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19620717 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON fmLD JULY 17, 1962 AT TWO O'CLOCK P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE CITY liALL LOCATED AT 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE ~ VERNO,N I CALIFORNIA. COUNCIL PRESENT: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard COUNCIL ABSENT: Poxon (Malburg absent until 2:10 P.M.) I The meeting was called to order by Mayor R. J. Furlong. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Anderson, that minutes of the meeting of July 3, 1962 be approved as written and submitted. Motion carried. Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated July 9, 1962, submitting Contract No. 278 for furnishing two dump trucks, and recommending that said contract be approved and that authority be granted to advertise for bids, was read. Resolution No. 2568 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon approving Contract No. 278 for furnishing two dump trucks, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that Resolution No. 2568 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard Noes: None Absent: Malburg, Poxon Resolution No. 2569 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon directing the giving of notice inviting sealed proposals or bids for furnishing two dump trucks, in accordance with Contract No. 278 of the City of Vernon, was read. It was moved by Mai1liard, seconded by Anderson, that Resolution No. 2569 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard Noes: None Absent: Malburg, Poxon At this time, 2;10 P.M., Councilman Malburg arrived and took his seat at the Council table. I The Chief of Police reported that problems have been experienced with livestock wandering or straying on the public streets, as well as on private property, and further reported that Police Department personnel do not have sufficient training or equipment to deal adequately with the problems. He reported that it may be possible to work out an understanding between the meat packing industries and persons experienced in controlling livestock, in order to meet the problems. The City Attorney expressed the opinion that an ordinance might be drafted which would help with the problems. After discussion, it was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that the Police Chief and the City Attorney meet with the meat packing industries' representatives and the persons experienced in controlling livestock, in an effort to work out a satisfa~tory arrangement. Motion carried. I I -2- 7/17/62 Communication from C. E. Nemethi, M.D., Health Officer, dated July 10, 1962, recommending that authority be granted to retain Dr. Arnold Freed on a contract basis as chest clinician at the rate of $30.00 per hour, with a minimum rate of $15.00 when called by the Health Department, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that the recommendation of the Health Officer, dated July 10, 1962, be approved. Motion carried. Communication from W. J. Oliver Knife & Mfg. Co. requesting a license to conduct a business of manufacturing industrial cutlery for the rubber processing industry, at 4437 Santa Fe Avenue, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Malburg, that the request of W. J. Oliver Knife & Mfg. Co. be approved and license granted. Motion carried. Communication from Capital Distributing requesting a license to conduct a trucking business at 2315 East 27th Street, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that the request of Capital Distributing be approved and license granted. Motion carried. Communication from Good Humor of Vernon requesting a license to conduct a business of servicing ice cream trucks at 5220 Santa Fe Avenue, was read. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mailliard, that the request of Good Humor of Vernon be referred to the Health Department with power to act. Motion carried. Communication from Paul Staggs dba Barbara Jean's Catering Inc. requesting a license to operate a lunch truck in the City of Vernon, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Malburg, that the request of Paul Staggs dba Barbara Jean's Catering Inc. be approved and license granted. Motion carried. Communication from Dell Smith Company, Division of Dacey. Plakos Corporation, requesting a license to conduct a business of manufacturing, installing and servicing wood store fixtures; and selling, installing and servicing commercial refrigeration and air conditioning, at 4309 Exchange Avenue, was read. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mailliard, that the request of Dell Smith Company, Division of Dacey-Plakos Corporation, be approved and license granted. Motion carried. Communication from The Philip Carey Mfg. Co. requesting a license to conduct a business of warehousing medicine cabinets, range hoods, etc., at 2323 E. 27th Street, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that the request of The Philip Carey Mfg. Co. be approved and license granted. Motion carried. t', ~,.