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1956 DEC 10 CC MINX 148 MR. ELWOOD GRIGGS, OWNER OF LOT 1830 BLOCK 123, STATED THE PROPERTY FORMERLY OWNED BY TRANSLAND COMPANY IS NOW OWNED BY THE AAUblNum TAPER MILLING CO., INC., WHICH IS IN FAVOR OF THE PRO- POSED IMPROVEMENT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT DR. CLAMAN IS THE OWNER OF TWO LOTS TO THE NORTH, AND HE HAD AUTHORIZED HIM TO SPEAK IN HIS BEHALF, STATING HE WAS IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT. HE QUESTIONED THE PROPOSED WIDTH OF THE NEW STREET, HOWEVER, AS SET FORTH IN THE POSTED NOTICES WHICH INDICATED THE WIDTH OF THE STREET WOULD BE SEVENTY FEET, AND HE WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF THAT. THE CITY ENGINEER INFORMED MR. GRIGGS IT WAS A TYPOGRAPH- ICAL ERROR AND THAT THE WIDTH OF SAID STREET WOULD BE FIFTY FEET. COUNCILMAN GORDON INQUIRED AS TO THE FRONTAGE OWNED BY ADVANCE FINISHES, INC., AND THE CITY ENGINEER STATED THE FRONTAGE IS 72.15 FEET AND THE ESTIMATED TOTAL ASSESSMENT IS $1,076.29. ALL PROTESTS WERE REFERRED TO THE ENGINEER FOR CHECKING AND REPORT A'S TO THE PERCENTAGE OF THE AREA REPRESENTED THEREBY. THE ENGINEER REPORTED THAT THE PROTESTS REPRESENTED APPROX- IMATELY 7.2 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AREA OF THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT. ALL PROTESTANTS, HAVING BEEN HEARD AND AN OPPORTUNITY HAV- ING BEEN GIVEN TO ALL PERSONS DESIRING TO BE HEARD AND A FULL, FAIR AND IMPARTIAL HEARING HAVING BEEN GRANTED AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAVING BEFORE IT A DIAGRAM OF THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, AND BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, AND ALSO HAVING CONSIDERED ALL PROTESTS FILED AND HAVING CONSIDERED THE MATTER AS TO THE AREA OF THE PROPERTY REPRESENTED BY SAID PROTESTANTS, COUNCILMAN FREDERICK PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION AND MOVED ITS ADOPTION: WHEREAS, CERTAIN PROTESTS HAVING BEEN FILED BY ADVANCE FINISHES, INC., PROTESTING AGAINST THE DOING OF THE WORK AND IMPROVEMENT DESCRIBED IN RESOLUTION OF INTENTION N0. 1679 OR AGAINST THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL HAVING CAREFULLY CON- SIDERED ALL PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS AND HAVING CON - SIDERED THE AREA OF THE DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY SAID PROTESTS; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THIS CITY COUNCIL THAT IT DOES HEREBY FIND AND DETERMINE THAT THE SAID PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS HAVING BEEN MADE BY THE OWNERS OF LESS THAN ONE -HALF OF THE AREA OF THE PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED FOR SAID WORK AND IMPROVEMENT, AS SET FORTH IN SAID RESOLUTION OF INTENTION N0. 1679; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT EACH AND ALL OF THE SAID PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS BE, AND THE SAME ARE, HEREBY OVERRULED AND DENIED. THE ABOVE RESOLUTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER AND UPON ROLL CALL WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; NOT TOTING: COUNCILMAN IMESGWUK ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. FREDER 1 CK, GORDON, KIiEQ "" COUNCILMAN BAKER THEN OFFERED AND MOVED THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ORDERING WORK N0. 1683 IN THE MATTER OF THE IMPROVEMENT OF CALIFORNIA STREET IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, WHICH MOTION WAS SEC- ONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, AND UPON ROLL CALL, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: -2- AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. THE CITY CLERK REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE TIME AND PLACE FIXED FOR THE HEARING OF PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS AGAINST THE WORK OR THE DISTRICT, AS DESCRIBED IN RESOLUTION OF INTENTION N0. 