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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1946-11-06 - CC_ _ _ r~ d _ _ - d t~ REGULAR ~2EETIiVG 1VUVEIt~BER 6, 1946 The City o~ until of the ity of ynti~~ood met in a regular session in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 11331 Plaza Street, on above date ~.t 7:30 P. ''~:R. TdTayor Doty- in the chair. Councilmen Doty, Jensen, Shrock, '"liggins, and Williams answered the roll call. It was moved by Ca~.~ncilman Shrock, seconded by Co~ncil- man ",~illiams, tYlat the minutes of the previous adjourned meeting of October 29 be approved a.s written. A1'1 members of the City Council votin~~ a_sre, the iy7ayor declared. the motion duly carried. A cornmu nication was read from the Church of God. requesting permission to use a tent on their property, Lots 8 and 9 in the Downey and Hellman Tract, to hold cY~urch in ~Nhile, they are arranging for their construction of a. permanent building. It was roved by Councilman "~'i"ig~~ins, seconded 'oy Cou'nci loran Shrock, treat they be ~~iven a ninety day permit subject' to renewal if their application t:~rith the Planning Commissicn for change of zone is approved. All members of the City Council voting aye, the I~~layor declared the motion duly carried. 'I'he hour of 8:00 P. 14. having arrived, said hour being the time fixed for receivinm any and all bids for furnishing ha.lf- ton trucks, as per notice nubli~hed as required by law. The ~dlayor announced t:na.t this was the time and place for r?ceivin~- bids, ino~uiring if there ~a~as anyone present tit~ho wished to submit a~ bid. There being no respcnse. the Clerk stated t'^zt he had received one bid.. It v~ras moved by Councilman. ";Williams, seconded by -Council- man Shrock, th~:~t the b9_d be r?zblicl,y opened, examined, and. declared . All members of the City Council voting aye, the t~?ayor declared the maticn duly carried. The following bid. was received from Southl~ nd ""otors on half-ton pickup as per specifications: 8 cylinder X1142 . ei8 r;; c~rlinder 1082.37. It was moved by Councilman 'Nilliams, seconded by Council- man Shrock, that said bid be referred *o the Cite ?4anager for checking and report. The hour of 8: CO P . P.;. having; arrived, said. hour being the time fixes? fen receivinr~ any end all bids for furnishing and installing traffic signals as per specifications and notice pub- liehed as required by law. The T42ayor announced tY'n.t this arras tY~~P time and place for receivin~• bids, inquiring if there ~.~as anyone present who wished to submit a bid. There was nn reGn_ once. Tr.e Clerk stated that hP had received two bids. It was moved by Councilm~ n 'rlill:iams, seconded by Council- man Shrock, trot the bids be oublicl~r opened, examined, a.nd declared. A11. me~~bers of tr.~e City- Council present voting aye, the Pdla,yor declared the motion duly carried. Bids ~~.rere received from C. D. Dra.ucker Company,`~707 San Fernando Road and from Electric and. M:~tachir,ery Service, 4493 Firestone Boulevard. It trras moved by Councilman tWig~i ns, seconded b,y Councilman Jensen, that the bids be referred to the CitJ T~"tanager for checking and report thereon. The hour of 8:00 P. I4. having arrived, said hour being the time fixed for hearin~• a.ny and all objections on the assess- ments for the Dorton Road project, 1946-A. The Clerk informed the Iu1a~Tor that there had been no ~hrritten protests filed.. _ The mayor declared that this was the time and place for hearing an~* and. all protests, inquiring if there was anyone present who wisr~ed to speak for or against said assessments. There was no response. Triereupon, RESOLLrTIOTS N0. 2008, entitled, "RESOLUTION SETTI~tG FORTH FACTS CF HEARII~~U .