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ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING DECEh~BER 28TH, 1937.
The City Council of the City of Lynwood met in an adjourned
regular session at the City Hall, 11331 Plaza Street, on above date,
at 7 :30 P. rd.
rJlayor Boster in the Chair.
Councilmen Lake, Nation, Snyder and Boster answered the
roll call.
Councilman Meyer was absent.
It was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman
Snyder that the minutes of the previous regular meeting of December
21st, 1937, be approved as written. All members of the Couneil prese~
voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried.
A communication was received from Fire Chief Lewis request-
ing the Council to appoint Mr. Johnson, 3237 Josephine as a Hite-call•
man to fill the vacancy off' R. Rutter.
Thereupon Councilman Nation addressed the Councilto the.
effect that a report should be made by the Fire Commissioner onthe
matter.
Whereupon Councilman Snyder stated that the new law re-
quires that the men work only72 hours at one tithe and inasmuch as
they are now working 84 hours on one shift it will be necessary to
hire another regular fireman.
Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Nation and seconded
by Councilman Lake that the recommendation of Fire Chief Lewis made
at the previous regular meeting of December 21st be accepted and that
Mr. R. Rutter be employed as a regular fireman.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Nation, Snyder and Boster.
Noes: None
Absent: Councilman Meyer
Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded
by Councilman Snyder that the salary of Mr. R. Rutter be fixed at
X120.00 per month.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Nation, Snyder and Boster.
Noes: None
Absent: Councilman Meyer
In the matter of the Refunding of the Indebtedness of Acqui.•
sition and Improvement District No. 19 of the City of Lynwood, the
City Clerk presented Affidavits of Posting, Publication and Mailing
setting forth the fact that same had been done in compliance with
said Refunding Act of 1933. The CityClerk also presented affidavit
of Engineer as to sufficiency of Consent of landowners filed in mid
proceedings, setting forth that 62.27 in area of the lands in said
District sub,jeet to reassessment in the refunding proceedings had
consented; a similar certificate was presented from the Clerk as to
the sufficiency of landowners' consent, setting forth that 62.270 of
the lands in the area subject to the reassessment have consented
thereto.
City Treasurer Reed addressed the Council to the effect
that he has verified the amounts as set forth in the Resolution of
Intention and that he finds that the amounts are correct according
to his record.
A communication was received from Superintendent of Streets
Mr. Bateman, to the effect that he had checked the consents in the
matter of refunding of Acquisition and Improvement District No. 19
and that he finds as follows
Total area in district 291.44 Acres
Total area represented by consents 181.49 Acres
Per cent rl' total 62.27 ~o
TYe hour of 8 P.M. having arrived, said hour being the time
fixed for receiving protests or objections to the refunding of said
indebtedness of Acquisition and Improvement District No. 19 (Imperial
Highw~;y ) .
The Mayor inquired of the City Clerk whether or not any
written Objections had been filed. The City Clerk stated that none
had been filed.
Thereupon the ~4a.yor inquired of the audience whether or not
there was any one ~ esent who wished to z~rotest or object to said
proceedings. There wa.s no response.
City Treasurer Reed was sworn and testified as to the
public interest, convenience and necessity for said refund in g, stat-
ing that there are many advantages that would result. That a sub-
stantial reduction in the indebtedness will be made; that the indebted-
ness will be converted from an advalarem type of assessment to a
direct lien; also stating that it will enhance the value of th.e
~+roperty in the district; increase building activities thereby
increasing the assessed valuation of the City; also that many
will pay up their delinquent taxes, and many other benefits will be
derived.
