July 22, 1965 (20 pages)

S06 STAI ee ee ee ee Pin Re NU Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Vi Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Granitevi. Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, re Volume 39 Number 27 10 Cents A Copy Faustman Study Back In Budget Nevada City merchants are going to get a parking study of possible downtown parking sites and methods of financing parking if allthe pieces of the city's skin tight budget fallinto place at the right time and in the right amounts. The council agreed Monday night after lengthy discussion of the various possibilities of financing the study, to include a $1,750 item within the $2,400 budget for engineering studies. The $1,750 item is to pay for a study of possible sites and finance methods to be conducted by Dr. Jackson Faustman of Sacramento. Dr. Faustman did the study-on parking problems in Grass Valley andthe city came up witha special assessement district to finance the highly-successful downtown lot. It was the recommendation of the parking committee of the Nevada City Chamber of Com' merce that Dr, Faustman be engaged to do a similar study for Nevada City. The city council several weeks ago agreed to include the study in the budget if the money was available and then as the budget tightened up, deleted it. A determined delegation of businessmen appeared at the, meeting Monday and asked that the item for the study be reinstated. After a heated round of discussion in which the council was accused of not caring about the businessmen and the businessmen were accused of squeezing the nickel, city accountant Stan Howard and city manager, Beryl Robinson suggested -how the job could be done. It was explained that the city had $2,400 budgeted for engineering surveys. Of this about $600 was already earmarked for bills. Ifthe city was careful and only had engineering work done on projects for which it could be reimbursed out of state gas tax monies, and nothing else came up, there would be enough money in this budget category to pay for the parking study. It was on this big if basis that the council approved including the $1,750 parking study item into the engineering budget. ADMIRAL Nevada City. » Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Littt » North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Re Hi Lg Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Chri il Liberty Hilk-Sot@ ‘old Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Colum Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, R Published Thursdays, Nevada City AND Mrs, J. H. Ray, Charlie and Jean Marge Kopp and Bob Peterson rehearse a song and dance number from the production "Golden Days" which will be presented by the Liberal Arts Commission July 30 and 31 in the Nevada Theater in DR. LEO CONTI of Banner Mountain reads "A Field Guide to Western Birds" while his dove, Khrushchev perches on his head. Dr. Conti, a retired veterinarian, 7 1. Passes Meadows, July 22, 1965 Strohm, and Pherson --aye, " Acting Nevada City Police Chief Clarence Martz covered his face with his hands as the voting continued, "O'Neill--aye. " The crowded city council room was filled with a burst of applause and the Nevada City Police Department had itsretirement program, This scene ended a long discussion Monday night and was the conc lusion of several weeks of discussion on whether Nevada City should participate in the State Employees Retirement System to cover the police department, T he discussion in previous weeks mem hadcentered on how the city would pay for the program, whether the state plan was the best plan, and whether the participating policemen realized how much would be taken out of their salaries to pay for the plan, Councilwoman Carole Friedsaid he was out hunting when the bird came and perched on the end of his gun. “I knew he was a dove of peace," Doc said, “so I called him Krushchev." On the left, Khrushchev stands patiently under Mrs. soap and water bath. Conti's hair drier after having a mm oo Pee City Debates And Then State Pension Plan lat, Lake City, cobs Ce ang ane “Jensen-~-aye; Barry--aye; Mcrich, who in past weeks has questioned whether the state plan was the best one and also questioned the wiseness of covering just one segment of the city work force, was not present forthe final reading of the ordinance and the vote to participate in the plan, The council had to act on the retirement plan Monday or forget it for another year. The ordinance setting up the agreement’ between the state and the city had to be approved at that meeting if the city hoped to approve a special tax and increase the city's share of the sales tax to pay for the plan. Councilman Dan O'Neill had proposed that the retirement plan covering the police department be financed by levying a special 15 centtax, increasing the city's share of the sales tax from 85 to 90 per cent, and making savings in the police department. Three of the city policemen will retire almost immediately after the pension plan is started, This would reduce the force from eight to five and under the plan authored by Councilman Ben Barry, the force would remain at five full-time officers. The retirement plan will cost the city $6,800 a year and the 15 cent tax would bring in $4, 800, the five per cent sales tax in» crease would bring in $2,800 and the police department reorganization would mean a savings of about $2,400. The discussion Monday night centered around the tight budget and the fact that by spending its reserves, the city was in effect, creating a deficit of about $9,000. Councilman Marshall Jensen, who was appointed at the last meeting, continually asked how the city expected to pay for the retirement plan when it was already $9,000 jin the hole and O'Neill explained that the money was already available through the special tax, sales tax increase (Continued on Page 3) Furano Hints At Mystery Parking Plan Nevada City restaurateur and' tavern owner, Eddie Furano told the city council this week that “something is fishy" with the city's parking plans, Furano appeared at the council meeting Tuesday night to ask what thecity intended to do about the request of the parking committee of the Chamber of Commerce to include $1,750 in the budget for a parking study. Mayor Arch McPherson said the council first had to find the $1,750, Furano asked if the council was looking out for the businessman. He noted there was nolocal businessman on the council. "We try, " commented the mayor, “Something is fishy," Furano said, “Onecouncilman knows of another plan. For some reason everyone was busy tonight even our committee chairman, Willard Rose. I don't know what it is, but it follows the pattern, Everyone is busy, " Councilman Dan O'Neill said he knew of only two parking plans, the one proposed recently by the Division of Highways at Broad and Main Streets, and another keing considered near the Ott's Assay Office, Store owner Bill Novak said unless adequate parking is provided "I willbe a businessman in a shopping center." He stressed the council had-to consider parking in the central downtown area, The mayor asked if the merchants would favor a bond issue to finance parking facilities and Novak said he would and Furano said something had to be done, O'Neillsaid he would welcome a suggestion as tohow it could all be done and Furano said the $1,750 was needed to finance the proposed study by Dr. Jackson Faustman of Sacramento. O'Neill said it is the assumption of the committee that only one ‘man in the state of California can do the job. He said he believed local people could make the survey. He pointed out the city was going to have to face a bond issue to cover some $120,000 in public works projects. He asked what the merchants thought of the state plan for plaza parking. “Fine,” said Furano, “but we need the $1,750 to continue on. “ City manager Beryl Robinson (Continued on Page 2) e i *JT1BO 6 OJUdRZlRS *3TL BO Pe] 8484S kaeagy) 7 UOT9INSS ST VOTO. a en ea

S06 STAI ee ee ee ee Pin Re NU Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Vi Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Granitevi. Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, re Volume 39 Number 27 10 Cents A Copy Faustman Study Back In Budget Nevada City merchants are going to get a parking study of possible downtown parking sites and methods of financing parking if allthe pieces of the city's skin tight budget fallinto place at the right time and in the right amounts. The council agreed Monday night after lengthy discussion of the various possibilities of financing the study, to include a $1,750 item within the $2,400 budget for engineering studies. The $1,750 item is to pay for a study of possible sites and finance methods to be conducted by Dr. Jackson Faustman of Sacramento. Dr. Faustman did the study-on parking problems in Grass Valley andthe city came up witha special assessement district to finance the highly-successful downtown lot. It was the recommendation of the parking committee of the Nevada City Chamber of Com' merce that Dr, Faustman be engaged to do a similar study for Nevada City. The city council several weeks ago agreed to include the study in the budget if the money was available and then as the budget tightened up, deleted it. A determined delegation of businessmen appeared at the, meeting Monday and asked that the item for the study be reinstated. After a heated round of discussion in which the council was accused of not caring about the businessmen and the businessmen were accused of squeezing the nickel, city accountant Stan Howard and city manager, Beryl Robinson suggested -how the job could be done. It was explained that the city had $2,400 budgeted for engineering surveys. Of this about $600 was already earmarked for bills. Ifthe city was careful and only had engineering work done on projects for which it could be reimbursed out of state gas tax monies, and nothing else came up, there would be enough money in this budget category to pay for the parking study. It was on this big if basis that the council approved including the $1,750 parking study item into the engineering budget. ADMIRAL Nevada City. » Red Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Littt » North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Re Hi Lg Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Chri il Liberty Hilk-Sot@ ‘old Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Colum Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, R Published Thursdays, Nevada City AND Mrs, J. H. Ray, Charlie and Jean Marge Kopp and Bob Peterson rehearse a song and dance number