HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1936/12/07 MINUTES OF A RE~ ~ING OF '£'~us CI~ COUNCIL OF TP~ CITY OF OHtYLA VISTA,
CALII~ORNIA, pm~T33 I~3EMBER ?, 1936o
The Cou=cil met in regular session, in the Coumcil Ckamber of the City Hall, on
the above shown date, with M~Vor Brown presiding~ Meeting called to order at 7:00
O'clock, p.M. Present: Mayor Brown, Councilmen Lyons, Rife and Boltz. Absent:
Councilman Howe.
,M~, Di~ OF .P~E, .V~,O ,U~ ~'~.'ANG: The minutes of the regular meeting of November 2.
1936, having been prepared and mailed to each member of this Council by the City Clerk,
were approved as prepared and mailed.
~MR. S~.~.'~ EASY. ET: Mm.. Snow, property owner on H street between National Avenue
and Bay Boulevar~l, appeared before the Council and requested the City to cut a ~itch
th_~A his property to take care of the flood wnters$ explaining that since he had last
contacted the Council on said proposition he had broken his leg and conssquently had
not been able to finish the agreement w~th the City. Mr. Snow, again was informal that
if he would see the City Attorney and have him draw up the necessary papers granting
the City an easement th~A his property and by which the City would not be liable in
any way the City then would cut a ditch thru said property for betts~r drainage.
~. M I~. ?~. SE~ER: Mr. Y. M. Leakc requested permission from the City Council to
connect a sewer l~om his new house on G Street to the sewer line from his lot a~]oining;
stating that he would sign an agreement that in case he sold the lot adjoining that ha
would disconnect said sewer and reconnect to lateral in front of new house. ~er some
discussion and after Mr. Leaks was infox~ued that it would cost the same for fees he
stated that he would give the matter more consideration, infering that he would ~robably
connect up tho the lateral in front of new house.
~ROUP ~: Mr. R. W. Merrill, of the Tr%ve~ers Insurance Company, outlined,
to the City Council, a proposition w~ereby the e~ployeas of the City could be insured
as a group against death. The proposition specified that the City had to participates
to a certain degree; for each $1,000.00 insurance the city to pay ~ ~er'month'"
or $1~..94 per month for 20 e~oloyees; the employees participating would pay $.65 per
month or for 20 employees $13.00 per month, said sum to be paid in one sum each month.
It also allowed insurance with out physical examination and in case an employee's
cervices were discontinued with the 0ity he could keep the insurance by paying proper
montb.ly [~remiums. The 0ouncil felt htat it should have considerable time to investigate
the proposition and refer~ed the matter to the City Attorney for legal investigation.
ST]~E~T ,SI~N 0~, BIATIONAL ~ E: The City 01erk read an offer frc~a the Copper Shop
bidding on maintaining the stroet sign on National Avenue and E Street. Said bid was
for a maintenance c.h-ge of $1§.00 per month; also, in case the city prefex'A'ed to
maintain sign an offer to sell. for ~15.00, the clock was ma~e %o the city. Cl. Rife
Suggested, after the Council as a whole had expressed the desire for the City to do
maintaining, that it might be wise to move the clock to the corner of National Avenue
and F Street as Mr. May, who is located at said co~ner stated that he woul~ keep wntoh
that the sign wouldn't be tampered with. ~hief kelly stated that by doing that it wo~ld
divertmo~e traffic past the Gr--.--- School and would create moro of a hazard for the
chil~en. After dissuasion on methods and procedures which might be taken an~ upon
motion by Cl. Rife, which was see~nded by Cl. Lyons, and which carrie~l the matter was
referred to the City ~-~inear with power to act.
LE~, £~ E. B~D t~SI ,~ATI0~: The Clerk read a letter f~om Lester E. Bond asking the
City Council to accept his resignation from the Planning Con~iscion due to the fact tha$
it was impossible for him to c~ on effectively on too many eo,=-~tteas; however, he
stated, that if he could help in any special way that he would be gla~ to. Upon motion
by Cl. Lyons, seconded by Cl. Bolt~, which carried Mr. Bon~s resignation w~s accepted.
