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El Segundo,.California.
June 5th, 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: Hesser, Loves Selby and Mayor Binder.
Councilmen Absent: Gerow.
Other Officers Present:.
Clyde Woodworth - City Attorney.
Bernard Lawler - Special City Attorney.
A. R. Gunn - Street Superintendent.
Frank Chilson - Assistant City Engineer.
Victor D. McCarthy - City Clerk.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING.
The minutes of the regu ;ar meeting held on the 29th day of May,
1940, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by
Councilman Love, seconded by- Councilman Selby, 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:
PLANNING CONGRESS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, undated, stamped "Received
June 3, 1940 ", announcing a meeting of said Congress, June 8th, 1940,
in the Hollywood Bowl dining room. Ordered filed.
The Mayor announced receipt of a communication from Buron Fitts,
District Attorney, dated May 31st, 1940, requesting the Council to adopt
an ordinance prohibiting trespass upon private property, thereby providing
an effective means of preventing unlawful trespass upon the property of
airplane factories, airports, oil refineries, public utilities, etc.
After discussion, Councilman Love, introduced Ordinance No. 231,
entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO , CALIFORNIA,
PROHIBITING TRESPASS UPON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF,
which was read.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.
Mr. A. J. Sullivan addressed the Council, requesting additional
time within which to remove from Lot 43, Tract 2667 in the City of E1
Segundo, that certain two story apartment house building recently purchased
by him from said City,, stating that.he has definitely made arrangements
for its remove; and that this extension, if granted, will be the last one
requested.
It was thereupon moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman
Selby, that A. J. Sullivan be and he is hereby granted an extension of time
to and inclusive of June 19th, 1940, for removing from Lot 43, Tract 2667,
in the City of E1 Segundo, that certain two story apartment house building
purchased from said City by said A. J. Sullivan. Carried.
None.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Special City Attorney Bernard Lawler orally explained to the Council
that in filing foreclosure actions against real properties within the City
of E1 Segundo because of delinquent special.assessment payments, he finds
that there were included a number of parcels of real property owned by
persons who had, in good faith, agreed to pay delinquent taxes and special
assessments under the so- called "10 Payment Plan "; that a number of these
persons have approached him for the purpose of making settlement of unpaid
balances of special assessments due and he feels that under the circumstances
it will be inequitable to assess costs and fees in such cases where all
installments have been paid to date.
After discussion of the matter, it was moved by Councilman Love,
seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the following resolution be adopted:
WHEREAS, as a part of the program for the restoration
of tax and special assessment delinquent properties to a
tax paying basis, in the City of El Segundo, actions to
for various special assessment liens on real properties
located within said City ...were heretofore filed in the
Superior Court of the State of California in and for the
County of Los Angeles;
AND, WHEREAS, settlements and adjustments of various
claims involved in such foreclosure proceedings are being
made from time to time;
AND, WHEREAS, it appears that certain of the parcels
of property involved in such foreclosure actions at the time
such actions were filed were being redeemed by the owners
thereof under the so- called "10 Payment Plan" for settlement
of delinquent taxes and were not in default in the installments
payable under such plan;
AND, WHEREAS, this Council feels that in the settlement
of claims relating to such properties so being adjusted under
said "10 Payment Plan" and which are not in default thereunder,
that it would be inequitable to require the payment of costs
and fees incident to such foreclosure proceedings when
settlements of such claims on such particular properties are
made;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Special City Attorney
Bernard Lawler,,in charge of such foreclosure proceedings,
when.making settlements on any such properties, be and he
is hereby authorized to waive the costs and fees incident
to such foreclosure actions which would otherwise be applicable
were such respective.properties not being so adjusted under
said "10 Payment Plan ".
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Gerow.
Assistant City Engineer Frank Chilson reported as follows:
That the.installation of the 6 ",cast iron water line in Imperial
Highway east of Sepulveda Boulevard has been completed;
That the stripe painting machine has been completed and except for
a few minor adjustments is ready for service;
That he had conferred with the orfice engineer of Pacific Electric
Railway Company and has learned that said Engineering Department of said
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Company has. prepared maps and sketches of the changes in its facilities
adjacent to Eucalyptus Drive and Grand Avenue, which will be necessary by
reason of its granting to the City of E1 Segundo an easement for street
purposes over its right of way at said point and that probably before long
said Company will have definite word for the Oity as to cost, etc.;
That the Engineering Department of the City of El Segundo had
received a communication from the Department of Public Works, Division
of Highways of the State of California, stating that lAv gas tax revenue
available for allocation to Streets of Major Importance within the City
of E1 Segundo for the Fiscal Year 1941 is estimated at $3240.00; that
this sum may be added to the unobligated balance of revenues at the end
of the Fiscal Year June 30th, 1940, making a total of $9635.61 available
for programming at this time; that Project Statement forms accompanied said
communication and that said forms have been completed by the Engineering
Department of the City of E1 Segundo in the same manner as in former
.years and are now ready for transmittal to the Division of Highways of
the State of California.
