07-13-1970 - Regular Meeting - MinutesE
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA
JULY 13, 1970.
The regular meeting of the City Council was called to order at
7:32 P.M., by Mayor Ken Chappell in the West Covina City Hallo
The.Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Robert Shearer;
the invocation was given by the Reverend Harry M. Kriebel of the
First Baptist Church.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Chappell; Councilmen Shearer, Nichols,
Young, Lloyd
Also Present: George Wakefield, City Attorney
Lela Preston, City Clerk
George Aiassa, City Manager
H. R. Fast, Public Services Director
George Zimmerman, City Engineer
Richard Munsell, Planning Director
William,, Vanettes, Communications Director
Ross Nammar, Administrative Analyst
Terry Brandt, Administrative Analyst, Jr.
Leonard Eliot, Controller
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
July 14, 1969 - Motion by Councilman Lloyd, seconded by Council-
man Nichols, approving minutes as submitted.
Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Nichols, Lloyd,, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmen Shearer, Young
May 25, 1970 - Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Council-
man Lloyd, and carried, approving minutes as
submitted.
June 8, 1970 - Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Council-
man Shearer, and carried, approving minutes as
submitted.
June 22, 1970 - Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Council-
man Shearer, and carried, approving minutes as
submitted.
PRESENTATION
Award from March of Dimes to Councilman Lloyd
Past Chairman of March of.Dimes in West Covina
Mayor Chappell: We have an honor tonight for one of our Council-
men - Jim Lloyd, a past Chairman of the March of
Dimes in West Covina,. He is to receive an award
tonight.
Susan Russo
Representative
March of Dimes
East San Gabriel Valley
Thank you very much. I
Y.W.C.A.
It is my pleasure and privilege to have
Councilman Lloyd here to accept this. I
would like to correct your agenda, it
says Past Chairman, whereas he is going
to be our future Chairman also. (Read
commendation and presented to Jim Lloyd.)
am looking forward to next year.
Mayor Chappell: With the approval of the Council, Mrs. Myers of
the Y.W.C.A. would like to take a few minutes
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of our time. She has another meeting this evening.
Mrs. Myers I believe most of you, hopefully, received
Y.W.C.A. a personal invitation in the mail for our
night at the Bowl, which is August 1.
sponsored by the Y.W..C.A. of the San Gabriel Valley. (Explained
the program to be presented and that it included a bus trip, and
box supper, stating price. Passed out printed information.) We
hope you will all be able to attend this Fun Night.
AWARD OF BIDS
PROJECT MP-69019 LOCATION: Cameron Park and Friendship
CAMERON PARK AND FRIENDSHIP Park
PARK SECURITY LIGHTING
PHASE I
The City Clerk advised bids were received in the Office of the City
Clerk at 10:00 A.M. on June 24, 1970, as follows:
Seco Electric Co., Azusa
$15,698
R.W. Elliott, Artesia
17,367
McBride. Electric Serv., Lynwood
17,889..
C.T. & F. Inc., Bell Gardens
18,000
Walterscheid Elec. Co., San Dimas
19,015
Delta Eiectric..Serv., Temple City
21,572
Lapadula & Villi_ani.) Long Beach
27,832
Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Young, that
Council allocate $198.00 from the 1970-71 Recreation
and Park Fund
#152-69019 to provide the funds necessary. Motion
call vote as follows:
carried on roll
AYES: Councilmen Shearer Nichols Young, Lloyd, Nichols, g a Y a
CitiA:ppell.:
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Young, awarding
a contract in the amount of $15,698'to Seco Electric Company,
Incorporated, for the construction of Phase I for Cameron Park and
Friendship Park security lighting, and authorizing the Mayor and
City Clerk to execute an agreement. Motion carried on roll call vote
as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappel.,J :...
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
BID NQ.._ 7.1-01;:ASPHALTIC Mr.. Aiassa: Council has received' a
CONCRETE PAVING staff.report, and staff
MATERIALS has recommended that we
cancel all bids. We can use the same
contractor we had last year and you will
note that the staff report.does bear the signature of the City Attorney.
Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Shearer, that in
accordance with the West Covina Municipal Code, Section 2709 (d),
the.Purchasing Officer is authorized to reject all bids received, and
that he extend for an additional one year the present purchase order
with Industrial Asphalt Company at $3.84 per ton.
Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor, a question. Is there any indication
why Industrial Asphalt didn't bid on this pro-
ject, since they are the closest firm?
Leonard Eliot: They did not bid because their price would be
Controller higher than the extension price of our present
contract. They would have to submit a higher
price.
Councilman Shearer: Are we going to have trouble in getting the
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material at $3.84 per ton if they are not willing to bid that price
at this time?
I,
Leonard Eliot: No sir, their not rebidding is due to their
contract with their suppliers.
Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell.
.NOES: None
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC WORKS ITEMS
PROJECT NO. SP-70001
SIDEWALK PRIORITY PROGRAM
1969-70 - 1970-71
LOCATION: Various locations
throughout the City.
.The City Engineer advised Council received a written report and if
there were any questions he would be happy to answer.
Councilman Shearer: There was a question raised last week at the.
Council meeting on the north side of Azusa
at Cameron - has that been resolved?
Mr. Fast: Yes, ,that was resolved and it will be included.
Public Serv. Dir.
Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Young, and
carried, approving the plans and specifications for City Project
SP-70001, and authorizing the City Engineer to call for bids. .
PROJECT NO'. SP-70006
STREET IMPROVEMENT
1911 ACT (Short Form)
LOCATION: Northwest corner of
Francisquito and Walnut Avenues.
Council reviewed Engineer's report,
Motion by Councilman Lloyd, seconded by Councilman Shearer, and
carried, that Council accept and file Engineer's report, dated
July 9., 1970.
RESOLUTION NO. 4185 The City Clerk presented:
ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Setting Protest Hearing, July 27, 1970 OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CON-
FIRMING THE REPORT OF THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT RELATIVE TO THE COST
OF WORK DONE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF FRANCISQUITO AND WALNUT
AVENUES PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 4097.01
Mayor Chappell: Hearing no objections, waive further reading of
the body of said Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Young, to adopt
said Resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, GDhappel]_-:
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
PROJECTS NOS. SP-7001.1.-& SP-71011 LOCATION*. Citywide..
TERTIARY STREET MAIN-
TENANCE PROGRAM Council reviewed Engineer's report.
Mr. Aiassa: This was outlined in detail at our last meeting
and at this time we are asking Council approval
of the plans and specifications.
Councilman Nichols: Mr. Mayor, in that the Council had the opportunity
to review this matter in a study session a week
ago, and Council appeared at`that time to be in
concurrence with the recommendations, I would, therefore, move that
Council approve plans and specifications for the Tertiary Street Main-
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tenance Program (SP-;70011 and SPa1011) and authorize the City
Engineer to call for bids.
Seconded by Councilman Young.
Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor - I have several questions. In the
first page regarding the funds available1I
see some 1971-72 budget - is this a typographical
error or how can we spend money not yet budgeted?
Mr. Zimmerman: Yes, Mr. Shearer, this is a typographical error.
It should be 1970-71.
Councilman Shearer: With regard to the work to be done, and
perhaps there is an easy explanation. I assume
from the second page listing the items, that
we are doing some Priority II work, because the square footages
proposed in Items I and 2, Slurry Seal and Resurfacing, exceed the
Priority I as presented in our street report and there is no
surface sealing. Is this correct?
Mr. Zimmerman:
Yes, it
is correct. There was
more square
footage
in the contract called
for than actually
in the
report. Staff proposes,
since this.is a'
unit bid item,
that they make
some adjustments in the
amounts, if
necessary and
if Council would
desire that, otherwise
we would go into
the Priority II
requirements
as shown.
Councilman Shearer: Did we specify the thickness of the resurfacing?
Is this the complete specification?
Mr. Zimmerman: No, it is not the complete specification and we
do specify the thickness in the specification.
Mr. Aiassa: Each project will carry its own thickness.
Motion carried.
PROJECT NO. TS-70019 LOCATION: Northeast corner of
UNDERGROUND INSTALLATION Vincent Avenue and Center Street.
OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS Council reviewed Engineer's report.
Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Lloyd, approving
plans and specifications for underground installation of traffic
signal controls at Vincent Avenue and Center Street. and authorizing
the City Engineer to call for bids.
Councilman Nichols: Mr. Mayor - my only comment is that Council did
direct staff to look into the matter and re -
contact Home Savings & Loan and gain a response
in terms of additional contribution and it really doesn°t spell it
out in detail as to what came out of that.
Mr. Aiassa: I believe we put.it in the report - the contract
is $4600 of which Home Savings will pay half.
Now the only question that bothers me is if the
bid comes in higher I sure don't want to make a third trip.
Councilman Nichols: I gather then that they will go along with the
new estimate and that was their firm, final
commitment and if it goes over that/ forget it,
Councilman Young: It looks like we made about $700 on the deal -
is this worthy of commendation?
Mr. Aiassa: Mr. YounglI am holding my fingers until the bids
come in.
Motion carried.
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RESOLUTION NO. 4186 The City Clerk presented:
ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CERTAIN SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF 1964 STORM DRAIN BOND ISSUE PROJECT NO. 1220 IN THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AND AUTHORIZING USE OF PUBLIC STREETS FOR OPERA-
TION �,ND MAINTENANCE OF THESE FACILI IES/. (California Avenue .Between
Francisquito Avenue and Puente Creek
Mayor Chappell: Hearing no objections, waive further reading of
the body of said Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Young, to ad•op.t
said Resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION NO. 4187 The City Clerk presented:
ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
ACCEPTING A GRANT DEED FROM BENJAMIN F. SMITH AND IRIS Z. SMITH AND
DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF -(UNCLASSIFIED USE PERMIT NO. 155.11)
Mayor Chappell: Hearing no objections, waive further reading of
the body of said Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Young, to adopt
said Resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappeft'
• NOES: None
ABSENT: None
PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOCATION: Area east`of Azusa
WOODSIDE VILLAGE -TENTATIVE TRACT Avenue, adjacent to Amar Road.
25512 - UMARK, INC., and
DONALD L. BREN COMPANY
Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor and members of the City Council, this
City Attorney and the following several items are items that
are steps required in the implementation of the
development plans that have been previously
approved by the Planning Commission and the City Council for the
Woodside Village Development. This particular item relates to the
dedication of the right-of-way for Amar Road.
