HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes-07-28-87-Regular MeetingMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
JULY 28, 1987
TABLE OF MINUTE
ACTIONS
SUBJECT
ACTION
PAGE NO.
Plaque presented to Cn. Santangelo from SEAACA re
services as Commissioner from 1986-87
1
Res. #4910, Lighting Dist. Annex. 87/03 - Boyson
St. between Birchdale Ave. & Blodgett Ave.
Adopted
2
Pub. Hrg. - Protests on Lot Cleaning Program
Approved
2
Pub. Hrg. - Permissive CUP #87-1, property located
7749 Florence Ave.
Con't 8/25
2
Pub. Hrg. - Appeal to CUP #252, property located
7862 Firestone Blvd.
Con't 8/25
2
John Gonzalez re complaint data submitted some mos.
ago & bldg. permits taken out in Bell Gardens by
Cn. Paul
2
Minutes: Adj. Reg. Mtg., July 6, 1987; Reoganization
Mtg., July 7, 1987; Adj. Reg. Mtg., July 8, 1987;
& Adj. Reg. Mtg., July 14, 1987
Approved
2
CC #550, Rio Hondo Country Club -Fence Replacement:
Accept improvements & maintenance responsibility f/
improvements constructed
Approved
2
General Warrants #31866 - 32267, $2,269,950.93
Approved
2
Zone Change Case #238-10707 Studebaker Rd.
Sets Hrg. 8/11
2
Crossing Guard Contract: Authorize staff to
contract w/Crossing Guard Service
Approved
2
Appropriation f/parking Structure for Transit
Vehicles: Reappropriate $38,760 f/1986-87 Prop
A budget f/parking structure & appropriate add'l
$3,300 from Prop A funds to cover costs f/shoring
up cement foundation
Approved
3
Res. #4911, Lighting Dist. AD 121- Annex & Ordering
Eng's Report (Dinsdale St. f/150 ft. E/of
Pomering Rd. Easterly to Cul-De-Sac
Adopted
3
Res. #4912, Lighting Dist. AD 121-Approving Eng's
Rpt.
Adopted
3
Res. #4913, Lighting Maint. Dist. AD 121-
Adopted
Declaring Intention to Annex
Sets Hrg. 8/25
3
Res. #4914, Authorizing Cost -of -Living Wage
Adjustment f/Part-Time Hourly Classifications &
Rescinding Res. #4286
Adopted
3
Res. #4915, Amendment to Conflict of Interest
Code & Rescinding Res. #4750
Adopted
3
Result of Community Survey Relating to Secondary
Approved
Uses in Transmission Line Right -of -Way
Alternative #1
3
Don Davis complimented Bill Ralph and staff on
landscaping around perimeter of Council Chamber
4
Cn. Cormack re Status of Space Shuttle Monument 4
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COUNCIL MINUTES,JULY 28, 1987
TABLE OF MINUTE ACTIONS (CONTINUED)
SUBJECT
Mayor Boggs re joint use of school facilities
for child care
Adjournment to 6:30 p.m., August 11, 1987, to
include closed session, in the Council Chamber
of Downey City Hall
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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
JULY 28, 1987
The City Council of the City of Downey held a regular meeting at 7:51 p.m.,
July 28, 1987, in the Council Chamber of the Downey City Hall, Mayor Diane P.
Boggs presiding.
PRESENT: Council Members:
Diane P. Boggs Mayor
Robert G. Cormack Mayor Pro Tem
Roy L. Paul
James S. Santangelo
ABSENT: Randall R. Barb (excused)
ALSO PRESENT: Don Davis, City Manager
Carl K. Newton, City Attorney
Jenny Young, City Clerk -Treasurer
Ronald Irwin, Fire Chief
James R. Jarrett, Director of Community Services
Pete Stone, Acting Police Chief
Lee Powell, Director of Administrative Services
William A. Ralph, Director of Public Works
Sylvia Garcia, Communications Specialist
William McCulloch, Motor Officer
Jake Wager, Redevelopment Manager
Maxine Woerner, Associate Planner
Ronald Yoshiki, City Planner
Scot Yotsuya, Assistant to the City Manager
Joyce Baker, Executive Secretary
PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Boggs presented a plaque
Southeast Area Animal Control Authority
Commissioner from 1986-87.
