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12-14-1959 - Regular Meeting - MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA December 14, 1959 The meeting was called to order by Mayo3° Brown at 7035 P. M.'in the West Covina City Hallo The Pledge of Allegiance was led'by Council- man Pittenger, with the invocation given by the Rev. Henry Kent of the Community Presbyterian Church, ROLL CALL Present.. Mayor Brown, Councilmen Heath, Pittenger, Mottinger, Barnes Others Present.- Mr. George Aiassa, City Manager Mr. Robert Flotten, City Clerk Mr, Harry Co Williams, City Attorney Mr, Thomas Dosh, Public Service Director Mr. Harold Joseph, Planning Coordinator APPROVAL OF MINUTES November 23, 1959 - Approved as submitted. CITY CLERK'S REPORTS TRACT NO. 18073 Extend Agreement Time Richard Millar APPROVED Mayor Brown. City Manager Aiassa. Public Service Director Dosh. LOCATION. North of Cortez Street, west of Barranca Street Extend agreement time for a period of one year to' January 19, 19610 Has there been any prior extensions? None There have been no prior extensions in this agreement, which is for improvements. City Manager Aiassa.- I believe that Council should be informed that one of the reasons for the exten- sion on this matter is in relation to the sewer assessment district in that area. Motion by Councilman Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Mottinger and carried, that the request for extension of time to January 19, 1961, in relation to the agreement on Tract No. 18073, be approved. • PROJECT C-99 LOCATION-. Fire and Police Stations on Accept Improvements Sunset.Avenue, south. Atlas Quality Fence Co. APPROVED No bond involved. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Heath and carried, that the improvements in Project No, C-99 be approved. Co C, 12-14-59 PROJECT C-86 Accept Improvements . R. Bo Searles Constr.-Co. APPROVED C� Page Two LOCATION.- Del Norte and Palmview Parks Accept improvements (Comfort Stations) Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Pittenger and carried, that improvements in Project C-86 be accepted and authorization given for the release of Seaboard Surety Company Contract Bond No. 585095 in the amount of $6,600,,00, PROJECT C-106 LOCATION. Sunset Avenue between Accept Street Improvements Fairgrove Avenue and Delvale Street. Griffith Construction Co. APPROVED Motion by Councilman Mottinger, seconded by Councilman Barnes and carried, that Street Improvements in Project No; C-106 be accepted and authorization given for the release of National Surety Company Perform- ance Bond in the amount of $2,680.25. RESOLUTION NO. 1715 The City Clerk presented - Open one -foot lot No, 12, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF Tract No. 22466 THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ACCEPTING FOR Alwood Street STREET AND HIGHWAY PURPOSES CERTAIN REAL ADOPTED PROPERTY,HERETOFORE GRANTED AND CONVEYED TO SAID CITY" LOCATION- East end of Alwood Street in Tract Noo- 22466 For access to Tract No. 24813 Mayor Brown.- Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the Reso- lution. Motion by Councilman Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Heath, that said Resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows., Ayes- Councilmen Heath, Pittenger, Mottinger, Barnes, Mayor Brown Noes. None Absent.- None Said Resolution was given No. 1715 RESOLUTION NO. 1716 Accepting Grant Deed Precise Plan No, 110 and Metes and Bounds Subdivision No. 135-155 LA Berge &,Wallace ADOPTED Mayor Brown - The City Clerk presented.- "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ACCEPTING A CERTAIN WRITTEN- INSTRUMENT AND DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF', LOCATION- South side of Thelborn Street, east of Azusa Avenue (Thelborn Street) Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the Resolution. Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Pittenger, that said Resolution be adopted, Motion passed on roll call as follows; Ayes- Councilmen i%ath, Pittenger,.Mottinger, Barnes, 4ayor Brown Noes° None Absent- None Said Resolution was given No, 1716 Co C 12-14-59 RESOLUTI'3N NO, 1717 Accepting Grant Deed • A. D. Addison ADOPTED Page Three The City Clerk presented: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ACCEPTING A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT AND DIRECTING THE RECORDATION-, THEREOF" LOCATION: Southeast side of Glendora Avenue., between Walnut -Creek Parkway and Dalewood Street, For street, highway and alley purposes. To be known as G1'endora Avenue and alley. Mayor Brown: Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the Resolution, Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Mottinger,-that said Resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Heath, Pittenger, Mottinger, Barnes, Mayor Brown Noes: None Absent° None Said Resolution was given No'. 17170 PRECISE PLAN AND R.ECLASS'1- LOCATIONo Southeast corner of Pacific FICATION NO, 192 (1405) Avenue and Pacific Lane- (2011 Pacific Ave.) Walter L. Schroeter APPROVED Request to reclassify from Zone R-A, Potential C-1 to Zone C-1 and adopt Precise Plan of -Design. Recommended for approval by the Planning Commission under their Resolu- tions Nos. 815 and 816. Hearing closed November 23, 1959 and held over pending report from the Engineering Department relative to the drainage and lowering of ground as to.flooding, Mayor Brown.