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1935 APR 17 CC MINIVY -181 E1 Segundo, California. April 17th, 1935. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, was called to order at 7:00 o'clock P. M. on the above date, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of said City, by Peter E. Binder, Mayor. ROLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Councilmen Absent: None. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 10th day of April, 1935, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the minutes be approved as read. Carried. WRITTEN COMIUNICATIONS. The following communications were read and disposed of as indicated: LOS ANGELES COUNTY LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES, dated April 9th, 1935, announcing its regular monthly meeting to be held at the Social Hall, Student Union Building, University of Southern California, April 18th, 1935, and requesting that the Chief of Police and City Judge accompany members of the Council attending said meeting. Mayor Binder, Councilman Hesser and Chief of Police Hutchins indicated that they would attend said meetin,-. ASSOCIATION OF CITY PLANNERS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, dated April 9th, 1935, advising of its meeting to be held at Culver City, April 20th, 1935, at 12:15 olclock P. M. Ordered filed. KL SEGUNDO HERALD, dated April 17th, 1935, requesting the Council to adopt a resolution favoring the passage of Assembly Bill No. 46, which provides for legal publication of delinquent tax lists in incorporated cities. Ordered filed. UTOPIAN SOCIETY OF EL SEGUNDO, advising that in future said Society will use the City Hall Auditorium on the 2nd and 4th Monday nights only of each month. Ordered filed. INGLEWOOD HUMANE SOCIETY, INC., dated April 15th, 1935, being an offer to renew its contract for the collection of dog licenses and the furnishing of public pound service in E1 Segundo on the basis of 90% of dog license collections. After consideration, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that Inglewood Humane Society, Inc. be employed to collect dog license fees for the City of E1 Segundo, for the current dog license year and to furnish public pound service within said City on a month to month basis, and to be compensated therefor at the rate of 90% of the proceeds of all dog licenses sold by the City of E1 Segundo, such employment to be only during the pleasure of the Council and subject to termination at any time; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo be and he is hereby authorized and directed to advertise for bids for furnishing the City of E1 Segundo with 182 -M public pound service for the period beginning July 1, 1935, and ending June 30th, 1956. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALITIES, dated April 9th, 1935, requesting that the Senator from this district be urged to support Senate Bills 560 and 561, which have reference to gasoline tax legislation.and are sponsored by the League of California Municipalities. Said communication was received April 12th and required an immediate answer, and the Mayor announced that he had instructed the City Clerk to send a telegram to Senator Olson, as requested in said communication. TheCouncil, by general consent, approved the Mayor's action in this connection. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALITIF,S, dated April 9th, 1935, advising that approximately thirty -nine million dollars of the amount appropriated under the Federal Work Relief Bill will be allocated to the State of California for highways, roads, streets and grade crossing elimination, recommending that the City develop eligible projects; contact the Department of Public Works of the State of California with reference thereto, and write to the Bureau of Public Roads at Washington, D. C., urging the inclusion in said Department's rules and regulations governing the expenditure of said sum, the requirement that not less than 25% of Federal Aid funds be spent within cities. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to write Thomas H. McDonald, Chief of the Board of Public Roads, requesting that in the preparation of said Board's rules and regulations respecting Federal Aid funds for public roads, that said Department provide that not less than 25% of Federal funds appropriated for said purpose be required to be spent within cities. Carried. None. None. OPAL C0hUJUNICATIONS. REPORTS OF STANDING C01'81ITTEES. REPORTS OF Or ICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. The City Engineer, reporting with respect to the assignment to him for investigation of the matter referred to in a communication from the Department of Public Works of the State of California presented to the Council at its last regular meeting, stated that he had conferred with Mr. Cortelyou, Division Engineer of said Department, and that in said Engineer's opinion the need for a grade separation on Rosecrans Avenue, beta:een Sepulveda Boulevard and Inglewood- Redondo Road is not sufficient to warrant the expenditure of money which will be required to do the job, and that if the job were done, additional rights-of-way would have to be acquired by the City. Following discussion, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the City Engineer of the City of E1 Segundo be authorized and instructed to advise Mr. G. T. McCoy, Assistant State Highway Engineer of the Department of Public Works of the State of California, in reply to his communication dated April lst, 1955s that the City of E1 Segundo at the present time is not interested in the proposed grade separation job on Rosecrans Avenue between Sepulveda Boulevard and Inglewood- Redondo Road and is not in position to acquire additional rights of way necessary therefor. Carried. The City Engineer presented to the Council Map No. M- 350412, "Showing Proposed Sewer Connection from the City of E1 Segundo into the Sewer System at the Municipal Airport ", being a print of the map which he submitted to the Board of Public Rorks of the City of Los Angeles in connection with this City's application for permission to connect the area shown upon said map with the Los Angeles City sewer now under construction at said Municipal Airport. M, --183 Said map had informal approval of the Council and a copy thereof was filed with the Clerk; and the Engineer stated that the Board of Public Works is now giving consideration to the terms under which it may permit the City of E1 Segundo to make the desired sewer connection. Reporting upon the matter referred to him sometime ago, the City Attorney advised of receipt of a letter from Margaret B. Connell, Attorney for Elizabeth Faith Hahn, respecting the demolition of certain buildings at No. 115 East Maple Avenue. Attorney Connell stated that she is negotiating with private persons for a loan to be used for the rehabilitation of the main building at said location and that she will Five the City of E1 Segundo a decisive answer on or before May 1st, 1935, respecting the demolition of two sheds on said premises. The City Clerk reported that Mr. Clarence Escobar has organized a night baseball team and is desirous of having the lights at E1 Segundo High School Athletic Field connected, so that they may play their first game April 26th, 1935, It was thereupon moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to arrange for electric lighting service at El Segundo High School Athletic Field, so that night baseball games may be played on and after April 26th, 1935; and that Mr. A. L. Hoblit be employed to arrange for the turning on and off of said lights on such nights as games are played at said field and to be compensated for such service at the rate of 500 per night for such nights as he is actually required to attend to the lighting service. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. s Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that in event it becomes necessary to obtain a renewal of permission of Trustees of El Segundo High School District for the use of the athletic field of said High School for night baseball games, that the City Clerk be authorized and directed to apply for such permit. Carried. Mr. K. E. Campbell reported that eucalyptus trees had been planted adjacent to the can dump; that fir trees had been planted around the pipe yards at the grounds of City of E1 Segundo Municipal Warehouse site, and that all other trees recently planted in the parkings throughout the City of E1 Segundo are standing up well except where they were wind - whipped. In connection with the care of trees, the Mayor suggested that the gardener be furnished an augur for the purpose of testing the moisture of the ground adjacent to trees and the suggestion had the informal approval of the Council. The City Engineer reported that all cement work in connection with the construction of curbs on Sepulveda Boulevard has been completed; that the work of backfilling has been started and the job will be entirely completed in about a week or ten days. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: Water Forks Fund Water Works Fund J. W. Anderson $5.20 A. Cendo $5.20 C. Crownover 10.40 0. W. Foster 8.45 Ti. R. Hickman 10.40 J. F. Wilson 5.20 So. Calif. Telephone Co. 9.45 City of E1 Segundo 53.61 Addressograph Co. 1.10 TOTAL $109.01 184-9 C. C. W. J. W. E. S. 0. R. F. C. T. 01 o� Albert Lane Rounds Sanko Sickler Weatherfield Dare Foster Grow McGranahan Russell Kincaid General Fund $5.20 5.20 5.20 10.40 10.40 10.40 10.40 7.80 28.60 13.00 15.60 15.60 General Fund Al's Coffee Shop $5.60 H. W. Prince, M. D. 6.00 Los Angeles Co. Health Dept. 66.67 So. Calif. Telephone Co. 33.05 George B. Southard 26.65 City of E1 Segundo Water Dept. 22.42 City of El Segundo Water Dept. 231.00 City of El Segundo Water Dept. 51.70 J. Martin 31.20 H. Bigler 15.60 J. Freeman 10.40 TOTAL 636.09 Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, 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 Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. ., Absent: Councilmen None. NEW BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Love, seconged by Councilman Gerow, that the City Clerk and the City Treasurer of the City of E1 Segundo be authorized and directed to transfer from the General Fund of the City of E1 Segundo to the Library Fund of said City the sum of $2000.00 and to make proper entry thereof on their respective record books. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, that the meeting adjourn. Carried. Approved: Respectfully submitted, Cit Mayor.