anaheim-gazette 1963-06-27

ANAHEIM LIBRARY ANNEX 116 N. Clementine St. ANAHEIM CALIF. Dedicated Comp. To The Best For FUTURE CITIZENS ANAHEIM Established in 1870 Volume 91 — Number 46 12 Pages DOWNTOWN Budget Hews Tax Rate Firm, No Fee Raises Three key statements dominated the annual budget message submitted to the Anaheim City Council by Keith Murdock, city manager. They were: (1) a balanced budget, the total of which is $20,886,680; (2) retention of the traditional city tax rate of $1.10; one which Murdock visualizes as self-supporting. A summary of expenditures for the fiscal year reveals a breakdown of $7.5 million for personal services; $8 million for non-personal services; $3.3 million for capital improvements; $1.2 for debt service as the major items $3 Millions In Bond Plan For Edifice By HON. REX COONS Mayor City Of Anaheim Three key statements dominated the annual budget message submitted to the Anaheim City Council by Keith Murdock, city manager. They were: (1) a balanced budget, the total of which is $20,686,680; (2) retention of the traditional city tax rate of $1.10; (3) no increase in utility rates, fees or charges. Although there is a mass of items, each of which is of concern to individuals, city areas, and/or the city as a whole, the great majority of Anaheim's citizens have expressed concern only as to the three aspects cited. The budget item which has received the most attention has been the payroll of city employees, and this interest has stemmed from the staff members themselves rather than from the general public. Property Tax Small About ten percent of the budget figure will come from the tax on city property. Murdock's message relates. The $1.10 rate has been in effect since 1951. The increased costs of running the city government, however, are offset by the increases in assessed valuations. In the 1962-63 period a return of $2,562,441 was realized from the property tax, as compared with the present estimate of $2,805,000 for the next fiscal year. The rest of the budget funds will come from six other areas with public utilities providing the lion's share of the total. The breakdown shows $9,950,000 or 48 per cent of the budget from utility payments; $3,000,000 from city sales tax sources; $2,431,050 for licenses, fines, permits and service charges; $1,417,330 miscellaneous revenues. Salaries Unsettled The budget is "firm" in all areas except for the payroll question which has not yet been finally determined by the city council. The budget contains a $300,000 contingency item for adjustments which may be needed to carry out whatever decisions the council may make on proposals for pay hikes. Ten general areas of disbursement are included in the budget report with the cost of public utili- one which Murdock visualizes as self-supporting. A summary of expenditures for the fiscal year reveals a breakdown of $7.5 million for personal services; $8 million for non-personal services; $3.3 million for capital improvements; $1.2 for debt service as the major items of the budget. City Hall Site Set For Agenda A discussion of the site on which to build the new, much-needed city hall will be held next Tuesday night by the city council. The decision to set a specific date for public comment on possible sites was made Tuesday night by the council. The city administration favors a site in the vicinity of the new police station and library at Broadway and Harbor. This area was also recommended in the ERA report just submitted on the downtown area. By a three to two split, city councilmen this week voted against establishment of another cab service in Anaheim. The issue was carried over from the June 18 meeting when Mayor Rex Coons was absent and the vote ended in a tie. Mayor Coons, in voting no on the issue, stated that a taxi business is a quasi-public utility, and that while he favors the free enterprise system, he felt it has been shown there is not enough need for another cab service. Wallace in Hospital Chief Building Inspector Homer Wallace, 58, is reported to be resting comfortably at Anaheim Memorial Hospital after suffering a heart attack in his office last week. The budget is "firm" in all areas except for the payroll question which has not yet been finally determined by the city council. The budget contains a $300,000 contingency item for adjustments which may be needed to carry out whatever decisions the council may make on proposals for pay hikes. Ten general areas of disbursement are included in the budget report with the cost of public utilities again leading the list. The department is well below its estimated return to the city however, with $6,266,026 as its budget share. Capital financing is in second place with an allowance of $3,-344,825; public safety requires $3,-082,948; general government, $2,-264,819; public works, $2,520,641; debt service, $1,285,764; parks and recreation, $803,415; library $518,-683; retirement and employees welfare, $399,579 and $200,000 as a provision for contingencies. Pay-As-You-Go-Items A number of items included in recommendations made by a special citizen's committee have been included in the "pay-as-you-go program" for a total of well over $3 million. Murdock lists the following: Fire Station No. 7, $50,000; street widening, improvement and construction $706,500; minor storm drains, $153,000; traffic signals, $102,000; sewer construction, $250,000; for beginning of Downtown vitalization, $100,000; electric meters for new customers, $100,-000; transformers and extensions to electric distribution lines, $450,-000; purchase of further Edison facilities, $300,000; water mains, $279,525; new meters, $191,000; park acquisition $125,000 and park development, $221,000. The cost of taking over the Dyke system within Anaheim is already taken care of. Murdock explained, and the future of the system is enterprise system, he felt it has been shown there is not enough need for