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04-09-1973 - Regular Meeting - MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA APRIL 9, 1973. The regular meeting of the Council called to order at 7:32 P.M., in the -West Covina Council Chambers by Mayor Robert Young. The Pledge of _:Allegiance was g,iveng and the invocation was given by • Richard Munsell, Planning Director. ROLL CALL Present.: Mayor Youngs Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell Others Present: George Aiassa, City Manager George Wakefield, City Attorney Lela Preston, City Clerk George Zimmerman, Public Services Director Richard Munsell, Planning Director Bert Yamasaki, Community Redevelop. Coordinator John Lippitt, Acting City.Engineer Leonard Eliot, Controller Allen Sill, Police Chief Craig Meacham, Deputy Police Chief '.Morr'is. Wolfe, Street Superintendent Gary Duvall, Administrative Assistant Jeff Butzlaff, Administrative Analyst, Jr. Claudia Luther, Staff Reporter ® L.A. Times PRESENTATION Mayor Young: I believe there is a slight mix. -up, a plaque has been prepared for Queen of the Valley Hospital in recognition of its.10th Anniversary and it is our intention that the plaque be presented at their annual dinner they are having next month, so with your permission we will pass that item. The plaque is prepared and who ever represents Council at that dinner will present it. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MARCH 26, 1973 Motion by Councilman Lloyd, seconded by Councilman. Shearer and carried, to approve minutes as presented. CONSENT CALENDAR Mayor Young explained the procedure of the Consent Calendar items and asked if there were comments on. any of the following items: 1. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS a) MRS. WALTER W. MELROSE 3159 Eddes Street West Covina b) LEUKEMIA SOCIETY OF AMERICA, Inc. c') SAN GABRIEL VALLEY HUMANE.SOCIETY Re acquisition of portion of property for widening of Cameron Avenue easterly of Barranca Street. (Refer to City Attorney°s agenda Item F-3)(See Page 16) Request for permission to solicit for for fund raising campaign ® May 11 to June 11, 1973. (Approved .in prior years. Recommend approval) Request for renewal _of Contract for additional, three years. (.Refer to Staff) CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR - Cont'd. Page Two 4/9/73 2. PLANNING COMMISSION SUMMARY OF ACTION April 4, 1973. (Accept and file).(Also refer to Page 14) 3. RECREATION & PKS. COMM. ,SUMMARY OF ACTION March 27, 1973. (Accept and file) 4. YOUTH ADVISORY COMM. a) SUMMARY OF ACTION April 3, 1973. (Adj. Mtg.) (Accept and file) b) CONCORD YOUTH Request Council approval of attendance CONFERENCE - of the Youth Advisory Commission and May 11-13/73 acu S69 ®r a®n o�agoes e paeR94i res. (Refer to dis- c) Informational: Regular April 17th meeting postponed to April 24th. 5 PARADE.PERMIT APPLICATION AMERICAN CANCER.SOCIETY Request approval of Parade Permit, Saturday, April 28, 1973. (Approve subject to Staff review and recommenda- tions) 6. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS a) CED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT b) CIVIC CENTER PARKING STRUCTURE c) WATER .DEPARTMENT d) MIKE HA I CH.1-t Progress report, informational. Progress report, informational. Quarterly Report° (Accept and file) Request for a temporary business license for a recreational vehicle sales lot adjacent to 2222 W. Garvey. (Council action) (See Pages 3 and 4 ) Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor, I have two items. One is omiIte�nsiounder the Youth Advisory sn. It was an action item but no action was specified. And every time we have an .item like this there seems to be concern, so my question is how many and how much do we have to budget? I hope we don't have the problem we had last time_.- bus versus plane, etc. The report is incomplete. Mr. Duvall: Mr. Mayor and members of the Council, Councilman Shearer, yes - much of the same problem exists this year that did occur .last year. Their going depends on how much money is available apparently. As many as four would be available to attend the conference if the money were available and it is not available in their budget. So .if some interested party from the community is available again this year to once again supplement their budget they would very much appreciate it. Councilman Shearer: While that may be true, I am sure it would be appreciated, but I am a little concerned that we have to take this approach with one of our Commissions. As far as I am concerned the Youth Advisory .Commission, while it is the youngest in both age and :t:ime.,af;_:service to -the City, it should not be considered to be "second cousin". We send all of our Commissioners to conferences, we budget money for all to go and to say to the Youth Advisory Commission if some good- hearted soul in the community, such as Security Dank did last year, were to come up with the money then we will let you go. I recognize I share one -fifth of that blame... 2 - CITY COUNCIL Page Three CONSENT CALENDAR - Cont'd. 4/9/73 Councilman Lloyd: You now have two -fifths sharing the blame. Councilman Shearer: Well/we may have overlooked it in our budget but I think it is a sad day when we have to go to the community and say - hopefully someone like Mr. Blake will come forward to donate the money to send our Youth Commissioners to the conference. I would urge the • City Manager to get out his sharp pencil or whatever he gets out to find money to see if we can't find enough money to send a minimum of two and possibly more Commissioners to this conference and make sure the next time budget comes around money is distributed somewhat equal to the various Commissions. I will make that as a motion. Seconded by Councilman Lloyd. Mayor Young: Mr. Aiassa, any part of the Council travel expense allocated to me can be given to that Commission. Mr. Aiassa: I will have a report back to you on the 23rd. Councilman .Nichols: I have already assigned my allocation two or three times this year but I will assign it again if someone can use it. Motion carried. Ly.nn..:Giles Mr Mayor, if I may comment? This conference Commissioner is going to be a state-wide discussion, more.or Youth Advisory Comm. less which will consist of a dinner and other get ltogethers throughout the whole City. There will be Youth Commissions from all over the state and a lot of legislators and we want the whole Commission to go because we feel it would be of importance not only to learn about other Commissions but also to try and get a