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1958-02-10MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS February 10, 1958 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cypress was called to order in the City Hall, 9352 Walker Street, at 7 30 o'clock P M., with Mayor Van Dyke presiding. Councilmen present Councilman absent• _192 A E Arnold, W J. Arrowood, J Van Dyke, and J Van Leeuwen T A Baroldi Upon motion of Councilman Van Leeuwen, duly seconded and unani- mously carried, the minutes of January 13, 1958, were approved as submitted. STOP SIGNS - BLINKER LIGHT Police Chief Hansen suggested that the County Traffic Safety Committee make a survey of the need for a four-way boulevard stop at Walker and Ball Road It was moved by Councilman Arnold, duly seconded and unanimously carried, that said survey be requested The Police Chief further suggested that a red warning blinker be installed at the intersection of Wacker and Lincoln since it is impossible to see the boulevard stop sign from any distance at night It was moved by Councilman Arnold, duly seconded and unanimously carried, that the City Manager and Police Chief contact the State Division of Highways and request of them that such a blinker light be installed, if they are not intending to install signals, and informing them of the dangerous condition existing at this intersection CONFERENCE WITH THE SHERIFF Mayor Van Dyke reported that the Chief, the City Manager and himself had talked with the Sheriff about having the Sheriff's Department take over the relief work in this City. The Mayor stated that the Sheriff disapproved of the idea, since he felt that it would not work out for the two departments to work in the same area The City Manager stated that he had carefully -1- February 10, 1958 41)3 studied the budget and would recommend that .600.00 be transferred from the Road Maintenance Fund and 4300 00 from the Reserve Fund to be used to pay the salary of a relief officer for the remainder of this fiscal year on the basis of his working three shifts per week. The City Manager stated that the monies taken in from fines, etc , in connection with the Police Department operations, could be used for road maintenance, that such monies would not have to be deposited and not used. He stated that this transfer of funds was designed to solve the problem of the relief patrolman's salary until the end of this fiscal year. Thereafter•, provisions will be made in the budget for this expense. Councilman Arrowood stated that, if funds may be transferred legitimately, that it should be done, but that, if such a transfer cannot be done, then the Citi should consider asking for another loan Thereupon, it was moved by Councilman Van Leeuwen, duly seconded and unanimously carried, that said transfer of monies be accomplished, as ex- plained by the City Manager The City Attorney stated that trans- fer of budget items is entirely legal. MERCHANT PATROL ORDINANCE The City Attorney presented and read a proposed ordinance, No. 37, regulating patrol systems, providing for permits, bonds and in- surance, and providing for punishment for violation thereof The City Attorney stated that said ordinance incorporated the recom- mendations made by Chief Hansen, as well as other controls It was moved by Councilman Arrowood, duly seconded and unanimously carried, that said Ordinance No 37 be introduced and passed on to the next regular meeting for second reading and adoption OLIVEIRA VARIANCE The Deputy Clerk presented for the Council's consideration Use Variance Application No W-106 to permit Manuel L Oliveira to relocate a house on his property in line with present dwellings -2- February 10, 1958 which are 56 feet from the centerline of Orange Avenue. The Deputy Clerk read an excerpt from the Planning Commission Minutes, indicating their approval It was moved. by Councilman Arnold, duly seconded and unanimously carried, that Use Variance Permit No. UV -106 for the relocation of a dwelling 56 feet from the centerline of Orange Avenue be granted to Manuel L. Oliveira in accordance with his application and accompanying plot plan. TIDWELL VARIANCE AMENDMENT The Deputy Clerk presented an application for an amendment to Use Variance Permit No. UV -101 to permit Robert L. Tidwell to maintain the existing sign, advertising his existing realty of- fice, 14 feet south of the north property line, at 6032 Lincoln Avenue. The Deputy Clerk then read from the minutes of the Planning Commission their recommendation against granting said amendment. Mr. Tidwell took the floor to explain how the sign came to be placed in its present position, instead of the posi- tion described on the plot plan which accompanied the original application for the use variance Mr Tidwell explained that he had gone to the site and had shown the City Engineer just where he wanted the office building and the sign to be placed The City Engineer then proceeded to measure these positions and these measurements were the ones which appeared on the original application. Now, the County Building Department says that the sign is 15 feet too far north Mr Tidwell was of the opinion that the City Engineer was unaware that the centerline of Lincoln had been changed when the street was widened by the State. It was the decision of the Council that the City had made a mistake and that the applicant should not be penalized for this mistake Therefore, upon motion of Councilman Arnold, duly seconded and unanimously carried, the application for the amendment to UV -101 was granted -3- February 10, 1958 REGISTER OF DEMANDS It was moved by Councilman Arnold, duly seconded and unanimously carried, that the February Register of Demands be approved as