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HomeMy Public PortalAboutM 1966-01-18 - CC REGULAR MEETING JANUAR`' .L8, 1866 The City Council of the City of Lynwood met ~n a regular session in the City Hall, 11330 Bullis Road, on above date at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Siokos in the chair. Councilmen Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokos, and Smith answered the roll call. It was moved by Councilman McMillan, seconded by Councilman Duncan, that the minutes of the regular meeting of January 4, 1966, be approved as written. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. Res. 66-4 RESOLUTION N0. 66-4 entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE C'TTY Demands COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD ALLOWING AND A~'FR~~-7TAIG THE DEMANDS PRESENTED AND ORDERING ~ti'A~~~RANTS DRAWi~! TiLRE- FORE." was presented. It was moved by Councilman I~IcMiilan, econded by Councilman Smith, that said .~es~clur_;:~n be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Counci.imen Byork, Duncan, NicNLillan, Siokos, Smith. Noes: None Absent: None. Mr. Jim Ruth presented a plaque in appreciation of his fine service to the City M~.~~~-::-° Siokos presented t~~ I~R~°. ~' ~~rrl~~. R~ztl~i, Director of Parks and Recreation, a plaque ~xpres: _~~~i~ appreciation for Mr. Ruth's sp~.endid service to the ";_.;,;-~ ~1 ~~laque was also pr°esented to Mr. Ruch on behaLt' ~', ~.~~~~~ I~;y~nwood Baseball Association to express the as~,~cit.ior,' :: gratitude for the opportunity of having been as~.~ i..~.~ ed w~ ~h i~'I~°. Ruth. In accepting the awards I~1r°. Rizrwh ~~~p:~e~se.a ~~~s appreciation of the fine cooperation he ;'gas had f'z:~om the Cicy Administration *-~ and citizens during his service with the City, stating that Lynwood is truly an All America City. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Ord. 792 ORDINANCE N0. 792 entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF Duncan Ave. LYNWOOD AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 570 FOR THE PURPOSE OF Annex #1 ESTABLISHING CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES AND establish- THE ADOPTION OF AN AMENDED SECTION OF THE ZONING MAP WHICH ment of zone IS MADE A PART OF SAID ORDINANCE N0. 570." was presented for second reading. It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman McMillan, that further reading be waived. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman Byork, that said ordinance be adopted as read for the second time, finally passed and be published as required by law. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokos, Smith. Noes: None. Absent: None. Ord. 793 ORDINANCE N0. 793 entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF Abco Hard- LYNWOOD AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 570 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECLASSI- ware zone FICATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES AND THE ADOPTION OF AN AMENDED change SECTION OF THE ZONING MAP WHICH IS A PART OF SAID ORDINANCE N0. 570." was presented for second reading. It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman Byork, that further reading be waived. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. ~. It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Cearzcil.man McMillan, that said ordinance be adopted as read for the second time, finally passed and be published as required by law. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokos, Smith. Noes: None. Absent: None. ORDINANCE N0. 794 entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD AMENDING SECTIONS 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.g, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, 10.14, 10.17, 20.82, 20.102, 21.2, and 21.3, TO REGULATE DANCING WHERE INTOXICATING LIQUOR IS SOLD AND OFFERED FOR SALE FOR CON- SUMPTION UPON THE PREMISES, IN THE CAFE OR RESTAURANT TYPE DANCE, WHETHER OR NOT INTOXICATING LIQUOR IS SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE FOR CONSUMPTION UPON THE PREMISES, `I'{~ PROVIDE A METHOD WHEREBY PERSONS WHO HULD LICENSES FROM THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES IN TERRITORY RECENTLY .ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF LYNWOOD MAY CONTINUE TO CONDUCT OR OPERATE A PUBLIC DANCE HALL, PUBLIC DANCE, CLrJB DANCE, DANCING CLUB OR TAVERN DANCE PENDING FINAL ACTION OF ~PHE CITY COUNCIL ON SAID PERSONS' APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT AND TO MAKE CHANGES GENERALLY IN CHAPTER 10 OF THE LYNWOOD CITY CODE." was presented for second reading. it ~aa~ moved by Councilman Byork, sec~~nded by Coun~ilm~:~ Duncan, that further reading be wai~ed~ Ali. menib~~r;~ v._~t~:_zg aye, the Mayor declared the motion ~a.rried. It was moved by Councilman McMillan, seconded by Councilman Duncan, that said ordinance be adopted as read for the second time, finally passed and be published as required by l.aw. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokos, Smith. Noes: None. Absent: None. RESOLUTION N0. 66-5 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF APRIL, 1g66, FOR THE ELECTION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS OF SAID CITY AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RELATING TO GENERAL LAW CITIES. was presented. It was moved by Councilman Byork, seconded by Councilman McMillan, that said resolution be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokos, Smith Noes: None. Absent: None. RESOLUTION N0. 66-6 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO PERMIT THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS OF SAID COUNTY TO RENDER SPECIFIED SERVICES TO THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON APRIL 12, 1966." was presented. It was moved by Councilman McMillan, seconded by Councilman Duncan, that said resolution be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokos, Smith. Noes: None. Absent: None. Ord. 794 Dancing ordinance Res. 66-5 Calling General Municipal Election April 12 Res. 66-6 Co. Reg. to do certain services for general election a~ ~~ Res. 66-7 RESOLUTION N0. 66-7 entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL approving OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD APPROVING THE CIRCULATION OF PETITIONS circulation REQUESTING THE ANNEXATION O CLANDA STREET ANNEXATION N0. 1 of petition TO THE CITY OF LYNWOOD~" was presented. It was moved by Olanda St. Councilman McMillan, seconded by Councilman Duncan, that Annex #l said resolution be adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokos, Smith. Noes: Noneo Absent : None . '""` WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Cpt.-Lyn. A letter from Mr. Bob Compton, President Compton-Lynwood Board of Board of Realtors, was presented a_~a whic:h the Board offers Realtors it services in anyway it ~.an be heipf'u1 in t'~ie maf:teL :;f offering the proposed Century Freeway routing Ir was m~.~~~e~d by support on Councilman Duncan, seconded by Coun~:ilman McMillan, that Century free the letter be accepted and filed and that a letter be way routing sent to the Board thanking the members for their interest in the problems of the community. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. St~ Paul's A letter from Sto Paul's Luthern Church was presented in Luthern which they thanked the City officials and employees for Church re the fine cooperation which helped make the Church's annual Christmas Christmas pageant a success pageant It was moved by Councilman Byo.~~k, seconded by Councilman Duncan, that the letter be ac~~;ept~i and filed. A11 members voting aye, the Mayor de~;lared the rr~~~icn carried. A letter from Mr~ G.1en Fu1:1e~_t.o~~a, '.__,~2f' y! l~nt_i, ~~~enue, was presented in which he r°- ::.ern>ri~,2~~de~~ ~~,;r~a~.;~riayrig of marking --~ cars for overtime parking on Atlantic Avenue and concerning the salary paid for such work. 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. REPORTS AND REQUESTS City of Hope A request from the City of Hope for permission to conduct granted their annual "Hope Sunday," house to house solicitation permission on June 5, 1966, was presented. It was moved by Councilman for fund dr. Smith, seconded by Councilman McMillan, that said permission June 5, 1966 be granted. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. Century The City Manager presented a progress report on the freeway proposed Century Freeway routing, the intent of the progress report being to familiarize the City Council and the citizens report of the community with the activities of the city government in regard to the proposed freeway routing. In order to substantiate the Council's position of supporting only the northerly route, the Administrative staff is continuing the analysis of loss of assessed valuation and taxes. A copy of the findings has been furnished the school district and Dr. Loutensock is investigating the affect on school attendance boundaries as well as potential tax loss. On January 11, 1966, the City Council met with Assemblymen Porter, Kennick and Wilson and three State highway engineers. The result of this meeting was that the Assemblymen indicated support of the Council's position. Support is being solicitated from cities to the east that will be affected by a route that is untenable to Lynwood. The report stated that the Century Freeway schedule is presently Century at the point where the State is assembling its studies and freeway reviewing its cost data in relation to the user benefits. progress In approximately one and a half to three months all of the report data will be compiled and a route determinedo At that time the State Highway engineers will meet with the local staffs and present their data to us~ Following triis the public hearing will be announced and