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Home My WebLink About01/04/1954 - City CouncilMINUTES OF UM CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COSTA MESA JANUARY. lith,. 1954. ROLL ,;CALL The Council, of the -City of Costa Mesa., California, metlat:a regular -meeting at the Justice Court Building 567, West 18th Street..:_Cc>sta Mesa, January 4th,1954. at :7:3o P: M. :. "COMMUNICATIONS. ,Present -...:.Councilmen Martin,- Miller,. -Nelson, . Smith and,TeWinkle.. Absent: None. Officials Present:' City Clerk Swartz, City Attorney Dungan, Treasurer ;Ries •and City.-Maaa&eer Coffey. -Mayor T®Winkle. called .the,, -meeting to order and the City::Clerk read,_the,m1butes of the regular meeting �of December 21st, and.the:adjourned meeting of December;28th,.1953-.. Both minutes were.unanimously approved as read. A letter fram,the::Retail.Merchants Association was read recommending.c-,*Worements relative to the parking conditions -in the business district of the City. On -motion -.of Councilman Miller, seconded by Councilman.Smith and unanimously carried the letter ras; ordered filed, for. future reference. COMMITTEE . Councilman,Miller.of the Traffic Safety:Committee- REPORTS requested additional time before reporting-, on _ traffic conditions at and near the intersection of Santa Ana Avenue.and East:23rd Street. RESOLi1TI0N .- Resolution No..40, being.a resolution,. -"AUTHORIZING N0.. J}0 s AN, AGRM9MENT WITH+ "_THE . COUNTY OF ORANGE FOR THE AGREEN�i+IT :WITH LICENSING AND E:� OF ,DOGS WITHIN THE INCORPORATED ,:COUNTY-eDOGS° - TERRITORY,OF COSTA MESA", -,was presented. Council- man"Miller.moved the adoption of Resolution No. 40. The.motion was,soconcied.by Councilman Martin and :carried -by thefollowing.:rote: AYES: Councilmen Martin,, Miller, Nelson, Smith and TeWinkle... NOES: ; None. Mayor TeWinkle,"requested City,.Clerk Swartz to assist City.. Manager.Coftey in.contacting Mr.. David Vermilya, a,property owner,.concerning.the resurfacing of Rochester Street.,". WARRANT Warrant Resolution.No.- W-8 was presented and eaaan- RESOLUTION . ined,by..the Council.,;It_was moved by Councilman Nelson.that,.Resolution No. -,-W-8 be adopted. The ,.. motion was ,seconded.br Councilman Smith and carried by.the following rote: _. AYES: -Councilmen Martin,.Miller, Nelson, Smith and TeWinkle...., NOES: None. A communication from the Public Affairs Committee of , the . Chamber of Commerce .was read concerning_ the erection of shelters for service personnel awaiting rides. Mr.- Delphino- of the American Legion Post, Mr. Franklin of the Chamber of Commerce. and Mr. Coffey were appointed by Mayor TeWinkle to serve as a committee in'this matter. 1 1 6.7 'A' report :of the :Building .Department activities covering -_the first two weeks of operation was read. PERMITS A letter was read from the Beach Amusement Co. 'requesting that the following_ locations be.. approved 'for -,the, installation of amusement machines, 1 Machine at Harolds Cafe 1676 Newport Blvd. 1 Machine at Dick's Place 2998 Newport Blvd. 1 Shuffle Alley me at Van's Bowling Alley= Superior Avenue. It was moved by Councilman Miller that the loco- tions..be.approved-and for. -the number and type of machines;as'Per request. The.motion was. seconded by Councilman -.Smith and unanimously -carried. The Santa Ana Novelty Co.. requested that approval for the placement of. one ammement machine at each of the following,locatious: Shamrock Liquor Store 1822 Newport Blvd. Masa Liquor Store 1794 Newport Blvd. 'Councilman Miller moved that upon the payment of the required fee that the request be granted. The motion was seconded by. -Councilman Smith and unanim- ously carried. Mr. DeWitt Worcester requested an encroachment per- mit to install decomposed, granite in front of his property at 485 East 17th Street. It was moved by Councilman Smith that the permit be granted subject to the condition that the fill must conform with the established grade designated bya cametent engineer. The motion was seconded by Councilman. Miller and unanimously carried. RESOLUTION Resolution No._ 44 being.a_resolution "ESTABLISHING NO.. 41 THE ALLEY XN.0WN AS, "PEARMAN ALLEY" _LOCATED EAST OF ONE WAY ALLEY NEWPORT BOULEVARD - BE'T'WEEN BROAIYdAY AND EAST EIGHTEENTH EAST OF NEWPORT STREETS AS A ONE-WAY ALLEY",.,was presented. Thereupon Councilman Miller moved the adoption of Resolution No. 41. The motion was seconded by_..Councilman Nelson and carried by the following vote r AYES: Councilmen Martin, Miller,, Nelson, Smith and TeWinkle. NOES: None. City -.Manager Coffey was requested to contact Mr. Jack -Kennedy concerning. -restricting -.the area of ingress and egress at his place of business on East 17th Street and Tustin Avenue. City-.Manager.Coffey_was requested by Mayor TeWinkle to investigate the _condition of the pavement in front of 236 Broadway: Mr..Bailey asked the Council to investigate a situation that exists on Wilson Street where a res- ident is using a lot as a dumping -ground. Mayor TeWinkle appointed City Attorney_Dungan,_City Manager Coffey and Mr. Volz to investigate the matter. Mr.. Bob Norton 2651 Club Mesa Drive addressed the Council concerning.a building being erected on Mesa Drive that does not conform with the setback main- tained by -other buildings along._Mesa Drive. Council- man Martin moved that City Attorney Dungan request the builder to cease operations for a few days and to attempt to effect an agreement whereby_ all structures 8 along..this street conform with a uniform setback. The motion was seconded by Councilman Miller and unanimously carried. HOUSE MOVING The application:of Harald Fellbaum for a permit PERMIT to move a building -to 3,45 --Avocado Street was pre - .stinted. In order -to expedite the moving._of this building,_ a motion was made by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman Miller and unanimously carried, that the permit be granted subject to the approval of the City Planning.Committee. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion of .Councilman Miller, seconded by Councilman Martin and unanimously carried the meeting_adjourned,. A,. C.. Swartz,. Cit Clerk City of Costa Meas