HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-02-1973MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
January 2, 1973
The meeting was called to order at 2:00 P.M., in the Council Chambers
of the City Hall Annex, 530 North Ross Street, with the following Councilmen
present: Ray villa, Vernon S. Evans, Wade Herrin, J. Ogden Markel,
Jerry M. Patterson, Harry K. Yamamoto and Mayor Lorin Griset. Also
present were City Manager Bruce C. Spragg, City Attorney James A.
Withers, Director of Public Works Ronald Wolford, Director of Planning
Charles C. Zirnrnerman, and Clerk of the Council Florence L Malone.
MINUTES The Minutes of the Regular
Meeting of December 18, 1972,
and the Adjourned Regular
Meetings of December 7, 1972, December 12, 1972, and December 18, 1972,
were approved as submitted, on motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by
Councilman Villa, and unanimously carried.
AGENDA Councilman Markel stated
CONTINUANCE OF ITEMS that because of the large
amount of material that
Council had been asked to review prior to the meeting, that Agenda Items
25 and 26 pertaining to downtown redevelopment, and 55 pertaining to the
Willowick Golf Course should be continued. He stated that both matters
were extremely important to the City and that he had ouly been able to
scratch the surface insofar as becoming knowledgeable on the matters.
Councilman Markel's motion that Agenda Items 25 and 26 pertaining to
downtown redevelopment be continued was seconded by Councilman Herrin,
and failed to carry on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Markel, Herrin
Villa, Evans, Griset,
None
Yamamoto, Patterson
Councilman Markel's motion that Agenda Item 55 pertaining to the Willowick
Golf Course be continued was seconded by Councilman Herrin, and failed
to carry on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Markel, Herrin, Evans
NOES: Villa, Griset, yamamoto, l~erson
ABSENT: None
Prior to voting on either motion, Councilman Herrin stated that he felt the
Willowick Golf Course matter was one of great importance and that any
action taken by Council should be only aft er a public hearing.
For the record, Councilman Villa stated that he challenged the motion as
being out of order; that according to the Agenda, Council was supposed to
be considering the Consent Calendar.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JANUARY 2, 1973
CONSENT CALENDAR The Mayor announced that
there had been a request to
remove Item 3 C from the
Agenda so that t~e agreement could be approved by the County Counsel's
Office.
The following Agenda items were removed from the Consent Calendar:
Items 3 A, 7 B, and 7 C requested by Councilman Evans; Items 5 A and
5 C requested by Councilman Yamamoto; and Items 1 A, 3 B, 4, 5 B, 5 D,
7 A, 9 A, 9 B, 9 C, 10A, 10 B, 10 C, 10 D, 10 E, 11 A, 11 B, and 13
requested by Councilman Markel.
Councilman Villa stated that Councilman Markel was attempting to do away
with Consent Calendar by requesting the removal of all items, and asked
Councilman Markel if he intended to speak on each and every item.
Councilman Markel responded that he was ready to try it.
Councilman Patterson's motion to approve the Consent Calendar items
which had been requested removed by Councilman Markel, was seconded
by Councilman Yamamoto, and failed to carry on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Patterson, Yamamoto, Villa
Evans, Herrin, Griset, Markel
None
Prior to voting, Mayor Griset stated that he would not support the motion;
that if he became convinced that Mr. Markel was using a tactic to destroy
the consent calendar~ then the advisability of continuing with the consent
calendar should be considered.
Councilman Yamamoto stated that he had heard no reason why Councilman
Markel wished to withdraw every consent calendar item.
There being no items remaining on the consent calendar for approval,
Council proceeded to consider the items separately.
* * * *** * * ** CONSENT CALENDAR FINIS* * ** ** * ** *
BID CALLS On motion of Councilman
Herrin, seconded by Council-
man Yamamoto, and
unanimously carried, Council approved plans and specifications, and
authorized advertisement for bids on the following:
SPEC. 72-025 - Replacement of body on Unit 31-77;
opening date January 30, 1973, 2:00 P.M.
AGREEMENT On motion of Councilman
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT Patterson, seconded by
Councilman Yamamoto,
with Councilman Markel voting NO, Council approved and authorized the
Mayor and Clerk to execute the Joint Powers Agreement between the County
of Orange and a majority of cities in Orange County collectively for the
establishment of an Intergovernmental Coordinating Council of Orange
County.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 2 JANUARY Z, 1973
CONSTRUCTION AND On motion of Councilman
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT Herrin, seconded by Council-
man Patterson, with Council-
man Markel voting NO, Council approved and authorized the Mayor and
Clerk to execute the Construction and Maintenance Agreement between the
City and the Costa Mesa County Water District for an automatic intercormec-
tion. The agreement had been previously authorized by Council on
November 6, 1972.
