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HomeMy Public PortalAboutM 1958-05-06 - CC REGULAR MEETING MAY 6, x.958 The City Council of the City of Lynwood. met in a regular session in the City Hall, x.1330 Bullis Road., on above date at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Finch in the chair. Councilmen Compton, English, Finch, and. Summers answered. the roll call Councilman Pend.er was absent. It was moved by Councilman Compton, seconded. by Councilm~~.n English, that the .minutes of the previous regular meeting of April 15, 1958 be approved. as written. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried.. Recreation Director Arnold. Robles introduced. Richard. Sheldon who requested. the City Council to proclaim May 20 as "Youth Take Over For a Day." It was moved. by Council- man Compton, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that the proclamation be issued.. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. The City Clerk presented a communication from the William J. Grayson Unit No. 85, American Legion Auxiliary, requesting permission to sell veteran made crepe paper poppies in the City of Lynwood. on May 23 and 24, 1958. It was moved. by Councilman Summers, seconded. by Council- man English, that permission be granted. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. The Clerk presented a communication from the Boy Scouts of America, Explorer Post 437X, requesting permission to sell fireworks at 3601 Century Boulevard, license free, from June 28 to July 6, 1958. It was moved b~r,,Councilman Compton, seconded by Councilman English, tha`~"`the request 'be granted, subject to the provisions of the rules and. regulations governing the sale of safe and. sane fireworks in the City of Lynwood.. - Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Compton, English, Finch, and. Summers. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Pend.er. The City Clerk presented a communication from the Los Angeles County Division of the League of California Cities requesting the Council to name a city represents- five for the proposed. Metropolitan Area Government Study Commission, It was moved. by Councilman Summers, seconded. by Councilman Compton, that Councilman English be named. as the City of Lynwood.~s representative to that Commission. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. The Clerk presented. a communication from the Metropolitan Transportation. Engineering Board. requesting the city to ~`' approve the proposed freeway and. expressway plan for Los Angeles County, as shown on the map submitted. It was moved. by Councilman Summers, seconded by Councilman English, that the plan be referred to the City Engineer for investi- gation and. report to the City Council at the next regular meeting. All members present vgting aye,. the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. The Clerk presented claims for damages (false imprison- ment) against the City of Lynwood and. the Lynwood Police Department, filed. on behalf of Yola Mazzacco and. Evelyn "Youth Take Over For a Day" American Legion Poppy Sales. Fireworks Sales - Boy Scouts. Metropolitan Area Govern- ment Study Commission - English appointed. Freeway Plan for L. A. County Damage Claims - Arroyo & Mazzacco Arroyo. The Clerk also read. an opinion from the City Attorney wherein he stated that the City is not liable for the acts of policemen in the performance of their duty, and. therefore, the claim should. be d.enied.. It was~~moved by Councilman Compton, seconded by Councilman Summers, that the Council concur in the recommendations of the City Attorney and. deny the claims presented.. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Compton, English, Finch, and. Summers. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Pender. Christison The Clerk presented. a communication from L. D. Christison, letter re 3691 Cedar Avenue, questioning the Councilts action in denying Tunstall. Sergeant Tunstall an extension of leave of absence without pay and. asking if this was the application of standard. policies. It was moved. by Councilman Summers, seconded. by Councilman English, that the letter be referred. to the City Manager for disposition. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. Joseph E. The Clerk presented. the home occupation application of Joseph Wing - Home E. Wing, 11616 Gertrude Drive, to conduct the business of Occupation bookkeeping and. income tax service in his home. The Clerk stated. that the necessary cards had. been mailed. and. had. been returned. with no protests filed., and that the Building Inspector has issued. the necessary certificate of occupancy. It was moved. by Councilman Compton, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that said. application be approved.. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried., County The Clerk stated. that it is necessary that a Director and. Sanitation Alternate Director be appointed. to the Board. of Directors of District - Los Angeles County Sanitation District No, 1, and. that it Board. of would. be in order to adopt a resolution appointing the Mayor pirectors, as Director and. another member as alternate. RESOLUTION N0. 2802 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD APPOINTING A MEMBER AND AN ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT N0. 1 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY." was presented., naming Mayor Finch as Director and. Councilman Pend.er as Alternate Director. It was moved. by Councilman Summers, seconded by Councilman English, that the resolution be adopted.. Roll Call: ~;:~~ Ayes: Councilmen Compton, English, Finch, and""_Summers. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Pender. Board. of The Clerk stated. it would. be necessary to appoint a Director Directors - and Alternate Director to the Board of Directors of the Los League of Angeles County Division of the League of California Cities. California It was moved by Councilman Summers, seconded. by Councilman Cities. Finch, that Councilman English be appointed. as Director and Councilman Compton be appointed. as Alternate Director to said. Board.. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. Petition - The Clerk presented. a petition signed by Omer D. Hall, 4733 Sidewalks - Abbott Road., and. 7 others, requesting the Council to institute Abbott Rd., proceedings under the 1911 Act for the construction of cement concrete sidewalks on the north side of Abbott Road. between Washington and. Jackson Avenues. It was moved. by Councilman Compton, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that said. petition be referred. to the City Engineer for checking and. report. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the .motion duly carried.. 0 ~.:~~ ~~ -, _. ", ~:a The Clerk stated. that Mr. George Higgins, Stirling Ford., Lugo Park and. E. W. Pulliam have requested. the city to commence Annex No. 2, proceedings to annex the territory generally bounded. by Petition. Cortland. Avenue on the north, Fernwood. Avenue on the south, Atlantic Avenue on the west, and. Lugo Park Avenue on the east (Lugo Park Annex No. 2). The Clerk stated. that the Planning Commission, at its meeting of December 10, 1957, recommended annexing this area. It was moved. by Councilman English, seconded. by Councilmen Compton, that the City Council consent to the proponents publishing the Notice of Intention to Circulate Petition requesting the annexation. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. Planning Commission Resolution No. 193 was presented. Planning wherein the application for variance to permit use of a Commission building at 11027 Stockwell Drive for dental laboratory Res. No. l93 was approved.. It was moved. by Councilman Summers, seconded. (Elsner) by Councilman. English, that the Council concur in the action of the Planning Commission. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried.. Planning Commission Resolution No, lg4 denying the appli- cation for variance to construct 2 units above existing garage on Lots lg, 20, 21, Block 5, Mod~eska Park, was presented. The Clerk stated that on April 11, 1958, Mr. Per Haleen, the applicant, had f sled. an appeal to the Planning Commission's decision, and. it would. be in order for the City Council to set a date for hearing before the City Council. It was moved. by Councilman Compton, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that a hearing on the appeal be set for June 4, 1958 at 8 p.m. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried. Planning Commission Resolution No. l95 approving variance to permit deviation from front footage requirement to permit use of Lot g, Block 6, Tract 5+18 for R-2 purposes was presented.. It was moved. by Councilman Compton, seconded by Councilman English, that the Council concur in the action of the Planning Commission. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. Planning Commission Resolution No, lg6 approving the change of zone from R-1 to R-3 of -Lots 167-177 and. Lots 148-157, Tract 5222 was presented. After considerable discussion of the reclassification of said area, it was moved. by Councilman Compton, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that action on the resolution be held. over to the next meeting. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion d.ul_y carried.. At this time the Mayor declared a 10-minute recess, Following the recess, the Mayor again called. the .meeting to order. The Clerk presented. Planning Commission Resolution No, l97 which approves the variance requested. by Rankin Brothers Engineering R~ Sales, Inc., as follows: 1. Construction of a single-story cement block building of approximately 6500 square feet on Lots 32 and. 33, Block 7, Tract 5+18. 2. Use of said above described. building for the following purposes (all within said. building): Planning Commission Res. No, lg4 (Haleen) Planning Commission Res. No:lg5 (Merino) Planning Commission Res,. No, lg~ (Pherrin) Planning Commission Res. 19 { Rankin a. Additional office facilities and. display room for sales conferences, etc, c. Assembly of machined. parts and. products. d.~ Light. machining for final assembly of manufactured. products. The Clerk read. a letter from the Lynwood. Chamber of Commerce vaherein the Board. of Directors recommended. that the proposed. variance should. be granted.. Mrs Ralph Rankin, Mr. Ketchum, Mr. Larry Robbins, a~~d Mrs. K.r~amer spoke in favor of the variance. Mr. K. F. Thompson spoke in opposition to the variance. Following considerable discussion between members of the City Council and. the audience, it was moved by Councilman Summers, seconded by Councilman English, that the Council concur in the action of the Planning Commission in granting said. variance. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen English, Finch, and. Summers. Noes: Councilman Compton. Absent: Councilman Pender. Vehicle The Clerk presented. a petition signed. by 67.5 per cent of Parking the property owners on the east side of Long Beach Boulevard. District between Mulford. Avenue and. Platt Street requesting the Council No. 2. to institute proceedings for the formation of a vehicle par~_ing district for the acquisition and. operation of a vehicle parking lot. Whereupon, RESOLUTION N0. 2803 entitled."IN THE MATTER OF THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC OFF-STREET PARKING PURPOSES. RESOLUTION DIRECTING PREPARATION OF DEBT LIMITATION REPORT." was presented.. It was moved. by Council- man Compton, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that said. resolution be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Compton, English, Finch, and. Summers. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Pender. City - P.E. The Manager presented for the Councilts approval an agreement Railway between the Pacific Electric Railway Company and. the City of Agreement Lynwood. The agreement permits the city to construct and. for Traffic maintain a traffic signal system in and. across the property Signals< of the railway, as shown on the map attached. to the agreement, at Fernwood. Avenue and Imperial Highway, and. recommended. appr°oval of the agreement. It was moved. by Councilman Summers, seconded. by Councilman English, that the Council approve the agreement and authorize the Mayor to execute it on behalf of the City of Lynwood.. Roll Call: Ayes Councilmen Compton, English, Finch, and. Summers. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Pender. Off-street The Manager presented. a communication from the First Parking,. Christian Church of Lynwood. offering the city the use of a First portion of their property (Lot 3~-2 and. portion of Lot 341, Christian Tract 2551) for public off-street parking for a period of Church five years, if the city is willing to pay for the cost of surfacing the property. The Manager recommended. that the request be referred. to the City Attorney for preparation of a formal agreement. It was moved. by Councilman Compton, seconded by Councilman English, that the Council concur in the recommendation of the City Manager and. refer the request to the City Attorney and. Manager for preparation of the necessary agreement. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. The Manager presented. for the Councilts approval the plans Imperial Hy. and. specifications for the improvement of Imperial Highway Improvement between Bullis Road and. Elm Street, It was moved. by Council- man English, seconded. by Councilman Compton, that the Council approve the plans and specifications, and. authorize the Manager to advertise for bids. A11 members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried., An ordinance entitled. "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR ALLOCA- Sales Tax TION OF FUNDS DERIVED FROM LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX REVEN- Ordinance UES UNDER THE BRADLEY-BURNS UNIFORM SALES TAX LAW, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 644." was presented. for the first time. It was moved. by Councilman Summers, seconded. by Councilman Compton, that further reading be waived, All members present voting aye, tie Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. ~t was moved. by Councilman Compton, seconded by Cauncilman English, that said. ordinance be accepted. as read. for the first time and pass to the second. reading. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Compton, English, Finch, and. Summers, Noes: None, Absent: Councilman Pender. The Manager stated. that it would. now be in order to Personnel appoint a new Personnel Board in accordance with Board. Ordinance No. 671 which was approved, by the voters at the Appointments. General Municipal Election. It was moved by Councilman Compton, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that C. Wayne Austin, John Beaudoin, Irvin Brockman, Merl Felker, and Louis J. Reggiard.o be appointed to the Personnel Board of the City of Lynwood. as established. in Ordinance No, 671. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Compton, English, Finch, and Summers. Noes: None. Absent: Councilman Pender. The Manager presented. the following personnel changes for Personnel the Councils information only: Changes - Howard. R. Gilby, $420 per month upon completion of pro- Various bationary period, effective May 1, 1958, Harry W. Ralston, $420 per month upon completion of pro- bationary period., effective May 1, 1958. The Manager presented. the following personnel recommenda- tion: That S. F. Krsnak, Chief Mechanic, be advanced. to $526 per month, effective May 16, 1958. It was moved by Councilman Compton, seconded. by Councilman English, that the Council concur in the recommendation of the City Manager, All members present voting aye, the Mayor de- clared. the motion duly carried., RESOL~JTION N0, 2804 entitled 'RESOLUTION OF THE CITY Demands, COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE DEMANDS PRESENTED AND ORDERING WARRANTS DRAWN THEREFOR." was presented.. It was moved. by Councilman Compton, ~' seconded. by Councilman Summers, that said. Resolution be ad.opted., Roll Ca 1.1.: Ayes: Councilmen Compton, English, Finch, and. Summers. Noes : NonF: . Absent: Councilman Pender, The Mayor inquired. if there were any oral communications. Oral Communications Mr. Arnold. Franzwa, 11940 Lindbergh, requested. that the Arnold. Franzwa `~~ ~~v r~ city inform the residents on -~~ircb. street between Fernwood. and. the City Park that no overnight pa'r'king citations would be issued when the street i; ^.losed for the storm drain construction. The Manager stated. that the city E:r.gir~eering Inspector would. so notify 'the residents of the area. .••w It was moved. by Councilman Compton, seconded. by Councilman English, that the meeting be ad.jou.rned.. All members present voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. City Clerk -ty o. Lynwoo APPROVED MAY 20, 1958 ayor o t e y o Lynwoo.