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Home My WebLink About06/20/1966 - Adjourned Regular MeetingIndex laudget hrg CA -101 Genl Sery • Y.Z.F. CA -46 Genl Sery CA -101 u CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCILMEN Volume 19 - Page 334 Minutes of ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNC ; Date of Meeting: une 20, 1966 �° y g�- - c A"c °1C Time of Meeting: 7:30 P. M. p 0 m o x X X tm ..a X X1 Roll Call: Present x x x x x Mayor Gruber opened the continued public hearing in connection with the Preliminary Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year 1966 -67. Mayor Gruber inquired whether anyone in the audience wished to speak. Mr. R. B. Pegram, representing John Houch, Eugene Huston, Judge Kenneth White (residents of West Newport), spoke from the audience in connection with the proposed parking lot in West Newport. It was decided that the regular order of the Budget hearing would be followed, and Mr. Pegram would speak further when the subject item came up later in the meeting. 1. General Services Budget - Administrative, Activity Motion No. 3100, as proposed, was approved. Ayes x x x x x 2. The City Manager recommended that the previous action to have the Y. E. P. 's furnish their own uniform be rescinded because the City has a supply of used uniforms which could be used again this year. i The City Manager was instructed to supply the Motion x uniforms the City has on hand to Y. E. P. 's, to be Ayes x x x x x handled at his discretion. 3. The General Services -Field Maintenance Budget, Motion x Activity No. 3300, as proposed, was approved. Ayes x x x x x 4. The General Services- Traffic Signs & Markings Budget, Activity No. 3600, as proposed, was Motion x approved. Ayes x x x x x 5. The General Services - Refuse, Activity No. 5000, was considered. Jake Mynderse, Director of General Services, spoke from the audience. Director Mynderse was commended for the fine job his department was doing. The General Services - Refuse, Activity No. 5000, as Motion x proposed, was approved. Ayes x x x x x 6. The General Services - Equipment Maintenance, Motion x Activity No. 5200, as proposed, was approved. Ayes x x x x x 7. The Parks, Beaches & Recreation - Administrative Budget, Activity No. 7500, as proposed, was Motion x approved. Ayes x x x x x 0 ATPEST:�Q ep ty City Clerk Page 334 . i x X X tm ..a X X1 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCILMEN Volume 19 - Page 335 s " m m o y m° p 2 r m o o Index F Cc .r 8. Brief consideration was given to the Park & Recreation Fund Summary. 9. The Parks, Beaches & Recreation- Recreation Budget, Activity No. 7600, was considered. Cal Stewart, Director of Parks, Beaches & Recreation, spoke from the audience. The Parks, Beaches & Recreation- Recreation Budget, Motion x Activity No. 7600, as proposed, was approved. Ayes x x x x x x x 10. The Parks, Beaches & Recreation - Parks, Parkways, etc. Budget, Activity No. 7700, was considered. Director Stewart spoke from the audience regarding concrete benches without backs to be used to replace advertising benches around the City. A discussion was had. It was the concensus of the Council that there were certain places where benches with backs should be used. The staff was directed to exercise judgment as to Motion x whether or not the benches should have backs. Ayes x x x x x x x The Parks, Beaches & Recreation- Parks, Parkways, i etc. Budget, Activity No. 7700, as proposed, was Motion x approved. Ayes x x x x x x x 11. The Parks, Beaches & Recreation, Recreation -Self Supporting Budget, Activity No. 7800, was considered. Director Stewart spoke from the audience in reference to the proposed surfing program. Councilman Marshall made a motion to approve the Motion x Parks, Beaches & Recreation- Recreation -Self Supporting Budget, Activity No. 7800. John Horner spoke from the audience regarding the surfboards in connection with the proposed surfing program, and also requested the Council to move up the item concerning the parking lot in West Newport because of the great number of interested people in the audience. A vote was taken on Councilman Marshall's motion, Ayes x x x x x x