Planners adopt SEADIP despite two protests

By James Leavy ers and members of the city plan-

SEADIP, the official plan for
the development of ),5w acres in
southeast Long Beach, was adopted
by members of the planning com-
mission Thursday following a pub-
lic hearing at which two protests
were lodged.
Representatives of Marina Pa
cifica opposed the zoning changes
which would reduce the density of
housing. Developers originally
planned 1,700 units. They built 540.
The SEADIP plan allow for the
construction of only 453 units on the
54 acres yet to be developed in the
Marina Pacifica complex.
Jerome Farley, attorney for
Southern California Financial
Corp., the general partner in the
Marina Pacifica, told commission-
ers the firm believes it has a vested
Marina Pacific a developers oppose limit on construction
right to build 1,700 unite under
provisions of the building permits
which have been issued.
He described the "overall im-
pact" of low density zoning on the
availability of housing for middle
income families. The restriction, he
asserted, "forecloses the possibility
of building units in a reasonable
market range for middle income
persons."
Commission vice chairman
John Grindle inquired about that
market range and Farley told him
it included homes from $80,000 to
$100,000 in Orange County. Farley
said building houses in that price
range while limited to 453 units on
the remaining Marina Pacifica par-
cel is "out of the question."
Grindle said, "The middle in-
come group has been left behind,
for some time." But he expressed
doubt that the price of the units
would go down if the commission
allowed higher density on the
property.
An attorney for the California
Department of Transportation said
there was confusion in the plan
involving land owned by the depart-
ment. Michael J. Hanna told com-
missioners department property
bad been designated at once "open
space" and "developable." He pro-
tested the low density zoning pro-
posed for one parcel and said the
commission action might cause a
reduction of the value of land pur-
chased with taxoayer's money.
G r i n d l e suggested the
Transportation Department give
the land to the city for a park.
With only minor changes the 60-
page plan was adopted. It covers
the development of an area gener-
ally south of Seventh Street and
east of Marine Stadium.
Heralded as a new community
within Long Beach, with a "Naples-
like" development concept, SEA-
DIP proposes the construction of
2,900 new homes for more than
7,000 persons.
In outlining the plan for the
commission and those who at-
tended the hearings, Planning
Director Robert Paternoster said
440 acres of the remaining unde-
veloped land would be devoted to
residential use and 85 acres are
designated for business, park and
office building construction.
He pointed out that $8.4 million
in annual income would be pro-
vided the city beyond the cost of
providing'services to the area. The
development would produce 3,500
new jobs in Long Beach, he said.
SEADIP committee chair-
woman Jan Hall and members of
her committee were commended
by Paternoster and the commission
for her work. She praised members
of the committee for resolving most
conflict situations and said, "This
process should be applied to other
areas of Long Beach." The final
plan came as a result of compro-
mise among homeowners, develop-
ning staff.
Members of the commission
voted unanimously to certify 1be
Environmental Impact Report.
They passed one resolution approv-
ing and adopting an amendment to
the general plan and another adopt-
ing specific objectives, controls and
standards as the official guide-for
the development of the area.
The commission schedule^ a
public hearing May 12 on the cky's
first planned development district:
The addition of the new zoning dis-
trict would simplify procedures for
developers, according to Pater*
noster, and it would make policies
and controls presented in the SEA-
DIP plan part of tjje zoning law. %
(Turn to Page B-5, Col. 1) •;.?

INDEPENDENT
FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1977 SECTION B-Pog* B-l

Chief Kortz retires

L.B.'s street cop
with a soft heart
By Robert Gore
SttSI Writer
"I'm not important enough —
you don't want to interview me."
That was all Long Beach Police
Chief Ralph G. Kortz, 67, had to
say about his upcoming retirement
Saturday.
Loading platform for new "Space Mountain" ride at Disneyland where begins a trip irough galaxies of stars Chief for just two years, Kortz
-Staff Photos by ROGER COAR guided LBPD through its most
turbulent period, according to most
tration in 1965, assistant chief in
1971 and chief in 1975.
While a young officer raising
three sons who are now grown,
Kortz built his own house on the
Westside. He now lives in East
Long Beach.
As a homicide detective, Kortz
was involved in two widely publi-
cized cases. The first began when

