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1938 SEP 28 CC MINEl Segundo, California. September 28th, 1938. A regular meeting of tha City, Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, was called. to order at 7 :00 o'clock P. K. on' the above date, in the Council Chamber of the City mall of said City, by Peter E. Binder, Nayor. ROLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Gerow, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Councilmen Absent: Hesser, Other Officers Present: R. T. "Hutchins - City Engineer. Clyde Woodworth - City Attorney. Victor D. McCarthy - City Clerk. ,DING OF 1 -:=TES OF PREVIOUS LyTING. The minutes of �he regular meeting held on the 21st day of September, 1938, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, the minutes be approved as read. Carried. l'!RITTZNT COT CATI(XTS. The following communications, which were read to the Council, were disposed of in the manner indicated following the reference to each hereinafter: SO?J^T EST DISTRICT HIGHi7-As_"3 ASSOCIATION, dated September 21st, 1938, announcing the holding of its regular monthly meeting at Daniels Cafe, Torrance, Thursday, September.29th, 1938, at 6:30 P. H. Ordered filed. C. L. BROA9,'1AT%R, Superintendent, El Segundo High School, dated September 27th, 1938, reauesting the appointment of a committee to confer jointly with a committee representing the Trustees of El Segundo Unified School District, for the purpose of solving the drainage-problem effecting the School District and the City of El Segundo. By general consent the communication vns ordered filed and Mayor Binder and City Engineer Hutchins were designated as the Committee to confer withTessrs. Persall and Bixler of the School Board. ORAL COT. IMI TICATIONS. Verlor_ Boyer addressed the Council relative to obtaining employment from the City and he was directed to wait until adjournment of the meeting for an informal discussion of his problem. ?,ss. rstemia Donaldson and I.Irs. Neva EI. E1sey, a committee representing the American Legion Auxiliary, addressed the Council relative to a renewal of Lease and Conditional Option to Purchase contract respecting municipally owned real property described as Lots 21 and 22, Block 57, El Segundo. Followin7 discussion, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Council r n Vove, the followin7 resolution be adopted: RLSO!7ED, that that certain "Lease and Conditional Option to Purchase ", dated Tune 8th, 1928, between the City of El Segundo as Lessor and El Segundo Post No. 38, American Legion Auxiliary, as Lessee, for the leasing; b7 said City to said Leosee with option to purchase, of the property described in said Lease and Conditional Option to Purchase, be renewed for the period of ten years from the date upon which same expired, to -wit: Tune 8th, 1938, upon the same terns and conditions as contained in said original instrument; provided, however, that the City Council, on behalf of said City, reserves the right at any time prior to the exercise of the option therein contained and the actual delivery of a deed to said property as contemplated in said instrument, to enter into:and u_non said property for the purpose of making any repairs or additions or improvements thereto, tanicTi, in the opinion of said Council nay be advisable or necessary- in order to preserve, protect.and safeguardthe said premises or any no=tion thereof. . ]".e Fore doing resolution tiras.adopted by the following vote: ::yes: CounciLmen Gerow, Love, Selby and :ayor Binder. -7oes: Councilmen None. :•,bser_t: Councilman Hesser. R=_, ORTS OF ST ;DIi ?G C0111=7ZS. None. . =PORTS OF OFFICERS r1TD SPBCIriL C01- 31ITTES. The City Clerk advised the Council that at the date of the death of rt - -ur L. iTobli t, there ,•ras due him for services theretofore rendered the City of Ll Segundo, the sum of X33.60, as represented by City of Fl Segundo Water Department ;'Tarrant No. 6470; that his widow, Rosetta Hoblit, had filed with the City Clerk an affidavit, reciting the fact that there is no estate requiring - probate, and praying that the amount due her deceased'husband at the time of ,is death be•paid to her. The affidavit appearing to be in satisfactory form, it was moved by CounciLman_ Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLIED, that the prayer of Rosetta Hoblit, set forth, in her affidavit of September 27th, 1938, filed with this Council this date., be and the same is hereby granted, and that the City Clerk and City Treasurer of the City of El Segundo be and they are hereby,authorized and instructed to dancel City of El Segundo +'later Department Warsant.No, .6470, payable to A. L. Hoblit in the sum of $33.60, and the Mayor, City Clerk and City Treasurer of said City be and they are hereby authorized and instructed to make, execute and deliver municipal warrant, drawn on the Z-Jater.Jorks Fluid, payable to the order of Rosetta Hoblit, in amount of $33.60, in full and complete satisfaction of the claim of Arthur L. Hoblit against the said City, for all services rendered the said City. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Grerow, Love, Selby and I,Ta:, -or Binder. Noes: Councilmen_ None. .bsent: Councilman Hessen. The City Clerk advised the Council that property damage and bodily injury indermit ; ;- on the City's motor vehicle equipment expires at noon, September 29th, 1935; that several.insurors have duoted rgnbwal premiums,•but that he had not had an opportunity to ascertain whether or not each was quoting upon the same equipment, vrhereupon it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, the following resolution be adopted: RySOLVED, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to procure insurance in the same limits as hereto- fore prevailed to cover the equipment heretofore - insured under Policy No. 111 2003 of the Concordia Fire Insurance Company and the I.Tetronolitan Casualty.Insurance Company, insuring motor vehicle equipment of said City at a cost of not to exceed $550.00, 0 and that said Clerk shall report to this Council at its next meeting the name of the Company in which insurance was obtained, the number of the policy so obtained and the amount of premium required to be paid for such policy. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the folloi-,ring vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Noes: Councilmen 2done. Absent: Councilman Hesser, Love, Selby and T_'ayor Binder. The City Clerk reported that i.Ir. 0. G. Self had requested the installation of a. =ire hydrant at the corner of Sycamore Avenue and Concord Place. The- matter was referred to the Fire Chief and the City Engineer for investigation and report to the Council. The City attorney reported that on September 22nd, 193-8, the initial hearing in the *Natter of the City of El Segundo, et al vs. Southern California Edison Company Limited respecting the formal application of the cities involved for a reduction in overhead street lighting rates, was pad before Corraissicner Vlakefield of the Railroad Com. ission; that Mr. L. H. Stewart and associates representing the cities, consumed the day presenting testimony, supported by charts and graphs and that upon the close of the case on that day a continuance was had to November 9th, 1938, to enable the cities to present additional testimony; that at the close of the case an,adjournment of thirty days will be taken to enable the Southern California Edison Company Limited to study the data presented by the cities and that after said Edison Company presents its case, a further continuance will be had to enable the cities to study the Edison Company testimony and rebut the same. The City Clerk exhibited for the Council's information a set of t;renty charts and graphs which. were introduced as exhibits �n the case referred to in the report of the City Attorney and by general consent these were to be turned over to Asst. City Engineer Chilson for such use as he may find for them. UNr INIS1D BUSINESS,. I-loved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that Ordinance No. 217, entitled: AN ORDINAIICE OF TAE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, Ci, LIFOP.NLA, EST-�BLIS?ID� CERTAIN 1=,TH AND SANIVUZY REGULATIONS WITIVN SAID CITY, ',ITD PROVIDING FOP, THE ENFORCE ZNT . + OF., which vms introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council held September 21st, 1938 and reread at this meeting, be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Hessen, The Street Superintendent reported that Mr. E. J. Grow, Municipal I:Iechanic, had assured him that the air compressor and air receiver at the T ��arehouse each are of sufficient capacity to satisfactorily operate a.certain hydraulic motor vehicle.hoist, the purchase of which has been under consideration for some time; whereupon it was moved by Councilman•Gerow, ' seconded by Councilman Love, that the purchase and installation of a Dualift Auto Lift be authorized and directed at a total cost of not to exceed 0500.00. Carried by the following vote: :_yes: Councilmen Gerow, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilman Hesser. P 85 P_ =dG BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: General Fund Slater Works Fund Grimes- Stassforth Stat. Co. 02.99 Ducomriun Letals & Supply Co. ,.11.66 General -Electric Supply Corp. 3.86 General Electric Supply Corp. 7.49 Graybar Electric Co. Inc. 72.38 Hacker Pipe & Supply Co. 11.47 Edna E. Leland 6.38 J. P. Hansen 3.40 hits Coffee-Shop 5.80 R. T. Hutchins 40.15 Los Angeles Stamp & Stat. Co. 7.47 Kimball Elevator Co. Ltd. 420.00 Co K. 