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1952 OCT 08 CC MINV 122 E1 Segundo, California October 8, 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 Dave W. Peterson, Mayor pro tem. ROLL CALL Councilmen Present: Baker, Gordon, Swanson and Mayor pro ter. Peterson; Councilmen Absent: Mayor Selby. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the regular meeting held on the lst day of October, 1952, having been read, and no errors or omissions having been noted, it was moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Baker, 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: LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, dated.October 1, 1952, being its bulletin containing additional information with respect to the forthcoming Annual Conference of said League, to be held in San Diego, October 12 -15, 1952. Ordered filed. DAVID J. CLEASBY, LT. COL., EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, dated 3 October, 1952, being notice that application has been made by the Southern California Edison Company for a Department of the Army permit to install a circulating water structure and appurtenant works in Redondo Beach Harbor, Redondo Beach, California, and advising that any objections to said proposed installation, based on navigation interests, will be received by said Corps of Engineers on or before 11 :00 otclock A. M.J. Monday, November 3, 1952. Ordered filed. GENERAL REALTY CO., dated October 2, 1952, advising that all street improvements have been constructed in Tract No. 15692 in the City of El Segundo, in accordance with plans heretofore approved by the Director of Public Works, the Mayor and City Council of said City, and requesting exoneration of its bond furnished in connection therewith. Director of Public Works Short stated that he had been advised by the Street Department Inspector of the City of E1 Segundo that all of the street work and improvement work in connection with the improvement of said Tract have not been completed, and that upon completion of said work an inspection.of same with any members of the Council so desiring, should be made before the bond is released. Thereafter, it was moved by Councilman! Baker, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the communication from General Realty Co., dated October 2, 1952, requesting exoneration of its bond fur- nished in connection with the street and improvement work in Tract No. 15692, in the City of E1 Segundo, be received and ordered placed on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City; and -1- V 123 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and she is hereby instructed to direct a communication to said Company advising that the Council feels that the improve- ment work in said tract has not been completed, and that exoneration of its bond in connection therewith cannot be made at this time. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Mayor Selby. Gordon, Swanson and Mayor pro tem HERMAN R. BRANDT, CITY CLERK, CITY OF MANHATTATi BEACH, dated October 8, 1952, transmitting therewith certified copy of resolution adopted by the City Council of said City at its regular meeting held October 7, 1952, endorsing and approving the recommendation of Metcalf & Eddy with regard to the proposed construction of a Sewage Treatment Plant to be located at Colorado Street within the limits of the City of Los Angeles, just east of the Los Angeles River opposite Griffith Park, and urging the City of Los Angeles to give serious and favorable con- sideration to the construction of said project. Discussion followed, after which it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, in a report made under date of April 25, 1944, the nationally known firm of Metcalf & Eddy, sanitation engineers, recommended to the City of Los Angeles (in recom- mendations Nos. 4 and 5 of said report) that when the capacity of the new sewage treatment plant of the City of Los Angeles, located at Hyperion, was receiving waste materials of some ninety per cent (90%) of its capacity, a.second treatment plant should be provided by the City of Los Angeles, the ef- fluent from which would discharge into the Los Angeles River; and T1HEREAS, this Council is presently informed that the City of Los Angeles is presently considering a proposal to construct a sewage and industrial waste treatment plant to be centrally located at the so called Colorado Street location within said City of Los Angeles and the effluent from which it is proposed will be discharged into the Los Angeles River; and WHEREAS, this Council believes that the construction of such proposed plant would be responsive to said recommenda- tions Nos. 4 and 5 of said report of said eminent engineering firm; and WHEREAS, this Council is informed that said proposed new treatment plant will not only provide additional and necessary means of caring for the sewage and industrial waste of the City of Los Angeles, but that same represents the most economical approach to the disposal problem