--) -3- 7/17/62 Communication from Elwin R. Mann Transportation, dated July 10, 1962, with reference to late payment of 1962 business license fee, was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Malburg, that in accordance with Section 23 of Ordinance No. 710, the City Clerk be authorized to compromise claim for penalty levied against Elwin R. Mann Transportation. Motion carried. I Communication from G. G. Skalsky, Deputy City Clerk, dated July 9, 1962, recommending that penalty levied against Connolly Transportation, Inc. and against Savage Transportation Co., Inc., joint license with United States Express, be waived, was read. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mailliard, that in accordance with Section 23 of Ordinance No. 710, the City Clerk be authorized to compromise claims for penalty levied against Connolly Transportation, Inc. and against Savage Transportation Co., Inc., joint license with United States Express. Motion carried. Communication from Washington Processing Company, Inc., dated July 12, 1962, with reference to demolition of fire damaged building on their premises located at 4144 Bandini Boulevard and the removal of the debris thereof, transmitting a copy of a letter from Contracting Engineers, dated June 11, 1962, relative to demolishing fire damaged building and the reconstruction of same, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that communication from Washington Processing Company, Inc., dated July 12, 1962, together with copy of a letter from Contracting Engineers, dated June 11, 1962, be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from the County of Los Angeles, Office of Assessor, dated July 9, 1962, transmitting the assessed value totals of the 1962 Local Roll, before equalization and exclusive of public utility values, for the City of Vernon, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that communication from the County of Los Angeles, Office of Assessor, dated July 9, 1962, together with transmittal, be received and filed. Motion carried. I Communication from the International Conference of Building Officials, dated July 6, 1962, transmitting a copy of a letter trans. mitted to Governor Brown from the Executive Board of the International Conference of Building Officials, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mailliard, that communication from the International Conference of Building Officials, dated July 6, 1962, together with transmittal, be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk, dated July 10, 1962, recommending that written notice be given to Tidewater Oil Company that the contract between the City of Vernon and Tidewater Oil Company, dated December 3, 1957, for the furnishing of gasoline and equipment, will be terminated ninety (90) days from date of said written notice, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) -4- 7/17/62 It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mailliard, that the recommendation of the City Clerk, dated July 10, 1962, be approved. Motion carried. Copy of a communication from the Vernon Chamber of Commerce, dated June 22, 1962, addressed to Police Chief Bockhacker, with reference to the Annual Report of the Vernon Police Department, was read. I It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by ~~lburg, that copy of a communication from the Vernon Chamber of Commerce, dated June 22, 1962, addressed to Police Chief Bockhacker, be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from H. D. Hackamack, dated July 5, 1962, g1v1ng notice that he is vacating the city-owned residence located at 3349 Fruitland Avenue as of August 1, 1962, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that communication from H. D. Hackamack, dated July 5, 1962, be received and filed. Motion carried. Copy of notice that the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California has set hearing in the matter relative to Application No. 44616, which seeks an order of the Commission authorizing the execution of an interim agreement with respect to restrictions on the production of water from the Central Basin, before Commissioner Holoboff and/or Examiner Patterson for Wednesday, July 25, 1962, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission Courtroom, 107 South Broadway, Los Angeles, California, at which time and place all interested parties may appear and be heard, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that copy of notice from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California setting hearing in the matter relative to Application No. 44616, be received and filed. Motion carried. I Communication from R. H. King, Superintendent, Water & Sewer Systems, dated July 12, 1962, advising that the Los Angeles Section of the California Water Pollution Control Association has requested the City of Vernon to host its November 1962 meeting, and requesting permission to use the Public Works Facility and to arrange the details of the proposed meeting, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Malburg, that the request of the Superintendent, Water & Sewer Systems, dated July 12, 1962, be approved. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated July 10, 1962, requesting authority to employ Mr. James William McCune as Policeman Grade 4, effective July 16, 1962, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mai1liard, that the request of the Police Chief, dated July 10, 1962, be approved. Motion carried. -5- 7/17/62 Communication from the Engineering Departments, dated July 13, 1962, recommending that W. H. Keltner, Civil Engineering Assistant, be sent to the University of California, Los Angeles, to take a course entitled "Design of Prestressed Concrete Structure" from August 6 - 17, 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday at an estimated cost of $300.00, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) I It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Malburg, that permission be granted to W. H. Keltner, Civil Engineering Assistant, to take a course entitled i1Design of Prestressed Concrete Structure" at the University of California from August 6 - 17, 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday; and that Mr. Keltner be allowed the sum of $200.00 to cover the cost of tuition and that authority be granted to issue warrant in the amount of $200.00 to W. H. Keltner. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated July 11, 1962, advising that Officer R. L. McBean has been ordered to active duty with the Armed Forces from July 8 to 22, 1962, inclusive, and recommending that Officer McBean be granted a Military Leave of Absence with pay for this period, was read. It was moved by Mail1iard, seconded by Anderson, that the recommendation of the Police Chief, dated July 11, 1962, be approved. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated July 11, 1962, recommending that Officer C. F. Johnson be granted a leave of absence without pay from July 16, 1962 to August 15, 1962, inclusive, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Mai1liard, seconded by Malburg, that the recommendation of the Police Chief, dated July 11, 1962, be approved. Motion carried. Report of Health Department activities for the month of June, 1962, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that the report of Health Department activities be received and filed. Motion carried. I Activity Log of the Police Department for the period July 1 - 15, 1962, inclusive, was presented. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mai1liard, that Activity Log of the Police Department be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from the City of South Gate, dated July 13, 1962, transmitting a certified copy of a resolution adopted by the City Council at its meeting of July 9th, protesting the recent ruling of the United States Supreme Court that the saying of prayers in the public schools is in violation of the United States Constitution, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that communication from the City of South Gate, dated July 13, 1962, together with transmittal, be received and filed. Motion carried. -6- 7/17/62 Communication from V. P. Kelley, Director of Sanitation, dated July 16, 1962, requesting that he be considered as a tenant for the city-owned house located at 3349 Fruitland Avenue, which is being vacated as of August 1, 1962, was read. Communication from C. E. Nemethi, M.D., Health Officer, dated July 16, 1962, recommending that Mr. V. P. Kelley be considered as a tenant for the city-owned house located at 3349 Fruitland Avenue, when it becomes vacant, was read. I Communication from C. W. Blanton, Pumping Plant employee, dated July 16, 1962, submitting his application for tenancy in the municipal house located at 3349 Fruitland Avenue, was read. Communication from the Engineering Departments, dated July 17, 1962, recommending that the house at 3349 Fruitland Avenue be leased to Mr. C. W. Blanton, was read. The Fire Chief requested that the city-owned house located at 3349 Fruitland Avenue be leased to J. R. Brown, Fire Department mechanic. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Anderson, that the city-owned house located at 334.9 Fruitland Avenue be leased to J. R. Brown when it is available for occupancy. Motion carried. Communication from C. A. Heinze, Consulting Electrical Engineer, dated July 16, 1962, advising that he authorized the sale of 2,719 pounds of scrap copper wire and 565 pounds of scrap cable, which had been salvaged from retirements in the Vernon electric system, to the highest bidder, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that communication from the Consulting Electrical Engineer, dated July 16, 1962, be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated July 17, 1962, advising that Vernon Paving Company has requested permission to subcontract concrete work to Kurt Beelon Construction Company and storm drain work to George Miller Construction Company in order to expedite the construction of District and Atlantic Boulevards, and recommending that permission be granted to employ the abovementioned contractors as subcontractors on