19800115 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
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OF TIlE CIlY COUfJCIL OF lliE CIlY OF VERtUJ
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT A REGULAR r.1EETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF VERNON" HELD .lUESDAY :, JANUARY 15. 1980
Di'~} IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE CITY HALL" LOCATED AT 4305 SANTA FE
AVENUE" VERNON", CALIFORNIA} WAS ADJOURNED BY CRDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL
(QUORlf\1 PRESENT) UNTIL TUESDAY I JANUARY 22, 1980 ~~
AT 4: 00 0 I CLOCK P 1ft} I N THE COUNCI L CHAMBER OF THE CITY HALL}
LOCATED AT 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE... VERNON... CALI FORmA
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL, HELD JANUARY 15, 1980, AT TWO
O'CLOCK, P.M., IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF
THE CITY HALL, 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE,
VERNON, CALIFORNIA.
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
Gonzales, Kaeser, McCormick, Ybarra, Malburg
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
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The meeting was called to order by Mayor Leonis C. Malburg.
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that the minutes of the
meeting of January 2, 1980 be approved as submitted. Motion carried.
Arthur E.Nelson, Director of Public Works/Building, reported that in
accordance with the Public Utilities Commission Order Instituting Investigation,
dated November 30, 1979, the County of Los Angeles Road Department by letter dated
January 10, 1980 to the Public Utilities Commission, has nominated the Bandini
Boulevard Overcrossing Project at Downey Road for inclusion on the priority list
for funding. The public hearings will be held on March 18 and 19, 1980 in San
Francisco and on March 25 and 26, 1980, in Los Angeles.
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that the report and order
referred to above, be received and filed. Motion carried.
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Communication from Bruce V. Malkenhorst, City Administrator/City Clerk,
requesting authority and funds to attend the League of California Cities, City
Managers Department Meeting, held in San Diego, California on February 6-8, 1980,
with a budgeted allowance of $290.00,including registration fee, was presented.
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of the City
Administrator be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the sum of
$290.00 to Bruce V. Malkenhorst. Motion carried.
Communication from Arthur E. Nelson, Director of Public Works/Building,
dated January 8, 1980, recommending that a lot line adjustment between Owens-
Illinois, Inc., Forest Products Division and L.A.Junction Railway Company, be
approved and presenting a signed letter of request from both companies.
Resolution No. 4692 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Vernon Approving "Lot Line Adjustmentll Requested by Owens-Illinois, Inc., Forest
Products Division and Los Angeles Junction Railway Company, was submitted.
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by McCormick, t rot Resolution No.
4692 be approved and adopted. Motion carried.
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AYES:
NOES:
Absent :
Kaeser, McCormick, Gonzales, Ybarra, Malburg
None
None
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Communication from Arthur E. Nelson, Director of Publ ic Works/Building,
dated January 2, 1980, with accompanying letter of January 8, 1980, both requesting
that George Burgess be granted authority to attend an Asphalt Emulsions Course at
Parker Center Auditorium on February 26-27, 1980, at 9 to 5 p.m., each day.
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of the
Director of Public Works be approved. Motion carried.
Pol ice Department Activity Log December 16 - 31, 1979, and January 1 -
15, 1980, were submitted.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Kaeser, that the Police Department
Logs be received and filed. Motion carried.
Health Department Activities Report for the Month of December, 1979,
was presented.
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It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by McCormick, that Health Depart-
ment Activities Report for the month of December, 1979, be received and filed.
Motion carried.
Communication from Bruce V. Malkenhorst, City Administrator/City Clerk,
requesting authority and funds for Julie Pokorski to attend a one-day Secretarial
Institute, with a registration fee of $98.00, 'Qn~February 26, 1980, in Long
Beach, California, was presented.
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It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Gonzales, that the request of the
City Administrator be approved and authority grant ed to issue warrant in the
amount of $98.00 to Jul ie Pokorski. Motion carried.
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Communication from Bruce V. Malkenhorst, City Administrator/City Clerk,
requesting authority and funds for Frank Murillo to attend the Annual California
Association of Public Purchasing Officers' Conference, in Newport Beach, on
January 30, 1980 to February 1, 1980, with a budgeted allowance of $375.00 was
presented.
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Gonzales, that the request of the
City Administrator be approved and authority granted to issue warrant in the
amount of $375.00 to Frank Murillo. Motion carried.
Payroll Warrant Register No. 272, covering claims and demands presented
during t~ period of December 1979, which includes Demands Nos. 2976 to 2993
(both inclusive), drawn on the Crocker NatLonalBank, total ing $452,219.79,
Accounting Period December 1979, was examined and audited.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Kaeser, that Payroll Warrant
Register No. 272 be approved and payment authorized for Demands Nos. 2976 to
2993 (both inclusive), with no exceptions. Motion carried.
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Warrant Register No. 540, covering claims and demands presented during
the period of December 16, 1979 to January 16,1980, which includes Demands Nos.
92202 to 92367 (both inclusive) excluding voided Demands Nos. 92219, 92322,
92340, and 92349, drawn on the United California Bank, totaling $4,732,670.60
(Light and Power Warrants $4,599,284.21) (Accounting Period January 1980), was
examined and audited.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Kaeser, that Warrant REGISTER No..
540, be approved and payment authorized for Demands 92202 to 92367 (both inclusive)
excluding voided Demands Nos. 92219, 92322, 92340 and 92349, with no other ex-
ceptions. Motion carried.
Communication from Arthur E. Nelson, Director of Public Works/Building,
dated January 8, 1980, submitting a more detailed report on the Santa Fe Land
Improvement Company Water Billing, was presented.
There was a brief discussion of the matter by the Director of Public
Works, and Fire Chief George Bass.
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No member of the Santa Fe Land Improvement Company was present to
represent the position of the company.
It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that this matter be
deferred to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council, February
5, 1980. Motion car~ied.
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Communication from City Administrator, dated January 15, 1980, request-
ing that the recommendations made during the Finance Committee meeting held
January 7, 1980, be approved, was presented.
It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Ybarra, that the recommendations
submitted in the Finance Committee minutes of January 7, 1980 be approved and
adopted. Motion carried.
Communication from L. A.Espinoza, Acting Chief of Police, dateEI January
14, 1980, requesting authority and funds for Capt. L. F. Ely to attend California
Association of Polygraph Examiners Training Seminar and Business Meeting February
I - 3, 1980, Sacramento, California, with an expense allowance of $262.00, was
presented.
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It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Gonzales, that the request of the
Acting Chief of Police be approved and that authority be granted to issue warrant
in the amount of $262.00 to L. F. E1y. Motion carried.
A discussion was held regarding recommendation to change t re energy cost
adjustment bill ing factor charged for electrical energy distributed and supplied
by the City to its electrical consumers.
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It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Kaeser, that the recommendation to
adopt an Energy Cost Adjustment Billing Factor of 2.9317c/kwh net be approved.
Motion carried.
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Resolution No. 4693 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Vernon Changing the Energy Cost Adjustment Billing Factor Charg ed for Electrical
Ener~ Distributed and Supplied to Its Electrical Consumers, was presented.
It was moved by McCormick, seconded by Gonzales that Resolution No.
4693 be approved and adopted. Motion carried.
AYES:
NOES:
Absent:
McCormick, Gonzales, Kaeser, Ybarra, Malburg
None
None
Bruce V. Malkenhorst, the City Administrator, submitted iriformation
from Consulting Mechanical Engineer, William Evert, that approximately 2010
barrels of diesel fuel No.2 in storage at the Vernon Power Plant is surplus
to the City's need and should be sold.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Kaeser, that the above-described
d i ese 1 fue 1 is hereby dec 1 a red surplus and that author i ty is g ranted to the
Director of Finance to advertise for the sale of approximately 2010 barrels of
excess Diesel Fuel No. 2 in storage at the Vernon Power Plant. Motion carried.
