Minutes 1952/06/16
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Gilroy, California
.Tune 16,1952.
This regular adjourned meeting of the Common Council is called to order
by His Honor I..,layor George C.Lli lias.
Present:Councilmen Carl W.Pate,Cburtland IJ.Rush,Charles Gallo,George
W.White,Jaok W.Ronald. Absent:Counci~aan .T.Hughes Kennedy.
The matter of the sale of city property on East Sixth street,known as
the "City Corporntion Yard" is discussed. The City &ttorney advises
that the matter oan be postponed.
Motion by Counoilman White,seconded by Councilman Pate and carried
that final aotion on the b~d or G.N.Brodersen to purchase city owned
property located on the south side of East Sixth street between Monterey
Street and Railroad Alley, be deferred to the first regular Council
meeting in .Tuly,1952.
A Memorandum of Agreement for Expenditure of Gas Tax Allocation for
Major City Streets is presented and read.
RESOLUTION NO.2?8 is presented and read.
L:ot ion by Councilman Pate ,seconded by Counc ilman Hush that HESOLUTION
No.2?8 be adopted. i
HESOLUTION NO.2?8
RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GILROY ADOPrING BUDGET AND APPROVING LlEMORANDUM
OF AGREELmNT FOR EXPENDITURE' OF GAS TAX ALLOC-
ATION FOR MAJOR CITY STREETS.
VlliEREAS, a memorandum of agreement has been p rese nted to be
entered into with the State of California in accordance with a project
statement submitted by the City of Gilroy for expenditure of gas
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tax allocation to oities for the fiscal year 953, an
;,',HEREAS, the Com;::lOn Counc i1 has heard read said agreement in full
and is familiar \'vi th the contents thereof;
TIIEREFOHE, be it resolved that the Common Council of the City
of Gilroy that said pro ject statement be and it is hereby adopted
as the budget of proposed expenditures of gas tax allocation to
cities,and said agreement be and the s~ae is hereby approved and the
Llayor and the City Clerk are directed to sign the same on behalf of
said City,said agreement to be binding upon the city upon its
execution by the authorized officials of the State.
ADOPTED this l6th day of June,1952 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen ?ate,Rush,Gallo,~hite Ronald.
NOES: Counc i1men None
ABSE1'T: Counc ilmen Kennedy.
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RESOLUTION NO.279 is presented and read.
Motion by Counoi~1an Pate,seconded by Councilman Gallo that
RESOLUTION NO.279 be adopted.
RESOLUTION NO.279
RESOLUTION REQYESTING THE STATE DEPARTUIENT OF PUBLIC YIORKS,DIVi
ISION OF HIGBX;AYS,TO AUTHORIZE OH CAUSE SIGNS TO BE EHECTED AT
THE JUNCTION OB PACHECO PASS HOlill AND Y.d;RGUSON ROAD, AND THE
JUNCTION OF LEAVES LEY HOAD AIm STATE HIGHViAY NO.10l DIRECTING
TRUCK rrRAFFIC FROliI CERTAIN POINTS 'ro USE THE LEAVESLEY;FERGUSON
ROAD ROUTE.
ViHEREAS,the State Highway No.101, commonly known as the
l\:lonterey Hoad, runs through the Oi ty of Gilroy and constitutes the
main street of said city and is under the jurisdiction of the State
Department of Publi c ':','orks; and.
VlHEREAS,the said Llonterey Hoad is a main artery of travel and
carries a very heavy traff&8 of passenger cars and trucks, many
of which trucks come from San Joa(l uin Valley points or are going
thereto,and said trucks customarily travel on the Monterey Hoad to
or from the intersection Of the ?acheco Pass Road with said High-
way No. 101; and
wHEREAS, the said trucks constitute a serious traffic problem
in the Oity of Gilroy as well as creating loud and disturbing noises
and din,detrimenta1 to the transaction of business in the stores and
offices along the said Llonterey Hoad as vle11 as offensive to the
senses of the people;and
~IBEREAS, the Leaves ley Hoad and the :ITergus on J(oad to vlhich it
connects,aonstitute an alternate route for traffic Going to or from
the San Joaquin Valley to and from points North of the City of Gilroy
outside of and by-passing the City of Gilroy,and are but sparsely
travelled and are other\'lise enti rely sui ta ble for trucl: trafflilc and
can be used by trucks going to and from San ~roa:luin Valley points
from points Harth of the.)ity of Gilroy,thus alleviating the said
traffic condit ion in the ,'::i ty of:Ulroy here inbefore Lient ioned and
should be so used.
i<iO';',THEm::::E'OHE,ill IT HESOLV3D that the GOIm:1011)ounci1 of the
Oi t:~ of Gilroy does respectfully request that the ::Jtate Department
of Publicorks,Division of Eighways,Division 4,cause to be ereoted
the neoessary signs at the junction of the Pacheco Pass ~oad and
Ferguson ~i.oad and the ,junotion of the Leaves ley ~{oad and State
Eighway Eo.101 direct ine; all truck traffi 0 to and fror:l San Joaquin
Valley points over the said Leavesley-Ferguson Hoad route;
Al\J'D BE IT J!'URTHER HESOLVED that the city Clerk of the City of
Gilroy be,and he is hereby,directed to submit certified copies of
this resolution to the Bngineer in charge of Division of Highways,
Division 4, and to the Board of S11pervisors of the County of Santa
Clara.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the following vote this 16th day of June,
1952.
