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The City Council of the City of Anaheim met in regular session.
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
PRESENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kaywood, Pickler, Overholt, Bay and Roth
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
CITY MANAGER: William O. Talley
CITY ATTORNEY: William Po Hopkins
CITY CLERK: Linda D. Roberts
PUBLIC UTILITIES GENERAL MANAGER: Gordon Hoyt
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Norman J. Priest
CITY ENGINEER: William Devitt
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER: John Buchanan
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR ZONING: Annika Santalahtt
TRAFFIC ENGINEER: Paul Singer
Mayor Roth called the meeting to order and welcomed those in
attendance to the Council meeting.
INVOCATION: Father John Lenihan, Saint Boniface Catholic Church, gave the
Invocation.
FLAG SALUTE: Councilman E. Llewellyn Overholt, Jr., led the assembly in the
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
119: PROCLAMATION: The following proclamation was issued by Mayor Roth and
authorized by the City Council:
Winter Storm Preparedness Week in Anaheim, November 13-19, 1983.
The proclamation was accepted by Mr. Bob Berg, Disaster Services Manager, who
was accompanied by Fire Chief Bob Simpson.
119: RESOLUTION OF CONGRATULATIONS: A Resolution of Congratulations was
unanimously adopted by the City Council to be presented to B'nai B'rith on
their 70th anniversary of the founding of the Anti-Defamation League.
119: 206TH BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS: Mayor Roth
acknowledged that today was the 206th Birthday of the United States Marine
Corps, noting also the outstanding job that the Corps was doing throughout the
world.
119: SPECIAL OLYMPICS - GLOVER STADIUM~ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1983: Councilman
0verholt presented a plaque to Mayor Roth which he had accepted as the City's
representative at the Special Olympics held at Glover Stadium on Friday,
November 4, 1983. The plaque was in appreciation of the City's hosting the
Special Olympics, which was a National program, this year's Olympics involving
over 2,000 young people.
MINUTES: Councilwoman Kaywood moved to approve the minutes of the regular
meeting held October 18, 1983. Councilman Pickler seconded the motion.
MOTION CARRIED.
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WAIVER OF READING - ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: Councilwoman Kaywood moved to
waive the reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions of the Agenda,
after reading of the title thereof by the City Clerk, and that consent to
waiver is hereby given by all Council Members, unless after reading of the
title, specific request is made by a Council Member for the reading of such
ordinances or resolutions in regular order. Councilman Roth seconded the
motion. MOTION CARRIED.
FINANCIAL DEMANDS AGAINST THE CITY in the amount of ~1,757,665.60, in
accordance with the 1983-84 Budget, were approved.
CITY MANAGER/DEPARTMENTAL CONSENT CALENDAR: On motion by Councilwoman
Kaywood, seconded by Councilman Roth, the following items were approved in
accordance with the reports, certifications and recommendations furnished each
Council Member and as listed on the Consent Calendar; Councilwoman Kaywood
offered Resolution Nos. 83R-428 through 83R-432, both inclusive, for
adoption. Refer to Resolution Book.
1. 118: The following claims were filed against the City and action taken as
recommended:
A. Claims rejected and referred to Risk Management:
1. Claim submitted by Ignacio Lambarena for personal property damages to
television purportedly sustained due to a power surge at 871 South
Philadelphia Street, #D, on or about August 6, i983.
2. Claim submitted by Donald S. Maples for personal injuries purportedly
sustained due to an accident involving a City-owned vehicle at 374/386
East Lincoln Avenue, on or about June 17, 1983.
3. Claim submitted by Edward C. Roluffs for personal property damages to
television purportedly sustained due to power surge at 1591 Minerva
Avenue, on or about September 12, 1983.
4. Claim submitted by Sherman W. Marsh for personal property damages to
television, video recorder and light in fish tank purportedly sustained
due to a power surge at 1018 Mayflower, on or about August 20, 1983.
5. Claim submitted by Rodger $chmidt for personal property damages to
microwave oven and loss of food purportedly sustained due to lack of
sufficient ground wire on an existing transformer pole at 856 Dune Street,
on or about August 6, 1983.
6. Claim submitted by Charles Cordes and his minor children, Angela and
Russell; Harold Scott for Derek Scott, a minor, for personal property
damages and personal injury damages purportedly sustained due to an
accident involving a City-owned vehicle on La Palma Avenue, west of
Columbine, on or about September 8, 1983.
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7. Claim submitted by Kathlyn F. Hacke for personal injuries purportedly
sustained due to a trip-and-fall accident caused by a defective sidewalk
two feet west of 2533 Greenleaf Avenue, on or about July 25, 1983.
8. Claim submitted by Mrs. John Whaley for personal property damages to
dishwasher and food loss purportedly sustained due to loss of electrical
power for 44 hours at 866 South Dune Street, on or about August 6, 1983.
9. Claim submitted by Mildred A. Suhr for personal injuries purportedly
sustained due to a slip-and-fall accident caused by a wet floor at the
Anaheim Stadium, on or about July 3, 1983.
10. Claim submitted by Arnel Management Company for property damages to
apartment air conditioners purportedly sustained due to explosion of
underground cable near the Casa Madrid Apartment complex at 2301 East Ball
Road, on or about September 10, 1983.
11. Claim submitted by Charles A. Tomkinson for persomal property damages
purportedly sustained due to a faulty wiring at the pole at 629 South
Dickel Street, on or about August 24, 1983.
12. Claim submitted by Corinne Swingen for personal property damages and
food losses purportedly sustained due to an electrical failure at 1662
West Ball Road, Apartment #A, on or about August 6, 1983.
13. Claim submitted by Kirkwood Electric for indemnification and
contribution in re Rasmussen versus City of Anaheim, et al, for personal
injury damages purportedly sustained due to a fall while claimant was
employed by Heller Construction Company at Anaheim Stadium, on or about
October 29, 1979.
B. Application for Leave to Present a Late Claim denied:
14. Application for Leave to Present a Late Claim submitted by David
Charles Dahms for personal injuries purportedly sustained due to an
accident on Harbor Boulevard approximately 226 feet south of Convention
Way, on or about October 7, 1982.
2. The following correspondence was ordered received and filed:
a. 105: Park and Recreation Commission--Minutes of September 28, 1983.
b. 105: Community Redevelopment Commission'-Minutes of October 19, 1983.
c. 156: Police Department--Monthly Report for September 1983 and Third
Quarter Crime Analysis, 1983.
City Manager William Talley, calling the Council's attention to the Third
Quarter 1983 Part I Crime Analysis Report dated October 31, 1983, recounted
that over three years ago, the Council authorized an additional one million
dollar expenditure in the Police Department with the goal being to attempt to
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keep crime rates in the City at the 1979 level for the years i980, 1981 and
1982. In the third quarter of 1983, Part I crime totals were seven percent
below 1979, the crime rate per 100,000 population was fifteen percent below
1979, and the clearance rate was two percent above the 1979 rate. Violent
crimes were down ten percent and property crimes down seven percent. Even
with a twelve percent population increase, they were experiencing the lowest
crime levels since 1978. The Neighborhood Watch Program now consisted of 474
groups. He reiterated that he wanted to bring the matter to the Council's
attention, specifically to show that the investment they chose to make over
three years ago had paid off extremely big dividends to the City.
Mayor Roth commended ~he Police Department on behalf of the Council and the
City.
3. 123.140: Waiving Council Policy No. 401 and authorizing an agreement with
Martha Hale, PhD., in an amount not to exceed 52,500 for community analysis
consulting services for the Library.
4. 150: Authorizing Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Parrott & Wright
Construction Company in the amount of 52,588.36 to grade and place additional
fill in connection with the Olive Hills Parking Lot, Account No. 16-829-
7103-2902C, bringing the original contract price to 517,627.36.
5. 160: Accepting the bid of S & C Electric Company in the amount of
514,918.44 for two each padmounted, three-phase sectionalizing switches with
fused lateral taps, in accordance with Bid No. 4042.
6. 160: Accepting the bid of Shepherd Machinery in the amount of 512,901.26
for one heavy duty equipment trailer, in accordance with Bid No. 4046.
7. 160: Accepting the low bid of Mills Ford in the amount of 510,194.44 for
one 3/4-ton pickup, in accordance with Bid No. 4047.
8. 160: Accepting the low bid of Mills Ford in the amount of 544,881.48 for
four vans, in accordance with Bid No. 4048.
169: RESOLUTION NO. 83R-428: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE NORTH STREET STREET AND WATER IMPROVEMENT,
LOARA STREET TO WEST STREET, IN THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, ACCOUNT NOS.
26-793-6325-E3640 AND 51-606-6329-17320-34340. (Silveri & Ruiz Construction
Company, 5249,636.90)
164: RESOLUTION NO. 83R-429: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM FINALLY ACCEPTING THE COMPLETION AND THE FURNISHING OF ALL PLANT,
LABOR, SERVICES, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT AND ALL UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION
INCLUDING POWER, FUEL AND WATER, AND THE PERFORMANCE OF ALL WORK NECESSARY TO
CONSTRUCT AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, TO WIT: LA PALMA
AVENUE SEWER AND WATER IMPROVEMENT, FROM 1200' EAST OF WEIR CANYON TO WEIR
CANYON ROAD, IN THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, ACCOUNT NOS. 11-790-6325-E0420 (SEWER)
AND 54-605-6329-17420-34350 (WATER). (Bejac Corporation, contractor)
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164: RESOLUTION ~0. 83R-430: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM FINALLY ACCEPTING THE COMPLETION AND THE FURNISHING OF ALL PLANT,
LABOR, SERVICES, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT AND ALL UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION
INCLUDING POWER, FUEL AND WATER, AND THE PERFORMANCE OF ALL WORK NECESSARY TO
CONSTRUCT AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, TO WIT: BROADWAY
STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENT, EMPIRE STREET TO EAST OF BROOKHURST, IN THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM, ACCOUNT NO. 24-791-6325-E1220. (K.E.C. Company/Keith E. Card, a
Joint Venture, contractors)
160: RESOLUTION NO. 83R-431: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM DECLARING CERTAIN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY IS NEEDED FOR PUBLIC USE AND
TRANSFERRING THE SAME TO THE CITY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.
