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1951 JAN 31 CC MINA regular meeting o Segundo, California, was Hall of said City on the at 7:00 o'clock P. M. by Councilmen Present: Councilmen Absent: U 18.i E1 Segundo, California January 31, 1951 f the City Council of the City of E1 held in the Council Chamber in the City above date, having been called to order William R. Selby, Mayor. ROLL CALL Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Gordon. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 24th day of January, 1951, 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: See Page 5 for omission. R. G. PAULSTON, Engineer, dated January 29, 1951, submitting Progress Payment Estimate No. 2 under contract dated November 17, 1950, with Sam B. Pearce for installation of certain primary distribution mains under Specifications No. WB -4$ -9, certifying that the sum of $$,589.10 is due and payable to said contractor under said contract, and recommending that such payment be made. R. G. PAULSTON, Engineer, dated January 29, 1951, submitting Progress Payment Estimate No. 3 under contract dated July 14, 1950, with R. A. Wattson Company for the construction of a certain transmission main and appurtenances under Specifications No. WB- 5, certifying that the sum of $41,840.53 is due and payableaid contractor under said contract, and recommending that such payment be made. R. G. PAULSTON, Engineer, dated January 29, 1951, submitting Progress Payment Estimate No. 3 under contract dated October 27, 1950, with Fabian Construction Company for the construction of a pumphouse, water supply piping and miscellaneous appurtenances under Specifications No. WB -4$ -7, certifying that the sum of $10,173.92 is due and payable to said contractor under said contract, and recommending that such payment be made. Following the reading of the foregoing communications from R. G. Paulston, Engineer, it was moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that said communications be ordered received and placed on file in the office of the City Clerk, and that the City Council does hereby approve the recom- mendations made therein by the Engineer and does hereby authorize the issuance of warrants payable to the contractors and in the sums set forth in said communications in due course. Carried by the following vote: -1- U 186 Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gordon. SAM B. PEARCE, dated January 30, 1951, requesting an extension of 25 calendar days in which to complete his con- tract with the City of E1 Segundo, dated November 17, 1950, under Specifications No. WB -4$ -9, the present completion date being January 31, 1951. Attached to said communication was a letter from R. G. Paulston, Engineer, in which he stated Mr. Pearce has been unable to complete his contract within the specified completion date because of delaLy in delivery of pipe furnished to him by the City, and he recommended that the extension in time of 25 days be granted to Mr. Pearce in which to complete his said contract. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the communication from Sam B. Pearce, dated January 30, 1951, requesting an exten- sion in time of 25 days in which to complete his con- tract with the City of E1 Segundo under Specifications No. WB -4$ -9, and the communication from R. G. Paulston, Engineer, dated January 31, 1951, recommending that such extension in time be granted Mr. Pearce, be and the same are hereby ordered received and placed on file in the office of the City Clerk; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in view of the extenuating circumstances and the recommendations made in the communication from Mr. R. G. Paulston, as hereinabove referred to, Sam B. Pearce be and he is hereby granted an extension in time of 25 calendar days from and after January 31, 1951, in which to complete his said contract for the installation of certain primary distribution mains in the City of E1 Segundo. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gordon. SAMPSON ADVERTISING COMPANY, dated January 29, 1951, ad- vising that pursuant to action taken by the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo at its regular meeting held January 24, 1951, said company had been requested to immediately remove the advertising sign erected by it on Lot 1, Block 112, in the City of E1 Segundo; that inasmuch.as it had paid for such space for a period of one year in advance, and that it had been suggested by the Chief of Police of said City that permission to keep-said sign might be granted said company if it would move the structure westerly from its present location, said company was therefore making request for such permission and in consideration thereof, would be willing to give up two of its signs presently located on Lots 42$ and 431 in Block 123, E1 Segundo. -2- U 1817 Attached to said before mentioned communication from Sampson Advertising Company was a report from the Chief of Police, stating that no recommendation had been made by him as to re- locating the sign referred to, and, further, that he had served notice on the Sampson Advertising Company to remove the sign in question before 4 :00 P. M. on February 1, 1951. Following discussion of the matter, it was moved by Coun- cilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that the fol- lowing resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the communication from Sampson Ad- vertising Company, dated January 29, 1951, requesting permission to relocate the sign erected by it on Lot 1, Block 112, E1 Segundo, to a new location on said lot westerly of the present location, together with the re- port from the Chief of Police dated January 31, 19519 with respect to the same matter, be received and placed on file in the office of the City Clerk; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that after due con- sideration the CityCouncil feels that the action here- inafter taken is justified, to wit, that the request of Sampson Advertising Company that the City Council re- consider its action taken at its regular meeting held January 24, 1951, with respect to the removal of a certain, advertising sign erected by said company on Lot 1, Block 112, E1 Segundo, be and the same is hereby denied, and that the applicant be again requested to immediately remove the said sign as per the Council's previous order. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the fol- lowing vote: Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gordon. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, City of E1 Segundo, dated January 30, 1951, to which was attached copy of its Resolution No. 88, adopted by said Commission at its regular meeting held January 29, 1951, and which.resolution does therein recommend an amendment to Ordinance No. 306 (the zoning - land use plan ordinance) with respect to regulations governing fire place structures projecting into required side yards. The City Clerk read said Resolution No. 88, and after dis- cussion thereof, it was moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED,*that the communication from the City Planning Commission, dated January 30, 1951, together with copy of.said Commission's Resolution No. 70, recommending an amendment to Ordinance No. 306 (the zoning - land use plan ordinance) with respect to regulations governing fire place structures projecting into required side yards, be received and ordered placed on file in the office of the City Clerk; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby set the matter of a proposed amendment -3- • to Ordinance No. 306 (the zoning - land use plan.ordi- nance) of the City of E1 Segundo with respect to regu- lations governing fireplace structures projecting into required side yards, referred to in said Resolu- tion No. $$ of the City Planning Commission, for public hearing before this Council, to be held in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of the City of El Segundo, in said City, on Wednesday, the 21st day of February, 1951, beginning at the hour of 7 :00 o'clock P. M.; and that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to give notice of said hearing in time, form and manner as contemplated by law. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the fol- lowing vote: Ayes: Councilmen Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilman Gordon. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DIVISION, LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, dated February 1, 1951, being notice of its regular monthly meeting to be held on Thursday, February 15, 1951, at Glendale, California. Ordered filed. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PLANNING CONGRESS, undated, being notice of its meeting to be held on Thursday, February $, 19519 at Arcadia, California. Ordered filed. PAUL E. HOWARD and 34.4 others, being a petition request - ing that the City Council take action to secure a suitable place to establish a baseball field for use as a community project. Following the reading of said petition, by general consent the Mayor referred same to Councilman Thompson, the Council's representative on the Recreation Commission, for the purpose of discussing the matter with said Commission and to make his report thereon at a later date. Councilman Gordon appeared at the meeting at this time, the hour being 7 :25 o'clock P. M., and he immediately took his seat at the Council table. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Edward A. Pitts addressed the Council with respect to the motion made by Mr. Delbert Thomas at the last regular meeting of the City Council, at which time Mr. Thomas requested the Council to reconsider its proposed action to deny the application of Edwin W. Pauley and Harold R. Pauley for a variance to drill an oil well in the City of E1 Segundo, and inquired if anything new had developed during the week on said matter. Mayor Selby informed Mr. Pitts that the entire matter was set for consideration by the Council for its meeting to be held February 7, 1951. Mr. W. E. Carroll, residing at 133 Whiting Street, El Segundo, addressed the Council with respect to the matter of flood waters in said area, and stated that during the recent rain, water had backed into the yards: in said vicinity, -4- U i X39 and had also backed into his house through the sanitary facilities in the bathroom, and he inquired whether or not anything might be done to alleviate the situation. Mr. J. P. Bondurant, residing at 131 Whiting Street, also addressed the Council on the same matter and stated that he had experienced the same situation on his premises. The Mayor requested Director of Public Works Short to make reply to said gentleman, and Mr. Short thereupon informed them that since the date of the last heavy rain he had spent considerable time studying this particular problem; that the sewer pumping station at E1 Segundo Boulevard east of Main Street had been designed with a reservoir so that a large volume of water could be stored temporarily without pumping during periods of storm water infiltration. However, during last Mondayts rain a large volume of storm water had infiltrated from some unknown source into the lines, which volume was more than could be stored at the pumping station and which therefore necessitated pumping.. Such pumping caused the excess water to back up in the low places, resulting in the complained of condi- tions. If such infiltration continues, it may be.found neces- sary to enlarge the wet well at said pumping station. Mr. Short further stated that the accumulation of water in the street is due to the fact that this area is very low and excess water would naturally flow to the low spots, but that the City Council has employed an engineer to make a survey of the City in connection with needed storm drain facilities and thereafter make recommendations with respect to the installa- tion of such storm water drains to take care of low areas in which storm waters presently accumulate, and that it is possible that the installation of storm drain facilities most vitally needed might be completed within the next two years. * WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS OMITTED FROM PAGE 1. ANGELO, FRANKIE ANTONIO, dated January 26, 1951; HYNES, THOMAS JOHN, dated January 26, 1951; JUDGE, SIDNEY SNAIR, dated January 29, 1950; KOREN, JOHN, dated January 26, 1951; MULHERON, ALFRED J., dated January 25, 1951; ROBINSON, ROBERT THOMPSON, dated January 29, 1951; ROHINGER, GILBERT WHITE, dated January 26, 1951; SANKO, JOHN MICHAEL, dated January.26, 1951; SWITZER, TIMOTHY JAMES, dated January 26, 1951, each being application for employment by the City of E1 Segundo. Ordered filed. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES None. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES The Chief of Police announced the revocation of the appoint- ment of Willie Edward Reed as a Special Police Officer of said City. The Chief of Police announced the appointment of certain persons as Special Police Officers of the City of E1 Segundo and requested the Councilts approval thereof. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, that the appointment by the Chief of Police -5- IJ 1.90 of the City of E1 Segundo of Deane Charles Anderson, Carroll Edgar Chisum, and Jack Ratcliff as Special Police Officers of said City, be and the same is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Swanson, Thompson The City Clerk reported as follows: 1. That in order to alleviate flood water conditions in the alley in the rear of Lot 5, Block 73, E1 Segundo, due to the fact that the alley slopes to such point from the northerly and southerly ends thereof, the Director of Public Works had indicated to the owners of said lot that if they would grant to the City of E1 Segundo an easement over a portion of said lot for storm drain purposes, he was of the opinion that the accumulation of storm waters in that parti- cular portion of said alley could be taken care of by diverting same into Standard Street; that the owners had accordingly presented a form of grant of easement, granting to the City of E1 Segundo an easement and right -of -way for storm and surface water drain purposes over the south three feet of the north eleven feet of Lot 5, Block 73, E1 Segundo, which grant of easement had been approved by the City Attorney as to form. It was thereupon moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that that certain Grant of Easement, dated the 30th day of January, 1951, executed by Ebner M. McGinley and Emma J. McGinley, granting to the City of E1 Segundo, a municipal corporation of the County of Los Angeles, State ;of California, an easement in, over, upon, across and along the following described real property located in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California, to wit: The South Three (3) feet of the North Eleven (11) feet of Lot 5, Block 73, City of E1 Segundo, as shown on Pages 22 and 23 of Map Book 200 as recorded in the office of the County Recorder, County of Los Angeles, for storm and surface water drain purposes only, be and the same is hereby accepted by and on behalf of the City of E1 Segundo; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and he is hereby authorized and directed to cause said instrument to be filed for record in the office of the County'Recorder of Los. Angeles County. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Swanson, Thompson U 191. 2. That he had given to each member of the Council, for his information, a copy of the program of the Third Annual In- stitute on Government to be held at the University of California at Los Angeles February 2 and 3, 1951, and that such program contained a number of sessions which might be of interest to employees of the City of E1 Segundo. Thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that department heads and any City'em- ployees whom such department heads may designate so to do, be and they are hereby authorized to attend any sessions of the Third Annual Institute on Govern- ment to be held at UCLA February 2 and 3, 1951, which they feel might be of benefit to them in their work, and that such persons so attending said Institute be and they are hereby further authorized to file their demands for their actual and necessary expenses while attending any such sessions of said Institute, such demands to be audited in the usual manner before payment. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the fol- lowing vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Swanson, Thompson, 3. That to date the City Clerk had not been advised as to whether or not the Recreation Commission of the City of E1 Segundo desired to have representation.at the Third Annual Calif- ornia Recreation Conference to be held inSan Diego February 13 to 16, 1951, inclusive. Councilman Thompson, the City's representative on the Re- creation Commission, stated that he was of the opinion that the Recreation Commission desired to send one representative to said conference, and it was thereupon moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, that the Recreation Commission.of the City of E1 Segundo be and it is hereby authorized to send a representative from the City of E1 Segundo to the Third "Annual California Recreation Conference to be held in San Diego February 13 to 16, inclusive, 1951, such representative being authorized to file his demand for his actual and necessary expenses in connection with his attendance at said conference, such demand to be audited in the usual manner before payment. Carried by the following vote: Ayes - Councilmen Gordon ,Peterson,Swanson,Thompson & Mayor Selby; Noes - None; Absent -None. Mr. Jack Gray, Assistant Engineer, reported on his attend- ance at the Streets and Highways Conference held at Berkeley, California, January 23 to 25, inclusive, and stated that he found such conference to be very instructive and interesting, and he appreciated being able to attend same. Mr. Donald R. Short, Director of Civil Defense, reported respecting a meeting held Tuesday evening, January 30 between representatives of industries, utilities and municipal groups in the City of E1 Segundo, and representatives of the E1 Segundo Civil Defense and Disaster Council, which meeting was held for the purpose of determining what particular civil defense problems -7- k U 192 the various groups might be confronted with, and he felt that as a result of such conference a spirit of cooperation was fostered and that the E1 Segundo civil defense organization has made a very good beginning. The City Attorney reported he had approved the form of pledge of securities presented to him by the City Treasurer and was returning same to the City Clerk for transmittal to said Treasurer. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, that Ordinance No. 378, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE AND DISASTERS., which was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 24th day of January and reread at this meeting, be adopted. On roll call, said motion carried, and the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Swanson, Thompson Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that Resolution No. 1123, entitled: A CIVIL DEFENSE AND DISASTER RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA., which was read, be adopted. On roll call, said motion carried, and the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Swanson, Thompson In the matter of the application of Consolidated House Movers, Inc., presented to this Council at its last regular meeting requesting that the name of said company, which appears on two certain applications for building removal permits, be changed to indicate the owner's name as the applicant, and which matter was at said meeting taken under consideration until this date pending a report from the Building Inspector respecting an encroachment.on Sierra Street in front of Lot 16, Block 36, the location at which it is proposed to move one of the buildings covered by one of the applications of said Consolidated House Movers, Inc., the Building Inspector re- ported that repairs to such portion of Sierra Street have not been made. The Council discussed the matter at length, and such discussion disclosed the fact that said encroachment was not due to any negligence on the part of said Consolidated House Movers, Inc., but was occasioned through the grading -of said ■! U 193 lot by a person hired by the owner thereof preparatory to the placement of a building thereon, and that in view of the fact that the City will require repairs to be made to said street as well as compliance with conditions set forth in the original permit granted Consolidated House Movers, Inc., it would be desirable to require the owner's name-to be shown as the prin- cipal on the bond which must be filed in connection with said permit. Mr. E. L. Krudop, the owner of said lot, was present in the Council Chamber, and he stated he would be willing to file such bond if he can secure same, and that he would contact a representative of the Consolidated House Movers, Inc., with respect to securing such bond and other matters in connection with said permit. Thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Swanson, that all matters in connection with the issuance of a house moving permit to Consolidated House Movers, Inc., to place a certain building on Lot 16, Block 36, E1 Segundo, and the request of said Consolidated House Movers, Inc., that its name as applicant for said permit be changed to E. L. Krudop as owner, be taken under consideration by this Council until its next regular meeting,to be held February 7, 1951. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Peterson, Swanson, Thompson PAYING BILLS The following demands, having had the approval of the Com- mittee on Finance and Records, were read: General Fund Pioneer Rubber Mills 5 .74 H & H Fount & Grill $.90 Calif.Fire Chiefs' Assoc. 5.00 American Public Wks. Assoc. 1.$0 Pac. Elec. Rwy. Co. 2.33 B.F.McDonald Co. 6.56 T.B.DeBerry 5.46 J. C. Penney Co. s 30.93 Pacific Surplus Co. 40.79 Victor D. McCarthy,City Clk. 1. TOTAL, 340. General Fund Rose Bowl -� 4.10 Security -First Nat'l Bank 100.00 The E1 Segundo Press 1$.75 r MallTool Co. 7.47 Water Works Bond Election 1948, Construction Fund SamB. Pearce 85 9.10 Fabian Constr. Co. 10173.92 R. A. Wattson Co. 41840.53 TOTAL 60603-55 Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the respective funds covering the same. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: Ayes; 'Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and Mayor Selby. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. None. NEW BUSINESS IJ 194 No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Respectfully submitted, VICTOR D. McCARTHY, CITY CLERK IT-14 Deputy ' Approved: Mayor -10-