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Citv Hall, Monday, December 20, 1954- 7:30 P. M.
The City Council met in regular session; Mayor Fred H. Lucksinger presiding.
Present: Nels Beck, Richard E. Gragg, Kenneth W. Jones, Fred H. Lucksinger
Absent: Paul W. Davis
The minutes of the meeting of December 6th, 1954 were approved.
Claims against the City for the month of December, 1954 were ordered paid subject
to the approval of the heads of the respective di :p&rtmentsand the Mayor.
The Report of the Traffic Committee regarding Chorro Street was ordered held over
Communications:
Communicatinn from the Adjutant General, State of California, relative to construction
of an armory in San Luis Obispo was ordered received and filed on motion of Kenneth W.
Jones, seconded by Nels Beck.
Communication from Dr. Karl F. Kundert requesting permission to construct a
professional building on the south corner of Block 200 was granted on motion of Kenneth
Vd. Jones, seconded by Nels Beck, and the City Clerk was instructed to write a letter to
Dr. Kundert a- ivisi.ng hinm of the Council's decision.
COmriunicationfrom Seth Kinney regarding the celing in the entry way of the old
City Library was ordered received and filed.
The request of Seth Kinney for his vacation period to be held over until next
year waG held over.
The Season's Greetings from the I,4ayor of the City of Vancouver was ordered
received and filed.
The communicstionfrom Mr. Chas. G. Johnson submitting a plan for planting trees
in the new park was referred to the Park Commission on motion of Kenneth W. Jones, seconde(
by Nels Beck.
Communication from the Civil Aeronautics Board Re: Southwest Airways Case was
ordered received and filed.
Communication from the City Planning Commission re; recommendation for variance
to be granted to the General Petroleum Co. located at harsh and Santa Rosa Streets; on
motion of Nels Beck,seconded by Kenneth W. Jones, it was moved that the Building
Inspector be authorized to issue a building permit to the General Petroleum Co. and grant
an encroachment variance into the set back zone for their station located at Marsh and
Santa Rosa Streets, with the following conditions:
"That at any time a street widening program is instituted on
Santa Rosa Street the Company agrees to remove this extension
of the building at their own expense."
Re: Communic=ation from the Office of Civil Defense -- On motion of Nels Beck, seconded by
Richard E. Gragg, the Mayor was authorized to sign Agreement with the OCD for assignment
and use of a handie- talkie radio for the OCD fire pumper and the Fire Chief to sign for
receipt of the radio. Iotion carried.
Communications from Carl I. Wheat and H. G. Butler relative to the JCHNSON
STREET UNDERPASS were ordered received and filed.
The approved application for Chapter 47 funds was ordered received and filed on
motion of Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by Richard E. Gragg.
The Financial Report of the Nuss Memorial Swimming Pool Fund was ordered received
and filed on *notion of Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by Richard E. Gragg.
Re: The Pr000sed Sewer Extension Regulations were ordered held over.
Communication from Richard E. Gragg, submitting his resignation from the City
Council, to be effective December 31, 1954 was read to the Council and the following
Resolution was adopted.
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Resolution Rio. 1397 (New Series) - A resolution commendinE, Richard E. Gragg for
his services to the Citv of San Luis Obispo as C:. %uncilman was passed and adopted on motion
of Nels Beck, seconded by Kenneth IV.Jones upon the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Niels Beck, Kenneth VJ. Jones, Fred H. Lucksinger
Noes:'None
Absent: Paul W. Davis
Abstain from voting: Richard E. Gragg
Resolution No. 1398 (New Series) =- A Resolution establishing; a Utility Extension
Revolving Fund was passed and adopted on motion of Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by Nels Be--'c '
upon the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Nels Beck, Richard E. Gragg, Kenneth W. Jones, Fred H. Lucksinger
Noes: Ncne
Absent: Paul W. Davis
The following salary step increase was granted on motion of. Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by
Richard E. Gragg:
Pacific An eloni - from step m3 to step n4- 254.00
effective January 1, 1955 )
The Reports of the City Treasurer and the Police Department for the month of November,
1954 were ordered filed.
Resolution No. 1399 (New Series).- A Resolution commending Miss Gertrude Sinsheimer
and Paul A. Sinsheimer for Gift of Land to the City of San Luis Obispo in Memory of their
brother, Louis F. Sinsheimer, former Mayor of the City of San Luis Obispo was passed and
adopted on motion of Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by Nels Beck upon the following roll call
vote:
Ayes: Nels Beck. Richard E. Gragg, Kenneth W. Jones, Fred H. Lucksinger
Noes: None
Absent: Paul W. Davis
Re: A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of San Luis Obispo recommending
to the City Council the adoption of regulations to require offstreet parking in certain
areas was ordered received and filed.
On motion of Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by Nels Beck, it was moved that the City Council
hold a PUBLIC HEARING on the recommendatiori of the Planning commission regarding the "H"
'one -- Hearing to be held at 7:30 P.M. on January 17, 1955 in the Council Chamber of the
City Hall.
By common consent of the Council, Mr. Richard Miller, Executive Secretary to the
Council, is to go to the:City of Concord and contact the city government relative to the
operation of the "H" zone in their commercial districts. In addition to the city officials,
Mr. Miller is to interview or contact the merchants and property owners operating under the
requirements of the "H" zone. 1
Old Business
Re: Proposed Ordinance regulating conduct in the city of San Luis Obispo was held over.
Re: Report on the formation of the "Accident Board of Review" was held over.
Re: Request of Rev. E. May Richards to hold a street meeting was referred to a committee
of Paul W. Davis, Kenneth W. Jones, and Police Chief W. L.Burns for report;. the report
of the committee was referred to The City Attorney, George Andre , for preparation of
Ordinance to be presented to the Council at the next meeting.
Re: Communication from Mrs. Delwyn Roberts proposing that Chorro Street be made a "Through
Street" was referred to the Traffic Committee- same was held over.
Re: The matter of the acquisition of property for the extension of Cerro Romauldo at
Patricia Drive was held over at the request of the City Attorney as the City Planning