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HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION <br />RESOLUTION 70-2 (Continued) <br /> <br />In presenting Human Relations Commission Resolution 70-2, entitled "Resolution <br />on Moral Responsibility to Families Uprooted and Made Homeless by the City of <br />Santa Anav, the Reverend Gough stated that the moral issue is whether the City <br />ought to use the powers it has to re-settle and help people whose homes are taken <br />from them and he described the hardships faced by families and elderly couples <br />who have been displaced by reason of municipal improvements. He suggested <br />that the Council might consider initiating policies and continuing programs <br />whereby displaced persons would not be required to move until they could be <br />adequately settled in a location suited to their needs and means; and that various <br />Federal and State programs such as matching funds might be available to the <br />City to deal with the problems of re-settlement and housing improvements. <br /> <br />Mr. Samuel Sandoval, Chairman of the Human Relations Housing Sub-Committee, <br />described the problems facing the Vaca family, 1121 West First Street, as a <br />result of eminent domain proceedings brought by the City in conjunction with the <br />widening of First Street. He stated that they had been unable to find comparable <br />housing for the amount ($20,300) offered by the City for their present home. <br /> <br />The Assistant City Attorney, James Withers, responded to Mayor Griset'~ question <br />regarding the possibility of delaying further legal action pending discussion with <br />staff of alternative solutions. He stated that the problem had been negotiated for a <br />year; that the Vaca were represented by an attorney; that the matter was now in <br />litigation; and that Council action might prejudice existing legal rights and legal <br />patte ms. <br /> <br />Mr. Vaca suggested that the home be set back further on the property; and that <br />he be allowed to use the property as a residence for ten years, at which time he <br />would sell or establish a business at the location, since it is commercially zoned. <br /> <br />Mrs. Vaca and Mr. Jose Vaca, 702 North Concord, also described the problems <br />facing the family and what they had done in attempting to resolve them. <br /> <br />The City Attorney stated that the only solution, at this point in time, was a <br />continuing effort by the attorneys on both sides to reach a solution. <br /> <br />The Reverend Gough suggested that it would be helpful if Mr. Sandoval could also <br />meet with the attorneys. <br /> <br />WINDSOR PARK A petition containing approximately <br /> 320 signatures of residents and property <br /> owners of the Windsor Park area was <br />considered by the Council. The petition requested (1) that the park lights be on <br />from dusk to dawn; (2) that two speed bumps be placed, one on each side of the entry <br />way to the south parking lot across La Verne Avenue; (3) that the police patrol at <br />irregular hourly intervals and enforce the curfew laws; (4) that a "narcotics che¢t~!' <br />of the park be made in the night or morning before the children go to school; and <br />additionally requesting speed bumps in the 1200 block of S. Nakoma Drive, and <br />throughout the whole tract. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL -252- September 8, 1970 <br /> <br /> <br />