HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/14/1974 - Adjourned City Council MeetingADJOURNED MEETING..OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF COSTA MESA
February 14, 1974
.The following -persons offered.comments.and.recommenda
tions: Robert -S. Gardner;.823 West_Balboa..Boulevard.,
Balboa,; --Ken Denny,..Western Oil and Gas..Association
representative;.Donald E. Smallwood,..366 San Miguel
.Drive,_ Newport Reach; --Dale Secord, 324.East 20th Street,
Costa.Mesa;. Ann Mound;.3128 Country Club Drive, Costa
Mesa; Eugene Bergeron., representing Costa.Mesa Chamber
of Commerce; Verlyn Marth,:3197 Cape.Ver.de Place, Costa
Mesa; Jerry.Jackson,..representing.Sign Users.Council,
311 North..No.rmandi.e Avenue, Los Angeles; Chris Blank,
2076 Phalarope Court., Costa Mesa; Bill Hoffman, -2300.
Newport.Boulevard, Costa Mesa; Ne l:Olsen,.representing.
Security -Pacific National:.Bank; Al.Matthews, 557.West
19th Street,.Costa._Mesa; Russ Newberg,.representing Don
Quixote.Motel; Dave G.arrison,.representing Carl's
Junior-.Restaurants;..J. J. Brown, representing Colony
Kitchens,.Costa.Mesa;..John.Lee.of..Lee..Electric Sign
Company;.Howard..C._Shoup,.;_representing_Bel_Con.go Motel;..-.
Mike-Wills;-Ed_Schwartz;-Merle Kavanaugh,..r.epresenting..
'Edwards=Theaters, and Sharon Mash, 1054 Tulare Drive,
Costa Mesa.
Vice Mayor.Jordan Vice Mayor Jo.r.dan left.the..meeting at 8:45 p.m., and
Leaves returned at 8:53 p.m.
...The City -Council -of the City of Costa Mesa, California,
met in..adj.ourned sess.ion..a.t 7:30'p.m.,.February 14, 1974,
in the City Hall, 77.Fair Drive,_Costa Mesa, said meet-
ing,having.been duly'and:regularly ordered adjourned
from the.adjourned meeting of February 5, 1974, and a
copy of_the.Notice:.of Adjournment Having been posted
as `required by .law.
The meeting was -called to.order.by the Mayor, followed
by the_.Pledge..of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation
by Councilman Wilson..
Roll Call
Councilmen.Present:; Hammett,.Jordan, Pinkley, Wilson,
Councilmen -Absent: Raciti
Officials -.Present,: City. Manager, City Attorney,
Director of Planning, Advance
Planning Chief, City Clerk
Public Hearing
Public,.hearing was.continued from the.adj.ourned Council.
Sign Ordinance
meeting of.February_5, 1974, to consider the proposed
sign ordinance...--The.Mayor stated that he wished --a fair.
hearing-to--be.-accomplished-,and everyone present would
be given, the .opportunity. to be heard, and the meeting
proceeded with these rules..
Councilman Raciti
Councilman Raciti entered and.took 'his -place at the
Arrives
Council table at 7:5.0 -p.m.
From the comments:.by the..representatives.o.f various.
-groups and from businessmen.in the area -and. -private
citizens, it.was..apparent that there were discrepancies
in certain sections of the proposed.-.ordinance.in.that
in some -of -the tables thereof present signs.conformed,
but.in.others they .could.be considered -illegal. It was
suggested.that amendments be made to bring all tables
in the -ordinance. -into -line, and -consideration be given
to -the amortization period allowable.
.The following -persons offered.comments.and.recommenda
tions: Robert -S. Gardner;.823 West_Balboa..Boulevard.,
Balboa,; --Ken Denny,..Western Oil and Gas..Association
representative;.Donald E. Smallwood,..366 San Miguel
.Drive,_ Newport Reach; --Dale Secord, 324.East 20th Street,
Costa.Mesa;. Ann Mound;.3128 Country Club Drive, Costa
Mesa; Eugene Bergeron., representing Costa.Mesa Chamber
of Commerce; Verlyn Marth,:3197 Cape.Ver.de Place, Costa
Mesa; Jerry.Jackson,..representing.Sign Users.Council,
311 North..No.rmandi.e Avenue, Los Angeles; Chris Blank,
2076 Phalarope Court., Costa Mesa; Bill Hoffman, -2300.
Newport.Boulevard, Costa Mesa; Ne l:Olsen,.representing.
Security -Pacific National:.Bank; Al.Matthews, 557.West
19th Street,.Costa._Mesa; Russ Newberg,.representing Don
Quixote.Motel; Dave G.arrison,.representing Carl's
Junior-.Restaurants;..J. J. Brown, representing Colony
Kitchens,.Costa.Mesa;..John.Lee.of..Lee..Electric Sign
Company;.Howard..C._Shoup,.;_representing_Bel_Con.go Motel;..-.
Mike-Wills;-Ed_Schwartz;-Merle Kavanaugh,..r.epresenting..
'Edwards=Theaters, and Sharon Mash, 1054 Tulare Drive,
Costa Mesa.
Vice Mayor.Jordan Vice Mayor Jo.r.dan left.the..meeting at 8:45 p.m., and
Leaves returned at 8:53 p.m.
Amendments -to
Some comments frot.members_of the audience.were.that
Proposed Sign
comparatively_:s.evere hardships would be placed on
Ordinance
them if:_certain.amendments.wereinot considered. The
Council.assured.the audience that all comments would
be considered carefully.
Recess
The Mayor -:.declared -a: -recess at 9:30.p.m.; and,the
meeting reconvened at 9:40 p..m.
Councilman.Wi'lson
Councilman Wilson left the meeting at.10:45 p.m.
Leaves
Closing -of
On motion.by:._.Councilinan_Pinkley, seconded -by Councilman
Public Hearing,
Raciti, aizd.carried, Coiincilman:.Wilson_.absent, the
-public.h'aring.:for.the..proposed_s.ign ordinance was.
clo,sed..and_further...discussion:.continued_to a study.ses-
.sion to be.held.-on.:Monday, February -18, 1974, at 7:30
p.m. in;the Council Chambers.
Adjournment
The Mayor declared the meeting adjourned at 11:45 p.m.
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