presented; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, that this Council does hereby approve the proposed construction of said new sewage and indus- trial waste treatment plant as so recommended by said engineer- ing firm of Metcalf and Eddy and does most respectfully request the Honorable City Council of the City of Los Angeles and the departments of said City having jurisdiction in said matter to give serious and favorable consideration to the immediate con- struction of said new plant as so recommended, as the City Council of the City of El Segundo believes it is in the public interest so to do; and -2- V 124 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Honorable City Council of the City of Los Angeles, and to the City Councils of the Cities of Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates and Santa Monica. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: mayor Selby. Gordon, Swanson and Mayor pro ten. JOHN ACHESON RICH, dated October 3, 1952, being an application for employment by the City of E1 Segundo. Ordered filed. None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES Councilman Swanson, reporting in the matter of the application of the Cross Town Bus Lines, pending before the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, with respect to the extension of said Companyts bus service from its present westerly terminus at Hawthorne Boulevard and Imperial Highway to a new westerly terminus at Sepulveda Boulevard and and Imperial Highway, in the City of El Segundo, stated that such exten- sion of service would benefit citizens residing in the easterly section of the City of El Segundo, and business concerns in said area; that he felt an expression of this Council to the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California indicating that said Council would favor such extension of service might be desirable, and thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the following resolu- tion be adopted: WHEREAS, this Council is informed that there is now pending before the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, an application bearing No. 33722, by Cross Town Bus Lines to ex- tend its bus line from Hawthorne Boulevard (which is the present westerly terminus of said line) to Sepulveda Boulevard, in the City of E1 Segundo; and WHEREAS, this Council is familiar with the transportation needs of the area to be served by said proposed extension and also with the transportation needs of the City of El Segundo itself; and WHEREAS, this Council, after due consideration, believes that the action hereinafter taken is in accordance with the facts and the necessities presented; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of El Segundo, as follows: First That said City Council is convinced that the pub- lic interest and necessity of the area to be served by said pro- posed extension require that such extension be made. Second: Said Council further believes and does so repre- sent that the said proposed extension, if granted, should as soon as possible be further extended over an appropriate rout- ing from said proposed terminus at Sepulveda Boulevard into the City of El Segundo to a new terminal point at Main Street and Grand Avenue, within said City, and that the public interest and necessity requires such extension. 90 u ip Third: That the City Attorney be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause a certified copy of this resolution to be forwarded to the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California for inclusion in the files of said Commission with reference to said pending mat- ter as the sincere and earnest position and attitude of the City of El Segundo with reference to said pending applica- tion and with reference to the further extension of said service herei.rabove referred to; and to further forward to said applicant a like certified copy hereof for its informa- tion and files in the premises; and a copy also forwarded to Emanuel Jensen, the representative of the Citizens of the general area involved. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ages: Councilmen Baker, Peterson.; Foes: CounciLn_en None; Absent: Mayor Selby. Gordon, Swanson and Mayor pro ter., REPORTS OF OFFICERS ARID SPECIAL COMMITTEES The Deputy City Clerk reported as follows: 1. That he had received from: the Department of Public Works of the City of Los Angeles, its invoice No. 11666, indicating an amount due from the City of E1 Segundo, under its contract for the construction of the Hyperion. Sewage Treatment Plant, of the sum of $1,553.28, one copy of which report he delivered to each the City Engineer and City Attorney. 