held somewhere in the southeast area. This hearing will be in approximately six months. Following the public hearing, the State Highway engineer will make his recommendations, further hearings will probably be held, and the route will be adopted by the California Highway Commission. The report emphasized that at the present. dime it was doubtful that a citizens c~omma_ttee w~~~~~i_~~ ~>~e ~~ fe~~ti.ve; however, at the time the local staff hearings are held e~oagh information will be available tc make a ci~~..izens group an effective voice in support of the Cogan^_.l's positlono Both Mayor Siokos and Councilman McMillan commented that the Assemblymen in attendance at the meeting mentioned in the City Manager's report indicated conc~arence in the City's position in regard to the freeway :route. The Manager presented his report cn +,h~ bids received for furnishing the City with 2,000 feet of i2" cast iron pipe and 3,000 feet of 6" cast iron pipe and :recommended that the low bid of United States Pipe and :P'~~undny {;ompany be accepted at a total price of $1.4,6'70. It was moved by Councilman Byor~{, se ~ .: ~;~w d by ;c .~.n ~ i loran McMillan, that the Council concia:r in ~;he .~~~;mrr.s~~.dar,~:on "~' of the City Manager and accept the low bid'of United States Pipe and Foundry Company at a total price of $14,670. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokos, Smith. Noes: None. Absent: None. The Manager stated that Mary Williams, Chief Clerk of the Water Department, has requested permission to destroy all application and discontinuance forms which are over five years old. He explained that these records do not involve monetary transactions and there is no further need for keeping them; further, that their destruction would allevi-ate the existing storage problem, U.S. Pipe awarded cast iron pipe contract Request to destroy 5 year old water appli. & discontinue forms granted It was moved by Councilman Duncan, seconded by Councilman P~icNIillan, that permission be granted to destroy all application and discontinuance forms more than five years old. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. The City Manager presented the City Attorney's report regarding the handling of a Candidate's Statement of Qualifications which was referred to the Attorney at the January 4, 1966, meeting. It was the City Attorney's opinion that the City Clerk must prepare the voters pamphlet containing the written statements of each candidate's qualifications At the previous meeting it was recommended by the City Manager that a deposit to defray the expense of handling such statements be established in the range of $100 to $125. In the discussion which followed, it was the consensus of the Council that since the City must print and mail the Candidate's Statement of Qualifications that a deposit should be required as the cost should not be borne by Report on filing fee for candidate statement of qualification ~.., ~~ $100 filing the City. It was moved by Councilman McMillan, seconded fee for by Councilman Duncan, that a deposit of $i00 be required candidates for the handling of a Candidates' Statement of Qualifications set with a refund being made to the candidate if the cost is less than $100 and with the candidate being billed for any cost in excess of $100. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Duncan, McMillan, Siokos, Smith. Noes: None. Absent: None. Report on As requested at the January 4 meeting, the City Manager right of way presented a report on the cost of completing the planting planting of the Fernwood Avenue right of way. It has been estimated that the unplanted area totals approximately 3.6 miles of right of way and will require 2,752 o.1_eander plants. The cost of the plants, depending on the market conditions, will range from 50~ to 75~ each or a total cost from $1,376 to $2,064. If volunteer citizen groups do the planting, the cost to the City will be minor; if City forces do the work,. the estimated labor cost will be approximately $1,325. The total estimated cost for buying and planting oleanders on the Fernwood right of way will be approximately $3,390. Mr. Wallace, Superintendent of Parks, estimates that approximately one-fourth of the remaining right of way has been properly prepared for planting. The mulching is accomplished as the Street Department dumps shredded tree trimings and the preparation is, therefore, depended upon the amount of such trimings available. It was the City Manager's opinion that the planting should not be attempted until the soil has been properly prepared for planting. The approximate cost for planting the area presently prepared would be $1,000 to $1,500. The Manager recommended that consideration be given to completing the work of the Lynwood Beautification Committee by providing additional funds in the coming budget. Since the final alignment of the Century Freeway has not been determined