Youth coalition going down in Southern California, which is the major item that California is stressing. Also, the Youth Commission may have the money for two Commissioners. We might be able to get expenditures for that amount. We figure:. on a rough estimate of $70. per person would include the fare, dinner and reservations for the motel. So we are looking for the outside expenditures so the five of us can goo We are really pitching for all five of us to go - so Help, Thank you. Councilman Shearer: The other item I have is Item 6-d, a report with regard to the request for a temporary business license and it says action is up to the Council. Does that mean there is some action other than just receiving and filing the report? Mr. Munsell! As indicated in the Staff memo presented to Council, the subject property is in �appro- priately zoned for the request being made. Staff has advised the applicant as to what actions need to be pro- cessed in order to proceed with his desires. To my knowledge at this point in time the applicant, Mr. E.Han ch,, indicated to me he would go back and prepare some drawings so Staff may evaluate them. • As far as the Planning Staff is concerned we would not be able to initial the business license as being subject to zoning. I suspect the action that is requested is from the City Clerk's needs not from mine. As far as I am concerned we responded to Mr. lHanieh. and he has .indicated he will come back to us with something new. Councilman Shearer: Is this correct that we need action, or do we just change the dispostion of this to informational? ® 3 r CITY COUNCIL Page Four CONSENT CALENDAR ® Cont'd. 4/9/73 Mr. Aiassa: Mr. Wakefield - this is a use for a site he has m I don't know if they reviewed it with you ® why don't we just refer it to Staff. Councilman Shearer: If you want a motion /I will make it to deny the request. 0 • Mr. Wakefield: It seems to me that would be the only appropriate action. Councilman Shearer: I would move we deny the request of Mr. Hanidh.-.i subject to proper zoning for a new recreational vehicle lot. Seconded by Councilman Chappell. Councilman Lloyd: Mr, Mayor, I think it ought to be clearly pointed out though that the individual9 as Mr. Munsell has indicated, will take the appropriate action and go through the procedure of a hearing, etc., in the normal manner and that this action does not.preclude him from doing that ® does it? Mr. Munsell: No, that is correct. Councilman Lloyd: I intend to vote favorably on the motion. Motion carried. Councilman Lloyd: Mr., Mayor the last meeting we held over an item, �kihere.'..Councilman Shearer_ questioned the stop light situation at the corner of Virginia and Grand. Did I miss that in here? Mr. Aiassa: No, it will be coming up on the 23rd. Staff has a little more work on the problem. Councilman Shearer met with Mr. Zimmerman and Staff and they did talk about this. Councilman Shearer: Yes, I met with Staff last Thursday and made suggestions as to a few things I wanted them to look at and because of the preys of time they were not able to look at it fully. We will have a report with a recommendation at our need meeting. Councilman Lloyd 'hank you. I inquired because I had several telephone calls in regard to this. Motion by Councilman Chappell that Items 1 through 6 of the Consent Calendar be approved with the changes _ voted on. Seconded by Councilman Lloyd and carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES. Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell, Young NOES-. None ABSENT: None PUBLIC WORKS . PROTECT NO. 152-69019.1 LOCATION: Merced Avenue between Sunset TENNIS COURT LIGHTING and Orange Avenues. EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Motion by Councilman.Shearer, seconded by Councilman Lloyd that City Council approve the plans and specifications for City Project No. 152-69019.1 for the construction of lighting on five additional tennis courts at Edgewood Nigh School and authorize the Recreation and Parks Department to call for bids. Motion carried. CITY COUNCIL Page Five .PUBLIC WORKS - Cont'd. 4/9/73 PROJECT NO. SP-73005 Location: Cameron Avenue between Barranca Street B.A. TILTON and and easterly City limits. ELEONORA FRANKIEL (Council reviewed Engineer's report) Mayor Young: Is this project the Cameron Avenue at Barranca Street widening project? • Mr. Wakefield: Yes, Mr. Mayor. RESOLUTION NO. 4710 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ACCEPTING A GRANT DEED EXECUTED BY B. A. TILTON, AND DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF. (Slope Easement) RESOLUTION NO. 4711 "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY ADOPTED OF WEST COVINA ACCEPTING A GRANT DEED EXECUTED BY ELEONORA FRANKIEL, AND DIRECTING THE RECORDATION THEREOF." (Street and Highway purposes) Motion by Councilman Chappell, seconded by Councilman Lloyd and carried, to waive further reading of the body of said Resolutions. Motion by Councilman Chappell, seconded by Councilman Shearer, to adopt said Resolutions. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell, Young NOES: None ABSENT: None SUPPLEMENTAL WEED LOCATION: Various throughout City. AND RUBBISH ABATEMENT (Council reviewed Engineer's report) PROGRAM - 1972/73 RESOLUTION NO. 4712 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DECLARING ALL RUBBISH AND REFUSE UPON, AND ALL WEEDS GROWING UPON SPECIFIED STREETS AND PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND DECLAR- ING ITS INTENTION TO REMOVE AND ABATE THE SAME UNDER AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVI- SIONS OF TITLE 4, DIVISION 3, PART 2, CHAPTER 13, ARTICLE 2, OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE." Motion by .Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Chappell and carried, to waive further re ading'of the body of said Resolution. Mayor Young: Before adoption of the Resolution should these two recommendations be taken in the order they appear on the agenda? Mr. Ai.assa: Yes, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Young: The first recommendation is to approve the Supplemental Weed and Rubbish Abatement Program, 1972/73 according to list attached • to resolution setting date of A�ri,l 23, 1973, for protest hearing on the proposed abatement and ru:Ihbi.sh removal. So moved by Councilman Chappell and seconded by Councilman Lloyd and carried. Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Lloyd to adopt said Resolution and, carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Shearer, Nichols, .Lloyd, Chappell, Young NOES: None ABSENT: None - 5 CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS Page Six 4/9/73 ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION NO. 481 & PRECISE PLAN OF DESIGN NO. 652 MILLER PROPERTIES • for April 23, .1973, due sent to the West Covina accomplished. Notices owners and applicant on by Council? Mr. Wakefield: Mayor Young: Apparently there has been a delay occasioned by our postal service. We have had some problems along this line, mail taking a week or two to get down to West Covina. So this is to be rescheduled to the apparent loss of Copy of Legal Notice Tribune and therefore publication was not of rescheduled hearing mailed to property April 6, 1973. Does this require any action No, Mr. Mayor,it doesn't require any action. (.Councilman Shearer asked that the Zone Change application be stated for the clarification of the audience. Mr. Munsell briefly detailed the item.) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS CITY OF INDUSTRY Mayor Young: Gentlemen, you have under the PROPOSED AIRPORT Mayor's Reports a rather detailed Staff Report on the proposed airport in the City of Industry. It happens there are some individuals in the audience this evening who came here specifically to address the Council on, that subject. At least one individual desires to do so, perhaps she is the spokesman for several. Mrs. Gilbert called me at the office several days ago and this is an item that Councilman Shearer made a request on at our last meeting, that we have a Staff Report, which is now before us. With your indulgence I would suggest we advance this item on the agenda to the present time and allow Mrs. Gilbert to address the Council and then proceed with our own discussion and whatever decisions we might take. She mentioned she would like to get home early because of small children. Christine Gilbert Mr. .Mayor and members of the Council, we would 3316 LaPuente Rd., Like to make the Council aware of a fight West Covina going on in our community to block the proposed airport by the City of Industry. Briefly, to go over what we have done at this point, we have accumulat0cd__ support from six thousand private residents including residents of West Covina, Walnut, Rowland Heights and Diamond Bar. On March 26th we held a public m- eetiAng and had an attendance of some three hundred people. None of us are politicians or public speakers, however we are concerned with this airport being built in our community. Basically we started by getting in. contact with the City of Industry for the fundamentals, they told us it would be a small facility, accommodating 900 private aircraft with a runway of 46001, running east/west. We inquired .if they had knowledge of the Walnut Elementary School approximately 10001 to the northeast end of the runway. They said to their knowledge the school was to be relocated. On checking with the Walnut School District we found the school will be relocated approxi- mately five years from now and the new location site for the school will be approximately 10001 on. the southeast side of the runway, which really does not accomplish a 'whole lot. • Since we are so far removed from the heart of West Covina we must depend on the hospitality of the Walnut Unified .School District for the education of our children so this is of major concern. Many of our children attend Walnut Elementary School. Also we have been in contact with the FAA who tells us the original proposal for the airport was submitted and put in abeyance in November of 1972 because it was too hastily submitted by the City of Industry. Now we are told by Gruen Associates and the FAA that it is a 40001 runway and it will accommodate Leer jets, Commander jets, DC 31s, Convair 404as and twin engine turbine jet aircraft. .Now at this point the City of ® 6 CITY COUNCIL Page Seven ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - City of Industry Airport 4/9/73 Industry has made i,io mention of such. aircraft; however we are told by the City of Industry this facility will be much like Brackett Field. We sent members of our committee out to Brackett Field and we were interested to learn that they are in the process of expanding. They have applied for approval of an additional runway and expansion of an existing runway and also instrumentation landing._ • Also within the year they will be monitored for noise pollution. We feel once this airport is in it will be just a matter of time before the City of Industry expands. It is interesting to note this airport is for 900 private aircraft, yet there are only 700 residents in. the City of Industry, 150 registered residents and last year .in the election 52 residents elected their City Council. On a working day there are 3.5,000 people in the City of Industry. _It is a totally industrial community and their industry is purely for industrial gain, which is fine, that is the way they are motivated; however we do not feel this airport is ideally situated. The FAA tells us that the proposal is now forthcoming, they are waiting for the Environmental Impact Survey to be filed. We went in to see Mr. Dobson today, the Assistant City Administrator and the first draft of the Environmental Impact Survey has been filed. We are told by Mr. Dobson that Mr.Ritchie9 who is the City Attorney and Acting City Manager, is going over it and making revisions and will return it to Gruen Associates and redone and the final summation will then be returned to the City of Industry for approval by the City Council. At this time my Committee, myself as Chairman, and my Co -Chairman, firs. King, who is at another speaking engagement tonight, have acquired much support, not only from our residents but have persuaded the Walnut City Council to pass a resolution against it, the Walnut Unified School District has passed a resolution opposing it, the Rowland Heights Coordinating Council has done like- wise., the Emerald Hills Homeo,;&tners Association has done this also. Tonight Mrs. King is speaking at the Stratford Homeowners' Association to give them our i.nformnation and we are sure they will take opposition to .it and actively support us. We have sent certified letters to the L.A. Regional Planning Commission who sits as the Land. Use Commission on cases involving airports and. to the State Board of Aeronautics, giving the,7t not.i.fic°a'..ion of the public hearing, the date, time and place and specifically requesting it be held in the County limits. As yet we have not pinned dow-n Supervisor Schabarum' s office, who seemed less than willing to take a