HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-01-1955 - Minutes (4)The regular meeting of the Council of the City of Medina was called
to order by Mr. Park at 8:25 P.M. on September 19th, 1955, at the Medina
Clubhouse. Those present were Mrs. Barbee, Mr. Behnke, Mr. Pally, and Mr.
Park. Dr. Templeton was out of town.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
The first order of business was a report by Mr. Behnke of the
Finance Committee. He reported he had been to see the Bank of California.
Mr. Dally reported he had conferred tith the National Bank of Commerce
where the suggestion was made that the City approach the banks nearest
us - as this was the usual arrangement. Mr. Dally said he would see the
two local banks and report.
A tentative budget was presented and discussed.
The position of City Manager was discussed. No new applications had
been received. Mr. Behnke said he would contact the University again.
The next order of business was the insurance report. The invitation
for bids was read and discussed The amount of coverage was questioned -
whether or not it was great enough. It was decided to check the additional
premium cost, and if nominal, to raise the coverage.
Motion was made by Mr. Behnke to instruct Mr. Chadwick to immediately
post and advertisement in the Daily Journal of Commerce, including the
revised schedual. Seconded by Mr. Dally, Passed unanimously.
An ordinance on creation of a Board of Adjustment was presented by
Mr. Chadwick and some of the legal points explained.
A motion was made by Mr. Dally to adopt the ordinance . This was
seconded by Mr. Behnke and passed unanimously.
An ordinance relating to variance and review was presented by Mr.
Chadwick. A motion was made by Mr. Dally to adopt this. The motion
was seconded by Mr. Behnke. Passed unanimously.
The ordinance on a Planning Commission was presented and discussed.
A motion was made by Mr. Dally to adopt this ordinance creating a Plan-
ning Commission. Seconded by Mr. Dally and passed unanimously.
Mr. Chadwick volunteered his opinion on the precarious nature of
the stop -gap zoning ordinance, and advised the Council to quickly have
the Planning Commission plan a stop -gap draft, hold a public hearing on
same, and present plan to Council.
A proper resolution was discussed to cover the problem. A resolu-
tion was then drawn to instruct the Planning Commission to act as advised
by Mr. Chadwick.
Mr. Eric Pearson presented a request for building permit to erect
a house on a lot of less then the presently required square footage.
The plans were accepted for study.
The resolution to instruct the Planning Commission on a stop -gap
zoning draft was then presented. A motion to adopt it was made by Mr.
Dally, seconded by Mr. Behnke, and passed.
Hunter Simpson addressed the Council and invited them to attend
the Medina Improvement Club meeting on Sept. 22.
There followed a discussion of appointments of members to the
Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.
Mr. Pearson's request was discussed and the suggestion made to
refer it to the Board of Adjustment because of the lot size. Mr. Dally
made a motion to contact Mr. Pearson and ask him to refer to the Board of
Adjustment. This was seconded by Mrs. Barbee. Passed.
The plans of Mr. W. B. Young were inspected. Because the data was
incomplete, a motion was made by Mr. Daily and seconded by Mr Behnke
to advise Mr. Young to present the required material. The motion
passed.
The Hebner plans ware inspected, and were also found to be incom-
plete according to ordinance no 4. A motion was made by Mr. Behnke
and seconded by Mrs. Barbee to advise Mr. Hebner to send complete data.
Passed.
The meeting adjourned at 12:30 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan M. Campbell
Acting City Cle1k