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1940 JAN 10 CC MINP E1 Segundo, California. January 10th, 1940. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of El 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, Selby and Mayor Binder. Councilmen Absent: Love. Other Officers Present: Clyde Woodworth - City Attorney. Frank Chilson - Assistant City Engineer. A..R. Gunn - Street Superintendent. Victor D. McCarthy - City Clerk. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 3rd day of January, 1940, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, 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 the reference to each hereinafter: LOS ANGELES COUNTY DIVISION, LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, dated January 4th, 1940, announcing its 102nd regular meeting at Southgate, Monday, January 15th, 1940, at 6:30 P. M. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that Councilman 0. 0. Hesser be and he is hereby authorized to attend the meeting of the Los Angeles County Division of the League of California Cities at Southgate, January 15th, 1940, as representative of the City of E1 Segundo, and to file his demand for his actual and necessary expenses in connection with attendance at said meeting. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. ROBERT M. NEILL, dated January 9th, 1940, being an application for employment by the City of El Segundo. Ordered filed. ROYALTY SERVICE CORPORATION, LTD., dated January 3rd, 1940, transmitting copies of assignments to said Corporation by Sunray Oil Company, of those certain oil wells named and known as Sunray Oil Company E1 Segundo No. 1 Well and Sunray.Oil Company E1 Segundo No. 2 Well, requesting consent to such assignments and the issuance of licenses for the operation and maintenance of the same. Accompanying said communication also was said Corporation's check for $50.00 representing the annual license fee for said wells for the Calendar Ymar 1940.and Bonds Nos. 4392223 and 4392224 of Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland covering Royalty Service Corporation Ltd.'s E1 Segundo No. 1 and Royalty Service Corporation Ltd.'s El Segundo No. 2 Wells respectively, each in the penal sum of $5,000.00. Upon examination of the said copies of the said assignments by the City Attorney and his approval thereof as to form, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the following resolution be adopted: P 498 RESOLVED, that the communication from Royalty Service Corporation, Ltd., dated January 3rd, 1940, and relating to -the assignment from Sunray Oil Company to Royalty Service Corporation, Ltd. of those two certain oil well permits heretofore originally issued for the drilling, operation and maintenance of those certain oil wells within the City of E1 Segundo named and known as Royalty Service Corporation, Ltd. E1 Segundo No. 1 and Royalty Service Corporation, Ltd. El Segundo No. 2, which said permits had been heretofore, on or-about December 23rd, 1938, transferred and assigned to . Sunray Oil Company, which-assignment was consented to by this Council, January 11th, 1939, and which said permits have been reassigned by Sunray-Oil Company to Royalty Service Corporation, Ltd., be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk, together with accompanying copies of "Assignment of Permit ", for the purposes of identification and reference; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of El Segundo, on behalf of said City, hereby consents to each of the assignments referred to in said communicati -on and its accompanying documents, and does hereby further consent to the renaming of said wells, referred to in said communication and accompanying documents, so that in the future the same shall be referred to and be known by new names, as follows, to -wit: Said Sunray Oil Company El Segundo No. 1 Well shall henceforth be known and referred to as Royalty Service Corpora- tion, Ltd. E1 Segundo No. 1 Well; and said Sunray Oil Company E1 Segundo No. 2 Well shall henceforth be known and referred to as Royalty Service Corporation, Ltd. E1 Segundo No. 2 Well; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that inasmuch as said Royalty Service Corporation, Ltd. has posted two certain bonds, Nos. 4323 and 43924 with Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland as surety on each of said bonds covering -said wells Nos. 1 and 2 respectively as so assigned, that the bonds of Sunray Oil Company, Nos. 4324818 and 4324819, with Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland as surety, covering the said wells designated as Sunray Oil Company E1 Segundo No. 1 Well and Sunray-Oil Company E1 Segundo No. 2 Well, respectively, be and they are hereby exonerated as to any liability accruing thereon subsequent to this date; and BE-IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby instructed to forward a certified copy of this resolution to Royalty Service Corporation, Ltd., to Sunray Oil Company and to Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: 'Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND, dated January 2nd, 1940, being notice of its cancellation, effective 30 days after January 5th, 1940 of its Bond No. 4324818 covering Sunray Oil Company's E1 Segundo No. 1 Well in the penalty of $5000.00; also a communication from the same Company bearing the same date, giving similar notice of its cancellation of its Bond No.. 4324819, covering Sunray Oil Company's E1 Segundo No. 2 Well. Inasmuch as this Council has heretofore consented to assignment by Sunray Oil Company to Royalty Service Corporation, Ltd. of the wells referred to in'these communications, and has, in a resolution heretofore adopted, exonerated the bonds referred to in said communication, said Cancellation Notices were ordered filed. P = 4J9 LOS ANGELES BUREAU OF MUNICIPAL RESEARCH, dated January 4th, 19409 transmitting a copy of a survey showing that the municipal governments of Los Angeles County are paying their debts and Dracticing economies to offset tax rate increases imposed by the County because of State legislation, and urging that municipalities resist new or greater taxes by the State or County and persevere in the policy of economy and home rule. Ordered filed. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. None. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. None. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. In the matter of the abandonment by Richfield Oil Corporation of• its oil wells known as McCray No. 1 and McCray No. 2, as referred to in said Company's communications filed with this Council at its last regular meeting, the City Clerk stated that the Building Inspector had filed with him letters dated January 10th, 19401•reporting that abandonment of each of these wells has been made in accordance with the requirements of Ordinance No. 211 of the City of E1 Segundo, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, Richfield Oil Corporation, by separate-communica- tions each dated December 29th, 1939, advised this Council of the abandonment of its oil wells referred-to and known as McCray No. 1 and McCray No. 2,.for the drilling, operation and maintenance of which permits were heretofore granted by this. Council; and WHEREAS, this Council has caused an inspection of the premises to be made upon which.each of said wells was drilled; and WHEREAS, the Building Inspector of the City of E1 Segundo has filed with the City Clerk this date his written reports stating that said wells have been satisfactorily abandoned in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 211 of the City of E1 Segundo; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk has reported that all fees due from said Company with reference to said wells have been paid to the City of El Segundo; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that said communications of said Richfield Oil Corporation hereinabove referred to, be and the same are hereby received and ordered placed on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo for identification and reference.; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo does hereby consent to and approve the abandon- ment of said Richfield Oil Corporation's oil wells named and known as McCray No. 1 and McCray No. 2, and does hereby con- sent that the bond of said permittee, Richfield Oil Corporation, with Saint Paul- Mercury Indemnity Company of Saint Paul, Deleware,. a• corporation, as surety, as said bond.effeets the wells herein referred.to only, be and the same is hereby exonerated as-to any liability accruing with respect to said wells subsequent to this date; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of El Segundo be and he is hereby authorized to forward a cer- tified copy of this resolution to said Richfield Oil Corporation and to said Saint Paul- Mercury Indemnity Company of Saint Paul. p 500,- The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. In the matter of the alteration of existing E1 Segundo neon signs, at Imperial Highway and Inglewood- Redondo Read, and at Imperial Highway and Sepulveda Boulevard and /or the erection of a new Neon sign at Grand Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard, the Council, by general consent, decided to postpone consideration or action until its next regular meeting. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the-Committee on on Finance and Records, were read: - Recreation Fund General Fund G. Schirmer Music Stores, Inc. 1.39 State Board of Equalization 7.45 El Segundo Herald .36 R. C. Wells & Son 68.55 Builders Material Co. 5.52 Pernot and Rich, Inc. 49.03 Ralph Jamiesson 24.00 E1 Segundo Herald 133.15 TOTAL 031.27 Grimes- Stassforth Stat. Co. 1.23 H. W. Prince, M. D. 5.00 General Fund Argo Garage 14.56 Builders Material Co. 17.54 Inglewood Motor Parts Co. 24.02 Southern Calif. Edison Co. 234.57 J. P. Hansen 3.20 Southern Calif. Edison Co. 6.65 Southern Cal. Edison Co. 56.72 Southern Calif. Edison Co. 42.67 Golden State Supply Co. ,5.05 Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk 9189 Commercial Auto Wreckers 5.00 Gibson Motor Parts, Inc. 7.69 Ira E. Escobar 14.68 Calif. Cooperative Unit #259 1.50 Ducommun Metals & Supply Co. 20.80 C. K. McConnell 3.35 Frank Chilson 3.25 Economy Blue Print & Supply Co. 3.71 Strang Electric Co. 4.55 City of E1 Segundo Water Dept. 89.30 Southern Calif. Gas Co. .74 G. F. Sparling 15.52 Builders Material Co. 3.18.1 TOTAL 9848.84 Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Gerow, the demands bd allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the respective funds covering the same. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. NEW BUSINESS. The Assistant City Engineer presented an estimate of the cost of improving portions of Northrop and Douglas St eets within the City of E1 Segundo and after brief discussion thereon in Segundo was postponed until a future meeting. Assistant City Engineer Chilson reported that a certain municipal building located on Lots 21 and 22, Bldck 57, has a leaky roof and by general consent he was directed to obtain bids for refoofing the building. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Selby, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: �• C it C Mayor.