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1948 JUL 07 CC MINEl Segundo, California. July 7, 1948• A regular meeting of the City Council of the CiV of El Segundo, California, was hold in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of 8 R n �yaba' haying been called to order at 7 :00 o'clock P. M. by 1 ROLL. CALL Bakerr,. Peterson, Swanson, Th(a@son and. McToQ'`Selby. Cotntciln�ea Present: . Councilmen Absent: None. RE.&DING OF HINtTi'LS OF pp=oUS of June, 1948, XM=NG. '!he minutes of the regales meeting h W eld on the 30th ty hiving been reed, without error or omission having been noted, it was moved by the minutes of said :nesting Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilmen Baker, be approved as recorded. Carried. WRITTEN C01¢MCATIONS. Written coeamications, received from the persons, firma or corporations hereirAet'ter named, were read to the Council and were disposed of in the manner Indicated, following reference to each hereinafter: RONALD J. HILL, dated July 6, 1948; 1948• and MARRION GERALD SWING, dated July 1, application for employment by GEORGE KATSKA, dated July 7, 1948, each being pP the City of El Segundo. Ordered filed. 3, SZ=nQDO UNIFIED ;;',CHOOL DISTRICT, by Robert W. Frederick, President, Board of Trustees; dated June 23, 1948, requesting that Palm Avenue be closed between Center Street and California Street, for school purposes. Following discussion by the Council, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that the City Engineer be and he is hereby authorized and directed to furnish the City Attorney with the necessary data, #4A the City Attorney is hereby directed, upon receipt of such data, toprepare the necessary proceedings for the abandonment of that portion nt the samevtouthe lying between Center ,street and California Street, and p City Council in due time, for its consideration and further action. Carried by the following vote: Ryes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. IL S MPO CHAMM OF COMMCE, dated July 1, 1948, being report of its activities for the quarter ended June 30, 1948. Ordered filed. gt, ADO POST N0. 38, AMICAN LEGION, dated July 6, 1948, inviting the members of the City Council and their wives, to th) 1948e iThteaCoouncil members officers of said Post on Monday evening, July 12th, 9 indicated their desire to attend said ceremony and the communication was ordered filed. QiEAT NORTURN CHAIR CO., dated July 6, 1948, offering to sell to the City certain Units of new compression stills, at a price of $3450.00 each, for use -1- S in connection with distillation of salt water. It appearing that said machines were of too small capacity to be of any benefit to the City, the Clerk, by general consent, was directed to address a communication to said Great Northern Chair Co., advising it that the City is not interested in said machines. FRED M. FARRIS, dated July 1, 1948, addressed to Donald J. Farrar, Fire Chief, making formal application for six permits to conduct fireworks sales for the year 1949. -- The Fire Chief made no recommendation with respect thereto and requested the same be filed with the City Clerk for consideration at the appropriate time in 1949• The communication was ordered filed and thereafter discussion ensued relative to the desirability of adopting an ordinance prohibiting the sale or discharge of fireworks within the City of E1 Segundo in the future. The discussions were concluded with the recommendation that the City Clerk communicate with adjacent cities to ascertain, if possible, whether or not all would be in favor of prohibiting, by ordinance, the future sale or discharge of fireworks within their separate jurisdictions, except in such cases where the same were displayed in one place at one time under governmental supervision. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, dated July 2, 1948, transmitting copies of Report on Off- Street Parking and Report on Financing Off- Street Parking Facilities, as prepared by Gordon Whitnall, Zoning Consultant. The City Clerk stated he had delivered a copy of each report to members of the Council. F. E. MEINE, dated July 2, 1948, being application for permit to occupy, use and maintain a house trailer at 405 East Oak Avenue, El Segundo. The Building Inspector having endorsed on said application his recommendation that the permit be granted, it was moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Baker, that F. E. Meine be and he is hereby granted a temporary, revocable permit, in regular form, to occupy, use and maintain a house trailer at 405 East Oak Avenue, E1 Segundo, such permit to expire by limitation on September 30th, 1948. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. ORAL COMRUNICATIONS. Mr. James D. Parke, owner of a manufacturing concern at 107 Arena Street, E1 Segundo, addressed the Council respecting all day parking of automobiles on said street, stating that due to such parking his customers and salesmen were unable to park their automobiles, and he requested that a one hour limit be placed on the parking of automobiles in front of his establishment. Following Mr. Parke's request, Public Safety Commissioner Baker, to whom had been referred the matter.of making an investigation of the parking of automobiles on Arena Street, between Franklin Avenue and E1 Segundo Boulevard, reported he had made such investigation and had found large numbers of automobiles parked on both Sheldon and Arena Streets, and that such automobiles were parked in such manner as to encroach upon the public streets to the extent that it would be impossible for the fire truck to get through should it became necessary. Following discussion, it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that the Chief of Police furnish the City Attorney the necessary data, and upon receipt of same, the City Attorney shall prepare the necessary ordinance establishing two hour parking on Penn Street, Sheldon Street, Arena Street and Eucalyptus Drive, between Franklin Avenue and El Segundo Boulevard, and thereafter present same to this Council for its consideration and action. Carried by the following vote: -2- • , i 211 S 212 Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Roes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. REPORTS OF STANDING COMTTSES. None. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. The City Clerk, reporting in connection with allocation of $510.00 heretofore made by this Council, to assist in defraying the costs and expenses of entering E1 Segundo Swim Club members in the Olympic competitions to be held in St. Louis, Missouri and Detroit, Michigan, stated that he had purchased four firstcla.ss round trip tickets to St. Louis, Missouri, including Pullman accomodations, for Jim Norris, Fred Reinhardt, Jerry McNulty and Bob Hughes, members of said team, at a cost of $503•45 and that $6.55 had been returned to the City Treasury. Following said report, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Baker, that the action of the City Clerk, as hereinabove set forth, be and the same is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. Carried. The City Clerk reported there had been handed him by the City Engineer, Memorandum of Agreement for Expenditure of Gas Tax Allocation for Major City Streets for the 19+9 Fiscal Year, received by said City Engineer from the Division of Highways, State of California. Thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, a memorandum of agreement has been presented to be entered into with the State of California in accordance with.a project statement submitted by the City of E1 Segundo for expenditure of the gas tax allocation to cities for the fiscal year 19+9; and - WHEREAS, the City Council has heard read said agreement in full and is familiar with the contents thereof.; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of El Segundo that said project statement be and it is hereby adopted as the budget of proposed expenditures of the gas tax allocation to cities, and said agreement be and the same is hereby approved and the Mayor and the City Clerk are directed to sign the same on behalf of said City, said agreement to be binding upon the City upon its execution by the authorized officials of the State. 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. The City Clerk reported the necessity for transferring certain moneys to the Recreation Fund of the City, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that the sum of $2000.00 be and the same is hereby authorized transferred from the General Fund of the City of E1 Segundo to the Recreation Fund of said City, and the City Clerk and the City Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed to make necessary entries in their respective books of record. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. -3- S 213 The Chief of Police reported he had made a study of the model tsaf''ia ord1Aou! heretofore referred to him for such study and recommendation; that said "inane 4* the City's -present traf'f'ic ordinance are very similar and he recommended no ch�gsa be made in the existing-traffic ordinance at this time. He thereupon retm+nsd to the City Clerk the copy of said model traffic ordinance. City Engineer Hutchins reported that a Mr. Gragg, who contemplates the erecticM of a garage on-the easterly boundary of the southerly half of Lot 4. Block 93, E1 Segundo, had inquired of him whether or not, if he erected such garage in such manner as to effect ingress and egress over the westerly 20 feet of Lot 3, Block 93, E1 Segundo, he could in any way be assured the City would consent to the use of said portion of said Lot 3, Block 93, presently owned by the City of E1 Segundo. During the discussion which followed, it was indicated that the present owners of portions of said Lot 3, Block 93, had been assured by a former owner of all of said lot, that the said westerly 20 feet thereof would be reserved by said former owner to permit of ingress and egress to the inside properties, but that said former owner had failed to pay taxes thereon and the property