- The hearing was held on this matter and the information asked for by the Council is now in their hands. I.believe the Council has checked these reports and also the flow charts of the general drainage of the area. Is there any discussion? Councilman Pittenger: In the report from Mr. Pontow it was. mentioned that he did not think the Building Department would permit solid mortar° at the bottom of this wall, is that correct? As I understand it, water would have to be permitted to seep through. Public Service Director Dosh: If the wall was built this winter, during the rainy season, in order to eliminate any dangers of water damming, there would have to be seep holes at the bottom of the wall to let the water flow through to eliminate any pressure being built up by the water. • However, after this winter, it should be no problem as the Badillo Drain should take care of that problem. Also, there -is shown on the Master Plan of Storm Drains that there will be a drain into the area to take water off Pacific and Willow, although that particular drain -is about 10 years away. Councilman Pittenger: Drainage is west and south, according to the map? Public Service Director Dosh: Yes. • C. C. 12-14-59 PRECISE PLAN & RACLASS, NO, 192 (1405) - continued-. Councilman Heath-. develop this area. might be good as a a prime development Page Four I have no further question on the water situation; however,.." -,-in my opinion I feel that this is not the right time to If firm C-1 across the street is developed, this supplemental shopping area, but I do not see it as in the area at this time. Councilman Barnes-. I feel.the same way as Councilman Heath does about this matter. I do not think that now is the time to permit this development because it could prevent the other area.from developing as it should. I do not think this is the proper time to rezone it as C-1 and develop it as such. Possibly next year, after somethl.ng has developed in.the area, it might be a good thing but I do not think that it is best at this time. Councilman Mottinger-. I do not have much more to say than was said at the last meeting and at that time I took the stand that it was a potential zoning and so long as this property can be developed within the zoning ordinance my thought.is that we owe it to the propeity owner to permit it. Mayor Brown-. I would agree with Councilman.Mottinger. It is also my feeling that this is not a zoning case, actually, but the firming up of what the applicant already has by the submission of a proper Precise Plan,, However, although the Precise Plan did not include the whole piece of property, and the legal description called for the whole piece of property, I would like it only on the piece of property that the Precise Plan states it for, Councilman Heath-. I believe it was stated in testimony that the balance of the property was contem- plated being developed as R-Pe If this whole area is given firm commercial, zoning then anything in C-1 can be developed in there. I think it is up to Council to determine, at this point, whether other uses in C-1 are objectionable in here. In the light of the fact the entire area is given C-1, all the owner is required to do is to present a workable Precise Plan and any of the uses in C-1 could be put in that area, Mayor Brown-. This is true, but we might not necessarily want to adopt a Precise Plano If not firm zoning the Precise Plan has to conform to what we want. Councilman Heath-. I think we are saying the same thing in two different ways. Councilman Mottinger-. How far does this area extend? Mayor Brown-. Clear to the property line and the Freeway on Pacific Avenue. Councilman Pittenger-. You are discussing C-1 only on the Precise Plan submitted, with no committment on anything else that isn't shown even though it isn't shown as "not a part We would draw the line on the Precise Plan that he has? Councilman Heath-. You can divide this and give firm zoning on one portion, C. Co 12-14-59 Page Five PRECISE PLAN & RECLASS, NO. 192 (1405) - continued; • Mayor Brown: Do not give zoning on anything withouta Precise Plano You can give zoning subject to the adoption of a Precise Plan but you can hold it only to that portion he has submitted the Precise Plan on. Councilman Heath: Mayor Brown: in that would control the Councilman Mottinger: I'can understand what you are saying but where can we draw the lane and how will that line be described? There would be a new report by the Planning Department that would be described in Ordinance. Require an Ordinance be brought portion of the property that can be used. is a Precise Plan and let the I am concerned with the zoning of the area; -.Can we approve the Precise Plan and zoning for just_this area on which there other come in at a later date?-. City Attorney Williams: You would have to have a description of this. However, I do not think it makes any difference because at the time of this circling of the potential zones was originally written into the Ordinance you had nothing in the Ordinance about Precise Plans, therefore you didn't put it in C-1 because you wanted to see a plan before allow- ing the use, There was no provision in the Ordinances before any use was engaged in other than R-1 and R-2, that they must file a Precise Plan,so if you had put the whole thing in C-1 it would be no different, actually, than leaving it in potential C-lo So you would accomplish the same thing if you put it all in C-1, but if not take it out of C-lo Councilman Mottinger: If we did approve the Precise Plan and Reclassification there -could be no further development on the property without another plan City Attorney Williams: Not without a plan, and in the Precise Plan you could specify that this Precise Plan includes only the part, for examples up to the rear of the building or whatever it is on the Precise Plan, and that any development of the remainder of the property require another Precise Plana Motion by Councilman Mottinger, seconded by Councilman Pittenger, that Precise Plan and Reclassification No. 192 (1405) be approved,.subject to the recommendations of the Planning Department and Planning Commission, and that no further development on this Precise Plan should be made without presenting an additional plan. Motion passed on roll call as follows: • Ayes: Councilmen Pittenger, Mottinger, Mayor Brown Noes: Councilmen Heath, Barnes Absent: None SCHEDULED MATTERS HEARINGS ZONE VARIANCE NO, 291 LOCATION: 1105 Wescove, between Glendora Mrs, Mabel L. Lovett Avenue and Bubblingwell Road. DENIED Request for variance to permit R-P uses in Zone R-1 denied by Planning Commission Co• Co 12-14-59 ZONE VARIANCE NO. 291 - continued Page six Resolution Noa..824o Appealed by'the applicant on November 25, 1959. Maps were presented