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Home My WebLink About12-18-1967MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA December 18, 1967 The meeting was called to order at 2;00 PoMo in the Council Chambers, 217 North Main Street with the following Councilmen present: Wade Herrin, Walter Brooks, James E. Carlson, Lorin Griset, J. Ogden Markel~Thcmas W. Thurmanand Mmyor Tom NcMichael. Also present were City Manager Carl J. Thornton, Assistant City Attorney James Withers, Director of Public Works Ronald Wolford, Planning Director Van Stevens, and Clerk of the Council Doris M. Brown. MINUTES On motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Cou/lcllm~u Brooks and carried, the City Council approved as submitted the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 4, 1967. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 2:02 P.M. the City Council adjourned to executive session for approximately 30 minutes to discuss advisory hoard vacancies. The meeting reconvened at 2:30 PoMo with all Councilmen present. PERSONNEL BOARD On motion of Councilman Brooks, seconded by Councilman Herrin and carried, the City Council appointed Rod Munro to the Personnel Board to fill the office vacated by Robert Gunton for the remaining term endim~ July l, 1968. MUSEUM BOARD On motion of Councilman Brooks, seconded by Councilman Nerrin and carried, Council 'appointed Frank Gelinas to the Bowers Memorial Museum Board to fill the remaining term of Harry Chart, Jr. ending July l, 1969. DUMP TRUCK On motion of Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Herrin and carried, Council ordered filed report of bids received for dump truck ~ith Over-head loader, Spec. 641-129; awarded contract to International Harvester of Anaheim; and rejected all other bids. BRISTOL PROJECT 306 Council considered report of bids received for the ¢~onstruction of Bristol Street ~om Sunflc~er to Alton, am~ Project C-157, Bristol, from .Hemlock Way to Warner, Charlea Swaener, attoraey~ represea-ting property owners Ca!lens and Geisler, Merle Boyle, First W~stermBank, and Walt Geisler protested the design of the landscape~ mediam and left tma~n pocket between Smmflower and Thl~ert amd re~es~e~ltha~ tw~epeafngs im the median be allowed rather than the one designed~ A length~ discmssion follOwed CITY C0~NCIL 346 December 18, 1967 of the traffic problems and necessity for a tandsca~ mediam~ A motion by Coumcflm~u Brooks~ seconded by Councilman Carlson to order the reporb of bids received ~ud file6~ award the contract to the lowest amd best b~dder at ,~of.t prices, E. L. i~nite Co., Inc., reject all other bids and proceed with the proi~o~al as s~bmitte~l by the Public Works Department, was adopted on roll call robe: AYES: NOES: Brooks, Carlson, Cri3et, .Thuzman, McMichael Herrin, Markel None PROJECT S-50 o~ C~eitman Herrln, seconded ~ ~arlson and carried, Council e~le~l fil~ report of bids received for sewers in Flower, 8th and ~th S~reets; awax~ed c~ract to Dateline Pipe Contracting C~pany at unit prices; and reSec~ed all other bids. BID CALLS Request for approval of plans and specifications and authority to advertise for bids was approved for the following, on motion of Councilman Brooks~ seconded sy Councilman Thu~an and carried, with Vice 14ayor Herrin voting "no". · SPRIiIKIiE~ 5"fSTEM - Portola Park, Project 2-155, opening 1/9/68. .... ~ Portola Park, Project C-160, RESTROC~ A~D Pi~YGEOUND ~..ur~ ~ opening 1/9/68. %~IVE READINO The full reading of ordinances and resolutions, the titles of which appear on the public agenda~ ~.~as waived on motion of t~ounciDnan i~urman, seconded by Cotmcilman Carlson and unanimously carried. ORD. NS-906 TM ORDINANCE NS-9~ AME~DING THE SANTA PARKi%~G ZONES ANA .g~UNICIPAL CODE B~ AI~NuING SECTION 3302 OF CN3LF~BSR 3, ARTICLE III THEHEOF TO AUTHORIZE THE .~STABLIS1]~T OF 211-.MI3~TE PARKING ZONES IN CENTRAL TRAFFIC DISTRICT "B" wa.