11-12-1973 - Regular Meeting - Minutest
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA
NOVEMBER 12,. 197:3.
The regular meeting of the City Council called to order at 7:31 P.M.,
in the West Covina Council Chambers by Mayor Jim Lloyd. The Pledge
of 1,11egiance was led by A:ny Mershon, Diane Knipping and Missy Heidsman
of Brownie Troop, 180, California School. The invocation was given
by the Reverend Donald Helsel of the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran
iChurch.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Lloyd; Councilmen: Young, Nichols,
Shearer, Chappell
Others Present: George Aiassa, City Manager
George Wakefield, City Attorney
Lela Preston, City Clerk
George Zimmerman, Public Service Director
i Leonard Eliot, Ass't. City Manager & Controller
John Lippitt, City Engineer
Michael Miller, Planning Director
Mark Volmart, Administrative Analyst, Jr.
Ken Larson, Administrative Analyst, Jr.,
Jeff Butzlaff, Administrative Analyst
Maurice Wolfe, Street Superintendent
Wm. Vanettes, Communications Director
Mike McDonnell, Staff Reporter - S.G.V.D.T.
CONSENT CALENDAR Mayor. Lloyd explained the procedure of the
Consent Calendar items and asked if there were
any comments on'any of the following items:
1. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
a) CHRISTIAN RECORD BRAILLE Request for waiver of Charity Solicita-
FOUNDATION tion License. (Recommend approval subject
to review by City Attorney.)
b) THE ARTHRITIS FOUNDA- Request permission to conduct annual
TION fund raising campaign during the month of
February 1974 and waiver of Charity
Solicitation License fee. (Approved in
prior years. Recommend approval)
c) ADVANCE FOUNDATION, INC. Request permission to conduct fund raising
campaign during the period of October 1. -
December 31, 1973, to aid mentally
retarded children ages 3 - 15. (Approve
subject to review by City Attorney)
d) LOS ANGELES COUNTY
HEART ASSOCIATION
f
e) ALLISON W. and
• ANGELINA JONES
2020 W. Elder St.,
West Covina
f) LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION
COMMISSION
Request permission to conduct fund rais-
ing campaign during the month of
February 1974. (Approved in prior years,.
recommend approval)
Re Zone Change No. 485 and PrecisePlan
No. 657 - Hanich. (Refer. -to Planning
Commission)
Notice of Proposed Southerly Annexation
District No. 58 to the City of Covina
set for hearing on November 28, 1973.
(Council)
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'g) BROWN & BROWN Advising that Livingston -Graham filed
Attorneys at Law suit for the purpose of enforcing Notice
to Withhold re Construction Project at
Garvey and Vincent Avenues in connection
with Progressive Engineering Company.
(Refer to City Attorney)
h) CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
*2. PLANNING COMMISSION
SUMMARY OF ACTION
3. PERSONNEL BOARD
Re Second Annual Toys for Tots day and
requesting support. (Council)
November 7, 1973. (Accept and File)
MINUTES September 4, 1973. (Receive and file)
October 21 1973. (Spec.Mtg.) (Receive and
file)
October 21 1973. (Reg. Mtg.) (Receive and
file)
4. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES FILED WITH CITY CLERK
AUTO CLUB OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
NELLY VIVES
'1929 E.'Norma Ave.,
West-Covliia
5. QUARTERLY WATER REPORT
On behalf of their Insureds: Jos.'S. and
Marie J. Labruna, 236 N. Ardilla Ave.,
W.C., re traffic collision at Cameron and
Sunset Avenues on 9/19/73.
(Deny and refer to City Attorney and
Insurance Carrier)
Re damages to her vehicle parked in front
of her residence by city employee. (Deny
dllU 1CiCr to �.i Liity Y.. -�-�Ji iac and .a.ai :cur ui cc
Carrier)
Informational. (Receive and file)
Councilman Young: Mr: Mayor, I think Items (f) and (h) should
be removed from the Consent Calendar purely
because the recommendation is simply
"Council", and therefore I suppose we need to take some minor action
other than just passing the Consent Calendar.
Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor, a question on Item (g), and
not being an attorney - what effect will
i this action have on the City?
Mr. Wakefield: The State Law with reference to claims
for work done on materials provided to a
contractor on a public works project
require that the subcontractor or claimant give notice to the public
agency of its intent to file suit or that it has filed suit to enforce
its claim. This is just a procedural step.
Councilman Shearer:
•Mr. Wakefield:
Councilman Shearer:
potential here?
Mr. Wakefield:
This is simply an action between the vendor
and the contractor?
Yes, that is correct.
We won',t. end up like the last meeting
because everybody else went bankrupts we
will end up holding the bag - is that
No, I hope not.
If the same circumstances
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were to arise there then there would be the potential, except in this
case the City has withheld from the contractor the amount claimed so
we have money in hand to pay the claim. Under the 1911 Act proceed-
ings the City actually doesn't pay the contractor, he gets his funds
from the property owners and. the sale of the bonds.
Motion by Councilman shearer to approve
1 through 5 with the exception of Items
• by Councilman Young and carried on roll
AYES: Young, Nichols,
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ITEM 1(f)
Mr. Aiassa:
Councilman Young:
the Consent Calendar items
1 (f) and 1 (h). Seconded
call vote as follows:
Shearer, Chappell, Lloyd
Mr. Mayor, I would like to
know if there is a Staff
recommendation on this.
Councilman Young, we haven't one because we received
this late, if you want one it can be held over.
Councilman Young: I would like to have it held over. I'think where we
have these items for the City Council they should
be brought up later in the evening under the City
Manager's agenda; it will save a little confusion.
Councilman Shearer:
recommendation - am I
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Mr. Zimmerman:
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Councilman Shearer:
Mr. Zimmerman:
Councilman Shearer:
Mr. Mayor, if I am not mistaken this is
an area that the City in the past has
gore on record with regard to the LAFCO
not correct?
to them. I would move that
on this annexation.
Yes, this area has been designated as
being within the sphere of influence of
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At that time that it came up we indicated
no disagreement?
That is correct.
So it seems to behoove us to file a No
Protest - I can see nothing to gain by
..taking up staff time by referring this
the City of West Covina make No Protest
Seconded by Councilman Young.
Mayor Lloyd: I would personally like to see this held
over, Mr.. Shearer. I think some of the
problems we have had in this whole
LAFCO situation is that we have been a little too quick to agree to
everybody elses involvement and this is the thing that has created
problems for us at this time. I do believe that staff would have
some comments on it and while I don't believe we are being hasty I
think it might serve some informational purposes. Do you still feel
we ought to, go forward?
• Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor, I think we are looking at
the area that is in question which is
considerably north of the freeway, ---
but I have no opposition to holding it over.
Mayor Lloyd: What I would like is to see a total
picture of this whole LAFCO situation
and how it affects us - I would like
this before we go forward. I really feel one of the things we have
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done in the past is we have tried to be realistic and logical and
I don't think in our realism we took the proper'action, I think we
should have been a bit more vocal on it. So I would like to look at
each of these items at this point. The.motion is on the floor but
if you. agree with what I am urging you would not be out of line in
voting a "no" vote on it.
Councilman Young: My understanding of the Robert's Rules
• is that unless the motion is stated by
the chair it can be withdrawn.
Personally I prefer to have it withdrawn rather than vote it down,
because voting it down indicates that we want to have a scrap with
Covina and I don't think that is the way we want it to be looked at.
Mayor Lloyd: I don't interpret it that way but as
long as you ask I will tell you what I
know about the parliamentary thing,
although we have someone present who is an expert on it. In essence
once a motion is made or seconded it is no longer the property of
either the maker or the second, because one person that was never
involved in that may want that motion on the floor and that is the
courtesy extended. However, in five man bodies' they do withdraw
it, and this is done by many. Mr. Wakefield?
Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor, I think while Robert's
Rules of Order provide a guide for the
actions of the City Council the Council
has the authority to control its own procedure to the circumstances
that exist here; I see no reason why it couldn't be withdrawn by the
maker with the consent of the second.
