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REGULAR MEET'IN'G MAY 4, 1871
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 Liewer in the chair.
Councilmen Byork, Green, Liewer, Siokos, Stevens
.•» answered the roll call.
It was moved by Councilman Byork, seconded by Council-
man Stevens, and carried, that the minutes of the
April 20, 1971, meeting be approved as written.
RESOLUTION N0. 71-28 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF Res. 71-28
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD ALLOWING Demands
AND APPROVING THE DEMANDS PRESENTED AND ORDERING
WARRANTS DRAWN THEREFOR," was presented. It was
moved by Councilman Siokos, seconded by Council-
man Green, that said resolution be adopted.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Green, Liewer, Siokos, Stevens.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Pursuant to the City-Chamber of Commerce agreement
relative to providing funds for the City's 50th
anniversary celebration, invoices in the total amount
of $1,378.13 for bumperstickers and die struck coins
in plastic boxes were presented.
RESOLUTION N0. 71-29 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF Res. 71-29
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD ALLOWING Demands - 50th
^-^ AND APPROVING THE DEMANDS PRESENTED AND ORDERING Anniversary
WARRANTS DRAWN THEREFOR," was presented. It was Celebration
moved by Councilman Siokos, seconded by Council-
man Byork, that said resolution be adopted.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Green, Liewer, Siokos, Stevens.
Noes: None.
Absent : Iu'one .
A plaque and gavel commemorating his service as Mayor
of the City was presented to Councilman Green.
Mayor Liewer made the following proclamations: Proclamations
1. Boy Scout "Community Anti-litter and Clean-up Day,"
June 5, 1971. 2. Goodwill Week, May 2-9, 1971.
3. National Public Works Week, May 10-15, 1971.
4. Flowers of the Wigwam Days, May 15 and 16, 1971.
5. Soroptimist Week, May 16-22,_1971.
Mrs. Alice Elmore, representing Flowers of the Wigwam,
addressed the Council to explain the aims and purposes
of the organization.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
An Ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF Ord. first
LYNWOOD REGULATING A PRIVATE PATROL OPERATOR AND AN read - Private
OPERATOR OF A PRIVATE PATROL SERVICE, WITHIN THE Patrol Operator
MEANING AND CONTExT OF SECTION 7514 OF THE BUSINESS regulations
AND PROFESSIONS CODE TO REQUIRE REGISTRATION OF STATE
LICENSE NUMBERS, TO REQUIRE PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE
TO REQUIRE CERTAIN IDENTIFYING SIGNS ON VEHICLES,
STANDARD COLORED UNIFORMS, SHOULDER PATCHES, BADGES
AND INSIGNIA THEREON," was presented for first reading.
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The City Attorney explained that the State legislature
has enacted laws delegating to cities the power to
regulate private patrol operators, and the subject
ordinance contains those regulations which it has
heretofore been impossible for the city to enact.
It was moved by Councilman Byork, seconded by Council-
man Green, and carried, that the further reading be
waived.
It was moved by Councilman Green,
man Byork, that said ordinance be
for the first time, passed to the
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Green,
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
seconded by Council-
accepted as read
second reading.
Liewer, Siokos, Stevens.
des. 71-30 RESOLUTION N0. 71-30 entitled: "A RESOLUTION DIRECTING
Street Light. THE PREPARATION OF A REPORT OF MAINTENANCE OF STREET
rogram for LIGHTS IN THE CITY OF LYNWOOD FOR THE TWELVE-MONTH
971-72 PERIOD COMMENCING JULY 1, 1871," was presented.
It was moved by Councilman Byork, seconded by
Councilman Stevens, that said resolution be adopted.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Green, Liewer, Siokos, Stevens.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Claim denied A claim for damages filed by Daniel E. Grindle was
paniel Grindle presented. It was moved by Councilman Siokos,
seconded by Councilman Stevens, and carried, that
said claim be denied and referred to the City's
insurance carrier.
fetter from A letter from the City of South Gate urging
City of South opposition to Senate Bill No. 333 which provides
Gate re SB 333 for compulsory and binding arbitration of wages,
hours and conditions of employment for policemen
and firemen and removes such employees from the
provisions of the Meyers-Millias-Brown Act was
presented.
Res. 71-31 RESOLUTION N0. 71-31 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF
Opposing SB THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA,
X10. 333 OPPOSING SENATE BILL N0. 333," was read. It was
moved by Councilman Siokos, seconded by Councilman
Green, that said resolution be adopted.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Green, Liewer, Siokos, Stevens.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
REPORTS AND REQUESTS
Am. Legion Aux A request from the American Legion Auxiliary for
poppy sale permission to sell veteran made poppies on May 21
May 21 & 22 and 22 was presented. It was moved by Councilman
Siokos, seconded by Councilman Stevens, and carried,
that the request be granted.
A request from the Chamber of Commerce for erection
of a 50th Anniversary signboards at or near the
City Hall and on City property adjoining the Long
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Beach Freeway was presented.
