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19650105 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes I I MINUTES OF A REGUlAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HELD JANUARY 5, 1965 AT TWO O'CLOCK P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE CITY HALL LOCATED AT 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE I VERNON ~ CALIFORNIA. COUNCIL PRESENT: Anderson, Fur1onJ, Mailliard, Malburg, Poxon COUNCIL ABSENT: None The meeting was called to order by Mayor R. J. Furlong. It was moved by Poxon) seconded by Anderson, that minutes of the meeting of December 15) 1964 be approved as written and submitted. Motion carried. Vincent P. Kelley, Director of Sanitation, reported orally that the general sanitation of the premises located at 4144 Bandini Boulevard, occupied by washin~ton Processing Co., Inc.J had improved. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Malburg, that Washington Processing Co., Inc. be granted a license to conduct a business of refining vegetable oil and animal grease at 4144 Bandini Boulevard, and that any penalties incurred for the calendar years 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964 be waived. Motion carried. Communication from Packers Bar M Meat Company, dated January 4, 1965, requesting permission to place an office trailer next to their Sales Office Department on their parking lot at 4401 S. Soto Street, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mai11iard, that the request of Packers Bar M Meat Company, dated January 4, 1965, be referred to the Building Department. the Fire Department and the Health Department with power to act, with a stipulation that if the request is granted, the ma~dmum time limit that said trailer may be used as an office shall be October 31, 1966. Motion carried. Petition from University Realty Company) dated December 8, 1964, for a variance to the zoning ordinance of the City of Vernon to permit vehicle access to provide parking and/or loading facilities whereby vehicles, trucks and trailers may enter and exit from facilities located at 3213 East 44th Street by backing said vehicles, trucks and trailers over public right-of-way on the westerly 73.47 feet of the parcel of land owned b/ petitioner, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) Communication from Gillin and Scott, Attorneys at Law, dated December 11, 1964, supplementing the Petition being concurrently filed with the City of Vernon on behalf of University Realty Company relative to the property known as 3213 East 44th Street, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) Communication from Gillin and Scott, Attorneys at Law, dated December 22, 1964, transmitting verification to be attached to the Petition for Variance from University Realty Company, dated December 8, 1964, was read. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Anderson, that the City Attorney be instructed to draft a resolution fixing the time and place for the hearing on the petition from University Realty 114 I I -2- 1/5/65 Company for the 16th day of February, 1965 at the hour of 1:15 P.M. in the Council Chamber of the City Hall. Motion carried. Communication from Truly Nolen Certified Pest Control requesting a license to operate a pest control business at 3715 Santa Fe Avenue, was read. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Anderson, that the request of Truly Nolen Certified Pest Control be approved and license granted. Motion carried. Communication from Libra Scale Service requesting a license to conduct a business of scale repair, sales and service at 4240 Produce Plaza South, was read. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Malburg, that the request of Libra Scale Service be approved and license granted. Motion carried. Copy of Resolution No. 64-49-449 of the City Council of the City of Irwindale objecting to certain terminology used in identification among law enforcement and statistical uniform reporting agencies, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon, that copy of Resolution No. 64-49-449 of the City Council of the City of Irwindale be received and filed. Motion carried. Copy of Resolution No. 236 of the City Council of the City of Artesia urging the State Legislature to enact a general statute returnin~ "Home Rulell to the Cities of California, was read. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Poxon, that copy of Resolution No. 236 of the City Council of the City of Artesia be received and filed. Motion carried. Copy of Resolution No. 64-95 of the Council of the City of Albany commending appropriate legislation to prevent disruption of educational processes at state supported universities and provide for disciplinary enforcement policies, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mail1iard, that copy of Resolution No. 64-95 of the Council of the City of Albany be received and filed. Motion carried. Copy of Resolution No. 64-266 of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park, California, urging that provision be made for ballot voting at the annual United States Conference of Mayors, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon, that copy of Resolution No. 64-266 of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park, California, be received and filed. Motion carried. Con~unication from the State of California, Department of Public Horks, Division of Highways, dated December 17, 1964, trans- mitting a copy of the California County Road and City Street Progress and Needs Report prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 2156 of the Streets and Highways Code, was read. 115 I I -3- 1/5/65 It was moved by Malburg, seconded communication from the State of California, Works, Division of Highways, dated December transmittal, be received and filed. Motion by Mailliard, that Department of Public 17, 1964, together with carried. Communication from Willis A. Ritter, Inc. and Resolute Insurance Company, dated December 29, 1964, transmitting claim against the City of Vernon as a result of damage sustained on a 1961 Tempest by Georgette Welch, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Anderson, that claim against the City of Vernon filed bj Willis A. Ritter, Inc. and Resolute Insurance Company, dated December 29, 1964, be denied, and that the matter be referred to the City Attorney and the City's insurance carrier. Motion carried. Communication from the Office of City Attorney, City of Los Angeles, dated December 18, 1964, proposing that a strip of land apprOXimately 1,080 feet long by approximately 75 feet wide railroad right-of-way within the City of Vernon extending into territory surrounded on three sides by property within the City of Los Angeles be detached from the City of Vernon and annexed to the City of Los Angeles so as to make more regular the mutual city boundaries, and requesting that the City of Vernon advise the Office of City Attorney, City of Los Angeles, of Vernon's attitude on this proposal, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that the City of Vernon has no objection to the proposal outlined in communi- cation from the Office of City Attorney, City of Los Angeles, dated December 18, 1964, provided that the property owner has no objection. Motion carried. Communication from F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk, dated December 28, 1964, requesting authority for Brooks Carden, Purchasing Agent, to attend the 1965 Conference of the California Association of Public Purchasing Officers in Sacramento, California, from January 27 to 29, 1965, inclusive, with an expense allowance of $118.64, was read. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Anderson, that the request of the City Clerk, dated December 28, 1964, be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $118.64 to Brooks Carden. Notion carried. Communication from R. H. King, Superintendent, Water & Sewer Systems, dated December 31, 1964, transmitting Contract No. 311 for the purchase of two (2) utility trucks, and recommending that said contract be approved and that authority be granted to advertise for bids, was read. Resolution No. 2742 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon approving Contract No. 311 for the furnishin6 of two utility trucks and directing the giving of notice inviting sealed proposals or bids in accordance with Contract No. 311 of the City of Vernon, was read. "16 I I -4- 1/5/65 It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Malburg, that Resolution No. 2742 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong. Mailliard, Malburg, Poxon Noes: None Absent: None Communication from R. H. King, Superintendent, Water & Sewer Systems, dated December 23, 1964, recommending that certain actions, as outlined, be authorized to complete the work on Well No. 9, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon, that the recommendation of the Superintendent. Water & Sewer Systems, dated December 23, 1964, be approved. Motion carried. Activity Log of the Police Department for the period December 15 - 31, 1964 inclusive, was presented. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Malburg, that Activity Log of the Police Department be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from David T. Witherly, Agent, dated December 30, 1964, making two requests in connection with the improvement of the property occupied by Pride Carpet Mills Company and located at 4925 Boyle Avenue, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Mailliard, that Mr. David T. Wither1y be advised to make application to the Engineerin& Departments for a permit to make frontage improvements to the property located at 4925 So. Boyle Avenue, in order that said application can be processed in the regular manner. Motion carried. Communication from L. C. Husted, Fire Chief, dated December 30, 1964, recommending that the business license of Palley Supply Company, 2263 East Vernon Avenue, be renewed, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Malburg, that the recommendation of the Fire Chief, dated December 30, 1964, be approved and business license of Palley Supply Company, 2263 East Vernon Avenue, be renewed. Motion carried. The Vernon Fire Department Annual Report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mailliard, that the Vernon Fire Department Annual Report be received and filed. Motion carried. Copy of Resolution No. R64-322 of the Alhambra City Council urging the merger of the Association of Independent Cities of Los Angeles County and the California Contract Cities Association within the framework of the League of California Cities and the Los Angeles County Division thereof, was read. It was moved by rmlburg, seconded by poxon, that copy of Resolution No. R64-322 of the Alhambra City Council be received and filed. Motion carried. 117 I I -5- 1/5/65 Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated January 4, 1965, requestinh authority to attend the Attorney General's All Zone Meeting of Chiefs of Police at Palo Alto, California, from January 13 to 16, 1965, with an expense allowance of $91.00, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Poxon, that the request of the Police Chief, dated January 4, 1965, be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $91.00 to R. H. Bockhacker. Motion carried. Communication from Coordinating Council of Refuse Removal Associations, Inc., dated January 2, 1965, transmitting a copy of Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 5860, Sections 1708, 1709, 1710 as enacted by the County Board of Supervisors in October, 1964, which provides for every waste collector to stencil or decal his name of ownership and his telephone number on every bin or container used in his commercial and industrial refuse collection; and requesting the City of Vernon to initiate a similar ordinance that will implement and support the Los Angeles County ordinance, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Anderson, seconded by poxon, that communi- cation from Coordinating Council of Refuse Removal Associations, Inc., dated January 2, 1965, together with transmittal, be received and filed. Motion carried. The following excavation applications, all having approval of the Engineering Departments, were presented: Application 26319 - Bernard Epps & Co. to connect property at 2332 E. 38th St. with sewer in E. 38th St. Application 26320 - So. Calif. Edison Co. to install one pole and one anchor in W/s Downey Road Nlo Slauson Ave. Application 26321 - Pacific Tel & Tel Co. to place under- ground conduit and one manhole in sls lvashington Blvd. from City of L.A.- Vernon boundary to approx. 641' wlo said boundary. Application 26322 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to abandon service to 4800 Santa Fe Ave. Application 26323 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to abandon gas service to 5054 Pacific Blvd. Application 26324 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to repair main in E. 51st St. E/o Alameda St. Application 26325 - Utility Foundry Co. to abandon sewer connection to property at 3320 E. Slauson Ave. It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Anderson, that'excavation applications numbered 26319 to 2~325 inclusive be filed and permits granted. Motion carried. ~~ I I -6- 1/5/65 The following building applications, all having approval of the Building Official, were presented: Application 26326 - Epps Industries to remodel offices at 2332 E. 38tn St. Approximate cost 8,000.00 Application 26327 - Dart Warehouse Corp. (#5) to install electrical wiring at 4270 Maywood Ave. Approximate cost 5,587.00 Ap~lication 26328 - Aluminum Co. of America to install electrical equipment at 5151 Alcoa Ave. Approximate cost 6,165.00 Application 26329 - Richard McKey to remodel office at 5014 Hampton St. Approximate cost 250.00 Application 26330 - City of Vernon to re-roof Pump House No. 2 at 3570 E. Vernon Ave. Approximate cost 237.00 Application 26331 - W. J. Moran to re-route sewer line at 4515 E. 48th St. Approximate cost 250.00 Application 26332 - provisor Sportswear Inc. to remodel building at 4701 Santa Fe Ave. Approximate cost 4,500.00 Application 26333 - Clougherty Packing electrical service Ave. Approximate cost Co. to install at 3049 E. Vernon 