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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 1971 05 17 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING TUSTIN CITY COUNCIL May 17, 1971 CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Coco. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Coco. ~-~ III. INVOCATION Given by Councilman L. Miller. IV. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen: Coco, Marsters, L. Miller, Oster Absent: Councilman: C. Miller (arrived at 8:05 p.m.) Others present: City Administrator Harry Gill City Attorney James Rourke City Clerk Ruth Poe Asst. City Admin.- Coma. Dev. K. Fleagle V. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. PARK LAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Tustin, ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR DEDICATION OF LAND, PAYMENT OF FEES, OR BOTH FOR PARK AND RECREATIONAL LAND IN SUBDIVISIONS. Mayor Coco related the background of this Ordinance, noting the Staff recommendation that this matter be continued to the next Council meeting and that the · '- proposed Ordinance be returned to the Planning Com- mission for further consideration. Moved by Oster~ seconded by Marsters that this hearing be continued to June 6~ 1971 and that the proposed Ordinance be returned to the Planning Commission for further consideration. Carried unanimously. Council- man C. Miller absent. VI. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - May 3, 1971 meeting. 2. APPROVAL OF DEMANDS in the amount of $61,113.29. 3. ESTABLISHING PRECINCT CHARGES FOR THE MAY 25, 1971 SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION. Providing that the compensation of the persons named as election officers is hereby fixed at the sum of $21.00 for each Inspector and $18.00 for each Judge and Clerk for said election. The rental for each polling place, where a charge is made, shall be the sum of $15.00 for said electxon. When required, the ,_ compensation of the Custodian of a building shall be $10.00 for said election. Reconmended for approval by the City Clerk. 4. APPROVAL OF FINAL TRACT MAP 7405 - tract located on northerly Side of Walnut Avenue between Silver- brook Drive and Oxford Avenue. Approval of Tract Map 7405 and authorization for the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the necessary documents - as recommended by the Planning Commis- sion and the City Engineer. Council Minutes 5-17-71 Page 2 Moved by Marsters~ seconded by Oster that items 1 through 4 of the Consent Calendar be approved. Carried unanimously. C. Miller absent. VII.. ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION 1. ORDINANCE NO. 503-A An Ordinance of the City of Tustin California, ENDING THE FIRE ZONES OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN. Moved by L. Miller~ seconded by Oster that Ordinance No. 503-A have second reading by title only. Carried unanimously. C. Miller absent. Ordinance title read by secretary. Moved by L. Miller~ seconded by Oster that Ordinance No. 503-A be passed and adopted. Carried. Ayes: Coco, Marsters, L. Miller, Oster. Noes: none. Absent: C. Miller. VIII. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION 1. ORDINANCE NO. 509 An Ordinance of the City of Tustin, California, AMENDING THE SIGN ORDINANCE, ORDINANCE NO. 438, RELATIVE TO SIGNS AFFEXED TO VEHICLES. Moved by Marsters, seconded by L. Miller that Ordinance No. 509 have first reading by title only. Carried unanimously. C. Miller absent. Ordinance title read by secretary. IX. RESOLUTIONS 1. RESOLUTION NO. 71-20 A Resolution DECLARING THAT PROCEEDINGS HAVE BEEN INITIATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN TO ANNEX TO SAID CITY CERTAIN UNINHABITED TERRITORY DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND DESIGNATED AS MEREDITH ANNEXATION NO. 69" TO THE CITY OF TUSTIN, AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION. 2. RESOLUTION NO. 71-21 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, ORDERING THE CANVASS OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 25th DAY OF MAY, 1971, TO BE MADE BY THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN. 3. RESOLUTION NO. 71-22 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, APPROVING THE LOCAL AGENCY- STATE AGREEMENT AND THE CONSULTANT AGREEMENT FOR THE TOPICS PROGRAM. 