05-12-1958 - Regular Meeting - Minutes4r MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA'
May .12, 1958
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Mottinger at 7:30 Po M. in
the West Covina. City Hall.
Councilman Barnes led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Invo-
cation was given by Councilman
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Mottinger, Councilmen Barnes, Brown,
Pittenger and Heath.
Others Present: Planning Com,Secretary, City Engineer,_City Manager,,
City Clerk.,, Assistant Engineer, City Attorney.
Absent: None
Mayor Mottinger: Approval of the minutes of April 28th. Are
there any additions or corrections?
Councilman Brown: Correction on Page 27, last paragraph.
Mayor Mottinger: What is the correction:
Councilman Brown: It should read that the motion was made that
the signs stand status quo. It is now worded
that the Eastland directional signs remain
status quo. It should read that the signs remain status quo.
Mayor Mottinger: I would like to make two corrections on Page 2
in paragraph 40 .The last line should read
Commissioners instead of Commissions, In Para-
graph 10 it should read "committee was working with the chamber".
Are there any other corrections? If none, then the minutes will
stand approved as corrected. 11
At this time I would like to introduce to the citizens of West
Covina our new City Manager, recently the City Manager of Tulare.
We are a. little bit belated in our introduction publicly, but this
is the first regular meeting since Mr. Aia.ssa has come with use We
are very proud to announce his appointment as City Manager, Would
you like to say a few words?
Mr. Aia.ssa: No, thank you, Mayor. Just glad I'm in West
Covina.
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Mayor A#ottinger:
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At this time, I believe Mr. Frank Smith has
something to say.
Mr, Frank Smith: Your Honor, City,CouAcilmen, Ladies and Gentle-
men* On March lst of this year the Boy Scouts, Cub
Scouts and Explorer Scouts held their annual Scoutorama
in the Covina High School athletic ' field.- Tanis. particular 'event,
there were over 3500 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts
that took part in this participation. In the afternoon we held a
mammoth parade that really took a lot of cooperation on the part of
the Police and all of the men of that department, to stage. That
evening the Explorer Scouts put on a disaster demonstration which
also took a lot of coordination and planning, which many hours were
spent in than particular part of the program. Tonight, as the Boy
Scouts representative of the Monte Vista District, I am here tonight
to pay honor to one of the men that took a good stand in that event,
Chief Allen Sills; would you please come up here. He doesn't know
that we were going to do this, or he probably would draw the line.
Allen, on behalf of all the Boy Scouts of this district, it gives
me great pleasure to present you with this little token of appre-
ciation for the many hours you have put in in working for the
preparation of this event, and many other successful events.
Chief Sills: Thank you very much, Mr. Smith. This is indeed
• a surprise. I certainly didn't know what was
going to happen tonight, and Fiords really fail
me except to say that it was a pleasure to work with you, and I
hope that we will beable to do the same for you next year, perhaps
done in the City of West Covina. Thank you very much,
PUBLIC WORKS
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Mayor Mottinger: Mr. Aiassaa will you take over on the Director's
Report.
Mr, Aiassa: I think the first item on the agenda is this
agreement with Mr. Harbert's property. I have
two copies of his tax bill, and I think the
City's approximate share would be approximately $300.00 to $345.00.
This year only the pro -rationed cost to the City of West Covina will
be $141o57e Mr, Harbert pays two-thirds and we pay one -thirds That
would have to be a single tax bill because there is no recording of
the deeds, so he would continuously be receiving tax balls and we
would have to have a certified copy sent back to us so we would
know the pro -ration -- if the Council agrees to consummate it.
AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE
HARBERT PROPERTY
FOR ADDITION TO CORTEZ
PARK .
7ouncilman That'.s land only?
Pittenger:
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Mr, Aiassa: Yes.
Mr. Williams: It was anticipated we would let the taxes go
delinquent.
Mr. Aiassa: If the contract fails and we decide not to
buy the land, then the City may be obligated
to pay the delinquent taxes, plus penalties,
wouldn't they Mr, Williams?
Mr. Williams: Yes.
Councilman And.all the rest of his property would be in
Pittenger: jeopardy?
Mr; Williams: No, ohe part of the agreement is -they will
have separate tax bills. He will pay his own
taxes, and as to what you do on the other, the
agreement is you will be responsible fog° them. The- plan- actually
is to purchase the property eventually, so you could let them go
delinquent and when you purchase the property cancel the back
taxes.
• Councilman Could we separate it before we actually pur-
Pittenger: chase?
Mr. Williams: You're doing it on the Neeley and Bodger
property,
Councilman We actually went into escrow before those
Pittenger: things were separated.
Mr. Williams: On one of those things it is the same transac-
tion. The Neeley and Bodger is the same. as on
this.
Mr. Aiassa. I.think maybe I was misled, because I checked
the Neeley, and Bodger file.
Mr.. Williams: That's a purchase.
Mr. Aiassa: Up north they wouldn't separate the tax bill
unless it was an out and out purchase.
Mr. Williams: I understand Petrie agreed that once the agree-
ment was signed they would segregate the bill-
ings. This is third hand, but that's what I
heard. Mayor Mottinger: Is'that agreement ready except for that infor-
mation, Mr. Aiassa?
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Mr, Aiassa,:
everythingon it.
for exhibits?
Mr. Williams:
RESOLUTION N0.,1347
approving lease
ADOPTED
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Yes. We have the letter, optional purchase
agreement, which I will turn over to Mr.
Williams. It has the legal descriptions and
Here's your resolution. Do you want the maps
That can be attached later.
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL -OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING A LEASE AND
OPTION TO PURCHASE AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION THEREOF."
Mayor Mottinger: Hearing no objections, we will waive further
reading of the body of the Resolution.
Motion by Councilihan Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Barnes, .
that Resolution No.1347 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call
as follow-9-
Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Pittenger,.Heath, Mayor Mottinger
Noes: None
• Absent None
Mayor Mottinger: Item No. 2
Mr, Aiassa: I believe I'll call on Mr. Pontow to report
on 2, 3, 4-,-5, & and 7.
Mr. Pontow: There is a detailed recommendation report from
the City Engineer. These were passed on to
each Councilman by the City Manager. Items`"'2
and 3 are more or less connected. -Item 3 is a resolution accept-
ihg grant deed which willcompleteall requirements in development
for this particular precise plan.'
RESOLUTION NO. 1348"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
accepting certain CITY OF WEST COVINA ACCEPTING A CERTAIN
instruments WRITTEN INSTRUMENT AND DIRECTING THE
ADOPTED RECORDATION THEREOF."
Mayor Mottinger: Hearing no objections, we will waive further
reading of the body of the Resolution.
Motion by Council�an Pittenger:-,: seconded by Councilman Brown, that
Resolution No. 1348 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as
follows. -
Ayes.: Councilmbn Barnes, Brown, Pittenger, Heath, Mayor Mottinger
'Noes: None
Absent: None
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TRACT NO. 22768 LOCATION- North side of Puente Avenue
Accept Street between Lark Ellen Avenue and Azusa
Improvements Avenue.
(CN & W Construc-
tion Co.) Upon the recommendation of the City
APPROVED Engineer, motion by Councilman Brown,
seconded by Councilman Heath, and carried
that street improvements in Tract No. 22768 be accepted and
authorization given for the release of General Casualty Company
Bond No. 359321 in the amount of $26,000.00.
PRECISE PLAN NO. 54LOCATION: N. W. corner Sunkist Avenue
Street Improvement, and Garvey Avenue.
(Exc alibur Construc-
tion Co.).. Upon.the recommendation of the City
APPROVED Engineer, motion by Councilman Pittenger,
seconded by Councilman Brown, and carried
that street improvements in Precise Plan No. 54 be accepted and
authorization given for the release of Massachusetts Bonding
and Insurance Co. Bond No. C-794060 in the amount of $7,000.00.
PROJECT C-71 LOCATION: Baranca, Street and Workman
Traffic Signals Avenue,
APPROVED
Upon the recommendation of the City
Engineer, motion by CoqAcilman Brown, seconded by Councilman
Barnes, and carried that to proceed on Project C-71.
METES &.BOUNDS Request of Subdivider, George Stoops.
,SUBDIVISION NO.
135-140
APPROVED
Mr. Pontow: This is a request that came before the
council,at the last meeting. There is a
report attached to the back of the
recommendations.
Mr. Pontow.read the following recommendation.
"Harold L. Johnson, Dik. Public Works May 9, 1958
R. E. Pontow, City Eng. Metes & Bounds Sub, 135-140
George R. Stoops
"In accordance with the request of City Council May 5, 1958,
an investigation was made of the requirement for sidewalks
in connection with Metes & Bounds Sub. 135-140.
"The Final map of subject subdivision was approved by
City Council on November 12, 1957 and, in connection
therewith, a deposit in amount of.$270.00 together with
inspection fee of-$10.80 and an agreement was prqvided
in accordance with the requirements for the subdivision.
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These fees and agreements were provided in conformance
with Section 3 of Ord. 499 which requires subdividers to
provide sidewalks on certain streets shown on the Master
Plan. These same requirements were made and have been
complied with on five other subdivisions on Puente Ave.
since Ord. No. 499 has been adopted.
"The City of.West Covina will be able to replace the two
existing maple trees which are approximately five years
old. The use of the proposed sidewalks will be for the
benefit of the whole public and children or other
pedestrians should not be denied the normal use of theme
"In view of the above facts and circumstances, it is our
recommendation that the sidewalks fronting the subject
property be installed.
R. E. Pontow, City Engineer"
..Councilman Pittenger: Ijow much .frontage is involved here?
Mr. Pontow: About 154 feet.
Coouncilman Brown: What is the Property on each side?
Mr. Pontow: Tracts have been developed, but were
put in �ri6r to sidewalks requirement.
Councilman Brown: This 150 feet would be the only piece
on that block?
Councilman Pittenger: Is there any room'for sidewalks for the
other.portions of it? The other tracts
on either side? Any right of way?
Mr. Pontow: Yes, we have sufficient right of way.
Trees have been set in such a manner
that when the sidewalks are put in they
will not interfere.
Mayor Mottinger: What is the action that we require on
this? This was just a request?
Mr.- Pontow: This was a request from the owner to re-
linquish the requirement of sidewalks.
Councilman Brown: 150 feet of sidewalks and a subdivision
built up on each side of it -- it looks
like this would be a playground for the
whole neighborhood. I would be very much.in favor of waiving it.
If latter on the City would like to put it in, it wouldn't cost
over $400.00,and I think it would be an awful nuisance..
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Mayor Mottinger: Of course, we're setting a precedent.
Councilman Brown: I still think that if there are no side-
walks except 150 feet in a block, it just
isn't worth it.
Mr. Aiassa: How much existing sidewalk is now construc-
ted in this block?
Mr. Pontow: There is noneinthis block. It extends
all the way from Irwindale almost all the
way to Hartley Street.
Councilman Pittenger: How many lots are proposed here?
Mr. Pontow: Two.; division of properties into two lots.
Coqnc,ilman Heath: Are there any more undeveloped lots along
that street?
Mr. Pontow: None,
Councilman Brown:
T'll make a motion that the sub -divider
• give the City a letter of intent that he
will -install the sidewalks at any time the
City should desire it, and waive the requirement at the present
time.
C'ouncilman Pittenger: I'll second the motion if you will make it
a bond instead of a letter of intent.
0bun(fUman Brown: I won't make it under those conditions.
C'ouncilmam P-i,ttengqr: We have made that on other sidewalks. We
will have to make a motion stating how
long we will hold it.
Mr. Pontow: We have his deposit now for $270.00 to
cover the cost of it.
Councilman Brown: How long a time would you say was reason-
able.?
Councilman,.Pi;ttenger: I would say three years is reasonabld.:
Caunft,lm&,iT,: Barnes: That's reasonable:
Cbuncilman Brown: I'll amend my motion to be that we accept
,the $270.00 bond for.a period of three
years. If, at the end of such time the
City is not willing or able to put in the sidewalks, the money
will be refunded.
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Councilman`Barnes: Second it.
Mayor Mottinger: All in favor, aye.
so ordered.
SANITARY SEWER CONNECTION
AND INSPECTION RATES,
HELD OVER -
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Opposed? Passed and
Mr, Aiassa: If the'Council.will permit, we would like to
delay this until our next meeting•on the
sanitary sewer inspection fee'.
Mayor Mottinger: Will you explain a little for these -people?