which motion carried. Noes x P 7MP 12. With agreement of the Council, Item 1 under Miscellaneous Projects & Studies of Capital Improve- ment Projects, being the proposed construction of parking lot in West Newport adjacent to Seashore Drive between Orange Street and Olive Street, was considered. - Adyor ATTEST:- ' � Dep City Clerk Cl page 335 . Index June 20, 1966 • E CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCILMEN Volume 19 - Page 336 The Deputy City Clerk stated that letters had been received regarding the proposed parking lot in additior to the letters presented at the opening of the hearing on June 13, 1966. Letters in favor of the proposed West Newport parking lot were received in the City Clerk's office from the following: Bart Amendela, Bart's Texaco, 7100 W. Coast Highway; Mary T. C. Julian, owner of Sea Horse Beachwear, 209 61st Street Reynold Trentine, owner of Ribiera Barber Shop, 207 61st Street; John and Mayme Plemmons, owners of the Hacienda Dinner House and The Newport Shores Motel, 6600 Coast Highway; Robert R. Romer, TraveLodge, 6208 West Coast Highway; R. M. Bowsen, Pine Knot Motel, 6302 W. Coast Highway; William Randol, D. V. M., Balboa Animal Hospital, 6904 Coast Highway E. Gangi, Gangi Bilt Homes, resident, home owner and business man in West Newport; Thomas Parrish, owner of Ro -Par Corporation, 6208 West Coast Highway; David Walker, Walker's Newport Shores Meats, 205 61st Street; and William M. Hall, Trade Winds Liquor, 6710 W. Coast Highway; Ralph Anderson, M.D., owner of the Newport Channel Inn, 6030 W. Coast Highway; Ernesto Hevia, owner of Ernesto's Flamenco; Nick Karamanos, owner of Surf & Sirloin Restaurant, 5930 Pacific Coast Highway; John Bazacas, Milo Health Club, 206 Walnut Street. Mrs. Audrey Ramskow, regarding lack of restroom facilities for area of proposed parking lot; John Horner, opposing parking lot; and R. B. Pegram (also representing Col. C. Woods), requesting this item be dropped from the Budget; spoke from the audience. Robert Roner spoke from the audience stating that he would not like to see this project dropped completely, but the widening of Seashore Drive, more police patrol of the area and more attention to cleanliness and other improvements of the area should be considered in conjunction with a parking lot. Herb Whitley, Frank Polizzi, W. R. Hudson, Lawrence Alper, Dr. Turbow and John Shay spoke from the audience opposing the proposed park- ing lot. A discussion was had. The matter of beautification of the area was dis- cussed. Director Cal Stewart spoke from the audience. The City Manager stated that the staff would make further study of beautification of the area and report back. Councilman' Cook made the motion that there would be no parking lot in the area of the R -2 District as discussed, which motion waq ' dr wn 1910yor ATTEST Deputy City Clerk Page 336 Index Librsry • 10 0 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCILMEN Volume 19 - Page 337 1966 The Council agreed that it did not intend to provide in the 1966 -67 fiscal year a parking lot between Orange and Olive Streets and between Seashore Drive and the Pacific Coast Highway. RECESS for ten minutes was declared by Mayor Gruber. The Council reconvened with all members present. 13. Item '1 under Library Fund, Capital Improvement Projects, was considered. A letter from the Bds� rd•pfaLAb.:r ry Trustees regard- ing the shortage of space in the Corona del Mar and Balboa Libraries was presented. Mrs. T.1! Duncdn Stewart and William Coleman spoke from the audience. The City Manager stated that the staff would make further study of the matter and report back at the next meeting. Grace Valle - Riestra spoke from the audience regarding the alleys in Corona del Mar. The public hearing in connection with the Preliminary Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year 1966 -67 was continued to 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 22, 1966. The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 P.M. to Wednesday, June 22, 1966, at 2 :00 P. M. ATTEST: Dep�y Cittyy Cle-rk � 9 i cc*. r Page 337 Motion Ayes Ixlxlxlxlx Motion x Ayes xxx xx Motion x Aye s x x x x x x X