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CITY ,,, OF TEMPLE CITY
TEMPLE CITY CALIFORNIA
DECEMBER 17, 1968
INITIATION:
1. Mayor Briggs called the regular meeting of the City Cquncil to
II 2. order at 7:30 P. M. Father Holland of St. Luke's Catholic Church,
9451 Broadway, gave the invocation, following which Mayor Briggs
3. led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
4. ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: Councilmen- Harker, Merritt, Briggs
ABSENT: Councilmen - Beckley, Tyrell
ALSO PRESENT: Asst. City Manager Recupero, City Attorney Martin,
Planning Director Dragicevich, Public Works Director
Pizzorno, Traffic Engineer Envall
Councilman Harker moved to excuse the absence of Councilmen Beckley
and Tyrell due to illness, Councilman Merritt seconded, and the
motion carried unanimously.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Meeting of December. 3, 1968
Councilman Merritt moved to approve the minutes of the regular
meeting of December 3, 1968, as mailed, Councilman Harker seconded,
and the motion carried unanimously.
PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTION FROM ASSEMBLY OF THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE:
BY HON. HARVEY JOHNSON OF THE 58th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
At this time Mayor Briggs invited Honorable Harvey Johnson of the
State Assembly, 58th District, to come forward. Also Mrs. Elmer
Milch of the Woman's Club, and Mr. John Conover, Mrs. Log Clarkson,
and Mrs. Margie Calamia of the Camellia Festival Committee.
Assemblyman Johnson advised he felt the Temple City Camellia Festi-
val should be recognized at a state level, and that he authored
the Resolution adopted by the Assembly commending this outstanding
community activity. He read the Resolution in full and made the
presentation, which was accepted and an invitation extended to
him to attend the 1969 Camellia Festival in February.
PUBLIC HEARING: CONTINUED: 7 :30 P. M.: APPEAL FROM PLANNING COMMISSION
DECISION: CASE #68 -265, Marie & Harry De Vasher, 6327 Primrose Ave.
Before opening the Public Hearing Mayor Briggs asked Mr. De Vasher
if he wished to have the decision rendered at this time with only
three Councilmen present, pr wished to wait until the next regular
meeting when it was expected all Councilmen would be present. Mr.
De Vasher requested the continuance. Councilman Merritt.:moved to
continue the Public Hearing until the next regular meeting on Jan.
7, 1969, at 7:30 P. M., Councilman Harker seconded, and the motion
carried unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING: 7:30 P. M.: RE FORMATION OF TEMPLE CITY LIGHTING DISTRICT
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Mayor Briggs declared the above Public Hearing opened.
Asst. City Manager Recupero advised a feasibility study had been
made re the formation of a Lighting District for the Ci ty,of Temple
City, and Krelle & Lewis, Engineers, had prepared a report. The
District is initiated by the City Council through a Notice of Inten-
tion and the holding of a Public Hearing. Notices were posted
throughout the City every 300 ft., and the residents have been
notified. This would involve withdrawal from four existing County
Lighting Districts and the formation of one district for the whole
City.
Council Minutes, December 17, 1968, Page 2
City Attorney Martin stated there are now four Lighting Districts
in the City as outlined on the map and the County Board of Super-
visors are the governing board. If a consolidation was made into
one District for the entire City, these existing Lighting Districts
would be classified Zone A which represents 51% of the City, and the
49% balance would be brought into the City district and known as
Zone B. Governing of the Zone A would be transferred to the City
Council from the Board of Supervisors. This District would be
for maintenance only, and does not involve any improvements.
Mayor Briggs advised this Public Hearing was not to change any
Lighting District rates but just to consolidate existing County
Districts to one City District and be under City direction. He
stated the Public Hearing was for the people to voice their opinion,
and to ask questions.
City Attorney Martin read in full the following written protests
received prior to the opening of the Public Hearing:
Mr. & Mrs. H. C. Hegner, 4853 & 4849 Encinita
Boyce F. O'Bannon, 10316 E. Olive St.
W. Richard Key, 5018 Heleo
Edw. Baltutat, 6149 Kauffman
Mrs. B. E. Dixon, 9560 E. Olive St.
Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Hayes, 9471 E. Pentland St.
Bruce Forman, 6253 N. Muscatel
John & Angela Hewko, 10109 La Rosa Dr.
Alfred & Edythe Lord, 9234 La Rosa Dr.
Joseph A. Getson, 5817 Reno Ave.
Frank R. Price, 9933 Olive St.
Ruth C. Price, 5821 Reno Ave.
Victor V. Sabino, 5211 Doreen Ave.(Also petition, 24 signatures)
Virginia A. Powell, 6101 N. Ivar
M. M. Zavala, 9226 I;ennerly
A. J. Racine, 4514 Cloverly Ave.
E. G. Blom & John Blom, 8902 Wedgewood St.
Mr. & Mrs. J. A. Clayton, 5516 Halifax Rd.