Mr. Aiassa: We. want to check a11- the, other cities.thht
charge thii§ type ,of fee.- We _ have' An old
survey on file now. At the time this rate
was established there was a definite seriousness about these old
cesspools and septic tanks -not being filled in properly, and some
child or even adult might get seriously injured. At that time they
requested that the inspector stay on the job until that job is
completed.
Name Not Obtained: The inspector is on a salary, is he not?
Mr. Aiassa: Yes, but that is taking him from other
inspection jobs Most of his job is in the
street and City right of way.
Unknown: All the other cities around here have the
same condition.
Mayor Mottinger: Let's don't debate this until the City
Manager is ready to report. We'll hold this
matter over,
Mr. Aiassa: It will be ready at the next meeting.
Unknown: May we be notified when this comes up again?
Mayor Mottinger: Can you give us a. date, Mr. Aiassa?
Unknown: We got word round about, about this agenda
tonight. We would like to hear it first hand'
this time.
Mr, Aiassa When is our next meeting, Mr. Flotten?
Mr. Flotten: 26th.
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Mr. Aiassa:
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On the evening of the 26th.
Unknown: In that particular petition that was pre-
sented, there are four different cities
that have been checked. The rates were
checked on the same thing.
Mayor Mottinger: I'm sure our City Manager will observe
that.information. It's probably the
reason why he isn't sure now and doesn't
have a recommendation to make.
RESOLUTION NO. 1349 LOCATION; East side of Glendora Ave. North
Approving Final Map of Vincent Ave.
Metes & Bounds No.
135-144 "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
(E. G. Hotchkiss) CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING THE FINAL
APPROVED SUBDIVISION MAP OF SUBDIVISION."
Mr. Aiassa.: I would like to have Mr. Pontow take care of
this -
Mr. Pontow: On the requirements for Metes & Bounds Sub-
division No. 135-144. This is Mr. Hotchkiss's
property which they have divided into four
parcels. We have a resolution, the attorney
will. present it.
Mayor Mottinger: Hearing no objections, we will waive further
reading of the body of the Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Brown, that
Resolution No. 1349 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as
follows:
Ayes: Councilmeh Barnes, Brown, Pittenger, Heath, Mayor Mottinger
Noes: Name
Absent: None
RESOLUTIONS NOS, 1350;""RESOLUTIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
1351, i352, 1353, 1354 OF WEST COVINA ACCEPTING A CERTAIN WRITTEN
bnd 1355 INSTRUMENT AND -DIRECTING THE RECORDATION
(WayneEnterprises,Inc.) THEREOF."
(Bert A. Tilton)
(Myers Bios.Constr.Co.)
(Robert D. Wossnor)
.('Title Ins. & Trust Co.)
(Gerald B. Plumb)
APPROVED
Mr. Aiassa: Items 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 are about the
same thing -- sanitary sewer rights of way.
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Mr. Aiassa - continued: I
I think Mr. Pontow hqp a map showing that
right of way. It's up on the hill area
of the City.
Mr. Pontow: The topography of the land is such that we
can't get all the sewers down on the
streets.
Mayor.Mot,tinger:, That's for these next five resol'Otions
then?
Mr. Aiassa: Yes, Mr. Williams has them.
Mr. Williams: Six of them. The title of all of them is
the same.
May6r-Mottinger: .-.Hearing no objections,*e'.will waive-,- further
reading of the body of the Resolution,
Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes, that
Resolutions Nos.1350, 1351, 1352, 1353, 1354 and 1355 be adopted.
Motion passed on roll call as follows:
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Ayes: Councilman Ba,rnes,-Brown,'Pittenger, Heath,'Mayor Mottinger
Noes. None
Absent: None
Mr. Pontow: Calling attention to our recommendation
sheet, before we take up 16, Item 15A should
be taken care of. 15A - we have received
the health officer's report for District.A'11-58-1. He states:
"County of Los Angeles
Health Department
241 North Figueroa Street
Los Angeles 12, California
April 24, 1948
"Honorable City Council.
City of West Covina
1444 W. Garvey Boulevard
West Covina, California
Gentlemen:
."SUBJECT: Hollenbeck Street and Vine Avenue
Sanitary Sewer District, A111-58-1,
City of West Covina
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"RECOMMENDATION: It is respectfully recommended that
sanitary sewers be installed in this
district.
"ANALYSIS: This department has made an investiga-
tion of the Hollenbeck Street and Vine Avenue. Sanitary
Sewer District, A111-58-11 City of West Covina, as shown on
the attached map. During the course of this investigation
47 house -to -house calls were made. Of this number 17 occu-
pants.were not at home or did not answer the door. Of the
30 property owners or tenants actually contacted, 13 or
43=I/3% reported they had experienced trouble with their
individual subsurface sewage disposal systems. They com-
plained that the seepage pits filled up, causing raw sewage
to back up into the house plumbing fixtures or to overflow
on to the surface of the ground, also that frequent pumping
and cleaning out of the seepage pits was necessary.
"The soil within the area of this proposed sanitary sewer
district consists of heavy adobe and clay. This type of
soil is not conducive to the proper functioning of any type
of individual subsurface sewage disposal system, as it has
very poor leaching qualities.
"In view of our survey, I, the undersigned Health Officer of
-the County of Los Angeles, having been officially designated
by the City Council of the City of West Covina to perform
public health services for the City of West Covina, do hereby
,recommend that proceedings be instituted at once for the con-
struction'of sanitary sewers in the Hollenbeck Street and
Vine Avenue Sanitary Sewer District, City of West Covina, as
an improvement necessary to the protection of.public health
and pursuant to the provisions of Section 2808 of the Streets
and Highways Code.
Very truly yours,
ROY 0. GILBERT, M. D.
Health Officer
ROG:LCH:db
cc'o City of West Covina (2) .
Dr. Meehan, D.H.O. "
Mr. Pontow: Recommendation, that the sanitary sewers
be installed in the district. Our recom-
mendation is to accept the report and in-
struct the City Engineer to proceed pursuant to -Section 2808
Division 4 of the Streets & Highways Code,
Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by'Councilman Heath, that
the Health Officer's report be accepted and the Cit9°Engineer
be instructed to proceed pursuant to Section 2808, Division 4 of
the Streets & Highways Code.
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Mayor Mottinger:
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All in favor, say aye Opp®sed?; So
ordered...
RESOLUTION NO.1356 "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL DETERMIN-
Sanitary Sewers ING THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN SANITARY,
APPROVED SEWERS IS NECESSARY AS A HEALTH MEASURE IN
THE HOLLENBECK STREET AND VINE AVENUE SEWER
DISTRICT"
Mayor Mottinger: Hearing no objections, we will waive further
,reading of the body of the Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Barnes that
Resolution No. 1356 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as
follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Pittenger, Heath, Mayor Mottinger
Noes: None
Absent: None
K yor Mottinger: Do you have any other resolutions?
Mr. Pontow: The next three items are consolidated in
that they have already passed thkough the
Health Officer's report and are now -ready
to recommend for adoption, a resolution approving assessment district
map for District A' 11-56"-`o
RESOLUTION NO. 1357 "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
A'11-56-5 OF WEST COVINA APPROVING.MAP OF ASSESSMENT,.,
APPROVED DISTRICT FOR THE'IMPROVEMENT OF VINE AVENUE
AND OTHER STREETS IN SAID CITY.
Mayor Mottinger; Hearing no.objections, we will waive further
reading of the body of the Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Pittinger, seconded by Councilman Brown that
Resolution No. 1357 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as
follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, .Brown, Pittenger, Heath, Mayor Mottinger
Noes: None
Absent!,' None
Mr. Pontow: Having approved the map, the next thing in
order is to approve plans and Rrofiles and
the specifications which I have in the
folder here.
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RESOLUTION NO. 1358 "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
Adopting.,improvement CITY OF WEST COVINA ADOPTING PLANS AND
plans and p 1,°ofiles PROFILES AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE IMPROVE -
APPROVED MENT OF VINE AVENUE AND OTHER STREETS IN
SAID CITY1t
Mayor Mottinger - Hearing no objections, -we will waive further
reading of the body of the Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Pittenger that
Resolution No. 1358 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as
follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Pittenger, Heath, Mayor Mottinger
Noes: None
Absent: None
RESOLUTION NO. 1359 "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
District A'11-56-5 CITY OF WEST COVINA DECLARING ITS INTENTION
1911 Adt- TO INSTALL.AND CONSTRUCT SANITARY SEWERS
APPROVED ON VINE AVENUE AND OTHER STREETS AND DETERM-
INING THAT BONDS SHALL BE ISSUED"
• Mayor Mottinger: Hearing no objections,. we will waive further
reading of the body of the Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Pittenger, seconded by,Councilman Barnes that
Resolution No. 1359 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as
follows':
Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Pittenger, Heath, Mayor Mottinger
Noes., None
Absent: None
'Mr. Pontow:. On our recommendation sheet we have another
additional item which pre6eOes Item 20. It
pertains to the health officer's report.
This is dated April 30, 1958.
"Honorable City Council April 30, 1958
City of*.West Covina
1444 West Garvey Boulevard
West Mbvina,, California
Attention: Mr. R. E. Pontow, City Engineer
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT,. Service Avenue, Barbara Avenue and St. Malo
Street SanitarySewerDistrict, A111-57-6,
City of West Covina.
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Letter - April 30, 1958 - continued
"RECOMMENDATION: It is respectfully recommended that sanitary
sewers be installed in this District.
"ANALYSIS. This department has made an investigation of
the Service Avenue, Barbara Avenue and St. Mal-o Street Sanitary
Sewer District, A111-57-6; City bf West Covina, as..shown on the
attached map. During the course.of this investigation 130 house -
to -house calls were made. Of this number 40 occupants were not
at home or did not answer the door. Of the 90 property owners
or tenants actually contacted, 48 or 53-1/3% reported having
experienced trouble with their individual subsurface sewage dis-
posal systems. They complained that the seepage pits filled up,
causing raw sewage to back up into the house plumbing fixtures
or to overflow on to the surface of the ground, also that
frequent cleaning out of the seepage pits or the construction'
of new pits was necessary.
"The soil within the area of this proposed sanitary sewer
district consists of loam end clay. This type of soil is not
conducive to the proper functioning of any type of individual
subsurface sewage disposal system as it.has very poor leaching
qualities.
"In view of our survey, I, the undersigned Health Officer of the
County of Los Angeles, having been officially designated by the
City Council of the City of West Covina to perform public health
services for the City of West Covina, do hereby recommend that
proceedings be instituted at once for the construction of sani-
tary sewers in the Service Avenue, Barbara Avenue and Ste Malo
Street Sanitary Sewer District, City of West Covina. This
recommendation is made as an iinp.rovement necessary to the pro-
tection of public health and pursuant to the provisions of
Section 2808 of the Streets and Highways Code.
Very truly yours,
ROY 0, GILBERT, M. D.
Health Officer
ROG:LCH:b
cc: City of West Covina (3)
Roy 0, Gilbert, M. D.
Dr, Meehan, DHO "
RESOLUTION NO, 1360 "A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT THE CONSTRUC-
Sanitary Sewers TION OF CERTAIN SANITARY SEWERS IS NECESSARY
APPROVED AS A HEALTH MEASURE IN THE AREA SOUTH OF
WALNUT CREEK WASH"
Mr. Williams: This includes Barbara Avenue between Valinda
and Glendora.
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Mayor Mottinger: H#acing no objections, we will ,waive further
reading of the body of the Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Brown, that
Resolution No. 1360 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as
follows
Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Pittenger, Heath, Mayor Mottinger
Noes: None
Absent, None
Mr. Pontow: Tract 23537. We have a final inspection
report.
TRACT no. 23537 LOCATION: Southwest.corner of Badillo
Accept Sewer Street and Phillips Avenue.
Facilities
APPROVED Upon the recommendation of the City Engineer;
motion by -Councilman Pittenger, seconded by
Councilman Barnes and carried that sewer
facilities be accepted and authorization given for the release of
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. Bond in the amount, of $5,500.00.
. TRACT NO. 19497 LOCATION: Northwest side of Orange Ave.
Accept Sewer between Francisquito and Merced Avenues.
Facilities
APPROVED Upon the recommendation of the City Engineer,
motion bk Councilman Heath, seconded by
Councilman Brown and'cattied that sewer
facilities be accepted and" authorization of Seaboard Surety Comp,an.y.:
Bond No. 522157 LA in the amount of $11,800.00.
