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1956 NOV 30 CC MINX 128 EL,SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 30, 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 DONALD S. WOODFORb, DIRECTOR OF BUILDING AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. THE MEETING WAS THEN CALLED TO ORDER BY KENNETH R. BENFIELD, MAYOR, THE HOUR BEING 7:00 O'CLOCK P.M. ROLL CALL COUNCILMEN PRESENTS FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; COUNCILMEN ABSENTS BAKER. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETINGS HELD NOVEMBER 130 AND NOVEMBER 26, 1956, HAVING BEEN READ AND NO ERRORS OR OMISSIONS HAVING BEEN NOTED, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS RECORDED. CARRIED. SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS THE CITY CLERK REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE TIME AND PLACE ✓ FIXED FOR THE CONTINUED HEARING OF PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS AGAINST THE WORK OR THE DISTRICT, AS DESCRIBED IN RESOLUTION OF INTENTION ND. 1663 IN THE MATTER OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN LOMA VISTA STREET. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WEBB STATED HE WAS PRESENTLY ATTEMPTING TO NEGOTIATE WITH STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, WHEREBY IT IS HOPED TO HAVE THE ALLEY AT THE END OF LOMA VISTA STREET IMPROVED AND PERHAPS WIDENED, BUT THAT THESE NEGOTIATIONS WILL NOT BE COMPLETED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. MAYOR BENFIELD INQUIRED IF ANYONE PRESENT DESIRED TO BE HEARD IN SAID MATTER. MR. CALVIN N. CROW AGAIN ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL STATING HE FELT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF. HIS HOUSE FOLLOWING THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT, SINCE THE STREET WOULD BE QUITE NARROW AFTER SIDEWALKS ARE CONSTRUCTED. MR. ATTILIO GODINO, 622 WEST FRANKLIN AVENUE, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL, WITH RESPECT TO THE SLOPE WHICH HE FELT WOULD BE PLACED IN HIS SIDEWALK, AND MR. WEBB WENT INTO DETAIL AND EXPLAINED THE MANNER IN WHICH IT WOULD BE DONE, AND WHICH HE FELT WOULD BE SATISFACTORY TO MR. GOD INO. ALL PROTESTS HAVING HERETOFORE BEEN REFERRED TO THE CITY ENGINEER FOR CHECKING AND REPORT AS TO THE PERCENTAGE OF THE AREA REPRESENTED THEREBY, THE CITY ENGINEER REPORTED THAT THE PROTESTS REPRESENTED APPROXIM*TELY 7.50 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AREA OF THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT. ALL PROTESTANTS HAVING BEEN HEARD AND AN OPPORTUNITY HAVING BEEN GIVEN TO ALL PERSONS DESIRING TO BE HEARD AND A FULL, FAIR AND IMPARTIAL HEARING HAVING BEEN GRANTED AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAVING rmc BEFORE THEM A DIAGRAM OF THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, AND BEING FAM- ILIAR 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 ADOP- TION: WHEREAS, CERTAIN PROTESTS HAVING BEEN FILED BY CALVERT N. CROW AND OTHERS, PROTESTING AGAINST THE DOING OF THE WORK AND IMPROVEMENT DESCRIBED IN RESO- LUTION OF INTENTION N0. 1663 OR AGAINST THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL HAVING CAREFULLY CON- SIDERED ALL PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS AND HAVING CONSIDERED 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 OWNERS OF LESS THAN ONE -HALF OF THE AREA OF THE PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED FOR SAID WORK AND IMPROVEMENT, AS SET FORTH IN RESOLUTION OF INTENTION N0. 1663; 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 GORDON, AND UPON ROLL CALL WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. COUNCILMAN MESCHUK THEN OFFERED AND MOVED THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ORDERING WORK NO. 1680 IN THE MATTER OF THE IMPROVEMENT OF LOMA VISTA STREET IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, WHICH MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND UPON ROLL CALL, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN N ©NE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. THE CITY CLERK REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE TIME AND PLACE FIXED FOR THE CONTINUED HEARING OF PROTESTS OR OBJECTIONS AGAINST THE WORK OR THE DISTRICT AS DESCRIBED IN RESOLUTION OF INTENTION ND. 1665, IN THE MATTER OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN CYPRESS STREET. 129 THE MAYOR THEN ANNOUNCED THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTESTS HAD PEEN REFERRED TO THE CITY ENGINEER PRIOR TO THIS MEETING AND THAT THE CITY ENGINEER HAS CHECKED THE PROTESTS AND REPORTS THAT THE PRO- TESTS REPRESENTED APPROXIMATELY 51.8% OF THE TOTAL AREA OF THE ASSESS- MENT DISTRICT. THE CITY COUNCIL BEING ADVISED THAT THE PROTESTS REP- RESENTED MORE THAN ONE -HALF OF THE AREA OF THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND THAT PURSUANT TO PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5222 OF THE *IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1911 NO FURTHER PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE TAKEN FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM THIS DATE UNLESS NEW PROCEEDINGS ARE INITIATED BY A PORTION OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN RESOLUTION OF INTENTION N0. 1665 PURSUANT TO PROCEEDINGS AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION 5227 OF SAID IMPROVEMENT ACT. -2- X 130 MAYOR BENFIELD INQUIRED IF ANYONE PRESENT DESIRED TO BE HEARD IN SAID MATTER, AND MRS. JENNIE B. MARSHALL, 915 CYPRESS STREET, STATED SHE WAS STILL OPPOSED TO THE IMPROVEMENT BECAUSE OF THE COST. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON THAT THE PROTESTS BE SUSTAINED AND THAT RESOLUTION OF INTENTION N0. 1665 ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 80 1956, AND ALL SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS HAD, OR TAKEN THERE- UNDER, BE AND THE SAME ARE HEREBY ABANDONED, WHICH MOTION WAS SECOND- ED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK AND UPON ROLL CALL ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOW- ING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. 