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19770607 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes I I MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HELD JUNE 7, 1977, AT TWO 0' CLOCK P.M. IN THE LUNCH ROOM OF THE PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY LOCATED AT 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON. CALIFORNIA COUNCIL PRESENT: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra COUNCIL ABSENT: None It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Gonzales, that minutes of the meeting of May 17, 1977, be approved as amended to delete that portion regarding approval of the Finance Commit- tee recommendations submitted by way of a copy of the minutes of the Finance Committee !meeting held May 9, 1977, specifically item (1), Page 3 of said Finance Committee minutes, to wit: "That the personnel of the Fire Department be prohibited from driving any City vehicles home. effective July 1, 1977". Motion carried. I Communication from M. T. Mello, Assistant Fire Chief, dated May 23, 1977, requesting that Frank Hlifka be reimbursed from the City's Education and Training Budget appropriation in the sum of $15.00 for Civil Defense and Radiological Monitoring courses in which he was enrolled, was presented. It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of the Assistant Fire Chief, dated May 23, 1977, be approved and that authority be granted to issue warrant in the sum of $15.00 to Frank Hlifka. Motion carried. Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public Works/Building, dated May 25, 1977, transmitting a fully executed Easement for a portion of Bandini Boulevaftafl'aa D~12~gd~8~th~fnc. the Easement be accepted and the grantor/fie aavtsed of-tne offi~~aL recordation, was presented. It ~s moved by Ybarra, seconded by McCormick, that the recommendations of the Director of Public Works/Building, dated May 25, 1977, be approved. Motion carried. lJ Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public Works/BUilding, dated May 27, 1977, transmitting a proposed Ordi- nance granting a lranchise to Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company and its Lessee, Union Pacific Railroad Company, for a cross- ing in Downey Road; recommending that' the Franchise be granted and that the Mayor and the City Clerk be 8lthorized to execute the document, was presented. I Ordinance No. 881 - An Ordinance of the City of Vernon Granting a Franchise to Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company and its Lessee, Union Pacific Railroad Company, Utah Corporations and their Successors and Assigns, to Maintain and Operate a Spur Track Across and Upon Downey Road in the City of Vernon, Califor- nia, and Repealing Ordinance No. 511, was read by title for a 1st reading. 260 ~-~~ -2- 6-7-77 It was moved by Kaeser. seconded by Gonzales, that Ordinance No. 881 receive and pass a 1st reading. Motion carried. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None I Communication from F. H. Colvin, Fire Chief, dated June 1, 1977, recommending that F. H. Colvin be advanced from Fire Chie~ grade 2 to Fire Chief, grade 1, effective July 1, 1977, at which time he will have completed one year in his present grade, was presented. I It was moved Kaeser, seconded by Gonzales, that the recommendation of the Fire Chief, dated June 1, 1977, be approved. Motion carried. Communication from S. E. Hogan, Police Chief, dated June 1, 1977, requesting that officer Konrad B. Raschke be advanced to Patrolman, Grade 3, effective July 1, 1977, was presented. It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by McCormick, that the request of the Police Chief, dated June 1, 1977, be approved. Motion carried. I Communication from S. E. Hogan, Police Chief, dated June 1, 1977, requesting that S. E. Hogan be advanced from Chief, Grade 2 to Chief, Grade 1, effective July 1, 1977, at which time he will have completed one year in his present grade, was presented. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Kaeser, that the request of the Police Chief, dated June 1, 1977, be approved. Motion carried. Communication from Edmund D. Edelman, Chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, dated May 24, 1977, with reference to the grade separation for Bandini Boulevard at Downey Road, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Gonzales, that communicati6n from Edmund D. Edelman, Chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, dated May 24, 1977, be received and filed. Motion carried. I I Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public Works/Building, dated June 1, 1977, recommending that the Job Description and Qualifications ,for the position of Communications OperaUor be approved in accordance with specifications therein con- tained; that authority to distribute the sample flyer be granted; and that authority be granted to purchase the Dispatcher Training Kit, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that the recommendations of the Director of Public Works/Building, dated June 1, 1977, be approved. Motion carried. Communication from the Finance Committee, dated June 2, 1977, making certain enumerated recommendations in accordance with the minutes of the Finance Committee meeting held June 2, 1977, and requesting the City Council to approve the recommenda- tions as outlined in the communication from the Finance Committee, dated June 2, 1977, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) 2~1 -3- 6-7-77 It was moved by McCormick. seconded by Kaeser. that the recommendations of the Finance Committee be approved as out- lined in the communication from the Finance Committee. dated June 2, 1977. Motion carried. I Communication from Rita M, Luich, Library Secretary, dated June 7, 1977, advising that the term of Trustee McCormick, serving on the City of Vernon Board of Library Trustees, will ex- pire on June 30. 1977, and requesting that the City Council set a new term, effective July 1,1977, was presented. I Mayor Malburg appointed William M. McCormick as a Member of the Board of Library Trustees effective July 1, 1977, for a three (3) year term. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Gonzales. that the appointment of William M. McCormick as a Member of the Board of Library Trustees, effective July 1. 1977, for a three (3) year term, be approved. Motion carried. Activity Log of the Police Department for the period May 16 - 31, 1977, inclusive, was presented. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Gonzales, that the Activity Log of the Police Department be received and filed. Motion carried. I "Warrant Register No. 478" covering claims and demands presented during the period May 16 to 31, which includes Demands Nos. 7-1246 to 7-1319 (both inclusive) drawn on the United Cali- fornia Bank, totaling $3,478,644.21 (Light and Power Warrants $3,391,642.66) (Accounting Period June 1977), was examined and audited. It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by McCormick, that "Warrant Register No. 478" be approved and payment authorized for Demands Nos. 7-1246 to 7-1319 (both inclusive), with no exceptions. Motion carried. Ayes: Noes: Absent: Gonzales, None None Kaeser. Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra I I Communication from F. H. Colvin, Fire Chief, dated June 2, 1977, requesting authority to reclassify W. R. Wilson from Autofireman Grade 1 to Hoseman Grade 1. to be effective July 1, 1977, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that the request of the Fire Chief, dated June 2, 1977, be referred to the Finance Committee for study and report. Motion carried. Communication from Michael D. Farrier, President of the Vernon Fire Fighters' Association, dated June 2, 1977, regarding garaging of City-owned vehicles and requesting an opportunity to address the Council at its regular meeting J~e 7, 1977, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) Michael D. Farrier, President of the Vernon Fi~e Fighters' Association, declined to appear. 262 -4- 6-7-77 It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by McCormick, that the communication from Michael D. Farrier, President of the Vernon Fire Fighters' Association, dated June 2, 1977, be receiv- ed and filed. Motion carried. I Communication from A. E. Nelson, Jr., Director of Public Works/Building, dated June 3, 1977, recommending that a "lot line adjustment" between Dresser Industries, Inc. and Airco, Inc. be approved, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council) Resolution No. 4482 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon Approving "Lot Line Adjustment" Requested by Dresser Industries, Inc., was presented. I It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that Resolution No. 4482 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None Resolution No. 4483 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon Expressing its Grief at the Passing of Mrs. Delores Ybarra, Mother of Thomas A. Ybarra, Member of the City Council of the City of Vernon, was presented. I It was moved by Gonzales, seconded Resolution No. 4483 be approved and adopted. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, Noes: None Absent: None by Kaeser, that Motion carried. McCormick, Ybarra Resolution No. 4481 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon Expressing its Grief at the Untimely Pas- sing of Susan Dawn Adams, Daughter of Lewis R. Adams, Employee of the City of Vernon, was presented. It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that Resolution No. 4481 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None I I Resolution No. 4480 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon Paying Tribute to Mrs. Adelaide Joseph for her Many Years of Service in the Los Angeles Unified School Dis- trict, was presented. It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that Resolution No. 4480 be approved and adopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None Resolution No. 4455 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon Changing the Energy Cost Adjustment Billing Factor Charged for Electrical Energy Distributed and Supplied to its Elet:tri.alCensumers,was presented. 263 -5- 6-7-77 It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by McCormick, that Resolution No. 4455 be approved md a:lopted. Motion carried. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None I I Ordinance No. 880 - An Ordinance of the City of Vernon Providing for the Licensing, Impounding, and Regulating the Keep- ing, Sale and Exhibition of Animals and Adopting by Reference the Animal Control Ordinance of the County of Los Angeles, as Amend- ed July 1, 1977, and Expressly Repealing Sections 3.3 through 3.19 of Chapter 3 of the Vernon City Code and Amending Sections 3.1 and 3.2 and Repealing All Ordinances and Parts of Ordinances in Conflict Therewith, was read by title for a 1st reading. It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that Ordinance No. 880 receive and pass a 1st reading. Motion carried. Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra Noes: None Absent: None Communication from the Law Offices of Fleishman & Meyerhoff, dated June 2, 1977, stating a claim on behalf of Cornell Frederick against the City of Vernon, et a1, which was received in the City Clerk's office on June 6, 1977, was presented. I It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that the Claim filed by Fleishman & Meyerhoff on behalf of Cornell Frederick against the City of Vernon, et a1 be referred to the City Attorney and the City Clerk. Motion carried. Communication from the Law Offices of Fleishman & Meyerhoff, dated June 3, 1977, stating a claim on behalf of Cheryl Thames against the City of Vernon, et a1, which was received in the City Clerk's office on June 7, 1977, was presented. It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Kaeser, that the Claim filed by Fleishman & Meyerhoff on behalf of Cheryl Thames against the City of Vernon, et a1, be referred to the City Attorney and the City Clerk. Motion carried. I There being no further business to come before the meet- ing, it was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Gonzales, that the meeting be adj ourned. Motion carried. I 2fi4