(Councilman Shearer and Councilman
Young agreed to a withdrawal of the motion.)
Councilman Young:.
ITEM 1 (h)
merchants a chance to have a
interested. Council agreed.)
I move that this item be held over for
two weeks.
Seconded by Councilman Shearer and
carried.
(Councilman Young stated he had no
particular reason for wanting this item
held over other than giving the local
"Toys for Tots" Day, if they were
Motion by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Shearer and
carried, that this item be referred to the Chamber of Commerce,
with the hope that a recommendation will be made at the next regular
Council meeting.
GENERAL AGENDA ITEMS
PUBLIC WORKS
PARCEL MAP NO. 27 LOCATION: Northwest corner of Glendora
PRECISE PLAN OF DESIGN #633 and Cameron Avenues.
(Accept Street Improvements)
• VON's GROCERY COMPANY
Mr. Zimmerman: Mr: Mayor and members of City Council,
the street improvements for this plan
have been installed and staff recommends
acceptance and release of the bonds as indicated on the agenda.
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PUB. WKS: PM #27, PP#633 11/12/73
/ 'Motion by Councilman Young to authorize the release of. General Insur-
ance Company of America Bond No. 928025 in the amount of $2,000; and
the Bank of America Certificate of Deposit No. 574823 in•the amount
of $4,000 in the name of Harry N. Sobeloff; seconded by Councilman
Shearer and carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Young, Nichols, Shearer, Chappell, Lloyd
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
. CITY ATTORNEY•
ORDINANCE NO. 1232 The City Attorney.presented:
ADOPTED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA RELATING TO CLAIMS
AGAINST THE CITY OR ITS OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES.
(Amends Section 2920 of the Municipal Code)."
Motion by Councilman Chappell, seconded by Councilman Shearer and
carried, to waive further reading of said Ordinance.
Motion by Councilman Chappell, seconded by Councilman Shearer, to
adopt said Ordinance; motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Nichols, Shearer, Chappell, Lloyd
NOES: Young
ABSENT: None
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ORDINANCE NO. 1233 The City Attorney presented:
ADOPTED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA AMENDING SECTION 3191
OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
TO A DECREASE IN MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS."
(Sentous Avenue from Hollingworth Street to
i LaPuente Road - 35 MPH)
Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Chappell and
carried,! to waive further reading of said Ordinance.
Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Chappell, to adopt
said Ordinance. Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Young,'Nichols, Shearer, Chappell, Lloyd
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ORDINANCE The City Attorney presented:
INTRODUCTION "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA AMENDING SECTION 3185 OF THE
WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
OBSTRUCTIONS ON PUBLIC STREETS.
Mr. Wakefield: The Council will recall that sometime ago a
problem arose with respect to newspaper
stands located in the public portion of the
sidewalk in certain.downtown areas of the City. Our existing section
with respect to obstructions in streets permits the placing of such
obstructions if a permit is first obtained from the traffic authority,
the street superintendent or the City Council. However, there is no
authority in the Ordinance for the removal of the obstructions
placed without the requisite permit. The purpose of this Ordinance is
• simply; to invest in the Chief_ of Police the authority to remove the
obstructions that are there and to place the property in the City Yard
and it will be held there for the owner upon the payment of the
removal expenses not to exceed $25.00.
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Motion by Cr_incilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Chappell to waive
further reading of said Ordinance. Motion carried on roll. call vote as
follows:
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CITY ATTORNEY: Ord. Introduction
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AYES: Nichols, Shearer, Chappell, Lloyd
NOES: Young
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Chappell, to
introduce said Ordinance.
Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor, I don't know whether this was
solely because I kept bugging the City
i Manager on this one location or whether
someone else was involved, but the thing that bothered me over the
past few months down at Bob's, where I frequently go having
children - and I don't believe in governmental censorship, but the
L.A. Free Press was being consistently sold on the sidewalk there
whereas the other papers were being sold on private property.
This gave the impression that the City was engaged in the selling of
the Free Press and the private enterprise was in the business of
selling L.A. Times and it seemed sort of out of step. I personally
would just as soon not see the Free Press being sold in West Covina.
