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CC - 08-02-60 - Adjourned MeetingCITY OF ROSEMEAD ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA CITY COUNCIL Minutes of August 2, 1960 An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rosemead was held in the Council Chambers, 3954 North • Rosemead Boulevard. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Andersen at 8:00 o'clock p.m. 1. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Phinney. The Invocation was delivered by mayor Andersee. 2. Present: Councilmen: Andersen, Jackman, Lowrey, Phinney. Absent: Councilmen: Stead. Ex officio: Watson, Farrell, Stump, Armstrong. 3. TIME RESERVED FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO DESIRE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. Willietta Kunz, 3911 North Ivar Avenue, stated that an elderly citizen on Newby Avenue was quite concerned about a dead tree in the parkway in front of her home which had not been removed even though it had been reported to the City Hall several times. CA Farrell was instructed to obtain the necessary information regarding the location of this tree and see to it that this citizen is contacted and informed of an approximate time when it can be removed. . OLD BUSINESS 4. PUBLIC HEARIN ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE NO. ORDINANCE NO. G. ORDINANCE NO. 34-TRAFFIC ORDINANCE 35-POUND ORDINANCE 36-BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE 37-STREETS AND HIGHWAYS ORDINANCE 38-SANITARY SEWER ORDINANCE 39-SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE 40-BUILDING CODE 41-ELECTRICAL CODE 42-PLUMBING CODE 43-FIRE CODE Mayor Andersen declared the Public Hearing open for Ordinances .34 through 43 inclusive, and requested anyone in the audience who wished to testify on any of these ordinances to stand and be sworn in. No one responded. It was moved by Lowrey, second by Jackman, and unanimously carried that the Public Hearing on Ordinances Nos. 34 through 43 inclusive be closed. ORDINANCE NO. 34. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ADOPT- ING BY REFERENCE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 50,022.2 OF THE GOVERN- MENT CODE, ORDINANCE NO. 6544 OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFI: UPON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NOS. 2177, 3549, 3922 AND 6383.", AS AMENDED TO JULY 1, 1960, AND AMENDING THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL • CODE. It was moved by Lowrey, second by Jackman, and u!-.3nimously carried that Ordinance No. 34 be read by title only. It was moved by Lowrey, second by Andersen that Ordinance No. 34 be adopted. Roll call vote as follows: Ayes: Andersen, Jackman, Lowrey, Phinney. Noes: None. Absent: Stead. • 5. ORDINANCE NO. 35. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ADOPT-UAN 022. 2 OF CODEY OREFERENC RDINANCE,No. 4729TOF0THECC UNTY0OF LOS ANGELESGENTITLEDT "AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCES 2550, 2991, AND 3266, AND PROVIDING FOR THE COUNTY POUND DEPARTMENT, COUNTY POUNDMASTER, ING OTHER FOR THE REGULATION P RDOTHE GS AND LICENSING ANIMALS.", ASAMENDED TOJULY 1, 1960 AND OF AMENDING THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE. It was moved by Lowrey, second by Jackman, and unanimously carried that Ordinance No. 35 be read by title only. It was moved by Lowrey, second by Phinney that Ordinance No. 35 be adopted. Roll call vote as follows: Ayes: Andersen, Jackman, Lowrey, Phinney.' Noes: None. Absent: Stead. 6. ORDINANCE NO. 36. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ADOPTING BY CODE, ORDINANCE NO. 5860 OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AND LICENSING BUSINESSES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.", AS AMENDED TO JULY 1, 1960, AND AMENDING THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE. It was moved by Phinney, second by Lowrey, and unanimously carried that Ordinance No. 36 be read by title only. It was moved by Jackman, second by Lowrey that Ordinance No. 36 be adopted. Roll call vote as follows: Ayes: Andersen, Jackman, Lowrey, Phinney. Noes: None. Absent: Stead. 7. ORDINANCE NO. 37. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 50,022.2 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE ORDINANCE'NO. 3597 OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS UNDER WHICH PERMITS SHALL BE ISSUED FOR THE MOVING OF BUILDINGS OR'STRUCTURES, THE MAKING OF EXCAVATIONS, FILLS, RECONSTRUCTING OR REPAIRING OF CURBS, SIDE- WALKS, GUTTERS, DRIVEWAYS, ROADWAY SURACES, STORM DRAINS, CULVERTS OR OTHER APPURTENANT HIGHWAY STRUCTURES, IN PUBLIC STREETS, WAYS OR PLACES IN THE UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY OF THE 'COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, AND REPEALING ORDINANCES NO. 675, NO. 1661, AND NO. 1774.11, AS AMENDED TO JULY 1, 1960, AND AMENDING THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE. It was moved by Jackman, second by Lowrey, and unanimously carried that Ordinance No. 37 be read by title only. . It was moved by Phinney, second by Jackman that Ordinance No. 37 be adopted. Roll call vote as follows: Ayes: Andersen, Jackman, Lowrey, Phinney, Noes: None. Absent: Stead. 8. ORDINANCE NO. 38. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 50,022.2 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, ORDINANCE NO. 6130 OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR SANITARY SEWERS, AND THE DEPOSIT OR DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE AND OTHER WASTE MATTER IN UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.", AS AMENDED TO JULY 1, 1960, AND AMENDING THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE. It was moved by Jackman, second by Lowrey, and unanimously carried that Ordinance No. 38 be read by title only. -2- • It was moved by Jackman,, second by Lowrey that Ordinance No. 38 be adopted. Roll call vote as follows: Ayes: Andersen, Jackman, Lowrey, Phinney. Noes: None. Absent: Stead. 9. ORDINANCE.NO. 39• AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ADOPT- ING • CODE, ORDINANCEENO. 4478NOFTTHEE000NTY5OFOLOS2ANGELES ENTITLEDNT "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR THE SUBDIVISION AND MAPPING OF LAND PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, PART 2 OF DIVISION 4 OF THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.", AS AMENDED. TO JULY 1, 1960, AND AMENDING THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE. It was moved by Lowrey, second by Jackman, and unanimously carried that Ordinance No. 39 be read by title only. It was moved by Phinney, second by Lowrey that Ordinance No. 39 be adopted. Roll call vote as follows: Ayes: Andersen, Jackman, Lowrey, Phinney. Noes: None. Absent: Stead. 10. ORDINANCE NO. 40. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 50,022.2 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, ORDINANCE NO. 2225 OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUILDING CODE REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, CONVERSION, OCCUPANCY, USE, HEIGHT, AREA, MAINTEN- ANCE OF ALL STRUCTURES, AND CERTAIN EQUIPMENT THEREIN SPECIFI- CALLY REGULATED, AND GRADING, WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED TERRIT- ORY OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.", AS AMENDED TO JULY 1, 19603 AND AMENDING THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE. It was moved by Jackman, second by Lowrey, and unanimously carried that Ordinance No. 40 be read,by title only. It was moved by Jackman, second by Lowrey that Ordinance No. 40 be adopted. Roll call vote as follows: Ayes: Andersen, Jackman, Lowrey,. Phinney. Noes: None. Absent: Stead. 11. ORDINANCE NO. 41. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 50,022.2 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, ORDINANCE NO. 2252 OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE INSTALLATION, ARRANGEMENT, ALTER- ATION REPAIR, USE AND OPERATION OF ELECTRIC WIRING, CONNECTIONS, FIXTURES AND OTHER ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES ON PREMISES WITHIN THE • UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES." AS AMENDED TO JULY 1, 1960, AND AMENDING THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL, CODE. It was moved by Lowrey, second by Jackman, and unanimously carried that•Ordinance No. 41 be read by title only. It was moved by Jackman, second by Lowrey that Ordinance No: 41 • be adopted. Roll call vote as follows: Ayes: Andersen, Jackman, Lowrey, Phinney. Noes: None. Absent: Stead. 12. ORDINANCE NO. 42. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 50,022.2 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, ORDINANCE NO. 2269 OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING SANITARY PLUMBING AND HOUSING DRAINAGE IN THE UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY OF LOS ANGELES AND PRESCRIBING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH PLUMBING MAY BE CARRIED ON THEREIN. AS AMENDED TO JULY 1, 1960, AND AMENDING THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE. -3- S It was moved by Jackman, second by Lowrey, and unanimously carried that Ordinance No. 42 be read by title only. It was moved by Jackman, second by Phinney that Ordinance No. 42 be adopted. Roll call vote as follows: Ayes: Andersen, Jackman, Lowrey, • Phinney. Noes: None. Absent: Stead. 13. ORDINANCE NO. 43. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 50,022.2 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, ORDINANCE NO. 2947 OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A FIRE PREVENTION CODE FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, AND REPEALING ORDINANCES NOS. 673, 749, 823, 1424, 1559, 1858, 1897, 2202, 2695, (New Series),", AS AMENDED TO JULY 1, 1960, AND AMENDING THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE. It was moved by Lowrey, second by Jackman, and unanimously carried that Ordinance No. 43 be read by title only. It was mo.eda~n second by Jackman that Ordinance No. 43 be adopt3. Roll call vote as follows: Ayes: Andersen, Jackman, Lowrey, Phinney. Noes: None. Absent: Stead. 