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1947 APR 16 CC MINR`6551 El Segundo, California. April 16, 1947. 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. M. by William R. Selby, Mayor. ROLL CALF. Councilmen Present: Baker, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor'Selby. Councilmen Absent: Skelley. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 9th day of April,. 1947, having been read, and no errors or omissions having been noted, it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the minutes of said meeting be approved as recorded. Carried. At this time the City Clerk announced he had in his possession, in the same condition as when received, one bid for the purchase of tax deeded property owned by the City of.E1 Segundo. Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Baker, the- Council proceed to open, examine and publicly declare said bid. Carried. The Council proceeded to open, examine and declare the bid received this date, for the purchase of tax deeded property owned by the City of E1 Segundo, which bid was found by said Council..to be as follows, to -wit: Bid of James Cramer, on regular form provided therefor, -as follows: Lot 25,,Block'24, El Segundo, under Notice No. 7. '$150.00 Said bid was accompanied by currency in the sum of $40.00. Following consideration of.said bid, it was moved by- Councilman Baker, seconded-by Councilman'Peterson, that Resolution:No.:_878, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE CASH BID OF JAMES CRAMER FOR CERTAIN CITY OWNED PROPERTY, which was read, be adopted.: Said motion carried and said Resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen.Baker, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Skelley. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. Writtem 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, as follows: MICHAEL 0 "SHEA, Pastor, St. Anthony Church, dated 12 April 1947, requesting permission to use Grand Avenue Park on Sunday, June 29, 1947, for the purpose of holding a barbecue. R-f56� Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Council Thompson, that St. Anthony Church of El Segundo be and it is hereby granted permission to use Grand Avenue Park on Sunday, June 29, 1947, for the purpose of holding a barbecue, and the Chief of Police is hereby authorized to make necessary park table reservations for said date. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Skelley. JOHN C. AUSTIN, of the firm of Austin -Field -Fry & Criz, Architects, dated April 15, 1947, stating that before he proceeds with the work of plans and specifications for the completion of E1 Segundo Public Library, he would like to go over the entire program with the City Council. By general consent the City Clerk was directed to advise Mr. Austin that the City Council will be glad to meet with him on Monday, April 28th, 1947, at 3:30 P. M. L. -F. GRIEVES, representing Rockwell Shows of Compton, dated April 16, 1947, requesting a permit to conduct said shows, for a period of six days, from April 22 to April_27, inclusive, 1947, on Lot 2, Block 112, E1 Segundo, and stating that said shows will be operated in the same manner as previously. The Mayor questioned the Chief of Police, who stated that said shows had been operated in an orderly manner, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, L. F. Grieves, representing the Rockwell Shows of Compton, California, has made application to the City Council of the City of E1.Segundo for permission to conduct said shows upon the following described real property located in said City, to -Wit: Lot .2,.Block 112; AND, WHEREAS, said Council has considered said appli- cation and is willing to grant the same upon and subject, how- ever, to each and all of the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED $Y THE CITY COUNCIL of the City; of El Segundo, California, as follows:.. First: That.- a.revocable permit, subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, be and the same is hereby granted to said applicant to conduct said- shows upon said real property during the period commencing April 22nd.and_ extending to April 27th, 1947, both dates inclusive. Secon�: That the terms and conditions,upon.:which this permit is issued are the following: (a) That it is revocable at any time by the City Council, without notice,.without.cause and without liability. (b) That-it is subject to_immedi_ate suspension by the Chief of Police of said,City at.any time. (c) That licensee shall pay to the,City any and all licenses and charges properly applicable. (d) That no gambling shall be permitted in connec- tion with the operation or functioning or conduct of said shows (e) That said shows shall'be conducted at ell times with a due regard­ici,thk neighborhood in which same are located and no loud or disturbing noises shall,be permitted to emanate from said shows or from said premises after 10:30 P. M. on any day said shows are in progress. R'8 (f) In case of suspension by the Chief of Police, the permittee shall have the right to appeal to the City Council, whose decision shall be final. (g) That this permit shall not become effective unless and until the permitiee shall have accepted the same upon the terms and conditions hereinabove set forth and shall have agreed to such terms and conditions by endorsing a copy of this resolution and filing the same in the office of the City Clerk. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Skelley. KR. and MRS. WILLIAM H. TRANTER, dated April 16, 1947, being application to maintain a house trailer at 1216 E. Maple Avenue, E1 Segundo. . The Acting Building Inspector having recommended the permit be granted, it was moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the permit be granted, in regular form, with the expiration date June 30th, 1947. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Skelley. MRS. ARTHUR SCHLIEFF, dated April 8, 1947, an application to maintain a house trailer at 1022 E. Mariposa Avenue, E1 Segundo. The Acting Building Inspector having reported favorably on said application, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the permit prayed for be granted, In regular form, with the expiration date June 30, 1947. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Skelley. RALPH 0. SNYDER, dated April 9, 1947, an application to use and maintain a house trailer at 660 West Imperial Highway, E1 Segundo. The Acting Building Inspector having reported that sanitary facilities are available for the occupants of said trailer, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson that the permit requested by granted, in regular form, with the expiration date June 30, 1947, Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Skelley. CHRIST ALBERT, dated 4 -11 -1947, application to occupy, use and maintain a house trailer at 126 Sheldon St., El Segundo. The Acting Building Inspector having recommended that the permit applied for be granted,'it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that the permit be granted, in regular form, with the expiration date June 30, 1947. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker,,Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. _- Absent: Councilman Skelley. T. B. DINWIDDIE, dated -April 15, 1947, being application to occupy, use and maintain .a house trailer at 324 East Acacia Avenue, E1 Segundo. The Acting Building Inspector having recommended that the permit applied for .be_ granted, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson the permit be granted, in regular form, with the expiration. date June 30, 1947. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson., Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Skelley. BILL ROUNDTREE, undated, being application for employment by the City of El Segundo. Ordered filed. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. Mr. E. A. Pitts addressed the Council relative to the proposed oil well drilling ordinance, stating that it was his understanding that the Planning Commission of the City of E1 Segundo has -been investigating safety measures in connection with the drilling of oil wells within said City, and that he felt the proper time for making such investigations would be when application is made to the Council for the drilling of oil well or wells, taking into consideration at that time the proposed location, etc.. Mayor Selby informed Mr. Pitts that the Council expects in the very near future to confer ws.th the Planning Commission on the proposed ordinance, and that at said time Mr. Pitt's recommendations will be given attention. REPORTS OF STANDING COWIITTEES. Councilman Baker reported that he and.Chief of Police Hutchins had made an investigation of the amusement game known as "Total Roll ", an application for the operation of said game at the Rose Bowl Bowling Alley having been presented to this Council at its m6eting held April 9, 19+7; that as a result of said investigation their recommendation was that the permit be denied. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the application of Dudley H. Trojan, dated April 8, 19+7 and presented to this Council April 9, 1947, for a permit to operate an amusement game named "Total Roll" at the Rose Bowl Bowling Alley, be and the same is hereby denied. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Noes: Absent: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Councilmen None. Councilman Skelley. REPORTS OF OFFICERS, SPECIAL COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS. The E1 Segundo Planning Commission, by letter dated April 16, 1947, recommended that the City's interests in those certain parcels.of.real property delineated upon the map of Tract No. 12391 as "Future Street" be relinquished, said recommendation-being prompted by a request heretofore made to the City Council by R. E. Haley and L. G. Troyer, which request had been referred to said Planning Commission by the City Council on March i, 1947) with respect to Lots 6 and 7 only of said Tract. Thereafter City Attorney Woodworth:explatned in detail legal features involved and the necessity for Utermining a title insurance company's opinion as to the legal status of the property, whereupon, by general consent, the matter was at this time referred to the City Attorney for consideration and report to the Council. 