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1948 DEC 21 CC MINCallifcrnla. T,r " ember 21 1948, An adjourned regular meetinp,, of the "o,Incil of the City of El Seg,,indo, California, was held on Deceir,*n(--,r at 7 ol:Jocl<' p. m. in the Ccuncil Chamber cf the City- Fall of aid City, having beer_ called to order by Selby, I_'a�"or. "'OLT C.411 L- 17� - . Councilmen Freserrlt.-. Feterson, _S'gan: ;n, and Selby. Councilmen AbFent.- Paker. r' -11 '17 1,71,TTT7 The minutes of the adiourned rsgular or the -17th daY cf December, 1948, been read and no error.- :,r having been noted, it was moved 17•:r �ounci:ffian 77hsmp.z^n, ccn ea by '-­,unc-iiman Swanson, the rdnutee of z;a--d meeting be approved a�. recorded. 'Carried. T' .moved by Counc-Iman P=ter_� n, 6wan" `cn, th- regular order cf but inelz_ to di _penned -a rrl ed. The City Cler:k thi retlur­ �f thy- 7pel-ial bond e_!.--tion in the City of `�.eg-,mdo, held on Tuc—,day, 11-h- Callif'ornia, were then, and had been, in h2_ in the envei^r_e, containin5c, the=m, in a- -';-n rr_­2eiv-l.. Sal d C then presented a-_d rr t; ;_•,__ t i ".t at this time at th- m e ink;. It was there,_,Pon m-red, by �_3unclaxnan and seconded by C-unci'T-nar. Thompson, that the City Counc-4LI, proceed 11 can-• rass the return_ of the spe,,ial bond hrl, Ir. the Citip. ')f, 7 r^-)rnia, -)n Tuesday, the 14th day -f --Lon .Ta carri-e.' ,4,-_-Pted by the follow"ing -1rote. n 'ye c_z 11— Counc-n�-n Z n, T' 7�eter_­) --tp_--n -n-. 1_ayor Leiby. I -> E, Qn,:� K=jen !'one -,--an Baker iib�ent . ­1'­ LL Counsibilan •ak-er L-_PP-:a­_md c t "'=e, the 7:07 of clock F. L. anA he r.i - _4, Said moti.-,n haviini- n pr; f-•thl` to pu'oliclv c-x&­�-ne an,� rot,r -] y 3.11 pr'�'virqle�i by lac, T T k1pon -,f Baker and --E.,,- r)n-J Z- -wn- i ljn, n _.-,4 1, 7, adopted: IT P BCI!7 S 48� tiEEREAS' the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, by Ordinance No. 342, daa;y- caned and provided for the holding of a special election in said city on December 14, 1948, for the purpose of subm'.±ting to the qualified voters of said city the proposition set forth in said ordinance and hereinafter stated; and '11!li ` °S, notice of said ele4ticr, was d, ; and regularly given in time, form and panne. �is provided by law, and said election was on the said gate aiy held at the polling places referred to in said cr:ii.-ance, and the votes cast thereat were canvassed and the returns thereof made at the time and in the manner and fern provided by law; and i t riL, or_ this %1st day of ecernb r, 1943, at the hour of 7- -0 ox--lock F: ii.s said C?ty :'ouncil has duly assembled at its usual place of meeting; ar_d has canvassed the returns of said election; Y -a the City Council of the City of AT'J�r�, 1K� �F,�.�, El Segundo, California, DOES HERI M-7 E50: ;�,, iETEF�': E AIM DER as follows Section 1_ That the speci-al election for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the Cd.y% of a Segundo, the bond proposition hereinafter set forth 1-uly held on December 14, 1948, and the ,rotes cast, thereat -were duly and regularly canvassed and the returns thereof made at the time and in the form and manner req red by law. Section 2. That the bond proposition voted upon at said election is as follows, to wit- 1,TI-)j'0 FROFOHTIMIL Shall the City of El Segundo incur a bonded indebtedness in the principal suri of nine hundred fifty thousand dollars (;950,000) for the acquisition and construction of a certain municipal improvement to wit. additions to and extensions and improvements 7f the wager ioorks syFten, of said city, said additions, Extensions and improve- ments to consist of the acquisition and con- struction of water storage facilities,, the acquisition and construction (including the r°econstrv,- tior.) of wells, water mains, pipe lines, pumps and pumping equipment and ap- purtenances, and the construction of all buildings necessary for the storage and housing of water works equipment and supplies, in- cluding the acquisition of all land, rights of way, pumps, equipment, appa-ratus, pipe, material, i. .rcrks,, and property necessary for said impro- cement ?tr Section 3. That this Ci ±.g C ^r,,ncil has duly canvassed the returns of said election and from -,aid returns it appears, S' 49`O and this Council finds, that the tctsl mwmber of votes cast in each of the respective election precincts established for said election upon said prcposition, and the total number of votes cast �_n said city upon said proposition and for and against said troTov:.t.cn in said city are as follows'. Voting Precinct Yes INC Total A 106 9 115 B "PI 3 3 116 C 72 74 D 66 i 67 E 129 F 120 0 120 G 103 6 109 H 106 6 112 T 98 7 105 76 1 77 �: 50 0 50 Total votes in t; =ty 1039 36 1075 Section 4. That the votes of more than two - thirds of all the voters voting at said election were cast in favor of the adoption of said proposition, and said proposition is hereby declared