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1944-03-07 Regular CC MinutesREGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA HELD TUESDAY EVEING, MARCH 7, 1944 The meeting convened at 8:03 p. m. with President Godfrey presiding. ROLL CALL: The roll was called and CotnciImen Branscheid, Howe, Jones, Osborn and President Godfrey, (5) , were noted present. Absent: hone. MILUIES: 1. The minutes of the regular meetin,"; neld February 15, 1944, were approvea as transcribed. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: ae V 2. From the City Clerk of the City of Oakland, advising that the communication from the Council of the City of Alameda with regard to its opposition to the con- templated closing of Maitland Drive as a State highway, has been referred to Charles R. Schwanenberg, City Manager of the City of Oakland, for consideration. The communication was ordered filed. • 3. From the Alaska Packers Association, notifying the City of Alameda of its desire to renew the existing lease between it and the City of Alameda, dated February 5, 1920, for a further period of twenty-five years upon the same terms and conditions as those therein provided for in the original lease. There being no objections, the matter was referred to the City Attorney that he may prepare the proper form of lease renewal. From The Regents of the University of California, referring to an agreement dated June 6, 1941, between The Regents and the City of Alameda for the use for a one-year period of approximately a 1/4 acre strip of land on the west side of Webster Street and giving notice that the license to use this roadway is hereby terminated. The Regents are agreeable to entering into a new agreement for the use of this property under substantially the same terms as the former ones. There being no objections, the matter was referred to the City Manager to negotiate with The Regents of the University. of California. concerning this new agreement and to make any further recommendation to the Council. 5. . Copy of resolution of the City of Rlchmond adopted at its regular meeting held February 21, 1944, urging the Key System to improve its service to conuuli- ties in the Bay area, was presented and read. The copy of the resolationwas ordered filed. 6. From Mr. E. S. Agnew, of Agnew Realty Co., requesting the City to deed a small piece of property, approximately 10 x 12 feet, at the extreme south end of Park Avenue, to certain property owners known as Mr. and Mrs. Mario Corsiglia in order to equalize the dimensions of their property. The Corsiglia property was formerly owned by Edmund D. and Margaret G. Buckley and is known as 2426 Roosevelt Drive. This matter was referred to the City Manager with authorization to cauplete neces- sary negotiations in order to make it possible for the Corsiglias to acquire the additional small area. 7 A petition containing fifty-seven signatures of persons residing on Versailles Avenue in the 15 to 18 hundred blocks, inclusive, was presented, in which it pro- tests against the proposed routeing of the Key System local buses over that avenue from Santa Clara Avenue to Fernside Boulevard. hessrs. J. r. MacIver, C. K. Price and M. B. Clark, all signers of the petition, addressed the Council in further opposition. r. E. S. Agnew also addressed the Council in an attempt to offer sol e solution to the problem. It was suggested that either Broadway or Gibbons Drive be substituted. for Versailles Avenue as a thoroughfare over which the buses would be routed. After discussion the matter vas referred to the City Manager with the request that he investigate all phases and possible remedies of this problem. The petition was then referred to the Canaittee of the Whole for further considera- tion. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES: ,v 8. From the Vice President of the Council, City Manager and Auditor declaring that at the time of Count of Money, held February 16, 1944, there was the amount of ,260,848.28 in the City Treasury. The report was ordered filed. 9. From the City Manager, submitting individual recommendations from the Health Officer, Building Inspector and Fire Chief with regard to Nursing Homes in general and, in particular, the advisability of increasing the number of inmates allowed, which the Nursing Home -Ordinance now stipulates as a maximum of eight. As the reports submitted to the City Manager do not advise increasing this number of eight in the Nursing Homes, a communication was presented from the City Manager bearing his recommendation that the ordinance not be amended to permit any increase in the number of patients now stipulated by the ordinance. Councilman Branscheid moved the recommendation of the City Manager be approved and that the present Nursing Home Ordinance not be amended. The motion was seconded by Councilman Osborn and unanimously carried. RESOLUTIONS: 10. The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Howe, who moved its adoption: "Resolution No. 2950 Resolution Appointing Two Representatives of the City of Alameda to Represent Said. City on a Committee of the Cities of Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland and Piedmont for the Purpose of Creating a Sewage Dis- posal District." The motion to adopt said resolutionwas seconded by Councilman Jones and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Councilmen Branscheid, Howe, Jones, Osborn and President Godfrey, (5). Noes: None. Absent: None. Thereupon the Mayor declared said resolution duly adopted and passed. 11. The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Branscheid, who moved its adoption: "Resolution No. 2951 Authorizing Facsimile Signatures on Gasoline Ration Checks." The motion to adopt said resolution was seconded by Councilman Howe and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Councilmen Branscheid, Howe, Jones, Osborn and President Godfrey, (5). Noes: None. Absent: None. Thereupon the Mayor declared said resolution duly adopted and passed. 12. The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Branscheid, who moved its adoption: "Resolution No. 2952 Creating and Establishing Position of Assistant Purchasing Agent in the General Administrative Department of the City and Prescribing Duties Thereof." The motion to adopt said resolution was seconded by Councilman Jones and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Councilmen Branscheid, Howe, Jones, 1 Osborn and President Godfrey, (5). Noes: Noiie Absent: None. Thereupon the Mayor declared said resolution duly adopted and passed. 13. The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Jones, who moved its adoption: "Resolution No. 2953 Fixing Salary of the Position of Assistant Pur- chasing Agent." The motion to a dont said resolution was seconded by Councilman Osborn and on roll cull carried by the following vote. Ayes: Councilmen Branscheid, Howe, Jones, Os born and President Godfrey, (5). Noes: None. Absent: None. There- upon the Mayor declared said resolution duly adopted and passed. 14. The following resolution was introduced by Councilman Branscheid, who moved its adoption: "Resolution No. 2954 Resolution Authorizing the Taking of a Special Census of the City of Alameda by the Bureau of the Census of the United States; Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement between the Director of the Census and the City of Alameda for the Taking of Said Census; and. Appropriating Funds for the Cost Thereof." The motion to adopt said resolution was seconded by Councilman Howe and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Councilmen Branscheid, Howe, Jones, Osborn and President Godfrey, (5) . Noes: None. Absent: None. Thereupon the Mayor declared said resolution was duly adopted and passed. FILING: 15. Auditor's Balance Sheet - Month ending February 29, 1944. 16• Financial Statement - Goodell, Byers & Henry - Bureau of Electricity, as of January:31, 1944. 17. Form of Agreement - Between Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census and City of Alameda - for Special Census. BILLS: 18• An itemized List of Claims against the City of Alameda and the several departments thereof in the total amounts as follows, was presented to the City Council: General Departments, 64.32; Police Department, .,1,661.46. Councilman Branscheid moved the bills as itemized in the List of Claims, filed with the City Clerk on March 7, 1944, and presented to the Council at this meeting, be allowed and paid. The motion was seconded by Councilman Osborn and on roll call carried by the following vote. Ayes: Councilmen Branscheid, Howe, Jones, Osborn and President Godfrey, (5) . Noes: None. Absent: None. ADJOURNMENT: 19. There being no further business to come before the meeting the Council adjourned to assemble in regular session on Tuesday evening, March 21, 1944, at 8:00 p. m. Re ectfully ,it 64.41,14.c City Clerk