and the Resolution of the Planning Commission was read. . Mayor Brown opened the public hearing and stated that all those desiring to present testimony should rise and be sworn in by the City Clerk. IN FAVOR Mr, William W. Lovett,.speaking for the applicant. - As everyone knows by now, my wife owns the property and I am in favor of this change. This property was becoming a hazard, with dry weeds, etc., and there is no other use for it other than this zoning and that was the reason we bought it. The reason for the delay in asking for this zone variance was due to the fact we were waiting on the realignment of Merced Avenue, which we think will go through one way or the other, sooner or later. The property at the time we bought it was proposed R®P and if you pro- longated a line on the east side and go west to the proposed property on the west you could definitely include the parcel in question here tonight, with possibly the exception of 5 feet on the east side which is a pie shaped piece of land. We approached Mr. Gerschler when we entered into escrow in late January or February of this year and indicated that we intended to develop this property on this parcel and before we closed escrow it was removed from the R®P zoning, I informed Mr. Gerschler of our intention and talked it over with Mr. Stanford who is familiar with this setup and questioned Mr. Gerschler at that time whether this would be approved or disapproved. He said "we will see when you get it..all worked out%.' I believe that with'the characteristics of the area this property is potential R P, as it is bound by R-P on the east and west and there is C-1 across the street, and when and if Merced goes'through it will have a bearing on the zoning in the area. We feel.we jeopardize`no one's property rights. It has increased the value o-f everyone°s property in the immediate area. We believe this property conforms to precise planning of the City according to the precise plan being used by the City. We fail to see that our improving this property as we have has done anything but improve the property and area.in general. IN OPPOSITION Mrs, Co Thyberg, 1104 Wescove Place, West Covina: I am acting as spokesman for the neighbors in the area who are protesting the granting of this zoning on this property. Our petition is signed by more than 30 people and was presented at the Planning. -Commission meeting, • We, feel the applicant has proceeded on the assumption the zoning he as ks for would be his since the second house is like an office building. He also removed the block wall between the two houses which was a con- dition of the zoning for 1101 Wescove. There is flood lighting of both houses on Wescove Place frontages We understood from the zoning put on 1101 that all signs and lighting would go on the Glendora side, If this area is zoned as such it should only be done after a careful study of the whole -area -and with the concurrence of the whole area rather than "piecemeal" tactics. • Ca Co 12-14-59 ZONE VARIANCE NO. 291 — continued REBUTTAL Mr, Lovett; Page Seven I believe that everything in that area, with the exception of Thyberg -and Parisi, is developed R-P or proposed R-P with no exceptions.. There being no further testimony, the hearing was declared closed, Councilman_ Heath-, I am interested in the fact that when I first came on Council a tour was taken with the Commission and Planning Depart- ment. We toured this area and it was my recollection that this house was potential R-P and there was some thinking of making it firm R-Po This was discussed when we stopped in the area of this house. I was surprised to hear recently that the R-P was taken off of the building and when I asked certain members of the City staff if this had ever been R-1, Potential R-P, they said "no"'. In looking at the map I can't see why it was removed because if you carry a straight line back of these properties it would include all but a few feet of this piece of property. There was a statement made that the R-P was being limited to one lot depth and that was the reason for the removal, although across the street another piece of property, which is the second lot off Glendora, has not had the potential R-P removed. I can't think of the removal of R-P he and if the other lots remain R-P and a straight line extended, in all fairness this should be R-Po Councilman Pittenger-, I think the Planning Commission, in removing that potential, was trying to get all the frontage on Glendora R-P and as Mr. Heath pointed out to the.north it is second lot depth R-Po I think the Planning Commission then, and now, would consider R-P'of the two lots if it were developed as one unit with frontage on Glendora. When this plan was submitted it was stated the entrance would be off Glendora., signs would be on Glendora and not interfere with the people on Wescove Place. I, personally, heard that recommendation and it was.a part of the recommendations. There was also a block wall which was supposed to remain. He has lighted Wescove Place, there are rocks where the lawn should be, and they have madea commercial use out of it in violation. I believe the Planning Commission recognized that the lot depth from Glendora is right R-P use, and possibly on the north corner it is proper use, but you take the two developments.and-developing R-P isn't puch of a buffer zone. They converted one dwelling and blacktopped it and put rocks at another dwelling whichhe knows is in violation, Councilman Mottingero As Councilman Pittenger pointed out, the principal reason for this property remain- ing as R-1 is that it fronts on Wescove Place, I remember clearly at the time it came before us an issue was made of the fact that the house faced Wescove and not Glendora. I still feel the same way, that our effort was to protect the home owners on Wescove Place and around the corner on Truman Place by not granting zoning on Wescove, If access was on Glendora it might be different. Councilman Barnes-, I can't understand quite, if the Planning Commission took steps to take this out of R-P potential on Lot 1, why they