I repeatedly called and it would be moved for -a few days and then
placed back there again, so I think this ordinance is long overdue.
I don't think private enterprises should be vending their wares
on public property.
Councilman Young: Mr. Mayor, I would like to explain my reason
for not desiring the reading of the body of
the Ordinance being waived. I did observe
some council communication from the City Attorney to the Council on
the matter of newspaper vending devices with particular emphasis on
the L.A. Free Press, and I was not aware that this particular
Ordinance was in the making and I was concerned that we don't blindly
walk into some kind of a first amendment violation,in some kind of
disc-.ri.mi.natory 1 Pr -fish inn whir-h TJn111 r1 ci _r_rrl P niii- n ci nrrl A
whether it be the Free Press or the Times, the Sentinel, or whatever,
if the Ordinance in fact is not discriminatory in this respect then
I think Councilman Shearer's points are perfectly valid and I am
willing to support it but I didn't feel that knowledgeable on whether
this Ordinance covered all papers.
(Mr. Wakefield advised that it did and that
it also covered many other such items.)
Motion carried on roll call vote -as follows:
AYES: Young, Nichols, Shearer, Chappell, Lloyd
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
APPROVAL OF CONTRACT Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor and members
BETWEEN REDEVELOPMENT of the Council, you
AGENCY AND CITY OF WEST will recall that in connection with the sale of
COVINA - RE PAYMENT OF the Redevelopment Agency bonds there was an
TAX INCREMENTS undertaking in the bond resolution which
authorized the Redevelopment Agency to reimburse
the City for costs incurred by the City in
providing public parking facilities in connection with the Redevelopment
Agency project. That. bond resolution required that a contract be
entered into between the Redevelopment Agency and the City providing
for t"riat reimbursement. The agreement before you this evening for
approval simply requires the Agency to reimburse the City up to the
maximum amount of $605,000 per year for the costs incurred by the City
for providing the parking in the project area. The.$605,000 is the
maximum amount which the bond resolution authorizes the. Redevelopment
Agency to contribute for that purpose. The remainder of the tax
increment flowing to the Agency is estimated to be required to service
its own bonded debt and'pay the interest on its outstanding bonds as
they mature. A Resolution is necessary in that connection entitled:
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CITY ATTORNEY: Approval of Contract 11/12/73 j
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RESOLUTION NO. 4806 "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
ADOPTED CITY" OF WEST COVINA APPROVING AND
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CERTAIN
AGREEMENT AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH."
Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Chappell and
carried, to waive further reading of said Resolution.
• Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by Councilman Chappell,
to adopt said Resolution.
(Councilman Shearer questioned whether or not this was written in
such a way that it applied only up to $605,000 and Mr. Wakefield
advised that it would apply only up to $605,000 and explained in
further detail.)
Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Young, Nichols, Shearer, Chappell, Lloyd
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
L.A. COUNTY REGIONAL Mr. Wakefield: Mr. Mayor and
JUSTICE CRIMINAL PLAN- members of the
NING BOARD Council, the L.A.
County Regional Justice Criminal Planning
Board is an Agency that is made up of
some distinguished members of the judiciary bar of our County.
Over the past several years it has been charged with the responsi-
bility.of approving the requests for allocations of criminal
justice planning funds that have been made by local agencies within
the County and recommending these requests to the State Commission
on criminal justice. which is responsible for approvinq the final
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Federal,Government. Because of a change in the state law and in order,
to conform with the Federal Statutory requirements the cities within
the County have been asked to approve the L.A. Criminal Justice Planning
Board as the regional agency for this region. It has submitted a
resolution for that purpose and if it is the desire of the City Council
to act on this matter it would be in. order to adopt the resolution.
Councilman Young: Mr. Mayor, a point of privilege. I do know
the recommendation from the Police Department
is that this be held over until the next.
Council meeting and I wonder if we would want to act in the face of a
recommendation like that from the Police Department.
Mr. Wakefield: I am sorry, Mr. Mayor, I was not aware of the
recommendation from the Chief of Police.
until just this moment, but I am certain it
will cause no problem to recommend your consideration of this matter
until the next Council meeting.
