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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-08-05; City Council; MinutesI CJ d 9 J 2 I - P p: -%Le secretaryts salary was deleted, It was- agreed that the $tern of Advertising in the amount.of $25.00 be deleted. It was felt that this departmentfs budg.et .could. be combined with the Engineering budget previously approved. By common consent, the Public Service budget was approved ai modified. 'CAPITAL mROVENENTS - Page 12, After considerable discussion, it. was agreed 'to add $5,000 to the Capital Improvements budget in order to as- sure the Woman's Club of the willingness of the Council to participate in their construction program. The City Manager was instructed to we-. pare such a letter tot&he Woman's Club for the Councils's approval. The Couneil agreed'that the State Gas Tax Funds be reduced by 40% of this years allocation, or approximately $8,000, to be added to t he Street Rehabilitation program in the Public TIJorks budget. By common consent of the Council, the Capital Improvements budget was approved as modified. PUBLIC WORKS - Page 38, After considerable'discussion, it was agrebd that the item of Road Materials and Masonry and Aggregrates be combined with the monies saved from other budgets, as well as the 4% of the State Gas Tax fund, to comprise a new Road Repair and Rehabilitation Account. By common consent of the Council, the balance of the Public Works budget was approved as submitted. WATER DEPARTMENT SALARIES, The Manager presented a proposed pay plan far the new Water Department employees. After considerable discussion, it was decided to defer this matter in order that it might be given additional study. Ai;bill was presented for payment in the amount of $35.91, representing the amount of postage for the bulk mailing of the Road Rehabilitation letters, It was moved by Councilman Ledgerwood and seconded by Councilman Helton,,that the City Manager be authorized to pay the necessary funds to the Post Office for the bulk mailing of the Road Rehabilitation letters in the amount of $35.91. All ayes, motion carried, By proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 1;50 A.M. Respectfully submitted, "-_"-_"-""""""""""""", MINUTES OF REGUALR MEECIl3-G OF CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL August 5, 1958 .. 1- Meeting called to order at 7: 03 P.M. by Mayor Carl Lough, Present besides the .Mayor were -Councilmen Ledgerwood, Helton, Grober, ' Councilwoman Sonneman; City Manager Nelson, City Attorney Smith, City Engineer Kubota. 2- Reverand R, D, Brokenshire gave. a short invocation to Open the meeting. 3-a)Cmn. Ledgerwood moved approval of minutes of the meeting of July 7th as submitted, Seconded by Cmn, Grober. All ayes, motion carried, b)Cmn. Helton moved that minutes of the July 14th meeting be approved as submitted, Seconded by Cmn, Ledgerwood, All ayes, motion carried, I c)Cmn. Ledgerwood moved approval of minutes of meeting of July 15th after corrections as follows; - Page #2, Para, #3 - tlconfrontedtf instead of ftfrontedtf in first line; Page #7, Para, f1c1t - add after "period" (third line), "Not to exceed a total of $1800,00t1; Page #7, Para, tleff - correct word "salef* to ftsailft (line 9 ). Seconded by Cmn. Grober. All ayes, motion carried. d)Cmn. Helton moved minutes of meeting of July 21st be approved as sub- mitted, Seconded by Cwn. Sonneman. All ayes, motion carried. e)Minutes covering meeting of July 29th were not available and will be included in agenda of next regular meeting, 2 4- WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE: a?' Letter from Carlsbad Boat 8t Ski Club to Harbor Commission requesting. permission to hold racing meet at Agua Hedionda Lagoon on September 21, 1958, which would necessitate closing the racing area between 8 AM and 4 PM of that date to other activities. There was some discussion con- cerning the 9O-day advance notice and $100.00 clean-up guarantee required by the ordinance; also, some concern was felt regarding control of the meet, formerly handled by the Harbor Commission. Comments, from t he audience were invited. Whitey Glissman, owner of Whitey's Boat Landing, recommended granting the request, stating he velieved the request had been in for some time -possibly the required period - and that he felt the Club will take proper clean-up measures and conduct a well-run meet. A question was raised by the City Manager re: legality of the: u $100.00 clean-up bond clause, since the shore property is privately owned .and the City lease affects only the surf ace water of the lagoon. To insure proper control, the City Attorney suggested'a