RESOLUTION NO. 4188 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
ACCEPTING CORPORATION GRANT DEED FROM UMARK, INC., FOR STREET AND
HIGHWAY PURPOSES TO BE KNOWN AS AMAR ROAD (from approximately 900
feet easterly of Azusa Avenue to approximately 3170 feet easterly of
Azusa Avenuel"
Mayor Chappell: Hearing no objections, waive further reading of
the body of said Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Shearer, to adopt
• said Resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Mr. Wakefield: The next item is the acceptance of a construction
bond and agreement in the amount of $111,000 for
the street and sewer improvements to be con-
structed within Amar Road within the area encompassed in the previous
dedication. This bond and agreement is to guarantee that the required
street and sewer improvements will be constructed. These items are
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set up in a specific sequence simply because we need to follow
that in order to get the whole package approved.
Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Young, accepting
bond and agreement in.the amount of $111,000 for street and sewer
improvements to be constructed within Amar Road.
Councilman Nichols: Is this $111,000 figure calculated to cover
the entire cost of the 3170 feet or whatever
it is? Is that what it will cost to do the job?
Mr. Zimmerman: The figures shown indicate full cost of the
entire installation of the sewer improvements
within the right-of-way dedicated. However,
it is proposed that the median and the center two lanes of traffic
on Amar Road would not be constructed at the expense of the private
party, the developer. This would then become a city obligation and
was approved by the Council for budgetary purposes as part of the
Five -Year Program Improvements.
Councilman Nichols: That amount guarantees the sewer development?
Mr. Zimmerman: It includes the entire sewer and roadway,
excepting for the center portion.
Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 4189 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
ACCEPTING GRANT OF EASEMENT FROM UMARK, INC., FOR STORM DRAIN PURPOSES
(from westerly boundary of Tract 31096 to Azusa. Avenue)."
Mayor Chappell: Hearing no objections, waive further reading of
the body of said Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Young, to adopt
said Resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows°
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell..
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Mr. Wakefield: The next item is the acceptance of a bond and
agreement in the amount of $375,000 and this
again is an agreement to construct storm drain
improvements and a bond to guarantee that the work will be -done in
accordance with the approved plans and specifications.
Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Young, and
carried, accepting bond and agreement in the amount of $375,000 for
storm drain improvements (Amar Road, Temple Avenue and from Temple
Avenue southwesterly and westerly to Azusa Avenue)."
RESOLUTION NO. 4190 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
• OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
ACCEPTING GRANT OF EASEMENT FROM UMARK, INC., FOR SEWER PURPOSES (from
westerly boundary of Tract 31096 to Azusa Avenue).
Mayor Chappell: Hearing no objections,, waive further reading
of the body of said Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Nichols, to adopt
said Resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell...- . -
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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Mr. Wakefield: The next item is again the acceptance of a
bond and agreement in the amount of $19,000
for sewer construction (from westerly boundary
of Tract 31096 to Azusa Avenue). This and the next item could be
taken together if Council so desires.
The next item is the acceptance of a bond and
agreement in the amount of $50,000 for sewer pumping station and an
81' force main (in Azusa Avenue 1900 feet south of Amar Road northerly
to Amar Road). The two items together constitute the bonds and
agreements for,the installation of the necessary sewer work.
Councilman Young moved for approval; seconded
by Councilman Shearer, and carried.
FINAL MAP. TRACT NO. 31096
RESOLUTION NO. 4191 The City Attorney presented:.
ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
APPROVING FINAL MAP OF TRACT'NO. 31096 AND ACCEPTING BOND AND AGREE-
MENT FOR STREET AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000, AND
A MONUMENT BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,600.
Mr. Wakefield: In amplification of thatoit is simply a part of
the area involved in the total area encompassed
in the Tract Map. This and the following item
are two projections of the total tract now being submitted for final
development.
Mayor Chappell: Hearing no objections, waive further reading of
the body of said Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Young, -to adopt
said Resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell.,.,
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
FINAL MAP TRACT NO. 31095
RESOLUTION NO. 4192 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
APPROVING FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 31095 AND ACCEPTING BOND AND AGREE-
MENT FOR STREET AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $47,000, AND
A MONUMENT BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,680.11
Mayor Chappell: Hearing no objections, waive further reading
of the body of said Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman. Young, to adopt
said Resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd,�Zappell.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
COST ALLOCATION PERCENTAGES
FOR INTERSECTIONS HAVING
JOINTLY -OWNED TRAFFIC SIGNAL
INSTALLATIONS WITH THE
CITY OF COVINA
recommends acceptance of the report
Mr. Zimmerman: A City Engineers
report has been
furnished to City Council giving
the various percentages
recommended in the costs proposed
by the City of Covina, and staff
with the percentages shown.
Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor, if Council approves of the alloca-
tions as recommendedAthen your action should
include instruction to the City Engineer and
City Manager to negotiate an appropriate agreement with:the City of
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AGENDA 7/ 13 /7 0 �
A. PUBLIC WORKS ITEMS (Cont'd)
�) COST.ALLOCATION.PERCENTAGES FOR INTERSECTIONS HAVING JOINTLY -OWNED
TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATIONS WITH THE .CITY OF COVINA
Review Engineer's report.
a) Approve the cost allocation procedure developed by Engineering
staff.
ACTION: Motion by 2nd by
To Approve Disapprove Hold Over
b) Authorize staff to assume full routine maintenance responsibility
for Vincent Avenue- Badillo Street and Citrus Avenue 'Workman
Avenue traffic signal installations.
ACTION: Motion by 2nd by
To Approve Disapprove Hold Over
c) Authorize the City of Covina to assume full routine maintenance
responsibility for Barranca Avenue. -Workman Avenue Lark
Ellen Avenue— Badillo Stre.et ; and Lark Ellen Avenues -Sari
+� Bernardino Road•traffic signal installations.
ACTION: Motion by 2nd by
To Approve Disapprove Hold Over
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Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Lloyd, that
Council.approve staff recommendations A - B and C relative to Item 8
on tonight°.s agenda of July 13, 1970o and further that staff be
authorized to develop a working agreement with the City of Covina
for such assumptions of routine maintenance responsibility.
Councilman Young: Just so this is clearly understood, this may
come back if Covina does not go along?
Mr. Aiassa: Yes, that is right.
Motion carried.
HEARINNGS
ZONE CHANGE NO
UNCLASSIFIED USE
Donald Mellman
440 LOCATION: Northwest corner of
PERMIT NO. 156 Grand Avenue and Fairway Lane
of zone from MF-25
Commercial), and 2)
service station on
Planning Commission
adjacent to the Walnut Creek
Channel.
REQUEST: 1) approval of a change
(Medium -Density Multiple -Family) to C-2 (General -
approval of an unclassified use permit for a
an irregularly shaped parcel. Recommended by
Resolutions Nos. 2261 and 2262.
(The Planning Director summarized Planning Commission Resolutions
Nos. 2261 and 2262; slides shown and explained. Conditions and
recommendations stated.)
THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ZONE CHANGE NO. 440
AND UNCLASSIFIED USE PERMIT NO. 156.
IN FAVOR
(Sworn in by City Clerk)
Dick Bastinelli As indicated in the staff report this application
1915 Foster Avenue was submitted and approved by the Planning Com-
West Covina mission on a prior occasion. Unfortunately the
same presentation was not given at the City
Council hearing and consequently not approved. The,staff report
amply explains the reasons for the request and I believe another
equally important reason for the approval would be the tremendous
exposure to the massive advertising campaign between Holiday Inn and
Gulf Stations. I would like to further add that Holiday Inn�in
conjunction with Gulf Oilahave surveyed the area in question and
close proximity to.it and come up with these conclusions: that the
site is away from single-family residential areas of West Covina,, on.
a heavily traveled__ street, and soon a freeway off -ramp is to be
established there; and not opposed by any of its neighbors and it 'is
up against an existing wash. We would appreciate a favorable vote,
and at this time I would like to defer any questions to Mr. Mellman,
the_proner.ty owner, or Mr. Westover, the Gulf Oil representative.
Thank you.
Fred Westover
12623 E. Imperial Hwy.
Santa Fe Springs
(Gulf Oil Representative)
like to become a member of
Donald Mellman
3162 Donna Melia Drive
Studio City,
your consideration on this
Leonard S. Gleckman
10.15 Lolita
West Covina
(Sworn in by City Clerk)
Gentlemen, I just would like to say I am
the Gulf Oil representative for:this
matter, and we would certainly appreciate a
favorable vote from Council as. we would
your business community. Thank you,
(Sworn in by City Clerk)
Gentlemen, I am the owner of the subject
property and I am, of course, in favor
of the zone change and would appreciate
matter. Thank you very much.
( Sworn in by City Clerk) .
Mr.. Mayor, members of the City Council, it
may seem a little awkward for you and. it
is awkward f o.r _:me to appear be fore you so
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soon after sitting up there, but I have to relate to you the
circumstances under.wh'ich I am here this evening. First of all_
to speak in favor of this application and my reasons are as follows.
It is unfortunate but maybe it is one of the things that happen at
City Council level, that many times testimony given at Planning
Commission level.ne,ver gets to the City Council. The point I make is
that the reasons for something,.once approval is given by the Plan-
ning Commission, outside of the recommendation through the papers
sent to City Council, the things that actually transpire at the
Planning Commission level never come before -this Council and they are
unaware of .some of the reasons why the Planning Commission approves.
First of allawhen I sat on the City Council and
this.matter came before me there were no facts given as to why this
station or this zoning should be changed at that time, and therefore
I didn't feel justified in awarding this zoning or this station. After
the public hearings took place I was called by Holiday Inn to find
out on what basis Council turned it down and I told them primarily on
a poor presentation, because we didn't have any facts.or any reasons.
They then related to me their association with the Gulf'Oi1 Company
and that this to them was a necessity, that they were affiliated
with the Gulf Oil Company and that millions of dollars transpired
because of the location of a Gulf Station adjacent to or in close
proximity to the Holiday Inn. This is a national advertising for a
national association.
I requested from them a letter to give to the
Planning Commission from the Holiday Inn/,explai-ning their position
so the City Council and the Planning.Commission would be aware of
such,an association. I would like to pass�it amongst the City
Council now, the letter written by the Holiday Inn to the'Planning
Commission which I don't think in this particular case has been sent
on to City Council to verify the tremendous amount of business they
do in conjunction.
Furthermore, I did specify to Holiday Inn that
I was concerned about.two things: 1 - how did the neighbors in and
around this particular site feel; and 2 - how did it conform with the
General Plan. Since then the new,General Plan has been adopted and
it shows commercial in this particular space. Also a letter was
sent which I pass to you now,and I -don't know if it was shown at the
Planning'Commission, from adjoining property owner directly east
owning approximately thirteen acres. This man has taken the time
to send the owner of the property a letter saying as far as he is
concerned he feels this is the highest and best use for the property.
