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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - November 20, 1950 - CCCITY HALL, AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 209 1950 7:30 P-145 The City Council of the City of Azusa met in regular session at the above time and place. Present for roll call: Councilmen: Jackson, Ortuno, Seltzer, Memmesheimer, Jones, City Engineer Brooks, Acting City Attorney Snidow, ROLL CALL Deputy City Clerk. Absent: City Clerk. Each member present acknowledged receipt of a written copy of the minutes of November 6, 1950 and November 14, 1950. MINUTES APPROVED ' The Mayor asked if there were any objections or corrections to said minutes. There being none, the minutes of November 6, 1950 and November 14, 1950 were approved as written. Relative to the decontrol of rent, it was moved by Councilman Seltzer, seconded by Councilman Ortuno the matter of decontrol DECONTROL OF RENT of rent be tabled until the next regular TABLED meeting of Council. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Jackson, Ortuno, Seltzer, Memmesheimer, Jones. Noes: None Absent: None Mr. William Holden addressed Council relative to the advisability of conducting a city- wide survey of volunteer workers available SURVEY OF iWORKERS in case of an emergency. Councilman Memmesheimer was appointed to work with Mr. Holden in formu- lating a card to be mailed for the survey. After discussion, it was moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Ortuno the matter of necessary repairs to roofs of ' City buildings be referred to Councilmen REPAIR OF ROOFS Jackson and Ortuno and Supt. Wolfe with power OF CITY BUILDINGS to act. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Jackson, Ortuno, Seltzer, Memmesheimer, Jones. Noes: None Absent: None A letter from the Planning Commission was read recommending that a zone variance be granted to Midori S. Ginoza and Sumire S. ZONE VARIANCE Ajoika changing Lots 8 and 16 of_Sub. #1, GRANTED Azusa Land and Water Company from R-1 zone to C-2 zone fora fruit and vegetable stand, said produce to be raised on the premises. Moved by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Seltzer the recommendation of the Planning Commission be accepted and the Acting City Attorney be instructed to prepare a resolution granting said variance to the individuals described above. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Jackson, Ortuno, ' Seltzer, Memmesheimer, Jones. Noes: None Absent: None A news letter from the League of California Cities was ordered placed on file. COMMUNICATIONS FILED The June,'1950 issue of Governmental News was placed on file by Mayor Jones. A Medical and Health Services report from 146 CITY HALL, AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1950 7:30 P-147 the California State Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Plan was ordered placed on file. A request for a list of local City Officials was received from the American City Magazine and the Clerk was instructed to supply the information desired. COMMUNICATIONS A communication from the County d Los Angeles Air Pollution Control District was ordered placed on file. ' A request from Lynette Lane Harris for re- imbursement for -damage to an automobile was presented, said damage reportedly caused by a faulty condition of the road. Moved by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Ortuno the request be referred to the Acting City Attorney for investigation and report. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Jackson, Ortuno, Seltzer, Memmesheimer, Jones. Noes: None Absent: None A letter f££ The International City Managers, Associatiosi78rdered placed on file. A communication from the Inter -American Municipal Organization was ordered placed on file. A letter from Evelyne R. Lake, Personnel Clerk, was read containing an excerpt from the minutes of the Civil Service Personnel Board recommending that the Council consider the recommendations of the Department Heads in setting the pay of individual employees. A general discussion of the proposed pay plan followed and Mr. Lyman Cozad, representative of Louis J. Kroeger and Associates, explained the -plan in detail and answered all questions relative thereto. After discussion, Council set Tuesday, November 28th at 7:30 as time for a joint meeting of Council. -Department Heads and Civil Service