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05-14-1957 - Regular Meeting - Minutes0 MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF. WEST COVINA, GALIFORN14 May 'a.49 1957 The meeting was called to, order by Mayon, Kay at 8:10 P.M. JAI the* West Covina City Hall. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Kay* Councilmen Barnes Brown., Mot-tinger Others Present City Manager; City Clerk and Assistant Administrative Officer; City Engineer; Sanitation Engineer; Planning Director. Absent: Councilman Pittenger STUDENT OFFICIALS' Mr. R. Flottenp City Clerk9 administered the oath of DAY office to Miss Jocelyne Lahr, Student Official, as City Clerk. Miss Lahr administered the path of office to all student officials representing 'various positions as follows: Mayor of the City of �Vlest Covina - - - - - -- - Lucille Brown Councilman & Police Commissioner - - - - - - - Bob Sweeney • Councilman & Fire Commissioner - - - - - - - - Robert Kuhnhofer Councilman & Parks & Recreation Qommissi.oner - Jane Raymondo Councilman & Nblic Works Commissioner - - David Gig4r City Manager - - - 7 7 - - - - - - - - - Roger 13a:er Fire Chief - - - - -- - - - I - - - - - - 7 7 Sharon Brown Police Chief - - - - - - - - - - David Getches Planning Director - - - - - - - - - - - Jim Roberts Sanitation Engineer -- - - - - - - - - - - - - Roslyn Slattery City Engineer - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - Jackie Smith Chief Building Inspector - - - - - - - - - - - Sally Sommers Finance Officor - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - Sharyl Lokken Citrus Municipal Court Judge - - - - - - - Sharon Barath Councilman Jane Raymondo led all those present in the Council Chambers in Pledge of Allegiance. The Reverend John Gunn of the First Baptist Church gave the invocation. GENERAL MATTERS ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS The City Clerk presented and read aletter of appreciation from -the City of Glendora for the services rendered to that city by the West Covina.Fire and • Police Departments on May 4, 1957, during the warehou$q fire. Adj . C.C. 5-14-57 Written Communications -.Continued Page two The City Clerk presented and read a communication from Leo C. Nasser, General Chairman of'Azusa Golden Days, inviting the Council to the eighth annual Azusa Golden Days to be held October 19, 1957, and to enter a float in this parade to represent the City of West Covina. PUBLIC WORKS CITY ENGINEER TRACT NO; 21339 Street Improvements APPROVED LOCATION-. North side of Puente Avenue east of Azusa Avenue-. Upon recommendation.of the City Engineer, motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Mottinger and carried, that street improvements in Tract No..21339 be accepted, and authoriza- tion be given for the release of Great American Indemnity Company Bond No. 61931E in the amount of $10,000.00 subject to the receipt of $125.00 deposit for street trees and signs not installed to date, TIME EXTENSION Tract No. 21631 • (5-23-58) John Bodgers & Sons APPROVED 21631 be approved. TIME EXTENSION Tract, No". 18283- (5-728-58) LOCATION: South.s.ide of Cameron Avenue, between Glendora and Valinda Avenues, Upon recommendation of the City :Engineer, motion by Councilman Mc-tti.nger, seconded by Councilman Brown and carried that time extensicin to May 239 1958, on Tract No Sanitary sewers and sidewalks have been requested. LOCATION-. Northwest corner of Merced Avenue and Sunset Avenue. J. D. Berger Upon recommendation of the City Engineer, motion by APPROVED Councilman Mottinger,, seconded by Councilman Brown and carried, that a time extension to May.28, 1958 on Tract No. 18283 be approved, subject to the installation of sidewalks on Merced Avenue and Sunset Avenue. Sanitary'. sewers have been required. TIT! EXTENSION LOCATION: Northeast corner of Francisquito Avenue and Tract No. 17101 Sunset Avenue. (8-7-57) Delhaven Company' Upon recommendation of the City Engineer, motion by APPROVED Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes and carried, that a time extension for filing of final map of Tract No. 17101 to August 7, 1957, be approved, subject to the installation of sanitary sewers in the tract and the construction of sidewalks on Francisquito Avenue and Sunset Avenue. • .2 Adj. C.C. 5-14-57 Page three • TIME'EXTENSION- LOCATION.- Southwest corner of Cameron Avenue and Tract No. 17637 Valinda. Avenue. 0-9-57) Arthur A. Beliveau upon recommendation of the City Engineer, Motion by APPROVED Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes and carried, that a. tirne extension fox, filing of final map of Tract No. 17637 for 9xtepsion of 60 days to July 9,, 1957 be approved, subject to sidewalks being constructed on Valinda Avenue and Cameron Avenue. TIME EXTENSION LOCATIONg South side of Vine Avenue, between Valinda. Tract No. 22157 Avenue and Pima Street. • (8'-1 5-5 1 Bredewig & Barnes Upon recommendation of the City Engineer, motion by APPROVED Councilman Mottinger,, seconded by Councilman Brown and carried,, that a time extension for filing of final map of Tract No. 22157 to August 15,11957., be approved, subject to'sidewalks being constructed on Vine Avenue. SANITATION TRACT NOvS 18205 8c 18575. South Hills Estates Committee requests City to Sanitary facilities w aive inspection fees for this project. Held over from meeting of May 13, 1957. • -The Sanitation. Engineer reque.