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1958-10-14MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS October 14, 1958 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cypress was called to order in the City Hall, 9352 Walker Street, at 7.30 o'clock P M , with Mayor Van Dyke presiding. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Councilman Baroldi Councilmen present: J Van. Dyke, T A Baroldi, W. J. Arrowood, M G McCarney, and A. E. Arnold Councilmen absent. None City officials present City Clerk Olsthoorn, City Manager - Deputy City Clerk Wesenberg, City Attorney Howell, City Engineer Neff, Planing Commissioner Wright, and Chief of Police Hansen MI NUTES On motion of Councilman Arnold, seconded by Councilman Arrowood and unanimously carried, the minutes of the meeting of September 8, 1958, were approved as submitted. The minutes of the meeting of September 23, 1958, were tabled until the next meeting REGI S Tr R OF DEMANDS It was moved by Councilman Baroldi, seconded by Councilman Arrowood and unanimously carried, that the Register of Demands for the month of October, 1958, be approved. GARCIA USE VARIA1dCE APPLICATION The Deputy City Clerk presented the use variance application No UV -117 of Mr A G Garcia to permit the continued use of his fertilizer grinding and storage plant in an M-1 zone, located on Bloomfield Avenue, approximately 600 feet north of Ball Road. The Deputy City Clerk pointed out that Mr Garcia had been operat- ing his fertilizer plant under a variance granted by the Council in 1956, but that the variance was now expiring The Deputy City Clerk also stated that the Planning Commission had recommended approval of the application and, upon. request, read the Planning Commission's recommendations from the minutes of their meeting. -1- October 14, 1958 Following discussion, it was moved by Councilman Arnold, seconded by Councilman Baroldi and unanimously carried, that Use Variance No. UV -117 be granted with the following conditions: 1 That the variance be granted for a period of three (3) years, beginning on October 14, 1958, and expiring October 14, 1961, 2 That the proposed sign advertising said business, to be located on the northeast corner of Ball Road and Bloomfield Avenue, is to be 60 feet from the centerline of Ball Road, 3. That permittee must reasonably control flies and dust on the premises. STATEWIDE PATROL SERVICE The Deputy City Clerk stated that the Statewide Patrol Service of luena Park had requested a license to operate within the City He further stated that the Chief of Police had checked out the men and vehicles to be used within the City and had found them to be satisfactory; also, that the company had presented the re- quired bond to the City Following discussion of the City's responsibilities and liabilities in the matter, it was moved by Councilman Baroldi, seconded by Councilman Arnold and unanimously carried, that the Statewide Patrol Service of Buena Park be granted a business license to operate within the City of Cypress PROJECT STATEMENT, W_aLKER S'1_FiEET On motion of Councilman Arnold, seconded by Councilman Arrowood and unanimously carried, the Council authorized the City Engineer to make a survey of the proposed reconstruction work on Walker Street between Orange and Ball_ and to prepare the necessary plans and the project statement, to be ready for submissi:,n to the Council at the next meeting. -2- October 14, 1958 REPORT ON HOLDER STREET CHANNEL The City Engineer presented and discussed his revised plans for the drainage ditch along Holder Street He estimated that the cost, under these revised plans, would be approximately 424,000.00 Following discussion, it was moved by Councilman Arrowood, seconded by Councilman Baroldi and unanimously carried, that the City Engineer and the City Attorney work out the contingencies as soon as possible, and that, when they are ready to report to the Council, a special meeting will be called STATE FUNDS FOR FLOOD -DAMAGED STREETS The Deputy City Clerk read a letter from the Division of Highways in Los Angeles and addressed to the City Engineer. The City Engineer explained just exactly what the State was offering in the way of funds for repairing flood -damaged streets in the City. Following a lengthy discussion of the needed repairs and the approximate cost thereof, it was moved by Councilman Arnold, seconded by Councilman Arrowood and unanimously carried, that Resolution No 73, authorizing the City Manager to sign the agreement with the State of California for the acquiring of 44.0,600.00 for repair of the flood damage done to the City's streets, be adopted It was then moved by Councilman Arnold, seconded by Councilman Baroldi and unanimously carried, that a letter be directed to Supervisor Phillips, requesting that sufficient monies from the County Gas Tax Fund be allocated to the City for the improvement to County standards of