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HomeMy Public PortalAboutM 1941-01-07 - CC~'~ RI~:GULAR iulElaT I NG JANUARY "/ ~ H~ 1841 The City Council of the City of L.yn~.~~ooc?. met ire. a rF:gulax~ sess- 3.or~, in the Council Chamber of the City H~:11, 11`,31 Pla •a Street, or. a- bove d_a te, at 7:30 P. N?. I~nayor~ I'~~~eyer in the chair. Councilmen Christensen, Lake, Zimr.~errnan, Tti~Ic?VIeekin anc~ I:Meyer answered the roll call. It was moved by Cnuncilrnan Cnri~ten~en an.-~ seconded by Council- man P~eP.~Ieekirr tri~3t the rnin~ates of t?~e r_reviou;- regular rneeting• of December i7t)'r, 1940 be apr,roved a- waritten. A11. rner:ibers of the Coi_~ncilrresent voting aye, the TJ~ayor° declared the motion duly c;^.rried. The {:our of 8 P,Pr, havir:~r• ax°rived, s~id_ `ir.re k=ein~; the hour fixed fnr a hearing in connection w,fit~; changing Zone R1. to Zone f4!f2., as affecting Lots 14 to 25, both inclusive; of Flock 5, ~~odjeska P~-rk, upon the Final report of the City Council in connection with said.. matter filed at the_ raeetinn~ of the Ci ter Cotancii held on Dec;en~~:~er 17tY~, 1940. The Ia~.ror inquired. of the audience ~~ahether or not there vas any one present w'r~o v~ished to protest or object to the changing of saie~ zone, either orally or iri LFrrit.ng. There e~ac no resr~onse. The ?,ayor tr,:ereupon inquired of the City C~ erk whether or not a.ny written objections or protests 'rrad been filed, TI~e Clerk stated.. that none ha.d been filed. The City Clerk stated trot Affidavits of Posting of Notices, and of D2ailinp° cod;-ies of Notice of propose? change of zone wlere on file in his office. Thereupon an Ord~_nance entitled.: "Ar. Ordinance of the City of Lynv?ood, California transferring certain lands frcrri~ Zcne Rl as establish- ed by Section 7 of Ordinance No. 285 of said. City, into Zone NI2, as'~rea.d for the f it:t readinE . Thereupon it !~~as moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded by Councilman Labe that said Ordinance be accepted as read the first tirire and pas°~ to the second reading. ~-P stablished by Section 9 Koll Call: of saic, Ordinance No. `'~5," ~^•a.s introduced and Ayes: Councilmen, Chris=.tensen, Lake, ZirrrrriermarL, Mcl~r~eekin and i~rleyer. Noes: None. The hour of 8 P.Iv~. ha vinu~ arrived, said time being the hour fixed for hearing protests or objections in connection with cha.n~•ing Zone R1 to Zone C3 as affecting Lot 2,95, Tract 0557, upon the tentative report of the City Council in connection with eaid matter filed at the meeting of the City Council held on December 17th, 1940. The Pria~ror inquired of the audience whether or not there teas any or.e present who wished to protest or object to the changing of said zone as described in said Ter.t~tive Report either orally or in w;ritin~•. There was no response. The I<<!ayour thereupon inquired of the City Clerk ~~lhether or not a.ny written objections or protests had been filed. The Clerk stated that none had been filed. The Clerk stated that Affidavits of Postir.~; of Atotices and of mailing copies of Notice of ~robased change of zone vlere on file in his office. Thereupon Final report in connection ti~Titl'i proposed change of Zone as specified above was presented and read, setting J~~nuary 21st, 1941, at 8 P.M, as the date of hearing on said final report. It was moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded by Councilman McPvteekin that said Report be adopted. Ro I1 Call Ayes: Councilmen Christen^er., Lake, Zimmerrrran, PJIcIV~eekir. and 1lrleyer. Noes: None. The hour of ~ P.