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CITY OF TEMPLE CITY
TEMPLE CITY CALIFORNIA
APRIL 2, 1968
INITIATION:
1. Mayor Beckley called the regular meeting of the City Council
2. to order at 7:30 P. M. following which Father Blaire of St.
Luke's Catholic Church of 9451 Broadway, Temple City, gave the
3. invocation. Mayor Beckley then led the Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag.
4. ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: Councilmen Harker, Merritt, Tyrell, Beckley
ABSENT: Councilman Briggs
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Koski, City Attorney Martin, Planning
Director Dragicevich, Recreation Director Kobett
Councilman Tyrell moved to excuse the absence of Councilman
Briggs due to business, Councilman Harker seconded, and the
motion carried unanimously.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
A. Regular Meeting of March 19, 1968. Councilman Harker moved
to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of March 19, 1968,
as written, Councilman Merritt seconded, and the motion carried
unanimously.
B. Special Meeting of March 25, 1968. Councilman Merritt moved
to approve the minutes of the special meeting of March 25, 1968,
as mailed, Councilman Tyrell seconded, and the motion was carried
unanimously.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
6. ORDINANCE NO. 68 -262: 2nd read. Re Amending Subsection 1(c)
of Section 9360 of the Temple City Municipal Code re lot width
of not less than 50 ft.
City Attorney Martin presented Ordinance No, 68 -262 for second
reading, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY AMENDING SUB -
SECTION 1(t) '1) OF SECTION 9360 OF THE TEMPLE CITY MUNICIPAL
CODE. Councilman Tyrell moved to waive further reading and
to adopt Ordinance No. 68 -262, Councilman Merritt seconded,
and the motion was unanimously carried.
7. ORDINANCE NO. 68 -263: 1st read. Re effective date of Planning
Commission decision and /or appeal period changed from 20 to
10 days.
City Attorney Martin presented Ordinance No. 68 -263 for first
reading, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY AMENDING SEC-
TION 9208 OF THE TEMPLE CITY MUNICIPAL CODE. Councilman Tyrell
moved to waive further reading of Ordinance No. 68 -263, Coun-
cilman Merritt seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
8. REPORT ON COMMUNITY CENTER SITE: This item was held until
later on the agenda pending arrival of Mr. Kobett.
NEW BUSINESS:
9. RESOLUTION NO. 68 -813: appointing temporary personnel,
Administrative Assistant
The City Manager presented Resolution No. 68 -813 A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY APPOINTING
TEMPORARY PERSONNEL. Councilman Merritt moved to adopt Reso-
lution No. 68 -813, Councilman Tyrell seconded, and the motion
carried unanimously.
Council Minutes, April 2, 1968, page 2
10. ORDINANCE NO. 68 -264: 1st read. Re Amendments proposed to
County Health Ordinance as adopted by the County and recommend-
ed for City adoption to bring our health code to coincide with
the County Health Code. (Co. Ord. 9375)
City Attorney Martin presented Ordinance No. 68 -264 for first
reading, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY ADOPTING BY
REFERENCE ORDINANCE NO. 9375 OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES RE-
LATING TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE. Councilman Tyrell moved to
waive further reading of Ordinance No. 68 -264, and to set
this for public hearing on April 16, 1968, at 7:30 P. M.,
Councilman Merritt seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
11. PRELIMINARY REPORT: L. A. County Regional Planning Commission's
Study West San Gabriel Valley Area
Planning Director Dragicevich stated this was a report prepared
by the Regional Planning Commission and recommended it be re-
ferred to the Planning Commission for study and report back to
the Council. Councilman Harker so moved, Councilman Tyrell
seconded, and the motion was unanimously carried.
12. P.L4NNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS: Meeting of March 26, 1968.
1. Amendment to Temple City Zoning Code to include
Electrical Transmission Substations as a permitted
use in M -1 Zone.
2. Amendment to the Temple City Zoning Code to include
Swimming Pool Supply stores as a permitted use in
C -2 zone.
3. Amendment to Temple City Zoning Code to allow cer-
tain uses in residential zones with a Conditional
Use Permit.
The above recommendations were presented by the Planning Director.
Councilman Tyrell moved to set recommendations 1, 2, and 3 for
Public Hearing on May 7, 1968, at 7:30 P. M.., in the Council
Chambers, Councilman Harker seconded and the motion was carried
unanimously.
13. SET PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Curbs, Gutters and Driveway approaches, north side
of Olive between Hilton and Encinita.
2. Curbs and Gutters, south side of Olive between Temple
City Blvd. and Cloverly.
3. Curbs, Gutters and Driveway approaches,north side of
Garibaldi, Primrose to Temple City Blvd.
Curbs, Gutters and Driveway approaches, east side of
Golden West, La Rosa to Miloann.
