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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/09/1950 - Regular Meetingi . . 7 315 January 9th, 1950. The City Council of the City of Newport Beach met in regular session in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at the hour of 7:30 o'clock P.M. The roll was called, the following councilmen answering present: Greeley, Robertson, Isbell, Blue, Drake. The Mayor asked if anyone 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 waived. The monthly report of receipts and disbursements was presented and ordered filed by the Mayor. On motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman Isbell, the monthly demands, having been approved by the Finance' ^Committee and signed Demands Approved by the Mayor and the City Clerk, were approved by the following roll -call vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Greeley, Robertson, Isbell, Blue, Drake NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None SPECIAL COMMITTEES: None STANDING COMMITTEES: None On motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman Greeley and carried, the regular order of business was waived to permit the opening of bids. The City Clerk stated that this was the time and place for the opening of bids for the improvement of Fourth Ave. in Corona del Mar, from Avocado Ave. to Poppy Ave., about 0.6 mile in length, Portland cement conm crete gutters to be constructed and to be graded and paved with plant -mixed surfacing. The following bids were opened, Griffith Co. - - 0 °Brien & Bell Const.Co. - Cox Bros. Construction Co. Sully - Miller Co. - - - - - Oceanside Rock & Sand Co. J. J. Swigart Co. - - - - Hardy & Harper - - - - - - $16,864.26 15,221.6o 14 ,597.00 12,901.80 16,632.88 16,9918.4o 17, 434.8o On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Greeley and carried, the bids were referred to the City Engineer for study, a report to be given later in the meeting. On motion of Councilman Blue, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, the regular order of business was resumed. COMMUNICATIONS. The City Manager requested authority to advertise for bids for the following equipment for use at the Corporation Yard: Opening of bids for 4th Ave. CDM Improvement. Regular order of business resumed. 1. 2 each, 5,000 gallon gasoline storage tanks. 2. 2 each, commercial type meter gasoline pumps. Equipment bids for 3. Furnishing and installing necessary piping corporation yard for the above items. authorized. On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Greeley, r the authorization was granted by the following roll -call vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Greeley, Robertson, Isbell, Blue, Drake NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None The City Manager requested authority to advertise for bids for 300 cubic yards of ready mixed concrete for use in construction of the Bic.s for Corn.Yd. Corporation Yard. On motion of Councilman Greeley, seconded by Coun- concrete authorized. cilman Blue, authority was granted by the following roll -call vote, to- wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Greeley, Robertson, Isbell, Blue, Drake NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None The City Manager requested an increase in the budget of the Police Department for $3,423.01 to cover six months salary for one ad- Increase in Police ditional patrolman for.this fiscal year, and necessary funds for extra Dept. Budget a.uth. personnel for the balance of this fiscal year. On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Blue, the appropriation was granted by the following roll -call vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Greeley, Robertson, Isbell, Blue, Drake NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None r 11 6 The City Manager requested authority to purchase four trucks, one air compressor and one .payloader, and on motion of Councilman Robertson, Purchase of 4 trucks, seconded by Councilman Greeley, he was authorized to call for bids for the 1 air compressor & 1 above mentioned equipment by the following roll -call vote, to -wit: payloader authorized. AYES, COUNCILMEN: Greeley, Robertson, Isbell, Blue, Drake NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None A letter from Don S. Mozley, County Tax Collector, declaring his intention to sell at public auction certain tax deeded lots located within Tax sale of lots in the City Limits of Newport Beach, described as follows: River Section, all River Section at (Inc. Bet. same and High Tide Line) Lot 10, Blk. 52 and Lots 7 and 1, Blk. auction. was read, and on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Robert53 son, the consent of the City was granted by the following roll -call vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Greeley, Robertson, Isbell, Blue, Drake NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None LICENSE APPLICATIONS. The application of Hilda H. Johnson for a permit to operate Hilda's Snack Bar at the Greyhound Bus Depot was granted, subject to approval by the Health Department on motion of Councilman Greeley, seconded by Councilman Robertson and carried. The application of Paul E. Clark to conduct an abalone processing business at 30th and Lafayette Sts., Newport Beach, subject to approval by the Health Department, was granted on motion of Councilman Greeley, seconded by Councilman Robertson and carried. The application of Paul A. Blair to conduct a Penny Arcade on Edgewater Ave. in Balboa, was granted on motion of Councilman Greeley, seconded by Councilman Robertson and carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Resolution No. 3754, being a resolution approving an agreement between the City of-Newport Beach-and the Newport Harbor Chamber of Commerce, appointing the Chamber as the advertising agent of the City, for the period Resolution No.3754 commencing the first day of January 1950 and ending June 30th, 1950, and agreeing to pay to the Chamber the sum of 41200.00 on the first day of January, 1950, and a like sum on the first day of each month thereafter, up to and including the first of June, 1950, was adopted on motion of Council- man Robertson, seconded by Councilman Greeley and carried, by the following roll-call vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Greeley, Robertson, Isbell, Blue, Drake NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None Resolution No. 3755 NE',l BUSINESS: Pursuant to instructions of the City Council as of December 1st, 1949, the City Engineer presented a written report of the proposed grading, paving, construction of cement curbs, sanitary sewers, wooden guard rail and appurtenant work in a portion of Ocean Blvd. (Corona del Mar) and ease - ments, said