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Agonizing review of capital projectservisors trim tax hike: B y N O E L S W A N N ; . fnm ( t a r LA . t o r c MA f t e r adding $29 million to th eproposed county budget h i th e firstihree days of deliberations, Lo s A n -geles supervisors spent Thursday a f t e r n o o n agonizing over a list of'.items in the $24.1-miUion capitalproject budget .; Ne t resu lt a t t h e e n d o f t h e d a y.was a c u t o f $3,6 million whichlopped 1.5 cents off a projected tax-r a t e increase,;. A d d i t i o n s f o r t r anspor tat ion

subsidies an d restoration of p r o -p o s e d h e a l t h service c u t s b yWednesday ha d lifted the t ax-ra teh i k e to 32 cents above this year ' sra te of $ 4 . 5 2 per $100 of assessedvaluation;Thursday's c u t s , however, re -duced the t ax rate-hike to 30.5cents.O n e of the biggest items on thelist of cuts w as $1.3 million W h ic hhad been set aside to provide venti-lation to remove f u m e buildup inunderground parking lots in countybuildings.P R E S S - T E L E G R A MFRIDAY, JUNE 25,1976~-SEC. B, PAGE IMSoftball tourney

beer bid killedB y D O N B R A C K E N B U R YStaff WriterA request b y t h e Long BeachFire Fighters Association to sellb e e r a t Blair Field during th eW o r ld T o u r n a m e n t o f t h e Interna-tional Softball Congress, Aug. 2 0 - 2 9 ,w as denied Thur sday b y a 4- 3 voteof th e Recr ea t ion Commiss ion."What happened her e today is

M R S . R I C H A R D BUTLERRecreationpanel electsMrs . Butler

M r s . Richar d Butler , a membero f th e Long Beach Recr ea t ion Com-m i s s i o n since June 1970, was elect-ed Thur sday as pr es ident of thenine-member body f o r t h e 1976 -77f i s c a l y e a r .. Charles A. Stevens Jr., first ap -p o i n t e d to the com miss ion in Ju ly ,1 9 6 7 , a n d t h e oldes t member int e r m s o f service, w as elected vicepresident.Mr s . Butler , who had ser ved asvice president during the past fis-ca l year , succeeds D r. David E.G r a y .B y City Char ter , a m e m b e r o fthe Ci ty Counci l , the c i ty m anager ,a m e m b e r o f t h e Boar d o f E d u c a -: t i o n a n d t h e super in tendent o f,; schools au tomatica l ly a re m e m b e r so f th e Recr ea t ion Commiss ion.' These f o u r a p p o i n t , f i v e other mem-: bers , subject to approval o f t h ei - C i t y Council..: Th e char ter specifies that n oi n i o r e t h a n s i x o f t h e nine member s>shal l b e o f t h e same sex. Al though; ther e is n o charter provision cover- i n g it , officers o f t h e commiss ion. ' J t r a d i t i o n a l l y h a v e b e e n c h o s e n: ^ f r o m th e f i v e la y member s .; t; Mr s . Butler f i r s t w as appoin ted'to the com mission June 9, 1970, to^ c o m p l e t e th e term o f M r s . G u s: ;Walker . S h e w a s n a m e d to a f u l l> J i v e - y e a r term A p r i l 3 0 , 1974. S he^pr evious ly had served terms as; pr es ident in 1 9 7 2 - 7 3 a n d 1 9 7 3 - 7 4 , a n d:*s vice president in 1971-72.> Stevens w as appoin ted Ju ly 5,1 9 6 7 , to complete th e ter m o f t h e"i t e V e r n Stephens . H e w a s r eap-linted t o f i v e - y e a r ter ms i n M a y1 7 0 , a n d M a y 1975. H e w a s presi-.:nt i n 1 9 7 0 - 7 1 , 1971 -72 an d 1 0 7 4 - 7 5 ;t a d v i c e pr es ident in 1 9 6 9 - 7 0 .

