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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - August 3, 1959 - CCCITY HALL AZUSA, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, AUGUST 1. 1959 The Cite Council of the city of Azusa met in regular session at the above time and place. Mayor Memmesheimer called the meeting to order and led in the salute to the flag. Invocation was given by Councilman Warren Teasley. Present at Roll Call: Councilmen: Paul, Ortuno, Teasley, Memmesheimer Absent: Councilmen: Johnson Also present: City Attorney Williams, Supt. of Light & Water Smith, Supt. of Public Works Brusnahan, and City r Clerk -Administrative Officer Miller. Mayor Memmesheimer asked whether there were any corrections to,the'minutes of the adjourned meeting of July 20, 1959. With no.corrections, the minutes were approved as written. Mayor Memmesheimer asked whether'there were any correct- ions to the'minutes of the regular meeting of July 20th. The City•Clerk stated that on page 2, the first item re- lative to the step raises, the classification of Cleo Horn should read, -Cashier Clerk. With no further corrections, the minutes were approved as corrected. Civil Service List IX for Maintenance Man I was presented to Council: Those names appearing on the list were: Paul Crossan, Azusa let Walter Danielson, Azusa 2nd George Herbert, E1 Monte 3rd John Vokes, Azusa 4th William Copeland, Duarte 5th Charles Burt, Azusa 6th Moved by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Paul, and ordered carried that the list be filed. It was recommended by the Department Head and the Per- sonnel Board that the following step raises be granted: Charles Coffin Patrolman Step 5 $502 8-2-59 Lawrence Maxson Patrolman Step 5 502 8-2-59 Robert Sinclair Patrolman Step 5 502 8-2-59 Gilbert Trujillo Patrolman Step 5 502 8-2-59 Wm. Wilkinson Patrolman Mtr. Step 5 527 8-2-59 Richard Lara Sergeant Step 4 540 8-2-59 George Morse Sergeant Step 4 540 8-2-59 Moved'by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Teasley, and,ordered carried that the recommended step raises be approved. A$'this time, Councilman Ortuno brought up the subject of the=possibility of clothing allowance for the plain- cloth'esmen,, since the other officers receive a uniform allokance from the City. Moved by,Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Teasley, and ordered carried that the Administrative Officer contact the Chief of Police for his recommendatim relative to a clothing allowance for plain-clothesmen. 399 7:30 P.M. Call to Order Invocation Approval of Minutes of 7-20-59 C.S.List IX Maint Man I Step raises Clothing allowance considered for plain- clotheamen As a point of information, Council was notified that the Termination probationary periods of Patrolmen Thomas Marshall and of probation, Raymond Roth would terminate as of September 16, 1959. Roth & Marshall 400 • - of .JZ` CITY -HALL AZUSA, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1959 It -was recommended by the Personnel Board that Mrs. Evelyne Lake., -Personnel Clerk, be granted a six months leave.of,absence without pay commencing August 3, 1959, and that Mrs. Lake be allowed to return prior to this time'if her condition permits. Moved by -'Councilman Teasley, seconded by Councilman Ortuno, and ordered carried that the recommendation of the Per- sonnel Board be accepted. Authorization was requested for two members of the Per- sonnel Board to attend the International Conference on Public Personnel Administration to be held in San Francisco on October 4-8, 1959. This item was included in' the recently adopted budget. Moved.by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Teasley, and ordered carried that the request be granted and that the two members be granted an expense advance of $200:00 each, to be accounted for. Notice was received from the Planning Commission that they had, at their meeting of July 22nd, adopted a Resolution recommending changes to Ordinance 343 as it refers to metal buildings being erected within the City'. Moved by Councilman Paul, seconded by Councilman Teasley, and ordered carried that the Resolution be referred back to the Planning Commission and request that they restudy the Resolution with the thought of an amendment to the Resolution whereby corrugated buildings could be built in the industrial areas without the necessity of applying to the Planning Commission. 