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Home My Public Portal About01-22-87 TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMISSIONhl ® • aac AGENDA ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LYNWOOD TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 22, 1987 AT 6:30 P.M. E�. OPENING CEREMONIES 1. CALL FOR ORDER - CHAIRMAN WRIGHT 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL OF COMMISSIONERS ROBERT ARCHAMBAULT WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM LOWELL SMITH RONALD WRIGHT 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS SCHEDULED MATTERS F RECEIVED Y OF LYNWOOD CLERICS OFFICE AM JAN 16 1987 P H 718191101 lhl 2 1 1 1 2 13141516 5. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF RECENT CHANGES TO THE BROWN ACT AND THE PROCEDURES OF THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS COMMISSION ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ADJOURNMENT T03.070 t • • THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD December 18, 1986 A regular meeting of the Traffic and Parking Commission of the City of Lynwoed was held on the above date in the Council Chambers of Lynwood City Hall, 11330 Bullis Road, Lynwood, California at 7:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER - - - - -- The -- meeting— was - called - -to order by Chairman Wright. Commissioners Archambault, Cunningham, Smith and Chairman Wright answered - - roll call. Present were James Devore, Associate Civil Engineer, Sergeant Reeder, Lynwood Sheriff's Department, Deputy Rosenbaurer, Lynwood Sheriff's Department, and Oretha Williams, Engineering Divisj -on. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Cunningham requested a correction to the minutes of October 23, 1986. Under Approval of Minutes, first paragraph it should read "That cars blocking the sidewalk are located on the North side of Imperial Highway, North side of Norton Avenue from Otis Avenue to Century Boulevard." Commissioner Cunningham requested correction to be made to the Minutes of November, 20, 1986, on page 5, second paragraph. The paragraph should read, "On the North side of Norton Avenue and North side of Imperial Highway, Norton Avenue from Otis Street to Century Boulevard cars are parked on street around the block, the cars block the sidewalk and it has become a daily problem." Commissioner Cunningham stated that he wanted to add to page 1, paragraph 4, that he submitted pictures of,illegally parked cars on Abbott Road to the Sheriff's Department. A motion was made by Commissioner Archambault to accept the minutes of October and November, 1986, as corrected. The motioned was seconded by Commissioner Cunningham. It was passed unanimously. 1 t ® • PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Commissioner Gilbert visited the meeting to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. SCHEDULED MATTERS 5. I -105 Freeway Construction - Material Hauling. James Devore explained to the Commissioners that staff is attempting to put pressure on CalTrans to direct dirt hauling to the existing I -105 Freeway right -of -way. He stated that CalTrans has not made a sufficient effort to contact the Contractor. Staff requested the Commission's support in this matter. Commissioner Smith motioned to accept staff's recommendation. The motion was seconded by Chairman Wright and passed unanimously. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS James Devore explained the progress of the following projects' 1. Slurry Seal Project FY 1986 -87. 2. SB -300 Construction Project 3. City Water Yard Maintenance Relocation Project 4. New Corporate Maintenance Yard. 5. Christmas Decorations. Commissioner Cunningham asked for insight on how certain streets are selected for repairs and how money is determined to be funded to repair streets. Mr. Devore explained the different funding sources. He stated that the Engineering Division selects different damaged streets to be repaired based on various criteria, such as degree of damage, amount of traffic and cost to repair and availability and source of funds. COMMISSIONER ORALS Commissioner Cunningham asked if the 18 acre site selected for the justice center will be on the northwest side of Alameda Street. James Devore replied that it will be built on the southwest portion of the ERC Development area. N 0 Commissioner Smith expressed concern of old furniture and carpeting on lot in back of the Old McCoy's Market, south of Lucky's Market on Atlantic Avenue and Pendleton Avenue. He stated that this condition may cause a potential fire. Commissioner Smith stated that at the Old Pup and Taco Restaurant there are stripped parked vehicles. Commissioner Smith stated that on Los Flores and Bellinger Street, cars have been seen parked in the evening next to the fire hydrants. Commissioner Smith stated that the green traffic signal light on Wright Road and Imperial Highway_near Duncan Avenue, for eastbound traffic, its timing is too short. Commissioner Cunningham stated that along the right -of -way during the night, 8 to 12 cars park along the stretch of Century Boulevard. He stated that he has submitted pictures to the Code Enforcement Department. He requested that the Sheriff's Department inspect that area daily between the hours of 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. issue citations to any vehicle illegally parked: Commissioner Archambault stated that on Imperial Highway and State Street across from K & K Office Furniture, next to the parking lot of the auto repair shop, cars for repair are being parked on the street. He read aloud from a list of cars to Deputy Rosenbaurer and Sergeant Reeder of the Lynwood Sheriff's Department and gave them a copy: (A blue Ford, License No. 304MCW, a 2 door Ford Pinto, License No. 62NYL and an unlicensed car was parked on the street). Commissioner Archambault expressed concern of a raised sidewalk at 10901 Sampson Avenue at the corner of Pendleton Avenue. The sidewalk has a hump approximately 9" high. This condition may become a possibly law suit. Commissioner Archambault stated that there is a street light out on Santa Fe Avenue and Los Flores. Chairman Wright wished each one a Happy Holiday. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Commissioner Archambault to adjourn to the next regular scheduled meeting, the 4th Thursday, January 22, 1987, at 6:30 p.m., of the Traffic and Parking Commission in the City Council Chambers. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Cunningham, it was carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at (8:15 p.m.). T02.300 3 DATE: JANUARY 22, 1987 TO: THE HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD FROM: JOSEPH Y. WANG, P.E., DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/ CITY ENGINEER SUBJECT: BROWN ACT OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS BACKGROUND: Recent changes in the Brown Act (Government Code Sections 54950- 54961) which governs the procedures for conducting public meetings has been amended to allow more public participation in the Public Meeting process. Attached you will find a copy of Assembly Bill No. 2674, which encompasses these changes. ANALYSIS: The following changes to the current procedures of the Traffic and Parking Commission are recommended to insure compliance with the Brown Act. 1. The agenda for the meeting will be posted by the City Clerk 72 hours in advance of the meeting. 2. At the beginning of each meeting, the Chairman will make a statement for the minute records that the posting was done. 3. The only items discussed at the meeting will be those items on the agenda. A staff member will call each Commissioner and the Sheriff's Department prior to finalizing the agenda to allow the inclusion of items for discussion. 4. Commissioner orals must be limited to statements by individual Commissioners and cannot be discussed by the Commission. Items of a maintenance nature, such as replacement of street lights, bad pavement, etc. can be given to staff in writing at the meeting. Staff will include these items in the minutes. Please find attached a letter from the City Attorney detailing the particular changes to the Brown Act. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Traffic and Parking Commission support the procedural changes to the Commission format. T02.320 j, STHADLING, YOCCA, CARLSON & RAUTH A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION I-ITZ R. STRADLING RANDALL J. SHERMAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW NICK C. YOCCA BRUCE W. rEUCMTER JOHN E. BRECKENRIDGE C. CRAIG CARLSON ..ARK J. 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BRYSON • ChLMgu Yw ONLY December 22, 1986 •..EMB{w Or T[KAf gAw OKLY Honorable City Council City of Lynwood 11330 Bullis Road Lynwood, California 90262 Re: Brown Act Open Meeting Requirements Honorable Councilmembers: The purpose of this letter is to bring to your attention certain changes in the Brown Act which take effect January 1, 1987, in order to ensure compliance with these new provisions. Following the discussion of these changes, a brief summary of the remainder of the Act is presented. The Brown Act (Government Code Sections 54950 - 54961) is intended to ensure that the deliberations and actions of local agencies are performed at meetings open to the public and that the public is given adequate notice of such meetings. Therefore, as you know, the Act requires, with certain exceptions, that all meetings of legislative bodies of local agencies be open and public and that adequate notice to the public be provided. Please be aware that any violation of the Act regarding open meeting and agenda requirements may result in a declaration that the actions taken during the meeting are null and void and /or criminal sanctions. Amendments to the Act Effective January 1 1987 A. Agenda Requirements An agenda must be prepared for each regular and adjourned regular meeting of each legislative body. The agenda must include a brief description of each item of business to be transacted or discussed at the meeting together with the time and location of the meeting. Government Code Section 54954.2 and 54955. The intent of the amendment is to provide a sufficient description of the items of business to be transacted to enable members of the general public to determine the general nature or subject matter of each agenda item, so that they may seek further information on items of interest. It is not the purpose of the amendment to require agendas to contain the degree of information required to satisfy constitutional due process