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AGENDA ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AT
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
LYNWOOD TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION
TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 27, 1987 AT 6:30 P.M.
OPENING CEREMONIES
1. CALL FOR ORDER - CHAIRMAN WRIGHT
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF POSTING
4. ROLL CALL OF COMMISSIONERS
ROBERT ARCHAMBAULT
WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM
VICTORIA SIMPSON
JOE DARYL BATTLE
RONALD WRIGHT
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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CITY OF LYNl4'OOD
CITY CLERICS OFFICE
AUG 24 1987
AM P77
71819110
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
SCHEDULED MATTERS
6. A PRESENTATION OF FREEWAY DEVELOPMENT TO THE YEAR 2000
PROPOSAL FOR FUTURE MOBILITY.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
COMMISSION ORAL COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
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THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LYNWOOD
July 23, 1987
A regular meeting of the Traffic and Parking Commission of the City
of Lynwood was held on the above date in the Council Chambers of
Lynwood City Hall, 11330 Bul.lis Road, Lynwood, California at 6:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Wright.
Commissioners Archambault, Cunningham, Battle, Simpson and
Chairman Wright answered roll call. Present were James Devore,
Associate Civil Engineer, Sergeant Eshelman, Lynwood Sheriff's
Department, Deputy Rosenbauer, Lynwood Sheriff's Department and
Jahanshah Oskoui, Engineering Division.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF POSTING
James Devore stated that the Agenda of July 23, 1987 was duly
posted 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Cunningham motioned to accept the minutes of July
23, 1987 and Commissioner Archambault seconded the motion. The
motioned was passed unanimously.
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were none.
SCHEDULED MATTERS
6. REVIEW OF CITY OF LYNWOOD OFFSTREET TOWING ORDINANCE.
The Commission decided to discuss this item last on the
agenda.
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7. REQUEST FOR NO PARKING, CEDAR STREET -
BULLIS ROAD TO LONG BEACH BOULEVARD.
At the last meeting of July 23, 1987, a request was made to
restrict parking of a portion of Cedar Avenue. At the
request of the Traffic and Parking Commission, staff
investigated that portion of Cedar Avenue from Bullis Road to
Long Beach Boulevard and found that the street is 30 feet
wide and in a residential area. The speed limit is 25 mph.
Two accidents within three years have been reported that
could have been attributed to the width of the street. Based
on the number of accidents and the width of the street, it is
staff's opinion that it would not be warranted to eliminate
64 parking spaces as requested. A petition has not been
received from local. residents.
Chairman Wright stated that since a petition has not been
received since the original request was made no further action
should be taken.
James Devore added that to eliminate parking spaces on Cedar
Avenue, which is near the High School, would only move the school
parking to a new location.
Commissioner Battle added that one of the two accidents mentioned
earlier was due to a drunken driver.
Commissioner Cunningham motioned to accept staff's recommendation
with no further action on the position that the Commission have
not received a petition at thi.s time requesting no parking and to
notify Ms. Navratil. Commissioner Battle seconded the motion and
it was passed unanimously.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
James Devore discussed the following Informational Items:
1. Atlantic Avenue Reconstruction Project - This project is
being advertised. The project will be designed by a
consultant. Atlantic Avenue will be reconstructed from
Century Boulevard to Beechwood Avenue and will include
grinding of the existing pavement, resurfacing of the street,
construction of a landscaped median, and the repairs of
sidewalks and drive approaches. This project will be ready
for bid in several months.
2. Bus Pad Construction Project - He informed the Commission
that this project, has been advertised for the construction of
four bus pads possibly five at $50,000 of Propositi.on A money
and the bid opening is scheduled for Monday, August 17, 1987.
The locations will be at Tweedy Boulevard and Long Beach
Boulevard, Atlantic Avenue both sides of Agnes and Atlantic
Avenue and Carlin Avenue. These pads will be constructed
because of badly deteriorated asphalt.
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3. The Reconstruction of Olanda Avenue - This project has been
completed, the problems between the contractor and consultant
have been resolved. This was an HCDA funded Project.
4. Reconstruction of Various Streets - He informed the
Commission that the Engineering staff is in the stage of
seeking consultant engineering firms to prepare plans and
specifications for the reconstruction of Norton Avenue from
Century Boulevard to Imperial Highway, San Miguel Avenue from
Norton Avenue to Abbott Road and Alpine Avenue from Euclid
Avenue to Cedar Avenue. He further discussed the involvement
of this project.
Commissioner Cunningham asked if the Bus Shelter Project is still
scheduled.
James Devore replied that this project is on hold, however, it is
scheduled for this fiscal year.
Commissioner Cunningham stated that with respects to installing
landscaped medians as a part of Atlantic Avenue reconstruction
project, in the past the medians have been removed to create a
safer condition for high speed emergency vehicles.
James Devore stated that the City Council wish to landscape
Atlantic Avenue. Discussion followed.
Chairman Wright asked when will the Atlantic Avenue Project
begin.
James Devore replied that this project will begin in
approximately three months The specifications will have to be
completed, it will go before the City Council for approval and
have to be advertised before construction can begin.
Chairman Wright asked what will be the cost of the Atlantic Avenue
Project.
James Devore stated that a cost estimate has not been prepared
yet. Discussion followed.
James Devore stated that, not listed under Informational Items,
staff has put together an RFP to seek consultants for a
preliminary design of the Long Beach Boulevard Project. The RFPs
will be forwarded to consultants. Proposals are expected to
return within three weeks, so when it will go before Council the
final design of the project is expected to be completed by December,
1987. Discussion followed.
Commissioner Cunningham asked what the possible
of the overpass construction of Fernwood Avenue
completion will.coincide with the completion of
Boulevard Project.
date of completion
would be and if the
Long Beach
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James Devore replied that the overpass construction should be
completed before the completion of the Long Beach Boulevard
Project and that it is pending on Caltrans' construction
schedule.