401 Page 2 Mrs. E. Lake granted six mos leave Personnel Bd mbrs to attend Conf Oct 4-8/59 Res re metal bldgs referred back to Plannin Comsn Council was notified that William Kirkgaard, Secy of the Kirkgaard Planning Commission, has submitted his resignation as resigns as Secy Secretary, effective August 31, 1959• of Plann Comsn Mr. -Cecil V. Romero, President of the American Little C. Romero League, -appeared before Council asking that the agreement addresses Cncl with the Little League be amended to ensure the use of re American the property as long as an American Little League fran- Little League chise was.in effect in the City. It was pointed out that the City could not make such an agreement. Mr. Romero -further asked the Council's feelings on lighting the'ball field for night games. Moved by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Mayor Memmesheimer, that,the matter of lighting the ball park be referred to the Park and Recreation Commission for recommendation. Another request was received from Mr. L. Larson, Sr. and Mr. -L. Larson, Jr. for pre -zoning of 31 acres to allow the establishing of a mobile home park. If the proper zoning is approved, the owners would request annexation of this property. Moved by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Teasley, and unanimously carried that the matter be referred to the Planning Commission for study and re- commendation: Due to the fact that the City Water Department is unable to keep,up.with the contractors working for the State on the improvement of Azusa and San Gabriel Avenues, it was requested•.that the State's contractor be hired to prepare the,ditches'and remove excess dirt in the relocation of water lines on Azusa Avenue. The State will reimburse the City for the labor involved, so there will be no ad- ditional expense to the City. Moved by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Paul, and ordered carried that Council make a finding that there is a necessity for the work being done by the contractor doing the work for the State in order that it be done in conjunction with the State work. C-3 zone & use permit requested for trailer park (Larson) /�_ 1 G Tomei Constr Co to do work on - Azusa Ave const 402 403 CITY HALLAZUSA, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1959 Page 3 Moved by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Paul, and unanimously carried that Council accept the proposal of Tomei Construction Company, who is doing the contract- ing for the State, to do the work at $3.20 per lineal foot and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign the acceptance of said proposal. It was reported by the Superintendent of Light & Water Wm.Tannehill that Wm. Tannehill returned to work on a part-time basis returns to wk as,' of August 3, 1959. Notice was given of the resignation of Paul Hayes, Resignation -Journeyman'-Lineman, as of August 7, 1959. Paul Hayes, Moved by Councilman Teasley, seconded by Councilman Paul, Lineman and unanimously carried that the resignation be accepted. The question of stand-by time in the Light & Water Dept. Stu*by @ was again presented for Council consideration. After $40 per wk considerable discussion on this subject, it was moved plus call -outs by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Paul., and unanimously carried that in place of all previous motions with respect to stand-by time effective as of August 3, 1959, stand-by pay be set at 40.00 per week, including weekends, plus 1i time for all call -outs, with a minimum of 2 hours per call -out. The man assigned to stand-by will cover all time during an entire week other than regular -.working hours. Moved by Councilman Teasley, seconded by Councilman Rules & Regs Ortuno, and unanimously carried that Council recommend to be amended to the„Personnel Board that the Rules and Regulations re stand-by be amended to state that stand-by time be a condition time in L & W of job classification for foremen and linemen in the Depts Light Department and foremen and other classifications in ,the Water Department. It was suggested that the list of duties include the following: to serve stand-by time and answer emergency calls during their off -hours on such reasonable schedule as might be required by the head of the Department. It was further stipulated that if the man scheduled to serve stand-by time will not be able to do so, he should report to the Police Department for the record that he will not be available, and he shall furnish the name of the man who will be replacing him for stand-by. It was requested that the Personnel Board be authorized Exam authorized toholdan examination for the position of Journeyman for lineman Lineman. , . Moved ,by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Paul, and ordered carried that the request be granted. The'Supt. of Light & Water requested authorization to P. Crossan appoint Paul Crossan and Charles Burt, who are on the C. Burt apptd current eligibility list, as Maintenance Men I in the Maint Man I Water Department, affective as soon as the men are L & W Dept available. Moved by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Paul, and ordered carried that the request be granted. The Supt. of Public Works requested authority to appoint W. Danielson Walter Danielson, No. 2 man on the current eligibility apptd as Maint list, as Maintenance Man I in the Public Works Dept. Man I -PW Dept Moved by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Paul, and ordered carried that the request be granted and that. -Mr. Danielson be employed, effective August 17, 1959. m t:.