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Home My Public Portal AboutM 1961-06-06 - CC~v2 ~,, c ~: ry ~~. , ~ REcficT~A.r~ ,'_~.~ lT ,. ~~;1~.~~ r~, ~~ 1 The City Council of r.~~. C,i ~;~ ~' ~ d ~~:~t ir. a r=, ula_ ~> yr= ~w'c ., ~ g v~ session in f;he City H_~1.i , ~ ~ ~ z ~ 11 s Road, ors abo~r~ date ate 'T.3C p.rn. Mayor Ponder in t;he c; E;;=r ;_ t~ . Councilmen Duneart, .tEg~ ~„{~, ~;:.ti.., Fender and Rovae ansU,~ered the roll call. It urns moved by Colzr~i: i _ ~<r~~ ~~rtg~_ish, seconded by Cosine i loran Finch, that the rnir7f,~~: ~ ~:~~` r~,`, r~~g~.zlar meeting of May lf~, 1961 and the special .. ~;ir_; of ?~~ay 29, 1961, be appt,o~,%ed a' written. All rnernber° vej.;ing uyo, 2;r~~e Mayor declared the motion duly carried. Res . 61-34 RESULUTIOi~ N0, 61-~~~?-+ E;rl~ ~_ 1+:d : "~3~;;~OLJTION OF' T~iE t~ €_T~~' t;+,~~ ~T~~C`IL~ Demands ~ OF THE CIT`_' OI~' L~i.T•,~'vfC~OD x~~1zG~dJITIC.= AT~I) APPROVING THE DEMA~~fDS PREG SENTED AiVD GRDERINC, `vj~AR.~AidT~~ D?~~AWIu ''i'HEREFUR." was presented. It was moved by Coi~.;~~cil.rnar? ~'ine~r~, seconded by Council:fna-r~ Duncan, that said rc;scl;zti_on. k~e adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen. I%trtc~^t_~, `~j~~-;i1.°i, Fln~~h, Ponder and Rowe. T1oes : None . Absent, None. Ordinance An ordinance entitled : "Ai'z- ORDINAi~CE AMENDING SUBPARAGRAPH 1 Prohibiting OF SECTION 1G.01 OF CITE f;~<i~~'~?`•xANC;:t; T~rO. 5`70, PRUHI~t~1TI`;rC ~., v Residences RESIDENCES, EnCEPT 'I'fAl~,~R ~ Kt,~~aS AI~~ CARETAKERS9 ~L+ART~RS, Ii~t In M-1 Zone. ZONE M~l." wa~> preset.~ted fo:r_' First reading. It was moved by Councilman Finer;.. s~ ,ors ~F~d k~, ~rc~tzn~:i-man English ghat furthe-~° , r. ending be ~i~aived . All r,t;~r~i~~;~~~~: ~~~7ting aye, the Mayor dec~lar•ed the motion duly carried, It was moved by Cot.ar;cil7rtarr Finch, that said or.°dinarl~..°e k;e acc~r~t ed as pass to the second reading. Roll Ca1.1: Ayes : Councilmen Duncan, English, Noes: None. Absent: None. seconded by Cou.rlcil.ma.n R,_~we, read for the first tune and Finch, Ponder, Rowe. Res . 61-35 RESOLUTIGN NU. 6_:~.-3~~ et~titl~d e "A RESOLUTION OF THE CIT`' GF Appointing LYNWOOD APPROVIT~IG THE' APPC)IT~~T~1E~~T CAF i~ENNETH ERICKSON TO THE Erickson to BUARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE l;:~N'i'RAL BASIN WATER ASSOCIATION. Central was presented . It was moved b~,r Counc.i.ltnan Finch, scconded Basin Board by Councilman Dunc:~n, ~;~z=~ t~ ~~ald resoluti~~n be adopted . of Directors Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Du.r~c:-~n, E:~z~li:h, F'incYi, Ponder, Rowe. Noes: None. Absent ; NonF° , Realtors The Clerk presented ~ cot~t:tz?-.icai;i on from the Comptan~Lyrr~ntood Board urges Boarad of. Realtors, :Inc . , ,_z°r'_rz~; t,'r7e Council to keep 1;61-~62 low expendi- expenditures down {<<~ a ~~~~1Y>> ~ ;.,o t hat taxes orl real ~aroperty tunes for will not be i.rtcre~sed, ~r~d i~-at_~ng f;h.at~ they vaere ax~pr~~.~ciative 1961-2 cf the efforts made it:t {;,,F~ ~~~;.;t. I t was rrtoved by Cottncilmar.~. Finch, seconded by ';n~a_ aiC i~tr;an Ro~~ae, that said comrn~.znicatior~ be accepted and filed. A=1. r~.err!l~c:>rs vot.~ing aye, the i%Iayor declared the mot: ion d.~ti iy ~:,,rrit~d , Collier The Clerk presented a co~~~r~iar~~ca'~iori frc~rr: t;he Los Ar~geE.s motor vehicle County Road Depar~;r~ t~r~f_: r ~~~1~a.E ?t.ing the Council to support the in lieu bill Collier motor ve}1i.