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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/02/1943 - Regular MeetingNewport Beach, August 2, 1943. REPORTS OF HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS The report of the City Treasurer was read, and on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, the reading of the other reports was dispensed with and all the reports ordered filed. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES None. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES None. COMMUNICATIONS The City Council of the City of Newport Beach met in regular session ' in the City Council Chambers at the City Hall at the hour of 4 o'clock p. ml on above date with Mayor Hall presiding. • The roll.was called, the following Councilmen answering present: Allen, Isbell, Reed, Kirk, Hall. Absent, Councilmen None. On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Kirk and carried, the regular order of business was dispensed with in order to take up the matter of the adoption of an ordinance granting a new franchise to the Southern Counties Gas Company. The ordinance granting a new franchise to the Southern Counties Gas Company came up for final passage, and on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded ' by Councilman Isbell and carried, the reading of the ordinance was dispensed with. Whereupon Councilman Reed moved the adoption of the ordinance which motion was duly seconded by Councilman KirX The ordinance was designated Ordinance No. 524 and was passed by-the following roll call vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Kirk, Isbell, Reed, Hall. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None. ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None. • F. G. Merker appeared before the Council on behalf of the Southern Counties Gas Company and presented the formal acceptance of the ordinance granting the franchise together with the necessary bond in connection therewith, which on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Kirk and carried unanimously were accepted,:approved and ordered filed. On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Reed and carried, the regular order of business was resumed. Mayor Hall asked if apy member of the Council, or any one in the • audience, wished the Minutes of the previous meeting of the Council, or any part thereof re&(lp no one responded, and the reading of the Minutes was dispensed with. REPORTS OF HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS The report of the City Treasurer was read, and on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, the reading of the other reports was dispensed with and all the reports ordered filed. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES None. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES None. COMMUNICATIONS 159 Roll Call Ord. 524 franchise to So.Co.Gas Co. i J.S.Barrett gas storage Johnson & Hirschler, app. for leas= V.D.Wellgren app. to buy fish Orange Co. Water Dist. meeting Averbeck & Wittenberg, moving pier K. Fowler esignation ire Dept. Carl Danielson resignation Civil Service E.O.Winzeler claim for damages P.A.Palmer pierhead line Smith Bros. report on dredge The application of J. S. Barrett for penm fission to install underground ' storage for the handling of petroleum products at 1300 Coast Highway, having been approved by the Fire Chief, was on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Council- man Isbell and carried, granted. The communication of C. F. Dennison requesting a lease on behalf of Johnson & Hirschler, in Tract 919, was presented and read, and on motion of Council- man Isbell, seconded by Councilman Reed and carried, was referred to the City Engineer for report. The letter of V. D. Wellgren seeking permission to load and transport fish from the dock of Don McCallum, 26th & Bay Front, Newport Beach, was presented and read and on motion of Councilman Kirk, seconded by Councilman Allen, same was denied by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Kirk, Isbell, Reed; Hall. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None. ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None. The invitation of Vernon Heil, President of the Orange County Water District, to meet with them on August 6th,-was presented, and on mc£l.on of • Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, the City Engineer and the Water Committee were asked to attend. The request of Elwell Averbeck and A. H. Wittenberg for the removal of.the pier at 14th Street in Tract 626 to 15th Street and setting forth the reasonse. therefor, was presented, and after some discussion of the question it was moved by Councilman Reed, seconded by Councilman Allen and carried, that same be laid on the table. The letter of E. I. Moore, Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, regarding the resignation of Kenneth Fowler from the Fire Department and Fowler's letter to the Commission were read, and on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Kirk and carried, the report on the matter was accepted. The letter from Carl