-~ adopted~ on motion of CounciM. n Griset, seconded by Council- AYES: NO~s, ABSE%K~: Herrin, Brooks, Carlson, Griset, M~rkel~ 'ffnurman, McMichael i~on.3 ORD. NS-905 ORD~;ANCE N~$-905 AMEhq)ING SECTION 3280 SPF~TD LLM¥'TS OF PART 8, C~ 2, A~IC~ III OF T~ SA~A A~ ~ICIPAL CODE TO R~ISE SPE~ L~S CL~ 7;'LO~ ~R~i~., S~S~{,M A~, ~O~ AV~E A~ EIG'~ ~T wa~ passed '.o second ~adi:?g~ o~ motion of Counci~an Brooks, seconded b~r Cctunci]~! Offset and ~ie~. CITY COUNCIl 347 December 18, 1967 ORD. NS-907 ORDINANCE NS-907 C~ANGING DISTRICT A.A o 615 - KIMBRELL CLASSIFICATION ON AMEnDMEnT APPLICATION 615 AND AMENDING SECTIONAL DISTRICT ~AP k-5-9 (EXHIBIT AA 615 A) (Kimbrell - north side of Santa Clara between Tm~tin and Newport Freeway) was passed to second reading on motion of Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Thmrman and carried, with Couneilma~ ~arkel voting "no". ORD. NS-908 ORDINANCE NS-908 A~ING CNAPTEB LANDSCAPING OF ARTICLE IX OF T~E SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTIONS 9210.37.5 9210.37.6 TO PART i THEREOF AND ADBING SECTION 9244.1 TO PART ~ TF~T~EOF PROVIDE LANDSCAPING PROVISION (Defining Landscaping) was passed to seco~ reading, on motion of Councilman B~0~ks, seconded by Councilman Griset carried, with Councilmen Herrin and Markel voting "no". Vice Mayor Herrin explained that he was not opposed to defining landscaping, but %o the inclusion of "continuing maintenance". RE~. 67-21~ RESOLUTION 67-21~ ACCEPTING, D~:~ ~ DEEDS - NO CASH WRIER THE CITT IS PAYING NO CASH CON- SIDERATION (Pease and MacCaughtry; Irvine Industrial Complex (2); Carney; Alcala; Bendix; Klatt ) was adopted on motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Griset. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Herrin, Brooks, Carlson, Griset, Markel, Thurman, Me.teasel None None I~S. 67-215 RESOLUTION 67-215 ACCEPTING A DEED D":":~ - CASH FROM CLAUDE KEELING, ET ALo, FOR WIDENING OF FIRST STREET FOR W~ICH TEE CI~f IS PAYING A CASH CONSIDERATION OF $14,500.00 was adopted on motion of Councllm-n Herrin, seconded by Councilman Brooks. AYES: NOES: ABSEN£: Herrin, Brooks, Carlson, Griset, Thurman, McMichael Markel None RES. 67-216 RESOLUTION 67-216 REQUESTING TEE A.H.F.P. COUNTY OF ORANGE TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE ARTERIAL HIGHWAY FINANCING PROGRAM THE DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN STREETS WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA was adopted on motion of Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Markel. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Herrin, Brooks, Carlson, Griset, Markel, Thurman, McNichael None None RECESS At ~20 P.Mo a five minute recess was declared. The meeting was reconvened at 4:30 P~M~ With all Councilmen present. CITY COUNCIL 3~8 December 18, 1967 POLICE CO~ER S~VICE ~ Agreement with Tabulatimg Technicians, ]~c. to provide cc~puterized data processing services for Police Departmemt was approved on motion of 0ounc~l--~ Herrin, seconded by Council--- Carlson and carried. 0~motion of Councilman ~ooks, seconded by CounCilman Herrin and carried, Council approved the following: Agreement with Earry E. Lemko, Alice D. Peiper and Iris E.,Schroeder re~arding encroaching sign at 1602 N. Harbor; Agreement with Shell 0il and Enott regarding encroaching sign at 1302 N. Grand. ~ ~ ~. NIG~WAT RELINQUISher Notice of Proposed Relinquishment of MacArthur Blvd., Main to Newport Yreeway, and Main, Warner to Central, was ordered ' filed on motion of Council-m~ B~ooks, :seconded by CO1A~cilm~ Herrin amd carried. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ~ The City Council, on motion of Councilmam LIC~SE APPLICATIONS Herrin, seconded by Counci~-~ Griset carried, ordered filed the following applications for alcoholic beverage licenses: Club Gardens, 807 S. Main, On Sale General, Person Transfer; New Yorker A-Go-Go, 601 N. Harbor, On Sale Beer, Person Transfer; Idle Hour In~, 2327 S. Bristol, On Sale General, Person Transfer; Archie's Beer & Wine, 701 W. 1st, Off ~ale Beer & Wine, Person Transfer; Dugout, 253~ W. Westminster, Hew On Sale Beer. CIVIC C~TER ~ ~Q Letter frmz Board of Recreation Parks, cc~ending City Council and Board of Supervisors for ~evelopment of Civic Center and urging expansion as needed to assUre open space and landscaping, was ordered filed onmotion of Councilman Thurmau, seconded by ComncilmanGriset and carried. VARIANCE AND CONDITIONAL Decisions made by the Plaaning Ccmmaission USE PER~IT or the Zonimg Administrator, where no appeal has been filed, were ordered filed on motion of Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Herrin and carried, for the following: VA 67-10~, XWIK-C~ECK REAL~T CO. - permit milk processing an~ distributing plant on property zoned C 2 and R 2 at ~006 W. 17th - APPROVED; VA 67-105, HOOK - waive required 6' masonry wall for off-street parking which abuts property in R 1 District in the LP District at 2021 E. ~th -.APPROVED; VA 67-106, VA~WCIA - enclose ~atio that encroaches into required rear yard in R 1 District at 282~ W. Harvard -,APPROVe. CITY C0~NCIL 3~9 December 18, 1967 , a~ ~0 TRA~.'~C ~eport of control devices removed or installed 11/30 - 12/12/67 was ordered filed on motion of Councilman Thurman, seconded by Counc~lW~u Grieet a~d carried. SURPLUS BUILDINGS Council considered Report 3~-67 regarding building at 1301 W. let and Report 36-67 regarding two residences at 1315 and 1323 W. let, recommending that Council declare surplus and authorize demolition. Janice Boer protested the demolition of buildings prior to sale of surplus property. A question By Councilman ~arkel regarding parking for the Saunders property via lease frc~ the Santora Company was referred to the staff at the suggestion of Mayor Mc~tichael. In answer to a questio~ by Howard l~yan, the City Manager explained that the first segment of the First Street construction was scheduled to start in June and be completed in September ~f 1968. A motion by Councilman Thurman, seconded by Councilman Herrin, to declare the buildings surplus and authorize demolition, was adopted w. ith Councilman Markel voting "no". SAFETY CO~fTEE Councilmen Griset and Carlson submitteed the report of c~m~tttee formed to stud~ a staff recommendation that certain school crossing guards be deleted. The report reccmmended that a citizen government advisory c~ittee for traffic safety he created to advise, recommend and support the City Council in the field of traffic safety; and that the Council take no further action on protection and controls at intersections used by elementary children until such time as the newly ~ .: created committee can study the matter in depth and report its findings to the City Council. It was moved by Counci~ma~ Thurman, seconded by Councilman Herrin, that the report be ordered filed and the recommendation accepted. The motion was adopted with Couflcilman ~rkel voting "no", i~dicat~ng there should be a time limit set. RECESS At 5:50 PoMo the meeting was recessed to 7:30 P.Mo at which time it was reconvened with the same Councilmen present. Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, the Invocation was delivered by 'the Reverend Fred Niedringhaus of the Congregational Church. CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION Recreation and Parks Board. A Certificate of Appreciation was presented mo the Reverend. Fred Niedringhaus for service on the C0~ME~DATIONB P. Schaefer. Certificates of Commendation were presented to retiring Reserve Police Officers Billy F. Branson and Eugene 3~o December 18, 1967 SUI~LUS FI~0P~f SALE Call for Bids was made on sale of real prc~er~y described i~ Report 61-6~ consisting of an irregular shape~ Parcel cc~taining 18~21~ square'feet on the west side of Xi~ Street at 10th, with ainimum price set at $~,10~.0~. The Clerk reported receiving a Bid frc~ Bruce Wallace in the am~mt of $~,100.00 with accc~pa~ing cashier's check. With one other party bidding, eighteen Additional Bids were made orally, with a final Bid of made By ~ruce Wallace. After three 'calls with no response, the property was declared sold to Bruce Vallace im the a~ount of $~,~0.00. A~U. APP. 616 ][earing was opened on application filed By ~ N. Johnson, proposing amendment of Sectional District Map 1~-~10 to reclassify property on the south side of First Street between Fairview and Sulliva~ from the R 2 District to the C 2 District. The applicant was present and there Being no testimony offered in opposition, the hearin~ was closed. A motion By C~cilma~ ~rooks, seconded By Councilman Narkel to approve the a~plication and instruct preparation of an ordinance to reclassify according to Exhibit A, was adol~te~ ~ roll call vote~ AIRES NOES A~SE~T: ][errin, Brooks, Carlson, Griset, Markel, Thurman, McMichael None None ALT0~ STREET VACATYON ][earing was opened on proposed abandonment of a porti~ of Alton Street Between TalBert and Pacific Electric right of way. Ted Adair, representin~ the Se~erstrc~s (applicants) was present. There being no testimony other than a question By Janibe Boer regarAin£ relationship to the P~blic Utilities Cc~mi~sion action, the hearing was closed. RESOLUTION 67-g13 0R~ERI~G THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF ALTON STRsm= BE~- TA~ AV~ A~ ~E PACIFIC ~.~TRIC ~VAY RIG~ OF WAY ,~ ~ ~S~ T~ ~R ~IC ~IES ~s adopte~ on moti~ of Co~ci~ ~, sec~e~ by Co,clan Griset. Herrin~ ~"ooks, Carlson, Grinst, Markel, Thur~A,, ~[cMichael None None APPEAL ~0~ %~ ~5 ][earing was opened on an aPPeal filed By Westmark Develolmaent Company from Plannin~ Ccemission's denial of to construct a ~8 ~nit aPartment c~aplex in the C 1 District at 1313 W. M~Jaory Lane. 9can Evans, representing the applicant, was present an~ there B~ng no ;CITY C~CIL Deellber 18, 1~7 opposing testimomy, the hearing was closed. The Planu~ Director reported that a revised plan ha~ been submitted which conforms to the development standards generally used as a guide by the Planning C~ission in evaluating apartment developments and the Pla--ins Staff vould now recc~ez~ approval of the application. It was move~ by Councilman ~riset, seconde~ by Council-A-. Rerrin and carrie~, that the Council overrule the actioa of the Planning Commission an~ instruct '~preparation of a resolution ~ranting Variance 67-102 on the basis of the revised plan Submitte~ and sub~ec~ to all conditions in Staff C~nments dated Dove,abet 27, 1967. PARCEL MAP 534 Parcel Map 53~ filed by Union 0il Company of California, et al, creatim~ two parcels at the ~no~theast Tustin ~ S~ta Ci~ ~s appr~e~ subject to c~itions in ~ted ~/~/~7 ~ *alley ~qu~nt ~ived, ~ a~i~ of Co~ct~ ~oo~, seconde~ by Co~ci~ Griset ~ ca,icA. CUP 66-15 Ninety-day extension of time on t'UP ~-15 for construction of church and youth center at 1708 West Edinger was approved on motion of Councilman Griset, Seconded by Councilman Thur~a~ and carried. ~0~ RELEASE Acting on the Public Works Director's TRACT 6B08 report of cc~pletion of i~provememts in TrAct 6~08, Main Street an~ ~ Avenue, bonds ware released on metion of Councilman Brooks, seconde~ by Councilman Griset and carrie~l. BO~D ~.~ASE Acting on the Public l~orks D~rector~a T~ACT ~831 report of completion of'i!p~owame~ts in Trac~ ~31, Bolsa Aven~e and C~Der ..Street, bon~s were release~ on motion of Councilman Herrin, seconde~ ~y ~:o~ C~uncilman Griset ahA- carrie~ ~ ~EIJfBURS~ENTS On motion of Counciluan Brooks, secon&e~ by Councilman Herrin and carried, Council, authorize~ reluburse~u~nt to Frank Baeche, $7,672.00 for improvements constructed on south side of 17~h~ free ~ilI~-=- Street to 67~ feet west ~of Will'ama Street in .exchange for dedication of ult~te street right of way. DEPOS1T Rm~v~ On motion of Councilman Griset, seconded by Cou~.ci~an Thurman, rel~and was approved of cash deposit for street improvements required by Variance 1~97; Charles D. Hulen, ~11 S. Ax~cesia. C~T~ CO0~Cl~ December 18, 1967 COUNCYL TRAVEL On motion of C~tuc~l-an ~rooks, seconded by 0o~ci~ Gris~ ~A ca~ie~, appro~l ~s given f~ Co~ci~n's ~nses for Ca,fora ~ue of Ci~ies Co~e~nce in S~ ~a~cisco October 1~ - 18, ~ ~yor's trip to ~s A~eles on N~ber ]0 to atte~ SSate~e Co~e~nce on ~ndergr~di~ U~illties. CE~E~IAL C~.~m~ATIOR Councilman Brook~ cca~en~ed t~t the Reverend Ga~l G~ of the First ~th~int Ch~ ~ offe~ to assist in pla~ a Cente~ial Celebratiea ~ 1~. [tus n~ that Te~ ~rker ha~ p~vio~ ~e such ~ offer ~ that Chiles ~er shoul4 be calle~ u~n ORAL COI~ICATI0~ Janice Boer recalled all action~ taken by the City Codicil d~.r~,~ the past year to which she was c~pposed. ADJOUR~ ~nere hei~ no further business to co~e Before the City Council, the meeting was adJeurme~ at ~:2S PeM. Doris ]~. Brown Clerk of the Council CITY COUNCIL 353 ~ecem~er 18, 1967