158: RESOLUTION NO. 83R-432: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM ACCEPTING CERTAIN DEEDS AND ORDERING THEIR RECORDATION. (Hon Kal Wu;
Vanguard Commerce Park, Ltd.)
Roll Call Vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Kaywood, Pickler, Overholt, Bay and Roth
None
None
MOTION CARRIED. The Mayor declared Resolution Nos. 83R-428 through 83R-432,
both inclusive, duly passed and adopted.
173: SCHEDULE PRESENTATION - ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (OCTC)
15-YEAR TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM: City Manager William Talley
briefed report dated November 7, 1983, from the Planning Department,
recommending that staff be authorized to schedule a presentation by A1
Hollinden on the OCTC 15-year Transportation Investment Program for the
Council meeting of November 15, 1983.
Mayor Roth stated he felt the most important aspect of any briefing would be
relative to the Eastern Corridor and he asked that that be combined with Mr.
Hollinden's presentation.
MOTION: Councilwoman Kaywood moved to authorize staff to schedule a
presentation by A1H011inden on the Orange County Transportation Commission
15-year Transportation Investment Program for the City Council meeting of
November 15, 1983. Councilman Pickler seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED.
175: ELECTRIC RATE REVISIONS: Amending the rates, rules and regulations for
the sale and distribution of electric energy as adopted by Resolution No.
71R-478 and most recently amended by Resolution No. 83R-264, effective
November 9, 1983. Submitted was a report dated November 4, 1983, from the
Public Utilities Board (PUB) recommending the following: In connection with
the proposed electric rate revisions, the Council adopt by resolution the
findings of the Public Utilities Board with respect to the matters contained
therein and adopt the electric rates as shown in Exhibit RWE-6, to become
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effective for service rendered on and after November 9, 1983. The Board also
voted to recommend that the Council approve establishment of a Rate
Stabilization Account funded from refunds received as a result of contested
Southern California Edison (SCE) wholesale rate cases. The Board voted
three:three to recommend applying current revenues to a Rate Stabilization
Account. (See report dated November 4, 1983, subject: Electric Rate
Revisions--as well as report dated November 1, 1983, from the PUB, subject:
Recommendation for Revision of Electric Rates which transmitted documents for
review in considering the recommendations of the Board--Exhibit GWH2, Findings
and Recommendations; Exhibit RWE-7, Comparison of Electric Bills and a
proposed resolution adopting all the findings and recommendations of the PUB
setting forth the rates recommended for adoption, to be effective November 9,
1983--reports and support documents on file in the City Clerk's office.) Also
previously submitted was a transcript of the public hearing of the Public
Utilities Board hearing which took place November 3, 1983.
Public Utilities General Manager Gordon Hoyt explained that the proposed
change would result in shifting of costs from the power cost adjustment into
the base rate component and would not affect the bill of any customer. When
they put the recommendation together, they tried to respond to the signals
they felt they were getting from the PUB and Council with regard to an effort
to stablize electric rates by establishing a Rate Stabilization Account. The
PUB approved the rate proposal of the Department with the exception that the
Board did two things: (1) Deleted a paragraph which the Department had
inserted recommending findings to the effect that the citizens ad hoc
Committee studying lifeline rates had essentially endorsed the recommendation
with regard to lifeline rates, and (2) that the PUB tied three:three on
whether or not there should be a Rate Stabilization Account where they would
use current revenue to fund a Rate Stabilization Account. By separate vote,
the PUB approved recommending to the Council that any refunds received as a
result of contested rate proceedings in wholesale electrical rates be placed
in a Rate Stabilization Account. The effect would be to ease the peaks which
they could anticipate as the result of varying expenditures essentially for
capital improvements.
Councilman Bay asked for confirmation that the Board did approve putting
refunds into the Rate Stabilization Account by more than a three:three vote.
Mr. Hoyt answered, "yes," by a four:two vote. He explained that following the
hearing, there was a motion to adopt the recommendations as submitted. The
Board first removed Paragraph 3R with reference to the ad hoc Committee. They
then voted on adopting the other recommendations and the vote was tied
three-three. In an effort to separate the issues, they suggested to the Board
that they remove all reference to rate stabilization and subsequently, the
Board approved the recommendation of staff with regard to everything except
anything that had to do with rate stabilization. They then dealt with putting
refunds into the Rate Stabilization Account and that passed on a four:two
vote. They then voted three:three with regard to putting current revenue into
the Rate Stabilization Account and the paragraph dealing with that was
included in the resolution prepared for approval.
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Additional questions were posed to Mr. Hoyt by Councilman Bay for purposes of
clarification. He (Bay) surmised that they were broadening two of the cost
factors, while at the same time raising base rates, when they were looking at
no increase in costs. It seemed to him, in effect, that they were giving a
wider range of an administrative tool to keep stabilization across the rates.
He also stated he would like to see a five-year history of capital
expenditures in the Electric Utility as to some historical trend. He needed
to know when they had a sudden overcharging year with a resultant buildup of a
large surplus and whether they were increasing their capital expenditures
because the money was there. It all boiled down to holding rate payers' money
and using it to keep them from seeing peaks and valleys in their rates. There
had to be some limit on how much reserve funding they were holding and many
things had to be considered. He also wanted to talk about basic policy on
profits by the Utility. Retaining City government ownership and operation of
the Utility was only justified by the fact that it was a benefit to the
citizens and businesses of Anaheim. He then made an analogy between public
and private ownership of utilities across the country relative to the
percentage of return to their stockholders, such as Southern California Edison
(SCE), who was paying 9.2 percent. He felt that some goals needed to be set
in the Utilities of the City and if its return to the "stockholders" could not
be better than four percent, which was limited in the Charter, then the other
five or six percent should come in the fact that retail rates should be that
much below the private utility.
Mr. Hoyt stated they needed to be careful when comparing the accounting
practices of the two different utilities, since there were different sources
of revenue. It was necessary to look at the cost components and they had done
so diligently over the last 19 years he had been with the City. In viewing
the annual report of SCE, they were spending 52 cents of every dollar for
power supply costs and in Anaheim in the 70 to 80 percent range. The place
for them to be able to pare their costs down was in the cost of wholesale
power supply. At the moment, they acquired that entire wholesale power supply
from SCE and they were at the mercy of Edison and the Federal Regulatory
Commission with regard to rates imposed upon them and when it was that those
rates were to be determined just and reasonable or not. The area that really
needed to be looked at in order to keep rates down was power supply, and that
was the reason for the City's participation in San Onofre and the
Intermountain Power Project.
Mayor Roth then recognized Walt Smith from the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Walt Smith, speaking as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chamber
of Commerce, stated that when the information was released October 18, 1983,
relative to the changes that were to be proposed, their Industrial Energy and
Environment Committee (IE&E) examined that data and three major issues
evolved, which their members were asked to consider. The IE&E Committee
proposed to forward to the Executive Committee of the Chamber and Board of
Directors a position on the three major issues. The Executive Committee was
scheduled to meet Thursday, and the Board a week from Thursday. They wanted
an opportunity to give consideration to the issues and come back with
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recommendations as to how the Chamber viewed those matters and what they felt
the Council should give consideration to. In order to do so, they would have
to request that the Council continue action until the meeting of November 22,
1983.
Councilwoman Kaywood asked if anyone from the Chamber was present at the
public hearing of the Public Utilities Board when public testimony was taken;
Mr. Smith indicated that no one was present.
Councilwoman Kaywood expressed her concern over the time and money spent to
advertise and hold the required hearing and no one from the Chamber was
present.
Mr. Smith, in answer to Councilman Overholt, stated the three issues which
were of concern to the Chamber were: (1) Base rate change, (2) Rate
Stabilization fund and (3) overcharge made to consumers now proposed not to be
returned to them. Relative to the rate increase, the proposal was to raise
the base rate and lower the fuel adjustment rate and they wanted to look at
that from the standpoint of whether or not it was a detriment to the consumers
or a reasonable proposal.
Councilman Overholt stated he felt that the rate adjustment was a necessity,
because the variation in the cost of power had to be dealt with periodically
and urgency was involved. Relative to the rate stabilization issue, he would
not be opposed to a continuance on that item, and also the source of funds for
that account, since those were new issues.
Mayor Roth asked if there would be any detrimental effect if all three issues
were held, to be discussed November 22, 1983; Mr. Hoyt answered, the longer
they overcollected in the power cost adjustment, the more money they would
have in that account and the less money they would be collecting in the base
rate. His recommendation would be, if they wanted to act on the rate portion,
which was the subject of the prepared testimony and public hearing before the
Public Utilities Board, but did not want to act on the rate stabilization
concept, they would need only to remove finding No. 15 from the proposed
resolution. If they did so, there would then be no references to rate
stablization at all.
Mayor Roth stated, since the three issues were so interwoven, he would feel
more comfortable with additional input on the whole matter before acting; City
Manager Talley, in support of the Public Utilities General Manager, stated it
was his view when the Council established a PUB~ its primary function was to
advise the Council on matters, such as the one before them today. An area of
concern to him, if the Chamber for one reason or another chose to waive the
ability to appear before the Board, it would seem to him they would want their
input. It would be his opinion to encourage them to take the time necessary
to come up with a position, but then go back to the PUB, who was supposed to
be the recommending body. Otherwise, the Board would be out of the process.
If the Chamber wanted a more meaningful dialogue, they could have it first
with the Public Utilities Board.
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Mr. Hoyt then reported, in checking with his staff, approximately ~300,000 to
3390,000 a week was going into the balancing account that they wanted in base
rates where it belonged in order to support the base rate concepts, the reason
being their demand costs had increased from approximately $9.45 to $11.00 a kw
month. Further commenting on what Mr. Talley stated, he explained when the
City Council designated and delegated to the Public Utilities Board the
responsibility for holding the required public hearings on rate increases,
those were required by the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) of
1979 of the Federal government. There was also a requirement in that law that
whatever decisions the Council made had to be able to be defended or supported
in a court of law, findings based on the record developed at the public
hearing. If they did not like the recommendations, in order to protect their
rates, the matter should be sent back to the PUB for reconsideration, with
some instruction as to what they should reconsider, so that an expanded record
could be created with the Chamber of Commerce recommendations included, so
that the City Council could take an action based on the record. For whatever
time that we take, he reiterated approximately ~300,000 a week was going to
the wrong place.
Additional discussion and questioning followed between Council and staff
relati%e to continuing the matter to give the Chamber an opportunity to make
their recommendations and the ramifications of a continuance, at the
conclusion of which Councilman Overholt offered Resolution No. 83R-433 for
adoption, amending the rates, rules and regulations for the sale and
distribution of electric energy as adopted by Resolution No. 71R-478 and most
recently amended by Resolution No. 83R-264, effective November 9, 1983, but
deleting Item No. 15 therein. Refer to Resolution Book.
RESOLUTION NO. 83R-433: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM AMENDING THE RATES, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE AND
DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY AS ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO.
71R-478 AND MOST RECENTLY AMENDED BY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 83R-264.
Before a vote was taken, additional discussion took place as to possible
further consequences of a delay. Councilman Pickler then moved to continue
the matter for one week, to November 15, 1983, and that the Chamber of
Commerce give a presentation at that time. If not, the Council would act.
His main concern was rate stabilization, but he did feel that the rate
increase was something they had to 100k at immediately.
Mr. Talley felt that if given only a week, no one was going to have time to
look at a major policy area and the Council would be faced with the same
problem. They should take more time, rather than less, but it should go back
to the Public Utilities Board.
Mr. Smith then stated they did not object to the base rate issue, including
the cost of service, which should be included in it; however, rate
stabilization and not returning refunds to the rate payers were two new
concepts which were their points of concern.
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Councilman Overholt stated the resolution was simply to delete reference to
the Stabilization Account and approve the rate change with debate on
stabilization or dividends to come back at a proper time.
Councilman Pickler felt that the Chamber should consider all three issues in
any case. He thereupon withdrew his motion.
Mayor Roth stated as he understood it, they were then going to act on
approving the rate change today, and on November 22, 1983, they would receive
input from the Chamber relative to Rate Stabilization and the so-called
Overcharge Funds.
Councilman Overholt stated t~at the manner in which input from the Chamber or
any other organization was to be received was yet to be determined. One way
was to come to the Council, and the other was to give that input to the Public
Utilities Board to evaluate the Chamber's recommendation.
Councilman Bay stated he felt it was only fair that Mr. Hoyt did get some
signals from the Council on rate stabilization, but it was not a clean split
at the Public Utilities Board. Perhaps they should look at alternatives in
rate stabilization, how would they stabilize residential rates and still
refund to industrial or commercial. Those were points that should be directed
to the PUB.
A roll call vote was then taken on Resolution No. 83R-433, which deleted
Finding No. 15.
Roll Call Vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Kaywood, Pickler, Overholt, Bay and ~oth
None
None
The Mayor declared Resolution No. 83R-433 duly passed and adopted.
It was a consensus of the Council that the Rate Stabilization Account and
Overcharge Funds would be discussed on November 22, 1983.
175.123: INTERIM SAN ONOFRE UNIT 2 OPERATING AGREEMENT: Councilman Bay
offered Resolution No. 83R-434 for adoption, approving the execution of the
Interim SONGS 2 Operating Agreement and authorizing the Public Utilities
General Manager to take all necessary and appropriate actions thereunder, as
recommended in memorandum dated November 4, 1983, from the Public Utilities
Board. Refer to Resolution Book.
RESOLUTION NO. 83R-434: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF THE INTERIM SAN ONOFRE UNIT 2
OPERATING AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES GENERAL MANAGER TO
TAKE ALL NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE ACTIONS THEREUNDER.
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Roll Call Vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Kaywood, Pickler, Overholt, Bay and Roth
None
None
The Mayor declared Resolution No. 83R-434 duly passed and adopted.
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS: The following actions taken by the City
Planning Commission at their meeting held November 8, 1983, pertaining to the
following applications were submitted for City Council information.
1. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2498 AND WAIVER OF COUNCIL POLICY NO. 542:
Submitted by City of Anaheim, to permit a ll6-space temporary mobilehome
relocation park, with waiver of Council Policy No. 542 pertaining to sound
attenuation in residential projects, on 10.1 acres at the northwest corner of
the proposed extensions of La Palma Avenue and Weir Canyon Road (Portion A),
and approximately 9.3 acres at the northeast corner of the proposed extensions
of La Palma Avenue and Weir Canyon Road (Portion B), with the following Code
waivers: (a) minimum landscaped setback, and (b) minimum number and type of
parking spaces.
The City Planning Commission, pursuant to Resolution No. PC83-196, denied
Conditional Use Permit No. 2498; EIR No. 258 was previously certified
November 15, 1982.
2. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2501: Submitted by Shao Hsang Liu, et al,
(Rustic Motel), to expand an existing motel on CL zoned property located at
916 South Beach Boulevard.
The City Planning Commission, pursuant to Resolution No. PC83-197, granted
Conditional Use Permit No. 2501, and granted a negative declaration status.
3. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2502: Submitted by William C. and Cynthia L.
Taormina, (Set Free Christian Fellowship), to retain a church on CG zoned
property located at 320 North Anaheim Boulevard, with a Code waiver of minimum
number of parking spaces.
The City Planning Commission, pursuant to Resolution No. PC83-198, granted
Conditional Use Permit No. 2502, and ~ranted a negative declaration statu~.
4. VARIANCE NO. 3355: Submitted by Nikiforos and Georgia Valaskantjis, to
retain a cabana on RS-HS-22,000(SC) zoned property located at 6931 East
Avenida de Santiago, with a Code waiver of minimum sideyard setback.
The City Planning Commission, pursuant to Resolution No. PC83-201, granted
Variance No. 3355, and ratified the Planning Director's categorical exemption
determination.
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5. VARIANCE NO. 3356: Submitted by Gary M. and Deborah M. Snodgrass, to
construct a room addition on RS-5000(SC) zoned property located at 6286 Camino
Manzano, with a Code waiver of maximum lot coverage.
The City Planning Commission, pursuant to Resolution No. PC83-202, granted
Variance No. 3356, and ratified the Planning Director's categorical exemption
determination.
6. VARIANCE NO. 3357: Submitted by Joseph Gandolfo, to construct a room
addition on RS-7200 zoned property located at 1316 North Baxter Street, with
the following Code waivers: (a) minimum sideyard setback, and (b) minimum
rear yard setback.
The City Planning Commission, pursuant to Resolution No. PC83-203, granted
Variance No. 3357, and ratified the Planning Director's categorical exemption
determination.
7. VARIANCE NO. 3358: Submitted by Kent Land Company, to construct a
commercial office complex on CL(SC) zoned property located on approximately
9.9 acres at the northeast corner of Santa Ana Canyon Road and Weir Canyon
Road, with the following Code waivers: (a) minimum structural setback, and
(b) minimum landscaped area.
The City Planning Commission, pursuant to Resolution No. PC83-204, granted
Variance No. 3358; EIR No. 241 was previously certified March 23, 1981.
8. VARIANCE NO. 3360: Submitted by First American Trust Company, to
construct a 3-unit apartment complex on RM-1200 zoned property located at 828
South Anaheim Boulevard, with the following Code waivers: (a) maximum
structural height, (b) minimum sideyard setback, and (c) permitted location of
required parking.
The City Planning Commission, pursuant to Resolution No. PC83-206, granted
Variance No. 3360, and granted a negative declaration status.
9. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 1705 - EXTENSION OF TIME: Submitted by Roy A.
and Clyde A. Fogler, requesting an extension of time to Conditional Use Permit
No. 1705, to permit truck and trailer storage on ML zoned property located on
the east side of Red Gum Street, south of La Jolla Street, with a Code waiver
of permitted outdoor uses.
The City Planning Commission approved an extension of time to Conditional Use
Permit No. 1705, to expire May 9, 1985.
10. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2369 - EXTENSION OF TIME: Submitted by
Richard Hansen, requesting an extension of time to Conditional Use Permit No.
2369, to permit commercial use of a residential structure on CG zoned property
located at 125 South Harbor Boulevard, with a Code waivers of required
location of parking spaces and minimum number of parking spaces.
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The City Planning Commission approved an extension of time to Conditional Use
Permit No. 2369, to expire September 8, 1984.
11. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2191 - TERMINATION: Submitted by Southland
Corporation, (7-Eleven), for termination of Conditional Use Permit No. 2191,
to construct an outdoor ski slope on CL zoned property located at 1001 North
Harbor Boulevard, with a Code waiver of maximum fence height.
The City Planning Commission, pursuant to Resolution No. PC83-207, terminated
Conditional Use Permit No. 2191.
