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Home My WebLink About1961 03 27 CC MIN1961 03 27 CC MINHÄ—@¸—BàÍ«ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE BALDNIN PARK CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER) 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. Planning Director Mansfield led the salute to the flag. Roll Call: Present: COUNCILMEN BISHOP, BLOXHAM, HOLMES, LITTLEJOHN AND MAYOR COLE Absent: ACTING CITY ATTORNEY FLANDRICK, CITY ENGINEER YOUNG AND CITY TREASURER PUGH Also Present: CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ASMUS, PLANNING DIRECTOR MANSFIELD AND CITY CLERK BALKUS At the request of Mayor Cole, City Clerk Balkus read Ordinance No. 177 by title as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 177 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDNIN PARK AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE SAID CITY TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF DALE- WOOD STREET AND BALDNIN PARK BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF BALDNIN PARK, CALIFORNIA, FROM R-3 TO M-I IN ZONE CHANGE CASE NO. Z-28" COUNCILMAN BISHOP MOVED THAT FURTHER READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 177 BE WAIVED AND THAT IT PASS SECOND READING AND BE ADOPTED, COUNCILMAN LITTLEJOHN SECONDED. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN BISHOP, LITTLEJOHN, BLOXHAM, HOLMES AND MAYOR COLE NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE MARCH 27, 1961 FLAG SALUTE ROLL CALL ORD. NO. 177 RE AMENDING ZON- ING MAP OF CITY TO CHANGE ZONING OF PROPERTY LO- CATED ON SOUTH- WESTERLY CORNER OF DALEWOOD ST. & B. PK. BLVD. FROM R-3 TO M-I IN ZONE CHANGE CASE NO. Z-28. FURTHER READING WAIVED, PASSED SECOND READING & ADOPTED. At the request of Mayor Cole, City Clerk Balkus read Resolu- RES. NO. 61-34-A tion No. 61-34-A by title as follows: RE ADOPTING MAP NO. V-60-1 SHOWING LOCATION & PARTI- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CULARS AS TO VACA- CITY OF BALDNIN PARK ADOPTING MAP NO. TION OF PORTIONS V-60-1 SHOWING THE LOCATION AND PARTICU- OF TR. NO. 15308 LARS AS TO THE VACATION OF PORTIONS OF DESIGNATED AS TRACT NO. 15308 DESIGNATED AS FUTURE FUTURE STREETS. STREETS" COUNCILMAN HOLMES MOVED THAT RESOLUTION NO. 61-34-A BE ADOPTED. ADOPTED. COUNCILMAN BISHOP SECONDED. The motion carried by the follow- ing vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN HOLMES, BISHOP, BLOXHAM, LITTLEJOHN AND MAYOR COLE NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE BIB] 39597-U01 1961-U02 03-U02 27-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO9994-U03 FO115490-U03 DO117375-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 5/21/2008-U04 ROBIN-U04 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06 1961 03 27 CC MINHÄ—@¸—BàÍ«Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Baldwin Park City Council Chief Administrative Officer Asmus presented a request for an allocation not to exceed $2,400.00. for the purchase of legal books and reports required by the City Attorney, being: I set California Jurisprudence used), complete set of State Reports, including the California Reports and California Appellate Re- ports used), complete set 20 volumes) McQuillan's Law of Municipal Corporations new), Sheppard's Citator,(new), Metzen- baum on Zoning 3 volumes) and the current set. of West's Digest to be brought up to date. He further stated that this alloca- tion will provide a basic library which will be supplemented as time goes on, but that future requests would be for minor items. Discussion followed. COUNCILMAN BISHOP MOVED THAT COUNCIL CONCUR WITH THE RECOM- MENDATIONS OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND THAT AN ALLOCATION, NOT TO EXCEED $2,400.00, BE APPROVED FOR THE PUR- CHASE OF VARIOUS BOOKS FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY. COUNCILMAN BLOXHAM SECONDED. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN BISHOP, BLOXHAM, NOES: ABSENT: HOLMES, LITTLEJOHN AND MAYOR COLE NONE NONE 00- Chief Administrative Officer Asmus presented the matter of em- ployment of an Assistant Chief Administrative Officer wherein he stated that 33 candidates had applied for the position, 26 definitely qualified, 15 appeared, 5 passed the written exam- ination, and I passed the oral examination; that the individual that was selected will not accept the position except at a salary of $738.00 per month; that this person is highly qualified especially from the standpoint of a finance background, and can capably fill the position in the Finance Department; that this person has served, for the past four years, as one of the city accountants for the City of Fresno; being third from the top, with Department Head status; that this person is presently re- ceiving a