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1965 MAY 17 CC MINX 1911 E1 Segundo, California May 17, 1965 An adjourned 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. The Clerk reported that a copy of the Notice of Adjournment had been posted as required by law, and affidavit of posting was on file. Prior to calling the meeting to order, those present joined in pledging allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. The meeting was then called to order by Herman L. McGill, Mayor, the hour being 7:00 o'clock p.m. ROLL CALL Councilmen Present: Frederick, Kimport, McElhaney, Nagel and Mayor McGill; Councilmen Absent: None. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS The Mayor announced that this meeting would be devoted to public hearing regarding the proposed 1965 -66 Budget, Councilman Frederick made the motion, seconded by Councilman Nagel, that Travel and Meeting expenses be reduced by 20% in all depart- ments. Motion unanimously carried. It was the consensus of the Council that the budget for each depart- ment should be considered separately. COUNCIL: The Mayor announced that he wished to relinquish the use of a City Car —so that the one he is now using might be passed on to some other use. He stated that he would use his own car for City business and charge for mileage. It would also be necessary to have the City radio installed in his car. Motion was made by Councilman McElhaney, seconded by Councilman Kimport and unanimously carried, that the City be represented by only one Councilman at the annual meeting of the National League of Cities. Pre- viously, the entire Council attended these meetings and it was felt that the expense was prohibitive. Motion was made by Councilman Kimport, seconded by Councilman McElhaney, that Councilman Frederick be named as the representative to this meeting, Motion carried. It was decided that the Council's subscription to Aviation Weekly be cancelled. CITY MANAGER: It was decided that the City Manager's subscription to e Sacramento Newsletter and to the Wall Street Journal be cancelled. CITY CLERK: Tentatively approved as submitted. FINANCE: Tentatively approved as submitted. CITY TREASURER: The City; Treasurer reported that her current budget or Travel, meetiHgs and Memberships could be cut to $525, which would represent a reduction of $55 more than the 2076 called for at the beginning of this hearing. She also reported that the $25 for Training and Education could be deleted. The City Treasurer's budget was then tentatively approved. LEGAL: Tentatively approved as submitted. PLANNING: Special Department Supplies was reduced to $100. Photo and Uffset supplies was reduced to $100 and Professional and Technical Services was reduced to $2900. The Planning Department's budget was then tenta- tively approved. -1- X 1412 PERSONNEL, Non - departmental: Tentatively approved as submitted. At the hour of 9:35 o'clock p. m. , the Mayor declared a 5- minute recess. At the hour of 9 :40 o'clock p. m. , the Council reconvened with the following members answering roll call. Frederick, Kimport, McElhaney, Nagel and Mayor McGill. COMMUNITY PROMOTION: At this time, the matter of the Chamber of Commerce was discussed. Councilman McElhaney reminded the Council that last year the Chamber had reported that they would be able to put their affairs in order in one year's time and would not have to ask the City for any funds this year. He stated that he felt they have done a good job of improving their financial status but they have reported that they need additional time to conduct a membership drive as the past year was spent in improving themselves financially. He called attention to the Chamber budget which they had sub - mitted to the Council in which is shown a City contribution of $18, 000 and membership dues of $12, 000, totalling $30, 000, and Councilman McElhaney felt that this was not a good balance. He felt that a review of the activities of the Chamber revealed that they had done an excellent job of public relations for Aerospace but that, since the residents of the City were being asked to contribute their tax monies to support the Chamber, the Chamber should not be allowed to confine their activities to the commercial interests of the City. He stated, in fact, that he did not feel that the citizens of E1 Segundo are in favor of further support of the Chamber. He therefore advocated a reduction in the amount budget for the Chamber and asked that perhaps some other method of cooperating with the Chamber could be considered. Mayor McGill stated that he would be in favor of a lesser figure than $18, 000 for this next year and a further reduction in the following year, and that he would like to see the City make better use of the Chamber than it is now doing. Councilman Frederick expressed his opposition to cutting the Chamber funds to such an extent that they would be unable to operate as he