to be carried, and this City Council is authorized to issue bonds of said city as provided by law., ADO ^TED, SIGNED AND APPROM= this 21st day of December, 1948. Fpm. no Selby YA- yor of the City of El Segundo, / A TEST: California ity Clerk of the .1C El Segundo, Calif rna, L -3- t*1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY Or LOS ANGELES } ss. CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ) I, VICTOR D. McCAR.TF , City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California,DO HEREi3Y %MKIF•i that t e foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of said city and was approved by the Mayor of said city at an adjourned regular meeting of said City Council held on the 21st day of December, 1948, and that it was adopted by the following vote, to -wit: t `-3 EL) A S 491 AYES: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. NOES: Councilmen None. ABSENT- Councilmen None. 1.e El Segundo, California. The City Clerk then reported that he had caused to be entered on the records of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, a statement of the results of said election, by filing the resolution last hereinabove set forth in his office, and by entering said resolution in full in the minutes of this meeting on the said records, and by filing in his office the following ' "Statement of the City Clerk ", which he also entered in full in the minutes of this meeting. STATE ..ENT OF THE CITY CLERK I. VICTOR D. McCARTHY, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY AND DECLARE that the City Council of the City of Fl Segundo, at an adjourned regular meeting duly held on the 21st day of December, 1948, has duly and regularly canvassed the returns of the special election held in the City of E1 Segundo on December 14, 1948, and has declared the result of said election. That the bond proposition voted upon at said election is as follows.- "BOND PROPOSITION- Shall the City of E1 Segundo incur a bonded indebtedness in the principal sum of nine hundred fifty thouiand dollars (V,950,000) for the acquisition and construction of a certain municipal improvement to wit- additions to and extensions and improvements of the water works system of said city, said additions, extensions and improvements to con- sist of the acquisition and construction of water storage facilities, the acquisition and construction (including the reconstruction) of wells, water mans, pipe lines, ' pumps and pumping equipment and appurtenances, and the construction of all buildings necessary for the -4- S 492 storage and hn%sing of water works equipment and supplies, including the acquisition of all land, rights of way, pumps, equipment, apparatus, pipe, material, works, and property necessary for said improvement ? rt That the total number of votes cast in each of the respective election precincts established for said election upon said proposition and the number of votes therein for and against said proposition and the total number of votes cast in said city upon said proposition and for and against said proposition in said city are as follows; Voting Precinct Yes No Total A 106 Q 115 That the votes of more than two - thirds of all of the voters voting at said election were cast in favor of the adoption of said bond proposition, and said bond proposition has been declared.to be carried, and the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo is authorized to issue bonds therefor as provided by law. I CERTIFY that the foregoing statement of result is a full, true and correct statement of the facts of said canvass and of the results of said election, and that as soon as the result was de- clared the aforesaid statement was duly entered by me, the City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, on the records of said City Council. UTTERED December 21, 1946 f (SEAL) City Clerk of f El Segundo, allfornia. -5- I B 113 3 116 C 72 2 74 D 66 1 67 E 129 1 130 120 0 120 G 103 6 109 H 106 6 112 1 96 7 105 J 76 1 77 K 50 0 Total votes in City 1039 36 1075 That the votes of more than two - thirds of all of the voters voting at said election were cast in favor of the adoption of said bond proposition, and said bond proposition has been declared.to be carried, and the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo is authorized to issue bonds therefor as provided by law. I CERTIFY that the foregoing statement of result is a full, true and correct statement of the facts of said canvass and of the results of said election, and that as soon as the result was de- clared the aforesaid statement was duly entered by me, the City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, on the records of said City Council. UTTERED December 21, 1946 f (SEAL) City Clerk of f El Segundo, allfornia. -5- S 493 The following written communications, which were read to the Council, were disposed of in the manner indicated following reference to each hereinafter: BLOCK OIL COMPANY, dated December 18, 1948, advising of the abandonment of oil well named and known as Block No. 219 formerly known as Elsie No. 9, and informing further that the bond and license covering said well should therefore be cancelled. Endorsed upon said application under date of December 21, 1948, is the statement of the Building Inspector that the provisions of the permit covering the drilling, operation and maintenance of said well have not been complied with, in that the derrick has not been removed, the cement concrete foundations remain in place, considerable debris remains upon the premises, embracing the well site, and that the grading necessary in restoring the premises to the condition in which the same existed prior to the commencement of drilling operations has not been done. By general consent, therefore, the communication was ordered received and filed, the City Clerk was instructed to advise the Block Oil Company of its failure to abandon said well in accordance with requirements of its permit to operate the same, and also to inquire of the Division of Oil and Gas of the State of California whether or not its records indicate said well has been abandoned in accordance with the requirements of said Division. CLIFTON F. SEA11AN, dated December 15, 1948, being application for a permit to occunK- use and maintain a house trailer at 1448 East Palm Avenue, in the City of El Segundo. The Building Inspector having reported that there are no other trailers on the said premises, that the applicant is building a residence at said address, that sanitary facilities provided for the trailer use are satisfactory and having recommended that the permit applied for be zranted, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman oi- anson, that Clifton F. Seaman be and he is hereby granted a temporary, revocable permit, in regular form, to occupy, use and maintain a house trailer at 1448 East Palm Avenue, in the City of El Segundo, said permit to expire by limitation on March 31, 1949. Carried by the following vct.e. Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: rnuncilmen None. FLOYD S. CHRISTENSEN, dated December 20, 1948; and DOROTHY JOY L,IAIERS, dated December 20, 1948, each being an application for employment by the City of E1 Segundo. Ordered filed. EL SEGUNDO UNIFIIT SCHOOL DISTRICT, dated December 16, 1948, advising that said School District has recently acquired as school property, certain real property adjacent to Palm Avenue, between Arena Street and Sheldon Street and adjacent Arena Street, between Palm Avenue and the alley southerly thereof, which matter it is calling to the attention of the City Council at this tine in view of the fact that in the future it may request the City Council to up, vacate and abandon the portions of the S 494 public streets hereinbefore mentioned. Said letter indicates that the said matter has likewise been called to the attention of the City Planning Commission, so that the School District's future plans may be made a matter of consideration by both the City Council and the City Planning Commission in their plans for community development.. By general consent the communication was ordered received and filed. WILLARD J. SKELLEY, dated December 21, 1948,. advising that he is the owner of Lots 5, 6 and 7, Block 65, E1 Segunde, which he values at $3000.009 and which he would like to trade to the City for Lots 9 and 10, Block 6, and Lot 17, Block 7, E1 Segundo, presently owned by the City of E1 Segundo, and upon which a total value of $2550.00 has been placed by the City Council. Since the lots owned by Mr. Skelley, as stated in his said letter, adjoin the municipal warehouse site of the City of El Segundo and might prove of value to the City, by enabling it to advantageously enlarge its municipal warehouse site, it was deemed advisable to give the matter some consideration and accordingly the proposal made by Mr. Skelley was re- ferred to the City Attorney for his counsel on the subject. At this point, Public Works Commissioner Peterson reported that he and the Superintendent of the Water Department have given consideration to the matter of increasing water rates of the City of E1 Segundo, which rates have not been increased for many years, notwithstanding the increase in costs of construction, operation and maintenance of said Department, so that the said Department might be placed on a profitable operating basis, which matter had previously been referred to him by the City Council; that as a result of the Committee's discussions on the subject, he had made inquiry of the engineering firm of Lippincott and Rowe as to the costs of making an engineering survey to determine what adjustments in water rates should be made; that Lippincott and Rowe has submitted a proposal in a communication addressed to the City Council under date of December 13, 1948, which was in Mr. Peterson's possession and which he then delivered to the City Clerk for presentation to the Council. The City Clerk thereupon read said letter, which is in words and ° -gures as follows, to wit: "Engineering Offices of Lippincott and Rowe 714 Nest Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles 15 December 13, 1948 The Honorable City Council City of E1 Segundc, California Gentlemen; You have requested this office to submit a proposal to your honorable body for engineering services required for an in- vestigation and report with recommendations re a new water rate schedule for your municipal water department, The pro- posed schedule shall be adequate to produce revenue required for the production and distribution of wa per to meet your requirements cf the next fire years, having In ;mind v -ur ob- tai-ing additional water supply from the .etropolitan Water -7- i S 495 District at their present, and possibly increased, rates, also having in mind maintenance and operation of the works to be constructed under the proposed bond issue to be voted upon on December 14th or 15. We will be pleased to undertake this work promptly and prepare the schedule in accordance with modern water rate practice, comparable with rates now in effect in other Southern California cities. In making this study, it will be necessary to review the actual water consumption data of all of your consumers for the past three or four years. This will involve considerable work and analysis of your water department records, which will have to be done at your water office. I am submitting herewith our proposal on two basesa 1. If all of the research work in the office is performed by your present forces under our direction, our charges for the report u2th recommendations will be $1,000.00. 2. If the research work is done by a representative of this office, working in your water department, our charges will be $1400.00. Payment for the above services is to be made within ten days after filing of our written report. In preparing this re- port we would expect to confer with your honorable body and your water superintendent for the purpose of discussing and explaining the proposed new rate schedule prior to the preparation of our final report. Respectfully submitted, Engineering offices of LIPPINCOTT and ROWE E. A. ROWE AER;pl Alan Rowe.?? The said proposal was then considered at length, and it appearing from comments made by the City Council that the firm of Lippincott and Rowe possesses an excellent reputation in the field of water works engineering, is eminently qualified to perform the services desired by the City of El Segundo and that its proposal, in the judgment of the City Council, is a reasonable and satisfactory one, it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the following resolution be adopted. RESOLVED, that Lippincott and Rowe be employed to perform all of the engineering services necessary for an investigation and report, with recommendations, to establish a new water rate schedule for the municipal water department of the City of E1 Segundo, in accordance with its proposal addressed to this Council, dated December 13, 1948, which report is hereby ordered received -8- S 496 and filed by this Council, the fee to be paid for such service to be the sum of $1000.00, as set forth in the paragraph numbered 1 in said before mentioned proposal; AND, BE IT FURTUR RESOLVED, that the form of con- tract to be executed by the parties hereto shall be as agreed upon between the City Attorney of the City of E1 Segundo and the said firm of Lippincott and Rowe, subject to the approval of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, which said contract, when so approved, shall be signed by the Mayor of the City of El Segundo, for and on behalf of said City, and attested by the City Clerk, who shall make delivery thereof in due course. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes-. Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby.- Noes: Councilmen None. Absent-. Councilmen None. TROJAN NOVELTIES, dated December 20, 1948, requesting permission to operate an electric shuffle board and a 5¢ amusement game at the Rose Bowl Bowling Alley, 135 West Grand Avenue, within the City of El Segundo. By general consent this request was referred to Public Safety Commissioner Baker for investigation and report. The matter of amending the business license ordinance of the City of E1 Segundo, so that the same will provide adequate license fees for amusement games, music machines, vending machines, shuffle boards, etc. was discussed, and by general consent the City Clerk was instructed to discuss the matter with the City.Attorney of the City of El Segundo, with the idea of causing an amendatory ordinance to be prepared and presented the City Council for its consideration. ' No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it i,as moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: C Ci rk. Mayor."