He has told me personally on the phone that he is presently
negotiating for thirteen acres of apartments and naturally would
not like to see any apartments across the street, so it might be a
selfish move on his part, but I thought it should be -brought to
your attention. I would also like to pass amongst you = if you
don't mind - the information given to me by Holiday Inn which
specifies the type of advertising they do across country which ties
in with Gulf Oil Station and the Holiday Inn. ,
Another reason I felt the location was -proper
after the reasons were explained to mejis we do have a station
directly south of this and putting another station on a heavily
travelled street, fully approved by the property owner, and at no
cost actually to .the City, State.or any public division, that this
would possibly, and I say "possibly" because I don't intend to stand
before you and be in judgment, but possibly.preclude any necessity of
any additional station south of the freeway which is the area in
which we are trying.to keep our residential sections.protected.
The need.would be the Holiday Inn-, the General
Plan shows it as commercial,,'the property owners adjoining it and
close to it do not object to this type of use, and most of the
stations in. West Covina, at least some seventeen, or eighteen, that
have closed down in the last four or five years, are due to poor.
location of stations.I think most people agree the proper location
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for a service station would be near an on -or off -ramp of a freeway,
if possible. Most service station people will tell you that they
will trade all their stations within a community, if they had a choice,
for a location near a freeway. I would like for the record to state
that had these reasons been given to me at the time I sat on this
body that I would have voted in favor of this, and I am asking this
Council for the same consideration. Thank you very much.
IN OPPOSITION
Mrs. Edward Christopher, Jr. (Sworn in by City Clerk)
1351 Virginia Avenue I am not really here against
West Covina Gulf Oil or any of that, but
when we were fighting Standard
Oil on . the south,,side of the freeway we took a survey and -inone
and a half miles -of Grand and Holt there are fifteen gas stations.
Now if Gulf Oil thought this was such a wonderful spot to be near
Holiday Inn they should have got in there before the other new ones
moved in. I think West Covina is overrun with gas stations and
everyone I have spoken to feels - whatt another gas station! If it
is zoned for commercial there must be some other type of business
for that busy street besides putting in another gas station.
Thank you.
REBUTTAL
Leonard S. Gleckman: Mr. Mayor, members of the City Council,
I don't really mean to rebut
Mrs. Christopher - we have been friends
for a long time and I think our feelings are primarily the same, but
I think you cant be all opposed to all of one thing just because it
is that one thing. I think I stated earlier that the closing of
some of these stations was: due to better locations, more suitable,
than the ones granted in the past. I, also, would not be asking for
this station, being familiar with this community and the east end of
the town, if I didn't think this was a suitable location. Thank you.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY, PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED.
COUNCIL DISCUSSION.
Councilman Nichols: I. wasn't aware when this matter first
came before usl of the; relationship of
Gulf Oil Corporation and Holiday Inn.
We talk about need,and I think in most of the areas in our City
we have stipulated that we don't feel there really is "need" for
additional service stations. From the materials I have studied and
looked at and the information given to me, evidently this Holiday
Inn operation is very closely identified with people travelling
across the country and using the Gulf Oil credit card. The Holiday
Inn has a very large investment in West Covina and is.. a prominent
member of our community, and we expect and hope to have them here
for a good many years, and so we come now I think to an awareness
that there are needs and there are needs. I, in my own mind, can't
visualize any other Gulf Station up and down the freeway or anywhere
in West Covina. There may be one somewhere that I don't know of,
but it is quite possible in facts that some of our transient residents
that come through from coast to coast and look through their data and
material for stopping at Holiday Inn, might well scoot on down the
freeway a few miles one way or the other, where Gulf Services are
adjacent and available. So I really do think in all sincerity that
this is a relatively unique and valid need that can be demonstrated
for the existence of this type of station. Now if you accept that
thesis then you have to ask about the general location. Well, it is
in fact on a freeway off -ramp location. We have stopped these
applications where they,run down into our residential areas but
there are no residences.around here. It is strictly a commercial
frontage freeway area and accepted by all experts as being C-2
land, and it is my understanding that in a C-2 area a service
station is allowed there as,a.matter of right. So.the history of it
indicates that type of usage in -the past would have been there
without ever coming before the Council.
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HEARINGS tont1'.: Page Eleven
So I think one can take the position, and
feel strongly about it, that well we shouldn't have more service
stations anywhere in West Covina because,in fact there are too
many. And; some,indeed,are going out of business but you will
,notice in general it is those that are not in the best locations.
I think a freeway location and virtually an on -ramp location of a
major freeway and a site•for the only station of its type in the
general vicinity - the only one in the area, � I would be inclined
to agree that the request is sincere and merited. I can't conceive
of any request that would be more advantageous and I could think
of many uses that I would rather see less at that location, so
Mr. Mayor, I would take the position on this matter that it iW the
best use.
Councilman Young: I will simply adopt the remarks made by
Councilman Nichols, particularly having
coasted down Kellogg Hill recently without
gasoline it would have been nice,to have both the off -ramp and the
station there. It is unfortunate that we have the competitive
aspect develop among the stations, but I think that.is a way of
life and that it will increase rather than decrease, and I think
with the location of this station at the off-ramp*it will
generate new business as much as detracting from the business now
available to stations in the area.
Councilman Shearer: I am also prepared to support it„,however,
for slightly different reasons. I don'tJ
personally consider the relationship between.
Holiday Inn and Gulf Oil an exceptionally valid reason for this.
If it had been on other stations, Shell Ibut not Union because they
are already there, I would feel�the same -way'- primarily because of
location and the on -and off�rdmp, a busy street, and buffered
from the residential property. My only additional comment would be
if Holiday Inn felt that -a Gulf Oil station was essential or vice -
versa, then they should have come in in a package deal to begin with.
I think the important factor here is the location rather than the
tie-in. I don't want to, at least for the next few years while I am
sitting -here, be faced with the thought that if it is a package .
deal, one company versus, another, that we have to automatically go
along with the service station and the restaurantor whatever it
may be, but that it must be justified on the basis of location,;and
proper zoning, rather than a business tie-in. I am preparedto
support.it, however. ,
Councilman Nichols: I would only say I certainly concur,with the
remarks made by Councilman.Shearer. I think,
based on the literature I read recently
in the initial planning that went in on the Holiday Inn in West
Covina, it was implemented prior to the interests of'.Gulf Oil with
Holiday Inn. But I certainly concur with you,and absolutelyy the
relationship there is only one of several reasons why the request
is justified, otherwise I would agree with you it should not be
approved.
Motion by Councilman Nichols,.seconded by Councilman Shearer,
approving Zone Change No. 440 and Unclassified Use Permit No. 156,
Donald Mellman.
Councilman Lloyd: Mr. Mayor --let the record show my stand is
what I always stand on as far as gas stations
are concernedo I feel, as long as we have
empty gas stations we should not be approving'new ones; so I;will be.
in opposition.
Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Chappell...
NOES: Councilman Lloyd
ABSENT: None
REG. C.C. 7-13- 70
HEARINGS.- Cont°d._ Page Twelve
ZONE CHANGE NO, 441 LOCATION: Northwest corner of
CITY INITIATED Valley Boulevard and Nogales
Avenue.
REQUEST: A change of zone from
C-3 (Heavy Commercial) to S-C (Service -Commercial) for an 8.01 acre
parcel. Recommended by Planning Commission Resolution No. 2258,0'
(The Planning Director summarized Planning Commission Resolution
No. 2258; slides shown and explained.).,
THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING'ON ZONE CHANGE
NO. 441, CITY INITIATED' THERE BEING NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY, PUBLIC
HEARING CLOSED, COUNCIL DISCUSSION.
Councilman Young: Having sat in on the Planning Commission meet-
ing,,I move that Zone Change Application
No. 441, City Initiated be approved for the
northwest corner'of, Valley Boulevard and Nogales Avenue from C-3
to S-C.
Seconded by Councilman Lloyd.
f
Councilman Shearer: On this Change of Ordinance, can all C-3
property by one action be rezoned to S-C
without taking up staff°s,time to prepare
individual requests?
Mr. Wakefield: I think each parcel of property must be
individually considered before a change of
zone may be authorized. Normally, if,there
were comparable properties that were suitable for change to the
same zone/ they could all be advertised at one' timeand set for
hearing at one time, but each individual property ownet would be
entitled to be heard at -a public hearing, as would those in the
neighborhood that are interested. So the answer to your question
is if the properties were comparable and similarly situated they
could all. be in a single notice hearing, but unfortunately there
are not too many properties that fit in that category. So in'the
long run I.don°t think we accomplish much.by trying to,consolidate
them because it makes it ,more difficult to try and treat each
property in a combined hearing.
Councilman Shearer: Is there much difference between what the
C-3 was and the S-C now is?
Mr. Munsell: Yes, there is.
Motion carried on roll call vote.,as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell: -
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
UUD NO. 1 (UNDERGROUND LOCATION: South Garvey Avenue
UTILITY DISTRICT) between Citrus Street and'
PROTEST HEARING Barranca Avenue. .
Mayor Chappell: The hour of 8 p.mo having arrived, this is the
time and place for hearing protests or objections
to the formation of an Underground Utility
District to be known as UUD #1 South Garvey Avenue between Citrus
Street and Barranca Street. Madam City Clerk, do you have the
Affidavit of Mailing?
City Clerk:
I have the affidavit.
Mayor Chappell: I will entertain a motion to receive and file
the affidavit.
So moved by Councilman Shearer, seconded by
Councilman Nichols, and carried.
REG. C.C. 7-13-70
HEARINGS - Cont°d.
Page Thirteen
Mayor Chappell: Mr. Public Service Director, will you present
the factual data of the Engineer's report?
H. R. Fast The property owners within the District have
Public Serv. Dir. been notified'of the formation of the Under-
ground Utility District in accordance with the
procedure established by State Code. Total estimated cost of the
District is $142,915; with this amount being funded by the Edison
Company and the General Telephone Company. Four property owners
will have connection charges and these individuals have been given
the approximate amount of these charges.. The approximate time to
complete the District is one year. '
Mayor Chappell: I will entertain a motion to receive and.file.
the Engineer's report.
So moved by Councilman Nichols, seconded by
Councilman Young, and carried.
Mayor Chappell: Madam City Clerk, have you received any written
protests or objections against the formation
of the Underground Utility District, or the
proceedings?
City Clerk: I have not.
THE CHAIR DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN FOR ORALPROTESTS OR
OBJECTIONS AGAINST THE FORMATION OF THE PROPOSED UNDERGROUND UTILITY
DISTRICT. THERE BEING NO PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS, PUBLIC HEARING
CLOSED. (THERE WAS NO COUNCIL DISCUSSION'- CITY ATTORNEY ADVISED THE
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION IS REQUIRED TO CREATE THE DISTRICT.)