Board Members for further study of -the adoption of the pay plan. A communication from the Public Utilities Commission relative to grade crossings was ordered placed on file. Relative to the list of recommendations previously submitted by the Mayor, the following conclusions were reached: Department Heads will be requested to ' submit material requiring council action by Friday noon, when possible. Councilman Seltzer will investigate hav- ing a free survey made to determine the cost of having the city's ordinances codified by an agency. -Council also dis- cussed having the Acting.City Attorney codify the ordinances. REQUEST FOR DAMAGES REFERRED TO CITY ATTORNEY COMMUNICATIONS CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL BOARD COMMUNICATION ORDERED PLACED ON FILE DEPARTMENT HEADS TO SUBMIT MATERIAL CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES 0 1 CITY HALL, AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 209 1950 7:30 P-149 Council will meet with City Auditor Rulofson relative to possible im- provements and unification of office procedures as well as discussion of COUNCIL TO MEET advisability of hiring a utilities WITH AUDITOR account clerk. The Clerk was requested to contact the various commissions and request a copy of their meeting minutes for the COMMISSIONS TO Council box. SUBMIT MINUTES OF MEETINGS The Acting City Attorney was instructed to prepare a list and summary of all CONTRACTS ETC REF - active contracts and franchises. ERRED TO CITY ATTORNEY The Clerk was instructed to bring a payroll worksheet to the next regular meeting of Council showing a breakdown PAYROLL WORK SHEET of regular time and overtime. Department Heads were requested to notify Council of any desired departmental changes. Relative to a service contract with the Burroughs Adding Machine Company, it was moved by Council- man Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Ortuno the Mayor be authorized to sign said service agreement. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Jackson, Ortuno, Seltzer, Memmesheimer, Jones. Noes: None Absent: None The Mayor reported on the financial status of an A.Y.P.-sponsored Halloween party, stating that the Chamber of Commerce might be request- ed to underwrite a small balance. Relative to statements rendered to Arnold & Pon and Walter Lewis for equipment rental, it was unanimously agreed that the delinquent bills be referred to Acting City Attorney Snidow, Councilman Jackson offered a resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,.COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, OF APPRECIATION OF.THE AZUSA GOLDEN DAYS COMMITTEE. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Ortuno this resolution be adopt- ed as read and numbered Resolution No. 2465. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Jackson, Ortuno, Seltzer, Memmesheimer, Jones. Noes: None Absent: None Councilman Seltzer offered a resolution entitled: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY,_CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF $2500 PER MONTH FROM THE LIGHT FUND INTO THE RESERVE FUND AND.THE SUM OF.$1000_PER MONTH FROM THE WATER FUND INTO THE RESERVE FUND,.EFFECTIVE JULY 1st,.1950. Moved by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Ortuno this resolution be adopted MAYOR AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AGREEM- ENT DELINQUENT BILLS REFERRED TO CITY ATTORNEY RESOLUTION NO 2465 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2466 ADOPTED 9EIc _ 1 CITY HALL, AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1950 as read and numbered Resolution No. 2466. Carried by the following vote of the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Jackson, Ortuno, Seltzer, Memmesheimer, Jones. Noes: None Absent:.None Councilman Memmesheimer offered a resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, COUNTY CF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE IN- VESTMENT OF MONEY IN THE RESERVE FUND FOR THE LIGHT DEPARTMENT IN UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT .BONDS . 7.30 P.151 Moved by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Ortuno this resolution be adopted RESOLUTION NO. as read and numbered Resolution #2467. 2467 ADOPTED Carried by the following vote of.the Council: Ayes: Councilmen: Jackson, Ortuno, Seltzer, Memmesheimer, Jones. Noes: None Absent: None Relative to an agreement with the County of Los Angeles for the care of prisoners, it was moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman Ortuno the Mayor be authorized to sign said agreement. MAYOR AUTHORIZED Carried by the following vote of the Council: TO SIGN AGREE - Ayes: Councilmen: Jackson, Ortuno, MENT Seltzer, Memmesheimer, Jones. Noes: None Absent: None Mr. Frank Ashley spoke to Council about the need -for lights and stop signs at various LIGHTS AND crossings. The matter of stop signs was re- STOP SIGNS ferred to the Police Chief and Commissioner for study and report. After discussion, Acting City Attorney Snidow CITY ATTORNEY was requested to submit a list -of sales tax TO SUBMIT LIST delinquents for the Council to check. OF TAX SALE DELINQUENTS Councilman Memmesheimer, member of the Traffic - Safety Committee, advised Council of a con- ference to be held by that group in Sacramento. Moved by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Jackson expenses to the conference be allowed for either Councilman Memmesheimer COUNCILMAN or Police Chief Kendrick, said expenses not MEMMESHEIMER to exceed $125.00. TO ATTEND Carried by the following vote of the Council: MEETING Ayes: Councilmen: Jackson, Ortuno, Seltzer, Memmesheirte r, Jones. Noes: None Absent: None Moved by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Ortuno the following requisitions be allowed: 3068-3080; 1880-1893 LS. Carried by,the following vote of the Council: REQUISITIONS Ayes: Councilmen: Jackson, Ortuno, Seltzer, Memmesheimer, Jones. Noes: None Absent: None Moved by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Ortuno the following bills be allowed and warrants ordered drawn upon the Treasury for same: Carried by the following vote of the Council: BILLS Ayes: Councilmen: Jackson, Ortuno, Seltzer, Memmesheimer, Jones. Noes: None Absent: None eq. in CITY HALL, AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1950 GENERAL FUND 7:30 P.153 3328 City Employees Payroll Account $5,527.46 3329 Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. 40-48 3330 Westinghouse Electric Corp. 33.46 3331 Williams Lumber Yard 7 .3 3332 Crane Company •54 3333 Rapid Blue Print Co. -- Cancelled -- 35. 333 Standard Oil Company 18.94 3335 Collector of Internal Revenue 21.63 3336 J. E. Woods Mfg. Co. 61.29 3337 Commercial Towel Supply 1.50 3338 Shell Oil Company 103.96 ' 3339 Los Angeles Stamp & Stationery Co. 23.18 3340 La Due's Cafe 13.75 3341 Associated Telephone Co. 10.11 3342 Crook Company 300.00 3343 Ford's Foods 50.08 3344 Foothill Stationers 26.84 3345 J. I. Holcomb Mfg. Co. 118.34 3346 Ray's Nursery 18.75 3347 Reed & Routt Automotive Service 56.42 3348 Co. of L. A. - Dept. of Bldg. & Safety 463.25 3349 Azusa Herald 37.29 3350 West Disinfecting Co. 94.51 3351 Sanders Chemical Co. 31.93 3352 Louis J. Kroeger & Associates 796.50 3353 Azusa Camera Shop 3.19 3354 Associated Telephone Co. 10.85 3355 Ward Brothers 58.45 3356 Los Angeles County Health Dept. 3357 Hickory S. Jackson 4.00 3358 L. G. Memmesheimer 7. 6 3359 Leo Harlan 299 3360 Stevenson Chemical Co. 30.00 3361 Azusa Motor Parts 5.65 3362 A. Carlisle & Co. 549.38 3363 Gene L. Vickery 8.75 ' 3364 San Gabriel Humane Society 40.00 3365 Molsberry Company 30.25 3366 Getts Hardware 28.06 3367 Warren Southwest, Inc. 269.64 WATER FUND 28g 290 Cit? Employees Payroll Account Getts Hardware 1846. 55 2.49 Burroughs Adding Machine Co. 67.15 t291 292 Monrovia Motor Parts 18.03 429 Hersey Manufacturing Co. 1524.41 429. Shell 011 Company 221.20 4295 Munselle Supply Co., Inc. 5.90 4296 Meeder's Associated Service 6.14 U97 Grimes Stassforth Stationery Co. 3.09 9$ Warren Southwest, Inc. 78.89 LIGHT FUND 4885 City Employees Payroll Account 1751.75 4886 Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. 1626.63 4887 Burroughs Adding Machine Co. _67.15 4888 Getts Hardware 6.65 4889 Grimes Stassforth Stationery Co. 3.09 ' MAJOR STREETS FUND 774 Warren Southwest, Inc. 3667.42 775 Williams Lumber Yard 60.90 M. V. A. FUND 648 City Employees Payroll Account 192.50 649 J. G. Tucker & Son 180.25 650 Graves & Chubbuck 1.30 651 Campy's Motorcycle Shop 2.69 STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUND 3� State Empl%yees Retiirement S ygtem lly,-.10; Moved by Councilman Seltzer, seconded b Councilman2ob�4+• Meimnesheimer and duly carried Council ajo�yr�n. `�j�, "'�+_ Deputy Cit Clerk um