HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 1953 11 231 20 . MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, HELD ON MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1953, AT 7:35 P- M., AT THE CITY HALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT: Vincent L. Humeston, W. L. Tadlock, Arthur O. Park, Frank E. Bacon, Jr., and Jerome C. Kidd. COUNCILMEN ABSENT: None CITY ATTORNEY: C. Arthur Nisson, Jr., was present. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Humeston at 7:35 P. M. Minutes of the meeting of November 9th were read and ap- proved. Mayor Humeston presented correspondence including a letter from the Santa Ana Planning Commission inviting members of Tustin City Council and the Planning Commission to at- tend a meeting of the Southern California Planning Con- tess at Knott' s Berry Farm, on December 10th, 1953, at 6:30 P. M. The City Clerk was instructed to contact all members of the Planning Commission in regard to the above as soon as possible. Also a letter from the Beaumont, California, High School soliciting funds to help send their band to the Midwest National Band Clinic in Chicago in December. This letter was ordered filed upon motion of Councilman Park, seconded by Councilman Kidd and duly carried. Also a letter from the Metropolitan Water Dist- rict relative to the City' s privilege to declare its in- tention to pay out of its municipal funds the whole or a stated percentage of the amount of taxes to be derived from the area of the Metropolitan Water District of So- uthern California lying within its corporate limits as such amount of taxes shall be fixed in August, 1954, by Resolution of the Board of Supervisors. This letter was discussed and ordered and filed upon motion of Council- man Tadlock, seconded by Councilman Park and carried. A letter from the Associated Chambers of Commerce an- nouncing a dinner meeting of the Association to be held Tuesday evening, November 24th, at the Elk's Club, Ana- heim, was read. A letter from Police Sergeant Glenn V. Sissel was presented requesting permission of the Coun- cil for the Police Department to assign a Police Car and one officer to assist as help and transportation at one of the weekly meetings of the Tustin Junior Rifle and Pistol Club each week. Upon motion of Coun- cilman Bacon, seconded by Councilman Tadlock and car- ried, it was agreed that the City buy one single shot 22 caliber rifle for the use of the club and to furnish a Police Officer on his own time and a Police Car as requested. A communication from Police Sergeant Glenn V. Sissel requesting two weeks pay in lieu of time off for vacation was granted upon request of Police Com- missioner Kidd. CIVIL DEFENSE Civil Defense Commander B. R. Woodill was present and MATTERS the matter of a Civil Defense Siren was discussed. Mr. Woodill agreed to look into the matter of prices, etc., and to report at a later meeting. Council designated Mayor Humeston to look into the pos- sibility of the City using its own fire siren as a De- fense Siren and authorized him to have the same changed into a Siren suitable for Civil Defense if not too ex- pensive. Mr. Woodill stated that the County has a number of left over Civil Defense Arm Bands which can be purchased for about 25 cents each. He was authorized to purchase approxim- anentely 100 Arm Bands at this price. Mr. Woodill also stated that he would get detailed in- formation from Dan Patch in regard to the County sharing the expense of necessary Civil Defense purchases of equipment, etc., for the use of the Tustin area. The Clerk was instructed to issue a Purchase Order for a map to be used in Civil Defense by Mr. Woodill and Mr. Woodill agreed to report on the price and the possible purchase of one thousand feet of 3/8 inch rope for use in the event of ~a disaster. LICENSE FOR Mr. Lore Uich, 165 "D" Street, Tustin, was present PALMISTRY and requested permission to conduct Palmistry Readings at the above address. Upon motion of Councilman Tadlock, seconded by Councilman Park and duly carried, the is- suance of a City license for Palmistry was authorized subject to suspension if conditions should be found to be not in the public interest. ORDINANCE Ordinance No. 89 entitled "An Ordinance Amending Ordin- NO 89 ance No. 71 (Sec. 5B) was presented for second reading ADOPTED and read by title only. Upon motion of Councilman Park, seconded by Councilman Tadlock and carried, the second reading of Ordinance No. 89 was approved and the same was adopted. RESOLUTION City Attorney Nisson presented Resolution No. 350 en- NO. 350 titled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City ADOPTED of Tustin Regarding Proposed Relocation of a Portion of State Highway No. 43," which was read by title only and adopted on motion of Councilman Tadlock, seconded by Councilman Kidd and duly carried. OJEDA TO Councilman Park moved that Councilman Tadlock contact CONDUCT Joe Ojeda in regard to undertaking a proposed survey SURVEY concerning Tustin's Civic Affairs, authorizing that Mr. Ojeda be employed for five days at $10.00 per day. Councilman Kidd seconded the motion which was duly carried. Council authorized Mayor Humeston to compose and sign a letter to theTustin Fire Department in appreciation of their services to the City. ADJUSTMENT It was moved by Councilman Park that because property IN RE on Tax Assessment No. 56 was also included in Tax As- HORACE STEVEN sessment No. 346 that after Assessment No. 56 is paid 1953-54 by Horace Stevens that he be refunded a like amount CITY TAXES and the assessment values on the Tax Rolls be adjusted accordingly. Seconded by Councilman Tadlock the motion carried. Councilman Kidd reported that he is endeavoring to ar- range with Gilbert & Stearns, Electricians, to install the two "School Caution" signs on West First Street, East and West of "B" Street. The held over bill from Tustin Texaco Service in the amount of $73.24 was presented by Councilman Kidd, dis- cussed by the Council and ordered paid on motion of Councilman Tadlock, seconded by Councilman Park and duly carried. Councilman Kidd presented a letter from the Sea Scout Committee of the Tustin District requesting permission of the City to sell Christmas trees on the vacant lot West of and adjacent to the Garage at 305 West Firs~ Street during a part of t he month of December. Permis- sion was granted upon motion of Councilman Park, sec- onded by Councilman Tadlock and duly carried. BILLS The following bills were presented, approved and or- dered paid upon motion of Councilman Kidd, seconded by Councilman Tadlock and carried. Winko-Matic Signal Co. $299.13 R. Cecil Farnsworth 7.00 Seaside Oil Co. 78.80 Tustin Fire Department 57.00 First National Bank of Tustln 16.00 Division of Highways 144.20 Kleen-Line Corporation 20.34 Tustin-Lumber Co. 2.16 Ralph Van Buskirk 13.00 Tustin Texaco Co. 73.24 TOTAL $711.87 Councilman Tadlock moved to adjourn. Councilmau Bacon seconded the motion. Motion carried. Meeting Adjourned. Vincent L. Humeston Mayor Samuel C. Penington City Clerk