Thereupon RESOLUTION N0. 1038, entitled: "RESOLt~1TTI0N SET-
TING FORTH FACTS OF HEARING, PASSING UPON OBJECTIONS, AND FINDING
THAT THE WRITTEN COIv'SENT OF THE OWNERS OF A MAJORITY IN AREA OF THE
LANDS IN ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEP.PENT DISTRICT N0. 19 HAS BEEN FILED,~~
reading as follows, wa.s read:
"WHEF.EAS, the City Council of the City of Lynwood, Cali€~
ornia, on the 23rd day of November, 1937, duly passed and adopted
its Resolution No. 1024, declaring its intention to refund the in-
d~btedness of Acquisition and Improvement District No. 19 of the
City of Lynwood; and ~
WHEREAS, at the time and place fixed for the hearing of
protests and objections to said refunding, a hearing was duly held,
and no written objections against tYle proposed refunding had been
filed with the City Clerk and no perso s appeared and objected to ~
said refunding, and both written and oral evidence upon the pro-
ceedirags was taken, and it appeared that affidavits showing the due
public~~tion, posting and mailing cf' the resolution were on file in the
office of the City Clerk of said city, and that all notices required
by the Assessment Bond Refunding Act of 1933 have been properly given;
and
Y'~1HEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lynwood has con-
sidered all of the facts and is fully informed in the matter:
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved by the City Council
of the City of Lynwood, California, as . follaRS
Sectionl. That the public interest, convenience and
necessity require the refunding ~f the indebtedness of Acquisition
and Improvement District No. 19 of the City of Lynwood, California,
as yet forth in said Resolution No. 1024.
Section 2. That no protests or objections to such refund-
ing have been filed or made.
Section 3. That the written consent of the owners of
more than a majority in area of the lands in the District subject
to reassessment in the refunding proceedings, consenting to the
refunding and reassessment, has been filed, and that this City Coun-
cil has acquired jurisdiction to proceed with the refunding of the
indebtedness of Said District under theprovisions of said Act..
Section 4. That this resolution shall be entered in full
in the minutes of this City Council."
It was moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Council-
man Lake that said Resolution No. 1038 be ador~ted.
Roll Call.
Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Nation, Snyder and Boster.
Noes : None
Absent: Councilman Meyer.
Thereupon RESOLUTION N0. 1039, entitled: '~RESOLthION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNR'OOD, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE
REFUNDITvG OF THE INDEBTEDNESS OF ACQUISITION AND IMPROVF.RiiENT DIS-
TRICT N0. 19 OF SAID CITY .AND THE ?+i~AX.ING OF A REASSESSPviENT THEREFOR,"
reading as follows, was read:
"WHEREAS, the hearing of objections and protests to the
refunding of the indebtedness of Acquisition a.nd Improvement District
No. 19 of the City of Lynwood, as ~ oposed in Resolution No. 1024,
has been duly had, and no protests or objections were filed or made;
and
WHEREAS, by resolution entered upon the minutes, this
Council has determined that the written consent of the owners of
more than a majority in area of the lands in the District subject
to reassessment to the pro~~osed refunding and reassessment has been
filed, and this Council has acquired jurisdiction to proceed with such
refunding and reassessment:
NOW, THEREFORE, theCity Council of the City of Lynwood,
California, does hereby resolve, determine and order as follows:
Section 1. That the public interest, convenience and
necessity require the refunding cf the indebtedness of Acquisition
and Improvement District No. 19 of the City of Lynwood; and the
refunding of such indebtedness under the Assessment Bond Refunding
1~
Act of 1933 as amended, and the ]evy of a reasse®sment therefor,~as
proposed in said Re®olution No. 1024, are hereby ordered. Reference
is hereby made to said Resolution No. 1024 for the total amount of the
outstanding indebtedness of the District, the amount of principal
of bonds included therein, and the amount of due and unpaid interest
coupons included therein, and far all other particulars.
Section 2. That the total maximum principal amount for
which a reassessment shall be levied is the sum of one hundred four
thousand three hundred dollars (~p104,300.00).
Section 3. That the City Engineer of the City of ~nwood is
hereby directed to prepare a diagram of the property include within
theDistrict upon which the said reassessment shall be levied, in ac-
cordance with said Act; and when said diagram is completed, the Super-
intendent of Streets of the City of Lynwood is hereby directed to and
shall proceed tomake the reassessment in accordance with the provi-
sions of said Act.
Section 4. That this resolution shall be entered in full
in the minutes of this City Council."
It was moved by Councilman Nation and seconded by Council-
man Snyder that said Resolution No. 1039 be adopted.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilman Lake, Nation, Snyder and Bcster.
Noes: None
Absent: Councilman P~Ieyer.
Mr. E. P~. Hanlon addressed the Council on the matter of the
reassessment and regarding the possibility of any assessmeZt being
levied against tax paid owners, or if they would be included in the
reassessment.
