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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 17, 1965
The City Council of the City of Lynwood met in a regular
session in the City Hall, 11330 Bullis Raod, on above date
at 7:30 p.m.
Mayor Siokos in the chair.
Councilmen Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokos, and Smith
answered the roll call.
Councilman McMillan stated that the minutes of the previous
"~' meeting should be corrected by adding the words "subject to
`' checking of protest petitions filed,11 to the first sentence
of paragraph 11 page 2 of said minutes. It was moved by
Councilman McMillan, seconded by Councilman Duncan, that
the minutes of the regular meeting of August 3, 1965, be
approved as corrected.All members voting aye, the Mayor
declared the motion carried.
RESOLUTION N0. 65-65 entitled:
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
DEMANDS PRESENTED AND ORDERING
was presented. It was moved b;
seconded by Councilman Duncan,
adopted.
Roll Call:
"RESOLUTION OF THE CITY Res. 65-65
ALLOWING AND APPROVING THE Demands
WARRANTS DRAWN THEREFORE."
y Councilman McMillan,
that said resolution be
Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokos, Smith.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
The hour of 7:30 p.m. having arrived, said hour being the
time fixed for continuation of the protest hearing on the
proposed annexation of inhabited territory known as
"Atlantic Avenue Annexation No. 6," the City Clerk
presented a report on the examination of the protest
petition filed at the previous meeting at which it was
shown that protests have not been made by the owners
of one half or more of the value of the territory
proposed to be annexed. It was moved by Councilman
McMillan, seconded by Councilman Smith, that said
protests be overruled. All members voting aye, the
Mayor declared the motion carried.
RESOLUTION N0. 65-66 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION
ON THE 26TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1965, IN A CERTAIN TERRITORY
IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY OF
LYNWOOD PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED TO SAID CITY OF LYNWOOD;
PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF SUCH ELECTION AND SUBMITTING
TO THE ELECTORS RESIDING IN SUCH TERRITORY THE QUESTION
WHETHER SUCH TERRITORY SHALL BE ANNEXED T0, INCORPORATED
IN, AND MADE A PART OF SAID CITY OF LYNWOOD DESCRIBING
SAID TERRITORY AND DESIGNATING IT BY THE NAME OF
"ATLANTIC AVENUE ANNEXATION N0. 6," ESTABLISHING AN
ELECTION PRECINCT AND POLLING PLACES IN SAID TERRITORY;
APPOINTING THE OFFICERS OF THE ELECTION FOR SAID SPECIAL
ELECTION, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF
SUCH ELECTION." was presented. It was moved by Council-
man Smith, seconded by Councilman McMillan, that Resolution
No. 65-66 be adopted.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokos, Smith.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Protest
hearing on
Atlantic Ave
Annex No. 6
Res. 65-66
establishing
Oct. 26 for
special annex
election
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Hearing - The hour of 7:30 p.m, having arrived, said hour being the
proposed time fixed for continued hearing on the proposed vacation
vacation of of Santa Fe Avenue on portions of Lots 2 and 3 of the sub-
portion of .division of J. J. Bullis 76.11 acre tract, the Mayor asked
Santa Fe for information concerning said hearing. The City Manager
Avenue stated that a resolution has been prepared contingent upon
receipt of a deed which has not been received and if adopted
at this time, it would leave the City no recourse to acquire
the additional property for street purposes. He recommended
that the hearing be postponed until the next regular Council
meeting.
It was moved by Councilman Duncan, seconded by Councilman
McMillan, that the hearing be postponed until the next
regular Council meeting. All members voting aye, the
Mayor declared the motion carried.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
Res. 65-67 RESOLUTION N0. 65-67 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
requesting COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD REQUESTING THE BOARD OF
County SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO PERMIT THE
Registrar REGISTRAR OF VOTERS OF SAID COUNTY TO RENDER SPECIFIED
to perform SERVICES TO THE CITY OF LYNWOOD RELATING TO THE CONDUCT
certain OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION PERTAINING TO THE PROPOSED
election ANNEXATION KNOWN AS "ATLANTIC AVENUE ANNEXATION N0. 6,"
services TO THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 26, 1965."
was presented. The City Clerk explained that in connection
with the special annexation election to be held in the
territory known as "Atlantic Avenue Annexation No. 6"
it will be financially advantageous to request the County
Registrar to perform certain services, the cost of which
will be paid by the City.
It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman *~
Byork, that said resolution be adopted.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokos, Smith.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Res. 65-68 RESOLUTION N0. 65-68 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE
establishing INCORPORATED CITY OF LYNWOOD ESTABLµT.SHING TAX DISTRICT
city tax NUMBER 1 OF SAID CITY, FIXING THE RATES OF TAXES, AND
rate for LEVYING TAXES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1965,
fiscal year AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1966." was presented. It was moved
1965-66 by Councilman Duncan, seconded by Councilma n Smith, that
said resolution be adopted.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokos, Smith.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Ordinance An ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
increasing LYNWOOD AMENDING THE THIRD PARAGRAPH OF SECTION 18.00
filing fees OF CITY ORDINANCE N0. 570 TO INCREASE THE FILING FEES
for zone & FOR APPLICATIONS FOR VARIANCE AND ZONE CHANGE." was
variance presented for first reading. It was moved by Council-
change man McMillan, seconded by Councilman Duncan, that
applications further reading be waived. All members voting aye, ~"'
the Mayor declared the motion carried. ~:
It was moved by Councilman Duncan, seconded by Council-
man McMillan, that said ordinance be accepted as read
for the first time and passed to the second reading.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokos, Smith.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
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WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
A letter from Mrs. Ernest H. Fritsche, 4356 Shirley Avenue,
was presented in which Mrs. Fritsche commended the local
Police Department for the excellence of its service. It
was moved by Councilman Duncan, seconded by Councilman
McMillan, that the letter be accepted and filed. All
members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried.
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Police Dept.
commended for
excellent
service
A letter was presented from Mr. Charles J. DiCarlo, 11087 Council
~ Hulme, commending the City Council for suggesting a traffic commended for
safety drive. It was moved by Councilman McMillan, seconded traffic safet
` by Councilman Duncan, that Mr. DiCarlo's letter be accepted drive
and filed, All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the
motion carried.
A letter from the Metropolitan Water District urging the
City Council to adopt a resolution favoring the "Lower
Colorado River Basin Project Act," on which hearings are
expected to be held before the Sub-committee on Irrigation
and Reclamation. It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded
by Councilman Duncan, that said communication be referred
to City Manager for review and report. All members voting
aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried.
REPORTS AND REQUESTS
The City Manager stated that as a result of the recent Recommendatic
rioting in the area west of Lynwood, all City safety on special
personnel,both Police and Fire Departments, and various overtime pay
Public Works employees have worked extra hours and extra
shifts. He stated that the present personnel rules and
the salary resolution do not provide for overtime pay
in these situations and he wished to suggest that the
~-- salary resolution be amended to allow payment of over
time on a straight time basis to all personnel assigned
extra duty due to riot and extreme public lawlessness.
The City Manager further recommended that Resolution Res. 65-6g
No. 65-48 be amended by the adoption of the following Providing
resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL special
OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD AMENDING RESOLUTION N0. 65-48 Overtime pay
TO PROVIDE FOR SPECIAL OVERTIME PAY."
It was moved by Councilman McMillan, seconded by Council-
man Smith, that said resolution be ado ted.
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Roll Call: !~,",
Ayes: Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokoa, Smith. 4~J
Noes: None. '~
Absent: None.
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Councilman McMillan withdrew his motion to adopt the
resolution but reiterated the motion upon learning
that such payments could not be accomplished by ordinance
either.
After further discussion, Mayor Siokos requested the City
Manager and the City Attorney to study the matter of over-
time pay in cases of emergencies and see if a way cannot be
found to compensate the employees.
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Report on The Manager presented for the Council's information a
P.C. action report on the action of the Planning Commission in
regarding approving a change of zone from R-2 to M-1 of Lot 4
zone change Block 17, Modjeska Park Tract Harry C. Ball, Sure-
request at Grip Skate Wheel Co.). The purpose of the zone change
11213 Peach is to allow expansion of the company's present facilities.
He explained that until the 20 day appeal period has
elapsed, there is no action to be taken by the City Council.
Manager The Manager reported on the request for annexation of the
recommends county island north of Century Boulevard filed by Norman
proceed H. Olson and 13 others at the last Council meeting. He
with county stated that this request was reviewed by the Planning
island Commission in relation to a similar request made by Edward
annexation Stalzer and 9 others for the portion of the county island
south of Century Boulevard. After study of the cost of
processing the two annexations, the Planning Commission
recommended that the two annexations be combined into one
inhabited proposal.
It was moved by Councilman McMillan, seconded by Councilman
Byork, that the Council concur in the recommendation of
the Planning Commission and combine the Olson and Stalzer
requests for annexation into a single annexation proceeding.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokos, Smith.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Report on The City Manager presented a report on the proposed sale
sale of city of city-owned property on Wright Road in which he stated
owned that preliminary title reports have been received which
property on indicate there will be no difficulty in insuring title
Wright Rd. should the City wish to sell the land. The report also
stated that the land was purchased from the State for
$17,000 after the construction of the Long Beach Freeway
and it has recently been appraised at $1.185 per square
foot or a full value of $97,500.
The Manager gave a brief history of the acquisition of
the land and the many proposals for its use prior to
its being considered surplus land. The Manager recommended
that the Council consider the sale of the property with
the receipts being divided equally between the capital
improvement fund and the general fund, and that the Council
decide whether to make a negotiated sale or sell by sealed
bids. He also outlined the appropriate procedure for such
a sale.
In a discussion which followed, Councilman Duncan expressed
the opinion that the land should be sold by sealed bids.
