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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-28-1976MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA September 28, 1976 The meeting was called to order at 5:00 P.M. by Vice Mayor Vernon S. Evans in the Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza. The following Council members were present: Gordon Bricken, Harry K. Yamamoto, David L. Brandt, James E. Ward, and Vice Mayor Evans. Councilman David F. Ortiz and Mayor John Garthe were absent. Also present were the following members of Staff: Assistant City Manager Ronald Wolford, City Attorney Keith Gow, Public Works Director John E. Stevens, Senior Planner William Oaugherty, and Clerk of the Council Florence I. Malone. INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE man James E. Ward. Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, the Invocation was given by Council- ORAL COMMUNICATION Mr. Frank Chavez, Jr. FRANK CHAVEZ, JR. - BUSINESS 811 North Broadway, LICENSE REFERRED is the operator of a check cashing ser- vice operating out of an armored van parked across the street from the Unemployment Office. Mr. Chavez has been denied a business license because of the zoning at the location. On the motion of Councilman Brandt, seconded by Councilman Ward, and carried (S:0) unanimously, Mr. Chavez was referred to the Assistant City Manager, Ronald Wolford, who was directed to investigate and report back to the Council on the matter. Mr. Chavez was assured by Council that he could continue to operate his business until the report is provided. CA 65.6 CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM REMOVED Evans. Item 12 A was removed from the Consent Calendar upon the request of Vice Mayor CONSENT CALENDAR STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVED (S:O), Council approved the Staff lowing Consent Calendar Items: On motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Coun- cilman Brandt, and unanimously carried recommendations on the fol- DEEDS, NO CASH GRANTOR, CITY Mayor and Clerk: Approved the follow- ing deed and authorized its execution by ALBERTS, Grace - West side of Grand south of Seventeenth to extinguish ~ Santa Ana Valley Irrigation easement. CA 155 AGREEMENT tion by Mayor and Clerk: Approved the follow- ing agreement, and authorized its execu- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 365 SEPTEMBER 28, 1976 CONSENT CALENDAR STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVED - Continued RECRUITMENT CENTER - Between City and State, Employment Development Depart- ment, regarding Recruitment Center being established through Rancho Santiago Community College District. EXCUSED ABSENCE Confirmed the absence OF COUNCILMAN of Councilman Evans from the September 20, 1976 Council meeting because of business require- ments that he be out of town, as excused. A-76-92 CA 80 ~ * * * ~ * ~ * CONSENT CALENDAR FINIS AGREEMENT - SANTA ANA An agreement between the JR. CHAMBER - ANNUAL PARADE City and the Santa Ana APPROVED Junior Chamber of Com- merce authorizing a con- tribution not to exceed $2,500 to defray the expense of holding the Annual Frolic Parade was approved on the motion of Council- man Ward, seconded by Councilman Bricken, and carried (S:0) unanimously, with the request that the Jaycees provide the Council with a report on the status of participation and com- munity interest prior to the date of the parade. Councilman Ward expressed disappointment with the limited suc- cess of the parade last year; he urged the Jaycees to make every effort to encourage support by the local businessmen to provide greater participation. Gerald A. Wolf, President of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1418 Bast Grovemont, stated that they too are concerned with this problem; that he has contacted members of the City Parks and Recreation Department for assistance with planning and publicity; and that the Jr. Chamber hopes to receive support from the business community so that next year they will not have to come to the City for a contribution. Vice Mayor Evans stated that the Council had not yet adopted a policy on parades, and that he would not care to support fur- ther contributions until a policy is adopted. (Agenda Item 12 A) A-76-96 SPURGBON TREE PROJECT The letter dated Septem- REFERRED bet 22, 1976 from James D. Sleeper, Chairman of the Cultural Heritage - Committee, asking for City participation in a project to plant a sycamore tree honoring William Spurgeon, was referred to Staff for report and recommendation on the motion of Council- man Ward, seconded by Councilman Brandt, and carried 5:0 unanimously. CA 85.1 EMERGENCY PURCHASE On the recommendation SPEC 76-056 - FIRE ENGINE of the Equipment APPROVED Maintenance Superinten- dent and the Fire Chief, approval was given for the emergency purchase of one 8V-71 diesel engine to repower Fire Department Engine No. 41-11 from Beacon truck dismantlers for $$,500 plus tax, on the unanimously (S:0) approved motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Brandt. CA 89 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 366 SEPTEMBER 28, 1976 TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR SENIOR The Transportation Plan CITIZENS SERVICE CENTER for the Senior Citizens APPROVED AS AMENDED Service Center as out- lined in a report by Patricia Seixas in her report of September iS, 1976 was approved, and Staff directed to submit the Plan for review by the County of Orange, on the motion of Councilman Bricken, seconded by Councilman Ward, and carried (S:0) unanimously. CA 131.10 REFORM OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM On the motion of Court- REFERRAL ITEM NO. 37-76 cilman Ward, seconded FILED by Councilman Bricken and carried (S:0) unanimously, the letter from the City of Commerce dated August 17, 1976 and attached "Summons To Action For The Reform Of The Criminal Justice System" was received and filed; Item 3?