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Home My WebLink Aboutcc min 1940/06/03 ~INUTES OF A REGUI~R ~EE~TING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CITGI~ VISTA, CiLLIFORh~iA, HELD JUNE 3, 1940. The Council met in regular session in the council chamber of the City Hall on the above shown date with Mayor Done presiding. The meeting was called to order at ? o'clock P.M. Present: All members. MI~u'f~S OF PREVIOUS I~EETINGS: The minutes of the Regular ~eeting of Me~ 6, 1940 and of the Special 5~eeting of May 16, 1940, having been mailed to each member of this Council by the City Clerk were approved as written and r~ailed. ORDINANCE NO. Z86.:. Upon motion by Cl. Howe, seconded by Cl. Paxton, which carried, Ordinance ,No. 286. was put on its second and final reading. This is an Ordinance estab- lishing uniform highway markings within the City of Chula Vista. The Ordinance was read in full and was in the exact form as given on its first reading at the meeting of this Council held May 6, 19AO. It was passed, adopted and approved as read by the fol- lowing vote, to-wit: Ayes: Clmen. Howe, Dupree, Paxton, Perkins and Done. Noes: None. Absent: None. PETITION TO BUY II~O SEb~ER DISTRICT:, The clerk presented a petition to buy into the sewer district signed by five property owners on Alma Street West and adjacent to Second Avenue. This matter was referred to the City Attorney for investigation and report. REQUEST FOR ~aT.WEy Ek~NSION: The clerk presented a letter from L~. and ~rs. Paul Grandall of 2A4 Third Ave. in which they wished to know why the alley that starts beside Foster's Store on E St. and runs down as fa~s M~. Whitt's property could not be ppened through the whole block to Davidson St. Mayor Done stated that he had consulted the map and found that the extension referred to was on private property and that the Council had no authority to extend the alley further. GLEN ABBEY SIGI~: Cl. Howe called attention to the fact that the sign on the corner of National Ave. and E St. placed there by Glen Abbey Mamorisl Park Association was con- trary to the ordinances of our city. Inasmuch as the Association had previously request- ed permission to install four new signs at differen~ places in Chula Vista it was moved by Cl. Dupree, seconded by Cl. Perkins, and cerried, that if the Association would remove the sign telex?ed to at National and E permission could be granted to install standard Automobile Club of Southern California signs at the following places: One at 3rd Avenue and E Street, One at E Street and 5th Avenue, One at F Street and 5th Avenue, One at 5th Avenue and Bonita Road. It was further reeo~ended that an additional sign be placed at the co~er of 4th Ave. and E St. REQUEST TO AUDIT CITY BOOKS: The clerk read a letter from Alfred Fau!~-er and Associates of Sau Diego, California, offering their services to audit the books of the city. The letter was ordered tabled. BID FOR VEN~.'i'IAN BLINDS: A bid of $39.09 from the Borg Furniture Company for the installation of venetian 'b'~"inds in the two front offices of the City Hall was presented. Upon motion by Cl. Dupree, seconded by Cl. Paxton, which carried, the bid was ordered accepted. BID FOR NEW CHEVROLET: A bid from Pm~l I. Stevens, Chevrolet dealer, this city, to furnish a new 1~40 Ohevrol'et with specified equipment was read and discussed. It was thought advisable not to take action on the purchase of this car until after the expira- tion of the present budget year. Inasmuc~ as there is provision in the present budget for a trade in of the present prowl car on the purchase of a new one Police Chief Kelly was authorized to m~ke an exchange, providing the cost of same would not exceed the budget allowance of $350.00o REQUEST FOR FIRE PLUG: ~ir. Northwang appeared before the Council and asked that a fire plug be installed at the corner of 2nd Ave. and G St. to replace the present in- efficient standpipe. The matter was referred to the Fire Co-w. tasioner for investigation. l~inutes of a itegular ~eting of the City Council, Reid June 5, 1940. PI~dkSkU/~G CCg,~{ISSION ~,~: Upon motion by Cl. ~pree, seconded by Cl. P~on, which carried, the ~nutes of the Re~l~ ~geeting of the Pl~ing Cohesion of ~ 20, 1940, ~d the Mdnutes of the Special ~eting of ~ 31, 1940, were read a~ ~ter lengthy discussion were approved, with the follo~ng exceptions: (a) ~tting specific d~ensions of buildings as ~c~ended, (b) ~ea 7 (c) ~te~ ~ea 6 T~C~ 0~IE~: A representative of the ~ula Vista T~icab Co~y appea~d befo~ the Council ~d after e~laini~ so~ of the proble~ ence~tered in the conduct of his business thro$ lack of adequate local ordin~ces, req~sted that an or~n~ce s~lar to the one now in force in S~ ~ego be prepped and adopted by the City. It was the opinion of City Attorney Higgs that a ~sty decision should not be ~de as the issue involved was as yet not pressing enough to w~rant a special ordin~ce. Higgs stated he would co. er ~her with the representative if future deficients w~r~ut ed action. P~E~' ~d~D E~C~C~' ~h~G B0~J~: ~or Done appointed Cl. P~ton to fill the place on the Pl~bers' ~ning Board ~d on the ~ectrici~s' ~ning Board held by foyer Counc~u Tigons. zl~ .~T ,~ 0~I~: Upon motion by Cl. ~p~e, seconded by Cl. P~ton, which carried, t~ City Atto~ey was authorized to prepare ~d present proper ~en~ent to the present Safety ~ne 0rdin~ce to confo~ ~th the present locations. ~., .~. A. ,C0~CT: Upon motion by Cl. Howe, seconded by Cl. P~ton, which carried, the ~yor was authorized to si~ a contract for ~e continu~ce of the present S. R. Contract. ~E ~ ~E: City Attorney Higgs having been requested to in~stigate the legality of leasing tide l~ds for the purposes of drilling for oil rendered the opinien that tide l~ds m~ be leased for oil ~illi~ p~poses p~vidi~ certain specific refe~ encee were ~de in the lease to the trust p~pose of the original gr~t and that the lessee accept the responsibility of ~t~e co~t decisions pertaining to s~e. He ~her stated that the law at the present time is uncertain but that the greater probabilities are that in the future courts ~ll hold that the city has power to execute oil leases on tide l~ds. BII.~ P~: Upon motion by Cl. ~we, seconded by Cl. ~pree, which carried, t~ follo~ng bills ~ter e~n~ination by the Fin~ce Co~4ttee were ordered paid: 56~ P~ ~ll ~ner~-5-1-5-1~ ~1,083.85 564 P~ Roll Streets & Sewers 5-1- ~1~ 515.50 565 P~ Roll ~ner~ ~1~.~t~ 1,~8.~ 566 P~ ~11 Sts. & ~wers 5-15 to 5-31-40 6~.00 567 W. S. ~s Su~eying 50.50 568 ~nation of prisoners for ~ F.E. ~hcroft 6.00 569 Betty Berne P]-n-ing C~. service $.~ 570 H. V. B~t % Unsec. ~op. T~ 21.51 571 California ~ndries ~d~ for city Jail 2.~5 572 California Water & T$~hone Co~y Water se~ice 425.80 5~3 C. A. Gr~ ~pairs T~ck 12.65 574 City of S~ ~ego, ~blic Works Dept. ~y rental radiotelephone 26.50 575 " " " " " " " ~te~a syst~ 56.~0 576 ~i. S. Hooper J~e rental Sewi~ ~oJ. ~.~ 577 C~s. P. ~ies, City Treasurer % W~rants cashed-April- 72.02 5~8 C. J. ~ed Sh~pen mowers, etc. ~.00 579 Rlc~ield Service Tire, tire repairs 24.~ 580 City ~vol~ ~d ~scell~eous bills 29.3~ 581 Bobby ~w ~o~ding ~ls- ~y- 23.25 582 Gi~ore 0il Comply Gasoline for l~y 313.91 583 P. E. ~ ~pairs on Grader 6.~ 5~ Ross Statione~ & Equi~ent Co. Statione~ supplies 4.58 585 ~avelers ~s~ee Comply Group ~fe Ins. ~ 31.29 586 Peters Feed Store B~cks~th coal 3.30 587 Stand~d I~n Works ~ader repairs 7.94 588 Chula Vista St~ ~blishing ~n~ce 285 6.80 ~,~inutes of a regular ~meting of City Council, June J, 1940 589 Calif. State Relief Administration Services 13.76 590 Nelson & Sloan Pea G~avel 3.43 591 Ferrah's Cafe Feeding P~isoners- ~y- 5.?? 592 Richfield 0il Corporation Kerosene- May- 3.71 593 Einney Bros. Tubes, switch, etc. 4.05 594 Pacific Coast Bldg. Officials Conference Uniform Building Codes 6.18 595 Paul I. Stevens Automobile repairs 45.87 596 Sen Diego Cons. Gas & Electric Company Service for ~y 455o15 597 Western Metal Supply Company Hardware supplies 102.01 598 Wallace E. Armer, Fire Chief Volunteer Payroll for ~ay 84.00 599 Chula Vista Paint &Hdwe. Store Hardware supplies 8.35 800 Chula Vista Electric Compeny Electric wiring 2.37 601 Helen M. Scott, Community Nurse ~ileage forM ay 7.77 602 Southern California Telephone 0ompany ~ervice forM ay 42.3§ ADJOU~d~vIEA~: Upon motion by 01. Howe, seconded by Cl. Dupree, which cerried, this council adjourned sine die. ATTEST: