05-05-1958 - Regular Meeting - MinutesMINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA
May 5, 1958
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Mottinger at 7:45 P.M. in
the West Covina City Hall.
Councilman Brown led the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Mottinger, Councilmen Barnes, Brown,
Pittenger and Heath.
• Others Present: Planning Secretary, City Engineer, City Manager,
Director of Public Works, City Clerk
Absent: None
Mayor Mottinger: The first item on the agenda is the introduction
of our new City Manager.
• PUBLIC WORKS
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DIRECTOR'S REPORT
AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE PROPERTY
FOR ADDITION TO CORTEZ PARK
Mr. Johnson:
RECOMMENDATION FOR EXECUTION
OF JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
WITH COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS
COUNTY COURT AND CIVIC CENTER
SITES
Gentlemen, Mr. Aiassa, the new City
Manager would like to discuss this
with you in a study session.
Mr. Johnson: As you remember, this matter was
presented to you in tentative form
last meeting with two conditions
that the City Attorney wanted added to the resolution. I now have
a resolution which he has approved and I would like to have you
approve the resolution this evening, and also the following things:
approve the street, storm drain and sewer plans and authorize the
finance officials to pay the County Treasurer $27,135 to cover our
estimated share of these improvements in accordance with the reso-
lution. This, as you may remember, is the agreement with respect
to our boundary improvements on the County Court sites and the
Civic Center sites wherein we cooperate on the sewer improvements
and the street improvements
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DIRECTOR'S REPORT - continued
and the storm drain facilities to be installed by the County. This
has not been approved by the County Supervisors as yet, but this is
the first step toward this approval..
Mayor Mottinger. Does this include the storm drain
proposition?
Mr. Johnson: It does not, as such, There will be
a separate juridi&tional resolution
presented to us.
The City Clerk thereupon read an agreement by and between the
County of Los Angeles and the City of West Covina setting forth
the estimated cost to the City of West Covina as well as other obli-
gations and conditions under the agreement. The cost to the City of
• West Covina is to be an estimated $27,135. Mr. Johnson recommended
the acceptance of the agreement.
Mro Pittenger: This $27,135 is What they estimate
the proper percentages to be?
Mr, Johnson: That is our pro rats share,
• Mr. Pittenger: This goes under bid?
Mr. Johnson: Yes, it goes under bid. If it
goes over the bid we have to make.
the .difference up on the job, our
pro rata share, but if it is more than 10% it has to go to the
City Engineer prior to the awarding of the bid. If it is less than
the bid, we benefit accordingly.
• Mr, Brown: You're talking about estimating,
aren't you?
Mr. Johnson: Yes, if the bid goes over the
estimate
RESOLUTION NO, 1345 "A.RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
Agreement and resolution of THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
the City Council of the City of APPROVING A CERTAIN JOINT ROWERS
West Covina, California, accept -AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF LOS
ing the joint powers agreement ANGELES, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF
with County of Los Angeles for THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CITY
certain improvements in the OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, A MUNI-
County Court and Civic Center CIPAL CORPORATION AND DIRECTING ITS
sites. MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN SAID
ADOPTED AGREEMENT."
Motion by Councilman.Pittenger, sec.onded.by Councilman Brown, that
the resolution in regard to facilities in the Civic Center be
adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows:
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RESOLUTION N'0o1345- continued
Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Pittenger, Heath, Mayor Mottinger
Noes: None
Absent: None
Mr. Johnson Thee should be a separate motion
authorizing the City Manager to
pay the sum of $27,135 to the County
Treasurer.
Moved by Councilman Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Brown.
Mayor Mottinger: It is moved and seconded that the
plans and profiles be approved and
the City Manager be authorized to
pay the County Treasurer the amount of $27,1350
Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Pittenger, Heath,,Mayor Mottinger.
