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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1951 02-20 CC MIN507 National City, California, February 20, 1951. Regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Clinton D. Matthews at 7:30 P.M. o'clock. Councilmen present: Clarke, Carrigan. Curry, Hart, Matthews. Councilmen absent: Moved by Curry, secondod by Hart, that tho roading of the minutes of the regular mooting of February 13, 1951, be dis- ponsod with. Carriod, all Councilmon prosont voting ayo. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS prosont: Alston, Sullivan, Warrior, Gautoroaux. COUNCILMAN CARRIGAN prosont. BILLS AUDITED by the Finance Committoe prosented: General Fund $10,611.37 Capital Reserve Fund 1,720.55 Library Fund 1,177.59 Park g & I Fund 4,567.90 Plenn. Comm. Fund 51.49 Rotiromont Fund 6,499.89 Stroot Fund 3,615.75 Harbor Fund 34.46 Payroll Fund 19,108.98 TOTAL - $47,387.98 Movod by Curry, secondod by Clarke, that tho bills bo allow- ed and warrants ordered drawn for samo. Carriod, by tho following voto to -wit: Ayos: Carrigan, Clarke, Curry, Hart, Matthews. Nays: None. RESOLUTION NO. 5393 was road, authorizing the payment of $1j720.55 from the Capital Roservo Fund as follows: Floyd Babcock, $105.00, City Hall Romodoling; Dick Haas Motors, $1,560.14, Equipment; National Lumber Col, $55.41, City Hall Remodeling. Movod by Clarko, seconded by Hart, that the 2/20 508 Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilman present voting ayo. CITY MANAGER SULLIVAN roport.od that there aro still two }roperty owners who hevo not signod an oasomont for the oponing of 26th Stroot and hopod that by next wook thoso oasomonts will bo obtainod. ATTORNEY WARNER stated the permit foe was eliminated in the proposed locker ordinanco and chanted the "refrigeration plant" to read "refrigeration plant or locker plant". ORDINANCE NO. an ordinance regulating refrigeration plants, or locker plants, was prosontod for tho first road- ing. Moved by Hart, seconded by Curry, that only the head- ing bo road. Carriod, by tho following voto to -wit: Ayos: Carrigan, Clarke, Cttiriy, Hrrt, Matthews. Nays: None. ORDINANCE NO. , AN ORDINANCE REGULJATING Rbir1RIGERATION PLANTS, OR LOCKER PLANTS. Moved by Curry, seconded by Hart, that tho Ordinanco bo laid over until the next mooting for the second and find reading., Carried, by the following veto to -wit: Ayes: Carrigan, Clarko, Curry, Hart, Metthews, Nays: None., ATTORNEY WARNER reported thet Judge Luce who represonts tho Santa Fe wants to submit a new proposal with a difforent description for the easomont of tho spur track for A. T. & S. Fo on Harrison Avenue, and as soon es it is received he will prosont it to tho Council. REQUEST OF VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS for use of the Perk for 2/20 509 a carnival was referred to. MR. HAYNAL, Post Commander was present and stated tho Booking :.gent of tho Craft Shows is out rf town and that ho will appear before the Council as socn es possible after his return. M.YOR MATTHEWS ordered the matter laid.ovor. APPLICLTION FOR CONDITIONAL EXCEPTION of Ina M. Tillas was referred to. Moved by Hart, that tho application bo approved. COUNCILMAN CARRIGAN stated that it was his impression the Planning Commission are going to take this under advisement and rezone the whole block. MAYOR MATTHEWS said ho received the same impression but he believed it would bo quite a lengthy study. Motion seconded by Clarke. Carried, by the following vote to -wit: Ayes: Clarke, Curry, Hart, Matthews. Nays: Carrigan. CITY CLERK ALSTON reported in regard to the Speeiel Election that she has consolidated tho 31 precincts into 12. MRS. ALSTON steted that she would like the approval of the Council as to the amount to pay for rental of the polling places. COUNCILMAN CARRIGAN asked the reason for consolidating the preeinets. CITY CLERK ALSTON stated that undor the Eleetion Laws a notice of the voting place must bo sent tc each voter - and that it will be much cheaper to consolidate the precincts. MAYOR MATTHEWS seid ho saw no objection, tho people who want to vote will not mind going a few extra blocks. COUNCILMAN CURRY stated that since it is a savings of money and it is the recommendation of the CITY CLERK, he thought it was the proper thing to do. COUNCILMAN CL:RKE asked if in the consolidation of the procincts any of the voting Eizo 010 places will be changed. CITY CLERK ALSTON said she has chosen polling places that were used before, but centrally located in the consolidation of the preeineta5 COUNCILMAN CLARKE said he thought the precincts were very evenly divided. COUNCILMAN CURRY asked h'w much of a savings this would mean. CITY CLERK ALSTON said it would be about $665.00. Moved by Hart, seconded by Curry, thet the consolidation of precincts bo approved. Carried, all Councilmen present voting ayo. CITY MANAGER SULLIVAN stetod thet in regard to tho tidelands lease requested by Mr. Rice and Mr. Evans for a boat and a contractors yard, at prosont they do not have a yard and they aro also anticipating a Merino railway. They