~,4. having• arrived, said. tune beings the hour fix- ed for hearing protests or objections in connection with the vacation and ak;andonment of 3' feet of Peach Street as per notices ?posted and as per notice published a_s required by lawn. The i~riayar inquired of the Audience ~arhether cr not there was any one present who wished. to object ar r_,rntect in connection ~ti~ith said matter. There was no resx~onse. Thereupon the r~~atror asked the City Clerk vrhether or not any vrrit- ten protests had been filed.. The Clerk stated that none had been filed. The Ci.t~.T Clerk stated that Affidavits of Posting; a.nd Affidavit of Publishing Notice of said_ hearing `Mere on file in his office. ""~,~ . _: i 8`7 Thereupon Findings and Report of the City Council on the aban- donment and vacatin~• of said rortion of Peach Street, was submitted and read. Thereupon it wa.s moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Council- man Christensen that said report be adopted. Roll Call: A~,res: Councilmen, Christensen, Lake, Zimmerran, P~clt~~eekin and I~Ieyer. Noes: None. Thereu~?on an Ordinance entitled: "An Ordinance of the City Council of the Incorporated City of Lynwood, California, abandoning and vacating a portion of Feach Street", wa.s introduced.and read the first time. It was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman Christ- ensen that said Ordinance be accepted as read the first time and pass to the second reading. . Roll. Call Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Lake, Zimmerman, 1~IcIvzeekin and IUleyer. Noes: None. S"WRITTEN COD~MUNICATIONS: An invitation was received from the Torrance Chamber of Commerce announcin~• a meeting of the Harbor District Chamber of Commerce to be held at the Torrance ~loman's Clubhouse on January 9th, a.t 6:30 P.M. There being no objection, said communication was ordered filed. An announcement of meeting of L. A. County Division League of Ca.lifor•nia Cities at the Armory, Exposition Park, Las Angeles, Thursday January 16th, 1941, dinner at 6:45 P.M, was received. The Ntayor urged all who can tc attend as it is an important meeting as defense problems are to be discussed, and the communication was ordered filed. A notice of meeting of the Planning Congress Luncheon at Glendora on January 11, 1941-was received. There being no ob,jection,:said communi- cation vaas ordered filed. A communication was received from the County Road Department regarding intersection of Santa. Fe and Century Blvd., announcing that a stop sign will be installed there v~,~hen the Ordinance is adopted to cover same. There being no objection, said communication teas ordered filed. A petition was received from property o~~•ners on Pine Avenue, signed by Nrs. L. A. T~"crV~'iJlan and 13 others, comp3aining about thF~ pretence of covas at the Imperial Dairy in their neighborhood., which. they feel is responsible for the unusual number of flies with ~rhich they are being an- noyed. There being no objection, the P~`a,yor instructed the City Attorney to• communicate ~~~ith P~;ir. Harter owner of said dairy requesting hi.m to dis- continue havine' cows there. A comr:~unication vitas received from the City Court, by 'ti'estana ~~ana.maker, Clerk, requesting permission to