stand. We spoke with his Assistant Deputy last Monday at the Coordinating Council and asked him point blank if the Supervisor would take a stand and we were told "no, he would not 'take a stand unless public opinion forced him to." I think this is a very sad situation when he must be backed into a corner from which there is no other recourse than support our feelings. We think it is very sad indeed and we are finding this with a lot of people. We are asking you to take action and pass a • resolution opposing this airport. We feel it is a very important issue in our community. At this time we have 3500 signatures on our petitions, we have some 70 back into the file right now and 102 in circulation at this time. Tomorrow morning from 10 to 2 P.M. we plan to picket the City of Industry city hall. We have asked Channels 2, 4, and 7, if they might he of some assistance to us and make sure we have good coverage. Also the Times has called and asked if they might be .invited to kind of oversee our activities. We have had good press coverage from the Progress Bulletin and the Daily Tribune. 7 CITY COUNCIL Page Eight ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - City of Industry Airport 4/9/73 We think it is not .really -too much to ask, I know the proposal has not yet been submitted, but we also know .the second draft is forthcoming. it. will be probably another month and then we will have 30 days to put up a fight and arrange for a public hearing. In spite of what Mr.Ritch.ie- has implied to the papers, that we are premature and jumping the gun, as you can see • from the facts I have given you there is substantial information and it doesn't look like .it is premature. We don't want to wait until it .is too late, until the 30 days are almost over and the time has come and gone for us to put up our fight. This airport will be located between Lemon Avenue and Fairway Drive, which was formerly Water Street, and between the Union Pacific Railroad close to the Pomona Freeway and the San Jose Flood Control Channel, which is very close to Valley Boulevard. The runway will run in an easterly/westerly direction. Right now Gruen Associates are handling the Environmental Impact survey and they have been as cooperative as they want to be - not really explanatory in any of their explana- tions. We were told by Gruen Associates because of the main concern of the residents in our community that once the airport is in it will only be a matter of time before Industry expands and according to Gruen there may be a stipulation in the permit that would specify that no jet aircraft will be allowed, which sounds fine and dandy and a real nice put off. However, in checking with the FAA, the type of aircraft to use a facility is determined by the management, which is and will be the City of Industry and at such time after this facility is completed they may say "alright we determine we would like to have Leer jets coming in here°'and the 4000' runway will accommodate them and they will be in. Now we were also told by Gruen & Associates, Leer jets would not come in because they are sophisticated aircraft and since this airport .is proposed for only one runway and no :instrumentation landing that there would be no fear of the Leer jets, they don't function well with the type of facility here. According to Brackett Field they have had Leer jets coming in and out of there for ten years and they have no instrumentation landing. Also it is interesting to note that Brackett Field is .ideally located between Puddingstone Dam and.. the L.A. Fa.i.rg.r®unds, it is a very nice little nest of nothingness, its closest residential. area is LaVerne and they tried to avoid it. They have some helicopters there.... Mayor Young: You might skip Brackett Field - I think we have your opposition pretty well in mind at this point. Is there any important detail you want to convey? Mrs. Gilbert: No, our main concern was since we were told by Industry it would compare to Brackett Field we are trying to make you aware of the expansion that Brackett is going through, also we would like to urge you to pass a resol.ut.ion opposing this. Mayor Young: 15 there any one else here who wishes to speak for the group? Mrs. Gilbert: No, 1 am the Chairman from the Committee. • These others present. are West Covina residents. Mayor Young: Is there any one else that would like to speak on this subject? (No one) You say you are not speakers, I think you have acquitted yourself beautifully here. I declare the floor open .in regard, to this item. 8 CITY COUNCIL Page Nine ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - City of Industry Airport 4/9/73 Councilman Chappell: A question. Are they opposing the airport period, or just this location of the airport? I would like to see it where that shopping center is going in. and the shopping center knocked out. Mrs. Gilbert: We offered no substitutions, the City of Industry is a rather funny laid out . community (explained .its boundary). At this point we don't feel that an airport is necessary. Ifi. the,twenty mile radius from Industry there are six already existing airports (named them), and Ontario is just beyond the twenty mile radius. Also there is a proposed airport for Chino as well. Councilman Lloyd: I appreciate what you are saying but that is not true, it has not been approved and is not up for discussion. Mrs. Gilbert: I received literature from the FAA Saturday with the proposal for that airport. Mayor Young: Rather than get into a debate over that which is probably somewhat irrelevant to your situation now, .Councilman Chappell has asked if you are in opposition to an airport anywhere in the City of Industry and what is your answer to that ® yes or no? Mrs. Gilbert: Yes, anywhere ® we don't want it. Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor. I am not prepared tonight to support or otherwise - a motion on this particular issue. I had planned Sunday to visit the area and without visiting the area I don't think I would be fair to anyone to say I am opposed or I am in favor of it. I did check last week with SLAG. Now ju8t recently SCAG has contracted with a firm for a rather extensive airport study for Southern California. I contacted Mr. Gi.l.fillian hired to coordinate this activity and he furnished me with some information. Basically this, I don't know how much money was spent by SCAG which we pay something over $1, 000 a year to be a member of and. incidentally Industry is not a member of SCAG o but this airport is not on the SCAG study. I have some notes here from. Walt, furnished me. He said apparently the consultant ­Per.ria & Associates - was not aware even that this was being considered. at the time, it was not recommended. as a future site for an airport.. There were a couple recommended and I believe Chino Hills was on the agenda as a possible airport in the future, as well as one in 'the Azusa area, but no recognition was given by the consultant to SCAG for this airport. I think this should have an influence on what we may or may not do. Whether the opponents here were aware of that ; _ . bit of information I do not know.- I would like to see this matter deferred to' allow the Council if they so choose, and personally to give me time to look at the area. If I were to 'vote now I would. be voting blind and I don't like to do this even in, support of a position. Councilman Nichols: 'Historically each governmental unit is accountable to its own. constituency and :it would be .rare indeed for West. Covina to dabble in Baldwin Pa.rk.4 Council decisions because use would tend to feel the citizens of Baldwin Park would cause their government to be accountable. Reticence always exists in this area. Occasionally some matter comes up that causes one Council to feel that another Council's affairs are treading very (close to the toes of .its own constituency and tends to become involved:-, I think there are two possible reasons why we might tend to feel justified in becoming involved. One, is that the actions of a neighboring government have a direct and detrimental effect on the City of West Covina; and two, if we feel that action ® 9 CITY COUNCIL Page Ten ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ® City of Industry Airport 4/9/73 isn't really representing a significant constituency. I don't want to go into a great deal of detail in terms of some of my feel® ' ings in this matter but suffice to say I have felt for sometime that the City of Industry is not actually positioned of an over- whelmingly numerical constituency, and the result is don't fear to speak out if I feel their actions are detrimental to the City of West Covina. I think my position then would hang on that aspect. Does this proposal result in significant harm or potential harm to the .residents of our community.? For that reason I think that is the element that needs clarifying for the Council. I think we do -need to have our own Staff look at this proposal in some detail and give the Council some objective information in terms of the location of the runway, its proximity in terms of feet or miles to West Covina ` residential areas and some analysis of the possible or probable flight patterns, what the noise impact might be and the number of flights, etc., and if that information indicates this development is detrimental to the City of West Covina. Councilman Nichols: Well)if that information comes to us and pro- vides an indication that it is detrimental to portions of our community then I think we would be willing to take a position in respect to that. My own feeling would be to accept and. offer a motion that this matter be referred to our Staff for the return of such information that might be available to us at our next regular.Council meeting two weeks from now and we then again review this matter. Councilman Lloyd: Mr. Mayor. I appreciate very strongly the con- cern of these people and I really do. I think my stand on aviation is well known. I will reiterate it once again. I believe in aviation. I know as of 1955 the major bulk of people who travel in the United States use aviation as their mode of travel. Those facts and figures have been presented to us. I am also a member of SCAC and I am a member of the Friends of Ontario Airport - and that is the reason I was so firm in my stand on the Chino Hills thing. I have checked on it and at the present moment I hope it will not go in because it will not serve well in the area in my opinion. I have participated in the discussions at Brackett Field for the instrumentation landing equipment talked about and have protested vehemently against it for the simple reason such a system is not: reasonable at Brackett Field. I know, because I am an aviator with jet time, probably 6000 hours of flight time and there have even been moments when some of my fellow Councilmen have been willing to fly with me. As A result I do have an appreciation for what you are talking about. I honestly don't believe you people in your approach to the thing are being .fair. First of all/ I don't know that this is a g od airport. site. I really don't. I haven't studied it. I have to admit, right along with Councilman Nichols, I knew nothing about it until .all of a sudden we heard the City of Industry was considering an airport and the next thing I knew we had a series of letters from apparently your group saying we don't want it. First of all/ I agree with you against the • Leer jets. I have not flown, one of them. but I do know they are very noisy and I have to agree that they probably do not contribute. to the peace and tranquility of an airport. At the present time in case you want some figures there are 262 aircraft operating out of Brackett Field, and that figure is accurate as of a week ago when I spoke to the Airport Manager. I don't think that 900 would be the figure - although I don't know. They certainly could have that many if they were able to operate the thing and if that were the case then I would have to agree, - but your stand is you don't want aircraft in there under any circumstances and I don't agree with 10 CITY COUNCIL Page Eleven ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - City of Industry Airport 4/9/73 your answer on that. I haven't looked at it but on the face of it I feel it is an antagonistic approach because you are against all aircraft and that is not totally realistic either. I do feel however that some of the points you have made and some of the concerns you have expressed are probably valid and I also know 1 am going to be very unpopular for having made the statements I have or will make, because you don't agree at all with what I say. But the fact remains • that people who travel., and there are 50,000 aircraft in the State of California, there are over 200,000 registered pilots with the FAA and I am not saying even among those people there are not some very tremendous violations which occur. There are approximately 1500 air- craft that operate daily in and out of the airports in California and that is a true figure, the same aircraft go back and forth all the time, so