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1934 SEP 19 CC MIN. A regular meeting of California, wras called to date, in the Council Cham Peter E. Binder, Mayor. Councilmen Present: Councilmen Absent: E1 Segundo, California. September 19th, 1934. the City Council of order at 7:00 o'clo ber of the City Hall ROLL CALL. Hesser, Love, Selby Gerow. 73 the City of El Segundo, --k P. Z:F. on the above of said City, by and Mayor Binder. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 12th day of September, 1934, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moves. by Councilmah Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the minutes be approved as read. Carried. V-1RITTEN CO: -717 NICATIONS. The following communications were read and disposed of as indic,-:ted: Cr_LIFORNIA ',rUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION, dated September lath, 1934, which .eras accompanied by Legislation Bulletin No. 1, together with a form of-contract for the services of said organization for the fiscal year 1934 -1935. Ordered filed. ":fir "tIE B. BEATTY, Chief Clerk, Board of Supervisors, dated September 17th, 1934, advising of the adoption by the Board of Supervisors of a resolution declaring a portion of lthperial Highway within the xx±d City of El Segundo a part of the County system of highways and submitting a copy of said resolution for the information of this Council. After consideration of the matter, Councilman Selby introduced Ordinance No. 193 entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF TRH; CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, Cl- :LIFO - NIA, GRANT -ING CONSENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAID CITY FOR THE IMPF_OVEKENT BY THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES OF A CEFTAIN PORTION OF IMPERIAL HIGHWAY WITHIN SAID CITY AS A PART OF THE COUNTY SYSTEM OF HIGHVTAYS, which was read. AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CkLIFORNIA, dated September 14th, 1934, calling attention to the condition of a portion of the`Coast Highway within the City of E1 Segundo. The City Clerk advised that upon receipt of said communication he made an investigation which indicated that the highway referred to in the Automobile Club's letter is within the City of Los Angeles and that he had advised said Automobile Club to this effect. Thereupon by general consent the communication was ordered filed. ORAL C0YLVIUNICATIONS. Mrs. James P. Hunt, representing the Womans Club, requested permission to borrow certain municipal equipment September 27th, upon which date said Club is to sponsor a festival at the Grand Avenue Park for the purpose of raising a Student's Aid Fund. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that E1 Segundo Noman's Club be granted permission to use such chairs, portable tables, electric wiring and other paraphernalia of the City of E1 74 -W. cn ev Segundo as may be required, S9ptember 27th, 1934. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Noes: Councilmen Absent: Councilman REPORTS None. REPORTS OF Hesser, None. Gerow. OF STAN )FFICERS Love, Selby and. Mayor Binder. DING COIF- JITTEES. IdID SPECIAL COT- .2JITTEES. Reporting pursuant to previous instruction of the Council, the k ity Cleric advised having obtained prices on fire hose from Fabric Fire Hose Company, Eureka Fire Hose Manufacturing Company and the American - La France and Foamite Corporation, which said prices are in letter form and on file in his office. Each of the bidders subzhitted samples of their product, which were examined by the Council and the Fire Chief. Follo in- such examination and a consideration of the quotations of the respective bidders, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the pur.chase,of 200 feet of 22?1 double jacket Arcade brand, La France Goodyear fire 'hose, wax and gum treated, be and the same is hereby authorized, at a cost of not to exceed $200.00 f.ob. El Segundo. Carried by the folloing vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Triayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerovi. The City Treasurer drew the Co��c il?s attention to the fact that the City is the ov,.ner .of one F''ourth"Liberty Loan Bond of a series rihich has been called for redemption by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States and recuested the Council's instruction as to disposit�o�. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the "City Clerk and the City `''Treasurer of the City of E1 Segundo be and they are hereby authorized and directed to present to the proper authorities at the proper time for redemption by United States Treasury Liberty13ond No. B- 00434612, in accordance with notice of the advancement of the maturity of said bond and. its redemption, as promulgated by the United States Treasury Department. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. L Pursuant to previous instruction of the Council, the City Clerk reported that it will cost $25.00 to move the Neon "El Segundo?? sign from -its present location at Imperial Highway and Ing;le;-iood- Redondo Road to �lmperial High:riay and 'Sepulveda Boulevard. Discussion followed this report and it appearing that certain interested persons advocated the purchase of a new Neon sign for erection at Imperial Highway and Sepulveda Boulevard. and that the sign at Ares, =nt at Imperial Highway and Inglewood- Redondo Road be not moved, the Clerk was instructed to obtain prices on the construction and erection of a new sign at Imperial Highway and Sepulveda Boulevard. The City-Attorney., reporting in connection with'the judgment rendered in the-Sepulveda Boulevard Condemnation action, read to the Council a communication addressed to said. Body by Albert S. and Susan A. Gough, Trustees, at the conclusion of which it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the offer of compromise of Albert S. and Susan A."