19750204 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
HELD FEBRUARY 4, 1975 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, Ybarra
COUNCIL ABSENT: McCormick
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 January 21, 1975 be approved as written and
submitted. Motion carried.
The Clerk announced that this was the time and place for
opening of bids received for the furnishing, delivering and
installing for the City of Vernon, a Fire Department Radio Communi-
cations System, in accordance with Specifications No. 382.
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that the
Clerk be instructed to open and read the bids submitted. Motion
carried.
The Clerk opened and read the following bids:
Motorola Communications and Electronics,
Inc.
Mobile Radio, Inc.
$ 33,737.09
39,624.68
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Gonzales, that bids
received for the furnishing, delivering and installing for the City
of Vernon, a Fire Department Radio Communications System, in
accordance with Specifications No. 382, be referred to the Fire
Chief and the City Attorney for checking and report. Motion carried.
Communications from S. E. Hogan, Police Chief, dated
January 14 and 17, 1975, requesting authority for Lt. L. S.
Rosenkrantz and Captain L. F. Ely to attend the California Associ-
ation of Polygraph Examiners Seminar and Business Meeting at San
Diego, California, from February 14 to 16, 1975, with an expense
allowance of $114.39 each, was presented.
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Gonzales, that the
requests of the Police Chief, dated January 14 and 17, 1975, be
approved and authority granted to issue warrants in the amount of
$114.39 each to L. S. Rosenkrantz and L. F. Ely. Motion carried.
Communication from S. E. Hogan, Police Chief, dated
January 21, 1975, requesting authority for Sgt. R. L. Anderson to
attend the California Robbery Investigators Association Seminar
for 1975 at Anaheim, California, on February 6 and 7, 1975, with
an expense allowance of $30.00, was presented.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Kaeser, that the
request of the Police Chief, dated January 21, 1975, be approved
and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $30.00 to
R. L. Anderson. Motion carried.
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Communication from S. E. Hogan, Police Chief, dated
January 22, 1975, recommending that City of Gardena's Resolution
No. 3096 be received and filed, was presented. (Copy to each
member of the City Council)
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that the
recommendation of the Police Chief, dated January 22, 1975, be
approved. Motion carried.
Communication from S. E. Hogan, Police Chief, dated
January 22, 1975, advising that Officer H. N. Sto1an will be
suspended without pay for two days effective January 24 & 25, 1975,
for loss of a portable radio, was presented. (Copy to each member
of the City Council)
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Ybarra, that the
action taken by the Police Chief be approved. Motion carried.
Communication from F. H. Colvin, Fire Chief, dated
January 22, 1975, requesting authority and funds to purchase one
replacement chair at an estimated cost of $160.00 for Fire Depart-
ment Dispatcher, was presented.
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Gonzales, that the
request of the Fire Chief, dated January 22, 1975, be denied.
Motion carried.
Communication from F. H. Colvin, Fire Chief, dated
January 28, 1975, requesting that Captain D. E. Pod1as be reimbursed
the sum of $15.55 from the Education and Training Budget appropri-
ation for a course in Hazardous Materials at Long Beach City
College, was presented.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Kaeser, that the
request of the Fire Chief, dated January 28, 1975, be approved and
authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $15.55 to D. E.
Pod1as. Motion carried.
Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public
Works, dated January 28, 1975, requesting authority to attend the
California Municipal Utilities Association Annual Conference in
Oakland, California from February 23 to 26, 1975, with an expense
allowance of $223.50, was presented.
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Gonzales, that the
request of the Director of Public Works, dated January 28, 1975,
be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount
of $223.50 to A. E. Nelson, Jr. Motion carried.
Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public
Works, dated January 29, 1975, with reference to bids received for
Pavement Striping 1975 in accordance with Contract No. 386, recom-
mending that this contract be awarded to Safety Striping Service
on the basis of their bid of $15,148.94, was presented.
Resolution No. 4308 - A Resolution of the City Council
of the City of Vernon accepting the bid of Safety Striping Service
for Pavement Striping 1975, in accordance with Contract No. 386
of the City of Vernon, was presented.