requirements. Emphasis should be placed on informing the public of the substance of the matter rather than precisely describing the contemplated council action. Certainly, each agenda must contain a clear statement 2. of the time and place of the meeting. It is recommended that a notation be added to each agenda that any person who has any question concerning any agenda item may call the City Clerk or some other designated city officer to make inquiry concerning the nature of the item described on the agenda. B. Posting The agenda must be posted at least 72 hours prior to the meeting in a location "freely accessible" to the public. Section 54954.2. The statute does not specify locations where the agenda must be posted, however, each agenda must be posted in at least one location which is "freely accessible" to the public. Arguably, a bulletin board located inside City Hall is not "freely accessible" since it is only available during business hours. In Lynwood's case, I would recommend posting agendas in the window at the southerly entrance to City Hall. This area is well -lit and easily accessible. Alternative locations might include a library, a supermarket, fire station, etc. Furthermore, we recommend that the Council adopt, by resolution or otherwise, a procedure to be followed in posting agendas. We would recommend that the City routinely sign a declaration of the time and place where the agenda was posted. These declarations would be kept in the office for public reference or, preferably, each meeting's agenda could include a Clerk's report on the posting of the agenda, which would be reflected in the minutes of the meeting. 3. C. Prohibited Actions (1) General Rule The legislative body cannot "take action" on any item which does not appear on the posted agenda. Section 54954.2. Section 54952.6 defines "action taken" as "a collective decision made by a majority of the members of the legislative body, a collective commitment or promise by a majority of the members of the legislative body to make a positive or a negative decision, or an actual vote by majority of the members of the legislative body when sitting as a body or entity, upon a motion, proposal, resolution, order or ordinance." It is unclear whether the legislative body may simply discuss an item which was not included in the posted agenda if no formal "action" is taken. The statute is inconsistent on this point. The Act provides that the agenda must include a description of each item of business "to be transacted or discussed" and then states that "no action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the Posted agenda ", but does not explicitly extend this prohibition to the discussion of such items. Clearly if the council or staff intends to bring up an item for discussion at a meeting, the item should be included in the agenda unless it falls within one of the exceptions enumerated below. However, it is unclear whether the council may discuss an item which is brought up by a member of the public (See Paragraph D) M and neither was described in the agenda nor falls within one of the exceptions. Under a strict interpretation of the statute, such an item should not be discussed. A common sense approach would permit minimal discussion so as to permit consideration of the item at a later time. For example, the council might choose to adopt, in advance, a rule whereby any matter raised by the.public is automatically referred to staff or placed on the next meeting's agenda. In the alternative, you may choose to construe the prohibition on taking "action" so as not to apply to procedural matters, thereby allowing the Council to refer the matter to staff or place the matter on the next meeting's agenda. The presiding officer could be authorized, in advance, to take such procedural action by edict. Finally, the council could make the extraordinary determination that the need to take action arose after the agenda was posted or that an emergency situation exists . These items are discussed below. Following such a finding, the council would be free to take any action. (2) Exceptions The Act provides for exceptions to the rule that no action may be taken on an item not on the agenda. The exceptions are: (a) Emergency Situations A legislative body may take action on "emergency situations" which are defined as 5. U being a "work stoppage or other activity which severely impairs public health, safety or both" or a "crippling disaster which severely impairs public health, safety, or both." Government Code Section 54956.5. Prior to acting on an emergency item not appearing on the agenda, the legislative body must by a majority vote determine that an emergency situation exists and that prompt action is required by the legislative body. Government Code Section 54954.2. The legislative body should include in the minutes of its meeting the facts upon which it relied in finding the existence of an emergency situation. (b) Held Over Items Items may be acted upon at a meeting if (1) the item appears on a properly posted agenda for a previous meeting, (2) the previous meeting occurred not more than five calendar days prior to the date of the meeting in which the item is proposed to be considered, and (3) the item was continued from the previous meeting to the meeting in which action is proposed to be taken. Section 54954.2. Therefore, continuing items is of limited value following these amendments. (c) "Subsequent Need" Items A legislative body may act upon an item not appearing on the agenda if it finds, by a two - thirds vote or by a unanimous vote if less than two- thirds but more than a quorum of its members are 91 present, that the need to take action on the non - agenda item is required because the need to act arose after the posting of the agenda. Government Code Section 54954.2. If a "subsequent need" determination is made, a statement of facts on which the determination is based should be included in the minutes supporting the action taken. Clearly if the need for action on an item was known by the council or staff prior to posting the agenda but was not included for reasons of scheduling convenience or oversight, the need to take action did not arise after the agenda was posted. However, the League of California Cities has raised the more difficult example of a developer who faces a conditional use permit approval deadline but does not seek council approval until after the agenda for a meeting is posted. Arguably, the underlying need to act before the deadline existed prior to posting the'agenda regardless of whether the developer - had requested council action at that time. The League and our office recommend that legislative bodies adopt this view since the approach is more in harmony with the Act's intent of ensuring prior public notice of matters to be considered at a meeting. Because violations of the Act invalidate the Council action, we recommend a conservative approach to this exception. Therefore, in order to eliminate the hardship placed on parties who seek council action within the deadline but whose requests were filed after the agenda was 7. Posted, ordinances should be revised so that the filing of an application or request tolls any applicable deadline for a specified period of time to enable the council to act. D. Public Participation Every agenda for a regular meeting must provide an opportunity for members of the public to address the legislative body on items of interest to the public within the legislative body's subject matter jurisdiction. Section 54954.3. The legislative body does not have to allow the public time to speak on an item which was previously considered by a committee, composed exclusively of members of the legislative body, if an opportunity for public input was afforded at the committee meeting. Section 54954.3. Although the amendment does not specify whether the opportunity to speak must be provided prior to council action on an item, the intent of the legislation is probably most fully carried out by providing the opportunity to speak prior to council action. This is, however, a matter for the Council to decide as a matter of policy. The public input provision does not require the council to allow public input on each item as it comes up during the course of the meeting. We recommend that the City Council set aside a fixed period of time early or late in the meeting to receive public comment, both on agenda 8. items and other matters and decline to permit public comment at other times during the meeting. Reasonable time limits may be imposed both as to the total amount of time allocated for public participation on particular items and /or as to each individual speaker. Each legislative body should adopt applicable regulations concerning public participation as soon as possible. This can be by minute order or resolution. Procedures relating to matters which are required to be the subject of a public hearing have not been altered by the amendments. Thus, requirements of notice and opportunity to be heard for public hearings continue without change. E. Special Meetings The call and notice of special meetings of legislative bodies must now be posted at least 24 hours prior to the special meeting in a location which is "freely accessible" to the public in addition to being served 24 hours in advance to specified parties. Section 54956. The agenda requirements are not expressly made applicable to item descriptions for special meeting call notices, but to avoid problems, the special call should observe the new requirements relating to item description. 