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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 1953 09 28 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, HELD ON MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1953, AT 7:35 P. M., AT THE CITY HALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT: Vincent L. Humeston, Arthur O. Park, Jerome C. Kidd and W. L. Tadlock. COUNCILMEN ABSENT: Frank E. Bacon, Jr. 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 previous meeting of September 14 were read and approved. Correspondence was presented including a letter from Mrs. John Willcutt, Chairman of the Summer Swim Program, thank- ing the City for a check for $50.00 toward defraying the expenses of the Summer Swimming Program at the Tustin Union High School. Also a letter from the Clerk of the Tustin Planning Commission notifying the Council of the Commissions recommendation to extend the North half of Blocks "B" and "C" Tustin City Tract, bounded by First, , Second, Myrtle and "A" Streets, from 150 to 250 feet in depth and of their recommendation to rezone the to rezone the South half of said Blocks "B" and "C" from R-1 (Sin- gle Family Dwelling Zone) to R-2 (Two Family Dwelling Zone). Upon motion of Councilman Tadlock, seconded by Councilman Park and duly carried, it was agreed that the application regarding the rezoning of the North and South halves of the above described Blocks "B" and "C" and the recommendations of the planning Commission in regard to the above be considered and a Public Hearing to be held before the City Council on Tuesday evening, October 13, 1953, at 7:30 P. M. The City Clerk was instructed to ad- vertise the aforesaid Public Hearing as a legal adver- tisement in the Tustin News one time on Friday, October 2, 1953. Council then discussed the matter of the requested re- rezoning at length. Mayor Humeston brought up the matter of Ray DeVos, of the P. X. Barbecue, 505 W. First St., who stated in a recent letter that the curb at the above address is too high. Councilman Park stated that he had not as yet taken the matter up with City Engineer McBride. Councilman Kidd stated, that he had contacted author- ities of the Elementary School in regard to the two proposed automatic "School Caution" signs and that they were in favor of purchasing the same at a cost to be divided between the School and the City. On motion of Councilman Park, seconded by Councilman Kidd and duly carried, the City Clerk was instructed to file an application for a permit from the State Highway Department and that if granted that the two signs be purchased on a 50/50 basis with the School with the suggestion that the City pay for the electric- ity used and that the School undertake maintenance of the signs. Councilman Park stated that City Engineer McBride has informed him that the slippage in the new paving on the West side of Sixth Street would be taken care of. 112 RESOLUTION City Attorney Nisson presented Resolution No. 348 en- NO. 348 titled "A Resolution of the City Council of t he City ADOPTED of Tustin Extending the Limits of Central Traffic Dis- trict "C", which was read to the Council and adopted on motion of Councilman Park, seconded by Councilman Kidd and duly carried. RESOLUTION Resolution No. 349 entitled "A Resolution of the City NO. 349 Council of the City of Tustin Requesting Turn-Off From ADOPTED Santa Ana Freeway Onto "D" Street and Newport Avenue Near the City of Tustin," was presented, read by title only and adopted on motion of Councilman Tadlock, sec- onded by Councilman Park and Carried. Mayor Humeston brought up the matter of occasional over- time by members of the Police Department. Council decided that the matter of overtime by the regular patrolmen be regulated by the Police Commissioner and Police Chief. The latest developements in regard to Sanitation Dis- trict No. 7 were discussed at length by the Council. The matter of possible attendance at the Convention of the California League of Cities to be held at San Fran- cisco was discussed and held over until the next meeting. SISSEL'S The salary of Police Sergeant Glenn V. Sissel was in- SALARY creased from $280.00to 300.00 per month, effective INCREASED October 1, 1953, upon motion of Councilman Tadlock, TO $300.00 seconded by Councilman Kidd and duly carried. JOHANSEN Police Commissioner Kidd presented a letter from Police GRANTED Chief Johansen requesting permission for his vacation TWO WEEK to begin on October 19, 1953. Upon motion of Councilman VACATION Kidd, seconded by Councilman Tadlock and duly carried, permission was granted for t he period from October l9 to November 2, 1953. CITY CLERK. Upon motion of Councilman Park, seconded by Councilman TO BE PAID Tadlock and carried, it was authorized that the City FOR UNUSED Clerk be paid for the period of his unused vacation for VACATION the current year 1953. BILLS The following bills were presented, approved and ordered paid on motion of Councilmm Tadlock, seconded by Council- man Park and duly carried. Seaside Oil Co $ 91.20 George F. Cake Co. 23.78 Bender Moss Co. 2.32 Tustin Fire Dept. 65.00 Del Broomell 168.87 Del Broomell 42.00 J. L. McBride 156.30 Sully-Miller Contracting Co. 687.98 $1,329.90 Councilman Tadlock moved to adjourn. Councilman Park sec- onded the motion. Motion carried. MEETING ADJOURNED. Vincent L. Humeston Mayor Samuel C. Penington City Clerk