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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/24/1965 - City Council Special MeetingSPECIAL -MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA November 24, 1965 The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa met in special session at 12:00 o'clock noon on November 24, 1965, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 695 West 19th Street, Costa Mesa, California, at the call of Mayor Robert M. Wilson, notification having been duly given in accordance with law, for the purpose of taking action on quitclaiming the City's interest in the north 100 feet of Lot 30, Block C. of Tract No. 18, excepting therefrom the west 168 feet, for the purpose of clearing title to the property and obtain- ing clear title thereto. Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, the invocation was given by Mayor Wilson, who then called the meeting to order. Councilmen Present: Pinkley, Jordan, Wilson Roll Call Councilmen Absent: Barck, Thompson Officials Present: City Manager, Acting City Attorney, City Clerk Vehicle Parking The Assistant City Attorney reported that the property District No. 1 acquired by the City from William R. Williams, Jr., and deed-- Williams his wife, Florence Williams, as part of the Vehicle Parking District No l acquisitions, does not result in clear title to the City because of the fact that the seller had not probated the estates of their parents. The Assistant City Attorney reported that said estates have now been probated and the property sold by the Ronald R. Howard heirs to Ronald R. Howard. The Assistant City Attorney stated that the simplest method to clear title to the City's parcel is for the City to quit claim its interest to Ronald R. Howard, the buyer, and for said Ronald R. Howard to then convey by grant deed the property back to the City. On motion by Councilman Pinkley, seconded by Councilman Jordan it was resolved by the following roll call vote: .AYES: Councilmen: Pinkley, Jordan, Wilson NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Barck, Thompson that the City quit claim all its right, title and interest in and to the hereinafter described property to Ronald R. Howard, a married man, as his sole and separate property, and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute said deed on behalf of the City and that said deed be delivered to the U. S. National Bank, Costa Mesa branch, Escrow Department, with the condition that it be delivered to said Ronald R. Howard, when said bank holds an executed grant deed from said Ronald R. Howard to the City of Costa Mesa for the identical parcel of property. The property is that certain real property in the City of Costa Mesa, County of Orange, State of California, described as follows: Legal description The north 100 feet of Lot 30 in Block "C" of Tract No. 18 as per map thereof recorded in Book 9, page 20, Miscellaneous Maps, records of Orange County, California. EXCEPTING THEREFROM the west 168 feet, thereof, and an easement for ingress and egress over the south 20 feet, thereof. _.PP � 4.� �_ AJ Adjournment The Assistant City Attorney presented a grant deed from Ronald R. Howard to the City of Costa Mesa, conveying the above described real property, and recommended that the City accept this deed and authorize its recording. Councilman Jordan moved that said aforementioned deed be accepted and its recording authorized. The motion was seconded by Councilman Pinkley, and carried, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Pinkley, Jordan, Wilson NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Barck, Thompson On motion by Councilman Pinkley, seconded by Councilman Jordan, and carried, the meeting was adja=ed. ayor of -the City of Costa Mesa ATTEST: City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa 1 1 i