from the production "Golden Days" which will be presented by the Liberal Arts Commission July 30 and 31 in the Nevada Theater in DR. LEO CONTI of Banner Mountain reads "A Field Guide to Western Birds" while his dove, Khrushchev perches on his head. Dr. Conti, a retired veterinarian, 7 1. Passes Meadows, July 22, 1965 Strohm, and Pherson --aye, " Acting Nevada City Police Chief Clarence Martz covered his face with his hands as the voting continued, "O'Neill--aye. " The crowded city council room was filled with a burst of applause and the Nevada City Police Department had itsretirement program, This scene ended a long discussion Monday night and was the conc lusion of several weeks of discussion on whether Nevada City should participate in the State Employees Retirement System to cover the police department, T he discussion in previous weeks mem hadcentered on how the city would pay for the program, whether the state plan was the best plan, and whether the participating policemen realized how much would be taken out of their salaries to pay for the plan, Councilwoman Carole Friedsaid he was out hunting when the bird came and perched on the end of his gun. “I knew he was a dove of peace," Doc said, “so I called him Krushchev." On the left, Khrushchev stands patiently under Mrs. soap and water bath. Conti's hair drier after having a mm oo Pee City Debates And Then State Pension Plan lat, Lake City, cobs Ce ang ane “Jensen-~-aye; Barry--aye; Mcrich, who in past weeks has questioned whether the state plan was the best one and also questioned the wiseness of covering just one segment of the city work force, was not present forthe final

reading of the ordinance and the vote to participate in the plan, The council had to act on the retirement plan Monday or forget it for another year. The ordinance setting up the agreement’ between the state and the city had to be approved at that meeting if the city hoped to approve a special tax and increase the city's share of the sales tax to pay for the plan. Councilman Dan O'Neill had proposed that the retirement plan covering the police department be financed by levying a special 15 centtax, increasing the city's share of the sales tax from 85 to 90 per cent, and making savings in the police department. Three of the city policemen will retire almost immediately after the pension plan is started, This would reduce the force from eight to five and under the plan authored by Councilman Ben Barry, the force would remain at five full-time officers. The retirement plan will cost the city $6,800 a year and the 15 cent tax would bring in $4, 800, the five per cent sales tax in» crease would bring in $2,800 and the police department reorganization would mean a savings of about $2,400. The discussion Monday night centered around the tight budget and the fact that by spending its reserves, the city was in effect, creating a deficit of about $9,000. Councilman Marshall Jensen, who was appointed at the last meeting, continually asked how the city expected to pay for the retirement plan when it was already $9,000 jin the hole and O'Neill explained that the money was already available through the special tax, sales tax increase (Continued on Page 3) Furano Hints At Mystery Parking Plan Nevada City restaurateur and' tavern owner, Eddie Furano told the city council this week that “something is fishy" with the city's parking plans, Furano appeared at the council meeting Tuesday night to ask what thecity intended to do about the request of the parking committee of the Chamber of Commerce to include $1,750 in the budget for a parking study. Mayor Arch McPherson said the council first had to find the $1,750, Furano asked if the council was looking out for the businessman. He noted there was nolocal businessman on the council. "We try, " commented the mayor, “Something is fishy," Furano said, “Onecouncilman knows of another plan. For some reason everyone was busy tonight even our committee chairman, Willard Rose. I don't know what it is, but it follows the pattern, Everyone is busy, " Councilman Dan O'Neill said he knew of only two parking plans, the one proposed recently by the Division of Highways at Broad and Main Streets, and another keing considered near the Ott's Assay Office, Store owner Bill Novak said unless adequate parking is provided "I willbe a businessman in a shopping center." He stressed the council had-to consider parking in the central downtown area, The mayor asked if the merchants would favor a bond issue to finance parking facilities and Novak said he would and Furano said something had to be done, O'Neillsaid he would welcome a suggestion as tohow it could all be done and Furano said the $1,750 was needed to finance the proposed study by Dr. Jackson Faustman of Sacramento. O'Neill said it is the assumption of the committee that only one ‘man in the state of California can do the job. He said he believed local people could make the survey. He pointed out the city was going to have to face a bond issue to cover some $120,000 in public works projects. He asked what the merchants thought of the state plan for plaza parking. “Fine,” said Furano, “but we need the $1,750 to continue on. “ City manager Beryl Robinson (Continued on Page 2) e i *JT1BO 6 OJUdRZlRS *3TL BO Pe] 8484S kaeagy) 7 UOT9INSS ST VOTO. a en ea