~`D FIivDIY'GS AP1D CONFIRM.ZI'3G ASSESS.:t~i\T," was read. It vaas moved by Councilman `u`lilliams, seconded by Councilman Sr~rock, that said Resolution be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Doty,Jensen,Shrrck,':'Y'ig~•ins, and. Williams. i~Toes: None. ~? ~ A communication from the American Legion Department of California,, San Francisco, bein~° in the form of a resolution asking ' cooperation of governmental units in the fer3erah airport program, was presented. It was moved by Councilman ~"Jiggins, seconded by Councilman Jensen, th~•t the communication be filed. All members of the City Council present voting aye, the•Mayor declared the motion duly carried. MANAGER' S REPORTS fihe Manager reported as instructed that he had finally received some bids on the cement mixer and motorcycle. They were written bids. The bids were as follows: Cement i~~iixer, Gerde Sales, submitted'on October 21 in the amount of X35.00. The other was from Robert Jacobs, Lynwood, pre- sented November•6 in the amount of X35.00. ''""', Inasmuch .as Gerde Sales' bid was the first,' it was suggested that they be given the bid'unless someone in the ~,uc~ience wished to increase the bid. '1~hereupon, Mr. Jacobs, being in the audience, offered $40.00. There being no further bids, it was moved by Councilman Williams, seconded by Councilman Jensen, that the high bid of Per, Jacobs be accepted. Roll. Call: Ayes: Councilmen Doty, Jensen, Shrock, Wiggins, and 'Nilliams. -- Noes: None. The following bids were received for the motorcycles. Grimm & Newman, Lynwood, October 10 1946, X550.00 each. Bellflower Cycle Shop, Bellflower, 575.00 each. There were no bids from the floor. ' It was moved by Gouncilman Shrock, seconded by Councilman Williams, that the motorcycles be sold to the higher bidder, Bell- flower Cycle Shop. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Doty, Jensen, Shrock, `rVig~ins, and Williams. Noes: None. The Manager explained that it was necessary to authorize an agent of the City of Lynwood to sign application on behalf of the City for collecting half of the plan preparation cost for post- war pro,~ect of Lynwood's recreation auditorium. Thereupon, RESOLUTION' N0. 2009, entitled, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA, DESIGivATING GEURGE C . SHANNON, CITY r~fANAGER, AS THE A?.1THURIZED AGENT OF THE CITY OF LYN'iN00D TO SIGT~ Air APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD FOR ONE-HALF OF THE COST OF PREPARING PLANS FOH POST-WAR PROJECT OF LYNWOOD REGREATIUN AUDITURIUP~q," was read. It was moved by Councilman r'Viggins, seconded by Councilman Williams, that said resolution be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Doty, Jensen, Shrock., Wiggins, and Williams, ,,~..• Noes: None. ', ~ The Manager reported on liability insurance bids., The Manager explained some of the problems in allowing the bid. After discussion, it was moved by Councilman Williams, seconded by Council- , man Jensen, that the matter of accepting bid be set over until the next meeting. All members of the City Council voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried. The Manager pointed out further that the public liability and property damage insurance on the vehicle fleet of the City will expire November 10, requesting permission to advertise for bids on that coverage. It was moved by Councilman Shrock, seconded by Councilman Jensen, that such authorization be granted. ' Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Doty, Jensen, Shrock, Wiggins, and Williams. Noes: None. The iuianager read his report on garbage exemption investi- gation as requested at the last meeting. After discussion by the s7 ` f~ Council of the