-ted this be held for last subject on the Agenda. It was consensus of Council this be done. RESOLUTION NO. 11-34 LOCATION.- Valinda Avenue and Cameron Avenue. Tract No. 17637 ACCEPT BOND A Resolution accepting Seaboard Surety Company Bond SANITARY S&iERS No. 521776 LA in the amount of $6600.00 for sanitary ADOPTED sewers in Tract No. 17637. Motion by Councilman Mottinger, seconded by Council- man Brown that Resolution No. 1134 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as • follows., Ayes-. Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Mottinger, Mayor Kay Noes- None Absent: Councilman Pittenger SEWER REIMBURSEMENT Sanitation Engineer presented a written annual AGREEMENTS STATUS REPORT Status Report to, the City Council. ACCEPTED & PAYMENTS APPROVED' Motion by Councilman Mottinger., seconded by-Council- manBrown and carried that the.StU atus Report of Sewer Reimbursement Agreements be accepted and payments approved. ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS Sanitation Engineer presented a written Assessment District • STATUS REPORT Report to the City.Counoil,' for the month of April, 1957. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Mottinger and carried that this report be taken under advisement. -3- 0 0 11 Adj. C.C. 5-14-57 CITY ATTORNEY RESCLUITONS RESOLUTION NO. 1135 Zone Variance No. 193 (Denying) Page four LOCATION-. Saut-heastp-rly side of Sunset Avenue, :neat- the proposed extension of Cameron Avenue, Marvin-S. Kreeger "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADOPTED WEST COVINA DENTING ZONE VARIANCE NO. 193 FOR A FILLING STATION UPPN PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE SOUTH- EASTERLY SIDE OF SUNSET AVENUE, NEAR THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF CAMERON AVENUE, IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA." Motion by Councilman Barnes., seconded by Councilman Brown and carried that further reading of the body of the Resolution b?waived. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Brown that Resolution No. 1135 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows. - Ayes: Councilmen Barnes,, Brown,, Mottingpr, Mayor Kay Noes: None ,Absent: Councilman Pittenger RESOLUTION NO. 1136 LOCATION-. Southeast side of Glendora Avenue north ACCEPT GRANT DEED of Walnut Creek Parkway. ZONE CHANGE NO. 56 Frank & Louise G. Bandy .."A RESOLUTION `OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF For Alley purposes WEST COVINA ACCEPTING A GRANT DEED AND DIRECTING ADOPTED THE RECORDATION THEREOF." Motion by Councilman Brown,, seconded 'by Councilman I Barnes and carried that further reading of the body of the Resolution be -waived. Motion by Councilman Mottinger, seconded by Councilman Brown that Resolution No. 1136 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows- • Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, Brown,, Mottinger, Mayor Kay Noes. None Absent: Councilman Pittenger RESOLUTION. NO. 1137 LOCATION.- Southeast side of.Glendota Avenue north ACCEPT GRANT.' DEED of .'Jalnut Creek Parkway. Z03NE CHANGE, NO, 56 Frank & Louise G. Bandy "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADOPTED MST COVINA ACCEPTING A GRANT DEED AND DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF." For street and highway purposes to be known as Glendora Avenue. Motion by Councilman Mottinger, seconded by Co4ncilmah Barnes and carried that further reading of the body of the Resolution be waived. Motion by Councili.nan Brown, seconded by Councilman Mottinger that Resolution No. 113,7 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows.-. Ayes2: Councilmen Barnes., Brown, Mo�tinger, Mayor Kay Noes: None Absent: Councilman Pittenger Adj. C.C. 5-14-57 Page five RESOLUTION NO, A38 LOCATION.- Southeast side of Glendora Avenue. ACCEPT GRANT DEED Corner of Dalewolod Street. ZONE CHANGE NO. 16 Frank & Louise G. Bandy "A RESOL'[r,.ION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADOPTED. WEST COVINIII ACCEPTING A GRANT DEED AND DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF." For street and highway purposes., and to be known as Glendb�ra Avenue. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Broim and carried that further :reading of the body of the Resolution be waived.. • Motion by Councilman Mottinger, seconded by Councilman Brown that Resolution No. 1138 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows, Ayes: Councilmen,Barnes, Brown, Mottinger, Mayor Kay Noesg None Absent: Councilman Pittenger. RESOLUTION NO, 1139 LOCATION.