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HomeMy Public PortalAboutM 1991-11-19 - CC~,~s REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 19, 1991 The City Council of the City of Lynwood met in a regular session ~"` in the City Hall, 11330 Bullis Road on the above date at 7:30p.m. Mayor Heine in the chair. Councilmembers Rea, Richards, Wells, Heine, answered the roll call. Councilmember Henning was absent. Also present was City Manager Heriot, City Attorney Barbosa, and City Clerk Hooper. • City Clerk announced the agenda had been duly pasted in accordance .with The Brown Act. It was moved by Councilmember Rea, seconded by Councilmember Wells and carried, to approve minutes of Regular meeting, November 5, 1991. Commendation for Neph Tapusoa was approved by General Consent. ~irn fcr N. It was moved by Councilmember Richards, seconded by Councilmember Rea and carried, to recess to Lynwood Redevelopment Agency at C/~'s~~ 7: 34p.m. ~~ rem Council was reconvened at 9:32p.m. PUBLIC OitAL COMZ~ItTNICA'TIONS-AGENDA ITEIKS ONLY Hahn Reed, 12126 Cornish, spoke in opposition to item 17-Proposal H.1~ for "Impact Alternative Learning- Center". Questioned where the o~oeefm participating students would come from, haw they would be chosen, ~-t-~111 who would teach them, and what the teaching credentials would be, r~vrx~ the student-teacher ratio, the curriculum. Also questioned the enter 1 b4 length of time involved in implementing the program, the length of time for the students to enter and exit the program. Also questioned° there being adequate classrooms and the appropriate sizes, hoer they measure up to the earthquake and fire standards as required. Questioned when the city went into- the business of lending- tax-payers money to individual businesses and without any evidence of ability to pay. How could taxpayer money be loaned out at zero percent interest rate. Questioned if this program was related in any way to the Genesys program. Urged Council to vote no on the request and the resolution. J.B~.:tle Joe Battle, 4304 Carlin, spoke on item.I?-Proposal for "Impact ~.~ fir. Alternative Learning Center" and spoke on the School District's Biratirnal goals listing everything required in order to reach President s Bush's educational goal far 2OOfY. Also spoke on State of California law regarding Educational Contracts, Section 8092 which speaks to past-secondary schools having to be approved by the Department of Education be-fore application for- any funds can be submitted. Stated there were three private schools in Lynwood who would like to be eligible for funds, but they were not, as they are not post secondary schools. Spoke of the School District needing funds for a number of similar programs that had to be eliminated due to budget cuts. Stated there were students who were now being educated in Los Angeles County that could be brought back into- the Lynwood School District. Stated if the city had that type of funds, the School District would appreciate having the use of it. !L.S~ern Lee Sampson, 12106 Second Avenue, spoke on item 1?-Proposal for ~tY~ "Impact Alternative Learning Center" and stated he was opposed to hlp~•t Alt. the project. Feels the city should look to the School District ~T~rnir~ for programs of this surf. Stated there appears to a lot of duplication of services in the programs that are being offered by ~ ~~ the Sheriff's Department and other organizations. More research r needs to be done before these programs-are presented. ~r",.Araujo Margaret Araujo, 3621 Cedar Avenue, spoke on item 1?-Proposal for ~f~r~to "Impact Alternative Learning Center" and discussed the funding Project that had already been .given to Project Impact. '. ~'t-. 2 i 165 ~"`~ r-- Rev. Harris, Project Impact, spoke on item 17-Proposal for ~• ~= "Impact Alternative Learning Center" . Discussed the overall Inpac.~t Alt program and did not understand how someone could form an opinion Learning on the programs under Project Impact without first coming to the meter ~c facility and seeing what is actually being done. Proje~tln Councilmember Richards discussed the eitiz-ens of the community C./~ and' the need to come together and work things out regardless of amtrta~ity race, color, or creed. {~~ After further discussion, It was moved by Councilmember Richards, seconded by Councilmember C/~ Wells to continue the matter so that staff could bring back more m~tarnf~ information on the matter. m~ moo, ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCILMEM$ERS RICKARDS, WELLS, KEINE NOES : COUNCII~ME~ER REA AKSENT: COUNCIII~ElIBER KENNING SCKEDULED'MATTERS- Mayor Heine announced the time had arrived to conduct a public Nh~ Hein hearing on Preliminary Draft on the City's Solid Waste Reduction Win, and Reduction LYaft City It was moved by Councilmember Wells, seconded by Councilmember C/t,,~ls Rea and carried, to open the public hearing. ~~ City Manager Heriot stated staff and Consultants had a presentation to make on this item. p~h1iC hearing brief ~; Kathy Windsor, Emcon Associates, discussed mandates for cities to K.Wir~ achieve a 25~ reduction in