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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/05/1947 - Adjourned Regular MeetingR Petition presented by residents of CDM requesting Council to from assessment district for purchase of privately owned beach property, filed. Petition presented by merchants of Balboa regarding zoning restrictions referred to Planning Commission. Letter of thanks from Mark E. Grimes, filed. Request of manager of Lido Isle Community Assn. to invoke 'Weed' ord. for Lido Isle referred to Engineer and St., 6upt. Request of Tom Henderson for re- zoning referred to Planning Commission. Letters of Sea Scout Committee and H. R. hind, Sec., Special Committee requesting extension of their lease for ten years. Possible site for Sea Scout Base, discussed. No action taken. No further building permits to be issued in vicinity until matter issettled. Letter of L. H. Wallace congratulating Council for their stand in raising the water rates Request of City Ad of certain credits Dept., approved. Request of St. Supt mission to replace sidewalk, granted. May 5, 1947 The City Council of the City of Newport Beach met in adjourned regular session in the City Council Chambers at the City Hall at the hour of 4 o'clock on above date with Mayor Reed presiding. The roll was called, the present: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, The Mayor asked if any of in the audience wished the reading meeting or any part thereof, no one of the minutes was dispensed with. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES: following Councilmen answering Siler, Reed. the Councilmen or anyone of the minutes of the previous responded and the reading None REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES: None COMMUNICATIONS Several post cards urging the Council to protect the Corona del Mar beaches from encroachment by private interests were read, whereupon a supplemental petition was presented requesting the Council to institute proceedings for the formation of an assessment district for the purpose of raising funds for the purchase of privately owned beach property in Corona del Mar. The Council was addressed by an advocate of the plan and suggested that if possible the Council issue no more building permits pending the assessment district proceedings. On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Siler and carried, the petition was ordered filed along with the petition previously presented to the Council. A petition bearing the names of Main Street merchants in Balboa requesting that any zoning restrictions affecting amusement games in the Balboa area not include Main Street from the Balboa pavilion to the Ocean Front. John Vocel spoke on the matter and on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, the petition was referred to the Planning Commission. The letter of thanks from Mark E. Grimes in connection with certain courtesies granted by the City in oil explorations was on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Siler and carried, ordered filed. The request of the manager of the Lido Isle Community Association for the city to take the necessary steps to invoke the 'Weed' ordinance for the Lido Isle section of the city was on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Siler and carried, referred to the City Engineer and Street Supt. i'he request of Tom henderson for the rezoning of that section of the city lying on the north side of Central Avenue between an alley easterly of the public library and Alvarado Street was on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Council- man Allen and carried, referred to the Planning Commission. Communications from the Sea Scout Committee of the Boy Scouts of America and H. R. Ring, Secretary of the Special Committee for considering the leasing of certain City owned property on the North Channel were presented. The letter of the Sea Scout Committee asking for additional area now under lease to the Harbor High School and for an extension of their present lease for ten years to May 1, 1972. The letter of the Secretary of the Special Committee being to the effect the property should be set aside on a non - revenue producing basis, and that rental proposals would include the entire area owned by the City, further that the two members of the committee meet with the Harbor Committee in an effort to be of some assistance in finding a solution to the Sea Scout Base location. In discussion the question the Upper Bay and Bay Front at 15th Street were suggested as a possible site for the Sea Scouts. On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Siler and carried, the communications were ordered filed, no action being taken at this time. On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Robertson and carried, the Building Department was ordered to be instructed to issue no building permits for the area in question until the Sea Scout matter is settled. The letter of Lew H. Wallace congratulating the City Council for their stand in raising money for improvements to the water system by raising the water rates, the writer offering his assistance in finding a solution for the development of a water supply. m. for approval The request of John Sailors, City Administrator, for made by Water the approval of certain credits made by