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Home My Public Portal About1980, 12-01DE C 1 9 8 0 <-------------- Council Rejects Housing Assistonce For Low Income Seniors/Families L_________ After a lengthy and some times confusing discussion, the Fullerton City Council has voted to discontinue its support for and parti cipation in the Federal rent-subsidy program known as Section-8 . Actually their action, taken during the recent Housing Element public hearing, may not have much effect on current Fullerton beneficiaries of the pro gram. According to an Orange Continued on p. 5 FULLERTON OBSERVER EXCLUSIVELY REPORTING FULLERTON NEWS NO. 5 DECEMBER. 1980 Rancho Fullerton in Southwest Fullerton reclassified as Low-Medium Density Residentiaj^Jby the_PlmnjuigjC^^issi^n_. Mobil Homes Protected Citizens Protest Committee Consolidation Council Advisors Request Time for Public Input Bowing to an overwhelming and unanimous show of citi zen displeasure, the Fuller ton City Council has post poned action on a proposed consolidation of several City Commissions, Commit tees, and Task Forces. The proposed restructur ing of the City's volunteer bodies was made by an Ad- Hoc Committee consisting of City Manager Bill Winter, Community Services Director Ron Hagan, and Councilwomen Sue Tsuda and Linda LeQuire. By an earlier decision of this committee, no public input on the proposal was sought, nor was any re ceived. The apparent plan was to receive public input at the Council Meeting, and then as Mayor Bornhoft put it, "Bite the bullet and ap prove the recommendation." Councilwoman Tsuda had not attended the last Ad- Hoc Committee Meeting, and indicated that although she supported the Committee's recommendations, she was concerned with the precipi tous way in which it was proposed they be imple mented. Perhaps the most contro versial of the proposed consolidations was that which would create a J mem ber Community Services Com- Continued on p. 5 Young Homeowners Beat City Hall A group of young homeown ers petitioned their local government for help in im proving their neighborhood in Southwest Fullerton, and they won! The Fullerton Planning Commission responded to the testimony of 5 young home- owners from an older neigh borhood bounded by Common wealth, Magnolia, Valencia, and Edwards Avenues, by re versing a City Staff recom- Continued on p. 5 The Fullerton Planning Commission has taken the first step towards protect ing three Fullerton Mobile Home Parks from possible future conversions to other uses. All three parks had been carrying General Plan use designations, which permit ted other so-called higher uses, e.g.. Commercial, In dustrial, or Medium Density Residential. Rancho Fullerton, Magnolia City Skips McColl Hearing Two of the main charact ers in the McColl Dump Saga, the City of Fullerton and the present owner of the Dump, were noticeably ab sent from the all dayjpub- lic hearing held by the State at Buena Park High School. The Dump owner, David Hengstler, did not attend; although an employee of his Rampart Research and Finan cial Corporation was sur reptitiously there. The City of Fullerton al so declined to officially attend, submitting instead a written statement by City Attorney R.K. Fox, which said in part, "We regret that because of statements made by certain State of ficials, in total absence of a factual finding of the existence of a health haz- ( The Fullerton Observer 118 W. Brookdale Place Fullerton, Calif.92632 Ms, Florence James 353 West Commonwealth Avenue Fullerton, CA 92632 Bulk Rate U.S. Postage PAID Permit # 1577 Fullerton, Ca. Lane, and Fullerton West Mo bile Home Parks were all changed to the Low-Medium «. Density category. An interesting side note to these changes was that not a single mobile home owner/resident testified on this issue of such poten tially major importance to them. The next step, assuming that the City Council con firms the Planning Commis sion »- -tions in early De- : IS, 8 Carol and Sheila Affeld pro- test Eli McColl's Toxic Dump. ard, the magnitude of the problem of the McColl site has been exaggerated and needless hardship has been visited upon the landowners and reside^s.: of the sur rounding area." continued on p. 2 / — p.u MORE INSIDE A Culture and Fine Arts P.5 Tax Exempt Bonds p .6 110 Building Rejuvenation P.T Fullerton Bikeways p .8 Continued Learning Experience Courtesy of Local History Room, Fullerton Public Library age 2 McColl Dumn Declared Public Continued from p. | Congressman Dannemeyer at recent McColl Hearing. He recom mended that City sue dump owner to abate public nuisance. The Observer was unable to find anyone at the hear ing (attendance ranged from 300 to 500 as the hearing progressed), who agreed with this analysis of the McColl Dump situation. All the State officials studiously avoided