another cab service. Wallace in Hospital Chief Building Inspector Homer Wallace, 58, is reported to be resting comfortably at Anaheim Memorial Hospital after suffering a heart attack in his office last week. Award Given Nortronics Nortronics Division of Northrop Corporation has been granted a modification of an existing contract with the United States Navy Special Projects Office, Congressman Richard T. Hanna announced today in Washington. Hanna said the modification will provide funds in the sum of $1,221,563 to convert a letter of intent into a definitive contract. Work under the contract, which is for modification of Polaris Missile checkout equipment, will be done at the Nortronics Division facilities in Anaheim, Hanna said. Land Expert Joins Bryan Bryan Industrial Properties of Anaheim have announced that J. Harry Jobe, chief of Land Use Studies for the Los Angeles City Planning Department, has resigned to accept a post with the Bryan firm. Jobe is expected to assume his new duties as specialist in the analysis and procurement of industrial property about July 1. AHEIM Gazette Established in 1870 12 Pages Anaheim, California, Thursday, June 27, 1963 DOWN 'SEIZURE' RE ws The Line Mayor Coons Cites Expert Analysis City Hall Needs Eminent As ERA By Tom Sessions Gazette Editor The threat of eminent dom action but with a different ba concept, seems to underlie present thinking on how to in ate action for the rehabilita of the Anaheim Dowtown area. This was the tenor of remar at the close of the special me ing called by the city cour Monday night to receive the port of the Economics Research Associates relative to the eco mic potential of the center o area. The new angle to the sor MAYOR RECTOR L. COONS ... Outlines City Hall Needs legal department, vital to every day to day operation in city hall, has always been annexed due to lack of office space in this building. Some Relief Due When the police department moves into their new headquarter MILLIONS Bond Plan Edifice ACTION. REX COONS City Of Anaheim Anaheim constructed a bond issue, now being enacted, and will include nearly $3 million for a half. The need of a new became apparent as far W II. Just prior to the city hall facilities was leased in the adaemer Building. This meant served until 1940, city hall activities began out into offices located parts of the city. With a population of Anaheim entered her trans years of rapid growth. To keep abreast of shift moving expansions, many departments, many personnel, finance, park administration, licensed, and utilities departments, all added into purchased or parters, and are now all over the city. MAYOR RECTOR L. COONS ... Outlines City Hall Needs legal department, vital to every day to day operation in city hall, has always been annexed due to lack of office space in this building. Some Relief Due When the police department moves into their new headquarter BETTY HUTTON Stars as New Center Opens Stage producers Sammy Lewis and Danny Dare bring Broadway to Southern California Tuesday concept, seems to underlie present thinking on how to initiate action for the rehabilitation of the Anaheim Downtown area. This was the tenor of remain at the close of the special meeting called by the city council Monday night to receive the report of the Economics Research Associates relative to the economic potential of the center area. The new angle to the sort what ancient power of government bodies to seize private property is that the proposals void at the meeting indicated the zure would not be for "public use," but rather for the "public good." Harrison Price, president ERA, cited St. Louis and Detroit as two cities faced with similar problems as Anaheim while through the use of condemnation managed to "start the ball rolling" toward making proper "available" for redevelopment. Need Blocks of Land Justification for the use of condemnation powers in above fashion stems from an accepted need of developers for substantial land area on which place a building venture. The recent acquisition of block of ground on which Marywood High School is located for the erection of the new UniCalifornia Bank was cited as example of land development fficulty in the downtown area. The bank is reported to have been able to get property owners agree to the sale of a similar sized area in the downtown gion. If the implied "catalyst" condemnation were in use in established program for the c Betty Hutton Stars as New Center Opens Stage producers Sammy Lewis and Danny Dare bring Broadway to Southern California Tuesday night, July 2, when Irving Berlin's smash musical, "Annie Get Your Gun," opens at Melodyland Theatre, opposite Disneyland. Betty Hutton stars as Annie Oakley, world's champion marksman, a role she created in the show's screen version. Harve Presnell also stars as Frank Butler, with Patti Moore cast as Dolly Tate; Al Checco as Chief Sitting Bull and Thomas Glynn as Buffalo Bill. Also featured are Tom Gleason as Frank Davenport, Bill Mullikin as Mr. Wilson and Russ Grieve as Pawnee Bill. "Annie Get Your Gun" originally opened on Broadway in 1946, produced by Rogers and Hammerstein. Lyrics and music are by Irving Berlin and book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields. The show is one of the all-time musical greats, with nine sensational songs hits out of a score of 14 melodies. "Annie," has been revived time after time, always playing to SRO audiences. Opening night will be a gala affair, attended by scores of entertainment luminaries. Interest in the Melodyland Theatre operation is running high and the management reports an advance sale of over $250,000. "Annie," is the first of ten shows, each to run 2 weeks, to be presented at Melodyland Theatre. Next is "South Pacific," opening July 16, starring Janet Blair and Richard Eastham. Home City Paper of Fabulous DISNEYLAND 1963 Pay your Newspaper only 25¢ Per Month—Phone PR 2-1800 ? REQUIRED? Dominent Domain Threat s ERA Report is Made By Tom Sessions Gazette Editor threat of eminent domain but with a different basic it seems to underlie the thinking on how to initiation for the rehabilitation Anaheim Downtown area was the tenor of remarks close of the special meeting by the city council night to receive the reef the Economics Research states relative to the economic potential of the center city new angle to the some-ter area, the bank's desired area for building would have become "available" through eminent domain action or by a "willingness" of property owners to sell. Strong measures of this nature are required, Price asserted, if a substantial urban renewal program is to get off the ground. Once the "ice has been broken" the development generates its own momentum. The ERA, however, disclaimed any intent to suggest to the city council, or the citizen's committee on rehabilitation, methods on how to proceed with a program. It is largely from these residential increases, the report indicates, that is to come the market to support a revitalized downtown area. This, the report asserts, is particularly true as pertains to retail goods and services. "Because the Center City area is virtually surrounded by major regional shopping centers, it has now, and will continue to have a relatively limited trade area," says the report. Th economic potential in this field, however, appears to the ERA forecasters as more than seems to underlie the thinking on how to initiation for the rehabilitation of Anaheim Downtown area. Was the tenor of remarks close of the special meeting by the city council my night to receive the re-fit of Economics Research states relative to the economic potential of the center city. new angle to the some ancient power of govern-odies to seize private property that the proposals voiced meeting indicated the sei would not be for "public but rather for the "public Pison Price, president of United St. Louis and Detroit o cities faced with similarisms as Anaheim which, with the use of condemnation, led to "start the ball roll-toward making property table" for redevelopment. Need Blocks of Landification for the use of city annuation powers in the fashion stems from an ac- need of developers for a initial land area on which to a building venture. Recent acquisition of a lot ground on which the Good High School is located erection of the new Unitedonia Bank was cited as an example of land development dif- in the downtown area. The report has been un- get property owners to to the sale of a similar area in the downtown re- implied "catalyst" of annuation were in use in an en-shed program for the cen- Strong measures of this nature are required, Price asserted, if a substantial urban renewal program is to get off the ground. Once the "ice has been broken" the development generates its own momentum. The ERA, however, disclaimed any intent to suggest to the city council, or the citizen's committee on rehabilitation, methods on how to proceed with a program. What was to be done, when and where, were all within the sole province of the city, and not the ERA, Price declared. This exchange, and the develop ment of the idea of the city exercising its eminent domain authori-ity, came as a result of questions by Councilmen A. J. Schutte and Jack Dutton. Both had inquired into any experiences of other cities with which ERA might be familiar. No decisions were made at the meeting of the Council other than to receive the report, give it further study, and to await the recommendations of the special Citizen's Committee after they have gone over the report in depth. Population Stressed The ERA findings as to the economic potential for the center city area hinge strongly on the prospects of population increases for the city and county. From these increases will come, not only resources for business in the center area, but also pressures which may be absorbed in part by an improved core region. "The key to successful revitalization," the report states, "is associated with substantial increases in residential densities in the Center City area." This, the report asserts, is particularly true as pertains to retail goods and services. "Because the Center City area is virtually surrounded by major regional shopping centers, it has now, and will continue to have a relatively limited trade area," says the report. The economic potential in this field, however, appears to the ERA forecasters as more than double present values. They see sales as hitting $38,505,000 by 1980 if all of the conditions they enumerate are satisfied. The conditions emphasized are, they relate, "substantial increases in residential densities and office building development" and that "merchants and property owners move to take advantage of the increased close - in market potential." Acreage Analysis An examination of the project-ed land use inventory for the center area as contained in the report reveals there is visualized little real change in the basic ingredients. One of the major shifts in land use as seen by ERA would be an increase of some 35 acres in parking facilities, 16 for office use and 19 for off - street parking, making a total of 72 acres of the downtown area used for this purpose by 1980. A second shift in use concerns area's image. Single - family residential acres would decrease by 75 acres to a total of 91 while multiple residential acres would climb from 43 to 133. The third major change seen by ERA between now and 1980 is in a catch - all classification labelled (Continued on Page 2) E OF WIRES AND LIGHTS WILL CONL—Electricians are putting the final touches the intricate wiring that will permit percontrol of lighting, sound and music from remote control booth so that the audience all around the stage will get just the proper blending. The "show" of Melodyland is just as much the distinctive building itself as the performances scheduled.