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1941 JAN 29 CC MINEl Segundo, California. January 29th, 1941. 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 o'clock 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 Woodworth - City Attorney. Bernard Lawler - Special City Attorney. Frank Chilson - Street Superintendent. Charles McIlwaine - Parks Superintendent. 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 22nd day of January, 1941, 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. - •FLOYD G. SLACK, dated January -27th, 1941; GEORGE E. RUMELL, dated January 27th, 1941; and. GEORGE J. PRIMORAC, dated January 23rd, 1941, each being application for employment by the City of El Segundo. Ordered filed. EL SEGUNDO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, dated January 23rd, 1941, thanking the Council for providing materials and labor for the dAcorations which were made in the business district during the Chrismas holiday season. Ordered filed. SOUTHWEST DISTRICT HIGHWAYS ASSOCIATION, dated January 23rd, 1941, extending an invitation to attend the_meeting_of said Association to be held at Los Angeles Municipal Airport, January 30th, 1941, at 6:30 P. M. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that any member of the City Council desiring to do so, the City Engineer, the Street Superintendent, and the City Clerk be authorized to attend the meeting of the Southwest District Highways Association to be held at Los Angeles Municipal Airport, Thursday, July-30th, and to file his demand for his actual and necessary expenses in connection therewith, such demands to be audited and approved in the usual manner before payment. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. THE PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, dated January 16th, 1941, tran$mitting therewith a copy of a resolution adopted by said Association at its recent convention, setting forth the recommended minimum and maximum salaries for police officers in cities of the State of California having a population of less than 50,000. Ordered filed. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, dated January 28th, 1941, stating that the matter under consideration in Application No. 23942, before said Commission, has been set for hearing at Los Angeles, February 17th, 1941. Inasmuch as the application refers to a proposed rerouting of the E1 Segundo - Inglewood bus line, operated by Inglewood Transit Lines, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for attention. EL SEGUNDO WOMANS CLUB, dated January 4th, 1941, submitting a name for E1 Segundo Public Library. Ordered filed. PATMAR CORPORATION, dated January 23rd,'1941, requesting permission to remove two 20 -foot pieces of cement curb from in front of its premises on Sepulveda Boulevard, south of Imperial Highway-, By general consent the matter was referred to Councilman Hesser, chairman of the Public Safety Committee, and to the Chief of Police for investigation and recommendation. RUCHTI PETROLEUM COMPANY, dated January 24th, 1941, requesting a release of the bond.covering the operations of its El Segundo No. 1 well, inasmuch as the well has been abandoned and the premises restored to satisfactory condition. In a report filed with the City Clerk under date of January 14th, 1941 ' Building Inspector Frank Chilson advised that the premises surrounding said Ruchti Petroleum Company's E1 Segundo No. 1 Well had been satisfactorily cleaned, but two tanks remain in place on the property. It appearing that it is the desire of Ruchti Petroleum Company to permit these tanks to remain in place until they are sold, or until it has use for the same in another location, and it appearing to the Council also that in their present location said tanks do not create a hazard or a nuisance and that to all practical intents and purposes said Ruchti Petroleum Company's El Segundo No. 1 Well has been abandoned and the premises surrounding the same cleaned up in accordance with the provisions of ordinances of the City of E1 Segundo respecting such matters and the permit granted for the drilling of said well, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, that the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, Ruchti Petroleum Co., by letter dated January 24th, 1941, has advised this Council of the abandonment of its Oil Well known as Ruchti Petroleum Co.' -s E1 Segundo No..l Well; AND, WHEREAS, this Council has caused an inspection ti be made of the premises upon which said well was drilled; AND, WHEREAS, the Building Inspector of the City of E1 Segundo has filed with the City Clerk his written report, stating. that said well has been satisfactorily abandoned in accordance with the provisions of ordinances of the City of E1 Segundo respecting such matters and the permit granted for the drilling of said well; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo does hereby consent to and approve the abandonment of Ruchti Petroluem Co.'s E1 Segundo No. 1 Well, and does hereby consent that the bond of said permittee, Ruchti Petroleum Co., with Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, as surety, be and the same is hereby exonerated as to any liability accruing with respect to said well subsequent to this date; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo be and he is hereby authorized to forward a certified copy of this resolution to said Ruchti Petroleum Co. and to said Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland. The foregoing resolution was adopted. by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. - None. Ry°ORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Councilman Gerow reported having caused an investigation to be made as to the existence of termites in a portion of the banquet hall of the P . 