{1 ~~~ _. ~. ? ~ a. t<~ x.: z7roposal (SB 12941. There opposed . followed discussiclrA o~~ f.he n.=grit;=> of adding suoh a tax to the already overtaxed 2:1ui,o:nrbi~i_~• owner. ~Jherei.zpon., it was moved by Councilman Fir~r,h, ~?ec:°orrded ,c,~y Councilman Rowe, that the Council go on recur°d as ~:~,-~, 3 . ; t~~, said pr°oposal , ~~~ Rail. Call: Ayes : Courrcilrrren Dt~^n~tr71 l~;r g ~.i:art, ~~ ~a~ch, Fender, ~~~owe . Noes: None. Absent: None. The Clez^k presented ~~ ~ ~Yn.+.a.r r;:,a { 1.=)n ~ 'orr. th~::~ American Fir. eworks gal Legion Auxiliary Unit Tiro. ~~~s, ~°~ ~t~.e.;t :ing pez:~rnission to se11 perrni~t to :fireworks on the west side ~Ji° A~i;1.~~ntic north of. Sanborn American .Avenue, license free. It raa~~ me:~~rE:d ~k~~y Councilman Finch, Legion seconded by Cotzncil:r~an D~,~~~a~r~, ~r -#; ,a~~i.d ~tiE~r.rnission be Auxiliary. granted, license f"ree, ~.~-`ic t~: r..~ ~;~,e °r~.i.o~, and regulations governing the sale and dig:a~;l~;y ~,:;~' ;~~f'F and sar_e fire?rrorks in the City of Ly.rlwood , Roll Cal]_: Aye=s : Cosine il.men Duncan , Erg:~ ::"r? , ~'inch9 Fender, Rowe , Noes: Nome< Ab ~~ en t : 1Vone . The Clerk presented a core:z:nicat;ia:r1 ;:r-om :~?oy Scout Fireworks sal Explorer Post 6y3x reque:~;tirig perrnis>ion to >ell fireworks permit to at; 3»2 Century .~3o~xlevard, license- free. It taas moved by Boy Scout Councilman D~uncar~, seconded by Cotzn~:i_~_rr~~~~n Finch, that said Fost ~~3X. perrn7_ssion be granted, 1icE°nse 1"ree, s7.zb ject to the rulEs and rE:;gulations governing the sale ar~d display of safe and sane fireworks in the City ofE L~rrx.waod . Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Duncan, :Engl.:i~~h, Finch, Fender, Rowe, P~Ioes : Norge. . Absent: Pu~one. TYle-' '~lE'rk p-~'E:sE~'ntE/'d a C; rJ)rl..`?1?.:I.'_'.1.1Cat.] Chi= ~fY"~~i?i tr1E' SOLlt~.lern SUlMtrlE'rn Pacif is Company reque:> ti.ng fhe Co?an. ~.i_ ~ s support of trleir' Pa cif'ic Ry . application to the Inter~tatr} Co~1me~°ce Commission for and Atchison, permission to acquire contra of the Western Pacific Topeka and Ra i1.r'oad Company . Santa Fe Ry , each ask The C1_erk also presented a coan~nunioatior-r from the Atchison, support for '?'opeka and Santa Fe Railway Comparr~r requesting the Council9s acquisition support of their application to the Interstate Commerce of Western Commission for permission to acquire control of the Pacific Co. Western Pacific Railroad Company, Mr. H" B. Atwood, representing the Sou~hern Pacific Company, addressed the Counr:il and explained their pro- posal., and requested thE: Council f;o adopt a resolution supporting and endorsing their' efforts. Mr. W. Glen Irwin, represent;ing f_;r1e Ate:.hison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, addrF~~<~>ed triE~ Counoil and ex- plained their proposal, and reque~;ted the Council to sub- mit a petition of intervention to th.e Interstate Commerce Corrlmiss>>ion in behalf' of the S=~rrta Fe Railway Co_rnpan.y. The Mayor stated that .rny a,~~t:ior: on said requests would be held in abeyance until the next regtzlaz' meef;ing to allow the merribers of t;hE; Cou~rci_1 an oppo.r•tunity to evaluate the merits of:' each pr~opo.~a_l , The' Clerk presenf,E?d a communication fror;l F. J. Winkelpleck, 313~F Burton Avenue, cornplainirrg of the pa~)er and dirt lit- ter resulting from the large nur~~ber of u.nit:s on the south side of Burton Avenue bef;wee?~ Peach and Santa Fe, The ~ia~°or requested the Bu.ildir~g In..pectc~rY and F'irc Inspector to investigate said complaint. The Clear°k presented for the Cotizncil t .