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1957-06-10MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DAIRY CITY June 10, 1957 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Dairy City was called to order in the City Hall, 9352 Walker Street, at 7 30 P.M., with Mayor Van Dyke presiding Councilmen present A E Arnold, W J Arrowood, T A Baroldi, J Van Dyke, and J Van Leeuwen, Jr Councilmen absent. None City officials present City Clerk Olsthoorn, City Manager - Deputy Clerk 'Wesenberg, City Attorney Howell, and City Engineer Neff Minutes of the regular meeting of May 13, 1957, were read by the Deputy Clerk. It was moved by Councilman Arrowood, seconded by Councilman Baroldi, and unanimously carried, that the minutes be approved as read Minutes of the special meeting of May 27, 1957, were read by the Deputy Clerk It was moved by Councilman Baroldi, seconded by Councilman Arrowood, and unanimously carried, that the minutes be approved as read. REGISTER OF DEMANDS The City Manager presented and read the Register of Demands for June It was moved by Councilman Baroldi, seconded Iv Council- man Arnold, and unanimously carried, that the Register of De- mands be approved. SALVATE YARD VARIANCE It was moved by Councilman Arnold, seconded by Councilman Arrowood, and unanimously carried, that Use Variance Permit No UV -3606, Cypress Auto Wreckers, be amended as follows* 1. The fence facing Orange Avenue shall remain at its present location (461 feet from the centerline of Orange), 2 The fence facing Moody Street shall remain at its present location (31 feet from the centerline of Moody); 3 The fence corner at the northwest corner of the property shall remain at its present angle and setback. Beginning; at a point 39 feet south of the point of intersection of the Moody Street and. Orange Avenue fence lines on Moody Street, said fence shall diagonally cross the northwest corner of the property to a point 37 feet east of the aforementioned -1- June 10, 1957 ,._1O3 point of intersection along the Orange Avenue fence line STREETS BUDGET The City Manager presented and read Resolution No 23, entitled, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DAIRY CITY ADOPTING PROJECT STATEMENT NO. 2 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1958 " It was explained that these figures were tenta- tive and may be changed if the Council so desires It was sug- gested by the City Manager that the Council call a special meeting for the purpose of discussing the budget. It was moved by Councilman Arrowood, seconded by Councilman Arnold, and unanimously carried that resolution No. 23 be adopted DAIRY WATER QUESTION It was noted that Mr Carl Allen had ignored the Council's request to be present for this meeting. It was further noted that the drainae of barn water from Mr Allen's dairy onto the public property had not been corrected. The City Manager stated that, unless this condition were corrected, the cost of maintaining a surface on Orange Avenue would be exorbitant Councilman Arrowood suggested that Mr Allen be subpoenaed to appear before the Council. It was suggested that the Health Department and the Mosquito Abatement District Board be brought into the problem. The City Manager stated that the Health Department had been contacted by the City but that nothing had been done by them. Councilman Van Leeuwen reported that the Mosquito Abatement District Board had been working on the problem Councilman Arnold moved that Mayor Van Dyke meet with the Health Department and see what could be done and report back to the Council. Councilman Baroldi offered to accompany Mayor Van Dyke Mayor Van Dyke suggested that a representative of the City meet with Mr. ellen personally to discuss the problem before more drastic measures were taken It was moved by Councilman Van Leeuwen, seconded by Councilman -2- June 10, 1957 Arrowood, and unanimously carried, that two of the Councilmen meet with Mr tillen to try to work out a solution to the problem of Mr. Allen's barn water Mayor Van Dyke and Councilman Baroldi were designated as the committee of two. POLICE CONTRACT The City Manager presented the question of a contract with the City of Dairyland for emergency police protection with a guaran- teed minimum of ivk00 00 per year. There followed a great deal of discussion as to whether such a contract would be feasible with a police force of only two men, and, if such a contract were entered into, whether it should run for one year or three months, and whether it should be entered into immediately upon the formation of the Dairy City Police Department or whether it should be deferred for several months to see how the department will shape up Councilman Van Dyke stated that, if such a con- tract were not entered into at the outset, then Dairyland would probably set up their own police department. Councilman Van Leeuwen was in favor of holding off until it was ascertained how much work would have to be done in Dairy City. Councilman Baroldi also was in favor of waiting for several months to see how the Dairy City police department shaped up before entering into any agreements with Dairyland. Councilman Arnold felt that such a contract might be good for all concerned Councilman Arrowood felt that such an agreement would not work out at all It was moved by Councilman Arnold, seconded by Councilman Ar- rowood, and unanimously carried, that the matter be tabled until the next Council meeting. COUNTY CONTRACT REPORT The City Manager explained