HomeMy WebLinkAboutDECEMBER 13,1971
ROLL CALL
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SISTER CITY
VISITORS
BOND ISSUE
DISCUSSION
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NAOMI AVENUE
ZONING
ADJOURNMENT
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 13, 1971
The City Council met in an adjourned regular session with the Sister
City Commission on December 13, 1971 at 7:30 p.m., in the
Conference Room of the Arcadia City Hall.
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
Councilmen Arth, Butterworth Considine, Hage, Helms
None
PRESENT: Sister City Commissioners Brodhead, Hackstedde, Libby,
Paradis, Shepherd, Gudus
ABSENT: Commissioner Pit chess
Discussion held on the forthcoming visit of Mayor and Mrs. Dimitrios
Soundris from Tripolis, Greece, and tentative arrangements were made,
however some of the activities were definite. A copy of'the revised
itinerary to be mailed to Council and the members of the Sister
City Commission (copy on file in the office of the City Clerk).
Resolutions and telegrams of welcome will be presented to Mayor
Soundris during his stay and he will be invited to sit with Council
at its regular meeting of January 4, 1972, and State and County
resolutions will be presented at this time. Personal gifts were
decided upon. These gifts to be funded from the Council Contingency
Fund.
Councilman Considine took his leave of the meeting at 8:30 p.m.
Funds from the Sister City Commission budget will be utilized for the
invitational luncheon at the Arboretum on December 28 and for the
Reception at the Chamber of Commerce office and private dinner to
follow on January 3.
Six copies of the book "My Country - USA" will be purchased by
Dorothy Richardson and mailed to the Library in Tripolis, Greece for
use by the school children there.
A "Welcome Mayor of Tripolis" banner will be displayed on Baldwin
Avenue, south of Huntington Drive. The Greek flag will also be
displayed at this location. Commissioner Paradis will make these
arrangement s.
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At 9:05 p.m. the Sister City Commission was excused.
Ways and means of financing a bond issue to be placed before the
electorate was explored. Bond Counsel, O'Melveny & Myers, are to be
contacted in this regard. The architect, Marion Varner, will be
requested to furnish specific figures on the construction and staff
will formulate figures on operating costs of the two facilities -
expanded police building and a community recreation center.
Staff was directed to place the matter of Naomi Avenue land use on
the agenda for the regular meeting of December 21 and removed from
the agenda for the adjourned regular meeting of December 16. Property
owners on Naomi Avenue are to be notified to this effect.
At 9:55 p.m. Council adjourned to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 in the Council
Chamber.
(Prepared from City Manager's notes.)
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