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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/28/1952 - Regular Meeting50 January 28th, 1952. The City Council of the City of Newport Beach met in regular session in the council chambers of the City Hall at the hour of 7:30 P.M. The roll was called, the following members answering present: Finch, Ramsey, Blue, Greeley, Isbell. The Mayor asked if any of the councilmen or anyone in the au- dience wished the minutes of the previous meeting or any part thereof, read. No one responded, and the Mayor declared the minutes approved as written. Certain demands, having been approved by the Finance Committee and signed by the Mayor and City Clerk, were ordered paid on motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Ramsey, and the following roll call vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Blue, Greeley, Isbell NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None COI:I?UNICATI OWS. The Balboa Island Business Association requested that the Marine Avenue approach to the Balboa Island Bridge from Bayside Drive be repaired, Request for repc.ir of and on motion of Councilman Ramsey, seconded. by Councilman Greeley, the En- Marine Ave. at Bal- gineer was authorized to make the necessary repairs by the following roll sit_e Drive. call vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Blue, Greeley, Isbell NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None Letters from B. N. Desenberg and Dr. Wilbur Bailey regarding the flood water drainage situation on Bayside Drive in Carnation.Cove were read, Re floor water ct and on motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Greeley, the City Baysi<.e Dr.Carnetion Engineer was instructed to take the first steps towards improving the situa.- Cove tion by installing enlarged drains, by the following roll call vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Blue, Greeley, Isbell NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None The Women's Civic League of Newport Harbor requested permission to conduct a food sale during Easter week on the bluff above Little Corona ';doriens Civic L�;. ren. Beach. Councilman Finch pointed out that this was a residential zone, and to sell food on CDt? therefore the Council had no authority to grant such a permit, thus the re- bluff. Denied.. quest should. be denied. The motion was seconded by Councilman Blue and car- ried. A letter from Francis J. Horvath urging that broken sidewalks be repaired with concrete instead of blacktop, and that the truckers damag- 9ro'cen sic.ewalk ing the sidewalks be held responsible, was read. On motion of Councilman ?e!�air in i:ez ;art. Blue, seconded by Councilman Greeley and carried, the letter was referred to the City Engineer with instruction to attempt collection from the res- ponsible parties for damages incurred in 35th and 36th Streets. The application of Bay Motors to operate an automobile sales and Bay ''Motors, anal. service station at 3001 Newport Blvd., being a transfer of ownership, was ranters. granted on motion of Councilman Blue, seconded by Councilman Ramsey and carried. • i 1 u f �J r • H. S. Mazet of Balboa Island complained about the low flying LoE•f Flyin:= air-olanrs airplanes over the area, and on motion of Councilman Ramsey, seconded by Councilman Finch and carried, the complaint was referred to the City Manager. The Lea =ue of Civic Associations urged that action be taken on the removal of above- ground storage tanks on Balboa Blvd. in Newport Beach. Leagv.e Civic A-cne. Mr. Ed Healy, President of the Central Newport Beach Association, spoke Re Storrs­e Tc.n'cs from the floor urging that the tanks be declared a. fire hazard. On motion Removal of of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Greeley, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for a report on the feasibility of forcing; the removal, and to the City Manager for a report on the possible cost to the City. The application of Leland D. Pratt for a license to conduct a L.D.Prat't, fountain lunch at Marine Ave., Balboa Island, having been approved by Cafe, _.rc.nteC.. 0302 the County Health fficer, was granted on motion of Councilman Blue, se- conded by Councilman Greeley and carried. The application of Helen F. Nagel for a license to conduct a. H.F.NaFel, same, lunch counter at 532 Coast Highway, Newport Beach, having been approved by ranted. the County Health Officer, was granted on motion of Councilman Greeley, se- conded by Councilman Blue and carried. The application of Bay Motors to operate an automobile sales