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1947 MAY 28 CC MINk7p,ovl El Segundo, California. May 28, 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 o'clock P. M. by William R. Selby, Mayor. ROLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Baker, Peterson, Skelley,.Thompson and Mayor Selby. Councilmen Absent: None. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on May 21st, 1947, having been read and no errors or omissions having been noted, it was moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the minutes of said meeting be approved as recorded. Carried. At th's time, Special City Attorney John F. Bender, who was present at the Council meeting, informed the Council that the City Clerk had re- ferred to him a list, enumerating six thousand parcels of real property within the County of Los Angeles, which will be sold at public auction at the next tax sale held by the County, which said list had been.filed with the City Clerk by the Tax Collector of Los Angeles County. He informed the Council that the list may contain some parcels which the City of E1 Segundo might desire to acquire and not permit to go to public auction and that to make this determination, he would cause the said list to be checked in his office and he will report to the Council at a later date concerning the same. Special City Attorney Bender then presented to the Council, four quitclaim deeds, filed.as one document, conveying certain property to­the City of El Segundo, and which document he recommended the Council accept. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Skelley, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that that certain Quitclaim Deed, dated the 29th day of April, 1947, executed by Olive D. Hodgkins, conveying to the City of E1 Segundo, a municipal corpora- tion, the real property in the City of El Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as: South 46 feet of Lot 5, Block 96 of E1 Segundo, as per map recorded in Book 20, pages 22 and 23 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said County; r�:ne Quitclaim Deed, dated the 18th day of April, 1947, executed by George Lake and Magdalin W. Lake, conveying to - the City of. El Segundo, a• municipal corporation, the real: pro - perty in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as: Lots 29 and 30, Block 61, E1 Segundo, as per map recorded in Book 20, Pages 22 and 23 of Maps, in the office of the County - Recorder of said County; ��701 and Quitclaim Deed, dated the 7th day of March, 1947, executed by Henry Charles Hanna; Jr.., conveying to.the- City of E1 Segundo, a municipaa Corporation, the real property in the City of El Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as Lots 16, 17 and 18, Block 41, E1 Segundo"-­ as per map recorded in Book 20, Pages 22 and 23 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said County; and Quitclaim Deed, dated the 27th day of February, 1917, executed by Maggie D. Nelson: conveying to the City of E1 Segundo, a municipal corporation, the real property in the City of El Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as: Lot 19 in Block 41 of El Segundo, as per map recorded in Book 20, Pages 22 and 23 of Maps, in the office of the :County Re- corder of said County; be and the same are hereby accepted by and on behalf of the City of El Segundo; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to cause said instruments to be filed for record as one document in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, California.:.: r The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote. Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. Written communications, received from the persons, firms or corpora- tions hereinafter named, were read to the Council and were. disposed of in the manner indicated, following reference to each as follows: THE IMPERIAL HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION, with reference to its meeting Which will be held in Los Angeles, May 31st, 1947. Ordered filed. CITY OF FORT BRAGG, CALIFORNIA, being a certified copy-' of ascertain resolution adopted by the City Council of said City, February 10, 1947, - recommending that a statute be enacted by the State Legislature, by:the terms of which all merchandise now subject to.the existing sales tax of the State be taxed in an additional amount to be determined,by the Legis- lature and the funds, so received, to be distributed on a reasonable pro rata basis between the cities and the counties of the state, to enable.them to meet the mounting costs of government. Ordered filed. THE AMERICAN LEGION, POST NO. 38, dated May 28th, 19+7, addressed to C. K. McConnell, Fire Chief, requesting permits to conduct six fireworks sales stands within the City of E1 Segundo, July 3rd and 4th of this year, pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No. 208 of the City of El Segundo. The application having been approved by Fire Chief McConnell, it R -0�i was moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the application of the - American Legion, Post No. 38; dated May 28, 1947, for permission to construct and operate and to make sales of lawful fire- works therefrom, of the following fireworks stands 'in the City of El Segundo, for the period permitted under the pro- _ visions of Ordinance No. 208 of said City, be received and filed and that said communication, as so on file, be and the same is hereby referred to and by this reference.in- corporated herein and made a part hereof; AIM, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that under_ and subject to the provisions of said Ordinance No. 208 and the laws of the State of California relating to the sale of fireworks, permission is hereby granted to said Amcrican Legion, Post No. 38, to erect,�maintain and use the stands at the following locations, for the sale of fireworks, as contemplated in said ordinance and said laws, to -wit: One on the West side of Sepulveda Blvd., between Palm and Maple Avenues. One on the West side of Sepulveda Blvd. on the vacant lot immediately south of Patmar's liquor store. One on the East side of Sepulveda Blvd. South of El Segundo Blvd. on the McCray property. One on the corner of Main St. and Imperial Highway. One North.of Escobar's Garage on Main St.; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that with reference to the application for a permit to erect,-maintain and use a stand along the highway near El Porto, that said application be and the same.is hereby denied, as the City Council, after consultation with the Chief of Police, feels that the said location, being on a narrow, heavily traveled thoroughfare,• would constitute a distinct traffic hazard; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be.eonstrued as preventing said American Legion, Post No. 38, from making application for another location, vihich may not be subject to the same objection. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. JACOB KUCHAR., et al; dated May 22, 1947, being an offer to sell certain real property to the City of E1 Segundo and make settlement for certain damaged incurred by-the writers by.reason of the City's desire to acquire. a certain parcel of real property in Blocs 114, within the_City. of E1 Segundo, for use in connection with the proposed opening of &.public street throuSh said Block. Thereafter it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Skelley, that the.following resolution be adopted, dP RESOLVED, that the communication from Jacob Kuchar, Frieda Kuchar and John Catalano, dated May 22,, 1947, in which said writers offer to the City of E1- Segundo a certain com- promise and adjustment with reference to the acquisition by said City of certain real property in said City therein des- cribed and the compromise and adjustment of certain claims therein referred to, be received and placed on file in the office of the City Clerk and that said communication, as so on file. be and the same is hereby referred to and expressly incorporated herein and made a part hereof as fully as though the Name were herein set forth at length; AP�D, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Council, having rev'ewed the matters.and subjects set forth and referred to in said communication and having duly and fully considered the same. finds and determines that the offer made in said communi- cation to transfer the real property therein described to the City of El Segundo for the consideration therein expressed and to compromise and adjust the claims of said writers on the basis as therein offered and set forth as fair and reasonable, all factors considered, and that therefore said offers and propooals, as set forth in said communication, shall be and the Same are hereby accepted by and on behalf of the City of El Segundo; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be ana he is hereby authorized and instructed to open an escrow the '?anl: or 1merica N. T . 1 Assn., :•iaz: ha`tan Beach Branch, for the purpose of consu=ating the transaction of purchase and adjustment as contemplated in said offers and in this acceptance thereof; AND, BE I^ ruTRTEER RESOLVED, that said City Clerk be and he 's hereby- authorized and `_astructed. to execute, on behalf of the City, any and all instructions which -may be re- cu red on the part of a.'d City, in order to permit such escrow to.be closed and to prepare and.present to this Council such -,Tarrant or_.warranta as maybe necessary, drawn on the General Fund of sad C'-,La,,. to meet the obl'gat' ons of sa' d City in said escrow; AND,. BE IT FUR= RESOLVED, that the property to be C e_ -ea tc ' i C* %— =ier a ^ff r shall to conveyed to _ d C`_ty -fee 7:nd clear of enc=brancas, except t -Ise z.ent'oned communication and offer, and that the form of releases of claims to be received by the City in the premises shall be sutject to the approval of the City Attorney. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Toes: Councilmen Toone. ',bsent: Councilmen None. HONOR13LE GLENN M. ANDERSOILi Assemblyman, dated May 23, 1947, acknow- led6ing receipt cf a copy of the Council's resolution, heretofore adopted, respect`_n6 Senate Sill 30/ and advising that is t::e consideration of the matter. he will be sided b; the- Council':, e:.rrec: ion tv ith reference t41;;reto. Crdereu file, E3NORrfs-." JACK B. TEM -Y, otate senator, dated May 22, 194_7. rec_ c: tirg Y' _till l: r'cur,: =l relay- to Senate Bill 305, and stst'n*; thct the Council's recc=anlation will have his fullest attention an' a t_o::. Or'e_ ed °.lea . BOIyC�RP3LE EFiNE.i R. GEDDE -E, Assemblyman, dated b.ay 22., 394;., acT;no.�- �c :." rcce' -u cf a ps cf this Counc.Li's resolution respectik ,-IL to time :' respe sa_� 3111 co_reUpon.c 5- �o that of the Cou::c_l. Or: erea filed. _ CEE = C. STAY HOUSE MOVING COMPANY, dated Ma,; 28th, 1947, requesting permission to move, in three sections, a one story frame building from one location to another within the City of E1 Segundo. The application having been approved by the Building Inspector and all requisite fees and deposits having been paid and made, it was moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the following resolution be adopted: RE :CZ'TED, that Chester C. Seay House Moving Company be and It is hereby granted permission to move a one story frame building, in three sections, from its present location in t.e Star da<rd Oil Refinery at E1 Segundo to a new location at 11; Center - treet. El Segundo. Said building, during the .co-.tirse of such remo % -al; shall be routed easterly on El Segundo Boulevard to Center Street, thence northerly on Center -treet to its permanent location. Provided, however, I the Police Department shall be notified at least th'-t- minutes in advance of the entrance of the structure lac the City Limits or the City of El Segundo; and provided, zla ther. that such removal shall be prosecuted and completed to the satisfaction of the Street -'uperinterdent of the City of El Segundo. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: ^-e s: Councilmen Ba'-er, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and Mayor Selby. floes: Co;ncilmen Prone. Absent: Councilmen None. GE GE E. R=O, JR., dated bLy 24, 1947, being request'Tor a permit to move a one story frame building for refrigeration purposes from a. point out::ide the City of El Segundo to a location on his property at the southeast corner of I•iain Street and Imperial Highway, within the City of El Segundo. The Luilding Inspector having approved and all fees having been paid, it ;:as moved b3- Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that George Renfro, Jr. be and he is hereby granted a permit to move a one story frame refrigerator building from its present location outside the City of El Segundo, to the southeast corner of Main Street and Imperial Highway, within the said City; that said building, during the course of such removal shall be routed westerly on Imperial Highway from Aviation Blvd. to final destination; it being provided, however,, that the Police Department shall be notified at least thirty minutes in advance of the entrance of the structure into the City Limits of the City of E1 Segundo; and provided further, that such removal shall be prosecuted and completed to the satisfaction of the Street Superintendent of the City of E1 Segundo. The foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Floes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. P:.' ;I;ING CONGRESS, LOS ANGEL 7' COLT.=, dated Yla,- 20, 194", transmitting the City's certificate of membership in said organization and requesting it be informed as to the City's delegate to the Congress for the year 1947. 1 00 By general consent the communication was ordered received and filed and Councilman Skelley designated as the Council's delegate to said Congress, and he was requested to invite the attendance'of the- Chairman and members of E1 Segundo City Planning Commission to such meetings of the Planning Congress as may be scheduled from time to time and of -which he has noti, fication. None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Councilman Skelley reported receipt of information from Southern California Edison Company that prices and specifications for the installation of lighting in Library Park should be in his hands within a week or ten days. i - REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. The City Clerk reported receipt-of forms.from United States Engineer Office of the War Department with respect to releasing the United States Government from liability in connection with its rental of a portion of Northrop Street southerly of Imperial Highway. It appearing from discussion that the highway was - not damaged in any way by its use by the Government and that the forms of release submitted for execution by the City are satisfactory to the City