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19410826 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGUIAR MEETING OF THE' CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HELD TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1941" AT THE HOUR OF THREE O'CLOCK P.M. AT THE CITY HALL 4505 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA Furlong. The Meeting was called to order by the City Clerk, T. J. Councilmen Present: Messers, Levy, Peralta, Scheider, Furlong. Councilmen Absent: J.B. Leonis At this time the Clerk declared that owing to the absence of the Mayor it would be necessary to elect a Mayor Pro Tem for the Meeting. It was moved by Scheider, seconded by Levy that E. R. Peralta be elected Mayor Pro Tem. Motion carried. The Mayor Pro Tem, E. R. Peralta then called the meeting to order and proceeded with the regular order of business. It was moved by Levwyjseconded by Scheider that the reading of the Minutes of the Meeting of August 19, 1941 be approved without reading. Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 544, an Ordinance of the City of Vernon fixing the rate of taxes and levying the taxes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1941-42 was read for second reading. . It was moved by Levy, seconded by Scheider that Ordinance No. 544 be passed for second reading. Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 544, an Ordinance of the City 0 f Vernon fixing the rate of taxes and levying the taxes for the fiscal year beg,inning July'l, 1941-42 was read for third and finaft reading. It was moved by Levy, seconded by Scheider that Ordinance No. 544 be adopted. Motion carried.by t~e following vote: AYES: Scheider, Furlong, Levy and Peralta NOES: None ABSENT: Leonis Communication from Francis Bates, City Engineer, requesting authority to make application to Federal Works Agency for Federal Grant in the sum of $807,000.00 for improvement of Alameda Street was read. Moved by Levy, seconded by Furlong that the communication be filed. Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 1070, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon authorizing and empowering Francis Bates, City Engineer of the City to make application for and on behalf of the City of Vernon to the Federal works Agency Public .orks Administration for Grant for defense public work and to furnish all engineering data or other information required by the Federal Works Agency, was read. 412 Moved by Levy, seconded by Furlong that Resolution No. 1070 be adopted.. Motion carried. ' RESOLUTION NO. 1071, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon, authorizing Thomas V. Cassidy, City Attorney of the Ci ty of Vernon to furnish legal information to the Federal Works Agency Public Works Administration to Support the application of the City of Vernon in requesting a Grant from said Federal Works Agency, ",as read. Moved by Furlong, seconded by Scheider that Resolution No. 1071 be adopted. Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 1072. a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon declaring that public Interest and necessity requires that the City of Vernon purchase certain property, was read. Moved by Scheider, seconded by Furlong that Resolution No. 1072 be adopted. Motion carried. Communication from Francis Bates, City Engineer, recommending acceptance of bid of General Motors Truck and Coach Co., for fUrnish- ing truck under Specification No. 126 in the sum of $2,293.81 was read. Moved by Levy, seconded by Sche:tder tha t the communication be filed and the recommendation of the City Engineer be accepted for the bid of the General Motors Truck and Coach Co., for the furnishing of the truck under Specification No. 126, in the sum of $2,293.21, and the City Attorney directed to draw a contract :tn accordance therewith. Motion carried. Motion carried. It was moved by Levy, seconded by Scheider t hat the C~ty Clerk be authorized and instructed to post Notices of the City's desire to purchase property within certain portions of the City and invite proposals therefore. Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 545, an Ordinance authorizing and directing the City Attorney to bring an action in the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of Los Angeles in the name of the City of Vernon for the condemnation of certain property de- scribed in this Ordinance was read. It was moved by Levy, seconded by Furlong that Ordinance No. 545 be adopted. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Furlong, Levy, Soheider Peralta NOES: ABSENT: None J. B. Leonis R!E1;uls1t.:ton No. 4685 for 6 Miscellaneous !l1me tapping sleeve and valves for the Water Department, bidder, Rensselaer Ve,lve in the sum of $439.25 was read and approved by the City Engineer, Francis Bates. It was moved by Scheider, seconded by Furlong that the reguisi tion be filed and llPproved. It was moved by Levy, seconded by peralta that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried. E. ~~ft~p~o City of Vernon, State of Tem of the California.