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HomeMy Public PortalAboutM 1965-05-18 - CCV el REGULAR MEETING MAY 18, 1965 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 Siokos in the chair. Councilmen Duncan, Ham, McMillan, Siokos, and Smith answered the roll call. It was moved by Councilman Ham, seconded by Councilman Duncan, that the minutes of the previous meeting of May 4, 1965, be approved as written. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. RESOLUTION N0. 65-38 entitled: COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DEMANDS PRESENTED AND ORD~H~t~C~ was presented. It was moVl~l~ b~ by Councilman Duncan, that paid Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Duncan, Ham, Noes: None. Absent: None. "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY Res. 65-38 ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE Demands WA~~R'!.NTS DRAWN 'THEREFOR. " Councilman McMillan, seconded resolution be adopted. McMillan, Siokos, Smith. ORDINANCE N0. 774 entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF Ord. 774 LYNWOOD APPROVING THE ANNEXATION OF THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY approving IN TH COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES LYING NORTHERLY OF THE El Granada EXIST NG CITY BOUNDARY ON EL GRANADA AVENUE." was presented Annex for sMlcond reading. It was moved by Councilman Ham, secont~ed by Councilman Smith, that further reading be waived. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman Ham, that Ordinance No. 774 be adopted as read for the second time, finally passed, and be published as required by law: Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Duncan, Ham, McMillan, Siokos, Smith. Noes : Ndne . Absent: None. RESOLUTION NO. 65-39 entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY Res. 65-39 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD ADOPTING AND SUBMITTING adopting A BUDGET FOR EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ALLOCATED FROM THE allocated STATE HIGHWAY .FUND TO_CITIES." was presented (these State hwy. funds are made available for maintenance of City streets funds and for construction of select system streets). It was moved by Councilman. Duncan, seconded by Councilman Ham, that said resolution be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Duncan, Ham, McMillan, Siokos, Smith: Noes: None: Absent: None. RESOLUTION,NO. 65-40 entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY Res. 65-40 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD ADOPTING BUDGET PROPOSAL adopting FOR EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ALLOCATED .UNDER SECTION 2107.5 allocated OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE." was presented (these State hwy. funds are made available for engineering expenses funds for incurred in the preparation of gas tax projects). It engineering was moved by Councilman Ham, seconded by Councilman expenses Duncan, that said resolution be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Duncan, Ham, McMillan, Siokos, Smith.- Noes: None. Absent: None. 5 37~ Girl Scout A request was presented from Giri ~~~;~.~~ ,T,` J,Jp ;~_?g Troop #578 for permission to distribute ieaf~et~ prinf,ed by granted Clipper Fireworks Co, for Veterans of Foreign Wars permission Post 3902, prior to opening of the Veterans of to distributeForeign Wars Fireworks stand. It was moved by leaflets for Councilman Duncan, seconded by Councilman Ham, VFW that permission be granted. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. VFW granted permission to conduct poppy sale May 28 & 29 A request was presented Veterans of Foreign Wars the organization's annua 28 and 2g. It was moved seconded by Councilman D granted. All members vo the motion carried. from the Lynwood Post #3902 for permission to conduct 1 Buddy Poppy Sale on May by Councilman McMillan, uncan, that permission be Ling aye, the Mayor declared Smith reportsCouncilman Smith presented a repor~ o;-~ the r:c~nt on Senate meeting he attended in Sacramento cor~;:e~~n~ 7;g Sena.te reapportion- reapportionment. Councilman Srriith read the statement ment meeting made before the Elections and Reapportionment Standing Committee of the State Assembly. The statement out- lined the City's reasons for supporting and recommending the majority action of representatives of the Cities of Lynwood, Compton, South Gate, Huntington Park, Bell, Maywood, Vernon, Montebello, Be~~l Gardens, Pico Rivera, Cudahy, and Downe~~, as fo1.:lows 1. Establishment of Alameda S~;reet a:~ .;tle westerly boundary for any proposed enator~~.al District that may be granted to the area, ar:d 2. Retention of entire City boundar:~es w:-yt~, .n a single proposed Senatorial District with n.o di.vision of an individual city between Senatorial Uistriets. Councilman Smith explained further that Assemblyman Porter has several amendments to the reapportionment plan which will make the Alameda Street alignment applicable to the Assembly Districts as well. After discussion, it was moved by seconded by Councilman Duncan, tha to Assemblyman Porter indicating t approval of the amendments which h would align the Assembly Districts boundaries. All members voting ay the motion carried. Councilman Smith, t a letter be sent he City Council's e has proposed which along the Alameda e, the Mayor declared It was moved by Councilman McMillan, seconded by Council- man Smith, that a letter be sent to Senator Rees reiterating the Council's position on reapportionment, that is, that the westerly boundary of a proposed district in this area be generally Alameda Street or the west boundary of Vernon, Huntington Park, South Gate, Lynwood, and Compton; and that no incorporated City be placed in two or more Senatorial Districts. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. P.C. Res.301 Planning Commission Resolution No. 301 was presented Rouleau - recommending approval of the request of John M. Stadille Stadille and Edward C. Rouleau for variance to permit construction variance of ten single-family dwelling units, twelve carports and Tr.# 5103 four garages on the southerly 176 feet of Lot 9, Tract 5103 (4225 and 4229 Imperial Highway). Also presented, was a letter from Charles G. Mills, 4234 Pendleton Avenue, making an appeal from the Planning Commission's decision, and requesting revocation of variance granted for the ~~ f~, .~, .-~,, .r, ,~ 371 subject property in May,lg6~. Following discussion of a suitable date on which to set the matter for hearing, it was moved by Council- man McMillan, seconded by Councilman Smith, that the Council establish June 15, 1965, at 7:30 p.m, in the Council Chambers of the City Hail, as the date, time, and place for conducting a public hearing on the appeal of the Planning Commission's decision. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. Planning Commission Resolution No. 302 was presented recommending establishment of zone of Alameda Street Annexation No. 5-A as M-2 (heavy manufacturing) zone. The City Clerk stated that it was the Planning Commission's findings at the public hear:~_ng tha~~ t~~e heavy industrial zone of M-~ ~'or the subje:~. ~ropu~rty would be compatible with the existing z~.~ning and land use of the adjacent property. An ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING OR- DINANCE N0. 570 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES AND THE .ADOPTION OF AN AMENDED SECTION OF THE ZONING MAP WHICH IS A PART OF SAID ORDINANCE N0. 570." was presented. It was moved by Councilman McMillan, seconded by Coune:~lman Ham, that further reading be waived. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. It was moved by Councilman Ham, seconded t;~, council- man McMillan, that the ordinance be ac~~eA•t~~~~. as read for the first time and passed to ~_.._ _~c~~nd reading. Roll Call: ;,..,, Ayes: Councilmen Duncan, Ham, McMi1iaa, a":~~r~Las, Smith. Noes: None. Absent: None. The City Manager presented a report of the results to date of,a parking survey made for Barlow Avenue. No action was taken .pending receipt of more replies from the residents of the street.. The Manager presented a detailed and very comprehensive report on the request received at the previous meeting for support of a ~~ county-wide sales tax increase. Based upon the data contained i.n the report, it was his recommendation that the City Council go on record as opposing all attempts of the County to increase general tax revenues until a bonafide investigation has been made at the. level of County Services by the. Board of Supervisors and all possible use of the County Service Area Law has been invoked. It was moved by Councilman McMillan, seconded by Councilman Smith, that the Council concur in the recommendation of the City Manager concerning the County-wide 2$ sales tax. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. ~*-« The Manager .presented a report on the request of United Way, Inc.: to place a tiki torch and United Crusade symbol in a prominent place an the City Hall grounds. The. report set out in detail the safety requirements .established by the Fire Chief. which would make the request acceptable from a fire prevention standpoint. The report stated that in the past, various displays promoting charity drives, etc. have been permitted in the foyer of the City Hall, but at no time have the Rauleau - Stadille variance public hearing Jude 15 P. C. Res.302 establish zone of Alameda Annex 5-A as M-2 Ord.ap:p~oving Alameda.-Annex 5-A as M--2 zone First read Report on parking survey on Barlow Ave. Council opposes ~~ • sales tax increase Report Q~.. ~ ; request o~ `.~:, ~n~.'ted Way; ` Inc ., -. e~ 1 `~ ~? O ~~ United Wa y grounds around the City Hall been used for such, displays,- ~ Inc, granted and if the United Way request is granted,. it will be permission impossible to guard the display 24 hours a day .and with- for display out the tiki torch, there would. be no safety problem. in foyer of There would be, however, the problem of the precedent set City Hall for a future use of the City Hall grounds for a promotional or advertising purposes. It was the Manager's recommendation as an alternative to the request that United Way be permitted to set up a display in the foyer of the City Hall and that the policy „~„* be continued of not allowing the use of City Hall grounds for promotional or advertising purposes. It was moved by Councilman Ham, seconded by Councilman Smith, that the City Council concur in the recommendations of the City Manager.' All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. - Report from The Manager presented a report concerning opening of Santa Supervisor Fe Avenue between 109th Street and Century Boulevard. as Chace re a means of alleviating traffic proba_ems in the. surrounding financing industrial area. He stated he has been negotiating with construction the County for County assistance since Santa Fe Avenue of Santa Fe is of general County benefit. He presented a letter Avenue from Supervisor Chace which states that Supervisor Chace has received a favorable report from the County Road Department and assures the City of his support of financial cooperation in this project. The letter also states that Supervisor Chace has requested Road Commissioner Templin to cooperate with the City in preparing an agreement acceptable to both the County and City . supplemental The City Manager presented a report on certain deficiencies amendments in the Southeast Mutual Aid Agreement. He stated that to Mutual with the, assistance of Elwayne Smith, City Attorney of Aid agree- Huntington Park, revisions and additions have been made mgmt adopted to supplement the agreement as follows: 1. Section 1 gives legal recognition to the existing "Run Cards" which were developed to implement the formal agreement. Said cards spell out specific apparatus and manpower assignments which are dis- patched to neighboring municipalities in answer to calls for assistance. 