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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/10/1947 - Regular MeetingE, a, March 10, 1947 although excepting those that would not interfere with sections unsuitable for bathing and also suggesting that all new piers should be made public piers as outlined in a plan presented to the Council at a previous meeting. There was considerable debate on the question, the Council being addressed by several of the delegation, finally on motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman Isbell, the following plan submitted by John J. Sailors, Secretary of the Joint Harbor Committee was adopted By the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Isbell, Robertson, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Siler ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None ;'ian of Secretary of the Joint Harbor Committee, accepted regarding the piers on Balboa Island. David Swope addressed Council about purchase of City owned property. Apkn. of building permit of Ben K. Douglas, granted. Apkn. of Robert M. Hixon for building permit, disapproved. Request of Keith Rims. and Carl McCullah to enlarge ticket booth on Newport pier, granted. Ralph P. Maskey presented report in connection with certain areas for annexation. 1. Establish two or three locations on the North and two or three locations on the South side of the Island for swimming only. No moorings or sand dollies are to be allowed in these areas. The remainder of the shore moorings on the Islands are to remain as is. Suggested locations for swimming areas on the South side was at the foot of Onyx, Ruby and Turquoise Streets and on the North side at the foot of Apolena and Ruby. Final selection of these areas is to be made after an inspection by the Committee. 2. Applications for new piers in the future will be decided strictly on their own individual merits and circumstances. Each application before being considered must be accompanied by ten or more signatures of property owners within 500 feet of the applicant's property, who are non -pier owners, and all of whom are agreeable to the new pier. Fifty percent of these signatures must be Inside Lot Owners. ' David Swope addressed the Council about the purchase of City owned property in the vicinity of the overhead.crossing. The application of a building permit by Benjamin K. Douglas for Lot 13, Block A -32, Corona del Mar was submitted to the Council for approval and on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Siler and carried, same was granted. The application of Robert M. Hixon for a building permit for Lots 1 and 9, Block A -32, Corona del Mar, being considered as in violation of Ordinance No. 556 was on motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman Siler and carried, disapproved. The request of Keith Kima and Carl McCullah for the enlargement of the ticket booth on the Newport pier was on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Siler, granted by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None Ralph P. Maskey presented a report in connection with certain areas that might be considered for annexation to the city, some at an early date and other areas at some future time. Mr. Maskey also addressed the Council regarding the subject, it being suggested that a letter should be sent to the County Supervisors to the effect that the High School be excluded from the proposed incorporation of Costa Mesa, whereupon Councilman Allen moved that the City Attorney prepare a resolution and letters protesting the inclusion of certain areas in the proposed Costa Mesa incorporation and setting forth certain areas that should be annexed to the City of Newport Beach. The motion was seconded by Councilman Robertson and carried. Mr. Maskey offered assistance in preparing.the communications.. 0 0 n u 0 The City Council of the City of Newport Beach met In regular session in the City Council Chambers at the City Hall at the hour of 4 o'clock p.m. on above date with Mayor Reed presiding. The roll was called, the following Councilmen answering present: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed. The Mayor asked if any of the Councilmen or anyone in the audience wished the minutes of the previous meeting, or any part thereof read; no one responded and the reading of the minutes was dispensed with. Regular order of business On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman changed to consider protests Siler and carried, the regular of business was changed in order on proposed parking lot. to consider the matter of the proposed parking lot on the beach and to hear protests in connection therewith. Protestants.to the beach The Clerk read written protests from D. A. Casey, parking lot signed petition. Helen Chapman, Sadie Irwin and Carl E. Hofer together with a Council addressed by several. petition signed by several of the merchants on the Ocean Front, whereupon a representative of a delegation of property owners yY Newport addressed the Council vigorously protesting the establishing of a parking lot on the beach and was requested to secure the signatures of the protestants to a petition to be filed as a record. The Council was addressed by several persons of the delegation, the matter of cleaning the beach \ of rubbish and providing containers for same being suggested. Delegation of Inside Property A delegation of inside property owners of Balboa Owners of Balboa Island to Island appeared before the Council in protest of pier permits protest pier permits. being granted for further installation around the Island, although excepting those that would not interfere with sections unsuitable for bathing and also suggesting that all new piers should be made public piers as outlined in a plan presented to the Council at a previous meeting. There was considerable debate on the question, the Council being addressed by several of the delegation, finally on motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman Isbell, the following plan submitted by John J. Sailors, Secretary of the Joint Harbor Committee was adopted By the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Isbell, Robertson, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Siler ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None ;'ian of Secretary of the Joint Harbor Committee, accepted regarding the piers on Balboa Island. David Swope addressed Council about purchase of City owned property. Apkn. of building permit of Ben K. Douglas, granted. Apkn. of Robert M. Hixon for building permit, disapproved. Request of Keith Rims. and Carl McCullah to enlarge ticket booth on Newport pier, granted. Ralph P. Maskey presented report in connection with certain areas for annexation. 