was acquired by the City because of the tax delinquency: The Council indicated it did not wish to work a hardship on the owners of the Interior lots carved out of the said Lot 3 and a willingness to sell the same to such owners for a reasonable consideration, provided any conveyance given to the purchasers would contain a provision that it would be retained as a private right of way for the use and benefit of adjoining owners of real property. The City Clerk was requested to ascertain from Special City Attorney John F. Bender what amount the City has invested in said lot, after which its sale price will be determined. City Engineer Hutchins reported he had received from Santa Fe Land Company, a legal description of the property for which North American Aviation Inc. desires service of water by the City of Los Angeles, that he had checked said description and found same to be correct, and he thereupon delivered same to the City Attorney for the preparation, by that official, of the necessary ordinance. Councilman Swanson, Chairman of the Centennial Committee, made a progress :-sport on the Centennial Fiesta to be held in the City of E1 Segundo on October 15th and 16th. Following said report a form of entry blank for participants In the parade to be held during such fiesta was presented to and approved as to form by the City Attorney. Councilman Thompson reported that he, Councilmen Swanson and Peterson and Mayor Selby had made an inspection of the premises at the Southeast corner of Loma Vista' Street and Walnut Avenue, on which certain building materials are stored, and concerning which complaint had been received by this Council at its last meeting from Mrs. E. R. Leipold, residing at 523 West Walnut Avenue; that Councilman Swanson had been assured by the owner of said premises that he had purchased a lot in an M -1 Zone and anticipated removal of said building materials to the new location in the near future. Following such report, by general consent the City Clerk was directed to advise Mrs. Leipold the results of. said investigation and the fact that the building materials now placed on the southeast corner of Loma Vista Street and Walnut Avenue will be moved by the owner thereof within the next few months. b Councilman Thompson also reported respecting inspection made7members of the Council of the premises at the northwest corner of Maple Avenue and Main Street; that said premises are in an unsightly condition due to certain materials placed thereon, and by general consent the City Clerk was directed to contact the owner of said materials and reauest the removal thereof. Councilman Thompson reported he had made an inspection of the premises at 750 Virginia Street, upon which request had been filed by Mr. J. P. Carpenter to place a house trailer; that said trailer is in the rear of said premises and not visible from the street, and he could see no objection to the granting of the permit requested. -4- S 214 Councilmen Peterson and Swanson and Mayor Selby concurx°ed in the recommendation of Councilms Thomps on, and thereafter it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councils Swanson, that John P. Carpenter be and he is hereby granted a temporary, revocable permit to occupy, use and maintain a house trailer at 750 Virginia Street, E1 Segundo, said permit to be in regular form and to expire by limitation on September 30, 1948. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: .Councilmen None. PAYING BILI,.S . 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. 12702 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. $1282.25- to 12712, Incl. $896.46 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 1713.18 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas.65.60 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 1703.29 Mints Curtzwiler, " " 18.75 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 1589.05 State Employees' Ret. Syst. 87.30 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 1018.80 State Employees' " 122.64 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 365.88 Minta Curtzwiler, Sec'y. Mints Curtzwiler, City Treas. 18.75 E1 Segundo City Group 20.75 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 611.05 El Segundo Hardware 4.43 Minta Curtzwiler, Treasurer Crane Co. 28.37 El Segundo City Group 37-35 Kimball Elevator Co. Ltd. 9.20 State Employees' Ret. System 705-59 Fraser Utility Supply Co. 61.18 Pay Roll Demand No. A 0012 145.50 Industrial Stat. & Prt. Co. 8.32 Minta Curtzwiler, City Treas. 4.50 City of E1 Segundo 232.30 State Board of Equalization 5.97 Carl Wilson 40.00 Air Reduction Pacific Co. 2.56 Addressograph Sales Agency 10.78 E1 Segundo Herald 306.11 Layne & Bowler Corp. 90.62 American- LaFrance- Foamite Corp. 322.88 Hersey Manufacturing Co. .81.75 Rich Budelier 4.75 El Segundo Herald 51.14 Boulevard Radiator Shop 3.50 Howard Supply Company 44.15 Brown Lumber Corporation 6.15 West Basin Water Assoc. 