19670606 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
HELD JUNE 6, 19S7 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, Mailliard, Malburg, Ybarra
COUNCIL ABSENT: Furlong
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro Tempore
L. C. Malburg.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Anderson, that minutes
of the meeting of May 16, 1967 be approved as written and submitted.
Motion carried.
Communication from Weksler Egg Company - Hi Point Foods
requesting a license to conduct a business of egg processing at
4767 E. 49th Street, was read.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Anderson, that the
request of Weksler Egg Company - Hi Point Foods be approved and
license granted. Motion carried.
Communication from Universal Fleet Service Corporation
requesting a license to conduct a business of commercial body and
fender repair, painting, mechanical and diesel repair and parts, at
2755 East 26th Street, was read.
It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that the
request of Universal Fleet Service Corporation be referred to the
Building Department with power to act. Motion carried.
Communication from Willig Freight Lines, dated May 19,
1967, requesting that penalty be waived for late payment of 1967
business license fees for the reasons as outlined, was read. (Copy
to each member of the City Council)
It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Anderson, that in
accordance with Section 23 of Ordinance No. 710, the City Clerk be
authorized to waive penalty levied against Willig Freight Lines for
late payment of 1967 business license fees. Motion carried.
Communication from Smart & Final Iris Company, dated May
18, 1967, expressing sincere thanks to Lt. J. L. Morrison and Sgt.
J. Tucker for their kind cooperation in an emergency, was read.
(Copy to each member of the City Council)
It was moved by Mail1iard, seconded by Ybarra, that
communication from Smart & Final Iris Company, dated May 18, 1967, be
received and filed. Motion carried.
Copy of Decision No. 72428 of the Public Utilities
Commission of the State of California in the matter of the joint
application 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 read. (Copy to each member of the
City Council)
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It was moved by Mailliard. seconded by Anderson, that copy
of Decision No. 72428 of the Public Utilities Commission of the
State of California be rece~ved and filed. Motion carried.
Copy of Resolution No. 1288 of the City Council of the City
of Avalon, California, urging the State Legislature to adopt legis-
lation which would permit general law cities to levy a cigarette
tax, was presented.
It was moved by Mai1liard, seconded by Ybarra, that copy
of Resolution No. 1288 of the City Council of the City of Avalon,
California, be received and filed. Motion carried.
Copies of two minute resolutions adopted by the City Council
of the City of Gardena on May 23, 1967, were presented. (Copies to
each member of the City Council)
It was moved by Mai1liard, seconded by Ybarra, that copies
of two minute resolutions adopted by the City Council of the City
of Gardena be received and filed. Motion carried.
Notice of Hearing on Case No. 8437 before the Public
Utilities Commission of the State of California in the matter of
investigation into the status, safety, maintenance, use and
protection or closing of all crossings at grade on the Harbor Branch
Line of The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company between
Los Angeles and Wilmington in the County of Los Angeles and the
Cities of Los Angeles, Vernon, Huntington Park, Inglewood, El Segundo,
Hawthorne, Redondo Beach, Lawodale and Torrance, was presented.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Mailliard, that
Mr. D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, be designated to represent the
City of Vernon at the hearing on Case No. 8437 before the Public
Utilities Commission of the State of California. Motion carried.
Communication from F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk, dated May 25,
1967, requesting authority to employ Mr. John Shee Long as Deputy
City Clerk-Utility, Grade 5, for a temporary period during summer
vacation from approximately June 14, 1967 to approximately September
15, 1967, was read.
It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that the
request of the City Clerk, dated May 25, 1967, be approved. Motion
carried.
Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated
May 19, 1967, advising that Lt. M. A. deRuyter has been selected
by the Los Angeles County Peace Officers Protective Association and
the faculty of the Police Science Department of the California State
College at Los Angeles as the outstanding student in the Police
Science Department, was read. (Copy to each member of the City
Council)
Resolution No. 2903 - A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of Vernon, commending Lt. Michael A. de Ruyter upon his
receiving the outstanding student award of the Police Science
Department of California State College at Los Angeles, was read.
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It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that
Resolution No. 2903 be approved and adopted. Motion carried.
Ayes: Anderson, Mailliard, Malburg, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: Furlong
Activity Log of the Police Department for the period May
16 - 31, 1967 inclusive, was presented.
It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that Activity
Log of the Police Department be received and filed. Motion carried.
Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated
May 23, 1967, transmitting a summary of street improvement projects
for the next five years, was read. (Copy to each member of the City
Council)
It was moved by Mai11iard, seconded by Ybarra, that summery
of street improvement projects for the next five years be referred
to the Finance Committee for study and report. Motion carried.
Communication from R. H. King, Superintendent, Water &
Sewer Systems, dated June 2, 1967, transmitting a proposal, dated
May 15, 1967, from Rodding-C1eaning Machines, Inc. for cleaning
the sewerage system of the City of Vernon for a two-year period,
and recommending that the proposal be accepted and an agreement be
drawn similar to the current one with Rodding-C1eaning Machines, Inc.,
was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council)
Agreement between Rodding-Cleaning Machines, Inc. and the
City of Vernon for cleaning sewerage system of the City of Vernon
for a two-year period from July 1, 1967 to June 30, 1969, was
presented.
It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that the
Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute
Agreement between Rodding-Cleaning Machines, Inc. and the City of
Vernon. Motion carried.
Claim for damages, dated June 2, 1967, against the City
of Vernon by Inter-Insurance Exchange of the Automobile Club of
Southern California as Subrogee of F. W. Postal in the amount of
$307.56, was presented.