Mr. Charles Storms, 3535 Josephine Street, addressed Request from
the Council to explain that the Foster~& Kleiser Co. C of C to place
has offered the use of a billboard, free of charge, signborads at or
but only for a period of ten days. Since the 50th near City Hall &
Anniversary observance carries on through out the year, near L.B. Freeway
it was felt that inexpensive signs could be erected referred to City
that would r emain in place throughout the remainder Manager
of the year.
After a brief discussion of possible kinds of signs,
it was moved by Councilman Siokos, seconded by Council-
man Green, and carried, that the request be referred
to the City Manager for investigation and report at
the next Council meeting.
Requests from the following non-profit organizations Fireworks Stand
for fireworks stand permits were presented: permits approved
A. Boy Scout Troop 84, 4050 Imperial Highway.
B. Cub Pack 625c, Long Beach & Cherokee.
C. Boy Scout Troop 625, 12301 Atlantic.
D. Boy Scout Troop 60, 11716 Long Beach Boulevard.
E.. Compton Elks Lodge, 3581 Century Boulevard.
F. Knights of Columbus, 2971, and 3888 Imperial Highway.
G. Diplomats, Long Beach & Tweedy
H. Amerian Legion, 2600 Imperial Highway
I. Southwest Indian Scouts NE corner Atlantic & Beechwood.
J. St. Philip Neri Athletic Assoc., California & Imperial.
K. Jobs Daughters Bethel 58, Atlantic and Olanda.
L. C. B. Trailblazers, 11355 Atlantic.
M. Explorer Troop 4,37X, 3831 Century Boulevard.
N. Alpha Theta Rho, SE corner Imperial and California
0. Lynwood American Business Women's Assoc., Home Bank
Parking lot.
Item I, Southwest Indian Scouts, was questioned as to
their location at the northeast corner of Atlantic and
Beechwood inasmuch as there is a building under
construction at that location..
The Mayor inquired if a representative of the Southwest
Indian Scouts was present. There was no response.
It was moved by Councilman Stevens, seconded by
Councilman Green, and carried, that the requests be
granted with the exception of item I, providing all
regulations of the City are complied with.
A request from "Operation Linda" for permission to Request to place
place cans in certain businesses in the City for the coin can in
purpose of raising funds for the project was presented. businesses re
In the letter of request, submitted by John H. Stevens, "Operation Linda"
Director, the purpose and goals of the newly formed approved
organization were explained. LINDA stands for Lynwood
Information on Narcotics and Drug Abuse, and the center
is located at 11627 Long Beach and is being operated
as a non-profit organization. Operation Linda will
provide educational materials on narcotics and provide
group and individual counselling for Lynwood youth
and families with local medical doctors and psychiatrists
serving as consultants and advisors. The center proposes
to service the schools, churches, police department and
individuals and hopefully will lessen the hours presently
spent on counse111ng by the schools and the police
department.
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Councilman Stevens stated he would abstain from
voting on the matter but would be glad to answer
any questions the Councilmen might have, and also
said that Mr. Charles Storms, a member of the
board, was present to answer any questions.
At the suggestion of the City Attorney, Council-
man Stevens disqualified himself from discussion of
the request. -~
In answer to questions from the Council, Councilman
Stevens said that at the present the doctors and
psychiatrists are working on a donation of time
basis; that 1,000 coin cans have been donated by
a Los Angeles Company and that they hope to go into
other communities. He said there will be a visual,
audio and study center available at the Long Beach
Boulevard address, and there will be a referral
agency for every mayor city in the southern area.
The Council was informed that while the work is
presently voluntary, the building, utilities and
telephone are not free and other sources of funding
and being investigated, such as County, Federal and
private agencies.
It was moved by Councilman Green, seconded by
Councilman Siokos, that the Request be granted.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Green, Liewer, Siokos.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Fireworks The application of Charles Barlia for a special permit
stand - 10721 to conduct a fireworks sales stand at 10721 Atlantic
Atlantic Avenue was presented. It was moved by Councilman
Byork, seconded by Councilman Green, and carried, that
the permit be granted.
Delegates to A request from the Independent Cities of Los Angeles
Independent County for appointment of a delegate and alternate
Cities Of L.A. delegate to the organization was presented. Mayor
Co. appointed Liewer appointed Councilman Byork as delegate,
Councilman Siokos as alternate delegate.
Wilbert MalchowThe Mayor informed the Council that the term of
reappointed to personal Board member Wilbert E. Malchow has
Personal expired and asked if they wished to act on an
Board appointment at this time. It was moved by Council-
man Siokos, seconded by Councilman Byork, and
carried, that Mr. Wilbert Malchow be reappointed
to the Personal Board for an additional four year term.
