HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-29-1970 iVIINUTES OF THE
ADJOURNED REGULAR lvLEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
September 29, 1970
The joint meeting of the City Council and the City Planning Commission
was called to order by Mayor Griset at 3:00 P.M., in the Council
Chambers of the City Hall Annex, 500 West Sixth Street, with the following
Councilmen and Cor~rnissioners present:
Councilmen
Commissioners
Wade Herrin
Y. Ogden Markel
Ray Villa
Harry K. Yamamoto
Mayor Lorln Griset
Jack Hall
Waldo Haug
Everett Parks
LaVelle Sanders
Chairman Wyatt Frieson
Councilmen Vernon S. Evans and Jerry M. Patterson were absent but
arrived at 3:15 P.M. and 3:B0 P.M., respectively. Commissioners
Gordon Bricken and l{udy Gallegos were absent.
SPEC. 641-214 The normal bidding procedure was
FIRE TRUCK NO. 71-05 waived and the quotation submitted by
Lawless Detroit Diesel, for the
replacement of the gasoline engine in the 1956 Seagraves Fire Truck,
Equipment No. 71-05, with a diesel engine, was accepted as the lowest
and best of three quotations received, on motion of Councilman Herrin,
seconded by Councilman Villa and unanimously carried, after a finding
of fact that emergency repair was necessary for the preservation of life,
health and property to bring the City's fire eqv. ipment up to required
operating standards.
GEN'ERAL PLAN STUDY Mr. Steven Lafer, of Steven Lafer
STEVEN LAFER AND ASSOCIA'rES and Associates, Los Angeles, pre-
sented a sm-amary o£ the report
entitled, "General Plan Studies, Part One", dated July, 1970, describing
the report as not primarily a critique of the City's General Plan but rather
a review of the General Plan and some proposals for future planning efforts
in the City.
These proposals included the development of a "Workable Program for
Community Development" which would be necessary in order to implement
a number of the /~anning actions that are recommended in the report, and
to qualify for Federal assistance. The four essential elements of a work-
able program were described as:
(1) Efiective codes and code erdorcement of building and housing;
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Comprehensive planning and programming which would involve
adoption of specific plans for areas requiring new development,
and time schedules for their implementation;
(3) Provisions for housing and relocation;
(4) Citizen involvement.
Other proposals dealt with suggestions for (1) reorganization of the
Planning Commission; (2) leadership and participation by Council and
various citizens' advisory groups; (3) development of a Housing Element;
(4) revision of zoning ordinances; (5) development of area-wide transit;
(6) joining Orange County's data system; (7) development of a recrea-
tional plan according to the characteristics of each area of the City; and
(8) historical preservation of the City' s architectural and historical past.
Mr. Lafer expounded on the foregoing proposals in response to various
questions raised by the Councilmen and Planning Commissioners.
RESOLUTION 70-97 RESOLUTION 70-97 OF THE CITY
AMENDMENT TO CITY HALL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
LEASE ANA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING
AS TO FORM A CERTAIN AMEND-
MENT TO SANTA ANA CITY HALL LEASE was read by title only and
further reading was unanimously waived, on motion of Councilman I~errin,
seconded by Councilman Patterson, and was adopted on motion of Council-
man Villa, seconded by Councilman Patter son, on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Herrin, Evans, Patterson, Villa, Yamamoto, Griset
Markel
None
M~yor Griset and Councilman Evans left the Council Chamber at 4:45 P.M.
GENERAL PLAN STUDY Discussion of the Lafer Report
STEVEN LAFER AND ASSOCIATES continued and Vice Mayor Herrin
recognized lvirs. Sally Posthill,
President of the League of Women Voters of the Santa Aha - Tustin -
Orange Area.
Mrs. Posthill commended the Council and Planning Commission for their
efforts to update the General Plan and particularly for the emphasis on
citizen participation in determining directions for community improvement
and agreed in general with the proposals set forth in the Lafer Report.
She requested the Clerk to forward a copy of her prepared statement to
tke Councilmen and Commis stoner s.
The Council and Commission discussed further the proposals outlined
by Mr~ Lafer, expressing their individual opinions on many of them.
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It was the consensus that another joint meeting be scheduled
in approximately 30 days aT which ~ime Mn, Lafer would presen~
a summary report listing p~oposed priorities of planning action~
with time schedule estima~es~ and suggestions as to where they
should be done within ~he City structure.
ADJOURNMENT
At 5~0 P~M~ the Vice Mayo~
declared the meeting adjou~ned~
Clel~k of the Council
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