1947 MAR 26 CC MINR- 63 f -
El.Segundo .California
March 26, 1947.
A regular meeting, -of. the City Coiincil' 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 by the City Clerk, the
Mayor being absent.
By general consent Councilman Peterson was chosen'Mayor pro tem, and
he immediately assumed the duties of the Mayor.
ROLL CALL.
Councilmen Present: 1. Baker, Thompson and Mayor pro tam Peterson.
Councilmen Absent: Skelley and Mayor Selby.
RFADING OF MINUS OF PREVIOUS MEETING.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 19th.day of March,-.'1947,
having been read, and.no.errors or omissions.having been noted,,it -Was -moved
by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the minutes of said
meeting be approved as recorded. Carried.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS..
Written communications, received from the'pexsons,.firms or corpora-
tions hereinafter named,, were read to, the Council ,and. were disposed_of.jn
the manner indicated,,.following_reference to each as' follows _
JESSIE BROWN, dated March 25, 1947, being an application,for.renewal
of a trailer permit, -which expired March 18,:1947: _.
Moved by Councilman.T%ampson, seconded:by Councillhan Baker, the
following resolution -be adopted'.
RESOLVED, that the application of 'Jessie Brown, ^
dated March 25 - 47, for renewal-of permit to maintain
and use a house,trailer on property situated at 529..
Indiana Street, Pl Segundo, be received and placed on
file. in, the office of the .City Clerk for the purRoses
of identification and reference;
AND, BE IT FURTHER BFSOLVED, that the- City,Uouncil'
hereby grants a temporary- p'ermit,''revocable at Any-time-
by the said.Council, upon fifteen days written notice
to the permitEee,.,Jessie* Br'-- to -keep, and maintain a
trailer on 'the property Fiereinbefore :.described; "'said.
permit being subject to the`provislons of'Ordinance No:'
223 of the City of El Segundo and ordinances supplementary
thereto or amendatory,_thereof;.providBd sanitary facilities
shall be -'made available`.to' the-_permittee at the. above
location; and; provided- further, that this permit shall
automatically lapse and become void, - unless sooner revoked,
upon the 30th_oay of.June, 1947, at midnight, by limitation..
The foregoi4'- resolution was adopted by the'. following vote:.,'
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Thompson and Mayor pro..tem Peterson.
Noes: Councilmen None. -
Absent: Councilman Skelley and Mayor Selby:'
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ROY D. =, dated March 19, 1947, with reference to an unusually large
number of dogs running at large and to the unsightly appearance of camouflage
wire placed on unimproved property on the South side of Imperial Highway,
easterly of Sepulveda Boulevard; also commenting upon the curfew ordinance
proposed for the City of E1 Segundo.
Following discussion.of the several subjocts referred to in said communi-
cation, the.same was ordered filed and the City Clerk requested to make-
appropriate reply thereto.
JAMES NELSON ROSE, dated March 25, 1947; and
CORDIE HUISEY,. JR., dated March 25, 1947, each being application for
employment by the City of El Segundo. Ordered filed.
NATIONAL TITANIUM COMPANY, dated March 25, 1947, quoting a price on
paint. Ordered filed.
J. DOUGLASS LOCKE, dated March '24, 1947,'requesting that he`be relieved
of his duties as Assistant City Engineer and Acting Building Inspector of
the City of E1 Segundo, effective April 1, 1947. Inquiry was made as to
whether or not the'communication was intended as a resignation from employment
with the City of El Segundo, and Mr,' who was in the Council Chamber,
andwering in the affirmative, it was moved -by Councilman Baker', seconded by
Councilman Thompson., the following resolution be adopted
RESOLVED, that the resignation of.J. Douglass Locke,
as an employee of the City of-El Segundo;'be and the same
is hereby accepted, effective as of midnight, March 31, 1947;
AND., BE IT'FURTHER.RESOLVED, that.-in view of,the' _
fact that the said J. Douglass Locke- as ,of March' 31; 'ig4j,
will have accumulated 11 'days earned vacation,`which , he has
not taken, and in view of the fact that he has,requested com-
pensation in lieu thereof,, which'is permissive -under the
resolution of the City Council reapecting-the rates of -pay'
and hours of employment of.employees of the City of E1 Segundo,
that the said J. . "Douglass Locke be"ailowed.pay in'lieu`Of
said accumulated earned vataion for the pbriol' of said�1_1
days, said compensation.to be,pro- ratedron the basis of hie,.
