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HomeMy Public PortalAboutCity Council_Minutes_1960-08-25_Regular 1960CITY OF TEMPLE CITY TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA MINUTES OF ADJOURNED MEETING OF AUGUST 25, 1960 INITIATION: 1. The adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Temple City was called to order by Mayor Fitzjohn who led the Pledge 2. of Allegiance to the Flag. 3. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Councilmen-Buchan, Dickason, Merritt, Tyrell & Fitzjohn ABSENT: Councilmen -None ALSO PRESENT: Sha.tford & Woollett. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 4. PROPOSED CONTRACT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Discussion) F. M. Jackson, 9119 E. Las Tunas Dr., spoke representing the Chamber of Commerce, and stated since last meeting on Xmas tree lights he had learned there were 14 strings of lights last year and that the price had been raised $15.00 per line this year making an additional $210.00. It was recommended that the number of strings be increased to 18, making 4 more switches costii;ng $500., 4 extra strings $580., 4 cable installations $80., and approximately $200. more for electricity, together with cost of 14 strings of $2030. making a total of $3390. for Xmas lights. Dickason made a motion to authorize expenditures as follows: Camellia Festival expenses not to exceed $1500. Xmas tree lights expenses not to exceed $1500. Buchan seconded, and there followed considerable discussion. Tyrell was in favor of under - writing the Camellia Testival as he felt it to be a project of the entire community, but was not in favor of giving funds for Xmas lights. He also requested Mr. Jackson to furnish a break -down of the budget requested for the Information Center and the Anniversary Celebration in order that the Council may better consider funds requested for them. He felt the City was not obligated to support the Chamber but felt the City should support them on specific. Mayor Fitzjohn suggested these two donations be voted on separately. Merritt felt somewhat the same as Tyrell regarding the Camellia Festival and suggested about $500. toward Xmas lighting. Buchan stated he would like to bring out some things that no one else has men- tioned, quote: "I do not look on the sales tax as a tax in the same nature as it would be if we had a city tax, nor is it the same tax as a property tax which is forced upon us and which we have no way to object to. If we look at the sales tax in a dir- ect the sales tax is a privilege tax imposed by the State of California for the privilege of selling personal property to the customer. Therefore the merchant who owns the business is bur- dened with collecting and becomes a collection agency accumulat- ing an account and then paying it. Also this sales tax is not collected 100% from the residents of Temple City. I would ven- ture to say 50% of Temple City sales tax is paid by other persons than residents of Temple City. Therefore I feel the merchants should have some reward, some consideration for expense and trouble he goes to to create sales which brings in these taxes. Therefore if we were to re- invest some of this tax money in a manner which would increase the return we would be doing a wise thing. So I recommend the City make a contribution to the cost of Xmas lights. I would rather have it in a way that we would pay 50% of the cost of lights but not to exceed $1500. The Camellia Festival I believe is a:responsibility of the City and I would like to have $1500. appropriated." Following consider- able discussion Dickason requested his motion be with - drawn, and Buckan requested his second to the motion with -drawn also. Mr. Jackson advised the Camellia Festival ordinarily made between $1100. and $1300. over and above all expenses, the Chamber gives them $500. and they are asking the City for approximately $1500. Tyrell stated he felt the Festival a community project which 47 Minutes of Adjourned Meeting, August 25, 1960, page 2.. every one enjoyed, and that it should be a City project, and he felt the City should under -write it in the amount of $2880. which figure plus net revenue from the carnival should pay for the Festival in its entirety. After further consideration Tyrell made the motion that the City under -write the Camellia Festival in a sum not to exceed $2880., which sum is to be specifically used for the Camellia Festival as shown in proposed budget of 1961 plus $700. for brochure reimbursement to be made by author- ized vouchers. Buchan seconded and discussion followed. Motion carried by roll call vote as follows: AYES: Councilmen - Buchan, Dickason, Merritt, Tyrell & Fitzjohn. NOES: Councilmen -None. ABSENT: Councilmen -None. Dickason then made a motion that the Council authorize an expen- diture for Xmas lights through the Chamber of Commerce for an amount not to exceed $1,000. to be paid by authorized vouchers. Buchan stated he would like to amend this motion to read: "The City of Temple City would pay 50% of the cost of Xmas lights not to exceed $1,000. reimbursement to be made upon authenti- cated vouchers." Dickason seconded the amendment. B. L. Meek 6004 N. Rosemead Blvd., stated he felt it strictly a merchants enterprise. Dickason felt all citizens benefit from the Xmas lights and I feel strongly