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19670117 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes I I MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HELD JANUARY 17, 1967 AT TWO O'CLOCK P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE CITY HALL LOCATED AT 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE. VERNON. CALIFORNIA. COUNCIL PRESENT: Anderson, Furlong~ Mailliard, Malburg, Ybarra COUNCIL ABSENT: None The meeting was called to order by Mayor R. J. Furlong. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that minutes of the meeting of January 3, 1967 be approved as written and submitted. Motion carried. The Clerk announced that this was the time and place for opening of bids received for Alameda Street-East Roadway Recon- struction from North City Boundary to South City Boundary, in accordance with Contract No. 322. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mailliard, that the Clerk be instructed to open and read the bids submitted. Motion carr ied. The Clerk opened and read the following bids: Griffith Company Highway Heating, Inc. Sully-Miller Contracting Co. Vernon Paving Co. $ 77,687.40 94,196.30 77,640.14 81,814.00 It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mailliard, that bids received for Alameda Street-East Roadway Reconstruction from North City Boundary to South City Boundary, in accordance with Contract No. 322, be referred to the Traffic Engineer and the City Attorney for checking and report. Motion carried. Communication from Safeway Stores, Incorporated, dated January 11, 1967, requesting permission to use three 10 x 55 foot mobile trailers as temporary office quarters commencing on or about January 23, 1967 to January 1, 1968, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that Safeway Stores, Incorporated be authorized to locate three 10 x 55 foot mobile office trailers on the property located at 1925 East Vernon Avenue, provided that said trailers are used only for the purposes as outlined in their letter dated January 11, 1967; provided that said trailers are not used for sleeping and/or cooking purposes; provided that the requirements of all City departments are complied with and that all necessary City permits are obtained; and with a stipulation that the maximum time limit that said trailers may be used for the purposes as outlined shall be January 1, 1968. Motion carried. Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., City Engineer, dated January 11, 1967, with reference to the extension of the completion date of Contract No. 319, advising that Universal Electric, Inc. has completed the work of furnishing and installing instrumentation and telemetering equipment; and ~commending that the completion I I -2- 1/17/67 date of the contract be extended to January 10, 1967, that the work be accepted and that authority be granted to pay for same in accordance with the terms of the agreement, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that the completion date of Contract No. 319 be extended to January 10, 1967. Motion carried. Resolution No. 2886 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon, accepting the furnishing and installing of instrumentation and telemetering equipment in accordance with Contract No. 319 of the City of Vernon, was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Anderson, that Resolution No. 2886 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Malburg, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., City Engineer, dated January 11, 1967, transmitting a proposed letter amendment to the letter contract for engineering services with James M. Montgomery, Consulting Engineers, Inc. to provide for the services of a Senior Resident Engineer and Resident Engineer-Inspector (if required) during construction phases of the Vernon Civic Center Reservoir and Pumping Station No. 1 contract; and recommending that the amendment to the contract be accepted, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that letter amendment, dated October 8, 1966, to contract for engineering services with James M. Montgomery, Consulting Engineers, Inc., be accepted, and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute said letter amendment on behalf of the City of Vernon. Motion carried. Communication from Connie's requesting a license to operate a sandwich shop and off sale beer business at 3439 E. Vernon Avenue, was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Malburg, that the request of Connie's be referred to the Building Department with power to act. Motion carried. Copy of Decision No. 71801 of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California in the matter of the Joint Application (No. 48075) of the Cities of Vernon and Huntington Park to Construct a Public Street Across the Right-of-Way of the Southern Pacific Company at Randolph Street, was presented. (Amended Title) (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that copy of Decision No. 71801 of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California be referred to the Traffic Engineer for study and report. Motion carried. Communication from The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, dated January 4, 1967, advising that the interior remodeling of their Customer Service Center, lneated at 3241 East 50th Street, I I -3- 1/17/67 has made the office area untenable during the