6591 {. City Attorney Woodworth reported that during the previous week, he had attended a meeting held in the office of the City Attorney of the City of Los Angeles, where attorneys representing sixteen cities in this a:ea, had met for a discussion of the application of Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company for authority to adjust its rates; that at first it appeared that only a few cents increase were asked for in the application, but that some of the larger cities had analyzed the proposed new rate schedule and it was found that in some instances the increases are as much as 100% and in a few cases even higher. Mr. Woodworth expressed the belief that the proposed increase in rates, as they effect the City of E1 Segundo, should be studied by interested ;groups, such as the Chamber of Commerce, business and industrial institutions, and he then delivered to the City Clerk, for reference by such persons or organizations as care to examine the same, his complete file on the subject, including a full schedule of proposed rate changes, as set forth in the application of Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company to the California Public Utilities Commission to authorize such changes. In view of the fact that 4he next hearing before the California Public Utilities Commission will be held May 12, 1947, at 10:00 A. M., he urged immediate consideration of the material. City Attorney Woodworth made a progress report in.the matter of the assignment to Sam Block & Son of certain oil wells within the City of E1 egundo. A letter was read to the'Council from Mr. Pines, Attorney for said Sam Block & Son, which stated new forms of assignments and acceptances covering said wells,.were being handed to the City Attorney. Mr. Woodworth stated such new forms had been received and were in form acceptable to him, but that surety bonds covering the wells in question were not yet in proper form but that he hoped to get the entire matter cleared up during the coming week. City Engineer Hutchins reported that playground equipment heretofore ordered by the Council, with the exception of one swing, is now in use at Grand Avenue Park. - UNFINISHED BUSINESS. In the matter of bids received by this Council on April 9, 1947, for construction of reinforced concrete foundations for an elevated steel water tank and the furnishing of certain materials therefor, in and for the City of El Segundo, which bids were by said Council at said meeting taken under advisement until this date, the Water Superintendent reported he was not as yet in position to make a recommendation thereon,._ whereupon, by _ general consent said bids were taken under further advisement until the next regular meeting of•'the City Council. In the matter of the application of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vedder for a permit to use and maintain a house trailer and bus--at 602 North Sepulveda Boulevard, E1 Segundo, and which application was taken under consideration until this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Baker, that the permit applied for be granted, in regular form, with the expiration date thereof as of June 30, 1947. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Thompson and-Mayor Selby.' Noes: Councilmen None. • Absent: Councilman Skelley. Consideration was then given to the application of H. M.' Bennett, filed with this Council April 9, 1947, for a permit to maintain and use a house trailer at 602 Sepulveda Blvd., E1 Segundo, and which application x was at said time taken under advisement until this meeting. Thereafter, R 66a it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Baker, that H. M. Bennet be and he is hereby granted a permit, in regular form, to occupy, use and maintain a house trailer at 602 Sepulveda Blvd., El Segundo, the expiration date of said permit to be June 30, 1947. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Skelley. 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 Demand No. 11602 to Pay Roll Demand No. 5573-to 11810, Incl.. $858.53 55663, Incl. $1267.70 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 76.90 Pay Roll Demand No. 55664 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 18.25 to 55677, Incl.. 1438.85 State Employees' Retirement Pay Roll Demand No. 55678 System 45.09 to 55708, Incl. 2444.55 State Employees' Retirement Minta Curtzwiler, City Tr. 589.90 System 56.56 Minta Curtzwiler, M 81.25 Merritt Welding Contractors 517.50 State Employees' Retirement The Pacific Tel. & Tel, Co. 24.60 System 412.48 Crane Co. 17.44 Security -First National Southwest Builder & Contr. 6.50 Bank of Los Angeles 50.00 So. Calif.*Eda son Co. 1051.65 Consolidated House Movers 72.30 So. Calif. Gas Company 4.85 McMahan Brothers. 4+5.47 Robinson & Co. 12.30 Edna E. Leland 77.37 Industrial Stat. & Prtg. Co. 14.35 John F. Bender, 53.00 City of E1 Segundo, Cal. 190.08 Los Angeles Co. Health Dept. 13.54 El Segundo Hardware 7.84 W. R. Barclay & Associates 52.50 Burroughs Adding Mach. Co. 5.39 C. V. Baird Auto Supply 46.91 Mefford Chemical Co. 241.85 Air Reduction Sales Co. .62 Fraser Utility Supply'Co. 61.18 Southern Cal. Gas Co. 1.26 Kimball Elevator Co. Ltd. 8.00, The Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. 93.31 Carl Wilson, 40.00 Victor P. McCarthy, C. Cl. 122.05 Howard Supply Co. 58.49 TOTAL. $7263 Thee Texas Company., 17.38 Water & Sewage; Works 3.00 Pension Fund R. T. Hutchins, Petty. Cash 14.78 State Employees' Retirement TOTAL $3352.51 ..System $363.66 State Employees' 12.98 V. E. H. P. State Employees' " 24.90 Fund TOTAL 01.5 E1 Segundo Hardware 7.57 Ralph Carpenter 25.20 Recreation Fund TOTAL 32.77 Earl Engineering Co. 7.45 E1 Segundo Hardware 23-76 TOTAL $31.21 Moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Thompson, 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 Baker, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Skelley. NEW BUSINESS. None. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by_, Councilman Thompson, seconded- by Councilman Peterson, _ the meeting adjQurh. Carried. Respectfully submitted,, CiAY:Cfe* Approved: Mayor... . I - - I