stating that a significant health hazard existed. Nor would anyone state ;c^egorically that no health hazards were posed by the toxic waste site. Congressman William Dan nemeyer, although careful to disclaim any criticism of Fullerton's past actions, stated that, based on a survey of residents near the McColl site, performed by his Staff, he was con vinced that the Dump con stituted a public nuisance as defined by California .Health and Safety Code Sec tion 1+1700. He recommended that, "The .State should take the lead, with Orange County and Ful lerton as co-plaintiffs, in suing the owners of the property to force them to take whatever actions are necessary to abate the nui sance." The McColl Dump Committee, made up of nearby homeown ers , were not so tolerant of "the City's inactions to date." They requested that the wastes be removed, and that the City pay them for the costs of temporarily relo cating themselves during the evacuation period. Thjs, of course, assumes that the toxic wastes will eventually have to be re moved from the McColl Dump. Although this seemed to be the most popular solu tion to the nuisance and possible health hazards posed by the Dump, no one seemed sure where the wastes could be transferred to, or who would pay for it. A press release by the State Air Resources Board (ARB)' seemed to downplay the potential health hazard of the McColl Dump. "Odors emitted from the McColl Dump in Fullerton may be a nuisance to nearby residents but do not contain health-threatening concen trations of toxic substances according to over 5500 an alyses of air monitoring samples from the State Air Resources Board and the South Coast Air Quality Man agement District." Despite this optimistic progress report, however, Peter Weiner, Special As sistant to Governor Brown for Toxic Substance Control, confided to this reporter that there were several un answered questions re the Dump's effects. "Even though the 2b hour average toxic substance con centrations were not signif icant, short term episodes of higher concentrations might still pose some health hazards," he said. Dr. Raymond Neutra of the California Department of Health Services reported Nuisance that, "Unlike Love Canal, we found none of the chlor inated hydrocarbons such as pesticides or PCB's. Nor is there any reason to believe that the Dump has affected the water table." Despite this favorable re port , though, more studies are planned to determine the toxic constituents of the lower depths of the Dump (only the top two feet have so far been probed), and the degree to which these wastes are migrating out from the Dump. Jane Fonda arrived at the hearing at about b p.m. and remained for the rest of the session. She addressed a rally out side the Hearing Room, com mending the McColl Dump Com mittee for standing up for their rights and urging all Americans to join in the fight against toxic wastes. Ms. Fonda reported that she will soon produce a movie dealing with the tox ic waste issue. "I know you're worried about your investments in your homes, but your health is even more important. This problem is bigger than just the McColl Dump or the Love Canal. If you don't stand up and fight now, soon there will no place to escape to," she said. Courtesy of Local History Room, Fullerton Public Library " I • • Page 3Proposed Commissions Consolidation I nadvisable Why Has Council Decried Objectives? It is perhaps understand able why City Staff, who are responsible for implementing City Policies, would just as soon not be held accountable by measurable General Plan Objectives. Most of us would rather be free to do our best, without the additional anxiety of having ou» results measured against performance, sched ule and cost criteria. But why would the policy makers themselves, the City Council, so easily toss away of replacement or re habilitation by 80 units per year." The clear difference is that in one case there is no way of measuring whether this City Objective has been met; while in the other a realistic target has been set and a schedule for ac complishment established. And there is little valid ity in the criticism that by approving such quantified objectives the City will be come locked into a level ofthis excellent management tool for maintaining account- performance which future ability? I think it becomes more clear why, when we compare two alternative General Plan Objectives, considered dur ing the City's most recent General Plan reviews. Objective 1 (as now in cluded in the City's Draft Housing Element): "Decrease the number of residential units in the City in need of replace ment or rehabilitation." Alternative Objective 1 (as proposed by the Housing Element Work shop Minority and later rejected): "Decrease the number of resi dential units in the City which are in need circumstances