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TEMPLE CITY CALIFORNIA
MARCH 22, 1965
INITIATION:
1. The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Temple
City was called to order by Mayor Merritt at 7 :30 P. M. Father
2. Degan of St. Lukes Catholic Church of Temple City gave the in-
3. vocation. Mayor Merritt then led the Pledge of Allegiance to
the Flag.
4. ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: Councilmen - Dickason, Harker, Nunamaker, Tyrell, Merritt
ABSENT: Councilmen -None
ALSO PRESENT: City Attorney Shatford and City Manager Woollett
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
A. Regular meeting of March 8, 1965.
Councilman Nunamaker moved to approve the minutes of the regular,
Council meeting of March 8, 1965, as mailed, Councilman Harker
seconded, and carried by the following called vote:
AYES: Councilmen - Dickason, Harker, Nunamaker, Tyrell, Merritt
NOES: Councilmen -None
ABSENT: Councilmen -None
B. Minutes of adjourned meeting of March 11, 1965. The City
Manager requested this approval be held over as O'Melveny &
Myers had recommended a few changes.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
6. AGREEMENT WITH PASADENA FAMILY GUIDANCE FOR SERVICES TO BE DI-
VIDED IN CONJUNCTION ';WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRENT PROGRAM,
City Attorney Shatford presented the new Agreement for Council
consideration. Mr. Hamlin, Pres. of Family Services of Pasadena,
explained the program in detail. He advised the basic rate has
always been $15. per hour, 50 minutes of which is interview and
10 min. for record information. The fees of$20. for the clinic,
al psychologist, and $25. for the psychiatrist per interview
are the same amount they charge Family Services. A social work-
er from their office, one psychologist and one psychiatrist
would work as a team in diagnostic work. Considerable discussior
followed regarding counseling and diagnosinge Mr. Riley of the
Family Services of Pasadena also spoke in detail regarding pro-
cedures of the Services and what and how they propose to help
alleviate the problems in cases sent to them. Councilman Nuna-
maker moved to go ahead and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk
to sign the agreement for the remainder of the fiscal year which
ends June 30, 1965, Councilman Harker seconded. The Council
discussed possibilities of renewal and decided to hold a study
session in early June to determine whether or not to renew the
agreement and added that 15 days before termination of the agree
ment it could be renewed. The roll call vote to carry the motio;
was as follows:
AYES: Councilmen - Dickason, Harker, Nunamaker, Merritt
NOES: Councilmen - Tyrell
ABSENT: Councilmen -None
Councilman Harker moved the amount in the contract authorized be
$500. for the balance of the fiscal year, Councilman Nunamaker
seconded, and carried by the following called vote:
AYES: Councilmen - Dickason, Harker, Nunamaker, Tyrell, Merritt
NOES: Councilmen -None
ABSENT: Councilmen -None
7. PARKING DISTRICT NO. 3: ORDINANCE NO. 65 -148 2nd read.
City Manager Woollett presented Ordinance No. 65 -148 AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA, FINDING AND DETERMINING
THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND NECESSITY REQUIRE, AND ORDERING,
THE ACQUI.SITION AND IMPROVEMENT FOR VEHICLE PARKING DISTRICT NO.
3 OF.SAID CITY AND ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID DISTRICT
Councilman Nunamaker moved to waive further reading of Ordinance
No. 65 -148, Councilman Harker seconded, carried by the following
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roll call vote!
AYES: Councilmen - Dickason, Harker, Nunamaker, Tyrell, Merritt
NOES: Councilmen -None
ABSENT: Councilmen -None
Councilman Nunamaker moved to adopt Ordinance No, 65-148, Coun-
cilman Dickason seconded, carried by the following roll call
vote:
AYES: Councilmen: Dickason, Harker, Nunamaker, Tyrell, Merritt
NOES: Councilmen -None
ABSENT: Councilmen -None
NEW BUSINESS:
8, PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION:
Mayor Merritt requested Mr, Al Lindberg to come forward and
presented him with a Certificate of Recognition for his services
to the City as a Commissioner on the Parks & Recreation Commis-
sion from 1960, to Dec. 31, 1964. The Council commended him
for his services and Mr. Lindberg responded with a list of
accomplishments of the Commission since its inception.
9. REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION OF POLICY CONCERNING CITY'S SUBSIDA-
TION OF MALL AND PARKING DEVELOPMENTS,
Albert Anspach, Business & Industrial Committee of the Chamber
of Commerce, spoke on the need for City cooperation for the
completion of the proposed mall and parking lots, He gave a
review of the work put into these accomplishments by his Commit-
tee and a detailed report showing with the mall there would be
FAO additional parking spaces. He requested the City to allocate
$31,400. to complete the parking districts and proposed mall.
He also gave in detail the advantages of the proposed mall and
gave estimates of the costs involved in developing entrances
to the stores from the parking lots which the property owner
will have to pay, On behalf of the business area of the City
they requested the City to make this contribution and to providf
the maintenance for the parking lots. He advised the cost to
improve the back entrances to the stores on a 25 ft. lot would b
around $2500. The report indicates the merchants have spent a
lot of time and money in the past years to make this come"aboui
It is not the complete answer to up- grading business in the City
but it is necessary for the district to be up- graded and they
need the City's cooperation to do this.
Councilman Dickason stated we had advanced engineering and legal
regq wements, as well as funds for purchasing the lots, and the
City will contribute maintenance costs for the next 20 yrs. why:
is estimated at $20,000. per yr. He would like to have the
figures of the cost of the improvements to see if some of the
things could be eliminated to reduce the costs,
Councilman Nunamaker stated the records of the minutes showed
that the City agreed to pay the costs of engineering and legal
services o-F 02Melveny & Myers for these projects, and had also
voted the additional costs of acquisition in Parking District
No. 2 amounting to $4500. and money was appropriated in the bud
get to do this. He also stated due to new shopping area in the
El Rancho district it was very necessary that improvements be
made in Temple City for its survival. The example of the Monroe
is shopping down town area which was fast losing out and the Ci":
spent a considerable amount in development of parking districts.
As a result sales tax revenue has increased steadily and is coree
tinuing to do so,
Mayor Merritt asked Mr. Koski, Asst. City Manager, for an estim•
ate of what the City has spent in the residential area for en-
gineering and design, pave -out, etc, in the curb and gutter pro.
gram. Mr. Koski advised between $150,000.00 and $200,000. He
felt the business area should be given the same type of consider
ation in line of cost of design, engineering, inspection, and
legal expense involved in the development of the business dis-
trict.
Councilman Harker brought out the gross sales in the city last
year increased 6.0%. Mr. Harker stated that with the increase
of last year it could be anticipated with the improvements made
that another 1O% increase could be anticipated in gross sales
which would be the estimated $2,000,000. increase.
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The City Manager advised he would be happy to come up with the
basic procedures and suggested one way to review the costs for
the improvements was to go over the plans and specifications.
He also advised the Planning Commission is completing an off -
street parking ordinance which will set down the laws about
what will be required. This ordinance together with the plans
and specifications review before going to bid would be a good
idea in studying the costs of the improvement. Also he will
request Mr. Krelle to give us a breakdown of what maker up the
cost of the mall.
Councilman Tyrell stated he agreed with the parking concept but
felt the business district is going to have to do something in
this matter. Also because they did increase some things this
means we have to cut down on some of the improvements.The Park -
ing Districts were supposed to'be pretty, we'll,self- supporting.
Question is how much the City can do and to what degree. He felt
it proper that the Committee should have a statement as to just
how far the City is going to go, • and he would like to see a
real factuai financial study so we know exactly what we are
voting on, what we are obligating ourselves for, and see the
motion in writing so I know what kind of a motion we are voting
on.
The City Manager stated it is not possible to tell you exactly
what the construction costs will be until we get the low bid.
The only figures the staff can give you is what the estimate of
costs will be.
City Attorney Shatford advised that the engineer checks the low
bid to see if it is the best bid, and he is charoed with that
duty. Mr. Krelle went over them very carefully and he said
they were all fair on Parking District No. 2.
The City Manager advised the staff was up- dating the maintenance
cost figures and is trying to pin this down to indicate what it
will cost from year to year. He expects to have the study com-
pleted for the Council study session on April 6.