Attorney, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman.Thompsonr that the,' Mdayor -of the City of El Segundo be and he is hereby authordzed -and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of El Segundo, that certain - release submitted by the United States Government, releasing the said Government from any and all claims for rental or otherwise that may have arisen out of the use or occupancy of Northrop Street, southerly of Imperial Highway, within the City of El Segundo, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and- directed to-attest the same and to cause five copies of said release, so executed, to be delivered to the said United States Army Engineer *' DepartmentY Real Estate Division, 621 South Rope Street; Los Angeles, California, for the attention of W. E. Franklin.- Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None: - Absent: Councilmen None. City-Attorney Woodworth reported that in connection krith the request of the City of Los Angeles, made to this Council a number of months- -ago,' that_the City of El Segundo quitclaim certain of its interests in certain real property along the westerly boundary of the City of E1 Segundo,- required by the City of Los Angeles in the prosecution of the reconstruction of its Hyperion outfall sewage treatment plant, he has arranged for a conference with Deputy City Attorney Green for Thursday, May 29th, at which time he anticipates minor discrepancies appearing in the deed will be corrected ' and that he will make further report to the Council on the subject when the matter is ready for councilmanic action. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Mayor Selby stated that the next matter to be considered would be a report from the special committee, consisting of Judge Peter E. Binder and City Clerk Victor D. McCarthy, with reference to the proposed agreement, whereby the City would "back up" the Veterans' Committee for Housing, Inc. "s housing project for vetera_:s in the City of El Segundo on Sepulveda Boulevard at Mariposa Avenue. _- ` • 'ti ti R .`70% Judge Binder thereupon, for the special committee, made a full report to the Council, analyzing the regular form of F. P. H. A. "back up" agreement and the so- called Torrance form. The City Attorney stated that he concurred in the analysis made by the committee. as announced by Judge Binder. After discussion, which was participated in by the members of the Council, the members of said special committee, the City Attorney and representatives of said Veterans' Committee for Housing, Inc., (including Mr. Gordon Chantler, Site Manager for said project), it was moved by Councilman Skelley, seconded by Councilman Baker, and unanimously carried, that the City Attorney prepare and present to this Council for its consideration at its next regular meeting, the regular form of F. P. H. A. 'back up" ao�eement, as reported on by the special committee. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: General Fund C. 0. Sparks, Inc. 30.0 C. K. McConnell 5.70 Oswald Brothers 14.o9 Culver Glass Company 18.45 Fletcher Tire Company 94.37 Industrial Stat. & Prtg. Co. 2.26 The Hillyard Company 13.81 Continental Electric Co. 18.27 standard Oil Co. of Calif. 44.54 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 1.00 General Fund Gordon Whitnall TOO. 00 Air Reduction Sales Co. .60 Ditto Incorporated 6.46 Inglewood Office Machine Co. 1.50 Eckdahl Auto Parts Co. 31.04 J. Horner Hough Company 16.40 So. Cal..Display Fixture 17.40 Denmore Sales Co. 8.29 United Air Lines 245.00 TOTAL $668.90 Moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the General Fund covering the same. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. NEW BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the purchase of two Ogilvie's California Vehicle Code Books, one for the use of the Police Department and one for the use of the City Judge of the City of E1 Segundo, be and the same is hereby authorized, at a cost of $16.91 each, including California State Sales Tax. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Skelley, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Mayor Selby informed the Council that he anticipates being out of the City for approximately two weeks beginning May 30th, 1947. It was thereupon moored by Councilman Peterson. seconded by Councilman Baker, that Councilman L. Rexford Thompson be and he is hereby designated Mayor pro tem, to serve in such capacity during the absence of Mayor William R. Selby,- beginning May 30th. 194', and that said Mayor Selby is. hereby.granted. permission to absent h_mself from the City and from meetings of the City Council; which may be held between said May 30th, 1947 and June 15th, 1947. Carried by the following vote: R' x 7 'Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson. Skelley, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by' Councilman Peterson, the meeting adjolarn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approve Mayor Rv M I K