Chairman Wright asked about the possible beginning date of the
Atlantic Avenue Bridge construction.
James Devore replied that he has not seen Caltran's plans.
Commissioner Cunningham asked for the dump clean -up operation
status and if it is almost complete.
James Devore replied that he is not knowledgeable of the
completion date.
Commissioner Cunningham expressed concern of the dump area
outside of Lynwood, North of Imperial Highway into South Gate.
He wanted to know if that area will be cleaned up and when
it will be completed.
James Devore discussed the gasoline leakage problem due to a gas
tank rupture at the Shell Station, northwest corner of Long Beach
and Imperial Highway. There was a leakage of 3,000 to 25,000
gallons of gasoline. All utility companies were notified.
The City's concern was the water supply on Chester Avenue and the
well has been tested for contamination, and test have been
negative.
James Devore discussed the number of complaints received by the
Engineering Division during the month of June, 1987. Department
of Public Works received a number of complaints from residents
regarding dripping street trees due to aphids infestation. The
City had started an operation to spray trees. So far three
hundred trees have been sprayed and it will take approximately
another month to complete the spraying operation.
Commissioner Cunningham stated that he was very pleased with the
tree trimming operation and that the job was done very
consistant, neat and professional and inquired about the
contractor who did the project.
James Devore replied that the tree trimming Contractor was
California Arborist of Compton and that they completed the
project at a reasonable cost and very professional.
Commissioner Simpson inquired about the area in schedule for
the next tree trimming operation.
James Devore replied that Area 3, South of Fernwood Avenue is
scheduled for the next fiscal year 1987 -88 for trimming. The
City has ample funds available for the tree trimming project.
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James Ilevore requested that the Commission read and study the
attached letter from LACTC addressing the Reorganization Bills.
He briefly discussed the proposal of their recommendation.
The Commission discussed Item 6, Request of City of Lynwood
Offstreet Towing Ordinance - Chairman Wright asked Commissioner
Battle if he had any specifics he wanted to discussed.
Commission Battle briefly explained the purpose of his request.
He stated that he had studied the received ordinances to find
information that might be added into the City of Lynwood's
ordinance regarding parking spaces, mainly in commercial zones.
He expressed concern about towing companies having a City license
for their operation in the City. (Section 22 -658 Vehicle Code).
He expressed that he would like to have towing companies operate
and store towed vehicles in Lynwood rather than have a company
tow and store vehicles outside of Lynwood. The Company should
have a history check conducted, and be licensed by the law
authority.
He requested a check with the Sheriff's Department to find out
what type of reporting and procedure for cars picked up by tow
companies.
Commissioner Battle handed James Devore his notes for Engineering
review.
James Devore stated that the notes will be written up and brought
back to the Commission for support or recommendation.
James Devore stated that the City will hire an outside consultant
to revise and update the municipal codes. The addressed items can
be incorporated into the revisions. At the next meeting, staff
can possibly give a time schedule for the revisions. Discussion
followed.
Commissioner Cunningham expressed concern about two abandoned
cars parked on north side of Carlin Avenue and Atlantic Avenue.
Commissioner Simpson asked if a car gets towed from private
property because of a parking violation, and during the towing
the car gets vandalized is the owner of the towed car under any
kind of protection.
Commission Battle replied that there is no provision addressing
consumer protection.
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COMMISSION ORALS
Commissioner Archambaul.t stated that the damaged sidewalk at the
corner of Sampson and Pendelton was repaired.
Commissioner Cunningham stated that in the 11000 block of the East
side of Atlantic Avenue on the South side of the street, a new
trash container has been graffitied.
Commissioner Battle expressed concern about abandoned cars parked on
private property at the northwest corner of Carlin Avenue and
Atlantic Avenue. He stated that these vehicles should be noted
as a nuisance.
Commissioner Battle stated that the newly constructed pavement by
Caltrans is approximately 6 inches lower where it joins with
existing pavement at Bullis Road & Fernwood Avenue.
James Devore informed the Commission that usually the constructed
pavement will be filled to grade at a later time and Caltrans can
be contacted to correct the problem.
Commissioner Cunningham expressed that water can possibly be
trapped on Gertrude Drive because of the construction of the street.
James Devore stated that ultimately a box will be constructed
under the street to drain the water on Gertrude Drive.
Chairman Wright asked if staff has received any word from Edison
regarding street lights out. He has observed a couple of lights out
on Atlantic Avenue, Carlin Avenue, Century Boulevard and Imperial
Highway.
James Devore replied that Engineering has not received a response
from Edison, however, Edison has a new district manager and he
was informed of the lighting problems.
Commissioner Battle asked if there had been any further
involvement on the traffic safety report.
James Devore stated that Engineering contacted the State to obtain
additional information on grant procedures. The State is putting
money into their studies for pedestrian safety to find the
cause of rising accident problems.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Commissioner Battle to adjourn to the 4th
Thursday, August 27, 1987, at 6:30 p.m., of the Traffic and
Parking Commission in the City Council Chambers. It was seconded
by Commissioner Simpson. The meeting adjourned at (8 45 p.m.).
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DATE: AUGUST 27, 1987
TO: 'THE HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION
FROM: JOSEPH Y. WANG, P.E., DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/
CITY ENGINEER
SUBJECT: PRESENTATION BY THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Staff has arranged for a presentation by the Automobile Club of
Southern California entitled, " Freeway Development To The Year
2000, A Proposal For Future Mobility. This presentation should
be both informative and enlighting. The presentation will be
held after the August 27, 1987, Traffic and Parking meeting. All
interested persons have been invited.
ITEM 6
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INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. Bus Pad Construction Project:
The bid opening for the subject project was held on August
17, 1987. After analyzing the seven received bids, the
apparent low bidder is Sully Miller Contracting Company
with a bid amount of $49,405. The initial budget for this
project is $50,000.