that we as residents have much to gain and I did not connect the lights with the merchants. I am in favor of helping the Chamber put the lights up. Tyrell stated unless the lights were for all business areas of the City that the Council could allocate funds for them. Also by under - writing the Camellia Festival for the full amount budgeted, the Chamber could divert their monies allocated in the budget for the Cam- ellia Festival to the Xmas lights and they could assume full responsibility there. Art Stoppel, 962.1 Las Tunas Dr., referred to results in San Gabriel when they did not install Xmas lights, and that the following year they got money from the City to help with lights because their business was so poor. Leora Blessinger 9659 Las Tunas Dr., stated the Xmas lights did not just benefit the merchants but the entire community. If the City is attrac- tive you will bring in more people and this City will have more sales tax money. S. I. Belk, 5034 Rio Hondo, with insurance office on Rosemead Blvd. stated there was no need for Xmas lights on Rosemead Blvd. Connie Condell, 9548 Las Tunas Dr. stated people outside of area do not Want to contribute, and downtown was in favor of lights and felt the City should help in financ- ing. Herbert Hawkins, 5730 N. Rosemead, the Chamber performs a function in the City, and the lights are a promotion for the City, the Community and the children. The Xmas lights also per- form a commercial function of increasing sales tax, and the business area is the appropriate place to put up the lights. Mayor Fitzjohn called for the vote on the amended motion. AYES: Councilmen - Buckan, Dickason, Tyrell & Fitzjohn NOES: Councilmen - Merritt. ABSENT: Councilmen -None. The Mayor then called for the vote on the original motion. AYES: Council - men-Buckan, Dickason, Tyrell & Fitzjohn. NOES: Councilmen: Mer- ritt. ABSENT: Councilmen -None. Leora Blessinger stated as a City now the people wanted to know what the City was going to do, and she felt the people are going to appreciate anything the City is going to do. Mr. Jackson was requested to break down the budget figures for the other promotions and bring them in a plan that will be acceptable to the residents of this City and the Council can then act on them. 5. PROPOSED TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF PARKING METERS: Woollett stated there are 276 meters on the streets, and the cost of removal and capping the open appurture could be $100. and to replace $100. If covered with a plastic bag cost of material would be $25. and labor to put them on. These would cause certain pro- blems being attractive . to children, and bags are put over meters when they are being repaired. Also the present law enforcement 48 Minutes of Adjourned Council meeting August 25, 1960, page 3 guarantees our contract with the Sheriffs Dept. for four hours a day six days a week with parking meters. In event the meters were removed would have the same service by time limit and mark- ing, and with hours staggered between 9 A.M. and 6 P.M. the Sheriff's Dept. felt it would be effective. The parking lot leases would continue to be paid by the County from the parking meter fund, in which there is ample money to pay the off street parking leases during this period, in fact enough to pay until the leases run out. However the cost of removing and replacing the meters would have to be borne by the City. Woollett advised the present cost of servicing the meters is $1.50 per mo. per meter. All of the area is already posted for time limit parking. Also 1 hr. was scheduled to circumvent all posted areas. Tyrell Stated "It is not my feeling that removal of meters is going to Improve business in Temple City. If one hour time zone it will end opportunity to get a parking place in front of business. A long parking period is adverse to business. Our meters are providing us with lots of free parking and in the future will provide more lots and allow us the right to park in front of fhe business where we wish to shop. People desiring more time can park in the lots and take all the time they want. Will re- quire an '8 hr. man and maybe more. We will lose revenue which could go into fund for additional lots. I do not think this quarter will be of benefit as due to raise of prices tax will be higher, and without any change we should have greater volume of sales. If you take the meters out it will appear that they have created an inducement to your sales program and I think it will be a false picture. I think you are going to have to provide additional enforcement so that you will have a turn over. I think it a poor move but maybe right to try it, but I think you are driving shoppers out of Temple City." Fitzjohn stated the meters were put in not by merchants and people but by a small group and the County, and if put up to a vote of the people now they would be pulled out. Speaking to Tyrell he said "You spend most of your time in Alhambra during the day, I wish you could spend a few days in Temple City and see the number of cars on the street. Except at Xmas time the streets are very very empty. I am against meters. I could be wrong but I believe in this test we can see the biggest sales period in Temple City history. Tyrell questioned if put to vote of people if all facts and fig - ures were made public that