HomeMy WebLinkAbout1952-04-21 City Council met in regular session.
-Meeting called to order by the Mayor.
Present=
Absent:
Trustees
Trustees
J.L.McBride, Orson H. Hunter,
Milford W. Dahl, Courtney R. Chandler.
William. Jerome
Each member of the City CoUncil having
the Minutes of April ?, 1952, reading
dispensed with and approved on motion
seconded by Dahl and carried.
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In Re On motion
Ordinance
Approving annexation following
(Sunshine Homes)
N.W.cor. Bristol
and Edinger Sts.
received copies of
In Re
Ordinance
Adopting Santa Ana
Municipal Code
In Re
Ordinance No. 1341
Approving annexation
"Townsend Annexation"
So.~f Delhi and E. of
Standard
In Re
Resol. No. 52-30
Accept Grant Deed
Glenn D. Lahodny etux
Council Chamber
Santa Aha City Hall
April 21, 1952. 7:30 P.M.
of t~ae Minutes w~s
of Trustee Hunter,
of Trustee McBride, seconded by Hunter and carried, the
Ordinance entitled:
"An Ordinance approving the annexation of
that certain territory designated !SUnshine
Homes~.
being certain uninhabited territory located at the northwest corner
of Bristol and Edinger Streets, was introduced, read, considered and
placed on file for second reading.
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On motion of T~ustee Hunter, seconded by Dahl and carried,
lng Ordinance entitled:
the
"An Ordinance of the City Council of the City
of Santa Aha adopting the "Santa Ana Municipal
Code" and repealing Ordinances which are
obsolete or have been codified in said Code or
are in conflict with said code"
was introduced, read, considered and placed on file for second
reading..
On motion of T~ustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried,
lng Ordinance entitled:
the
"An Ordinance approving the annexation of
that certain territory designated ~Townsend
Annexation~"
being property located south of. Delhi and east of Standard Avenue,
was read, considered, designated Ordinance No. 1351 and passed by the
following vote:
Ayes, Trustees J.L.McBride, Orson H. Hunter,
Milford W. Dahl, Courtney R. Chandler.
Noes, Trustees None
Absent, Trustees William Jerome
.
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, the
lng Resolution entitled:
"Resolution Accepting Grant Deed"
from Glenn D. and Uvlena E. Lahodny, conveying certain real property
In Re
Resol. No. 52-31
Accept Grant Deed
Dept.of Vet.Affairs
& David J.Bingham etux
for the widening of Bristol Street, was read, considered, designated
Resolution No. 52-30 and passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Trustees J.L.McBride, Orson H. Hunter,
Milford W. Dahl, Courtney R. Chandler.
Noes, T~ustees None
Absent, Trustees William Jerome
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, the
ing Resolution entitled:
"Resolution Accepting Grant Deed"
from Department cf Veterans Affairs of the State of California and
David J. and Janet A. Bingham, conveying certain real property for the
widening of Bristol Street, was read, considered, designated Re
No. 52-31 and passed by the following vote:
196
~n Re
Resol. No. 52-32
Accept street work
on Bristol btn Wilshire
and Third St.
In Re
Resol. No. 52-33
Abatement of weeds
(hearing)
In Re
Report
In Re
Minutes
Joint 0utfall
Sswer
In Re
Dance
Application
In Re
Beverage
Applications
In Re
Taxicab
Applications
In Re
Appointment
Aset.City Treasurer
Ayes, Trustees J.L.McBride, Orson H. Hunter,
Milford W. Dahl, Cou~tney R. Chandler.
Noes, Trustees None
Absent, Trustees William Jerome
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On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, the follow-
lng Resolution entitled:
"Resolution accepting street work on Bristol
Street between Wilshire Avenue and Third Street
and requesting the County of Orange to transfer
to ~he City of Santa Ana, funds allocated therefor"
was read, considered, designated Resolution No. 52-32 and passed by
the following vote:
Ayes, Trustees J.L.McBride, Orson H. Hunter,
Milford W. Dahl, Courtney R. Chandler.
Noes, Trustees None
Absent, Trustees William Jerome
.
No written or oral protests having been received, on motion of Trustee
Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, the following Resolution entitled:
#A Resolution ordering the Street Superintendent to
abate the public nuisance heretofore declared by
the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, to-wit:
Weeds which bear seeds of a wlngy or downy nature
and attain such a large growth as to become a fire
menace ~hen dry and which are noxious and dangerous,
growing upon certain streets, sidewalks and private
property in the City of Santa Aha, by having the
weeds referred to removed"
was read, considered, designated Resolution No. 52-33 and passed by
the following vote:
Ayes, Trustees J.L.McBride, Orson H. Hunter,
2~ilford W.~ Dahl, Courtney R. Chandler.
Noes, Trustees None :
Absent, Trustees William Jerome
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On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, Statement
showing receipts, disbursements, and fund balances as of March 31,-195~
from Homer Sterling, Acting Auditor and Purchasing:Agent, was received
and filed.