RESOLUTION NO. 4193 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE
CITY -OF WEST COVINA, CREATING UNDERGROUND
UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1.11
Mayor Chappell: Hearing no objections, waive further reading of
the body of said Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman, Lloyd, Lto. adopt
said Resolution.. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell.:.:.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
THE CHAIR CALLED A RECESS AT 8:50 P.M. COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 9:05 P.Mo
PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNCIL REVIEWED
SUMMARY OF ACTIONS OF
JULY 1, 1970
PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING
i
Councilman Shearer: Item 2 - regarding
;the two to one vote,
does that constitute
legal approval?
Mr. Wakefield: It is a majority
of,a,quorum, so
when there are
three members present two votes will carry the matter.
Councilman Shearer: Does that hold for the Council as ,well?
(Answer: Yes) There was a question asked at
one of my first meetings, when we still had
some Chamber members, and the question was could the two Chamber
members abstain and the vote was two to one would the vote be binding
and I thought the answer was "no".
Mr. Wakefield: Again we have to make a distinction between the
quorum present. If five members were present
then the answer would be three.
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PLANNING COMMISSION - Cont°d. Page Fourteen
Mayor Chappell: I hope when there are only three here some-
body moves for adjournment.
Councilman Young: Mr, Mayor, on Item 4. I would like to ask a
question. I happened to be at that particular
meeting and I feel that we are wisely accepting
the Planning Commission's views up to this point. On Item 4, this
was an application made by the developer of a new restaurant for a
Sign Variance. In calling up, does that reopen the entire thing?
Is the proponent then advised of this action and he can come back
and make his presentation to the City Council?
Mr. Wakefield: Yes, Councilman Young. The City Council would
hear the matter anew and it would be'just like
any other hearing before Council.
Councilman Young: I don't think there is any great risk of jmpr•o-
priety._: in saying I didn't really agree with
the Commission or staff on this. I can get voted down but I will
make a motion that Item 4 be called up for review by the Council.
Councilman Nichols: A comment I would like to make for informational
purposes. When I was first elected to the City
Council the Council operated on the basis that
any Councilman could call up any item at anytime During that
period of time it was felt there were some episodes of calling up
items on bases' other than objective analysis of the issue at hand.
So about 1966 or thereabouts, the Council implemented a rule whereby,
all items called up by the Council were to be called up on the basis
of a majority vote rather than any one Councilman., because of.the
implication of bringing -it back and, in fact, causing a rehearing to
be held. In the intervening years since then the Council has always,
without exception, 'at ,least to my knowledge, extended the courtesy
to each Councilman,individually,who desired to -call up an'i,tem to
extend him that vote, in order that it could;be called up at the
request of a Councilman. I only wanted to mention this as an
informational matter in terms of the background's:.....: history of this
as to ,.why we come to this present time and one Councilman say,.s "I'
would.like.to. have. this'called up" and -he makes the motion and we
all must vote on it. It was that change that occurred at.the.beginning of
the period of 1964, 1965 and 1966. So in keeping with that, I would
second Mr. Young's mot ion a_ ;
`Motion carrier.
Councilman Nichols: "With the inclusion of the motion to call up
the one item to be taken into consideration,
I move that the summary of -action taken by
the Planning Commission at its meeting of July 1, 1570, be
accepted by Council., and filed.
Seconded'.by Councilman Young, and carried.
RECREATION & PARK COMMISSIONMotion,by Councilman Nichols,
COUNCIL REVIEWED ACTION seconded by, Councilman Young,;
OF 6/23/70.1 and carried, receiving and:...
filing the action of the
Recreation & Park Commission
meeting of June . 23, 1970.
Councilman Young: Mr. Mayor - a comment. On this Model Rocket
report, I appreciated the great detail of the
entire presentation by Mr, Boles.
This Model Rocket program is continuing and will continue as the
matter stands, but I -did wonder if the City has appropriate protec-
tion from the standpoint of insurance, not only for the protection
of the City but the participants involved in this program. If not,
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RECREATION
7-13-70
& PARK COMMISSION ACTION'- Cont-do
;Page Fifteen
I feel it should be investigated by the people in charge.
Mr. Wakefield: I am unable to answer the question with
respect to the extent of protection which
extends to participants. The City and its
officers . and.. empl.oyee.s_ are.__cover.e.d .by-..the...regular liability policy.
1.of .the City,. whi.ch is entirely _adequate. I am --sorry. 'I don't have
the information with respect to the participants,_tha't .is, the young peoph
themselves who. participate -in the program.
Councilman Young: This'is standard liability coverage and for
example, this is an activity that has the
official blessing of the City and having that
we have some responsibility and we do have insurance in the event that
one of these rockets goes awry and the City is sued, then it would
be a matter of referring it to the insurance carrier.
Mr. Wakefield: Yes, so far as the City is concerned.
Councilman Young: Then that is protection for the party that
is injured so far as I am concerned. Thank you..
PERSONNEL BOARD Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded
MINUTES OF JUNE 9, 1970 by Councilman Lloyd, and carried,
approving the minutes of the Personnel
Board dated June 9, 1970.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Martha Reynolds I am going to speak on the "Hot Line".
744 North Eileen Ave., My primary reason for being here this
West Covina evening is to.firs:t, thank you for your
moral and financial support; during the
past six months, which was our trial period for the San Gabriel
Valley "Hot Line". As you know, it was the trial period because we
felt we couldn't ask for your full support until we resolved many
questions. We too had reservations'aboutt"Hot Line" and what was
happening.
First, did we need a "Hot Line"?
Secondly, would it be used? The answer to both we found in the past
six months. Yes, it is desperately needed; and,yes, it is being
used. General Telephone has recorded over two thousand calls in one
week; we are averaging approximately four hundred calls a week.
These are impressive figures, but impressive as they may be/the real
thing is the type of call that is coming through that line. I
checked what you have before you; you have a sheet showing how each
call is logged, the type of call, the reaction of the person to the
caller and the listener's reaction, etc. These are logged and we'will
receive July 15th a copy of all calls that came into San Gabriel
Valley and at that time we will have valid statistics to come back
to give to you the exact number of referrals being made, etc.
Recently -,July 9th in fact, we received
a call from West Covina, the caller saying that he had missed his
vein shooting heroin and wanted to know if he was going to make it.
They patched in with a doctor immediately and he found he would make
it and things were resolved at a later date with his heroin addiction.
We received a call from a LaPuente mother, she called in, desperate,
her daughter had drunk Formula 409, which is as good a stripper as
Spic and Span, and she wanted to know if indeed she would die of this
dosage. They patched into a doctor immediately, who patched into the
poison center at Children"s Hospital and the antidote was given to
her. This is important. These are children and these are our
children in West Covina, LaPuente, Covina, etc. We are receiving an
increasing amount of drug calls and because of this we have hired
six new listeners in our Narcotics Information Service. We are
taking all of the after -hour calls of Narcotic Information Service.
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Oral Communications - Cont°d.
For the benefit of Councilman Young and
Councilman Shearer, who perhaps are not as familiar with "Hot Line"
as the rest of you because they were not on Council when it was
approved, I would like to back up a bit and ask a couple of basic
questions. 1: What is Hot Line? probably the most unique virtue
of Hot Line is its immediate availability and its respect for the
anonymity of the caller and is based on the concept of creative
listening. We are not a cure-all and not a know-it-all; and we do
not offer advice, contrary to what many people think Hot Line is
doing. We do offer alternatives, however. So creative listening
is meant to imply a catalytic process, neither passive nor imposi-
tional. The listener's primary function is that of encouraging an
attitude of self-examination and exploration. Very seldom do we
become directive other than maybe with someone experiencing their
first flashback. We had a girl call the other day who had
hallucinations. She felt the spiders were going to get her, the
listener assured her as long as she was talking with her that
spiders wouldn't get her and she did agree to meet the listener
but the girl did not know where she was. Finally they agreed to
meet at a statute in a park very close by and the listener said
"how will I know you" and she said "that is simple, I will be the
girl with the spiders following her" and the listener said "But
I. can °.t see. the spiders," and _she. replied with an unforg.e.tt-able
statement - "how in the hell are you going to help me if you can't
even see the darn spiders?" So you see we,sympathetically speaking
are trying very hard to see those spiders and believe me they are
very real when you are having hallucinations. Thirdly, I mentioned
the patch -in service we have. This is our referral service. We can
immediately patch -in to physicians, lawyers, any.type of person
needed at a moment's notice, - arid. many.... df ..these. =r.: ^1-
people are from the City of West Covina_ Now, who is on.the other
end of that line? That .is a question that is often asked and should
be asked. They are .trained listeners-, they go through a very
extensive training period and are primarily people in.un4ergraduate
work and graduate work in the behavioral sciences - psychology,
sociology, pre-med students, a lawyer, a housewife, a grandfather,, an
actress.and'many other types. Initially there is one'prerequisite
and that is to demonstrate verbal empathy with that caller. The
type of calls are: No „ 1 - boy -girl type -relationships; No. 2 -
parental conflict,; and No. 3 is fast'clipping into the:Noo 2
position - drugs.' Thereafter they break down into draft .type
calls, etc. How do we operate in the Valley? We operate at
Inter -Community Hospital on a local number. It comes in on a trunk
line and goes down to our listeners at Children°s Hospital, where
we have four listeners and one answering service. So we have five
people on the line during our working hours.
We have been supported,by eight cities during
the past six months and we are coming back now to request your
support again. We have just recently added the cities of South
E1 Monte and El Monte, who came in on $100 a month basis.
Those others who are involved are Azusa, Baldwin Park, Covina,
Glendora, LaVerne, San Dimas and West Covina - the Headquarters
City who re.ally.kicked it.off.and 'we' are grateful for that and
we know you did it and we want you to know we are grateful for
that. We are also grateful'I must say at this point,for your
very generous administrative assistance which you have given us
through Doug Dawson, Jerri Lynn and Ross and everyone else
upstairs in Mr. Aiassa°s office. We recognize that problems such
as drug abuse do not observe cities or the boundary lines because
like cancer these problems are going to spread and so we hope by
clasping hdfnds through cities, school districts, civic groups
and individuals, that we can find an effective way and a sincere.
way and a meaningful way of communicating with our young people.
We are asking that you help us again for the next twelve .months
because we know there is a need and it will be used. We need
$100 per month and not $50 A We are running 1 n t:he;.:.r,ed',.$13OQ. and a
few of us have paid a few phone bills and requested a dollar or
two for lunch here and there, but we are going to keep on and we
hope you will help us. Thank you, very much.