they make much of the traffic. As Councilman Nichols has stated and I have not formed an opinion - but I feel that your stand is not openminded but is certainly self-serving and .it is the best way you have for the stopping of the building of this airport. I tend to feel that 4500, runways are con- ducive to heavier aircraft. and I don't put a DC 3 in that type of aircraft. A DC 3 can handle a runway of that size very easily and I know because I have flown one. But the larger and noisier jets just can't do it. However, I also agree with one other thing, we are dealing with another legislative area and assuming that I did agree with you as to the construction or better yet the establishment of an airport by a governmental agency in the City of Industry and what I' may think about it one way or the other really isn't valid. I do know one thing if someone, say another legislative agency, whether it be Baldwin Park or Covina, entered in and commented on actions of this Council without at least; communicating wi.t.h oui leader - the Mayor in this case I would be very highly incensed. I don't say you are wrong to ask us but I think ,�e would be wrong if we responded because we would be responding in another area, It would be just as if we gent into Pomona and said e°hey you can put the freeway there but I don't want it here." Or if the Huntington Beach Freeway were to come in and we said "we don't care what you do .in LaPuente but when you get to West Covina we don.°t, want it,," Actually we don't want it but we haven't said'we don't care what happens to them because that is their decision. And these are obviously some of the pro- blems we .face. I am not totally sold on the program you are presenting and as I said I don't expect you to agree with me. I see it in a different light because I happen to be one of those people who believe firmly and strongly in aviation and having served iwoo .n. it for ell ver 30 years I would be hard pressed to say that wasn't true. Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor, .Mayor Young: Councilman Chappell, do you have any comments? Councilman Chappell: T think my comments would be premature and probably anti -City of Industry and I don't vivant to take that position without more information at this time,, I thi.r.k with Councilman Shearer, we should get the full impact and I, think the 23rd ;would give us time to get the .information from. Staff. I have been out there but if we can develop some aerial photos, etc., i.t might help. 'Also get some information with regard to the sound decibel - give us a real thorough study of the whole thing. I could eery easily be against anything the City of Industry does !11-:at I don't think that would be the right thing to do at this time. I would like second Councilman Shearer d s motion so we can get that information and be on firm ground with knowledge and information rather than just feeling we may or may not approve what is doing on down there. 11. CITY COUNCIL Page Twelve ORAL COMMUNICATIONS m City of Industry Airport 4/9/73 Mayor Young: I dislike taking a minority position and I hope that it is only temporarily a minority position. Frankly I am a little bit irritated on this basis that this thing came up at our last meeting two weeks ago and the matter was referred at that time to Staff with a request for more information and I believe this was a motion by • Councilman Shearer and a few days later Mrs. Gilbert called me at the office and said she wanted to come to the office and discuss it. Well, Mrs. Gilberto I put you off, I said I preferred that you talk to the City Staff because as this Council operates we get paid a honorarium for being City Councilmen and we all make a living other ways, we all have businesses to attend to in the daytime world. So much of our legislative processes are based on recommendations brought to us by Staff and then supplemented by our own personal investigation if we can make it. Councilman Shearer is especially diligent about going out and looking at si,tttsunder discussion as most of us are. I thought if we could get your input to Staff along with their recommendation and I talked to Mr. Aiassa about it on the phone and fully expected to have something besides just a lot of things that have happened with no real information as to the impact on the City of West Covina and there are a large number of residents in the affected area. I am highly persuaded by the report Mrs. Gilbert made this evening. I think of all the people that addressed the Council in the three years I have been here I think she is certainly one of the best prepared that have ever come before us and I think she makes a compelling statement in regard to the location of the airport, it being as close as it is to the particular school. I might say some of the letters in protest have indicated that the City Council is neglecting the Galaxie Area because we don't have our School District down there. I would like to say we have no control whatsoever over School Districts. In any event this thing is obviously situated in close proximity to a substantial residential area in West Covina and I would be prepared to go on record this evening as opposing it and to lend the support of this Council to the effort of the most directly affected citizens to block this thing. I think as far as government protocol is con- cerned I agree tl?is,. i.s note.- somet.hincj. that' should be. done lightly,.' Qr glibly, but we do see fit on occasion to oppose the decisions of neighboring cities. Just recently we opposed the annexation proposal by the City of Covina, so there is certainly precedent for us and we can speak only in -the way we have to speak when. the matter is vital to an important seament of our population. I would like to proceed this evening with a resolution in opposition, if it seems to be the feeling of the majority of the Council that some further time would be desirable before we do proceed. - I don't believe a motion has actually been made? Councilman Shearer indicates he has not made a motion. The consensus of the Council being what it is I would. go along with a motion that would certainly comprehend no more than two weeks from tonight for this matter to be taken up and acted upon. These people are working hard and they deserve an'answer I think they could have had an answer tonight if the ball hadn't been dropped • somewhere along the line. I will go along with the two week delay if someone wants to make the motion. Councilman Chappell: Mr. Mayor, one thing. In this report we