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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJANUARY 28,1958 I RO~ ,= LICENSE I jlqb ~Jl- 0 ~ 4109 M I NUT E S CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA ADJ OURNED REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 28, 1958 Pursuant to the order of adjournment of the regular meeting of the City Council of January 21, 1958, the City Council of the City of Arcadia met in. regular adjourned session in the Council Chamber of the City Hall at 7:30 P.M. January 28, 1958. PRESENT: ABSENT: Councilmen Camphouse, Jacobi, Phillips, Reibold and Dennis None The applications for one additional cab license each for Red and lVhite Cab Company and one for the San Gabriel Yellow Cab Company had been taken under advisement at the regular meeting of January 21, 1958 pending the report of the City Manager as to the number of cabs operating in Arcadia. At said meeting Mr. LeMoyne Bailey of the Arcadia-Monrovia Valley Cab Company had objected to the granting of additional licenses; his contention being that there are a sufficient number of taxicabs operating in the City of Arcadia at the present time to adequately meet its needs. The City Manager reported that at the present time there are 30 taxicabs operating in the City of Arcadia of which the Arcadia- Monrovia Valley Cab Company operates 22 cabs, including the four approved at the January 21, 1958 Council meeting; Green and ~1hite Cab Company of Los Angeles operates 1 cab; Red and White Cab Company of South San Gabriel operates 2 cabs; and San Gabriel Yellow Cab Company of San Gabriel operates 2 cabs. Also one license each is held by Harry Erickson, Philip Hirschkoff and Fred Murset, all of Los Angeles, who operate a limousine service during the race track season. The City Manager also reported that neighboring cities queried on the matter had advised that they set no maximum on the number of cabs licensed. One city reported that if an objection is filed to an addition to number of cabs operating, the company objecting must prove to the satisfaction of the City Council that there are sufficient cabs to take care of the needs and that any additional cabs licensed would work a hardship on existina cab companies. Mr. John Popp, otvner of San Gabriel Yellow Cab Company, addressed Council, stating that the reason for the request for a license to operate one additional cab was more or less for the race track season, but that he did transport school children, particularly handicapped and blind school children; that the use of his cabs for school children was annually a matter of being accepted on bid. In answer to ~~yor Dennis' inquiry as to his percentage of business during the racing season, ~~. Popp said he thouaht approximately 50%. Mr. James Greer, owner of the Red and White Cab Company, addressed Council, stating that his primary reason for requesting a license for an additional cab was one of flexibility in order to have another cab available to operate in Arcadia when his other vehicles were in use, or unavailable. A general discussion then ensued, at which time Councilmen Camphouse, Phillips, Reibold and Mayor Dennis questioned Messrs. Popp and Greer as to ,the number of trips made each day during 1. 1-28-58 .~liO ZONE VARIANCE (Hime s Property) 73\\ SPECIAL DISTRICTS RELEASE (Officer Harrington) f',~; iZ<l...-,.... I. the racing season, and whether the granting of licenses for the additional cabs would help in alleviating transportation problems, etc. To these questions Messrs. Popp and Greer replied that calls for transportation could be handled more quickly by the extra cabs and the public would be served more expeditiously. Whereupon Councilman Camphouse moved that Council grant the request of the Red and White Cab Company and of the San Gabriel Yellow Cab Company for a license to operate one additional cab each for the year 1958. Councilman Reibold seconded the motion and it was carried unanimously. The City Manager read a request from Mr. Nate Margolin wherein he withdrew the application made in the name of Ross Himes and June Nancy Himes for a zone variance to permit the erection of an apartment house at the northwest corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Las Tunas Drive. Said zone variance had been recommended for approval by the Planning Commission and there having been an appeal registered thereon, a date for a public hearing had been set for February 18, 1958. I The City Attorney advised that the City's ordinance makes no provisions for the withdrawal of an application. He stated, however, that Mr. Margolin is presently the true party in interest and it would appear to be an idle gesture to continue with a hearing when the interested person had asked to have it withdrawn. Whereupon Councilman Phillips moved that the action of Council at its prior meeting of January 21, 1958, fixing February 18, 1958 as the date of the hearing on the appeal of interested persons from the recommendation of the Planning Commission concerning the application of Ross and June Nancy Himes be rescinded, and that the following minute resolution be adopted: "RESOLVED, that whereas Nate Margolin, the true