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Home My WebLink About11/16/1953 - City CouncilMINUTFS,.OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COSTA MESA NOVEMBER 16th►...1953• ROLL- CALL - The City' Council, of the City of Costa Mesa met in a regular session at the Justice Court Building, West 18th Street, -Costa Mesa, California at 7:30 P.M. -November 16th, 1953. Present: - - Councilmen Martin, Miller,. Nelson, Smith, --... and Mayor TeWinkle. Officials Present:' - City.._ Clerk Swartz-,.. City_ Attorney Dungan, Treasurer Ries, City_Manag%r Coffey, Chief'of-Police McKenzie and Finance Officer -Hartzler. MINUTES On..motion-of Councilman Smith,.seconded_.by Council- man Miller the minutes of the previous meeting, -November'2nd, 1953.- were approved as read. PETITIONS Petition containing--approcimately 80 signatures was read, protesting_ -the closing. -of Walnut Street,. between Fullerton" -and -Orange _Avenues. Several citizens spoke requesting: -_Council action to stop further building on Tract 1678: Mayor TeWinkle appointed City Manager Coffey'and-City_.Attorney. Dungan as a committee to -arrange-,& & meeting -of -interested parties with hope of finding.an equitable solution. ORDINANCE. �Ord;inance No: 28,. being_ an ordinance "REGULATING ME NO•.28 : " PARKING OF- MOTOR VEHICLES` WITHIN THE INCORPORATED PARKING TERRITORY OF THE CITY X COSTA MESA", was presented - (SECOND READING)`,- for second readin& and, on motion of Councilman Miller,-seconded,bi:Councilman Smith and carried, reading_of the ordinance was waived. On motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Council- man Smith, -Ordinance No.' .28 was adopted by the following. _vote:. AYE31 +Councilmen"Martin, Miller, Nelson, Smith, and TeWinkle. NOES: None. ORDINANCE Ordinance No. 29,.'being_an-ordinance of the City of NO. 29 Costa -Mesa, . "PROHIBITING THE USE OF STREETS FOR STORAGE OF STORAGE' OF'VEHICLES", was presented for second read - VEHICLES IN ing,___.and on motion of Councilman Smith seconded by STREETS Councilman Miller and carried, -.reading -of the (SECOND READING)_ ordinance was waived. On -motion of Councilman Smith, seconded by Council- man Miller, Ordinance No. 29 -was adopted by -the following_vote: AYES: Councilmen Martin,_ Miller, Nelson, Smith, -and TeWinkle. NOES: None. ORDINANCE Ordinance No. 30., being an ordinance of the City_ of NO. 30-. Cost& Mesa ° VIDING4OR THE DESIGNATION OF THROUGH STOP HIGHWAYS AND'STOP INTERSECTIONS AND PROVIDING PENAL - INTERSECTIONS TIES FOR FAILURE TO OBEY STOP SIGNS AND ESTABLISHING (SECOND READING) A FOUR WAY STOP INTERSECTION OF 18TH STREET AND TUSTIN AVENUE, was presented for second reading and on motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Council- man Nelson and carried, reading. -of the ordinance was waived. 1 1 1 1 On"motion of -Councilman Miller, seconded by.Councilman 47 Nelson, Ordinance No.,30 waa adopted by the following " vote : ; AYES: Councilmen:Martia, Miller,- Nelson, Smith and TeWinkle. NOES: -None. ORDINANCE Ordinance No., 31, being_, -an. ordinance of the City of N0. 31 Costa Mesa, ":REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION. BUILDING REPAIR,- ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, PLUMBING -SANITATION, AND OCCUPANCY OF ALL BUILDINGS AND ELECTRICAL STRUCTURES=._,ADOPTING-PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL CODES; CODES PROVIDING :FOR PERMITS'AND'PENALTIES SER AND (SECOND -READING) .REPEALING ORDINANCES NO. 10, 11, and 12,_ was presented for second,'reading_:and -.on motion of Councilman Smith. seconded'by.Councilman Miller, reading__of ordinance waswaived.. On:motion of Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman "Miller,: -Ordinance No,:31 was adopted by the following vote,::. AYES: Councilmen Martin, Miller._ Nelson, -Smith and TeWinkie.. NOES :...None; . COMMUNICATIONS A letter from County-ofOrange_Traffie Committee auggeetng__that..atop sigas__be .placed on both sides of E1dem Avenue and.Monte'Vista Street was read. On .motion_of.Ccuncilman.Nelson, seconded by__Councilman Martin and carried, the suggestion was referred_ to the Chief of, Police: and: Traffic Safety. Comomittee. - PERMITS AND A:,letter-,fromt,:Youth::Servies Association requesting an ' LICENSES exempt' licenae;.•to `sell 'Xmas trees at 21st'Street and Newport Boulevard and 239_ -East 17th Street, during the period cf_'December 19th to December 25th,' 1953, was•read :On motion --of Councilman Smith,_ seconded by "Counoilman.Nelson..and-carried, an exempt license was granted. _ ..The application of'the Santa Ana Novelty.Co., for.a business license covering -.-maven amusement machines to be placed,only_=at-locations approved by -the City Council was. presented. Jt_&was moved _by. Councilman Miller,thdt the license be granted and .the locations = noted.'on the application be approved. The motion was .seconded by_,Councilman Smith and carried by the ollowing__ vote: following--- . ..... .AYES: .Councilmen Miller, Nelson,. Smith and TeWinkle. NOES': .Councilman Martin.