2. Section 2 lends legal sanction for first alarm ,_ response into all municipalities covered by the agreement. The wording of this section is such that any responding unit has full authorization to perform emergency operations until relieved by the agency having ultimate jurisdiction. Eleven of the twelve mutual. aid cities have adopted the amendments to date. The City Manager recommended that the City Council concur in the proposed amendments and authorize the Mayor to ratify the supplemental agreement. It was moved by Councilman McMillan, seconded by Councilman Ham, that the .Council concur in the recommendations of the City Manager and authorize the Mayor to ratify the supplemental mutual aid agreement. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. As requested at a previous meeting, the Manager presented V ~ t~ a report on the sale of surplus City property, specifically the. property located on Wright Road adjacent to the Long Beach Freeway. He stated that the firm of Olin Price, General Appraisal Service, has completed an appraisal of 't he 82,224 square foot parcel and has concluded that its fair market value is $97,500 based on a figure of $1.185 per. square foot. Repprt re sale of City property on Wright Rd. The report stated that if it is determined that the sale. of the subject property should take place, that the Manager ,urged that a down payment be made by the purchaser with regular annual payments thereafter to include 4.5~ interest on the unpaid balance. A schedule of payments could be established which would yield $106..,916 to the City over a seven year period. The report also outlined the steps necessary for the sale of the property as follows: 1. Obtain preliminary title report. 2. Council adopt a resolution of intention to sell. 3. Publish and hold a public hearing. 4. Set a minimum price. 5. Take bids. The Manager recommended that the City Council authorize proceeding with the legal requirements of the sale of the. Wright Road property. After discussion, it was moved by Councilman McMillan, seconded by Councilman Smith, that the City Manager be authorized to obtain a preliminary report on the Wright Road property. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. The City Manager presented his report on the bids received for the installation of traffic signals and safety lighting at Wright Road and Century Boulevard. The report stated that the Electric and Machinery Service Company was the low bidder. and recommended. that they be awarded the contract for the installation of traffic signals and safety lighting at Wright Road and Century Boulevard for a total cost of $7,920.00 to be funded from State Gas Tax monies of both .the City and County. It was-moved by Councilman Ham, seconded by Councilman Smith, that the Council concur in the recommendations of the City Manager and award the contract for traffic signals and safety lighting at Wright Road and Century Boulevard to Electric and Machinery'Service Company. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Duncan, Ham, McMillan, Siokos, Smith. Noes: None. Absent: None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Councilman Duncan stated that he would like to express his appreciation to the Lynwood Ministerial Association for providing a Minister to give an invocation at the Council meetings. It was moved by Councilman Duncan, seconded by Council- man McMillan, that a letter of appreciation he sent to the president of the Association. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. Councilman McMillan stated that he wanted to commend the local Junior Chamber of Commerce for the fine job they are doing in assisting the proponents of the Tra~'fi c signal bid for Wright A & Century` awarded to Electric & Machinery Co Ministerial Association appreciatirn- expressed McMillan praises Jaycees C~ R ~i'~ m annexation of territory southeast of the City. House - Councilman Ham inquired of the status of abatement Gertrude & of the nuisance of the deteriorating house located at Lugo the corner of Gertrude Drive and Lugo Avenue. The City Attorney informed him of-the City's action to date. Baseball Mr. Frank Dietrick, president of the Lynwood Baseball Association Association, addressed the Council to invite them tq invitation attend the opening day ceremonies on May 30th. He also gave a brief resume of the activities of the Association which is sponsored by the Lynwood Recrea- tion Department. Adjourn There being no further business to come before the Council, it was. moved by Councilman Smith, seconde:d, by Councilman McMillan, that the meeting be ad,jburned. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried ^~ + r ~~~ City'Clerk, City of L nwQOd APPROVED JUNE 1, 1865 t ~-~~- Ma or of the City of Lynwood c: '.. ~ . .. ;.. [ ~d i -^~s