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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1938-01-18 - CC~~ REUULAH Pr~ETIPJG JANUARY 18TH, 1938. The City Council of the City of Lynwood met in a regular session at the City Hall, 11331 Plaza Street, on above date, at '~ 7:30 P.h~. Mayor Boster in the chair. Councilmen Lake, Snyder and Boster answered the roll call. Councilman Nation was absent. It arras moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Council- man Meyer tfiat the minutes of the previous regular meeting of Janu- ary 4th, 1938 and of the adjourned regular meeting of January 11th, 1938, be approved as v<iritten. All members of the Council Aresent voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered. ORAL COIF?Iu1UTdICAt~IONS : P~?r. P. P~. Hesse addressed the Council on the proposed changes in the zoning Ordinance. Ivir. Hesse votes informed that the Planning Commission have not submitted their recommendations as yet. Mrs. C. D. Barnett addressed the Council requesting per- mission on behalf of the ~i.C.T.U. organization to erect a sign ap- ,_:roximately 3 x 4 feet onL:ong Bea.eh Boulevard. Mrs. Barnett was in- i formed that the City is working on an amendment to tre sign ordi- nance and that when same is finally adox;ted no doubt they will be in ~ a position to grant permit therefor. IJ[r. Edwin E. Ripley addressed the Council renewing his request for permit to build on Lot 229, Tract 5222, at the corner of State and L. B. Bi.vd. subl::itting• a revised plan y:~hich would make it necessary for the City to vacate 5 feet on the east of the t~roposed building and requesting permission to extend the second story one and. one half feet beyond the set back line. Inasmuch as the City Attorney ruled that the Council have no authority to grant such re- quest, It4r. F?ipley was informed that they cannot comply withl~s re- quest. The hour of 8 P.PI[. having arrived, said. time being t're hour fixed for hearing objections or protests or. the proposed re- assessment for refunding of the indebtedness of Acquisition and Im- provement District No. 9 of the City of Lynwood. The Mayor announced that this was the time and place fixed for the hearing of objections or protests. The City Clerk stated tY~at the Affidavits showing posting of the Notice of I-.'earing on Proposed Reassessment for Refunding of Indebtedness of Acquisition and Improvement District No. 9 were on file in his office, as vaell as the Affidavit of Publication in con- e nection with said matter. The I±iayor inquired of the City C7.erk whether or not any written objections ha.d been filed. The City Clerk stated that none ha.d been filed. VV•hereupon the Ntayor inquired of the auk fence if there was any one who wished to file a v~rritten objection to the ?proposed re- ~ assessment, or if any one wished to protest orally in said matter. There was no response. Thereupon it v~ras moved. by .Councilman Meyer and seconded by Councilman Snyder that the hearing be continued to January 27th, 1938, a.t 1:30 P.~~. All rnernbers of tr_e Council present voting aye, the Nlayor declared the .notion duly carried, a.nd it was so ordered. PdIr. Herbert A. Behnke; submitted a. letter regarding pro- posed settlement with the Banl~~ers Life Insurance Company for bonds held by them in Acquisition and improvement District T?o. 9, whereby the City proposes to settle for cash payment of 940,000 a.nd they would accept the balance of x¢18,000.00 in. Refunding Bonds, suggest- in~; that such an offer be tendered said Company. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Meyer and seconded by Councilman Snyder that the 1'%.ayor be authorized and instructed to direct a letter to the Bankers Life Insurance Com~~any for tree settlement of sated District on the ~ basis suggested. Roll Call: .Ayes: Councilmen Lake, i.~reyer, Snyder and Boster. ~ P?oes : None. Absent: Councilman Nation. A communication wa.s received ~'t~om the Committee on Street L_:igritin.g Rate Reduction, `announci ng a meeting preceding the meeting of the League to be held at tl~e Pasadena cin January 20th, 1938, at 5 : 3 0 P . I~; . A com::!unication was also received from the City Engin~r in connection v^ith the proposed reduction proposed by the Southern California Edison Co. nov<r before the Railroad Commission reporting II, how it would affect Lynwood, stating that the reduction would be i j ~~~ from X2.70 to ~~p2.65 covering the 250 C. P, lamps, and in addition there is a further reduction based on gross billing which amounts to approximately 2.