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1940 JUL 17 CC MINP i7x El' Segundo, California. July 17th, 1940. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, was held in the Council Chamber of the 8ity 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, Selby and Mayor B inder. Councilmen Absent: None, Other Officers Present: Clyde Woodworth - City Attorney. A. R. Gunn - Street Superintendent. C. K. McConnell - Fire Chief. R. T. Hutchins - City Engineer. Victor D. McCarthy - City Clerk. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 10th day of July, 1940, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, 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 herein- after: EL SEGUNDO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, dated July 10th, 1940, recommending that an illuminated directional sign be placed at the intersection of West Grand Avenue and Roosevelt Highway; also that a pedestrian crossing lane be established on Grand Avenue at the alley between Richmond Street and Main Street. By general consent these requests were taken under consideration. K. HAFFLY, Secretary, E1 Segundo Woman's Club, thanking the Council on behalf of the Junior Dance Committee, Recreation Department of said Club, for the use of the City Hall Auditorium by-the Junior dancing class on the evening of June 21st, 1940. Ordered filed. LOUIS SPECTOR, C. P. A., dated July 11th, 1940, advising that he has submitted under separate cover a sealed bid for making the audit of the books and records of the City of E1 Segundo for the current fiscal year and requesting that said bid be given serious and favorable consideration. Ordered filed. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, its Public Utilities Bulletin No. 12, with reference to findings of the California Railroad Commission in connection with Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Ordered filed. THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PEACE OFFICERS CIVIL SERVICE ASSOCIATION, dated July 8th, 1940, inviting attendance of the Mayor and members of the City Council at a dinner dance to be conducted by said Association at Topsy's Cafe, July'29th, 1940.. Ordered filed. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. Mr. E. G. Lammiman inquired whether or not the City would accept a deed to the Westerly 50 feet of Lot 8, Block 92, E1 Segundo, for public street purposes and thereafter improve the same by grading and paving with an oil _ mix surface. After discussion, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, E. G. Lammiman has addressed this Council with reference to the dedication and improvement of the real property hereinafter referred to, as a portion of Penn Street within the City of E1 Segundo, and has requested this Council give an expression with reference to its acceptance and cooperation in the improvement of such property, if so offered for dedication; AND, WHEREAS, this Council believes, under the facts and circumstances as indicated by Mr. Lammiman, that an expression on its part is indicated; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, as follows: First. That if a good and sufficient deed, conveying to the City of E1 Segundo the following described parcel of property within said City, to -wit: the Westerly'50 feet of Lot 8, Block 92, El Segundo Sheet No. 4, Map Book 20, Page 24, Records of Los Angeles County, California, for public street purposes, to be known as Penn Street, is presented to this Council for acceptance, it is the intention of the City Council to accept the same. Second. That if said property is so dedicated and when the owners of the real properties adjoining the said property so' dedicated, shall have deposited'or caused to be deposited with the City of E1 Segundo, an amount equal to the full cost of the necessary curbs on the Easterly side of said street, or shall have constructed said curbs therein, and an amount equal to one - third of the cost of grading and surfacing said portion of said street, as estimated by the City Engineer of the City of El' Segundo, that this Council will adopt such resolution or order as may be necessary in order to cause said portion of said street to be improved in the manner as indicated in the estimate of said City Engineer, making use of such contribution by such owners for such purpose, together with such additional funds as may be necessary on the part of said City in order to make such improvement. Third. The Council hereby declares that at the moment it has in mind that such improvement shall consist of grading said portion of'said street, and the surfacing thereof with rock and oil, substantially in the same manner as that.portion of Maryland Street between Grand Avenue and Holly Avenue in said City, has been improved, and the construction of the necessary. curbs. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None; REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.' None.. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. The Chief of Police announced the appointments of 0. W. Johnson and S. C. Smith, as Special Police Officers, and requested the Council's approval of the same. Moved by Councilmen Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the appointments of 0. W. Johnson and S. C.'Smith as Special Police Officers of the City of E1 Segundo by the Chief of Police of said City be and the same are hereby approved. Carried. The City Clerk reported that the owner of Lots.11, 12 and 13, in Block 42, E1 Segundo, Mr. A. W. Anderson,. had orally requested the Council be advised that' he would'sell said lots to the City. Following consideration, the Clerk was instructed to advise Mr. Anderson that the City is not interested in acquiring said properties. City Engineer Hutchins reported that, as directed by the Council, he and the City Clerk attended a meeting of the Harbor District Chambers of Commerce, held at Redondo Beach, July 11th, 1940, and that the matter of business transacted at said meeting, which most concerns the City, is the -. • J 4 t po'16.66! placing of Imperial Highway on its list as the No. 1 East and West Highway project and Western Avenue as the No. 1 North and South Highway project. The Superintendent of the Water Department submitted a list of Water Department accounts, amounting to $26.70, which are considered uncollectible; whereupon it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, that the Superintendent of the Water Department of the City of E1 Segundo be and he is hereby authorized and directed to cause the delinquent accounts of .the following named persons, in the amounts set after each respectively, aggregating $26.70, to be written off the books of said Department as uncollectible: Aimino, J. $2.60 Bird, J. E. 1.50 Green, J. W. .80 Hayes, Estelle M. 2.10 Heqrn, F. W. 2.25 Leonard, J. F. 1.85 McFarland, A. R. 6.75 Pederson, P. 0. 3.20 Robinson, John .05 Slater, Orbie .25 Sims, K. 3.90 Williams, Luther 1.45 Total 26.70 Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent:. Councilmen None.. The Chief of Police announced to the Council his intention of equipping two,additional.automobiles with radio receiving and sending apparatus in connection with the operation of E1 Segundo police radio station; that in connection therewith it becomes necessary to file an application with the Federal Communications Commission in Washington and he requested the Council's approval of his action;•whereupon it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that a copy of that certain "Application for Radio Station Construction Permit ", on FCC Form No. 401, prepared by the Chief of Police of the City of El Segundo 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 Chief of Police of the'City of E1 Segundo be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to execute said "Application for Radio Station Construction Permit" on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo and in its name and to cause the same to be forwarded to the Federal Communications Commission as the application of the City of El Segundo for the action and matters therein referred to. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following.vote: Ayes: Councilmen G.erow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None., Absent: Councilmen None.. The City Attorney-reported-that he had obtained copies of the ordinance • of Los Angeles County, and of the.cities of Glendale.and Inglewood, with • reference to the regulation of sanitariums, hospitals, rest homes, etc., and he explained to the Council various provisions of each. After a lengthy discussion of many of-the features involved, the attorney's file on the.subject was delivered to the Mayor for his examination and recommendation to the Council at a future date. P .070:6 The City Attorney reported to the Council that he had examined the Title Insurance Policy of Title Guarantee and Trust Company respecting Lot 42 in Block 420 recently purchased by the City and that the same is satisfactory. The Chief of the Fire Department delivered to the,City Attorney a specification approved by him covering a fire engine suitable to the needs of the City of El Segundo and he requested the Council make provision for the purchase of such apparatus. By general consent the City Attorney was instructed to prepare a form of resolution adopting specifications for a fire engine for the City of E1 Segundo and to submit the game to this Council for its action. The Fire Chief recommended that fire extinguishing devices be installed at the municipal warehouse, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that one 2j gallon F,oamite Fire Extinguisher and one 1 Quart Tetra Chloride Fire Extinguisher, at a cost of not to exceed $20.00, including California State Sales Tax, be purchased and installed in the municipal warehouse of the City of M1 Segundo. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The Mayor reported that his attention has been called to the fact that on numerous occasions the fence enclosing the property of Mrs. Hoblit at the Northwest corner of Arena Street and the Alley North of Mariposa Avenue has been damaged by autoists, who park In said alley to witness baseball games at the baseball grounds, and he recommended that some action be taken to avoid a repetition of the occurrence.. After discussion, - it was agreed, by general consent, that parking be prohibited in said alley between Arena Street and a point westerly thereof sufficient in length to afford protection to the fence mentioned and that the Chief of Police be instructed to post the necessary "No Parking" signs and to enforce the provisions of the traffic ordinance regulating such matters. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The matter of approving the City Engineer's estimate of the cost of extension of Maple Avenue easterly from Penn Street to Center Street was taken under further advisement until the next meeting of the Council. The Mayor again urged a decision with reference to eliminating unsightly areas and removing fire hazards by reason of profuse growth of weeds in certain portions of the City; and no decision having been reached with reference to whether the same should be burned, removed with a cultivator or mowed, it was finally agreed that as an experiment, the unimproved area in front of the City Hall between Main Street and Richmond Street be cultivated lightly, except that portion of.said .area in which wildflowers have been planted. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: Water Works Fund $48.85 28.00 61.75 . 16.80 56.05 20.50 65.00 36.55 65.00 5.60 65.00 Water Works Fund Parker Engineering Co. 8.12 M. Benson Victor Belting &'Rubber Co. 45.42 A. Bleich H. A. Crowell — 3.00 J. T. Clifford Addressing Machine & Accessory Co. .87 E. L. Coddington Builders Material Co. 1.08 D. Fahland City of.El Segundo 67.18 Ralph Freese Ira E. Escobar 12.46 J. Lind J. P. Hansen 8.75 R. L. Miller So. Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 526.04 J. C. Osborne So. Calif. Gas Co. 1.00 C. Russell So. Calif. Telephone Co. 20.63 A. Siebken Water Works Fund $48.85 28.00 61.75 . 16.80 56.05 20.50 65.00 36.55 65.00 5.60 65.00 W:' P: 671: r Water Works Fund General Fund Standard Oil Company of Calif. $24.26 Peter E. Binder $12.50 R. T. Hutchins 30.00 John A. Gerow 12.50 Frances G. Lloyd 45.00 Orest 0. Hesser 12.50 I. N. Sumner 86.03 George Love 12.50 Clifford Smith 65.00 William R. Selby 12.50 Frank Stuck 11.20 Victor D. McCarthy 125.00 Rex Ryan 5.60 Neva M. Elsey 87.50 TOTAL $1430.74 Minta Curtzwiler 50.00 '¢lyde Woodworth 62.50 Don C. Fugitt 25.00 Recreation Fund A. K. Tennis 66.00 Regents of the University of C. K. McConnell 6.50 California $4.82 R. T. Hutchins 120.00 Penny Profit Market 1.50 Frank Chilson 100.00 Maurice Ward 12.33 Frances Lloyd 15.00 TOTAL $18.65 E. Morgan 72.00 Alice Hope 30.00 General Fund W. F. Allee 87.50 Britt L. Bowker $725.00 F. M. Barnes 76.50 Southern Calif. Gas Co. 8.29 F. Berkline 79.83 Leslie C. Grant, M. D. 5.00 H. Burns 76.50 Los Angeles County Health Dept. 1.19 W. A. Callahan 42.25 Southern Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 2.06 E. Cartland 71.70 Ira E. Escobar 34.53 J. B. Catalano 76.50 Southern Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 8.00 J. A. Cummings 92.50 Southern Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 52.22 T. B. DeBerry 87.50 Southern Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 220.20 R. Dietrich 79.04 Southern Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 71.13 Alex Haddock 76.50 George Ipswitch 3.45 C. C. Havens 87.50 H. A. Slater 1.04 F. Ingram 74.43 Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk 62.20 V. L;. McCarthy 86.24 City of El Segundo Water Dept. 226.72 M. H. McIntire 87.50 City of El Segundo Water Dept. 356.86 L. Maxwell 76.50 Britt L. Bowker, Agent 322.50 William L. Owens 86.40 E. R. Bentson 70.00 K. S. Searles 76.50 W. A. Callahan 30.75 0. Tidwell 84.15 E. Cartland 6.50 A. R. Gunn 92.00 K. Campbell 48.89 D. Boyer 65.78 F. L. Gregory 69.00 J. Burgner 70.12 E. X. Grow 82.00 C. Dinwiddie 62.44 J. A. Macdonald 65.00 D. Raynor 55.00 C. L. McIlwaine 84.50 M. Anthony 36.75 M. Rahan 55.00 G. Turney 64.45 J. Schoening 69.00 E. Coddington 33.40 M. A. Anthony 19.25 E. E lsen 50.40 A. Bleich 5.60 E. Goodman 2.80 J. A. Brock 28.00 W. Hyde 11.20 A. Cendo 16.80 T. Kincaid 11.20 P. Campbell 52.80 D. Johnston 16.80 F. L. Ford 55.20 F. Mack 16.80 R. Freese 35.55 M. Painter 62.45 W. E. Morgan 11.20 J. Randall 64.60 S. Patterson 22.40 C. Russell 53.20 C. Roncevich 50.40 Leo Ruggles 8.00 0. Tidwell 8.05 John Stanich 22.40 J. F. Wilson 61.20 F. Stuck 16.80 H. A. Slater 8.50 L. Todd 33.25 E. L. Coddington 5.60 R. W. Weller 16.80 Leo Raich 30.00 P. Goodrich 5.66 TOTAL $6286.36 Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, the demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the respective funds covering the same. Carried by the following vote: P ' =6172 � r Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. ' NEW BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the Building Inspector of the City of E1 Segundo be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to employ Mr. A. J. Sullivan as Assistant Building Inspector of the Second Class, to serve in such capacity during the vacation period of the Building Inspector and the Assistant Building Inspector. Carried by the following vote: ' Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hessen, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that that certain Grant Deed, from Margaret Anderson, a Widow, dated the llth'day of June, 1940, conveying to the City bf E1 Segundo the following described real property in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los' Angeles, State of California, to -wit: Lot 4, in Block 42, as per map recorded in Book 20, Pages 22 and 23'of Maps, in the office of the County Recbrder'of said County,' for public purposes, be and the same is hereby accepted by and on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that'the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause the said deed to be recorded -in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, California. Carried by the following'vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesse )r, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder'. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Selby, beconded by'Councilman Hesser, the meeting adjourn. Carried. ' Respectfully submitted, Approved: ' 14-4 City Clef-k. Mayor.