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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/02/1934 - Regular MeetingM", Newport Beach, July 2, 1934. The City Council of the City of Newport Beach met in regular session in the City Council Chambers of the City of Newport Beach at 7:30 o'clock p. m. on above date with Mayor Hilmer in the Chair. The roll was called showing the full Council present. The minutes of the previous regular meeting of June 4, 1934 were read, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried the same were approved and the reading of the Special Meetings of June 14th and June 27th was dispensed with. REPORTS OF HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS The monthly report of the City Treasurer was read, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, the report was approved, the reading of reports of other Heads of Departments dispensed with, and all the reports ordered filed. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES Councilman Gordon advised that the Harbor Master had_ reported the complaint concerning the boat 'Dawn" had been adjusted to the satisfaction of all concerned. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES douncilman Gordon reported the following extra men employed during the month in the Police Department: Kennedy, Morris, Gayden, Shipley, Heath, Brookings, Callahan and Sowles. COMMUNICATIONS The application of Dr. C. A. Neighbors f or a permit to construct a pleasure pier fronting on Lots 1 and 2, Block 19, Balboa Eastside Addition was, on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried referred to the City Engineer for the customary two weeks for approval. Twenty -six applications from various established merchants for permission to sell fireworks were presented, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, the same were allowed. The application of E. G. Tout, president of Newport Beach 'Epic' Club, requesting permission to install a public address system for a representative of that organization to speak from the Speakers Stand at 22nd Street, was read and the same was laid over for later consideration. W. E. and R. G. Smith presented an application for a permit to operate a 'Chip' game together with a check for the license fee, but through failure to give the location of the proposed game as required, it was moved by Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, that the application be laid on the Table until the next meeting of the Council. Hoy G. Helsing in a communication to the Council requested that he be issued an exempt Veteran's license to hawk, peddle and vend bakery goods in the City. The application was accompanied by properly executed affidavits as to disability, ownership of the bakery truck, the fact of being a qualified elector of the State of California, and on motion of Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the matter was laid on the Table for further consideration. A letter from Charles Fallert, District Manager of National Reemployment Service, addressed to R. L. Patterson, dealing with the proper distribution of labor, was read, and. on motion of Councilman Garfield, seconded by Councilman Ellsworth and carried, the letter was ordered filed. Billy West extended an invitation in a letter for the Council to visit his 'Buried Alive' act on Tuesday July 3rd. On motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the letter was ordered filed. The auditing firm of Crenshaw, Diehl & Wright presented a bid for the auditing of the City's books for the fiscal year ending June 30, 19349 and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman KIM z' Garfield and carried, the bid of $&15.00 per diem of 7z hours with no additional charge-for hotel or traveling expenses was accepted. A letter addressed to Mayor Hilmer from Wallace -Rice Audit Co. making inquiry as to auditing the City's books for the coming year.was read, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the same was ordered filed. F. W. Stair addressed a card to the Mayor complaining of the location of an electric light pole being placed in the way of his garage entrance on the alley one -half block west of Diamond Avenue on the northerly side of Balboa Island, and it was moved by Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, that the matter be referred to the Street Superintendent. A letter from Winifred M. Young advocating the acquisition of ocean frontage east of the East Jetty for the purpose of a State Park, was read, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, the communication was ordered filed. Mrs. W. I. Williams, President of the Garden and Improvement Club of Corona del Mar, presented a written request to the Council for funds from the Advertising Fund for the purpose of destroying weeds and planting flowers in that section, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the matter was referred to the Advertising Committee for investigation. A petition was presented asking the Council to continue the broadcasting of fishing news from Santa Ana Station from July 1, 1934 to July 1, 1935, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, the broadcast to be continued for one month pending a final report from the Advertising