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Home My Public Portal About05-26-88 TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMISSION �-- � • • �-� � � aGE\D.-1 ITE?]S FOR CO\SIDER?,TIO\ AT THE REGULAR `fEETI�G OF THE L1'V'k'OOD TRAFFIC AAD PARIiIPG COMMISSION TO BE Y.ELD ON MAI' 26, 1988 AT 6:00 P.M. Y� �� OPE�I\G CERE �ro� � Es R E C E I!! � D I I CITY OF LYNWOOD CITY ClE'6?4<5 OF�=10E ]. CAI:L FOR OhDER. - CHAIRN9.-1N ARCHa?1B.aULT � MAY 2 3 1988 ' 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGI.a\CF A� P@9 7 3. ACSi\OW',.EnGE�:Et�T OF POS'"I:`:G � � �}. ROLL CALL OF CO�1?1ISSI0\L•RS ��,Q� � (� ROBERT :1RCH.�>1B:1liI_T � /1 / J J� /�l_�p(, 9 IcILLIA`1 CLtiNl'iG}i1?? U �� JOE DaR`: L B.aTTLL- � • h0:'�.�LD I+'RI'.",HT VICTOR:La ST`IPSU`: I I i 5. aP1'R0�'9L OF' ?I7:�U'PLS PI;R::IC ORAL CO?i?i�\?C.1TIn\S I i SCIIEDL�LED ^1;�TTERS ' I G. llEliCL C.�P.S - GFA\T PROFCSAL � 7. COM`]ER.CIAL E\FORCfiMTtiT - GRA�T PROFOS.aL 8. D.Ii.I. COST RECO\'ERI' PROGRA`7 PROPOSAL � I � IkFORi1-�T1�0\AL ITEMS � C0^1`1ISSIOV ORAI: COh1�1ti":ICATIO.\"S I i i i ADJOtiR\`IE•\T I � T��.2J� � . , • • THE REGULAR "1EETING OF THB TR�FFIC :1ND PARIiI\G CO"]MISSIOti OF TFIE CIT1' OF LI'Ki;00D April 28, 1988 , A regular meet.ing of the Traffic and Par:iin� Commission of the City of L` �:as held on the above dat� in the City Council Chambers of L�ni:ood Cit_y Hal.l, ]]330 Bu].iis Ruad, L>ncaood, California at 6:00 p.m. CAi;I� TO OFDER 7'he meeting i:as cdlled to c,rder b�� Chairmati .ai�chambault. Comm:i.ssioners Bai.ile, ldr.i�ht., Cunning;ium, ;impson and Chairman Archambau].L ansl:errd rol] cal.l. Fresent: c:ere Ser�ea�,t; Gre�nr� Johnson, Lyni:ood Sheriff's Department, Deput} Jolir� :�amet.ii, Lynw�:�od Sheri.ff's Depertment, Jal�anshaf� Oskoui , �i� Engineerino ;�ssis�ant and Oretha 1di'.;.iams, En�ineering L'i�ision. ACFi\OWLF.DGE`fE`:T OF POST7\G II Jahiansh:h Os}coui anr:nuriced that the A,e,�da o`.' Apri] 2�, 1983, i:as dul;, posted 72 hours, prior to the schedul.ed meeting. 9FPRpl aL OF ?iTSLiTES Commissioner t;right: ;oti.oned to ar_cept the minutes of March 24, 1983, and Commiss.ioner C�mningham seconded the motion. The motior. �:as passed unanimous].y PI;I�L7C OR:1L CO?1^1U`�ICATIO\S 'Irs. Edna Kil.son of ?1032 .-�ti.antic A�:ent:e, and se�eral other tenants of the subject address approached t.he Comr.�.issiun to get permission to parl, on Atlaritir A�e��ue. P1rs. I�.i.lson stated that a (2) hour parl;ing sigr., (9:00 a.m to G:00 p.m.) is posted at the subject address and they- would ].ike to he able to park on the street duri::g those hours. She further esplained that her and other tenants ha�e probleins utilizir,g tl�e pai-ici;ig stal.ls pro�ided for them in the apart.ment. complex. Mrs. kiison e�pl.ained, that she has been parlcing on Atlanti.c ,��enue for somet:ime noH and has just recer�tly recei�ed a parking ci.tat.ion. A l.etter of request tc park on the street was hande�d to the Commission for their re�ieiz and considcrat.ion. Sergeant Johnson esplained that: the I,yn�aood Sheriff's st;ation has received a number of complaints and requests t.o enforce off-street parking. � � � Chairman �rchambault. briefl5� explained to the group that the Traffic and Parking Commissi.on responsibilit,y is to gi�e the Cit}- Council recommendat.ions for their consideration. The City Council_ has the power to malce parkinc changes. Discussion folloi:ed. Chairman Archambault recomm2nded that the par}.ing situation be further invest.igated to be inc]uded on the agenda of Ma} 26, 1988, for further disci�ssion and consideration. Commi_ssioner Cunningham seconded the motion and it was passed unanimousl;,-. SCHEDULED PIATTERS 6. FE?i0\ 9L OF 1 GURB �1aRliliI\GS 10364 ST.aTL STREET Jahanshah Oskoui informed thr-_ Commission that Pul;l�c For};s; Engineerin� Dicision ha��e rece.i.ed a request from Go�ar�s Enterpri.ses, Inc., to ha�re a one hour curL parl;ing restriction remoced from in front of 1036Y St.ate St.ree.t. He furti�er ezplained that an in�estigation i.as conducted of record�: in the Cit�' Clerlc's office, and no resalut.i.on �aas found rel�t.ed to the parkin� restricY,ion except for an esi.si:in� ] hour (greer,) curb par}cing res.tr.iction, in front of ]03Fif, State Si.reet., Hanson Food Compan� which is iocat,ed i.mmedia';el� to the sou�h of the suUject propert� Furthern�ore, field im•est.igat.ion alsc, sho�:=, thai: a loading and unloadin� ::nne (� curh parking restriction �:h.;ch roc: exists ir; front. of the subject propert;- at IG3G4 State Sl.reet. Discussion fol.lo�aed. Upon cont.acting t.he reyresentati� of Go�an Ent.erpr:sr, s;.aff esl,iai.r.ed t.he exist;in� restri=tions and that the green curb in front. cf 1036fi Stai.e Street can nr,t L remo�ed. The representati•.e for Gnran Entr-_rprises thr;.n elpr�ssed tLe�r �a; 11 i ngness to remo� e the e�:� stin� }�elloi: curL ��,arkit;, ; rom :n front of i;he.i.r propert}� sirce t:he�- do not ha�e a neeci for �t an� lon�er. � J. Oskoi:i stated that berause of t.he fact that Go�ar. Lnterprises ha�e ezpressed t.hat Che;, do not ha�e a nee3 for a loadi.ng and un.i.oading parking restri.ction in front of t,heir propert} the remo�•al of the }ello�: curL mar];ing is }aarranted. Commissioner kright motione�9 to acce,�t staff's recommendation ar.d Commissioner Battle seconded. It 3:as pa=.sed unanimousl�-. � � � rnFO��±.aTro�.a? ?TE��s Jahanshah Oskoui discussed tlie status of eac}� of the folloc:ing Informationa] Items: 1. City� Entrance Mar}iers: The project is 8�% complete. The next phase of the prcject �;ill include installation of the irrigation stistem, landscapin� the medians and insta]]i.ng the marlcers. 2. Sidec:alk Reconstruct.ion Project: The const;ructi.on of this project is 90% complete. Ter. locations c:ere added to the original list of repairs. The tentati��e compl�t9on date is set for Ma�- l0, ]98Y. 3. Tree Trimming Projec.t: In order to minimize the cont:ract cost, and to masiriize the efficienc}• a�id effecti� of the Tree Trimming project, the Cit�• will impl.ement a four (4) plan. The bid openiug wi11 be held on ^1a�' 6, 7988. Commiss.ionei• Cunni.npham espressed that he c:as ver� pleased �:it.h the performance of the last contractor in town. J. Oskoui informed the Commi.ssion that Californ;a kestern Arhortists iaas the Contractor that complet.ed the Tree Trimn!ing project. previousl� and that staff c:as pleased c. their performance. 4. Slurry Seal Yroject FI' 1987-88: J. Oskoui informed that appro�imatel�- i0,000 square feet of Citp streets will be slurr�° sealed as a part. of this project. The budget is S50,000 and is funded c:ith HCD.-1 funds. Commissioner Cunningham stated t.hat, the conditior of pa�emer.t of San Miguel. Avenue and S,an \'ic:ent:e .4��enue i.s ir, ver-. poor condition. J. Osknt�i explained i:hat sluur�° sealin�' is basical.l�� a ty-pe of preventive mainte��ance and that the abo�e mentioned streets are be5'ond the point of bei.ng slurried ar.d thep need to t,e reconstructed. Furtermore, San ^liguel. a�:enue wil.l be recons'tructed during fiscal � 1988-89. 5. Pa��ement Repai.rs Project: J. Os{coui. informed the Commission tliat appro�imatelc 5000 square feet of asphal:. conr_rete pa�ement uill be repai.red at_ various locations throughout the Cit} The budget for this project is $30,000 and is funded throiigh HCDA funds. ; . � � 6. Complaints for the Month of March 1988: J. Oskoui informed the Commission that during �]arch 19E8, the Pepartment of Public ldorlcs recei��ed 110 rom��].aints which is 6% ].ess than the month of Februarz Commissioner Cu;�n:ingt�am meritioned t.hat some st.reet lights on Imperia] Hi�h�:a} Uet.i:een Bul.l.is Road ai:d ,�tl.antic a�'em.�e ar� o�:t. Commissioi:er Bat.tle asiced s�aff t.o see t.he possi7:,ilitc of includin� a comparison pre�:entage for carr� oC un:esol�ed complai:�ts in tl,e report. Jahansha:i Oskoui i.nformed the Comr:iss.i.ori t}�at in a�ld,'.'�ior, t.n these items, capies of Commendati.on for Se�geent Esheir.ian and DapuY,.� Rosenbauer has l.�een at.tached. a7.so, zrticles and ot'.�er information ite^is has Leen inelvded ir� the a=c::d<;. Commissioc,er idrigi�t e>:pla;ned L}iat he 1 sub:.^.itted a lisi: c.` 2i street ligi�t.s that. l,e fo.n,d t.};at i:ere out. Hu�:e�er, at, 7.east sil (6) lieht� from :,he ].i.st he 2•eport.ed pre� are sti.11 out:. He i:ould like a sts',.us of the st.re�=t ]ight li;.t. Comiaissior.er C:�nc;in�Lan; e:;pressed cnncern of cars that contir.ue to parl; illegr:]ly or� t.he ]awns, spe.;:if�cally a L car that continues to pai•Ic i_llegal].;: at Otis Stree; anu Imperial '�i_gh�:a; . };e e�:plai.ned t.hat ?is. `iart;inez of t.he Code Enforceme.n*. Department has tr;ed man} timrs to rese].�e the parlcin� �iol.tions. F?e furthei e�plained that Code Er„'crcemen� Depei•'cmerit urgent.i� rieed the heip of' the Sheeif f's Departme��t. Serge.ant Johnson infcrmed the ^omm;ssion that he �:;11 l:,e cot;tactin� tL•e Code Enforce�ent Depar::ment t;o ..�sist. them in their efforts to i�elp rescl�e U:e parl;ing problems. Commissioner l�'right sug�ested that the left turr� phase at Lono Reach Bot�le�'ai�d at I:�perial ??i�h�:a} and Cent.u�;, Boule�ard at Imperie;l Flighua; be studi.ed. Commissioner 1dri:iit motioned to ha�e staff re�-.iei: ti:e lef;. t.urr. phase of t,he siona] at Long Beach }?ou].e�ard and Im:;eriu7. High�:a� and Centur�- Boule�ard and Imperi: 1 Hi�h}:a��. C'ha.irma�: .4rchamLault seconded the motion. The motion �:rss passec9 unar:imiousl�. Commissioner Scrigl:t st.ated t.hat tl�e st.reet s�aeepeing contract.or need to impro��e their quality of �corlc. The sweeper does noi: s�;eep close enough to i.he curbs and the}- lea.�e debris behind them. Commissioner Ratt,le commended the Sheri;'f's on the prompt ar.d effecti��e handling of the pan ha�zd]ing pi•oUler: arot.nd the Alp11a- Beta Shopping Center ].ocated on Cent.ur}' Boule�:ard. Commissioner Cunninoham st.at.ed th::t, he h:zs nbserved Caltran's flagmen on Fern�aood „�enue and :ltlantic A�enue di.recti.nc t.rsffic caithcut the proper atti.re, signs and equipmer.t. � , � Commissioner Cunningham esplained that att.empts have beer, made to get RTD bus stop mo�ed from the northeast corner of Centur� Boulevard and lmperial Highc;a}� t.o the northiaest corner of Centur`- Boulevard and Tmperial Highwa}. � Chairman Arehumbault statea that he has oL tri:cics heacie.- than 8500 pounds are tra� eliin� alon� Peiin Sti�eet artd Los Flores Avenue. Furt.hermore, he informed tl�e Commission that he has obser�ed trucks speedin� and of;e�at._7i� becond t,he basic };our�.. 