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Home My WebLink About1959 10 12 CC MIN1959 10 12 CC MINHÄ—@¸—?²Í«ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE BALDWIN PARK CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS) 14403 East Pacific Avenue The City Council of the City of Baldwin Park met in adjourned regular session at the above place at 7:30 P.M. Councilman Holmes lead the salute to the flag. Roll Call: Present: COUNCILMAN BISHOP, HOLMES, LITTLEJOHN, WILSON AND MAYOR COLE Absent: CITY TREASURER PUGH Also Present: CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ASMUS, CITY ATTORNEY GORLICK, CITY ENGINEER YOUNG, PLANNING DIRECTOR TEATER AND CITY CLERK BALKUS COUNCILMAN HOLMES MOVED that the APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES be WAIVED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. COUNCILMAN BISHOP SECONDED. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMAN HOLMES, BISHOP, LITTLEJOHN, WILSON AND MAYOR COLE NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE COUNCILMAN BISHOP MOVED that the meeting ADJOURN to ROOM #10, the North Social Room. COUNCILMAN WILSON SECONDED. There was no objection, the motion carried and it was so ordered by Mayor Cole. Mr. Doyle T. Lackey, 14553 E. Chevalier Avenue, Baldwin Park, asked for clarification of certain policies so they could proceed in their areas with certain street improvements and questioned if they would be permitted to extend the pavement from the 20' that has been agreed upon by the City over to the existing sidewalks which would involve 51' on each side. He stated that they knew that curbs and gutters were far superior to any other type of street work, but in this area with the financial inability of the people to pay for curbs and gutters, they felt that the rolled paving would be the next best thing. He further stated that the people who were financially able, wanted to go ahead and do this work now while the contractor was in the area. City Engineer Young reported that under the terms of the present ordinance, each one of those individuals could take out a permit and pint in black top from the existing pavement to the sidewalk, or in driveways. To do this street as one project would require establishing additional grades to those we now have and this would leave a few waves in the paving when said paving connects the existing paving with the sidewalk as it now exists. There was discussion by Council. COUNCILMAN HOLMES MOVED that Council instruct the City Engineer to confer with these people and to assist them in the project that they may want to develop to establish satisfactory grades on this street. COUNCILMAN BISHOP SECONDED. The motion carried by the following vote: 305 OCTOBER 12, 1959 FLAG SALUTE ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES WAIVED UNTIL NEXT MEET- ING. ADJOURNMENT TO ROOM #10, North Social Room. MR. DOYLE T. LACKEY, 14553 E. Chevalier Ave. Baldwin Park Re: Clarification of policies re paving of 5' on each side of 20' pavement that City has already agreed upon. CITY ENGINEER YOUNG report re terms of present ordinance. MOTION made that Council instruct City Engineer to CONFER WITH THESE PEOPLE and ASSIST Continued) Continued) BIB] 39589-U01 1959-U02 10-U02 12-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO117121-U03 FO117328-U03 DO117354-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 5/20/2008-U04 ROBIN-U04 REGULAR-U05 SESSION-U05 CITY-U06 CLERK-U06 1959 10 12 CC MINHÄ—@¸—?²Í«306 Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Baldwin Park City Council AYES: COUNCILMAN HOLMES, BISHOP, LITTLEJOHN•AND WILSON NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAINED: Mayor Cole stated he would abstain from voting as he owns property on this street) 00- City Clerk Balkus presented and read a statement from Fry & Fry Inc. on partial completion of the remodeling of the Police Department Facilities, in the amount of $5,330.70. COUNCILMAN BISHOP MOVED that partial payment in the amount of $5,330.70 be APPROVED. COUNCILMAN HOLMES SECONDED. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMAN BISHOP, HOLMES, LITTLEJOHN, WILSON AND MAYOR COLE NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE 00- Mayor Cole reminded Council of the Seventh Annual Membership Dinner meeting of Inter-Community Hospital Association on October 21, 1959, at 7:00 P.M. at The Palms in Glendora. 00- Mayor Cole asked Councilman Holmes to represent the City at the meeting of representatives for the World's Fair to be held at the Dinnerhorn in Pomona, Tuesday, October 20, 1959•, at 7:00 P.M. Councilman Holmes accepted. 