1. Establish two or three locations on the North and two or three locations on the South side of the Island for swimming only. No moorings or sand dollies are to be allowed in these areas. The remainder of the shore moorings on the Islands are to remain as is. Suggested locations for swimming areas on the South side was at the foot of Onyx, Ruby and Turquoise Streets and on the North side at the foot of Apolena and Ruby. Final selection of these areas is to be made after an inspection by the Committee. 2. Applications for new piers in the future will be decided strictly on their own individual merits and circumstances. Each application before being considered must be accompanied by ten or more signatures of property owners within 500 feet of the applicant's property, who are non -pier owners, and all of whom are agreeable to the new pier. Fifty percent of these signatures must be Inside Lot Owners. ' David Swope addressed the Council about the purchase of City owned property in the vicinity of the overhead.crossing. The application of a building permit by Benjamin K. Douglas for Lot 13, Block A -32, Corona del Mar was submitted to the Council for approval and on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Siler and carried, same was granted. The application of Robert M. Hixon for a building permit for Lots 1 and 9, Block A -32, Corona del Mar, being considered as in violation of Ordinance No. 556 was on motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman Siler and carried, disapproved. The request of Keith Kima and Carl McCullah for the enlargement of the ticket booth on the Newport pier was on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Siler, granted by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None Ralph P. Maskey presented a report in connection with certain areas that might be considered for annexation to the city, some at an early date and other areas at some future time. Mr. Maskey also addressed the Council regarding the subject, it being suggested that a letter should be sent to the County Supervisors to the effect that the High School be excluded from the proposed incorporation of Costa Mesa, whereupon Councilman Allen moved that the City Attorney prepare a resolution and letters protesting the inclusion of certain areas in the proposed Costa Mesa incorporation and setting forth certain areas that should be annexed to the City of Newport Beach. The motion was seconded by Councilman Robertson and carried. Mr. Maskey offered assistance in preparing.the communications.. 0 0 n u 0 m l Attorney Leslie F. Kimmel presented on behalf of Petition of The Presbyterian The Presbyterian Hospital of Orange County, a pEtition for Hospital of Orange County, annexation of uninhabited territory to the City of Newport approved. Beach said territory comprising the property of said hospital. On motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman • Siler and carried, the petition was approved by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None Councilman Allen moved the adoption of a resolution, Res. No. 3444 being a resolution fixing the date as April 140 1947 for hearing Date of hearing for any of protests in connection with the proposed annexation to the protests on proposed annexa- City of Newport Beach of certain uninhabited territory consisting tion of The Presbyterian of the area held by The Presbyterian Hospital of Orange County. Hospital of Orange County. The motion was duly seconded by Councilman Robertson, the resolution designated Resolution No. 3444 and was adopted by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, ' Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None On motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Regular order of business Councilman Isbell and carrie4 the regular order of business resumed. was resumed. • REPORTS OF HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Siler and carried, the reading of Reports of Heads of Depart- ments was waived and the reports ordered filed. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES Chief of Police Hodgkinson reporting on the question Report of Police Chief on as to business being conducted by Nelson Stafford at 424 license of Nelson Stafford, Santa Ana Avenue advised that there were no indications of accepted and filed. business being conducted there and on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Robertson and carried, the report was accepted and ordered filed. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES: None ' COMMUNICATIONS The application of Francis McAnany for a' license to Apkn. of Francis McAnany for operate a cafe at 2605 West Central Avenue was on motion of license to operate a cafe, Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, approved. granted, subject to the approval of the Health Officer. The application of William Henry Smalley for a license Apkn. of Wm. H. Smalley for to operate a Taxi Service between Costa Mesa and Newport Beach license to operate taxi was on motion of Councilman Siler, seconded by Councilman service between Costa Mesa An, Isbell and carried, referred to the Chief of Police. Newport, re to Police Chief. The request of Mrs. Dickinson and Roy Cady for a concession in the City Trailer Park for a sandwich and ice cream Request for concession in business was on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Council- Trailer Park, Laid on the man Siler and carried, Laid on the Table. Table. The letter of Mrs. Farrel L. Conrad requesting information regarding the conducting of .a sandwich stand at Letter of Mrs. F.L. Conrad 2202 West Ocean Front was presented and on motion of Councilman to conduct sandwich stand. Isbell, seconded by Councilman Allen the applicant is to be • informed that a license could be obtained for same, providing the building proposed to be erected complied with the City building restrictions. The request of Schweitzer 011 Company for a lease Request of Schweitzer 011 Co. on certain City owned property consisting of 5 acres occupied for lease on certain City by the City pumping plant was on motion of Councilman Isbell, property, Laid on the Table. seconded by Councilman Allen and carried, Laid on the Table. ' On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Oil lease of Barnhart - Morrow Isbell and carried, the Barnhart - Morrow oil lease on certain ordered cancelled. City owned Toperty was ordered to be cancelled. The letter of Louis C. Breer of the Bay Front Property Request of Bay Front Property Owners Association requesting that boulevard stop signs be Owners Ass °n. for stop signs placed at all intersections of alleys with the main streets on at intersections of alleys, Balboa Island and at all dead end intersections of the alleys referred to Chief of Police. running north'and south where they tie into the east and westerly alleys. On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Robertson and carried, the request was referred to the Chef of Police. The letter of Louis C. Breer of the Bay Front Property Letter of Bay Front Property Owners of Balboa Island complimenting the Police Department for Owners complimenting Police the police protection given Easter week of 1946 and requesting Dept. for protection given additional police protection for the coming Easter week vacation. Easter week of 1946, referred On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Siler and to Police Chief. carried, the matter was referred to the Chief of Police. • SM Letter of M. Gladys Watson The letter of M. Gladys Watson calling attention calling attention to the to the condition of the channel between the mainland and Bay condition of the channel between Island between Montero and Island A.enues and requesting that the mainland and Bay Island, same be dredged was presented when the question of dredging too costly to put City dredger operations throughout the Bay area was brought up, W. H. in order. Fawcett addressing the Co�ncil on the condition of the Grand Request of Yankee Patterson Canal on Balboa Island, ity Engineer Webb advised that it circus, laid over, ordered would cost approximately $2,000.00 to put the City's dredger filed. in condition. The question of the City disposing of its dredger and hiring the dredging to be done by provate concerns was discussed, it being deemed that it might be cheaper than Petition of Irvine Company repairing the City dredger and maintaining a crew for its for annexation of certain operation for only a short period of the year. • Request of South Coast Company The request of South Coast Company for an extension for extension of ten years on of ten years on their lease of certain City owned property their lease of certain City in Block 223, Section A was presented; Hubbard Howe addressing owned property, Laid on the the Council on the matter. After some discussion'of the Table. question as to the length of time requested for the lease it was moved by Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Siler and carried, that same be Laid on the Table until the Request of Union 011 Company to next meeting of the Council. , Complaint of H. E. Walton The complaint of Harold E. Wlton regarding'the use regarding use of trailer on of trailer parked in the vicinity of 310 - 34th Street was 34th St., referred to Police on motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman Department. Allen and carried, referred to the Police Department. Assignment of a certain oil The resignation of E. I. Moore as Chairman of the Resignation of E. I. Moore of Civil Service Commission was presented and read, and on motion Civil Service Commission. of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman Siler and _ F. R. Coop to succeed. carried, same was accepted with regrets; whereupon Mayor Reed appointed F. R. Coop as a member of the Civil Service ' Commission to succeed E. I. Moore, resigned and on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Robertson and carried, the appointment was confirmed. Temporary employment of On motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by V. C. Redmon in Park Dept, Councilman Allen, the temporary employment of Vale C. Redmon approved. in the Park Department was approved by the following roll call vote, to wit: • AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None Temporary employment of On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Council - Hiner, Rasmusson, Boemler, man Siler the temporary employment of George Herbert Hiner, Brock, in Water Dept., Charles Robert Boemler, Morgan Wesley Brock and Clayton 0. authorized. Rasmusson in the Water Department at the rate of .92¢ per hour was authorized by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None City Engineer to continue The request of City Administrator Sailors for further survey of proposed the Council to instruct the City Engineer in conjunction extension of the pierhead lines with the County Harbor-.:Engineers to further survey the at 'nest end of Lido Island, proposed extension of the pierhead lines at the West end of Lido Island, was on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded the Councilman Robertson and carried, granted. Request of Yankee Patterson The request laid over from a previous meeting of