04-21-1970 - Regular Meeting - Minutesi
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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA
APRIL 21, 1970
The adjourned regular meeting of the
order by Mayor -Leonard S. Gleckman at
City Hall. The Pledge of Allegiance
The Invocation was given by Reverend
Methodist Church of West CoV ina .
.ROLL CALL
Ci-ty, Council.was called to
7:30 R.M. in the West Covina
was led by Counc7i_lman Russ Nichols.
Charles R. Simmons of the United
Present: Mayor Gleckman; Councilmen Gillum, Nichols,.
Chappell, Lloyd
Also'Present: Lela.W. Preston, City Clerk
George Aiassa, City Manager
George Wakefield, City Attorney
Chester Shearer
Robert Young
George Zimmerman, City Engineer
Mabel Hoffland, City Treasurer
Chief Wetherbee
Leonard Eliot, Controller
William Fowler, Director of Building & Safety
William Vanettes, Communications Director
Ross Nammar,..Administrative Analyst
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
February 24, 1970 ) Motion by Councilman Lloyd., seconded by
March 23, 1970 ) Councilman Chappell, and carried, approving
March 27, 1970 ) minutes as submitted.
CERTIFICATION OF RESULTS OF GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION - APRIL 14, 1970
Record of
which is
Motion by
carried,
The City Clerk presented
Gleckman, a Certificate
Canvass of the April 14, 19.70, election results, a
attached Hereto , and made a part hereof.
Councilman Chappell, seconded -by Councilman Nichols,
to accept and file.
to
of
copy
Mayor
the
of
and
RESOLUTION NO. 4142 The City Attorney presented:
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, RECITING THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD
IN SAID CITY OF WEST COVINA ON THE 14TH DAY OF APRIL, 1970, DECLARING
THE RESULT THEREOF AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS ARE PROVIDED BY LAW".
Mayor Gleckman: Hearing no -objections, waive further reading of
the body of said. Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Chappell, seconded by Councilman Gillum, adopting
said Resolution. Motion carried on'roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Gillum, Nichols,, Chappell, Lloyd, Mayor Gleckman
:NOES: None:
ABSENT None
PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF
ELECTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS
OF OFFICE AND SEATING OF NEW COUNCIL
MEMBERS
presented to them the Certificates of
of Office. The newly -elected members
members on the dais..
The City Clerk called Mr. Shearer
and Mr, Young to the podium and
Election and administered the Oath
then joined the other Council
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Item 3 - Cont°d...
Mayor Gleckman: It has .been .customary after the Certificates
of Election have been issued and the oaths
administered to the newly elected Councilmen,
for the Mayor to call for the seating of the councilmen, and the
outgoing members of Council are then extended the privilege of the
floor - Councilman Gillum.
Councilman Gillum: I would like ,to say,I have enjoyed the past
four years. I know that I have had a
privilege that very few people have had an
opportunity,to enjoy, in the community. I feel.this community is .one
that we can all be proud of in the .past and I am sure in the future.
We have had differences but we are still a community and will
continue to be. Future Cbuncils will have the same problems faced
by the past Council.'
I would like to take this opportunity to
thank Mr. Aiassa and the wonderful staff people connected with our
community, the volunteer people that have served and given their.
time ,on our Commissions and Boards; and I would also like to take
this opportunity to thank the many people that have served on the
Blue Ribbon.Committees. Without their help and support many of the
projects which have been accomplished in the past four years would
not have been.
I would like to convey to the two newly
elected Councilmen my best wishes; and also convey to the Council
that anytime in the future that.I can be of service to the community,
whether it be on a Commission or Study Group, or in any --way,, I would
'be willing and happy to give my time and energy for the goals of the
community.
• And finally, I would like to take this
opportunity to thank my family, my wife and children, for their four
years of hard work and effort, because it takes the support of your
family in order to participate in this type of position. To my
fellow Councilmen I want to convey to you my thanks for the support I
received from all of you in.the past four years.
Mayor Gleckman: Normally the Mayor has the last word and I
guess this is no exception. What Council-
man Gillum has expressed to you this evening
I would only like to emphasise. The City is for the people and the
people should be for the City., It is unfortunate that decisions
that are usually'made do not satisfy everybody. But I think that
the City of West Covina, geographically�as well as in this day and
age, you might say/is situated and located in a position where it is
going to grow and -the people who serve on this City Council are going
to have to make the decisions that will make it grow properly and in
the best manner for the people of the community. Nowdwhether you
have a Tom Gillum or a Len Gleckman up here, or any of the other
members you see here and the two new members coming on -the City
Council, I am sure with the professional staff the City is fortunate
to have and the people that are behind this City - they may have
their differences but the people.are behind the .City.- and in that
direction which will move the City forward.
