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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 1979 01 15 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING TUSTIN CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 300 Centennial Way January 15, 1979 I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 4:08 P.M. by Mayor Welsh. II. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen: Welsh, Sharp, Schuster, Kennedy, Saltarelli Absent: Councilmen: None Others Present: Dan Blankenship, City Administrator James G. Rourke, City Attorney Brian Chase, Community Development Director Mary E. Wynn, Deputy City Clerk III. PUBLIC CONCERNS None IV. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - December 18, 1978 2. APPROVAL OF DEMANDS in the amount of $102,052.39 RATIFICATION OF PAYROLL in amount of $ 62,392.71 3. RESOLUTION NO. 79-1 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALK, CURB, AND DRIVE APRONS AT MISCELLANEOUS LOCATIONS AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS. Adoption of Resolution 79-1 as recommended by City Engineer. 4. RESOLUTION NO. 79-2 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tustin ACCEPTING WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT AND AUTHORIZING RECORDATION OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION. Adoption of Resolution 79-2 and recommendation by the City Engineer. 5. RESOLUTION NO. 79-3 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, DESIGNATING PLACEMENT OF CERTAIN STOP SIGNS. Adoption of Resolution 79-3 as recommended by City Engineer. 6. RESOLUTION NO. 79-4 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tustin APPROVING FINAL PARCEL MAP 78-125 Adoption of Resolution 79-4 as recommended by Community Development Department. 7. RESOLUTION NO. 79-5 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, APPROVING FINAL PARCEL MAP NO. 78-115. Adoption of Resolution 79-5 as recommended by Community Development Department. 8. RESOLUTION NO. 79-7 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tustin, ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF TUSTIN CERTAIN UNINHABITED TERRITORY DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND DESIGNATED "ANNEXATION NO. 115, WARREN-NEWPORT" Adoption of Resolution 79-7 as recommended by Community Development Department. COUNCIL MINUTES Page 2, 1-15~79 9. RESOLUTION NO. 79-8 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tustin, ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF TUSTIN CERTAIN UNINHABITED TERRITORY DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND DESIGNATED "GREEN VALLEY-RED HILL ANNEXATION NO. 116." Adoption of Resolution 79-8 as recommended by Community Development Department. 10. RESOLUTION NO. 79-9 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of TuStin, ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF TUSTIN CERTAIN UNINHABITED TERRITORY DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND DESIGNATED "NEWPORT-SYCAMORE ANNEXATION NO. 118." Adoption of Res. 79-9 as recommended by Community Development Department. 11. RESOLUTION NO. 79-10 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, APPROVING FINAL TRACT MAP NO. 10495 (Newport Avenue, southerly of Irvine Boulevard) Adoption of Resolution 79-10 as recommended by Community Dev. Department. 12. RESOLUTION NO. 79-11 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, APPROVING FINAL TRACT MAP NO. 10563 (Easterly side of Newport Avenue, 100' southerly of Irvine Boulevard) Adoption of Resolution 79-11 as recommended by Community Dev. Department. 13. RESOLUTION NO. 79-12 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tustin, APPROVING FINAL TRACT MAP NO, 10477 (505 East First Street) Adoption of Resolution 79-12 as recommended by Community Dev. Department. 14. PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTS FOR BRYAN AVENUE/BROWNING AVENUE AHFP PROJECT #938 and 939 and FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT Recommended action as recommended by Engineering Department. Councilwoman Kennedy asked that ITEMS 8, 9 and 10 be removed from the Consent Calendar to be discussed separately. Mayor Welsh requested Item 11 be removed from the Consent Calendar. Mayor Welsh asked that the minutes of the December 18, 1978 meeting, Page 12, Item 7, under Mr. Welsh's concerns under Other Business, reflect that he was asking for the Council's direction in regard to a letter he received and the Council did not wish to take any action on the matter. It was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Saltarelli, to approve the balance of the consent calendar as recommended. Carried unanimously. ITEM 11 - Final Tract