Danielson resigning as a member of the Civil Service Commission was presented, and on motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Reed and carried, same was accepted. The claim of E. 0. Winzeler for damages alleged to have been caused by negligence on the part of the City, was again presented, and on motion of Councilman Reed, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, same was ordered ' filed. The letter from Paul A. Palmer requesting that application be made to the proper authorities to change the pierhead line in front of certain lots on Lido Isle was presented andread, and on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Reed and carried, same was laid on the table until the next meeting. City Engineer Patterson presented a report on the matter of the Smith Brother's dredge beached on City property together with a communication from Smith Bros. regarding the removal of same. After some discussion of the matter, it was moved by Councilman Kirk, seconded by Councilman Reed and carried, that the City Attorney be authorized to proceed to collect the rental of $1000 per month or cause the dredge to be removed from City property. 159 Roll Call Ord. 524 franchise to So.Co.Gas Co. i J.S.Barrett gas storage Johnson & Hirschler, app. for leas= V.D.Wellgren app. to buy fish Orange Co. Water Dist. meeting Averbeck & Wittenberg, moving pier K. Fowler esignation ire Dept. Carl Danielson resignation Civil Service E.O.Winzeler claim for damages P.A.Palmer pierhead line Smith Bros. report on dredge A.A.Beard The letter of A. A. Beard, Superintendent of Highways for Orange post -war County, pertaining to plans and specifications in connection with post -war construction construction was read, and on motion of Councilman Kirk, seconded by Council - man.labell and carried, same was ordered filed. W.L,Halverson The letter of Wilton L. Halverson, Director of Public Health of California, endorsing the sewer _project under construction on Central Avenue, endorsing sewer was read and on motion of Councilman Reed, seconded by Councilman Ktrk and carried, same was ordered filed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Ord. 525 Zoning Ordinance No. 525, being the new Zoning Ordinance of the Zoning Ord. City of Newport Beach, came up for final passage. On motion of Coun d lman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Allen and carried, the reading of same was dispensed with. On motion of Councilman Kirk, seconded by Councilman Reed the Ordinance was adopted by the following.vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Isbell, Reed, Kirk, Hall. NOES, COUNCILMAN: Allen. ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None. NEW BUSINESS Res. 2519 Resolution No. 2519 was presented, being a resolution requesting State aid for ground observ. from the.State of California financial aid to maintain costs of the Ground corps• Observation Corps. On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Reed, the resolution was passed by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Reed_, Kirk, Hall. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None. ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None. Res. 2$20 Resolution No. 2520 was presented, being a resolution requesting State aid for from the State of California financial aid to. maintain the Civilian Defense Civilian .Bef. Control Center telephone communication. On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded. by Councilman Reed, the resolution was passed by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN:' Allen, Isbell, Reed, Kirk, Hall. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None. ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: Nona. 0 0 Ll 0 The monthly demands having been duly audited by the Finance Committee, Demands were on motion of Councilman Reed, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, allowed and warrants ordered drawn for same. The report of City Engineer_Patterson on the amount of work completed J.S.Barrett by J. S. Barrett for construction of the sewer main along Central Avenue, was demand read and the demand for payment of same, was on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, allowed and warrant ordered drawn for same and the report on same ordered filed. Hearing on City Attorney Thompson brought up the matter.of the proposed annexation Harbor Island of Harbor Island to the City of Newport Beach, advising that this was the time annexation to consider any and all protests against said annexation. The City Clerk advised that no protests had been filed, whereupon the Mayor asked if anyone in the audience wished to protest the annexation, no one responded and on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Kirk and carried, the hearing on the matter was ordered closed. Res. 2516 City Attorney Thompson presented and read in full a resolution calling calling election an election in Harbor Island for Wednesday, September 29, 1943, the resolution for annexation was designated Resolution No. 2516, and on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded of Harbor Island by Councilman Kirk, was adopted by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Reed, Kirk, Hall. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None. ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None. First reading City Attorney Thompson presented an emergency ordinance relating to of ordinance Civilian Defense matters and explained the salient points thereof, and on re: Civilian motion of Councilman Isbell, seconded by Councilman Allen and carried, the Defense reading of the ordinance in full was dispensed with. Whereupon, on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Kirk and carried, the ordinance was passed to the second reading. Report bn City Attorney Thompson presented a detailed preliminary report in proposed oil the matter of the proposed drilling for oil in tidelands, which on motion of drilling in Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Kirk and carried,*was ordered filed. tidelands Whereupon the Mayor appointed a Committee consisting•of City Engineer Patterson and Councilman Kirk to go into the matter of a lease or agreement with D. W. Elliott regarding the drilling for oil in tidelands. Rea. 2517 Resolutlon No. 2517.was presented, being a resolution changing time meetings for of meetings when same falls on holidays, and on motion of Councilman Kirk, holidays seconded by Councilman, same was adopted by, the following vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Reed, Kirk, Hall. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None. ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None.. Res. 2515 Resolution No. 2515 was presented, being a resolution requesting County aid for the Board of Supervisors of Orange County to render financial assistance life guard serv. for maintenance of life guard service. On motion of Councilman Kirk, seconded by Councilman Reed, the resolution was passed by the followirg vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Reed, Kirk, Hall. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None. ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: "one. Res. 2519 Resolution No. 2519 was presented, being a resolution requesting State aid for ground observ. from the.State of California financial aid to maintain costs of the Ground corps• Observation Corps. On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Reed, the resolution was passed by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Reed_, Kirk, Hall. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None. ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None. Res. 2$20 Resolution No. 2520 was presented, being a resolution requesting State aid for from the State of California financial aid to. maintain the Civilian Defense Civilian .Bef. Control Center telephone communication. On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded. by Councilman Reed, the resolution was passed by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN:' Allen, Isbell, Reed, Kirk, Hall. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None. ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: Nona. 0 0 Ll 0 0 0 1 0 0 Resolution No.�.2521 was presented, being a resolution setting a wage scale for City employees, and on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Council- man Reed, the resolution was adopted by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Reed, Kirk, Hall. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None. ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None. Resolutions No. 2522 to 2540 inclusive, were presented, being resolutions authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City of Newport Beach, grant deeds to.the following people and covering the following property sold to them: Res. 2522 Harry R. Tovrea et ux Res. 2523 W. Arthur Farrar at ux Res. 2524 Anna E. Clarke Res. 2525 Florence G. Stever Res. 2526 William Ernest Morgan.et ux Res. 2527 Alice Montapert Res. 2525 James E. Caywood et ux Res. 2529 Tom W. Henderson at ux Res. 2530 Robert W. Campbell et ux Res. 2531 Edgar R. Bonsall et ux Res. 2532 Ralph Johnson at ux Res. 2533 Edgar A. Cathro et ux Res. 2534 Charles H. Parker Res. 2535 Leland L. Beeler et.ux Res. 2536 :Joseph C. Snyder at al Res. 2537 Alphonse de Is Torre et ux Res. 2538 Walter V. Salveter et ux Res. 2539 P. D. Taggart et ux Lots 20 & 22, Block 640, CDM Price $475.00 -" Lots 5, 7, 14 and 16, Block 539; Lots 6 and 5, Block 639; Lot 11, Block 735, Corona del Mar Price $1525.00 Lots 9, 11, 13 & 15, Block 539, Corona del Mar Price $900.00 , Lots 5, 7.& 9, Block 655, CDM Price $525.00, Lot 15, Block 15, 1st Add to Newport Heights Price $175.00 - Lot 5, Block 109, Section B Price $400.00 - Lot 5 and NEly J of Lot 3, Block 440, Corona del Mar Price $337.50 - Lots 13, 15, 17, & 19, Block 643, Corona del Mar Price $1000.00 Lot 20, Block 429, CDM Price $325.00 I Lot 1, Block I, Tr. 323 Price $1100.00 Lot 17, Block 735, CDM Price $275.00 ,,, Lot 4, Block 109, Sec B Price $400.00 � . Lot 15, Block 640, CDM Price $225.00,- Lots 10 & 12, Block 639, CDM Price $550.00 Lot 2, Block 540, CDM Price $250.00., Lots 15 & 17, Blk 737, CDM Price $500.00 Lot 21, Block 537; Lots 1 and 3, Block 637, Corona del Mar Price $725.00 w Lot 22, Block 434, CDM Price $350.00 r Res. 2540 Glenn H. Lucas et ux Lot 150 Block 640, CDM Price $225.00 r On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Isbell, the resolutions were adopted by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Reed, Kirk, Hall. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None. ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None. ADJOURNMENT On motion ofCouncilman Allen, seconded by Coundlman Kirk and carried, an adjournment was taken to Monday, August 9, 1943- d Newport :. Res. 2521 wage scale City emp. Res. 2 ,822 to 2540 inc. sales of City owned lots 162 ATTEST: ity lerk C Councilman Newport Beach, August 9, 1943- 0 F.C.Dennison The City Council of the City of Newport Beach met in adjourned regular application for session in the City Council Chambers at the City Hall at the hour of 4 o'clock lease p. m. on above date with Mayor Hall presiding. Roll call The roll was called, the following Councilmen answering present: Allen, Averbeck et al Isbell, Reed, Kirk, Hall.. Absent, Councilmen None. ' pier removal Mayor Hall asked if any member of the Council, or any one in the audience wished the Minutes of the previous meeting of the Council, or any , part thereof, read. No one responded and the reading of the Minutes was dispensed with. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES None. Minute Res. Councilman Allen moved the adoption of a resolution, being a resolution • quitclAm deeds REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES None. on tax redeemed COMMUNICATIONS M. Macculloch The application of Matilda Macculloch for a license to conduct a ' applica.tioK for grocery and restaurant at 18th Street and Vilelle Place; was on motion of license Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Reed and carried., granted subject to the usual conditions. K.W.Fowler The letter of Kenneth W. Fowler requesting payment for two weeks vacation pay vacation as an employee in the Fire Department, was presented and read.-Some • debate was had as to his eligibility for the vacation payment due to quitting the City's employment, and on motion of Councilman Kirk, seconded by Council- man Allen and carried, the letter was referred to the Civil Service Commission, Fire Chief The letter of Fire Chief Crocker to Fire Commissioner Kirk requesting Convention permission to attend the Fire Chiefs' Convention at Reno, Nevada, August 25th and 26th, was read and on motion of Councilman Kirk, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, same was granted. Braden Finch The-resignation of Braden Finch as a member of the Planning Commission ' resignation was presented, and on motion of Councilman Kirk, seconded by Councilman Reed and Planning Com. carried, same was accepted and the City Clerk instructed to send a letter of thanks for his services on the Commission. Whereupon Mayor Hall appointed Louis Baltz Louis Baltz as a member of the Commission of succeed Mr. Finch, and on motion appointment of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Kirk and carried, the appointment Planning Com. was approved. Unfinished Business Ord. 526 Ordinance No. 526, being an ordinance regarding the Department of Civilian Defense Civilian Defense, came up for final passage. On motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Reed and carried, the reading of the ordinance in full was dispensed with, and on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Isbell, the Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Reed, Kirk, Hall. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None. ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None. • F.C.Dennison City Engineer Patterson reporting on the request of F. C. Dennison application for for a lease on City owned property in Tract 919, advised against same due to lease protests from that district on the establishing of fishing boat anchorages. The request of Elwell Averbeck and A. H. Wittenberg for the removal Averbeck et al of the 14th Street pier to 15th Street, the expenses of same to be borne by pier removal the petitioners, was on motion of Councilman Allen, seconded by Councilman Isbell and carried, granted subject to the supervision of the City Engineer. , Mr. Averbeck addressed the Council on the matter, agreeing to the terms of the Council. NEW BUSINESS Minute Res. Councilman Allen moved the adoption of a resolution, being a resolution quitclAm deeds authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City of Newport on tax redeemed Beach, quitclaim deeds to the following people and covering the following described property property: ' Tri -State Investment Company Lot 1, Block "L", Seashore Colony Tract Harry Schoenwald Lot 16, Block 431, Lancaster Addition • The motion was duly seconded by Councilman Isbell and the resolution adopted by the following vote, to -wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Allen, Isbell, Reed, Kirk, Hall. NOES, COUNCILMEN: None. ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None.