difficulties in checking exemptions, the P;Zayor inquired if there were any communications from the audience. Ivir. E. A. t?rockman, 4006 Virginia, protested the water bill being used as leverage to collect the garbage fee and wanted to know definitely if the water would be turned off i~f the garbage fee is not paid. The T~.iayor said it wouldn't and that the Water Department could collect for the water alone. I7r. Glen Bower, 10973 Standard Avenue, stated that the trash collection is very poor. There was further discussion as to the reasons for the collection fee, it being brought out that paying for it out of City tax revenue would make it impossible to have crossing guards. TvTiss Fulton of Traveler's 1':Rotel, wanted to inquire about turning off of water if the P~a.rbage fee is not paid. Tvlrs.FitzUerald, • Imperial Highway, stated she has no trash or garbage and objected to the fee. It was moved by Councilman `Nigp;ins, seconded by Council- man Williams, that it be laid aver until a special meeting can be held to check into the matter of exemptions thoroughly and the decision announced at the regular meeting follav~ing said stud~r. All members of the City Council voting a.ye, the T~Ia,yor declared the motion duly carried. ' The h~anager reported on Civil Service examination for pos ition of Bu ld.irg Inspector, Trade I zh~hich resulted in an eligibility list for said position. It was recommended by the T17anager that ~~r. I:~Taurice C. Helton, No. 1 on the list, now serving in a•temporary capacity, be appointed to the position of Building 1r~spector~Grade I at a salary of X229.20, including. cost of living index figure. It was moved by Councilman Shrock, seconded by Councilman `JJig_y~ins, th~~t said appointment be made as recommended. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Doty, Jensen, Shrock, Wiggins, and Williams. Noes: None. The I~.Ianager presented Personnel rules and_ re~ulati ons prepared by the Personnel Board, pointing out that these rules and. regulations apply only to miscellaneous employees owing to the Attorney General's ruling that Ordinance i1o. 229 was not repealed by Ordinance No. 427. It was moved by Councilman Shrock, seconded by Councilman villiams, that said rules and regul~.tions be adopted. ~• Roll Call: • Ayes: Councilmen Doty, Jensen, Shrock, '"Jiggins, and 4tiilliams. Noes: None. The Iv2anager further brought up the vacancy cn the Personnel Board and Civil Service Commission. The Personnel Board has recommended the appointment of Joe Russell to complete E. H. Brinker's term, expiring December 31, 1949. It wa,s moved by Councilman Shrock, seconded by Councilman Jensen, that said appointment be made. Roll Call: ' Ayes: Councilmen Doty, Jensen, Shrock, 'oJig~ins, and y~rilliams.~ Noes: None. The Civil Service Commission has recommended that P.?r. T~:alaby be appointed to tree Civil Service Commission far the full term. It was moved by Counci~man WiYgins, seconded by Councilman Jensen, t_~.~,t sa id. ~~ppointment be ;Wade. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Doty, Shrock, Jensen, !R;igr_.ins, and Williams. ~OeS : Anne. ORAL CO~~I~~,7UNICATIONS: The T~,r~a`rcr inquired if t~nere v~~ere any oral communications. 