Map No. 10495 It was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Saltarelli, to approve Item 11 of the Consent Calendar as recommended. Carried 3-0, Schuster and Welsh abstaining. ITEMS 8, 9 and 10 - Annexations 115, 116 and 118. Councilwoman Kennedy asked why we were not annexing some of the property around these annexations. Brian Chase, Community Development Director, responded that we had recentl~ tried to annex larger areas and the annexations had been defeated, and these property owners had requested to be annexed. It was moved b~ Saltarelli, seconded by Kennedy, that Items 8, 9 and 10 be approved as recommended by the Community Dev. Department. Carried unanimously. -2- COUNCIL MINUTES Page 3, 1-15~79 V. ORDINANCES FOR INTRO- DUCTION 1. ORDINANCE NO. 791 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ENDING TUSTIN CITY CODE CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS. It was moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Kennedy that Ordinance 791 have first reading by title. Carried unanimously. After reading of the title of Ordinance 791 by Deputy City Clerk, it was moved b~ Kennedy, seconded by Saltarelli, that Ordinance 791 be introduced. Carried unanimously. 2. ORDINANCE NO. 794 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING TO TUSTIN WATER WORKS, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A FRANCHISE TO LAY AND USE, FOR TRANSMITTING AND DISTRIBUTING WATER FOR ANY AND ALL PURPOSES, PIPELINES, AND OTHER FACILITIES IN, ALONG, ACROSS, UPON AND UNDER THE PUBLIC STREETS, WAYS, ALLEYS AND PLACES WITHIN THE CITY OF TUSTIN. It was moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Schuster, that Ordinance No. 794 have first reading by title. Carried unanimously. Deputy City Clerk read the title of Ordinance No. 794. Councilwoman Kennedy asked if the Ordinance provided that if it became necessary, that the City could fix a pipe line and then charge it to the Water Works. Attorney Rourke responded that all of the Council's concerns are addressed that legally can be, but we cannot repair a water line and bill the Company for the cost. Mrs. Kennedy asked if we own the 6th Street line. Bob Ledendecker, City Engineer, said that we still own it but we are working on an agreement to transfer it to the Water Company. It was moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Schuster, that Ordinance No. 794 be introduced. Carried unanimously. 3. ORDINANCE NO. 792 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE FOR A CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM TO SIX STAR CABLEVISION, INC. It was moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Kennedy, that Ordinance No. 792 be read by title. Carried unanimously. Following the reading of the title of Ordinance No. 792 by the Deputy City Clerk, it was moved byKennedy, seconded by Saltarelli, that Ordinance No. 792 be introduced. Dan Blankenship, City Administrator, con~nented that Community Cablevision Co. had decided they are not interested in expanding in other parts of the City other than the vacant land owned by the Irvine Company. ' Motion carried unanimously. VI. ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION 1. ORDINANCE NO. 790 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ENDING THE TUSTIN CITY CODE TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF STOCK COOPERATIVES Because Attorney Rourke said that he was still communicating with an interested party about this ordinance, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Saltarelli, to continue this item to the February 5, 1979 meeting. Carried unanimously. -3- COUNCIL MINUTES Page 4, 1~15~79 2. ORDINANCE NO. 786 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, ENDING THE TUSTIN CITY CODE RELATIVE TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND BICYCLE LICENSING. It was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Saltarelli, that Ordinance No. 786 have second reading by title. Carried unanimously. Following reading of the title of Ordinance No. 786 by the Deputy City Clerk, it was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Schuster, that Ordinance No. 786 be passed and adopted. Councilman Saltarelli asked if Page 15, Section 33, "5403 SALE OR TRANSFER OF BICYCLE" could be changed to make this section permissive rather than mandatory. Attorney Rourke responded that he would check on this and have it for the next meeting. Councilwoman Kennedy withdrew her motion, and moved, seconded by Schuster, to continue this item to the Feb. 5th meeting. Carried unanimously. VII. OLD BUSINESS 1. TREE REMOVAL AT 1301 SYCAMORE It was moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Schuster, to remove and replace the trees at the owner's expense. Councilwoman Kennedy was concerned if the owners knew they would have to pay for the cost of removal and replacement. Bob Ledendecker, City Engineer, said that his contacts had been through a second party and that he had not contacted the owner directly. Councilwoman Kennedy made a substitute motion, seconded by Welsh, to continue .