1938 AUG 31 CC MINP 6f --_; E1 Segundo, California. August 31, 1988. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, vras 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, Selby and Mayor Binder• Councilmen Absent: Gerow and Love. Other Officers Present: Clyde Woodworth - City Attorney. R. T. Hutchins - City Engineer. Victor D. McCarthy - City Clerk. READING OF P.=T1`ES OF PREVIOUS LIEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 24th day of August, 1938, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the minutes be approved as read. Carried. Councilman Gerovr appeared at the meeting at this time, the hour being 7:15 o'clock P. M. and he immediately took his seat at the Council table. WRITTEN -COMiUNICATIONS. The following communications, which were read to the Council, were disposed of in the manner indicated following the reference to each hereinafter: LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA 1=1 CIPALITIES, dated August 26ths 1938, transmitting one copy of a tentative draft of the League's uniform tax ordinance and containing also information concerning the convention of said League to be held at Santa. Barbara, September 6th - 9th, 1938. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the cormmnication of the League of California Municipalities, dated August 26th, 1938, with reference to uniform tax ordinance and to the 1938 convention of said League be received and filed; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members of the City Council, the City Clerk, City Treasurer and the City Engineer'be and they are hereby authorized to attend the convention of the League of California Municipalities, to be held in the-City of Santa Barbara, beginning on September 6th, 1938, or such portion thereof as they may respectively care to attend; AND BE IT FUPTH RSOLVED, that each of them shall receive and there shall be paid to him by the City of El Segundo his actual, reasonable traveling, sustenance, lodging and registration expenses, to be paid upon presentation of proper demand therefor, presented audit6d and approved in the usual maimer. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent. Councilman Love, Hesser, Selby and L�ayor Binder, CITY OF TORRANCE, extending an invitation to the Mayor and Councilmen to attend a dinner and entertainment in salute to the Columbia Broadcasting p C P. -r System at the Torrance Civic Auditorium, Friday, September 16th, 1938. Ordered filed. PHILCO OIL COUPANY OF CALIFORNIA, dated August 27th, 1938, expressing a desire tto bid on the motor oil requirements of the City of El Segundo. Ordered filed. PLAYA DEL RE7Y H".RBOR ASSOCIATION, dated August 23rd, 1938, requesting the adoption of a resolution respecting the construction of a recreational and yachting harbor at Playa Del Rey and that four copies thereof be sent to Theodore !'lyman, Jr., 2.1ajor, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer, 751 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles. Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the following resolution be adopted: 'WHERLEAS , at a meeting held in the 'Westmigster School, Venice, California, on the 12th day of August, 1938, before Major Theodore Wyman, Jr. of the United States Engineer Office, plans were proposed and discussed for the establishing of a yacht harbor in the territory knovm.as the Playa del Rey section; AND =R.FIAS, this Council deems that the location is an excellent one for the purpose of such a harbor and that same could be constructed at a minimum of expense as compared to various other projects; AND _ r� ,MRI AS, such harbor, if constructed, would serve a useful, beneficial and proper purpose; AND .77—w_aS, its proximity to an exceedingly large population, both resident and transient, assures its constant and ever increasing use for the purposes for which it was designed aid such incidental purposes as may naturally follow its.construction; NO7 THEREFORE, BL IT RESOLVED by the City 6ouncil of the City of El Segundo, as follows: 1. That said Council hereby approves the proposed project for the construction of said harbor, substantially according to the plans presented at said meeting. 2. That this.Council declares its opinion that the said harbor is a proper, necessary and highly desirable public project or improvement. 3. That if constructed it wudd be used by large numbers of persons drawn not only from the resident population of Los Aneeles and adjoining counties, but from the United States generally, as Southern California and particularly Los Angeles County is the mecca of the average tourist. 4. That this Council most sincerely recommends to the officials of the Federal Government having such matters in charge that they give their most careful consideration and favorable recommendation to the proposed improvement or project. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and I,_ayor Binder. Noes: Councilman None. Absent: Councilman Love. FRED H:_USER, Mayor, City of Hat.•thorne, dated August 26th, 1938, inviting attendance at a meeting to be held in Hawthorne, Friday, September 2nd, 1938, for.the purpose of discussing flood control in District. No. 8 of Los Angeles County. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that Mayor Binder,,such other members of the City Council as may care to do so and City Engineer Hutchins be authorized to attend a meeting to be held at the �7omants Clubhouse, Hawthorne, September 2nd, 1938, at 6:30 P. M1., for the purpose of discussing flood control in Flood Control District No. 8 of Los Angeles County, and that such of the before named officials who attend said meeting be authorized to file their demand against the City for such actual and reasonable expense as may be incurred by each, such demands to be audited and passed for payment in the usual manner. Carried by the following vbte: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. -N L. I ELS01?, dated August 31st, 1938, an application for a permit to move a one story frame building from its present location in Section 7 within the City of El Segundo to a.point outside of said City. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerow, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that Aden L. Nelson be and he is hereby granted permission to move a one story frame building from its present location in a portion of Section 7 within the City of El Segundo to a point outside said City. Said building shall be moved on rubber tired dolliet, and7 during the course of such removal shall be routed easterly on'El Segundo Boulevard from a point approximately 1/4 mile easterly of Sepulveda Boulevard to the easterly City limits. Such removal_ shall take place on the 1st day of September, 1938, at or about the hour of 10:00 o'clock A. Mo and shall proceed under the direction of the Police Department of the City of El Segundo as to traffic 'safety and in all other respects shell be prosecuted to the satisfaction of the Street Superintendent of said City. Carried. ` CALIFOP.NIA A.'NNICLp^L UTILITIES ASSOCIATION, dated August 29th, 1938, _ advising of its annual convention to be held at Santa Barbara, California, September 6th, 7th and 8th, 1938, and inviting representation thereat from the City of E1 Segundo. Ordered filed. FRED CROSLIN, application for employment with the City of E1 Segundo. Ordered filed. ORAL 00T. UNICATIONS. ' None. ' REPORTS OF STANDING COM1ITTEES. None. ' REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECT ^-.L COPS.rlT=S. The City Clerk rbpoited to the Council that he had obtained quotations on the work of correcting the unsatisfactory lighting bonditions in his office in accordance with recommendations made by Mr. W. T. D. Porter; ' Lighting =engineer; that the total cbst of installing new electric light fixtures and repainting the walls and woodwork would approximate $166400: It was thereupon moved by Cbuncilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the City Clerk be and hb is hereby authorised to cause th6 walls in his office to be repainted in accordance with recommendations made by'a lighting engineer, whose report is bn file in the office of the City Clerk; also the woodwork in said office to'be repainted if in said City Clerk ?s' discretion that appeats to be necessary or desirable; also.to have five.new lighting fixtures inStalled'iin his office in place of the four existing fixt' res, all at a cost cif Lot-to ekceed $166.00.. Carried by the following vote: ' Ayes: Councilmen Gerow9 Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. ' Noes: Councilmen None. ' -Absent: Council nan Love. ' P 64• The Chief of Police discussed with the Council a request he had received from the Chief of Police of the City of Los Angeles for cooperation in the matter of policing the latter city during the American Legion Convention, All details in connection therewith were not available, hence action in the matter was deferred excepting the City Clerk was requested to inquire of the State Coi;ipensation Insurance Fund whether or not the El Segundo police officers who might be assigned to duty in the City'of Los Angeles on said occasion would be covered under the Fund's Compensation Insurance policy. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The matter of Drocuring a hoist for use at the municipal warehouse received brief discussion, terminating in the matter being referred to the Public Works Cormittee and the Street Superintendent for investigation and recormendation to the Council. The matter of replying to the comkunication of Mayor Shaw of Los Angeles, wherein he requested advice as to the number of persons from the City of E1 Segundo who would attend the ;7estern Safety Conference Convention to be held in Los Angeles, September 12th - '16th, 1938, was brought to the attention of the Council by the City Clerk. Folloviing consideration of the matter, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the Chief of Police of the City of EI Segundo be and he is hereby authorized to permit police officers of his Department to attend the Fourth Annual Convention of the'Western Safety Conference at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, September 12th - 16th, 1938, at such times and in such numbers as in his opinion personnel, working schedules and other circa stances may justify. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. PAYING BILLS. The following demands,'having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: R. H. Baker & Co. Crane Co. Ducommun I,ietals & Supply L1 Segundo Herald Hacker Pipe & Supply Co. Hacker Pipe & Supply Co. Layne & Bowler Rensselaer Valve Co. R. T. Hutchins Frances G. Lloya I. N. Sumner A, J. Sullivan Saunder Bros. 0. A. LeBrun J. Lind H. L. Martz J. C. Osborne A. Siebken Clifford Smith 4'1. Zivalic " Lunn Todd C. E. Smith E. R. i.IcC�stney C. D. Bonnell Mark 17ymond Leonard Travis Water Norks Fund Water Works Fund $18.92 We H. Knapp $39,60 33.38 C. C. Chilson 13.75 Co. 9160 Be Me Miner 39.60 23.34 ,7. H. Psherer 39.60 18.55 Me A. Bailey 39.60 330.09 John Mayo 28.80 214.00 Co Wo Dix 13.75 358.34 H. A. Crowell 39.60 40.00 Roy L. Diller 25.20 90.00 John Spear • 28.80 172.00 Francis Bettencourt 19.95 300.00 Fred E. Kenney 13.75 224.25 Grant McCarroll 22.75 11020 S. H. Bissell 25.20 66.85 Ray Tietsort 35.20 11.20 Joe Melugin 22.05 130.00 ?%Im. D. Alcorn 35.20 130.00 Ralph Be Freese 25.20 97.13 A. L. Hoblit 16o40 35.70 E. Cote 17.60 ' 5.50 T. Be Cason 5.60 5.60 R. G. Ryan 5.60 6.40 John Magner 5.60 11.20 Ernest 117ymond 11.20 17.60 Paul A. Hart 17.05 1.4b TOTAL 2949.00 6 General Fund General Fund Industrial Printing & State Co. $10.51 Tom Bray ,22.40 Los Angeles Stamp & State Co. 5.47 J. Brock 5.60 Nelle Sheldon 4.20 A. Bteich 56.00 Grimes- Stassforth State Co. 6.43_ M. Beal 11.20 Plumbing & Heating Supply Co. 5.10 E. Cartland 22.40 Auto Club of Southern Cal. 19.do E; Elsen 28.00 Harper & Reynolds 22.25 J. Goodman 11.20 The biro -Flex Company 10.85 W. Hyde 5.60 Al's Coffee Shop 14.15 T. Kincaid 5.60 Reliable Radio Service ,5.45 Carl Knight 16.80 Carlisle - Thompson Co. Ltd, 20.60 V. lister 11.20 Clymer Indian Sales Co. .18 Rulon Lake 16.80 American Legion Auxiliary 25.00 We E. Morgan 28.00 Flexible Sevrer -Rod Equipment Co. 14.94 John i;:artin 56.00 Gordon Duff 5.41 S. Patterson 16.80 J. G. Tucker & Son 8.65 C. Russell 22.40 Peter E. Birder 15.63 T,'l. Robinett 67.20 Ira E. Escobar 67.95 J. Wilson 44.80 Y7illia_s Bros. 86.28 U. Zivalic 30.80 E. Coddington 2.00 LT. A. Anthony 16.80 Southern Calif. Gas Co. 1.61 F. Stuck 51.80 Griffith Hardware Co. 37.50 C. L. MaIlwaine 68.00 I',. F. A11ee 175.00 E. Coddington 7.70 F. I:. Barnes 153.00 Lynn Todd 5.60 H. Burns 153.00 E. R. McCartney 16.00 J. Be Catalano 153.00 Monroe Painter 5.60 J. A. Cummings 185.00 M. G. Zivalic 11.20 T. Be DeBerry 175.00 J. A. Macdonald 16940 Felix Deilond 130.00 E. J. Grow 168.05 R. Dietrich 122.17 J. Burgner 138.76 Alex Haddock 153.00 D. Boyer 138.63 C. C. Havens 175.00 P. Campbell 139.75 F9 Ingram _ _ 130.00 Ii, Campbell 115.60 V. L. 1cCarthy 157.60 C. Dinwiddie 116.50 11. H. McIntire 178.12 R. Dietrich 12.38 L. Idaxweq 130.00 F. L. Gregory 138.00 _ H. J. Miller 197.28 G. McLauchlin 123.00 VJrn. L. Owens 166.80 J. Powers 123.63 Y. S. Searles 153.00 M. Rahan 110.00 ',l. A. Callahan 124.02 D. Raynor 110.00 C. Dinividdie 19.50 J. Schoening 115.88 Peter E. Binder 25.00 G. Turney 147.12 John A. Gerow 25.00 We A. Callahan 6.83 Orest 0. Hesser 25.00 TOTAL $73� 93.28 George Love 25.00 William R. Selby 25.00 Victor D. McCarthy 250.00 Recreation Fund Neva IS. Elsey 175.00 Adams Sporting Goods, Inc. $26.27 Minta Curtzwiler 100.00 Clyde Woodworth 125.00 Don C. Fugitt 50.00 General 1 -A Fund A. Y. Tennis 132.00 Inglewood Humane 'Society, Inc. $27,00 C. K. 11cConnell 13.00 R. T. Hutchins 260.00 Frank. Chilsan 175.00 Frances Lloyd 30.00 E. 1 "organ 144.00 Alice cope 60.00 . , ILLoved by Councilman Selby, seconded by.Councilman Gerovr, the demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the respective funds covering the sane. Carried by the following vote: Eyes: Councilmen Gerovr, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. '- (does: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilman Love. I�'1 BUSRMSS. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded•by CouneilmEw Hesser, that Logan R. Colton be and he is hereby engaged'to audit the books and records of the City of *E1 Segundo for the fiscal year 2938 -39; upon the •terns and conditions set forth in his letter of August 16th; 1938,'addressed to this Council and now on'file in the office of the City Clerk. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow,'Hesser; Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded•by Councilman-Hesser, that the following resolution be adopted: s Tom, in the interim'between the last meeting of this Council and this present meeting, an automobile belonging to t'--e City of .El Segmido and used by the Police Departnent of said City, being a 1938 Ford'Tudor Sedan, I;iotor No. 18- 4338649, was demolished; . %11D :'7 =,.A-3-, in order to provide proper police service for said City at once it was necessary to purchase and acquire a new automobile to supplant that demolished; ARD `, ^ �, in order to accomplish such purpose the Chief of Police and four members of the City Council caused to be . purchased on behalf of said City from Ira E. Escobar, one new 1938 Ford Tudor Sedan, Motor No. 4590473, upon the following term -s, to-wit: Purchase Price of'NeVV Car - - - - - - - - $866.44 Less Federal Excise Tax - - - - - - - - 20.88 5.56 Plus 3% California Sales Tax - - - - - - - 25.36 870.92 Less allowance for demolished auto - - - 250.55 Balance of Purchase Price - - - - - 620.37 • 17Ul L=ElFORE, the City• Councii of the City of El Segundo, _ California, does hereby resolve, determine and declare as follows: 1. That the action of the said officials above referred to in making the purchase above mentioned be and the same is hereby approved, ratified and confirmed by this Council under the cir- cunstances. 2. That the City purchase the•said new automobile upon the• terms and conditions hereinabove set forth. 3. That the City Clerk be and-he is hereby authorized and . instructed to execute and deliver the necessary document for the transfer of title from the City to Ira E. Escobar of the said . wrecked•automobile. '4. That the said Council hereby finds and determines that the foregoing action was necessary -in an emergency and required in order to preserve and protect the public peace, health and safety of said City. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. • Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the.City Engineer be and he is hereby authorized and directed to cause a retaining wall to be erected adjacent to the municipally owned dwelling house situated 616 ldest Imperial Highway, within the City of El Segundo, at a cost not to exceed $30.00. Carried by the following vote: P 67 Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Messer, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilman None. Absent:' Councilman Love. . Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the City Engineer be and he is hereby authorized and directed to cause the poles used for lighting the night baseball grounds to be repaired or replaced as in his opinion seems necessary at a cost not to exceed 050.00. Carried.by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilman None, Absent: Councilman Love. Moved by Councilman Hesser, 'seconded by Councilman Selby, the following resolution be adopted: ' RESOLVED, that the Chief of Police be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to confer with the officials of the Division of Highways of the State of Calfffornia having charge of such matters, with reference to the installation of devices for the more adequate control and regulation of traffic at the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard with El Segundo Boulevard within the City of El Segundo, stressing the necessity for . immediate action in this connection and specially directing the attention of such authorities to the existence of the railroad crossing in the said intersection and to the fact that many commercial carriers stop and are required to stop at such an an intersection and that unless all traffic is required to stop, that this in itself constitutes an additional hazard; and further to discuss.with said official the advisability of traffic actuated signals in this connection. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilman Love. ' No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the meeting adjourn. Carried. ` Resbectfully submitted, Approved: -XA� /2� City er . Mayor,