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ® Cont°do Page Seventeen
Councilman Nichols: I was the one who requested a presentation
with a little more depth and detail, and I
surely got it. That was just fine. .1
heard the figures summarized on several occasions in the past
months on the number of calls and I assume when you say four
hundred calls a week those are from the areas in the East San
Gabriel Valley that you just described, not any other calls going
into Children°s Hospital from other areas?
Martha Reynolds: There are indeed many other calls going into
the hospital but this is the San-'.Gabr.iel_
Valley average figure.
Councilman Shearer: Is this number such that I m I am over :25'
so I guess I don't qualify?
Martha Reynolds: Yes�you do, they can't tell my age by my voice..
Councilman Shearer: If I needed to talk to someone/could I get the
number by calling information without knowing
the number?
Martha Reynolds: Yes you can. As a matter of fact Azusa did a
neat thing. You know the stickers that are
put on phones, their sticker says Fire - Police
and Hot Line. But you can get it by dialing the operator.and they
will give it to you right away. I think if you asked any young
person on the street they could give it to you. Even the Brownies
and Scouts, they have been helping us make posters.
Councilman Young: Mr. Mayor, are we going to vote an appropria-
tion tonight on this?
Mayor Chappell: This will be coming up on the agenda later
tonight. The City Manager is going to make
his remarks and at that time we will vote on it.
Floyd Morgan I notice on your agenda tonight under the
748 So. Broadmoor City Attorney's consideration for the support
West Covina of the City of Signal Hill SB;966-967. I am
not familiar with Senate Bill 967,.but I have
read 966 and I am familiar with some of the problems of some of the
oil communities and the many attempts made in the past to rectify
some of the problems they. have.. My'own personal opinion is that it is
an excellent bill. It tends to equitably resolve many of the
problems they have; will allow the cities such as Santa Fe Springs,
Venice, Signal Hill, even the Whittier Hills - to develop their
cities properly and remove a substantial amount of blight that is
inherent in oil production. This bill will provide the vehicle for
terminating the unused and unnecessary surface rights of oil
companies on land they lease, not on land they own. It will in no
way force the oil companies to cease their operations; it will pro-
vide authority for the courts to establish the lessee -lessor
relationship in a manner conforming to the intent of the lease as
originally written. I think it would be quite beneficial for this
community to recognize the problems of other relatively,smaller
communities and adopt a resolution supporting,at least 966. I
fto don't know what 967:contains, and forward a copy of the resolution
to its senate sponsor and the Senate Judiciary Committee, where I
understand it is somewhat blocked .in at the moment. I would go
on further regarding its ramifications with cities but I am sure
many of you have seen Santa Fe Springs and know what $50,000 an
acre industrial land is doing sitting there idle and much of it is
completely unused-byy the oil companies, but.they preclude the use
of the property.for:many and sundry reasons, none of which seem to
have any merit. . I think it would be a good move on behalf of other
communities to support them in the problem they have and I would
urge the City Council to adopt a resolution supporting SB 966.
Thank you.
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WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Page Eighteen
MR. & MRS. SANFORD GRUMET
Motion by
Councilman Nichols
1445 Queen Summit Drive
referring
to staff and urging
IMPROVEMENTS AT GALSTER PARK
staff to
take the correspondents
on a tour
of Galster Park.
Seconded
by Councilman Shearer.
Councilman Young: Mr. Mayor - I
would like
to have the record
show specific
abstention
on.the part of
Councilman Young. I once had a client -lawyer
relationship with the proponents.
Motion carried.
CITY OF WALNUT - RESOLUTION 921
PERTAINING TO CONTRACTS BETWEEN
THE'COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND
CITIES FOR HEALTH SERVICES
Motion by Councilman Nichols,
seconded by Councilman Young,
and carried., referring to staff.
STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE Mayor Chappell: I would like
SISTER CITY FOUNDATION this referred;
not only to
staff but to our two councilmen
who are heading up the Sister City portion for the Council,
Councilmen Lloyd and Nichols.
Councilman Lloyd: Mr. Mayor, I will be ,unable to attend the
meeting, I have a prior commitment°
Councilman Shearer: I notice by the last paragraph, they want some
is specific information by the 16th of July.
By referring it to staff this type of informa-
tion cannot be available by that date and I was wondering if we can
discuss some of these items now so the Council representatives would
have some idea of how the rest of the Council feels on these matters.
Specifically, as to how the money is spent. My feelings on that is
that the Sister City Foundation should be allowed to spend the money
budgeted by the Council in the manner they -see fit and unless I
don°t read the,.,.letter.correctly, if they .want to spend some of it
in regard to membership fees, etc., I thinkwe should indicate to
them that the money is theirs to use as a recognized organization
sees fit and if they waste the money, well next year when budget time
comes around they may not get it.
Councilman Nichols: Councilman Shearer°s point of view is in fact
the intent and policy of the Council in the
past. Some funds have not been used in recent
times but that was because of ,the organizational difficulty rather
than pertaining to the policy. The Council in the past has approved
a budget and the only criticism of the Council, as I recall, has
been that there has been some signs in the past of rather haphazard
usages of the funds, a lack of specific plans and forethought showing
how the budgeted monies would be expended, but the determination as
to how the budgeted funds might be spent has been left entirely up
to the Sister City Foundation.
As far as the request for additional council
!� action on decisions prior to the General Meeting, that meeting is
scheduled for July 16th and tonight is rather a time coming close
on to that meeting and I would think it would not be too feasible
for the Council to respond in great specifics,.- As far.as'.the
naming of places or activities or special events. I would say we
have named a street in the Civic Center area and,a number -of
actions have been taken in the past that can be alluded to to give
support to the group. I will state that I will be present on
July 16th to represent the Council and Councilman,,Lloyd,
I would move that the Council refer the
request in the next to the last paragraph directly to the staff to
indicate the possibility of the establishment of a special room in
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City Hall that might be designated as the Toluca Room.
Seconded by Councilman Young.
Councilman Nichols: Perhaps we could get a tentative report back
in advance that we might take to the meeting
on the 16th, but in no event would I feel we
should attempt to go into specifics
Mayor Chappell: I have one question. They said they want an
address. What address have they been using
i
up to now?
f
J
Mr. Aiassa: Their own private address. r
Councilman Nichols: I think the motion should indicate to th6m
that; , the desire of the Council is to; ' -.
continue its concerns with these steps being
taken at the present time in an attempt to assist the Sister City
Committee. Councilman Lloyd has given considerable time to it and
has'attempted to encourage a number of people to move into this area
and as Councilman Lloyd has stated before and we can reiterate now,
that the desire of Council is to encourage citizen participation
and not a total city governmental preoccupation.
Councilman Young: Agreed.
Motion carried.
Councilman Young: I would like to make a comment not relative
to the motion; and in all deference to
Councilman Shearer, I disagree with the idea
of granting to an organization, which is really quasi -official, it
is not a staff directed organization, to just hand over a blank
check for $750.00. I would not think ,this would be proper procedure.
We would not do it for any Department of the City or for the Hot
Line. They come in for the money they need specifically. I think
we have already expressed a willingness -to invest this much money in
the program and I think the program should be presented rather than
simply saying here is $750.00 - spend it. So I will express that
as a personal point of view°
Councilman.Nichols: I certainly intended and I think you did too -
that the intent was not to hand over the money.
Councilman Shearer: My thought was I didn't feel it was appropriate
for every time they wanted to spend $2.50 or
$12.50 .they had to come to Council for approval.
I felt we would review the basic program and the intent of the Sister
City Foundation the same as we do the Chamber of Commerce, which is
$38,000. I wouldn't expect the Chamber to come in every time they
wanted to spend some of that money. I didn't imply a blank check.
Councilman Young: I forgive you Councilman Shearer.
Councilman Nichols: It is apparent we are in harmonious agreement,
;J Mayor Chappell: Will you take that with you Councilman Nichols
on July 16th? (Answer: Yes)
Councilman Shearer: Can we act tonight to use the City Hall
address?
Mr. Aiassa: Normally what will happen, Mr. Nichols will
possibly reaffirm some of these conclusions
and will bring the items back as 1 - 2 - 3,
etc., to the Council for Council decisions. We have worked with
them and where the problem of expenditures came about was that we
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had thirteen students arrive from Toluca and there was no
organization to pick them up except City staff. We had to .poll
Council for expenditures and arrangements and all this :took quite
a bit of staff effort and time to organize. I think the feelings
of Council is if the Sister City organization is strong enough
that they can carry these activities and you allocate the funds and
they come forth when they make an expenditure and justify, the
reallocations will be made to them. This is what we have done in
the past.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Motion by Councilman Young,
APPLICATION TO DECREASE seconded by Councilman Nichols,
RATES CHARGED FOR WATER and carried, referring to staff.
SERVICE IN ITS EL MONTE
DIVISION
THETA CABLE OF CALIFORNIA Motion by Councilman Nichols,
APPLICATION FOR FRANCHISE TO seconded by Councilman Young,
CONSTRUCT, OPERATE & MAINTAIN to refer to staff.
COMMUNITY ANTENNA TV SYSTEM
IN WEST COVINA
Councilman Lloyd: Mr. Mayor - I have some specific information
on this and since I have been involved/I would
like to work closely with the staff. There are
certain dangers that can occur and all"that is gold does not glitter.
Mayor Chappell: If this is agreeable to Council and management.
(Agreed)
CITY ATTORNEY
Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor and Ibmbers of City. Council/ the first
item is the proposed Subdivision Ordinance
revision. You will recall it was held over at
your last regular meeting to clarify its application to land being
developed under the Planned Community Development zone such as:the
Bren and Umark developments. Staff desired to make sure there.was
no conflict between the two and that our requirements were substan-
tially uniform and that we were ending up in the same place. .
Actually a check has been made, we found the dedication requirements
for park property under the Planned Community Development zone.that
have been applied to Umark and Bren Developments is somewhat greater
than would have been required under the proposed revisions of the
Subdivision Ordinance. As a result we have added a paragraph to
those portions of the ordinangt aVhich relate to the dedication of
park property which provides/i property is being developed under the
Planned Community Development Zone and the requirements for the
dedication ofthe parkproper_ty.exceed or equal those that would be
required under the Subdivision Ordinance, then the Subdivision
Ordinance would not apply, :imply in fairness to make sure that we do
not have two separate requirements applicable to a given development
With this proposed amendment we believe the Ordinance is ready for
your further consideration- Tonight I would simply propose that
the change be added�llto the Ordinance as introduced and that it be
carried over to your next regular meeting for final. adoption.