may make un realistic. These objectives are for self-regulation; there is no penalty for falling short, mediocre product we can ex- And furthermore, all Ele- pect, if the Proposal's A proposal calling for substantial consolidation of the Fullerton City Coun cil's many and varied ad visory groups was unveiled at the November 18 Council meeting. The proposed realignment of these citizen groups to coincide with the key Ele ments of the City's General. Plan is commendable. In this way, we can ex pect that the relationships between the policies con tained in such General Plan Elements as Housing, Re source Management, and Com munity Services, and what is actually being imple mented by the various City Departments will become more visible and meaningful. Despite this favorable a- lignment, however, the re mainder of the proposal suffers from the same lack of citizen participation which afflicted its author ing ad-hoc committee. The consolidation propos al was the work of two Coun— cilpeople and two members of the City's Staff. It was then reviewed by Staff members who currently service the different ad visory groups. No input was sought, nor was any received, from Ful lerton citizens. The result is representa tive of the same kind of ments of the General Plan can be revised as often as the City Council desires, thus providing a means for adjusting up or down any objective which does become unrealistic. Either the current City Council is seriously lacking in knowledge and experience of the policy-making/imple- menting process, or they sim- hours vill te'lost ifthis ply do not want the City per- proposal is adopted, forming in such areas as Thus, the services of ex cusing, Resources Management,isting citizen-volunteers Land Use, Community Services, is costing the city about Health/Safety, and Transport- $2 per hour| a bargain in_ for facilitating citizeli input. But the proposed consoli dation will only be more ef ficient. It will make the City Council less accessible to citizen input, by creating Super Advisory Group bottle necks through which citizens will eventually tire of try ing to force their ideas. The creative tension be tween citizens and staff, and the careful considera- tion of implementation pro grams which now exists, will be replaced with a hurry-up process whereby Staff Pro posals are rubber-stamped by a thinly-stretched remnant of citizen-advisors. This will result in pro- 1 gram and other recommenda tions coming to the City Council which are largely de void of the invaluable honing heretofore provided by a great breadth of unique citi zen perspectives and exper tise. The consolidation proposal will be coming back to the Council on December l6th for action, along with the com ments of the existing advis ory groups. If the Council has the wis dom to heed the recommenda tions of these citizens, we are sure that a much improved Commission realignment will be the result. recommendations are approv ed by the City Council. The Plan proposes a Re duction in the number of existing advisory groups by 6 , and of total citizen-ad- visors by 52 , for a total estimated cost savings of $10,000. I would estimate that about 5000 citizen volunteer ation; or both. Important December Events When? What? Where? 12/2 1+ p.m. Sports Complex RFP Hearing City Council 12/2 7:30 p.m. Gen. Plan/LUE Revision City Council 12/9-2/8/81 12/16 7:30 p.m. Museum of North Orange County Castles & Fairy Tales Exhibit Advisory Group Consolida- City Council tion Hearing deed, even if that were the only consideration. Furthermore, as one citi zen observed, there is no proof that this amount of money will actually be saved; since no budget or Staff reductions have been suggested. The report promises a more efficient, accessible, and understandable vehicle F U L L E R T O N O B S E R V E R EXCLUSIVELY REPORTING FULLERTON NEWS Published monthly except July and August by Fullerton Citizens for a Livable Community. Subscriptions are $2/year. Editor: Ralph Kennedy Production: Kennedy, M Barbara John Bill Gann, Rusty :uj;a Hiegel, and n. Graphics: Claudia Miller Mary Ann McDonnell. and Circulation: Richard Schrank, Roy Kobayashi, Roberta Regan. Observers: Doris Stasse, Bill McDonnell, Bonnie Ellis, David Narevsky, Rich Mahoney, Nadene Ivens, and Bob Ward. Photography: Joe Trindl. Bill Gann and Courtesy of Local History Room, Fullerton Public Library page 4 ^uCCe/tton '-Discoie/tecf (-Q.ich in CuHtu/ig c Anc( cfrne (_A/tts Initial plans were made to lobby the City Council to retain CETA support for Fullerton non-profit organ izations, to reinstate the Brea Dam Amphitheater Pro ject in the City's Five Year Capital Improvements Program, and to assure the continued high priority of the Muckenthaler Cultural ' Center Restoration Project in that document. here Would Without Culture "Picture our community without the Arts. Imagine no theater. No music. No sculp ture or painting. Picture the Arts gone and you pic ture a lot of beauty missing." These were the thoughts suggested to attendees of the 1980 State of the Arts Conference by the Sponsoring Orange County Arts Alliance. The Conference materials went on with a more material istic appeal. "But the Arts not ate beauty, they create jobs. Because the Arts attract tourists, and the dollars tourists spend in restaurants, hotels, and stores. Plummer Auditorium (above) is not only an architectural treasure but a haven for the performing arts. Below is one of the many murals in the Maple Area that cultur ally enrich our City. Photos by Rj_Kennedy.