salary of $724.00 per month, which-the City of Fresno has recently offered to increase to $810.00 per month; that this person indicated he is quite anxious to become established in a smaller city In an administrative capacity; that our salary schedule for this position is $607.00 to $738.00 per month. Considerable discussion followed wherein Chief Administrative Officer Asmus stated that the individual under discussion was thoroughly familiar with the 1911 Acts. City Clerk Balkus administered the oath to those In the audience desiring to be heard during the meeting. Mr. Charles A. Spooler, 14083 East Olive, Baldwin Park, ques- tioned what the official capacity of this individual would be, and if the Chief Administrative Officer couldn't handle those duties and responsibilities. Discussion ensued wherein Mayor Cole clarified the filling of this position, in that it was not a new position, but one left vacant by the resignation of the former Assistant Chief Adminis- trative Officer. COUNCILMAN LITTLEJOHN MOVED THAT THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER BE AUTHORIZED TO HIRE, WITHIN THE SALARY RANGE AS SET BY THE COUNCIL, FOR THE POSITION OF FINANCE DIRECTOR, USING DISCRETION RELATIVE TO THE STARTING STEP. COUNCIL- MAN BLOXHAM SECONDED. The motion carried by the following vote: March 27, 1961 Page 2 REQUEST FOR ALLO- CATION FOR LEGAL BOOKS & REPORTS REQUIRED BY CITY ATTORNEY. MOTION MADE AND CARRIED THAT COUNCIL CONCUR WITH RECOMMENDA- TIONS OF C.A.O. & THAT AN ALLOCA- TION NOT TO EXCEED $2400.00 BE AP- PROVED FOR PURCHASE OF VARIOUS BOOKS FOR CITY ATTORNEY. EMPLOYMENT OF AN ASSISTANT C.A.O. Report by C.A.O. Asmus. OATH ADMINISTERED BY CITY CLERK BALKUS MR. CHAS. A. SPOOLER, 14083 E. Olive Street, Baldwin Park Re official capa- city of Asst. C.A.O. MOTION MADE AND CARRIED THAT C.A.O. BE AUTHORIZED TO HIRE, WITHIN SAL- ARY RANGE AS SET BY THE COUNCIL, Continued) Continued) BIB] 39597-U01 1961-U02 03-U02 27-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO9994-U03 FO115490-U03 DO117375-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 5/21/2008-U04 ROBIN-U04 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06 1961 03 27 CC MINHÄ—@¸—BàÍ«109 Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Baldwin Park City Council AYES: COUNCILMEN LITTLEJOHN, BLOXHAM, BISHOP, HOLMES AND MAYOR COLE NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE 00- Mayor Cole announced that it was now the time and place for public hearing on the proposed Master Plan of the Baldwin Park area. City Clerk Balkus stated that the required publications, mail- ings and postings had been accomplished. Planning Director Mansfield in presenting a resume of the find- ings of the Planning Commission, as set forth in Planning Com- mission Resolution No. 630, stated that the State Planning Law of the Government Code of California provides that each Planning Commission shall prepare and adopt, a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the city and any land outside its boundaries which bears relations to its plan- ing; that the Planning Commission, after two public hearings, wherein careful consideration was given to all oral and written communications offered as fact or opinions by the general public, did adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 630, regarding the adoption of a general comprehensive plan for the City of Baldwin Park and its surrounding area, which includes the following elements: 1) A Land Use Element which designates the proposed general distribution and general location and extent of the uses of the land for housing, business, industry, recreation, educa- tion, public buildings and grounds, and other appropriate categ- ories of public and private uses of land including standards of population density and building intensity related thereto 2) A Circulation Element showing the general location and extent of vehicular arterial routes and appurtenances, transportation and routes, and appurtenances including proposed standards for the width, grade and treatment thereof. Mr. Mansfield further stated that the Circulation Element has been modified to in- clude: 1) Arrow Highway between Sierra Madre Boulevard and Live Oak-Rivergrade Road from the major to a secondary highway 2) Rivergrade Road between Live Oak-Arrow Highway and San Bernardino Freeway from a major to a secondary highway 3) Sierra Madre extended as a proposed major highway north of Live Oak to Arrow Highway 4) Puente Avenue between San Bernardino Freeway and Root Street from a major to a secondary highway, Puente Avenge between Root Street and Ramona Boulevard from a major highway to a local street 5) Vineland Avenue between San Bernardino Freeway and Badillo Street from a secondary high- way to a traffic collector street, Vineland