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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/18/1954 - City CouncilMINUTES .OF•THE'CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COSTA MESA : JAt3UARY-18th. 1954., ROLL= CALL The City :Council of •the City_.of Costa Mesa, - California, met in -regular session in the Justice Court-Building,-567_West_18th Street, Yanuary l8th,..1954. Presents Councilmen -Martin,. Miller, Nelson,•Smith and Winkle. Absent: None: Officials Present s City -.-Clerk Swartz, City Attorney Dungan, :. Treasurer= Ries, City_ Manager_.Coffey �a Mayor TeWinkle called the meeting, to order. After co the Pledge. -of Allegiance to the Flag -the invocation was given by. Councilman Martin.. The minutes of the meeting. -of lanuary._..4th,-1954 were read and approved :. as read.::: _.... COMMUNICATIONS A'acmmuaication lrom the Post Office Department was read-requestiag_restriction of parking --in front of the Post Office during__the time of arrival of the Highway. Post Office •bus. Thereupon Resolution No. 42Vag- resented RESOLUTION` Resolution No0.42,. _being. -a resolution *ESTA.BLISH- NO.`42 _ -,ING,A'NO"PARKING�AREA BETWEEN TWO EXISTING SIGN0 POST OFFICE ON EAST EIGHTEENTH STREET IN FRONT OF POST OFFICE PARKING BETWEEN CERTAIN HOURS",,was adopted upon the motion of Councilman Smith, seconded by Council- man`Miller and carried by the following votes •AYES: Councilmen Martin, Miller, Nelson., Smith. :and TeWinkle. NOES: None. A letter from the Costa'Mesa Elementary School District was read requesting_a school crossing guarid and the establishing -of a lour way stop at -the -intersection of Monte Vista and Santa Ana A*enue.. The matter was -referred to the Traffic - Safety Committee for study. - SPEED NEWPORT - - A "Speed Zone Survey-: of Newport Boulevard°, BOULis'VARD = furnished by the -Division of Highways,. was read, recomending_rates of -speed -for motor vebicles along -Newport Boulevard from the South City Limits to East 17th'Street. It was moved by ='Councilman -Nelson that`the City concur with the recon endations'of the Division of Highways. - The motion wqs seconded by Councilman Martin and unanimously carried. RES'OLUTION Resolution.No. 43-,-being_a.-resolution "F MOVING NO. -43 STOP SIGNS ON -ANAHEIM STREET AT ITS INTERSECTION STOP -SIGN- WITH - CENTER --STREET AND ESTABLISHING STOP SIGNS ON ANAHEIM & CENTER CENTER STREET AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH ANAHEIM", Was presented. Councilman Miller roved the adoption of •Resolution. No`. 43.. The motion was seconded by -Councilman Martin and carried by -the following :vote: AYES: Councilmen Martin, Miller, Nelson,. Smith ..and,T®Winkle. NOES: None. 70 City-Manager.Coffey reported that Mr, Jack Kennedy has installed guards restricting --ingress and egress to.his property -at Tustin Avenue and East 17th Street as requested by the Council, City Attorney Dungan reported that he had contacted the owner of the property on West Wilson Street that is being used as a.dumping.ground, and the owner agreed to-clean.up--the-.property within sixty days, RESOLUTION. Resolution No..44. being. -a resolution of "INTENTION NO, ., TO:A=X,. AM GIVING:NOTICE THEREOF" and to be known ANNEXATION as"REPUBLIC N0, 1", was presented and read, There - REPUBLIC NO,1, upon Councilman Nelson meed the adoption of Resolu- tion No, 44, The motion' was seconded- by Councilman Martin and -was carried by.the following -vote: AYES.:_: Councilmen Martin, Miller,- Nelsono-Smith and TeWinkle. NOES: None., NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING ZONING.