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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 60-56RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL 0P THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, CALLING ~ SPECL~i MUNICIPAL ELEC, TION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED REGISTERED E~CTORS P. PROPOSITION TO ~j)OPT AN ORDINANCE ~ND PROVIDING FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF SAID EY~ECTION WITH THE STATE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE ~D ON NOVEMBER 6, 1956, AND REQUESTING THE B0Y~d) OF SUPERVISORS OF- THE COUNTY OF KERN TO ORDEr. T.E CONSOLIDATION OF SAID ELECTIONS. WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of Section ll.1 of the Charter of the City of Bakersfield, the Coun'cil of said City did, on the 27th day of August, 1956, pass and adopt Ordinance No. 1097 , New Series, altering the boundaries of the seven wards of the City in order that each ward shall contain as nearly as pos- sible, an equal number of qualified registered electors therein, and ~REAS, said Charter provides that said Ordinance shall be submitted to referendum. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the CounCil of the City of Bakersfield, as follows: 1. That a special municipal election be held, and the same is hereby called to be held in the City of Bakersfield,. on the 6th day of November, 1956, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified registered electors of said City, a' proposition for the approval or rejection of the following ordinance, to wit'. ORDXN~NCE NO o 1097 NEW SERXES AN ORDINANCE ALTER!NG THE BOUNDARIES OF EACH OF THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY OF BAKERS F i ELD, CALI FORN I A. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfleld, as fo~)lows~ SECTION 1o · The boundaries of the First Ward are hereby altered to read as fo 1 lo,~s g All'that part of the City of Bakersfield~ beginning at the intersection of the north right~of~way line of East California Avenue with the center line of Inyo Street~ thence northeasterly a~ong the center line of Xnyo Street to the center line of S~mner, Street~ thence southeasterly along the center line of Sumner Street to the center line of Baker Street~ thence north~ easter!y along the center line of Baker Street to the center line of Jackson Street~ thence southeasterly alon9 the center line of Jackson Street to the center line of Beale Avenue~ %hence northeasterly a!on9 the center line of Beale Avenue to %he center line of Kentucky Streets thence southeasterly along the center line of Kentucky Street to the centerline of Cage Street~ thence northeasterly alon9 the center line of Gage Street to %he center line of Monterey Street~ thence southe easterly along the center line of Monterey Street to the center ~lne of Robinson Streets thence northeasterly a~ong the center line of Robinson'Street to its int reaction ~ith the C~%y Limit · e line at a point between Pacific and Qu~ncy StreetsB %hence easterly along the City Limit line to its intersection with a part of the north~andosouth City.Limit .line, which point ~ approximately oneshalf b~ock southeasterly of the intersection of Brown and Flov~e~ S~reets~ thence southerly and southwesterly along the City Limit line to the north'righthof~way line of Brundage Lane~ thenq~_easterly along the north rtght-0f~way 2ine of Brunda~e Lane to a point on %he northerly prolongation of the North and South !/~. line of Section~To30So~Ro28Eo~ ~oDoB~g~oB. thence southerly to the North 1 ~ point of said Section 3~. which point is the NoE corner of the Bakersfield ~untcipal .Farm~ thence around the boundary of Bakersfield Mun!cipa~ Farm (whiCh boundary is also the City Limit) in a cXocbfse direction to the. ~Orthwest corner of the sa~d Section 3~T.30S°~Ro'28Eo~oDoBo&M.