Commi=ttee. A petition signed by various citizens requesting that the supporters of Upton Sinclair for Govenor be invited to a picnic and patriotic celebration on July Fourth and that permission be granted Charles L. Heiser to address the people from the Speakers Stand. The petition was laid on the Table for consideration later. A letter from the Secretary of the League of Municipalities of Southern California relating to allocation of Gas Tax, was read, and on motion of Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the same was referred to Mayor Hilmer. The Santa Ana Register advised the Council in a letter that they had donated fifty copies of the Orange County Delinquent Tax List to the City, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, the City Clerk was instructedto thank the Register for same. E. U. Briggs of Corona del Mar presented a'letter to the Council together with a copy of House Bill No. 5190 known as the Bankruptcy Bill and pertaining to municipalities. It was moved by Councilman Ellsworth, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, that the subject be referred to the City Attorney to report on same at . the next meeting of the Council. A representative of the Seventh Day Adventists made a written request to the Council for permission to solicit funds for their work inthe City, the applicant also addressed the Council concerning same. On motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the application was ordered filed and the applicant advised that owing to certain regulations the soliciting of funds was not permitted within the City. A copy of the resolution passed by the Supervisors of Orange County allocating certain funds to the City of Newport Beach out of the Motor Vehicle Fuel Fund of Orange County, was read, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, the resolution was ordered filed. A petition$ bearing 158 signatures of citizens and tax - payers requesting the sum of five hundred Dollars from the advertising fund for fireworks and music for the Fourth of July was presented, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, the petition was ordered filed. A communication from Harry Welch, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, together with a request from the Corsair Boat Club for y� 1R1��1_ permission to hold boat races in the North Channel some time in July, was read. It was moved by Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, that permission to hold races for two days during the third week in July and under the supervision of the Harbor Master, be granted. 51 Harry Welch, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, in a letter to the Council, suggested that an invitation from the Mayor and Council would secure the presence of the Battleship Utah at Newport Beach for the Tournament of Lights on July 2.8th. On motion of Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the Mayor was requested to extend an invitation to the Navy Department for the Battleship Utah to visit Newport Beach on that date. The Chamber of Commerce presented for approval a tentative budget for'the year ending June 30, 1935. On motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, the matter was referred to the Advertising Committee with instructions to meet with ' the Directors of the Chamber of Commerce for discussion of the budget. J. A. Gant, City Auditor, asked permission from the Council to transfer $500 to the Library Fund and $2,600 to the Park Fund from the Current Expense Fund due to the insufficiency of those funds to meet expenditures until the next tax collection period. On motion of Councilman Claire; seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the transfer was approved. In the matter of the request of the 'Epic' Club to install a Public Address System for their speaker on July 4th and the petition pertaining to the same, it was moved by Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, that permission be granted and that the letter and petition be filed. Louis W. Briggs protested in a letter to the Council the establishing of a taxi stand in front of his property at the corner of Main Street and Central Avenue considering it to be unfair to himself and tenant and also suggesting a location east of Main Street as less objectionable. On motion of Councilman"Claire, seconded by Councilman Ellsworth and carried, the letter was ordered filed. A petition signed by various merchants in the 300 Block on Main Street requested that a 10 minute parking limit be established in that block. On motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the petition was ordered filed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ' Letters from the Queen City Laundry and the Southern California Laundryowners Association, laid on the Table from previous meetings were brought up, Mr. Pepler, General Agent of the latter addressing the Council, requesting a lowering or elimination of the license charged laundries for doing business in the City, inasmuch as there was no longer any need for the alleged high license as a means of protecting local industry. It being too late for an amended ordinance to be effective for the ensuing year, Mr. Pepler was advised to take up the matter at a later