5ergeant Johnson �rentioned tl�at he is going to loolc into :;he matter. Commissioner Simpson wel_comed De7�ut;: Johi� Aamet,h t.c the Tc•affir_ ar,d Par}cing Commission. AD,iOURV`IE\T A motion �.as mar',e ?��- Commissionec Hri�ht to adjourn the meet.ing to ?]a� 2G, 793P, at 6:00 p.m., of t.he Traffic ai,d Paikine Conunission in t;h� Cit� Co:ar�ci.7, ChamUer.;. It caas secor.ded ' b�- Commissio7�er Simpson. ':he meeting ad,journed ut (7:40 p.m.�. TC3.290 � � � � DaTE: Ma�- 2c isss TO: THL• HONORaBLE ME?fRERS OF THE CI'PI' OF LS'NWOOD TRAFFIC A\D PARkIi�G COM*fISSIO\ FRO'vl: JOSEPH Y. H��`G, P.E., DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HORKS/ CIT1' E":Gl\ELR SI,BJECT: D.L'•.I. PROGRAN The subject item ccill be present,ed by th�� I:�•nuood Sheriff's Department and separate co��ers i:ill be submitted. � I T03.310 . . � � ItiFORM1TI0AaL ITF?IS 1. Cit� Lntrance Ma�lcers: The suUject project. is 95q complete. The irrigation s� has been inst.alled. The nest phase is to landscape the medians and to install the entr�• signs. 2. Side��alk Reconstruction Project. F1' 1987-88: This project is 95% complete. The tenta;:i�� co�pleti.on date i.s set fo� Ma�° 31, 1988. 3. Tree Trimmin� Froject: • The bid ope��ing for the subject pioject caas held on ^]�i. 6, 19R3. The apparent lo�:est bidder is, Ca]iforni.a [+'est.ern arborists, Inc. kith a bid of 5408,89i. Cali_forn.ia l,'estern Ar?�orists is the same compan�� t.i�at. completed the Tree Trimmin� Project in the pre� ��ear. � 4. 51urr•}• Sea] l�ro.ieci.: Th� bid openir,� for the snLject prnje.�t hz<s :�aen s�3r. `:'cr . ��, 792�i in the Cit Clerl; Uf`:ce. "iie .,,=d,eY. fcr ,...is projeut= i:; S;�>0,000 �.nd is fu„ded ;citH HC�.^-, fund>,. 5. Pc:��err.ent Ri�pairs Project: The bi.d opeoi�;g for tl��e suY�ject pruj�:,t �:u� hi-��_�' on '�1:; :i, :SB�. T?:e ai.•pa: ei;'. l u•,.est Uidder i s Dt:mor. Consti•;,� tio�, C'r, cci U: zi bid ��f �:;:},2-2. TI�e liud�;�t for this'projeot. is S. ��i�:�a is fur:ded ;:it1� HCD.'-, funds. 6. Cit,-, i'ar: i i i ties Stud��: 5:,afP has prepared a sur�e�- re�ardin� the esisti.�g con�:it,i.o�: a:��d thr deficiencies of the t�:ent; Cit}� facilities. Based un t.he sur�.e} anal}-sis, a stiud;: has been prepared, c:hich, ir.clud��s 3ifferen'. a]t.er�:at_�:es `or completing the required repairs anc:; i:r.pro•: emen'.,s . Th i s stud�� :i 7 1 Lie presi�nted to the Cit�: Council for t}:eir re�:ie�:. i. Comp].a.i r:t.s fo� Apr�i.] ] 983: Ti�e DF.part.ment of Pub]-ic I+`o:•l rece;�ed 122 complaint;� d�,iri�;g the mnntl•: of Apri,l, ]9.°.8. This is an ]1% increase cc�m�>ared to �he pre�'�ous rount(�. This increse is mostl�' due Lo Che Tree Trimming related complaints. TC3.300 �� 1!eaR : 19� . Ma►\►t N : �� • . • T 6 o CoNt �ain� N�MbFK o CoM ai�s �' ,SNGOMI► /7 . RESOIVgd UN0.�$O) .� : , -r�►�h �S �. -� , � � o o �-- C�ecw�. �o{' —� wE�c�s � _ f.(o 5 `J� si,zee SwEEp�r�g .9 S9 �� G� ,4t1<,y _ s+,-e� as �3. o �S s Ti�E� Te�M _. ...._ z i�.a i9 7 �� _TRe� .. 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Toll roads: Projects might not fare well with measure What initiative says: � T he slow-grow[6 initiative Plans call for [he first, the g u rd e n i s on b u i I d e rs could cripple—some sey Sen Joaquin Hills projec[, ro kill—[hree pay-as-you- open in 1991. gosuperhighwayspmposed[o ��:+,� fi (Delaysdon't)mean TheprojectsFirs[sur[ucedas to keep traffic flowing relieve [he county's treffic ' We 8fB d8d(� If1 IhB W8f2f, .(recways, but co�nty w[ers i� . crunch. � but we are going to have June 1989 rejec[ed a 1 cent in- JoM Meyeq chairman of [he � crease in the sales taz m generv he slow-growth initiative traffic-man�gement programs. to a a much hi her TYansportation Corridor Agen- ' �- P y g a[e 55 billion for three (reeways �s wri[ten in languagc Roads�would have to be wid- cies, says Ihe uti[ieuve coWd �� interest ra[e for the and numerous other transpoRa- only a lawyer coWd love. ened, new roads buil[� [raffic slow restdenual and commercial �,'':,� ^ bonds WhICh Ifl [Uf� tion projec[s. Traffic engineers might um signals synchronized, or ' . cons[mctlon in the cowty, mak- - t �. � Developers Ihe neM year dersland key portions of i[ and changes migh[ have ro be made ing it ditEicul[ for develo rs ro �, means the tolls will stay led ed m pay neart half [he Pe P B Y be able m interpre[ i[s require- in [he workplace. meet their commitment [o pay s _� on fo� a longer period cost of the three superhighways, ment [ha[ traffic tlow wi[h reia- Such plans migh[ involve em- for 98 percent o( the esdmared a �' and� may be higher than ��h mlls ro pay the remainder. cive freedom, particulady at ployee car poois or Flexible work 53.7 billion cos[ for Ihe 60-mile � "t' ,/�- OfFicials say tha[ once the cost wha[ are now the count s woist hours tu avoid peak traffic �. ��i� we presently i'' superhighway system. t /-� of the projects is recauP�d, the �n.crsections For gridlock. times. Uncertainty end delays could {� an[icipate. !7 tolls would be dropped und the gut [he message to any driver '('he cuunty wutd pay for the make invesrors more wary of �; John Meyer tollways woWd become free� who ever has been smck in [ruf- �mprovements or require deveb � the projects end drive up [he �'r�'i � chairman of �he Transportalion ways. fic is unmis[akable: The initia- o ers ro ay for [hem. cos[ of bonds used ro finance [he ��*7 " Corridor Agencies Ti ell says [ha[ an}� added ��e says a momrist should be P P pp Develo ers woWd have [hree W � The best wa to sa it is, we ��'��` costs would be assed along to able ro cleur an intersec[ion be- � p' ycars aFter a building is occu- �� Y Y fore [he stoplight chanK�s from wlll be wounded, but the wo�nd �� homebuyers in [he farm of pied co mect �hc requiremen[s. higher prices fnr new honms and red to green and back ur reJ. .I'hep ci�hcr cau do the wurk will not be tatal; ' Meyer said. yeCore approving a buildin6 Meyer says he is certain that wnvibu[iun m speciabassesa themsetacs or paY i�to a coanry- developers will con[inue m wm oper money could spell doom tor roll for [he one�way trip the men[ dis[ricts. P�oject, the county would have mauaged fund for imVrovemen[s [ribute thev share, even if the the roject ler. h o( [he hi hwa woWd be �o get assurances that any extra �vhere their dollars would be p bK 6 Y "They are the ones who really p�p�e and cars [he proposed added [o con[ribu[ions from price escala[es and the comple- Meyer isdt so sure [he delays Sl. end up paying the fee," Tippell devetopment is projected m o�her developers ro pay Cor ma- [ion da[e is Pushed into [he 21s[ would be so ca[actysmic. The Eastern corridor will be said. "A lo[ of people don'[ un- bring would not make conditions century. '9[ doesn't mean �ve are dead at leas[ IS miles long, s[arting at derstand thac" worse. jor projects. Bu[ Cordon Tippell, ptesidet�[ in [he wateq bu[ we are going [o — Gary A. Werner o( Taylor Woodrow Homes and have to pay a much higher in- Gypsum Canyon off Ihe River g The me[hods: construction or � side (91) Freeway and running Slow- row[h Icader Norm president of [he Orange County [eres[ raro for Ihe bonds, which �o Jamboree Road in Irvine. M- Grossman says the real question chapter ot [he Building IndusRy in turn means the rolls wp] stay other possible leg could extend should be, "Are �he corridors AssociaUon, says builders' pock- on for a longer period and may m the Iaguna (133) Freeway. grow[h-inducing. ets are no[ bottomless. be higher [han we presently �' � �� ' �� "� '� �� - � � � - - - � - "�� .._.. ......... - . . .,.... ...... ..�... "II it is a significant delay — anticiPare," Meyer said. The Foothill wrridor will °If the main purpose �s [o re- I , tive or 10 years before we even The three highways woWd be roughly parallel the San Diego <ieve [raffic, [hen people shoWd ge[ off the ground — I'd have to �he first [otl roads in California. (�-5) Freeway, running about 32 be for them," he said. ' But il' I say [he development industry miles fmm [he Eastem corador �he main purpose is m open up , � would clearly have to rewn- The San Joaquin Eiills corridor N Tustin south ro San Diego the south county �for more devel- • sidec That sor[ of delay causes would run for 15 miles from the �p��y., opmen[, [hen there should be op- [he IMugh[,'What the het! are Carona del Mar p3) Freeway position m them. Md that is we doing?"' near John Wayne Airpott [o the Tolls for a one-way trip the what the evidence seems [o indi- County ofticials and develop� San Diego (I-905) Freeway wrth length of [he Eastern or Foo[hill cxte." ers agree [hat the lack of devel- of San Clemente. The projec[ed corridorsare espected m be 32 � — Gary A. Wamer (r � -- 1 ... - c m z z c �� . ty �--� D (n O < —� Z7 � m z� � z — c� D IT� ... ._ , � c"� N O N C. � z � I--� --G CD GO W . , i S � ' , Bumpen[ickerat �$}- riphtispertofthe �� campaipn for MeasureAto M , ♦ IimitBrowth. \ / •- � Bebw, one otfive v ' biliboerdsputup � sotarbyinitiative I � opponents. '�• .,. . . ° " , � , ¢�,v.�c;a.. � _ : _ Ky '"`°�+�.,.. � I : _. � " . "« . 1 . w„ �SYCi _ ` � i:h.v +�. W 1 � Y �� III I �II�� I�'��V�pa` r '�. SR . h...�_ F � .. v .. ` �, . � �� sk � . . . ' -, "��' � � i �.. . �. �",�.tt�. �.`' w �. � .- `� � a � _..' .a.. � 4a . f '?` 'i ~ !.Yi � 5 t 5 �. '.9. T . _. . ._ .�_... - ¢ 5 ��. u . � � . . :� .� �, _. .. � NS70�_ ,�. _ Q:WHA7 TNREA'fE. � "- `:°:. '._ � --� ., - � .��MAKE TRAFFIC EVEN WORSE� �. „ °. �- . �, �,� �„�' �yOTE 1�10� : ;:, . � , , > . ` q: MEASURE A �" , .. �T�S_�.pON"A. ,. ,.Yrf — v.� '.�." �,NS Fpp TAPFFIC ��, _ ' _ rt f � sC`�� - �.�+..�.�-�-.wt'-� -� ,'+�-.' � *`d§ „ fi �`i+� " - w - Tm ' X � 't� . _ .. � . • � . ' � � WNI(OSiIN/.bNrdaTmn _ ).: .��.: Slow-Grmwth Battle Is Building Up ... Ballot Measure a Backers Have Opponents Seen '`'� "- "> Simple Strafegy, Yr ' �. � GainingGround '„�..� � - LittleMoney � � I BYMICHAELFLAGC. � - .-�' 'BYJEFFREYA.PERLMAN. ..'� . ��> '� ri,nu smtl w,;u. ��..� a ._ 7Ylne: u,tan etta�., w,;u, w,,,�:c�r Cortcervauve, Republir�n'Or �s�� ` � In March, after the slow-' +a�� ' ange County thnat<rts m'hanC -�,.'�� %� ... growth i�iliative waz Placed on ..." a°• iLS most pov¢rtW inductry a �� , the June 7 countywide ballot. ' crushing poliUCal defeat—wless �t there wes a crisis management m� �� a IusWy usembled campaign '� meeting among the meazure's �_" wn over voters in Ne na[t proponenLS in Laguna Beach. 