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Home My WebLink About12/26/1951 - Adjourned Regular MeetingDecember 26, 1951. The City Council of the City of Newport Beach met in a regular • adjourned session at 10:00 A.M. in the council chambers of the City Hall. The roll was called, the following members answering present: ' Ramsey, Greeley, Isbell; Councilmen Finch and Blue being absent. 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 waived. Certain demands, having been approved by the Finance Committee and signed by the Mayor and City Clerk were ordered paid on motion of Councilman Ramsey, seconded by Councilman Greeley and the following roll call vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Ramsey, Greeley, Isbell A letter from Irvin George Gordon asking re- examination of his bid for renovation and addition to Newport Harbor Public Library, which had been accepted at the meeting of December 10th, 1951, was read. At- I.G.Cor�'on, LIbra..r;r torney John W. Arant, speaking from the floor, stated that certain ir- Contruct held up. regularities had been found in the bid and asked that the award of contract to Mr. Gordon be set aside. On motion of Councilman Greeley, seconded by Councilman Ramsey, the question of legality of the award was referred to the City Attorney for an opinion after Mr. Gordon and the City jointly agreed to waive time limitations set forth in the contract. The motion was carried by the following roll call vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Greeley, Isbell NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: Blue The City Engineer requested approval for the purchase of a Por. Lots for street portion of Lots 30, 32 and 34 of Block 36 -A, Corona del Mar, for street �ur.�oees,;urc. ".r,�eC_ Purposes, and also a portion of Lot 7, Block 145, Canal Section, for street purposes. On motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Council- man Greeley, he y purchases were authorized by the following roll call vote: , AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Greeley, Isbell NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: Blue The Park, Beach and Recreation Commission, stating that the State Recreation Commission was prepared to make a recreational survey . Arvid tj mt're of the City without cost, requested the City Council to invite Mr. Arvid recreational survey. 0. Pauley of the State Commission to make the survey. On motion of Coun- cilman Ramsey, seconded by Councilman Finch, the invitation was extended to Mr. Pauley by the following roll call vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Greeley NOES, COUNCILMEN: Isbell ABSENT COUNCILMEN: Blue The Beeler, Lic.r >1 laundromat at seconded by C application of Jack Beeler for a license to operate a 2917 villa Way was approved on motion of Councilman Greeley, )uncilman Ramsey and carried. B',SITIESS. The Jergins 011 Co. requested assignment of the existing con - Je-rr;ins 017 Co. tract for the drilling and development of oil and gas of tidelands of the Assign, of o::' Lease. City of Newport Beach as follows: Humble 011 and Refining Co - an undivided 50 %. ' Monterey 011 Company - an undivided 35% Wilmington Associates Inc. - an undivided 15% subject to certain stipulations regarding re- assignment between the above • mentioned corporations in the event of consolidation. Mr. E. E. Pyles, NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ,ABSENT COUNCILMEN: Finch, Blue Councilman Finch arrived and took his seat at 10:07 A.M. Resolution No. 3929, being a resolution repealing Resolution No. 3799 and approving the conveyance of Newport Beach trunk line sewers ?n n Res. 2 Sellino as set out in the Engineer's report of September 22nd 1 4S, to County g P P 9 Serer �'rVn,i Lines Sanitation Districts Nos. 5 and.6 for the sum of 0205,716.00, was presented. to San.Dists.5 6 Attorney Harry Ashton, representing the sanitation districts, explained the provisions of the resolution and stated that it was necessary to adopt It in order that the county -wide sanitation projects should proceed. On motion of Councilman Greeley, seconded by Councilman Ramsey, Resolution No. 3929 was adopted and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to execute the agreement therein embodied with the County Sanitation Districts, by ' the following roll call vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Greeley, Isbell NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN Blue A letter from Irvin George Gordon asking re- examination of his bid for renovation and addition to Newport Harbor Public Library, which had been accepted at the meeting of December 10th, 1951, was read. At- I.G.Cor�'on, LIbra..r;r torney John W. Arant, speaking from the floor, stated that certain ir- Contruct held up. regularities had been found in the bid and asked that the award of contract to Mr. Gordon be set aside. On motion of Councilman Greeley, seconded by Councilman Ramsey, the question of legality of the award was referred to the City Attorney for an opinion after Mr. Gordon and the City jointly agreed to waive time limitations set forth in the contract. The motion was carried by the following roll call vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Greeley, Isbell NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: Blue The City Engineer requested approval for the purchase of a Por. Lots for street portion of Lots 30, 32 and 34 of Block 36 -A, Corona del Mar, for street �ur.�oees,;urc. ".r,�eC_ Purposes, and also a portion of Lot 7, Block 145, Canal Section, for street purposes. On motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Council- man Greeley, he y purchases were authorized by the following roll call vote: , AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Greeley, Isbell NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: Blue The Park, Beach and Recreation Commission, stating that the State Recreation Commission was prepared to make a recreational survey . Arvid tj mt're of the City without cost, requested the City Council to invite Mr. Arvid recreational survey. 0. Pauley of the State Commission to make the survey. On motion of Coun- cilman Ramsey, seconded by Councilman Finch, the invitation was extended to Mr. Pauley by the following roll call vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Greeley NOES, COUNCILMEN: Isbell ABSENT COUNCILMEN: Blue The Beeler, Lic.r >1 laundromat at seconded by C application of Jack Beeler for a license to operate a 2917 villa Way was approved on motion of Councilman Greeley, )uncilman Ramsey and carried. B',SITIESS. The Jergins 011 Co. requested assignment of the existing con - Je-rr;ins 017 Co. tract for the drilling and development of oil and gas of tidelands of the Assign, of o::' Lease. City of Newport Beach as follows: Humble 011 and Refining Co - an undivided 50 %. ' Monterey 011 Company - an undivided 35% Wilmington Associates Inc. - an undivided 15% subject to certain stipulations regarding re- assignment between the above • mentioned corporations in the event of consolidation. Mr. E. E. Pyles, Vice -Pres -dent of Jergins Oil Co., stated that Jergins 011 Co. had been • sold to Humble 011 and Refining Company and that the requested assign- ments were made necessary by the change of ownership. On motion of ' Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Greeley, the assignments were approved and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to execute the contracts by the following roll call vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Greeley, Isbell NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: Blue On motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Greeley and carried, the meeting was adjourned, sine die. or '� �/� ity Ulerk • 0 1! 1 7 0 Je7 °�ii.� C_1 Co. do