It was thereupon moved by Councilman Hesser, -seconded by Councilman
Love, that Project Statement No. 6, dated June 5th, 1940, containing an
estimate of the cost.of general maintenance of Streets of Major Importance
within the City of E1 Segundo, for the Fiscal Year 1940 -1941, addressed
to the Director of Public Works, Sacramento, California, prepared and
submitted to this Council this date by the City Engineer of the City of
El Segundo, be and the same is hereby approved and the City Engineer is
hereby authorized and directed to cause the same to be forwarded to the
Director of Public Works of the State of California, at Sacramento,
California, through the District Engineer of the Division of Highways of
said State at Los Angeles, California, and said City Engineer is further
directed to cause one copy of said Project Statement to be placed on file
in the office of the City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo for identification
and reference. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor. bBinder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Gerow.
Street Superintendent Gunn reported as follows:
That all work he was requested to perform at the baseball park
has been completed;
That the work of removing the rail from atop the guard posts on
the Coast Boulevard has not been started because-no S. R. A. men have
appeared to perform the work. By general consent he was granted permission
to delay the contemplated work until it is definitely known whether or
not SRA proposes to send men to the project.
At this point Assistant City Engineer Chilson reported having
received from State Relief Administration a form to be signed, authorizing
extension of the E1 Segundo SRA project from July 1st, 1940 to March 31st,
1941 inclusive. Action authorizing the execution and transmittal of the
request for extension was deferred pending a conference between the
Engineering Department and SRA officials to determine whether or not SRA
will be able to furnish men to complete the projects set up.
Street Superintendent Gunn inquired whether or not it was the
Council's ,intention to.have him condition the baseball grounds during the
current season and after discussion it was moved by Councilman Love,
seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that until the further order of this Council,
E. L. Coddington be employed as Baseball Grounds Keeper of
the City of E1 Segundo; such employment shall include control
of the lighting system during night baseball games, marking
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the base lines when necessary, caring for the equipment
of the City used at such ball games and doing such work
as is necessary one day per week to maintain the baseball '
grounds in satisfactory cohdition;
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that as compensation for
services rendered'as such Baseball Grounds Keeper, said
employee shall'be'compensa "ted at the rate of $1.00 for
each occasion upon which he performs services in connection
with officially scheduled 'games actually played upon said
baseball grounds; and at.the rate of 70¢ per hour for
such time as he is actually employed in conditioning said
grounds, not to exceed, however, eight hours per week
unless additional hours per week are authorized by this
Council.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None:
Absent: Councilman Gerow.
None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
PAYING BILLS.
The following demands, hafing had the approval of the Committee on
Finance and Records, were read:
Water Works Fund 'Gederal Fund
-$22.40
0. Tidwell
American Bitumuls Co.
48.68
Ralph Freese
66.80
E1 Segundo Hardware
11.57
A. Siebken
65.00
Builders Material Co.
214.59
J. C. Osborne
65.00
M. P. McCaffrey, Inc.
40.00
R.Xiller
11.20
Kimball -Krogh Pump Co.
460.29
J. Lind
65.00
Logan R. Cotton
80.00
I. N. Sumner
84.50
E1 Segundo Herald
95.20
Nelle Sheldon
13.80
Ditto Incorporated
3.09
Clifford Smith
67.22
Grimes - Stassforth Stat. Co.
3.56
A. E. Menard
16.80
Bernard Lawler
151.80
D. Fahland
11.20
Edward J. Lawler
40.80
J. T. Clifford
28.00
Los Angeles Dekk Co.
3.30
A. Bleich
11.20
League of Calif. Cities
10.00
Carl Wilson
30.00
F. C: Westerhout, M. D.
10.00
E1 Segundo Herald
50.00
Standard Oil Co. of Cal.
5.15
J.'G. Tucker & Son
33.06
Farnham Cafe
6.50
Kimball Elevator Co. Ltd.
5:00
Cafe Supreme
2.75
Grimes- Stassforth Stat. Co. 1.41
Inglewood Humane Society
87.00
Logan R. Cotton
35.00
Seyler -Dap Co.
10.00
Builders Material Co.
3.51
Southern Calif. Gas Co.
1.26
Hacker Pipe & Supply Co.
69.18
American Legion Auxiliary
25.00
E1 Segundo Hardware
3.67
Fletcher Tire Service
17.71
Frances Lloyd
45.00
W. P. Puller & Co.
10.82
R. T. Hutchins
30.00
Ducommun Metals & Supply Co.
.75
TOTAL
0833.95
Ralph M. Converse
25.00
Hadden Company, Ltd.
32.78
E. L. Coddington
4.00
Recreation Ft; d'
Justice of-the- Peace;
William Koos
$22.50
Inglewood'Township
2.00
Mrs. R. G. Jensen
4:00
Boyer, D.
79.20
Builders Material Co.
