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Home My WebLink About04/06/1959 - Adjourned Regular MeetingCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Minutes of ADJOURNED'REGUI.AR Page 187 - Volume 12 I MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Date of Meeting: April 6, 1959 Time of Meeting: 7:30 P.M. '' ; Roll Call: - - -- Presi COUNCILMEN Within a few seconds after roll call, the following Councilmen joined the meeting: Councilman Lorenz, Councilman Kingsley and ' Councilman Atkinson. Pub Hearirig HEARING, MARGARET DRIVE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT: Margaret 1 Drava ' The Mayor opened the hears ,which had been y p hearing, ; I CA -29 continued from March 30, 1959, until this time ; and place, for protests to be heard regarding the debt report for improvements in Margaret ; Drive and Irvine Avenue. ; The Public Works Director stated that it would ' 1 not be necessary to accept at this time the Deeds which had been obtained since he was en- , deavoring to obtain the few Deeds still out- standing. He further stated it would be in order to exclude Parcels 1 2 12 and 13 from ' the Assessment District and that the alterations; ' in the proposed work would result in a decrease in the amount and cost of the work to be done. ' He submitted a cost estimate report for the Margaret Drive Assessment District dated March ' 10, 19590 ; Attorney William MacKenzie Brown concurred in the comments of the Public Works Director. , R 4958 Resolution No. 4958, making alterations and : Motion. ;x; ! ; alterationP changes in the work proposed to be done on Moll Call:; & changes g Margaret Drive, was adopted. Ayes 'x;x :x y � in work proposed in The Mayor announced that a communication had Margaret DT been received from Mr. Nelson S. Robinson ' opposing the Assessment District, but that Mr. , Robinson was outside the District. , Mr. Robinson spoke from the audience and stated! that.he lives at 2422 Margaret Drive and that ' ' prior to the adoption of Resolution No. 4958 W was a resident within the Assessment District. He requested that his letter dated March 30, 1959, be read, and the City Clerk complied with: the request. Said letter was ordered filed._ Motion: ; xl ; ;All Ayes: ; 1 R 4959 Resolution No. 4959, finding and determining that determing t the public interest, convenience and necessity improvement require the improvement and construction in of Margaret Margaret Drive and Irvine Avenue, and that the Drive ; project is feasible and that the lands will be ' Motion: ;x. ' able to carry the burden of the proposed assess�Roll Cal : :x,x:x ment, was adopted. Ayes: x;x:x;x Public HEARING OCEAN VIEW APARTMENTS DECLARED TO BE A Fearing of; PUBLIC NUISANCE: ocean View: Apartments; The Moyer opened the hearing, which had been CA 81 continu @d from the meeting held at 4:00 P.M. on April 60 1959, at the premises of 806 East ; Ocean Front, Balboa, the location of the Ocean View Apartments which had been declared t ®.be a; ; public nuisance by the Building Department: ; Mayor Stoddard and the Ci Attor asked if Attorney Oliver Clark or any on a repre- ' senting senting Mrs. Dorothy P nix, w p`e an n' �T: 5 Iv...�..Q__ Y 'fie C ` U° e e Mayor' \ CITE _'%F h•!E`�IDCAT BEACH CCGNCLMEN 1 Page 188 - Volume 12 I z index ; (April §,--1959-) --------------------------------------------------- the audience. There was no response. The City ; Attorney stated Mr. Clark had on this day rem quested .a continuance of the hearing. Con- sideration of the matter was postponed until I 1 1 after the last item on the evening's agenda, to . give Attorney Clark an opportunity to appear „ 1 1 and present testimony if he so desired. DIRECTIONAL SIGNS: ' R 4960 i A discussion was had regarding the proposed 1 ' contract geographical signs to be erected at the for geo° ; entrances to the City of Newport Beach and the graphical; City of Costa Mesa ;as requested by the Chambers signs ; of Commerce of Newport Harbor, Costa Mesa and ; CA -19 ; Corona del Mar. 1 I 1 I ' Mr. Jack Barnett spoke from the audience. Resolution No. 4960, authorizing the Mayor and I I I 1 I I I City Clerk to e %ecute a contract with the City q of Costa Mesa and the Chambers of Commerce for Motion; ;x; ; the erection and maintenance of geographical Boll Call;:I ; 1 signs in the Newport Harbor