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1944 JUL 05 CC MINQ 64 El Segundo, California. July 5, 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 o'clock P. h'.. by George Love, Mayor. ROLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Councilmen Absent: None. READING OF YIN_ TES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 21st day of June, 1944, and of the adjourned regular meeting held on the 26th day of June, 1944, having been read and no errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the minutes of said meetings be annroved as reccrded. Carried. WRITTEN C 0,10,11 TNICATI ONS . 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: SOLTT r P.N CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE COMPANY, undated, it application bearing Notation "RO 40700711, for a permit to excavate in portions of Franklin Avenue, Penn Street and El Segundo Boulevard, for the purpose of rebuilding an existing pole line, which will necessitate-making 33 excavations, each 2 feet lone and 2 feet wide. Said application having had the approval of the Street Superintendent, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Skelley, that Southern California Telephone Company be and it is hereby granted' permission to excavate in Franklin Avenue, El Segundo Boulevard and Penn Street, within the City of El Segundo, for the purpose of replacing poles and anchors in the rebuilding of an existing telephone line, all as described in its application for such permit, filed with this Council this date, provided all of the work is prosecuted and completed to the satisfaction of the Street Superintendent of the City of El Segundo. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. ALFRED JOP3ES, Surveyor, County of Los Angeles, Chairman, Historical Land Marks Committee of Los Angeles County, dated June 20, 1944, transmitting therewith (1) a digest of the minutes of the general conference on historical landmarks held at Los Angeles County Museum June 7th; and (2) a tentative list of landmarks in Los Angeles County, which have been marked and /or registered with the State of California, and soliciting the cooperation of the Council or other interested organization in making possible a coordinated landmarks program. By general consent the communication was ordered received and filed. MRS. -FFIE R. N.AGEE, dated June 29, 1944, applying for permission to use facilities at Grand Avenue Park for conducting a noon luncheon for approx- imately 45 persons, July 26th, 1944. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the recuest of Mrs. Effie R. Magee to entertain approximately 45 persons at a noon luncheon in Grand Avenue Park, Wednesday, July 26th, 1944, be and hereby granted and the Police Department of the City of E1 Segundo to make appropriate reservations therefor. Carried. Q az t he same is is directed TREASURY DEPARTMENT, PROCUREMENNT DIVISION, entitled "Circular June 29, 1944 ", submitting a list of surplus motor vehicle equipment available for sale to Non - Federal tax supported institutions or agencies. Ordered filed., PLANNING CONGRESS, LOS ANGLES COUNTY, dated June 27, 1944, inviting attendance at its meeting to be held July 6, 1944, in the Rosslyn Hotel, Los Angeles, at which time Mr. Harold W. Kennedy, Assistant County Counsel of Los Angeles County will address the Congress on the subject "Recent trends in public law concerning condemnation of land for freeways ". Moved by Councilman Selbyy seconded by Councilman Hesser, 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 Planning Congress of Los Angeles County to be held in Los Angeles, July 6th, 1944, as representatives at said meeting of the City of E1 Segundo, and to file their demands for their actual and necessary expenses in connection with their attendance at said meeting. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selb�r, Skelley and Mayor Love. 1voes: Councilmen None. - Absent: Councilmen None. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE, dated June 30, 1944, recommending that the Chief of Police and such members of the City Council as find it-passible to do so, attend the 51st Annual Conference of said Association at Cleveland, Ohio, August 14th to 16th, inclusive, 1944. Ordered filed. J. C. HOLLAND, dated July 3, 1944, being an application for a permit to move a one story.f rame building from its present location at 608 Hillcrest Street, within the City of E1 Segundo, to a location outside of said City. -Applicant having made the requisite deposits, it was moved by Councilman Fiesser, seconded by Councilman Skelley, that J. C. Holland be and he is hereby granted permission to move a one story frame building, in one section, from its present location at-608 Hillcrest Street, in the City of E1 Segundo, to a point outside of said City, said removal to take place on or about the 7th day of July, 1944, and to be routed south on Hillcrest Street to Mariposa Avenue, east on Mariposa Avenue to Main Street, north on Main Street to Imperial Highway, and east on-Imperial Highway to the easterly city limits; provided that permittee shall notify the Police Department of the City of El Segundo at least thirty minutes in advance of the time at which such removal operations will occur, so as to enable that Department to afford police protection to the motoring public.; and provided further, that such removal shall be prosecuted and completed to the satisfaction of the Street Superintendent of the City of E1 Segundo and that the permittee reimburse the City for any damage to public property* °uric? may occur during the course of such removal. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. IN7JSTRL4L :ACCIDENT CO1,'.NISSIOr: OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNL0., dated June 21, 1944, advising of -the disability ratir_g allowed Claude C. Havens, a police officer of the City of E1 Segundo, as a result of an injury he sustained January 12, 1943, during the course of his employment by said City. Moved b,:r Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that said communication and report be received and placed-on file in the office of the City Clerk for the purposes of identification and reference. Carried. Q' 71r% INGLEWOOD CI'T'Y LINES, .a copy of its letter dated June 29, 1944, indicating transmittal to the Railroad Commission of the State of California at San Francisco, California, of its application, dated,June 28, 1944, requesting authority to change, among other things, a portion of its Inglewood -E1 Segundo motor coach route, pursuant to a petition heretofore filed with the City of E1 Segundo by numerous residents of said City, requesting a change in such routing, *within the City of El Segundo.- Roved.by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that a copy of the communication of Inglewood City Lines, dated June 29, 1944, addressed to the Railroad Commission of the State of California, and the copy of its application before the said Commission, dated June 28, 1944, entitled: "In the Matter of Application of INGLEWOOD CITY LINES a California Corporation, or authority (a) to enlarge the loop of its Mlorningside- Loybla University Route No. 2 near the inter- section of Manchester Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, and (b) to change a portion of its Inglewood -rl Segundo Route No 3 and operate from the ,intersection of Imperial Highway and Sepulveda Boulevard along Sepulveda Boulevard and Maple Avenue to Main Boulevard, instead of along Imperial Highway and Main Boulevard to Maple Avenue, E1 Segundo. ", ,be received and placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for the purposes of identification and reference; and 3E IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to forward a copy of this resolution to the said Railroad Commission and to the utility referred to in said application, as evidence of the fact that the City Council of the City of El Segundo has no objection to the granting of said application and that, on the contrary, said Council does hereb'• join in said application and respectfully requests that the authority therein requested and the relief therein prayed for be granted. On roll call, said resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. LEA= OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, dated June 20, 1944, recommending that City Councils budget now for postwar plans and advising that by virtue of the passage of Senate Bill 48, the State will appropriate ten million dollars to assist cities and counties in the preparation of engineering plans and surveys and in the acquisition of sites and rights of way for post war public works projects. Ordered filed. (The City Clerk at this point announced that he had received information from the League of California Cities that monies allocated to the City of E1 Segundo for, its use in connection with postwar plans on a matching basis are X3420.00 for the preparation of plans and 41443.00 fo'r the acquisition of sites.) ORAL COM TI NICATIONS. Mr. Walter 1'd. Swanson, who once before appeared before this Council respecting the same matter, inquired whether or not the City of E1 Segundo had received any information from the City of Los Angeles concerning what it proposes to do to prevent the Oncroachment upon his property abutting the westerly city limits, of sand from City of Los Angeles property adjoining his said property line on the west. Q. '76'7 He was informed that the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo has received no information on the subject from the City Council of the City of Los Angeles except that it had referred the matter to its Department of Public Works; however this City did receive a communication from the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles, submitting the name of the contractor who is removing sand from an aaea in close proximity to Mr. Swanson's property and that communications concerning his operations should be sent directly to the contractor. The City Clerk added that he had been informed that a representative of the City of Los Angeles had inspected the locality within the last two weeks, which statement was confirmed by Kr. Swanson. The Mayor finally informed Mr. Swanson that this Council would cooperate in obtaining relief for him. None. REPORTS OF STANDIvG COIvg+",ITTEES. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. The City Clerk, reporting in connection with his conference with Dr. Loren D. Sims, concerning proposed changes in an easement heretofore granted Dr. Sims over certain municipal property, stated that in the renovation of his building, Dr. Sims will be required to construct a fire escape on the south side thereof, which will.have a platform or landing 7 feet long and 3 feet wide, ,rith a vertical ladder extending from the roof of his building to a point near the ground; that the construction of such a fire escape is mandatory under the Uniform Building Code and that, therefore, he would like to have the City amend its easement heretofore granted for the purposes of affording light and air space, so that it will permit also the construction of said fire escape. After consideration, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by 'Councilman Skelley, that the following resolution be adopted: 11 the the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, did, at the regular meeting of said Council held on the,6th day of December, 1939, authorize the granting of a certain easement upon certain municipal property for the purposes of light and air, to Dr. Loren D. Sims or his nominee, in consideration of the sum of $250.00 to be paid said City, as more fully appears in the resolution of said Council, adopted on said last mentioned date, now of record in the minutes of said meeting, at page P -467 of the records of the proceedings of said Council; . AND, TAHEREAS, at the regular meeting of said Council held on the 17th day of Nay, 1944, said Council did grant its further authority to the issuance of said easement, notwith- standing the long lapse of time which had intervened between said date of December 6, 1939 and said meeting of May 17, 1944, which said last mentioned resolution is now of record in the minutes of said meeting of May 17, 1944, at Pages Q -723 and Q -724 of the records of the proceedings of said Council; AND, P:�R✓AS, said Dr. Loren D. Sims now requests that the City grant, in addition to the easement referred to in said previous resolution, an easement for fire escape and fire escape encroachment purposes upon and over the-Easterly 15 feet of the Northerly 4 feet of the Easterly 91 feet of Lot 11, Block 21, E1 Segundo Sheet No. 1, Map Book 18, Page 69 of llaps,'Records of Los Angeles County, California, on file in the office of the County Recorder of said County, and has further rea_uested that the granting of said easements should be made to said "Dr. Loren D. Sims and Muriel A. Sims, his wife, as Joint Tenants "; NOW, THE'RE'FORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, as follows: !1= First: That the various resolutions of said Council hereinabove referred to in the preamble of this resolution and which are on file in the office of the City Clerk be and the same are ,hereby referred to and by this reference in- corporated herein and made a part hereof. Second: That in addition to the easement for light and air contemplated to be granted by the previous actions of this Council move referred to, there shall also be granted to said Dr. Loren D. Sims and '_!uriel A. Sims, his wife, as Joint Tenants, an .easement for fire escape and fire escape encroach - ment purposes upon and across said Easterly 15 feet of the 1.ortrerly 4 feet of the Easterly 91 feet of Lot 11, Block 21, El Segundo Sheet No. 1, Lap Book 18, Page 69 of D1aps, Records of Los Angeles County, California. Third: That the City Attorney is instructed to prepare the necessary form of Grant of Easement, granting the two easements contemplated by the former and this present action of said Council, and the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized and instructed to execute such Grant of Easement and to deliver the same to said grantees, for the consideration of $250.00 referred to in said previous resolutions, as the Council hereby finds and determines that no further monetary consideration can reasonably be required under the circumstances. Cn roll call 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 reported having obtained from Dave S. Christian and Etta Christian, his wife, a street deed covering a portion of real property needed to complete the,public ownership of that certain street or driveway commonly referred to as Concord Place, and that, with the consent of the grantors, he is presenting the instrument for acceptance by the City Council. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that that certain Street Deed, from Dave S. Christian and Etta Christian, husband and wife, dated the 30th day of June, 1944, conveying to the City of E1 Segundo the following described real property in the City of E1 Segundo, County .of Los Angeles, State of California, to -wit: The easterly tiTenty -five and 3/100 feet of the southerly forty-six feet of the northerly one hundred eighty -four feet of Lot 9, Block 98, as shown upon E1 Segundo Sheet No. 3 and recorded in Map Book 20, Pages 22 and 23 of Maps, Records of Los Angeles County, California, on file in the office of the County Recorder of said County, for public street purposes, be and the same is hereby accepted by and on behalf of the City of El Segundo; AND, BE IT FURTI -ER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause Said deed to be recorded 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 City Clerk reported also that John Catalano and others have tendered the City a Grant of Easement for Storm Drain Purposes effecting a portion of Lot 4, in Block 92, E1 Segundo, which easement is in acceptable form, having been prepared by the City Attorney. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Skelley, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that that certain Grant of Easement for Storm Drain Purposes, executed by Eldon P. Darley and Mildred R. Darley, his wife; John A. Brennan and Harriett G. Brennan, his wife; and John Catalano and Adeline W. Catalano, his wife, granting to the City of El Segundo the following described real property in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, to -wit: The Easterly 5 feet of the Southerly 125 feet of Lot 4, Block 92, E1 Segundo Sheet No. 4, as per map recorded in Book 20, at page 24 of Maps, Records on file in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Los Angeles, State .of California; for storm drain purposes, be and the same is hereby accepted by and on behalf of the City of El Segundo; AND, BE IT FURTHER FFSOLVED; that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause said Grant of Easement to be recorded 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 City Clerk reported that Mr. Jess Headlee had requested permission to use Grand Avenue Park, July 13, 1944, between the hours of 11:00 A. M. and 3:00 P. M. in order to conduct a picnic for approximately 50 children and their supervisors. Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Skelley, that Mr. Jess Headlee be and he is hereby granted permission to use the facilities at Grand Avenue Park, on Thursday, July 13, 1944, between the hours of 11:00 A. M. and 3:00 P. M. for the purpose of conducting a picnic for approximately 60 persons and that the Police Department of the City of E1 Segundo be directed to make the necessary reservations therefor. Carried. .'The Water Superintendent informed the Council that Mr. Roscoe Moss, the contractor awardeO. the work of drilling fresh water well No. 9 for the City of El Segundo had begun the drilling of said well July 1, 1944. The City Attorney informed the Council that he has prepared a redraft of a proposed ordinance establishing rules and regulations relating to and governing public parks, parkways, playgrounds and recreation areas witkin the Citv of El Segundo, which he had delivered to the City Clerk for consideration of the Council at its pleasure. Q, ''7O Councilman Hesser, reporting in connection with the matter heretofore referred to him, stated that he had investigated the possibility of the City re nti-ng the Converse Building, situated at the Southwest corner of Richmond Street and Franklin Avenue, as a recreation room for the Old Timers' Club of El Segundo, and that said building is available;• also that in company with School Trustees Jeppeson and Frederick and Recreation Director Harget, he had investigated the possibility of utilizing a room in the Recreation Building as headquarters for said Club; that accomodations in the Recreation Building might be made available, but that the matter will have to be decided by the entire Board of School Trustees, which will consider the matter at its next meeting and that he will have something more definite to report on the subject at the next meeting of the Council. The Superintendent of the Water Department informed the Council that on , une 14, 1944, California Pipe Line Construction Company had satisfactorily completed the work called fpr under its contract with the City of El Segundo to install certain water mains within said City, but that he had inadvertently failed to inform the Council of that fact; that the work had been completed, all tests satisfactorily made on the date aforesaid, and in order that the contractor may not be inconvenienced longer- by waiting further for payment, he r= quested that the Council accept the said work or improvement as of June 14, 1944. - rafter hearing the report of the Water Superintendent as above stated, it -oas moved by Councilman Hesser and seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the above mentioned pipe line be accepted by the City Council as having been constructed in conformity with contract requirements as per report of the pater Superintendent of the City of E1 Segundo, this acceptance to be as of the 14th day of June, 1944, the date upon which said improvement was so completed according to said Water Superintendent. Carried by the following vote: Aves: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The City Treasurer's, report, dated June 30, 1944, to the effect that 'Pursuant to direction of the City Council she had purchased for the City of E1 Segundo one united States Savings Bond, Series F, No. V- 196E46E, in the principal sum of X5000.00, bearing interest at the rate of 2.49%, for the purchase price of X3700.00 -, was read to the Council and by general consent ordered filed. UNFINISiID BUSINESS. The City Clerk reported that he has for the Council's consideration at this time a proposed ordinance establishing rules and regulations relating to public parks within the City of El Segundo. The Council indicating its desire to proceed with consideration of the proposed ordinance, the City Clerk then read the title of Ordinance No. 779; entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING RT,TLF.S AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO AND GOVERNING PUBLIC PARKS, PARl x,7 %AYS , PLAYGROUNDS, REECREATION AREAS AND PLACES 7 ITHIN`' SAID CITY, AND T'rT.E+ USE THEREOF, AND PROHIBITING CERTAIN ACTS THEREIN, copies of which said ordinance had been prepared by the City Attorney and forwarded to the Mayor and various members of the City Council on June 30, 1944. ray t Q Discussion was had by the Council with reference to said ordinance and the provisions thereof, as each member of the Council had examined the same in full, a_'ter which it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Peterson and unanimously carried, that the further reading of said Ordinance No. 279 be waived. Councilman Skelley thereupon introduced said Ordinance No. 279 entitled as aforesaid. 