report having been prepared pursuant to the provisions of the "Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931," being part 2 of Division 4 of the Streets and•Highways Code of the State of California, and after consideration and examination of said report by the City Council, Councilman Robertson offered and moved the adoption of Resolution No. 3755, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE "SPECIAL ASSESSMENT INVESTIGATION, LIMITATION AND MAJORITY PROTEST ACT OF 1931 ", BEING PART 2, DIVISION 4, OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, which motion was seconded by Councilman Greeley, and upon roll -call, said resolution was adopted by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Greeley, Robertson, Isbell, Blue, Drake NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None On motion of Councilman Isbell, the City Clerk was instructed to attach a copy of said Resolution No. 3755 to -the written report filed by . the City Engineer, and that said report be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for public inspection, which motion was duly seconded by Councilman Blue and carried by unanimous vote. The date of Monday, the 27th day of February 1950, at 7:30 o'clock P.M. in °the'City Hall; was set by the resolution as the time and place for the hearing of the Engineer °s written report. On motion of Councilman Greeley, seconded by Councilman Blue and carried, the Oath of Office of William C. Flanagan as a Special Officer, was approved. The Assistant City Engineer reported that the bid of the Sully- Miller Contracting Co., Inc., of $12,901.80 was trB low bid for the improving of Fourth Ave. in Corona del Mar, and on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Blue, the contract was awarded to the Sully - Miller Contracting Co., Inc., by the following roll -call vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Greeley, Robertson, Isbell, Blue, Drake NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Robertson and carried, checks were ordered returned to the unsuccessful bidders. On motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman Greeley, the Mayor and City Clerk were authorized to execute the contract by the fol- lowing roll -call vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Greeley, Robertson, Isbell, Blue, Drake NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None The application of E. J. Sheetz to construct a sea wall on Lot 26, Tract 907, Lido Isle, having been approved by the Joint Harbor Committee, was granted on motion of Councilman Greeley, seconded by Councilman Robertson and carried. The application of Mrs. Beatrice Hart to construct a sea wall on the Northwesterly 18 feet of Lot 899 and the Southeasterly 17 feet of Lot 898, Tract 907, Lido Isle, was granted on motion of Councilman Greeley, seconded by Councilman Blue and carried. The City Attorney stated that the Planning Commission had reported favorably on a proposed amendment to the Zoning Law permitting construction in C -1 Zone to a height exceeding 35 feet upon obtaining a permit from the Planning Commission and the City Council. He presented Ordinance No. 608, being an ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9108D OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING A NEW SECTION NUMBERED 9113D TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A USE PERMIT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS IN C -1 ZONE IN EXCESS OF PRESCRIBED LIMITS. On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Robertson and carried, reading of the ordinance was dispensed with. On motion of Councilman Greeley, seconded by Councilman Robertson, the ordinance was introduced and the the date of January 23rd, 1950 at 7:30 P.M. at the City Hall was set for a hearing on the proposed ordinance by the follow- ing roll -call vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Greeley, Robertson, Isbell, Blue, Drake NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None The City Attorney stated that certain lots in Tracts 1011 and 1136, annexed in 1946 as R -1, had been approved by the Planning Commission for C -1 zoning. This change of zoning also had been approved by the Council, but no ordinance was adopted at the time. The City Attorney therefore presented Ordinance No. 613, being AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTIONS 9104G and 9104H TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE RECLASSIFYING THE LAND USE OF CERTAIN LOTS IN THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH FROM R -1 TO C -1. On motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman Greeley and carried, the reading of the Ordinance was dispensed with. On motion of Councilman Greeley, seconded by Councilman Blue, the ordinance was introduced, and the hearing of the proposed Ordinance was set for January 23, 1950, at 7:30 PM in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, by the following roll -call vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Greeley, Robertson, Isbell, Blue, Drake NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None The City Attorney stated that the Beacon Bay Community Association and Mr. J. A. Beek had requested an extension of their lease for a period of 25 years following the 13 years still remaining on the present lease. The City Attorney said that he had drafted an extended lease so amending the agreement as to bring the City an additional one thousand dollars a year for the next 13 years, and for the last 25 years of the term a percentage of 33 113% of the gross receipts by the lessees. On motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman Greeley, the lease was approved, and the 317 Resolution 3756 Sully- Miller 4th Ave.CDM Contract Ordinancp 608 Bldg. Height Date of hearing set Ordinance 617 Re- Zonin. Date of hearing set RES. 3755 -A Beacon Bay Lease Extension to J.A.Beek I 1 8. Mayor and City Clerk were authorized to execute same by the following roli- call vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Greeley, Robertson, Isbell, Blue, Drake- NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None The City Manager requested authority to give a quitclaim deed to Irvine Co. the Irvine Company on the North 30 feet of Corona del Mar pump site for Quitclaim Deed the location of an Edison substation. On motion of Councilman Greeley, se- for CDM Edison conded by Councilman Isbell, the City Attorney was.instructed to prepare Substation. a quitclaim deed and resolution, authorizing same upon acceptable consid- eration from the Irvine Company. On motion of Councilman Robertson, seconded by Councilman Isbell, ADJOURNMENT. the meeting was adjourned, sine die. ATTEST: lerk of e ty of ewp e P Mayor of the City ol Nevporl eac