� 88:• 3a.:::. '.;Q be t- _LJI... w.. u♦ .. >� 4,rG"� ;`til+•falr uV rv.i CLiM ao - ...5._L.�f• Lf- J CITY HALL AZUSA, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1959 Page 4 It was recommended by the Supt, of Public Works and the Repair of Administrative Officer that the bulldozer now owned by bulldozer the City be repaired and put in use once again. It was authorized further recommended that the Water Dept. pay for the repairs;:as the machine will be used by them, but that the machine will remain in the control of the Street Dept. Moved by,Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Paul, and unanimously carried that Council accept the recommen- dation relative to the, -,repair of the bulldozer, at a cost not to exceed $2,000.00. It was recommended by the Fire Chief that the County Fire Atty to prepare Code.be-adopted "as is", including that portion which Ord adopting prohibits the sale of fireworks. Co. Fire Code Moved by.Councilman Paul, seconded by Councilman Teasley, and unanimously carried that the City Attorney be author- ized,to,prepare an Ordinance adopting the County Fire Code. Councilman Ortuno asked that the newspapers give some pub- licity'to this matter, so that any service organizations wishing to protest the ban on the sale of fireworks would have an opportunity to do so. The Fire Chief stated that Robert McEachern and James Termination Stewart completed their probationary period as Firemen of probation - on July 16, 1959, and had been advanced to Step 2 of the McEachern & salary schedule. The Chief asked confirmation of their Stewart appointment,on a permanent basis. Moved by Councilman Paul, seconded by Councilman Teasley, and ordered carried that the recommendation of the Chief be accepted and that Firemen HcEachern and Stewart be placed on'a permanent basis. A Resolution was prepared accepting Grant of Easement Res. 3938 - from Cunningham Homes, builders of Tract 20502. Accepting Councilman Paul offered the follg Resolution Grant of Easemr, entitled:_ Cunningham Home (Tr 20502) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA ACCEPTING GRANT OF EASEMENT AND DIRECTING THE RECOR- DATION THEREOF. Moved..by.Councilman Paul, seconded by Councilman Ortuno, and,drdered carried that further reading be waived. Moved by Councilman Paul, seconded by Councilman Ortuno, that the Resolution be adopted. The Resolution was then passed and adopted by the following vote of Council: AYES: . Councilmen: Paul, Ortuno, Teasley, Memmesheimer NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: ':Councilmen: Johnson and numbered Resolution No. 3938. A Resolution'.aspprepared accepting Grant of Easement for Res. 3939 - a portion of�Lot 83, Sub. No. 22 Azusa Land and Water, Accepting Grant from,Jeannette S. Burkhart. of Easement - Councilman Ortuno offered the following Resolution J S Burkhart entitled: A -RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA ACCEPTING GRANT OF EASEMENT AND DIRECTING THE RECOR- DATION THEREOF. Moved by, -Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Paul, and'ordered carried that further reading be waived. Move:d,by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Paul, that the Resolution be adopted. The Resolution was then passed and adopted by the following vote of the Council: Q CITY HALL ' AZUSA, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, AUGUST 1. 1959 S AYES: Councilmen: Paul, Ortuno, Teasley, Memmesheimer -NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT Councilmen: Hohnson and numbered Resolution No. 3939. Authority was requested for the City Attorney to sign Cancellation of Erroneous Assessment of Taxes, Author- ity No. 2129, for E. N. McCully and G. G. Brown. Moved by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Paul, and'ordered carried that the Attorney be authorized to sign the Cancellation. An agreement, was presented from Attorney Edward F. Taylor for the retention of his firm for legal services in connection with pending action filed against Azusa by Long --Beach, Compton, and the Central Basin Municipal Water'District. Moved by 0ouncilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Teasley,•and ordered carried that authorization be given for the execution of the agreement with Mr. Edward IF..Taylor. 