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On motion of Trustee McBride, seconded by Dahl and carried, the
Minutes of the Joint Outfall Sewer Executive Board meeting held April
3, 1952, were received and filed.
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On motion of Trustee Hunter, seconded by Daht and carried, the request
of J. Melvin Roberts for permission to conduct a public dance at the
American Legion Hall, April 12, 1952, was g~anted.
On motion of Trustee Hun~er, seconded by Dahl and carried, the
notifications of the State Board of Equalization of alcoholic beverage
applications made by Veterans of Foreign WarS, ~11~ W. ~th St.;
Floyd M. Phillips, Lewis C. Blanton,and Sherman B. Foster, 220 East
3rd St.; and.Henry C. Walker, 1525 N. Main St., were received and filed.
.
On. motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, the
applications of Robert E. Buck and John A. NcCool, to drive taxicabs,
were received, filed and permits granted.
.
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, the request
of M.L.Peareon, City Treasurer, that Mrs. Mildred Petereen be appointed
to the position of Assistant City Treasurer, effective May 1, 1952,
due to the resignation of Mrs. Connie Kelsey, was approved.
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197
In Re On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by McBride and carried, the
Request
Donald P. Harris request of Donald P. Harris, on behalf of the Watchtower Society, for
(use Community Center
Clubhouse & Bowl) permission to use the Municipal Bowl and the Community Center Club-
house, September 5, 6 and 7, 1952, was granted, subject to payment
In Re
Pipe Line License
with A.T.&.S.F.
Ry. Co.
In Re
Application
to solicit
funds
In Re
Request
Chief of Police
In Re
Communication
City Engineer
(P.E.Ry.Co.
crossing on
Orange Ave.)
In Re
Report
Plann. Comm.
In Re
Petition
requesting abandonment
of portion of Vance St.
In Re
Map Tract
No. 1558
(Improve Westwood
and Tenth Sts.)
of minimum rental fees.
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On recommendation of the City Engineer and on motion of Trustee
seconded~by Dahl and carried, Pipe Line License dated May 13, 1952,
between the City and The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
to construct and maintain one 2-1/2" galvanized pipe line and one 2"
galvanized pipe line, also one meter and one 3/4" galvanized pipe
service line along the Santa Fe tracks from Fourth Street north, was
approved and proper officials authorized to execute the License.
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On motion of Trustee Hunter, seconded by Dahl and carried, the request
of William E. LeBlanc, local Chairman, of the United Cerebral Palsy
Association, for permission to solicit funds on Thursday evening,
April 25, 1952, was gA'anted.
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On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by McBride and carried, the
request of the Chief of Police was granted that Captain R.M.Bradley,
who has accrued sufficient overtime, be permitted to attend the
California Division of the International Association for Identificatiol
at Berkeley, on May 28 through May 31, 1952, with expenses paid by
the City.
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Communication was read from the City Engineer advising the Pacific
Electric Railway Company that the United States Rubber Company has
purchased the property lying south of and adjacent to the Pacific
Electric Railway tracks from a point which is slightly west of Orange
Avenue as it exists north of the tracks, and that the Pacific Electric
Railway Company probably would have no objection to granting an ease-
ment for a crossing if the City agrees to pay the cost of the crossing
on Orange Avenue estimated to be about $3500.00. It was moved by
Trustee McBride, seconded by Hunter and carried, that the City agree
to pay the cost of the crossing if it does not exceed the sum of
$3500.00.
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On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, the report
from the Chairman Planning Commission reference East-West Major High-
ways, was received and filed.
A petition was read signed by William T. and Louise M. Reetz and
Jesse J. and Wilmot M. Williams, requesting that a portion of Vance
Street approximately 150 feet east of Santiago Street and which
terminates at the easterly boundary of the property owned by the
petitioners, be abandoned. On motion of Trustee McBride, seconded
by Dahl and carried, the petition was referred to the Planning
Commission for recommendation.
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by McBride and carried, Map Tract
No. 1558 covering improvements of Westwood and Tenth Streets, sub-
mitred by Emmet C. Rogers was approved,
dated April 16, 1952, amount $11,000.00
ized to sign map.
cashier's check No. 9097?2,
accepted and officials author-
198
In Re
Map Tract No.1589
Improve'Bristol;
Willits, Poplar,
Hesperian & Myrtle
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by McBride and carried, Map Tract
No. 1589 covering improvements of Bristol, Willits, Poplar, Hesperiail .
and Myrtle Streets, and the alley as shown, was approved and officials ~
were authorized to sign same, subject to the approval by the City
In Re
Variance
C.M.Harwood
Attorney of bond filed by Melody Homes, Inc., in the amount of
$35,500.00 to cover improvements.