__ this item to the next meeting and to correspond with the owner directly. Carried 4-0, Saltarelli opposed. ~ 2. CONTINUANCE OF TUSTIN DIAL A RIDE This item was delayed to the 7:30 P.M. meeting. VIII. NEW BUSINESS 1. AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY RE: $70,000 for CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF COLUMBUS TUSTIN PARK It was moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Schuster, that Council approve tke agreement and adopt Resolution No. 79-6 declaring Columbus Tustin Park is in conformance with the City's adopted general plan. Councilwoman Kennedy asked where these funds are going and is the auditorium going in here. Don Biery responded that this money was for the current contract, mainly the lighting of the tennis courts and the ball fields and some concrete work of Phase I. The location of the theatre has not been finalized. Mayor Welsh Said that the location of the theatre or auditorium overlaps wlth his suggestion to the Council of co~nnunicating with the County and School __ Districts for a possible joint overall plan. ~ Councilman Saltarelli felt that the County had attached too many strings to the small amount of money that they had contributed. He felt we ought to approach the County about buying the whole park. Mayor Welsh said that the recommendation and the resolution that we presented to the League of Cities was warmly received by the resolution coIm~itteeo They also commended us on a well written resolution but recommended no action because in effect, our recommendation is in the process of being implemented by the County, namely a study of the cost of services by County residents being borne by County residents as opposed to City residents. Motion was carried unanimously. -4- COUNCIL MINUTES Page 5, 1~15~79 2. EXTENSION OF NEWPORT AVENUE TO EDINGER STREET It was moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Kennedy, to authorize the firm of Herman Kimmel and Associates to prepare the enginee~lng justification report for the $1500.00 fee as outlined in their proposal dated Dec. 8, 1978. Carried unanimously. 3. AUTHORIZATION TO FILL POLICE VACANCY ~n il Dan Blankenship, City Administrato~ informed the Cou c that in addition to filling the two Police Officer's positions as stated in the report, there will be two more vacancies for Police Officers and a vacancy in the Assistant to the City Administrator position. It was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Saltarelli, to iapprove the filling Of 4 Police Officer positions and the AssiStant to the iCity Administrator position. Carried unanimously. 4. CLAIMS/APPEAL - BRIAN J. GOETTING It was moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Kennedy, that the claim of Brian J. Goetting be denied and that we uphold the decision Of the City Administrator based upon the facts. Carried unanimously. IX. OTHER BUSINESS COUNCILMAN SHARP Mr. Sharp asked about a Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Modification of a Final Compliance Date and the Granting of a Variance for Thiokol/Dynachem Corp. he had received, to be held on Feb. 15th at 1Q:00 A.M. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers. He asked what is the modification and the variance and if all opponents have been notified. ..~ Dan Blankenship, City Administrator, responded that would try to find out by the evening meeting. COUNCILWOMAN KENNEDY 1. Mrs. Kennedy had attended the Parks and Recreation Computer night and was fascinated by the program. She asked if we wer~ putting our business licenses on a computer. Dan Blankenship, City Administrator, responded that ~the programs are complete and are being implemented in Brea and Placentia and~we will be bringing ours on computer about July or August. 2. Mrs. Kennedy said she had read an article in a ~ecember newspaper about a radiation sterilization company coming into Tusti~. She asked staff if they had any information about it. Brian Chase, Community Development Director, responded that he needed more time to get a response from the company and he would have more information in the next few weeks. The company will be located on Morgan Circle. COUNCILMAN SALTARELLI Mr. Saltarelli advised that Senator Robbins had introduced a constitutional amendment .