Noes: None
Absent: None
Mr. Johnson: As you know, unless some auth6riza-
tion bill is passed by Congress and
approved by the President, the im-
provement of the Federal washes in,L-as Angeles County and other
areas will cease on July 1st or prior thereto, I am asking that
you pass this resolution tonight requesting Congress to provide the
necessary authorization so that this work can proceed, and if the
City Clerk will read the title, I think that is about all you would
be interested in.
RESOLUTION NO. 1346
Federal Wash improvements
ADOPTED
"A.RESOLUTION OF THE -CITY COUNCIL
RECOMMENDING AND RESPECTFULLY RE-
QUESTING CONGRESS TO TAKE.SUCH
ACTION AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO EFFECT
THE ENACTMENT OF SUCH EMERGENCY
LEGISLATION AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO.
ALLOW THE CONTINUANCE OF FEDERAL
FLOOD CONTROL,"
,Motion 6y Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes that
Resolution No. 1346 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as
follows:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Pittenger, Heath, Mayor Mottinger
None
'None
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PROPOSAL TO PURCHASE
STATION WAGON
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Mr, Johnson: You requested that the City Engineer-
ing Department get two proposals on
the purchase of a Station Wagon 8
cylinder. That information is -now in the hands of the City Manager
and will be presented later in this agenda.
LEAGUE ALTERNATE DIRECTOR
APPOINTED
Mayor Mottinger: Your council committee reports at
• our last meeting we failed to
appoint an alternate Director for
the League of California Cities. Unless there is some objection, I
would like to appoint Mr. Barnes as alternate Director.
LETTER FROM MR. FRANCIS J. This letter was received May 5th in
GARYEY.REGARDING PRECISE the Office of the City Clerk. The
PLAN NO. 17. letter is addressed to the Honorable
City Council dated May 1st and the
• subject is Precise Plan No. 17. Letter read in full by City Clerk,
Mayor Mottinger:
It seems to me this is a matter that
could be, at least to start with,
handled administratively in the City
Hallo
Mr. Aiassa: I think We should investigate all the
• points.
Mayor Mottinger:
It may be that the City Attorney
would be involved in this thing, too.
I would suggest that we direct this
to the City Manager for his investi-
gation.
Motion by Councilman pittepger,seconded by Councilmian Brown;. -that
this letter be directed to the City Manager for his investigation.
Motion passed on roll call as follows.
Ayes. Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Pittenger, Heath, Mayor Mottinger
Noes: None
Absent: None
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CHARTER CITY STUDY
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City Clerk: You will recall -that at the last
meeting we discussed the possi-
b.ility of Chartering the City of
West Covina. I called the League of California. Cities and obtained
some copies of their study. It does not advise to go one way or
the other, but it does set out some very interesting facts. I
think the committee appointed by the Mayor could use it.
Mayor Mottinger:
LETTER FROM VETERANS OF
FOREIGN WARS
b think that is good information.
We'l-1 study it in due course.
City Clerk: This nest item is an.application
.from Veterans of Foreign Wars for
permission to sell poppies on the
23rd and 24th of May, 1958. I_think the Council granted permission
earlier this year. I think Councilman Brown said go ahead.
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Mr. Brown:
poppy orders early,
Mayor Mottinger:
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MEETS AND BOUNDS
SUBDIVISION ' 135 .
and 140.
City Clerk:
regarding Meets and Bounds
We granted permission to all the
veteran organizations, due to the
fact that they had to place their
I think it was granted. You can
check that and, if so, so advise
them.
We have a letter directed to the
Honorable City Council which was
�dceived just before this meeting
vubdivi.sion 135 and 140.
City Clerk then read the letter objecting to the installation of
sidewalks in Meets and Bounds subdivision 135 and 140
Mayor Mottinger: I think that should be referred to
the staff for investigation.
Motion by Councilman Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Brown, that
this matter be referred to the City Manager's Office for investiga-
tion. Motion passed on roll call as follows -
Ayes -
Noes:
6.\Absent.
Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Pittenger, Heath, Mayor Mottinger
None
None
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SEWER LINE NOW IN
PROCESS ON ROSEWAYS
STREET UNDER THE
1911 ACT
City Clerk read a letter objecting to the charges connected with
the sewer installation and inspection signed by home owners in
the area of Roseways and Robinda.leo
City Clerk,: This was signed by thirty-one people
in this neighborhood just north of
the wash on the east side of Orange Ave.
Mayor Mottinger: Apparently they are correct there..1
• think -this matter, along with others,
should be investigated prier to coming
to the Council for action.
Mr. Brown. We have had other 1911 Acts and there
has been no ,protest on it. On the one
1911 Act we've had, it has come out
much cheaper for the residents than any of the adjacent cities.
• Mr. Pittenger.: I've heard this thing two or three
times before.I sat in on other 1911
Acts.
Mr. Brown: The only ones I have had have been in
the general area, and I think there
has been a misrepresentation to the
property owners. Some thought it was a. $15,�00 performance bond
• and they got it back when the cesspools and septic tanks were
sealed, and others thought it was an inspection fee.
City Clerk: I informed the petitioner there would
not be an answer forthcoming from the
Council this evening.
Mr. Heath I move this be referred to the Engin-
eering Department and City Manager.
Mr. Pittenger: Seconded, provided that rates in other
cities'be added to the investigation.
Motion Carried.
LETTER FROM WEST COVINA
BEAUTIFUL
40 City Clerk: This letter suggests that Comida Park
be given a more beautiful name. The
letter also suggests there be a contest
\hme-beautiful
o name the park *iih the prize being a merchandise order in the
field. The letter is signed by Stanley W. Hopkins,
ecretary of West Covina. Beautiful.
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After discussion, Mr. Brown recommended it would be a good ideato
appoint somebody from the Council to work with the City Manager and
Director of Parks to more or less lay down the ground rules,
Mr. Aiassa: Why don't we just refer the letter to me?
Mayor Mottinger: It has been moved, seconded and carried
the letter be referred to the City
Manager and ,a Councilman appointed to
the Committee. I'll take the liberty
of appointing Mr. Pittinger to the Committee.
Mr, Aiassao What's a good choice since he's on the
Board of Directors of West Covina
• Beautiful.
REGIONAL PLANNING
COMMISSION HEARING
City Clerk: There will be a hearing by the Regional
Planning Commission in Room 10 at 108
West 2.nd on May 13th regarding the
• zoning of all four corners of the inter-
section of Francisquito and Willow, as
light commercial, (C-4)
Mr. Aissa: If the Council would like, I'll check
it and see what they're planning.
Mayor Mottinger: I think that's a good idea., but you
• will only have until next Monday to
take some action, if necessary.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE, REPORTS
CITIZENS TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE
Mr. Brown: At the Council meeting,prior to the
last Council meeting, I was instructed
to contact Judge Martin in regard to
working on our traffic safety program in connection with the youth
coordinating council. He has consented to head this committee with
one request -- that our juvenile officer also be on this traffic
safety committee as ex officioo
Mayor Mottinger:
Do we have that safety committee all
set up?
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Mr, Brown: It's in the process of being se-k,up.
It was.strictly a matter of getting a.
chairman for it. This started when
you were in the hospital and at the last meeting of the old council
and it carried over until the last meeting because I wasn't able to
contact Judge Martin. I would also like to meet with the City
Manager and get this thing off the ground and going.
Mayor Mottinger- Would you like to __mope that the police
officer be appointed as a member of
the committee, or ex officio'T
• Mr, Brown: Well, we appoint the committee out of
the City Council, or upon the recommenda-
tion of the City Manager, and we should
appoint such a committee, and I think it would be well, in our judg-
ment, to have a juvenile officer in on this because, as I understand
it, it's not only for automobiles -- it's for bicycles.
to
Mr. Pittenger: Actually it's supposed to be a. Citizens'
Committee and the police officers them-
selves aren't supposed to be on the
committee, The citizens would form it and the officers would work
with them.