4. RESOLUTION NO. 71-23 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, REQUESTING PERMISSION TO CON- TINUE TO MAKE PURCHASES UNDER THE COUNTY COOPERATIVE PURCIIASING PROGRAM. Council Minul. cs 3-17-71 Page 3 Resolution titles read by secretary. Moved hy L. Miller, seconded by Oster that further reading be waived~ and that Resolutions 71-20~ 71-21~ 71-22, and 71-23 be passed and adopted. Carried. Ayes: Coco, Marsters, L. Miller, Oscer. Noes: none. Absent: C. Miller. ,--~ Mayor Coco stated, in connection with the Park Bond Election, questions had arisen relative to the necessity of acquiring all parcels which have been discussed. For clarification, he said that bond revenues would be used to acquire park sites where and when available, and that passage of the bond issue would no~ automatically initiate condemnation proceedings on any residential properties. Mr. Gill confirmed this, stating that the City's policy in the past has been to negotiate as far as possible, rather than to automatically condemn property. X. OLD BUSINESS 1. APPOINTMENT OF A CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL. Moved by Marsters~ seconded by Oster that Mr. VerLyn Jensen be appointed Tustin's consumer representative to the Orange County Health Planning Council. Carried unanimously. C. Miller absent. 2. MAIL QUESTIONNAIRE - DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW COMMISSION. Moved by Oster~ seconded by Marsters that the draft of "" the Development Preview Commission Questionnaire be re- ferred to the Staff for recommendations, with emphasis on wording in order to clarify what review board is involved, and that report be submitted to the Council at the next regular meeting. Carried unanimously. C. Miller absent. XI. NEW BUSINESS 1. AWARD OF BIDS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS - Project I, Red Hill Avenue; Project II, Centennial Way; Project III, Prospect Avenue. Moved by Oster, seconded by L. Miller that contract for street improvements be awarded to the low bidder~ Tiedemann Co. of Whittier, in amount of $15~700.93, In answer to Councilman Marsters' question, Mr. Gill stated that the City has not previously done business with this contractor, but that the City Engineer has investigated and found him to be a qualified bidder. Above motion carried unanimously. C. Miller absent. 2. TUSTIN JAYCEES REQUESTS. 1. Permission ~o hold annual Memorial Day scene and ceremony - Irvine Boulevard center divider. Mr. Marion Barton, 1071 S. E. Walnut Street, Tustin, in- coming treasurer of the Tustin Jaycees, related what is planned for the 1971 Memorial Day scene and ceremony. Moved by Oster~ seconded by Marseers that permission be granted the Tustin Jaycees ~o bold their annual Memorial Day scene and ceremony on Irvine Boolevard. Carried unanimously. C. Miller absenu. Council Minutes 5-17-71 Page 2. Approval of 1971 Tiller Days Budget request. Mr. Jim Kocos, 14302 Heatherfield Drive, Tustin, ~ncoming president of the Tustin Jaycees, stated that the Jaycees have increased their budget request by 10% over last year. 1971 Tiller Days will take place October 16-24, featuring the Miss Tustin pageant on the 16th, the Parade on the -- 23rd, and the carnival from the 20th to the 24th. Councilman Oster questioned the proposed expenditure of $400 for secretarial services. Mr. Richard Stolte, 1891 Royal Oak, Tustin, out-going Jaycees treasurer, explained that secretarial services before last year were volunteered; this would not be possible this year. A full-time secretary is required. He also said that transportation will probably have co be funded for several of the school bands. Mr. Gill stated, in response to Mayor Coco's questions, that in 1970, the Jaycees used ~500 that had been left over from the prior year's Tiller Days budget. He said that the City currently has some real budgetary concerns. Mayor Coco said that City officials would be going into budget sessions in the near future, and asked whether the Jaycees could require at this time any initial small funding or an expression of Council intent to go ahead with this. Mr. Stolte explained that both were being requested. Invitations to the bands should be sent out before school is out for the summer. He also said that they did not intend to spend the entire $4,300 requested, which represents a 10% increase over actual expenditures last year. Mayor Coco agreed with an earlier comment by Councilman Marsters ['hat this event is good for the community, and suggested that the Jaycees structure their prior[ties in order to determine what Tiller Day activities are essential. They could return with a "shopping list" so the City could choose to fit a limited budget. Mr. Stolte said that the parade has top priority- (Councilman C. Miller arrived at 8:05 p.m.) Councilman Oster asked that priorities be presented at the next regular Council meeting. Mayor Cocq. suggested that the Jaycees go ahead and send out invitations to school bands before summer vacation. , , ~ CITY ADOPTION OF CAPTAIN LARRY HELBER, U.S.M.C- Mayor Coco, at this point~ interjected a non-agenda item concerning the plight of prisoners of war and men missing in action in the Southeast Aslan war, stating that the City should now focus its efforts on an xndividual. Research he inaugurated indicated that programs of adopting indiv- iduals missing in action have proven successful in the past in securing information about their well-being. Council Minutes 5-17-71 Page 5 Mayor Coco then read a Proclamation adopting Captain Larry ~ lber, U.S.M.C,, who has been missing in action since January 24, 1966. He urged formation of a com- mittee in the community to initiate or recommend any course that might prove effective in gaining information. The Mayor presented a copy of this Proclamation to Mrs. Helber, who then gave him a steel identification brace- let with her husband's name inscribed on it. Mrs. Helber was also given a folder containing information about action taken by other cities in this regard, for the use of the POW-MIA International Office in Tustin. The City Council expressed concurrence and Miss Martha Castle from the audience agreed zo serve on the suggested cormnittee along with Mrs. Helber. , , , XII. OTHER BUSINESS 1. SALES TAX ANALYSIS--CITY ADMINISTRATOR Report received; no action required. 2. URBAN AFFAIRS INSTITUTE (JUNE 14 - JULY 23, 1971) Councilman Marsters stated that Mr. Fleagle's selection for participation in the Urban Affairs Institute (con- ducted by the School of Government and Public Administra- tion of the American University in Washington, D. C.) brings great honor to the City of Tustin. He suggested that, if Mr. Fleagle is able to attend, the City should pay his air fare although this was not requested. Moved by Marsters.~ seconded by L. Miller that Mr. Fleagle be granted a 4-week paid leave of absence to attend the Urban Affairs Institute in Washington, D. with the City providing roundtrip air fare. Councilman C. Miller objected to the City paying air fare inasmuch as it would be providing a 4-week paid leave of absence. Councilman Oster agreed, stating that since there had been no request, it would be gratuitous. Moved by C. Miller~ seconded by Oster that above motion be amended deleting the provision for providing air fare. Councilman L. Miller stated that if participation in this Institute is of sufficient importance to be justified, then air fare should be included, especially since Mr, Fleagle is contributing a considerable amount of money which could go for a vacation. Mayor Coco commented that the worth of this man, and the way he does his job, has put the City of Tustin well ahead of other cities in the field of community develop- menE. This was apparent to the Mayor at a meeting of the Planning Directors Association last week. Amended motion failed by roll call. Ayes: C. Miller, Oster. Noes: Coco, Marsters, L. Miller. Absent: none. Original motion carried by roll call. Ayes: Coco, Mars~ers, L. Miller. Noes: C. Miller, Oster. Absent: none. Council Minutes 5-17-71 Page 6 3. FRESNO RECREATION AND PARK CONFERENCE REPORTS Councilman C. Miller requested that individual letters of thanks be directed by the Staff to Tustin Parks and Recreation Commissioners Hernandez, Benson, Fleming, and Smith for their reports to the Council on the 23rd Recreation and Park Conference held in Fresno in February, 1971. 4. COMMENDATION OF KEN FLEAGLE Councilman Oster stated that three or four individuals had commented favorably to him regarding Mr. Fleagle's work on the downtown area. 5. TRAFFIC HAZARD NEAR COLUMBUS TUSTIN SCHOOL Councilman Marsters stated that he would contact the County regarding the traffic situation on Irvine Boulevard adjacent to Columbus Tustin School. 6. S.B. 333 (DILLS> - COMPULSORY AND BINDING ARBITRATION Staff requested to send to all Orange County Assemblymen telegrams expressing Tustin's strong opposition to S. B. 333. XIII. ADJOURMENT There being no further business, Mayor Coco adjourned the meeting at 8:53 p.m. to an executive session and then ~o a regular adjourned meeting on June 1, 1971. CLERK