TRAFFIC On motion of Councilman
· _ Herrin, seconded by
Councilman Yamamoto,
and unanimously carried, Council received and ordered filed the report
of control devices removed or installed December 18 through December 27,
1972, inclusive.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE On motion of Councilman
LICENSE APPLICATIONS Herrin, seconded by
Councilman Patterson,
with Councilman Evans, Yamamoto, and Markel dissenting, Council
received and ordered filed the following Alcoholic Beverage License
Application: ·
ROSALES, Elena and Pablo, 409 N. Raitt, On Sale
Beer, Person to Person Transfer.
On motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Patterson, with
Councilman Marke~l voting NO, Council received and ordered filed the
folloWing Alcoholic Beverage, Licens. e Application:
FEDDEN, Mildred B. 409 S. Harbor, Off Sale Beer
-and Wine (,Dropping Partner), Person to Person Transfer.
On'motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Patterson, with
Councilman Yamamoto voting NO, Council received and ordered filed the
following Alcoholic Beverage License Application:
RAU, Walter Carl, 1212 S. Bristol, #16, On Sale
Beer, Person to Person Transfer.
On:motion of'Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Patterson, and
unanimously carried, 'Council received and ordered filed the following
Alcoholic Beverage License Application:
CHERRY, Avis T., Robert F., Jr., and Robert F., Sr.,
1720 S. Grand, On Sale Beer & Wine (Bona Fide Public
Eating Place), Original.
VA 72-82 Variance Application 72-82,
LOYD & BETTY GAGE filed by Loyd and Betty Gage,
to be allowed to expand and
continue an existing sandblasting operation at 4521 West First Street,
approved by the Planning Commission, was received and filed on motion
of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto, and unanimously
carried.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 3 JANUARY 2, 1973
VA 72-83
KEITH L. PETTY
CHARLES H. WILLIAMSON
PAUL D. WILLIAMSON
Variance application 72-83,
filed by Keith L. Petty, Charles
H. Williamson, and Paul D.
Williarnson, to operate a
board, room and care facility
for ambulant adults at 1101 -: 1219 North Jackson, approved by the Planning
Commission, was received and filed on motion of Councilman Herrin,
seconded by Councilman Patterson, with Councilman Evans voting NO.
VA 72-84 Variance application 72-84,
ILENE & KENNETH JOHNSON filed by ]lene Johnson and
·' Kenneth Johnson, to allow
a restaurant and shopping center to encroach into the R 1 B zone and to
allow the restaurant to serve liquor within 300' of a residential zone, at
5401 West First Street, approved by the Planning Commission, was
received and filed on motion of Councilman Herrln, seconded by Councilman
Patterson, with Councilmen Yamamoto and Evans dissenting.
VA 72-86 Variance application 72-86
THOMAS GALLEGOS filed by Thomas Gallegos, to
allow an existing room addition
to remain which has created an encroachment of the build'lng into the side
and rear setbacks, at 1610 South Garnsey Street, approved by the Planning
Commission, was received and filed on motion of Councilman Herrin,
seconded by Councilman Patterson, and unanimously carried.
DEEDS, NO CASH On motion of Councilman Herrin,
GRANTEE,CITY seconded by Councilman Evans,
and unanimously carried,
Council received and filed the Report of No-Cash Deeds accepted by the
City Manager, pursuant to Resolution #69-156, from December 14, 1972
through December 27, 1972, inclusive.
DEEDS WITH CASH On motion of Councilman Herrin,
GRANTEE, CITY seconded by Councilman Evans,
and unanimously carried,
Council approved the following deed and authorized the Mayor to sign all
necessary documents.in connection with the purchase~
HUNTZINGER, west side of Center, south
side of Monta Vista, park purposes.
