1952 AUG 20 CC MINV 42
El Segundo, California
August 20, 1952
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of El Segundo,
California, was held in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of said
City on the above date, having been called to order at 7 :00 o'clock
P. M. by Dave W. Peterson, Mayor pro tem.
ROLL CALL
Councilmen Present: Baker, Gordon and Mayor pro tem Peterson;
Councilmen Absent: Swanson and Mayor Selby.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 13th day of August,
1952, having been read, and no errors or omissions having been noted, it
was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the minutes
of said meeting be approved as recorded. Carried.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Written communications, received from the persons, firms or corpor-
ations hereinafter named, were read to the Council and were disposed of
in the manner indicated, following reference to each hereinafter:
JOHN F. BENDER, Special City Attorney, dated August 11, 1951, trans-
mitting therewith list of tax deeded properties owned by the City of E1
Segundo, and requesting the Council cause an appraisal to be made thereof
and indicate to him which of said properties should be advertised for sale.
Moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Gordon, that the
communication from John F. Bender, Special City Attorney, dated August 11,
1952, hereinabove referred to, be received and placed on file in the office
of the City Clerk; that the subject matter of said communication be taken
under advisement by this Council until its further order. Carried.
LELAND R. TAYLOR, Assistant to the President, North American Aviation,
Inc., dated August 13, 1952, in reply to the communication of the City Clerk
addressed to said Company under date of July 31, 1952 with respect to re-
cent complaints received by the City Council from residents of E1 Segundo
concerning noise made by testing of airplane engines on the property of
Los Angeles International Airport, and advising that said Company has had
no engine operation in that vicinity for some time past and, hence, is not
the company at fault for the complaints received.
Following the reading of the before mentioned communication from North
American Aviation, Inc., the City Clerk then read to the Council her reply
thereto, dated August 14, 1952.
Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Baker, the follow-
ing resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the communication from Leland R. Taylor,
Assistant to the'President, North American Aviation, Inc.,
dated August 13, 1952, respecting noises presumably emanating
from said Company's hangars on property of Los Angeles Inter-
national Airport, be received and filed in the office of the
City Clerk, and that the action of the City Clerk in replying
thereto be and the same is hereby approved; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in view of the information
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thus obtained from North American Aviation, Inc. the City
Clerk be and she is hereby directed to address communica-
tions to Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc. and Northrup Corpora-
tion advising them of the complaints which have been re-
ceived by this Council and requesting their cooperation in
reducing to a minimum noise which might be caused from
their operations in the vicinity of El Segundo so that same
may not constitute a nuisance to residents of the said City.
On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker,
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilman Swanson
Gordon and Mayor pro tem Peterson;
and Mayor Selby.
JOHN F. BENDER, Attorney at Law, announcing the removal of his
offices to 637 West Compton Boulevard, Compton, California. Ordered
filed.
FRANK SMOTONY, Building Inspector, dated August 19, 1952, advising
that all work in connection with a permit heretofore issued to R. E.
Doherty and M. Lopin for relocating a building moved into the City of
E1 Segundo and placed on Lot 5, Block 5, E1 Segundo, has been satisfactor-
ily completed, and recommending release of Relocation Bond furnished in
connection therewith.
Moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the
following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that that certain "Relocation Permit Bond«,
dated the 4th day of June, 1952, with Mitchell Lopin as
Principal, and The Travelers Indemnity-Company as Surety,
in the sum of $1,000.00, be and the same is hereby exon-
erated from any liability accruing thereunder subsequent
to this date, to wit: August 20, 1952.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Gordon and Mayor pro tem Peterson;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilman Swanson and Mayor Selby.
RICHARD GRAVES, Executive Director, League of California Cities,
dated August 13, 1952, acknowledging receipt of copy of resolution re-
cently adopted by the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, expressing
opposition to a proposed County Sales Tax, and advising that said matter
is scheduled for discussion at the League Conference to be held in San
Diego in October. Ordered filed.
AMANDA S. MC GRATH, dated August 15, 1952, appealing from the de-
cision of the Planning Commission of the City of El Segundo,as set forth
in its Resolution No. 129 denying her application for reclassification
of zone affecting certain property on the southerly side of Oak Avenue
between Main Street and Virginia Street.
Moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the fol-
lowing resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the communication from Amanda S. McGrath,
dated August 15, 1952, making appeal from the decision of the
Planning Commission of the City of E1 Segundo, as set forth in
its Resolution No. 129, be received and placed on file in the
office of the City Clerk; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and she
is hereby instructed to notify the appellant that the City
Council has set said matter for hearing before it on the 3rd
day of September, 1952-
Carried.
EL SEGUNDO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, dated August 19, 1952, inviting
members of the City Council and their wives to attend a reception for
the E1 Segundo Swim Club, which will be held in the High School Auditor-
ium on Thursday evening, August 28th, 1952.
The Mayor requested all who could to attend said affair, and there-
after the communication was ordered filed.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mr. Floyd Wallace addressed the Council respecting an apparent
misuse by North American Aviation, Inc. employees of the traffic sig-
nals located on Imperial Highway at North American gates, and stated
through traffic on Imperial Highway is being held up unnecessarily long
at certain times.
The matter was discussed and thereafter, by general consent, the
Chief of Police and the Director of Public Works were authorized to make
an investigation to ascertain what, if anything, could be done to alle-
viate the condition if same is found to exist, and thereafter to report
their findings to this Council.
None.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
The City Clerk reported as follows:
1. The City Clerk requested permission to leave the State of Cali -.''.
fornia between the dates September 2, 1952 and September 15, 1952, both
dates inclusive.
Moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Gordon, that the
City Clerk be and she is hereby granted permission to leave the State of
California between the dates September 2, 1952 and September 15, 1952,
both dates inclusive. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Gordon and Mayor pro tem Peterson;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilman Swanson and Mayor Selby.
2. Reported for the Chief of Police the appointments of Glen E.
Montgomery, Alfred L. Johnson, Warren F. Morrison, Charles J. York,
Gerald P. Young, William J. Herrmann and Thomas J. Zumwalt as Special
Police Officers of the City of El Segundo, and requested the Council's
approval thereof.
Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman maker, that the
appointments by the Chief of Police of the City of E1 Segundo of Glen E.
Montgomery, Alfred L. Johnson, Warren E. Morrison, Charles J. York,
Gerald P. Young, William J. Herrmann and Thomas J. Zumwalt as Special
Police Officers of said City, be and the same are hereby ratified, ap-
proved and confirmed. Carried.
3. That the Fire Chief had advised of the appointment as a temporary
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fireman, effective 8 :00 o'clock A. M., August 16, 1952, of Joseph S.
Lenz to fill a vacancy in the Fire Department during the absence of
Engineer C. E. Kyler on sick leave.
Moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Gordon, that
the appointment of Joseph S. Lenz as a temporary fireman in the Fire
Department in the City of El Segundo, during the absence of C. E. Kyler
on sick leave, such appointment to be effective at 8 :00 o'clock A. M.,
August 16, 1952, be and the same is hereby ratified, approved and con-
firmed. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Gordon and Mayor pro tem Peterson;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilman Swanson and Mayor Selby.
Director of Public Works Short reported as follows:
1. Presented to the Council for its acceptance, Street Deed in con-
nection with the proposed widening of Mariposa Avenue, in the City of El
Segundo.
Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Baker, the follow-
ing resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that that certain Street Deed, dated the 12th
day of August, 1952, executed by Carl 0. Olson and Avilda
Olson, his wife, conveying to the City of El Segundo, a
municipal corporation of Los Angeles County, California, the
real property in the City of El Segundo, County of Los Angeles,
State of California, described as:
The north 5.00 feet of the west 47.25 feet of
the east 139.25 feet of Lot 220, Block 123; of
E1 Segundo, Sheet No. 8, as recorded on Pages
106 and 107 of Book 22 of Maps in the office of
the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, Cali-
fornia,
for public street purposes, be and the same is hereby accepted
for and on behalf of the City of 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 following
vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Gordon and Mayor pro tem Peterson;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilman Swanson and Mayor Selby.
City Attorney Woodworth advised that he had approved the Faithful
Performance Bond furnished by Century Oil Company, in connection with
its contract for furnishing to the City of El Segundo of gasoline, oil
and lubricants for use of said City, as to form, and the Mayor had ap-
proved said bond as to surety, and that it would now be in order for
the Council to approve said bond if it so desired.
Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Baker, the
following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the Faithful Performance Bond, dated
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the 13th day of August, 1952, with Century Oil Company of
Long`Beach - --, California, as principal, and Hartford Acci-
dent and Indemnity Company, a Connecticut corporation, as
surety, be approved by this Council, and that the City
Clerk be and she is hereby authorized and instructed to
endorse evidence of this approval upon said bond.
On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Gordon and Mayor pro tem Peterson;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilman Swanson and Mayor Selby.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The Council at this time proceeded to discuss the matter of the
granting of a proposed franchise to Southern California Gas Company,
and in this connection the City Clerk read to said Council a communi-
cation received by her dated August 13, 1952, from Norris J. Burke,
attorney for the Department of Public Works of the State of California,
with which communication was transmitted a protest by said Department
against the granting of the proposed franchise unless and until said
franchise contains therein an 'expressed contractual obligation, to
relocate, at the expense of the grantee, its succsssars and assigns,
any facilities installed, used or maintained by it in any public street,
alley, highway, freeway or other public easement now or hereafter exist-
ing, whether under the jurisdiction of the State, City or County or
other public authority within said State.
Mr. C. F. Humphrey, Right-of-Way Agent for the Southern California
Gas Company then addressed the Council on the subject and stated that
under the Collier -Burns Freeway Act a provision had been made whereby
costs incident to relocating utility facilities in freeways would be
divided on a fifty -fifty basis between the State and the public utility;
that inasmuch as Sepulveda Boulevard, within the City of E1 Segundo, is
a State highway but not a freeway, he feels this is an attempt on the ,
part of the 'Department of Public Works to avoid responsibility for pay-
ment indicated under the Collier Burns Freeway Act.
Mr. Humphrey stated further that four other public utilities within
the State of California now have contracts with the Department of Public
Works for equal division of cost for relocating facilities necessary for
freeway construction, and his Company is presently negotiating for such
a contract; that under the provisions of the Streets and Highways Code of
the State of California, his Company would have to bear the expense of re-
locating facilities and he sees no benefit to be derived from the insertion
in the franchise of the clause requested by the State.
The matter was further discussed by the Council and the City Attorney
suggested to Mr. Humphrey that his Company might further confer with the
Department of Public Works of the State of California and attempt to work
out an amicable solution of the problem.
Thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman
Baker, that the matter of granting a certain franchise, as requested by
Southern California'Gas Company, be taken under advisement until the further
order of this Council. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Gordon and Mayor pro tern Peterson;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilman Swanson and Mayor Selby.
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PAYING BILLS
The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee
on Finance and Records, were read:
General Fund
Ed & Georgets Nursery
$24.31
The Seagrave Corporation 14.94
U. S. Porcelain Enamel
Co.3,065.28
Snap -On Tools Corp.
2.32
Elliottts Photo Service
5.93
Helen M. Bowman
15.00
A. Schleuniger
22.40
L. A. Co. Health Dept.
31.32
Arthur W. Lydon
18.00
Bruce Morgan
50.00
Carl 0. Olson and
Payroll Demand
Avilda Olson
150.00
B. H. Farnworth
110.00
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120.00
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45.00
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45.00
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45.00
T. B. DeBerry
5.81
Bancroft Whitney Co.
23.18
L. A. County Peace
Officers Assn.
12.00
Neva M. Elsey, City Clerk 13.22
Bud A. Layne
27.00
Ruth Hopp, City Treas.
2,499.26
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2,56o.26
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1,371.01
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1,333.53
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1,761-46
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General Fund - Cont'd
Ruth Hopp, City Treasurer $1,372.90
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State Employees?
Retirement System 1,126.81
Hospital Service of
Southern California 290.55
Mrs. Frank W. Keyes 16.00
TOTAL $16,205.24
Water Works Fund
Ruth Hopp, City Treasurer 288.90
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6.25
Hospital Service of
Southern California
7.95
State Employees'
Retirement System
144.78
State Employeest
Retirement System
128.58
Howard Supply Co.