So moved by Councilman Young, seconded by
Councilman Chappell and carried..
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None.
• MAYOR LLOYD RECESSED THE COUNCIL:, MEETING AT 8:02 P.M., FOR THE
PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING, FOLLOWED BY
THE PARKING AUTHORITY MEETING. COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 8:14 P.M.
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EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
Mavor Llovd:
Before we make
a motion,
PLAN
has everyone had
a chance
(Staff Report)
to read this?
I am
chuckling for
the reason it is a
very com-
plex document,
I did glance at
it briefly.
I think the question
is, Mr. Aiassa, how
does this differ
from what
we have been doing,
is it new material or
updated material
or what
is it?
Mr. Aiassa:- It is an updating of a previous document.
Mayor Lloyd: Is it significantly changed?
Mr. Aiassa: No, but it does now comply with the State
and Federal requirements.
Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor, I shouldn't say anything but I
will. This is one of my pet peeves and
no reflection on staff, because I recognize
this is something we have to put tip with. We have before us a 99
page document on what to do in the case of an emergency, but unless
our staff is much sharper than I think they are I am sure when the
disaster strikes they won't even know where this particular book is
much less know what is in it, so I have no hesitation whatsoever
to pass it even though I haven't read it. And that wasn't a
criticism of staff because we have these on file at my place of.
work too and when a situation arises commonsense prevails and you
don'tigo looking for a 99 page book to figure out what to do.
If it was a bomb you duck.
I move approval of this booklet.
Gouricl I man Yol- nr-f. T Wi l 1 ccnf-nnrl i i- _nra µ—iµec4-i nn T A— 4-
think it will happen but you. never know.
The prospect that we sometimes might
consider realistic, just in reading the newspapers as to what
happens elsewhere, suppose an important body of employees decided
not to go to work? lie do have immediate coverage and we don't have
to thumb through 99 pages to assure essential services in a situation
short of some state or national disaster?
Mr. Aiassa: We do have coverage.
Councilman Young: And these are generally in concert with
other governmental agencies or with the
Army or the National Guard?
Mr. Aiassa: Yes. And the reason we have -to file this
booklet is because it is mandatory by the
Federal Government.
Mayor Lloyd: Required by the Federal Government or we
don't get that money. .
Motion carried on roll call vote as follows:
AYES:. Young, Nichols, Shearer, Chappell, Lloyd
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ACTION ITEMS FROM PERSONNEL BOARD MEETING - 10/30/73:
a) Authorization of an additional Communications Technician
Position - Staff Report
b) Request of Leave of Absence due to illness - Harold Wallace,
Custodian - Staff Report
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c) Sick Leave Benefits for Pregnant Employees - Staff Report
d) Request for Leave of Absence due to Pregnancy - Lucille Medina,
Clerk -Steno, Police Department - Staff Report
e) PEP Program - Informational Report - Receive and File
Mr. Aiassa• Mr. Mayor and members of Council, these are
items of action from the Personnel Board
meeting. I don't know why they are placed
under the City Manager's agenda, normally they are placed under the
• Personnel Board's action items. I have Mr. Butzlaff present to
answer these questions.
Councilman Nichols: Mr. Mayor, I feel that all of these are
routine items and ones we have had before
us previously; I would move Item (a),
authorization of an additional Communications Technician position.
Seconded by Councilman Shearer.
Councilman Shearer: I will vote twice if I can if as the report
says this man will also be cross trained to
maintain traffic signals because I feel many
of our traffic signals are not operating properly. I will mention
Cameron and Azusa again, it still is not working like it should for
the fabulous amount of money we paid forit. It isn't giving us the
service, I am waiting for the day .it does. I hope it arrives at
least while I am still here so I can offer my congratulations to
staff.
Mayor Lloyd:
l
as ;recommended by staff?
EXECUTIVE SESSION
(Re. Personnel Matters)
MAYOR'S REPORTS
If 'there is no objection. by Council may I
have embodied in the motion that all of
these items will be acted upon at one time
Council had no objections; motion ..,a___cd,
all voting in favor.