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. SECURITY -FIRST NATIONAL BANK, DATED NOVEMBER 28, 1956, REQUESTING QUITCLAIM DEED QUITCLAIMING THE CITYIS INTEREST IN EASE- MENT TO SAUSAL REDONDO WATER COMPANY OVER A PORTION OF LOT 1, BLOCK 120 TRACT 1685. 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 IRVIN G. HITCHCOCK AND HETTY LOU HITCHCOCK. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL DEPARTMENT, BEING APPLICATION FOR ON -SALE LIQUOR LICENSE FOR NICOLETTEtS, 311 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD., EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. ORDERED FILED. WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, DATED NOVEMBER 61 1956, ADVISING THAT A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 11, 1956,-- - REQUESTING EARLY CONSIDERATION OF A PROGRAM TO RESULT IN A LARGER SUPPLY OF WATER FOR THE WEST BASIN AREA, AND THE PROSPECT OF EXPANDING WATER USE IN SAID CITY BECAUSE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW INDUSTRIES AND THE EXPANSION OF OLD INDUSTRIES, IS RECEIVING THE ATTENTION OF THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND REQUESTING THAT THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO FURNISH AN ESTIMATE OF THE PROBABLE ULT- IMATE WATER REQUIREMENTS SERVED BY SAID CITY. FOLLOWING DISCUSSION, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, THAT THE MATTER BE REFERRED TO CITY ENGINEER WEBB FOR PREPARATION OF INFORMATION REQUESTED AND TO FORWARD SAME TO THE WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT. CARRIED. -3- X 131 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, DATED NOVEMBER 21, 1956, DESCRIBING THE AREA PROPOSED TO BE INCORPO- RATED AS THE CITY OF MONETA PARK. ORDERED FILED. WESLEY T. ANDERSON, CHAIRMAN OFF STREET PARKING COM- MITTEE, DATED NOVEMBER 19, 1956, ADVISING THAT AT A MEETING OF SAID COMMITTEE THREE PLANS WERE SUBMITTED BY CITY ENGINEER WEBB, AND AFTER STUDY AND DISCUSSION, THE COMMITTEE VOTED TO ADOPT PLAN B (WHICH PLAN IS BASED ON PROXIMITY TO PARKING LOTS) AND REQUESTED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAKE A DEFINITE ALLOTMENT TO THE PROPOSED PARKING DISTRICT OF $30,000. AFTER DISCUSSION, THE MATTER WAS TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERATION PENDING A MEETING BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE OFF STREET PARK- ING COMMITTEE. WILBURN E. BAKER, PRESIDENT INTER -CITY HIGHWAY COMMITTEE, DATED NOVEMBER 15, 1956, ADVISING THAT EARLY THIS YEAR RESOLUTIONS WERE SENT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSION- ERS AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS FROM VARIOUS CITIES IN THIS LO- CALITY, REQUESTING THAT ACTION BE TAKEN ON THE FOLLOWING: 1. IMPROVEMENT OF LIGHTING SYSTEM IN SAID TUNNEL; 2. OPERATION OF VENTILATION SYSTEM AT ALL TIMES AND ELIMINATION OF OBNOXIOUS GASES EMITTED FROM MOTOR VEHICLES; 3. PAINTING OF BUMPER STRIPS WITH REFLECTIVE PAINT; AND URGENTLY REQUESTED THAT THIS CITY FORWARD PROTESTS TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES REQUESTING THAT ACTION BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY. THEREAFTER, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, THAT THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO BE AND HE IS HEREBY REQUESTED TO ADDRESS A COMMUNICATION TO THE DEPART- MENTS OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HAVING AUTHORITY OVER THE SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD TUNNEL, AND TO ALSO ADDRESS A COMMUNICATION TO THE HONOR- ABLE CHARLES E. CHAPEL, ASSEMBLYMAN FROM THIS DISTRICT, ASKING FOR COOPERATION IN THE MATTER. CARRIED. RUTH HOPP, CITY TREASURER, DATED NOVEMBER 262 1956, AD- VISING THAT THERE PRESENTLY EXISTS TWO STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS HERETOFORE LEVIED AGAINST LOTS 15 AND 16, BLOCK 370 EL SEGUNDO, WHICH LOTS WERE PURCHASED BY THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO FOR STORM DRAIN PURPOSES AND WHICH BONDS WERE NOT PAID OFF IN EXCROW; FURTHER AD- VISING THAT THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO PAY OFF THE BOND AGAINST LOT 15, BLOCK 37, PRIOR TO JANUARY 2, 1957, IS THE SUM OF $273.56, AND THE BOND AGAINST LOT 16, BLOCK 370 PRIOR TO THE SAME DATE, THE SUM OF $695.16, MAKING A TOTAL OF $968.72. IT APPEARING THAT CONSIDERABLE INTEREST CAN BE SAVED FOR THE CITY BY PAYING OFF SAID BONDS AND THE CITY COUNCIL BEING OF THE OPINION THIS SHOULD BE DONE, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO BE AND *HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CAUSE A DEMAND AND WARRANT TO BE PREPARED, PAYABLE TO THE CITY TREASURER OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, IN THE SUM OF $968.72, IN PAYMENT OF BONDS NOS. 34 AND 35, HERETOFORE LEVIED AGAINST LOTS 15 AND 16 RESPECTIVELY, BLOCK 37, EL SEGUNDO, AND TO PRESENT SAID DEMAND TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ITS APPROVAL, SUCH DEMAND TO BE PRESENTED IN ANY EVENT ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 2, 1957. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. -4- X 132 LOS ANGELES COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT, DATED NOVEMBER 19,, 1956, BEING COPY OF COMMUNICATION ADDRESSED BY THE ROAD COMMIS- SIONER TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES RECOMMENDING THAT COUNTY AID BE EXTENDED TO THE CITY OF EL SEG- UNDO IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,750.00 FOR PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF EL SEGUNDO BOULEVARD WITHIN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. ORDERED FILED. _ WILLIAM D. SACHAU, MAYOR CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, TRANS- MITTING THEREWITH COPY OF COMMUNICATION ADDRESSED TO ALL OF THE CITY COUNCILS IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF THE HYPERION SEWERAGE TREATMENT PLANT, AND REQUESTING THAT EACH CITY IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ADOPT APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION FAVORING A RETURN TO CLEAN WATERS IN SOUTH- ERN CALIFORNIA, AND FORWARD COPIES OF SAME TO THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. ORDERED FILED. METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, DATED NOVEMBER 16, 1956, ADVISING THAT IF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO SO DESIRES, IT MAY DECLARE ITS INTENTION TO PAY OUT OF ITS MUNICIPAL FUNDS THE WHOLE OR A STATED PERCENTAGE OF THE AMOUNT OF TAXES TO BE DERIVED FROM THE AREA OF THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LYING WITHIN SAID CITY; THAT UNLESS SUCH DECLARATION OF INTENTION IS MADE, TAXES WILL BE LEVIED AND COLLECTED IN THE USUAL MANNER. THEREAFTER, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THE COMMUNICATION FROM JAMES H. HOWARD, GENERAL COUNSEL, DATED NOVEMBER 16, 1956s ADDRESSED TO THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF EL SEG- UNDO, WITH REFERENCE TO ANY CASH CONTRIBUTION`.WHICH THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO MIGHT DESIRE TO MAKE TOWARD THE 1957 -58 TAXES OF THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT, PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAID CITY AT ITS MEETING HELD THIS DATE, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY REFERRED T0; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THIS CITY COUNCIL HEREBY FINDS AND DETERMINES THAT THE CITY OF EL SEG- UNDO DOES NOT HAVE AT THIS TIME ANY MUNICIPAL FUNDS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE AMOUNT OF TAXES TO BE DERIVED FROM THE AREA OF SAID DISTRICT LYING WITHIN SAID CITY, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1957 -58. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. PLANNING COMMISSION, CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, DATED NOVEMBER 21,•1956, SETTING FOR NEW HEARING PROPOSED CHANGE OF ZONE ON INDIANA STREET, SUCH HEARING TO BE HELD DECEMBER 12, 1956. ORDERED FILED. PLANNING COMMISSION, CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, DATED NOVEMBER 21, 1956, TRANSMITTING COPY OF ITS RESOLUTION N0. 294 ADOPTED AT A REGULAR MEETING A�DSAID BODY HELD NOVEMBER 14, 1956, DENYING REQUEST BY ROLAND� AXINE BLAKEMAN FOR VARIANCE OF FRONT YARD RE- QUIREMENTS ON PORTION OF LOT 1, BLOCK 123, EL SEGUNDO. THE CITY CLERK ANNOUNCED SHE HAD ALSO RECEIVED A COMMU- NICATION FROM ROLAND AND MAXINE BLAKEMAN APPEALING FROM THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENYING THE REQUEST FOR SUCH VARIANCE, AND THAT SHE HAD SET THE'MATTER FOR HEARING AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE HELD DECEMBER 27, 1956. —5— X 133 WILLIAM A. WANDERER, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, DATED NOVEMBER 27, 1956, REQUESTING THAT WARRANT N0. 0688 IN AMOUNT OF $213.00 BE CANCELLED, DUE TO THE WARRANT BEING DRAWN TO ERRONEOUS PAYEE. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO CAUSE WARRANT N0. 0688 IN AMOUNT OF 213.00, TO BE CANCELLED; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE DIRECTOR of FINANCE AND THE CITY TREASURER OF THE CITY OF EL SEG- UNDO BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY DIRECTED TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ENTRY OF SUCH CANCELLATION IN THEIR RESPECTIVE BOOKS OF RECORD. ON ROLL CALL, THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. FRANK J. MOHER, ACE T. BEALL, ROBERT L. SOBRASKE AND DOMENI AMATO, UNDATED, ADVISING THAT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO HAS REQUESTED OWNERS OF THE BUSINESS PROPERTY ON THE WEST SIDE OF T4E 400 BLOCK OF MAIN STREET TO SURFACE THE AREA BEHIND THEIR STORE BUILDINGS SO THAT SAME MAY BE UTILIZED FOR PARK- ING AREA; THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO PROCEED WITH THIS PAVING BUT FEEL THAT BECAUSE THE GRADE OF THE ALLEY IS HIGHER THAN THE PROPOSED PARK- ING AREA, WATER WOULD DRAIN ON TO THE PARKING LOTS. SAID COMMUNICA- TION REQUESTED THAT THE CITY CAUSE THE GRADE OF THE ALLEY TO BE LOWERED TO PERMIT WATER TO DRAIN OFF THE PARKING AREA TO THE ALLEY. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, THAT THE MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE CITY ENGINEER FOR IN- VESTIGATION AND REPORT BACK TO THIS COUNCIL AT A LATER DATE. CARRIED. JOHN J. SAILORS, CITY MANAGER, DATED NOVEMBER 26, 1956, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY PURCHASE AN ADDITIONAL MOBILE WATER PUMP AT A COST OF 1,674.50, SAID PUMP TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EMERGENCY STORM WATER CONDITIONS AND FUTURE MAINTENANCE OF OUR SAN- ITARY SEWER SYSTEM. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WITH RESPECT TO THE PUR- CHASE OF A MOBILE WATER PUMP, BE AND THE SAME ARE HEREBY APPROVED; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER TO THE ESSICK MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF LOS ANGELES FOR THE SUM OF $1,674.50 TO COVER THE PUR- CHASE OF SAID MOBILE WATER PUMP. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. Im. X 134 JOHN J. SAILORS, CITY MANAGER, DATED NOVEMBER 26, 1956, RECOMMENDING THAT LEWIS F. ELLMORE OF ELLMORE LABORATORIES, 147 RICHMOND STREET, EL SEGUNDO, BE EMPLOYED TO INSTALL A PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM IN THE POLICE STATION, AT A COST OF $1,240.80. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO CAUSE AN AGREEMENT TO BE MADE BETWEEN LEWIS F. ELLMORE OF ELLMORE LABORATORIES, 147 RICHMOND STREET., EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AND THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT A TOTAL COST OF NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF $1,240.80, AND THAT SAID AGREEMENT SHALL CARRY AS ONE OF ITS PROVISIONS, THE FACT THAT ALL MATERIALS AND LABOR SHALL BE GUARANTEED FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, CORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. JOHN J. SAILORS, CITY MANAGER, DATED NOVEMBER 26, 1956, REQUESTING AUTHORITY TO CALL FOR INFORMAL QUOTATIONS FOR A POLICE PATROL CAR TO REPLACE CAR N0. 32, WHICH WILL BE OFFERED IN TRADE. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN CORDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO OBTAIN INFORMAL BIDS FOR A POLICE PATROL CAR. CARRIED. JOHN J. SAILORS, CITY MANAGER, DATED NOVEMBER 26, 1956, ADVISING THAT HE HAD, AS PER AUTHORITY HERETOFORE GIVEN, OBTAINED INFORMAL QUOTATIONS FOR A SIX PASSENGER STATION WAGON FOR THE FIRE CHIEF, AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY PURCHASE A FORD STATION _ WAGON FROM IRA E. ESCOBAR, INC., AT A COST OF $2,291.730 INCLUD- ING SALES TAX. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER TO IRA E. ESCOBAR, INC., IN AMOUNT OF $2,291.73 TO COVER PURCHASE OF A STATION WAGON FOR USE OF THE FIRE CHIEF OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. JOHN J. SAILORS, CITY MANAGER, DATED NOVEMBER 26, 1956, ADVISING THAT THERE IS PRESENTLY ON DEPOSIT IN THE GENERAL FUND OF THE CITY A SUM OF MONEY WHICH REPRESENTS SUNDRY DEPOSITS AND COL - LECTIONS, AND WHICH SAID SUM IS ACTUALLY A TRUST FUND AND HENCE THE GENERAL FUND DOES NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE IN SAID FUND, AND HE RECOMMENDED A NEW FUND BE ESTABLISHED TO BE KNOWN AS „TRUST FUND - SUNDRY DEPOSITS AND COLLECTIONS ", AND THAT THE AMOUNT -7- X 135 OF MONEY PRESENTLY HELD IN THE GENERAL FUND AS A TRUST FUND BE TRANSFERRED FROM SAID GENERAL FUND TO SAID TRUST FUND - SUNDRY DEPOSITS AND COLLECTIONS FUND. THE COUNCIL CONCURRING SUCH RECOMMENDATION, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, THE FOLLOW- ING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A NEW FUND TO BE KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS *TRUST FUND - SUNDRY DEPOSITS AND COLLECTIONS", AND THE FINANCE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF THE CITY TO SAID "TRUST FUND- SUNDRY DEPOSITS AND COLLECTIONS" ALL SUCH TRUST MONIES IN SAID GENERAL FUND AS OF THIS DATE; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE CITY TREASURER OF SAID CITY ARE HERE- BY DIRECTED TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ENTRY OF SUCH TRANSFER IN THEIR RESPECTIVE BOOKS OF RECORD. ON ROLL CALL, THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. JOHN J. SAILORS, CITY MANAGER, DATED NOVEMBER 26, 1956, REQUESTING AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN INFORMAL QUOTATIONS FOR A ONE AND ONE -HALF TON PICK -UP TRUCK FOR THE SEWER DEPARTMENT. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO OBTAIN INFORMAL QUOTATIONS FOR A ONE AND ONE -HALF TON PICK -UP TRUCK, STANDARD PICK -UP BODY, FOR USE OF THE SEWER DEPARTMENT, CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. CARRIED. JOHN J. SAILORS, CITY MANAGER, DATED NOVEMBER 29, 1956, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CONTRACT NOW IN EFFECT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO AND PACIFIC RADIONICS, BE TERMINATED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1956, INASMUCH AS SAID CITY, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 19570 IS ENTERING INTO A NEW CONTRACT WITH THE COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY FOR SAID WORK. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION ADOPTED AUGUST 18, 1948, CONTRACTED FOR THE SERVICES OF CHARLES C. MOORE, JR., DBA PACIFIC RADIONICS FOR MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE OF THE EL SEGUNDO POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RADIO EQUIPMENT; AND WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL DESIRES TO TERMINATE SAID RELATIONSHIP PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SAID CONTRACT PROVIDING FOR CANCELLATION UPON THIRTY DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THIS COUNCIL HEREBY ELECTS TO AND DOES TERMINATE SAID CONTRACT EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1957, AND THE CITY CLERK IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO GIVE TO CHARLES C. MOORE, JR., FORMAL WRITTEN NOTICE OF THIS ACTION. " -I X 136 CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS NONE. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES CITY MANAGER SAILORS MADE REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. THAT SOME DISCUSSION HAD BEEN HAD BETWEEN HIM AND THE MAYOR WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER OF ALLOWING PERSONNEL TO TAKE OFF MONDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND MONDAY BEFORE NEW YEARIS, AND HE INQUIRED WHETHER OR NOT THE COUNCIL DESIRED TO ADOPT A POLICY WITH RESPECT THERETO. CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION ENSUED BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND THEREAFTER, BY GENERAL CONSENT, THE MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO WORK OUT AN EQUITABLE PROCEDURE WHEREBY ALL POSSIBLE PERSONNEL WOULD BE ALLOWED TO TAKE MONDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS OFF, AND THOSE WHO WORKED ON DECEMBER 24TH WOULD BE ALLOWED TO TAKE OFF ON MONDAY BEFORE NEW YEARIS, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT ALL OFFICES WOULD BE KEPT OPEN WITH A SKELETON CREW ON BOTH DATES; AND THAT IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPART- MENTS, NAMELY THE POLICE AND EIRE DEPARTMENTS, WHICH DEPARTMENTS IT ANEW IS FELT DESIRABLE TO KEEP AT THE FULL QUOTA ON SAID DATES, THE PER- SONNEL WOULD BE ALLOWED TO TAKE OFF COMPENSATORY TIME ON SUCH FUTURE DAYS AS MAY SE WORKED OUT BETWEEN THE CITY MANAGER, THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 2. PRESENTED FOR THE COUNCILTS CONSIDERATION A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE EL SEGUNDO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO CONCERNING THE OFF- STREET PARKING FACILITIES ON SCHOOL PROP- ERTY LOCATED AT MARIPOSA AVENUE AND MAIN STREET. THE CIirY ATTORNEY HAVING APPROVED SAID AGREEMENT AS TO FORM, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT A COPY OF THAT CERTAIN AGREEMENT SUBMITTED TO THIS COUNCIL AT THIS MEETING, BETWEEN THE EL SEGUNDO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF ! EL SEGUNDOFOR DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY AS OFF - STREET PARKING ACILITIES IN SAID CITY, BE PLACED ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, AND THAT THE 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 SAID AGREE- MENT 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 '_SNUCH AGREEMENT SO EXECUTED TO BE DELIVERED TO SAID EL SEGUNDO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN DUE COURSE. X 137 ON ROLL CALL, THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. 