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1947 JAN 15 CC MINEl Segundo, California January 15, 1947. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of El 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 11illiam R. Selby, Mayor. ROLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Baker, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and Yayor Selby. Councilmen Absent: None. E''DI_'G OF I:INIJTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 8th day of January, 1947 having been read and no error or omission having been noted, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Baker, the minutes of said meeting be approved as recorded. Carried. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS. The City Clerk announced that he had in his possession in the same condition as when received, one bid on real property heretofore advertised for sale under Notice No. 5 and one bid on real property heretofore advertised for sale under Notice 8 -M, by the City of El Segundo, Following this announcement, it was moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Peterson that the Council proceed to open, examine and publicly declare the said bids. - Carried. The Council thereupon proceeded to open, examine and publicly declare said bids, which said bids were found by said Council to be as follows, to -wit: Bids of Central Counties Company,as follows: Lot 8, Block 11, E1 Segundp - - - - - - - - - S5DO.00 Lot 20, Block 10, Ej Segundo - - -,- - - - - - - - 1250.00 Said bids were accompanied by cashiers check covering the full amount of bids. as to lot 20, Block 10 Following the opening, examining and declaring ;, cam' said bids./it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Peterson that Resolution No. 863, entitled: A- RESOLUTION CF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFOiiIdIA, ACCEPTING THE CASH BID CF CENTRAL COUNTIES COMPANY FOR CERTAIN CITY 9,,IJED TAX DEEDED PROPERTY., _ which was read, be,-adopted. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. lith respect to the bid of Central Counties Company for the purchase of Lot 8, Block 11, it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Thompson and unanimously carried, that said bid be taken under consideration until the next regular meeting of this Council. VIRITTEN COMM ICATIONS. The following: codmunications, 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: a SEGUNDO WOMA24'S CLUB, dated January 8, 1947, inviting a representation from the City of El Segundo at a 4ieefifig'to be held by said Club January 23d, at which meeting the subject -of the featured speaker will be "Modern Trends in Kenny Method in Polio Treatment" and at which meeting, Mr. George Gordon also will speak in behalf of the National Polio Foundation. The communication was ordered-filed and members of the City Council desiring to attend said meeting were reauested to inform the Citv Clerk so that he may advise Mrs. Jack Neil, Corresponding Secretary of the Club, the number of persons from the City Council who will accent the invitation. EL SEGUNDO WOMAN IS "CLUB, dated January 8, 1947, soliciting the Council's.indorserrent of its project to-cause courses in motor vehicle lri,ri.ng to ?, P i nstituted in El Seg undo High School during this year. On motion of Councilman Thompson, seconded by.Councilman Peterson the communication was ordered filed and the City Clerk was directed to inform Mrs. Jack Neil, Corresponding Secretary of the Club that the Council believes the institution of driving courses as a study subject at E1 Segundo High School during 1947, a good idea, and that it recommends the attendance thereat of persons -rho operate motor vehicles. Carried. WAR DEPARTI.211T, UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE,its- bulletin No. 4, dated 7.Janua-ry, 1947, with reference to the application of Southern California Telephone Compan3r "for liar Department Permit to install two armored submarine telephone cables across the Colon: -do River, approximately three miles eastern -y of Blythe, California, and inviting persons objecting thereto to submit such objections in writing on or before January 17, 1947. Ordered filed. - EL SEGUNDO OIL COIPAI�Y, dated January 13, 1947, advising that effective January 1, 1947, it had transferred its wells No. 1 and No. 2 to C..E. Beatty, and that its well No. 3 has been abandoned and the well site is now being cleaned up. - Ordered filed. HONORABLE GLd,�N`N M. ANDERSON, ASSE BLnIAN, dated 'January 8, 1947 submitting therewith a copy of a communication addressed to him by Federated Fire Fighters of California, under date of January 2, 1947 to the effect that the last named Organization is having introduced at the Fifty- seventh Session of the California State Legislature, a bill which proposes to grant firemen of all organized full time fire departments in California, having eight or more firemen, a gradual reduction in working hours over a period of two years, until the required - working hours shall not exceed forty -eight hours in-each week, and stating that he would appreciate it if the Council would advise him concerning its views on this _ subject. _ By general consent the communication was ordered received and filed and referred to Public Safet -iT Commissioner Baker for consideration and report to this Council. H01T ORABLE GLENN 11. ANDERSON, ASSIINBLYMAN, dated January 8, 1947 acknowledging receipt of the Council's-Resolution,, adopted December 18, 1946 concerning objectionable practices of aircraft flying over the City of E1 Segundo, indicating that he is sympathetic toward the problem and indicating his willingness to assist in solving the problem, should the Council at any time desire to call upon him. Ordered filed. HONORABLE ArILLIAM F. KNUdLAND, LMITED STATES SENATOR, dated January 7, 1947, acknowledging receipt of a copy of the Council's P.•'�solution adopted December 18, 1916, relative to the operation of aircraft over the Cit?r of E1 Segundo. Ordered filed. HONORABLL SHLRIDAN DOJNEY, UNITED STATES SENATOR, dated January 7, 1947, acknowledging receipt of a copy of the Council's resolution concerning the flying of aircraft over the City of E1 Segundo, adopted December 18, 1946, and indicating a willingness to assist in causing the objectionable features to'b e eliminated, in event his representation will be helpful. Ordered filed. ALBINE P. NORTON, Secretary to the Masror of the City of Los Angeles, dated January 7, 1947, acknowledging receipt of a copy of the Council's resolution sdopted December 18, 1946, respecting the operation of aircraft over the City of E1 Segundo, and stating that the same has been placed before iiavor Dowron for his attention. Ordered filed. LEE FLANA=T. OPERATIONS MANAGER IWESTERN REGION TRANSCONTINENTAL & WESTER1,1 AIR, INC. , dated January 9, 1947, acknowledging receipt of a copy of a certain resolution adopted by the City Council concerning aircraft, which fly over the City of E1 Segundo, stating that the Air Lines individually and collectively have been taking steps to remedy the situation and hope to be able to show conerete.results in the near future and that his Company will do ever"Irthing possible.to control the activities of its pilots in this vicinity. Ordered filed. RALPH S. BROOKS, Consulting Engineer, dated January 10, 1947, soliciting the employment of his services as an Engineering Specialist in the design, development and modernization of recreation areas. Ordered filed. JOHN LARS AAM"TZSEN, dated January 15, 1947, being an application for Automobile for Hire Driver's Permit. The Chief of Police having recommended that the permit applied for be granted, it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that, subject to the provisions of Ordinance No. 283 of the Cit-!r of El Seg_ndo and pursuant to the application therefor filed with this Council this date, John Lars Aadnesen be and he.is hereby granted a permit to drive, operate or be in charge of any passenger - carrying or motor propelled vehicle defined in said ordinance; provided, however, this Council reserves the right to revoke the permit herein granted, when, in its discretion, such revocation would appear to be in the T�ublic interest. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baler, Peterson, Skelleyy, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. R. E. DRU,KE, dated January 13,•1947, being an application for a house moving _permit. The:subject::building' having been inspected by the Building Inspector whose recommendation respecting same is indorsed upon said application, it was moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Baker that R. E. Drake be and he is hereby granted permission to move a one story frame R 554- building from its present location on the property of Douglas Aircraft Company on Douglas Street, Within the City of,El Segundo to a new location at 120- Bung4low-Street, within said City, provided said building shall be moved in one section on dollies and shall be routed northerly on Douglas Street to Imperial Highway, westerly on Imperial.Highway to Sepulveda Boulevard, southerly on Sepulveda Boulevard to E1 Segundo Boulevard, westerly on El Segundo Boulevard to Bungalow Street, northerly on Bungalow street to destination, provided further that such removal shall con-nence only after the Police Department has been advised sufficiently in advance of the operation to enable it to provide a police escort for traffic control purposes and that such removal shall take place between�such'hours as may be designated by the Police.Department of the City of El Segundo and that such r (-moval shall be prosecuted and completed to the satisfaction of the Police Department and Street Department of the City of E1 Segundo, and provided specifically that such building at its proposed new location shall be made to conform to the building code of the City of E1 Segundo for the occupancy use intended, and that such alteratibns or repairs re- quired to be made shall be completed to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector of the City of i'1 Segundo. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Baker, Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and SAM BLOCK, dated February 7, 1946, stamped received January 10, 1947, advising that he has purchased the interests of Dart Oil Company in the latter Company's four oil walls within the City of El.Segundo. The following documents accompanied said communication: 1. A copy of Assignment of a certain oil and gas lease between El Segundo Land and Improvement Company and J. M. Owen and R. J. Berryman. 2.. Four Acceptances of City of E1 Segundo permit to drill, operate and maintain oil wells originally issued Dart Oil Company for the wells assigned to Sam Block, such acceptances refer respectively to Dart Oil Company's wells Nos.-l., 2, 3 and 4, and reciting that the names thereof shall be•changed to Block's wells Nos. 17, 18, 19 and 20, respectively. 3. A letter from Sam Block dated January 9,-1947, explaining that the delay in filing the instruments. hereinbefore ment-ibned was occasioned by the fact that his attorney who had been authorized to file the same had passed away, unbeknown to said Sam Block, before he had prepared and filed the necessary documents. 4. Bond Vo. 959915 of Indemnity Insurance Company of North America in the principal sum of 10,000.00 with Sam Block and Ydlton Block, dba Block Oil Company as Principal. It appearing from an examination of the papers that Sam Block is and has been acting in good faith, notwithstanding some slight discrepan- cies in the instruments rendered, and it appearing that delay in acting upon the matter at this time.would impose a severe penalty upon the applicant, which the City Council, under the circumstances is reluctant to do, and the City Attorney having approved the documents submitted for the issuance of licenses for the calendar year 1947 to the new owner of the wells referred to, it -was moved by Councilman Thompson,-seconded by Councilman Peterson that, subject to approval by the City Attorney of the Cit -r of E1 Se- -undo of all instruments suhmi.tted by Sam Block in connection with the assignment to him by Dart Oil'Company of its wells named and known as Dart Oil Company No. 1, Dart Oil Compan- No. 2, Dart Oil Company No. 3 and Dart Oil company 110. 4, and the furnishing to the City of El Seguxido by the said Sam Block or the interests he represents of such additional instruments as may be renuirec by the City Attorney, .the City Council of the City of El Segundo does hereb�, consent to the assignment by said Dart Oil Company of its wells hereinbefore named, to the said Sam Block and /or his associates if any, provided the City Council of the City of El Segundo specifically reserves the right to revoke this consent without notice and without liability in event all matters respecting said transfer and assignment as may be recommended by the City Attorne, of the City of a Segundo or this Council, are not placed in good order within a reasonable time. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Skelley, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. ORAL CO21-MICATIONS. Mr. 11.' H. Midwood addressed the Council stetir)g that he had made application for a permit to erect a multiple dwelling on Lot 12, Block 20, within the City of E1 Se-tindo, at which location the type of con- struction he contemplates will be permitted under the Zoning Ordinance proposed to be adopted by the City of El Segundo, but that the Building Inspector of the City of L7 Segundo has refused to grant him the Ruilding rermit applied for because of a certain resolution recentl- adopted by the City Council, directing the Building Inspector to refuse Building Terrtits under certain circumstances set forth in said resolution; that I is plans did not wholly meet the requirements of said resolution with reference to the side ,yard, because of the dimensions of his lot and he petitioned the Council to give consideration to the matter to the end that it would authorize the issuance to him of the Building Permit applied for. . The Council proceeded to and did consider Mr. Midwood's request by, an examination of his plans for the proposed construction, an exam - iation and consideration of the proposed Zoning Ordinance and proposed Zoning Y'ap and by taking into consideration the proposed zoning of property contiguous to that owned by r1r. rlidwood and upon which he pro - poses to erect dwelling units, at the conclusion of which it was moved by Councilman Ba) .