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1941 MAY 28 CC MINR e.. •• El Segundo, California. May 28th, 1941. A regular meeting of the C1`ty 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: Mrs. Leland, representing City Attorney Woodworth. Frank Chilson - Street 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 21st day of May, 1941, were read. No errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Gerow, seconded by Councilman Hesser, 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 reference to each hereinafter:- LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, dated lay 20th,- 1941, being-Its.- Legislative Bulletin No. 9, with reference to bills pending before the State Legislature. Ordered filed. SOUTHWEST DISTRICT HIGHWAYS ASSOCIATION, dated May 21st, 1941, advising of its regular monthly meeting to be held at Los Angeles Municipal Airport Cafe May 29th, 1941, and inviting attendance thereat. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that all members of the City Council, the City Engineer, the Street Super- intendent and the City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized to attend the regular monthly meeting of the Southwest District Highways Association to behold at Los Angeles Municipal Airport Cafe May 29th, 19419 at 6:30 P. M., as representatives of the City of El Segundo, and to file their demand for their actual and necessary expenses in connection therewith, any such demand to be audited 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, MAURICE E. WARD, Recreation Director of the City of E1 Segundo, dated May 28th, 1941, advising that the Recreation Commission of the City of El Segundo will sponsor a softball league which will start playing June 3rd, 1941, and requesting permission to use the baseball grounds and to have lights furnished and be afford®d.the services of the grounds' keeper. The matter was discussed and by general consent referred to Coxrnaflman Hesser. p 989 HONORABLE JACK B. TMOZY, Assemblyman, 46th Assembly District, da"d May 19th, 1941, acknowledging receipt of the City'Clerk's letter of May 2nd, 1941, with reference to Assembly Bill 2164, and stating that the recommendations with reference to said Bill of the Council Will have his serious consideration. Ordo2-ad. filed. . HONORABLE JACK B. TENNESC, Assemblyman, 46th Assembly District, ... dated May 20th, 1941, acknowledging receipt of the City Clerk's letter relative to Assembly Bills 911y 13870, 1700 and 2573,:and advising that the City Council's recommendations with reference to said bills will receive his attention: 'trdered.filed. .EL SEGUNDO POST'NO. 38, AMERICAN LEGION, by W. W. Bridges, Chairman, Memorial Day Committee, inviting the City Council and the City'•s employees to participate in the Memorial Day Parade and program sponsored by "said Post May 20th, 1941. Ordered filed. HERBERT LAPHAM, LAND AGENT, SANTA FE LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, dated May 21st, 1941, with reference to deeds for'roadway purposes which the City of E1 Segundo may receive from the A.T. and S.F. Railway Company in connection with the proposed widening of Imperial Highway between Sepulveda Boulevard and Inglewood- Redondo Road. Ordered filed. BFIMRD.,IAWLER, Special City Attorney, dated.May 27th, 1941, advising that Los Angeles County Counssl has requested several minor changes in that certain agreement attached to and forming part.of Resolution No. 560 heretofore adopted by the City Council and.requesting that said changes . be approved and corrected pages one, two and nine be substituted for the originals of pages bearing the same numbers, attached to said.resolution. " Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the following resolution be adopted: R$BOLVED, that that certain letter addressed to this Council by Bernard Lawler, Special C ity Attorney,' dated May 27th, 1941, and read to this Council this date, be received 'and plaeed on file in the office of the City Clerk for the purposes of identification aid reference; ' AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the suggestions contained :therein are hereby approved by this Council and the accompanying papers, being corrected Pdges 1, 2 and 9.of that certain Agreement between the City of El Segundo and the County of Los Angeles, with reference to tax- deeded lands, be substituted for the original' pages bearing the same numbers in the original of said contract referred to.in Resolution No. 560 heretofore adopted by this.Council. Carried. SHELL OIL COMPANY, Inc., dated.May 28th, 1941, being an application for a permit -to excavate in.certain'_portions of eertaid public streets, within the City of E1 Segundo, as.more partieularly.set forth and described in a sketch attached to said application.' Following consideration, it was-'moved by- Counoi] man Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that Resolution:No. 566, entitled:- limumn A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A TEMPORARY REVOCABLE PERKIT TO SHELL OIL COMPANY, INC., TO INSTALL A CERTAIN CRUDE OIL PIPE LINE IN CERTAIN PORTIONS OF SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD, IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, AND EL SEGIINDO BOULEVARD, WITHIN SAID CITY, which was read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None*, Absent: Councilmen None. DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, addressed to R. T. Hutchins, City Engineer,-dated May 23rd, 1941, enclosing Memorandum of Agreement for accumulation of 114V gas tax for Streets of Major Importance.. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Agreement has been presented to be entered into with the State of California for accumu- lation of the IA gas tax for the fiscal year 1942 allocated for Streets of Major Importance other than State highways in the City of E1 Segundo; and WHEREAS, the City C ounc.il has heard read said agreement in full and is familiar with the contents thereof; THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo that, under the provisions of Section 200 of the Streets and Highways Code, the 1/4'6ent gas'tax allocated for Streets of Major Importance other than State highways, be accumulated for future expenditure, and that said agreement be. and the same is hereby approved., ancT the Mayor and the City Clerk are directed to sign the same on behalf of said City, said agreement to be binding upon. 'the City upon its execution by the authorized officials of the State. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, dated May 23rd, 1941, addressed to R. T. Hutchins, City Engineer, transmitting for acceptance by the City Memorandum of Agreement for expenditure of 1/40-'gas tax for State Highways within the City of E1 Segundo for the 1941 -43 biennium. Moved by Councilman Selby,.seconded by Councilman Love, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, the State of California, through its Department of Public Works, Di#ision of Highways, has presented a memorandum of agreement in accordance with a project statement submitted by the City for expenditdre of the 1/4 cent gas tax for the 1941 -43 biennium allocated for State highways'in the City oP EI Segundo; and WHEREAS, the City Council has heard read said '.. agreement in full and is familiar with the contents.thereof; THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of El 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. ' of P : -991- 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. • Mr. 0. P. Arnold addressed the Council relative. to the installation of water mains in a certain tract of lajid which he proposes to subdivide within the City o1• El Segundo and requested the Council's-consent to the installation of 4" mains instead, of 6" mains in a portion of the proposed subdivision. The matter was discussed briefly, without a decision in the matter having beeli rendered.. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. None. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. Mr. R. T. Hutchins submitted a Vacation Schedule for the Police Department and Water Department of the City of E1 Segundo for the Calendar Year 1941. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Gerow, that those certain Vacation Schedules for the Police and Water Departments of the Bity of E1 Segundo, as submitted to this Council this date by R. T. Hutchins, City Engineer, be and the same are hereby adopted as the Vacation Schedule for employees of these departments for the year 1941; provided, however, that such schedules may be altered by the head of the departments effected, to suit the interest and convenience of said departments and of the public, and provided further, that in event of deviation from the • schedules as filed this date, a memorandum thereof be filed with the City Clerk for attachment to the Vacation Schedules hereby adopted. Carried by the following vote: r Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The Chief of Police announced the appointments of Ernest J.- Englebert and Ronald Meredith Hiner as Special Police Officers of the City of E1 Segundo and requested the Council's approval of said_ appointments. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Love, that the appointments by the -Chief of Police of the City of E1 Segundo of Ernest J. Englebert and Ronald Meredith Hiner as Special Police Officers of.said City,_be and the same are hereby ratified,-approved and*'confirmed,. Carried. The City Engineer reported that he has not as yet been able to confer with Mr. Selover of the Sperry Gyroscope Company with respect to agreeing upon certain conditions which said Company desires contained in a certain Grant of Easement for public road purposes, proposed to be tendered the City of E1 Segundo to enable said City to widen Imperial Highway, between Sepulveda Boulevard and Inglewood - Redondo Road.. Chief of Police Hutchins advised that he has written Rhth K. Jones, Pastor of E1 Segundo Foursquare Church, for the purpose of- ascertaining more definitely her desires with respect to the painting.of parking stripes on the roadway in front of.:said Church, and that he will report further to the-Council. upon receipt of her reply. P 092' PAYING BI1;S. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: Water Works Fund General Fund R. T. Hutchins $61.11 Watkins Company 75.00 Braun Corporation 27.53 Calif. Pipe & Supply Co. 3.25 Logan R. Cotton 35.00 Charles B. Koeller 41000 W. J. Diffley Co. 23.43 Ted Ducey Excavating Co. 12.50 Electrical Machinery.Inspec. S. 15.75 Underw od Elliott Fisher 3.00 Electro Rust- Proofing Co. 372.40 Logan R. Cotton 80.00 Grimes- Stassforth Stat, Co. 1091 Westinghouse Electric Hacker Pipe & Supply Co. 83.87 Supply Co. Inc. 1.79 Industrial Stat. & Printing Co. 3.•09 Ed's 101 Garage 3.75 McCloskey Varnish Co. 42.37 Automobile Club of Pacific Mill & Mine Supply Co. 18.97 Southern Calif. 38.73 TOTAL $685.43 American Clock Co. 5.15 Air Reduction.Sales Co. 1.46 Recreation Fund Crane Co. 5.97 Segner's 5- 10-250 Store $7.00 Victor D. McCarthy 9.28 E. Coddington 7.00 Pacific Electric Ry. Co. 5.92 Southwest District Highway Association 25.00 318.80 Moved by Councilman Love, seconded by Councilman Rosser, the demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn do and paid out of the respective funds covering the same. Carried -by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Rosser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder, Nees: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. NEW. BUSINESS. Councilman Rosser expressed the belief that the Council should consider at this time an adjustment of employees' wages or hours of employment or both. Following discussion, during which the availability of monies for such purpose was questioned, by general consent the matter was referred to Councilman Selby, Finance Committee'of. the Council, for investigation and report. Councilman -Selby stated that pursuant to a resolution of:the Council adopted at a previous,meetin &, the-pouring of the concrete walls of E1 Segundo Public Library Building had begun this date. At this point Mayor Binder, pursuant to the authority_ invested in sd= him by Ordinance No. 240 of the City of E1 Segundo, announced the appointments of Dave A. Peterson, Ira E. Escobar, Clarence Lee and Bernard Lawler as members of the Defense Council of the City of E1 Segundo, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Love, seconded -by Councilman Selby, that the appointments by Mayor Binder of the City of E1 Segundo of Dave W. Peterson, Ira E. Escobar, Olarence Lee and Bernard Lawler as members of the Defense Council of the City of E1 Segundo, which said Council was created.by Ordinance No. 240 of the City of El Segundo, be and the same are hereby confirmed, ratified.and approved. Carried•by the following vote: Ayes:, Councilmen Gerow, Rosser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Love, that the City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo be and he is hereby directed to communicate with Work Projects Administration at Los Angeles, advising said Administration IP 1993 §: of the creation and organization of a local defense council in and for the City of E1 Segundo and requesting said Administration to furnish clerical assistance therefor. Carried. • Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo be and he is hereby authorized and directed to cause Resolution No. 563 of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, creating.and•providing for the appointment of certain permanent and temporary committees of the Defense Council of said City and defining the duties of said committees, to be published once in E1 Segundo Herald. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. At this time Messrs. Wright, Becker and Taggart addressed the Council relative to matters in connection with their proposed subdivision of certain portion of J. H. Fisher Subdivision, particularly requesting that the existing Subdivision Ordinance of the City of El Segundo be amended so as to leave the matter of the installation of sidewalks discretionary with the Council instead of mandatory as at present and to permit of the filing of personal surety bond as we•11 as a corporate surety bond. By general consent these matters were taken under advisement-for one week. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, i Approved: � City !0k Mayor. .