'fS - /ew wceks. Although more than 95,000 e Political e�erls uy voters Sre voters had signeA pet�t�ons to ., � w frutlnted by traffic jams that v '�; qualify the Cllfzens Sens�ble y , they may wte (or a slow-growth Growth anE 77atGc Control lmti �` � 1 * ietiGative in Ihe June 7 pnmazy �� t°'i ative for lhe ballol, budders were � - � � even if lhey beGeve it will hurt �� alreadY PaYing lawyers thou- �,�� . . the building industry and the sanES of dollars to atuck the � - munty's economy. John R. Simon meuure in cowt, and the propo- Tom Rogen 1TebuilEinginAUS4yfearsUe � nenls' campaign commiUee was �m�a.< w�owa :n�i mw� <o�- 'If it wins by a big margin, oroke. `People will see through the .w��o� m me ��Y. e�� u �he im aa on loral and Not m worry. Ue gathering builders' campaign. Traffic also (eus o Cig win in Onnge P waz tola by Tom Rogers. a San co�,�,�r �;u �.� ,iow-�wm statepolitiawillbe ��a� caPVS�ra�o rancher ��a isthekeyissue.Peopleare � groups around $outhem Calitorv leader of the pro-initiative cam- �� f� �. � niamoremomenwm. e�0lIIl0IL5.� Pa � B � J P "1f it wins by a big margiq the . Pmple will see that the �uilA- �� impact on local and slate patitics ers ue be�inE the antl-inilialive �nlfic. will be enormou," said John R. Simon hopes m raise SI million cunpaign, Rogers argucd, and �^[�h builders will wazte tons ' - Simon, � Newport Beach lawyer �or billboards, nEio aEverLising, �ewspapers will report lhe links o/money."RogersblAareporte: and veazurer o! Ue anti-initia- Pamphlets anE phone banks. belween lhe builecrs antl Citi- (ollowing the Marc� stnteg)' �� Thaumount is not enough to buy uns tor Traf(ic Solutions, the scuion.' People will see lhrougF. "TAOSe 96.000 si nawres mazsiveulevisionadvertising. mainantl-initiativcorganiution. 8 0 sition carnpai n leatlers Ihe buileere'r�mpaigrt'haffic is �gathereE m get the initlativ¢ on wo � ��a ho�u much has been The eltttion can be carried, he the key issue. People are just fed � Ue balloq z�a+eE tA¢ hell out of Y usured his troops, through a � . �very poliucun in Ne county. ��ised, althoug� ne# week lhey madmum of free pubiicity, cou- P Andituared$acramenmino." � ��•�u.eeOPPONENTS,Pq<9 pied with public anger about � �Ie.u�n9ACRE1tS,Pqe6 -�--- - t(T� - ANGELES TIMES FRIDAY, MAY ZO, I988 ' � � . 6 Part 11/Priday, May 10, 1986 e ORANGE COUN7Y OPPONEI�TS: Gaining After Late Start GetlnuM f�.m[qe I � A poll mnducled (or the Orange 73p �elephonex In (our of(ices will�Ge required by Nection iawa to ��Y �4on� ot The 7Ymes by around the county rherc paiE � Mark Baldassare (� �yqp�ules in warkers �nC eome volun4ers call ,- campaigv �r�eporteE A nis ng Febwp� found 73% of voters in homesuoundthecounpbiEen4- lavor of Ne initla�ve, 13% opposed fy supporten mtl auempL b sway �•�� and11%wdetidN. � - Lynn R. Weseli, a<onsWWt µ i s ps undecideE vot<rs with a�hort who Aas been �irM in direcl N< � g � �pL The r�mpai6n has about 2�0 show a myority of vo4rs sUll in p¢ap�eworkingforiLSomeoflhem � ou some volers Wa71y p� favor o( Ue initiriive, although �he are vn�untcers but most ve paiE f7 � attracted by a message ssying Ne support has be¢p'eroding and op- �n hour. initiative vrill halt eoasweGon. he . ��oh growing. � far the cam - But Ihere is a logirti�l problem Pvgn haz aLso plans lo stress a simpie theme: The thrawn up five billbaards anC B. � bo�h sdes must overcome: Orange initialive will a<lually mak< lraffic � � y bugh plate b run a aEvertlsing on ]0 n�ia eta�oas in worse. � eampaign, yrth'no mapr television On�Be CounlY and Los AnBeles. , "The key issue is Nat iCs an sUUOro o[ its own and no real The raCio ads are interviewe fea- . overslateA, mislabeled measwe;' ur6an<mteronwhichtofocus.� L°^ ^g �� e people Ihe cam- Wesselisaid. That makes reaching Ihe voters �g �"� aut W deba4 slow- "The way ifa [itled, people �ougheq Gecause buying Los �"'�en anE also hammer on Ne �ra(tic theme. The cam also signM it on false premises. It won't ��8^ lakeone<uoffth<sveeC' has workers in neighborhoods , � Theantl-initiative u mtact, � ' ' handingoutpamphle�s. ''� � � P ' � ` There's a new era in Hut Wessell mncedes he couid Uking i�s cue from Ihe iniliaUve have useE more tlme than just lhe supporters, who call themselves OrangeCounty.Ifthe fewweeks�ehaShadwfar.5i+�oM'. CYtiuns for Se�ssible Crowth and a sel6prociaimed °pp�itiral nov- r�ur� co�wt. � calling �e�u initiarive pas5es, iYS a �;«:'t�ea n�s r� uu� consw- Ctitizens tor ltaffic Solutlons. P° � ' Thafs the main theme m me �� new ballgame out �nt anC says h< had lmuble until . pamphlelt Na[ hired tampaign recenLLy nllying oppozition w the . workers are handing oul doorta there � initiative. : ' door in N< mvnty's neighbor- Thafs because until recenUy t2�e'� hao0s. "What Uveatens to make . —��eelNawn builtling indusiry wu Mping the I � US(fic EVEN WORSE?" the pam- - Pa�tbal tonwltant iniliative woWd never even wme - . Phlet uks. . . . eo a vote. �-� i ' Angeles telerison time for a wun- The Huilding Industry Assn., a , "MeazureA,";tanswers. � L �� trade associatlon [ar home builders Ano[her meuage lhe campaign Y� ��b°Ih"�pen- I svenndindfieienL � that haz much m latt i[ the iniGa- j wanfs to get acrozvis its contentlon �� Wessell 'a running what ane �°e passes, wW recently pwsued � Uat tLe measure will greatly in- oy�rver called "an old school, a mwvoom stntegy nther [han a� , creazeloWtaxes. .. � old+(aUtioned"cam politiraloffensive. . ' paign, a strate- '"Instead of solving ow tratfic . gy in which his [,os Angeles-baseC The group sued to have the' ' pmblems,"workersatphonebanks Wessell Co. has specializce.�pp- initlativeremoved[mmlheballoq. uounQ the county are 4LLing those acribed by Rogeis az a"hired gun" eontending Nat it unconsli[u4om ! tikefy m vote, it will increaze .�tordevelopeainSouthernGlifor� allyresWCtsbvilAers righLSiause� ,. lhem, cause aiass of pbs and nise nia, Wessell said he haz beat most Lheir land and illega0y 'unposes a! . o�irWCes." ot ehe dozen elow-growth mea- buildingmoratonum. � ' Tom Rogers, a former charman sures he haz been hired m(ighl The sUte Cowt of Appea7 said in I ofthecowtyRepubli�anPutyand WesselPs approach m[igh�ing Aprilthatthebuilders'arguments'� � � a leader ot tAe slow-growth group, slow-growth initiatives changes were not strong enough m jus�fy; � - [hinkslhatapproachisworking. depentlingon[helocat<ommunity, removing the initiaGVe (rom the but he has won CSty CounciPvo[es, ballot. '9 lhink it will be close;' he said. re(erendums and initiatives � in Political � experLS said the suit '"Che allegations of �ax increases places az diverse az.San qemente, may have alienated some voters. are having an impact on the unin- Union City antl ButteCOUnty. They also said the builders' slow � formedperson." At [he heart of the campaign are response to the initiative might � sivesinc<themessureqvalifiedfor <hambers of mmmerce, bul haz . theballotinFebruuy, ob�ained few other endorsemenls 9ecause the opposition nmpaign �rom big companies oulside the sUrteG 1a4, Weueil saiA il haz yet building indusvy. , havebeenduem�he'vine.xperience to at4act many imporlanl allies Polts mnducted for 1he Onnge in handling a voter rtvoi4 par�icu- oulside th<builAing indusvy. County <Cition ot The R1mes show , , larly berause Ihe'v inAUttry had The campaign neetls those allies mt only a maprity of votcrs in - IongbeenaEmiredinNemuntyfor benhanceitscredi�ilityandshow favoroftheinitiaiivebutamapnty ils (lamboyant, iMividualistic en- voters that it is svpported by a a��aal6usinessexxuUVesaswell. . trepr<neurs, braadergroupthanjustbuilders. "There's a new era in Orange On the oNer haM, Ne suit anC a The qmpaign haz lined up rn- County," uid political consullant � xnes of negative r<ports on lhe dorsemenLS (mm Roger W. John- Michael Nsson of Nason Lundberg initiative from rounty govemment sop. chairtnan of Western Digi�al � Associates. and Chapman College have k<pt Corp.,thecountyslargesltechnol- °If the iniiiative paues, iCS a iniliaUVe supporlers on Ne deten- a8Y �empany, and some local �^ewbaugame out Nere." I I _ • � _,� • , . : : �ACKL�S: Campaign �acks �urids_ ,: Contiuued from Page 1. consultant. "He's been around for a some initiative supporters to h .The. strategy was elegant in its . long time and he's one of t}ie few press conferences [hat would ha . sim licit Polls showed that traffic '�OP�e I've ever met who is able to served as vehicles to attack com P y win consisfently while being out- � nies or individual politicians, and�� is the voters' top concern, and tha[ y.pent by huge amounts." talk about interlocking. busine,s�, { residents favored in' ativ¢,fouF However, Nason said he would interests and conspiracies. �,i : . '�During the March meeting in the run the- pro-Measure A campaign . Until now Rogers has resis o[fice o[ lawyer Belinda Blacketer's differently, using radio spots and such pressures. 'Ae's the m� more direct mail if money was moderate person in .the .group� ` office, a decision was made to set up available, and mentioning other BurkeU said. "Greg sits there and a;legal dCfense fund, �which has- Positive goals of the initiative�be-� �mosUy listens. Belinda�talks about collected $10,000 to $20,000, ao . sidesreducingtrafficcongestion, general policy and principles. . � cording. to. Russ Burkett, a San �°I think the 'No' side is going to I worry about how much whatever . - Juan Capistrano investmenC coun- � try to confuse [he voter as to who is it is we're talking about is going to seloc Blacketer and Tus[in lawyer � cosL" � - Greg Hile, who Tepresent the pro- � , There are no pancake breakfast�� initiatjve campaign in court, have - '� � to raise funds, no rallies. Just < - deferred more than that amount in °W have no money SO steady stream of negative remazk: legal fees, �but they have declined , �� about the anLi-initiative campaign, � to discuss how much more. WE Cc111 C CIO 8I1}rtlllllg told primarily to newspaper re- - Separately, a decision was made different at this stage po�te=S and sma(1 audiences at at the Mazch meeting to attempt a public forums. mailing to voters just before the an�'VaY. , � "If I had to summarize in a � - election. � � � - "ThaYs the only svategy they —Norm Grossman words what this, initiative is all could ursue," said veteran Oran e Slow-growth campaign official about " f�Iile, Lhe campaign treasur- . P B er, Lold a grouppf Young Republi- County political consdltant Harvey cans at such a forum last week, Englander. "They believe that the � on which side. ... If they're able - ��e builders�say this wil] costjobs � weigh[ of people's frustration with to copfuse� enough voters during and lead the county into a reces- I traffic will be sufficient to carry the the last three weeks of the cam- r sioa That's what they want you to campaign, and given the fact Chat p� �t could come out a lot believe. They ie trying to confuse ` they have �po money, I believe it