received it says that SCAG is preparing a ten City Aviation Study and they have indicated concurrence with the L.A. County Regional Master Plan recommending a location in the Industry/Walnut Valley area for a general aviation airport. Somebody here dii5cussed the fact that SCAG was not considering this area yet this report here indicates ® 12 CITY COUNCIL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ® City of. Industry Page Thirteen 4/9/73 that they not only have looked at it but they concur with the fact there should be something in the Industry/Walnut Valley area. I just wondered where that information came from and can we also check into that further? Councilman Shearer: This information I have came directly from the man hired by SCAG to put this together. Councilman Lloyd: May I enter in this? I have read the report and it does not specifically say there will be an airport in that area they are now talking about, they just say the "general area-" There are no specific points they are talking about. Councilman Chappell: But they are narrowing .it down to a pretty small area when you talk about Industry/ Walnut Valley area, that is basically in that Valley there. If we could find out more about that. Councilman Lloyd: I will bring you the report. Mr. Aiassa: Mr. Mayor, Mr. Zimmerman worked on it. Do you have anything orally to add to the written report? Mr. Zimmerman: No, Mr. Aiassa, there was nothing further. My effort in the matter was to raise as many facts and make them available as possible. We did check with the City of Walnut primarily and we did review the General Plan of the City of Industry, which proposes the location and that was the extent of the research. Councilman Nichols: I don't mean to be precipitous in moving along but it is clear to me irrespective of the request made by Council we have not yet given Staff direction to provide the Council with the details to make an appropriate decision. I stall say our involvement and our concern is the effect upon residents of West Covina of this proposed development. If it does not affect our community we wouldn't have the same compulsion to act. We can sit here and say we think it does, it is nearby, but I think as in all past actions before we take an official City position we would have to have an official recommendation from. Staff and the indication given here tonight is that two weeks is not critical to these considerations. If we are going to try and place the government of a City of 70,000+ people on. record. one way or the other we should do it in a considerate judgmental fashion. It is for that reason that I feel we should direct Staff to create what input they can provide in terms of that impact; location, sound factors, distance, effect, etc., and bring that to us two weeki.7 from tonight., and put it on the agenda as a discussion. item. I would recommend and make that as a motion that Staff be .so directed. Seconded by Councilman Chappell and carried. THE CHAIR CALLED A RECESS AT 8.33 PaM. COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 8:45 P.M. • CITY ATTORNEY CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT (Held over :from 3/26/73) OF JUSTICE CRIME LAB. LEASE Mayor Young: This matter was held over from our last meeting and we now have the benefit of Chief Sill°s presence and his recommendation that the City proceed with the proposed contract with the California ® 1.3 CITY -COUNCIL Page Fourteen CITY ATTORNEY. Crime Laboratory 4/9/73 Department of Justice. Councilman Nichols. I read the report and it is a very comprehensive and totally self-explanatory report. It is very well done and it clears up the question regarding the alternative. The alternative is that West Covina continue its program of going it alone or seek some sort of funding that we felt existed when we .first went into this. The report assures me that those needs will be met' --and that this alternative approach is in our interest. "Therefore„ I would like to make a motion that the recommendation be implemented. Seconded by Councilman Shearer. Councilman Chappell: Mr. Mayor. I agree with Councilman Nichols. I remember asking some pointed questions on this as far as giving this to an organization that might cut down on the quality of work and the time in which we get the answers. This report certainly makes me satisfied in the fact that we will still get the type of service that we originally established this crime laboratory for.. This report brings out a number of things in the way of dollars and cents which certainly opened my eyes to the fact that communities around us appear not to want to become involved.We certainly all talked about the fact that we needed this crime laboratory to get the results much faster so I would certainly vote .in favor of this. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows. AYES. Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd® Chappell, Young -NOES: None AISSENT: None Mayor Young. I will hand Mr. Wakefield the executed copy of this contract - apparently the original got into my packet. GUIDELINES & PROCEDURES Mayor Young: We have a very FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT comprehensive set of REPORTS guidelines here provided by Staff and recommended by the Planning Commission along with a Resolution for adoption. RESOLUTION NO. 4713 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "°A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TEE CITY OF WEST COVINA ADOPTING GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS FOR PRO- POSED PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROJECTS. Mr. Wakefield. These guidelines were developed to implement the 1.972 amendment to the Environmental Quality Act of 1970 and the guidelines where were required to be adopted by the State Resources Agency pursuant to that statute. The procedures are consistent with both the statute and the guidelines and provide a usable tool for the evaluation of those projects within the City cf West, Covina that may have a • substantial effect on the environment'of our community. Motion by Councilman. Shearer, seconded by Councilman Lloyd and carried, to waive further reading of said Resolution. Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Chappell to adopt said Resolution and carried on roll call vote as follows: AYES: Shearer,, Nichols, Lloyd, Chappell, Young NOES: None ABSENT: None 14 CITY COUNCIL Page Fifteen, 4/9/73 (AT P.M. MAYOR YOUNG RECESSED THE COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALLING THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING TO ORDER. CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 9:12 P.M.) Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor; before you leave the City Attorney's agenda I simply wanted to report to you that I received in the mail this morning the check of -the Hartford Indemnity and Insurance Company in the amount of $3,750 which was the contract price secured by a Hartford bond on the agreement by Jess Swanson to construct certain street improvements. That money has now been collected and turned over to the City Clerk. Mayor Young: Thank you, Mr. Wakefield. CITY MANAGER CLEAN-UP WEEK Mayor Young: We have a Staff written report June 20/26/73 and a recommendation on Clean -Up Week. Mr. Aiassa: Last year we budgeted approximately $2,000 and Staff still wants to see if we can overcome some of these obstacles mentioned in the report and work with the Chamber of Commerce and other organizations and see if we can initiate another Clean -Up Week in the latter part of June, 1973. We hope that we will not be put in the position of expending more money than we anticipate We held off .one year and hope to do it every two years. I believe between the Controller and myself we might be able to find some funds for literature, publica- tion notices and the regular follow-up of the clean-up program. Mayor Young: I take it what you want then is a motion to authorize staff to proceed with the arrangements for a Clean -Up Week in June, 1973. So moved by Councilman Lloyd, seconded by Councilman Chappell and carried.. Mayor Young: I also notice you want a Council member as liaison. Does anyone want to be liaison to the Clean -Up Committee? Councilman Chappell. I took it last time Mr. Mayor, I will take it again this time. Mayor Young: Thank you, Councilman Chappell, SPHERES OF INFLUENCE Mayor Young: This item is basically an MEETINGS WITH informational report on the NEIGHBORING CITIES progress of local spheres of influence. I also note that you are requesting liaison foi these meet,ings1with the other cities. Does anybody desire to volunteer? All these aay time hours are rather difficult, I don't know if it would be fair to ask one Councilman to attend all meetings. Maybe we can get one for each meeting. Mr Aiassa: Mr. Mayor, I would suggest that we arrange the meetings and, then call you and then we can poll the Council and see if we can get one Councilman to attend each meeting. I would like to see the Council get exposed tothe problems we aie faced with. Mayor Young: Councilman. Lloyd, would you like to go to the meeting at L.e;_.Bi.arr1tr Restaurant? 15 CITY COUNCIL Page Sixteen CITY MANAGER: Spheres of Influence Meetings 4/9/73 Councilman Lloyd I will check in the morning and advise you. Mayor Young: We will cover it tomorrow with either Councilman Lloyd or myself. CITY MANAGER'S Lotion by Councilman Lloyd to allow the City VACATION Manager to have a personal Clean -UP Week from iApril 16 - 20, 1973., Seconded by Councilman Chappell and carried. MAYOR'S REPORTS PROCLAMATIONS Mayor Young: With your permission I will proclaim April 27, 1973, as "California City Clerks' Day. COUNCILMEN'S REPORTS/ Councilman Chappell Mr. Mr. Mayor, we should COMMENTS have an updated list on the balance of the opening dates of Little League games. Our .list is incomplete. Mr. Aiassa: Mr. Stevens will provide it. Mayor Young: Could we have a cumulative list starting from right now? That would be helpful to all of us. Mr. Aiassa: Yes, Mr. Mayor. DEMANDS Motion by Councilman Lloyd that City Council approve Demands totalling $399, 648.61 as listed on Demand Sheets C866-869 and B571A to 573A. Seconded by Councilman "Shearer and carried on roll call vote: AYES: Shearer, Nichols, Lloyd,; Chappell., Young NOES: None ABSENT: None EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Young: At this time we will proceed to an Executive ,;Session as requested by the.,City tanager and the City attorney. (City Council adjourned to the Conference Room at 9:20, P.M. Reconvened to the Council Chambers at 10 P.M.) ACQUISITION OF Mayor Young: As a result of the Executive RIGHT OF WAY Session I believe that PROJECT NO. SP-7.` 00c-1 Mr. Wakefield has a resolution for adoption by Council. RESOLUTION NO. 4714 The City Attorney presented: ADOPTED "0A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI"?:,°Y OF WEST, COVINA, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, TO CONDEMN -CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC STREET AND ,HIGHWAY PURPOSES." • Mr. Wakefield: The Resolutim. as proposed covers the two parcels of property which are required in connection �6�aith :the Barranca/Cameron Avenue Street. widening. Motion by Councilman Chappell, seconded by Councilman Lloyd and carried, to waive further reading of said Resolution. MIUSE CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 4714 - Cont'd. Page Seventeen 4/9/73 Motion by Councilman Chappell, seconded by Councilman Lloyd, that City Council adopt said Resolution. Councilman Shearer: I would like to express my comment even though we are going into condemnation it goes without saying 'that staff will continue to work to settle this agreeably so the City is not forced into court action if not necessary? Mr. Wakefield: Yes, that was Staff..`fs understanding of your direction. Motion carried on roll call vote: AYES: Shearer, Nichols,.Lloyd, .Chappell, Young .. NOES: None ABSENT: None PROCLAMATION Mayor Young: I would like to proclaim the week of May 6 through .l2 as National Hospital Week if there are no objections. (None) Also an appropriate proclamation recognizing the 25th Anniversay of the Community Presbyterian Church, the oldest church in the City of West Covina. That celebration starts on April 28th. If we could have an appropriate proclamation honoring the Presbyterian Church on its 25th Anniversary - Mr. Aiassa? (Mr. Aiassa said it would be done..) One other thing., Within the next few days apparently there is a planned Demolition Ceremony of the West Covina Plaza. The invitation says the Chamber of Commerce and the Plaza Merchants Association will be invited to the Demolition Ceremony and I believe all of the City Council will receive an invitation. We will get a call. on the specific date and time. (In .reply to a question regarding the possible date, MI Aiassa stated it will probably be within the next two weeks.) ADJOURNMENT Motion. by Councilman Chappell, seconded by Councilman Lloyd and carried, to adjourn this meeting at 10:05 P.M. ATTEST: 41 CITY CLERK APPROVED: MAYOR - 17 -