-?6 was deleted from the Referral Summary. CA 112.6 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PURCHASE OF In accordance with the PROPERTY - SR. CITIZEN HOUSING SITE recommendation of the APPROVED Executive Director, Richard Goblirsch, in his report dated September 22, 1976, purchase of five parcels of land between Ross and Van Ness, and First and Third Streets, (identified specifically in his report) at the prices agreed upon by the parties, for the Senior Citizen Housing Site, was approved on the unanimously carried (5:0) motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Bricken. CA 137.8 CA 82.4 AGENDA ORDER - POLICY PLAN Agenda Item #59, Policy FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT Plan for Transportation Improvement - Study Session with Transporta- tion Advisory Committee and Traffic Consultant, Dr. G. J. "Pete" Fielding was set for a time certain of §:00 P.M. and will be heard at that time. APPOINTMENTS TO Appointments to the BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Board of Recreation CONTINUED and Parks and the Library Board will be continued until all Councilmen have had the opportunity to interview candidates if so desired, on the motion of Councilman Brandt, s~conded by Councilman Ward, and carried (S:0) unanimously. CA 80.9 ORAL COMMUNICATION RICHARD POLITISKI WEST BRANCH LIBRARY Santa Ana, distributed a copy meeting held on July 10, 1976, Mr. Richard J. Pelitiski, representing the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce, and as a citizen of of the minutes of the Council in which the Council stated that public hearings would be held prior to the budgeting of any General Revenue Sharing Funds. Mr. Politiski reminded Council that last week it had approved the implementation plan for the West Branch Library, which plan includes use of Gen- eral Revenue Sharing Funds, and asked Council to take a second look at the matter. Mr. Politiski was assured by the Council and the Assistant City Manager that no funds would be expended from General Revenue Sharing prior to a public hearing, and that the City is now applying for $200,000 County Revenue Shar- ing Funds as an initial step in funding the proposed West Branch Library. Mr. Wolford also stated that the West Branch has been in the City's capital improvement plan for the past 5 to 7 years, and the proposed site was purchased 6 to 7 years ago. CA 56; CA l12A CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 367 SEPTEMBER 28, 1976 ORAL COMMUNICATION - NOMINATION FOR Councilman Bricken COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION. asked whether any plans MAYOR DIRECTED had been formulated for seeking support for a seat on the new Orange County Transportation Commission. Traffic Engineer, Joe Foust, reported that AB 1286 had not yet been signed, but that when it becomes law, a meeting will be scheduled for January, 1977; that there is one position that, by definition, could be held by a Santa Aha City Coun- cilman, and that he would recommend to the Council that an effort be made to seek such an appointment. Mayor Garthe was directed to nominate a Santa Ana City Coun- cilman for a seat on the Orange County Transportation Commis- sion, on the motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Bricken, and carried (5:0) unanimously. CA 112.24 ORAL COMMUNICATION Vice Mayor Evans reminded COUNCIL/STAFF RETREAT Council to submit com- AGENDA PREPARATION ments and suggestions to the City Manager regarding the proposed Agenda outline for the Council/Staff Retreat in San Diego, October 16; and that this is the time to discuss Council/Staff relationships and make improvements where possible. CA 80 RECESS At 5:45 P.M. Vice Mayor COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Brans recessed the City Council meeting to con- vene the Community Redevelopment Agency; at 6:00 P.M. the Council meeting was reconvened and a recess was called; the meeting was again reconvened at 6:15 P.M. with the same Councilmen present. POLICY PLAN FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT - STUDY SESSION WITH TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE & TRAFFIC CONSULTANT, DR. G. J. "PETE" FIELDING - CONTINUED Mary Evelyn Bryden, David Flaherty, Clerk of the Council Florence I. Malone called the roll of the Transportation Advisory Committee, and those present were: Mark J. Mulkerin, Jack L. O'Dell, and Fred Siffermann. Eugene Moriarty arrived at 6:16 P.M. Absent were Zika Djokovich, Gerald Lance, James Reichert, Gene Shaw and Helen Stanley, and Mark Vogel. In his introductory statement, Joe Foust, City Traffic En- gineer, stated that the City needs to develop an active transportation management program; and that the joint study session~would enable the