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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1957-06-18 - CC~~~ REGULAR MEETING JUNE 18, 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 pro tempore McMeekin in the chair. Councilmen Finch, McMeekin, Pender, and. Summers answered. the roll call. Councilman Compton was absent. It was moved, by Councilman Pender, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that the minutes of the adjourned regular meeting of June 10, 1957 be approved: as written. All members present voting aye, the Mayor d:eelared the motion duly carried.. The Clerk presented. a communication from R. R. Strehlow, S. T. filer, Jr., and.. Herman Yaffe, owners and subdividers of Tract No, 20680, wherein they requested that the subdivision performance agreement executed.. on January 20, 1955, with the City of Lynwood, be extended. for an additional 12-month period, commencing June 20, 1957• They also requested that the faithful performance (subdivision contract) bond.. be reduced from $40,000 to $15,000. The Clerk stated. that the reduction of the bond. was ,justified, and. in agreement with the City Engineer, inasmuch as the majority of the improvements have been completed in said. subdivision. The City Attorney saw no ob~eetion to extending said agreement or the reductian of the bond., provided it is agreeable to the bonding company. It was moved by Councilman Summers, seconded. by Councilman Pender, that the Council rant the eartension as requested. and. the reduction of the bond to 15,000, subject to the consent of the bonding company (General Casualty Company of America). Roll Call; Ati*as: Councilmen Finch, McMeekin, Pender, and. Summers. Noes: None, Absent: Councilman Compton. The Clerk presented a communication from the Los Angeles. County Sanitation District No, l wherein they inform the City Council of (heir intention to construct, maintain, and operate a refuse transfer and disposal system within the .boundaries of said. sanitation district. The Clerk informed. the Council that should. they request exclusion from said. refuse transfer and. disposal system, that the Council must take action by September 10, 1957. It was moved by Councilman Pender, seconded by Councilman Finch, that said communication be accepted and. filed.. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared, the motion duly carried.. The Clerk read. a letter, which was a copy of a letter sent to the Manager on May 24, from Mr. Roy Prim, 3228 Tweedy Boulevard, complaining of the Nickel-Chrome Plating Company excessive noise and emission of acid. fumes. After considerable discussion regarding the operation of the Nickel-Chrome Plating Company, the Manager was ir~strueted to attempt to resolve the problem between the two indi- viduals. It was moved. by Councilman Pender, seconded. by Councilman Finch, that said said, communication be accepted. and. filed.. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly caw°ried.. Mayor McMeekin presented. to Mrs. Charles M. Hall, a plaque in recognition of Mr. Charles Halls service to the City as Building Official. RESOLUTION N0. 2748 entitled 'tRESOLUTION OF THE CITY ~,,,~.1 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD WIT~IDRAWING• CERTAIN AREAS OF LAND ~' ANNEXED TO SAID CITY FROM .THE CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY" was presented.. It was moved. by Councilman Summers, seconded by Councilman Pender, that said Resolution be .adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Finch, McMeekin, Pender, and Summers. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Compton. RESOLUTION N0. 2749 entitled. "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD WITHDRAWING CERTAIN AREAS OF LAND ANNEXED TO 4: SAID CITY FROM THE SOUTHEAST MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT OF LOS "~}4~;t 3~~ ~ ANGELES CO'UNT`" was presented.. It was ;Moved by Councilman Su.~^~~ex~s, seconded. by Councilman Finch th t ~ , a said Resolu.