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1955 AUG 17 CC MINEl Segundo, California August 17, 1955 1llf 591 An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of El Se- gundo, California, was held in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of said City on the above date, the meeting having been called to order at the hour of 12:00 o'clock noon by the City Clerk, the Mayor and Acting Mayor both being absent. Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Frederick, that Council- man Swanson be appointed Mayor pro tem for this meeting. Carried. Councilman Swanson then assumed the duties of the Mayor. ROLL CALL Councilmen Present: Frederick, Gordon and Mayor pro tem Swanson; Councilmen Absent: Baker and Mayor Selby. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the regular meeting held on the_.10th day of August, 1955, 'raving been read and no errors or omissions having been noted, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Frederick, the minutes of said meeting be approved as recorded. Carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Written communications, received from the "persons, firms or corpo- rations, hereinafter named, were read to the Council and were disposed of in the manner indicated, following reference to each hereinafter: DICK FITZGERALD, PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA STATE JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, dated August 11, 1955, expressing his deep appreciation to the officials of the City of El Segundo for the hospitable manner in which the State Executive Com- mittee of said organization was hosted on July 9th and 10th, and expressing his personal gratitude for the honor bestowed upon him by the City Council. Ordered filed. FRANC SMOTONY, BUILDING INSPECTOR, dated August 15, 1955, advising that all work contemplated under the certain relocation bond filed by Mabel W. Byrd, has been completed to his satisfaction and recommending exoneration of said bond. Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Frederick, the follow- ing resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that that certain Relocation. Permit Bond, dated the 2nd day of March, 1955, with Mable W. Byrd as Principal, and Pacific Employers Insurance Company as Surety, in the sum of $1,000.00, be and the same is hereby exonerated from any liability accruing there- under subsequent to midnight, this date, to wit: August 17, 1955• Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, Gordon and Mayor pro tem Swanson; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: -Councilman Baker and Mayor Selby. RUTH HOPP, CITY TREASURER, requested that she be granted permission to take her annual earned vacation between the dates August 22nd to September 2nd, 1955, both dates inclusive, and also requested permission to leave the State of California and the United States of America between the dates August 27th to Sep- tember 5, 1955, both dates inclusive. -1- �K 592 Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Frederick, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that Ruth Hopp, City Treasurer, be and she is hereby permitted to take her annual earned vacation between August 22nd to September 2nd, 1955, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that she is hereby granted permission to leave the State of California and the United.States of America between the dates of August 27th and September 5th,'1955, both dates inclusive. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, Gordon and Mayor pro tem Swanson; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Baker and Mayor Selby. None. None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES The City Administrative Officer made reports as follows: 1. That he. had received a verbal request from the Recreation Com- mission of the City of El Segundo, that due to the fact the hardball baseball grounds proposed to be constructed in the new Recreation Center are under reg- ulation size, the City include, in its proposed condemnation action to acquire certain property from the Pacific Electric Company,. an additional wedge- shaped parcel of ground containing approximately 11,200 square feet and bordering on the south of the said original parcel. The City Council being in accord with the request, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Frederick, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that that certain "Description of Property to be Acquired from Pacific Electric for Recreational Area, Revised August 17, 1955", presented to this Council at this meeting be received and placed on file in the office of the City Clerk; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it is the Council's belief that the property included in said revised description should be ac- quired by the City of E1 Segundo for public parks and recreation purposes; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Attorneys in charge of the proposed action for condemnation of the Pacific Electric property, as contemplated under Resolution No. 1528 of this Council adopted on the 27th day of July, 1955, be and they are hereby instructed to furnish this Council with the necessary proceedings so that proposed action may go forward, using the revised description hereinabove referred to instead of the previous description of property referred to in said Resolution No. 1528. On roll call, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, Gordon and Mayor pro tem Swanson; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Baker and Mayor Selby. -2- . 2. That he had received a request from the Chief of the Fire Depart- ment of the City of E1 Segundo, California, that he be granted permission to take seven days of his 1954-55 earned vacation between the dates September 6th to September 12th, 1955, both dates inclusive. Moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Frederick, the follow- ing resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that Leo B. Freedman, Chief, E1 Segundo Fire Department, be and he is _hereby granted permission to take seven days of his 1954- 55 earned vacation between the dates September 6th to September 12th, 1955, both dates inclusive. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, Gordon and Mayor pro tem Swanson; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Baker and Mayor Selby. 