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1965 AUG 23 CC MINEl Segundo, California August 23, 1965 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of E1 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 an invocation was given by Reverend Robert Hammond of the Christian Church. The meeting was then called to order by Herman L. McGill, Mayor, the hour being 7 °00 o'clock p. m. . Councilmen Pr sent Councilmen Absent: ROLL CALL Frederick. Kimport, McElhaney and Mayor McGill; Nagel. READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the regular City Council meeting held August 9, 1965, having been read and no error or omission having beFn noted, it was moved by Councilman Frederick, se onded by Councilman McElhaney, the minutes of said meeting be approved as r z :corded. Motion carried. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS The Mayor announced that this was the time and place heretofore fixed for the hearing on proposed amendments to Chapter 34 of "The Code of the City of E1 Segundo, 1958 ", and, inquired of the Clerk if proper notice of the hearing had been giver_, to which she replied that affidavit of publi- cation of notice was in her possession. The Mayor then inquired if any written communications had been received. There being none, he inquired if anyone present desired to address the Council in the matter. MR. GEORGE BINDER, 627 Penn St., addressed the Council stating that he objected to the wording of the amendment regarding political signs. He pointed out that in some years, several elections are held, and if 60 days prior to election is allowed for displaying signs, it is possible to have signs on lawns for approximately 8 months of that year. He felt that 30 days prior to election should be sufficient. Mr. Binder objected to the provision which allows signs to be left on the lawns for 48 hours after posting of local precinct results. He stated that in some cases this could mean many weeks after the election and he felt that this should read, "24 hours after closing of the polls ". He also felt that the political signs should be limited to local elections and to endorsing of candi- dates, which would eliminate the possibility of promiscuous display of signs. Mr. Binder requested that the dimensions of the signs be reduced. He felt. that 2 square feet would be sufficient. No one else desiring to address the Council, the Mayor declared the hearing closed. Councilmen Kimport and Frederick concurred in the thinking of Mr. Binder on all points. Councilman McElhaney objected to limiting signs to local elections because he felt this suppressed the citizen's right to express his views. After discussion, motion was made by Councilman McElhaney, seconded by Councilman Frederick that this matter be deferred until the next regular Council Meeting to be held September 13, 1965. Motion carried. -1- 19'73 X 1974 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS The following written communications received from persons, firms or corporations hereinafter named, were read to the Council and were dis- posed of in the manner indicated: 1. PLANNING COMMISSION, enclosing copy of its resolution No. 627, granting a Conditional Use Permit to drill a temporary geological exploratory core hole on property on Main Street, requested by Occidental Petroleum Corp. Ordered filed pending expiration of appeal period. 2. PLANNING COMMISSION, enclosing copy of its resolution No. 628, expressing regret over the resignation of Mr. Robert E. Brown from the Planning Commission and appreciation for his services. Ordered filed. 3. NATIONAL CYSTIC FIBROSIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION, being a request to solicit funds in El Segundo September 1 to September 12, 1965. Moved by Councilman McElhaney, seconded by Councilman Kimport, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the communication from the National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation, dated August 16, 1965, requesting permission to solicit funds September 1 thru 12, 1965, within the City of E1 Segundo, be received and ordered placed on file in the office of the City Clerk; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the said National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation be granted its request, and 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 Frederick, Kimport, McElhaney and Mayor McGill; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Nagel. 4. SCAG FORMATION COMMITTEE, being a request for Council's participation in forming this association. By general consent, this corres- pondence was referred to the City Manager for further study and report to the Council at a later date. 5. EL SEGUNDO CHAPTER, WESTCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC, being a request for permission to solicit funds in E1 Segundo during its annual campaign. Moved by Councilman Frederick, seconded by Councilman Kimport, the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the communication from the E1 Segundo Chapter, Westchester Mental Health Clinic, dated August 17, 1965, requesting permission to solicit funds for the year 1965, within the City of E1 Segundo, be received and ordered placed on file in the office of the City Clerk; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the said E1 Segundo Chapter, Westchester Mental Health Clinic be granted its request, and 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: -2- X 1975 Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, Kimport, McElhaney and Mayor McGill, Noes: Councilmen None, Absent: Councilman Nagel. 