19730515 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
HELD MAY 15, 1973 AT TWO O'CLOCK
P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE
CITY HALL LOCATED AT 4305 SANTA FE
AVENUE , VERNON? CALIFORNIA.
COUNCIL PRESENT: Malburg, Taverne1li, Ybarra
COUNCIL ABSENT: Anderson, Furlong
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro Tempore
Leonis C. Malburg.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Tavernelli, that
minutes of the meeting of May 1, 1973 be approved as written and
submitted. Motion carried.
Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public
Works, dated April 20, 1973, transmitting a summary of the major
street projects anticipated for the next five years, was presented.
(Copy to each member of the City Council)
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Tavernel1i, that a
summary of the major street projects anticipated for the next five
years be referred to the Finance Committee for study and report.
Motion carried.
Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public
Works, dated May 4, 1973, transmitting a proposed Encroachment
License Agreement between the City of Vernon and Mobil Oil
Corporation covering an 8" oil line in Bandini Boulevard; and recom-
mending that the Encroachment License be approved and the Mayor and
the City Clerk be authorized to execute same on behalf of the City,
was presented.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Tavernel1i, that the
recommendation of the Director of Public Works, dated May 4, 1973,
be approved; and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to
execute Encroachment License Agreement between the City of Vernon
and Mobil Oil Corporation. Motion carried.
Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public
Works, dated May 7, 1973, requesting authority for James Persons
to attend Fundamenta1~ of Traffic Engineering at U.C. Irvine from
June 25 to 29, 1973, with an expense allowance of $58.75, was
presented.
It was moved by Tavernelli, seconded by Ybarra, that the
request of the Director of Public Works, dated May 7, 1973, be
approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of
$58.75 to James Persons. Motion carried.
Communication was presented from R. H. Bockhacker, Police
Chief, dated May 9, 1973, requesting permission to advance the
following personnel effective as of June 1, 1973:
E. T. Brazil to Sergeant, Grade 1
I. L. Elder to Policeman, Grade 1
R. E. Olson to Policeman, Grade 3
G. R. Stevens to Policeman, Grade 1
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It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Tavernelli, that the
request of the Police Chief, dated May 9, 1973, be approved. Motion
carried.
Report of Health Department Activities for the month of
April 1973, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council)
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Tavernelli, that
Report of Health Department Activities be received and filed. Noti.on
carried.
Activity Log of the Police Department for the period May
1 - l4, 1973 inclusive, was presented.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Tavernelli, that
Activity Log of the Police Department be received and filed. Motion
carried.
"Payroll Warrant Register No. 190" covering claims and
demands presented during the period April 1 to 30, which includes
Demands Nos. 2008 to 2017 (both inclusive), drawn on the Crocker
National Bank, totaling $370,008.6l (Accounting Period April 1973),
was examined and audited.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Tavernelli, that
"Payroll Warrant Register No. 190" be approved and payment authorized
for Demands Nos. 2008 to 2017 (both inclusive), with no excep~ions.
Motion carried.
Ayes: Malburg, Tavernelli, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: Anderson, Furlong
ll'(~arrant Register No. 38111 covering claims and demands
presented during the period May 1 to 15, which includes Demands Nos.
3-814 to 3-936 (both inclusive), drawn on the United California Bank,
totaling $l,l41,010.54 (Light and Power Warrants $1,049,348.85)
(Accounting Period May 1973), was examined and audited.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Tavernelli, that
"vJarrant Register No. 381" be approved and payment authorized for
Demands Nos. 3-814 to 3-936 (both inclusive), with no exceptions.
Motion carried.
Ayes: Malburg, Taverne1li, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: Anderson, Furlong
Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public
Works, and R. M. Eatherly, Fire Chief, dated May 11, 1973, advising
that the automatic fire sprinkler system for Clougherty Packing
Company is progressing in a satisfactory manner, was presented.
(Copy to each member of the City Council)
It was moved by Tavernelli, seconded by Ybarra, that
communication from the Director of Public Works and the Fire Chief,
dated May ll, 1973, be received and filed. Motion carried.
Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, datBd
May 10, 1973, requesting that Lieutenants L. F. Ely and L. S.
Rosenkrantz be authorized to attend the Middle Management School
from June 4 to 15, 1973, inclusive, with a total cost of $500.00
for each officer, was presented. (Copy to each member of the Ci
Council)
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It was moved by Tavernelli, seconded by Ybarra, that the
request of the Police Chief, dated May 10, 1973, be approved; that
authority be granted to issue warrant in the amount of $100.00 to
the California State University at Long Beach, California; and that
authority be granted to issue warrants in the amount of $150.00 each
to L. F. Ely and L. S. Rosenkrantz. Motion carried.
Communication from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief, dated
May 10, 1913, advising that he has suspended Officer W. H. Horton
for one (1) day, without pay, effective May 2, 1973, for violation
of Section 400.11 of the department's Manual of Policy and Ethics,
was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council)
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Tavernelli, that the
action taken by the Police Chief be approved. Motion carried.
Resolution No. 4159 - A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of Vernon appointing an Alternate Member of said Council
of the City of Vernon to the City Selection Committee pursuant to .
Part 3 of Division 10 of the Public Utilities Code, was presented.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Tavernelli, that
Resolution No. 4159 be approved and adopted. Motion carried.
Ayes; Malburg, Tavernelli, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: Anderson, Furlong
A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public Works, reported
orally on the urgency of adopting an open-space plan by June 30,
1973 as required by State law.
The City Attorney advised that it would be necessary to
have a hearing before the Planning Commission, and that notice must
be given pursuant to Government Code 65854.
It was moved by Tavernelli, seconded by Ybarra, that a
public hearing be held at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 1973, by the
City Council sitting as a Planning Commission, in the Council Chamber
located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, California, for the purpose
of allowing the general public to comment or object to the proposed
open-space plan; and that the City Clerk be authorized and directed
to post notice of said hearing pursuant to Section 65854 of the
Government Code of the State of California. Motion carried.
It was moved by Tavernelli, seconded by Ybarra, that the
meeting adjourn until Tuesday, May 29, 1973, at 2:00 o'clock p.m.,
in the Council Chamber of the City Hall located at 4305 Santa Fe
Avenue, Vernon, California.
The meeting adjourned at 2:19 o'clock p.m.
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F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk-
Director of Finance
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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 May 15, 1973, 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, May 29, 1973, at 2:00
o'clock p.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-
Director of Finance
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 16th day of May, 1973, at
7:37 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 May l5, 1973 was held.
Signed this 16th day of May, 1973.
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F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk-
Director of Finance
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 16th day of May, 1973.
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