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National City, California, October 14, 1958
Regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor
Hodge at 1:30 P.M. o'clock. Council member resent: Allen, Fessman,
Hart, Hollingsworth, Hodge. Council memberdabsent: None.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS present: Alston, Bird, eurran, Holgate,
Lill, Stockman.
The meeting was opened with pledge of allegiance to the Flag, fol-
lowed by invocation by Rev. Compton.
Moved by Allen, seconded by Fes.-.nan, the minutes of the regular meet-
ing of October 7, 1958, be approved. Carried, all the Council pres-
ent voting aye.
RESOLUTION NO. 7328 was read, authorizing James A. Bird as City Mana-
ger to make application to the General Service Administration of the
United States of America, and to sign any and all forms necessary for
the purpose of acquiring for park or recreational purposes all that
real property situated in the City of National City located north of
the end of Cleveland Avenue and west of Harbor give at the junction
of Montgomery Freeway. Moved by Fessman, seconded by Hart, the Re-
solution be adopted. Carried, all the Council present voting aye.
RESOLUTION NO. 7329 was read, accepting a grant deed from Robert F.
and Dawn E. McConkey dated August 3, 1956. Moved by Fessman, second-
ed by Hollingsworth, the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all the
Council present voting aye.
ORDINANCE NO. ,BAN ORDINANCE OF
26th STREET BETWEEN HIGHLAND AND "42111
AVENUE IN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY;
the first reading and read in full.
INTENTION TO VACATE AND CLOSE
AVENUE AND A PORTION OF '4Gli
CALIFORNIA1, was presented -for
ORDINANCE NO. ,ilAN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 708 OF
NATIONAL CITY PERTAINING TO LICENSING OF CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS AND
AMUSEMENTS,li was presented for the second and final reading. ATTORNEY
CURRAN stated the ordinance is defective and he would like to revise
it and bring it back for further action.
ORDINANCE NO. 936, 4AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 840 AND FIX-
ING FEE FOR SECURING A PERMIT TO MOVE BUILDINGS,' was presented for
the second and final reading, and read in full. -Moved by Allen,
seconded by Hollingsworth, the Ordinance be adopted. Carried, all
the Council present voting aye.
REPORT FROM THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE was read approving the re-
quest for astreet light in the 2300 block on E. 6th Street. Moved
by Hollingsworth, seconded by Allen, it be referred to the City Mana-
ger. Carried, all the Council present voting aye,
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REPORT FROM THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE was read recommending that
a. system of bumper to bumper parking on the east half of the 300 block
on 8th Street (south side) be installed according to the drection of
the Engineering Department. This is to maintain the number of park-
ing stalls in this area and also to allow additional red curb adjacent
to the intersection. COUNCILMAN FESSMAN asked what the Committee
meant by bumper to bumper parking. CITY MANAGER BIRD stated this is
the recommendation of the Traffic Safety Committee in relation to
trying out of a new method of parallel parking; it is called bumper
to bumper parking but there is six feet between spaces which allows
adequate freeboard. Under the present situation we have 22 feet set
aside for parking. This will cut the parking down to 18 feet which
the car actually uses allowing between each two spaces 12 feet, or
6 foot maneuver ability. It is something the Committee wishes to try
out. COUNCILMAN FESSMAN stated the people are supposed to park with-
in the lines designated for parking,but if under this parallel parking
if someone does not park in the right spot it will either take up two
places or ruin the chances for another motorist to get out, and asked
if there is anything in our traffic ordinance to make it unlawful not
to park in the allocated space on the street. Moved by Allen, we
accept the recommendation of the Traffic Safety Committee for this
trial period for 120 days. COUNCILMAN FESSMAN asked if it would not
take an ordinance to enforce thi:;,. CITY MANAGER BIRD stated it would
take an ordinance.. There is no Irovision in the ordinance requiring
that a motorist park within alloted spaces, and that should be placed
in the ordinance. COUNCILMAN ALLEN withdrew his motion. CITY MANAGER
BIRD stated the Traffic Safety Committee is in the process of bring-
ing before the Council a number of recommendations, particularly on
ruck route and on the parking between the hours of 4:00 A.M. and
6:00 A.M. It is going to necessitate, if Council follows the recom-
mendation, a. change in the ordinance; there are a number of things
which were in the original ordinance, which the traffic safety ordi-
nance omitted when it was adopted which should be in the ordinance;
one the question of parking in the designated parking spots, the other
is running over fire hose which was deleted from the ordinance. Mr.