solid waste disposed by 1995 and a 50 $' ~ reduction by year 2f1Q0. Discussed cities also having to prepare, solid ~, adopt, and submit to their respective County an SRRE and HHWE. Also discussed the results of waste disposal study that was done. Al Rausch, 3935 LeSage, questioned what the costs that were A.Ii stated are to be used for. Alsv spoke on whether or not this was ~,~ to be for one year or longer. Mayor Heine stated there would me more workshops before the final ~I-bir~ draft was put together. m~ ~,,~~ 3 V"' 169 Hearing no further response, G It was moved by Councilmember Richards, seconded by Councilmember pdalic Y~ririg Wells to continue public hearing for a discussion of the Final fcr di~aassirn Draft . ROLL CALL:` AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS REA, RICIiARDS, WELLS, I~EINE NOES: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER HENNING coxsENT cALENDAR- All matters listed under the Consent Calendar were acted upon by one Motion affirming the action recommended on the agenda unless members of Council ar staff requested specific items removed for separate action. GFina~tedCouncilmember Rea requested item 14-Notice of intent to conduct a itsn 14~tice public hearing to ascertain whether a nuisance is being- raaiin maintained at 11410 California Avenue in tYle City of Lynwood; and City ~ Lyritem T6-Warrant run dated November 19, 1991. The following action was taken: RESOLUTION NO. 31-1?2 ENTITLED':' "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY 91-172 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOfl GRANTING A UTILITY EASEMENT' TO SOUTI~ERN CALIFORNIA EDISON' COMPANY Oir A STRIP OF LAND 14 FEET IN WIDTH, LYING WITHIN TRACT' NO. 2 OF FARTITION OF A PORTION THE HOME TRACT OF ANT0ifI0 MARIA LUGO AND' MARIA GERMAN LUGO BEING A PORTION OF RANCHO SAN AN~"t1NI0, FER DISTRICT COURT' CASE 3x30, COURT FILE 116, AND BEING A PORTIOIi OF OSCAR TOWER' 40.37 ACRE ALLOTlIEIIT. " fiiAS PRESENTED - C/fic}~-ids It was moved by Cvuncilmember Richards, secanded~ by Councilmember ~~.~, Wells to adopt the resolutions. ROLI, CALL :' AYES: COUNCILM@~BERS REA, RICHARDS, WELLS, HEII~E NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE C,/1~a ~ Councilmember Rea requested item 14-Not ~atY public hearing- tv ascertai:n whethe '~' maintained at 11410 California Avenue in '~-~ questioned if Council was duplicating '~~ proponent to came into compliance and effc~ts ~ would transpire if the property was '' ~~ ~zxald nuisance. Stated the citizens living on tired of the blight in the area and want ce of intent to conduct a r a nuisance is being the City of Lynwood and- it`s efforts to get the questioned what actions deemed to be a public surrounding streets are action now. 4 1rG 7~ r^ k City Attorney Barbosa stated each Councilmember would have to C•~ vote in favor of hearing item Carnival for M & D Properties. Bea fau~r I+'~ Pn~ City Manager Heriot stated this item did not appear to be an C.r'L~rid emergency and they have repeatedly submitted items late. n~t.erezg, Mayor Heine stated a letter needed to be sent to M & D Properties ~~'~ informing them any late items would not be accepted. ltr n~ecbc Councilmember Richards stated he would be willing to hear the C/}bd~ item at a special meeting. ~ ~ ~• After discussion, Ib.~sa It was agreed by General Consent, to set a special meeting for ~. Thursday, November 21, 1991, at 6:OOp.m. 11/21/91 PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICA~IOItS: Cynthia G. Geter, 3850 Virginia, spoke on Project Impact program C.~ and discussed the program being beneficial to the young people in p~~ the city. Feels the program deserves more credibility. Itr~act t:~ c~ Al Bausch, 3935 LeSage, spoke on the purchase of vehicles by the A.F~~ city and the amount of money being spent. vd~icle Joe Battle, 3304 Carlin Avenue, spoke on citizens who attempt to J, ~{;{~.e rnix God and State and then attempt to get rich of f City aa~pli~-rt Government. Complimented Council on their efforts in doing city ~~ ~ business. ~, ~~ William Cunningham, 20822 Cornish, spoke on Code Enforcement and V~. Qxniir- the excellent job being-done. Ckx~ gear ~~-a.~dt x courtclL ORAL AND wRI7-r>~ cor~n~r~rrICA~IOxs Cauncilmember Rea spoke on proposal for Impact Alternative C/~ ~ Learning Center and stated he was in approval of the program. ~p,~ Stated if Community Development continues to bring- automotive G facilities and rehab centers to the city, then the city is' headed ~~~/~ in the wrong direction. Spoke on the CIP Workshop and the ~f, e feasibility of having a motorcycle/traffic enforcement program. Councilmember Wells spoke on proposal for program being a good one. Stated the' working for the young- people. Also spok regarding Rev. Harris not living in 7 t"` Project Impact and the ~~,~ VISTA Program is not per, ~ e on the comments made ~.