Contract No. 274, was read. I It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that the recommendation of the Traffic Engineer, dated July 17, 1962, be approved. Motion carried. Agreement between the City of Los Angeles and the City of Vernon concerning the construction, operation and maintenance of certain sewers for the purpose of separating the sewerage system of Los Angeles from the sewerage system of Vernon, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Malburg, that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized and instructed to execute, on behalf of the City of Vernon, Agreement between the City of Los Angeles and the City of Vernon concerning the construction, operation and maintenance of certain sewers for the purpose of separating the sewerage system of Los Angeles from the sewerage system of Vernon. Motion carried. -7- 7/17/62 The following excavation applications, all having approval of the Engineering Departments, were presented: Application 24649 - Trojan Distributing Co. Inc. to construct two driveways and sidewalk at 5455 So. Boyle Ave. Application 24650 - Bandini Fertilizer Co. to connect property at 4139 Bandini Blvd. with sewer in E. 26th St. I Application 24651 - California Water Service Co. to repair main at 4060 E. 26th St. It was moved by l~lburg, seconded by Anderson, that excavation applications numbered 24649 to 24651 inclusive be filed and permits granted. Motion carried. The following building applications, all having approval of the Building Engineer, were presented: Application 24652 - Aluminum Co. of America to install overhead sprinkler system at 5151 Alcoa Ave. Approximate cost 2,175.00 Application 24653 - Zelman Co. to construct warehouse at 2010 E. 25th St. Approximate cost 160,000.00 Application 24654 - Great Western Packing Co. to construct addition to building at 3377 E. Vernon Ave. Approximate cost 25,000.00 Application 24655 - Asbury Transportation Co. to remodel water piping at 2222 E. 38th St. Approximate cost 750.00 Application 24656 - Pacific Press to install overhead sprinkler system at 5201 S. Soto St. Approximate cost 459.00 I Application 24657 - Pacific Press to replace water line at 5201 S. Soto St. Approximate cost 500.00 Application 24658 - Filtrol Corp. to construct concrete retaining wall at 3305 Bandini Blvd. Approximate cost 3,500.00 Application 24659 - Filtrol Corp. to construct steel tank at 3305 Bandini Blvd. Approximate cost 48,000.00 Application 24660 - Gorman & Co. to remodel front of building at 5420 Santa Fe Ave. Approximate cost 3,000.00 -8- 7/17/62 Application 24661 - E. C. Young to install heating and cooling system at 4511 Everett St. Approximate cost lt049.00 Application 24662 - Trojan Distributing heating and cooling S. Boyle Ave. Approximate cost Co. to install system at 5429 2,450.00 I Application 24663 - Ladish Pacific Div., Ladish Co. to relocate warehouse at 3321 E. Slauson Ave. Approximate cost 10,000.00 Application 24664 - B. Hayman Co. Inc. to re-roof building at 3301 Leonis Blvd. Approximate cost 2,950.00 Application 24665 - Blatt Distributing Co. to install addition to sprinkler system at 2454 E. 27th St. Approximate cost 1,350.00 Application 24666 - Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. to suspend ceiling for existing general offices at 4444 Pacific Blvd. Approximate cost 3,195.00 Application 24667 - Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. to install addition to sprinkler system at 4444 Pacific Blvd. Approximate cost 900.00 It was moved by Malburg, seconded by ~milliard, that building applications numbered 24652 to 24667 inclusive be filed and permits granted. Motion carried. "payroll Warrant Register No. 60" covering claims and demands presented during the period June 1 to 30t which includes Demands Nos. 617 to 631 (both inclusive), drawn on the Citizens National Bankt totaling $184,253.59 (accounting period June, 1962), was examined and audited. I It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Anderson, that "Payroll Warrant Register No. 60 be approved and payment authorized for Demands Nos. 617 to 631 (both inclusive), with no exceptions. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Malburg Noe s : None Absent: Poxon "Vlarrant Register No. 12111 covering claims and demands presented during the period July 1 to 15, which includes Demands Nos. 9198 to 9309 (both inclusive), drawn on the California Bank, totaling $42,387.85, and Demands Nos. 15 to 18 (both inclusive), drawn on the California Bank Light and Power Fund, totaling $690,443.91 (accounting period July, 1962), was examined and audited. 'l.' I I -9- 7/17/62 It was moved by Mal11iard, sec:onded by Anderson, that "Warrant Register No. 121" be approved and payment authorized for Demands Nos. 9198 to 9309 (both inclusive) and Demands Nos. 15 to 18 (both inclusive), with no exceptions. MOtion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Maillard, Malburg Noes: None Absent: Poxon There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mai11iard, that the meeting adj ourn. Motion carried. Attest: ~y Clerk :16