the Water Department for adjustments and uncollectable bills was on motion of Council- man Allen, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, granted. for per- The request of Street Superintendent Covert for 525 ft. of permission to replace 525 square feet of sidewalk on the east side of Lindo Avenue was on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Siler, granted by the following roll call vote, AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None r1 L i1 0 0 II f, Employment in Street Dept., accepted. Ord. No. 559 adopted. Amending water rates. Matter of selling the City dredger. Agreement to be executed with Newport Dredging Co., for the sale of the city dredger. City to appropriate $$5,000 for dredging of Grand Canal, lost for lack of a second. Quitclaim Deed Emergency resolution adopted authorizing City Engineer to Install pipe line along Hwy 101 The request of Street Superintendent Covert for the temporary employrent of Haines B. Freeland, Frank Small and Martin P. Johnston in the Street Department at the rate of .SS¢ per hour each, was on motion of Councilman Siler, seconded by Councilman Allen, granted by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None UNFINISHED BUSINESS ' The water ordinance passed to the second reading at a previous meeting came up for final passage, the reading of the ordinance was dispensed with on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, whereupon Councilman Allen, moved the adoption of the ordinance, which was designated Ordinance No. 559 and being duly seconded by Councilman Isbell was passed by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler ' , Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None The matter of selling the City owned dredger, laid over from the previous meeting came up for consideration, much discussion being had on the subject; the Council being addressed by a contingent of property owners on the Grand Canal, Balboa Island, one phase of the discussion being whether said poperty owners were in favor of defray- ing a portion of the cost of dredging the canal, that fact being brought out that they were not inasmuch as they considered the canal as a public street. City Engineer Webb outlined what was co sider d the most important Breed in projects Onb�eHgtassuRa_t aCa1henSrand �arsalnikuR N Island. in line for the earliest dredging undertaken, the property onwers of the district withdrew any opposition for the sale of the dredger, whereupon Councilman Siler moved that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute on behalf of the City the Agreement with the Newport Dredging Company for the sale ofthe dredger. The motion was duly seconded by Councilman Allen and carried, by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None Councilman Robertson moved that the City appropriate $5,000.00 for the drecking of the Grand Canal, the motion died for lack of a second. NEW BUSINESS 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 follow- ing quitclaim deed to the following persons and covering the following described property: Ray Nielsen and Lot 39, Tract 652 Ellyn Nielsen Corona del Mar • 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 City Engineer Webb requested authority for the laying of an S inch water line along the south side of Highway 101 as an emergency measure due to the instability of the exist- ing wooden pipe line and in advance of the paving proposed for that portion of the highway; whereupon Councilman Robertson moved the adoption of an emergency resolution, being a resolution authorizing the City Engineer to procure and install the eight inch water line as suggested. The motion for adoption of the resolution was duly seconded by Councilman Isbell and was adopted by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None II f, Employment in Street Dept., accepted. Ord. No. 559 adopted. Amending water rates. Matter of selling the City dredger. Agreement to be executed with Newport Dredging Co., for the sale of the city dredger. City to appropriate $$5,000 for dredging of Grand Canal, lost for lack of a second. Quitclaim Deed Emergency resolution adopted authorizing City Engineer to Install pipe line along Hwy 101 o L Revised plans and specifica- The revised plans and specifications for the new tions for the new City Hall were City Hall, prepared by Architect Flewelling were presented approved and accepted, and on motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Council- man Allen the plans and specifications were approved and accented. Prevailing wage scale adopted. On motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman Allen the standard prevailing wage scale was adopted by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None Advising for bids for new City Hall On motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman Siler City Clerk ' directed. the was directed to advertise for bids for the construction of the new City Hall by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Robertson, Siler, Reed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None ADJOURNMENT On motion of Councilman Siler, seconded by Council- man Allen and carried, an adjournment was taken Sine Die. Mayor of the City of Newport Beach ouncilman ouncilman Councilman ouncilman TEST: v� A. ity lerk 0 fl 0