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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1959-09-01 - CC REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 1, i959 The City Council of the City of Lynwood. met in a regular session in the City Hall, 11330 Bull.is Road, on above date at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Finch in the chair. Councilmen English, Finch, Pender, Rowe, and. Summers answered. the roll call. It was moved. by Councilman Pender, seconded by Councilman Summers, that the minutes of the previous regular meeting of August 18, 1958, be approved. as written. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried.. Res. 59-38 RESOLUTION N0. 59-38 entitled. "RESOLUTION OF THE CzTY COUNCIL Demands OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE DEMANDS PRESENTED AND ORDERING WARRANTS DRAWN THEREFOR." was presented.. It was moved. by Councilman English, seconded. by Councilman Pender, that said resolution be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen English, Finch, Pender, Rowe, and. Summers. Noes: None. Absent: None. Ord.. 694 - ORDINANCE N0. 694 entitled. "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF Dog regu- LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING, VACCINATION, lation. AND REGULATION OF DOGS." was presented for the second. time. It was moved. by Councilman Summers, seconded by Councilman Rowe, that further reading be waived.. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. It was moved. by Councilman Pender, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that said ordinance be adopted. as presented- for the second time, finally pass, and. be published. as required. by law. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen English, Finch, Pender, Rowe, and. Summers. Noes: None. Absent: None. Res. 59-39 RESOLUTION N0. 59-39 entitled. "RESOLUTION .REQUESTING APPROVAL Gas tax OF EXPENDITURES OF GAS TAX MONIES FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT IN expenditure T THE CITY OF LYNWOOD." was presented.. It was moved. by Coun- approval Gilman Pender, seconded. by Councilman English, that said. requested., resolution be adopted, Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen English, Finch, Pender, Rowe, and. Summers, Noes: None. Absent: None. Library The Clerk presented. a communication from the Los Angeles Councl,l - County Board. of Supervisors requesting the Council to appoint member and. one of its members to the newly created. Region TV Library alternate Advisory Council, Tt was moved. by Councilman Pender, seconded appointed., by Councilman Rowe, that Councilman Summers be appointed. as a member of the Advisory Council and. Councilman English as the alternate member. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion d.u1y carried. ~. ^~ ~~,. School Dis- The Administrative Assistant presented. for the Councils tract - City consideration the swimming pool agreement between the Lynwood. agreement Unified- School District and. the City for the 1959-60 school - for swim year. He stated. that the District shall pay the City 7.50 pool use, per hour for the use of the pool, and. that the City Manager recommended. its approval. The Mayor inquired if the City Attgrney had. approved. the ~ ~a~ ~`?el agreement, which he answered. in the negative. Whereupon, it was moved. by Councilman S~a.~rimers, seconded. by Cou.nciiman Pender, that th.e agreement; be referred. to the City Attorney for his opinion and approval. All mem- bers voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried, The Mayor read. the City Managerts report on the request to replace the sidewalk at 11431 Long Beach Boulevard., wherein the repo~t'~t~ted t~iat the City would. have no legal _ right to construct sidewalks in the setback area (private property}; that the cityes cost would be approximately $2,50 to $3.00 per foot, and. if any replacement is to be made, it should be contingent on the owner of the property constructing the remaining portion at the same time and. under the same contract, back to the building line and. in some cases, back to the recessed. doorways. After considerable discussion as to whether or not the city should. provide any financial aid. in the replacement of sidewalks on Long Beach Boulevard., it was moved. by 1~fayor Finch, seconded. by Councilman Pender, that the original request be held. in abeyance until the next regular meeting to allow the Managers office to present; a report as to the policy of other cities in replacing deteriorated. sidewalks. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried.. The Administrative Assistant requested. authorization to advertise for bids for the construction of slotted. cross gutters at four intersections within the City of Lynwood.. He further stated. that the Division of Highways has approved. the plans,~hd the estimated. cost of the improve- "~ ment is $5,850.00. It was moved. by Councilman Pender, seconded by Mayor Finch, that said. authorization be ~' granted. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried.. The Attorney presented. a communication from Samuel Allison requesting that the City quitclaim to him the easterly 13t of Lot 2, Block 14, Belle Vernon Acres Tract. The Attorney stated. that the City acquired said parcel in January, 1942, but the deed was not recorded until January of 1947, and. it is his opinion from the evidence presented., that the City has no legal defense of the title to said. property. The Attorney also pre- sented. a communication from the Assistant City Engineer wherein he stated. that the City should. attempt to acquire a portion of Lots lurid 3 to provide for proper roadway width which would. be in keeping with the ultimate plan to widen Peach Street to 40t. After considerable discussion, it was moved. by Mayor Finch, seconded. by Councilman Rowe, that the request be held. in abeyance until the next regular meeting. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Finch, Pender, and. Rowe. Noes: Councilmen English and. Summers. Absent: None. The Administrative Assistant presented. a request from J. Paul Robinson for a 45-day extension of time in the preparation of the plans for Project No. 551 of the Los Angeles County Storm Drain Bond Issue. The request is due to the prolonged. delay in securing approval of the hydraulic calculations for Line E of the project. It was moved. by Councilman Pender, seconded. by Councilman Sidewalks on Long Beach Blvd.. - Replacement Cross gutters• bid. call authorized.. Allison request for quitclaim deec to E.13~Lot 2 B1. 14, BVA, held. over. J. Paul Robinson granted. exten- sion of time. ~` Summers, that the penalty, and. teat a letter from the reason for the de Roll Call: Ayes; Councilmen Noes; Noneo Ab s en ~ ; None e Council grant a 1.5-da;;; ~=x tension vvit'~out Paul Ro-~~r,.~.~n ~~~ `-~'_~a~. f;rle Council with County Flood. ~'~.~nt,-~o~ Di~,urict stot~ing the lays , English, Finc?~., Fender, Rowe, and. Summers At this time the Mayor declared. a 10-minute recess, Following the recess, the Mayor again called. the meeting to --- ord.ero Street light If- was moved. by Councilman Fender, seconded. by Councilman aid. discus- Summers, that discussion on providing financial aid. to a Sion held. street lighting program be held. in abeyance until the next over, regular meeting, Ali members voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion. duly car.ried.. Councilman English presented. to each member of the City Council a com_mu.nication expressing his views of the proposed plan for the reapportionment of the State Senate as sponsored. ~by Supervisor Frank G, Bonelli. Th.e Mayor inquir°ed if there were any oral communications. There was no response. It was moved. by Councilman Fender, seconded. by Councilman Summers, that the meeting be adjourned. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared. the motion duly carried, `~. Czty ler Z y o Lynwoo APPROVED SEPTEMBER 15, 1959 ayor e 1„y o Lynwoo