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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1956/04/17 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Chi,I- Vista, California Held Tuesday April 17, 1956 The Council met in the Council Chambers at the City Hall on the above date at 7:0u P.M. with the following Councilm~ present: Council-~u Rader, DeGraaf, Smith, Mansell, DeWolfe Absent: Nons Also present: City AdminAstrator Wade, City Attorney N. Campoell, purchaser- A~lyst Ross, principal Engineer Johnson, City Finance Officer Grant Mayor Smith lsd the salute to the Flag The Council proceeded with the canvass of Absentee votes and votes cast at the Gensral M~icipal Election held Tuesday, April 10, 1956, according to the procedure set forth in the Statutes. RESOLUTION No. 1841 - Declaring results of Election Offered by Councilman Rader, read in full, passed, adopted and approved by the following vote, towit~ AYES: Councilmen Rader, DeGraaf, Smith, Nansell, Dewolfe Noes: None Absent: None ~/~TATEMENT OF CITY CI~RK I, KENNETH P. CAMPBELL, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, C~ltfornia DO HEREBY CERTIF~ that the City Council of the City of Chnl~ Vista, at an adjourned regular meeting dul~ held on April 10, 1956, has duly and reg~=wly canvassed the returns of the General Municipal Election, held in the City of Chula Vista and chula Vista City school District, and has declared the results as follows: That the whole number of votes cast in the City and the Chula Vista City School District w~s 3446. That the following parsons were voted for to fill three offices on the City Council: John A. Smith for member of City Council peter DeGraaf for member of City Council Earl A. Nansel± I'or member of City Council Edward R. Dillon for member of City Council K. O. Stewart for member of City Council That the following persons were voted for to fill four offices on the Board of Education, chula Vista City School District: Hazel Goes Cook for member of .said Board of Education ~,~l term phillips Keith Hall for member of said Board of Education- 'F~ll term Margaret H. pettit for member of said Board of .Education-- ~ull term W. Vanghan BerSon for member of said Board of ~ducation-- Short term That attached hereto and made a ~art hereof is a list of persons voted for together with the number of votes received in each precinct and the total votes received in the election. I CERTIFY that the foregoing statement of result is a full, true and ~. correct statement of the facts of said camvass and of the results of said election, and that as soon as the result was declared, the aforesaid statement was duly entered by me, the City Clerk of the City of Chu~ Vista, on the records of said City Council. DATED: April 17, 1956 City of Chula Vista, California [INISTRATION OF OATH At this time the Oath of Office was a~ministered by the City Clerk to the members elected to the City Council and the Chula Vista City School Board. Each newly elected officer was handed his certificate of election. ~TING OF NEW COUNCIIA{AN Counci]m~u Mansell retired, and Councilman Dillon took his place at the At this point Mayor Smith relinquished his office as Mayor and turned the meeting over to the City Clerk, who proceeded to call for nominations for Mayor from the Council. Councilman DeGraaf nominated Councilman Smith for Mayor. There being no other nominations, it was moved by Councllm~u DeWolfe, seconded by Councilman Dillon, and carried, that the nominations he closed. It was moved by Councilman DeWolfe, seconded by Councilman Rader, and unanimously carried, that Councilman Smith he reappointed Mayor. Mayor Smith thereupon took his place and proceeded to conduct the affairs of the City. ~OINTMENT OF MAYOR PRO-TEM Mayor Smith nominated Councilman DeGraaf as Mayor Pro-tern. There being no other nominations, it was moved by Councilman Dillon, seconded by Councilman DeWolfe, and carried, that the nominations be closed. Councilman DeGraaf was thereupon appointed as Mayor Pro-tern. ~SELL READS FAREWELL LETTER Mr. Nansell read a letter refuting all charges m~de against him in the election campaign, in an attempt to clear the air and acquain~ the public with the truth. He deplored the practice of Commissi~a Members and Council Members aiding in a campaign against a fellow Member, and suggested the present Council take action to end the practice. EXPRESSIONS OF APPRECIATION Mayor Smith, Couneil~n DeGrasf and Councilman Dillon ex'pressed their deep appreciation for the support received from their fellow citizens at the election. UBLIC HEARING closing portion of Walnut Avenue and adjoining Alley of This being the time and place, as advertised, for a public hearing on the vacating and closing of a portion of Walnut Avenue lying North of H. Street and to close an Alley in Block A of Bay Villa Tract, Mayor Smith decl~ed the public hearing open, and called on anyone in the a,,atence who wished to speak for or against the closing. Mr. Shepherd, representing Rohr Aircraft Corporation appeared in support of the closing. The clerk reported having received one written protest from the San Diego Gas & Electric Company, and a subsequent letter from the same Company withdrawing its protest. There being no other protests, either oral or written, the M~yor declared the public hearing closed. RESOLUTION No. 1844 - Vacating and closing a portion of Walnut Avenue and adjoining Alley Noes sent RJ~IGNtTION Offered by Councilman DeGraaf, read in full, passed, adopted and approved by the following vote, to-wit: Councilmen Rader, DeGr~-~, Smith, Dillon, DeWolfe None None - Director of Civil Defense A letter was read from Walter P. Davis, Director of Civil Defense, tendering his resignation from that post as of June 30, 1956. Mayor Smith accepted the resignation with regret and expressed his thanks and appreciation for the untiring efforts of Mr. Davis while serving as the Director of Civil Defense. ~/~LITARY ORD~ OF PURPLE HEART REQUESTS EXHIBIT SPACE A letter was read from the Military Order of the purple Heart asking permission to display an exhibit of firearms and war equipment on a City Street at some future date this year. It was moved by Councilman DeWolfe, seconded by Councilman DeGraaf, and carried, that permission he granted as requested. ~B~INESS LICENSE WAIVED FO~ ST. PIUS X CHURCH A letter was read from Father James McGinley requesting that the Council waive the payment of a license fee ~y the S.J.M. Enterprises who are to furnish rides for children at his benefit bazaar MaY 11, 12, and 13. It was moved by Councilman DeWolfe, seconded by Councilman DeGraaf, mud carried, that the fee be waived as requested, subject to the approval of the police Chief. ~UEST FOR USE OF PARK BOWL GRANTED A letter was read from the Eagles Lodge requesting the use of the park Bowl sunday May 6th for a Mothers Day Program. It was moved by Coumc~lman DeWolfe, seconded by Councilman Dillon, and carried, that permission he granted as requested, providing ~/~L~h~.~.~Recreation DepartTt has nst Prsviously scheduled use °f the ~f°r that day' ~ OF RESIGNATION Safety Council A letter was read from Joseph Rindone, Jr. tendering his resignation from the Safety Council. It was moved by Council,mu DeGraaf, seconded by Councilman DeWolfe and carried, that the resignation be accepted with regret, and that the Clerk send a letter of appreciation for his work with. the Committee. ~ON TO GYMNASIUM RECO=NDE~ A letter was read from the Chamber of Commerce recommending that the Council consider adding a stage and dressing rooms to the rear of the Symnasium building in order that the building might be used for convention purposes. Mayor Smith reco,m~ded that the request he taken under advisement, and a decision made at +~tms of preparing the budget for the next fiscal year. /~ C03~IISSION R~CO~I, IDATION I letter ~ read from the Harbor Connm~.ssion reoommending that su..,"pl~ rubble solid raaterial, etc,, he dua~d at the foot o~ "F~ Strut ~ a bas* for a possible ramp° The Council had ~l~eady authorized the Street Department to do this, and suggested that Major Floyd be instructed to follow through on the matter. C~AL COMMUNICATIONS Mrs. Norma Roberts requested that the Council use their microphones. She also asked the outcome of a meeting City Administrator Wade was to ~ttend on March 23rd pertaining to a Metropolitan Sewage District. Mr. Wade replied that not much c~me of the meeting~ IGNATION OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE Mr. E. D. Culnan orally tendered his resignation as Assistant Director of Civil Defense so that the new Director to he appointed at a later date by the Council, could feel free to choose whomsoever he wished to assist him. C~DINANCE No. 545 - Prohibiting installation of benches or advertising on the streets. First Reading It was moved by Councilman Rader, seconded by Counci~m~u DeGraaf, and carried, that Ordinance No. 545 he placed on its first reading. The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: ATES: Counci~,~n Rader, DeGraaf, Smith, Dillon, DeWolfe Noes: None Absent: None The Ordinance was thereupon read in full. C~DINANCE - Regulating ~ de~lers and second hand dealers - First reading It was moved by Com~cilmu DeWo~fe, seconded by Councilma~ DeGr~=¢, and carried, that the Ordinance he placed on its first reading. The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: C0uncil~en Rader, DeGraaf, Smith, Dillon, Dewolfe Noes: None Absent: None After reading the Ordinance in full, it was suggested ~hat the police Chief he present at the next meeting to discuss the Ordinance with the Council before the City Attorney rewrites itc ORDINANCE No.. 546 - Intention to vacate and close a portion of Third Avenue and Madrona, Elm ~t~enue, and to close an Alley - First reading It was moved by Councilman Rader, seconded by Counc] lm=n DeGraaf, and carried, that Ordinance No. 546 be placed on its first reading. The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Counc~]m~n Rader, DeGraaf, Smith, Dillon, DeWolfe Noes: None Absent: None The Ordinance was thereupon read in full. RESOLUTION No. 1842 - Accepting, dedicating & naming a portion of Sierra Way and East Park Lane Offered by Counc~ lw~n Rader, read in full, passed, adopted and approved by the following vote, to-wits AYES: Councilmen Rader, DeGraaf, Smith, Dillon, DeWolfe Noes: None Absent: None RESOLUTION No. 1843 - Accepting, dedicating & naming portion of ~itscher Street and Corte Maria Avenue Offered by Councilman DeWolfe, read in full, passed, adopted and approved by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Rader, DeGraaf, Smith, Dillon, DeWolfe Noes: None :Aent: None V~L ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED - City planner City Administrator Wade stated that it was mandatory that the City planner be allocated car allc~w~nce for the remainder of the fiscal year in the amount of $200. Councilm~u Rader was opposed to approving more car allowances, when City cars were being driven home by employees and kept there during illness of the employee. It was moved by Councilman DeGr==~, seconded by Councilman Dillon, and carried, that $200. be appropriated from the unappropriated surplus of the planning fund for use of the city planner as car allowance. The motion carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen DeGraaf, Smith, Dillon, DeWolfe Noes: Councilman Rader Lt: None UBMITTED FOR P~RCHASE OF CARRY-ALL Purchaser-Analyst Ross reported the four following bids had been submitted for the purchase of a Carry-All for use of the service crew: Acme Chevrolet $1,928.32 General Truck & Engine Co. 1,956.80 Campbell Chevrolet 2,043.00 International Harvester Co. 1,871.82 After discussion, it was moved by Councilman DeGraaf, seconded by Counc~lm~u Rader, and carried, that award of the bid be held over until the next meeting in order that regular list prices can be obtained for comparison. ~CHAsE OF STREET EQUIPmeNT AUTHORIZED Purchaser-Analyst Ross quoted the following prices on heavy equipment recommended for purchase for the Street Department: Small motor Grader $8,500.00 Sweeper iD, 000. O0 Small Roller 2,900.00 It was moved by Councilm~n Rader, seconded by Councilman DeWolfe, and carried, that $21,400. be allocated from the vehicular street improvement fund for purchase of the small motor grader, the Sweeper, and the sm~]l roller, and that the purchaser-Ana~t he authorized to The motion carx~i~' by the following vote, to-wits AYES: Councilmen Rader, DeGraaf, Smith, Dillon, DeWolfe Noes: None Absent: None INTMENT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE Mayor Smith appointed Council,~n Dillon and Councilman Dewolfe as members of the Finance C~ittee. Councilman Rader recommended that each Councilman be sent a list of warrants to be paid each month. APPRECIATION ExFF~SSED M~Vor Smith expressed his appreciation to Western Metal Company and all others who aided in rep~! ring the damage done by the heavy wind at the Vista Square project last week. COMMISSION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE ~m~S TO BE APPOINTED AT NEXT MEETING Me,or Smith requested that Councilmen bring in ~-~s at the next meeting, to be considered for appointment to the Harbor Commission to replace Col. Dillon, and to the Safety Committee to replace Joseph Rindone, Jr. Mayor Smith adjourned the meeting at 9:45 P.M. sine die. Ke~. Campbell, ~ Clark City of chula Vista, California