- Merced Avenue, southeast corner of ACCEPT GRANT DEED 'Wallaut Avenue. TRACT NO. 15860 Suburban Water Systems "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADOPTED' WEST COVINA ACCEPTING A CORPORATION GRANT DEED AND DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF." is For street and highway purposes, and to be known as Merced Avenue. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes and carried that -further reading of the body of the Resolution be waived. Motion by Councilman Mottinger, seconded by Councilman Brown that Resolution No. 11.39 'be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes - , Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Mottinger, Mayor Kay Noes: None Absent: Councilman Pittenger • RESOLUTION NO. 114'.0 LOCATION-., Northwest side of Glendora Avenue north ACCEPT GRANT DEED of Vine Avenue. PRECISE PLAN. NO. 13 Broadwell & Hunter "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADOP'TED' WEST COVINA,AQCEPTING A GRANT DEED AND DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF." For Street and highway purposes:., and to be known as Glendora Avenue. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Mottinger and carried that further reading of the body of the Resolution be waived. Motion by Councilman Mottinger, seconded by Councilman Barnes that Resolution • No. 1140 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows. - Ayes., Councilmen Barnes., Brown, Mottinger, Mayor Kay Noes: None Absent: Councilman Pittenger Adj. C.C. 5-14-57 Page six • RESOLUTION NO-. 1111i LOCATION- Northwest side of Glendora Avenue north ACCEPT GRANT DEED of State :Street. PRECISE PLAN NO. 96 Gillson & Tol'.end "A. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADOPTED KEST COVINA ACCEPTING A. GRANT DEED AND DIRECTING 111E RECORDATION THEREOF." For street and highway purposes, and to be knoun as Glendora Avenue. Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes and carried that further reading of the body of the Resolution be waived. • Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Mottinger that Resolution No. 1141 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows - 'Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Mottinger, Mayor Kay Noes; None Absent: Councilman Pittenger ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO. 530 'IAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SECOND READING WEST COVINA RECLASSIFYING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN Adopting an Ordinance SAID CITY LOCATED ON SHAMWOOD STREET IN TRACT NO. reclassifying certain 20551 TO THE R-1 AND R-3 ZONES." • property Tract No. 20551 Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Zone Change No. 98 Mottinger and carried that further reading of the ADOPTED' body of the Ordinance be waived. Motion by Councilman Mottinger, seconded by Council- man Brown that Ordinance No. 530 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Mottinger, Mayor Kay Noes,: None Absent, Councilman Pittenger • An Ordinance amending "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE Ordinance No. 510 and CITY' OF WEST COVINA AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. Unclassified Use Pdrmit No. 15 510 AND THE UNCLASSIFIED USE PERMIT THEREIN INTRODUCTION GRANTED" (Kiddy Rides) Motion by Councilman Mottinger, seconded by Councilman Brown and carried that the Ordinance be introduced. W 9 Adj. 5-14-57 SANITATION DEPARTMENT RESOLUTION NO.1142 Directing bids to be opened., examined and declared by -the City Clerk ADOPTED Page seven The Sanitation Engineer, presented and read "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, DIRECTING BIDSTOBE OPENED, EXAMINED AND DECLARED BY THE CITY CLERK." "Whereas the City Council had adopted Reso- lu.tion No. 1127 on the 13th day of May 1957, and did order certain work to be done under and pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911. as set forth in Resolution of Intention No. 1102.1t Motion by -Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Mottinger that Resolution ND'.1142 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: ..Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Mottinger, Mayor Kay Noes: None Absent: Councilman Pittenger COUNCIL COMMITTEES,REPORTS- Student Officials Mayor Brown requested that all City Councilmen and other Youth Day City Officials receive a copy of the Minutes of this meeting. Councilman Kuhnhofer: I would like to.bring to the attention of the Council the 'up -side -downs. stop sign located at Vine and Hollenbeck Avenues. Perhaps rhaps our Public 41orks Commissioner could tell us what might be done on this matter. Councilman Gigar: I would like to request that the City Engineer investi- gate this matter of the 'up-side0down' stop sign. Mayor Brown: Would the City Engineer please present a report on this matter at the next regular meeting of the Council. City Engineer: Yes, we will see this is done. Councilman RayMondo- I would like to know of the development going,on at Service and Valinda Avenues. Planning Director Roberts: In adopting the,zoning map the property was R-A, Potential R-PI., The property owner has removed the Walnut trees and prepared the.land for farming. We have not, to date,, received any applications for firm zoning or change of zoning status. Mayor Brown.