Minutes 1949-07-20 Arroya Grande ~ Ca lif .
JuZy 20, 19~9
The City Council met in ~egul~r session vrith 1~~~~yor G.
F'. Dixson ~residing. U~on ro11 eall Gouncilmen ~chnyder~ Damrr~ann
and t,~lait.ers reported present. Couneilm~.n Clark arrived a little
l~~ter .
~he minutes of -the ~revious meetin~ v~ere read ~.nd approved
as read.
~ommunieations v~~ere read and plac~~. o~ file.
Ta~~.yor Dixsor~ a~ked permissian to leave the ~tate~ ~nd a
motion d~as made by Councilman ~chnyc~er~ s~concled by eouncilrnan
D2~mmann ~rantin~ his rec~uest.
The ~ubjeet of caneellation of' tax~s on the High ~chool
property purch~:sed from ~ ones v~as discussed~ and it was reported
the school ~vould not be building for so~e time ~nd the land was
rented out and D~,r. Harris said in th~.t case he was of the opinion
the taxes should be collected and he a.~reed to look the matter up
~nd ~ive us the answer.
Harry H~rt~ Fire Chief~ and Chief of Folice ~tonesifer
rerorted th~.t a man ~'rom the ~tate Fire ~b~~rshall's office had been
in and inspeeted the Grande The~tre~ and found it in the v~~orst
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shape of a.nythin~ he had seen and he had calZed/~r. Charnberlain's
attentian a number of thin~;s which `^rotzld h~ve to be done and he I
said the theatre and the Fire Chief ~vou~.d get a copy of a letter ,
fror~ the head office with the recam~endations in the near future. '
The matter ~aas discussed and P:?r. Harris sug~est~d writin~ ~ letter '
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to the theatre callin~r attention to the fact no Iicense payment ~
had been received to date~ and ealling their attention to the sug-
gestions relative to the safety ~rovisions vrhich will have to be
made to meet the requirernents c~f the ~tate Fire I~arshal.l~ and any
license will have to be revoked unless the necessary work has been
complzed vvith.
~~r. ~'J. F~er~ reported the ~roperty owners h~.d ~i~;ned
up for curbs and ~utt~rs vr2th the exception of ~,:r. ~~orefield~ who
vras in ~~land ~nd an airmail le~tter v:~.s bein~ sent to him as he
had written for m~ore particular~.
1~k2r. ~?er~ asked to have at Ieast three s~reet lig~hts in-
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~t~.Iled in that area ~nd it ~ya~ su~ge~ted the subject of better
street Ii~htin~ be turned over to the City Flannin~ Com.~ission
for further study and su~~estians.
It was reported the P~cific Gas & Ele~tric Co. were to
st~rt immediately on the installation of new fixtures and incre~s--
in.~ the size of the li~hts.
~s~r. ~:~iller from So. Alpine asked about vvork on their
street ~.nd se~raers ~ ete . for that area ~ and v~as told the City had
not accepted the Grant Deed to the ~treet as there vrere stumps
~:nd trees in the street v~hich might take cansider3ble ex}~ense to
remove. The estaialishment of ~rades and ~olicy c~n acce~tance of
streets was d.iscussed and it ~ras su~gested to refer to the Cf,ty
Planning ~ornmission the matter of est~:bli~hment of ~;rades for
the entire City ~nd also policies on uvhat requirement wi11 have
to be met before acc~ptance of streets by the City.
The I~~evasom ~~rin~s drai~age ~~as discussed~ and ~~r.
Harris reported ~~r. Dohi h~d v~rritten in ~ut he v~~as waitin~ to
come dot~m anc~ ~o over the ground to s~e for himself before taking
the matter up v~ith the pro~ert;r ov~~ners. The Council saic~_ to
refer the ~,Tewsom ~prin~s c~rain~.~e to the Planning Co~issian in
their letter for their study.
~n Ordinance reauir~.n~ . Chest X-Raya for food handl,ers
was read f or the first time by I~~r. ~arris .
RESQLUTI02? #215
Resolut~.on adoptin~ the ~.rroyo Gr~nde Planning Commis-
sion~ s recommendatians ~:s to requirements for con~.itioning of'
streets before the City would accept any Ri~ht of VTay int.o City
~treet System.
Councilman Cla.rk made a r~otion~ seeonded by Couneilman
Dammann to accept the fore~oing Resolution.
4Y~: Councilmen Dixson~ Clark~ Sehnyder~ ~°z~.iters and
D a~nmann .
P''0~ : None
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Upon investigatian Iater it ~ras found the only recom-
mendation by the F~l~nnin~ Commission had been the 50 ft. width
of streets so f~:r.
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It ~~jas su~gested: a letter be written to ~~rs. ~?erneda
~~ontgomery thankin~; her for her faithful and effecient services
as the school cr..ossing gu~.rd.
~ills agaznst the G~~eral Fund for $1035.6~~ and the
~'v~;ter Fund for $312.50 were audited~ approved and ordered paid.
I~To further business and upon motion the meeting was
adjourned,
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Arroyo Grande~ Calif.
Au~ast 3~ 1949
The City Council met in regular session an~ was called
to order by the Clerk. Upon roll call Councilmen ~chnyder~ ~~aiters
and 17ammann reported present. Councilm~n Cl~rk arrived later.
~ia;,ror Dixson ti-Uas abser~t.
It ~vas moved~ seeonded and unanimously carried that
Councilman Schnyder act as ~~ayor.
The minutes of tre previous r~eetin~ ti°~ere read and appraved
as read.
Communications were as follo`~vs:
1, Letter Sram the Diviszon of Hi~h~~ays a~provin~ the
preliminary report for the ir_~~rovement of ~herry Avenue from Calif-
orni~ Avenue to ?7. S. l0I Highway. Ordere~ filed.
2. Copy of letter from ~tate Fire ~Tarshal to &"•r. A.C.H.
Chamberlin ~vith recommendations for changes to be made ix~ Grande !
Theatre read and t~~e Clerk instrtzcted to v~rite the Fire Pti=Iarshal
asking if zt was necessary for the City tot~ke any action.
3. The minutes of the City Planning Corzmission ~~ere read
and ordered filed.
4. The re~ort of the Chief of Police vaas read and ordered
filed.
4rdinance ~g6 ~aas read for the second ti.rne and Councilman
Clark made a motion seconded by Councilman p'~aiters to adopt the
Ordinance.