area, was adopted. ; Ayes;x x x,x;x;x;x An encumbrance of $1500 from Account 113, Community Promotion Budget, for the purposes I I I 1 I I described in the aforesaid contract, was Motion ; 1 ; 1 authorized. :All Ayes Initiatives The City Clerk presented her certificate that an I petitions excess of 15% of the voters of the City of I I I re refuse ; Newport Beach had signed the initiative petitions ; I collection] which had been submitted regarding a proposed CA -44 ; ordinance concerning the cost and expense of the ; CA -72 ; collection of refuse. ; The City Attorney advised the Council as to the I I I ; steps which could be taken. Mr. Nelson Robinson and Miss Harriet Gould I I I I I I I I I \\j ; spoke from the audience. I 1 I ; Councilman Hari made a motion to introduce for Motion ;x Proposed ; adoption the petitioners' proposed ordinance, ; I 3rd 878 No. 878, being I 1 refuse ex-: pense coll4c- AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REGULAR Lion from COLLECTION, HATU=NG AWAY AND DISPOSAL OF ad valorem! GARBAGE, TRASH, REFUSZ AND GARDEN CUTTINGS tax AND FOR THE DEFRAYING OF THE COSTS AND ; CA -72 ; EXPENSE OF SUCH COLLECTIONS FROM THE AD I I I I I VALOREM TAX REVENUES OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT I I BEACH, I Said motion did not carry. 1 I I Roll Cain I ` I I Ayes ;x: i ;x; Noes ; ;x;x;x;x: ;x 1 1 I I I I 4961 Resolution No. 4961, calling a Special Munici- Zalling pal Election to be held on the 2d day of June, gecihl 1959, ordering the submisui n of a proposed Motion;x ; ; (c aa1 initiative ordinance to th voters for ; Roll Calf, consideration, was adopte Ayeslx :x;xlx;x;x;x 1 t l l y' _ , -6iion 1 " Z4,7L CA -76 ATTEST: 1 I I ' or it CAer Page 188 CITY OF NEVI 'CRT BEACH COUNCILMEN typical schedule of rates for street address telephone directory service, et cetera, was presented and ordered filed. Page 189 - Volume 12 Alcoholic Beverage License were ordered filed (agenda items F -4, (a), (b), (c), (d): ; 0 ex CApril _6,_ 1959) - ;-- ---------------" -- ----- --- - -- ----- -- - -- - -- ;--- - - - - -- COMMUNICATIONS: , Edward H. and Myrtle E. Flach, "Galley ; Licenses I 1 Easter wk� 1. Three letters commending the Police Department: commendations for its efficient work during the Easter (b) Transfer, person to person, on -sale beer,; to Police- holidays were presented, from the following Everett E. Bieger, Jr., "Gang Plank," ueptartme}2t persons: Mabel E. Wright, 226k Onyx, Balboa 2210 Ocean Front, Newport Beach. ; CA -39 Island, and Nora Hyer, 604'k Marguerite, Corona; (c) Supplemental Application, new on -sale ; del Mar; Aage H. Rasmussen of Balboa Island beer, Boudreau V. and Jean S. Simmons, ; Sporting Goods; and R. DeWitt of South Gate. , , I I I The Mayor stated that many comments had been , (d)• Transfer, person to person, on -sale beer,; made to him regarding the excellent work of I ; the Police Department and stated that the Licenses Department had done a major public relations I I I I , job in addition to keeping the peace. n The following ApplicationZfLice�se ere I Said letters were ordered filed and it was approved: directed that copies of the letters be sent Motion L to the Police Department. :All Ayes: h 2. A letter from The Great American Indemnity Mayor'; Company, notifying the City that the amount ; City Qler4 prayed for in the Complaint of Joseph Allen ; J.A.Zika ; Zika is in excess of the coverage carried by complaint; the City and that the City may desire to em- ; for damages ploy counsel of its own selection at its own CA -84 expense, was presented. Said letter was referred to the City Manager ' for report and recommendation on April 13, Motion .x' ; 1959. :All Ayes; Pac Tel &; 3. A copy of the Application of the Pacific Tel schedule Telephone and Telegraph Company, before the of rates i Public Utilities Commission of the State of CA -36 California, for authority to establish a ; typical schedule of rates for street address telephone directory service, et cetera, was presented and ordered filed. Motion ;x; ; All Ayes; 1 Motion ;x All Ayes! , I " 1 " I I " , " I I " , 1 " , I I " Motion :x; All Ayes ' 1 " I , I „ " 4. The following copies of Applications for, Alcoholic Beverage License were ordered filed (agenda items F -4, (a), (b), (c), (d): ; , 41�nhnlic_; (a) Transfer, person to person, on -sale