Bird recommended we try the recommendation out for 120 days, at the
spot designated, this new method of parking and if it is successful
then the ordinance can be amended to cover all the items he mentioned,
Moved by Fessman, seconded by Allen, the recommendation of the City
Manager be followed. Carried, all the Council present voting aye.
REPORT FROM THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE recommended a double white
li#e be placed on Division Street east of El Toyon School as indica-
ted by the Engineering and Police Departments studies. Moved by
Allen, the recommendation of the Traffic Safety Committee be approved.
COUNCILMAN FESSMAN stated he did not believe matters such as the
placing of the white line need to come before the Council for action,
it should be referred to the proper authority, probably the City
Manager, for execution. 0bvisouly the white line is necessary there
and should not be a matter for Council to approve or disapprove of,
it can be taken care of by the staff. CITY MANAGER BIRD stated the
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traffic ordinance specifically requires that when the Traffic Commit-
tee, on matters such as this which is before the Council, if they
approve it, it is then mandatory on the City Manager to see that it is
carried out, it does not require an action of City Council. Motion
died for lack of a second. Moved by Allen, seconded by Hollingsworth,
the recommendation be approved. Carried, all the Council present
voting aye.
REPORT FROM THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE was read recommending a stop
sign be erected on Plaza Boulevard facing west bound traffic east of
"L" Avenue. Moved by Hollingsworth, seconded by Allen, the Traffic
Safety Committee's recommendation be approved. Carried, all the
Council present voting aye.
COUNCILMAN FESSMAN stated he has heard several complaints in regard
to speeding on 18th Street from Highland a-,.=aue east. It seems the
Polioe Department has gone out there severel times and over a period
of seven, eight days, or longer and have priced the area, and as
soon as they are not there the speeding starts up again, and some of
the citizens have requested this matter be presented. Another thing
that might be investigated is the need for a street light, and it
should be a bright one, at the corner of 28th Street and Highland,
because there is a pedestrian zone and the people going to the adult
eduoation classes at the school and crossing in that pedestrian zone
cannot be seen by the drivers as it is in total darkness. Moved by
Fessman, seconded by Hart, this be referred to the City Manager.
Carried, all the Council present voting aye. COUNCILMAN HART stated
in regard to the speeding on 18th Street, there is also a lot of
speeding on a number of the sides streets, and if we hired a police-
man, and the cost of his oar, the revenue taken in for catching the
speeders would pay for it. The police department do not have enough
men to do the work, COUNCILMAN ALLEN stated there is no motorcycle
officer on duty between 2:00 and 6:00 A.M. and anyone interested can
stand anywhere on 16th Street from National to Highland Avenue, par-
ticularly at I'D" Avenue and can watch the cars leaving the drive-in
going east on-16th Street, and he believed there could be thirty
tickets written in the hour between 2:00 and 3:00 A.M. Moved by Hart,
seconded by Allen, this be referred to the City Manager and to the
Traffic Safety Committee and to the Finance Committee for study.
Carried, all the Council present voting aye.
DAVID THOMPSON, representing the San Diego County Traffic Safety
Council and the National Safety Council was present for the purpose
of presenting an award to National City for its activities and accom-
plishments in the field of traffic safety. The award, which was a
certificate of achievement, was presented to Mayor Hodge for a record
of no traffic deaths and for traf f ice safety activities for 1957.