2. Southern California Gas Company Proposed 16 Inch Main Line:
Southern California Gas Company will install 16,000 feet
high pressure, 16 inch main line through the City of
Lynwood. The proposed route in the City of Lynwood is
illustrated on the attached map (attachment). The duration
of the project in the City of Lynwood will approximately be
1 month and the project will start in the early part of
September.
3. Wilco Dump Cleaning Operation:
The cleaning phase of the Wilco Dump that started in April
is now completed. All of the contaminated material has been
removed. The backfilling phase of the operation started on
August 19, and will continue until the end of October.
4. Complaint Report for July, 1987:
A total of 192 complaints were received during July of 1987.
This is about 20% higher than the average of 150 complaints
of this number a total of 136 cases were resolved. Please
refer to the summary report. (see attachments).
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Highway
By RAYMOND W. NOVACO
The apparent upsurge in highway vio-
leince has grabbed nearly everyone's atten-
tion. Explaining why it is happening is
difficult because the events are dissimilar
and have many causes. Some themes, such
as "traffic stress " and "copycat" behavior,
have been offered as explanations, but
these are overplayed.
Adding to the difficulty is the lack of
research to guide the analysis. No studies
have actually been done on road warrior
behavior —it is relatively infrequent and
not readily observable; one would not want
to induce it experimentally; and law -en-
forcement data on assaults does not identi-
fy those that are related to driving. We are
then left to draw inferences from research
on anger, aggression and stress.
Some years ago, my colleague Dr Daniel
Stokols and I did several studies that today
remain the only naturalistic field research
on the effects of automobile commuting. As
psychologists; we were concerned with the,
effects on health and behavior of long -term
exposure to traffic congestion; identifying
the individuals most at risk for chronic ill
effects, and how conditions of the home and
job environment influence the experience
of commuting.
It is indeed true that continued exposure
to traffic congestion elevates resting blood
pressure, increases negative mood states,
lowers tolerance for frustration and can
lead to even more impatient driving habits.
However, physiological arousal, irritability
and impatience are qualitatively different
from assaultive behavior. Yes, these inter-
nal states can activate aggression, but
aggression is a significantly different mat-
ter, requiring an override of inhibitions:
about harm - doing.
The road assaults are not being done by
commuters, which, makes a stress expla-
nation less; plausible. Particular occasions
of roadway frustration may be a proximate
cause or a personal justification for some
assaults, but outside 6Vdaily commuting,
such events are better seen as matters of
personal perception and behavioral pro-
clivities. Many of the incidents appear to be
either impulsive or premeditated actions of
marginal personalities whose inhibitions
toward aggression were out on break.
We know that some things can short -
circuit inhibitions toward aggression. The
Has NumePbus Triggers
car can be a private bubble of sensitized
space that allows the Mr. Hyde in us to
emerge when we are crossed. Since the
automobile affords anonymity and oppor-
tunity for escape, inhibitions of aggression
can lessen.
Another possibility is that exposure to
films that suggest or legitimize violent
actions have reduced inhibitions and pro-
grammed the mind with mental images.
The modeling effects of media portrayals of
violence are not irrelevant: But I am not
saying that someone tails and blasts at
other motorists simply or mostly because of
watching too many movies with hyped -up
chase scenes or avenging -angel story lines.
Of course, it's more complicated; it involves
our social fabric, the breakdown of commu-
nity values, the desensitization to violence,
and the relative improbability of punish-
ment for violent behavior. The availability
of guns— though carrying a loaded gun in a
car.is illegal —will make matters worse if
drivers begin to pack their pistols.
Of course, some sensation - seeking per-
sons may be inspired to follow the example
of other road warriors. But these aren't all
"copycat" occurrences, as when someone
duplicates a cinematic action. Many road
assaults, like other forms of aggressive
acts, involve an escalating sequence of
antagonism in which each party further
ensnares itself in a destructive cycle.
Provocation is in the eye of the perceiv-
er. Anger results from what we pay
attention to and what we choose to make of
it. Often it is a product of giving exaggerat-
ed importance to events and,the loss of
perspective, humor and civility While we
can easily learn to control our own anger,
the anger of others is not easily controlled.
We can, however, keep from stoking their
fire by steering away from conflict and
antagonism. Getting drawn into battle with
anyone competing for our road space is an
ego- oriented script with a bad , ending.
Instead, awareness of traffic conditions,
alertness to potential danger and coolness
of thought will add mileage to our lifetimes.
Raymond' W Novaco is an, associate
professor in the program in social ecology at
UC Irvine. His research concerns problems
of anger, aggression and stress.
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
SUNDAY, AUGUST Z, 1987
Highway VioPence Has Nttmel►ous Triggers
By RAYMOND W. NOVACO
The apparent upsurge in highway vio-
lence has grabbed nearly everyone's atten-
'tioii. Explaining why it is happening is
difficult because the events are dissimilar
and have many causes. Some themes, such
as "traffic stress" and "copycat" behavior,
have been offered as explanations, but
these are overplayed.
Adding to the difficulty is the lack of
research to guide the analysis. No studies
have actually been done on road warrior
behavior —it is relatively infrequent and
not readily observable; one would not want
to induce it experimentally; and law -en-
forcement data on assaults does not identi-
fy those that are related to driving. We are
then left to draw inferences from research
on anger, aggression and stress.
Some years ago, my colleague Dr. Daniel
Stokols and I did several studies that today
remain'the only naturalistic field research
on the effects of automobile commuting. As
psychologists, we.were concerned with the
effects on health and behavior of long -term .
exposure'to traffic congestion; identifying
the individuals most at risk for ill
effects, and how conditions of the home and
job environment influence the experience
of commuting.
It is indeed true that continued exposure
to traffic congestion elevates resting blood
pressure, increases negative mood states,
lowers tolerance 'for frustration and can
lead to even more impatient driving habits.
However, physiological arousal, irritability
and impatience are qualitatively different
from assaultive behavior. Yes, these inter-
nal states can activate aggression, but
aggression is a significantly different mat-
ter, requiring an override of inhibitions
about harm- doing.
