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El Segundo, California
July 14, 1954
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, Cali-
fornia, was held in the Council Chamber of the City Hall on the above date.
Prior to calling the meeting to order, those present joined in pledging
allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, following which a
prayer was offered by Reverend Robert Mohr, of the Calvary Baptist Church
of El Segundo.
The meeting was then called to order by William R. Selby, Mayor, the
hour being 7:00 o'clock P. M.
ROLL CALL
Councilmen Present: Gordon, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Councilmen Absent: Baker and Frederick.
READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 7th day of July, 1954,
having been read and no errors or omissions having been noted, it was moved
by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the minutes of said
meeting 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:
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY, dated July 12, 1954, advising that its
current business license to make salvage pickups in E1 Segundo will expire
August 1, 1954, and requesting that it be issued a new free license for this
work.
The City Clerk advised that the said Society is a non - profit organization
operating for charitable purposes and has heretofore been granted free licenses
by the City Council, and thereupon it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded
by Councilman Swanson, the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and she is hereby author-
ized to cause a business license to be issued, without fee, to
the St. Vincent de Paul Society, to make salvage pickups in E1
Segundo, such license to be issued under the provisions of
Section 118 of Ordinance No. 362.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen Baker and Frederick.
MRS. JOSEPH KAUFMAN, dated July 6, 1954, registering a complaint respect -
ing treatment which a Chow dog belonging to her had received while being boarded
at the Puppy Lane Kenhels, in E1 Segundo.
Following the reading thereof, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded
by Councilman Swanson, the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the communication from Mrs. Joseph Kaufman,
dated July 6, 1954, in which she registered complaints respecting
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the operation of Puppy Lane Kennels, at 1310 East Grand Avenue,
E1 Segundo, be referred to the City Attorney, and that said
Attorney be and he is hereby directed to advise Mr. Milton C.
Waders attorney of the contents of said communication with the
request that he make a report thereon to said City Attorney,
and that thereafter the City Attorney shall advise this Council
with respect thereto.
Carried.
PLANNING COMMISSION, CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, dated July 13, 1954, trans-
mitting therewith, copy of its Resolution No. 191, adopted at a regular
meeting of said Commission held July 12, 1954,-in which resolution is set
forth the Planning Commission's definition of "Playground ".
Following discussion of the matter by members of the City Council, it was
moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Swanson, that Resolution
No. 1419, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND CON-
CURRING IN THE DEFINITION OF "PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS"
AS SET FORTH IN RESOLUTION NO. 191 OF THE CITY
PLANNING COMMISSION OF SAID CITY.,
which was read, be adopted.
On roll call, said motion carried and said resolution was adopted by the follow-
ing vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen Baker and Frederick.
CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, dated 12 July, 1954, being public notice
of change in rules of practice and procedure of said Corps in the administra-
tion of laws for the protection and preservation of the navigable waters of
the United States. Ordered filed.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
At this time Mr. Robert J. McCarthy, agent for Royal Indemnity Company,
the City's liability insurance carrier, addressed the Council with respect to
the request of Southern California Youth Swimming Association and Southern
Pacific Association of Amateur Athletic Union that said organizations be added
to the City's liability insurance policy as named insureds, and informed the
Council the approximate cost to the City for
the additional: exposure will be $50.00, the exact
amount to be determined when final audit is made in November, 1954.
City Attorney Woodworth inquired of Mr. McCarthy whether or not the
addition of these names to the policy would have any effect on future premiums
or any effect on the City's procuring future liability insurance.
Mr. McCarthy stated the City will be charged an additional premium because
of additional exposure whether the policy is endorsed to cover said associa-
tions or not; that inasmuch as the proposed swim meet for which the endorse-
ments are requested is being sponsored by a department. of the City, the City
will be responsible should any accidents occur, and in event there were acci-
dents of serious nature, it would definitely affect the renewal premium.
It appearing that the event is a responsibility of the City and it will
therefore have to assume its portion of liability, it was moved by Councilman
Swanson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the communication from Robert J. McCarthy,
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dated July 7, 1954, addressed to City Administrative Officer
Udall, be received and filed; that the endorsement of the
names of Southern California Youth Swimming Association and
the Southern Pacific Association of Amateur Athletic Union
as named insureds on said policy be approved, and the City
Clerk be and she is hereby authorized to request the City's
insurance carrier to issue additional endorsements accordingly.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen Baker and Frederick.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Finance Commissioner Gordon reported that the 1954 -55 budget is being
processed and that the date of July 21st had been set for the adoption of
said budget, but inasmuch as he anticipated being absent from the City on
said date and thus not be present at the Council meeting, he recommended
that the matter of the adoption of the proposed tentative budget be set for
the Council meeting to be held July 28th, 1954•
By general consent, it was understood that the matter of the adoption
of the proposed tentative budget for the year 1954 -55 will be made a matter
of business at the Council meeting to be held July 28th, 1954•
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES
City Administrative Officer Udall reported as follows:
.1. That a representative of the Blue Cross Health Insurance Plan, to
which Plan a number of City employees belong, had recently stated the Company
would cancel the policy held by the City unless at least 75% of the employees
become members of the plan; that a number of City employees have recently
indicated their desire to become members thereof and at the present time
approximately 66% of the employees are either members or have made applica-
tion to become members, and that it may be possible to achieve the 75% goal.