No action was taken by the City Council on the foregoing items; therefore, the
actions of the City Planning Commission became final.
134/179: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 177~ RECLASSIFICATION NO. 83-84-9 AND
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2497: To consider an amendment to the Land Use
Element of the General Plan to change the current General Open Space
designation to Low-Medium Density Residential Land Uses, and a change in zone
from RS-A-43,000 to RM-2400, to permit a 47-space temporary relocation
mobilehome park on approximately 6.38 acres located on the south side of
Lincoln Avenue, east of Rio Vista Street, with the following Code waivers:
(a) maximum wall height, and (b) minimum number and type of parking spaces.
The City Planning Commission, pursuant to Resolution Nos. PC83-193, PC83-194
and PC83-195, denied General Plan Amendment No. 177, Reclassification No.
83-84-9 and Conditional Use Permit No. 2497, and denied Environmental Impact
Report No. 259.
Councilwoman Kaywood asked for a review of the Planning Commission's decision
on the General Plan Amendment and Reclassification only, but not on
Conditional Use Permit No. 2497, which was denied by the Planning Commission.
Jack White, Assistant City Attorney, then explained that there was a Council
Policy providing that all zoning items be considered in conjunction one with
the other; however, the Council may, in his opinion, by individual action,
determine not to follow that policy and could set particular items
individually. In this case, they had the option of setting the General Plan
Amendment and Reclassification separately from the CUP and by setting either
or both separately, would of necessity require the setting of the EIR, because
it needed to be acted upon in conjunction with the General Plan Amendment and
Reclassification.
After further discussion between Council Members and Mr. White, Councilwoman
Kaywood moved to recess into Closed Session to discuss potential litigation
before any further action was taken. Councilman Pickler seconded the motion.
MOTION CARRIED. (12:05 p.m.)
AFTER RECESS: The Mayor called the meeting to order, ali Council Members
being present. (12:20 p.m.)
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Councilwoman Kaywood requested a review of the Planning Commission's decision
on General Plan Amendment No. 177, Reclassification No. 83-84-9 and EIR No.
259 and, therefore, a public hearing would be scheduled at a later date.
No action was taken on Conditional Use Permit No. 2497.
RECLASSIFICATION NO. 83-84-11 AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2503: Submitted
by Darrell L. and Esther M. Clardy, for a change in zone from RS-7200 to CL,
to permit commercial use of a residential structure to establish a
self-defense school with caretaker's quarters on property located at 809 South
Magnolia Avenue, with the following Code waivers: (a) minimum landscaped
setback, and (b) minimum sideyard setback.
The City Planning Commission, pursuant to Resolution Nos. PC83-199 and
PC83-200, granted Reclassification No. 83-84-11 and Conditional Use Permit No.
2503, and granted a negative declaration status.
Councilwoman Kaywood requested a review of the subject Reclassification and
Conditional Use Permit and, therefore, a public hearing would be scheduled at
a later date.
VARIANCE NO. 3359: Submitted by Max and Joyce Rogers, to retain an outdoor
basketball backstop on RS-7200(SC) zoned property located at 5960 East Marsha
Circle, with a Code waiver of minimum structural setback.
The City Planning Commission, pursuant to Resolution No. PC83-205, denied
Variance No. 3359, and ratified the Planning Director's categorical exemption
determination.
The Planning Commission's action was appealed by the attorney for the
applicant and, therefore, a public hearing would be scheduled at a later date.
134: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 186: Oak Hills Ranch, (formerly Douglas
Ranch), to consider an amendment to the Circulation Element of the General
Plan for modifications to proposed highways as follows: (a) realignments of
Weir Canyon Road, Serrano Avenue and Monte Vista Road, (b) deletion of E1
Rancho Road as a Hillside Secondary Arterial Highway, (c) inclusion of the
Eastern Transportation Corridor Study Area, and (d) Renaming a major portion
of Monte Vista Road to Oak Hills Drive.
The City Planning Commission, pursuant to Resolution No. PC83-192, recommended
adoption of Exhibit "A" of General Plan Amendment No. 186 and further granted
a negative declaration.
MOTION: On motion by Councilman Roth, seconded by Councilman Pickler, the
date and time set for a public hearing on General Plan Amendment No. 186 and
negative declaration therefor, was Tuesday, December 6, 1983, at 1:30 p.m.
MOTION CARRIED.
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179.107: INTENT TO CONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING ON RECLASSIFICATION NO. 81-82-5
AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2259: A request for a 45-day continuance of
the public hearing on Reclassification No. 81-82-5 and Conditional Use Permit
No. 2259 (Orangewood Acres Mobile Home Park), from Terry Tweedt of American
National Properties, was submitted.
Mr. Philip Schwartz of Phillips, Brandt and Reddick, explained that the
applicant felt additional time was needed to address concerns expressed to the
Council from the Planning Commission, which might include a possible market
study and a complete redesign of the intended land use.
MOTION: Councilwoman Kaywood moved to declare the intent of the Council to
continue the November 22, 1983 public hearing dare'on Reclassification No.
81-82-5 and Conditional Use Permit No. 2259 to January 10, 1984 at 1:30 p.m.
Councilman Pickler seconded the motion.
Before a vote was taken, Councilman Bay clarified that the item would still be
included on the Council agenda of November 22, 1983, but at that time, it was
their intent to continue the matter, and they were taking that action today,
so that all those interested in hearing the issue would be so advised.
A vote was then taken on the foregoing motion. MOTION CARRIED.
REQUEST FOR CLOSED SESSION: The City Manager requested a Closed Session to
discuss labor relations with no action anticipated; the City Attorney
requested a Closed Session to discuss litigation and potential litigation with
action anticipated.
Councilman Roth moved to recess into Closed Session and a lunch break.
Councilman Pickler seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED. (12:24 p.m.)
AFTER RECESS: The Mayor called the meeting to order, all Council Members
being present. (1:38 p.m.)
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY: Chairman Roth reconvened the Anaheim Redevelopment
Agency, all Agency Members being present, for the purpose of conducting a
joint public hearing with the City Council. (1:40 p.m.)
161.123/155: JOINT PUBLIC HEARING - DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT -
MEYER INVESTMENT PROPERTIES: A joint public hearing between the City Council
and the Redevelopment Agency to consider the proposed Disposition and
Development Agreement with Meyer Investment Properties for the sale of real
property located at the northeast corner of Broadway and Harbor Boulevard,
south of Lincoln Avenue and west of Lemon Street, Redevelopment Parcels 8 and
9. Submitted was a report from the Community Development Department dated
November 1, 1983.
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Mr. Norman Priest, Executive Director of Community Development, briefed the
staff report recommending that the Council/Agency certify the final subsequent
Environmental Impact Report pertaining to Parcels 8 and 9 and approving the
Disposition and Development Agreement between the Agency and the developer.
With the assistance of a staff member working from a posted map of the 13-acre
project site, Mr. Priest summarized each of the parcels involved, explaining
that the development would be a mixed use, multi-phased project of no more
than six phases on 14 acquisition parcels. The basic concept plan and
proposed use of each acquisition parcel was shown on Attachment No. 2 of the
Disposition and Development Agreement. He also briefed the schedule of the
six phases, with construction to commence on July 31, 1984, Phase I, Parcel
A. (See, Summary of the Agreement--Meyer Investment Properties, dated August
1983, outlining the scope of development, the schedule, the financing and
purchase plan and also Summary of Disposition and Development Agreement By and
Between The Anaheim Redevelopment Agency (A Public Body) and Meyer Investment
Properties (the Developer)--on file in the City Clerk's office.)
Mr. Priest also pointed out that following the initial parcel, the agreement
was so structured that the developer could proceed with that parcel and then
on to any other parcel. He could work them in a variety of combinations to
take full advantage of the market.
Mayor/Chairman Roth asked the status of the First Interstate Bank at Broadway
and Harbor Boulevard; Mr. Priest answered that they were working with the bank
to acquire property. They had been having discussions with Mr. Meyer relative
to participating in his development, but in the event they did not do that,
the Agency would assist the bank as they had with other lending institutions
to relocate them.
The Mayor/Chairman asked if anyone wished to speak.
Mr. Richard Meyer, Meyer Investment Properties, stated he was as enthusiastic,
perhaps more so today than he was a year ago, relative to his development. He
was certain that they were going to do a first class job for the City and was
looking forward to July 1, 1984 or sooner, as well as meeting the time
schedule outlined by Mr. Priest.
Mrs. Hentges, 204 South Helena Street, posed questions relative to when
negotiations were scheduled to take place regarding her property, since 33,000
square feet were involved; Mr. Priest explained the procedure they followed
and assured Mrs. Hentges that the Agency would be meeting with her within a
short period of time.
There being no further persons who wished to speak, the Mayor/Chairman closed
the public hearing.
Council/Agency Member Roth offered Resolution Nos. ARA83-44, 83R-435, ARA83-45
and 83R-436 for adoption, as recommended in memorandum dated November 1, 1983,
from the Community Development Department. Refer to Resolution Book.
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RESOLUTION NO. ARA83-44: A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CERTIFYING THE FINAL SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT ALPHA PERTAINING TO PARCELS 8 AND 9; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS REGARDING
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH
PARCELS; AND ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS.
RESOLUTION NO. 83R-435: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM CERTIFYING THE FINAL SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT ALPHA PERTAINING TO PARCELS 8 AND 9; MAKING CERTAIN
FINDINGS REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED DISPOSITION AND
DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH PARCELS; AND ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING
CONSIDERATIONS.