the people would reject the meter system. Dickason stated his position somewhere between Tyrell and Fitzjohn, and if enough merchants feel, and their customers think this is a problem I am for a trial period. As County funds pay for the parking lots we stand to lose around $500. per month but the only way to look at that is it will be put back into the pockets of the people who would have had to put it in the meters. I would certainly go along to give this thing a try. I think there are other things involved, as shopping centers around are a big attraction and I think Temple City can afford something along this line. To look at the 4th quarter of sales tax re- ceipts would be unfair unless we look also to increase of mer- chants and average of previous three quarters of year. If only increased 10% or 20% we have gained nothing, but if up 30% or 40% I would be very pleased. We have population here to support it and I would go along and support the trial for the very few dollars it will cost. Mr. Mackay, 9660 La Rosa, says take out meters, neighbors (75% of them) shop elsewhere rather than put money in meters. Ande Tambe, 9816 La Rosa, stated he felt the 4th quarter an un- fair test and it should be made in the ht quarter of next year. Also that taping was not good and the meters should be capped if we have the trial period. Wm. Harker, 9956 E. Broadway, stat- ed he did not feel parking meters were driving business out of Temple City. Larry Cude, 9923 E. Live Oak, stated more than 50% revenue the City receives is from sales tax, and to increase revenue must increase sales which also required parking, and un- 49 Minutes of Adjourned Council meeting August 25, 1960, page 4 less we give it a try will not know if meters are a problem. Meek stated removal involved taking off revenue at best time of year. Shatford then discussed terms, when effective, how long effective, whether to remove, or cover heads, what time zone will be, all of which should be included in the Resolution. I can then pre - pare the Resolution and get them to you so you can study it be- fore the Council meeting. Buchan moved date of removal be Oct. 1, 1960, Merritt seconded, roll call vote as follows: AYES:: Councilmen - Buchan, Dickason, Merritt, Fitzjohn. NOES: Councilman Tyrell. ABSENT: Councilmen: None. Buchan moved to re- install on Jan. 3, 1961, Dickason seconded and carried. It was stated the streets are already posted 9 AM to 6 PM. Merritt made a motion the over- parking fine be $3.00, Dickason seconded, roll call as follows: AYES: Councilmen- Buchan, Dickason, Merritt, Fitzjohn. NOES: Councilmen - Tyrell. ABSENT: Councilmen -None. Shatford read title to Resolution No. 60 -73 RESOLUTION REMOVING PARKING METERS FOR INDETERMINATE PERIOD, and also read a rough draft including the above determinations, Merritt made a motion Reso- lution No. 60 -73 be adopted as read, Buchan seconded, roll call vote as follows: AYES: Councilmen- Buchan, Dickason, Merritt. Fitzjohn abstained from voting. NOES: Councilmen-Tyrell. ABSENT: Councilmen -None. Shatford read Resolution No. 60 -74 authorizing expenditure of $100. by City Manager for removal of heads of meters, and $100. to have heads restored on January 3, 1961. Buchan moved to adopt Resolution No. 60-74, Merritt seconded, roll call vote as follows: AYES: Councilmen - Buchan, Dickason, Merritt, Fitzjohn. NOES: Councilmen - Tyrell. ABSENT. Councilmen - None. Tyrell moved to enter into supplemental contract with the Sheriffs Dept. for three- wheel enforcement of this legislation. Woollett stated by varying hours three - wheeler makes rounds we can do this with same amount of time as people do not know when he is coming and Woollett stated this was discussed with the Sheriffs Dept. and they both felt it could be enforced with same amount of time as before. Motion made by Tyrell died for lack of a second. 6. NEW BUSINESS: RESOLUTION NO. 60 -67 WITH - DRAWING TEMPLE CITY RE- SIDENTS FROM PARK RECREATION & PARKWAY DISTRICT #8 (Rosemead) Shatford read in full Resolution No. 60 -67 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY REQUESTING DETACHMENT OF AREA FROM PARK RECREATION & PARKWAY DISTRICT #8 (Rosemead) WITHIN TEMPLE CITY. Dickason moved to adopt Resolution No. 60 -67 as read, Buchan seconded, roll call vote as follows: AYES: Council- men- Buchan, Dickason, Merritt, Tyrell & Fitzjohn. NOES: Council- men -None. ABSENT: Councilmen -None. 7. ORDINANCE NO. 60 -17 ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL GAS TAX IMPROVEMENT FUND: (first reading) Ordinance No. 60 -17 was read by Shatford and recommended to be adopted next meeting. No further action. RESOLUTION NO. 60 -71 CONSENTING TO CIRCULATION OF PETITIONS TEMPLE CITY ANNEXATION 2 A, EAST TEMPLE CITY INHABITED. Woollett stated a group living in the area requested to annex to Temple City. The area involved is bounded on the west side by the existing boundary of Temple City, bounded on the north side by the existing boundary of the City of Arcadia, bounded on the East side by the existing boundary of the City of Arcadia, and on the south side by existing boundary of the City of El Monte, encompasses about one half a square mile with approximate- ly 5000 people. The petition signed by people in this area ask - ing to annex has been received, publication made as required by