Disneyland's 'Space Mountain9 readied

By Bob Sanders
Stall Writer
Disneyland is getting ready to
open its newest attraction — ;.a
$20-million '.'Space Mountain"
ride that simulates a trip through
outer space at what seems to be
— but is not — terrific speeds.
The new complex — the origi-
nal of which opened at Florida's
Disney World in 1975 and is billed
as the "most popular attraction"
there — took two years to build
and, when finished by the end of
May, will include a 1,000-seat
amphitheater, a 650-seat fast-food
Disneyland employee Paul Bielat presides over Mission Control for new Disneyland space center to open May 27
restaurant and a so-called "space-
age" arcade featuring electronic
game machines. •
The Space Mountain ride,
which was premiered for the
. June 15.
press Thursday, will be open to
the public Monday — at least on a
part-time basis while construction
on the rest of the project is com-
pleted. The entire complex is
scheduled to open May 27.
According to Disney officials,
the amphitheater will feature the
first "permanent" stage in the
park, the others all being classi-
fied as ".temporary."
The park will begin presenting
original shows on the new stage
The ride itself, which is 3,500-
feet long, is a thrilling experience.
With the usual Disney "atmos-
phere" approach, the potential
space rider walks through a
series of dim-lit, dark green,
metal-walled corridors to arrive
at "his" or "her" 12-passenger
"rocket."
Once herded into the psuedo-
machine and held in the seat by a
metal bar, the rider begins his
trip with a series of upgrades
through flashing flourescent tun-
nels.
From the top of the track the
"rocket" bolts, twisting and turn-
ing, through "galaxies" of fast-
moving stars and cloud-like ne-
bulae at breath-taking, intestine-
turning speeds.
Actually the top speed on the
ride is 32 mph.
In the semi-darkness of
"space" with the stars moving
quickly around, the rider can
hardly avoid the sensation of
spaceflight.
veteran officers.
The community, led by State
Sen. George Deukmejian,' R-Long
Beach, will honor Kortz at a retire-
ment dinner tonight at the Golden
Sails Inn.
Leaving the department after
42 years, Kortz was most recently
directing the massive reorganiza-
tion of the patrol force. It is a move
that will involve half the total
sworn personnel.
He was chief when city govern-
ment was hit by one investigation
after another, when his department
was hurt by what came to be
known as the Red Mill Riot. That
incident, involving a downtown con-
frontation between a group of off-
duty .officers celebrating a pending
marriage and on-duty vice detec-
tives, resulted in the dismissal of
three officers.
Kortz was a unique man as
chief: A street cop who could quote
political philosopher Rousseau. An.
intimidating desk-pounding admin-
istrator who, according to those
who are close to him, has a soft
heart.
He fumed at federal regulations
requiring more and more.officers
to spend time on paperwork.
Born in Chicago, Kortz moved
to Long Beach when he was 11 and
attended Poly High School and
Long Beach City College. He joined
the police force in November. 1934.
He was promoted to detective cations for the job Saturday; and
inspector (sergeant) in 1943, lieuten- after the initial screening process,
ant in 1955, captain in 1961, first the new chief will be chosen by
deputy chief in charge of adminis- Dever.
an unidentified man shot and killed
another unidentified man in a cen-
tral area bar in 1946.
(Turn to Page B-4, Col. I)
Calkins to
head police
department
Carl Calkins, w h o ' w a s ap:
pointed assistant police chief last
year, has been named acting chief
by Long Beach City Manager John
Dever, effective Sunday. '.
Calkins served 20 years on the
Los Angeles police force until 1974,
when he became director of com-
munity safety for the City of Car-
son.
When he was named assistant
chief in Long Beach, it was under;
stood that he would eventually suc-
ceed Chief Ralph Kortz, who retires
Saturday.
But, as one city 'official said
Thursday, the understanding was
with former City Manager John
Mansell's administration and -did
not bind the administration of
Dever, who has thrown the job
open to national competition.
The city will stop taking appli-

