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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-13-1931 City Council Minutes MIrIUTE AECOAD of REGULA: I: ~ ~ TING cI' TH CITY COUNCIL MEETIZYG HELD OH THE - 13th DRY OF April 1831 I9 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Elsinore was held on the above date. The meeting eras called to order at the hour of 7o'clock P.9i, vrith Mayor C. A. Lovejoy in the chair, Councilmen: E. Gallagher, H'C. Langstaff, @.M. Rice 7. E. 1`.4llls and C. A. Lovejoy. answered .the roll call. ,.Absent: None. A4inutes of tha previous meeting held on IuIarch 23rd, ttrere then read by '_ the Clerk and ther° being no corrections or omissions were approved as read. The Bldg Supt's monthly report for the month of ISarch,was then presence to Council and on motion duly made and carried was accepted and ordered placed on fine, Thereupon the Clerk presented to Council the Treasurers monthly report vrhich was on motion duly made and carried, accepted and ordered placed on file. The annual Franchise Tax Report of the So. Calif. Gas Co eras then. presented to Council, vrith enclosed checl: for 0254.64; to cover Franchise Tax due the City for the year 1930, Whereupon it was duly moved and carried that said report of the So, California Gas Co, be accepted and .ordered placed on file. The Clerk then reported to Council-that the Automobile Club of So California had given notice that policy covering insurance on the police, car vrould expire on April 18th, and asked to be advised regarding the renecral of said insurance. Whereupon it was moved by Councilman Langstaff that the insurance on the police car carried with the Auto Club of So Calif be renewed which motion upon vote was unas:imeusly carried. League of Calif Idunicipali'c.ies, Legislative Bulletin ~~7 was then presented to Council, calling attention to Assembly Bills ~11 and'1188 and Senate Bill 283 all of which relate to the taxation of motor vehicles, and urging Councils opposition to Assembly Bills ~ll,and 1188 and endorsement of Senate Bi11 X283. Whereupon after Councils due consideration of the matter it eras moved by Councilman 1Jiills, and seconded bgt Councilman Rice, that assembly Bills ~11 and 1183 by opposed and that the passage of Senate Bill 233 be endorsed wh which motion upon vote was unanimously carried. A conununication from the Riverside County Planning Commission waa then presented to Council, advising that the Clevelin Realty Co are willing to dedicate for Public park purposes a parcel of lots in Units 1 and T ofCCountyy Club Heights and do some planting providing that the public will maintain the Park, and further advised that the County .Board of Supervisors may be twilling to assume a part of the burden if the City cJil1 co-operate, Page rr2 Upon Councils consideration of the matter it eras mcved by Couhcil- man Langstaff, and secended by Councilman I;iills that the matter be laid over for futher consideration vahich motion upcn vote was carried. • -Ths chair then brought up for Councils emnsidaration,~the matter of allowing the Fire Dept, to answer calls and Anse the City's Fire equipment outside of the City iirnits. yhereupon after due consideration, of the matter it was moved by Councilman L?ills and seconded by Councilman Langstaff that the Fire Chief be authorized at his discretion to answer fire calls ai7d use the City`s fire equipment outside of the Gity which motioh upon vote vgas unanimously c~. carried. The chair then read a commmunication from A. W. Eckerson in which he stated that he was willing to sell to the City a strip of land for street purposes .Eighty feet vaide and three hundred feet long lying along the easterly side of his camp ground for the sum of (~~rj50.00) and Sub-- mined said proposal for Councils consideration. Whereupon it was moved by~Councilman Gallagher and seconded by - Councilman Mills that said communication be received and ordered placed on file which motion upon vote was carried. The Clerk then read a conununication'fxom the Syron Jackson Co, regarding certain bills covering an emergency repair job on the City Water pump, which wets considered excessive and payment on same held up , in an effort to secure an adjustr:ent on same and in which they set forth the conditions under vahich the job eras done, and stated that they con- sidered said bills fair and requested Councils favorable action on same,.. Whereupon it was duly moved and carri~;,d that the Byron Jackson bills for repair of purlp be allowed and paid, The Clerk t'ren presentad to Council the itimized bid sL:bmitted by C. Kingsley Haviland for repair and refinishing of Council table, desks and chairs in the City Hall for a total of (x`44.§0) and after consideration of same. I It tivas moved by Councilman Il¢lls and seconded'by Councilman Rice that it be authorized to have-only the City Council table repaired at the quoted price of (~10.§0) which motion upon vote eras carried.. A communication from the State Compensation Ins. Fund was °' then presented to Council calling their attention tc an inspection made at the City Water and See/age Plants by their safety engineer IvIr. Donohue in company with 1'Ir. Harmon as'a result of this inspect- ion they urge that certair, change's be made for the purpose of increasa- ing genaral safety. Wherreupon it *rtas movad by Councilman Iu?ills and sacondsd by Councilman Rice that Mr. Harmon by instructed to do the worl: rsquired and that 'the Clark be instructed to-notify the Ins. Fund ~^rhen the eaork is done which motioh upon vote was carriad. Council then listened I;o representatives of the So. Calif. Gas Co and So. Sierras Power Co, who advanced certain suggestions with 'reference tc installations providing for standby pumping wquipment and quoting probable costs for each type of installation. MIlYLZTE RECORD of Regular meeting of the City Council MEETZIYG HELD OlY THE 13th - DAY OF April 1931 Zg STRNGFRO FORM S9G ~ 0.',G rr.~ 'whereupon it aaas duly moved and, carried. that the matter be-laid over for further r_otice and consideration. Ordinance 209 providing for the ealiing of retail election was then press presented on second reading, whereupon after some-discussion on the passage and adoption of said Ordinance`a$ a previous spacial meeting crhich it t=ras held eras not valid, " e~izereupml it r„-as raovad b;i Cowlcilraa.n Ric•=: and sec:n:'.ad by•Councilman Iviills that the passage of said Ordinance X209 be laid over and tA.at a written opinion be secured frorn the City Atty :r~ith reference to the proper procedure to take which motion upon vote teas carried. 6Tnereupon brd. 'x,`210 was introduced and presente$ on first reading being an Ordinance am_end.ing City License Ord. r'y'161.' vhereupon it was moved by Councilman Langstaff and. seconded by Councilman a that Ord. rr210 be passed to its second reading cr'nich motion. upon vote unanimously carried. Thereupon Ord: I~1211 eras'introduced and presented on first reading being an Ord ~~203 fixing the skater rates to be charged. "thereupon it seas moved by Councilman Mills and seconded by Councilman Gallagher that Ordinance ~r211 be passed to its second reading v7hich motion upon vote was carried. =Thereupon Ord. ,212 vras in'troduccd"and presented on first rzac~ing being an Ordinance amending Ordinance n201 fixing the s€aariss cf City officials and City appointees, Whereupon it was rnoved by Councilman ~:~ills and seconded by Councilman Langstaff that Ord. 212 by pa.ssod to its second 'reading which motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman: Langstaff, Rice, hills and•Loaejoy. Noes: Councilman: Gallagher ~fbsent: =None,..: Bills as audited by the auditing comrnittes were th`sn presented to Council nd on motion duly made and on call.vote carried, were ordered paid and the lock was instructed to issue vrar-rants in payia nt of sg.me. Thereupon theca being. no further bizeiness tc come before Council, cn motion my made and carried Council adjourn:;d to meetinn regular session on A.4onday pril 2~th at the hour of 7 o'clock F.I;, in the City Hall the usual meeting place. P=Ia or erk