~;ion be adopted Roll Ca11: Ayes ; Councilmen Finch, Mr-M~~e~in, Pender, and Surr~tners . Noes None . ~ ~~ ~~~ Absent: Councilman Compt.ono RESOLUTxO.N NO. 275C entititWd. "RESOL~JTIO.~~T 0:~' THE CITY r ~ COUNCIL OF T~iE CITX OF LYNWOOD WITHDRAWI, , . CERTAII~~ AREAS O.F LAND fy ' ` ANNEXED TO SAID CITY O.F LYNWOOD .FROM '~~Ei~ a~IC CARTH:~r LIGHT°:~NG DISTRICT r ~ ` OF LOS A " , NGELES COUNTy. was presented.. ~t was moved by Councilman Fender., seconded- by Councilman Sumrr~e~s th t , a said. Resolution be ad.op ted . -~,; Roll Ca11. Ayes: Councilmen .Finch, McMeekin, Pender, and. Summers ` . Noes : one Absent; Councilman Compton. The Clerk presented. the home occupation application of Wrn. P. Lloyd., 10-j9$ State Street to d , con uct the business of sound. engineering repair and. service within his bombe. The Clerk stat d ' e that the necessary c;ard.s had. been mailed out, with no objections being filed ~~ :. e also presented. a communication from the Building Inspector wher~:ir~ he stated he read not b . . een able to issue a certi- ficate of occupancy due to no one being at home. It was moved. by Council ~~ man .r~,ch, seconded by Councilrrar~ Summers, that said home occupation a~aplication be held over to allow the Building Inspector to issue a certificate of occupancy. All members present voting aye, the Mayo~^ declared the motion duly carried.. The Clerk presented. Planning Commission Resolution No. .. 185'which a . pproves the variance to permit the operation of a day nursery school oxi a portion of Lot 3 Tract 5103 (4918 Abb tt , o Road.) which was request~:d by Mr. and. Mrs. David. H. McCrae It was . moved. by Councilman Pender, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that the Council . concur ira the action of the Planning Commission in granting said.. variance All member . s present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried., The Clerk presented an application from Coach Oil Company,. 11440 Check Avenue for a i "~^~ , spec al permit to conduct the business of fireworks sales at the southwest corn f er o Adley and. Imperial High- way. The Clerk stated. that the applicant has complied. with the necessary regulations governing the sale of fireworks in the City of Lynwood It .. was moved. by Councilman Summers, seconded. by Coun- cilman Finch, ghat said: special permit be ranted All g .. members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried .. The hour of $ ~].m. having arrived., said. hour being the time fixed.. for reeeiving bids for li gaso ne supplies for 1957-58, the Mayor inquired if there w . ere any present wishing to submit bids. There was no response. The Clerk stated. he had. received. 8 bids. It was moved. by Councilman Pender, seconded. by Councilman Summers that s id bi , a . ds be publicly opened:, examined., and. declared. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. The following bids were received: Bidder. First Grade Second. Grade Rich~il Corporation 1 Shell Oil Company 9 ~ •2235 .l 4 Tidewater 011 Ca. .X274 .1994 Texas Company .227 20 . Standard 011 Co. of California .2355 .2035 General Petroleum Corporation .243 216 . Union Oil Company of California .258 216 '"'"" . Signal Oil Company 1~o quotation I was moved. by Councilman Finch, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that said. bids be referred. to the Mana er f h k g or c ec ing and. report. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion d l u y carried. The Clerk stated that the term of Planning Commission member Harvey Sprague expires on July 1 d th 1957 t , . , an a at a previous ~~~ meeting, Mr, James E. Rowe had. been ~~ominated as a member of said Commission, Tt was moved by Councilman Summers, seconded by Councilman Ponder, that said. nominat:Lorbs be closed. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared th. motion duly carried.. It was moved by Councilman. Pena~er, seconded by Councilman Finch., that a unanimous ballot be ca.