Certainly a slap in the face to thecity fathers ," declar ed Counci lmanR u s s Rubley.C o m m i s s i o n Pres ident David E.G r a y , w h o jo ined Rubley a n d Act-in g City Manager Rober t C . Creigh-tq n in voting to g r a n t th e request,disagreed." M y interpretation is that wh atthe commiss ion d id today was votetheir conscience," Gr ay sa id . "I tw a s n o t a slap at anyone."Harold Omel, president o f t h eFire Fighte rs , told the commiss ionh e f e l t " a M e a w k w a r d " in m a k -in g a request for the beer sale , bu tt h a t th e association ha s been toldb y prior t o u r n a m e n t o f f i c i a l s t h a tits sponsorship will f a i l f inanc ia l lyw i t h o u t r e v e n u e f r o m th e beer .A f t e r th e meeting , Omel s a idth e assoc ia t ion mu s t now " take ahar d look" a t w hether i t can contin-u e sponsorship.I t a l r eady ha s s p e n t a b o u t$ 3 , 0 0 0 , he said, and total expendi-tures w ill run abou t $30,000.O m e l said the association wasasked by th e city to sponsor th et o u r n a m e n t , a n d w a s t o l d i t w o u l dn o t cost th e Fire Fighter s money.He sa id for mer Ci ty Manager JohnR . Mansel l gave them a commit-m e n t they would get a per mi t tosell beer .Cr eighton agr eed tha t such ac o m m i t m e n t h a d b e e n m a d e , a n ds a i d t h a t w a s w h y he supported th er eques t for a permit ."Nor mal ly , I w o u l d be unal ter -a b l y opposed to selling beer atBlair Field, but a c o m m i t m e n t ha sbeen made," he sa id .Mr s . Richar d Butler , commis -s i o n president-elect, s a i d t h a tb e f o r e th e c o m m i t m e n t w a s m a d e ,someone should have come to theR e c r e a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n , w h i c h h a sthe responsibility for such permits." I 've p layed in too many ba l lg a m e s ou t there without hus t l ing

beer , and packed them in," saidChar les A . Stevens Jr . " I don ' tt h i n k y o u h a v e t o g e t into th e boozebusiness to m a k e it a success."Stevens said h e h a d advised th eFire Fighter s on a num ber of occa-s i o n s since 1974, w h e n their spon-sorship o f th e t o u r n a m e n t first w a spr oposed, tha t " n o m a t t e r w h oma de commitments ," they wouldh a v e t o come t o t h e commiss ion fo ra per mi t . Omel agreed this w a s t h ecase." I 'm concerned about p romot-i n g t h e City o f L o n g B e a c h , a n dwe'r e ta lking about phi losophy,"R u b l e y said.M r s . El izabeth Wal lace sa ids h e f e l t a n y c o m m i t m e n t w a s b ythe c i ty , and tha t the c i ty shoulds o l v e t h e pr oblem. S h e o f f e r e d am o t io n t o a s k t h e City C o u n c i l a n dc i ty manager ' s o f f i c e to considerappr opr ia t ing f u n d s o r taking someother action to ass is t the F i r eFighte rs .O m e l o f f er e d to split a n y profitsf r o m t h e t o u r n a m e n t i n exchangefo r th e counci l under wr i t ing a n ypossible loss.R u b l e y then o f f e r e d a substitutem o t i o n t o appr ove th e r eques t fo rth e sale o f beer , b u t i t w a s defea ted4 - 3 . Mrs. Leslie J. N a s o n , a ttendingh e r f i r s t meeting s ince being a p -p o i n t e d t o t h e comm iss ion , sa id s h ed id n o t f e e l s h e h a d e n o u g h b a c k -g r o u n d i n t h e m a t t e r to vote o n t h ei s sue.

