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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - City Council - 1956-10-09 , � � �� City Council, Adjourned Meeting Council Chambers, City Hall Redding, California • � October 9th, 1956 1Z:00 M The meeting was called to order with the following memb�rs of the council present: Councilmen: Fulkerth, Kelly, Simons and Fleharty , Abs'ent: � Councilman Holyfield. RE AWARD OF BID 1955-56 Street Improvement Program MOTION: Made by Councilman Simons, seconded by Councilman Kelly ��p that R.esolution No. Z113 be adopted, adopting budget and approving Memorandum of Agreement for expenditure of gas tax allocation for ' major City streets. � ` Voting was as follows: Ayes: Councilmen - Fulkerth, Kelly, Simons and Fleharty Noes; Councilmen - None Absent: Councilmen - Holyfield MOTION: Made by Councilman Simons, seconded by Councilman Fulkerth � that bid for the 1955-56 Street Improvement Program be awarded to Margan Construction Company, in the tfltal amount of $32; 113. 90, low ��,� bidder. (Schedule No. 63) " ' Vflting was as follows: Ayes: Councilmen - Fulkerth, Kelly, Simons and Flehar�y Noes: Councilmen - N�ne Absent: Councilmen - .Holyfield RE REDUCTION OF TRAIN SERVICE Assistant City Attorney Ness stated he had spoken to the Public Utilities Commission yesterday and was advised a meeting'was to be held today to hear the petition of the Southern Pacific' Company re curtailment of "�� service of the Shasta Daylight to three times a week; that it was within their power to have Public Hearing held. It was suggested it would be ' a gaod idea to have City representation if such Public Hearing was held. There being-no further business, it was moved by Councilman Simons, seconded by Councilman Fulkerth that the meeting be adjourned. The Vote: ' Unanimous Ayes. �APPROVED: ' or Atte s t: ;;�.,` L-t�,..� f�� !�-��-r�2�--� City G erk ��;�`.� RE REDUCTION OF TRAIN SERVICE It was requested the following communications be incorpflrated in the Minutes of this meeting, regarding the proposed curtailment of rail service in, the City of Redding by the Southern Pacific Company: Telegram sent Oct. 8, 1956 Public Utilities Commission of the State of Calif. State Bldg. , Civic Center , San Francisc�, Calif. �ao City Council of the City of Redding desires to go on record as, opposing any curtailment of present passenger service Southern Pacific Daylight train effective October 15th or any other time as. propased by Southern Pacific. Respectfully request that no action be taken by your body on this matter without benefit of Public Hearing and notice ta the City,;of Redding so that appropriate representations may be made to your bpdy. This telegram is sent pursuant to instructions of the Cit,y C,ouncil.which met today. /Robert W. Cowden, City Manager / Alvin M. Cibula, City Attorney Letter to: Public Utilities Commission October 11, 1956 , �f the State of Calif. State Bldg. , Civic Center San Francisco, Calif. Attention: Honorable Commissioner Matthew Dooley Dear Commissioner: On Monday, October 8, 1.956, the City. Council of the City of Redding, California, wired your Honorable Body and.went on record as opposing the curtailment of any present passenger service now in effect by the Southern Pacific Co. In our telegram.we re.spectfully requested that no . action be taken by your Honarable Body on this matter without benefit of public hearing and notice to the City of Redding so that appropriate re- presentations might be made by the City of Redding. , . We nflted in the Redding Record 5earchlight, on Tuesday, October 9th, that your Hon�rable Body, had set Monday, Oct. 15th - the date of the pro- posed .reduction on the Shasta route - for a public hearing at the State Building in San Francisca for the purpose of inquiring into the "adequacy and sufficienty°1 of present ,service on a 5tate-wide basis. We strongly object to the period of time allowed by the Commission for the City of Redding, among other interested parties, for the preparation of the nec- essary statistical data to substantiate contentions made as a basis for our objections to the proposed curtailment of ser'vic�. Frankly, we believe that this move, upon the part of the Southern Pacific Company to cur"tail vitally needed service, is part of an overall plan to discontinue all passenger service at the earliest possible moment. We would like to point out to your Honorable Body that presently there is a critical shortage of reservations available through the local ticket office of the Southern Pacific Com�any far passengers, from this economic area, seek- ing transportatian on existing schedules operated by.the S.outhern Pacific Co. We also read with great interest in our local �oa.per, as well as in the San Francisco Say Area newspapers, that the Southern Pacific Company had pre- sented to your H�norable Body certain s�tatistics to prflve their contention that the Company was losing money from the aperation of their passenger trains. � ��.