submitted ELECTION RESOLUTION The Deputy Clerk presented and read a resolution which was sug- gested by Duane W. Wheeler. Said resolution provides for con- solidating all three precincts for voting purposes, designates the City Hall as the polling place, and provides for the payment of the members of the election board It was pointed out that the hours the poll would be open had already been established. It was moved by Councilman Arnold, duly seconded and unanimously carried, that the members of the election board be paid according to the same scale used by the County It was moved by Council- man Arnold, duly seconded and unanimously carried, that said Resolution No 50 be adopted NANNE VARIASNCE The Deputy Clerk presented Application No UV -107 for a use variance to permit Martin Nanne to build a commercial dairy ad- jacent to non-dairy property in the A-2 zone with corrals located closer to the property line than is legally allowed The Deputy Clerk then read from the minutes of the Cypress Planning Commission their recommendation in favor of this variance and their condi- tions thereto The plot plan for this dairy was presented to the Council for their study. During the discussion, Councilman Arnold moved that the hay be stacked 295 feet from the first corral or beginning with the No 2 corral. This motion died for lack of a second Councilman rrnold further moved that the plot plan be returned to the engineer to be re -drawn according to the stipu- lations of the Council. This motion also died for lack of a second It was then moved by Councilman Arnold, seconded by -4- February 10, 1958 .196 Councilman Arrowood and unanimously carried, that the variance be granted with the following conditions and that the plot plan be redrawn in accordance with these conditions* 1 No hay storage shall be permitted closer than the easterly line of the second corral as shown on the plot plan (464 feet west of the east property line); 2 That no calf or bull pens be constructed closer than 200 feet to any adjoining building not on the premises; 3. That the corrals be located not less than 170 feet from the existing dwelling on the property immediately north of applicant's dairy property, 4 That a brick or block wall be constructed along a portion of the north boundary of applicant's property, according to the regulations of the City and County and according to the newly submitted plot plan as revised; 5 That the corrals be located 62 feet from the north property line of applicant's property. COUNTY ROAD CONTRACT The City Attorney presented and explained a proposed contract submitted by the County under which the County 'goad Department agreed to perform road work as the City asks for it to be done and under which the City would be billed for said work on the month following its performance Said contract would run for the present fiscal year. It was moved by Councilman Arnold, duly seconded and unanimously carried that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to sign the contract with the County of Orange for road maintenance and construction services Roll call vote AYES Councilmen Arnold, Arrowood, Van Dyke, and Van Leeuwen NOES None ABSENT• Councilman_ Baroldi -5- February 10, 1958 DEPUTY CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR. It was moved by Councilman Van Leeuwen, duly seconded and unani- mously carried, that the Chief of Police be named as the Deputy Civil Defense Director. POLICE CAR RADIOL PAYMENT FOR It was moved by Councilman Arrowood, duly seconded and unanimously carried, that the bill submitted by Motorola Company for the radio equipment for the police car, in the amount of v;-678.51, be paid. PUBLIC HEARING, SECTIONAL MAPS. Upon motion of Councilman Arrowood, seconded by Councilman Van Leeuwen and unanimously carried, the City Manager was instructed to give notice as required by law to hold a public hearing on the zoning ordinance and the precise land use maps in the Cypress Park Recreation Building at 7 30 o'clock P. M , on Tuesday, February 25, 1958. T,F,AVE OF ABSENCE Upon motion of Councilman Arnold, seconded by Councilman Arrowood and unanimously carried, Councilman Van Leeuwen was granted a month's leave of absence from the City. UNIFORM ALLOWANCES It was moved by Councilman Arnold, duly seconded and unanimously carried, that the Police Officers' uniform allowance be paid quarterly. BUENA PARK SUBDIVISION Following discussion of a proposed subdivision to be built in Buena Park, between Ball Road and Cerritos Avenue and east of Miller Street, it was moved by Councilman Arnold, seconded by Councilman Van Leeuwen and unanimously carried, that the City Manager arrange a meeting with the Buena Park City Manager; the committee from Cypress to consist of Mayor Van Dyke, Council- man Baroldi, Councilman Arnold, City Manager, City Engineer, and -6- February 10, 1958 City Attorney FLY CONTROL PROGRAM The City Manager reported on the Health Department program for the elimination of flies He stated that a meeting for repre- sentatives of the dairying industry would be held in the Health Department wilding in Santa Ana on Thursday evening, February 13, at 7 30 o'clock P 11. Mayor Van Dyke and City Clerk Olsthoorn indicated their intention to attend said meeting CULVERTS AND PAVED DRIVEWAYS It was moved by Councilman Arnold, seconded by Councilman Van Leeuwen and unanimously carried, that the City Attorney investi- gate the possibility of writing an ordinance requiring culverts under private driveways. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion of 'ouncilman Van Leeuwen, duly seconded and unani- mously carried, the meeting was adjourned until February 25, 1958, at 7.30 P -7- February 10, 1958 b Van Dyke, May