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Council Chamber
Santa Aha City Hall
February 16, 1953.
'3
7..0 P.M.
City Council met in regular session.
Needing called to order by the Mayor.
Present: Trustees
Absent: Trustees
William Jerome, J.L.McBride,
Orson H. Hunter, Milford. W. Dahl,
Courtney R. Chandler.
None
Each member of the City Council having received copies of
the Minutes of February 2, 1953, reading of the Minutes
was dispensed with and approved on motion of Trustee Jerome,
seconded by Dahl and carried.
In Re
Ordinance No. 1356
Providing penalties
etc. on parking
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Jerome and carried,
lng Ordinance entitled:
"Ordinance amending Sections 3213 and 3309 of
the Santa Ana Municipal Code and adding Section
323~ thereto providing penalties and for bail
and continuing violations"
the follow-
was read, considered, designated Ordinance No. 1356 and paased by the
following vote:
52?
In Re
Ordinance
Amend. application
Provision for fen0es
around Junk yards, etc.
In Re
Resol. No. 53-16
A~cept easement deed
Fred V. Bennett etal
'In Re
Resol. No. 53-17
Accept easement deed
Commercial Natl. Bank
In Re
Resol. No. 53-18
Concerning parking
limitations and curb
markings
(Nc.side 8th St. btn
Riverine & Broadway)
In Re
Resol. No. 53-19
Declaring intention
to vacate portion of
Orange Avenue and
fixing hearing ~ate
(Proceedings sbt aside
3-16-53)
Ayes, Trustees
Noes, Trustees
Absent, Trustees
William Jerome, J.L.McBride,
Orson H. Hunter, Milford W. Dahl,
Courtney R. Chandler.
None
~one
On motion cf Trustee Dahl,
seconded by McBride and carried, the matter
of adoption of the Ordinance amending "Santa Ana Municipal Code" by
adding thereto, Section $276.6 requiring solid fence around Junk and
salvage yards and Section $276.Z requiring existing yards to comply
with requirement, was continued until March 16, 1953.
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Jerome and carried,
lng Resolution entitled:
the follow-
"Resolution Accepting Easement Deed"
from Fred V. and Violet H. Bennett, David C. and Bonnie May Brown, an~
William D. and E10i~e W. Greschner, conveying an easement deed for
sewer purposes, located at the south end of Fuller Street to Lincoln
Street', was read, considered, designated Resolution No. 53-16 and
passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Trustees
Noes, Trustees
Absent, Trustees
William Jerome, J.L.McBride,
Orson H. Hunter, Milford W. Dahl,
Oourtney R. Chandler.
None
None
On motion of Trustee McBride,
seconded by Jerome and carried, the
following Resolution entitled:
"Resolution Accepting Easement Deed"
from The Commercial National Bank of Santa Ana, conveying an easement
deed for street purposes over the westerly 7 feet of Lots i and 2 in
Block "A" of Tract No. 638, located on South Main Street, was read,
considered, designated Resolution No. 53-17 and passed by the follow-
lng vote:
Ayes, Trustees William Jerome, J.L.MoBride,
Orson H. Hunter, Courtney R. Chandler.
Noes, Trustees None
Not Voting, Trustees Milford W. Dahl
On motion of Trustee McBride, seconded by Jerome and carried,
following Resolution entitled:
the
"Concerning Parking Limitations and Curb
Markings in Accordance Therewith"
establishing a green zone on the north side of Eighth Street between
Riverine and Broadway, being the east 22 feet of the west 192.6 feet,
was read, considered, designated Resolution No. 53-18 and passed by
the following vote:
Ayes, Trustees William Jerome, J.L.McBride~ Orson H. Hunter,
Milford W. Dahl,Courtney R. Chandler.
Noes, Trustees None
Absent, Trustees None
,
On motion of Trustee Jerome, seconded by Dahl and carried, the follow-
ing Resolution entitled:
"Resolution approving map, declaring intention
to vacate a portion of Orange Avenue and
fixing time and place for hearing of all
persons interested in or objecting to the
proposed vacation"
was read, considered, designated Resolution No. 53-19 and passed by
the following vote:
Ayes, Trustees William Jerome, J.L.McBride,
Orson H. Hunter, Milford W. Dahl,
Courtney R. Chandler.
