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19670404 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes I I MINUTES OF A REGUlAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HELD APRIL 4, 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, Ybarra COUNCIL ABSENT: Malburg The meeting was called to order by Mayor R. J. Furlong. It was moved by Mail1iard, seconded by Anderson, that minutes of the meeting of March 21, 1967 be approved as written and submitted. Motion carried. Mr. Everett Greenfield appeared before the City Council and presented a letter dated April 3, 1967, signed by hUn, together with a copy of a petition asking the Vernon City Council to limit the operations of the Bethlehem Steel Company's new scrap iron stock piling, located near State and Randolph Streets (Vernon and Huntington Park)) to certain hours. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that l~tter from Mr. Everett Greenfield, dated April 3, 1967, together 't~ith copy of petition, be referred to Mayor Furlong and the Superintendent of Building for investigation and report. Motion carried. It was moved by Mai1liard, seconded by Ybarra, that Ordinance No. 784 receive a third and final reading by title. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 784 - An Ordinance of the City of Vernon amending Ordinance No. 769~of the City of Vernon, was read for a third and final reading by title. It was moved by Mai1liard, seconded by Anderson, that Ordinance No. 784 receive and pass a third reading and be a.dopted. Hot ion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: Malburg Communication from Porcelain Products Inc. requesting a license to conduct a business of porcelain application at 4627 E. 50th 3treat, was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of Porcelain Products Inc. be referred to the Building Department with power to act. Motion carried. Communication from Com-Co Paper Stock Corporation requesting a license to conduct a business of storing waste paper at 4535 Bandini Blvd., was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of Com-Co Paper Stock Corporation be referred to the Building Department with power. to act. Motion carried" I I -2- 4/4i67 1 icense read. Communication from Daron Leasing, Inc. requesting a to conduct a leasing business at 4520 Maywood Avenue, was It was moved by Mail1iard, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of Daron Leasing, Inc. be referred to the Building Depart- ment with power to act. Motion carried. Communication from Dur-Red Products, dated March 21~ 1967, with reference to traffic problem created by trains at the corner of Bandini Boulevard and Downey Road, was read. (Copy to each rnember of the City Council) It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Anderson, that communication from Dur-Red Products, dated March 21, 1967, be referred to the Traffic Engineer. Motion carried. Copy of Resolution No. 7148 of the City Council of the City of Monterey Park, California, opposing the application of The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company for rate increase, was presented. It was moved by Mai11iard, seconded by Ybarra, that copy of Resolution No. 7148 of the City Council of the City of Monterey Park, California, be received and filed. Motion carried. Copy of Resolution No. 9331 of the City Council of the City of National City endorsing a legislative program to amend the Mayo-Breed Formula for the allocation of state gasoline taxes, was preseuted. It was moved by Mai11iard, seconded by Ybarra, that copy of Resolution No. 9331 of the City Council of the City of National City be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., City Engineer~ dated Harch 24, 1967, transmitting Oil and Gas Lease (Subsurface Oper."i3t'l(ns from Controlled Drill Site) between the City of Vernon and Jos. R. Neaves, Jr., dba Neaves Petroleum Developments covering 3.6 more or less acres of city-owned land on Soto Street, and recommending t~"1at subject to approval of the City Attorney, the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute this lease on behalf of the City, ~vas rea.d. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by MailU.ard, seconded by Ybe.rra, that subject to apprOVal by the City Attorney as to form, the Mayor and the City Cle:tk be authorized to execute subsurface oil and gas lease betweon the City of Vernon and Jos. R. Neaves, Jr., dba Neaves Petroleum Developments covering 3.6 more or less acres of city-owned land on Soto Stn~€t. Motion carried. Communication from C" E. Nemethi, M.D., Health Officer, dated March 28, 1967, requesting authOl.~ity for Louis S. Hauger..", Richard W. Hilton and Fred E. Thornburgh to attend the 16th Annual Educational Symposium, California Association of Sanitarians, at the International Hotel, Los Angeles, on April 13 & lL~, 1967, with an expense allowance of $20.00 each, was read. I I -3- 4/4/67 It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Anderson, that the request of the Health Officer, dated March 28, 1967, be approved and authority granted to issue warrants in the amount of $20.00 each to Louis S. Hauger, Richard W. Hilton and Fred E. Thornburgh. Notion carried. Communication from L. C. Husted, Fire Chief, dated March 23, 1967, advising that W. R. Hoeft has submitted his resignation from the Fire Department effective 8:00 o'clock a.m. April 16, 1967, was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that tIle resignation of W. R. Hoeft be accepted. Motion carried, Communication from R. H. King, Superintendent, Water & Sewer Systems, dated March 30, 1967, advising that William B. Long Contractors, Inc. has completed the work of relocating the 26th Street Water Main at Downey Road Underpass in accordance with Contract No. 326, and recommending that the work be accepted and that authority be granted to pay the contractor in accordance with the terms of the agreement, was read. Resolution No. 2899 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon, accepting the work of relocating 26th Street Water Main at Downey Road Underpass, in accordance with Contract No. 326 of the City of Vernon, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that Resolution No. 2899 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: Malburg Communication from Policeman J. F. Mahan, dated March 23, 1967, tendering his resignation effective at the end of his normal tour of duty on March 31, 1967, together with recommendation for approval by the Police Chief, was read. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Anderson, that the resignation of Policeman J. F. Mahan be accepted. Motion carried. Activity Log of the Police Department for the period March 16 - 31, 1967 inclusive, was presented. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that Activity Log of the Police Department be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated March 30, 1967, transmitting memorandum of agreement, dated March 30, 1967, regerding acquisition of certain property from Mr. E. Russell Werdin for the extension of Bandini Boulevard; and recommending that the City Council approve the memorandum of agreement as provided for in section 10 thereof, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement as well as other documents ~ecessary to consummate the sale, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council) I I -4- 4/4/67 It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City of Vernon, Memorandum of Agreement, dated Narch 30, 1967, between the City of Vernon and E. Russell Werdin regarding acquisition of portions of Mr. Werdin's property for the extension of Bandini Boulevard; and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute any other documents necessary to consummate the sale of certain property, as outlined in Memorandum of Agreement, dated March 30, 1967, to the City of Vernon by E. Russell Werdin. Motion carried. Franchise Report of Southern California Gas Company u.nder Ordinance No. 607 for the year ending December 31, 1966, together with check in the amount of $74,612.31, was presented. Franchise Ordinance and filed; accepted. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Anderson, that Report of the Southern California Gas Company under No. 607 for the year ending December 31, 1966 be received and that check covering this franchise payment be Motion carried. Communicat ion from Leeper's Hood Turning Comp-slny, dat>2d March 28, 1967, requesting a pro-rata refund of the 1967 business license fees as they moved out of the City of Vernon on March 15, 1967, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that Leeper r ,] w80d Turning Company be granted a refund of three quarters of the 1967 business license fees and that authority be granted to issue warrant in the amount of $56.25 to Leeper's Wood Turning CompanYe Motic?l carried. Communication from R. H. King, Superintendent, Water & :3ewer Systems, dated March 31, 1967, requesting authority to atterld the 19th Annual Spring Conference, California Section of the Amej::-ican Water TfJorks Association, in Newport Beach on April 21, 1967, 1;V'ith an expense allowance of $21.50, was read. It was moved by Mai11iard, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of the Superintendent, Water & Sewer Systems, dated March 31, 1967, be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $21.50 to R. H. King. Motion carried. Copy of Resolution No. 3476 of the Council of the City of Beverly Hills endorsing maximum feasible utiliz::!.tion of existing rail~oBd rights-of-way for rapid transit purposes, was presented. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Anderson, that copy of Resolution No. 3476 of the Council of the City of Beverly Hills be received and filed. Moticn carried. Copy of Resolution No. 3477 of the Council of the City of Beverly Hills supporting elimination of the matching requirement of the Collier-Unruh Transportation Act of 1963, was presented. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that copy of Resolution No. 3477 of the Council of the City of Beverly Hills be received and filed. Motion carried. I I -5- 4/4/67 Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated March 31, 1967, requesting authority for Victor Vaits to attend a seminar in Effective Communications for Public Works Personnel conducted by the University of California Extension on April 7 2nd 14, 1967, with an expense allowance of $15.00, was read. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of the Traffic Engineer, dated March 31, 1967, be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $15.00 to Victor Vaits. Motion carried. Communication from Othie A. Adams Guard & Patrol Agency, dated April 3, 1967, requesting that penalty be waived for late payment of 1967 business license fees due to illness and death of Mr. l,oJinterton, was read. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Anderson) that in accordance with Section 23 of Ordinance No. 710, the City Clerk be authorized to waive penalty levied against Othie A. Adams Guard & Patrol Agency for late payment of 1967 business license fees. Moti:m carried. Communications from V. R. Bush, Superintendent of Buiiding. dated April 4, 1967, requesting that R. C. Taylor and F. W. Sumner be reimbursed the sum of $2C.CO each from the Education and Training Budget appropriation for a course in "Construction and Inspection or Ductile Reinforced Concrete Buildings" at the University of California Extension, were read. It ~"as moved by Mail1iard, seconded by Ybarra, that tbe reqUEsts of the Superintendent of Building, dated April 4, 1967, be apprcved and authority granted to issue warrants in the amount of $~O.OO each to R. C. Taylor and F. W. Sumner. Motion carried. Communication from V. R. Bush, Superintendent of Building, dated April 4, 1967, recommending that Riter C. Taylor, Sr., Building Inspector, be granted a military leave of absence with pay for the period April 3 through April 14, 1967, 1:"as read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that the recommendation of the Superintendent of Building, dated April 4, 1967, be approved. Motion carried. Communication from Francisco Gavina & Sons Coffee Roas~':ing requeG;~ing a license to conduct a business of roasting, milling, packing and selling coffee at 2100 E. Vernon Avenue, was read. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybaxra, that the request of Franc::~sco Gavina & Sons Coffee Roasting be referred to the Building Department with power to act. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 785 - An Ordinance of the City of Vernon amending Ordinance No. 710 of the City of Vernon, was read in full for a first reading. It was moved by Mailliard, sGconded by Ybarra, that Ordinance No. 785 receive and pass a first reading. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, xoarra Noes: None Absent: Malburg I I -6- 4/4/67 It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that Ord:Lnance No. 785 receive a second reading by title. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 785 - An Ordinance of the City of Vern01.1 amending Ordinance No. 710 of the City of Vernon, was read for a second reading by title. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that Ordinance No. 785 receive and pass a second reading. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: Malburg The following excavation applications, all having approval of the Engineering Departments, were presented: Application 27812 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to abandon service to 2198 E. 37th St. Application 27813 - Safeway Stores, Inc. to make storm drain connection in E/s Alameda St. at Sta. 270+00. Application 27814 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to abandon servic€ to 2l2C E. 37th St. ~pplication 27815 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to repair leak in sls Bandini Blvd. W/WPL Indiana St. Application 27816 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to repair main in West Bridge Downey Rd. and 26th St. ~pplication 27817 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to install new service to 3710 E. 26th St. Appiication 27818 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to abandon service to 3706 E. 26th St. Application 27819 - City of Los Angeles Dept. of ~.Jater & Power to install poles for tempor2ry guard structures over streets. Application 27820 - Pacific Telephone Co. to replace anchor in 51st St. E/o Alameda St. Application 27821 - California Water Service Co. to insta.Il water main in Indiana St. from Bandini Blvd. to 26th St. ~:tc'9.ti9n 27822 - California Water Service Co, to install water main in Ayers Ave. from Bandini Blvd. to 26th St. Applica~ion 27823 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to repair leak In Nls Vernon Ave. W~~PL Downey Road. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Anderson, that excavation applications numbered 27812 to 27823 inclusive be filed and permits granted. Motion carried. I I .. -J- 4/4/67 ''Warrant Register No. 234" covering claims and demands presented during the period March 16 to 31, which includes Demands Nos. 7 -833 to 7 -928 (both i.nclusive) drawn on the United California Bank, totaling $78,353.77 (Light and P~~er Warrants $~2,869.24) (Accounting Period April, 1967), ~~as examined and audited. It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that ''Wa.rrant Register No. 23~" be approved and payment authorized for Demands Nos. 7-833 to 7-928 (both inclusive), with no exceptions. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: Malburg 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: A:JL ~! City of Verno ~ F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk 1.3:1