permit might be granted the Club subject to regulations promulgated by the Police Depart- ment. Mr. Nelson stated he had discussed the matter with the Chief of Police and he is agreeable. Cmn. Helton moved that the request of the Cajk.2-sbad Boat €3 Ski Club for , permission to hold a racing meet at Agua Hedionda lagoon on September 21st be granted; and that the City Manager assume administrative control over same, Seconded by Cmn. Ledgerwood. All ayes, motion carried, 5- 8:IIO P.M HEARING - JUNIPER AVENUE SEWER - 1911 ACT. The Mayor announced that the hour of 7i3O P.M. having arrived, this is the time and place fixed by the Ci.ty Council for hearing objections or protests on the proposed work, or the extent of the assessment district, or on the proposed graders under the Resolution of Intention, Resolution N. '47, providing for t,he construction of certain sanitary sewers on Juniper Avenue from the westerly right-of+way of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to 612 feet west on Juniper Avenue. The City Clerk presented affidavits of publication, mailing, and posting, which were approved by the Council and ordered filed. The City Clerk stated that no written protests have been filed. The Ma@r ..Bnnbunced&hat the Council would now hear any oral protests or objections concerning the work, extent of assessment district or grades. There were no oral protests, The Engineer of Work reported that written protests and objections have been filed with the City Clerk by the owners of zero percent (0%) of the total area to be assessed for the improvement, Mr. Kubota, Engineer of Work, stated that in his professional opinion all lands inclulded in the district will be benefited. - Cmn. Helton moved the adoption of Kesolution #424, overruling protests and objections to Assessment District N. 2-1958. Seconded by Cmn, Ledger- wood. Five ayes;, no nays, Resolution a424 was adopted as follows: "RESOLUTION NO. 424 RESOLUllION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, MAKING FINDINGS AND OVERKULING PROTESTS AND - OBJECTIONS (Assessment District No, 2-1958) "WHEREAS, this City Council by its Resolutions No, 417 adopted on the ' 15th day of Jul,y, 1958, declared its intention to order the construction of certain dewerrs and appurtenances and appurtenant work und& the Improvement Act, of 1911, Division 7 of the Streets and Highways Oode, and in said resolution fixed the 5th day of August, 1958, at the hour of 7:3O P.M., in the Council Chambers of this City Council, as the time and piace for the hearing before this City Council, of protests and objections; and. "HEREAS, at the! time and place fixed in said Resolution' No. 417 a hearing was duly held by this City Council for hearing all written protests or objections; thalt the Clerk filed his certification with the City Council that no written protests had been-filed; that the Clerk gave all persons present an.apportunity to be heard in respect of any matter relating to the work proposed in said Resolution No. 417 or the boundaries of the I 0 -4 0 !% 4 3 I b- I 4E assessment district described therein, or i-n any way related to the pro- ceedings proposed by said Resolution No. 417; and WHEREAS, all persons desiring to appear and be heard have been heard, and this City Council has taken evidence relating to said proposed work, the boundaries of the proposed assessment district and the benefits to the property to be included in the proposed assessment district, and is fully informed in the premises: "NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, DOES HEREBY FIND, RESOLVE, DEI'ERMINE AND ORDER as follows: "Section 1. That protests or objections have not been made by the owners of ,one-half of the area of the property to be assessed for said proposed work. "Section 2, The City Council finds and determines that no protests or objections have been made, '!?Sections 3. That no changes are to be made in the boundaries of the proposed assessment district or in the work proposed to be done and the boundaries of the assessment district are aefined and established- as the boundaries described in the resolution of intention, to-wit: Resolution No, 417, and the work proposed to be done is likewise defined and estab- lished as the work described in said Resolution No. 417, and reference is hereby made to said Resolution No. 417 for a full and complete descrip- tion o'f said work and of the assessment district and for further particu- lars, "Sect'ion 4. That this resolution shall be entered upon the minutes of this City Council, IIPASSED, APPROVEl) AND ADOPTED on the 5th day of August, 1958, by t.he following vote, to-wit: tlAYGS: Mayor Lough, Councilmen Ledgerwood, Helton and Grober , .and Councilwoman Sonneman. *N@WI None, IIABSEXT: None, ft ATT EST : '/S.gd/ CAU L* LOUGH /sgd/ J, H. PRICE, City Clerk, Mayor of the City of, . Carl sbad Carlsbad, California" Cmn, Ledgerwood moved adoption of Resolution #423, directing work to be done under direction of and to the satisfaction of the Engineer of Work, in Assessment District 2-1958, Seconded by Cmn. Helton. Five ayes, no nays, Resolution No. 423 adopted, Cmn. Helton moved adoption of Resolution No. 425 setting forth general classifications and per diem wages, based on 8-hour day, Seconded by Cmn, Grober. Five ayes, no nays, Resolution No. $25 adopted. WEED ABATEMENT - HEARING. The City Manager read a report summarizing the weed abatement program, indicating'that of a total of 547 parcels origin- ally declared by the City Council as nuisances, 114 parcels wwe abated by the City, of which 36 were local owners (Carlsbad and Oceanside) and 78 were absentee owners. Four written,protests to the assessments were received, as follows: 1, GEORGE SHIMAMOTO, Montebello, California: protested his cost of $155.91 on grounds that it is excessive and the weeds have not been abated. The City Manager read a -reply to .Mr. Shimamoto setting out an itemized break- down of the work, which included filling in of an old cesspool which caved in during the abatement operation, The Council felt - supported by the opinion of the City Attorney, that Resolution #417 defining nui- sances to be abated did not include abandoned cesspools and in charging the property owner for this work the City was going beyond the ordinance and beyond the notice to abate. By common consent, the City Manager was authorized to reduce Mr. Shimamotots assessment by the amount of $7.50 charged for filling the cesspool. There was some discussion. as to whether stumps constituted either trash or weeds under the ordinance. The City Attorney read from the ordinance the section defining trash and it was concluded that if pulled loose and roots exposed, a dead stump couibd be classed as trash, 2, GLAQYS HAY BARNES, rjorman. Oklahoma: protested that weeds on her . property were not completely removed, and requested that the City re- place rocks placed along the edge of her property (3126 Carlsbad Boule- vard) for erosion control uprposes, which had been removed by the City crew, The City Engineer explained that this parcel contained consider- able debris, no discing was done, and a large ornamental-type plant and some grass were left, The rocks were removed to avoid cutting of tires on the equipment. By common consent the City Manager was requested to advise Mrs. Barnes khat the Council had considered the matter and be- lieved the charges to be reasonable, in.view of the City Engineer's explanation. 3, F. CULVER NICHOLS AND SALLY NICHOLS, Palm SDrinPs:lprot'es;t'e:d::cha~~es against their property on Forest Avenue were exorbitant and requested an extension of time for consideration of same, Mr. Kubota stated he had talked personally with Mr. Nichols and explained that due to in- clusion of handl labor this year, costs were greater, and Mr.' Nichols agreed that ext.ent of the work done this year was greater than that of the previous yebar. By common consent the prote-st of Mr. and Mrs. Nichols was overruled . 4. E. THACHEK, Los Angeles: protested that the fee charged against his. OroDerty at the south end of Harbor Drive ('HARBOR VILLA) was a drastic *. increask over that charged last year. Mr. kubota described the work done and stated the difference was due to the application of manual labor. By common consent the protest of Mr. Thacher was overruled for the reason the charge seems reasonable. Mr. Nelson was asked concerning' the letter he was asked to write to Lew Chase re: the weed abatement work and replied that Mr. Chase came in and stated he did not wish to receive such a letter. ORAL PROTESTS. MR. W. L. STALEY of Thermal was present and protested a better than 1.00% increase in his cost over last ,year's from $7.02 to $14.75, Mr. Kubota explained to Mr. Staley and the Council the extent of the work done, item by item, The Council felt the increased charge justified and overruled the protest. KAY CHRISTIANSEN, of Fennel b Christiansen, was present on behalf of A. J. Collins, owner of a parcel at the southeast corner. of Las Flores and Pi0 Pico,-t,o protest. a-charge of $32.83 against the small triangular parcel. Mr. Weestree gave a breakdown of the charges, stating that dif- ficulty of access and hazards to equipment were problems encountered on this particular piece, Mr. Westree emphasized that the City