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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCM020767X34 City of Central Point City Hall February 7,1967 Central Point, Oregon o 7:30 p.m. The Common Council met in regular adjourned session with Acting Mayor, Warren Holbrook presiding. Roll call found: Ayres, Mushaney,Tonn,Tucker,Walker;present. Absent: Bartley, Mason Also present:. Tate. Motion Ayres, second Walker to 'approve the minutes of the previous meeting as mailed to each councilman. Motion carried. Bid opening: Traffic Light(Third and. Pine Streets;)- Trowbridge Electric-Medford $4,457.00 Madson-Stokes Electric,Roseburg $4,].;z~.00 Olson Elec.,Vancouver $6,867.00 Steeck Electric,Medford $4,340.00 Motion Mushaney, second Walker to table the bids. Refer them to the engineer to check bids with specifications. Motion carr-ied. Public Hearing-North First Street Improvement. Mrs. Jeannette Marshall, attorney for Mr. and Mrs.. Grigsby, appeared before the council to again questiong the specifications for the improvement of N. First Street. .She stated her client did not want to lose her trees and garage. According to .the plans, that would be the case. She also showed-the council pictures of the street in front of the Grigsby~s and their yard during a rainstorm. She felt that the plans, as drawn, would not eliminate the drainage problem in this area. Mrs. Marshall also stated that in the past, there have been numerous= disagreements on the two surveys that were made. Some re~!er to the Sixteenth Line and others to Town Line. Mrs. Marshall was asked by the council if she had hired an engineer to determine that the drainage would not be better after the improvement is made. She stated she had determined this on her own. Mr. M. Gleason then appeared before the council to challenge two names on the second. petition. Bryson LaCasse and Douglas E. Ness. He asked if it was not necessary for the wives to sign. Mr. Mansfield asked Mr. Gleason how the names were recorded. Mr. Gleason stated they were recorded as Bryson LaCasse, a single man and Douglas E. Ness, a married man. Mr. Mansfield then explained that a married man may .hold property in his won name, and therefore, it would not be necessary fob the wife to sign."`"~Ir. Gleason then asked about the names of Davis R. and Mary L. Offutt. He said the petition was signed Reno Offutt. The attorney stated this was no problem. It might require an affadavit to the bonding attorneys. a 1 • 435: ~'MrGleason then brought to the attention of the council that one of'~the descriptions in the ordinance appeared to be incorrect. The one in question wa`s, ALL OF BLOCK 62, according to the Town Plat of C-entral Point, Oregon. Mr. Mansfield said he would have to check it out, since he assumed '. the descriptions as given were correct. Mrs. Marshall again asked to be heard. She stated the city did, not have a clear title to the property deeded to them by Mr. Huffine in ..the street right-of-way. Mr. Huffine then told-the council he had gone ~ • to quite a bit of expense•to get a clear title. Mr. Wilson had sued 4, ;for quiet title, and it had been advertised in the papers. `i'he established lne•between Huffiness property and Georges property is legal. C~J. ~ Mr.~•.Mushaney then asked Mrs. Marshall if her client was objecting to - the'36 foot street because she would lose her<~ trees. Was_she~indicating that~her client would rather have a 30 foot street? Mrs. Marshall stated ~ ;they"would rather have the street improvement stop at Cherry~Street rather ,thin the Northerly end of First. :Mr Wilbur Warren, city engineer, then explained the drainage•if the street is improved. He stated that a spun glass type pipe would be installed .in Maple Street to prevent corrosion from the acid in the'Cheese factory waste: Motion Ayres, second Tucker to table proposed ordinance until technical ..problems are checked out by the attorney. Motion carried..- ~ ~ " , •Discuss€~on was then held on the Home Occupation request of Mr. and Mrs. ( `` v ` ~ J.G.Allsup, 319 W. Pine Street. Attorney Mansfield ad ised the council ;µ.~-(-r2~ `that .according to the ordinance, there could be no stock ra e sold. ~.,,.