~ thence westerly and north~ erXy along' the City LimXt line to the place of beginning° SECTION 2o 'The boundaries '~f the second war. d are hereby a!tered ~o reed as fo ! l~,~s: All that part of the City of Bakersfield: beginning at the center of the intersection of Sumner Street and Union Avenue~ %hence northerly along the center ~tne of Union Avenue %o the ~enter line'of La Mesa Drive~ thence easterly and northerly along the center ~ine of La ~esa Drive to the center l~ne of Thelma Drive~ thence eaaterly along the center llne of, Thelma D~l~e %o the City Limit aine~ thence southerly and easterly along the City LImit Line to the center line of Robinson Street~ thence southwesterly along the center line of Robinson Street %o the center line of Monterey Street~ thence northwesterly along the center line of Monterey Street to %he center line of OaOe Stree%~ thence southwesterly along the center line of Cage Street to the center line of Kentucky Street~ %hence north- westerly along the center line of Kentucky Street to the center line of Beaie Street~ thence southwesterly along the center line of Beale Street to the center line of 3aekson Street~ thence northwesterly along the center line of Jackson Street %o the center line of Baker Street~ thence southwesterly along the center line of'Baker Street to the center line of Sumner Street~ thence northwesterly along the center line of Sumner' 'Street to the place of beginn~ngo " SECTION 3o The boundaries of %he Third Wa~d are hereby altered to read as fo 1 lows 0~ All %hat par% of the Ct%y of Bakersfield: beginning at the center of the intersection of Eleventh Street and Chester Avenue~ %hence northerly along the center line of Chester Avenue %o the center line of Eighteenth Stree%~ thence westerly a. long the center line of Eighteenth Street to the cantaP line of v'D" S~reet~ thence no~ther!y along %he center. line of "D" Street %o the center line of Twenty-first St~eet~ thence easterly'along the center line of Twenty-first Street to the center line of ~'F~ S%~'ee%~ thence northerly along the cente~ line of "F" Street to the cente~ line of Twenty~second Street~ thence westerly along the center line of Twenty-second SiPeat to the center line of 'vE" St~'ee%~ thence northerly along the center line of "E" Street the center line of T~en%y-four%h Street~ thence easterly along the center line of T~enty-fourth Street to the center line of S%Peet~ thence northerly along the center line of v~Fs' Street to its intersection with the westerly extension of the center line of T~nty=fifth St~ee%l thence easterly along the westerly tension of %he center Xine of Twenty-fifth Stree%~ and along the center line of ~enty~fifth Street~ to the center line of Chester Avenue~ thence northerly along the center line of Chester Avenue %o the south right-of=way line of Thtrty~fourth StPee%~ which line is also the City Limit line~ thence easterly along the City Limit line (lncludlng within this description that northerly of and con%tguo_us to Thlrty~fou~th Street which is a par% of the City of BakerSfield) %o the southwest corner of Thlrty~fourth Street and Union Avenue~ thence northerly along the west right~of~way line of Union Avenue (which lsalso the City Limit line), and easterly and northerly along the north City Limit line to the southwes~ corner of Panorama Drive and M%o Vernon Street~ thence following the City Limit lines along their. various courses in a generally clockwise direction to the southeast corne~ of Rive~ Boulevard and Panorama Drivel thence .................. ~IO~"the sofil~er'l~"rig~OfoWaY'lihe bf"'P~norama ~[i~ and southwesterly to the southwest corner of Panorama Drive .and Loma Linda Drive~ thence l~ a generally southerly direction along the City Limit line to the cehter line of Thelma Drive~ thence westerly aRong the center line of Thelma Drive to the center line of La ~esa Drfve~ thence squthwesterXy and westerly alon9 the 3~ center llne of La Mesa Drive to the center line of U~'t!on Avenue~ thence southerly along the center line of Union Avenue. to the center line of Sumner Street~ thence southeasterlF along the center line of Sumner Street %o the center line of Inyo St~eet~ thence southwesterly along the center line of Inyo Street to the north right-of-way line .of Eo California Avenue~.t,hence westerly along the north rlghtoof~'y"'rine of-E°-California Avenue to the west right~of~way line 'dr Unton'Avenue~""~'thence southerly to the center line of California Avenue~ thence westerly along the center line of california: Avenue to the center .line of.~N~"$~et~ thence southerly along the center line of Street to the center line 'of Eleventh Streetl thence westerly along ,the center line of Eleventh Street to the place of beginnln9 SECTION II o The boundaries of the Fourth Ward are hereby altered to read as follows: All that part of the City of Bakersfield: beginning at the lnt~rsection of' the center llne of Sunset Avenue with the eas~ right~ofoway line of Oak Street, which point is on the City Limit ltne~ thence northerly and easterly along the City Limit line to the center 'line of Chester Avenue~ thence southerly a'long the center line of Chester Avenue 'to the center line of .Twenty~fffth Street~ thence westerly along the center line of Twenty~fifth Street and the westerly.projection thereof to the center line of evFvv Street~ thence southerly along the centerline of Street to the center' line of T~enty~fourth Street~ thence wester~ ly along the center line of Twenty-fourth Street to the center line of 'E'w Street~ thence southerly along the center line of ~E' Street to the center line of Twenty~second Street~ thence easterly a!on9 the center 'line of Twenty~second Street to the center line of "Fv~ S%'ree%~ thence southerly along the center line of "F" Street to the center line of Twenty-first 5treet~ thence_westerly along the center line of Twenty~first Street "' to the'center line of ~D'~ Street~ thence southerly along the center Xine of '~D~ Street %o the center line of Eighteenth Street~ thence easterly along %he center line of Eighteenth Street to the center line of "F" Street~ thence southerly along %he center line of "F~' Street to the center line of Truxtun Avenue~ thence westerly along the center line of Truxtun Avenue to the'center llne of 'vD~ Street~ thence southerly along the cente~ line of '~D" Street (and projection thereof across the Santa Fe RoR?) to the center line of Fourteenth Stree%~ thence westerly along the center line of Fourteenth Street to the center line of ~C" Stree%~ thence southerly along the center llne of "C'~ Street t'o the center line of Thirteenth Stree%~ thence, westerly along the center line of'Thirteenth Street to the center line of hA" Street~ thence southerly along the center ~ne of '~A~' Street to the Center line of Sunset Avenue~ thence. westerly %o the point of beginning° .,SECTION ~o .................. The boundaries of the fifth ward are hereby altered to read as follows: All that part of the City of Bakersfield: beginning a% the ~ntersection' of the center line of Sunset Avenue with the east ~ght~o~way ~ne o~ Oak Street~ ~hich point is on the City L~m~t line~ thence northerly along the east right~of~way line of Oak St?eat to the canto? line of Sunset Avenue~ thence easterly along of wA~ Street~ the center line of Sunset Avenue to the center ~ine ~ thence northerly along the center line of wvA' Street to the center l~ne of Thirteenth StTeet~ thence easterl along the cantel ~ne of Thirteenth Street to the center line of ~C~ St~eet~ thence northe?ly along the cente~ line of "Cw Street to the center line of Fourteenth St~eetB %hence easterly along the center l~ne of Fourteenth Street ~o the centerline of iwD' Street~ thence northerly a~ong the center ~ine of ~wD~w Street (and projection thereof across ~he Santa Fe RoRo) to the cente~ line of Truxtun Avenue~ thence easter!y along the cente~ ~lne of Truxtun Avenue, to the canto? line of wF' Street~ thence northerly along the center line of ~wF' Street to the center line of Eighteenth Street~ thence easterly along the center line of Eighteenth Street to the center line of Chester Avenue~ thence southerly along the center line of Chester Avenue to the center 1~ne of Seventh Street~ thence westerly along %he center line of Seventh Street' to the center line of ~vH~ StTeet~ thence southerly along the center Ilne of 'H' Street to the center line of Dracena StreetSthence westerly along the center l~ne of D~acena Street to the cen~er.!fne of "F' StreetB thence southerly a~ong the center l~ne of ~F~ S~reet to the center line of Palm St~eet~ thence'easterly along the center !ine