Minutes 66-08-29 MINUTES OF A JOINT MEETING OF
TEE CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION
HELD
August 29, 1966
The Cypress City Council held an adjourned regular meeting on August 29,
1966, in the Cypress County Water District Building, 9471 South Walker
Street, Cypress, California, at 7:30 p.m., Mayor Frank P. Noe presiding.
PRESENT: Councilmen Bowen, Harvey, Kanel, McCarney, and Noe
ABSENT: None
Also present were City Manager/City Clerk Darrell Essex, City Attorney
James Erickson, Public Works Director Arthur Schatzeder, Planning Director
George Putnam, and members of the Cypress Planning Commission.
The Mayor then turned the meeting over to Chairman of the Planning
Commission Leo Baroldi. Chairman Baroldi called the adjourned regular
meeting of the Planning Commission to order.
PRESENT: Commissioners Borders, Holden, Smith, Worley, and Baroldi
ABSENT: Commissioners Ferreira and Hickey
COMMISSIONER FERREIRA ARRIVED AT 7:33 P.M.
The Chairman of the Commission then deferred to Councilmanic procedures for
the conduct of the balance of the meeting.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION: General
discussion was held regarding the relationship between the City Council
and Planning Commission, during which the City Attorney outlined the
duties and powers of the Planning Commission as set forth in Chapter 2
of the City Code.
CO~fi~dNICATIONS:
General discussion was held regarding the current methods of communication
between the staff, Planning Commission, and City Council.
COMMISSIONER HICKEY ARRIVED AT 8:00 P.M.
It was r~quested that the Comm~ssion be provided with copies of the
periodic Progress Reports submitted to the City Council.
REVIEW OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Following a general reviea of the development
of the City by the Planning Director, discussion was held regarding the
future development program. It was requested that a summary of the
Planning Director's report regarding the percentage of land zoned for
development in the community be submitted to members of the Council and
Commission.
ANNEXATIONS:
~ollowing a brief summary by the City Manager of potential areas adjacent
to the City subject to annexation, a general discussion was held regarding
the various methods which could be used to annex a part or all of the
adjacent unincorporated area.
Mayor Noe declared a recess at 9:20 p.m. The meeting was called back to
order at 9:25 p.m., all Councilmen and Commissioners being present.
Further discussion was held regarding the areas of potential annexation,
and it was suggested that prior to continuation of this discussion that
the City Attorney review the preliminary study relating to Parks and
Recreation.
August 29, 1966
PARK AND RECREATION STUDY: The City Attorney reviewed his preliminary
studies on the various methods which could be used to exclude the City
from the Park and Recreation District.
General discussion was held regarding the exclusion procedures as related
to annexation of unincorporated area now falling within the boundaries
of the Cypress Park and Recreation District.
At the conclusion of the discussions regarding the Park and Recreation
District, a poll was taken which indicated that a majority of the Council
and Commission favored the annexation of the entire County unincorporated
area.
MASTER PLAN OF STREET TREES: Commissioner Borders reviewed his study of
the Master Plan of Street Trees for the City and concluded that the City
Council should consider the employment of a qualified landscape architect
to prepare this type of study.
ITEMS OF MUTUAL CONCERN: Commissioner Worley requested that a review be
made of the parkway plans on the south side of Orange Avenue, west of
Holder, to allow for a cement parkway.
General discussion was held regarding the recent salary approved by the
Council for the Planning Commission members.
Following discussion of the benefit of the Joint meetings, it was moved
by Couucilman Farvey, seconded by Councilman Boweu, and unanimously carried,
that the Joint meetings be held in the future on a quarterly basis.
The staff was advised of potential traffic hazards at the corner of
Juanira and Ball and at a dead-end street of Barkley Square, which
contained a sign advertising an adjacent tract. The staff indicated that
further investigation would be made of these problems.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the City Council, it was
moved by Councilman McCarney, seconded by Councilman Kanel, and unanimously
carried, to adjourn the meeting at 10:47 p.m.
There being no further business to coma before the Commission, it was
moved by Commissioner Hickey, seconded by Commissioner Borders, and
unanimously carried, to adjourn the meeting at 10:48 p.m.
ATTEST:
ATTEST:
--S~EC'EETAR~F TI~ P~ANNING COMMISSION
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CHAIRMAN OF ~HE PLANNING COMMISSION
August 29, 1966