(Mr. Aias.sa advised that this was not
necessary at this time; item eliminated.)
PROCLAMATIONS: Mayor Lloyd: If there are no objections
I will proclaim "Bible Week"
November 18/25, 1973, but I don't really
understand this "Youth Appreciation Week" - who do we give it to?
City Clerk:
It comes from the Optimist International
and it came addressed to the City Manager
and it was passed on to Council.
Councilman Nichols:
Mr. Mayor, from my own point of view we
have taken the position in the past to
stay away from religious types of pro-
clamations and. I wouldn't
want to change that.
Mayor Lloyd•
Well I really don't think 'a proclamation
is that big of a thing, it is just a
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recognition.
Councilman Nichols:
I am not fighting it, all I want is that
the record show that I am objecting to
proclaiming "Bible Week".
Mayor Lloyd:
Since there is'an objection, I will only
proclaim "Youth Appreciation Week"
November 12/18, 1973.
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COUNCIL LIAISON APPOINTMENTS
Councilman Chappell: Mr. Mayor, a question with regard to the
Chamber of Commerce appointment - do you
have an alternate? If not, I would like to
have an active interest in it.
Mayor Lloyd: (Appointed Councilman Chappell as alternate)
• And that applies to any other cf the
appointments if anyone is interested.
At this time'I might also report on the Youth Advisory Commission.
We did have a meeting and I believe a copy of the report was forward-
ed to all Councilmen. If you received it, it is self-explanatory.
We are sending it back to all the par.ticipants.including the schools
and t�eS7 will review this and come back with some written
recommendations, which I hope we will have shortly.
Councilman 6hearer: Is there .any indication of time on this?
Mayor Lloyd: Hopefully we are going forward as quickly
as we can and I would assume we would have
something concrete between now and the next
Council meeting. We will press for that. Mr. Larson - did the
reports go out? (Mr. Larson advised they did.)
COUNCILMEN'S REPORTS/COMMENTS
Councilman Chappell: Just a point of interest seeing as my son
is a Letterman at West Covina High. They
are having a basketball game and it was
interesting to me to see that Claude Olstin, Don Sutton, Willie
Crawford and Ted Sizeman and a number of other outstanding big
leaaue ball plav_er.s are coming to our City on the 20th to play
�'- b"-1� the he coaches at West Covina High for a fund raiser
baske
for the Lettermen's Group. That they have that many outstanding
athletes coming to our community for an event I thought was worthy
of note. I have tickets in case any of you are interested.
Councilman Shearer: Mr. Mayor, I want to make a speech and I am
surprised no one else brought it up. I am
referring to the article in the Tribune on
Sunday where there was some rather major allegation made about this
body, at least four of us, fortunately Councilman Young wasn't
around, he was in Las Vegas. I would like,to echo the sentiment
the Mayor has expressed that if Mr. Hanichjhas in fact some proof
of wrongdoing on the part of this Council or if any other citizen in
the community has, that rather than make vague innuendos, which I
think does only a disservice to this body and to the whole community,
so I would just call on Mr. Hanich to either produce or shut up.
I will say this I think the only thing that I agreed with with any
other of my -fellow Councilmen while we were in Sun Francisco was
where we went to dinner. At no time did we get together and discuss
anything with regard to Mr. Hanich and his proposed development.
When I read the article my.reaction was - that does it, I will
change my vote and then I thought that is the devil working in me
and like Flip Wilson says "the devil made me do it" and I don't
like to respond to the devil.whether it is to get shady deals or to
get --revenge on people that falsely accuse me. So I won't take
revenge and I will continue to listen only to the facts as presented
at future hearings. But again I would urge Mr. Hanich to either
produce the truth to his informant, if there is one and if in fact
there is none then all I can say is "shame on Mr. Hanich." So
either put up or shut up.