� Recommendations re Capital Improvements Program . Mr. Paul C. Bodenhamer, chairman of the Fo.rward Redding Exec.utive Committee, under date of October llth, submitted request that "early cansideration of and action" be taken on the following: a. Constr-uction of city hall, city jail and multiple purpose civic auditorium-convention hall, financed and built together as a "package" �ZQ�; b. Immediate employment of architect c. Lease-purchase financing flf these projects and that revenue bonds and general obligatian bflnds be reserved for other capital improvements This letter was referred to the Buildings and Finance,.Comrnittee, C�uncilman Simns, Chairman, for report and recommendation - Requests Mernorial Hospital - Mr. Robert R. Roberts, administrator for Memorial.Hospital, requested council consideration for a formal, designated parking area for doctors on Butte Street, advising that should the hospital,, expand effort would be made to provide parking area for this purpose. It was the recommendation of the City Manager this matter be referred �G °�- to the Parking Commission for study and recommendation, but in.the meantime the hospital be permitted to park as they are doing until such time as council amends the necessary ordinance to solve their parking problems. Mayor Fleharty referred this request to the Parking Cornmission. Under date of October lOth, Mr.� Robert Roberts requested that another route be designated.to handle heavy commercial traffic on Butte Street, /.�� as the noise was very distressing to patients. This letter was referred to the Street Committee, Councilman Fulker_th, Chairman. . _ Request for change in 1956-57 Tax Rall MOTION: Made by Councilman Kelly, seconded by, Councilman Fulkerth that Resolution No. 2114 be adopted, resolution correcting assessments No. 2794 - Rees Blow Pipe Company, and No. 553 - James H. and Marilyn H. Carter. �/,� Voting was as follows: Ayes: Councilmen - Fulkerth, Holyfield, Kelly, Simons and Fleharty Noes: Councilmen - None Absent: Councilmen - None � Resolution 'No. �2114 on file in the office of the City Clerk. Recommendations of the Building �Inspector and Fire Marshal a. City Jail Under date of Oct�ber l lth, councilmen were advised of the in- adequacies of the present city jail and recommended that every effort be made to arrange with the County �f Shasta to handle any and all persons arrested by the Redding City Police and/or other police bodies, in th� County Jail pending erection of the new city jail. �� Referred to Bldg, and F'inance Committee b. �Ele'ctrical and�Water Department Warehouse on Oregon St. ` A detailed report was submitted on the inadequacies of the water and electrical warehouse on Oregon Street and councilmen were advised, 'pencling determination by the land-use survey soon to be , completed, that certain steps would be taken to correct the situation. � � . , '_�i�a �..r$..�7 Wood shfi.ck sheds , Owner Y. 'Lorenzo - 1451 Calif. St.. , : , Old storage building Owner Carl Lechner - 1700 Blk. East St. Duplex & single family dwelling - unoccupied Owner Walter Le Dimmxck - S side Eureka Way b.etween Willis and Magnolia Ave. � � ' -�" ' '�' �� . ......_. .... . .. ...� . . . . , ,. � , �� . _ • Ol-d"d'wel'1'irig -'occupied , Owner Mrs. E."Hill -" 2218 Railroad Ave. Five robm house - unoccupied� . Owner Jennie Bailey - 1445 West St. Judge Richard Eaton, representing Miss Jennie.Bailey, 1445 West Street, re- quested deferrment of any condemnation action due to the advariced .age_,of his . client. He stated the building was the olde.st residence in the City of Redding and had been lived in eighty-one consecutive years by ,Miss Bailey.. .He,N,further advised house was now unoccupied, water and electrical facilities had been disconnected, and the removal of trash and debris fro.m the .porch and yard, the cleaning of b'ranches and grass adjacent to the.residence made this building no longer�a fi're Yiazard`. Miss Bailey is now'ninety-one years of age, an , invalid. ,, . � : ;�.:, , . . .. . . MOTION: 'IVlade by Councilman Simons, seconded by Councilman Kelly that request be granted for delay in the execution of order o.f condemnation on the �residence 'of Mzss Jennie Bailey, 1445 West Street, predicated on being . unoccupied. The Vote: Unanimous Ayes. : . Mrs. Edith Hill, �owner of p`roperty 2Z18 Railroad Avenue, advised the property in question had been pflsted, but she, personally, had not been contacted. That dwelling was now.occupied by a