Minutes 1946-05-01
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Arroyo Grande CaliPornia ~
~ay l,lg4g
~e City ~ouncil met in regular session with Ma~or A.R.i°~
presidir~g. _
Upon roll eall Couneilmen Schnyder , i~enr~y~ ~,ierly and
Rountree reported present.
The minute~ of the previous meeting ~vere read and approv~d
as read.
2'he com~nications qere r~ad and placed on file.
ln reply to a request ~'rom the ~tate Divisian o~ r~orestry
for the rentir~ of the building at the City Park~a motion was
made by ~ouneilman Schnyder~second~d ~y ~ouncilman Lierly ta
rent the building for $ 12.00 and~the ~ar.ter at $2.40 per month
as had been eharged before! the motion carried.
In reply to request from ~rs Peggy ~livas for aonducting
dances at the I.D,E.S. Hall~a motion was made by CouneiLna.n
Rountree~seconded by Councilman Lierly to deny the rec~uest as
it ~as not in the best interest of Public xealth and ~a.fety.
~i petttion for water lines to the ~a.st end of town was
discussed and a motion made by Councilman Rountree~ seconded
by Councilma.n Lierly to have the water Supt. and-City ~gineer
check on the dista~ce and report at the next mee~ing also the
di~tance ~a Mr Pierces proper~y.
Couneilman Roun~Cree requested permission from the City
Couneil to be absent f'rom the St~te for the next three meetings
and Couneilman Schnyder made a mot~.onlseconded by Councilm~.n
Lierly to grant the request.
Mayor Phillips announced the appointment of the f.ollow~ng ~
committees:
Finances Councilmsn Lierly and ~enny.
Streets,Parks~and Tov~n Property : Councilmen Menny~Schnyder~
and Rountree.
Police a.3~d FiPes Couneilmen ~ehnyder~Lierly and Rountree.
~Nater ~ept.: Councilm~en Menny,Lierly and ~chnyder.
l~e Clerk repoted ~hat a chec k for $5.00 was received from
2'~rneys ~lectric Shop and the License had been set at $ 10.~a
per Qua~eter.Cauneilman Rountree ~de a mot3.oa~seconded by
Councilman S~hnyder to return the eheck for $~.00 and demand
the $ 10.0~ License fee as had been bilYed.
~ouncilman L3.erly brought up the subjeet of hirir~g ~r Ben
~onrad as City ~ngineer with power to deputize Mr C.W.~deCoy a8
the City would have to have a licensed engineer~after some
discussfon Councilman Rountree made a mation~deconded b Couneil-
man L3erly to employ P;~r Ben ~onrad as City EaZgineer at ~~Q.O~
per month~the motion carried.
The building inspeetor positionR,:was discussed and Ma.yor
Phillips ~ras to see Mr Barnes and explain to him that the
~ouncil felt it would be to the best interest of all cor~cerned
to have Mr MeCoy act as building inspector as he would be
available at all times.
The building permits were diseuased and Mr George Ba.rnes had
approved the plans with the exception of the ~~~1 ~itershouse
which he said should be raised from $3500 to ~ 6000 and the H.
W.Brown ga.r age_.should ha~te 2x4 studs instead of 2x3.
Councilman Rountree made a motion,seconded by Councilman.
Schnyder to grant the ~ollo~iring permitskafter the changes were
rnade: H.~,1.Brown garage and ehieken hsbuse to ec~st $900~DerilP.
Waiters house and ~arage $ 60~O~Pau? Wilkinson warehnuse and
storage room $25~O,S.~.Buckland alterations $ 1~5 and Mrs
Gertrude ~'hurlwe.ll to make alterations on a house $500.
Couneilman Lierly brou,~ht up the eolleetion of water bills
around town and said that he tho~ght it would be better if they
came in and paid their bills at the hall and not take up so
much of the water Supt's time running after them.
The matter srf havir~ a new censua taken was broughta up and
~ttorney Harris said he had written a letter in regard to how
soon we would receive b~nlFit from the census and suggested we
wait till after the next meeting and by that time he should have
a reply.
The Council agreed that R~r Conrads fees should be pa~.d Prom
the water Ptand and the $15.00 raise on a11 the regular employee~
be paid from the water fund except C.A.M~Kenzie whieh would
come from the Ge~ieral F~nd and r~~r MeCoys salary should be pa.id
$75.00 ~~:'~~e~ water Fund and $75 from the ~en' 1 Fund.