Council and the City's Transporta- tion Advisory Committee to discuss the policy plan recom- mended by Dr. Fielding and the Committee. Mr. Foust intro- duced Dr. G. J. "Pete" Fielding, who stated that his recom- mendations had been modified by the Transportation Advisory Committee (copies of the modified recommendations were distributed to Council and Staff). Dr. Fielding stated that transportation is changing; that there is considerable demand for new facilities that are filled to capacity as soon as they are built; that Santa Ana should seek to improve transportation facilities so as to encourage private re-development of the City and to enhance the mobility of the citizens and services; and that the program recommended is flexible and he commented briefly on each of the proposed policy guidelines: CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 368 SEPTEMBER 28, 1976 Improved management of existing facilities rather than constructing new facilities; Incremental improvements which are directed toward an overall plan so as to increase the likelihood that, if funds are again available for construction, existing freeways can be improved and rapid transit lines can be completed; Policies that allow separate levels of service for neighborhood and arterial streets to be defined and monitored; Updating of the transportation element of the City's General Plan in a sequence of traffic studies for each major traffic generator similar to that in progress for the central City; Alternative ways (other than an eight-lane freeway) to complete the Route 57 transportation corridor between the Santa Ana and San Diego Freeways; The involvement of affected residents and business interests in all studies from the outset. He then referred to the following action items: That the City Manager invite OCTD, the Multi-Modal Committee, SCAG, and State and Federal agencies to to share in the cost of developing a Transportation Management Plan~for the City as a demonstration project; That the Mayor write to the Chairman of the OCTD Board of Directors and urge the Board to give highest priority to the improvement of bus transpor- tation in Southwestern Santa Aha; That the staff be directed to examine all new and renewal applications for taxi service to see if incentives for improved service and shared riding can be included; That the City ask OCTD to provide S00 parking spaces in ~he Multi-Modal Terminal for commuters to Los Angeles, to the airports, and for inter-city bus travelers; That the City continue to assist other agencies in the improvement of the existing Santa Fe Railroad terminal; That the State Department of Transportation be asked to make the study corridor for high-speed rail service between Los Angeles and San Diego identical with the adopted priority corridor in the OCTD Master Plan; That the City cooperate fully with the State Depart- ment of Transportation in the use of freeway lanes for express bus and car pool service during peak hours. During the discussion that followed, Mr. Foust stated that Staff was asking for direction to proceed with the develop- ment of a Transportation System Management Program consistent with the policies and guidelines outlined by Dr. Fielding and the TRAC; that the City needs documentation to indicate the short-term direction that would provide a check for CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 369 SEPTEMBBR 28, 1976 adherence to the policies to avoid management by crisis. Responding to Councilman Ward, Dr. Fielding stated that a master Transportation Program would address the transporta- tion needs of the physically handicapped, minorities and students. The Council consensus favored support of the Policy Plan for Transportation Improvement, including prepar- ation of an implementation schedule. Councilman Bricken left the meeting at 6:45 P.M. Councilman Brandt commented that the main problem right now is "dollars"; and that Orange County is the stepchild of District VII. He pointed out that the present CALTRANS Six-Year Plan provides per capita $96.00 for Los Angeles, $27.00 for Ventura and $54.00 for Orange County; that Orange County has 19% of the vehicles, 16% of the population and only 8% of the dollars allocated. He observed that the problem could be solved by working together the City, OCTD, Chamber of Commerce and the Auto Club. Vice Mayor Evans stated that-Council needs to decide if it is willing to budget the funds and staff time to significantly improve transportation in the City; that, in effect, it needs to decide whether or not transportation is one of the City's top priorities. Jack O'Dell, of the TRAC, proposed plan in concept. action be postponed until suggested that Council adopt the Vice Mayor Evans recommended that the full Council was present. Mary Evelyn Bryden suggested that Council staffing costs involved, and the staffing step is an allocation of funds and time. investigate the needed if the next On the motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Brandt, and carried (5:0) unanimously, the City of Santa Aha Policy Plan for Transportation Improvement and recommendations were received and filed and further consideration continued to October 16, 1976. CA 84.8 ADJOURNMENT At 7:0S.P.M. the meeting was adjourned. ~_~_RENCE I. MALONE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 570 OCTOBER 28, 1976