However , many of the clippedi t ems were fo r amounts as lo w as$10,000 fo r inspections, m a i n t e -nance an d repai r jobs in countybuddings .O n e of the i tems tha t fell to theax w as a $750,000 appropriation forreplacing asbestos-lined ceilings inm a n y county buildings.Th e replacement program ini-t i a l ly got under way in the countybuilding in Long Beach af ter i t wasdiscovered loose fibers f r o m th easbestos lining w e r e c r e a t in g a

health hazard to wor ker s an d visi-tors.However, b o a r d member s , in -ten t on cutting the tax ra te, decidedto leave only $50,000 to correct th e"worst building."W h il e the line-by-line processw as slow, board members express-ed hope the cumulative effect of theminor capi t al project cu t would re -s u l t in a total s lash of about $8mil l ion, 'or about 4 cents on the taxr a t e .Supervisor J a m e s Hayes gavenotice be would cal l today for can-

cellation of an architec tura l agree-ment which to e county entered intoearl i er this year fo r planning an ddesign of a proposed $48.3-millionC a n c e r Hospital Research Instituteto be located at the C o u n t y - U S CMedical Center . ''Hayes pointed o u t t h e agree-ment provided fo r payment of a $3million fee to the architects an dsaid the proposed 1976 -77 budgetcalls for an appropriation of $ 6 0 5 , -

00 0 in supportive costs.A l t h o u g h f ina l cos t o f the can-

^'i n. . ^ . i 1 1PROPOSEDDISTRICT1a34BB18a

COUNCL'REPRESENTATIVEDONPHLLPSWALLApk bOQfsHTONRENEEBSIMONOR THOMAS CLARKERNE KELLJAMESHWLSONEUNK2ENSATOWES CARROLL,JR.RUSSELL RUBLEY

JAN161876POPULATION40,16140.44538.95039.41438S3340.22639.94738,21739,209

% ABOVE ORBELOWMEANPOPULATION+1.8+2.5-1.3-0.1-2.1+1.9-H2-3.2-0.7

TOTAL CTY POPULATION 3SS,SOS~AVERAGE POPULATION PER DISTRICT: 3S4B6

cer hospital w o u l d be partially o f f -se t b y a n f i l l -mi l l ion federal g r a n tan d a f S - m i l l k m commitment f r omUSC, Hayes said be did no t fed ib ecounty could justify putting up itsshare of th e costs in light of thec u r r e n t financial crunch.H e sa id cancella t ion of th earchitec tura l agreement would freeabout $ 5 4 0 , 2 0 0 f r om the curren t

1975-76 budget an d would produce asavings of $1.1 million in the 1976-77budge t .

Plannersapprovemeet plan

M e m b e r s of the Long BeachP l a n n i n g Commission a g r e e d (Thursday they will individually at :tend public meet ings on the pro-posed Southeast Area Developmentan d Impr ovement Plan (SEADIP),T h e p l a n delineates develop-m e n t for the area south of SeventhStreet and east and nor th of MarineStadium within th e city l imits, j?;A c t i n g Planning Director Car lM o o e r s , reporting to the commis-s i o n o n s u c h a meeting h e l dWednesday n ight in the Be lmontSnore Lions Club, s a id m e m b e r s ofthe audience ha d asked tha t com-missioners s i t in on meet ings as"observers.""They would feel m o r e com-for tab le making their presentations befor e the decision-making body,"Mooers said.Chair man W e c k fo r d M o r g a nca lled the request a reasonableone, an d said some persons ar eapparently concerned tha t the staffm i g h t no t give th e commiss ion a naccur a te representat ion of their.points of view. -;>:Mooers s a id th e n e x t s U e f t -meeting is tentatively scheduled & SJ u l y s . . : - :Commissioner T r a v i s M o n t - :

gomery said he is concerned a b o u tth e commission m a i n t a i n i n g it sobjectivity at o f f i c i a l publ ic head-ings, an d suggested the staff advisecommission m e m b e r s when meet>ings are to be held in ne ighborhoodareas an d tha t comm issioners then"a t tend a t their option." *>In reference to the S E A D I Pmeet ings , Mor gan s a i d there ifwide d iversity o f opinion f r o m varKous groups.L.B . housingvacancies

NOYBt tiOEB MOT NCLUDENAWPERSONNCUATUSNAVAL STATION (CENSUS TRACT 6TO71 NOO ESTIMATEDON VESSELS R6PORTNODSTRBUTEDINCENSUSTRACTS STSS & 3757

Long Beach bad a citywide. rakc a n e y ra te of 3.3 per cent, a c c o m ring to the 1976 Postal Vacancy So*vey, the city's Planning C o m m is 'sion was to ld Thursday by Act ing:Planning Director Carl Mooers. ';*:Mooers said the annual survey-showed a total of 161,049 h o u s in guni ts in Long Beach la s t year , if feluding 3 2 1 w h i c h w e r e e i therunder construction or bad neverbeen occupied. There were 5 , 3 2 7vacant housing uni t s .

