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19741217 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes I I MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HELD DECEMBER 17, 1974 AT TWO O'CLOCK P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE CITY HALL LOCATED AT 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE,. VERNON,. CALIFORNIA. COUNCIL PRESENT: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra COUNCIL ABSENT: None The meeting was called to order by Mayor Leonis C. Malburg. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Gonzales, that minutes of the meeting of December 3, 1974 be approved as written and submitted. Motion carried. It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that Ordinance No. 854 receive a second reading by title. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 854 - An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Vernon amending Chapter 3 of The Code of the City of Vernon, California, 1959, which provides for the licensing, impounding and regulating the keeping, sale and exhibition of animals by amending certain sections thereto, was read for a second reading by title. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that Ordinance No. 854 receive and pass a second reading. Motion carried. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that in accordance with Government Code Section 36934, the reading of Ordinance No. 854 in full be waived; and that Ordinance No. 854 receive a third and final reading by title. Motion unan~ous1y carried. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None Ordinance No. 854 - An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Vernon amending Chapter 3 of The Code of the City of Vernon, California, 1959, which provides for the licensing, impounding and regulating the keeping, sale and exhibition of an~a1s by amending certain sections thereto, was read by title for a third and final reading. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Kaeser, that Ordinance No. 854 receive and pass a third reading and be adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None Communication from F. H. Colvin, Fire Chief, dated November 27, 1974, requesting that certain personnel, as listed, be issued checks in the amount of $30.00 each to cover parking fees for the month of January, 1975, while attending Paramedic training sessions at L.A. County University of Southern California Medical Center, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) I I -2- 12 17 74 It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by McCormick, that the request of the Fire Chief, dated November 27, 1974, be approved and authority granted to issue warrants in the amount of $30.00 each to the personnel as listed. Motion carried. Communication from Leslie C. Nichols, Attorney at Law, dated November 25, 1974, with reference to Claim of Gonzales, Berry and Battle, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that communi- cation from Leslie C. Nichols, Attorney at Law, dated November 25, 1974, be referred to the City Attorney. Motion carried. Communication from F. H. Colvin, Fire Chief, dated November 27, 1974, submitting Specifications No. 382, "Fire Department Radio Communications System"; and recommending that these specifi- cations be approved and that authority be granted to advertise for bids, was presented. Resolution No. 4302 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon approving Specification No. 382 and authorizing notice inviting sealed proposals or bids for the furnishing, delivering, and installing to the City of Vernon, Fire Department Radio Communications System in accordance with Specification No. 382, was presented. It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that Resolution No. 4302 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None Communication from Edward L. Saenz, dated December 2, 1974, requesting permission to construct a screened-in and roofed patio at the city-owned house located at 3560 E. Vernon Avenue, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Ybarra, that Edward L. Saenz be granted permission to construct a screened-in and roofed patio at the city-owned house located at 3560 E. Vernon Avenue, subject to the conditions as outlined in his communication dated December 2, 1974. Motion carried. Communication from F. H. Colvin, Fire Chief, dated December 4, 1974, recommending that Naomi Jean Hoffman be advanced from Clerk-Typist, Grade 2 to Grade 1, effective January 1, 1975, was presented. It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that the recommendation of the Fire Chief, dated December 4, 1974, be approved. Motion carried. Communication from Captain Patrick N. Moorehead, Vernon Fire Department, dated December 4, 1974, with reference to his off- duty sporting accident, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Gonzales, that communi- cation from Captain Patrick N. Moorehead, Vernon Fire Department, dated December 4, 1974, be received and filed. Motion carried. I I -3- 12 17 74 9, 1974, estimate Director (Copy to Communication from the Finance Committee, dated December making a recommendation with reference to the five year for anticipated street projects, as submitted by the of Public Works, dated April 19, 1974, was presented. each member of the City Council) It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that the five year estimate for anticipated street improvement projects, as submitted by the Director of Public Works under date of April 19, 1974, be approved in principle only; and that the priority suggested by the Director of Public Works and the amounts estimated to cover the costs of the projects suggested by the Director of Public Works not be construed as final approval but only as a guide for long range planning and that this summary be reviewed and re-eva1uated each fiscal year. Motion carried. Communication from Rosen Meat Packing Company, dated December 5, 1974, requesting permission to maintain their Office Trailer at its present location due to the circumstances as outlined, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Gonzales, that the Building Department be authorized to issue a commercial coach renewal permit for a one-year extension to Rosen Meat Packing Company for the Office Trailer located on the premises at 4224 District Boulevard. Motion carried. Communication from S. E. Hogan, Police Chief, dated December 10, 1974, requesting that L. J. Ebe1t be advanced from Policeman, Grade 2 to Grade 1, effective January 1, 1975, was presented. It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by McCormick, that the request of the Police Chief, dated December 10, 1974, be approved. Motion carried. Communication from S. E. Hogan, Police Chief, dated December 10, 1974, requesting authority to employ Paul Robert Denney and Kendall Duane Stahly as Police Cadets, Grade 4, effective January 1, 1975, was presented. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Kaeser, that the request of the Police Chief, dated December 10, 1974, be approved. Motion carried. Report of Health Department Activities for the month of November 1974, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by McCormick, ~hat Report of Health Department Activities be received and filed. Motion carried. Activity Log of the Police Department for the period December 1 to 15, 1974 inclusive, was presented. It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that Activity Log of the Police Department be received and filed. Motion carried. I I -4- 12 17 74 Communication from Pacific Cold Storage Company, dated November 22, 1974, requesting a variance to permit the construction of a canopy over a portion of one of their loading docks located on the east side of the building at 2851 E. 44th Street and adjacent to the newly remodeled meat packing plant at Salem Packing Company, was presented. (Salem Packing Company co-signed the request.) (Copy to each member of the City Council) Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public Works, dated December 11, 1974, with reference to request for variance for Pacific Cold Storage Company, 2851 E. 44th Street, advising that the Building and Fire Departments have investigated this request for a variance to the Uniform Building Code and will approve the request under the conditions as outlined in the letter from Pacific Cold Storage Company dated November 22, 1974, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that Pacific Cold Storage Company be granted a variance from the provisions of the Uniform Building Code covering the property at 2851 E. 44th Street, subject to the conditions as outlined in their letter dated November 22, 1974. Motion carried. Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public Works, dated December 11, 1974, requesting authority to advance certain employees on the basis of merit effective January 1, 1975; and requesting authority to reclassify L. Gonzales to Utility Man III, Step 2, on the basis of increased responsibility effective January 1, 1975, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by McCormick, that the requests of the Director of Public Works, dated December 11, 1974, be approved. Motion carried. Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public Works, dated December 12, 1974, requesting authority for Victor H. Vaits to attend a Street and Traffic Control Systems II meeting at Los Angeles on January 9 & 10, 1975 with an expense allowance of $75.00, was presented. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Gonzales, that the request of the Director of Public Works, dated December 12, 1974, be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $75.00 to Victor H. Vaits. Motion carried. Communication from S. E. Hogan, Police Chief, dated December 12, 1974, requesting that Officer G. M. Alverez be reimbursed the sum of $61.17 from the Education and Training Budget appropriation for Police Science courses at Cerritos College, was presented. It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that the request of the Police Chief, dated December 12, 1974, be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $61.17 to G. M. Alverez. Motion carried. Memorandum from the Purchasing Agent to the Finance Director, dated December 17, 1974, with reference to the written proposal from Mr. Jay Baess1er to purchase surplus Fire Engine 33 for the sum of $2,010.00, was presented. I I -5- 12 17 74 It was moved by Fire Engine 33 be sold to and that said Fire Engine Motion carried. McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that surplus Mr. Jay Baess1er for the sum of $2,010.00 33 be removed from the insurance schedule. Communication from Orner C. Sherwood (Policeman), dated December 12, 1974, requesting the City Council to take the necessary action to enable him to receive benefits