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Home My WebLink About08/12/1968 - Regular Meetingr =ndex qW Seafoam Drive Vacation Johnson Appeal Var. 942 0 1:1 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Volume 22 - Page 25 Minutes of REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Date of Meeting: August 12, 1968 Time of Meeting: 7:30 P. M. Place of Meeting: Council Chambers Roll Call: The reading of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 22, 1968 was waived, and said Minutes were approved as written and ordered filed. HEARINGS: Mayor Marshall opened the continued public hearing in accordance with Resolution No, 6804, being a reso- lution of intention to order the closing up, vacation and abandonment of a portion of a certain street known as Seafoam Drive. A letter from Nancy D. Guilford requesting permission to state views on subject vacation was presented. No one desired to be heard on the matter. The hearing was continued to 7:30 P.M., August 26, 1968. 2. Mayor Marshall opened the public hearing regarding the appeal of O. V. Riley from the decision of the Planning Commission granting Variance No. 942 to Doris Irene Johnson for the extension of the front of the house and an addition of second floor and pool at 2804 Ocean Boulevard, Corona del Mar, Lot 7 and portion of Lot 8, Block 34, in an R- 1 Zone. The appeal letter from O. V. Riley was presented with the findings of the Planning Commission, Planning Director Ernest Mayer, Jr. reported on the findings of the Planning Commission. Robert Humphrey, attorney representing the appellant, re= quested that the matter go back to the Planning Com- mission for further study. The hearing was closed. Variance No. 942 was referred back to the Planning Commission for further consideration with the applicant and the appellant, with Councilman Rogers' amendment to refer back without prejudice. Page 25 COUNCILMEN Present x x x x Motion x Aye s x x x x Motion Aye s Motion Ayes x Motion Ayes x X xixix1 x It xxx xxx x x xxx x x Windex 1 Don the Beach- comber Appeal U. P. 1382 11 Ll CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Volume 22 - Page 26 August 12, 1968 Mayor Marshall opened the public hearing regarding the appeal of H. M. Zeiger from the decision of the Plan- ning Commission granting Use Permit 1382 to Don the Beachcomber, Inc., 3831 to 3939 East Coast Highway, Lots 28 -67 and portion of Lot 68, for the establishment and operation of a restaurant on C -1 lots and off - street parking on adjoining R -1 lot. The appeal letter from H. M. Zeiger was presented with the findings of the Planning Commission. Planning Director Ernest Mayer, Jr. reported on the findings of the Planning Commission. Traffic Engineer Bob Jaffe reported on traffic conditions in the area. Murton Willson, representing Don the Beachcomber, Inc„ presented proposed plot plans. The following people spoke in opposition to the granting of the use permit without certain definite conditions being attached thereto: H. M. Zeiger; R. W. Scholler; Mr`s. Polly Rea; John Killefer, President of the Shorecliffs Com- munity Association; Ed Jacklin, Vice President of the Shorecliffs Community Association; and Hans Lorenz. The hearing was closed. Vice Mayor Parsons made .a motion to refer the matter back to the Planning Commission for more concrete recommendations on the traffic and the gully fence. A discussion was had regarding amending the motion for Council to establish the conditions. Vice Mayor Parsons reworded his motion. The findings of the Planning Commission were sus tained, and Use Permit 1382 was granted, subject to the conditions that the fence by the gully be solid masonry and not less than six feet in height, that a permit not be granted until a U -turn on Pacific Coast Highway at Morning Canyon Road has been established by the State Division of Highways and signallght modi- fications made to accommodate the U -turn, and that employee on -site parking be required. Page 26 Motion Aye s Motion Ayes COUNCILMEN i c ? C 1f m 2 A x x x CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCILMEN Volume 22 - Page 27 lodex A„a„et 12. 1QAq PS 4. Mayor Marshall opened the public hearing in connection with the proposed Electronics Protection System Appli- cation for Grant. A memorandum was presented from the City Attorney regarding legal aspects of the proposed system. A letter from Forrest Fullmer requesting to speak at the hearing was presented. Patrick Therrien, representing Arinc Research Corpo- ration, reviewed the background that led up to the preparation of the Application for Grant and gave a presentation on the technical aspects of the system. Police Chief James Glavas summarized the system's use to his department and pointed out that its functions • would be neither more nor less than a greatly expanded police department. The following people spoke from the audience in favor of an electronics protection system in the City of New- port Beach: Hans Lorenz; William Hanna, former Arinc engineer; Dr. Nolan Frizzell, member of the Newport Harbor Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee; John Frost; Dwight Gick; George Doubleday; Jerry Wooter; Les Stefensen; Ralph Gerard, Dean of UCI Graduate School; Mrs. George Buccola; Jim Petsch Harold Garnsey, President of the Upper Bay Property Owners Association; Dan O'Farrell, representing The Irvine Company; Louis McCaslin, General Manager of Arinc. The following people spoke from the audience in oppo- sition to an electronics protection system in the City of • Newport Beach: Forrest Fullmer, Jay Murley, Robert Pinkerton, Ralph Benware, John Vaughn, Laurie Darnall, Mike Peeken, Jill Murphy, Mrs. Hunting, Audry Smart, Mr. Salvin and Bob Scott. Mayor Marshall closed the public discussion with the unanimous consent of the Council. Councilman Gruber made a motion to approve the Motion Electronic Protection System Application for Grant as prepared by Arinc Research Corporation, to authorize the Mayor to sign and forward the application to the. U.S. Department of Justice Office of Law Enforcement Assistance, to the appropriate State planning agency and to the California State Department of Justice, and that a Council technical advisory committee be appointed immediately following the approval of the grant request and after notification is received by the City of Newport Beach of such approval. Page 27 ,J ex • Water Future Storagt RPquir • .• CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Volume 22 - Page 28 August 12. 1968 COUNCILMEN \N\ei \,A�\,�� r �n xI {Ixl A discu ssion was had. A vote was taken on Councilman Gruber's motion, which Ayes :. x } motion failed to carry. Noes x x x x Chief James Glavas requested permission to release the EPS material for use by other interested cities, which request was de19.'yed untla later date. George Buccola spoke from the audience and requested that the matter be placed on the ballot in November. It was the consensus of the Council that if a written formal request were made, such request would be put on the August 19 Agenda for Council consideration. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: - 1. A report from the Coastal Municipal Water District Study and Advisory Committee regarding Phase II of the proposed study of potential reservoir sites, trans- emtE mission lines, preliminary cost estimates, disposition of costs to the benefiting areas and provision of time schedules, was presented. The Mayor was authorized to advise the Coastal Munici- Motion pal Water District by letter, stating the Council's oppo- Ayes x x x x x sition to the Phase II study as proposed and expressing the City's interest in overall planning for future water storage requirements. Councilman Shelton's request to be absent from the City and Motion x State from August 14 through August 25 was granted. Ayes x x x x x : The meeting was adjourned at 11:43 P. M. to 7:30 P. M. , Motion x August 19, 1968. Ayes x x x x x: Mayor ST: City e Page 28 xI {Ixl