party in interest, in the matter of the application of Ross and June Nancy Himes, for a variance affecting the property therein described, has requested that the application for a variance theretofore filed be withdrat<n, that the proceedings relative thereto be and the same are hereby terminated." Councilman Camphouse seconded the motion and it was carried unanimously. The City Attorney stated that he had recommended this adjourned meeting be held in the event the Engineer's office reported the advisability of withdrawing any special districts, which would have had to be done by January 31, 1958; that investigation revealed that the remaining special districts in Arcadia, other than those established by the City, are technical only, involving streets with no assessed valuation; and that accordingly there are none to be withdrawn. I The City Attorney advised the Council that Officer Paul Harrington was injured in an automobile accident on December 5, 1957, while investigating a fallen tree limb in the street, when the other party struck the patrol unit in the rear, causing $126.39 damage to the City vehicle. Officer Harrington has recovered from his injuries and the insurance company has offered to settle the case for $575.00 for the personal injury and $126.39 for city property damage. The City is entitled to the $126.39 property damage, and $55.00 of the $575.00 for wages paid Officer Harrington while he was away from work. Worlcrnen's Compensation is entitled to $95.00 for medical payments paid by the fund; this is in accordance with provisions of the Labor Code. He then recommended that the Council authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute releases in behalf of the City upon a release form submitted by the insurance company and approved by the City Attorney. 2. 1-28-58 WILDERNESS AREA 1/;,. 3W fJ'of' BALDWIN AVE. I FIRE STATION :171 Nsf COMMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL COUNCILMEN (Library) II::,~:~-:0 (Water for Sierra Madre) ,~:,;,,, /\is!' (Beauti- fication) (ORD. 990) ',j 1J<f" (Solicitation) I (Lighting at Colorado) ADJOURNMENT '.1'1; r f11.1i. Councilman Reibold moved that the recommendation of the City Attorney be accepted and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign the releases upon the terms outlined above. Motion seconded by Councilman Camphouse and carried unanimously. The City Attorney remarked that the City had received the resolution of Monrovia consenting to the detachment of the Wilderness Area, and that at the next regular meeting the resolution setting the Hearing on the Annexation would be ready, making the effective date around June 1st. Mayor Dennis inquired of the City Engineer whether many people had taken out plans on the Baldwin Avenue fire station, to which the City Engineer replied that to date there had been five. Mayor Dennis inquired if anyone in the audience desired to be heard. There being no one, he called upon the individual council- men for their comments: Councilman Camphouse made a progress report regarding the Public Library situation, to wit: that a letter had been received from Dexter Jones, Chairman of the Library Committee, stating that they were making progress; that the questionnaire sent to representative cities regarding certain final phases of the problem should be back by February 7th; that all preliminary work as far as field investigation in Arcadia is concerned has been done; that he had informed the Library Board that should the report be received between scheduled library board meetings that a special meeting be called. Also that Miss Clark stated that she had been making considerable progress in trying to alleviate the problem pertaining to the book situation for junior and senior high students. The City Attorney, in answer to the Mayor's query, advised that the contract for the use of Arcadia water by the City of Sierra Madre had been drawn and sent to Sierra Madre and should be presented to the Council shortly. The City Engineer advised that planting was progressing on Santa Anita and Colorado; that the sprinkler system on Colorado was not yet completed; that the sun dial (in answer to Councilman Reibold's query) was expected this week. Councilman Reibold mentioned that the committee to which he had been assigned was meeting with the people who wanted to protest Ordinance 990 on January 29th at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers. Councilman Camphouse commented that he thought the carrying of identification cards by solicitors was being well received by the public, particularly being tested that evening, it being the Mothers' March for Polio. Mayor Dennis commented that because there were no lights on the barricades on Colorado Boulevard he had almost been part of a six car accident. The City Manager stated that he would check on the matter; however, that the race track people had agreed to buy and install at key spots neon flashing lights; that the police department and traffic men are determining the number necessary and they will be installed shortly. Motion by Councilman Camphouse, seconded and unanimously carried that the meetin Phillips ATTEST: ~ke,~/&~ City Clerk , , -28- 'i8