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1940 MAY 01 CC MINE1 Segundo, California. May 1st, 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, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Councilmen Absent: None. Other Officers Present: Clyde Bloodworth - City Attorney. R. T. Hutchins - City Engineer. A. R. Gunn - Street Superintendent. Bernard Lawler - Special City Attorney. Charles L. IaicIlwaine - Park Superintendent. Victor D. I,;cCarthy - City Clerk. READING OF 14INUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 24th day of April, 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. VdRITTEN CObIIv1UNICATIONS. The following communications, which were read to the Council, were disposed of in the manner indicated, following the reference to each hereinafter: GIRL SCOUTS, an invitation to the Council to attend its first formal award cememony, Friday, Iviay 10th, from,7:00 P. M. to 8:30 P. M. The invitation was presented by one of a group of approximately tn'enty Girl Scouts who attended the Council meeting. Moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that all members of the Council attend said Girl Scout award ceremony on the date and between the hours mentioned. Carried. .LOGAN R. COTTON, Accountant and Auditor, dated May 1st, 1940, a^.vising that the County of Los Angeles has in its possession approximately X3300.00, which has been paid to it by property owners who have been paying delinquent taxes on the ten -year plan; that said sum will not be paid to the City until it makes demand therefor upon the County and that in order to make proper demand it is necessary to have a complete break down analysis of these ten payment accounts. After a discussion of the subject, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconder', by Councilman Hesser, that Logan R. Cotton be and he is hereby employed b� the City of El Segundo to make a complete break down analysis of the delinquent tax indebtedness a =-ainst approximately 110 parcels of real property within the City of El Segundo, the delinquent taxes on which are beinL paid under the ten payment plan and to furnish the City of El Seguhdo, at His earliest convenience, four copies of sucli break down analysis, the total cost thereof not to'exceed 0200.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerona, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmer_ None. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS. The hour of 7:15 P. M. at this meeting having heretofore been fixed as the time, Place and date for receiving bids for furnishing the City of E1 Segundo approximately 850 feet of 6" cast iron pipe as advertised for, the Mayor announced the arrival of the hour of 7:14 o'clock P. M. and stated that any person or Persons present desiring to file bids, should do so immediately. The hour of 7:15 P-171. having arrived and all bids being in, the mayor declared the time for receiving bids for furnishing the City of El Segundo certain cast iron pine as advertised for, closed. The Clerk announced that four bids had been received. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the opening, examination and declaration of all bids received this date fcr furnishing the City of El Segundc with certain cast iron mine as advertised ror, be deferred until a later hour at this meeting. Carried. IMITIET C012-7-TNICATIONS - CONTINUED. LOGAN R. COTTON, Accountant and Auditor, dated April 29th, 1940, trans - L:itting_ therewith, in triplicate, a complete analysis of all delinquent tax deede9 Properties within the City of E1 Segundo. Ordered filed. DAVID A. PHILLIPS, dated April 25th, 1940, being an application for emmloyment by the City of El Segundo. Ordered filed. PLANNING CONGRESS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, undated, stamped "Received April 25th, 1940 ", announcing that this newly formed organization is a successor to the Association of City Planners of Los Angeles County, which was organized by the Regional Planning Co.-mission in 1925, and urging membership in said Congress by the City of E1 Segundo. Ordered filed. At this point, the hour being 7:80 o'clock P. M., it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby *, that the Council procedd to open, examine and publicly declare all bids received this date for furnishing the City of El Segundo certain cast iron pipe as advertised for. Carried. The Council thereupon proceeded to open, examine and publicly declare all bids received this date for furnishing the City of El Segundo with certain cast iron pipe as advertised for, which said bids were found by said Council to be as follows, submitted on regular forms provided therefor, to -wit: 850' - 6" Time of Bid. of C. I. Pipe Delivery Deposit Grinnell Co. of the $x.80 Lin. Ft. 1 Day Cert. Check #37202 - E70.00 Pacific Excl. Sales Tax Farmers & Merchants Nat'l. Bank Pacific States Cast $.835 Lin. Ft. 1 Day Bidder's Bond - United States Iron Pipe Co. Excl. Sales Tax Guarantee Co. as Surety - $75.00. American Cast Iron $.813 per Lin. Ft. As Re- Bidder's Bond - United States Pipe Company Incl. Sales Tax quired Guarantee Co. as Surety - $100.0 United States Pipe $.79722 Lin. Ft. 3 Days Cashier's Check #E 147431 S- Foundry Company Incl. Sales Tax Subject $75.00 Drawn on `yells Fargo Prior Sale Bank & Union Trust Co. United States Pipe $.r76222 Lin. Ft.,. & Foundry.C'o. •Intl. Sales Tax 45 to- 60 Alternate Bin Days Following the opening, examination and declaration of said bids, the same were referred to the City Engineer for commutation and 'recommendation as . to a °ard, his report to be transmitted to the Council later at this meeting. P'­ . 