ZONE VARIANCE NOe194 LOCATION: Alley south'of Badillo Street
Accept Sewer Facili- and.crossing Phillips Ave.
ties - Sunkist School
APPROVED
Mr, Pontow: This is a little different in that it is a
facility constructed by a public school
with no bond required. The report states
that leakage tests have been performed satisfactorily and every-
thing is in accordance with City standards and we recommend the
acceptance of the sanitary facility.
Upon the recommendation of the City Engineer, motion by Councilman
Brown, seconded by Councilman Heath and carried that sewer facili-
ties be accepted.,.
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DIRECTOR'S REPORT - continued
PETITION A111-57-B
Referred
City Clerk: This memo was directed to the City Council
and requests that the petition for this
installation'be accepted and the City
Engineer be directed to furnish the preliminary report. There are
354 non -validated signatures -- 555 lots, 64%
Mayor Mottinger: I believe it is in order that this matter be
referred to the City Engineer for his study.
Motion by Councilman Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Barnes, that
Petition A'11-57=B be referred to the City Engineer for preliminary
report.
Mayor Mottinger: All,.in favor of turning this over .to the
City Engineer say ayes Opposed? Passed and
so ordered.
SCHEDULED MATTERS
HEARINGS
ZONE VAR.&ANCT.-NO. 224 LOCATION: Southeast corner of Cameron and
The ,Classic of Cali- Val4nda Avenues.
fornia
HELD OVER
Mayor Mottinger: Here is Item 24, zone variance. We have
a letter from Reverend Van Dyke asking
for a postponement until May 26th. Appar-
ently the committees have not come to a conclusion on their studies
and that is the reason for the request for delay.
ZONE VARIANCE NO. 117 LOCATION: 1932 East Garvey Avenue, between
Morris & Rita Pynoos Juniper and Baymar Streets
& Joseph Le Brun
APPROVED
Mr. Gerschler: In the matter of Zone change No. 117,
Planning Commission Recommendation 589.
Mr. Gerschler then read the recommendations of the planning depart-
ment regarding Item 25.
Mr. Gerschler: Would you like to hear the conditions?
Mayor Mottinger: Yes;
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Mr. Gerschler then read the conditions of recommendation in regard
to Item 25, zone change No. 117.
Councilman Brown: Would you read that last paragraph on
parking?
Mr. Gerschler: They completely enclose the garages pro-
vided for off street parking.
Councilman Brown: Not stating how many, though?
Mr. Gerschler: The recommendation is on off street parking.
Mayor Mottinger: This is the time and place for public hear-
ing on Zone Change 117 and Precise Plan 126.
All those _desiring to speak in favor of them
or against these applications will please rise and be sworn in by
the City Clerk. No one wishes to speak for or against these appli-
cations? If not, we will declare the public hearing closed.
C®'unci'hman Brown: I think this:. -garage ought to be cleared up.
It shows 40 apartments and 38 parking spaces.
. Mr. Gerschler: Through the Planning Commission's,,resolu-
tion they would have to be enclosed
garages.
Mayor Mottinger: It would probably call for some change in
their drawings because they wouldn't want
an -enclosed garage out in front.
Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by -.Councilman Barnes that
Zone Change No. 117 be granted subject to approval of the Precise
Plan.
Mayor Mottinger: It is moved a.rid.seconded that Zone change
N0.117 be granted subject to approval of the
precise plan. All in favor aye. Passed.
Motion by -Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Pittenger, that
Precise Plan 126 be approved subject to all the regulations of
the Planning Department, and in addition there be a garage for
each apartment. -...
Mayor Mottingek: - ---Moved Moved and seconded. All in favor say aye.
Opposed? Passed and so ordered.
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AMENDMENT TO ADOPTED
PRECISE PLAN OF
DESIGN NO. 109
Simon F. Pepper &
Earl Gish
HELD OVER
Mr. Aiassa:
be referred back to the
tion, on the condition
taining to the original
number of names on that
Mayor Mottinger:
they should be heard.
Mrs Gerschler:
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LOCATION: South side of Merced Avenue,
between Willow and Garvey Avenues.
Planning Commission Resolution No. 588
We do have a petition on protest on this
particular change of Design 109. I would
like to recommend to the Council that this
Planning Commission subject to that peti-
that additional information or facts per -
hearing might be substantiated with the
petition.
We have called a public hearing and if
there are those here who desire to speak
in protest of this Precise Plan I think
In regard to the amendment I have the
following recommendations
Mr. Gerschler then read the recommendation of the Planning -Depart-
ment regarding Item No. 27. He also read the conditions whereby
this Item would be approved,
Mr. Gerschler: The applicant submitted some additional evi-
dence that he may wish to show during the
hearing. We have been over this and find
it is in accordance with the Planning Commission requirements.
Mayor Mottinger: This is the time and place for the public
hearing on the amendment to adopt the
Precise Plan. All those desiring to speak
in favor of or against this amendment, please stand and be sworn
in by the City Clerk.
The City Clerk then administered the oath to the following:
NED GILBERT My name is Ned Gilberts I represent the
714 North Foxdale owners of the property and this plan that
Avenue, West Covina is being submitted here this evening is a
plan that's been evolved after many plans.
It's been about a, year and a half now that
plans and counter -plans and counter suggestions have been made.
The group that purchased this property originally had been most
discouraged as a result of the opposition they have received. The
lack of cooperation at times -- they went in supposedly, the first
proposition, to put in an investment of over a half million
dollars in'a.partments. We believe it is a sound plan to put
apartments in that area. The neighborhood warrants apartments.
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,There are none in the westerly part of West Covina, and eventually,
as I've discussed with members of the City, the houses in that
particular area are considered a possible trouble area. I am re-
ferring to the older houses. Eventually it could become a slum
area where the houses are presently now 14, 15 and some are 20
years old, We believe that this particular plan is one that repre-
sents a sound plan, both from the point of view of building and
from the point of view of financing, and we're having difficulty
now, as -1 said, with several of our prospective investors because
they haven't found the cooperation in.the City that they require,
and further delay is only going to convince them that they're not
going to be able to put up an apartment house of this magnitude.
We would like to urge the City Council, that in view of the fact
that it's been a year and a half, and the Planning Commission con
eiders this is a good plan and has been recommended by the Planning
Commission, that they pass.it this evening.
T.. E. MOORE Gentlemen of the Council. As Mr, Gilbert
1304 Ardilla, pointed out, there's been hearings and re -
West Covina hearings on this thing; so much, I'm sure
we're all sick of it. However, we, the
property owners of that area, have been a little bit disgusted,our-
selves over these people here where it seems to me.that someone
• just tries to ramrod something down somebody's throat, and this
slum area happens to be people who have bought in the last two or
three years, with children. I admit they are not in the $40,000.00
class. Many of us moved from other cities to get into an area that
would have certain rules and plannings. We have tried not to be
narrow minded on this and try to point out silly things. We have
pointed out things we are interested in and we believe you will be"
too. This thing on parking has been brought out time and time
again. The lack of play area for children,. The builder now says
there will be no children. In the past they pointed out they
were all one bedroom apartments, but Mr. Brown said, ."What -are the.
two bed room apartments doing in here?" and some explanation was
given. They were told they were all covered garages and one of
the other gentlemen in the Coqpnil at that time pointed out, "Well,
here are some open carports. How did they get in the plans?" Then
it was pointed out that the artist's description did not match the
plans. Well, "the artist didn't get a chpnce to get them to match
the plans." Well, in our own opinion, these people are business
minded and they're trying to get as many units on a piece of land
as possible, with no lot for children. I think it's nothing to be
proud of that we won't have children. It's a city of -children.
This parking is extremely important. The average family has two
automobiles; many of them have three., It's almost essential to
have two automobiles. On the street where I live, out of eleven
houses there are nineteen automobiles and I believe sixteen children
too. It was pointed out this was close to the Freeway, not good
for any other type of building other than an apartment house. I
only speak for myself. I am not fighting apartment houses, but I
am against them building with no forethought to the future. I think
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they have shown they are not willing to come before the Council
or -`Manning ?Commission -- the first hearing we were notified of
was before the City Council At that time one-half of the Precise
Plan was thrown out. They appepted the V.F.W. --,a gentleman
from Baldwin Park had four lots and they were in such a hurry to
build -- they had to start right then. They voted to split the
original Precise Plan, and the V.F.W. turned over one shovel of'
dirt sever4l months ago, and.the gentleman who bought the four
lots who was in such a hurry to build, he comes down and looks at
the lots about once a month. He said he was going to try to sell
off part of the property to get a street -through or something.
'One-half was approved because they were in such a hurry to get it
started. The second hearing it was turned down for the same reason,
because of these garages and play area and two bedroom apartments,
and we asked at that time -- I believe that was the latter part of
March. I believe we asked at that time that before anothfr hear-
ing -- it was set aside by the Planning Commission -- we asked to
be notified if it was going to come up before the Planning Commis-
sion. I hear tonight it came up on the 16th and was approved with
these changes. On April 3rd I wrote a letter and had some of the
neighbors in.the area -- asked them to sign it, and sent it to the
members of the City Council at that time and pointed out some of
the things that we were fighting. At that time I also sent a
clipping from one of our neighboring cities, San Gabriel, where
they had a very serious problem where they had 85 apartment units
in one area and 109 automobiles, and the city police department
was being ridden pretty hard because people were parking their
cars all night on these streets, and since it was against the City
Ordinance the police were issuing citations, and the apartment
owners were abki.ng them to release the City Ordinance, and until
that time they had not done so. I.think cities of this type should
take these things into consideration. We who have bought.our
property have intentions of staying for a long time, and we would
like tohave this be an'area to be protected, not an area where
developers can come in and build just as many as they can because
the more units they can get on there the more they can sell it for,
and I can't think of any ordinance that can stipulate that no
children shall live there. I ask that the thing be kicked out
again on these grounds.
Mayor Mottingero Any other speaking,in opposition? Will
you please stand and be sworn in?
CYRIL B. ESHELBY I have lived in the City and V ve seen it
1219. Se Willow, progre0s and build good.houses, and I just
West Covina want to state one thing, If they are
allowed to build these two story apartments
you're on the way to a.slum area in West Covina, and no,two ways
about it. Of course, we have got some good houses there right now,
and if they .tart to build this rubbish they're going to build
it's just good-bye beautiful West Covina.
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GEORGE SMITH I am the owner of the Algiers Apartments in
1511 Hollyoak Dr., West Covina on Bandy Street. I believe
West Covina they should all be kept in the same area,
not be spread over our beautiful city. This.
parking is a problem and we property owners would like to keep them
off the street. I believe they should have off street parking.
I would like to see them all kept in one area. We have lots of
vacant land. I have looked at over 22 lots already zoned instead
of going into areas that weren't rezoned at the present time. I am
thinking of building adjacent to mine now.
MRS. 9SHELBY I just wanted to know if they Are sure that
they have these closed garages, is that in
this latest plan?,
Mayor Mottinger: I think that is'in.
Mrs. Eshelby: Can they be trusted to build what they
have onpaper?
Mayor Mottinger: Well, they have to, and they can't build
unless they do go by those recommendations.
Mrs. Eshelby: We won't be able to see any further than
the back of our garden. It will shut off
everything for those people. There will: be
no -privacy of any kind.
HOLROY In listening to these arguments for and
2748 East Garvey, against apartments, it�seems to me that
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West Covina pretty near all the big cities have apart-
ments. I -am not particularly.interested
in this area, I don't have a home right there. However, if I did.
I don't believe that -I would be against having a nice building
built adjacent to it, or in the same neighborhood; maybe right
next door, but I -have seen a lot of two-story construction that
looks pretty goodtome. 'I have seen a lot of homes that weren't
too good; they don't keep their yards up and they have bicycles
a . nd tricycles lying around. It also seems to me that every time
someone tries to develop something in a city you always have a lot
of home owners running down to squawk. A lot of times people
squawk a lot and they're not really hurt. I think the people who
run an apartment house like.that don't want too many children in
the apartment because it isn't good business, and I can't see
running these people',bdt"to Anaheim -or some other place and pay
taxes.
Mayor Mottinger: I would like to give the gentleman .for the
proponents a few moments rebuttal.
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Mr. Gilbert: If I may, I will make it very brief. The
question has been raised about children.
