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MINUTESOF = CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF COSTA MESA
AUGUST 17th,1953.
ORDINANCE City Clerk Swartz read Ordirance No. 20 imposing a
NO. 20 "LICENSE TAX FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SELLING.TANGIBLE
SALES TAS: PERSONAL PROPERTY AT RETAIL, PROVIDING FOR PERMITS
(FIRST TO RETAILERS, PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION 07D
READING) PAYING OF SUCH TAX AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF", After full
reading thereof Councilman Nelson proposed the
ROLL CALL
The'City Council of the City of Costa Mesa met at
a regular meeting August 17, 1953, at 7:30 P. M.
at the Justice: Court Building on '!est l8th Street,
Costa Mesa, California.
Present: Councilmen Martin, Miller, Nelson, Smith
and Mayor Terriinkle,
Absenu: None,
OFFICIALS
Present: City Clerk Swartz, City Attorney Dungan
Treasurer Ries, City Manager Coffey.
MINUTES
The minutes of the regular meeting of August 3rd,
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and the adjourned meeting held August 10th, 1953,
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were unanimously approved as read.
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PETITION AGAINST
Div. Ed, Stroot read a petition signed by twenty
1% SALES TAX
merchants of Costa Mesa requesting that the limit
of the proposed sales tax be not more than z of
1%. On motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by
Councilman Smith and unanimously carried, the
petition was ordered filed with the City Clerk.
ORAL PROTEST
46. Fred Allen spoke against the adviseability of
a 1% sales tax for the City of Costa Mesa and re-
quested the City Council to look favorably upon a
lower rate.
COMMITTEE ON
Councilman=Miller of the Streets and Highways Com -
STREETS AND
mittee was requested. to determine the number of
HIGHWAYS
miles of roads in the City of Costa Mesa and to
inform the Council as to the estimated revenue
available for their upkeep,
APPOINTMENT OF
Mayor TeWinkle stated that the City of .Costa Mesa
TRUSTEE TO
is entitled to have a msmber on the Board of Trustees
MOSQUITO
of Orange County Mosquito Abatement District.
ABATEMENT DISTRICT
Councilman Miller moved that Mr. Forrest B. Owen be
appointed to the Board•of Trustees of the Orange
County Mosquito Abatement District to represent the
City of Costa Mesa. The motion_ was seconded by
Councilman Nelson_ and was carried by the following
vote:
,AYES: Councilmen Martin, Miller, Nelson, Smith and
TeWinkle.
NOES: None,
RESOLUTION
Councilman Miller introduced and moved the adoption
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- of Resolution No. 11, which provides "FOR THE
ESTABLISHING
ESTABLISHING OF A TRAFFIC SAFETY FUND". Councilman
TRAFFIC SAFETY
Martin seconded the motion and it was carried by the
FUND
following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Martin, Miller, Nelson, Smith and
TeWinkle.
NOES: None.
ORDINANCE City Clerk Swartz read Ordirance No. 20 imposing a
NO. 20 "LICENSE TAX FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SELLING.TANGIBLE
SALES TAS: PERSONAL PROPERTY AT RETAIL, PROVIDING FOR PERMITS
(FIRST TO RETAILERS, PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION 07D
READING) PAYING OF SUCH TAX AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF", After full
reading thereof Councilman Nelson proposed the
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following amendment to Section No. 21 of Ordinance
No. 20, provided, however, that commencing with the
quarterly period endirg September 30, 1954, one half
of all monies collected under and pursuant to the
provisions -of this ordinance shall be deposited and
paid into the Capital Outlay Fund of the City of
Costa Mesa, and the remaining one half of all monies
collected shall be deposited and paid into the
General Fund of the City of Costa Mesa, and moved its
adoption, Councilman Miller seconded the motion and
the amendment was carried by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Martin, Miller, Nelson, Smith
and Tei^7inkle
NOES: None.
Councilman Miller moved that this reading constitute
the First Reading of Ordinance No. 20 as amended;
Councilman Nelson seconded the motion and it,was
unanimously carried.
LAND USE Councilman Martin made a motion to grant permission
VARIANCE to Coastal Motor Sales for the erection of a sign
at their place of business, 1984 Newport Blvd.,
Costa Mesa, on the termer and conditions set forth
by the Orange County Planning: Commission in their
recommendation report. Councilman Smith seconded
the motion and it was carried by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Martin, Miller, Nelson, Smith and
TeW inkle .
NOES: None.
Councilman Miller made a motion to grant permission
to Max W. Pope, Contractor, for the installation of
cess pools in place of septic tanks and leech lines
on a parcel of land between Orange and Santa Ana
Avenues, on the North side of Twenty -First Street.
Councilman Smith seconded the motion and it was
carried by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Martin, Miller, Smith and TeWinkle.
NOES: Councilman Nelson:
ORA
COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Jack Palmer requested.the City Attorney to ex-
plain the Firearms Ordinance in order to correct the
false impression many of the citizens seem to have.
Mir. Gerald B. Lovejoy presented the City of Costa
Mesa with a check for $50.00 hoping that this
donation would be of help in defraying the expenses
of the new City.
ADJOURNMENT Councilman Martin moved the adjournment of the City
Council to August 214th, 1953 at 7:30 P. M. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Miller and carried
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Martin, Miller, Nelson, Smith and
TeW inkl e .
NOES: None,
A. C. Swartz, City Clerk
City of Costa Mesa
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