00- Mayor Cole announced it was 8:00 o'clock P.M. and the time and place for Public Hearing on a request of Harld and Louise Hopkins, and Ruth Smith, 1707 East Bay Avenue, Balboa, California, and Leaseholder Aloys Cailiier, 520 West 109th Street, Los Angeles, California, for a special permit to mine rock aggregates on property south of Olive Street, north of Los Angeles Street, and east of Rivergrade Road. Mayor Cole requested Planning Director Teater to locate and describe the property involved. Planning Director Teater described the outlines of the subject property. Mr. Frank J. Kashare, 215 West Seventh Street, Los Angeles 14, California, Attorney for the applicants, presented their case, offering exhibits which included an aerial photo of the property, a plot plan, a letter from Robert G. Lunche, Acting Assistant Director of Engineering of the Air Pollution Control District, County of Los Angeles, together with the Rules and Regulations, Chapter 2, Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, and 21 photographs of the property immediately east of applicant's property. Witnesses for the applicant, as introduced by Mr. Kashare were as follows: Mr. C. Harold Hopkins, 1707 E. Bay Avenue, Balboa, California, owner of the property, together with his wife, Louise Hopkins, and her sister, Ruth Smith Hopkins. Continued) October 12, 1959 Page 2 them in the proj- ect that they may want to develop to es- tablish satis- factory grades on this street. STATEMENT from FRY & FRY, INC. in the amount of $5,330.70 for partial com- pletion of re- modeling of Police Dept. Facilities. INTER-COMMUNITY HOSP. ASSOC. DINNER meeting Oct. 21, 1959, at The Palms in Glendora 7:00 p.m. WORLD'S FAIR meeting Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1959, 7:00 P.M. at Dinnerhorn, Pomona. PUBLIC HEARING On a request of: Harold & Louise Hopkins, and Ruth Smith, 1707 E. Bay Ave., Balboa, Calif. and Leaseholder, Aloys Caillier, 520 W. 109th Street, Los Angeles, For: special permit to mine rock aggregates on property south of Olive Street, north of Los Angeles Street land east of Rivergrade Road. BIB] 39589-U01 1959-U02 10-U02 12-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO117121-U03 FO117328-U03 DO117354-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 5/20/2008-U04 ROBIN-U04 REGULAR-U05 SESSION-U05 CITY-U06 CLERK-U06 1959 10 12 CC MINHÄ—@¸—?²Í«Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Baldwin Park City Council October 12, 1959 Page 3 Mr. Aloys Caillier, 520 West 109th Street, Los Angeles, California, lessee of Mr. Hopkin's property and person who desires to put in a rock-crushing plant and mine the area. Mr. Tyler Suess, 5037 Magnolia, Riverside, California, Planning Director for the County of Riverside, who presented a brief resume of his working experience and expressed his professional opinions regarding operation of rock crushing plant and its effects. Mr. John Q. Jewett, Civil Engineer, associated with the firm of Leeds, Hill and Jewett, 609 South Grand, Los Angeles, California, who presented a brief resume of firm's civil engineering activities and expressed his professional opinion regarding the physical effects of operating a rock crushing plant, touching particularly on the location and condition of the wells in this particular area. Witnesses for the opposition were as follows: Mr. Vince Stowell, 13323 East Demblon Street, Baldwin Park, California, resident of the area involved and industrial Supervisor of the Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Company, who refuted statements, in general, that were made by witnesses for the applicant. Mr. C. A. Spooler, 14083 E. Olive, Baldwin Park, California stated that a petition with 175 signatures of property owners in the area under discussion had been presented protesting this program. Mr. Roy Aday, 4518 North Hornbrook, Baldwin Park, California, protested the photographs as presented by the applicant for exhibit. Mr. Morris D. Coppersmith,. 4516 Petit Avenue, Encino, Calif- ornia, Attorney, stated he had been solicited by residents of the area involved to represent their interests and who asked rejection of the installation of a rock crushing plant because of the general detrimental effect on the citizens. Mr. Coppersmith stated he was indirectly interested as he has an equity in seventeen 17) homes on Dunia Street. Mr. Albert M. Gilmore, 4454 North Harlan, Baldwin Park, Calif- ornia, Registered Engineer, associated with the California Institute of Technology, who protested particularly, the effects of the dust from the operation of a rock crushing plant. Mr. Joseph Balkus, 4625 North Harlan, Baldwin Park, California, refuted statements made by witnesses for the applicants and protested, in general, the effects that would be suffered by residents of the area if a rock crushing plant were permitted to operate. Mrs. Emily Stowell, 13323 East Demblon, Baldwin Park, California, protested the permission of a rock crushing plant as it would be a detriment to the beautification and general welfare of the City of Baldwin Park. Mr. Harry Shier, 13305 Rockenbach Street, Baldwin Park, California, protested, generally, the installation and effects of a rock curshing plant. Mr. William B. Alexander, 4560 Hornbrook Avenue, Baldwin Park, California, opposed a gravel pit being permitted to operate due to being a detriment to general welfare and health of citizens and that it would lower property values. Continued) BIB] 39589-U01 1959-U02 10-U02 12-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO117121-U03 FO117328-U03 DO117354-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 5/20/2008-U04 ROBIN-U04 REGULAR-U05 SESSION-U05 CITY-U06 CLERK-U06 1959 10 12 CC MINHÄ—@¸—?