tighter than I have projected it will the issue. The real issue is mitigat- �� has been largely successful." so faz," ing the damage you cause when ��Englander added: �"There aze Rogers and Nason have known .you develop. ICs that simple." � holes in the initiative that will be each other for 25 years. Nason is Observing that attendance ac attacked in paid media during the the public relations-media produo- such forums has been dropping of[, neact three weeks, and they may tion consultant to the Rev. Robert Burkett speculated that "voters �� . have no way to respond. But I think � Schuller and the Crystal Cathedral probably have made up their you'll see that the'Yes on A' people Rogers is a former county Republi- minds. They're thinking: Don't will try to get their message out by can chairman. confuse me wi[h detaits. Stand � generating newspaper stories, and Nason, who is managing a candi- aside. Lemme push the buttoa" to that extent, they will be success- date in the 42nd Congressional : gut eazlier this month, when � fuL ... And I think they're going - DistricCs GOP primary, said his Burkett realized that Citizens for - to win. The economy has remained , own polls show that the �initiative Traffic Solutions was hiring hun- � strong, and that has allowed the wi11 win by at least a 2-to-1 dreds of people to walk �precinc[s 'Yes' campaign to be David versas margin. and staft banks of telephones in Goliath, nol David �versus average WhaYs more, Nason said, cam- order to contact all likely voters at � citizen." paign workers say they�' are ,run- least three times, a decision was The basic strategy is still �sound, ning into large numbers of people made to send out 15,000 fund-rai=- � Rogers and other initiative propo- door-to-door who "do not think the ing letters to people who had nents said this week. .� initiative goes far enough" in curb- indicated support for the ballot � W ith some fine-tuning, it is what �ng growth. � . measure. voters are likely to see from Che � Still, Norm �Grossman, a Laguna Burkett would not say how much pro-Measure' A campaig❑ in the Hills aerospace engineer who is one money has come in as a result ot three weeks remaining. Targeted of the slow-growth campaign themailing,butestimatestherehas mailings are planned. One theme: board members, said, "There's been a 10% response ra[e. "We get "Slow growth comes to Orange - bound to be some slippage in our back triple our investment in County—How� to Understand ffie support because we sLarted out fund-raising letters," Burkett said . � . Initiative." Another, larger mail unbelievably high to begin with." "But I dodt want to talk about it." effort may contain Lhe message There's never been any dis- �. � Nor would Burkett reveal hoa� tha[ "developers are trying to fool agreement within the campaign much money the group has raised . you again. Dori t let them; ' accord- about the basic strategy, Grossman and spent since the end of the year. . � � ing to Rogers and Burkett. And the said. In February, the group reported proponents will accuse the opposi- "We have no money, so we can't [hat it had spent $30.871 as o( Dec. ' Lion o( telling lies. do anything different at this sLage 31. � Rogers and Burkett said they anyway. Asked why he doesn't employ a �� may have to borrow $10,000 to "Our big rally was getting the campaign manager, Rogers recalls � 520,000 for mailings. signatures to qualify this lhing," how he and a ragtag group defeated "Never underestimate Tom• Rogers said. ' How can you top a�heavily sponsored I-centcounty- Rogers," cautioned Michael Nason, � that?" � S�� s� s ta�c in 1989 with less than another Orange County political There has been pressure from ��I don't need a campaign manag- � .. . er,"�he said. "\4e'rc very efficient. � � � �Ila�nuR C�k: ; . ;, • City got caught up �:: , i n Bay area boorm ` sy�-r.ary a weme� Tt,e;Re9is�er ired of the resulting From Walnut Creek T tangle of traffic, voters ean Lesher remembers �n 1985 approved two � the day in 1947 when he initiatives that capped rented an airplane and bullding heightS alld took [o the skies over Walnut severely limited new creek. construction at `I could see San Francisco, see where the growth was go- intersections typically ing,•� �sner saia. jammed with motorists. , Lesher liked what he saw and After several years of invested heavily. Now 86, he � owns a chain of 10 newspapers fighting City Hall S�OW- in Contra Costa County, a once- growth proponents now sleepy clump of suburbs 25 control it. miles east of San Francisco that has been transformed by a com- mercial bullding boom into an Businesses also were at- urbanized job center. tracted by the same amenities But while L,esher might have that had helped drive the ciry's foreseen t2�e profit to be made population to 63.,000 last year. "� ' `�°" � " off the building boom, he didn't "There's a very stable labor foresee the clogged [raffic, cf- force, great schools, better cli- fice development and resident ma[e, the whole nine yazds; ' backlasti to change. said Rich Lambert, a vice presi- '. In the 1980s, Walnut Creek dent in the Walnut Creek office ":"i��w""�;; found itself amid [he corporate of Coldwell Banker. _ " office boom along Interstate 680. But Walnut Creek residents The city became not only a saw their neighborhoods chang- place to go to work from, but ing. A lo[ of them didn't like it. one to go to work to. Those are the two things peo- Tired of the resulang tangle of ple complain about: traffic and traffic, voters in 1985 approved the changing character of their two uritiatives that capped community," said University of building heights and severely California, Berkeley, regional limited new constrvction at in- � economist C�mthia Kroll. "All of . tersecrions typically jaznmed a sudden it's an employment � with motorists. After several center." years of fighting Ciry Hall, slow- ' Evelyn Munn was one of those growth proponents now contcol complaining abou[ the changes. �t, In 1981, Munn's life was in tran- � L,esher finds himself a pris- sition: When her husband, an oner of [he growth he forecast. airline pilot, died, she decided to He wants to buy a new printing get an English degree from UC . . press, but can't build a plant be- Berkeley, abou[ 15 miles north- cause of a local growth-control west of her Walnut Creek home. initiative. He is challenging the Driving the freeways and city � measure in court. � streets, Munn says, she became . "It seems that the things that disillusioned with what was hap- � induced me [o come here are pening to the city she had called causing my problems," Lesher home since 1958. , said. "I was getting lost in my own When slow-growth proponents �«s Munn said. "I thought THE ORANGE COuNTY REG I STER in Orange County �sere fishing 'My God, what happened [o my � ' for ideas for an initiative, Wal- hometowu?' ° SUNDAY� ��AY 22� �.�J�Sg nut Creek's roads-before-build- When [he Walnut Creek City � � ings measure was a model. Md Council voted in 1985 to allow an if pronouncements from local additional 6 rzullion square feet slow-growth leaders are to be in commercial development, believed, they also will follow Munn became involved in slow- the course of Walnut Creek and growth efforts. . �... ..,,......_,.....�. .__:_,,,.., __,:.: . She joined Citizens for a Bet- - ter Walnut Creak;iyhi�h won ' ` • • The story of Wnlnut Cree� voter approval of three ic�ba_ rise from a suburb in the rives that changed development • - shadow of a big city to an ur- and poliacs in [he city. banized area with traffic and The first, Measure A, limiced development problems all its building heights to their current own is one that probatily sounds levels.' Familiar to Orange CoOnry resi- T'he second, Measure g, dents. barred the council,from approv- Accarding to I,arry Orman, ing development of mom tLan executive director of People for 10,000 squaze feet in azeas where Open Space, what happened to . intersections were a[ &5 peccenE . „ Walnut Creek is a familiar story capacity during peak hours. in California over the past de A third initiative, Measure J;.' ,cade. limited campaign contribuuons "A lot of little towns got to local candidates to $S0. Pro- whacked by traffic," Orman ponents said it would curb devel- � � said. oper con[ributlons to council Traffic, imnically, led to the candidates: creabon of Walnu[ Creek. Not To ensure that the uutiauve much more than the intersection would not be undercut by what of roads leading from Martinez [hey saw as a pro-ginwth City � ro Oakland, it was ]mown as Council and�county�staff, slow- , "The Corners" in the 19th cen- growth ptoponents elected Wal- �t'Y� nut Creek Mayor Ed Skoog and For most of Ihe 74 yeazs after Munn — who campaigned as it became a city in 1914, Walnut °the residents' team" — to the Creek has been a backwater be- City CouncIl in November 1985. hind the Berkeley Hills. That be- "We decided that they'd do'a gan to change after World War lo[ of things if we didn't have II when the land boom in the someone there yelling and Bay area pushed over the hills screaming," Skoog said. , with Interstate 680. Popularion The election of Matt Mattson tripled in the 1950s, reaching followed in November 1987, and . ,9,903 in 1960. the three now make up the slow- For the next decade, Walnut growth majority on the five- � Creek steadily greu� into a bed- member council. :room community for Bay area In 1986, L.esher sued over commuters: Then the real Measure H, saying i[ was a vi- change came. olation of ciry law because it il- First, the Bay Area Rapid legally usurped the city's '*<riaa`r�^^,^^,.�y"'°+�;,a,.`». "`w "w�<� °",h; a" *`?"^` +� s<w* Transit, or BART, starioq general plan for development. A —_,... ;< ,. :• . .. . ...:..:.: ".