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I N I T I A T I O N :
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3 . R o l l C a l l : P r e s e n t : C o m m i s s i o n e r s C l a r k , K e t t l e , M i l l h a m ,
N u n a m a k e r , A r m s t r o n g
B U S I N E S S :
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w a s c a l l e d i n o r d e r t o c o n s i d e r a r e q u e s t f r o m t h e M e r c h a n t s
A s s o c i a t i o n o f T e m p l e C i t y t o u s e p u b l i c p a r k i n g l o t s i n t h e
P a r k i n g D i s t r i c t f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f h a v i n g a C h i l d r e n ' s P e t Z o o
f r o m J a n u a r y 2 5 t h r o u g h F e b r u a r y 6 , i n c l u s i v e . P l a n n i n g D i r e c t o r
D r a g i c e v i c h , s u m m a r i z i n g t h e r e q u e s t r e c e i v e d b y t h e C i t y f r o m
t h e M e r c h a n t s A s s o c i a t i o n , o u t l i n e d o n t h e e x h i b i t m a p s t h e a r e a
r e q u i r e d f o r p l a c e m e n t o f t h e z o o , i n d i c a t i n g t h e l o t s u n d e r
c o n s i d e r a t i o n f o r t h i s d i s p l a y w e r e l o t s N o . 5 a n d 8 B , n o r t h o f
L a s T u n a s D r i v e , e a s t a n d w e s t o f T e m p l e C i t y B o u l e v a r d , o r
p o s s i b l y l o t N o . 7 , n o r t h o f L a s T u n a s D r i v e o n t h e e a s t s i d e o f
P r i m r o s e A v e n u e .
M r . D o m i n i c M o r t e l l a r o , 9 6 2 9 L a s T u n a s D r i v e , s p o k e s m a n f o r t h e
M e r c h a n t s A s s o c i a t i o n , s t a t e d t h e t e n t w h i c h h o u s e s t h e a n i m a l s i s
3 0 ' x 6 0 ' a n d 2 7 ' h i g h , s e l f - c o n t a i n e d , a i r s u p p o r t e d , t e m p e r a t u r e
c o n t r o l l e d , r e q u i r i n g n o s t a k e s i n t h e p a r k i n g l o t t o s u p p o r t i t ,
a n d t h a t t h e r e w i l l b e a n a s t r o - b o u n c e a n d k i d d i e r i d e i n c o n j u n c t i o n
w i t h t h e p e t z o o . H e e s t i m a t e d t h a t t h i s d i s p l a y w o u l d r e q u i r e
a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 6 p a r k i n g s p a c e s , p r e f e r a b l y o n t h e p o r t i o n o f t h e
l o t s i m m e d i a t e l y a d j a c e n t t o T e m p l e C i t y B o u l e v a r d f o r c o n v e n i e n t
a n d s a f e p e d e s t r i a n a c c e s s , w h i c h w o u l d n e c e s s i t a t e b l o c k i n g o f f
e n t r a n c e s t o t h e p a r k i n g l o t s . C o n t i n u i n g , M r . M o r t e l l a r o s t a t e d
t h a t m a n y m e r c h a n t s i n t h e c i t y h a d b e e n c o n t a c t e d r e g a r d i n g .
p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h i s p r o j e c t w i t h s p e c i a l a t t e n t i o n b e i n g m a d e t o
c o n t a c t t h o s e m e r c h a n t s w h o s e s t o r e s w e r e a d j a c e n t t o t h e p a r k i n g
l o t s i n v o l v e d o n t h e n o r t h s i d e o f L a s T u n a s D r i v e , t h a t p a r t i c i -
p a t i n g m e r c h a n t s w i l l h a v e d i s c o u n t t i c k e t s a v a i l a b l e t o t h e p u b l i c
f o r t h i s e v e n t f o r a f t e r n o o n a n d e v e n i n g h o u r s . T h e r e w i l l b e
a d v a n c e d p u b l i c i t y t h r o u g h T V a n d n e w s p a p e r m e d i c s , h a n d l e d b y t h e
p e o p l e w h o m a n a g e t h e z o o , a n d c o n t a c t w i l l b e m a d e w i t h s c h o o l s
i n t h e a r e a e n c o u r a g i n g f i e l d t r i p s t o t h i s d i s p l a y i n t h e m o r n i n g
h o u r s a t n o c h a r g e .