To Chester Shearer and Robert Young I can
only say as far as I am concerned I have enjoyed my four years on the
City Council, my three years on the Planning Commission; and I have
tried in every manner, shape and form to make a decision at all times
in the best interests of the community, as .I am sure you will do,too.
I would like to say to both of -you gentlemen, as well.as the remaining
members of the City Council, that if at anytime my service,or my help,
or my advice,. or.in any way I can help to.move this -City forward, l am
as close as the telephone.
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I do not intend to move out -of the
community. I intend to remain active in this.communitye. As far
as I am concerned, the community.is the thing that. -is important and
only people make it move. It doesn't happen accidentally.
I would like to thank the remaining
three members of the Council for making my past two years probably
the two most enjoyable years in the City, and I am sure we have a
lot to be proud of and a lot more to look forward to, and I want
to thank the people of the community and say that this is our
community. Nobody owns it, no]Qody controls it and we should all
enjoy it. God Bless you all.
Thanks Mr. Aiassa, Mr. Wakefield, Nancy and
Lela and the entire staff. They have all been like my family. I
wish for them what I wish for myself. Thank you very much.
I would at this time like to turn the chair
over to the City Clerk who will preside for the selection of the new
Mayor.
ELECTION 'OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TENT
City Clerk: Members of the.City Council this is the
time to elect a new Mayor. Nominations are
now open.
Councilman Nichols: I would like to place in nomination the
name of Mr. Kenneth Chappell, currently
Mayor Pro Tem, for the office of Mayor for
the next year.
• Seconded by Councilman Shearer.
(City Clerk called for further nominations. There were none.)
Councilman'Nichols: I would, therefore, move that the nomina-
tions for Mayor be closed, and that Kenneth
Chappell be elected unanimously as Mayor for
the -year beginning now.
Seconded by Councilman Lloyd. Motion carried
on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Chappell, Lloyd
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor Chappell: My pleasure.- the first order of business is
the election of Mayor Pro Tem. May we have
nominations?
Councilman Lloyd: I will nominate Councilman Nichols as Mayor
Pro Tem.
Councilman Nichols: Mr. Lloyd, I thank you very much for the
nomination and appreciate the gesture. I
would decline the nomination, however.
Councilman Shearer: I would like to submit the name of the man
who in the past election received 'a record
number of votes ever received by any candi-
date in the City of West Covina, and I might add the only man that
has received more votes than I did. The man is Robert 0. Young -
for Mayor Pro Tem.
Seconded by Councilman Nichols. Motion
carried on roll call vote as follows:
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Item IV - Cont°d.
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Mayor Chappell.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
-,,MAYOR'S REPORTS
Mayor:'Chappell: At this time I have.no reports, so I would
like to call on the Councilmen to see if
they have any reports or comments.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilman Nichols: I would like to say a few words as the
Senior surviving member of the Council.
Tonight for'some is the night of a sort of
victory and others, a night of recession. I reflected on my way
down here this evening whether I should say anything at all because
I seemed to feel that no matter what I might say there would be those
that would think I should shut up and say nothing. We have had a
great battle over a great issue in this City of.ours, and I am sure
it doesn't mean anything to the people in Pasadena, Los Angeles or
Pomona, but it does mean a heck of a lot to the people in West Covina.
People ,ch-ose- sides and fought it out tooth and nail and I think
practically everybody ,d os,e, sides with sincerity and diligence. In
the course of the decision of that battle two councilmen were defeated..
And it would be very easy for the victors at thispoint to say - well
see the election indicated that the people weren't real happy with the
Councilmen, but having served side by side with the Councilmen defeated,
and for the past four years, I, more than most of you)are aware of the
• thousands of votes taken in the service of this community by those
Councilmen. I am aware that this Council did operate functionally
• for the past two, four and six years, in an area of basic harmony:
And I am aware more than most of you that the men that are leaving
office tonight have made a strong contribution to the progress of our
City. And finally, I am aware more than most of you that our new
Councilmen have their work cut out for them because in many ways they
have some big shoes to step into.
I hope as we move on into our new Council year
that we won't, any of us, think of the service of the four^ years that
have passed, given by the two Councilmen that have gone now, as
being exemplified by one big election issue. You know Lyndon Johnson
lost over the issue'of Vietnam, but he served four years in a million
different ways and I think in some ways what has happened -in our City,
may be a smaller parallel to that. I only want to leave the thought
with the people here and'the whole community, that we have lost two
Councilmen that have contributed much to your community and we have
gained two new ones and all of us hope they will contribute in equal
measure.
In that spirit I would like to move that the
Council direct and authorize the staff to prepare Resolutions on
behalf of the Council expressing appreciatr,on to outgoing
Mayor.Gleckman and Councilman GillumD for their service to this City
over these past four years. Such Resolutions being prepared,
approved and signed by all City Councilmen.