DEEDS WITH CASH On motion of Councilman Herrin,
GRANTOR, CITY seconded by Councilrnan Evans,
and unanimously carried, Council
approved the following deed and authorized the Mayor to sign all necessary
documents in connection with the aale:
STANLEY, north side of Fifth, east side of
Ross, sale of surplus property per SPR 72-27
approved by Council on December 4, 1972.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 4 JANUARY 2, 1973
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAPS On motion of Councilman Evans,
seconded by Councilman Herrin,
and unanimously carried, Council
approved the following tentative parcel map subject .to' the conditions contained
in the Planning Director's report, and waived the alley requirernenti
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP #780 - Filed by Bien
Enterprises, Inc., creating two (Z) R Z parcels to be
used for residential purposes, located generally on
the north side of McFadden Avenue, 660 feet west of
Newhope Street.
On motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Evans, and
unanimously carried, Council approved the following tentative parcel map
subject to the conditions contained in the Planning Director's report, and
waived the alley requirement:
TENTATIVE PARCEL MA1~ #781 - Filed by Santa Metrics
Properties creating three (3) M 1 parcels to be used for
industrial purposes, located generally on the west side of
'Fairview Street, north of Segerstrom Avenue.
On motion of Councilman Evans', seconded by Councilman Herrin, and
unanimously carried, Council approved the following tentative parcel map
subject tO the conditions contained in the Planning Director's report:
TENTATIVE PARCEL MA~ #782 - Filed by Vern Monroe
creating two (2.) M 1 parcels tO be used for industrial purposes,
located generally on the southeast corner of Pendleton Avenue
and Otis Street.
On motion of Councilman Evans, seconded by Councilman Herrin, and
unanimously carried, Council approved the following tentative parcel
map subject to the conditions contained in the Planning Director's report
and waived the alley requirement:
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP #783 - Filed by Pacific Invest-
ments creating two (2) C 5 parcels to be used for commercial
purposes, located generally on the east side of Grand Avenue,
96 feet south of Grovemont Street.
On motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Evans, and
unanimously carried, Council approved the following tentative parcel
map subject to the conditions contained in the Planning Director's report
and waived the alley requirement:
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP #784 - Filed by Cabot, Cabot,
and Forbes creating two (2) M 1 parcels to be used for
indust rial purposes, located generally on the southwest corner
of Segerstrom Avenue and Susan Street.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 5 JANUARY 2, 1973
FINAL TRACT MAPS On motion of Councilman
Herrin, seconded by
Councilman Evans, and
unanimously carried, .Council approved the final map,, acdepted the dedica-
tions thereon, and the bonds, and authorized execution of the subdivision
agreement, on the following:
MAP~7584 - North Side of Alton AVenue, East of Flower
Street, two (2) lots.
On motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Evans, and
unanimously carried, Council approved the final map, accepted the dedica-
tions thereon, .and the bonds, and authorized execution of the subdivision
agreement:
MAt) #7585 - South side of Dyer Road West of Main
Street, three (3) lots.
CHANGE ORDERS On motion of Councilman
Herrin, seconded by
Councilman Markel voting
NO, Council approved the following Change Order:
PROJECT 3023, Construct sanitary sewer in Flower Street
from Civic Center Drive to 17th Street and in 17th Street
from Flower Street to Durant Street, Change Order #1,
increasing in the ~amount of $1, 437.87.
Councilman Villa requested that his statement as follows be made a part
of the'record: i
"I would Iike ~o call to the attention of this Council as much
Agenda material that we have before us and we don't have
a scheduled evening meeting and trying to cram this into
an afiern6on session, and to have one person with definite
'dilatory in nature because I would llke to call the attention
to you gentlemen that Agenda item 4 was taken out, it
wasn't discussed and everyone voted in the affirmative.
Items 7 A and 7 D, there was no discussion and they were
voted on in the affirmative. Item 9 A, no discussion;
item 9 B, no discussion; item 9 C, no discussion; item 10 A,
no discusslon;~item 10 B, no discussion and one vote in ~he
negative; item 10 C, no discussion and'voted in: the affirma-
tive; item 10 D, no discussion and voted in the affirmative;
item 10 E,"no discussion and voted in the affirmative; item
11 A, no discussion and voted in the affirmative; 11 B, no
discussion, voted in the affirmative; item 13, no discussion
and no 'no' vote on that. '1
Mayor Griset stated that the Councilman's point was well taken.
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JANUARY 2, 1973
READING WAIVED On motion of Councilman
Herrin, seconded by
Councilman Patterson,
with Councilman Markel voting NO, the full reading of ordinances and
resolutions, the titles of which appeared on the public Agenda, was waived.
In response to an inquiry, the City Attorney confirmed that a majority
vote was sufficient to waive reading.