-.. Does the Council have any questions they would like to ask? I would like to ask the Chief of Police how the Police Department is doing.' -7- Adj. C.C. 5-a.4-57 Page eight • Police Chief Getches: Everything seems to be Going along satisfactorily. We ha�ve'some plans to present in the near future, to the City Manager, regarding the matter of expanding our Police Department building. Councilman Kuhnhofer: It is my understanding that the West Covina High School was broken in to. Has there been investigation into this matter or anything done about it? Police Chief Getches: That is a matter for the Covina Police Department to investigate, as it is in Covina. • Mayor Brown: I would like to ask Judge Sharon Barath of the Citrus Municipal Court if there are any figures in regards to monies collected? Judge Sharon Barath: The figures are not available at this time. Mayor Brown: Has the Fire Chief any information as to whether the rescue truck is available yet? Fire Chief Brown: This rescue truck has been received by the Fire. Department but the siren, fire horn and red lights are to be installed. When that is done the truck will be ready to respond to emergencies. • Mayor Brown: I would like a report from the Chief Building Inspector on the number of new homes that have been started in the last month. Building Inspector Sommers., There have been about 50 new homes started. Mayor Brown: Could we have the status of the general fund from the Finance Officer at this time? Finance Officer Lokken: I show the amount of $66,938.31. Mayor Brown: Is that the current balances or the incumbent balances? • Zinan6e. Officer Lokken: The cash balance Was the figures just read. The incumbent balance is 43,710.96. Mayor Brown., What does the Planning Director plan to do about beautification of our freeways? Planning Director Roberts: We will do all that is possible, within our duties, to beautify it. Mayor Brown: Are there any more questions from the Council? Councilman Gigar: I would like to ask the Planning Director if he has • some idea when the Fox Theater will be built? -8- Adj. C.C. 5-14-57 Page nine Planning Director Roberts: No specific date for building this has been set. To obtain .firm zoning on this property a zoning application will be submitted and presented to both the City Council and Planning Commission, Councilman Sweeney: Has there been a map submitted on that?. Planning Director R:oberts: Not .to date. REPORTS - CITY MANAGER City Manager Baer: I have a report relating to the Civil Defense. • Arrangements have been made for a joint meeting of Civil Defense group and City Council persorinel on Thursday, May 23, at 8:00 P.M. in the Civil Defense Building at Cortez Park. At that time there will be a review of the Civil Defense program, organization and other phases of this important community activity. . The Federal Civil Defense Association has announced an annual Civil Defense Test which is to be on July 12th based on a simulated enemy attack. It is our plan to participate in this test and bring into play as many divisions as may be required. We will keep the Council advised of the developments in this matter. • This is all I have in the way of reports this evening, Mayor Brown: What is the progress report on the budgetY • n U Planning Director.Roberts: What are the people of WestCovina going to do at the time of these test trials? Mayor Brown, Could the City Manager answer that question? City Manager Baer: Announcements will be made to that affect as the attack is planned. Planning Director Roberts: Would those be to the Council or to everyone in West Covina? City Manager Baer: That will be to the Council. Councilman Gigar: Mayor Brown: City Manager Baer: I would like to remind everybody in regard to the Civic Improvement Committee meeting to be held Saturday morning at 9:00 A,M< at Cortez Park. Would the City Manager please answer the previous question in regard to the budget. Interdepartmental hearings are about one-third of the way through. Adj. C.C. 5-14-57 Page ten • Councilman Sweeney: What will. they discuss at the Civic Improvement meeting Saturday morning? Mayor Brown.