1968-11-19 Regular CC MInutesREGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA
HELD TUESDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 19, 1968
The meeting convened at 7:30 o'clock p.m. with President McCall presiding. The Pledge of Alle-
giance was led by Councilman Isaacs and was followed by an inspiring Invocation delivered by The
Reverend Mr. Carl A. Thomas, Associate Pastor of First United Methodist Church.
ROLL CALL:
The roll was called and Councilmen Fore, Isaacs, La Croix, Jr., Levy and President McCall, (5),
were noted present. Absent: None.
MINUTES:
1. The minutes of the adjourned regular meeting held November 7, 1968, were approved as transcribed.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
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2. From Bay Farm Island Reclamation District No. 2105, signed by Mr. Bruce T. Mitchell, Secretary,
requesting approval of Warrant No. 151 in the amount of S568,873.80 in payment for certain dredging
work.
This matter was referred to "Resolutions".
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
3Y From the City Planning Board, signed by the Planning Director, recommending approval of Parcel
Map No. 398, subject to the terms and conditions of the City Engineer's Report dated October 24, 1968.
The map was filed by Bates and Bailey for Mr. Donald R. Eldridge, showing the proposed division of ah
"L-shapedm lot near the northeast corner of Park Street and Clement Avenue.
This matter, also, was referred to "Resolutions".
4. From the City Manager, reporting all work satisfactorily completed on the project of Constructing
Mecartney Road from County Road to Melrose Avenue, recommending it be accepted and the Notice of Com-
pletion be ordered filed.
Councilman Levy moved the recommendation be approved; that the work on the designated project be
accepted and the Notice of Completion be filed. The motion was seconded by Councilman Isaacs and
on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None.
5" From the City Manager, recommending contract be awarded to McGuire and Hester, low bidder, for the
project of Culvert Construction at the Intersections of Broadway at Crist Street and at Chester Street,
at the total cost of ,14,976.50.
Councilman La Croix moved the recommendation be adopted; that the contract for the specified project
be awarded to the Company named 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.
6. From the City Planning Board, signed by the Planning Director, recommending approval of Tentative
Map of Tract No. 3061, a five-unit condominium subdivision at 2022 High Street. The map was filed
by Jones-Tillson & Associates for Doric Properties, Inc.
Councilman La Croix moved the recommendation be accepted; that said Tentative Map for Tract No. 3061
be approved, subject to the terms and conditions of the City Engineer's Report dated October 24, 1968.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Isaacs and carried on the following roll call vote. Ayes: Five.
Noes: None. Absent: None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
7.1 President McCall commented for the benefit of the audience that the City Manager's office had
been requested to submit to the Council a report on the status of the Fruitvale Bridge and the pro-
posed new Post Office, now that the General Election was over.
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8. The President also stated negotiations were in progress relative to a Lease Agreement with Southern
Pacific Company for the use of property in the West End for recreational purposes. This was in con-
nection with the efforts of the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda to set up recreational facilities
in the Project area, as reported by its Chairman, Mr. W. S. Godfrey, at the last meeting of the Council.
9' this time, President McCall welcomed several students from the Eighth Grade Civics Class at
St. Philip Neri School, accompanied by two of their teachers. They were present to view City Govern-
ment in action.
RESOLUTIONS:
10. The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Levy, who moved its adoption:
"Resolution No. 7405
Approving Warrant No. 151 of Board of Trustees of Reclamation
District No. 2105."
The motion to adopt said resolution was seconded by Councilman Isaacs and on roll call carried by the
following vote. Ayes: Four. Noes: Councilman La Croix, (1). Absent: None.
11. The following resolution was introduced by Councilman La Croix, who moved its adoption:
"Resolution No. 7406
Approving Parcel Map No. 398 for Division of Property Near the
Northeast Corner of Park Street and Clement Avenue, Alameda,
California, and permitting Recording Thereof (Bates and Bailey,
for Donald R. Eldridge and Barbara Eldridge, and John F. Price
and Billy J. Price)."
The motion to adopt said resolution was seconded by Councilman Fore and on roll call carried by the
following vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None.
12. The
following resolution was introduced by Councilman La Croix, who moved its adoption:
"Resolution No. 7407
Authorizing Execution of Agreement for Construction and Completion
of Improvements in Connection with Parcel Map No. 398 and Approving
Faithful Performance Bond as to Sufficiency (Division of Property Near
the Northeast Corner of Park Street and Clement Avenue, Alameda, Calif-
ornia-- Donald R. Eldridge and Barbara Eldridge, and John F. Price and
Billy J. Price)."
The motion to adopt said resolution was seconded by Councilman Fore and on roll call carried by
the following vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None.
13. The following resolution was introduced by Councilman La Croix, who moved its adoption:
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"Resolution No. 7408
Resolution of the Council of the City of Alameda in Memoriam to
Donald A. Way, Former Acting City Attorney
'WITH HEAR1bELT GRTFF, the Council of the City of Alameda has learned of one of
its former and most loyal public officials, DONALD A. WAY, Assistant and Acting City
Attorney of the City of Alameda.