Mayor Griset stated that he hoped the kind of tactics Councilman Markel
was using would not continue in that they were derisive rather than
constructive.
Mr. LorenNorton, 1932 Griset St., stated that Mr. Markel was a man
whom he had long re'spected and that he simply wanted the Ordinance read
and that there were a number of people present who didn't know what was
in the ordinance.
Councilman Nerrin stated that the waiving of the full reading of ordinances
and resolutions was a procedure which was followed at every Council
meeting which eliminated the time-consuming task of reading each ordinance
and resolution.
Mr. Norton stated that he believed the ordinance pertaining to downtown
redevelopment was of such importance that he would like to have it read.
ORD. NS-1149 ORDINANCE NS-t149 - AN
DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
' COUNCIL OF SANTA ANA
DECLARING THE NEED FOR A REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY'TO FUNCTION
IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA CONTAINING A DECLARATION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF SANTA ANA DECL 'A~ING ITSELF TO BE THE REDEVELOP-
MENT AGENCY wa~ adopted, on motion of Councilman Patterson, seconded
by Councilman Villa, and carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT;:
Paterson, Villa, Evans, Griset, Yamamoto
Herrin, Markel
None
Prior to the motion, Mayor Griset invited those in the audience wishing
speak on the matter to do so.
to
Mr; Donald Christeson, Z100 East Fourth Street-, speaking on behalf of
the Santa Aha Chamber of :Commerce,, stated that he had been a resident
and property owner in the City for 19 years; that the Chamber of Commerce
strongly urged that Council adopt the ordinance; that they believed the
governing body of the redevelopment agency should be made up of City
property owners, businessmen and taxpayers, but that the major thrust
would have to come from the community at large.
Mr. Gordon'Bricken, 1017 North Wright, stated that the only property he
Owned was the house he lived in;that.the community had reached a point
where some basic honesty Was needed and plain talk about what the people
of the community were going to need in the forthcoming 25 to 30 years;
that he had resided in Santa Ana for 10 years and had observed for some
time that the citizens seemed to be unable to rally themselves to any kind
of vision of g~eat~iess; that they had allowed themselves to fall into bicker-
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 7 JANUARY 2, 1973
lng, arguing and philosophizing instead of getting a job done; that there
were citizens who wanted to see the community prosper. He further
stated that Santa Ana had had about four developments occur; that
Spurgeon and Tustin had started the city developing about 1900 and had
caused a new downtown to grow up; that that had been replaced about
1920 with another set of businesses; that in the 1950's, another redevelop-
ment wave had come; that about once every 20 to 30 years the downtown
had renewed itself, and it had been'Z3 years since the last changes had
occurred. He urged citizens to renew the visions that had been shared
by Spurgeon, Tustin, Warner and McFadden in the history of Santa Ana
and to fall into their footsteps; that there was a cancer in the community;
that a social price was being paid for the condition of the downtown area
with bars and dirty book stores; that the proposed plan was not perfect,
however, nothing was perfect; that private enterprise could not accomplish
the job alone; and that to adopt the proposed ordinance would be to recap-
ture the spirit of those who started the community.
Mr. Gordon Bragg, a member of the Board of Directors of the Santa Aha
City Center Association, and Property Manager for the Bank of America
Trust Department, 801 North Main, stated that both of the organizations
he represented were behind the ordinance.
Mr. Loren Norton, 1932 Griset St., stated that regardless of the merits
of the issue before Council, the project did have political ramifications;
that four of the'Councilmen would be seeking re-election in approximately
three months; that he believed the matter would be an election issue,
although he could not guess which would be the best side of the issue to
be on. He inquired of Council if they had fully evaluated whether or not
private enterprise could accomplish the desired goals in the area as
efficiently as a tax-supported effort, and urged Council to reconsider
Councilman Markel's request to delay the issue for two weeks.
Mr. William Croddy, 2128 Victoria Drive, stated that he had been
rewarded for the work he had done by the mere fact that the City was
trying to do something; that he had heard no one come up with any
idea to accomplish the same goals; that he was certain that if the proper
leadership was taken, that private enterprise would move in.
Councilman Villa requested the Mayor to explain to the audience that the
proposed ordinance had nothing to do with urban renewal; that the project
was to be undertaken by private enterprise in that it was downtown
businessmen for downtown businessmen.