HEARING ON HIGHLAND AVENUE 1911 ACT was held at this time for im-
provement of Highland Avenue from 8th Street to 18th Street. Two
written protests were read, from J. Gerald Hoehn and Florence Beery.
CECIL F. ALLEN, 1504 Highland Avenue, was present and orally protest-
ed the 1911 Act on Highland Avenue, CLAUDE L. HART, 1343 Highland
Avenue, was present and orally protested the proposed improvement.
EDMOND E. LACASSE, 2021 Highland Avenue, was present and stated he
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was in favor of the improvement, and suggested the trees be taken out
now on Highland Avenue from 18th to 30th Street in anticipation of
improving the entire Avenue, CITY CLERK AL„TON asked the City Attor-
ney if oral protests counted in this hearing, ATTORNEY CURRAN stated
he did not have that particular code section in mind, however, the
Engineer is making a computation so we will know whether or not there
has been sufficient percentage. Moved by Fessman, seconded by Hol-
lingsworth, the hearing be closed, and the City Engineer be instruc-
ted to compute the percentage and bring it up under his report.
Carried, by the following vote to -wit: Ayes: Fessman, Hart, Holling-
sworth, Hodge. Nays: Allen.
ATTORNEY CURRAN stated at the last meeting there was referred to him
a petition requesting the City Council to take certain requested
aotion with reference to Ordinance No, 750. Examination of the Ordi-
nance reveals that for the most part the matters which are requested
to be done would require that Ordinance No. 750 be amended. In order
to amend the Ordinance it is therefore the Attorney's recommendation
the petition be referrred to the Planning Commission. Moved by Hart,
seoonded by Alien, the recommendation of the City Attorney be approv-
ed. Carried, all the Council present voting aye,
ATTORNEY CURRAN stated there are several certificates of insurance
which are in proper form and which he recommended be approved and
filed, they are as follows: State Compensation Insurance Fund certi-
ficate showing that Pace Construction Co. has the statutory Workmen's
Compensation Insurance coverage; the Aetna Casualty and Surety Com-
pany Certificate of Insurance shows that K.E.C. Company has a policy
effective and for the limits required by its contract; Certificate of
Insurance of W.B. Brandt & Co., Inc., and Syre & Toso, Inc., that
K. E. C. Company has property damage insurance; Swett & Crawford
Certificate of Insurance shows that Dan E. Pace and Willis H. Pace,
co-partners, have property damage insurance; Pacific Indemnity Com-
pany Certificate shows that Griffith Company has bodily injury and
property damage insurance; Swett & Crawford Certificate shows that
Griffith Company has bodily injury and property insurance in excess
limits, Moved by Fessman,seconded by Hart, the recommendation of
the City Attorney be followed. Carried, all the Council present
voting aye.
CITY ATTORNEY CURRAN stated there was referred to him a communication
from the Chief Administrative Officer of the City of Chula Vista
which attached a copy of a proposed agreement for the erection of
certain improvements in order to develop the tidelands. Mr, Curran
stated he has conferred with the City Attorney of Chula Vista and
both City Attorneys agree the proposed agreement is not proper, that
the cities should not be attempting to turn over end delegate to the
Santa Fe Railway Company the right to let this project out for bids.
The present thinking of the City Attorney is that each City should
set up its own contract and call for bids at the same time the Santa
Fe does so that on the same day there would be three bids for three
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separate contracts submitted by the contractor so any bidder could
consider it a unit project. It is expected we will hear more on
this problem from the City of Chula Vista.
