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Home My WebLink About1944 08-15 CC MIN678. National City, California, August 15, 1944. Regular meeting of the City* Council called to order by the Mayor. Councilmen present: Christman, Cordingly, Newberry. Thatcher, Fritz. Minutes of regular meeting of August 1, 1944, read and approved. Administrative officials present: Fuson, Bird, Vansant, Bates, Finnerty, Ratelle, Ireland, Gautereaux, Rogers. Bills audited by the Finance Committee, presented: General Fund "2,417.26 Street " 472.86 Park " 50.63 Unapp. " 19.25 OCD " 27.00 FWA " 30.79 TOTAL $3,017.79 Moved by Cordingly, seconded by Newberry, that the bills be allowed and warrants ordered drawn for same.,' Carried, all Councilmen pres- ent voting ave. .- RESOLUTION NO. 2669, appointing Ivan W. Hill to the position of fireman, s alary A180.00 pe:° month effective August 15, 1944, was read. Moved by Christman, seconded by Cordingly, that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. ✓ CONMUNICAT_ION FROM RUSSIAN WAR RELIEI, thanking the City for co-operation in the recent clothes drive, was read and ordered filed. COMMUNICATION FROM SAN DIEGO CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS to Dr. W. D. Rolph, thanking him for the twenty packages of blood plasma which the City donated, was read and ordered filed. ✓ CU gjENI_CATION FROM LEAGUE Or CALTFOR TA CITIES ANNOUNCING THE CANCELLATION of the League convention in September at Sac- ramento, was read and ordered filed. RESOLUTION NO. 2670, accepting the bid of $783.60 from the San Diego Gas y: Electric Co. on National City Lighting District No. 1, was read. Moved by Newberry, seconded by Christman, that the Resolution be adopted.Carrie d, all Councilmen present voting aye. RESOLUTION NO. 2671, agreement with State of California Division of Highways, whereby, the City agrees, followign completion of the Bay Boulevard project, to maintain such portions within the corporate limits of the City and not on the State Highway system, 679. at it's own expense and in a satisfactory manner, was read. Moved by by Newberry, seconded/Christman, that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. COP?IUNICATION FROM LEAGUE OF CALI_FORNIA CITIES IN REGARD TO collection of franchise tax from bus companies operating within City borders, was read and referred to the City Attorney. C0M UITICATION FFOY WAR RECREATION COUNCIL, enclosing a check for $74.78, which represents one half of net proceeds of profit derived from sales at Canteen bar for one month at the Federal Recreation Building, was read. Moved by Christman, seconded by Cordingly, that the check be accepted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. APPLICATION OF ANDREW L. JOHNSTON TO PURCHASE TAX DEEDED PROPERTY, Lots 15-16, Block 276, City Plat, for $50.00, was read and laid over until the next regular meeting. RESOLUTION NO. 2672, accepting the report of the City Auditor to the State Board of Equalization, was read. Moved by Newberry, seconded by Cordingly, that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. n, " RESOLUTION NO. 2673, authorizing the City Clerk to forward en V to S olon S. Kipp & W. E. Starke, documents clearing the title on Blocks 260 and 317, City Plat, which were purchased through a quiet title suit in September 1942, was.read. Moved by Cordingly, seconded by Christman, that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting; ave. RES0LUTTOIT NO. 2674, authorizing the following transfers, was read: $10,000.00 from Post War Fund to Genera] Fund; $10,00.00 from Harbor Improvement Fund to General Fund; $1,600.00 from General Fund to Library Fund; 11.72 from General Fund to Unapp. Tax Fund. Moved by Cord:-icly, seconded by Christman, that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. ✓ RESOLUTION NO. 2675, authorizing the City C]erk to transfer funds from the various City funds to the Payroll Fund on or prior to regular City pay days, sufficient to take care of each payroll, 680. was read. Moved by Cordingly, seconded by Newberry, that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. /CITY CLERK REQUESTED PERMISSION TO HAVE THE ST?tTFT DEPARTMENT to erect a sigh for the Chamber cf Commerce at 8th Street and Harding Avenue. Moved by Cordingly, seconded bi- Newberry, that the request be granted. Carried, all Councilmen present votingy aye. PROPOSED PLUMBING ORDINANCE was presented and laid over until the next rerualr meetin;R. ✓Sam Clauser of the Yellow Cab. Co. was present and requested permission to erect a cenent pedestal at 8th Street and National Avenue for their telephone. Attorney Ratelle ruled it was in violation of the City Ordinance oveining same, and the request was denied. L/Chief Bird requested that the City Clerk be authorized to establish a $25.00 revolving fund for the Health Dept s userfnr expense in exterminating; rats in National City. Moved by New- berry, seconded ':y Thatcher, that the request be granted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. %Chief Bird reported that materials and supplies, OCD property, are stored in the Fire Station and desired disposition of sane. Mayor Fritz referred the matter to Councilman Thatcher. Engineer Ireland reported trafficcsignals at 8th Street and National Avenue will soon he in operation, and requested permission to use the City time controller for the time being. Moved by New- berry, seconded by Cordingly, that the City Clerk notify the State Highway that they have been authorized to use the City time con- troller on the signals for the time being until they can obtain their own equipment. Councilman Christman reported the paper drive was sucessful and believed about 10 ton would be netted at $10.00 per ton. John Fuson, City Garage Foreman, reported that he believed that the City could save money by having all auto Darts and supplies purchased through the City Garage, and that he felt that he shnttld have control of all City cars. Moved by Christman, seconded by New- berry, that Mr. Fuson be given this authority. Carried, all Council- men present voting ave. Mr. Fuson also reported that the City was 681. now using nine different kinds of oil for City equipment and in his opinion it was -only necessary* to use three grades. He asked permission to handle the oil for City equinrient on the same basis as the repairs and parts. James A. Bird, Fire Chief, stated that it was agreeable with him for Fuson to handle the equipment of his department, other than the two Seagrave fire trucks which he would prefer to have taken care of by Seagrave Experts. It was agreed that Mr. Fuson would handle the oil for all City equipment, exclus- ive of the fire trucks, although no formal vote was tarn. ,.--Councilman Christman reported on a meeting of San Diego County Mayors held August llth at the Cuyamaca Club which he attended as a representative of Mayor Fritz. He stated that future meetings of the group will be held in the office of Mayor Knox of San Diego. ✓ Councilman Newberry reported on the proposed oiling of 5th Street west of Roosevelt Avenue. It was decided to oil only the sidewalks at the present time since most of the traffic was pedes- trian. RESOLUTION NO. 2676 was read, whereby the City agrees to enter into a lease contract with the Casa de S altd for use of the old City Hall building at 1408 Harding Avenue, for a period of five years, the lease to contain the termination clause whereby the lase ma e broken by the City upon sixty days written notice, with the understanding that the Casa will be reimbursed for a proport- ionate share of funds expended for the improvement of the building. Said proportion to be based upon the remaining period of time in the lease. Said lease to be retroactive to April 4, 1944. Moved by Newberry, seconded by Thatcher, that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. ✓ RESOLUTION NO. 2677 was read, giving the S tate Guard authority to construct a strong mom adjacent to the police squad room in the basement of the City Fall, to be used for storage of arcs and amm- unition of the State Guard Unit. Movd by Newberry, seconded by Thatcher, that the Resolution be adopted. Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. Moved by Cordingly, seconded by Newberry, that the meeting adjourn, Carried, all Councilmen present voting aye. 682. A. tas MAYOR, NAT NAL C TY, .JfPPNTA ATTEST: