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1940 AUG 28 CC MINR '7:1 E1 Segundo, California. August 28th, 1940. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, was held in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of said City on the above date, having been called to order at 7:00 P. M. by Peter E. Binder, Mayor. ROLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor'Binder. Councilmen Absent: Selby. Other Officers Present: Clyde Woodworth - City Attorney. C. K. McConnell - Fire Chief. R. T. Hutchins - City Engineer. Victor D. McCarthy - City Clerk. READING OF MINUTE'S OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 21st day of August, 1940, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, the minutes be approved as read. Carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. The following communications, which were read to the Council, were disposed of in the manner indicated, following reference to each hereinafter: STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, dated August 26th, 1940, being an application for a permit to install a pole and a neon advertising sign in the public street adjacent to its new service station at the southeast corner of Imperial Highway and Sepulveda Boulevard, in the City of El Segundo. At this point the City Attorney reported that, pursuant to the Council's request at the last meeting, he had discussed with Mr. Belford and Mr. Mohr of the District Engineer's Office of the Division of Highways of the State of California, the question respecting the proposed encroachment of an advertising standard and sign upon Sepulveda Boulevard near Imperial Highway. He stated these gentlemen had informed him that it was against the policy of the Division to permit advertising structures to be actually located in state highways and that in any case it would be unlawful without permission from the Highway Commission. The City Attorney thereupon read excerpts from the street and highway code dealing with the said matter. After discussion in which fir. R. H. Deane, representing Standard Oil Company in connection with its own application above referred to, and members of the Council and the City Engineer, City Clerk, and City Attorney participated, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, and unanimously carried that in view of the apparent provisions of law relating to such matters, the application of Standard Oil Company of California for a permit to install a Dole and neon advertising sign in the public street adjacent to its service station at the southeast corner of Imperial Highway and Sepulveda Boulevard, in the City of E1 Segundo, be received and ordered placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for the purposes of identification and reference, and that no action be taken with,respect thereto, pending a further report or developments in said matter. UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, dated August 28th, 1940, with reference to the application of Electrical Products Corporation for a permit to re- locate the "76" advertising sign at its service station at the southwest corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Imperial Highway, within the City of E1 Segundo, at a point in Sepulveda Boulevard south of Imperial Highway, stating that said Electrical Products Corporation's application was made on behalf of said Union Oil Company of California, and requesting favorable consideration thereof. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, that the communication of Union Oil Company of California, dated August 28th, 1940, bearing the subject P 712 ' 1176" Neon Sign Imperial & Sepulveda E1 Segundo, California', be received and placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for identification and reference and that in view of the apparent provisions of law relating to encroachments upon state highways, as explained to this Council this date, the application of Electrical Products Corporation for permission to install a Union "76" sign on the west.side of Sepulveda Boulevard, south of Imperial Highway, be denied, and that the City Clerk be authorized to notify said applicant of the Council's decision, stating the reasons therefor. Carried. J. I% LC=.,- , COUNTY AUDITOR, dated August 21st, 1940, transmitting therewith an opinion of the County Counsel relative to requests for can- cellation of taxes on publicly owned properties and requesting that a new application, in line with said Counsel's opinion be filed by the City of El Segundo, with reference to the cancellation of taxes on the northerly 40 feet of Lot 7, Block 106, El Segundo, which said property is now a portion of Acacia Avenue, a public street within said City. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the following resolution be adopted: ti °FzIEREAS, the Cite of El Segundo did heretofore by that certain deed from Claude V. Montgomery to the City of El Segundo, dated December 2nd, 1927, and which is now recorded in Book 7731, Page 303 of Official Records, Los Angeles County, California, acquire the property hereinafter described for public street and highway purposes; AND, WHEREAS, said property has, ever since the acquisition thereof in the year 1927 been devoted to public use, to -wit: to public street, road, and highway purposes, and.is now being so used; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of E1 Segundo requests the cancellation of all city and county taxes now levied or assessed against the following described real property located in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, to -wit: "The Northerly 40 feet of Lot 7, Block 106, El Segundo Sheet No. 3, recorded in Book 20, Pages 22 -23 of Maps, Records of Los Angeles County, California, on file in the office of the County Recorder of said County" and does hereby authorize and instruct the City Clerk to so advise the proper officials of Los Angeles County having jurisdiction over such matters of the request herein made, and of the fact that said property is being so used for governmental purposes in public use. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Selby. ORAL COb�TICATIONS. Mr. R. Greve, representing Roy-G. Davis Company; agents for Peter Pirsch• and Sons Company, Fire Apparatus Manufacturers, addressed the Council ' recommending that if and when its specifications for the fire apparatus which the City of E1 Segundo proposes to purchase are amended, that they be amended so that torque or piston displacement may be used instead of brake horsepower to evaluate the efficiency of the motor which will be specified in said fire apparatus specifications. - REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. None. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. The Building Inspector announced receipt of notification of a meeting of the Pacific Coast Building Officials' conference to be held in Salt Lake City in the near future. The Council, by general consent, indicated it would not send a representative to said meeting. The City Engineer reported receipt of a notice of a meeting of the Southwest District Highways Association at Los Angeles Municipal Airport August 29th, 1940. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, that City Engineer Hutchins and any member of the City Council desiring to do so be authorized to attend the meeting of the Southwest District Highways Association to be held at Los Angeles Municipal Airport August 29th, 1940, and to file his demand for his actual and necessary expenses therewith, such demand or demands to be audited and approved in the usual manner for payment. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Selby. The City Attorney reported having prepared an ordinance establishing a certain set -back line in a certain portion of Imperial Highway within the City of El Segundo, also having corrected, in accordance with the recommend- ation of the Chief of Police of the City of El Segundo, a form of ordinance which he had previously prepared, regulating traffic within the City of El Segundo, which said ordinances he delivered to the City Clerk for present- ation to the Council at the proper time. In connection with the Douglas Avenue vacation proceedings, the City Attorney reported to the Council that he had received a communication from Title Insurance and Trust Company, indicating that the proceedings thus far taken by the Council in connection with the proposed vacation of Douglas Avenue were in good form and satisfactory to the Title Insurance Company. He also read the said letter to the Council, together with a letter which he had previously written to the Title Company making inquiry with reference to the specific manner in which existing easements,,pipe- lines, sewer - lines, etc., were to be handled. He stated he would advise the Council further when he had received any additional information. The City Attorney stated that up to this time he had not received any information from the Fire Chief relative to amending the specifications for furnishing the City of El Segundo certain fire apparatus and equipment and that therefore he had nothing to report in that connection, however, the Fire Chief was present at the meeting and thereupon submitted to the City Attorney a'memorandum of the amendments-he proposed. These were read to the Council at this time, and at,the conclusion of such reading it was moved-by Councilman Hesser, seconded by-Councilman Love, that Resolution No. 511, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 503 OF SAID CITY, By AMENDING THE "SPECIFICATIONS NO. 1940 -A FOR FIRE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT, CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA." THEREIN REFERRED TO, IN CERTAIN PARTICULARS, which was read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Selby. At this time there was read to the Council a copy of the "NOTICE TO BIDDERS ON FIRE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT" which the City Clerk proposes to publish. At the conclusion of the reading, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, that the following resolution be adopted: I' '714 RESOLVED, that a copy of that certain "NOTICE TO BIDDERS ON FIRE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT" dated August 29th, 1940, and presented to this Council at this meeting, be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for the purposes of identification and reference; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the said form of "NOTICE TO BIDDERS ON FIRE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT ", be and the same is hereby approved by this Council; that bids are hereby invited under the said notice; and that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause the same to be published in El Segundo Herald, ih time, form, and manner as contemplated by law. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Selby. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. In the matter of the petition of Sepulveda Super Service Station and others, filed with this Council August 21st, 1940, requesting that a certain portion of Imperial Highway be designated a Business District for traffic control purposes, the Chief of Police reported that his investigation discloses that the area contains less than 50% of the built up area required by the Vehicle Code of the State of California, for the creation of a business district, and he presented to the Council a sketch upon which had been plotted the several buildings in the dis- trict designated in the petition, which sketch showed also the frontages, in feet, of the several buildings on said Sepulveda Boulevard. In view of said report and of the provisions of the California Vehicle Code relating to such matters, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, that the request of Sepulveda Super Service Station and others filed with this Council August 21st, 1940 that a business district be designated in Sepulveda Boulevard'between Mariposa Avenue and Imperial Highway, be denied. Carried. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: General Fund General Fund Pacific Clay Products $15.54 Western Pipe & Steel Co. $ 47.90 Ducommun Metals & Supply Co. 10.54 Hacker Pipe & Supply Co. 108.27 Southern California Gas Co. 5.88 H. & J. Truck Co. 29.00 L.A. Stamp & Stationery Co. 8.93 Royal Metal Manufacturing Co. 147.13 George Ipswitch .45 W. S. Wetenhall Co. 79.29 J. L. Wilson 26.00 Underwood Elliott Fisher Co. 3.00 Fletcher's Tire Service 14.50 Edna E. Leland 30.62 J. L. Kruly Co. . 375.00 Westinghouse E1.Sup.Co.,Inc. 28.69 State Relief Administration 20.09 MN recreation D. 0. Randolph TOTAL 50.83 Fund Clarence MI. Colwell 5.00 $8.50 Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that the demands be• allowed and warrants be drawn in payment out of the respective funds covering the same. Carried by the following - vote:' Ayes:. Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Selby. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the following resolution be adopted: P WHEREAS, in the interval between the present time and the last meeting of this Council the members of this Council found that by the expenditure of the monies represented by the warrants hereinafter referred to for the purposes therein stated, the best interests of the City of El Segundo would be served and said City favorably advertised and promoted; AND, WHEREAS, the members of the Council under the circumstances authorized such expenditures; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the following claims or demands against the City of E1 Segundo, to -wit: the demand of D. 0. Randolph, in the amount of $3.50, for services rendered August 25th, 1940, as a baseball game umpire, in a baseball game played that date by El Segundo Baseball Team and Broadway Merchants Baseball Team, and the demand of Clarence M. Colwell, in the amount of $5.00, for traveling expenses of Broadway Merchants Baseball Team from Los Angeles to E1 Segundo and return, to compete in a baseball game with E'_ Segundo Standards Baseball Team, August 25th, 1940, be and the same are hereby approved by this Council, and that a warrant for each of said respective claims or demands be and the same is hereby ordered drawn upon the Recreation Fund of said City and ordered paid in the usual course upon presentation thereof, as the Council hereby finds and determines that the expenditures therein referred to were of great advertising and promotional value to said City. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Selby. NEW BUSINESS. Councilman Love introduced Ordinance No. 234, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, FIXING AND ESTABLISHING A CERTAIN SET BACK LINE ALONG A PORTION OF THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF IMPERIAL HIGHWAY WITHIN THE SAID CITY, which was read. Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that following resolution be adopted: the WHEREAS,this Council has heretofore at this meeting intro- duced Ordinance No 234, entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUN`DO, CALIFORNIA, FIXING AND ESTABLISHING A CERTAIN SET BACK LINE ALONG A PORTION OF THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF IMPERIAL HIGHWAY WITHIN THE SAID CITY "; AND, WHEREAS, said Council proposes to adopt the said Ordinance in due course; NOW THEREFORE; BE IT RESOLVEb, that, pending the final adoption of said Ordinance, and the taking effect thereof, that the Building Inspector be and he is hereby ordered not to issue - any building permit for the erection upon the strip of land referred to in said Ordinance between the set -back line therein established and the southerly line of Imperial Highway, which would -be contrary to, or in conflict with, the'-provisions of said ordinance. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Selby. P `716 Councilman Hesser introduced Ordinance No. 235, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 204 OF SAID CITY, ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE OF TIE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, REGULATING TRAFFIC UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, THOROUGHFARES AND PLACES WITHIN SAID CITY, AND REPEEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT T=HEREWITH." , AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 79 OF SAID ORDINANCEI which was read. Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, that Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk, be and he is hereby granted permission to take all or a portion of the 11 1/2 day vacation still due him, beginning September 3rd, 1940. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Selby. At this time City Engineer Hutchins filed with the Council his estimate of the cost of-grading and paving Penn Street between Oak Avenue and Palm Avenue, within the City of El Segundo. It appearing that the City Council had heretofore agreed to pave this portion of Penn Street when property owners had constructed certain curbs therein and had deposited certain monies with the City to defray a portion of the cost of such paving, the City Clerk, by general consent, was dir- ected to advise Mr. E. G. Lammiman, an interested property-owner on said street, that the deposit required of the property owners is $148.00 and that after the same has been paid into the City Treasury, the Council will be disposed to adopt a resolution ordering the contemplated work to be done. R. T. Hutchins, Superintendent of the Water Department, discussed with the Council the matter of painting the elevated tank of said t,; Water Department and by general consent it was agreed that the matter be deferred until a later date. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: