HomeMy WebLinkAboutRPT 4 E. O.C. WTR DIREC 11-3-80DATE:
October 29, 1980
REPORTS
NO. 4
11=3~80
Inter-eom
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY (]OUNCIL
FROM: DAN BLANKENSHIP, CITY ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT: EAST CI~ANGE~WATERDISTRICT DIRECTOR
East Orange County Water District.is a wholesale supplier of water whose major
customer is the Tustin WaterWorks (now the City's Water Service area). Earl
Rowenhorst is an elected member of the Board of Directors of the East Orange
County Water District.
Jim Rourke has reviewed the matter and does not find this to be a conflict of
interest. I personally believe that it is decidedly in our advantage to have
such representation and access to the plans and actions of the East Orange
County Water District (E.O.C.W.D.). Since E.O.C.W.D. Board members are paid for
attendance at Board meetings, this might be construed to be "outside
employment". Section 16C of the City's Personnel Rules permit outside
employment when it is not in conflict with or will not lessen his effectiveness
in his City euployment, upon the reconmendation of the Department head and
approval of the City Administrator. Upon Bob Ledendecker's recon~m~ndation, I
plan to approve Mr. Bowenhorst's "outside employment" as an E.O.C.W.D.
Director. If the City Council has any concern in this regard, please contact me
i~mediately.
I~spectfully submitted,
DAN Rr ANKE~S~IP,
City Administrator
DB:dmt
October 31, 1980
~ustin City Council
300 Centennial,Way
Tustin, CA 92680
Gentlemen~
The Copes home located next door to me at 660 W. 3rd St. is creating too
many problems for me and my family to deal with. The problems ares
1. Constant use of the driveway by the public. This is a limited
use driveway.,
2. Children from the Copes home play in the driveway.
Strangers look into my home at all hours from the Copes windows
and driveway.
4. Constant cz-ying and noise from small children.
5. Loud vehicle traffic in and out of driveway until past i a.m.
disturbing the peace and quiet of ~ home.
6. Copes brings so many people into the area, it is impossible to
establish a neighborhood watch.
7. My truck window was broken while parked on my property.
8. The windshield was beaten out of my 1977 Capri. Gossip by the
many people visiting Copes could creat this ty~e of animosity.
9. My home and property has been mn into by people visiti~ Copes.
10. The employees and visitors of Copes deliberately attempt to annoy
and disrupt my home by:
a. honking vehicle horns
b. racing engines
c. slamming vehicle doors
d. parking by my windows
e. shining car lights into my home
f. staring'into my home
g. allowing fumes to enter my home from idling engines
11. Copes personnel and visitors drive in and out, of driveway at unsafe
speeds.
12. Children 4re kept longer than 72 hours, violating their permit.
13. Allow other children to visit the Copes home and then tresspass onto
my property.
14. Large meetings are held at the Copes home which overcrowd the street
parking.
15. Copes personnel jam their cars into the bumper of my car when it is
parked on the street.
16. Copes makes no attempt to abide by the old established use rule of the
driveway. The~ attempt to force their will and rules on me through
the court rather than trying to live with the situation that has existed
here for years. This causes me to spend large sums of money for lawyers
while the ~ituation becomes worse.
17. Copes has cre~tec~.so much hate that a fence is now needed between the
two homes to act ~s a sight and sound baz-~ier. Without the fence the
situation is likely to worsen.
I hope the City Council will correct these problems quickly. I work with
forty students daily and need peace and quiet when I am at home. Copes
as a business is uncaring and unconcerned about the problems it has created.
I would like our residential area be returned to its original R-1 zone
status and business such as Cope not be permitted to disturb our peace
and quiet.
To refuse the requested relief from the problems caused by Copes in our
residential area will continue to build stress, tension, and animosity.
Please give this immediate attention because it is destroyir~ my home
and family.
Sincerely,
Leon B. Strahan
670 W. 3rd Street
Tustin, CA 92680
544-1852