„.~~~~~ in the home. The council could however, amend the ordinance, but not alter ~~ C~t ~!.°? it. Motion Mushaney, second Walker to instruct the attorney to initiate proceedins to amend the zoning ordinance section pertaining,to no merchandise being sold in, the home. Motion carried. - Attorney Mansfield advised the council that due to the codification of the. ordinances of the city, several recommendations have been. made . - to repeal, amend or revise certain obsolete ordinances. The League of Oregon Cities have recommended these as they ~oceed with the..work in " . order`;.that it can be done a few at a time. He then. explained each ordinance to-the council before its passage. Ordinance No. 860, this being an ordinance relating to public..nuisances, - ,, amending Ordinance No. 817, and repealing ordinance No. zy6 and declaring an emergency. • Motion Ayres, second Mushaney to approve Ordinance No. 860. Roll-call vote. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 860 declared duly adopted. •°Ordinance No. 861, this being an ordinance relating to the offense of vagrancy amending Ordinance No. 306, and repealing Ordinance No:`696 and declaring an emergency. ~3 Motion Walker; second.Tucker to approve Ordinance No. 861. Roll call vole. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 861 declared duly adopted. Ordinance No. 862, this being an ordinance relating to the sale of liquor and repealing Ordinance No. 248. Motion Mushaney, second Walker to approve Ordinance No. 862. Roll call vote. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 862 declared duly adopted. Ordinance No. 863, this being an ordinance relating to the issuance of deeds, and repealing Ordinance No. 146. Motion Tonn, second Ayres to approve Ordinance'No. 863. Roll call vote. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 863 declared duly adopted. Ordinance No: 864, this being an ordinance setting a time for the ~ regular monthly meeting of the Central Point City council, and repealing Ordinance No. 115 and 126. Motion Ayres, second Walker to approve Ordinance No. 864. Roll call vote. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 864 declared duly adopted. Ordinance No. 865, this being an ordinance regulating public dances within the City of Central Point, Oregon, and requiring a license there~}~, repealing ordinances No. 176 and 197, and providing penalties for violation thereof. ' Motion Walker, second Tonn to approve Ordinance No. 865. Roll call vote. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 865 declared duly adopted. Mr. H.D. Strever, 1.~5 S. First Street, presented a letter to council•re- questing permission to install curbs and gutters in f'r'ont of his property. He operated the Golden Age Nursing Home, and would like to get rid of the mudhole in front of the home. It was moved that Mr. Strever be permitted to construct curbs and gutters on the street abutting his property on South First Street, provided that construction be according to plans as prepared by City Engineer and constructed .under inspection of the City Engineer. The Engineers costs are to be deposited by applicant prior to construction. Motion carried. D.D. Turner,Fire Chief, discussed the 'parking problem the Fire Dept. has when they answer the alarm. He said due to the increased number of police cars and other emergency vehicles parking in the yellow zone on S. 3rd Street, it is sometimes hard for the volunteers to find a place to park when they answer the alarm. He said the problem had been discussed before. He~requested that the curb be paired yellow on the east side of South Third Street from Pine to the alley to allow the firement to pull in and park. Referred to Fire Committee. Discussion sewer use charges. No asction taken. Ordinance No. 866, this. being an ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor and Recorder to execute an agreement with the City of Medford Water Commission. Motion Ayres, second Mushaney, to:;-approve Ordinance No. 866. Roll call vote. Motion carried. A~dinance No. 866 declared duly adopted. - Discussion ~~NO PARKING~~ signs at intersections of 2nd, 3rd, 4th Streets -arid-Pine Street for one car length. ~-Motion Tucker, second-Walker to table and refer to Street Committee to ' -~~ check with businesses effected and make recommendation. Motion carried. r ~~Stop sign at 1st and Oak Streets and Chestnut and Freeman Rd. '•R,efer to Mason and Police Chief. ,. `Discussion-setting spring clean-up day. It was moved that Ex-Mayor •Saxbury be appointed as Chairman of the committee. Advise him by letter --~ -and have him organize and set a day. ~ ' ~ -Discussion of request of 1 ary L. Offutt to remove her name from a ~ ~ 0~ petition. ~~~ C~ `Motion Mushaney, second Tonn to deny the request. Motion carried . ~" -.:Vern.