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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-25-1979MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR I*~ETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA April 25, 1979 The meeting was called to order in the City Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, by Mayor James E. Ward. Council members present were Gordon Bricken, Daniel E. Griset, R. W. Luxembourger, J. Ogden Markel, /kl Serrato, Harry K. Yamamoto, and ~yor Ward. City Manager/Acting Clerk of the Council B. J. Thompson, Deputy Clerk of the Council Martha Lee, staff members, a representative of the press, and interested citizens were also present. DOWNTOI~N TASK FORCE City Manager Thompson stmmmrized INSPECTION P~PORT the background information sub- mitted to Council on April 16 in the report dated April 11, 1979, prepared by Acting Fire Chief B. J. DuBose, regarding the Downtown Hazardous Conditions Task Force, which was approved by Council and organized in July of 1978. He described the objectives and procedures of the Task Force survey, resulting in the completion of the Phase I report now before the Council. Fire Captain Ernest T. Hoeft illustrated the Phase I individual occupancy analyses conducted by Task Force members, including staff from the Building Safety and Housing, Fire, Police, Planning, Redevelopment, and City Manager departments. Additional assistance was given to the Task Force by members of City Center Association and Santa /Ina Image Committee organizations. The specific properties selected by Captain Hoeft as examples of substandard and hazardous conditions found by the Committee and recommendations for extensive corrections were: Rooming House, 219 North Spurgeon; Corday Hotel, 306 North Spurgeon; Mason Hotel, 312~ West Fourth Street. The City Manager defined dangerous buildings as those which threaten life, buildings which are dangerous for human occupancy or hazardous to the co~nunity, and suggested that the City has a legal obligation to correct these conditions. He stated that substandard buildings can be dangerous also, but mmy not produce immediate life threat, although not up to Code standards. Assistant City Attorney Edward J. Cooper, responding to a question from Mayor Ward, stated that the question of City liability in permitting hazardous conditions to exist is very complex; that when there is a mandatory duty there is liability; that there is language in the Code which may be construed as mandatory; and that the question of whether liability would accrue is being researched by the City Attorney's office for report to the Council. Captain Hoeft emphasized that this Task Force report is a preliminary one for identification of the problems and alternatives; that it does not address abatement; that the Code contains abatement provisions for hazardous conditions; and that no suggestions for Council action are being recommended at this time. Redevelopment Executive Director Richard Goblirsch reported that his office is investigating the new seismic building requirements, and that he will have a report for the Redevelopment Agency. Mr. Goblirsch reviewed the properties in the Task Force area with which the Agency is involved for redevelopment and/or rehabilitation. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 137 April 2S, 1979 ADJO~ Following informal Council and staff discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m. by unanimous informal consent of the Council, to the Bowers Memorial Museum on April 27, 1979, at 7:00 p.m. for a ~useum Board presentation and discussion of the proposed ~hseum Expansion Program. ACTING CLERK OF THE ,COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 138 April 25, 1979 MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR ~EETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA April 27, 1979 The meeting was informally called to order at the Bowers Memorial ~seum, 2002 North ~in Street, at 7:20 p.m. Council members present were Gordon Bricken, Daniel E. Griset, Robert W. Luxembourger, J. Ogden Markel, Mayor James E. Ward, and Marry K. Yamamoto. Councilman Al Serrate was absent. Members of the Bowers Museum Board Ann Andres, Ross Crane, and Chairm~n Everett Parks, staff members City Manager/Acting Clerk of the Council B. J. Thonrpson, Museum Director Reilly P. Rhodes, Deputy Clerk of the Council Martha Lee, and a representative of the press were also present. WELCO~ BY CHAIRMAN PARKS Chairman Everett Parks welcomed BOWERS MUSEUMBOARD the Council and introduced the other Board members present. He stated that the purpose of the meeting was to review the proposed Museum Expansion Program and an ambitious five-year plan for Museum management and operations. MUSEUM EXPANSION PROGRAM & ~seumDirector Rhodes presented a FIVE-YEAREXPANSIONPLAN slide program illustrating Museum collections, special exhibits, conmatmity service activities, and acconrplishments, and a projection of immediate goals and long-range expansion plans. Following the slide presentation, Mr. Rhodes outlined problems.the ~hseum staff has encountered in obtaining cooperation and leadership from the County of Orange for the proposed Muse~n expansion to a sizable County conmmunity ~maseum, serving people from all walks of life. He spoke of the responsibility of the Museum as a tax-supported institution to respond dynamically to the needs of society in general, to provide not only the enjoyment of art, but also "something happening" in the cormnunity that will affect people and make a difference in their lives, and of the conm~nity need for this kind of constructive social service. The possibility of obtaining corporate grants was explored during the general discussion of the ten-point "Bowers Museum Goals and Objectives for Fiscal Year 1979-80" outline prepared by the Museum Director and Board, and each Councilman present expressed enthusiasm and support for the immediate objectives and the proposed long-range plan in concept. The general consensus of Council was to request that the Director submit a formal report and recommendation for Council action at a future meeting. City M~nager Thompson suggested that a feasibility report should be included to address anticipated in~nediate costs to the City and proposed long-term operating expenses, in addition to plant expansion and display. The need for appointment of newMuseum Board members to fill existing vacancies was also discussed. Councilman Markel was informally delegated to act as Council liaison to the ~seum, Museum Board, and County of Orange. Chairman Parks and Board members thanked the Councilmen for their enthusiastic interest in the expansion proposal. ADJOUR~VY2~F The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m. by unanimous informal consent. -B. ~ TH(RMPSON ACTING CLERK OF THE COUNCIL CITY COUMCIL MINUTES 139 April 27, 1979