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Home My WebLink About08/17/1956 - Adjourned City Council MeetingADJOURNED RRGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COSTA MESA August 17, 1956 The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, California, met in ad- journed regular session at 7:30 p.m., August 17, 1956, at the Newport Justice Court, 567 West 18th Street, Costa Mesa. The meeting was cal- led to order by Mayor Nelson, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Invocation by Mayor Nelson. ROLL CALL Councilmen Present: Martin, Pinkley, Smith, Meyers, Nelson Councilmen Absent: None Officials Present: City Clerk, City Attorney PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Nelson stated that this was the time and the place to which the Mesa #2 Public Hearing of protests and objections against the calling of a Annexation special election on Mesa ##2 Annexation had been continued, and there- upon declared the hearing reopened. The Clerk read the written protests which had been filed with him giving the owner, a legal description, and the amount of assessed valuation represented by said protest. The City Attorney reported that no protest which had been filed had been found ir- regular. Thereupon Mayor Nelson asked if there were any in the audience wishing to submit a written protest at this time. No one wishing to do so, he thereupon asked if there were any in the audience wishing to speak on the subject. There were none. The City Attorney stated that the law requires the City Coun- cil to hear and pass upon all protests made, and that if it finds that protest is made by owners of 1/2 of the value of the territory proposed to be annexed, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll, further proceedings shall not be taken. The City Attorney further advised that the value of territory means the value of land, exclusive of improvements thereon. The Clerk thereupon reported that the total assessed valuation of the territory proposed to be annexed, as shown by the last equalized assessment roll, County of Orange, is $113,425.00. He further reported that the protests filed represented value of the territory equal to $31,980.00. Thereupon the Council examined and passed upon all protests made and filed. Mayor Nelson thereupon again announced to all present that anyone desiring to file a written protest to the proposed annexation; known as "Mesa ##2 Annexation" could now do so. No person presented a pro- test or desired to speak. C. Pinkley made the following motion: that it is the finding of the Council that the total protests received represent $31,980.00 of valuation, as shown by the last equalized assessment roll, County of , Orange; that the total value of the territory, as shown by the last equalized assessment roll, totals $113,425.00; that the protests filed do not represent 1/2 of the value of the territory proposed to be annex- ed, as shown by said last equalized assessment roll;.that it is not for the best interest or -benefit of said territory proposed to be annexed that any area of the territory proposed to be annexed be eliminated; that a majority protest has not been made; that the Council elects to proceed with an annexation election; and that the hearing on the pro- tests be closed. The motion was seconded by C. Meyers, and unanimously carried. Thereupon Resolution No. 248, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUN- RESOLUTION ¢#248 CIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALLING A SPECIAL ANNEXATION ELrMTION," was presented and read. C. Smith moved the adoption of Resolution No. 248. The motion was seconded by C. Meyers, and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Martin, Pinkley, Smith, Meyers, Nelson NOES: Councilmen - None ABSENT: Councilmen - None Subdivision Subdivision Application ##75 was submitted in the name of Jefferson Application m75 Properties, Inc., 191 East 17th Street, requesting permission to divide property at 17th Street and Orange Avenue into three parcels, contain- ing one substandard lot. Upon motion by C. Pinkley, seconded by C. Smith, and unanimously carried, Subdivision Application #75 was approved subject to the recommendation of the Planning Commission on file in the office of the City Clerk. dr =,l' k, j Tax Rate Set After discussion, C. Meyers moved that the tax rate for the current fiscal 1956-1957 year 1956-1957 be fixed at $1.00 on each $100.00 of value. The motion was seconded by C. Pinkley, and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen Martin, Pinkley, Smith, Meyers, Nelson NOES: Councilmen - None ABSENT: Councilmen - None RESOLUTION #213 Thereupon C. Smith moved the adoption of Resolution No. 213, "A RESOLUTION Tax Rate Set OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA FIXING TIE RATE PER CENTUM AND LEVYING A TAX UPON ALL THE TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF COSTA MESA WHICH IS TAXABLE THEREIN FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES." The motion was seconded by C. Pinkley, and carried by the following roll call vote: RESOLUTION #249 +?� Capital Improve- ment Fund �Z 1 AYES: Councilmen Martin, Pinkley, Smith, Meyers, Nelson NOES: Councilmen - None ABSENT: Councilmen - None C. Martin moved the adoption of Resolution No. 249, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA -ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND SPECIFYING THAT CERTAIN MONIES BE DEPOSITED THEREIN," which Resolu- tion provides that 40¢ on every x$1.00 received by the City during the fis- cal year 1956-1957 from property taxes, -including unsecured personal property tax, be placed in said Capital Improvement Fund, the remaining 60¢ to go into the Operational Fund. The motion was seconded by C. Pinkley, and car= ried by the following roll call vote AYES: Councilmen Martin, Pinkley, Smith, Meyers, Nelson NOES: Councilmen - None ABSENT: Councilmen - None Lease for addi- The City Manager.reported that the City requires additional space until tional space the new City Hall is completed, and advised that a lease had been drawn CITY HALL up on a building located at 1985 Newport Avenue on a one-year basis, rental_ thereafter to be on a month-to-month basis, which lease has already been approved by the lessor, Herman S. and Violet A. Pettigrew. Thereupon C. Pinkley moved that the above building be leased by the City in accord- ance with the lease as drawn, and authorized the Mayor and the City Clerk to sign said lease. The motion was seconded by -C. Meyers, and unanimously carried. Adjournment Upon motion by C. Smith, seconded by C. Martin, and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m. ATTEST- A. TTEST A. C. 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