The road assaults are not being done by
commuters, which, makes a' stress expla-
nation,less plausible. Particular occasions
of roadway frustration may be a proximate
cause or. aIpersonal justification for some
assaults, but outside of ^daily commuting,
sueh.events are better seen as matters of
personal perception and behavioral pro-
clivities. Many of.the incidents appear to be
either impulsive or premeditated actions of
marginal personalities whose inhibitions
toward aggression were out on break.
We know that some things can short -
circuit inhibitions toward aggression. The
car can be a private bubble of sensitized
space that allows the Mr. Hyde in us to
emerge when we are crossed Since the
automobile affords anonymity and oppor-
tunity for escape, inhibitions of aggression
can lessen.
Another possibility is that exposure to
films that suggest or legitimize violent
actions have reduced inhibitions and pro-
grammed the mind with mental images.
The modeling effects of media portrayals of
violence are not irrelevant. But I am not
saying that someone tails and blasts at
other motorists simply or mostly because of
watching too many movies with hyped -up
chase scenes or avenging -angel story lines.
Of course, it's more complicated; it involves
our social fabric, the breakdown of commu-
nity values, the desensitization to violence,
and the relative improbability of punish-
ment for violent behavior. The availability
of guns— though carrying a loaded gun in a
car is illegal —will make matters worse if
drivers begin to pack their pistols.
Of course, some sensation - seeking per-
sons may, be inspired to follow the example
of other road:warriors. But these aren't all
"copycat" occurrences, as when someone
duplicates a cinematic action. Many road
assaults, like other forms of aggressive
acts, involve an escalating' sequence of
antagonism in which each party further
ensnares itself in a destructive cycle.
Provocation is in the eye of the perceiv-
er. Anger results from what we pay
attention to and what we choose to make of
it. Often it is a product of giving exaggerat-
ed importance to events and the loss of
perspective, humor and civility While we
can easily learn to control our own anger,
the anger of others is not easily controlled.
We can, however, keep from stoking their
fire by steering away from conflict and
antagonism. Getting drawn into battle with
anyone competing for our road space is an
ego- oriented script with a bad ending.
Instead, awareness of traffic conditions,
alertness to potential danger and . coolness
of thought will add mileage to our lifetimes.
Raymond W. Notmeo is an associate
professor in the program in social ecology at
UC Irmne. His research concerns problems
of anger, aggression and stress.
LOS ANGELES TIMES
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1987
"We got him for shooting a 45 in a.22-caliber zone!" .1
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Bus Shelters:
Why Aren't They Where
They're Needed the Most?
By RICH CONNELL and TRACY WOOD, Times Staff Writers
, It seemed there was an untapped
of new investors who had been
gold mine in Las Angeles' side-
brought into the venture.
walks when the lobbyists and pro-
While the bailout agreement of
maters descended on City Hall
last March extended the contract
several years ago pitching a new
up to 20 years and eased the terms
public service that would pay —not
for Shelter Media, it made no
cost —the city millions.
demands on the major unfulfilled
About 2,500 stylish shelters
goal of the fast contract- that the
would be built free of charge at bus
shelters would be placed uniformly
stops throughout the city, giving
throughout the city. Consequently,
teas of thousands of RTD riders
although the company was kept
protection from the sun, rain and
afloat, the public service it was
wind To finance the project and
performing remained lopsided.
turn a handsome profit, the con-
There continued to be a concentra-
trsctor would sell advertising on
lion of shelters in Westwood, Can-
colorful, back-lighted panels on the
tury City, West Los Angeles and
.earth -tone, metal and tinted glass
upscale sections of the San Fer-
slructuren. And the city would get
nando Valley —at the expense of
e�cut of the revenues —about $14
the many bus riders in South -Cen-
million N 10 years.
tral and the Eastaide where shelter
'-City officials were interested, but
construction was spotty at best.
they had two major worries: Would
A Times analysis showed that an
the developer ignore low- income
affluent 25- square -mile area of the
neighborhoods in favor of upscale
West San Fernando Valley, where
areas popular with
busridershipisrel-
Advertisers? Would
atively low, has
the city's interests Shelter Media more than twice
beprotected should
the number of
the contractor go j 4 SSoLiateS
haS shelters found in a
bust? Satisfied that similar size area in
the city, not the neglected some of south - Central,
contractor, would x where low- income
the city
determine location poorest
residents are heav-
of the shelters and and most
ily dependent on
that the city could
bus service.
take over the shel- transit-needy black The contrast is
ters if the company obvious in the
and Latino
went under, the
streets, as it was to
Us Angeles city neighborhoods—at Ruby Jones as she
oroo
ou
Cncil gave the waited for a bus out
go -ahead N 1981 least in p in the open on a
for Shelter Media hot, smoggy after -
Associates to begin Company officials noon with her
construction. acknowl lri month -old baby
But nOWled g
six years lat-
> and her 4- year-old
er. despite those pursuit of
'contractual
son at Century and'
assur-
Avalon boulevards
ences, the pohti- advertising dollars. in South - Central.
cptly well -con- _
The intersection is
nested builder bas
a busy inner -city
neglected same of the city's poorest
transit,cpnnectlon point with no-
-.and most - transit -needy blame and
.
bus stop shelters. Jones has no car
Latino neighborhoods —at least in
and must use the bus for shopping,
Wt. company officials acknowl-
doctor's appointments and to visit
edged, in pursuit of advertising
relatives. She beamed at the
dollars. The firm built only about
Ahought of a shelter, but then
700 shelters —fewer than a third of
added, "I haven't seen many.
those promised. And, rather than
Maybe it's the area."
reap a huge windfall, or attempt to
RTD records show the number of
enforce the original terms of the
people who board buses each day at
agreement, the city took the un-
Avalon and Century Ls eight times
usual step four months ago of
higher than daily boardmgs at
rewriting the contract to rescue the
Balboa Boulevard and Saticoy
fi from bankruptcy.