VINCENT DE LUCIA, 1930 Granger Avenue, was present and stated he
wished to come before the Council today in relation to some very
interesting experiences last evening at the meeting of the Planning
Commission. The meeting was very informative, and he was very much
surprised of what is expected of the Commissioners, and it seems there
is too much of a burden placed upon them by asking them to violate
the laws that are on the books for the purpose of granting certain
privileges. If we do not enforce the law we have nothing. If the
law is not any good then we should change it. There should be some
restrictions on these things that are being taken up, and every time
something like this is granted and someone else makes a similar re—
quest you cannot deny them because you have set a precedent. Mr.
De Lucia commended the police department, and said he talked with
some of the officers in Chula Vista and National City and found out
our department is actually understaffed, and thought it would do no
harm to increase the staff and give us more protection from speeders
and traffic violations. COUNCILMAN HART stated that the Planning
Commissions of Chula Vista, etc. have the same problems as we do.
EDMOND LA.CASSE, was present and stated on Highland Avenue there is
a place that used to sell feed and things of that kind, now it is a
factory, used for building cabinets, etc. The people in back of the
place are complaining about the noise caused by sawing and planing.
COMMUNICATION FROM HELIX IRRIGATION DISTRICT was read stating the
quarterly meeting of the Irrigation Districts Officers Association
of San Diego Council will be held Wednesday, Ootorer 22nd, at the
Twin Inns in Carlsbad.
CITY CLERK ALSTON presented the Affidavit of Publication of Notice
of Award of Contract to R. E. Hazard for the improvement of 20th
Street i'AI' and 4Bii Avenues. Moved by Hollingsworth, seconded by Hart,
the Affidavit be approved and filed. Carried, all the Council present
voting aye.
CITY CLERK ALSTON stated this morning she received the report of the
meeting of the Small Craft Harbor Commission in Santa Cruz, August
28th, and recommended it be referred to the City Attorney to check to
see if there is anything of importance to the City in the report.
Moved by Fessman, seconded by Hart, the City Clerk's recommendation
be followed. Carried, all the Council present voting aye.
COMMUNICATION FROM DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS was read relative to the
request that a sign reading RSan Diego°' be placed at the intersection
of U.S. Highway 395 and 6. This signing policy will not permit the
Division of Highways to designate more than three destinations ahead.
on the route you are traveling and this route has three. Inyokern,
Johannesburg, and San Bernardino where other State Highways connect
with U. S. Highway 395.
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CITY ENGINEER LILL reported in regard to the hearing on Highland
Avenue there was less than three percent written protests and less
than three percent oral protests, the total protests were less than
five percent. Moved by Fessman, seconded by Hollingsworth, the next
step in the 1911 Act be taken, and the resolution prepared. Carried,
by the following vote to -wit: Ayes: Fessman, Hollingsworth, Hodge.
Nays: Allen, Hart.
CITY ENGINEER LILL stated we received a petition for the improvement
of 7th Street westerly from Palm Avenue, for grading, curbs and pave-
ment, and was signed by persons interested in 63% of the frontage and
61% of the area. of the property within the district proposed to be
assessed for the improvement. It was recommended the project be
authorized. Moved by Fessman, seconded by Hollingsworth, the City
Engineer's recommendation be approved. Carried, all the Council
present voting aye.
CITY ENGINEER LILL reported work has started an the Granger Avenue
Storm Drain and is about to start on the "Bo Avenue Storm Drain.
COMMUNICATION FROM AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, National City Branch,
was read stating they have been asked by the San Diego Chapter, Ameri-
can Red Cross, to establish a control and reception center in National.
City for their local chapter. The local chapter is of the opinion the
ideal setup would be the use of the Community Building since it is
more centrally located and has the added advantage of being near the
police and fire departments, and request permission to setup & con-
trol and reception center at the Community Building should the need
ever arise. CITY MANAGER BIRD recommended this be referred to the
Manager and the Supt. of Parks, who is in charge of the Community
Building, for further information and a report to the City Council.
Moved by Hart, seconded by Fessman, the City Manager's recommendation
be approved. Carried, all the Council present voting aye.
