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Home My WebLink About12/19/195528 and would be studied by the Council before decision was made. On motion of Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by Lowell E. Christie, the meeting adjourned. Approved this qzzf� day of 1956 U City Hall, December 19, 1955, 7:30 P.M. The City Council met in regular session; Mayor Fred H. Lucksinger presiding.. Present: Nels Beck, Lowell E. Christie, Warren G. Edwards, Kenneth :-.I. Jones, Fred H. Luck- singer. Absent: None The minutes of the meeting of December 5, 1955, were approved as presented. Claims against the City for the month of December, 1955, were ordered paid, subject to the approval of the Administrative Officer, on motion of Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by Lowell F. Christie. Resolution No. 29 (1955 Series) - Increasing the 1955 -56 Budget from the Unbudgeted Reserve to Account Numbers 208.6 and 200.17 Resolution No. 29 was passed and adopted on motion of Lowell E. Christie, seconded by Nels Beck. AYE'S: Nels Beck., Lowell E. Christie, Warren G. Edwards, Kenneth W. Jones, Fred H. Lucksinger. NOES: None ABSENT: None Resolution No. 30 (1955 Series) - Increasing the 1955 -56 budget to Account Number 263,1 Resolution No. 30 was passed and adopted on motion by :eels Beck, seconded by Varren G. Edwards. AYES: Nels Peck, Lowell E. Christie, Warren G. Edwards, Kenneth W. Jones, Fred H. Lucksinger. NOES{: None ABSENT: None Comm. from Bachino and Stockird regarding the Multiple Location Credit Plan being offered the City of San Luis Obispo along with its normal fire coverage,. the City Clerk was in- structed to ask Bachino and Stockird to go ahead and get the figures on the actual cash value type of insurance as offered in-::.their letter to see what the cost would be to the City, was ordered received and filed. Comm. from the State Department of Public V-orks regarding increase in this City's allocations of gas tar funds based on the new census figures on motion of Warren G. Edwards, seconded by Kenneth ?:!. Jones, communication was ordered received and filed. Mr. Miller was in- structed to prepare a new agreement with the Highway Department based on the new figures for maintenance. Request from Seth G. Kinney, Building Inspector, that two weeks of his 1955 vacation be held over until 1956 was approved on recommendation of Richard D. ?!Tiller, Administrative Officer, on motion of Nels Beck, seconded by Kenneth W. Jones. Request of E. Price Thompson, Water Superintendent., for holding over one week of his 1955 vacationto 1956, was approved on recommendation of Richard D. ;4iller'i Administrative Officer, on motion of Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by Nels Beck. Comm. from the Office of the Mayor, City of Long Beach, regarding the Allen Bill, which takes from the City of Long Beach certain of its tideland oil revenue was ordered received and filed, on motion of Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by Lowell F. Christie. Proposal of Paul L. Adamson for preparing plans and specifications for construction of additions and improvements to the City's water system for the sum of $11,400, was recom- mended by E. Price Thompson, City Water Superintendent and Richard D. Miller, Administrative Officer, that the Council accept the proposal of Mr. Adamson that the City enter into this 'agreement. Resolution No. 31 (1955 Series) - A Resolution authorizing the i°iayor to sign an agree- ment with Paul L. Adamson for rendering certain engineering services to the City of an , Luis Obispo was passed and adopted on motion of Warren G. Edwards,. seconded by :eels Beck. AYES: Nels Beck, Lowell E. Christie, Sarren G. Edwards, Kenneth W. Jones, Fred H. Lucksinger NOES: None ABSENT: None Final report from the San Luis Obispo City Schools regarding the construction of the Nuss Memorial Swimming Pool to November 30, 1955, was ordered received and filed on motion of Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by Lowell E. Christie. Communication from the United States Department of the Interior regarding two copies of the reconnaissance report on the San Luis Obispo County Basin was ordered received and filed on motion of I*Yarren G. Edwards, seconded by Lowell E. Christie, and copy number 38 of the report was assigned to G. Homer Hamlin, City Engineer, and copy number 39, to E. Price Thompson, Water Superintendent. 