Mr. Brown: I went into detail with the Judge on
this and explained to him that we lost
out so bad.in competition due to not
having such a committee. He' -was a little hesitant at first, but
when I told him it would be working with the youth coordinating
group, he agreed.
Mayor Mottingero I think that would be the proper action
for us to take then,
Mr, Brown: I move that'Judge Martin be made chair-
man of the Citizens Traffic Safety
Committee with the juvenile officer of
the City Police Department to be an ex officio member.
Motion seconded by Mr. Pittenger.andc-arried on roll call as follows -
Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Pittenger, Heath, Mayor Mottinger
Noes: None
Absent: None
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE,REPORTS - continued
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA
CITIES
Mr. Pittenger: The League of California Cities met
last week. Robert Heath and George
Aiassa went along with me * They de-
cided to have only regular meetings of general members -- January,
March, May, and so forth, every other month, and they also sent a
resolution to the County Board of Supeivi'sors to hold the line on
taxes.
CIVIL DEFENSE
• AREA "D11
Mr. Heath: I was asked to attend the Civil Defense
meeting in Baldwin Park last Tuesday,
I don't know if you want the informa-
tion on that now.
Mayor Mottinger- It's a good time.
• Mr. Hea,th- There was a question asked . .,before I
attended the meeting as to whether the
County was going to contribute finan-
cially to this program this year or not. I understand the state-
ment was made last year that West Covina would join, or would con-
tinue to cooperate for one.more year if the County would participate
financially. We had a representative there from the County, a Mr.
Hoover, and I asked him numerous times -- more or less trying to
• get a, commitment as to whether the County would participate in this
area D program. He didn't answer it directly and would ask me other
questions. I finally found ' out what had to be done before the County
would participate. First of all, there is a. chart program made up,
plus a,'report on the study committee talking about the mutual aid,
the joint powers -- I guess that's it (he exhibited various papers).
Now these papers would be sent to numerous groups, one of them would
be in Sacramento. It has to do with Civil Defense. It would be sent
to all of the police departments in the Area. D section; it would be
sent to the fire departments, council members, anyone who would be
interested in Civil Defense, and they would be asked whether this
plan was agreeable to them, After this information had been re-
ceived or returned, the County would make a.recommendation to
the Board of ,Supervisors that acertain amount of money be donated
or be contributed to this area,. There is no guarantee that the
Board of Supervisors are going to go along with it. Furthermore,
after sending these things, the time that.is going to elapse between
now and the time we might get some contributions from the County can
be anybody's guess. First they have''to go through the program of
sending this information out to all of these bodies and getting an
answer. If there are corrections or'additions to be made, there
will be further changes in these plans and re -submitted. When the
.final plan is decided on, this group will then present it to the
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE.' REPORTS c®nt'i'nuesi
Board of .Supervisors and recommend that a contribution be made.
Mr. Hoover wouldn't commit himself as to how long that would take.
I think you people will have to make up your own mind how long it
would take. I have made up my mind, and I don't think it's going
to be a short term deal. The other cities in the Area D are going
to contribute again. I believe it's Pomona, who said they are going
to contribute more this year than in the past. If the County does
contribute, they will contribute according to population and, inci-
dentally, 42% of the population of Area. D is in the County, which
means that if the County contributes, they would contribute 50% of
the expense. The plan is that if the cities contribute now and
later on the County came in with their contribution, that the cities
• would be reimbursed proportionately. That's as far as we'can go in
determining what the County is going to do. I submit that to you
in answer to your question "Will the County contribute to that
Area D plan?"
Mayor Mottinger: Are there going to be further meetings
on this matter before these forms go out?
Mr. Heath: No. This was discussed at the meeting
the other night. There were very few
• chahges in -it and they want them in
the final forms to be sent out to these groups.
Mayor Mottinger: In other words, a, survey is under way.
Mr. Heath: A survey is under way.
• Mayor Mottinger: When is it we made our decision, and
when do we ,have to decide again in re-
gard to our contribution for Area D?