(SCA2), which is against the metropolitanSbusing plan' He felt the Council should consider supporting this. Mayor Welsh responded that he had moved that the ~ cll take a position op- Co n posing the judge's experts' metropolitan plan on social balance in our commun- ity of bu~ing our children to Los Angeles at the Decl. 4th meeting and that this would be in conformance with the Council's action. It was moved by Saltarelli, seconded b~ Welsh, that ~he Council go on record of supporting SCA2 which would end inter-district ccnpulsory busing in Calif. Carried unanimously. X. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Sharp, seconded by Schuster, to adjourn the meeting at 4:53 P.M. to the 7:30 P.M. meeting. Carried unanimously.i COUNCIL MINUTES Page 6, 1-15~79 REGULAR MEETING TUSTIN CITY COUNCIL January 15, 1979, 7:30 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Welsh. II. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen: Welsh, Sharp, Schuster, Kennedy, Saltarelli Absent: Councilmen: None Others Present: Dan Blankenship, City Administrator James G. Rourke, City Attorney Ruth C. Poe, City Clerk Brian Chase, Community Development Director Mary E. Wynn, Deputy City Clerk III. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. USE PERMIT 76-7 - Thiokol/Dynachem (Continued) Brian Chase, Community Development Directo~ gave the staff report. Herbert A. Whitehead, 1610 E. Ball Rd., Anaheim, CA, from South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), informed the Council that Dynachem is not to manufacture the chemical Z-26 and none has been manufactured since the order. There have~been no violations issued since Nov. 27th. Councilwoman Kennedy asked him if the odors can be controlled 100%. Mr. Whitehead responded that they cannot be controlled 100% but could be controlled to the degree that the odor would not be detectable at ground level. Mrs. Kennedy mentioned that SCAQMD had taken the control out of the local office's jurisdiction and moved it to E1 Monte. Mr. Whitehead said the Carson office enforcement officers handle chemical plants, etc., there. Councilman Schuster asked if there are any other chemical manufacturing plants in this vicinity. Mr. Whitehead said none to his knowledge were utilizing the chemical Z-26. Ron Hoesterey, 2251 Caper Tree Dr., Peppertree Homeowners Assoc. President, commented that he had received only one complaint since the Dec. 18th meeting. He recommended that the Council not lessen any of the controls that they have on this situation. Mark Whitefield, 3901 Mac Arthur Blvd., Newport Beach, attorney retained by Mr. and Mrs. Naylor and Mr. and Mrs. Smith, spoke in favor of revoking the Use Permit immediately. Peer Swan, 14351 Morning Glory, said that he had not had any complaints since the last meeting. He would recommend continuance. John F. Kimberling, 707 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, Attorney for Dynachem, said that Dynachem was cooperating 100% with AQMD~ It was his opinion that all the equipment will be in order and tests will be completed by the Feb. 19th meeting. It was moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Sharp, that this hearing be continued to the Feb. 19th meeting. Under discussion, Councilwoman Kennedy encouraged the Council to revoke the Use Permit. She reviewed the circumstances from the beginning of the complaints about the odors and said that there would be opening soon in Tustin a new company that is going to be painting TV cabinets that is called "Heads Up Company", and this combined with a surf boar~ company, Dynachem, and perhaps a new sterili- zation plant, could ruin the environment that we enjoy in Tustin. It was moved by Councilwoman Kennedy for a substitute motion to revoke Dynachem's permit at this time. There was no second to the substitute motion, The motion to continue to the Feb. 19th meeting was carried 4-1, Kennedy opposing. -6- COUNCIL MINUTES Page 7, 1-15~79 2. ZONE CHANGE 78-5 (NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF NEWPORT AVE, AND SAN JUAN ST.) Staff report was given by Brian Chase, Community DeVelopment Director. Councilwoman Kennedy asked how we can be sure a large part of the building will continue to be used for storage. Mr. Chase responded that the only way to enforce it ~ould be by periodic inspections. The public hearing opened at 8:10 P.M. Mr. Paul J. Bardan, 17291 Irvine Hlvd., Suite 410, ~poke for owner Robert Hummell. He wanted Council to be aware that Mr H ell would probably be requesting a variance as to the 10 ft. sethack at a ~late time. Public hearing was closed at 8:19 P.M. , It was moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Schuster, that zone Change 78-5 be approved and Ordinance No. 795 be introduced. Carried unanimously. 