HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - February 6, 1969 - CCAZUSA AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6, 1969 7:30 p.m.
The City Council of the City of Azusa met in Special Session
at the above time and place.
Mayor Solem called the meeting to order. Call to Order
Present at Roll Call: Councilmen: Rubio, Decker, Calvert,
Solem
Absent:
Councilmen: Cooney
' Also Present: City Administrator Foxworthy, Director of
Public Works Sandwick, Chief of Police Elkins,
City Clerk Klarr.
Mayor Solem presented the Notice of Special Meeting which Pres.of
was called for the purpose of discussing and taking possible Notice of
action with regard to the disaster situation in this City, Special Mtg.
due to the rains and flood.
A copy of the Notice
of Special Meeting was delivered
to
Certif.of
each of the following
members
of the
City
Council at
the
Delivery of
date and time set forth
after
his name:
1:15
p.m.
Notice
Council Member
Date
Time
Delivered
By:
Fernando A. Rubio
2/6/69
2:50
p.m.
Leland E.
Carter,
Police Officer
Willard R. Decker
2/6/69
2:35
p.m.
Leland E.
Carter,
Police Officer
Ira R. Calvert
2/6/69
2:30
p.m.
Island E.
Carter,
Police Officer
Jens J. Solem
2/6/69
2:45
p.m.
Leland E.
Carter,
Police Officer
The City Clerk also certified that, in addition to the Notice
of the Special Meeting, each member of the Council did sign
a written waiver of notice in connection with the meeting,
including Councilman Cooney, who did not receive a copy of
'the Notice:
The City Clerk further certified that the following news-
papers, which have submitted letters requesting notice of
all meetings of the City Council, were notified by him at
the time shown after the name of the paper:
Newspaper
Date Time
Daily News -Post, Monrovia
2/6/69
1:05
p.m.
San Gabriel Valley Newspapers, Inc.,
2/6/69
1:10
p.m.
Baldwin Park
Azusa Herald, Azusa
2/6/69
1:15
p.m.
Pasadena Independent Star News, Pasadena
2/6/69
1:20
p.m.
Due to the reason that the Auditorium was in use by the
Miss Azusa Pageant Committee, it was
Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Calvert
and unanimously carried that the meeting be adjourned to
the Personnel Office at 7:45 p.m., this same date of
February 6, 1969.
The Mayor declared the meeting so adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
The Council re -convened in the City Personnel Office and
the Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m.
The City Administrator read the Proclamation signed by him,
as Director of Civil Defense and Disaster,and the Mayor,
declaring a state of emergency to exist in the City of
Azusa.
Moved by Councilman Calvert, seconded by Councilman Rubio
and unanimously carried that the action taken by the Mayor
Certif.of
waivers
signed
Certif. of
notice to
newspapers
Motion to
Adj.to
Personnel
Office at
7:45 p.m.
Mtg.Adjourn.
Mtg. Called
to Order
Procl. of
Emergency
ratified
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and the City Administrator in his capacity as Director of
Civil Defense and Disaster, in proclaiming a state of
emergency to exist in the City of Azusa, be confirmed.
The Director,of Public Works reported on the extent of Rpt. by
damage done by the most recent storm, and the costs to Dir. of
his Department aso/this week for the total disaster situation, P.W. on
as follows: expenditures
Equipment $41,786.00 through 2/4/69
' Labor 11,766.00 through 2/1/69
Forestry Department 5,000.00
Bags and Sand 2,067.71
Total $60,619.71
The Council was informed that there had been the necessity
of contracting for material and services to meet the emer-
gency demands.
The City Administrator read Section 3400.5 (b) of the Azusa
Municipal Code to the -Council, whereby he is impowered in
such emergencies to bind the city for the reasonable costs
involved in meeting the emergencies. It was the feeling of
the Council that the previous actions of the Director of
Public Works and City Administrator should be ratified;
therefore, it was
Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Calvert
and unanimously carried that bidding procedures required
under the Municipal Code be waived, finding it impracticable,
useless and uneconomical to follow such procedures and
that the public welfare would be promoted by dispensing with
the same, with respect to materials and services needed
during the previous emergency situation and any such situ-
ation which may arise during this same period.
Bidding
waived for
material &
services
used in
emergency
The Director of Public Works also informed the Council Dir. of
that he had had occasion during the emergency situation, P.W.upheld
and the clean-up pursuant to the situation, to enter onto in entering
private property with clean-up equipment to remove debris which private
could prove to be a hazard to persons and property and which property for
would have continued to be a source of future clean-up work preventative
in the streets were it not done at the time. debris clean-
up purposes
By consensus, the Council approved the efforts of the
Director of Public Works in meeting the demands of the
emergency and upheld his decisions on methods to rectify
the extent of the situation.
The City Administrator and the Director of Public Works
gave a detailed report on the extent of damage by the
recent flooding, the results of the mud flows, and their
proposals to prepare for the future needs should they
arise.
The City Administrator reminded the Council of the Opening
Ceremonies of the new Foothill Freeway on February 13,
1969, at lo:45 A.M.
Moved by Councilman Calvert, seconded by Councilman Decker,
and unanimously carried that the meeting be adjourned.
Time of adjournment: 8:42 p.m.
Next Resolution No. 5536 City rc
Next Ordinance No. 966
Reminder of
opening Cerm.
for Fthll.
Frwy.10:45 a.m.
2/13/69
Motion to
adjourn