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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/21/1958 - Adjourned Regular Meeting53© Statements of Mayor Mayor Stoddard stated that he appreciated very mach the to ar a confidence the Council had placed in him and stated that he session, would work very hard to fulfill the responsibilities of the office of Mayor, Councilman Hart elected On motion of Councilman Lorenz, seconded by Councilman Kingsley, as Mayo r o emporeo Councilman Charles E. Hart was nominated for the position of Mayor Pro Tempore. On motion of Councilman Higbie, seconded by Councilman , Re McFadden Place Somers and carried, the nominations were closed, Councilman Hart was c anne gzataono unanimously elected as Mayor Pro Tempore by the following roll call Paca is E ectric Railwa vote, to wit: letter resents an AYES, COUNCILMEN: Hart, Lorenz, Somers, Kingsley, bscusse Atkinson, Higbie, Stoddard NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None Appointments to Boards Mayor James B. Stoddard recommended the appointment of Council- o County am an!taElori man Hans J. Lorenz as a member of the Board of District 5, County Districts ot Orange County, Sanitation District of Orange County, and Councilman Charles E. Hart . as the Alternate to the Mayor on the Boards of Districts 5, 6 and 7 of the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County. On motion of Councilman Kingsley, seconded by Councilman Higbie and carried, the appointments, as recommended by Mayor Stoddard, were approved and authorized. Members appointed to Mayor Stoddard recommended that Councilman Somers and Councilman .Point Rarbor Committee. Higbie be appointed members of the Joint Harbor Committee, On motion of Councilman Lorenz, seconded by Councilman Hart and carried, said Councilmen were so appointed, Re McFadden Place The City Manager recommended that the Council meet on Monday, C anne azatlono April.21, 1958, in connection with the award of contract for the proposed McFadden Place Channelization, ' Meeting adjourned. = On, motion of Councilman Stoddard, seconded by Councilman Lorenz and carried, the meeting was adjourned to 8:30 A.M.,QAppril 21, 1958. to bend every effort to bring this matter to an early conclusion, Dora 0. Hill, Mayor. ZW_4� Q-&� d D, C"7 es B. Stoddard, Mayor ATTEST: City C e April 21, 1958 Adjourned regular The City Council of the City of Newport Beach met in adjourned session, regular session.in the Council Chambers of the City Hall,at the hour of 8:30 A.M. , Roll call. The roll was called, the following members being present: Councilmen Hart, Lorenz, Somers, Kingsley, Atkinson, Higbie and Stoddard. I r Re McFadden Place The City Manager stated that a letter had been received from c anne gzataono D. R. Lewis, Vice President and General Manager of the Pacific Electric Paca is E ectric Railwa Railway - Company, stating that permission for the right of immediate letter resents an entry for the construction of the McFadden Place channelization was bscusse granted with the understanding that, among other things, the property would be acquired by the City under threat of condemnation for a cash consideration of $80,850, and conditioned that the City take the property subject to conditions of a preliminary report of title, dated March 20, 1958, furnished by Title Insurance and Trust Company. It was explained by the City Manager and the City At that said title report indicated a cloud on the property by reason of a Deed of Trust to the Chase National Bank of New York, granted by Pacific Electric Company, to secure an indebtedness evidenced by bonds to be issued. Information had been received by the City Attorney and the City Manager that the Deed of Trust might not apply to the subject property since the subject property was thought to have been released as a security to the bonds mentioned, The City Attorney was of the opinion that the City shout d have this information in writing and that the City should not proceed to award the contract. Mr. Lewis had suggested a Hold Harmless Agreement from Pacific Electric Railway Company, -but the City Attorney thought that this would not be sufficient protection for the City in view of the amount of money the City is spending to acquire ' the property. On motion of Councilman Lorenz, seconded by Councilman Higbie and carried, the.City Attorney and the City Manager were directed to bend every effort to bring this matter to an early conclusion, Councilman Lorenz suggested that the City Manager do everything in his power to alleviate the traffic problem in the area involved, pending the installation of improvements. A discussion was had regarding the bonding of City officials and employees. The Director of Finance spoke from the audience and stated that insurance had been obtained on the following basis: $5,000 blanket bond for all City employees, except the City Clerk; with excess of $45,000 on the City Manager, the Finance Director, and the City Treasurer, and $20,000 on the Purchasing Agent; a $5,000 faithful performance bond on the City Clerk, The limits and extent of coverage as recommended by the City Manager and Finance Director, set forth above, were approved, and the contract with Anderson, Anich, Parker and Torre for said bonds, was authorized, on motion of Councilman Kingsley, seconded by Councilman Hart and carried. On motion of Councilman Hart, seconded by Councilman Higbie and carried, plans and specifications were approved for the installation of a water main in 17th Street between Dover Drive and Irvine Avenue, and the City Clerk was authorized to advertise for bids to be opened in her office at 10:00 A.M. on May 12, 1958. x'31 Re bonding of CiL oy icia s an emp ogees Authorization for bids e water main an Vtfi Street. On motion of Councilman Somers, seconded by Councilman Atkinson Authorization for and carried, plans and specifications were approved for the resurfacing a s - resur_acvdrr of Holmwood Drive and certain other streets, and the City Clerk was os Rolmwood Drive authorized to advertise for bids to be opened in her office at 10 :00 and certain of er A.M. on May 12, 1958. streets. On motion of Councilman Kingsley, seconded by Councilman Hart and ?le appreciation carried, authorization was given to issue Certificates of Appreciation to ormer mem ers to Dora 0, Hill for her services as Mayor of the City of Newport Beach; ®sues Count" Leland L. Wilder, Stanley E. Ridderhof, and Sandy F. MacKay, for their services as members of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach. The City Manager stated that he and the City Attorney had been empowered by the Council, on April 14, 1958, to offer the State $14,100 to complete the acquisition of Parcel 2, Block A -34. He ' further stated that on this day, he had received a letter from Newton B. Drury, Chief of the State Division of Beaches and Parks, wherein the State had agreed to contribute $53,408.50 upon the agreement of the City to contribute $14,091,50 to conswmmate the acquisition of Rocky Point, On motion of Councilman Lorenz, seconded by Councilman Hart and carried, the Finance Director was instructed to return to the State Division of Beaches and Parks $14,091,50 from money previously returned to the City by the State, which moneys were deposited under Refunds and Rebates in the submerged Land Oil Fund. On motion of Councilman Kingsley, seconded by Councilman Higbie and carried, the Civil Defense and Disaster Plan, presented by the City Manager, was adopted. Re accuisition of Yoc ;ey Po nt property. Civil Defense and Disaster Pla n ago-PEEK: On motion of Councilman Higbie, seconded by Councilman Somers R =4778 adopted, and carried, resolution No. 4778, being a resolution designating D. D. C�deans to I?. Means, Purchasing Agent, as the representative of the City to sign acts tt sur us for and accept surplus Federal property, in accordance with Public �� property.,- Law 655, 84th Congress, was adopted by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Hart, Lorenz, Somers, Kingsley, Atkinson, Higbie, Stoddard NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None A letter from Ira N. Frisbee & Co., dated April 18, 1958, ' regarding compliance with Charter provisions relating to fiscal administration, was presented„ On motion of Councilman Kingsley, seconded by Councilman Lorenz and carried, said letter was ordered received and referred to the City Manager for comment and report. On motion of Councilman Hart, carried, the meeting was adjourned 1958. ATTEST: M .R.IA S aty UlUrk seconded by Councilman Higbie and to 4:00 P.M., Thursday, April 24, ayor Ira N. Frisbee & Co. enter re beta aim nastration. Adjourned.