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Hearing Vacate portion St. AndrewsPlace btn. Standard Ave. and S.P.R.R. R/W Reso.No. 61-186 Ordering Vacation ~ouncilman Heinly~ seconded by Hubbard and carried~ the following Ordinance en- titled: "Ordinance amending Article IX of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to change district classification on ~mendment Application No. 358 and amending Sectional District Map ll-5-10 (E~hibit A. A. 358A)" was introduced~ considered and placed on file for second reading. This being the date set for hearing to vacate a portion of St. AndrewsPlace~ be- tween Standard Avenue and Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way; co~nications were presented fram the Planning Com~nission reccmmnending disapproval of the aban- donment requested by Kerr Glass Manufacturing Company, Alexander H. Kerr & Cc~pany~ Inc.; from Industrial Development Division, Chamber of Co~erce, unanimously appro~ lng and presenting reasons for said abandonment; frcm The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, Anaheim, stating a plant is maintained in the northerly portion of St. Andrews Place and requesting reservation of an easement in this location pez sketch submitted; and a Resolution adopted July 24~ 1961, by the South Main Improve ment Association, opposing the proposed abandonment to the east of said avenues, or any rights of way pertaining thereto~ and advocating the extension and improvement of east and west feeder streets into Main Street. On motion of Councilman Heinly, seconded by Hubbard and carried, the conm~mications and Resolution were received and filed. George M~ax~ell, Coordinator of Endustrial Development Division, lllO Eastside Avenue~ urged consideration of the abandonment and referenced the nine reasons for the action taken by the Executive Committee. Mr. H. E. Freeman, 1631 So. Lewis Street, ^naheim~ representing Southern Pacific Railrond Company, supporte said abandonment and stated it would stimulate the business of the railroad as well as South Main Street, but opposed the extension of St. Andrews Place across their right-of-way. Orson H. Hunter~ 816 South Ross Street, stated he owns commercial property at 830 So. Main Street~ and, as Chairman of the South Main ~treet Improve- ment Association, is very much interested in the c~amercial welfare of South Main Street, and the free access of traffic to that area through improved east-west streets. Mr. R. F. Kalbus, Vice President, Alexander H. Kerr & Company~ Inc. 1221 E. St. ~ndrews Place, stated the ~oposed abandonment is requested for the expansio~ of additional plants for which a track has been acquired on the south side of St. Andrews Place, and the additional employment should be beneficial to the South Main Street merchants. Raymond Gentry~ Chief Planning Engineer, Alexander H. Kerr & Ccmpany~ Inc., 217 E. Pnmona Street, stated the abandonment action was instituted only after an engineering study was made to develop the two properties involved~ an¢ a spur with double trackage is required across East St o Andrews Place to provide adequate rail service to their present and future plant facilities. J. Ogden M~rke~ 1814 So. Parton Street, expressed hope that the area could be retained and maintain~ as an entrance to the South Ma~ping District, and stated there are many mer- chants in the vicinity who have looked to the east of St. Andrews Place as a future development for traffic ingress and egress. Nine people stood in protest of the proposed abandonment. Glen Layton~ 1235 W. Santa Clara ~venue, protested the aban- donment, stati~ he has property at 1~69 South Main Sbreet and there is considerabl~ undeveloped acreage f~mediately to the east of Standard ~venue. Ben Sherwood, 1907 So. Cedar Street, representing home owners of the area, protested the noise nuisance fram the manufacturing plan%s and stated it is short-sighted for indus.-