100.00 Division of Highways 22.13 TOTAL $1973-74 El Segundo Hardware 59-34 City of El Segundo Water Dept. 382.59 Recreation Fund City of E1 Segundo Water Dept. 86.47 State Board of Equalization *3.65 Grimes- Stassforth Stat. Co. 54.10 Pay Roll Demand No. 58788 Eckdahl Auto Parts Co. 316.11 to 58796, Incl. 667.37 Ira E. Escobar 17.55 Minta Curtzwiler, City Tr. 48.38 Fletcher & Dennee 72.86 Ace Gift & Office Supply Co.14.08 Gibson Motor Parts 9.96 American Handicrafts Co. 15.38 Inglewood Humane Society 185.75 Collector of Int. Revenue 15.52 Edna E. Leland 68.10 Inglewood Lock Shop 3.16 The Lighthouse, Inc. 42.19 Macpherson Leather Co. 86.49 Master Pest Control, Inc. 9.50 Pacific Hide & Leather Co. 12.24 Milliken Chevrolet 937.17 Russo Leather & Findings C0.76.10 Milliken Chevrolet 11.63 Glenn Stanley Sports Shop 35.72 Pacific Area Lumber Co. 21.28 United 9.74 National Fire Protection Assoc. 9.50 Western Badge & Trophy 14.35 So. Calif. Edison Co. 341.77 Victor D. McCarthy, City Cl. 2.50 Goo. M. Sutton 5.88 TOTAL 11W. 69- Winston K. Williams, M. D. 10.00 White's Pet, Poultry & Garden Supply. 34.45 Gordon Whitnall 100.00 -5- General Fund Pacific Electric Railway Co. 3.0 Victor D. Mc Carthy, City Cl. 9.12 Larry R. Shuler 8.00 101 Motel 10.00 TOTAL 92675.62 Pension Fund State Employees' Retirement System $803.95 State Employees' " it 11.01 • ?. • . Pacific Area Lumber Co. E1 Segundo Hardware E1 Segundo Paint Center City of El Segundo City of El Segundo City of E1 Segundo Mater Dept. TOTAL S 215 V. E. H. P. Fund 0.70 4.58 30.76 227.46 300.00 145.21 $718-71 Moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the respective funds covering the same. Carried by the following vote: Ayes.- Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes.- Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. NEW BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Baker, that Resolution No. 943, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION No. 916 (THE SALARY RESOLUTION OF SAID CITY) BY ADDING A NEW PARAGRAPH DESIGNATED AS PARAGRAPH "U" TO SUB- DIVISION-14 OF SECTION 1 of SAID RESOLUTION N0. 916, which was read, be adopted. Said motion carried and said Resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. City Engineer Hutchins read to the Council a letter received by him from The Austin Securities Company, in which letter said Company stated it had been employed by the E1 Segundo Land and Improvement Company to develop the unsold portion of Section 18 for industrial use, that it had been unable to make any progress because of lack of water supply, and requesting that it be advised whether or not, under present conditions, the City Council feels it would be justified in supplying the subject area with water between now and the time metropolitan water will be available. In connection with the same subject, the City Engineer also read to the Council a letter received from Carl F. Fossette, General Manager, West Basin Municipal Water District, under date of June 17, 1948, addressed to the City of E1 Segundo, for the attention of R. T. Hutchins, which letter stated the Board of Directors has directed the writer to inform all prospective future users of Metropolitan Water in this District that details in regard to annexation of the District to the Metropolitan Water District will soon be completed and that the Board is now making an intensive study of problems relative to the delivery of such water. Attached to said letter was a list showing tentative locations and sizes of turnouts, which list indicated the City of El Segundo would be served through outlet No. 3, tentatively located at Manhattan Beach Blvd. and Redondo Avenue, through a 24" turnout. S 216 The City Engineer stated he had indicated to the Engineering Committee of said West Basin Municipal Water District that the City of E1 Segundo desired a 28" turnout instead of a 24" as proposed, and the Council concurred in the Engineer's recommendation. Discussion ensued, following which, by general consent, the City Engineer was directed to inform The Austin Securities Company that the City of E1 Segundo will take immediate steps to cause an engineering study to be made and other details worked out with respect to furnishing water to all of both Sections 18 and 7 within the City of E1 Segundo from the main feeder line which will be constructed by the Metropolitan Water District along Manhattan Beach Avenue, and also to advise said Austin Securities Company that in the opinion of the City Council, Metropolitan water can be fix Wished to the property being developed by it within the same period of time that would be required for the City of El Segundo to purchase the necessary pipe and install the same in order to furnish water from its existing facilities. Thereafter the City Engineer filed with the City Clerk the letter hereinbefore referred to received from the West Basin Municipal Water District. Water Superintendent Hutchins reported receipt of a letter from Southern California Edison Company respecting the conversion from fifty to sixty cycles of certain pumping units located at the water pumping plant and that