> ace°eptance, a deed from Los Angeles Comnre.r°cial F;rzter.3pr~:°e~, Inc., for portions cf Lots 1. , 2 ar~d 3 , Block: l f{ , Bell e Vernon Acres , for the Complaint re litter at Burton 81 Sang Fe ~~4 0 wi.denin,g o~_Peac~t .Street south of Burton Avenue . ~ Peach St. Mr , BY°~T~ihing, 12'2~~ Santa Fe Avenue, addressed the CoLi:'3cil vai-dening - and stated that he had also been requested to dedicate 13 Bror~rning feet for the widening of Peach Street, and was willing to do so, The Cleat: suggested that the deed from Los Angeles Cor~_er~c°ial Enterprises, Irc, be held pending the receipt of the deed from Mr. Browning. Pigeon per The Clerk presented the application of D. Jay anal Jim Cheely9 mit - D.Jay 3723 Walnut Avenue, for special permit to keep and liberate 3c Jim Cheel.y.racing pigeons. It was moved by Councilman Per_der,~;ecunded by Councilman Finch, that said special permit be granted. X11 mer~~ibers voting aye, the Mayor declared the .motion duly carried. Cordova home The Clerrk presented the application of Serge B . Cordo-,ra , it i~~ j occupation Penn St~'eet, far a permit to conduct television. and radio .permit repairs ~iithin his home. The Clerk stated that the neceti;sary granted, cards had been mailed to the residents in the area, wit'~i:~o complaints filed, and the Building Inspector has is~~,~aed the necessary Certificate of Occupancy. Mr, Cordova addressed the Council. and stated that the reason for requesting said hone occupation permit is 'pecause of his physical disab.iity. It 7iVas moved by Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Rowe, that said permit be granted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen English, Finch, Pender, Rowe. Toes: Councilman Duncan. Absent : Drone . Duhamel_ home The Clem: presented the application of Joseph Duhamel, 3J68 occupation Louise Street, for permit to conduct the business of rc~f~rigera~ pe.r.r:~it t.ion service and maintenance within his home. The Clerk application stated that the necessary cards had been mailed, with one withdrawn, objection filed, and that the Building Inspector ha~~~ issued the necessary Certificate of Occupancy. Mr. Duhamel addressed the Council and stated that only tele~ phone calls would be received and no repairs would be done at the home. After discussion as to whether or not a permit would be needed, Mr. Duhamel withdrew his application. Home occupa- Councilman English requested the Council to review the present tion study home occupation zoning and licensing requirements. The Mayor to be made. appointed Councilman English as Chairman and the City Attorney and Clerk as a Committee to investigate and submit a report and recommendations relative to the occupations conducted within the home. Traffic The Clerk presented the City EngineerTS report on the bids Signals _ received for the installation of traffic signal systems at William R. Sanborn and Long Beach Boulevard and at Imperial Highway and Hahn low Jackson Avenue wherein he recommended that said contracts be bidder, awarded to the low bidder, William R. Hahn. It was moved by Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman: Duncan, that the Council concur in the recommendation of the City Engineer and authoz°ize the Mayor and Clerk to execute said agr°eements on behalf' of the City of Lynwood , Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Duncan, English, Finch, Pender, Rowe. Noes: None. Absent: None. Chanslor- The Clerk presented the City Attorneyts report on the request Western of Chanslor-Western Oil and Development Company for support recovery of in their endeavor to recover approximately 388 acres of land Chef ]depot . ' which was conveyed to the United States Government during 355 the year, 1843 and 1944 for. 2.00. The report recom- mended t~7at the Council adopt a resolution supporting the endeavor, Where1upon, T~ESOLUTION N0. 