3. PRE-ZONE 78-19 (NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF 17th STREET AND PROSPECT Staff report was given by Brian Chase, Community DeVelopment Director. The public hearing opened at 8:26 P.M. There being ino comments or objections, the public hearing was closed. It was moved b~ Saltarelli, seconded by Schuster, t~at Pre-Zone 78-19 be approved and Ordinance No. 796 be introduced. Carried unanimously. It was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Saltarelli, to recess to the Redevelopment Agency meeting at 8:28 P.M. Carried unanimously. MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY January 15, 1979 1. Meeting called to order at 8:28 P.M. by Chairma~ Welsh. 2.Present: Members: Welsh, Sharp, Kennedy, Salt~relli Absent: Members: None 3. Approval of Minutes of December 18, 1978 meeting. It was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Saltarelli,~ to approve the minutes of the December 18, 1978 meeting. Carried 4-0.i 4. It was moved by Sharp, seconded by Kennedy, to ~djourn at 8:29 P.M. to the next regular meeting of February 5, 1 . '~ - . MEETING OF TUSTIN CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED AT 8:29 P.M. ..~I. January 15, 1979 PUBLIC CONCERNS RICHARD EDGAR, 13622 Loretta Drive, Tustin, had two Mitems of concern. d ne undergrounding of 1. He noted that in the planning the Council had ~ for utilities, they had made a commitment to implement ~ndergrounding on Irvine Blvd., between Prospect and Yorba and to also coordinate the undergrounding on Yorba with the ANFP financing of the widening of ]that road. This project was delayed to the 1979-80 budget. However, he sai~ there was a cash reserve in that fund, and with inflationary costs, it would ~be a wise move to separate the undergrounding associated with the widening of ~orba St. and the under- grounding on Irvine Blvd., particularly the undergrOunding that could be done B St and Pro immediately between" " . spect. He recommended that this be done. 2. He had the privilege of hearing a lecture by t~e Sheriff's Dept. about a program safeguarding lives. A vial containing a pa~er that has medicine, etc. -7- COUNCIL MINUTES Page 8, 1-15-79 for everyone in that household would be stored in the refrigerator for para- medic's information. He recommended we initiate a comparable program. Mayor Welsh responded that the Kiwanians are working on a program along this line already. STEVEN R. SANDERS, 300 E1 Camino Real, E1 Camino Bank, has had meetings with several businessmen and would like to voice several concerns about E1 Camino Real business district: delapidated structures on E1 Camino, parking, and circulation in the area and what is the format and time table for the redevel- opment project in that area. Dan Blankenship, City Administrator, stated that the telephone company and Edison Co. have been working hard on getting data regarding undergrounding costs but have not completed this as yet. We cannot go ahead on the develop- ment of the street planning until we have this data. The improvement of E1 Camino Real is the major project of the Redevelopment Agency and hopefully this will start in the next budget year. This budget year is taken up with com- pletion of opening of 6th St. to Newport Avenne. He felt the opportunity to communicate with the group would be very helpful. Mayor Welsh asked that Mr. Sanders come back to the Council with a more explicit report. It was moved by Councilwoman Kennedy, seconded by Saltarelli, to advertise in the appropriate manner for applicants to the Redevelopment Agency. Attorney Rourke said there might be some problems about this. He would like to look at the records and asked that this be deferred to a later meeting. Councilwoman Kenned~ withdrew her motion. WALTER FLARETY, spoke regarding the Redevelopment Agency. He said that there were very poor housing conditions at 150, 160 and 170 E1 Camino and that these houses ruin business on E1 Camino. He presented pictures of the conditions at these locations. He said if we can communicate with Council, we can poll the businesses so that if there is an assessment on the undergrounding, we can probably communicate whether the businesses would be receptive. JUDY STRICKER, 3001 Royal Palm Drive, Costa Mesa, said that recently Governor Brown had passed into law the abandoning of the decompression chambers in the State of California. Now the Society Against Vivisection is tackling a much worse situation with the fate of the animals in the shelters of sending them to research labs for live animal experimentation. She requested the City to adopt the