang against said proposition, and the total votes cast at said election for and against said proposition and -upon said proposition are as followss SPECIAL ELECTION PRECINCT YES NO TOTAL • A ill 97 208 B 278 141 419 C 1.78 161 339 D 122 115 237 E 148 163 311 F 230 212 442 G 244 21a 485 H 176 251 427 161 133 294 178 170 348 Total votes in City 1826 .1.684 3510 Absentee votes 8 2 10 Total votes including Absentee votes 1834 1686 3520 SECTION 4. That the votes of less than two-thirds of all the voters voting - at said election were cast in favor of the. adoption of said bond proposition, and said bond proposition is hereby declared to have failed to carry at said elec- tion. • SECTION 5. That the City Clerk of this City is hereby directed to enter this resolution in full in the minutes of this City Council. ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 19th day of February, 1957. JAY D. BROWN Mayor of the City of West Covina ATTEST: ROBERT FLOTTEN Mty Clerk of theCityof West Covina STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) sso CITY OF WEST COVINA ) Ig Robert Flotten, City Clerk of the City of West Covina., California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of said city and was approved by the Mayor of said city at"an-adjourned regular meeting of said City Council held on the 19th day of February, 1957, and that it was so adopted as follows: AYES- Councilmen Crumley, Kay, Brown NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmen Mottinger, Pittenger ROBERT FLOTTEN City Clerk of the City of West Covi.xia STATEMENT OF CITY CLERK 1. Robert Flotten, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing resolution is a full, true and • correct statement of the facts of canvass of the special bond election held in said city on the 15th day of February, 1.957, and of the results thereof as declared by'said City Council, and said resolution as entered in full on the ' minutes of said City Council is hereby adopted by me as -my statement of the canvass of the returns of said election and the results thereof. DATED: February 19, 1957 ROBERT FLOTTEN City Clerk of the ity of West Covina • RESOLUTION NO. 1080 City Attorney presented and read Resolution No. 1080 Delca.ring intention "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST to initiate certain COVINA, DECLARING ITS`INTENTION TO INITIATE AND INITIATING amendments of the CERTAIN AMENDMENTS OF THE ZONING ORDINACEo" (Unused zoning ordinance Highway property of Zone R-A) Motion by Councilman Kay, seconded by Councilman Crumley that Resolution No. 1080 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call, as follows - Ayes: Councilmen Crumley, Kay, Brown Noes- None • Absent: Councilmen Mottinger, Pittenger Meeting was adjourned at 7-45 P�M.