construction period, and requesting permission to place an office trailer on this site for approximately 90 days, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company be authorized to locate one office trailer on the property located at 3241 East 50th Street, provided that said trailer is used only for the purposes as outlined in their letter dated January 4, 1967; provided that said trailer is not used for sleeping and/or cooking purposes; provided that the requirements of all City departments are complied with and that all necessary City permits are obtained; and with a stipulation that the maximum time limit that said trailer may be used for the purposes as outlined shall be August 1, 1967. Motion carried. Summons to appear in Cases Numbered 843610, 866821 and 890635 brought by Container Corporation of America against the County of Los Angeles, City of Vernon and City of Commerce in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles for refund of taxes, were presented. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that Summons to appear in Cases Numbered 843610, 866821 and 890635 be referred to the City Attorney. Motion carried. "Preliminary Claim for Damages" against the City of Vernon, dated January 9, 1967, by Ben F. and Flora Doke, Associated Piping & Engineering Co., Western Piping & Engineering Co. of Los Angeles, Lou Jones, Ray Fergeson and Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Malburg, that "Preliminary Claim for Damages" against the City of Vernon, dated January 9, 1967, by Ben F. and Flora Doke, Associated Piping & Engineering Co., Western Piping & Engineering Co. of Los Angeles, Lou Jones, Ray Fergeson and Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., be denied and referred to the City Attorney and the City's insurance carrier for necessary action. Motion carried. Communication from Assemblyman Floyd L. Wakefield, dated January 6, 1967, extending an invitation to visit the Legislature in Sacramento within the next few weeks, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Anderson, that communi- cation from Assemblyman Floyd L. Wakefield, dated January 6, 1967, be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from the Board of Supervisors, County of Los Angeles, dated January 6, 1967, transmitting a copy of County Ordinance No. 9258 which establishes a juvenile loitering law applicable to persons under the age of 18 years, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that communi- cation from the Board of Supervisors~ County of Los Angeles, dated January 6, 1967, together with transmittal, be receivQd and filed. Matton carried. I I -4- 1/17/67 Communication from the City of Los Angeles, dated January 9, 1967, transmitting a copy of the resolution which was adopted by the City of Los Angeles at its meeting held January 9, 1967, resolving that the City offer to the County and each of the 76 incorporated municipalities the services of the Los Angeles City Social Service Department on a contractual basis, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that communication from the City of Los Angeles, dated January 9, 1967, together with transmittal, be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from the Finance Committee, dated January 13, 1967, with reference to vacation policies for City employees, trans- mitting a proposed resolution for consideration, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) Resolution No. 2885 - A Resolution of the City Council establishing vacation policies for employees of the City of Vernon, and repealing all resolutions in conflict herewith, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that Resolution No. 2885 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Malburg, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None Communication from F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk, dated January 5, 1967, transmitting a list of records which are recommended for immediate destruction, and recommending that a resolution be adopted authorizing the destruction of these records, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) Resolution No. 2883 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon, authorizing the destruction of certain City records, documents, instruments, books, and papers pursuant to Government Code Section 34090, was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Malburg, that Resolution No. 2883 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Malburg, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None Communication from F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk, dated January 10, 1967, requesting authority for Brooks Carden, Purchasing Agent, to attend the 1967 Conference of the California Association of Public Purchasing Officers at Burlingame, California, from January 25 to 27, 1967, inclusive, with an expense allowance of $162.40, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that the request of the City Clerk, dated January 10, 1967, be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $162.40 to Brooks Carden. Motion carried. Communication from C. E. Nemethi, M.D., Health Officer, dated January 3, 1967, requesting authority for Louis S. Hauger to attend the State Department of Public Health RadiGlogical Seminar at Berkeley, California, from January 25 to 27, 1967, inclusive, with an expense allowance of $177.65, ~as read. I I -5- 1/17/67 It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mai11iard, that the request of the Health Officer, dated January 3, 1967, be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $177.65 to Louis S. Hauger. Motion carried. Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated January 4, 1967, transmitting a grant of easement from Southern Pacific Company for the construction of a water line and a pole line within Southern Pacific Company's right-of-way located north of Randolph Street, and recommending that the document be approved and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the ease- ment, was read. It was moved by Mai11iard, seconded by Malburg, that grant of easement from Southern Pacific Company for the construction of a water line and a pole line within Southern Pacific Company's right- of-way located north of Randolph Street be approved, and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute said easement on behalf of the City of Vernon. Motion carried. Communication from Joseph Stark, Pumping Plant Operator, dated January 4, 1967, requesting that he be considered as a tenant for one of the City's three bedroom houses when one becomes available, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of Joseph Stark, dated January 4, 1967, be received and filed for future consideration. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. King, Superintendent, Water & Sewer Systems, dated January 11, 1967, recommending that the next available city-owned three bedroom house be leased to Mr. Joseph H. Stark, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that communi- cation from the Superintendent, Water & Sewer Systems, dated January 11, 1967, be received and filed for future consideration. Motion carried. Communication from Frank M. Muniz, Utility Man, dated January 10, 1967, requesting permission to lease the city-owned three bedroom house located at 4329 Furlong Place when it becomes vacant, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of Frank M. Muniz, dated January 10, 1967, be received and filed for future consideration. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. King, Superintendent, Water & Sewer Systems, dated January 11, 1967, requesting authority to employ Mr. Charles R. Kingston as Utility Man IV, Step 5, effective January 16, 1967, pending satisfactory physical examination, was read. It was moved by Mai11iard, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of the Superintendent, Water & Sewer Systems, dated January 11, 1967, be approved. Motion carried. Report of Health Department Activities for the month of December, 1966, was presented. (Copy to eacll member of the City Council) I I -6- 1/17/67 It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that Report of Health Department Activities be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated January 4, 1967, advising that Officer G. M. Alvarez has tendered his resignation from the Police Department effective as of the close of business on January 4, 1967, was read. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Anderson, that the resignation of Policeman G. M. Alvarez be accepted. Motion carried. Activity Log of the Police Department for the period January 1 - 15, 1967 inclusive, was presented. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Anderson, that Activity Log of the Police Department be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated January 11, 1967, outlining the understanding reached between the Traffic Engineer and Vernon Livestock Trucking Company for the acquisition of certain property in connection with the extension of Bandini Boulevard, and recommending that the City Council approve the provisions as outlined and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute documents necessary to consumate the sale, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Mai11iard, seconded by Anderson, that the recommendation of the Traffic Engineer, dated January 11, 1967, be approved; and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute documents necessary toconsummate the sale of certain property, as outlined, to the City of Vernon by Vernon Livestock Trucking Company. Motion carried. Communication from V. R. Bush, Superintendent of Building, dated January 13, 1967, recommending that Norris Industries be permitted to use an office trailer on a temporary basis at 4900 So. Boyle Avenue during the construction for the installation of ordnance manufacturing facilities tn their Building #15, was read. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that Norris Industries be authorized to locate one 35' x 10' office trailer on the property located at 4900 So. Boyle Avenue, provided that said trailer is used only for the purposes as outlined in their letter dated December 28, 1966; provided that said trailer is not used for sleeping and/or cooking purposes; provided that the requirements of all City departments are complied with and that all necessary City permits are obtained; and with a stipulation that the maximum time limit that said trailer may be used for the purposes as outlined shall be February 1, 1968. Motion carried. Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated January 12, 1967, requesting authority for Victor H. Vaits to attend the nineteenth annual California Street and Highway Conference in Los Angeles from February 2 to 4, 1967, with an expense allowance of $34.00, was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of the Traffic Engineer, dated January 12, 1967, be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $34.00 to Victor H. Vaits. Motion carried. I I -7- 1/17/67 Communication from L. C. Husted, Fire Chief, dated January 13, 1967, requesting that certain personnel, as listed, be advanced from Hosemen Grade 3 to Grade 2, effective February 1, 1967, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Mai11iard, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of the Fire Chief, dated January 13, 1967, be approved. Mot ion carr ied . Communic~tion from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated January 13, 1967, requesting authority to attend the California Peace Officers Association meeting in Palo Alto, California, from February 1 to 3, 1967, with an expense allowance of $143.90, was read. It was moved by Mai11iard, seconded by Malburg, that the request of the Police Chief, dated January 13, 1967, be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $143.90 to R. H. Bockhacker. Motion carried. Communication from L. C. Husted, Fire Chief, dated January 13, 1967, advising that student Firemen Brian Christensen and James N. Mechikoff resigned effective January 10 and 13, 1967, respectively, was read. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Malburg, that the resignation of student Firemen Brian Christensen and James N. Mechikoff be accepted. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated January 13, 1967, recommending that Lt. M. A. deRuyter be reimbursed the sum of $49.00 from the Education and Training Budget appropri- ation for classes in Police Science at California State College at Los Angeles, was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that the recommendation of the Police Chief, datad January 13, 1967, be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $49.00 to M. A. deRuyter. Motion carri~d. Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated January 16, 1967, advising that Joyce C. Brannon, Engineering Clerk IV, Step 3, has submitted her resignation to be effective at the close of business on January 26, 1967, and recommending that said resignation be accepted, was read. It was moved by Mailliard, saconded by Ybarra, that the resignation of Joyce C. Brannon be accepted. Motion carried. Communication from Fremont Bag Co., Inc. requesting a license to conduct a business of warehousing and processing burlap and cotton bags at 2036 E. 27th Street, was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Malburg, that the request of Fremont Bag Co., Inc. be referred to the Building Depart- ment with power to act. Motion carried. Resolution No. 2884 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon, expressiu& support to the City of Bell in the opening and improving of Bandini Rouleva"l'd, was read. I I -8- 1/17/67 It was moved by Mailliard) seconded by Ybarra) that Resolution No. 2884 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Malburg) Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None The fo1lmV'ing excavation applications, all having approval of the Engineering Departments, were presented: Application 27650 - Pacific Tel & Tel Co. to remove two anchors in s/s Fruitland Ave. Elo EPL Boyle Ave. Application 27651 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to excavate in City streets for gas leakage per PUC requirements. Applicat~on 27652 - Pacific Tel & Tel Co. to place conduit in 26th St. Wlo Downey Road. Application 27653 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to abandon service to 2036 E. 46th St. Application 27654 - So. Calif. Edison Co. to replace damaged pole in Nls 26th St. wlo Soto St. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mailliard, that excavation applications numbered 27650 to 27654 inclusive be filed and permits granted. Motion carried. "Payroll Warrant Register No. 114" covering claims and demands presented during the period December 1 to 31, 1966, which includes Demands Nos. 1258 to 1270 (both inclusive), drawn on the Crocker-Citizens National Bank, totaling $232,774.72 (Accounting Period December, 1966), was examined and audited. It TN'as moved by Mai11iard, seconded by Ybarra, that "Payroll Warrant Register No. 114" be approved and payment authorized for Demands Nos. 1258 to 1270 (both inclusive), with no exceptions. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mail1iard, Malburg) Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None "Warrant Register No. 229" covering claims and demands presented during the period January 1 to 15, which includes Demands Nos. 7-75 to 7-245 (both inclusive), drawn on the United California Bank, totaling $236,762.42 (Light and Power Warrants $157,220.31) (Accounting Period January, 1967), was examined and audited. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that "Warrant Register No. 229" be; approved and payment authorized for Demands Nos. 7-75 to 7-245 (both inclusive), with no exceptions. Motion earried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong 2 Mailliard, Malburg, Ybarra Noe s : None Absent: None I I -9- 1/17/67 There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that the meeting adjourn. Motion carried. Attest: ~ F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk 97