and the planting is not an emergency situation, it would appear proper to appropriate the necessary funds at budget time In the following discussion, Councilman Duncan stated that he wished to go on record as favoring purchase of the plants but that the work not be done by City forces. Presentation A letter from the firm of Bewley, Knoop, Lassleben & Whelan by Police was presented, in which they state that they are the legal Relief & representatives of the Police Officers Relief and Welfare Welfare Association and have been retained by the Association to Assoc. re present on its behalf requests for amendments to the City salaries & resolution with respect to overtime and salaries. The fringe letter also stated that a written presentation has been benefits presented to the City Officials and it is their desire to augment the written presentation with an oral presentation. Also presented were letters from Therm-O-Namel Company, 2780 E. Century Boulevard, Lynwood, and Doctor Charles J. Miller, 3584 E. Century Boulevard, Lynwood, each of whom stated that a copy of the presentation had been received and each expressed concurrence in its contents. r.~i "~ -•. It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman Byork, that the letters be accepted and filed. All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. (The presentation referred tc is one enr,~~_ta_ed: "PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL OF THE t~ITY OF LrNW00D BY LYNWOOD POLICE OFFICERS RELIEF AND WELFARE ASS0~:~1-AT10N, REQTJESTING ADJUSTMENTS WITH REGARD TO OV'ERTiME AND 5~:~.ARY~ JANUARY, 1866]." a copy of which is on file.) Mr. Martin E. Whelan, 3u0 East Penn Sweet, Whittier, addressed the Council and stated that it is the intent of the association to be constructive in its relations and proposals which it ~^ makes and that he would not repeat what was said in the written presentation as he assumed the Council has read it. Presentation He said that recruitment and under staffing are serious by Police problems that cannot wait for budget planning; that it is Relief & believed that there is a definite pay lag, especially in Welfare the rank of Sergeant, and the overtime situaticn called Assoc. re for an immediate solution. He stated that the lag in pay salaries & and the overtime affects recruitmen`ti and ~:etention of fringe personnel; that it is rumored that fi~,te or six men are benefits leaving the department unless something is dorxe, and when men are lost they must be rep a::ed, and this adds to the cost of personnel in school training and t~~ainng by other officers on the job; that turnover is a waste of money and efficiency. Mr. Whelan elaborated on ther~t..i.remenY. s:itu.ation in the Los Angeles Police Department which. w_:l ser~ous7.y affect the recruitment program in other ;~it.e7 and said that it was his belief that a serious s~i.tuatior~ ~^a.r~ de~-e~ op in the competition among cities for q ~aa.:fied ; c.~' ice personnel. He said that by comparison Lynwood has a ~,rA.~y ~_ow percentage of officers to people and that wriile popu~acion alone is not the only criteria, there is other evider~~;e of under staffing such as the overtime situata.on~ Mro Whelan cited instances of various dates on which rye said there were only two policemen policing the entire city. He said that in the last six weeks there has been a definite attempt to decrease overtime, but it is a question of overtime or not having enough people in the field. He said that the association's proposal is designed to eliminate anything but true overtime as the members of the department do not want to work overtime, but they believe that it is necessary under certain emergency situations. Mr. Whelan called attention to the overtime proposal contained in the written presentation, which reads as follows: "(1) That all overtime in excess of 40 hours accrued on or subsequent to January 1, 1966, be paid for at time and one-half, and that accrued overtime of 40 hours or less may be taken as compensatory time off on a straight time basis in the discretion of the Department head, or as an increment to sick leave when the same is exhausted; provided that upon a member's retirement or other separation from the Department such accumulated overtime of 40 hours or less shall be paid for at straight time rates then in effect. ~*-- (2) Separate treatment for overtime accumulated prior to January 1, 1866, and that compensatory time off for such accumulated overtime be provided no later than December 31, 1968. To the extent not so provided by that date, or by the date of a member's ear:l.ier retirement or other separation from the Department, any such accumulated overtime is tc be compensated at straight time rates then in effect (3) Commencing January 1, 1966, that overtime provisions apply equally to all members in the Department in the ~~ Presentation rank of Captain and below, and as tc any .member now in the by Police rank of Captain or Lieutenant, that any accumulated over- Relief & time which that member had upon promotion to the rank of Welfare Lieutenant, and prior to January 1, 1966, be treated Assoc. re in the same manner as set forth in paragraph (2} above. salaries & fringe (4) That as of January 1, .1966, holiday credit not be benefits charged as overtime on the Department Books, but be treated as a separate item for which tune off will be provided in accordance with Resol~ztion No. 2843, Rule XI, Sec. 7." Mr. Whelan cited instances of personnel resigning to go to work for Police Departments of other jurisdictions and stated that the only reasonable explanation for turnover is better opportunity, money, __- ',o`h, and that in retention of per: on:r~el the tyrs in competition with surrounding juri.s7:i::;;i_:r:s. He .::a ~.ed attention to the salary comparisons c,ontairied .ir; ~;he written presentation and said that tY~~e c_t;~"s ^~mpar~isons had been made only among yhe "mutual a_td" cities, ignoring jurisdictions to whom men have been lost He particularly emphasized the discrepancy in the saia~ay Lange for sergeant as compared to other departments and suggested that a two step increase would bring that classification more nearly in line He cited dollar amounts that would be needed to act on }he salar°y proposal contained in the written presen}anon anal said there is apparently money available to carry out the proposals. The Mayor declared a fine minute recess. Following the recess the meeting was again c;al ~ ~.=d t:c order. Mr. Whelan assured the Council t:~at this was .not a presentation of a few members of tYle Department, and that it was his hope that the presentation be taken as a constructive one and that the association hopes to work with the City not only for the betterment of the Department, but for the City as a whole. He said,also, that as requested by the Mayor, he would prepare his remarks in detail and furnish the copies to the City Council for their consideration, He also asked that if a report on this matter is on the agenda of a future Council meeting that he be notified. The Mayor assured him that he would be notified and said that Mr. Whelan has agreed to send written copies of his oral presentation for the purpose of information to supplement the written presentation previously furnished to the Councila Clean-up The Mayor announced that C-V Disposal Co. has again week Feb. agreed to cooperate with the City in an annual clean-up 21 to 25 week February 21 to February 25, 1966. The Disposal company will pick up anything that can be handled by one man, Trees, wood, pipe, shrubs, etc. must be no longer than the standard five feet and dirt, concrete, bricks or other building material must be in manageable containers weighting less than eighty pounds. Various types of furniture will be picked up "as is." The Mayor expressed the hope that the project would be as successful as the clean-up project last year. The Mayor also announced that .commencing February 1, when trash is placed out for collection in cardboard boxes, the boxes will not be left bu4 wild. be taken along with the contents. M•~ "~ rrw -~ ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Councilman Duncan commented on the number of people present and stated that it was gratifying to see so many take an interest in their city. Councilman McMillan stated that it was good for people to be in attendance and let the officials know how they feel about various matters and that before making any decisions, he wished to hear both sides of the stagy and he was ii confident that the City Manager would provide a report ' that would allow the City Council to decide wisely on the matter presented with reference to the Police Department. Councilman Byork inquired if the city presently .has an ordinance limiting the size and height of advertising sign boards and was told the City does have such an ordinance. Councilman Byork also inquired whether or° not the islands at Norton and Imperial could be impro~w~ed by plantings and also inquired about improved street sweeping in the area of Norton and Imperial, and Bullis Road and Imperial. Mr. Cass Waranius addressed the Council to commend both the Police and Fire Departments for their fine work. The question of the dedication of the John D. Ham Memorial John Ham. Park was discussed. It was moved by Councilman Byor~C, Park to be seconded by Councilman Smith, that Saturday, .April 2, 1966, dedicated be established as the date for the dedication of the park. April 2, 1966 All members voting aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried. ADJOURN It was moved by Councilman Byork, seconded Smith, that the meeting be adjourned, All aye, the Mayor declared the motion carried, ,~' City Clerk, City f Lynwood APPROVED FEBRUARY 1, 1966 by Councilman members voting C.-,q / l Mayor of the City of_Lynwood