19780314 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF VER~ON, HELD MARCH
14, 1978, AT TWO 0 CLOCK P.M. IN
THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE CITY
HALL, LOCATED AT 4305 SANTA FE
AVENUE. VERNON. CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL PRESENT:
COUNCIL ABSENT:
Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra
None
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Leonis C.
Malburg.
Pursuant to Resolution No. 4540, the City Clerk present-
ed his lICertificate of Canvass" of the results of the regular
General Municipal Election held March 7, 1978.
Resolution No. 4552 - A Reso1utionof the City Council
of the City of Vernon, California, Reciting the Fact of the
General Municipal Election Held in said City of Vernon on the 7th
Day of March, 1978, Declaring the Result Thereof and S~ch Other
Matters as are Provided by Law, was presented.
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by McCormick, that
Resolution No. 4552 be approved and adopted. Motion Carried.
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra
None
None
The City Clerk issued Certificates of Election to Leonis
C. Malburg, William M. McCormick and Thomas A. Ybarra and adminis-
tered the Oath of Office prescribed in the State Constitution to
the duly elected members of the City Council.
An election was held for the purpose of electing the
new officers of said City as required by the law relating to
Cities in the State of California, to wit:
Three (3) Members of the City Council of said City for
the full term of four years.
The total number of votes cast in the City was Fifty
Two (52) and the number of precincts used in said election was
one (1).
The names of the persons voted for at said election for
Members of the City Council of said City were as follows:
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Carlton E. Claunch
Leonis C. Malburg
William M. McCormick
Thomas A. Ybarra
The votes cast for the three (3) offices of the City
Council for the full term of four (4) years in the entire City
(Precinct #1), were as follows:
Carlton E. Claunch
Leonis C. Malburg
William M. McCormick
Thoma.s A. Ybarra
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33
43
51
The Clerk announced that this was the time and place
for the selection of the Mayor.
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Malburg
Upon Motion of Ybarra, seconded by Gonzales, Leonis C.
was elected as Mayor. Motion carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: None
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Ybarra,
The Mayor announced that this was the time and place
for the selection of a Mayor Pro Tempore.
Upon motion of Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, Thomas A.
was elected Mayor Pro Tempore. Motion carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: None
Mayor Malburg appointed the following Committees until
further order of the Chair:
Finance Committee:
Leonis C. Malburg
Thomas A. Ybarra
Hilario Gonzales
Fire & Police Commission:
Keith K. Kaeser
Leonis C. Malburg
William M. McCormick
Thomas A. Ybarra
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that the
Cowmittees appointed by the Mayor be approved. Motion carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: None
The Clerk announced that this was the time and place
for opening of bids for City Hall Janitorial Service in accordance
with Purchasing Contract No. 001 of the City of Vernon.
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Ybarra, that the
Clerk be instructed to open and read the bids submitted. Motion
carried.
The Clerk opened and read the following bids:
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1. World Wide Building Maintenance
2. Executive Suite Services, Inc.
3. Korean Maintenance
$ 24,330.00
24,251.18
22,425.00
At this time, Mr. William Patrick, Vice-President of
Executive Suite Services, Inc. voiced an objection to the bid
submitted by Korean Maintenance.
Upon hearing the objections raised, it was moved by
Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that the bids received for Contract
No. 001 be referred back to the Purchasing Department for further
study and recommendation. Motion carried.
Communication from the Finance Committee, dated March
14, 1978, making a recommendation that the City Council approve
a request for authority to attend the Police and Labor Negotiations
Seminar at Cal/State University at Fullerton, California on March
23, 1978, with an expense allowance of $50.00 each for registra-
tion, submitted by the City Clerk, the City Attorney and Police
Captain Leonard Ely.
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It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Gonzales, that the
recommendation of the Finance Committee, dated March 14, 1978, be
approved, and authority granted to issue warrants in the sum of
$50.00 each to Bruce V. Malkenhorst, David B. Brearley and Leonard
Ely. MOtion carried.
Communication from the Finance Committee, dated March 14,
1978, making certain recommendations voted on at the Finance Com-
mittee meeting held March 13, 1978, as follows:
(1) That the policy statementa,n,d""contract regarding
the termination of insurance for dependents with the City of Vernon
Connecticut General Life Insurance Policy be corrected to include
the employees of the Public Works Department with the Miscellaneous
, personnel rather than with the Safety Personnel;
(2) That the invoice dated March 1, 1978, received from
Southern California Joint Powers Insurance Authority in the sum of
$101,862.00, be paid;
(3) That the proposal submitted by Louis S. Hauger,
Director of Environmental Health, for an increase in Health Permit
Fees, be approved; that the City Attorney draft a Resolution;
(4) That the request for a ORe year leave of absence
submitted on behalf of the Fire DepartmeRt's Inspector, William R.
Wilson, be denied and that his resignation from employment with the
City of Vernon effective as of March 14, 1978, be accepted;
(5) That the request of the Police Chief for the sum of
$500.00 for undercover investigation be approved.
It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Ybarra, that the
recommendations made by the Finance Committee at its meeting held
March 13, 1978, be approved. Motion carried.
At this time, 2:42 o'clock p.m., it was moved by Gonzales,
seconded by Ybarra, that the Council go into Executive Session in
accordance with Government Code Section 54957.6. Motion carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra
No es : None
Absent: None
All persons, with the exception of the City Clerk and the
City Attorney, were excluded from the~~ecutive Session.
Mayor Ma,Iburg ordered that all communications to and from
the Executive Session were deemed private.
At this time, 2:55 o'clock p.m., it was moved by Ybarra,
seconded by McCormick, that the Council go out of Executive Session
and reconvene regular session. Motion carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: None
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that the
City Clerk be authorized to give assignments to the City of Vernon
Labor Relations Consultant, Richard Whitmore in accordance with Reso-
lution No. 4545. Motion carried.
At this time, 2:57 o'clock p.m., it was moved by McCormick,
seconded by Ybarra, that the Council go into Executive Session in
accordance with the Attorney/Client Privilege. MOtion carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: None
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All persons, with the exception of the City Clerk and
the City Attorney, were excluded from the Executive Session.
Mayor Malburg ordered that all communications to and
from the Executive Session were deemed private.
At this time, 3:25 o'clock p.m., it was moved by Kaeser,
seconded McCormick, that the Council go out of Executive Session
and reconvene regular session. MOtion carried.
Ayes: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: None
There being no further business to come before the meet-
ing, it was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that the meeting
be adjourned to March 20, 1978, at 4:00 O'clock p.m. in the Council
Chamber of the City Hall, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon,
California. Motion carried.
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L~ONIS C. .. Blm\, Mayor
ATTEST:
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk-
Director of Finance
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