Minutes 1946-09-04 - 341
:~rroyo Grande ~ Calif'ornia
September 4~1~46
The City Couneil met in re~ular session with Mayor H.R.
~'hillips p~esiding. _
Upon ro11 e~.ll Councilmen Schnyder~ 1~1lenny~Lierly and Rountree
reported present. _ _
The minutes o~` the previous meetin~ were read and approved
as read.
CommuMications were read and placed on file.
The reauests of Rev.Vaughn in behalf of thE R~ssemb~y of God
CY~ureh were discussed each one separateTy,
First~to conduct street service on Branch Street,a rnotiorz
was made by Cau~cilman Rountree,secondec~ by C~uncilman Lierly•.to
allow the street service.
Ayes: Couneilme~ Rountree and Lierly. ,
Noes: Couneilmen Schnyder ~Menny and Phillips.
Secor~d~to use a loud speaker outside the Church~Councilman
Roun~e~::made a motion to deny this request, the motion was seconded
by Council~.n Lierly and the mot#~on carried.
Third~th~~;request for a small light outside of the Chureh
was gr~nted.
Fou~e~h~the use of.a Beam light with a radius of 11 miles was
denied.
ORDII~jANCE N0.83 ( Second Reading)
(new series)
_~iN ORDINAlU'CE OF THE CITY QF ARROYO GRJP~TDF,~REA.TING THE OFr ICE OF
BUII~ING INSPECTOR:REGUI~TII~TG T~3E Eft~TIO~T~C011f3~RUCTI~29'~ Ei~?L~iRG~
l~"E~TT ~ A LT~ATION ~ REPAIR ~~iOVING ~RIIsli(NAL ~ D~OLITIQl~T ~ CO~TVERSI01~'~ C?CCLTF-
.qN~CY ~~UIPMIIVT'LT~E ~ HEIGHT ~ 4REA AND R"~.II~TT~V~?'~E QF BUILDIlITGS OR
STRU$TURES IN THE CITY 4F ARROYO GR~4RIDE~ PROVTDING FOR TFiE ISatJRNCE
OF P~MSTS A1~D COLLFCTION FE~ THF~RE'F£)R; PROVIDIlff~ PEI~ALTTES FQR
VIOLeITION ~THERF~}F;AIVD REP~LING ~RDIN~N~ES l~T~S.4-7 ~ 69 ~ 73 and 77 and
~.LL ~THER ORDINANCES OF THH~:' CITY ~F AR.ROYO GRARTDE IN C~NFLTCT
THEREV~~ITH.
Pa:ssed and adopted by the following vote on roll calli
AY~;,S:Councilmen Phillips~Schnyder'Menny~Lierly and Rou.ntree.
IdC~ES : None .
~BSENT: None.
A motion was made by Councilman ~ehnyder~seconded by Council-
man~ierl,,y* to give the Arroyo Grande Vo3unteer Fir~ Dept;$ 100 Por
the year.
The matter of caring for the bills of the ~lanning Co~nissian ~
was ~discussed and it w~.s agreed to have the bills taken eare of by
warrant from the General Fund.
Parallel Paxking and a time limit was discussed and Council-
man Lierly made a motion~seconded by Councilman Rountree ta have
an ordinance drawn up for parallel parkin~ the full length of Branch
Street and a 1 hour time limit from 9 A.~d. to 6 P.A~. on Brar~ch St;
from the Methodist Chureh to A~ason Street and on Br~.dge St; from
Branch St; to the steel bridge.
' Councilman Lierly made a motion~seconded by Couneilman Rountree
that a fire o~3dinanee be dr~wn up.
Councilman Schr~yder made a motion~seconded by eouneilman Lierly
that Mayor Phillips see I+~r polliver of the State Highway and the City
advertise for bids for the resurfacing of Branch Street from 3~E7 feet
west of Bridge St; to the east side of Masd~n ~t; the motion carried-
unanimously.
Councilman Rountree said the ~.rroyo Grande Truck Ca; wauld like
to work with the City on planning the wo~y°k for VJesley Street so the
street could be done to the best advanta~e for a11.Also the driveway
up to Mr l~llen Boschs garage was discussed and it was suggested.the
Committee on streets look into it.
