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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1957-04-02 - CC~2 REGULAR MEETING APRIL 2, 1957 The City Council of the City of Lynwood. met in a regular session in the City Hall, 11330 Bullis Road., on above date at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Compton in the chair. Councilmen Compton, Finch., McMeekin, Pender, and Summers answered the roll call. It was moved. by Councilwo:man McMeekin, sPCOnded. by Councilman Pender, that the minutes ~.::' she p~~~.vious regular meeting --•,, of March 19, 1957 be .approved as writ.~r. AlI members voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly c~:°ied. The Clerk presented. a comm~~:~ication from the Lynwood. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No, 39:~~_ req~aesti~-;g exemptio.r~ from business license fees to conduct the b~t.si.~f~,~,s of fireworks sa~_es at the intersection of California and Century during the forthcoming Fourth of July. It was moved. by Councilwoman McMeekin, seconded by Councilman Summers, that an exemption from business license fees be granted. subject to the provisions of the 'ou.ilding and fire regulations governing the sale of fireworks. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Compton, Finch, McMeekin, Pender, and. Summers. Noes: None. Absent: None. The Clerk presented. a communication from C. Wayne Austin, submitting his name for consideration to fill the unexpired. term of Larry Pettijohn on the Personnel Board.. The Clerk stated that this was the only communication presented. up to this time requesting appointment to said. Personnel Board.. It was moved. by Councilwoman McMeekin, seconded by Councilman Pender, that Mr. C. Wayne Austin be appointed. to the Personnel Board. of the City of Lynwood to fill the unexpired. term left by the resignation of Lawrence Pettijohn, effective May 15, 1957. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried. ,.,~, The Clerk presented. a communication from the John Cardinal Glennon Council No. 2996, Knights of Columbus, Lynwood, inviting all members of the City Council and department heads to be honored. guests at their annual civic and. fraternal night which will be held. on April 24, 1957 at 11400 California Avenue. The Clerk stated. that he would. take care of the necessary arrangements for the members of the City Council and. the department heads. The Clerk presented. a communication from Assemblyman Frank G. Bonelli, expressing his appreciation to the members of the City Council for their support of his Assembly Bill which propposed. to ban the sale of Crime-horror comic books to minors under 1~3 years of age, which died. in committee. It was moved. by Councilwoman McMeekin, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that said communication be accepted. and. filed.. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried. The Clerk presented. a communication from Leland. R. Weaver, Coordinator Area 'tEf' Office of Civilian Defense, requesting the Council to support all pending legislation before Congress affecting Civil Defense. It was moved. by Councilman Summers, seconded. by Councilwoman McMeekin, that said. communication be referred. to David MacArthur, Civil Defense Director for Lynwood, for appropriate action. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried.. The Clerk presented a communication from the Southern California Electric Sign Association requesting the City Council to '"" proclaim "National Sign Week" during the period April 8 - 13, 1957. ~' There followed. considerable discussion regarding issuing proclama- tions for supporting trade associations. It was moved. by Councilman Pender, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that the request for issuance of a proclamation be denied.. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Compton,Finch,McMeekin,Pender, and, Summers. Noes: None. Absent: None. ~3~ The Clerk presented. a communication from the Lynwood. Community Coordinating Council requesting the Council to place a display showcase in the City Hall so that all organizations who receive recognition in regard. to civic accomplishments may be able to submit these mementoes for display. It was moved. by Councilman Fender, seconded by Councilwoman McMeekin, that said request be referred.. to the City Manager for investigation and. report at the next regular meeting. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried:, Thg Clerk presented. an application for a special permit to operate the business of auto wrecking at 11530 Check Avenue by Mr. Salvatore Fellitiere and. Peter C. Gambino. The Clerk stated that the ~'olice Department had made the necessary investigation and, a check of the records shows no reason why the permit should. not be granted.. Th® Clerk further stated. that the applicants had com- plied: with all provisions of the business license ordinance and. as License Collector, he recommended the approval of said, special permit. ~t was moved. by Councilwoman McMeekin, seconded. by Council- man Finch, that the Council concur in the recommendations of the License C®llector and.. grant said. special permit. Roll Call: ~91~yNm +W (~ Ay®s : C®uncilmen Compton, Finch, McMeekin, Pend.er, and 147 WkAkilli~:6 k7 s ~~®qe{{ s ~p:q ~To ~ e . Abk7 ~ld~: ~®ne e Th® City Attorney suggested that the proposed. over-night parking ®rdi~a~ce be held, over to the next regular meeting to allow the Chief of Police to review the ordinance. The Manager presented. a Grant Deed. dated. March 26, 1957, signed by Walter Krems and.. Marjorie M. Krems whereby they convey to the City ®f Lynwood.. for street purposes the following described. propertya The ®asterly ll ft of Lot 6, Block 15 of Belle Vernon Ac~'es, as per map recorded in Book 9, Page 196 of Maps, in the office Of the C®unty Recorder of Los Angeles County. ~t was moved.. by Councilman Finch, seconded. by Councilwoman McMeekin, that said, de®d be accepted. and. that the Clerk be directed. to cause said: ~:n~trument to be recorded. in the office of the RecOrdg~~ ®f L®s Angeles County. R®ll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Compton, Finch, McMeekin, Pend.er, and. Summers. N®es: W®ne. Absent: N®ne. The Maw ger stated that in connection with the construction of storm drams ®n State Street, it is necessary to grant to the L®s Angeles C®u~ty Flood.. Control District easements across city pr®perty for said.. storm drains, and, presented. easements for the Council:~s appr®val, described.. as follows: That portion of Lot C, Rose Circle, Mod,~eska Park, as shown on map recorded in Book 9, pages 142 and. 143, of Maps, in the office of the Recorder of the County of Los Angeles, within a strip of land: 28.00 feet wide, lying 14.00 feet on each side of a line parallel with and 35.00 feet westerly, measured at right angles, from the southerly prolongation of the westerly line of Block 14, of said. Park. ~'he sid:e lines of said.. strip shall be prolonged. or shortened. so as to terminate in the boundary of said Lot. ALSO that portion of said. Lot C, within a strip of land 6.00 feet wide, lying 3.00 feet on each side of the following des- cribed: line: Beginning at a point in said parallel line, distant alon said. 1 ins S . 1 ° ~ " g 7 59 00 W. 17.81 feet from the westerly prolonga- tion of the southerly line of Lot 12, Block 13, of said. Park; thence N. 54° 06~ 04" w. The side lines of said.. strip shall be prolonged. or shortened.. so as to terminate westerly in the northwesterly boundary of said Lot and.. easterly in the westerly line of said. 28-foot wide strip, t~`~ ALSO that portion of Lot B, Carnation Circle, of said. Park, Within a strip of land.. 28.00 feet wide, lying 14.00 feet on each side of a sine parallel with and. 35.00 feet westerly, measured. at right an~lea, from the northerly prolongation of the westerly line of look 1~, of said. Park. The side lines of said. strip shall be prolonged. or shortened.~~o as to terminate in the boundary of said. Lot. AND .ALSO that portion of said. Lot 5, Biwhtin a strip of land. 6.®® feat wide, lying 3,00 feet on each side of the following described ~::~r~es beginning at a point in said. last mentioned. parallel line, distant along said: lane N. 5° 47~ 00" E. 24.36 feet from the westerly prOlon~ation of the southerly line of Lot 12 Block 21 o~+ said Park, theme N. 7$° 51t 20" W. ' F~'ho s~tdo lines of said. strip shall be prolonged. or shortened ~~o as to terminate westerly in the northwesterly boundary of said Lot and easterly in the westerly line of said. 28-foot wide strip, The a~'~~a of the above described. parcel of land., consisting of four pa~'t~, is 13,454 square feet, more or less. It was moved. by Councilwoman McMeekin, seconded. by Council- man Fender, that the City grant said easement to the Los Angeles County P'1®od, Contr®~ Dish.+ict, and. authorize the Mayor and. Clerk to execute said. easement on behalf of the City of Lynwood.. Rc~~l Call: AyeaE Got~ncilmen Compton, Finch, McMrre?kin, Fender, and Summers, No9s : Nt~no . Ab~~en~ ~ None . `~'h€~ Ma~~a~~ar stated. that the necessary plans and. specifi- cations harry bo~~n prepared.. f'or~ the improvement of Wright Road between Century ~9u~:evard and: Fe~~nwood Avenue by the construction of curbs, gutters, and ~avem®nt, and: the improvement of nine intersections within the city by the installation of traffic safety lighting, and. r®quest®d auth®ri~ation to advertise fo.r bids for said. projects. It was moved by C~auncilwotnan McMeekin, seconded by Councilman Finch, that the Cauncil authorise the Manager to advertise for bids for said: impr®vement projects, Ro~:l Call.: Aye~~c Co~~,n~i~:~}e~~ Compton, Finch, McMeekin, Fender, and Summ®ra, N®ea ; Nogn~ieq~.iEy tT~l~~nt: }V Nki6 e The Manager presented the following personnel recommenda- tionst What David: MacArthur, Assistant Civil Engineer, be advancod to ~5~5 per month, effective April 9, 1957 That ~®seph Duarte. be appointed. Utility Maintenance Man, probationary, in the Fark Department, at $332 per month effective April 1, 197; (to replace Floyd Eousman, appointed 3/l~/57, failure to pass physical examination); That Arthur Ea Senior be reinstated. as police office, at $454 per month, effective April 1, 1957• I~; was rr~oved by Councilman Fender, seconded. by Councilman Finch, that the Council concur in the recommendations of the City Manager, All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried, RESOLUTION N0. 2735 entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE CITX COUNCIL OF T~ CITX Obi LXNWOOD ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE DEMANDS PRESENTED AND ORDERING WARRANTS DRAWN THEREFOR" was presented.. It was moved: by Councilwoman McMeekin, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that said. resolution be adopted. Roll Gall: Ayes: Councilmen Compton, Finch, McMeekin, Pend.er, and. Summers. Noes; None, Ab.~ent: None. The Mayor inquired: if there were any oral communications. 33 Mr. Robert Hazelwood, 12025 Bradfield Avenue, addressed. the Council regarding students at Lynwood High School racing and. loitering after school hours on Bradfield. Avenue. The Mayor instructed the .Chief of Police to make a thorough investigation of said matter, in cooperation with the school authorities. The City Attorney presented his opinion to the Council regarding the legality of limiting the sale of fireworks to veteranst ~ organizations, wherein he stated. it would. be unconstitutional to ~i allow veterans organizations only to sell said. fireworks. There was considerable discussion regarding restricting the sale of fire- works to veteranst groups. It was moved by Councilwoman Councilman hummers, that the meeting be voting aye, the Mayor declared the APPROVED APRIL 16, 1957 r; McMeekin, seconded by ad.~journed. All members