19750626 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR
MEE TING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON HELD JUNE 26, 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, McCormick, Ybarra
COUNCIL ABSENT: None
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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 June 17, 1975 be approved as written and submitted.
Motion carried.
Summons in connection with Case Number 126953 filed in the
Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles
by Doranne of California, Inc., a California corporation, vs. Thomas
L. Jordan and Veronica M. Jordan, a partnership, doing business under
the fictitious name, A-1 Machinery Moving Co., the City of Vernon,
Southern California Edison Company, Does I through X, inclusive,
individuals, Black Company, a corporation, White Company, a corporation,
Does XI and XII, co-partners doing business as Green Company, for
negligence and violation of statute, Ordinance, and Public Utilities Com-
mission General Order, was presented. (Copy to each member of the
City Council)
It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser that Summons
in connection with Case Number 126953 filed in the Superior Court of the
State of California for the County of Los Angeles by Doranne of California,
Inc., a California corporation, vs. Thomas L. Jordan and Veronica M.
Jordan, a partnership, doing business under the fictitious name, A-1
Machinery Moving Co., the City of Vernon, Southern California Edison
Company, Does I through X, inclusive, individuals, Black Company, a
corporation, White Company, a corporation, Does XI and XII, co-partners
doing business as Green Company, for negligence and violation of statute,
Ordinance, and Public Utilities Commission General Order, be referred
to the City Attorney and the City's insurance carrier for necessary action.
Motion carried.
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Claim for Damages, dated June 18, 1975, filed by William B.
Daniels, Jr., Attorney at Law, on behalf of his client Allen P. Green,
was presented.
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that Claim for
Damages, dated June 18, 1975, filed by William B. Daniels, Jr., Attorney
at Law, on behalf of his client Allen P. Green, be rejected. Motion
carried.
Summons in connection with Case Number 42873 filed in the
Municipal Court of San Antonio Judicial District by Robert D. Linke vs.
City of Vernon, a municipal corporation; Doe I, Doe II, Doe III, and Doe
IV, for monies due, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City
Council)
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It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Gonzales, that Summons
in connection with Case Number 42873 filed in the Municipal Court of San
Antonio Judicial District by Robert D. Linke vs. City of Vernon et al, be
referred to the City Attorney for necessary action. Motion carried.
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Communication from Harry J. Keaton, Municipal Employee Re-
lations Representative, dated June 26, 1975, with reference to failure to
agree in meeting and conferring with Vernon Fire Fighters Local 2312,
recommending to the City Council that it determine to adopt the last offer
made by the Municipal Employee Relations Representative with respect to
all monetary benefits to all employees in the classifications listed in
Groups 1 and 4, as outlined in communication dated June 26, 1975, effective
July 1, 1975; and that in all other matters, the City Council determine to
maintain existing City policy, was presented. Mr. Keaton and the City
Attorney commented on the letter dated June 26, 1975.
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by McCormick, that the
recommendation of the Municipal Employee Relations Representative be
approved. Motion carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: None
Mr. Harry J. Keaton requested the City Council to ratify his
action in continuing the meeting and conferring process from May 31, 1975
to June 25, 1975, inclusive, with the Vernon Fire Fighters Local 2312.
It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that the request
of Mr. Harry J. Keaton be approved. Motion carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: None
Mr. C. H. McGovern, City Attorney, and Mr. Harry J. Keaton,
Municipal Employee Relations Representative, presented a fully executed
Memorandum of Understanding, dated June 26, 1975, between the Municipal
Employee Relations Representative of the City of Vernon and the Vernon
Police Officers' Benefit Association (Employee Group 2). The City Attorney
and Mr. Keaton commented on the document and recommended that the City
Council approve it.
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Resolution No. 4343 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City
of Vernon approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the Municipal
Employee Relations Representative of the City of Vernon and the Vernon
Police Officers' Benefit Association (Employee Group 2), was presented.
It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that Resolution
No. 4343 be approved and adopted. Motion carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: None
Communication from the Finance Committee, dated June 23, 1975,
making certain enumerated recommendations in connection with the budget
for the fiscal year 1975-76, was presented. (Copy to :e:mch member of the
City Council)
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After discussion, it was moved by McCormick, seconded by
Kaeser, that the recommendations of the Finance Committee relative to
the budget for the fiscal year 1975-76, as enumerated in communication
dated June 23, 1975, be approved. Motion carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: None
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Mayor Malburg made an oral recommendation that Spencer E.
Hogan be advanced from Police Chief, Step 4 to Step 3, on the basis of
merit, effective July 1, 1975.
It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Gonzales, that the
recommendation of Mayor Malburg be approved. Motion carried.
There being no further business to come before the meeting, it
was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Ybarra, that the meeting adjourn.
Motion carried.
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ATTEST:
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F. A. Zremer, City Clerk-
Director of Finance
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