1951 NOV 07 CC MINE1 Segundo, California
November 7, 1951
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
Councilmen Present:
Councilmen Absent:
ROLL CALL
Gordon, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and
Mayor Selby.
None.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 31st day of
October, 1951, having beer. read, and no errors or omissions having
been noted, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman
Thompson, 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:
PLANNING COMMISSION) City of El Segundo, being notices of change
in date of certain.hearings heretofore set for November 12, 1951, to
November 13, 1951. Ordered filed.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, State of California, dated October
31, 1951, being notice of hearing to be held December 12, 1951, in the
Commission Courtroom, Los Angeles, California, in the matter of the
application of Southern California Gas Company for a general increase
in gas rates under Section 63(a) of the Public Utilities Act.
It appearing that the City of E1 Segundo has heretofore, in con-
nection with other Cities, arranged for legal representation at said
hearing, the communication was ordered filed.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN FEDERAL POvvER COMMISSION, dated October
3C, 1951, being copy of order accepting rate schedules for filing and
terminating proceedings in the matter of El Paso Natural Gas Company
for an increase in rates. Ordered filed.
ALAN ROGEPS, dated November 6, 1951, being application for a permit
to move a one -story three - bedroom stucco dwelling and one two -car stucco
garage from their present location in Long Beach, California to a new
location at 511; Kansas Street, El Segundo.
The Building Inspector had noted on said application that the
buildings will conform to building ordinances of the City of El Segundo
and that he would recommend the permit applied for be granted, subject
tc the following conditions: (1) That the completion of the removal
and the placement of said buildings on foundation be completed within
120 days; and (2) That a Surety Bond in amount of $1,000.00 shall be
c .:'.th the City Clerk to insure the fulfillment of the required
,;cr:dit; ons.
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Moved b;r Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman. Swanson,
the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that Alan Rogers, be and he is hereby granted a
permit to move a one -story three- bedroom stucco dwelling and one
two -car stucco garage from their present location in Long Beach,
California into the City of E1 Segundo, the site of the permanent
location thereof being 51L Kansas Street, E1 Segundo, such permit
being granted subject to the following conditions:
1. That the applicant, before moving said structures or bringing
same into the City of El Segundo, must post a surety bond in
amount of $1,000.00, with a surety satisfactory to the Ma.yor
and in form approved by the City Attorney, conditioned that
each, all and every one of the improvements hereinafter in-
dicated shall be made within a period of 120 days from the
date of the bond, to wit:
(a) That the structures must be set down complete in place
on permanent foundations and shall be made to conform,
in all respects, to the requirements of the Building,
P1•.urbing and Electrical Codes of the City of El Segundo
and to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector of said
City, such work to be completed within 120 days from date
of bond.
2. That before such removal shall take place, permittee shall pay
to the City of El Segundo the requisite fees, make all necessary
deposits and file all forms and notices required under the pro-
visions of the ordinance of the City relating to moving of
structures.
3. That said buildings shall be moved on dollies, or other equip -
ment satisfactory to the Street Superintendent of the City of
El Segundo.
Z. That said buildings shall be moved on a date and along a route
agreed upon between. the Chief of Police, the Street Superinten-
dent and permittee.
5. That the Police Department of the City of El Segundo shall be
notified at least thirty minutes in advance of the start of
such removal operations, so that police escort may be provided
therefor, if necessary.
6. That such removal and all operations related thereto shall be
prosecuted and completed to the satisfaction of the Street
Superintendent and the Chief of Police of the City of El
Segundo.
?. That this permit shall not become
the permittee shall have endorsed
to the terms and conditions above
resolution and shall have filed t
City Clerk
effective unless and until
his approval of and agreement
set forth, upon a copy of this
,ie same in the office of the
On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: ,
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and
Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
.._t: Councilmen "yore.
P. 0. HARDING, Assistant State Highway Engineer, dated November 6,
ceing notice of a hearing to be held by the Los Angeles Cit; Council
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before the California State Highway Commnission, in the State Building
in Los Angeles, November 14, 1951, in the matter of the opening and
improvement of Ocean. Parkway, between. Imperial Boulevard and Jefferson
Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles, and stating that he felt the
City of El Segundo might like to be represented at said hearing in
view, of this Cityts interest in the matter.
Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the
following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED. that the communication from P. 0. Harding,
Assistant State Highway Engineer, dated November 6, 1951,
with reference to a hearing to be held before the Califorr._a
State Highway Comrission, in the matter of the proposed opening
and improvement of Ocean, Parkway, between. Imperial Boulevard
and Jefferson Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles, be re-
ceived and ordered placed on file in the office of the City
Clerk; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Donald R. Short, Director
of Public Works of the City of E1 Segundo, be and he is
hereby authorized and directed to :cake attendance at the
hearing referred to in said coTmu- nication, and to present
the views of said City in the premises.
Carried.
HER.', A N R. BRAPdDT, City Clerk, City of Manhattan. Beach, dated
November 5, 1951, advising that a meeting of the employees and the
City Council of said City, will be held in the Comm-unity Church in
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anhaattan Beach, on Monday, November 19, 1951, at which meeting a
representative of the State Employeest Retirement System will be
present to discuss and answer questions on the Retirement System,
and extending an invitation to the City Clerk, City Council, and
other employees of the City of El Segundo, to attend said meeting.
The City Clerk stated that representatives of the City of El
Segundo would be present at said meeting, and thereafter the communi-
cation was ordered filed.
MARSHALL AND STEVENS, Valuation Engineers, dated October 31, 1951,
submitting therewith preliminary totals on the valuation of City of E1
Segundo owned properties, and stating a complete listing of the valua-
tion and items set forth in said appraisement would be forwarded to the
City in the near future. Ordered filed.
None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
In the matter of employing additional personnel in the Engineering
Department of the City of El Segundo, which matter was, at the last
regular meetigb of the City Council, referred to Public Works Commissioner
Peterson_ for investigation and report, said Corz:issioner requested addi-
tiora time ir? which to present said , rep_ ort and the Council agreed to said
d e'' e nment .
Public Safety Co::L issioner Thompson, reporting in the matter of
rlacement of certain fire extinguishers in City owned buildings, as here -
Ic,fo: .-ecommended by the Acting Fire Chief of the City of El Segundo and
which matter was, at the last regular meeting of the City Council, referred
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to said Commissioner, stated that he, together with the Mayor and
Acting Fire Chief, had made an investigation of the matter, as a
result of which a revised report had been filed with him said
Acting Fire Chief, and that the total cost of the new extinguishers
and repairs to present extinguishers as now recommended by the acting
Fire Chief, would be approximately $306.33.
Following said report, it was coved by Councilman Swanson,
seconied by COUn-iLnan Gordon, the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the report of the Acting Chief of the Fire depart -
ment of the City of El Segundo, dated November 6, 1951, making cer-
tain recommendations with respect to the purchase of additional
fire extinguishers for placement in certain City oimed buildings,
and the repair of certain fire extinguishers now owned by said
City, be received and ordered placed on file in the office of the
City Clerk; and
BE IT FURT.l= RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby
approve said recommmendations as contained in said report, and
does hereby authorize the.purchase of said fire extinguishers
and the repair of presenf,� fined fire extinguishers, all as set
forth in said report, the total cost thereof not to exceed
X306.33, plus California State Sales Tax.
On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon.,
Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen None,
Peterson, Swanson, Thompson and
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
Director of Public Works Short presented' his written report
dated November 7, 1951, in which report he recommended the purchase
of the following quantities of pipe, to wit: 1,000 feet of 10t1, 7,000
feet of 8.114-12,000 feet of 611 and 2,000 feet of 411, at a total approxi-
mate cost of $40,000.00, for use in the water distribution system of the
City of El Segundo, and in which report he also recommended that an
additional $50,000.00 of Water Works Bonds, Election 1948, be offered
for sale.
The matter was discussed by the Council, at the conclusion of which
it was roved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the
follorng resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED$ that the communication from the Director of Public
Works, dated November 7, 1951, recommending the purchase of
certain cast iron pipe for the.distribution system of the
Water Works Department of the City of El Segundo, and also
recommending the sale of an additional $50,000.00 of El
Segundo Water Works Bonds, Election. 1948, presented to this
Council at this meeting, be received and filed, and referred
to and made a part hereof; and
BE IT FURTFZR RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby
approve the recorsrendations of the Director of Public Works as
set forth ir. said communication. and does hereby authorize and
direct the City Attorney to contact bond counsel, O?Melveny
and Myers of Los Angeles, instructing ,aid attorneys, on behalf
of the City of E1 Segundo, to take the necessary proceedings for
the sale of an additional X50,000.00 of El Segundo Water Works
Bonds, Election 1948.