~ Lynwood, but the iris ~ Jf~yn.rerid i~ ~•~ ~Y Superintendant of Schools does not live in the city and doesn~t o~re~ ~ feel this makes any difference. Feels Rev. Harris can do a good ~ job. Hopes citizens would- listen to the truth. Spoke of }~ concerns Council had regarding threatening phone calls that had been received attempting to scare Council into making decisions, and attempted recall. Hopes School District will sit down with Rev. Harris and discuss the program. Councilmember Richards spoke on issues that had come up in the past and Council having done a good jab managing the resources as they now stand. Stated the city has good leadership and this is the reason for the many good things that are going on in the city. Spoke on City and School District working together for the betterment of the city. ~~~~ ~' Mayor Heine stated item Impact Alternative Learning Center would ~g be coming back on another agenda. Stated as Mayor, he would posslhle fcr spend as much time as passible to accomplish good things for the cite city. Spoke of cooperation from all Councilmembers and citizens in helping to change the image of Lynwood as portrayed in the press. ~ There was no further business and it was moved and seconded to adjourn. R A ROVED CITY CLERK 8 ~~ ~~ -City Attorney Barbosa spoke on City Code procedures that must be C, ~~ followed and tonight's action simply sets the matter fore hearing g for the Council to determine whether a nuisance exists and the CityoodE method of abatement. ~o~1~ Community Development Director Karefa-Johnson stated the C.D.L?irec '~" difference in the two resolutions was that now the city was going tz+a rego7 for demolition of the site. Engineers had determined that the structure is unsound. RESOLUTION NO. 91-173 ENTITLED: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY F~al¢, COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO CONDUCT 91-173 A PUBLIC HEARING TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER A NUISANCE IS BEING NAINTAINED ON CERTAIN REAL PROPERTif." WAS PRESENTED. It was moved by Councilmember Richards, seconded by Councilmember Glhd~ Rea to adopt the resolution . acbpt- re9alutic ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCIII~l~ERS RSA, RICHARDS, WELLS, HEINE NQES: NONE ABSENT: COUNCII~lBER KENNING Councilmember Rea requested item 16-Warrant run dated C/F~a~ November 19, 1991, and stated he approved the warrant run with ,arrant: ~k the exception of warrant number 35557 in the amount of $2,740.51 35557 payable to Star Photo Unlimited. City Manager Heriat stated the bill was for services already C,~,/~; rendered to the city. ssevices RESOLUTION NO. 91-175 ENTITLED: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF-THE CITY OF LYNWOOD APPROVING THE DElfANDS AND ORDERING ~]~ ' WARRANTS DRAWN THEREFOR .'~ WAS PRESENTED . 91-175 It was moved by Councilmember Rea to approve the warrant run with Glba the exception of warrant number 35557. No second to the motion. ~~ It was moved by Councilmember Wells, seconded by Cauncilmember Richards to approve the warrant run. ~~ v~arraY7t z ROLL CALL:' AYES: COUNCILMFI~~ER REA APPROVED THE WARRANT RUN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WARRANT NUMBER 3555T AYES: COUNCILMEl~ER RICHARDS, WELLS, KEINE NOES: NONE. ABSENT: COUNCILNF.NBER HENNING 5 ~„" ~pi i~o C/6'~71s nrrt:irn It was moved by Councilmember Wells, seconded by Councilmember ~ ~/~ Richards to approve CIP/Financial Workshop on December 21, 1991 6~/9x~ 12/21/91 from 9:OOa.m. until completion of workshop. ~~ nD Councilmember Rea stated this date was so close to Christmas and f~ ~'~-~- there was no rapid excelleration on CIP inquiries and doesn't see ~d ~'n where the financial situation will change between now and J~~ 3anuary. Stated the newly elected Councilperson and the City Treasurer should be given the opportunity to take a look at all departments organizational charts. Would like to see matter held over until the second or third week in January. C/R~n~ Counci:lmember Richards stated it was important to review the ~ttO matter of CIP projects as soon as possible. Suggested maybe the naybe 112/10/91 10th day of December would be better. ~'~ W/~ Councilmember Wells stated the new Councilperson would be seated ~ ~ a by December 3, 1992, and the workshop would be a goad training `~t~oal tool for him. F-eels the workshop should be held as soon as 9D ~ soa-i possible. as pcssible n;a-,~G;~, After further discussion, ROLL CALL: AYES: COUNCILirIE1~BERS REA, RICHARDS, WELLS, HEINE NOES: NONE ASSENT: COUNCILI~l~IBER HENNING ~~ ~• It was moved by Councilmember Wells, seconded by Councilmember dal Rm~dts Richards to approve Special Permits for the following: ~~ tie R• a. Christmas Tree Lot - Robert Starkey Sy,~ ~l• b. Christmas Tree Lot - Teen Challenge 1~'F/~-~ ~• c. One Day Flea Market - Lynwood Adventist Academy C~'~-ls~~ Councilmember Wells- stated she was requesting item D-Curb ~.r Numbering Contract - Francisco Sanchez, pulled as the Anti- Graffiti Crew to do the curb painting. CC~.ty ~ City Manager stated the item would be pulled and brought back for bade far' clari. clarification. ROLL CALL: AYES : COUNCIhI~E!lBER REA APPROVED ALL ITElSS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITE1rI A-CHRISTMAS TREE LOT - ROSERT STARREY AYES: COUNCILMElH3ERS RICHARUS, WELLS, HSINE NOES: NONE ABSENT: COUNCII,~lEltBER HENNING 6