HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/27/1961The Mayor appointed Councilman Graves, and Councilman Miller as a Council
Committee to study this matter.
16. Communication from the Southern Pacific Company notifying the City.of the
cost of automatic signal gates at the Foothill Blvd. crossing and offering
to participate up to 50% of the cost, or $10,000 each for the City and
Railroad.
On motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Councilman Shipsey, the communi-
cation was ordered received and filed.
17. Communication from Darrell Prisham, 325 Patricia Drive, requesting that the
City Council give consideration to the construction of a model airplane ,
flying ring. After some discussion by the City Council and Mr. Flory,
Park and Recreation Director, the Mayor appointed Councilman Graves, add
Councilman Miller, to investigate the possibility of locating a model air-
plane flying ring in the City.
18. Communication from California State Polytechnic College regarding the exten-
sion of Highland Drive to Ferini Road through the college property protest-
ing the taking of all the street from the college property was referred to
the City Engineer to include in his Highland Drive extension studies.
19. Mr. Abraham, Planning Director reported to the City Council that Mr. Dalessi
had been given until November 24, in which to begin making the necessary
repairs to the Obispo Theater Building or be closed by the action of the
City Planning & Building Department.
20. Mr. David F. Romero, City Engineer reported to the City Council on his nego-
tiations with Mr. Ernest Dalidio for Laguna Lake property the City desires
to remove from his lease to begin park development. Mr. Romero reported to
the Council that Mr. Dalidio was not receptive to the City's proposal to
remove 100 -plus acres from the lease with Mr. Dalidio to accept the balance
of the property with no rental fee being charged, only the installation of
a fence between the City Park property and the grazing land. Mr. Romero
reported that Mr. Dalidio countered with the proposal that he not be re-
quired to put in the fence, but that the City supply the fence material
and the City Employees put the fence in as required, with Dalidio and his
boy assisting.
After discussion by the City Council it was moved by Councilman Shipsey,
seconded by Councilman Miller, that the City take the 30 acres allowed by
the lease, fence it, and begin planting trees; and adjust Mr. Dalidio's
payments to the final one year rent presently due and payable. Motion
carried.
21. Mr. Romero, City Engineer reported to the City'Council on tests made on
the McKnight property to determine if the water on their property is coming
from a City sewer. Mr. Romero said the tests had shown that the water does
not come from a City sewer. He pointed out that a different test could be
made if the Council so desired.
On motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by Councilman Shipsey that the
City appropriate the necessary money to make a salinity test on the
McKnight Property. Motion carried.
On motion of Councilman Shipsey, seconded by Councilman Miller, the meeting
adjourned at 11:25 P. M.
Approved this 4th day of December, 1961 !�(/
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SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
November 27, 1961 - -- 7:30 P. M.
CITY HALL
Invocation was given by Mayor Clay P. Davidson
Roll Call Present - Miss Margaret M. McNeil, R. L. Graves, Jr., Clay P. Davidson
Absent - Donald Q. Miller, Gerald W. Shipsey
City Staff Present - R. D. Miller, Administrative Officer, William M. Houser,
City Attorney, D. F. Romero, City Engineer, Fire Chief
Lee Schlobohm, Police Chief William Schofield, Commander
0. Guliickson, J. H. Fitzpatrick, City Clerk
1. Mayor Clay P. Davidson stated: .
"We are meeting here to further develop the City of San Luis Obispo's
Civil Defense and Disaster Plan. This will be accomplished by the
thoughtful consideration of this Disaster Council of suggested changes
1 of the existing plan and incorporation of your ideas for and additions
to the City's Plan. In view ofthe fact that adequate national prepar-
edness can be achieved only if all levels of government are prepared to
cope with the effects of an attack within their jurisdictions.
We must now take steps to review and modernize this City's plan to
educate ourselves in the proper operation of the plan and coordinate
our plan with the San Luis Obispo County Civil Defense and Disaster
Council.
In an address to the U. S. Civil Defense Council in Los Angeles, Oct.
19, Assistant Secretary of Defense Stewart L. Pittman emphasized the
need to build a strong structure of Civil Defense in America and said
the fundamental is local Civil Defense Organization. "This means active
support of municipal and county Civil Defense Directors," Mr. Pittman
said. "Without a strong helping hand from mayors, county commissioners and
other local officials and representatives, adequate progress in this direction
is impossible."
Mr. Pittman told the Council that "The problem and the solution begin and
end with tens of thousands of individual communities throughout the country.
If the catastrophic event we prepare for should ever occur, each community
must look forward to standing on its own feet, alone, maybe for a matter of
days, maybe for a few weeks, maybe longer... My point is very simple: Civil
Defense, to be real, requires organization and some training of people; this
' can only happen where people want it; they will want it when they understand
the facts...Your Government assumes primary responsibility for the defense
of the country and will give full support to the community effort to prepare
to survive.
On November 21, 1961, the first meeting was held at which it was resolved
that a coordinating council be formed by the selection by the Chairman of
five to seven members to coordinate and present to the San Luis Obispo
County Civil Defense and Disaster Council recommended actions, plans and
procedures for the Council's approval.
It was further resolved that the County Civil Defense Director had not
developed any revisions of the County Civil Defense Plan, also, there has
been no definite commitment regarding the location of the County Control
Center. It was generally agreed that a complete coordination of Civil
Defense and Disaster plans in the County is an absolute necessity.
Considering the position of the County Civil Defense Council, at this
time I feel it is imperative that the City proceed with all possible speed
to develop the City Plan and present it to the San Luis Obispo County Civil
Defense and Disaster Council for information and approval.
At our meeting of October 18, we took action to have each member of the
Council submit three names of citizens who would act as alternates in
' their respective positions in case of emergency:
R. L. Graves, Jr. - Irving Kogan, Weslie S. Ward, Dr. R. A. Pimentel
Miss Margaret M. McNeil - Francis Scott, Everett Hewitt, Jack Fabbri
Gerald W. Shipsey - Cliff Chelquist, J. Dan O'Donnell, John Seitz
At this time the Assistant Director will review the progress of suggested
changes in the code brought about by action in the meeting of December 18."
Assistant Director Gullickson presented and read for the Council proposed
Annex No. 6, of the Cities Civil Defense Plan regarding Disaster Operation,
Staff and Control Center Plan for period of radiation fallout.
The City Council discussed the proposal as presented by Commander Gullickson.
The Council also discussed the possibility of the future development of
shelters for the entire City population.
On motion of Mayor Davidson, seconded by Councilman Graves, that Annex No.
6 to the City's Civil
defense Plan be adopted
and made a part of the plan.
Motion carried.
Commander Gullickson
then presented suggested
changes to be made to
1
Chapter 1, Paragraph
3, of the Municipal Code
regarding Civil Defense and
Disaster in order to
make the code conform to
the Council's wishes regard-
ing the Civil Defense
Organization.
City Attorney Houser explained the Code provisions to the City Council and
the effect of the proposed changes.
On motion of Mayor Davidson, seconded by Councilman Graves, the following
ordinance was introduced:
ORDINANCE NO. 211 (1961 Series) "An ordinance amending Section Y430.1A
of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code."
Introduced and passed to print on following roll call vote:
AYES: Miss Margaret McNeil, R. L. Graves, Jr., Clay P. Davidson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Donald Q. Miller., Gerald W. Shipsey
Councilman Donald Q. Miller took his seat at 8:?0 P. M.
Mayor's statement continued:
"In view of the Federal Governments action to survey all facilities that 1
could be used as fallout shelters and the policy of paying z the adminis-
trative costs, providing they are not employed by the municipality in some
other service and the federal policy of furnishing matching funds for hard-
ware and equipment for the development of a Control Center, I propose the
immediate appraisal at requirements for the conversion of the City Hall
Basement to the specifications required for the operation of a Control
Center as planned. Further, I propose the administrator be instructed to
investigate all possible means of revenue from the federal program."
Administrative Officer Miller reported on his and Commander Gullickson's
efforts to get information on matching funds for outfitting a Control
Center in the City Hall.
"In a large sense any immediate effort must be a local effort - -a civilian
effort. The federal government is moving as fast as practical with shelter
survey aid financially and cooperation with local Governments.
Ther are many ways we can develop the City's Civil Defense Plan. One way
is to concentrate on what we have, review and study and resolve a workable
plan based on what we know now, with the door open to accept any new develop-
ments.
Department of Defense planners tentatively have decided to press for a
vastly expanded Civil Defense program costing about $1 billion next year, 1
the United Press International said it had learned from Congressional
sources. Part of the increased civil defense funds, UPI said, might
be channeled through some type of Federal aid to education program for
construction of school shelters. A $1 billion program would represent
a tripling of this year's spending. UPI cited President Kennedy's re-
cent statement that the "goal is to reach for fallout protection for
every American as rapidly as possible." Federal Civil Defense funds
channeled through school aid programs would guarantee group shelters
in almost every neighborhood in America.