-Gough, Trustees, bearing date the 19th day of September, 1934, with reference to the compromise adjustment and payment of the judgment relating to parcels 23 and 23 -A referred to in said offer of com- promi.se presented to the�ty Council of the City of El Segundo, California, this date, and which said offer of compromise is in words and figures as follows, to -twit: "Los Angeles, California. September 19, 1934. Honorable City Council, City of El Segundo, California. Gentlemen:- The undersigned, as are the owners of Parcels Nos. the complaint in that certain entitled, "City of El Se--undo and which bears Number 357,580 Los Angeles County. The judgment in sai d first day of September, 1934, September, 1934, and. entered 1934, in Book 895, at page 32 In said judgment the as the owners of the property amounts as follows: you undoubtedly know, 23 and 23 -A described in condemnation action vs. Silas T. Brock, et all', in the Superior Court of action was signed on the filed on the 4th day of on the 6th day of September., of Judgments. undersigned were awarded, described in said Parcel 23, Value of property . . Value of improvements Severance damage Making, a total of . .. .. 43,710.00 thereon . . . None . . . . . . 13 743.80 . . 17,453.80 M-75' In said judgment, and as the owners of the property described in said Parcel 23 -A, we were awarded the stun of . . . .. $ 157.50 of which said sum the Pacific Electric Railway Company is to receive the sum of . . . . . . 45.50 leaving a net balance awarded to us in said judgment for said Parcel 23 -A, of . . . . $ 112.00 The total award, therefore, for Parcels Numbers 23 and 23 -A, amounts to the sum of . . . . .$17,565.80 In addition to the said sum of $17,565.80, above referred to, we are entitled under the law to interest thereon at the rate of 7% per annum from the 9th day of October, 1933, to date of settlement. We are fully appreciative of the fact that the City has the right to appeal from said portion of said judg- ment should it so desire, and that such an appeal would undoubtedly result in considerable expense to both the City and to the undersigned by way of counsel fees, printing of briefs, etc. etc.,, and of the further fact that a very con- siderable delay would ensue in the ultimate settlement of the,action in case of such an appeal. In consideration of the foregoing premises, and in further consideration of your making payment to us of the sum hereinafter stated, within the time hereinafter limited, vie hereby offer to compromise our said judgment for $17,565.80, for the sum of $10,112.00, plus 7% interest thereon from the 9th day of October, 1933, to date of payment, provided that such payment is made to us on or prior to the first day of November, 1934. In the event this offer of compromise is agreeable to you, we would be willing to accept at par 76- M m plus accrued interest to date of delivery, $5,000.00 par value of the bonds bearing interest at the rate of 6,% per annum, of Act of 1927 Municipal Improvement District No. 1 of the City of El Segundo, California. The bonds which we would be willing to so accept of said issue are the following, to -wit: Bond No. 4 for $1,000 maturing November 18, 1936; Bond No. 14 for ,$1,000 maturinv November 18, 1937; Bond No. 24 for $1,000 maturing November 18, 1938; Bond No. 34 for $1,000 maturing November 18, 1939; and Bond No. 44 for $1,000 maturing November 18, 1940, it being understood that all matured interest coupons would be clipped from said bonds before the sale or delivery (as the case may be) of the said bonds to us, so that we would only be required to adjust the accrued interest on the current unmatured interest coupon on each bond.. .Ve would be willing to accomplish the purchase or receipt by us of said bonds at par plus accrued interest to date of delivery and apply the amount represented by such par value and accrued interest upon said compromise amount of $10,112.00, plus interest hereinabove stated, in such manner as might be necessary in order to lawfully accomplish such purchase or transfer. In consideration of the payment to us of said sum of $10,112.00 and interest allowing credit thereon of the said bonds and accrued interest as above set forth, within the time hereinabove stated, we will execute and deliver to you a full and complete satisfaction of said judgment, so far as we are concerned, and will consent that final judgment of condemnation may be entered accordingly. Trusting you will find it proper and convenient to accept this offer of compromise which we have submitted to our attorneys, Messrs. Leake and Leake, and which has their approval as evidenced by their signatures hereto, we remain, Yours very truly, A. S. Gough, Trustee Susan A. Gough, Trustee Owners and Judgment Creditors". be and the same is hereby accepted by and on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo, California. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. PAYING BILLS. The following dergands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: Water Works Fund Water Works Fund Hersey Mfg. Co. —�60.80 R. C. Grow 614.88 So. Calif. Edison Co. 872.00 J. C. Osborne 44.64 S. & .u. Transfer 1.06 A. Siebken 2.48 So. Calif. Telephone Co. 7.20 Electric Corp. 12.57 Addressograph bales Agency .90 Ducommun Corp. 5.60 Hercules Foundries, Inc. 2.04 City of E1 Segundo 20.11 TOTAL $1044.33 M -77 General Fund American Bitumuls Co. 317.08 Graham Bros. Inc. 245.89 Underwood Elliott Fisher Co. 7.50 Tibbetts -Carr Co. Ltd. 21.53 Los Angeles County Health Department 66.67 Byron Jackson Co. 41.11 Richards & Rhorer 4.76 Reiman Wholesale Elect. Co. 12.78 0. L. Lake 9.60 So. Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 208.71 City of E1 Segundo Water Department General Fund D. Boyer 39.68 J. Burgner 61.88 A. Bogan 49.60 P. Campbell 49.60 K. Campbell 55.80 F. L. Gregory 52.50 A. Green 49.60 R. Grow 28.52 IN'. Henry 39.68 J. rti2artin 37.20 J. Powers 49.60 M. Rahan 49.60 J. Schoening 49.60 G. Turney 49.60 A. Siebken 49.60 T. Kincaid 9.92 J. Wilson 4.96 D. Thompson 4.96 F. Bennett 1.50 A. Cendo 9.92 J. Richmond. 9.92 C. Thoman 9.92 T. Bray 4.96 E. Beal 7.44 J. Freeman 9.92 G. Davidson 4.96 C. Bradford 9.92 F. Kenney 9.92 J. Anderson 9.92 P. Thompson 9.92 C. Russell 9.92 A. Bleich 9.92 M -77 General Fund American Bitumuls Co. 317.08 Graham Bros. Inc. 245.89 Underwood Elliott Fisher Co. 7.50 Tibbetts -Carr Co. Ltd. 21.53 Los Angeles County Health Department 66.67 Byron Jackson Co. 41.11 Richards & Rhorer 4.76 Reiman Wholesale Elect. Co. 12.78 0. L. Lake 9.60 So. Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 208.71 City of E1 Segundo Water TOTAL 2266.51 Act of 1927 M.I. D . #1 Fund L. E. La Upton, Clerk of Superior Court $7,000.00 Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the demands be allowed and warrants drawn on and paid out of the respective funds covering the same. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. NEW BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the`Gity Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause bonds numbers 45 14, 24, 34 and 44 of Act of 1927 Municipal Improve- ment District No. 1 of the City of E1 Segundo, California, to be'- advertised for sale by publishing for two issues in the El Segundo - -Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, which is hereby designated for that purpose, a notice of sale of such bonds. Said bonds shall bear interest at the rate of 6% per annum, payable semi - annually, which said rate the City Council of said City does hereby fix and determine as the rate of interest to be paid thereon, and said notice shall be in substantially the following form, to -wit: "NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS FOR PURCHASE OF $5,000.00 OF BONDS OF ACT OF 1927 MUNICIPAL I_�i'PROVE�ENT DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. Department 69.21 C'ty of E1 Segundo Water Department 274.80 So. Calif. Telephone Co. 43.60 Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk 8.99 P. XNally 9.92 T. Underdown 9.92 F. McGranahan 9.92 J. Black 9_92 W. Sickler 9.92 C. Summerson 9.92 R. Goodrich 4.96 C. Grabill 9.92 P. Pullen 9.92 TOTAL 2266.51 Act of 1927 M.I. D . #1 Fund L. E. La Upton, Clerk of Superior Court $7,000.00 Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the demands be allowed and warrants drawn on and paid out of the respective funds covering the same. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. NEW BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the`Gity Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause bonds numbers 45 14, 24, 34 and 44 of Act of 1927 Municipal Improve- ment District No. 1 of the City of E1 Segundo, California, to be'- advertised for sale by publishing for two issues in the El Segundo - -Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, which is hereby designated for that purpose, a notice of sale of such bonds. Said bonds shall bear interest at the rate of 6% per annum, payable semi - annually, which said rate the City Council of said City does hereby fix and determine as the rate of interest to be paid thereon, and said notice shall be in substantially the following form, to -wit: "NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS FOR PURCHASE OF $5,000.00 OF BONDS OF ACT OF 1927 MUNICIPAL I_�i'PROVE�ENT DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. 78 - 4` cn c� Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo, State of California, at the office of said City Clerk in the City Hall in the City of E1 Segundo, California, until the hour of 7:15 o'clock P. M. on the 3rd day of October, 1934, for the purchase of 05, 000.00 of bonds of Act of 1927 Municipal Improvement District No. 1 of the City of E1 Segundo. Said bonds will be five in number, of the denomina- tion of $1,000.00 each and dated November 18, 1931. Said bonds so to be sold shall mature as follows: ✓Bond No. 4 for $1,000 maturing November 18, 1936, Bond No. 14 for $1,000 maturing November 18, 1937, Bond No. 24 for $1,000 maturing November 18, 1938, Bond No. 34 for $1,000 maturing November 18, 1939, Bond No. 44 for $1,000 maturing November 18, 1940. Said bonds shall bear interest at the rate of six per cent (6f) per annum, payable semi - annually. All interest coupons which have matured on said bonds prior to the date of delivery thereof, will be removed, and accrued interest need only be adjusted upon the then current interest coupon of each of said bonds. Said bonds are issued pursuant to an act entitled, "An Act to provide for the formation of districts within municipalities for the acquisition or construction of public improvements, works and public utilities; for the issuance, sale and payment of bonds of such districts to meet the costs of such improvements, and for the acquisition or construction of such improvements ", approved May 24, 1937, as amended, as same existed immediately prior to the repeal thereof. Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check drawn upon so=me res-?onsible bank of the State of California and payable to the City Treasurer of the City of El Segundo in the sum of three per cent (3%) of the amount of bonds bid upon as a guarantee that the bidder will purchase and pay for said bonds in accordance with his proposal in the event that such bid is accepted. The City Council of the City of El Segundo re- serves the right to reject any and all bids. The City of E1 Segundo will furnish at its own expense the opinion of Messrs. O'Melveny, Tuller and Myers, attorneys, as to the validity of said bonds. By order of said City Council of the City of El Segundo. Dated September 19th, 1934. Victor D. McCarthy City Clerk of the ity of El Segundo, California". Such bids shall be received up to the hour of 7:15 o'clock P.M. at the regular meeting of the City.Council of said City to be held on the 3rd day of October, 1934. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the following resolution be adopted: M-79-- RESOLVED, that a warrant for the sum of 07,000.00 be and the same is hereby ordered drawn on the Act of 1927 Municipal Improvement District No. 1 Fund of the City of El Segundo, California, payable to the order of L. E. Lampton, Clerk of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the said warrant properly executed by the proper officials of said City shall be by the City Attorney delivered to said L. E. Lampton as a deposit in addition to the deposit hereto- fore made in that certain action in the Superior Court of the State of CalWornia in and for the County of Los Angeles, entitled, 'City�f El Segundo, a municipal corporation vs. Silas T. Brock, et al. ", and which bears Nunber 357,580 in said Court; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said'_Clerk of said Superior Court, be and he is hereby authorized and in- structed to pay out of the moneys heretofore and hereby ordered deposited with him and which may hereafter be deposited with him, the full amounts of the respective awards made in the interlocutory judgment, rendered, filed and entered in said action, and which is now of record in Book 895, at page 32 of Judgments on file in the office of said Clerk of said Superior Court, for the respective parcels of land referred to in said Inter- locutory Judgment, with the exception only of the awards made in the cases of Parcels 23 and 23 -A described in the complaint in said action and referred to in said Inter- locutory Judgment, and that with reference to said parcels said Clerk of said Court shall pay to the persons lawfully entitled to receive same, for a full and complete satis- faction of said Judgment as to such parcels, the sum of $102112.00- plus accrued interest thereon and court costs, as provided by law, and no more; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon payment out of said deposits of all of the amounts hereinabove referred to, that said Clerk shall cause to be returned and refunded to said City of E1 Segundo, any and all amounts which may thereafter remain in his possession and which are no longer needed in order to satisfy awards made in said judgment. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that use of theiCity Hall,'Auditorium, Tuesday evening, October 2nd, 1934, for the purpose of conducting a public meeting to discuss the Toi.-msend Old Age Revolving Pension plan be and the same is hereby granted, no charge to be made for such use. Carried. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the following resolution be adopted: V=REAS,-there will be held'in the City of Pasadena, California, commencing on the 24th day ppf� September, 1934, the 36th Annual Con, °ention of the"League of Cal- ifornia Municipalities; and WHEREAS, the City of E1 Segundo, California, is a member of said League and as such is entitled to re- presentation At said Convention and to vote upon the various matters and Questions which will there be submitted for consideration and action; 80 —M. cn 3 x NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the following persons in the respective order hereinafter set forth be and they are hereby designated respectively as the official accredited representatives of the City of El Segundo, California, at said Convention and said persons in the order named, shall have the right and authority to speak for said City and to vote in its behalf on any and all matters, questions, propositions, resolutions and actions which may be submitted to said Convention for discussion and action. Said accredited representatives are hereby named and designated as follows, to -Wit: Peter E. Binder, Mayor - Delegate Orest 0. Hesser, Councilman of said City - First Alternate Delegate and '-Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of said City - Second n rr In the absence of said Mayor, said Councilman shall act and in the absence of both said Mayor and said Councilman, said City Clerk shall act. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: �% (/ City (Cl*--?Jk . ' Mayor. �`