does not welcome this work and would much prefer the owners cleaning their own property; that he felt.the public should not be given bargain rates or encouraged to deeend upon the City in this respect. He mentioned for that for the convenience of owners who wished to hire private operators to clean their lots, the City kept an up-to-da$e IList of several persons engaged in'this type of work, available to anyone calling City Hall. Cmn, Ledgerwood commented that in his 23 years of doing Cractor work, he had found the weed abatement work the most irritating. and disagreeable. By common consent the protest was overruled, the protestant to be given complete breakd0w.n in justification of the charge. GORDON JOHNSTOIi, 3945 Highland,. was present and protested that his cost of $60.86 was not warranted by the area cleaned. Mr. Kubota described .the area as being densely covered with plants, sprinkler heads, etc., making very rough going. Mr. Johnsbon was asked about damage to his . property and stated a standard was pulled out and a branch of a bearing tree broken of%. The City'Attorney recommended that any adjustment be made independent of the weed abatement charge due to the deadline of August 10th fo:r forwarding the approved assessment to the Assessor's office. By common consent the protest was overruled and Mr. Johnston advised that i.f he is of the opinion he has a claim for damages, that he consult with t!he City Manager who will advise him as to the approved form of ckaim. Ecs. Nelson stated he would like to give owners through Thursday, August 7th, to settle their assessments in cash, Cmn. Ledgerwood moved, second- ed by Cwn. Sonneman, that the total assessment in the amount of $2806.43 46 be approved; and that the people be encouraged to meet their chargbs at any time prior to Awnst 7th of this year, to avoid having the charges included on the tax assessment roll. All ayes, no nays, motion carried. After a 15-minute recess, t-he Council was reconvened at 9:20 P.M. The Mayor explained that the scheduled executive session would be postponed until all parties present on other matkers had been heard. WRITTEN COKRESPONDEXCE .(Continued) b) Letter from C. W. Gardner, County Director of Pwk & Recreation, re: meeting to be held on August 6th at 7:30 P.E, in the City Hall Annex to discuss possible State acquisition of the Buena Vista Lagoon as a Bird Sanctuary. The Mayor suggested that nay members attend who .were free to do SO'L I c) Letter from Edwin H, Clark, 3885 Monroe Street., re: sewer atoppage caus- ing damage to his home. Mr. Clark was present and stated that on two occasions the 'sewer had backed. up into his home and garage, causing con- siderable annoyance and property damage; that he had taken the matter up with Mr. Anthony and was told the City was sympathetic hut had no money for corrective measures at this time. Mr. Clark stated he was leaving for an' extended period within the next few weeks and wished immediate re- lief so that he could leave the property without fear of a reoccurrence. 3 He stated he felt the trouble was due to a fault in construction of the a line north ,of his property. 3 5 $ Mr. Nelson stated the matter was being watched very carefully and the 9 sewer flushed out regularly, but the City would like a little time to makc .' an engineering study and complete report,. It was decided to explore the possibilities of a check-valve mentioned by Cmn. Helton, which might be installed at City Expense and closed during Mr. Clark's absence. It was agreed by the Council that the problem $e studied, and that it 'be left to the discretion of the City. Manager to take the necessary steps to pre- vent a reoccurrence of the troitble, giving the matter as much priority I . as possible. d)Letter from Public Utilities Commission - Order of Dismissal of Terramar .Water Company Application for .Certificate of Public Necessity and Con- venience - was read and filed, No action necessary since purchase of Terramar Water Co. by the City nullifies need for the certificate. e) Letter from Mrs. John A. Matushak, 3068 ,State Street, visitor to Carlsbad expressing appreciation of the City as a beautiful and restful vacation spot . It was suggested a copy be made and sent to the Chamber of Com- merce, f) Letter from Assembly Interim Committee on Municipal and 'county Government re: hearings to be held in Los Angeles on August 29th on the gubject of County or area. sewage disposal systems. Cmn. Ledgerwood recalled that several such surveys have been made over the past ten or fifteen years without visible results; but the Council by common consent instructed the City Manager to write a brief. letter of acknowledgement advising that the Council feels it is a worth-while program and will watch developments with interest g) Letter from Public Utilities Commission ,regarding hearings to be conducte( on the subject of railroad grade crossings was circulated among members. No action, h) Letter from Max 0. Ewald, -Vice President of the Cali'fornia Marine Parks and Harbors Association, recommending that the Harbor Commission be re- tained but the number of members reduced- to five, and giving reasons why the harbor development program should be rbkmined on the City level; giving a history of the work already accomplished and recommending that the City join with Santa Monica, Playa del Reya and other groups to ob- tain Federal money, Letter filed unt-il discussion on the Harbor Commissio I -. i) Letter from Perry A, Lamb, asking an up-to-date statement of policy from the City Council regarding their wishes on a harbor development program. Filed until discussion on the Harbor Commission. j) Letter from Ed and Catherine Zahler asking that the City make early plans to purchase their property on Elm and Elmwood or exclude it from the Master Plan so they can sell it elsewhere, Deferred until discussion of the Master Plan. 6- ENGINEERING - PUBLIC INKKS k a): The City Engineer pre- sented plans and specifications on the project for the Council's con- sideration, andl explainted engineering details, After a brief discussion, Cmn, Ledgerwoodl moved adoption of Resolution No, 421 approving plans and specifications on Assessment District 4-1958, Seconded by Cmn. Helton, Five ayes, no nays, Resolution No. 421 adopted. Cmn. Ledgerwoodl moved adoption of Resolution No, 422 setting time and place for public hearing on Assessment District 4-1958 as 7:30 P.M., September 2, 19158, at the .City Hall, Seconded by Cmn, Helton. Five ayes, no nays, Resolutfion No,, 422 adopted, b$ WATER INCLUSION FEE - CARROLL KELLY: The Council was informed of a re- quest of Carroll Kell to connect to the pipeline to Calaveras Dam at a point approximately 3g miles inland and just outside the Mutual Service Area. Mr. Nelson read from the contract between the City and the Mutual Company re: charge of .$100.00 per acre inslusion fee for all non-stocked lands within thle service area, the monies to be applied to the bond re- demption fund, It -was brought out during discussion that, although- in facts the City is not obligated to furnish service in this particular instance since it falls outside the terms of the contract, it would seem equitable to' chlarge the $lOO,OO fEe applicable to non-stocked lands under the contract. Cmn. Grober moved that the Carroll Kelly land be charged 'with the inclusion fee of $100.00 per acre as prescribed for other. lands within the Mutual service area, Seconded by Cmn, Helton. All ayes, no nays, motion carried. .. PLANNING, a:) SEWERS FOR TEKSLMAR UNIT #6. W. D, Cannon and Mrs. Louise Prewitt, developers of 'ilerramar Unit #6, were present and asked that the City approve -the tentative map of Terramr Unit #6, consisting of 50 lots, with septic tank sewage disposal, in view of the County's approval, and with the subdividerst agreement that they would pledge any remaining lots to sewer instal.lation when available. There was a short discussion but the Council f,el.t that .in view of the County Health Department reversing its. stand and ruling that approval of only 50 additional units would not materially affect the public health, the City has no substantial basis for disapproving the map as.-now submitted. Cmn. Helton moved the adoption of Resolution #433 repealing Resqlution #406-, approving the tentative map of Terramar Unit #6, subject to the condition that the owners commit their remaining lots to any future City Plans for sewer construction in the area, Seconded by Cwn. Sonneman. Four ayes, no says, Mayor Lough abstain- ing, Resolution #433 adopted. b) INTENTION TO'RBZOBE RGOSEVELT STREET FROM GRAND TO LAGUNA, R-P TO C-2- RESOLUTION #4l(~ After a brief discussion and comments by Jack Keenan, owner of q lot on, the west side of Roosevelt to be included in the re- classification, favoring the rezoning, Cwn. Sonneman moved the adoption of Resolution #416. Seconded by Gmn, Grober. Five ayes, no nays, motion carried. c) RECOMMENDATION ON CIVIC CENTER PLAN: Mr. Nelson was asked to.hegotiate with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Zahler or their. attorneys re: possible plati of purchase of their property and bring back a report to the Couneil at its next regular meeting. Mrs. .Zahler was present and was assured $hat they would have an answer from the City before