Mayor Griset responded that private enterprise could not flourish without
the cooperation of government; that the cooperation of government was
best accomplished in Santa Ana at the local level where the best opportamity
existed for local government ~nd private enterprise to work together; that
income to the agency would be derived from the property taxes already
being paid and thus there would be no additional taxes levied against
anyone.
Mr. Hector Godinez, 2218 S. Birch, stated that he had lived in the City
for 48 years and had watched the failure that had occurred in leadership;
that he was very desirous of lifting the City back to the status that had
existed for many years; that the proposed program gave far-sighted
citizens an opportunity to see once again a well-balanced downtown area
with all segments of the community represented; that he was interested
in maintaining the flow of sales tax; that a minority downtown area was
not healthy for the minority groups; and that the fate of the downtown area
rested in Council's hands.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 8 JANUARY 2, 1973
At 3:15 P. Iris,: a reoeSs was declared. The meeting reconvened at
3:25 P.M. with all Council members present, and the discussion on
the adoption of Ordinance NS-1149 continued.
Mrs. Janice Boer, 912 North Lowell Street, stated that by adopting
the proposed ordinance, Council would be bringing complete, 100%
unadulterated socialism to Santa Aha because they would be removing
a tax shelter from someone who had it and it would be given to someone
else who might misuse his position of trust and power to line his own
pocket; that there .were a'lot of people who owned a great deal of property
in the proposed area; that any proposed rebuilding would not have to
meet any building codes; that ,the agency would be exempt from the City's
zoning laws and building codes; that the School Board would be able to
purchase property from the agency; that road patterns could be
rearranged and new roads would be built and that the agency would end
up building schools. She urged Council to have an outside attorney
completely analyze the redevelopmeut law; that all sorts of strange
things cout'd be:done with it; that it sounded innocent; that it authorized
the agency to build apartment houses, houses, to contract as a representa-
tive body of a city; that it put everyone in the entire area under the threat
of condemnation; that there was no limit to the s~udy areas and subsequent
project areas that could be set up; and that anyone who owned a building
downtown would be excused permanently from paying any capital gains tax.
Mr. Jack Odell, 2305 N. Flower, stated that there was a situation in
the heart of the City that was decaying so rapidly that there would be
utter chaos in a short time; that the proposed redevelopment agency was
not a gift to any one individual or several individuals, but merely a
facility to get prlvkte enterprise ensconced in the downtown area, and
urged COuncil to get on with it.
Mr. John W. (Bill) Hill, 505 N. Main, stated that he had been born
and raised in Santa Ana; that the proposed ordinance was urgently needed;
that the City had gone downhill very rapidly in the last ten years; that
many attempts had been made by private enterprise; that he belonged to
the City Center Association who have tried redevelopment; that only
through use of the redevelopment agency could private enterprise be
brought in.
Mr. Rober, t Newcornb, 2109 E. Santa Clara, stated that he operated
a retail business at 108 West Fourth Street; that in the past 15 years,
the once prosperous downtown area had changed; that retail sales had
declined, sales tax declined, property values had lowered considerably;
that he believed the time had come for the community to get behind the
effort to redevelop the downtown area.
Mr. Billy C. I-Ia11, Executive Director of the City Center Association,
stated that he wished to reaffirm their support of the redevelopment
ordinance; that many merchants realize that their business would have
to take a back seat during redevelopment and that they are going to lose
out for a s-bott time by virtue of their business possibly being relocated
and that he had heard no disagreeable comments with the exception of one.
Mr. EdMackessy, 307 West Fourth, stated that he had been in business
in Santa Aha for 8 years; that he believed that businessmen should put
something back into the City; that he was planning on expanding with
stores in other areas and if Santa Aha didn't do something soon, he
would no longer be in the area.
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9
JANUARY Z, 1973
Mr. Christeson spoke again on behalf of himself, stating tt%at he had
contributed much to the City in the way of capital improvements, including
construction of 22 developments, and that he .had a deep and warm spot
for the City; that he does business in Glendora, Pasadena, and other
cities that have su£fered from,the problem of decay in the old part of
their city because of suburbia; that it'was not the,downtown businessman's
fault when that happens; and that redevelopment agencies in other cities
have worked well.
After the motion but prior to voting, Councilman Herrin, stated that he
could not aupport the motion in that freedom was the mo~t important
ingredient,that human beings had ever had, and that it was difficult for
him to find that the public interest being served by the adoption of the
ordinance was more, important than the individual private ownership of
property.
Mayor Griset stated that the California State Redevelopment Act stated that
anyone .could own property in the area, but that no one could acquire
additional property after the project area had been established.
Councilman Patterson stated that he was disappointed that the matter of
a conflict of interest continued to arise when it had been cleared with the
City Attorney; that several staunch pillars of the commtmity, h~ve told
Council that the City is declining and they have asked Council to do
something to help Santa A_ua; and that adoption of the ordinance is one
way to make Santa Ana,a winner.
ORD. NS-1150 Ordinance NS-1150 CREATING
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT A COMMUNIT,Y REDEVELOP-
COMMISSION MENT COMMISSION FOR THE
- CITY OF SANTA ANA PURSUANT
TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT LAW was placed on first reading
on motion of Councilman Patterson, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto and
carried with Councitm~n Markel and Herrin dissenting.
APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS The following persons were
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT appointed as members of
COMMISSION . , the Community Redevelop-
merit Commission on motion
of Councilman Patterson, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto and carried
with Councilmen Markel and Herrin, dissenting:
Hector Godinez, 2118 South Birch Street
Tom McMichael, 517 East Buffalo
Donald Christeson, 1150 River Lane
Waldo Haug, 827 North Westwood
John W. (Bill) Hill, 1117 Concord
Ted Jesses, 1013 South Main Street
~Larry White, First American Title Co.
Fifth and Main
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 10 JANUARY 2, 1973
ORD. NS-1151 ' ORDINANCE NS-1151
WARp BOUNDARIES CHANGING AND ESTABLISH-
ING ,THE BOUNDARY LINES
OF THE WARDS OF THE CITY OI~ SANTA ANA was adopted on motion of
Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Evans by the following roi1
call vote: .
AYES:
NOES:
AB SENT
Herrin, E~ans, Villa, Griset, Yamamoto, Patterson, Markel
None
None
RES. 72-121 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
APPEAL NO. 311, CUP 72-22 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA OVERRULING
THE DF~CISION OC THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND GRANTING APPEAL
NO. 311 AND APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AJPPLICATION
72-22 FILED BY S. V. HUNSAKER, JR. was adopted on motion of Council-
man Herrin, seconded by Councilman Evans and carried with Councilmen
Markel and Yamamoto dissenting and Councilman Patterson abstaining
due to his absence from the public hearing held on the appeal on Decem-
ber 18, 1972.
BUS STOP The letter from Mr. Donald
FIRST AND LYON STREETS Kenny, Don's Lawn Mower
Shop, 1647 East First Street,
dated December .20, 1972, protesting the location of a bus stop adjacent
to his business which completely eliminates its on-street parking, was
considered by Council together with a report from the Assistant Director
of P~blic Works, dated December 27, 1972, which advised that the Transit
District wit1 consider a City proposed route change to eliminate the First
and Lyon bus stop in favor 0f, one at First and Wright Street..
Both communications were received and filed on motion of Councilman Herrln,
seconded by Councilman Patterson and carried with Councilman Yamamoto
dis s enting.
RECESS
with all Councilmen present..
At 4:45 P.M., a recess
was declared. Council
reconvened at 4:55 P.M.,
WILLOWlCK GOLF COURSE A Memorandum of Under-
i standing between t~e City
and the City of Garden
Grove relating to Willowick Golf Course, a public golf course owned and
operated by the City of Garden,Grove, situatedl within the boundaries of
the City of Santa Ana; was approved and its execution by the Mayor and
Clerk was authorized on motion of Councilman Patterson, seconded by
Councilman Villa and carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Patterson, Villa, Griset,
Evans, Herrin, Markel
None
Yamamoto
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 11 _ JANUARY. 2, 1973
Prior to adoption.of the motion, Mr. Douglas Clark, 1510 North Mar-les
Drive, spoke against the de-annexation of the golf course by the City and
questioned ,the:legality of the proposed Easement and Option to Purchase
which provides that Willowick will remain as a recreational open space
for 50 years and that Santa Aha will have an option to purchase the
property at fair market value should the City of Garden Grove desire to
sell the property during that period of time.
The City Attorney stated that the open space easement grant constituted
a proprietory act and not a legislative act by the City of Garden Grove
and therefore would not be subject to a court determination; that present
City Councils may not bind future City Councils.