couple with four children, and it was the under- standing that improvements would be made by the tenant, a carpenter by trade; she had purchased sheet rock and window glass- in the_amount of�,$133;.00. Stay , of execution of tliis condemnation acti�n was asked that buildirig could be improved and return realized on investment made. , , Buildirig'Inspector Penix advised that he had spoken to the tenant, who had been told building permit would'be nec'easary for any improvements made fln the dwell-. ing, but that due to the condition of said dwelling, building permit w.ould not. be issued. Fire Marshal Wacl�e spoke of the hazardous condition of the chimney, which he stated, was being used. It was the decision of the �council that property would be inspected by them before any action would be taken by them. Mr. Carl �i;eclirier;� owner �of old storage building 1700.block East St. , advised that building was not occupied, however was more of an eyesore than hazardouse He requested delay of any action until spring, as. property .was now f�r- sale and would seli'�as a building site. � . , .. ..... . . .... . . . Mayor Fleharty' advised thatSlVlonday, October 22nd, 4;00 P. M. council would meet at th� City'Hall; to personally inspect these locations and resolve.the problem and consider time limit. ., , , ; City Attorney Cibula read from the Uniform Building Code, 1955 Edition, Section 203 Unsafe Suildings - A�eneral, B-Notice to Owners, C-Posting of Signs D-Right to Demolish. APPROVAL OF PAYROLL & CLAIMS MOTION: Made by Councilman Simons, seconded by Councilman Holyfield that �,p 6 �.�:� RE SUNSET TERRACE IMPROVEMENTS Acting on instructions of the City Council under date of `October 8th, City Attorney Cibula submitted to council a draft of letter proposed to be sent by the City Manager to the,Sunset Terrace Improvement Association; out- lining action taken with respect to the street improvement wflrk in the Sunset Terrace Subdivision, together with resum� of basic steps to be tak�n under the 1911 and �1913 Improvement Acts, Included in the letter was the request for meetings with the group to discuss various possibilities in conflection with the formulation of an Improvement District. Council requested the following addition be made to the proposed letter: MOTION: Made by Councilman Simoris, seconded by-Gouncilman Kelly that the City Manager's letter to the Sunset Terrace Improvement Assflciation, as submitted, be approved with the following addendum; Time limit of one ��G year from the date of this meeting for petitian with at least 60°jo of the signa- tures of those living within the designated area of the proposed improvement district be filed with Council. The Vote: Unanimous Ayes. Mr. Frank Shuman, President of the Sunset Terrace Ir.mprovement Assflciation, speaking-from the floor, expressed approval of the letter with time limit for the filing of petition, and stated a report would be s�ubmitted from the Association at the next regular meeting of the cauncil, November 5th. CONTRACT - Financial Consultant Firm MOTION: Made by Councilman H�lyfield, seconded by Councilman Simons that contract with the firm d Stone and Youngberg, Financial Consultant, be approved, and Mayor be authorized to sign said contract on behalf of the � 9� Citye Voting was as follflws: Ayes: Councilmen - Fulkerth, Holyfield, Kelly, Simons and Fleharty Noes: Councilmen - None Absent: Councilmen - None RE .WMQ SCHULTES COMPLAINT - Deferred by the City Attorney RE QUITCLAIM DEED - Paris at Athens Ave. MOTIOlV: Made by Councilman Simons, seconded by Councilman Holyfield that Resolution No. 2115 be adopted, resolution correcting erroneous description Paris at Athens Avenue, Kutras Tract. ��$' Voting was as follows: Ayes: Councilmen - Fulkerth, Holyfield, Kelly, Simons and Fleharty Noes: Cauncilmen - None Absent: Councilmen - None Resolution No. Z115 on file in the office �f the City Clerk. RE ALLEY - West of Lorenz Hotel � City Attorney Cibula advised that alley between Placer and Yuba Street, immed- iately west of the Lorenz Hotel, was claimed by the City as a public alley, dedicated and and used by the public; that the Lorenz Hotel claimed it a private alley that the City held nfl jurisdiction over. �% G M�.y�r Fleharty referred this matter tfl the Parking Comxnission for report and review and recomrnendation regarding parking for a limited time only, or as no parking. TRANSFER OF FUNDS MOTION: Made by Councilman Simons, seconded by Councilman Kelly that Resoluti�n No. 1991 be adDpted, authflrizing the transfer of $130, OOOa 00 from the Electrical Fund to the General Fund, in the amflunts and time as specified. V�ting was as follows; /1� Ayes: Cauncilmen - Fulkerth, H�lyfield, Simons, Kelly and Fleharty