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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/20/1936 - Adjourned Regular Meeting234 9 City Engineer Patterson brought up the matter of the construction of cement sidewalks through WPA assistance, from "A" to "G" Streets in Balboa, and from 15th Street to McFadden Place in Newport Beach, in accordance with petitions presented to the Council by property owners in those districts. The petitions were lacking in signers for the necessary percentage in the area from "C" to "G" Streets as well as from 15th Street to McFadden Place, there being sufficient signers for the frontage from "A" to "C" Streets- inclusive. On motion of Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, the Mayor was authorized to sign the application to the WPA for funds for the construction of a cement sidewalk from "A" to "C" Streets, together with various cement walks leading oceanward. Anton Hershey again addressed the Council concerning the Marine Avenue parking question. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council it was maned by Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, that an adjournment be taken to 7:30 P. M. July 20, 1936. Newport Beach, July. 20, 1936. The City Council of the City of Newport Beach met in regular adjourned session in the City Council Chamber of the City of Newport Beach at 7 :30 P. M, on above date with ha.yor Williamson in the Chair. The roll was called showing the full Council present. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES None. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES None. COMMUNICATIONS The application of Vincent Dispalatro for a veteran's exempt license to peddle produce to stores and restaurants, was on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, denied. The application of L. S. Earle fora license to sell ice cream and dairy products at 401 Main St., Balboa, was on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, allowed subject to the approval of the Health Officer. The application of Walter D. Hodd for a license to run a restaurant at 6810 Coast Highway, was on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, allowed subject to the approval of the Health Officer. Cn r 235 The application of Stanley 0. Chambers for permission to construct a pleasure pier fronting on Lot 297, Tract 907, Lido Isle, was on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman "Whitson and carried, referred to the City Engineer. The application of Wesley L. Nutten Jr. for permission to construct a pleasure pier fronting on lot 560. Tract 907, Lido Isle, was on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Whitson and carried, referred to the City Engineer. The application of J. B. Scholz for permission to install underground storage facilities for the handling of petroleum products 'at 6502 Coast Highway, was on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, allowed subject to the approval of the Fire Chief and Zoning restrictions. The application of the Home Oil Company for permission to install underground storage facilities for the handling of petroleum products at 26th Street and Central Avenue, was on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, allowed subject to the approval of the Fire Chief and zoning restrictions. The letter of B. J. McElwaney bidding for the feeding of City prisoners for the ensuing year, was on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, ordered filed. The announcement of'the Orange County League of Municipalities of the meeting to be held by the organization at Seal Beach, Thursday July 23rd, was on motion of`Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, ordered filed and any of'the City officials wishing to attend are to notify the Secretary. The communication of Harry Welch, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce asking permission for the Universal News Reel Company to operate speedboats in certain described area in the'Bay, was on motion of Councilman Whitson, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, allowed subject to being under the direction of the Harbor Master. Roland Vallely addressed the Council concerning the matter of speed boats. A resolution adopted by the committee suggested by the Chamber of Commerce to consider the sewer situation was read, and on motion of Councilman Garfield, seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, the same was laid on the table to be brought up under New Business. The bid of the Texas Company for the lease of City owned land for oil development purposes, was read, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, the same was laid over to unfinished business to be considered along with other bids laid over from the last meeting. UNFINISHED BUSINESS The bids of the Union Oil Company and The Texas Company for the leasing of 93.06 acres of City owned land for oil development purposes were read, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, the bids were laid over to New Business. The application of Edmund Locke for permission to build a pleasure pier fronting on Lots 15 and 19, Block P, Tract 515, having been approved by the City Engineer, was on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, allowed. The ordinance amending Section 22 of License Ordinance No. 393 came up for final passage, the same was considered, designated Ordinance No. 446, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon was passed by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Gordon, Claire, "Whitson, Garfield, Williamson