9. ! i i F. Emergency Meetings Emergency meetings of legislative bodies can be held without compliance with the notice and posting requirements of amended Section 54956 as discussed above, provided proper findings are made. However, the notice provisions applicable to emergency meetings as discussed in Paragraph I(2) are still applicable. Section 54956.5. G. Violations Section 54956.1 provides a mechanism for any interested person to file litigation to determine whether any action taken by a legislative body violated the open meeting provisions of Section 54953 or any of the new provisions of the Act relating to the posting of agendas or the special meeting provisions. Specifically , the Act permits "any interested person" to file an action to obtain a determination as to whether an action taken by a legislative body is null and void as having been taken in violation of the above - referenced i sections. No litigation can be commenced, however, unless and until the aggrieved party has filed with the legislative body a written demand. The written demand triggers the requirement that a legislative body "cure or correct" any defect in the action taken and inform the demanding party of the actions taken to cure or correct. Nevertheless, the action taken 10. cannot be found to be null and void if any of the following circumstances are found to exist: (1) the legislative body acted in substantial compliance with the provisions of the Act, or (2) the action taken was in connection with the sale or issuance of bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness, or (3) the action gave rise to a contractual obligation upon which some party has in good faith relied to its detriment, or (4) the action taken was in accordance with the collection of a tax. Unchanged Provisions of the Act H. Application of Act The Act applies to the "legislative bodies" of all "local agencies" of the State. Section 54943. Local agencies include all cities, counties, school districts, municipal corporations, other special districts and all other local public bodies. Section 54951. The term "legislative body" applies not only to the actual governing body of a local agency but to boards, commissions, or committees of the governing board or on which members of the governing board serve in their official capacity and which are supported in whole or in part by the local agency, whether such boards, commissions or committees are organized and operated by a local agency or private corporation. The Act also applies to (1) any board, commission, committee or similar multimember body which 11. exercises any authority of the legislative body of the local agency delegated to it by that legislative body, (2) to permanent boards and commissions of the local body, such as planning commissions, library boards and recreation commissions, (3) to advisory boards, commissions, and committees of the local agency if they are formed by some formal action of the governing body, or a member of the governing body „ of the local agency. Sections 54952.2, 54992.3 and 54952.5. A "meeting” for purposes of the Act is any gathering of a quorum of a legislative body, matter how informal, where business is transacted or discussed. The Act specifically exempts advisory bodies composed solely of less than a quorum of the legislative body of the local agency. Section 54952.3. ' Additionally, the Act does not apply to meetings of committees of less than a quorum of the legislative body of the local agency, at least to ad hoc, non permanent committees. 320.Ops. Atty. Gen. 240 (1958); Section 54952.5. Nevertheless, the "less than a quorum exception" does not exempt from the open meeting requirements a series of meetings, each of which technically is comprised of less than a quorum of the agency's membership, but which taken as a whole involves a majority of the agency's members. Such a series of meetings does not fall within the exception because'they ultimately involve participation of a quorum of members. 63 Ops. Atty. Gen. 220 (1978). 12. exercises any authority of the legislative body of the local agency delegated to it by that legislative body, (2) to permanent boards and commissions of the local body, such as planning commissions, library boards and recreation commissions, (3) to advisory boards, commissions, and committees of the local agency if they are formed by some formal action of the governing body, or a member of the governing body of the local agency. Sections 54952.2, 54992.3 and 54952.5. A "meeting" for purposes of the Act is any gathering of a quorum of a legislative body, no matter how informal, where business is transacted or discussed. The Act specifically exempts advisory bodies composed solely of less than a quorum of the legislative body of the local agency. Section 54952.3. Additionally, the Act does not apply to meetings of committees of less than a quorum of the legislative body of the local agency, at least to ad hoc, non permanent committees. 320 Ops. Atty. Gen. 240 (1958); Section 54952.5. Nevertheless, the "less than a quorum exception" does not exempt from the open meeting requirements a series of meetings, each of which technically is comprised of less than a quorum of the agency's membership, but which taken as a whole involves a majority of the agency's members. Such a series of meetings does not fall within the exception because they ultimately involve participation of a quorum of members. 63 Ops. Atty. Gen. 220 (1978). 12. i I. Notice of Meetings (1) Regular Meeting Regular meetings of the city council must be held at the time and place set by ordinance. Section 54954. (2) Special Meetings The Act permits special meetings to be called at any time either by the presiding officer or a majority of the members of the legislative body, subject to certain notice conditions. Section 54956. The legislative body must provide advance notice of such meeting to each member of the legislative body and to each local newspaper of general circulation and each radio or television station which has requested notice in writing. A notice must be received at least 24 hours before the time of the meeting set forth in the notice. The notice must include the time and place of the meeting, and an identification of the business to be transacted. The notice must be posted in a location freely accessible to the public and only the business set forth in the notice may be considered at the meeting. In the case of emergency meetings, only 1 hour's notice to the media given by telephone is necessary. The posting requirements are also waived for emergency meetings, although the legislative body may not meet in closed session during an emergency meeting. Section 54956.5. 13. J. Public's Rights While Attending a Meeting Any member of the public has a right to attend the meetings of the legislative body. A member of the public can attend the meeting without having to register or give other information as a condition of attendance nor may the legislative body prohibit any person attending an open meeting from tape recording the proceedings, absent a reasonable finding that such would constitute a disruption of the proceedings. Sections 54953.3 and 54953.5. However, the legislative body may exclude all persons from a meeting where a disturbance has been created and the meeting cannot continue by merely excluding the disorderly persons. Section 54957.9. Any agenda or other writing distributed to all or a majority of the members of a legislative body of a local agency for the discussion or consideration at a public meeting are public records and should be made available to members of the public in accordance with the provisions of Section 54957.5. K. Permissible Closed Sessions Prior to conducting a closed session, the legal counsel of the legislative body must prepare and submit a memorandum stating the specific reasons and legal authority for the closed session either prior to or no later than one week after the closed session. Section 54957.7. Permissible closed sessions are as follows: 14. I (1) Grand Jury Legislative body members may give testamony in private before a grand jury, either as individuals or as a group. Section 54953.1. (2) License Applications Closed sessions may be used to determine whether an applicant for a license who has a criminal record is sufficiently rehabilitated to obtain the license. Section 54956.7. (3) Security of Public Buildings Closed sessions may be held with the attorney general, the district attorney, the sheriff, the chief of police or any of their deputies to discuss threats to the security of the public building or to the public's right as access to public service or public facilities. Section 54957. (4) Personnel A closed session may be held to consider the appointment, or dismissal of a public employee, or to hear complaints or charges brought against an employee by another person, or employee unless the employee requests that the matter be conducted publicly. Section 54957. However, this exception does not apply to any person elected to office, or appointed to an office of the legislative body, of a local agency. The positions of city manager, city attorney, a department head or other similar administrative offices of the city are included 15. within the exception. 59 Ops. Atty. Gen. 266 (1976). while a closed session is appropriate for the purpose of reviewing an appointee's job performance and making the threshold decision of whether any salary increase should be granted, all discussions concerning the amount of any salary increase need to be held in public session. San Diego Union v. City Council 146 Cal.App.3d 947, 955 (1983). (5) Labor Negotiations Closed sessions are permitted to enable the legislative body to instruct its representatives concerning discussions with employee organizations and unrepresented employees regarding salaries and fringe benefits. Section 54957.6. The legislative body may appoint from its membership one or more members to act as its designated representative, with whom it may meet to confer in closed session. However, if the legislative body decides to conduct its meet - and - confer sessions itself without using a designated representative, the legislative body may not meet in closed session to review and decide upon its bargaining position. 57 Ops. Atty. Gen. 209 (1974). (6) Real Estate Negotiations The legislative body may meet in closed session with its property negotiator concerning the purchase, sale, exchange or lease of real property. Prior to the closed session, the entity must announce in open session the property involved and parties 16. L r with whom the negotiations are being conducted. The local agency may hold closed sessions for discussions regarding eminent domain proceedings. Section 54956.8. (7) Pending Litigation A closed session for purposes of discussing pending litigation is permissible. "Pending litigation" as defined in Section 54956.9 covers the following circumstances: (1) When a proceeding has been formally initiated in a court, before an administrative body, hearing officer or arbitrator, (2) when the agency faces significant exposure to litigation, or (3) when the agency has decided or is deciding to initiate litigation. Section 54956.9. Prior to going into closed session to discuss litigation, the public entity must announce in open session the matter to be discussed, if revealing so would not adversely affect the public entity's position as a litigant or potential litigant. L. Public Records The agendas of a public meeting of a legislative body and any other "writings" currently defined by law as public records must be available for inspection under the Act when distributed to members of the legislative body by one of its members, officers or employees. These writings are required to be available for inspection prior to commencement of the 17. legislative body meeting when distributed prior to the meeting. If the writings are distributed at the meeting prior to their discussion they are required to be available for inspection prior to and during the discussion. If distributed during the discussion they are required to be available for inspection as soon as practicable. Section 54957.5. Should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me. Very truly yours, STRADLING, YOCCA, CARLSON & RAUTH 4241k 18. I Assembly Bill No. 2674 CHAPTER 641 An act to amend Sections 35144, 35145, 72121, and 72129 of the Education Code, to amend Sections 54956, 54956.5, and 54960.5 of, and to add Sections 54954.2, 54954.3, and 54960.1 to, the Government Code, relating to local agencies. (Approved by Governor August 29, 1986. Filed with Secretary of State September 2. 