CITY MANAGER BIRD stated with reference to the petition relative to
Eeters Home and Garden Center, of which a partial report was made at
the last meeting, he now has the additional part of the report, the
pictures which were taken by the official photographer of the City
and an additional report from the Planning Department. REPORT FROM
CITY PLANNER STOCKMAN AND ASS'T. BUILDING INSPECTOR BURNS was read
relative to the land use at 221 Highland Avenue, Peters Home & Garden
Center* In measuring the property it was found that Peters Hane &
Garden Center is occupying the area 160 feet east of Highland Avenue
which would indicate an encroachment into the R-4, Multiple Residence
District of 35 feet. Upon checking the footage on 2nd Street it was
established that the sacks of manure are stored within the commercial
zoning. CITY MANAGER BIRD stated this is in addition to the report
by the Health Dept. which was submitted last week. MAUDE R. BIDDIS(1N6
840 E. 2nd Street, was present and stated the odor caused by the sacks
of manure were very objectionable, and that a number of other resi-
dents in the area have also complained about the condition. COUNCIL-
MAN FESS+;AN asked the City Attorney what the City would be able to
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do in the matter, obviously the law is not being broken, and asked
if the property owners affected in the area have a right to a civil
suit against the business; would it or would it not implicate the
City. CITY ATTORNEY CURRAN stated if there is not any violation of
any law then the City has no official interest in the matter, and
the matter is simply between the property owners and if the neigh-
bors complain against neighbors as to the use of the neighbor's
property, it is incumbent upon them to have the court determine
whether or not their rights have been violated; that is strictly a
private matter between neighbors and not something in which the City,
as such, has an interest. COUNCILMAN ALLEN stated thereis an en-
croachment into an R-4 Zone, and asked what could be done in this
regard. MAYOR HODGE suggested it be referred to the City Manager
and Police Dept. Moved by Allen, seconded by Hart, the matter of the
encroachment be referred to the Police Department and City Manager
for a report. Carried, all the Council present voting aye.
COMMUNICATION FROM CHIEF OF POLICE SMITH was read stating in review-
ing the Annual Inventory of Traffic Safety activities for the year
1957 submitted by the National Safety Council, National City's per-
formance rating advanced from 20% in 1956 to 67% in 1957. In the
progress report a number of recommendations were made by the Presi-
dent's Highway Safety Conference on items where improvement might
be made for a more efficient enforcement program. In studying the
recommendations, it is to be noted that the number one item was a
suggestion that a substantial increase in total police strength be
considered. The measure and source of police strength, as recom-
mended by this survey is 57 men. During 1957 your Police Dept.
operated with 37 police officers. In view of the recommendations
submitted, it is believed advisable to set up a traffic division
within the Police Dept, at the earliest possible moment. However,
it is felt a survey should be made with the Civil Service Commission
to determine the present status of the three motorcycle officers who
are now in a separate classification. In forming this division it
must be remembered that additional police officers will be needed
in the fiscal year 1959-60, and serious consideration should be given
to the request that will be forthcoming in the next budget for addit-
ional personnel. Until such a time as the status of the three motor-
cycle officers is clarified, it is recommended that Sergeant Hunter
be temporarily placed in command of this division, in addition to
his present duties. CITY MANAGER BIRD said it is his recommendation
that a traffic division within the Police Department be created; that
we ask of the Civil Service Commission to cane up with the recom-
mendation as to classification; and also ask the City Attorney to
answer questions one and two which is in Chief's communication. If
Council is in accord of creating the framework of a traffic division,
as recommended, we will assign, on a temporary basis, the officer as
requested by the Chief of Police, until such a time as we can get the
rulings from the Civil Service Commission. Moved by Hart, seconded
by Hollingsworth, the City Manager's request be granted. Carried,
all the Council present voting aye. COUNCILMAN ALLEN stated it is
his opinion that in this field if we were to ask for a Sergeant for
the traffic division, the Civil Service Commission would have to
submit the first three names on the Sergeant's list of men who were
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fully qualified in traffic, if they had passed the examination for
police sergeant, they would still be rated as such, but if you had
to have a specialist, you would then have to take the names of the
first three men on the sergeants list that has that particular spec-
iality of qualification. Mr. Allen said he did not know whether
that is in accord with the Civil Service Commission we now have, or
whether there is something in our ordinance that objects, but in the
Federal Civil Service that ruling does prevail.