`' The application of A.•.A.- Schreiber fora -dance;permit at 1876 Harbor.Boulevard was read. On motion.of Councilman.Smith,:.seconded by -Councilman Miller the permit .was granted.. by_.the 'following_._vote: AYES: Councilman Miller:. -Smith and TeWinkle. Councilmew-Martin and Nelson. The application. of -_THE- PROTECTOR for -an exempt -license was"referfef to the Chief of Police for investigation : On..,motion,-,of_ Councilman.: Nelson, seconded by_ -Councilman, Martie`,: the Beach.Amuaemeat'Company was requested to remove amusement machines from Van's Bowling.Alley to other approved locations -`the motion was carried by . the following_:vote: AYW:..-Councilmen Martis, Miller, Nelson and TeWinkle. NOESt, Councilman Smith.,„- 47 The application"of William Merrill for permit for one juke box located at Wagon.Whoel Cafe was approved on motion of :Councilman Miller, seconded -by., Councilman 'Smith and unanimously-. carried. The application of the Orange -County -Music Co. for=permit to operate five juke boxes at locations stated on ,application 4as approved on "motion of Ccuncilm"Miller;,. seeonded.by Councilman Smith and i� l c .Tried 1 L�� unan us y.- a . WARRANT'RESOLUTION' Warrant Resolution -W-4 was presented and read. .W -4 . Whereupon Councilman Nelson moved.the adoption of Warrant Resolution W-4 ($2022.75) seconded by Councilman.:Martin"and:carried by,.the following vote :.." AYES.: Councilmen Martin, Miller,_ Nelson,_ Smith . !dnd.::T6Winkle, : NOES:. -None. The _agreement "with the Division of Highways, for maintenance of State Freeway stc.,_was referred to the City. -Manager. VARIANCES,- -The application, of Gist 'and Safly for Battery UV 1004 Mfgo, business -on Harbor Boulevard was denied on ,motion of Councilman Martin, seconded by_,Councilrmn Nelson "and :,unanimously_ carried. U -605.. The application of'Craig_and Craig for a sign variance on.Harbor Boulevard was granted on motion -of -,,Councilman- Smith,. seconded by Councilman Miller . .. and unanimously.carried.,. Q -13$1 The application ct:.Tames Hastings -fors yard ..-,...:,variance :at: Westminster near E. 15th Street was -anted of Councilman Miller, -seconded gr by' -Councilman Smith and unanimously__carried. V -1375-. :The application•of'B,. Cervantes for a permit to move _a :house : to `540: W.-_ Wilson Street was presented. Mr.. Cervantes havingmet all the requirements of the City, Ordinance on house moving,. -_it was moved by Councilman Smith, -,..seconded by Councilman Miller and: -unanimously carried to grant the permit re- _ quested'in the application. RESOLUTION:= :": _ . Resolution N®. 34- being. -a resolution "ACCEPTING No. 34 TRACT MAP No. 1759 -AND ACCEPTING STREETS ETC., TRACT NO. 1759•, AND AUTHORIZING CITY CLERK TO SIGN MAP UPON RECEIPT OF PERFORMANCE BONDS FOR n4FR0VZ4E S" was presented,. Councilman Miller moved the adopt- ion o2 Resolution N6'34. The motion was seconded by -Councilman -Martin and carried by the following vote A6 ES t-Xddncilmen Martin, Miller,. Nelson, Smith and ToWinkle. NOES: None. The City,Manager was authorized to contact the Automobile Club -regarding. -the erection and maintenance of traffic• signs . On motion of Councilman Nelson seconded by Councilman Miller and unanimously. carried, City Manager and Councilman Smith -were appointed as a ccmmittee•to4tudy'and with power to act on the bids received -on the heating.. -system for the City Hall. 1 L�� RESOLUTION Resolution No. 35-..being--4k.resolution "AUTHORIZING No. 35 THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE NECESSARY POLICE POLICE BADGES BADGES" was presented. Councilman Miller moved the -adoption of Resolution No. 35.- The motion was seconded by -,Councilman Smith and adopted by the following. _vote: AYES:, Councilmen Martin, Miller, Nelson, Smith and TeWinkle NOES: None. The monthly.report-on receipts -and disbursements was presented and on motion of Councilman Nelson, seconded by Councilman Smith and unanimously carried. -was ordered filed. -Mr. Jack Raub suggested that a study,be_made of the drainage. -problem within the City. Mayor., TeWinkle appointed the City Manager to meet with Mr. Raub and discuss the matter. Q0 6t�!: The Cit - Mara er was granted permission toroceed with the necessary.requirements-to secure bids for the purchase or rental of two police vehicles. Mr. Frank Woodland and others requested the'Council to amend the Business License Law to exclude Real Estate Salesmen from the requirement of having.a business license.. ADJOUR104M It was moved by -Councilman Nelson, seconded by Councilman Martin and unanimously carried to-adJourn the meeting --to Novembsr.23rd.-1953_at 7:30 P. M. 1 moo. A._ C, Swartz,,_City. lock City- of Costa Mesa 1