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E1 Segundo, California.
July 29, 1948.
An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of E1
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.
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Councilmen Present.- Baker, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby.
Councilmen Absent: Peterson.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 28th day of July, 1948,
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.
By general consent the regular order of business was dispensed with.
City Engineer Hutchins filed with the Council proposals received from
the engineering firms of Perliter & Soring; goebig and goebig; Associated
Engineers; Holmes & Narver and Lippincott and Rowe, for performing engineering
services to determine the size of pipe, kind of material and the most
advantageous route for trunk line water main or mains to deliver water to all
parts of the City of E1 Segundo from its turnout on the main feeder line of
the Metropolitan Water District at the intersection of Manhattan Beach Avenue
and Redondo Avenue, Manhattan Beach, California, and to make other essential
engineering determinations in connection therewith.
For the guidance of the Council he prepared a recapitulation of all
of said proposals, which the Council proceeded to study and consider.
Following such consideration, it was moved by Councilman Baker,
seconded by Councilman Swanson, the following resolution be adopted:
WHEREAS, this Council has received a communication
and offer from Lippincott and Rowe, in words and figures as
follows:
"July 26, 1948.
To the Honourable City Council
E1 Segundo,
California
Gentlemen:
Your City Engineer, Mr. R. T. Hutchins, has handed this
office a memorandum of engineering service required for
the preparation of a report with preliminary plans and
cost estimates cf the facilities required to join your
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municipal water system with the proposed extension of
the distribution system of the Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California and your Honourable Body has re-
quested us to submit a proposal for such services. The
items to be covered by the initial report are as follows:
'Item 1 (a) To determine the proper size, kind of
material, and most advantageous route
of a trunk -line water main or mains to
deliver water to all parts of the City
of El Segundo from its turnout on the
main feeder line of the Metropolitan
Water District at the intersection of
Manhattan Beach Avenue and Redondo Avenue,
Manhattan Beach, California.
(b) To determine whether or not a pumping
station will be necessary on said water
main to provide the consumers in E1 Se-
gundo with adequate water pressure for
domestic, industrial, and fire uses, and
to determine the capacity and location
of said pumping station. The Metropolitan
Water District expects the head on its main
feeder terminus at Manhattan Beach Avenue
and Redondo Avenue to be 280 feet.
(c) To determine the cost of said trunk -line
water main or mains and appurtenances,
and assist the City Council in presenting
to the electors of this City a bond issue
to pay the costs of the construction of
said works.
(d) To develop an adequate system for the dis-
tribution of water to all parts of Sections
18 and 7 in said city, showing size and
location of mains, valves, fire hydrants, etc.
It is not the intention of the City Council
to cause to be constructed at the present
time any portions of this system but to have
on file approved plans of a system, all or
any portion of which may be constructed in
said Sections 18 and 7 when the industrial
development in these sections demands.
(e) To furnish to the City Council two copies of
a report and recommendations of the above -
mentioned items and any other facts which
will enable said Council to plan and finance
the trunkline water mains and appurtenances
herein contemplated.'
We will be pleased to undertake this assignment, however as I
explained to Mr. Hutchins over the phone, due to the pressure
of other work and scheduled vacations of our employees, we will
be unable to start intensive work on this investigation before
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August 10, 1948. We would, however, expect to complete
the investigations and file our written report by September
15, 1948. At our recent meeting with your Honourable Body
it was understood that all negotiations for the acquisition
for the necessary rights of way would be done by the City
at its own expense. Within a few days after our employment,
we could submit to the City a tentative location of the
proposed rights of way in order that no delay would result
in these negotiations. There are also certain data which
we would require from your water department records which
we could outline and the water department employees could
be compiling prior to the time we start active work.
For these services, our fee would be $2500.00, payable
within 30 days after the filing of our report. We do not
anticipate any detailed field surveys would be required in
connection with the preparation of this report, however,
if such surveys are necessary, they could be made either
by the City forces under our direction at the expense of
the City or we could make such surveys charging the City
the actual cost thereof plus 25% to cover our overhead
expenses. These costs would be in addition to the fee
above named.
