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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-23-1976MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR/REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA November 23, 1976 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Garthe in the Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, at 4:00 p.m. The following Council members were present: David L. Brandt, David F. Ortiz, Harry K. Yamamoto, Gordon Bricken and Mayor John Garthe. Councilmen Vernon S. Evans and James E. Ward were absent. The following Staff members were present: City Manager, Bruce C. Spragg, City Attorney, Keith Gow, Director of Public Works John E. Stevens, Planning Director Charles C. Zimmerman, Police Chief Raymond Davis, and Clerk of the Council Florence I. Malone. The first hour of the meeting was co-hosted and attended by members of the Planning Commission. INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, the Invocation was given by Mayor Garthe. JOINT STUDY SESSION Mr. Hal Gosse, Chairman PRESENTATION OF THE of the Planning Commission, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN introduced the presentation by the consultants of the Community Development Plan for the three project areas. He stated that public meetings in the three areas of the community are scheduled for December 7, 8 and 9, to invite comments by the residents; that today's meeting is to bring the Council up to date on the plan. Mr. Robert Sundstrom, Assoc. Planner, stated that the intent was to develop long-range strategy and develop specific short-range projects and specific implementation; and to develop priorities. Mr. Dick Thompson of Archiplan represented the consultants and reviewed the 2,000-page plan which has taken a year to develop. He said that 18 meetings were held, 6 in each area, in addition to similar meetings with different groups; that 750 people within the 3 areas were contacted through meetings or telephone surveys; that the problems most identified by the residents were 1) crime prevention, 2) dilapidated housing, 3) loose animals, 4) street improvements, 5) traffic safety, and 6) noise. Surveys have identified 5,000 units needing renovation and repair. Mr. Thompson gave a slide presentation showing the needs and planned improvements for each of the three target areas in the west, south central and central areas of the City. CA 140.20 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY At 5:00 p.m. Mayor Garthe HOUSING AUTHORITY called to order the Adjourned BOARD OF PARKING COMMISSIONERS Regular meeting of the Com- munity Redevelopment Agency, the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Housing Authority, and a Special Meeting of the Board of Parking Commissioners. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 439 NOVEMBER 23, 1976 SPEC. 76-056 BID PROCEDURE WAIVED EMERGENCY PURCHASE AUTHORIZED cost of $6,800, on the unanimously The formal bid procedure was waived and emergency purchase of a new pump for Well No. 24 was authorized, at an estimated approved motion (5:0) of Councilman Brandt, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto, based upon a finding by Council that the purchase was of urgent necessity for the preservation of life and health in accordance with Charter Section 421. CA 89 RECESS At 5:05 p.m. the Council meeting was recessed to convene the Community Redevelopment Agency; at 5:30 p.m. the Housing Authority meeting was held and at 5:32 p.m. the Special Meeting of the Board of Parking Com- missioners was convened at 5:36 p.m. The City Council meeting was reconvened at 5:45 p.m. Councilman Bricken left the Chambers at 5:30 p.m. following the meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency. PUBLIC HEARING SALE OF PROPERTY ACQUIRED FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT FUND OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Mayor Garthe announced that this was the time and place for the public hearing by the City Council on the proposed sale of the 14 acre housing site by the Redevelopment Agency to Santa Ana Senior Citizen Apartments, a Limited Partnership. In his oral report, the Redevelopment Director, Richard Goblirsch, stated that negotiations for the proposed sale had not been concluded and he would recommend that the public hearing be continued to December 6, 1976, at 2:00 p.m. Mayor Garthe asked if there were any speakers in the audience to address the Council on this matter. There being none, the Mayor stated that a motion to continue would be in order. Councilman Yamamoto's motion, seconded by Councilman Brandt, to continue the public hearing to December 6, 1976 at 2:00 p.m. was unanimously 4:0 carried. CA 137.8 RECESS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Agency; the meeting was reconvened at At 5:35 p.m. Mayor Garthe recessed the Council meeting for the regular agenda of the Community Redevelopment 5:45 p.m. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS REMOVED by Mayor Garthe. The following items were removed from the Consent Calendar: Items 3 A, B requested CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 440 NOVEMBER 23, 1976 CONSENT CALENDAR On the unanimously STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS approved (4:0) motion APPROVED of Councilman Brandt, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto, Council approved the Staff reconunendations on the following Consent Calendar items: MINUTES Approved Minutes of the Regular Meeting, November 1, 1976. AGREEMENT tion by Mayor and Clerk: Approved the follow- ing Agreement and authorized its execu- RIGHT OF WAY ENCROACHMENT - Between City and Kam Foy Yee and Siu Loong Yee to allow the construction of a block wall on Seventeenth Street at Linwood. * * * * * * * * CONSENT CALENDAR FINIS * * * * * A-76-109 BID AWARD - SPEC 76-054 Council awarded the LEASE OF THREE VANS - HOUSING following on the APPROVED basis of lowest responsible and best bidder, on the unanimously approved (4:0) motion of Council- man Brandt, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto: SPEC 76-054 - Lease of three vans for Housing Rehabilitation and Training Program (Grant funds); awarded to Mac Howard Leasing, Santa Aha, for one year lease in the amount of $6,477.12. (Agenda Item 3 A) CA 89 BID AWARD - SPEC 76-055 The following was HAND TOOLS - HOUSING PROGRAM unanimously (4:0) APPROVED awarded on the basis of lowest responsible and best bidder, on the motion of Councilman Ortiz, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto: SPEC 76-055 - Hand tools for use in Housing Rehabilitation and Training Program (Grant funds); awarded to California Hardwar~ Company, Los Angeles, for Group "C",in the amount of $218.43; awarded to Knox Industrial Supplies, Santa Aha, for Group "A", in the amount of $3,944.45; awarded to McLaughlin Industrial Distributors, Los Angeles, for Group "B", in the amount of $928.25. (Agenda Item 3B) CA 89 READING WAIVED On the unanimously approved (4:0) motion of Councilman Brandt seconded by Councilman Ortiz, Council waived full reading of all ordinances and resolutions, the titles of which appeared on the public Agenda, and consideration was given by title only. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 441 NOVEMBER 23, 1976 ORDINANCE NS-1331 OBSTRUCTIVE MATTER - ADOPTED RIGHT-OF-WAY on the motion of Councilman Yamamoto, Brandt: The following ordinance was placed on second reading and adopted unanimously (4:0), seconded by Councilman ORDINANCE NO. NS-1331 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADDING SECTION 10-100 TO THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING OBSTRUCTIVE MATTER IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. CA 35 CA 29 ORDINANCE NS-1337 Councilman Brandt's AMENDMENT APPLICATION 750 motion, seconded by ADOPTED Councilman Yamamoto to place the following ordinance on second reading and adopt, carried unanimously (4:0): ORDINANCE NO. NS-1337 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. ?50 FILED BY H. VON PACKARD AND FLOYD L. PACKARD REZONING PROPERTY FROM THE C1 (GENERAL COMMERCIAL) DISTRICT TO THE Ri (SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE) DIS- TRICT, AND AMENDING SECTIONAL DISTRICT MAP 10-S-10. CA 10 RESOLUTION 76-142 - VA 76-4S RICHARD L. COOLING APPEAL 372 ADOPTED Ortiz, seconded by Councilman Brandt: The following resolu- tion was unanimously adopted (4:0) on the motion of Councilman RESOLUTION NO. 76-142 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AFFIRMING THE ACTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. 76-45, DENYING SAID VARIANCE APPLICATION, AND DENYING APPEAL NO. 372 FILED THEREON BY RICHARD L. COOLING. CA 13.3 RESOLUTION 76-143 Council unanimously HONORING EUGENE GRISET adopted the following ADOPTED resolution (4:0), on the motion of Council- man Yamamoto, seconded by Mayor Garthe: RESOLUTION NO. 76-143 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HONORING EUGENE GRISET UPON HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY. CA 73B SCHOOL DISTRICT A letter dated BREAKFAST PROGRAM November 9, 1976, FILED from Zeke Hernandez, Chairman of the Human Relations Commission, asking Council to recommend to the Board of Education the re-establishment of the school breakfast program, was received and filed on the motion of Councilman Brandt, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto and carried (4:0) unanimously. The action was taken on the basis of the fact that the Board of Education has already reinstated the program. CA 38 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 442 NOVEMBER 23, 1976 RELEASE OF BONDS FOR The improvements required TRACT NO. 8415 by agreement with City AUTHORIZED for Tract No. 8415 having been completed, and on the recommendation of John J. Prendergast in his report dated November 10, 1976, the performance, monument, labor and material bonds for said tract were authorized released on the motion of Councilman Yamamoto, seconded by Mayor Garthe and carried (4:0) unanimously. CA 24 ZONING PROBLEM, FRANK CHAVES, JR. COUNCIL REFERRAL NO. 41-76 REFERRED E. Wolford, Assistant City Manager, the