WHEREAS, Mr. Way had been employed as Assistant City Attorney on March 1, 1961, and
had served the City as Acting City Attorney during the period from March 24, 1962, to
July 15, 1963, the date of his resignation; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Way had assumed responsibility for the many duties of the Office of
City Attorney in a most forthright and conscientious manner and had conducted the
business of this important office of the City with great perspicacity and proficiency;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Way had thus engendered high esteem from all of his fellow employees
and business associates and had received their hearty congratulations upon his
appointment as Deputy City Attorney of the City of Salinas. Subsequently, he had
been appointed City Attorney of Salinas, in which capacity he was serving at the time
of his passing; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Way had participated wholeheartedly in the City Attorney's De-
partment of the League of California Cities and had held the post of Secretary of
this Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, in recognition of his integrity, his
capabilities and his friendly personality which endeared him to all of his associates,
the Council of the City of Alameda does hereby express its sense of personal loss in
the untimely demise of this fine young man.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread in full upon the minutes
of this meeting and a copy thereof be forwarded to the family of Mr. Way that it
might express to its members sincere sympathy in their bereavement.
BE
Alameda
motion to
following
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that when this meeting of the Council of the City of
adjourns, it shall do so in respect to the memory of DONALD A. WAY."
adopt said resolution was seconded by Councilman Fore and on roll call carried by
vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None.
Mr. Weller requested that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Council of the City of Salinas.
It was so ordered.
INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES:
14. Councilman Levy moved the following ordinance be introduced, after which it would be laid over
under provision of law and the Charter.
"Ordinance No.
New Series
Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Section 17-364
Thereof and Adding Section 17 -366.1 Thereto, Providing for Parking
Meter Time Limit Signs, and Prohibiting Parking in Excess of
Maximum Limit."
The motion was seconded by Councilman Isaacs and carried on the following roll call vote. Ayes: Five.
Noes: None. Absent: None.
ORDINANCES FOR PASSAGE:
15. "Ordinance No. 1579,
New Series
An Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending
Subdivisions (21) and (28) and Adding Subdivision (53) to Section
17 -333 Thereof, Relating to All Time and Limited No Parking."
Councilman La Croix moved the ordinance be passed as submitted. Councilman Fore seconded the motion
which carried on the following roll call vote. Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None.
BILLS:
16. An itemized List of Claims against the City of Alameda and the Departments thereof, in the total
amount of $72,994.97, 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 Levy moved the bills as itemized in the List of Claims filed with the City Clerk on November
19, 1968, and presented to the City Council at this meeting, be allowed and paid. The Motion was
seconded by Councilman La Croix and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Five.
Noes: None. Absent: None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL:
17( President McCall acknowledged a letter addressed to him, dated November 12, 1968, and signed by
Mr. Ross Jeffrey, Chairman, Otis Drive Homeowners, demanding a public hearing on the subject of
widening Otis Drive. The letter was accompanied by a petition signed by sixty -eight residents of
the area. Mr. Jeffrey and a number of other citizens from the vicinity involved were present.
The President stated any discussion of this matter at this time would be premature. He assured
Mr. Jeffrey and the others interested in the subject that no action would be taken to widen Otis
Drive without careful consideration of all possible alternatives, after a report has been submitted
by the City Engineer, and that due notice world be given of any public hearings on the question.
Mr. Jeffrey, 1001 Broadway, then addressed the Council, emphasizing that he and the other signers of
the petition had no desire to impede progress but they felt studies should be made of any contemplated
major changes in the City and those property owners involved should receive primary consideration.
With assurance to this effect, they would await further developments
18. Mr. Frank A. Gottstein, 731 Haight Avenue, quoted from statistics put out by the City of Berkeley
with its tax bills regarding an increase in the number of Policemen in that City, and suggested the
City of Alameda should have additional Officers on its force. In support, he cited incidents in the
area of Webster Street and Pacific Avenue where teen -agers disregarded traffic regulations, the loud
noises late at night made by people leaving the City Parking Lot located across the street from his
home, and the disrespectful conduct of young people attending some recent meetings of the Council,
when police intervention would have been helpful.
19. Mr. Edmond L. Plonzak, 3209 Otis Drive, stated he would verify Mr. Gottsteints statements that the
City needed a larger Police force. He complained that cars had been overturned on several occasions
due to driving at excessive speeds on Otis Drive. He said also that the lot across Otis Drive from
his home needed regular policing, as it was being used as a garbage dump and weeds were allowed to grow
tall before being cleaned off.
The City Manager was requested to investigate these complaints.
FILING:
20. Agreement - Between Donald R. and Barbara Eldridge, John F. and Billy J. Price and City of
Alameda - Re Parcel Map No. 398.
21: President McCall commented it had been the intention of the Council, as soon as the General
Election was over, to reappoint Mr. Frank Weeden as a member of the Board of Education to serve until
a successor was elected in accordance with the Charter amendment calling for an elected Board. He
inquired if this could be done this evening and, following the advice of the City Attorney, the order
of business reverted back to the subject of 'Resolutions" for the purpose.
RESOLUTIONS:
22? The following resolution was introduced by Councilman La Croix, who moved its adoption:
"Resolution No. 7409
Appointing Member of the Board of Education."
(Frank Weeden)
The motion was seconded by Councilman Levy and on roll call carried by the following vote.
Ayes: Five. Noes: None. Absent: None.
The President then declared all of the foregoing resolutions adopted.
ADJOURNMENT:
23. At this time, President McCall called up the audience for a moment of silence in observance of
the passing of Messrs. Donald A. Way, James Thrane,,former Motorcycle Officer with the Police Depart-
ment, and George Hyatt Hagy, old-time resident and business man of the West End, affectionately called
"the Mayor of Webster Street".
There being no further business to come before the meeting, the Council adjourned in respect to the
memoryof DONALD A. WAY, JAMES THRANE, and GEORGE HYATT HAGY - to assemble in regular session on
Tuesday ,evening, December 3, 1968, at 7:30 o'clock.
Respectfully submitted,
Deputy City Clerk