circus, laid over, ordered C. Harvey Walters for permission to exhibit the Yankee filed. Patterson circus in the City on April 2, 1947 was on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, ordered filed due to the applicant's non appearance. Petition of Irvine Company On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Council - for annexation of certain man Robertson and carried, the petition presented by The • Inhabited territory referred Irvine Company for annexation to the City of certain inhabited to Planning Commission. territory contiguous to the City of Newport Beach was referred to the Planning Commission. Appointment of Special Officers The appointment of Charles Edward Zube and Charles for Beach City Merchant Patrol, W. Montague as Special Officers of the Beach City Merchant Patrol was on motion of Councilman Allen, , seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, confirmed. Request of Union 011 Company to The request of Union 011 Company to exchange certain , exchange certain petroleum petroleum products to tanks already installed was on motion products to tanks, referred to of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Siler and carried, Fire Chief. referred to the Fire Chief. The assignment of a certain oil lease given to Assignment of a certain oil Loren L. Hillman, Inc. by the City of Newport Beach to lease given to Loren L. Hillman, Seabroard 011 Company was presented and on motion of Council - to Seaboard Oil Co., approved. man Robertson, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, _ same was approved. Councilman Allen moved the adoption of a resolution, ' being a resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City of Newport Beach, the following quitclaim deeds to the following persons and covering the following described property. Quitclaim Deeds Ralph Arnold, Tr. Lots 64, 65, Block A Winnenette Stokes Arnold, Est. East Newport • Irene M. Anderson Lot 17, Block 537 Corona del Mar Kathryn Ray Fast Lot 14, Block 39 River Section Daily P. Childs Lot 10, Block 35 River Section • Eileen Free Lot 16, Block 442 Corona del Mar Roy Franklin and Gladys Franklin Lot 12, Block 30 ' Newport Beach Tract the motion was duly seconded by Councilman Isbell and the resolution was adopted by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None ' Councilman Allen moved the adoption of a resolution, being a resolution accepting a Grant Deed from Meril E. Wilmot, for that portion of Lot 14, Block 634, Corona del Mar. The motion was duly seconded by Councilman Isbell, the resolution designated Resolution No. 3449 and was apssed -by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed. • NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None Councilman Allen moved the adoption of a resolution, being a resolution accepting a Grant Deed from Campbell M. McGhee, for that portion of Lot 12, Block 536, Corona del Mar. The motion was duly seconded by Councilman Isbell, the resolu- tion designated Resolution No. 3445 and was passed by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None Councilman Allen moved the adoption of a resolution, being a resolution accepting a Grant Deed from Ann L. Bronw for that portion of Lots 6, 5 and 10, Block 736, Corona ' del Mar. The motion was duly seconded by Councilman Isbell, the resolution designated Resolution No.. 3446 and was passed by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None Councilman Allen moved the adoption of a resolution, being a resolution accepting a Grant Deed from Morris A. Donato for that portion of Lots 2 and 4, Block 736, Corona del Mar. The motion was duly seconded by Councilman Isbell, the resolution designated Resolution No. 3447 and was passed by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None • Councilman Allen moved the adoption of a resolution, being a resolution accepting a Grant Deed from Kenneth L. Althaus for that portion of Lots 20 and 22 Block 736 Corona del Mar. The motion was duly seconded by Councilman fsbell, the resolution designated Resolution No. 3445 and was passed by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None The monthly Demands having been duly audited by the Finance Committee were on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Isbell, were allowed and Warrants ordered drawn by the following roll call vote, towit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None Quitclaim Deeds Res. No. 3449 Accepting Grant Deed from Meril E. Wilmot. Res. No. 3445 Accepting Grant Deed from Campbell M. McGhee. Res. No. 3446 Accepting Grant Deed from Ann L. Brown. Res. No. 3447 Accepting Grant Deed from Morris A. Donato. Res, No. 3445 Accepting Grant Deed from Kenneth L. Althaus. Audit of monthly Demands. 474 Ordinance calling for special An ordinance calling for the special bond election election. Water Bond. Passed was presented, being an Ordinance of the City of Newport to second reading. Beach, California, Ordering; calling, providing for, and giving notice of a special election to be held in the City of Newport Beach on the 22nd day of April 1947, for the , purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said city a proposition to incur bonded indebtedness by said City for a certain municipal improvement. The ordinance was read in full and on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Isbell, the ordinance was passed to the second reading by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None perm of Jose all Rosan p for permit to install pier, Balboa The application of Jose Rosan fora permit to install pon Balboa Island, granted. a pier fronting Lot Block 1 Section 1 Island was granted onmotion of'Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, Councilman Allen voting No. ADJOURNMENT On motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman Allen and carried, anadjournment was taken to 4 o'clock p.m. March 24, 1947. Mayor of the City of wport Beach _ 2e ouncilman Councilman Councilman Councilman A EST: ity lerk I] 0 0 0 0