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Mayor Buchheim offered a resolutionto employ Diehl, Evans and Company.
Resolution approved and adopted.
Mayor Buchheim further discussed the need for the essential office equipment;
recommending the purchase in the very near future. Suggesting that two (2)
or more firms be contacted, (based upon the standards acceptable), to receive bids,
and then purchase.
Councilman Durnford made a motion, seconded by Councilman Bathgate, authorizing
the City Clerk -Administrator to proceed under the previous recommendations and
to purchase the basic and essential office equipment. Motion passed and so ordered.
Meeting adjourned at 10:15 P. M.
Ernes A. Thompson
City Clerk
These are the official proceedings of the City Council of the City of San Juan
Capistrano, California, July 24, 1961.
Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano
August 14, 1961
The meeting was called to order at 7:45 P. M., by Mayor Carl E. Buchheim.
Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance to the flag was given by Ernest A.
Thompson, City Clerk -Administrator.
The Clerk called the roll: Councilmen present were: Carl E. Buchheim,
Don Durnford, William A. Bathgate, Edward S. Chermak and Antonio M. (Tony)
Olivares. Councilmen absent: None.
The minutes of the City Council meeting of July 24, 1961, were read and
approved as corrected.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
1. Letter from the State Division of Highways - Re: The relinquishment of
a portion of the "Old Highway 101" lying in the southerly section of the City.
2. Letter from the State Division of Highways - Re: The proposed relinquish-
ment of that easterly extremity and portion of San Juan Hot Springs Road (the
cul-de-sac end, constructed by the State, under the contract for the San Diego
Freeway).
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(a) The remodeling of an existing building and the converting to a duplex,
to be used by ranch employees of Paul Loughridge. Approval recommended.
(b) Land Use Application of Dr. Sparkuhl, to permit the erection of a
temporary banner type sign. Approval recommended for a period of ninety (90)
days.
(c) Land Use Application of the Carter Sign Company, to install a 10' x 24'
outdoor advertising sign at the northeast corner of Del Obispo Street and Camino
Capistrano. Denial recommended.
Mr. Newhart read a letter from the Orange County Building Department regarding
printing operations in the Savage Building on Verdugo Street. The letter
stated a recommended denial with the alternative to allow the printing operation
to be conducted in the basement of the same building.
Planning Commission Chairman also presented the proposed ordinance for regulating
signs and billboards.
City Council deferred action on the revision for the duplex on the
Loughridge property, and referred the matter to the City Attorney for further
investigation and study.
Motion made by Councilman Olivares to table the matter of the banner type
sign, requested by Dr. Eparkuhl. Motion carried, with Councilman Chermak abstaining
in the vote.
Councilman Chermak moved to uphold the recommendation of denial for the Land
Use Permit application of the Carter Sign Company. Seconded by Councilman Bathgate
and motion carried.
Mrs. Alice M. Ross, City Treasurer, submitted the City Treasurer's report
for the month ending July 319 1961.
Treasurer's Report accepted and approved.
Demands for payments to be made were presented to the City Council.
City Council approved warrants to make payment of demands.
RECOMMENDATIONS and REPORTS:
1. City Clerk -Administrator - Reported requests for the clearing of the
San Juan Creek and Trabuco Creek channels of the growth of bamboo and willow.
The Clerk was instructed to contact only those property owners within the
City with regards to the granting of ingress and egress to do the needed clearing
operation.
2. Councilman Durnford questioned the justification for the increase in
charges for police and law enforcement. He requested further research to be made,
with the request that the Under -Sheriff, the Director of Finance, and the Fifth