Cerritos Avenue from Walker Street to Knott Avenue PROPOSED PURCHASING REGULATIONS The City Attorney presented and read a suggested resolution governing City purchases Following considerable discussion, it was moved by Councilman Baroldi, seconded by Councilman McCarney 3 - October 14, 1958 _283 - and unanimously carried, that the matter be tabled until each Councilman can obtain a copy of the proposed resolution and has had an opportunity to study it CULVERTS UNDER BALL ROAD The City Manager stated that his office had received inquiries from two property owners with regard to the drainage problem on Ball Road in the vicinity of Denn.i Street There followed dis- cussion of the problems of disposing of drainage waters in this area On motion of Councilman Arrowood, seconded by Councilman Baroldi and unanimously carried, the Council authorized the City Engineer to make a survey of the problem of placing culverts under Ball Road, said survey to be presented to the Council at the next meeting ORANGE AVENUE DRAINAGE PROBLEM It was pointed out that another drainage problem exists in the area of Orange Avenue just west of Moody Street Councilman Arnold moved that the ditch be cleaned out and the culverts be taken out and taken care of, which motion died for lack of a second The City Engineer pointed out that that section of Orange Avenue is scheduled to be resurfaced and that the culverts and drainage can be attended to at that time MILLER STREET PROJECT The City Engineer reported that the proposed Miller Street Im- provement Project is acceptable to the County Board of Super- visors for County Gas Tax funds as a major highway CERRITOS AVENUE, DITCH AND CULVERTS There was no report from the City Engineer on a possible new ditch and culverts on the north side of Cerritos near Knott No action was taken on this matter REVISED AUDIT REPORTS The City Manager presented to each Councilman a copy of the revised audit report for the fiscal year 1957-58. -4- October 14, 1958 PLANNING COMMISSION REORGANIZATION REPORT The City Attorney briefly reviewed the previous discussion on the membership of the Planning Commission There followed a lengthy discussion as to the number of Commissioners and as to whether they should be required to be registered voters of the City. The City Attorney presented and read a proposed ordinance amending Section 2 of Ordinance No 26 with the provision that new members of the Planning Commission will be registered voters of the City Whereupon, it was moved by Councilman McCarney, seconded by Councilman Arrowood and unanimously carried, that said ordinance, No 45, is introduced for adoption and passed on to second reading and final adoption. It was moved by Councilman Arnold, seconded by Councilman McCarney, that Commissioners Wheelock and Wicker be re -appointed to full terms It was pointed out that the appointment of the Commissioners, in accordance with the City's ordinance, must be made by the Mayor Whereupon, Councilman Arnold withdrew his motion with the permission of the second The matter of the terms of Commissioners Wheelock and Wicker was tabled until the next meeting RESOLUTION RE. LAWRENCE ANNEXATION The Mayor stated that, in view- of the talk going around, he felt the need for a clarification of the Lawrence Annexation situation The City Attorney presented and read a proposed resolution stating the Council's position with regard to the Lawrence Annexation. It was moved by Councilman Arrowood, seconded by Councilman Baroldi and unanimously carriea, that said resolution, No 74, is hereby adopted for publication. FOREST LAWN LETTER IMr Ugene Blalock, representative of Forest Laws Memorial -Park Association, was recognized by the Chair and asked permission to reaa ana present a letter to the Council Such permission was -5- October 14, 1958 _285 granted. Following the reading of the letter, it was moved by Councilman Baroldi, seconded by Councilman Arrowood and unanimously carried, that said letter be received and filed MILLER STREET, PROPOSED EXTENSION The City Engineer pointed out on a map the route of the proposed extension of Miller Street and stated that the County would like to have an expression from the Council on file before holding public hearings It was moved by Councilman Arnold, seconded by Council- man Baroldi and unanimously carried, that the Council approves in principle the location and allignment of the proposed extension of Miller Street LAWRENCE ANNEXATION LAWSUITS The City Attorney gave a brief report on the four vending lawsuits in connection with the Lawrence Annexation and cemeteries in general in the City ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, Council- man Baroldi moved, seconded by Councilman Arrowood and unanimously carried, that the meeting be adjourned until the next regular meeting Time of adjournment: 9:45 o'clock P M J cob Van Dyke, Mayor cob Van Dyke, Mayor -6- October 14, 1958