Avenue extended as a proposed traffic collector between Badillo Street and Ramona Boulevard, Vineland Avenue south of the San Bernardino Freeway from a secondary highway to a local street 6) Syracuse Avenue between San Bernardino Freeway and Ramona Boulevard from a local to a traffic collector street 7) Frazier Street between Francisquito and Foster Avenues from a traffic collector to a secondary highway; that all traffic collector streets originally shown on the General Plan Map have remained unchanged; that Land Use Element changes included: I) neighborhood commercial on north Maine Avenue 2) high density residential on north Maine Avenue north of Olive Avenue 3) low density residential north of Olive Avenue and west of Stewart Avenue 4) commercial manu- facturing irr the vicinity of Dalewood, San Bernardino Freeway and Puente Avenue 5) high density residential to the southeast of Judith Street 6) industrial land use areas outside City of Baldwin Park shown with overlay horizontal color line 7) neigh- borhood recreation area shown west side of Big Dalton Wash west of Dexter Street 8) legend modified to reflect changes. March 27, 1961 Page 3 FOR POSITION OF FINANCE DIRECTOR, USING DISCRETION RE THE STARTING STEP. PUBLIC HEARING 8 P.M. RE PROPOSED MASTER PLAN OF BALDJf i N PARK AREA. Resume of P. C. Res. No. 630 pre- sented by Planning Director Mansfield. Modifications of Circulation Ele- ment & Land Use Element. Continued) BIB] 39597-U01 1961-U02 03-U02 27-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO9994-U03 FO115490-U03 DO117375-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 5/21/2008-U04 ROBIN-U04 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06 1961 03 27 CC MINHÄ—@¸—BàÍ«IV) Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Baldwin Park City Council Mr. Arthur M. Shatz of Simon Eisner and Associates, Planning Consultants, 1414 Fair Oaks Avenue, South Pasadena, California, was introduced by Planning Director Mansfield. Mr. Shatz pre- sented a summarization of the two years' work wherein he stated that thits general plan does not propose any changes in the Zon- ing Ordinance; that the General Plan is a comprehensive document which deals with all the physical manifestations of the activi- ties of the community, and Indicates that, somewhere within the general-area, there is a potential for medium and high density residential uses; wherein he explained the markings and colorings on the General Plan Map,as viewed by all in attendance, and what they designated. He further stated that there is another docu- ment which forms part of the General Plan, being a report which spells out, in detail, what these proposals are, how they were arrived at, and how they can be put to use in Baldwin Park. Mr. Edwin Elko, 13057 East Bess Avenue, Baldwin Park, stated that he felt the estimate in population increase fell short"; wherein he wondered why, particularly in his area, the zoning was downward", in that, at one time, it was R-3 and now is R-1; that it was his feeling their zoning would be taken away from them. Mr. Shatz explained that this plan says that, under the given proposed standards of development, that the land, under those conditions, can hold 58,000 people, but that there is nothing to prevent future changes in land development and usage; and this plan does not take away anyone's rights that now exist under zoning, and that one will always have the security of the zoning ordinance; that the General Plan indicates to the appli- cant, to the Planning Commission, and to the City, what Is the best use of the land; wherein he cited examples to further clari- fy the point of issue as raised by Mr. Elko. Considerable discussion followed-wherein a gentleman in the audience, Mr. Earhart, by name, questioned the cost of this plan, and objected to the downgrading" of property In Baldwin Park, with the suggestion that the City go back to the County planning; wherein Mrs. June Meyer questioned regarding the proper placement for a hospital, rest home, etc.; wherein Mr. Ray Walker questioned why there were three different colors on a particular portion of land; wherein Mr. Warren Henry questioned regarding C" zoning in the area of Francisquito and Baldwin Park Boulevard; wherein Mr. Heglin questioned in what zone a hospital would be allowed and queried about the requirements of a buffer zone and M" zoning; wherein Mrs. Marianne Johnson queried as to what plans have been made for future shopping of a doubly Increased population, and what is going to support the people of the city tax-.wise; wherein Mr. D. W. Asquith questioned whether this proposed plan would be put to a vote of the people, how much this proposed plan has cost the City, and expressed the feeling that this plan was not one desired by the