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19720607 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes I MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HELD JUNE 7, 1972 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, Malburg, Tavernelli, Ybarra COUNCIL ABSENT: None The meeting was called to order by Mayor Furlong. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that minutes of the meeting of May 16, 1972 be approved as written and submitted. Motion carried. Mr. Harry J. Keaton, Municipal Employee Relations Repre- sentative, appeared before the City Council and presented fully executed Memorandum of Understanding between the Municipal Employee Relations Representative of the City of Vernon and the Vernon Firemen's Association (Employee Group 4). Mr. Keaton distributed a copy to each member of the City Council and commented on the contents of the document. Mr. Stephen H. Silver, Attorney at Law, representing the Vernon Firemen's Association, commented on the Memorandum of Understanding for Employee Group 4. It was moved by Tavernel1i, seconded by Ybarra, that the Memorandum of Understanding for Employee Group 4 be approved; and that the City Attorney be instructed to include the salary provisions as outlined in said Memorandum in any appropriate salary resolution. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Malburg, Taverne1li, Ybarra Noe s : None Absent: None Communication from Mr. Harry J. Keaton, Municipal Employee Relations Representative, dated June 1, 1972, making certain recom- mendations of salaries and other benefits for Firemen for the fiscal year 1972-73, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) Mr. Harry J. Keaton, Municipal Employee Relations Repre- sentative, then commented on his recommendations for Employee Group 1, and discussed the reasons for his proposal. Mr. Stephen H. Silver, Attorney at Law, representing the Vernon Firemen's Association, then spoke on the Vernon Firemen's Association's proposal for Employee Group 1, and illustrated his position with maps and charts. Mr. Silver requested that the Association's position be accepted. Both Mr. Keaton and Mr. Silver replied to each others comments. Mayor Furlong then suggested that it would be in order that a motion be introduced to accept either Mr. Keaton's recom- mendation, Mr. Silver's recommendation or some other alternative. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Tavernelli, that the recommendation of the Municipal Employee Relations Representative as outlined in his communication dated June 1, 1972 relative to Employee Group 1, be approved. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Malburg, Tavernelli, Ybarra Noe s : None Absent: None I -2- 6 7 72 Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated May 17, 1972, requesting that lease agreement between the City of Vernon and Officer Byrt M. Waller for one 1970 Moto Guzzi Motor- cycle, Engine Number V 750, be terminated; and requesting that lease agreement, as submitted, between the City of Vernon and Officer Byrt M. Waller for one 1972 Moto Guzzi Motorcycle, Engine No. VPS14l9, be approved effective as of May 17, 1972, was presented. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that the requests of the Police Chief, dated May 17, 1972, be approved; and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute new lease agreement on behalf of the City of Vernon. Motion carried. Communication from Booth and Simpson, the City's Insurance Agent, dated May 16, 1972, giving notice of rate increase effective July 1, 1972 on the Major Medical Group Insurance Plan, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Tavernelli, that notice of rate increase effective July 1, 1972, on the Major Medi.cal Group Insurance Plan carried by Prudential, be acknowledged. Motion carried. Communication from Booth and Simpson, the City's Insurance Agent, dated May 17, 1972, giving three additional alternatives with respect to the July 1 renewal action on the Major Medical Group Insurance Plan, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Tavernelli, that communication from Booth and Simpson, dated May 17, 1972, be referred to the Finance Committee for study. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated May 17, 1972, requesting authority to employ Robert E. Olson as Policeman, Grade 4, effective June 1, 1972, was presented. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Tavernelli, that the request of the Police Chief, dated May 17, 1972, be approved. Hotion carried. Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated May 17, 1972, advising that he has received permission from the Chief of Police of the City of South Gate for Vernon's officers to use their Pistol Range for monthly target practice; and requesting that the City Attorney be authorized to draw a document that will hold the City of South Gate harmless from any accidents resulting from the use of their range, was presented. It was moved by Tavernelli, seconded by Anderson, that the City Attorney be instructed to draft a document that will hold the City of South Gate harmless from any accidents resulting from Vernon's use of their Pistol Range; and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute this document. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. King, Director of Public Works, dated May 17, 1972, transmitting an easement from Weyerhaeuser Company covering a portion of their property on the northwest corner of District Boulevard and Everett Avenue; and recommending that the easement be accepted and the grantor be advised of the official recordation, was presented. -3- 6 7 72 It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that Easement be a,ccepted from Weyerhaeuser Company; t!,nd that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to Execute Certificate of Acceptance. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. King, Director of Public Works, dated May 17, 1972, transmitting a fully executed Agreement for Easement for City operation and maintenance of a sewer line and water distribution lines and appurtenances on Stauffer property on the south side of 26th Street; and recommending that the Agreement for Easement be accepted and that the grantor be advised of the official recordation, was presented. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that Agreement for Easement be accepted from Stauffer Chemical Company; and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute Certificate of Acceptance. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. King, Director of Public Works, dated May 24, 1972, transmitting a fUlly executed Easement-Agreement from Los Angeles Junction Railway Company for storm drain purposes on the north side of District Boulevard; and recommending that the E~sement-Agreement be accepted and the grantor be advised of the official recordation, was presented. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that Easement- Agreement be accepted from Los Angeles Junction Railway Company; and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute Certificate of Acceptance. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. King, Director of Public Works, dated May 24, 1972, transmitting a fully executed Easement Deed from the City of Los Angeles covering northerly three feet of Department of Water and Power right-of-way along south side of 26th Street easterly of Downey Road; and recommending that the Easement Deed be accepted and the grantor be advised of the official recordation, was presented. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that Easement Deed be accepted from the City of Los Angeles, and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute Certificate of Acceptance. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. King, Director of Public Works, dated May 25, 1972, transmitting a fully executed Easement from Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. covering a portion of their property at the southeast corner of 26th Street and Bonnie Beach Place; and recom- mending that the easement be accepted and the grantors be advised of the official recordation, was presented. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that Easement be accepted from Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.; and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute Certificate of Acceptance. Motion carried. Copy of Resolution No. 72-40 of the City Council of the City of San Gabriel relative to availability of registered voters to candidates for municipal office, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) I -4- 6 7 72 It was moved by Anderson~ seccnded by Taverne11i~ that copy of Resolution No. 72-40 of the City Council of the City of San Gabriel be received and fi1eG. Motion carried. Communication from the Law Offices of Go1df1am and Barth~ dated May 16, 1972, transmitting a Claim for Damages on behalf of Julio Hoyos, was presented. (Copy of claim to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Ma1burg~ seconded by Taverne11i, that the Claim for Damages on behalf of Julio Hoyos presented by the Law Offices of Goldflam and Barth, dated May 16, 1972, be denied and referred to the City Attorney and the City's insurance carrier for necessary action. Motion carried. Activity Log of the Police Department for the period May 16 - 31, 1972 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 R. H. King, Director of Public Works, dated May 23~ 1972, requesting authority for A. E. Nelson, Jr. to attend Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles from June 26 to June 30, 1972, with an expense allowance of $70.00, was presented. It was moved by Tavernel1i, seconded by Ybarra~ that the request of the Director of Public Works, dated May 23~ 1972, be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $70.00 to A. E. Nelson, Jr. Motion carried. Communication from the State of California-Business and Transportation Agency, Department of Public Works, dated May 10, 1972, advising that in lieu of Vernon's 1972-73 Fiscal Year apportionment of Federal-aid TOPICS funds, Vernon will receive an equal apportionment of State funds, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that comnnlni- cation from the State of California-Business and Transportation Agency, Department of Public Works, dated May 10, 1972, be received and filed. Motion carried. Copy of Resolution No. 4358 of the City Council of the City of Hawthorne, California, requesting the National Football League to reconsider its decision regarding the black-out of the Superbowl football game, and expressing its support of Supervisor Kenneth Hahn in his opposition to this black-out, was presented. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Malburg, that copy of Resolution No. 4358 of the City Council of the City of Hawthorne be received and filed. Motion carried. Copy of Resolution No. 2522 of the City Council of the City of Norwalk urging the League of California Cities and the County Supervisors' Association of California to modify the rules established by Public Utilities Commission Case No. 8209 for under- grounding of existing lines, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) I <AS- 6 7 72 It was moved by Taverne1li, seconded by Ybarra, that copy of Resolution No. 2522 of the City Council of the City of Norwalk be received and filed. Moticn carried. Co~~unication from V. R. Bush, Superintendent of Building, and R. M. Eatherly, Fire Chief, doted May 22, 1972, with reference to request of A. J. Lynch & Company for modification of Building Code requirements, recommendi.ng that the request be denied; and further, recommending that a second exit be constructed at the northwest corner of the building, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that the recommendations of the Superintendent of Building and the Fire Chief, dated May 22, 1972, be approved. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated M~y 30, 1972, recommending that Officer D. Gott be reimbursed the sum of $4.15 from the Education and Training Budget appropriation for a Police Science Course, was presented. It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that the recommendation of the Police Chief, dated May 30, 1972, be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $4.15 to D. Gott. Motion carried. Communication from R. M. Eatherly, Fire Chief, dated May 3e, 1972, requesting that Captain L. C. Matteson be reimbursed the sum of $20.00 for registration fee to attend an O.SoH.A. Seminar on Haz~rds and Safeguards of Flammable Liquids which was held in Long Beach on May 24, 1972, was presented. It was moved by Taverne1li, seconded by Anderson, that the request of the Fire Chief, dated May 30, 1972, be approved and ~uthority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $20.00 to L. C. Matteson. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. King, Director of Public Works, dated May 31, 1972, transmitting a tri-party agreement covering the opening of 26th Street across the Union Pacific and Santa Fe Railroads east of Downey Road, Crossings 2-l44.53-C and 3A-3.2; and recommending that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreement, was presented. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Tavernelli, that the recommendation of the Director of Public Works, dated May 31, 1972, be approved; and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute Agreement between Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company, and its Lessee, Union Pacific Railroad Company, The Atchisons Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, and the City of Vernon relative to Crossings Nos. 2-144.53-C and 3A-3.2. Motion carried. "Warrant Register No. 358" covering claims and demands presented during the period May 16 to May 31, which includes Demands Nos. 2-1178 to 2-1279 (both inclusive) drawn on the United California Bank, totaling $73,789.73 (Light and Power Warrants $2,760.13) (Accounting Period June, 1972), was examined and audited. I -6.. 6 7 72 It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra~ that l'Warrant Register No. 358" be approved and payment authorized for Demands Nos. 2-1178 to 2-1279 (both inclusive), with no exceptions. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Malburg, Taverne1li, Yoarra Noes: None Absent: None Communication from R. M. Eatherly, Fire Chief, dated April 21, 1972, requesting authority for James E. Muldown to attend the Fire and Arson Investigation Seminar at Sacramento from June 11 to 16, 1972, with an expense allowance of $184.40, was presented. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Anderson, that the request of the Fire Chief, dated April 21, 1972, be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $184.40 to James E. Mu1down. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated May 17, 1972, with reference to a communication from A. J. Lynch & Company that was referred to City Attorney, the Director of Public Works and the Police Chief by the City Council on May 16, 1972, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Taverne1li, seconded by Anderson, that communication from the Police Chief. dated May 17, 1972, be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from C. H. McGovern, City Attorney, dated Jun,e 1, 1972, and approved by the Director of Publ ic TAJorks, with reference to installing traffic signs, curb markings, or other devices within the Central Manufacturing District on property not owned by the City of Vernon but which would regulate traffic on privately owned streets pursuant to Resolution No. 4112, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Tavernel1i, seconded by Anderson, that co~nunication from the City Attorney, dated June 1, 1972, and approved by the Director of Public Works, be received and filed. Motion carried. Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated June 2, 1972, recommending that Sgt. G. W. Walter be carried on the payroll until such time as his retirement becomes effective, but nct to exceed September 17, 1972, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that the recommendation of the Police Chief, dated June 2, 1972, be approved. }<:ot ion carr ied. Resolution No. 4113 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon opposing Senate Bill S-2770 and supporting passage of House Bill H.R. 11896, was presented. It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Tavernel1i, that Resolution No. 4113 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Malburg, Taverne11i, Ybarra Noe s : None Absent: None J -7 - 6 7 72 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~ Clerk- Director of Finance 2C!~ ~./';.)f.L.;I'