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1945 FEB 21 CC MINEl Segundo, California. February 21, 1945. 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 Dave W. Peterson, Mayor pro tem. - Roll Call. councilmen Present: Hesser, Selby, Skelley and Mayor pro tem Peterson. Councilmen. Absent: Love. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 7th day of February, 1945, having been read and no errors or omissions appearing, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Skelley, the minutes of said meeting be approved as recorded. Carried. '+"lRITTEN COMIAMlICATIONS. 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: SHORELINE PLANNING COMTIISSIOPl OF CALIFORNIA, INC., dated February 12, 1945, with reference to Governor Warren's recommendation to the State Legislature that fifteen million dollars of State funds be frozen for beach acquisition, to be expended according to a state wide plan to be approved by the State Legislature, and requesting the active interest and support of this Council in the matter. Moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the communication of Shoreline Planning Commission of California, Inc. , dated February 12, 1945, urging approval and support of AB 1810, introduced in the 1945 session of the State Legislature, be received and placed on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo for the purposes of identification and reference, and that the City Clerk of the 'ity of El Segundo be directed to communicate with the State Senator and State Assemblyman representing this district, asking their favorable vote on the same. Carried. LOS ANGELES COUNTY 4 ORLD'S FAIR ;O1Q!ISSION. dated February 9, 19459 advising that it has transmitted under separate cover, material with reference to its investigations and recommendations to date and requesting this Council submit any further suggestions which this community may have. The material transmitted by the Commission had previously been referred to iI:ayor pro tem Peterson for investigation and he reported thereon to the Council at this time, expressing the opinion that this City would have nothing additional to offer in the way of suggestions or recommendations. The Council, by general consent, concurred in his judgment. RAYMOND V. DARBY, Supervisor, County of Los Angeles, indicating his desire that some official of the City of El Segundo represent this City at a meeting called by the Regional Planning Commission for the purpose of discussing the matter of disposal of combustible and mn- combustible rubbish in Los Angeles County. Following discussion, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that any member of the City Council desiring and finding it possible to do so, and the City Engineer, be authorized to attend the meeting of the Regional Planning Commission, to be held Friday, March 2nd, 1945, at 2:00 P. D. in Room 501, Hall of Records, Los Angeles, for the purpose of discussing County wide combustible and mn- combustible rubbish disposal, or any subsequent meetings held pursuant thereto, and that any of such officers attending such meeting or meetings be authorized tc file his demand against the City of El Segundo for his actual and necessary expenses in connection therewith. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Selby, Skelley and Mayor -Dro tem Peterson. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. Applications for employment from: RUSSELL R. DAVIS, dated 21 Feb. 1945; and CHARLES H. R. OVER, dated 2/9/45. Each was ordered filed. PLANNING CONGRESS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, dated February 1, 1945, requesting the Council to elect a delegate from the City of E1 Segundo to act on the Advisory Committee of said Congress for the ensuing year. Movei by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that Councilman Willard Skelley be and ha is hereby designated as the delegate of the City of SeE;undo, to represent said City at all meetings of the Planning Congress' of Los Angeles- County, California, or meetings of committees of said Planning Congress, to which said delegate may be elected or appointed, and that said delegate be authorized to file his demand against the City of E1 Sep_undo for his actual and necessary expenses incurred in cohnection with his attendance at meetings of said Planning Congress'or its committees. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Selby, Skelley and Mayor pro tem Peterson. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. WAR DEPARTIt1ENT, UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE, Bulletin No. 5, dated 12 February 1945, advising that application has been made by the Terminal Island See, Foods, Ltd. for War Department permit to construct a 30 -foot extension to its existing pier in Fish Harbor, Los Angeles Outer Harbor, California, and advising that objections based on navigation interests may be filed against the same. It appearing that the City of E1 Segundo has no objections, the communication was ordered filed. ' JOSEPH M. DONALDSON, undated, stamped received February 16, 19459 requesting a permit to keep a cow on the rear of the premises situated No. 134 Sierra Street, in the City of E1 Segundo. This written request having been filed 'pursuant to a recommendation of the Council made at its last regular meeting, when the applicant made an oral request for the permit referred to, it was recommended that action be deferred until the order of business "Reports of Officers and Special, Committees" at this meeting. At this time the City Clerk announced he had in his possession, in the same condition as when received, a; bid on real property, offered for sale by the City of E1 Segundo under its Notice No. 5 of Intention to Sell Real Propert$. Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Skelley, that the Council proceed to open, examine and publicly declare'the bid received this date for real property offered for sale by the City of E1 Segundo under its Notice No. 5 of Intention to Sell Real Property. Carried. b i The Council thereupon proceeded to and did open, examine and publicly declare said bid, which said bid was found by said Council to be as,follows, to-wit: Bid of Kathryn Obersmith, as follows: "Los Angeles, California. Feb. 21 - 1945. City Council E1 Segundo, California Gentlemen: Pursuant to Notice No. 5 of Intention to Sell Real Property, I hereby offer $225.00 for a deed to the City's interest in the South 40 ft. of Lot'7, Block 105,'El Segiando Tract. Enclosed is $225.00 in cash as full payment. Please make deed to me. Resp; yours, Kathryn Obersmith 1314 West 121th Place Los Angeles, California" Said bid was accompanied by currency in the sum of $225.00. Following the opening, examination and declaration of said bid, it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Skelley, that the bid of Kathryn Obersmith, received this date, on the South 40 feet of Lot 7, Block 105, E1 Segundo, be taken under advisement until the next regular meeting of this Council, and that the same be referred to Special City Attorney John F. Bender for report. Carried. OR4 COWUNICATIONS. Mr. Paul Meyers, operator of a taxicab' service within the City of E1 Segundo, addressed the Council, requesting that it adopt an ordinance regulating the operation of taxicab service within the City of E1 Segundo, and requesting also that he be allotted parking space for his taxicabs. The Chief of Police then explained that he had intended discussing with the Council at this meeting the matter of the adoption of an ordinance regulating taxicabs and the City Attorney explained' to Mr. Meyers the purposes of such an ordinance and some of the provisions it may or may not contain. Thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser and unanimously carried, that the matter of the preparation of an ordinance regulating taxicab business within the City of E1 Segundo be referred to the City Attorney and the Chief of Police, for the preparation of an ordinance for submission to this Council for its action, and that pending the adoption of such an ordinance, the matter of the allocation of parking space to the taxicabs presently operating in the City of El Segundo be referred to the Chief of Police for such administrative action as, in his opinion, the circumstances may indicate. None. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. REPOI-RTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL. COLRbITTEES. The City Clerk presented to the Council the deed of Executrix Ida R. Fich, dated January 19, 1945, conveying to the City of E1 Segundo, a Municipal Corporation of the State of California, Lot 10, Block 42, E1 Segundo Sheet No. 3. :Q :8w , The document was referred to and received the approval as to form of City 'Attorney ?""oodworth, and it appearing that this property is one the City of El Segundo is desirous of acquiring, it was moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that that certain Deed of Executrix, dated the 19th day of January, 1945, executed by Ida R. Fi.ch, Executrix of the last O'"ill and Testament of Emma A. 7:l:itaker, Deceased, �-rantingr to the City of El Segundo, a municipal corporation of the State of California, the folloving described real property, situated in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, and more particularly described as follows, to -wit: Lot 10 in Block 42, of El Segundo, Sheet 3, in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per map recorded in Book 20 of Maps, pages 22 and 23, records of said Los Angeles County. (Unimproved) , and the property conveyed thereby, be and the same are hereby accepted on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo is hereby directed 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, Selby, Skelley and Mayor pro tem Peterson. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. Reporting in the matter of the application of K. C. McIlroy for permission to keep live stock at his premises 715 West Mariposa Avenue, in the City of El Segundo, Chief of Police R. T. Hutchins filed his written report, dated February 21, 1945, which was read to the Council, following which it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Skelley, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that K. C. McIlroy be and he is hereby granted a temporary, revocable permit, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 255 of the City of E1 Segundo and the Housing Act of the State of California, to keep one milk cow and three horses at 715 'Nest Mariposa Avenue, within said City; said permit shall be revocable at the pleasure of the City Council, without notice and without liability, and is further subject to the provision that during all of the time this permit is being exercised, said premises must be kept in a clean con- dition and not in any manner to constitute -a nuisance; said permit is further conditioned upon the permittee approving a copy of the same in writing, agreeing to its terms and con- ditions and that said approved copy shall be thereupon filed in the office of the City Clerk. The -foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Selby, Skelley and Mayor pro tem Peterson. Noes: Councilman None. Absent: Councilman Love. I is jl� In the matter of the application of Joseph M. Donaldson for permission to keep live stock on the premises at 13* Sierra Street, the Chief of Police filed his written report dated February 21, 1945, which was read to the Council. Thereafter it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that Joseph M. Donaldson be and he is hereby granted a temporary, revocable permit, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 255 of the City of E1 Segundo and the Housing Act of the State of California, to keep one cow and three heifers for a period of time not to exceed sixty days from date hereof, ?nd thereafter to keep not to exceed two such animals, at 134 Sierra Street, within the said City of E1 Segundo. Said permit shall be revocable at the pleasure of the City Council, without notice and without liability, and is further subject to the provision that during all of the time this permit is being exercised, said premises must be kept in a clean condition and not in any manner to con- stitute a nuisance; said permit is further conditioned upon the permittee approving a copy of the same in writing, agreeing to its terms and conditions, and that said approved copy shall be thereupon filed in the office of the City Clerk. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Selby, Skelley and Mayor pro tem Peterson. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. The City Clerk reported that pursuant to an exchange of correspondence with the Department of Finance of the State of California with reference to reimbursing the City of E1 Segundo out of State funds for monies expended by the City of El Segundo in connection with the costs of main- taining its civilian defense communications system, there has been submitted by the State a form of application and agreement, requiring the adoption of a resolution on the part of the City of E1 Segundo and the designation of a representative to sign the application on behalf of the City. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Skelley, that the following resolution be adopted: "'AREAS, there has been presented to this 'Council a communication addressed to the City Council, City of E1 Segundo, by James S. Dean, Director of Finance, by H. H. Jaqueth, Administrative Assistant of the Department of Finance of the State of California, dated February 7, 1945, in re Application No. 733, together with a form of "Application and Agreement for Allocation of State Aid to Local Agencies for Civilian Defense Purposes by State Director. of Finance "; AND, WHEREAS, this Council has duly considered the said communication and the said form of Application and Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of El Segundo as follows: First: That the said communication and a copy of the said Application and Agreement be placed'on file in the office of the City Clerk and that the same, so on file, be and the same are hereby referred to and by this reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof. Second: That the City Council does hereby approve the said form of Application and Agreement and does hereby authorize, designate, empower and name the Mayor or Mayor prc tem of sail City to sign said Application and Agreement Q got on behalf of said City, in quadruplicate, and forward the same to said Department of Finance as contemplated in said communication. Third: That the amount of said aid requested is .the sum of $168.10 under said Application and Agreement. Fourth: That said Council does hereby certify that funds equal to or in excess of the said amount so requested from the State, have been made available for expenditure by said City for the purposes for which said aid is re- quested, from a source or sources other than the State Treasury or any fund of any agency which is a part of the Executive Department of the State Government; that the funds requested by said City in said Application and Agree- ment have been matched by funds from other sources, and that monies received from the State Treasury; or any fund of any agency which is a part of the Executive Department of the State Government, have not been and will not be used as matching funds." The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Selby, Skelley and Mayor pro tem Peterson. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. The City Clerk reported that the agreement between E1 Segundo Unified School District and the City Council.of the City of E1 Segundo, with reference to the use of the baseball grounds at the High School, should be renewed. . It appearing from discussion that the agreement heretofore in effect bet--een these agencies is satisfactory, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Skelley, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be authorized and directed to.prepare an agreement between the Trustees of E1 Segundo Unified School District and the City Council of the City of El Segundo, in substantially the same form as that dated May 13, 1940, and signed by the proper officers of each of said political subdivisions, and to submit the same to the Trustees of E1 Segundo Unified School District, requesting that they approve and sign the same; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Mayor pro tem Dave X. Peterson be authorized and directed to sign such an agreement on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo and the City Clerk authorized to attest the same; to place one copy of such fully executed agreement in his file for the purposes of identification and reference, and to furnish said Board of Trustees of E1 Segundo Unified School District tlj.e number of copies thereof required by said Board. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Selby, Skelley and Mayor pro tem Peterson. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. The City Clerk, as custodian of the municipal building, reported to the Council that the banquet hall in the city hall is badly in need of painting and he requested permission to cause the necessary work to be done; whereupon it was moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Skelley, that the City Clerk of the City of El Segundo be and he is hereby authorized and directed to cause the banquet hall of the city hall to.be painted, at a cost of not to exceed $130.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Selby, Skelley and Mayor pro tem Peterson. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. The City Attorney at this time reported that he had investigated the claim of the County of Los Angeles for reimbursement for hospital and medical care furnished a prisoner recently committed to the County Hospital from the City of E1 Segundo. He stated that he had discussed this matter with the representatives of the County in charge of such claims and that shortly he expected that the County would forward, for the consideration of the Council, a form of agreement between the County and the City relating to such matters. He further stated that pending the time that such agreement was so submitted, he had received the assurance of the County officials that the pending claim would be held in abeyance. He stated this was only a progress report and that the proposed form of agreement, substantially in the same form as was in use in the case of the City of Los Angeles with reference to similar matters, would be submitted in due time. Chief of Police Hutchins reported that from time to time it is necessary to cause the Automobile Club of Southern California to install and to replace traffic sign posts and that in this connection said Automobile Club requests the filing with it of a "Limited Power of Attorney ", Lumber Certification No. L -335, so that it may obtain posts from its lumber deal6rs. Following discussion of the matter, it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Skelley, the following resolution be adopted: "RESOLVED, that a copy of that certain *Limited Power of Attorney', presented to this Council at this meeting, authorizing Automobile Club of Southern Cali- fornia to make application for the necessary priorities for such materials as are needed in connection with the construction and erection of traffic signs in the City of E1 Segundo, be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk, and that said form, so on file, 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 does hereby approve the said 'Limited Power of Attorney' and does hereby authorize and instruct the Mayor or Mayor pro tern of said City to execute the same on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo and the City Clerk to cause said executed document to be delivered in due course ". The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Selby, Skelley and Mayor pro tem Peterson. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Councilman Skelley- suggested to the Council that its authorization, heretofore giver., for the purchase of 100 yards of fertilizer, is not satisfactory to the Park Superintendent, who desires to purchase 20 yards per week, mor or less, of barn yarn' fertilizer, over a period of several months. -Q 903 Lengthy discussion ensued, at the conclusion of which it was moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Skelley, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the matter of the purchase of barnyard fertilizer, in quantities in excess of that heretofore authorized by this Council, be referred to the City Council as a committee of the whole, with power to act; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk inquire of El Segundo High School the cost to it of screened fertilizer, which it uses from time to time on its lawns and gardens; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk also obtain for the Council the names and addressed of owners of property bet;,reen Franklin Avenue and E1 Segundo Boulevard and between Lomita Street and Center Street, within the City of E1 Segundo, which might be utilized for the storage of such fertilizer as may be purchased by the City of 7.1 Segu ^.a c.. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Selby, Skelley and Mayor pro tem Peterson. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. RAXI':G BILLS. The followin -o demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: 7dater 7+orks Fund Pay Rol.1 Demand Nos. 10506 to 10511, Inc!. $454.94 ^,Zinta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 55.30 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 18.90 State Employees' Retirement Syst. 40.33 State Employees' " it 39.24 Taylor Wholesale Elec. Co. 47.05 Southern Calif. Telephone Co. 19.48 Southern Calif. Gas Co. 6.23 Southern Calif. Edison Co. 13.28 Pacific Mill & Mine Supply Co. 12.37 Howard Supply Company .77 Golden State Supply Co. 2.96 Gibson ;Motor Parts 1.90 City of E1 Segundo 168.64 Crane Company 15.71 . TOTAL 9897.10 Ge ne ra 1 Fund Southern Calif. Gas Co. 3.29 Service Blueprint 2.67 City of El Segundo Water Dept. 547.63 Los Angeles Co. .Health Dept. 35.15 City of El Segundo Water Dept.. .47.47. C. K. McConnell 2.85 Laurine Savage 32.50 General Fund Pay Roll Demand Nos. 50021 to 50041, Incl. X1129.01 Pay Roll Demand Nos. 50009 to 50020, Incl. 976.29 Pay Roll Demand Nos. 499990 to 500008, Incl. 805.56 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 332.36 Minta Curtzwiler, " " 455.15 marl Morgan 4.35 State Employees' Retirement System 303.84 State Employees' " it 271.67 Automobile Club of So. Calif. 2.05 League of California Cities 200.00 Byron Jackson Co. 216.87 Remington Rand Inc. 15.54 Booth's Garage 18.00 General Paint Corp. 21.51 El Segundo Herald 105.31 Underwood Elliott Fisher Co. 3.00 Industrial Stat. & Prtg. Co. 10.72 Inglewood Motor Parts 17.25 Electric Equipment Co. 1.74 So. balif. Telephone Co. 124.80 Jean Tarbell 35.00 TOTAL - 95721.64 Moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Hesser, the demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the respective funds covering the same. Carried by the following vote: Q .904 Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. Selby, Skelley and Mayor pro tern NEW BUSINESS. Councilman Skelley recommended that Russell Hensley, an employee of the Parks Department of the City of E1 Segundo for a period in excess of one year, be placed on the monthly payroll of the City of E1 Segundo instead of being employed at a daily rate. After discussion, it was moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Selby, that beginning March lst, 1945 and until the further order of this Council, Russell Hensley be employed by the City of E1 Segundo as a Laborer -1st Class, in the Parks Department of the City of E1 Segundo. The compensation of said employee shall be at the rate of X145.00 per month, as fixed by Resolution No. 733 of the City of E1 Segundo, fixing the hours of employment and rates of pay of officers and employees of the City of El Segundo, subject to such modifications and amendments as may be made thereto from time to time. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. Selby, Skelley and Mayor pro tem Moved by Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Hesser, that there be transferred from the General Fund of the City of E1 Segundo to the Library Fund-of said City, the sum of $3500.00, and from said General Fund to the Recreation Fund of the City of E1 Segundo the-sum of $1000.00, and -that the City Clerk and City Treasurer of said City be authorized and directed to effect. such transfers and to ,cause appropriate entries thereof to be made in their respective books of record. .-Carried by the following Vote: Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. Selby, Skelley a nd•Mayor pro tem Moved by Councilman Hesser, seconded by Councilman Skelley, that there be purchased from Ira E. Escobar an Anthony Hydraulic Platform Hoist, for the sum of $368.00, plus California State Sales Tax, such price to include the satisfactory installation thereof in a flat body truck operated by the Street Department of the City of El Segundo. Carried by the following vote:' Ayes: Councilmen Hesser, Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Love. Selby, Skelley and Mayor pro tem Peterson. No further business appearing to-be transacted at this meeting, it *as moved by'Councilman Selby, seconded by Councilman Skelley,-the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respec fully submitted, Approved: . a C ity C Ylayor pro tem.