- Councilman Sweeney you are out of order. When will the Council get the first draft on the budget? City Manager Baer: That will depend upon the amount of work required in conjunction with capital improvements program, Councilman Sweeney: What are they going to discuss at this Satia.rday • morningps meeting? Councilman Gigar: They will study matters of sewers, food controls, parks and streets. Mayor Brown: Are there any further comments on that? Do we have anymore City Manager reports? City Manager Baer: That is all the reports at this time. Sanitation Engineer Slattery: I. would request that Item No. 1.1 on the Agenda be considered at this time. • Mayor Brown: That has been put on as the last item of our Agenda. Is there anyone in the audience who wishes to bring anything before the Council? Planning Director Roberts: In relation to the ,juvenile de:liquency problem -- what is being done for the young people in so far as putting up a recreation center for them? Councilman Raymondo: We had a bond issue for this but it failed. The matter is going to be restudied by the Civic Improve- ment Committee. • Planning Director Roberts: I would like to know if we can be told now of the progress of Youth Official Day in so far as - money is concerned? Mayor Brown: I would like to request that Nor. Sein give us this report, if possible, at this time. Mr. Sein: We are pleased to announce that we will have, when all funds are turned in, at least $3000000 to turn in to the West Covina High School for lighting equipment for the new Football field. • Mayor Brown: Mr. Sein9 would you report on the program of Youth Officials Day. -10- Adj. C.C. 5-14- 57 Page eleven • Mr. Seino The program that is scheduled is for all of the new officials to report to work tomorrow .Mrrning at 9 oUclock A.M. From 9 A.M. to 12 Noon you will participate in the regular work of the various offices. At noon you are invited to join all the officials and ourselves for a luncheon at the.South Hills Country Club. After that there will be a tour of the various city offices and dgpartments which will also include a tour. of the Citrus Municipal Court. Following all this, we will return to the City Hall and close the activities. Planning Director Roberts: I would like to know, as a point of information from the Police Department, which are our main • traffic offenders, the young people 'or adults, or is there an equalization of both? Police Chief Getches: The largest offenders are our adults in this area. Mayor Brown: I have been asked by several students at school to proclaim Friday as a holiday so I am going to do it. I would like to entertain a motion to declare Friday as a school holiday for Youth Officials Day. Motion by Councilman Kuhnhofer, seconded by Councilman Sweeney that Friday be declared a. school holiday for Youth Officials' Day. • Motion passed on roll call as follows Ayes: Councilman Sweeney,'Kuhnhofer, Raymgmdo, Gigar, Mayor. Brown Noes: None Absent: None TRACT NOpS 18205 & 18575 Committee requests City to waive inspection South Hills Estates Sewers fees for this project. Held over from meeting of May 13, 1957. Mr. Harold L. Johnson: Pursuant to Mr. Petrie's instruction a joint • Public Works Director conference was held with Mr. Nollac and the City.Attorney and we discussed at some length the various aspects of the sewer ordinance and more particularly with respect to what we call co-operative improvement matters that have been presented before you several times. Before I give the conclusions reached, I wish to state that one of the greatest misconceptions we have about sewers is that the governing -body should put in these sewers. It is held bylaw that seT,rers will benefit private property and as a result their installation is'to be paid by those parties that are benefited. n E 0 • Adj. C.C. 5-14-57 Page twelve Mr. Johnson a Continued. Some of the laws with respect to what we can do or not do are vague in respect to administra® Live procedure on matters such as those It has been the policy of the previous Council, and this Council, that we do every- thing we can to encourage the installation of aewers in the interest of public welfare and health. As a result we got this considerable sewer program, which has grown greatly, started in a small way. I found upon checking the statutes.that an action of the Council on February llth of this year with a motion and second by members of the Council and a roll call, ?'that the City of West Covina participate in the installation of sanitary sewers in Tract Nogg 18205 and 1P575 in the amount of $3100000" should be rescinded°'because the City Attorney has interpreted the law that we cannot participate -in excess of `12000.00 without managing this project and putting it out for bid. You are familiar with this in regard to the matter of amount, in spending city funds. We are faced with two alternatives. One is that we could reject the bids and call for bids under city inspection, but it is the belief of Mr. Nollac, and I concur, that.if that is done the bids would come in excess of what is before us now. With that in mind, Mr. Nollac proposed to the group that we accept the bid, that they (South Hills Estate Sewer Committee) enter into a contract accordingly with the contractor, and that the city contribute the amount of 1950.00, as the bid is considerably lower than the estimate. There has been a communication