Minutes 1953-02-18 _
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The C3ty Council ~st in r~gulsr sesaian ~ith Mayor Simpson preaiding.
Upan roll call councilmen Waitere, Burt and 3turgee reportsd pre~eat. Council-
~aan gerr arrS.v~ed a little later. .
Th* minutse of the prevEious regular and ad~o~urnsd ~eeting vere read and
approvdd as read. •
Msyor 3impaan annaunced•the firet order of busirieaa xae to appoint a
sa~ber to 8erve an the Planaing Co~mnission to replace Qard ~oo~ais Kho had recent~y
resf.gned. A mctian x~s ma~de by Councilman ~iaitera, seconded by Co~u?ciLa~ Kerr
to agpoint H. 8. PMllipe to till the unecpired term of Mr. I.oomia. 1t11. ~bsre
~oted ~rs .
Chie! of Poliae Mise rtcawmended that stop signs be ordersd f cr anpr atre~te
~ntering oato C~raud Ave auid alao on ~aldyon Road a~d tt~ Nortt? ba~d lane on ~1.der
~rhers it enters anto Fair Oake X-v~enue and it xas reco~nded a dosen stop aig~
be ord~red aad a R~aolutiorl be prepar~d atithorisirig the locat3.ons for ~bs aigna.
Th~ c2~.ef alao aaloed if it waald be poesible to hav~s the xord atap pai~ut~d on
Bridge 3~reet xhsre ths atop sign ia located for the stop at Nelsaa S'~rs~t.
Gouncil~an Sturgea~ r~ad the report ot the ao~ittes cn Branch Str~et
P~king. Co~nci].maaz St~rges made a motioa, sscc~d~d by Counail~an 1~ait~ra tlaat
th~ rsport bs ~aacU a part ot tbe ~inutes of this neeting:
Tos Ths Cit~ C~ail of Arroyo (hcande.
Snb~~ct: Parking on Branch Street~ a rsport o~ ita probleae and t?bi~r
prropom~d eolntiona.
. ,As th~ parki~ng problea along Branch 3tr~et haa beac~s critical arid ainc~
non~ ot the rrabdial measur~s yet t~loen have allaviated t~e co~dition to a~pr
not~e~a3~1~ aztent th~ u~lsrsignmd cc~ei.tte Was appointed to at~r th~ problfa
~d ~In reeomradatiana for i.m~ediste and long-range corrsctivr aation.
I~riag t~h• acairee of t.hi~ aae~dtte's atudiea~ the follcning obaervationa
xsrs noted that have a bearing an t~he probls~ ar~d ars herexith emn~erated aa
thsy sre the baeia for the ,cc,u~itte ~a rsca~eesadationa t .
Parking congestian on Branch Street~ dus to inadequate
"shogper parking" facilitiea, truck unloading, snd dcauble
parking, often creat~a ~ critiaal condition vhich ixpedee
the narn~al ancl aafe flcyw of traf~ic.
2. Thia lsak o~ adsquals psrking apace anci th~ caageatio~
oiten pretailing ia a definite detriment to the buain~as
hous~s.
3. Tha nsed for xore close-in parking area id definitsly ~
indieated to handle the present buaine~a, sepecially during
peak shopping perioda. .
1~. Many potential cnatomers, eapecielly xa~en, heeitate to
ahop on Branch Street because of the ditficulty in "psrkin;
parallel"' This poiats aut the desirsbility of ot!-st~reet
parking facilitiea.
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5. Parall~l parldng o~n Hrsnoh St~ssst is neoesaary, as a 8tatt
• laY proh~bit~e df.agcma]. parking on State high~a,pa .(Br~mah
3trs~t ia a aecondary 3tatm highwa~y.} Tao, diagc~nal parkina
ha~ beat p~arerri ~r tiaes sore hasardoua than par~llel
parki~t a~nd ia entirely ixpra~ticael. oa a narroir 3tr~et.
6. Th~ grsatest ~ont.ributing factor to the parking proble~ and
~ratYia co~tgeation fa the ue].oa~ding ~srahandia~e tra~ka xhich
at~ often park~d bm~psr to bna~per eapecially along th~ south
side o~ Branch Street. (It ia tbe op~aian cf ~a aanaitt+e~ :
that any r~asdial meaaurea, to be effectiv~e, ~nst cf ~ceastty
iacluds the re~amral of this condition.)
Short Strest ie al~st a~c~tal loaa aa far ae "ahoppsr p~tk#.ng"
ia c~nc~rn•d as ita pais~king apaaea are uenally ?S~ nu~ bT
btssin~aa crwnera' and saplayres ~ cara.
8. IIaleas this co~gaated a3tns?tion is a~l7.eviated by ~aki~ag ~ee~rs
prn~lci~g spa~ available te> ths proepectime anstoneaa and t.h~s
inareaaing ths deairability of "ahopping ir? tarm" all Brsnc~
3#,re~t b~tsineasea sre goiag to aufYer and xill loee increasit3~1T.
to thc~es rapidly developing ~hopping csr~ters. ~fiers ~at ths st?er~s
parking" is readily avaiZable.
~ th~ baais of ths forsgoing obser~atioria and after prolo~~sd m~d eshaa~s-
ti~ s~~jr, thia ao~aittee ~ala~a ~ toll.crwing rsca~Adatians:
1. That an atgr~a~nt be eYrtered into xith the cnt~sr o! ~h~ tnto~nt lot
cn t?~ am~tth~rsat carn~sr of Hranch at~d Short St~wte for it~s tt+ire
b3r tla~ City sa a pnblic parking lot. {I~ is t~ad~ratood thst 't.~
. c~ea~ is prese~nt~3.y rec~pti~e tc thie agre~asnt an the e~tf:a~ ;
that t~h~ City xill till and grada the lc~t and un~srtala tt~
npla~p of aas.) ?his Will add approad~stely 16 parldng st~:;
aad it i~ revc~sAdsd that be design~t~sd ae 1 or 2 hour parldn~
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4hat sither ~he City ar s grotlp at asrcl~ta coecerned sa~s~
into sa a~rsa~ent xit~ ths o~sr of the v~cant property dirs~tl~
i~lei~ tbs Poat t~ttlca fo~a nss se an all-da~r psrking lot for, -
p~p].ayssa~ ~ara~ releaeing Short Streat Yor shoppar-parking.
That ln the ~vent thia agreeasent is a~de th~ City gra~rsl aad ~
th~ lot ior year ~rour~i a~cceaaabilitq. ,
That 8hort Stree~ sho~].d then be postmd for 1 or 2 hans pat~king~
t~rrb~? opeaing 16 to ~ additic~aal sheppsr-parking spote. T~r
adopt~on a~d conem¦nation oi these thrse rec~adatier~s ~re~l.~ _
inaraaee the ~hopper-parking spcta a~ailabl~ xitl~n~cn~~ bl~ of
th~ sa~e?rit7 0! bnsi~asss on Sranch Strset fiy apprmci~ats2y 30.
That xl~a ths ns~ B~mlc Buildiag 1s coipl~t,sd and l~e~ads 5~;,
• i~paro~t~sel~ a similar progran be planr~ed in t~» ~iainity of ~or~
1h~ada 3tre~t~ a~lording of!-atreet ehop~,er-parkf.u~ ~aciliti~
for t?he T~fsat Brau~tah Strest area.
5. That 20 !t. alleys bs pla~ned behind ths b~aineases bs~ ~
Bsid~e S~reet aad Short Street an the acsuth aide of Bra~?ob~ ~d
bs~ww~ 11s~a~ds Strset and tt~s preaent aorth-aouth alleT rigl~t~-
o!-x~qr n~zt to •~tkiase~?' e Motor • Part,~ oa th~ north aid~ e>t
Branoh, ss ahvwa on Bt~ainess ~i.etrict Ksp ~a. $-80•~~..
6. Tlut ~ehea thess alle?e u~s inatalled th~ ~ero~mdiee traak
m~].o~g b~ abolie~sd trc~a Braach Straet and al.l nnloading
aa~is l~d from the alleys .
T. That tward thia ssd ~+City Cannoil i~adi~].y start ~
ospttm= dNds and prme~sd xith the aacqnirin~ ot ~hs propes~~ ~rrr ~~s~
a?11~s, xith ~oseT being ~ast aaicle in ths ne~ct tia~al budg~ f'~r
tlxrthsr aognisi~ian aa~d i~prave~ant. 'Fnr~h~r, tl~t ths'llk+~M~st~
legal pr~as~s be hsld in aba~acs to use 3;~ +~b~igsted to
guar~#~s~ r~?pid ca~pleti~ o! tbis pro,~eQt. •
l~any ather lacts ~sre a>nsidsred, bssidea th~ pa~cing prob].~ tba~ l~a~ a ~
bsa•iag cm as~d further indicat~d the deairabilit~r and nsosasitjr of a1T~ier: ~I
fe~? ot tb~s~ p~srtimant lacte are here inter~scted:
. a. The buainess diatrict has no drainage plari or facilities. an
tt~e North side many stores have an acuts drainage problem~ and
~ hsve actvrally beean flooded on a~ny accaaisms. Kany South aide
roofs are drained directly into the se~rer~ putting an unnecessary
overlaad on thia facility during heavy rains. The planr~d oon-
straction oi alleg~a~s could take care of the cc~?plete darmto~rn
drainage problem.
b. The xater and other ~nains are preseut]~* all ruu da~m Brauch
3treet~ making coetly street alteratians xhen repairs are necea-
aaty. T~Tith the ix~stailation of alleys the$e utilitiee eovld be properly
placed, alao affarding xore adequate fire protectio~n to ths dc~nto~m
area. • .
c. It would be a decided advaa~tage to mar~? stare opnere and
irould give access to the laarid in the rea,r of their storae that
is ncxi virtuall,y uasles~.
d. It is a rieceasary ad~ent in the tre~ition to.an up-to-dat,~
amd efficie~nt business district iraat the boardx8lk, horse and
iniggy trnm of yeaterd~ fr~ srhich it is nw onlq a atep
re~oved.
