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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/11/1926 - Regular Meeting312 City Hall, Newport Beach, January 11, 1926 The Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach met in regular session on the above date at 7;30 o'clock P.M. The roll was called showing the full Board present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Under reports of special and standing committees, the I City Assessor reported his findings as to the assessed valuation on Lot 11 Block 1, Section 1, of Balboa Island. On motion of Trustee Sloan, seconded by Trustee Wilkinson$ and carried, the Glerk was ordered to write Mr. F. P. Brakett that the Assessor had investigated the matter'and that the Board of Trustees ordained that the assessment, in their belief,.was proportional, had been equalized and that the assessment would have to stand. Assistant Engineer, S. A. Cundiff, reporting on the complaint of Mr. Brakett as to engineering on the Island, stated that_the pole mentioned in Mr. Brakett's communication should be moved by the Southern California Edison Company. That in the mat- ter of the sewer man hole obstructing traffic in the alley, that the man holes were constructed according to the grade set by the ordinance and that the original side walks on the Island were be- low the grade, thereby making the man hole appear to be too high. The matter of the light pole was referred to Street Superintendent Rinehart. Trustee Wilson reported for the committee as a whole and stated that the committee recommended that in the matter of the Stone property, if Mr. Stone would deed the 10 feet in question to the City of Newport, that the City would refund him all taxes and ' assessments which he had paid on that portion of-his property. That in case Mr..Stone was unwilling to do this the Board of Trustees re- commended that he file suit against the City of Newport to quiet deed on his property. The committee recommended that the application of Nick Suttora to conduct a fish market on Lots 9 and 10, Block 12, Balboa tract be refused. The committee reporting in the matter of the conducting of a Camp Ground on Block 222, Section A of Newport Beach as mentioned in the application of James R. McKay, recommended that the permit,be granted subject to City Ordinance regulations. In the matter of the Fish Cannery Ordinance which was referred to the committee as a whole, the committee reported and recommended that the Ordinance be adopted as submitted. On motion of Trustee Wilkinson, seconded by Trustee Sloan, and carried, the reports and recommendations of the committee as a whole were accepted and the items reported on ordered disposed of as per the recommendation of the committee. RESOLUTION NO. 363. Entitled as follov s: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, AS THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH THEREOF, DETL ^'RMINING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND ALSO THE PUBLIC NECESSITY DEMANDS THE ACQUIS- ITION BY THE CITY OF NE,NPORT BEACH OF 'FIRE APPARATUS AND THE CONSTRUC= TION BY THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH OF A FIRE ENGINE HOUSE, THE COST OF WHICH WILL BE TOO GREAT TO BE PAID OUT OF THE ORDINARY ANNUAL INCOME AND REVENUE OF THE CITY OF NE'dIPORT BEACH, was taken up for final consideration; was read, and considered, the roll was called, and Resolution No. 363 was passed by the vote of the following two - thirds and more of the members of the Board of Trustees; 0 313 AYES -- Trustees Wilson, Sloan, Richter, young, Wilkinson. NOES -- Trustees none. ABSENTEES -- Trustees none. The Resolution was thereupon signed and approved by the rr­sident of the Board of Trustees and attested by the Clerk. This being the date, hour, and place fixed by Ordinance of Intention No.'284 for hearing of protests and the Board of Trustees being duly convened and in regular session proceeded to hear the petition and all protests. Mrs. M.M. Barnette, Mrs, L.A. Littleton, and O.E. Brown, interested persons, presented objections to the pro- posed improvement, and to the inclusion of their property in the district. The objections were read, duly considered, and passed upon, and on motion of Trustee Fred V.'. Young, seconded by Trustee L. S. vilkinson, and upon call of the roll duly carried, all of said objections or protests were overruled and denied. Affidavits were filed, read, and considered,rrom which it appeared to the Board of Trustees that the whole of the territory set forth in the petition and contained in said Ordinance of Intention No. 284 would be bene- fited by the construction of the improvement and the formation of the district therefor. It was by the 5oard of Trustees ordered that all of the territory set forth in the petition and contained in Ordinance No. 284 would be benefited by the formation of the district and the creation of the indebtedness thereby for the construction of the improvement therein stated, and should be included therein and that Municipal Improvement District No. 5 of the City of Newport .Beach be and is hereby created with the exterior boundaries as set forth in the petition, and the time having expired within which protests may be filed, and all protests after a hearing having been denied; The Board of Trustees deemed that it had acquired and now possessed jurisdiction to proceed further in the matter. Trustee Conrad Richter thereupon introduced an Ordin- ance entitled as follows: An Ordinance of the City of Newport Beach, by the legislative branch thereof, defining and establishing the exterior boundaries of Municipal Improvement District No. 5 of the City of Newport Beach, California, calling an election within the district, providing for the submission to the qualified voters thereof, the proposition of incurring a debt by the issuance of the bonds of such district in the sum of $25,000.00 for the purposes set forth in this Ordinance, reciting the objects and purposes for which the proposed indebtedness is to be incurred, the nature of the improvement contemplated thereby, the amount of the principal of the indebtedness to be.incurred therefor, and .fixing the maximum rate of interest to be paid on such in- debtedness, fixing the date on which the election shall be held and the manner of holding the same, and the voting for or against said proposition. ' The Ordinance was ordered filed, read, considered, designated Ordinance No. 286, and referred to the City Attorney. Communication was received from Mr. C.A. Thompson, City Treasurer, in which he stated that as business would take him east for some h,ime, he wished to resign from the position of City Treasurer as soon as the Board or Trustees could appoint his suc- cessor. On motion of Trustee Wilkinson, seconded by Trustee Sloan, and carried, the matter was referred to the committee as a whole for consideration. 1 A communication from Bent Concrete Pipe Company, reporting on the condition of the City Sewer was read and ordered 314 filed. The request of Freman A. Daley for an extra man for four of five months at a salary of from 150.00 to $175.00 per month, for a survey of the water system was discussed. There- upon, on motion of Trustee Sloan, seconded by Trustee Wilkinson, and carried, the request was granted, and Mr. Daley was authorized to further investigate the matter of keeping a record of the survey. , There being no further business, on motion of Trust es Sloan, seconded by Trustee Wilkinson, and carried, the meeting was adjourned to 7:30 o'clock P.M. January 18, 1926. APPROVED(��Y��,,�/ ATTESTED resi 'n e oar or Trus ees City Hall, Newport Beach, Jan. 18, 1926 The Board of Truste ^s of the City of Newport Beach met in regular session on the above date at 7 :30 o'clock P.P.Z. The meeting was called to order by President Geo. P. I;lilson. The roll was called showing the full Board present. The minutes of the previous . meeting were read and approved. City Attorney Bishop reported progress on the Mandamus proceedings in relation to the Harbor Bond Election, and stated that he would report more fully in the near future. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. ORDINANCE NO. 285. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ITYPPORT BEACH, AUTHORIZING THE GRANTING OF PERMITS FOR CARRYING.ON THE BUSINESS OF CANNING OR DRYING FISH, AND 11AKING FERTILIZER OUT OF FISH "'ITHIN SAID CITY, PRO- VIDING THE METHOD OF OBTAIYING SP_ID PERMITS, ..ND THE CONDITIONS UNDER YIHICH THE BUSINESS MAY BE CONDUCTED OR CARRIED ON, AND FURTHER PRO- , VIDING FOR THE I11YEDIATE REVOCATION OF SUCH PERMITS UPON ANY VIOLA= TION THEREOF, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR CONDUCTING OR ATTM -PIING TO CONDUCT ANY SUCH BUSINESS 1 "IITHOUT THE EXISTENCE OF A VALID UN- REVOKED PERMIT., came on for final consideration, the roll was called and Ordinance No. 285 was passed by the following vote: AYES -- Trustees, Plilson, Sloan, Young, Richter, 'Nilkinson. NOES -- Trustees, None. ABSENT -- Trustees, None. Ordinance No. 285 was thereupon signed and approved by the President of the Board of Trustees and attested by the Clerk.