²Í«308' Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Baldwin Park City Council Carolea Fowler, 4547 North Hornbrook, Baldwin Park, Calif- ornia, questioned thezoning of the property in question.. Mrs. Marianne Johnson, 3825 North Foster, Baldwin Park, California, questioned ingress and egress on subject property and protested permission of the operation of a rock crushing plant. Mr. James Picarro, 13307 E. Los Angeles Street, Baldwin Park, California, who questioned whether the subject property had ever been a proposed freeway. The following citizens came forward and stated they were in opposition to the operation and gave their reasons for objecting. Joe Ten Berge, 13253 E. Los Angeles Street, Baldwin Park, California Constance L. Stephenson, 13321 Rockenbach, Baldwin Park, California Pearl Schoenberger, 13304 Rockenbach, Baldwin Park, Calif. Albert Gilbert, 4531 N. Hornbrook Avenue, Baldwin Park, Calif. Stanley F. Altice, 4223 N. Hornbrook, Baldwin Park, Calif. Ruth Howard, 4218 N. Hornbrook, Baldwin Park, Calif. G. L. Howard, 4218 N. Hornbrook, Baldwin Park, Calif. Sharon Dryden, 4643 Harlan, Baldwin Park, Calif. Sam J. Lupo, 4640 Norco, Baldwin Park, Calif. Mrs. Sam J. Lupo, 4640 Norco, Baldwin Park, Calif. John Gabay, 4331 N. Bresee, Baldwin Park, Calif. Mrs. Martha Seabol, 4835 Sierra Madre, Baldwin Park, Calif. W. C. Wood, 13431 E. Dunia, Baldwin Park, Calif. Glen R. Mills, 4547 N. Hornbrook,, Baldwin Park, Calif. Carolea Fowler, 4547 N. Hornbrook, Baldwin Park, Calf. Mrs. Florence Alexander, 4560 N. Hornbrook Avenue, Baldwin Park, Calif. Esther Case, 13341 E. Los Angeles, Baldwin Park, Calif. Barbara Stafford, 4444 N. Hornbrook, Baldwin Park, Calif. John G. Garth, 4217 N. Walnut, Baldwin Park, Calif. Mr. Kashare then made a short rebuttal statement after which there was questioning of applicant's witnesses and general discussing. COUNCILMAN LITTLEJOHN MOVED that this HEARING BE CONTINUED UNTIL DECEMBER 10, 1959, at 7:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, for the following reasons.... that there has been indicated a need for professional or expert advice for the number of technical problems Involved in this case; also instruct the City Clerk to prepare a transcript of tonight's hearing; and also, if necessary, to secure any professional services on the technical problems raised by tonight's pro- ceedings subject to specific approval of the City Council. COUNCILMAN HOLMES SECONDED. The motion was carried by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMAN LITTLEJOHN, HOLMES, BISHOP, WILSON AND MAYOR COLE NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE 00- At 11:50 P.M. COUNCILMAN LITTLEJOHN MOVED that a five-minute RECESS be declared. COUNCILMAN HOLMES SECONDED. There were no objections, the motion carried and was so ordered by Mayor Cole. 00- October 12, 1959 Page 4 MOTION made that this HEARING BE CONTINUED UNTIL DECEMBER 10, 1959, at 7:30 P.M. in the COUNCIL CHAMBERS. RECESS at 11:30 P.M. RECONVENED at 11:55 P.M. BIB] 39589-U01 1959-U02 10-U02 12-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO117121-U03 FO117328-U03 DO117354-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 5/20/2008-U04 ROBIN-U04 REGULAR-U05 SESSION-U05 CITY-U06 CLERK-U06 1959 10 12 CC MINHÄ—@¸—?²Í«Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Baldwin Park City Council Councilman Holmes questioned the Chief Administrative Officer as to when Council would be receiving information on the sewers from the sewer consulting firm of J. B. Hanauer & Company. Chief Administrative Officer Asmus stated he had contacted the consulting firm the past Thursday and was informed that they had been extremely busy but would have the information within ten days. Councilman Littlejohn reported that a matter of a proposed annexation to the City of Baldwin Park had apparently not been brought to the attention of the City Engineer; that it was located off Bess Avenue and Baldwin Park Blvd.; and that the people were anxious to annex to the City of Baldwin Park and interested in an M-1 zone for establishing a large lumber and window processing plant. Planning Director Teater stated that proper forms to file for annexation had been Issued but had not, as yet, been presented for action. Curbs, gutters and sidewalks would be required under the present ordinance. October 12, 1959 Page 5 J. B. HANAUER & CO., Sewer Consulting Firm, to have re- port to Council within 10 days. Proposed ANNEXATION Bess Avenue and Baldwin Park Blvd. C.A.O. and Planning Dept. to gather information and bring back to Council for action. ADJOURNMENT AT 12:05 A.M. Ahlz z4e_ Z4_~ 10 1 LYXf1 H. COLE, MAYOR THELMA L. BALKUS, CITY CLERK Chief Administrative Officer Asmus stated that the question involved here was the city's policy on curb, gutter and side- walk requirements. Mayor Cole suggested that the Chief Administrative Officer and the Planning Department get all the necessary information and bring back to the Council so they can act upon it. At 12:05 A.M. COUNCILMAN HOLMES MOVED that Council ADJOURN. COUNCILMAN BISHOP SECONDED. There were no objections, the motion carried and was so ordered by Mayor Cole. BIB] 39589-U01 1959-U02 10-U02 12-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO117121-U03 FO117328-U03 DO117354-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 5/20/2008-U04 ROBIN-U04 REGULAR-U05 SESSION-U05 CITY-U06 CLERK-U06