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HomeMy Public PortalAboutM 1957-08-06 - CC~~~ REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 6, 157 ... ~.. ~-: ,... °I'he City Council of the Cis;;>J of Lynwood met in a regular session in the City F~Fall, 11330 Bul~.i.~~ i~~ad, on above date ~~t 7:30 p.m Mayor Compton in the chair Councilmen Compton, Finch, ~~~icMeekin, Pender, and. Summers answered. the roll. call. :Tt was moved.. by Councilman ~'E']'c~P,r, seconded. by Councilwoman McMeekin, that the minutes of the pta~,r ;;us regular meeting of duly 16, 19,7 be approved. as written. All ~3er~ar.:~rrs voting aye, the Mayor ,., declared the motioxi dul~r carried.. i ~`he Mayor addressed the audience regarding the proposed. nuisance ordinance, explaining that said. proposed ordinance is only in its preliminary for. m, and. not ready for adoption at the present time. TFae Clerk stated. he had. received. letters concerning the _ proposed nuisance ordinance from the following people: Mr. Darwin "~. i~a:rd.el', Oda West Sprlxce Street, Compton, Mrs. Grace Van .Dick 2~i~ 0a~~word ~~ve~ue Mrs. George Mo Eiackman, 3907 Lugo Avenu.e,~and. ~1r~s , May Mayes, X71 L~,rnwood. Road.. Mr .. Sidney` Sterling,Mr. H~ d. Wilbur, Mrs. Agnes Pepper, Mrs , aurae Ferry, Mrs , Lona Jewett, Mr o E. H. Kraeipp, Mr. Edward dohns~°n, Mr~ 1~a1 Biers, Mrs. Virginia Greenspon, Mrs. Eunice Goodrich add~'essed the Council expressing their views on said. proposed. ordiraarace. Af~l~er' considerable discussion by members of the Council and ~~he audience, the Mayor stated. that additional study will be made of said proposed. ordinance and it will again be discussed. at Fhe regula~° moeting of the Cj.ty Council on October 1, 1957. "the Clerk presented. a communication from Leland. R, Weaver, Coordinato~~ of Area E Office of Civil Defense, wherein he expressed Pais appreciation for the City Council's support of AB 1212 which places the State in the position of having a paid. area coordinator. It was moved kay Councilwoman McMeekin, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that said.. communication be accepted. and filed, The C~.€~rk presented. a communication from the 20- 0 Club -~, of Fiun+,;ington Park wherein they requested. permission to hang posters on city light standards for a period. of two weeks to publicize their custom and s~,orts car show on August 23-?~. After considerable dis- cussion regard~,ng tFae policy of placing said. posters on city Light standards, it was moved. by Councilman Pender, seconded. by Council- woman McMeekin, that said. request be referred. to the City Engineer for dispositiara. A~,:~ members votj.ng aye, the Mayor declared the ~rnotiora duly e;arried . The Clerk presented. a claim in the form of a letter from Mrs® Fu rry Cook, 1,1316 Duncan Avenue, on behalf of her daughter, Gail, who sl:~pped and. fell in the natatorium. Mrs. Cook requests that medical expense in the amount of $27.72 be paid. to her for said. injuries. Tt was moved. by Councilwoman McMeekin, seconded. by Ca~~ncilman Summers, that said, letter be referred. to the Cityts j.n.s~~.rance carrier for disposition, and that the Clerk be instructed `~ c~:~r~,municate with Mr. s . Cook regarding th.e Council's action. All. ~°!-: ''!i~cyrs voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. The C1er.k presented. a communication from the Wm. tT. Grayson Po~:t No. 85 of the American Legion wherein they request permission to let its mall be used for square dancing one night each week. It was moved. by Councilman Pender, seconded. by Councilman Finch, that said. request be granted., subject to the provisions of City Ordinance Tdo~ ~Ol regulat~,ng dance halls, dance clubs, and public dancing in th~a City of Lynwooda All members voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. --- The Clerk presented his report on sales and. gasoline taxes paid. by the City of Lynwoad. wherein he reported that during the fiscal year 1956-57 the City paid. $9,110.00 in said. taxes, and. recoma~nended that the Council take no action in supporting the efforts of the City of Torrance in obtaining exemption for cities from said. stafe sales and gasoline taxes as any such exemption would. have to be made up from other tax sources. 