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1939 NOV 08 CC MINEl Segundo, California. November 8th, 1939. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, was held in the Council Chamber o'f the City Hall of said City, on the above date, .having been called'to order at 7:00 P. 1.. by Peter E. Binder, Mayor. ROLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Gerow, Hesser and Mayor Binder. Councilmen Absent: Love and Selby. Other Officers Present: Lester C. Luce, - Representir_g City Attorney, Clyde VvoodTF.'orth. A. R. Gunn - Street Superintendent. R. T. Hutchins - City Engineer. Victor D. McCarthy - City Clerk. =E kDING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the lst day of November, 1939 were read. No errors or omissions appearing,_ the minutes were approved as read upon motion of Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, which carried unanimously. 17RITTEN CO12LUNICATIONS. The following communications, which were read to the Council, were disposed of in the manner indicated following the reference to each herein =fter: SOUTHWEST CITIES FLCCD CONTROL ASSOCIATION, dated November 6th, 19391 advising that a comprehensive flood control report, dealing with the drainage of Nigger Slough, which report has been adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, will be mailed to the City, together with a form of resolution approving said plan,'which resolution this Council is asked to adopt to place the entire matter in line for approval of the Army engineers in an attempt to secure Federal financial aid for the construction and completion of the project. The communication was ordered filed and action with reference to the matter withheld pending receipt of the report and form of resolution referred to. SOUTH77EST CITIES FLOOD CONTROL ASSOCIATION, undated, being a post card notification of the holding of a meeting of said Body at Lennox, California, November 10th, 1939. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that Mayor Binder and City Engineer Hutchins be authorized to attend the meeting of the Southwest Cities Flood Control Association, November 10th, 1939, at Lennox, California, and to file their demands for their actual and necessary expenses in connection therewith. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser and Mayor Binder. Does: Councilmen None. Absent:. Councilmen Love and Selby. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DIVISION OF TIE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, undated, stamned "Received November 8th, 1939 ", announcing its 101st regular meeting, November 16th, 1939, at Long Beach, California. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that all members of the City Council, the City Engineer and the City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized to attend a regular meeting of the Los Angeles County P �l'= Division of the League of California Cities, at Long Beach, California, November 16th, 1939, and to file their demands for their actual and necessary expenses in connection therewith. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen Love and Selby.. HAROLD M. KING, dated November 2nd, 1939, being application for e=l oyment by the City of E1 Segundo. Ordered filed. BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAIMEN, dated November 4th, 1939, trans- mitting thereT,:ith a resolution adopted by said Body respecting an applica -. tion of Pacific Electric. Railway Company filed with the Railroad Commission of the State of California, requesting permisgion to make certain changes in its service, including abandonment of certain rail lines. Ordered filed. MRS. E. S. DONALDSON, dated November 8th, 1939, Chairman, Girl Scout Committee, requesting assistance in the matter of making certain improve- ments in the heating of the Girl Scout building. By general consent, the communication was ordered filed and the matter referred to the City Engineer for investigation and report to the Council. ORAL COM11UNIC?.TIONS. Mr. Edward Elsen addressed the Council requesting that if possible he be given more hours of employment by the City of E1 Segundo. He was informed by the Mayor that his request would be taken under advisement by the Council. REPORTS OF STANDING C0110,IITTEES. Councilman Gerow directed attention to an item appearing in a recent issue of 7-1 Segundo Herald respecting excessive automobile sPeed on Main Street. ..He added that the newspaper article has been sub- stantiated by personal observation and that motorists indulge in excessive speeds on other streets as well. He recommended the use of a certain type of warning sign, which developed a discussion, terminating in an instruction to the Chief of Police to cause estimates of the construction and /or installation of certain types of signs be made and presented to this Council at its next meeting for further consideration. Councilman Hesser of the Public Works Committee reported having investigated the request of Mrs. L. R. Engle that certain street repairs be made in front of her premises at 930 Eucal-,.ptus Drive; that he believes the chief cause for the request is that the edge of the highway closest her premises has been eroded by heavy rains and that in his opinion the matter of repair is a simple one which he had directed the Street Superin- tendent to make. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMvIITTEES. The City Engineer reported that Dr. Loren Sims had submitted to him a copy of his plan for the reconstruction of the ground floor of that certain two story brick building immediately north of City Hall property and that to make the .improvement in compliance with the State Housing Act it is necessary that he have a 3 -foot side yard; that is, own the property or have right of use'over three feet sjouth of said *building. _fter further.discussion, the matter T,ras again.taken under advisement to enable the Building Inspector to obtain a further interpretation of the Housing Act from State Housing Officials and to enable the full Council to mare a decision in toe matter. The City Attorney reported having attended a hearing before the Railroad Commission this date in the matter of the application of Pacific Electric Railway Company to make certain changes in its service, rates, schedules, etc.; that representatives of Playa del Rey district had strenuously objected to being ignored in the matter of service through the routing of all busses through El Segundo; that