NOES: Councilmen None ABSENT: Councilmen None. The ordinance adopting the 1935 edition of the Uniform Build- ing Code, came up for final passage, the ordinance was considered, designated Ordinance No. 447, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield was passed by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Gordon, Claire, Whitson, Garfield, Williamson. NOES: Councilmen None. ABSENT: Councilmen None. The application of the Los Angeles Speed Boat Association for permission to hold the Southern California Outboard Championship races in waters of Newport Bay during the month of August, came up for consideration after having been laid over from a previous meeting and in view of the fact that the concensus of opinion of the citizens 236 of Newport Beach is generally opposed to the event, it was moved by Councilman Whitson, seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, that the application be denied. Additional names of property owners having been submitted on the petition requesting the Council•to take the necessary steps toward the construction`of a cement sidewalk on the Ocean Front westward from 15th Street through WPA allocation of funds, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, that the City Engineer make application to the WPA for assistance in the project. NEW BUSINESS The bids of the Union Oil Company and The Texas Company for the lease of the 93.06 acres of City owned land for oil development purposes came up for consideration, and inasmuch as the bid of The Texas Company was far more favorable to the City than that of the Union 011 Company, City Attorney Thompson recommended that the bid of The Taxes Company be accepted with certain modifications of the resolution submitted to the Council by them, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Whitson that the modified resolution, designated as Resolution No. 968 be adopted, and the same was passed by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, Councilmen Gordon, Claire, Whitson, Garfield, Williamson. NOES: Councilmen None. ABSENT: Councilmen None. Mr. Sterling of The Texas Company addressed the Council concerning the matter. Resolution No. 969 being A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH DETERMINING AND DECLARING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND NECESSITY DEMAND THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT, To WIT, ADDITIONS TO THE MUNICIPAL SEWER SYSTEM, INCLUDING ACQUISITION OF LANDS AND RIGHTS OF WAY AND THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MAIN SEWER LINE AND DISCHARGE SEWER LINES, A SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT, SEWAGE WORKS, PUMPING PLANTS, AND BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY OR CONVENIENT FOR SAID PROJECT. The City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, does resolve and determine as follows: Section 1. That the public interest and necessity demand the acquisition and construction of a municipal improvement, to-wit, additions to the municipal sewer system, including acquisition of lands and rights of way and the acquisition and construction of a main sewer line and discharge sewer lines, a sewage disposal plant, sewage works, pumping plants, and buildings and equipment necessary or convenient for said project. That the acquisition and construction of said municipal improvement is necessary and convenient to carry out the objects, purposes and powers of said city. That the estimated cost of said proposed municipal improvement is the sum of $300,000. That the estimated cost of said proposed municipal improvement is and will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of said city. Section 2. That the city clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution, shall cause the same to be entered in th6 book of resolutions of said City of Newport Beach, and shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the minutes of the meeting of said City Counci at which the same is adopted. PASSED, ADOPTED Al PROVED t is 20th day of July, 1936. l- Mayor off the City'of Newport Beach California. ATTEST City Olerk of the City of Newport Beach, California. Councilman Claire moved the adoption of a resolution, which was read, considered and designated Resolution No. 969. The motion for adoption was duly seconded by Councilman Gordon and the resolution passed by the following roll call vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Gordon, Claire, Whitson, Garfield, Williamson. NOES: Councilmen None. ABSENT: Councilmen None. The said resolution being in words and figures following, to-wit- 237 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ) COUNTY:,-OF ORANGE, S CITY OF NEWPORT ACH. I, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, do hereby certify that the full number of members of the City Council of said City of Newport Beach is five; that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by said City Council by a vote of more than two -thi-I of the members thereof and approved by the mayor of said city at a°i`e "guar meeting thereof duly held on the 20th day of July, 1936, and hat it was so adopted by the following vote, to -wit: 1 AYES: COUNCILMEN Gordon, Claire, Whitson, Garfield, Williamson. NOES: COUNCILMEN None. ABSENT:COUNCILMEN None. City Clerk of the City_ of Newport Beach, California. City Attorney Thompson presented the list of Election Officers and polling places for the proposed Sewer Bond Election, and on motion of Councilman