I resent the fact that this gentleman is
implying we don't want children. I am a father and I have children
here in school in West Covina, and I would .be the first to oppose
any opposition to children. The fact is that one and two bedroom
apartments are designed for adults or teenagers, and this is a
matter of business and ha# nothing to do with sentimentality off°
children; About parking, we have conformed strictly to the ordin-
ance of West Covina which requires one parking space in a closed
garage off street in this development. If the city required any
more, we would try to conform.__ As far as the comments about
shutting off views, I can't comment on that. We're not in a'posi-
tion to let land that is so valuable as.this lay idle for someone
to enjoy the view..
.Uity Clerk: Mr. Mayor, this petition referred to by
our City Engineer has 158 signatures on it
and protests the proposal to construct
two-story apartment building" on this property,
Mayor Mottinger: What is.your recommendation, Mr. Aiassa?
Mr, Aiassa: I was going to suggest that the people who
are against the rezoning who have mew
testimony which the Planning Commission
has not.heard; that it might .be referred back to the Planning
Commission subject to new testimony, unless the Council feels
that they have heard all that.they would like to hear on this
matter.
Mayor Mottinger: I thought maybe you had additional infor-
mat ion o .
Mr, Aiassa: Subject to this petition.
Mayor Mottinger: We will close the public hearing on the
amended Precise Plan No. 109.
Cbunci;lman Brown: How large are you figuring on these apart-
ments being? Say a one bedroom?
Mr. Gilbert: 600 for the one, approximately 750 for
the two.
Gbunci;lman Brown: You. have 114 units.,
CbunciImAn; Heath: Is this to scale?
Mr; Gilberto This was just drawn on Thursday and the
dimensions on each lot are supposed to be
drawn to scale.
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Counc'ilma.n Brown: I think this is completely overbuilding the
area, and if this is drawn to scale I come
up with roughly -- Heath and I -- 450 feet
to a single apartment. I think this is entirely too small to be
an adequate apartment, and I think it's completely overdabildfng
the area.
CounciliAn Heath: I feel 114 apartments in there is too much.
They will be crowded in so close. Some of
the units are 10 feet apart, five feet off
an alley, backed up against garages. I can't see it.
Councilma.n,,Pittenger: Mr. Gerschler, are you satisfied these
sizes are what they are supposed to be?
Mr, Gerschler: They would have to be before the building
permits could be issued. It does require
600 feet for one bedroom and 750 feet for
two bedroom. I haven't reviewed these plans in detail. These
were submitted late today. There again, the planning commission
analyzes only the general layout..
Councilman.,. Pittenger: I am inclined to state it's overbuilding,
but I would say that about a. lot of zoning
that has come in. It's our restrictions.
If this man meets the minimum requirement, then we better change
our ordinance if we turn down a map like this. I personally would
be in favor of doing this. Several times we have had precise plans
in here that did meet minimum, which we have passed. I think we
want to take a good look, whether we think it's overbuilt or not.
It's hardly for us to decide if .he meets the requirements in our
ordinance.
Councilman°Ba.rnes: Malcolm, weren't all of the buildings back
of these two alleys in your Planning Com-
mission recommendation supposed to be
single story?
Mr. Gerschler: The buildings at the southern end of the
plan.
49ounailman.. Barnes: Clear up to the alley?
Mr. Gerschler: They're shown that way on the revised plan.
Councilman Brown: No, they're shown two-story.
Mr. Gerschler: The revised recommendation that we read to-
-night combined two lots, making three large
lots on the east side and leaving the one
original lot on the tentative map for single story construction.
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Mayor Mottinger:
Mr, Gerschler:
Coundilman ' Ba.rnes :
Counc'i'1ifian Heath:
are 20 x 25 feet. If
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Is this according to the latest recommenda-
tion?
Yes, These involve some modifications.
I was at that Planning Commission meeting,
and I thought everything back of the alley.
was supposed to be single story.
I understood the same thing. While he's
looking for that, if this is to scale it
looks like the single bedroom apartments
this is to scale, 20 x 25 is 450 square feet,
Mayor Mottinger:. 500 square feet. The thing that disturbs
me particularly about our objection to
this plan, along the same line that Mr.
Pittinger just expressed: We have certain rules and regulations
in our zoning ordinance that we apply that are applicable and yet
we don't.like to back them up entirely. In view of the fact that
this is the second such application in as many months that we
have run into, this is reversing the Planning Commission's recom-
mendation -- if -we are to reverse it -- and it may need some study
and work With them to find out where our differences really area
I hate to take an arbitrary stand.
Mr. Williams: You will recall that the ordinance was
changed when the ordinance relating to
precise plan of designs was adopted. It
makes the requirements of the zoning ordinance minimum require-
ments, but you.have a right to require more stringent requirements.
In other words, more open space, greater air, than the minimum
requirements of the zoning,ordinance in approving a precise plane
Otherwise, there would be no purpose in a precise plan. This
precise plan ordinance permits you -- not, it's true, in any arbi-
trary fashion -- there's a, guide.set forth, and the guide is that
you consider the best interests of the health and safety and wel-
fare of the community. That is the yardstick so that you may re-
quire a larger area., more open space. You can't permit any less
than the zoning ordinance,
Mayor Mottinger: If we're staying so far above the minimum
maybe they're wrong, because they're mis-
leading to the applicants.
Counc .bman Brown: Maybe our minimums are too small in some
areas, but whenever R-3 is being put down
in a residential area, I think the restric-
tions could be much greater and be justified. I would like to
male a motion that this beheld until we have a meeting with the
Planning Commission on R-3 in general before a decision is
rendered, because I can't see anything beyond the alley being
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two-story. I think it's too much for the area. Set back is 15
feet, when right across the street is 25 feet.
C , ounciLlman,-Pittenger. I'll second that motion.
Mr. Mottinger.-. Made and seconded that this matter be held
for a decision until after,'we have a meet-
ing with the Planning Commistion. All in
favor say aye. Opposed no. It is so ordered, and this matter
will be held until.we have a chance to study it.
Mr. Moore-. Thank you gentlemen'. This is the third
time that this has-been kicked'back. Can't
we ask for a chance to'see these revised
plans this next time ahead of a meeting? Each times they come in
the same night or in the afternoon before-, so that the Planning
Commission and everyone gets to see
Mayor Mottinger: I believe if you will leave your name with
the Secretary of the Planning Commission
he will give you notice and you can let
the neighbors know about it.
ZONE VARIANCE NO. 227 LOCATION: 856 South Sunset Avenue between
Co W. Waldrip Roseway Street and Marianna Avenue.
Professional office
use Zone RA
JaPROVED
Mr. Alassal It's actually a zone variance,
Mayor Mottinger: Mr. Gerschler; you have the recommendation
on Zone Variance 227?
Mr, Gerschler: I have, Mr. Mayor.
Mr. Gerschler then read the recommendation of the Planning Commis-
sion, recommending approval after certain conditions are met.
Mayor Mottinger:. This is the time and place for public hear-
ing on Zone. Variance 227. All those who
wish to speak with regard to this matter
'will please stand and be sworn in by the Clerk-.
JOHN EASTMAN: I am representing the owner of this property
554 North Nora at his request. As an employee of the
Avenue, West Covina school district, we occupied this building
for approximately four years as our district
administrative offices. The only request to the Council now is for
their'consideration of a Possibility of a. five year variance rather
than the yearly renewal provisions and, further, that the Council
give some consideration for the use of the front part as partial
parking for the use of this particular building. The building
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Page twenty-six
itself is a residence that has been adapted, modified and
altered to make it adequate for certain types of professional
use, offices and so forth, and he feels it can continue to be
used for those purposes. I will be happy to try to answer any
questions you might have.
Mayor Mottinger: Are there any others who'r'`desire to speak
either for or against this application?
We'll.declare the public hearing closed.
Councilman Heath: Mr. Eastman, does that mean that the front
yard of that building would be black -
topped?
Mr. Eastman: The owner would be happy to do that and
provide :proper parking.
Councilman Heath: And driveway?
Mr. Eastman: Yes. We used it for parking there. There
were nine of us attached at that office.
C"oundi'lman Pittenger: Is there room behind the building for ade-
quate parking?
Mr. Eastman: There is some room behind the building.
There are some buildings back there, how-
ever. There are two garages, one lean-to
shed back behind the building. Kind of cuts up that back there.
Couuncilma.n.,Pittenger: There's no access to Bruce Street?
Mr. Eastman: No, sir.
Craunci,lma:m. Pittenger: We're actually acting on the ---
Mr. Gers.chler: It was discussed that the parking was not
allowed in.the front, and in order to
obtain the nec*ssary room in the rear the
shed would have to be removed. It was indicated that this could
be done. I might have overlooked it.
Councilman Pittenger: Are we just acting on the variance of the
Planning.Commission? We can't introduce
any new things, a new stipulation.
Mr. Williams We could introduce new conditions. This is
up on appeal and you can grant it subject
to different conditions.
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Mayor Mottinger: In other words, the applicant is asking._,
that permission be granted for five years.
I would assume on that it's difficult to
get a lease for one year, and that some parking be permitted in
front of the house„ Would it be agreeable that there be a certain
amount of landseping in addition to parking?In other words, if
there was sort of a circular driveway so that the .cars could stop
in front, but there would be some landscaping out in front.
Mr. Eastman: Yes, sir, There is probably some land-
-scaping'immediately behind.the sidewalkt
Mayor Mottinger: In other words, if it is going to be a
doctor's office there might be two or
three or four cars there and that would
probably be the extent of it.
Councilman Brown: We turned down RP use on this piece a year
ago;_and I can't see where the conditions
have changed any now from where they were
at that time. The school has moved out of it. We have it back
now for a variance for some special use, and I'm afraid that's
what it's going to be from now on. I would rather grant RP and
be done with it if this is what we're going to .do.
Councilman Pittenger: We have a little bit different condition
here. I think maybe you have a point,
but next door we have a non -conforming use
which has several years to go. Is that right, Me. Gerschler?
Mr, Gerschler: Yes.
Councilman -Pittenger: Ultimately, the whole property will have to
be dealt with, whether it's R-1 or RP or
whatever, and across the street we have a
city yard which is non -conforming use 4or the area. I don't know
that I go for five years, but I do think we should make it possible
for the man to get a lease and use his -property until the non-
conforming lease has run -out next door. It doesn't particularly
jeopardize a.ny neighbor because on the south there is fZ-nce which
is alley -width away, and on the north the lots back up to the non-
conforming use property on the north of this particular property',
and it goes clear through to the next street, so there are no
houses particularly jeopardized by the use. I certainly would
rather see it as a variance for an RP use than as a non -conforming
use of the north side,
Councilman Brown: I wouldn't object to a one-year.variance,
but other than that, if the non';oonforming
use should change first thing you know you
would be granting a variance to the one next to it and eventually
you're extending. A variance is only supposed to bring one piece
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of property up.to another one. A variance is not to mean that
this gives it a special privilege; it's only to bring one piece
of property up to another piece of property which is adjacent,
or this piece of property lies in between.
Mayor Mottinger: I think I intend to agree with Dole in
this case, though. It's an unusual condi-
tion. The house is not being changed. In
fact, the requirements would be that it would be improved and if
it would make it practical for the owner to get a lease, there
would be a, review at the end of that period or extension with re-
gard to the non -conforming use adjacent to it. There's no use
giving it an approval. that isn't practical to use.
Counc.ilman.Barnes: I think that probably we should give it at
least three years. If he is going to im-
prove this property inside and the parking
in the front, and all of these things cost money, without at least
a three year lease he wouldn't .be getting his money or value back
on the property. I don't think you can lease anything for less
than three years and make anything.
Councilman Brown: I am asking Malcolm again, was it not the
recommendation that no physical changes
be made?
Mr. Gerschler: That the building not be increased or
enlarged.
Councilman.Barnes: Outside.
Mayor Mottinger: It has to be refinished.
Cdunci'lman Brown: Well, we turned down zoning in that general
area some time ago. I think we're opening
the door to the same party coming back and
asking again. I think you have to establish a policy. If you
give it to one, you have to give it to the other. .
Mayor Mottinger: -I think the previous application was for
this entire area.
CounciL,man Brown. This one was denied and another piece
right across from the city yard was
denied.
Mayor Mottinger: That was C zone.
Councilman Brown: INo, it was R-3o
Mayor Mottinger: At the present time it's just for the use
of the existing residence.