in general the terms of the contracts between Orange County and the City of Dairy City which are beim: negotiated. He stated that he wished the Council to have this knowledge because of some misinformation which had appeared in a newspaper -3- June 10, 1957 -105 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION City Attorney Howell presented and read Resolution No 25, en- titled. "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DAIRY CITY DECLARING THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTENTION TO ASSUME THE DUTIES OF A PLANNING COMMISSION WITH REGARD TO LAND USE ZONING AND PLANNING " This resolution established the time for the City Council to take over these planning commission activities as 12 00 P. M., June 30, 1957. It was moved by Councilman Arrowood, seconded by Council- man Baroldi, and unanimously carried, that Resolution No. 25 be adopted. It was pointed out that this change in procedures would not affect the functions of the Citizens' Advisory Committee. CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMiIT`I'EE The City Manager reported that this committee had completed their tentative recommendations for rezoning and that the City Engineer was drawing up his recommendations. It was moved by Councilman Van Leeuwen, seconded by Councilman Arrowood, and unanimously carried, that Mr. Frank Cardoza be appointed as a substitute for Mr Van Klaveren on the Citizens' Advisory Committee during Mr. Van Klaveren's absence this summer BUDGET FOR ENGINEERING FUNDS The City ManaL.er presented and read Resolution No 24, entitled "A dESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DAIRY CITY AP- PROVING BUDGET FOR ENGINEERING FUNDS, AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER CHAPTER 1890 OF STREET AND HIGHWAY CODE, FOH. THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1958." It was moved by Councilman Baroldi, seconded by Councilman Arrowood, and unanimously carried, that Resolution No 24 be adopted. ELECTION RESOLUTION, NAME CHANGE The City Attorney presented and read Resolution No. 26, entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF DAIRY CITY CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION IN SAID CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS OF SAID CITY THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE NAME OF SAID CITY SHALL BE CHANGED " It was moved by Councilman Van Leeuwen, seconded by -4- June 10, 1957 • Councilman Arrowood, and unanimously carried, that liesolution No 26 be adopted. It was moved by Councilman Van Leeuwen, seconded by Councilman Baroldi, and unanimously carried, that it be the policy of the City Council of Dairy Cit;; that, at all elections, general or special, over which the City has any jurisdiction as to appoint- ing election officers, that no election officers or alternates be appointed who are related to any of the City officials or employees and that such polling places be other than residences of such City officials or employees CITY AUDIT The City Manager stated that it would soon be time for an audit of the City's financial records City Attorney Howell suggested the names of two firms in the Santa Ana area who specialize in municipal auditing It was moved by Councilman Arrowood, seconded by Councilman Van Leeuwen, and unanimously carried, that the City Manager contact these two firms and report back to the Council BUDC'ET DISCUSSION The City Manager reported that, unless the City was willing to hire an entirely green man, the patrolman's salary would have to start at 4375 00 per month Due to the lateness of the hour, further discussion of the budget was postponed until a later meeting OIL WELL TIME EXTENSION The City Manager reported that a geological study was being made and that the Cal-Wy-Uta Company did not expect to move the rig for at least another month. The company had therefore, asked the City for an extension of the time allowed them under their• variance It was moved by Councilman Arrowood, seconded. by Councilman Baroldi, and unanimously carried, that an extension of seventy (70) days be granted. the Cal-Wy-Uta Company in which to move their rig. -5- June 10, 1957 F I RFWOHKS STANDS PROBLEM The City Manager reported that present plans of the construction company called for tearing up the south side of Lincoln within two weeks He pointed out that this condition would be very bad for the four fireworks stands to be located on Pete Van nuiten's property just east of Bloomfield Avenue It was moved by Coun- cilman Arrowood, seconded by Councilman Baroldi, and unanimously carried, that the City Dianaer contact the necessary authorities in order that access might be provided into these fireworks stands. MISCELLANEOUS The Council approved the absence from the City of the City Engineer for a three -weeks' period. Councilmen Baroldi brought up the question of councilmanic dis- tricts for the City. The City Attorney explained that the law allowing general law cities to district themselves had expired, but that it might be re-enacted by the present Legislature If this came to pass, the City Attorney stated that Resolution No 26 could be amended to include this question with the name change. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business., upon motion of Councilman Baroldi, seconded by Councilman Arnold, and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned until the next regular meeting ATTEST• Martin Olsthoorn, City Clerk -6- June 10, 1957 Jacob Van Dyke, IyI or