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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: Cour_cilnen: None.
The City Attorney reported as follows:
1. That in accordance v�ith provisions set forth in the map of
Tract No. 15592, heretofore approved by this Council, Westchester
Realty Co. had submitted to him a Corporation Grant Deed, conveying
to the City of El Segundo, various properties for public street pur-
poses in accordance with a certain agreement heretofore entered into
between said Company and the City of E1 Segundo; that he had checked
the descriptions of the properties as set forth in said Deed with the
letter of transmittal from said Westchester Realty Co., dated October
11, 1951, and finds said descriptions are in order.
Thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by
Councilman Thompson, the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that that certain Corporation Grant Deed,
dated October 25, 1951, executed by Westchester Realty Co.,
conveying to the City of E1 Segundo, a Municipal Corporation,
for public street purposes, the real property in the City of
E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California,
described as:
The Northerly 52.5 feet of the Easterly 27.5 feet
of Lot 76; the Northerly 52.5 feet of Lots 77, 780
and 79; and the Northerly 52.5 feet of the Westerly
25 feet of Lot 80, in Tract No. 15692, as per Map
recorded in Book 418, Pages 45'to 48 both inclusive,
of maps in the office of the County Recorder of
said Los Angeles County, California,
be and.the same is hereby accepted by and on behalf of the City
Oil. El Segundo; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and she 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, California.
On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the vollowing vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson. and
Mayor Selby;
Noes: Council -men None;
Absent: Councilmen. None.
2. That in the matter of the request of W. G. Thompson and others
that the City of El Segundo furnish said persons with a letter setting
forth the progress of the presently pending street opening proceedings
to.date; and also outlining the legal steps to be taken,which matter
eras, at the last regular meeting of the City Council, referred to the
said Attorney, he read to the Council a fo:n: of letter he had prepared
for transmittal to said persons.
Following the reading
the Council, by general co:
7tLted. t':_, e_ .would cause
pared by hLm.
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of the form as prepared by said City Attorne -N
aser_t, approved the same, and the City Attorney
such letter to be transmitted in form as pre-
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3 Made a progress report in the matter of the pending case
of the•City of El Segundo v. K. C. MCI troy, and stated that at the
hearing held in said case in Inglewood on November 5, 2951, said
case had been postponed by the Court until November 19, 1951, and
that the hearing would now be held in Department 1, in the Superior
Court in Los Angeles.
Ur'FINTSHED BUSIJ-, 33
in the matter of the resignation of R. G. st C • +_.
g G Pau_ or. as ,..i..,
�'ngi eer of the City of El Segundo, which matter was, at the last
re`ular meeting of the City Council, taken under consideration until
this meeting, by general consent, consideration was postponed u.-til
the meeting of the City Council to be held Iovember 14, 1951.
PA`s EI G BILL
The following demands, having had the approval of the Co=mittee
on Finance and Records, were read:
;C- Jot 1�,Ihitnall
Mc.-t Brandler
Scut: ern Cal. H, =ia
elan Converse
F. D. Foley
E.1 ' e- zur_do Chamber
General Fund
$100.00
60.00
e Soc. 56.3-0
50.00
904.73
of Commerce
50.00
Inglewood Upholstering Co.
43.54
Duane W. Wheeler & Co.
61.80
L. A. Stamp & Sta. Co.
34.74
El Segundo Paint Center
271.00
County of Los Angeles
7.85
Shell Oil Company
13.47
J. T. Jenkins Co.
9.99
r_. V es' ey Farr, M. D.
5. CC
industrial Blueprint &
Supply Co. 10.74
Ira E. Escobar 4 ?7
Rose Bowl 1.52
A & M Grill S
H & a Grill 2.65
City of El Sebando dater Dept.
ry
52.07
The El Segundo Press .09
Ditto Incorporated 34.27
New Pacific Lumber Co. 50.96
Veriwether Investment Co. 529.25
j- .erican Rubber Mfg. Co. 348.24
CIL-de C. Lehigh 264.00
International City
Managers Association
Institute for Training in
Municipal Adr„iristr.