people as a whole; wherein Mrs. Lucille Barnes questioned regarding noti- fication of property owners In the event of zone changes, parti- cularly In the area of Joanbridge and Sleeker Streets; wherein Mr. Frank Seymour stated that all will benefit if large indus- tries can be attracted to the City, and will lessen the burden the citizens carry...that if we are going to grow, we have to give a little and take a little"; Wherein Mr. Clarence Graham stated that this proposed Master Plan is a good street map" but he could not see where it would help Baldwin Park, and that the plan is all theory", not having a set pattern; where- in Mr. Charles A. Spooler expressed the opinion that this pro- posed plan, as such, has not solved any of our problems, and questioned if there is a definite program being considered for the establishment of a creditable shopping center, and also questioned regarding the installation of sewers; wherein Mr. Paul Cook, an industrial builder, questioned regarding zoning for In- Continued) March 27, 1961 Page 4 MR. ARTHUR M, SHATZ OF SIMON EISNER & ASSOC. Presented summari- zation of two years' work on General Plan, offering defini- tion, clarifica- tion and elabora- tion. MR. EDWIN ELKO 13057 E. Bess Baldwin Park Questioned re population in- crease and down- ward" zoning. Explanation by Mr. Shatz. DISCUSSION AND OPINIONS. BIB] 39597-U01 1961-U02 03-U02 27-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO9994-U03 FO115490-U03 DO117375-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 5/21/2008-U04 ROBIN-U04 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06 1961 03 27 CC MINHÄ—@¸—BàÍ«Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Baldwin Park City Council March 27, 1961 Page 5 dustrial uses; wherein Mr. Vogen, who formerly lived In Germany, questioned why his taxes should increase because he fixed up his home; wherein Mrs. Alberta Murray questioned if a park is pro- posed for property on Heintz Street, and what was proposed for usage of the back portions of the property on this street; where- in W. Spooler questioned if this proposed plan Is adopted, could future administrations modify it; wherein Mr. Elko stated that he has lived here since'1,946, and that it was his feeling the City does not need a Master Plan, that there is no problem that cannot be handled by the Planning Commission and the City Council; wherein the matter of a proposed parking district was discussed; wherein the matter of traffic routing through the business district was discussed; wherein Mr. Jack Kerns questioned whether the proposed parking district depended on the removal of the Pacific Electric tracks; wherein Mr. Shatz answered the questions presented by those in attendance, elaborating on the many facets of the pro- posed plan for further clarification; wherein members of Council endeavored to explain the need for such a plan for the future development of the City; wherein those in attendance were informed that copies of this report are available for their perusal. Mayor Cole thanked the people in the audience for attending and EXPRESSION OF extended gratitude to Mr. Shatz for his presentation and clarifi- THANKS TO THOSE cation of the proposed Master Plan for the City of Baldwin Park. IN ATTENDANCE & TO MR. SHATZ FOR HIS PRESENTATION. It was the suggestion of Councilman Littlejohn that another meeting be held for further discussion and study of this pro- posed Master Plan before final action is taken. COUNCILMAN LITTLEJOHN MOVED THAT THIS PUBLIC HEARING BE CON- TINUED UNTIL MAY 29, 1961, MONDAY, AT 8:00 O'CLOCK P.M., FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURTHER STUDYING AND DISCUSSING THE MASTER PLAN AS PROPOSED FOR THE CITY OF BALDNIN PARK. COUNCILMAN HOLMES SECONDED. There were no objections, the motion carried and was so ordered by Mayor Cole. AT 11:16 P.M. COUNCILMAN LITTLEJOHN MOVED THAT COUNCIL ADJOURN TO MONDAY, MAY 29, 1961, AT 8:00 O'CLOCK P.M., IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY HALL. COUNCILMAN BISHOP SECONDED. The motion carried and was so ordered by Mayor Cole. Suggestion that another meeting be held made by Councilman Little- John. MOTION MADE AND CARRIED THAT THIS PUBLIC HEARING BE CONTINUED UNTIL MAY 29, 1961, MONDAY, AT 8 P.M. FOR PURPOSE OF FURTHER STUDYING & DISCUSSION OF THE MASTER PLAN AS PROPOSED FOR CITY OF BALDNIN PARK. ADJOURNMENT AT 11:16 P.M. TO MONDAY, MAY 29, 1961, AT 8 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAM- BERS OF CITY HALL. THELMA L. BALKUS, CITY CLERK APPROVED: 1961 BIB] 39597-U01 1961-U02 03-U02 27-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO9994-U03 FO115490-U03 DO117375-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 5/21/2008-U04 ROBIN-U04 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06