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HomeMy Public PortalAboutM 1945-10-23 - CC~~~ ADJOURIVED~~itEGULAR NIEE'i'ING OCTOBER 23, 1945 ' The City Council. of the City of Lynwood met in a: regular session, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 11331 Plaza Street, on above date, at 7:30 P. M. Mayor Wiggins in the chair. 'Councilmen Shrock, Meyer, Tucker and Wiggins answered the roll call. ' ' Councilman Looney was absent. Tt w~i.s moved by Councilman Shrock and seconded by Counci~- man Meyer t&~t the minutes of the previous regular meeting of October 16, 1945 be approved as written. All members of the City Council present voting aye, the ll~ayor declared the motion duly carried.. ' WRIT"1'EN CONiNiU1+I GA~.CIONS A communication w;:as received from James J. WaterG of 10'797 State St., making applicatian for a license to ope7~~ate a retail toy shop at 11004 Long Beach Blvd. After due consideration of the mat- ter, it was moved by Councilman Meyer and seconded by Councilman Shrock that permission be granted a.nd that the License Collector be authorized to issue license therefor. All r;.embers of the City Council present voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly c-=~r- ried. A communication ti~~as received. from Ella A. Lester making application far° a. license to operate a second hand furniture and dishes and antiGUes at 11110 Atlantic Blvd. After due considers-. tion of the rr~atter, it v."as moved by Councilman Tucker and seconded by Councilman Shrock that permission be granted and that the License Collector be authorized. to issue license therefor. .All members of the City Council present voting aye, the IvTayor declared the motion duly carried. A communication u~as received from Mr. A. Lytal requesting permission to establish a temporary real estate office on his pro- perty at 339 Imperial Highway, stating that he has a frame office building which he wishes to paint and otherwise make attractive and. move in .j~7st west of Murriel's Flower Shop, and. to be used until a more suitable building is constructed. Mr. Lytal stating in his letter that permission is requested fora period of six months., Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Tucker anc? seconded by Councilman i~~Ieyer that permission be granted for a period of six months and that the applicant be required to deposit 100.00 as a. guarantee that tF~e building will be removed within six months, or the deposit will be surrendered to the City at~d the City will remove such building and pay for such removal from said proceeds. All members of the City Council present voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried. ` A commun7 cation was received from Mr. and 1VIrs. H. G. Bishop offering to pug.^chase the North 47 feet of Lot 13, Mod,jeska Acres for the sum of p450.00, free and clear of all debt and City to clear 'title thereon. A eornrnunication was also received from Marshall L. Wilkin offering to ptFrchase said North 47 feet of Lot 13, Mod,jeska Acres for X450.00, free and clear of all indebtedness and City to clear title thereon. The Ii~ayor inquired of those present if there was any one present w=ho desired to raise said bid. Thereupon fl,~7r. Bishop addressed the Council offering X460.0^ therefor. This oi'fer being the highest bid offered and it being within the appraisal of s<=-id Lot, it ~~as moved by Councilman Tucker and seconded by Councilman lUleyer that the offer be accepted and that the Lot be sold to I~~?r. Bishop for X460.00. Ro11 Ca11; Ayes : Councilmen Shrock, Meyer, Tucker and ?Wiggins. Noes: None. Absent; Councilman Looney. A communication was received from Mr. Marshall L. Wilxins offering to purchase Lot 8, Block 6, Tract 9337 for the sum of X750.00, free and clear of all debt and City to clear title thereon. This offer being v.