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MNUTE ORDER NO. 1 AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF POLICE CARS BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the City Manager shall purchase for the Police Department four (4) 1956 4-door Ford sedans from Ben Cowan Ford at a price of $5,725.78, said price to include I credit on three (3) Police Department 1955 4-door lord. sedans; purchase to be made under an appropriation of $5,119.33 from Motor Vehicle Replacement Fund; it being understood that such appropriation is to be used in payment for three (3) of said cars only, no approp- riation being necessary for the fourth vehicle, allocation for which is included in current Police Department budget; it being further understood that $400 per vehicle - a total of $1600 - is included + in said appropriation to take care of installation of necessary equipment in said new Police Department vehicles. -o- I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 1, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on November 23, 1955. / � y � ) LOUISE McCARN City Clerk ---000--- 1ajNUTE ORDER N0. 2 AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF TRUCK FOR SEWER DIVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS r BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the City Manager shall purchase for the Sewer Division of the Department of Public Works one (1) 2 ton 1956 model Ford pickup truck from Ben Cowan Ford at a price of $1503. , said sum to be appropriated from Motor Vehicle Replacement Fund; the 1948 2 ton Chevrolet truck currently in use by Sewer Division of the Department of Public Works to be assigned to said Department's Shop for Street Division service. -o- I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order J No. 2, duly adopted by the City Cotmcil of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on November 23, 1955. J9 LOUISE MCCARN L City Clerk r i MINUTE ORDER NO. 3 ' AUTHORIZING REQUEST TO CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION FOR FEDERAL AID FOR AIR- PORT IMPROVEMENT BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that before December 1, 1953 the City Manager shall submit to the Civil Aeronautics Administration a request for employment of Federal Aid funds available for Airport improvement, such request to be upon the basis of preliminary plan and estimate of costs heretofore out- lined by the City Manager to this City Council. • -o- I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 3, duly adopted .by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on November 23, 1955. I ^n U LOUISE HcCARN City Clerk MINUTE ORDER NO. 4 AUTHORIZING EMPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL, ME1vIl3ER OF SURVEY CREW, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the City Manager shall employ for the Department of Public Works an additional member of survey crew of that Department for approximately six (6) months, at a salary under an appropriation from Unappropriated Reserve in amount of $2000. , to cover said six (6) months, period. r -o- I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 4, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on November 23, 1955. GUISE HeCARN City Clerk r MINUTE ORDER NO. 5 AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATION TO COVER COST OF PRINTING BRIEF IN MATTER OF BLOTTER v. FARRELL BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, as recommended by the City Manager, an appropriation in amount of $110 shall be made from Unapplied Appropriations to cover cost of printing the Respondent's (City's) brief in the Councilmanic Redistricting litigation matter - Blotter v. Farrell. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 5, duly adopted by,the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on November 23, 1955. LOUISE HcCARN City Clerk ---000--- ' MINUTE ORDER NO. 6 AUTHORIZING ESTABLISHNDNT OF SOCIAL SERVICE COMMISSION COMMITTEE BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a Social Service Commission Conmiittee shall be established, said conmdttee being composed of the following named persons: Mrs. Melba Bennett ll'Ir. Arnold Runnvell Virs . Ethel Luccareni City Attorney Mrs. Adele Portis City Manager, f who are hereby authorized to develop procedural details for the framing of a Social Service Commission Ordinance; and the City Clerk is hereby instructed to notify said persons so proposed for membership upon said Committee. -o- I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 6, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on November 23, 1955. do +q-� - LOUISE McCARN City Clerk • 4z MINUTE ORDER NO. 7 AUTHORIZING LETTER OF COMMENDATION TO HISTORICAL SOCIETY BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the City Clerk, on behalf of this City Council, shall address a letter of commendation to the Palm Springs Historical Society for the very fine presentation by said Society of the Annual Founders' Day picnic held in Tamarisk Park, Sunday, November 20, 1955. -0- • I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No.' 7, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on November 23, 1955. n i LOUISE McCARN City Clerk ---o0,0--- MINUTE ORDER N0. 8 ' AUTHORIZING APPOINTMENT OF GLENN B. WATSON TO CITY PLANNING COMMISSION BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Mayor's appoint- ment of Glenn B. Watson to succeed Harry Williams, resigned, as a member of the City Planning Commission for term ending August 30, 1956, shall be and is hereby ratified and confirmed. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 8, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on December 14, 1955. �� LOUISE HCCARN City Clerk ---000--- -' MINUTE ORDER NO. 9 AUTHORIZING APPOINTMENT OF F. THOMAS FSELEY TO CITY PERSONNEL BOARD BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS IEREBY ORDERED that F. Thomas Kieley shall be and is hereby reappointed as a member of City's Personnel Board and is also hereby designated as Chairman of said City Personnel Board. -0- I hereby certify that thaforegoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 9, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on December 14, 1955. • LOUISE HcCARN City Clerk ---000--- MINUTE ORDER NO. 10 ' AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF PALM TREES FOR ISLAND IN VISTA CHINO BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, as recommended by the City Manager, $100 shall be appropriated from Unapplied Appropriations to Street Trees Account to cover the purchase price of nine (9) palm trees for location in the center island of that City street Imovm as Vista Chino. -o- a I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 10, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on December 14, 1955. to LOUISE MCCARN City Clerk ---000--- ' MINUTE ORDER NO. 11 AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATION AND PAYMENT FOR ADDITIONAL PAVING IN DESERT PARK ESTATES SUBDIVISIONS NOS. 1 AND 2 0 BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that, as recommended by the City ,• Manager, $2441.95 is hereby appropriated from Unapplied Approp- riations to General Fund Account No. 11-560-505 to be used as an adjustment to cover payment to Mr. Noel B. Clarke for additional paving by said Noel B. Clarke in this Desert Park Estates Subdivisions Nos. 1 and 2. -o- I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 11, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held December 14, 1955. 6"uti-wan I q L LOUISE McCARN City Clerk ---000--- r MINUTE ORDER NO. 12 AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF VOLKSWAGEN FOR CIVIL DEFENSE PURPOSES BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, as recommended by , the City Manager, this City Council shall and does hereby accept from Mr. H. P. Christensen, Racine, Wisconsin, the offer of a VOLI{SWAGEN equipped as an ambulance for Civil Denfense tests and Disaster Preparedness purposes, with sincere thanks to Hr. Christensen for this very generous donation to the City of Palm Springs . -o- I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute 0 Order No. 12, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on December 14, 1955. J Yic LOUISE McCARN City Clerk ---000--- MINUTE+ ORDER NO. 13 AUTHORIZING APPOINTMENT OF FRANK BENNETT AS PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN OF CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR PROMOTING PROPOSED BOND ELECTION ' BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Mayor's appoint- • ment of Frank Bennett as Publicity Chairman of the Citizens Committee formed for promoting the City's proposed to nd election shall be and is hereby ratified and confirmed. -o- I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 13, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of PaLm Springs in a meeting thereof held on December 14, 1955. LOUISE McCARN City Clerk MINUTE ORDER NO. 14 t AUTHORIZING APPOINTMENT OF NUMBERS TO SERVE AS CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE PROPOSED BOND ELECTION BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Mayor's appointment of the following named persons to serve as members of the Citizens Committee for promotion of the City's proposed bond election: William Tackett Dr. William Elliott Art Bailey Howard Morris Ben Shearer Polly Isenagle Stan Rosin Eddie Davidson Frank Bogert George Gannon Adrian Rosen John Kenaston Herb Samson Bob McKenzie Fred Ingram Russell Wade Melba Bennett Viola Olinger Mrs. John Luccareni Ted Charleston Carl Lyldcen Zachary Pitts Zaddie Bunker Charles Valentino Charles Farrell Jack Heiselman Earl Hough Adele Colgan Tom Kieley Mrs. Pearl McManus Lloyd Simon Ned Mitchell Harold Hicks Dean Pickell Hilt Hicks C . 0. Sodergren, shall be and is hereby ratified and confirmed; it being understood that membership of said committee shall remain open for addition �I V of others who may volunteer or who may be recommended to serve thereon. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 14, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on December 14, 1955. �7U-ln�✓1� �� Lo,N�� LOUSE HcCARN City Clerk ---We— MINUTE ORDER NO. 15 • AUTHORIZING REFUND OF BUILDING .PERMIT FEE TO HOMER MANNING BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDE'RED that, as recommended by the City Manager, the Director of Finance shall issue a warrant in favor of Homer Manning in amount of $26. , refund of building per- mit fee, said permittee having decided to undertake a type of construction different from that contemplated in permit issued. -o- I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 15, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on December 14, 1955. + � AjV2 LOUISE McCARN City Clerk ---000-•-- MINUTE ORDER NO. 16 AUTHORIZING RENEWAL OF TE!q-YEAR LEASE ON POLO CLUBHOUSE BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, as recoimuended by the City Manager, the existing lease by Palm Springs Polo Club of the Clubhouse located in the City's Polo Grounds is hereby renewed ' for ten years ending April 30; 1966. -o- I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 16, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Sprixgs in a meeting thereof held on December 