Reduction in ThirdL.B. council district changes backedP r o p o s e d r e v i s i o n o f L o n gB e a c h C i t y C o u n c i l districts, re -q u i r e d by the Ci ty Char ter ever yf i v e year s if popula t ion wi thin th ed i s t r i c t s i s n o t a p p ro x i m a t el ye q u a l , was appr oved Thur sday bythe P lanning C o m m i s s i o n .T h e revision, which n o w goes to

th e council fo r f i n a l ac t ion , makesminor changes in boundar ies of theFirst , Second, Third, Fourth an dSixth districts.I ts main ef fec t wi l l be a s l ightreduction in the size of the ThirdDistr ict.Popula t ion es t imates o n whichth e revision is based were derivedf r o m th e 1970 federa l census, a su p d a t e d to l as t Januar y b y t h eP l a n n i n g Depar tment, accor d ing toA c t i n g Planning Dir ec tor Car lM o o e r s .M o o e r s sa id the redistricting is

based on a to ta l es t imated c i typ o p u l a t i o n o f 3 5 5 , 2 0 2 a n d a m e a npopulation o f 3 9 , 4 6 6 f o r each o f t h en i n e council distr icts.A t pr esent , th e planning r epor ts a i d , the Third Distr ict has an esti-m a t e d 4 4 , 6 0 2 residents, w h i c h i s 1 3per cent higher than the mean.For the other a f fec ted districts,th e totals are: First , 37,521 resi-dents , 4 .9 per cent below the m ean;Second, 41,105 residents, . 4 . 2 p e rcent above th e m e a n ; F o u r t h , 3 8 , -1 00 residents, 3 . 5 p e r cent b e l o w th em e a n , a n d Sixth, 37 ,868 residents, 4per cent below the mean .C h a n g e s appr oved by the P lan-n i n g C o m m i s s i o n a r e : Th e area b o u n d e d b y 12thPlace a n d G a v i o t a a n d W a l n ut ave-nues on the wes t; Anaheim Str eeto n t h e n o r t h ; 13thP l a c e a n dHer mosa , Rose and Gaviota a v e -

nues o n t h e eas t a n d t h e ocean o nth e south w o u l d b e changed f r o mthe Second to the Fi rst Distr ict. Th e area bounded b y TempleA v e n u e o n t h e west, Paci f ic Coas tH i g h w a y o n t h e north, R e d o n d oA v e n u e o n t h e eas t a n d A n a h e i mStreet o n t h e south would b e c h a n g -e d f r o m th e Second t o t h e SixthDistrict. Th e area bounded b y Ros-w e l l a n d Ter mino avenues o n t h ewes t, Pac i f ic Coas t Highway o n t h enorth, X i m e n o Avenue on the eas ta n d Livingston Drive o n t h e southw o u l d b e changed f r om th e Third toth e Second Distr ict. Th e area bounded by Stude-b a k e r R o a d o n t h e wes t, A n a h e i mSt ree t on the nor th, the c i ty l imi tso n th e east a n d Seventh Street o nth e south would b e changed f r o mth e Third to the Fourth Distr ict.