4 ORAL COI�SMTICATIONS. Special City Attorney Bernard Lawler advised the Council with respect to the progress he has made in connection with foreclosure suits effecting parcels of real property within the City of El Segundo, which are delinquent in the matter of the payment of special assessments levied for public imrrove- ments and with reference to his further handling of the matter. REPORTS OF S'IAivDING COH1T_TTTEES. Councilman Gerow of the Public Works Committee reported that he and Street Sunerir.tendent Gunn '..ad inspected the work of moT,^7ing 1- ,reeds throughout the City and had discovered five or six acres which should be mowed and some spots which should be cleaned up by hand, although the same did not appear on the man delineating the parcels which should be mowed and cleaned this gear. There being no objection to this work being done, it was ordered done ov Reneral consent. REPORTS OF OFFICERS Ad,D SPECIAL COTY1ITTEES. _t this point the City Engineer reported having computed the bids received this date for furnishing the City of E1 Segundo certain cast iron ripe as advertised for, and finding that the United States Pipe and Foundry Company is the lowest bidder. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that Resolution No. 497, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE— CITY COUNCIL OF TiE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFOR1dL4, A'1ARDI`%G TO UNITED STATES PIPE AJTD FOUNDRY C0M1PANTY THE CON' RHCT FOR FURNISHING TO SAID CITY CERTAIN CAST IRON PIPE, ,rrhich was read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote: A -,-es: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The City Clerk reported that at the time of the death of George i,icLauchlin, a former employee of the City of E1 Segundo, there was due and owing to him for services rendered the City of El Segundo the sum of $44.75; that his widow has filed an affidavit stating that Mr. licLauchlin left no estate requiring probate, and requesting that the sum due Mr. I= cLauchlin at the time of his death be now paid to her. The Clerk stated further that the affidavit and request for payment are in form substantially the same as similar requests heretofore filed with this Council by other persons and approved by the City Attorney; whereupon it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by- Councilman Gerow., that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the prayer of Elizabeth McLauchlin, set forth in her affidavit of IMay lst, 1940, filed with this Council this date, be and the same is hereby granted, and that the City Clerk and City Treasurer of the City of E1 Segundo be and they are hereby authorized and in- structed to cancel City of El Segundo Warrants Nos. 36457 and 36625, payable to George McLauchlin in the sums of $30.75 and $14.00 respectively; and the Mayor, City Clerk and city Treasurer of said City, be and they are hereby authorized and instructed to make, execute and deliver ?unicipai ,'arrant, d -awn on the General Fund, payable to Elizabeth YcLauchlin, in amount of Y44.75, in full and complete satisfaction of the claim of George McLauchlin against the said City for all services rendered the said City. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: P r `6OJ Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Street Superintendent Gunn reported that it had come to his notice only this evening that a retaining wall constructed this date in connection with the erection of a new dwelling house encroaches upon public property. 116 stated.further that the work was apparently done without any permit having been issued therefor. He further stated that there were possibly two other encroachments which had been made prior to his taking office. Discussion was then had with reference to the matter and during such discussion, the City Attorney advised of numerous instances where encroachments upon public property had given difficulty in other cities. He stated that in 'his opinion the encroachment of private structures on public property should 'not be encouraged as it could only lead to future misinderstandincs. After further consideration, by general consent, the Street Superin- tendent was instructed to cause the encr69chMPnt referred to in his remarks to be removed from public property. The City Engineer reported receipt of a communication from Herbert Lapham, Lane agent of Santa Fe Land Improvement Company, to the effect that a certain twenty foot setback line reservation contained in grants heretofore made by said Company to Sperry Gyroscope Company and Interstate Engineering Corporation have expired; that he has conferred with representatives of each of the latter named companies, who have informed him that they will require more time and information before advising the City of El Segundo as to their wi-11inpness to dedicate to the City of El Segundo for bublic street purposes t?,lenty feet of their properties adjacent Imperial Highway on the South between Se -oulveda Boulevard and Inglewood- Redondo Road. Park Superintendent Charles McIlwaine reported to the Council respectins his attendance with Councilman Gerow at the meeting of Park Administrators held recently at California Institute of Technology at Pasadena an] respecting information received in connection with the propagation "of plant life. He also called attention to the Western Shade Tree Con- ference to be held in Los Angeles, 11ay 23rd, 24th and 25th, one of the sessions of which he desired to' attend, together with Park employee J. G. Schoeninp. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Discussion was had'relative to the improvement of Sycamore Avenue between Loma Vista Street and H'illcrest Street as heretofore petitioned for and the ,Mayor ordered the matter tabled 'until a later date, following with the suggestion that the Street Superintendent be directed to make a survey and ascertain which streets are 'in a conditibn similar to that portion of Sycamore Avenue mentioned, which might be included in a W. P. A. street improvement project. The latter suggestion, being concurred in by the Council, was made an order. The proposed improvement of Grand Avenue from the Westerly City Limits to Sepulveda Boulevard was discussed at considerable length, after which it was moved by Mayor Binder, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the City Engineer be and. he is hereby'authorized and directed to prepare plans and specifications for the widening and improvement of Grand Avenue from Concord ..Street to . the ?'desterly City Limits and.:to present the same to t* its Council at his early conven..ience fnr its further ection. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Yayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen_ None. Iv_oved by Councilman Geror, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the Street Superintendent be and he is hereby authorized and directed to apply a y leveling course to the roadway of a portion of Grand Avenue easterly of Eucalyptus Drive for such distances as the work may be carried on, at a cost of not to exceed $450.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: General Fund $12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50 125.00 87.50 50.00 62.50 25.00 66.00 6.50 120.00 100.00 15.00 72.00 30.00 87.50 76.50 56.88 76.50 53.15 76.50 92.50 87.50 67.08 76.50 87.50 74.03 80.16 87.50 77.57 79.80 76.50 34.89 61.50 13.00 69.00 55.00 82.00 65.00 84.50 55.00 69.00 55.00 8.40 22.40 5.60 11.20 47.20 19.25 56.00 Water Works Fund I. N. Sumner $84.50 Peter E. Binder R. H. Baker & Co. Inc. 7.54 John A. Gerow Calif. Pencil Co. 3.09 Orest 0. Hesser Ditto, Inc. 8.24 George Love City of El Segundo 501.91 William R. Selby El Segundo Herald 76.96 Victor D. McCarthy Grinnell Co. 24.15 Neva M. Elsey Hacker Pipe & Supply Co. 106.22 Minta Curtzwiler Kimball Elevator Co. Ltd. 5.00 Clyde Woodworth Ylanning, Iv:arwell & Moore, Inc. 4.75 Don C. Fugitt Carl Filson 30.00 A. K. Tennis R.. T. Hutchins 27.47 C. K. McConnell R. T. Hutchins 30.00 R. T. Hutchins Frances G. Lloyd 45.00 Frank Chilson Builders Material Co. 4.38 Frances Lloyd El Segundo Hardware 10.11 E. Morgan I:. A. Anthony 5.60 Alice Hone Ralph. Freese 6.30 W. F. Allee J. Lind 65.00 F. Y. Barnes J. C. Osborne 65.69 Frank Berkline A..Siebken 65.00 H. Burns Clifford Smith 65.00 E. Cartland TOTAL $1241.91 J. B. Catalano J. A. Cummings T. B. DeBerry Recreation Fund R. Dietrich E1 Segundo Hardware 455.52 Alex Haddock C. C. Havens General Fund F. Ingram Elizabeth IvICLauchlin X44.75 V. L. McCarthy American Bitumuls Co. 71.65 M. H. McIntire General Electric Supply Corp. 181.68 L. Maxwell Pacific Clay Products 581.21 William L. Owens El Segundo herald 132.78 K. S. Searles Industrial Stat. & Printing Co. 7.99 0. Tidwell Bassett - Lundstrom Co. .54 W. A. Callahan Logan R. Cotton - 529.50 E. Cartland Inglewood humane Society, Inc. 74.33 F. L. Gregory George F. Schenck 9.01 K. Campbell Puss. Olive J. Stuck 7.50 E. J. Grow American Legion Auxiliary 25.00 J. A. Macdonald Ralph M4. Converse 25.00 C. L. McIlwaine Sierra Sanitary Ivfg. Co. Inc. 103.11 h1. Rahan Gibson Motor Parts, Inc_. 37.81. J. Schoening. Edward J. Lawler 76.80 D. Raynor .. Firs. Nelle Sheldon 26.40 Y. A: Anthony Yrs. Dorothy Muller 20.40 J. A. Brock El Segundo Herald 127.93 A. Bleich Bernard Lawler 158.44 A. Cendo Atlas Scraper & Engr. Co. 15.55 F. L. Ford DucommunMetals & Supply Co. 39.88 S. Patterson El Segundo Hardware 11.70 C. Roncevich General Fund $12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50 125.00 87.50 50.00 62.50 25.00 66.00 6.50 120.00 100.00 15.00 72.00 30.00 87.50 76.50 56.88 76.50 53.15 76.50 92.50 87.50 67.08 76.50 87.50 74.03 80.16 87.50 77.57 79.80 76.50 34.89 61.50 13.00 69.00 55.00 82.00 65.00 84.50 55.00 69.00 55.00 8.40 22.40 5.60 11.20 47.20 19.25 56.00 P: -007 ~ ,. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, 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 Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. NE'l BUSINESS. The City Clerk recommended to the Council that it adopt for use in the City of El Segundo a new form of license patented by Charles R. Hadley Company, which permits of the preparation with one writing of numerous copies of every license issued, which, in the opinion of the City Clerk, will minimize the work of writing and recording licenses and at the same time provide a proper and better record. Yoved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the City Attorney be and he is hereby instructed to prepare and present to the Council for its further consideration, an amendment to the business license ordinance, which would have for its purpose the authorizing of the use of a new form of license issuance and record, which the City Clerk explained to the Council, and also to eliminate the necessity of the Mayor of the City signing the respective licenses issued. Carried. Ivioved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that Police Officer William Allee be granted his customary annual two weeks vacation be�-inr.ing May 10th, 1940. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Geroti +r, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The Chief of Police reported receipt of a communication from the State High,vay Patrol, dated April 29th, 1940, requesting his assistance in a traffic check to be made in the near future, in which check said Highway --atrol desired the cooperation of the cities of Redondo Beach, b= anhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and El Segundo. The Chief of Police explained to the Council the extent to which he felt the City might cooperate, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the following resolution be adopted: . ,=,F, =_S, this Council is presently advised that a cooperative timing check of traffic will be made with the cities of Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and El Segundo participatino, together with the officers of the State Hi ;h,^ray Patrol,in the near future, at some point located within said three cities; AND, 1.=REAS, this Council feels that such periodic checks are conducive of good results and promote Dublic and individual safety; General Fund General Fund A. R. Gunn $101.20 0. Tidwell 11.20 D. Boyer 65.00 F. Stuck 16.80 J. Burgner 63.75 J. F. Wilson 68.00 C. Dinwiddie 73.50 Ralph Freese 22.40 G. Turney 62.00 Leo Raich 100.00 M. Anthony 16.80 E. Coddington 22.05 P. Campbell 44.80 E. Coddington 11.20 A. Comstock 11.20 E. Elsen 33.60 D. Fahland 22.40 J. Goodman 22.40 V. Hyde 11.20 T. Kincaid 16.80 A. Bleich 16.80 E. Cote 8.00 L:. Painter 51.60 G. Piersall 11.20 J. Randall 68.00 W. Robinett 61.60 C. Russell 22.40 F. Stuck 31.15 L. Todd 44.80 R. Weller 11.20 TOTAL $6381.62 Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, 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 Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. NE'l BUSINESS. The City Clerk recommended to the Council that it adopt for use in the City of El Segundo a new form of license patented by Charles R. Hadley Company, which permits of the preparation with one writing of numerous copies of every license issued, which, in the opinion of the City Clerk, will minimize the work of writing and recording licenses and at the same time provide a proper and better record. Yoved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the City Attorney be and he is hereby instructed to prepare and present to the Council for its further consideration, an amendment to the business license ordinance, which would have for its purpose the authorizing of the use of a new form of license issuance and record, which the City Clerk explained to the Council, and also to eliminate the necessity of the Mayor of the City signing the respective licenses issued. Carried. Ivioved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that Police Officer William Allee be granted his customary annual two weeks vacation be�-inr.ing May 10th, 1940. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Geroti +r, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The Chief of Police reported receipt of a communication from the State High,vay Patrol, dated April 29th, 1940, requesting his assistance in a traffic check to be made in the near future, in which check said Highway --atrol desired the cooperation of the cities of Redondo Beach, b= anhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and El Segundo. The Chief of Police explained to the Council the extent to which he felt the City might cooperate, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the following resolution be adopted: . ,=,F, =_S, this Council is presently advised that a cooperative timing check of traffic will be made with the cities of Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and El Segundo participatino, together with the officers of the State Hi ;h,^ray Patrol,in the near future, at some point located within said three cities; AND, 1.=REAS, this Council feels that such periodic checks are conducive of good results and promote Dublic and individual safety; P."-.608'-. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE,SOLVEDI that the Chief of Police of the City of El Segundo is hereby authorized and instructed to cooperate, on. behalf of the City of E1 Segundo, in such cooperative.traffic check, by furnishing such vehicles and man power from the police force of the City of E1 Segundo as may be reasonably delegated for such purpose. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: CounciMen Gerow, Hess�r, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it .tins moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, the meeting, adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: