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1967-11-21 Regular CC MinutesREGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA HELD TUESDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 21, 1967 The meeting convened at 7:30 o'clock p.m. with President McCall presiding. The Pledge of Alle- giance was led by Councilman Fore and was followed by an inspiring Invocation delivered by The Reverend Mr. Joseph Chastain, Pastor of the Church of the Nazarene. ROLL CALL: The roll was called and Councilmen Bartley, Fore, La Croix, Jr., Levy and President McCall, (5), were noted present. Absent: None. MINUTES: 1. The minutes of the regular meeting held November 7, 1967, were approved as transcribed. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: 27 From Pan-Pacific Development Company, signed by Mr. William B. Kirkland, Jr., President, request- . ing an extension of time of one year from December 6, 1967, in which to file the Final Map for Tract No. 2907 - West End Marina. Councilman Bartley moved the extension of time be granted to this Company for the period requested - ending December 6, 1968, in which to file said Final Map. Councilman Levy seconded the motion which carried on the following roll call vote. Ayes: Four. Noes: None. Abstaining: Councilman La Croix, (1). Absent: None. HEARINGS: 3. The Matter was called up concerning the Report by the Superintendent of Streets of the Cost of Constructing Street Improvement Work in Fitchburg Avenue-Beach Road Improvement District. The Clerk stated there was on file the Affidavit of Publication of the Notice, setting this time and place for said Hearing. Upon request, City Attorney Cunningham stated this Hearing was required by Section 5881, et al, of the Streets and Highways Code. This proceeding was taken under the Improvement Act of 1911 as con- tained in said Code. He explained that the purpose was for the Council to hear and pass upon the City Engineer's Report which specified the work done in the "District", the cost of the construction and the assessments to be levied against each of the described and involved properties therein. Mr. Cunningham also pointed out the Council was to hear and pass upon any protests to any of these items in the Report which might be raised. City Engineer Hanna was then called upon to expound upon his Report, copies of which had been fur- . nished the Councilmen for their information. He commented that the street improvements in question had been requested by the property owners concerned. The President then called for anyone who might desire to protest against his assessment. There was no response and President McCall then declared the Hearing closed. Councilman Bartley moved the Report of the Superintendent of Streets be accepted. The motion was seconded by Councilman La Croix and carried on the following vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. The matter was then referred to Taesolutions". REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: From City Manager, reporting all work satisfactorily completed on the project of Pavement Repair and Resurfacing on San Jose Avenue from Grand Street to High Street - recommending it be accepted and the Notice of Completion be ordered filed. Councilman La Croix moved the recommendation be followed - the work be accepted and the Notice of Com- pletion be filed. The motion was seconded by Councilman Fore and carried on the following roll call vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. V From City Manager, reporting all work satisfactorily completed on the project of Pavement Repair and Resurfacing of Lincoln Avenue from Fifth Street to Eighth Street - recommending it be accepted and the Notice of Completion be ordered filed. Councilman La Croix moved the recommendation be adopted; that the work be accepted and the Notice of Completion be filed. Councilman Fore seconded the motion which carried on the following roll call vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. 6/ From City Manager, recommending contract be awarded to Western Toro & Garden Sales, Inc., sole bidder, for furnishing one Utility Tractor for the Golf Department, at the cost of S4,042.50. Councilman Bartley moved the recommendation be approved; that contract be awarded to the designated firm for the specified equipment at the price quoted. The motion was seconded by Councilman Levy and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. 7. From City Manager, recommending contract be awarded to International Harvester Company, low bidder, for furnishing two Light Duty Pick-up Trucks for the Golf Department, at the cost of 5,138.76. Councilman Bartley moved the recommendation be approved; that contract be awarded to the Company indi- cated for furnishing said trucks at the price quoted. Councilman Levy seconded the motion which carried on the following roll call vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. 8. From City Manager, recommending contract be awarded to Cavanaugh Motors, low bidder, for furnish- ing five Sedans for the Police Department, at the total cost of $10,073.81. Councilman Bartley moved the recommendation be adopted; that contract be awarded to said firm for fur- nishing the specified vehicles at the total price quoted. The motion was seconded by Councilman Levy and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. 9. From City Manager, recommending contract be awarded to Monroe International, Inc., low bidder, for furnishing one Electronic Printing Calculator to the Engineering Department, at the total cost of $2,102.50. Councilman Bartley moved the recommendation be followed; that contract be awarded to the specified firm for furnishing said machine at the price quoted. Councilman Levy seconded the motion which car- ried on the following roll call vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. 10. From City Manager, recommending contract be awarded to BEPCO, Inc., low bidder, for the project of Installing a Storm Drainage System on Fernside Boulevard, Central Avenue and East Shore Drive, at the total cost of $119,862. Councilman Bartley moved the recommendation be adopted; that contract be awarded to the designated firm for the specified project at the price quoted. The motion was seconded by Councilman Levy and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 11Y The matter of the Merritt Campus Access Road was broached. The formation of an Assessment District for the construction of a four-lane road to said Campus had been proposed for which an additional tax of three and one-half per cent would be charged the Alameda taxpayers, as well as others in the Peralta College District. Dr. John W. Dunn, Superintendent of Peralta College District, addressed the Council in presentation of its position in this matter. He pointed up this was the only available route into the one-hundred- thirty-five-acre site of Merritt Campus, which would ultimately serve approximately eight thousand students during day and evening sessions. He emphasized the College District did not want to construct its own entrance road and continue to own it because it did not want the expense of maintaining it. For this reason the access road would be dedicated to the City of Oakland for maintenance purposes. Further, Dr. Dunn stressed the fact that this was a "District" problem - the four colleges comprising the District were being planned to avoid duplication of expensive vocational and technical curricula. For instance, the full load of accredited subjects for a university program would be offered at all of the colleges but specific courses such as aircraft mechanics, certain machine shop items and X-Ray Technology - all of which involved costly equipment - would not be duplicated on each campus. This meant the residents of all areas of this East Bay District would find it necessary to attend colleges throughout the District, depending upon their "majors". Dr. Dunn referred to his letter to Mr. Cunningham, dated November 10, 1967, which set forth certain tax information in which the Council had been interested. Mr. John Finn, Building Program Director, then displayed maps and explained the route of said road and the easements being acquired therefor. There was some discussion with regard to this phase of the matter. City Manager Weller stated his concern in this issue was whether or not this type of financing ought to be legal. He said that, in his opinion, it should not. He felt that, by extension, it would be entirely possible to sewer the entire College District by this device - and indeed, conceivably at least, by the Lease-Purchase Method, the College District could actually undertake some of the con- struction. This, he thought, would make a mockery of the Junior College elective process. He sug- gested this matter be referred to the League of California Cities and anyone else who might have an interest in it, to determine whether, in fact, this was a "fair thing" for the taxpayer. He said he was inclined to think this was not the intention of the people who voted for the College District. It might certainly be legal and desirable in this particular instance - but he thought the processes of government were sufficiently complicated already for the average taxpayer - not to complicate them further by methods of this kind. In other words, ways to get around what the average, innocent tax- payer intended would be done with his money. Mr. Weller pointed out that since this was a way in which it might be done - then, perhaps, the question ought to be explored to find some way in which it could not be done in the future. He said he felt that, by extension, this kind of mechanism was potentially dangerous. Dr. Ernest Berg, President of the future Alameda Campus of Peralta College District, then spoke in glow- ing terms of the plans for this College. He displayed several renderings of the architectls plans and explained that the College would be constructed in two phases, the first of which it was hoped would be ready for classes in the fall of 1969. 12. President McCall referred to several matters - asking that the Council Committees be ready as soon as possible to submit their reports on the Capital Outlay Program and the Alameda Hospital-First Aid Station situations. He also spoke of the proposed Charter amendments and the probable need for another r. 0 Charter Revision Committee to work on this matter to determine what measures it was desired to place on the next ballot. Further, the President spoke of a Port Authority and said he would like an exploratory review on this to ascertain what interest there might be from the City of Oakland - and a report made to the City Council. He also commented that the Post Office site was still being given consideration in consulta- tion with Planning Director Johnson. 13. Councilman La Croix pointed out the City Engineer had been working diligently on the necessary improvements to be made to the housing units in the five-acre section of the former Estuary Housing Project. This followed the meeting of Mr. Ralph Gomez, owner of this property, with the City Offi- cials concerning the bad conditions in this area. NEW BUSINESS: 14. Councilman Levy referred to the honor recently given Mr. Abraham Kofman, Publisher of the Alameda Times-Star, in his selection as Chairman of the State Highway Commission. He suggested a congratula- tory letter be sent to Mr. Kofman in recognition of this appointment. 15. Councilman La Croix also complimented the City Engineer's Staff for the refurbishing of the "litter cans" in keeping with the Holiday decorations. RESOLUTIONS: 16. The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Bartley, who moved its adoption: "Resolution No. 7245 Determining That Payment of Assessments in Fitchburg Avenue-Beach Road Improvement District May be Made in Tenor Less Annual Installments." The motion to adopt said resolution was seconded by Councilman Levy and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. 17. The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Levy, who moved its adoption: "Resolution No. 7246 Confirming Report of City Engineer Upon Completion of Work in Fitchburg Avenue-Beach Road Improvement District." The motion to adopt said resolution was seconded by Councilman La Croix and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. 