6. CITY OF SOUTH GATE, enclosing copy of its resolution opposing the use of the Palos Verdes refuse disposal site for a State College. Mayor McGill stated that at a County Sanitation Districts meeting held recently, which he had attended, it was requested that this land fill be committed to State College use, that the matter had been taken under consideration by the County Sanitation Districts until August 25th, at which time a letter of intent would be. presented and voted upon, which would allow the Director to discuss the possibilities in this area and report back to the Sanitation District. It was then moved by Councilman McElhaney, seconded by Council- man Frederick, that the communication be filed without action. Motion carried. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 1. MR. FLOYD WALLACE, 218 Loma Vista, addressed the Council asking that they exercise caution in adopting any ordinance and also requested that any change in the City Code be explained to the public so that they might evaluate its merits. Mr. Wallace stated that he felt that political signs were a means of allowing the public to express their views and that they should be allowed. He objected to the amendment which would prohibit the keeping of hens and felt that the code should not be changed regarding this. COMMITTEE REPORTS Councilman Frederick presented for the Council's consideration a report of the Salary Survey Committee, which report set forth the com- mittee's recommendations regarding salary adjustments for fiscal year 1965 -66. Also included in the report was the committee's recommendation regarding fringe benefits. At this time, the Mayor inquired if any re- presentative of the employee associations wished to address the Council in this matter. Paul Enriquez, President of the Firemen's Association, J. Scott Lenz of the Firemen's Association, Don Webb, President of the Police Officers' Association and Mrs. Lillian Money, President of the City Em- ployees' Association addressed the Council and presented proposals which they wished to have included in the new salary structure. After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Frederick, seconded by Councilman McElhaney and unanimously carried, that the re- commendations of the Council's Salary Review Committee be approved effective Saturday, August 28, 1965, subject to further adjustments that have been recommended by the employee associations and favorably acted upon by the Council, such modifications, if any, to be retroactive and ef- fective Saturday, August 28, 1965. The hour being 9: 00 o'clock p, m. , Mayor McGill declared a ten - minute recess. At the hour of 9:10 o'clock p. m. , the Council reconvened, the following members being present and answering roll call: Councilmen Frederick, Kimport, McElhaney and Mayor McGill. Councilman McElhaney proposed that the audience participation in the Council meetings hereafter be limited to two periods of Oral Communi- cations, one period to be set at the beginning of the meeting and the other to be set before the Reports of Committees. Councilmen Frederick and Kimport and Mayor McGill, felt that the audience should have the opportunity to express opinions on any matter on the agenda and that limiting them to two periods during the meeting might suppress this expression. -3- X 1976 REPORTS OF OFFICERS CITY MANAGER SAILORS MADE REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. Requested permission to solicit bids for the purchase of two (2) 1966 Harley Davidson 2 -wheel motorcycles for the Police Department, which units had been included in the current fiscal year budget. Motion was made by Councilman McElhaney, seconded by Councilman Frederick that the above request be granted. Motion carried. 2. Requested permission to take sixteen (16) days of his accumu- lated vacation beginning September 24, 1965. Motion was made by Councilman McElhaney, seconded by Councilman Frederick that the above request be granted. Motion carried. 3. Presented for the Council's consideration the Rules and Regulations governing the operation of the Personnel Merit System which had been approved by the City Employees' Association; said Rules and Regulations are to cover all City employees who come under the Personnel Merit System Ordinances except sworn police officers and firemen. Motion was made by Councilman Frederick, seconded by Councilman McElhaney that the Rules and Regulations for the operation of the Personnel Merit System, be approved as presented. Motion carried. 4. Requested that the City Attorney present for re- introduction the Ordinance placing certain employees under the City's Personnel Merit System. The City Attorney read the title of said Ordinance, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, PLACING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY UNDER THE CITY'S PERSONNEL MERIT SYSTEM. , which was read. Thereafter, said Ordinance was re- introduced by Councilman Frederick. 5. Reported that an additional bid for the City's annual needs for recreation and athletic equipment in the Recreation Department, had been solicited from Leonard's Department Store, according to instructions of the Council at its August 9 meeting. The total bid received from Leonard's was $766. 64. The bid of Dick Lowenthal Sporting Goods Company in the amount of $637. 00 was the lowest bid received and it was therefore recom- mended that this equipment be purchased from that firm. Motion was made by Councilman Frederick, seconded by Council- man McElhaney, that the bid of Dick Lowenthal Sporting Goods Company in the amount of $637. 00 be accepted and that a department purchase requisition be issued to them in this amount. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, Kimport, McElhaney and Mayor McGill; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Nagel. 6. Recommended that the following items which had been deleted from the Recreation and Parks Department budget be reinstated: Recreation: Draperies $1500.00 Tape Recorder and Public Address System 900.00 ME X 1977 Parks: Tri -plex Mower $1,400.00 Chain Saw and greens mower with edger 850.00 TOTAL $4, 650.00 Motion made by Councilman Frederick, seconded by Councilman McElhaney that the above named items in the amount of $4, 650. 00 be reinstated in the Recreation and Parks Department budget. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, Kimport, McElhaney and Mayor McGill; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Nagel. 7. As requested by the Council, City Manager Sailors reported that during the month of July, 1965, a total of 455 hours of overtime had been expended at a cost of $2, 206. 97. 8. Reported that special overtime made necessary by the recent riots was as follows: Parks $ 325.00 Police 5,850. 00 Public Works: Sanitation 425.00 Streets 630.00 Water 585. 00 In view of the fact that the overtime budgets for all departments had been reduced to the minimum, City Manager Sailors recommended that these budgets be supplemented in the amounts listed. Motion was made by Councilman Frederick, seconded by Councilman Kimport that the Parks, Police and Public Works budgets be supplemented in the amounts above set forth as recommended by the City Manager. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, Kimport, McElhaney and Mayor McGill; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Nagel. Councilman Frederick then asked that the City Manager prepare letters of commendation to the departments for the manner in which they handled this important duty. 9. Recommended that the age for entrance into the Police Reserves be reduced from 24 to 22 years of age, in order to encourage some younger men to come into the reserves who might,after a few years of training be interested and qualified to enter the regular forces. Motion was made by Councilman McElhaney, seconded by Councilman Kimport that the age for entrance into the Police Reserves be reduced from 24 to 22 years of age. Motion carried. 10. Recommended that a letter of appreciation be sent to the Edison Company for their efforts in restoring service to the Civic Center after the lightning storm last week. Motion was made by Councilman Frederick, seconded by Councilman McElhaney, that a letter of appreciation be sent to the Edison Company. Motion carried. CITY ATTORNEY BUSH MADE REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. Presented for the Council's consideration a resolution fixing the amount of money necessary to carry on the business of the various de- -5- X 19'7 8 partments of the City, pay its bonded indebtedness, meet its obligations under the California State Employees' Retirement Act, maintain the free public library of said City, and acquire, maintain and improve the public parks and recreational facilities for the current fiscal year, which amounts had been prepared by the Director of Finance as follows: For carrying on the various departments of said City, the sum of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 933,410.00 For paying the bonded indebtedness of said City, the sum of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 89,060.00 For meeting and paying the obligations of said City to the State Employees' Retirement System under the provisions of the California State Employees' Re- tirement Act, the sum of - - - - - - - - - - - - - 157, 770.00 For the maintenance of the free public library of said City of E1 Segundo, as authorized under the provisions of Sec- tion 27401 of the Education Code of the State of California, the sum of - - - - - - - - - - 99, 040. 00 For the acquisition, maintenance and im- provement of the public parks and recrea- tional facilities of said City, the sum of - - - - - 161, 650. 00 It was then moved by Councilman Frederick, seconded by Council- man McElhaney, that Resolution No. 2137, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, FIXING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY _ NECESSARY TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION UPON THE TACABLE PROPERTY THEREIN AS A REVE- NUE TO CARRY ON THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF SAID CITY; PAY ITS BONDED INDEBTEDNESS; MEET ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT ACT; MAIN- TAIN THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SAID CITY; AND ACQUIRE, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES OF SAID CITY FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 1965 - 1966., which was read, be adopted. On roll call, said motion carried and said resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, Kimport, McElhaney and Mayor McGill; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Nagel. 2. Presented for the Council's consideration a resolution fixing the rate of taxes to be levied in and for said City sufficient to raise the amount of money fixed by the Council in Resolution No. 2137 and the expense of collection of said amount, the rates herein fixed being the rates of taxes for the fiscal year 1965 -66. These amounts as prepared by the Finance Committee are as follows: am X 19'79 Total amount needed as set forth in Resolution No. 2137 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 1, 440, 930. 