19550524 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
~1J'r~ OF AN JDJOURNm REXRJLAR MEETING
OF THE CITYCOtJNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
HEW NAY 24, 1955 .AT 2 0 t CLOCK P .M.m
THE . COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY HALL
WC.ATED .AT 4305 SANTA FE A'VmUE, VERNON,
CALIFORNIA.
COUNCIL PRESmT: Anderson, Furlong, Poxon, Mailliard
COUNCIL ~T: .Trowbridge
The meeting was called to order by'Mqor R. J. Furlong.
Mr. Nort James Jebbe, President of the Long Beach Banana Distributors, Inc.,
and Mr. Ivar Price of the Law Offices of Latham & Watkins, appeared before the Oit.y
Council. and discussed the matter of a building permit on property 'adjoining Consolidated
Rock Products Conpany.
On motion of Poxon, seconded by Mailliard, it was reguJ.arly moved and carried
that the building permit requested by Alexanders Market (Long Beach Banana Distributors,
Inc.) in Application No. 19555 of February 25, 1955, be granted upon their pqment of
the checking and permit fee and the fumishing to the City an executed copy of a. pro-
posal dated May 24, 1955 confirming the rough draft thereof presented to the Hqor at
the meet.ing.
Franchise report of The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company on Ordinance
No. 108 for period ending April 22, 1955, together with check in amunt of $50,617.37"
was received.
Ii was lOOVed by Anderson, seconded by Poxon, that franchise report of The
Pacific Telephone and Tel.egraph Conpany be received and filed. Motion carried.
CoImmnication and. report from Albert O. Martin and Associates in regard to
Fire Station 12 construction at 337, Fruitland .Avenue, was read.
It was lOOVed by Anderson, seconded by Poxon, that cO'lllmU1'i cation and report
from Albert C. Martin and Associates be received and .ti1.ed. Motion carried.
CoImmnication from Beverage Distributors, Inc. requesting a permit to con-
duct a beverage distributing business at 4599 Pacific Blvd., was read.
It was moved by' Poxon, seconded by Mailliard, that request of Beverage
Dis:t,ributors, Inc. be referred to the Fire Department with power to act. Motion
carried.
Communication from Fisher Catering Corporation requesting a permit to operate
a food processing plant at 5000 District Blvd., was read.
It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon, that request of Fisher Oater-
ing Corporation be referred to the Police Department and the Director of Sanitation
with power to act. Motion carried.
Communication from Associated Refrigerating Engineers requesting that a.
loading zone be established in the vicinity of the northwest comer of 451ih Street
and st. Charles Avenue, was read.
It was moved by' Anderson, seconded by Poxon, that request of Associated.
Refrigerating Engineers be referred to the Police Department with power to act.
Motion carried.
CoDllllmication from Oarson B. Hubbard, City .Attomey, in regard to Soutllem
California Water Conpany' Agreement, advising that he does not feel at this time that
a contract executed by the City is necessary, was read.
It was moved by Poxon, seconded by MailHard, that the report of the Oity
Attomey, advising that he does not feel that a contract executed by the City is
necessary, be approved. Motion carried.
Communication from J. D. strople Insurance in regard to Public Eq>>l.oyees
Blanket Bond and Public Official Bonds, was read.
It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that co1lBll111ication from
J. D. Strople Insurance be received and filed. Motion carried.
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CoDmllU1ication from L. C. Husted, Fire Chief, requesting permission to send
DoYle L. Farrier to Fresno, Ca.l.if'ornia, to attend the Second Annual Fire Service
Instructors' Conf'ere.nce to be held May 23 to 27, 1955, inclusive, with an expense
allowance of approximately $96.00, was read.
It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Naj 11 i ard" that the request of the Fire
Chief be approved. Motion carried.
Communication from the los Angeles County Road Department advising that the
&JIIOunt of new money allocated to the City of Vernon as Aid to Cities money by the
County for the f'iscaJ. year 1955-56 is $2,796.49, was read.
It was :rooved by Poxen, seconded by !-fa; J 1 i ard, that coJlUl'lmication from the
Los Angeles County Road Department be received and filed. Motion carried.
Communication from A. W. Phillips, City Fngineer, submitting a copy or-
Change Order Ho. 1. prepared by James M. Montgomery, Consulting Engineer, to modi.f'7
contract for Schedule X, Specifications Ho. 183, entered into with The CJ.aric Controller
Conpany, as authorized by the City Council on March 1, 1955, Resolution Ho. 1811"
and attaching a letter from Mr. James M. Montgomery expl~in:h'lg the reason for Change
Order Ho. 1 at atotaJ. 1ncreased cost of' $376.00" was read. City &1g1neer recommended,
subject to approvaJ. as to form by the City Attorney, that Change Order No.1 be
approved and be executed by the Cit,y of Vernon.
It was JIOV'ed by MaiDiard, seconded. b7 Poxon"t.hat the reeOJlllJerldation of
the City Engineer be approved. Mot,ion carried.
Resolution No. 1836 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon
approving GhaDge Order Ho. 1, prepared by James M. Montgolll3ry, Consulting Eng1neer.
1llOdi.1'ying the cont,ract with The Clark Controller Company to 1nclude additionaJ. trans-
formers, was resa.
It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Poxon, that Resolution No. 1836 be
approved and adopted. Motion carried.
qas: Anderson, Furlong, Mai11iard, Poxon
Noes: None
Absent: Trowbridge
There being no furtJ1er business to come before the meeting, it was moved by
Maj1liard, seconded by Poxon, that the meeting adjoum. Motion carried.
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