Mr Clarence Burrell and ~~r T.Swi~art were present and I+1~r Burrell
asked what the City could do in regard to a cross~ng guard and after
some discussion the Council agreed to pay Mr Bennetts salary af ~3p.00
for September till the school beard could make same arrangements and
the City would continue the payments they had ~ade in former years
of $ 15.00 per month.
~ discussion of the old Pacific Coast R~ilway Right of Way being
used for a road came up and Councilman Schnyder made a motion~second-
ed by Councilman Rountree ta refer the looking up of the rights of
way and litigation to the City Planning Commission.
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( continued) ~
Councilman ~ountree s~id he planned on attending the ConVent--
ion of the League of CaZif~irnia Citiesa.~a be held in San Diego and ~
Couneilman made a mp~ion~seconded by Councilman Lierly that he also
be permittec3 to ~eave the State.
Councilman Schnyder made a motion,seconded by Councilman Lierly
that N~.r Harris the City Attorney be authorized to prepare tax exempt
ion certificates both City and County on the lot deeded to the City
by l:s Joseph S.Gibson and Llanehe E.Gibs~n his wife.
Bills aga.inst the General Fund for ~ 1201.16,the ~Tater Fund for
~ 1079.67 and the ~~later Depasit Fund for $ 8.00 were audit~d,appro~-
ed and ordered paid.:
No further business appearing and upon motion the mee~ing was
~.d j ourned . ~
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City Clerk ARay r
( ~orrection.)
,:~fter some discussion about a raise for Mr Men~es the night
watchman~Councilman Lierly made a motion,seeonded by Councilma.n
Rountree to raise Mr ~enges to-$ 20~.00 per month.
~ Arroyo ~rande California
~eptember I~,1946
The City Council met in re~,ilar session with Mayor Phillips
presiding.
Upon roll call Councilmen Schnyder~~ienny~Lierly and Rountree
reported present.
The minutes of the previous meetin~ were read and after add-
ing the correction in re~ard to the raise in I!~r Mer~ges ~alary the~
were approved.
Communications were aead and pl aced on file.
A discussion about readjustment of salaries for the police
was had and Councilman Rountree made a motion~seconded by ~ouncilman
Schnyder to,refer the matter to the commission on police,and it aras
su~gested they place their findings before the Council.
Mr Filer appeared and asked about the sewer and some v~ork on
~~~hiteley 9treet where he lives and they reported that the sewer
survey for there had been made and R~r ~eCay v~s instructed to contact
the rroperty owners. The Couneil informed 14gr Filer that the street
was generaZly up to the property owners and after it was put in
shape the City would keep it up but he sat~d if it could be graded
and a little gravel put on so he would be able to get in and aut
he would be sati~fied. The Couneil agreed that they would try and
do that mueh.
~".ayor 1'hillips reported that the expa~sion joints in the ~ason
Street bridge were getting so large that the concrete v~ras being
chirped off and Street Supt. Ewing was instructed to have them
filled. .
The deed from r7r Ruhl to the City for the continuation of Alpin~ •
Street was presented and Councilman Sehnyder made a motion~seconded
by Councilman Lierly to refer the deed to the City Attorney before
accepting it.
It was ~lsp s~ggested that R~r Harris be asked to prepare some
forms to be si~med by property owners in the ~+estern Additian for
the sewer laterals.
Councilman ~chnyaer made a motion~seconded by ~~buncilman Lierly
that the Clerk be allowedt-~the necessary help for typing in the office.
There ~ras some discussion on pumps ~pipe and wa~er and Mr E~ruing
gas instructed to ~et pipe up to $1000.00 valuation as soon and as~
often as it could be obtained and also to have the necessary pumps
and work on the wells done this winter.
lhe subject of closing the dance at 12 midnight was brought up
and the Council asked I~~Ir MeKenzie to notif'y the operators of the
dance that it was the Councils wish that they close at midni~ht.It
was also su~gested to have th~ City A~torney make an amendment to the
dance Ordinance setting the time for elosing at 12 maadni~ht.
The street in back of Mr Boschs property was discrossed and the
Council were of the opinion that the work would be up to the property
owners.