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1938 JUN 29 CC MIN141 El Segundo, California. June 299 1938. 9- 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: Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder, Councilmen Absent: Gerow, READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 22nd day of June, 1938, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, the minutes be approved as read. Carried. The following communications, which were read to .the Council, were disposed of in the manner- indicated following the reference to each hereinafter: STATE, BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, dated June-22nd,, 1938, notification of the application of Gladys M. Ainsworth, doing business.as Al's Coffee Shop, for an "On Sale Beer and Wine" license, at 120 West Grand Avenue, E1 Segundo. Ordered filed. SMTSVEST, DISTRICT HIGIMAYS ASSOCIATION, dated June 25th, 1938, a post card notification of the holding of its regular monthly dinner meeting at dines Field Cafe, Thursday, June 30th, at 6:30 P..M-. Moved by Councilman Selby,,seconded by Councilman.Love,: that Councilman Hesser and Asst. City Engineer Frank Chil,son be authorized to .attend the meeting of the Southwest District Highwerys Assoeiation,,.to be held at Mines Field, Thursday, June 30th, 1938, and to file their demands for their actual and necessary expenses .in connection therewith. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen $esger,,-Love, Noes: Councilmen.None. Selby and Mayor Binder. Absent. Councibian Gerow. . APPLICATIONS.by.Herbert A.- Slater; Paul A._ Hart,.Chas: L. Mcllwaine, Frank L.. Stanton, Glenn-A.:Lanphear, Eugene Bland, Charles E. Smith, Walter Edwand Porter, for.amployment by the City of El Segundo. ..Ordered filed. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA.MMICIPALITIES, dated June 22nd, 1938, a bulletin respecting the Denvention of the League to be-held at Santa Barbara, California, Sept. 6th to 9th, incl. 1938,- and. urging that reservations b; ''made at an early date. Ordered filed. ELSIE OIL COMPANY, dated June 21st, 1938,.adv1s1ng tfi4t in so far as said . Company _is concerned, the owner of Lot 38,- Tract...%l2, -E1 Segundo,, not now, included . in. the.lease known . as "El Segundo ommunity pease. No. -4-A" may be privileged to .n lease at any time prior.to the setting of.casing in the well :known as "Sovereign Oil Corporation Elsie No: •2 ", to be drilled upon said lease, permit for which was granted at a regular meeting df the City Council of the-. City. of El Segundo held June 15th, 1938. The City Clerk t$en explained that in.cheeking the..applioation . of Sovereign Oil Corporation for a permit to drill in the before mentioned lease, he discovered that Lot 38, Tract 3011 was not included thereii and..that there- for* the owner of the property had not been advised prj.or to the:time.of the granting of the permit that the application was.,pending before the Council. 10 P - - It was thereupon moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, that the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, under date of June 15th, 1938, the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, granted a permit to Sovereign Oil Corporation for that certain oil well known as "Sovereign Oil Corporation -Elsie No. 2 "; AND WHEREAS,, at the time said permit was granted it was represented to this Council and this Council believed that all properties reasonably affected by the said well were included within the lease under which the same was to be drilled; AND WHEREAS, this Council- finds that the following described real property located iir the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, to -wit: Lot 38, Tract 3012, was not and is not included within the said lease and that the same is within the area affected by said well; AND WHEREAS, this Council believes that the said representation was not wilfully made so as to mislead the . •Council in any way, but that same was due merely to inadvertence and excusable neglect; NOW, MMFFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California as follows: 1. That this. Council Thereby finds and determines that the said representation was not wilfully made. 2. That said Council hereby further determines that said permit shall not be forfeited by reason of such representation, provided that the owners of the real- property hereinabove described are given the right and privilege of joining in and including the said property in said lease at any time prior to the setting of final casing in said well. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote : - Ayes:- Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor. Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. —" Absent: Councilman Gerow* • ORAL COMM MCATIONS. Kenneth Bogan inquired of the Council how he might obtain the amount from the-City-which was due his father! A. G. Bogart, as salary. at the time of his father's death. It appearing as .a result of questioning by the City Attorney that A. G. Bogan left no estate which will require:probate, and that his son, Kenneth Bogan and one grandchild are the only heirs, he was directed to call upon the City Clerk sometime in the nearffuture for the execution of documents which will enable the Council to.draw a warrant in his favor for the sum(' due his deceased father at the time-.of his death* None. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL CO = TTEgS. . The City Clerk reported that Safeway Stores Company softball team desired to conduct a donkey baseball game -on the night baseball grounds on some date which might be laade available to the.team and wished to know whether or not the Council had any objection thereto.) The Council, by general co�nsent,.Andicated it would have no objection'it there is-an avAilable data. C The City Attorney reported-that there had been-_served upon his office a complaint filed by the Southern California Telephone Company in the case entitled: "Southern California Telephone Company, a Corporation, vs. City of E1 Segundo, a Municipal Corporation,, No. 428886, in the-Superior Court of Los Angeles County ". He explained that this.action was an.action similar to that which had been filed by the Telephone.Company in previous years.- These actions, he explained, were filed by the Telephone Company in order to avoid the running of the Statute of Limitations against the purported cause of zettem P ff action which the Company alleges it has and also to•,avoid any claim on the part of the defendant that the Company was guilty of latches or delay. The suits, he stated, concerned themselves with the contention of the Telephone Company that the State Board of Equalization, in making assessments of public utility property, now taxable, had acted arbitrarily and had made a discriminatory assessment of their property as campared.to other properties. He stated that the Company had, at the time the suit was.served, furnished a stipulation extending the City's time to demur, answer or otherwise plead until 10 days after further written notice from the Company's attorneys , the same as they had in the suit filed about a year-ago. He stated that a large number of these suits had been filed, one against practically every city in California where the Company did business or received any appreciable revenue. After hearing the report of the City Attorney, it was moved by Council- man Love, seconded by Councilman Selby,-the following resolution be adopted; RESOLVED, that the City Attorney be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to appear in-that certain action bearing Number 428686, in the Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County-of Los Angeles, entitled: "Southern California Telephone Company; a Corporation, vs. City of El Segundo,.a Municipal Corporation", and to make defense of,said action on behalf of said defendant City, filing such documents and pleadings and taking such proceedings and making such arguments as.in his opinion will best subserve the interests of said City and protect its position in the matter; and BE IT FZTRTHER RESOLVED, that said City Attorney shall be entitled to receive and there shall be paid to him an additional compensation for his services with reference to the said action, to tte paid upon presentation of proper demand therefor,to be audited and approved in the usual manner. The foregoing resolution was adopted,by the following vote:. Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerow. _ The City Attorney reported that the form of contract•.,submitted by the Health Officer of Los Angeles County covering the performance of health services for the City.of El Segundo by the--Health Department of Los Angeles County, referred to him for examination, is approved as to,form, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the following resolution be adopted: . .RFSOLVED,-that the�City of El Segundo, California,. enter into,an agreement with the County of Los Angeles for.the performance of public health services in and for the City of E1 Segundo -by the County Health Department of said County; that the form of agreement submitted to*this Couacil this date by the Los Angeles County Health Depart- ment be and the same is hereby approvad: and the Mayor of the City of E1 Segundo, in.its name and on.its•behalf be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to sgrl the said Agreement apd.the City Clerk to attest the same; and BE IT F M=- RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and be is hereby directed to cause four copies..-of said_Agree- ment, when so signed, to"be transmitted to. the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County for execution by said Body, one copy thereof, when returned to him duly signed by said Board of Supervisors, to be placed on file in his office. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: r v P i2 } -Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gerold, SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS. The hour of 7:15 o'clock P. M.' at this meeting, having heretofore been fixed as the time and date for considering bids heretofore received for leasing certain real property owned by the City of El Segundo for oil drilling purposes and said hour having arrived, the Mayor announced that the Council would proceed with -the consideration of the bids so received. After discussion by the Council,-it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, this Council did heretofore, pursuant to a notice bearing date the 18th day of tiny, 1938, receive two bids for the leasing by said City for Qil we" purposes of the property owned by said City and which is commonly known as the Water Works property; AND WHEREAS, at its meeting of June 8th; 1938, this Council did reject the bid of Sovereign Oil Corporation as not responsive to the published notice inviting bids and did on said date take the remaing bid, to wit, that of Burnoel Petroleum Company under consideration; AND WHEREAS, this Council issnow reached a decision with reference to the said matter; NOW FORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the bid of said Burnoel Petroleum Company, which has been taken under advisement by this Countil until this time,'be also rejected. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes:' Councilmen None, Absent: Councilman Gerow. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. • Consideration was given to the matter of a contract for the performance of public pound services for the City of El Segundo, inasmuch as the current contract expires June 30th, 1938, during which the City Clerk advised that the Inglewood Humane Society is willing to continue operating on a month to month basis pending the award of a new gontract. Discussion followed, terminating in a motion by Councilman Selby, seconded.by Councilman Love, that the City Attorney be and he is hereby directed to prepare the form of notice and the :City_ Clerk authorized and directed to publish said notice, when so prepared, calling for bids for the performance•of public pound services in and for the City of E1 Segundo. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None.' - Absent: Councilman Gerow, PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the'•approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, Mere read: a . • '_ • -- t O .Y P J-�j y Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, the demands be allowed and warrants ordered 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. t Absent: Councilman Gerow. R NEW BUSINESS.. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that K. Be Campbell be and he is hereby granted a one week leave of absence$- without pay,- T beginning June 27th, 1938. Carried.° Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that Neva M. Elsey be granted her customary annual two weeks vacation, beginning July 11th, 1938. Carried by the following vote: • Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor.Binder. - Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilman Gerow. At this point Mr. Frank Smith addressed the Council relative to the construction-of sewers -in a• portion of the City of-El Segundo lying easterly of Center Street and northerly of Grand Avenue, explaining,his reasons.for believing this to be a necessity. At the conclusion of his remarks, the City Engineer, by general, consent; was instructed to work out feasible plans and to submit the same to this Council, with his estimate `of the cost­ofdoing -said work._.. No further business appearing to-'be transacted at.this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by- Councilman Love,-the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: City Mayor. - General Fund Water Works Fund Grimes- Stassforth State Co. $18.55 Griffith Hardware Co. 6.23 Los Angeles Fireworks Co. 11.12 Grinnell Co. 14.18 Pacific Tin Refinery 5.50 Hacker Pipe & Supply Co. 36.02 Griffith Hardware Co. 11.45 Hersey Mfg. Co. 52.34 Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk 9.92. R. T. Hutchins.. 44.47 -TOTAL . 56.54 Layne & Bowler 443.79. Los Angeles Stamp & Stat- Water Works Fund ionery Co. 1.39 Rensselaer Valve Co. 62.14 J. G. Tucker & Son 16.05 James Hunt 11.20 0. L. Tidwell 33.60 Paul Allen 33.60 M. A. Anthony 27.30 E. R. McCartney 33.60 C. P..Grabill 33.60 Lee T. Patterson 33.60 Earl Cartland. 33.60 A. Comstock 33.60 H. L. Martz 33.60 W. H. Knapp 52.80 W. Zivalic 16.80 V. Lister 11.20 S..H. Bissell 30.45 A. L. Hoblit 28.00 H. Be Clybourn 23.00 J. Wood 22.40 E. M. Miner 17.60 TOTAL 1186.16 Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, the demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the respective funds covering the same. Carried by.the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. t Absent: Councilman Gerow. R NEW BUSINESS.. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that K. Be Campbell be and he is hereby granted a one week leave of absence$- without pay,- T beginning June 27th, 1938. Carried.° Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that Neva M. Elsey be granted her customary annual two weeks vacation, beginning July 11th, 1938. Carried by the following vote: • Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor.Binder. - Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilman Gerow. At this point Mr. Frank Smith addressed the Council relative to the construction-of sewers -in a• portion of the City of-El Segundo lying easterly of Center Street and northerly of Grand Avenue, explaining,his reasons.for believing this to be a necessity. At the conclusion of his remarks, the City Engineer, by general, consent; was instructed to work out feasible plans and to submit the same to this Council, with his estimate `of the cost­ofdoing -said work._.. No further business appearing to-'be transacted at.this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by- Councilman Love,-the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: City Mayor. -