con- sideration of an amendment to the Zoning Code to provide regulation for mobile-type businesses, was referred to the Planning Commission and item #41-76 was deleted from the Council Refferal List, on the motion of Councilman Brandt, seconded by Councilman Ortiz and carried (4:0) unanimously. In accordance with the recommendation of Ronald CA 10 REVISION TO TRANSPORTATION PLAN A revision in the trans- FeR SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER portation plan, to APPROVED; BIDS AUTHORIZED contract with a private firm for vehicles, drivers, maintenance and insurance of vans, was approved, authorization to advertise for bids was given, and Staff was directed to submit this plan for review by the County of Orange, on the motion of Councilman Yamamoto, seconded by Councilman Brandt and carried (4:0) unanimously. CA 131.10 PURCHASE OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT After an oral presentation FOR POLICE COMMAND & CONTROL by Sergeant Jim Davis of CENTER - SPEC 76-037 AMENDED the Police Department in AGREEMENT APPROVED: which he stated that $19,000 EXPENDITURE OF $4,000 of the already approved AUTHORIZED LEAA grant of $93,000, will not be forthcoming; that the equipment purchase plan has been revised and that the expenditure of $4,000 from the Technical Services Division capital account can be used to pur- chase some of the additional equipment, on the motion of Council- man Brandt, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto, and carried (4:0) unanimously, the City Council: 1) Approved an Amendment to the Agreement between the City and Digital Equipment Corp. to increase the contract to $88,175.23, and authorized its execution by the Mayor and Clerk; and Authorized the expenditure of $4,000 from the Technical Services Division, Police Department, capital account for the authorized emergency purchase of additional computer equipment for the Police Command and Control Center. BID AWARD PROJECT 7072 - MODIFICATION OF BOWERS MUSEUM EDUCATION CENTER BIDS REJECTED: READVERTISEMENT AUTHORIZED CA 89 SPEC 75-036 On the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent, Bob Williams, all bids for Project 7072 were rejected for the modification of Bowers Museum Education Center and authorization was given to readvertise for bids, on the motion of Councilman Yamamoto, seconded by Councilman Brandt and carried (4:0) unanimously. CA 89 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 443 NOVEMBER 23, 1976 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS As recommended by Fire FIRE PROTECTION MASTER PLAN Chief, B. J. Thompson, ADVISORY COMMITTEE in his report dated APPROVED November 18, 1976, a Fire Protection Master Plan Advisory Committee was authorized with 22 members, listed below, to be appointed for a period of six months, on the motion of Councilman Bricken, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto and carried (4:0) unanimously: Perry Babcock, Ed Black, Raymond J. Casciari, Lucy Diaz, Betty Jo Elliott, Robert Gallant, Fred Gillett, Harold Jenkins, Richard Keesee, Steven Knoblock, Jean LaLonde, Bill Largent, Reverend A. L. Lewter, Marty Martinez, Manuel Morones, Richard Neill, Ernest Norton, Dorothy Price, Sadie Reid, Phillip Robertson, Albert Salgado, and Charles Terry. CA 64.4 ORAL COMMUNICATION Councilman Brandt stated CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION PLAN that due to the limited LETTER AUTHORIZED time available at the Public Hearing held by the State Transportation Board on November 23, 1976, Santa Aha representatives were unable to present the statement prepared opposing the repeal of Article 19 (old Article 26), opposing the imposition of smog, energy and congestion charges, in particular giving such authority to SCAG, and opposing the use of road user funds to make health or welfare payments. On the motion of Councilman Ortiz, seconded by Councilman Brandt and carried (4:0) unani- mously, Mayor Garthe was authorized to send a letter to the State Transportation Planning Task Force setting out Santa Ana's views on the proposed transportation plan, CA 113.5 RECESS was reconvened. At 6:15 p.m. Mayor Garthe called a recess; at 6:25 p.m. the meeting SPECIAL PRESENTATION RESOLUTION "HONORING EUGENE GRISET 100TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY" Mr. Eugene Griset was present, along with family members, to receive a Council Resolution adopted today in his honor. Mayor Garthe read the Resolution which noted some of the achievements and highlights of Mr. Griset's 100 years. He stated that Mr. Griset is probably best known for his dedication to the spiritual well being of his fellow men. Mr. Griset accepted the Resolution while his grandson snapped pictures of the occasion. CA 73B ADJOURNMENT At 6:35 p.m. on the motion of Councilman Brandt, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto, the meeting was adjourned to 12:15 p.m. on December 6, 1976 at Campesino Park for dedication ceremo- nies and luncheon. FLOP,~.NCEI. MALONE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 444 NOVEMBER 23, 1976