2. That he had received notification from Mr. Carl Fossette, Executive
Secretary of West Basin Water Association, that a special meeting of said
Association will be held at 6:30 P. M. on Thursday evening, July 29th, 1954s,
to discuss the method by which the respective 1949 prescriptive rights of
water producers in the West Basin area were determined, and he requested that
any member of the Council who might wish to attend said meeting advise him so
that he might make proper reservations for their attendance.
3. That he had received a report from the Regional Planning Commission
of the County of Los Angeles, advising that a recent survey made by it in-
dicates the present estimated population.of the City of E1 Segundo to be
10,954.
4. Read to the City Council a communication from Honorable Lester 0.
Luce, Judge of the Municipal Court, dated July 13, 1954, addressed to the
Mayor and City Council with which was enclosed a report of all cases filed
and fines and fees collected during the 1953 -54 fiscal year in the Municipal
.Court, Inglewood Judicial District.
5. That he had received a communication from the Southern California
Gas Company, dated July 7, 1954s, advising that in connection with recent
application filed by said Company for authority to increase its rates, it
had prepared a preliminary draft of a revised exhibit and that he had re-
quested said Company to forward him a copy thereof; that in connection with
same, he had received notice of hearing before the Public Utilities Commission,
being application No. 34975 of the Southern California Gas Company, which
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hearing is to be held on Wednesday, July 21st, 1954, in the Commission
Court Room, Los Angeles.
City Attorney Woodworth stated that unless expert testimony could be
given, it would avail nothing for the City to present evidence at said
hearing and said City Attorney and Mayor Selby both stated they felt the
Public Utilities Commission of the State would adequately represent the
various public agencies at said hearing.
The City Clerk advised the Council she desired to take her accumulated
1952 vacation and one week of her accumulated 1953 vacation beginning July
26th, 1954 to and inclusive of August 13th, 1954•
Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the follow-
ing resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that Neva M. Elsey, City Clerk of the City of
El Segundo, be and she is hereby granted permission to take
her accumulated 1952 vacation and one week of her accumulated
1953 vacation between the dates July 26th, 1954 and August 13th,
1954, both dates inclusive.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen Baker and Frederick.
City Attorney Woodworth reported as follows:
1. That at the last regular meeting of the City Council it had referred
to him a communication from E1 Segundo Unified School District with which was
transmitted copies of agreement between said School District and the City of
E1 Segundo, in which the School District agreed to make available to said City
the sum of $3,600.00 toward the cost of the recreation program at the plunge
for the year 1954 -55; that in 1952 the City had entered into a similar agree-
ment with the School District which agreement carried a clause that it would
be in effect until cancelled by either party thereto, and that he had talked
on the telephone with Mrs. Julia Wainscott, Assistant Secretary to the Board
of Trustees of E1 Segundo Unified School District respecting said matter, and
Mrs. Wainscott had &greed with the City Attorney that it was not necessary to
enter into such new agreement but that the Districtts contribution for this
year would be $3,600.00. Thereafter, said communication was ordered filed in
the office of the City Clerk.
2. That at the request of Mayor Selby he had prepared a form of resolu-
tion covering the attendance at various municipal meetings by certain officials
of the City of E1 Segundo, which resolution he read to the Council.
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Mayor Selby stated it was his desire that such resolution be adopted so
that all City officials named or who might be authorized to attend various
meetings and conferences would be covered by the State Compensation Insurance.