3. ADVISED THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD ALSO AGREED TO SPEND NOT TO EXCEED 1,000.00 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALKS AND CURBING ON THE PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR PARKING FACILITIES ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MAIN STREET AT MARIPOSA AVENUE, AND REQUESTED THAT PLANS FOR THE FACILITIES TO BE INSTALLED BE PRESENTED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR ITS APPROVAL BEFORE WORK IS BEGUN. BY GENERAL CONSENT, THE CITY ENGINEER WAS REQUESTED TO CAUSE THESE PLANS TO BE PREPARED AND THE CITY MANAGER THEREAFTER TO PRESENT SAME TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AS PER ITS REQUEST. CITY CLERK MADE REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. REPORTED THAT DONALD S. WOODFORD, DIRECTOR OF BUILDING AND SAFETY, HAD FILED WITH HER HIS AFFIDAVIT THAT HE HAD MAILED NOTICES TO THE OWNERS TO THE EFFECT THAT HE HAD POSTED CONDEMNATION NOTICES ON THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 635 NORTH SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD AND 1257 E. MAPLE AVENUE, EL SEGUNDO. 2.t PRE,SEJN,TE -D FOR THE COU,N -C I L:t S CON 81 D:ERAT 1 ON A C0RMUN 1 CA- TION FROM THE EL SEGUNDO CITY PLANNING COMMISSION CALLING ATTENTION TO THE FACE .TH/FT:JIF rP'OWTI a-WIFAF'. I&EI�TILdw, 11 ?,= Ell' T3IVQ01D` ,' }I N 11A C4-- 47'iEA T R A- G T . ' WO : ;2 314.9 I I' s, f N G >L• U UI Hwy .F{aA 1J -P(R LPF I 0 t ESL Y' : ZV, 1! N -A P ' P R 0 V E D' 'As 'p'0 9;31 $L 'E- P,L,AY,GIxA-UNM �O­N. T4fZ- IMA:,S<TE#', +P -LkW. C0'FL-+RCOCRAEA%'{�'1 (i'N,�' AwlD 'STAT I'•N•G� SIAI 1 0- 1-C6444,175S 1 ON F -E'ELS F-7-WI g• Tl'*'P`OR:MJNTIU'ON CHF-01WEDS•BE MADE AVA I LABLE TO POSS I BL BUYERS OF LOTS IN SAID TRACT. THE MATTER WAS TABLED FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. CITY ATTORNEY MADE REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. PRESENTED FOR THE COUNCILtS CONSIDERATION, A RESOLUTION REQUESTING CANCELLATION OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY THE CITY FOR STORM DRAIN PURPOSES. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON,,-SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK THAT RESOLUTION N0. 1681, ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING CAN- CELLATION OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS ON CERTAIN PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY SAID CITY FOR STORM DRAIN PURPOSES„ WHICH WAS READ, BE ADOPTED. ON ROLL CALL, SAID MOTION CARRIED AND SAID RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. 2. PRESENTED FOR THE COUNCILtS CONSIDERATION A RESOLUTION REQUESTING CANCELLATION OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY THE CITY FOR STORM DRAIN PURPOSES. -1 0- X 138 MOVED BY COUNCILMAN CORDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THAT RESOLUTION N0. 1682, ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING CAN- CELLATION OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS ON CERTAIN PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY SAID CITY FOR STORM DRAIN PURPOSES., WHICH WAS READ, BE ADOPTED. ON ROLL CALL, SAID MOTION CARRIED AND SAID RESPOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS MADE REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. PRESENTED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER, AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE SAID PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED:, RESOLVED, THAT A COPY OF THOSE PLANS AND SPECIFICA- TIONS PREPARED BY WILLIAM WOOLLETT, ARCHITECT, (A\RCHITECT ..r JOB N0. 302, REVISED AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1956) FOR THE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER, BE PLACED ON FILE ON THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK AND THAT THE SAID SPECIFICATIONS ARE HEREBY APPROVED BY THIS COUNCIL; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY CLERK BE AND SHE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS CONTEMPLATED UNDER THE ABOVE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS IN TIME, FORM AND MANNER AS REQUIRED BY LAW. ON ROLL CALL, THE FOREGOING.RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. 2. PRESENTED FOR THE COUNCIO S ACCEPTANCE, SEWER EASEMENT FROM SANTA FE LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY GRANTING TO THE CITY AN EASE- MENT FOR A SEWER LINE ASROSS A PORTION OF SECTION 7, EL SEGUNDO. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THAT CERTAIN EASEMENT, DATED THE 30TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1956, EXECUTED BY SANTA FE LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, A CORPORATION, CONVEYING TO THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, TO WIT: -11 - AND AND X 139 PARCEL A: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF A LINE THAT IS PARALLEL WITH AND DISTANT WESTERLY 280.00 FEET AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL 5, SAID EASTERLY LINE BEING ALSO THE WEST- ERLY LINE OF LAND DESCRIBED IN DEED DATED JANUARY 17, 1949, FROM SANTA FE LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY TO NASH- KELVINATOR CORPORATION, RECORDED ON MARCH 1, 1949 AS INSTRUMENT No. 1435 IN BOOK 29478, PAGE 241, OFFICIAL RECORDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, WITH A LINE THAT IS PAR- ALLEL WITH AND DISTANT _ SOUTTERLY 190.28 FEET AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL 5; THENCE SOUTH 890 59t 20" WEST ALONG LAST SAID PARALLEL LINE 275.00 FEET TO POINT OF ENDING. SAID STRIP CONTAINS AN AREA OF 0.06 OF AN ACRE, MORE OR LESS; PAR(:FI Rt BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THAT CERTAIN SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL N0. 