have agreed that they will construct a fence of whatever type is required, and Mrs. Sullivan said that on that basis she saw no difficulty in going ahead with lease negotiations. MRS. SULLIVAN said if the Council hes no objections to the lease that Attorney Warner and she will prepare a lease. RESOLUTION NO. 5394 was rend, giving notice of the proposal to annex to the City of National City, tho uninhabited territory designated as "Mesa Village", located in tho County et Sas Diego. The heaving waa set fop 8:06 P.M; Mew 131 1951. Moved by Carrigan, seconded by Clerko, that tho Resolution be adopted. COUNCILMAN CURRY asked if the area is served by the Sweetwater Water Company. -CITY MANAGER SULLIVLN stated that it was. Mr. Poulter has conferred with the developers and thoy have been making plans regarding the water. COUNCILMAN CLARKE asked if that applied to the other utilities such as gas and light. CITY MANAGER SULLIVAN said 2/20 511 that it did, Carriodb all Councilmen presont voting aye. CITY MANAGER SULLIVAN reported that she has roceivod two requests for on sale boor liconsos, to Elmor Millet at 1118 National Avenue and E1 Chico at 316 Highland Avonuo. CITY MANAGER SULLIVAN stated that no doubt tho Council membors know tho rosult of tho trip of Attornoy Wernor and she to SaQramonto to appoar'8oforo tho Stato Board of Equal- ization in protost against tho transfor of an off solo general license to Texas Liquor Stores and Club 66, Inc, MRS. SULLIVAN stated tho Board of Equalization's policy is to agroo with -local agonies whorovor poss4blo and in our first presontation that is what they did. In this case, Mr. Bonolli oxplainod that ho had just boon sued for $36,000. in a similar case in Los Lngolos County whoro the Board had agreed with tho local agoncy and their logal department folt thoro was not sufficient grounds for them to legally uphold the opposition to a transfor. In viow of the rather foree- ful opinion of their legal department they eould not sustain their agreement with us in Court. CITY MANAGER SULLIVAN stated they talked with the Stato Allocations Board in regard to obtaining the $13,000. and the conforenco rosulted in their suggestion that wo filo a requost for as mush money as we eould support by actual warrants issued and not attempt to got the $13,000. but tako tho amount wo could support by warrants and thon to transfor tho remainder of the $13,000e to another project. With Mrs. llston's cooperation wo will filo for the amount we can sustain by Council minutes and warrants, and prosont a rosolution for transfor. a 2/20 512 CITY MANAGER SULLIVAN reported ehnt she appeared at the Senate Interim Committee en Civilian Defense and that she filed a statement with tho Committee. The Committee headed by Se%ator Hatfield was probing to find out if the State had any financial responsibility for Civilian Defense. Thore was apparently a desire of the Counsel for the Committee to try to establish that it was more of a Federal responsibility. With our statement we went on the assumption that it was a local responsibility, that if it was a regional matter then the State had a responsibility and if it was more than ono State involved as far as functions were concerned, that was a National responsibility. We haverhada communication from Washington indicating that we should not expect or plan on any money for Civilian Defense for local administration, that the allocation of srne $23,000,000. to California will bo for tho purpose of providing boob shelters or othor protective devices, principally for workers in dofonso plants, and for perhaps sono air raid warning system. Tho legislature -will have to dual with the matter of whether the State will make an allocation, and for what. Most everyone stressed communic- ations because no one community can cope with the intrieate communication system that is needed in tho State. CITY MANAGER SULLIVAN stated that she has ropoatodly re- eeived a request from people interested in antieipnting the passage of Title IX to Haire availabio houses for rental,.. The aubdivldera and developers have asked whether the City would bo willing to put in streets if they pay the entire coat. The reason for the request is that they have difficulty in getting contractors to put in the streets and do then 2/20 513 properly, besides tho City maintains then aftor they nro put in and the City does hove tho stroot oquipnent. Thoy would pay the ontiro bill including tho proper chergo for the equipment rontal. Thorn have boon about four difforcnt roquests and you night wish to give it some thought. COUNCIL- MAN CURRY,asked if this would require additional equipments CITY MANAGER SULLIVAN said that if thoro wore not too many miles of street at any ono time, that she thought wo could do it. M&YOR MATTHEWS stated that the City Council of San Diego wished to meet with this Council on annexation problems. He suggestod Wodnesdny, Fobruary 28th and Mayor Knox will notify us whethor that is suitablas Moved by Hart, secondod by Curry, that tho meeting be closed. Carries', all Councilmen present voting aye. NAAL CITY, CALIFORNIL