1949 JUL 27 CC MINS 843
E1 Segundo, California
July 27, 1949
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of El Segundo,
California, was held in the Council Chamber in 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.
Councilmen Present:
Councilmen Absent:
ROLL CALL
Peterson, Swanson, Thompson, and
Mayor Selby.
Baker.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 20th day of
July, 1949, having been read, and no errors or omissions having been noted,
it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the
minutes of said meeting be approved as recorded. Carried.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Written communications, received from the persons, firms or
corporations hereinafter named, were read to the Council and were disposed
of in the manner indicated, following reference to each hereinafter:
JOHN A. BOOTERBAUGH, dated July 21, 1949;
TOM GILL, dated July 26, 1949;
JOHN P. MILLER, dated July 25, 1949, each being application for
employment by the City of E1 Segundo. Ordered filed.
WILLIAM ALLEN, A.I.A. & W. GEORGE =I, A.I.A., dated July 20,
1949, regarding the construction of certain municipal buildings now under
discussion by the Council. Ordered filed.
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, dated July 20, 1949, being a letter of
transmittal of City Planning Commission Resolution No. 64, granting to
Archie M. Urquhart a zone variance on his property to erect an attached
garage within the required front yard. It was moved by Councilman Peterson,
seconded by Councilmen Swanson, that Resolution No. 64 of the City
Planning Commission of the City of E1 Segundo, granting to Archie M. Urquhart
a zone variance on his property to erect an attached garage within the re-
quired front yard, be and it is hereby received and ordered filed in the
office of the City Clerk. Carried.
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, dated July 26, 1949, being a letter of
transmittal of Resolution No. 66 of the City Planning Commission of the
City of E1 Segundo, concerning the proposed resubdivision of certain property
by Mr. Henry Claman. It is the recommendation of the City Planning Commission
that the City Council grant to Mr. Cleman permission for a resubdivision
without the necessary improvements, in Lots 7 and 81 Block 10, Tract No.1685.
At this time the City Coordinator presented a report bearing on
the resubdivision of Lot 7 and a portion of Lot 8 in said Tract No. 1685,
which he had received from Engineer's Aid Lortz, with reference to the
construction of certain public improvements in the public streets adjacent
to said parcel, if the resubdivision is consented to by the City Council.
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Discussion followed, participated in by Mr. Henry Claman,
Councilman Peterson, City Attorney Woodworth, respecting certain phases
of Mr. Lortz' recommendations, and at the conclusion of this discussion
Mr. Lortz consented to the waiver of his recommendation as set forth
in paragraph 4 of his before mentioned communication. Thereupon, the
discussion proceeded, at the conclusion of which it was moved by Council-
man Peterson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, that the following resolution
be adopted:
WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Council a, copy of
Resolution No. 66 of the City Planning Commission of the City of
E1 Segundo, California, recommending to the City Council the
approval of the tentative map of proposed Tract No. 14254 within
the City of E1 Segundo;
AND, WHEREAS, there has also been presented to the City Council
a. communication from Charles E.'Lortz, Engineer's Aid, dated July 26,
1949, making certain recommendations and furnishing certain informa-
tion with reference to said proposed Tract No. 11254;
AND, WHEREAS, Mr. Henry Claman, co -owner of the real property
encompassed within said tract, has addressed this Council on behalf
of the said oimers, and has stated to this Council that notwithstand-
ing the recommendations and findings contained in said resolution No.
66 and in said communication from said Engineer's Aid, said owners are
willing to cause to be constructed at their own expense, Class B
concrete curbs and curb return, and the paving in Hillcrest Street,
referred to in said communication from said Engineer's Aid, within a
period of eight months from the date of the adoption of this resolu-
tion ( July 27, 1949) ;
AND, WHEREAS, this Council, after duly considering all of the
foregoing, feels that the action hereinafter taken is the proper
action in the premises and under the particular and peculiar facts
here presented:
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo,
California., does resolve, declare, find, determine, and order as follows:
First: That said Council, upon and subject to the conditions
hereinafter set forth, does hereby approve the said tentative
map of said proposed subdivision No. 14254.
