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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1955-03-01 - CC1~ REG~TAAR M~E~~N~ MARCH 1, _:.:~55 ~fhe City Counc~_1 of the City c=f Linwood met in a regular sess.i~~b; i,{,: t~9~ CF ty :~~all, 113:30 Bullis Road, on a~uo°~ e ~3ate at 703~'~ ~,,.m ~~ta~ror B~^u~~~;;r^ in the chair. C~~~nc.i.lmen Bruns=;~, McMeeki~,~, Parson, Pes~~dPr, and Wi11a~d aY"iswer~'d the roll call. It was move~~ by Count ~ ~~a,~. '~u'i1~ a~~dq ~~e~:t~~~rtded ~~y Ce~uzx- ~~.lwom,:~n ~IcM~ekin, that the m.~s.nut~?s of t~;4~ p4 ~~.r~.ou~ l~egula.l~ meeting of Eebru~*sy 1~, ~9~~~ ~e a~:pr v~~v,~d as w;.~itta~w:r~., All members vo king aye, the ~1ay~~r declared the motion duly carried.. The Clerk prpsent.ed a communication from Mr. C. E. Wi`~.:~.3.ams, ~~~~~ Erewster, oppos_tng the X7.50 investigation fee ~~~~~~'ged ~i~y the Git;~ ~,f Lynwood to pe~~m~.t ovei~~~~nigh#;~ p<~rking on ~:.~ye c:~~_ty ~tr~^ets. la wa..~ moved ~?;yr~ Cc~u~~.dc:i_~mar~ Pender, secr~n.ded ~iy Councilman t~~Ylla.y~ad, t~~a#;, said cosnrnunica.uinn be accepted and. f:~l~.~~ ~ All me*r~~ers ~~ti ~°~~ ~a,„;re, tY~r~ Mayor d~?dared the r~?~t-ion duly carriedo °~he City Clerk presented. a communication .in the form of a petition signed. b;~. ~ . ~ia~^o~ d ~'. Peterson, 11171 Linden, ~~nd nine~eer~ others, ob~jectirf.g tso t°.e further use of the home ~'ar da°~~r1s off~i.ces ~,~, ter. Donald C. P'~rown at 11175 Linden, ~~~e G:~ea~k ~-,aai._~-,ted c;ut th.a~~ the ;.~r7_ginal permission had. been gra„~;ed a.s a home oc: cupatian permit irz June of ..949 and. fir. ~3rowti has been keepi~~~E:~ pzp ~ i° '.~ ~~°ens~:}, gut k:y~~' ir~y~~~ti~~a.tio~a it wa.s f.'ound that Dr. Brown has since ~x~~v~:d awa;a- 1~r~sm his Y~onae a,nd ~;h~.s ~•~>u1d constitute a. violation oa" said ho~°r~.P occi.x~Aat.~~~n ~~~°o- ceda~s.res . Whereupr~n, if: was morel ~.;y° ';o~ar7cilman Willard., seconded. by C°ou~rcilwoman McM~,~,=~k~>~, a ~f' ~~.t ~ be ,;ome ~c~;~~!,br .,,.~i~i~;~r~r perm t as g:rjanted be ,Y°es~ °;~,de~? a> ';~~~: 1957 ,~~;r~,rase ~^ee ~^~_ refunded. All mer~x,~:•~ ~:~, vo ~ .; _; ~-°~t, the r,;,;~ax° dF-cl~~.^ed the m ~ ~ i{~~r> duly ca.rri+vd. - The Clerk presents r. c ~~~~ '~~Y,a_G'~tir:~~:3. fr{ ~n ~'~~7 hex Atwell, area cha `_3#m~ ~~ ~^:x {;~~. ? Am ~ x .~ ~a~ ^ ~ ,'! ';'~~o~s , r~~~u~s ;ping per- m~_~s~~ion to solicit fug.+as in tz~<~ ,:_ty° ~f Ly::k~vo=od. It was moved by Councilman Pender, seconded. bar Cnurcllman Pearson, that said permission ~e granted., l~ce~se free. All mem~ers voting aye, t~~e M~,„~ ear ~°ee':ar.~~ t°~~~- mo ~:;ics ~. duly cas ried.. The C~ i.t;~ Manager p ~esented the report from the Chief of Police r^equesting t~~=e 7-s'~~ ~.a,~fiio~rz of certain boulevard stops, ~,~ f'C711 raW~ 1 > 'the east and west a.pproa~~~~~~,~ ~~:;~ L~~~rra~ ~~R.e an Norton Avenue; ?, ThF• north a.nd south a~~proar^hes to 111th Street on Lr~rraiY-~.~: F ~ . ~""-~:~:°~ east ar~~;I w~5t approaches to San Miguel on Abt o t'•~ Road ; 4. Westbound traffic on F'er.~.~o~.