Noes, Trustees None
Absent, Trustees None
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, the follow-
In Re
Resol. No. 53-20
Abandonment of a
public nulsanc~
(pumping plant~ well
and pump house)
ing Resolution entitled:
"Resolution directing the abandonment of a
public nuisance"
being a pumping plant, well and pump house located on the right-of-wa~
In Re
Plans and specifications
Widening east side of
South Main St.
In Re
Resol. No. 53-21
Adv. for bids
Remove front of
building NE corner
Anahurst & Main Sts.
(cancelled 3-2-53)
of St. Gertrudes Place, the west wall of the building being approx-
imately 41.$6 feet east of the center line of Maple Street and ~he
north wall of the building being approximately 12.9 feet south of the
center line of St. Gertrude Place, was read, considered, designated
Resolution No. 53-20 and passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Trustees William Jerome, J.L.McBride,
Nose, T~ustees
Absent, Trustees
On motion of Trustee Jerome,
Orson H. Hunter, Milford W. Dahl,
Courtney R. Chandler.
None
None
seconded by Dahl and carried, the plans
and specifications for the widening of the east side of South Main
Street from Anahurst to McFadden Street, were approved.
On motion of Trustee Hunter, seconded by Dahl and carried,
ing Resolution entitled:
"Resolution authorizing and directing the
City Clerk to advertise for bids for the
removal of the front of the building located
at the northeast corner of Anahurst and Main
Streets; cutting off the sidewalls seven (7)
feet to the new proposed property line of
Main Street and restoring front of said
building"
the follow~
was. read, considered, designated Resolution No. 53-21 and passed by
the following vote:
In Re
Adv. for bids
Cast Iron Pipe
Ayes, Trustees
Noes, Trustees
Absent, Trustees
William Jerome, J.L.MoBride,
Orson H. Hunter, Milford W. Dahl,
Courtney R. Chandler.
None
None
On recommendation of the City Engineer and on motion of Trustee Dahl,
seconded by Jerome and carried, the Clerk was authorized to advertise
for 5,000 feet of 8 inch cast iron pipe, to be Class 150 Bell and.
In Re
Advertise for bids
Fire AlarmSystem
Spigot, cement lined, manufactured in accordance with Federal
Specifications WW-P-421 Type I or Type II; bids to be opened March
16, 1953.
#
On motion of Trustee Jerome, seconded by Dahl and carried, the plans
and specifications for the Fire Alarm System were approved and the
In Re
Variance
First National Bank
In Re
Variance
~.Roy Greenleaf Jr.
Clerk authorized to advertise for bids for the furnishing, overhauling,
moving and extending the Fire Alarm System; bids to be opened Maroh
16, 1953.
#
On motion of Trustee Jerome, seconded by Dahl and carried, the
recommendation of the Planning Commission was approved and variance
granted to the First National Bank to permit parking facilities at
1520 and 1602 North Main Street.
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, the
recommendation of the Planning Commission was approved and variance
329
In Re
Variance
Arlo G. Campbell
In Re
Variance
Paul B. Witmer
In Re
Variance
Ralph Anderson
In Re
Communication
Plann. Comm.
Set-back line
E. let Street
In Re
Request
Salvation Army
In Re
Petition
(dog leash law)
In Re
Application
Pacific Electric
Ry. Co. (adjust
fares)
In Re
Taxicab
'Applications
granted to F. Roy Greenleaf Jr., to permit the dividing of the exist-
ing lot of 74.85 feet on East Fourth Street and 150 feet on Eastside
Avenue into two lots, each to be ?~.84 x 75 feet.
.
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Jerome and carried, the
recommendation of the Planning Commission was approved and variance
granted to Arlo' G. and Frances M. Campbell to permit the construction
of a three-room apartment over an existing garage at 821 North Van
Ness Avenue, known a s Lot ll of the Townsend Tract.
#
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, the
recommendation of the Planning Commission was approved and variance
granted to Paul B. Witmer to permit a reduction in the set-back line
on Lots 1 to 9 inclusive in Tract No. 1676 from 60 feet to 50 f~et,
being a portion of the southwest quarter of Section 18 To~mshlp 5
South, Range 9 West, being the extension of Hickory and Halladay
Streets, south of McFadden Street.
#
On motion of T~ustee Jerome, seconded by Dahl and carried, the
recommendation of the Planning Commission was approved and variance
grahted to Ralph C. and Ellen M. Anderson to permit a nursery, lath
house and growing yard and to conduct retail sales of plants and
merchandise associated with the nursery business at 1222 East 17th
Street, subject to certain conditions.
.
Communication was read from the Planning Commission recommending that
a set-back line of forty feet be established on each side of the
center line of East First Street from the Santa Fe tracks to the east
City limits. On motion of T~ustee Dahl, seconded by Jerome and
carried, the City Attorney was instructed to prepare necessary
Ordinance and present same at the next meeting.
#
On motion of Trustee Hunter, seconded by Jerome and carried, the reque~
of the Salvation Army for permission to place placards on the light
standards in the business district during the Salvage Week Campaign
as of June let through June 6th, 1953, was granted provided the
placards are removed not later than one week after the Campaign.
#
A petition was read signed by twenty residents and property owners in
the 1600 and 17o0 blocks West llth Street, 300 block Pomona Street,
300 block Berkeley Street and in the 200 block Occidental Street,
requesting that a "dog leash law" be adopted. Mr. H.O.Mayward, 814
Cypress Avenue and Mrs. Ann Powers, 1626 West llth Street stated their
reasons for favoring a dog leash law. On motion of Trustee McBride,
seconded by Dahl and carried, the matter was referred to the City
Attorney to explain to the Poundmaster the provisions of the present
Ordinance.
On motion of Trustee McBride, seconded by Dahl and carried, the
application of Pacific Electric Railway Company, a corporation, for
authority to adjust and increase its interurban fares, was received
and filed.
On motion of Trustee Jerome, seconded by Dahl and carried, the
applications of Jack Duckett, Kenneth L. Croney, Flora McInnes,
G. McInnes, Arthur Grimm, Ralph N. Horn and Donald Langton, to drive
330
In Re
Pound report
In Rs
Demands
In Re
Agreement
(care of stray
dogs)
In Re
Employment
Charles H. Diggs
(Planning Consultant)
taxicabs, were received and pe~mits granted.
On motion of Trustee Jerome, seconded by Dahl and carried, the report
on the Pound, for the month of January, 1953, was received and filed.
On motion of Trustee Jerome, seconded by Dahl and carried, the demands
as audited by the Finance Committee were approved and Clerk authorized
to issue warrants for same.
On motion of T~ustee Dahl, seconded by Jerome and carried, proper
officials were authorized to execute agreement dated February 16, 1953,i
between the City and the County of Orange, for the care of ~tray dogs.
It was recommended by the City Administrator and moved by Trustee Dahl,~:
seconded by Jerome and carried, that the City of Santa Ana enter into
an employment contract with Charles H. Diggs to act as Planning
Consultant to the Planning Commission, City Councll and City
administrative staff; such contract to be for the sum of $300.00 per
month and to be for an indefinite term subject to termination by eithe~l
In Re
Map Tract 1331
Improve west side of
Grand Ave. and covers
a portion of land btn
Fruit & the Freeway
In Re
Map Tract 1685
Improve 10th, llth
and 12th btn King
and English Sts.
~arty on thirty days notice.
On motion of Trustee McBride, seconded by Jerome and carried, Map Tract
No. 1331 and bond in the sum Of $7,000.O0,,submitted by Roy-E1 Inc.,
were approved, subject to approval of the bond by the City Attorney,
and officials authorized to sign Map covering improvements consisting of!
curb, sidewalk, pavement, storm-drain and water mains, 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.
On motion of Trustee McBride, seconded by Dahl and carried, Nap Tract
No. 1685 and b~nd in the sum of $40,000.00, submitted by Bumt Huff~
were approved, subject to approval of the bond by the City Attorney,
In Re
Communication and
report - Or. Co.
Mosquito Abatement
District
In Re
Communication
Earl Kenneth Wood,
First Methodist Church
(*amblln= in the City)
In Re
Instructions to
Clerk -($ommunicatlon
to Earl Kenneth Wood)
and officials authorized to sign Map covering improvements consisting
of sewers, sidewalks, curbs and streets on 10th, llth and 12th between !
King and English Streets.
Communication from Secretary Orange County Mosquito Abatement District,
together with December 1952 activity report were read and on motion of
Trustee Hunter, seconded by Dahl and carried, the communication and
report were received and filed.
Communication was read from Earl Kenneth Wood, Chairman Civic Affairs
Committee, First Methodist Church with reference to gambling being
conducted in the City and to the suspension of four Police Officers by
the Chief of Police, and on motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter
and carried, the communication was received and filed.
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Jerome and carried, the Clerk
was instructed to direct a communication to Mr. Earl Kenneth Wood,
Chairman, Civic Affairs Committee, First Methodist Church, that the
matter of the suspension of the four Police Officers by the Chief of
Police is before the Civil Service Commission and a hearing date will bs
set at which time all phases of the suspension will be fully investigat~d
and discussed; also, the matter has been brought to the attention of
the Grand Jury, and is beyond the province of the City Council.
331;
In Re Communication was read from C. A~thur Nisson, Jr. Attorney, for the
Communication
City of Tustin City of Tustin rcquecting the consent of the Council to the annexation
(proposed annexation)
of tba'ee lots to the City of Tustin, as required under the provisions
of Government Code Section 35305.5. On motion of Trustee Dahl,
seconded by Jerome and carried, the communication was received, filed
and the Clerk instructed to direct a communication to the City of
In Re
City of Monrovia
(utility franchises)
advising that the Council consents to the proposed annexation.
Communication was read from the City of Monrovia reference cities
pooling their resources in matters such as the case of the City of
Petaluma versus Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Corporation on utility
franchises, and on motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Jerome and
In Re
Communication
Toastmasters
International
carried, the communication was received and filed.
Com~unication was read from James J. Wright, Chairman, Special Citizens
be adopted
Committee, suggesting that a form of Resolution or Proclamation
aside a day or days to pay tribute to Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, founder
of Toastmasters International, at a party February 26th, 1953, for the
purpose of celebrating his seventy-fifth birthday. On motion of
Trustee Hunter, seconded by Jerome and carried, the Mayor was authori:
to designate one day, by proclamation, preferably Dr. Smedley~s birth-
In Re
Request
Treesweet Products Co.
(drill hole for disposal
of clean waste water)
day, in ~ccordanoe with the request.
#
Communication was read from Treesweet Products Company requesting
permission to drill a hole for the disposal of clean waste water at
ll02 East Fourth Street, at an approximate cost of $2500.00 to drill
the hole and install auxllliary equipment. On motion of Trustee
Hunter, seconded by Dahl and carried, the request was gu-anted provided
the work is performed under the supervision of the City Engineer for
In Re
Request
Fire Chief
(40-hour work
week)
safety precautionary measures and communication ordered filed.
Communication was read from the Fire Chief advising that due to the
change of hours per week for Officers and members of the Fire Department
Suppression Division to a shorter work week, he recommended that the
various department personnel assigned to straight day work have their
work week shortened to the forty-hour week, and that Article 5, Section
7 of the Rules and Regulations be changed to read "Office hours shall
be from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on all days except Saturdays, Sundays
and Holidays~. On motion of Trustee Jerome, seconded by Dahl and
In Re
Joint Outfall
Sewer Minutes
carried, the request was granted.
#
On motion of Trustee Mcbride, seconded by Jerome and carried, the
Minutes of the Executive Committee of the Joint Outfall Sewer held at
In Re
Communication
Dept. of Social
Welfare
(Street musicians
and beggars)
Anaheim, February 5, 1953, were received and filed.
.
The City Attorney stated that the Santa Ana Ordinance is similar to the
County Ordinance, as submitted by Thomas P. Douglas, Director; Depart-
ment of Social Welfare, with reference to street beggars and musicians
on City streets. On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Mcbride and
carried, the Clerk was instructed to direct a communication to
Mr. Douglas extending the appreciation Of the Council for his offer to
use the trained staff of the Welfare Department to investigate the
street musicians and beggars on City streets, and that the Council will
332
In Re
Delinquent Sales
Tax - Report from
Clerk
In Re
Instructions to
City Attorney .