CITY MANAGER BIRD stated he has a resolution which is necessary under
our present California plan of Civilian Defense, it has been checked
by the City Attorney, and recommended its adoption.
RESOLUTION NO. 7330 was read, stating certain conditions are imposed
by the Federal Civil Defense Administration, the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare, the California Disaster Office, and the Surplus
Property Division of the State Department of Education in connection
with the acquisition of such property; and the City of National City
desires to become eligible to acquire such property; and that James
A. Bird, City Manager and/or Cleo Osburn,Administrative Assistant are
authorized as the representative of the City to sign for and accept
surplus Federal property in accordance with the conditions imposed by
the above agencies. Moved by Hart, seconded by Allen, the Resolution
be adolted. Carried, all the Council present voting aye.
CITY MANAGER BIRD stated in regard to the report from the City At-
torney regarding the contract proposal with the Santa Fe Railway and
jointly with the City of Chula Vista, wherein the Attorney for our
City in concurrence with the City Attorney of Chula Vista, has ruled
it would be necessary for the City to advertise for its own contract
for such as that we propose, which is the diking of our bulkhead
line south in the Paradise Creek. Mr. Bird said he would like to
recommend for the Councilos recommendation specifically that the City
Engineer be authorized to draw the plans and specifications which are
necessary for said diking, and to call for bids for said work syn-
chronizing same with the action of the City of Chula Vista and the
Santa Fe Railway Company. Mr. Bird said his reason for this is one
which he can only refer to at the present time. We are in a position
whereby within a relative short period of time there will be spoil
available to fill up our 42 acres on the south side of the Paradise
Creek. Originally in discussion with the Santa Fe Railway Engineer
and the City of Chula Vista, at which our Harbor Committee chairman
was present, the estimated cost of this work under the proposed plan
would have been for our share of it approximately $5,000.00. We are
going to have an enbankment there, and we are going to have to have it
there within the next nine months if we wish to participate, and this
has nothing to do with the Governmental dredging. Moved by Hart,
seconded by Fessman, the recommendation of the City Manager be fol-
lowed. COUNCILaN FESSMAN and ALEN questioned the possibility that
each of the three bids may be different. CITY MANAGER BIRD stated
there is another condition which might prevail; a bid for National
City and we have a bid simultaneously for Chula Vista and also for
Santa Fe. The bid is not acceptable to Santa Fe and not acceptable
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to Chula Vista. Mr. Bird said we must have this work done within the
next nine months, and we may have to pay a higher price because we
only have approximately 17% of the job. Motion carried, all the
Council present voting aye.
CITY MANAGER BIRD stated there has been, if the Council approves, a
tentative meeting set for October 16th at 3:30 P.M. to meet with the
Highway Transportation Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, also
Mr. Dekema of the Highway Dept. for the purpose of presenting to the
City of National City the ingresses and egresses on the proposed
cross town freeway. CITY MANAGER BIRD stated the meeting would be
held in the Library Conference Roan, and he will attempt to arrange
the meeting and will notify all of the members.
COUNCILMAN ALLEN asked the City Manager where we are going to have a
pistol range. CITY MANAGER BIRD stated in this relation, he wanted
a Harbor Committee meeting because it is going to have of necessity
to be located; also we have three applications and the question of
the Heflin, Caldwell lease transfer which must be resolved one way or
the other. COUNCILMAN FESSMAN stated in regard to the Heflin, Cald-
well transfer, he would like to request the City Manager to ask both
parties to get a meeting of minds at least, so they can present their
problems to the committee and it will not waste the committee's time.