Street in the heart of the San
An investigation by The Times
Fernando Valley But there are
also found that In the rescue effort,
three bus shelters at Balboa and
the City negotiators by- passed nor-
Saticoy.
mat contract bidding procedures,
One two -mile stretch of Ventura
ignored failure- to- perdorin penal-
Boulevard in Woodland Hills has
ties that the city could have levied
eight bus shelters for about 1,170
and failed to notify the City Council
boarders a day, RTD records show.
An equal length of Avalon Boule-
vard in South - Central Los Angeles
has more than 2AW daily boarders,
but no shelters.
Large area of heavily Latino III
Sereno and Highland Park on the
Ei stside have virtually no shelters.
"I'm wondering if people (hue]
even know if they exist," said
Father Bill McLean, a community
activist assigned to El Sereno's Our
Lady of Guadalupe Catholic
Church,
Some City Council members
whose approval of the renewed
agreement with Shelter Media al-
lowed the imbalance to persist $alit
they simply were not aware of the
problem.
In a recent interview, Council-
man Zev Yaroslaysky, whose up-
scale Westside and,Valley district
has reaped a large number of the
shelters, said „'", the intent was not
just that the affluent neighbor-
hoods would have them, but all
neighborhoods would have them in
equal amounts.”
Another council member, Robert
Farrell, said that he did not real=
the contract was being renegotiat-
ed when it came up for a vote in
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March. Had he known, he said, he
would have questioned the lack of
shelters in some areas of his
South - Central district. Farrell said
he agreed to allow more shelters in
lucrative areas in the first place
only on the promise that additional
shelters would be built later in
lower- income, traastt -needy areas.
':We bought into an argument in
good faith," he said, adding that it
now appears "we are stepping back
from apublic commitment."
Added Councilwoman Joan
Milke Flores, "I never would have
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Sunday, July 26, 1987
Riding the Buses
in 2 Neighborhoods
Sepulveda and Ventura
boulevards in Sherman Oaks,
an area that advertisers have
told shelter builders is
desirable. The intersection has
bus shelters on three corners.
Avalon Boulevard and 111 th
Street. Despite heavy bus
ridership, there are no shelters.
People find seats on nearby
walls, as did this woman.
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:SHELF
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;gone ahead and approved this if I
:had known there was going to be a
Void in any area of the city."
Public Works Department offi-
:cials who administered the con-
tract, as well m officials on city
:Chief Administrative Officer Keith
:Cpmrie's staff who negotiated the
;bailout agreement, admitted they
:had not kept track of where shel.
ters have been built. Records show
:the Public Works Department
:gradually surrendered• the time -
•cpnsuming location chore to Shel-
-teg Media.
The head of the Public Works
-Board, Maureen Kindel, acknowl-
edged that her department com-
:promised to allow advertising de-
-mand to become a criteria in
:selecting shelter locations. But she
- Insisted that all along it was "abso-
lutely" the responsibility of City
%Council members'to oversee the
distribution of shelters.
Commercial Consideration
With the company's concerns
increasingly taking priority, most
placement decisions became a
commercial consideration. Christo-
pher J. Culver, Shelter Media's
senior vice president of marketing,
said, "There's a hundred times
more advertising dollars in Centu-
ry City" than South Los Angeles.
Sandra Williams, a manager of
the firm who with her husband has
overseen selection of shelter loca-
tions, cited the company's financial
struggle and said, "We were so
_determined to get some revenue's
into this and we were told by the
salesmen to get everything in the
saleable areas that you can possibly
do. If we had any choice
we would put every single shelter
. in [ West Los Angeles]."
She added, "The Valley is very
:popular. We've got a lot of
- malls out here. They [advertisers]
love to be around malls."
Bruce Williams, co- president of
Burbank -based Shelter Media, said
some black area are served and he
cited the high- traffic areas near
USC and the Coliseum. As for the
'Eastside, city memos and Shelter
Media officials said few shelters are
there because the company has
been unable to find Hispanic ad-
vertisers.
Vandalism Cited
�- :, Williams said the firm's top pri-
orltyfor any new shelters probably
wilI be at bus stops along the
beaches One of the problems in
South - Centel, he said, is vandal-
_ ism. He complained that a shelter
plicei near of r�anTiigli School—
in response to community pres-
sure —was like "giving one to a war
zone."
Gilbert Lindsay, the powerful
black councilman whose Public
Works Committee recommended
the Shelter Media bailout, said he
can
see
not going to put it out there in the
boondocks."
Shelter Media officials defend
placement of the shelters, saying
that the high concentration of them
in the downtown, Wilshire and
West Los Angeles, office districts,
although admittedly good for ad-
vertising, are also along high -rid-
ership bus lines.
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City Rescues MAdia Concern
gained, Shelter Media said it had
difficulty breaking into the adver
tising market. By late 1984, three
years after obtaining its first Los
Angeles contract, the company was
1I 1-a 's such financial trouble that it had
ut down construction after com-
eting about 700 shelters and laid
f most of its work force. For the
ext two years, even though ad-
ertising picked up, the company
erely operated its existing shel-
rs.
According to a number of inves-
rs and city officials, Shelter Me-
fundamental weakness was a
huge capital indebtedness, at rates
of 21% interest, which it could
neither refinance nor pay off, even
when bus shelter advertising be-
gan to sell well.
Bruce Williams said the city
could have seen the seeds of the
debt problem from the start, but he
said it was not a major consider-
ation. "Come on, guys," he protest-
ed when questioned about the
company's finances. "The point at
that particular time was that the
program was being backed by
,people with reputations, not only In
the community, but In City Hall."
Management Questions
Some investors said they be-
lieved Shelter Media's financial
problems also related to poor man-
agement, particularly the Wil-
liams' lack of experience in, the
advertising business. Bruce Wil-
liams acknowledged a limited ad-
vertising background, but denied
the firm was badly managed.