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It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that
Resolution No. 4308 be approved and adopted. Motion carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: McCormick
Communication was presented from S. E. Hogan, Police
Chief, dated January 29, 1975, requesting that the following be
reimbursed the amounts as indicated from the Education and
Training Budget appropriation for Police Science Courses:
D. E. Bates
R. E. Olson
$ 50.55
33.54
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded
request of the Police Chief, dated January
and authority granted to issue warrants in
to D. E. Bates and $33.54 to R. E. Olson.
by Kaeser, that the
29, 1975, be approved
the amount of $50.55
Motion carried.
Activity Log of the Police Department for the period
January 16 to 31, 1975 inclusive, was presented.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Gonzales, that
Activity Log of the Police Department be received and filed. Motion
carried.
''Warrant Register No. 422" covering claims and demands
presented during the period January 16 to 31, which includes Demands
Nos. 5-166 to 5-252 (both inclusive), drawn on the United California
Bank, totaling $83,349.29 (Light and Power Warrants $2,418.11)
(Accounting Period February 1975), was examined and audited.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Gonzales, that ''Warrant
Register No. 422" be approved and payment authorized for Demands
Nos. 5-166 to 5-252 (both inclusive), with no exceptions. Motion
carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: McCormick
Communication from F. H. Colvin, Fire Chief, dated January
28, 1975, requesting authority to install additional exit door at
Fire Station No.2 at an approx~ate cost of $1,000.00, was
presented.
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Gonzales, that the
request of the Fire Chief, dated January 28, 1975, be approved.
Motion carried.
Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public
Works, dated January 30, 1975, with reference to Federal Aid Urban
Projects, recommending that Indiana Street from South City Boundary
to Washington Boulevard be included in the 1980 usage; that the
Federal Highway Administration be requested to approve inclusion
of Indiana Street in the Federal-Aid Urban System; and that a
resolution to that effect be approved by the City Council, was
presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council)
Resolution No. 4309 - A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of Vernon requesting an addition to the Federal-Aid Urban
System (Indiana Street), was presented.
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It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Gonzales, that
Resolution No. 4309 be approved and adopted. Motion carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: McCormick
Communication from S. E. Hogan, Police Chief, dated
January 29, 1975, requesting authority and funds to purchase a .35
mm camera, including necessary accessories which would consist of
a wide-angle lens, strobe light with bracket, spare battery and
charger, at an estimated cost of $600.00, was presented. (Copy to
each member of the City Council)
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that the
request of the Police Chief, dated January 29, 1975, be approved.
Motion carried.
Communication from U.S. Steel Supply Division of United
States Steel Corporation, dated January 27, 1975, requesting a
variance to Section 2101 of the Uniform Building Code to permit
installation of combustible material in a Type IV non-combustible
building of its Vernon warehouse facility located at 5700 South
Second Street, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City
Council)
Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public
Works, dated January 30, 1975, with reference to the request for
variance fram the Uniform Building Code covering the property of
U.S. Steel Supply at 5700 South Second Street, advising that the
Building and Fire Departments have no objections to the limited use
of plastic panels as indicated on drawing USD-111, provided that
this is not construed to mean that any future use of combustible
material in this structure would be approved, was presented. (Copy
to each member of the City Council)
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Ybarra, that U.S.
Steel Supply Division of United States Steel Corporation be granted
a variance from the provisions of Section 2101 of the Uniform
Building Code covering the property at 5700 South Second Street,
subject to the conditions as outlined in their letter dated January
27, 1975 and subject to the conditions as outlined in communication
from the Director of Public Works dated January 30, 1975. Motion
carried.
Communication from Booth and Simpson, dated January 31,
1975, addressed to F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk, recommending that the
City of Vernon purchase comprehensive general liability insurance
from the Harbor Insurance Company with the same conditions and terms
as the present policy with an annual premium of $66,667.00, was
presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council)
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Ybarra, that the
City Clerk be authorized to purchase comprehensive general liability
insurance from the Harbor Insurance Company with the same conditions
and terms as the present policy with an annual premium of $66,667.00.
Motion carried.
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There being no further business to come before the meeting,
it was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Gonzales, that the meeting
adj ourn. Mot ion carr ied.
ArrEST:
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F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk-
Director of Finance
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