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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - September 3, 1963 - CC (2)CITY HALL AZUSA, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBLS 3, 1963 The City Council of the City of Azusa met in regular session at the above time and place. Mayor Ortuno called the meeting to order and led"in the salute to the flag. Invocation was given by Rev. T.. A, Niecum of the Azusa- .Seventh ' Day Adventist Churoh. 101 7:30 P.M. Call to Order Present at Roll Call: Councilmen: Memmesheimer, Cooney,'McLees, Roll Call Ortuno Absent: Councilmen. Jackson Also Present: City Administrator Foxworthy, City Engineer " Sandwick, Superintendent of Light and Water Smith, Asst.City Attorney Decker, Deputy City Clerk Roehrich M A recommendation was received from the Personnel Board for step Step raises, and/or placing upon permanent status, the following Raises employees: Effective Roy 0. Fratus Police Officer Step 2 perm. 9/16/63 Lyle Moritz Police Officer Step 2�perm.; 9/18 63 Wayne Holden Water Gen.Foreman 'Step 3 9/20/63 Fern Adams Secretary -Steno Step 3 9/1/61 Jose Estrada Equlp.Operator Step 5.' 7/5/63 Moved by Councilman Cooney, seconded by Councilman Memmesheimer and unanimously carried that the recommendation be approved. 1 Councilman Jackson entered the Council Chambers at .7:40 P.M. Counc. A communication was received from the Planning Commission Jackson Entered regarding the Proposed Annexation No. 52, Azusa Valley Mtg. Sanitarium, with the recommendation that this area.be included within the City limits of the City of Azusa. Re:Annex. Moved by Councilman.McLees, seconded by Councilman -Cooney and (Tabled unanimously carried that this matter be tabled to the meeting of to 9/16/63) September 16, 1963. Notice was given that .the Planning Commiasi on; by Resolution Res No. 346, has recommended an amendment to the Zoning Chapter of -346 re:Wall the Municipal Code, providing for a wall requirement for off- Require street parking lots located across an alley from residential for Off - zones; the hearing before Council has been set for October 7, 1963' St.Pkg. Lots,etc. Notice was also given that the Planning Commission by Resolution No. has Hr 10%7/63) 345, approved a Preeise.Plan of Design requested by Gordon R. Howard for additional'.commercial facilities at Res.845 Edgewood Shopping Center. Appv.Prec. Notice was further given that "the Planning Commission, by Plan re: Edgewood Resolution No. 3471 has initiated hearings on proposed re- Shop Ctr. visions to the Circulation Element of the General Plan (Master Plan of Highways). Res .347 A communication was received from H. E. Comstock,.Jr. request- end. to Circ.Ele. ing that Councilreconsider its decision of.August 19, 1963,. of Gen.Pl. regarding revocation of the business license for Baker's ' Tacos No. 11 located at 353 E. Foothill Blvd. Re:Baker's A communication was also received from the Board:of Directors' Tacos(Atty to Prepare of the Azusa Junior Chamber of Commerce requesting that Council 'of Res.Resc. reconsider its decision regarding the revocation 8/19/63 the business license of H. E..Comstock, doing.business is . Baker's Tacos. Action 1012 I I I 1®3 CITY HALL AZUSA, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY; SEPTEMBER 3, 1963 Page 2 Following discussion, it was Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded"by Councilman Cooney' and unanimously carried that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare the necessary Resolution to*rescirid -the action taken by Council at its meeting -of August 19, 1963. Councilman Cooney offered for second reading the following Ord. 763 Ordinance entitled:.. Rezone Rod effer AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AMENDING# Prop.to THE AZUSA MUNICIPAL CODE TO REZONE CERTAIN PROPERTY (Rodeffer M-1 & M-2 Industries, Inc.) Moved by Councilman Cooney, seconded by Councilman McLees that further reading be waived, d40ouncilman Memmesheimer having voted "No" on the waiving of the M reading, the Ordinance was read in full. P-4Moved by Councilman Cooney, seconded by Councilman McLees that = the Ordinance be adopted. Ordinance passed and adopted by the m following vote of Council: AYES: Councilmen: Cooney, MoLees, Ortuno . NOES: Councilmen: Memmesheimer, Jackson ABSENT:Councilmen: None and numbered Ordinance No. 763. A communication was received from the Superintendent of Light Appt. and Water requesting consideration of the appointment of W.Hastings William Hastings As Probationary Electric Line Foreman, at as Elec. Range26, Step 52 and Mr. Harold Robberstad as Probationary Line Fore. lectric Service Foreman at Range 25, Step 4, both appoint- r & H.Robber- ents to become effective August 26, 1963° stad as Moved by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Cooney Elec.Serv. Foreman and unanimously carried that the request as recommended by the Eff.8/26 Superintendent of Light and Water be approved: A communication was received from the Superintendent of Light- Legal Act. and Water requesting permission to authorize the Mutual Credit Auth.vs. Bureau to take legal action against one account in'the One L&W amount of $115.63. Acct. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman. McLees and unanimously carried that permission be granted. A request was received from the Chief of Police for Detective R.Ouardado Ray Ouardado to attends. special course in scientific identi- Attend fication of questioned documents, at the Civic Center campus Course of the University of Southern California, from September 23, U.S.C. 1963, until January 21, 1964 with tuition fee of $72.00 to be advanced but reimbursed to the City if the course is not completed. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman lackson and unanimously carried that the City advance $72.00 or this course, under the conditions agreed to by Detective uardado. A Resolution was presented commending the members.of the Citrus ..Res. 4530 College Board of Trustees for their efforts toward the building Re: Ded. program, and commending the citizens of the community for their New Citrus support, on the occasion of the dedication of the new :CitrusCollege College Stadium, said Resolution to be incorporated' in the half- 'Stadium page advertisement in the Special Edition of the Azusa Herald. Councilman Memmesheimer offered the following Resolution entitled: CITY HALL AZUSA, CALIFORNIA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1963 'A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA ON THE OCCASION OF THE DEDICATION OF THE NEW CITRUS COLLEGE STADIUM AND COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING.ALL THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE PARTY THERETO, The Resolution was read in full. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by..Councilman Cooney that the Resolution be adopted. Resolution passed. and adopted by the following vote of Council:. AYES: Councilmen: Memmesheimer, Cooney, Jackson, McLeee,.Ortuno NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT:Councilmen: None and numbered -Resolution No. 4530. Following notification of an accident, involving a City -owned Vehicle, Mayor Ortuno appointed a Committee.. (Composed of the City Administrator; Councilmen Cooney and Memmesheimer; and two members of the Azusa City Employees Association to be = selected by the City employees ) to establish a'policy to be r•r followed in cases of City -owned vehicles being.involved in 0=0 an accident. 1®s Page 3 Committee Re:Accdts. Cty.Owned Vehicles Councilman Memmesheimer offered'the following Resolution A Proclamation was presented declaring the week of September 15th Proc.Re: Bills & to 21st as "Constitution Week" and urging all citizens to join "Constitu- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA 'ALLOWING with the Boy Scouts and the Constitution Week Committee in this tion Week" observance. 9/15-9/21. Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman McLees Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman McLees that the Resolution be adopted. Resolution passed and adopted and unanimously carried that the Mayor be authorized to sign AYES: Councilmen: Memmesheimer, Cooney, Jackson,, McLees, Ortuno the Proclamation . NOES: Councilme*: None A communication was received from Attorney Frank L. Stearns, on behalf of his client, Mrs. R. Holbert,regarding a 14J -foot Report Re: Holbert Moved by Councilman McLees, seconded by Councilman Cooney and strip on Angeleno Avenue, south of Fourth Street,.formerly Prpty. on owned by Mrs. R. Holbert and acquired by the City from State 9/16 by tax sale, requesting that all notices of any hearings before Council on this item be sent to his office. The City Administrator stated he would have a report on this matter by the meeting of September 16, 1963. Mr. William A. Baxley, 232 North Edenfield Avenue; appeared Re: C ofC before Council as a representative of the Azusa Junior Chamber Printing of Commerce and advised Council that the Junior Chamber has Book had 50,000 match folders printed, to be distributed during Matches their campaign to "sell Azusa"a Councilman Memmesheimer offered'the following Resolution Res.4531 entitled: Bills & Reqs. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA 'ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND AUTHORIZING THE FUNDS OUT OF WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID.• Moved by Councilman Memmesheimer, seconded by Councilman McLees that the Resolution be adopted. Resolution passed and adopted by the following vote of Council: AYES: Councilmen: Memmesheimer, Cooney, Jackson,, McLees, Ortuno NOES: Councilme*: None ABSENT:Councilmen : None and numbered Resolution No. 4531. Moved by Councilman McLees, seconded by Councilman Cooney and Adjourn unanimously carried that the meeting be adjourned. Time of adjournment:, 8:26 P. 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