11-28-1950 - Regular Meeting - MinutesVEST 0,'XINA CITY COUNCIL .'-i k2114G
Novanber 28, 1950
The adjourned meeting of Nove&er t 1950, was called to order at 8:00 o°@logs
F.M. at the West Covina City Halle
Present: XWor DeLay, CoundLnen Flotten and 11ossberg.
Absent: Councilmen Hurst and Van Horn.
Also Present: J. C. Nichols, R. E. Graham and S. fi. Ziamerman.
The Minutes of the meeting of November 8 and , 1950, were read and approved.
The City Council canvassed the ballots of the special bond election on
November 21, 1950, and pursuant to Ordinance No. 204 finds that the ballots
tre all in order; that there are no spoiled, cancelled or returned ballots;
that there were a total of 845 votes cast. That on frvposition No. 1
there were 667 votes cast for and 110 votes cast against; and on Froposition
Vo. 2 there were 755 votes cast for and 72 votes against.
Resolution -No. 253 .. a resolution of the City of ?!ost Coedis creating the
ti�'est Covina runicipal Y'ater Department. On motion by Nossberu, seconded by
Flotten and duly carried, said resolution was adopted.
Resolution No. 254 - a resolution of the City Council of z}'Gst Covina,
California, stating the result of the Canvass of election returns of the
special bond election held November 21, 1950. On motion by Flotten, seconded
by 1-1joseberg and carried, said rwlution was adopted by the following votes:
AYF3: DeLay, Flotten and Mossborg.
holm: Pion .
ABSnaT: Hurst and Van Horn.
STAriVIX OF THE CITY CLERK:
I, C. C. TOUN'D, City Clerk of the City of lest Covina, California,
DO Hi RI BY CEUTIFY AND Di .CUPE that at a meeting held on Novenber 28, 1950,
�• the City Council of said city canvassed the returns of the special election
held in said city on November 21, 1950, and declared the result of said
election,
Thaothe bond propositions voted upon at said election are as follows:
"BOND PPOPOSITIOU NO. 1: Shall the City of West Covina incur
a bonded indebtedness in' the principal sum of �751000.00 for the
acquisition and construction by said City of a certain municipal
Improvement, to.wit: the acquisition of a parcel of real property
(approximately nine acres) located on the south side of Garvey Avenue
just west of Sunset Avenue, and the modeling of the existing
building thereon, and the construction of additional buildings thereon,
for a city hall and quarters for the police and fire departments,
including the acquisition of all furniture, furnishings, equipment
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and other property necessary therefor?"
"BOND PFOP031TION NO. 2: Shall the City of Ve'est Covina incur
a bonded indebtedness in the principal sum of `�35,000.00 for the
acquisition by said City of a certain municipal improvement, to
wit: fire fighting apparatus and equipncnt?"
That the total number of votes cast at said election(there being only
one precinct established for said e3mtion) upon each of said propositions,
and for and against each of said propositions, are as follows:
Proposition Proposition
No. 1 No. 2
YRS NO TOTAL YES NO TOTAL
667 170 837 755 72 827
• Total Votes
in City 1664
That the votes of more than two-thirds of all of•the voters voting
upon each of said propositions were cast in favor of the adoption thereof,
and each of said propositions have been declared to have carried, and said
City Council is authorized to issue bonds of said City pursuant thereto as
• provided by law.
I CERTIFY that the foregoing statement of results is a full, true and
eorgect statement of the facts of said canvass and of the results of said
election, and that as soon as the results were declared the aforesaid
statement was duly entered by me, the City Clerk of the City of Wast Covina,
on the records of said City Council.
MITEM November 28, 19500
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City Clerk of the City o
test Covina, California
'Mayor DeLay appointed Councilman Hurst Vater Commissioner, and said appoint-
ment was approved by the Council.
It was moved by Flotten, seconded by o3uberg and duly carried, that the
Treasurer be directed to establish an account for the 1956 bond issue; that
03000.00 be loaned from the General Fund to the said bondaccount; that
$3000.00 be authorized to be paid from the said bond account upon the
purchase price of the property known as I.444 Lest Garvey Avenue pursuant
to the terms of the escrow heretofore entered into at the Covina National
Bank, and upon the further condition that the City shall have the right
of occupancy on and after November 29, 1950, and upon a further condition
tint the said 3000.00 shall be returnable in the event that the seller
shall be unable to give good title or the sale shall not be completed for
any valid reasnn within a reasonable time.
The matter of employin j an architect for th^ renniodaling of the new City Hall
was discussed, and the mat".er was put over until a later date.
The City Clerk is authorized to advertise for bids for fire apparatus and
equipment pursuant to specifications furnished by the City Engineer.
Upon motion duly tconded and carried, the meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.1,2.
`FrAnk DeIa�r. `C. 'Poland
Mayor, City of ',-'est Covina Clerk, City of [Rest Covina
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