876 f City Hall and that he had authorized steps to be taken to eradicate the pests. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. City Engineer Hutchins reported that he-had received from Mr. Herbert Lapham, Land Agent of Santa Fe Land Improvement-Company, copy of a letter which that official had addressed to Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, seeking its cooperation with the City of-El Segundo and Douglas Aircraft Corporation in the matter of assisting the City to defray the cost of installing a roadway across the trays of said Santa Fe Railway Company as an extension of Douglas Avenue into Inglewood- Redondo Road, which said letter he read to the Council. The City Engineer-reported also receipt of an invitation from the City Engineer of the City of Manhattan Beach to participate in discussions which will be had by City Engineers of surrounding cities with reference to planning a joint undertaking in the matter of garbage and refuse disposal. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that City Engineer Hutchins be and he is hereby authorized to attend such meetings as may be held by the-engineers of neighboring cities with reference-to the matter of preparing plans and estimates in connection with a proposal to work out a plan for the joint disposal of garbage and refuse. Carried. The Chief of Police announced the appointment of Franklin George Ellerbroeck as special police officer of the City of E1 Segundo and requested approval of the appointment. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the appointment by the Chief of Police of the City of E1 Segundo of Franklin George Ellerbroeck as a special police officer of said City.be and the same is hereby ratified and approved. Carried. The City Attorney, in connection with an instruction heretofore given him to prepare a bill of sale with reference to transfer of ownership of certain water lines in Section 7 within the City of E1 Segundo-from Santa Fe Land Improvement Company to the City of E1 Segundo, stated that it had been necessary for the Engineering Department of the City of E1 Segundo to do some field work so as to give him adequate and correct legal descriptions; that this data was given him only this date, therefore he would take the matter up during the coming week with the view of disposing of the transaction at the next Council meeting. The City Attorney, reporting in connection with a previous instruction that he advise the Council with reference to a proposed contract between the City of El Segundo and the County of Los Angeles, covering fees to be paid said County for assessing and collecting taxes for said City, stated that a bill with reference to said matter is now pending before the State Legislature; that the State printer has not as yet furnished him with a copy of said bill and that, therefore, he recommends the matter be held in abeyance until he has had an opportunity to learn more about the subject. The City Attorney reported having received advice from Southern California Telephone Company that in the matter of a certain suit it had instituted in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles with reference to certain taxes heretofore levied against said Company's property, that it has filed a stipulation that the City need do nothing more with reference to the matter until ten days after receipt of notice that the matter has been set for hearing. Street Superintendent Frank Chilson filed with the Council reports numbered, titled and dated as follows: Report No. 1 - Subject: Store Room— Dated Jan. 28th, 1941. Report No. 2 - " Warehouse Facilities - Hated Jan. 28th, 1941. Report No. 3 - " Can & Refuse Collection - " Jan. 29th, 1941. requested Park Superintendent McIlwaine that a spray machine be purchased for the use of his Department and he, recommended the purchase of one which he had examined and finds satisfactory aild which, in his opinion, will serve the needs of the City in that connection for fifteen to twenty years. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the purchase of one Hardie SD 6101'.spraying machine, complete, with 100 gallon steel tank, for use of the Park Department of the City of E1' Segundo, be and the same is hereby authorized and directed at a cost of not to exceed $290.00, plus California State Sales Tax.- Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having.had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: General Fund John C. Austin 1139.64 Ladco Wholesale Electric Co. 111.57 Westinghouse Elec. Supply Co. 31:32 American- LaFrance- Foamite Corp. 7.21 Manning, Maxwell & Moore, Inc. 13.22 Asphalt Paving Materials Co. 82.43 Economy Blue Print & Supply Co. 4.52 Ducommun Metals and Supply Co. 24.08 Logan R. Cotton Pacific Clay Products J. G. Tucker & -Son Duro Test Corporation Ray -Lite Glass Company Idamae Marty E. L. Coddington TOTAL General Fund 80.00 65.80 38.95 26.45 60.56 16.80 6.00 1708.55 NMI Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, the demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the General Fund covering the same. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. NEW BUSINESS. The -City Engineer presented to the Council a form of First Supplemental Memorandum of Agreement, in triplicate, for expenditure-of 1/4 gas tax money for State highways within the City of E1 Segundo for the 1939 -41 biennium, providing additional funds for maintenance of Sepulveda Boulevard in accordance with a project statement submitted'by the,City Engineer. The purposes of the proposed agreement were discussed, following which it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Love, the following resolution be adopted:- WHEREAS, the State of California, through its Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, has presented a first supplemental memorandum of agreement in accordance with a project statement submitted by-the City for expenditure of the 1/4 cent gas tax for the 1939 -41 biennium allocated for State highways in the City of E1 Segundo; and WHEREAS,'the City Council has heard read said agreement -in full and is familiar with the contsnt9 thereof;. THP:REF'ORED BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, that said agreement for expenditure of the 1/4 cent gas tax allocated for State Highways be and the same is hereby approved and the Mayor and the City Clerk are directed to sign the same on behalf of said City. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following rote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The City Engineer reported that during the peak of heavy storms, the drainage facilities at the intersection of Northrop Street and Imperial Highway are inadequate to permit of satisfactory drainage of'the parking lot of.Interstate Aircraft Corporation, and that the accumulation of storm waters is injurious to the roadways adjacent thereto. He suggested a means of eliminating the condition, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the'Street Superintendent'of the City of El Segundo be and he is hereby authorized and directed to cut a shallow gutter on the South side of Imperial Highway adjacent to Northrop Street at an elevation lower than existing drain pipe at said location, so as to permit of satisfactory drainage of the area in rainy weather, the cost of said work not to exceed $150.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Mayor Binder reported his attention had been called to the absence of street name signs at Concord street and Grand Avenue and thereafter, by general consent, the matter was referred to'Councilman Love, Chairman of the Public Works Committee and Street Superintendent Chilson, for investigation and report. Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that Specifi- cations No. FD 1, consisting of seven pages, entitled: "E1 Segundo Fire Department Specifications for Cotton Rubber Lined Fire Hose ", be and the same are hereby adopted as specifications for fire hose which may be required by the Fire'Department of the City of E1 Segundo. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the City Attorney of the City of E1 Segundo be authorized and directed to prepare and the City Clerk authorized and directed to publish, in time, form and manner required by law, a notice inviting bids for furnishing the City of E1 Segundo 300 feet of 12" cotton rubber lined fire hose and not less. than 1500 feet nor more than 2500 feet of.2Q ",co,tton rubber lined fire hose, to be-constructed in accordance with Specifications No. FD 1 of the City of E1 Segundo, said bids to be-received at 7:15 o'clock P. M., February kith, 1841. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love,,Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that Mayor Binder and Chief of Police Hutchins, be and they are hereby authorized and directed to attend a meeting, January 31st, 1941, called by Mayor Bowron of the City of Los Angeles, for the purpose of considering ways,and means by which cities in California.mbLy receive outside aid to cope with the numerous unanticipated problems confronting cities by reason of the rapidly expanding National Defense program. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. i P , � F�79' No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved ty Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: C it C Mayor.