8,500.00 Application 26334 - Continental Coffee Co. to construct warehouse at 4618 Pacific Blvd. Approximate cost 24,000.00 Application 26335 - Provisor Sportswear Inc. to install plumbin6 at 4701 Santa Fe Ave. Approximate cost 4,500.00 Application 26336 - Kleen Towel Service Co. to install storage tank at 2501 E. 28th St. Apprmdmate cost 180.00 Application 26337 - Signal Trucking Co. to repair roof at 4455 Fruitland Ave. Approximate cost 547.48 ~p1ication 26338 - Glass Container Corp. to install support beams for tank at 3601 Santa Fe Ave. Apprmdmate cost 300.00 Application 26339 - Butler Bros. to construct loading dock at 3030 S. Atlantic Blvd. Approximate cost 2,000.00 11-9 -7- 1/5/65 Application 26340 - J. T. Jenkins Co. to install electrical wiring at 2757 Leonis Blvd. Approximate cost 400.00 Application 26~ - Mallin Co. to install paint flow coater at 2335 E. 27th St. Approximate cost 1,000.00 Application 26342 - Norris Thermador Corp. to install electrical facilities at 5215 s. Boyle I Ave. Approximate cost 1,252.00 Application 26343 - Norris Thermador Corp. to install electrical facilities at 5215 s. Boyle Ave. Approximate cost 5,155.00 Application 26344 - Norris Thermador Corp. to install electrical facilities at 5215 s. Boyle Ave. Approximate cost 1,940.00 Application 26345 - Norris Thermador Corp. to install electrical facilities at 5215 S. Boyle Ave. Approximate cost 524.00 Application 26346 - Norris Thermador Corp. to install electrical facilities at 5215 S. Boyle Ave. Approximate cost 995.00 Application 26347 - Federal Ice & Cold Storage Co. to remodel warehouse office at 4224 District Blvd. Approximate cost 1,500.00 Application 26348 - Norris Thermador Corp. to enclose wall at 5215 S. Boyle Ave. Approximate cost 3,000.00 I Application 26349 - Provisor Sportswear electrical lighting Santa Fe Ave. Approximate cost Inc. to install fi}{tures at 4701 2,700.00 Application 26350 - Star Packing Co. to install electrical outlets at 4100 Bandini Blvd. Approximate cost 1,100.00 Application 26351 - Siesta Bedding Co. to install electrical service at 2223 E. 37th St. Approximate cost 450.00 Application 26352 - Libra Scale Co. to install electrical wiring at 4240 Produce Plaza South. Approximate cost ,300.-00 1.20 1 -8- 1/5/65 Ap~lication 26353 - Veltman Terminal Inc. to install electrical wirinL at 4435 Fruitland Ave. Approximate cost 300.00 Application 26354 - Worthy Export Co. to install automatic fire sprinklers at 2208 E. 37th St. Approximate cost 100.00 A~plication 26355 - Epps Steel Co. to install fire sprinkler system at 2332 E. 38th St. Approximate cost 15,000.00 Application 26356 - Fowler-Moran Pacific to install fire sprinkler syctem at 4514 E. 48th St. Apprmdmate cost 5,950.00 Application 26357 - Therm-X Chemical & Oil Co. to install electrical service at 2415 E. 37th St. Approximate cost 300.00 Application 26358 - Pride Carpet Mills to install fire sprinkler system at East 50th St. & Boyle Ave. Approximate cost 150.00 Application 26359 - Lumber Trucking Co. to install fire sprinkler system at Sierra Pine Ave. & Bandini Blvd. Approximate cost 18,200.00 Application 26360 - Rath Packing Co. to install electrical service to 2a09 E. 44th St. Approximate cost 750.00 Application 26361 - Federal Meat Co. to remodel office at 3320 E. Vernon Ave. Approximate cost 650.00 Application 26362 - Federal Meat Co. to install lighting and coolers at 3320 E. Vernon Ave. Approximate cost 1,500.00 Application 26363 - Federal Ice & Cold remodel electrical District Blvd. Approximate cost Storage Co. to service at 4224 500.00 Application 26364 - Warner Poultry Co. to install plumbing and storm drain facilities at 3111 E. 44th St. Approximate cost 1,500.00 It was moved by Poxon, seconded by Malburg, that building applications numbered 26326 to 26364 inclusive be filed and permits granted. Motion carried. 1.2:1 I I ...9- 1/5/65 "Warrant Register No. laO" covering claims and demands presented during the period December 16 to 3l, which includes Demands Nos .6482 to 6635 (bob.l inclusive), drawn on the United California Bank, totaling $42,279.78, and Demands Nos. LP 234 to LP 240 (both inclusive), clrawo on the United California Bank, totaling $776,482.26 (accountind period January, 1965), was.examined and audited. It was moved by Mallliard, seconded by Poxon, that HWarrant Register No.18C" be approved and payment authoriz.ed. for Demands Nos. 6482 to 6635 (both inclusive) and DemAAds Nos. LP 234 to LP240 (both inclusive), with n.o e:Kceptions. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Malburg,Poxon Noes: None Absent: None There being no further b'Usiness to come before themeet:1t1g, it was moved by Malburg, seconded by PO:Kon, that the meeting adJourn. Motion carried. Attest: ~ F ::'.umer.' CitY.Clerk :122