Snap -On Tools Corp.
Pac_fic Radion _cs
Y - _i ken rhevrolet
California Rent Car
Century Oil Co.
Ar_er_ can Disposal
C__.,_ =s Stas-_forth Sta. Co.
City Controller, City of
Glcndale
�, „pri~it Co.
5.00
1.50
6.44
141.49
6.13
297.23
336.28
97.50
32r`- 50
1.
6.49
4.30
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General Fund
Tobiets Shop 0 5.00
Industrial Sta. & Printing 10.06
El Segundo Hardware 42.72
Standard Oil Co. of Calif. 154.34
Leiland A. Irish, Inc. 74.98
Standard Oil Co. of Calif. 200.00
Mintaourtzv,iler,CityTreas. 1,115.60
It it it ►r 46-88
it 'r it " 1,959.33
tr tr
it rr 2,379.58
tr tt
if it l ,266.01
t► tt
it ►t 1,364.32
t► t►
it tt 1, 598.41
tt r► n . it 128. CO
tt rr Secretary
E1 Segundo City Group 41.20
State Er.-:ployeest Retirement
System 875.71
TOTAL 015,981.83
Water Works Fund
MintaCurtzwiler,CityTreas. � 200.80
tt I t tt 6.25
it tr , Secretary
El Segundo City Group 25.75
State Employees? Retirement
Systen, 118.66
State Employees' Retirement
System : 111.37
Carl Wilson 40.00
Kimball Elevator Co., Ltd. 10.10
Century Oil Co. 8.47
:Y�illi ken Chevrolet 31.28
Addressograph Sales &
Service Agency 1.80
Fraser Cement Products Co. 66.60
Industrial Sta. & Printing 4.94
Luippold Engineering Sales 50.99
Pacific Mill & Mine Supply 36.34
The Foxboro Company 57.5-0
Rensselaer Valve Company 29.92
Donald R. Short, Petty Cash 48.84
Payroll Demand 1,850.98
TOTAL 02,700.59
Water Works Bond
Election Fund
Construction. 1948
City of E1 Segundo Water
Dept. $224.89
City of El Segundo Water
Dept. 9.75
Barclay Surveying Co. 240.00
TOTAL. $474.64
Pension: Fund
State Empl. Retire.System (t767.72
TOTAL ,r7
Recreation
F u: d
MintaCurtzwiler,CityTreas. w 110.80
tt tt it it 1-0-30
Hospital Service of
Southern California 5.j`
State Employeest Retirement
System 54.74
"_intaCurtzwiler,C�tyTreas. 558.56
TOTAL
Moved by Councilman Gordon, 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, Gordy n, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson. and
Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen None.
NEW BUSINESS
Director of Public Works Short advised the Council of receipt by
him of a communication from Marlow-Burns Company, in which communiica-
tion. said Company stated it was contemplating a chang in o; ade of
certain streets as set forth on the map of Tract No. 15692, due to the
fact that said Company is unable to obtain certain fill dirt; that he
had advised said Company the necessary proceedures it should take in
order to place the matter before the City Council at its.meeting to be
held November 14, 1951.
Mayor Selby requested permission to leave the State of California
between the dates November 21st to 26th inclusive, 1951, and to absent
himself from any meetings of the City Council 'held during said period.
Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the
follottiing resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that Mayor William R. Selby, be and he is
hereby granted permission to absent himself between the
dates November 21st to 26th inclusive, 1951, from the State
of California and the United States of America; and
BE IT FLT:?THE;R RESOL`TF._,D, that said Mayor Selby be re-
quested to sign and file with the City Clerk a waiver of
any notice.of any kind whatsoever of any special meetings
of the City Council, which may be called by the Mayor pro
tem or any three members of said Council, during the period
of said leave hereinbefore granted.
On roll call, the foregoing resolution, was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson_, Swanson, Thompson and
Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen , ?one;
Absent: Councilmen None
10 further business appearing to be transacted at this -eeting, it
was roved by Councilman. Peterson., seconded by Mayor Selby, the meeting
ad-i ourr_.
Approved:,,
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Mayor /
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Respectfully subm3_tted,
:;eva M. Elsey, City jerk