In its financial bind, Shelter
Media in June, 1986, began asking
the city to rewrite and extend the
contract to attract new investors.
City administrative officials, per-
suaded that a new deal for the
company was in the city's best
interests, presented the new con-
tract proposal in a favorable light
to the City Council. For example,
when the contract renewal came
before the council, staff analysts
did not remind council members
that the company was two years
behind schedule in completing its
last construction phase. The coun-
ml was Bkewlse unaware that hun-
jdreds of thousands of dollars in
penalties had been waived because,
according to other city documents,
the assessments would have been
"ruinous" to the company.
Payments Shrink
Under the new contract —and
] also not explained to council mem-
bers— minimum guaranteed pay -
I ments that the city was to receive if
advertising income declined'were
less than under the old contract.
To justify contract changes and
up to 15 years added to its terms,
staff reports projected increased
revenue for the city, going up to
18% of Sheller Media's advertising
income, for a total of about $17
miilion.by 2002. Later, city staff
analvaU acknowledged that the
the first 10 years of the new
contract, the projected revenue
grans were overstated by as much
as 18 %. In the end, the city agreed
to even less. As requested by
company co- president Williams
and influential City Hall lobbyist H.
Randall Stoke, the City Council
voted to reduce the share of its
revenue from the company to 13 %.
The city also earned less than
first projected under the old con-
tract. Using a different formula, the
city received $1.4 million over six
originally estimated that it would
collect it all 2SW shelters had been
built over the 10 -year life of the
contract.
Among the partners of the origi-
nal faltering firm, and who remain
minority partners today, were for-
mer Green Bay Packers football
star Willie Davis, who is also one of
the city's best-known black entre.
preneurs and contributed more
than $6,000 to Mayor Tom Bradley
in the past three years; Nikolas
Patmourm, an RTD board member
and Bradley appointee to the city
Board of Zoning Appeals who has
contributed $8,300 to Bradley and
City Council members in the past
two years; Jack McGrath, a former
aide and campaign manager to
Yaroslaysky and one -time City
Hall lobbyist; and developers Peter
Sidlow and Dennis Devine (son of
the late actor Andy Devine) who
have contributed more than $8,000
to Bradley and council members in
the past two years.
Key council members and top
officials deny that political influ-
ence was responsible for the bail-
out.
"I tell you right now, I'd never be
a part of hanky- panky," said Lind-
say, chairman of the committee
that recommended the bailout
agreement.
"The intent was to keep them
from going belly up and keep
building bus shelters," said Currie,
whose staff negotiated the bailout.
"These were the terms (Shelter
Media) had to have to survive.
We represented what we thought
was the maximum for the city and
still keep them in business."
Davlslnfluenre
However, noting that Davis'
business complex is one of the
biggest employers in South -Cen-
tral Los Angeles. Flores said that
Hall decisions to help Shelter Me-
dia. "[He is] close to [some] council
members" who would be "a little
less likely to want to take it away
from him.. " Flores, who re-
ceived $3,000 in campaign contri-
butions from partners in Shelter
Media, primarily Davis, said she too
"want[s) to help Willie Davis if I
can."
The bailout agreement of last
March, which city officials ac-
knowledge was drafted by compa-
ny officials, transferred the mo-
nopoly to build and manage bus
shelters from Shelter Media Limit-
ed Partnership, a tax shelter -type
investment group, to a new firm
with mostly new investors, Shelter
Media Communications Inc.
Although the old contract specif-
ically required the City Council to
approve any ownership change
exceeding 5% of the company's
holdings, Los Angeles officials said
they bypassed normal procedures
and never investigated the owner-
ship or financial capabilities of the
new investors. Relying on infor-
rrladon provided by Shelter Media
representatives, city officials told
the City Council that the new
Shelter Media Communications is
95% owned by one new investor,
New York Subways Advertising
Co. Inc., an 80 -year-old firm with
annual sales of $30 million. The old
partnership retained 5% ownership
A Second Firm
But The Times found that New
York Subways actually owns only
47.5% of the new Shelter Media.
An equal percentage is held by an
Arizona limited partnership, Sun -
Ven, whose principal partners in-
clude former billboard and news-
paper entrepreneur Karl Eller,
currently chairman of the Circle K
convenience store chain, and his
son, Scott Eller.
City Council members were not
Informed of the SunVen firm's
involvement in the agreement the
city signed In March. Nor were
they told that the New York Sub-
ways company changed hands
three years ago and that its owners
say that Los Angeles Is their first
venture into operating bus shelters.
Most of the firm's earnings come
from selling advertising on New
York City subway cars and sta-
tions.
Had the city looked, it probably
could have found other bidders. An
executive with Gannett, the huge
media conglomerate where, inci-
dentally, Eller once served as a top
executive, Informally told The
Times the company would have
considered seeking the Los Angel-
es contract if competitive bids had
SHELTERS: Few for the Poor
Continued from Page 2
tieen sought. Gannett is breaking
into the U.S. bus shelter market
.and recently outbid Shelter Media
for a contract in San Francisco.
-Comrie said the chief aim in the
negotiations was to prevent Shelter
'Media from failing and leaving the
city with hundreds of unmain-
'tained and vandalized bus shelters.
He said that the city was not "in
100% strong position" to dictate
terms of a new contract or find
Shelter Media in default and rebid
the job.
But Councilman Marvin Braude,
-who was active in awarding the
original contract, said he specifi-
cally had been assured by Comrie
and other city officials in 1981 that
the city could take over the shel-
ters and send the project back out
to bid if financial troubles threat-
ened to bankrupt the builder.
"This [bailout] is just the oppo-
site of what I envisaged," he said.
"You'll never know if you could
have gotten a better deal or
not. My hard -nosed view is
it's always better to put it out [to
competitive bid] and start all over
again."