RESOLUTION NO. ARA83-45: A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
APPROVING THE PROPOSED SALE OF REAL PROPERTY IN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT ALPHA;
APPROVING THE PROPOSED DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH MEYER
INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, INCORPORATED, PERTAINING THERETO; AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF SAID DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
RESOLUTION NO. 83R-436: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM APPROVING THE PROPOSED DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND MEYER INVESTMENT PROPERTIES,
INCORPORATED, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, AND FINDING THAT THE CONSIDERATION FOR
THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY THEREUNDER IS NOT LESS THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH COVENANTS AND CONDITIONS GOVERNING SUCH SALE.
Roll Call Vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL/AGENCY MEMBERS:
COUNCIL/AGENCY MEMBERS:
COUNCIL/AGENCY MEMBERS:
Kaywood, Pickler, Overholt, Bay and Roth
None
None
The Mayor/Chairman declared Resolution No. ARA83-44, 83R-435, ARA83-45 and
83R-436 duly passed and adopted.
Agency Member Roth moved to approve the Basic Concept Plan (Exhibit A),
Anaheim Financial Center, a development of Meyer Investment Properties.
Agency Member Bay seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT OF T~E REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY: Agency Member Roth moved to
adjourn. Agency Member Kaywood seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED.
p.m.)
(1:58
183/137: PUBLIC HEARING - INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BONDS: To consider the
issuance by the Industrial Development Authority of Anaheim Industrial
Development Bonds in the principal amount not to exceed 35 million for the
purpose of providing financing to Quality Systems, Inc., for the development
of a computerized information processing system design and marketing center
and related auxiliary facilities to be located on approximately 5 acres at the
intersection of Lakeview and La Palma Avenues in Project Alpha in the
Northeast Industrial Area.
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Mr. Norman Priest, Executive Director of CommunitY Development, briefed his
report dated November 1, 1983, recommending the issuance of the subject
Industrial Development Bonds.
Mayor Roth asked if anyone wished to speak relative to the issuance of the
Industrial Bonds; there being no response, he closed the public hearing.
MOTION: On motion by Councilman Bay, seconded by Councilwoman Kaywood, the
City Council authorized the issuance of Industrial Development Bonds by the
Industrial Development Authority of Anaheim in the amount of 35 million for
the purpose of providing financing for the Quality Systems, Inc.,
development. MOTION CARRIED.
103: PUBLIC HEARING - LA PALMA-LAKEVIEW NO. 6 ANNEXATION: City of Anaheim,
to consider the annexation of approximately 223 acres located in the Canyon
Industrial Area in the vicinity of the Santa Ana River, west of Imperial
Highway. Submitted was a report from the Planning Division dated October 27,
1983, recommending that the Council make a finding regarding the value of
written protests filed and not withdrawn, and either terminating proceedings
or ordering the territory annexed (report on file in the City Clerk's office).
The Mayor asked if anyone wished to speak to the proposed La Palma-Lakeview
No. 6 annexation; there being no response, he closed the public hearing.
Councilwoman Kaywood offered Resolution No. 83R-437 for adoption. Refer to
Resolution Book.
RESOLUTION NO. 83R-437: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM MAKING A FINDING REGARDING THE VALUE OF WRITTEN PROTESTS FILED AND NOT
WITHDRAWN IN ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS FOR LA PALMA-LAKEVIEW NO. 6 ANNEXATION AND
ORDERING THE TERRITORY ANNEXED PURSUANT TO SECTION 35229 OF THE GOVERNMENT
CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
Roll Call Vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Kaywood, Pickler, Overholt, Bay and Roth
None
None
The Mayor declared Resolution No. 83R-437 duly passed and adopted.
176: CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING - ABANDONMENT NO. 83-4A: In accordance with
application filed by Tait and Associates, Inc., public hearing was held on
proposed abandonment of portions of three public utility easements acquired by
the City for sewer and drainage purposes, located east of Citron Street and
south of Lincoln Avenue, pursuant to Resolution No. 83R-400, duly published in
the Anaheim Bulletin and notices thereof posted in accordance with law. This
public hearing was scheduled and continued from the meeting of October 11,
1983 to this date.
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Report of the City Engineer dated October 31, 1983, was submitted recommending
approval of said abandonment.
Mayor Roth asked if anyone wished to address the Council; there being no
response, he closed the public hearing.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT - CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION: The Planning Director
determined that the proposed activity falls within the definition of Section
3.01, Class 5, of the City of Anaheim guidelines to the requirements for an
Environmental Impact Report and is, therefore, categorically exempt from the
requirement to file an EIR.
Councilman Pickier offered Resolution No. 83R-438 for adoption, approving
Abandonment No. 83-4A. Refer to Resolution Book.
RESOLUTION NO. 83R-438: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM VACATING CERTAIN EASEMENTS EXTENDING NORTHERLY FROM CHESTNUT STREET
AND ON PROPERTY SOUTH OF LINCOLN AVENUE, EAST OF CITRON STREET, AND NORTH OF
BROADWAY. (83-4A)
Roll Call Vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Kaywood, Pickler, Overholt, Bay and Roth
None
None
The Mayor declared Resolution No. 83R-438 duly passed and adopted.
176: PUBLIC HEARING - ABANDONMENT NO. 83-6A: In accordance with application
filed by Barisic Company, public hearing was held on proposed abandonment of a
former Southern California Edison Company public utility easement acquired by
the City, as successor, located west of Beach Boulevard, north of Rome Avenue,
pursuant to Resolution No. 83R-392, duly published in the Anaheim Bulletin and
notices thereof posted in accordance with law.
Report of the City Engineer dated September 20, 1983, was submitted
recommending approval of said abandonment.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT - CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION: The Planning Director
determined that the proposed activity falls within the definition of Section
3.01, Class 5, of the City of Anaheim guidelines to the requirements for an
Environmental Impact Report and is, therefore, categorically exempt from the
requirement to file an EIR.
Mayor Roth asked if anyone wished to address the Council.
Mary Tenney, 725 South Hayward Street, stated at the last hearing held when
Mr. Barisic spoke (see minutes August 9, 1983, and also July 26, 1983, re:
Abandonment No. 82-15A), he continued to reassure the Council that the people
of the neighborhood would not be bothered by the traffic from his development
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and that he would use an easement off of Beach Boulevard for construction
traffic. Within three weeks, he built a structure in the middle of the
easement. He obviously never had any intent of using the easement for
construction traffic. Cement was dropped off of trucks and construction
traffic went through the neighborhood constantly. She still had great concern
about the development. Further, the City had allowed Mr. Barisic to build his
garage three inches from the garages in her development and his garage was
backed with plywood. It would be a place for insects to breed. They were
still concerned over the same issues discussed before the Council on July 26,
1983, such as hydrology, drainage, etc. This was an opportunity to again
express their concerns.
City Engineer William Devitt explained that they prepared a report on the
drainage and that information was given to the Council. It was also available
in his office and Ms. Tenney could obtain a copy after the meeting.
Mr. Jim Barisic, Barisic Company, then explained that relative to the back of
the garages, because of some of the parking structures being located on
property lines, it was impossible to apply normal exterior materials such as
stucco. They had to come up with materials that were safe, long lasting, and
would do the job. They were only applying that type of material where it did
not show, and it complied with Code fully.
Councilwoman Kaywood then posed questions to Mr. Barisic relative to the
setback, drainage, etc.; Councilman Bay stated during the hearing process, the
developer implied, promised or stipulated or did not, that the construction
trucks were going to come off of Beach Boulevard and through an easement for
that purpose and now they were not doing so. He wanted to know if there was a
stipulation and commitment to do that and if it was not being done, it was an
enforcement problem. If he did not stipulate doing it, the charge was
unfounded.
Annika Santalahti, Assistant Director for Zoning, stated that the rezoning
actions on the property did not include any conditions requiring that an
easement be established at Beach. There was comment at the public hearing on
that, but it was not a condition of the City's approving the project.
There being no further persons who wished to speak, the Mayor closed the
public hearing.
Councilwoman Kaywood stated she recalled that Beach Boulevard was going to be
the access and they were not going to come through Rome or Hayward. She then.
read the following from the minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of
July 26, 1982. "Concerning traffic, Mr. Barisic stated they do have an
agreement with the Kubo family that during construction and during sales for a
12-month period, they will have exclusive right to use the easement for
ingress and egress for trucks and sale purposes only and that it would be
controlled very carefully and there would not be dirt haulers moving up and
down Hayward and Rome Streets during construction." It was a stipulation by
Mr. Barisic. If people could stipulate to anything and subsequently it did
not mean anything, she was going to look at every future public hearing more
carefully.
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Councilman Bay asked for an opinion from the City Attorney; City Attorney
Hopkins stated that he would have to review the file and make certain there
was a stipulation on the record. If there was such a stipulation, then
enforcement would be the next step.
Mr. Barisic stated he would like to be apprised in a legal fashion if any
action was going to be taken by the City, because his was a multi-million
dollar project and he had a lot at stake. If someone was going to go back and
enforce a requirement that was not a requirement, he would expect that he
would receive advance notice so that he could have counsel present also. He
did not believe it was fair or reasonable if that would be a condition
imposed. It was not a direct stipulation unequivocally. His intent had
always been to work with the c~tizens. He had not tried to impinge
negligently and he urged each Council Member to view the area personally to
see if he was creating a negative environment. He was not doing so and he
would not do so, because he cared.
Councilman Roth offered Resolution No. 83R-439 for adoption, approving
Abandonment No. 83-6A. Refer to Resolution Book.
RESOLUTION NO. 83R-439: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM VACATING PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS EXTENDING FROM HAYWARD STREET, WEST
OF BEACH BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF ROME AVENUE. (83-6A)
Roll Call Vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Pickler, Overholt, Bay and Roth
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kaywood
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
The Mayor declared Resolution No. 83R-439 duly passed and adopted.
