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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960 07-05 CC MIN1 National City, California, July 5, 1960 Regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Hollingsworth at 1:30 o'clock p.m. Counbtl members present: Allen, Hart, Morgan, Reid, Hollingsworth. Council members absent: None. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS present: Alston, Bird, Curran, Gautereaux, Kerr, Roberts, Stockman. The meeting was opened with pledge of allegiance to the Flag, followed with invocation by Rev. Keeble. VICE MAYOR HART excused. Moved by Reid, seconded by Morgan, the minutes of the regular meeting of June 28, 1960, be approved. Carried, all the Council present voting aye. RESOLUTION NO. 7776 was read, accepting a grant deed from Liston H. and Irma Lee Bethea. Moved by Allen, seconded by Reid, the Resolution be adopted. Carried, by the following vote to -wit: Ayes: Allen, Morgan, Reid, Hollingsworth. Nays: None. Absent: Hart. VICE MAYOR HART present. RESOLUTION NO. 7777 was read, "RESOLUTION CLOSING A PORTION OF PARADISE AVENUE IN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY." Moved by Allen, seconded by Reid, the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all the Council present voting aye. ATTORNEY CURRAN stated with reference to the inquiry from the Civil Service Commission which raised the question as to whether it was necessary the Civil Service Commission notify the newspapers of special meetings or a change of meeting date; the law is clear in this regard, that it is specifically made mandatory by the code the Civil Service Commission must give such notice; that the notice must be in writing and it must be delivered personally or by mail at least 24 hours before the meeting to all newspapers. ATTORNEY CURRAN stated with reference to the matter of the cancella- tion of the Glens Falls Insurance Company's bond issued as required by the contract with National City Rubbish Service; in order to be in a position to authorize the City Clerk to accept the termination, the Council should first approve the new bond which we now have, being Bond No. 3145065 issued by Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company. It was the recommendation of the City Attorney the bond be approved and filed. Moved by Allen, seconded by Reid, the recommendation of the City Attorney in regard to the bond for National City Rubbish Service be approved. Carried, all the Council present voting aye. It was the recommendation of the City Attorney the City Clerk be authorized to 7/5/60 2 return the notice of termination, as requested by Dwight Gove Agency with reference to the Glens Falls Bond. Moved by Allen, seconded by Reid, the recommendation of the City Attorney in regard to Glens Falls bond for National City Rubbish Service be returned by the City Clerk. Carried, all the Council present voting aye. ATTORNEY CURRAN reported a Certificate of Insurance has been issued by The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York showing Rufus F. and Helen F. Halling have comprehensive liability insurance, and recom- mended the Certificate be filed. Moved by Allen, seconded by Reid, the recommendation of the City Attorney be approved in regard to the liability insurance policy. Carried, all the Council present voting aye. MRS. ROBERT RICHARDS, 1411 E. 16th Street, was present and stated she asked City Treasurer Kerr how it would be possible for the City to notify a property owner who pays for the collection of trash and gar- bage on their rentals when the tenant is not taking care of it prop- erly, CITY TREASURER KERR stated she did not know how this could be done, if it is necessary to check every complaint that comes in to see who the property owner is it would entail quite a lot of extra work. Mrs. Kerr said she would welcome any suggestions the Council might have. VICE MAYOR HART said if the property owners would make up a list of their tenants and give it to the Treasurer and if there is trouble the property owner could be notified. CITY TREASURER KERR stated it would be necessary to check the lists everytime a complaint came in to ascertain to Whom the property belonged. MAYOR HOLLINGSWORTH stated she received a telegram from the Mayor of Tijuana expressing their sincere congratulations to this City Council for our glorious anniversary of our Independence Day. MAYOR HOLLINGSWORTH stated on Saturday afternoon the South Bay Plaza Merchants presented the City of National City with a flag that has flown over the Capitol of the United States; it has 49 stars but we will receive a 50 star flag which also has flown over the Capitol. Mayor Hollingsworth asked the City Clerk to write Mr. Bernstein, President of the South Bay Merchants thanking them for their fine ges- ture in presenting this flag to the City of National City. Mayor Hollingsworth presented the flag to Mr. Gautereaux and asked that he be sure it is flown over the City Hall. BILLS AUDITED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTTEE General Fund $ Traffic Safety Fund Park Fund Harbor Fund Park Construction Fund Retirement Fund Payroll Fund TOTAL presented: 12,295.29 2,839.17 240.69 18.15 1,622.00 4,119.05 49,659.24 $ 70,793.59 7/5/60 Moved by Hart, seconded by Morgan, the bills be approved for payment and warrants ordered drawn for same. Carried, by the following vote to -wit: Ayes: Allen, Hart, Morgan, Reid, Hollingsworth. Nays: None. COMMUNICATION PROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE regarding Route "h" was presented. CITY CLERK ALSTON stated the communication had been laid over until after the meeting with the Division of Highways on June 30th. The Chamber of Commerce approved Route "A". Moved by Allen, seconded by Reid, weconcur with the Chamber of Commerce and adopt Route "A". Carried, all the Council present voting aye. CITY CLERK ALSTON reported she received a claim on June 30th from John L. Stickley against the City of National City and members of the National City Police Department, and immediately referred two copies of the claim to the City Attorney and one copy to the City Manager, per Council's instructions. Moved by Allen, seconded by Reid, the claim of John L. Stickley be referred to the City Attorney for action. Carried, all the Council present voting aye. COPY OF COMMUNICATION FROM COUNTY BOUNDARY COMMISSION addressed to William P. Hudson, regarding "Hudson Annexation", was read. The Boundary Commission approved, as definite and certain, the boundary description of the proposed annexation to National City of territory known as "Hudson Annexation", a portion of Lincoln Acres Annex No. 3. Moved by Allen, seconded by Hart, this be referred to the klanning Commission. Carried, all the Council present voting aye. CITY MANAGER BIRD reported he is in receipt of the policy covering the City's vehicles from the local Insurance Agents Association of National City, and recommended it be referred to the City Attorney for checking the policy and a report. Moved by Hart, seconded by Morgan, the recommendation of the City Manager be approved, and the policy referred to the City Attorney. Carried, all the Council pres- ent voting aye. APPLICATION TO MOVE A BUILDING BY J. E. CHENEWETH was presented. The present location of the building is Naval Repair Base, and moved to Valley View Sanitarium, 2328 E. 6th Street, to be used as a utility and storage building. REPORT FROM CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR BIGGS was read, recommending the request be granted, subject to certain require- ments as set forth in the report. REPORT FROM CITY PLANNER STOCKMAN was read, recommending if approval is granted it be subject to certain restrictions, which are enumerated in the report. Moved by Allen, the request of Mr. Cheneweth be approved, with the restrictions implied by the City Building Inspector and. the City Planner. Motion died for lack of a second. Moved by Morgan, seconded by Reid, this be laid over 7/5/60 4 for a week in order to check the location. Carried, all the Council present voting aye. COMMUNICATION PROM CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION was read, stating attached is a copy of a letter from Supt. Parks and Recreation Gautereaux. The Civil Service Commission recommends approval of the changes and addi- tions set forth in this letter, with the exception of the request for a 5% raise. CITY MANAGER BIRD stated this is a request worked by the Supt. of Parks and Recreation not only in answer to the Civil Service Commission as to proper ratings, but a reorganization of the Park Dept. and Recreation Dept. It has been worked on for some time and is a good plan; it would change and place responsibility in the hands of some of our people in the Park Dept. so we can speed up and tighten our control in the operation of the Parks & Recreation Department. CITY MANAGER BIRD said he would recommend it be considered and approved. Moved by Allen, seconded by Reid, this be held over for study and the Council members be given a copy of the report. Carried, all the Coun- cil present voting aye. COMMUNICATION FROM CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR BIGGS was read, relative to a letter from Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company regarding release of relocation permit Bond #3110707 issued to Louis and Hilaria Gonzales; and it was recommended the bond be released. Moved by Allen, s eaonded by Morgan, the recommendation of the Building Inspec- tor in rzgard to releasing the bond to Mr. and Mrs. Gonzales be approved. Carried,, by the following vote to -wit: Ayes: Allen, Hart, Morgan, Reid, Hollingsworth. Nays: None. COM 'i1INICATION FROM CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION was read, stating that Dine Helen Robinson, who resigned as General Office Clerk, effective June 15th, had not completed her probationary period they must deny the request of Supt. Parks & Recreation she be placed on the Reserve List. This is in