1 1 1 L� 2 Laguna Lake proposal an overview, was ordered received and filed on motion of Warren G. Edwards, seconded by Kenneth W. Jones. Communication.from R. J. Nesbit, staff member on t;e Wildlife Conservation Board, regarding the San Luis Obispo Laguna Lake proposal wascrdered received and filed. On motion of '_Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by Lowell E. Christie, the following step increase: were approved, effective January 1., 1956: Robert I. Vosburgh - Civil Engineer Associate - Step 2 - 075.00tn Step 3 - ,"396 Ahud Kadish - Disposal Plant Operator - Carolee Lyons - Secretary Miriam E. Casteel - City Librarian - Carl Young - Sr. Filtration Plant Operator - Step 1 - $254.00 to Step 2 -$26$ Step 2- $227.00 to Step 2 -$240 Step 1 - :*375.00 to Step 2 -'396 Step 4 - 5375.00 to Step 5 -,396 On motion of Kenneth G.T. Jones, seconded by Lowell E. Christie, application for Contractor'; License from Robert E. Walker, Class "D ", the bond was approved, sureties accepted and registration granted. On motion of Kenneth ?V. Jones, seconded by Lowell E. Christie, the following contract payments were authorized and ordered paid, subject to the approval of the Department of Finance- A. J. Diani Construction Company - Santa Rosa Park Development, Parking Lots & Paved Picnic Area, Project No. 4 -56 Estimate ''3 $293.40 Change Order No. 1 - 26.00 A. J. Diani Construction Company - Santa Rosa Park Development, Parking Lot & Paved Picnic Area, City Plan No. 4 -56 Estimate No. 4 and FINAL (hold 35 days) $899.76 A. J. Diani Construction Company - Unit "A" Municipal Parking Lot No. 2 City Plan No. 5 -56 Estimate No. 3- $373.61 Change Order No. 2 - Minus 110.00 Change Order No. 3 - 297.75 Change Order No. 4 - 117.38 Estimate No. 4 & FINAL (hold 35 days) 659.71 Financial report for the Construction of street lights, etc. at French Road and Freeway was ordered received and filed. On motion of Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by Lowell E. Christie, request of Dave Ulansky, Chairman Parks and Recreation Commission, and William Flory, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, for permission to attend State of California Recreation Conference at San Diego, February 12 -15, 1955, inclusive,. was granted. Old Business The City Traffic Committee recommends that the City Council authorize a cross walk across Monterey Street to the east of Johnson. Recommendation adopted on motion of Kenneth.W. Jones, seconded by Lowell E. Christie. The matter of the request of a taxpayer regarding placing of additional stop signs at the corner of Chorro and Palm, the Traffic Committee recommended that after study that this request be denied. On motion of Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by Nels Beck, the re- commendation of the Traffic Committee was granted and the request denied. Request of Sue Lee for special curb marking at her driveway, on Garden Street, was re- commendation of Traffic Committee that after studying the situation that the request for special sidewalk marking be denied, and Mr. Miller was instructed to notify Mrs. Sue Lee of the recommendation of the Traffic Committee and the proposal that she enlarge her driveway to 14 feet. Recommendation of Traffic Committee adopted on motion of Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by Warren G. Edwards. . Request of the Traffic Committee relative to placing limited parking on the parking lot at the City Hall was adopted on motion of Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by Nels Beck. Mr. Houser, City Attorne;r, .,ras instructed to prepare an ordinance amending Municipal Code Sections 3200.5, 3200.6, and 3200.7. The request of Peter R. Andre, Legal Advisor of the San Luis Obispo County Historical Society, regarding special parking privileges at the County Historical building was referred to the Traffic Committee for study and report to the Council. Communication from Ben Hughes, owner of the Fremont Court, requesting additional parking spaces for his tenants at::Toro and Hathway Streets, which is now painted red, was referred to the Traffic Committee for study and report to the Council. By common consent of the Council the Traffic Committee was instructed to study the correct spacing for cross hatching the proper parking spaces in the downtown area of the City. On motion of Kenneth W. Jones, seconded by Lowell E. Christie, the City Engineer was authorized to request P. G. & L. to prepare installation of street lights in the McMillan tract. The City Engineer was also authorized to request P. G. & E. to install street lights in the westerly end of the 200 block on Ramona Drive, also a street lamp installation for the alley connecting Broad and Nipomo between Buchon and Islay Streets. The matter of the proposed standby engine at Cuesta Booster Pumping Plant was ordered held over. The request of R. R. Duncan for portion of Third and Toro Street, owned by the City was 89