`. ' opened at the intersection of � Superior CouR judge agreed, but Ygnacio Valley Road and Inter- the initiative has been allowed stare 680, giving the city a new to siand as protests work their . . downtown. For the ne�ct 15 • way through the state appeals years, the small homes north of court process. the BART station were replaced VvRule lawyers wrangled over by midrise office buildings. The Lesher's lawsuit, the new City area became knowm as the CouncIl majority quietly worked "Golden Triangle." most of the building limits, in- In the early 1980s, businesses tersection capacities and other could rent office space at $1.50 parts of Measure H into the per square foot, compared with city's general plan. as much as S4 in San Francisco. "Basically, it makes Lesher's By 1985, nearly 3 mIllion square suit moot," Munn said. teet of office space had been Despite doom-and-gloom pre- built in fhe BART station area. dictions from business, the toam The conditions attracted com- has continued ro grou�. � � panies like Liquid National, C.P. "We've approved Cr3,000 build- � National, Nationwide Insurance ing permits since Measure H. . and a number of accounting and That's $120 million of develop- law firms to service [he bigger ment," Skoog said. "That's cer- companies. tainly no[ stopping The same was happening development." throughout the Bay area — in Jack Welch, general manager � Marin County, Concord, the Sili- of the R'alnut Creek Chamber of con Valley — as new businesses Cominerce, says the douliside is saw a chance to build at much that several employers are - cheaper cos[s than downtown thinking of leaving. San Francisco and Oakland and � ^We get concerned when other companies 17ed the tradi- �meone like Siemens I.abs tionq`l downtown ce��ters to the � � sub�'�bs. .A � Please se>`CHANGE/9 . . � � Change. O�; takes ; look at . W �; city that put brakes on growth FFiOM 8 r , ;;;' wants [o expand and says [hey'll -feeling like home again. have to.move everythuig to Con- "People feel Walnut Creek has" cord,to do iC,". Welch said. control again, t6at it cares about Meanwhile, the pressure to the community,��'Munn said: w continues. San Francisco "That gives people a sense of recenUy tightened its downtown place." offirzdevelopmen[ cap to 475,000 That judgment will be put to square feet a year, about the the test in 1989 when Skoog and equivalent of the 2(Fstory City Munn will be up for re-electlon Tower off the Garden Grove and voters will have had four (22) Freeway in Orange. GVith years to judge their accomplish- several siate and federal ments. pmjects taking priority, there The issue that led to theii probably will be no new private election — traffic — is still on commercial development down- the minds of their cons[ituents. rown until 1992. A recent poll by the Bay Area Developers might look again Council shows that 41 percent of to the suburbs. ICivll estimates Contra Costa Counry residents that as much as 40 million believe h�affic is the No. 1 pmb- square feet of office space cou]d lem facing the area. Traffic beat be buIlt a]ong the In[erstate 680 . out polluuon, overpopulation, corridor by the year 2(q0. ' AIDS and housing combined.. Bu[ Kroll says Walnut Creek Lesher says the "no-growth � might not be in on the next thing has peaked" and expects building boom. It has gotten too Skoog and Munn wil] be de- e�cpensive. Rentals aze now $2 feated at the polls. per square foot - only about 50 "People aze awaze California cents less than in San Francisco. is going to have growth," I.esher Companies seeldng bargains said. "The idea behind s[opping have moved even farther out, growth is anfi-business. If you hoping to find [he next Walnut don't have business, you don't Creek. have jobs, you won't have places Munn says she is frustrated for your kids to work and live." thaf the city can't contmi such growth outside its boundaries. Skoog laughs, saying he is "There are 944 units going up sure voters iilce the slow-growth ' jus[ ou[side the city," Munn approach. said. "The counry has control. "I guess we won't get Mr. What can we do?" Lesher's endorsement, and he Though she sees trouble loom- writes humdinger editorials," ing, Munn says Walnut Creek is Skoog said. � - SPECIAL REPORT - • e ,' • � ? ;;. � � _ . � r � . t � .,� ,. i r � _.'... .a-- � '. . � !- '� . - f I �' ` � ` . • . -r� . � :. +. �.��+ �r � Y � i r � N+'`��-. +�sy� "� I N � _ . .. -. .. —ti T LT t T .` _�. .. f � t + `� ^ � " . 1 � � / , . � � �� .:a . ' Y"� - l il , � �� ~ � ` t' 7 ' t �� Y y J , � Y f ` �. ` , ,� , � �� f f :"I' �.. 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'� .�'�G.�"c*"�.�� ,.��L:l� ��f �.k »��n 4"T n c � �� .._»3.�'v.34..!v:..�, ;�..LC��} �.C??�.�. � � • �• , � , , � • .' .� � � Ai 2 T O C ountq" Register Sunday, May 22, 1988 GROWTH ', A measure of support H �UOe pr��i5 I SuppoA by Orange County residents for,the Citizens Sensible Growth anc, TrafSc Control IniUative, Measure A on the June 7 ShOUId r�se baflot remams consistently s4rong in every major demograpfiic ; category � � Uniieclded! FROM 1 ', Favor i Oppose don't.know � tiative,by a huge margin, 57 per cent to 13 percent opposed, but CountyiMdesupport 57% ! 13% 31% about 30 percent don't know how p , i i they will vote. 'I�vo-thirds incor '" ` ` recdy think the initiarive is luilced Democrat 54% 11% 35% to free-way traffic, and three- ; Republican 61% �2% 2�% iourths incorrectly think it limits �� ownershlp; oonstruction. '■ The initiative will have no Rent home 53% 17% 31% 'effect on freeway traffic. In fact, it I;' p home 59°/a 9% 30% � dces not affect 82 percent of county :aoads or 40 of its most congested Gender intersections. ! Maie 56°/a 17% 27% '-■ There is widespread differ- ;; Female 57% 9% 34% ance of opinion over what the ini- ' tiative will do to the county's econ- i�ngth ai county resldence': ,omy, but most analysts say the : Less than tive years 58% 10% 32% economy is too strong to be signifi- cantly damaged. I! Five to 10 years 56% 14% 30% ■ Homeowners will be the big ; More than 10 years 56% 13°/, 30% winners if the uutiative passes, fu- ��,�b �ncome eling the escalation of home prices. ' ' ' Builders say just the fear of the Less than $25,000 54% 10% 32% initiative already has pushed $p5,000 to $45,000 54% 17% 30°k prices higher. More and more home buyers will be forced to look ,; $45,000 to $65,000 56% 12% 32% in oudying counties for more af- ;: More than $65,000 62% 11% 26% ` fordable homes. i Even if the uutiative passes, Employment status: developers have obtained enough -- - ` ' exemptions to allow them to build ,__ :; Employed 56% 14% 30% ;', 62,000 more homes and mlllions I Unemployed 5g'/, 11'/, 32% more square feet of office space Education leveh during [he next 20 years. ■ Adoption of a.slow-gmwth High school or less 46% 11% 43% initiative in Orange County could �� y ears oi college g�a�, o � trigger a statewide slow-growth 14 /0 25 /o push reminiscen[ of property tax- Graduate school 59% 13% 28% -cu[ting Pmposition 13. Some Or- ange County politicians perceived �ume.;The Register Potl to favor growth are feeling the - heat. 1 • � n. aegi�+a � The cause of all this is a four- court. It's worked for the environ- page technically worded document �� yye can theorize f�Ut mentalists; it should work for us, band er�who gathe the fact is nothing like this St Meaz;Wi,;ie 'd ;,,;c�aci�e backers I more than 90,000 petition signa- �a COUfltyWld@ gfOW[Il- have challenged developer agree- mres. control measure) has ever ments, which they see as deliber- Throughout the campaign to get happened before. We ate attempts to circumvent the ini- the measure before voters, slow- tiative. growth activists and opponents — Cafl track a past cause Slow-gmwth advocates also hope mostly builders — have warred and effect. � 7 to export their revolution to the wi!h words over the need for and rest of Southern California, and AI Gobar potential effect of the initiative. they even dream of a statewide The Register Poll reveals the Brea-based economist growth-control inivative. �' confusion of county residents, as Not since Prop. 13 made tax cut- �, retlected in a telephone survey of Orange County will be devastat- ting the litmus test for candidates ; 500 adults conducted May 1-8 by the ing," said John Simon, chairman has one issue threatened to over- Chapman College Survey, a divi- of the Citizens for Traffic Solu- shadow all political debate. sion of the college's Center for Eco- tions. "It won't build one mile of "If vo[ers show they are for nomic Research. highway or take one car off the growth limitations, then elected of- The poll shows that 78 percent of freeway." ficials get in the way at their own those surveyed believe the initia- Orange County's effort to control risk. A lot of politicians lost when � tive will limit buIlding. It won't. gmwth has more potential effect �ey got in the way of Prop. 13," And 64 percent believe the initia- than any previous citizen-initiated said Dean Misczynski, a state Sen- ��tive links growth to freeway traf- effoR to control development in the ate consultant. 1' fic. It dcesn't. nation; analysts said. Slow-growth proponents �e ,. But some things are clear. "The Orange County initiative tallcing the same way and hr �� ' Seven of 10 residents believe the ties the right to buIld anything to Promised to rearrange the fa� of county has grown too fast in the the longest laundry list of commu- political power in Orange C_ tY• past decade, 66 percent think nity services and benefits of any Their targets include a doien or gmwth should be limited, and 48 ordinance in the United States," more city council members, coun- percent disapprove of the way gov- said Doug Ring, land-use attorney tS' supervisors such as Tom Riley ernment has handled growth. with the Los Angeles firm of Shea and Harriett Wieder, who are tar- , ' Proponents of the measure hope & Gould. gets of recalls, and members of :he [o capitalize on that dissatisfaction That comple3city has pmduced �unry's delegation to Sacrame�co � to accomplish their purpose: to put uncertainty over the potential �d Washington. [:: the brakes on traffic and rapid de- long-term effect of the measure. Nevertheless, some voters will � velopment in south county by tak- "We can theorize, but the fact is take the attitude of Patty Peters of . ,r many decisions out of the hands nothing like this ( a countywide Huntington Beach, who will vote `- of county government. growth-control measure) has ever "no." Measure A says the county can- happened before. We can't track a Peters is against the concept of �?': noY allow building unless roads, past cause and effect," said A1 Go- closing the counry door to new resi- i- � emergency services, flood control bar, a Brea-based economist who dents. "No one has the right to tell '>, and parks can handle the resulting dces analyses for developers and anyone what to do simply to com- ": increase in population. The county opposes Measure A. fort their own lives ... (besides) �'must make sure new projects do ff the measure is approved by craffic wIIl not decrease because `-- not add to traffic congestion. In voters June 7, builders, who were p�ple will still be traveling to = some cases, builders would be re- unsuccessful in efforts to knock the work," she said. -� quired to add lanes to surface initiative off the ballot, have vowed But Peters is in the minoriq�. roads near their projects