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ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 26, 1972
The City Council of the City of Lynwood met in an
adjourned regular session in the City Hall, 11330
Bullis Road, on above date at 7:00 p.m.
Councilmen Byork, Morris, Rowe and Stevens answered
the roll call. Councilman Liewer was absent.
RESOLUTION N0. 72-96 entitled: "RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD ADJOURNING THE
SEPTEMBER 26, 1972, ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF
THE CITY COUNCIL TO BATSMAN ~-iALL, 11331 ERNESTINE
AVENUE, LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA," was presented. It
was moved by Councilman Byork, seconded by Council-
man Rowe, and carried, that Resolution No. 72-96
be adopted.
The meeting was reconvened in Bateman Hall, at 7:10
p.m. Members of the Planning Commission were present
in joint session.
A review of the proposed revision of the General
Plan and the additional elements now required by
State law was presented by the Acting City Manager,
together with an outline of alternative methods
of preparing the General Plan, that is, by City
staff with outside assistance where needed, or
entirely by outside consultant services.
At the request of Planning Commission Chairman
E..., Higgins, Commissioner Bowen read a statement of
purpose which outlined the functions of a planning
department and concluded with the specific request
that a planning department be ereated_and that it be
implemented by providing the following: (1) a
planning director, (2) a steno-secretary, (3) a
planning draftsman, (4) authority for enforcement,
(5) funds for capital outlay, and (6) operational
funds. Should it be determined that the General
Plan be done by city staff with limited outside
assistance, upon its completion, the planning
staff would be reduced to a director and stenographer.
Councilman Liewer arrived.
Mr. Mel Rice, of the Engineering Department, outlined
the elements of the General Plan which could be done
by City staff and those which would require outside
assistance. In summarizing the requests of the
Planning Commission, Commissioner Bowen expressed
the Commission's further recommendation that the
General Plan be done by City staff; that an
Assistant Planning Director be employed on a
promotional basis; that the appointee be Mr. Mel
Rice, and that the word "Assistant" be dropped and
the word "Acting" be substituted in the position
classification "Assistant Planning Director" which
was recently recommended by the Personnel Board and
approved by the City Council.
Res. 72-96
Adj ourning
Council meeting
to Bateman Hall
Joint Council/
Planning Comm.
meeting
Comparison of cost of work if done by City staff or
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Joint City
Council/
Planning
Commission
meeting
outside consultant, and possible sources of funds
were discussed.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Liewer, Morris, Rowe, Stevens.
Noes: NOne.
Absent: None.
It was moved by Councilman Byork, seconded by Council-
man Rowe, that the Council go on record as favoring
the formation of a Planning Department.
Mr. K. F. Thompson addressed the Council to urge that
prior to action on the proposed General Plan that it
evaluate the Economic Resources Assn. survey and take
formal action to accept the report as part of the
planning for the City of Lynwood. He also recommended
that specific alterations of Santa Fe Avenue be made
without delaying them until construction of the
proposed Century Freeway.
The Acting City Manager informed the Council that he
would have a report at the next Council meeting relative
to implementation of the Planning Department.
It was moved by Councilman Byork, seconded by Council-
man Stevens, and carried, that the meeting be adjourned
to October 3, 1872, at 7:00 p.m.
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Cit Clerk, City of Lynwood
APPROVED OCTOBER 3, 1972
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Mayor of th City of Lynwood