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HomeMy Public PortalAboutM 1971-05-04 - CC~~ 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. ~ls~ 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 ~~ ~3 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. j~4 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, ~~ ~~~ 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. ~.~~ 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. / r_. ~, i ~' ~, /'it Cler , ity of Lynwoo Mayor of city of Lynwood APPROVED MAY 18, 1971