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cOUncilman Bark brought up several items. He asked the Public Works Direct°r about money allocated for the widening of ~riStol and First Street. Secondly, he stated that 1969 is going to be ~ Centennial (it will be California's 15Otb) an~ it is not too early to set up a cmmaittee. He asked that it be hrou~t up at a future meeting. C~cilma~ ~Ark asked th~ City Mm~ager if there were amy injuries resulting frcm the defense class. The City Namager said it was a relatively new karate class. A discussion was about the crossim~ g,,a~ situation and the purpose of the committee. Co~nc~w~n ~rooks mentione~ that the Criminal Division of the Depax~men'~ of Justice encourages people to take keys out of their cars a~l is asking coopera- tion frem the various City Councils by enactment of an ordinance making ~t necessary for the in~ividual to call at the Police Department for a stolen car (where he will also pay a fine). (42% of all autcmobile theirs were autos with keys left in the igai%ion--SO~ are c~w~tted by youths under 1~. ) There was a short discussion regarding the Council's voting one way at one meeting and another way at the next meeting. RE~ESS At ~:~5 P.M., the meeting was recessed to 7:S0 PoN. The meeting vas recon- vened at 7:30 P.M. with the same Councilmen present. Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag~ the Invocation was delivered ~y the Reverend Fred W. Nie~r~g~ams, First Congregational Church. APPEAL 185 Hearing was opened on Appeal 185, ECCO CONTRACTORS, ~NC. filed by Ecco Contractors~ ~nc. VA 66-89 appealin~ conditions imposed by Plaz-~tng C~mmissioa in its approval of Variance 66-89 to operate a steel fabrication y~rd an~ shop without an entirely enclosed building an~ to construct an office building at 2216 South Grand. The Assistant Clerk reported notice of the hearing mailed to a~Jacent property owners on December 12~ 1~66, with certificate on file. On motion of Counc:l~'~ Herrin, secen~e~ by Councilman Markel and carried, Council ordered filed a cmmaonication fr~m Harry R. Martin, Industrial Plaza, 500 Dyer Road, opposing the variance. The letter wes rea~ by the Assistant Clerk. Don Sc~id~ Secretary-Treasurer of Ecco Contractors~ Inc.~ spoke for the a~licant, stating tha~ a~licant is o~Jecting to the conditions regarding l~rkin~ facilities, the 8 foot fencin~ al~ all street frontages, e~ the full landscaping plan. He stated that al~licant felt these conditions were unwarranted, ~ince only a part of the parcel is being occupied. ~he Council considered each of the six conditions separately. There being no further testimony, the hearing was closed. It was moved by Councilman ~rooks, seconded by Councilman Werrin amd carried, to uphold the decision of the pla,ntnE C~ission an~ instruct the City Attorney to prepare a resolution approving Variance 66-89 subject to conditions imposed by the Planning C..~.~esion except c~a~Ees to be made in conditions as follows: Condition 2 - Modify Condition 2 to stnt~ "~. l~- scaping plan" rather than 'a full landscaping plan"; Condition B - An 8 foot wall be constructed on Gran~ -~ a 6 foot wall on Warner; Condition 4 - parking to be worked out with Planning C~ission in relation to the namBer of ampl~yees; and that the rest of the conditions be complied with. CITT COUNCIL -90- December 19, 1966