~t for .Tames F, Rowe as a member of the Planning Commission for a ter~r~ of° four years, commencing July 1, 195'7 Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Finch, ~~+;~'+Ir~~ek_tn, Ponder, and Summers. Noes: -None. Absent: Councilman Comptc~.n, Th,e City Attorney presented to each .member of the City Council his opinion on requiring occupants of M-~_ zoned. property ad,~acen'~ to ~ prope~~ty to maintain a »olid i'ence shielding said. R prop~-~S~tV t':~om I~1 uses wherein it was his opiz~.ion that provisio~as of Orc~i~iance ~~7 wh~,ch requires said. fence, could. not be applied o this particular property in question X2895 Norton Avenue, corner ot" s`Vo~~ton and.. ~el.linger) because such >olid fv~nce or wall does not protect the hea:~.th, safety, morals, cr general welfare of the public, The City Attorney ~°urther stated. that he felt the City can force the owner to xna~ce the repairs to the fence to make it conform to safe stax~da~~9.s of c~onst?ai~ct;:i.on. After considerable discussion, it was moved. by Councilman Ponder, seconded by Counri:~~nan Finch, that the City Manager and. Building Inslaector be instrueted. to require the property owner at 295 Nc~rtsort Av~~~u~-~ to comply with safe standards of construction. All members presenl~ voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried-e The Manager presented a proposal from the auditing firm of Pyle, Lance ~C Schlinger far an audit of the cash transactions of the C:~.ty of Lynwood. for the fiscal year 1.957-58 for a fee of $350 per quarter„ The Manager stated that said. firm has been performing the outside audit of C;~.ty cash transactions for several years in a very satisfactory manner, and. recommended the acceptance of said. proposal. It was moved. by Councilman Summers, seconded. by Councilman Finch, that the Council concur in the recommendations of the City Manager and.. employ the firm of Pyle, Lance & Schlinger to perform the audit of the cash transactions for. the .fiscal. year 1957-58 at the fFe quoted., Roll Call; Ayes: councilmen Finch, McMeekin, Ponder, and. Summers, Noes: None, Absent: Councilman Comptono The Manag~:r presented. a report from the Traffic Authority wherein the installation of one-hour parking limitation signs on Santa Fe Avenue between Fernwood and. Los Flores was recommended. It was moved. by Councilman Pend.er, seconded. by Councilman Finch, that thAe~ Council order the parking signs installed.. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried., The City Manaager presented. an agreement for the Councils ar;~;x~oval between the S'o'uthern .California Edison Company and the C:~ `.-nir of Lynwood. which woald. p~>x~mit the Cj.ty of Lynwood. to install st:~:'°~et Lights and. traffic; sj.grals on Ed.iscn Companyts wood. poles and, electrolj.eY~s. The Manager. stated that the City might, at some future date, d.esir~e to take advantage of said. proposal, and, recom- mended. the approval of the agreement. Zt was waved by Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Summers, that the Council. concur in the recommendations of the City Manager and authorize the Mayor and. Clerk to execute said. agreement on beha:l.f of the City of Lynwood, ,. Roll Ca11: Ayes: Councilmen Finch, McMeekin, Ponder, and. Summerse Noes: None, Absent: Councilman Compton, The Manager presented. for the CouncilTS approval the agree- ment between the County of Los Angeles and. the City of Lynwood. for furnishing of six deputy sheriffs for a period of not to exceed. four X58 months, eoz~mer~cing ~~u.ly :I., ~5';%, a. r, ~ ~t~: ,~° ., ,FEB. ~::t ~ p~~1,, mctlth. per sheriff'. it was rnovc-:~d ~~. r-, an-- -~~~-,, E o~,c~:.d h~r' ~;~3us-~vil- man Pendex~, that said agreeme7ltJ bE~ ~, , be authorised to c~~ec;r~t~ ~ ~' .°.~ r ~' '~ay~,~' a ~d Clerk Lynwood . ~~: raid ag~eE ,, r. ;~. ~°a=i.~ of` .,hr..' :i~;y of Ro7.1. Ca11 Ayes: Gounc°i~~:ae71 r~`'lr~r'Yt, ~ ;.°f,,;, ~=}-, rs-;Y~~~~_.r, a7`C~ ;~um,~ners, NO~`~ s titan€` w Abs~r~ts Council;~.a:n Camx3# , T~~~ ~anager~ ~;; t a ~~o r hd *~ ~~ ~r -;~ oY, ^~. th the r;onstruction of storm drains ors Bircrl ~~tre~~+- Y'a~ ~o re eles ~~, ~~c .