Second: In making the foregoing approval, the Council wishes
to announce that with the exception of the improvements here-
inafter referred to, the improvements already installed to
serve the properties included within said tract are satis-
factory to the City Council, and said Council finds that the
said tract represents merely a resubdivision of the subject
property, and that no new dedications are involved.
Third: That the terms and conditions above referred to in
paragraph first of this resolution, are the following, to wit:
A. That said owners shall cause to be constructed, at their
own expense, the curbs and curb return, and the pavement
on Hillcrest Street between the edge of the existing pavement
and the curb to be constructed hereunder, hereinabove referred to,
within a period of eight months from the 27th day of July,
1949, and the Council, in view of the representations and
promises of said owners made by said representative to said
body at this meeting, does not deem it necessary to require
security for the performance of such promise.
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B. That said owners shall cause the two particular lots desig-
nated as 7 and 8, shown upon said tentative map, to be so
improved as to reasonably constitute a single parcel, to the
end that future conveyances of the same will undoubtedly
be made as a single parcel, although the Council is not
making a requisition to that effect herein.
C. That said owners shall furnish free to the City of El Segundo,
at or before the time that the endorsement of a municipal
approval is made upon said tentative map, two full, true,
and correct copies thereof for municipal use.
Fourth: That the above mentioned Resolution No. 66 and said com-
munication from said Engineer's "id are hereby ordered placed on
file in the office of the City Clerk, and as so on file are hereby
referred to and by this reference expressly incorporated herein
and made a part hereof.
Fifth: That the said Henry Claman, on behalf of said owners,
shall express approval of the determinations and requirements
of the Council hereinabove expressed by endorsing such approval
on a copy of this resolution and filing the same with the City
Clerk.
Sixth: That the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and
instructed to endorse the approval of this Council upon said
tentative map as of this date, all in accordance with the fore-
going findings,00nditions and instructions.
On roll call, said motion carried, and the foregoing resolution was adopted
by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson, and Mayor Selby.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Baker.
BERNARD LAWLER, dated July 21, 1949, being a notification of an
order by the Superior Court for interim payment of expenses of referee in
the action of California 'Water Service Co., at al., v. City of Compton, at
al., and enclosing a copy of the abovenbntioned order. As a. party defendant
in said action, the City of El Segundo's portion of said payment is $1,283.8o,
which payment should be made by the City not later than flugust 15, 1949•
It was thereupon moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by
Councilman Swanson, that said communication and copy of Order No. 506806,
entitled "Notice of Order for Interim or Partial Payment of Expenses of
Referee ", in the muter of the "California Water Service Company, a corpore.-
`icn, et al, Plaintiffs, vs. City of Compton, at al, Defendants ", be received
and placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for the purposes of
identification and reference, and that the City Clerk be and he is hereby
authorized and directed to cause to be prepared and presented to this Council,
demand and warrant for the amount of the assessment made against the City of
E1 Segundo in connection with the said proceeding, said warrant to be made
payable to the Department of Public Works of the State of California. On
roll call, said motion w*As carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Peterson,
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Baker.
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Swanson, Thompson, and Mayor Selby.
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mr. Richard Maurer, residing at 602 Sierra Street, E1 Segundo,
made inquiry of the City Council as to the disposition which has been
made of a complaint heretofore filed by him in writing with the Planning
Commission, respecting the violation, in his judgment, of the zoning
ordinance of the City of El Segundo by the owner of the property situated
in the rear of 602 Sierra Street and by an alleged encroachment upon a
certain utility easement in the rear of the above address by the owner and
occupant of the property located thereat. From Mr. Maurer's explanation
of his problem, it appeared to City Attorney Woodworth that the matter is
a civil one, in which the City would have no interest as such, with the
possible exception of the easement encroachment, and in the Attorney's judgment,
from the facts presented at this time, the City is not affected by the
alleged encroachment. The discussion was terminated by a suggestion from
the Mayor that Mr. Maurer present his problem and discuss the same with
the City Coordinator, who thereafter would be in a position to again
present the matter, if need be, to this Council for its further consideration.
None.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
The City Coordinator reported on the following subjects, which
were disposed of in the manner indicated:
A. Coordinator McCarthy informed the Council of receipt of the
July invoice from the Department of Public Works and Financial Progress
Report No. 35 covering expenditures for the Hyperion outfall sewer, stating
copies of said report had been furnished the Engineer and the'City Attorney.
B. The Coordinator read to the Council, notice of dinner meeting
of the Municipal Finance Officers' Association of Southern California, to
be held Friday, July 29, 1949, at 6:45 p.m., at the price of $2.25 per
plate, and requested permission from the Council to take any interested em-
ployees to said meeting.
It was thereupon moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by
Councilman Thompson, that permission be granted to the City Coordinator
and interested members of the office staff to attend the dinner meeting
of the Municipal Finance Officers' Association of Southern California, to
be held Friday, July 29, 1949, at 6:45 p.m., at the price of $2.25 per
plate, which cost shall be paid by the City of El Segundo. On roll call,
said motion was carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson, and Mayor Selby.
Noes: Counc -linen None.
Absent: Councilman Baker.
C. City Coordinator McCarthy reported receipt of a request from
Mr. George J. Barton, whose address is 500 W. Walnut Avenue, El Segundo,
that the Parks Department of the City of E1 Segundo plant decorative street
trees in the parkway of the northwest side of Sierra Place, in front of
certain new dwelling houses Mr. Barton has recently constructed on said
street. The Coordinator reported that at the present time the roadway of
said Sierra Place is improved with a plant mix pavement, but that no side-
walks or curbs have been constructed therein. The matter was discussed
at length, and it appearing to have been a long established policy of the
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City Council that street trees will not be planted in parkways of streets
not having both sidewalks and curbs, said Coordinator, by general consent,
was directed by the City Council to advise Mr. Barton that unless and until
the policy of the Council is altered with respect to the planting of trees
in unimproved parkways, his request must necessarily be denied.
D. Coordinator McC -.rthy reported receipt of a communication from
the County Tax Collector of Los .Angeles County, notifying the City of E1
Segundo of Auction Sale No. 59 -A, which was accompanied by a list of properties
which said officer intends to sell at said auction. The Coordinator reported
having had said list checked and discovering that one parcel only of the
property described in said list lies within the City of E1 Segundo, and he
stated that Special City Attorney John F. Bender will be notified thereof.
E. The Coordinator presented to the Council the request of Mrs.
Nelle T. Sheldon to take her earned annual vacation between the dates of
September 12th to September 23rd, 1949, inclusive.
Moved by Councilman Swenson, seconded by Councilman Thompson,
that the request for vacation allowance, as hereinabove set forth, be and
the same is hereby approved. Carried by the following vote:
:':yes: Councilman Peterson, Swanson, Thompson, and Mayor Selby.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Baker.
F. The City Coordinator reported to the Council receipt of a copy
of an agreement between the County of Los Angeles and the City of E1 Segundo
respecting the purchase by the City of tax deeded property, said property
being Lot 10 in'Block 67 of the City of El Segundo. By general consent said
copy of said agreement was ordered received and placed on file in the office
of the City Clerk for the purposes of identification and reference.
G. The City Coordinator reported to the Council that Mr. H J.
McGlynn, District Manager of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company,
informed him this date that said company contemplates filing with the
California Public Utilities Commission, an application to remove from El
Segundo telephone exchange area that portion now included therein, bounded
by imperial Highway, Pacific Coast Highway, Century Boulevard, and Sepulveda
Boulevard, to enable said company to furnish all telephone service to its
subscribers at Los Angeles Municipal Airport through the Inglewood telephone
exchange, instead of having to divide the same as the present arrangement
would require .through Inglewood and El Segundo exchanges. The merits of the
impending change were discussed by the Council, at the conclusion of which,
by general consent, it was agreed that said telephone company should be ad-
vised-that the City of E1 Segundo has no present objection to the same.
H. The Coordinator informed the Council that he had written to
the Housing Expediter for authority to serve eviction notice on tenants
at 803 East Holly Avenue, being property which has been acquired by the City
for 'via.ter Department use, and that the Certificates Relating to Eviction
received from the above mentioned officer stated that action to remove or
evict the tenant shall not be commenced sooner than three months after
July 5, 19+9• Utpon the suggestion of City Attorney Woodworth, the matter
was referred to the Coordinator for further action.
At this point, City Attorney Woodworth reported at some length
on his attendance, this date, at the Superior Court session in Department 20,
of the hearing on the Hyperion project case.
The City Attorney announced the employment of Mrs. Lucy Eygabroad
as temporary part -time stenographer to do the City Attorney's work for the
City of El Segundo.
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PAYING BILLS
The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee
on Finance and Records, were read:
General Fund
El Segundo Democratic Club $ 3.75
Automobile Club of So. Calif. 29.34
John D. Meschuk, M. D. 10.00
Southern Calif. Gas Company 46.06
Bay "ities Typewriter Shop 10.05
G. B . T�:ylor 70.x+0
Ditto Incorporated 4.85
Ideal Hardware & Supply Company 35.60
Water Dept. Fund
Department of Public Works of the
State of California $1283.80
Total T1_273_770
General Fund
Maria Green 7, 75
Air Reduction Pacific Co. 4.44
Earl Morgan 7.6o
El Segundo Radiator Service 13.00
H r " ^u ta.in & Grill 1.70
B & P Service Company 11.00
Thompson Manufacturing Co. 20.13
Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk 56.13
W. Wellington Farrow 3.00
Total 334. 0-
It was 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 Peterson, Swanson, Thompson, and Mayor Selby.
Noes: Councilman None.
Absent: Councilman Baker.
NEW BUSINESS
City Clerk.McCerthy reported that in transcribing the minutes
of the regular meeting of the City Council held April 20, 1949, certain
warrants were recorded as having been drawn upon the Water Works Fund of
the City of E1 Segundo. This entry in said minutes was in error, as the
record should have shown the warrants to be drawn on and payable out of
the Water Works Bond Election 19+8 Construction Fund, and he requested the
Council to adopt a resolution correcting said minutes.
Thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by
Councilman Swanson, that the following resolution be adopted:
WREREAS, the minutes of the meeting of this Council held
April 20, 1949, show that warrants Nos. 13280 and 13281, in amounts
of $359.88 and $125.00, respectively, were ordered drawn on and
paid out of Water Works Fund of the City of El Segundo instead
of out of Water Works Bond Election 19+8 Construction Fund;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOrvM, that the City Clerk is hereby
authorized and directed to correct said minutes so as to show the
true facts, and the respective officers of the City of E1 Segundo
affected by such change are authorized and directed to make appro-
priate entries in their respective books of record.
On roll call, said motion carried, and the foregoing resolution was
adopted by,the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Peterson,
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Baker.
Swanson, Thompson, and Mayor Selby.
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Moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Peterson,
that Resolution No. 1017, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL
SEGUNDO.$ CALIFORNIA, FIXING AND ESTABLISHING THE COMPEN-
SATION OR PAY OF VARIOUS MUNICIPAL, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
OF SAID CITY, AND REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS AND ORDERS
AND PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDERS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH,
which was read, be adopted. Said motion carried, and the foregoing reso-
lution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson, and Mayor Selby.
Noes: Councilmen None.
Absent: Councilman Baker.
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting,
it was moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the
meeting adjourn. Carried.
Approved:
Mayor
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Respectfully submitted,
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