14. ORDINANCE NO. 45. AMENDING TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. (2nd Reading) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF ARTICLE III OF THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. It was moved by Jackman, second by Lowrey, and unanimously carried that Ordinance No. 45 be read by title only. It was moved by Jackman, second by Lowrey, that Ordinance No. 45 be adopted. Roll call vote as follows: Ayes: Andersen, Jackman, Lowrey,' Phinney. Noes: None. Absent: None. 15. TIME RESERVED FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO DESIRE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. None. 16. MATTERS FROM CITY OFFICIALS. • Attorney Watson advised the Council that an attorney who leases space from his firm has been approached but not as yet retained.,by a„.nymber of bar owners in the city to possibly represent them iri"an action against the City. This attorney had contacted Mr.. Watson as he did not wish to cause him any embarrassment. Attorney Watson told the Council that he felt they should be aware of this situation even though this attorney is not associated with his firm in any way. • Mayor Andersen instructed Attorney Watson to advise this attorney that the Rosemead City Council would have no objections to his representing Rosemead bar owners, that he.is his own agent. 17. COMMUNICATION - ROSEMEAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. CA Farrell read in full a letter from the Rosemead Chamber . of Commerce manager concerning business conditions in the City and requesting that a committee be appointed to study and make recommendations on this subject. -4- • Mayor Andersen stated after a short discussion that he would appoint a committee in the near future and would appreciate suggemions from citizens and other Councilmen as to the type of people they would prefer to see on this committee. Stuart H. Maude, DVM, 9639 East Valley Boulevard suggested that some landlords and some business men be appointed on this • committee and that the City Council should be well represented. 18. COMMUNICATION-E. P. LIEBERG RE: BILLBOARDS. This communication requesting the Council to reconsider its action regarding a billboard at 9424 East Valley Boulevard was readin full by CA Farrell. After a short discussion, it'was moved by Lowrey, second by Jackman that as far as this one sign is concerned that the City Council agree that it was put up in good faith and that it be allowed to remain as it was legally built under a permit issured prior to the passage of our City ordinance. Councilman Phinney stated that, a full Council was not present and therefore he felt no action should be taken at this time. It was moved by Phinney, second by Andersen that this item of business be tabled until the first regular meeting in September. Roll call vote as follows: Ayes: Andersen, Jackman, Phinney. Noes: Lowrey. Absent: Stead. 19. URBAN PLANNING ASSISTANCE. (701 Program) CA Farrell read in full a letter from the Planning Commission recommending the hiring of Everett Mansur as Planning Consultant for the City of Rosemead, and explained the infor- mation concerning the "701 Program" which had been presented to the council. Commissioners Roy Casares and Willietta Kunz addressed the Council opposing the program. Dr. Stuart H. Maude addressed the Council favoring this program. After discussion, it was moved by Lowrey, second by Jackman that everything be done to expedite application for the "701" Plan and that the "701" Plan be referred back to the Planning Commission for reconsideration. • After a short discussion, roll call vote as follows: Ayes: Andersen, Jackman, Lowrey. Noes: None. Absent: Stead. Councilman Phinney abstained from votincJ saying he would abstain from voting on any motion he can t understand. ,RESOLUTION NO. 60-51. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIt OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD RELATIVE TO URBAN PLANNING ASSISTANCE. It was moved by Lowrey, second by Jackman that Resolution No. 60- 51 be adopted. Roll call vote as follows: Ayes: Andersen, Jackman, Lowrey, Noes: Phinney. Absent: Stead. 20. LONG BEACH PROPOSAL. Councilman Phinney stated that he was in favor of the Long Beach Proposal he had read in the League of California Cities -5- • Bulletin which requests the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to hold hearings which pertain to the City within the City. It was moved by Phinney, second by Lowrey that a resolution be drafted indicating that the City of Rosemead is in favor of Alcoholic Beverage Control hearings being held within the City when they affect the City and notification be sent to • the League of California Cities to that effect. Roll call vote as follows: Ayes: Andersen, Jackman, Lowrey, Phinney. Noes: None. Absent: Stead. 21. PARKS AND RECREATION CONTRACT. Attorney Watson stated that he had the proposed contract be- fore him but if there was no urgency that he would like additional.time to study it. 22. PAVE OUT RE: GUESS STREET. Roy Casares,.9513 East Guess Street, requested the City Council to consider pave out on his street. , A discussion followed concerning three streets on which curb has been installed. Mayor Andersen instructed CA Farrell to investigate the cost of this repair on the three streets, Guess Street between Rio Hondo and Ellis Lane, Muscatel Avenue north of Valley Boulevard and Encinita Avenue between Pitkin Street and Lower Azusa Road and report back to the Council as soon as possible. It was moved by Jackman, second by Phinney, and unanimously carried that the meeting adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 9:57 o'clock p.m. Next regular meeting August 9, 1960. MAYOR CITY CLERK 0 0 -6-