Mr. Malchow was in the audience and expressed to
the Council his appreciation for their confidence
in him in reappointing him to the board. ,,
Report on The City Manager presented a report on proposed
Amendment to amendment of the employer-employee relations
Res. 6g-26 resolution, No. 6g-26, specifically Section 13,
which has proved to be vague and in need of
clarification. Review of the resolution was carried
out upon instruction of the City Council, working in
cooperation with Mr. Harry Keaton of the firm of
Rutan & Tucker. The proposed revision was submitted
to the employee organizations for their analysis and
comment. Following the review of the original draft,
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employee representatives from each of the employee Report on
groups participated in a discussion to clarify their Amendment to
views, and as a result of the meeting, common agreement Res. 69-26
was reached on certain additional revisions which
were included in a second draft of proposed amendments.
The draft presented for the Council's consideration
attempts to clarify the vague potion of the original
resolution and in addition, places certain time
restrictions upon the meet and confer process. The
j Manager recommended adoption of a resolution amending
` Resolution No. 69-26 by deleting paragraph (13) of
Section 9(A) and revising Section 13.
The Mayor inquired if any of the employee representatives
wished to speak.
Officers Glen Sauls and John McConnaughey, president
and treasurer, respectively, of the Peace Officers'
Association of Lynwood, Inc., addressed the Council
and read a request from the association that the
Council delay action on a resolution amending
Resolution No. 6g-26, and requested a private study
session with the Council in regard to the proposed
amendments of the employer-employee resolution.
After being informed that a private session would
be improper, the officers presented the changes
in the resolution desired by the association, the
primary change being in the impasse procedure to
provide for an automatic third party arbitration
procedure. They described the proposed method
of selecting an arbitrator and gave their reasons
for believing it to be a fair way to resolve an
impasse, emphasising that they were asking for
nonbinding advisory arbitration only. Time
limits in the proposed resolution were discussed
briefly with the officers expressing no great
objection to the proposed limits.
Councilman Stevens asked if the proposed
resolution could be amended to add the arbitration
provisions and he was informed that it could be
amended; also, he asked if the employees had any
recourse to arbitration under the current resolution
and he was informed that the Council could direct
arbitration or any of a number of other things,
but in the event the association requested outside
arbitration, the Council could agree or no t, as
it determined.
RESOLUTION N0. 71-32 entitled: "A RESOLUT20~1 AMENDING Res. No. 71-32
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD IMPLEMENTING Amendment
CHAPTER 10, DIVISION 4, TITLE 1, OF THE CALIFORNIA Res. 69-26
GOVERNMENT CODE - EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BY Employee-
DELETING PARAGRAPH (13) OF SECTION g(A) AND Employer
REVISING SECTION 13 THEREOF," was presented. It Relations
was moved by Councilman Byork, seconded by Council-
man Green, and carried, that further reading be
waived.
It was moved by Councilman Byork;that the resolution
be adopted. The motion was seconded by Councilman
Stevens with the amendment that the association
could move into the area of arbitration for a
third party opinion, but the Council to have
the right of final decision.
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In the ensuing discussion, it was pointed out that the
proposed amendment of the resolution would provide
that the Council would have no alternative but to
go to arbitration if it is requested by one party
to a dispute, and while the Council would have
the final decision, it would eliminate all other
probabilities of impasse solving procedures.
The motion concerning amendment failed for lack
of a second, and the original motion was seconded ~""
by Councilman Siokos.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Green, Liewer, Siokos.
Noes: Councilman Stevens.
Absent: None.
Joint powers The City Manager presented for the Council's
~.greement for consideration ajoint powers agreement between the
storm Drain City of Lynwood and the Los Angeles County Flood
~ro~ect 5350 Control District for storm drain Project No.
approved 5350. The agreement has been reviewed by the
City Attorney and approved as to form and content .
The Manager reviewed the project as presented to
the City Council at its January 5, 1971, meeting,
and recommended that the Council approve the
agreement and instruct the Mayor to sign the
necessary documents in order that the city
may proceed with the improvement to the storm
drain system. It was moved by Councilman
Siokos, seconded by Councilman Green, that the
Council approve the agreement and instruct the
Mayor to sign the necessary documents.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Green, Liewer, Siokos, Stevens.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
discussion re Mrs. Clara Benck, 3511 Los Flores Boulevard,
new water addressed the Council ,concerning the amount of
xates her water bills. The City Manager explained
that the bills are computed correctly and that
insofar as the city's water rates are concerned,
they were increased only to a point where they are
in a median range when compared to those of
private water companies and surrounding cities.
Mr. Norman Wasserman, of the Chamber of Commerce,
reported that the 50th Anniversary license plate
frames will be available on May 5.
Mr. Archie Legg, 3671 Platt Avenue, addressed the
Council concerning the sound amplification
system in the Council Chamber, and .asked that in
lieu of improved equipment, if the Councilmen
would speak directly into the microphones in order
that they may be heard in the back of the room.
executive The Mayor declared the meeting adjourned to executive
session session. Following the executive session, the meeting
was called to order, and it was moved by Councilman
Siokos, seconded by Councilman Stevens, and carried,
that the meeting be adjourned.
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APPROVED MAY 18, 1971