~hcle~k was instructed, by said motion,to write a letter of appreciation to Mr. Bond
thanking him for his cooperation and services on the Planning
,A~,DITIONAL ~ TO I~J~T~NG C~ION: Mayor Brown appointed R. Meuller, A~thu~
Done A,,~t Ce Se ?~ww"~mS as new me~wbers to the plan.t~ C~,-~!ssion. Upon motion by C1.Rife,
seconded by Cl. Lyons, which sa~ried, the appointments were confirmed.
~ OF Co ~,~, 0~ DO~ATION: The Clerk read a letter from the Co~.~ttee~
of the C~--~er of ~roe requesting ~0;00 for the purchase of can~y and nuts f~r
for boxes to be distributed at the Christmas tree. Upon motion by Cl. Boltz, seconded
by Cl. I~vons, which eat'tied the request wac granted.
~f0MENS' CZ~B ~ D~TION: The Clerk read a letter feom ~s. Louis E.
of the ~omane' Club, requesting a cash donation of $100.00 to b~y food for the Christmas
baskets for the nae~y in Chula Vista. As there h&d been $100.00 set up in the budget
for Christmas food supplies Cl. Rife moved that a donation of $?0.00 be made, the motion
was seconded by Cl. Lyons and carried. Upon motion by Cl~Rife, ~eeonded by Cl.
which carried, the Clerk was authorized to set up a revolving fund of $?0.00 to pay for
sai~ bills.
Meeting of December ?, 1936, continued.
ORD ,INANOE NO. ~-~: The Clerk read a letter f~om Fire Chief Armor to which was
attached a OOlmy of San Diego City Ordinance goverini~g the installation and operation
of stoves or ran__g~ oil burning equipment and the storage and handling of oil fuels
in comneation therewith. The Chief stated that he and the City Attorney had gone oval-
the ox~linance vex-y carefully and had found the ordinance eca~lete in every respect and
sincerely racom=ended its passage. Cl. Lyons stated that he felt that it was the proper
action and that it would tencl to keep the fire insurance rates down in this locality and
thereup0w, moved that the ordinance be placed upon its first reading, the motion was
seconded by Cl. Boltz, and csx-tied.
A!~PI~ECY. ATION ,TO MR. $. ,A~,,~: Upon motion by Cl. Rife, seconded by Cl. Lyons, which
carried, the Clerk was instructed to write a letter of appreciation and tAA-~'e to Mr. $o
Abbey for his splendid talk at the League of Municipalities Dinner.
LETTER FROM IRA 2[. R0W~T.~: The Clerk read a letter from Ira H. Rowell *hich was
sent 't~ the City Attorney and which stated that from all indications the Federal Yud~e
was going to decide the case on the same g~ound as that adopted in the Pacific Gas and
Electric case~ but Mr. Rowell expressed his desire that the decesion be delayed for at
least a month or two in order to give the 0omaission an opportunity to prepare an appeal
in the Pacific Gas and Electric case without being compelled at the e-~ time to prepare
sm appeal in the Sweetwater case. By preserving their right to appeal the $..etwater
decision by first petitioning for rehearing it may be ~hat they can extend the date
within which they have to take an appeal until after decision by the Supreme Court in
the C~s case; he stated that would involve an undesirable delay, but that with their
present working staff it would be impossible for them to work on the two mattex-s at
the ssme time.
SCHOOL l~0rrucrf BID: Cl. Lyons offered Resolution No. 46~., which is a resolution
propoein6 to purchase, f~ $2,500.00 the prope~y of the Ohula Vista Union School District
which was offered or rather for which bids have been invited. The resolution was reed
and upon motion by Cl. Boltz, seconded by Cl. Lyons, was passed and adopted as reed by
the following vote, to-wit: C1.Boltz, Brown, Lyons and Rife all AYE: NOES: None.
ABSEI~: ¢1. Howe.