18. The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Fore, who moved its adoption: "Resolution No. 7247 Assessing Cost of Construction of Work Performed in Fitchburg Avenue-Beach Road Improvement District Against Parcels of Property Fronting on Street Therein, Making Said Special Assessments a Lien on Said Properties, Ordering City Engineer to Make Certificate and Notice of Said Lien and File Same with City Tax Collector." The motion to adopt said resolution was seconded by Councilman Levy and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. 19. The following resolution was introduced by Councilman La Croix, who moved its adoption: "Resolution No. 7248 Adopting Specifications, Special Provisions and Plans for Culvert Construction on Oak Street at Times Way, Calling for Bids and Directing City Clerk to Advertise Same." The motion to adopt said resolution was seconded by Councilman Bartley and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. 20. The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Bartley, who moved its adoption: Resolution Fixing Date of Bonds and Directing Publication of Official Notice Inviting Bids for the Purchase of Bonds and Notice of Sale of Assessments Against Publicly Owned Property, Assessment District No. 67-1, City of Alameda, "Resolution No. 7249 County of Alameda, California." The motion to adopt said resolution was seconded by Councilman La Croix and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. 21. The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Levy, who moved its adoption: "Resolution No. 7250 Amending Salary and Position Resolution of July 1, 1967, Numbered 7164, by Creating New Positions of Student Assistant I (Part Time), Student Assistant II (Part Time) and Student Assistant III (Part Time) and Establishing Salaries Therefor; By Deleting the Position of Library Page (Part Time) and by Deleting Police Shoot Pay." The motion to adopt said resolution was seconded by Councilman La Croix and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. 22. The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Bartley, who moved its adoption: "Resolution No. 7251 Appointing Member of the Pension Board." (George A. Hackleman) The motion to adopt said resolution was seconded by Councilman La Croix and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. 23. The following resolution was introduced by Councilman La Croix, who moved its adoption: "Resolution No. 7252 Giving Notice of Insufficiency of Claim of Catherine Carter." The motion to adopt said resolution was seconded by Councilman Levy and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. 24 The following resolution was introduced by Councilman La Croix, who moved its adoption: "Resolution No. 7253 Resolution of the Council of the City of Alameda In Memoriam to Charles H. Schwab of the Bureau of Electricity "WITH PROFOUND GRIEF, the Council of the City of Alameda records the death of one of its most faithful and well liked employees, CHARLES H. SCHWAB. "WHEREAS, Mr. Schwab had started his employment with the City on October 23, 1946, as an Appliance Maintenance and Utility Man with the Bureau of Electricity; and "WHEREAS, Mr. Schwab, by conscientious, dependable and efficient performance of his duties through the years, had advanced to the post of General Foreman as of July 1, 1966, in which position he was working at the time of his sudden death; and "WHEREAS, Mr. Schwab had ever been most cooperative and friendly with his fellow employees and had participated in their activities - having at one time served as President of the Alameda Municipal Civil Service Employees Association; and MAIHEREAS, "Charlie" Schwab will be greatly missed by all of the City Employees and his many friends who have indeed been saddened by the untimely passing of this fine man. "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Alameda that, in recognition of his loyalty and constant efforts on behalf of the City - and in appreciation of his twenty- one years of excellent service to the people of the community, the City Council does hereby express its sense of personal loss, and its gratitude for the influence of such a steady employee. "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be spread in full upon the minutes of this meeting and a copy thereof be sent to the family of Mr. Schwab in order to extend to its members a sincere expression of sympathy in their bereavement. "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that when this meeting of the Council of the City of Alameda adjourns, it shall do so in respect to the memory of CHARTES H. SCHWAB." The motion to adopt said resolution was seconded by Councilman Bartley and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. The President declared all of the foregoing resolutions adopted. BILLS: 25. An itemized List of Claims against the City of Alameda and the Departments thereof, in the total amount of 73,683.94, was presented to the Council at this meeting. The List was accompanied by certification from the City Manager that the Claims shown were correct. Councilman La Croix moved the bills as itemized in the List of Claims filed with the City Clerk on November 21, 1967, and presented to the City Council at this meeting, be allowed and paid. The motion was seconded by Councilman Fore and carried on the following roll call vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL: 26. / Mr. Frank A. Gottstein, 731 Haight Avenue, reiterated his plea that the Council authorize the raising of the elevation of Webster Street before the new college construction begins. He pointed up that already, with the first rain, there was water standing on this street in certain places and there would be actual flooding during the winter season, as had usually happened during the past several years. FILING: 27. Specifications, Special Provisions and Plans No. PW 11-67-33 - Culvert Construction on Oak Street at Times Way. 28. Paid and Unpaid List - Assessment District No. 67-1, City of Alameda, County of Alameda, State of California. ADJOURNMENT: 29. The President called up the audience for a moment of silence in observance of the passing of CHARLES H. SCHWAB. There being no further business to come before the meeting, the Council adjourned in respect to the memory of Mr. Schwab - to assemble in regular session on Tuesday evening, December 5, 1967, at 7:30 o'clock. Respectfully submitted, /0-iti Clerk