1936 MAY 27 CC MINt20; ;N
El Segundo California.
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May 27th, 19560
A regular-meeting of the City Council of the City of El 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: Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Councilmen Absent: Gerow.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING:
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 20th day of May, 1956,
were.read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilmen
Lave, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the "minutes be approved as'reat`
Carried.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.
None.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMIQTTEESe
None.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEESe'
The City Eagineer.reported.receipt of and read to the Council a
communication from C. H. Purcell, State Highway Engineer, dated-May IBth,
1986, to which was attached a statement of. gas .tax.rovenue.based.upon-- � - -...
actual collections and apportioned for expenditure within cities''for the
fiscal year July lo-1955 to June 30th, 1956, which he then delivered to
the City Clerk for filing and reference.
The Street Superintendent reported that pursuant to instruction of
the Council given at its last regular meeting, he had made an investigation
respecting the operation, efficiency and installation cost, of semi traffic
actuated signals, for traffic control as referred to in the communication
from S. D. Cortelyou, District Engineer, Division of Highways, State of
California, filed with this Council May 20th, 1936, and has learned that
the installation cost is approximately $500.00 per unit. He reported having
actually observed signals of this type in operation at Sawtelle and WilshiPs
Boulevards, and that they appeared to operate satisfactorily and in his
opinion, signals of this type are desirable for installatiot Bt.1%pulveda.
Blvd. and Imperial Highway.
He reported also having conferred with the office of the Street Traffic
Engineer of the City of Los Angeles with respect to that City cooperating with
the City of El Segundo in the matter of requesting the Division of Highways
of the State of California to install traffic signals of the Arpe mentioned at
.Sepulveda Blvd. and Imperial Highway within the City of El Segundo, and was
directed to make such request through the City Council of the City of Loa
Angeles..
It was thereupon moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser,
that the City Clerk of the City of El Segundo be and he is hereby authorised
and directed to write a letter to the City Council of the City of Los Angeles,
requesting said City to participate with the City of El Segundo in an application
for a permit to install semi traffic actuated traffic control signals, at the
intersection of Imperial Highway and Sepulveda Blvd. within the Cities of El
Segundo and Los Angeles. Carried by the following votes
Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Gerow.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
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"h+ TdL a'v., :ran. ". :_..x ....:. -- :.rJS..:'4 ;.. :.' ry; `i. +'7F+?t`.:!'�$.•f� The matter of disposing of the application of the Department of Water
and Power of the City of Los Angeles for permission and the,right.to
construct, maintain and operate a 339000-volt electric light and,power
transmission line in, over and upon certain of the public streets of the
City of El Segundo, heretofore filed with this Council, was ,then discussed
at some length, concluding in a motion by XWor Binder, which woe seconded
by -Councilman Hesser, that the application of the Department of Water and
Power of the City of -Los Angeles., dated J 8th,1930, and presented to
this Council May 13,. 1936,, for permission -and the right to construct, maintain
and operate a 33,000 volt electric light and,power trensmission,line in,
upon, over and across Imperial Highway, Center Street, Mariposa Avenue and
other property, as more particularly shown upon blue print of said Department-
No. ARB 695 attached to the petition which accompanied said.before mentioned
.application, be and the same is hereby denied, without prejuAcee. Motion
carried unanimously..
The City Engineer presented to, the Council plans ,. prepared AW him for
strengthening and reconstructing the westerly portion of the City Hall and
submitted also his, estimate of Ahe cost of said propof0 work.:
Discussion was had relative to requesting,. the to make
a Works Progress Administration project thereof, after Obich -it was moved by
Councilman Love, seconded Councilman,Se1 , that:;the .o ,
by by' 7.iowl.ng resplution
be adopted:
WHEREAS, the public safety and, convenience. require that that
portion of the city hall used by the Police and. Fire Department be
strengthened and made earthquake resistent, and'that that portion.
of the city hall formerly used as amps .oment ,quarters for. E1 Segundo
Fire Department be reconstructed so as_to proride,kitchen and.
banquet room facilities for the city hall and.
1PHEREAS, 'the cost of such work' as .estimated by thq,t_Ci r:
-- Engineer of the City of El Segundo is $8717.00,_µwhich . aup is in', ,
excess of unallocated funds in the City, treeaiuy of the Catty of
El Segundo which might be made'available•for such purpose. ;'.and .-
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WHEREAS, it appears that said project is one which might be"•
financed in part, from. Works Progress - ,Administration Flmds ;.
HOW THEREFORE, BE IT .RESOLVED, that Re T,.Hutchip0, Citir.
Engineer. of . the City of El Segundo be, and he is xuthor4"d,,,
and directed to prepare a Works Progress Adininistritios Project
proposal respecting the71v*AAa1 ro .i �, dialteratioa4•ot that
portion of the City. Hall l' of the. City, of., Ei , Segundo, ngsd :iy Fire
and Police Departments, and installation of a.fire:escape an.