~ithin the appraisal, and there being no one pre- sent who desired to increase said offer after having be~-n given an opportunity to do so, it vas moved by Councilman Shrock and secon- ded by Councilman Tucker that the offer be accepted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Shrock, Ivleyer, Tucker and ?'iriggins. Noes: r~?one. Ab:~ent: Councilman Looney. A Notice of Liquor license being conGidered by the Board of Equalization for applicant Pete Ruffoni and Anthony !"~'. Mer- ton, at 12102 Long ;each Blvd, ti~~a~ presented. A commui~i cation was also received from thF Lynwood '~`'. C. T. U. protesting against the granting of another liquor ,joint in -- the City of Lynwood, signed by Marion B. Forester= and 19 others. No action was taken thereon, other than the Council Mere to check into the mat~Ger to ascertain if liquor wa.s to be served with a restuarant. - A re~~ort of the Fire Department for month of August dsras received. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: ORDII~,~AN~E N0. 415, entitled: "AN ORDII~rANCE OF THE .CITY ""* OF LYN4~'OOD E'STABLISY~ING A SET BACK BUILDING L%PdE ON LONG BEACH BOULEVARD IN ~i'HE CITY OF LYN!r~'OOD, CALIFORNIA, " qua s read for the second time. Thereupon it tiR~as moved by Councilman Tucker and seconded by Cotancilrnan T~~Teyer thh t said_ Ordinance be adopted as read the second time, finally pass a.nd be published as required by la.u~. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Shrock, Meyer, Tucker, and 'r~iggins. Noes: none. • Absent: Councilman Looney. IJEV~~' BUSi~~~~ESS: A Repc:~rt ~d~~as received from the City Engineer showing the estimated cost of the construction of curbs, gutters, sidewalks and driveway a1orons in Tract 10503, showing the assessed value of the land as affecting each parcel of land, true value, unpaid assessments, estimated assessment a.s to each Lot, ratio of a.s:-ess- rlents as to true value; a map, plat showing the ~~eneral nature, location and el~tent of the proposed improvement, total assesse:~ value of the improvements on a1.1 parcels, and other information as required. b~T t~~e Special •Assessmer~.~' Investigation, Limitation Act. Thereupon P~ESGLUT'ION N0. 18'71, entitled: "A RESOLUTION' OF THE CITY COUlvCIL OF rHE CITY OF LYNWOOD APPRGVING REPORT OF THE CITY ENGII3EER AND FI3LING A TI~JiE OF HEARING IN THE T'~IATTER OF THE PROPOSED. II~PROVEI:tIENm CF THA'T' PROPERTY IN TRACT 10503 IN THECITY OF LYIvE"JOOD, LYING S0~3TH OF FERNWOOD AVENUE ..AND BET~~'EEN BULLIS ROAD ON TIE Sir"EST AND Id~URIEL DRIVE ON THE EAST, E~CEFTING LO"I'S 1 AND 109 TO 116, I~~rCLIiSIVE, " Ulas read. Tt teas moved by Councilman Shrock and seconded by Councilman Meyer that said Resolution No. 1871 be adopted.. • Roll C~,1.1 ; Ayes: Councilmen Shrock, Meyer, Tucker and lf.'iggins. Noes: None, • Absent: Councilman Looney. An Ordinance, entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of L,yn- u~ood regulati n~~ :x~e business of second hand dealers, ,junk dealers and junk collec~cors," etas read by caption for the first reading. I t ~;~a s moved by Councilman I~"eyer and seconded by Councilman Shrock that the further r~~dinf of se.id Ordi na-nce be ~~~~aivec~. A1~_ rner~berx~ of t::e Cit~rCcr~ncil present voting aye, the P.Ia~ror declared the motion duly carried, Thereupon it v~:~as moved btr Councilman TtiJeyer and seconded by Councilman Shrocl~ that said Ordinance be accepted as read the first time and pass to the second reading. Ro11 C~~_11: - Ayes: Co}.?ncilmen Shrock, r,~leyer, Tucker and 'd~'iggins. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Looney. An Ordin~_nce, entitled:- "An Ordinance establishing: the Office of. Gity ~~~~°~.nager of the City of Lynwood, and Defining the Powers and Duties of the F~Tanager," wcs read. for the first reading by caption. It 5^ra~; ~_~oved by Councilman Shrock and seconded by Council- man Meyer that the further reading of said Ordinance be c~~aived. All memcers of the City Council present voting a.ye, the T~Tayor de- clared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered. ---- _-_--. _ _ ~. T _----____ --- --- -- ~ ~~'~' It was moved by Councilman Tucker and seconded by Council- man Meyer that said Ordinance be accepted as read the first time and pass to the second reading. Ro11 Call: Ayes: Councilmen Shrock, T~Teyer, Tucker and ?Wiggins. Noes: None. .Absent: Councilman Looney. The City Clerk stated that a.P~1rs. Johnson had complained about inadeau~;~te garbage service on Birch Street; also that others have complained about the service. Thereupon it was moved by Coun- cilman Meyer and seconded by Cbunci7_man Tucker that the City Clerk be instructed to eomm~znica_te with Mr. Hohn requesting that he im- prove his pick up service on garbage, tin cans, lawn clippings in order tQ cut dov~n complaints. All mem~.~ers of the0ity Council pres- ent voting a.ye, the TaTa.yor decla.rPd the motion duly carried. ~,,,, A communication was received from L,ynvrood Playground and Recreation Committee, by ?'gym. ?N. Jones, Secretary, setting forth an expansion ~arogram for Sa_tuurday and Sunday afternoon covering recreation for youth, suggesting a program of baseball to be 1' ~?eld in theCity Park with trained and paid personnel, stating that the cost for 8 months would be ~1,O35.U0, money for which is avail- able, requesting; that the Council approve the plan and that an em- ployed custodi_a,n of the Park Department be present at the times of Games. Thereupon it ~~as moved by Co~.~ncilman Shrock and seconded by Councilman r~eyer that said program be approved by the Council and that Park Superintendent ?~allace be instructed to cooperate with the Committee in furnishing a man on such occasions. All mem-hers of the City Council present voting aye, the Tulayor declar- ed the motion duly carried. The hour of 8 o'clock P. M. having arrived, said time being the time fixed for hearing a.ny protests or objections on the Report of the City Engineer in connection with the "Special Asses sment Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931," a.s per notices mailed to each property o~-~ner as required by law. Said Report yr^.~ read a.s reauired by la.w. The iviayor announced that this ~~~as the time and p~_ace for hearing any ar?d all protests or o bjections in connection with said matter, inquiring of the City Clerk if any written objections had been received. . Thereupon the City Clerk read a communicat~.on from S. V. Hunsaker & As~;ociated to the effect that they wish to utithdraw their former objections to the proposed improvement. The TvTayor then inquired if there w?as any one present who desired to protest verbally. Thereupon t~ir. J. J. McCullough addressed the Council regard- ing the proposed sey:~er, stating that he was interested in L,ot 1, Block 2, Tract ~?288 which is a vacant Lot and has other improvement ~ _ liens thereon, stating that he does not wish to protest the improve- ment, but he w~~s under the impression that a.ll improvements were in ti~~hen he acquired tree lot. The City Engineer addressed. the Council to the effect that there is no se~~~er available. ThereLa?