3. That the Recreation Commission of the City of El Segundo, had re- quested Mr. William Woollett,Architect, to proceed with working drawings and specifications for the development of the Recreation Center as indicated on plan submitted and dated August 15th, with certain exceptions; that he had received a communication from Mr. Woollett dated August 16th, 1955, setting forth in detail the exceptions referred to; that he had furnished a copy of said commu- nication to each member of the City Council and had. also read said communication to Mr. K. Benfield, Acting Chairman of the Recreation Commission, and to Council- man Baker, representative of.the City Council on said Commission, both of whom had approved the statements made in Mr. Woollettts communication. The communication was then read to the members of the Council present at.this meeting, by Mr. Udall, and Councilman Gordon suggested certain minor changes which might be made in the softball baseball field which would be advan- tageous to the users of the field. Mayor pro tem Swanson agreed to talk this matter over with Councilman Baker. Councilman Frederick called"'attention to the fact that the plot map does not indicate curb return at Sheldon Street and Pine Avenue, and the City Administrative Officer agreed to call this matter to the attention of the Architect. In all other respects, the matters referred to in the before mentioned communication from Mr. Woollett were approved, by general consent. City Clerk made reports as follows: 1. Requested the Council approve the Faithful Performance Bond furnished by Le Roi -Rix Machinery Co. in connection with its contract for furnishing the City of El Segundo a certain new Skip Loader, which bond had heretofore been approved by the City Attorney as to form and by the Mayor as to surety. Thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Frederick, seconded by Councilman Gordon, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the Faithful Performance Bond No. 554215, dated the 9th day of August, 1955, with Le Roi -Rix Machinery Co. as Principal, and Glens Falls Insurance Company, a New York corporation, as Surety, be approved by this Council; and that the.City Clerk be and she is hereby authorized and instructed to endorse evidence of the approval upo�f said bond.. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, Gordon and Mayor pro tem Swanson; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Baker and Mayor Selby. -3- 593 i7A 594 2. That as of the 9th day of March, 1955, she had appointed and sworn in Mr. William A. Wanderer as Deputy City Clerk, and that Mr. Wanderer had been acting as such Deputy City Clerk since said date. Moved by Councilman Frederick, seconded by Councilman Gordon, that the appointment by the City Clerk of Mr. William A Wanderer as Deputy City Clerk in her office, such appointment being effective as of the 9th day of March, 1955, be and the same is hereby approved. Carried. City Attorney made report as follows: That he had heretofore made a report on the matter of proposed additional facilities at Hyperion and change in the method of sewage treat- ment, in which matter certain officials of beach cities and especially Mayor Foye of Manhattan Beach, have taken the initiative in opposing such extension and change; that he had recently attended a meeting held in Manhattan Beach on the subject, at which meeting a Mr. Searle, an attorney highly qualified in matters of this character, had told the group present he would be willing, for a fee of not to exceed $2,500.00, to examine all factors in connection with the proposed increase in capacity and change in method of treatment at Hyperion, and also facts with reference to existing contracts between the City of Los Angeles and certain agencies; that this preliminary report would clarify the position of cities that have contracts, and also would determine what the cost of future litigation might be, and the nature of actions, if any, to be taken. The City Attorney further stated that at the end of the conference it was agreed that those present would carry back to their respective cities a report similar to that he had just made, and inquire whether or not the respective City Councils would be willing to contribute toward the fee for making such preliminary report, which would amount to $250.00 per city. The matter was discussed at some length, and thereafter, by general consent, taken under consideration by this Council until its next regular meet- ing to be held August 24, 1955. None. None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS PAYING BILLS NEW BUSINESS Councilman Gordon introduced Ordinance No. 464, entitled: which was read. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALI- FORNIA, FIXING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY NECESSARY TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION UPON THE TAXABLE PROPERTY THEREIN AS A REVENUE TO CARRY ON THE VARIOUS DE- PARTMENTS OF SAID CITY: PAY ITS BONDED INDEBTED- NESS: MEET ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT ACT: MAINTAIN THE FRET PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SAID CITY: MEETAND PAY THE COSTS OF_SEWERAGE FACILITIES OF SAID CITY; AND.ACQUIRE, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES OF SAID CITY; FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 1955 - 1956•0 , The City Clerk then read to the Council certain Resolution of Inten- tion to approve certain amendments to the present contract between the City of E1 Segundo and the State Employees Retirement System, following which it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Frederick, that Resolution No. 1534, entitled: RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO APPROVE AMEND- MENT TO CONTRACT PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPA- TION IN STATE EM.PLOYEESt RETIREMENT SYSTEM., which was read, be adopted. On roll call, said motion carried.and said resolution was adopted by the follow- ing vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, Gordon and Mayor pro tem Swanson; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent.: Councilman Baker and Mayor Selby. No further business appearing to be transacted at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Gordon, seconded by Councilman Frederick, the meeting adjourn, the hour being 1:00 otclock P.M. Carried. Approved: Mayor pro tem Respectfully submitted, Neva M. Elsey, City Clerk -5- 595