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1957 APR 22 CC MINX 270 w EL SEGUMDC, CALIFORNIA APRIL 22, 1957 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEG- UNDO, 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. WOODFORD, DIRECTOR OF BUILDING AND SAFETY. THE MEETING WAS THEN CALLED TO ORDER BY KENNETH R. BENFIELD, MAYOR, THE HOUR BEING 7:00 O'CLOCK P.M. ROLL CALL COUNCILMEN PRESENT: BAKER, FREDERICK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; COUNCILMEN ABSENT: GORDON AND MESCHUK. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD APRIL 8, 1957, HAVING BEEN READ AND NO ERRORS OR OMISSIONS HAVING BEEN NOTED, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, THE MINUTES OF SAID MEETING BE APPROVED AS RECORDED. CARRIED. AT THIS TIME MAYOR BENFIELD AWARDED SERVICE PINS TO THE FOLLOW- ING EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY: 5 YEAR PIN: VIRGIL WARNOCK — PLANNING COMMISSIONER 10 YEAR PINS: KENT ANNIS — POLICE DEPARTMENT, ABSENT AT THIS TIME BUT AWARDED LATER AT THE MEETING. FRANK KENNY — PARKS DEPARTMENT L. A. ALLEN — PLANNING COMMISSIONER GEORGE BINDER — PLANNING COMMISSIONER CATHERINE HANSEN — PLANNING COMMISSIONER 15 YEAR PIN: VERN WOOD — ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE, ABSENT AT THIS TIME BUT AWARDED LATER AT THE MEETING. 9f1 YraR PINS: J. J. LI ND — WATER DEPARTMENT CLIFF SMITH — WATER DEPARTMENT. SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS THE CITY CLERK ADVISED THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THIS WAS THE TIME AND PLACE FIXED PURSUANT TO STATUE AND NOTICE GIVEN FOR THE HEAR- ING IN THE MATTER OF THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF SYCAMORE AVENUE AND OTHER STREETS, AS CONTEMPLATED IN RESOLUTION OF INTENTION ND. 1633 ADOPTED BY THE SAID CITY COUNCIL ON THE 9TH DAY OF .JULY, 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 HEAR- ING. COUNCILMAN MESCHUK APPEARED AT THE MEETING AT THIS TIME, THE HOUR EEING 7:09 O'CLOCK P.M., AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK HIS SEAT AT THE COUNCIL TAELE. -1 - x 271 THE MAYOR THEN ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY INTERESTED PERSONS PRESENT DESIRING TO BE HEARD IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED MATTER. THE FOLLOWING PERSONS THEN STATED THAT THEY WERE INTERESTED IN OBTAINING INFORMATION AS TO HOW THE ASSESSMENT WAS SPREAD: MR. FREDERICK DENTP 425 WEST SYCAMORE AVENUEp MR. DONALD BREWERp 209 WEST SYCAMORE AVENUEp AND MR. HERSHEL R. MOSERp 205 WEST SYCAMORE AVENUE. THE MAYOR THEN DECLARED THE HEARING TO BE RECESSED UNTIL LATER AT THIS MEETING, AND IN THE MEANTIME THE CITY ENGINEER WAS REQUESTED TO EXPLAIN TO THE ABOVE NAMED PERSONS THE MANNER IN WHICH THE ASSESSMENT WAS SPREAD BY THE EI;GINEERING DEPARTMENT. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THIS WAS THE TIME AND PLACE HERE- TOFORE FIXED FOR THE HOLDING OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED NEW COM- PREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. THE MAYOR INQUIRED OF THE CITY CLERK IF NOTICE OF THE TIME, PLACE AND PURPOSE OF THIS HEARING HAD BEEN DULY GIVEN AND PUBLISHED, AND IF SHE HAD ON FILE IN HER OFFICE THE AFFIDAVITS SHOWING SUCH NOTICE. THE CITY CLERK ADVISED THAT NOTICE HAD BEEN DULY AND REGU- LARLY GIVEN AND THE AFFIDAVITS ESTABLISHING SUCH FACT WERE ON FILE IN HER OFFICE, TOGETHER WITH THE COMPLETE FILE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MAYOR BENFIELD THEREUPON ANNOUNCED THAT THE FILES IN SAID MATTER WOULD BE MADE A PART OF THE RECORD OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. THE MAYOR THEN INQUIRED IF ANY PERSON OR PERSONS PRESENT DESIRED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THE PROPOSED NEW ZONING ORDINANCE. MR. L. E. JENKINS REPRESENTING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY THEN INTRODUCED MR. AUSTIN SMITH, ATTORNEY FOR SAID COMPANY, WHO THEN ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: THAT HIS COMPANY HAD PREVIOUSLY MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR CHANGES IN THE PRESENT DRAFT OF THE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE, ONE OF WHICH CHANGES WAS NOT ACCEPTED, TO WIT: THAT ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTING SUBSTATIONS BE ALLOWED IN A C -2 ZONE INSTEAD OF LIMITED TO A C -M ZONE; THAT HE FEELS THAT ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTING SUBSTATIONS IS A USE SIMILAR IN NATURE TO THAT ALLOWED IN A C -2 ZONE; THAT HIS COMPANY HAS IN MIND THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF EL SEG- UNDO, WHICH MIGHT NECESSITATE EXPANDING THE SERVICE, AND PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT SUCH SUBSTATION IN A C -2 ZONE WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL. HE POINTED OUT THAT A NUMBER OF OTHER CITIES ALLOWED THIS USE IN A C -2 ZONE; THAT SOME OF THESE SUBSTATIONS ARE WALLED AND IN OTHER INSTANCES ARE LANDSCAPED PICTURES OF SUCH PROPOSED SUBSTATIONS PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION WERE THEN PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ITS EXAMINATION. FOLLOWING SUCH EXAMINATION, COUNCILMAN BAKER STATED IN HIS OPINION THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SUBSTATION AS DEPICTED IN THE PICTURES, WOULD BE OBNOXIOUS IN A C -2 ZONE.. MR. LINDLEY ALLEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, STATED SAID COMMISSIONtS GREATEST OBJECTION IS THAT IT IS NOT A RETAIL BUSINESS; THAT THE C -2 ZONE AREA IN THE CITY IS VERY LIMITED AND SUCH STRUCTURES CERTAINLY WOULD NOT BE VERY ATTRACTIVE. HE FURTHER FELT THAT SHOULD THE COMPANY ATTEMPT TO CONSTRUCT SUCH A BUILDING ON MAIN STREET THERE WOULD BE VERY SERIOUS OBJECTIONS FROM OTHER BUSINESSES. -2- X 2'72 MAYOR BENFIELD THEN INQUIRED OF MR. JENKINS WHY HIS COMPANY DESIRED TO HAVE SUCH ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTING SUBSTATION PLACED IN THE C -2 ZONE, AND MR. JENKINS STATED HE FELT SUCH SUBSTATIONS SHOULD BE LOCATED CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL AREAS SHOULD THE EXPANDING RESIDENTIAL GROWTH IN THE CITY WARRANT IT; THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY HIS COMPANY WOULD NEVER HAVE USE FOR SUCH EXPANSION, BUT HE FEELS THE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE IS QUITE COMPREHENSIVE AND NOT LIKELY TO BE CHANGED. UPON INQUIRY BY MAYOR BENFIELD AS TO WHETHER OR NOT HIS COMPANY HAS A SPECIFIC LOCATION IN MIND, MR. JENKINS ANSWERED IN THE NEGATIVE; THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE AREA WHEN AND IF THE NEED DEVELOPS. COUNCILMAN MESCHUK STATED HE IS OF THE OPINION THAT CON- STRUCTION OF AN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SUBSTATION IN A C -2 ZONE WOULD DEVALUATE PROPERTY IN THAT ZONE. MR. SMITH THEN STATED FURTHER THAT HIS COMPANY HAS AN ALTER- NATE PROPOSAL IT WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT, WHICH COMES FROM ONE CHANGE WHICH WAS MADE IN THE ORDINANCE PREVIOUSLY, AND WHICH HE FEELS WAS DESIGNED TO PARTIALLY MEET THE PROBLEM WHICH MIGHT BE PRESENTED IF THE PRESENT SUBSTATION IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE DEMANDS; THAT THIS CHANGE WAS MADE IN SECTION 1406 WHERE A VERY LENGTHY PHRASE WAS ADDED TO THE END OF THAT SECTION, AND WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS: tt; NOR SHALL THEY RESTRICT THE RIGHT OF A PUBLIC UTILITY TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF FACILITIES NECESSARY TO AND USED DIRECTLY FOR THE DELIVERY OF OR DISTRIBUTION OF SERVICE; NOR TO LIMIT OR INTERFERE WITH THE INSTALLATION OF NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR RENDERING TEMPORARY SERVICES TO MEET EMERGENCIES RELATED TO THE RESPECTIVE SERVICES OF SUCH UTILITIES PROVIDED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SERVICE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT SERVE TO VALIDATE