and Bay ''Motors, anal. service station at 3001 Newport Blvd., being a transfer of ownership, was ranters. granted on motion of Councilman Blue, seconded by Councilman Ramsey and carried. • i 1 u f �J r • A petition bearing 91 signatures asking that the ordinance adding $1.00 to monthly water charges be revoked, and that funds col- lected by this means be refunded, was presented. Attorney Max Hurwitz, speaking from the floor, stated that a test suit was being instituted in Superior Court for the purpose of determining the legality of the water charge, and on motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Greeley, the petition and the reply to the test suit were referred to the City Attorney, by the following roll call vote: UNFINISHED BUSINESS. • Ordinance No. 654, being Zc_.in� The Planning Commission recommended, in their Resolution No. ' AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING OF CERTAIN PROPERTY in the City of Newport Beach by a regulatory ordinance instead of through was presented for second reading, and on motion of Councilman Finch, se- by removal of the word "incinerators" in the present Section 9103.73• conded by Councilman Ramsey and carried, reading of the ordinance was On motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Ramsey and carried, waived. for investigation and report. On motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Gree- Planning Commission Resolution No. 501, being a resolution granting a front yard variance from 25 feet to 20 feet in Lots 1 to 8 ley, Ordinance No. 654 was adopted by the following roll call vote: Louis Spielberger, Dr. John Wilson and Nicholas Wagner, was presented, AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Blue, Greeley, Isbell and on motion of Councilman Greeley, seconded by Councilman Ramsey, the .NOES, COUNCILMEN: None by the following roll call vote: ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Blue, Greeley, Isbell Resolution No. 3933, being a resolution accepting a deed NOES, COUNCILMEN: None from Jessie R. Marble and Stanley W. Marble, her husband, of certain Res. 3c,77 Acr_. Deec. property in the Lake Tract, more- particularly described in the deed f-: or ;fl set for the opening of bids for the moving of houses at 39th Street and thereof, was adopted on motion of Councilman Greeley, seconded by -rble. ' Councilman Blue and the following roll call vote: 1. 0. Z. Robertson - - Ward House $1795.00 Adams House AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Blue, Greeley, Isbell 2642.00 NOES, COUNCILMEN: None • • ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None The City Clerk recommended that the City Clerk be author- ized to advertise for bids for the sale�,and refa:oval of_ the, house from "!_: Cl- r', to Ak V. s the Marble property, and on motion of Councilman Blue, seconded by Coun- lc: c^l fi; emov:l of ' cilman Greeley, the Clerk-was instructed to call for bids to be opened on February 11th, 1952 at 7:30 P.M., by the following roll call vote: I "ic.:Rb1e i:ou�e. AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Blue, Greeley, Isbell NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None The Park, Beach and Recreation Commission recommended that 24 specified sites be dedicated as City parks, beaches and recreational 2, sites Ecommen:.-_c_ areas'by ordinance of the City Council. The Commission further recom- , P.B. w R. Cow. as mended that seven proposed sites, four of which are on Irvine property, Rse:..tcc on r..•e:,"s. be set aside for park, beach and recreational purposes, and further re- All, 7 commended that the Park Department revenues and expenditures be set up in the 1952 -53 budget as a single departmental unit. On motion of Coun- cilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Greeley and carried, the recommen- dations were taken under advisement. A petition bearing 91 signatures asking that the ordinance adding $1.00 to monthly water charges be revoked, and that funds col- lected by this means be refunded, was presented. Attorney Max Hurwitz, speaking from the floor, stated that a test suit was being instituted in Superior Court for the purpose of determining the legality of the water charge, and on motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Greeley, the petition and the reply to the test suit were referred to the City Attorney, by the following roll call vote: P;tition re rescin'inlr c i ;arc: enter �. At-u,- 14. & Suit in- s''cicuter •e r.a ie. P.C. R: =.s. 70 Re Inc. n,rs'sors. tort- P. C. s,. ^1 Front Y Vrrionce fl 60 .c, c�.o li of P! 31, £ 10T C1oviiv, hot, 