-er, seconded by Councilman Skelley, the following resolution be adopted: .'1HEREAS, this Council did at its regular meeting of;January 8, 1947 adopt a resolution instructing the Building Inspector to issue no permits for buildings in the City of El Segundo, pending the taking effect of the new _proposed Comprehensive Zoning Ordin- ance of said City, unless such permits and the applications there- for contemplate side yards as provided for in said proposed Zoning Ordinance as then on file in the office of the City Clerk, unless by further order of this Council; AND, 114%EREA00, application was made for a permit by '4.H. Iddwood since the adoption of said resolution, to construct a building at Lot 12, Block 20 which would have a side yard on the north side thereof, somewhat less than that indicated in said Ordinance; AND, vill EAS, pursuant to the provisions'of said resolution the matter of said application has now been referred to this 'Council.for its consideration and decision in the premises; AND, ::HE3i;; -S, this Council has fully. investigated the par- ticular and peculiar facts and circumstances relating to said application and has carefully reviewed the size, shape and location of the particular property involved; N01, THEItEFORL, in view of the foregoing premises the Cit-r Council of the City of a Segundo, California does hereby resolve, declare, find and order as follows: R; �a 1. That under the particular and peculiar facts and circum- stances applying to the particular parcel of land involved in said particular application, this Council feels that the granting of the permit applied for would not be detrimental to the said Comprehensive Zoning Plan and that it would be unequitable so far as said particular premises are concerned to deny said application. 2. That the Building Inspector is 'hereby authorized by this Council to issue the per-it aplied for; provided that the said application and the building and structures to be erected pursuant thereto, in all other respects, conform to the ordinance requirements of said City. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: None. Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and 11'ayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. REPORTS OF STANDING C019v_UTEES. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. City Clerk McCarthy reported that Mr. Reese of the office of the District Engineer, Division of Highways of the State of California had tele:nhoned'him this date ,4stating that'the traffic control signals recently installed at the intersections of El Segundo Boulevard and Rogecrans Avenue with Sepulveda Boulevard will be placed in operation during this afternoon and that it is"the desire of the Division of Highwa, -,�6 that the center suspension Sodium Vapor street lamps presently in use at .these intersections be removed, as experience-has taught that their amber color confuses and interferes with the movement of vehicular traffic when traffic signals are in operation at intersections lighted by Sodium Vapor. installations. 1 -1r. Reese had further stated to him that the Division of Highways recommends the installation in lieu of the lamps it has requested be removed, incandescent lamps at a height of thirty -feet above the roadway of Sepulveda Boulevard and preferably two of such incandescent lamps, of intensity ample to adequately light the intersection but in no event less than one 10.,000 lumens incandescent lamp at each intersection. Mr. Reese recommended that a Street Lighting Engineer be consulted for a r econnmendation as to -the proper installation and thts City Clerk stated that'he is now awaiting a report from Mr. A. Pryor, a Lighting Engineer with the Southern California Edison Company. Following discussibn, it was moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Baker , the following resolution be-adopted: WHEREAS, the City Clerk has advised this Council that the Division of Highways of the State of California,througl-. its proper representative,has requested that.the existing sodium vapor lights at the intersections of El Segundo Boule- vard and Rosecrans Avenue with Sepulveda Boulevard', in the City of El Segundo, be eliminated at the earliest possible time and that adequate incandescent lighting of at least 10,000 lumen capacity be installed in lieu of such sodiui vapor lights in accordance with recommendations to'b e made by lirtting engineers; R.53�i AND, '&E, S, in order to comply with such request, it may be necessary for action to be taken .in that regard prior to the next regular meeting of this Council; NO'J, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to take any and all action necessary so far as the City of El Segur_co is-concerned to meet the request and recommendations of said Division of Highways in the premises; provided,howev :,r, that if the recommendations so made when received by the City Clerk, in his opinion involve features which might require further'Councilmanic action, he shall so advise this Ca:ncil before issuing actual orders in the premises; but otherwise to proceed as hereinbefore directed. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Skelley, Peterson, Thompson and Ya,*or Selby. Noes: Councilmen hone. Absent: Councilmen None. City Attorney wbodworth informed the Council that he 'Ia.d received from the City of Los Angeles, a corrected (quitclaim Deed for use of the City of E1 Segundo in connection with the condemnation proceedings presently pending in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, respecting certain real property within the City of E1 Segundo which the City of Los Angeles is attempting to acquire for use in connection with its construction of a sewage treatment plant at Hyperion; that the document is lengthy and technical and that an additional week's time is required to enable him to satisfactorily review the subject. City Attorney '•Joodworth also reported to the Council that the Gibbons and Dalton cases have been dismissed and that he has forwarded the Dismissal Notices to the County Recorder for recordation. At 8:10 o'clock P. 14., the Mayor declared a recess of five minutes. At 8:15 o'clock P. 1.. the Council reconvened, all Councilmen being present and answering roll call. UNFII.ISHED BUSINESS. The City Clerk informed the Council that the Zonirlg'Matter is one which might be considered at this time, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson that Resolution No. 864, entitled. A RESOLUTION CF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFOR;IA, 1-;AKING CERTAIN FINAL DETERI,II4ATIONS *RELATI'�G TO THE PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE FLAN (ZONING ORDINANCE) OF SAID CITYy which was read, be adopted. Said resolution was adopted by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and NatTor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen Atone. Thereafter the City Clerk re' Ported that all of the changes recommended in Resolution No. 854 to be made in the proposed Zoning Ordinance for the City Of El Segundo have been made and that a draft of said Zoning Ordinance as so revised is now before the Council for its consideration. R,558 The City Engineer reported that all Zoning Map changes recommended in Resolution No. 864, to be made in the original draft of the Zoning Map of the City of El Segundo have been made and that the .Zoning Map is corrected as ordered by the Planning Committee of the City of E1 Segundo and as recommended in said Resolution No. 564, and is now before the Council for its further consideration. Thereafter, the City Clerk proceeded with the reading of the pro- posed Zoning Ordinance for the City of E1 Segundo and proceeded with such reading until the hcur of 9:30 o'clock P. M., at which hour the i °':atror declared a recess of ten minutes. At 9:40 o'clock P. Y. the Council reconvened, all Councilmen being present and answering roll call. The City Clerk immediately resumed the reading of the proposed Zoning Ordinance of the City of El Segundo from the point at which suci- reading was temporarily discontinued at 9:30 O'clock P.Y., and he continued with the reading of said Ordinance until it had been read in full. After the reading of said proposed•Zoninr- Ordinance.had - been com- pleted, Councilman Skelley introduced Ordinance No. 306, entitled AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ZONES -WITHIN TIE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO rBD ESTABLI;HIND CLASSIFICATION OF LAND USES AND REGULATING SUCH LAND USES IN SUCH ZONES; REGULATING THE HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS, AND OPEN SPACES FOR LIr2T AND VENTILATION; ADOPTING A Y:AP OF SAID ZONES; DEFINING THE TER T3 USED IN SAID ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR THE ADJUSTP'�IT, AY•=�i�'DY,�i�'T AND :1ZFORC=NT THEREOF; PRESCRIBING FENALTIES FOR ITS VIOLATIONS which had been read. PAYING BILLS. The following derna.nds$ having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, wc-p read. General Fund. General Fund Southern Calif. Telephone Co. `96.51 Pacific Elec. Railway Co. '3.05 Saathoff Bros. Electric 19.80 City of El Segundo, Ira E. Escobar 10.67 Water Dept. 293.47 John F. Bender 97.00 County of Los Angeles 2.00 Grand Cafe .30 Standard Oil Co. of H. & H. Grill 1.39 California 106.73 Blue Bird Cafe .72 A. Carlisle & Co. 5.24 So. California Edison Co. 342.10 Clyde Woodworth, City; Atty. 50.00 C.V.Baird Auto Supply Co. 26.67 Western 'Plumbing Officials !Jinta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 564.00 Company 5.00 Service Blueprint 5.57 Southwest-�rn Sec. I.A.E.I. 3.00 Total - - - - ;1633.22 Veterans Emer7ency Housing Project Fund Cit7T or 'El Segundo r '122.80 Hvel -:•n ?'elk 25.00 Total - - - - - 147.80 hioved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman.Peterson the demands he allowed and warrants ord , ered drawn on and paid out, of the respective funds covering the same. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Skelle�T, Thompson and Psi *or Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. NEW BUSINESS None. No further business appearing to be transacted at this session, it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Skelley, the meeting adjourn. Carried. fir Respectfully submitted, Ap^ roved: Yayor.