the end of this montlj, . READJUSTMENT OF SALARY SCHEDULE '- WATER COMPANY PERSONNEL: Mr. Nelson stated that 12 of the 15 present employees of the Mutual Water Company will transfer t,o the City immediately, and Margery Cruz will come in in September upon completion of the work of mailing out shareholders? chec-ks. Council. members studied the Salary Plan presented and discussed at length classification of an employee. who acted as meter reader but had additional technical duties concerning .repair and maintenance of meters. Cmn. Ledgerwood moved that the Salahy Plan be approved as sub- . mitted, with the exception of Paragraph 4: that the bookkeeper be given a step increase of 5% to the level of the City bookkeeper; and that the meter reader be included at Rate 10, Step (c). Seconded by Cmn, Grober. - Four ayes, no nays, Mayor Lough abstaining, motion carried. LEASE BETWEEN CITY AND CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT: The Council considered the lease with the Municipal Water District for office space in the Mutual building at 601 Elm Avenue at $lOO,OO per month for a period of two years, Cmn. Grober moved that the lease be approved, Seconded by Cmh. Ledgerwood, All, ayes, no nays, motion carried, 45 10- RESOLUTIONS OF APPRECIATION - NOS, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432: The City Attorney re-ad Resolution No. 426 expressing appreciation for the spendid work done as a member of the Mayor's Advisory Committee, and explained that Resolutions Nos. 427 through 432 were identical. and directed to Messrs. .Grosse, Cockrill, Trask, Rasch, Garland and Jarvie, respectively, other members of the committee. Cmn. Helton moved adoption of Resolutions Nos. 426 through 432 as presented. Cwn. Sonne- man seconded, Five ayes, no nays, Resol'utions adopted, Mayor Lough called the Council's attention to an incorrectly reported item in the Carlsbad Journal of July 31st which gave readers the im- whereby the employees receive step:'- increases in pay at regular inter- vals. Mr. Joe Heredia,. reporter for the paper, was present and was asked to make certain that the paper prfnts a correction in the next issue. . " pression that the Council had taken action to discard the salary plan I Due to lateness of the hour, it was decided to postpone discussion on the Harbor Commission to an adjourned meeting on Monday, August 11th. . 11- PAYMENT OF BILLS - RATIFICATION OF PAYROLL: - Cwn. Sonneman moved that the bills from July 15th 'to August 5th, 1958, 1 3 -1 Cotallin& $10,883.77, be paid. Seconded by Cmn. Ledgerwood. ATlayes, . 0 motion carried. :q :-q 3 Cmn.. Ledgerwood moved ratification of the payroll from July 15th,to 3lst., 1958, in the amount of $8,974.83, as certif.ied by the Director of Finance, and approved by the Auditing Committee. Seconded by Cwn. Sonneman. All ayes, motion carried. 12- ADJOURNMENT: Cmn. Grober moved that the Council adjourn this meeting to Monday, August llth, at 7:OO P.M. Seconded by Cmn. Helton. All ayes, motion carried; meeting adjourned at 12:lO A.M. - Respectfully submitted, 3. a" abdF NAT,ALIE VEKMILYEA Y """"""""""""""""""" MINUTES OF ADJOURNED MERTIWG OF CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL - August 11, 1958 1- The meeting was called to order at 7:OO P.M by Mayor Lough. Present besides the Mayor were Councilmen Ledgerwood, Helton, Councilwoman Sonneman, City Manager Nelson, City Attorney Smith, City Engineer Kuboatk Absent (until 8:20 P5.M. ), Councilman Grober. 2- A short invocation was offered by Cmn. Ledgerwood to open the meeting. 3- WRITTEH CORRESPONDENCE: .. a) Copy of lettep from Floyd D. Young, Terramar, addressed to the San Diegc County Health Department, was read, protesting approval of Terramar Unit #6 and expressing the hope that no more development of the area would be approved until sanitary sewers are installed. He cited instances of raw sewage appearing on the beach and maintained that' soil percolation cdnditions are unsuitable for septic tank disposal. It: was agreed that Mr. Young should be informed that the County Health Department's reversal of its earlier stand, and its ruling that devel- opment of .another 50 units would not materially affect the public health made it more or less mandatory for the Council to approve the tentative map , b) Letter from Eddie Kentner, Twin Inns, requesting renewal of conditional use permit for his sign on the Freeway at the North City Limits, stating t.hat he had only recently become aware that the former permit had ex- pired December 31, 1957. City Attorney Smith pointed out that the ori- ginal permit had been granted under the old zoning ordinance; and that