Attorney James L. Beebe explained to Mr. Hanlon that the.
reassessment would be spread aver all the property in A. & I. Dist.
19, after which each roperty owrner would be credited with all amounts
paid through the taxes, and that he has been advised that because of
a small reassessment and a large delinquency that exists,, probably
there would be no reassessment against tax paid owners in moat in-
stances.
City Treasurer Reed and Attorney R. A. P,~offi.tt also-spoke
on the matter to the effect that no doubt the reassessment will-hot
call for any payment by tax paid owners by virtue of payments ha~t'ig
been made through tax collections.
It was moved by Councilman Nation and seconded by Coundlman
Snyder that Mr.James L. Beebe, SpecialCounsel, be instructed to pre-
pare Resolution d'Intention for A. & I. Districts Nos. 8 and 25 for
adoption by the City Council at their next regular meeting to be held
on January 4th, 1938.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Nation, Snyder and Boster.
Noes: None.
Absent: Councilman Meyer.
RESOLtff'ION N0. 1040, entitled : "A RESOLUTION 0 F THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, C'~LIr^ORNIA, CLOSING AND VACATING ALL
ALLEYS EAST OF BULLIS ROAD, AND NORTH OF LOUISE STREET, AND SOUTH OF
FERNWOOD AVENUE, AND WEST OF MURIEL DRIVE, IN'IHE CITY OF LYNWOOD,
CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON IuiAP OF TRACT 10503 RECORDED IN BOOK 158 AT
PAGE 4 OF MAPS, IN'IFiE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF LOS ANGELES
COUNTY, CALIFURNIA AND RESERVING THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR SEWERS AND
~4'ATER LINES AND GAS LINES AND ELECTRICITY LINES AND TELEPHONE LINES,
AND DESCRIBI NG SAID ALLEYS BY THE EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES THEREOF, AF=
FECTED THEREBY," was read. It was moved by Councilman Lake and
seconded by Councilman Nation that said Resolution No. 1040 be adopted
Ro11 CaI1:
Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Nation, Snyder and Bcbter.
Noes: Rone.
Absent: Councilman Meyer
Application for employment was received fromHarry T. Fox.
A communication was received from the League of California
I~mnicioalities regarding the recent decision by the District Court,
to the effect that the operation of a so-called "legal" bookie is in
violation of Section 33?a, stating that they will advise further when
and if other decision is rendered by the Supreme Court.
Mayor Boster stated that he has been gathering data regarding
ordinances covering gambling, stating that he finds that our present
ordinance is inadequate, stating that he has turned the information
over to the City Attorney with the intention of study by the Council.
Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Nation and seconded
by Councilman Snyder that the City Attorney be instructed to revise
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and add to our gambling ordinance whereitfails to meet with the
present situation, and present to the. Council for study at an early
date.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Nation, Snyder and Buster.
Noes: None.
Absent : Councilman P~eyer.
Discussion was had regarding the proposed applicationc~' the
Pacific Electric Railroad Company to the Railroad Commission for in-
creased rates covering their service.
After due consideration cf the matter it was duly moved by
Councilman Nation and seconded by Councilman Snyder that the City
Clerk be instructed to notify interested cities in the vicinity of
inviting them to meet with the Council and Planning Commission for
purpose of discussing the best method to be used to protest any such
increase in rates.
All members of the Council voting; aye, the Mayor declared ,,,~
the motion duly carried, and it was so nd.ered.
It was moved by Councilman Nation and seconded by Council-
man Snyder that the P®lice Commission be instructed to notify the
Chief of Police to provide rnen to patrol the Pedestrian zones in the
business district in order to eliminate violations when persons are '~
crossing Long Beach Boulevard; also present some plan far considera-
tion of the Council to relieve the congestion in the business district..
All members of the Council present voting aye, the Mayor declared the
motion duly carried and it was so or dered.
It was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman
Nation that the meeting adjourn to January 4th, 1938, at 7:30 P.flR,
All members of the Cauncil present voting aye, the l~fayor declared
the motion duly carried.
MAYOR OF TH CI Y OF LYNtN00D
ATTEST:
I. L K, 0 L.Y OOD