14, 1955. LOUISE MCCARN City Clerk ---000--- MINUTE ORDER NO. 17 AUTHORIZING RENEWAL OF ONE-YEAR LEASE ON JUSTICE COURT BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, as recommended by the City Manager, lease by Riverside County of space for the Justice Courtroom and quarters in the City Council Chamber shall be renewed for one (1) year ending December 31, 1956, under terms of existing lease. -o- I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 17, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of 'Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on December 14, 1955. U LOUISE McCARN r City Clerk ---000--- MINUTE ORDER NO. 18 FIRING FIEMNG DATE ON APPLICATION FROM WESTERN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, in connection with the transfer of Saunders Drive It Yourself System operation from Western Automobile Company to General Automobile Company, Inc. - merely a reorganization by the stockholders of the operating corporation, the application fee for transfer of $25. , as recommended by the City Manager, is hereby waived and hearing upon the application for said transfer is fixed for 8:30 o'clock p.m. Wednesday, December 28, 1955. -o- • I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 181 duly adopted by the City Cotm oil of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on December �$,, 1955. ' � r LOUISE MCCARN City Clerk ---000--- MINUTE ORDER NO. 19 BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS 1ER.EBY ORDERED that Messrs. Clark, Frey & Chambers, architects, shall proceed with preliminary plans and specifications for a Fire Station to be located upon the Peveler property; under the stipulation, however, that, :in event a more desirable location for said Fire Station should 'become available within three (3) months from this 28th day of December, 1955, such preliminary plans and specifications may be so amended as to be applied -to such other site. Adopted by the following vote : AYES: McKinney, Sanborn, Miller, Lardy and Mayor Boyd NOES: Strobe ABSENT: Nathanson -O- I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 19, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Spri ngs in a meeting thereof held on December 28, 1955. LOUISE MCCAtN City Clerk ---000--_ MINUTE ORDER NO. 20 AUTI40RIZING PREPARATION OF PRELIMINARY PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR POLICE STATION REMODELING BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS BEREBY ORDERED that the City Manager shall arrange with Messrs. Clark, Frey & Chambers for preparation of preliminary plans and specifications covering the Police Station remodeling, such plans and specifications to be prepared coincidentally with the preliminary Fire Station site plans and specifications on the Peveler property, heretofore in this Council meeting of December 28, 1955, authorized by Minute Order No. 19, next preceding, I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 20, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on December 28, 1955. U LOUISE McCARN City Clerk ---000--,- MINUTE ORDER NO. 21 • AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING EXPANSION OF SEWER PLANT FACILITIES BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERE➢ that, as recommended, the City Manager is authorized to accept the report and recommendations of Folke, Crist and Brodie concerning expansion of sewer plant facilities, a city-wide sewer system and methods for financing such project and improvement. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 211 duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on December 28, 1955. n 1 % LOUISE McCARN City Clerk ---000--- MINUTE ORDER NO. 22 AUTHORIZING REFUND OF BUSINESS LICENSE FUE • TO MR. ED CAVALLERO BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS IEREBY ORDERED that, as reconmended by the City Manager, $25. heretofore paid by Ed Cavallero as a business license fee for the Casa Maria, 1677 Via Miraleste (upon which no license fee is due because of the fact there are but two (2) rentals in said apartment rentals), shall be refunded to BY. Cavallero. -0- I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute 'Order No. 22, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on December 28, 1955. LOUIS I14cCARN ' City Clerk - MINUTE ORDER NO. 23 AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF RECORD OF SURVEY FROM ELLA LU KAPP PROPERTY AT NORTHEAST CORNER OF VIA NORTE AND MARISCAL ROAD, SEC. 3, T4S2 R4E, SBB&M. BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, as approved by the Planning Cormrission and recommended for Council approval, this City Council does hereby approve acceptance from Ella Lu Kapp of Record of Survey for the creation of three (3) lots upon Mrs. Kapp 's property at the Northeast corner of Via Norte and Mariscal Road in Section 3, T4S, R4E, SBB&H. subject to the following conditions : Pursuant to City°s Subdivision Ordinance Code : Concrete curbs and gutters to be installed on all street frontages; ' 18 feet of pavement to be installed from center line of Via Norte and Mariscal Road to curb lines; and All lots to be served with gas, electric and water and fire hydrants to be installed; Street signs to be ,erected at corner of Via Norte and Mariscal Road; and Grant Deed from Mrs. Kapp to City conveying 30 feet over Via Norte and northerly 30 feet of Mariscal Road for right-of-way purposes. -o- • I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Minute Order No. 23, duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in a meeting thereof held on December 28, 1955. -6 >-GuvVj LOUISE NcCARN City Cleric ---0 00-•--