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1944 AUG 16 CC MINQ t'90 El Segundo, California. August 16, 1944. 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 George Love, Mayor. ROLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Councilmen Absent: None. READING OF MINU'T'ES OF PREVIOUS STING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 2nd day of August, 1944, having been read and no errors or omissions being noted, it was moved by Rouncilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Skelley, the minutes of said meeting be approved as recorded. Carried. At this point, by general consent, the regular order of business was suspended, so that the Council might consider certain matters which the Special City Attorney desired to present. Mr. John F. Bender, Special City Attorney, then presented a Quitclaim Deed, effecting the South 92 feet of the North 187 feet of Lot 4, Block 96, E1 Segundo, which he recommended the Council accept. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Skelley, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that that certain Quitclaim Deed, dated the 12th day of August, 1944, executed by Olive D. Hodgkins, presented to this Council for its consideration and convey- ing to the City of E1 Segundo, that certain parcel of real property situated in the City of El Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows: The South 92 feet of the North 187 feet of Lot 4 in Block 96 of El Segundo, in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per map recorded in Book 20, Pages 22 and 23 of Maps in the office of the County Recorder of said County, be and the same is hereby accepted by and on behalf of the City of El Segundo; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to record said instrument in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, California. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The Council then discussed with the Special City Attorney the matter of quieting title to certain parcels of real property within the City of E1 Segundo, tax titles to which properties are now held by said City. The Council agreed upon which lots it desired to have titles cleared, and the Special City Attorney stated he would have proper resolution ready Q'-f91 for presentation at the next regular meeting of the Council. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. The following communications, received from the persons, firms or corporations hereinafter named, were read to _the Council and were disposed of in the manner indicated, following reference to each hereinafter: WALTER C. LEHIGH, dated August 8, 1944, being application for employment by the City of E1 Segundo. Ordered filed. BENNIE M. MYHRE, dated August 8th, 1944, being application for employment by the City of E1 Segundo. Ordered filed. CITY CLERK, CITY OF LOS ANGELES, dated August 8, 1944, advising that the communication from the City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo requesting that beach moss or appropriate shrubs or vegetation be planted upon the sand dunes immediately west of the Westerly City Limits of the City of E1 Segundo to minimize further encroachment of sand upon private property lying easterly thereof, had been referred to the City Engineer and the Public Works Committee of the City of Los Angeles. Ordered filed. In this connection the City Clerk advised that on this date three engineers from the office of the City Engineer of the City of Los Angeles, together with the City Engineer of the City of E1 Segundo and the City Clerk, had gone over the ground, and that after making the survey, the engineers had indicated they would report favorably on the matter of planting moss or other shrubs as requested by the City of E1 Segundo. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DIVISION, LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, dated August 1, 1944, advising-of the holding of its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, August 17th, 1944, at Glendale, California. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that any member of the City Council desiring so to do, the. City Clerk and the City Engineer be and they are hereby authorized to attend the meeting of the Los Angeles County Division, League of California Cities, to be held at Glendale, August 17th, 19440 as representatives of the City of E1 Segundo, and to file their demands for their actual and necessary expenses in connection with attendance at said meeting. Carried. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, PROCUREMENT DIVISION, dated August 5, 19449 listing certain motor vehicle equipment which is available for transfer. Ordered filed. The City Clerk stated that Mayor Love had received a communication from the South Bay Beach and Highway Association, dated August 10th, 19449 advising that a meeting of directors, officers and committeemen of said Association will be held in Redondo Beach, August 16th, 1944; also that the annual meeting of said Association will be held ih Palos Verdes Estates on August 23rd; that subsequent to receipt of said communication, a postal card had been received announcing that the meeting scheduled for August 16th, 1944, had been postponed until August 18th. Thereafter it was moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Hesser,.that any.member of the City Council desiring so to do, or any interested City Official, be and they are ' hereby-authorized to attend the meetings of the South Bay Beach And Highway Association, the first of which is to be held in Redondo Beach on August 18th, and the second at Palos Verdes Estates on August 23rd, 1944, and that such officials as attend said meeting or meetings, be further authorized to file their demands for their actual and necessary expenses in connection with attendance at such meeting. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Q 7W2 IRS. H. R. aUURETT, SR., dated August 7th, 1944, reauesting that the Council erect four way boulevard stop signs at the intersection of Palm Avenue and Virginia Street, as a safety measure. After discussion, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the matter be referred to Councilman Hesser and Chief of,Police Hutchins, for investigation and report. Carried. FACIFIC COAST S[JILDIR'G OFFICIALS CONFERENCE, dated August 7th9 1944, announcing the holding of its 22nd annual code maintenance meeting at Fresno, California, October 3rd, 4th and 5th, 1944, and requesting that the City of E1 Segundo have representation at said meeting. Ordered filed for future reference. None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Public Safety'Commissioner Hesser reported that he and the City Engineer had made an investigation of the matter of installation of street lights at the intersections of 118th Street and 120th Street with Inglewood- Redondo Road, which matter had heretofore been referred to-him, and stated that Mr. Hutchins would make a more detailed report at this time. Mr. Hutchins thereupon reported that investigation disclosed the fact that only one of said streets, to -wit: 120th Street is within the city limits of E1 Segundo, the other street being in County Territory, over which the City would have no jurisdiction. After discussion, by general consent, the City Engineer was directed to advise Douglas Aircraft Corporation, which corporation had made request for such street lights, as to the status of the matter; also to contact the County of Los Angeles and Southern California Edison Company, to ascertain what arrangements might be made between the County and the City for installing the lights requested. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. The Chief of Police announced the appointment of John Andrew Brennan, Sr. As a Police Officer of the City of E1 Segundo and requested the Council's approval of such appointment. Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the appoint- ment by the Chief of Police of the City of El-Segundo of-John Andrew Brennan, Sr. as a Police Officer of said City, be and the same is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The City Clerk reported that Mr. Russell Hensley and Mr. George Schoening, employees in the Parks Department of the City of E1 Segundo, had heretofore been granted their annual two weeks earned vacations, but that due to manpower shortage the Parks Superintendent had requested these employees to work during such vacation periods, and that said employees were willing to do so; also that Mr. John Stanich, Janitor at the City Hall had stated his willingness to work during his vacation period, and that he would like to have Mr. Starich do so inasmuch as no relief man is available. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman S61by, the following resolution be adopted: ' t. WHEREAS, it appears that under existing manpower shortage conditions, it is advisable that the employees hereinafter referred to be retained upon their respective employments for the City of El Segundo and that they be granted pay in lieu of vacation as hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, notwithstanding any action previously taken by this Council with reference to said particular vacations, that the following persons shall receive pay in lieu of their presently earned vacation periods, to -wit: Russell Hensley, J. George Schoening and John Stanich. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the -following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The Water Superintendent reported that- Roscoe Moss Company has satisfactorily drilled and completed Water Well No. 9 for the City of E1 Segundo, in accordance with its,contract therefor, and he requested that- the Council accept said well as of this date. . It was thereupon moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Skelley, that Water Well No. 9, drilled and completed-for the City of El Segundo by Roscoe Moss Company be and the same is accepted as of this date, to -wit: August 16th, 1949, and that the payment of the amount due,said Company on its contract, to -wit: 42907.00 be and the same is hereby approved., Carried by the following voter Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The City Attorney reported that he had prepared rough drafts of proposed amendments to the salary resolution, one copy,of which he presented to each member of the Council. City Attorney Woodworth reported that he had prepared form of ordinance fixing the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation for the Year 1944 - 45,.which form he presented to the City Clerk for introduction at the proper time. The City Attorney also reported that since the last meeting of the Council, the City had been served with a notice of hearing in Case No. 7436 before the Railroad Commission in the matter of investigation by the Commission, on its own motion, of passenger rates, fare classifications, etc. of Pacific Electric Railway Corporation, Los Angeles Railway Corporation and Los Angeles Motor Coach Company; also a notice of hearing in Case No. 4737 before the Railroad Commission in the matter of the investigation by the Commission on its own motion into the matter of passenger rates, fare classifications, etc. of Asbury Transit System; that the hearing had lasted for two days-and he had attended one day's session only, merely as an observer, so far as the City of E1 Segundo was concerned; that the hearing was apparently introduced by the Commission for the purpose of bringing into its jurisdiction the matter of interim rates, and did not affect.the City of E1 Segundo. City Attorney Woodworth reported also that the case of People of California vs. City of Los Angeles, 'et al, being the Hyperion Nuisance.Case, had been set for trial on August 23rd, 1944; that there had now been filed motions by the City of Los Angeles anti the City of Beverly•Hills for a continuance of the case on the grounds that a trial at this time would serve no particular purpose, and that it was indicated such continuance.would be granted. Mayor Love reported having attended, during the past week, a meeting of the Sanitation District at Los Angeles, in connection with the formulation of plans for construction of a sewer system for Los Angeles City and adjoining communities. 19M None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: Water Works Fund General Fund Pay Roll Demands Nos. Pay Roll Demands Nos. 10236 to 10244, Incl. $601.32 Q3673 to 48690, Incl. $721.62 R. T. Hutchins, Petty Cash 40.62 Pay Roll Demands Nos. State Employees' Retirement Syst. 52.69 48690 -A to 48701, Incl. 995.05 State Employees' Retirement Syst. 39.83 Pay Roll Demands Nos. pinta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 65.30 48702 to 48730, Incl. 1684.27 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 36.24 Minta,Curtzwiler, City Treas. 