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the north side of the Auditorium of said City. Halls iu accordance
with plans and specifications.$ad estimates prepared. 'c h i%.and
to file the same with Works Progress Administration in Los..Angeles
at the earliest convenient time;-and,.'
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in connection with all,.mstters
respecting said project proposal. application,. $aid, $ ,T.,.Hutchins
' City Engineer of the City of E,1 Segundo, be. and he. is hereby.
designated and appointed the Sponaor!s ;Agen�, iith'fuU' authority
to revise and amend said application, ae may. be required jy,, any
Federal authority having j urisdictioin. tJisreaver* provided:. such
,
revision or. amendment shall not obligate the " City of;.E1' Segundo to
contribute more than $3107.00 toward -the cost Pt.suc iiprovement; and.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,. that Mints Curtzwiler.t . City: Treasurer
' of the City of El Segundo be and she is hereby designated and'
appointed fiscal officer of the City of El Segundo with authority
to certify as to funds in the Treasury of the City of El Segundo
available as needed in connection with the construction and -cosh -
pletion of the project hereinbefore designated ;said certificat #on,
however, not to obligate the City of El Segundo to.expend.in excess
of $3107.00 in connection with the prosecution and completion of
said project; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that there be and there is hereby
created a special fund for the City of El Segundo,9 California,..•
to be known and designated as "Works progress Administration "_
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Project No. S.Fund*p to 'which th6re'shill be transferred from the
.General Fund of the City of El* Segundo the sum of $4107.00.,,.for
the p4ment of the portion of the cost and 'expenses of reconstruct-
ing and altering that portion of the'City-Hall of the City of El
Segundo used by the Fire and Police Dep'artmentsp• and the installation
of a fire escape on the north side of the.Auditorium of's'a'id City
Hall,, to be assumed and paid by said City in event . of th; approval
of said project by the appropriate Federal agency disbursing Federal
funds for such purposes; and
BE IT•FURTHER RESOLVED, that in event said projectbe
approved and the work therein proceedst that the costs and-
expenses
of said portion to be assumed and paid by the City of El Segundo"'
therein, shall be paid out of said fund'and the I amount-heretofore
ordered transferred to and placed in said fund•shill be'reserved -
for such purposes until said project is either rejected or abandoned;
provided., however., that in event there are monies in said fund
remaining unexpended - at the time of-ihi'rejection of said projecti
or its abandonments or after the same has been completed,, then and
in ar ' W of said events, such balance shall be transferred and credited
back into the General Fund of said City.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following votei
Ayes: Councilmen Hesserp-Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Gerow.
The City Engineer presented to the Cotu6n his estimate of the cost of
maintaining streets of major importance within the City of ll'Sek ndo for -
the fiscal year ending June 50th, 1937; which estimate. the*Citjr isrequired
to file with the.Division Of Highways of the State of=Caliiornia on or before
June 1ot.,.1936., in order to have allocated for the city's use in maintaining
said streets, a certain percentage of gasoline'taxes 'collected' by the State
of California.'
The Council gave consideration to and discussed the said estimate with
the City Engineer',, after which it was moved by Councilman'Lu'rej seconded'by
Councilman Selby.. that the following resolution be' adopted:-
RESOLVEDO thit'thai ce'Aaift'pi ject statement prepaied
by the City Engineer of ' the City. of El Segundo,,,and comprising
four sheets of California State Printizig Offie&•Form No 52
addressed to the Director of Public Works*
Sacra►ento, California,
to be transmitted through District Engineer S. V. Cortelyon,,
State Building., Los Angeles, California, estimating the gineral
maintenance cost of Streets of Major Importance within the City
of El Segundo for the
fiscal year beginning July let,, 1936 and
ending June'50th; 1937, be and the same is hereby approvedj.-'-
that the said City Engineer be and he is hereby authorized and
directed to prepare and forward the requisite number of copies
thereof.to the said S. V. Cortelyou,, and to deliver one copy
thereof to thb.CiV,Clerk of the City of El Segundo for filing
and reference; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED- thit-th
1 9 City Clirk.of the City
of El•Segundo is hereby directdd'to'prepa" the requisite number
of copies of this resolution for transmittal with'1,thv-peoj,6ct
statement.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by.the following votet.
Ayers Councilmen Hesser., Love, Selby and Msqpi. Binders
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Gerow*
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loved by Councilman Love, seconded bar Councilman Sesser that•the
California Edition Company to provide lighting service for the night baseball
grounds located at• Arena +.Street and the alley northerly of Mariposa Avenue
and the Street'3aperintendent of the City of 11 Segundo is authorised and
instructed to relamp and adjust the flood lights at said baseball grounds.
Carried by the following votes d
Ayes: Councilmen lesser . Love Sa j#d3
Hobsi Councilmen None: i`.'
Absent: Councilman Gerow.'
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it
was moved by Councilman Selby,,. seconded by.Councilpaa,L�FA,.#atthe meeting
adjourn. Carried. •�-,i C,S r: �at_C � R r.x �z'
Respectfully submitted,
Approved: , ` • 40 +o tr�c: �. "
City ,Clerk. .
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