said Company had agreed to make an allowance to the City of $426.00 in event the City elected to do said work. He further stated that the 71 H. P. pumps now in use at said water plant are not of sufficient capacity to take care of the amount of water now being pumped and he recommended the following: That the offer of Southern California Edison Company be accepted; that the Pacific Pump Company be employed to do the necessary conversion work and that 15 H. P. motors, including new bases, be installed in lieu of the present 72 H. P. motors, and that one of the 77 H. P. motors, when removed, be installed in place of the 3 H.P. motor now in use at said pumping plant. Thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, the Water Superintendent of the City of E1 Segundo has advised this Council that under its plan for conversion from fifty to sixty cycle operation, it is necessary to rewind the two 71 H. P. motors and one 3 H. P. motor at the municipal water pumping plant; AND, WHEREAS, said Water Superintendent has also advised this Council that the Southern California Edison Company will make an allowance of $426.00 to the City should the City elect to do said' work; AND, WHEREAS, said Water Superintendent has recommended that, in order to increase the efficiency of said pumping units, that 15 H. P. motors be installed in lieu of the present 4 H. P. motors and that should this be done, one of the 71 H, P. motors removed should be installed in place of the present 3 H. P. motor , and has further recommended that Pacific Pump Company be employed to perform all of said above mentioned work; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council elects that the City of E1 Segundo shall do, or cause to be done, the work necessary to convert said equipment to 60- cycle, conditioned that the Southern California Edison Company shall reimburse the City to the extent of $426.00 of the costs involved; -7- 'o_ S AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, in this connection to evidence the arrangement herein authorized, that a copy of "Conversion Allowance and Release Agreement ", presented to this Council at this meeting, be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk and hereby referred to and made a part hereof, and that this Council does hereby approve the said agreement and does hereby authorize and instruct the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the said agreement on the part of the City of E1 Segundo and make delivery thereof in due coursq; AND, BE IT FLMTMCR RESOLVED, that the 'Water Superintendent be and he is hereby authorized to employ Pacific Pump Company to do all work in connection with such conversion, including the furnishing of new bases and installation of two 15 E. P. motors at a cost of not to exceed $426.00. 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 Nome. The Water Superintendent stated that Mr. Clifford Smith, Foreman in the Water Department, had requested that he be paid in lieu of taking his annual earned vacation, and that he be allowed time off for his accumulated overtime. Moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Baker, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that pay in lieu of earned vacation be and the same is hereby allowed Clifford Stith, Foreman in the Water Department; AND, BE IT FURTMM RESOLVED, that said employee shall be allowed to take off his accumulated overtime at such time and for such period as may be specified by the Water Superin- tendent of the City of E1 Segundo. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Councilman Baker informed the Council that he anticipates taking his vacation between the dates July 12th and 26th, 1948, and he requested permission to leave the State of California during said period. Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, that Councilman Baker be and he is hereby granted permission to absent himself from meetings of the City Council which may be held between the dates July 12th and 26th, 1948, and that during such time he is also granted permission to leave the State of California. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Public Safety Commissioner Baker informed the Council of the need of a 24 foot extension ladder for use by the Fire Department, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that the purchase of a 24 -foot extension ladder for use by the Fire Department be and the same is hereby authorized at a In i s cost of not to exceed $100.00, including California State Sales Tax. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Th=T son, that the purchase of fifteen turnout coats and helmets, for use by the active members of the volunteer firemen, be and the same Is hereby aUthwisedj at a cost of not to exceed $325,001 plus California State sales fts. OMMS96 by the following vote; Ayes: Councilmen BaYdby Pbter*Mp ftwWan, Thenpeon and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Thoupson, seconded by Councilman Baker, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, Approved: