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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - July 1, 1974 - CCAZUSA AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, JULY 11 1974 7:30 p.m. The City Council of the City of Azusa met in regular session at the above time and place. Mayor Decker called the meeting to order and led in the salute to the flag. Invocation - Rev. E. Nelson of Foursquare Gospel Church Present at Roll Call: Councilmen: Rubio, Solem, Cruz, Arkison, Decker ' Also Present: City Attorney Wakefield, Acting City Admin- istrator Cooney, Director of Public Works Wells, Superintendent of Light & Power Gerharz, Police Chief Elkins, Fire Chief Torrance, City Engineer Stimson, Director of Parks & Recreation Guarrera, Planning Director Fitzsimmons, Personnel Clerk Forsythe, City Clerk Klarr At the request of the Mayor, Acting City Administrator Cooney introduced the Department Heads that were present, for the benefit of the audience. The minutes of the 6/17/74 Council meeting were submitted. An error was noted on Page 3, paragraph 10 - re: SCRTD meeting. The vote was not unanimous and should show Councilman Arkison dissenting. Moved by Councilman Solem, seconded by Councilman Arkison and unanimously carried to approve as corrected. The City Clerk announced that bids were opened in his office at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, 6/27/741 for the con- struction of a sanitary sewer in San Gabriel Canyon Road, (Project No. 520). Present at bid opening were:City Administrator Dangleis, Director of Public Works Wells, City Clerk Klarr. The City Clerk presented the affidavit of proof of publi- cation of the Notice Inviting Bids in the Azusa Herald on June 13 and 20, 1974. Five bids were received, as follows: Name of Bidder Amount A. S. Peich, Pomona $183150.00 Meekins, Inc., Riverside 15,954.00 L.D.M. Pipeline, Inc. Baldwin Park 33,130.00 Chino Pipeline Construction, Chino 28,100.00 McKeand Mechanical, Azusa 21,923.50 Moved by Councilman Solem, seconded by Councilman Rubio and unanimously carried to accept the recommendation of the Director of Public Works and award the bid to the low bidder Meekins, Inc., for the amount of $15,954, and to return bid securities to the unsuccessful bidders upon the execution of the contract. Call to Orderl Invocation Roll Call Introd.�bf Dept. Heads Ap vl. Min. 67/'74 as Corrected Bids for const-rudtion of aa.nifary' sewer Pxoj. No.' 52 0) (bid awarded to Meekins, Inc. River- side] The City Clerk presented the matter of the weed abatement Weed Abate - protests. Protests had been received from Mr. A. J. Abdel- ment protests pour, 240 W. Foothill, Mr. James A. Aszman, 19826 Navilla Place, Covina, and Mr. J. Frederick, 667 W. Duell Street, Azusa. Mr. A. J. Abdelnour, 240 W. Foothill Blvd. Azusa, addressed Council. He noted that he uses dried tumbleweeds against the fencing as a deterent to people entering the property to steal materials. However, he had made arrangements with the Director of Public Works to clean the property. He has no protest at this time. AZUSA AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, JULY 1, 1974 Page 2 Regarding a matter not related to weed abatement, Mr. Abdelnour asked the Council, on behalf of the pets of the community, to find some other way for non-profit organizations to raise money and outlaw the sale of fireworks which fill the air with acrid smoke. Director of Public Works Wells addressed Council regarding protest by Mr. Aszman. He noted that Mr. Aszman, in fact, did not own the lot against which he received a notice. This error has been corrected. The property of Mr. J. Frederick, 667 W. Duell Street has been checked and no weeds were found. It was removed from the list. Mr. J. Frederick, 667 W. Duell Street, Azusa addressed Council and declared he did not like the notice. It appeared to him to be scare tactics. He indicated that the Public Works Department did not know what the reason was for his receiving a weed abatement notice. He also felt the Ordinance was poorly written and could open the door to corruption concerning contracted labor. The City Attorney noted the Ordinance and procedure is pursuant to State law. The contracting work is done at a specific rate, and charges are brought back to Council for their approval prior to submitting to the County to become liens against property. James G. Aszman apparently was satisfied with the report from the Director of Public Works, left the audience, and did not appear before Council. No further action was taken by Council. The City Clerk presented two claims against the City: Two claims vs. City: 1. Ricardo Hernandez Avila, 18551 Petunia Ave. for alleged personal injuries from Police activities, 5/25/74• 2. Ms. Gayle Verdugo, 1037-3 W. Sierra Madre Ave., for alleged property damage re: collision with City vehicle 30/74, (apparent re -submittal). Moved by Councilman Solem, seconded by Councilman Arkison and unanimously carried to deny both claims and refer them to the City's insurance carrier. A report was submitted by the City Engineer regarding Rpt.from the Southern California Rapid Transit District hearing City Eng. he attended on behalf of the City, June 203 1974. re: SCRTD Hearing in City Engineer George Stimson addressed Council and recom- L.A.,6/20/74 mended that if the Council has strong feelings regarding SCRTD, it should join with other cities of similar feel- ings to make more of an impact. Councilman Arkison suggested using the Committee of Mayors' or the E.S.G.V. Planning Committee which would ' also have more of an impact. Moved by Councilman Solem, seconded by Councilman Arkison and unanimously carried to receive and file the report. A Resolution was presented reappointing Mrs. Lydia Res. #6221 Wheelehan to the Library Board of Trustees