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HomeMy Public PortalAboutM 1981-06-30 - CC? i.. ~~/ REGULAR MEETING JUNE 30, 1981 The City Cou ncil of the City of Lynwood met in the City Hall Council Chambers, 11330 Bullis Road, on the above date at 7:00 p.m., Mayor Byork in the chair. ROLL CALL Councilmen Green, Morris, Rowe, and Thompson answered roll. Also present were Gerard Goedhart, Director of General Services; and Jim Weaver, City Manager. There was no written agenda. Sen.Cit.Dog The Councilmen discussed reducing the cost of dog Lic.Fees licenses for senior citizens from $7.50 to $4.00. reduced Councilman Morris moved, seconded by Councilman ADOPT RES TO Thompson to adopt a resolution to reduce the cost of . dog licenses for senior citizens from $7.50 to $4.00 REDUCE SENIOR , retroactive to July 1, 1981, provided the animals CITIZEN' S DOG have been spayed or neutered , and those who have al- FEES ready paid the $7.50 fee are to be reimbursed immedi- ately. Roll Call: Ayes: Councilmen Green., Morris, Rowe, Thompson Noes: None Absent: None The motion carried by unanimous vote. Animal Control Staff was instructed to prepare a comparative study of study the costs of services rendered for animal control by Los Angeles County and Southeast Area Animal Control Authority (SEAACA). SET UP CONF. It was unanimously agreed that the City Manager, Coun- WITH SEAACA Gilman Thompson, and a rep, from SEACCA confer to dis- cuss the organization's services. Mr. Weaver would report the results of the meeting to City Council. L.Coffey Councilman Morris read a letter from the City Clerk, illness. Laurene Coffey, stating that she would be absent sev- eral weeks because of illness. Since there is no Actg.C.Clerk Deputy City Clerk, Mr. Morris moved that Jim Weaver be appt'd. appointed Acting City Clerk and, i.n turn, he could appoint a Deputy City Clerk. The motion was seconded by Councilman Green and carried by unanimous vote. Council recommended both LaVonne Lathrope and Lois Callison serve as Deputy City Clerk; Mr. Weaver con- curred. PUBLIC HEARING Cable T.V. Mayor Byork opened the public hearing .and annou nced that PURL I C HEARING the purpose . of the meeting was to obtain input from Lyn- wood residents relative to cablevision. Anyone wishing to speak was invited forward. DR. FLOYD Dr. Charles Floyd, 11400 California Avenue,reproved the RE BEING A council because of a letter received indicating an in- CONSULTANT FOR vestigation had been made to determine whether or not he TELEPROMPTER worked as a consultant for one of the cablevision fran- TELEVISION chisers (Teleprompter). He queried by whose authority such an investigation was made. Dr. Floyd contended such action was an attempt to "mar and defame" him. MAYOR'S Mayor Byork remarked that, since Dr. Floyd had been ex- REMARKS RE onerated of the charges, he did not feel there was an DR. FLOYD affront to his (Dr. Floyd` s) dignity. Reverend Floyd rejoined that such a blatant violation of his rights, tion into the source of his income purview of the city. action by the city was DR. FLOYD' S in that an investiga- COMMENTS RE is not within the CONSULTANT Councilman Morris said the City Attorney would be advised ATTORNEY TO of the matter and Dr. Floyd would receive an answer in ADVICE DR. due course. The Council concurred with-Mr. Morris. FLOYD Dr. Floyd further remarked that the Council should. be en- DR. FLOYD joined from negotiating with California Cable until the RE CABLE interests of Lynwood residents have been properly ascer- TELEVISION tained. He argued that the consultant hired to assess NEGOTIATIONS the needs of Lynwood obtained information from the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, and St. Francis Hospital. Riverend Floyd claimed that the needs of the majority of the community could not be ascertained through such or- ganizations. Mayor Byork said no contract had been signed with Cali- MAYOR SAYS fornia Cable or any franchiser. He reiterated the pur- No CONTRACT pose of the public hearing and said the needs obtained SIGNED YET would be presented to California Cable; and, if the de- sires cannot be met, then the Council can negotiate with another company. Reverend Floyd queried the reason the City of Lynwood wHY CALIF decided to negotiate with California Caf~le. - CABLE? The City Manager responded that Lynwood joined a con- ANSWER TO sortium of 6 other cities, and the majority of the DR. FLOYD'S cities in the consortium agreed to negotiate with the QUESTION prime contender i.e., California Cable.- Mr. Weaver replied that Teleprompter and California Cab1E were comparable as far. as rates, .reconnect charges, and re- liability, and there was a 24 point difference in the rating. Reverend Floyd inquired about the costs involved. There DR. FLOYD was no response from the council table. RE COSTS The chair declared Dr. Floyd out of order (because of the lengthy testimony and lateness of the hour) and he was told to .yield the .floor. The order was not challenged. Sondra Sibley, 12028 Gertrude Drive, directed her ques- 24 POINT tion to the City Manager. "Was the 24 point difference DIFFERENCE in favor of California Cable or against California Cable?" Tv I SSUE Mr. Weaver said California Cable was 24 points below Teleprompter.~Mrs. Sibley .wanted to know the amount paid to the consultant. Mr. Goedhart responded that the consortium paid $3,000, and Lynwood's share was approx- imately $700. Bill Lewis, Pastor of Lyngate Neighborhood Church, BILL LEwls apprised the council that he was speaking in behalf SPECIFIC of his congregation only, not the ministerial asso- CONS I DERATIOI ~iation. He enumerated certain items he would -like RE CABLE TV considered in the negotiation with the cable company: a studio in Lynwood, rather than outside the City; each~ehurch directly connected into the system, so telecasting could be done from any church within the city; access channels far all residents of Lyn- wood; a religious access channel; access to "porta- pak," which has the necessary portable equipment to tape a program ..for showing at another time; inner- city agency monitoring of content through the chur- ches; and a representative from each church to have a voice in the selection process of the channels for programs. Henry Floyd, 3511 Burton, Lynwood., requested to hear from Councilman Rowe. ~ ~ ,~~ The Mayor advised Mr. Floyd that Councilman Rowe would have an opportunity to speak after the public hearing has been closed. MR. LAW RE Claude Law, 38b6 Walnut Avenue, suggested that Council COUNCIL'S should be more concerned about its citizens and listen CONCERNS TO to them and reiterated Henry Floyd's request to hear ITS CITIZENS from Mr. Rowe. Mr. Byork briefly explained the public hearing process and said Mr. Rowe would have•an opportunity to speak at the proper time. B. DOWNS Bob Downs, 3920 Carlin Avenue,said the cablevision s~.tu- EFFECTS ON ation is having a catastrophic effect upon the residents CITIZENS of Lynwood, in that the people feel their interests have TV ISSUE not been judiciously represented. Mr. Downs suggested a channel should be in the Council Chambers. C. HERNANDEZ Carmen Hernandez, 11516 Hope Avenue, expressed delight in DELIGHTED the probability of having cable television in Lynwood. WITH PROBABIL- She had several needs that she hoped the cablevision would ITY OF CABLE satisfy: church programs, educational programs for child- TV ren and senior citizens; travelogues for shut-ins; English as a second language classes (ESL): classes for disad- vantaged children, who cannot attend school; direct line to a hospital for first aid; emergency hotline for people with drug problems; security system at schools to alleviate vandalism; and classes for single parents (hopefully, to prevent child abuse, neglect, etc.). C. LAW Claude Law addressed the Council again. He suggested that RE TRAINING the cable franchiser should develop a training program in PROGRAMS FOR method of setting up cables; establish a studio at the CABLE TV high schools and a mini-studio. at the Junior High School9; he wants a training program in equipment maintenance, a general access channel and a channel for Black cultural events. J. SALAZAR Joyce Salazar, 10913 McNerney, church services for senior SPECIAL PRO- citizens and telecasts of seniors involved in recreational GRAMS FOR activities. SEP~ I ORS William Wood, 3524 Mulford, was concerned about educational w. WOOD programs and a franchiser that would be attuned to the EDUCATIONAL community interests. Mr. Wood said California Cable de- PROGRAMMING clined invitation to attend a workshop held by community people on Saturday, June 27. E. ESPARZA Mrs. Emma Esparta, 10914 Brewster, said cablevision would ORIENTATION be helpful in orientating new residents about mores,etc., OF NEW RESIDENT of the city. S. SIBLEY Sondra Sibley, 12028 Gertrude Drive, inquired whether TYPE OF California Cable is a domestic, foreign, or alien corp- CORPORATION