law, and proposed intention to circulate petition filed. The Planning Commission recommended annexation to the City and filed a Certificate of Publication of this petition, did acknowledge receipt of the petition and did consent to circulation of peti- tions. If the Council passes this. Resolution Temple City will 50 Adjourned Meeting Council Minutes August 25, 1960, page 5 have exclusive 50 day rights. If passed the City Manager will transmit to the Boundary Commission maps, petitions, boundaries, etc. and after 2.1 days they come back and remainder of time may be used to secure names on petitions. It will be necessary for 25% of voters to sign petitions requesting annexation. If found to be sufficient by City Clerk and County the Council is in a position to act. If not proponents may have an additional ten days to secure additional signatures. By Resolution receipt of petitions can be acknowledged, date of protest hearing can be set and election follow, with a form for those indicating they do not desire to be included. If protests not over 50% of assessed valuation of land only, Council will be able to proceed with the election which will determine final result. An Ordinance can be effective 45 days after introduced. This procedure is de- signed by the State Legislature to give everyone in the area a chance to decide which way they wish to go. For 50 days no other City nor anyone in the area may circulate petitions sug- gesting incorporation. Buchan asked if allowing all required time this could be completed before June 1, 1961, and was ad- vised by Woollett it could be done. Woollett also stated regarding the financial condition of the area that currently the Sheriffs Dept. has 1/3 of a car working the area. If annexed law enforcement would become city's re- sponsibility. 1/3 car more would cost $26,133. a year, the election cost approximately $500. City would also assume road improvement responsibility. Revenue if annexed from in lieu tax would be approximately $25,250. a year, gas tax approximate- ly $14,450. plus sales tax.. From these figures possible $40,000. revenue with expenditure of $26,700. Dickason moved to adopt Resolution No. 60 -71 CONSENTING TO CIR- CULATION OF PETITIONS TEMPLE CITY ANNEXATION 2 A, EAST TEMPLE CITY INHABITED, Merritt seconded, roll call vote as follows: AYES: Councilmen- Buchan, Dickason, Merritt, Tyrell & Fitzjohn. RESOLUTION NO. 60 -72 RE -FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH; Shatford read title RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY APPROVING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE. CITY OF TEMPLE CITY AND GRANTING THE ZONE VARIANCE OF THE FIRST LUTH- ERAN CHURCH, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS: Buchan moved to waive further reading, Dickason seconded, roll call vote as fol- lows: AYES: Councilmen- Buchan, Dickason, Merritt, Tyrell & Fitz- john. NOES: Councilmen - None. ABSENT: Councilmen -None. Merritt moved to adopt Resolution No. 60 -72, Buchan seconded, roll call vote as follows: AYES: COuncilmen - Buchan, Dickason, Merritt, Tyrell & Fitzjohn. NOES: Councilmen -None. ABSENT: Councilmen - None. RESOLUTION NO. 60 -75: COMMENDATION SUPERVISOR BONELLI: Shatford read resolution No. 60 -75, Dickason moved to adopt Resolution No. 60 -75 as read, Merritt seconded, roll call vote as follows: AYES: Councilmen - Buchan, Dickason, Merritt, Tyrell & Fitzjohn. NOES: Councilmen -None. ABSENT: Councilmen -None. 10. MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICIALS: Tyrell asked about the contemplat- ed hospital. Woollett advised revised plot plans have been sub- mitted for 85 bed hospital and he believed they had been approv- ed. Shatford stated it was legal for Chairman Pursley of the Planning Commission to make sure conditions were complied with. Woollett stated they had secured approval from the City of Arcad- ia on small part in Arcadia, and he had discussed with Mr. Schone re- annexing this small part from Arcadia and whole hospital area would be in Temple C:i.ity. They wish to increase to 110 beds and have submitted request for increase in occupancy, and also to use land he bought for access to Double Drive, and for permiss- ion for access. They are in good shape to go ahead with 85 bed 51 Minutes Adjourned Council Meeting August 25, 1960, page 6 but is getting set up for 'a larger number of beds. Tyrell asked about the insurance. Woollett stated we are cover- ed but have had certain problems and have contacted many compan- ies. The problem has been a small clause in our contracts containing the words "hold harmless" in the General Services and Road Maintenance agreement contracts. Our estimate is $2500. and the nearest to it is $4,000. on lower limits of liability of $250,000. & $500,000. We are covered and not in an exposed position at this time. Will get you more information in next couple of days. Tyrell asked about Temple City residents getting mail in other cities, and Woollett advised the Postal Dept. ruling is that they have to circulate and find out what people in area wish. The City cannot do this nor can the Postal Dept. do it. There followed discussion about microphones and existing pro- blems. 11. ADJOURNMENT: Dickason moved to adjourn, Buchan, seconded, and carried, meeting adjourned at 10:45 P.M. ATTEST: City Clerk 1 1 52