1677 IN THE MATTER OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN ILLINOIS STREET. THE CITY CLERK ALSO REPORTED THAT AFFIDAVITS IN SUPPORT OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE RESOLUTION OF INTENTION, THE MAILING OF PRINTED NOTICES OF THE ADOPTION OF SAID RESOLUTION AND THE POSTING OF THE NOTICE IF IMPROVEMENT, AS REQUIRED BY LAW, HAD BEEN MADE AND ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. THE MAYOR THEN INQUIRED OF THE CLERK IF ANY WRITTEN PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS AGAINST THE WORK OR THE DISTRICT HAD BEEN FILED WITH HER IN SAID MATTER. THE CLERK REPORTED THAT NO WRITTEN PROTESTS HAD BEEN FILED WITH HER PRIOR TO THE TIME SET FOR THE HEARING. THE MAYOR THEN ANNOUNCED THAT THIS WAS THE TIME AND PLACE SET FOR THE HEARING OF PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS AGAINST THE WORK OR THE ASSESS- MENT DISTRICT, EACH AS SET FORTH IN THE RESOLUTION OF INTENTION HEREIN - BEFORE MENTIONED, AND ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT DESIRED TO BE HEARD IN SAID MATTER. NO ONE RESPONDED. IT WAS THEREUPON MOVED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, THAT THE HEARING IN IfHE MATTER OF PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF ILLINOIS STREET UNDER RESOLUTION OF INTENTION N0. 1677 BE CLOSED. CARRIED. COUNCILMAN MESCHUK THEN OFFERED AND MOVED THE ADOPTION OF RES- OLUTION ORDERING WORK N0. 1684 IN THE MATTER OF THE IMPROVEMENT OF ILLI- NOIS STREET IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, WHICH MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, AND UPON ROLL CALL, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND THE CITY CLERK,ADVISED THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THIS WAS THE TIME AND PLACE FIXED PURSUANT TO STATUTE AND NOTICE GIVEN FOR THE HEAJ6- ING IN THE MATTER OF THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF OAK AVENUE AND LOMA VISTA STREET, AS CONTEMPLATED IN RESOLUTION OF INTENTION"NO. 1595 ADOPTED BY THE SAID CITY COUNCIL ON THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 1956. THE CITY CLERK ALSO INFORMED THE SAID CITY COUNCIL THAT AFFIDAVITS OF THE MAILING, POSTING, AND PUBLICATIONS OF THE NOTICE OF FILING ASSESS- MENT WERE ON FILE IN HER OFFICE, AND THAT NO WRITTEN APPEALS OR OBJEC- TIONS HAD BEEN FILED IN HER OFFICE PRIOR TO THE DAY SET FOR THE HEARING. THE MAYOR THEN ASKED IF THERE,WERE ANY INTERESTED PERSONS PRESENT DESIRING TO BE HEARD IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED MATTER. -NO ONE RESPONDED. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, HAVI,OG BEEN GIVEN FULL OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW CAUSE WHY SAID ASSESSMENT SHOULD NOT BE CONFIRMED AND ALL OB- JECTIONS PRESENTED HAVING BEEN HEARD AND FULLY CONSIDERED, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, THAT ALL OBJECTIONS, BOTH WRITTEN AND ORAL, BE AND THE SAME ARE HEREBY OVERRULED AND DENIED, AND THAT THE FOLLOWING CHANGES AND/OR MODIFICATIONS BE MADE IN SAID ASSESSMENT, TO WIT: THAT THE DESCRIPTION OF ASSESSMENT N0. 43 BE CHANGED AND MODIFIED TO READ: NORTH 52.0 FEET OF THE SOUTH 112.0 FEET OF LOT 16, BLOCK 9, TRACT 1685, AND THE AMOUNT THEREOF SHALL BE $1 69.31 ; AND THAT A NEW ASSESSMENT, N0. 43 -A, BE ADDED AND THE DESCRIP- TION SHALL READ: SOUTH 60.0 FEET OF LOT 16, BLOCK 9, SAID TRACT 1685, AND THE AMOUNT OF SAID NEW ASSESSMENT SHALL BE $195.36. -3- THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS BE AND HE IS HEREBY INSTRUCTED TO MODIFY THE ASSESSMENT AND DIAGRAM IN THE PARTICULARS HEREIN SET FORTH. SAID MOTION WAS CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS RETURNED THE SAID ASSESS- MENT AND DIAGRAM, AS MODIFIED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY_COUN- CIL, AND THE SAID CITY COUNCIL NOW BEING SATISFIED WITH THE CORRECT- NESS OF THE_ASSESSMENT AND DIAGRAM AS MODIFIED UNDER THEIR INSTRUC- TIONS, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, THAT THE SAID ASSESSMENT AND DIAGRAM, AS MODIFIED, BE CONFIRMED AND APPROVED AND THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS SHALL FORTHWITH ATTACH A WARRANT TO SAID ASSESSMENT BEARING THE DATE OF THIS ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK AND CARRIED BY THE FOLLOW- ING VOTE, TO WIT: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. THE CITY CLERK ADVISED THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THIS WAS THE TIME AND PLACE FIXED PURSUANT TO STATUTE AND NOTICE GIVEN FOR THE HEARING IN THE MATTER OF THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EUCA- LYPTUS DRIVE AND OTHER STREETS AS CONTEMPLATED IN RESOLUTION OF INTEN- TION N0. 