2. That as previously instructed by the City Council, the City Clerk had arranged.for a meeting to be held in the High School Auditorium, at 7 :30 ofclock P. M., Tuesday, October 28, 1952, between representatives of the Los Angeles County Air Pollution Control District, the City of E1 Segundo, the Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant and the residents of the City of El Segundo, with respect to obnoxious odors emanating from Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant; that at this time a definite promise had not been obtained from the Board of Public Works in connection there- with. Discussion disclosed that a question exists as to the department of the City of Los Angeles presently charged with the operation of the Hyper- ion Plant. Thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Baker, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and she is hereby directed to invite a representative of the Department of the City of Los Angeles presently charged with the operation of the Hyperion Plant, to be present at the open meeting to be held on October 28th, and that she be further directed to invite a representa- tive of the State Department of Health to said meeting. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson.; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Mayor Selby. Gordon, Swanson and Mayor pro tem 3. That through error, the warrant refunding deposit due under Excavation Permit No. 3994 was drawn to Vickory Corp., whereas the de- posit had been made by and should have been refunded to Mather & McElhose, and he requested authorization to cancel Demand and Warrant No. 7035, drawn on the General Fund of the City of E1 Segundo, in amount of 236.00, dated October 1, 1952, made payable to Vickery Corp. -4- 125 V 126 Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Baker, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and she is hereby authorized to cause Warrant No. 7035, drawn on the General Fund of the City of El Segundo, in amount of $36.00, pay- able to Vici.ory Corp., to be cancelled, said warrant having been drawn in error, and that the City Clerk and the City Treasurer of said City be and they are hereby directed to make appropriate entry of such cancellation in their respec- tive books of record. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Mayor Selby. Gordon, Swanson and Mayor pro ter, Director of Public Works Short reported as follows: L. That in connection with the easement from the Southern Cali- fornia Edison Company for the proposed widening of Mariposa Avenue, in the City of El Segundo, which easement has not yet been accepted by said City pending the clearance of certain agricultural licenses to which said easement is subject, said licensees had given verbal assurance that they have nothing planted in the area and they favor said street improvement, and that they would expect no compensation for the portion of land af- fected by their license. The City Attorney stated that the City of El Segundo might accept said easement on the basis of the information as reported by the Director of Public Works, and thereafter, by general consent, the matter of the acceptance of said easement was taken under further consideration until the next regular meeting of the City Council to be held October 15, 1952• 2. That during the past week another serious traffic accident had occurred at the intersection of old and new Imperial Highways, just westerly of Sepulveda Boulevard; that in an effort to enlist the prompt cooperation of the City of Los Angeles in alleviating the dangerous traffic condition at said intersection, said Director of Public Works and Mayor pro tem Peterson had directed a communication to Lloyd Aldrich, City Engineer of the City of Los Angeles, and Ralph T. Dorsey, Traffic Engineer of said City, requesting that pending the actual construction and completion of the permanent crossing at said intersection and to provide immediate and additional protection, that said City provide more adequate warning of the existing boulevard stop for eastbound traffic on new Imperial Highway, in the City of Los Angeles, by the addition of a flasher light on the ex- isting stop sign and by the installation of a new stop sign on the north side of the eastbound lane, together with a flasher light mounted on the same standard; and further advised that the City of El Segundo has pro- vided for a boulevard stop stopping eastbound traffic from old Imperial Highway, in the City of E1 Segundo, at new Imperial Highway, and believes that some relief would thereby be contributed to the.existing hazardous condition. The Council oo ncurring in the above mentioned recommendations, it was moved by Councilman Gordon., seconded by Councilman Baker, that the action of the Mayor pro tem and the Director of Public Works of the City of El Segundo, in requesting immediate action by the City of Los Angeles to aid in alleviating the dangerous traffic condition at the intersection of old and new Imperial Highways, be and the same is hereby approved, ratified and confirmed. Carried. 