But Bruce Williams and many of
the city officials he has dealt with
over the years say the bus shelter
program should be viewed as a
success because more than 700
well - maintained shelters are on
the streets —one of the largest such
programs in the country
"We really think we're doing a
good job and it's going to get better
and better," Williams said.
H®g h r y a y P a tr o/ Pi /o t pr og ra m
P lain Wrappers' Put Dent in Truck Mishaps
By JOHN KENDALL, Times Staff Writer
Truck drivers rolling their big rigs along certain
stretches of California highways and talking over their
citizens band radios have special names for them.
Some —such as "White Fright," "Silver Bullet "'and "Gray
Devil" —are even printable.
And on occasion, they have mistaken taxis, private
security cars and air pollution control vehicles for the
California Highway Patrol's "plain- wrapper" patrol
cars— marked only with a CHP door insignia —thus
magnifying the presence of the state agency's 15 unmarked
cars.
But, despite their small number when compared to.the
tens of thousands of trucks on the highways, the CHP says
the,unmsrked cars may be especially effective in reducing
the number of truck accidents.
The cars „assigned to 10 CHP -area offices patrolling
sections of California 99 and Interstates 5, 880 and 710, are
part of a yearlong pilot program authorized by the state
Legislature. Patrolmen who drive them concentrate on
speeding, reckless truckers and, occasionally, other motor-
ists who commit flagrant violations.
During the first three months of this year, the number of
accidents involving trucks was down almost 7% statewide,
the CHP said.
But along sections of highways patrolled by the
unmarked cars, truck-involved accidents dropped 12.7%
and truck -at -fault accidents decreased 19.6 %, the agency
reported.
I think we have to take a cautious approach,” Deputy
CHP Commissioner H. J. Hannigan said Tuesday. "We feel
it is having some effect, but we want to run a- whole, year
before saying without question how effective it is."
Truckers Get 72% of Tickets
Hannigan noted that one of the concerns of the
Legislature in authorizing the pilot program was that
officers in the special cars might cite as many motorists as
errant truck drivers, the target of the legislation backed by
the California Trucking Assn.
But Hannigan said the latest statistics indicate that about
72% of all tickets written by officers in the unmarked cars
go to truck drivers and the rest to motorists and
motorcyclists.,, _� °,_ ..?•�r
In the CHP's Southern District, which includes Los
Angeles County, patrol spokesman MichaelWais said the
special enforcement program has been "very effective:'
For example, he said, in the Fort Tejon sectio
Interstate 5, the number of truck - involved' accid�;,
showed 'a 47 %.deciease in the first three months of this
year, compared to the first quarter of 1986.
The unmarked cars are painted, like passenger cars,
except they have a white door bearing the CHP insignia.
They are driven by uniformed officers, but they do not
have dashboard mounts for shotguns, roof bars with red
and yellow lights, whip antennas or push bumpers.
They are assigned to cover a 147 -mile segment of
California 99 and Interstate 5 from Bakersfield to the
Verdugo Hills in the La Canada - Flintridge area; l6 miles of
Interstate 5 in the Santa Ana area; 5.5 miles of Interstate
710 in the Los Angeles area; 61.7 miles: of California 99
between Modesto and Merced, and 36.6 miles of Interstate
880 from Oakland to Hayward.
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By GREG BRAXTON
and GABE FUENTES,
Times Staff Writers
A mysterious and dangerous
gasoline leak into sewers in the San
Fernando Valley forced more than
200 residents temporarily from
their homes Saturday The leak
produced highly flammable vapors
that caused several minor explo-
sions and forced dozens of fire-
fighters into a daylong battle to try
to dilute the fumes.
No injuries resulted from the
explosions, and only minor damage
was reported in three homes when
flames erupted near sewer lines,
officials said.
However, a Los Angeles Fire
Department spokesman character-
ized the fumes as highly explosive,
reaching 100% flammability levels
in some places.
"It's the worst possible situation
that you can get for the gas vapors
being in the air at a maximum
level," said city Fire Department
Inspector Ed Reed. "It's very flam-
mable."
Residents Detect Fumes
Reed estimated that about 300 to
400 gallons of gasoline had seeped
into sewer lines from an unidenti-
fied source, resulting in fumes
residents could detect from toilets,
manhole covers and other sewer
vents.
Although officials believed the
problem was under control by
mid- afternoon, fumes reappeared
"at high readings" about 6:30 p.m.
Fire officials believed the leak
might have come from an under-
ground high - pressure gasoline line
in a Mission Hills neighborhood
near Arleta Avenue and Ducat
Street, said Assistant Los Angeles
Fire Chief Alfred Vega.
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SEWERS: Gasoline Touches Off Explosions
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Officials were also checking for
underground spills from several
gas stations located along the sew -
er lines. Los Angeles County health
officials also plan to investigate,
said city Fire Department spokes-
man Jim Wells.
More than 100 homes in an area
of Mission Hills partly bordered by
the Golden State Freeway and the
Simi Valley Freeway were without
power, and residents were asked to
stay outside their homes for most of
the day and evening.
Fire Department officials feared
the gas might ignite and possibly
explode around homes as it made its
way through the 30 -mile sewer
system to the Hyperion Sewage
Treatment Plant in El Segundo.
From the northeast Valley into
Los Angeles, firefighters lifted
manholes and pumped a light foam
into sewers to contain the vapors
and dilute the gas as it flowed
toward the Hyperion plant, Vega
said.
Other Cities Alerted
In addition, Hyperion officials
alerted city treatment plants in
Glendale and Van Nuys to watch
for gasoline- tainted sewage, said
Dave Gumaer, a shift supervisor at
Hyperion.
Vega said the first hint of trouble
came around 9:30 a.m. when sever-
al people reported smelling gas in
their bathrooms on Arleta Street.
"I smelled gas coming from the
toilet and in the back of the house,"
said Guillermo Iturbe, 23. "Then I-
saw this woman across the street
screaming in Spanish that there
was a fire behind her house."
