19681119 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
HELD NOVEMBER 19, 1968 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 Ybarra, seconded by Anderson, that minutes
of the meeting of November 6, 1968 be approved as written and
submitted. Motion carried.
It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mailliard, that
Ordinance No. 797 receive a third and final reading by title.
Motion carried.
Ordinance No. 797 - An Ordinance of the City of Vernon
granting a franchise to The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Company, a corporation, its successors and assigns to operate and
rnaintain a spur track in, along, and across 46th Street in the City
of Vernon, and repealing all ordinances or resolutions in conflict
herewith, was read for a third and final reading by title.
It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that
Ordinance No. 797 receive and pass a third reading and be adopted.
Motion carried.
Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Malburg, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: None
Communication from A. F. Ferraris Wholesale Meats requesting
a license to conduct a business of wholesale meats at 3305 E. Vernon
Avenue, was read.
It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that the
request of A. F. Ferraris Wholesale Meats be referred to the Building
Department with power to act. Motion carried.
Communication from Cal-Air Plating requesting a license to
operate a metal plating plant at 2124 E. 51st Street, was read.
It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that the
request of Cal-Air Plating be referred to the Building Department
with power to act. Motion carried.
Communication from Paul Gallego requesting a license to
conduct a business of mechanical maintenance at 5220 Santa Fe Avenue,
was read.
It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that the
request of Paul Gallego be referred to the Building Department with
power to act. Motion carried.
Communication from TRW Inc. requesting a license to conduct
a merchandise warehouse at 4770 Santa Fe Avenue, was read.
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It was moved by Mail1iard, seconded by Ybarra, that the
request of TRW Inc. be referred to the Building Department with power
to act. Motion carried.
Communication from the Finance Committee, dated November 14,
1968, making certain recommendations with reference to city-owned
house located at 3357 Fruitland Avenue, was read. (Copy to each
member of the City Council)
It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mai11iard, that the
recommendations of the Finance Committee, dated November 14, 1968,
be approved. Motion carried.
Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated
November 14, 1968, advising that F. W. Richter Associates has
completed the reconstruction of 51st Street, Alameda Street to Santa
Fe Avenue, in accordance with Contract No. 328, 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. 2989 - A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of Vernon, accepting the work for the reconstruction of
51st Street, Alameda Street to Santa Fe Avenue, in accordance with
Contract No. 328 of the City of Vernon, was read.
It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that
Resolution No. 2989 be approved and adopted. Motion carried.
Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mai11iard, Malburg, Ybarra
Noe s : None
Absent: None
Report of Health Department Activities for the month of
October, 1968, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City
Council)
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
November 12, 1968, advising that he has suspended Officer D. K.
Furlong, without pay, November 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16, 1968, for
violation of Section 400.15 of the Police Department's Manual of
Policy and Ethics, was read. (Copy to each member of the City
Council)
It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that the
action taken by the Police Chief be approved. Motion carried.
Activity Log of the Police Department for the period
November 1 to 15, 1968 inclusive, was presented. (Copy to each
member of the City Council)
It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Mailliard, that
Activity Log of the Police Department be received and filed. Motion
carried.
Communication from Lt. B. G. Emrick, President of the
Police Department Association, dated November 15, 1968, requesting,
on behalf of the Vernon Police Officers' Benefit Fund, permission to
use the Public Works Facility Lunchroom on Saturday, December 14,
1968, for the purpose of holding a Christmas Party for police
officers' children, was read. (Copy to each member of the City
Council)
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It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that the
Police Department Association be granted permission to use the
Public Works Facility Lunchroom on Saturday, December 14, 1968, for
the purpose of holding a Christmas Party for police officers'
children, provided that certain measures are taken to insure the
safety of the children as the Superintendent of the Water Department
deems necessary. Motion carried.
Communication from Los Angeles-Seattle Motor Express, Inc.,
dated November 15, 1968, requesting permission to use a 10' x 55'
mobile office trailer on their property located at 5525 Santa Fe
Avenue to provide temporary space for their line driver supervisors
and their drivers' check-out room during demolition and construction
on the property, was read. (Copy to each member of the City Council)
It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, tbat Los
Angeles-Seattle Motor Express, Inc. be authorized to locate one 10'
x 55' office trailer on their property located at 5525 Santa Fe
Avenue, provided that said trailer is used only for the purposes as
outlined in their letter dated November 15, 1968; 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 shall be
December 1, 1969. Motion carried.
Communication from D. D. Grayson, Traffic Engineer, dated
November 15, 1968, requesting authority to employ Mr. Jerald Ness
as Utility Man IV, Step 5, effective November 18, 1968, was read.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Anderson, that the
request of the Traffic Engineer, dated November 15, 1968, be approved.
Motion carried.
Communication was read from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief,
dated November 18, 1968, requesting that the following personnel be
advancedin grade, as indicated, effective December 1, 1968:
D. K. Furlong to Policeman, Grade 1
J. L. Horton to Policeman, Grade 1
R. V. Sapp to Policeman, Grade 3
It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Ybarra, that the
request of the Police Chief, dated November 18, 1968, be approved.
Motion carried.
Resolution No. 2988 - A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of Vernon, amending the rules and regulations respecting
the distribution of electric energy supplied by the City of Vernon,
was read.
It was moved by Mailliard, seconded by Anderson, that
Resolution No. 2988 be approved and adopted. Motion carried.
Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Malburg, Ybarra
Noe s : None
Absent: None
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"Payroll Warrant Register No. 136" covering claims and
demands presented during the period October 1 to October 31, which
includes Demands Nos. 1499 to 1510 (both inclusive), drawn on the
Crocker-Citizens National Bank, totaling $270,058.67 (Accounting
Period October, 1968), was examined and audited.
It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mailliard, that
flPayro1l Warrant Register No. 136" be approved and payment authorized
for Demands Nos. 1499 to 1510 (both inclusive), with no exceptions.
l1otion carried.
Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mailliard, Malburg, Ybarra
Noe s : None
Absent: None
''Warrant Register No. 273" covering claims and demands
presented during the period November 1 to 15, which includes Demands
Nos. 8-2855 to 8-3049 (both inclusive), drawn on the United California
Bank, totaling $1,023,737.19 (Light and Power Warrants $964,950.79)
(Accounting Period November, 1968), was examined and audited.
It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Mai1liard, that
"Warrant Register No. 273" be approved and payment authorized for
Demands Nos. 8-2855 to 8-3049 (both inclusive), with no exceptions.
Notion carried.
Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Mai1liard, Malburg, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: None
It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that the
meeting adjourn until Tuesday, November 26, 1968, at 9:00 o'clock
a.m., in the Council Chamber of the City Hall located at 4305 Santa
Fe Avenue, Vernon, California. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 3
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
State of California )
County of Los Angeles) SSe
City of Vernon )
I, F. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that I did, on the 20th day of November, 1968,
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 November 19, 1968 was held.
Signed this 20th day of November, 1968.
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F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 20th day of November, 1968.
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County of Los Angeles, State of
California.
L. R. BURCH
My Commission Expires Mar. 24, 1969
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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 November 19, 1968, 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, November 26, 1968, at 9 o'clock a.m., in
the Council Chamber of the City Hall located at 4305 Santa Fe
Avenue, Vernon, California.
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F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk
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