- ... ORDINANCE ORDIWCE No.. 36,: LOAD LIMIT NEWPORT AVE (FIRST READING) 6' '.City Attorney Dungan reported that the Zoning_Ordin- ance would, -,be .ready- for -:the mesting_of February 1,1954. Upon motion of Councilman Martin, seconded by -Council- man Miller and unanimously carried, the City Clerk was authorized-ta publisba NOTICE OF HEARING on the pro- posed,.Zoning-Ordinance to,be held on February 1,, 19,54. Warrent�Resolution-,No._W-9.lwas presented and read. It was moved by -Councilman Nelson that Warrant Resolu- tion No.- W-9 be adopted.. The motion was seconded by .Councilman,Mar0a and.:carried by the following -vote: AYES: Councilmen Martin,- Miller,- Nelson, Smith and TeWinkle.. NOES:, None. Ordinance No. 36, an ordinance "LIMITING VEHICLE LOAD -ON NEWPORT AVENUE" was presented and read._ Whereupon Councilmen Martin moved that this reading --constitute the first reading -of Ordinance No. 360' The°motion was seconded by Councilman Miller and unanimously carried. House, Moving_permit.application No, 52601 was present- ed.in the name of Maria Glover for,permission td. move to 2629 Orange._Avenue, This application having met the requirements-,.of.the-House Moving Ordinance, Councilman Smith'moved that the permit be granted as recommended by the Planning.ComZnittee.. The motion waa..seconded by Councilman Miller and unanimously carried, Ap;,•applica:tion fors business license for concessions _of nine kiddie rides at -the corner of East 17th St.., and Orange.Ave.,;was submitted by Mr. Ted McElroy. - Upon motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Council- man Nelson and unanimously, carried, the application was approved, Mr. Chas, B. Retmier, having recently purchased the Costa Mesa Bus Co, requested a license to operate the bus line within the City: It was moved by Councilman Smith that the.license--be granted. The motion was seconded:by:.Councilman.Nelson and unanimously carried. City Manager Coffey was requested to investigate the condition of the -,pavement in front of the Post Office and take.the necessary step.`s,to improve the situation. Mayor TeWinkle appointed Councilman Nelson and City Manager Coffey to contact the City Engineer and recom- mend standards for curbs and Widths of streets. 1 City-Managar Coffey was requested to check the conditions of a house trailer owned by. -_Jack Reed and located on Superior Avenue near West 16th St. City Attorney'Dungan advised the Council that as a Certificate of.Occupancy had been issued to Mr,Taul, Parkes the -.City_ could refund the bond required by the House.Moving_-Ordinance. Mr. Ries submitted the Treasurer's Report for the month of December 1953, Upon motion of Councilman.Miller, seconded by Councilman Nelson, and unanimously_ carried the report was ordered filod The Financial Report fro the period ending -December 31o,1953 -was presented by City.Managor Coffey*. D It was moved by Councilman Nelson,_ seconded by Councilman Martin and -unanimously carried, that the Q0 City Manager be authorized to accept bids from qualified Public Accountants for the quarterly -.and annual audit'of the'City books. City Manager Coffey presented the Revised Budget Proposal. It was moved by. -Councilman Martin, seconded by -Councilman Nelson and unanimously carried -that the -budget be adopted. RESOLUTION Resolution No. 45 -,.being, -a --resolution "ESTABLISH - NO. 45 ING THE POSITION OF'DEPUTY FISCAL OFFICER AND DEPUTY FISCAL ESTABLISHIlVG THE. PAY SCHEDULE THEREFOR", was pre - OFFICER sented and read. Whereupon Councilman Martin moved the adoption of Resolution No. 45 -,,--the motion was seconded.by.Councilman Miller and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilman Martin, Miller, Nelson, Smith and T®Wipkle. NOES: None. It was°moved by Councilman Miller, seconded by Councilman Smith and unanimously carried that the second position of clerk -stenographer be established. ADJOURNMENT On motion.of Councilman -Smith, seconded by Council- man -Martin and unanimously carried, the meeting adjourned. A.._ -C. Swartz, City C Ark City. of ..Costa Mesa.