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~""'