4 AS SHOWN ON SAID RECORD OF SURVEY MAP AS HAVING A BEAR- ING OF NORTH 890 591 20* EAST AND A LENGTH OF 2352.16 FEET WITH A LINE THAT IS PARALLEL WITH AND DISTANT EASTERLY 485.00 FEET AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCELS NO. 4 AND NO. 5; THENCE NORTH 00 OOW 20" WEST ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE 350.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 340 521 5011 WEST 228.13 FEET TO A POINT IN A LINE THAT IS PAR- ALLEL WITH AND DISTANT EASTERLY 354.56 FEET FROM THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL N0. 5; THENCE NORTH 00 001 20" WEST ALONG LAST SAID PARALLEL LINE 155.74 FEET TO A POINT OF ENDING IN A LINE THAT IS PARALLEL WITH AND DISTANT NORTHERLY 382.22 FEET AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL NO. 5. SAID STRIP CONTAINS AN AREA OF 0.17 OF AN ACRE, MORE OR LESS; PARCEL C: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THAT CERTAIN NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL 2 AS SHOWN ON SAID RECORD OF SURVEY MAP AS HAVING A BEARING OF NORTH 890 591 2011 EAST AND A LENGTH OF 2352.16 FEET WITH A LINE THAT IS PARALLEL WITH AND DISTANT EASTERLY 419.89 FEET AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID PAIIICEL 2; THENCE SOUTH 00 001 2011 EAST ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE 545.00 FEET TO POINT OF ENDING. SAID STRIP CONTAINS AN AREA OF 0.13 OF AN ACRE, MORE OR LESS., FOR SANITARY SEWER PURPOSES IN SAID CITY, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY ACCEPTED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO; 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. ON ROLL CALL, THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: —12— MO AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. 3. PRESENTED FOR THE COUNCIO S ACCEPTANCE, A STREET DEED IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPENING OF ILLINOIS STREET AND HOLLY AVENUE. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THAT CERTAIN STREET DEED, DATED THE 16TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1956, EXECUTED BY FLORIN H. SIEGEL AND STEPHEN E. CLAMAN, EACH OWNER OF AN UNDIVIDED ONE -HALF INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, CONVEYING TO THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, TO WIT: THE WEST 25.00 FEET AND THE NORTH 25.00 FEET OF LOT 333, BLOCK 123; OF EL SEGUNDO SHEET N0. B. AS RECORDED ON PAGES 106 AND 107 OF BOOK 22 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA., FOR PUBLIC STREET•PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPENING OF ILLINOIS STREET AND HOLLY AVENUE, IN SAID CITY, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY ACCEPTED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO; 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, CALIFORNIA. ON ROLL CALL, THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. 4. PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL FOR ITS ACCEPTANCE TWO PIPE- LINE - EASEMENTS, EXECUTED BY MARIPOSA MARKETS, INC., AND ROLAND AND MAXINE BLAKEMAN, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STORM DRAIN IN CENTER STREET AND ALONG THE WESTERLY 6.00 FEET OF LOTS 3, AND A PORTION OF LOT 20 BLOCK 123, EL SEGUNDO. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THAT CERTAIN GRANT OF EASEMENT DATED THE 29TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 19560 EXECUTED BY MARIPOSA MARKETS, INC., GRANTING AND CONVEYING TO THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, A PERPETUAL EASEMENT AND/OR RIGHT -OF -WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUC- TION, INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, OPERATION AND REPAIR OF A PIPELINE IN, UNDER AND ALONG THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: -13- x 1-41 THE WESTERLY 6.00 FEET OF LOT 3, BLOCK 123, EL SEGUNDO SHEET N0. 8, AS RECORDED IN BOOK 22 OF MAPS, PAGES 106 AND 107 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA., AND GRANT OF EASEMENT DATED THE 29TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1956, EXECUTED BY ROLAND BLAKEMAN AND MARY MAXINE BLAKEMAN, GRANT- ING AND CONVEYING TO THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, A PERPETUAL EASEMENT AND/OR RIGHT -OF -WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUC- TION, INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, OPERATION AND REPAIR OF A PIPE- LINE IN, UNDER AND ALONG THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE.OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: THE WESTERLY 6.00 FEET OF THE SOUTHERLY 135.00 FEET OF LOT 20 BLOCK 123, EL SEG- UNDO SHEET N0. 8, AS RECORDED IN BOOK 22 OF MAPS, PAGES 106 AND 107, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA., FOR PUBLIC STORM DRAIN PURPOSES IN SAID CITY, BE AND THE SAME ARE HEREBY ACCEPTED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY CLERK BE AND SHE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CAUSE SAID INSTRUMENTS TO BE FILED AS ONE DOCUMENT, FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. ON ROLL CALL, THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, CORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. 5. PRESENTED FOR THE COUNCILIS CONSIDERATION AGREEMENT PREPARED BY THE COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, FOR THE PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM AND HIGHWAY LIGHT- ING AT 124TH STREET AND AVIATION BOULEVARD, AND WHICH AGREEMENT PROVIDES THAT THE CITY AGREES TO GRANT COMPLETE JURISDICTION TO THE COUNTY TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SAID TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM AND HIGHWAY LIGHTING REFERRED TO THEREIN. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN CORDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT A COPY OF THAT CERTAIN AGREEMENT SUBMITTED TO THIS COUNCIL AT THIS MEETING, BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO FOR THE PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM AND HIGHWAY LIGHTING AT 124TH STREET AND AVIATION BOULEVARD, 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 IN- CORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE A PART HEREOF; AND -14- X 142 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE 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 SUCH AGREEMENT TO BE DELIVEREO.TO SAID COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES IN DUE COURSE. ON ROLL CALL, THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOW- ING VOTES AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, CORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. 6. PRESENTED FOR THE COUNCIO S CONSIDERATION A PIPE- LINE EASEMENT EXECUTED BY NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INC., GRANTING TO THE CITY AN EASEMENT FOR A WATER LINE ALONG THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF `THEIR NEW GENERAL OFFICE BUILDING, AND REQUESTING THAT SAID COUNCIL ACCEPT SAID+EASEMENT. HE FURTHER INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THIS EASEMENT IS TO TAKE THE PLACE OF ONE FORMERLY ACCEPTED BY THE COUNCIL, WHICH PROP- ERTY HE ADVISED, THE NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INC. HAD BUILT A STRUCTURE UPON; THAT IT WILL THEREFORE BE NECESSARY FOR THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO TO FIRST QUITCLAIM THE FIRST EASEMENT ACCEPTED. IT WAS THEREUPON MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PREPARE A QUITCLAIM DEED IN PROPER FORM QUITCLAIMING AN EASEMENT FOR WATER LINES HERETOFORE ACCEPTED BY THE 1^ CITY FROM NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INC., OVER THE EASTERLY 6.00 FEET OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND DEEDED TO NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INC. BY DOCUMENT N0. 606 AND ACCEPTED MY THIS COUNCIL ON APRIL 23, 1956, AND THAT WHEN SAID QU I TCLA I M DEED IS PREPARED, THE MAYOR A.N_D '..TiHE CITY CLERK BE- -AN-D1 TI+E -Y ARE HEREBY AOTHOR 1 ZED TO EXECUTE SAME ON THE PART OF THE CITY AND THE CITY CLERK TO CAUSE SAME TO BE RECORDED. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, CORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. 7. PRESENTED FOR THE COUNCILIS CONSIDERATION A GRANT OF EASEMENT EXECUTED BY NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INC., GRANTING TO THE CITY AN EASEMENT FOR WATER LINE IN CONNECTION WITH ITS., NEw GENERAL OFFICE BUILDING, AND REQUESTING THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT SAID EASEMENT. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: 1v RESOLVED, THAT THAT CERTAIN GRANT OF EASEMENT FOR 24 PIPELINE, DATED THE 30TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 19560 EXECUTED e'. 4j"""7 BY NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, S ✓gpId, GRANTING AND CONVEYING TO THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, A MUNI- CIPAL CORPORATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, A PERPETUAL EASEMENT AND RIGHT -OF -WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, OPERATION AND REPAIR OF A PIPELINE, IN, UNDER AND ALONG THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: _15- X 143 THE WESTERLY SIX (6.00) FEET OF THE EASTERLY FOURTEEN (14.00) FEET OF THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND DEEDED TO NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INC., BY DOCUMENT NO. 606, RECORDED DECEMBER 13, 1954, IN BOOK 463570 AT PAGE 250 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY., FOR WATERLINE PURPOSES IN SAID CITY, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY ACOEPTED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF EL SEG- UNDO; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY CLERK BE AND SHE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CAUSE SAID IN- STRUMENT TO BE FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. ON ROLL CALL, THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, CORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. 8. PRESENTED A COMMUNICATION FROM JACK R. PRICE, OFFER- ING TO SELL TO THE CITY OF EL-SEGUNDO THE SOUTHERLY 50.00 FEET OF THE NORTHERLY 175.00 FEET OF LOT 20 BLOCK 98, FOR THE SUM OF 4,200.00. SAID DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS STATED HE WOULD RECOMMEND THE ACQUISI- TION OF THIS PROPERTY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SUMP FOR STORM DRAIN PURPOSES TO PROTECT THE INTERSECTION OF CEDAR STREET AND WALNUT AVENUE. HE FURTHER RECOMMENDED THAT AN ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE OF APPROXIMATELY 3,000.00 BE AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE DRAINAGE TO CARRY THE STORM WATER FROM THE INTERSECTION TO THE PROPOSED SUMP. FOLLOWING DISCUSSION, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY CLERK BE AND SHE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO OPEN AN ESCROW WITH A REPUTABLE ESCROW AGENCY FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE SOUTHERLY 50.00 FEET OF THE NORTHERLY 175.00 FEET OF LOT 2, BLOCK 98, EL SEG- UNDO, FROM JACK R. PRICE, AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED 4,200.00, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THE CITY WILL ALSO PAY ONE -HALF THE COST OF ESCROW CHARGES; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT WHEN THE PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO HAVE SAME FENCED AND PIPELINES CONSTRUCTED FROM THE INTERSECTION OF CEDAR STREET AND WALNUT AVENUE TO THE SUMP AREA, THE COST THEREOF TO BE APPROXIMATELY $3,000.00. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, CORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. 