______ Fullerton Be and Fine Arts? The Arts also attract in dustry. Businesses prefer to locate in communities with a rich cultural life. And the Arts are an indus- try in themselves. Like any other industry, they employ people, buy goods and ser vices, and pay taxes. Picture our community without the Arts, then, and you have to imagine indus try and jobs gone too. And after that the people. too." These ideas were discussed by the Fullerton Cultural and Fine Arts Commission at their November meeting. Commissioners seemed to agree with their Chairman, Preston Stedman, that if such an esthetically sterile Fullerton is to be prevented, the Commission and all of its members will have to undertake a serious cam paign to: 1) Increase awareness of the Arts by all Fullerton residents, 2) Educate the City de cision makers on the many values which an effective Arts program can provide, and 3) Aggressively seek out side funds to supplement those provided by the City. "Flight" (above) graces City Hall. The Museum of North Orange County makes Fullerton a better place to live. Pictured are the Muckenthaler Cultural Center (above), Ste ven Peck's dance studio (lower left) and a sculpture on Ful lerton College's Quad. Courtesy of Local History Room, Fullerton Public Library Housing Help Continues Despite City Action Continued from p. 1 ' County Housing Authority (OCHA) spokesperson, tenants and landlords may continue to participate in the pro gram, despite the actions of any City Council. Shared Senior Housing Supported During a recent discus sion of the Fullerton Hous ing Element, the City Coun cil unanimously agreed that the City should encourage "shared housing" for sen iors. During the same meeting, the Council attempted to find ways in which shared housing for young people, mostly presumed to he stu dents , could more effect ively he regulated. Discretionary approval is required for sororities and fraternities, hut no way to legally control the shared use of a home by several adults remains. Until a California Super ior Court declared such re strictions to he unconstitu tional, Fullerton did have an Ordinance which limited the number of unrelated in dividuals occupying a sin gle family residence to four. HOMEOWNERS VICTORIOUS Continued from p. 1 mendation that this neigh borhood's land use designa tion be raised from Low Density Residential to Low- Medium Density Residential. The residents opposed the higher density classifica tion because they believed it would attract more traf fic and parking to a neigh borhood already beset by these same problems. Commissioner Gatlin, in supporting the citizens' request, said, "I was much impressed with the degree to which the young people in that area have been up grading their neighborhood." Mr. Chet Schultz, the only dissenting Planning Commissioner, favored the Medium Density classifica tion; since it would have the effect of enabling needed expansion in the City's housing stock. 187 Fullerton low/moder- ate income senior and 307 Fullerton low/moderate in come family households are currently receiving assist ance from the OCHA, accord ing to the Authority's lat est monthly report. 79 percent of these house holds have "very low" in comes per this report. This means that their incomes are less than half the Coun ty's median income. Councilpeople Tsuda and Winters favored retention of this program in the Housing Element, while Councilmen Ackerman and Bomhoft fa vored deletion. Councilwoman LeQuire op posed family subsidies, but favored those for seniors. In the final vote she sid ed with Ackerman and Born- hoft for deletion of the program. City Staff warned that if the City Council did not re tain some of the proposed housing programs, the State would not accept the Re vised Housing Element as meeting the requirements of the Roos Bill, recently en acted by the California legislature. Councilman Ackerman re plied that he felt it would be all right for the City to treat these requirements as advisory, until such time as the Bill had been interpreted by the Courts. Mayor Bornhoft agreed, "Until this law is valida ted