AYES:
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Councilmen Pate,Rush,Gallo,iiliite,Ronald
Counci 1men None
Councilmen Kennedy.
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Ci ty Clerk
The matter of an error in RESOLUTION NO.248 concerning the bond:s: for
garbage and refuse franchGse is discussed.
(' RESOLUTION NO.280 is pres~nted and read.
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Motion.by Councilman Pate ,seconded by Councilman Honald that RESOL-
UTION NO.280 be adopted.
RESOLUTION NO.280
RESOLUTION FIXING ,AMOUNT OF BOND RE~UIHED BY THE HOLDERS OF TEE
LICENSE FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISPOE3AL OF GARBA.GE IN TEE CITY OF
GILROY AND RESCnmING POR'l'ION OF RESOLUTION NO.248 PASSED AND
ADOPTED NOVEf"~3ER 6,1950.
1iIHEREAS, Charles R.Acker and Gilbert Simms now hold the franchise
and license for the collection and disposal of garbage in the City of
Gilroy under ordinances and resolutions hereinbefore adopted by the
COmT10n Council of the City of Gilroy;and
'hHEHEAS, the ordinance under which the franchise and license was
awarded to the said CHARL}LS R.ACKER and GILBER'r SDillilS and their
transferors provides for the giving of a bond in the sum of Two
Thousand Five Hundred ($2,500.00) DOllars, and has heretofore been
given; and
'iiHERJl:AS ,Resolut ion No. 248 of the Oi ty of Gi1roy,adopted at the
time JESSE RUBINO, one of the former holders of the said franchise
and lioense,sold his interest therein to the said GILBERT SllAS,
inadvertently Rrovided that the bond should be for the sum of
Five Hundred (~500.00) D011ars,and said provision is contrary to the
~.. foregoing ordinance requiring a bond in the sum of ~p2,500.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the said port ion of the said
resolution fixing the bond in the sum of ;~500.00 is vacated and
rescinded,and the amount of the bond is fixed at the sun of :,$2,500.00
as required by said ordinance.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the following vote this 16th day of June,
1952.
AYES: Councilmen Pate,Rush,Ga110,~hite,1
NOES: Counci lmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen Kennedy
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City Clerk
It is unanimously agreed that the annexation-"Ninth Street Extension"-
be laid over until July 7,l952.
Councilman Pate reports that his corunittee is waiting for the Division
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of Highways to send a representative to Gilroy jo disouss the matter
o f parking in front of the ','iil10ws Cafe, North I.lonterey Street.
The matter of automobile and trucks parking on the sidewalk on l':'Ionterey
Street at the Standard Oil Service Station at the corner of Monterey and
Old Gilroy streets, is disoussed. The Clerk is instructed to write to
Standard Stations calling to their attention the matter of vehicles
parking on the sidewalk and requesting t hat steps be talcen to stop this
plllactice,calling to their attention the liability on the part of the
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~city in the event of a pedeatrian being injured by a car parked on
the sidewalk and, further, that city ordinances prohibit the parking
of cars on sidewalks.
Councilman Pate disousses the damage done to Casey Street bp the
evening of Flag Day Services by tanks of the local National Guard
Company. The Clerk is instructed to write a letter to the Commanding
Officer of the guard company advising him of the damage done to the
street and requesting that this p2actice be doscontinued~
Counoilman Pate now discusses tha matter of inspection of street
work by the City Engineer and Bui ldin;. Inspector and reql1ests per-
for the Street Cornnittee
mission/to meet with the City Engineer and the Building Inspector
to disouss this matter.
Eat ion by Counc ilman ',/hi te ,sec onded by Counc i1man Gallo and oarried
that the Street Committee meet with the City Engineer and Building
Inspector to discuss the matter of inspection of contract work on
streets and to arrange for all inspection work to be done by the
Building Inspeotor.on all oontract work.
Mot ion by Counc ilman Gallo. sec onded by Counc Hman Hona1d and
carried that Joe Sartor,an employee of the city for 24 years,be
granted a two weeks vacation with pay before h~s retirement.
The City Attorney reads a letter from Charles M.Smith of the
Greater Alameda Association relative to oontrol at intersections
to eliminate congestion,de1ays and accidents,Mr.Smith Stating that
he had noticed in the newspaper that this city was enueavoring to
solve a triok problem. The Clerk is instructed to advise Mr.Smith
that their problem and the city's problem are not simi1ar,as Mr.
Smith believes.
tIotion by Councilman Hona1d, seconded by Counc ilman Pate and
carried that Councilman ':ihite be granted permission to absent him-
self from the state from .Tune 23rd to July 23,1952.
J<otion by Counc i1man Fa te ,seconded by Gouncilman Hoaald and carried
t.at Councilman Kennedy be granted perraission to absent himself from
the State from .Tune 10 to J~ly 10,1952.
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Adjourned subject to the
call of the cha ire
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City Clerk