didn't make the potential off Lot 6 at the same time. This is directly across the street, most of it, and it looks to me -like the Commission would consider Lot 6 at the same time because of that fact, Ca Ca 12-14-59 Page Eight ZONE VARIANCE No. 291 - continued Also, I think R-P is }fetter buffering as a zone than C-1, which'we just granted on Pacific Lane. This maxi has a potential and if the lot directly across the street has an R-P.I think we should consider this because the two are alike. There is a portion not directly across the street, in the pie shaped corner, but the rest of it is. Councilman'Heath, What physical make-up has Lot 6 got that Lot 1 doesn't have? Mayor Brown. At the time this was all zoned R-P I was on the Council.and following Glendora, running From Wescove to Vine, we used the alley as a breaker, which includes Lots 5 and 6. All other areas on Glendora were one lot depth. Councilman Heath, Lots 5 and 6 are not in alley area. Mayor Brown, The alley was used as a means of dividing, running from Wescove to Vine. Further- more, R-P cannot be removed by the Planning Commission, it can only be recommended for approval. This has never been to use Councilman Heath, Can't remove potential without being before Council and so never removed potential? Mayor Brown, That is correct. City Manager Aiassa. I believe- there was action taken under Ordinance No. 585 of June, 1958, relative to the potential zoning removal. Mayor Brown, I stand corrected. There was information given of the time.of sale. Evidently this property was not R-P zoned when it was purchased in January, 1959, and the zoning was removed evidently in August, 1958, which was prior to sale. Mr. Dosh read a motion of the Planning Commission at their meeting of November 18, 1959, which was to initiate action relative to the removal of R-P on Lot 6, Councilman Heath. If it was removed on one piece it should be removed on the other. Mayor Brown. Evidently the potential zoning on this particular location was removed 6 months prior to its purchase. Councilman Heath. I would concede that with the information that has been given evidently this was the case and that if it was removed • from.one it should be removed from Lot 6, Mayor Brown, Evidently the action to do so has been started by the Commission, Councilman Pittenger-, 5 and 6 could be developed as R-P zoning facing Glendora. 'I would have no objec- tion to making they R-P if it was land- scaped so that.the people viewing it from the side aren't faced with a rock lawn and lights. Co Co 12-14-59 Page.. Nine ZONE VARIANCE NO. 291 - continued Mayor Brown: That would give you one lot left over and what do you do with that? Councilman Heath: I would brin u g " p a point here. "The exception just indicated would be that 5 and 6 could be devel;oped.into R-P so long as the entrance was onGlendora Avenue. I would presume, under the same assumption, that 4 and 1 could be developed as R-P if the entrance was on Glendora. The only fallacy I see in this is that you can put the entrance on any street you want but the side of the build- ing for such use is still R-P whether the entrance is -:on Wescove or Glendora; I can't see a bit of difference. Lots 5 and 6 could be developed with entrance on Glendora and still put entrances on the side. Councilman Pittenger: If we say they can't, they can't. Many things can be developed to make a use more palatab.l,eo Councilman Heath: I still think that what applies to 1 and 4 applies to-5 and 60 Councilman Pittenger: I do, -too. Motion by Councilman Mottinger, seconded by Councilman Pittenger, that Zone 'Variance No. 291 be denied. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Pittenger,. Mottinger, Mayor Brown Noes: Councilmen Heath and Barnes Absent: None ZONE CHANGE NO, 144 Approval of proposal to change the zone City Initiated designations from"R-A to R-1 on all sub - ,..APPROVED divided property as shown on the map. Recommended under Planning Commission Resolution No. 819. Mayor Brown opened the public hearing and stated that all thosadesiring to testify in this matter should rise and be sworn in by the City Clerk. There being no testimony presented, the hearing.was declared closed. Motion by Councilman Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Heath and carried, that Zone ChangeNoo 144 be approved. PROPOSED AMENDMENT.NOa.34 Adoption of proposal to amend Ordinance City Initiated No. 325 (Zoning Ordinance) to modify APPROVED certain regulations in Ordinance No, 416 (R-P Zone), pertaining to height of build- ings, Sec. No. 700.2, 0 Recommended by the Planning Commission under their Resolution No. 820, City Attorney Williams- This proposal regulates the.height limit in R-P zoning. The R-P zone is between the R-3 and C-1 zone. In -'both of those zones a height of higher than one story is permitted. Apartment houses are permitted in R-P zone and in-R-3 zone, which is more restrictive, particularly your R-3a, you can go more than one story. However, you get into the R-P zone and it says "one story",period,. This is the only _zone that says "one story, period. The proposal would be to apply the conditions worked out on R-3a which provides for one story if you are within 100 feet of R-1 but can"go higher the further away from R-1, This would put into the R-P zone the height limit requirements as in the R-3a zone. • C Co C. 12-14-59 Page Ten PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 34 - continued Mayor;'Browh.;bpened the public hearing and stated that all those desir ing to present testimony should rise and be sworn in by the City Clerk. There being no testimony presented, the hearing was declared closed. Motion by Councilman Pittenger, carried, that Proposed Amendment Attorney be directed to draw up amendment. CITY CLERK'S REPORTS CONTINUED seconded by Councilman Heath and No. 34 be approved and that the City an Ordinance relative to this proposed ZONE CHANGE NO. 145 LOCATION: North side of Workman Avenue, and between Azusa rind Hollenbeck PRECISE PLAN OF DESIGN N0,199 Frank Horny Bequest to reclassify from Zone R-A to REFERRED TO PLANNING COMSN, Zone R-3a and adoption of a Precise Plan of Design.. Held over for further study and particularly in regard to a check rela- tive to drainage for the area. Mr. W. Weisel, 300 No Orange Drive, Los Angeles: I would ask Council to delay action on this until there is a chance to prepare a better Precise Plan, The plan that was submitted was done in.,a haphazard manner in order to get zoning changed, but I feel we can give the Council a better picture of how this property will be used if there is another drawing of another Plan incorporating the comments made by Council, and I feel it will be a more favorable picture rela- tive to -the request than there is now, Mayor Brown: I think we would all be interested in seeing a revised plan. I think you should check with the Fire Department also, and so far as I am concerned I would go along with what the Fire Department has indicated. Some thought should be also given to traffic coming into R-3 through a residential neighborhood. Councilman Heath: Wouldn't this have to go back to the Planning Commission if there are changes in the plan that are substantial? City Attorney Williams: You could refer it back to them for a report, which no new filing fee or public hearing before them. You could refer it to them for a report, before it comes back to you, and if the indication might be there is a substantial change Council could hold a hearing. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Mottinger and carried, that the matter of Zone Change No. 145.and Precise Plan of Design No. 199 be referred to the Planning Commission fora, Ixeport on the new plan to be submitted. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Heath and carried, that decision on this matter is to be continued until a revision of the plan is submitted, -and if the report of the Planning Commission indi- cates that there has been a substantial change that the City Clerk shall be authorized to reset the date of hearing and give proper notice before the Council. Co Co 12-14-59 Page Eleven PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE MAP OF LOCATION; YQrth side of Cameron Avenue, TRACT NO. 25403 between Coral Tree Drive and Citrus Avenue, • APPROVED 1.7; Acres - 4 Lots - Area District III Subdivider: Jo M. and Edith M. Youngson Approval recommended by the Planning Commission on December 2, 1959. Motion by Councilman Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Heath and carried, that Tentative Map of Tract No. 25403 be approved, subject to the recommendations of the Planning Department and Planning Commission. CHANGE OF NAME OF CABANA Edgewood High School. STREET TO "TROJAN WAY" Denial recommended by the Planning Commis - HELD OVER'TO 12/28/59 tion on November 24, 1959. The City Clerk read the report of the Planning Department as presented to the Commission November 18, 1959, and the recommendations as indi- cated for` -denial by the Planning Commission. Mayor Brown:. The"only problem in naming this "Trojan Way" is that we might be hit with re- quests to name a street "Spartan Way". Councilman Mottinger: Apparently the Planning Department did not feel this created a sufficient problem. Motion by-•Ccuncilman� Pittenger9 and ,the second' of ,;Councilman -Barnes,,' to approve this change was withdrawn when it was indicated by Mayor Brown that it might be well to hold this over pending the outcome of the uni- fication of school district election which could possibly affect the name of the schools. Although some discussion indicated there would probably be little chance of this occurring, particularly since this request was not in relation to the name of the school, the motion and second was withdrawn. Motion by Councilman Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Barnes and carried, that the change of name of Cabana Street to "Trojan Way" be held over for the meeting of December 28, 1959. RECREATION AND PARKS The City Clerk read a communication from the Recreation and Parks Commission that under action taken at a regular meeting of November 199 1959, the Commission withdraws its recommendation of March 25, 1957, regarding the Orange -Merced site and officially recommends that it be designated as the Orange -Merced Park, Councilman Heath: I think that perhapstyou could have a park with another name rather than just disignated by the names of the street intersections at which it is located. • It was indicated in discussion that the Council representative to the Recreation and Parks Commission indicate to them that the Council is not in favor of the name Orange -Merced Park and that possibly other names be obtained at their discretion as to how to handle the matter. Co Co 12-14-59 GENERAL MATTERS WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATION FROM FRANK G. BONELLI, CHAIRMAN OF' LOS ANGELES COUNTY.BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CITY MANAGER.REPORTS BRIDGE BETTERMENT FINANCING Page Twelve The City Clerk presented and read the communication acknolwedging the letter of commendation from the City Council, The City Manager read the report on this matter and indicated that members of Council had received copies. Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Pittenger and carried, that the report be accepted as to recommendations and that the amount of $18,400o00,deficit be drawn from the Unallocated Reserve General Fund So as to deposit the amount of $59,OOO.00 with the County of Los Angeles for the entire design cost for bridge betterment in the City of West Covina, VINCENT AVENUE INTERCHANGE The City Manager indicated that there had been a meeting with the State Division of Highways and the suggestion was made for thetalling a stop sign on the off -ramp on the City frontage road area at the interchange of California Street and the frontage road. Another suggestion was the possibility of improving this area by putting black top along the easterly border opposite the Standard Service Station. Possibly some curb cutting would be necessary which will cause a minor problem for the existing pedestrian lane. The pedestraan traffic is extremely light in this location. It was the indication of Council that a report should be made on this matter as anything that could be done within reasonable means should be done to help the congested intersection and the Ci,y Manager should come- up with a "dollar" figure on this matter. ALIGNMENT OF WALNUT City Manager Aiassa: The tentative think - CREEK PARKWAY BETWEEN ing of Council was that this extension VINCENT AND GLENDORA be terminated at Vincent Avenue (Walnut Creek Parkway be terminated at Vincent Avenue), and use the alternate street which is part of the.Precise Plan of Mr.. Robbins with an easement for sewer. I believe you have a report from the engineer on that. Councilman Heath: Change Master Plan now? City Manager Aiassa: No, but the Planning.Commission made a recommendation and it was tabled. Councilman Heath:, Abandon Walnut Creek Parkway from Vincent to Glendora? City Manager Aiassa: It has never been established. There was an.alternate and potential. The,Planning Commission made a recommendation but it was never adopted. There should be a directive to the Planning Commis- sion so we will be all in accord, Co Co 12-14-59 ALIGNMENT WALNUT CREEK PARKWAY - continued Councilman Heath: • Parkway. The petition Officer in 1957 and so April or March of next because of the fact of stand this small sewer City Manager Aiassa: Councilman Heath: Page Thirteen I've received phone calls concerning the sewer district that is going in east of this abandoned section of Walnut Creek for this sewer was established by the -Health far the sewer isn't planned to go through until year, and the people in that area are protesting taking two years to get sewers through. I under - easement is holding it up Final designs are ready except for this location.,- that is why we are trying to get it ironed out. Why we design and put a sewer through an area we do not have easements for I do not know, and make people wait for two years. City Manager Aiassa: The easements we have been unable to obtain, we will have to use condemnation. We have the authority to install sewers and that authorizes us to take immediatesposs''dssion by condemnation, but here there is a proposed street opening involved and if you locate the sewer properly it will be a salvation to the entire site, as other- wise he couldn't build because he had a main sewer line running under- neath his proposed building areas. Councilman Heath: Couldn't you have done this a year ago? City Manager Aiassa: No, you have 32 or 33 easements on this one major sewer construction and all through a commercial area and is one of our biggest districts undertaken, Public Service Director Dosh: Also, the United -States Corp of Engineers have realigned Walnut Creek Parkway again and we had'to move this sewer alignment again : just recently. Motion by -Councilman Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Mottinger and carried, that the City -Manager communicate Council's desire on this matter to the Planning Commission, CORPORATION YARD .City Manager Aiassa: It was agreed to IMPROVEMENTS do one building with a concrete slab, provide electrical wiring for one build- ing, do wssh nick, gas and water lines, grease trap and sewer. The approximate total cost would be about $5,000.00. Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Pittenger and carried' that the.City Manager be authorized to proceed with the plans • and spedif iCatlons for improvements as outlined on Corporation Yard Improvements. GRAND AVENUE ALIGNMENT ment submitted by the County Rowland Avenue to Toni Drive submitted by the County Road Motion by Councilman Mottinger, seconded by Councilman Barnes and carried, that Council has reviewed the tentative align - Road Department from 650 feet north of and is in accord with that alignment,as,., Department. Co C. 12-14-59 Page Fourteen CITY MANAGER REPORTS - continued DECAL Set up matter with newspaper for picture with member of Council. RESOLUTION NO. 1718 The City Attorney presented and read: Supporting Safety "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF Council Program THE CITY OF WEST COVINA SUPPORTING THE ADOPTED SAFETY COUNCIL PROGRAM "FOR A HAPPY HOLIDAY GIVEo,,,,,,IN TRAFFIC" Mayor Browne. Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the Reso- lution. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Pouncilman Mottinger, that said Resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes:�- Councilmen Heath, Pittenger, Mottinger, Barnes, Mayor Brown Noes-.. None Absent-. None Said Resolution was given No. 1718 CORTEZ LIGHTING STUDY Held over until the meeting of December 28, 1959. Councilman Heath indicated that he desired the record to show that he is not in favor of a boulevard stop at Vincent Avenue off -ramp as it may kill somebody on the Freewayby backing up traffic. CITY MANAGER MEETING Motion by Councilman Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Mottinger and carried, that the City Manager be authorized to attend the City Managers Conference to be held in San Diego, February 17-19, 1960, with the necessary expenses for the trip to be paid by the City of Vest Covina. DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR It was indicated that the record should POLICE AND FIRE STATIONS show as indicated in a report from Public Service Director that the directional signs for the Police and Fire Stations will be installed by December 21st and a copy sent to Mrs. Van Dame. STUDY OF PRIVATE To be studied and reported on by the STREETS JURISDICTION City Attorney. This was in relation to private streets and the question of what authority the City has relative to them, and to be posted so that property owners adjacent know they are private streets and not public streets. C, Co 12-14-59 Page Fifteen CITY MANAGER REPORTS - continued PARK SITE ACQUISITION Bassett School District The Master Plan of 1956 indicated a neighborhood park site for'this area; This Tract, No. 16457, is now going into subdivision; The site could be acquired at a cost in the neighborhood of $75,000.00 or $80,000.00. Mayor Brown: The Master