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C 3 PAl{KING WAIVER The Council considered a PACIFIC TELEPHONE & request from the Pacific TELEGRAPH COMPANY Telephone & Telegraph Company to waive off-street parking requirements in conjunction with construction of an addition to its building located at 201 East 5th Street. Mr. Ed Johnson was present to represent the Telephone Company in the discussion. The Council approved the issuance of a building permit with the proviso that Certificate of Occupancy would be contingent upon parking provisions recommended by company and staff representatives, subject to approval of the City Council, on motion of Councilman Villa, seconded by Councilman Patterson and unanimously carried. The motion further instructed the City Attorney to draft an ordinance setting forth standards for parking for any construction in the Civic Center or an ordinance creating a Civic Center Parking District to solve the parking problems. RECESS P. M., with all Council members present. At 3:30 P.M., a five minute recess was declared. The Council reconvened at 3:40 PLANNING COMMISSION Mro Gordon Bricken, Chairman CHAIRMAN of the Santa Aha Planning Commission, addressed the Council regarding the Commission's planned activities and programs for the remainder of Fiscal Year 1971, He stated the four areas of responsibility of the Planning Commission, as follows: On-going zoning adjustment problems° 2. Maintenance of General Plan (Charter: obligation), 3, Capital Improvements Program (Charter obligation)~ 4. Development of revisions to the Zoning Ordinance initiated both by the staff and the Commission. Mr. Bricken stated that the goals of the Planning Commission are to develop a working relationship with the Council to serve the interests of both; to develop a much broader and stronger inclination toward planning as a subject, as opposed to zoning regulation or adjustment. The Commission has recognized recently that there is a necessity for broader activity in the planning field. It was noted that there is an increasing number of appeals to the Council, and in response to a question from the Mayor, Mr. Bricken stated a study will be made to determine the percentage of appeals that are approved° Councilman Patterson asked if there is any educational process, such as Study sessions on the funda- mentals of planning, for new Commissioners. Mr. Bricken explained that this would require a great deal of staff time, which is very limited; therefore, discussions of this type are included in the afternoon meetings. CITY COUNCIL -21- January 18, 1971