Westminster Resolution 1964 which asks that no stray or lost pet be sold for research purposes from the Orange County pound. It was moved b~ Saltarelli, seconded by Sharp, that the Mayor be authorized to send a letter of support regarding the Westminster resolution, Carried unanimously. II. OLD BUSINESS 2. EXTENSION OF DIAL-A-RIDE BUS ban Blankenship gave the staff report. Councilman Saltarelli felt that the bus that was inspected by Council in the afternoon was good in many ways but he felt that there was nothing for the passengers to hold onto and the floor seemed slippery when wet. Mayor Welsh asked why not get two 7 seat buses instead of one 14 seater. Dan Blankenship explained that operational costs increased greatly for 2 buses. The vehicle cost would be about $5,000 a year but the real cost would be in manpower for 2 vehicles. Councilman Schuster preferred a different seating arrangement, similar to a regular bus instead of the "U" shape seating, because of safety feature. Councilman Sharp expressed that he would prefer spending $3,000 more, and waiting 3 months to get the new 1979, 16 passenger bus with regular bus seating. NiCk Ogden, 13841 Red Hill, said that the Dial A Ride had been a tremendous success. He agreed with the above mentioned concerns for safety. -8- COUNCIL MINUTES Page 9~ 1-15~79 Linda Shaffer, 1777 Mitchell, #93, praised Dial-A-Ride because her 4 yr. old daughter is using it and it has helped her tremendously. It was the concensus of the Council that staff should look into the Superior bus as well as the Transette Vista bus and bring back a recormnendation at the next meeting addressing Council's concerns. Mrs. Kennedy asked that gas consumption be considered. III. OTHER BUSINESS COUNCILWOMAN KENNEDY 1. Mrs. Kennedy had had a memo and a phone call from citizens about speeding on Walnut Avenue. Chief Thayer responded that the speed limit of 35 mph was not legal until January 18th but that tickets had been issued to people violating the 25 mph limit when children are present. Ticketing will begin in the 35 mph speed zone after the 18th of January. 2. Mrs. Kennedy mentioned that on the 23rd of January~ there would be a rate increase hearing for the Water Works and she asked if staff has formulated a plan or was there going to be anything done. Mayor Welsh's recollection of the consultant's recor~nendation was that he thought Council'!s previous recomendation would not be productive. COUNCILMAN SCHUSTER had attended an Airport WorkshOp on the Boeing B727 200 on the test program and so far from Dec. 15th to Jan. 8th, his comparison finds the 727 is comparable or less noisy than the DC9. It appears that the tests at the monitoring stations are showing the 727 is testing out better than the DC9. MAYOR WELSH 1. Mayor Welsh had a map with recommendations for parking facilities from staff. Eight new spaces could be created by eliminating the circular drive in the front of City Hall with the extension of the overhang, 20 new spaces in the Police section and five in the rear parking lot. It was the concensus of the Council that staff should go ahead with further detail and estimates. 2. Mayor Welsh asked Dan Blankenship about the comparison of our Dial-A-Ride to those of the County. Mr. Blankenship responded that he could compare the number served but not the cost effectiveness. As far as number served, we are 2nd in the County. We have 4.9 passengers per service hour and only one County Dial-A-Ride is better at 5.25. It was the concensus of the Council that we pursue with diligence our correspon- dence with Orange County Transit District that they should be servicing us since we were the first ones to put in for it. 3. Mayor Welsh had correspondence from the Orange County Transit District seeking our assistance in providing new appointments to the District's Citizens Advisory Committee. It was the concensus of Council that we advertise indicating we are looking for candidates to be appointed to the District's Citizens Advisory Committee. 4. Mayor Welsh commended Don Biery for cost savings on the Tustin Today. 5. Mayor Welsh requested that a letter be sent to the Orange County Division League of California Cities, requesting his appointment as Orange County Division representative to the Employee Relations Policy Committee. It was moved by Schuster, seconded by Kennedy, that a letter be sent recommending Mayor Welsh as the Orange County Division representative to the Employee Relations Policy Committee. Carried unanimously. IV. ADJOURN- MENT It was moved by Kennedy, seconded by Saltarelli, that Council adjourn at 9:30 P.M. to the next regular meeting of Feb. 5th, 1979. Carried unanimously. CITY CLERK -9~