destroy old. records consist- ing of receipts, etc., Being rrior to the year 1935. After due consider- ation of the matter, it etas moved by Councilman Mc~i!eekin and sec nded by Councilman Christensen that the City Court be authorized so to do if it conforms ~s~ith statutes existing reg°ulating such matters. A11 members of the Council present voting aye, the P~layor declared the motion duly carried. A communication G~~as received. from the Chrysler Corporation re- questing permissian to quote prices when City is in need of trucks. There being no objection, said. communication ~n~as ordered filed. A communication was received from the County of Loc Angeles wits. e cerpt from their meeting, of December '3rd., 1940 where they grant perrriission to the Cit~Y~ of L~rn~~ood. to install and maintain an ei~~ht inch san.itar,y set~,er, together wits house connectionG and. appurtenant work, in the first alley east of Atlantic Avenue, bet~gteen Century Blvd. and Imperial, as requested by the City's Resolution No. 1?73. There being no objection said communication ~r~~as ordered filed. A communication was received from the Dime Taxi Corporation, by Roy L. Beaman of 7117 Pacific Blvd.., Huntin~~:ton Park, making appliea~ tion for a. taxi-ca.b business license to be operated. from Street stands, with X12.00 _license fee attached. .Attorney Arcrie P~cLay addressed the Council on behalf of the applicant to the effect that they are making application under the old ta,_i-cab ordinance as the new ordinance does not become effective until January 17th, hoG~ever, that they will comply t~rith the neiFt ordinance in all respects, excepting that they do not ~t~i~h to have inscribed the words ~- "LynE~?ood Taxi", as required by said Ordinance, as there already is a firm ot;eratin~,~ under said name and they believe thrt it !mould be infringing on their name, therefore, suggesting that the Ordinance be amended. so that there con be some other indication of tree taxi-cabs, stating that the,1 have 15 crrs ~,~hicx~ they propose to use here in their business and do not wish '(~ R to designate them al1_ ,~s I~rv~ood Taxi as the same c<:~rs ore also used irx `aywood, Bell, Huntington Park, South xate, etc. After due consider{tion of the m=otter, it v-as moved. by Coun.cil- .:an Lake ~ nd seconded b~~~ Councilman T~~cT4eeki n t~~ ` ;~rrrission be granted ~o said firril to operate taxi-cab, hers r ~~~ C1`~,a`t t~~ ~ `: `~.~ License collector i~uthorized to issue license therEf~ r."':- ~ ~. ~;'_. +"ordinance, setting ~'ortr some other designation for e~ ch cab for c~^r.si.deration of tti~E Council. ~:t their next meeting. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Lake, Zimmerman, T~:cA'eekin and T~`ieyer. Noes: None. Report of Cit,v Co~~rt for month of December t=ras received.; as well as Health reports. . ORAL CCTv;Pd1UNI CftTICNS Ivir. Auer. Herbold addressed the Council on drainage problem mak- ing the suggestion that the opening under the Pacific Electric Tracks at PP~cx=: Street be vridened to three times its present sr.~idtt~~ in order to allow the vrater to flow through freely. T~'r. Bennett also addressed the Council on the drainage problem to the offect that they do not desire ary -sore ~=.~~ter to be forged through a_t said pc,int .tas it is bad7_y flooding; horse owners south of the tracks, appeal.in~~~; to the ,City to elan±inate the dam that is cons-rusted a.t Chester and Fernwood Avenue. T~:ir. Bin Reddick also addressed the Council on the matter. Pdo action uTas token thereon, a.nd the reslondents ~~r.