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Home My WebLink About03/14/1978 - Adjourned City Council MeetingRoll Call Girl Scouts Recognized Certificate of Canvass of Election Returns - ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COSTA MESA March 14, 1978 The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa met in adjourned regular session,at 7:30 p.m., March 14, 1978, in the Council Chambers -of City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, California, said meeting having been duly and regularly ordered adjourned from the regular meetingtof March 6, 1978, 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 the Reverend Donald Thurman, Costa'Mesa Nazarene Church. Council Members.Present: Hertzog, Raciti, Smallwood, McFarland Council Members Absent: Hammett Officials Present: City Manager,,City Attorney, City Clerk Ma yor Hertzog recognized Girl Scout Cadet Troop 1062 who -were in attendance at the meeting. The Clerk presented the Certificate of Canvass of the returns of the General Municipal.Election held on March 7, 1978. The Election was .held for the purpose of electing two members of the City Council for a full term of four years, and to submit a zoning meas- ure to the electors. The measure was submitted to the electors as follows:. Shall the following ordinance, "The people of Costa Mesa do ordain.that the following described land within the City of Costa Mesa shall be zoned R1 Single Family Residential District and the use thereof restricted to Single -Tamil Units: All that land in the area bounded by Bear Street on the east, Sunflower Avenue on the north, South Coast Drive on the south, and Tracts numbered 7557 and 7718 on the west (Tract 7557 and 7718 are commonly known as 'The Greenbrook Tract'); together with all that land north of the San.-Diego:Freeway'and-west of Bear Street in - eluded within the -Tentative -Map of Tract 9936 for Arne1 Development Company," be adopted? The results of said Election are as follows: .The whole number -of votes cast in said City (except -absent votes) was 23,606. The whole number of absent votes cast in said City was 138, making a total of 23;744 votes cast in said City. There were 10 candidates for the office of City Council Member of the City of Costa Mesa. The names of the persons voted for were: K. Paul Raver, Norma Hertzog, Darrilyn (Darri) J. Oliver, Arlene Schafer, G. -Godfrey Sandeen, Christopher Magee Steel, Michael D. Ellis, Thomas E. Keefer, Don Bull, and Carl N. Merkle. Norma Hertzog; having received 3,644 votes, was .elected as a member of the `City Council for a full term of four years. 1 1 1 Arlene Schafer, having received 3.,150 votes, was elected as a member of the City Council for a full term of four years. A majority of the qualified voters voting on said measure relating to zoning did vote in favor thereof, and that said proposition was car- ried, and shall be deemed adopted and ratified. Resolution 78-33 On motion by Councilman Raciti, seconded by Council - Declaring the woman Smallwood, Resolution 78-33, being A RESOLUTION Result of the OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALI- Election FORNIA, RECITING THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN SAID CITY OF COSTA MESA ON THE 7TH DAY OF MARCH, 1978, DECLARING THE RESULT THEREOF AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS ARE PROVIDED BY LAW, was adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members: Hertzog, Raciti, Smallwood, McFarland NOES: Council Members: None ABSENT: Council Members: Hammett Oaths of Office The Clerk administered the Oaths of Office to Council Administered Members Norma Hertzog and Arlene Schafer, and pre- sented Certificates of Election to each of them. Mayor Hertzog invited the newly -elected Council Mem- ber to the Council table. Call for The Clerk called for nominations for the office of Nominations Mayor. A motion was made by Councilwoman Smallwood, for Mayor nominating Ed McFarland for the office of Mayor, for a two-year term which will expire the first Tuesday after the next General Municipal Election in 1980. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Schafer, and carried unanimously. Outgoing Mayor Norma Hertzog turned the meeting over to incoming Mayor Ed McFar- land. Mary Smallwood On motion by Councilman Raciti, seconded by Council - Elected Mayor woman Schafer, and carried, Mary Smallwood was Pro Tem elected to serve as Mayor Pro Tem for a two-year term to expire the first Tuesday after the next Gen- eral Municipal Election in 1980. Introduction At this time, the Council Members introduced members of Family of their families who were in attendance at the Members meeting. Mayor McFarland thanked his fellow Council Members for selecting him to head the. Council and said he is looking forward to the challenge it repre- sents. He pledged himself to work with the other Council Members establishing goals and objectives for the betterment of the City of Costa Mesa. Adjournment At 8:00 p.m., the Mayor declared the meeting ad- journed to the fifth floor Conference Room of City Hall on March 16, 1978, at 3:30 p.m. Mayor of the City of C sta Mesa ATTEST: City Clerk of the City of Cos Mesa ADJOURNED MEETING OF.THE.CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COSTA MESA March 16, 1978 The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa met in ad- journed regular session at 3:30 p.m., March 16, 1978, in the Fifth Floor Conference Room of City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, California, said meeting hav- ing been duly and regularly ordered adjourned from the meeting of March 14, 1978, and a copy of the_ Notice of Adjournment having been posted as required by law. Roll Call Council Members Present: McFarland, Smallwood, Raciti, Hertzog, Schafer Council Members Absent: None Officials Present: City Manager, City Attorney, .Chief of Advanced Planning, City Clerk Public Present: Henry Segerstrom, with Attorney Robert Currie; Henry Roberts, with Attorney Robert Sussin; George Argyos, with Attorney Leonard Hample; Mike Paskevich; and Clarence Clarke Initiative The meeting was called to order by Mayor -McFarland Measure who announced that the topic for discussion was the property recently rezoned R1 by Initiative Measure at the March 7, 1978, City election. Henry Segerstrom, 3315 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, expressed concern that the zoning of the parcel in question was decided by two precincts which represented less than six percent of the City's population. It was subsequently pointed out that the homeowners had actually come to an unof- ficial agreement with the developers before the elec- tion which allowed for a combination.of C1 and R1 zoning. It was felt that because of the legal proce- aures involved, the Initiative Measure was obsolete by the time it was actually presented to the voters, and no longer represented the desires of the.homeowners. Discussion followed regarding the solutions available for settling the issue to the satisfaction of all con- cerned. The three major possibilitites proposed were: that the City propose another initiative; that the City accept the R1 zoning -but -grant variances to allow other development; or that the matter be resolved through litigation. Leonard Hample, attorney for George Argyros and the Arnel Development Company, ex- pressed a desire for settlement other than litigation. Robert Currie, representing the Segerstrom interests, suggested the Council consider filing another initia-, tive, and if the first Initiative were not overturned, then the legality could be questioned in the courts of law. Discussion followed on the possible alternatives to the.Initiative. Vice Mayor Smallwood expressed concern that another initiative would only be repeating the same process and felt that the responsibility for zoning should rest with the City and.not be remanded to the population at large. A proposed moritorium for the period of one year on General Plan amendments was discussed, after which the Council"and City Attorney adjourned to the Mayor's office to Executive Session at 4:35 p.m. At 5:15 p.m. Mayor McFarland reconvened the meeting, stating that although the Council disagreed with the Initiative, -they felt that they had an obligation to uphold the rezone, and if the Initiative were to be attacked in court, it would have to be by the devel- opers or land owners. Henry Segerstrom expressed regret at the possibility of entering litigation and stated that he felt that the three interests involved would file action representing their various concerns individually. George Argyros and Attorney Leonard Hample agreed stating their main concern was to pro- tect their legal rights and leave the decision to the courts. Henry Roberts expressed gratitude to the Council for taking the time to clarify the alterna- tives available. Adjournment After brief discussion, the Mayor adjourned the meet- ing at 5:25 p.m. D D Mayor of the City of Co to Mesa ATTEST: G) City Clerk of the City of Cost esa 1