to the City Council dated May 8, 1957 from the South -Hills Estate Sewer Committee, per Dr. Kunath, requesting the waiving the construction inspection fees in the amount of $1,621.59. It is our opinion that this is interpretive, makes it an administrative matter and that we can take care of it accordingly. In general you -would accomplish pretty much what you had set out to accomplish in your. motion of February llth and I would request that you rescind that action by Minute motion. and then subsequently pass a Minute motion that would authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an Amendment of Agreement with the South Hills Estate Sewer Committee, provided that they posted the necessary funds to cover the amended agreement, it is our opinion that in the future, inasmuch as we have accomplished what we.intended to do when we started the Sewer Department on January of 1955 in'that we have accomplished most of the -trunk sewers by subdivision reimprove® went and other methods, we believe that no more cooperative agreements as such should be considered. That does not mean we wpntt allow citi.zsns to participate in a cash deal where he can install sewers in front'- of his property for less price than assessment price. If people.wish to do that we will take deposits and do nothing until we have complete amount of deposits. We will take bids on signed plans and authorize bid contract and pay for contract as the work progresses, which is in a similar manner to how we do with curb cooperative deals that you are familiar with. Since the new City Attorney was hired I have requested that he restudy all the procedures with respect to sewer rei.mprovement anti other procedures that we have devised with the view of improving.and checktngl their legality. He is in the process of doing that now. -12- Adj. C.C. 5-14-57 Page thirteen Mr. Johnson presented and read the Amendment of Agreement. Mayor Kay; Perhaps the first thing we should do,, if. the Council is in agreement,, is to rescind our action of February 119 1957 as regards the $3100.00 committed fbr,--- participation of sewer facilities in these tracts. Motion by CDuncilman..Brown., seconded by Councilman Mottinger and carried that the previous action of the Council at their meeting of February 11, 1957 for the participation of the City,in the installation of sanitary sewers in Tract No's 18205 and 18575 1'ri the amount of $3100-00 be rescinded. • Sanitation Engineer: I contacted Dr. Kunath and informed him of the discussion that took place. He indicated he would be here this evening. Perhaps., if he is in the audience, he would like to speak on this matter. The chair recoFrniz6d Dr. Kunath. Mayor Kayo Dr. Kunath, I believe that you can understand the various reasons for our action this evening. Does your group feel it can go along with the suggestions made? • Dr. Kunath.- We have some legal technicalities that we would like to have unwound also in respect to this matter,, but I do not feel that we should bother the Council with this at the present time. Mayor Kay: Our City Attorney is not present this evening. 1 believe that anything on this-matterwould require his opinion and we would not care to act without that advice. If we cannot now reach an agreement on the contract as it was read then -it might be advisable to adjourn this meeting until next Monday evening and work with our City Manager, City Attorney, Sanitation Engineer and Director of Public Works',. • Dr. Kunath: I Would like to suggest that if it is at all possible., the Council take action on the amount stated in the agreement this evening. Councilman Brown- Perhaps we could authorize this agreement, subject to the money being Posted. Motion by Councilman Brown., seconded by Councilman Mottinger that authoriza- tion be given to the Mayor and City Clerk"to enter into the AMEND14ENT OF AGREEMENT as regards city participation in the amount of $1950.00 for sanitary sewer construction in Tract No's 18205 and 18575 upon completion of the work, SUBJECT TO THE MONETBEING POSTED. 0 Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes.- Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Mottinger, Mayor Kay Noes- None Absent- Councilman Pittenger. Adj. C. C. 5-14-57 Page fourteen • Mayor Kay: It has been a real, real pleasure working with these young people who were present tonight and I think that with one or two meeting they would 'run rings around usO.- I think they have done a wonderful job of asking questions, speaking and 'passing the buck' like the Council seems to do sometimes. I think it is a wonderful thing that these young people have come out and worked,so hard to raise funds for theii- school and that everyone has done a fine job. There being no further business., . the meeting was adjourned at 9:56 P.M. • until Monday., May 20., 1957 at 8.-0.0 P.M. 0 ROBERT FLOTTEN City Clerk of the City of West Covina -14- JAMES W. KAY Mayor of the City of West Covina