9. PRESENTED A REPORT ON CURB AND SIDEWALK DEFICIENCY IN WEST SIDE OF THE CITY WHICH HE HAD CAUSED TO BE MADE OF THE -1 6- X 144 OCCUPIED AREAS IN SAID SECTION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF OCTOBER 22, 1956, AND HE PRESENTED A MAP UPON WHICH THE LOCATION OF SUCH DEFICIENCY WAS SHOWN. HE FURTHER STATED A PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENT WOULD AMOUNT TO,A TOTAL OF $82,500.00p AND SET FORTH THE PROCEDURES-BY WHICH THE COUNCIL MIGHT PROCEED FOR FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS. MAYOR BENF4ELD STATED THAT HE OR WOULD CONTACT THE SECRETARY OF THE CHAMBER TAIN WHETHER SAID CHAMBER WOULD BE WILLING PRELIMINARY WORK OF INFORMING THE PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT AND OBTAIN SAID PROPERTY OWNER THERETO. CITY ENGINEER WEBB OF COMMERCE TO ASCER- TO UNDERTAKE THE OWNERS OF THE PROPOSED St-ATTITUDE WITH RESPECT 10. PRESENTED FOR THE COUNCILIS CONSIDERATION A RESO- LUTION RESPECTING THE IMPROVEMENT OF GRAND AVENUE BETWEEN CENTER STREET AND SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD; REQUESTING ALLOCATION FROM THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES OF THE SUM OF $12,000.00 TO BE MADE FROM "AID TO CITIES" GASOLINE TAX) FUND, AND RESCINDING A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 13, 1956. VIX XW*3( XPX X9(O( X9(U(G(G(B(9(X9(D( XIRW*V( XV(W% XM(I WOM XWW1XIS X'(O( XA(3(%MMC9(lX'Qfrwx O(WXFX9(IX XA(N(O( X1(9(14( XFXOCR( XWIX9( X0(0(O(FX9F9&VWOOK XIXN( XVH(9( XM(A(V(lXGKIX. THEREAFTER, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CORDON, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO IS CONTEMPLATING THE IMPROVEMENT OF GRAND AVENUE FROM CENTER STREET TO SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD, BY GRADING, PAVING, WIDENING AND CURBING; AND WHEREAS, GRAND AVENUE IS A MAJOR CITY STREET, AS DEFINED IN THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE, AND HAS PRE- VIOUSLY BEEN DESIGNATED AS SUCH BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO; AND WHEREAS, GRAND AVENUE FROM CENTER STREET TO SEPUL- VEDA BOULEVARD CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO A STATE HIGHWAY, AND THROUGH THIS TO ONE OR MORE COUNTY MASTER PLAN HIGHWAYS; AND WHEREAS, APPROVAL HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR EXPENDITURE OF THE 60% REVENUE FOR CONSTRUCTION FROM THE STATE ALLOCATION TO THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO DOES HEREBY RESPECT- FULLY REQUEST ALLOCATION FROM THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES OF THE SUM OF $12,000.00 FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED IM- PRGVEMENT, WHICH ALLOCATION IS TO BE MADE FROM THE "AID TO CITIES" GASOLINE TAX) FUND; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY ENGINEER BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PREPARE AND FILE ALL NEC- ESSARY DOCUMENTS WHICH MAY 'BE REQUIRED BY THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH REQUESTED ALLO- CATION; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 13, 1956, REQUESTING SAID ALLOCATION, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY ORDERED RESCINDED. -17- x 1145 ON ROLL CALL, THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. DISCUSSION WAS HAD AS TO THE DELAY IN OBTAINING FUNDS FROM THE STATE FOR THE PROPOSED GRAND AVENUE IMPROVEMENT, AND'THERE- AFTER, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, THAT THE MAYOR CAUSE A COMMUNICATION TO BE ADDRESSED TO ASSEMBLYMAN CHAPEL URGING HIS CdOPERATION IN OBTAINING ACTION ON THE PART OF THE STATE IN EXPEDITING THE IMPROVEMENT OF GRAND AVENUE. CARRIED. UNFINISHED BUSINESS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GORDON, THAT ORDINANCE N0. 499, ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, RECLASSIFYING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 434 (THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE) OF SAID CITY BY ADDING A NEW SECTION, DESIGNATED AS "3170 TO ARTICLE 3 OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 434; AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, ACCORDINGLY., WHICH WAS INTRODUCED AND READ AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD THE 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1956, AND REREAD AT THIS MEETING, BE ADOPTED. ON ROLL CALL, SAID MOTION CARRIED AND SAID ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN FREDERICK, GORDON, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. PAYING BILLS AT THIS TIME MAYOR BENFIELD APPOINTED COUNCILMAN GORDON AS FINANCE COMMITTEE.PRO TEMPORE. THE FOLLOWING DEMANDS, HAVING HAD THE APPROVAL OF THE COM- MITTEE ON FINANCE AND RECORDS, WERE READ: DEMAND REGISTER - DEMANDS N0. 691 TO 783, INCLUSIVE: GENERAL FUND $ 53,686.44 RECREATION FUND 839.08 TRAFFIC SAFETY FUND 234.00 PENSION FUND 1.857.74 TOTAL $ 56,617.26 DEMAND REGISTER - DEMANDS N0. 213 TO 249, INCLUSIVE: WATER DEPARTMENT WATER WORKS FUND TOTAL _18- 32,069.60 32,069.60 X 146 MOVED BY VOUNCILMAN GORDON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICKO TI&E 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 FREDERICK9 GORDONS MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN BAKER. NEW BUSINESS COUNCILMAN FREDERICK REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN ADVISED BY MR. EDWARD COTE THAT FOUR ENGINEERS FROM THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HAD BEEN INSPECTING LAND IMMEDIATELY WEST OF HIS PREMISES AT 217 LOMA VISTA STREET; THAT HE HAD BEEN ADVISED THE CITY OF LOS ANG- ELES ANTICIPATED BUILDING AN EIGHT FOOT WALL IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE EL SEGUNDO CITY LIMITS, AND IF THIS IS DONE, SOME OF THE RESI- DENTS ON LOMA VISTA STREET WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE OUT OF THEIR HOMES ON THE WESTERLY SIDE. AFTER DISCUSSION,, MAYOR - ,BENFIELD STATED HE AND CITY MANAGER SAILORS WILL CALL ON MR. BATEMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND INQUIRE WHETHER OR NOT THE PROPOSED FENCE OR WALL MIGHT NOT BE MOVED WESTERLY OF ITS ANTICI- PATED LOCATION. NO FURTHER BUSINESS APPEARING TO BE TRANSACTED AT THIS MEETING, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN GORDONS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, THE MEETING ADJOURN, THE HOUR OF ADJOURNMENT BEING 9 :27 OICLOCK P.M. CARRIED. APPROVED: MAYOR RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTEDp -1 9- NEVA M. ELSEYS CITY C RK Aft