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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT Mr. Bob Vernon, <br />CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY Chairman of the <br /> Orange County District <br /> of the Children's <br />Home Society, introduced, volunteer workers in. the Children's <br />Home Society; Regina and Ray Green, Linda Swartz, Lenny <br />Wiggins, Bill and Judy Johnson and their adopted son, Billy. <br />A City Seal tile plaque was presented to the Children's <br />Home Society for their service to the City. Mr. Vernon <br />was also presented with a Proclamation setting forth <br />June 8th as Children's Day. CA 9.3 <br /> <br /> APPOINTMENT TO Mr. James Kelly was <br /> HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION appointed to the <br /> JAMES KELLY Santa Aha Human <br /> Relations Commission <br />on~-the motion of Councilman Evans, seconded by Councilman <br /> Ortiz, and carried 6-1, with Councilman Yamamoto dissenting <br /> because he had not participated in the interviews. CA 131.2 <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Garthe announced <br />BROADWAY OVERPASS that this was the <br /> time and place for the <br /> Public Hearing on <br />revised Freeway Agreement relating to the construction of <br />the Broadway Overpass between 22nd Street and .6 mile north <br />of Main Street, and associated work between the City and the <br />State Department of Transportation. <br /> <br />Council received the report of Mr. Ronald Wolford, Director of <br />Public~Norks, who said that the project had its beginnings in the <br />General Plan studies'developed in 1964 and 196S in which the <br />area of North Main Street and its interchange with the Santa <br />Aha Freeway was identified as a problem area; that in 1967 a <br />consulting firm was retained by.the City to do a feasibility <br />study; that the long range plan includes widening of the Main <br />Street Bridge along with the widening of Main Street; that the <br />west side alignment was decided upon after hearings with the <br />homeowners on the west side revealed that they would prefer <br />to have their homes taken than to live adjacent to a freeway <br />embankment; that in 1973 the Council approved a cooperative <br />agreement with the State Department of Transportation delegating <br />the State as the agency to handle the administration of property <br />acquisition for the design and construction as well; that <br />acquisition and relocation should be completed by September <br />1977; that the total cost of the project is in excess of four <br />million dollars with 2.8 million being the City's obligation <br />and 1.5 million being the State obligation; that there will <br />also be a County participation in two definite areas; that <br />the County will construct the bridge over Santiago Creek, and <br />they will share by paying more than half of the 2.8 million; <br />that the Planning :Commission has been supportive of this <br />project; that the actual construction will be 1977~78; and <br />that~he recommends that Council approve the revised Freeway <br />Agreement. ' <br /> <br />The Clerk~of the,Council reported:that no written communications <br />had been received. <br /> <br />The Mayor invited proponents and opponents to present their <br />testimony to the Council. There were three speakers who asked <br />questions regarding the project and they were: <br /> <br />Richard E. Longshore, 2514 North Park Boulevard <br />Gerald C. Marley, 2311 North Park Boulevard <br />Frank Parker, 2542 North Park Boulevard <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 257 JUNE 2, 197S <br /> <br /> <br />