~0. Based on 1937 billings the City will save x$241.56 per annum under t~-~e new rate schedule which represents a re- duction, based an our total lighting bill of 3.6. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman Meyer that the PJ~ayor be authorized to r~ledge the City of LynvUlood's support of the Committee's plan for a reduction, based on a fee of one-half of the saving for the first near to the Engineer to be employed in connection with said matter. All members of theCouncil present voting aye, the T,~ayor declared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered. A communication v~Tas received frarn the L. A. County League of PJiunicipalities announang their next meeti7.g at Pasadena at the Athletic Club at the corner of Green and Los Robles, Louis Burke, Legal Counsel to be the principal speaker. The Paayor instructed the City Clerk to reply and inform that four will attend. A communication vas received from the Chas. A. (Lindbergh P.T.A. recommending that school signs be painted at the corners of IJfagnolia and Alpine, the northern intersection of Burton and Alpine and of Cedar and Alpine and that a slow sign be placed at the inter- secti~n of Josep~~iine and Lindbergh St. There being no objection, the City Engineer was instructed to have signs painted a.s requested. A co<arlunication was received from the Lynwood Elementary School to the effect that many of the home ourners in tree 4200 and 4300 blocks on Sanborn Ave. are interested in having a sewer line instaIled on Sanborn from Locust to Atlantic, stating-that they wish to add the School Districts interest in the matter because of the unsatisfactory sev~rage condition at Washington School, requesting that the matter be considered by the Council. There being no objection, the Mayor re- ferred the matter to the Se~~.Ter Conunittee and the City Engineer for investigation and study. A communication vras received from ~~.nr. E. D. Hess of 11323 Virginia Ave. to the effect-teat the Dee's sti_11 have their dog kennel on Atlantic and the same odors emanate therefrom and the same objec- tions are raised as the nuisance has not been eliminated. The City Clerk stated that Mrs. Dee was in and wishes the Council to refund her X10.00 of her old license fee unearned on account of revoking her license. There being no objection, the Mayor referred the matter to the City Attorney to take such action as is necessary in order to eliminate the apparent nuisance. Corn~~~unication in the form of Resolution was received from Itianhattan Beach wherein they sent a protest to the Railroad Commission for proposed increase in rates x~roposed by the P. E. Railway Company. The health report was received and ordered filed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A communication was received from Engineer Bateman reporting on the complaint by the First Security Deposit CCorpo a.tiion egardin~ need of more drainage facilities at East 110th Stree~, to t~ie~"effect that he has constructed dykes at the intersections of IlOth St and Lor~ •raine which h s had the rractical effect of re a din the entryy of ~~. waters into t~e street, hov~rever, it is not a 100 so~ution, bu't will help the situation very materially and is about all that can be done at this time. There being no objection, the communication was ordered filed.. A communication was received from Engineer Bateman reporting on protests about weed abatement havin~• been charged by the City of Lynwood, recommending that refunds be made as requested. Thereupon it was moved by Councilman I,Peyer and sec ^nded by Councilman Snyder that refunds be issued for weed assessment erroneously charged against Lots 934, Tract 3172, Lot 880, Tract 3172, Lot 1229, Tract 3335, after receipted tax bills are produced by the applicants. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Lake, I~ieyer, Snyder and Boster. ~~raes : None . Absent: Coun~lman Nation. A communication was received from Chief of Polite Miller re- porting on cost of installation of signals at Imperial and Long Beach Blvd; also .for cost of installing light at intersection of Platt and L.B. Blvd. There being no objection, the matter was laid aver for further consideration of the Council. NEVJ BUSINESS : ~ It was „loved by CounciLaan Snyder and seconded by Councilman Lake that the License Collector be instructed to waive the penalty ~~ for non-payment of license fee for operating businesses for a peri- od of 15 days rnd_ to become effective on February 1st, 1938. All members of the Council present votinm aye, the I~layor declared the ;notion duly carried. It v~~as moved by Councilman Lake and seccnded by Councilman NIeyF~~r that the City Treasurer be instructed to communicate vrith Governor Merriam to the effect that. it is the desire of the City of Lynwood that he include the extension of the vraivin~ of penalties for non-payment of taxes in special call of the State L~e~isla.ture. All members of the Council voting aye, the ?.r,ayor declared. the motion duly carx°ied and it was so ordered. It was moved by Councilman .i~LeyFr and seconded_ by Council- rna.n Snyder that the City Attorney be instructed to draft an Ordi- nance to provide for the creation of a special fund for the c~urchase of a. fire en~~ine for the Fire Department as x~rovided by lave. All members of the Council present voting aye, the P!ayor declared the motion duly carried and it v~~as so ordered. The foll~vang demands vrere presented GENERAL FUTJD Vr~ATER DEPARTi.'iENT Blake, i~offitt & Towne Paper ~ 1.55 Mrs. George Greenameyer ~$ 3.00 Lyn~~rood Electric Co. 35.84 P~nrs. T. J. Harris 2.60 Water Department 52.00 Wm. Grover 1.15 Spray C`Tun Sales & Serv Co 1'7.10 Mrs. R. C. Beck 2.50 I<ir. Orville R. Rowlin 4.80 P~,~rs . Arthur Phillibs 3.00 J. C. Holland 50.00 P.Trs. G. b~'. Tanner .95 W;n. Sullivan 15.00 Tars. B. L. Claybrook 2.25 So. Ca..lif. Tel. Co. 102.36 Ethel Parker 1.50 So. Calif Edison Co. 83.17 Bob I"dilliams 3.00 So. Calif C=as Co. 30.20 Jack F. Johns 2.25 City of L.A. Police Dent 8.25 P. J. Siemonsma 2.25 Stores Inventory 177.02 TtiQrs. Cecelia Jackson .75 S~~a.rklett:= Drina<~g Water C-; rp 2.06 H, C. Ae~iogost 1.75 Sanders Flurnbing Co . 7.86 Che st ~ B . Ra.y 2.35 Belcher & Schacht Co . 2.27 Genl Fund-Stores Inventory 21.80 lNater Department 6, 5`%0.00 Sanders Pluabing Co. 4.25 Indus Prin'g' & 5ta Co. 36.89 Sears, Roebuck ~r Co. 10.90 Petty Cash--Treas. Office 56.46 So. Calif Tel Co. 8.00 Payroll Account 2,138.84 Ind?as Print'; & Sta. Co. 4.17 Elysian Springs Water Co 3.09 So. Calif Edison Co. ?34.30 STT;;EET DEPARTT.-SENT Payroll Account 4x73.00 Genl Fund-Stores Inventory 54.80 LIGH`l'ITJG FUND So. C~.lif. Gas Co. 1.65 -~--------- So. Calif. Edison Co. 4.05 So. Calif. Edison Co. 728.89 Payroll Account 323.34 It ~~~as moved by Councilman Snyder and seconded by Coun- cilman Tv~ieyer that the demands be allowed and v:Tarrants be drawn on the City Treasurer for said various amounts. Roll Call: ryes : Councilmen. La>~~e, Tveyer, Snyder and Beer. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Nation. ORDI~JAPJCE N0. 2.~~0, entitled, "ATd ORDINANCE AIvIETvDING THE ZONITvG T~riAP OF THE CITY OF LYA?WOOD, CALIr^ORi1IA, AIYD T)RO:~~I'-G LOTS 96, 97, 98, 115, 116, and 117 of TRACT 10503 as RECORDED IN BOOK 158 AT rAGE 4 OF TdIAPS IId THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF LOS ATvGELES CUUTv`'~Y, CALIFORIIIA, FRO:'.' ZOTTE RI and RE-ZUNING SAID LANDS IN ZONE C3 iT~, THE CITY OF LYN4VOOD, CALIFORTTIA," was read for the second time. It was :-:loved by Councilman Lry.ke a_nd seconded by Coun- cilman ?ieyer that said Ordinance be adopted as read the second time, finally pass and be published as required by lave. Roll Call: Ayes: Council~~en L~~ke, T~letrer, Snyder and Boster. iJoes : gone . Absent: Councilman N~.tion. It eras moved by Councilman Lake and second :d by Councilrna.n TJeye r that the meeting adjourn to January27th, 1938 at 1 :30 P. T;~. All rne,nbers of the Council present voting aye, the T~iayor d ecla.red the motion duly carried. c / P.riA`LOR 0 `?'HE OF LYT~?WOOD ATTEST: CITY CL RTC, CITY OF LYIJ~'JOOD