before to go to court June 8 to challenge Most voters who support Mea- '-� the buildings could be occupied. what they,term an unconstitutional sure A seem to agree with Pamela Supporters insist buIIders are re- moratorium. Nance, also of Huntington Beach, °'sponsible for the congestion that Don Steffensen, executive vice in their reasoning for voting in fa- gmwth brings. "All we are asking president of Irvine-based Lusk Co. vor of the initiative. : is that developers pay for the'pmb- and president of the Southern Cali- "California has enough people," lems they create and make things fornia Building Industry Associa- she said. "We don't need any more better," initiative co-author Greg- tion, has warned that the court bat- congestion." ory Hile said. tles will be ugly and long. Opponents of Measure A dis- "Our backs are to the wall. News assistant Lisa Reidy and li- agree. These initiatives are abuses of brarian Julia Wotipka contributed to .. "The impact of this measure on power and we are ready to go to these reports. , � � � H O� , ■ � �/ \� ■ ��y � �y � I _ �, �^ �� _ ` , , J �� _ � �: b15 CONRIU4 to 1rvRle Md p�N15 IO Oulrtrip Iht Cd08Ci[y o( Iht �pd45, 1ItiOa�lve i3 N110p�1�Lp[ y[<0� vae Jurc ] for [Ae slow- SUN�AV: Frustralion war becauu uNike the ini[ie6ve, Ne Public expects 8��w "We'veneversflidl�isltiewli +rjj r p{ tiaUVe. IraHic pacts don't rcquim certain levels af ��—w<'ve said itb e rtarf;' ll �I I IC 1�I Il� I A Regirter Poll shows thnt 57 per- TODAY: Fear br Ilie ecommy traffic (low. Gmssmen said. "Our goai ngA� i I cent of county msidents pmbably unlountle0 7Tey also aryve that the Aev<IOP is ro maintein wlut we've got en might not get it �� do Ihe same, believing Ne ini- TUESDAY: Skyrockelirg �rs anC [he county art trying to un- �p� �« ��gs ge[ eny worse" rintive will stop the traffic snerl �p� p�¢s dercu� Ne imem o( thc initiativc. Pam Kolosaw fttls the same x f�m ��. WE�NESDAV: Poliliwl 1nII�a[ive suppoRers ack�awledge The own<r of "Your Secrc[ery �, �^, A Ny � 7Tey might end up disappointtd. upheaval «< <h< measure im't a curt-all for Pam; ' e secrtarial servic� in N � The poll slwws tAat a majoriry of craffi< woes, bu� they cali it a neces� ting[on Beach, rold Aegismr poll� �� rtsidents Hunk Ne woative will hal[ � sary (irst steV �oward regaining mn- sters she tlwught [he initiative a t u 6:15 on a smogyry, sticky mns[rvc[ion near frteways. It won't �� Past year, Ihe svpervisors tmi over jammed roads rase mngertion and rap housing Thursday ev<ning anE Rick They Htivk it wJl (imit one souru M1ave signed 31 agmemen[s wiN dc JoM Simon, a Newport Beach ab ^I see e bt mo¢ Vaffic ov Ne Blackwoad is smck in m Arav o( edditionel traLfic — vew 6omes. It velopers ezemptin6 �rc Qw� 60,000 mmey and cha'vman o[ Ne enti-w� Gceways, mo mu<h tra(fic, mo 0 natlon at EI Tom Rnad md wodt. � Mmes md 6 million square lee[ o[ riative group Ci[iuns [or Tra((ic mngution, mo mucE smog end a Rotkview Avenue Nssing w<r Ais As a mmty b�lot mwmle, Ne mmmercial anE mdustrial sDace Solutlons, disagrtzs. He says the ini� gestion;' 7(nlowa says. ••We ma , vm's dwd battery. ivitintive deals oNy witA wunry from th< initiativ<'s pmvisions. In tiarive wi11 hurt Uu county's ecoo- (rom U B years ngo ro get ewa Squinting Ih�ough the bmwa haze, [oads in uninwrpoatM arcns — '�uhange, the builders will use the'v omy, dnve housing pri�es up and do trpm all Ihis. I['s gove.frvm e be Blnckwood tums co su`vey We most tMt mems no rctief for those figAt �e�d as mllaurel to finence millions tinle to wtengle griNOCk becaux it room mmmuvity m gridlock" mugerted intersectioo iu south ivg the ivm�chang< of Ne Smtn o! doliars worth of �oad projects. d«so't nddless haw m reix tuods ([ ��d covtluues, it is dou m�mry. A[ the Iight u e line o[ ws MaSm Diego freewaYS. griPP� � DismaY� slow-g�owh end mvi- for oew mads. fiil tha[ I(nlosaw eM others coo- 30 deep md th�ee laues wide mak- griNoek on Pa�< Coan F3ighwa9 ��M� ectivists bitterlY �o ••7Le impaa o( Nis measu�e oo cuned witC tLe 9uality oClife in ing down F! Toln Road, disappear- or sWCk in the jammed intersecoons ��d the agreemm[s vW have Orange County will be devastating;' �4e County aze goivg m be in�under the overyess ot the Sen in dtiet [rom B�ea ro Smta Am ro wcd ro have uveral of N<m dis� Simov said. "It wov't build on< mil< hePPY. Diego (I-5) FYttaaY. I�vin<. '.' ` solved. ' of highw�aY or tate ane car oR the About 2.1 milGon peoPk live in "I['s Eed aLL dny lo¢g:' Bleck�vooC .� Even iu areas whert it mig6[ keep Supe[viwrs md devdopers uy freeway" ' avge County. By [he yur AIO, e aaid "][ tnka 15 miuutes Nrt ro go, �c fmm getting woru— the mP �°g��°�nts x�ill ensum wnstxvc- I:orm G�ouman, n icader in tLe edditlonal l millioo nic expecteG the haU mile fiom tM (laguva '. idly developiu6 �� w�ty —�e boo o! needed roeds tLe munry can't initiative e((oct, acimowledges [hat ' govemmrnt ngencies fortcas[. H;�i.) me1L The liglita take [ocevei" inidnrive's poteoUal effect dfeady eLtord ro build. But slow-growN pro vomr expectations might exttM the � ltensportatlon en�neers say i 7'he t.agu�u F[ilts ryshms malYn ��o �dercut bY �e counry ponevts saY Nerc is �ro guaranttt rtaliry o( wla[ Ne initiative can ac . says he is dled of Ne daily griuC of ' Boaid o[ Supervisors. that Ne oew developments xno t mmplis6. Yet he maintains Nat the �># �� How much OC knows Why the county has grown too quickly Daspite all ihe Iqa0lines abaul Ihe cbwyrvMh itilieWe, bur in 10 Cpmty �esitlenls werwhelm"vqty say �M1al Ma co�nty has gravn loo wouW iirprwe. AAarry �ink key especls ol �hev i'xes wouW sWy C» Oruga CounH �enfs have navs a.ren heard ol it As saon ss ils Qiickly and Na� 9rovAh sM�k be limted. TMY see lew tlam s'des same urder iha ini�ialiva. Qw N'ug m wl�ih mos� peopb egrae e pov5qn5 ara summarizeC, however, more Nan haM leva il Nmosl lo Gle �nder Ihe inAialive, anC almosl �all Nink IM Qualiry o141e W� housvq prices woulE inaease. nw.mvas o� u» counry :�caerecur mir�YS me InilaW a �w�s awa�can+antwdeowayo-attK. GroWlh2teduring Thinkgrowth Fbwcounty Predictinglifeundertlx Fiave you heard of the slow-growth Initiative? the past 10 years should be Iimited govemment has slow-grow[h initiative handled growlh �.� o,. 59% Yes 4} : �pqb ' 66% : a} '•i�. II Y e.e. wd.. .�'M1a w b . Too�asl � ��` Yes ��— - .�. � . .. ... . - ii+ Qelllyolllb d7X 10'/. O1% 3': t%DOntk�ww . ,;�. Y �� K'.- �..�. .': i .., �� '�3' �� TaMC 30 22 4 C 4 '��:. "; � � � �3 20 30 q 3 o.. " ' b . aa v:� ':', � Favor� � IhitlecMN ' ♦�� _ '�' '.., i3 MasMwN � j � �,.. Do :':' � Ymme 30 ] 59 a Ham�eaNOfil 60% 15A 25Y. ; epprwe '' � �myoi Hawea�heardole' S3 8 39 Toesbw ,�`" ? � � haelrg 34 16 H 6 r� ea um«aea � '.�r ='; ..�: s�.., w _ rn�.wewe � zasc �m — . i: .'. .� c, �.. :� ti qroM� lo Ireeway traHc 61% 16X 20'K qy� _ '� ' No � 7tYricirvEatNeYnks9�� rght � :': ... �t%_ p� 76H.5% 15%<5', bwrlacssVeeltralfe 61 1� � p5 � � � �' ��^� � nntawa r� a,ue� �e iz io �—O °o �,,"', — 0 k1° � 1� � a zz z, w� ' w.w��s.m ue M w mi new a ne'..uv. wn n.a..mwv a» m.av., w v..+✓.aa vnna. M wa n� tr�n. wu:r�w�v'a+w�..eaweime.ou..am�,�.arv. sa.c<:men.d.wva �� THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER SUNDAY, �AY Z2, I9g� s ¢ � � . � The slow-growth initiative at a glance Effect: Measure A covers Meawre A Tha Cilizers' Sensde Tte wury myW ereure Irenk p�oponenb �ey: lives ere Eeing urMrvebpee Wrd as pahiaM 18 percent of counry's roads . c�o..m aro r,ercc c«n,d im�a��, now tv �w�+�nrn �oad:. «�rne�ee W ire :b« v� a wnn.n ne��re io a�ato iaurres FaoM � � vuuN 4m10¢vebprtenl in v.ideniny aK6�irg Foads. IreXic- Iraflk in unroNporale0 areas d lor puplic uw. �rYimrporele0 nreas ol �M v9wl syrc�+rmiz2lion a by Ilia couMy arq davebpers mssl pP��ts uY: �n. resiEenls wilh�u��niw frecweYS anJ ma- �+^7� ��9 ��a reQuirirg Wi'ding pccupanls W pin .�enwre Ilielr pvqcts do rot ceusa jor rcnove�ions o( e�tisting �L 'Ne've never said it is e�+abwreMa poiaaea ��n m e vamo-m, �" ° °fB "' e fp+ medv, �he traffic will only ge� Ihe solution — we've sflid riapenviN pogram. lunlier EeWys. a slandare lor Ayrq a�OVB IM1d1 vallic, ameryenq servioes, parks p�� uy:,1Te Iniliali.g will Opponenta uy:1Te iniuiive d ciry rasWern�Miq may M1ave �o '"oru. The s�e�e plens to double it's a start. Our goal right ard Ibo� mMioL � @c wiJt� of thc $anla Mu U�5) ansure Ria� o-anlc Baes ro� qai umahry xp0las a niqr�ecsieodara pay �or oq�mo o� �ne row pa,ks. now is to maintain what v.orse. LarW tlevebpers wln s1arH d amaye�.y services far F'rt•c��:iY �0 121uiies Juri�ib �hc b proli� Imm Ihei� puiltling5 SIw10 re�aa�a m rt� „m�.orpor,iea ��_+� �u y�•a�,, n�c om��,.-�:� me we've go[ and not let have to pay la Ra roatl munry Ihan is racaivetl py oNy malor vro)ects on me nraw- things get eny WO�Se. 7! n imprwarrents. rasitlanLS d anes. Ciry dwelbrs ing board arc [hree developer backed ioll rouds thet (acc a 36 `s 2. �PVOMnU MY: Tha Wllelhre will cv�W Brd uC Cafl�91a sarrces rockY f naOd01 fUNro. Morm �roMrtun maka Vallit xo�5e Gy JaWying �M1eY �+II nol Cerelill�Om. aClivi5110r �hg inilielive • �� k mrstruction ol Inree proposed . The eaperts also sey that by apaTigM1ways. wtling firendng X110 deJy trips might [nke �� for a proposeE sou1M1 courrcy roaES about twice the time thq' do tn � 3fl5 0( tAe mwty'� ]Bbsque2 program erd dmnrg op housrg a,' " day beiauu avera6e freeway mile erea but mn[eine oNy IS prices w Ilul woM1ers will hava lo °^ �� d� iving spced — now }f mph — . miles o( tTe cmmry's 1,115 miles wrmvtalranhomasinofiar ✓`�.