THE PERMANENT LOCATION OF SUCH EMERGENCY FACILITIES IN ANY ZONE WHERE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE DO NOT SPECIF- ICALLY PERMIT THEIR LOCATION." HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE LATTER PART IS OF SOME CONCERN TO HIS COMPANY SINCE IT IS SOMEWHAT UNREALISTIC TO THINK THE COMPANY WOULD PUT IN A SUBSTATION ON A TEMPORARY BASIS AND THEN BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH A VARIANCE PROCEEDING AND HAVE IT TURNED DOWN AND BE RE- QUIRED TO REMOVE THE TEMPORARY INSTALLATION HE FURTHER STATED HE BELIEVES IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE TO HAVE THE LATTER PART OF THAT PARAGRAPH DELETED COMMENCING WITH THE WORDS "NOR TO LIMIT - - -tt TO THE END. CHAIRMAN ALLEN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION STATED THAT MR. SMITH AND MRS. BRYSIS WHITNALL, PLANNING CONSULTANT, HAD WORKED ON THE WORDING AND IF THE COMPANY WISHES TO STRIKE OUT THAT PORTION OF THE PARAGRAPH THE COMMISSION WOULD BE SATISFIED. MR. SMITH STATED THE MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO BE PERMITTED TO INCREASE THE COMPANYtS PRESENT CAPACITY WITHOUT BEING HAMPERED BY GOING THROUGH THE NECESSITY OF APPLYING FOR A VARIANCE. COUNCILMAN BAKER STATED HE IS OF THE OPINION THAT THE PRESENT LANGUAGE WOULD PERMIT TEMPORARY INSTALLATION IN AN R -1 ZONE. MRS. WHITNALL STATED THAT PORTION OF THE SECTION WHICH THE COMPANY IS NOW ASKING TO BE DELETED IS TIED TO THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE AND IF THE COMPANY FOUND IT NECESSARY, IT COULD PUT IN TEMPORARY EQUIPMENT IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS WHICH MIGHT REMAIN THERE FOR SOME TIME; THAT WITH REFERENCE TO -3- X ANY INSTALLATION THE COMPANY NOW HAS, THE ZONING ORDINANCE CONTAINS NO PROVISION THAT WOULD REQUIRE SAID COMPANY TO APPLY FOR A VARIANCE REGARDLESS OF THE ZONE IT IS IN; THAT THE CONDITION OF THE FIRST PART OF THE ABOVE WORDING SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THERE SHALL BE NOTHING IN THE ORDINANCE WHICH SHALL RESTRICT THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY TO INCREASE OR ENLARGE THE CAPACITY OF ITS FACILITIES AND THE PART THE COMPANY NOW ASKS BE STRICKEN WOULD PERMIT THAT IF ALLOWED IN A RESI- DENTIAL ZONE OR CONTIGUOUS TO A RESIDENTIAL ZONE IT COULD GO ON TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WITHOUT APPLYING FOR A VARIANCE. COUNCILMAN BAKER STATED THAT THIS IS THE PART TO WHICH HE OBJECTS. MRS. WHITNALL THEN STATED THAT BY STRIKING OUT THIS LATTER PART IT WOULD PREVENT THE COMPANY FROM GOING INTO A RESIDENTIAL ZONE UNLESS IT APPLIED FOR A VARIANCE. MAYOR BENFIELD THEN INQUIRED IF ANYONE ELSE DESIRED TO BE HEARD IN THE MATTER, AND NO ONE RESPONDED. 2'73 ATTORNEY BUSH THEN ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THERE IS A MATTER OF TWC LETTERS ADDRESSED TO THE COUNCIL BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNDER DATE OF MARCH 29, 1957, AND WHICH WERE PRESENTED TO THIS COUNCIL AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD APRIL 8, 1957, WHICH HE BELIEVES THE COUNCIL WILL WANT TO CONSIDER IN ITS DELIBERATIONS BEFORE THE ORDINANCE IS IN- TRODUCED. HE FURTHER STATED THE LETTERS SHOULD BE INCORPORATED IN THE PRESENT HEARING BY REFERENCE AND THE MATTER TAKEN UNDER SUBMISSION BY THE COUNCIL, AND IN THE MEANTIME THE HEARING CAN BE CLOSED AND THE MATTER REFERRED BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR ITS REVIEW. THEREAFTER, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THAT THE HEARING IN THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE BE CLOSED; THAT THE COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION DATED MARCH 29, 1957, WITH REFERENCE TO ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PROPOSED TEXT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE BE MADE A MATTER OF RECORD AT THIS HEARING, AND THE SAID MATTER OF DELETION OF THAT PORTION OF ADDITION TO SECTION 1406, BEGINNING WITH THE WORDS "NOR TO LIMIT - - -t? BE REFERRED BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR ITS FURTHER REVIEW. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN GORDON. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS, RECEIVED FROM THE PERSONS, FIRMS OR CORPORATIONS HEREINAFTER NAMED, WERE READ TO THE COUNCIL AND WERE DIS- POSED OF IN THE MANNER INDICATED, FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO EACH HEREIN- AFTER: THE CITY CLERK PRESENTED A COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY MANAGER STATING THAT MR. MARION J. VARNER, ARCHITECT ON THE NEW FIRE STATION, WOULD BE PRESENT AT THIS MEETING TO SUBMIT SKETCHES OF SAID PROPOSED STATION. MR. VARNER THEN PRESENTED PRELIMINARY PLANS ON THE NEW FIRE STATION WHICH HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE FIRE CHIEF, AND STATED- THAT IN HIS OPINION THE PROCEEDINGS ARE NOW READY TO MAKE FINAL WORKING DRAW- INGS. THE COUNCIL EXAMINED THE PRELIMINARY PLANS, FOLLOWING WHICH MR. VARNER WAS REQUESTED TO REMAIN UNTIL AFTER COUNCIL MEETING, SO THAT THE COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A MORE THOROUGH STUDY. -4- X 274 PLANNING COMMISSION, DATED APRIL 15, 1957, TRANSMITTING COPY OF ITS RESOLUTION N0. 302 RECOMMENDING AGAINST PROPOSED CHANGE OF ZONE FROM R -3 TO M -1 FOR CERTAIN LOTS IN BLOCKS 26, 27, 28, 30 AND 31, EL SEGUNDO. ORDERED FILED. PLANNING COMMISSION, DATED APRIL 15, 1957, TRANSMITTING COPY OF ITS RESOLUTION N0. 303 RECOMMENDING RENAMING OF OLD IMPERIAL HIGHWAY TO LAUREL AVENUE. THE CITY CLERK STATED THAT IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE PRO- POSED NAME THE PLANNING COMMISSION REQUESTED THAT THE MATTER BE REFERRED BACK TO IT SO THAT IT MIGHT HOLD A REGULAR HEARING AS RE- QUIRED BY LAW. THE COUNCIL INDICATED ITS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED NAME, AND BY GENERAL CONSENT, THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO SO ADVISE THE PLANNING COMMISSION. PLANNING COMMISSION, DATED APRIL 11, 1957, BEING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD APRIL 24, 1957, IN THE MATTER OF PROPOSED CHANGE OF ZONE FROM R -1 TO R -2 FOR LOTS 1, 2 AND B, BLOCK 92, EL SEG- UNDO. ORDERED FILED. PLANNING COMMISSION, UNDATED, BEING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD APRIL 24, 1957, IN THE MATTER OF PROPOSED VARIANCE REQUESTED BY MR. WILLIAM M. DRINKWARD TO ALLOW TWO ADDITIONAL TRAILER SPACES IN HIS TRAILER PARK LOCATED AT 425 SIERRA STREET. ORDERED FILED. SISTER ELIZABETH KENNY FOUNDATION, DATED APRIL 11, 1957, REQUESTING THAT IT BE GRANTED A PERMIT TO CONDUCT FUND- RAISING CAMPAIGN IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, 1957. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THE SISTER ELIZABETH KENNY FOUNDATION BE AND IT IS HEREBY GRANTED PERMISSION TO CONDUCT A FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN IN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, 1957; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THIS PERMIT SHALL BE IN EFFECT UNLESS AND UNTIL REVOKED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN GORDON. AT THIS POINT COUNCILMAN MESCHUK WAS EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING, THE HOUR BEING 7:48 OVCLOCK P.M. DONALD S. WOODFORD, DIRECTOR OF BUILDING AND SAFETY, DATED APRIL 12, 1957, REQUESTING THAT FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE BOND FURNISHED BY JOHN J. CUNNINGHAM FOR RELOCATION OF DWELLING TO 520 EAST PALM AVENUE, BE EXONERATED, INASMUCH AS THE WORK IN CONNECTION THEREWITH HAS BEEN COMPLETED TO HIS SATISFACTION. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: -5- Ki RESOLVED, THAT THAT CERTAIN RELOCATION PERMIT BOND, DATED MARCH 20, 1957, WITH JOHN J. CUNNINGHAM AS PRIN- CIPAL, AND PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY AS SURETY, IN THE AMOUNT OF 2,000.00, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY EXONERATED FROM ANY LIABILITY ACCRUING THEREUNDER SUB- SEQUENT TO MIDNIGHT THIS DATE, TO WIT: APRIL 22, 1957. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEN GORDON AND MESCHUK. JOHN J. SAILORS, CITY MANAGER, RECOMMENDING THAT HE BE IN- STRUCTED TO REQUEST "A RESURVEY OF THE CITY BY THE;BOARD'OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS OF THE PACIFIC, IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT MANY IMPROVE- MENTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND WILL BE MADE SO THAT BETTER INSURANCE RATES MAY BE PROCURED; THAT APPLICATIONS FOR SUCH SURVEY MUST BE MADE APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER AS SET FORTH IN HIS COM- MUNICATION DATED APRIL 17, 1957, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROVED AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST THE BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS OF THE PACIFIC TO MAKE A NEW SURVEY OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. CARRIED. COUNCILMAN MESCHUK REENTERED THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT THIS TIME, THE HOUR BEING 7:50 O'CLOCK P.M., AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK HIS SEAT AT THE COUNCIL TABLE. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, DATED FEBRUARY 28, 1957, ADVISING THAT THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES WILL ALLOCATE THE SUM OF 4,136.00 TO THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO FOR EXPENSE IN CONNECTION WITH SCHOOL GROUND RECREATION ACTIVITY, PROVIDING THE CITY OF EL. SEGUNDO WILL ADOPT A RESOLUTION INDICATING ITS WILLINGNESS TO APPROPRIATE AN AMOUNT OF $3.00 OR MORE FOR EVERY COUNTY DOLLAR TO INSURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH PROGRAM. DISCUSSION WAS HAD BY THE COUNCIL AS TO THE ADVISABILITY OF MAKING SUCH APPROPRIATION, AND PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR KELLY EXPLAINED THAT IN THE PAST THE COUNTY HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE COST OF SUCH RECREATION PROGRAM BY PROVIDING SUPERVISION, BUT THAT THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THE COUNTY HAS MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO EXTEND FINANCIAL AID TO ALL OF THE CITIES IN THE COUNTY. COUNCILMAN FREDERICK STATED IN HIS OPINION IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE COUNTY WAS SIMPLY PAYING BACK TO THE CITY CERTAIN TAX MONEY PROVIDED THE CITY PAY AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT IN ORDER TO SECURE THE COUNTY ALLOCATION, AND HE WAS NOT ENTIRELY IN FAVOR OF THE PROCEDURE. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES THROUGH THE EXECUTION OF A COMMUNITY RECREATION AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO WHICH THE SUM OF Z$4,136.00 IS TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR THE CITY DURING THE 1957 -58 FISCAL YEAR; AND -6- 275 X 2'76 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY of EL SEG- UNDO ASSURES THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES OF ITS WILLING- NESS TO PROVIDE A BUDGETARY APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $3.00 OR MORE FOR EVERY COUNTY DOLLAR SO APPROPRIATED BY THE COUNTY TO INSURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPLETE SCHOOL GROUND RECREATION PROGRAM; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE SHE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN CONTRACT FOR SUCH PURPOSE BETWEEN THE ANGELES AND THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO MA CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: CITY CLERK BE AND TO TRANSMIT A OF LOS ANGELES ORDER THAT A COUNTY OF LOS Y BE PREPARED. AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELO; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN GORDON; NOT VOTING: COUNCILMAN FREDERICK. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY COMMISSION, DATED APRIL 16, 1957, ADVISING THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER IS PROCEEDING WITH THE PREPARATION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR VARIOUS UNITS OF THE SAN DIEGO FREEWAY NOT ALREADY COMPLETED OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND FURTHER ADVISED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WHICH HAS BEEN SPENT TO DATE ON THE PROJECT AND THE UNBUDGETED COST OF THE COMPLETION OF SAID FREEWAY. ORDERED FILED. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS, CONTINUED AT THIS TIME THE MAYOR INQUIRED OF THE CITY ENGINEER IF THE PROTESTANTS HAD BEEN SATISFIED WITH HIS EXPLANATION OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE ASSESSMENTS ON SYCAMORE AVENUE HAD BEEN SPREAD, AND THE CITY ENGINEER REPLIED IN THE ADFIRMATIVE. AFTER A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL HEARING HAVING BEEN GRANTED TO ALL PERSONS DESIRING TO BE HEARD IN SAID MATTER, AND ALL APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS PRESENTED HAVING BEEN HEARD AND FULLY CONSIDERED, AND THE CITY COUNCIL BEING SATISFIED WITH THE CORRECTNESS OF THE ASSESS- MENT AND DIAGRAM$ IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER 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 FREDERICK AND CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN GORDON. MR. FREDERICK DENT THEN ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO THE SAID - ASSESSMENT AND STATED HE NOW UNDERSTANDS HE CANNOT SECURE ANY REDUCTION IN HIS ASSESSMENT BUT FELT THAT IN FUTURE ASSESSMENTS SOME OTHER METHOD MIGHT BE USED WHEREBY IF THERE IS A CREDIT ON THE AMOUNT OF ASSESSMENT DUE TO CONTRIBUTION BY THE CITY, IT COULD BE SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT CITY ENGINEER WEBB EXPLAINED THAT THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION OF INTENTION STATED THAT THE CITY SHALL PAY THE SUM OF $9,419.58 FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN SIDEWALK, CURBS AND DRIVE - WAYS; THAT WHEN BIDS WERE RECEIVED THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER HAD BID A -7- X 27'7 SUM CONSIDERABLY UNDER THE ESTIMATE, BUT IN VIEW OF THE WORDING OF THE RESOLUTION OF INTENTION CREDIT COULD ONLY BE GIVEN TO THOSE PROPERTIES WHERE SIDEWALK, CURBS AND/OR DRIVEWAYS WERE CONSTRUCTED AND NOTHING TOWARDS PAVING, WHICH WAS THE ONLY IMPROVEMENT ON WHICH ASSESSMENT WAS MADE FOR MR. DENTIS PROPERTY. MR. A. S. MONROE, SPECIAL ENGINEER, STATED THAT HE IS WORKING ON A PLAN FOR FUTURE ASSESSMENTS WHEREBY THE OBJECTION MADE BY MR. DENT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF, AND THE COUNCIL EXPRESSED ITS SATISFACTION WITH THIS PROPOSED PLAN. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS, CONTINUED JOHN J. SAILORS, CITY MANAGER, DATED APRIL 19, 19570 RECOM- MENDING THAT THE SUM OF $1,830.00 BE APPROPRIATED FOR THE FOLLOWING; PURPOSES: I. LANDSCAPING OF PARKETTE KANSAS STREET AND HOLLY AVE. - - - - - - - $l,000.00 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO GRAND AVENUE PARK: A. PAINT KIDDIES POOL - - - - - - - - - 250.00 B. REPLACE SLIDE AND SWINGS - - - - - - - 260.00 C. ADD MERRY -GO -ROUND - - - - - - - - - - 225.00 D. ADD 2 PICNIC TABLES - - - - - - - - - 80.00 E. CONSTRUCT SMALL FIRE CIRCLE - - - - - - 155.00 TOTAL $1,830.00 MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THE SUM OF $1_,830.00 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO FOR THE PURPOSES AS SET FORTH IN THE RECOM- MENTATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER HEREINABOVE SET FORTH. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN GORDON. INTER -CITY HIGHWAY COMMITTEE, DATED APRIL 19, 1957, ADVISING THAT IT HAS GONE ON RECORD AS APPROVING THE PRESENT PLAN FOR THE SAN DIEGO FREEWAY ROUTE AND OPPOSING ANY PLAN FOR CHANGING THE ROUTE WHICH WOULD DELAY CONSTRUCTION OF SAID FREEWAY. ORDERED FILED. JACK T. GEE, WARRANT OFFICER, DATED APRIL 11 1957, BEING NOTICE THAT HE IS CANCELLING THE PRESENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN HIMSELF AND THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO FOR WARRANT SERVING SERVICE, EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS FROM APRIL 1, 1957. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THE NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF AGREEMENT, FILED WITH THE COUNCIL THIS DATE BY JACK T. GEE, WARRANT OFFICER, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY NOTED, AND THE SAID AGREEMENT IS HEREBY CANCELLED EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS FROM AND AFTER APRIL 1ST, 1 957 . X 278 CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN GORDON. PLANNING COMMISSION, BEING NOTICE THAT IT WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 8, 1957, TO CONSIDER CHANGES IN THE PRESENT ZONE MAP OF THE CITY. ORDERED FILED. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS NONE. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES CITY MANAGER SAILORS MADE REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. PRESENTED FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION AN AMENDMENT TO THE SALARY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO AS AFFECTING THE ASSISTANT PURCHASING AGENT, FOLLOWING WHICH IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN BAYER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, THAT RESOLUTION N0. 1718, ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 1621 (THE SALARY RESOLU- TION) OF SAID COUNCIL BY AMENDING SUBDI- VISION n(F)n OF SECTION 1 OF PART 1 OF SAID RESOLUTION NO. 1621, AS AMENDED., WHICH WAS READ, BE ADOPTED. ON ROLL CALL, SAID MOTION CARRIED AND SAID RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE +; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN GORDON. CITY CLERK MADE REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. ANNOUNCED CANCELLATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF EUNICE U. CREASON AS DEPUTY CITY CLERK EFFECTIVE AS OF MIDNIGHT APRIL 30, 1957. 2. ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF JAYNE M. FIELD AS DEPUTY CITY CLERK EFFECTIVE AT 12:01 O'CLOCK A.M., MAY 1, 1957. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, THAT THE APPOINTMENT OF JAYNE M. FIELD AS DEPUTY CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, EFFECTIVE AS OF 12:01 O'CLOCK A.M., MAY 1, 1957, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY RATIFIED, APPROVED AND CONFIRMED; SAID EMPLOYEE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR HER SERVICES AS SUCH DEPUTY CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SALARY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, MESCHUK AND MAYOF BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ASSENT: COUNCILMAN GORDON. - 91- 2'79 CITY ATTORNEY MADE REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: j. THAT HE HAD PREPARED FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION, A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO AND COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS CO., INC., WHICH CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR 24 HOUR SERVICE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT UNITS AT A COST OF $9.00 EACH PER MONTH, AS DISTINGUISHED FROM THE $6.00'PER_•MONTH'- CHARGE '.FOR ".THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; AND THAT IF THE COUNCIL SO DESIRES, IT WILL BE IN ORDER TO APPROVE SAID CONTRACT. MOVED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED: RESOLVED, THAT THAT CERTAIN FORM OF AGREEMENT DATED THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 1957, BETWEEN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO AND COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS CO., INC., IN CONNECTION WITH RENDERING MAINTENANCE SERVICE TO SAID CITY'S POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS RADIO SYSTEM, AT THE PRICES SET FORTH IN SAID