1986.1 LECISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DICEFF AB 2674, Connell• Open meetings: local agencies. (1) Under existing provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act and the Education Code, the actions of legislative bodies of local agencies and governing boards of school and community college districts are required to be taken openly and their deliberations are required to be conducted openly. Under these existing laws, the legislative body of a local agency and the governing boards of school and community college districts are not required to post an agenda containing a brief general description of each item of business to be transacted or discussed at a regular meeting. Additionally, existing law does not prohibit any action to be taken, as defined, on any item not appearing on the posted agenda. This bill would make this requirement and prohibition, with certain exceptions, as specified. The requirement would impose a state - mandated local program. (2) The Ralph M. Brown Act does not require that every agenda for regular meetings provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body This bill would, except as specified, make this requirement and ' would require the legislative body to adopt reasonable regulations, as specified. These new requirements would impose a state - mandated local program. (Ti The Ralph M. Brown Act requires the legislative body of a j local agency to give a specified notice of special meetings. J This bill would, in addition, require a specified posting and make a conforming change. F-Asting law requires that an agenda of special meetings of the governing boards of school and community college districts be posted at least 24 hours prior to special meetings. This bill would additionally require that the posted notice specify the time and location of the meeting. This requirement would impose a state - mandated local program. f (4) Existing law defines the term "action taken" and prescribes R18RIP11• 92 50 i i - R18RIP11• 92 50 Ch. 641 —2— misdemeanor sanctions for each member of a legislative body who knowingly attends a meeting of the legislative body where action is taken in violation of the Ralph M. Brown Act. Existing law also authorizes any interested person to commence an action by mandamus, injunction, or declaratory relief to stop or prevent violations or threatened violations of statutory provisions relating to open meetings of local agencies or to determine the application of those provisions. Under existing law, as construed by the courts, any action taken at a meeting in violation of the Ralph M. Brown Act is nonetheless valid. This bill would authorize any interested person to commence an action by mandamus, injunction, or declaratory relief to determine if certain actions taken by the legislative body of a local agency and the governing boards of school or community college districts are null and void, as specified. It would require the interested person to ; make a demand of the legislative or governing body to cure or correct the action, as specified, before commencing the action. It would provide that the fact that a legislative or governing body takes J a subsequent action to cure or correct an action pursuant to this section shall not be construed, or be admissible, as evidence of a violation of the Ralph M. Brown Act. j (5) Existing law authorizes a court to award reasonable attorneys' ,... fee to a plaintiff where it is found the local agency has violated provisions of law relating to open meetings, or to a prevailing defendant in cases in which the court finds the action was clearly frivolous and totally lacking in merit. This bill would authorize the award of reasonable attorneys' fees in actions to determine null and void the actions of a local agency as described in (4) above. ; (6) The bill would also declare I the Legislature's intent with regard to the application of the Ralph M. Brown Act to the governing boards of school and community districts. (7) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement, including the creation of a State Mandates Claims Fund to pay the costs of mandates which do not exceed $500,000 'a statewide and other procedures for claims whose statewide costs - • - exceed $50,000. This bill would provide that reimbursement for costs mandated by the bill shall be made pursuant to those statutory procedures and, if the statewide cost does not exceed $500,000, shall be payable from the State Mandates Claims Fund. The people of the State of California do enact as follows.- SECTION 1. Section 35144 of the Education Code is amended to read: i �i i i I } i 0 —3— Ch. 641 35144. A special meeting of the governing board of a school district may be called at any time by the presiding officer of the board, or by a majority of the members thereof, by delivering personally or by mail written notice to each member of the board, and to each local newspaper of general circulation, radio, or television station requesting notice in writing. The notice shall be delivered personally or by mail at least 24 hours before the time of the meeting as specified in the notice. The call and notice shall specify the time and place of the special meeting and the business to be transacted. No other business shall be considered at those meetings by the governing board. The written notice may be dispensed with as to any member who at or prior to the time the meeting convenes files with the clerk or secretary of the board a written waiver of notice. The waiver may be given by telegram. The written notice may also be dispensed with as to any member who is actually present at the meeting at the time it convenes. The call and notice shall be posted at least 24 hours prior to the special meeting in a location that is freely accessible to members of the public and district employees. SEC. 2. Section 35145 of the Education Code is an ended to read: 35145. Except as provided in Sections 54957 and 54957.6 of the Government Code and in Section 35146 of, and subdivision (c) of Section 48918 of, this code, all meetings of the governing board of any school district shall be open to the public, and all actions authorized or required by law of the governing board shall be taken at the meetings and shall be subject to the following requirement's: ' (a) Minutes shall be taken at all of those meetings, recording all actions taken by the governing board. The minutes are public records and shall be available to the public. (b) An agenda shall be posted by the governing board, or its designee, in accordance with the requirements of Section 54954.3 of the Government Code. Any interested person may commence an action by mandamus or injunction pursuant to Section 54960.1 of the Government Code for the purpose of obtaining a judicial determination that any action taken by the governing board in violation of this subdivision or Section 35144 is null and void. SEC. 3. Section 72121 of the Education Code is amended to read: 72121. Except as provided in Sections 54957 and 54957.6 of the Government Code and in Section 72122 of, and subdivision (c) of Section 48914 of, this code, all meetings of the governing board of any community college district shall be open to the public, and all actions authorized or required by law of the governing board shall be taken at the meetings and shall be subject to the following requirements: (a) Minutes shall be taken at all of those meetings, recording all actions taken by the governing board. The minutes are public records and shall be available to the public. (b) An agenda shall be posted by the governing board; or its designee, in accordance with the requirements of Section 54954.2 of I N s - — -- Ch: 641 " -- - - -- ---- _ 4 . the Government Code. Any interested person may commence an action by mandamus or injunction pursuant to Section 54960.1 of the Government Code for the purpose of obtaining a judicial determination that any action taken by the governing board in violation of this subdivision or subdivision (b) of Section 72129 is null and void. SEC. 4. Section 72129 of the Education Code is amended to read: 72129. (a) Special meetings may be held at the call of the president of the board or upon a call issued in writing and signed by a majority of the members of the board. ____(b) _A notice of the meeting shall be posted at least 24 hours prior to the special meeting and shall specify the time and location of the meeting and the business to be transacted and shall be posted in a location that is freely accessible to members of the public and district employees. SEC. 5. Section 54954.2 is added to the Government Code, to read: 54954.2. (a) At least 72 hours before a regular meeting, the legislative body of the local agency, or its designee, shall post an agenda containing a brief genera) description of each item of business to be transacted or discussed at the meeting. The agenda shall specify the time and location of the regular meeting and shall be posted in a location that is freely accessible to members of the public. No action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the legislative body may take action on items of business not appearing on the posted agenda under any of the following conditions: (1) Upon a determination by a majority vote of the legislative body that an emergency situation exists, as defined in Section 54956.5. (2) Upon a determination by a two-thirds vote of the legislative body, or, if less than two- thirds of the members are present, a unanimous vote of those members present, that the need to take action arose subsequent to the agenda being posted as specified in subdivision (a). (3) The item was posted pursuant to subdivision (a) for a prior meeting of the legislative body occurring not more than five calendar days prior to the date action is taken on the item, and at the prior meeting the item was continued to the meeting at which action is being taken. SEC. 6. Section 54954.3 is added to the Government Code, to read: 54954.3. (a) Every agenda for regular meetings shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction. of the legislative body, provided that no action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the agenda unless a _ 3 . Ch. 641 the action is otherwise authorized by subdivision (b) of Section 3495!.