accordance with Rule 5.2 of the Civil Service Rules. Moved by Hart, seconded by Allen, the recommendation of the Civil Servioe Commission be approved. Carried, all the Council present voting aye. COMMUNICATION FROM M'RSHALL MORRISON, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, H. & M. MANAGEMENT COMPANY, was read, requesting a meeting with the Harbor Commission and later with the City Council in order to project a devsl- opment program of the City's remaining tidelands. Moved by Hart, sec- onded by Morgan, this communication be referred to the Harbor Commis- sion. Carried, all the Council present voting aye. COUNCILMAN ALLEN Chairman of the Harbor Committee, asked if the members of the Committee could meet most anytime Mr. Iird will arrange the meeting, and if he notified Mr. Allen, he will notify the other members of the Committee. 7/5/60 5 RESIGNATION OP STEPHEN GREGSON, probationary patrolman, was read, to become effective July 15, 1960. Moved by Allen, seconded by Hart, the resignation be accepted. Carried, all the Council present voting aye. CITY MANAGER BIRD stated he was requested by the Civil Service Commis- sion to rule on a question of policy, and he said he answered the let- ter, and for purpose of approval of the Council, if they so desire, he would like to read it before sending it to the Civil Service Commis- sion. The letter pertained to salary recommendations, and stated that when Ordinance No. 712 was adopted, the then City Council refused to place in said ordinance the right of the Civil Service Commission to consider salaries based upon the premise that they, the Council, are elected officials of the City, responsible to the public for the accounting, spending and obligating of all public monies within the meaning of the Municipal Code of the Mate of California. In other words, the Council did not feel they should, could or would delegate such authority to an appointed Commission. Ordinance No. 712 does not grant the Civil Service Commission the jurisdiction or authority. CITY MANAGER BIRD stated he has the annual report of the Building Department, and recommended it be accepted and placed on file with the City Clerk. Moved by Hart, seconded by Morgan, the report be accepted and filed. Carried, all the Council present voting aye. COMMUNICATION PROM HOUSING DIRECTOR GAUTEREAUX relative to 0livewood Housing tenancy, was read. It is very apparent by the immediate record the Navy is either capable of caring for itself on immediate urgency needs, or that private enterprise is meeting through oompeti- tive rental rates much of the requirements. Also with the total vacancy incurred by both Navy and civilians, he is considering cutbacks in labor and maintenance costs to coincide, and ask consideration be given to a plan by which personnel within classification might be transferred as required by other departments. CITY MANAGER BIRD stated with regard to the communication from Mr. Schriok concerning his driveway on 8th Street, the matter was referred to the City Engineer for a report. Mr. Bird stated he has the Engi- neer's report and would like authorization to refer it to the City Attorney to ascertain if there is, or is not, a possible liability en the part of the City. Moved by Allen, seconded by Reid, the reoom- mendation of the City Manager be Approved in regard to referring the report to the City Attorney. Carried, all the Council present voting aye. MAYOR HOLLINGSWORTH presented City Clerk =1.1s ton with a certificate from the League of California Cities for completion of the course of instruction at the City Clerks' Institute, Oakland, California. 7/5/60 CITY TREASURER KERR stated her office has a resolution of e.:Z,oroe alit about the cardboard boxes and cartons, litter, etc. It has been endorsed by several organizations in National City and the ,;�erbers of the Sanitation Department would like to have it presented to the Coui-- oil and then published in the paper. Moved by Allen, seconded by Reid, it be referred to the City Attorney to prepare a resolution to be accepted by the City Council, and the City Treasurer furnish the Attorney with the additional names to be included in the resolution. Carried, all the Council present voting aye. Moved by Allen, seconded by Morgan, the meeting be adjourned. Car- ried, all the Council present voting aye. Upon motion of Allen, seconded by Morgan, the motion to adjourn was reconsidered and said motion vacated. Council members present: Allen, Hart, Morgan, Reid, Hollingsworth. Council members absent: None. MAYOR HOLLINGSWORTH stated she would like permission to be out of the State, and will be absent for the next Council meeting. Moved by Allen, seconded by Reid, Mayor Hollingsworth be granted permission to be out of the State. Carried, all the Council present voting aye. Moved by Hart, seconded by Allen, the meeting be closed. Carried, all the Council present voting aye. Meeting closed at 2:28 p.m. ATTEST: CITY CLERK MAYOR, CITY OF NA TIONAL C'13�, CAt,IFORNIA 7/5/60