1949 DEC 28 CC MIN'.r— ./
El Segundo, California.
December 28, 19 ,
t, regular meeting of the 1-ity Council of the City of El Segundo, Californiz,
wa: 7 held in the Council Chamber in the Citv Hall of said City on the above date,
havlr.- been called to order at ^:00 otclock P. M. by the City Clerk, the ?_ayor
being absent.
: Dved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Baker, that - ,cuncilnan
Thompson: oe appointed fsayor pro tem. Carried.
rcuncilman Thompson thereupon a-csumed the duties of the Mayor.
-_"LT CALL.
Councilmen Present: Saner, Peterson, Swanson and Mayor pro tem T:icmpson.
Ccuncilmen Absent: iIacr Felby.
r.: C _j CF : 1 "T -77.. OF PREVIOUS IEETING.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 21st day of December, 1.949,
h«vin,- been read, and no error_ or omissions having been noted., it wa= moved b.*
cuncii�n,_ Petersen, seconded by Councilman `�u,-anson, the minutes of said
:rI tin i�� approved as recorder. Carried.
The minutes of the public hearing conducted by the City Council in the
Auditorium of Richmond Street Elementary School, on December 15, 1949, kith
r =:fe:en ^- tc the decontrol of rents within the City of it Segundo, having
bE.'en rn=!;d, and no error; cr omic lion= having been noted, it was moved by
o-- -c' loran Swanson, seconded b., cunciLman Peterson ;'<that the minutes of said
hE'a_ring be approved as recorded. Carr - ed.
IT ''P"' ri ter'
1,ritten communications, received from the persons, firms or corporation:
he-,.inafter noted, were read to the Council and were disposed of in the manner
in-- icated, following reference to each hereinafter:
L-)" A17GLF7 COTNTi DIVI`?!; , L "nGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, dated Deccmbcr
2C, 1949, advising that said Divieion has undertaken the responsibility for
'_.udying City- County relations, and ti that end, has appointed a committee, I'dth
a FubcoIIlnittee headed by Clarence E. ::orris, Chief of Police of Pasadena, which
subcommittee has subm'tted a report made by it of a special study of local
traffic regu.lationsa "i&hich report indicates that there is an appalling lack of
i�niformsty among the various ordinances of the County. It 7.!as that in
order to assil,t cities in Corr =cting th4_7 chaotic condition, the report be
referred to the Chief of Police, City Attorney or other department head, f ^r
,study and a report regarding the poeition of this City.
Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Peterson, second ^d by CounciLmIrn
that the report made to the Los Angeles County Divisi ^.n, League of Californi
it °`., Syr l arenc'= 7rri=, �'':_ _ O� _'011 ^e Of a. iena, urlth reference 'moo
T r"Iffic rpp- ulatloni_, a^ -et tip by far 1 r Ctie i rty of Lc- 'nr-F,!-
within the CoL •:,
b-- to th- Chief f -,.d the, "'ity 'ttorney for study, and any
rc^ommendationt said official= me f_1 it desirable to make to this Council vitn
reference : aid matt,r. Car: b,-- tre folloving vnte:
:ncilrlPr, a :er, _ ecer-,,n . u ansor. and If!,y;,r pro ten Thompson.
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0HAL CO ^i'rI�IC TIJI�S.
REPORTS OF °TAIMING COIrrZTTEE-S.
Public Safety Commissioner ^aker reouested another week's time in which to
investigate and make a report on the matter of the installation of a boulevard
stop sign at Eaple `.venue and Fenn :'treet, as heretofore requested by Yr. ;:ri.
3ohanns.n, i:rhich extension of time, by general consent, was granted.
REPORT-S OF OFFIC ,F,° AND ,` PECIAL COI�XITTEE°.
'ity Coordinator '- `cCarthy reported receipt from the Department of Emplopnent
of 7tate of California, of a certificate to the effect that the HouG.irg
r-tI —.rity of the City of E1 Segundo is covered by the California Unemployment.
=r. r, -irance Act.
The 'ity Clerk reported receipt from the Office of the City Engineer of the
of Los Angeles of its Financial Progress Report No. 40, with reference to
the I- _yperion :'_ctivated "lodge Plant, one copy of which he delivered to each the
City 5.ttorii y and City Engineer.
The !'ity Clerk reported receipt from David Ettleson, Official Court Reporter,
cf five certified copies of transcript of the testimony taken and proceeding:= ';ad
In the ent Decontrol Hearin- conducted by the City Council on Thursday, the 15th
e,a-,r of ,ecember, 1949.
The City Clerk reported that, pursuant to instruction of the City Council_
given at its regular meeting held F.ecember 21, 1949, he had employed , ":r. Harry
�. Jack,;on, an appraiser, to make an appraisal of the property which the City of
Fl :- egundo desires to purchase from cta.ndard Oil Company of California, for
,rater department purposes, the cost of such appraisal to be `"50.00, and that
1-,` s.nticipates receiving laic! appraisal on Thursday, December 21•, 1949.
City attorney L *oodworth made a progress report with respect to the matt:
-f -making available to the >te -ring C^mmittee of the Boy Scouts Grganizat'on cf
_'_ -:gundo, certain city property upon which said organization might place a
buii.ding for Boy Scout use.
City Attorney 1•1-oodvorth reported having received this date from City Ln inFer
Lortz, descriptions and dra7-ings covering easements which the City of ."1 Segundo
'M need for its 27" crater transmission main line; that he will prepare the
re.es=ary forms of easements and present same, when ready, to the Council for it,
^onsidcratlon.
City- attorney - '!oodi•,rorth also reported having received from the Cite Pn- incffr,
a aeccription of that portion of Inglewood- Redondo Road, lying -r.-ithin t.r,e Ci - -,,.
.f El Segundo, and that he prepare the necessary ordinance, for the ``ouncil'
con -iderption, to effect the ::a:_ge of name of said portion of Tnplev,,00d- F.edon'':^
_=.oac` to i!'-cation Boulevard.
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the matter of cecontro' �f rer_t- in the City of l .°egun de, v.hich matter -v ,ar ;,
-1, vhe la,-,t regular meF;,inr� of t_ ".� ;'.^ (:ouncii taken under con- ideration v.nt.i:!
i•r, _: I.:eeting, the' member= of -:aid ;�''nci; being of the opinion_ irt er ;t.,2-'
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f,-en the c-�-lbje-ct, _t .,a.. moan.. , Lncilrran Peterson, seconded by "101-11,
-, t':^^t the matter of decontrol rents in the City of 22 eg slda ^,e taker,
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under further consideration by this 1-ouncil until its meeting to be held on
January 4, 1950. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson and Mayor pro tem 'Thompson,
Noes: Councilmen Yone.
Absent: Mayor Selby.
PAYING BILLS.
None.
K1,17 BUSINESS.
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was
m^_•ved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the meeting adjourn.
^Lrried.
Respectfully submitted,
Approved:
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