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Minutes 1954/10/04 1551 r Gilroy, CalIfornia October 4~1954 ~ This regular monthly meeting of the Common Council is called to order by His Honor Mayor George M.Mason. 1552 Present:Councilmen Carl W.Pate,J.Hughes,Kennedy,Courtland M, Rush,Kenneth L.Petersen,Segundo Sanchez. Absent:Counc~~man Charles Gallo. The Mayor now asks if all Councilmen have received copies of the minutes of the regular rr~nthly meeting of September 7th and the special meeting of September 28th,1954. All Councilmen answer in the affirmative. The Mayor now asks if there are any errors or corrections to be J made. Councilman Kennedy discusses the wording in the minutes of September 28,1954,page l55l,next to the last paragraPh, lines 3 and 4, stating the the wording "that the Traffic Officers" is con- fUSing. It is unanimously agreed to strike out the words tlthat the Traffic Officers'. from the motion to clarify the meaning. With this correction noted the minutes of September 7th and the special meet- ing of September 28th,1954 are approved. The Mayor now asks Councilman Sanchez if he has anything further to report on the Miller Slough drainage question. Councilman Sanchez state s that two pfcphet,J>ro-PBP't'y pwnepsnedn- cerned in this matter are present-Mr.Robert K.Byers amd Mr.Frank ., .J Mr.Frank Serafin discusses the meeting w~th tile Soil Conservation ~ J line was found to be advisable and is recommended. Service,the City Engineer and the Gentry representative ~ th~ vicinity of the Gentry plant. Motion by Councilman Petersen, seconded by Councilman Rush and carried that the City contribute the sum of $1,OOO.OOt.towards the the widening and deepening of the Miller Slough channel south of the discharge end of the pipe lineand that the city install the 1553 appropriate size andtype of elbow at the discharge end of the pipe lffie payment of the money to be made upon the understanding that such pay- ment and work shall not be taken as an admission on the part of the city for any damage that may occur. Councilman Rush,chairman of the Finance 66mmittee, is now called on by the Mayor to report on the matter of fire insurance. Councilman Rush states that his committee recommends that an appraisal r'" L be made of all city buildings by a recognized appraisal company;that the hooker of record, be given 20% of the business the remaining percentage also to be split up between the other agents and that the broker/be entitled to his share of the remaining percentage. Motion by Councilman Pate,seconded by Councibnan Sanchez and carried that the recommendation of the Finance Committee on t.he appraisal of city buildings and the division of the business on the fire insurance policies among the brmkeraaDdagganLs be accepted and the Clerk instructed to contact appraisal a~:mpa1i.ies and request 8...., bid for this work. Councilman Pate reports that the City Engineer is to give him further information with respect to the island on I.O.O.F.Avenue just off Monterey Street. It is unanlinously agreed to continue this matter. r" A communication signed by C.N.Bolfing and R.C.Hollar requesting that L their of busine ss , an alley be constructed in the rear of/t' " places/to terminate on I .O.O.F. Avenue. Thi,p matter is referred to the Street Committee. A co~n~nication is read from the Gilroy Association of Insurance 60 day Agents enclosing/cover notes for two fire insurance policies,is presented and read. A communication is read from the American Trust Company thanking the city for the floral piece sent to the bro1k on the occasion of the opening in tneir new quarters. A communication is read from the Public Utilities Commission requesting that the city have a pepBesentative present at a meeting to be held at the Pacheco Pass Road crossing to discuss a change in hours during certain r~ monthss of the year for the tower man as reque sted by the Southern Pacific ~ Company. The Mayor reports. on the meeting stating that in addition to himself Councilman Pate and Chief Administrative Officer Cox were present. It is unan~nously agreed to wait for the report from the Public Utilities Commission. A communication, addressed to the City Attorney,v!ftbm the Division of Highways, with reference to trucks parking on Monterey street is pre- sented and read. It is unanimously agreed to wait for further word from the Division of Highways on this matter. 1 f"'" raw '1 _ JJ"f A communication is read from the M~or of Turlock suggesting that with Council meetings be opened I an invocation. The Mayor appoints Councilman Petersen to contact the ministerial association to as- certain the possibility of having an minister or priest present at regular monthly meetings to give the invocation. A communication os read from William F.Hall requesting that the penalty assessed against him for delinquency of a license be re- funded. The Deputy License Collector now appears before the CounCil, at the request of the Mayor,to explain the circumstances of the ~ penalty. It is unanimously agreed to take no action of the request for a refund of the penalty. A communication is read from the City Engineer recommending that the Granite Construction Company be paid the sum of $15,362.40 for the resurfacing of Hanna and Rosanna streets as part payment on their contract of $17,967.72 for this work. Brown Building Inspector Byron/reports that he has inspected the work and a few minor details of the work are not completed but that the recofnmendation for payment as recommended by the City Engineer has hi s approval. , Motion by Councilman P ate,seconded by Councilman Petersen and J carried that the recommendation of the City Engineer be accepted and that Granite Construction Company be paid the sum ~f $15,362.40 for work of resurfacing Hanna and Rosanna streets under a contract between the city and the company. Building Inspector Brown reports on the finishing of the paving work on First Street at Hanna Street and Rosanna Street stating that the Granite Construction Company demands more money for material for the extra work;that the Division of Highways has consented to have the extra work done. Mr.C.W.LeNeave,owner of coin operated music machines,now appears before the Coun~il to request a reduction in the license fee for music machines. The Clerk is instructed to ascertain from other cities what they charge as a license fee for music machines and J the matter of reducing the license fee is referred to the Ordinance Committee. Mr.Phil West, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce,now appears before the Council to invite Council members and the Mayor to attend the next board of directors meeting. Cougcilman Kennedy asks if there has been a meeting between the Council Fire Committee IDld the Gilroy Rural Fire District 1555 Commission to discuss the matter of the rural apparatus attending city fires. The Mayor answers that no meeting has been held. Councilman Rush now discusses the matter. "'.