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Minutes of ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Date of Meeting: November 5,. 1962
Time of Meeting: 2:00 P. M.
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Call:
Traffic Mayor Hart opened the meeting for a.discussion on the. pro-
Improve Posed traffic improvements on Via Lido from Newport Boul
mentS vard to.Via Oporto, and on Newport Boulevard from the
CA 29 bridge to 30th Street.
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ouncilman Lorenz . joined the meeting within a few moments
Public Works Director Donald Simpson explained his.proposa
and displayed maps depicting it. Mayor Hart requested sug-
gestions and comments from the audience. The following
people participated in the discussion: Francis Dawson,
Leonard L. Cormier, Dean Reavie, Mrs. Edward Anderson,
Jr., Carl.Greer, Emery Hanson, Joe Nickertz, Bertrum
Coffey, Harry Kelso, Morial Thornburg. Mayor Hart re-
quested a show of hands by interested businessmen to deter-
mine the number of those who would like:to see the.traffic
situation- cleared up as proposed, or with. some slight modi-
fication of the plan. There were eight hands raised. Eleven
people raised .their hands, to indicate that they wished to do
nothing at this .time. L. L..Isbell and Hans Broering spoke
from the audience. Mayor Hart requested.a.show of hands.tc
know how many persons were in favor of removing the dia-
gonal parking on the north side of Via Lido,. .the widening of
the west side of Newport Boulevard, and the eliminating of
the raised medians. Nineteen hands were raised. 'Ted
Thomas. and Jay Best spoke from the. audience. Mayor Hart
stated that the Engineering Department would now re- evalu-
ate the plans, contact the -State Division of Highways, regard-
ing approval of modifications to the plans,: and that the Coun-
cil would await a further report from the Public Works
Director.
for five minutes was declared by Mayor Hart.
The Council reconvened with.all members present.
The following.Minute•Resolution was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, the California Highway Commission has
announced its intention to consider the adoption of a
freeway routing in Orange County between 0. 5 miles
south of Palisades Road and Route 158 (San Diego
Freeway) known as Route 184 - MacArthur Boulevard;
and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the State
Division of Highways at which time all interested
parties were afforded ample opportunity to present
testimony; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach
concurs in the recommendations of State Highway Engi-
neer with regard to proposed routing;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City
Council. of Newport Beach sees.no need for. an addi-
tional public hearing by the California Highway Com-
m i6sion.and urges said'Commission to adopt said
routing as recommended by the State Highway Engineer.
discussion ensued regarding the report from Councilman
Stoddard and Mayor Hart concerning the meeting called by
Supervisor Warner at .the- request of the Department. of
Water Resources„ held in the Harbor Department on
November 1, to discuss, the beach erosion.contffol project
authorized by the 87th Congress of the. United States, and
the financing thereof. It was stated that the Council had been
requested to take a position regarding financing. Mayor -
Hart stated that he did not want to approve any phase of the
project until we`knew for sure that the sand was coming down
to.the' Newport Beach shores. Harry Bane spoke from the
audience.
Mayor Hart was instructed to advise.the Chairman of the
Motion
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Committee who called.the beach.erosion meeting, held on
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November 1 at 2:00 P. M. , in the Harbor Department, that
the members of the Council do not wish to obligaie.the citi-
zens of Newport Beach, the taxpayers, for any indebtedness
for any-Phase of this project at the City level.
The Public Works Director stated that Southworth. and Steven
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Inc. had made a proposal to prepare plans.for the-realign'-
merit of Carnation at Bays ide Drive at an estimated cost of
$2500. The offer of Southworth. and Stevens, Inc. to'prepare
plans at the estimated cost of $2500 was. approved,: and the
Motion
City Attorney was authorized to prepare the necessary agree
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ment.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 4:10 P. M.
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4ylayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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