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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin 11-20-68174 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH NOVEMBER 20, 1968 The City Council convened in regular session in the Council at 8:01 P.M. with Mayor Scotto, Councilmen Crook, Norgard, present. Councilman Henderson was absent. Chambers and Hi l l APPROVAL OF MINUTES On a motion by Councilman Norgard, seconded by Councilman unanimously carried the minutes of the meeting of November be approved as submitted by the Clerk. Hill, i't was 13, 1968, GENERAL WARRANTS On a motion by Councilman Hill, seconded by Councilman Norgard, it was unanimously carried General Warrants #5989 to #6104 inclusive the total amount of $99,910.83 be approved and ordered paid. in PAYROLL WARRANTS On a motion by Councilman Norgard, seconded by Councilman Crook, it was unanimOusly carried Payroll Warrants #298 to #319 inclusive and #13,327 to #13,463 inclusive for the period of November 1st through November 15, 1968 be approved in the total amount of $44,634.79. ADOPT ION OF ORDINANCE NO. 601 (HOTEL-MOTEL ROOM OCCUPANCY TAX) On a motion by Councilman Crook, seconded by Councilman Norgard, was carried by the following roll call vote Ordinance No. 601 be adopted and the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign same, "Ordinance Amending Section 1752 Of The Ukiah City Code". it AYES: Councilmen Crook, Norgard, Hill and Mayor NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Henderson Scotto. DISCUSSION OF AQUATICS PROGRAM City Manager distributed a summary report of the city swimming facili- ties showing capital outlay, operating costs, receipts, as well as the use made of the pool by the general public and other specific groups. The report revealed the revenues and expenditures to be out of proportion and the Council expressed the fact that while this program should not necessarily be self supporting, the revenues and expenditures should be more nearly equal. Council requested that this report be made available to the Recreation Commission prior to their next meeting so the Commission could make their recommendations of ways to increase revenue and possibly furnish more public use of the aquatics facility. Said recommendations will be presented to the Council at a subsequent meeting. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT CONTRACT AUDITORS City Manager distributed to the Council and reviewed the supplemental report from the auditors. On a motion by Councilman Crook, seconded by Councilman Norgard, it was unanimously carried to accept the audit report as submitted and corrected by Fitzpatrick and Poulsen. OPERATION MAINSTREAM City Manager explained that Operation Mainstream is a work training program financed entirely with federal money and conducted in this area by North Coast Opportunities, Inc. The City is participating in this program and has accepted four individuals who were unemployed and who were judged to have potential for job training as provided by the program, in addition to a salary of $308 per month which is paid by the federal government, each employee has compensation 175 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH NOVEMBER 2'0, 1968 - PAGE 2 insurance with hospitalization and major medical insurance the same as the agency carries to which they are assigned. If at any time the individual's work is not satisfactory, the person will be ter- minated and the agency will be so advised. The duration of the program is six months and if proven successful at the end of this time, the plan is to continue the program for an additional six months. This program has just gotten underway so there is no progress report at this time, but the Council will be kept advised in this regard. DISCUSSION OF REQUEST FOR WORK ON STORM DRAIN PROBLEM City Manager read a petition received from six property owners in the 1300 block of South Dora and South State Street requesting a solution to a drainage problem that they claim exists during the rainy season each year which causes considerable flooding in the area. City Manager reviewed the route of the water which originates on the hillside and stated that this is the natural drainage channel through the area and since there is no project scheduled that will give these property owners full relief, he asked for Council direction regarding this problem. Council requested the City Engineer to pre- pare a cost estimate to determine the magnitude of the project for subsequent consideration by the Council. CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSAL FROM GREATER UKIAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE City Manager distributed to the Council a Chamber of Commerce pro- posal requesting that the increase of 1% in the room occupancy tax be allocated to the Chamber for advertising and promotion. The proposal was explained in detail by the Manager of the Chamber, Mr. Kohagen. Mr. Jack Pearson, President of the Chamber, and Mr. Bill Youngblood were also present and spoke in favor of the proposal. Council will take the matter under consideration and a determination will be made at a subsequent meeting. SKYMARK AIRLINES City Manager reported a representative of Skymark Airlines has contacted the City regarding conducting a feasibility survey for the extension of their services into the north coast area. This airlines is presently operating from Sacramento to Tahoe, Fresno, Bakersfield, and San Francisco. A letter will be forthcoming should the preliminary report be acceptable by the company and at that time the City may be requested to state their opinion in making available airport facilities and also to determine whether or not the City wou~ support their application. REPORT OF NCPA MEETING City Manager reported on the meeting he and Councilman Crook attended in Lodi. The committee appointed to negotiate with Geo- Thermal Resources International and Pacific Gas and Electric Company gave a report indicating that negotiations are proceeding on a satisfactory basis and according to suggestions made by the Secretary of Interior. The Cith of Alemeda is now authorized to become a member of the agency and Plumas Sierra has indicated that they too will become an associate member. Various committees are being formed and other members of the Council were urged to volunteer to serve. The agency is rapidly getting into the technical portion of the project and it appears that other important decisions will have to be made by the cities in a short period of time. COUNCILMAN CROOK Councilman Crook asked about the report regarding truck-trailers parked overnite on city streets and was advised the report will be ready at the next meeting. 176 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH NOVEMBER 20, 1968 - PAGE 3 COUNCILMAN NORGARD Councilman Norgard stated that in view of calls he had received of leaves being burned in the street, perhaps it would be advisable to have city personnel make a final leaf pickup after some publicity is made of the plan. This will be scheduled in the Public Works Department Work program. Councilman Norgard asked if we could take a second look at the fire house program to see if a workable program could be worked out to improve the fire house and equipment. This will be done soon after the end of the year. ADJOURNMENT As there was no further regular business, Mayor Scotto declared the meeting adjourned at 10:46-P' 'M /? ATTEST: CITY CLERK