felt that the City needs a Chamber. He felt that, while the Chamber has had managerial problems in the past, the present manager has proven to be very forceful and should be given an opportunity to carry out his programs. He felt that the Chamber should be supported to the extent of $18, 000 and nothing less. Councilman Kimport concurred in the opinion of Councilman Frederick, stating that he felt the present Chamber management is good and that they should be allocated the full $18, 000. Councilman Nagel expressed the opinion that the Council should de- signate an amount in the promotional budget to be used for Chamber programs, upon the consent of the Council. MR. LES BALMER, 771 California St., addressed the Council stating that Mr. Nagel's idea of Council consent for each Chamber expenditure would place the Councilmen in a position of being Chamber managers and he did not feel that they had the time to devote to this. He felt that if they in- tended to allocate money to the Chamber, they should have confidence that the management of the Chamber would use such money for the benefit of the City and not require them to come before the Council for approval of each dollar spent. Mr. Balmer further stated that he did not feel that the industrial faction of the city could be separated from the residential in these discussions because he felt that anything the Chamber does which benefits the industrial will also benefit the residential since the residential depends upon the in- dustrial in many ways. -2- KI MR. SAM DOUGLASS, JR. , 500 E. Imperial Ave., addressed the Council pointing out that last year the Council was considering hiring, at a cost of $12, 000, a Public Information Officer. Mr. Douglass sub- mitted that one man could not hope to accomplish the job of public relations that can be done by a Chamber of Commerce which utilizes a Chamber Manager backed up by a Board of Directors composed of some of the leading businessmen in the City. He felt that it was reasonable to assume that these men, whose tax contribution to the City is considerable, would take a long, hard look before they approved of any expenditure of tax monies. MR. ROBERT McCARTHY, 339 Main St., proposed that the requested amount of $18, 000 be reduced by 20 %. Further comments in favor of continued support by the City for the Chamber of Commerce were given by Mr. Marvin Johnson, Mr. R. C. Long, Jr, of North American Aviation and Mr. Dexter Benson, Chamber Manager, after which motion was made by Council- man McElhaney, seconded by Councilman Nagel, that $12, 000 be allocated in the budget for Chamber of Commerce, with increased utilization of Chamber services. Councilman Frederick then moved to amend the motion and change the amount to be allocated to $14, 400. Said motion was seconded by Councilman Kimport and a roll call vote on said amendment resulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick and Kimport; Noes: Councilmen McElhaney, Nagel and Mayor McGill; Absent: Councilmen None. Thereafter, a roll call vote was taken on the original motion, which re- sulted as follows: Ayes: Councilmen McElhaney, Nagel and Mayor McGill; Noes: Councilmen Frederick and Kimport; Absent: Councilmen None. Discussion continued on the remaining portions of the Community Promotion Budget. Committee Expenses budget (Legislative, Noise Abatement and Fine Arts) was reduced to $600. 00. SISTER CITY: Councilman Frederick reported that the amount of $1, 700, which was paid by the City for the Kennedy bust, had been re- covered through contributions from the people of E1 Segundo, and there- fore this amount could be deducted from the amount shown. The amount in this budget was reduced to $1, 500. GENERAL GOVERNMENT -Non- departmental: .Advertising and Publication was reduced to $300. 60. LIBRARY: Special Department Supplies were reduced from $25, 000 to 0. Furniture and Fixtures were increased $400. CITY GARAGE: Special Department Supplies were reduced from $2, 000 to $1, 500. BUILDING SAFETY: Office Supplies were reduced to $1, 100, Training and Education 0. 00) and Communications Equipment ($100. 00) were deleted. Automotive Equipment was reduced $1, 000. GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS: Special Dept. Supplies was reduced to $350, Vehicle and Field Service & Maintenance was reduced to $200 and Furniture and Fixtures was transferred to the Library budget. -3- 1913 X 1914 FIRE DEPARTMENT: Vehicle operating expense was reduced to $4, 200, Training and a ucation was reduced to $600. Land and Land Im- provement was deleted as was Automotive Equipment. No other business appearing to come before the Council at this session, it was moved by Councilman McElhaney, seconded by Councilman Nagel, that the meeting adjourn until Tuesday, May 18, 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 11:20 o'clock p.m. Motion carried. APPROVED: Respectfully submitted, 00 City Cierk mayor -4-