3~7 The Clerk stated that the auditors, in the performance of their annual audit, have recommended. that the city establish charges for materials that are sold. to the public and. not specifically cove-r~u by other ordinances or resolutions. Whereupon, RESOLUTION N0. 2757 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD ESTABLISHING CHARGES FOR PAMPHLETS, MAPS, REPORTS, AND OTHER SERVICES NOT SPECIFICALLY COVERED BY ORDINANCE, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO COLLECT SAID CHAR(~ES'~ was presented. It was moved. by Councilman Summers, seconded by Councilwoman McMeekin, that said Resolution be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Compton, Finch, McMeekin, Pender, and. Summers.. Noes: None, Absent: None. The Clerk presented. the home occupation application of ~'homa4 W. Pierce, 3151 Los Flores, to conduct the business of free- lance photography from his home, The Clerk further stated that the nec~;ssary cards had. been mailed. and no protests have been filed,. It was moved. by Councilwoman McMeekir_, seconded. by Council- man Su~r.Gmers, that said. home occupation application be approved.. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried., The City Attorney requested. authorization to commence civil action .against M. W. Allred.. He stated. that Mr, Allred. had rented a house at Lugo Park from the City for $75 per month, and. moved out, owing the City of Lynwood. $300. He further stated that he has attempted to collect said rent and Mr. Allred refuses to pay, It was moved.. by Councilman Finch, seconded. by Councilwoman McMeekin, that the Attorney be authorized- to commence legal action to collect said amount. Roll Call: A.yea: Councilmen Compton, Finch, McMeekin, Pend.er, and. Summers. Noes: None. Absent: None. The Manager presented for the Councilts approval an agree- ment betwen the Council of Los Angeles and. the City of Lynwood. for the installation of traffic signals at the intersection of Alameda Street and Fernwood Avenue. The Manager stated that the city~s share would.. be one-half of said, cost, approximately $3500, and recommended approval of said. agreement. It was moved. by Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Summers, that the Council approve the agx°eement and. authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute said. agreement on behalf of the City of Lynwood. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Compton, Finch, McMeekin, Pend.er, and Summers. Noes: None® Absent: None. The Manager presented, a communication from Curtis M. Hughes w:r;erein he requested. an exclusive franchise for the placing of trash cans in the business districts of the City, for the privilege of p~~.acj.ng advertising of local merchants on the sides of the cans. The ~~4..a~ager questioned.. the authority of granting such an exclusive franchise, and. recommended. that the request be referred to the City Atto~~ney and. Manager for investigation and. report. It was moved. by Councilwoman McMeekin, seconded. by Councilman Pend.er, that the Council concur in the recommend.stions of the City Manager in referring said. request. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. A corporation grant d.eed., whereby L. I. Payne, President and. B. B. Bruce, Secretary,on behalf of National Trailer Convoy, Inc., convey to the City of Lynwood. for dtreet purposes (Wright Road.) the following described property, was presented: That portion of Lot 2 of the Slausson Tract as shown on map recorded. in Book 3, Page 348 of Miscellaneous Records of Los Angeles County, California, described. as follows: -- - > ~. Beginning at the intersection of the southerly line of Century .Boulevard., 50 feet wide, and. the easterly line of Wright Road, 33 .feet wide, thence southerly along said. last described line 68.135 feet to the truelpoint of beginning; thence southerly along said, easterly line 152.0.5 feet with a uniform width of 1.00 feeto A strip of land. 1.00 feet wide lying easterly of-and. ad,~aeent to t}~e easterly line of Wright Road. to be known as Wright Road A Grant Deed., signed. by Fred. Myers and. Mary A. Myers was presented., whereby they convey to the City of Lynwood. for street purpose; Cortland. Avenue) the following described property: That portion of Division of :L"ot 1 of the Slauson Tract as pex° map x~ecOrded in Book 30, page 72 of Miscellaneous Records of Los Angeles County, California, lying between the easterly pro longation of the northerly line of Tract No. 18955 as per map recorder in Book x.85, pages 8 and. 9 of Maps, Records of said. county, and. a line 3O feet southerly therefrom and. parallel therewith. It was roved by Councilwoman .McMeekin, seconded. by Council- mara Finch, that said. deeds be accepted. and that the City Clerk be ia~~~tructed to cause said.. instruments to be recorded. in the office of the Recorder of I'Jos Angeles County. R4~1~ Call, A~'~=} ; Cotanc ilsnen Compton, :Finch, McMeekin, Pender, and S ~am~a~~ r:~ . Nc~~j~ : None Abp e~`~ a None 'rho ;Manager presented. a communication from the Division of ~fighways of 'the 4~tate of California wherein they declare a portion off' f~aeewa ro~aerty on Wright Road. and. Louise as excess, and the entire 1.t~8 acres is offered to the City of Lynwood. for water storage yard. purposes for 17,000.00. The Manager stated. that he has planned to u~~e ;paid site for a surface water reservoir, and. recommended. th.e acquisition of said. property.. It was moved. by Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Pender, that the Manager be instructed. to acquire said property from the State of California at a maximum price of $17,000.00. Roll Calls Ayes: Councilmen Compton, Finch, McMeekin, Pender, and. Summers, 1Voes: None. Absent: None. The Manager presented. an agreement between the Chamber of Commerce and.. the City of Lynwood. for the promotion and. advertising of the City of Lynwood.. for the fiscal year 1957-58. The Manager stated. that said agreement provides that the City shall pay to the Chamber ~4~~ per .month, a maximum of $6,000 per year, for said. pro- motion work, and recommended.~ts approval. After a motion wh.:~.ch was made by Councilman Summers and. seconded by Councilwoman McMeekin to approve said. agreement was withdrawn, it was moved. by Councilman Finch, seconded. by Councilman Sa~r~mers, that said agreement be held. over to the next regular meeting and the Clerk be instructed. to send copies to the members of th.e Cr~uncil. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly ca::~~~°ied . RESOLUTION N0. 2758 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF 1'HE CITY OF LYNWOOD ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE DEMANDS PRESENTED AND ORDERING WARRANTS DRAWN THEREFOR" was presented. It was moved. by Councilwoman McMee~Cin, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that said. Resolution be adopted. Ro11 Call: Ayes: Councilmen Compton, Finch, McMeekin, Pender, and. Summers. Noes: None, Absent: None> The Manager stated. that Civil Defense Director David. MacArthur would not be available to attend this evenings Council meeting, and presented, his report to each member of the City Cou-Heil concerning the status of Civil Defense in the City of Lynwood.. F+s. t~aJ Councilman Summers requested. that the Manager present cost est~.mates for the placing of anti~~litter signs at the various entrances to the City of Lynwood.. Mayor Compton requested. the ~3uilding Official to ascertain whether or not Mr, Schoonover, at 11428 Plum Street, has complied. with, the City Couneil~s order of August 21, 1956 to correct certain zoning and.. building code violationso The Mayor inquired. if there were any oral communications, Mr, Hal Biers, 4264 Shirley Avenue, requested the instal~,ation of a boulevard. stop sign at Shirley and. Linden. Mr, Romanielli, 11651 Atlantic Avenue, again complained of fire hazard: due to excessive trash and. weeds in the alley west of Atlantic, between Brewster and- Fernwoode Mr, Harris, of 12418 Waldorf, requested. that the first a1.:l.ey south of Carlin Avenue easterly of Waldorf be vacated e The Mayn~^ ~$equested that he contact the City Clerk regarding said. vacation. Mr, H, ~°» Wilbur, 4061 Walnut Avenue, addressed the Council ;regarding ~;he administration and. accomplishments of the City during u'r,°--~ past two years , ~.`^® Milliron, 3148 Carlin Avenue, addressed. the Council r~^egarding weeds on vacant lots in the business district. Mra, Minnie Baird addressed the Council regarding the rein:~tt~t;oment off' her son, John Blaising, to the Police Department. The Mana~e~° explained the situation to her and stated. that the Council could. take no action on the reinstatement. It waa moved.. by Councilman Pender, seconded by Councilman Sut~rrae~°s, that the meeting be ad.journeda A11 members voting aye, the Ma~~or decla~°ed the motion duly carri APPHO~BD A~JCtTST 20, 1957 ~.. 7 ./~'