With regard to our charges for additional engineering
services in connection with the preparation of plans and
specifications for the required improvements and the
supervision and inspection of the construction of said
works, we are not prepared at this time to submit a pro-
posal, however, we can state that our charges for such
services will not be in excess of the recommended fees of
the American Society of Civil Engineers 'for professional
services on Federal and Federal Aid projects undertaken
as an aid to industrial recovery or to relieve unemployment'
as approved by the Board of Direction April 3, 1935•
Thanking you for your kind consideration of this office
In connection with this important work, we are
Respectfully yours,
Engineering Offices of
LIPPINCOTT AND ROWE
By Alan Rowe
AR:pl Alan Rowe
AND, WBEREAS, this Council has further compared the
above quoted communication and offer with other offers from
various engineering firms for performance of the services
referred to in said above quoted communication and after
reviewing all of the same, feels that the offer of said
Lippincott and Rowe, above set forth, is the offer which the
said Council, after such consideration, desires to accept;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the offer of
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said Lippincott and Rowe to furnish the City of E1
Segmido with the engineering services referred to in
said above quoted cammmunication, at the compensation
and upon the terms as set forth in said fifer be and
the same is hereby accepted by and on behalf of the
City of E1 Segundo and that said City does hereby according-
ly employ said Lippincott and Rowe to perform the services
for said City referred to in and contemplated under the
said offer of said Lippincott and Rowe for the compensation
therein set forth, payable as therein indicated;
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk
be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to forward
to said Lippincott and Rowe a certified copy of this
resolution as evidence of such acceptance and that the
said offer and this acceptance thereof shall be and
constitute the contract or agreement between said City
and said Lippincott and Rowe for the rendering of the
services contemplated in said offer.
On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Peterson.
Moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Baker, that
Resolution Noe 946, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EL S'EGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION
No. 916 OF SAID COUNCIL AND THE "SCHEDULE OF
COMPENSATION FOR THE VARIOUS OFFICERS, DEPARTMENT
HEADS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA ", SET FORTH IN SAID RESOLUTION, BY .
AKKNDING PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION 3,
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF SAID SCHEDULE;
PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION 6, POLICE DEPART-
MENT OF SAID SCHEDULE; PARAGRAPHS (A), (B) AND
(C) OF SUBDIVISION 8, STREET DEPARTMENT OF SAID
SCHEDULE AND BY ADDING A NEW SUBDIVISION
DESIGNATED AS "SUBDIVISION 8.1, MOBILE EQUIP-
MENT DEPARTMENT" TO SAID SCHEDULE,
which was read, be adopted. Said motion carried and said Resolution was
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Peterson.
Moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Baker, the
following resolution be adopted:
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RESOLVED, that effective on the respective dates herein-
after set forth opposite their respective names, the following
persons shall be and they are hereby respectively appointed to
the following respective offices or positions in the service
of the City of El Segundo, to wit.-
(a) Charles E. Lortz - City Engineer - Midnight July
31, 1948, to receive the compensation or pay
provided for said office or position in the
.salary resolution (No. 916 of said City, as
amended);
(b) Charles E. Lortz - Water Superintendent - Midnight,
July 31, 1948;
(c) Arthur R„ Gunn - Street Superintendent - Midnight,
July 31, 1948, to receive the compensation or
pay provided for said office or position in
the salary resolution (No. 916 of said City,
as amended);
(d) Charles Eo Lortz .- Asst, Street Superintendent -
Midnight, July 31, 1948;
(e) E. J. Grow - Superintendent, Mobile Equipment
Department - Midnight, July 31, 1948, to
receive the compensation or pay.provided for
said office or position in the salary reso-
lution (No. 916 of said City, as amended);
(f) Thomas Bo DeBerry - Chief of Police - Midnight,
September 15, 1948, to receive the compensation
or pay provided for said office or position in
the salary resolution (No. 916 of said City,
as amended;
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that each of said appointees
shall hold his respective office or position hereinabove mentioned
at or during the pleasure of the City Council of the City of E1
Segundo.
On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Peterson.
Consideration then was given to the adoption of an ordinance creating
a Disaster Council and after consideration of the report of City Clerk
McCarthy on the subject, filed with the Council July 28, 1948; Councilman
Baker introduced Ordinance No. 336, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA,
RELATING TO DISASTERS; MAKING PROVISION FOR THE
ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING OF A DISASTER ORGAN-
IZATION AND COUNCIL; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH,
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Which was read.
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting,
it was moved by Mayor Selby, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the
meeting adjourn. Carried.
Approved:
Mayor.
Respectful3