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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/12/1953 - Regular Meetingn LJ January 12, 1953 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 p:m. 'The roll was called, the following members answering Roll Call present: Smith, Finch, Isbell, Bennett, and Miller. 1! On motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Council- Minutes approved man Isbell and carried, the reading of the pinutes::of the pre- - vious meeting was waived and they were declared approved as writ- ten. The monthly demands, having been approved by the Monthly demands ap- Finance Committee, were ordered paid on motion of Councilman Isbell, proved. seconded by Councilman Bennett and carried by the following roll call vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Smith, Finch, Isbell, Bennett, and Miller. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None The monthly report of receipts and disbursements was Report of receipts & presented by the City Clerk and on motion of Councilman Finch, disbursements ap- • seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, was ordered filed. proved. COMMUNICATIONS: Mrs. Florence C. Shaver requested the removal of two Shaver, Florence C. eucalyptus trees on Fourth Avenue, near Orchid, Corona del Mar, removal of trees on stating that the root systems of the trees constituted a hazard property. to her property. On motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Bennett and carried, the request was referred to the Park Superintendent. A letter from Newton B. Drury, Chief, State Division N. B. Drury, St. Div. of Beaches and Parks, stating that he had referred the proposal Beaches & Parks re: for acquisition of additional property in Corona del Mar for park CDM acquisition of prop purposes to E. E. Powell of the Land Planning section, was read, erty. and on motion of- Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, the letter was ordered filed. The City Manager requested authority to increase the Authority to increase warehouse personnel by one Clerk- Typist Grade II salary range 9. ware house personnel On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Finch, the 1 Clk -Typ. Gr. II. ' increase was authorized by the following roll call vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Smith, Finch, Isbell, Bennett, and Miller. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None The Orange County Mosquito Abatement District, expres- Or. Co. Mos.:Abate.Dist sing its appreciation for the work of Mr. Frank Humberstone as a Requesting successor to member since 1947, asked that_a successor be appointed to serve Humberstone. on the board in the seat made vacant by Mr. Humberstone's resig- nation. Mayor Miller appointed A. Sandy Steiner to the Board and A. Sandy Steiner ap- ' the appointment was confirmed on motion of Councilman Finch, pointed to Board seconded by Councilman Smith and carried. The Delano Chamber of Commerce urged that school con- Delano Chamber of Com- struction costs be reduced by the adoption of standard plans merce urging State throughout the state and the creation of a division of architecture Architectural Be.. set within the State Department of Education. In that way, the chamber up for school plans. said, millions of dollars could be saved in architects and inspection fees. On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Bennett and carried, the resolution was tabled. Mrs. Ralph Ahrens, Chairman, the Garden Group of the Lido Garden Group, L. I. Isle Women's Club, reported that $559 had been contributed for the Re: Beautification beautification of the entrance to the Island and that the club of Lido entrance would present plans to the Park, Beach, and Recreation Commission at their January 20th meeting. On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Finch and carried, the letter.was ordered filed. Healy Tibbitts Construction Company requested permission Tibbitts Const. Co. to use the Newport Beach city pier to transfer employees to and Permission to use city from marine section of the Orange County Outfall sewer. On motion pier of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Finch and carried, the request was referred to the City Manager. The City Manager.reported that in accordance with the Policy rotating City's policy of rotating the city's insurance business among qualified insurance business. ' agents, it had been recommended that the firm of Greeley and Grimes be added to the list to replace John Sadleir. On motion of Council- man Isbell, seconded by Councilman F inch and carried, the change was approved. Councilman Isbell moved that the motion be amended • to make the change effective annually on January 15th and that the system of rotation be made permanent. The motion was seconded by Councilman Finch and carried. • Chas. E. Hart letter protesting transfer of city tax department duties to Orange County Motion to reconsider transfer of taxes. Lost in vote. A letter from Charles E. Hart was read as follows: City Tax Collector Newport Beach, California Dear Sir: Enclosed find my check in full payment of my.1952 City taxes. This seems to me to be a good time to go on record as opposing the.transfer of the city tax department's functions to the county tax department. In my opinion this is a very poor move °and iwi11.2n the end, cost the taxpayers more in poor service, by not identifying property being taxed and that the general in convenience will offset what now appears to be a saving. Further as a case in point, my county tax assessment on vacant lot #16 in block #331 of the Lancaster Addition has Increased 25% this year. Certainly the market value of the lot has not increased nor is the lot more saleable than it was a year ago. Now that the