(subdivision Ordinance)
In Re
Report of
Administrator
Resol. No. 53-22
Declaring Central
Traffic Districts
In Re
Proposed annexation
Carl O. Larson etux
9.462 acres located
west of King and south
of W. l?th St.
In Re
Instructions to
Administrator
(Emmet Rogers
Tract No. 1739)
call upon hit office if the occasion arises.
,,
The Clerk submitted a report and stated that a number of bueiness
firms have failed to file or make payments on City Sales Tax over a
considerable period of time. It was moved by Trustee Dahl, seconded
by Jerome and carried, that the business firms who are in arrears on
payment of City Sales Tax be ordered to show cause why their Sales
Tax permits should not be revoked under the Sales Tax provisions$ and
the City Attorney was instructed to prepare necessary proceedings and
report ordered filed. On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Jerome
and carried, the City Attorney was instructed to file action against
the person who has discontinued business, for the purpose of collecting
delinquent Sales Tax.
#
The oral report of the Administrator was accepted and on motion of
Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, the City Attorney was
instructed to immediately prepare a comprehensive subdivision Ordinance
to include restraint on metes and bounds land division.
The Administrator reported that the appointed committee was not in
agreement reference request of Williams Electric Company that a twenty-
minute zone be established at 515 North Rose Street, and again recommended
the adoption of a Resolution which would extend the Central Traffic
District to include Ross Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets and
on Sixth Street between Birch and Ross Streets. On recommendation of~
the Administrator and on motion of Trustee Jerome,
and carried, the following Resolution entitled:
"Resolution Declaring Central Traffic
Districts in the City of Santa Ana#
was read, considered, designated Resolution No.
the following vote:
Ayes, Trustees
seconded by Dahl
53-22 and passed by
William Jerome, J.L.McBride,
Orson H. Hunter, Milford W. Dahl,
Courtney R. Chandler.
None
None
Noes, T~ustees
Absent, Trustees
The Administrator presented a Map, together with a communication
advising that Carl O. Larson and Thalla L. Larson wish to annex to the
City 9.~62 acres of land located west of King Street and south of West
Seventeenth Street. On moti.on of Trustee McBride, seconded by DatLI
and carried, the Map was approved and the Administrator instructed to
proceed according to the Map, subject to determination that the area
will not include at any point the top of the dyke or levee.
#
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Hunter and carried, the
Administrator was delegated and authorized to negotiate with Emmet C.
Rogers to work out a solution to the problem of the dedication of the
creek area on the northerly boundary of the subdivision, covered by
Tentative Map of Tract No. 1739, for flood control and flood water
protection and to call upon the Engineer's office to contact the five
owners of property located on the east side of Baker Street between
Santa Clara and Riviera Street to determine if they will construct
sidewalks in front of their residences.
#
333
In Re
Amend. Appl.
East side of No.
Sycamore St. btn
10th & Washington
(Tarver Montgomery)
In Re
Instructions to
Administrator and
Department Heads
(salary steps)
Communication and Resolution No._ $86 of the Planning Co~mission were
read, reference application of Tarver Montgomery, to reclassify the
west one-half of the block bounded as follows: on the east by North
Main Street; on the south by West 10th Street; on the west by North
Sycamore Street; and on the. north by West Washington Avenue from the
C-l, neighborhood commercial, and R-3, multiple family residences to
the C-2, general commercial district, being property located on the
east side of. North Sycamore Street between 10th and Washington Avenue
On motion of Trustee Dahl, seconded by Jerome and carried, a notices
of public hearing was ordered published setting date as April 6th,~
1953 ·
It was moved by T~ustee Dahl, seconded by Jerome and carried, that
the Administrator and all Department heads be directed and ordered
to have the fourth and fifth salary schedule steps in.the hands of
the Council not later than March 16th without any excuses.
On. motion of Trustee McBride, .seconded by Dahl and carried, the City
Mayor of th~City of Santa Ana
Council adJourned.
City Clerk