Councilman Smith stated he believed the right to reject
all bids should be reserved.
It was moved by Councilman Duncan, seconded by Councilman
Byork, that the City Manager be instructed to prepare a
resolution of intention to sell the surplus property
located on Wright Road. All members voting aye, the
Mayor declared the motion carried.
Report on The Manager presented a report on the request of the
request of City of Long Beach for support of a sanitary land fill
Long Beach on Del Amo Avenue between Alameda and Wilmington Avenue.
for sanitary He stated that the Central Basin GJater District is now
land fill in the process of analyzing the effect of the land fill
on the underground water supply. It was the Manager's
suggestion that the Council send a letter to the Mayor
and Council of Long Beach stating that Lynwood as a member
of the Central Basin Water Replenishment District, will not
take a position on the proposed land fill until a geological
report is made assuring that no water pollution will result.
It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman
McMillan, that the City Manager be instructed to prepare
such a letter. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared
the motion carried.
The City Manager presented a report on the proposed changes Report on
in granting home occupation permits. He stated that the ordinance
~° ordinance draft by the City Attorney follows existing require- amending
menu closely and transfers the granting of such permits to home
the Planning Commission, with provisions for appeal to the occupation
City Council. permits
He presented the ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF LYNWOOD REPEALING SUBDIVISION 5 OF SECTION 4.00 OF
CITY ORDINANCE N0. 570, AMENDING THE TITLE TO CHAPTER XVI
ON PAGE 41 OF SAID ORDINANCE AND AMENDING SAID CHAPTER TO
DIVIDE IT INTO TWO ARTICLES, ARTICLES 1 AND 2, AND TO ADD
SECTIONS 16.10 UNDER ARTICLE 2, AND SECTIONS 16.36 THRU
SECTIONS 16.39, AND AMENDING SECTION 20.104 OF THE LYNWOOD
CITY CODE." for first reading. It was moved by Councilman
Duncan, seconded by Councilman Smith, that further reading
be waived. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared
the motion carried.
It was moved by Councilman Duncan, seconded by Councilman
Smith, that said ordinance be accepted as read for the
first time and passed to the second reading.
There followed a discussion of the number of home occupations
~-^ involved and whether or not the responsibility of approving
such applications should be delegated to the Planning
Commission.
After further discussion, it was suggested by the City
Manager that the Council be furnished copies of the ordinance
for study prior to the second reading.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Duncan, Smith.
Noes: Councilmen McMillan, Siokos.
Absent: None.
The City Manager infor
Fire Rating Bureau has
facilities of the City
spite of the growing
apparently the City is
fire rating.
ned the City Council that the Pacific
recently surveyed the fire protection
in relation to its Class 4 rating and in
population and additional buildings,
guaranteeing the present Class 4
The Mayor reported on the hearing on the Century Fre~za,y Report on
routing which he attended on August 13. He stated it was Century
a most interesting hearing and said that his statement Freeway
made to the hearing board on behalf of the City of Lynwood Hearing
was essentially as follows: Lynwood has reviewed the
proposed alternate route for Route 42 to Central Avenue
and has determined to take the position of supporting
the majority wishes of the Cities to the west and that
we do, however, strongly support and recommend that the
route originally proposed from Central Avenue to California
Avenue be maintained generally in alignment with the
existing corporate boundary line separating the cities of
South Gate and Lynwood. Any alternate route west of Central
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bisecting the City of Lynwood is totally unacceptable
and is opposed.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Councilman Duncan stated that he wanted to thank the Herald
American and Lynwood Press for carrying on the campaign
for pedestrian crosswalk safety.
Police & Councilman McMillan stated that he wished to add his
Fire Depts. congratulations to the Police and Fire Departments
commended for the fine jobs they did during the recent critical
for fine few days of rioting in nearby areas.
job done
during Mr. Jack Cleland, representing the Herald American
rioting newspaper, stated that he wished to express publicly
the sincere appreciation, not only of himself as a
newspaperman and of others of the press, but also
the appreciation of the hundreds of citizens who have
called the newspaper expressing the appreciation for
the work done by the Police and Fire Departments during
the critical five day period of rioting. All who called
expressed deep appreciation and full confidence that they
were protected.
Mr. George Higgins addressed the Council stating that
he thought that the City Council should send a letter of
commendation to Police Chief Parker of Los Angeles for
the work done in the recent rioting.
Mayor Siokos stated that he agreed that the City Council
should send a letter of congratulations to Chief Parker.
He said he would like to see a statement from the City
Council in support of the fine job Chief Parker has done
during this critical time and that he would so move.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Smith. All members
voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried.
Mr. Anita Birkholm, 4044 Louise Street, addressed the
Council to express commendation for the fine work of the
Police Officers and Chief of Police during the recent
disturbance.
Police Chief Darton expressed appreciation for the comments
from both the Council and the citizens.
It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman
McMillan, that the meeting be adjourned. All members
voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried.
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APPROVED SEPTEMBER 7, 1965
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