DurLng the co~r8e ot thi8 investigaticaa~ ~ame aerchants enggeated th~
~cquiaitian o~ s add-block pat~king lot. This cco~m3.ttee fesls that since a
pro~sct of this nature ~ould be pri~aril~ for ths beaefit of these asrchs~nts
and thair businese that t~he inatigaticm and inve8tigatfon ehould bs n~?de by
th~n and pzesented to the City Council xith rscaemsndatia~s and reiteration of ttie
x3.llingneee ar~d extent o! the merchants participation.
In conclnsio~, thi~ co~ittee xould like to urgently remind the merahants
of the aa~teneas of this probl~ and its ispar~t.~aace tc their futur~ buaineaa aa
~ell as to the general ~nelfare of the city and to r~qneet their oocperatio~n
and partiaipation to the fullest extent.
Councilsaa
Dsri~ P. Waitera
CountsiL~n
. urgee
~ss't. City $ngineer
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The varic~us reccimaendations xere diacusaed amd~ it ~as recom~s~ied the
report be referred to the Planning Co~i.asion for their recoa~sendations. It Naa~
pointsd out it xas a plan for the fu~~re and it ~ras thought certain parta conld~
be carried out no~r to allerrats the shortaga of parking placme. Caxnailma~u
Stw~ges__agr~ed to report baek at the next meeting~ on th~ parlring in ba~k oP t~e
Pcst Oftiee and aee about an agreement irith Mr. Ca~ame on his lot. It Wa8
th~ugbt best to ha~s ~Cal~aarc?pai~i~~abn Short Street and on the Cala~e lot it
it ~ss used. 111].eya ~rare diacussed cn both sides of Branch Street swd it ~?as
thought Alleys xv~ld help ~rith the drai.aage problem on the ~crth aide of ths
Street. Mayor Simpso~n coaynded the Caa~ti.ttee for their xork an th~ rsport.
/~ndreir David~ 9ard Loo~ia aad 8. B. Minean irere preeent to aee abant
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vst~r Zi~a ia tt~~ Ninea~a and Laord.s Tr~?ct. ~to agrasr~~ caald b~ tom~i ia th~
•irm~s ~2~er~s lor~wer Cc~maaila &ard ~rrsd to patting ia x~ter lines ~ a~d 1Catw1
rsccw¦a~nded that the ~cuncil take ths ~icatio~ ot Miaesu snd Lc~?oad~r ~mcle~c a~riae-
~ent as I~ had aot had ti~ to fansiliarize hiaself ~.th tha Ordiaen~e~ ~:ca~ Rsaol~tiana
in r~gerd to mter lines, an ~tiaa oY Ccmnei.Isan Kerr seconded b~r Coxm~i.~
Stwr~ss, it xas s~rssd t,o lay th~ mat~er cnner ~nntil ~hs siex~ regulax srstix~ ot
the Ccyuacil. 111 ~smbera vcrted yrs,
B&StLtITICN #2~7 .
~ Reaolntian af the City Co~utiail ot ,the City of Arrvyo f1r~ to r~~pt
the cl~elic for ~0~.80 lroa ~tu ~iarticyrd Inda~ity Co. !c~ d~?agea to ths° Mota~-
Cycls c;r~ vr about Octobmr 195~ ~nd authori.~iu6 the Me~or to sig~ aez ~.f
of th~ City. ~
Qe ~totion c~!' Co~lmcilatat~ iTii~era, seconded by Co~anail~aa Stnrg+s~ aAd b~
the tollo~rri~ag roll ca].1 rofi,e: ~
A3SS: Ccw~ci]xeai Siapacm, Kagr~ liaitsr8, Burt and Sturgea
HO~: No~s
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The lorsgoirag ~clt~3.a~ waa adopted.
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Th~ Sepc~t in regard to drainage problena at t2~ n~ High Sahoal xaa r~ad
b~ Mr. ~erswz aod diacnsaed aa to the participation on the p~ aff' t~a t'+3~•
The rsport fa to be preseated to tttia Fg.gh School Boer~cd iar~ dise~ssi~.
~drs~n Da~id aeked to luv~e a chsags i~ annership of ths
approved by ~ Cit,y Co~utdl. Qz x~tian o! Caancil~at~ ~turgea, asea~td l~',
Cou~+~fiaan ~sit~srs it xae agrMd to ~pprcvs t2~ trsasfar npac~ prooi at Pnblic
, Iiiabilit~? and Prcrpea~'~y Da~~ ~~tra~~ Folicise heid by tbe~ ~d vt~~r? t~' `
properly e~os~utad faith!'~ll. perfor~ae band for ~50~.00 t~.+t a~ ~»rY;F ~
~igr~ed by t~r pri~ipml.s aa well ae the snrety. Tho baad to a~.;~h 9~ 1956•
1~11. m~~bera ~t~tsd a~~re .
. BiiL aga~i.siet t~ c3ea~ral dm~l for #16t)6.59 a~d the ~iattr l~d' ,ttt~.:`~"39~~
• xerr s~ulit~df agpTa~sd a~l m*darsd paid.
~To ~her b~s3.neaa a~ppearing the a~r'Ei~g nes a~d3 .
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