3. That he had been advised by Lloyd Aldrich, City Engineer of the City of "Los Angeles, that in connection. with the request of the City of El Segundo heretofore made, to construct a relief sewer line from Center Street b. -5- V 12'7 to Loma Vista Street, in the new Imperial Highway in the City of Los Angeles, the request for proper authority to construct, operate and maintain said s °wer line in the City of Los Angeles should be made under Part 2, Chapter 1, Division 2, Title 5, Government Code, Sections 55,000 to 55,115, inclusive; that due to the construction of the under- pass in Sepulveda Boulevard north of Imperial Highway, the south roadway of Imperial Highway, between Center Street and Coast Boulevard, carries a large amount of rerouted traffic, and therefore, the construction of the proposed relief sewer will have to be delayed until after the open- ing of said underpass. Following discussion, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Baker, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the Director of Public Works of the City of El Segundo be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to furnish the City Attorney with necessary data, and that the City Attorney prepare and present to this Council the necessary form of resolution and request for permission to construct a portion of a sewer main in the City of Los Angeles, pursuant to the report made at this meeting by said Director of Public Works, as contemplated under provisions of Section 55,020 et seq., of the Government Code of the State of California. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Gordon, Swanson and Mayor pro ter, Peterson; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Mayor Selby. City Attorney Woodworth reported as follows: 1. That he had received from the County Auditor of the County of Los Angeles, request for approval of cancellation of erroneous assess- ment of municipal property in the amount of $150.00, owned by the City of El Segundo on March 3, 1952; that he has approved such cancellation, subject to ratification by the City Council. Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Baker, the follow- ing resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of El 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 change and cancellation 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, under Authorization No. 261, request dated October 2, 1952, the following: R.E. Vol. 137, Code 2680, M.B. 381, Page 10, Parcel 38 Miller, Kennett., Adm. RO E1 Segundo .- Lot.31 Block 10. Land $150, No Improvements. Cancel tax account owned by El Segundo City 3 -3 -52. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Gordon, Swanson and Mayor pro tem Peterson; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Mayor Selby. V 128 2. That he had - prepared a form of ordinance amending the Traffic Ofdinance of the City of E1 Segundo, which form he delivered to the Deputy City Clerk for presentation at the proper time. 3. That the City Clerk had presented to him for his approval forms of two Oil Well Bonds covering T. & F. Oil Company's E1 Segundo Nos. 1 and 2 Oil Wells, located within the City of El Segundo, with Connecticut Fire Insurance Company as Surety, which said T. & F. Oil Company desires to subsitute for the bonds previous filed by it in connection with said oil wells; that he has approved said bonds as to form and the Mayor pro ter, has approved said bonds as to surety, and that it would now be in order for the City Council to approve said bonds if it so desired. Moved by Co nciLman Baker, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the following bonds, to wit: Bond of Jack Turner, John V. Turner, Carl R. Fischer and Conrad A. Fischer, doing business as T. & F. Oil Company, as Principal, and Connecticut Fire Insurance Company, as Surety, furnished in connection with permits issued for El Segundo No. 1 Well of said T. & F. Oil Company, in the sum of $2,000.00; and the bond of said Principal with said Surety Company as Surety, fur- nished in the sum of $2,000.00, in connection with El Segundo No. 2 Well of said Company, be received, approved and accepted in lieu of the previous bonds furnished in connection with said wells by Glens Falls Indemnity Company, effective as of the anniversary date of said Glens Falls bonds, and that said Glens Falls bonds be exonerated as to any liability accruing thereon subsequent to the effective date of said new bonds hereinabove referred to. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Peterson; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Mayor Selby. Gordon, Swanson and Mayor pro tem UNFINISHED BUSINESS In the matter of the recommendation of the Director of Public Works of the City of El Segundo that the cQ�n^^struction of a certain Storm Drain in a portion of Whiting Street/ Rd�` `orce account and under purchases in the open market, it was moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, the City Council did heretofore, under a notice entitled ' +NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STORM SEATER IN A PORTION OF W111ITING STREET, EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA. t ►, dated the 3rd day of September, 1952, request the receipt of bids for the work and improvement referred to in said notice; and L,THEREAS, this Council did, after due consideration, reject all bids received for said work or ii.rprovement; and 4H REAS, this Council has further considered the said matter and feels that further advertising of said work or improvement would produce no better or lower bids than those heretofore re- ceived; and 'VIHEREAS, under the circumstances, this Council believes that the action hereinafter taken is in the public interest and in the interests of said City; -r- N0�1, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED, AND ORDERED by the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, as follows: First: Said Council finds and determines that the work and improvement included within the project referred to in said notice can be performed more economically by day labor and the materials necessary therefor can be furnished at a lower price in the open market. Second: That the Director of Public Works be and he is hereby accordingly authorized and instructed to cause the work and improvement referred to in said notice to be performed by said City of E1 Segundo, all as contemplated and authorized under the provisions of Section 37,905 of the Government Code of the State of California; and Third: That the said notice inviting bids, hereinabove mentioned, is now on file in the office of the City Clerk and is hereby referred to and by this reference is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all further particulars with reference to the said work or improvement herein referred to. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Baker, Gordon, Swanson and Mayor pro tem Peterson; Noes: Councilmen, None; Absent: Mayor Selby. PAYING BILLS The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on Finance and Records, were read: General Fund Ruth Hopp, City Treasurer $2,481.49 ,t ?1- It it 4,596.94 it it it If 1,408.65 tt it t► It 1,530.61 tt tt tr It 2, 149.98 rt it tt It 92.00 tr it ►t it 868.07 rt It rt tt 480.00 tt it tt tt 2,009.13 State Employeesf El Segundo Press Retirement System 1,104.11 Minta Curtziler, Secretary Neva M. Elsey, City Clerk El Segundo City Group 45.20 Ruth Hopp, City Treasurer 9.00 C. V. Baird Auto Supply 8.65 Keuffel & Esser Co. 1.65 Pacific Radionics 235.16 American Disposal 1.50 El Segundo Herald 228.34 Gordon Duff, Inc. 7.20 Son Calif. Edison Co. 24.65 Century Oil Company 544.67 Industrial Stationery & State Board of Equalization Printing Co. 86.75 Morgan & Son 54.72 El Segundo Hardware 37.67 Bowlus Chevrolet 27.72 Carburetor & Electric Sply. 132.50 Ira E. Escobar 8.86 (Continued) -8- Contfd - General Fund Southwest Tractor Sales Co. $11.14 G. J. Payne Company, Inc. 32.38 Pacific Electric Ry. Co. 10.64 City of El Segundo Water Department 573.24 Winston K. Williams, M.D. 15.00 Rose Bowl Cafe 7.55 New Pacific Lumber Co. 39.51 El Segundo Press 44.04 E. W. French 29.41 Neva M. Elsey, City Clerk 34.30 Industrial Blueprint-&- Supply Co., Inc. 59.92 Ken H. Jones & Co. 57.94 So. Calif. Gas Co. 13.02 Rains Glass Shop 34.79 El Segundo Building Materials 10.98 Light Products, Inc. 164.53 C. B. Smith 15.00 Mather & McElhose 36.00 State Board of Equalization 1.58 TOTAL 19,366.19 Water Works Fund Payroll Demand t- 2,065.14 Ruth Hopp, City Treasurer 245.40 It tt it tt 6.25 Minta Curtz,viler, Secretary El Segundo City Group 16.95 (Continued) V 129 V 130 Cont ?d - Water Works Fund State Employees? Retirement System $ 139.54 State Employees? Retirement System 128.94 Carl Wilson 40.00 Kimball Elevator Co., Ltd. 11.00 Mutual Liquid Gas & Equipment Company, Inc. 7.45 Hersey Mfg. Company 515.00 1- :efford Chemical Company 374.92 Century- Oil Company 8.73 Arnold Schleuniger Co. 504.00 Southern Calif. Gas Company 3.35 Donald R. Short, Petty Cash 68.83 TOTAL $ 4,135.50 Traffic Safety Fund Pervo Paint Company 136.27 Automobile Club of Southern California 39.55 TOTAL 175.82 Recreation Fund State Board of Equalization $5.96 Ruth Hopp, City Treasurer 575.20 " 11 11 1? 108.80 State Employees? Retirement System 39.40 Minta Curtzwiler, Secretary, E1 Segundo City Group 11.30 Hospital Service of Southern California 5.05 TOTAL X745.51 State Employees, Retirement System TOTAL Pension. Fund 875.16 878.16 Sewerage Facilities Fund Department of Public Works 1.553.28 TOTAL 1,553.28 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., Swanson and Mayor pro tem Peterson; Noes: Councilmen done; Absent: Mayor Selby. NEVI BUSINESS Councilman Swanson introduced Ordinance No. 415, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 313 (THE TRAFFIC ORDINANCE) OF SAID CITY BY ADDING THREE NEW SUBDIVISIONS, TO BE KNOW AS "41", 1142" AND "43 ", RESPECTIVELY, TO SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE VI OF SAID ORDINANCE; AND BY ADDING A NEW SUBDIVISION, TO BE KIO19N AS 1i30??, TO SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE XIV OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 313, AS AMEEDED. , which was read. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Baker, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Approved: Mlayor pro ten, _o_ Respectfully submitted, NEVA M. ELSEY, CITY CLERK BS I Deputy