-Capps, Public Works Supt., requested a night light be installed at ~ ';-the main sewer plant on Bear Creek. ~ . •Motion Ayres, second Walker to get estimates from power company and •-'-get the best type of installations. Motion carried.. :.-Motion Mushaney, second Tucker to approve the bills for payment and instruct Recorder to write warrants to pay. Motion carried. -Correspondence ~ -, Letter from State Board of Health commending the Water Dept. .for sampling and reporting proceedures during 196.. Certificate of Merit enclosed. Council said to give certificate to Mr. Capps to long in Water Department. - Letter from Jackson County Planning Commission-had-received our - request fro names changes on certain streets and had sent ' recommendation to the Jackson County Court for approval. - Letter from League of Oregon Cities-advising of training school - for newly elected officials or others. Roseburg March~l7-18. 1 -•~The.following warrants were written to pay the bills: Warrant No. ' '1303 Payroll account ~- •1304-;::Oregon State Tax Commission =1305 1st National Bank of Ore. ,C.P. Br. "`1306 rt.P.E.R.B. Soc. Sec. Rev. Fund ` 1307 : Aetna Life Ins . C o. 1308 ,League of Oregon Cites Trust ".,1309 F.W. Mason `•°•1310 William Mansfield X1311 Volunteer Firemen°~; - 1312 :"Rogue Federal Credit Union 13,].3. _Wilma Grisham 314 ' Kenneth Stewart 1315 Pacific Power and Light Company - 1316' Pacific Northwest Bell Tele. 1317 "Galley Janitor Service ;.1318 M & M Agency 1319 McLaren Oil Co. 5,_756.64 220.90 "757.50 647.54 52.7b 281.00 25.00 200.00 200.00 80.00 10.00 18.75 1,022.85 97.55 120.00 15..00 79.32 k3 ~: ~~. Warrants No. (continu~se~': 1320 Kinneys Shoes 1321 Northwest. Photocopy 1322 Medford Business E~cchange 1323 Medford Printing Company 1324 Crater Stationers 1325 Al Thompson Electric 1326 Bauman~s Fire Equipment Sales 1327 E.C. Viar 1328 Southern Oregon Stationery 1329 George. Cake Co. _ 1330 Rogue Communications 1331 Reno Offutt 1332 Frank Saxbury 1333 Baileys Cabinet Shop 1334 McGoffins Wheel Alinement 1335 Courtesy Chevrolet , 1336 Max-Sig Communications Inc. 1337 Central Point Cleaners 1338 Croskell Hardware 1339 American Linen and Supply Co. 1340 Texaco, Inc. _ 1341 L.D. Ringuette 1342 Volunteer Firefighter 1343 Bla ke,Moffitt and Towne _ 1344 American Steel and Supply Co. 1345 Alexander Hardware 1346 S & M Auto Parts 1347 Wilburt Lull - 1348 Concrete Steel Corp. 1349 Willamette Valley Co. 1350 Petty Cash Builders Supply Co. 1352 Petty Cash 1353 Magazine Publishing Company 1354 Utilities Supplies Co. 1355 Wilbur L. Warren 1356 Kli.ever Machine Shop 1357 General Bearing C~. 1358 Lee Dysinger Pumps 1359 Barnum Machine Shop 1360 Faber~s Super Market 1361 Bond-and Interest Account 1362 Cascade Electric Motor Service 1363 Medford Water Commission 1364 Department of Motor Vehicles 1365 Phillips Petroleum Co. 1366 Howard Lee Degn 1367 Crisham's Shell Station 1368 Void 1369 Shell Oil Company 1370 California Pacific Utilities Co. Tota 1 $ 31.98 67.80 30.00 37.59 9.25 24.36 6.70 -125.75 29.70 .:34.75 303.30 4.00 9.00 .145.00 31:.80 1,226.85 52.08 15.25 9.95 48.71 17.06 18.00 7.00 .17.50 19.38 44.05 16.02 24.00 208.00 17.60 100.00 22.40 38.08 10.00 47.64 478.00 9.50 18.72 74.96 29.75 3..54 5,437.50 10.60 1,349.22 5.00 44.71 30:00 87.04 442.40 9.78 ~, C 1 1 ~. ~. There being no further business, a motion eras made by Ayres, second Tonn to adjourn to the call of the Mayor. Motion carried. 10:30 p.m. ., APPROVED - Mayor ATTEST: r G~,~z~ ; _~ Recorder ,~ APPROVED BY ME THIS 7 ~ day of ~-~~~.`",~"~-`~ ,1967 APPROVED ~. Mayor "`~ 9