C. C. 5-12-58
4 F HEARINGS - continued
Page twenty-nine
Motion by Councilman Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Barnes
that Zone Variance No. 227 be approved for a -three year term,
subject to review; that parking be permitted in the front with
circular type driveway and proper landscaping; All.other provi-
sions required by the Planning Commission to be included.
Mayor M®ttinger: All in favor say aye. Councilman Brown
. opposed.' Motion is passed.
UNCLASSIFIED USE LOCATION: North'side.of Malley Boulevard
PERMIT NO, 25 between Center Street and Camino De Teodoro.
Henry H. Wheeler,_: Jr.
APPROVED
Mr. Aiassa.:
This annexation 158. We haven't had our
second reading, so we could do it legally.
That's subject to Council's action first.
We haven't had the second
reading on that ordinance. Of course,
mamy times they will run the two together, the annexation and
.rezone change, if the
Council so desires. It will expedite time
if they do it.
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Mr. Williams:
If this is -approved, it will have to be
approved effective contingent on annexa-
tion. This would be granted by resolution
and the annexation, if
approved:by ordinance, it wouldn't be
effective until thirty
days later, so that this will be on condi-
tion that the annexation
carries.
Mayor Mottinger:.
In other words, it's,just interim zoning.
Mr, Williams-.
It's quite similar in that it would be
effective only after annexation.
May I ask, Harry, is it necessary that we
make this use permit at this time? Couldn't
this be held over until such time as the
second reading of the annexation, until after, I should say.
Mr. Williams Yes.
Mayor Mottinger:. Let's proceed with the hearing and see
what we develop.
Mr. Gerschler: Planning Commission Resolution No. 591.
Mr. Gerschler thereupon read the recommendations,and conditions of
the Planning Commission.
Mayor Mottinger: This is the time and place for public hear-
ing on Unclassified Use Permit No. 25. All
C. C. 5-12-58 Page thirty
HEARINGS - continued
those desiring to give testimony in this matter please stand and
be sworn in by the City Clerk.
FRANCIS J. GARVEY I am an attorney and I represent Mr.
700 Orangewood Dr., Wheeler, the applicant in this matter. I
Covina think Mr. derschler's report sets forth
the pertinent facts and I would like to
add only one or two more. There is another property covered
here, approximately 241 acres. Now, there were in the area between
Pomona, and El Monte during 1957 about 2150 deaths, and a cemetery
of this nature can take -care of about 1350 graves per acre, so
that it would be a considerable time before it would be necessary
to use any part where there might be problems of adjoining lands.
There are relatively few cemeteries in this area, and I think
this is a growing area, one in which I have heard officials state
that it is expected to reach a population close to three -fourths
of a million before 1975. We know we have a high birth rate, and
with those we must expect death rates. Now, the cemeteries around
the area at the present time are, of course, Rose Hills in Whittier,
the new Catholic cemetery approximately three or four miles south,
Oakdale between Covina and Glendora, which is practically filled,
and Live Oak MemorialPark over in Duarte, which is approximately
eight and a half to nine miles from the City of West Covina and
probably 13 or 14 miles from the subject property. With respect
to the 500 feet, at the present time I am not clear as to what is
meant. There's a jog in the property, as you can notice and, of
course, we have an easterly section here and one there, and I
think it should be quite clear in any restrictions where these
can apply. As was pointed out in the Planning Commission's re-
port, the property is well adapted to this type of use. It's a
gently rolling piece of land; it's surrounded by manufacturing
on the opposite side of Valley Boulevard. There,is some area of
housing along the Walnut side to the east, but this is generally
fairly well sheltered by the crest of the hill. If the 500 foot
adoption -- or restriction would be adopted at this time, time
would judge as to what would happen in there iand it could be
taken care of. The use of the property to the north is agricul-
tural.. The property in there is dedicated, but not improved, to a
proposed County Road, and there are two chicken ranches down in
there. We feel we can satisfy, at the time of the development,
all of the financial requirements. If you have a perpetual care
set up, you do have a trust fund and will also assure adequate
financing over a long period of time. `We feel it is desirable
for the.City as a matter of long range planning to provide for
burial places as well as places for the living, and we feel on
this proposed annexation of so much land that it would be well
now, long range, to make such a decision and to locate this far
from the existing residences, then to designate it so that as
the other portions of it develop the purchasers will be on some
notice that this has been so zoned so that there will not be the
question of trying to adapt land to this use after other develop-
ments have come in. If you have -any questions, I should be happy
to answer them.
C. C. 5-12-58 Page thirty-one
HEARINGS - CONTINUED
Mayor Mottinger: Are there any others who wish to speak in
favor of this application? In -opposition
to the application?
D. W. STANY I'm in the same condition I was the last
19015 E. Valley hearing. I hardly know what to say in re -
Blvd., LaPuente gard to this. Where we are situated there,
West Covina is reaching that way, the City
of Industry is reaching that way, LaPuente would like to if they
could, Walnut is an unsettl6d condition, Where we -are going to
land we don't know. Of course, at the present time we are in
County territory and we may be part of West Covina some time. I
don't know, but that's neither here nor there, but as far as this
is concerned, if you're going to give a variance.on the east side
of 500 feet, as I understand that's questionable; whether that
will be a cemetery or not, if you're going to make 500 foot strips
all around it, because there won't be much left for a cemetery
and, furthermore, when it comes on the other side there, you con-
sider that that's.a,�.strip of ground that's shown on the map there
tha , i"s connected with
th your present city by a shoestring somethifig
a little over 200 feet wide. I just don't see the propriety of
sticking a cemetery in other territory where it's only connected
with your city territory by a strip 210 feet, or some such amount,
• wide. If the whole area was in the City of West Covina that would
be a different thing entirely, but at the present time it looks
like a chance. Your man here already said your annexation is not
complete. We don't know whether for certain it's going to -be part
of West Covina. Looks to me like it should be the thing to post-
pone it for a while, at least until we know it's going to be a
part of West Covina or not,
Mayor Mottinger: Mr. Stany, where is your property located?
Mr. Stany: Along Center Street there..
Mayor Mottinger: To the west of this property?
Mr. Stany: Yes, to LaPuente Road, north to LaPuente
Road, except what borders on Valley, what
they refer to as a chicken ranch.
Mayor Mottinger: Do you wish to make any rebuttal, Mr. Garvey?
Mr. Garvey: No, sir. I believe the committee has all
the facts.
Mayor Mottinger: Public hearing closed.
O Councilmampittenger: Could I direct the question to the City
Attorney., This perpetual care cemetery,
do they actually put up funds to guarantee
perpetual care, and do they do it only as
they develop it?
C. C. 5-12-58 Page thirty-two
HEARINGS continued
Mr. Williams: I don't know the exact mechanics. Maybe
Mr. Garvey could explain better than I.
The matter is regulated by State law and
the.Sta,te requires some sort of.,security. Now, whether they have
to , provide for the eventual perpetual care of the entire acreage
or whether they are allowed to use only some portion and guarantee
the perpetual care of that, I can't answer.
Mrs. Van Dame: From experience, which.I have my lot and
grave and what for, you pay $50.00 for the
whole thing. So I suppose it's the same
thing at other cemeteries.
.'Councilman Pittenger:
Welly I'm sure they have to underwrite it
before they sell the lots.,
Mrs. Van Dame:
Well,, I bought the lot.
Councilman Pittenger:
You would be the ultimate purchaser. Does
the cemetery assocation have to guarantee
that if the y1re going to set up a perpetual
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care on 10 acres, do they have to guarantee that will be carried
through in four or five acres and leave the rest go?
Mrs. Van Dame-
I know we bought a lot and, that was $50.00
for perpetual care.
Counc1,1man Brown:
Malcolm, the 500 easterly fee, I assume,
starts.at Valley Boulevard running north
.on the easterly side.
Mr. Gerschler:
Yes. Our proposal was to have it go clear
through LaPuente Road, on Section 159, just
below LaPuente Road, there is an existing
dedicated street and in our opinion thereshouldbe a connection
between that street and the street here.' If that connection were
made youwouldhave to
go around the hill and would jut three or
four hundred feet into
the subject property, and we feel that
should be precise before the zoning permit would be granted.
Mayor Motiinger:
500 feet wide?
Mr. Gerschler:
Yes. 500 feet was arbitrary, of course.
Councilman -Barnes:
You didn't have any idea as to'what the
street alignment would be?
Mr. Gerschler-
We made no block study. It probably would
be more than sufficient.
Cbu.ndklmain Brown:
You just want to get around, the hill with
the road?
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HEARINGS - continued
Mr. Gerschler:
Page thirty-three
It would be our intention when this was
precise, the line would be redrawn and
adjusted accordingly,
Mayor Mottinger: I think the whole problem involved is the.
matter of letting those people know, with
whom we may have to deal on further annexa-
tion, what kind of zoning they could expect, because actually they
couldn't use the zone we did -grant here until the annexation is
complete._
Councilman Heath: This would give them notice that they would
have the cemetery if this annexation goes
through.
Mayor Mottinger: That is the point. At the same time,
there will be future annexations and
property owners, before they would want
to say yes or no, whether they would want to object to an annexa-
tion, would like to know what the eventual use of the property
would be and, of course, a.good.share of.the land in this Valley
has been set up on the maps of the Regional. Planning Commissioner
as an industrial area. Of course, at the same time I want to re-
mind any who might be interested, we have changed our zoning laws
so that property that is brought into the City through annexation
does not change in its zone condition from what it might be.in the
County. In other words, if it's any particular zone in the County,
it would come into the City with exactly the same zone so that
there would be no change in assessed valuation.
C'ouncil.man Heath: Right now it's agricultural. If this
annexation goes through, that territory
would come into the City as agricultural
and then, after a period of time, it would be given an unclassi-
fied use permit.
Mayor Mottinger:., Well, this use permit would become active
at the conclusion of the annexation.
Mr. Williams: Isn't this the same property that was sub-
ject to an interim zoning ordinance so
that it would come in as M-l?
Councilman Pittenger: But only that portion which they decided
to develop at this time would be unclassi-
fied use for a cemetery, and they could
return the rest of it to M-1,
Mr, Williams: They wouldn't be obligated to use it?
Councilman Pittenger: They could use a portion of it for a
cemetery.
C.C. 5-12-58 Page thirty-four.
HEARINGS — continued
Mr. Williams: All or any part.
Mr. Gerschler: It would require a submission of a precise
plan for whatever use they made.
Mayor Mottinger: This would be just a permit, but would not
be effective without the approval of a,
precise plan.
Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Heath, and
carried that the permit be granted subject to Planning Commission
recommendations and the completion of the annexation.
ZONE VARIANCE LOCATION: West side of Irwindale Avenue,
NO. 118 and PRECISE between Puente Avenue and Badillo Street
PLAN OF DESIGN (.James L. & Mary E. Allen and Albert J. &
NO. 127 Opal M. Snell
HEARING CLOSED,
City Clerk: I have a letter from James L. and Mary E.
Allen and Albert J. and Opal M. Snell.
This letter is dated May 9th delivered today to
our office and directed to the City Council, which is a request
for the withdrawal of their letter of appeal.
Mayor Mottinger: You have heard the applicant request that
this matter be withdrawn. However, we
have opened it for public hearing. I don't
think it is necessary, but it will give any who wish to speak in
this matter an opportunity .to speak with regard to it.
HERB TICE Is there any particular number of times
Irwindale this particular petition can come up before
the Planning Commission or the City Council?
Mayor Mottinger Y'm afraid as long as the owners own the
property they can continue to request some -
use of that property.
Mr. Tice: I am opposed to that because of the fact
that we do have a shopping center, or a
market that is being built on Irwindale
and San Bernardino and since then Puente is opened up to Orange.
Mayor Mottinger: If there is a new application the people
in the area will be so notified. Mr. Brown
s?ugts it would have to go clear back
through the Planning Commission and then to the City Council so
that they have to start over now that they have withdrawn it.
Hearing is closed on this matter.
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PARKS AND RECREATION
Page thirty-five
Mr. Aiassa„ We have two items. No. 1, we have some
estimates on the palm tree problem. We
have 36 palms and we have got some informal
bids. Mr. Gingrich got them. One price was $9.75 and one was
$9.00 per tree, and they will skin them, and it would be our job to
remove the remains if it was on the ground. It will run about
$340.00 and that will relieve us at the present time of the basic
headache we have on some of those palms; not all the palm trees,
but these are the bad ones that we've had a lot of complaints and
written communications on, and we do have an appropriation in the
Parks and Recreation budget we can use for this purpose. I would
like to have authorization from the Council to go ahead and take
care of the 36 and get them off our hands. Maybe next year we can
develop a definite tree program on the parkway.
