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1952 MAR 05 CC MINU 178161 1 El Segundo, California March 5, 1952 A 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 7:00 otclock P. M. by William R. Selby, Mayor. ROLL CALL Councilmen Present: Gordon, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby; Councilmen Absent: Swanson. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 27th day of February, 1952, having been read, and no errors or omissions having been noted, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Council- man Gordon, the minutes of said meeting be approved as recorded. Carried. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS The hour of 7 :00 otclock P. M. having arrived, the Mayor announced that this was the time and place heretofore set for the reception of bids for furnishing the City of El Segundo certain street name signs, and inquired if anyone present in the Council Chamber desired to file a bid therefor. No one responding, the Mayor inquired of the City Clerk if she had received any bids for furnishing the City of El Segundo certain street name signs, and the City Clerk announced'that she had three bids in her possession. Moved-by-Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that the City Council proceed to open, examine and publicly declare said bids. Carried. The Council thereupon proceeded to open, examine and publicly declare said bids and it was found that bids were received from the following: Hundley Company 248 Complete street name signs per specifications, $ 9.05 each, Total $2,244.40 net delivered price, California State Sales Tax not included, and delivery to start in 30 days. California Metal Enameling Co. 248 Complete street name signs per specifications, $12.50 each, Total $3,100.00 net price, California State Sales Tax not included, and delivery to start in 45 days. U. S. Porcelain Enamel Co. .248 Complete street name signs per specifications, $12.00 each, Total 0,065.28 net delivered price, California State Sales Tax.included, and delivery within 30 to 40 days. Following the opening and declaration of the foregoing bids, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that said bids be taken under advisement until the next regular meeting of the City Council to be held March 12, 1952, and in the meantime referred to Public Commissioner Peterson and the Director of Public Works for analysis and U IS4 repert thereon. Carried. V�TRITTEX 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: ARTHUR M. PETSCH, CHAIRKAId, I. W. FLEMING, R. L. DEARTH, H. T. CLARK, W. H. COLLINS and C. L. HAMMOND, Penn Street Committee, dated March 4, 1952, advising that said Committee has agreed that an open store, drain be placed approximately 01 easterly of the line of the Marlow -Burns subdivision and the Penn Street owners? property, and that suitable underground tile drain be connected to the open drain to carry off the storm waters, the City of El Segundo to assume construction and location of this latter drain. Accompanying said communication were drawings of the suggested open drain and suggested method to hold the dirt fill in place. It appearing that the items set forth in said communication agree in principle with those heretofore approved by the City Council, by general consent, the matter was referred to the Director of Public Works with authorization to follow the matter through to satisfactory completion. LEWIS MARTYN SEALE, dated 3/5/52; and JOHN WILLIAM BERHORST, dated March 4, 1952, each being an applica- tion for employment by the City of E1 Segundo. Ordered filed. GLENN A. LANPHEAR, dated March 2, 1952, requesting he be granted a leave of absence from his duties as Call Man with the E1 Segundo Fire Department between the dates February 27, 1952 to April 15, 1952, both dates inclusive. Moved-by-Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, that Glenn A. Lanphear, a Call Mar. in El Segundo Fire Department be and he is hereby granted a leave of absence without pay, from February 27, 1952 to April 15, 1952, both dates inclusive. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Swanson. STEPHEN B. ROBINSON, Attorney at Law, dated February 28, 1952, with reference to the decision of the District Court of Appeals in the case of Glendale v. Chapman, and enclosing memorandum analyzing said decision. Ordered filed. LEAGE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, its bulletin dated February 29, 1952, with reference to numerous applications being made before the Public Utilities Commission by public utilities operating in California, re- questing rate increases. Ordered filed. HERMAN R. BRANDT, President, Manhattan Beach Coordinating Council; and I•a3. ROBERT GOLDSTONE, President, Redondo Beach Coordinating Council, dated March 4, 1952, requesting that the City Council of the City of El Segundo endorse a resolution recently adopted by the Coordinating Council of Manhattan Beach petitioning State Legislature for permission to organ- ize a hospital district for the South Bay area, and the United States Government for financial aid to complete said hospital. -2- It appearing that the members of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo are not thoroughly familiar with the matter in question., and that before adopting the resolution requested by said Coordinating Council, further details of the plan should be before this Council, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Thompson, that the matter be taken under advisement and referred to Mayor Selby for investigation and report thereon to this Council at a later date. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Thompson. and Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Swanson. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Charlie Cramp, 732 West Imperial Highway, El Segundo, advised the Council that recently the City of Los Angeles has erected permanent barricades on its half of the old Imperial Highway at the westerly end thereof, and that due to such barricades traffic traveling westerly on Imperial Highway traverses private property, and he requested the Council take action to close that portion of Imperial Highway in the City of E1 Segundo. Moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Gordon., that the matter be referred to Public Works Commissioner Peterson and Director of Public Works Short with power to act. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Swanson. None. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES The City Clerk made reports as follows: 1. Leo B. Freedman, by written communication dated March 3, 1952, reported the appointments of Cordie Hulsey, Jr. and Wayne H. Collins, as temporary Call Men in El Segundo Fire Department, such appointments effective March 1, 1952. 2. The Chief of Police had recently received four petitions from employees of the Marplex Company, Pacific Precision Grinding Company, Briles Manufacturing Company and Servomechanisms, Inc., bearing a total of 215 signatures, which petitions were addressed to the State Highway Patrol and requesting that the Division of Highways take action to in- stall a traffic signal at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard. The Chief of Police, by written communication dated March 5, 1952, advised the Council that he was in agreement with the request contained in said petitions, and thereafter it was moved by Councilman Gordon., seconded by Councilman Thompson, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, there have been presented to this Council for its action, petitions from employees of the Marplex Company, Pacific Precision Grinding Company, Briles Manufacturing Company and Servomechanisms, Inc., bearing 215 signatures, requesting the Division of Highways of the State of California to install traffic signals at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Sepulveda Boule- vard, within the City of El Segundo; and -3- U 98 5 U � X36 WHEREAS, this Council is heartily in accord with the request contained in said petitions; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and she is hereby authorized and directed to immediately forward said petitions to said Division of Highways of the State of California, with the request that said Department take immediate action to cause the said traffic signals to be installed in view of the fact that said intersection is a serious traffic hazard, and this Council is of the opinion that prompt steps should be taken to eliminate same. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Swanson. 3. Reported for the Chief of Police the appointments of Hugo Joseph Geiger, Henry Beaumier, Allen Daniel McKeneny and Albert Deane as Special Police Officers of the City of El ,Segundo, and requested the Council's approval thereof. Moved by Councilman Thomason, seconded by Councilman Gordon, that the appointments by the Chief of Police of the City of El Segundo of Hugo Joseph Geiger, Henry Beaumier, Allen Daniel McKeneny and Albert Deane as Special Police Officers of said City, be and the same are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. Carried. Difector of Public Works Short made reports as follows: 1. That he had received a request from Southern California Edison Company that the City of E1 Segundo grant to said Company an easement over a portion of the two sump areas which are owned by the City of El Segundo and are within the Marlow- Burrs subdivision, such easement to be used for the purpose of maintaining an electric line for conveying electrical energy. The City Attorney stated that he had approved the Grant of Ease- ment as to form, whereupon it was moved by Councilman Thompson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that a copy of that certain ttGrant of Easement" by and between the City of El Segundo, a municipal corporation, therein termed the grantor, and Southern California Edison Company, a corporation, therein termed the grantee, wherein said grantor grants to said grantee, its successors and assigns, the right to use, maintain, alter, add to, repair, and /or remove, in, on, and over the real property herein- after described, situated in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, an electric line, consisting of poles, necessary guys and anchors, cross - arms, wires and otter fixtures and appliances, for conveying electric energy to be used for light, heat, power, telephone and /or other purposes, said real pro- perty being described as follo�rs, to wit: The northerly 5 feet of Lots 77, 78, and 79, and of the easterly 27.5 feet of Lot 76 and of the westerly 25 feet of Lot 80; the northerly, westerly and southerly 5 feet of Lot 153; all of said lots being in Tract 15692, as per map recorded in gook ! 18, pages 45 to 48, inclusive, of Maps, records of said Count7, of Los Angeles., be - ,laces on file -n the office of the City Clerk, and as so on file, the same be and it is hereby referred to and by this -L- reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, does hereby approve the said grant of easement and does hereby- authorize and in- struct the Mayor and City Clerk of said City to execute the same on behalf of said City and in its name, and to make delivery thereof in due course. On roll call, the foregoing resolution_ was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson., Thompson and Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Swanson. 2. Filed his written report with respect to investigation made by him of an existing drain from Lomita Street to Maryland Street, in the 700 block, which drain certain property owners in said area had requested be connected to the sanitary sewer system in Lomita Street, and said Director of Public Works recommended that no con- nections to the public sewers be made, and that the complaints here- tofore filed by said property owners, pertaining to the disposition of objectionable materials in the public street, be referred to the Police Department for investigation. Following the reading of said report, by general consent, same was ordered received and filed in the office of the City Clerk, and the recomr- :endations therein contained approved by this Council. 3. He had received from George W. Barr and Irene Barr, easement for street purposes covering that portion of proposed Walnut Avenue westerly of Center Street, but that the signatures to said deed had not been notarized. He stated that in view of the fact that'Mr. Barr had been placed to some expense through telephone calls to his office, etc., he would recommend that he be authorized to return said street easement to__Mr. Barr for notarization of said signatures, and to ad- vise Mr. Barr that if and when the properly executed instrument is received by this City, said City will reimburse him in the sum of 50.00. ?roved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Peterson., the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the recommendations here 4nbefore made by the Director of Public Works with respect to a certain street easement to be executed by George W. Barr and Irene Barr, covering a certain portion of proposed Walnut Avenue, be and the same are hereby approved by this Council; and BE IT FURTHER. RESOLVED, that upon receipt by the Director of Public Works of a properly executed street deed conveying said property to the City of E1 Segundo for public street purposes, the City Clerk be-and she is hereby authorized to present to this•Council for its approval a warrant payable to said �G�eorge j ^1: • Barr and Irene Barr, in the sum. of X50.00. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Swanson. Peterson, Thompson and Mayor S O by; -5- U 7SS 4. He had received a communication from Southern California Edison. Company regarding an easement requested by the City of El Segundo from said Company for the widening of El Segundo Boulevard, which comanunication sets forth several unrecorded licenses which affect said property, and if the City of E1 Segundo is willing to accept an easement in view of such unrecorded licenses, that it have the proper official sign a carbon copy of said letter and return same to the Southern California Edison. Company.. Moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the follol,d ng resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that William R. Selby, Mayor of the City of El Segundo, be and he is hereby authorized to acknowledge, on behalf of the City of El Segundo, on a copy of the com- r.=ication received from Southern California Edison Company dated March 4, 1952, the fact that the City of E1 Segundo has been placed on notice that there are several unrecorded licenses affect=ing that certain parcel of property which the City of E1 Segundo has requested said Southern California Edison Company deed to said City for public street pur- poses; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Director of Public Works be and he is hereby authorized to cause such signed copy to be forwarded to said Southern California Edison Company. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen. Gordon, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Swanson. City Attorney Woodworth reported as follows: 1. That the City Clerk had presented to him for his approval a form of Public Employees Honesty Blanket Bond with Royal Indemnity Company as surety, which said Company desired to substitute for the bond previously filed by it; that he would approve said bond as to form and that it would now be in order for the City Council to ap- prove said bond if it so desires. Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Thompson, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that Public Employees Honesty Blanket Bond No. 5- 294197, with Royal Indemnity Company as surety, in favor of the City of El Segundo in the sum of $2,500.00, dated February 25, 1952, presented to this Council at this meeting, be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk and that this Council does hereby approve the said form; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby authorize the termination and cancellation: of prior bond No. 5- 294197 of Royal Indemnity Company, dat.ed the 4th day of January, 1952, upon the effective date of the bond dated February- 25, 1952, and that said bond is exonerated from any liability accruing thereon subsequent to said date. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Noes; Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Swanson. I, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby; -6- 2. He had heard nothing further from Pacific Electric Railway Company since its communication of some months ago in which it had stated that if said Company procured a title report at its own ex- pense, covering its right -of -way on Grand Avenue between Main Street and Eucalyptus Drive, that the City Council would agree to pay said Company for such right -of -way the sum of at least $3,750.00 plus the cost of removal of its tracks and other facilities, and he inquired if the City Council desired to take any action on said matter at this time. After discussion, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the City Attorney be and he is hereby authorized to obtain fro, a reputable title company the cost to_the City of El Segundo of procuring a title report showing parties defendant in any condemnation action which might be necessary to acquire property presently owned by Pacific Electric Railway Company on Grand Avenue between Main Street and Eucalyptus Drive, in the City of El Segundo, and that if the cost of such policy does not exceed the sum of X50.00 the said City Attorney be authorized to procure such title report. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Swanson. Mayor Selby reported briefly on the matter of storm drain projects which cities in the South Bay area might request the county to include in its over all county project, which matter was discussed at a recent meeting held by Mayors of said South Bay area; that he had been in- formed that a majority of the cities had taken the same action that the City of El Segundo had heretofore taken, to wit: submitted their pro- posed projects_ to the County. He further stated that in view of the fact that it would take legislative action to enable the South Bay area to withdraw from the County Flood Control District, and that no such action could be taken at the present session of the Legislature, which is a special session only, called to take care of special matters, no action could be taken at this time. Thereafter, by general consent, the City Clerk was directed to reply in this vein to the communication recently received by the Mayor from George W. Coffey, City Manager of the City of Redondo Beach, and to further advise Mr. Coffey that the Mayor will be pleased to confer with him at any time on the subject. UNFINISHED BUSINESS The City Clerk at this time presented and read the title of Ordinance No. 401, entitled: APv ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, -AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 306 (THE LAND USE PLAN - ZONING ORDINANCE) OF SAID CITY BY AMENDING ITEM 115011 OF PARAGRAPH 11A. USEt' OF SECTION 9; BY ADD - ING A N.—E ITEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS ITEM ttstt TO PARAGRAPH "A. USEtl OF SECTION 9.1; BY AMENDING ITEM 115111 OF PARAGRAPH 11A. USEtt OF -SECTION 10; BY AMENDING ITEM; 114411 OF PARAGRAPH "A. USE" OF SECTION 11; AND BY -7- ti, U <7_S9 U t9 AMENDING PARAGRAPH rrA. USE" OF SECTION 12, OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 306., which was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 27th day of February, 1952. Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Thompson_, that the further reading of Ordinance No. 401 be waived. Said motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman. Swanson. I,'Ioved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, that Ordinance No. 401, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 306 (THE LAND USE PLAN - ZONING ORDINANCE) OF SAID CITY BY AMENDING ITEM rr5011 OF PARAGRAPH "A. USErr OF SECTION 9; BY ADD- ING A NEW ITEM TO BE DESIGNATED AS ITEM rrsn TO PARAGRAPH rrA. USErr OF SECTION 9.1; BY AMENDING ITEM tr51Tr OF PARAGRAPH rrA. USErr OF SECTION 10; BY AMENDING ITEM rr4411 OF PARAGRAPH rrA. USErr OF SECTION 11; AND BY ANPaDING PARAGRAPH rrA. USE" OF SECTION 12, OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 306., which was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 27th day of February, 1952, and reread at this meeting, be adopted. On roll call, said motion carried and said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Thompson. and Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Swanson. Consideration was given to the subject matter of a certain reso- lution heretofore adopted by the City of Burbank in opposition to the proposal of the County Supervisors? Association for a 4% State Sales 'fax to be participated in by the Counties, and following such consider- ation., it was moved by Councilman. Peterson., seconded by Councilman Gordon, the following resolution be adopted: GMEREAS, there has been presented to this Council copy of a resolution adopted by the City of Burbank, California, in opposition to the proposal of the County Supervisors? Association that a 4% State Sales Tax be levied to replace the present State Sales Tax of 3 °6, such new tax to be parti- cipated in-by the Counties; N01;., THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, 'that the City Council of the City of El Segundo does hereby concur in the findings of the City of Burbank and does hereby approve the objections which said City has made to the proposed plan. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen. Gordon, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby; woes: Councilmen None; Absent: Co;- rcilman. Swanson. -8- U X91 PAYING BILLS The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: General Fund Gordon Whitnall $ 100.00 El Segundo Chamber of MintaCurtzwiler,City Treas. Commerce 50.00 Mort Brandler 60.00 Lelah Converse 50.00 F. D. Foley 904.73 So. Calif. Humane Society 68.90 Clifford L. Wilhite 1.50 ?ors. Oscar Engelhorn 200.00 R. Selby 6.80 American Disposal 88.50 Southwestern Section Inter. Assoc. of Elec. Insp. 10..00 Milliken Chevrolet 3.83 Carburetor Elec. Supply Co. .67 A & I: Grill 1.90 Ruth Knorr 8.80 Rose Bowl Cafe 4.80 loakum?s Grill 4.90 El Segundo Building Material 22.35 California Rent Car 328.30 Pacific Clay Products 78.94 Industrial Blueprint & Howard Supply Co. Supply Co., Inc. 8.22 aweinhart Electric Co. 18.21 =o. Calif. Disinfecting 329.62 New Pacific Lumber Co. 53.68 El ' Segundo Paint Center 51.40 The E1 Segundo Press 192.36 Los Angeles County Peace Officers? Assoc. 117.00 Wrn. Lane Co. 48.20 LeRoi -Rix: Machinery Co. 280.98 J. W. Gilbertts Dept. Store 2.64 American Checkwriter Co. 52.50 K B & S Sporting Goods 30.28 City of El Segundo Water Dept. 533.85 Ken H. Jones & Co. 223.70 Pacific Radionics 148.80 Civilian Bureau of Identification 13.80 Ira F. Escobar 25.29 MintaCurtzwiler,CityTr. 2,478.90 rr if It rr 29463.98 tr tr it rr 1,180.80 rr n IT rt 1.9519-80 rr rr tt rr 1J559-05 rt tr n tr 82.80 rr rr rt tt 13267.40 rr rr tr rr 46.50 n rr rr n 45.20 State Employeest Retirement System 1,036.82 TOTAL 15,806.70 Water Works Fund Payroll Demand �; 1,988.67 MintaCurtzwiler,City Treas. 223.50 tt It IT rr 6.25 rr It , Secretary El Segundo City Group 22.60 State Employees? Retirement System 125.21 State Employees' Retirement System 111.95 Rich Mfg. Co. 305.14 Snap -On Tools Corporation 12.98 Hersey Mfg. Co. 555.17 Industrial Stationery & Printing Co. 3.85 Addressograph Sales & Service Agency 1.80 Carl Wilson 40.00 Ken Kettering 9.00 Century Oil Co. 8.47 Reliable Iron Foundry 308.88 Smith -Blair Inc. 132.46 Howard Supply Co. 130.72 Donald R. Short, Petty Cash 12.34 TOTAL $ 3,999.01 Water Works Bond Election 1948, Construction Fund City of El Segundo Water Dept. 11.88 Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Co. 38,295.81 TOTAL $ 38,307.69 Recreation Fund Mil Zillgitt e 56.65 MintaCurtzwiler,City Treas. 688.27 it tr rr it 99.80 it if , Secretary El Segundo City Group 11.30 State Employees, Retirement System 48.78 Hospital Service of So. Cal. 5.35 TOTAL Z 910.15 Pension Fund State Employees? Retirement System 11,135.79 TOTAL X1,135.79 County Aid Fund L. A. County -Road Dept. $1,328.61 IT it it IT rr 6,048.04 TOTAL $7,376.65 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 following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Peterson, Thompson and Mayor Selby; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman. Swanson. -9- U 792 NEIK BUSINESS Director of Public Works Short reported briefly in connection with a written report heretofore made by the Water Resources Board, the referee in the case of the California Water Service Company, et al v. City of Compton, et al, and which report recommends a certain reduction in the withdrawal of fresh water from the West Basin. Mr. Short stated that he would make a further report thereon in the rear future. io further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Approved: Iiayor j -10- Respectfully submitted, —r)-). Ec' Neva M. Elsey, City C I k'