time. On motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the letters pertaining to the above were ordered filed. A letter from G. C. McLeod, former Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, laid over from a previous meeting and pertaining to parks and beautification matters in the City,- was read, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, the Mayor was requested to appoint an Advisory Committee to confer with the Council on the subject, whereupon Mayor Hilmer appointed the following committee: C. A. Pullen, Anton Hirschi, Gus Wurdinger. The bid of James H. Keeley of 5210 for Lot 9, Block 9, Section 2, Balboa Island, laid on the Table from the meeting of June '4th, was on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, not accepted and the City Clerk was instructed to return the check representing 10% of the bid to Mr. Keeley. NEW BUSINESS The monthly demands having been duly audited by the Finance Committee, were on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, allowed and Warrants ordered drawn for same. Resolution No. 832 making changes in traffic regulations as provided for in Ordinance No. 345, was introduced and a motion for its adoption was made by Councilman Claire, duly seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried by the following roll call vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Gordon, Claire, Ellsworth, Garfield., Hilmer. NOES: Councilmen None. ABSENT: Councilmen None. 52 Resolution No. 933 approving the purchase by the Police Department of a two door Ford Sedan from Theodore Robins, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the conditional sales contract in connection therewith on behalf of the City of Newport Beach. The adoption of the Resolution was moved by Councilman Claire; seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried by the following roll call vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Gordon, Claire, Ellsworth, Garfield, Hilmer. NOES: Councilmen None.' ABSENT: Councilmen None. It was moved by Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman , Garfield and carried, that the demand for $276.29, being part payment for the Ford automobile purchased for the Police Department, be allowed and a warrant drawn for same. Ordinance No. 422, amending Ordinance No. 259 regulating the loading and unloading of passengers and parcels, having been passed to the second reading from the regular meeting of June 4, 1934, was on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon, placed in line for final passage, the ordinance being adopted by the following roll call vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Gordon, Claire, Ellsworth, Garfield, Hilmer. NOES: Councilmen None. ABSENT: Councilmen None. City Attorney Thompson presented an Ordinance designated as a Radio Interference Measure. The ordinance was read, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, was passed to the second reading. Councilman Claire introduced and moved the adoption of a resolution, together with a schedule of salaries whereby all employees of the City of Newport Beach would be placed on a six- day"per week and monthly salary basis, said resolution rescinding the per diem wage scale as embodied in Resolutions Numbers 766 and 772 respectively; the motion was duly seconded by Councilman Ellsworth. The resolution was read and discussed at length by members of the Council, whereupon ' Councilman Gordon moved to amend the resolution by introducing a schedule wherein the Heads of Departments would be employed on a six -day per week and eleven months per year basis and other employees of the City to be employed on a six -day per week and ten months per year basis, the eleven and ten months salaries to be spread over a twelve months period respectively. At this juncture Councilman Claire withdrew his motion for adoption of the resolution presented by him and Councilman Ellsworth his second thereto in order to secure a vote of the Council on the plan proposed by Councilman Gordon, which was lost by the following roll call vote, t0 -wit: AYES: Councilmen Gordon, Hilmer. NOES: Councilmen Claire, Ellsworth, Garfield. ABSENT: Councilmen None. Councilman Claire moved the adoption of the original resolution, which was duly seconded by Councilman Ellsworth, a further discussion following concerning the same and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, a temporary recess was taken by the Council for consideration of the wage matter. The Council upon being called into session again by Mayor Hilmet deliberated upon the question of vacation allowance for City employees, with no definite action being taken on the matter, whereupon Councilman Claire requested that a vote be taken on the motion before the Council which resulted in the adoption of the , following resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 934. WHEREAS, by virtue of Resolution No. 766 of the City of Newport Beach, duly passed and adopted,'and now on file in the office of the City Clerk of the city of Newport Beach, certain employees of the said city of Newport Beach were placed on a per diem wage scale; and 53 W. Honeycutt WHEREAS, . said per diem wage scale so fixed by said 175.00 Resolution No. 766, was changed by Resolution No. 772,of.the city J. A. Woolley of Newport Beach, duly adopted by the city Council of.the city of 110.00 Newport Beach, and.now on file with the Clerk of the city of George Morales Newport Beach; and Lewis Merrell 135.00 WHEREAS, it is the desire and intention of the City Council Wi111am.Ulrich of the city of Newport Beach that all of its regular employees shall 125.00 be, and they are hereby placed on a monthly salary basis. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by, the city Council of the city of Newport Beach, that said and the same are hereby rescinded Resolutions Nos. 766 and 772 be as of the 1st day of July, 1934, 1 and declared of no further force or effect for any purpose whatever. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That all of the employees of said city of Newport Beach hereinafter designated in this resolution as regular employees, be and they are hereby placed on a monthly salary basis, and at the monthly salary hereinafter set forth opposite their respective names. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That all employees of the -city of Newport Beach, other than regular employees, shall be hired by.the City of Newport Beach for such time as the City Council of the city of Newport Beach shall designate, and said extra employees shall receive such per diem wages as shall be agreed upon between the said City Council and said extra employees. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the regular employees affected by this resolution, together with the monthly salary which they shall receive from and after July 1st, 1934, axe as follows: Roland Thompson 175.00 t. A. Leonard 110.00 A. M. Nelson 150.00 George Foltz 150.00 J. A. Gant 175.00 Ruth Griffin 165.00 Marion Turner 110.00 Nell Ashby Mabel Cummings 110.00 110.00 Jim Patton 125.00 Sheldon Smith 125.00 B1oss Beal 125.00 Homer Acree 125.00. Neil McMillan 115.00 E. E. Cook 115.00 Mike Simberg 115.00 Nick Suttora 115.00 Wm. Couvert 125.00 R. R. Hodgkinson 225.00 R. G. Waterlue 135.00 R. E. Baldridge 135.00 G. W. Callihan 135.00 S. F. Naylor 135.00 W. E. Dyson 135.00 K, W. Gorton 135.00 J. H. Summers 135.00 R. E. Craig 135.00 H. L. Hatcher 100.00 M. S. Robinson 135.00 F. W. Crocker 200.00 H. Roberds 135.00 J. Briscoe 135.00 W. Honeycutt 135.00 ' George Weber 175.00 Anne Bregar 110.00 J. A. Woolley 175.00 Ruth Rainbolt 110.00 J. McMillan, Sr. 150.00 George Morales 135.00 Lewis Merrell 135.00 J. D. McMillan, Jr. 135.00 Wi111am.Ulrich 125.00 W. C. MacDonald 125.00 continued m., ll J. A. Siegel 200.00 R. L. Patterson 375.00 A. E. Dixon 115.00 H. S. McElwaney (April to Sept inc 60.00 (Oct, to March inc) 45.00 I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed by the city Council of the City of Newport Beach, at a.regula.r meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of July, 1934 by the following vote, to —wit AYES: Councilmen Claire, Ellsworth, Garfield NOES: Councilmen Gordon, Hilmar. ABSENT: Councilmen None. Attest: Frank L. Rinehart City Clerk (Seal) Attorney B. Z. McKinney addressed the Council in behalf of -ioy G. Helsing whose application for an exempt veteran's license to hawk, vend and peddle bakery goods had previously been laid on the Table. The matter was reconsidered by the Council and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and. carried, the exempt license was ordered to be issued. A motion by Councilman Claire that all extra help be hired on a three days basis, excepting on certain occasions and as directed by Heads of Departments, was seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried by the following roll call vote, to —wit: AYES: Councilmen Claire, Ellsworth, Garfield, Hilmer. NOES: Councilmen Gordon. ABSENT: Councilmen None. On motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the salaries of part time employees was fixed at Four Dollars per day excepting the relief man on the sewer system which was fixed at Six Dollars per day. City Engineer Patterson presented a statement showing the names, number of days work, and rate for pay for the extra help employed in his departments during the month of June 1934, and on motion of Councilman Ellsworth, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, the same was approved. Councilman Ellsworth in a letter to the Council tendered his resignation from the Advertising Committee and on motion of Councilman Claire,•seconded by Councilman Ellsworth and carried, the same was accepted and Councilman Garfield approved as a member of the Committee, whereupon Mayor Hilmer appointed Councilman Garfield as a member of the Advertising Committee with Councilman Gordon as= Chairman. Lew H. Wallace addressed the Council in regard -to an appropriation of $105 to be used in connection with appropriations by the ftnntyl of Orange and others in an advertising campaign sponsored by the Orange County Coast Association. On- motion of Councilman Gordon,- seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the same was allowed. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to transact•a motion to adjourn Sine Die was offered by Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Ellsworth and carried. AD roved: City Clerk May f the C 3' of Ne ort Beach Councilman Cn