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Advertise for bids Widening portion of W. Seventeenth St. Plans & Spec approved~ Advertise for bids Constr. of Delhi Road storm drain Advertise for bids Sanitary sewer - English St. bet. 5th and 15th Sts. Approve Plans & Spec. Paving Standard Ave. Delhi Rd. to McFadden Petitions to rescind action on Weber Baking Company billboard Agreement State Dept.of Finance (population est!m~te) Classification Resident Engineer Reso. No, 58-216 Salary of Resident Engineer ~'~o Merit salary increases On motion of Councilman Hubbard, seconded by Gould and carried, the Purchasing Agent was authorized to advertise for bids to be opened SelYoember 15, 1958~ for the '. widening of 17th Street from College Avenue to Bristol Street and from Baker Street to To~er Street, Projects Nos. 104 and 109. On motion of Councilman Hubbard, seconded by Gould and carried~ the plans and speci- fications were approved and the Purchasing Agent authorized to advertise for bids to be opened September 15, 1958, for the construction of the Delhi Road storm drain~ from Greenville-Banning channel D-3 to Diamond Street, Project No. 30. . On motion of Councilman Huobard~ seconded by Gould and carried, the plams and speci~ fications were approved and the Purchasing Agent authorized to advertise for bidm ~ to be opened September 15., 1958, for the construction of sanitary sewer on English Street from 5th to 15th Streets, Project No. 23. . On motien of Councilman Hubbard~ seconded by Gould and carried~ the plans and speci- fications .were approved for the paving of Standard Avenue from Delhi Road to Mc- Fadden Street, Project No. lll. A petition was presented signed by approximately 80 persons requesting the Council to rescind its action in granting the Weber Baking Company permission to erect a large billboard along the Santa Ana Freewav and to revise the present Ordinance or adopt a new Ordinance controlling billboards and signs. On motion of Councilman. Hubbard~ seconded by Gould and carried, the petition was received and filed. Messrs. Gates Burrows and Chas. D. Swarmer objected to the size of the sign to be erected and felt that all billboards should be prohibited along Freeways. It was also mentioned that the State Highway Department refuses to landscape or maintain not landscaping along freeway sections where cities do/have adequate billboard control. Mrs. Weston Walker asked how far the Weber Baking Cc~pany sign would be located from the Freeway add requested the present Ordinance he revised to control billboards. It was moved by Councilman Gould~ seconded by Hubbard and carried~ that the matter be referred to the City Attorney to rewrite the Freeway sections of the Ordinance, tighten up and take out the loop holes. On motion of Councilman Nubbard~ seconded by Gould and carried~ the additional petitions with 32 names attached, were received and filed. On motion of Councilman Nubbard~ seconded by Gould and carried~ proper officials were authorized to execute an agreement with the State of California Department of Finance, dated August 18, 1958~ providing for the preparation of a population esti- mate as of November l, 1~58. On motion of Councilman Hubbard, seconded by Gould and carried~ the request of the Manager for a new. classification of Resident Engineer, was approved. The Council having unanimous~V waived the reading of the Resolution, on motion of Counc~m~n Hubbard, seconded by Gould and carried~ the following Resolution entitled: "Resolution No. 58-216 establishing the positio~ of Resident Engineer and fixing the salary thereof" was considered and passed by the following vote: Ayes~ Councilman Royal E. Hubbard, Stanley, C. Go,,!~ Jr. A. A. Hall~ Dale H. Heinly Noes, Counc~ llm~n None Abssnt, Councdlm-n J. Ogden Markel . On motion of Councilman Hubbard, seconded by Gould and carried, the written recom- mendation of the Manager dated August 5, 1958, for salary step increases for twelve employees effective September 1, 1958, was approved.