I n c o n s i d e r i n g t h e r e q u e s t , t h e C o m m i s s i o n d i s c u s s e d t h e a r r a n g e m e n t
o f t h e p e t z o o a n d t h e a t t e n d a n t e q u i p m e n t w i t h r e s p e c t t o u s e o f
t h e p a r k i n g l o t s , s a f e t y f a c t o r s r e l a t i v e t o p e d e s t r i a n s v i s i t i n g
t h e d i s p l a y , t h e h o u r s a n d d a y s o f o p e r a t i o n , v e h i c u l a r a c c e s s t o
t h e l o t s d u r i n g t h e , , t i m e t h e z o o i s i n p r o g r e s s , a n d t h e e f f e c t
u p o n a d j a c e n t b u s i n e s s i n l i m i t i n g t h e i r a v a i l a b l e p a r k i n g .
U t i l i z i n g t h e e x h i b i t m a p o f t h e m a l l a r e a s , M r . L i n a r e s i l l u s t r a t e d
p l a c e m e n t o f t h e z o o o p e r a t i o n w h i c h w o u l d m a k e b e s t u s e o f t h e
a r e a r e q u i r e d , s u g g e s t i n g t h a t t e m p o r a r y b a r r i c a d i n g w o u l d b e m o r e
a c c e p t a b l e t o b l o c k i n g o f f e n t r a n c e s t o t h e m a l l i n o r d e r t o
p r o v i d e i n g r e s s a n d e g r e s s o f e m e r g e n c y v e h i c l e s s h o u l d i t b e
n e c e s s a r y .
C o m m i s s i o n e r M i l l h a m n o t e d t h a t t h e P r i m r o s e l o t , N o . 7 i n t h e
P a r k i n g D i s t r i c t , w o u l d n o t l e n d i t s e l f a s w e l l t o t h i s d i s p l a y
a s t h e o t h e r t w o l o t s u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n b e c a u s e o f i t s l o c a t i o n
Parking Commission
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from the main thoroughfare, and asked for clarification of hours the
pet zoo would be in operation. Commissioner Clark asked about the
amount of insurance carried by the owners of the zoo.
Mr. Mortellaro advised the Children's Pet Zoo would be open to the
public from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Tuesdays through Thursdays, and
on Saturdays during the same hours; and from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Monday and Fridays. He furnished information on the zoo operators,
the limits of the insurance carried by them, the name and address
of the agents of the insured and the name of the insurance company.
Following further discussion on the placement and location of the
display, and ingress and egress to public parking lots while the
zoo is in progress, Commissioner Nunamaker moved to recommend to
the City Council that permission be granted to the Merchants
Association for use of the northwest and southwest corner of
parking lot No. 5 of the parking district, from January 25 through
January 31, and the northeast and southeast corner of parking lot
No. 8B of the parking district, from February 1 through February7,
for placement of a Children's Pet Zoo, Kiddie Ride and Astro- Bounce,
for the hours as stated, subject to meeting insurance requirements.
It was further stipulated that barricading of Temple City Boulevard
entrances to the mall areas, and the display area occupied by the
display will be temporary (movable) barricades. The motion was
seconded by Commissioner Millham and carried unanimously.
In summarizing the Commission's recommendation, Chairman Armstrong
stated that it is understood that on January 25 the equipment will
be set up on lot No. 5, taken down and moved on January 31 to lot
8B where it will remain in operation until February 6, and to be
taken down on February 7; and, as stated in Mr. Mortellaro's
presentation, the zoo operators are responsible for cleaning the
areas occupied by their display.
Mr. Mortellaro again addressed the Commission requesting that
consideration be given to identifying parking lots and malls in
the city by placement of signs at entrances with a name or number
for the convenience of the public. Chairman Armstrong replied
that this item had been submitted at last year's budget hearings
and had been eliminated due to necessary cuts in the City's budget;
however, the Commission is considering alternatives which will be
discussed at a future meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Nunamaker moved to adjourn to the next regular meeting
of the Commission on February 17, 1971, at 3:00 p.m. in Council
Chambers. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Millham. Meeting
was adjourned at 3:55 p.m.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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