313.50 So. Calif. Edison Company 1631.34 Mints, Curtzwiler, City Treas. 459.50 So. Calif. Gas Company 3.25 State Employees' Retirement So. Calif. Telephone Company 22.45 System 336.79 E1 Segundo Hardware 19.60 State Employees' " " 260.34 Addressing Machine & Acc. Co. 2.58 So. Calif. Gas Company 3.57 E1 Segundo Herald 30.35 Western Union Telegraph Co. 1.62 Kimball Elevator Co. Ltd. 6.00 Service Blueprint 3.38 Hacker Pipe & Supply Co. 6.77 Fletcher's Tire Service 15.80 Carl Wilson 30.00 E1 Segundo Hardware. 37.61 City of E1 Segundo 450.28 E. Morgan 4.35 Roscoe Moss Company 2907.00 Grimes - Stassforth Stat. Co. 20.96 Calif. Pipe Line Construction Co. 377.15 General Aircraft Instrument Co. .3.00 TOTAL $6322.77 Undervood Elliott Fisher Co. 3.00 Johnson Motors, Inc. 11.81 John F. Bender 132.15 Recreation Fund So. Calif. Telephone Co. 127.20 Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk 63.43 Wm. Lane Co. 13.09 E1 Segundo Hardware 8.16 Grimes - Stassforth Stat. Co. 40.79 TOTAL $11.59 So. Calif. Gas Co. 5.22 A. L. Campbell . 4.38 General Fund William A. Baughman 15.00 City of E1 Segundo Water Dept. $376.21 So. Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 19.98 City of E1 Segundo Water Dept. 57.15 Pacific Toro Company 20.40 Southern Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 256.30 Industrial Stat. & Printing Co. 84.97 Southern Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 230.25 TOTAL $6259.26 Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Skelley, the demands be allowed and warrants drawn, on and paid out of the respective funds covering the same. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. NEW BUSINESS. Chief of Police Hutchins reported that the iron policemen, which have been used as pedestrian traffic safety measures, are in need of repainting and that he had secured a price of $19.00 for doing said work. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Hes6Pr, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the Chief of Police be and he is hereby authorized to cause five iron policemen. to be repainted, at a cost of not to exceed $19.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. ;. Q 95 The Chief of Police reported he had secured proper forms from the Office of Price Administration to enable the City to file application for the purchase of a new automobile for the Police Department and he requested the Council's approval to the filing of such application. Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Skelley, that the Chief of Police be and he is hereby authorized to file, on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo, application with the Office of Price Administration, for authority to enable said City to purchase a new automobile for use by the Police Department. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The Street Superintendent advised that information had been received from Warshawsky Company of Chicago that said Company is unable to furnish the two new motors heretofore authorized purchased; that by removing the motor from the 1937 Ford automobile owned by the City but which automobile is seldom used owing to the fact that necessary repair parts for it are not obtainable, and exchanging the removed motor for a new one for installation in one of•the pick -up trucks, one of the City's trucks can be put in usable condition, but that another truck is badly needed and should be purchased at the first opportunity. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, there will be offered from time to time in the future, various items of surplus property by the United States of America; AND, `hgEREA.S, all such items of property will have established prices thereon; AND, ',t'HEREAS, the City of El Segundo at the present time is in need of the following item of automotive equipment, to -wit: one light truck, with pick -up body; AND, WH REAS, when lists of such properties are received by the City Clerk, it is advisable that orders for properties on such lists be filed immediately, as such properties are awarded in accordance with priority of filings; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Engineer and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and instructed to promptly review such lists of surplus property as same bedome available and in the event of the offering thereon of the equip- ment hereinabove referred to, to immediately place. an order or such requisition as may be necessary in the premises, on behalf of the City of El Segundo for such equipment, at the prices established therefor; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that such officers are hereby authorized to execute any and all documents which may be necessary on the part of the City of E1 Segundo in order to procure such equipment, if and when offered; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in order to enable said officers to immediately pay the purchase price-for any such surplus government equipment, in cash, in accordance with the regulations established in that regard, .that a warrant in the sum of $1100.00, payable to-the order of the City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo, is hereby ordered-drawn on the General Fund of the City of El Segundo, the proceeds of which said warrant shall be credited to a fund to be known as "The City Clerk's Cash Revolving Fund ", and out of said Fund said City Clerk is hereby authorized to pay any cash, taking a proper receipt therefor, for any such governmental surplus property purchased pursuant to the authority herein granted to said City Engineer and Clerk; !1=0 a AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in the event said officers are able to locate the equipment above referred to from a source other than surplus governmental property, that such officers be and they are hereby authorized to acquire such equipment for the City of E1 Segundo at not to exceed the established ceiling price therefor; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any warrants which may be required in order to consummate any such transaction for such privately owned equipment, hereby authorized, shall be prepared and presented to the City Council at the next regular meeting of the Council following the placing of any such order or the making of any such purchase; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that if, in the performance of the authority granted to said officers hereinahove, it becomes necessary to incur any incidental expense, whether for the services of a mechanic or expert, traveling expense or otherwise, the reasonable cost thereof shall be paid out of said fund hereinabove created and the fact of such expenditure shall be reported to the City Council at the next regular meeting following such expenditure. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The City Engineer reported that sometime ago the City of El Segundo had secured deeds from Santa Fe Railway Company covering the easterly 10 feet of said Company's property to enable the County of Los Angeles to widen Inglewood - Redondo Road; that this strip of land, being the westerly 10 feet of Inglewood - Redondo Road is within the corporate limits of the City of E1 Segundo, and that in his opinion that portion of said Road within said City should be included in the Streets of Ptajor Importance; that be had talked with Mr. Gripper of the Division of Highways, Department of Public V orks, State of California, and that Kr. Gripper had indicated this would be satisfactory to the Department, and that the City of E1 Segundo should. adort the necessary resolution in connection with the inclusion of such portion of said Inglewood- Redondo Road in its Streets of Major Importance and forward copies thereof to the Department for its information and approval. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that Resolution No. 732, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGI- AYS WITHIN SAID CITY, OTHER THAN STATE HIT.- YNAYS, AS "STREETS OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE ", PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 194 AND 195 OF THE STREETS AND HIGH.'TAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS A MENDED, which was read, be adopted. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. . Absent: Councilmen None. The Water Superintendent reported the necessity of installing two new lights in the 'hater Department office; that he had secured a price of $45.00 for two fluorescent lighting units and requested authority to purchase the same. Q %97 It was thereupon moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the Superintendent of the Water Department be and he is hereby authorized to purchase two fluorescent lighting units for use in the Water Department office, at a cost of not to exceed $45.00, plus California State Sales Tax. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The Water Superintendent reported that Mr. I. N. Sumner, Water Department Foreman, had taken but one week of his earned vacation during the year 1943; that he has taken but one week of his 1944 earned vacation and now desires to take the second week of his 1944 earned vacation beginning August 14th, the second week of his 1943 earned vacation beginning August 21st, and has requested that he be granted a leave of absence for a,period of six weeks, beginning August 28th, 19449 such leave being desired due to illness in his family. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Selby, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, the Water Superintendent of the City of E1 Segundo has advised this Council of the facts relating to the combined vacation and leave of absence hereinafter referred to; AND, 'AHEREAS, this Council is satisfied that under such facts and circumstances, said vacation and leave of absence should be granted; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Ira N. Sumner be and he is hereby authorized to take his remaining two weeks accumulated and earned vacation commencing as of August 14th, 1944; and that at the end of said vacation period, -he be granted an additional leave of absence, without pay, for a further period of six weeks. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The City Clerk at this time filed with each member of the Council a copy of the budget as prepared by him and Finance Commissioner Selby. Following consideration of said budget, it was moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the budget for the fiscal year 1944 -45, as prepared by the City Clerk and Finance Commissioner Selby, be and the same is hereby adopted as the tentative budget of this City Council, that a copy thereof be filed in the office of the City Clerk, and that this Council hereby reserves the right to revise or modify said budget at any time in its discretion. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Councilman Hesser introduced Ordinance No. 280, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE C ITY.OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, FIXING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY NECESSARY TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION UPON =H TAXABLE PROPERTY THEREIN AS A REVENUE TO CARRY ON THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS (IN- CLUDING THE EL SEGUNDO PUBLIC LIBRARY) AND PAY THE BONDED INDEBTEDNESS OF SAID CITY FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, 1944 -1945, which was read. •, Moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Selby, that Resolution No. 733, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OFD THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, FIXING AND ESTABLISHING THE COMPENSATION OR PAY OF VARIOUS Lu"UNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SAID CITY, AND REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDERS AND PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDERS IN CONFLICT THERE1ITH, . . which was read, be adopted. • Said motion carried and said resolution was adopted by the following vote, to —wit: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. No further business appearing to be transacted at this session, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the meeting adjourn until Tuesday, the 22nd day* of August, 1944, at the hour of 4:15 o'clock P. M. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: City CR?Fkvm::� /117 ayor. I