Mrs. Lottie Manning, 9944 Olive St.
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Starte, 8926 Wedgewood St.
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Lawton, 8846 Wedgewood St.
LeRoy C. & Sylva A. Baumgardner, 5517 Halifax Rd.
Harry G. Sierk, 10124 Daines Dr.
Leo Rosen, 9959.Woodruff
Margaret B. Kelz & Gerhard Kelz, 6542 N. Oak
Dolly Drown, 6056 Camellia
Taylor & Viola B. Fimple, 10116 Olive St.
Eugene Trott, 10124 Olive St.
Petition signed by 31 property owners on Robinhood Ave. between
Lower Azusa and La Rosa Ave.
The above protests primarily were concerned about an increase in
taxes or assessments. Several other questions and statements were
answered and corrected.
Mayor Briggs asked if anyone wished to address the Council.
Victor Sabino, 5211 Doreen Ave., stated his taxes had increased
from $175. to $750. in five years, that he was retired and could
not stand the additional costs.
Bertha Rains, 6438 Golden West, asked clarification of several
statements made re the district. In re costs Mr. Krelle, Engineer,
advised whatever the cost of servicing and maintenance will be
assessed against the property owners in the District. Inasmuch
as her property is in Longden Lighting District, the rate will
not go up and could go down Mr. Recupero advised her, and that the
rate in Longden District now is .1641, District #1395 .1545,
Rosemead District .1324, and District 540 .2215, per $100. assessed
valuation. He also stated that at the present time the setting of
rates is not before the Council. Mrs. Rains asked,if new lights
were installed in the rest of the City in Zone D, who would pay for
Council Minutes,, December 17, 1968, Page 3
them and the Asst. City Manager advised if there were wooden poles
existing,ther"e would be no cost for installation on those poles;
if no poles existing and wooden poles are acceptable,there would be
no cost, but if they wanted other type of poles an assessment dis-
trict would be formed with those benefiting from the poles paying
for the installation. She had no objection to the use of City
General Fund monies to pay for intersection lighting in the City
where there were no existing Lighting Districts, stating there were
a lot of people here who pay taxes who use very few of the benefits.
Boyce O'Bannon, 10376 Olive St., in support of his written protest
stated he was opposed to paying for any lights they had in the busi-
ness district or other lighting districts, and felt there was a lack
of understanding and communication as to what is being proposed,
and he felt no action should be taken prior to Dec. 31, 1968, and
that the whole matter be given further study and the whole community
be better informed and their desires considered.
Kenneth Gillanders, 4831 Ryland, felt the program was poorly planned,
and poorly publicized. He felt the people should be told, and this
proposal be put over for another year.
Mayor Briggs advised if the Temple City Lighting District is to be
formed it has to be done prior to Dec. 31, 1968, to be processed
. for City takeover on July 19 1969. He stated the Council has not
made a determination re the formation but have drawn some conclu-
sions by their study. Many people felt the Notice was misleading
and he stated the law required that it be stated the way it was
written, Mr. Krelle of Krelle & Lewis, Engineers, stated they had
worked on the project report approximately 90 days before it went
to the Council and that was about two months ago. He also advised
that once properties are placed in zones before it can be changed
each property owner has to be notified and go through this same
procedure of Public Hearing.
Mr. Serdarusich, 5319 Persimmon Ave., was not opposed to l.ighting'.
but to the way_it has been brought up, misrepresentation 'of informa-
tion, and he would be in favor of the new district only with proper
information. He asked what would be the initial cost, if mainten-
ance districts are needed, would we need labor and if not who
would do this.
Engineer Krelle advised the maintenance will be done by the Edison
Co. the same as it is now done by County under control of the City.
Mayor Briggs asked for a show of hands of those opposed to the new
District and 44 hands were raised. Five hands were raised in favor
of the formation of the one City district.
Jack Whitaker, 6029 Loma Ave., stated he was in favor of what the
Council is intending to do. We want home rule and he approved
the formation of one District under the jurisdiction of)the City.
He felt most people against this was because of lack of informa-
tion.
Lloyd Sease, 6041 N. Avon, requested information and was advised
there was no intention to install new poles at the present time.
Bruce Forman, 6253 Muscatel, complained about street lighting in-
stallations recently made on Muscatel, and was advised he is in the
Longden Lighting District of the County and the County had made
this installation and the City had nothing to do with it. Also
that with the formation of the. City Lighting District this could
not be done without all residents of the area proposed being
notified and a Public Hearing being held. Mr. Forman felt informption
should be more concrete and before any more installations' were made
further lighting should be held in abeyance.