1610, ADOPTED FY THE SAID CITY COUNCIL ON THE 14TH DAY OF MAY, 1956, EXCEPT AS CHANGED AND MODIFIED BY RESOLUTION N0. 1639 ADOPTED ON THE 23RD DAY OF JULY, 1956. THE CITY CLERK ALSO INFORMED THE SAID CITY COUNCIL THAT AFFIDAVITS OF THE MAILING, POSTING AND R'UBLICATIONS OF THE NOTICE OF FILING ASSESSMENT WERE ON FILE IN HER OFFICE, AND THAT NO WRITTEN APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS HAD BEEN FILED IN HER OFFICE PRIOR TO THE DAY SET FOR THE HEARING. THE MAYOR THEN ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY INTERESTED PERSONS PRESENT DESIRING TO BE HEARD IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED MATTER. NO ONE RESPONDED. AFTER A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL HEARING HAVING BEEN GRANTED TO ALL PERSONS DESIRING TO BE HEARD IN SAID MATTER, AND ALL APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS PRESENTED HAVING BEEN HEARD AND FULLY CONSIDERED, AND'THE CITY COUNCIL BEING SATISFIED WITH THE CORRECTNESS'OF THE ASSESSMENT AND DIAGRAM, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THAT ALL APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS BE OVERRULED AND DENIED AND THAT THE ASSESSMENT AND DIAGRAM BE CONFIRMED AND APPROVED, AND THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS SHALL FORTHWITH ATTACH A WARRANT TO SAID ASSESSMENT, BEARING THE DATE OF THIS ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK AND CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. WRITTEN 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.; -4- X 151 APEX PETROLEUM CORPORATION, LTD., DATED N @VEMBER 30, 1956, ADVISING THAT ON JULY 20, 1956, IT ABANDONED ITS OIL WELL NAMED AND KNOWN AS ELSIE #2B -3, AND REQUESTING THAT THE BOND COVER- ING SAID WELL BE EXONERATED. ATTACHED TO SAID COMMUNICATION WAS A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDING AND SAFETY, STATING THAT SAID WELL HAS BEEN ABANDONED TO HIS SATISFACTION AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CITY ORDINANCES. IT WAS THEREUPON MOVED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THERE HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THIS COUNCIL AT THIS MEETING, A COMMUNICATION FROM APEX PETROLEUM CORPORATION, LTD., DATED NOVEMBER 30, 19560 ADVISING OF THE ABANDONMENT OF SAID COMPANYIS OIL WELL NAMED AND KNOWN AS ELSIE NO. 28 -3, AND REQUESTING EXONERA- TION AS TO ANY LIABILITY ACCRUING WITH RESPECT TO SAID WELL UNDER ITS BLANKET BOND NO. 46625, WITH NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. AS SURETY; AND WHEREAS, THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDING AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO HAS ADVISED THAT SAID WELL HAS BEEN ABANDONED IN COMPLIANCE WITH CITY ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING SUCH ABANDONMENT, AND TO HIS SATISFACTION; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT BOND No. 46625, WITH APEX PETROLEUM CORPORATION, LTD., AS PRINCIPAL, AND NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. AS SURETY, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY EXONERATED AS TO ANY LIABILITY ACCRUING SUBSEQUENT TO MIDNIGHT THIS DATE, TO WIT: DECEMBER 10, 1956, SUCH EXONERATION TO AFFECT APEX PETROL- EUM CORPORATIONIS OIL WELL NAMED ELSIE N0. 213-3 FORMERLY APEX ELSIE WELL N0. 3) ONLY, UNDER SAID BOND. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES:_ COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL, DATED NOVEMBER 29, 1956, ADVISING THAT APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR TRANSFER OF ON SALE GENERAL LIQUOR LICENSE OPERATED UNDER THE NAME OF C14ARCOAL BROILER TO COLEMAN B. THOMPSON. ORDERED FILED. SAM R. KENNEDY, ROAD COMMISSIONER, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, BEING COPY OF A COMMUNICATION ADDRESSED BY HIM UNDER DATE OF DECEM- BER 3, 1956, TO THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY, WITH REF- ERENCE TO SYNCHRONIZING ITS TRAIN MOVEMENTS WITH PROPOSED TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT THE INTERSECTION OF 118TH STREET AND AVIATION BOULEVARD. ORDERED FILED. NEVA M. ELSEY, DATED DECEMBER 3, 19560 BEING HER RESIG- NATION AS CITY CLERK, ASSISTANT PURCHASING AGENT AND SECRETARY TO THE ON BOARD, SUCH RESIGNATION TO BE EFFECTIVE APRIL 30, 1957. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK THAT THE RESIGNATION OF NEVA M. ELSEY FROM HER DUTIES AS HEREINBEFORE SET FORTH, EFFECTIVE APRIL 30, 1957, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AC- CEPTED WITH DEEPEST REGRETS. CARRIED. —5— X 152 SECURITY -FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LOS ANGELES, EL SEGUNDO BRANCH, DATED DECEMBER 5, 1958, REQUESTING THAT THE CITY OF EL SEG- UNDO CAUSE A QUITCLAIM DEED TO BE ISSUED QUITCLAIMING THE CITYIS INTEREST IN ITS WATER LINES AND APPURTENANCES AS HERETOFORE GRANTED TO THE ARENA WATER COMPANY AFFECTING LOT 8, BLOCK 1040 EXCEPT THE SOUTH 142.5 FEET THEREOF, ALSO EXCEPT THE NORTH 111.25 FEET THEREOF. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE EASEMENT REFERRED TO IN SAID COMMUNICATION IS NO LONGER NEEDED BY THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY CLERK BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND INSTRUCTED TO EXECUTE A QUITCLAIM DEED OF SAID PROPERTY FROM THE CITY TO DEWEY ROSS AND AUDREY ROSS. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. SECURITY -FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LOS ANGELES, EL SEGUNDO BRANCM, DATED DECEMBER 7, 1956, REQUESTING THAT THE CITY OF EL SEG- UNDO CAUSE A QUITCLAIM DEED TO BE ISSUED QUITCLAIMING THE CITYIS INTEREST IN ITS WATER LINES AND APPURTENANCES AS HERETOFORE GRANTED TO THE ARENA WATER COMPANY AFFECTING LOT 2 OF TRACT N0. 9542, IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. .... MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE EASEMENT REFERRED TO IN SAID COMMUNICATION IS NO LONGER NEEDED BY THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY CLERK BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND INSTRUCTED TO EXECUTE A QUITCLAIM DEED OF SAID PROPERTY FROM THE CITY TO WILBUR J. MANSON AND TERESA A. MANSON. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. SAM R. KENNEDY, ROAD COMMISSIONER, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, BEING COPY OF A RECOMMENDATION ADDRESSED BY'HIM UNDER DATE OF NOVEM- 19, 1956, TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SAID COUNTY, RECOMMENDING THAT THE SUM OF $13,750.00 BE ALLOCATED TO THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF EL SEGUNDO BOULEVARD, BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND SEBULVEDA BOULEVARD. ATTACHED TO SAID COMMUNICATION WAS COPY OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY SAID BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DECEMBER 4, 1956, MAKING SUCH ALLOCATION AVAILABLE TO THE CITY. ORDERED FILED. X 153 W. E. YOUNG, SCOUTMASTER, TROOP #962, DATED DECEMBER 10, 1956, REQUESTING THAT SAID SCOUT TROOP BE GRANTED A FREE LICENSE TO SELL MISTLETOE AND PINE CONE DOOR ORNAMENTS, THE PROCEEDS FROM SUCH SALE TO BE USED FOR CAMPING EQUIPMENT AND TROOP ACTIVITIES. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY CLERK BE AND SHE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO CAUSE A BUSINESS LICENSE TO BE ISSUED, WITHOUT FEE, TO THE EL.SEGUNDO BOY SCOUT TROOP N0. 962, TO SELL MISTLETOE AND PINE CONE DOOR ORNAMENTS IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, SAID LICENSE TO BE ISSUED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 118 OF ORDINANCE N0. 382, OF SAID CITY. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS NONE. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES CITY MANAGER. NONE. CITY CLERK. NONE. CITY ATTORNEY MADE REPORT AS FOLLOWS: REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN REQUESTED TO PREPARE A RESOLU- TION WHICH WOULD HAVE THE EFFECT OF CANCELLING THE PRESENT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE AMERICAN BUILDING MAINTENANCE COMPANY, FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF WINDOW CLEANING SERVICES IN THE CITY HALL, LIBRARY AND POLICE STATION,;WHICH RESOLUTION HE THEREUPON READ TO THE COUNCIL, AND IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE COUNCIL THAT THE CANCELLATION DATE SHOULD BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 11 1957. THEREUPON, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION •8E ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION ADOPTED FEBRUARY 14, 1956, CONTRACTED FOR THE SERVICES OF AMERICAN BUILDING MAINTENANCE COMPANY FOR ':THE PERFORMANCE OF WINDOW CLEANING SERVICES IN THE CITY HALL, LIBRARY, AND POLICE STATION; AND WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL DESIRES TO TERMINATE SAID RELATIONSHIP; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEp, THAT THIS COUNCIL HEREBY ELECTS TO AND DOES TERMINATE SAID CONTRACT EFFECTIVE JANUARY 11, 1957, AND THE CITY CLERK IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO GIVE THE AMERICAN BUILDING MAINTENANCE COMPANY FORMAL WRITTEN NOTICE OF THIS ACTION. -7- X 154 CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WEBB MADE REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. THE CITY ENGINEER HAD HERETOFORE PRESENTED A PETI- TION FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN A PORTION OF CYPRESS STREET, AS SHOWN ON PLAN N0. 560328, ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGIN- EER AND WHICH REPORT SHOWED THAT THE VALID SIGNATURES ATTACHED TO THE PETITION, AS REPORTED BY THE TITLE INSURANCE & TRUST COMPANY, REPRESENTED MORE THAN 60% OF THE TOTAL ASSESSABLE AREA OF THE PRO- POSED ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AS SHOWN UPON THE PLAT ATTACHED TO SAID PETITION. COUNCILMAN BAKER THEN OFFERED AND MOVED THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION N0. 1685, ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, IN THE MATTER OF IMPROVEMENT OF CYPRESS STREET, AS PER PLANS AND PROFILES NO. 560328, ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER OF SAID CITY., SAID MOTION BEING SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK AND UPON ROLL CALL, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE, TO WIT: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. PURSUANT TO INSTRUCTIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY ENGINEER PRESENTED MODIFIED PLANS, PROFILES AND DRAWINGS N0.560328 FOR 'THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN CYPRESS STREET, TOGETHER WITH SPECIFICATIONS AND DETAILED ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS, ALSO A PLAT OF THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR SAID IMPROVEMENT. WHEREUPON COUNCILMAN FREDERICK MOVED THAT SAID PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND PLAT OF THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT BE APPROVED AND THAT THE SAID PLANS BE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER, SPECIFICATIONS AND DETAILED ESTIMATE BE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OF SAID CITY, WHICH MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK AND CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE, TO WIT: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. COUNCILMAN BAKER THEN OFFERED AND MOVED THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION OF INTENTION N0. 1686 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN CYPRESS STREET, AS PARTICULARLY DELINEATED UPON THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS HERETOFORE APPROVED FOR SAID WORK, WHICH MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND CARRIED BY THE FOLLOW- ING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. rZii X 155 2. PRESENTED FOR THE COUNCILtS ATTENTION PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF GRAND AVENUE FROM CENTER STREET TO SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, THAT PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS N0. ST -6072 FOR IMPROVEMENT OF GRAND AVENUE BETWEEN CENTER STREET AND SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, BE AND THE SAME ARE HEREBY ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THIS COUNCIL AND A COPY OF SAID PLANS ORDERED FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER, AND A COPY OF SAID SPECIFICATIONS ORDERED FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY CLERK BE AND SHE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR SAID IMPROVEMENT IN TIME, FORM AND MANNER AS REQUIRED BY LAW, SAID BIDS TO BE RECEIVED ON JANUARY 14, 1957. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, CORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. 3. THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A FORM OF AGREEMENT FROM THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY, WHICH FORM OF AGREEMENT WOULD GRANT TO SAID COMPANY PERMISSION TO MAKE NECESSARY RAILROAD CON- STRUCTION WORK FOR A NEW CROSSING OVER SHELDON STREET IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECREATION PARK DEVELOPMENT; THAT SAID RAILWAY COMPANY ESTIMATED THE COST OF THE WORK TO BE $3,270.00 AND THAT UNDER THE TERMS OF SAID AGREEMENT THE CITY AGREES TO PAY SAID SUM TO SAID RAILWAY COMPANY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK INVOLVED. AFTER DISCUSSION, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN CORDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT A COPY OF THAT CERTAIN AGREEMENT SUBMITTED TO THIS COUNCIL AT THIS MEETING, BETWEEN THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY, A CORPORATION, AND THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, GRANTING SAID RAILWAY COMPANY PERMISSION TO PERFORM WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CROSSING AT GRADE OVER THE TkACKS AND RIGHT —OF —WAY OF SAID COMPANY, AT SHELDON STREET, AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF 3,270.00, SAID COST TO BE BORNE BY SAID CITY, BE PLACED ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, AND THAT SAID AGREEMENT SO ON FILE BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY REFERRED TO AND BY THIS REFERENCE INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO DOES HEREBY APPROVE AND ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS SET FORTH IN SAID AGREEMENT AND DOES HEREBY AUTHORIZE AND INSTRUCT THE MAYOR OF SAID CITY TO EXECUTE THE SAME ON BEHALF OF SAID CITY AND IN ITS NAME, AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST THE SAID AGREEMENT AND CAUSE A COPY OF SAID AGREEMENT SO EXECUTED TO BE DELIVERED TO SAID PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY IN DUE COURSE. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, VREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. Item X 156 4. THAT RECENTLY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES HAD APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF $13,750.00 FOR THE IM- PROVEMENT OF EL SEGUNDO BOULEVARD BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, SUCH SUM TO BE USED FOR ACQUI- SITION OF RIGHTTOF -WAY, AND TRAT IN ORDER TO SECURE THE MONEY FROM THE COUNTY, IT IS NECESSARY THAT A RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED REQUESTING PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF SAID SUM. THEREAFTER, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THE FOLLOWING-RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO IS CONTEMPLATING THE IMPROVEMENT OF EL SEGUNDO BOULEVARD FROM MAIN STREET TO SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD, BY GRADING, PAVING, WIDENING AND CURBING; AND WHEREAS, THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS BY ITS RESOLUTION N0. 481,-DATED DECEMBER 4, 19560 DECLARED THAT THE IMPROVEMENT OF EL SEGUNDO BOULEVARD, BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD, WITHIN THE CITY OF EL SEG- UNDO, BY THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT -OF -WAY, IS OF GENERAL COUNTY INTEREST, AND THAT COUNTY AID SHALL BE EX- TENDED THEREFOR; AND WHEREAS,'THE SAID HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS DETERMINED BY ITS RESOLUTION N0. 481 THAT THE SUM OF $13,750.00 BE APPROPRIATED FOR THE IMPROVEMENT MEN- TIONED ABOVE BY ITS APPROPRIATION N0. 5651, EL SEGUND- EL SEGUNDO BOULEVARD; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO HEREBY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THAT THE COUNTY PAY TO THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO THE SUM OF $13,750.00, (APPROPRIATION N0. 5651) FOR PROPERTY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT -OF -WAY ON EL SEG- UNDO BOULEVARD FROM MAIN STREET TO SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD, IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN DAKER, FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BIJNF I ELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. UNFINISHED BUSINESS COUNCILMAN MESCHUK AT THIS TIME INITIATED DISCUSSION WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER OF PROPOSED STREET IMPROVEMENTS WESTERLY OF MAIN STREET, AND MOST OF THE DISCUSSION CENTERED AROUND THE FACT AS TO WHETHER CURBS AND SIDEWALKS SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED OR WHETHER THE IMPROVEMENT SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE WIDENING OF CERTAIN STREETS, NAMELY, LOMA VISTA STREET. MR. CHARLES SCHUMANN WAS PRESENT IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, AND WHO RESIDES AT 422 LOMA VISTA STREET, STATING HE WAS IN FAVOR OF 7HE IINPROVEMENTS BUT NOT THE WIDENING OF LOMA VISTA STREET. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, MAYOR BENFIELD STATED HE WAS OF THE OPINION THE MATTER NEEDS FURTHER STUDY AND, BY GENERAL CONSENT, THE MATTER WAS :TABLED UNTIL THE ATTITUDE OF THE RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA COULD BE ASCERTAINED. -1 0- X 15'7 PAYING BILLS THE FOLLOWING DEMANDS, HAVING HAD THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND RECORDS, WERE READ: DEMAND REGISTER — DEMANDS NOS. 784 TO 872, INCLUSIVE: GENERAL FUND $ 70,618.86 RECREATION FUND 1,948.49 PENSION FUND 10815.27 TRAFFIC SAFETY FUND 57.47 TRUST FUND — SPECIAL DEPOSITS 4,937.90 PARK & RECREATION CONSTRUCTION FUND 217.10 TOTAL $ 79,595.09 DEMAND REGISTER — WATER DEPARTMENT DEMANDS NOS. 250 TO 269, INCLUSIVE: WATER WORKS FUND $ 5,815.62 TOTAL $ 5,815.62 MOVED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, 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, FREDERICK, GORDON, HESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NnFS: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMEN NONE. NEW BUSINESS NONE. NO FURTHER BUSINESS APPEARING TO BE TRANSACTED AT THIS MEETING, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THAT THIS MEETING ADJOURN UNTIL THURSDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1956, AT THE HOUR OF 7:00 OtCLOCK P.M., THE HOUR OF THIS ADJOURNMENT BEING 7:50 OtCLOCK P.M. CARRIED. APPROVED: MAYOR RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, W." -':�, . 4�� NEVA M. ELSEY, Cl VY CLERK -1 1 - e X 158 EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 27, 1956 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. 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 ROGER SAWYER, OF COMMUNITY METHODIST CHURCH. THE MEETING WAS THEN CALLED TO ORDER BY KENNETH R. BENFIELD, MAYOR, THE HOUR BEING 7:00 OICLOCK P.M. ROLL CALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT: BAKER, FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; COUNCILMEN ABSENT: NONE. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD DECEMBER 10, 1956, HAVING BEEN READ AND NO ERRORS OR OMISSIONS HAVING BEEN NOTED, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS RECORDED. CARRIED. SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS THE CLERK NOTIFIED THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THIS WAS THE TIME AND PLACE FIXED FOR THE OPENING OF BIDS, PURSUANT TO NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LOMA VISTA STREET, AS CONTEMPLATED BY RESOLUTION OF INTENTION N0. 1663, AND ALSO REPORTED THAT SHE HAD RE- CEIVED TWO BIDS, WHICH BIDS WERE PUBLICLY OPENED, READ, EXAMINED AND DECLARED AS FOLLOWS: M & J CONSTR. CO. $ 6,898.80 OSWALD BROS. CO. 4,798.41 REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO.THE BIDS ON FILE WITH THE CITY CLERK FOR ALL DETAILS AS TO THE UNIT PRICES AND KIND OR CLASS OF WORK TO BE DONE. ON MOTION DULY MADE AND CARRIED, ALL BIDS WERE REFERRED TO THE CITY ENGINEER FOR CHECKING AND REPORT. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THIS WAS THE TIME AND PLACE HERETOFORE FIXED FOR THE RECEPTION OF BIDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF A PORTION OF SHELDON STREET, PINE AVENUE AND EUCALYPTUS DRIVE, AND INQUIRED OF THE CITY CLERK IF SHE HAD RECEIVED ANY BIDS THEREFOR. THE CITY CLERK ANNOUNCED SHE HAD SIX BIDS IN HER POSSESSION, FOLLOWING WHICH IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, SECONDED BY COUN- CILMAN GORDON, THAT THE COUNCIL PROCEED TO OPEN, EXAMINE AND PUBLICLY DECLARE SAID BIDS. CARRIED. BIDS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE FOLLOWING: O'S W A L d' B R O 9-. G_O'. W*RRtN I S0'U:T1HW,E'STy I•NC G'EORGL .SA'V -OL'A CO'. M & J GOOST. Co. S,4 A• CUMNIf -N)GS CONTRACTING CORP. RA•R01•S&N BA6,9. -1 -