11 40? Page 5 Auth to sign tax cancellatn Agreement with E.F.Taylor for legal services re water litigation A Resolution was prepared extending the General Services Res. 3940 - Agreement for an additional five years for the purpose Extending of .prosecution of City Ordinances. Genl Services Councilman-Ortuno offered the following Resolution Agreement entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA RENEWING THE GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS AND REQUESTING THE COUNTY TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CITY PROSECUTOR SERVICES Moved by, Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Paul, and,ordered•carried that further reading be waived. Moved.by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Paul, that the Resolution be adopted. This Resolution was then passed and adopted by the following vote of Council: AYES: Councilmen: Paul, Ortuno, Teasley, Memmesheimer NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Johnson and numbered Resolution No. 3940. Regulations governing hours of work in the Fire Depart- ment were presented for Council approval. These regu- lations.set forth a 65 hour work week in the Fire Department. Moved by Councilman Paul, seconded by Councilman Teasley, and unanimously carried that the regulations be approved as submitted.. A Resolution was prepared pertaining to the holiday pay for the,safety members. This Resolution allows one-half of the regular rate of pay for eight hours in addition to their regular compensation for all holidays granted other.City employees, other than a Monday following a holida3y,•to'members of the Fire and Police Departments. Councilman Paul offered the following Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AMENDING THE PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 3914 PERTAINING TO COMPENSATION FOR HOLIDAYS IN THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS. Moved by Councilman Paul, seconded by Councilman Ortuno, and ordered carried that further reading be waived. 65 hour work week appvd for Fire Department Res. 3941 - re holiday pay for Fire & Police_ Depts jo- ?r y0 9Ju ti( of uC .rio.i 7♦8 4•" .� . P CS Yn -L::3. ' .l:-� J'.J •SAY �•L`_. iG Izc A6 r CITY HALL AZUSA, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1959 Moved by -Councilman Paul, seconded by Councilman Ortuno, that the Resolution be adopted. This Resolution was then passed and adopted by the following vote of Council: AYES: Councilmen: Paul, Ortuno, Teasley, Memmesheimer NOES: :Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Johnson and numbered Resolution No. 3941. A request was received from the Guadalupe Society of St. Francis of Rome Church for permission to hold a dance on August 8, 1959, from 8:00 P.M. to midnight. Another, -request was received from the Jugadores Club for permission to hold a dance on Friday, August 28, 1959, from 9:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. Moved by,Councilman Teasley, seconded by Councilman Paul, and.ordered carried that the requests be referred to the Chief, of`Police with power to act, and that in his corres- pondence to these organizations, the Chief remind them of the previously established policy that all requests must be made 30 days prior to the date scheduled for the event. An application was received from the Totten Dance Studios, 18510,E. Alosta, Azusa, for a business license for the purpose of solicitation in this City for a period of one month. Moved by Councilman Paul, seconded by Councilman Teasley, and ordered -carried that the request be approved. A letter was received from Constance Williams, Carmel, California, requesting payment of $25.00 for firewood inddvertently removed from her property at 1142 N. San Gabriel -Avenue during Clean -Up Week. The -,Administrative Officer was asked to advise Mrs. Williams that the City could not legally pay for the firewood, but that they would replace the wood as soon: as'some is available. 409 Page 6 Dance request - Guadalupe Soo & Jugadores Club referred to Pol.Chief Solicitation granted to Totten Dance Studios City to replace firewood A notice•was received from the Board of Supervisors of Incorporation intention of incorporation for:,an area to be known as of Highland the City of Highland Knolls. Knolls filed Moved by Councilman Teasley, seconded by Councilman Paul, and ordered carried that the notice be filed. A communication was received from Councilman Gordon Hahn; Los Angeles, asking representation from the Azusa Council.at a hearing on atomic attack survival to be held -August 19 and 20, 1959, at the Assembly Hall, State, Building, Los Angeles. Councilman Teasley stated that he -would attend these hearings. Notice was given of the League of California Cities Board of Directors Meeting at Rodger Yound Auditorium on,Thursday, August 6, 1959. Mayor Memmesheimer asked authorization to attend a Mayors' Forum sponsored by the Feather -River Assn. on August•14th in Oxnard with necessary expenses, to be accounted for. Moved by'Councilman Teasley, seconded by Councilman Ortuno; and ordered carried that Mayor Memmesheimer be authorized,to attend the forum. An invitation was received from the City of Irwindale to the celebration of their 2nd anniversary as a City on August 6, 1959. C/Teasley to attend hearings re atomic attar survival LCC Bd mtg Mayor to attend Forum in Oxnard Irwindale anniversary celebration ihv 410 L �f N I :SAO ;NK!,- owe! :'lK!,_fwr,r Is _ loss. C.c'al n: now, CITY HALL AZUSA, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, AUGUST 33 1959 Notice was received from the State Employees Retirement System that, commencing July 1, 1959, prior service costs,`which in the past have been borne by a lump sum, will now be on a percentage basis. The City has two alternatives on contributing this prior service amount: (1) a•contribution at 2.764% for the remaining years under -our -present contract (19g years), or (2) a`contribution at the rate of 2.3$3% for the balance of the contract plus five years (24# years). Based'on current salaries, the saving to the City by gaying the higher rate of interest would be approximately 26,000.00.- Moved by;Cbuncilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Paul, and ordered carried that the contribution to prior ser- vices -under the State Employees Retirement System under the percentage basis be based on the remaining length of time'under our present contract. 411 Page 7 SERS contract to continue at present contract basis The Resolution was submitted relative to claims and demands. Councilman Ortuno offered the following Resolution Res. 3942 - entitledi,=.• Bills and Requisitions A RESOLUTION,OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA ALLOWING.CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING THE FUNDS OUT�OF'WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID. Moved by Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Paul, that -the Resolution be adopted. This Resolution was then passed and adopted by the following vote of Council: AYES: Councilmen: Paul, Ortuno, Teasley, Memmesheimer NOES:,. Councilmen: None ABSENT:'. Councilmen: Johnson and numbered Resolution No. 3942. In.accordance with arrangements made at the previous Capital Council meeting, each member of Council was to submit Improvements the name of one person to serve on a Capital Improve- Comte apptd ments Committee. These five persons were, in turn, to' select two other committee members. The following names were submitted by Council members: Councilman Paul - Charles McLees Councilman Ortuno - Tom Oki Councilman Johnson - Victor Jabson Councilman Teasley - Ira Calvert Mayor Memmesheimer - Cornelius Reed Councilmen Teasley and Ortuno indicated that they had not received definite replies from their nominees as to their,willingness to serve on this committee. It was recommended by the Administrative Officer that a Comte to select committee be appointed to review the proposals submitted Engr firm for by -various engineering firms and that this committee be City service authorized to appoint a firm to serve in the interim until the City Engineer is replaced. The reason for this request was so that the position could possibly be filled prior to the next regular Council meeting. It was recommended by Mayor Memmesheimer., and concurred with by Council, that Councilmen Paul and Teasley and the Administrative Officer review the proposals submitted for engineering services and that they be authorized to appoint a. -firm on a temporary -basis, subject to Council approval, to serve until a new City Engineer is employed. Moved by Councilman Teasley, seconded by Councilman Paul, Personnel Bd and ordered carried that the Personnel Board be author- to set exam for ize'd to set up an examination and to advertise for a City Engineer City Engineer, and that more emphasis be placed on the oral, rather than the written portion of this examination. '. �. •._> ' to i � � v• �. v7 .-.; C ,) r) .,' n .Y .,, •, m ,1 .-,. iJ '� -. �• .: - N .: .' r 47 7 , f 10 r, -.7 b) ': •'. 1n N 'i - r.9 : ,d /J Q (T i tY t: a _• i ^I ., . ., fy m (Q y1 4R t+r Cj F• .J rl *i 0) v' •,• ., t1 W IV G J 1, .. .. !'� t: :, ., '" J N 27 t> .''• rq r, N - '. N '1•'t -i c - •:. F :) t 1 - 1 M n f •.. a : . l LJ -• .{ �. ' 4f ' .7 •_ 1 ; to .� r� • 'J ,, .. a) 1 .J . d -, -'+n-v) c 7 1 41 1) 11 Q -q V) 1 1to -. iq,� �{r;;,.'�.,•, •+:;.nm V to .1 �{ �• t) i�.z ;>... h•1.1 m: in ;`c;; , 47 (F; e. �' it �? •: .J i, .] ii fb n, i j • :q f '., . ' lJ J J ri Y) 5 0) _ 4. 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Moved by Councilman Teasley, seconded by Councilman Paul, and unanimously.earried that 75 feet of City owned property located north of the Boy Scout Hall in the 700 block on Alameda Avenue be blacktopped. The question was also raised as to having the Canyon City Transfer�Comp"any move their trucks, which are parked on City property. The Aadnistrative Officer was instructed to.write,a letter to the Company asking that they move their trucks. Superintendent of Light & Water Smith requested, and was granted,, permission to take his vacation commencing August 17th': Moved'by':Councilman Ortuno, seconded by Councilman Tea'sley,,and'ordered carried that the meeting adjourn. Time of -adjournment 10:35 P.M. City C��f Portion of City prop to be blacktopped Transfer Cc to move trucks from City prop V. Smith vacation set Adjournment �f 414• n s