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Hearing Establish future right-of-way lines Santa Clara Ave. Ordinance largely to the uncertainty as to when these streets will be widened and their actual! width. The mere declaration of the future right-of-way lines depreciates property and causes a blight. If there is a blight of an area and m~uy years later there is a condemnation action to acquire the property for public use, the property owner must take the market value at that time. Miles Sharon, 50531 So. Rosewood Avenue, protested such action would lessen the value of his property and any improvement thereon would be an economic loss. Rev. Francis Parker, 12~8 W. Bishop Street, said their residence houses seven clergymen, their ownership is under the Archdio- cese of Los Angeles, end Msgr. B~adley of their Chancery office, StrOngly tn-tructed: him to request the right-of-wa~ not be established on Willits-Bishop Street. He stated that if Bishop Street became a four-lane street, the noise of the traffic would create a nuisance, and respectfully requested that action be postponed. Mrs. C. W. Couden~ ~10 W. Bishop Street, suggested that Bishop Street be made a one- way street, if the traffic requires it, instead of the proposed widening. Attorney Frank Linnell recounted the unfairness of the project, the d~m~ge to the property owners, invasion of person's property rights, the fact that the owners would not be able to use the property as they desired to, and did net believe, at this time, there was any reason or necessity for such a change on Willits-Bishop Street. Statements of objection were also rendered by Carl Riner, 1302 Willits Street, Gordon Williams, 64b E. Bishop Street, Mayde Rawling, 112 E. Bishop Street, Rev. H. R. Milnor, 505 E. B~shop Street, Harry 01son, 501 E. Bishop Street and Ruth Borchard, 2329 Santiago Avenue. The Mayor declared the heariug closed. On motion of Councilman Gould, by Hubbard and carried, the following Ordinance entitled: seconded "Ordinance establishing future right-of-way lines along Willits and Bishop Street, Delhi Road and Chestnut Avenue" was introduced, considered and placed on file for second reading. Councilmau Heinly stated he had listened to Attorneys and residents and wondered where our City would be a few years from now if we set back and every time we did a little planning for the future of this great City, that the residents would get up and say "not now - later." The big question is when is the time and what are our obligations to our c~mm~nity. I feel an obligation as a member of this Council to answer some of these questions. Under the law there are various sections which provide for future plan- ning and master plans of streets and highways. Recognizing the problem that you have to plan ahead to have future right-of-way setbacks, I believe this is in the best interest of the City. With the permission of the Chair, Miles Sharon stated that he was willing to give a portion of h~ s property to the City upon proper reim- bursement. Paul Walter, ~02 E. Bishop Street, questioned the survey center line and received a satisfactory answer from the Manager. The Mayor declared the Ordinance has been passed to second reading. This being the date set for hearing to establish future right-of-way lines on the north side of Santa Clara Avenue, between Broadway and Main Street, 50 feet measured from and at right angles to the survey centerline; on the south side of Santa Clara Avenue, between Broadway and Main Street, 30 feet measured from and at right angles to the survey center line; end on both sides of Santa Clara Avenue, betweeu Grand Avenue and. east City Limits, 42 feet measured from and at right angles to the survey center line; no protests were received, and the hearing was closed. On motion of Councilman Hubbard, seconded by Gould and carried, the following Ordins~ce entitled: