1941 MAR 19 CC MINp'- 918
El Segundo, California.
March 19th, 1941.
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,
at the hour of 7:00 P. M. by Peter E. Binder, Mayor.
ROLL CALL.
Councilmen Present: Gerow, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Councilmen Absent: Hesser.
Other Officers Present:
Clyde 'loolworth - City Attorney.
R. T. Hutchins - City Engineer.
Frank Chilson - Street Superintendent.
Victor D. McCarthy - City'Clerk.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 12th day of March, 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.
19RITTEN •COTIXTNICzTIONS.
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 Ga;ifornia Cities, dated March
14th, 1941, announcing the holding of-its 115th regular.meeting at Southgate,
March 24th, 1941, and requesting reservations be made therefar.
Moved-by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that any member
of.the City Council, the City Clerk, the City•Engineer and the Street Superin=
tendent be authorized th attend the meeting of the Los.Angeles County Division
of the League of California Cities, to be held at Southgate, March 24th, 1941,
and to file his demand for his actual and necessary expenses in connection
therewith, such demand to be audited and approved in the usual manner before
payment. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: None.
Absent: Councilman Hesser.
CITY CLERK, CITY OF LOS ANGELES, dated March 11th, 1941, transmitting
therewith a copy of a report made by the Board of Public Works of the City of
Los Angeles to the City Council of said City, with reference to the installation
of warning signs adjacent to the groin on the beach on the boundary line between
the City of E1 Segundo and the City of Los Angeles, for the purpose of keeping
members of the public from walking on said groin. Ordered filed.
C. L. BROADWATER, Superintendent, E1 Segundo Unified School District,
requesting that the City Council authorize the Street Department to do certain
work on the High Schoo; grounds. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by
Councilman Love, the following resolution, be. adopted: '
RESOLVED, that the communication from C.'L. Broadwater,
Sun - rintendent of E1 Segundo Unified School District, dated
March 19th, 1941, having reference to the performance of certain
work by the City of El Segundo, upon public property owned by
said District, but which is used generally by the public of the
City of E1 Segundo, be placed on file in the office of the City
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Clerk and that said communication is hereby referred
to and by this reference incorporated herein and
made a part hereof;
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Street Superin-
tendent be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to
cooperate with said District in the performance of said
work, furnishing such labor and equipment, on behalf of
the City of E1 Segundo, as may be necessary in order to
construct and complete the improvement therein referred
to, it being understood that the District is to furnish
any and all materials involved;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said Street Superin-
tendent shall cause an accurate record to be kept'of the
cost to said City of the performance of the features of
the work involved on the part of the City, and to bill
said District, on behalf of the City, for such actual
cost to said City of such work, including the furnishing
of any equipment used on the project;
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the said District
shall pay to said City, in consideration of the work
performed and equipment furnished by said City, the actual
cost so reflected in said statement;
AND, BE IT FURTHER MSOLVED,• that the City Council
hereby finds and determines that the work here involved
is to be performed for another public agency, to -wit:
Said El Segundo Unified School District, and that the
facilities provided by said improvement tivill be used
largely by citizens and residents of the City of E1
Segundo, as well as by members'of the public generally,
and that, therefore, the performance of said work by
said City at cost, under the circumstances, is justified.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Hesser.
THOT.,YS b;. PERKINS, dated March 19th, 1941, submitting for approval a
map showing a resubdivision of a portion of the J. H. Fisher Subdivision
within the City of E1 Segundo and setting forth certain improvements the
writer intends to install in said tract and requesting tentative approval
thereof. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, the
following resolution be adopted:
.,IMZEAS, there has been presented to this Council for
its tenative approval, a certain map, showing a proposed re-
subdivision of a portion of Lots 3, 4 and 5 of the J. H.
Fisher Subdivision within the City of El Segundo;
AND, %11EREAS, this Council has examined said map and
is satisfied therewith, subject to the matters hereinafter
referred to;
NOW9 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council
of the City of El Segundo hereby evidences its tentative
approval of the resubdivision of said property as shown upon
said map,.provided;
1. That the subdivider makes provisions for the
granting to the City of El Segundo, either upon the resubdivision
map as filed, or by separate grant of easement', an easement for
sanitary sewers and public utility purposes at a_locat.ion and
of a width satisfactory to said Council and to the City
Engineer of said City;
2. That said subdivi��r hall, at his own cost and
expense, either, before the, pp %val of said map, install,
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construct and complete in said resubdivision, all of the
various improvements referred to in said communication, in-
cluding sidewalks and curbs, in a manner satisfactory to the
said City Council, the City Engineer and the Street Superin-
tendent, in accordance with city specifications; or, shall.
have deposited security satisfactory to said Council in an
amount to be specified by the City Engineer and Street
Superintendent, guaranteeing the construction and completion
of such improvements in the resubdivision, as aforesaid,
within a period satisfactory to scid Council, and to be
specified in writing at the time such guarantee is made; and
3. That the final official map of said resubdivision,
when presented to this Council, shall be substantially in
the same form as that indicated in said tenative map so
presented and filed this date, and in all other respects
satisfactory to said Council.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote;
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, 1hoomx, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Hesser.
Mr. henry Claman submitted for tentative approval of the Council, without
accompanying letter of transmittal, a map showing a proposed resubdivision
of a portion of the J. H. Fisher Subdivision within the City of E1 Segundo.
The man submitted was examined by the Council, and discussion had between
the members thereof, and Mr. Claman, following which it was moved by Councilman
Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love, the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that a copy of the tentative map for the
resubdivision of a portion of Lots 3, 4 and 5 of J. H. Fisher
Subdivision, in the City of E1 Segundo, submitted to this
Council at. this meeting by Henry Claman, be placed on file
in the office of the City Clerk and that,said map be and
the same is hereby referred to and by this reference in-
corporated herein and made a part hereof;
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of
the City of E1 Segundo hereby evidences its tentative -
approval of the resubdivision of said property as shown
upon said map, provided:
1. That the subdivider makes provision for the
granting to the City of El Segundo, either upon the re-
subdivision map as filed or by separate grant of easement,
an easement for sanitary sewers and public utility purposes
at a location and of a width satisfactory to said Council
and to the City Engineer of said City;
2. 'That said subdivider shall, at his own cost and
expense, either before the final approval of said map,
install, construct and complete in said resubdivision, such
public improvements as may be required-by this Council,
including water mains, fire hydrants, lateral sewers, side-
walks, curbs and street improvements, in a manner satisfactory
to the said City Council, the City Engineer and the Street
Superintendent, in accordance with City specifications; or,
shall have, deposited security satisfactory to said Council in
an amount to be specified by the.City Engineer and Street
Superintendent, guaranteeing the construction and completion
of such improvements in the resubdivision as aforesaid, within
a period satisfactory to said-Council and to be specified
in writing at the time such guarantee is made; and
3. That the final official map of said resubdivision,
when presented to this Council, shall be substantially in
the same form as that indicated in said tentative map so
presented and filed this date and in all other respects
satisfactory to said Council.
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The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: `' ouncilmen Gerow, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Hesser.
ORAL C011M. - ICATIONS.
Mr. E. C. Goldsworthy and 1dr. J. H. Seaman, representing Pacific Outdoor
Advertising Company, addressed the Council, requesting it reconsider its
action taken Mlarch 12th, 1941. The gentlemen were advised that the Council
is not disposed to reconsider the request at this particular time, for the
reason that it contemplates the adoption of an ordinance with relation to the
erection of advertising signs, within the City of El Segundo, which ordinance,
when adopted, may contain provisions differing from those in an existing
ordinance on the subject, but that when the proposed new ordinance is introduced,
a copy thereof will be forwarded Pacific Outdoor Advertising Company for its
examination and to enable it to discuss the provisions thereof if it cares to
do so 7lrith the Council prior to the final adoption of the ordinance.
None.
REPORTS OF STANDING COWITTEES.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND S?ECLAL COMMITTEES.
Chief of Police Hutchins announced the appointments of Harley Lee Barham
and 'Harold Edward Sutter and Verne Talbot as Special Police Officers of the
City of E1 Segundo and requested approval of such appointments. Moved by
Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the appointments by the
Chief of Police of the City of El Segundo of Harley Lee Barham, Harold Edward
Sutter and Verne Talbot as Special Police Officers of said City, be and the
same are hereby ratified and approved. Carried.
The City Clerk reported having had delivered to him for acceptance by
the City Council, a Partial Reconveyance, effecting that certain parcel of
real property-in the J. H. Fisher Subdivision within the City of E1 Segundo,
more particularly described in that certain Deed of Easement from Oliver P.
Arnold, et ux, to the City of E1 Segundo, dated January 20th, 1941 and
accepted by this Council at its regular meeting held March 12th, 1941.
It was thereupon moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman
Love, that that certain Partial Reconveyance, dated January 15th, 1941,
executed by Los Angeles Trust and Safe Deposit Company as Trustee, effecting
certain real property in the J. H. Fisher Subdivision within the City of E1
Segundo, over which a Grant of Easement for public street purposes.was here-
tofore made to the City of El Segundo, which said Grant of Easement was
accepted by the City Council of said City at its regular meeting held March
12th, 1941, and in which Deed of Easement the real property effected by said
Partial Reconveyance is more particularly described, be and the same is hereby
accented on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo and the City Clerk of said City
is hereby authorized and directed to cause the same to be filed for record
in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles, California. Carried
by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes* Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Hesser.
.The City Attorney reported having.received a letter from the legal
depart:eent of Douglas Aircraft Corporation, indicating its attitude with
reference to granting an easement to the City of E1 Segundo for the purpose
of maintaining a water line over, under and across a certain portion of its
real property within the City of E1 Segundo. It appearing that the easement
or right of way for pipe line purposes referred to has important bearing upon
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the acceptance by the City of E1 Segundo of certain water mains now owned by
Santa Fe Land Improvement Company in a portion of Section 7 within the City
of El Segundo, deed to which has been heretofore tendered this Council by said
Santa Fe Land Improvement Company, the Council desired additional time within
which to consider the whole matter and therefore took under advisement disposition
of the matters referred to in the communication of said Douglas Aircraft
Corporation referred to in the report of the City Attorney.
Street Superintendent crank Chilson reported that the installation of the
storm drain at E1 Segundo Boulevard and Standard Street has been-completed
and by general consent he was directed to treat the surface of the fill covering
the drain pipe installed so as to prevent erosion.
UNFINIS -TIED BUSINESS.
In the matter of amending Ordinance No. 240 of the City of E1 Segundo,
relative to the creation of a local defense council within said City as
recommended by Mayor Binder at the last regular meeting of this Council,
Councilman Selby at this time introduced Ordinance No. 241, entitled:
AN ORDIlw4NCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 240 OF SAID CITY, ENTITLED:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA,
CREATING A LOCAL DEFENSE COUNCIL AND PRESCRIBING ITS
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. ", PASSED AND ADOPTED
ON T�F_ 5TH DAY OF ILkRCH, A. D., 1941, BY AMENDING
SECTION 5 TT�EOF,
which was read.
In the matter of insuring certain municipal properties against fire
loss, it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Selby, that
pursuant to the survey and report of City Engineer Hutchins, Street Superin-
tendent Chilson and City Clerk McCarthy, made in accordance with a previous
direction of this Council with reference to the replacement cost of certain
municipal properties and the suggested amounts of fire insurance which should
be carried thereon, as filed with this Council March 12th, 1941', the City Clerk
be authorized and directed to procure insurance, for a three year term, on
the properties shown in said report as being the subjects of insurance, in
amounts corresponding to those shown in the last column of said report,
which said report is hereby ordered placed on file in the office of the City
Clerk for identification and reference. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Hesser.
In the matter of rust- proofing the steel water tank of the Water
Department of the City of El Segundo, it was recommended by R. T. Hutchins,
Superintendent of the Water Department, that the Council enter into a contract
with Electro Rust- Proofing Company for the installation of its complete system
of rust proofing, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by
Councilman Love, the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that a copy of that certain Agreement between
Electro Rust - Proofing Company and the City of El Segundo -for
furnishing and installing of certain equipment for the Water
Department of said City, presented to,this Council at this
meeting by the Water Superintendent, 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 said contract be and
the same is hereby approved and that the Mayor of said City is
hereby authorized and instructed to execute the same on behalf _
of said City and the City Clerk to attest the same and make
delivery of an executed copy thereof to said Electro
Rust- Proofing Company;
AND, BE IT FURTHER'NESOLVED, that the minimum rates of
per diem wages to be'paid under the above contract, as
contemplated under the provisions of the Labor Code of the
State of California are herdby found and determined by this
Council, within the meaning'of said Code, to be as follows:
Electrician $1.00 per Hr.
Electrician's Helper .80
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this
resolution shall be Attached to and be a part of said
contract.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow.; Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: None.
Absent: Councilman Hesset.
PAYING BILLS.
The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee
on Finance and Records:
Water
Works Fund
General Fund
Electrical Mach'. Insp. Service
15.75
Peter E. Binder
$12.50
City of E1 Segundo
29.09
John A. Gerow
12.50
Grimes - Stassforth Stat. Co.
2.32
Orest 0. Hesser
12.50
Hacker Pipe & Supply Co.
31.73
George Love
12.50
Oro Grande Lime & Stone Corp.
204.80
William R. Selby
12.50
So..Calif. Edison Co. Ltd.
354.79
Victor D. McCarthy
125.00
So. Calif. Gas Co.
3.26
Neva M. Elsey
87.50
So. Calif.'Telephone Co.
14.90
Minta Curtzwiler
50.00
Frances G. Lloyd
45.00
Clyde Woodworth
62.50
R. T. Hutchins
50.00
Bernard Lawler
100.00
I. N. Sumner
86.75
A. K. Tennis
66.00
Ralph Freese
56.85
R. T. Hutchins
100.00
J. Lind
65.00
Frances Lloyd-
15.00
J. C. Osborne
65.00
Frank Chilson
112.50
Clifford Smith
65.00
E. !,organ
72.00
0. Tidwell
2.80
Alice Hope
30.00
TOTAL $1093.04
W. F. Allee
87.50
F. M. Barnes
76.50
H. Burns
77.93
Recreation Fund
E. Cartland
65.00
Ralph Jamiesson
$24.00
J. B. Catalano
76.50
J. A. Cummings
92.50
General
Fund
T. B. DeBerry
87.50
Inglewood Sheet Metal Works
W.11
R. Dietrich
65.00
Duco.=n Metals & Supply Co.
28.40
Alex Haddock
76.50
Western Auto Supply Co.
.64
C. C. Havens
87.50
Ira E. Edcobar
38.37
F. Ingram
67.30
The Lighthouse, Inc.
9166'
V. L. McCarthy
78.94
Homelite Corporation
24.63
M. H. McIntire
91.15
American- LaFrance- Foamite Corp..
4.98
L. Maxwell
79.36
Smith =Emery Company
6.75
Wm.'L.. Owens
85.30
City of E1 Segundo Water Dept.
240.00
K. S. Searles
76.50
City'of E1 Segundo Water Dept.
50.95
F. Berkline
50.56
Logan R. Cotton
25.00
0. Tidwell
30.60
Hollis A. Crowell
63.75
Elizabeth Barnes
4.90
John Caldtivell
37.40
M. A. Bailey
4.50
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Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, the demands be
allowed and warrants ordered drawn
on and paid out of the.respective funds
General Fund
same. Carried
by the
General Fund
M.
A. Bailey
66.00
A.
R. Gunn
$84.50
F.
Berkline
12.64
D.
Boyer
65.00
W.
A. Callahan
76.38
J.
Burgner
55.71
K.
Campbell '
55.00
C.
Dinwiddie
67.77
F.
L. Gregory
69.00
J.
Randall
65.00
E.
J. Grow
84.31
D.
Raynor
55.00
J.
A. Macdonald
65.00
G.
Turney
64.57
C.
L. McIlwaine
84.50
W.
Brewer
28.00
M.
Rahan
55.00
M.
Anthony
28.00
J.
Schoening
69.00
E.
Coddington
34.20
A.
Siebken
112.57
E.
Eisen
22.40
M.
A. Anthony
22.40
W.
Hyde
11.20
W.
A. Elsterman
80.00
T.
Kincaid
11.20
P.
Campbell
56.00
F.
Mack
28.00
F.
L. Ford
50.40
W.
E. Morgan
11.20
J.
F. Martin
50.40
Y.
Painter
50.70
S.
Patterson
16.80
C.
Russell
33.60
C.
Roncevich
50.40
F.
Stuck
22.40
0.
Tidwell
39.20
P.
Thompson
43.20
J.
F. Wilson
61.20
R.
Weller
16.80
J.
T. Clifford
37.10
C.
Russell
6.65
E.
L. Coddington
23.80
W.
E. Brewer
23.80
D.
L. Johnston
14.70
TOTAL
$4882.38
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:
Selby
Ayes:
Councilmen
Gerow,
Nim Love and Mayor Binder.
Noes:
Council men
None.
Absent:
Councilman
Hesser.
NEW
BfJS IIv'ESS .
Moved by Mayor Binder, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the Street
Superintendent of the City of Ll Segundo be and he is hereby authorized'
and directed to cause the shoulder of the roadway on the North side of
Rosecrans Avenue, from Sepulveda Boulevard to the railway crossing easterly
thereof, to be repaired by constructing therein a flat ditch, which shall
be oiled, at a cost of not to exceed*$175.00. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Hesser.
Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the Street
Superintendent be and he*is* hereby authorized and directed to repair the
shoulders of Sepulveda Boulevard and the cut slopes along said highway,
where the same were damaged by recent rains, all at a cost of not to exceed
'0225.00. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen*Gerow, hove, Selby and Mayor Binder.
Noes: Councilmen'None.
Absent: Councilman•Hesser.'
A discussion was'had relative*to the condition of the highway at _
'Inglewood- Redondo Road and Rosecrans Avenue, which suffers damage in
stormy weather by the acdumulation of storm waters at said location. It
appearing that the matter may be adjusted by cooperation between the
County of Los Angeles and the City of E1 Segundo, each of which political
subdivisions is responsibile for adjoining pieces of highway at'said '-
location, Street Superintendent Chiison was authorized and directed to
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confer with the groper officials of the Road Department of the County of
Los Angeles.-with the view of cooperating in the prosecution of such work
as both entities may be agreed is indicated at such intersection.
Street Superintendent Chilson advised the Council that Mr. Roy Dulin
had requested of him a permit to break the sidewalk and curb on the West
side,of Main Street, south of Grand Avenue, for the purpose of constructing
a driveway into a parking lot immediately south of the Grand Hotel building,
that in,view of.the height of the sidewalk and curb -above .stree't.level at
said location, he requested the Council's advice with reference to the matter.
Following discussion, in which the Council indicated it is willing, to grant
the request provided the altered condition of the sidewalk will present no
hazard to pedestrians, the matter, by general consent, was referred back to
the Street Superintendent for handling.
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was
moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Love., the-meeting adjourn.
Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Approved:
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Mayor.
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