Council Minutes, December 17, 1968, Page 4
Jack Noell, 8839 Naomi Ave., stated he was in the Longden Light-
ing District, was very much in favor, that he was a member of a
Tax Payers Club and was interested in where the money comes from,
where it goes and how much it will cost.
The Asst. City Manager asked Mr. Noell if he was representing a
Tax Payers Group and if he was a resident of Temple City. Mr.
Noell stated he was representing himself and he was not a resident
of Temple City.
Raymond Wiles, 4914 Alessandro, felt the reason for the proposal
was for another source of revenue for the City. Councilman Harker
advised this proposal was not to get money for the City, that
there was no revenue to the City at all, and that the proposal
is to try and get everyone in the City to pay on an equal basis
for the light service they are now getting. Councilman Harker
advised the City now allocates $10,000 per yr. to pay for inter-
section lighting in the City area not now included in Lighting
Districts from the General Fund which the residents do not pay
for, while residents in existing Lighting Districts pay for inter-
section lighting in their Districts.
Terry Wahlberg, 4911 Alessandro, stated people protested for the
reason they did not understand or did understand and still protested.
Mayor Briggs asked if anyone else wished to speak and no one came
forward.
Councilman Merritt moved to close the Public Hearing, Councilman
Harker seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
City Attorney Martin advised the Public Hearing was closed and
the Council has before it the matter of a Lighting District. This
was recommended by the staff, would transfer control from the
Board of Supervisors to the City of Temple City, to try and make
costs commensurate with services, and to correct inequities between
areas of the City where there are those paying and those not paying.
He stated the Council may take action at this time or continue for
further consideration.
Councilman Harker stated he would prefer to put this over to a
future meeting when there was better attendance of the Council as
there were only three of five present. Councilman Merritt also
felt there should be a full Council to consider this. Mayor Briggs
agreed further consideration should be deferred. Councilman
Merritt moved. to defer further action until Thursday night, Dec.
19, 1968, at 7:00 P. M., Councilman Harker seconded, and the motion
carried unanimously.
9:50 P. M. MAYOR BRIGGS CALLED FOR A TEN MINUTE RECESS AT THIS TIME.
1Q.:00 P. M. Mayor Briggs declared the Council re- convened.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
6. ORDINANCE NO. 68 -276: 1st read. Establishing opening and closing
hours to control parks in Temple City.
City Attorney Martin presented Ordinance No. 68 -276 AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY ADDING NEW SECTIONS 3710 AND 3711 TO
THE TEMPLE CITY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE SETTING OF CLOSING
HOURS FOR CITY PARKS. Councilman Merritt moved to waive further
reading, Councilman Harker seconded, and the motion carried unani-
mously. No further action was taken as this was the first reading
of the Ordinance.
7. ORDINANCE NO. 68 -277: 1st read. Re Map Checking Agreement between
the County and City.
City Attorney Martin read title to Ordinance No. 68 -277 AN ORDINANCE
City Council, December 17, 1968, Page 5
OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY ADDING SUBSECTION (d) TO SECTION 9601
OF THE TEMPLE CITY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PARCEL MAPS. Council-
man Harker moved to waive further reading, Councilman Merritt second-
ed and the motion carried unanimously. No further action was taken
as this was the first reading of the ordinance.
NEW BUSINESS:
8. TRAFFIC COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS: Meeting of Dec. 4, 1968.
A. Item 5. Baldwin Ave. - Truck Route. Commission recommends
that the portion of Baldwin Ave. situated in Temple City between
Lower Azusa and Live Oak be designated as a truck route.`
Engineer Envall presented the above recommendation. Councilman
Merritt moved to approve, Councilman Harker seconded,, and the
motion carried unanimously.
B. Item 6. Lower Azusa Rd. - Shirley Ave. easterly. Recommend
placement of 50 ft. of red curb marking to the west and 20 ft. of
red curb marking to the east of each driveway into Vons office
complex on Lower Azusa to improve visibility problems and prevent
parking adjacent to driveway exits and entrances. (request of Vons)
Traffic Engineer Envall presented the above recommendation. Coun-
cilman Harker moved to approve, Councilman Merritt seconded, and
the motion carried unanimously.
C. Item 12. Longden at Oak: Traffic Signals. Recommend installa-
tion of pre -timed signals, including pedestrian heads in conjunc-
tion with the reconstruction of Longden between Loma and Oak.
Traffic Engineer Envall presented the above recommendation stating
this installation had been approved in the budget. Councilman
Harker moved to approve, Councilman Merritt seconded, and the
motion carried unanimously.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AGREEMENT: Re Extension to June 30, 1969.
The Asst. City Manager presented the recommendation to grant the
above extension. Following discussion Councilman Merritt moved
to approve the requested extension of the Chamber of Commerce
Agreement to June 30, 1969, and to appropriate additional funds
in the amount of $9,000. from the General. Fund and amend,the
adopted budget accordingly, Councilman Harker seconded, and the
motion carried unanimously.
10. AIR CONDITIONING LIVE OAK PARK: ACCEPTANCE
Director of Public Works Pizzorno advised the above installation
had been completed satisfactorily and recommended the Council
accept the work, approve the filing of the Notice of Completion,
authorize the release of the 10% retention 35 days after recorda-
tion of the Notice, and to authorize the Director of Public Works
to sign the Notice of Completion on behalf of the City. Following
discussion Councilman Harker moved to approve the above recommenda-
tions of the Public Works Director, Councilman Merritt seconded,
and the motion carried unanimously.
11. REQUEST FOR INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY DIRECTIONAL SIGNS ON PUBLIC
RIGHT OF WAY: RE SANTA ANITA RACE TRACK
Traffic Engineer Envall presented the above request and advised
the expense, installation and removal of the temporary signs
would be handled by the Santa Anita Turf Club. Councilman Merritt
moved to approve, Councilman Harker seconded, and the motion carried
unanimously.
Council Minutes, December 1V, 1968, Page 6
12. RESOLUTION NO. 68 -880: Warrants & Demands
Councilman Harker moved to adopt Resolution No. 68 -880 A RESOLU-
TION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY ALLOWING CLAIMS
AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $52,336.69, DEMAND NOS. 11950 THROUGH
12019, Councilman Merritt :seconded, and the motion carried unani-
mously.
13. COMMUNICATIONS:
A. Letter from Temple City Auto Parts, Harvey E. Rodgers, 9225
Las Tunas Dr., protesting change of bus stop from 9403 Las Tunas
to 9237 Las Tunas, and requesting it remain at the present loca-
tion.
Asst. City Manager Recupero presented the above protest. Council-
man Merritt moved to refer this matter to the staff for a recommenda-
tion and report, Councilman Harker seconded, and the motion carried
unanimously.
B. The Asst. City Manager presented a request from the Temple
City Jaycees that the week of Jan. 19 -25 be declared "Jaycee Week ".
Councilman Merritt moved that the Mayor so proclaim, Councilman
Harker seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
14. TIME FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO SPEAK:
Leiland Shaw, 8951 Bentel Ave., Rosemead, requested an extension
of time to Febr. 15, 1969, for the completion of his house at
6329 Sultana Ave., Temple City. This was the sixth extension re-
quested. Following discussion Councilman Merritt moved to approve
the extension to Febr. 15, 1969, Councilman Harker seconded, and
the motion was unanimously carried.
15. MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICIALS:
The Public Works Director presented a request for reconsideration
by Marshall Henderson, re the sewer connection request for the
proposed Mobile Home Park at 4800 Daleview Ave. El Monte. Two of
the conditions imposed in granting the connection at the regular
meeting of Dec. 3, 1968, were as follows:
1. that request be granted for a period of two years and subject
to renewal at the end of that time by action of the City
Council; and
2. that the proposed development contain not more than 175
units of R-1 development.
Mr. Henderson requested these two conditions be eliminated and
the following conditions be substituted in lieu thereof:
1. to be granted provided that the flow rate from the subject
property not exceed 0.163 CFS and that the developer, at
its expense, provide a method acceptable to the .City Engin-
eer to monitor said flow rate; and
2. that the developer and owner of the land execute, deliver
and record a covenant running with the land restricting
the maximum flow rate from the subject property to 0.163 CFS.
The City Engineer recommended approval of the request. Following
discussion Councilman Harker moved to accept the recommendation
and grant the amendment of conditions to the original motion,
Councilman Merritt seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
Also it was agreed that in the event of any other use of the above
described property other than as a Mobile Home Park, the use of
said sewer facilities shall be subject to review by the City of
Temple City. Upon receipt of the recorded covenant by the City
the request will be granted subject to the conditions imposed and
proper notification will be submitted to the City of El Monte.
The Public Works Director advised the Council that bids for the
Temple City improvement had been received by the County for approx-
imately $534,300. which is some $42,500. less than estimated, which
amounts to an approximate savings to the City of $21,000.
Council Minutes, December 17, 1968, Page 7
Asst. City Manager presented the letter of retirement submitted
to the City Manager and City Council by Marjorie A. Woodruff,
Chief Deputy City Clerk. He advised the staff was in the process
of preparing a retirement party in her honor pn January 17, 1969,
and there would be more information forthcoming regarding this.
Councilman Merritt moved to accept the resignation with regrets,
Mayor Briggs seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously.
16. ADJOURNMENT:
Councilman Merritt moved to adjourn to an adjourned meeting at
7:00 P. M. on December 19, 1968, in the Council Chambers, Coun-
cilman Harker seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously.
Council adjourned at 10 :30 P. M.
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