Following discussion, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by
Councilman Swanson, the following resolution be adopted:
WHEREAS, from experience this City "Council and the members
thereof are convinced that it is in the public interest and in the
interests of said City that the officers of said City and in some
instances certain of the employees of said City should attend con -
ventions , institutes, hearings, symposiums, meetings, conferences
and other gatherings relating to or concerned with the business,
activities, functions and affairs of the City and of the various
departments thereof; and
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WHEREAS, said Council believes that the matter of authority
and providing for such attendance and the payment of the costs,
charges and expanses necessarily and reasonably incident thereto
justifies the adoption of the policies and provisions with refer-
ence thereto as hereinafter set forth; now, therefore, - -
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA,DOES
RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
FIRST: That effective immediately and continuing until the
further order of this Council, the following officers, department
heads and officials of said City, to wit:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(g)
(9)
(10)
(11)
The Mayor
Each Member of the City Council
The City Clerk
The City Treasurer
The Administrative Officer
The City Engineer
The City Attorney
The Chief of Police and/or the Assistant
Chief of Police
The Fire Chief
The Building Inspector
The Assistant Civil Defense Director
be and they are hereby respectively authorized to attend for and
on behalf of said City and at the expense of said City from time
to time as and where the same may occur or be held or conducted
in Southern California, such conventions, institutes, hearings,
symposiums, and other gatherings, meetings and conferences relating
to or concerning the business, activities, functions and affairs of
the City and of the various departments thereof, as in their
respective sound discretions may prove of value or benefit to said
City.
SECOND: That in addition to the foregoing and until the
further order of the Council the Mayor and each member of the City
Council is hereby granted the right and authority to attend any
such convention, institute, hearing, symposium, and other gathering,
meeting and conference relating to or concerning the business,
activities, functions and affairs of said City within the State of
California, as in his sound discretion may prove of value or bene-
fit to said City.
THIRD: That authority for any other official or employee of
said City to attend any such convention, institute, hearing,
symposium, and other gathering, meeting and conference at any
place whatsoever at public expense must first be obtained from
the City Council of said City.
FOURTH: That the items of costs, charges and expenses to
be paid by -the City, hereinabove referred to in this resolution,
contemplate the reasonable costs, charges and expenses incident
to transportation, sustenance and housing and amount reasonably
incidental thereto. The City Council reserves the right to review
and audit all claims and demands for,,oxr for reimbursement for,
such items.
On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen Baker and Frederick.
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3. That with respect to the proposed bond election for acquisition
and construction of certain facilities for recreation purposes, it is
his opinion that the bond issue, if submitted, should not be contingent
upon any other proposition but that the proposed tax levy of 10¢ might be
contingent upon the bond issue being carried, and that if it is the Council's
intention to place the proposition on the November General Election ballot,
he would like to have authority to request the bond attorneys to commence
the necessary proceedings, inasmuch as there is not too much time in which
to do so.
Thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman
Swanson, the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that the City Attorney be and he is hereby instructed
to advise Messrs. O?Melveny and Myers, bond counsel, that it is the
intention of the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo to submit a
proposition for a bond issue at the General Election to be held in
November, 1954, and to consolidate the Municipal Election with such
General Election, and that said City Attorney shall request said bond
attorneys to prepare the necessary proceedings in connection with the
submission of such proposition.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen Baker and Frederick.
4. That the City Engineer has received from Pacific Electric Railway
Company an easement 2 -feet wide and 60 -feet in length on the said Company's
right -of -way for an extension of existing sewer line facilities in Pine
Avenue; that he had approved said easement as to form, but called the
Council's attention to the fact that same contained numerous provisions which
are usually common to this form of railroad easement.
City Engineer Webb then explained to the Council that the easement was
required in order to complete acquisition of the Cityfs right -of -way for the
construction of a sewer line in Pine Avenue, which line will serve residents
on Oregon Street for which a petition has been pending before the City Council
for some months, and he recommended the City accept said easement.
Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the follow-
ing resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that that certain Easement, dated the 15th day of
July, 1954, executed by Pacific Electric Railway Company, a Cali-
fornia Corporation, granting to the City of El Segundo, a munici-
pal corporation of Los Angeles County, California, easement for
sewer pipe line purposes, across that certain parcel of land
situated in the City of E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State
of California, and lying within the railroad right -of -way of said
Pacific Electric Railway Company, and described as follows, to wit:
A strip of land, 2 feet in width, situate in the City of
E1 Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California,
being a portion of Lot 434 in Block 123, of Sheet 8, El
Segundo, as -per map recorded, in Book 22, pages 106 and
107 of maps, in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles
County, the center line of said strip of land described
as follows:
Commencing at the most northerly corner of said Lot 434;
thence along the westerly line of said Lot, which is co-
incident with the easterly line of Center Street, 60 feet
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wide, as shown on said map of E1 Segundo, South 0002136"
East, 1.23 feet to the point of beginning; thence south
54009112" East, 58.28 feet to a point in the northwesterly
line of that certain 2 foot easement granted to the City
of El Segundo by instrument recorded in Book 17926, page
107 Official Records, in the office of the Recorder of Los
Angeles County,
be and the same is hereby accepted for sewer pipe litre purposes,
in the City of E1 Segundo; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Clerk of
said City are hereby authorized and instructed to execute the
same on behalf of said City, and to make delivery of a duplicate
copy to said Company in due course; 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.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen Baker and Frederick.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The City Clerk presented and read the title of Ordinance No. 440,
entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, DEFINING NUISANCES, PROHIB-
ITING THE SAME AND PROVIDING FOR THE
ABATEMENT THEREOF.,
which was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council held
July 7, 1954.
Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the further
reading of Ordinance No. 440 be waived. Said motion carried by the following
vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen Baker and Frederick.
Moved by Councilman Swanson, seconded by Councilman Gordon, that
Ordinance No. 440, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, DEFINING NUISANCES, PROHIB-
ITING THE SAME AND PROVIDING FOR THE
ABATEMENT THEREOF.,
which was introduced and read at a4 regular meeting.of the City Council held
on the 7th day of July; 19542 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, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen Baker and Frederick.
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PAYING BILLS
The following demands, having had the approval of the Committee on
Finance and Records, were read:
General Fund
State Board of
Equalization
$ 3.40
Oswald Bros. Co.
12,583.75
Ed H. Ayer
58.00
Clark Trabough
656.70
Industrial Stationery
& Printing Co.
136.39
Grimes Stassforth Sta. Co.
642.46
Contractors Asphalt Sales
300.10
Pacific Clay Products
180.77
California Life -Time Prods.
11.23
The Fix -It -Shop
4.00
Southern Calif. Edison Co.
2,031.74
Gibson Motor Parts
111.86
Rapid Blue Print Co.
68.75
Title Ins. & Trust Co.
14.04
Pacific Radionics
136.46
National Publications Co.
6.00
Oswald Bros. Co.
74.74
Continental Sales & Service
6.40
Barclay Surveying Co.
162.00
E1 Segundo Hardware Co.
18.38
City of E. S. Water Dept.
70.06
K & C Saw Shop
2.70
Sam Cook Uniforms, Inc.
42.75
Leo B. Freedman, Chief
E. S. Fire Dept.
21.51
Carburetor & Elec. Supply
3.25
E. E. Udall, City Administrator 3.25
TOTAL $ 17,350.69
Water Works Fund
A.B.C. Wiping Materials $ 29.87
West Basin Municipal
Water District 17,093.53
Luippold Engineering
Sales Co. 62.35
The El Segundo Press 136.68
Park -Son, Inc. 126.18
TOTAL 96 17,448.61
Recreation Fund
State Board of
Equalization $ 6.10
E1 Segundo Hardware Co. 18.80
TOTAL $ 24.90
State Gas Tax Fund
City of E1 S gundo
Water Department S 2.902.98
TOTAL $ 21902.98
Trust Fund - Street Improvements
Santa Fe Land
Improvement Co. $ 6050.35
North American
Aviation, Inc. 7,532.59
TOTAL $13,882.94
Moved by Councilman Gordon, 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 Gordon, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen Baker and Frederick.
NEW BUSINESS
Councilman Gordon requested permission to absent himself from the
State of California and the United States of America, and from meetings of
the City Council for the period July 17th to July 26th, 1954, both dates in-
clusive.
Moved by Mayor Selby, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the following
resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that Councilman George E. Gordon, Jr., be and
he is hereby granted permission to leave the State of California
and the United States of America, and'to absent himself from
meetings of the City Council between the dates July 17th to July
26th, 1954, both dates inclusive; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said Councilman be requested
to sign and file with the City Clerk a waiver of any notice of
any kind whatsoever of any special meetings of the City Council
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which may be called by the Mayor or any three members of
said Council during the period of said leave hereinbefore
granted.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen Baker and Frederick.
Councilman Swanson requested permission to absent himself from the
State of California and the United States of America, and from meetings of
the City Council for the period July 29th to August 13th, 1954, both dates
inclusive.
Moved by Mayor Selby, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the following
resolution be adopted:
RESOLVED, that Councilman Walter W. Swanson be and he is
hereby granted permission to leave the State of California and
the United States of America, and to absent himself from meetings
of the City Council between the dates July 29th and August 13th,
1954, both dates inclusive; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said Councilman be requested
to sign and file with the City Clerk a waiver of any notice of
any kind whatsoever of any special meetings of the.City Council
which may be called by the Mayor or any three members of said
Council during the period of said leave hereinbefore granted.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Gordon, Swanson and Mayor Selby;
Noes: Councilmen None;
Absent: Councilmen Baker and Frederick.
No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it
was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Swanson, the meeting
adjourn. Carried.
Approved:
Mayor
Respectfully submitted,
Neva M. Elsey, City Cle
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