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On motion of Trustee McBride, seconded by Dahl and carried, the
recommendation of the Planning Commission was approved and variance
granted to C.M.Harwood to permit the front yard requirements to be
reduced so as to permit front yards of a depth of 25 feet instead of
35 feet on Lots 3,$,5,10,11,12 in Tract No. 14~8, which lots front
In Re
Amend. Application
Reclassify property
Nc.side 17th St. E.
of Towner and lying
btn 17th St. and
alley
(Allison Honer)
upon a portion of Sixteenth Street extending west from North Towner
Street.
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Communication and Resolution'No. ~35 of the Planning Commission were
read recommending that the Districting Ordinance be amended to re-
classify fromR-2 District to R-3 District a parcel of land on the
north side of West Seventeenth Street extending from a point approx-
imately 115 feet west of Towner Street to a point approximately
feet east of Towner Street and lying between Seventeenth Street and
the alloy north thereof. On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by
McBride and carried, a notice of public hearing was ordered published
setting date as May 19, 1952 to reclassify to the R-3 District the
In Re
Tentative Map
Tract No. 1331
property described in Resolution No. $35.
.
On motion of Trustee Hunter, seconded by Dahl and carried,-the
recommendation of the Planning Commission was accepted and~Tentative
Map of Tract No. 1331 approved, which Tract adjoins the west side of
Grand Avenue and covers a portion of the land between Fruit Street and
the Freeway, extending westerly approximately 260 feet, subject to the
City Engineer approving the drainage and the tract putting in any
In Re
Amended Tentative
Map Tract No. 1531
neceeeary pipelines which might be necessary or required.
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On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by McBride and carried, the
recommendation of the Planning Oo~mission was accepted and amended
Tentative Map of Tract No. 1531 was approved showing the reduction
in
In Re
Claim for
damages
the width of certain lots from sixty feet to fifty feet, which involves
the extension of West 7th Street west of Hawley Street.
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by McBride and carried, the claim
alleged
cf Lansing B. Hill, in the sum of $20,200.00, fo_r/damages caused by
water overflowing on property at 1120 West Seventeenth Street, was
In Re
Claim for
damages
In Re
Claim for
injuries
referred to the City Attorney and Insurance Carrier.
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On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by McBride and carried, the claim
alleged
of Augustus H. Allen, in the sum of $7,807.50, for/damages caused by
water overflowing on property St 614 South McClay Street, was referred
to the City Attorney and Insurance Carrier.
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by McBride and carried, the claim
of Mary Margaret Burris, in the sum of $65,000.00, for alleged injuries
sustained in a fall on the sidewalk at 720-722 North Baker Street, was
referred to the City Attorney and Insurance Carrier.
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199
In Re
Temporary appointment
Auditor and Purchasing
Agent
In Re
Report
Petition annex
property E.side
Main St.
(John W.Prentlss oral)
In Re
Report
Renewal agreement
S.A.City Employees
Assoc.
In Re
Auto Dealers
Performance
Bond
In Re
Resol. No. 52-34
Salary Classification
Zoo Attendant
En Re
Rescind action
4-7-52 - award
of motor grader
In Re
Tentative Map
Tract No. 1411
APPROVED:
'Mayo~~ ~~Clty of Santa Ana.
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, Homer
Sterling was appointed as temporary City Auditor and Purchasing
Agent.
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, the
committee report reference petition signed by John W. Prentlss et al
requesting annexation to the City of c~rtain uninhabited territory,
being a parcel of land extending along the east line of Main Street
150 ft. north of the north City limit line and extending 145.25 ft.
east of the east line of Main Street, was received and filed.
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, the report
of the City Attorney reference agreement between the City and Santa
Aha City Employees Association for renewal of Bowl Concession, was
received and filed.
On motion of Trustee Hunter, seconded by Dahl and carried, the request
of the automobile dealers that an Ordinance be prepared providing for
the filing of a performance bond, was referred to the Chamber of
Commerce and Business Men's Association for recommendation.
Onmotion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, the follow-
ing Resolution entitled:
"Resolution adding classification of employment
and salary therefor"
for Zoo Attendant, was read, considered, designated Resolution No.
52-35 and passed by the following vote:
Ayes, T~ustees J.L.McBride, Orson H. Hunter,
Milford W. Dahl, Courtney R. Chandler.
Noes, Trustees None
Absent, Trustees William Jerome
On motion of'Trustee Dahl, seconded by McBride and carried, the
action of the Council on April 7, 1952 awarding to the Crook Company
the contract for the furnishing of One Model 550 Adams motor grader
was rescinded and all bids ordered rejected and checks returned.
On motion of Trustee McBride, seconded by Dahl and carried, Tentative
Map of Tract No. 1411 consisting of twelve lots lying in a portion of
the area between Wright Street and the southerly prolongation of the
east line of Llnwood Place and between First and Fourth Streets was
approved as amended for drainage, subject to changing of street name
from Linwood to Eastside Avenue and perpetual deed being secured from
Arden Farms Company.
On motion of Trustee Hunter,
Council adjourned.
seconded by Dahl and carried, the City
City Clerk