Garfield, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, the same was approved by the Council. On motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, the salaries of Earl Graham and Nellie Graham employees in the City Janitor Department were set at one hundred dollars and fifty dollars per month respectively. City Attorney Thompson presented Resolution No. 970, relating to the following; A Grant Deed dated the 7th day of July, 1936 from Estelle Porter Epperly, granting to the City of Newport Beach, a Municipal Corporation of the sixth class of Orange County, California, all that certain real property situated in the City of Newport Beach, County of Orange, State of California, and more-particularly described ' as follows: , All that portion of Block "F" of Balboa Tract, as shown on a map recorded in Book 4, page 11 of Miscellaneous Maps, Records of Orange County, California, lying.between the southwesterly prolongation of the northwesterly line of Lot 27, Block 14, of said Balboa Tract, and the southwesterly prolongation of the southeasterly line-of said Lot 27, . was presented to the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California. WHEREUPON, Councilman Claire made a motion, duly seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, that said Grant Deed be accepted by said City of Newport Beach, and the Clerk instructed to record the same forthwith with the County Recorder of the County of Orange, State of California. . That said motion was carried by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Gordon, Claire, Whitson, Garfield, Williamson. NOES: Councilmen None. ABSENT: Councilmen None. I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true extract from the minutes of the City Council of the Cit of Newpo t Beach at a regular meeting thereof .held on the 3rd day August, 9 6. ATTEST: (jam° City Clerk of the City of Newport Bea It was moved by Councilman Claire that the City of Newport Beach proceed in accordance with the offer of the First Trust and Savings Bank of .Pasadena for the transfer of real property sold to the City of Newport Beach for the sum of $8,200.00 and that a demand be allowed in that amount and warrant drawn for same in favor of said First Trust and-Savings Bank of Pasadena, to be deposited in escrow with the Orange-County Title Company, subject to the First Trust and Savings Bank of-Pasadena showing that title to said real property be .free and clear of all incumberances; said escrow and companion escrow 238 turning said money back to the City of Newport Beach to be completed as soon as possible. The motion was duly seconded by Councilman Whitson, and carried. On motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, the City Engineer was authorized to expend an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars from funds reverting to the City from the above escrow for certain utility improvements in Tract 515. City Engineer Patterson presented the matter of filling certain Bay Front areas in Tract 756 in connection with suggestions submitted by Robert N. Frick. The matter was discussed and laid over to the next meeting with no action being taken. City Engineer Patterson presented Resolution No. 971, being a RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY -OF NEWPORT BEACH ASCERT- AINING AND DETERMINING THE PREVAILING RATE OF WAGES TO BE PAID FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CEMENT CONCRETE BULKHEAD AND OTHER WORK AND IMPROVEMENTS, IN AND AROUND BALBOA ISLAND IN SAID CITY, AS DESCRIBED IN RESOLUTION OF INTENTION NO. 915. WHEREAS, the City Council did, on the 12th day of November, 1935, adopt Resolution of Intention No. 915 for the construction of a cement concrete bulkhead and other work and improvement in and around Balboa Island in the City of Newport Beach, Californi; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 397 of the Statutes of 1931 of the State of California, it is necessary- that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach ascertain and determine the general prevailing rate of wages on public works, and by the provisions of said Act makes it mandatory upon the awarding body of any public contract where the said body subsequently calls for bids for any public improvement, to ascertain and determine the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which the work is to be performed, for each craft or type of workman or mechanic needed to execute the contract, and also the general prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work for each craft or type of workman or mechanic; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED; That this City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, has ascertained and does hereby determine that the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which the said work described to be performed in the matter of the construction of said cement concrete bulkhead and other work and improvements, for each craft or type of workman or mechanic needed to execute the contract, and also the general prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work for each craft or type of workman or mechanic, to be as follows: TRADE OR OCCUPATION HOURLY WAGE. RATE Blacksmith D 0.75 Carpenter, Finish 1.00 Carpenter, Rough 1.00 Caulker 1.00. Cement Finisher 1.00 Clerk 0.56 Driller, Power 1.00 Electrician 1.00 Engineer, Portable & Hoisting 1.00 Engineer, Pile Driver 1.00 Fireman .50 Guard 0.56 Helper, Electrician 0.75 Helper, Pipe Layer 0.75 Helper, Reinforcing Steel 0.75 Laborer, Concrete 0.625 Laborer, Demolition 0.56 Laborer, Reinforcing Steel 0.625 Laborer, Skilled (Not otherwise mentioned) 0.625 Laborer, Unskilled 0.56 Mechanic, Auto 0.75 Mechanic, Millwright 1.00 Oiler 0.625 Operator, Air Compressor 0.75 Operator, Concrete Mixer 0.50 Operator, Hoist 0.75 239 TRADE OR OCCUPATION HOURLY WAGE RATE Operator, Jack - hammer 0.75 Operator, Pump 0,75 ,Operator, Power Shovel or Crane 1.00 Operator, Tractor 0.75 Painter 1 1.00 Pile Driver 1.00 Pipe Layer 1.00 Steel Worker, Reinforcing 1.00 Tamper, Concrete 0,625 ' Teamster Time - Keeper 0,56 0.60 Trouble Shooter, Mechanical 0.75 Truck Driver 0.75 Watchman 0.56 Per,diem wages for fractional part of a day shall be applicable rate multiplied by number of hours worked. For overtime work, one and one -half (1 -1) times the above hourly rates. Sundays and Holidays (except watchmen and guards), double the above hourly rates. Hourly wage rate for foremen shall be at least ten per cent (10%) higher than the rate per hour for craftsmen under his supervision. The foregoing schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight (S) hours; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; That Resolution No. 923 heretofore on the 23rd day of December, 1935, adopted by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, be and the same is hereby repealed, rescinded and of no effect. Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, at a regular adjourned meeting thereof hied on the 20th day of July, 1936, by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Gordon, Claire, Whitson, Garfield, Williamson. NOES: Councilmen None. ABSENT: Councilmen None.- Harry H. Williamson Mayor I hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution was passed by the City Council of the City of N rt Beach, California, at the time and by the vote above tated� City Clerk City Engineer Patterson brought to the Council's attention the matter of certain sewer lines in the vicinity of the underpass of the overhead crossing in the course of construction at the Arches corner in advance of -the paving proposed to be done by the State highway Depart- ment. On motion of Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Claire and carried, the question was referred to the Sewer Committee. Capt. 3. J. McAally addressed the Council concerning City licenses for the operation of boats and boat rentals. On motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the matter was referred to the City Attorney. L. W. Briggs, Secretary of the City Planning Commission, addressed the Council in regard to the widening of Marine Avenue-, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the City Clerk was instructed to advertise for a public hearing to be held by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach for the purpose of considering the matter of widening Marine Avenue and also to consider-certain amendments to the Zoning Ordinance in accordance with the recommendations of the Planning Commission. 240 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, it was-moved by Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, that an journment be taken to 7:30 P. M. Pkonday, July 27; 1936. Mayor of the City of Ney3port Beach man A ROYED; Counc'ilma City Clerk Councilman Newport Beach, July 27, 1936. The City Council of the City of Newport.Beach met in regular adjourned session in the City Council Chamber of the City of Newport Beach at 7:30 P. M. on above date with Mayor Williamson presiding. The roll was called showing the full Council present. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES, None. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES None. COMMUNICATIONS The application of the E1 Moro Service Station for permission to move existing tanks for the handling of petroleum products due to the widening of the Coast Highway, was on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, allowed subject to the approval of the Fire Chief. The request of The Irvine Company for the Zoning Ordinance to be amended in order to permit trailer camps in certain areas, was on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, referred to the Planning Commission. The applidation of George W. Crompton for a veteran's exempt license to peddle vegetables and fruits, was on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Gordon and carried, allowed. The letter of Bert Rutter protesting the granting of a lease to the Irvine Company for City owned property in the vicinity of the easterly end of Balboa Island, was on motion of.Co.uncilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Whitson and carried, Laid on the Table pending action of. the Planning Commission regarding the re- zoning of the section in question. City Engineer Patterson presented Certificate of Compliance by C. J. Keegan for the construction of a comfort station near the East Jetty in Corona del Mar on July 13, 1936, together with an itemized statement of the work done and the cost thereof and recommended the acceptance of the work. On motion of Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the report of the Bity Engineer was approved and the balance due the contractor ordered paid. The report. of the Balboa Island Seawall Committee was presented and read, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, the same was ordered filed. The two communications of L. Deming Tilton, City Planning Consultant in relation to phases of a Master Plan were read, and on motion of Councilman Claire, seconded by Councilman Garfield and carried, were Laid on the Table.