Seconded by Councilman Lloyd. Motion carried
on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Mayor Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Councilman Lloyd: I wouldn't allow the opportunity to go.by
without saying a few words. I am very
indebted to the two outgoing Councilmen for
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Item VI - Cont°d.
the wonderful help and support I received from both Len and Tom. I
think they contributed a great deal.- as Councilman Nichols has
already pointed out.. I think the thing that is most important for,
us at the present moment in the spirit, of._unaft`'ty and future dynamic
action, we must recognize that we as a City cannot remain stagnant.
We face the pressure•s of urbanization, we, face the pressure of social
change, economic change and we will see a great deal of changes in
regard to ecology. We are already facing the changes in our
educational system by the traumatic experiences of our city schools
in Los Angeles being closed and I think it is well for each of us
here tonight to dedicate ourselves to the fact that we must go
forward and work together and achieve a strong goal for West Covina
so the City can thrive in an era that is really.unprecedented. I
certainly am looking forward to serving with the two new Councilmen
and I would like to take this opportunity to publicly wish them well.
Councilman Young: I have deep mixed feelings this evening after
a hard campaign of six.weeks or so. I think
what we saw here earlier was perhaps the
deepest and finest expression of the spirit of the community. when
Councilman Gillum and Mayor Gleckman s,at here•before•you and expressed
their heartfelt feelings for this City. I have said throughout my
campaign and I say again, that these men have contributed much to our
City and yet the feeling was expressed by the voters that perhaps a
change was in order, and so.Mr. Shearer and I, sit before you as your
new Councilmen. I am sure I sit here humbly and I am sure that
Chet Shearer sits here humbly too. There is.much we have to learn
and I hope much that we have to contribute to the continuing growth
of this City. I for one accept the offer that has been made of the
Coun(s:el zot! the two men .that have served this City.
• And to justify the largest number of votes
ever received - - I can't possibly do it, but I can try and I will.
I love this City, I love everything that it has contributed to me and
my family. My two daughters are sitting back there, one is grinning
like a Cheshire Cat;. and the other is sitting there looking as
serious as I have ever seen her and my wife is here, and a number of
my friends. We are all working for a better West Covina and this I
pledge myself to.
I join in the*congratulations.and heartily
congratulate the outgoing Councilmen - it is hard to say really - I
don't think these people have been rejected, the people of the City
of West Covina have said we want a change - new leadership. We will
try and give it to you. I think we will all work together for a
growing West Covina. Thank you all, very much.
Mayor Chappell: I would at this time like to say a few words.
I definitely would like to thank Tom Gillum
and Len Gleckman for their four years of
service to the City. They spent untold numbers of hours for the City,
making it progress as it has in the past four years. The planning,
the Blue Ribbon Committees, the Swimming Pool, the Civic Center, etc.,.
all of these things have been achieved under their regime.
I also want to thank the members of Council
for extending me the privilege of serving as Mayor for the City of
West Covina for the following year. There are five Councilmen on
the Council which I will now chair and hope through leadership and
the efforts of all five of use we can make this.an important year for
the City.
I want to officially welcome Chet Shearer and
our now Mayor Pro Tem - Robert!Young,. to the family of the City of
West Covina.' I want to thank all of .the people in the audience for
their -interest in coming out this evening. You all have friends up
here and have shown an interest in working for the community and I
will ask you to continue to work for the City and make it grow in the
positive manner we want it to grow and develop. So with the
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Item VI-.Cont°d.
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Councilmen's help and your help, I hope next year will be the year
for the City of West Covina.
I have a Resolution that has to be enacted
on, I believe., this evening, appointing a member of our Council to..
the City Selective Committee for the Southern California Rapid
T.r6nsit. Mayor Gleckman has resigned from this Commission due to
the fact he was not re-elected. So at this time it is necessary for
us to appoint a member to this Committee.*
Councilman Nichols: Mr. Mayor - I don't believe there is any
great urgency in this appointment and I think
it might be appropriate,if the chair would
concur, to delay the selection to our next regular meeting, to enable
the two new Councilmen to be briefed by the staff on this position
so they may participate in the selection.
(Mayor Chappell inquired of the City Attorney if this matter could.
be held over and he stated it could. Council determined to hold
over to the next regular meeting of the Council.)
On Motion made, seconded and approved,
meeting adjourned at 8:02 P.M.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
APPROVAL
MAYOR
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EXHIBIT
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CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATE Of' CANV
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J_, u.' ,"I, Lela W. Preston,,
City Clerk"bY
the
City
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County of
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of California,
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duly
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by Resolution
No. 4137,
adopted
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Council
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13th'day•of
April, 1970, do
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that
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the returns
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city on
the 14th
day
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1970,
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given
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votes given
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City
to person:
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offices
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