Councilman Tyrell moved to set items 1, 2, 3, and 4 for Public
Hearing on April 16, 1968, at 7:30 P. M., Councilman Harker
seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
14. RESOLUTION NO. 68 -814: Warrants & Demands
City Manager Koski presented Resolution No. 68 -814 A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY, ALLOWING CLAIMS
AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $10,653.75, DEMAND NOS. 10755 THROUGH
10804. Councilman Merritt moved to adopt Resolution No. 68 -814,
Councilman Harker seconded, and the motion was unanimously
carried.
Council Minutes, April 2, 1968, page 3
15. COMMUNICATIONS:
City Manager Koski read in full a letter received from Mrs.
Betty Healy , 9821 Workman Ave., expressing their apprecia-
tion of the fine job done by Mr. Ristow and his maintenance
crew for the work on the City trees.::.
16. TIME FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO SPEAK:
No one came forward to speak at this time.
17. MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICIALS:
City Manager Koski presented an appeal from the Planning
Commission on Zone Variance Case #68 -251, Louis W. Merritt,
Applicant, and advised that an alternate plan had been present-
ed and recommended it be referred to the Planning Commission
for their consideration. Councilman Harker so moved, Council-
man Tyrell seconded, with all Councilmen voting aye except
Councilman Merritt who abstained from voting.
The City Manager read a letter from Alexander Haagen withdrawing
his application for a conditional use permit for parking on the
property at 9919 Olive St., Temple City. This is the final with-
drawal of the proposed shopping center at Baldwin and Olive St.
Discussion followed and Councilman Harker moved that the City
Council instruct our Planning Commission to immediately start a
study in depth and to review our parking ordinance particularly
with respect to commercial developments, Councilman Merritt se-
conded. Councilman Harker stated he was interested to know if
the ordinance has kept up to current trends.
Mayor Beckley stated he felt very strongly the same way and
felt the Planning Commission should conduct the review as
quickly as they have the opportunity to do so.
Councilman Tyrell commented that Ralph!..k shopping center accept-
ed City requirements. He also was concerned__about adequate
parking to keep employee parking off the street in front of
residential properties.
Councilman Merritt felt as far as parking was concerned it
could be worked out to allow some leeway for those not requir-
ing a great deal of parking.
The motion made by Councilman Harker was unanimously carried.
City Manager Koski presented a report on "Citizen and the Law"
program from. Sgt. Stevens, and advised continuance of the pro-
gram if approved by the Council and School would be provided
for in the 1968 -69 budget.
The City Manager also presented a Resolution of the Contract
City's Association Relating to an Interpretation and Amplifica-
tion of the By -Laws. This is for Council review and will be
considered at the next regular study session.
The City Manager referred to the form for a biography sketch
of city officials and suggested the Councilmen prepare such
an outline for city files and information.
The City Manager advised that Councilman Tyrell had brought
to his attention the Superior Court decision of Apr. 1,h.ich
means a one vote ruling applying to Counties and Cities but
has no effect on Temple City as all Councilmen are elected at
large. It would have some effect on the districting in the
County and there may be changes in the Supervisorial districts.
Council Minutes, April 2, 1968, page 4
The Deputy City Clerk requested authorization for two checks
to be drawn for room deposit and registration for those attend-
ing the Contract Cities Seminar May 9 -12, 1968. Councilman
Tyrell moved to authorize the checks for the Contract Cities
Seminar, Councilman Harker seconded, and the motion carried un-
animously.
8. REPORT ON COMMUNITY CENTER SITE: Re Parks & Recreation Commis-
sion Study:
At this time Mayor Beckley called upon the Director of Recrea-
tion for the report from the Parks & Recreation Commission
Study.
Recreation Director Kobett advised the Commission had studied
the proposal and conducted a field survey to search for poten-
tial sites but were unable to recommend a site for the Youth
Center to purchase. They discussed several potential sites
but excessive cost of land and improvements in the city and
absence of any unimproved property made it impossible to re-
commend a specific site unless the entire complex can be evalu-
ated in depth., Also not knowing the specific functions or
activities of the Youth Center proposal and with the possibility
of expanded facilities at Live Oak Park, the Commission was con-
cerned with possible duplication of effort.
Arthur Lemke, 5609 Encinita, wanted to know what was meant by
evaluated in depth by the Commission.
The Recreation Director advised they needed to know what size
of building they are considering, what parking is being con-
sidered, what programs would be forthcoming in the building,
the proposed budget for maintenance and operation, whether to
be started on a large scale or small scale.
Mr. Lemke stated he had worked on this committee for some time
and the proposed building was for a youth center for dances,
juke box, and as a gathering place to get the youth off the
streets. He asked why the Council could not come up with some
kind of alternate plan for a youth center, a building similar
to the old Market Basket would be a good size building for
Temple City. There are a lot of people behind this and he
felt the City Council should come up with some kind of conclu-
sion to bring about a youth center. He stated a large part of
Live Oak Park is set aside for old people and he felt the
young people need a place. El Monte, Whittier, and Pasadena
all have youth centers. Also the youth would not use the
park as the Golden Agers are using the largest part. He
stated the youth from 11 to 17 have very few places to go.
Councilman Tyrell stated the Council was presently consider-
ing the expansion of facilities at Live Oak Park for a struc-
ture north of the existing building and about 5000 tO 7000
sq. ft. Present facilities are not expressly for Golden Agers
but for general use of citizens of all ages on a scheduled
basis. The Commission is presently studying whether such a
a proposed building could be constructed for around $150,000.
Strata of youth do not associate with each other, as freshman
and seniors want no part of the same thing. This might
affect a decision in this particular area. We are not con-
vinced that we need a teen center just for that purpose with
an investment of approximately half a million dollars. Just
location is a problem, sufficient parking, etc. and so the
neighbors are not complaining. Everyone wants the develop-
ment but not beside them, and few want to pay for it. We
are trying to work within our budget. If Live Oak Park could
be used,all available money could be put into the structure,
using parking facilities adjacent. It is pretty clear right
now that nobody has raised sufficient money to fund this type
of operation. We are not in a position that we can save that
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much each year. The City has investigated the possibility
of using the old Market Basket temporarily at least through
the summer months and found out the building is untenable.
The building is unsafe and we cannot use it. It . is a situa-
tion involving a great deal of expenditure and the City does
not have unlimited source of funds. It has not been forgotten.
Mayor Beckley stated the proposal was that they had enough
money to pay for a lot and wanted to know where it should
be purchased. This could mean any size of lot, with a small
building first which could be expanded. To some of us this
is questionable that the young people would use it. By ex-
panding Live Oak Park we could see how much the teen-agers
would use the place.
Councilman Tyrell stated the park is used to a far greater
extent by juveniles. Since the operation of the tennis courts
there is a resurgence of younger people in the park. 5000
sq. ft. additional is a large building. We hope to have
larger facilities. We do not feel within our financial
facilities that we have the capacity to build a single purpose
building and particularly with divergence of opinion whether
they would use it.
Councilman Harker stated among the young people the under -
standing of a youth center is where they can drop in whenever
they can. This is one thing where joint usage might discourage
teenagers dropping in. They are after more of a club room.
Councilman Tyrell stated he was not against youth but no City
can provide all the things youth wants to do. They want
everything provided for them right here that they want.., We
have to program so they get their share along with everybody
else. He did not feel they had taken advantage of what is
here which is a part of the problem with our teenage groups.
There is basket ball, baseball, football, swimming, etc., all
within their grasp. If they were to stop looking abroad and
look at what we do have,it would be well advised. Maybe this
youth council will come alive and there will be some kind of
way to control. There is more for this age group, 11 to 17,
than any other age group. He suggested there possibly could
be a coordination with the Y. M. C. A. which is manned by
somebody in the Y and they would have the facilities.
Councilman Merritt brought out that all present programs are
planned that are going on in the community and the youth
groups are looking for something that has not been planned
for them. They are looking for activity not planned. If we
start with some kind of building and get it moving, we could
then help it to grow. He felt the suggestion regarding the
Y was excellent.
The Recreation Director stated the original request was for
the Council to select the lot, and guarantee a variance for
the operation, and for the Council to buy surrounding lots.
He stated Mr. Gunst was at the meeting of the Commission and
they had advised him of everything they had undertaken. No
further information was imparted to give further direction
for the Commission to pursue and in this light they were not
in a position at this time to recommend a site.: He advised
the Commission had visited the facilities at Oxnard again,
also the Whittier Community Center which is a multi - purpose
building costing around $500,000 and is a big complex.
Mrs. Lemke, 5609 Encinita, stated the committee was formed
as "Youth Community Center, Inc." The people in the service
clubs want it called a Community Center rather than Youth
Community Center, and want to hold their club meetings there
and also have a bar they could lock up. This is something that
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should be separated from a Youth Community Center.
Councilman Tyrell advised there cannot be a bar on City prop-
erty, and that any property the City owns could not have a
bar. We are not concerned with a bar, that is not going to
happen on City property. The Youth Center Corporation is not
a part of the City and they can spend their money as they
please, as long as it is anything within the purpose of the
corporation, without our consent. It was agreed it would take
about 4 city lots, which at $40,000 each is $160,000. A
$50,000 building would be only an area of about 200 x 250. The
Council would like to see this center at Live Oak Park and
this would alleviate part of the problem. Councilman Tyrell
felt that Mr. Gunst, who made the original request of the Coun-
cil re the purchase of lots, should be sent a copy of the
report from the Recreation Commission and .a copy of the minutes
of this meeting together with a letter. Mayor Beckley agreed,
stating they all had been working with youth and trying to
develop what they would need, and they are interested and do
not want the members of the Youth Center group to have the
impression that the Council is brushing them off in any way.
18. ADJOURNMENT: Councilman Harker moved to adjourn, Councilman
Merritt seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. Council
adjourned at 9:45 p.m. Next regular meeting of the City
Council on April 16, 1968, at 7 :30 p.m. in the Council Cham-
bers of the City Hall, 5938 Kauffman Ave., Temple City, Calif.
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