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. 10166 to 10172, Incl. $570.95 48379 to 48404, Incl. $1717.39 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 75.10 Pay Roll Demands Nos. Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 58.75 48350 to 48367, Incl. 800.08 State Employees' Retirement Pay Roll Demands Nos. System 36.98 48405 to 48429, Incl. 496.00 State Employees' Retirement Pay Roll Demands Nos. _ System 52.63 48368 to 48378, Incl. 1092.87 Calif. Pipe Line Construction Co.3394.35 Victor D. McCarthy, C. C. 32.49 Fletcher's Tire Service 5.50 Grimes- Stassforth Stat. Co. 74.05 Grimes - Stassforth Stat. Co. 14.07 F. E. Dine. 42.50 Hacker Pipe & Supply Co. 100.60 Inglewood Humane Society 97.00 Hersey Manufacturing Co. 56.83 City of El Segundo Water Dept. 48.20 Homelite Corporation 8.67 City of E1 Segundo Water Dept. 352.71 R. T. Hutchins 61.30 Air Reduction Sales Co. 4.92 Industrial'Stat. & Printing Co. 1.99 So. Calif. Edison Co. Ltd. 19.98 Oro Grande Lime & Stone Corp. 257.25 State Compensation'Ins. Fund 2273.83 Pacific Mill &Mine Supply Co. 22.55 So. Calif. Edison Co. 254.98 Phoenix Meter Corp. 114.22 Roach Chevrolet 3.37 James A. Snook, Jr. 51.25 Inglewood Motor Parts 1.81 State Compensation Ins. Fund 274.01 Air Reduction Sales Co. 1.86 TOTAL $5157.00 Fletcher's Tire Service 5.64 Gibson Motor Parts 3.43 Recreation Fund Los Angeles Co. Health Dept. 50.24 Wm. M. Dennis 414.60 Griffith Company 34.17 Marianne Snow 10.12 E. J. Grow 54.08 Patsy Mitchell 4.20 So. Calif. Disinfecting Co. 14.59 Audine Campbell 26.04 Paula Hilligas 1.50 Leonard Simmons 4.20 Pacific Mill & Mine Supply Co. 12.90 Ethel Grubb 24.44 Boulevard Radiator Shop 10.00 Frances Peterson .80 A. M. Lassner Neon Maint. Co. 87.62 Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk 9.72 John F. Bender 49.00 Isabelle Ingraham 9.60 Richfield Oil Corporation 224.41 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 19.85 State Board of Equalization 2.18 State Board of Equalization .01 Joslin Alexander Co. 3.87 TOTAL 123.58 Master Pest Control Co. 9.50 E1 Segundo Herald 132.86 General Fund The A. Lietz Co. 5.64 Automobile Club of So. Calif. $21.32 Pacific Electric Railway Co." 6.35 Gibson Motor Parts 7.02 May Company 8.20 Calif. -Spray Chemical Corp. 23.45 Minta Curtziler; City Treas. 546.70 State Employees` Retirement State Employees' Retirement. System 274.73 System 281.12 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 06.68 TOTAL 9251.22 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: Q-772 Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. NEW BUSINESS. Mayor Love announced the appointments of Councilmen Hesser, Selby and Skelley as members of the Board of Trustees of El Segundo Public Library to succeed themselves as members of said Board. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Mayor Love, that the appointments by the Mayor of the City of E1 Segundo of Councilmen Hesser, Selby and Skelley as members of the Boar,1 of Trustees of E1 Segundo Public Library for the term ending June 30th, 1 47," be and the Same are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The,Superintendent of the Tfiater Department informed the Council that in view of the man power shortage, it is�his desire that Mr. Clifford Smith, an operator in his Department, take only one creek of his earned vacation hereto- fore granted by this Council and accept pay in lieu of the second week. He stated further that he had discussed the matter with Mr. Smith, who it agreeable to this arrangement, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the following,resolutior.*be adopted: WHEREAS, Clifford Smith was heretofore granted by this Council and by the head of the Water Department authority to take his earned vacation of two weeks commencing July 9th, 1944; AND, Vb1'REAS, due to existing manpower shortage, the said employee is willing to forego one week of said vacation in consideration of his receiving pay irk lieu thereof; AND . " :!- aPZAS, said procedure is concurred in by' the head of said Department; TiER=.FO17F_, R-,. IT RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby approve the reduction of said vacation period from two weeks to one week commencing July* 9th, and does hereby approve pay in lieu of vacation to said employee for said second week above referred to; AND, BE IT FUR.—LrER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby instructed to prepare and present to this, Council at its next regular meeting the necessary demand and warrant to accomplish the foregoing. On roll call said resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and a?ayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Th- Chief of Police announced that Ca -+tain Cummings of the Police Department would take the balance of r_is earned vacation between July eth and July 15th, 1944, and that he had designated Traffic Officer First Class T. B. DeBerty as r'cting Captain for said period: M oved by Councilman_ Hesser, seconded by Councilman Skelley, that the esignatior_ by the Chief of Police of T. B. DeBerry of the Police Department as Acting Captain of Police during the absence of Captain J. A. Cummings be and. the same is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. Carried by the followin� vote: Ayres: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Q t `-73 The Chief of Police read to the Council a letter from the Board of Police Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles, dated June 30, 1944, with reference to the construction of a cross walk across Imperial Highway near the entrance to Mines Field, which was requested by Lieutenant Goodman, A.A.F. Base Unit at said Mines Field, which matter was referred to in a communication from R. T. Dorsey, Traffic Engineer of the Los Angeles Police Department, addressed to said Board of Police Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles, under date of June 16, 1944, copy of which latter communication accompanied the one first mentioned and which also was read to the Council. He stated that the cross walk is intended to provide safety fcr members of the armed forces who cross the highway daily to make use of the physical training field situated opposite Mines Field in Section 7, within the City of El Segundo and that the creation of such cross walk meets with his approval and he proposes to install the same if the Council has no objection. Moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Selby, that the communication from the Board of Police Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles, over the signature of Arthur G. Baraw, Secretary, dated June 30, 1944, and the cppy of the letter from R. T. Dorsey, Traffic Engineer of the Police Department of the City of Los Angeles, dated June 16, 1944, accompanying the same, be noted and that the proposed action of the Chief of Police of the City of E1 Segundo in establishing a cross walk across Imperial Highway adjacent to the entrance to Mines Field be and the same is hereby ratified and approved. Carried by the follow *ing vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The Chief of Police announced that effective July 1, 19449 he has designated William A. Callahan, heretofore rated Departmental Relief Man, First Class, as a Desk Officer, First Class, Third Year of Service, and that on and after said date said William A. Callahan will be compensated accordingly, as provided in the salary resolution of the City Council of the City of El Segundo. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the action of the Chief of Police in changing the rating of William A. Callahan from Departmental Relief Man, First Class, to Desk Officer, First Class, Third Year of Service, in the Police Department of the City of E1 Segundo, effective from and after July 1, 1944, be and the same is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby, Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. The City Engineer at this time reported to the Council that Mr. Henry Claman had filed with him a sketch, entitled: "Division of Lot 8, Block 109, El Segundo Sheet 5, MB20- 114,115 WAE 7- 5- 1944 ", which is a diagram of a certain parcel of real property within the City of E1 Segundo, which the said Claman has subdivided and sold by meets and bounds descriptions; that Mr. Claman requested the City Council's approval of his said subdivision of said lot, so that he might conclude certain details in connection with the transaction and.comply with a requirement of the Real Estate Commissioner .of the State of California. The Council discussed the matter at length, after which it was moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the following resolution be adopted: 4 '�4 "RESOLVED, that that certain sketch designated as "Division of Lot 8, Block 1099 El Segundo Sheet 5 - MB 20- 114,115 - INAE - 7 -5- 1944 ", presented to this Council at this meeting by the City Engineer of the City of E1 Segundo and which has his approval endorsed thereon, be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for the purposes of identification and reference; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this. Council, in response to the request of Henry Claman, communicated to this Council through the City Engineer, does hereby approve said subdivision as contemplated under Paragraph (G) of Section 2 of the Subdivision Lap Act (Statutes 1937, Ch. 670), as the said land (1) contains less than five acres; and (2) abuts upon dedicated streets in which opening or widening in the dividing thereof -into lots is not required; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be authorized to furnish a certified copy of this resolution to said henry Claman for his use and information in the premises." On roll call the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson, Selby., Skelley and Mayor Love. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Selby, the meeting adjourn. Carried. I 1 Respectfully submitted, :1 i Approved: it Mayor.