1952 NOV 25 CC MINV
El Segundo, California
November 25, 1952
An adjourned 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 1 :30 o'clock
P. M. by William R. Selby, Mayor.
ROLL CALL
Councilmen Present: Baker, Gordon, Peterson, Swanson and
Mayor Selby;
Councilmen Absent: None.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 19th day of November,
1952 and the minutes of the adjourned regular meeting held at 12 :00 o'clock
noon on the 25th day of November, 1952, having been read, and no errors or
omissions having been noted, it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by
Councilman Swanson, 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:
JAMES H. HOWARD; GENERAL COUNSEL, THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, dated November 21, 1952, addressed to the City Clerk
of the City of El Segundo, advising that under the provisions of Section
8.1 or 8.2 of the Metropolitan Water District Act, Statutes 1927, page
694, as amended, the City might pay out of its municipal funds the whole
or a stated percentage of the amount of taxes to be derived from the area
of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California lying within the
City of El Segundo.
He stated that if funds are available for the purpose, it would be
necessary for the Council to immediately advise the district of the amount
which the City expected to contribute in cash, if any, toward the current
taxes. On the contrary, he advised, if the City had no cash funds to con-
tribute toward the taxes for the fiscal year 1953 -54, the tax would be
levied in due course to cover the portion of the Metropolitan District
taxes to be paid by the portion of said district lying within the corpor-
ate limits of the City of El Segundo.
After discussion, it was moved by Councilman Peterson, seconded by
Councilman Gordon, the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the communication from James H. Howard,
General Counsel, dated November 21, 1952, addressed to the
City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, with
reference to any cash contribution which the City of El
Segundo might desire to make toward the 1953 -54 taxes of the
Metropolitan Water District, presented to the City Council of
said City at its meeting held this date, be and the same is
hereby referred to, and in answer to said communication, the
City Clerk be and she is hereby authorized and instructed to
notify The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California,
through its said General Counsel, that the City of El Segundo
does not have at this time any municipal funds to contribute
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to the amount of taxes to be derived from the area of
said District lying within said City for the fiscal year
1953 -54, and that therefore it is assumed that the Board
of Directors of said District will levy the necessary tax
in due course.
On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker,
Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen_ None;
Absent: Councilmen None.
Gordon, Peterson, Swanson and
MERILYN EVELYN NEWMAN, dated November 18, 1952, being application for
employment by the City of El Segundo. Ordered filed.
HARRY MARKS, MAYOR, CITY OF MODESTO, transmitting therewith copy of
address made by him at the League of California Cities Conference recently
held at San Diego, California, on a uniform sales tax. Ordered filed.
JOHN F. BENDER, SPECIAL CITY ATTORNEY, dated November 19, 1952, re-
questing that the Council indicate whether or not it desires him to obtain
policies of title insurance covering those parcels of property tax deeded
to the City of El Segundo and which parcels of property the City desires
to hold for future use.
By general consent, the City Clerk was directed to advise Mr. Bender
that at this time the City Council does not believe that it is necessary to
obtain such policies of title insurance inasmuch as it does not anticipate
selling any of said parcels at this time.
JOHN F. BENDER, SPECIAL CITY ATTORNEY, dated November 18, 1952, en-
closing therewith ''Notice No. Eleven M of Intention to Sell City of El
Segundo Owned Real Property and Inviting Bids or Offers Therefor ", and
advising that if such notice meets with the approval of the City Council,
it should adopt a resolution so indicating.
Moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the following
resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that a copy of that certain notice entitled
"Notice No. Eleven M of Intention to Sell City of El Segundo
Owned Real Property and Inviting Bids or Offers Therefor".
dated the 25th day of November, 1952, wherein notice of the
.intention of the City of El Segundo to sell by good and suffi-
cient deed certain real property situated in said City therein
described, is given, and bids or offers on such properties are
invited, as set forth in said notice, be immediately placed on
file in the office of the City Clerk of said City for the pur-
pose of identification and reference; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby
approves the said form of notice and does hereby invite bids
or offers for the real properties therein described, as therein
contemplated; and
BE IT FURTHER - RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and she is
hereby authorized and instructed to cause said notice to be
published in the official newspaper of said City, to wit: The
El Segundo Herald, in the time, form and manner required by law;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the said 1 1Notice No. Eleven M
of Intention to Sell City of E1 Segundo Owned Real Property and
Inviting Bids or Offers Therefor", which is on file as
aforesaid and open to public inspection, is hereby referred
to and by this reference expressly incorporated herein and
made a part hereof.
On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Gordon, Peterson, Swanson and
Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mr. C. V. Bennett addressed the Council respecting an accumulation
of cans and other rubbish on the property of the Santa Fe Land Improvement
Company lying easterly of Sepulveda Boulevard, some of which rubbish was
in the roadway of the new Maple Avenue. Mr. Bennett was advised that if
it develops that cans, bottles and other rubbish have been deposited on
the roadway- of Maple Avenue, the City will cause same to be removed, but
that the City would not remove such debris from private property.
Thereafter, by general consent, the matter was referred to the
Director of Public Works for investigation and whatever action, in his
discretion, appears desirable.
None.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMNITTEES
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AIQ SPECIAL COMMITTEES
The City Clerk reported that the City Attorney had advised her that
the Title Insurance and Trust Company had quoted a price of $110.00 for
writing a supplementary title insurance policy covering the property on
the Pacific Electric right -of -way, which property the City anticipates
condensing, and that the City Attorney had requested authorization to ac-
cept a charge from the Title Insurance and Trust Company in said amount.
Council feeling that such supplemental title report is necessary and
desirable, it was moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman
Peterson, that the City Attorney of the City of El Segundo be and he is
hereby authorized and directed to procure such additional title information
from the Title Insurance and Trust Company as is necessary to enable him
to proceed with contemplated condemnation action, the cost of such title
policy not to exceed the sun. of $110.00. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen. Baker, Gordon, Peterson, Swanson and
Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen None.
None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
PAYING BILLS.
The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on
Finance and Records, were read:
Water Works Fund Water Works Fund - Conttd
Reliable Iron Foundry 4791.10 Arnold Schleunii.ger 375.00
.zi Segundo Press 51.5C Fraser Cement Products 70.56
Hersey Mfg. Co. 515.00 Park.Son, Inc. 120.63
(Continued) TOTAL 1,923.79
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Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Peterson, the
demands be allowed and warrants ordered drawn on and paid out of the
Water Works Fund covering the same. Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Gordon, Peterson, Swanson and
Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent Councilmen None.
Nai BUSINESS
None.
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it
was moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Baker, the meeting
adjourn. Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Approv / Neva M. Elsey, City Clerk
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Mayor
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