by the Courts, you don't know whether it is law or it isn't." Amerige Villa, Fullerton's only Section 8 Housing Complex for Seniors across from the Main Library. Photo by Kennedy. Commission Consolidation Decision Delayed Continued from p. 1 mission from the 11 member Human Relations, 7 member Parks and Recreation, and 7 member Cultural and Fine Arts Commissions. Dr. Diane Foss, Chairper son of the Human Relations Commission, was particular ly critical of the process by which the proposed changes had been arrived at and were to be implemented. "The fact that citizens had no input into a deci sion which affected them is a moot point. The fact that we were not given the courtesy of an explanation can only be construed as an insult for the 5 years of volunteer time and money I have given to the City of Fullerton." Dr. Ross continued, "I suggest to you that the proposed Community Services Commission will not be able to effectively function for at least one year, because it will take that long for them to understand the im plications of the present concerns and issues in the U areas of consolidation." "Since Council is not charged to serve in this function, it is my hope that Council will be cog nizant of the enormous pow er it is granting to Staff during the next year, and will give assurance to the public that this power will not go unchecked." Molly McClanahan, member and former Chairperson of the Human Relations Commis sion, spoke in favor of the inefficiencv of the exist ing system and warned that, "The current Commissions provide an indispensable forum for the consideration and refinement of a wide range of Staff programs and ideas. " "The resulting creative tension between Staff and citizens is healthy and in valuable as an aid to bet ter Council decisions," she added. Bill Blodgett, local busi nessman, questioned the ar guments which Staff had pre sented to justify the pro posed changes. "The stated $10,000 per year savings promised to re sult from the proposed con solidations represents less than two tenths of one per cent of the City's annual budget." "Furthermore, this can only be considered a true savings if the budget is al so reduced by that amount. The proposed changes do not include any Staff or budget reductions," he pointed out. Dr. Edward Sowell, Chair person of the recently formed Energy Committee, suggested that, "Since our Committee was established only 3 months ago, and has a one year Sunset clause built into it, why not let us serve out our term with- . out change?" This Committee was slated for combining with the Re source Recovery Committee to form an 11 member Engergy and Resource Management Com mittee. The other major consolida tion proposed was a 5 mem ber Transportation and Cir culation Commission to be formed from the existing Traffic and Parking Place Commission, Bicycle Routes Task Force, and Transporta tion Commission. The following membership qualifications were pro posed for this Commission: "Each Commissioner shall be a resident of or employed in the City of Fullerton, and shall be a person of business experience and abil- itZ., to insure that the af fairs relating to the City's parking districts, airport operations, and transit systems shall be admini stered in the best inter ests of those concerned, and so that traffic, ve hicle parking, airport operations, and trans portation systems be regulated to best insure the safety and welfare of the public." Courtesy of Local History Room, Fullerton Public Library page 6 110 Rejuvenation Proceeds On a m 1 a -P-? w o w «■? n f n P >’r\tn ■? + 4* r « . m o v o n ^ P-? w n l 1 » 4-^ a A — a.. . . 4 1 1Reasonable financing, suf ficient parking, and proper ty acquisition are apparent ly the three keys to the successful revitalization of the Chapman Building in from its present owner, and then sell it to the new own ers and redevelopers, The 110 Wilshire Building Part ners , for the reduced price of $50,000. Finally, the Agency will pay up to $182,000 of de molition expenses for the interior of the 110 Build ing. The total City contribu tion to the project will be about two million dollars. In exchange for this pub lic investment, the City ex pects to get a revitalized cornerstone to their down town redevelopment, and sub stantial associated new property and sales tax rev enues . The private redeveloper's contribution will be an ex penditure of $2,857,000 in building rehabilitation costs, entailing a capital investment of $250,000. Upon completion, the 110 Building Partners will also repay the City 30 percent of the surplus receipts from the Project during the Schedule first 15 years, estimated to amount to about $325,000. The Project will be fur ther aided by below-market- financing under provisions of the Marks Bill, result ing from the Building's designation as an Histori