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Head Start sponsor souglit
ByJoeSegura
Stall Writer
A search for a new sponsor for
the Long Beach-Hawaiian Gardens
community Head Start program
that serves about 480 day-care chil-
dren was officially launched Thurs-
day.
The Head Start program was
formerly sponsored by the mori-
bund Long Beach Commission on
Economic Opportunities (LBCEO),
which legally ends that function
Aug. 30.
Announcement of the search
was made by George Monica, west-
ern field operations chief of the
Department of Health, Education
and Welfare's Office of Child
Development, at an informal gath-
ering of Head Start staffers at the
Carmelitos Center Head Start
School, 5250 Via Passilb. • .
"Our priority," Monica told the
gathering, "is to see that there is
no interruption in the program."
According to Monica, HEW
plans to select a replacement spon-
soring organization by June 24 to
prepare to take over management
of 24 pre-school classes now con-
ducted on a $755,088 budget at 10
sites by three separate delegate
agencies.
. Several groups have indicated
an interest in administering the
program, including the East Long
Beach Neighborhood Center, 2338
E. Anaheim St.; the Jim Pugh
Multicultural-Educational-Psycho-
logical Resource Center, 5175 E.
Pacific Coast Highway; Helpline
Youth Counseling Center, 17117
Clark Ave., Bellflower, and Public
Health Foundation in Los Angeles.
During his presentation Mon-
day, Monica indicated priorities
might be given to an agency that
had prior Head Start funding since
1975.
That disclosure, according to
Linda Scarlino, director of the
Hawaiian Gardens Community Ac-
tion Council Head Start, 22200 Nor-
walk Blvd., has prompted that
council to new consideration of sub- CHIEF RALPH KORTZ
mitting an application. ACTING CHIEF CALKINS

People Talk
F.C. Anderson
THE EXQUISITE Japanese art of flower ar-
rangement derived from the ancient custom of offer-
ing flowers to the Buddha, in Long Beach, the latter-
day beneficiaries of such floral tributes are Mayor
Thomas J. Clark and members of the City Council.
This indicates that our City Fathers (and Moth-
ers) are in distinguished historical company. Mayor
Clark and the council do not invest themselves with
godlike qualities but they are deeply appreciative of
the floral honors bestowed on them each Monday,
morning.
It began several months with a visit to City Hall
of three gracious Japanese-American women, Mrs.
Rika Yamamoto, Mrs. Wake Nishida and Mrs. Mine
Utsunomiya, all Long Beach residents. They brought
with them flowers from their own gardens, and in the
space of a few minutes they had turned the office of
mayor and council into a work of floral art.
The three women say it with flowers each and
every Monday morning. Their service is voluntary,
with no thought of personal recognition.
Mayor Clark thinks the public should know about
' them and their good works, and I concur. It's refresh-
ing to find there are citizens who go to City Hall with
hands that wish to give and not receive.
OUR GRACIOUS ladies of the flowers are about
to leave us for a little while. On Saturday they will
travel to San Francisco to visit the main office of the
Ikenobo Ikebana Society, long famous for its art of
flower arranging. In San Francisco they will join
other students of the society in a flight to Japan,
where they will continue their advanced studies for
one month in the cities of Tokyo and Kyoto.
I'm sure their visit to Japan will result in even
more beautiful Monday mornings at Civic Center
Plaza, where statesmanship and the buds of spring
flower in a riot of color. •
The art of flower arranging was introduced into
Japan early in the 7th Century by Ono-No-imoko,
Japan's ambassador to China. The ambassador
promptly founded his nation's first school of floral
art. r I encountered the lad in Los Alamitos. He had
In the schools one could learn much about
flowers and even more about male chauvinism. For
centuries floral arrangement was primarily a male
preserve, an avocation of Buddhist priests, Samurai
warriors and the nobility. The feminists got a break
after the Meiji restoration, and by the beginning of
the 20th Century, women were well represented in the
art.
Even so, the men continued to head most of the
' principal floral arrangement schools. They still do.
But the times they are a-changing, in Japan as in the
United States. Eve got her way in the Garden of
Eden, and I suspect Mama Floral-san will get hers in
the hothouse and in the principal's chair at the flower
arrangement schools.
SO, BOUQUETS to Mrs.. Yamamoto, Mrs.
Nishida and Mrs. Utsunomiya, for gracing City Hall
with their art. But scallions to the little merchant of
the streets who sold me flowers for my wife on
Easter.
two prices for his flowers—$5 for the big bunch, $S for
the small bunch. Since I was the Easter Bunny and
not the Goose that Laid the Golden Egg, I opted for
the $3 bunch.
I concluded the transaction and was nearing my
car, a block down the street, when the tod yelled at
me.
"What's the matter, Pops, ain't your old lady
worth $5?"
I didn't reply. How can a man put a price tag on
31 years of pure gold?