£. However, in the case of a meeting of a city council in a city or a board of supervisors in a city and county, the agenda need not provide an opportunity for members of the public to address the council or board on any item that has already been considered by a committee, composed exclusively of members of the council or _--,--board, at a- public- meeting-wherein. all interested members of the - - public were afforded the oportunity to address the committee on the item, unless the item has been substantially changed since the committee heard the item, as determined by the council or board. (b) The legislative body of a local agency may adopt reasonable = regulations to ensure that the intent of subdivision (a) is carried out, including, but not limited to, regulations limiting the total amount of time allocated for public testimony on particular issues and for each individual speaker. SEC. 7. Section 54956 of the Government Code is amended to read: 54956. A special meeting may he called at any time by the presiding officer of the legislative body of a local - agency, or by a majority of the members of the legislative body, by delivering personally or by mail written notice to each member of the y legislative body and to each local newspaper of general circulation, radio or television station requesting notice in writing. The notice shall be delivered personally or by mail and shall be received at least 24 hours before the time of the meeting as specified in the notice. The call and notice shall specify the time and place of the special meeting and the business to be transacted. No other business shall be considered at these meetings by the legislative body. The written notice may be dispensed with as to any member who at or prior to the time the meeting convenes files with the clerk or secretary of the legislative body a written waiver of notice. The waiver may be given by telegram. The written notice may also be dispensed with as to any member who is actually present at the meeting at the time it convenes. Notice shall be required pursuant to this section regardless of whether any action is taken at the special meeting. The call and notice shall be posted at least 24 hours prior to the i special meeting in a location that is freely accessible to members of the public. SEC. 6. Section 54936.5 of the Government Code is amended to € read: 54956.5. In the case of an emergency situation involving matters upon which prompt action is necessary due to the disruption or threatened disruption of public facilities, a legislative body may hold an emergency meeting without complying with either the 24-hour notice requirement or the 24 -hour posting requirement of Section 54956 or both of the notice and posting requirements. For purposes of this section, "emergency situation" means any of the following: Ch. 641 —6— (a) Work stoppage or other activity which severely impairs public health, safety, or both, as determined by a majority of the members of the legislative body (b) Crippling disaster which severely impairs public health, safety, or both, as determined by a majority of the members of the legislative body However, each local newspaper of general circulation and radio or television station which has requested notice of special meetings pursuant to Section 54956 shall be notified by the presiding officer of the legislative body, or designee thereof, one hour prior to the emergency meeting by telephone and all telephone numbers provided in the most recent request of such newspaper or station for notification of special meetings shall be exhausted. In the event that telephone services are not functioning, the notice requirements of this section shall be deemed waived, and the legislative body, or designee of the legislative body, shall notify those newspapers, radio stations, or television stations of the fact of the holding of the emergency meeting, the purpose of the meeting, and any action taken at the meeting as soon after the meeting as possible. Notwithstanding Section 54957, the legislative body shall not meet in closed session during a meeting called pursuant to this section. All special meeting requirements, as prescribed in Section 54956 shall be applicable to a meeting called pursuant to this section, with the exception of the 24 -hour notice requirement.. The minutes of a meeting called pursuant to this section, a list of persons who the presiding officer of the legislative body, or designee of the legislative body, notified or attempted to notify, a copy of the rollcall vote, and any actions taken at the meeting shall be posted for a minimum of 10 days in a public place as soon after the meeting as possible. SEC. 9. Section 54960.1 is added to the Government Code, to read: 54960.1. (a) Any interested person may commence an action by mandamus or injunction for the purpose of obtaining a judicial determination that an action taken by a legislative body of a local agency in violation of Section 54953, 54954.2, or 54956 is null and void under this section. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed. to prevent a legislative body from curing or correcting an action challenged pursuant to this section. (b) Prior to any action being commenced pursuant to subdivision (a), the interested person shall make a demand of the legislative body to cure or correct the action alleged to have been taken in violation of Section 54953, 54954.2, or 54956. The demand shall be in writing and clearly describe the challenged action of the legislative body and nature of the alleged violation. The written demand shall be made within 30 days from the date the action was taken. Within 30 days of receipt of the demand, the legislative body shall cure or correct the challenged action and inform the demanding party in i . t I i I 3 i I i' —7— Ch. 641 writing of its actions to cure or correct or inform the demanding party in writing of its decision not to cure or correct the challenged action. If the legislative body takes no action within the 30 -day period, the inaction shall be deemed a decision not to cure or correct the challenged action, and the 15 -day period to commence the action described in subdivision (a) shall commence to run the day after the 30-day period to cure or correct expires. Within 15 days of :cceipt of the written notice of the legislative body's decision to cure or correct, the expiration of the 30 -day period to cure or correct, or 75 days from the date the challenged action was taken, whichever is earlier, the demanding party shall be required to commence the action pursuant to subdivision (a) or thereafter be barred from commencing the action. (c) An action taken shall not be determined to be null and void if any of the following conditions exist: (1) The action taken.was in substantial compliance with Sections 54953, 54954.2, and 54956. (2) The action taken was in connection with the sale or issuance of notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness or any contract, .instrument, or agreement thereto. (3) The action taken gave rise to a contractual obligation, including a contract let by competitive bid, upon which a party has, in good faith, detrimentally relied. (4) The action taken was in connection with the collection of any tax. (d) During any action seeking a judicial determination pursuant to subdivision (a) if the court determines, pursuant to a showing by the legislative body that an action alleged to have been taken in violation of Section 54953„ 549542, or 54956 has been cured or corrected by a subsequent action of the legislative body, the action filed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be dismissed with prejudice. (e) The fact that a legislative body takes a subsequent action to cure or correct an action taken pursuant to this section shall not be construed or admissible as evidence of a violation of this chapter SEC. 10. Section 54960.5 of the Government Code is amended to read: 54960.5. A court may award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff in an action brought pursuant to Section 54960 or 54960.1 where it is found that a legislative body of the local agency has violated this chapter The costs and fees shall be paid by the local agency and shall not become a personal liability of any public officer or employee of the local agency. A court may award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to a defendant in any action brought pursuant to Section 54960 or 54960.1 where the defendant has prevailed in a final determination of such action and the court finds that the action was clearly frivolous and totally lacking in merit. SEC.11. The Legislature does not intend, by including an express 92 410 Ch. 641 —8— Teference to Sections 54934.2 and 34960.1 of the Government Code in Sections 35143 and 72121 of the Education Code, as amended by this act, to imply that other sections of the Ralph M. Brown Act which have been construed as applying to meetings of the governing boards ' of school and community college districts shall not continue to apply to those meetings. SEC. 12. Reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for costs mandated by the state pursuant to this act shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code and, if the statewide cost of the claim for reimbursement does not exceed five hundred thousand dollars (8300,000), shall be made from the State Mandates Claims Fund. C e'. I= 93 220 i III �'•: �- `, ... - -I_ ® • INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 1. Tree Trimming Project FY 1986 -87 Bids were opened on January 9, 1987, for this project. The low bidder was California Western Arborists, Inc. of Compton for $87,515.00. This bid is substantially lower than the engineer's estimate of $120,000. This is due to changes in the tree trimming process made by the Engineering Division. 