from the Public Employees' Retirement System due to an industrial disability, effective October 17, 1974, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) On June 21, 1974, Orner C. Sherwood/Policeman made appli- cation to the Public Employees' Retirement System for a disability retirement to be effective October 17, 1974. On July 16, 1974, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 4269 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon, California, requesting the Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California to determine the eligibility for retirement of a local safety member (Orner C. Sherwood). No determination has been made. Discussion was held with reference to disability retirement application filed by Orner C. Sherwood. The City Council reviewed the medical records of Policeman Orner C. Sherwood. Resolution No. 4303 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon, California, pursuant to Section 21023.6, Govern- ment Code of the State of California (Orner C. Sherwood), was presented. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Kaeser, that Resolution No. 4303 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra Noe s : None Absent: None ''Warrant Register No. 419" covering claims and demands presented during the period December 1 to 15, which includes Demands Nos. 4-3011 to 4-3179 (both inclusive), drawn on the United California Bank, totaling $2,807,838.24 (Light and Power Warrants $2,566,479.15) (Accounting Period December 1974), was examined and audited. It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that ''Warrant Register No. 419" be approved and payment authorized for Demands Nos. 4-3011 to 4-3179 (both inclusive), with no exceptions. Motion carried. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None "Payroll Warrant Register No. 209" covering claims and demands presented during the period November 1 to 30, which includes Demands Nos. 2191 to 2199 (both inclusive), drawn on the Crocker National Bank, totaling $406,390.73 (Accounting Period November 1974), was examined and audited. It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that "Payroll Warrant Register No. 209" be approved and payment authorized for Demands Nos. 2191 to 2199 (both inclusive), with no exceptions. Motion carried. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None I I -6- 12 17 74 Communication from F. H. Colvin, Fire Chief, dated December 12, 1974, advising that in conformance with the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974, the Vernon Fire Department will adopt, for sworn personnel, a twenty-eight (28) day work cycle, commencing 0730 hours on January 1, 1975; and suggesting that sworn personnel holding the rank of Fire Captain and above be excluded from coverage of the Fair Labor Standards Act, except the time and one-half provision for wages, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that the work cycle proposed in communication from the Fire Chief, dated December 12, 1974, be approved. Motion carried. Discussion was held with reference to the suggestion of the Fire Chief that sworn personnel holding the rank of Fire Captain and above be excluded from coverage of the Fair Labor Standards Act, except the time and one-half provision for wages. It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by McCormick, that the suggestion of the Fire Chief that sworn personnel holding the rank of Fire Captain and above be excluded from coverage of the Fair Labor Standards Act, except the time and one-half provision for wages, be referred to the Finance Committee for study and recom- mendation. Motion carried. Communication from S. E. Hogan, Police Chief, dated December 17, 1974, advising that in accordance with the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act's Amendments of 1974, he recommends that the work week of all sworn employees under the jurisdiction of the Police Department be established as 12:01 A.M. Sunday to 12:00 Midnight Saturday; and that a seven day work cycle be adopted, was presented. It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Ybarra, that the recommendation of the Police Chief, dated December 17, 1974, be approved. Motion carried. Resolution No. 4301 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon detaching certain territory from the Southeast Mosquito Abatement District, was presented. It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that Resolution No. 4301 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None Resolution No. 4299 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon granting a zoning variance for Grant Oil Tool Company, was presented. It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that Resolution No. 4299 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None Resolution No. 4300 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon expressing its condolences upon the death of Robert H. Bockhacker, Police Chief of the City of Vernon, and expressing its appreciation for his devoted work as a member of the Vernon Police Department, was presented. I I -7- 12 17 74 It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that Resolution No. 4300 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was moved by Kaeser, seconded by McCormick, that the meeting adjourn. Motion carried. \ ATTEST: i __~_ ~~-v F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk- Director of Finance