county is to :take over the duties of the city tax department, I suppose next year the city taxes on the above mentioned lot will increase 25% too. My complaint, if you wish to call it that, is not the amount of our city taxes, rather it is concern over the method by which we are to be as- sessed, billed and the inconvenience of having to go to Santa Ana for all information about local taxes. Respectfully, Charles E. Hart 404 40th Street Newport Beach, Calif. Councilman Isbell moved that the council reconsider its action in transferring the collection of local taxes to Orange County, the motion was seconded by Councilman Bennett and lost by the following poll call vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Isbell, Bennett. NOES, COUNCILMEN: Smith, Finch, and Miller ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None Hart letter ordered On motion of Councilman Finch, seconded.by Councilman filed Smith and carried, the letter was ordered filed. LICENSES: Snedker, Allen The application of Allen Snedker for an exempt Ex. Lic. application. license to sell vacuum cleaners house -to -house on the grounds To. C. Atty. that the business was interstate commerce was referred to the City Attorney on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Finch and carried. Dooley, W. T. The application of W. Thomas Dooley for an exempt Ex. Lic. application license to solicit magazine subscriptions house -to -house was To C. Atty. referred to the City Attorney on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Finch and carried. Rotunno, Vincent The application of Vincent Rotunno for a license to soliciting lic. solicit house -to -house the painting of addresses upon curbs, granted for $100 subject to the prescribed fee of $100 annually was approved on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Finch and carried. Hilgenberg, H.F. & Calvin The application of Herbert F. and Calvin Hilgenberg Application for lic. to for a license to operate a portable hamburger stand on the operate stand, Lit. Cor. beach at Little Corona, being in violation of the Zoning Law, DENIED. was denied on motion of.Councilman Finch, seconded by Council- man Isbell and carried. OLD BUSINESS: Hearing on Via Genoa The City Clerk announced that this was.the time and Vacation. place for a hearing on the closing up, vacation, and abandon- ment of a portion of a street designated as Via Genoa in the City of Newport Beach as set in Resolution of Intention No. 4023, which had been duly advertised and the area in question duly posted. Mayor Miller declared the hearing open, and the City Clerk reported that no written communications had been received. No protests were made from the floor and the Mayor Action deferred 'til declared the hearing closed. Councilman Finch moved that action next meeting, on the proposed vacation be deferred until the next meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilman Smith and carried. Hearing on rezoning of The City Clerk announced that this was the time and Via Genoa from 0-1 -H place set for a hearing on the recommendations of the Planning to R -1. Commission that Lots 801 to 829 incl., and 926 to 954 incl., Tract 907, Lido Isle, be rezoned from present C -1 -H to R -1. The Mayor declared the hearing open. The City Clerk reported that no communications had been received protesting the change in zoning and no one spoke from the floor. Mayor Miller then declared the hearing closed. 11 1 0 1 0 1 J 11 18 D On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Ordinance No. 675 Bennett and carried, Ordinance No. 675, being an ordinance Amending zoning via Ge_n_o. changing the Zoning Law as recommended by the Planning Commis- Reading Waived sion, was received and reading of the ordinance waived. • On motion of Councilman.Isbell, seconded by Ordinance No. 675 Councilman Finch, Ordinance No. 675 was passed to a second read- passed to 2nd reading ing by the following roll call vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Smith, Finch, Isbell, Bence tt, and Miller. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None NEW BUSINESS: An easement from the Pacific Electric Railway Company Easement PE Railway Co. granting to the City of Newport Beach the right to construct Sewer - 50th St. a sewer across the Pacific Electric right of way on Seashore Drive at 50th Street, was presented. On motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Bennett, Resolution No. 40261 Resolution-No. 4026 being a resolution accepting the easement, was adopted by the accepting easement following roll call vote, to -wit: adopted ' AYES, COUNCILMEN: Smith, Finch, Isbell, Bennett, and Miller. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMN: None • The application of Carl 0. Larson for a permit to Larson, Carl 0. appl °n remove two 1,000 gallon tanks and install one 6,000 gallon install tank, 500 Coast tank at 500 Coast Highway, having been approved by the Fire Hiway. GRANTED Department for location was granted on motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried. The Oath of Office of George Lind as a member of the Oath of Office ' Planning Commission was approved on motion of Councilman George Lind, Plan. Com. Isbell, seconded by Councilman Finch and carried. Councilman Smith voting No. L r7 The City Engineer presented the application of Charles Ullman & Stewart appl °n Ullman and Richard Stewart for a permit to construct a yacht for yacht landing, landing consisting of 14 slips approximately 700 feet east of Marine Ave. bridge the Marine Avenue bridge on Bayside Drive, subject to War RRANTED Department approval, having been approved by the Harbor Commit- tee, was granted on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Bennett and carried. The application of the Orange County Harbor