cal Landmark. Efforts will be made to secure high sales-tax-gen- erating tenants for the ground floor/mezzanine and basement. If the developers are suc cessful in attracting a restaurant for the basement, a special rear entrance will be built to accommo date its customers. F U L L E R T O N OBSERVER LUSIVELY REPORTING FULLERTON NEWS 1 18 W. BROOKDALE PL. FULLERTON, CA 92632 downtown Fullerton, accord ing to recent City Staff re ports . Since the establishment of the downtown Redevelop ment Project, revitalization of the Chapman Building (or 110 Building as it is often called) has been considered essential to the overall success of the Project. The Fullerton Redevelop ment Agency has agreed to acquire the Chapman property The Agency/City will also develop the necessary off- street parking on lots be hind the building over to Pomona Avenue. This will involve acquir ing these properties, relo cating the current tenants of the two houses now loca ted there, demolishing the houses, and building a parking structure plus sur face parking lot on the cleared land. T6LGPHON6 714/879-6230 CORNELL NORBY Fine 19th 6-20th Century W6ST6RN 6-AM6RICAN ART 305 NORTH HARBOR BOUL6VARD • STUDIO B 19 MAILING ADDRESS P.O.BOX 3908 FULL6RTON,CALIFORNIA 92634 CLIP OUT AND MAIL TO: THE FULLERTON OBSERVER, 118 W. Brookdale, Fullerton 92632 □ I want to subscribe to The Observer. Enclosed is my check for $2 for one year. □ I would also like to support The Observer with the enclosed additional contribution of $__________________ N A M E :____________________________________________________________________ ____________ TELEPH O N E N U M BER : _______________________________________________________________ AD DR ESS: _____________________________________________________________________________ The Observer is published monthly except July and August by Fullerton Citizens for a Livable Community (FCLC) a local non-profit organization. Artist's draw- ings of reju venated 110 Building. Wil shire entrance and new rear entrance to planned base ment restaur ant are shown to the right. Courtesy of Local History Room, Fullerton Public Library Fullerton Implements Bikeways The Fullerton Bicycle Task Force has recommended to the City Council imple mentation of the following additional bicycle routes and signal modifications. State SB-821 dollars, which have already been al located to Fullerton, will be used to finance this ex pansion of the City's exist ing Bikeways. Library Site Reclassified The Planning Commission has unanimously approved a General Plan Change, which changes the land use desig nation on a one acre parcel of land adjacent to Troy High School from Public to Low Density Residential. The Commission thus fol lowed the recommendations of Staff and of the East Fullerton Homeowners Asso ciation. fir. Jack Wuerth repre sented the Association and requested the low density classification, which he said would be more compat ible with the surrounding single family residence neighborhood. When asked by Commission er Catlin, how many members were currently in the Asso ciation, Mr. Wuerth was not sure; but then remarked. "We won't find out how many members we have unless we have to get organized." Carol Gordon, Chairperson of the City's Community De velopment Citizens Commit tee (CDCC), asked for a Low-Medium Density designa tion, which she said would permit the construction by a private developer of some low/moderate income housing on the site. The CDCC last month had recommended to the City Council that this parcel be made available at a token price to a private develop er to build as many low cost rental family units as the R-2 zoning would have permitted. The R-2 zoning would have allowed about 12 units; the new low density classifica tion will allow about 5. 1. Gilbert St. from Orange- thorpe to Valencia, sign ing only. 2. Brookhurst Rd. from Orangethorpe to Valencia, signing only. 3. Walnut Ave. from Rich- man to Lemon, signing only. b. Lemon St. from South City Limit to Berkeley, signing and signal modifi cation. 5. Acacia Ave. from South City Limit to Commonwealth, signing and signal modifi cation. 6. Bastanchury Rd. from As sociated to E. City Limit, signing, striping, and sig nal modification. 7. Malvern from Bastanchury to Basque, signing only. 8. Brea Blvd. from Harbor to North City Limit, sign ing only. 9. Rosecrans Ave. from Parks Rd. to West City Limit, signing and striping. 10. Parks Rd. from Bastan chury to Rosecrans, sign ing and striping. 