A letter from Mrs. l~obert Salcido, 401 N. Figueroa Street, Mrs. John
Perez, 209 North Jackson Street and Mrs. Marvin E. Judd, 5024 West
Davit Street, endorsing the proposed park adjacent to 'the golf course, was
received and filed on the unanimously carried motion of ,Councilman
Herrin, seconded by CounciLman Villa, after having beenread aloud by
the Clerk.
Mr. Clark requested that the Council continue the matter,for 30 days.
Councilman Evans stated that in his opinion a public hearing should have
been held on the matter and expressed his reservations regarding
enforcement 'of the Easement and Option to Purchase in view.of the
experience' with the "Irvine Agreement".
Councilman Villa also requested assurance from the City Attorney of
the, validity of the document.
The City Attorney stated that a title policy should be contemplated; that
Gouncil Was only being asked at this time to indicate its position on the
matter; that the document would undoubtedly be modified before it is
submitted for signature by the Mayor; that the State Government Code
does provide for open space easements; and that there is no action that
is totally.wlthout some hazard involvement.
CounciLman Pterrin stated that in his opinion a public hearing should have
been held; that the matter deserved much more consideration and atten-
tion by all concerned-than it could receive in the manner of its presenta-
tion at this meeting.
Councilman Patterson stated that the proposal is the best for all con-
cerned; that the golf course would remain as recreational open space
and the City would gain a parksite and street storm drainage improve-
ment,s. He further suggested that all the parcels be re-zoned for park
use and that negotiations for an option to purchase rather than lease
the park lots: should be explored.
The City Attorney stated~ that the other documents would be brought back
to Council at its next meeting after further refinement.
AGENDA Mayor Griset noted that
: it was 6:00 P.M. and
requested Council determina-
tion regarding consideration of the remaining Agenda items.
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The meeting continued on motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by
Councilman Patterson and carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: -
NOES:
ABSENT:
Herrin, Patterson, Evans, Griset,
Villa, Markel
None
Yarnamoto
TAXICAB PERMITS The matter of the issuance
of twelve additional taxicab
permits was continued to
the nex~ meeting with the cgnsent of all interested parties, on the
unanimously approved motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Council-
man Patterson.
POLICE LIEUTENANT Council considered a
CAREER ~DEVELOPMENT memorandum from the
AND MODIFIED CLASS SPECIFICATION Director of Personnel,
dated December 28, 1972,
relative to the Police Career Development Program and a proposed
modification of the Police Lieutenant class specification.
The proposed class specification for Police Lieutenant, without any
adjustment in salary range, and the intention to increase the minimum
educational requirement for Police Captain to a Baccalaureate Degree
and for police Sergeant to an Associate of Arts Degree in Police Science
not later than July 1, 1975, were approved on the unanimously carried
motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Evans.
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL Council received and filed
a memorandum from the
Recreation Superintendent
dated December 28,-1972, regarding an oral request on November 6,
1972 for financial support for the Santa An,a Wheel Chair-Basketball
team, on the unanimously approved motion of Councilman Herrin,
seconded by Coumcilman Evans. The motion included a directive to
Staff to continue its communication with Mr. 3ames M. Worth, 3r.,
team representative.
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION A report from the Law
ANNUAL REPORT 1971-72 Enforcement and Education
Committee of the Human
Relations. Commission dated October 24, 1972, relative to seven police
complaints originally cited in the Cornn~ission's Annual Report for
1971-72, and a report of the Commission's action to adopt the Committee's
report on the matter as follows were received and filed on the unanimously
approved motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Evans:
a) The seven complaints have been reinvestigated by the
Santa Aha Police D.epartment.
b) The Police Department has taken all the action they feel
is proper in these cases.
c) There would be nothing gained by asking the city administra-
tion or Police Department to re-open these cases.
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MUNICIPAL STADIUM Reports from the Staff,
dated December 12 and
December 28, 1972,
regarding the past year's activities at the Municipal Stadium and
related incidents of violence were received and filed on the unanimously
approved motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Evans.
FLOMAR KENNELS Council considered a
report from the City
~ Attorney, dated December 27,
1972, relative to the construction of an apartment complex less than 200
feet f~om an existing dog kennel at 921 South Lyon, which is alleged by
the owner, Mrs. Mary Henry, to be a violation of the Municipal Code.