present monthly salary,
The foregoing resolution was adopted.by. the following vote
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Thompson and Mayor pro ten Peterson,
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Skelley and Mayor.Selby.'
COTTAGE ROME TRAILER"XORPORATION OF AEKRICA dated March 19., 1947,
suggesting that Assemblyman Ralph_C. Dill and Assemblyman Glenn'-M.
Anderson be requested to support, certain pending legisloLtion respecting
trailers and trailer camps. Ordered filed.
IMPERIAL HIGHW3Y ASSOCIATION, po' .S rked Mgt�ch 21, '29 #7, nailing.
attention to the next meeting of said - Association; to ' be held` at` Torba — ;
Linda, March 29, 1947.. Ordered filed.
PASADENA TOURNAMENT OF R05ES ASSOCIATION,- dated` Maz ch 20, 1947, being
an invitation to participate in the 59th Annual Tournament of Roses, to be
held January 1, 1948. Ordered filed.
NATIONAL GASOLINE - COMPANY, dated March 19 194" 'Advising that it has
sold to Standard Oil Company of California all'of.its,pipa_.lines maintained
under certain permits issued by the City of El Segundo, which are'more
particularly described in said communication and requesting the Council's
consent to the assignment.
Following consideration and comments with reference thereto by the
City Attorney, it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman
Thompson, the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the communication received this date
from Natural Gasoline Company, dated March 19, 1947, ad-
vising of its sale to Standard Oil Company.of California
of all of its pipe lines maintained under the following
permits issued by the City of El Segundo, to -wit:
Letter Permit dated October 28, 1937
Letter Permit dated October 28, 1937
Excavation Permit #1361 dated June 28, 1937
Letter Permit dated October 22, 1937
Permit Resolution #438 dated December 15, 1937
Permit Resolution #449 dated March 30, 1938
Permit Resolution #442 dated January 5, 1938
Kermit resolution #453 dated April 20, 1938
Permit Order dated July 20, 1938,
together with the form.-of assignment;, acceptance of: assign-
ment and consent of assignment therein referred to, be received
and 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 does
hereby approve the form of- assignment and acceptance, and.c.on-
sent, which accompanied said communication and does hereby
authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk of the.City of E1
Segundo to execute said consent form on behalf of the City
of El Segundo, said consent to become effective only. upon
receipt, by the said City, of a signed.copy of the said
acceptance form, -executed by the assignee, Standard Oil Company
of California.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the.following vote.:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Thompson and-Mayor pro tam Peterson.
Noes: Councilmen None. - -,
Absent: Councilman Skelley and Mayor Selby.
ORAL..COW(UNICATIONS.
None.
REPORTS OF STANDING CONNITTEES
None.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND_ SPECIAL COMMITTEES.. A�-
Park Superintendent McIlwain submitted a vacation schedule-for the-, .
employees in his.Department.
Moved by Councilman Baker, -.seconded by.Councilman Thompson, that
that certain vacation schedule of the Park Department, for the year 1947,
presented this Council this date, as follows, to -wit:
Employee
Fred L. Gregory
J. E. Hennessee
Kenneth Brewer
Perry Campbell
F. L. Ford
C. L. McIlwain
J. Schoening
1st Choice
Apr. 1 to Apr. 7, Incl.
June 16 to June 27 E "
July 7 to July 18, "
June 16 , to June 27,
June 2 to June 7, " and
July 21 to July 26, "
June 2 to June 13,
Aug. 4 to Aug. 16
2nd Choice
Sept. 15 to Sept. 26, Incl.
July 14 to July 25, . "
Sept. 1 to Sept.-12, "
Sept. 15 to Sept. 26, Incl.
June 16 to June 28,
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be and the same is hereby approved; provided, however, that
such schedule is subject to change by the City Council or by
the head of the department effected, if; in his discretion,
the best interests of the City of --El Segundo would be served
by amending the same. Ca4ried by the following vote:
Ayes: Soimellmen Baker; Thompson and'Mayor Pro tem Peterson.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Skelley and Mayor- Selby.
The City Clerk reported receipt of - -a communication from Business Manage-
ment Associates with reference to its Escrow No. 5, involving the purchase
by the City of E1 Segundo of Lots 32 and 33, Block 42, S1 Segundo, with
which was transmitted Title Insurance and Trust Company title insurance
policy No. 2556148 respecting the said Lots; also escrow statement of
receipts and disbursements.
The City Attorney having examined and approved as -to form the title
insurance policy referred to in said communication; it was moved by Council-
man Baker, seconded by Councilman Thompson; that the communication-received
this date from Business Management Associates, dated March 25,'1947;
together with statement of escrow receipts and expenditures and Title
Insurance Policy No. 2556148 enclosed therewith, all respecting Lots 32
and 33, Block 42,'E1 Segundo, be approved and received and placed 'on. -
file in the office of the City- Clerk, among the papers relating to the-
acquisition of said property by said City. -Carried by the following
vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker,- Thompson and Mayor pro tem Peterson.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Skelley and Mayor Selby. e...:
City Engineer Hutchins reported having had conferences' with Mr.' C. E.
Beatty, who purchased from El Segundo Oil Company- its ' Welle -. Noe 1, and 2,'- "
and with a representative of said El Segundo Oil ' Company` with reference
to cleaning up some waste material from the said wells, which had been
permitted to spill over a portion of Center Street south of Grand Avenue,
in the City of El Segundo, and that Mr. Beatty, the present owner of said
wells, has agreed to have the material removed within sixty days. He
stated further that he had written a letter to Mr. Beatty,'stating in
effect that the City would be satisfied if the clean- up= is'made within
sixty days.
Discussion then developed concerning the request of Fidelity and
Deposit Company of Maryland for the release of its bonds covering El Segundo -,
Oil Company's Wells Nos. 1 and 2, after which it was moved by Councilman
Thompson, seconded by Councilman Baker, that the verbal''report of the City
Engineer respecting'the clean -up and /or repair of damage heretofore caused
by certain oil wells Nos. 1 and 2, formerly owned by E1 Segundo Oil Company
and assigned to and presently owned by C. E. Beatty be noted; that the City
Engineer's action in consenting to a 60 day delay in the clean -up of the
public street adjacent said oil wells'be approved -and that the matter of
the release of Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland Bonds Nos. x+613682
and 4613683, covering said wells, be taken under advisement for an additional
sixty day period. Carried -by -the following vote -
Ayes: Councilmen Baker,-Thompson and Mayor pro tem Peterson.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Skelley and Mayor - Selby
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City Engineer Hutchins reported to the Council that the work of-installing
a 1200 lin. foot steel pipe line for the City of E1 Segundo, in adeordance 'with
the terms of a certain contract therefor betwee-n, the -City of E1 Segundo and'
Merritt Welding Contractors, has been completed and that the same was acoepted
by him this date on behalf of the City of El Segundo
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Moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that the
action of the City Engineer in accepting, on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo,
the work of installing a 1200 lin. foot steel pipe line for said City-by
Merritt Welding Contractors, as of March 26, 1947, in accordance with the
terms of its contract therefor, be and the same is hereby ratified and
approved. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Thompson and Mayor pro tem Peterson.
Noes: Councilmen None. -
Absent: Councilman Skelley and Mayor Selby.
City Attorney Woodworth reported receipt, from Colonial Insurance
Company, of its regular form of Release of Claim, for use in connection with
the claim of the City of El Segundo against Sigmund Groch, Hyman Groch and
David Groch, dba Groch Brothers, for damage to an ornamental street tree
sustained on or about October 25th, 1946, as a result of the operation of
a dump truck in the service of said Groch Brothers, the consideration named
in the release form received, to -wit: $41.88, being a compromise offer in
settlement of the claim of said City. -
The City Attorney recommended acceptance of the compromise offer of
$41.88, whereupon it was'movred by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman
Thompson, that the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the Mayor of the City of E1 Segundo
and the City Clerk of said City, be and they are hereby
authorized and instructed to execute, for and on behalf
of said City, the form of full release of all claims in
the matter of-the claim of the City of El Segundo' against
Groch Brothers, inconsideration of $41.88, -as- submitted
by Colonial Insurance Company and presented•this Council
this date, as a compromise settlement of the City's claim,
as recomm nded by the City Attorney,of the City of El
Segundo and -to deliver said release in due course upon
receipt: of said compromise amouat*.
The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Thompson and Mayor pro tern Peterson.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Skelley and Mayor Selby. .
PAYING BILLS.
The following demands, having had the approval of 'the Committee' on
Finance and Records, were read:
VEEP Fund General Fund
El Segundo Hardware 7.70 Rex Ryan $10.00
TOTAL .70 H & H Grill .90
Service Blueprint 1:19
General Fund Oswald Bros. 8.88`
Colling Publishing Co.— $287 C. V. Baird Auto Supply 8.50
Security Materials Co. 40.18= C. O. Sparks and Mundo Engr. -Co. 29.82
Business - Management Air Reduction Sales Co. .56
Associates 2.15 E1 Segundo Hardware 46.2
Earl Morgan 4.35 TOTAL _ 1
Moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Baker, the demands
be allowed and warrants ordered drawn and paid out of the respectivw funds
covering the same.. Carried by--the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Thompson and Mayor,pro_teml Peterson.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Skelley and Mayor Selby.
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NEW BUSINESS
Councilman Baker introduced Ordinance- No.-309, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY. OF EL SEGUNDO,,
CALIFORNIA, ARMING ORDINANCE NO. 110 .OF
SAID CITY, ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, PROHIBITING
DRUNKENNESS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT IN SAID:
CITY, AND PRESCRIBING THE FUNISHMENT.THERE
FOR. ", ADOPTED ON THE 17TH DAY OF OCTOBER,
1924, BY AMENDING SECTION 3 OF SAID ORDINANCE,__
which was read.
Councilman Thompson introduced Ordinance No. 310,. entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A.PRIMA FACIE.
SPEED LIMIT ON (1) A PORTION OF GRAND
AVENUE BETWEEN THE AIJZY WESTERLY:OF
CONCORD STREET, AND LOMA VISTA STREE,T;.AND
ON (2) A PORTION. OF MAIN STREET - BETWEEN
PALM AVENUE AND GRAND AVENUE, WITHIN SAID
CITY,
which was read.
Councilman Skelley appeared at the meeting during the reading of
Ordinance No. 310,'the hour being 7 :45 o'clock P. M..and he- immediately
took his seat at the Council table.
Moved by Councilman Baker,,seconded - by Councilman Thompson,, that
the action of this Council taken.at:its - last rbgular- meeting,_designating
William R. Marcus as Laborer First Classi__be. amended- so as to. fix the -.
classification of the said William R. Marcus as a Garbage Serviceman
First Class, effective as of April lot'. 1947. Carried by the following
vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Skelley, Thompson:.and' Mayor pro tam,
Peterson. ,
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Mayor Selby.
City Engineer Hutchins requested the Council.-to indicate Its policy
with respect to the width of parkway areas to he reserved _
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forty feet in width when requests are made in the future for the in-
stallation of sidewalks and curbs in said streets.- _
.Following discussion, it was determined, by general consent, that
in future parkway areas in forty foot streets shall be established at
five feet. _
No further.business appearing to be transacted at this meeting,.it: -,
was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded-by Councilman Skelley, -.the meeting
adjourn. Carried.
Approved:
Respectfull submitted,
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