�� henw�Ilaveragel9mph. o(roads. {�OB(�S" wunlies. Thc c�er slou'er Oace of dnv- 7he initiative woWd mquirc � ' � ing hns its costs the wunty m ensure tMt new TM ie4tiative Maub afled cwMy FIOOfI COf1IfOI: The Somhern C�ISarnia Asso- develo0��ots �a[ oNy don't mads onry. Freeways am su�e Tne counry v.wW have �o ensore ��ation of Covemments says io- make va((ic worse, bu[ tha[ roaas sucM1 az Patllic Coasl WI rew Cevebpreni wwld m� drviduals und businesxs in [he haftic Oow ecNelly imprvves. VtigRxay wwW ml �a tliredry xwsen rurqtt dun Creatcr Los Mgeles area, which Sreve Hogen, directo� of eM � y � n �g peak IIwO ��udes Orangc Count w0 � Gar ow maas, �le irY�laUVa oe�iotls. Wmg peak Iboa pemOS, Y. uNl [rensponation plawting tor Ne � � tlarta anE dlkes wwW M1ave to lose S2tl m�lian Oer daY due ro mw�Y Evwonmentnl MmeBc sets a staMa d Ior Iralfq Ibn. ��y� i � �� tmlf�c conges[�on by 2plq com- mrnt AgencY seYS county offi- Roughly speaWrg, a tlnver sfwM Parks tlev¢lopnern's propeM� Oared with SI/ mJhon m 1989. cials don't Imow wAat, V any, rot hare b wa� ip more IM1an ana �� b �� Pq �� Tha[ includes IO 9 rtWlion loa[ cost t�ere will be for taxpaYen. grean FgM b pas5lfxo�gM1 an ^N P° n� xrork houra interseclion. tl�al new iesitlaNlal Ge�ebqnenl PreNe�eqpme � creales lu�lier a� Y�. e ISfold "'[Lert aze ao menY 9uee0ov tl a WiNer qoposas a �b sel e slaMerO d nw eaes Ibotling, potaMialty erdanqarirg Ncreau Irom I984. Service in� marks, i['s mally uncAar[M t<r- � �� Dustries in varticular will be d[ory;' Hogen eaid. mmnieroal, irquSUial a resitleMial ol OEVebpetl paikland avaiWMe �w 4ve5 anC hun becauu employees will be Msny of Ne in[er.ucpons Nat "' + .. ... ... .... ..... . pojed. iM1e munry vquH have b Emergency services: �n ,.000 �« ,��u. rre OppoMrrtn aeY: G+rreMty, dties spendin8 more time Be[ting ro dop't mce[ [he inipebve'a etvi- er�sure tnat vallk genera�eC by Na The IMtia�ivB says firelgMars. � �� "e �o ersure IYa� ��. �� w IbW conird clienh Ihan Ihey woWd be darES woWd be rtnovated by We new resi0antt or leivnts d tlie sMnifs �eµ��es enC pdice StquW �� `� no1 �' Oased an need. TTe iniWtive spending time wi[h clients. cowry or wder preetlstlpg W��din9 �quW nd m ke dnvers ba ada Io recporq lo emergenpes �� °� � � wouN eliminate Ile'Yar sliare" The Regis[er Poll slwws that egreemen[s witL developers. . wait r. ui�lvn Irve minule5 BS � �'b �� °�� percen[ of respondents be P�vpopents sey Nat Umugh bnge parmnl ol IormNa b �hB berell d 6q On ma6s artl at Ir�ersepiore Ne time. In areaz wt�ere � regqnal paM1land Ihey he�e urvnmrporatetl areas ard al high lieve the initiative will curb traf- [Ae wtlative �uires the wunty wf�ere Erivers alrea0y are Oeing emert�en�y Servi�s alraxly era alreaQy harqetl wer b Iha eounry. Ws� lo Ihe wl�de munry. (ic conges�ion on the freeways, tu set staeWards, pie bottam line EelayeC brger Ihan ore green sbwar lo reSPwtl, �M couMy Proponents eay: Tha wu�ry taa but acrording to Kei�h Mc:(eaq is tha� bwlders should pay [or �g�t Ne muMy v.wW tiave lo musl raquire ��al sarvka5 tlo nol � eMOrcetl repuiremerM1S lor ��. �� .� �� direcror of ehe local of(ice a( [he additional traffic peoblems mwre Rat new GnWirgs woulE ge1 even sbwer beca�sa M nqw ,� paM1lartl. Al tirtes developers � 1yK �p�q, Gnrert iw imlfc 5[ale Department of Transporta� y tlre'v ro¢ts. rot v.orsen Irallic. tlevebpmenl. M1�"e.Deen albv.W b w�nl gq,�. tion, Ihe effect will be[he o �°,used b p� ppo- Ali we ere asldng is Ne[ Ge- . sih. velopers pay (or Ne pmblems "I uc [�c initie�ive as huving they create end meke Utings a . ' the pulen�ial of mnking housing IiNe be[ter," wtiative coautMr � morc eryensive in Orengc Grtgory Nile said. ' , County ... there arc going ro be Thet will be impwsiCle at . even more �ple livi�y in Me wars[ and expensive et bes[, ac- � cheaper outlying ereas caming mNing to Serry Ausfiv, xnio� ' - ro jobs in the coastal arces," Dertne� o(AuaOn-Fa1rt, a ttms � McKCan said.'Tha� is going ro portation rqnsJtlng firm whox ovcrlouJ ihe sysmm." clien[s incluEC The Irvine Co., � McHeen specificnlly mted whicA owna ono-einL oI [he land � . Ftiverside and San Bemardino . in Me wwry. � Counry. 5[a[is[ics show [hat Austin saye [het ee many as 150,000 people who live in �hou f0 inrcrsectiom ip eouN munty � ' � counties commum ro work each do not meet the initiative't e[m� Ga� if vi'unge Counry. dartls end would heve ro be im- � The deba�e con[inues ova the pmved. . afftt[ af the initiative on wrtum A[ meny o(!Ae inttruc[ions, - streete. Thc initia[ive would eG lhere is no mom tm wiaening, fect oNy 18 percen[ ot the cnun- Austin says, meking rtla0vely - ty's mads.2he unincormre[ed potl o( We wunty acmun[s for p�¢aye sqe EFFECTlJ - �: � . � , . , �; � � . -- . Tratfic and growth � Lvon Ipough O�anqo Counly msNOnis mosl unnn pae::ns cb0 sh�mqM �nwi Il�o nmasur�, Ol lqe ' nnk Imllic ac I�e lop county problom, ma1 doosn'I coonly's lom IoP��^ke pobbms. �uppo� lor IM soem lo be Ihe majw issuu whaa il comas lo initiulive seoms lo slem mare Irom concem� �bwt oVhiiov aMul Iho slow�qmwlh inni:��ivo. Pun�dn �xrc�ulafon 9mwt� Inon Imm WmmeA ioaaa. Even � w�o say Irallic will slay Iho cnme il R�o Inilialivu p��opio wilh ahorl cominuwc laror Ipa Inillallvo. � Percent ot respandenLV ranking problem mast imponent--� � , E � Trdtllc Popuiaiiongmx�n Mousligcosb Mm� . JammedfreewaYg w..�ww.� + s.��p?'` '"�*�r � assc �o9c � �vu +iw. T�e everepe nUmbei o1 W e Ihe� Cro551�e L . 603 �µ �y ,�%• � g� d a. s a�m w� �- O ange Couny Ilne In each direction aach S;, p q$ p y ' a''' ��r� ' ��' y _ �+r�E �� Op'nion ol siow- wmk de _- , - ;' y °N, s� '.� . �+; ,�, . prowlh i I aliva San D ogo �I�105) Fwy:�et U County bor0er �n -^ p,�. ,. ^ p a v o r M � zazom �e�� , . u� e. r�re,r,,,4� �^ ' (��. . u�c. .�Rrverside 91 �FJ etLACOUn .�orEOr �� s ��' � ^ .� � ��sx � °O�' • � 166 000 �.� � Co MY,� x � �� .: �nc � ��x I � zz � �a«iaea Oran e (57) Fwy .s *. � � ��l� � � '. . '. . . 160000 �OS 55 � �" � R �s, s °"+ �? �Opinlons ol responCenls w�o loel Opinlons ol respoMmb w�os� � ' i FrvorsEe 91 F RrversdeCOUn Corde ; commulln tlmeb: �Y F* � tranku�arinolnnlallvo... 9 ' 15a o00 ' � �.,� f � Oange � . ��,R� �, Counry � . 'SanleAna�Q:51�F,wy f � ��} a '� "� �se aoo ,�,�,"- x '� , �, , F G'�� "�''� r a� � �� .k. s�x ��: �SanO o IS F� e15anD oCoun bor0er s �°"'�� °� �' a9 ( 1 �n o9 N �^'�io-"`� ��- r� q et aa,c nx �mc »°r. TM �. ..ioo.000 t � r ' "a'� a,4�{ ta s �ss�&'iN a �' s �,� �,x .. . � i , � a t�'�,��w� s��'�..� r c.,4 �r t . 'Gardan Gmva (22) Fwy �'Y� �°� � y ��' p��k �� """ '` )w II gei�'w � wll stay the .vnA qmw . 15 minules . 46 to More �han � 75 000 t`� t p�� i ��p +�s��ro"6 � q,t� � 5> "�%� bellet� same �, orse �� or less 30 30 mmules x� c : d ;,�c '�r{ +°� r t�� o s.nPW �'D s r r + ��a, . sy �Pec 1c Coes� Hiq�way (R� Qp �� 5 i µ^ a ;�A t„ �° r i „ ¢ a' � My �' ¢p Nole Perce lapes may nol ad0 up Io 100 because o(, ounE np � g '� as ooa ' �� s3 .3 � �-e.w� ea� �§ ��.3�5�#��k? T"'�'+��,.� h .aue�� Y° s�. �'"io� ^k - 3s� �. - `in. n.a ra er ev a cww s;..r c tr Ema� a... rt� �, _ ..-. ..dt'e. .'P.:—'P� ni._ ,�� - t � �- l�'at- . S � r.' � i�h r � )� ., a '.n.. _. ... a ... . ,.� .i.x: . . � - v.lY -r .�-.. . - .� . . : ..�.«r..�.:... ...w...�. � .h� ., NwNBO /MP�dn�r ItMn�^NIINRqY� . ... '.. .. . . . . . .. . . . `. _.... � Effect: Opponents fear measure would drive up housing costs, do nothing to unsnarl traffic. FROM2 in rcmm Net tioNen slow- . .. i . .•.: °'..' .,. .. Fisher seid. inaryensive inmruc[ion renova- B��h pmW�cnb. ) ._ BelmEa BlackHer, a meuthor tions �mpouibla Hc said i[ ie et N<xchenge for undefwriting - f � "-� o( Urc wnahvq saye ib effec best impossible v�d et wora[ �oo �hc pml�ct, @e munty has � ,,, ; uvrness wwiG �c uvertly K expensive m wnvince ownen of s gncd 11 agrecmmta excmp�in8 . ' 4°0 gas stationa, fesbfood s�ands Mc o�lttts fmm thc slow� �- � Ob+iomly we Mpe Ney aill and sM malls to grve u thev 6� �h mitiotive M faunJ �ICgai: Blecketer business WhJeNOB��YSWetmtlWl �j�� ' ' � .. �'� ��' �YS ,: { - ThcquescwntMnanusaDOw lanes on loe Aliws BovlevaN. pinn �s duigncd ro hanEle all �he p��q \. ..',�* Q�� . �� -. e murce o( Nnds ro build mnde . ihe elternaLLVe: cxpenvve hutOc genemttd by Ihe new w ,Wi ^ new medf. developments end ailevmh U thc ini�iative Oecomes lew. "A srtWl builder cxn't e((ord �Y �zisting pm�le�ns as well. �� .�` � Caoswaion msn increase tM I , the Sl0 mJlion mst just [o put up slaw gmw[h pmponents ere .�' * ��,. ,. Ioy6er buildiny pm1Kn ue dc e rcted unur or emell office skep[ical. F ';` �1 �� ' wmplez;' AusM said. "p Meu dev<IOOment agrto- Rttent enempb ro fmd Counry ofticials egree and ments mandamE Icvele of ur- '. �' ��'r' t ' + �� money for mads Mve fnllm (Iet � hnve saiE Ney un solve [he vice (for Ne rouds), I might sce 7TC Ormge Cainty Trenspor- m[ion Cammission wmC eedier pmblem by rtquirinR developen Ihem in e differcnt IigM1t:' f�� Htie month lo oppou piacing on . � [o pool �heir rcsomus. Grossman said. 'BUt they Eon't 4 ' .�: Hie November ballot e onchalf A prime exemplq flagm µ'e can't slow down, �ake a Iwk, p�. �' '�:' p�rcenl intrceu W �Ae 6 pc(cen[ � saYS, ie tAe Foothill Circuletion smp anA corrca pmbiems m we -. _ - Y..:. �' �� ulo tu.'ITe tez inerceu Phaeing Plen, e SUS�miliion g°� KaI1M1 McKenn JoM1n Slmon BaI1rMa Blacketsr would crcate 51.6 billionlor . pmgrem ulling for renovation Slow�gmwN ec�ivisb plen m Departmem ol TrenspoMalbn Leede� ol en0�inllla�ive eHOtl Co-eNfqr ol slowymMh InitiaWe munty VmSpOrtation p[vJK�3. � � of 10 intersectlons end 117 mila cM1allenge ell l] egreements In Orenge Cowty Supervimr � . of �oad Iano in the laguna 1WIS court. The (i6[ �eanngf erc ex� gut Me ef(cct of Ihe ini11E[iv! (0� ning for [he wunry Environmem uninmryoroted wuth munry is ftogerS�enton, e mmmission � erea wut a! Ne San Diego (1�5) peqed thi5 summer. uverai ymn m wme, initietive tel Menegement Agrncy, soys mvered bp Ihe pacrs. membeq says �e ie umm�vinced Frecwey. If ihe devcloper aR�menle pmponenW sry. the mujonty of land currcntly "Thnu (parcels) no� covered Pleew sao EFFECT/1 � It is what ihe dwclop:rs Ret are uphcld in wur4 �hcy could Ibb Fishcq dirtttor of plan� plonned (or devcloVmem in ilm am tyvically small sr.Je:' _ � �, � � Effect: Initiative deals with � roads in unicorporated areas FROM 3 that voters have changed their The failure of other road-fund- . minds since rejecting in.1984 the ing proposals has lead to a push 1 percent increase in the sales for Proposition 72, which would tax called Eor under Proposition use all $750 million generated A. annually by the gas tax for road . °It will probably be prema- Projects. Currenfly 80 percent of ture for the nez� couple of Bas-tax revenue goes to services years," Stanton said. "I believe not related to transportation. in putting things on the ballot, but if you know darn well iYs For Blackwood, all the talk , not going to pass, why bother?" does little to help ease his com- The same pmblems plague mute. � ' state funding. Gov. George "Dcesn't sound like anything Deukmejian has steadfasfly op- in the near future," Blackwa>d posed an increase in the gasoline said. °Meanwhile we're still tax. stuck in the traffic." Measure A's m�or ezem�sfions Whila the slow growth initiative would regulate development in unincorporated areas, t}ie measure contains several major ezemptions: : ■ Construciion or renoJation of si�gle-familyjresidences by ' individual homeone�s. � Construction or renovation ot multiple-uniL;dwellings on � ' exisUng lots that have four or fewer units. ;. ■ Industrial or commercial development oi less,than 10;000 square feet visited by less than 130 vehicles daily and i proposed on existing develoqed lats. ■ Fire, police, sheriff, paramedic stations and oiher facilities for emergency services:. ■ Hospitals,!schools, libraries, public utilities!and religous ? facildies. ; Bource� QGZens'�. Sensible Growth and Traftic Control Ini�atrve . . -- �olitical forc�: � for slow g rowth � rY echoes across regionC ey Gary A Warner where," slow-growth activist The Regiffier Russ Burkett said. T6ough eyes are focused in- , � ixby Smith thought he tently on Orange Cotmty, slow- was doing a great job as growth pmponents already mayor of La Canada boast impressive victories. Flintridge right up to the day in In Montgomery County, Md., April when voters gave him the Morris County, NJ, Dover NH, boot. Martha's Vineyard, Mass., and The reason for Smith's un- several other cities, growth-con- timely demise as the chief exec- trol measures have been en- uUve of this bedroom acted despite outcries from community of 21,000 located 15 developers. minutes north of downtown Los In Los Angeles, San Diego, Angeles was not for stealing Walnut Creek, San Gabriel, Cul- from the public purse or snooz- ver Ciry and La Canada ing on the job. F7intridge, political neophytes No, Smith, a 61-yearold re- pushing slow-growth platforms tired Lockheed manager, was have grabbed seats on city coun- ' given his walking papers after cils, often knceking off seem- four years on the City Council ingly entrenched incumbents. ` for supporting redevelopment of In San Francisco, San Diego, the Foothill Boulevard commer- Walnut Creek, Simi Valley, and cial district. His opponent Moorpark, voters or city coun- didn't. cIls have enacted laws that limit , Smith figures lus support for new construction, building the project direcUy rela[ed to heights or curb construcrion. his lack of support from resi- According to the California der.ts. Association of Realtors, 193 "They just didn't like it," measures dealing with growth Smith said. "They just want to or growth 2imits have been sent �essentially build a wall around to voters since 1971; the siow- the town and lock the gates at growth side has won 63 percent nine o'clock. They just want [o of the time. stop progress." The trend is likely to continue. i Smith can chalk up his pound- Slow-grow[h activists around ' ing at the polls to the hottest po- the state now are banding to- lidcal force since Pmposition 13 gether to coordina[e their newly made tax-cutting the litmus test found power. They will meet in for candidates in the late 1970s. L.os Angeles on June 4 to discuss � In big cities and small towns, a possible statewide initiauve the new populist rallying cry is and look at ways to target pub- "slow growth." lic officials who have been ar- On June 7, slow-gmwth activ- dent supporters of growth. ists will go after the largest tro- "We've been astonished at the phy so far. Orange County. depth of support," said Greg A Register Poll taken this Hile, author of the Orange month shows that county voters Cour.ry initiative. "It just gets will likely vote 4to-i to join the stronger and stronger. San just-say-no-to-growth refrain by Diego, Riverside, L.os Mgeles. � approving Measure A on the Things are happening a lot � county ballot. faster than even a year ago. It � � . Developers, potiticians anti won't go away after the initia- . the �national media wil] be tive." � watching closely. Slow-growth Dean Misczynski, a consultant - proponents have declared that a for the state Senate Office of Re- ��ictory June 7 would be a har- search, says politicians and lob- - binger for regional and perhaps byists in �acramento consider statewide initiatives. [he Orange County vote a bell- "There's a feeling that if it wether. can pass in Orange Counq�, a "II voters favor growth limi[s, bastion of such opposite opinions then it cuuld be Proposidon 13 r gi n and hc passa�Yn the THE OKA�iGE CUJiv i Y Rtu I STEK JUNUAY, I`�AY ZZ 1988 ; ; . ,. _ t: ' t Poll powew Politicians tinding pro-growth records can cost them their �obs — and careers '�� PROM 6 live like enrdines.'Pherc ie u ��eni iv0ezing ils I�diticul mua- en6e l'uunty uclivisl Nurm Anhulcuu unJ J w Iknnu wuc crs. �lun IhiY "^ �� 1 u�me m whale eauntry ou� Umre." 'Ic in Ihe rtn�c. wme worrY Ihnl' 4russmm� auiJ. "On�c we uo J�(cn�cd LY ti�� INn'nu mW iLm dirry wmd —..nmpmmix•;' dl aver epein, end politiciena passmorc elm rcjecla m[ions �he sametimes[regile coelition mmplish our broed.goels, we 1'a� Cullins, two ennAidates whu Woo seid. "�ye can't Aave e bw� y<t in the way et Iheir own �� he slow-growth movemrnt wuld break epeR. mey begin to bicker over smell opposed e June bnllol measurc ker mmteliry. U we hav< e wv riak;' htisaYnski seid. "If it is ��s� pn�smore aays thn source of ��u(L 1 think we heve nwugh �resWcling comtpurcinl pe�ItinF Miween.ell th< bunkcrs, we NI loaes ar things arc uncertain, •�p�� heard lhc argumcnt, thc movcmcnPa s[rcngth — its � broud 6�s to keep us mgcU�er luu and limi�iny U�c hcight of ��x." Ihen Ihert will be people rcedy for quifc n while." many 6uildings to 36 fcei. BW eny cumpromiaes will to take tNngs on.' that you huve your twux, yau diwrcity — is e poMntiul wcuk- The most rccent salw in Ihe dan't ww�t anyone dse [o hnve neas. Pmponents renge (rom While the scartcard revculs u W�w. �he I.na M6cles cily come �m lum for Bixby Smith- slow�gmwlh rcvolutlon wm fired �heirs;' Passmort seid. "ThaCS P�V�� K'� want ro s�op all public clendy leaning rownrd wuncilman, says the wnderc He says ane stint as meyor in in Las Mgeles, whett Ihe City e diversioa The builders gm�*4h to those just laoking (or slaw grow[h, vu�ers in wmc ar betwttn pro� and s7ow-growth La Canada Fii�tridge wes CAUnCII bawOd t0 wide5phed haven't been building low- or weys lo mnke the Irnnsportofion eas hav< shown [hey ere mare . furces could stifle eny hope for�n enough. moderefe-income housing. If's sys[em work. than willing to defeat slow- i m�ution to thc region's trnffic '9 guess whal �hey went is e�. outrage over repid�giowth end ell high-priced condominiums "I think there will ev<nmaily gmwth lorces. w�'s. morc ieid-bock av�roach," limited new uwer hookups so end hotels." � be u parting o[ th< ways, it hap- In Apri1..Mnnhattan ucach in- "If people ulways fecl there Snuth said. "Thm's wha� hap fhn[ no mort Mm 5 mWion gal- Though ehe slow-grovrth move pens in any movemena;' Or cumbent council members Cil nre gaing ro be winners and los� pens when you �ry m, do tlilngs.' lons o( seweg< will be nddcd ro � —� � . the <ity sys[em each year. The — move it ezpected m cut the pace i o[ development by 70 permnt over three years. The move was chnmpioned by Meyor Tom Hradley, who has - been criticiud by slow�g�wth . ploponents (or promoting eco- , . � nomic development in Los Mge- les. The uwer moremrium wes -. . san wid<ly as au e[[ort by . BraNey ro dePose Ne growth is sue in his 1989 re-elecUOn bid. � Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky, e � slow-growth advoca[e. is ex- pected t0 oppou him. � Until +xcenUy, Catifomia poli- ticieus Iike BraNey mutlnely ' touted Ne'v pro-devela0mmt Iennings.COnstruction meant �.,..,_. tromes,jabsend[azrcvenue[or . ,,,,,,,;, .,�„„_„_ . . . ,.,....... _ � .. .. .. . ; .,...,,..... ....__. ............ ....:_.�_.. _:_.... ._....,.._,.. � bu�8eonf++8 uues. Now voren m- .. .. . . . _ . .. .... . .. . �....._..._ . . ....... .. .. _ _ ... . .. .. ... ..... creasingly bleme growtL [or '. � tra[[i< l�s end urban sprawl. � '•In the Past, growth in Celi- . [omia hes b«n based on e unu � ' ot optlmism. W<'ve mov<d away fcam Ne (dm rf�at chmgt is � gaod ro Ne idea thet cNange is . .• dmgemus;' Ins Angeles Gty cpw�am� nvctav woo sa;a. 7Lc te�vor for gcuwW mutmis . mmes as no surpriu ta Pover- side County Supe[visoc Kay CtNa[U3. WM heSlfCe[d m96Y . o( her constlNeub mmplain � � sbout the'v iang d+ivu each day � to jobs in Orenge County. � � "You have ro leave Mme be- farc dark, you ge[ home e[ter ' dark and when you drive dowo , to the K maR [or e quart o( . milk, Nete are another 500 Mmes gaing up across Ihe � street;' Ceniceros said. I UNike the anti-gmwth movr j ments o[ thc 1970s, which re � I . - �.... ,.,.. valved around�environmentnl issues, the current disgust aver tretfic and growth hes �eught � the've af middle-cless Mmeown- ' ers o[ every po[i[ical atnpe who � - . � worry thet the'v quality o[ IJ< is' �', . slippin8 awaY. . I . , "Slow growth would give all - ,�, the utilities a chance to catch %" • nP; � said WIIliam Caso�Re- i publican homeowner f sta Mesa who responded ro a survey by the Register. "Everybody is cramped. Most people think the traffic is like a living hell." Assemblyman Tom Hayden, D-Santa Monica, said the mes- sage is coming in loud and clear. "Labels like liberal and con- ' servative don't mean anything to middl�class people choldng on the freeways. They just wan[ • to know who's responsible, and they want to vote him out," he said. ThaYsYoo bad, says analyst , Christopher Leinberger, manag- ing partner of Beverly Hills- based Robert Charies I.esser & Co. and a specialist in strategic planning. No matter how many initia- tives are passed or city council members are turned out, ' Leinberger says Southern Cali- fornia is in the midst of change. Trying to stop gmwth will only delay a painful but necessary pmcess, he says. ' It's like crossing a freezing river and getting to the middle, deciding you don't like being cold, so I'll just stop right here," ' , Leinberger said. "The pain gces I on." I I.einberger says the slow- growth energy should be chan- neled into better plazuung for the rapid growth that is occur- ring. More housing near job sites would cut down on smog and traffiq he says. He says Or- ' ange County should target areas like Newport Beach and Santa Ana for cheaper, higher-density housing so people will live near ffieir jobs rather than commdte from places like Moreno Valley in Riverside County. " Jus[ as I,einberger has be- come something of a guru to businessmen grappling with slow gmwth, Arcadia activist Sherry Passmore has become much the same for those trying to fight traffic and growth in their neighborhoods. In recent years, Passmore has helped fight back redevelopment in Arcadia, Alhambra, Baldwin Pa;k and Pasadena. Passmore says pronounce- . ments such as L.einberger's ig- � nore the human factor in all thE change, especially the effect on longtime residents who have in- vested much of their money and � themselves in their homes. "Everyone says I want a roof , and I want to be near the city," Passmore said. ''But that dcesn't mean you have to pack � � them in, that g�eople who are al- � ready living ir: an area have ro. ,,