The meeting was set for 2:00 P.M., October 16th in the City Manager's
office.
CITY MANAGER BIRD stated we have set up in the Building Department
and Engineering Department, with the aid of Planning, s,mething which
we hope will alleviate a lot of criticism, also will put the respect-
ive builders in a position of knowing the existing codes and laws
which pertain to side yard set backs, drainage, off street parking,
etc. This is now in use in the Building Department, and is a "must
by anyone making an application for a building permit. COUNCILMAN
FESSMAN stated it seems to him that the interpretation of Ordinance
750 is not clear, but he would assume that a parcel of property in a
R-1 zone would permit one dwelling on that parcel of property, it
would not matter whether the parcel is 5,000 or 50,000 square feet.
From the discussions on lots splits, etc. it seems it is the thinking
of many that you can build a house on every 5,000 square feet of prop-
erty, Our ordinance does not spell it out, and thought it should;
the amendments that were proposed and suggested by the City Attorney
earlier should clarify it so a R-1 zone is for one dwelling no matter
how large the parcel as long as it is 5,000 square feet minimum.
Moved by Fessman, seconded by Allen, the provision, as mentioned
above, be part of the amendment to Ordinance 750, Carried, by the
following vote to -wit: Ayes: Allen, Fessman, Hollingsworth. Nays:
Hart, Hodge.
REPORT FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION was read regarding Application
for Conditional Exception No. 624 signed by Josephone C. Emrick rel-
ative to the property located at 1012 E. 8th Street. Petitioner is
requesting permission to use said property, located in an R-4, Mult-
iple Residence District, for the purpose of a doctor's office and
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said usage be transferrable with sale of same within the next 90 days.
It was the recommendation of the Commission the request be granted.
COUNCILWOMAN HOLLINGS UORTH asked the City Planner about parking area.
CITY PLANNER STOCKMAN stated there was considerable discussion held
in this regard. At the present time there will be off street park-
ing for two ears, however, he will provide additional parking in the
rear of the lot. Moved by Hollingsworth, seconded by Allen, the
Council follow the recommendation of the Planning Commission and
grant the variance. Carried, by the following vote to wit: Ayes:
Allen, Fessman, Hart, Hollingsworth, Hodge. Nays: None.
CITY CLERK ALSTON stated she wished to call the Gounci1 s attention
to the fact that the meeting of October 28th is during the week of
the League Conference; it is not known whether or not we will have a
quorum; the first meeting in November will be the 4th which is elect-
ion day,and a legal holiday; the second meeting in November is the
llth which is Veterans Day and a legal holiday. If we do not have a
quorum an the 28th of October there will be three weeks between
Council meetings, and if Council does not want that much time be-
tween Council meetings, we will have to make a request for the Court
room far in advance. Moved by Hollingsworth, seconded by Hart, the
City Clerk be authorized to contact Judge Harbison and find out the
day he might be able to allow us the Court room, preferably Nov. 5th,
because of payroll and payment of bills. MAYOR HODGE suggested we
either have the meeting Monday, Nov. 3rd, or Wednesday, Nov. 5th, and
if we cannot have it in the Court room we have it in the Library
Conference Room, Carried, all the Council present voting aye.
RESOLUTION NO. 7331 was read, "RESOLUTION ORDERING WORK (Highland
Ave. from 8th St. to 18th St).4 Moved by Fessman, seconded by Hol-
lingsworth, the Resolution be adopted. Carried, by the following
vote to -wit: Ayes: Allen, Fessman, Hollingsworth, Hodge. Nays:
Hart.
Moved by Hart, seconded by Fessman, the meeting be closed. Carried,
all the Council present voting aye. Meeting closed at 3:29 P.M.
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MAYOR, CITY OF NATIONAL CI Y,CALIFORN1A
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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