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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - February 16, 1948 - CCCITY HALL, AZUSA, CALIFORNIA. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 19,48. The City Council of the City of Azusa met in regular session at the above time and place. Present at roll call: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone, City Attorney Tscharner, City Clerk and Special Roll call Attorney John F. Bender. Absent: None. 7:1150F.M. Each member present acknowledged receipt of a written copy of the minutes of February 2, 1948. The Mayor asked if there were any objections or corrections to said minutes. There being none, MINUTES APPROVED the minutes of February 2, 1948 were approved as written. Mr. John F. Bender addressed Council and gave a progress; report on the tax deeded sale of property located in Tract 8507, and filed a REPORT OF THE CITY TAX COLLECTOR TO THE CITY MR. BENDER REPORTED COUNCIL RE: SALE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY ON SALE OF PROPERTY SITUATED IN TRACT 8507. IN TRACT N0. 8507 Councilman Jumper offered a resolution entitled: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING, RATIFYING AND CONFIRM- ING REPORT OF THE CITY TAX COLLECTOR RE SALE RESOLUTION N0. 2190 OF SAID CITY OWNED REAL PROPERTY SITUATED IN TRACT 8507, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND ADOPTED DELIVERY OF A QUITCLAIM DEED TO SAID SUCCESSFUL BIDDER. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Dickerson this resolution be adopted as read and numbered Resolution No. 2190. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. The Clerk announced that two bids had been received in answer to Notice Inviting Bids on tires and tubes for use in all City Departments. Moved by Councilman Jumper, seconded by Council- man Dickerson the bids be now opened, examined and publicly declared. BIDS ON TIRES AND Carried by the following vote of the Council: TUBES Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. I wish to submit a bid on tire purchases by the City of Azusa as advertised in the Azusa Herald. I am Distributor for the Fisk Tire and Rubber Co. one of the old line tire companies and accepted by the American Automobile Assn. as one of the first line tires. I have a well equipped tire shop and twenty two year experience in the tire business and can assure you prompt and efficient tire service. I can supply you tires, passenger and truck at 25% (twenty-five) off the prevailing list price. Respectfully yours, LEO HARLAN Attached you will find price list on Goodyear tires and tubes for both cars and trucks. You will note the discount is shown at top of each type price list. There will be a mounting charge on all passenger car tires of 50� each. On truck tires up to and including #700 size the mounting charge will be $1.00 and on all larger truck tires will be $1.50. - Thanking you for any courtesy extended us, we are Sincerely, 25% on tires REED & ROUTT AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE 30% on tubes W. W. ROUTT 7SUEZ cry CITY HALL, AZUSA, CALIFORNIA. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1948. 7:30 2.94[.'x, Moved by Councilman Jumper, seconded by Council- man Dickerson the bids be referred to Councilman Memmesheimer to check and report back at the next regular meeting of Council. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None, The Clerk announced that one bid had been received in answer to Notice Inviting Bids on a business coupe for use in the Water and Light Departments. ' Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, BID ON BUSINESS seconded by Councilman Jumper and duly carried this bid be COUDE now opened, examined and publicly declared: FOOTHILL FORD SALES We will furnish one 1948 Super Deluxe Ford business coupe for $400.00 plus your 1942 Plymouth business coupe: This includes all taxes. We are enclosing our check in the amount of $149.49 to cover this bid. Very truly yours, FOOTHILL FORD SALES C. C. Linville Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Jumper the bid of the Foothill Ford Sales Company be accepted and the Mayor and City Clerk authorized to sign a demand in the amount of $400.00 in payment of the coupe in accordance with the terms of the bid. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. ' Ordinance No. 397 was offered for its second reading. Councilman Nasser addressed the chair and asked to be excused; permission beinggranted he left the table and addressed the tax payers and interested persons relative to the re -zoning of a parcel of land located on the corner of First Street and Azusa Avenue. After some discussion, Mr. Nasser took his seat at the Council table and resumed his duties as a Councilman. City Attorney Tscharner read a letter addressed to the Council and signed by J. 0. Durrell, President of the Azusa -Glendora Realty Board which read in part, "Resolved: that the Azusa - Glendora Realty Board go on record as favoring a city-wide survey, and a master plan of re- zoning of Azusa Avenue from First Street to Sixth Street into Zone C-2." Mr. Tscharner also read the following: ' "The undersigned being a committee appointed by the business men of Azusa and having knowledge of the resolution presented to the City Council by the realty board; Now therefore, we on behalf of the business men of the City of Azusa, endorse the resolution of the realty board calling for a complete rezoning of the City of Azusa. Signed, Saul Winokur, Chairman R. R. Strohmeier Owen F. Hardison The City Attorney then addressed the group. Councilman Jumper offered an Ordinance entitled: LEO NASSER ADDRESSED GROUP CITY ATTORNEY ADDRESSED GROUP 7SBEZ e I" Vz aq 235, CITY HALL, AZUSA, CALIFORNIA. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1948. 7:30 P.M. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 342 KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF SAID CITY AND RECLASSIFYING A PORTION OF LOTS 9 AND 10, BLOCK ^C" SUBDIVISION NO. 1 OF AZUSA LAND AND WATER COMPANY to be placed upon its second reading. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Dickerson Council waive further reading of this Ordinance. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Councilman Jumper, seconded -by Council- man Memmesheimer this Ordinance be adopted as read and numbered Ordinance No. 397. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone, Noes: Councilman Nasser. Absent: None. Mr. Edward Be Evans filed an application with the Planning Commission and City Council, requesting a zone variance from an R-1 to a C-2 zone on property described as the No. 1/2 of Lot 36 and the So. 1/2 of Lot 35 in Block 77, City of Azusa. A recommendation signed by members of the i Planning Commission was offered. Moved by Councilman Jumper, seconded by ' Councilman Memmesheimer that Mr. Edward B. Evans be granted a zone variance from an R-1 to a C-2 zone. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. Councilman Dickerson offered a resolution entitle d: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING AN EXCEPTION AND VARIANCE APPLICABLE TO LOT 36, BLOCK 77 OF AZUSA, ON THE PETITION OF TONY NORD. Moved by Councilman Dickerson, seconded by Councilman Jumper this resolution be adopted as read and numbered Resolution No. 2191. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. A tentative map of subdivision No. 12402 was presented by George Rodecle r. ' The Planning Commission recommended that the tentative map be accepted subject to the recommendation of the City Engineer. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Dickerson the tentative map of subdivision No. 12402 be filed and that the plat, when submitted shall meet all require- ments of the City Engineer which is attached to the tentative map. It being the thought of Council that concrete sidewalks must be con- structed throughout the subdivision. Mayor Malone appointed Mr. Wayne R. Beeman of 113 Be San Gabriel Ave., a member of the Azusa Planning Commission. ORDINANCE NO. 397 ADOPTED MR. EM77ARD B. EVANS REQUEST FOR VARIANCE READ. RESOLUTION NO. 2101 ADOPTED TENTATIVE MAP OF SUBDIVISION NO. 12402 ORDERED PLACED ON FILE 7SDEZ s CITY HALL, AZUSA, CALIFORNIA. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 161 1948. 7:30 F.; Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Jumper the action of the Mayor be approved. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Mennesheimer, Dickerson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. Councilman Nasser reported, that in his opinion, the Richfield Oil Company offered the lowest responsible bid for the City's annual supply of gasoline. ' Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Dickerson, Council accept the bid of Richfield Oil Company. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: Non.e Councilman Dickerson offered an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING TO CONSOLIDATED ROCK PRODUCTS COMPANY, A COR- PORATION THE RIGHT TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN A SPUR -TRACK ACROSS FOOTHILL BOULEVARD. to be placed upon its second reading. The Omart Company offered an Easement, on the southerly 660 feet of that portion of Lot 42 of Sub. #2 Azusa Land and Water Co. No action taken in this matter. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Dickerson the City Clerk be instructed to advertise for bids on a pick-up truck for use in the street department. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dials rson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. A letter from Mrs. Poetker registering a com- plaint on the stabling of a horse near her property, was read. Council instructed the Clerk to notify Mrs. Poetker that no permit had been issued to the owners of the horse. Mayor Malone appointed Councilman Jumper a committee of one to contact engineers in the Regional Planning Commission relative to a master plan for the City and to report back. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimar, seconded by Councilman Jumper the Chief of Police be authorized to employ two full time and one part time Patrolman to act as guards during the construction of the buildings to house the WAYNE R. BEEMAN APPOINTED MEMBER OF PLANNING COMMISSION BID OF RICHFIELD OIL COMPANY ACCEPTED ORDINANCE NO. 398 ADOPTED OMART INVESTMENT COMPANY EASEMENT CITY CLERK INSTRUC' ED TO ADVERTISE FOI BIDS ON A TRUCK MRS POET=13 COMPLAINT READ COUNCILMAN JUMPER APPOINTED COMMITTEI OF ONE TO CONTACT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION Moved by Councilman Dickerson, seconded by Coun- cilman Memmesheimer Council waive the further reading of this Ordinance. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. Councilman Jumper not voting. Moved by Councilman Dickerson, seconded by Councilman Memmesheimer this Ordinance be adopted as read and numbered Ordinance No. 398. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, -Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. Councilman Jumper not voting. The Omart Company offered an Easement, on the southerly 660 feet of that portion of Lot 42 of Sub. #2 Azusa Land and Water Co. No action taken in this matter. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Dickerson the City Clerk be instructed to advertise for bids on a pick-up truck for use in the street department. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dials rson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. A letter from Mrs. Poetker registering a com- plaint on the stabling of a horse near her property, was read. Council instructed the Clerk to notify Mrs. Poetker that no permit had been issued to the owners of the horse. Mayor Malone appointed Councilman Jumper a committee of one to contact engineers in the Regional Planning Commission relative to a master plan for the City and to report back. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimar, seconded by Councilman Jumper the Chief of Police be authorized to employ two full time and one part time Patrolman to act as guards during the construction of the buildings to house the WAYNE R. BEEMAN APPOINTED MEMBER OF PLANNING COMMISSION BID OF RICHFIELD OIL COMPANY ACCEPTED ORDINANCE NO. 398 ADOPTED OMART INVESTMENT COMPANY EASEMENT CITY CLERK INSTRUC' ED TO ADVERTISE FOI BIDS ON A TRUCK MRS POET=13 COMPLAINT READ COUNCILMAN JUMPER APPOINTED COMMITTEI OF ONE TO CONTACT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION 7SDEZ _ cry CITY HALL, AZUSA, CALIFORNIA. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1948. brewery,, the maximum .wage as provided in resolution employing city patrolman. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. A request was made for curbs and sidewalks on Vernon Avenue between First and Paramount. The City Attorney advised that City would take necessary procedure after petition is filed by ' the property owners interested in this project. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Jumper the City Clerk be instructed to advertise for bids on waterpipe and valves for the installation of a sprinkler system for Memorial Park. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Jumper the City Clerk be instructed to advertise for bids for miscellaneous trans- formers. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Jumper the City Clerk be instructed to advertise for bids on the sale of scrap copper. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. 239-' 7:30 P.M. POLICE CHIEF AUTHORI7ED TO EMPLOY GUARDS FOR GENERAL BRITNING C OMPA ATY REQUEST FOR CURBS AND SIDEWALKS CITY CLERK INSTRUCT ED TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS ON'PIPE. CITY CLERK INSTRUCT ED TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDSON TRANSFORMERS UITY CLERK INSTRUCT ED TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS ON'SCRAP COPPFI The Title Insurance and Trust Company offered to set up the ownership of all property located CITY TO ENTER IFTO within the City of Azusa for the sum of $300.00 AGT?FT'MFNT WITH and to keep the record up to date for $10.00 TITLE INSURANCE AITD per month. TRUST CIMPANY It was unanimously agreed that the Title Insurance and Trust Company enter into a contract with the City for the performance of this work. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Jumper the following requisitions be allowed: 2561-2565. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheine r, Dickerson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Jumper the following bills be allowed and warrants ordered drawn upon the Treasury for the same. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone. Noes: None. Absent: None, REQUISITIONS ALLOWED BILLS 7SaEZ 0 cv 1 CITY HALL, AZUSA, CALIFORNIA. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1948. 241 GENERAL FUND 477 City Employees Payroll Acct. Payroll $1459.62 478 City of Pomona Prisoners 4.95 479 Louis Goodman, M.D. Services 20.00 481 Brown & Schricker Material 20.57 460 J. W. Hankins, M.D. Services 22.50 482 Foothill Ford Sales Material 1.24 483 Western Auto Supply Co. Material 2.69 484 Kierulff and Company Material 17.38 485 R. C. Lawrence Material 3 .71 466 Reed & Routt Auto Service Repairs 29.60 487 Azusa Texaco Station Repairs 16.54 488 Richfield Oil Corporation Gasoline 461.86 489 Getts Hardware Material 27.62 490 Azusa Rock & Sand Co. Material 14.47 491 Crook Company Material 99.43 492 Sams Auto Parts & Wrecking Co. Material 3.09 493 Lee & Thatro Equipment Co. Material 65.46 494 Leo Harlan Material 18.26 495 A. G. Aguilar Repairs 37:71 496 Williams Lumber Yard Material 18.54 497 Smith Saw Shop Material 2.03 498 R. A. Reed Electric Co. Material 60.75 499 Brown -Bevis Equipment Co. Material 31.42 500 Deigaard Nurseries Material 71.91 501 J. C. Muehe Ins. Agency Ins. 44.23 502 Azusa Herald Printing 56.20 503 Arthur Wolfe Freight 8.95 504 Schwabacher=Frey Company Supplies 6.34 505 Co. of L. A., Dept, Bldg. Permits 1632.50 506 L. A. County Health Dept. Contract 1.00 WATER FUND 3433 So. Counties Gas Company Service $ 1.00 3434 Burroughs Adding Machine Co. Service 13.60 3435 Johnsons Material 8.44 3436 Brown and Schricker Material 4.25 3437 Williams Lumber Yard Material 44.99 3438 Richfield Oil Corporation Material 95.90 3439 Transport Clearings Freight 1.89 3440 Grinnell Company of the Pacific Material 15.66 3441 Brown -Bevis Equipment Co. Material 31.42 3442 A. C. V.roman Supplies 82.34 3443 Azusa Herald Printing 18.25 3444 Leo Harlans Services 30.70 3445 City Employees Payroll Acct. Payroll 208.00 LIGHT FUND 4119 City Employees Payroll Acct, Payroll 64.00 4120 A. G. Aguilar Repairs 119.26 4121 Azusa Transfer Co. Freight 33.41 4122 Reed & Routt Auto Service Repairs 28.16 4123 Brown & Schricker Material 1.77 4124 Getts Hardware Material 15.55 4125 Westinghouse Electric Co. Material 1087.94 4126 Zima Agencies Company Material 491.27 4127 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Material 1126.41 4128 A. C. Vroman, Inc. Supplies 82.35 4129 Maydwell & Hartzell, Inc. Material 1011.58 4130 Azusa Herald Printing 18.25 M.V.A. FUND 475 City Employees Payroll Acct. Payroll 15.00 476 Brown -Bevis Equipment Co. Material 7678.37 477 AzusaDel ivery Service Freight 7.73 478 Williams Neon Signs Material 43.44 479 Pacific Rock & Gravel Co. Material 121.35 Moved by Councilman Jumper, seconded by Councilman Dickerson and duly carried Council adjourn to meet agai^ ^^ ^^a^ February 24, 1948 at 7:30 P. 7SaEZ