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67-0918_CC_Minutes_Regular MeetingMinutes of the Meeting of the City Council of San Juan Capistrano SEPTEMBER 18, 1967 The regular meeting of the City Council was called to order at 6:01 PM by Mayor Edward S. Chermak. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was recited. Invocation was given by John H. Dawson, City Attorney. The City Clerk called the roll. Councilmen present: William A. Bathgate, Carl E. Buchheim, Don Durnford and Edward S. Chermak. Absent: Antonio M. (Tony) Olivares. The minutes of the regular meeting of September 11, 1967 were approved as presented. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (a) Letter from H. G. Osborne, Water Pollution Department, County of Orange, inviting Council to attend meeting on the subject of water softening. Agenda attached. (b) Resolutions from the cities of Laguna Beach and San Clemente endorsing their nomination of Don Durnford as a director of Regional Water Quality Control Board No. 9 and requesting the Governor of the State of California to appoint Mr. Durnford to this Board for a four-year term. Council directed that a letter from the City of San Juan Capistrano, also endorsing Mr. Durnford, be prepared for submittal to Governor Reagan, the office of the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Mr. H. G. Osborne, Orange County Flood Control District, and Alton Allen, Supervisor, Fifth District. COMMITTEE REPORT City Administrator, Ernest A. Thompson, Director of Public Works, T. J. Meadows, and Councilman Don Durnford met with representatives of the Dana Point Sanitary District regarding breakage of the ocean outfall line. Reports from the engineering firms of Brown and Caldwell and Engineering -Science, Inc. were dis- cussed at length. Council action on this matter was deferred for further study. UNFINISHED BUSINESS City Attorney stated that due to change in deadline date for publication in Coastline Dispatch, Ordinance No. 130, relating to the anti -litter law, had not been published within 15 days from date of its passage. Therefore, Councilman Durnford moved that a second second reading of the ordinance be read by title only. Motion seconded by Councilman Bathgate and carried unanimously. Councilman Durnford then offered Ordinance No. 130, entitled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano Amending Section 3 of Ordinance No. 62 Relating to Litter", for adoption. Approved and adopted by unanimous vote. 325 RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS (a) City Administrator, Ernest A. Thompson As a result of research on the Greenlee request for Division of Land, he found that Mr. Greenlee had appeared before the Planning Commission on October 24, 1961 and presented a plot plan for stable and tack room. The request was granted for an accessory building. However, no application for a Division of Land was made at that time. City Attorney suggested that Division of Land and compromise of litigation be handled together. Mayor Chermak directed Mr. Dawson to take jurisdiction of the matter. (b) Director of Public Works, T. J. Meadows Recommended sewer connection fee for new E1 Adobe Plaza building to be in the amount of $1,225.00. Councilman Durnford, seconded by Councilman Bathgate, moved to uphold Mr. Meadows' recommendation. Carried unanimously. (c) City Engineer, Jack Y. Kubota (1) Made inspection tour of Alipaz Street with Director of Public Works and Mr. Cappello, sewer contractor. Question arose as to whether the City should take contractor's offer of money as equivalent for re- surfacing, or let him restore pavement as best he can under the circum- stances. Councilman Durnford, seconded by Councilman Buchheim, moved that the contractor complete his contract and the City not negotiate any reimbursement portion of it. Motion carried unanimously. (2) Street improvements on access road to Mission Drive -In Theatre com- pleted for some time. Recommended bond for this work be exonerated. Councilman Bathgate so moved. Motion seconded by Councilman Buchheim and carried unanimously. So ordered. (3) Regarding proposed Camino Capistrano and Ortega Highway project, Mr. Osborne advised that their water line improvement project is being considered for Federal funding and that approval is not apparent until October, 1967 with no construction to take place until March, 1968. Asked if City should go ahead with street lighting, curbs and sidewalks at this time and contract for pavement resurfacing next spring, notify- ing water compay of a time certain. Council concurred with this recommendation and requested City Engineer to proceed along this line. (d) Councilman Buchheim Again reported on irrigation leak on Del Obispo. Director of Public Works stated matter being checked this week. (e) Councilman Durnford Reported on field trip to Whittier Narrows and Pomona Water Reclamation 'j- i8 -67 Plants. His conclusion was that the City's plant, with very little cost, could reclaim 90% of water that goes into ocean outfall. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:10 PM. u jm�� ETrnest A. Thompson City Clerk -Administrator These are the official proceedings of theCity Council of San Juan Capistrano at their regular meeting of September 18, 1967. 9-18-67