beer,, ; Beverage Edward H. and Myrtle E. Flach, "Galley ; Licenses Cafe," 829 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. ; CA -63 (b) Transfer, person to person, on -sale beer,; Everett E. Bieger, Jr., "Gang Plank," 2210 Ocean Front, Newport Beach. ; (c) Supplemental Application, new on -sale ; beer, Boudreau V. and Jean S. Simmons, ; "Red Carpet," 109 -11 Palm Avenue, Balboa.; 1 , (d)• Transfer, person to person, on -sale beer,; I Grace P. Telford, "Beach Roamer," 104 Main Street, Balboa. Licenses i , LICENSES: n The following ApplicationZfLice�se ere approved: ;ATTEST: L Mayor'; City Qler4 page 189 Motion ;x; ; All Ayes; 1 Motion ;x All Ayes! , I " 1 " I I " , " I I " , 1 " , I I " Motion :x; All Ayes ' 1 " I , I „ " City Le t pegs 190 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCILMEN -- ----- - - - - -- Page 190 - Volume 12 1r6e&ti 7.959 -- -- - - -- . ' I 1. Exempt License of F. A. McNeese for Orange 1 I Licenses' Couny Association for Mental Health, 1621 East Washington Avenue, Santa Ana, to CA -63 solicit funds house to house on May 10 and 11, 1959, Bell Ringers Campaign. I ; 2. Application for License of Woody Matthews, ; I dba Automatic Games Company, 2379 Orange ; I Avenue, Costa Mesa, for one skill game, shuffle alley, at Driftroom, 3344 East ; I I , 1 I 1 Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. I I , ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: 1 I , Bim Hu£ fm�lnl. CLOSE -OUT SALES: I I 1 .lose -Out; 1 ; :!alg ; (a) The City Manager presented the Applicationn ' , plicatign of Fred Button for a close -out sale at CA -63 Jim Huffman's Men's Wear, 3424 Via Oporto, to which was attached a check in the amount of $750, representing fee in 1 advance, at the rate of $25 per day for , one month. Mr. Button spoke from the audience. I , I 1 I 1 1 1 1 Said Application was approved as I Motionl .presented. All Ayes ; 1 (b) A discussion ensued regarding close -out I I 1 I I I sales and an amendment to the business I license ordinance regarding fees for I 1 1 close -out sales. The matter was continued Motion: ;x; I for discussion on April 13, 1959. :All Ayes; R 4962 2, The City Attorney presented Resolution No. Sale of 4962, being a resolution declaring real pro- ; Parcel A &; perty (Parcel A and Parcel B, being portions B in River; of Lot 6, Block 51, River Section) to be Section ; surplus, authorizing its sale and setting the I I I procedure for its sale. , 4 ; Resolution No. 4962, setting the date of Motion; ; I ;xI CH =38 I April 27, 1959, for the receipt of bids for Moll Call;:; I ; 1 the purchase of said property, was adopted. Ayes ;x,xlx;x x;x:'x :ity Funds; 3. The City Manager distributed to the Council, CA -112 for consideration later in the meeting, copies; of a proposed resolution relating to the deposit, withdrawal and investment of City I funds. I I volice 4. The City Manager and the Public Works ; I 1 1 ; ; ; ; ; 3uilding Director submitted a report regarding the 3ids receipt of bids in the City Clerk's office on CA -38 April 6, 1959, for the construction of additions and remodeling to the existing Police Building, stating that two bids had j been received, as follows: (a) Starling and Paulin, in the amount of $112,000. ,. (b) South Coast Cons uctio Coro any, in the amount of $ 4 745 ATTEST: Mayor I City Le t pegs 190 reimbursed by an assessment of 750, per month ; per user for five years. ; ' I 1 The Council approved in principle said report; t ; and instructed the City Attorney and the City; ; Manager:to prepare a petition to said Dis- trict to exclude the Cliff Haven area from ; the Newport Heights I igatio Disftrict, Motiod effective July 1, 19 All Ayes 1 I 1 ATTEST: 4 tu Zt1a P yor ty a age 191 II 1, ,I , I , 1 I I I I , I I I I , I I II '.x' 1 1 1 , „ 1 1 1 i 1 .I I I II 1 1 II I I 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 , CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCILMEN Page 191 m Volume 12 , ��r�Fi hex ;-- SApKil_ 6 a_1959Z- `��.yr - - -- - ------- -- -- --- ------- - - - - - - ---- ---- --- Since the bids were far in excess of the - -- ----- , I 77 it architect's estimate, it was the oral recom- mendation of the City Manager and the Public ; Works Director that neither bid be accepted. ; I Mr. George Lind spoke from the audience. „ 1 After discussion, the City Clerk was