-;::'._0"" Councilman Sanchez states that he has a request from a resident of Walnut Orchard Park Subdivision for the completion of an alley. Motion by Councilman Patetseconded bU Councilman Sanchez and carried that the City Attorney be instructed to write a letter to the bonding company for Dunmar Homes,developers of Walnut Orchard Park Subdivision, and instruct them that the city wants the alley completed in the sub- division before the rainy season and that a reply to this request should come within 15 days. The Mayor discusses a request made of him that Miss.Balanesi,who was Miss Gilroy at the County Fair, should be given some recognition by the , ..,..,.. City. No action is taken. Councilman Pate discusses the possibility of routing truck traffic over Eigelberry Street when the Monterey street work is completed. The Mayor discusses the possible damage to parts of Eigelberry street during the rerouting of traffic during the Monterey Street widening. The Mayor announces that the annual Firemen' s-Ci ty Employees banquet will be held on Friday,October 8,1954 at 7 0 'clock P.M. at the Hotel ."-...""l iIIIIi.,.,,_.\lIIII Milias and appoints Councilmen petersen,Rush and Kennedy as a conwittee to make arrangements. City Marshal 5)urla now ~pears before the eouncil to discuss com- plaints he has received from those residing the vicinity of Wheeler Auditorium and the I.D.E.S.hall about property damage dur~nK dances. Motion by Councilman Kennedy,seconded by Councilman Sanchez and carried that the City Marshal be instructed that at all future dances at Wheeler Auditorium and I.D.E.S.Hall that those conducting the dances be required to employ four police officers-two to be on duty inside the hall and two to be on duty outside Bhe hall tOl patrol the area in the immediate i" . L.4 vicinity of the hallduring the dance and that if this increase in police officers does not stopAifue,.complaints that future dance permits be denied. Mr.Albert Gagliardi now appears before the Council to discuss the matter of requiring four police officers to be on duty during dances at ~TIeeler Auditorium and I.D.E.S.Hall. The City Marshal now recommends that Traffic Officer Dan Lemos and Police Officer Edmund H.Piedmont be made Sergeants. Motion by Councilman Pate, seconded by Councilman Rush and carried 155(1 that the recoIImendation of the City Marshal be accepted and that Traffic Officer Dan Lemos and Police Officer Edmund H.Piedmont be made Sergeants effective October 1,1954 to hold office at the will and pleasure of the Council. The City Attorney presents and reads RESOLUTION NO.337. Motion by Councilman Sanchez, seconded by Councilman Pate that RESOLUTION NO.337 be adopted. RESOLUTION NO.317 RESOLUTION OF THE COMI\.TON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY PLACING U.S. SERIES '.G" BONDS OF THE 1:1ATURITY VALUE OF $33,000. NaY UN- ASSIGliED IN THE"WATER LI1~ REPLACE~rT FUND". ~ WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Gilroy has heretofore by Resolution established and set up a fUnd to be known as nWATER LINE REPLACEMEl'l'"T FUNDIt into which 20% of total pD'oceeds of water sales shall be placed annually to be used for the purpose of repairing,replacing and maintaining water pipe line of said City; and, lVHEREAS, the City of Gilroy does now possess and own U.S.Series ,tG" Bonds of the maturity value of $33,000.00 heretofore purchased with money accumulated from the water department of the City of Gilroy and it is desirable that the said bonds be earmarked and placed in the said "WATER LINES REPLACEMENT FUND. It NON, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That said Series fiG" bonds of the maturity value of Thirty-Three Thousand ($33,000.00) Dollars purchasedas aforesaid be, and the same are hereby,earmarked as belonging to and placed in the said "WATER LINES REPLACEMENT FUNDI' to be used in acccrdance with and for the purposes set forth in the said Resolution hereinbefore referred to establishing the said fUnd. PASSED and ADOPTED this 4th day of October,1954, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmen Pate,Rush,P~~erse~,Sanchez, Councilman Kennedy Councilman Gallo ~ Atte~ \:J. ~\~ City Clerk The report of the Poundmaster for the month of September,1954 is presented and read and ordered filed. The report of the County Controller of fines collected for the month of August,1954 is presented and read and ordered filed. The report of the Building Inspector forfue month of September, 1954 is presented and read and ordered filed. The report of arrests and traffic citations issued by the Police :J department for t he month of September,,1954 is presented and read and ordered filed. ~,p-)V 1J1!pt7 Mayor An application ~oran Off Sale Beer and Wine License from Chester and Norman Goodrich,44l First Street,is presented and read.No objection is made. Reports of water samples taken by the Santa Clara County Health DepartmentJuly 31st and August 13,1954 are presented and ordered -P~ 1 or! Reports of city officers are presented and read. Motion by Councilman Pate,seconded by Councilman Sanch~z and carried 1557 that the reports of city officers be accepted as read and placed on file. The City Attorney presents an application from the Southern Pacific Company to the Public Utilities Commission to construct a spur track for the Filice Warehouse at Ninth Street,the application stating among, other things, that ,tno protection is needed at Ninth Street Crossing". Motion by Councilman Pate,seconded by Councilman Rush and carried that the City Attorney be instructed to file an abjection with the Public Utilies Commission on the Southern Pacific Companys statement in their application to the Commission for a spur track at Ninth street on the statement that uno further protection is needed at Ninth Street't. l'vlotion by Councilman Rush, seconded by Councilman Kennedy and carried that bills as presented be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on the Treasurer. Motion by Councilman Kennedy,seconded by Councilman Rush and carried that this meeting adjourn. Q,~,~ City Clerk