Mr. Aiassa: It will be coming from capital outlay money.
Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes that the
City Manager be instructed to proceed on cleaning up the palm trees.
Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Brown, Barnes, Pittenger, Heath, Mayor Mottinger
Noes: None
Absent: None
Councilman Pittenger: How often does this have to be done?
Mr. Aiassa: Approximately every two or three years..
Some of them are way down, but I"think if
we keep these dressed up this won't
happen. They go to a certain length and then drop down like a
sleeve. A man can get hurt very bad. We don't have an aerial
ladder and we don't have the equipment to get up that high. We
have one more item along with this.
Mr. Aiassa: Mr. Gingrich has been able to make contact
with a private party in West Covina that
is willing to remove all our dead walnut
trees for the wood. He will take the trees out and bring everything
back to a clean condition. All he wants is the wood value from the
trees. I think that's an economical way. The only stipulation is,
only dead ones.
Councilman Heath:
Mr. Aiassa:
Councilman Pittenger.:
Mr. Aiassa:
lie will remove the stump?
He will fill in the holes.
Is this an.ethical operator, or might, he
make some of them come up dead first.
I recommend it if we c 4n work it out.
C. C. 5Al2-58 Page Thirty-six
PARKS AND RECREATION - continued
Motion by Councilman Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Heath, and
carried that party contacted by Mr -Gingrich be permitted to remove
all dead walnut trees for the wood.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
City Clerk: This is a communication from the American
Legion Post 190 to declare and proclaim
'May 23rd and 24th Poppy Day in West Covina.
We had one from the 3',,F.W._ and we did so proclaim it.
PLANNING COMMISSION
TENTATIVE MAP OF LOCATION„ South side of Merced Avenue,
TRACT NO. 20714 between Willow and Garvey Avenues
Mr. Aiassa: He has prepared a map for all of these and
I think, if it is acceptable, we will just
let you review where these tentative maps
are being posted, so it gives the area and city where it is being
considered. I think that will expedite it a little bit.
• Mayor Mottinger: Items according to the agenda,numbers?
Mr. Aiassa: Yes, 33 to 38.
Councilman Heath: .I think this is.a good idea.
Mayor Mottinger: Is there any engineering data?
Mr. Aiassa: I think these.are all tentative maps. They
,all go to the City Engineer's Office anyway.
Councilman Brown: Well, this particular map is the one we just
discussed, the R-3 on. Item 32.
Mr. Aiassa: .34 is the one on the Donson Farms. 35 is
Gale View.
Councilman Brown: What you're saying is that we'll only be pre-
sented with the final maps. The City Engineer
will review all the final maps and we'll bring
up all our basic requirements at that time. You have to put your
restrictions on the tentative map.
Mr. Aiassa: The Planning Commission has reviewed the
tentative maps.
Mr. Pontow: We have reviewed the tentative maps and
made recommendations.
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PLANNING COMMISSION - continued
Page Thirty-seven
Mr. Aiassa: Your basics are pretty well established
on your tentative.
Mr. Williams: For instance, you can't require the im-
provement on an adjacent street as part of
a subdivision improvement, but you -can
require it as.an addition to the tentative map. All the sub-
division maps allow is the street being dedicated, but on a tenta-
tive map you can say, "We will only approve this if you agree".
Councilman Brown: I think Item 32 should be held,
Mr,Williams:' If you don't act in 10 days it's approved,
remember. You have to get their consent.
About the only action you could take is
to hold it on condition that they consent' to it being held and
if they don't you disapprove.
Mayor Mottinger: If it's being held on approval -of a
Precise Plan?
C'oundilman Brown: They drew a map to conform to the Precise
Plan.
Mr. Williams: You've held the precise plan.
Cbu.n klman Brown: -This could be denied.
Mr, Aiassa: You would be safer to deny it.
C.bund 1-man Brown: I move we hold it subject to the approval of
the applicants, in which case if they do not
give the approval that we deny it.
Councilma.n:Pttenger: Our objection to this wasn't the street;
it was the _number of the apartments and the
use of two story apartments behind the alley.
Glemind't1man Brown: But if you approve this, you're saying here
that it is all right.
unctil,mznr : Barnes: I have a question on this Map 20714. You
show 3.14 acres, 11 lots, and on the re-
vised plan you show only seven lots,, 90 I
don't think this would conform to the revised plan anyway.
Coundil;man Brown: Yes, this conforms
Mr, Williams: I think the motion probably is correct.
The State Sub -division Section says that
the advisory agency shall make its report
to the governing body, which body shall act upon the report
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PLANNING COMMISSION - continued
within ten days or at its next regular meeting after receipt of
the report. If no action is taken within these time limits the
tentative map is deemed approved, and it shall be the duty of the
clerk to certify the approval. The time limits may be extended
by mutual consent of the sub -divider, governing body or advisory
agency. So Mr. Brown's motion, as I understand it, is correct.
That action on this tentative map shall be contingent until action
is taken on the precise plan governing the same area, provided
that wihin -- provided that wihin ten days from today --
Councilman Brown: This is the first time.
Mr. Williams: Within ten days, and if the applicant
does not so consent in writing within ten
days, that this tentative map shall be
denied and rejected.
Councilman Pittenger: I'll second that motion.
Mr. Gerschler: This was brought to the Commission on the
28th. I:t was held over from the 28th at
the request of the applicant. The Council
took no action and did not consider it on the basis --
Councilman Brown: But he revised the map in the meantime?
Mr. Williams: This is the first time this particular map
has been presented?
Councilman Brown: It was changed from 11 to 7 lots.
Mayor Mottinger: You have heard the motion. All in favor
say aye. So ordered.
Mayor Mottinger then left the meeting and Mayor Pro Tem Pittenger
took charge of the Council meeting.
TENTATIVE MAP OF LOCATION: North side of Lark Ellen Avenue,
TRACT NO. 24035 hotth of Puente Ave. (Mary G. Hillsten)
(Revised)
APPROVED
Mr. Gerschler: There's a 12-foot strip along the easterly
side of the property which was lost
through a. lot of years, and a title company
is not able to issue title insurance. We refer to them as no man's
land. Eventually it will be either given up as tax land or there
will be some solution found. The Commission feels the property
owner should be allowed to proceed with the development. The lot
line is moved over in red.
Councilman Brown: This has been kicking around here for
almost a year now.
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PLANNING COMMISSION continued
Mr. Gerschler: Correct.
Councilman Brown: I move for adoption.
Councilman Heath: Second it.
Page Thirty-nine
Mayor ProTem Pittenger: So ordered.
TENTATIVE MAP OF LOCATION: North side of Vine Avenue,
TRACT NO. 16875 west of Pima Avenue (Donson Farms)
(Revised)
APPROVED
Mr. Aiassa: This has a new right of way for a city
street. I would like to have the City
Engineer comment. on that.
Mr. Gerschler: The Planning Commission recommends approv-
al subject to the following conditions.
Mr. Gerschler then read the.recommendation and conditions of the
Planning Commission.
Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes, and
carried, for the adoption of Tract No. 16875, subject to all the
conditions.
TENTATIVE MAP OF LOCATION: West side.of Nora Street, be -
TRACT NO. 21443 tween Rowland and Workman Avenues (Gale
APPROVED View Estates)
Mr. Gerschler: This is the property on'the west side of
the Del Norte School site. The City
asked that Nora. Avenue be continued from
Rowland to Del Norte. The street is in and,the improvements are
in except for street lights.
Mr. Gerschler then read the rest of the recommendations and
conditions.'
Mr. Gerschler: Lots 1 and 2 are sub -standard in depth but
they are sufficient in area.
Mr. Pontow: The Council should make note of the note
that .is written in on Nora Avenue.
Mr..Gerschler- Being offered for dedication by the West
Covina School District.
Mr, Aiassa-. Have the school Authorities been notified?
Mr. Gerschler: Yes'.
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Page Forty
PLANNING COMMISSION"- continued
Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Brown and
carried that Tentative map of Tract No. 21443 be accepted, subject
to the recommendation of the Planning Department and City Engineer,
TENTATIVE MAP OF LOCATION: North side of Franc.isquito
TRACT NO. 21566 between Conlon and Sunset Avenues (Don
APPROVED Wilson)
:"Mr. Gerschler: Planning Commission recommends approval
subject to the following conditions.
Mr. Gerschler read the conditions of the Planning Commission.
Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Barnes and
carried for the adoption of tentative map No. 21566 subject to
the recommendation of the City Engineer .and Planning Department.
Mr. Gerschler: Sidewalks are-required'on'all those streets.
Mr. Mayor, there is some question as to
the. requirement for dediction to access
rights on the maps We would like to make the suggestion --
Mr. Ai,assa: There are four lots involved. I think
those should be in the motion accepted
by the Council,.
Mr. Gerschler: --One,�ninety-six, twenty-six and thirty-
six, abandon access rights to public
streets, Sunset and Francisquito respec-
tively.
Councilman Brown: So moved, to be added to the motion..
Councilman --Barnes: Seconded.
Mayor ProTem Pittenger: So ordered.
METES & BOUNDS SUB- LOCATION: On the north side of Rowland,
DIVISION NO. 135-146 between Irwindale and Vincent Avenues.
APPROVED (Walter R. Starbuck)
Mr. Gerschler then read the recommendation of the Planning Com-
mission. He also read the accompanying conditions.
Mr. Pontow: Are you going to require sidewalks?,
Mr. Gerschler: Yes.
Councilman Brown: Are there any other
er sidewalks in this
immediate. area?.
Mr. Pontow: I don't believe'Rowland is on the master
plan.
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Page Forty-one
PLANNING COMMISSION continued
Mr. Gerschler: There are no sidewalks between1cith and
the next street to the east, which is
Hartley..
Councilman Brown:
Quite
a distance, isn't
it?
Mr. Gerschler:
Three
or four huOdred
feet.
Councilman Brown: I move that the tentative map be accepted
:subject to the recommendation of the
Planning Department and the City Engineer
other than the sidewalks. If the sidewalks are not completed
within three years the bond will be returned.
METES & BOUNDS SUB- LOCATION: on the south side of Los
DIVISION NO. 135-148 Cerillos,Drive, east of LaSerena Drive.',,.
APPROVED, (Myers.Bros.C,onstruction Co.)
Mr. Gerschler then read the recommendations of the Planning
Commission, as well as -the conditions.
• Mr. Gerschler:
pose of the other one is
lot it is serving. This
previous occasions.
Mayor ProTem Pittenger:
Mr.Gerschler:
Mr. Pontow,.�
Councilman Brown:
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The Planning Commission recommends
approval subject to the condition that
sanitary sewers be provided. The pur-
to allow the private road to be on the
is a situation we have recommended in
What is this 's,lope,easement? Is that a
pretty steep slope!'
Yes, sir.
Any time it gives us trouble we can go
in there and maintain it.
Move. that be approved subject to the
recommendation of the Planning Depart-
ment and the City -Engineer.
Counc-ilman.-,Barnes. Seconded,
Mayor ProTem Pittenger: We have a motion and second. All in
. . favor say aye. So ordered.
C. C. 5-1.2-58 Page Forty-two
PLANNING COMMISSION continued
RESOLUTION NO. 1361 "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
ADOPTED CITY OF"WEST"'COVINA REQUESTING THE U. S.
ARMY CORPS OF'ENGINEERS TO INCLUDE THE
Regarding Planning LOWERING OF THE GLENDORA AND VINCENT.AVENUE
Commission Resolution BRIDGES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FORTHCOMING
No. 593, WALNUT CREEK WASH PROJECT TO PERMIT THE,
Walnut Creek Project COMPLETION OF CERTAIN INTERSECTING -!SECOND-
ARY HIGHWAYS.
Mayor ProTem Pittenger: Hearing no objections, we will waive
further reading of the body of the Reso-
lution.
Councilman Brown: This was held up to be sure that the
wording was correct. When this was first
presented to the Countil it was worded
in such a manner that this was what we demanded, and we wanted to
be very sure.. We instructed Harold, when he was acting City
Manager,-, to be very careful of the wording not to jeopardize
any funds.