Later in the meeting, Councilman Bay expressed his concern with regard to
statements made at public hearings by developers, proponents or opponents that
truly could have had an effect on his vote, the subject case having involved a
Planning Commission hearing. He was also concerned with the difference
between a stipulation and a statement when that statement implied a very
material condition regarding the neighbors, i.e., the statement quoted by
Councilwoman Kaywood from th~ minut~ of the Planning Commission meeting and
the fact that it was not a stipulation but it became an understanding of one
of the issues during that hearing. He reiterated the reason he was concerned
was that they were very germane to the decision-making on a number of
hearings. If it turned out that statements made by proponents during critical
hearings were not binding on the developer, then during hearings before the
Council, he was going to be asking if statements made were stipulations. The
Planning Commissioners might also be forewarned that statements made that were
not stipulations were not necessarily binding.
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Councilman Bay also asked, relative to the Barisic development, if Condition
No. 9 with regard to ingress and egress off of Beach Boulevard did exist at
that hearing. He wanted that particular case researched by both Planning's
side and also from the City Attorney's viewpoint, so that the Council and
Planning Commission had a very clear view on how such statements were accepted
and how much weight they would bear in the decision making of those meetings.
Miss Santalahti explained in the resolution ultimately accepted by the
Planning Commission, certain findings were included giving the reasons for
their decision, and then there were conditions which required that certain
things shall be done. In this instance, they did not read it in the solid
sense that both he and Councilwoman Kaywood had. They did not use the term
stipulations; if stipulations were made, they became conditions of the
resolution.
Councilman Bay stated he wanted to know. exactly what did occur. If there was
a question as to statements versus stipulations versus conditions, they should
be aware of that fact.
Councilwoman Kaywood stated that she would like the City Engineer to take a
look to see exactly where the ultimate drainage of the Wind Rivers Project
(Ba~isic) was.
176: PUBLIC HEARING - ABANDONMENT NO. 83-10A: In accordance with application
filed by Eugene F. Tutt, A.I.A., public hearing was held on proposed
abandonment of an existing alley and public utility easement beginning at the
south line of Santa Ana Street and extending south approximately 152 feet,
located parallel with and approximately 144 feet east of the centerline of
Harbor Boulevard, pursuant to Resolution No. 83R-405, duly published in the
Anaheim Bulletin and notices thereof posted in accordance with law.
Report of the City Engineer dated September 27, 1983, was submitted
recommending approval of said abandonment, subject to the following
reservation: That a public utility easement be reserved unto the City of
Anaheim for electrical purposes together with all reasonable rights of ingress
and egress.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT - CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION: The Planning Director
determined that the proposed activity falls within the definition of Section
3.01, Class 5, of the City of Anaheim guidelines to the requirements for an
Environmental Impact Report and is, therefore, categorically exempt from the
requirement to file an EIR.
The Mayor asked if anyone wished to address the Council; there being no
response, he closed the public hearing.
Councilman Pickler offered Resolution No. 83R-440 for adoption, approving
Abandonment No. 83-10A, in accordance with the recommendation of the City
Engineer, including the foregoing reservation. Refer to Resolution Book.
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RESOLUTION NO. 83R-440: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM VACATING A CERTAIN PUBLIC ALLEY LOCATED EAST OF HARBOR BOULEVARD,
SOUTH OF SANTA ANA STREET. (83-10A)
Roll Call Vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Kaywood, Pickler, Overholt, Bay and Roth
None
None
The Mayor declared Resolution No. 83R-440 duly passed and adopted.
179: PUBLIC HEARING - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2474 AND NEGATIVE
DECLARATION: Application submitted by the Orange County Water District, to
permit a portable asphalt concrete plant on RS-A-43,000(SC) (FP) zoned
property located at 1101 Richfield Road.
The City Planning Commission, pursuant to Resolution No. PC83-152, disapproved
the proposed negative declaration and denied Conditional Use Permit No. 2474.
The decision of the Planning Commission was appealed by Blair Paving, Inc.,
agent, and public hearing scheduled this date.
The Mayor asked to hear from the applicant or applicant's agent.
Mr. Keith Walden, Spray Gould and Bowers, attorney representing Blair Paving,
3550 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, first asked Mr. Ben Day to
make the opening comments and he would subsequently address himself to the
issues he felt should be addressed.
Mr. Ben Day, President of Blair Paving, gave the background of his business,
which had been operating in Orange County for 15 years. They selected their
present site because of the close proximity to Orange County construction
projects and considered it to be an excellent one for recycling asphalt
pavements. The equipment selected for the plant was the most advanced for
producing asphalt and controlling pollution. Out of the ~1 million invested,
~3OO,0OO was spent on air filtering systems alone. They had spent a great
deal of time trying to meet with the neighbors and he had personally been to
the other side of the Santa Ana River where there was controversy. They had
also taken the followimg steps above and beyond the conditions of the or~glnal
permit: ~16,000 noise barrier construction around the end of his plant as
shown on the model presented; a ~19,000 suppressor; paving of one-half of
Richfield Road at the point of truck ingress and egress; paving of the
majority of the plant site to control dust; installation of a water sprayer on
their system to control dust; 95 percent of truck traffic taken off of the
River levee road.
He also emphasized that he was willing to do anything within reason to satisfy
all the people's concerns short of losing his million dollar investment. He
then explained for the Mayor that they were operating a plant under CUP 2207,
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which had been challenged in court over some alleged procedures that were
taken in the notification process. They also had a need for a slight increase
in trucking.
Miss Santalahti explained the primary reason for CUP 2474 was the difference
between the truck traffic under the previous CUP which was conditioned to have
a maximum of 8 trucks daily or six loads. The proposal before the Council
involved an average of fifty loads per day with a possible maximum of 70.
Mr. Walden then basically briefed the seven-page Blair Paving Appeal to City
Council of the Action of the Anaheim City Planning Commission taken on
September 7, 1983, Concerning Conditional Use Permit No. 2472, dated
October 18, 1983 (previously made a part of the record). The Commission
specifically requested that Blair retain experts to' conduct a traffic and
sound study, which they did, and their findings were contained in Exhibit A to
the Appeal--Report of Van Houten and Associates, Inc., dated August 29,
1983--Subject: Noise Assessment and Noise Control Recommendations for the
Blair Paving Asphalt Plant Operation, Anaheim, and Exhibit B--Report of Weston
Pringle and Associates, dated August 2, 1983, s,,mmarizing their review of
traffic factors related to the plant. The reports were also made a part of
the record. The essence of the Van Houten report was that the sound emitted
by Blair's plant after completion of the sound deadening improvements
recommended by the expert were well within the levels accepted by the City.
The traffic engineer's (Weston Pringle) findings were that the proposed use in
terms of trucking in and out of the property would not have a significant
effect on the environment. (Also see minutes of the City Planning Commission
meetings of July 25, 1983 and September 7, 1983, where extensive testimony and
input were given by both the applicant and those in opposition.)
In his presentation, Mr. Walden also referred to testimony given by Mr. Lee
Binz of Barber Green, a pollution control engineer, at the meeting of July 25,
1983, the essence of his testimony being that the subject plant had the finest
pollution controls available for portable asphalt plants. He (Walden) noted
that his presentation would be the sum total of what they had to offer, but
incorporating by reference expert testimony previously given by Mr. Binz,
Weston Pringle and Van Houten. He also reported that the lawsuit filed by
Hunt Mix, an asphalt paving competitor and contractor, in June of 1983, was
defended by Blair Paving in Orange County Superior Court and just today, the
case was dismissed at trial by Judse Ryan with prejudice against Hunt Mix.
Blair was lesally operating under CUP No. 2207 and currently no lawsuit was
pending. He further explained that the two reasons they filed for CUP 2474
was (1) to anticipate any potential problem with CUP 2207 and, (2) to increase
the number of truck trips per day that would be allowed to ingress and egress
the plant, which was originally a miscalculation by Blair.
At the City Planning Commission meeting of September 7, 1983, after the
testimony given by Van Houten and Pringle, the Commission disapproved a
negative declaration status and denied CUP 2474. It was Blair Paving's strong
conviction that a different result should have been reached, the reasons being
that the items they anticipated they would be hearing from the opposition
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revolving around traffic, noise and pollution had all been mitigated. Mr.
Walden then spoke to those three areas of contention. Blair had voluntarily
removed 95 percent of its truck traffic off the levee road and it now entered
and exited by Richfield Road onto La Palma and onto the freeway. There was no
reason for trucks to drive through the residential area. They also had
installed one of the finest pollution control systems available and emissions
from the plant were well below those acceptable by the South Coast Air Quality
Management District (SCAQMD). Some citizens were extremely irate with
operations at night before the noise suppression was installed. Blair was
operating between 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. under CUP 2207. They were not
requesting that those hours be enhanced, and under CUP No. 2474, would leave
the operation during those periods of time and would never operate the plant
during the evening hours.
Councilman Bay asked if that was a stipulation; Mr. Walden answered, "yes."
Mr. Walden stated that many of the initial concerns regarding truck noise,
equipment noise, traffic problems and pollution had been dealt with since the
hearing on July 25, 1983, and the subsequent hearing on September 7, 1983, and
this was now a different situation. There had been an ongoing effort to make
the plant as acceptable as possible. He also reiterated the stipulations
listed, starting on page 5 of the October 18, 1983 appeal, that they would
finish paving Richfield Road, double insulate the noise barrier (as broached
by Mr. Day, and plant a screening of eucalyptus trees along the River to
screen the plant from the residential area across the River.
