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OPPOSITION TO AB 892 Letters from the Mayor UTILITY COMPANY EASEMENTS to the appropriate APPROVED legislators in opposi- tion to Assembly Bill 892, which would allow utility companies the right to create easements for themselves without compensating owners, were authorized, as recommended in Deputy City Attorney C. Thomas Drosman's report dated April 21, 1977, on the unanimously carried 6:0 motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Brandt. CA 57 TRAVEL REQUEST FIRE MASTER ~he recommendation PLAN COMMITTEE MEMBER contained in the APPROVED report dated April 1977, prepared by Fire Chief B. J. Thompson, to approve the expenditure of approximately $200 from Fire Master Plan funds for Mrs. B. Jo Elliott, a member of the Fire Master Plan Committee, to attend the Emergency Medical Service Manpower Symposium in San Francisco May 3, 4, and 5, 1977, was approved unanimously 6:0, on Councilman Yamamoto's motion, seconded by Councilman Ortiz. 20, CA 64.4 ORAL COMMUNICATION Mary E. Terry intro- ALPHA CHRISTIAN PRE-SCHOOL duced herself, and REFERRED TO PLANNING COMMISSION stated that she had been retained by the E1 Templo Sinai Assembly of God Church, 307 East McFadden Avenue, to reopen the Alpha Christian Pre-School; that when she accepted the position she believed the school to be licensed, but that the State Health Department will not issue a new license until a City fire clearance has been obtained; that in order to obtain the fire clearance a Conditional Use Permit and Variance are required by the City, for a total of approximately $500 in application fees. She stated that application has been made for both the CUP and the Variance, and requested that Council permit the school to obtain the fire inspection and clearance in the interim. Assistant City Manager Ron Wolford stated that a CUP is re- quired because the school is located in an Ri zone, and that a Variance is required because of inadequate parking; that no relief from Council is possible under the present ordin- ance; and that the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to develop recommendations to Council for possible Code changes to provide reduced fees for non-profit schools. In response to a question from Mayor Evans, City Attorney Keith Gow informed Council that the Code does not specify a certain time for fire inspection, but that the State will issue a license when the fire clearance has been obtained; City Manager Bruce Spragg suggested that land use precedents are at issue, and that the granting of the request might encourage violation of the Zoning Code. Council generally agreed during the discussion which followed that while safety is the primary consideration for pre-schools, nevertheless the other Code requirements must be met; that two other pre-schools have been referred to the Planning Commission; and that in the interest of fairness and consist- ency the same precedent should be followed. Councilman Yamamoto's motion to postpone action on the request for a fire inspection of the Alpha Christian Pre-School prior to the granting of a Conditional Use Permit and Variance, until after Council consideration of the Planning Commission recommendations for non-profit schools generally, was seconded by Councilman Brandt, and carried unanimously 6:0. CA 13 CA 13.la CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 138 APRIL 26, 1977