It was moved by Mai1liard, seconded by Ybarra, that claim
for damages, dated June 2, 1967, against the City of Vernon by
Inter-Insurance Exchange of the Automobile Club of Southern
California as Subrogee of F. W. Postal in the amount of $307.56,
be denied and referred to the City Attorney and the City's insurance
carrier for necessary action. Motion carried.
Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated
June 2, 1967, requesting that Arthur Hoover and George Skalsky be
advanced from Policemen, Grade 4 to Grade 3, effective June 1, 1967,
was read.
It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that the
request of the Police Chief, dated June 2, 1967, be approved. Motion
carried.
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Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated
June 2~ 1967, recommending that Lt. M. A. deRuyter be reimbursed
the sum of $39.25 from the Education and Training Budget appropri-
ation for courses in Police Science at the California State College
at Los Angeles, was read.
It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Anderson, that the
recommendation of the Police Chief, dated June 2, 1957, be approved
and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $39.25 to
M. A. deRuyter. Motion carried.
Resolution No. 2905 - A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of Vernon, opposing Assembly Bill No. 2395 and Assembly
Constitutional Amendment 74 in its present form, was read.
It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Anderson, that
Resolution No. 2905 be approved and adopted. Motion carried.
Ayes: Anderson, Mail1iard~ Malburg, Ybarra
Noes: None
Ab.sent: Furlong
The City Attorney presented two agreements pertaining to
the acquisition by the City of Vernon of the electrical distribution
facilities in the Packers Island Annexation.
Resolution No. 2904 - A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of Vernon, authorizing the execution of certain agreements
between said City and the Southern California Edison Company,
pertaining to the acquisition by said City of the electrical distri-
bution facilities in the Packers Island Annexation, was read.
It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Anderson, that
Resolution No. 2904 be approved and adopted. Moti.on carried.
Ayes: Anderson, Mailliard, Malburg, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: Furlong
The following excavation applications, all having approval
of the Engineering Departments, were presented:
Application 27853 - So. Calif. Gas Co. to abandon service
to 3213 E. 44th St.
Application 27854 - So. Calif. Edison Co. to replace one
pole in W/s Soto St. S/o 26th St.
Application 27855 -
Bender Machine Co. to connect property
at 2130 E. 37th St. with sewer in N/s
37th St.
Thermador Electric Co. to explore
sewer connection for stoppage in 52nd
Drive.
Application 27856 -
Application 27857 - Bar-M-Meat Co. to widen northerly
driveway in W/s Soto St.
Application 27858 - Goldring Packing Co. to construct
driveway in N/s Vernon Ave.
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Application 27859 - Pacific Vegetable Oil Co. to connect
property at 3305 E. 26th St. with
sewer in 26th St.
Application 27860 - Sambo's Restaurant to remove two drive-
ways and construct two driveways in W/s
Soto St.
Application 27861 - Union Pacific Railroad Co. to relocate
railroad crossing in Bandini Blvd. E/o
Dmvney Road.
Application 27862 - Atlantic Richfield Co. to install
cathodic protection anode wires into
existing facility on Boyle Ave. N/o
46th St.
Application 27863 - Atlantic Richfield Co. to install
cathodic protection anode wires into
existing facility in Boyle Ave. N/o
44th St.
Application 27864 - Atlantic Richfield Co. to install
cathodic protection anode wires into
existing facility in Soto St. N/o
Vernon Ave.
Application 27865 - Atlantic Richfield Co. to install
cathodic protection anode wires into
existing facility in Soto St. slo
37th St.
Application 27866 - So. Calif. Edison Co. to install one
pole replacing one pole in W/s Soto
St. Nlo Vernon Ave.
Application 27867 - Bar-M-Meat Co. to erect barricades for
construction purposes at 4401 S. Soto
St.
Application 27868 - United Pattern to construct driveway
at 3380 E. 45th St.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Anderson, that
excavation applications numbered 27853 to 27868 inclusive be filed
and permits granted. Motion carried.
''Warrant Register No. 238:' covering claims and demands
presented during the period May 16 to 31, which includes Demands Nos.
7-1357 to 7-1462 (both inclusive) drawn on the United California
Bank, totaling $1,263,519.28 (Light and Power Warrants $836,588.64)
(Accounting Period June, 1967), was examined and audited.
It was moved by Mai1liard, seconded by Ybarra, that -'Warrant.
Register No. 238" be approved and payment authorized for Demands
Nos. 7-1357 to 7-1462 (both inclusive), with no excepti.ons. Motion
Ca.xrioo.
Ayes: Anderson, Mailliard, Malburg. Ybarra
noes: None
Absent: Furlong
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It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that the
meeting adjourn until Tuesday, June 13, 1967, at 2 o'clock p.m"
in the Council Chamber of the City Hall located at 4305 Santa Fe
Avenue, Vernon, California. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 2:32 o'clock p,m.
Mayor Pro Tempore - City of Vernon
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
State of California )
County of Los Angeles) ss.
City of Vernon )
I, F. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that I did, on the 7th day of June, 1967, at
9:15 o'clock a.m., post Order of Adjournment of Meeting of the
City Council of the City of Vernon, copy attached hereto, at a
conspicuous place on or near the door of the place at which said
meeting of June 6, 1967 was held.
Signed this 7th day of June, 1967.
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F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 7T!;l, da~of JUNE , 1967.
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My Commission EXfllr.s Mar. 24, 1969
Notary Public in and for the
County of Los Angeles, State of
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ORDER OF ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
I hereby certify that a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Vernon, held June 6, 1967, in the Council Chamber
of the City Hall located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon,
California, was adjourned by order of the City Council (quorum
present) until Tuesday, June 13, 1967, at 2 o'clock p.m., in
the Council Chamber of the City Hall located at 4305 Santa Fe
Avenue, Vernon, California.
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