POLI~ PR0~I'~u: Chief Kelly reco-,,~nded to the City Council that Sergeant Hill
be p~c~oted to Lieutenant, Officer Taylor promoted to Sergeant No.1, and Officer McLean
promoted to Srgeant No. 2; he stated that this was one method that tended to comDensate
the men for their past years services and woul~ tend to encourage then in their futume
work. Cl. Bol$z stated that he believed it was proper to reeognisu their services in
this ~.-~ero Upon motion by Cl. Lyons, seconde~ by Cl. Holtz, which caxTied, the said
promotions wore approved.
~ ~,~£0 SAF~ C0~LL'A'A'r~,: The Clerk read a letter, from Department of State
Traffic Safety Co~-tttee to Mayor Brown, which requested the Mayor to attend a meeting
?f said co.w. tttee to be held in Los Angeles, December 17, 19~6, at which meeting tx-affie
enforcement and safety measures would be the main topics. Cl. Rife moved that the matter
be tabled but the motion died for want of a second. Ms,or Brown stated that he felt that
0bier Kelly should represent the City if anyone was sent a~t Cl. Holtz stated that he
really didn't know ~hter it would be adviseable or not to sent susanne to represent
the City. Upon motion by Cl. I~ons, seconded by Cl. Rife, which carried, the matter
was left up to Cl. Boltz with power to act.
PERIODICAL ~l~S: The monthly reports of the Fire Department, Police Department
end C~ty ~udge 'for the' month of November, and the October report of the City Treasurer
were e~smined and o~Ae~ed filed.
CONC~ETE O0~£~¢TIEG: The Council approved the request of Mr. B. Butterfield for
a license to eaXTy on the business of Concrete Contractin&.
LI,~,,~u~ CONTRACT: Cl. Boltz offered ResOlution No. 46~,, which is the final resol-
ution requirn~ by la~ in letting the lighting contract for the Ornamental lights in
the city. The resolution was read ~ud upon mo~ion by Cl. Lyons, seconded by Cl. Boltz,
was passed and adopted as read by the following vote, So-wit~ AYES: Cl. Bol.tz, Brown,
Lyons and Rife. N~: None. ABSENT: Cl. Howe.
WJ~ER C0m'£aOL 01~DINANOE: Mr. F. Staffers requeste~ the Council to modify the
anco which w~Wes iS' unlaw~'l for prol~erty o~ners to let water run in the streets, ~due
m~inly to the fact hhat it is i=possible, in his ~e Judgement, for celery to be
grown successfully without letting it run over into the gutters and that he felt the
Celery growers should be shown more consideration in raged to thio ordinance. The
Council advised Mr. ~ts.fford to malta a recon~nandation, at a later meeting, so that
it wo*ld not work a hardship on the growers an~ still conserve as much water as possible.
Meeting of I)eoember 7, 1936, continued.
BlW.l.o. PAID: Upon motion by C1, Boltz, seconded by Cl, Lyons, which
the followl~ Jills, after examination by the f~oe c~ttee, ~re orde~ paid:
10794 ~ Roll, ~er~ Nov. 1-1~36 $1,095.90
i0795 ~ Ro~, Streets & ~rs Nov. 1-1~6 ~$.~