~ere informed that the City ~~re doin~~~ the best they can and endeavoring to cause as little damage by ~~~ater as oossiblP, sand that the matter ~~.~i11. rot >e entirely elimin- ated until the County have cora~:~leted tr~Pir c?_r~i.nage rro,~ect, one of ~~?hich is in th:e ;~racess of construction at the ;;^re~ent time. IVY-.~` BUSINESS: A comrnunicr=~ti on v~.~r,s received from R. A, i:offitt, S~~~ecial Counsel, to the e_°fect that a g;r~=a:.t number of 1915 Act Districts in ~-~!hich the bond. have been either all retired or a.cc~uired by the City, have a great number of large asses~rnents outstanding ire ar:zounts exceeding the a.bi~_ity of .the prcper~y to pay, therefox°e suggesting compromise settlements thereon, re- comrlending that the City Treasurer be given authority to liouidate all assessments on a t~ereentage of original un~a id assPSSrr.ent, giving the per- cent^F;e th-~t need ~~~e collected in order far the City to c~~llect advances heretofore made. After due consideration of tr.e matter, said matter ~r~as referred to the City Attorney for study and to ar. opinion on tine rnatte~ A com:llunic^tion l~~~as received from the Delinquent Tax Land Commi- ttee enclosing a copy of ^n order <~dopted by the Board of Sut~ervisors on nev.~ Uasis for determining quick-sale values of tax-deeded. lands for which ar_~plicati>>ns h~~ve been made by T:unicip~~.lities. A corrrriunication ~Sras also receives: from the Delinquent Tax Lands Corninittee on the matter of r>ublications needed in connection vaith sale of Tax Deeded Lands acquired by Cities. A communication tR;a.s received from R. A. T.~TOffitt, Special. Counsel, to the effect that a.t the Special Session of 1940 State Legislature, they a.c?o~~ted a nev~~ lavr dealing T~~ith reGtorin~; delinquent tax lands to the tax rol~_s, v:~hich t.~~nt~ld necessitate dealin~~ through. a State Corer^iss3.on and ~,F!ould ~r.,ork to the disddvanta~"e of intereste^_ Cities, so at a recent rneetin~-~ of the Cities anc~ Counter it txTas ds^i,~e~_ to nrvr introduces? in the ;resent session o f .the State Legislature me~~slare v,hi ch ~L1OUld rep eal said lave, therefore recornrnendins> that ti;e Council go on record. ! n favor. of the re- r~e~l of s~~id Act and so notif:/ our repre;~ent~-fives. T~ereu~_on it v•~~s mraved by Covncil.rnan I_alfe and seconded by Coun- cil.marr ZimmerrrianLL th~~t ,,~,e go on record in favor of said proposed legislation vahieh tnrould reveal. Laid Act. All mer.~bers of the Counci7_ ;ire:=e:~t voting; r,ye, trip, T. ?`JOr deCl~red t11P, ~.iOt1t'~n a~~1Tr C"rr1.e~. ~r. :::offitt in hir coj~~runication mentioned above, also st~~ted t~r~~it it iae been. tA~,P ~olic,v of ttir~ i~o<.:rd.of Sv~~ervisors to c~~ran~:°e tree ~ro- Ct=du1'e tt~ f 7Zl_01"' b'd ~ltiE'~" ~.n C^nnE?Cti on tir'. tCl dP ~+.IlYlr~; ir'i t'1 t `' ~;~..P.E' ~P_r 1°"1(~.s, ti~~; +,.},oat notify ~ r~=~ ~~ ~ ~itiec involved until tT.e:~ :~>ve alres~ {~ filed. their I t r~ F V a t;llCs+.inn b?.~P'. 7r1 ? ~r~Vi~~i.S j~~c'ri, t.~:erefore reCOrIl::?E'ndln`." that t'fie COUn- cil a~?or_t - l;rn~~„ose:~ resr~l_~ation i n connection there~ith. `I'r:ereu-~~on HESOLUTICN NC. 1~?'7~., errtitl.ed: "i~1=~~CLU`1'It_`,Td REt~,UEaTI~(G ~~'~' ~C`~``•_~D CF SIIYERVISCF::~ OF LOS AlvGti.L~~~~ CCUT~T`I'Y TO CCP~FEi"~ '~'I'1'N CITIES INTER- . ~ . ~. f~::'IED ~:~:FOPr_, ADC TIP1G RULES AT~t?