HEARINGS
to Council Member Santangelo from the
in recognition of dedicated service as a
Mayor Boggs opened the Public Hearing of Protests on Lighting District
Annexation 87/03, Boyson Street between Birchdale Avenue and Blodgett Avenue.
City Clerk Young affirmed the Affidavit of Posting of Notice and Proof of
Publication.
City Clerk Young stated there were no written protests or objections filed.
Mayor Boggs called for those in the audience who wished to speak in protest
to the annexation. There were none.
Mayor Boggs called for those in the audience who wished to speak in favor
of the proposed annexation. The following person came forward:
Ms. Kristine Cerone, 8619 Boyson St., stated she is the resident who
carried the petition asking that Boyson St. be annexed into the Lighting
District. She said she and the other residents who signed the petition are in
favor of the annexation as a safety factor for their neighborhood.
It was moved by Council Member Cormack, seconded by Council Member Paul,
and unanimously carried (Council Member Barb absent) to close the Public
Hearing.
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RESOLUTION NO. 4910
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY ORDERING ANNXATION OF
A CERTAIN AREA INTO LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT A.D. 121
AND TO MAINTAIN AND FURNISH ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO THOSE STREET
LIGHTING FIXTURES LOCATED ON STREETS AND PUBLIC PLACES WITHIN THOSE
AREAS (ANNEXATION 87/03 BOYSON STREET BETWEEN BIRCHDALE
AVENUE AND BLODGETT AVENUE)
The Resolution was read by title only. It was moved by Council Member
Santangelo, seconded by Council Member Cormack, and unanimously carried (Council
Member Barb absent) to waive further reading and to adopt.
Mayor Boggs opened the Public Hearing of Protests on Lot Cleaning Program.
City Clerk Young affirmed the Proof of Publication.
City Clerk Young stated there were no written protests or objections filed.
Mayor Boggs called for those in the audience who wished to speak in protest
or in favor of the Lot Cleaning Assessments. There were none.
Mayor Boggs hearing no objections, so ordered the Public Hearing closed.
It was moved by Council Member Santangelo, seconded by Council Member
Cormack, and unanimously carried (Council Member Barb absent) and noting no
protests, to affirm the assessments.
Mayor Boggs opened the Public Hearing on Permissive Conditional Use Permit
No. 87-1, 7749 Florence Avenue.
It was moved by Council Member Santangelo, seconded by Council Member
Cormack, and unanimously carried (Council Member Barb absent) to continue the
Public Hearing on Permissive Conditional Use Permit No. 87-1, 7749 Florence
Avenue, to August 25, 1987.
Mayor Boggs opened the Public Hearing on Appeal to Conditional Use Permit -
No. 252, Property Located at 7862 Firestone Boulevard.
It was moved by Council Member Paul, seconded by Council Member Santangelo,
and unanimously carried (Council Member Barb absent) to continue the Public
Hearing on Appeal to Conditional Use Permit No. 252, Property Located at 7862
Firestone Boulevard, to August 25, 1987.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Items not on Agenda
Mr. John Gonzalez, 12350 Orizaba Ave., re complaint data submitted some
months ago (92 pages) and to an application taken out in City of Bell Gardens by
Cn. Paul. He handed the City Clerk, for the record, miscellaneous building
permits from the City of Bell Gardens. Mr. Gonzalez was asked to take a seat in
the audience and he did so.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes: Adjourned Regular Meeting, July 6, 1987; Reorganization
Meeting, July 7, 1987; Adjourned Regular Meeting, July 8, 1987; and
Adjourned Regular Meeting, July 14, 1987: Approve.
Cash Contract No. 550 - Fence Replacement - Rio Hondo Country Club,
Account No. 52-17527: Accept improvements and accept maintenance
responsibility for improvements constructed: Approve.
General Warrants #31866 - 32267, $2,269,950.93: Approve.
Zone Change Case 1238 for Property Located at 10707 Studebaker Road:
Set Public Hearing for August 11, 1987.