Mr. Brown: July
Mr. Heath: I might state further that Mr. Hoover --
the delegate did state settlement of
this decision was July 1st. In pinning
him down, he realizes we couldn't possibly get -an answer by July 1st,
and I asked him if it looked as if we were going to get some contri-
bution from the County, and he pointed out that the only thing his
group can do is recommend, but he said you must keep in mind that in
the present set up of only four supervisors, they are somewhat wary
of acting on anything in the first district because of being criti-
cized and because of not having a representative in this area.
Mayor Mottinger: It looks to me that the only thing we „
can do is consider this matter and at
the time our budget comes up for final
approval make a decision. Of course, we don't need to spend this
money, even if it is in the budget.
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE. REPORTS - continued
Mr. Brown: If I may be allowed to comment at
this time. I've served on this -Area
D as representing the City for about
eighteen months, and I don't think it would be quite fair to Area
D to tell them on the lst of duly that the City of West Covina is
not going to participate again this year, because they have.to go
back through and change all their figures. This is one of the
large reasons we stayed in last year, so as not to put the other
cities behind the 8-ball. Two years ago we discussed the matter
of participating without the County participating, and I think two
years is long enough to wait for them to decide whether they want
Area D or they.don't. I think it's unfair for the incorporated
area to carry 42%. This is a, figure 1 didn't know two years ago.
Mr. Pittenger: What happens in the.
other areas out-
side of Area D? For example, there
must be some similar area out towards
the beach.
Mr. Brown: Most are under State control.
Mr. Pittenger: . Why does Are D exist?
Mr. Brown: This is a unique situation that was
developed, and I think the only one
in. the State.
Mr, Pittenger- What if we pull out?
Mr. Brown: Nye wouldn't have any coordinating
Civilian Defense other than State.
Mr, Pittenger: Our Civilian Defense would work with
the State?
Mr. Brown: Right'.
Mr. Pittenger:. How vital . is Area D to the program?,
Mr. Brown: I believe it has no function. In the
case of an emergency or disaster, and
let's say evacuation, we as a city
could not move our people out of our city without first securing
permission from the County' We can only move them in City boundaries-.
The minute we move them into a, County boundary, as Area D we cease
to function. That's one of the reasons I opposed contributing this
money, There's no way to move the people without going through the
County. If we had such an I omergen'cy, the State would move in. We
have joint powers agreement's with all the adjacent cities and as
far as ambulances and other services are concerned I don't believe
Area D benefits the City of West.Covina.
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COUNCILCOMMITTEE,
REPORTS - continuied'
Mr, Pittenger:
I don't know enough about it. I
think we had better meet with our
Civilian Defense people and'get
right into it.
Mr, Browne
I think it would be well worth while.
I.think our own Civil Defense group
feels'the same way I do. I think they
feel if this amount
is to be spent it could be.spent in the City
instead of outsides
Mr, Barnes.
Didn't Baldwin Park pull out?
iMro
Brown.
No, San Marino.
Mayor Mottinger:
There were several who were going to,
but at the .last minute they decided
to stay,
Mr, Brown:
There was a rather general agreement
that we stay in for another year and
let the County stay in. That was
1951-1958. Now we're
talking about 1958-1959 and we're in the
same status as.two
years.ago.
Mr. Heath:
I -have a question and I didn't get
the answer to its I think it would
have to be answered by someone who
attends this Committee
of Mayors. As I understand it, in case of
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an emergency that
Colonel Welling could summon aid from one of
these Ether cities
in Area Do Of course, if he summoned aid for,
say, Baldwin Park,
or from West Covina for Baldwin Park in the
form of fire aid,
I believe there is a mutual agreement where
there is no charge
made, and I believe the same with the police,
but I believe that
there are some agencies where if they were
called upon to go
to another city there would. be a charge, with
Colonel,Welling acting
upon his own to call these other agencies
as contracting for
services and putting -the Mayor of our City
responsible for.footing that bill. Is that correct?
Ma?Pr, ,Mottinger:
I don't know.
Mr, Brown.
I don't either. Two years ago there
was a discrepancy in the joint mutual
aid agreement that was ruled uncon-
stitutional by the
Attorney tleneral whereby aid through Area..D
from one city to.the other wasn't binding to that -city; that the
city who supplied could not necessarily collect and anyone who
was hurt in the line of duty, either° a. Councilman or employee or
what, could not collect while in the other city for compensation.
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE, REPORTS '_ continued
I have not been on these committees for some eighteen months.
They �iay be revised, but the aid we have with the adjacent
cities is more binding, and our.employees are protected under
our compensation insurance where they were not under this Area D
program eighteen months ago.
Mr. Pittenger: This Marysville flood several years
ago crystalized some of these things.
The City Manager can make contracts
for the City in time of emergency, There was quite a lot of liti-
gation and some. decisions made as a result of that. It might be
interesting, George, to see where that fits in.
Mr. Heath- I understand Welling can go direct
without going to the City Manager.
Mayor Mottinger: It seems there is a lot about this I
Area D which we should study.. I would
like to see someone investigate with
the Civil Defense authorities and anyone else who should be
involved so that a full report can be given to the Council. I
would be in the dark about the thing right now. All I know is
rumors in effect that have passed from hand to'mouth, Would it
be in order to have one member of the City Council sent in?Maybe
that could ' be'done first through the administration staff here
and we could all get into it. One member will have to pass it on,
but we will all study it.
Mr. Aiassa: If the Council would - "like, I can go
• Ahead and investieitte the entire set
up of this",area D program and present
to you the existing conditioiis,,whether thething-ig`v.Alictand
how expensive it'will be.
Mayor Mottinger: I think that's the proper approach.
Out own Civil Defense department can
give us the proper information.
Mr. Brown: Some of these things.from Area D are
quite vague, and I think you will have
to go to this Colonel Welling and de-
mand all the written data that is on it. They were a very loosely
knit group when I first sat with it.
Mr. Aiassa: Did the City sign any papers or docu-,
ments?
Mr. Brown., Yes.
Mr, Aiassa: Do you think Harry Williams would have
,them?
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Mr. Brown: I think he could dig them up.
Mayor Mottinger: That was three or four years ago,
wasn't it?
Mr. Brown: No. We went into a Civil Defense
program some seven years ago. You're
familiar with when we could get some
certain benefits through Civil Defense, George.
Mr, Aiassa: That was under Disaster and Civil
Dpfense.
Mr. Brown. Well, we got in right at the dead-
line of it.
Mr. Aiassa,* This could get quite complicated.
The city could get in real trouble.
Now the Mutual Aid we did discuss was
very good because if our men are injured we're still propertly
covered.
0 Mr. Brown:
Well, through Area D eighteen months
ago, we were not covered.
Mr. Heath: It's also pointed out that if equip-
m6 nt is sent to adjacent cities and
is damaged, the City who has borrowed
it and used it is not responsible.
Mr. Aiassa: If it's under Civil Defense, or what
we commonly refer to as disaster,
then the City can have no protection
for damage to equipment or injury to men, and if anything happens
you're open for a IJable, and if there is due process and liapility
they can make it stick.
Mr. Aiassa:
Mr. Brown:
Mayor Mottinger:
gard to Area D.
Mr, Barnes:
We have had that type, and there is a
very serious problem there.
We're newt,
to the largest contributor
in this, so we could be hurt very bad
by it.
May I have a motion directing the City
Manager's office to determine the
status and all pertinent facts in re -
So' moved,
Mr. Brown-, Seconded.
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Mayor Mottinger: It has been moved and seconded. All
in favor say aye.. Opposed - none.
So carried. I know that will take some
time, but at least we can get it started.
Mr. Brown: I think that it would be well to in-
form -Area D that there is a possi-
bility that we may not be in the 1958-
19gs?59 participation. Heath; Lwere---you-1 ,app6int6d- to attend th6ge rA6et-
in
Mr. Heath: I was nominated last time to attend
that_. one
Mayor Mottinger: Let's nominate you again.
