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19670207 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes I I MINUTES OF A REGUlAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HELD FEBRUARY 7 t 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, Mai11iard, Malburg, Ybarra COUNCIL ABSENT: None The meeting was called to order by Mayor R. J. Furlong, It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Mail1iard, that mim';:-.~r, of the meeting of January 17, 1967 be approved as written and r~t~mitted. Motion carried. Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., City Engineer, d;st('d February 2, 1967, transmitting Addendum No.1 to Contract No. 279] Vernon Civic Center Reservoir and Pumping Station No. 1 prepared by .;ames M. Montgomery, Consulting Engineers, Inc.; and recommending that Addendum No. 1 to Contract No. 279 be approved prior to th,~ opening of bids, was read. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Mailliard, that in 8.ccordance with the recommendat ion of the City Engineer, Addendum ::[0. 1 to Contr ac t No. 279 be approved. Mot ion carr ied. The Clerk announced that this was the time and place for opening of bids received for the construction of Vernon Civic Cent~r Reservoir and Pumping Station No.1, in accordance with Contract No. 279. It was moved by Mai11iard, seconded by Ybarra, that the Clerk be instructed to open and read the bids submitted. Motion carried. The Clerk opened and read the following bids: E1co Corporation Mac Donald & Kruse, Inc. Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. William C. Crowell Company, Inc. ai.~;d R. A. Crowell, Joint Venture J. Putnam Henck Montgomery Ross Fisher, Inc. $ 1,349,649.00 1,546,000,00 1,494,000~OO 1,391,400.0D 1 , 382 ,451 " 00 1,450,000.00 It was inoved by Mailliard, seconded by ~nderson, that bids received for the ~onstruction of Vernon Civic Center Reservoir and PlJ11'.ping St<:lt.ion No.1, in accordance with Contract No. 279, be referred to th~ City Engineer and the City Attorney for ch2~king and report. Motion carried. Communication from Atlantic Richfield Company, dated P8bruar7 2, 1967, requesting permission to conduct a seismic sur~ey in cert.,dn streets in the City of Vernon using a non-explosive pnergy scurce known commercially as "Vibroseis", was read. (Copy to each member of the C:tty Council) I I -2- 2/7/67 It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that Atlantic Richfield Company be granted permission to conduct a seismic survey in certain streets in the City of Vernon using a non-explosive energy source known commercially as "Vibroseis" in accordance with the conditions outlined in their letter dated February 2, 1967, subject to furnishing the City of Vernon with Certificates of Insurance naming the City as co-insured and insuring against any damage to City property, with the form of the policy and the amounts to be approved by the City Attorney; and subject to giving the Police Department 24-hour notice before commencing the survey. Motion carried. Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated February 2, 1967, with reference to bids received for the Alameda Street East Roadway Reconstruction in accordance with Contract No. 322, recommending that the contract be awarded to Sully-Miller Construction Company on the basis of their bid of $77,640.14, was read. Resolution No. 2888 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon, accepting the bid of Sully-Miller Construction Company for the Alameda Street-East Roadway Construction, in accord- ance with Contract No. 322, was read. It was moved by Mai1liard, seconded by Anderson, that Resolution No. 2888 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Malburg, Ybarra Noe s : None Absent: None Communication from Buss Industrial Movers Inc. requesting a license to conduct a business of machinery moving and rigging at 2315 E. 27th Street, was read. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mailliard, that the request of Buss Industrial Movers Inc. be approved and license granted. Motion carried. Communication from Ira Langbaum dba Ira's Catering requesting a license to operate a lunch truck in the City of Vernon~ wae read. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Mail1iard, that the request of Ira Langbaum dba Ira's Catering be approved and license grante(L Motion carried. Communication from Alloy Specialties, Ltd. requesting a license to conduct a business of selling metal alloy products at 4608 East 50th Street, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that the :~quest of Alloy Specialties, Ltd. be referred to the Building Departm~nt with power to act. Motion carried. Communication from Geiger Truck & Body Repair requesting a license to conduct a business of truck repair at 3336 Fruitland Avenue, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of Geiger Truck & Body Repair be referred to the Building Department with power to act. Motion carried. I I -3- 2/7 /67 Communication from Bo-Chem Corporation requesting a license to conduct a business of metal finishing services at 5051 Santa Fe Avenue, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of Bo-Chem Corporation be referred to the Building Department with power to act. Motion carried. Communication from Tele-Fire of California, Inc., dated January 30, 1967, requesting a license to install and maintain a remote station fire alarm operation in Vernon, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Malburg, that communication from Tele-Fire of California, Inc., dated January 30, 1967, be referred to the Fire Department for investigation and report. Motion carried. Communication from Southern California Edison Company, dated January 16, 1967, transmitting original and duplicate copy of an agreement between the Union Pacific Railroad Company and the City of Vernon (Railroad's Document No. CLD 15552) covering the construction, maintenance~, use and operation of a 3/8" guy wire over and across railroad right-of-way and tracks in the vicinity of 28th Street East of Santa Fe Avenue, City of Vernon, was read. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Vernon, Agreement identified as Union Pacific Railroad Company's Document No. CLD 15552. Motion carried. Communication from Southern California Edison Company, dated January 19, 1967, recommending that the two presently installed, city-owned substations now serving ~Nens-I1linois, Inc. be sold to Owens-Illinois, Inc. for a total price of $48,560.72, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) Resolution No. 2887 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon, authorizing the sale and conveyance of Cwo substations now owned by the City of Vernon to Owens-Illinois, Inc., a ccrporation, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that Resoh,.tion No. 2887 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mai11iard, Malburg, Ybarra Noe s : None Absent: None Communication from Container Corporation of America, dated January 24, 1967, requesting permission to use two 10' x 55' rental office trailers as temporary quarters during demolition of their present plant office and construction of new office facilities at 2001 East 57th Street, was read. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Mailliard, that Container Corporation of America be authorized to locate two 10' x 55' rental office trailers on the property located at 2001 East 57th Street, provided that said trailers are used only for the purposes as outlined in their letter dated January 24., 1967; provided that said trailers are not used for sleeping andlor cooking purposes; I I ~4- 2/7/67 p~ovided that the requirements of all City departments are complied .~ith and that all necessary 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 July 1, 1968. Motion carried. Communication from the City of Maywood, dated January 30, 1967, transmitting a copy of its Resolution No. 2177 urging legis- lative action to provide property tax relief for aged persons, was read. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that communi- cation from the City of Maywood, dated January 30, 1967, together with transmittal, be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from C. E. Nemethi, M.D., Health Officer, dated January 31, 1967, recommending that Louis S. Hauger be advanced from Director of Sanitation Grade 3 to Grade 2, effectivo February 1, 1967, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mai1liard, that the recommendation of the Health Officer, dated January 31, 1967, be approved. Motion carried. Communication from C. E. Nemethi, M.D., Health Officer, dated January 10, 1967, requesting authority for Louis S. Hauger to attend the Executive Committee Meeting of The California Conference Directors of Sanitation at Fresno, California, on February 9 & 10, 1967, with an expense allowance of $115.70, was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of the Health Officer, dated January 10, 1967, be ap~~oved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $115.70 to Louis S. Hauger. Motion carried. Communication from G. G. Skalsky, Assistant Director of Civil Defense, dated January 27, 1967, requesting that authority be granted to purchase one Seco Antenna Tester from Fireman Robert J. Glassner at a price of $51.95 for use on Civil Defense and Fire Dep2rtment radios, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mai11iard, that the ~:'equest of the Assistant Director of Civil Defense, dated January 27, 1967, be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $51.95 to Robert J. Glassner. Motion carried. Communication from G. G. Skalsky, Assistant Director of Civil Defense, dated January 30, 1967, requesting that authority be granted t~ purchase one Band K 606 Tube Tester at an approximate cost of $79.95, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Mai11iard, seconded by Ybarra, that thf~ request of the Assistant Director of Civil Defense, dated January 30, 1967, be approved. Motion carried. Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated January 23, 19671 transmitting copy of a booklet titled. 1!Municipal Properties - Land Use Plan", '{>la.s read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) I I -5- 2/7/67 It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that communication from the Traffic Engineer, dated January 23, 1967, together with transmittal, be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated January 19, 1967, requesting that G. M. Alvarez be re-employed as Policeman Grade 4, effective February 1, 1967, was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Anderson, that the request of the Police Chief, dated January 19, 1967, be approved. Motion carried. Activity Log of the Police Department for the period January 16 - 31, 1967 inclusive, was presented. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mailliard, that Activity Log of the Police Department be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated February 3, 1967, transmitting a License Agreement between the City of Vernon and Theo. Hamm Brewing Company for the construction and maintenance of one IS-inch diameter vitrified clay 'l:~aste water liw~ and appurtenances along 49th Street East of Alameda Street (East Roadway), and recommending that subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney, the License Agreement be approved and executed by the City of Vernon, was read. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that subject to approvnl as to form by the City'\ttorney, the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute License Agreement between the City of Vernon and Thea. Hamm Brewing Company for the construction and maintenance of one IS-inch diameter vitrified clay pipe waste water line and appurtenances along 49th Street East of Alameda Street (East Roadway). Motion carried. Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated January 31, 1967, requesting authority to employ Miss Teresa L. Snyder as Engineering Clerk IV, Step 5, effective February 13, 1967, pending satisfactory physical examination, was read. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Malburg, that the requeet of the Traffic Engineer, dated January 31, 1967, be approved. Hotion carried. Communication from L. R. Adams, Civil Engineering Assistant, dated February 3, 1967, requesting that he be reimbursed the sum of $100.00 from the Education and Training Budget appropriation for a course entitled "Hydraulic Design" at the University of Southern Californi.a, together with recommendation for approval from the City Engineer, was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Anderson, that the recommendation of the City Engineer, dated February 3, 1967, be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $100.00 to Le R. Adams. Motion carried. Communication from L. C. Husted, Fire Chief, dated February 3, 1967, requesting that certain personnel be reimbursed the amounts as listed from the Education and Training Budget appro- priation for Fire Science courses, was read. I I -6- 2/7/67 It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that tbe ~equest of the Fire Chief, dated February 3, 1967, be approved and authority granted to issue warrants in the amounts as listed. Moti.on carried. Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated February 6, 1967, transmitting a proposed agreement between the Union Pacific Railroad Company, The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, the City of Vernon and the County of Los Angeles, regarding the construction and maintenance of certain railroad track work and crossing protection devices on Bandini Boulevard immediately east of Downey Road, and recommending that this agreement be approve!d and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of the City of Vernon, was read. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that subject to approval by the City Attorney, the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute agreement between the Union Pacific Railroad Company, The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, the City of Vernon and the County of Los Angeles, regarding the construction and maintenance of certain railroad track work and crossing protection devices on Bandini Boulevard immediately east of Dovmey Road. Motion carried. Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated February 6, 1967, requesting authority to reclassify Morris B. VanC2 from Engineering Aide I, Step 3, to Administrative Assistant, Step 5, effective March 1, 1967, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of the Traffic Engineer, dated February 6, 1967, be approved. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 781 - An Ordinance of the City of Vernon fixing the rates to be charged for outdoor area lighting service by the City of Vernon within its boundaries, was read in full for a first reading. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mail1iard, that Ordinance No. 781 receive and pass a first reading. Motion can:ied. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mai11iard, Malburg, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that Ordinance No. 781 receive a second reading by title. Motion carried. Crdinance No. 781 - An Ordinance of the City of Vernon fixing the rates to be charged for outdoor area lighting service by th~ City of Vernon within its boundaries, was read for a second reading by title. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that Ordinance No. 781 receive and pass a second reading. Motion ca~rjed. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Ma.illinrd, Malburg, Ybarra Noes: None Ab sent: None I I -7- 2/7/67 Resolution No. 2889 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon, urging the State Legislature to adopt legis- lative proposals to stem the growing crDne rate, was read. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that Resolution No. 2889 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Malburg, Ybarra Noe s : None Absent: None Resolution No. 2890 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon, amending Resolution No. 2870, regarding a combination of surplus property over and under $2,500.00, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Maill5.a.rd, that Resolution No. 2890 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Malburg, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None The following excavation applications, all having approval of the Engineering Departments, were presented: Application 27655 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to relay service to 5119 District Blvd. Application 27656 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to abandon service to 5119 District Blvd. Application 27657 - California l"ater Service Co, to repa:i.r main in Ayers Ave. N/o Bandini Blvd. Application 27658 - Pacific Telephone Co. to place buried cable in s/s 28th St. N/o SPL and E/o EPL Santa Fe Ave. Application 27659 - So. Calif. Edison Co. to install one anchor guy in E/s Boyle Ave. S/o 54th St. Application 27660 - Carl Hanson to install roof drains, curb,gutter and sidewalk at 3375 Packers Ave. ~~plication 27661 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to abandon service to 2326 E. Vernon Ave. Application 27662 - U.S. Consumer Products to connect property at 2522 S. Soto St. with sewer in 26th St. N/S. Application 27663 - Bethlehem Steel Corp. to conduct blasting operations on private property per marked map. Application 27664 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to repair leak at NE corner Alamec:1e, St. at 51st St. Application 27665 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to install new service to 3439 E. Vernon Ave. I J -8.. 2/7/67 Application 27666 .. So. Calif. Edison Co. to replace two poles in s/s 26th St. w/o Sierra Pine Ave. Application 27667 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to install new service to 2040 E. 46th St. It was moved by Mailliardt seconded by Anderson, that excavation applications numbered 27655 to 27667 inclusive be filed and permits. granted. Motion curried. ''Warrant Register No. 230" covering claims and demands presented during the period January 16 to 31, which includes Demands Nos. 7-246 to 7-402 (both inclusive) drawn on the United California Bank, totaling $1,121,745.32 (tight and Power Warrants $763,898.40) (Accounting Period February, 1967), was examined and audited. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarrat that II", arrant Register No. 230" be approved and payment authorized for . Demands Nos. 7-246 to 7-402 (both inclusive), with no exceptions. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Malburg, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None 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 1.05