~d Avenux~ ~~~t ~:~~st Alameda,. It ~~a~ ~+~oved :~y Ca~.4nc ~ ~ ma7°~. ~~i' 1~rd, seconded 1~~y Coun:- q.~„woma.n M~~^ee~°:_in, t'~at the Cr~urzcil concur in the recommen- d~a~;ions of the Chief ~:1f ~~olic~: and. ordFr thF~ installation of said stops. All, members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried.. 1"he City Manager presented the plans and specifications which havE been approved. by the Mate Division of Highways for ~:~c~ .7s ~,allation of traffic signal system at Century and. State street and requested authorizatian fo advertise for bids for the installation of same. :It was ms~ved b~;~ Cc~ut~c^ilman Willard., sct~onded by Go9ancilwoman :~icMeek:f_n, ~,}a~< said authorization be granted . All. metin~ier~s voting atTF , the Ma,y~or declared the motion duly carried, ~e City Manager presented. a report on the request from the Lynwood-Compton Girl Scout Council for additional :pace ~.n the Cit9y Park adjacent to their present facilities w}~er~=in he stated that there have been many similar requests f;~r bui.lding sines on park property ~!nd the G'3.ty has no surplus ~?roperf:;,y in the park area and recommended that said request be ~.~ denied. 'w3'hereupor~, it was mowed by Councilman Pender, ~e~^c~nded. ~~~ Councilwoman McMeekin, ~~~hat the Council concur in ~y,~F.~ re~;~~mK~n.end,a~:ions of the Cik;~y Manager in denying said. request. Avl ~. r~~emb~r~ voting ;~y~~ ~ the Mayor declared the motion duly .~ar~~ied. The City Manager requested permission to purchase a 1-1/2 ton truci~ for the Street Department to replace the one "~ht was con~xrerted to use by the Water Department as an air compressor truck. It wa.s moved. by Councilman Pearson, seconded. by '~~~~~~~r~~ilwoma.n ~icMeekiny ~hat~ per~mis Sian be granted as requested e ~ ~~embers votad~ aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried.. 'T"'i~e Ma.na.ger presented. the following personnel recommenda.- `c i,` rks °. '1`'ha,t ~°har~les Ha M°~Ph.erson, P,.r.)bert. R ~ Thomas, and k~~1.;.ism L`o :Fr~~erra~n be gra.nte~i :second. ~m4~:~~ raises to $337 Per ~rgrlx,~~p ~: `. ~;,iv~:, February 1C~; ""~=~,~, ~~"+~hn ~a„ ;1ir~~~~nfelter be {granted the step raise ~±, '~mla p~~.r'` frl~°v~ r=,~'4 ~ ~'ff~~~~;1~`ts ~c@,rL'~"L ~ 9 17~~ i f~. ~ :~-'a V;~y Freeman be appointed ~-'E3:~ Ciperator-Typist, proba~:ionar°;~g a€, X233 pe~~° menC~;, effective February 23, 1.955 it wa.s moved. by Counc.iwoma.n McMeekin, seconded by ~:~~°kan~°~~.'.~.~.r~i P~:nder, that the City Counc3..l conr°ur in the recommenda- ~;:~.arra~ ~df ~,~ae C~i~~:y Ma,nag~e~r. All members voting a,ye, the Mayor ~y# ~;la.~°~d the motion duly ca,r~~..ed. the Manager presented a comrrlunica.tion from the ~omp~;on ~«`~.~~~ department e~.pressir~g their appreciation for the lrv~rnword Fire Depa.rt~rnentgs standing by while ~.;ompton answered- a f:~re call.e It was moved. by Council.ma.n Willard., seconded. by :~~ouncilwomari McMeekin, thaw said. r~omrnunication b~~ accepted. and riled ~ A11 rsi~~mber~: voting aye, the Mayor declared 'the motion duly carrieda Th.e Mayor inquired if there were any oral communica- tions. There was no response ~'t was moved by Councilman Pearson, seconded. by .,~ ~ouric.ilrrl.an Pender, that a recess be declared. to the hour of F? o~clock. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the rr;ot;.ior~ dull' ~°a.rried , The Mayor again cal.lpd the meeting to order and annouri~ed 't~-ia~ 'the hour of 8; 00 p.a~,, ha.ving arrived., said hour being the time fired for° hearing in the matter of abatement of dz°y a.nd drying weeds, anyone preser.~t in regard. to said. matter would be hearc9 at this time. There wa,s no response. Whereupon, RESOLUTION NO. 2591 entitled. "A RESOLUTION P.ASSI:NG UPt")N OB~~`ECTION,S AATD DIRECTING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STR:~ETS TO ABATE THE NUISANCE OF DRY AND DRYING WEEDS THAT E:~IST ON CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND IN THE CITY OF LYNWOOD" wa.s presented It was moved by Councilman Willard, seconded by Councilwoman McMeekin, that said Resolution be ~!doptedo Rol~t C~.11 e Ayes: Councilmen Bruner, McMeekin, Pearson, Pender, and Willard PTOes ° None . Absento None The hour of 800 p.m. having arrived, said hour being Che time firmed for hearing in the matter of" the proposed annexa- tion of the Midlands District, the Mayor inquired. if there were any wishing t-o submit written protests to said. annexationo There was ro response. The Clerk stated that at approximately 4:00 p.m, this -- date, he had received 12 petitions representing 195 signatures protesting the holding of" an election for the annexation of the area known as th.e Midlands District. Mr. Harry T. Shafer repre~~enting the Midlands Property Owners Association, inquired if' any additional protests or withdrawal. notices had been received. The Clerk stated. none had been received.. Whereupon, it was moved by Councilman Pearson, seconded 1 by ~"ouncilman Pender, that said hearing be continued. to the hour of 8e00 p,m, e.t the next regular Council meeting to allow ~h~~ Clark to cheek said peti~~.ons o Roll Calla Ayese Councilmen Bruner, McMeekin, Pearson, Pender, and Willardo Noeso None, Absente None, It ws.s mooed by Councilman Pes.rson, seconded by Co~n~:~lworr~~.r. McMeekin, that the demands presented at the meeting of Ma.rAeh 1, 1855^ having been regularly audited, are hereby a~! ~~".vied and. approved and. w~.rr~.nts ordered. drawn on the City Treasurer therefor in accordance with and., to the payees named ~~nci the fzxnd.s indicated in the several demands hereby approved, GENERAL ACCOUNT (Nos,A-4488-A-4552) General Fund 30,703,0 Water Fund Traffic Safety Fund 3,735,27 Lighting Fund 251.40 Capital Outlay Fund 1,158.30 Special Gas Tax Fund 3,813.50 Public Park Fund 420.04 Swim Pool 5,072.75 TOTAL. $54, 796.95 Roll Callo Ayese Counci]_men Bruner, McMeekin, Pearson, Pender, and Willarda Noeso None. Absente None. It was moved by Councilwoman McMeekin, seconded. by f"ouncilms.n Pender, that the meeting be adjourned, All members ~.. voti~zg aye, the Mayor declared the mots n duly carried. r APPROVED MARCH 15, 1955 \