1957-07-10MINUTES OF MEETING OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF DAIRY CITY
July 10, 1957
An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Dairy City was called to order in the City Hall, 9352 Walker
Street, at 10 00 A M , with Mayor Van Dyke presiding.
Councilmen present. A. E. Arnold, W. J. Arrowood, T A Baroldi,
and J. Van Dyke
Councilmen absent J Van Leeuwen
City officials present. City Manager -Deputy Clerk Wesenberg,
City Clerk Olsthoorn, and City Attorney
Howell
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the reading of the minutes
of the last meeting was waived.
PLANNING COMMISSION TECHNICAL SERVICES
The possibility of obtaining technical services from the County
was brought up for discussion. Mayor Van Dyke reported that the
County may be willing to enter into a contract with the City for
technical services, providing that the City pays all fees and
that the City's land use ordinance is practically the same as
the County's. It was mentioned that technical assistance in the
City of Dairyland is provided by the City Engineer, with the
County Building Department making necessary inspections. Council-
man Arnold stated that he thought that the permitted uses in the
different zones should be comparable to those allowed in the
County. Councilman Arrowood stated that he thought that Mr
Neff should handle the matter of technical assistance Council-
man Baroldi stated that he thought that it was a matter for the
City Attorney and the Jity Engineer to settle The City Manager
stated that he had already requested the contract and that the
County is working on it Until such time as the question is
settled, the Planning Commission is suspending all planning for
the City The City Attorney stated that he had planned on
uniformity in the land use designations, but that he felt that
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certain changes should be made in the procedural terminology He
said that he had had previous discussions with the County authori-
ties on this subject and that they were now in agreement with
him He emphasized, however, that the changes in terminology
which he had in mind would have nothing; to do with technical
planning or the basic land use terminology or designations. The
matter was temporarily tabled
VESSELS GOLF COURSE AND
CLUB HOUSE VARIANCE
There followed a lengthy discussion of the County Planning '%om-
mission's recommendations with regard to this request for a
variance. Councilman Arrowood stated that, since the road be-
longs to the County, he thought that the City should approve of
the required acceleration -deceleration lanes; that he was opposed
to requiring applicant to install curbs and gutters the full
length of the property involved, he suggested that the driveway
be according to County specifications, with curbs and gutters
installed for 25 feet east and west of the driveway. Council-
man Arnold stated that he thought the curbs and gutters should be
put in because of the drainage problem which exists at that point,
that he felt that the acceleration -deceleration lanes should be
left up to the County Councilman Baroldi and Councilman Van
Dyke were opposed to the requirement of curbs and gutters. In
the matter of land dedication, it was noted that the Planning
Commission had recommended dedication for street improvement to
be made to the County, and that it should read "to the City "
It was a€,reed that the City's policy of requiring land dedica-
tions only at the time of street improvement would apply in this
case, also It was decided to postpone further discussion on
this subject until the Council could recess and repair to Katella
Avenue to survey the situation
ADMISSIONS TAX
In response to questions from the Council, the City Manager stated
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that the revenue for the 1957-58 fiscal year, exclusive of the
admissions tax, would be an estimate of ti;45,900.00 and that he
estimated that the budget would be X60,000 00, figured as closely
as possible He stated that this figure included the reserve
required to carry the City through the next eighteen months. He
estimated that the admissions tax, at 10¢ per $1.00, would amount
to at least $11,000.00 per meeting He said that the budget
included y13,000 00 for road maintenance, plus $5,000.00 from
the State for construction on roads It was brought out that,
if the tax were not imposed until next year, funds would have to
be raised by increasing the property tax rate and continuing the
business license fees on the dairies, which the Council had pro-
mised to abolish after this year. There followed a lengthy dis-
cussion of how much admissions tax should be imposed and when it
should be imposed. The Council decided to postpone any action
on the matter until all of the Councilmen were present, at which
time Mr. Frank Vessels and Hr. John Beekman should be invited to
be present
RECESS
The Council meeting was recessed at 11.45 A ;•i to give the
Councilmen an opportunity to observe the site of the proposed
Vessels golf course The meeting was re -convened at 1.20 P.M.
GOLF COURSE VARIANCE
After some further discussion, it was moved by Councilman Baroldi,
seconded by Councilman Arrowood, and unanimously carried, that
the variance be approved with the following conditions.
1 That the applicant sign an agreement, offering irrevocably
to dedicate to the City for street purposes an easement for
the right-of-way of Katella Avenue to a width of 60 feet
from the centerline thereof, extending from the west
boundary of the parking lot to the east boundary of the
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golf course Said dedication to be made without further
consideration at such time as the City Council may resolve
its intention to improve or widen Katella Avenue The
agreement which the applicant will sign is a standard Dairy
City document which will be filed with the County Building
and Road Departments.
2 The applicant shall sign an agreement with the City of
Dairy City to offer irrevocably to dedicate to the City
for street purposes an easement for the right-of-way of
Cerritos Avenue to a width of 40 feet from the centerline
thereof, extending the entire frontage. Said dedication
to be made without further consideration at such time as
the City Council may resolve its intention to improve or
widen Cerritos Avenue.
3 The applicant shall improve the entrance driveway to the
same width as Enterprise Drive and establish a suitable
closed culvert under said driveway A curved, concrete
curb shall extend ten feet east and west of the driveway
along Katella. The driveway shall be paved (asphalt) to
County standards from the property line to the existing
pavement. All improvements are to be made according to
County standards
TRAFFIC CONTROL, LINCOLN AND WALKER
Following discussion of the matter, it was moved by Councilman
Baroldi, seconded by Councilman Arrowood, and unanimously carried,
that the Council adopt a resolution requesting the State Division
of Highways to install traffic control signals at the intersection
of Lincoln Avenue and Walker Street, and, if no signal could be
installed, then the City requests a four-way stop A copy of
this resolution is to be sent to the State Division of Highways
at Los Angeles.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, it was moved by Councilman
Baroldi, seconded by Councilman :rrowood, and unanimously carried,
that the meeting be adjourned until August 5, 1957. The meeting
was adjourned at 1:35 P I4
ATTEST
Martin Olsth
July 10, 1957
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