Councilman Tyrell moved to set this over to the study session on
April 6 and review all of the figures and reports, Councilman
Dickason seconded, carried by the following called vote:
AYES: Councilmen - Dickason, Harker, Nunamaker, Tyrell, Merritt
NOES: Councilmen -None
ABSENT: Councilmen -None
10, APPROVAL OF SURVEY MONUMENTS & RELEASE OF FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE
BOND, TRACT NO. 28317, Community Disposal Co., 5210 N. Encinita
City Manager Woollett presented a letter from the Dept. of the
City Engineer recommending the City approve the work of survey
monuments and tie points and cancellation of the faithful per-
formance bond No. 01- B- 97680, Pacific Employers Insurance Co.
in the sum of $370., Principal Community Disposal Co. Council-
man Tyrel3 so moved, Councilman Harker seconded, carried by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen- Dickason, Harker, Nunamaker, Tyrell, Merritt
NOES: Councilmen -None
ABSENT: Councilmen -None
11.
BOYS CHRISTIAN LEAGUE: request to place street banners for annual
fund raising circus
Councilman Nunamaker presented this request. Following dis-
cussion Councilman Tyrell moved to allow selling tickets and
soliciting but no banners, Councilman Nunamaker seconded, carri-
ed by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen- Dickason, Harker, Nunamaker, Tyrell, Merritt
NOES: Councilmen -None
ABSENT: Councilmen -None
12. RESOLUTION NO. 65 -450: Warrants & Demands, in the sum of
$6115.89, Nos. 62 82 -6332
City Manager Yoollett presented Resolution No. 65 -450 to the
Council. Councilman Tyrell moved to adopt Resolution No. 65-
450, Councilman Dickason seconded, roll call vote to carry as
follows:
AYES: Councilmen- Dickason, Harker, Nunamaker, Tyrell, Merritt
NOES: Councilmen -None
ABSENT: Councilmen -None
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13. COMMUNICATIONS: None
14. TIME FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO SPEAK:
Mrs. Bea Saunders, 5842 Camellia, spoke concerning the tremen-
dous amount of work that had gone into the proposed parking
districts and that it was a valuable and worth while devel-
opment. They are now at a point where the City can do a won-
derful service to our community.
The City Manager advised Lt. Baker was going to surgery the
next day, and it was because he had been ill that he had been
absent from Council meetings recently.
Councilman Nunamaker asked about annexations and felt the City
should be doing something in this direction. The City Manager
advised he is ready to discuss this at any time and suggested
the study session on April 6.
The City Manager presented a request from the Church of the
Nazarene for the; City to remove 4 large old trees and they
will be glad to put in the new trees in conformance with the
Master Tree plan;. This involves a cost to the City of approx-
imately $175. to $200.Councilman Tyrell moved to grant the re-
quest, Councilman Dickason seconded, carried by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen - Dickason, Harker, Nunamaker, Tyrell, Merritt
NOES: Councilmen -None
ABSENT: Councilmen -None
Councilman Tyrell then presented Resolution No. 65 -451 which
appoints Florine Hussar as a stenographer- clerk. Councilman
Tyrell moved to adopt Resolution No. 65 -451, Councilman Dicka-
son seconded, and carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen- Dickason, Harker, Nunamaker, Tyrell, Merritt
NOES: Councilmen -None
ABSENT: Councilmen -None
Mayor Merritt presented a request to proclaim March 26 -31 as
Education Week, which the Council approved and was so proclaim-
ed.
City Manager ^lool1ett presented a letter from the City Engi-
neer requesting the Council approve the survey monuments and
tie points for Tract No. 28607, Noel & Mary Rita Baldwin, 5041
Baldwin Ave., and to release the faithful performance bond in
the sum of $1,010. surety Glen Falls Insurance Co. Council-
man Tyrell so moved,` Councilman Harker seconded, carried by
the following roll call: vote :,.
AYES: Councilmen - Dickason, Harker, Nunamaker, Tyrell, Merritt
NOES: Councilmen -None.
ABSENT: Councilmen -None
The City Manager advised if the Council so desired he would hay(
a representative from 01Melveny & Myers attend the study session
on April 6 to explain the duties of a Parking District Commis-
sion and under this organization who has authority and respon-
sibility. This is presently scheduled to go over a report
on maintenance of the parking districts.
He also called their attention to a library reportqconcerning
a proposal to build library centers in each of the four elemen-
tary schools.
16, ADJOURNMENT: Councilman Tyrell moved to adjourn to a study
session on April 6, at the City Hall, 5938 Kauffman Ave.,
Temple City, Councilman Merritt seconded and carried. Council
adjourned at 10 :20 P. M.
ATTEST:
Mayor
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