Mr. Brown: May I report that most of these meet-
ings are ' a.t.2.00 in the afternoon.
That was a late meeting at 8:00.
Mr. Heath: There will be an alert tomorrow even-
ing,
Mr. Barnes: Tomorrow morning at 8:30.
Mr, Pittenger: 0 Tomorrow evening at 6 to 10.
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Mr. Barnes That's,a meeting at the Cortez Build-
ing, isn't it? .
Mr. Aiassa: I think you all received letters. This
will just be a test alert. They just
want to be -sure they can reach you.
Mr. Brown: Wedaesday-night is the night we're
supposed to have the joint meetings
again on the flood control problem.
Mayor Mottinger: We want to'discuss that in study
session.
Mr. Brown: Some way the meeting places got
fouled up. It has been agreed in the
last two or three hours that the meet-
ing will bebere at the Legion Clubhouse at 330 North Azusa Avenue.
It was supposed to be Covina. The lettersweresent out saying
West Covina,and we have a planning commission meeting that night.
Mr.
Pittenger:
What
is it, 7:00 P.V'o?
Mr.
Brown:
8:00
P. M.
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Mr, Aiassa: I was a little concerned this morning,
Mr. Johnson said the meeting was going
to be in Covina. Then I got a copy of
the memorandum and it said West.Covina,
Mayor Mottinger: Is there anything else?
Mr, Aiassa: That matter on the station wagon. If
the Council would like to consider
that, we have proposals and I'll
give copies to each Councilman. Actually, there are only about
$90.00 difference and I think your trade-in value is good, and
would be much greater with the Ford. Being the low bid of $1750.91,
there's only about $90000 and the trade-in value in later years
will be greater. I would never recommend a 6 in a Fordomatic be-
cause I drove one for about six months and it just doesn't do it.
It doesn't have enough horse power and it doesn't do much, unless
you go for a standard, then I would recommend a 6, but if you want
Fordomatic I recommend an 80
Mayor Mottinger: What will this be used for?
Mr. Johnson: All their engineering equipment, such
as their, surveying equipment, Now
they have to haul it in and out of the
car, and every time they want the car.they have to chase it down.
Mr. Pittenger: I move to award the bid to Russ Davis
Ford for a V-8 automatic transmission
station wagon four -door, total price
of $1,750.91.
Mr. Brown: May I raise a point' -here? I think it
should be negotiated because it was
not advertised,
Mr, Aiassa: Yes, Direct the City Manager to nego-
tiate.
Mayor Mottinger: It is moved and seconded that the City
Manager be directed to negotiate a
purchase with Russ Davis Ford for a
V-8 station wagon in the amount of $1,750a910 Motion passed on roll
call as follows
Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Pittenger, Heath', Mayor Mottinger
Noes: None
Absent: None
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FREEWAY BARRIER
Mayor Mottinger: I wanted to suggest one thing. You
know quite some time ago we put in a
request to the State for them to con-
sider a barrier in the middle of our fxeewa.y out here, and now
that the City of Los Angeles is jumping on the band wagon I wonder
if it would be appropriate to do it again. We might ask Harold
Johnson his feeling about it.
Mr. Pittenger: Los Angeles.paid for what they got,
didn't they?
• Mayor Mottinger: Harold, I just raised the question,
in view of the fact that the City of
Los.Angele.s is raising a little
steam about separators in the Freeway,: would it be a good time
for us to go back again and ask if something like that be done for
West Covina?
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Mr. Johnson: I think it would be all right.
Mayor Mottinger: We don't want. to muddy the water, but
it's a nasty situation out there,
Mr. Pittenger: I think it will be well to direct the
Department of Public Works and --
City Manager and the Department of
Public Works with Mr. Williams and draw up a resolution - that is
a motion,
Mr. Brown: In such a way that it will not
jeapordize any other situations.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
9:15.Po M.