ORDINANCE The City Attorney presented* as -amended:
RE -INTRODUCTION "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL -OF -THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, REPEALING CHAPTER 1 OF ARTICLE
IX (COMPRISING SECTIONS 9100 to 9148, INCLUSIVE,
OF, AND.ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 1 TO ARTICLE IX (COMPRISING SECTIONS 9100
TO 9134, INCLUSIVE,) OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RE.LATINGITO
SUBDIVISIONS AND THE DIVISION OF LAND."-'
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CITY ATTORNEY - Cont°d.
Mayor Chappell: Hearing no objections, waive further reading
of the body of said Ordinance.
Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Young, and
carried, reintroducing said Ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 1136 The City Attorney presented:.
ADOPTED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, AMENDING THE WEST
COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE SO AS TO REZONE CERTAIN PREMISES (ZONE CHANGE
NO. 439 - CITY INITIATED)
Mayor Chappell: Hearing no objections, waive further reading
of the body of said Ordinance.
Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Young, that
said Ordinance be adopted. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, :Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ORDINANCE NO. 1137 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, AMENDING SECTION
2410 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO OFFICES AND
EMPLOYMENTS IN THE EXEMPT SERVICES."
Mayor Chappell: Hearing no objections, waive further reading of
the body of said Ordinance.
Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Young, to adopt
said Ordinance. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols., Young, Lloyd, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION NO. 4194 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST.COVINA, APPROVING CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT BUDGET FOR 1970-71a"
Mayor Chappell: Hearing no objections, waive further reading
of the body of said Resolution.
Motion .by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Young, to. adopt
said Resolution.
Councilman Young: A comment, Mr. Mayor. I noticed in the: paper
a day or two after the hearing on that budget)
the very thing that Councilman Nichols fore-
warned us of. We appeared to be committed to everything in it, it
came out in the paper just as Councilman Nichols predicted it wouldo
Motion carried on.roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Mr. Wakefield: Mr'. Mayor and -Members of City Council, the
next item is also a Resolution for adoption.
We found during the condemnation case trial
that in the original resolution of intention which had been adopted
by Council, one figure in a call had been transposed so the
resolution read 1031 and actually should have been 1301. The Court
has already permitted amendment to the complaint and the documents
ta reflect the change but requested that it also be: reflecte.d in --
an amended resolution adopted:by.'the City Council.
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RESOLUTION NO. 4195 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 3770, AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTIONS NO. 3938 AND
3976, TO CONDEMN CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.81
Mayor Chappell: Hearing no objections, waive further reading
01 of the body of said Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Shearer, adopting
said Resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, CY_appelI_
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ASSEMBLY BILLS NOS. 1509 Mr. Wakefield: These bills prom
AND 2182 - LEGISLATION pose to amend
RE BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL those sections
.CODE, RELATING TO APPROVAL of the Business and Professional
OF SUBDIVISIONS code which relate to the dedica-
tion of park'property by
a subdivider. Both bills require that cities require the dedication
rather than make it permissive as does the existing law. In addition
Assembly Bill 2182 would also extend the requirement for dedication
to apply to the development of properties which had been previously
subdivided and as to which no such dedication requirement was in
effect at the time; so that properties that are being developed with
four or more residential units would be required also to either
dedicate land or make afinancial contribution for park and parkway
purposes to serve a new development. The reason we call your
attention to these bills is simply because staff has been considering
and will shortly recommend to you the.adoption of an ordinance which
would require.multiple family developments within the City to contri-
bute on the same basis as we require subdividers building new family
dwelling units to contribute to the cost of the development of park
properties required to serve those multiple family units. Assembly
Bill 2182 gives legislative recognition to that fact and would
strengthen the provisions,of our proposed ordinance. Although we
think the City has adequate authority to adopt such a requirement
in connection either with the approval of the precise plan of
development or in connection with the issuance of the building permits.
If Assembly Bill 2182 particularly were adopted it would provide
legislative support for the ordinance:Zthey'-will)be- proposing. It is
the staff recommendation that the City Council authorize the Mayor
to direct a letter to the authors of the two bills indicating
Council°s support for the legislation.
So moved by Councilman Nichols, seconded by
Councilman Lloyd —
Councilman Young: The only question I have is we already have
the authority to do this and now it becomes a
mandatory thing and particularly as Mr. Wakefield
describes it, it may go to smaller subdivision acreages which may
very well have us saddled with a mandatory requirement in a size
involved that would�be quite unfeasible. It seems to me as long as
we can do what we want to do anyhow that the intent of this provision
might be too great of an encroachment of our Big Brother in
Sacramento on our local authority. I am wondering if staff has
considered this.
Mr. Wakefield: Yes, Councilman Young, I think the problem
you raise has been considered. What I indi-
cated to you with respect to our basic
legislative authority to adopt such a ordinance, I think, represents
my own view of the law, which is applicable. So far as we know,no
City in the Los Angeles County area, at least, has adopted such a.
requirement with respect to multiple family developments. Before
the legislation was adopted with respect to park properties in sub-
divisions there were two cases decided by our Appellate Courts, both
of which concluded that local city ordinances were not effective
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to require the dedication of park property, and it was on that
basis the legislature actually adopted the amendments to the
Subdivision Law which authorizes cities to impose that kind of a
requirement. Again, I think, we will be pioneering in this area
and maybe it is better that we pioneer than to go to Sacramento
seeking legislative support for what we propose to do-, but
experience has sort of indicated in these kind of areas the more
basic support you have for what you propose to do the more likely
you are to succeed. It is.the old feeling that the more support
you have the better off you are.
Councilman Young: Is it my understanding then that we have
the permissive legislation now and the
Appellate Courts said it doesn't have any
teeth?
Mr. Wakefield: No sir. We now use permissive authority to
require the dedication of park properties
in connection with the approval of subdivi-
sion maps-, it was before that legislative authority was given that
the Courts concurred that cities could not by ordinance require
dedication.
Councilman Young: I prefer personally that we retain permissive
legislation rather than be stuck with
mandatory legislation in that area. I think
the competition there is between home rule and the more centralized
requirement. That is all I would have to say.
Mayor Chappell: There could be a time when a piece of land
might be coming in to West Covina or some
other community and if we had the requirement
they give land and the next community didn't have that, that might
cut us out of some good land that might be coming into West Covina.
That might just be a point for going on with this.
Councilman Young: You mean the mandatory thing would put every-
body on equal bargaining powers to annex,
but what about the reservation of authority
of city government entirely?
Mr. Wakefield: I think the point the Mayor makes is valid
in that respect, because it tends to eliminate
competition between cities. Some cities may
require the dedication of park property and if the neighboring
city does not the tendency might be to annex to the latter city
rather than come into the former.
Councilman Young: I think the tendency is there to tie the
Planning Department's hands and the City
Council°s hands. So I will rest.
Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor - I somewhat echo Councilman
Young. We hear the cry of "home rule'.
We heard it at a recent Council meeting in
regard to one of our County Supervisor's proposal to take over
certain parks, which was in reality a misunderstanding .of what was
intended, but I think as long.as we have the right to do something
I don't think Sacramento should be in the position of saying we
have to do it. I think if we go on record in support of this bill
we will weaken our position the next time we go to Sacramento
and )for example, say we don't want to pay police a minimum wage
as stipulated by Sacramento, this is infringement of our "home
rule" rights and just recently we were there saying we wanted
to be infringed on in the "home rule" area with regard to open
space. I am all for open space but I am also for "home rule."
So I will oppose any recognition on the part of the City favoring
these bills.
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CITY ATTORNEY - Cont°do
Councilman Nichols: Well) Mayor we have had a basically conserva-
tive pitch/put across to use They have con-
vinced me and I will go along with that.
They just wiped out a whole assembly bill.
Mayor Chappell: I hope they keep it up - I am all for it.
Motion failed; all voting "No
Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Lloyd, that the
Mayor address a letter to the appropriate assemblymen expressing
the attitude of the City Council of West Covina, 'that this type
of legislation should remain in the permissive area rather than the
mandatory category.
Mayor Chappell. I would just as soon be quiet if we are going
to take that stand.
Councilman Nichols: Well - I think it is alright.
Motion carried.
CITY OF SIGNAL HILL Mr. Wakefield: This item refers to
RE SENATE BILLS 966 Senate Bills 966 and
and 967 - OIL LEASES 967 which were sub-
stantially explained
earlier this evening by the gentleman who addressed you with refer-
ence to them. These bills have a very laudable purpose and that
purpose is to terminate existing oil and gas leases which provide
for a fixed ,term and add the words "and so long thereafter as oil
is produced in paying quantities," or,similar language. The result
is that many properties are encumbered by these leases that run on
for an interminable time. What the bills propose to do is set up
in effect a rebuttal presumption that if the income from the well
does not reach a certain level, thereafter it is not producing
oil in paying quantities and the rights of the oil producers in the
oil lease cease unless he comes in and establishes to the contrary.
I am not an expert in the field of law in oil and gas leases and
I Wouldn't want to represent to you that these bills are entirely
adequate from a technical standpoint. I can, however, say to you
that they do represent a big step forward in providing a tool by
which cities such as Signal Hill and others, can do something about
the redevelopment of their properties within the City that are
encumbered by these long term leases, and from that standpoint I
think the policy involved is appropriate and warrants your .support.
Councilman Shearer: A question. These are leases between private
property owners and various oil companies?
(Answer: Yes sir.) It would be correct in
saying, putting it in layman°s terms - there is a lease here that
maybe fifty or twenty-five years .af ter it was signed one party to
it wants out and they are seeking relief from governmental bodies
for release from a lease that maybe they signed and wished they
hadff t. Is that correct?
Mr. Wakefield: I think in this case it is the governmental
entity of the City usually that is seeking
to have the property freed from the restriction
of the oil or gas lease, simply so the surface of the land which is
encumbered by the right to drill may be used for some more beneficial
purpose so far as the City as a whole is concerned. Therel!'fnay be a
certain element in what you mention, in the sense that the property
owner received so little by way of royalties from the existing.oil..
or gas lease that he would like to have it -out of the Way too.: The
overriding purpose is to make it possible-tQ-t nate same--of-these
leases that are no longer profitable as such.
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CITY ATTORNEY - Cont°d®
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0
Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Lloyd, to receive
and file.
Councilman Nichols: Mr. Mayor, I would like to ask Mr. Morgan a
question. (Mr. Morgan stepped to the podium.)
Will you explain to me the basis of your
interest in this matter?