9 block trimming methods is now being used. A block trimming method, all trees within an area are trimmed. A four year cycle has been established to insure that all trees in the City are trimmed every four years. The areas trimmed are incuded ----- - - - - -- on the attached map. 2. Slurry Seal Project The - Slur -r -y- Seal - -P- roject -was awarded to Pavement Coating Company, Stanton, on January 6, 1987 for $114,135.00. A pre- construction meeting is being scheduled and the work will begin by February 1, 1987. 3. New Sidewalk Construction Project (SB -821) This project was awarded to B -1 Enterprise Corporation by the City - Council on January - 6; - 1987 for $29,74200: -_ A pre - construction for January 20, 1987 and work is scheduled_ to begin on January 26, 1987. This - project - involves - the constructi new sidewalk and wheelchair ramps at various locations. 4. Reconstruction of Sidewalk on Louise Street City Maintenance crews have prepared the block of Louise _._________ _Street_for sidewalk repairs. A contractor is _scheduled to pour and finish concrete sidewalk. 5. No Parking Signs - Flower Street Medium At the request of the Parks and Recreation Department, no parking signs are being posted on the Flower Street medium per Section 19 -110 of the Lynwood Municipal Code. A problem exists with cars parked on the medium. The parked cars break sprinklers and cause damage to the landscaping. 6. Street Reconstruction (SB -300) Los Flores Boulevard has been reconstructed for Atlantic Avenue to Harris Avenue. Norton Avenue is now under construction. The alley East of Atlantic Avenue and North of Century Boulevard will follow and complete this project. 7. Atlantic Alley Reconstruction Project The alley North of Imperial Highway between Atlantic Avenue and Wright Road, is out to bid for reconstruc- tion. This project will involve the complete reconstruction of the alley and include new A.C. pavement and concrete gutters. 8. The Water System Relocation Project This project is continuing and is 70% completed. Work is being conducted on the Long Beach Boulevard area. The contractor is currently repaving trenches in the Atlantic Avenue area. T03. 060 M CITY ®F -- L Y N OOD I 4 I 1 10 11 u- I# i 'u 11 Y A I.I • ■ . u . w v g, I J U-4 4 a S 7 I r� u TREE MAINTENANCE PROJECT FY (1986 -87) PROJECT NO. 33 -4412 -2202 COVERS ZONE A, B, C, D, E AND F 4z I � i „ (':., . G • ' =st, atria ,2, .l ° t RUN 11/15/86 INVOLVED PARTY TYPE AND IMPAIRMENT DRIVER HAD NOT BEEN DRINKING HBD - UNDER INFLUENCE HBD - NOT UNDER INFLUENCE HBD - IMPAIRMENT UNKNOWN UNDER DRUG INFLUENCE IMPAIRMENT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT NOT KNOWN SLEEPY /FATIGUED NOT STATED /NOT APPLICABLE TOTAL DRIVERS PEDESTRIAN HAD NOT BEEN DRINKING HBD - UNDER INFLUENCE HBD - NOT UNDER INFLUENCE HBD - IMPAIRMENT UNKNOWN UNDER DRUG INFLUENCE IMPAIRMENT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT NOT KNOWN SLEEPY /FATIGUED NOT STATED /NOT APPLICABLE TOTAL PEDESTRIANS BICYCLIST HAD NOT BEEN DRINKING HBD - UNDER INFLUENCE HBD - NOT UNDER INFLUENCE HBD - IMPAIRMENT UNKNOWN UNDER DRUG INFLUENCE IMPAIRMENT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT NOT KNOWN SLEEPY /FATIGUED NOT STATED /NOT APPLICABLE TOTAL BICYCLISTS OTHER NOT PARKED VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRINKING HBD - UNDER INFLUENCE HBD - NOT UNDER INFLUENCE HBD - IMPAIRMENT UNKNOWN UNDER DRUG INFLUENCE IMPAIRMENT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT NOT KNOWN SLEEPY /FATIGUED NOT STATED /NOT APPLICABLE TOTAL OTHER NOT PARKED REPORT 5. ALCOHOL INVOLVEMENT BY AGE OF INVOLVED PARTIES QUARTERLY 07/01/86 THRU 09 /30/86 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx A G E O F I N V O L V E D P A R T Y x * * *xxxxxxxxxxxx 0- 15- 20- 25- 30- 35- 4.0- 45- 55- "OVER NOT TOTAL 14 19 24 29 34 39 44 54 64 64 STATED , 343 1 50 64 60 37 38 33 21 17 16 6 27 2 9 7 3 2 1 2 1 10 2 5 1 2 11 1 2 8 1 1 1 1 57 1 1 1 2 2 1 49 2 1 1 27 1 3 2 5 1 2 1 2 2 8 476 1 56 82 71 49 41 42 24 19 19 72 8 1 1 4 14 16 1 1 4 1 1 3 8 1 10 2 18 10 2 9 1 3 2 1 4. t i 1 1 I 1 1 1 2 1 !1 1 NCIC CA1943 PAGE 1 PARTIES IN COLLISIONS FATAL INJURY POO 121 5 6 2 1 1 14 13 162 222 22 4 9 43 2 14 314 8 1 1 4 14 15 1 1 1 17 1 *yw t tt � ,.i � � p t r �i� 'n - j RUN 11/15/86 REPORT 5. ALCOHOL INVOLVEMENT BY AGE OF INVOLVED PARTIES CUMULATIVE 01/01/86 THRU 09/30/86 TYPE AND INVOLVED PARTY xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx A G'E O F I N V O L V E D P A R T Y xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx IMPAIRMENT 0- 15- 20- 25- 30- 35- 40- 45- 55- OVER NOT DRIVER TOTAL 14 19 24 29 34 39 44 54 64 64 STATED HAD NOT BEEN DRINKING 932 HBD - UNDER INFLUENCE 80 HBD - NOT UNDER INFLUENCE 39 HBD - IMPAIRMENT UNKNOWN 23 UNDER DRUG INFLUENCE 10 IMPAIRMENT - PHYSICAL I IMPAIRMENT NOT KNOWN 143 SLEEPY /FATIGUED 5 NOT STATED /NOT APPLICABLE 76 TOTAL DRIVERS 1300 PEDESTRIAN HAD NOT BEEN DRINKING 33 HBD - UNDER INFLUENCE 1 HBD - NOT UNDER INFLUENCE 2 HBD - IMPAIRMENT UNKNOWN 9 UNDER DRUG INFLUENCE 3 IMPAIRMENT - PHYSICAL y IMPAIRMENT NOT KNOWN 2 SLEEPY /FATIGUED 26 NOT STATED /NOT APPLICABLE 5 TOTAL PEDESTRIANS 43 BICYCLIST 1 HAD NOT BEEN DRINKING 38 HBD - UNDER INFLUENCE HBD - NOT UNDER INFLUENCE 2 HBD - IMPAIRMENT UNKNOWN I UNDER DRUG INFLUENCE 2 IMPAIRMENT - PHYSICAL 1 IMPAIRMENT NOT KNOWN 2 SLEEPY /FATIGUED NOT STATED /NOT APPLICABLE 1 TOTAL BICYCLISTS 46 OTHER NOT PARKED VEHICLE 4 1 HAD NOT BEEN DRINKING 3 2 HBD - UNDER INFLUENCE 1 HBD - NOT UNDER INFLUENCE 2 HBD - IMPAIRMENT UNKNOWN 2 UNDER DRUG INFLUENCE 1 IMPAIRMENT - PHYSICAL 5 IMPAIRMENT NOT KNOWN it SLEEPY /FATIGUED 1 9 NOT STATED /NOT APPLICABLE 2 TOTAL OTHER NOT PARKED 2 NCIC CA1943 PAGE PARTIES IN COLLISIONS FATAL INJURY POO 2 131 11 184 161 107 88 73 72 53 45 16 4 23 14 11 15 1 3 1 1 2 303 627 2 8 5 9 4 3 1 y I 1 2 4 26 54 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 1 14 1 23 1 1 1 8 15 4 1 2 1 3 2 6 1 3 2 1 2 119 1 5 I 5 3 it 8 1 9 5 6 1 1 39 103 2 153 231 194 145 114 90 1 79 4 63 3 51 26 178 1 1 35 45 4 4225 5 g71 22 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 4 27 2 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 2 27 1 4 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 4 37 2 25 6 3 1 1 1 1 31 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 25 7 3 3 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 35 10 2 2 2 2 af;.. . ' z '�'• +'' RUN 11/15/86 REPORT 4. MOTORCYCLE, MOPED, BICYCLE, AND PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS AND VICTIMS BY HOUR OF DAY NCIC CA1943 PAGE ,�- '�_; ?, :,' .• � CUMULATIVE 01/01/86 THRU 09/30/86 i' 1_ xM TIME PERIOD xxx M O T O R C Y C L E xxx xxxxxxx M 0 P E D xxxxxxx xxxxx B I C Y C L E xxxxx xxx P E D E S T R I A N xxx COLLISIONS xx VICTIMS, xx COLLISIONS xx VICTIMS xx COLLISION xx S VICTIMS xx COLLISIONS xx VICTIMS FAT INJ POO KLD INJ FAT INJ POO KLD INJ FAT INJ POO KLD INJ FAT INJ POO KLD INJ 44� F' 0000 - 0059 %i 0100-0159 fi u 0200-0259 2 2 t t 0300-0359 s. :< '••ta ; ,y: *: 0400 -0459 E p : 0500 -0559 E`' ,• f {Y';s 0600 -0659 1 dr'fc 1 ra V- 0700 -0759 1 0800 -0859 0900 -0959 1 f , i 1000 -1059 2 3 2 1 2 • 1100-1159 .1 1 1 1 2 1 ±~ :5 t}, ; s� 1200 -1259 2 2 a�'� 1 2 1 2 4 4 i' '• is . ;; _ •,�. 1300 -1359 -��, 2 1 2 1400 -1459 1 2 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 '= 1500 -1559 1 1 1 3 1 3 6 .w,�F• 1600 -1659 4 2 4 6 1 6 5 5 +t 1700 -1759 3 3 4 2 2 �. 4 1800 -1859 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 8 2 2 1900 -1959 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 J ,, - 2000 -2059 3 1 2 2 2 2 ;:.g.p• 1 1 2100 -2159 1 2 2 2 3 2200 -2259 �` }} 2300 -2359 UNKNOWN TOTAL 22 10 25 2 1 3 2 1 35 10 1 37 35 2 3 38 j 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 14 i ' " "'2UN 11/15/86 REPORT 4. MOTORCYCLE, MOPED, BICYCLE, AND PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS AND VICTIMS BY HOUR OF DAY NCIC CA1943 PAGE QUARTERLY 07/01/86 THRU 09/30/86 = "s IME PERIOD **x M 0 T 0 R C Y C L E NNW xxxxxxx M 0 P E D Xxxxxxx xxxxx B I C Y C L E ****X xxx P E D E S T R I A N xxx ,'•:wra xx COLLISIONS xx VICTIMS xx COLLISIONS xx VICTIMS xx'COLLISIONS xx VICTIMS xx COLLISIONS xx VICTIMS FAT INJ POO KLD INJ FAT IHJ POO KLD INJ FAT INJ POO KLD INJ FAT INJ POO KLD INJ 0000 -0059 0100-0159 0200 -0259 1 1 0300 -0359 }'i` -'',''t:`ii;,'h"•d,r ^tisy: 0400 -0459 ` , -•.: Shy :..f rNq. "�r` •'' -=�5�� 9500 -0559 0600 -0659 1 y ' '� _a,. 0700 -0759 2 2 •;� 0800 -0859 0900-0959 1000 -1059 1 2 1 1 1100 -1159 1 ••,�, ''. 1200 -1259 2 2 1 ,', ...r.;. 1300-1359 2 2 '= ,t`:'' c..'``�i:rW 1400 -1459 1 3 3 1 1500-1559 2 1600 - 1659 1 1 2 2 1 1700 -1759 1 1 1 2 f � 'YiYi 1800 -1859 1 1 1 3 4 2 1900 -1959 1 1 1 2000 -2059 1 1 1 '''' • � r;. 2100 -2159 x`ts�; 2200-2259 2300 -2359 1 UNKNOWN ,,,"�' •' TOTAL 5 4 6 17 1 18 14 - ,:<s �+ 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 14 i y }. `+.+x11 ll Y•l'. f , E�� ''.S r y RUN 11/15/86 REPORT 3. PRIMARY COLLISION FACTORS FOR COLLISIONS AND VICTIMS BY SEVERITY CUMULATIVE 01/01/86 THRU 09/30/86 PRIMARY COLLISION FACTOR DRIVING INFLUENCE ALCOHOL /DRUG IMPEDING TRAFFIC UNSAFE SPEED FOLLOWING T00 CLOSELY WRONG SIDE OF ROAD IMPROPER PASSING UNSAFE LANE CHANGE IMPROPER TURNING AUTOMOBILE RIGHT -OF -WAY PEDESTRIAN RIGHT -OF -WAY PEDESTRIAN VIOLATION STOP SIGNS AND SIGNALS HAZARDOUS PARKING LIGHTS BRAKES OTHER EQUIPMENT OTHER HAZARDOUS VIOLATION OTHER THAN DRIVER UNSAFE STARTING OR BACKING OTHER IMPROPER DRIVING PEDESTRIAN INFL ALCOHOL /DRUG UNKNOWN TOTAL NCIC CA1943 PAGE 2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx COLLISIONS xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx VICTIMS xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx TOTAL xxx FATAL xxx xx INJURY xxx xxxx POD xxxx TOTAL KILLED INJURY SEVERE OTHER COMPLNT COUNT COUNT PCT COUNT PCT COUNT PCT INJURY VISINJ OF PAIN 93 34 13.22 59 11.25 54 54 6 28 20 1 1 .38 2 2 1 1 96 32 12.45 64 12.21 50 50 1 13 36 49 17 6.61 32 6.10 26 26 9 17 25 11 4.28 14 2.67 20 20 3 10 7 17 3 1.16 14 2.67 3 3 1 2 37 3 1.16 34 6.48 3 3 2 1 108 17 6.61 91 17.36 23 23 1 14 8 149 62 24.12 87 16.60 102 102 2 46 54 4 4 1.55 5 5 1 2 2 32 3 75.00 27 10.50 2 .38 33 3 30 5 19 6 75 28 10.89 47 8.96 44 44 2 14 28 2 2 .38 15 1 25.00 4 1.55 10 1.90 7 1 6 2 4 13 5 1.94 8 1.52 6 6 1 2 3 38 2. .77 36 6.87 2 2 2 5 2 .77 3 .57 3 3 1 2 1 1 .38 1 1 1 25 4 1.55 21 4.00 5 5 5 785 4 257 524 389 4 385 24 165 196 I RUN 11/15/86 REPORT 3. PRIMARY COLLISION FACTORS FOR COLLISIONS AND VICTIMS BY SEVERITY NCIC CA1943 PAGE 1 QUARTERLY 07/01/86 THRU 04/30/86 COLLISIONS VICTIMS xx>tixxx�t tx = °:''' PRIMARY COLLISION FACTOR TOTAL xxx FATAL xxx xx INJURY xxx xxxx POO xxxx TOTAL KILLED INJURY SEVERE OTHER COMPLNT .