author- ' ized to readvertise for bids with the pro - vision that it be made clear in the specifi- cations that only one contractor will be awarded a combination of Sections A B and C9 said bids to be received in the city Motion; ao ; Clerk's office on May 7, 1959, at 10:30 A.M. All Aye$ The bids received by the City Clerk on April „ I Motion;x- 6, 1959, were rejected without prejudice. ; All Ayeb Budget Am, Bents; 5• The following Budget Amendments were ; Motion, ;x f ; approved. All Aye$ - (a) No. 58126, in the amount of $2700. CA_ 102 i (b) No. 58-127, in the amount of $6000. R 4963 ; 6. Resolution No. 4963, establishing a policy ; 1 Policy for for the deposit, withdrawal and investment of: City funds: City funds, and designating persons author - I Motion,x; CA -112 ized to deposit and withdraw City funds and Roll Call:; make investments thereof, was adopted. Ayes x;x;x!x;x;x;x Ocean View: 7. The Mayor inquired whether or not Attorney Apts Pub : Oliver Clark had joined the meeting. There Hearing cAt'd was no response. ; CA -81 1 Upon the recommendation of the City Attorney,: ; the hearing regarding the buildings located , 1 I at 806 East Ocean Front, Balboa, which had , been declared to be a public nuisance by the Building Department, was continued to April 13, 1959, to provide additional time to enable Attorney Clark to appear and to pre- Motion; ; ; ;x! sent testimony on behalf of his client. All Ayes; ; Newport 8. Councilman Lorenz stated that he and Council-: Heights man Atkinson had been appointed a committee Irrigation to investigate the Newport Heights Irrigation; ; District District situation with regard to the fur- ; I CA -12 nishing of water in the Newport Heights area.: ' He stated that an agreement had been negoti- ated with the Newport Heights Irrigation Dis-; trict whereby the City will purchase for $17,000, the meters and lines in the Cliff Haven area, and will retire the bonded indebtedness of said area in the District. The funds proposed to be used for said pur- chase would be water funds, which will be reimbursed by an assessment of 750, per month ; per user for five years. ; ' I 1 The Council approved in principle said report; t ; and instructed the City Attorney and the City; ; Manager:to prepare a petition to said Dis- trict to exclude the Cliff Haven area from ; the Newport Heights I igatio Disftrict, Motiod effective July 1, 19 All Ayes 1 I 1 ATTEST: 4 tu Zt1a P yor ty a age 191 II 1, ,I , I , 1 I I I I , I I I I , I I II '.x' 1 1 1 , „ 1 1 1 i 1 .I I I II 1 1 II I I 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 , I 1 I 1 ATTEST: mayor ; Fags 192 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH. COUNCILMEN - -, ---- - - - - -- Page 192 Volume 12 v u �w�`O -7. PO%, z A ril 6 1959 C E '------------- iFys< l.s`2_y F o - s.;�' - -- ; ------ -------------------------- -------------------- - - - - -- - - -- 9. A discussion ensued regarding proposed Motions ;x; storage lanes on Coast Highway. The City :All Ayes: ; ;tore a g Manager and the Public Works Director were ; .Fines on instructed to immediately use their best 1 ; ; -oast ; efforts to obtain from the State the ; - :iQhw?�_y 1 construction within the next sixty days of � CA- 9 left turn storage lanes at the entrances to 1 Irvine Terrace, Irvine Coast Country Club, I I I Cameo Shoms north and south approach, and the; Bay Club north approach. It was further 1 1 1 I directed that if the State will comply with this request, and, if the State asks the City; to participate in the cost, the.City.is to as4 the Bay Club and the Irvine Coast Country Club to contribute toward the cost. 1 1 1 1 10. In response to an inquiry by Councilman 1 1 Lorenz, the Public Works Director stated that; I after a meeting with a representative of I 1 I ; / Macco Corporation, he was of the opinion that; 1 ; it would be feasible to construct a stairway -at the easterly end of Inspiration Point near; ;tway ; Orchid Avenue, and that he would endeavor to tsar ; have plans and specifications ready for inspiration approval on April 13, 1959. He estimated the; Point ; cost of said construction would be approxi- CA -78 mately $4500. Mrs. Burke Harrington spoke from the audience. 1 11. The meeting adjourned. f I 1 1 1 1 Motion:x; :All Ayes: 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 ATTEST: mayor ; Fags 192