oration. Mr. Weaver replied that it is a Canadian Company FOR CABLE TU doing business in the U.S. Mrs. Sibley asked if it were possible to negotiate with more than one company simultaneously. INFEASIBLE Mr. Weaver explained that it would be infeasible to ne- TO NEGOTIATE gotiate with more than one company, and such negotiations WITH MORE would involve complex legal ramifications which would THAN ONE best be explained by the City Attorney. Also, the City COMPANY Manager continued, such negotiations would be confusing, in that each company would promise much more than it could deliver. Mr. Weaver reiterated that the Council is only considering the proposal of Cablesystems and is not locked into a contract. Mr. Rowe Mr. Rowe reported that a Bank of Toronto had offered to RE LOAN To loan California Cablesystems $20 million; Councilman CALIFORNIA Rowe said this information caused him to vote against CABLESYSTEMS the franchiser. Mrs. Sibley polled each Councilman, asking for his reaction to the information about the offer ,-~ ~. ~'~.:~ of a loan. Mr. Morris said he did not have a negative reaction, be- cause this kind of business is transacted everyday--it's not unusual. The other councilmen concurred. with Mr. Morris. Joe Holloway, Pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene, J. HOLLOWAY expressed a desire for an educational program for reme- REMEDIAL PROGRAh dial work in the basic subjects and college work; he MING asked for input from the churches about programming. ~^ Larry Winslow, 10630 Downey Avenue (salesman for Tele- L. wiNSLOw prompter) was not given an opportunity to speak, in that UNABLE TO SPEAK no other cablevision representative was present.. Hartley Warner, 3360 Century, a teacher at Lynwood High School, suggested satellite programming. Dr. Charles Floyd said he was definitely going to pro- ceed with litigation against the city and requested name of the agent of service of process, inasmuch as Mrs. Coffey will be absent for an indefini>Tie time. Reverend Floyd was told he had to obtain legal advice from his own attorney. Mrs. Glasco, 12125 Alpine, requested that the city subscribe to a cablevision company that would be able to establish emergency alarm systems. She also said she was chagrined to listen to the bickering among the councilmen. Mrs. Glasco said it appeared that the council was not really concerned about the people, but seemed ingrained with hostility themselves. Gus Salazar, 10930 McNerney Avenue, voiced concern about security for each school. H . WARNER RE SATELLITE TU LITIGATION AGAINST CITY MS. GLASCO EMERGENCY ALARM SYSTEMS G. SALAZAR SECURITY FOR SCHOOLS Henry Floyd, 3511 Burton Avenue, called for the communi- ty and the city officials to try to work harmoniously HARMONY BY with each other. OFFICIALS Sondra Sibley asked the City Manager about obtaining a S. S I BLEY "E copy of the tape of the hearing. Mr. Weaver advised TAPE OF PUBLIC that the meeting is public and she could, of course, HEARING ON get a copy of the tapes . He said there would be a CABLE TV charge, but he did not know how much it would be. The public hearing was closed and the matter reverted to the table for discussion. Mr. Rowe said he was not happy with the selection pro- cess and believed Lynwood should not be bound by the consortium, but make its own decision. Councilman Rowe read portions of a letter from Mr. Weaver that outlined the primary criteria evaluated in choosing California Cable as the primary contender. Mr. Rowe suggested other alternatives: (1) rescind the order to negotiate exclusively with California Cable; (2) examine both proposals (California Cable and Tele- ~, prompter); (3) request financial statements from each, evaluate the track record of both companies; (4) Set a time, e.g., sixty (b 0) days--at the end of that period, make a selection. C. ROWE NOT HAPPY WITH SELE( TION PROCESS OF CABLE TV ALTERNATIVE SUGGESTIONS BY COUNCILMAN ROWE Councilman Rowe moved to rescind the previous order to negotiate exclusively with California Cablesystems. There was no second. Councilman Morris summarized the needs expressed during the public hearing and promised the council would try to get the "best that is available." Councilman Green moved, seconded by Councilman Thompson, to adjourn to the next regular meeting on Tuesday, July 7, 1981, at 7:30 p.m. s ~~/ ACTT CITY CLERK, JIM WEAVER A ROVE . ~~~ ~'G ~i' YO JOHN D. B ORK {"' - __ . 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