169.09
Construction Products
Sales 18.57
Payroll Demand
2,059.04
TOTAL
2,823.16
Recreation Fund
The El Segundo Press 11.33
TOTAL 11.33
Pension Fund
State Employeest
Retirement System 853-32
TOTAL 853.32
Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by .Councilman Baker, 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 Baker, Gordon and Mayor pro tem Peterson;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilman Swanson and Mayor Selby.
NEW BUSINESS
Councilman Baker introduced Ordinance No. 412, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALI-
FORNIA, FIXING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY NECESSARY TO
BE RAISED BY TAXATION UPON THE TAXABLE PROPERTY
THEREIN AS A REVENUE TO CARRY ON THE VARIOUS DE-
PARTMENTS OF SAID CITY; PAY ITS BONDED INDEBTED-
NESS; MEET ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA
STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT ACT; MAINTAIN THE
FREE. PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SAID OITY; AND MEET AND
PAY THE COSTS OF SEWERAGE FACILITIES OF SAID
CITY; FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 1952 - 1953•,
which was read.
Moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the
following resolution be adopted:
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of El Segundo,
California, after due and careful consideration, believes
that the purpose for which the Veterans' Housing Project
was initiated and established has now been accomplished
and that the said Project should be closed up and abandoned;
the dwelling units thereof demolished or removed and the
property be used for other municipal purposes or uses; and
WHEREAS, said City Council further believes that
reasonable notice should be given to the present tenants of
said housing Project of the termination of their respective
tenancies and occupancies; and
WHEREAS, said City Council further believes that six
months' notice of such cancellation, annulment and termina-
tion is fair, reasonable and just to all concerned;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
First: That effective at midnight on the 28th day of
February, 1953, all tenancies and occupancies of all of the
various units comprising E1 Segundo City Veterans' Housing
Project, which Project includes various units on each of the
following Project sites, to wit:
Site No. 1 composed of:
Lots 16, 17, 18 and 19, Block 41, E1 Segundo Sheet
No. 3, per map recorded in Map Book 20, Pages 22
and 23, in the Office of the County Recorder of
Los Angeles County, California;
Site No. 2 composed of:
Lots 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, Tract 2111, per map recorded
in Map Book 22, Page 141, in the Office of the
County Recorder of Los Angeles County, California;
and Lot 18, Block 61, El Segundo Sheet No. 3, per
map recorded in Map Book 20, Pages 22 and 23 in
the Office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles
County, California; and
Site No. 3 composed of:
Lots 30, 31, 32 and 33, Block 62, El Segundo Sheet
No. 3, per map recorded in Map Book 20, Pages 22
and 23, in the office of the County Recorder of
Los Angeles County, California;
shall be and the same are hereby cancelled, annulled and
terminated.
Second: That the City Clerk of the City of El Segundo,
California, be and she is hereby authorized and instructed to
serve, or cause to be served, written notice upon each of the
respective tenants in possession of each of said respective
units comprising said Veterans' Housing Project of the can-
cellation, annulment and termination of their respective
tenancies and ooc�Apancies herein ordered of-the respec�ive
units of said Project occupied b7l then: and to cause such no-
tice to be served prior to the 1st day of September, 1952,
thereby affordinb each of suc, respective tenants at least six
months' notice of the cancellation, annulment and termina.,ior,
of heir respective tenancies and occupancies of said respective
:;nits of said Project, hereby orde_ -ed.
Third: That subseq,_.ent to the date of .h-3 adoption of t'_�iis
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resolution (August 20, 1952) no new or additional tenants
or occupants will be admitted to, received in, or be per-
mitted to, rent or occupy any unit or units of said Project.
Fourth: In said written notice and in addition to any
other matters set forth, said City Clerk shall notify said
present tenants and occupants that they are required to
yield and surrender possession of said respective real proper-
ties and premises to said City on or before the lst day of
March, 1953•
Fifth: In the event that the tenants and occupants of
any such unit of such Project remove from and surrender
possession of said real property and premises to said City
prior to said 1st day of March, 1953, the rental for such
particular premises so vacated shall be prorated up to and
including the date of such removal and surrender.
On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following
vote:
• eyes: Councilmen Baker, Gordon and Mayor pro tem Peterson;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilman Swanson and Mayor Selby.
-No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it
was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the meet-
ing adjourn. Carried.
Approved:
Mayor pro tem
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Respectfully submitted,
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Neva M. Elsey, City C rk