Crossing Guard Contract: Authorize staff to contract with Crossing
Guard Service: Approve.
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Appropriation for Parking Structure for Transit Vehicles: Reapproriate
$38,760 from 1986-87 Proposition A budget for a parking structure and
appropriate an additional $3,300 from Proposition A funds to cover costs
for shoring up the cement foundation: Approve.
RESOLUTION NO. 4911 (ADOPT)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
PROPOSING TO ANNEX A CERTAIN AREA INTO THE LIGHTING
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. A.D. 121 AND ORDERING THE
ENGINEER TO PREPARE AND FILE A REPORT PURSUANT TO THE
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972 (ANNEXATION 87/63-
DINSDALE STREET FROM 150 FEET EAST OF POMERING
ROAD EASTERLY TO THE CUL-DE-SAC)
RESOLUTION NO. 4912 (ADOPT)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THE ADDITION TO
LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT A.D. 121 OF ANNEXATION
87/66-(DINSDALE STREET FROM 150 FEET EAST OF
POMERING ROAD EASTERLY TO THE CUL-DE-SAC)
RESOLUTION NO. 4913 (ADOPT)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ANNEX A CERTAIN AREA INTO THE
LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT A.D. 121 AND TO MAINTAIN AND
FURNISH ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO STREET LIGHTING FIXTURES ON
THE STREETS AND PUBLIC PLACES (ANNEXATION 87/63-
DINSDALE STREET FROM 150 FEET EAST OF POMERING ROAD
EASTERLY TO THE CUL-DE-SAC)
(Public Hearing set for August 25, 1987)
RESOLUTION NO. 4914 (ADOPT)
- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
AUTHORIZING A COST -OF -LIVING WAGE ADJUSTMENT FOR PART-
TIME HOURLY CLASSIFICATIONS AND RESCINDING
RESOLUTION NO. 4286
RESOLUTION NO. 4915 (ADOPT)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
ADOPTING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE WHICH INCORPORATES
BY REFERENCE THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION'S
STANDARD MODEL CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE AMID RESCINDING
RESOLUTION NO. 4750
It was moved by Council Member Santangelo, seconded by Council Member Paul,
and carried by the following vote to approve the Consent Calendar as
recommended:
AYES: 4 Council Members: Cormack, Santangelo, Paul, Boggs
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: 1 Council Member: Barb
ORDINANCES• None
RESOLUTIONS: None (see Consent Calendar)
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
Result of Community Survey Relating to Secondary Uses in Transmission
Line Right -Of -May
Mr. Jake Wager, Redevelopment Manager, presented the staff report and also
stated that the attachment to the staff report has been forwarded to Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power and Southern California Edison Company. The
report contains background information, survey results, five alternatives that
have been listed for Council consideration, a map of the area involved, and a
copy of the questionnaire used. Staff recommended adoption of Alternative No. 1
or Alternative No. 5.
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Mr. Carl Newton, City Attorney, asked Mr. Wager to clarify that the purpose
of the adoption is a policy of the City as pertaining to the area in question.
The answer was affirmative by Mr. Wager.
Before the below vote, Mayor Boggs confirmed that this does not affect
current uses, but would stop any future use if it was not accepted by the
neighborhood.
It was moved by Council Member Cormack, seconded by Council Member
Santangelo, and carried by unaninmous vote (Council Member Barb absent) to
approve Alternative No. 1.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR: None
OTHER BUSINESS AND ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
Staff Members:
1. Mr. Don Davis, City Manager, complimented Mr. Bill Ralph, Director of
of Public Works, and his staff on the landscaping around the perimeter
of the Council Chamber. Council concurred.
City Council Members:
1. Council Member Cormack re Status of Space Shuttle Monument to be placed
in Downey Civic Center.
2. Mayor Boggs reported on good Mayor/Council Member Executive Forum
Conference in Monterey and as a result of that meeting indicated
interest in serving on committee which would coordinate joint use of
school facilities for child care.
ADJOURNMENT: 8:20 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned to 6:30 p.m., August 11, 1987, in the Council
Chamber of the Downey City Hall, to include closed session.
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