19750218 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 18, 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, McCormick, Ybarra
COUNCIL ABSENT: Malburg
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro Tempore
Thomas A. Ybarra.
It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that
minutes of the meeting of February 4, 1975 be approved as written
and submitted. Motion carried.
Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public
Works, dated February 3, 1975, requesting authority for Fred A.
Tachovsky to attend the Western Electrical Seminar and Trade Show
at Los Angeles from February 19 to 21, 1975, with an expense
allowance of $36.00, was presented.
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by McCormick, that the
request of the Director of Public Works, dated February 3, 1975,
be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount
of $36.00 to Fred A. Tachovsky. Motion carried.
Communication from F. H. Colvin, Fire Chief, dated
February 4, 1975, requesting authority for R. J. Glassner to
attend the Regional Conference of the Associated Public-Safety
Communications Officers, Inc. at Sacramento from March 18 to 21,
1975, with an expense allowance of $145.50, was presented.
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that the
request of the Fire Chief, dated February 4, 1975, be approved and
authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $145.50 to
R. J. Glassner. Motion carried.
Communication from F. H. Colvin, Fire Chief, dated
February 5, 1975, requesting authority and funds to purchase one
replacement chair for the Fire Department Dispatcher, was presented.
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by McCormick, that
authority be granted to purchase one replacement chair for the Fire
Department Dispatcher at an esttIDated cost of $135.00. Motion
carr ied .
Communication from S. E. Hogan, Police Chief, dated
February 6, 1975, requesting authority for G. W. Wilcox and F. E.
Sweeney to attend the Third Annual Training Conference - California
Narcotic Information Network at San Diego from April 29 to May 2,
1975, with an expense allowance of $97.10 each, was presented.
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that the
request of the Police Chief, dated February 6, 1975, be approved
and authority granted to issue warrants in the amount of $97.10
each to G. W. Wilcox and F. E. Sweeney. Motion carried.
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Communication was presented from S. E. Hogan, Police Chief,
dated February 6, 1975, requesting that the following personnel be
promoted as indicated effective March 1, 1975:
R. C. Bertz to Policeman, Grade 2
W. E. Waxman to Policeman, Grade 3
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by McCormick, that the
request of the Police Chief, dated February 6, 1975, be approved.
Motion carried.
Communication from the Employees' Insurance Committee,
dated February 7, 1975, signed by all members of the Committee,
recommending that the new contract as proposed by the Massachusetts
Mutual Life Insurance Company for the period March 1, 1975 to
February 1, 1976 be accepted by the City Council, was presented.
(Copy to each member of the City Council)
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by McCormick, that the
recommendation of the Employees' Insurance Committee, dated February
7, 1975, be approved. Motion carried.
Communication from the Finance Committee, dated February
10, 1975, making certain enumerated recommendations to the City
Council, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council)
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Gonzales, that the
recommendations of the Finance Committee be approved, as enumerated
in its communication dated February 10, 1975. Motion carried.
Communication from Los Angeles Meat Company, Inc., dated
February 11, 1975, requesting a variance from the provisions of the
Uniform Building Code covering the building located at 4215 Exchange
Avenue, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council)
Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public
Works, dated February 13, 1975, with reference to request for
variance to Uniform Building Code by Los Angeles Meat Co., Inc.,
advising that the Building and Fire Departments recommend approval
of the variance subject to the necessary conditions in issuance of
a permit, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council)
It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that Los
Angeles Meat Company, Inc. be granted a variance from the provisions
of the Uniform Building Code covering the building located at 4215
Exchange Avenue, subject to the conditions as outlined in their
communication dated February 11, 1975 and subject to the conditions
as outlined in communication from the Director of Public Works
dated February 13, 1975. Motion carried.
Communication from F. H. Colvin, Fire Chief, dated
February 11, 1975, requesting authority for L. C. Matteson and
R. N. Dimmitt to attend the Fire Prevention Officers Academy at
Asilomar, California from March 16 to March 21, 1975, with an
expense allowance of $180.50 each, was presented.
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that the
request of the Fire Chief, dated February 11, 1975, be approved
and authority granted to issue warrants in the amount of $180.50
each to L. C. Matteson and R. N. Dimmitt. Motion carried.
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Communication was presented from S. E. Hogan, Police Chief,
dated February 13, 1975, requesting that the following officers be
reimbursed the amounts indicated from the Education and Training
Budget appropriation for Police Science Courses:
D. W. Green
L. B. Reimers
$ 23.00
37.86
It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Gonzales, that the
request of the Police Chief, dated February 13, 1975, be approved
and authority granted to issue warrants in the amount of $23.00 to
D. W. Green and $37.86 to L. B. Reimers. Motion carried.
Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public
Works, dated February 13, 1975, requesting authority to include in
Contract No. 383 additional fencing and a new 6,000 gallon tank for
unleaded gasoline at an approximate cost of $12,500.00, was
presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council)
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by McCormick, that the
request of the Director of Public Works, dated February 13, 1975,
be approved. Motion carried.
''Warrant Register No. 423" covering claims and demands
presented during the period February 1 to 15, which includes Demands
Nos. 5-253 to 5-404 (both inclusive), drawn on the United California
Bank, totaling $2,875,684.46 (Light and Power Warrants $2,693,142.84)
(Accounting Period February 1975), was examined and audited.
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that ''Warrant
Register No. 423" be approved and payment authorized for Demands Nos.
5-253 to 5-404 (both inclusive), with no exceptions. Motion carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, McCormick, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: Malburg
"Payroll Warrant Register No. 211" covering claims and
demands presented during the period January 1 to 31, which includes
Demands Nos. 2210 to 2218 (both inclusive), drawn on the Crocker
National Bank, totaling $407,308.78 (Accounting Period January
1975), was examined and audited.
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that "Payroll
Warrant Register No. 211" be approved and payment authorized for
Demands Nos. 2210 to 2218 (both inclusive), with no exceptions.
Motion carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, McCormick, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: Malburg
Activity Log of the Police Department for the period
February 1 to 15, 1975 inclusive, was presented.
It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Gonzales, that
Activity Log of the Police Department be received and filed. Motion
carried.
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Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public
Works, dated February 13, 1975, recommending that the 1995
Functional Classification Study be approved as the Highway Element
of the Transportation Plan for the City of Vernon with the exception
of the proposed location for the Industrial Freeway, was presented.
(Copy to each member of the City Council)
Resolution No. 4310 - A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of Vernon adopting the 1995 Functional Classification Study
as the Highway Element of the Transportation Plan within the City
of Vernon, was presented.
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by McCormick, that
Resolution No. 4310 be approved and adopted. Motion carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, McCormick, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: Malburg
Report of Health Department Activities for the month of
January 1975, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City
Council)
It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that Report
of Health Department Activities be received and filed. Motion
carried.
Communication from S. E. Hogan, Police Chief, dated
February 13, 1975, requesting authority for Sgt. James R. Tucker to
attend the International Association of Bomb Technician and Investi-
gator Conference at Phoenix, Arizona from April 7 to 11, 1975, with
an expense allowance of $387.98, was presented.
It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that the
request of the Police Chief, dated February 13, 1975, be approved
and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $387.98 to
James R. Tucker. Motion carried.
There being no further business to come before the meeting,
it was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that the meeting
adjourn. Motion carried.
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Thomas A. Ybarr
Mayor Pro Tempore
ATTEST:
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F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk-
Director of Finance