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1935 DEC 26 CC MINN-24 El Segundo, California. December 26th, 1935. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, was called to order at.7r00 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, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Councilmen Absent: Hesser. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 18th day of December, 1935, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the minutes-be approved as read. Carried. Councilman Hesser appeared at the meeting at this point, the hour being 7:05 o'clock P. M. and immediately took his seat at the Council table. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. The following communications were read and disposed of as indicated: LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS, dated December 20th, 1935, with which was enclosed schedule of prevailing rates of wages as set up by the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles. Ordered filed. CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION, dated December 18th, 1935,, advising of the.appointment by the California Senate of an Interim Committee to investigate the feasibility of the State of California taking over all or part of the water, gas and electric utilities, both public and private; requesting that this Council furnish certain data and complete forms, which said Association stated had been mailed to this Council; and advising also of a meeting of the Southern California Regional Municipal Utility to be held in Los Angeles on January 14th, 1936, which meeting is to be a closed meeting restricted to public officers and employees; also a meeting of the Senate Interim Utility Investigating Committee to be held at the State.Building, Los Angeles on January 15th, 1936. By general consent the City Clerk was instructed to advise said California Municipal Utilities Association that this Council is-not ' disposed to take any action in the matter until after the above meetings have been held and that this City will endeavor to have representation at said meetings. S. V. CORTELYOU, District Engineer, Division of Highways, State of California, dated December 21st, 1935, advising that as soon as the striping crew returns from Ventura County, the Department of Public Works will cause the traffic stripes on Sepulveda Boulevard within the City of E1 Segundo to be repainted. Ordered filed. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALITIES, Municipal Bulletin, dated December 83rd, 1935, advising that at a meeting held, on December 8th, the Executive 'Committee of'the Board of Directors ofthe League had declared as a definite policy the requirement that all inquiries of a legal nature submitted to the League by member cities be done through the City Attorney. Ordered filed. None. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. 1l�akas� � .:�s. g.:- -..;�. ..;.;.N3',D:, a..sr�_ . -. �� � ysas�nr�... ;•. :tVYtt�3.: ::. � �. � . +�S The City Engineer read to the Council letters he had received from the office of Austin and Ashley, Architects, requesting that this Council take immediate steps to file necessary forms with the P. W. A. office in connection with the building of the proposed new 1bublic library. Inasmuch as no official notification had been received up to this time by any city official of the granting of aid by the P. We- A. for the library building, no action was taken. the hour being 7:28 P. M. At this point/the Mayor declared a recess of ten minutes. At the hour of 7:38 o'clock P. M. the Council reconvened, all members being present. An envelope addressed to the City Attorney and which had been received at the City Clerks office on the afternoon of this date, was handed to the City Attorney by the City Clerk. Said envelope was found to contain a letter .dated December 17th, 1955s signed by Horatio B. Hackett, Assistant Administrator, United States of America Federal Administrator of Public Forks, offering aid in an amount of not more than $12,600.00 to the City of El Segundo for use in the construction of a new public library building. Form of resolution to be adopted by the City Council and other information also were enclosed with said letter and the City Attorney stated he would immediately proceed with the preparation of all legal papers necessary in the matter for presentation to this Council. The City Attorney read to the Council a letter he had received under date of December 24th, 1935, from Dixwell L. Pierce, Secretary, State Board of , Equalization, which letter stated, that Plan II as set forth in the- "Recapitulation of Revenues and Expenditures to determine amount of permissible 1935 -36 expenditures7, as prepared by the City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo and submitted to said State Board of Equalization by the City Attorny, would be applicable, and that on * basis of the figures set forth in the recapitulation the total permissible expenditures of the City of El Segundo for the current fiscal year would be $149,386.77. The City Attorney thereupon filed said letter with the City Clerk, The City Attorney advised of receipt of a check from Southern California Edison Company Ltd. in amount of $5716.180 covering excess charges for electrical energy furnished the City of E1 Segundo during the period of October 1, 1933 to April 30, 1935, and handed said Check to the City Clerk. The City Attorney thereupon filed his demand in the sum of $150.00 to cover charge for extra legal services rendered in connection with the collection of said sum, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the demand of Clyde Woodworth in amount of $150.00 be allowed and that warrant in said sum be drawn and paid out of the General Fund of the City of E1 Segundo. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Mr. Leo A. Stromee of the Right of Way'Division of the'Deparbment of Water 'and Power of the City of, Los AnC eles,. advised the. Council that the Engineers of said�Department had not as yet been able to complete a survey of the alternate route proposed by the City Engineer of the City of E1 Segundo for the construction of a power line, but that he anticipated being able to present maps and other data at the next regular meeting of the Council. He requested information as to the issuance of a permit, which this Council at its regular meeting held December 18th, 1935, indicated it would be willing to grant for the construction, operation and maintenance of a power line along the South side of Imperial Highway from Inglewood — Redondo Road westerly a distance of approximately 1300 feet, after terms and conditions governing such a permit, had been determined. Lail He was advised by the City Attorney that it would be necessary for the Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles to file formal application for permit for the construction, maintenance and operation of the approximate 1300 feet of power line before said permit would be issued. Mr. Stomee indicated said application would be.ready for filing at the next regular meeting of this Council. NEW BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the City Engineer be and he is hereby instructed to prepare plans and specifications for the improvement of a portion of Center Street, Walnut Avenue, Maple Avenue Palm Avenue and California Street in the East Acreage for presentation to the W. P. A. of a project application for Federal aid in connection with the proposed improvements. Carried. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: VICTOR D. MCCARTHY, CITY CLERK -2tO �'Iy Mayor. By Deputy