Mr. Morgan: I have none of any financial nature. I own no
property in any oil producing area and I don't
work for an oil company or anyone involved in
it. I am a real estate appraiser for a governmental agency and.as
such,I did a study sometime back on the valuation of surface
property impaired by oil leases and what Councilman Shearer mentioned
is a very valid thought. However, the problem lies in the fact that
the oil leases were written fifty years ago - many of them,
particularly in Santa Fe Springs and the leases provide for all sur-
face access by the oil developer for normally twenty years and so
long thereafter as oil is produced in paying quantities. The
problem lies in the fact you might have a twenty acre parcel with
one well on it, all the balance of the land completely unused brit:
the oil company can retain their rights over the entire surface
although they may be producing an uneconom±c two or three barrels
a day, but they retain this right because of certain economic
advantages they may obtain from the lessor to pay a certain sum to
remove their oil wells or forcing him into a unit agreement for
secondary recovery of oil Certain things that are in no way, to
my way of thinking, involved in the impairing of his production of
oil. SB 966 points out the Courts can establish the relationship
so the lessor may retain the surface land -the -oil, developer does not
need and they may continue to produce through their one well or if
there is a future need for a well site they may go in and produce
from that site. The Courts will establish the proper relationships
and establish the assessments necessary for the production of oil.
Councilman Nichols: So your concern was through your occupational
knowledge of this and sort of acting like a
friend of the Court - so to speak?
Mr. Morgan: Well I have been accused of being an
obstructionist so many times I thought this
was something that was good and I read quite
a lot of assembly and senate bills and this is one that really made
sense to me, and I usually pick up the Council°s agenda looking for
something that might be of interest to me and this struck me.
Councilman Nichols: I feel that our City Attorney says it is a
good cause and a neighboring city is seeking
support in that area, and we have a responsible
and interesting perspective in the citizen's testimony that at
least the one bill is a good bill and I oftentimes,Jwe do file these
so I would tend to vote against the motion and think that in'.this
instance it might be well to indicate by letter that the City of
West Covina does support this Assembly Bill.
Councilman Young: I am willing to withdraw the motion if the
second is willing.
Councilman Lloyd: I think it requires a vote down. Call for
the vote - Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Chappell: All those in favor of receiving and filing
say "aye." (None)
Motion failed, all voting "No II.
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Motion by Councilman Nichols that an appropriate .letter be prepared
by staff with the assistance of the City Attorney, if desired, for
the signature of the Mayor, and that letter be dispatched to
appropriate locations and individuals indicating the City°s
support in Assembly Bills 966 and'967o Seconded by Councilman
Young, and carried.
REIMBURSEMENT TO COUNCIL- Mr. Wakefield: The purpose
MEN FOR "ACTUAL & NECESSARY of this item
EXPENSES" is to call your
attention to the fact that two
years ago an amendment was adopted to the government code which
authorized City Councilmen to be reimbursed for actual and necessary
expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their
duties. At the time compensation was authorized to be provided by
law for City Councilmen apparently there was some feelings that
that compensation also included reimbursement for expenses incurred
in the performance of your duties. The legislature clarified that
fact by the enactment of this section making it clear that actual
and necessary expenses could be authorized in -addition to your
monthly compensation. This simply means that if a Councilman,
for example, is authorized to travel by the City Council or perform
some other function the. Council may either authorize the reimburse-
ment for his actual and necessary expenses at the time or he may
submit a claim for that purpose and when approved it could be allowed.
Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Lloyd, and
carried, to receive and file.
CITY MANAGER
WEST COVINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
1970-71 PROPOSED PROGRAM AND
BUDGET
Mro Aiassa stated Council
received copies of the Chamber
of Commerce contract and
authorization is needed for the
Mayor ;:to -sign..
Councilman Nichols: Mr. Mayor - Council has reviewed the contract
at budget time and it was part of the approval
of the budget and the formality, I believe,
is just to make a motion, which I hereby do, authorizing the Mayor
�to-enter into a contract on behalf of the City of West Covina with
the Chamber of Commerce in the amount of $38,980. for services as
stipulated in the contract.
Seconded by Councilman Lloyd, and carried on
roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY Mr. Aiassa: This report was
"HOT LINE" REQUEST put together with
the efforts of my
staff and the
recommendations are found on the last page of the report.
Mayor Chappell: Mr. Aiassa - a question. Are you saying
in your recommendation that Dr. Snyder will
not have to hire that part-time staff worker,
or is he also going to have to hire in addition?
Mr. Aiassa: They were considering it with the additional
requested funds. The $50.00 will assist them
and our staff will assist them, but if they
go into the program which they are planning to embark on some paid
staff will have to be hired.
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Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor, I have a question of. Mrs. Reynolds.
On the second page of Mr. Aiassa°s report,
Item 6 m it is mentioned here that it is the
hope of the "Hot Line" group to have this local service,at twice
the cost - - what advantage is it to part company with the
Children°s Hospital and have our own local group when it costs
twice as much per month?
Martha Reynolds: The advantage is we can handle more calls
coming through, because we will be hiring two
listeners that will, handle only San Gabriel
Valley calls rather than the area it encompasses now, almost all of
Los Angeles County and some of Orange County.
Councilman Shearer: Do we have a "busy" study made that people
can't get through?
Martha Reynolds: That is correct, I check the line about
twice a week and during the past month I have
gotten through only once, all other times
the lines were tied up and I couldn't even reach answering service.
There are a tremendous amount of calls not being picked up.
And there is another advantage, if I may offer it. You will be
local then and more total involvement from individuals in the
community and also a better chance to make our referrals to the
local people within the nine participating cities.
Councilman Shearer: Will this be an advantage or disadvantage when
we become local as far as referrals are con-
cerned - are we able to recruit doctors,
41 lawyers, or whomever you need when we are located in San Gabriel
Valley versus all.of Los Angeles County?
Martha Reynolds: We wouldn't be limited to just San Gabriel
Valley, we would also have the opportunity
to use those and patch -in to Children°s at
anytime. They patch -in here now for use
Councilman Shearer: You indicated that on the 15th of July you
will have a listing of these calls?
Martha Reynolds: Yes> and we will be going through them at
that time and we will know which cities they
are coming from and the types of calls most
frequent in the Valley and lots of details that we cannot give
you tonight. However, I must say this is very confidential material.
If we let this out the young people will feel we are not supporting
them and we are losing confidence with them, so we are very careful.
about what we say.
Councilman Shearer: You would be able to make a report listing
statistics, not names? (Answer: Yes) I was
very interested in the listing you gave
I was under the impression that dope was the main issue and found it
third and number one was the boy -girl relationship. I would like
to see this matter held over pending the receipt of the report.
I would like to see some statistics as to types of calls, etc.,
before I decide between the recommendation of :$50000 a month ar
$100. a month.
I would move to hold this over to the next
meeting following receipt of a report from Mrs. Reynolds regarding
the types of calls and sources, not by individuals but by cities.
Seconded by Councilman Nichols.
Mayor Chappell: Mr. Aiassa - this won't, create any problems
on staff°s part?
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CITY MANAGER - Cont'd.
Mr. Aiassa: We are in suspense.
Councilman Shearer: I would amend my motion to include the
continued -support of staff.
~ Mr. Aiassa: I would like to suggest to Council that they
authorize the $50.00 as in the existing
I' program with the consideration that we hold
the door open to negotiate for the other $50.00 when we are provided
with all the facts.
Councilman Nichols: We didn't include that extra $50.00 in our
budget - did we?
Mr. Aiassa: No, I will have to find it somewhere.
Councilman Shearer: I will amend my motion 'to include the approval
of $50.00 a month and the continuing staff
support pending further information.
Martha Reynolds: Could I ask for an extension of that time and
postpone it to the following meeting?
Councilman Shearer: My motion was the next meeting after the
receipt of the report.
Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor and Abmbers of City Council, my
recollection is that when we provided for the
original support there was a contract prepared
between the City and the San Gabriel Valley riot Line Association,
which is a nonprofit corporation, and the money was actually paid
to the nonprofit corporation, and I: think the motion should also
include authority for the Mayor to sign an appropriate contract
providing for the payment of the money.
Councilman Shearer: I accept that as part of my motion•
Councilman Nichols, as the second of the
motion, indicated his acceptance of the complete motion.. Motion
carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
AUDIT CONTRACT Mr. Aiassa stated Council received a copy of
COTTON & FRANCISCO the proposed contract in the amount of
$2700.00, which was an increase in cost of
$450.00 and was the first increase .in two years.
Councilman Shearer: I notice this is a :firm in Redondo Beach. I
assume they have been giving us good service
over the years or it wouldn't be recommended
to continue the contract. Do we have to go that far to find a
reliable auditor, or, is there some law that says you have to go out
of town?
Mr. Aiassa: In all the areas I have worked in municipal
business, there are very few firms that really
take on municipal auditing; they usually take
on groups of cities because of all the special items connected with
municipal items• One or two cities tried with private CPA firms
and.they had some real difficult times because they seemed not to
understand that there is a Government Code and there .are certain
principal ways of expending the monies, etc. I would not want to
go through that again. There are very few firms that will do the
amount of work involved in an audit, most of them would like to
just reconcile the cash and journal and the entries and they do not
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go into individual warrants. The present auditor does go into
individual, warrants and does a very good and thorough job of
auditing.
Motion by Councilman Young that the audit contract with Cotton &
Francisco be approved as submitted for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1970. Seconded by Councilman Lloyd. Motion carried on
roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
LEAVE OF ABSENCE Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by
WITHOUT PAY Councilman Young, approving Leave of Absence
without pay for Mrs. Jacqueline Vezirakis
(Communications Operator) for a period of four (4) months,
commencing August 31, 1970 as provided under Rule 10.3 of the
Personnel Rules and Regulations. Motion carried.
LIFE INSURANCE Mr. Aiassa asked that this item be carried
CONTRACT over to the July 27th meeting.
So moved by Councilman Lloyd, seconded by
Councilman Nichols, and carried.
TRANSFER OF FUNDS Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by
REQUEST Councilman .Lloyd., and carried, authorizing
the transfer of monies in 'the amount of
$2,000 from Account SP 70011 to 70010,
GARVEY AVENUE NAME Mr. Aiassa: As Council will remember. this
CHANGE matter was brought to your
attention previously and it
was requested that we hold off
for 90 days and then go into a public hearing. As stated in the
staff report you now have, staff is now ready to proceed with the
Public Hearing on the name change, but before doing so .it would
seem appropriate to re -inform the Council of its prior action for
the benefit of the new Council members and to reaffirm the Council°s
original intent. Council has three alternatives: 1 m Reaffirm its
action of January 12, 1970 and request staff to proceed with the
Public Hearing; 2 - Tempollarily delay the Public Hearing to provide
the new Councilmen an opportunity to fully -review all past action
on this matter; 3 - Table the item and delay the Public Hearing
indefinitely.
Councilman Nichols: I would like to defer to our new Councilmen
on this and inquire if they feel, they would
like additional information and would
recommend that Council adopt alternate No. 2?
Councilman Young: I think that there will. be ample time between
now and the Public Hearing date'to become
appropriately apprised of the matter. I would
just as well go ahead.
Councilman Shearer: I agree with Councilman Young.
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iMotion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Lloyd, and
carried, reaffirming Council action of January 12, 1970) and
requesting staff to proceed with,a Public Hearing.
TRAFFIC COMMITTEE Mr. Aiassa: Mr. Mayor - you usually go over
MINUTES OF these itpm.s individually.
6-22/30 1970
Councilman
before Council a year or so ago
decided we wouldn't go over them
Nichols. Mr. Mayor - it seems
:this matter came up
and we had a big discussion and we
individually at each meeting.
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Each Councilman gets them in advance of the meeting with his
agenda items and can bring up any item he is concerned with.
It seems to me in the interest of expediting these meetings
the Chair might inquire if there is a Councilman with any
question on the items in the Traffic minutes.
Mayor Chappell: That would certainly speed things up. We
did it that way in the past?
Councilman Nichols: We did and when we go over these items,
item by item it encourages the Councilmen,
including Russ Nichols, not to review in
advance of the meeting and it is our responsibility to do that
and to be here and be prepared to discuss the items. If we are
all in agreement on the recommendations of the Traffic Committee
then we can receive, approve and file the minutes in their
entirety and if any Councilman has any objection to any portion,
we can discuss in the same depth as if we went over all of them.
So it would be my hope that we would follow that procedure and
thus expedite our meeting.
Mayor Chappell: All right -if agreeable we will try it tonight.
Does anyone have anything to bring up in regard
to the Traffic Committee minutes of June 22nd?
Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Lloyd,
approving the Traffic Committee meeting minutes of June 22, 1970.
Councilman Young: This means that these recommendations are
0 all adopted then?
Mayor Chappell: That is exactly right.
Motion carried.
Motion by Councilman Lloyd, seconded by Councilman Nichols, and
carried, adopting the Traffic Committee meeting minutes of
June 30, 1970.
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA Mr. Aiassa advised that this has to do with
CITIES CONFERENCE the attendance of the Councilmen at the
OCT. 25-28, 1970 League conference and the matter of making
early reservations,- Doug Dawson would be
contacting each Councilman for confirmation of his attendance.
CENTRAL BUSINESS Motion by Councilman Lloyd, seconded by
DISTRICT Councilman Young, and carried, to receive
and file the progress report from the
consultant.
FREEWAY WIDENING
Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by
REPORT
Councilman Lloyd, and carried, to receive
and file informational report.
OFF -DUTY POLICING
Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by
Councilman Nichols,to receive and file
informational staff report.
. Councilman Shearer:
A question. I noticed the comment going
back four years ago to Councilman Snyder.
These police officers - are they wearing
the uniform of the
City of -West Covina when they are performing
these off -duty jobs?
(Answer: Yes) Who are they working for then?
Mr. Aiassa:
They are actually assigned to these duties.
It is an agreement made with the Chief of
Police to use their services and they are
city employees.
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Mr. Wakefield:
Councilman Shearer they are actually working
for the City and being paid by the City and
the City is reimbursed by a reciprocal contract.
4TH OF JULY BLOCK
Mr. Aiassa: Council asked for a report on this
PARTY
activity. We had no --problems and
it was a very favorable report.
Councilman Young:
In that connection - I thought the Fourth of
July Parade and especially the activity at
Cameron Park after the parade indicated a
desire for the people
to have something to do around here on the
Fourth of July. People stayed on and I thought we might give
consideration to expanding it to a day long activity next year.
Mr. Aiassa:
It might be referred to the Recreation & Park
Commission for consideration.
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Mayor Chappell: We did that one year. We had a picnic after the
parade and everybody went home. About seven of
us were standing around looking for the citizens.
We did try it but it fell flat on its face. They do have to go home
and get some rest before going to the Fireworks Show at night.
Councilman Shearer: Alsothereare some good little league games
in :he afternoon that they might attend.
Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by`Councilman Shearer, and
carried, to receive and file report.
CALIF. DIV. OF HWYS. Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by
RE CLASSIFICATION OF Councilman Young, and carried, to receive and
ALL HWYS. RDS, & STS. file informational progress report.
NEEDED BY 1990
PUBLIC UTILITIES COM.,
RE APPLICATION OF
GENERAL TEL. COMPANY
RATE INCREASE.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMM,
SITING OF NEW ELECTRIC
GENERATING PLANTS
Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by
Councilman -Lloyd, and carried, accepting
the City Manager's recommendation in
totality and move "no protest".
Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by
Councilman Young, and carried, to receive
and file informational progress report.
REQUEST OF HARRY VLACHOS
2124 West Yarnell Street Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by
FOR ACTION ON STREET Councilman Lloyd, and carried, to receive.
WIDENING, IMPROVEMENTS and.file progress report.
AND SIDEWALKS
AUDIT REPORT Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by
FISCAL 1968-69 Councilman Lloyd, that Council receive and
accept the audit report for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1969.
Councilman Shearer: I believe there is a typographical error
on Page 5 under Exhibit C. I believe that
should be "1969 "" .
Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd,
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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CITY CLERK
ABC APPLICATION:
Alline Haynes
dba Blue Fox
340 Soo Glendora Ave.
UNITED CRUSADE REQUEST
TO SOLICIT FUNDS
8 19 70 m 71 CAMPAIGN
MAYORS REPORTS
Page Thirty-two
Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by
Councilman Young', and carried, moving no
protest.
Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by
Councilman .Lloyd, and carried, that0 as
in prior years, Council grant approval.
RESOLUTION NO. 4196 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, COMMENDING
DOROTHY L. CASSON FOR HER SERVICES TO THE CITY."
Mayor Chappell. Hearing no objections, waive further read-
ing of the body of said Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Lloyd, to adopt_
said Resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, ;CY.appe.11
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION NO. 4197 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED "°A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
• CITY OF WEST COVINA, COMMENDING
CLEO JANIW FOR HER SERVICES TO THE CITY AS DEPUTY'CIVIL DEFENSE
DIRECTOR."
Mayor Chappell: Hearing no objections, waive further read-
ing of the body of said Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Lloyd, to adopt
said Resolution. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd,,Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RESOLUTION NO. 4198 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, COMMENDING JIM MERRITT
FOR HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN BASEBALL."
Mayor Chappell: Hearing no objections, waive further read-
ing of the body of said Resolution.
Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Youngs to adapt
said Resolution.
(Council asked for an explanation of this commendation and
Mayor Chappell stated Jim Merritt is a citizen of West Covina
having gone to West Covina High School and Edgewood and is now
in Big League baseball and next month his team will be appearing at
Dodger Stadium and the -Chamber of Commerce has requested him to
present this Resolution to Jim Merritt. We. did this last year for
another baseball player from West Covina. Jim Merritt had an
outstanding record in baseball.)
Councilman Lloyd: Did he have a good record. at school and
in the community m or what? I don't know
anything about him outside of the fact he can obviously p.�ay base-
ball but that does not bring out his academic record or social record.
Mayor Chappell: I understand he was quite a good student
and quite a fine person and he is a great
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Mr. Aiassa:
Motion carried on
AYES: Councilmen
NOES., None
ABSENT: None
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We also get an advantage to advertise
West Covina before the game.
roll call vote as follows.,
Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell
Councilman Shearer: My vote is on the basis that the Resolution
is for his accomplishment in baseball. - keep
trying.
Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Lloyd,
authorizing the perma plaquECing of the above Resolutions.
Councilman Young: Mr. Mayor m I have a comment on that. I
really am not acquainted with any of these
people. The perma plaqueing we are
discussing is an expenditure of some dgllars m I don't know how
many on these three?
Mr. Aiassa:
$ 7. 50 each.
Councilman Young: We are considering the "Hot Line" problem
where they are $1300. in the red - is it
going to be a policy to just perma plaque everything? I don't
think at least the one on Jim Merritt ....
Mayor Chappell: The City is not paying for Jim Merritt
perma plaque m I should have mentioned that.
Mrs. Casson was a member of our Human.
Relations Commission for over four years. Mrs. Janiw was Deputy
of our Civil Defense for some eleven or twelve years and we
normally perma plaque this type of resolution so they can keep it a
long time so it will not be destroyed like a piece of paper would
be. That is the reason for perma plaqueing these types of resolu-
tions.
Councilman Young: You stated what I wanted to heard I just
wasn't that familiar with Mrs. Casson or
Mrs. Janiw.
Mayor Chappell: We have a motion and a second for the
perma-plaqueing of resolutions excluding
number 3 m may we have a roll call vote?
Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell/
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
THE CHAIR CALLED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT
TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION, ALSO CITY ATTORNEY ASKED TO
• DISCUSS A MATTER, OF LITIGATION. COUNCIL WENT INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION AT 10:45 P.M. COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 11:18.P,M.o
• Mayor Chappell: Council. will hold interviews next Monday
night at 7:30 P.M. for those interested.
in appointment to the Human Relations
Commission.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilman Shearer: I have two items. We.approved an applica-
tion of the Jr. Women°s Club to have a
concession stand in the park on the 4th of July and I observed three
separate units. I am not sure which was which, but included was a
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catering truck and a stand set up selling soft drinks and another
selling punch - I am wondering if these were legal. I was under
the impression the catering trucks were not licensed in West
Covina.
• Mr. Aiassa: Yes )they are licensed.`
• Councilman Shearer: Does anyone know, if other than the
catering truck, the other two were both
from the same outfit that we granted
permission?
Mr, Aiassa: We will make a check on it and report
back to you.
Councilman Shearer: Well they needed them because the lines
were tremendous.
Mayor Chappell: I would suggest you contact Recreation
& Parks - one looked like it was a Girl
Scout Troop and on that hot day we would
have been in trouble if only one showed up.
Councilman Shearer: Yeslit was a good thing but I am not
sure it was the proper way to go about it.
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Mr. Aiassa: We will check and report back. It might
as well be controlled and properly set up
for next year.
• Councilman Shearer: I would move that a letter be prepared
for the Mayor's signature to be sent to
the participants in the Clean-up activity. We have a report in
our mail on the .Rincon School students in their efforts in helping
to clean up Valley Boulevard in the city area.
Seconded by Councilman Nichols, and
carried,
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Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Shearer, approv-
ing demands totalling $469,390 as listed on Demand Sheets B451
through B457. This total includes payroll and inter -bank
transfer. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Councilmen Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd,C`Fappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Councilman Nichols, seconded by Councilman Lloyd, and
carried, t.,,)j�t 11':23 r''.ii?. t'o' 7:30 P.M. 'on Monday,, July 20, 1970.
APPROVED:
• MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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