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ORDINANCE NO. 894 - An Ordinance of the City of Vernon Repealing
Ordinance No. 884 and Providing for Salary and Expense Allowance for Members
of the City Council of the City of Vernon, was presented.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Kaeser, that Ordinance No. 894
receive and pass a first reading. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 894 was read
in its entirety for a first reading.
AYES:
NOES:
Absent:
Ybarra, Kaeser, Gonzales, McCormick, Malburg
None
None
Communication from Philip Reavis, dated January 10, 1980, requesting
the method of conducting the forthcoming election, whether by absentee ballot or
by normal process with a voting booth and ballot box, be placed on the agenda
for this meeting of the City Council, was read in its entirety.
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It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Gonzales, that the communication be
received and filed. Motion ca-ried.
Lewis R. Adams submitted a draft of EOC Operatiosn Plan and Standard
Operation Procedures recommended by the Office of Emergency Services, with a
request same be submitted to the Finance Committee for consideration.
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It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that the request of Lewis
R. Adams, Assis ant Director of Civil Defense, submitting a draft of EOC Oper-
ations Plan and Standard Operation Procedures, be approved as a working draft
and that Lewis R. Adams is authorized to meet with affected City emergency em-
ployees to consider additions to said draft. Motion carried.
At this time, 3:09 o'clock, p.m., it was moved by Kaeser, seconded by
Ybarra, that the City Council go into executive session in accordance with
Attorney/Client privilege. Motion carried.
All persons, with the exception of the City Clerk, the City Attorney and
Consulting Electrical Engineer, Paul P. Hendricks, were excluded from the
executive session.
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Mayor Malburg ordered that all communicat~ons to and from the executive
session were deemed private and confidential.
At this time, 3:35 o'clock, p.m., it was moved by Gonzales, seconded by
McCormick, that the City Council go out of executive session and resume regular
session. Motion carried.
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It was moved by Gonzales, seconded by Ybarra, that the staff is hereby
authorized to implement the necessary procedures in order to purchase electricity
under the TOU-R rate schedule, per communication from Edward A. Myers, Jr., Vice-
President, Southern California Edison Company, dated January 11, 1980. Motion
carried.
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At this time, 3:36 o'clock, p.m., it was moved by McCormick, seconded by
Gonzales, that the City Council go into executive session in accordance with
Attorney/Client privilege. Motion carried.
All persons, with the exception of the City Administrator 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 and confiden tial.
At this time, 4:30 o'clock, p.m., it was moved by Ybarra, seconded by
Gonzales that the City Council go out of executive session and resume regular
session. Motion carried.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Gonzales that authority and funds
be granted for K. K. Kaeser to attend the League of California Cities City
Managers Department Meeting, held in San Diego, California, February 6-8, 1980,
with an allowance of $290.00. Motion carried.
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It was moved by Kaeser, seconded by Ybarra, that the recommendation of
Arthur E. Nelson, Director of Public Works, to employ Michael Mosso, as Utility
Man V, Step 6, be approved, contingent upon his satisfactory completion of a
physical examination. Motion carried.
At this time, 4:40 o'clock, p.m., it was moved by Kaeser, seconded by
Gonzales, that the City Council go into executive session in accordance with
Attorney/Client privilege. Motion carried.
At this time, 4:41 o'clock, p.m., Councilman McCormick requested that
he be excused. Request was granted and Councilman McCormick withdrew from the
Council Chamber.
All persons, with the exception of the City Administrator 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 and confidential.
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At this time, 5:15 o'clock, p.m., it was moved by Kaeser, seconded by
Gonzales, that the City Council go out of executive session and resume regular
session. Motion carried.
There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was
moved by Ybarra, seconded by Gonzales, that the meeting be adjourned to Tuesday,
January 22, 1980, at 4:00 o'clock, p.m. Motion carried.
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ATTEST:
BRUCE V. MALKENHORST
City Administrator/City Clerk
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