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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/16/1942M December 16, 1942. THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BRACH held its regular monthly meeting in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Newport Beach, California, on Wednesday evening, December 16, 1942, at 7 :80 "P.M., Chairman Hopkins presiding. Commissioners present-.Campbell,, Finch, Johnson, Seeger, ROLL CALL Hopkins, Nelson and ;Patterson... " absent:Allen and Findlay Chairman Hopkins called for consideration of the Minutes. MINUTES of November 18, 1942. Commissioner Johnson moved the Minutes be approved as written, which motion was seconded by Commissioner Nelson. Motion carried and so ordered. The Secretary reported that he had written the City Attorn- COMMUNICATIONS ey in accordance with the instructions of this body, asking him to return the file on the proposed revision of Ordinance #440 which was presented to him for re-writing several months toff -sinaeatyheis�il eawasdsoecumbvorsomce, woonldono tg`eir�t urn - ed at this time but that he would bring it down. It was re- ceived three days previously. The 'Secretary advised that the Commission had received a copy of the Master Plan of Shore Line Development for Orange and a copy of the "Economical and Industrial Survey'of Los Angeles and San Diego areas" which he stated might be helpful to as in drawing up our Master Plan. A communication received from Washington on "The Future of Transportation ". The Secretary advised that the "News Letter" oarried an.artiols on the first page entitled "What Do We Mean By Post War Plannimg." This article might also be helpful in drawing up the Master Plan. REPORT OF COM- The Committee Chairman read the report (copy of which will MITTER MOINTL be ineorpdrated in these minutes in the minute book.) The ED TO DRAW UP Committee Chairman, Commissioner Finch, then commented that A REPORT OF the report was submitted with the hope that the Commission- PROGRESS.TOWARD ers would make suggestions and would criticize it with the OUTLINING METH= thought the whole thing would simmer down into something OD WHEREBY POM that could be worked on this coming year. Commissioner WAR COMMUNITY Hopkins complimented the Committee and its Chairman on the PLAN CAN BE manner in which the report was prepared stating that it is FORMULATED FOR th th d f aki re ort as it is a definite NEWPORT BEACH e proper me o o m ng a p record. Commissioner Finch stated that this was Secretary Seeger's suggestion. Commissioner Patterson moved the report be accepted and filed, which motion Commissioner Johnson second- ed. Motion carried and so ordered. Chairman Hopkins suggested that the Committee might appreciate the ideas of the Commission as to the relative importanow of the items listed in the report. It was Commissioner Campbell's suggestion that the Commission, with the help of our City Engineer, discuss each item as to its importance and then pat each item in its correct position as agreed.apon.. After mach discussion, the importance of each item was ' agreed upon by the following motions after Chairma Hopkins had stated that the zoning ordinance was before Mi . A, B &.0 and it would be continued until completed. Secretary Seager moved the designation of the items in thi% report be changed as follows: That #6 be, changed to #2 which motion Commissioner Johnson seconded. Motion carried, so ordered. Commissioner Patterson moved that #g as shown on the report be changed to #B. This motion wgs..seoonded by Commissioner Campbell. Motion carried and so ordered. Commissioner Patterson moved that #3 be changed to #4 which motion Commissioner Johnson seconded. Motion carried and so ordered. Secretary Seeger moved that #7, namely "band Use in Ad- jacent Territory" be eliminated as #7 and be made #1 -C. Motion seconded by Commissioner Campbell, carried and so ordered. Commissioner.Patterson moved that #4 be made #5. Secretary 3eager seconded. Motion carried and so ordered. Secretary Seager moved that #5 be changed to #6 which motion Commissioner Patterson seconded. Motion carried and so ordered. Commissioner Finch moved that #8. be made #7; #9 be made #8 and #10 be made #9 which motion Secretary Seager seconded. Motion carried and so ordered. , Commissioner Finch moved that the first subject to be taken up be #2 and that the Committee be prepared to provide a speaker on the subject. Commissioner Campbell seconded. Motion carried and so ordered. Secretary Seager said that before the sabject of the report was left, he would like to make some remarks which Mr. Sam Meyers, who was present, could give to the public. Secretary Seager said it was appropriate that this Commission work on such plans at this time as practically all of the ap and com- ing communities are indulging in post war planning at this time. The 4ity Coanoil of Los Angeles are spending immense sums in working ap plans Tor post war projects. He added a plan was being formalated to create a fund of Ten Billion Dollars to be expended in this manner over a period of five sacceeding years following the war. To this, Commissioner Patterson added that a bill is being introduced already, ap- propriating One Hundred Million Dollars, Seventy give Million Dollars of which is to be used to assist citizens in the pre- paration of such plans. Before the subject was left, it was decided that on the night each subject is to be discussed, the Committee would provide a speaker conversant with the subject to address the REPORT OF Commission. =27"" Commissioner Johnson, Chairman of the Committee, report- ' ON REVIS =: ed that inasmuch as the report had been received from the City ING ORDI- Attorney just three days previous, the Committee of three who NANCE #440 had been appointed, had no report to make. Commissioner Johnson then said he believed the Committee should be instructed to 89 give this matter their serious thought and that it should be introduced at the next meeting in the form in which they would 'like to see it discussed. Commissioner Patterson made a motion that each member of the Commission be furnished with a copy of the script of the meeting held between the City Council Committee and the Committee from the Planning Commission to adjust the proposed ordinance. He added that transcript shows the differences between the Planning Commission and the City Counoil Committees. It was Chairman Hopkins' suggestion that the ordinance be taken up as a new matter as some of the things that came up at that time might now be better forgotten. He did not feel that we should be bound to consider some of these differences and added that some of the differences were only brought up to stall the ordinance.,At this point, Commissioner Patterson withdrew his motion. Chairman Hopkins requested the Committee to make its report at the next meeting. AWOURNMENT Commissioner Patterson made a motion for adjournment. motion seconded by Commissioner Campbell. Motion carried and so ordered. Realrectfmlly submit d, )�=Ws1-4- EAGER 7 ecretary