Plan of parks was developed. and passed because it was thought there would be a bond issue passed, but it did not and this was never changed. I am sure the City hasn't money to buy park site with all the other improvements.needed. Councilman Pittenger: I think we should go on record that -the City Council isn't interested in acquiring the property. Motion by Councilman Mottinger, seconded by Councilman Barnes and carried, that it is the recommendation to the Recreation and Parks Commission that this site be deleted from the Master Plan of Parks. It was indicated that the policy continue relative to putting of lights on Christmas Tree outside City Hall until there is a directive from the City Council to stop, CITY ATTORNEY RESOLUTION NO. 1719 Opposing plan to:consoli- date Municipal Courts in Los Angeles.County ADOPTED Mayor Browne The City Attorney presented: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA OPPOSING PLAN TO CONSOLIDATE MUNICIPAL COURTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY" Hearing no objections, we will waive fur- ther reading of the body of the Resolution. Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Mottinger, that said Resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes_: Councilmen Heath, Pittenger, Mottinger, Barnes, Mayor Brown Noes-' None Absent: None Said Resolution was given No. 1719 RESOLUTION NO. 1720 Denying Zone Variance No. 280 and portion of Precise Plan of Design No. 81 ADOPTED Mayor Brown: The City Attorney presented: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DENYING ZONE VARIANCE NO. 280 AND A PORTION OF PRECISE PLAN OF DESIGN NO. 81" (Ray.Anderson) Hearing no objections, we will waive fur- ther reading of the body of the Resolution. Ca C. 12-14-59 RESOLUTION NO, 1720 - continued Page Sixteen Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Pittenger, that said Resolution be adopted. Motipn passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Heath, Pittenger, Barnes Noes: Councilman Mottinger, Mayor Brown Absent: None Said Resolution was given No. 1720 RESOLUTION NO. Approving Zone Variance Noo2$3 Wright Oldsmobile Company TABLED RESOLUTION NO, 1714 Street and Highway Purposes Tract No. 17325 (Glendora Avenue) ADOPTED Mayor Brown: Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Pittenger and carried, that this Resolution be tabled due to a controversy relative to the problem with public utilities regarding wiring of sign. The City Attorney presented: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ACCEPTING A CERTAIN WRITTEN INSTRUMENT AND DIRECT- ING THE RECORDATION THEREOF"- (Sutherland) Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the Resolution. Motion by Councilman Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Heath, that said Resolution be adopted. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Heath, Pittenger, Mottinger, Barnes, Mayor Brown Noes: None Absent: None Said Resolution.was given No. 1714 INTROOtCTION An Ordinance establishing speed limit on Service and Garvey Avenues Mayor Brown: The City Attorney presented: "AN ORDINANCE.OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE'CITY OF WEST COVINA DECREASING THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT ON SERVICE AVENUE BETWEEN ORANGE AND SUNSET AVENUES AND ON GARVEY AVENUE" Hearing no objections, we will waive further reading of the body of the Ordinance. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Pittenger and carried, that the Ordinance be introduced and be given its first reading. CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES City Attorney Williams: We have finished with the codification except those ordinances you keep adding. It would be well to authorize the City Manager and myself to have this material brought up to date and to solicit bids for printing it. City Manager Aiassa: There is another question. A lot of these codifications are not indexed, they are only under subject and numerically, Co C. 12-14-59 Page Seventeen CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES - continued City Attorney Williams. I would print them without index and adopt it. Threecopies will be bound volumes for the City Hall files and the remaining number, whatever you decide 4n, will be loose-leaf. Then have it indexed once it is adopted because if you delay it too long you will adopt two dozen more ordinances in the interim. Motion by Councilman Mottinger, seconded by Councilman Barnes, that the City Manager be authorized to spend up to $100.00 additional in codification of the ordinances and to obtain bids on the printing. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Heath, Pittenger, Mottinger, Barnes, Mayor Brown Noes: None Absent: None The City Attorney read a communication from a Madame Kruger of Los Angeles as to the establishing of a:P�kychic Reading and Handwriting Analysis business in the City. Council indicated that this matter be taken care of by the City Attorney as to the position of the City in such matters. CITY CLERK SEWER PETITION Charlinda Street and Citrus Street REFERRED TO CITY ENGINEER Sewer District. Motion by Councilman Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Barnes and carried, that this petition be referred to the City Engineer for proper. report. APPLICATION FOR Veterans of Foreign Wars, West Covina TRANSFER OF ALCOHOLIC Post #8620. BEVERAGE LICENSE APPROVED From present establishment on East Garvey Boulevard to new quarters on Merced Avenue. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Pittenger and carried, that this request be approved. EXTENSION OF CLOSING HOUR TO 1:00 A.M. Bainbridge Club - December 31, 1959 Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Pittenger and carried, that the request of the Bainbridge Club to extend their closing hour to 1:00 A.M. for December 31, 1959, be granted. • NOTIFICATION FROM REGIONAL Zoning Case No, 3905-(1), PLANNING COMMISSION OF Hearing set for December 15, 1959. PUBLIC HEARING It was consensus that the Planning Commission letter of protest should stand 0 Co C. 12-14-59 CITY CLERK - continued NOTIFICATIONS FROM COUNTY BOUNDARY COMMISSION NO OBJECTIONS UPPER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WATER ASSOCIATION Page Eighteen Proposed Southerly Annexation District No. 37 of the City of Azusa. Proposed Southerly Annexation District No. 33 of the City of Glendora. Payment of annual dues in the amount of $100.00. Motion by CouncilmanMottinger, seconded by Councilman Heath, that the payment of the annual dues in the amount of $100.00 to the Upper San Gabriel Valley Water Association be approved. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Heath, Pittenger, Mottinger, Barnes, Mayor Brown Noes- None Absent: None Councilman Heath: The Upper San Gabriel Valley Water District was voted in on December 8th and also they elected directors. Does belonging to this Association make us members of the district? Do we go along with it? City Attorney Williams: The Association and the District are two separate things. Councilman Heath: I belong to the Elks and am a paid up member. The majority of members., let's say, decide they want to sell Christmas trees and I do not want to sell them, so they sell them. City Attorney Williams: This belonging..to•the Association doesn't imply that. You can vote "no", Mayor Brown:_, This Association can't put any assess- ments on the City or have it taken into any water district without a vote of the people. We only attend meetings to obtain information. Councilman Mottinger: It is not a legal body, Councilman Barnes: We receive only information from attending these meetings, plus infor- mation regarding the law suit. City Manager Aiassa: Property owners to -the south want to annex to the City to get out of the water district. Can they do it? City Attorney Williams: If they annex now they can do so but they must remain in the water district, I am reasonably sure of that. Co C. 12-14-59 Page Nineteen CITY CLERK - continued LETTER FROM CITY OF Lucky Baldwin Park Days honoring the BALDWIN PARK fourth anniversary of the incorporation of the City To be tabled for further discussion by Council. GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SALE February 6 to 23, 1960. Motion by Councilman Barnes, seconded by Councilman Heath and carried, that the request be granted for the Girl Scout Cookie Sale February 6 to 23,1960, and the license fee be waived REQUEST FOR SOLICITING January 12, 1960. Diabetes Assn, of Southern California, Inc. It was .indicated by Council that the matter be referred to the City ­Clerk for checking as to the validity of the organization, HALF DAY -HOLIDAY FOR December 24, 1959. CITY EMPLOYEES Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Barnes, that a half work day holiday be permitted for City employees on December 24, 1959, for this year, MAYOR'S REPORTS Sanitation Board meeting to be held a week early due to holiday, COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS Councilman Heath: At the League of California Cities there was under discussion the fact that the Board of Supervisors has almost too much to handle and the possibility of smaller boards through- out the County be established to help facilitate these matters. Also, there was quite a.discussion relating to protesting the increase of County taxes. Wouldn't it be in line to protest tax increases in relation to the people of our City? We haven't done anything to try to eliminate this unequal taxation. Possibly it is part of our duty to see that we are not unfairly taxed. Mayor Brown: I think the only answer on this is to go through the League and ask the State government, through the League, to instruct all assessors and equalizers to follow the code. City Attorney Williams: I think what Mayor Brown says about the laws is correct. They are taking corrective action at the State level but it is very slow. C. C. 12-14-59 Page Twenty COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS - continued, Councilman Mottinger; Where this hurts isn't necessarily within our own County but over the State as a whole and affects us in school taxes more than any place else. School districts, to accept State Aid_, we bonded to a maximum, which is 5% of assessed valuation. Our districts here are assessed to a high degree, 50% of actual value, whereas other counties to the north have an assessment of 20% of real value,so that we have to bond ourselves to a greater extent to accept State Aid than those who have a lower'assessed valuation. There is no equality and school taxes are the highest part of the bill. If there was equal assessed valuation then those people would have to -bond themselves to the same amount we would to get State Aid. That is a bigger item than any other single thing. Councilman Heath: Don't you think this Council could notify the League of this law you are talking about in order to possibly get them started on this correct assessment? Possibly pass a resolution? Mayor Brown: Let me dig out my books for you and we can have a resolution spelled out on this law as to chapter, section and page. City Attorney Williams: There was also some legislative action in 1959 which should be checked. Councilman Barnes: The Personnel Board asked me to inquire of the City Council as to whether they had any objections to the Fire Department members having psychiatric tests. I told them I didn't think you would but I would like to get your feelings on this. It was indicated that there were no particular objections except on the part of Mayor Brown who was not particularly in favor of having these tests done. DEMANDS Motion by Councilman Heath, seconded by Councilman Mottinger,that Demands in the amount of $217,926.30, as shown on Demand Sheets C-175, C-176 and C-177, be approved. This is to include fund transfers in the amount of $48,395.52. Motion passed on roll call as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Heath, Pittenger, Mottinger, Barnes, Mayor Brown Noes: None Absent: None Motion by Councilman Pittenger, seconded by Councilman Mottinger and carried, that the meeting be adjourned at 10:55 P. M. APPROVED Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk