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1950 JUN 28 CC MIN'824 El Segundo, California. June 28, 1950. A 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 7:00 o'clock P. M. by William R. Selby, Mayor. ROLL CALL. Councilmen Present: Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Councilmen Absent: Gordon. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 21st day of June, 1950, having been read, without error or omission having been noted, it was moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the minutes of said meeting be approved as recorded. Carried. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS. The hour of 7:00 o'clock P. M. at this meeting having heretofore been fixed as the time and place for reception of bids for the construction of a transmission main under Specifications W. B. -48 -5 and for furnishing the City of El Segundo certain cast iron pipe, castings and gate valves, under Specifications W. B. - 48 -6, the Mayor announced said fact and stated if any person present desired to file bids under said Specifications, he had one minute in which to so do. No person presenting any bid during the one minute waiting period, the Mayor declared the time for reception of bids under said Specifications closed. The City Clerk announced that nine bids had been received under Specifications No. W. B. -48 -6. Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, that the Council proceed to open, examine and publicly declare all bids received this date for furnishing the City of El Segundo certain cast iron pipe, castings and gate valves, under Specifications No. W.B. -48 -6. Carried. The Council thereupon proceeded to open, examine and publicly declare said bids, which said bids were found by said Council to be on regular form provided therefor and as follows, to wit: Schedule No. 1 Bidder Item 1. Item 2. Item 3. Item 4. Item 5. Total James B. Clow 272.00 21,172.00 14,577.00 11,920 1602.00 49,549.20 & Sons United States Pipe & Foundry 274.80 Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe 271.00 American Cast Iron Pipe Co. 272.00 21,488.00 14,809.20 12,131.92 1629.00 50,332.92 21,187.80 14,602.80 11,954.00 1605.60 49,621.20 21,172.00 14,620.00 12,565.00 1686.00 50,315.60 -1- Bidder Dayton Foundry Reliable Iron Foundry, Inc. Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Co. Bidder Rich Manufactur- ing Co. Crane Co. Rensselaer Valve Company Schedule No. 2 Item No. 1 Item No. 2 Item No. 3 1540.00 43.21 81.04 1540.00 43.22 84.04 1386.00 39.00 76.00 T- 325 Total 1714.18, incl. $49.93 Sales Tqx 1667.26, excl. of Sales Tax 1501.00 Following the opening and declaring of the foregoing bids, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that said bids be taken under consideration until the next regular meeting of the City Council and in the meantime referred to Lippincott & Rowe, Consulting Engineers, for checking. Carried. The City Clerk at this time announced that twelve bids had been received covering the construction of a transmission makp from the West Basin Feeder, together with connection vault, misc. structures and appurtenances, under Specifications No. W.B. -48 -5. Moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the Council proceed to open, examine and publicly declare the bids received this date under said Specifications No. W.B. -48 -5. Carried. Said Council thereupon proceeded to open, examine and publicly declare said bids, which bids were found to be on regular form provided therefor, and as follows, to wit: Bidder Kemper Construction Co. Alex Robertson Co. J. E. Young Pipeline Contractor Inc. Cannell & Losch G. Vella Construction Co. Green -Mears Constr. Co. P.& J. Artukovich, Inc. A.B.C. Construction Co. R. A. Wattson Co. Steve P. Rados, Inc. Hongola & Elliatt Con - Struction Company Macco Corlioration Item No. 1 Completion Date 231,111.00 125 days 228,293.00 120 It 226,420.00 Schedule No. 3 226,353-00 150 It 299,117.00 Item No. 1 Item No. 2 Item No. 3 Item No. 4 Total 124.50 654.00 580.00 768.00 2126.50 175 It excl. of Sales Tax 133.32 665.28 582.56 628.32 2009.48 excl. of Sales Tax 131.85 661.20 579.20 688.05 2060.30 Following the opening and declaring of the foregoing bids, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that said bids be taken under consideration until the next regular meeting of the City Council and in the meantime referred to Lippincott & Rowe, Consulting Engineers, for checking. Carried. The City Clerk at this time announced that twelve bids had been received covering the construction of a transmission makp from the West Basin Feeder, together with connection vault, misc. structures and appurtenances, under Specifications No. W.B. -48 -5. Moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the Council proceed to open, examine and publicly declare the bids received this date under said Specifications No. W.B. -48 -5. Carried. Said Council thereupon proceeded to open, examine and publicly declare said bids, which bids were found to be on regular form provided therefor, and as follows, to wit: Bidder Kemper Construction Co. Alex Robertson Co. J. E. Young Pipeline Contractor Inc. Cannell & Losch G. Vella Construction Co. Green -Mears Constr. Co. P.& J. Artukovich, Inc. A.B.C. Construction Co. R. A. Wattson Co. Steve P. Rados, Inc. Hongola & Elliatt Con - Struction Company Macco Corlioration Item No. 1 Completion Date 231,111.00 125 days 228,293.00 120 It 226,420.00 150 it 226,353-00 150 It 299,117.00 180 It 226,665.00 160 it 295,100.00 120 It 232,824.00 115 It 216,129.17 160 it 267,252.00 175 It 234,745.73 245,.693.00 135 tt 150 tt Following the opening and declaring of the foregoing bids under Speci- fications No.W. B. -48 -5, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, that said bids be taken under consideration until the next regular meeting of the City Council and in the meantime referred to -2- 341MdV Lippincott and Rowe, Consulting Engineers, for checking. Carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. Written communications, received from the persons, firms or corpora- tions hereinafter named, were read to the Council and were disposed of in the manner indicated, following reference to each hereinafter: PACIFIC COAST BUILDING OFFICIALS CONFERENCE, dated June 23, 1950, addressed to The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council, announcing the 28th Annual Business Meeting of said organization, to be held in San Diego, California, on October 3 -6, 1950, at which meeting certain revisions to the Uniform Building Code will be submitted to the members of the organization, and requesting the City Council authorize attendance of the Building Inspector of the City of E1 Segundo at said meeting. Moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that Frank Smotony, Building Inspector, be and he is hereby authorized to attend the-28th Annual Business Meeting of the Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference to be held in San Diego, California, October 3 -6, 1950, and that he be further authorized to file his demand for his actual and necessary expenses in connection with his attendance at said meeting, such demand to be audited and approved in the usual manner before payment. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gordon. PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY, dated June 22, 1950, referring to the proposal of the City of E1 Segundo to acquire a portion of said Company's right of way along Grand Avenue, between Eucalyptus Drive and Main Street, for public street purposes, and advising that, after careful consideration, said Company has decided that it would be inadvisable to dispose of said property until such time as the Hyperion Sewer Project is completed. Ordered filed. THURMAN NOEL COLLINS, dated 6/27/50, being application for employment by the City of El Segundo. Ordered filed. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DIVISION, LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, dated June 26, 1950, with reference to a motion adopted by the Directors of said Division, on the subject of expenditure of p blic funds in connection with request of the Los Angeles County X -Ray MY cities make appropriations to such work. Ordered filed. E. S. DIXON, MAYOR, CITY OF INGLEWOOD, dated June 27, 1950, advising that the July meeting of the Los Angeles County Division, League of California Cities, will be held in said City of Inglewood on July 20, 1950, and requesting that reservations therefor be made at the earliest possible date. The Mayor statc1d that if anyone desired to attend said meeting, he should immediately advise the City Clerk, so that reservations might be LOS ANGELES BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL, dated June 21, made. 1950, enclosing therewith copy of new wage rates for the basic trades of the construction industry. Ordered filed. LIPPINCOTT AND ROWE, by E. A. Rowe, date d that said firm be authorized to issue an extra Elliott for the connection to be made between of the City of El Segundo, such work order to actual necessary cost, plus 15 %, instead of at as set forth in a certain resolution adopted b regular meeting held June 21, 1950• -3- June 27, 1950, recommending work order to Hongola and the old and new reservoirs be issued on a basis of a fixed price of $990.00, y the City Council at its W V., TB 2 7 Following discussion by the Council and an explanation by Public Works Commissioner Peterson as to the reasons for the recommendation as made by Lippincott and Rowe, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Council the following report and recommendation, to wit: "Engineering Offices Of Lippincott and Rowe Honorable City Council June 27, 1950 City Hall El Segundo, California Gentlemen: We have been informed by letter from the City Coordinator that at the meeting on June 21, 1950, you adopted a resolution authorizing us to issue a change order directing Hongola and Elliott to cause a con- nection to be made between the old and new reservoirs of the City of El Segundo at a cost of not to exceed $990.00, this work to be as an addition to the existing contract between the City of E1 Segundo and said contractors. We agree that this connection should be made at this time in order to provide for circulation of water in the new re- servoir and also to give the City the advantage of some storage in the new reservoir which can be made available as a result of the connection during this summer and before the transmission main is completed.-', The work involved in the subject change order consists of the furnishing and installation of about 40 lin. ft. of 16 -inch cast iron pipe as an extension of the 16- inch line installed under the new reservoir contract, to- gether with the necessary excavation, backfilling and con- crete work. We are now in the process of preparing a plan for the connection and will have it ready for transmittal to the contractor, Hongola and Elliott, within a day or two. It is our opinion, however, that the contractor should be ordered to do the work on the basis of actual necessary cost, Plus 15% for profit, general expense, etc. in accordance with Paragraph -15 (c) of Specifications W. B. -48 -4 instead of on the basis of an agreed lump sum price. The reason for this opinion is that the condition of the ground under the earth fill around the old reservoir and of the reservoir lining Will not be determined until the trench excavation is made, and the conditions so disclosed will control to a consider- able degree the nature and extent of the work which will have to be done. For this reason we believe it is impracti- cable to attempt to fix a fair and reasonable price in advance. It is our recommendation that we be authorized to issue an extra work order to Hongola and Elliott for the connection on the basis of actual necessary cost, plus 15% for profit, general expense, etc. in accordance with Para- graph 15 (c) of Specifications W. B. -48 -4. Respectfully submitted, Engineering Offices of Lippincott and Rowe By E. A. Rowe"; -4- �9Q AND, WHEREAS, upon consideration, the City Council feels that the action hereinafter taken is in the in- terests of the City of El Segundo; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, as follows: First: That said Council does hereby rescind its action with reference to the change order above referred to, taken at its regular meeting of June 21, 1950. Second : That said Council does hereby concur ir and approve the recommendations of the Engineer, as set forth in the above quoted communication and does hereby authorize the issuance of a change order as contemplated and recommended therein, upon the basis of compensation therefor as stated in said communication. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gordon. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. None. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Public Works Commissioner Peterson reported that two aerial photographs of the City of El Segundo, which had heretofore been ordered from Pacific Air Industries, had been delivered to him this date, and that he had delivered one copy thereat to the Planning Com- mission and one copy to the City Clerk. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES. City Coordinator McCarthy reported as follows: 1. That Police Officer Haddock is entitled to earned vacation for the years 1948 and 1949, and he recommended that said Officer be granted such vacation, beginning as of June 16, 1950. Moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, that Alex Haddock, Police Officer, be and he is hereby granted permission to take his 1948 and 1949 earned vacations, beginning June 16, 1950. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gordon. 2. That prior to August 1, 1949, at which time a new salary schedule and regulations were adopted by the City Council, Earl Morgan, Sewer Department Foreman, had accumulated approximately 15 days overtime, which said employee has requested he be permitted to take off, beginning July 9th, 1950, and he recommended such permission be granted. Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, that Earl Morgan, Sewer Department Foreman, be and he is hereby granted per- mission to take off overtime accumulated by said employee prior to August 1, 1949, such overtime to be taken off between the dates July 9th and July 29th, 1950. Carried by the following vote: -5- 00 r �c T- 29 Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gordon. 3. That the contractor and architects on the new fire station, now in process of construction, had advised him of the necessity of im- mediate installation of the underground gasoline storage tank, which the City proposes to install at said site, due to the fact that the work of backfill of excavation and grading around the premises will be commenced during the coming week; that he had obtained quotations from various suppliers on tanks, pumps and fittings, which quotations he presented to the Council and on the basis of which he made certain recommendations for the purchase of the needed equipment. Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, that the purchase of one 1000- gallon underground gasoline storage tank from Rheem Manufacturing Company at a cost of not to exceed $98.00; the purchase of necessary fittings and one Fill -Rite Pump from Shields, Harper & Co. at a cost of not to exceed $159.95, California State Sales Tax to be added to all of the prices herein set forth, be and the same is hereby authorized. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gordon. 4. That Mr. R. G. Paulston, Engineer, on the waterworks construction, had filed his report for the period from May 26, 1950, to June 25, 1950, one copy of which had been delivered to each member of the City Council. 5. That he had received from the City of Los Angeles, Invoice No. 6897, showing that $65315.88 had been expended by said City for the account of the City of E1 Segundo, on the Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant, in accordance with Report No. 46 of said City of Los Angeles; and that demand for said amount is being presented the City Council at this meeting. He thereupon delivered one copy of'said invoice and report to the City Attorney. The City Clerk reported that pursuant to provisions of Section 5341 of the "Improvement Act of 1911 ", Assessment Engineer A. S. Monroe had presented a diagram of the assessment district for the grading, paving and otherwise improving a portion of Indiana Street, as per Resolution of Intention No. 1061, which diagram said Engineer had recommended be approved prior to the filing of the assessment for said improvement. It was.thereupon moved by Councilman Peterson and seconded by Councilman Swanson, that said diagram be approved. Said motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gordon. City Attorney Woodworth reported that Barclay Engineering Company had furnished him with descriptions of certain property over which the City of El Segundo desires to acquire easements for water line purposes, said descriptions covering property owned by North American Aviation, Inc., Santa Fe Land Company, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company and Standard Oil Company of California, and he stated that before preparing the necessary forms of easement, he desired to learn if the Council had in mind any special conditions which should be included in said forms. It appearing that, so far as the City of El Segundo is concerned, no special conditions would be required, the City Attorney stated he would proceed with preparation of the easement forms and thereafter forward same to the respective property owners for execution. X30 � r' >e City Attorney Woodworth presented for the Council's consideration form of Resolution No. 1085, following which it was moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that Resolution No. 1085, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING SECTION NO. 1 AND AMENDING SECTIONS NOS. 3, 4 AND 5, OF RESOLUTION NO. 1084 OF SAID COUNCIL, which was read, be adopted. On roll call, said motion carried and said Resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gordon. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that Ordinance No. 369, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT PROVIDING FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, MAKING ITS EMPLOYEES MEMBERS OF SAID SYSTEM, which was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 21st day of June, 1950, and reread at this meeting, be adopted. On roll call, said motion carried and said ordinance was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gordon. PAYING BILLS. The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: Water Works Bond General Fund Election 1948, Pacific Coast Inter - Mountain Constr. Fund Assn. of Fire Chiefs $8.00 Hongola & Elliott 16,953.59 McCarthy Insurance Agency 50.62 TOTAL $16,953.59 Chamber of Commerce of the United States 1.50 General Fund Department of Public Works 5315.88 The Redondo Reflex 18,28 Rita Milligan 17.63 City of Glendale 16.16 Hutchinson Fence Co. 109.80 Title Ins. and Trust Co. 25.85 Harriet Lawler 15.00 A. S. Monroe 380.89 TOTAL 5959.61 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: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gordon. -7- T- n NEW BUSINESS. Mayor Selby announced he had appointed Mrs. Joan McQueen as a member of the Recreation Commission, to fill Commissionership No. 2, such appointment to become effective on July 1, 1950 and expire on June 30, 1953, and he requested the Council's approval of said appoint- ment. Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that the appointment, by Mayor Selby, of Mrs. Joan McQueen as a member of the Recreation Commission of the City of El Segundo, to fill Commissioner - ship No. 2, for the.three year period commencing July 1, 1950 and expiring June 30, 1953, be and the same is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gordon. Mayor Selby announced his appointment of George Gordon, Jr., Walter W. Swanson and William R. Selby as members of E1 Segundo Board of Library Trustees, said appointments to be effective on July 1, 1950 and expire on June 30th, 1953, and he requested the Council's approval thereof. Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, that the appointment, by Mayor Selby, of George Gordon, Jr., Walter W. Swanson and William R. Selby, as members of El Segundo Board of Library Trustees, such appointments to be effective as of July 1, 1950 and expire on June 30, 1953, be and the same are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gordon. Councilman Swanson stated that a number of E1 Segundo citizens had advised him of having seen a newspaper item to the effect that the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California had recently rendered its decision, granting Inglewood City Lines permission to abandon its shuttle service between Aviation Boulevard and the City of El Segundo, and denying permission to Cross Town Bus Line to extend its bus service from Hawthorne Boulevard westerly to said City; that if this rumor is correct, persons who live in El Segundo and work at the various airplane and industrial plants on Imperial Highway easterly of Sepulveda Blvd. will be without bus service to carry them to and from their work. He inquired whether or not there might be anything further the City of El Segundo could do to be assured of a continuance of such bus service. City Attorney Woodworth stated that unless the City was in position to produce testimony which might cause the Public Utilities Com- mission to reopen the case, he was of the opinion nothing could be done. Inasmuch as no City official had received definite information from the Public Utilities Commission as to its decision in the hearing, recently held before it, on the application of Inglewood City Lines to abandon certain bus service and application of Cross Town Bus Line to extend its present service into the City of El Segundo, by general con- sent the'City Clerk was directed to communicate with said Commission and request that if it has made such decision, that it advise the City of E1 Segundo thereof. M 332 No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Approved: Mayor. x, Respe -9- ao r� :X!