Commission Oran�e Co. Harbor Comm. to construct a reinforced concrete bulkhead in U. S. Station appl n construct bulkhen, 104 and 105, having been approved by the Harbor Committee, was GRANTED granted on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Finch and carried. The application of the Elks Lodge No. 1767 B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge BPOE 1767 for a permit to construct a concrete bulkhead on Lot 1126, in appl °n bulkhead Lot 1126 Tract 907, Newport each, having been approved by the Harbor Tr. 907. GRANTED Committee, was granted on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Bennett and carried. The application of Cabanas Marinas for a permit to Cabanas Marinas appl °n t,- install a float on Lot 6, Tract 515, West Lido Channel, having install float, Lot 6, been approved by the Harbor Committee, was granted on motion Tr. 515, GRANTED of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Finch and carried. The application of George McNamara for a permit to build new bulkheads, a vehicular bridge, and dredge the channel between Collin's Island and Balboa Island for the purpose of re- subdividing the Island, having been approved by the Harbor Committee, was granted on motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Smith and carried. McNamara Geo. Improve Collins isl bulkhead etc. GRANTED The application of Jose Rosan for permit to construct Rosen, Jose, appl'n for a float in front of Lots 551 -52, Tract 907, Lido Isle, hying float, Lots 551 -52, been approved by the Harbor Committee, was granted on motion Tr. 907. GRANTED of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Smith and carried. The application of D. R. Smith for permission to in- Smith, D. R. appl°,n for stall a ramp and float at 402 Clubhouse Avenue, Newport Beach, ramp & float, 402 Club - having been approved by the Harbor Committee, was granted on house. GRANTED motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Bennett and carried. The application of F. E. Prehn for permit to install seawall on Lot 2, Block 235, Canal Section, having been ap- Prehn, F. E. appl °n to install seawall, Lot 2, proved by the Harbor Committee, was granted on motion of Blk 235, Canal Sec. Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Bennett and carried. GRANTED ' The City Engineer recommended that the pier regu- lations for the construction of commercial piers and boat Amendment pier regulating to include use of Sty - slips, as adopted by the City, be amended to the effect that rofoam upon in- soection of Paragraph 3, concerning floats, shall include the use of Sty- C.E. & Fire Dept. rofoam type flotation for pontoons, providing that it;is °ade- quately protected against fire and meets with the approval of the City Engineer and Fire Department. On motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Smith and carried, the amend- ment was approved. s Letter from legal coun- The City Attorney presented a letter from the legal sel of LOCO giving counsel of the League of California Cities, setting forth as answer to C. Smith's requested by Councilman Smith, the validity of Ordinance No. request re': Ord. 330 330, establishing the salary of the City Clerk at $225 per & validity. month. On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Council - Ordered filed man Bennett, the letter was ordered filed. Resolution No. 4016 The City Attorney stated that Resolution No. 4016 Rescinding of same. previously adopted as a Resolution of Intention to annex a dump site had been adopted prior to approval of the boundaries by the Boundary Commission and recommended that the Resolution be rescinded. On motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Bennett, Resolution No. 4016 was rescinded by the following roll call vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Smith, Finch, Isbell, Bennett, and Miller. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None Resolution No. 4027 Resolution No. 4027, being a resolution of inten- To annex dump site tion to annex the proposed dump site at 19th Street and at 19th St & Whittier. Whittier Avenue in Costa Mesa, and setting date for hearing on the proposed annexation as February 24th, 1953, was adopted Setting hearing on same on motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Bennett for Feb. 24, 1953. and carried by the following roll call vote, toxwit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Smith, Finch, Isbell, Bennett, and Miller. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None Tract 1583, Annexa- The city Manager reported that the Annexation Com- tion Committee approval mittee had approved the annexation of Tract 1593 on condition of same. that the owners assume their share of the city's unpaid bonded indebtedness and that sewer connections be made. On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Finch and carried, To C. A. for presenta- the report of the. Annexation Committee was accepted and referred tion to Boundary Comm. to the City Attorney for presentation to the County Boundary Commission. On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Adjnarnment Bennett and carried, the meeting was adjourned, sine die. NMI city ic LJ 1 1 0 0 1 11 n • A question was raised from the floor about the pos- Possibility of widening sibility of widening Graziana Street on Lido Isle in connection Graziana (Lido Isle) with the reimprovement of Via Genoa. On motion of Councilman referred to C. Eng. for Isbell, seconded by Councilman Bennett and carried, the study. matter of widening Via Graziana was referred to the City Engineer for investigation and report. On motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Adjnarnment Bennett and carried, the meeting was adjourned, sine die. NMI city ic LJ 1 1 0 0 1 11 n •