'es 3-•7_an� ��lvr_'.. AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Blue, Greeley, Isbell NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ' ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None The Planning Commission recommended, in their Resolution No. 500, that the City Council undertake the regulating of incinerators with- in the City of Newport Beach by a regulatory ordinance instead of through the existing zoning ordinance, and asked amendment of the zoning ordinance by removal of the word "incinerators" in the present Section 9103.73• • On motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Ramsey and carried, the recommendation was referred to the City Manager and the City Engineer for investigation and report. Planning Commission Resolution No. 501, being a resolution granting a front yard variance from 25 feet to 20 feet in Lots 1 to 8 inclusive, Block 637, Canal Section, to Ralph Maskey, William Martin, Louis Spielberger, Dr. John Wilson and Nicholas Wagner, was presented, and on motion of Councilman Greeley, seconded by Councilman Ramsey, the Council concurred with the Planning Commission in granting the variance by the following roll call vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Blue, Greeley, Isbell NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ' ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None The City Clerk announced that this was the time and place set for the opening of bids for the moving of houses at 39th Street and 38th Street and Balboa Blvd. The following bids were opened and read: ' 1. 0. Z. Robertson - - Ward House $1795.00 Adams House 2642.00 2. Gordon B. Findlay - Ward House x2003.00 • Adams House 2908.00 P;tition re rescin'inlr c i ;arc: enter �. At-u,- 14. & Suit in- s''cicuter •e r.a ie. P.C. R: =.s. 70 Re Inc. n,rs'sors. tort- P. C. s,. ^1 Front Y Vrrionce fl 60 .c, c�.o li of P! 31, £ 10T C1oviiv, hot, 'es 3-•7_an� ��lvr_'.. 52 On motion of Councilman Greeley, seconded by Councilman Blue, • rouse re*novl o:;cr:ct the contract for removal of the houses was ordered awarded to 0. Z. Robert - A­i . to C.Z.Robex•tson son Construction Company, the low bidder, by the following roll call vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Blue, Greeley, Isbell NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None The City Manager said that he had been recuested to designate Boy Scout Da.;; Fey. ''`tr. February 8th as Boy Scout Day, and on motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Greeley and carried, the date was so designated. An agreement in the matter of rental of facilities of the Joint Outfall Sewer to the City of Newport Beach was presented, and on motion of Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Ramsey, Resolution No. 3934, being Res. Y134_. Joint 0 „tfalla resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement Sever Agree,ient. in behalf of the City was adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Blue, Greeley, Isbell NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None The City Manager requested permission to attend the annual City Cit, M,r. to atcenc. Managers' meeting at Riverside in February, and on motion of Councilman Blue, meetin_: in [iveari e seconded by Councilman Greeley and carried, permission was granted. The City Manager stated that informal bids for the supplying of gasoline to the City for the ensuing year had been received, and that the RZS. 3935. low bidder was Alan P. Craig for the Rio Grande Corporation, at a price of A.P.Cra.i -- Ai %,(.. Gaso- 1764 per gallon for Ethyl -plus. On motion of Councilman Blue, seconded by line Contract for 1 "52 Councilman Greeley, the contract was awarded to the low bidder by the fol- lowing roll call vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Blue, Greeley, Isbell NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None The City Manager stated that informal bids for the year's sup- ply of tires and re- capping had been received, and that the low bidder had not complied with specifications. On motion of Councilman Ramsey, seconded H_,ya.n Co. A?'�-. lire by Councilman Blue, the contract for tires and re- capping was awarded to the Contract fc• 1-�70. second low bidder, the Howard Ryan Tire Service of Santa Ana, by the follow- ing roll call vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Finch, Ramsey, Blue, Greeley, Isbell NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None On motion of Councilman Ramsey, seconded by Councilman Finch, the meeting was adjourned, sine die. p 9® ayo r ity Ulerk 1 0 E 1. 0