~ ~~y ro g ~1t t Los Ang Cc~ur;t~~T ~'_ooc~ '; c;~?tro ~ ~: ~ ,, ,~ ~~ ~~ , `~ r ~ ~~ t r°os ° the City Park far ~ , sa ~e~, ., ;~ox~~n d ~~a tY1;: , and x~Yf ~ , ; ~ ~ a ~, ~ f o7a the Council o s appra~ral ove~~r~ a.nrl a~;r~oss the r~ea,r., ~ t ~-~ ,~ ~~ ~,,r~a~e~l a., mallows: ~'~1at po~'~°:ton J:. t7~a4: ~8,-'r: ~"' "Jci~ A`":"T;On1rJ i~anC;l'~;=3 a5 sh.~wr1 r~r1 map r,~,r,nrded ~n ~- ~ ~,~~ ~, a~=,f 8~, o{" fat{.~r~ts, ~,t~ fh,~ 0~"1`"'~.e~; of t:~~ }~ecas ~.~,~., -"3~° t: ~2~ Co~3_rlty o3° Las A~°l~~_Y f=!?t, C~E,;C.t"l~JE?~ 171 (~E'f i_~ ~,t;~ ': i"~V O~, '~~;~riTl~i00o~-, rE'.C;OT'd.0`d. ,'lr~ ~3e.~c~k .1 ~'2°'a0, past-, i{~, ~ of ~,r°rT ~.{: R~_,c 3~°d;:, is1 the t~f°~`i t°~~ of .a:1_d }~~~cordor°, ~,a ~ ,, ~ n a ;; tr~a_p of .and 15 , 00 foot w~_de, 1~,7_i,ng 'j.5r feF;~; -, r; 4ach t' ids; of." the iollow- ~~1g c~~~;~~r~1'{i"a~<c~i 1j.rF~ ar_d t~~, ~i"^:r,r ~~,:.r'i~;r continuation and. t,h~ ,~~outahr~~af;Y ~.r~3l.angatior ;t' ~~a~r~. lint7: BE3~ 1,n~';'~.n4~; s. ? a paint :i~~ 5-_°_ f Y`~`"rc~r_t y ~~r°a1 onga t fan of t;k1E~ no7~t,t~tcv J. `Y ~:ine ot~ 1,:~~, 12 ~C, Tract .+~~o0 3335 as ~,rlt~wn o!1 ~1ax3 re~:~~~d.ed in. :Soak ~,6, pagF, ,~2, of Maps, in the o~~fica of.° :~a:ic~ r°~;cord=.~r, di fart A~. 7i° 05P 15" W .~ ~ . ~~ t~r;e=~t along said px~alongation from tre north- w~;.~t:'t ~:~or~rlr~.r al" :~a:id C.,o*; _: f, .once N. 5° 05W 40" W. 126.18 ~°~"c,fi. ~o ~~a;i_nt A; ~;henca ?~. 5° 06r 40" W. 69.82 feet Ica point B t.henc~ ~,p., 5° 06B !-~0" W. 80!~-7 feet to point C 9 th~'nc'~ ~~, '~° 06Q 40" W. 85.73 feet to the Y.aegi.nning of a tan~,crt c~~;.r~ve~, coneavc_ to t:r1e east and. i~,.aving a radius cif" X0.00 feWt; thence northerly along said curve 3~,-(2 .feet; thence tangent to said curve N. 17° ,370 40" ~~ 205u55 feet to point D° thence N. 17° 37e 4Q" E> 25..58 fec=t to paint E; thence N, 17° 37~ ~Un ~. 30.28 fast t;o point, F~'; thence N~ 17° 37v 40" E. :351..9 Pert to point Cx; thence N, 17° 37$ 4G" E. 8.04 feet too ~3oint Ufa thence N. 1.7° 37~ 40" E. 34.57 feet tra tho b~'ginrling of a tangent curve concave to the west arld havirxg a radius of 90.00 feet; thence northerly along sa~,.d curve 21.03 feet to a point in the northerly 1.tne off' ~iand dc~scribFd in ~~aid deed, distant S. 71.° 05Y 15" E. ~"%.f~3T feet along said. northerly line from the northeast earner. of Lot; 1.9~~, Tract No. 2551, as shown on ma~~ ~°e~cax~ded in Book 24, pages. 78, 79 and. 80, of Mapa, in. the officf~ of said. Recorder. ALSO that portion of said part, within a strip of land. 7,00 feet wide;, lying 3.50 feet on each side of the following described line: Beginning at said. po3.nt A; thence INT. 70° 36t 35" W. 47.24 Feet; thence "~. 20° 4?_ P 55n W. 36.50 feet . `Phe sid.e~ J Ines of said strip ire to be prolonged or shartened at al": angle points so as to terminate at their point: of ~intersecrion. ALSQ that portion. of said. part, T.r,ithin a strip of land. 7x00 feet wide, lyiYlg 3.50 feet on each side of the following described line: Beginning at ;aid point B~ t~.ence N. 67° 39a Ol" W. 23.50 feet . AS~~O that por=t1.on o`"' said. part, .~:1.thin a strip os: land 7.OU fast; wide, lying 3,50 Poet on each. side of the following desc;ribFd line: Beginning at said. point C; thence N~ 84° 53r 20" E. 20.50 feet. ALSO that portion of sa3.d parr.., within a strip of land. 6.00 r°eet w3_df~, Lying 3.00 feet on each side of ~" ~~~ the following described. linE:a beginning at said. point I:~, t~~~~:,,~::~ N• 67° 54~ 49" W. to the easterly line o± ;a~_d "l~r°ac~ NoA 25510 ALSO? that; portion of said. ~zart;, ~Tithln a strip of land. 6,00 feet wide, lying 3•CC rret on each side of the following described iinfa: ;Beginn~_~ng at said. point E~ thence Na 60° 39Y 39" W. do the easterly line of .raid Tract No. 2551. ALSO that portion of said tier=~, within a strip of land, 7.00 feet wide, lying 3 , ~7C feet on each side of the following described line; Aeginning at said point Y+'; the~nr.;e No 56° 36~ 55" W'. 