Minutes 1961-05-23
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Arroyo Grande, California
May 23, 1961
The City Council met in regular session with Mayor Burt
presiding. Present were Councilmen Lee, Pence and Hartwig.
Absent Councilman Jacobs.
The minutes of the regular meeting of Ma.y 9th, 1961_were
approved as prepared.
A letter was received from the Peace Lutheran Church re-
questing the City abandon the remaining half of Ram:mna Avenue
south of 18th Street adjacent to the church owned property,
and permission_to use the abandoned portion of the street as
parking area. Mr. Harris was to prepare the abandonment papers
far the next:~regular meeting. Mr. Harris ~.~.so advised the council
could not grant permission for the :streets usage after the
abandonment.
RESOLUTION NO. 4$7
A RESOLUTION ~F THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE, AUTHORIZING::.
AND DIRECTING THE CANCELLATION OF
GENERAL FUND WARRANT # 801:DATED
MARCH 14, 1961
0n motion of Councilman Pence, seconded by Councilman
Lee, and on the following roll call-vote:
AYES: Mayor Burt, Councilmen Lee, Pence, Hartyvig
NOES: None
ABSENT: Counc~lman Jacobs
the foregoing resolution was adopted this 23rd day of May,
1961.
Correspondence was received from the Ma.rgaret Harloe
School Executive Board requesting some aetion be taken to
eliminate the hazard for children at the Halcyon_Road and
Fair 0alcs Avenue intersection. Stanley_Gr~eb suggested
the possibility of two crosswalks instead of one. Chief
Richardson was to contact the school to determine if a
school children safety patrol would ~dvisable, and Mr.
Anderson-was to get the new pavement striped as soon_as
possible. The City Clerk_was instructed to write to the
Executive Board and adv~.se them the elevation of the road
ha~ been lowered to increase the visibility from vehicles
and should eleminate some of the hazard.
The Council approved a tentative plan_for refunds for
future connections to the Latter_Day Saints Church for a
proposed sewer main extension to their property, as presented
by Mr. Anderson.
Tentative cost estimates for imp~ovement of Valley Road
and Grand Avenue was presented by Mr. McLennan, and were
taken under advisement,by the Council.
A motion was made by Councilman_Lee, seconded by Council-
man Pence, that the cost estimate and plans for the installation
of the Huasna Road_sewers be prepared, and that Mr. Harris be
the attorney and Mr. McLennan be the engineer for the assessment
project. All membe~s present voted "Aye". Absent Councilman
Jacobs.
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Mayor Burt_appointed Councilman Hartwig and Councilman
Jacobs as a committee to meet with Planning,Commission for
a study of a road across the cree~.
It was agreed_to send a letter to the County Board of
Supervisors requesting they authorize Aerial mapping to in-
clude the area embraced by the praposed regional sewerage
system for Arroyo Grande, Grover City and Oceano, particu-
larly the entire fringe area surrounding the area already
mapped, as reque~ted by Mr. Jenks.
A motion was made by Councilman Hartwig, seconded.by
Counc~lman_Lee, to authorize Harry N'. Jenks, ~onsulting
Sanitary Engineer_to prepare in_behalf of the City af Arroyo
Grande an application to the Federal Housing and Home Finance
Agency for.Advance Planning funds ~or_the proposed-area-wide
sewage disposal_project, application to be subject to approval
of the Arroyo Grande City Attorney. Mayor Burt, Councilmen
Lee, Pence and Hartwig voted "Aye°. Councilman Jacabs
was absent.
The final approval of Tracts Nq. 202 and 175 was post-
poned until the May 31st, 1961 adjourned meeting.
It was agreed to purchase one Fire Hydrant Meter at
this time to be installed for consumers on a$100.00 de-
posit basis with no monthly charge for the use of the meter.
Approval was given to purchase a meter test bench for
the water department as set forth in the budget.
Mr. Robert Folkerts requested the date set for the
he~ring of annexation of his property on Grand-Avenue. There
was,no date available at this time as the hearir~g would
1-~ave to be reset.
Martin Polin.was advised sidewalk signs were not per-
mi:tted_on City Property and that he could irstall overhead
signs if they were approved by the City$u~.lding Inspector.
Stanley Grieb requested permission to connect his house
outside the City to the City Sewer Line, in_accordance with
an o'ral agreement.made during,the original sewer installation.
There was no decision made at'this time, as Mr. Harris was
not present.
The request for signs on-City owned prc~perty for the
State Employment Office on Old Highway 101 Frontage Road
was denied.
Councilman Hartwig presented an artists sketch of a
decal for the City Equipment. Approval was given and
authorization_to purchase l00 decals.
RESOLUTION N0. 488
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C?n motion of Councilman Hartwig, seconded by Councilman
Lee, and upon_the following,vote:
AYES: Mayor Burt, Councilmen Hartwig, Pence, Lee.
NOES: None
• Af3SENT: Councilman Jacobs
the foregoing;Resolution was adopted-this 23rd day of Ma.y, 1961.
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It ~as requested the budgets for all departments be sub-~
mitted at the last.meeting of June.
A motion was made by Councilman Pence seconded by Council-
man Lee th+~t the replaced Ford Police Car was no longer a
piece of_equipment necessary to operate the police department
and that it.was to be sold subject to a local_aar dealers judge-
ment. Al1 members present voted "Aye". Absent_Councilman
Jacobs .
No ~urther business appearing, the meeting adjourned at
9r55 p.m. to 7;30 p.m. Wednesday, May 31st, 1961.
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CITY CLERK MAY
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