a compromise proposal was suggested by the Railroad Commission's engineers, calling for the routing of certain of the busses heretofore intended to operate through El Segundo, along Vista Del Mar and through Del Rey instead; that the hearing had adjourned until 10:00 A. M., November 9th, 1939. By general consent the City Attorney was directed to appear at the November 9th session for the purpose of protecting the interests of the City of E1 Segundo. Reporting with reference to radio interference in the vicinity of the power lines of Southern California Edison Company recently installed in East maple Avenue and Eucalyptus Drive, which matter had been referred to him at the last regular meeting of the Council, the City Attorney advised having conferred with Mr. C. N. Elgan of Southern California Edison Company at Inglewood and of having learned that the radio interference complained of could not have been from the power lines inasmuch as no power had been conducted throuC.h these lines since installation; that the Edison Company suggested the interference doubtless originated in a radio station nearby and that its engineers would investigate and endeavor to advise and assist in correcting the situation. The City r'.ttorney reported 'having attended a hearing before the Railroad Commission, November 2nd, 1939, in the matter of the City of E1 Segundc and others vs. Southern California Edison Company, Ltd., with reference to reduction in overhead street lighting costs; that it appears when the matter is finally adjudicated a reduction in street lighting rates will be ordered, but that the amount thereof is not definite. The hearing was continued to December 7th to enable cities not now parties to the action to be notified thereof, so that they may appear and be heard if they desire so to do. The City Attorney reported. his inability to have a personal dis- cussion with Mrs. 1axine McSvkeeny relative to her lot, which is involved in the proposed widening and improvement of Grand Avenue within the City of El Segundo, but that he feels that he will have had such interview and have a definite answer for the Council by the date of its next regular meeting. The City Clerk reported that several years ago it appeared to be desirable to identify certain items in the General Fund of the City of E1 Segundo and that therefore there was opened in the books of the City a fund termed "General Fund - Receipts from Taxes" and another "General Fund - Receipts other than Taxes "; that there appears to be no necessity at this time for this segregation, that the bookkeeping will be simplified by a consolidation of the accounts and he requested the Council to authorize such consolidation. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that that certain income account on the books of the City Clerk and the City Treasurer of the City. of E1 Segundo, designated as "General Fund 1 -A", into which are charged receipts from revenues other than taxes, be and the same is hereby ordered discontinued from and after this date, and the City Clerk and the City Treasurer are hereby directed to transfer from said Fund into the General Fund proper all monies now in said General Fund 1 -A, aggregating the sum of $69,679.97, and said officers are hereby directed to make the required entries in their respective books of record. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser and "Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen Love and Selby. UNIFINISHED BUSINESS. None. A ] 714,3cI PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval-of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: Water Works Fund General Fund Carl Wilson 30.00 Clyde Woodworth 48.33 Kimball Elevator Co., Ltd. 5.00 Southern Calif. Tel. Co. 40.80 Standard Oil Cb. of Calif. 4.64 H. H. Baker 46.41 Grimes - Stassforth Stat. Co. 3.45 El Segundo Hardware 70.25 General Paint Corp. 14.28 Pacific Duco Auto Finishing 459.85 E1 Segundo Hardware 19.83 Builders Material Co. 80.65 Crane Co. 212.65 Duro Test Corporation 63.27 Builders Material Co. 26.68 C. A. Wilson 1.25 TOTAL $16.53 Martin Bros. Machine Shop 2.75 J. P. Hansen 14.35 Economy Blue Print & Supply Co. 1.96 Recreation Fund American Handicrafts Co. X5.75 Southern Calif. Gas Co. 1.26 E1 Segundo Hardware 28.10- Standard Oil Co. of Calif. 2.20 Builders 1aterial Co. 5.90 F. C. Westerhout,.M. D. 3.00 TOTAL $39.75 Clymder Indian Sales Co. 1.65 Tom P. Bray 7.00 Palmer Bldg. Corp. 1.00 General Fund Frank L. Smith & Tiney Smith 1.00 John F. Hussey $1.00 Mrs. Nannie L. Patterson 1.00 Guaranty Liquidating Corp. 1.00 Lulu Charles 2.00 'Ift. Wampler & Eva Wampler 1.00 Mrs. Grace L. Smith and Edlou Company 9.00 Mrs. Mae E. Grimes 1.00 Alan A. McCray 2.00 Alhambra Foundry Co. Ltd. 43.26 Southern Pipe & Casing Co. 303.50 R. C. Wells & Son 48.61 American Bitumuls Co. 16.57 Asphalt Paving Materials Co. 63.91 Standard Oil Co. of Calif. 134.40 TOTAL $1436.23 Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the demands be allowed and warrants ordered dravm on and paid out of the respective funds covering the same. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser and Mayor Binder. Noes; Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen Love and Selby. NEW BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerow, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that a copy of the "Notice Inviting Bids on a Modern Two -Way Police Radio Communication System for the City of El Segundo, California ", presented to this Council at this meeting, be filed in the office of the City Clerk for the purposes of identification and reference; AND, BE IT FURIHEmR RESOLVED that the specifications of the equipment referred to in said notice be and the same are hereby approved by this Council; AND, DE'IT I'URTHER RESOLVED that bids be received pursuant to said notice upon the equipment therein referred to, and that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause said notice inviting bids to be published in time, form and manner as required by law, the bids to be received up to the hour of 7:15 o'clock P. h:. on Wednesday, the 22nd day of November, 1939. P 444 E The foregoing resolution was adopted by the follarrring vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen Love and Selby. No further business appearing to be transacted at. this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the meeting adjourn: Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: / C ity v Mayor.