~on Itir. Boyington Addressed. the City Council as owner of Lot 3, Tract 6728 to the effect that he is in favor of the sewer installation as he believes that it will increase the value of his Lot. Thereupon RESOLUTION N0. 18?~, entitled: " A RESOLUTION OF THE CI`T'Y COUitiYCIL OF THE CI`T'Y OF LYE?°'OOD OVERRULING PRO'T'ESTS, DETERI~iINIIvG T L~` THE PUBLIC IN~I:EREST, CONVENIEiVC;; ATvD NECESSITY I=tE~UIRE 'TI3E :1'ROPCSED I1;~ROVEIviEP1TS AND THAT SAID PROJEC~i' IS FEASIBLE IN CONNECZ'IUN u',2TH `:t'T;E INSTALLATION OF SANITARY- SEWERS IN CERTAIN STRi/r.1 S IN THE CI ~'Y OF LYN;'IOOD, " reading a s follows ; BE IT RESuLVED by tree City Council of the City of Lyn~rrood, as follows: ~'~~HE~~EAS, the City Council of the City of Lynwood, did on the 18th day of Septem`~er, 1945, direct the pre- paration of an Investigation report under the provisions of the "Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation arid. Majority Frotest Act of 1931" uron the proposed construc- tion of sanity ry set~~ers and a?~purtenant v~lork in the dis- trict described ae fol~ows: Beginning at the northwest corner of Tract l3~?45; thence east to the northwest corner of Lot 1, ~~ Bloc;: 1, Tract 9288; thence southea~~terly a1on~: the north line of flock 1 to a point of intersection nth a line o~"' 50 feet (5~'') north of the north boundary of Block ~; thence east paralleling the north line of Block ~? to ? point of intersection with the north- erly t~rolongation of the ~^~e~t line of Lot 12,, Tract 6728; thence south along the ti~~est Line of the south- erly ~orolonga tion of Lot 12, Tract ^7`?? to the south- tR~est corner of Lot 5~~, Tra.ct 6728; thence. west along the south boundary of Lot 11, Tract 072,8 to the so~-tL~~~est corner of said. Lot; thence southwesterly to .the south line of Lot 18, Block 6, Tract 9288; thence ~F1e~t to the sot~t: e~ st corner of Lot 19, Block r,, Tract 92,88; thence north to the northeast corder of Laid Lot; thence «~est along a ~.~oint of intersection with the ~~'est boundary line of Tract 13<?45; thence North alone. sa:d ~ounda.ry to r.~oint of be~:inning, and +,''nER~tiS, said_ Report having been duly prepared and filed, a hearing was het d_ thereon by Laid City Council on October 23, 1945, in the manner xarovided in sa.icl Act above r::-f erred ~~o, and 4 ~`r~Et~.EA;~, the City Council of the City of Lyn~~;~ood has heretofore, on the 25rd day of October, 1945 adopted. its Res- oletion of Reloort of said hearing°, which said. rescl.ution of report ~F1as nn the 23rd day of October, 1945, filed. ~hrith the Clerk of said. City Council, all in the time, form and manner reauired_ r_nder the provisions of said. pct above referred to, nd ~~"r~ERE'A;~, less than thirty days have expired since the date of the filing of said report, NOSY', '~hEREFORE bE Tl' RESCLV~;L by the City Council of theCit~~~ of Lyn~~~ood as follows.: 1. That the €.a id Investigation Report has been duly considered. bjr tr.is City Council. 2. That ?11 the ,:.:retests made or filed at or before said heariY~;r; on said_ Investigation Report be, and the same are here~~-y overruled. 3. That the public interest, convenience :~n~~ nec- essitzr r;cti?ire the doing and makingof the public improvement set for h~<~a,nd c^_escribed in said report above referred to and sl?bstantialljT in the manner therein set forth. 4. That the project consisting of the proposer. im- ~.rovemen~c Bove refereed to is f~=~Gible. 