for the term reappointing expiring 6/30/77. Mrs. Lydia Wheelehan to Councilman Solem offered the Resolution entitled: Lib.Bd. of Trustees AZUSA AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, JULY 1, 1974 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA REAPPOINTING MRS. LYDIA WHEELEHAN TO THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Moved by Councilman Solem, seconded by Councilman Arkison and unanimously carried that further reading be waived. Moved by Councilman Solem, seconded by Councilman Arkison that the Resolution be adopted. Resolution passed and adopted by the following vote of Council: AYES: - Councilmen: Rubio, Solem, Cruz, Arkison, Decker NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None and numbered Resolution 6221. A Resolution was presented appointing John C. Rodriguez to the Library Board of Trustees for the term expiring 6/30/77. Councilman Solem offered the Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA APPOINTING JOHN C. RODRIGUEZ TO THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Moved by Councilman Solem, seconded by Councilman Arkison and unanimously carried that further reading be waived. Moved by Councilman Solem, seconded by Councilman Arkison that the Resolution be adopted. Resolution passed and adopted by the following vote of Council: AYES:Councilmen: Rubio, Solem, Cruz, Arkison, Decker NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None and numbered Resolution 6222. A Resolution was presented reappointing John D. Granados to the Personnel Board for the term expiring 6/30/77. Councilman Solem offered the Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA APPOINTING JOHN D. GRANADOS TO THE PERSONNEL BOARD. Moved by Councilman Solem, seconded by Councilman Arkison and unanimously carried that further reading be waived. Moved by Councilman Solem, seconded by Councilman Arkison that the Resolution be adopted. Resolution passed and adopted by the following vote of Council: AYES: Councilmen: Rubio, Solem, Cruz, Arkison, Decker NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None and numbered Resolution 6223. A Resolution was presented reappointing Donald A. Olejnik to the Planning Commission for the term expiring 6/30/78. Councilman Solem offered the Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA REAPPOINTING DONALD A. OLEJNIK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. Moved by Councilman Solem, seconded by Councilman Arkison and unanimously carried that further reading be waived. Moved by Councilman Solem, seconded by Councilman Arkison that the Resolution be adopted. Resolution passed and adopted by the following vote of Council: Page 3 Res.#6222 appointing John C. Rodriguez to Lib.Bd. of Trustees Res. #6223 reappointing John D. Granados to Personnel Bd. Res. #6224 reappointing Donald A. Olejnik to Planning Commission AZUSA AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, JULY 1, 1974 Page 4 AYES: Councilmen: Rubio, Solem, Cruz, Arkison, Decker NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None and numbered Resolution 6224. A Resolution was presented reappointing Harry C. Coffin Res. #6225 to the Planning Commission for the term expiring 6/30/78. reappointing Harry C. Councilman Solem presented the Resolution entitled: Coffin to Planning A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA Commission REAPPOINTING HARRY Q. COFFIN TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. _Moved by Councilman Solem, seconded by Councilman Arkison and unanimously carried that further reading be waived. Moved by Councilman Solem, seconded by Councilman Arkison that the Resolution be adopted. Resolution passed and adopted by the following vote of Council: AYES: Councilmen: Rubio, Solem, Cruz, Arkison, Decker NOES.: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None and numbered Resolution 6225. The City Clerk presented the notice from the Azusa Herald & Pomotropic stating that the legal advertising rates for the City of Azusa will remain the same as last year: $2.50 per column inch. Moved by Councilman Arkison, seconded by Councilman Rubio Legal adv. and unanimously carried to receive and file the notice. rates for City from The City Clerk presented the notice from the Los Angeles Az.Herald County Division, LCC General Membership Meeting to be & Pomotropic held at Inglewood, July 18, 1974, reserved seats $2.50, ' dinner $8.50. LCC General Membership Moved by Councilman Solem, seconded by Councilman Rubio Mtg., and unanimously carried to authorize attendance by Inglewood, Council and Department Heads. 7/18/74 TheCityClerk submitted to Council his letter of Resignation resignation, effective 7/31/74. of City- Cler Dean F.,Klar Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councflman Solem eff. 7/31/74 and unanimously carried to accept the resignation with regret. A communication was received from the Personnel Board, Step Raises recommending approval of step raises and/or permanent status for the following employees: Name To Status Effective Bjerke, S. Lib. Clerk Step 4 7/3/74 Lungi, R. Pol. Officer Step 3 7/1/74 Martinez, S. Pol. Officer Step 3 7/8/74 Hernandez, A. Maint.Man II Step 4 7/2/74 Remala, J. St.Sweeper Opr. Step 3 7/2/74 Coburn, S. -Park Maint.Man I Step 3 7/3/74 Moved`by Councilman Solem, seconded by Councilman Cruz and unanimously carried to approve the recommendations. Notice was given that the Planning Commission, by Resolu- P.C.Res. #11: tion No. 1130, conditionally granted a Variance to permit cond.grtd.Vai waiver of two -car garage requirement, a reduced distance (Case V-388 - of 3 ft. between a dwelling and an accessory building, Thomas Juare: and a reduced rear yard setback of "0" ft. on property located at 732.W. 11th St. (Case V-388 - Thomas Juarez). No action taken by Council.