AGREEMENT, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROVED BY THIS COUNCIL, AND THAT A COPY OF SAID AGREEMENT BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY ORDERED FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OF SAID CITY; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO BE AND HE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENT FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF EL SEG- UNDO, AND THE CITY CLERK IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED-TO ATTEST THE SAME AND AFFIX THE OFFICIAL SEAL THERETO AND TO MAKE DELIVERY OF ONE EXECUTED COPY TO SAID COMMERCIAL COMMUNI- CATIONS CO., INC. IN DUE COURSE. CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN GORDON. 2. THAT THE FIRE CHIEF HAS PREPARED A NEW MANUAL OF OPERA- TIONS AND RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHICH WILL BRING SUCH RULES AND MANUAL UP TO DATE, AND IF THE COUNCIL SO DESIRES IT MAY ADOPT ITS RESOLUTION APPROVING SAME. IT APPEARING THAT MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL HAD NOT AS YET HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY SUCH RULES, BY GENERAL CONSENT THE MATTER WAS TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERATION UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE HELD MAY 13, 1957. UNFINISHED BUSINESS THE CITY CLERK READ THE TITLE OF ORDINANCE N0. 505, ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 484 (THE ELECTRICAL CODE) OF SAID CITY IN VARIOUS PARTICULARS., - ITT WAS THEN . MOVED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER., 'SECONDED BY', COUN "C I Lf4AN MESCHUK AND UNANIMOUSLY CAR -LIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENF I ELD ; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN GORDON, THAT THE FURTHER READING OF ORDINANCE N0. 505 BE WAIVED. -1 0- X 280 MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MESCHUK, THAT ORDINANCE N0. 505, ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 484 (THE ELECTRICAL CODE) OF SAID CITY IN VARIOUS PARTICULARS., WHICH WAS INTRODUCED AND READ AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD ON THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL, 1957, AND REREAD AT THIS MEETING, BE ADOPTED. ON ROLL CALL, SAID MOTION CARRIED AND SAID ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCILMEN BAKER, FREDERICK, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN GORDON. PAYING BILLS THE FOLLOWING DEMANDS, HAVING HAD THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND RECORDS, WERE READ: DEMAND REGISTER - DEMANDS NOS. 1776 TO 1879, INCLUSIVE: GENERAL FUND $ 68,711.34 RECREATION FUND 817.06 PENSION FUND 2,400.93 TRAFFIC SAFETY FUND 399.43 TRUST FUND 91 5.1 5 PARK AND RECREATION CONSTRUCTION FUND 4,487.21 TOTAL $ 77,731 .12 DEMAND REGISTER - WATER DEPARTMENT - DEMANDS NOS. 516 TO 550 INCLUSIVE: WATER OPERATING FUND TOTAL $32,958.97 $32,958.97 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, MESCHUK AND MAYOR BENFIELD; NOES: COUNCILMEN NONE; ABSENT: COUNCILMAN GORDON. NEW BUSINESS MAYOR BENFIELD CALLED ATTENTION OF THE COUNCIL TO THE FACT THE APPOINTMENT OF JOAN MACQUEEN AND ERNEST G. SIGHTS AS MEMBERS' OF THE RECREATION COMMISSION WILL EXPIRE MAY 14, 1957, AND HE RECOMMENDED THE REAPPOINTMENT OF SUCH PERSONS. -11 - X 281 MOVED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK THAT JOAN MACQUEEN AND ERNEST G. SIGHTS BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY REAPPOINTED AS MEMBERS OF THE RECREATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS COMMENCING MAY 14, 1957. CARRIED. NO FURTHER BUSINESS APPEARING TO BE TRANSACTED AT THIS MEETING, IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN FREDERICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, THE MEETING ADJOURN, THE HOUR OF ADJOURNMENT BEING 8:35 OICLOCK F.M. CARRIED. APPROVED: MAYOR RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, -1 2- �L� '--� - - 5 P NEVA M. ELSEY, CITY f ERK