61_-36 enti-fled : "A RESOLUTION CF THE CITY COUNCIL 0:~' THE CITY OF LYNWOOD FAVORING FEDERAL LEGISLATION MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO RETITRN THE CHELI AIR F°ORCE DEPOT PROPERTY TO CHANSLOR~-WESTERN OIL AIVTD DEVELOPME~1`I` COMPANY," was presented. It was moved by Co~anc;ilman Duncan, seconded by Councilman F_irch, that said resolution be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Duncan, English, Finch, Pender, Rowe. Noes: ]gone. Absent: ldone a T'he Mayor dcc°.la~~ed a ~-mi_nute recess, . Following tie recess the meeting was again called to order, Res. 61-36 urging ret~.a.rr. of Cheli Air Force Depot property to Chanslor•- Western, The: Clark presented the City Attorneyts report relative Handbil7_ to thy.: distri'~~ut:i.on of handbills within the City wherein ordinance he rec~~rnrrended that an ordinance be adopted regulating presented for handbill distribution, A draft of the ordinance was pre- study. seated to each member of the Council. Whereupon, it U.~as moved by Councilman Finch, seconded by Coeur:cil..;~aY~ Ro!~re, that the adoption of said ordinance be held in abeyance to give the Council an opportunity to study said proposed ordinance, All members voting aye, the :~~7ayor d~-~clared the motion duly carried . The ~:"lerak presented the City AttorneyQS report regarding the disE;lay of flags on holidays by civic organization whE:rej_r1 h.e recorrmiended that the Council authorize the placing of holiday flags as a project of the Boy Scouts exclusively, provided that the Scouts agree to be the sole organization responsible for the placing of such flags. It was moved by Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman Duncan, that the Council concur in the recom- m.endations of the City Attorney and authorize him to pre- pare the necessary agreement. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried. 'fhe Clerk presented a communication from the City Attorney whe:rain he requested permission to join with City Attorneys Bullock,of Compton, and Sorensen, of Downey, in suggesting amendments to the Metropolitan Transit Authority~s proposed legislation. It was moved by Councilman Duncan, seconded by Cou.ncil_man Finch, that the Council grant said permission and go on record as opposing the Metropolitan Transit Authority~s proposed legislation in its present form. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried . The Manager presented oral reports concerning additional. grade crossings and pedestrian crossings in Fernwood Avenue. He also presented a Health Department report on the Tovatt Truck Terminal. The Manager reported that the 1961-~62 tentative budget would be ready f'or the CouncilTS study early next week, and requested that the Council consider conducting an ad jourraed rneEsting to discuss catering and maintenance of the Corr~nunity Service Building which is near completion. The Mayor inquired if there were any oral communications. Holiday flag- placing