Vega said there were four small
"very minor" explosions around
the neighborhood before natural
gas valves could be shut off. Small
fires in three of those instances
caused $1,200 in damage, Wells
said.
Very High Readings
"The readings were very high,
and that really worried us, because
the chances of explosions were
very high," Vega said of flamma-
bility levels recorded. at 100% in
some areas as late as 8:30 p.m.
Despite the potential for danger,
residents remained largely calm,
and complained about the incon-
venience. Many ignored the warn-
ings and stayed inside their homes.
Julie Nelson, 18, said she stayed
at her Ducat Street home with the
power shut off and the windows
open.
"I can't curl my hair, so I'm not
going anywhere," Nelson said. "My
garage smells like a gas station
I won't smoke a cigarette for a
couple of days."
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County Toll Road Bill Takes an Early Exit
By DANIEL M. WEINTRAUB,
Times Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO — Legislation
that would have allowed construc-
tion of local toll roads throughout
California was withdrawn from
consideration by its author Tues-
day after a key Senate committee
rejected his more narrowly, drawn
bill'to allow the turnpikes only in
Orange County
But the Senate Transportation
Committee action did not affect yet
another legislative ,proposal for
supplementing California's tradi-
tional system of tax - supported
freeways with turnpikes similar to
those common in the East.
Pilot Project
That bill, by Sen. John Seymour
(R- Anaheim), would enable an
agency formed by Orange County
and a group of cities to build and
operate toll roads as an alternative
to the county's chronically con-
gested freeways. Seymour's -bill
has. been approved by the Senate
and two Assembly committees and
awaits action in the full Assembly
The measure the committee re-
jected Tuesday, authored by As-
semblyman Nolan Frizzelle (R-
Huntington Beach), like Seymour's
One senator suggested that a private company
could close the roads if it went into bankruptcy.
bill would have allowed Orange
County or a joint powers agency to
build toll roads in the county as a
pilot project. Under current law,
only the state Transportation De-
partment can construct public toll
roads, and none have ever been
built in California.
But several members of the
committee who voted for Sey-
mour's measure earlier this year
criticized Frizzelle's bill because of
provision's that would have allowed
a private corporation to build and
maintain the toll roads.
One senator suggested that a
private company might close the
roads if it went into bankruptcy
Another wondered how the private
roads would be policed. A third
blamed Sunday's air crash in De-
troit on deregulation of the airline
industry and predicted that private
toll roads in California would be a
disaster of their own.
It also appeared that Frizzelle
was unable to perform the same
kind of political arm - twisting as
Seymour, who is a member of the
Senate :.Transportation Committee
and until.recently was the GOP's
second - ranking member in the
Senate.
Seymour's bill also has the back-
ing of, former Sen. John Foran, who
is now a lobbyist for the Orange
County agency that would get the
power to build toll roads under
Seymour's bill.
'Got to Draw the Line'
"It just seems like somewhere
we've got to draw the line," said
Sen. Dan McCorquodale (D -San
Jose) after a lengthy debate: "Even
if the toll roads worked twice as
well as you [Frizzelle] say, I still
think it would be a tremendous
disservice to put up as a possibility
of solving California's. highway
needs a system of toll roads which,
I think, will put us back many
years."
Frizzelle was able to muster only
five votes for his bill, two short of
the majority needed to move the
measure out of the 13- member
committee. And as his OranJW
County bill was going down; Friz-
zelleasked the committee to post-,,
pone any action on his statewide
toll roads bill until next year.
Chances for that bill are slim,
Frizzelle conceded, because "the
public mind set is a little bit
behind '.:what is needed before.toll
roads are accepted throughout Cal'.
ifornia. ,
Seymour, meanwhile, said he is
eager to have his bill considered by
the Assembly because he senses
that support for the concept of toll
roads, which has been weak at best,
may be dwindling.
"The sooner we do it, the better,"
Seymour said. "It's going to be
touch and go."
Seymour said he fears that Tu✓�
day's Senate committee acti
might mean trouble for his bill
even if it is passed by the Assem-
bly, because the measure would
still' have to be returned to the
Senate for concurrence in Assem=
bly amendments. "I may have a
difficult time," he said.
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1'Y OF LYNWOOD
BE UF_ST FOR
£ OPOSAL
IMPROVEMENT OF
LONG BEACH
BOULEVARD
The City of Lynwood is soli-
citing proposals for a con-
sulting engineer to provide
engineering services relat-
ing to the improvement of
Long Beach Boulevard from
Lynwood Road to the south
City limits. The project is to
consist of preliminary en-
gineering, design engineer-
ing, landscape design and
construction engineering.
Construction is to be partial -
I funded with F.A.U. and
IT.C.D.A. funds therefore,
the final design and specifi-
cations will be required to
meet all F.ILW.A.,Cal Trans
and H.C.D.A. requirements.
It is the intent of the City to
improve Long Beach Boule-
vard with landscaped medi-
ans, four travel lanes, two
parking lanes, upgraded
street lighting, upgraded
signalized intersections with
turning lanes, a new 12" wa-
ter line from Euclid Avenue
to Josephine Street, and 100
feet + of 12" water line at
Carlin Avenue. The consul-
tant will be required to rec-
ommend the final street
geometries, the A e of the.
project and pof the protect that w icssa to meet fund time
constraints.
Additional information re -:
garding this request for pro -.
posal may be obtained from
the City of Lynwood De-
partment of Public Works,
11330 Bullis Road, Lynwood,
California 90262, or by tele-
phoning the Dept of Public
Works at 213/603-0220_
A briefing will be held on
August 3, 1987, at 3:30 p.m_
at the VIP Room, Bateman
hall, 11330 Bullis Road,
Lynwood, California, to an- I
Saver questions regarding
this project-
Proposals must he on file in {
the office of the Ducctor of 1
Public 1:'orks on or before
10.00 a.m. on August 17,
1957 No laic J,ro,roszl_, will
he arc t :oj:oSa L: 11 -
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