00 Expense of collection of above - - - - - - - - $ 3,750.00 The respective rates of taxes on each $100. 00 of the assessed valuation necessary to be levied upon the taxable property within the City of E1 Segundo shall be as follows: For carrying on the various departments of said City, at - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ .53 For paying the bonded indebtedness of said City, at - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .055 For meeting and paying the obligations of said City in the State Employees' Retirement System under the provisions of the California State Employees' Retirement Act, at - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .10 For maintaining the free public library of said City, at - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .06 For the acquisition, maintenance and improvement of the public parks and recreational facilities of said City, at - - - - - - - - .10 Making the total rate hereby levied for all taxable property throughout the City - - - - - - - - .845 The above rate of .845 per $100. 00 assessed valuation represents no increase in the tax to be levied in the City. Thereafter, it was moved _ by Councilman Kimport, seconded by Councilman McElhaney, that Resolution No. 2138, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, FIXING THE RATES OF TAXES LEVIED IN AND FOR SAID CITY SUFFICIENT TO RAISE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FIXED BY THE SAID CITY COUNCIL IN RESOLU- TION NO. 2137 THEREOF, PASSED AND ADOPTED ON THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 1965, AND THE EXPENSE OF COLLECTION OF SAID AMOUNT, THE SAID RATES HEREIN FIXED BEING THE RATES OF TAXES IN AND FOR SAID CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1965 - 1966., which was read, be adopted. On roll call, said motion carried and said resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, Kimport, McElhaney and Mayor McGill; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Nagel. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WEBB MADE REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. Reported that bids received at the regular City Council meeting held August 9, 1965, for the construction of curb and sidewalk improvements at locations specified in 1911 Act Contract No. 1, had been reviewed and he recommended that the bid of Gilbert & Waters in amount of $2, 486. 00 be accepted, it being the lowest responsible bid received. -7- X 1480 Moved by Councilman Frederick, seconded by Councilman Kimport, that the bid of Gilbert and Waters in amount of $2, 486. 00 for the construction of curb and sidewalk improvements at locations specified in 1911 Act Contract No. 1, be accepted and that a Purchase Order for said amount be authorized. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, Kimport, McElhaney and Mayor McGill; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Nagel. 2. As previously requested, he reported on City -owned property situated near the intersection of Walnut Avenue and Main Street, which property was purchased by the City in 1951 for storm drain sump pur- poses, but is no longer needed for that purpose. The lot is presently zoned R -1 and has no access to any public street since the City's access to the lot for storm drain maintenance purposes was provided by an easement across adjoining property. Upon abandonment of the lot as a storm drain facility, the access easement will automatically expire. In order to put the property to beneficial use, it must be filled to the approximate level of surrounding property, and properly compacted. Since this lot receives storm water run -off from adjacent properties, adequate drainage would be a requirement for its use. It was recommended that attempts be made to dispose of the lot in the best interests of the City. After discussion, it was moved by Councilman Frederick, seconded by Councilman McElhaney, that the matter be referred to the City Manager for handling. . RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF WARRANTS Motion was made by Councilman Frederick, seconded by Council- man McElhaney, that Warrants No. 9859 to No. 10106, inclusive, totaling $233, 776. 77, drawn in payment of demands, a list of which has been pre- sented to the Council as Demand Register Summary No. 2, 3, and 4, and certified by the Director of Finance as conforming to the budget adopted by Ordinance No. 637, be ratified and approved. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, Kimport, McElhaney and Mayor McGill; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Nagel. Councilman McElhaney asked that consideration be given to appointing a committee to work with City Manager Sailors and Director of Finance Weber to explore the possibility of a better approach to the budget for next year, possibly something in the area of cost analysis. He felt that this might be helpful when next year's budget is being discussed. No further business to come before this meeting, motion was made by Councilman McElhaney, seconded by Councilman Frederick, that the meeting adjourn until September 8, 1965 at the hour of 7:00 o'clock p. m. in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of the City of E1 Segundo, California, the hour of adjournment of this meeting being 9 :50 o'clock p. m. Motion carried. APPROVED: ayor 1132 Respectfully submitted,