22.00 feet. ALSO that portion of said. pay° within a strip of .land 6.00 feet wide, lying 3,00 feet on each side of the following described. lir=..e: ~eginn~.ng at said. point Cs; :,hence Ne 64° 30~ 13" W. to the easterly line af' said. Tract No. 2551. ALSO that 'portion of said Evart, within a strip of land 7.00 fc;et wide, lying 3 ~ 5U feet on each .side of the following described. line: Beginning at said. point H; thence S. 88° 58~ 38" E. 52.00 fe~;t. The side, lines of the .above described. 6-foot wide strips of ].and. shall be pr.oiorged or shortened., so a~+ to terminate westerly in the easterly line of said Tr~ac`~t No. 2551. ~~XCE~'T:~N~ from said. 6-foot widF. strips and. said. '~~-f oot wide; strips those por`~_ions lying within said 1 ~-foot wic~.e s trip . The area of the above described parcel of land., con:~istaing of ri~_ne parts and. exclusive of said. ~XCEPT.~(~N, is 16,575 square feet, more or less. ht was maved by Councilman Pender, seconded by Councilman Summers, that the City grant said. easement to the Los Angeles County Flood Contx'ol District, and. authorize the Mayor and. Clerk to execute said. easement on behalf of the City of Lynwood.. Toll Call: Ayes; Councilmen Finch, McMeekin, Pend.er, and. Summers, Noes: None. Absence Councilman Compton. Th.e Manager presented. the following personnel recommendations: That Carl Keith, Utility Maintenance Man in the Street Department,. having completed.. his probationary period., be advanced. to the second. step at $349 per month, effective July 1, 1957 That Clark Gray, Engineering Inspector, be ad-vanced. to the fourth step at X526 per month, effective July 1, 1957• It was moved. by Councilman Finch, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that the Council concur in the recommendations of the City Manager. Roll Call; Ayes: Councilmen Finch, McMeekin, Pender, and. Summers. Noes: None Absent: Councilman Compton. The Manager stated, that C7ffic:=::~°s Charles H. McPherson, Jack W. Stern, Lowe7_l. C .Hoffman, Fred. ~~E~rguson, and Anthony P . DTArrigo have recently completed. courses in Police Science at E1 Camino Junior College. It was moved. by Councilman Pender, seconded. by Councilman Finch, that thy; Cl.~yrk b~: dirF,cted to send letters of recognition to said. officers commending them for their efforts to better themselves and. their position with the Police Department. All members present vot.:ng aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried.. Councilman Finch inquired. as to the status of the present parking Commission appointed. by the Mayor. The Clerk stated that communications had, been written to each of the members informing them o.f their appointment. It was maved. by Councilman .Finch, seconded. by Councilman Pender, that the Manager be instructed. to ~o ~. meet with said Commiss members present votin ion and. outline trieir duties a th and programo All g carried,. ye, e Mayor declared the motion duly It was moved. Pender, that the Clerk by Councilman Finch, seconded. by Councilman be instructed t the Exchange Club for o write a le their efforts ..tn stag:ing the tter commending senior high school class all-night party held at the Community Center All members present voting sye, the Mayor d.ecla:r~ed the e motion duly carried... RESOLUTION N0. 2751_ entitled. "RESOL~~iTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL O.F THE CITY OF LYNWOOD ALLOWING,' AND APPRO~TING THE DEMANDS ~' PRESENTED AND ORDERING WARRANTS DRAWN TIIERE~+`OR." was presented.. It was moved by Councilman Summers, seconded. by Councilman Fender, that '' said resolution be adopted.. Roll, Call; Ayes; Councilmen F':inch, "~cMeekin, Fender, and. Summers, Noes; None. Absent; Councilman Comptone The Mayor inquired if there were any oral communicationso A Mr. John Hamer, a part owner of the Nickel-Chrome Plating Company at 3233 Tweedy Boulevard., addressed. the Council regarding the complaint filed. against the acid. odors and. noises at h.is plant, He further stated. that he is complying with the air pollution control requi cements. It; was moved. by Councilman Fender, seconded. by Councilman Finch, that tl~ae meeting be adjourned. e All members present voting aYP, 'the Mayon d,erl arced the motion d.ul.y ca .Tied e v I C 0 L W O APPROVED JULY 2, 1957