by Boy Scouts approved. M. T. A, pro-~ posed legis- lotion to be opposed. Grade cross- ing report. Tovatt repori Budget,l961-F Community Service Bldg, discussion Mr. Henry Van Compernolle, 3125 Louise, addressed the ~Jb ~~ ~~ Council ar~.d req~_zest~~d that they purchase 300 flags for ~ disr~lay r~Z t;r,e rr,, jr, boulevard: on t-he various holiday., during thF~ year , 300 flags Af.'tf~~r discussion, to be by Councilman Eng purchased. f'or such display, Roll Ca 11: Aye;, e Councilmen i~.; wa moved by Councilman Duncan, seconded fish, that the Cou.r:cil ptz.rchase 300 flags Durca~, E~~aglish, Finch., Fender, RoT~e, floe ~cn~ , Mr ° Rorna;.ziel.:l.o, 11651 Atlantic Avenue, complained of the debris in the first alley ea.;t of Atlantic Aver~.ue nort'rl of F~rnwood Avenue , Complaint re Mro H„ i~. Johnson, 3~.~9~ S-inborn Avenue, addressed the Council. building at rF,gardlr~g the vacant and dilapidated building at 3592 Sanborn 3592 Sanborn Av~nia° ~ The Manager stated that a permit for the derrlolitio-n ofn sa id building ~zas been issued to the owners of tl~ie property. Requested Cou.nciiman English requested the Council to adopt a resoluti®n resolution recom:r~er~ding that the Governor ~~~.oint S1l~T'visor Frank Bonelli re Bonelli to the "senate Reapportionment Study Corrimission. The Mayor held over. sty=zted that a~::ti~n on said request should be held in abe~Tan.ce a t the present tine . Requested Cc;unelman Englis't~i requested that a resolution 'pe adopted resolution ~tiomr~~ending Asseznb1yma_r~ Kilpatrick for his cons ideration of re V~-r_~non the City of Lynwood~s desire to remain in the 23rd Congressional Kilpatrick Di.~~,trict ~ ThE: Ma~~or suggested that action on said reti>ol9,~t:ion held over. bF; held ir] abeyance until final passage of the State Assembly Reapportion ment r3ill , Resol af;ion. commending Legg and VanOomper~ nolle to be adopted. Counc;il:x;an English requested commending Mr. Arch Legg and their e.ff`orts and assistance 23rd Congressional District. seconded by Councilman Finch, Roll Call: that the Council adopt a resolution '""" Mr. Henry Van Compernolle for in maintaining Lynwood in the It was moved by Councilman Rowe, that such a resolution be adopted, Ayes: Councilmen Duncan, E:iglish, Finch, Fender, Rowe. Noes: None. Absent: None. Opinicn re Coia.ncil.man Rowe requested a report from the City Attorney on radar equip, th.e legality of inaugurating a traffic enforcement program by requested, the F'clice Department through the use of radar equipment vaith- ou.t the prior approval of the City Council. Vacation of Councilman Rowe requested the Council to institute proceedings alley south for tYie vacation of the f.'irst alley south of Burton Avenue of Burton between Peach Street and Santa Fe Avenue. After discussion, held over, it was moved by Ceu.ncilman Duncan, secanded by Councilman English, that such proceF~dings be held in abeyance until the adjourned meeting on Monday, June 12, 1961. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried, Plaque for Mayor Pendez~ regtz.e~~tF~d tree Manager to secure an appropriate Community plaque: dedicating the Community Service Building to Mr. A. J. Service B1dg.Bateman, i. was moved by Councilman Finch, seconded by Councilman English, h t th mee~ti be adjourned to Monday, June 12, 1961, at ~4 ,m. A iem rs o g aye, the Mayor declar .the motion c rr' ~"B z -, e: ., Z ~~ o Lynwoo ~ ayor o e z v o Lynwoo APFR.OVED JLzl~Th" 12, 1961 X