` _•;. COUNT COUNT PCT COUNT PCT COUNT PCT INJURY YISINJ OF PAIN DRIVING INFLUENCE ALCOHOL /DRUG 30 7 7.52 23 -11.97 10 10 5 5 IMPEDING TRAFFIC :. -_. ,.. UNSAFE SPEED 36 15 16.12 21 10.93 25 25 5 20 ;•',, ^,•�;,._;,,,: FOLLOWING 100 CLOSELY 15 8 8.60 7 3.64 lk 14 4 10 9 ,,�� + ^r`r'tiFSS' +'w' *, WRONG SIDE OF ROAD 11 5 5.37 6 3.12 11 11 2 6 3 IMPROPER PASSING 4 4 2.08 ' .:. ,' ^'' + -,`• UNSAFE LANE CHANGE 19 2 2.15 17 8.85 2 2 1 1 ' IMPROPER TURNING 40 3 3.22 37 19.27 3 3 1 2 AUTOMOBILE RIGHT -OF -WAY 51 24 25.80 27 14.06 38 38 15 23 :,._. PEDESTRIAN RIGHT- OF-WAY 1 1 1.07 1 1 1 ;.�.;. PEDESTRIAN VIOLATION 11 11 11'.82 12 12 2 7 3 STOP SIGNS AND SIGNALS 31 11 111.82 20 10.41 16 16 2 It HAZARDOUS PARKING 1 I 1 .52 LIGHTS 6 BRAKES OTHER EQUIPMENT OTHER HAZARDOUS VIOLATION 6 1 1.07 5 2.60 1 1 1 i` Vi i.• '- ': ^ "'•- OTHER THAN DRIVER 3 3 - 1.56 UNSAFE STARTING OR BACKING 14 1 1.07 13 6.77 1 1 1 OTHER IMPROPER DRIVING 3 1 1.07 2 1.04 1 1 1 '; ; ^a. +tHt•. t PEDESTRIAN INFL ALCOHOL /DRUG 1 1 1.07 1 1 1 UNKNOWN 8 2 2.15 6 3.12 3 3 3 TOTAL 285 93 192 139 139 4 48 87 RUN 11/15/86 TIME PERIOD 0000-0059 0100 -0159 0200 -0259 0300 -0359 0400 -0459 0500 -0559 0600 -0659 0700-0759 0800 -0859 0900 - 0959 1000 -1059 1100-1159 1200 -1259 1300-1359 1400 -1459 1500 -1559 1600 -1659 1700-1759 1800-1859 1900-1959 2000-2059 2100 -2159 2200-2259 2300 -2359 UNKNOWN TOTAL REPORT 2. COLLISIONS BY DAY OF WEEK AND HOUR OF DAY NCIC CA1943 PAGE 2 FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1 5 CUMULATIVE 01/01/86 THRU 09/30/86 TOTAL WEEKDAY WEEKEND MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 19 9 10 .2 2 1 3 14 6 8 3 2 1 2 16 6 10 3 3 3 2 14 4 10 3 7 5 1 7 4 3 1 1 2 8 8 7 1 1 12 2 2 11 6 5 1 3 10 6 35 27 8 6 5 4 6 21 16 5 4 3 3 5 25 18 7 3 5 4 1 21 16 5 4 2 2 6 29 19 10 2 4 7 4 38 26 12 9 3 7 4 34 24 10 6 5 3 3 39 26 13 _ 9 6 5 2 60 44 16 7 6 13 6 91 69 22 13 14 12 9 65 48 17 11 12 8 5 51 33 18 -6 3 7 9 55 34 21 2 2 6 11 40 18 22 1 4 4 3 40 21 19 1 2 3 5 17 11 6 1 1 4 33 20 13 4 1 5 3 2 1 1 1 785 513 272 100 87 99 94 NCIC CA1943 PAGE 2 FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1 5 5 1 3 5 7 3 3 5 5 1 2 2 1 2 4 1 6 6 2 1 4 1 5 2 5 2 3 2 2 8 2 3 7 5 7 5 5 4 8 5 12 8 8 21 14 8 12 12 5 8 10 8 13 11 10 6 14 8 10 11 8 5 4 2 7 9 4 1 133 162 110. .v.fa r r... .. RUN 11/15/86 REPORT 2. COLLISIONS BY DAY OF WEEK AND HOUR OF DAY NCIC CA1943 PAGE 1 QUARTERLY 07/01/86 THRU 09/30/86 TIME PERIOD TOTAL WEEKDAY WEEKEND MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAl FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 0000 -0059 7 4 3 1 1 2 1 2 0100 -0159 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 0200 -0259 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 0300 -0359 3 2 1 2 1 0400 -0459 1 1 1 0500 -0559 4 3 1 2 1 1 0600 -0659 3 2 1 1 1 1 0700 -0759 15 12 3 3 1 2 4 2 2 1 0800 -0859 4 2 2 1 1 2 0900 -0959 12 8 4 2 2 3 1 1 3 1000 -1059 9 8 1 2 1 4 1 1 1100-1159 12 8 4 2 4 2 3 1 1200 -1259 11 6 5 2 1 2 1 2 3 1300 -1359 14 8 6 3 2 1 2 2 4 1400 -1459 21 15 6 5 4 3 1 2 4 2 1500-1559 17 13 4 4 3 5 1 3 1 1600-1659 28 22 6 5 5 5 1 6 3 3 1700 -1759 24 19 5 4 5 6 1 3 3 2 1800 -1859 24 17 7 2 3 3 4 5 6 1 1900 -1959 18 11 7 1 1 2 3 4 3 4 2000 -2059 17 10 7 2 3 2 3 4 3 2100 -2159 12 6 6 1 5 4 2 2200 -2259 6 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 2300 -2359 13 8 5 1 3 2 2 3 2 UNKNOWN 1 1 1 TOTAL 285 194 91 38 37 45 32 42 52 39 RUN 11/15/86 REPORT 1. MOTOR VEHICLE INVOLVED WITH FOR COLLISIONS AND VICTIMS BY SEVERITY NCIC CA1943 PAGE 2 CUMULATIVE 01/01/86 THRU 09/30/86 '';;.;::;.>' „`, °•;.,•. +..<; xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx COLLISIONS xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx VICTIMS xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx MOTOR VEHICLE INVOLVED WITH TOTAL xxx FATAL xxx xx INJURY xxx xxxx POO xxxx TOTAL KILLED INJURY SEVERE OTHER COMPLNT k'• �;.,` ", COUNT COUNT PCT COUNT PCT COUNT PCT INJURY VISINJ OF PAIN .�'�= ` =•a:• +' - -s''' NON— COLLISION 5 3 1.16 2 3 3 2 1 .38 w.,;• ,_,3�- F?�,y�,v., PEDESTRIAN 39 3 75.00 35 13.61 1 .19 42 3 39 7 22 10 OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE 503 146 56.80 357 68.12 251 251 13 85 153 xk ' 9 ' ""��`' „•• MOTOR VEHICLE ON OTHER ROADWAY 7 1 a38 6 1.14 1 1 1 PARKED MOTOR VEHICLE 114 21 8.17 93 17.74 29 29 2 18 9 TRAIN ,p - >3 :;,:•'.. BICYCLE 46 1 25.00 35 13.61 10 1.90 42 1 41 1 26 14 ANIMAL 1 1 .19 ;� � „_�- r;i ..�,� • ; FIXED OBJECT 68 16 622 . 52 992 . 21 21 1 11 9 OTHER OBJECT 2 2 38 NOT STATED F TOTAL 785 4 257 ” 524 389 4 385 24 165 196 >• 1 "wEa ; tiY ' .M1i. t' e 1 - a • RUN 11/15/86 REPORT 1. MOTOR VEHICLE INVOLVED WITH FOR COLLISIONS AND VICTIMS BY SEVERITY NCIC CA1943 PAGE I QUARTERLY 07/01/86 THRU 69/30/86 x * *xxx * *xxxxxxxxxx COLLISIONS * *xxxxxxxxx *xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx VICTIMS xxxxxxxx *xxxxxxx MOTOR VEHICLE INVOLVED WITH TOTAL xxx FATAL xxx xx INJURY xxx xxxx PDO xxxx TOTAL KILLED INJURY SEVERE OTHER COMPLNT COUNT COUNT PCT COUNT PCT COUNT PCT INJURY VISINJ OF PAIN NON- COLLISION 1 1 .52 PEDESTRIAN 13 13 13.97 14 14 2 7 5 OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE 185 53 56.98 132 68.75 94 94 2 23 69 MOTOR VEHICLE ON OTHER ROADWAY 2 1 1.07 1 .52 1 1 1 PARKED MOTOR VEHICLE 42 5 5.37 37 19.27 6 6 4 2 TRAIN BICYCLE 18 17 18.27 1 .52 18 18 11 7 ANIMAL FIXED OBJECT 24 4 4.30 20 10.41 6 6 2 4 OTHER OBJECT NOT STATED TOTAL 285 93 192 139 139 4 48 87 \\� OhaAae- �oox�V T-eqlslel rke-4,1. 6�4&,� l7. 199Ii_ yT As ` �& m .n�� a6�� \ar@ /a + . kma T ¥ WR±:k ~� o ay & : mA y ear 'av @WX «� ; may. el f a )mki ma `l��"&2�r�� G _wn° * r % 3 +r : n r a / A a m£. � c g * + +fit ve ryg & ¥r m & k+ s� #AA''mKR4 \ | l �� l?unC�e �aC�KTr 2G /sf��. �A�c��c/. /7, / 9�1 ® 1 Shots Fr06 Cars ice Tr t4ffi c I Ewa to Tr 7 V iod efin? By JOHN ANTCZAK, Associated Press It looked like a movie: The driver leaning out his car window firing a gun at five youths during an argument w er right -of- way in the heavy Saturday night traffic that clogs Hollywood Boulevard. But the 9- millimeter semiautomatic was real, and when the shooting stopped Nov 15, 17- year -old Andrew Marthtez wa g dying and 19- year -old Samuel Solis eras wounded in the leg. 'One witness said they all thought .t was a joke. It just didn't seem leg:tim,.te that someone would open fire in tile ni;ddle of the street," Police Lt. Ed Hoc!;,n; said. The motive, he concicaea last .reek as the gunman remained at la; ;,e :vas "strict- ly traffic tempc.s." I,ike others in : Southern Caiifornia law enforcement agencies, the homi- cide investigator says "viol,enc^ =lemming from minor driven„ sashaps is infrequent, despite a spate of such crimes in this motor mecca in recent :months. But awareness is growing of.breakdowns in driver behavior, ranging from simple discourtesy to murder, and officials .warn motorists to avoid con- frontations; particularly on clogged city streets. Police Chief Daryl F Cates recently unleashed a blast at traffic managers, sending a letter to Mayor Toni Bradley in which he compared traffic congestion to a "catastrophic flood" and told reporters the situation was4 creating "an undisciplined group of drivers and pedestrians." `In February, two bullets hit a Rapid Transit District bus 10 blocks past an intersection where the bus had swerved to avoid a car. The case was never solved, but police said the near - collision seemed the motive. . Angeles Police Detective Rick Jack- son is still looking for a man who argued with two men after a June 26 fender -ben- der on a Hollywood street and then putted a gun from his trunk, shot one ,ran dead and wounded the other On Aug. 22, Patricia Dwyer was killed by a `shotgun blast fired at the van in which she and her husband were rushing their son to a hospital. Michael Dwyer said he flashed the van's headlights at a car that polled in front of him on the Riverside Freeway east of Los Angeles and slowed down. A,26- year -old air - conditioning in- staller was arrested and has pleaded inno- cent to a murder charge. Continued from Pagel Y The rate of violence arising from traffic incidents is difficult to de- termine. The crimes fall into cate- gories of assaul, or homicide, not traffic altercations. "Most of our accidents involving fights are relatively minor in na- ture, and usually the fight is contained to a Herbal argument or some pushing, said Sgt. Mark Lunn, spokesmen for the Los An- geles CHP headquarters. Minor rather, than major acci- dents are more to trigger fights, he said, and they are likelier during rush hour in a congested urban area than iut on a highway Temperature als( changes temper- ament. "We find an •tvful lot of argu- mentative confrcitatioms that take place in heat," Linn said. "But it's not epidemic le %el. Generally it never gets to the ioint of a physical altercation." The LAPD's Jackson concurred, but suggested that there is enough uncertainty about who is out on the roads to make a.)oint of avoiding confrontations. "It's just not worth it," he said. "First of all, their car's dangerous enough, let alone:the possibility of the other driver] Paving a gun." Robert Yates;la Los Angeles Department of Tansportation ad- ministrator in caarge of traffic control officers'; said discipline evaporates as congestion worsens. There's ho doubt about it. As; the frustration level rises, people tend to disobey all of the laws," he said. "As we get more and more ? impacted we're seeing a lot of gridlock, therefore you see a lot of frustrated drivers, a tremendous., change in courtesy." + Although it's uncommon, "we've i had officers literally pushed, through intersections" by irate ; drivers, Yates said. "We've had': several who have been run over 'We've had others who felt they had cars literally aimed at e them," he added, noting the diffi- culty of proving those were delib- erate acts. Scott Fraser, a professor of psy- chology at the University of Southern California who has done J numerous studies of- aggression, ' maintains that the behavior of most people changes when 'they get behind the wheel. I ' "We're not suggesting that ev- erybody who gets behind the wheel, goes crazy," he said. "But you sure i have a major alteration in a lot of individuals in terms of their sense 1 of control, power, and the way in which they interact with others." Though not violent, the habit of 1 many drivers to speed up and'; prevent another car from merging ' ahead of them is an example of protecting "personal space." 