Minutes 1956-05-01 . ~
Arraye~ Grand~, Calif~rnia
~ay 1, 195b
The city ~~unci.l met in re~ular sessic~n with Mas~ar ~urt pre~idin=. tTpon
roll call CQUncilm~n L~e, Pence, Jacob~ and Brannan r~port~d pre~ent.
Tho minut~s of the previaus re~ular me~tin~ x~re r~ad and approved as smendeci,
Mayor ~3urt appointed the fvll~wing Commi~sionera~ Eir~- ~;r.r3
Fire and Police DQpt. H. E. Le~
Financa Robert V. Jacob~
~rater J. O. Pence
Streets ~iaury Br~rix~an
Mayor B~art reported the i~land~ had b~~n cl~an~d and wer~ to 1~ rspianted as sc~c~n aa
possible by a group of volunte~rs.
The committee app~inted to ae~ about hirin~ an en~ineer said th~y had. nothin=
to report.
Chief Bennett asked about puttin~ a notice in th~ paper askin~ people to cl~an
off l~ta~ befor~ fire s~ason starts and the su~gestion was approv~d,
~ouncilman Le~ reported ao~on~ had contaeted him about ~dor from the ~~aw~r
farm. It was r~ported th~ repre~entative from the Sta.te Dept. of Fublic Health ha~
reported everythin~ wa~ in ~ood ord~r When h~ had in~pected recently.
Chief Mize reparted we have be~n sendin~ th~a weather report by radi.o tc, Pismc~
Beach and they were r~portin~ to KEYT and we would raak~ th~ ea11s for the mc~nth ef
June. It was alse sug~ested ta hav~ the weather report in the San Luis Obispo pap~r.
Chief ~ize ask~d to be absent from next Council_ me~ting 8T3£~. &~..SO ask~d if he
mi~ht hav~ an sxtra we~k of vacation as he had put i3~ a~reat deal af o8erti~
during the tim~ tho_force was short an officer, He ~aid he planned on =oin~ tc~
.A].aska and would like to be ~one f~r a mc~nth from about Jun~ llth. He had one weeks
vacation left fram last year and the two week~ fs~r this ~ear.
Gouncilman L~o made a motion that the Chie~' b~ a1low~d last ~ears week and an
additio~al we~k tc~~ether with this ~ears 2 weeks vacation, Gouncii~an Brennan
seconded the ~tion and all member~ vated A~re.
Th~ request to put a t~mpc~rary ~i~n up on Branch 5t. at the eorn~ar of Wesl~r
ur$in= people to vote on the I~ay 1$th school election was discussed and the reque~t
Cranted.
The Chi~f had a picture of the City af ~rro~o Grande taken aom~time araunt 1910
He had borrawed it fres~ th~ San Luis 8bispa Coun~~r and after discussimn it was a~ree~l
to have one ~ade twicQ a~ lar~e for th~ Cauncil Chambera.
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Chief Mize 3Li~~@5t6G~. Tt~ parkin~ be allowed an 1 space eaat of the erosswalk on
th~ north side af the street and 1 spece w~st of the cro~swalk on ths south sid~ af
th~ street in front of the Post Offic~. Th~ cauncil approved the ~ue~estion as the
Chief report~d ther~6 had been several n~ar accid~nts ther~.
Th~ intersectian at Grand Ave. and ~alcyon Rc~ad was di~cussed after a l~n~th~r
discussian MayQr ~urt appmint~d Councilman Brenna.n, Ghief l~ize and Joe AndQrson to
check and ~Q~ what wa~ best to do.
Representatives from the Divis3.on of Hi~hways were present to da.scus~ the
r~ali~nment af water and sewer lines where the Freeway wa~ ta be ean~tructed. Th~
council tabled the matter tn ~ive it further atudr and talk it c~ver With th~ '
~n~ine~r after one had b~en app0inted.
Th~ Hi~hw~r representative~ reported the property had b~en purchased and the
fr~eway eould ~o ahead if mgre mc~n~y beeame available.
It wa:~ reparted the money was in far the ~evade Street sewer and all but one
lot fc~r th~ Grand ~vv~snue sewer and Councilman Brennan made a mation~ secanded bT
CQUncilman Jacobs ta accept the bid ~f W. ~i. L~l~. Mc~tion carried.
Mr. Anderson reported they were tv start nn th~ wa21 tomqrrow.
A motion was made by ~ouncilman Pence to autharize Ihr. Ander~on to order 600 ft.
of 1~ inch csment asbestcas pipe. The motion was s~cond~d by Gour~ci7.ma.n I.ee and
a11 members vated Aye.
R~.SQLUTION ~3~t3
RESt7LUTI0N OF THE CITY GGtT~1CIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRAND~
RELATIAE TO THE ~1FPOINTME~tT OF MAYOR PRQ-TEM.
WHEFtF~S, the ~%ity of Arroyc~ Grande has no per~san desi~nated to act in the
g~~ee and stead c~f the re~ular ~layc~r when said Ma~*or is absent.
NO~d THEREFORE BE IT R~OLVED That in accordance with Seetion 36841 af th~
Government C~de that J. Pence be and he is herewith appointed Ma~or Pro-ter~~`
to act in the place af and in stead of the re~il.ar duly appoint~d l~ayor in th8
event of hi~ absence.
On mc~tion of Councilman 33rennan ~nd second~d by Councilman Jaeobs and esn the
followin~ roll call note:
,~YES: Couneilm~n ~3urt, Lee, Jacobs and Brennan
Iu~ES : Non~
d~3S;r~iT: ~iane Councilman Pence abstain~.
the fare=oin~ Resolution was adopted thi~ lst day of May, 1956.
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On motion of CQUncilman 23rennan, it was a~reed to prepare the papers for th~ Gas
^1ax Nta.intenance Bud~et far the coming year ~nd decide an eons~tr-uction money later.
Councilman Penee seconded the m0tian and al1 members vot~d Aye.
Bill~ a~ainst the General ~und for ~2957.63, the Water ~und for ~12,209.??,
the ~Iater D~posit Fund for ~8.00 and the Traffic Safety ~'und for ~9l~7.60 were
audited~ approv~d and ordered paid. ,
On motion of Councilma.n Lee and seconded by Councilman Penc~ transfer of
vouchers ~~6 throu~h ~62 was appraved. I~otion carried.
No further business appearin~ an mation the meetin= r~ras ad~ourned.
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