21.85
J. Burgner
70.12
El Segundo Hardware
3.22
C. Dinwiddie
66.67
TOTAL
$51.57
A. R. Gunn
92.00
G. Turney
63.56
D. Raynor
55.00
M. Anthony
11.20
P. Campbell
22.40
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E. Elsey
D. Fahland
W. Hyde
T. Kincaid
F. Mack
R. Miller
G. Piersall
M. Painter
J. Randall
W. Robinett
C. Russell
F. Stuck
L. Todd
R. W. Weller
W. F. Allee
F. M. Barnes
F. Berkline
H. Burns
W. A. Callahan
E. Cartland
J. B. Catalano
J. A. Cummings
T. B. DeBerry
R. Dietrich
Alex Haddock
C. C. Havens
F. Ingram
L. Maxwell
V. L. McCarthy
M. H. McIntire
Wm. L. Owens
K. S. Searles
0. Tidwell
Mints Curtzwiler
Grace M. -Burns-
R. T. Hutchins
Frances Lloyd
Alice Hope
General Fund
General Fund
42.00
K. Campbell
55.00
22.40
E. Cartland
7.22
16.80
F. L. Gregory
69.00
11.20
E. J. Grow
82.00
22.40
J. A. Macdonald
65.00
25.20
C. L. McIlwaine
84.50
16.80
M. Rahan
55.00
50.40
ID. Schoening
69.00
81.60
M.' A. Anthony
8.40
62.00
J. A. Brock
11.20
30.80'
A. Bleich
28.00
30.80
E. L. Coddington
34.65
47.60
A. Cendo
22.40
11.20
F. L. Ford
48.40
87.50
W. E. Morgan
5.60
76.50
S. Patterson
22.40
88.48
C. Roncevich
56.00
76.50
J. F. Wilson
68.00
66.04
0. Tidwell
34.13
60.34
Leo Raich
105.00
76.50
V. Lister
22.40
92.50
P. Campbell
11.20
87.50
G. Piersall
5.60
65.00
Peter E. Binder
12.50
76.50
John A. Gerow
12.50
87.50
Orest 0. Hesser
12.50
79.37
George Love
12.50
77.50
William R. Selby
12.50
82.60
Victor D. McCarthy 125.00
87.50--- -
Neva M. Elsey
87.50
86.50
Minta Curtzwiler
50.00
76.50
Clyde Woodworth
62.50
22.95
Don C. Fugitt
25.00
2.40
C. K. McConnell
6.50
5.42
A. K. Tennis
66.00
120.00
Frank Chilson
100,00 _
15.00
E. Morgan
72.00
30.00
TOTAL 5588.65
Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the
demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of'the respective
funds covering the same.. Carried'by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor. Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None'.
Absent: Councilman Gero*.
NEW BUSINESS.
The City Clerk reported that in view of the recent unfortunate
airplane crash within the City of E1 Segundo, which endangered lives and
property of residents of the City of El Segundo, he had received a number
of requests that the Council take such action as it might deem appropriate
in an endeavor to cailse the practibe of the testing of airplanes over
the City of El Segundo be discontinued.
The matter 4as discussed at length,- whereupon upon motion of
douncilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, which carried unanimously,
the City Attorney of the City of E1 Segundo and the City Clerk'of said
City were authorized and directed to address a communication to the Civil
Aeronautics Authority, requesting that Body to adopt regulations which
would minimize the hazards'of airplanes flying over the City of E1 Segundo.
Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the
employment of Nelle Sheldon as Relief Departmental Clerk, to perform
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services in the Water Department of the City of El Segundo, during the
vacation period of Departmental Clerk Frances Lloyd, be and the same is
-hereby ratified and approved; said temporary employee to be compensated at
the rate of 600 per hour, as provided in the resolution of the City Council
of the-City of E1 Segundo, fixing the rates of compensation for municipal
employees. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Gerow.
Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the
purchase of one Profeasional Transferable Membership Coupon Book for use
in connection with the Twelfth Annual session of the Institute of Government
at the University of Southern California, said Institute to be in session
June 10th to 14th, Incl. 1940, be and the same is hereby authorized and
directed, at a cost of not to exceed $25.00. Carried by the following
vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Hesser,-Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes': Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Gerow.
At this point Mr. J. L. Kruly, the contractor who is renting a
ditching machine to the City of E1 Segundo, for use in connection with the
construction of a trunk line sewer within the City of E1 Segundo, addressed
the Council, requesting settlement of his account.
It appearing that the work contemplated in that certain Agreement
between the City of E1 Segundo and J. L. Kruly, dated March 25th, 19400,
has not been completed,•and it appearing also that the Council has no
report or recommendation from the City Engineer of the City of E1 Segundo
as to any additional compensation which might be due Mr. Kruly as alleged
by him, consideration of his request was postponed until the neat meeting
of this Council to enable said contractor and the City Engineer to discuss
Mr. Kruly's claim and to enable said Engineer to file a recommendation
with this Council.
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting,
it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, the meeting
adjourn. Carried.
Approved:
Mayor.
Respectfully submitted
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