'They`: are engaged in displays of power and control. when there's real- ly no functional utility," he said. ' , at dpr of their city, center. free,fo. day of its traffic clogged chaos.'; f It's.'like .�itagic.':We nee dreamed t_he traffic could flow easily," a' delightedtraffic.poli inan,commented as "Traffic,Fi Friday," the ambitious one"( anti- traffic experiment initiated Mayor Nicola Signoiello; began: .Schools and shops opened hour later in an attempt to ease .1 of in thi Hundreds. of posters urged'Ro; ;;.y'strictly applied *restrictions on en= mans to leave their cars at,home,z <tiy to the city center that are and ,walk or use public transport. ;,;normally flouted by Italian'drivers. Newspapers urged compliance to " *:; Pedestrians crossed-,main roads,in make the dream of's traffic - free+ unaccustomed 'safety � without tbo capital closer to reality'- : .,' ` 'accompaniment of screeehinf' , As Roman's took to the,.'200 ;�. ;brakes and' horn` - hooting of impa� additional buses and' 2,000 extra s t tient motorists. ?,e lads available; city officials; said "x•,. Outside'•,,tthe` restricted = center, there were 25% fewer private cars-,- t�however;araffic was still heavy ih than usual in the cobbled streets of', "'t the afternoon as many. RomanE L = Chaos each day —a major factor in making hone of the noisiest in the world with•aidecibel:level,of 90,ai'peak hours, compared with the Europe- an Communities' ,recommended 65- decibel mammum dose., �` Today the dream will be over; but city officials hope to draw from it lessons for ,�a'more.permanent plan and a change of attitude,by car - lobing Romans. "It will take, us time -to change our ways, " one Roman commented, • • hat s alot of Cars s They've Got to Park Somewhere, and Therein.lies a Tale of One City ` BY STEVE HARVEY, 74nies Staff linter 5• � - W, • ':rt (, One i 'It was in 1917, so lhe'story goes, that an ,off - street parking spaces downtown has-heen a , Redevelopment Agency, cants to build there. It s Italian immigrant named Andrew Pansnn ub- ''`mereasmg ever since- to about 125,000 now. 'W ='was a blacksmith shop when foumler Alexander,' • q nervedopedestri angesturingwildlyatdrivera,,<,At the same .time_ many, of -the, open =air MacCawboughti tm1927andswrtedchargings In downtown l.us Angeles.' . �' • ;, •. pioneer lots like Poi dm'adnow the property of 7danng'15 cents. a day for . parking: recalled his :: The man, who ayas sane. was offering to guard %;' PAcifw ;Bell). have ' disappeared;'. replaced: by',; son`- in- law,.l3ob Templatoq. now a +vice prey... It P arked on the Street for d small k•e,' oGo office, buildings `and other'. structures with - . dentwith Grant Parking. "It's been in my famttyy .! S'•course, 1' f ^, ` .t'multdevelaubterraneofparkmg. r eversmce , "'rempletonseidwistfully ' - ``' Partin figured the principle was sound, but Gone is thelandmarkautopark a)1326 W 7th'( :• Pan.ioi (Savoy Auto Parks), Hazard (Sys- , not the methodology, Fie bought property on the ,r St, opened by Jack'Hazard in 1921 on the tent) and Silberman (Allied) all expanded to the',' corner of 4th and Olive'streets and put up a sign grounds of his service station. So many truckers'- ;'point where their companies flourish today but, .advertising the same service for a flat 5 cents a„ • had asked d they "could leave.their ngs Bases'j,-5all, noplaques adorn the sitesof those first loue- day, perhaps tbetown's first such linumess., y .I, ,ovcrnlghtr that Hazard decided hemight as';welLh,The closest thing to a'lantoric marker is the -'• ' The citizenry didn't ('embrace paid parking J make a busmoss of it. it's noivalirjuor store. ,' "'Store 9929" sign that, Grant Parking hangs right away, possibly because Pansmi didn't ;' Gone in the lot at 451 S. Flower St., founded in over its properties, a true only -in- Los - Angeles * validate 1 1 1 " 1923 by lsi act Silberman, a Christmas tree touch. ,r• S "He didn't get a customer for lwc weeks," said salesman looking for some way to earn money Of co „roc, this is an industry that by its own David Pansmi, his grandson, who runs the off his land the other 11 months of the year. It admission is unloved, having inspired zany a family parking business in San Francisco. ; was swallowed by the Bonaventure flotel. .'screen characters ranging from Rookie, the . Hnt things picked up. From the handful of'f ;, Gone soon will be the asphalt at'the 124 `` narcissistic fire- screecher in television's "77 , ,spols available on Pansim's dirt, the number nf'LyWeller St. tot in Little Tokyo. Tho Community' please see LOTS, Psge6 ` •...,, k ' eg .. 'HRfID, . .,., —mss. — •- .._" 9 t om• 777 1 Alexander MacCaw shocked Los Angeles in 1927 when he charged the princely surn of 15 cents to park at 124 Weller St.' for parking techniques, al- -- "The Stiidehake, s starter was, fits were known for offlam .pride, the clutch pedal," Steve. ses as far back as the 1920.�, cNamara, system vice preside uLf i - "One h t re ecr � i � co m, m cad. i each n was m recalled yo u his h B 6 g 1 1 i 1 -. vely rare in the dirt = surface fg s p you had to step down s [he :a u , t gas pedal w start. Some car . coo a lot was full;' Cameron acid, - trans mis si on of'the st eri buttons iii the center, attendants might push car a oil the sleeting column. Some had] i thestreel lot on th b only are stile —I mean, n, e push it and{ Not the cars of today] it roll'ecroas the street." i'gisner to handle and more uniform; king jockeys of today don'L their operation; they re aLlol how.easy -they have it,” the'Asier to tell apart. mers say: c. . t „And; thus. along with most of the I those big?Lmcotns and{'pwneer tots, the standard parking; rds,” groaned ,Ullman,' who )pke of the early days has disap-1 his way up from the bottom `eared, -too, the one."about - the' company in the late 1940s. wpman who returns to pick up her, there was no power steering. I and the attendant asks he>j eat home Ured." w�tat kind she's driving. 1 ;.j -1350s were the era of gadg - „='Th, black one_iiheaaY3., - i 0 d . s : Sunaet Strip,” to the eerie attend: Long admits t at same critLf.ni �irn For mstanc e, historians can i° Mosl stories abin t Mussu's pj �ael Silberman s son Robert: re cfast' the classic s arts is warranted. Over b al Identify the o who joy-roles a .la ar nu el longest -opera re -i:ut that-it has achieved al ant p Y t s d t IY t S I g irman of the b rd Allied w of r• which s an vnham - uvie `accts Budler's' Billmoc h ha Inwant Cole's 1' a - as the car m the m H ,. ( 8091, office bwd- ' at br h• emb sw cn the first corn an y ri Day Off" 'pared view of the anddepart- ghe p pl ce o such writewas a ) c oven h th m ent;store- y, uIlo, Willi angplaceof "People don't realize how pro- fparkurg garage „he secalletl the merit .lore IDullocks.Wilshire,'sWdham Faulkneq Scott Fitzg. �(essional we are these days;; Pan•.� time he left his Rolls- ROyi:e with Angeles, but no one 'and Nathaniel West, not [o mene "We got it gradM and pad rar ndpave e day," said Silberman. whose t1929),imLos � - psaid. +e , tin alLentlanl at d Hnllywood.res knows, which parking lot has been'Aciors. fromCharhe; Chaplin We provide an important eeh- ttauran4 "and ;when I came,oui, i;ui ousinesa "the longest where; :kverJ -s�= ,: ,' +. `� ,`ut 7 there. were Rolls in'�porhaps. pany leases, awns or manages 1001nta"Imagine dmng that The _ e, but' we're often a scapegoat's six all parked Rudolph Valentino might -'; And who never gets any cray. Attie their keys in thc'�ave Fool , The - a'- roller was a converted L-• or the unattracfiveness of central, street—with set after alighting from a � in rkmg lot attendants, ^s ;cities, added Slaniey Long, forest- „llgnition! The attendant had no idea limousine `(NO doubt the lot would ,61 "One reason for Musso's success Studehaker.” F ?After asphalt came such industry { t dent of the. Parking Assn. of,Call - bu.bather i0 was my car as'1 got in., have been repaved since then; but . is that it's always had convenient ,)x - q 'Micron ported out. nta' ''`, "; No wonder there -are GTAslfstig; memo ^ies. parking," Micron -,•' - ]auto ovafions :as' painted lanes (int. rural "in' the dirt Allied's era), evidence, consiJer the Jonfp {grand - theft_ mfrac' -h' George flllman; president of yenty -five percenbu('lhe cos -r t; war, khaki .attendants' um- a �'� ;A7![chell song III paved ztibns), ''Front P3rkiiig, believes that he ers comeoff the lot'y e' '• '�ms.( paradise and put up a parking lot," -is, Ponsmi'a daughter is waling his] self -aei vice tot his co tipany hen = ,lot 'has spanned the "They were kind of milita= tic, " Sdberman',,said), steel iusso's inspired.by the demobhan of the ,biography; but little else has beeraMies' bchrid +•Musso end Frank's• e epochs of parking -lot histc= ikes� (as in,'DOnNoL Back CaNen of .Allah -spar rents, a nw iten about the pioneer parking WI in Hollywood may be No'1 m the ; dirt 41no.rock- and -oil and p "Il ") m the late 19509 and - `-' -sa tHoll wood landmark. ,- ilyola5; - : +_ - __ „C:_...°tY 'nion[y.' asP I[ ros.” . s "' s Y l .- ILg-- PP.l..__.,,..._,., m.:..'.a- The truth is, they didn't put up a§ "It [the IoU; has, bee there E r -ks ands kets e cloc tamped te t m e (which nded to reduce as [parking lot; they PcI a bank;.' -ilk long'as Mussos (since 19191;'+smd Allman. ttsVfights between'attendanls and fight whose comnanv owns or. tamers offer how. lone the car for parking techniques, al- -- "The Stiidehake, s starter was, fits were known for offlam .pride, the clutch pedal," Steve. ses as far back as the 1920.�, cNamara, system vice preside uLf i - "One h t re ecr � i � co m, m cad. i each n was m recalled yo u his h B 6 g 1 1 i 1 -. vely rare in the dirt = surface fg s p you had to step down s [he :a u , t gas pedal w start. Some car . coo a lot was full;' Cameron acid, - trans mis si on of'the st eri buttons iii the center, attendants might push car a oil the sleeting column. Some had] i thestreel lot on th b only are stile —I mean, n, e push it and{ Not the cars of today] it roll'ecroas the street." i'gisner to handle and more uniform; king jockeys of today don'L their operation; they re aLlol how.easy -they have it,” the'Asier to tell apart. mers say: c. . t „And; thus. along with most of the I those big?Lmcotns and{'pwneer tots, the standard parking; rds,” groaned ,Ullman,' who )pke of the early days has disap-1 his way up from the bottom `eared, -too, the one."about - the' company in the late 1940s. wpman who returns to pick up her, there was no power steering. I and the attendant asks he>j eat home Ured." w�tat kind she's driving. 1 ;.j -1350s were the era of gadg - „='Th, black one_iiheaaY3., - i 0 d . s :