'cConnell 6.70 National Tank & Lfg. Co. 435.03 Los :_n,:eles Co. Health Dept. 1000 Rensselaer Valve Co; 395.24 Standard Oil Co. of Calif. 4.76 Dark ?'Iymond 91.82 Ducommun I.Ietals & Supply Co. 2.96 % H. Knapp 52.80 Southern Calif. Freight Lines 2.15 E. M. 71"iner 52.80 Tucker & Son 14.58 C. Co Chilson 52.80 Lee B. Hawkins 153.12 11. A. Bailey 52.80 Standard Oil Co. of Calif. 2.06 "1. H. Psherer 52.80 Fletcher Tire Service 36.27 C. ;7. Dix 52.80 TO :L 8 322.48 John Spear 33.60 Grant I.IcCarroll 31.15 Water•'dorks Fund S. H. Bissell 33.60 Ralph 3. Freese 533.60 Paul A. Hart 48.40 . A. Slater 39.60 John. Lapham 44.50 Paul LonSstreet 37.95 E.'Cote 55.63 =:. R. Gunn 20.90 Edison Bedore 35.25 Otho Tidwell 24.85* Roy L. Miller 28.00 John '�agn_er 28.00 Joel 1 acdonald 27.30 Geo. E. Fogarty 28.00 A. T. Comstock 27.30 Geo. 4. Sturm 27.50 E. R. McCartney 12.80 ',9. E. Davis 8.80 R,11, Davis 8.80 J. F. Davis 8.80 TOTAL y2377.39 Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, the demands be allowed and warrants ordered draxrn on and paid out of the respective funds covering the same. Carried by the followinZ vote: Ayes: Councilmen Geror;, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Hesser, Love, Selby and I:Iayor Binder. 10�. BUS=SS. i.Ioved by Councilman Selby *, seconded by Councilman Love, the following resolution be adopted: this Council has this date adopted Ordinance No. 217 making certain regulations with reference to health and sanitation matters r,ri"thin said City; �?�'D, ?','iES, under the terns and provisions of said Ordinance it will be necessary, when same becomes effective, ' for persons, firms or cor_norations furnishing or providing; a domestic water supply, to receive a permit from the Health Officer or Health Department so to do; " D, :=�t'?: , the City of 1 Segundo is engaged in the rroducing and distributinC of domestic ,,rater supply; . ._,._s IT R-ESOLu ,D, that the City Clerk be and he is _iereby authorized and 'instructed, immediately upon the ta?;ing effect of said Ordinance, to make the necessary applica- tion to the - Health Officer on behalf of said City, for the reouired permit to so develop, produce and furnish water for domestic purposes in the City of El Segundo, all as contem_rlated «nd reouired under the provisions of said Ordinance. The foreSoino resolution was adopted by the follot',rin[, vote: P 86 Ayes: Councilmen Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilman Gerow, Absent: Councilman Hesser. ?,loved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, the following resolution be adopted: • RrSOL7=, , that in addition to the'ordin6mces of the City of El Segundo, which the County Health'Officer of Los'sngeles County, /California, has heretofore beet requested to enforc6, ' that said Health Officer be'ana he is hereby further instructed . to enforce, vrithin the City of 71 Segundo, the ptovisions of • Ordinance 'No: 217 of said City, entitlAd: 11-A2T O- =N;dXE CTF Tom. CITY OF -'.T• SEG T1,100; 'ES "3IS TG C T SH: LI I Cli?IiCF_Z =_, A1?D v??IT "2,LY R✓LTiTIOTIS Ir' ?iIid S_ ID CITY, AND . 7MVIDING FOR THE ErIFORCEi: r,XT TIT REOF , when such ordinance shall have become'effective. The foregoing, resolution tiros adopted by the'follot-,ring vote: Ayes: Councilman Love; Selby and Mayor Binder. .Nloes: Councilman. Gerow. .Absent: Councilman Hesser. The desirability of speedily making a'dec-Ision with reference to the purchase of real property in the eastern pact of the City upon which to develop water wells to afford an ample supply of water for domestic use 'was stressed by the 'Viater Superinteriaent and concurred in by members of the•Cotincil an& thereafter, by general consent,'the- Sup &rintendent of the Water Department an$ the City Clerk were directea''to'compile'a report of the offers to sell real property heretofore received by the City from property owners and real estate agents and to outline the several properties on a map and present such report to the Council not later than Wednesday, October 5th, 1938, for the purpose of aiding the Council to decide which properties are best suited to the City's needs. No further business appearing tb be transacted at this session, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilmhn Gerow, the meeting adjourn until Tuesday, the 4th day of October, 1938,'at the hour of 4:30 P. It. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: 0 ly C P. iror.