Councilman Chappell: - I mentioned this to you this morning,
Mr. Mayor, I felt the article was not in
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keeping with the type of reporting we are used, to having from the
Tribune. I was at the meeting in San Francisco and at no time did
anyone call me to ask whether the information was in my opinion
right or wrong,.no one discussed it with me, and at no time did any
of us all get together, even for dinner.. I am sorry to see these
things get so much publicity.and in such an outstanding place in
the Tribune when a few phone calls might have had the article
flushed down the toilet, because that,is where it belongs.
• Councilman Nichols: Well of course the job of the press is to
report what people say and if someone
comes out and makes that kind of a charge,
particularly from a responsible person, that is news and I can
understand fully that the press will print it, just as I am sure
the press will give full credence to this rebuttal by Council.
I can.say without equivocation there was no such discussion, no such
agreement, no such conversation, the name of Mr. Hanich didn't even
arise in San Francisco and if he is so hard up for publicity and
recognition that he has to tell falsehoods to the press to get that
recognition then he is not going to be too successful here in the
future and they can quote me on that.
Mayor Lloyd: I hope they do. I already expressed myself
because I was approached on Friday after-
noon and I would like to reiterate what I
told the press, which was that I was absolutely certain no member of
this Council had any meeting or any discussion on this in
San Francisco. He did ask me about the Planning Commission and I
told him we did not have that kind of contact with them and I
referred him to Mr. Browne because the Chairman of the Planning
Commission was not there but Mr. Browne was in San Francisco.
Mr. Browne was very perturbed and assured me absolutely there had
}�rVen pn s„�h art -inn t.akPn nn the na.rt of the. P1_annina Commission
which now gets us cowl -I to the fac'L-1 as Coulici.lmail Shearer "as sa I'd
that Mr. Hanich step forward and advise us the source of his
information and then we will respond to it in that manner.
Councilman Nichols: Many, many years ago I first ran for the
Council of West Covina because I was afraid
the citizens of our community were
losing some faith in the tenacity of their elected leadership and I
have always personally taken a great deal of pride in the ten years
I have been.on the Council, that the Councils in fact have been
responsive almost consistently to the people of this community.
I think over the years West Covina has had as good a Council as
ever existed and in fact there have been editorials in the major
papers that have indicated this. I think it is something that we
can take a rightful pride in. So certain things are true,obviously
someone told Mr. Hanich that and then that person lied, andif no
one told him .that then he is a liar and I would step down from the
Council table and say it out there without any privilege whatsoever.
It just is not true. There is not one shred of truth in it and I
hope the citizens of West Covina get the same impact from that as
they got from the article.'
Councilman Young: I wasn't in San Francisco but I rather
wish I was now so I could add my further
-- on the scene ditto to my reaction to these
kinds of tactics. I have been on this Council for almost four years
now and I am not aware of a single deal being cut except at this
table where they are cut 3 to 2, 4 to 1, and a lot of them 5 - 0.
But right up here for everyone to see. The thought occurred to me
this morning while riding around "what a way to get what you are
looking for_", that is to try and put the body that is 'to grant that
in the light that if they don't grant it they have done something
corrupt, apd I react negatively to that kind of tactics. I don't
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intend to change my own hopefully objective view cf whatever is to
be presented to us at a future time, but I.resent being put on the
spot that unless I do a certain thing I am corrupt. Now I
escaped this since I was in Las Vegas, but gentlemen I join you in
that feeling one hundred percent. I have total confidence in this
Council.
DEMANDS Motion by Councilman Shearer to approve Demands
• totalling $359,590.35 as listed on Demand Sheets
B598A..through 599A, C921 through 924 and C854A.
Seconded by Councilman Young and carried on roll call vote as
follows:
AYES: Young, Nichols, Shearer, Chappell, Lloyd`
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilman Shearer, seconded by
Councilman Chappell, to adjourn this meeting at
8:35 P.M.
Mayor Lloyd: Before we adjourn I would like to. say I am coming
up for my 25th anniversary which will be celebrated
on the 23rd and Jackie and I are going to be out of
town for a small celebration.
Councilman Chappell: I am sure our Council is with me when I
say "congratulations and another 25."
Motion carried.
ATTEST:.
CITY CLERK
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APPROVED:
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MAYOR