The following persons spoke on the matter:
II. Lawson Mead, Attorney, representing James and Mary
Henry, '2014 North Broadway;
Bruce Harrington, representing the Allison Company; and
Mrs. Mary Henry, 921 South Lyon
The'matter was referred to Staff for immediate action to ascertain the
rights of the parties involved and to impose the proper remedy consistent
with the discussion (compliance with the law at no cost to Flomar Kennels),
on the unanimously approved motion of Councilman Patterson, seconded
by Councilman Evans.
TUSTIN WATER WORKS Council considered a report
from the Director of Public
Works dated December 28,
1972, relative to the City's'purchase of the Tustin Water Works system
within the City boundaries.
Council authorized the purchase of Tustin Water Works facilities in
northeast Sarrta Aha, consisting of 80 water services, .mains and hydrants,
for $76,591. 00, on the unanimously approved motion of Councilman Herrin,
seconded by Councilman Evans.
CRIME- SPECIFIC BURGLARY Council considered the
pROGRAM; RES. 72-118 Manager's report, dated
December 28, 197Z,
recommending implementation of the Crime-Specific Burglary Program.
RESOLUTION' NO. 72-118, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH AN AI~PLICATION FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CRIME-SPECIFIC BURGLARY PROGRAM
was adopted on motion of Councilman Villa, seconded by Councilman
Yamamoto, with Councilman Herrln dissenting.
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DELINQUENCY Council considered a
PREVENTION PROJECT report from the Manpower
Project Coordinator,
dated December 19, 1972, relative to an application by Operation SER
for Orange County Criminal Justice Council funding of a Delinquency
Prevention Project.
Councilman Villa declared a conflict of interest'due to his position as
Director of Operation SER and departed the Council chamber.
Mr.' sar~ Torres, 3209 South Sycamore spoke in favor of the .City's
participation as the prime sponsor of the project.
It was moved bY Councilman Patterson, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto
and carried, with Councilmen Herrin and Markel dissenting, and Council-
man Villa abstaining, to accept the Grant and appoint Operation St~R as
the delegate agency, and to provide the $3,000 cash.
STIPULATION OF JUDGMENT A report from the City
CHARLES B. LINGER, ET AL Attorney regarding the
Stipulation for Judgment
reached with Mr. Charles B. Linger and other owners conce~rning an
eminent domain action was received, and reconveyance by the City of
a portion of Parcel 1-A to Mr. Linger and another owner for $29, 062.50
was authorized on motion of Councilman Patterson, seconded by Council-
man Evans and carried, with Councilman Markel dissenting.
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE A report dated December 28,
ORDINANCE 1972, from the Director of
Building Safety and excerpts
from the City of Inglewood Municipal Code relative to property maintenance
standards were ~onti. nued to the next Council meeting, January 15, 1973,
on the unanimously approved motion of Councilman Evans, seconded by
Councilman Patterson.
SUMMARY OF COUNCIL The Summary of Council
REFERRALS Referrals dated January 2,
1973, was continued to the
next Council meeting, January 15, 1973, on the unanimously approved
motion of Councilman Herrin, seconded by Councilman Patterson.
SANITATION DISTRICTS 1 AND Z Council approved the
ANNEXATION CHARGES AND FEES proposed ordinance of
the Sanitation Districts 1
and Z which would increase annexation charges and fees and Councilman
Herrin, representative to the Districts, was instructed to cast his vote
in favor of adopting the ordinance, on the unanimously carried motion
of Mayor Griset, seconded by Councilman Herrin.
NEW CITY HALL Councilman Villa suggested
that the Community Rela-
tions Department place a
representative at a desk in the lobby of the new City Hall to direct visitors
to the proper departments for the conduct of their business and to improve
the City's public relations.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT Councilman Markel stated
that he had requested the
· City Manager to use some
of the funds from Revenue Sharing to add another police officer to the
Vice Squad of the Police Department.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS The Mayor state'd that the
FOOTBALL TEAK4 Washington Redskins
Football team will be
staying at the Saddleback Inn commencing Sunday, January 7, 1973 and
practicing at the Anaheim Stadium in preparation for the Super Bowl
Game the following Sunday and requested Council to approve the
placement of a banner across the street at the Saddleback Inn and the
issuance of a Proclamation honoring and welcoming the team to the
City.
The request was approved on the unanimously carried motion of
Councilman Evans, seconded by Councilman Villa.
At 7:02 P. M. , Councilman Patterson was excused from the meeting.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned
at 7:15 P.M., on the
unanimously approved
motion of Councilman PIerrin, seconded by Councilman Evans.
Florence I. Malone
Clerk of the Council
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