If the proposed revisions areapproved by the City Council, thebigges t dispar i ty f r o m t h e m e a npopulation w o u l d b e i n t h e EighthDistrict, wher e the es t imated popu- 'l a t i o n of 3837 w o u l d b e 3.2 p e r .cent below the m e a n . Six of th enine distr icts would have a differ^;ence of less then 2 per cent f r o n t 'th e m e a n . , ;

M o o e r s said council m e m b e r ^ ,f r o m th e af fec ted districts in t f i e uproposed revision reviewed a l t e r n f etives before the Planning Depart- :r aent r ecommendation .H e s a i d th e "mar ked d e v i a -tion" in the Third Distr ict comesf r o m building activity i n t h e area;-w h i c h has inc luded such projects a s .M a r i n a P a c i f ic a , Island Vil lage , ; -Stoneybrook a n d t h e Pathways ; ;Apar tments . ; - .

People TalkF.C Anderson

A V E R Y S P EC I A L c a r h a s been s to len f r o m it sar king p lace a t L ime A v e n u e and Seventh Street ,^ n d A n n a Lepick is hear tbr oken."It's m y 1953, t w o - d o o r Chevrolet. It's gone a k e n sometime between Tuesday n ight and w e d n e s -la y morning. I bought it new. No w it'sold and greenI n d h a s * fender dent , a souvenir of the S a f e w a yar king lot."T h e c a r h a s b e e n more t h a n transportation to

A n n a Lepick. It's been th e m e a n s of getting aroundfo r some b l ind a n d sick people, w h o have beenA n n a ' s particular charges.A n n a ' s t h a t kind o f person, always helpingother s, a lway s f i n d i n g t ime to visit th e patients a t theVeter ans A dminis tr a t ion Hosp i tal o n Fr idays , a lwaysf i n d i n g enough hour s i n t h e d a y t o wor k wi th chi ldrenin th e sum mer r ecr ea tion pr ogr am.S h e h as been o n e o f o u r har d-wor king V 1 P S( V o l u n t e e r s i n t h e Public Schools), a teacher in cr af tsfo r th e Long Beach U n i f i e d School Distr ict f r o mw h i c h sh e retired in 1964.I won' t te l l her age.A ll I'll say about tha ts u b j e c t is tha t she has been eligible fo r Social Securi-t y f o r a good many years. O f course, you 'd neverguess it by looking at her. She's so young a t hear t i ts h o w s i n h e r face.A n n a Lepick ha s been a friendly visitor in hisc o l u m n on several occasions, and when she asked mefo r h e l p in recovering her stolen 1953 Chevrolet I said

yes in short order . I k n o w w h a t the car m e a n s toh e r a n d t o h e r f r iends among th e handicapped."OH, THE car has 8 7 , 0 0 0 miles on it, and it'snoprize fo r looks," sh e said. "But I have p lans for it .I'm going to give i t to my gr andson af ter a while. H et h i n k s it'sa classic. A n d I d o , too."A n n a Lepick also is a classic, a lovely civicinstitution entitled to our goodwill and help. So let'ss t a r t looking for that 23-year-old Chevrolet with thegr een pa in t job and the dent in the fend er . Let's f i n dtha t t r easur ed car tha t has been dr iven for 23 year sw i t h love and tender car e.W e o w e A n n a Lepick, y o u k n o w . R e m e m b e r th ec o l u m n i n w h i c h s h e tipped u s o n h o w t o u s e e m p t ym i l k car tons a n d r o l l e d u p newspaper s a s f i r e logs?A n d r emember the c o l u m n tha t to ld about thebirthday card A n n a a n d h e r f r i e n d , Lucille Johnson,have been exchanging since 1 9 4 0 ? T h a t bit of thrifto f f e r e d a valued example in these inflationary t imes .I've got another reason for for ming a posse to

recover Anna 's car. H e r s o n i s D r . John L e p i c k , > principal of the Adul t /Evening High School of th e >L o n g Beach U n i f i e d School District. Ever ybody in : Long Beach knows h o w productive D r. Lepick's /school has been to our community. The results reflect -- ;th e dedication b e brings t o h i s job. ;THE POLICE know abont the car thef t , and

t h e y ' r e wo r king on the case. But Anna 's car i s jus to n e o f scores appearing on the da i ly "hot car"sheets. Th e police can use the help of sharp-eyed >:;citizens. Their work load in stolen cars is pretty v ;