5. T~~.at the estimated total amount r~rorosed to be a~~ essed upon th-~ lots or parcels of land. for the costs and expenses off' said. rroposed improvement goes not exceed the limi- tation of indebted~~ess established and set forth in said .Act. above ref erred to. 5. That the estimated amount proposed to be assessed upon ce taro of the lots or parcels of lane. for the costs anr. expenses of sa d proposed improvement does exc~-ed the limita- tion of ind~~~tcdness established ==nr_ set forth in s,~id p.et. ,,~,,, 7. That all the lands to be assessed, and. speficially those cert~~_in lots or parcels wherein the said debt limitation ~~~ill be eLL_ceeded by the. doingand making of said proposed improve- ment, will be able to carry the burden of such ~?ronosed assess- men t. ~ ` 8. That no r~a~j~orit,y protest in writing has been filed ti;y oj.:rrLers of property pro posed to be assessed to pay the costs ans. expenses of said troposed improvement, or any part thereof, in the manner provided in mid Act above referred to. ':~-. That the limitations on the amounts of those as- sessments. !~4~r.._i_ch. shill e~ce~,d the said debt limitation shall be di sregardeci_. l~?. That th_s resolution shall be enterer. in full upon the mine to s of '_hi s City Council. 11. That it is hereby ordered that the r_•roceedir~gs for the m~~.~~in~ of said rroposed imrnovemer.t be undertaken pureuant to the provisions of an Act of the Legislature of the State of C.~_lifornia. desifl°nated as the "Improvement Act of 1911", Approved ,April `r, 1911 and amendments thereto. 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C our' tea' r ~ ~ C ~Ly~ ~ ~~ Z ~ .. ~;v. ~ r5 ao~' ~~e~1 e p~ ~~ ,~ ~~',;Zs1~~o~e~ ~ ~e a ock, I ~.~; nA FtESOLUTI:ON 0~' 4~~1rO*V 0~ It ~;~2~~0~-`~~~"~,,: ~t~eYu oY`~ 1HF~ NA`l"I'ER OF rti.OPOSED ead• a1a ~.e 1 C~1 au.R~'i Loo~ey~ DIS`T'RICT HERETIdAF'T'ER DESCRI_ r~~„~ 5 A~eS~ ~1o11e' c~.~ifi~an rhA`l' SAID WORK, OR INiPROVEIVEI~IT, IS ivoee' ~°~`~lI~ARY PUI~LIC BENEFIT: THAT THE EXPENSE'S ~, Ads°r~v UPON` A DISTRICT': ~T'h.A`T' LONDS i~E ISSUED TO RE~ ., COST `T'HEREOF: `T'HA`T' ..THE PROCEEDIivGS THEREFOR BE TAKEN lhE "IiuIPROVEIuEYv`T` AC`1' OF lgll,'~ AND AIuIENDNiENTS THERETO: DIR~~'C`1' ~ G THE CI`T'Y ENu-T.ivEER TO IuiAKE A DIAGRAIuI ~~-F THE T'ROPERTY AFFECTED OR bENEFSTED BY Sr^:ID ~~ORK, OR IIdIPROVEIuiENT: DIREC~i~'ING `T'HE CITY ENGINEER °' ~l'0 rOS~T' ~'dOTIC~;S OF THE PASSAGE OF 'ThE RESOLUTION: AND FISING A TIIvIE AIvD rLACF, r OFt HEARING PROTESTS, Resolution of Intention w~ s read. It v~a's moved by Counc't.lman Shrock a.nd_ seconded by Oounci7_man P.rleyer that said Resolution No. 174 be adopted. Roll Ca11: Ayes: Councilmen Shrock, It~3eyer, Tucker and Wiggins. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Looney. Building Inspector Chas. H~11 addressed the Council rega.rd- ing his si.ag~ estions reg~~rding the improved building restrictions that he suggested at the last meeting of the Cit~r Council, stating that all builders that he ha.d contacted ~~~ere in favor of rrieeting to discurs the matter. Mr. Hall was requested to invite interested builders and ~~-.ro~~erty~ o«Vners to meet with the Council at 9 P. IU7. on Tuesday, N,,ver.~ber 6, 1945, for consideration. of the matter. A bid :C'or b~-nd stand in the sum of X51.50 was received from t~~'. F. Taylor 3316 Burton Ave., but was rejected as it w!as too low, the CounciJ_ being of the opinion that the City can make use of it in the City yard and thereby can get more benefit and money therefrom. Tt z~t> moved. by Councilman Meyer and seconded b,y Council- man Shrock that the meeting adjourn to November 6, 1945, at 7:30 P. ~,~1. All members of the City Council present voting aye, the Mayor dPClar~ d the motion duly carried a.nd it u7as so ordered. ,~ ~, CITY CLERK, CI~l'Y OF LYNWOOD Approved by the City Council on November 6, 194-5. ~„ IuiAYUR OF '1'r CI`T'Y LYNVv'OOD.