% REGULATIJ:~: :.~L;RTATT~I?u TC P.T`D RL ~TRICTICT1S Ci:,' Th: St 14,~~ UT~1DF'i-? aECTICN ~~=;4?7d. CF `I'N~l' ~CI_.ITI CAL CODE" , vra s read.. I t vra s moved b;y Councilr~ian P:;cT%eekin a.nc~ seconded by Councilman 7imrnerr~~:an that said Res~.olutio:~~ 1~TO. I`~.78 be ~:do~ted. '"~ '~•: 189 " Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Lake, Zimmerrnan,McP~eekin and T~eyer. Noes:. None. • IJfr. I~rTOffitt also in sa.irl communie=~tion stated that the County ^!ould use the City's appraisals of tax deeded lots rather than their formula. in determining quick sale values, as made by Ed Cavanau~~h and Claude Reber on P.pplic,~tions 37, 38 and 42 nendin~, if the City makes such requests, recommending; that the Council do so. Thereupon it wras moved by Councilman A~?cI~~ieekin and seconded by Councilman Lake that the City Clerk be directed to send. a. letter to the- Board of Supervisors requesting them to use t'rre appraised values in the- reports heretofore s~.~brnitted on Tax Sale applications- 37, 38 a.nd 42, rather than the formula adopted by the Board on December 17th. All members of the Council present voting.' aye, the r:~~a,yor deep-red the mo- tion duly carried and it was so ordered. - P~~:~r. I':roffitt also recommending; the adoption of a proposed reso- lution and Agreement relQtive to the purchase by the City of 107 tax deeded ~,arcels in the area. lying; north of Fernw~ood Avenue and. betwteen Bullis Road anti. Lon~• Bercl:~ Blvd. Therr=upon RESOLUTION N0. 179, entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUi1CIL OF THI~~ CIY OF LYi~1~Y0U~ OFFERING TO PURCHASE CERTAIN PRO- PERTY DEEDED TO `T'HE STATE UNDEI-i THE YROVISICNS OF SECTIONS 3897d AND 3897,3 OF THE POLITICAL CODE", was read. It was moved by Councilman Lake and. seconded by Councilman PficN~eekin that said Resolution No. 1279 be adopted, Roll Call: Ayes: Councilman Lake, Christensen, Zimmerman, F'cl~eekin and - Treyer. Noes: I~sone. It wra.s moved by Councilman Lake €~.nri_ eeconded by Councilman Christensen that E. S. Cavanaugh and Claude Reber be Pm;_~loyed to appraise the 107 lots mentioned above on behalf of the City for the Co~_mt.y for a consideration of ~>~'5.00 for such appr3isa.ls. Roll Call: - A,yes: Councilman Christensen, Zimmerman, Lake, PJfclleekin and 1~:eyer. :Noes: None. It tNas moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded by Council- man IvicT~ieekin that the City Clerk be instructed to communicate caith the Christmas Decoration Committee and the Float Committee and. compliment them on tl.e re cults obtained and thank them for their efforts on behalf of the City of Lyntivood. All members of the Council voting, aye, the Ntayor d_ecl.ared the motion duly carried and it ~,~~as so ordered. The follow?in~ demands wrere presented: GENERAL FUND ~ GENERAL FUND (con't) John T. Fairbanks ~ 125.00 C. D. Soiseth & Son 37.60 So. Cal. Telephone Co. 57.78 Standard Oil Company 2?9.34 limeo~~raphin~ Supply Co. 3.87 Southland T~Iotors Tnc. 14.02 L. A. Co. Health Dept 6.30 Harold Spangenberg 2.00 Hamblin & Hendricks Plumb. 15.06 Carl Entemann & Son .15.20 Keystone Envelope Co. 14.42 Leo J. P:~Teyber~ Company 8.36 L, A. Stamp & Sta. Co. 1.72 The Lie~hthouse, Inc. 2.94 L. A. To~h?el Ser. Cn, 1.80 Lynwrood Electric 1.96 N, L. Curtis Specialty 3.09 Petty Cash-Treas. Office 44.86 Blake, Moffitt & To~F~ne Paper 62.32 Atlantic Blvd. Merck. Assn 80.00 tTnderwaood F.ll.iott Fisher Co.l05.12 Econdlite Corporation 487.80 L,yn~~~aood Press & Tribune I.05.'74 Hudson Lumber Company 82..13 Lynwrood Bootery 3.?0 C. H. Davie Hardware 57.64 I3ai1_ey Drj,~ Goode 1.39 Covey Auto Parts 8.50 Cohen's 5-10-''1.00 Store 3.97 Franklin Auto Supply 14.15 Lynt~rood Electric Co. 1.4. `?5 Claude L. Reber 5.00 L.ym~~ood. Junior Hi=rh School 12.14 Ind. Sta. ~ Ptg. Co: 15.54 Vernon Lig;'htnin~ Blueprint 9.03 Lattin's Stationery Store 21.89 The Internat'1 City Mir; An. .50 D~"r. A. L. Nelson 50.00 Lersr};ue of Calif. Cities 2,00.00 Curtis & Christensen 17,97 Elysian Springs Water Co. .52 Southland P.~otors, Inc. 15.21 Crarles R. Hadley Co. 142.63 R. P. Cafe 8?. 30 Leslie G. Betz 5.40 J. Iui. F.. t~row,n, P1!.D. 15.00 H. L. Byrom, Co. Tax Col. 618.56 Claude L. Reber 12.50 Iutonroe Ca7.c. P.~1ach. Co. 360.50 Ed Cavanaugh 12.50 Pa~rrol.l Account ?, 842.82 LIGHTING..FUND R. A. Burton 92.00 So. Cal. Edison Co. 49.00 1 q0 "iATEii. DEPAP~T~:ENT FtJND 'o`,''ATER DEl'ARTi'~iF.'NT FUND _ (con't ) Lt,~n~~~ood Electric Co. ~ 15.5^ Imperial Hardz~~are Co. 4 02 Standazd_ Oil Company 5r~.~5 L,vnvaood. Electric Company . Ly,19 "Food & ~~lood 5, 00 STREET I~irI~0~1Ei~~IENT FUND Dayton ~ "1~~1~3rip Co. 260. 8o J. ~:9l. Blasts Co~rpany ~ 11^ 36 ?~ ickey Pir~e & Su;oy,ly Co. ? 11 , ,,.- Gi 7_nnre Oil Corneany ., 40.29 Bacner .Fire 8~ Supply Co. 112.19 J. C. Fenny Co. 5 15 The Demin~~ Cor~oor~.,tion 95.6'7 Facific Emulsion Compan~,r . '75.71 C. H. D;;vis H~ardUrare 15.02 C. H. D;-~.vis Haz°d~~rare 1 4'3 IV1r~~s. '~~'. B. Tsreerns 10.05 ~s.~~rrnll Aeco~~nt . S,.U^, .0,-, Smiti~ Booth Usher Co. 1?. 63 H. L. Helrn 1, 55 State Relief Administra tion C2. 61 Gar a"good. Industries, Inc. 4 2~J Ind. Sta. & Ft~~ Co ~• U ~ .41 ??,..son Lumi:rer Coi:rpany . 2,25 Jar~les Jones CrJinU~,.ny 414-. 02 Soutl~7_~~nd ,I~iotors, Tnc %` 45 R. H. Baker ~~~ Co. . 61.80 St,~,^dard. Oil Cornnany . 56."4 Lee ~- Th<=~tro Eq~.aipment Co. 10~;.0i~ F,,-rte II. Jorgensen Co. n5 ;; Cit~,r Treasurer ~`=.0'~ Dreher Ti.rP Service , 5~ ~ '' P~,^yroll Account ~ 51?.50 - . It t~=as moved. b~,r Cnun, i7 .gin Crrr.ster.sfn any? seconded by Council- :i.~n Zi::~rnerm~an that the derr.~nd~- t:e ~7.lctfec~. .end wart°ants be dra~.`~n en the City Treasurer for :;~;i^. various 2rnounts. . Ro11 Ca11 Ayes: Coun~.i lrren Chri~ten,~en, LakF~, Zimmerman, Iviclvieekin and .,-e~rer. _ ices: Ncne. iESGLUTICN NO . 1.280, entitled: "A REtiOI.UTICi~ CF THE CITY COUItirCIL OF THE,' CITY OF LYN~~~`OCD ~~ELLIi~•iG CEkTF~IN CI`I'Y OS','"d~~D LAND TO `T'HE L~YN~'ti'OOD ELE- ~;.EN'i AHY SCHOOL DI.7'I'RIC`I' FOTt .A CONSIDi/T~~ATION OF ~~10, ~0 AND AUTFOFtIZING THE .,iAYOft AI'v'D CITY CLERK TO ~I^N AidD r,TTE:;T DEED FCR SAME", v:~~~4. re~j; Z It vas move~.:t by Councj.7_rnan Lik . . e <<-n:7. .econde~~ b;r Councilrnar. Christensen th at s•~.id esolutior No. 1280 ~be ado*;ted. Ro 11 Call Ayes: Counci lmen Christensen, L~~ke, Zimn~e7~~rn~:_n, P~IcP:~~eekin. a.nd it~Ieyer. fops: I~1or~e. It vaas moved. b,y Cot.2nci7m~~.r Lake and.. ~econd.ed by Councilman Chris- tensen th~:t thEa meetin~~ 2d,journ to Jar~u~.ry 21:=t, 141, at "7:3C P.I~;f . All members of the Council votin~~ a.ye, the i'a~~or declared the motion duly c.~,rried ar~d it w~a~ ea ordered.. ,~, ~. "~ ^YGR OF THE CITY OrrRLYN!`~'OOD ATTEST: CITY CLER.K~CITY G'F~LYNt1'TOOD ''1 I