11. Highland Ave. from Wal nut to Wilshire, signing only. Housing Bonds Opposed The City Council by a vote of h to 1, with Coun- cilwoman Tsuda dissenting, voted to remove the tax- exempt bond program from the Revised Housing Element. The sale of tax-exempt bonds has been used recent ly in La Habra and Orange County to create a pool of lower cost money for financ ing affordable housing. _____ Continued on p. 8 Our layaway plan will make this their best Christmas ever. Choose from our full line of Raleigh and Rampar bicycles for kids and adults. Put yours on layaway for Christmas today. • All fully warranted •All fully assembled. • All meet or exceed the bicyde construction standards set by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. R A L E /(Z H Raleigh Industries of America. Inc. * SUNNY HILLS CYCLE 309 IM. Euclid Avenue Fullerton, California 92633 (714) 871-0091 Courtesy of Local History Room, Fullerton Public Library Page 8 Continued becoming £ypetdei\es>s Reckon by Lynn Lawrence People who regard retire ment as a sequel to their lives have developed an ex citing program at Cal State University, Fullerton. It is formally known as the Continuing Learning Ex perience and affectionately referred to by the acronym, CLE. This program, now in its second year of successful operation, was patterned after the Institute for Continued Learning at the Council Chamber Heeds Request University of California, ed with a nucleus of 25 ded- San Diego. icated people and has since The Fullerton group stp^t— grown to the current enroll- Tax Exempt Bonds Dropped Continued from p. 7 These lower cost funds are then made available to ;developers of below-market- irate housing at interest rates substantially less than tlje going rates. The resulting savings in developer-financing-costs are then passed on to mod erate income first-home buyers, explained John Gib son of the Orange County Administrator's Office at a recent meeting.____ ' In refusing to consider the use of tax-exempt bonds as a desirable-means of en abling the financing of af fordable housing in Fuller ton, the City Council has rejected the recommendations |of both the Citizens Hous- (ing Element Workshop and the City's Planning Commis sion. _______ Pullerton Chamber of Com merce representative. Bob Andrews, spoke in opposi tion to the program, which ihe labelled as Just another; form of housing subsidy. CSUF's Mahr House on State College Blvd., site of success ful new Continuing Learning Experience. Mobil Home Parks Continued from p. 1 cember, will be to change the zoning on these 3 par cels to be consistent with the new land designations. A Residential-Mobile Home (R-MH) zoning will be re quested. On a 1+ to 2 vote, the Commission denied a similar proposed General Plan change for the Purviance Mobile Hom e Park, located behind the Country Place Motel on the south side of Orange- thorpe, west of Brookhurst Street. Since this is an older Park, which does not meet current R-MH standards, sev eral Commissioners expressed concern with the mixed land and zone designations which a change in this Park's de signation would entail. Creative Quality COMMERCIAL & INSTANT PRINTING OPEN SATURDAYS ft* * • BULLETINS • BOOKLETS • SCRATCH PADS • PHOTOSTATS • NEWS LETTERS • RESUMES • BROCHURES • COLOR PRINTING • ART & DESIGN • TYPE SETTING • LETTERHEADS • ENVELOPES 113Vi E. Commonwealth Ave. Fullerton, CA 92632 • FORMS ----------------------------------- • NCR SETS Printing Service • flyers (714)738-5876 • WEDDING INVITATIONS RROWHEAD HADES LINDS ment of 123. The format and course con tent are designed by the members to meet their par ticular interests and life style. Currently, Study Groups include such diverse topics as Financial Planning, Health and Science, Art Apprecia tion, Current Events and Travel. Rounding out the program j are educational tours, spe cial events and stimulating discussions. All activities are offered during daytime hours and none require homework or regular attendance. Despite the looseness of the struc ture, a great percentage of the membership attend regu larly and enthusiastically. Meeting place is Mahr House, a lovely Spanish style home on State College Boulevard, and tuition is $100 per person ($150 per couple) making the program self-sustaining. CLE operates under a char ter from Cal State Fullerton and is supervised by the Of fice of Extended Education. Membership includes former executives, teachers, librar ians and other professionals- bright, high-powered people who use their considerable talents and organizational ability to make the group go. This, plus a generous supply of dedication, warmth and wit provide incredibly wonderful "vibes" as well as a smooth running operation. If you are lucky enough to be retired (or semi-retired) and interested in joining forces with other people who want to continue to learn, you are ready for CLE. A phone call to 773-21+1*6 any weekday morning will bring you further information. 2 0 % O F F o n CUSTOM SHADES (With This Ad) OCT. THRU DEC. 23, 1980 134 West Wilshire Ave. Fullerton, CA 92632 525-1725, 525-5216 Courtesy of Local History Room, Fullerton Public Library