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1938 NOV 23 CC MIN.r P X29 = i El Segundo, California. November 23rd, 1938. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, was called to order at 7 :00 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: Love, Selby and Mayor Birder. Councilmen Absent:. Gerow and Hesser. Other Officers Present: Clyde Woodworth - City Attorney. R. T. Hutchins - City Engineer. Victor D. McCarthy - City Clerk: A representative of Southwest District Highways Association addressed the Council, inviting officials of the City of El Segundo to attend a meeting of said Association, to be held at the Potrero Country Club, Thursday, December lst, 1938, at 6:30 P. M., at which meeting I1Ir. East and Assemblyman Jack Tenney will be present and address the group. Councilman Gerow appeared at the meeting at the hour of 7:08 P. M. and he immediately took his seat at the Council table. Councilman Hesser appeared at the meeting at the hour of 7:10 P. M. and he immediately took his seat at the Council table. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS IMTING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 16th day of November, 1938, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by.Councilman Selby, seconded`by'Councilman Gerow, the minutes be approved as read. Carried. WRITTEN CO1,1MNICATIONS. The following co=Lnications, which were read to the Council, were disposed of in the manner indicated following the reference to each hereinafter: RICHFIELD OIL CORPORATION, dated November 18th, 1938, advising that it has abandoned its El Segundo No. 6 Well in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Oil and Gas Supervisor of the Division of Natural Resources of the State of California, and has removed the derrick therefrom and restored the surface of the ground. Ordered filed. RICHFIELD OIL CORPORATION, dated November 18th, 1938, advising that it has abandoned its Richfield - Republic No, 1 Well in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Oil and Gas-Supervisor of the Division of Natural Resources of the State of California, and has removed the derrick therefrom and restored the surface of the ground. Ordered filed.- RICHFIELD OIL CORPORATION, dated November 18th, 1938, advising that it has abandoned its Elsie No. 1 Well in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Oil and Gas Supervisor of the Division of Natural Resources of the State of California, aiid.has removed the.derrick therefrom and-restored-the surface of the ground. Ordered filed. APPLICATIONS for employment by the City of El Segundo from Robert L. Ford and Albert S. Hutton. Ordered filed. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. A representative of Southwest Welding & Manufacturing Company addressed the Council, stating that it had had no knowledge of the fact that the City of E1 Segundo had advertised for bids on certain welded pipe and that in his opinion P3o�3 it would be advantageous to the City to reject the bid previously received foZ this material and readvertise for bids. Said Southwest Welding & Manufacturing Company's representative was advised that the notice inviting bids was published in the time, form and manner required by law and that his Company therefore had equal opportunity with other manufactur- ers to learn of the City's requirements and to bid thereon, and that it would be manifestly unfair to the Company which did bid to again advertise for the same item after the price quoted had been made Public. No further action was taken with respect to the matter. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS. The hour of 7:15 P. M. at this meeting having heretofore been fixed as the time and place for giving further, consideration to the bids heretofore received for drilling, casing and completing a water well for the City of El Segundo, to be known as Water Well No. 5, and said hour having arrived, the Mayor announced the fact and that the Council would at this time proceed with a further consideration of said matter. The City Attorney first reported that he had conferred with Mr. J. W. Falkner, Attorney for the owners of the property which the City proposes to purchase as a site for T$ater Well No. 5 and that said attorney had written him to the effect that up to the present time the owners of the property had not been able to obtain all documents necessary to clear the title of certain minor impediments of record against the same, but that he was making diligent effort to do so and that in event of failure a Quiet Title action would be taken in due time. In the meantime the owners consented that the City withhold $250.00 of the purchase price. The Attorney further announced that he would file a copy of said letter with the City Clerk. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that a copy of the communication from J. W. Falkner, attorney for Mr. Walter C. Ainsworth and Mrs. Ethel V. Ainsworth, dated November 17th, 1938, be received and placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for the purposes of identification and reference; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proposals therein made be and the same are hereby approved by'this Council in all particulars; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and, instructed to make any and all amendments to the escrow instructions heretofore placed with the Inglewood Branch of the Security -First National Bank of Los Angeles in connection with the consummation of the transaction of purchase by the City of E1 Segundo of the real property referred to in said communication as may be necessary in order to accomplish the changes referred to in the proposals contained in said communication. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: I Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None, The Council thereupon discussed the desirability of awarding a contract for the drilling,. casing and completing said Water Well No. 5, or of taking the matter under further advisement for a period of two weeks and thereupon .inquired of the representatives of two bidders, who were present in the Council Chamber, whether or not their companies would be willing to accept a conditional award or permit the Council to take said bids under further advisement. A representative of Roscoe Moss Company, a bidder, and E. W. Brockman, a bidder, each stated that his Company would accept a conditional contract or allow the Council further time to decide upon the matter, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that all bids heretofore received for drilling, casing and completing Water Well No. 5 for the City of El Segundo be taken under further advisement until the hour of 7 :15 P. M. at the regular meeting of this Council to be held December 7th, 1938, and that the City Clerk notify all bidders except Roscoe Moss Company and E. W. Brockman that they may withdraw their bids before said date if they desire to do so. Carried by t he'following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS. The hour of 7:30 P. M. at this meeting having heretofore been fixed as the time and place for giving further consideration to the bid heretofore received for furnishing the City of El Segundo with certain 12" - 10 gauge welded pipe and said hour having arrived, the Mayor announced the fact and that the Council would proceed with the further consideration of said'bid. It appearing from a report of the City Attorney previously made at this meeting that the City has not as yet acquired title to the property .upon which it was proposed to drill certain water well in connection with which it is intended to'use the welded pipe referred to in the bid'now under consideration, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the bid of American Pipe & Steel Corporation for furnishing the City of E1 Segundo approximately 3000 feet of 12" - 10 gauge welded pipe be taken under further consideration by this Council until the hour of 7:30 P. M. at the regular meeting of said Council to be held December 7th, 1938, and that pending such further consideration the City Engineer is directed to ascertain the prices at which the same type of pipe has been sold to other municipalities recently. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None._ Absent: Councilmen None. REMUS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. None. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMGdITTEES. City Clerk McCarthy reported that Mr.. Robert Mehler in delivering to the City of E1 Segundo an option to purchase Lot 5, Block 8, Tract 1685, for the sum of $1000.00, did so with the understanding that the City would pay the second half of 1938 -39 taxes. The City Clerk-further reported that in placing the City's instructions in escrow, one of the requirements was that the seller pay all of the 1938 -39 taxes. It appearing that the amount of said taxes is small and that the City in the ordinary course of events should acquire title to the property before taxes for the becond half of the 1938 -39 tax year are due, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the City Clerk be authorized and directed to amend the instrudtions-in Escrow No. 88 -12353 res- pecting the purchase of Lot 5, Block 8, Tract 1685 within'the City of El Segundo from Robert Mehler, so that the present owner will be required to pay taxes for the first half of the tax year 1938 -39 only, the City of El Segundo to accept title subject to taxes for the second half of said year. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow,'Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The Water Superintendent filed with members of the Council a recapitu- lation of expenditures made in constructing and equipping the water treatment plant of the municipal water department of the City of E1 Segundo. The City Attorney presented to and read to the Council a form of Notice to Bidders on trucks and automobiles he had prepared, which is intended P f32 for use in advertising for bids on certain.new motor vehicle equipment needed by'the City of El Segundo. Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the form of Notice to Bidders on Trucks and Automobiles, prepared by the City Attorney and presented to this Council this date be approved and placed on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of El Segundo and that said City Clerk be authorized to publish said notice in "the time, fom and manner required by law. Carried by the following vote: ' Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The City Cleric reported that under date of November 16th, 1938, the Council approved the demand of Samuel French and ordered warrant drawn in the sum of $5.00 to cover the cost of royalty for producing the play "19hile the Chimes Ringft at the Community Christmas program; that since said demand was approved the Recreation Commission decided not to produce the play and that therefore the City is not indebted to said Samuel French and the warrant should be ordered cancelled; whereupon it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that Warrant No. 32373, dated November 16, 1938, in the sum of $5.00, drawn payable to the order of Samuel French, be and the same is hereby ordered cancelled and that said amount be restored to the fluid from which it was drawn, to -wit: Recreation Fund. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None, UNFILSTISHED BUSINI.SS'. None. PAYING BILLS. None. NEW BUSINESS. None. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respect lly submitted, Approved: City Clerk Mayor.