1938 OCT 05 CC MIN•
E1' Segundo, California.
October 5, 1938.
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A regular neeting of the City Ceur_cil of the City of E1 Segundo, California,
was called to order at 7:00 o'clock p. I.I. on ;lie above date, in the Council
Chamber of the City Hlall of said. City, by Peter E. I:inder, ..ayor.
ROLL C=.
Councilmen present: Gero--r, Hesser; Selby and 1 ayor Binder.
Councilmen Absent: Love.
Other Officers Present:
City Attorney - Clyde :,00d-vrorth.
City Engineer - R. T. Hutcnins,
City Clerk - Victor D. McCarthy.
OF OF PRETIOII:3 l.—`-, TD 3 .
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 28th day of September, 1938,
were read.. ?do errors or• oinissions appearing, it was moved by Council-man Selby,
soconded by Councilman Gerow, the minutes be aD- proved as read. Carried.
`_he minutes of the adjourned regular meeting held on the dth day of
October, 1938, were read, without error or omission being noted, and were
approved as read upon motion_ of Councilman Selby. seconded by Councilman Gerow,
-v�ihich carried.
:JRIl EN �01.11.=C.LTICITSS.
The following communications, which were read to the Council, were
disposed of in the manner indicated following the reference to each hereinafter:
Ii. B. Blakely, Secretary and Jury Cornissioner of the Superior Court
of the County of Los* Angeles, California, dated September 7th, 1938,
setting forth the policy adopted by said Superior Court with reference to
municipal employees serving upon juries. Ordered filed.
STATE CCi:' ?TS .TICr IP:SUFu'.;1Cv FITND, dated October 1st, 19389 announcing
a dividend payment of $3,500,000.00 will be distributed among policy holders
beginning October 1st, 1938. Ordered filed.
HSRBERT A. SLL=, dated October 3rd, 1938, making application for
employment in. the new grater treatment plant of the City. Ordered filed.
BRITT L. BC, =- , dated October 5th, 1938; quoting prices on three parcels
of land, which he•has for sale. Ordered filed.'
CLIKT RC::E, dated September 30th, 1938 and JOHYy E. GEOL:�-dD, dated
October 5th, 1938, each being application for employment. Ordered filed.
THE PEACE OFFICERS :,SSOCI TION OF TIME STATE OF C ALIFORTJA, dated September
23th, 1938, announcing its annual convention to be held in the City of San
Diego, October 6th, 7th and 8th, 1938; and transmitting therewith a memorandum
of nroCram high lights.
-coved by Councilman Hess•er, seconded by Councilman Se1by, that J. X,
Cu= inks, Captain, El Segundo Police'Department, be directed.to attend said
Convention as representative of the 9ity of =.1 Segundo and that he be authorized
to file his demand with said City for his actual and necessary expenses in
connection therewith, said claim to be paid in the regular manner after having
been audited by* this Council. Carried b:� the following vote:
ryes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and I.Iayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
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LEONARD d. YOUNG, City Engineer, City of Torrance, dated September
29th, 1`938, enclosing copy of Resolution No. 1218 adopted by the City
Council of said City with reference to the Havrthorne- LaBrea Road as a
'State Highway and requesting that this Council adopt a similar resolution.
By general consent the cor- munication and accompapying resolution were
ordered filed and the City Clerk directed to advise the writer that the
City Council of the City of El Segundo had adopted a resolution in the same
tenor September 7th, 1938.
111:I. H. TOLSON, Ilayor, City of Torrance, dated September 22nd, 1938,
advising that the City of Torrance will hold a two day celebration called
"Torrance Factory Frolic", October 28th and 29th, and requesting the City
of E'l Segundo to enter a float.
It appearing from a discussion of the matter that the local Girl
Scouts might be interested in entering a -ueen and that other ideas have
been advanced t•;ith respect to building a float for display in the parade
�,fnich Yjill be held Saturday, Octobef 29th, action in the matter t,J?.s deferred
one week and the matter referred to the I:Tayor for recommendation.
=_T11,: ;, Governor of California, dated October 1st, 1938,
ack nowledgiiig receipt of a copy of a resolution adopted by the City Council
of the City of.El Segundo, September 14th, 1938, with reference to designating
the Havuhorne- LaBrea Road as a State Highway and expressing the belief that
'Honorable Earl Kelley, Director of Public 'corks of the State of California
grill give the matter his prompt and courteous attention. Ordered filed.
CHIEF G_= , BOARD OF SUPERITISORS OF THE COUT:`i'Y OF LOS NGAS,
dated October 3rd, 1938, transmitting copy of a report made to the Board of
Supervisors September 27th, 1938, by George ;"J. Jones, Road Cormissioner,
with reference to the Havrthorne- LaBrea Road, concerning which this City
adopted a resolution September 14th. Ordered filed.