Mr. Williams: it's quite short.. (The Resolution was
read in its entirety.)
Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Heath, that
Resolution No.1361 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as
follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Heath, Mayor -pro Teri Pittenger
Noes: None
Absent: Mayor Mottinger
ORDINANCE 4572 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
ADOPTED CITY OF WEST COVINA REZONING CERTAIN
PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
PUENTE AVENUE WEST OF AZUSA AVENUE.
(City initiated) Second reading)
Mayor ProTem Pittenger.* Isn't this some property that's already
been subdivided?
Mr. Williams: Yes.
Mayor ProTem Pittenger Hearing no objection, we will waive fur-
ther reading.
Motion by Councilman Brown,, * seconded'by Councilman Barnes, that
Ordinance #572 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Heath, Mayor Pro Temi Pittenger
Noes: None
Absent: Mayor Mottinger
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AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE
#556
Mr. Williams:
Councilman Brown:
Councilman Heath:
Councilman Brown:
Mayor ProTem Pittenger:
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AN ORDINANCE OIF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO, 556 RELATING TO THE PERSONNEL SYSTEM
(Second reading)
This, you will recall, provides that the
recommendation of the Personnel Board
shall be binding.
We arrived at no conclusion. I think it
should be held over for further study in
our next meeting for study..
I move it be held over.
Seconded.
That will be a.further study session.
Mr. Williams: There's another matter on a zoning matter
you heard last time. An ordinance of
the rezoning for the property located at
the southeast corner of Westcove Place and Glendora Avenue,
William W. Lovett, rezoned RP.
.Mayor ProTem Pittenger: Waive further reading. May I have a
motion to enter a first reading.
Councilman Brown: So moved.
CoundilmAn Heath: Seconded,
Mayor ProTem Pittenger: We have been given the first reading of
this ordinance.
AMENDMENT TO PERSONNEL Regarding gesolution No. 1277, we have a
ORDINANCE Mr.Williams- change relating to the position of
battalion chief. This changes the words
"Assistant Fire Chief" as now contained in that resolution.
Mr. Aiassa: Reviewing the overall master plan of the
Fire Department personnel, it was the
consensus of opinion, both of the Fire
Chief and myself that it is better to create the position of
Battalion Chief in lieu of Assistant Fire Chief because of the
different types of responsibility that the Battalion Chief would
have. I feel if you create the position of Assistant Chief, it
is created with the idea that man will be chief some day. I said
to the Fire Chief, "Is that the man you would like to be your
successor?'', and there were certain reservations. If the man
shows his ability as Battalion Chief, then in the near future we
will post the classification as Assistant Chief.
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RESOLUTION NO. 1362 "A RESOLUTION ADOPTING CLASS SPECIFICA-
ADOPTED TION OF BATTALION CHIEF
Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by.Councilman Heath, that
Resolution No.'1362 be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as
follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Heath, Mayor Pro Tem Pittenger
Noes: None
Absent: Mayor Mottinger
RESOLUTION NO. 1363 "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MR. AIASSA
ADOPTED AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE
TO SIGN FOR AND ACCEPT SURPLUS PROPERTY."
Mr, Williams, Resolution suggested by somebody in
Civil Defense that Mr. Petrie's name be
removed from certain authorizations
and Mr. Aiassals substituted. This is a resolution authorizing
George Aiassa, Director of Civil Defense, and Pinkney Randal, Jr.,
assistant, to accept certain surplus property in accordance with
Ahe Civil Defense Administration's offer.
Motion by Councilman Brown, seconded by Councilman Heath, that
Resolution No.,1363 be adopted.' Motion passed on roll call as
follows:
Ayes: Councilmen Barnes, Brown, Heath, Mayor Pro Tem Pittenger
Noes: None
Absent: Mayor Mottinger
CITY ATTORNEY
Mr. Williams: There are a couple of matters relating
to litigation that require some brief
action. A matter that Guy Corning
started, by George Hokum and William Jensen.in the Lutheran
Evangelical Synod relating to some kind of zoning variance. The
Council indicates that it wished me to take this up where Mr.
Corning had left off. This requires a substitution of attorney.
Mr. Flotten has to see that the Council adopted a motion substi-
tuting the attorney.
Councilman Brown- So moved.
C,0un&ilmin,Heath: Seconded,
Mr, Williams: The other item is a matter of a claim
presented against the City by W. T.
Harrison who, I think, is the Manager
of the California Bank, in which he alleges more or less that
the City built a dike across Qrange-Avenue where it's supposed
to go into the Walnut Creek Wash, and diverted it in such a way
that it filled up his swimming pool.with mud and uprooted shrubs,
all 6o his annoyance and damage to the sum of two hundred and
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some dollars. If you will refer it to the City's insurance
carrier they will attempt to make a settlement.
Councilman Brown. So moved.
0oundlMhn Heath:. Seconded,
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
Mr. Aiassa: I want to apologize to the Council, not
giving you a written agenda, but next
time you will have one. First item is
the delayed business that was postponed at the last meeting, a
letter from Francis J. Garvey. This matter was reviewed both
with the Planning Commission and the City Attorney, and I would
like to read a quick resume of the City Attorney's opinion.
Mrs Aiassa then read the resume concerning modification of
Precise Plan 17.
Mr, Aiassa: I advised the Planning Commission that
certain amendments could be made without
notice in hearing. I should have spelled
out in detail the instances where changes can be made without
notice of hearing. We are recommending -that this case -- that modi-
fication of Precise Plan 17 be referred back to the Planning Com-
mission for reconsideration.
doundilman Barnes:
Councilman Brown:
Mayor ProTem Pittenger:
,Councilman Brown:
So moved.
Seconded.
So ordered.
Let's expedite this.
Mr. Aiassa: Mr. Garvey stated to me that the two
parties are trying to amend both Precise
Plans and wash out all this problem.
The next item, we have a, notice from the County Boundary Commis-
sion proposin ! g annexation of District 1,61 to the City of West
Covina.
Mr. Aiassa then read the report concerning this item.
Mayor ProTem Pittenger:
Goun&i.1maa-,Barnes:
Mr. Williams:
Describe that for me.
That's the one with the house on the
hill.
You'll need a resolution for your next
meeting initiating this.
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CITY MANAGER REPORTS — continued
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City Clerk: In talking to Mr. Mottinger, he indicated
he thought the Council should have a
little conference with the dwners down
there. What he had in mind, I don't know.
Mr. Aiassa. Do you have any comments on that zoning?
Mr. Gerschler: Only that it's suggested a zoning that
might be forthcoming. The Planning
Commission recommending R-1 Area. District
4.
Mayor ProTem Pittenger: Can we put that on the agenda for the
study session next Monday night? In the
meantime we can see what Mr. Mottinger
had in mind.
Mr. Williams: Is this what is known as the Cameron
.property?
Mr. Gerschler: Tha.t's a portion of it.
Mr. Aia.ssa: In this notice from the.County Boundary
Commission, "This will notify you that
the City of Industry has filed a propo-
sale for annexation known as Annexation No. 22 filed April 24,
1958. Enclosed is a. photostatic copy of description to be
annexed." I thought,we would remind the Council of this if there
is any interest.
Harold Johnson has given me one item that the Council might like
to consider. It's called the Badillo-Orange Avenue problem. Due
to the delay of the financing of the cooperative plan, I recommend
that the City Council recommend that the resurfacing of Orange
Avenue as contemplated in the budget be held over, and further
investigation of the removal of the Badillo and Orange Avenue
problem be made.
Councilman.. -Barnes: I would like to hold this over for study
myself. I'll make that a motion, that
we hold memo from the Director of Public
Works until next Monday night at our study session. That is the
Badillo-Orange Avenue problem.
C"ound l'min Heath: Second
ebunft,-lman Brown: Do you think you can have all the facts
so that we can make a decision Monday
night?
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CITY MANAGER REPORTS - continued
Mr. Aiassa: I think Mayor Pro Tem Pittenger is now
working with the City of Baldwin Park.
Councilman Brown. As -far as.I'm concerned, I think it's a
wash up, but what I want to know is
will we have the legal facts so we can
act..
Mr. Williams: Well., I talked to Warren Ferguson today.
At your last meeting you indicated you
wanted some legal indication. It was at
this meeting, as I understand it, that the party that flatly re-
fused to cooperate wasn't Baldwin Park, but Covina. Baldwin Park,
it's true, has not put a definite figure in your hands, but it is
willing to grant what is essential, and that is permission to.
cross it. In addition, they're willing to pay whatever they can
afford out of their budget. Cutting the burn won't hurt Covina.
If you do that you raise the water on the one who agrees to
cooperate and you don't on the one who won't cooperate. What can'
you force Covina to do? Nothing. The upper land on a water
course has the right over the lower. The lower one is the serv-
ing tenants There's getting to be a divergence from straight
legal concepts for that when it comes to floating bond issues.
But assume, though, the upper owners have the right to flow. He
only has that right when it flows from a natural source, and with
the development and urbanization of the territory the flow is
changed. Therefore, in the concept of the Flood Control District and it's growing to be a concept rather generally accepted --
there is a sufficient burden on -the up stream owner that he can
be charged a proper charge in assessment proceedings. So if it
went to a proceeding, and it was carried out, Covina could --
legitimately they would be assessed a legal portion. However,.
short of an assessment proceeding, I.,don't think there's anything
cooercive we can do to make them do anything,
Councilman -Brown: What if they have changed the natural
drain on the contour of the land to
such a point where they diverted the
water to where it goes back to the -San Dimas now?
Mr. Williams: They can probably be enjoined from doing
that. How -long has that been going on?
Has that been five years ago?
C'a-une `lftan Brown: There's been some since then. This is
where we were trying to impress on them
that they had some responsibility for
the water down below. They were allowing subdivisions to be de-
veloped in such a manner that they changed the water course.
Couno'ilm n . Heath : Where else would thei water have gone?
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CITY MANAGER REPORTS - continued
Councilman Brown- It could flow clear on down Barranca.
Citrus and Azusa could pick up a lot of
water that's now diverted into the wash,
Mr. Williams.. Covina was acting in a governmental
function. You would have to go to the
sub -divider. tru4p,the City approved,
but they are exempt from liability. I don't think there's any-
thing short of voluntary agreement that will enable you to get
one cent. With this exception, thatifthis project can go
through, it's within theCounty Flood Control District, in case
the bond issue goes through. If it does, the County could allo--:
cate a greater portion against Covina's share,, out of that bond
issue, because the County controls that allocation.
Cbuneilman Brown: You want to make a report next Monday
night? Covina and Baldwin Park have
both withdrawn what they first submitted
for this drain, to where the last I knew it could not be devel-
oped with the money they were allocating out of their bond issue.
Mr. Williams.. Well,
I'think it was a situation where
with these lesser standards it could be
developed with the money the County was
:willing to put in,
Councilman Brown: I'm talking about a permanent solution.
They have withdrawn money which they
first said they were going to put in,
I realize the County can say, "You are going to put this money
in". I think it's 150 some thousands short,
Mr. Williams: I think with the amount of effort that's
gone into this thing that it's*essen-
tial now that you wait until a supervisor
is elected for the first district. I am convinced that the Governor
will appoint whoever receives the election in the June primary.
Try to work with him and see what you can do. Cutting the burn
and doing it all at your own expense isn't going to solve the
problem. I don't think this is.a time to take a desperate
measure.
�:.Mayor ProTem Pittenger*. All in favor aye. So ordered.
Mr. Aiassa,z I would like to be designated as City
Representative on the negotiation of
the proposed piece of land for that
master improvement plan we suggested some time ago. We have a
meeting with the property owners scheduled tomorrow afternoon.
I would like to have some identity with the Council so that when
I talk to the people they will know I have some sort of represen,
tation.
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t,6unC'_'Ali ah " Barnes, So' moved
Coun4:Alkhn Heath: Seclonded.
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Mr. Aiassa: We have one thing that Malcolm and I have
been kicking around with the downtown
merchant's group.. We have a tentative
beautification plan here that will probably end up in a joint
venture.
Mr. Aiassa: It's tentative, but we would like to
have your thinking on it. I thought we
could present it to you and then you
people could review it and make a recommendation.
The Council then looked over a large map presented by Mr. Gerschler
and Mr. Aiassa:
Mayor ProTem Pittenger:
I, think we should know something about
the cost and maybe we can talk about
this Monday night in the study session.
Not only the initial installation, but the maintenance of it.
