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Minutes 1956/03/12 -1 ('c 9 8' 1. 0 ~ Gilroy,California March 12,1956. This regular adjourned meeting of the common Council is called to order by His Honor Mayor George M.Mason. . Present:Councilmen Carl W.Pate,Charles Gallo,J.Hughes Kennedy, Courtland M.Rush,Kenneth L.Petersen,Segundo Sanchez. Councilman Pate reports that several of the local butcher shops have inquired into the possibility ~of the city repealing ORDINANCE No.418-regulating hours in which uncooked meats can be sold. This matter is referred to the Ordinance Committee for report. Councilman Rush,chairman of the Finance Committee states that his 1699 committee has no report or recommendation on the matter of increase in salary for Police Department personnel. The Mayor states that the City Marshal is not satisfied with his own recommendation for an additional man for his department and wants more time to study the matter. ~ ~ Councilman Sanchez discusses the matter of a location for a - National Guard armory and suggests that the Buildings and Grounds Cmmmittee meet with the school trustees, along with any other Council- who would care to attend, to discuss the availability of school owned property for an armory site. The matter of altering Wheeler Auditorium for City Hall purposes is discussed and Mayor Mason advances the idea of building an annex to the auditorium on the Church Street side to be used for City Hall purposes. Motion by Councilman Sanchez, seconded by Councilman Pate and carried that City Administrator Cox draw up a rough sketch of the annex proposed and contact architects to draw up a rough plan for the annex, secure a quotation from the architects for plans and buildihg cost, I/It""'" the Administrator's sketch to be submitted to the Council before -- being submitted to the architects. A communication accompanied by a resolution from the Salinas Chamber of Commerce is submitted and read. Motion by Councilman Sanchez, seconded by Councilman Rush that RESOLUTION NO.377 be adopted. RESOLUTION NO.377 ".. .", WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Gilroy being formed of duly elected members representing the people of the community and, WHEREAS, there exists at Salinas a municipal airport that services the expanding populatipn of Salinas Valley and adjacent areas in San Benito and Santa Clara Counties and, WHEREAS, air transportation is vital to the commercial, industrial and agricultural interests of this central portion of Monterey County and South Santa Clara Valley and, WHEREAS, withdrawl of air commercial service will impose a hard- ship upon the people of this area by effecting increased transportation costs and inconveniences and, WHEREAS, there is a strong community interest existing between Salinas, the Salinas Valley and San Benito and Santa Clara Counties, NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Gilroy urges the Civil Aeronautics Board to deny the application United Airline Company to withdraw service from Salinas without providing adequate aire commercial travel to the Salinas Municipal Airport,the Salinas Valley and South Santa Clara Valley. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Gilroy urges the Civil Aeronautics Board to provide more adequate and improved airK service to the central portiona of Monterey ~ounty and South Santa Clara Valley via Salinas Airport affording users an opportunity to make better connections to major,metropolitan - 1700 markets for the purpose oj transacting business and return by air transportation" to their own area in one day period and~ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Common Council aof the City af Gilroy urges the Civil Aeronautics Authority to favorably consider the installation of an instrument landing system at the Salinas Municipal Airport as the most strategic location for this installation and as a vital link in the air safety transportation of the west coast. PASSED and ADOPTED this 12th day if March,1956,by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmen Pate,Gallo,Kennedy,Rush,Petersen,Sanchez Councilmen None Councilmen None. Att~ : Ci t~~~~:f /;~~ I::~ / aybr ORDINANCE NO.538 is presented and read. Motion by Councilman Pate,seconded by Councilman Kennedy that ORDINANCE NO.538 be adopted. ORDINANCE NO.538 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GILROY AMENDING SECTION NO.72 OF DRDINANCE NO.480,REGULATING PUBLIC TRAFFIC UPON THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF GILROY BY RESTRICTING PARKING TIME ON CERTAIN ADDIT- IONAL STREETS IN THE CITY OF GILROY. Vote on the motion to adopt ORDINANCE NO.538: AYES: Councilmen Pate,Gallo,Kennedy,Rush,Petersen,Sanchez NOES: Councilmen None ABSENT: Councilmen None. The matter of holding an additional Council meeting each month is discussed;that reports be read at the first regular monthly meeting and meetings be held the first and third Mondays of each month. Motion by Councilman Pate,seconded by Councilman Gallo and carried that this meeting adjourn ,to March 26,1956 at 8 o'clock P.M., Council chambers,City Hall,Gilroy,California. ~~~,~ .