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T'he painting of the buildings at the well was discussed and,
'a motion was made by Couneilman ~ehnyder~seconded by ~'ouncilman
Rountree to get bids for the paintin~g of the buildings.
Bzlls against the General Fund for $ 1428~~~the Water Fund
for $ 797•53 and the V'Tater ~eposit Fund for ~ 20.OO~also Warrant
141 from the Water Fund For $ 549.71 paid in April ~were audited,
approved and ordered paid.
No further business appearing and upon r~otion the meeting
was adj~urned. ~ ~
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Attest: ~ ~ _ .i
ity Clerk Mayor
Arroyo ~rande,California ~
~ay 15,1946
The City council ~aet in regular ses$ion vvith ~ayor H.R.
Phillips presiding.
Unon r+oll ca11 Councilrr~sen Schnyder~Ddenny and Lierly repo~ted
present.Absent Coune~na.n Rountre~.
Communications were read and placed on file.
A motion was made by Councilman Menny~seconded by CouneiZ-
man Lierly to appoint ~Ir C.~1.A~eCoy as buildin~ and ~lumbing
inspector for the City.
The ~etitions for sewers in Western ~ddition were read and
Councilman Schnyder made a motion,seconded by C~trneilman Lierly
_ to have ~Iayor Phil].ips ~npoint a committee to see about having
someone cireulate the p~titions and contaet ~Che people inWestern
Addition.~iayor Phillips appointed ~ounci.lmeri Sehnyder and Lierly
to contact the proper person~ to circul~te the petitions.
Councilma.n Schnyder made a motion~seeonded by Couneilman
Lierty to issue a license for a damee and carnival to the Te~n-
A~e ~roup without any eh~rge.
Mr H.B.Douglas and ~r Ben Conrad were here to discuss tentact-
ive plans for the City Hall and after discussing the plan which
had been submitte~. a motion was made by Councilman Schnyder ,
seconded by Councilman Lierly to authorize ~r pouglas and Mr
~onrad to proceed with plans and specifications so that applica-
tion could be made for the ~tate and rederal '~unds as they might
become available.
RE50LUTION ~TQ. 132.
~ IN THE MATTER OF THE CANCEL,L~TION OF C~tT~IIN A~SESSM~TTS AND
T~XES ON RF•4L PROPE~TY PtIRCHASID BY TH~' CITY C?F ARRO'~f0 GRANDE.
P~~~';g~d~~~o~t~~ b~ ~3~e-°~'oll~~aig vote on roll call:
AYES; Councilm~sn Phili~ps~Schnyder~Menny and Li.erly.
NOE~ s RTON'E
ABSENT:Councilman Rountree
The plans and figures For the pipe line to the E~.st end of town
were discussed.and the matter w~s laid over to a later date for
further study.T~.E.Ev~ing wa,s asked to contact the signers of the
petition to see ~ow many would actually use the ~ater.
R.E.FUVing said he was r~ot sure he had enough second hand pipe
to la~C the water line in ~lestern Addition so he asked permission
to lay a 2 inch line instead.
The work on the streets in Valley View Tract.:~,was di~cussed
and the Couneil thought best not to do too much work at this time. ~i
The road has been graded and some gravel hauled onto it and no
oil mig will be put on at this time.Councilman Lierly said some-
thing should be done on the shoulders up by the Hi~h Sehool. ~I
Mr Ew3ng was instrueted to paint a white line and a large
" STOP"on the intersection by tr~allys Cafe. °
Mr Volz License was discussed and the Council agreed to '
leave it at the $ 10.00 per quarter as it was ~ritten.
Mayor Phillips discussed the need fdr a planning ~ommission
. and RHr Harris the City Attorney agreed to have the necessary
Ordinance prepared by the next mee~ing.Klso to have more infarm-
atio i re rd to the tak'n of a new Census.
nMr~arr~s also reporte~ ~n the proceedure to be taken on the
two lots under discussion for some time.For the lot on "llen St.
the City would have to enter into an agreement wit~i~~h~ County for
the sale of the Lo~ to the City and then a quit claim deed from
the former owners mi~ht be arranged later and the Lot cauld then
be sold.by the City.