• Mr. Aiassa:
We have another idea we would like to
kick around. We're going to decorate
with those colored stones and then put
redwood planter boxes in
and put pyracantha in it. Your initial
installation is probably
a, little more, but there's no mainten-
ance.
Mr. Gerschler:
The merchants would like to take it in
degrees. The proposal has been made that
the merchants would provide the materials
if the city would provide the work.
Mr. Aiassa:
We don't want to go before the merchants
group until the Council has some note
of it. We will bring you a cost esti-
mate later.,
C_Ouneklman Brown:
We want to be very careful because we're
setting a precedent.
Mr. Aiassa:
Let's get the beautification in at the
time the thing is developed and not go
into the planning stage after it's all
over with. Let's suggest
the next time that they have a landscap-
:ing program that is approved by.the City. We'll end up with the
maintenance, but we'll at
least know what's going in.
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CITY MANAGER REPORTS - continued
Mr. Aiassa:
We have Tom Dosh with us and he has the
building reports of the building departments, and so we thought we
would indoctrinate him a little tonight.
Mr. Dosh: This is our monthly Building Department
Report. I won't read the whole thing,
but I'll give you a. few figures. Total
valuation $415,000.00. I'll file this report with Mr. Flotten.
One commercial building.
REMINDERS
Mayor ProTem Pittenger: Item 42 - Reminder of the League of
California Cities.
City Clerk:_ I forgot to say what city it is in.
It's in the City of Santa Fe Springs
at 4000 E. Telegraph Road,
Mr. Aiassa: Do we have a roll call who is going?
Mayor ProTem Pittenger: I didn't plan to go and I'm the delegate.
(To Mr. Aiassa.) I think you.want to go
and take Harry along. That would be fine.
Mr. Williams: This amendment to the by-laws, how do.you
vote?
Mayor ProTem Pittenger: Every other month. This is a regular
meeting of the Board of Directors. Will
you also introduce Mr,.Aiassa.to any
State or County people who might have money? Mr. Flotten?
City Clerk: I'm all through.
COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilman Brown: Under CD we kicked it around for dis-
cussion.. Dale Ingram, the Mayor of
E1 monte, tells me that our City Attorney
has drawings up there so we should be well advised.
Mr. Aiassa.: I haven't got it in written form for
your Council., but it's ready to go.
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COUNCIL. REPORTS --continued
Councilman Brown:
CD Director. They have
is going to come in to
supposed to be in this
Cbunciltan Heath:
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What their proposal is for this year
should be mailed to the City. It may
be in the hands of Pinkney Randal, our
arrived at the conclusion that the County
this Area D financially. It's all
report they have out.
When, though?
Councilman Brown This year, It's being recommended by
the County Manager. As a, matter of fact,
they're making a study out of this
,Area D, and under the new proposal our personnel, if called out
of the City, will be protected the same as they are with our
joint powers agreement with Covina or adjacent cities; so until
I get to read this report -- from the latest news, I think maybe
they're on the right track and would be willing to stay in one
more year, whereas before I was opposed to it. How Dale Ingram
found out I was opposed I don't know. He tried to get me to
agree all in one evening.
Mr, Aiassa,: Colonel Welling came in to see me also,
• and brought me up to date on all the
other items that have transpired, and
John has provided me a financial statement on 1955 to 1958,
$5,734.05.
Councilman Brown: Incidentally, under this new set-up
this Colonel, or whoever, cannot declare
an emergency by himself. It has to be
this group of mayors.* Under the old set-up the head could imme-
diately declare it. That's the only way the County will go
along with it.
Mr. Aiassa.: I'll try to have this in the mail for
the Councilmen.
Councilman Barnes: There will be a meeting of the upper
San Gabriel Valley Water Board on
May 14th. Mr. Pittenger couldn't go
that night so Mr. Heath is going in his place. At 7:00 at
Eaton's, Santa Anita, and I would also like to make a Board
,keport in the meeting of the 24th with the Ministerial Associa-
tion. We didn't have any ministers except Mrs Van Dyck repre-
senting the church, but at that time they agreed to survey all
the different areas for church sites, possible church sites, I
should say, within the area, and try to come to some solution as
to what they could possibly get. Now at this time they have a
. possibility of acquiring a present church Bite at Merced and
Orange where there's a variance. From the Church of Christ.
They are not able to develop at this time, and there's a chance
that the church may buy this piece of property. They could then
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dispose of the other site on Cameron. They had to wait until the
19th of this month to have a meeting in Los Angeles with their
Board of Directors, for this question on this zone variance 224 --
I believe -it's 224 or 227, which is it?
Caun6i:rman Brown: 224
0- VunF3;-.I;mari,:Barnes: -- to be held over for another meeting
on the 23rd. At that time they would
hope -- or they had hoped to have some
solution to this problem, and we could have something firm and
definite to report to the Council and hope we could go ahead with
the variance or another site at our next regular meeting on the
26tho That's all I have to report. All the County representa-
tives were there except the three representatives of the church,
Mr, Gunn, Reverend Woodman and Reverend Lobhex°,who were out of
town.
Mayor ProTem Pittenger: I have a couple of things. This Federal
storm drain thing -- I was appointed
from across the room, but let's make
this official.
• Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Brown and
carried that Mr. Pittenger be appointed as representative from
West Covina to serve on the committee to contact the flood con-
trol -- L. A. Flood Control and any other agencies necessary to
obtain a'solution to the federal drain.
Mayor ProTem Pittenger: We discussed some time ago with the
Recreation Department the painting of
signs on the Little League Ball Park,
I had a call from Mrs. Berger who lives behind the Pony League
Park, She was very upset. They were painting signs practically
in her front yard. She called to my attention last year she per-
mitted the Pony League to take their water line across their
property. How did we resolve that thing? I thought they said
they wouldn't paint the signs.
Coounclilman Brown:
Mayor ProTem Pittenger:
Coouncilmam Brown:.
field fence, this is the
fence?
We gave them permission provided they
were removable.
Didn't they come back and say they
wouldn't paint them on.
From her front room all she can see is
the same thing she saw last year. Her
house is back there. This is the out -
diamond. How can she see over the
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COUNCIL REPORTS - continued
Mayor ProTem Pittenger: If that is what we agreed to do, how do
we enforce taking those signs down?
uncilma:n Brown: They're removable.
Mayor ProTem Pittenger: Not all of them,
Councilman:Ba.rnes: Those were built that ways They have
holes, and they just pick those up,
Councilman Brown: I myself can feel no sympathy. They are
trying to sell their property but stay
there; still, they want to complain
about everything, .They want to exclude this house and they're
worrying about sitting in back of a ball diamonds The party who
wants to buy it wants the whole works.
Mr, Aiassa: Mr, Gingrich came in the middle of it
and Valcolm handled it a little bite
Mayor ProTem Pittenger: It might be well for us to makea visit
and tell them that the Council took the
• action, and that's all there is to it,
She said they had worked very well with them last year,
Mr, Gerschler: I thought the signs were to be confined
to the inside of the outfield fence,
Councilman Brown: She can see them only from her driveway,
not from inside her residence property.
Councilman Heath: I have had quite a few comments on weeds
within the city. It looks like we're not
making progress on having these weeds
turned under. The ,.program seems to be pretty slow. Shouldn't we
have some other units out churning up these weeds? They're grow-
ing faster than we're getting rid of them,
Mr, Aiassa: We have to go out and.post the property
and give them due notices
Mr, Pontow: We have ha.d a. difficult time with weeds
this year. It rained for three months
when we should have been doing something
about its The ground hardened up. The weeds got so high we had
to get special discs. The other discs were.laying the weeds down
and running over the top of theme
C6uncilma,n Heath: Are we making any headway on getting it
done?
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Mr. Aiassa.: We're also working on this chemical con-
trol. I haven't gone into it deep
.enough,. A lot of these obnoxious weeds
you find around parkways. Next year I think we'll just do a weed
control with,chemicals and the ones that are large we'll continue
discingo
Mr. Pontow: Last year was the only year we were able
to abate the weed nuisances without com-
plaints about high taxes, This year
people are letting their lots go in anticipation that the City
Will. take care of it for them.
Councilman Heath:. That's not helping us, really.
Mr, Aiassa: If they get too high you just have to
fight them tooth and nail. If we can
set one price you can just go ahead,
where if you have several different prices --
Owuneilxii,n Heath: I thought it would be. -- in the fact
that the lot would be posted, that these
• weeds must be taken down by a certain
time. If he doesn't, the City equipment goes in and does it. The
tariff must be high enough so that next time he'll get something
and do it sooner. He's getting a bargain. The City price is so
low that he's going to let it set.
Mr. Aiassa: We found out that we finally got a price
that would cover all our expenses and the
depreciation of the equipment. It was
better for the City to do it because if you have a private guy do
it you have to go back and inspect it and usually it's not done
right. Then the guy comes back and says, "What are you complain-
ing about, we did it". Especially, when you have to do it twice,
then they're really hostile.
Councilt n Heath: I don't think the City should go into the
wholesale weed removal.
Mr. Aiassa: In the cities where they don't ban burn-
_ing the Fire Department takes the bad
ones out. We might get the off shift
firemen to make that a special project of their own.
Coune !man°Barnes: In that very same situation at my two
and a half acres down there, I asked a,
commercial man to come in and disc because
I told the engineering department I would take care of it. He came
in and charged me $30.00 and the job was terrible. He didn't have
any weights, or the right kinds of weights. There's really no
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good'discing job done. He was going to take it to small claims
court, so I paid him with a lot of resentment. It wa.s'very lousy
and I'm still not satisfied with it.
Councilmam Heath: Well, if that's the only way we can get
weed abatement, let's jack the price up
and get more equipments
I am now speaking to George Aiassa.
We took a tour Saturday and one thing that struck me was that
we came to some place., or places, where there are abandoned
reservoirs which I think should be removed. I think we should
start working toward an ordinance for that. Also, I think there
is need for some type of ruling,on the elimination of these
shacks that used to be used for roadside sale, abandoned chicken
coops and the like. They're fire hazards and they certainly
don't add to the appearance of the city.
Councilman°Barnes: You could add some of these streets that
are private streets that we should take
over if we possibly could.
Cbuncilman.Brown: We should have a joint meeting with the
Planning Commission, City Council and
Planning Commissioner.
Motion by ,Mayor Pro Tem Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Barnes
and carried for the approval of demands, $54-,090,52 as listed
on the demand sheets Numbers B-43, C-85, C-86 and C-87. This
total includes fund transfers of $39,123.73.'
Mrs. Van Dame: I think you gentlemen are to be compli-
mented on hiring such a fast thinker
and a very nice City Manager as you
have. He's right on the .ball. Believe me, the employees are
going to be well looked after if I'm a judge, and that includes
Mr. Flotten, The weeds on the service road belong to the
State, so what's going to be done?
Mr, Aiassa: We will give them notice.
Mrs. Van Dame: These Council meetings, up to now you've
had two policemen on the job which
.creates kind of a nice atmosphere you
know, and so far, the last meeting, they haven't been here, so
why?
Mayor ProTem Pittenger: I think probably the answer is we have
a little rougher looking Council then
we did,
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Mrs. Van Dame: Who is responsible for the coke machine
being where it is? I can't go down-
stairs and I have to ask someone to go
for the coke machines Lots of people didn't,know the coke
machine was here. I'd rather have a. coke machine, but at least
have it where people can get to it.
Mr, Aiassa: They were getting that syrup all over
the floor and someone is going to slip
and then the City may be sued for a. nice
quiet five or ten thousand dollars.
Mrs, Van Dame: Can't you put a rubber mat underneath?
Is there something wrong with the machine?
Mr. Aiassa: No. Sometimes they don't drink all of
it and it drips and everything.
Mayor ProTem Pittenger: I'm very happy to see them move the
machine, because I.didn't like to see it
in the lobby of the City Hallo I'm very
much in accord with Mr. Aiassa's decision to move it,
Mrs. Van Dame: Another thing is this loud speaker.
Supposedly it's in the agenda. People
in the back row can't hear a thing and I
hope you'll do something to put the coke machine where it's more
convenient.
Mayor Pro Tem Pittenger: We'll guarantee to get you someone to
get a coke at recess, but leave it out
there.
We have a. meeting tomorrow morning at
11:15 and a personnel meeting next Monday night at 7:30 and a,
study session after that.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
12:00 Midnight.
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