1952 DEC 30 CC MINV 209
E1 Segundo, California
December 30, 1952
An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
E1 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 12:00
o'clock noon by William R. Selby, Mayor.
ROLL CALL
Councilmen Present: Baker, Peterson, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Councilmen Absent: Gordon.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
The minutes of the adjourned regular meeting held December 23, 1952,
and the minutes of the regular meeting held December 24, 1952, having been
read, and no errors or omissions having been noted, it was moved by Council-
man Peterson, seconded by Councilman Baker, the minutes of said meetings be
approved as recorded. 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:
DELMAR A. MOTE, dated December 9, 1952, being application for renewal
of permit to occupy, use and maintain a house trailer at 1717 East Palm
Avenue, in the City of El Segundo, for the purpose of guarding the premises
and flower growing equipment located thereon, which application had been ap-
proved by the Building Inspector.
Moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the follow-
ing resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that a temporary revocable permit be and the same
is hereby authorized issued to Delmar A. Mote to occupy, use and
maintain a house trailer at 1717 East Palm Avenue, E1 Segundo,
said trailer to be used for sleeping purposes only, said permit
to expire by limitation March 25, 1953•
On roll call,,the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilman Gordon.
EL SEGUNDO HERALD, being Christmas Greetings. Ordered filed.
R. G. MUENCH, DIRECTOR, PROPERTY ADMINISTRATION DIVISION, BY DIRECTION
OF THE DISTRICT PUBLIC WORKS OFFICER, PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE, ELEVENTH NAVAL
DISTRICT, dated 23 December, 1952, transmitting therewith Grant of Easement
covering a certain parcel of land owned by the Goverriment and, which land is `
required in connection with the proposed widening of El Segundo Boulevard.
Said Grant of Easement having been approved by the City Attorney as-to form, it
was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the follow-
ing resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that that certain Grant of Easement, dated
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the 30th day of October, 1952, executed by The United States
of America, by Dan A. Kimball, Secretary of the Navy, convey-
ing to the City of El Segundo, a municipal corporation of Los
Angeles County, California, the real property in the City of
E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California,
described as:
A parcel of land in the City of E1 Segundo,
County of Los Angeles, State of California,
being a portion of the East half of Section
7, Township 3 South, Range 14 West, San
Bernardino Base and Meridian, described as
follows: Beginning at the southeast corner
of said Section 7; thence South 890 531 15"
West 129.6 feet _along the south line of said
Section 7 to a line that is parallel with and
distant 129.6 feet westerly at right angles
from the east line of said Section 7; thence
leaving said southerly line North 00 111 45"
East 30.00 feet along said parallel line to the
Northerly line of that certain parcel of land
granted by deed to the Board of Zupervisors of
the County of Los Angeles, recorded in Book 613,
Page 315 of Deeds, records of said County, the
true point of beginning; thence South 890 531
1511 West along the northerly line of said parcel
to the westerly line of the East j of the South-
east 4 of the Southeast 4 of said Section 7;
thence South 00 111 45" East 10.00 feet along
said westerly line to the north line of E1
Segundo Boulevard, 40 feet wide, as granted by
deed to the County of Los Angeles recorded in
Book 5670, Page 48, Official Records of said
County; thence South 890 531 1511 West along
said north line to the southerly prolongation
of the westerly line of Douglas Street (Northrop
Street), 150 feet wide as now established; thence
North 00 111 45" West 30.00 feet along said westerly
line; thence leaving said westerly line North
890 531 15" East 1285.60 feet to said line par-
allel with and distant 129.6 feet from the east
line of said Section 7; thence South 00 111 45"
.East 20.00 feet along said parallel line to the
true point of beginning.;
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,
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilman Gordon.
None.
Peterson, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Public Service Commissioner Baker, reporting for Building Inspector
Smotony in the matter of clarification of a certain portion of Resolution
No. 134 of the Planning Commission of the City of E1 Segundo with respect
to pie- shaped lots, stated that at its regular meeting held December 29,
1952, the Planning Commission had adopted its resolution deleting Sub-
division 2 of the final paragraph of its said resolution No. 134, and
which resolution would now provide that plans for buildings proposed to
be erected on odd- shaped lots in Tract No. 15692 need not be submitted to
the Planning Commission for approval prior to the issuance of a Building
Permit.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
The City Clerk reported as follows:
1. That she had been notified by the State Controller that warrant
is being issued to the City of El Segundo in the sum of $2,883.89, being
this City's apportionment of Motor Vehicle License Fees for the period
June 1st, 1952 through November 30th, 1952.
2. That the City Attorney was in receipt of a request from the
Auditor of the County of Los Angeles for approval of cancellation of
erroneous assessments on personal property heretofore assessed to Dale
Wright and also personal property assessed to Charles E. Kilmer, and that
said Attorney had requested approval of his consent to such cancellation.
Moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the follow-
ing resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo,
does hereby approve, ratify and confirm the action of the City
Attorney of said City in approving and consenting to the making
of the following changes and cancellations on behalf of'said
City on the Assessment Roll, as requested by the County Assessor
of Los Angeles County, to wit:
On Assessment Roll of 1952, request dated December
26, 1952, the following:
Vol. 411, Asst. No. 387760
Wright, Dale
Cancel erroneous assessment of personal property
$50 net (AE) not owned, possessed or controlled
by assessee on 3 -3 -52;
Vol. 411, Asst. No. 389758
Kilmer, Chas. E.
Cancel erroneous assessment of personal property
$100 net (AE) not owned, possessed or controlled
by assessee on 3 -3 -52.
On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilman Gordon.
3. Presented to the Council, on behalf of the City Attorney, a progress
report he had received from the City Attorney of the City of Glendale in con-
nection with the matter of the application of the Southern California Gas
Company for an increase in rates and which report indicated a saving of
approximately $10,0009000.00 had been made for consumers through a concerted
action filed by various cities in the County of Los Angeles, protesting the
requested increase. Ordered filed.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
At this time the Mayor appointed Councilman Peterson Finance
Commissioner pro tem, due to the absence of Finance Commissioner
Gordon.
PAYING BILLS
The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on
Finance and records, were read:
General Fund
University of California
Industrial Stationery &
Press
$ 3.21
Remington Rand, Inc.
10.95
Coast Heating & Air
Remington Rand
.Conditioning Co.
56.71
State Compensation
Hersey Mfg. Co.
Insurance Fund
3,041.43
Southern Calif. Edison Co.
132.10
Western Plumbing Officials
Bowlus Chevrolet
Association, Inc.
15.00
Bancroft Whitney Company
26.27
Clean-Rite Window Cleaning
3 �2.00
TOTAL $
3017.67
Water
Works Fund
Industrial Stationery &
Printing Co.
$ 2.18
Postindex Company
8.52
Remington Rand
19.40
Southern Calif. Edison Co.
.72
Hersey Mfg. Co.
515.00
Howard Supply Company
194.95
Geo. Savala Paving Co.
86.00
Bowlus Chevrolet
14.21
TOTAL
$ 840.98
Recreation Fund
Goliger Leather Co., Inc. 1 24-53
TOTAL $ 24.53
Moved by Councilman Baker,.seconded by Councilman Swanson, 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, Peterson, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilman Gordon. l
NEW BUSINESS
Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the
following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that any member of the City Council and /or
any member of the Recreation Commission of the City of E1
Segundo, desiring so to do, be and they are hereby granted
permission to attend the annual California Recreation
Conference, to be held in the City of Long Beach, February
10th to 13th, 1953, both dates inclusive; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any such officials attend-
ing such Conference, be and they are hereby authorized to
file their demands for their actual and necessary expenses in
connection with such attendance.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilman Gordon.
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was
moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Baker, the meeting
adjourn. Carried.
Approved:
Mayor' C
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Respectfully submitted,
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Neva M. Elsey, City Clerk