9'dhereupon, T:Tr. Iii. T. ':~Jir,n presented. a written communi- cation va~r~ich wa.s read, object-{ ng to the ~?uilc~in~ Department requirirr° fir. e blocks i n the attic of hi c build.in~ under construc- tion at 1140E-08 Long Beach Boulevard. There w?as disc~zs.sion as to when the requirement was requested and broiz~ht out that regard- less of t'r_e time of the request a recent fire in the City of Lynvrood emphasized the need for such precautionL. I There was an additional letter on the same eub,~ect presented by T~~. L. Rock~~~ell. There was further discussion along thie carne lines. Building Official Hall explained th.e safety requirements as did Fire Chief Daetvaeiler. ',Vhereupon, it was moved by Co~.zncilman ','Wiggins, seconded by Councilman `lilliams, that owing° to the Ghortaae' of completed Gtructures in toVm they would. authorize I~ir. Hall to give final completion inspection to•said buildings providing they agree to install- ation of fire• stops by Janu.ar. y 15, 1947. Roll Call: Ayes : Councilmen Doty, Jensen, Shrock, 'WJigQ•ins, and `v'Villiams. • • '`.toes: None. ADDITIONAL BUSIvESS~ RESOLUTION P10. 2010, entitled, "RESOLiJTIOIv' SELLIPIG CERTAIN REAL ESTATE AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A DEED UPON PAYT~~ENT OF THE CONSIDERATION NAPti2ED THEREIPI," was read. It was moved by Councilman Shrock, seconded by Councilman Williams, that said Resolu- tion be adopted. Rall Call: • Ayes: Councilmen Doty, Jensen, Shrock, l~Jiggins, and' Williams. • Noes: None. Whereupon, RESOLUTION N0. 20I1, entitled, "RE'SOLtITION OF II~TTE~TTIOL\?; BY• THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYN~KWUOD, CALIFORNIA, DECLARI~'G IT TO BE ITS I°~?TENTIOIv~ TO Vt1CATE AND ABAI~?D~i1vt THAT PORTION OF ALI:RA AVE~~UE HEREIIvr DESCRIBED," was read.. It was moved by Council- man Shrock, seconded by Councilman Williams, th<=~.t said Resolution be adopted. Roll Call: . Ayes: Councilmen Doty, Jensen, Shrock, Wiggins, and 'v'Vi lliams . . Noes: Prone. c"'hexeupon, an ordinance ?ntitled, "AN ORDI~rA?~1CE OF TuE CITY OF LYP1~;r00D Ai~IENDING SECTION 3 AND SECTION 14 OF ORDINAI!!CE N0, 440 AND ADDING THERETCJ SECTION 21~", was read for the first time. It vacs moved by Councilman Williams, seconded by Councilman Shrock, that said ordinance be accepted as read the first time and pass to the second reading. • Roll Call: r Ayes: Councilmen ~7oty, Jensen, Shrock, 'Wiggins; and ~Jillia?ns. , Noes: P1 one. . Tentative map of Subdivision No. 14551 was presented for ~~.pproval. After Dome discussion it was moved by Councilman Jensen, seconded by Councilman 'yliggins, that decision be held over until i~Jovember 19. •All members of tI'ie City Council voting aye, th.e Irlayor declared the motion duly carried. ~ ` Councilman Williams presented a communication v~rherein he stated th~~.t he feels that the cnntinuin~ ~of services of Planning Consultant Whitnal.l iG no longer ~~ustifiable inasmuch as both t'he ' zoning a.nd. subdivison ordinances a,re no~Fr completed, therefore recom- mending that he be notified of such termination of his contract effective idavember 30, 1946 and expressing the Coun'cil's ap~:~reciation for past services. Thereupon, it was moved by Councilman ~!Villiams, seconded. by Councilman Jensen, t'r~at the services of Planning Consultant ':'Thitn~.ll be dispensed with effective P?overnber 30, 1946. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Doty, Jensen, Shrock, ',wTigccins, and ~tilliams. nioes•: None. At this point Councilman ;~WigQ~ins wa`s excused and left his pl~;,ce at thA Council table. "Whereupon, suspension of •the southeast Taxi Cab Company's license hearing ~.~las continued. After a ~rea,t deal of discussion by the representative cf the Southeast Taxi Cab Company a.nd a representa- tive of the Yellow Cab Company, it was moved by B:4ayor Doty, seconded by Councilman Shrock, that the hearing be set over until the 29th of ~toverlber at ~rah•zch time a decision would be rea.chea~. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Doty, Jensen, Shrock, and Williams. Noes: Prone. Absent: Councilman Wiggins. The Mayor further declared that it is apparent that this is a taxi cab fi~_ht and didn't like the Council Chambers being used ~~~ to air private prejudice. The following demands we re presented: G E 1? F,RAL FU ~T I~ A. V. Hohn 18369 ~ ~ 750.00 lyarren Daetweiler 18370 25.00 Los Angeles County Health Dept. 18371 1.60 Gordon `~'Jhitt?all 18372 100.00 St . ~"rands Hospital 18373 3.75 Paul '<<'r". Kerr 18374 35.10 Consolidated Typewriter Co. 18375 19.50 'N . D . `~ i~~ler 18,376 10.00 TaTcnitor Products Co. 18377 2.~0 Claude L. Reber 1~?378 5.UC) Tree Los Angeles i~(ews Co. 18379 5.54 E. C. Halverson P. ,i. 18380 32.80 '~tiestern Auto Supply 1838. 3.05 Herald Puc~lishin~ Co. 18382 54.33 SchwaY~ac;~er-Frey Corr~p~~ny 18383 2.x.52 Star.da,rd Oil Company 13384 X5.43 A. _ ~ • a"'iipln?~ ~latPry~ls 1838; 2.00 N. L. Curtis Specialty= Tvtdse. 1:386-87void 10.25 Sammons i?: Sons 1838'8 25.61 Curtis & Christensen, Inc. 183,89 _ 8.00 Eastman Kodak Stares 18390 23.11 Las Angeles County Jail ~ lf?~39~1 18.05 E. C. Hy~_e & J. "IJ. P~as~ecar 18392 49.26 Compton Blueprint & Supply Co. 18393 15.38 T~,Zonroe Calculator J~a.chine Co. 1F?394 24.00 Dov!r Radio Supply Co. 1:395 4.77. Robert L. Parker Co. 18396 6.87 Burroughs Adding T~Tachine Co. 183Q7 1',.85 Chipron Stamp & Stationery Co. 18398 9.23 Industrial Station & Printing 18399 1.85 Rich Buc~_lier 18400 10.06 Fir~rood Lumber Co. 18401 10.01 Lyn~l~ood Press ~ Lyn~rlood Tribune 18x02 60.95 Pearson Paint Store 18404 1.90 Pacific Toro Company 18405 4.00 Southern California Tele~~hcne Co. 18406 85.20 Sout'r.ern California Telephone Co. 18407 94.12 Darrell F. Huntley l:?408 24.OU '~V . R . '~~ ri~~ht 18409 250.00 vV. T. Fahey 18410 15.00 Payroll Account 18411 0,291.83 Payroll Account 18412 396.10 Petty Cash-Treasurer's Office 18413 _ 71.47 ~~ TOTAL ;;8, 665.69 "~ '~NATER FUND Public Park Fund 9071 1,349.75 Consolidated Typewriter Co. 9072 1.40 H. I. Tullis :073 9.84 ~sdintroath Pumps, Inc. 9074 5,2,60.39 James Jones Company 9075 108.86 Rie~tune ~~leter Co. 9076 142.07 Drake Steel Supply Co. 907x1 1.40 T;Tueller Company 9078 7.~6 Service Pipe Line Construction 9079 71:82 R. H. Baker ~c Co. 9080 25.09 Firwaod Lumber Company 9081 38.01 Long Beach Iron 'f~~ orks 908`? 53~? . 51 Ducommun {Metals ~: Sup~~ly 908? _ 7.79 Petroleum Equipment Co. 9084 2,8.50 Grinnell Company 9085 470.64 Southern California Tele~i:one Co. 9080 18.10 Payroll Account 9087 738.65 City Treasurer 9088 84.10 TOTAL ~9, 0 . TAX DEEDED LAi1D FUND , Title Insurance & Trust~mpany 308 10.00 1 STREET IP:~FRUVE":?ENT FUND Curtis & Christensen,~nc. ~5554~ Firwaod 5455 Standard Oil Company 5456 Acme :Brush Mfg. Co. 5457 Franklin Auto Supply 5458 Southland Motors 5459 Earle iV. Jorgensen Co. 5460 Ducommun Metals & Supply Co. 5461 Payroll Account 5462 TOTAL Gillman & Gillman S. H. Bacon Materials ~ Ralph. S. Brcoks Gra.ybar .Electric Co. Payroll Account TOTAL Pearson Paint Shop Gra~bar Electric Co., Payroll Account TOTAL PUBLIC PARK ACCOUNT 381 Co. 382 38 3 384 385 LIGHTING FUND 1283 Inc. 1284 1285 ~ 26.30 88.66 12.31 60.27 8.w0 3.13 4.93 1.26 1,138.50 X1,34-3.~6 1,149.75 107.80 9.07 13.76. 266.12 1,546.50 6.00 40.39 _ 145.65 ~ 192.04 It was moved by Councilman Williams, seconded by Council- man Shrock, that said demands be allowed and that warrants be drawn on the City 'T'reasurer for said various amounts. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Doty, Jensen, Williams, and Shrock. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Wiggins. It was moved by Councilman Williams, seconded by Councilman Shrock, that the meeting ad,~ourn to AIovember 12, 1946 ~~.t 7:30 P. M. All members of the City Council present voting aye, the Il~ayor declared the motion duly carried. r-'" `~, ~ T L K,~ N OOD Approved by the City Council on Nov. 12, 1946. MAYOR OF THE CIT OF LYNWOOD