Councilwoman Kaywood specifically questioned the number of truck trips, noting
that on Page 7 of the appeal, "In order to ship 60 truckloads of finished
asphalt, 120 trucks must enter the plant and leave the plant each day, that
is, to bring in 60 truckloads of raw material and to remove 60 truckloads of
finished asphalt product." That figure was still half, because it was 240
truck trips, her point being, if Mr. Walden did not have it accurate in his
letter there was confusion and it was expected, unless someone was in the
business and understood that each load being talked about meant times 4.
Mr. Walden stated that was true. Mr. Pringle in his report, Page 2 under
Project Traffic, stated, "The project would generate a maximum of 280 daily
trip ends due to truck traffic." He did use the 4 times equation referred to
by Councilwoman Kaywood, but he (Walden) did not. He suggested the safest
thing to do from this point forward was to use the equation Councilwoman
Kaywood referred to--times 4, and if they were going to have 60 truck trips a
day, it was going to be 240 movements of trucks, and if 70, it would be 280
movements of trucks.
The Mayor then asked to hear from those who wished to speak.
The following are people who spoke in opposition, including a summation of
their major points of concern: Agatha Kerry, 4371 East Alderdale (also see
her letter of October 11, 1983, previously submitted and made a part of the
record with attachments--photographs, petitions signed in opposition, public
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notice on the Santa Aha River flood threat, etc.). Her home was located
across the River from the plant. She referred to the groups of petitions
previously submitted in opposition, listing the concerns of the residents, and
also a letter sent to the SCAQMD dated September 26, 1983. They had to
tolerate odors in their back yards, loud noises that sounded like construction
work constantly during the day, and a rumbling vibration from the plant. It
was an injustice to them as homeowners and citizens that since July they had
to tolerate such detrimental living conditions resulting from the plant. In
spite of the promises made by Mr. Day as quoted from the minutes of the
Planning Commission meeting, it was obvious that he was going to continue to
do as he pleased (see Planning Commission minutes of July 25 and September 7,
1983). She then cited dates and times of alleged violations of the CUP
relative to truck trips, their method of ingress and egress, and pollution,
the latter having caused the residents on Alderdale to suffer eye irritation
from tar vapors (also submitted was a survey taken on October 3, 1983, by Mrs.
Kerry and Debra Lucas listing truck traffic to and from Blair Paving, times in
and out, the streets used, including ten trucks which made a left-hand turn
off of Richfield Road onto La Palma Avenue--made a part of the record). Also
see Mrs. Kerry's extensive testimony given at the Planning Commission meeting
of September 7, 1983.
Mrs. Sandra Philippi, 4353 Alderdale, discussed the Santa Ana River flood
threat due to the archaic Prado Dam. She referred to a notice received in her
property tax bill recently which required cities and counties to adopt flood
plan regulations requiring new structures to be elevated above the level of
anticipated flooding or to be floodproof. She questioned why Mr. Day was
allowed to move into the flood area. Blair Paving was not built above the
flood level and thus, flood waters could easily carry Blair Pavings entire
portable operation downstream to block flood waters, causing even more severe
flooding than occurred in previous years when flooding took place. She also
reiterated the concerns expressed relative to noise pollution, hazardous
18-wheeler trucks, air pollution and vibration from the plant (also see Mrs.
Philippi's extensive testimony given at the City Planning Commission meeting
of September 7, 1983).
Debra Lucas, 4365 Alderdale, first submitted a letter from two neighbors
unable to be present today who wanted to voice their opposition to CUP No.
2474. She emphasized that they would like CUP No. 2474 denied and the asphalt
plant removed ~rom the area. It had been a constant nuisance, and the noise
and pollution were unbearable. Her husband was also unable to be present
today to present medical evidence regarding damage from air and noise
pollution they were experiencing, but the reports were previously submitted at
the September 7, 1983 meeting (made a part of the record). There was also a
great deal of evidence before the Council today from that meeting (also see
Mrs. Lucas' testimony given at the meeting of September 7, 1983) regarding the
many violations Blair Paving, one being the failure to uphold correct
operating hours from the beginning, the failure to comply with the SCAQMD
regulations and the promise of Mr. Day to strictly comply with the
recommendations of his own experts regarding the traffic study. Trucks had
made dangerous left-hand turns as witnessed by Mrs. Kerry herself and her
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husband. Mr. Day had proved himself unable and unwilling to abide by any of
the conditions set down by the Planning Commission and the SCAQMD. Before
concluding her presentation, Mrs. Lucas submitted pictures of trucks making
the left-hand turns to which she referred.
The Mayor then asked Mr. Walden to give his rebuttal and summation.
Mr. Walden then spoke to the concerns expressed as follows: In terms of truck
traffic, they were complying with the standard set by CUP 2207. In addition
to Blair Paving's use of Richfield Road, there was a rock crushing, truck
operation and forklift operation in the vicinity, all utilizing the same type
of trucks Blair Paving used and also, Blair Paving did not own any trucks. He
was interested in seeing evidence that the plant was not above flood levels.
It was a portable asphalt plant and best suited for the area, since it could
be moved off the site quickly. Further, the type of construction equipment on
the job site would be extremely helpful and useful in a disaster.
He then stipulated that they would contribute a partial assessment to the
installation of a traffic signal if the City's engineers believed it would
enhance the intersection of Richfield Road and La Palma Avenue. The comments
concerning fuel oil were unfounded, since the plant burned propane gas.
Relative to the noise, he urged consideration of the statements of the sound
control engineer, who was an objective expert in that field. They were
willing to install an additional barrier which would bring the sound level
even closer to the normal level in the area. The situation at present was an
entirely new one and most of the measures taken were done voluntarily by Blair
Paving.
Questions were then posed to Mr. Day by Council Members, during which he (Day)
reported the following: In an emergency, it would take one and one-half days
to move the plant out; the double insulation would reduce noise to an ambient
level or slightly above; they operated five days a week, even though he had
permission under the permit to operate six days. If he did not have any
choice, he could operate five days a week. They had the most sophisticated
state-of-the-art pollution control equipment installed at the plant
currently. He had some difficulty in accepting that any odors were carrying
as far as the residential area across the River. He had never been able to
smell them and Mr, Haynie of the enforcement office of $CAQMD had never been
able to verify that there were odors. When he filled the tank where they
stored the liquid asphalt, there was a slight emission of blue smoke and he
felt they could eliminate that which could conceivably be carried over to the
residential tract. He might be able to put a water condenser on that which
would go through a process that would dissipate the smoke. He would be
willing to do that and it could possibly be a stipulation of the SCAQMD to get
a permit to operate.
In concluding, Mr. Day stated he would like the opportunity to try to reduce
the noise further and mitigate the odors. He never at any time tried to
alienate himself from the residents, but was trying to work with them. He had
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also expressed a public apology for some of his excesses in his operation.
What he wanted to do was to operate his business at its present site and he
wanted to take any step technologically possible to accomplish that.
Mr. Walden stated they would make it a stipulation of part of Conditional Use
Permit No. 2474 that the additional equipment Mr. Day just referred to would
be appended to that use permit and be a condition precedent to the permit's
issuance or the continuation under that permit.
Mr. Paul Singer, Traffic Engineer, then explained that the report prepared by
Weston Pringle regarding the plant was predicated upon splitting the trips
between Lakeview Avenue and Tustfn Avenue in order to dissipate the impact of
the truck traffic. Since the levee road was no longer used, the split was no
longer practical and 95 percent of the truck traffic was now impacting
Richfield Road. He did not believe the volume of traffic was too serious
except during peak hours. He did not want to see another traffic signal
installed, but would recommend, if signs did not work as shown on.the plans
presented by the.applicant indicating right turn only, that a median island be
constructed on La Palma to preclude any left turn movement whatsoever, and all
traffic would then be coming in from Tustin Avenue and leaving at Lakeview
Avenue, and it would be one-way traffic essentially on La Palma Avenue. This
would split the trips more evenly on the arterial system rather than impacting
all of the truck traffic to Tustin. It would now split it between Tustin and
Lakeview Avenues and would force the issue. He did not know how inconvenient
that would be for the rest of the businesses on the street. Ail vehicular
traffic would then have to make a right turn, and that might not be too
convenient for most people. He also stated, in answer to Councilwoman
Kaywood, that he did not call 280 truck trips an insignificant amount of
traffic, but rather a substantial amount.
Annika Santalahti, Assistant Director for Zoning, stated relative to the flood
plain, the applicant referred to several other similar businesses in the area
which had permanent structures. The Flood Plain Overlay was adopted in the
last few years and there were a number of operations that did not comply with
current regulations. While it appeared unusual, the Code was more recently
amended and Blair Paving was under a new set of regulations. A number of
complaints relative to air quality was an issue they could not address in
enforcement at all, and they did depend upon County or Federal agencies. In
terms of traffic exceeding the previous CUP on the property, when they
received complaints from a neighborhood regarding that type of violation, it
would depend on the observations and counts by those people. Because of the
pending litigation and pending CUP, they had not made an effort to make a
count themselves. When other CUP's had been taken to court by the City for
violation of the conditions, generally speaking, the determination of the
violation would depend on the neighborhood saying that a problem did exist and
their willingness to show up in court to testify.
Additional questions were then posed to Miss Santaiahti by Councilwoman
Kaywood for purposes of clarification.
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Mr. Day stated if the Council had any grave doubts about odors or ruling
disfavorabiy on his application, he would invite them to visit the site to see
it firsthand, if at all possible.
Mayor Roth stated what he probably should have done was to ask a
representative from the SCAQMD to be present to relay what was going on at the
plant and to speak to the history of violations.
Councilman Overholt asked if it would be possible to adopt the suggestion of
Mr. Day to actually view the property. He would personally like to do so and
if they could delay the decision today, he would be supportive of that
approach. He agreed with Councilman Bay who previously stated that the issue
was not one of standards imposed by the Air Quality Control people, but a
five- or six-day a week nuisance imposed on the people living in the area, as
compared to what existed before. He was sympathetic to the investment of
Blair Paving as well. He would also like to go into the back yards of the
residents. It was a very difficult question and it was not clear in his mind
if Mr. Day would ever be able to reduce the nuisance stemming from his
activity to the satisfaction of the residents who also had an investment to
protect.
Mayor Roth stated that under the Lewis Act, the SCAQMD had a tremendous
responsibility for monitoring any nuisance. He was certain they could obtain
an additional amount of information from the District; Councilman Bay asked if
it was also possible to check with the City of Orange on another plant located
on Lincoln Avenue at Batavia Avenue. He agreed that he did not know any other
way but to go to the area during the public hearing continuation period, and
one long enough so that when he went out, he did not want anybody to know when
he was coming. He suggested that they continue the final decision for three
or four weeks, so that they could all take a personal look on both sides of
the River.
Councilwoman Kaywood stated the very personal issue of a difference in
sensitivity had to be taken into account. The residents did not have the
problems they expressed prior to Blair Paving, and it could be assumed that
the plant was the problem. She asked, however, that the residents try to blot
out everything that occurred before and to start noticing what impact the
plant had on them, starting now.
MOTION: Councilman Overholt moved that the public hearing on Conditional Use
Permit No. 2474 be continued to November 29, 1983, at 1:30 p.m. Councilman
Pickler seconded the motion.
Before a vote was taken, Mayor Roth stated during that time it was to be
expected that all five Council Members would be visiting the plant and
residents. He also noted at this point that he was Vice-Chairman of the
SCAQMD, but was trying to stay neutral during the hearing. At the meeting of
November 29, 1983, he was going to call an expert witness to address the
problem areas as discussed.
A vote was then taken on the foregoing motion. MOTION CARRIED.
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144/148: VACANCY ON THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (OCTC):
Mayor Roth stated that on Thursday, November 10, 1983, he would be attending
the League of California Cities meeting and the City Selection Committee would
be required to vote for a new member of the OCTC to fill a vacancy. The
appointee must be from the Third Supervisorial District and the two candidates
presently were Placentia Councilman Don Holt and Fullerton Councilman Dick
Ackerman. Mr. Holt had called him and wanted him to advise the Council that
if he were elected to the Commission, he would give up his position on the
Orange County Transportation District Board, which would subsequently create a
vacancy on that Board. He (Roth) was looking for direction from the Council
as to how they wished him to cast his ballot.
The consensus of the Council Members favored Don Holt.
Councilman Bay moved that the Mayor be directed to vote for Don Holt to fill
the vacancy on the OCTC at the November 10, 1983 League of Cities meeting.
Councilwoman Kaywood seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED.
148: OFF-SHORE OIL MORATORIUM: Councilman Overholt explained that he
received a call from Sally Bellerue, Councilwoman in Laguna Beach, asking for
the Council to support San Clemente's resolution, which was going to be
brought forward at the League meeting on Thursday. The resolution dealt with
an off-shore oil moratorium. The United States Congress had imposed a
one-year moratorium and perhaps that was sufficient to give Congress an
opportunity to evaluate the situation further. The moratorium was suggested
by Senator Pete Wilson to limit oil drilling to the area north of Newport
Beach, beyond the three-mile limit, to preserve the recreational and natural
habitat of the shoreline.
Mayor Roth felt that the issue was moot, since Congress imposed the one-year
moratorium. He felt they should follow the leadership of Placentia and
abstain. He could not support a permanent moratorium, because he did not have
enough facts and information at this time to do so.
Councilman Overholt reported that the Intergovernmental Relations Officer
indicated that San Clemente may withdraw the resolution, but if they pressed
for support of a permanent moratorium, he shared the Mayor's view that they
still did not have enough information before them to go that route. He was
totally supportive of oil exploration, but the question wan whether it should
be every place or if there should be some areas reserved for the natural
habitat. He joined in the study and support of an abstention if it was going
to be proposed.
Councilwoman Kaywood stated as a City that had a very large portion of the
tourist industry, they needed to give thought to the beaches which were also
one of the attractions. She had lived in Santa Barbara and recalled the oil
spill that occurred there and the detrimental effect it had on the number of
tourists visiting that city. She felt for Orange County she would like to see
them stick together on a number of things that affected all of them.
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Councilman Pickler felt the proposed action would be premature. If there was
no moratorium, it would perhaps sway him the other way.
MOTION: Councilman Bay moved that the Council oppose any resolution presented
at the League of Cities meeting for a permanent off-shore oil moratorium at
this time.
Before any action was taken, Councilman Bay stated the reason for his motion
was that since there was a one-year moratorium with a study to be undertaken,
he felt to go ahead and resolve a permanent one at this time would be
premature. It did not mean the City would always oppose a permanent
moratorium. If they put out the word that Anaheim was going to abstain, it
might encourage a push for a permanent moratorium before the year's study.
Councilman Roth agreed and thereupon seconded the motion.
Councilman Bay clarified that he was opposing the moratorium for the reasons
just stated, with no prejudice to a future decision.
A vote was then taken on the foregoing motion. Councilwoman Kaywood voted
"No." MOTION CARRIED.
108: HEARING - AMUSEMENT ARCADE APPLICATION NO. 83-16~ STARCADE I: Fred
Mattox, to consider an appeal of the decision of the Planning Director denying
an Amusement Arcade Application for Starcade I, 2136 East Lincoln Avenue, for
a maximum of 70 amusement devices. Submitted was a report from the Zoning
Division dated November 3, 1983, which gave the background relative to the
application.
The Mayor asked to hear from the applicant or applicant's agent.
Mr. Douglas "Doc" Livingston, 1904 East Romneya, No. 106, clarified that the
proposed business was going to be located at 2136 East Lincoln Avenue. He
stated when they discovered that the Planning Director denied the application,
they immediately went to the surrounding businesses and found that the basic
reasons for denial were two-fold--they did not know who they (Starcade) were,
and the poor experience they had with the previous arcade. They introduced
themselves and during the past two weeks, they met with the people who
objected and had made their plans known. The booklet on their operation
(previously submitted and made a part of the record) was also d~strtbuted to
the people who objected. Their concerns were based on a much older arcade
where they had experienced problems, the reason being improper management in
controlling the area outside the establishment as well as inside. After they
explained their operation, those in opposition stated they were generally not
going to object to their presence in the proposed arcade at this time.
Mayor Roth asked if Mr. Livingston had petitions or documentation from those
who were previously opposed indicating that they had now changed their
position. He noted that the reason the Planning Director denied the
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application was due to the fact that 52.9 percent of the people were opposed.
He (Livingston) was saying that there was now no opposition, but the Council
needed proof that this was true.
Mr. Livingston did not have any documentation, but felt he could get the
necessary signatures.
The Mayor reiterated that he was looking for proof. Perhaps the Council would
be favorable to continuing the matter to give Mr. Livingston an opportunity to
obtain signatures showing support and refiling those with the Planning
Director; Mr. Livingston stated he could do that within a short period of time.
Councilman Bay asked for clarification if Mr. Livingston took the address list
used by the Zoning Division for polling and went back out to get a petition
signed that would give him a majority, would he have to come back to the
Council.
Miss Santalahti clarified that under the procedures, it would have to come
back to the Council.
The Mayor asked if anyone else wished to speak to the matter; there was no
response.
MOTION: Councilman Roth moved to continue the hearing on the appeal of the
decision of the Planning Director denying an Amusement Arcade Application for
Starcade I for one week. Councilman Overholt seconded the motion. MOTION
CARRIED.
179: ORDINANCE NO. 4460: Councilman Roth offered Ordinance No. 4460 for
first reading.
ORDINANCE NO. 4460: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING TITLE 18 OF
THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ZONING. (83-84-3, CO, 401 South Euclid
Street)
114: PROPOSED CHANGE'IN MEETING TIMES - REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY~ HOUSING
AUTHORITY AND COUNCIL: Councilman Overholt stated the City Attorney had
advised him that if the motion he made at the previous meeting (see minutes
November 1, 1983) was carried, it would not result in changing the time of the
Council meeting, but instead, it was necessary to do so by ordinance. He
thereupon requested the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance relative to his
proposal changing the Council meeting times, to be presented at the next
Council meeting, where he would offer it for first reading with a vote on the
entire matter to be taken at the meeting of November 22, 1983. He understood
it was not necessary for an ordinance to change the meeting time of the
Redevelopment Agency and Housing Authority.
City Attorney Hopkins stated the latter could be done by resolution.
Councilman Overholt stated that he would ask for a vote on all three matters
two weeks hence.
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RECESS - CLOSED SESSION: Councilman Roth moved to recess into Closed
Session. Councilwoman Kaywood seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED.
p.m.)
(4:55
AFTER RECESS: Mayor Pro Tem Bay called the meeting to order, all Council
Members being present with the exception of Mayor Roth. (6:40 p.m.)
112: SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS - SIMLOG LEASING COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC:
Councilman Bay moved to approve the payment of $25,000 to Simlog Leasing
Company of California, Inc., doing business as Hawaiian American Equipment
Leasing Company, in full settlement of ail its claims against the City of
Anaheim. Councilman Pickler seconded the motion. Councilman Roth was
absent. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT: Councilman Pickler moved to adjourn. Councilman Overholt
seconded the motion. Councilman Roth was absent. MOTION CARRIED. (6:41 p.m.)
LINDA D. ROBERTS, CITY CLERK
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