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1950 APR 18 CC MIN.V- 216 El Segundo, California. April 18, 1950• An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of E1 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 1:00 o'clock P. M. by William R. Selby, Mayor. ROLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Councilmen Absent: None. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 12th day of April, 1950, 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. Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the regular order of business be dispensed with. Carried. The City Clerk reported that the returns of the General Municipal Election held on Tuesday, the 11th day of April, 1950, in the City of E1 Segundo, California, were then, and had been, in his possession in the envelopes containing them, in the same condition as when received. Said Clerk then presented said returns to the City Council at this time at this meeting. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that the City Council proceed forthwith to canvass said returns of the regular General Municipal Election held in the City of El Segundo, California, on Tuesday, the 11th day of April, 1950. The said motion was carried and adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Said motion having carried, the City Council then proceeded forth- with to publicly examine and canvass said returns, all as provided by law. Upon the completion of said canvass by said Council, it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that the following resolution be adopted: "WHEREAS, there was held and conducted in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, on Tuesday, the 11th day of April, 1950, a regular general municipal election of the qualified voters of said city under, pursuant to, and as required by the provisions of the laws of the State of California relating to cities of the sixth class, for the purpose of electing the following officers of said city, to wit: Two members of the City Council of said city for the full term of four (4) years; -1- AND, WHEREAS, it-appears that notice of said election was duly and legally given; that there were thirteen (13) voting precincts established within the said city for holding said election, consisting of the regular voting precincts established by the Board of Supervisors of Los. Angeles County, California, for the holding of general State and County elections; that election officers were appointed and election supplies furnished; and that in all respects said election, was held and conducted and the votes cast thereat received and canvassed and the returns made and de- clared in time, form and manner as required by the provisions of the laws of the State of California relating to cities of the sixth class and pursuant to all laws of said State and of said City in such case made and provided; AND, WHEREAS, the City Council of the said City of El Segundo met in the Council Chamber of said City Council in the City Hall of said city in said city on Tuesday, the 16th day of April, 1950, as provided by law, beginning at the hour of 1:00 otclock P. M. of the said day, to canvass the returns of said regular general municipal election and declare the results thereof, whereupon said Council found that the number of votes cast; the names of the persons voted for; the office to fill which each person was voted for; the results of said election; and the other matters required to be determined by law; to be as hereinafter stated:- NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, FIND AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS: First: That said regular general mtnicipal election was held and conducted in said City of El Segundo, California, on Tuesday, the 11th day of April, 1950, in time, form and manner as required by law; Second: That there were thirteen (13) voting precincts established within the said city for the purpose of holding said election, consisting of the regular voting precincts established by the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, California, for the holding of general State and County elections, as follows: Voting Precinct No. 1 consisting of El Segundo City Precinct No. 1, the polling place of which was in the residence, 721 Virginia Street, in said city; Voting Precinct No. 2 City Precinct No. 2, was in the residence, said city; Voting Precinct No. 3 City Precinct No. 3, was in the residence, city; consisting of E1 Segundo the polling place of which 515 W. Walnut Avenue, in consisting of El Segundo the polling place of which 701 Center Street, in said Voting Precinct No. 4 consisting of El Segundo City Precinct No. 4, the polling place of which was in the residence, 444 Maryland Street, in said city; -2- 1' 217 T2 -L o Voting Precinct No. 5 consisting of El Segundo City Precinct No. 5, the polling place of which was in the residence, 544 Virginia Street, in said city; Voting Precinct No. 6 consisting of E1 Segundo City Precinct No. 6, the polling place of which was in the residence, 510 W. Grand Avenue, in said city; Voting Precinct No. 7 consisting of E1 Segundo City Precinct No. 7, the polling place of which was in the Auditorium of High School, 640 Main Street, in said city; Voting Precinct No. 8 consisting of El Segundo City Precinct No. 8, the polling place of which was in the residence, 506 Arena Street, in said City; Voting Precinct No. 9 consisting of El Segundo City Precinct No. 9, the polling place of which was in the residence, 409 E. Maple Avenue, in said city; Voting Precinct No. 10 consisting of El Segundo City Precinct No. 10, the polling place of which was in the City Hall, 203 Richmond Street, in said city; Voting Precinct No. 11 consisting of El Segundo City Precinct No. 11, the polling place of which was in the residence, 1227 E. Mariposa Avenue, in said city; Voting Precinct No. 12 consisting of E1 Segundo City Precinct No. 12, the polling place of which was in the residence, 624 W. Mariposa Avenue, in said city; Voting Precinct No. 13 consisting of E1 Segundo City Precinct No. 13, the polling place of which was in the Elementary School Auditorium, Palm Avenue Entrance, in said city. Third: That (a) the whole number of votes cast in said City of E1 Segundo at said election; (b) the names of the persons voted for; (c) the office to fill which each person was voted for; (d) the number of votes given at each precinct to each person; and (e) the number of votes given in said city to each person; are as hereinafter set forth in this resolution; Fourth: That the whole number of votes (ballots) cast in said city at said regular general municipal election was 1803 votes (ballots); Fifth: (A) for member of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, for the full term of four (4) years, the following persons respectively received the number of votes hereinafter indicated and tabulated, and the respective total votes hereinafter set forth and tabulated in the respective columns appearing opposite their respective names, to wit: -3- h T- 219 NAMES OF P R E C I N C T S TOTAL PERSONS VOTED FOR: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 VOTES Wilburn E. Baker 57 55 76 40 107 64 40 64 52 44 64 70 67 800 Dave W. Peterson 54 47 74 39 133 88 38 66 53 49 41 81 67 830 Dexter K. Benson 38 33 47 38 35 70 48 40 55 45 28 48 42 567 George E. Gordon,Jr.89 69 60 69 71 61 82 78 86 69 54 69 64 921. Hugh B. Henschel 7 3 13 5 6 2 7 10 10 8 5 8 6 90 Memphis E. Sullivan 16 24 16 19 12 7 24 27 24 13 13 10 18 223 James S. White - -- - -- - -- - -- 1 - -- - -- - -- - -- --- - -- - -- - -- 1 Jack Neill --- - -- - -- --- 1 1 1 - -- - -- - --- 1 4 Hoyt Fleming - -- - -- - -- - -- 1 - -- - -- --- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- 1 (1) That the said Wilburn E. Baker above named received for member of the City Council of said City for the full term of four years, a total of 800 votes; (2) That the said Dave W. Peterson above named received for member of the City Council of said City for the full term of four years, a total of 830 votes; (3) That the said Dexter K. Benson above named received for member of the City Council of said City for the full term of four years, a total of 567 votes; (4) That the said George E. Gordon "" Jr. above named received for member of the City Council of said City for the full term of four years, a total of 921 votes; (5) That the said Hugh B. Henschel above named received for member of the City Council of said City for the hill term of four years, a total of 90 votes; (6) That the said Memphis E. Sullivan above named received for member of the City Council of said City for the full term of four years, a total of 223 votes; (7) That the said James S. White above named received for member of the City Council of said City for the full term of four years, a total of 1 vote; (8) That the said Jack Neill above named received for member of the City Council of said City for the full term of four years, a total of 4 votes; (9) That the said Hoyt Fleming above named received for member of the City Council of said City for the full term of four years, a total of 1 vote. SAID COUNCIL DOES THEREFORE HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVE, DECLARE, FIAD AND DETERMINE THAT AT SAID REGULAR GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELEC- TION: -4- 2U °0 C� (1) That George E. Gordon, Jr. is the candidate for the office of member of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, for the full term of four (4) years, who received the highest number of votes for said office, and that therefore said George E. Gordon, Jr. was elected and is hereby declared elected to the office of member of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, for the full term of four (4) years. (2) That Dave W. Peterson is the candidate for the office of member of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, Cali- fornia, for the full term of four (4) years, who received the second highest number of votes for said office and that there- fore said Dave W. Peterson was elected and is hereby declared elected to the office of member of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, for the full term of four (4) years. AND SAID CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVE, DECLARE, FIND AND DETERMINE that the City Clerk of said City shall enter on the records of said City Council a statement of the results of said election, showing: (1) The whole number of votes cast in said City of El Segundo; (2) The total number of votes cast, inclusive of both the votes cast at the various precincts and the votes cast in absentee voters' ballots; (3) The names of the persons voted for; (4) The office to fill which each person was voted for; _, - (5) The number of votes given at each precinct to each of such persons for each of such offices; (6) The total number of votes given in said City to each of such persons for each of such offices; (7) The total number of votes given in said City and in absent voterst ballots to each of such persons for each of such offices. AND SAID CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND DIRECT: (A) That the City Clerk shall immediately make and deliver to each of such persons so elected a cer- tificate of election signed by him and duly authenticated, said certificates to certify re- spectively as follows: (a) That George E. Gordon, Jr. was elected as a member of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, for the full term of four (4) years; (b) That Dave W..Peterson was elected as a member of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, for the full term of four (4) years. -5- T221 (B) That the City Clerk shall also impose the con- stitutional oath of office upon the said George E. Gordon, Jr. and Dave W. Peterson, as members of the City Council of said City for the full term of four (4) years; and have them subscribe thereto and file the same in the office of said City Clerk, as required by law. (C) That thereupon each and all of-said persons so elected to said respective offices shall be inducted into the said respective offices to which they have respectively been elected.„ The motion to adopt the foregoing resolution was carried unanimously (and by the Mayor declared carried) by the vote shown in the following certificate of the City Clerk, to wit: STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,) SS. CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. ) I, the undersigned, Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of said City of El Segundo, California, at an adjourned regular meeting of the said Council held on Tuesday, the 18th day of April, A. D., 1950, and that the same was so adopted by the following vote, to wit: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent:.Councilmen None; Not Voting: Councilmen None. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said Cit of E1 Segundo, California, this 18th day of April, A. D. 195 . 2) fr: io � City Clerk of the Ci Se do, (SEAL) 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 result 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 of the said records. The City Clerk thereupon issued certificates of election to Council- men George E. Gordon Jr. and Dave W. Peterson, who immediately thereupon took and subscribed to their respective constitutional oaths of office and filed the same with the City Clerk; who thereupon announced that said oaths of office were duly filed in his office. Councilmen Elect George E. Gordon, Jr. and Dave W. Peterson thereupon took their respective seats at the Council table and the Council thus constituted, thereupon consisted of the following members, all of whom were present, to -wit: 10 r 222 Councilman George E. Gordon, Jr. Councilman Dave W. Peterson, Councilman William R. Selby, Councilman Walter W. Swanson, Councilman L. Rexford Thompson. The City Attorney thereupon advised the Council that it would be in order for the City Council at this time to hold its organiza- tion meeting and proceed to organize by choosing a Mayor. He thereupon presented to the members of the Council elect the following "CONSENT AND WAIVER OF NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA,", which was subscribed by each of the members of the City Council, as so constituted, and which was thereupon filed with the City Clerk, to -wit: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -7- 00 C17 • T- 223 -224 00 r Ca L >c CONSENT AND WAIVER OF NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,) CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. ) KNOW ALL MEAT BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned, constituting and being all of the members of the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, as presently constituted, do hereby give our written consent to holding of the organization meeting of the said Council following the regular general municipal election of April 11, 1950, to be held in the Council Chamber in the City Hall of said City in said City, beginning at this time , to wit: the hour of 1:20 o'clock P. M. on Tuesday, the 18th day of April, 1950, for the purpose of organizing said Council by chosing one of its members as, and to act as, ?Mayor of said City, for the purpose of transacting any other business that may properly come before said Council, and we hereby waive any and all notice of the time and place of the holding of said meeting, and do hereby consent and agree that the same may be held said place, inning at said time, upon said date and for s id p rposes. V Councilman. ` Councilman. Councilman. Al •- .� .- Counci Councilman -8- ,� The City Council thereupon proceeded with the organization meeting referred to in the foregoing Consent and Waiver of Notice, and upon proceedings duly and regularly taken, William R. Selby was chosen by said Council as Mayor of said City, to continue as such Mayor during the pleasure of said Council and until its further order. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. Written communications, received from the persons, firms or cor- porations hereinafter named, were read to the Council and were disposed of in the manner indicated, following reference to each hereinafter: LIPPINCOTT AND ROWE, dated April 17, 1950, advising that the Ludlow gate valves heretofore ordered under Schedule 1 of Specifications No. W.B. -48 -3, have been delivered, that the contract therefor has been completed by Builders Pacific, Inc., the contractor, and recommending that the sum of $16,571.67 due said contractor, be paid. The City Clerk reported that a demand in said amount would be presented to the City Council at its regular meeting to be held on April 19, 1950, and thereafter the communication was ordered filed. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Application No. 31114, advising that said Commission has set for hearing the application of Inglewood City Lines, under above numbered application, for authority to abandon certain passenger service within the City of El Segundo, before Examiner Rogers on Tuesday, April 25, 1950, at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, El Segundo, California. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, advising that the hearing under Application No. 31114, hereinbefore mentioned, has been removed from itv calendar, and that the City of E1 Segundo will be promptly notified when this matter is'again set for hearing. Both communications were thereupon ordered filed. PLANNING CCMNIISSION OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, dated April 13, 1950" to which was attached copy of its Resolution No. 80 adopted by said Commission on April 10, 1950, which resolution has for its purpose the clarification of said Commission's Resolution No. 18, adopted November 27, 1947, with respect to granting a zone variance to Pacific Area Lumber Company, at 331 No. Sepulveda Blvd., El Segundo. Ordered filed. PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, dated April 13, 1950" to which was attached copy of its Resolution No. 81, adopted by said Body on April 10, 1950, recommending that, for reasons cited in said resolution, printing establishments and newspaper establishments be considered as items in the permitted list of uses under nC -211 classification -as defined in Ordinance No. 306 (the zoning ordinance) of the City of E1 Segundo, and requesting that the City Council give consideration to said Commissionts findings. After such consideration, it was moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that a copy of Resolution No. 81 of the Planning Commission of the City of E1 Segundo, read to this Council this.date by the City Clerk, be and the same is hereby received and ordered placed on file in the office of the City Clerk for the purposes of identification and reference; 10 T- 225 i 226 Goo Cr1 �e AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the action of said Planning Commission, as set forth in said Resolution, de- termining that printing establishments and newspaper es- tablishments should be included in the list of permitted uses under ^C -2^ classification, as defined in Ordinance No. 306 (the zoning ordinance) of the City of E1 Segundo, be and the same is hereby concurred in, ratified and approved by this Council; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all administrative officials of the City of E1 Segundo be governed accordingly in their official acts. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: ' Councilmen None.. Absent: Councilmen None. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Resp Approved: Mayor. -10-