10796 0se~ Neissgerber, O~!~$ee e~ense ~o ~ ~cisco 100e~
10~97 ~ Roll, Streets & ~rs ~v. 16-~-~$ ~.~
10798 ~ Roll, ~neral Nov. 16-~-a6 1,1~.00
10799 ~ Roll, Streets, Nov. 16-3~36 50.00
10799-A ~. F. E. ~hc~ft, ~die~ ex~ation of prisoners 6.00
10~0 ~ric~ ~ee & Fo~mtte I~. Supplies, 6.18
10~1 ~illips Fi~ ~iaher Co. Equip~nt, 20.60
10802 Helen ~ ~oott, C~ity ~se C~ ~e, 5e~6
10~3 ~pre~ Finger ~iat ~pp~ Co. Equip~nt, 9.36
10~4 ~bby ~w, T~o~d~ f~ Nov. 19~6,
10~5 O~les Ro ~ey Co. ~upplies, 4.08
~6 ~tl ~o11, Equip~t, 1.03
10~? ~rg's ~nit~e Store, ~nolu~, 30.05
10~8 ~t Pluto ~r~ce, ~olo~aphi=g for e~ence, 10.~
10~9 ~ore Eleetric Co., ~pplies, 2.94
10810 W~] ~ ~in S~e Co., Equi~nt, 76.2~
10811 A. 0~lisle & Co., ~pplies, 5.39
108~ H. ~a~ont, Supplies, ~0.~
10813 ~ric~ Bit~s Co., Equip~nt, 11.~
10814 C~s. P. ~ies, ~ for Month of October, 1936, 74.08
10815 ~uth ~ ~ber Co., Lt6. ~pplies, 6.11
10816 0~rkson 0h~cal 0o., ~pp~es, 8.00
10817 O. V. Union School District, ~e tenth of bid for school property 2~.~
10818 W~lace E. ~r, 0hief, Vol~teer Fi~n p~ ~or No~36 ~.~
10819 ~e Ohu~ Vista S$~, Leal prin~i~, 95.4~
10~0 Un~e~o~ E~iott Fisher Co., ~e~iter rent~
108~ ~ioh ~ess, ~pplies,
10822 O~ifo~a ~ater & Telephone Co. Water, Now. l-36 to ~c. 31-~6 536.75
10~3 ~et~t~ ~e, ~pplies, 16.72
108~ F~'s 0~e, Feedi~ ~isoners,
10~,R. ~11 ~es, ~seell~eous e~enses, 7.99
108~6 S. D. Oo~. ~s & Electric Go. Electricity, ~9.46
10~ Fen~er's SaUce, ~r~ces & supplies, 36.90
1~ St~6~ ~on Works, Supplies, 6.~
1~29 ~fice ~pply 0o., Supplies,
10~ Or~e Oo., ~pplies,
10~1 ~ City ~en Zupply, Ser~ces, 1.~
10~2 ~ptll & ~lton, ~nd ~ne~l for St~et ~pt.
10~ Weste~ Met~ ~pp~ Coo, ~pplies, ?.87
10~4 ~nM of ~ioa, ~chase of ~a~ tools 85.56
10~5 ~cifie Oh~cal 0o. Equipment, 4.38
1~6 ~tor ~d~ & Equip~nt Co., ~uip~nt, 12.41
1~ ~ld L. ~ld~, Distillate, 3.81
10~8 ~ey ~os., ~liee ragu, 40.20
1~9 ~cific Aeetylene 0o., ~pplies, 5.17
10~ ~e ~ ~etz ~., Equip~nt. ~.06
10~ Ho~ ~er Co., ~pplies, 14.99
10~ Nation~ Ci~ ~tor Co., ~bor & p~ts 3.71
1~ Nelson & Slo~, S~d, ~.08
1~ ~ters Feed Sto~, Coal, 2.~
10~ ~ul Sipple, ~bor & p~s, 118.87
10~6 Hudson-Taoker, ~c., ~ss~ ta~k, ~6.43
10~7 ~stin ~e & ~sk Co., Eq~p~nt, 6.90
10~ Ro~ey Stokes Co., ~ps, 20.~
10~9 ~-~d & 0o., $~pplies, 15.55
10~ C. V. Inmber 00., ~pplies, 11.09
1~1 C. V. Sheet ~t~ Works, Se~oes, 15.3~
10~2 S~ 0il Go. of Calif., ~soline & oils, 18~76
10~ ~uthe~ Oalifo~ia Telephone ~. Telephone aer~ee, 5~.96
108~ ~ss' $~atione~ & Gift Shop, ~pplies, 17.56
10~ ~. Atwood, ~e of ~icipalities Dior, 91.~1
10~6 City Reeling ~d, ~se ~vol~ ~d for ~11 19.~
cash paints,
1~7 Union Oil Co. of ~lif. ~soline & 0ils, 101.65
10858 C. V. Paint & ~ Sto~, ~pplies, 60.79
10~9 ~bert F. Stoll, ~pplies, 7.42
10860 E. A. Ro~, ~il~i~ c~ey, 40.00
~~: Upon ~tion by Cl. ~ons, seconded by Gl. ~lSz, ~ioh
Co. oil aSJo~d sine ~e.