of'Palm Street to the center ~ine of w~H Street~ thence southerly along the center- ~lne' of ~Hwv Street to the center line of Fourth Street~ thence easterly along the center l~ne of Fourth Street to the center line of Chester Avenue~ thence southerly along the center line of Chester Avenue to the center line of Third StreetS. thence westerly along the center l~ne of Third Street to the center ~lne of Oleander AvenueB thence southerly along the canto? line of Oleander Avenue to the center 1~ne of Second Stree%~ thence ~esterly along the center line of Second Street to the center line of f~Aw Street~ thence northerly along the center line of 'A" Street to the center l~ne of Third St~eet~ thence westerly along the center line of Third Street to the cente~ X~ne of Myrtle St~eet'~ thence southerly along the center line of Myrtle Street to the center ~tne of Bank Street~ thence westerly along the center llne of Bank Street'to the center llne of Cypress Street~ thence northerly along the cente~.~tne of Cypress Street to the center line of Palm StreetB thence westerly along the center line of Palm S~reet to the point of beg~nningo SECTION 6° · The boundaries of the Sixth Ward are hereby altered to read as fo21ows°o All that part of the City of Bakersfield: . beginning at the intersection of the center line of Oak Street and the north Ptght- of°way line of.Stockdale Highway (Brundage Lane)~ thence westerly along the north right-of~way 11ne of Stockdale Highway %o the westerlyC~ty Limit !ine~ thence following the City Limit lines generally northerly and easterly along numerous courses to the ............... ~nt-e~ee%'~on OY' the 'e~t'~ght-6~Wa97 ~ ine' 6f'~'k S:t~e~t 'Wl~h :th~ ' center line of Palm Street~ thence easterly along the center line of Palm Street to the center lineof Cypress Street~ %hence southe1~ ~y along the cente~ l~ne of Cypress Street to the center line of Bank Street~ thence easterly along %he center line of Bank Street %o the center line of P~yrtle StreetS' thence northerly along the center iine of Myrtle Street %o the center line of Third Stree%~ thence easterly along the center line of Third Street %o the center line of '~A~ Sireerr thence southerly lion0 the center line of "Am Street to the center line of Second Stree%~ thence easterly along the center line of Second Street %o the center line of Oleander Avenue~ thence northerly along the center line of Oleander Avenue to the center line of Third Street~ thence easterly along the center line of Third Street %o the center line of Chester Avenue~ %hence southerly along the center line of Chester Avenue to the center line of Brundage L~ne~ thence easterly along %he center line of Brundage Lane to the northeast corner of the "'Virginia Tract~ (recorded January a~ lgal).~ thence souther~ ]y along %he easterly ~]ne of the "Virginia Tract" %o %he center 2ine of Terrace Way~ thence westerly along the center line of Terrace Way to the center line of South Chester Avenue~ thence southerly and southeaster~y along the center line of South Chester Avenue %o the south Fight~of~way line of Case Loma D~tve~ which line is also the City Limit line~ thence westerly along %he south rfgh%~of~way line of Case Loma Driveto its'intersection with the northland-south City Limit l~ne which lies 130o00 feet easterly of and parallel to the westerly line of Section 7~To30So~R~28Eo~ ~oDoBo&~o~'thence foilowing'the City L~mit lines generally south~ ePly a~ong numerous courses to the intersection of %ha'South righ%~ of~way~line of Planz Road with the west right of way line of South "Hw~ Street~ thence following the City L~mit lines generally northerly and westerly along numerous courses %o the point of beginning° SECTION 7o The boundaries of the Seventh Ward are hereby altered to read as follows:' All that part of the City of Bakersfield: beginning at the ~n%ersection of %he south righ%~of~way line of Casa Loma D~ive' with the center line of South Chester Avenue~ thence northwesterly and northerly along the center line of South Chester Avenue to the center line of Terrace W'ay~ thence easterly along the cente~ line of Terrace Way to the easterly' line of the "Virginia Tract" '(recorded January 2~ 1923)~ thence northerly along the easterly line of the 'vVirginia Tract" to the center 'line of Brundage Lane~ thence westerly lion9 the center line of Brundage Lane to the center line of Chester Avenue~ thence northerly along the center line of Chester Avenue to the center line of Fourth Street~ thence westerly along the center line of Fourth Street to the center line of "H'~ Street~ thence northerly along the center line of "H" Street to the center line of Palm St~-eet~ thence westerly along the center line of Palm Street to the center line of F Street~ thence norther~ ly along the center line of ~F" Street to the .center Ilne of Dracena StreetS' thence easterly along the center" line of Dracena Street to the center line of "H" Stree%~ thence northerly along the center 1,ine of "H~ Street to the.center. llne of Seventh"Street~ ...... _t..h. ence ea~s..%_e,~ ly ,a long. the- -center- l i-he o_~ -S'eventh Street to' ~h~ ' center line of Chester Avenue~ thence northerly along the center line of Chester Avenue to the center line of Eleventh Stree%~ thence easterly along %he center line of Eleventh Street to the center line of "N~ Stree%~ %hence northerly along the center line of '~N'~ Street %o the center line of California Avenue~ thence easterly along the center line of California Avenue %o %he wes%~ erRy rlght~of~way line of Un'ton Avenue~ which is the City Limit Xine~ thence foX Rowing the City Limit lines in a southerly and generally westerly direction along numerous courses to the point of beginning. SECTION 8o This ord1nance shall he submitted to referendum pursuant to Section ~loX of the Charter of the City of Bakersfle~d~ and in the event a majority of the qualified registered e~ectors voting here= on vote in favor hereof~ shalR become effective upon the passage of the resolution of the Counc~ of the City of Bakersfield declaro in9 the results of the e2ectiono HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was passed and adopted hy the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting there of held on the 2?th day of Aug~uSt_~ .~ ~956~ hy the following votec AYES: CARNAKIS, 3CLL,T,3, C,~S[~, DOOLIN, EVELETAt, SCHWEITZER, SULLIVAN. NOES: ABSENT: Council of the City of Bakersfield 2. That said proposition shall be placed on the ballot to be used .at said special municipal election in the following wordc and figures, to wit: PROP,OS~[TtON OF' B'AnmSFrSLD In ordinance entitled "AN 0RD~]ji~vCE For 'the ALTERING TNjE BOUNDARIES OF EZ~CH. 0F. THE SEVEN WARDS OF THE CITY ~OF BAKE - · FIELD, CALIFORNIA." This ordinance will alter the boundaries cf the wards in order that each wa~d sh-~ll ~igainst the contain as nearly as possible, an equal number of qualified ?eglsterod Ordinance electors therein. 3- That said special municipal election be and the same is hereby ordered to be consolidated with the State General Election to be held on November 6, 1956, and the Board of SUpervisors of the County of Kern is hereby requested to order such consolidation in accordance with the provisions of this resolution. 4- That within the City of Bakersfield the precincts, polling places and officers of election for said special m~icipal election shall be the same as those provided for said ,State General Election within said city. The Board of Supervisors. of the Co~ty of Kern is hereby authorized to canvass the returns of said special~municiPal election, and shall certify the result of the canvass or said returns to the Council of the City of Baksrsfield, who shall thereupon declare the results thereof. 5. That the Clerk of the Council is hereby directed to transmit to the Clerk of said Board of Supervisors, a certified copy or this resolution as required by Section 100~l.1 of the Elections code. I ~EBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ~ssolutio~ ~s passed and adopted by the Council ~!~!~he City' of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on the 27thl day of ~ugust, 1956, by the ~cl!Cw- ing vote: ~ity' d ~x-0ffic~c Clerk of the Council of the Ciby of Bakersfield. APPROVED this 27th da o August, 1956 · M~YOR of 'the Cit~~of Bakersfie~""'