WALTER E. OLESON, dated September 27th, 1938, respecting the cost of
installing a t:,io -vray radio system for the Cities of El Segundo, 11anhattan
Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach and Torrance. Ordered filed.
None.
FORTS OF STAND= CO�SlITTEES.
'REPORTS OF OFFICIL= ^ND SPECIAL 001.11 °1ITTEES.
The'City Clerk reported as follows:
That pursuant to iAstruction given by the-City Council at its last
regular meeting he had procured public liability and property damage insurance,
with the same insuror and ir_'the same amounts, on motor'vehicles of the City
of El Segundo which had been insured during the prior year, and that the
cost thereof will be $71.71 less than the prior year's premiun; however, the
total cost would be $472.92, dite to the fact that the new truck purchased
for the Park Department would be added to'the policy.
Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman
Hesser, that the action of the City Clerk in placing the City of E1 Segundo
*rotor vehicle public liability and property damage insurance with the Concordia
Fire Insurance Company and the Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company, as
reported to this Council this date, be and the same is hereby ratified and
approved. Carried by the follofring vote:
Ayes: COuncil_men Gero -,;, Hesser, Selby and ayor Birder.
• iToes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
That he had procured quotations for painting the interior of the
Police Department headquarters, said quotations being -$67.50 and x$81.00
respectively. '
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The Council believing the necessary work could be done more economically
by purchasing the paint and hiring its om employees, it was moved by
Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the painting of the
interior of the Police Department headquarters be prosecuted by force account
under the supervision of the City Engineer. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen_ Gerow, Hesser, Selby and I:Iayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen i:one.
Absent: Councilman Love,
That I:ir. E. S. Donaldson had called attention to*the fact that an
advertising sign recently erected adjacent to the Northwesterly corner of
�l Segundo Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard obstructs the vision of
motorists-enterin�_- Sepulveda Boulevard from the ,pest; also that the
boulevard stop sign at the lorthwest corner of El Segundo Boulevard and
InCleti•.-ood- '2edondo =load had been removed,
By general consent these matters were referred to the Police Department.
That he had indicated upon a map, which he then presented to the
Council for examination, the several parcels of land ;lesterly of Sepulveda
Boulevard, which had been offered to the City as probable water well sites,
rfr_ich ma?o Liso indicated the price quoted on each.
After examination of the said map and a consideration of the prices
quoted the City and the time, .convenience, economy and other factors
involved, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Selby,
the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the City of 21 Segundo purchase from
the owners thereof the following described real property,
located in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles,
State of California, to wit: Lots 1, 29 39 4 and 5, of
Tract 10058, being a subdivision of Lot.1,.Block 115, E1
Segundo Sheet No. 5, as per map recorded in Book 20, Pages
114 and 115 of ';laps. Records of Los Angeles County, Califor-
nia, for the sum of s "1000.00, said property to be.subject to
the following, to -grit: Conditions, restrictions and reserva-
tions, if any, of record, which are usual to real property
within the City of El Segundo; unpaid taxes, if any, provided
the amount thereof is not in excess of 4 ?25.00;
AND, BE IT FUR =.-'R M- EDSOLV, that the City Clerk be
and he is hereby authorized and instructed to open an escrow
for the consurnation of such purchase in the Security -First
National Bank of Los Angeles, Inglewood Branch, and to
attend to any details necessary in order to com._ulete such
escrow;
ATTD, BE IT - 7MT!TR RESOLVED, that a warrant on the
':later FJorks Fund of the City*of El Segundo, payable to the
order of said Security- First*Nationnl Bank of Los Angeles,
for the sum of $1100.00 be drawn and delivered to said Bank: as
a deposit to cover the requirements to be met on the part of
said City under the provisions of such escrow, it being
understood that the City wil:1 pay the 'new ormer fee of $5.00,
all the escrow costs and charges, the*cost of title insurance
policy and such other costs incident to such escrow as is
usual and customary for the purchaser to pay;
A??D; :`E IT TRTT.r RESOLVED, that the City Council
Hereby finds and determines•that•the said real property is
suitable and desirable for municipal purposes and that same.
should therefore be ac ,,wired and that the price to be paid
therefor as hereinabove-stated • is a fair price to said City.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and I %ayor Binder,
Noes: Councilmen None,
Absent: Councilman Love.
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City Engineer Hutchins reported as follows:
That Colonel Barnitz, Manager of Los Angeles "irport, following the
recent conference had with him by the ?Mayor, City Clerk and the City
Engineer, had telephoned him stating that ?Major Hurd had given assurance
that orders given by him to army and navy flyers to proceed .'!esterly after
leaving said Airport until-the planes they are piloting attain an altitude
of at least 1000 feet _before making turns to the left, will be respected;
Teat 1Ir. Davis of the Division of Highways of the State of California
has advised him that the only traffic signal which 1he'State would consider
installing at Sepulveda Boulevard and El Segundo Boulevard would be a traffic
actuated signal, but that before consenting to such installation the
Department would require a traffic count at the expense of the City, such
cost to be deducted from the Gas Tax Funds allocated to the City of El
Segundo. By general consent said City Engineer was directed to authorize
the traffic count to be made at the City's expense as indicated;
That he and Councilman Gerow had made an inspection of that certain
municipal building located on Lots 21 and 221 Block 57, E1 Segundo, and
recommended that a sink be installed in the•building; that an addition be
made to the rear thereof and that the toilet facilities now installed in
a snail building detached from the main building be installed in an
addition to said main building; that broken window lights be replaced,
as well as the front doors and that the trim on the front of the building
be repainted; that it is estimated the `cost of all of such work will
approximate X250.00,
Loved by h?ayor Binder, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the renovation
and repairs to that certain municipal building located on Lots 21 and 22,
Block 57, as recommended this date by Councilman Gerow and City Engineer
Hutchins, be.and the same are hereby authorized, and the City Engineer be and
he is hereby directed to proceed therewith by force account, the cost thereof
not to exceed $250.00. Carried by the following'vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser; Selby and Mayor Binder,
Noes: Councilmen None". '
Absent: Councilman Love.
IM- 12aSIED BUS ItESS .
None.
Pr.YLQG BILLS.
The following demands, having had the approval of the Co*runittee on
Finance and Records, were read:
Recreation Ftmd TOTAL ,309.15
Griffith Hardtirare Co. $1.89
Builders Material Co. 2.51 General 1-1, Fund
TOTAL ,4.40 Inglewood Humane Society, Inc. ,16.67
Selby
.?oved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman kE =, the demands
be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the respective funds
covering the same. Carried by the following vote:
Water ;"Yorks
Fund
General Fund
Builders haterial Co.
35.96
Inglewood Book & Stat.
Co. $ .93
Standard Oil Co. of Calif.
42.86
0, 0. Hesser
25.75
Percival Steel & Supply
Co. 3.53
- Victor D. McCarthy
32.15
J. P. Hansen
3.40
Grimes Stassforth Stat.
Co. 4.58
International Filter Co.
1192.36
Geo. 2,5, Sutton
3.33
E�orthington Pump & 11ach.
Co. 276.44
Duro Test Corporation
27.36
International Filter Co.
1616.07
Southern Calif. Gas Co.
.84
E. 11% Bacharach & Co.
759.00
Converse Neon Signs
6100
The Dorr Co. Inc.
1687.50
Builders Material Co.
191010
TOTAL
$5617.12
Victor D. McCarthy
6.24
Griffith Hardware Co.
10.87
Recreation Ftmd TOTAL ,309.15
Griffith Hardtirare Co. $1.89
Builders Material Co. 2.51 General 1-1, Fund
TOTAL ,4.40 Inglewood Humane Society, Inc. ,16.67
Selby
.?oved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman kE =, the demands
be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the respective funds
covering the same. Carried by the following vote:
I' 93 A.
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and P.:ayor Binder.
?Toes: Councilmen hone.
Absent: Councilman Love.
T B- SIIESS.
Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that Resolution
No. 465, ,entitled:
A RESOLIITIOTI OF T--PE GITY COUNCIL 0„ T�E CITY OF
3-ZGM7DOj CALI F OP TI.., ABOPTIIIG SF' CI M ICATIOI S
=TO. " T i -3 -1938 OF i`c CITY Or l S GTi\TJO, CALIrORN A,
which was read, be adopted.• Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerotr, Hesser, Selby and Liayor,Binder.
floes: Councilmen None. ,
Absent: Councilman Love. .
-oved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the
City C lerh be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to advertise for
bids for drilling, casing and completing a crater hell in and for the_ City
of El Segundo, in accordance with Specifications No. 71iI -3 -1938 of the City
of E1 SegL,- do, Ca- liforniap said notice to be.in substantially the same
form as that used for advertising for bids for the drilling of a water well
under Szeci ications lJo. T,7 -1 of said City. Carried by the following
vote:
eyes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and P.iayor Binder.
-Toes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Love.
>To further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was
moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Approved: ,
Yity 01 Ark.
I,iayor. .
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