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1971 MAY 24 CC MINX 3040 E1 Segundo, California May 24, 1971 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, followed by invocation by the Reverend Stanley Smith of the United Methodist Church. The meeting was then called to order by Gordon T. Stephens, Mayor, the hour being 7 :00 o'clock p.m. ROLL CALL Councilmen Present: Frederick, McGill, Nagel, and Mayor Stephens; Councilmen Absent: Balmer At this time, Mayor Stephens introduced Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ruiz, who were visiting from Guaymas, Mexico. The Mayor then introduced Mr. John Long, 641 Hillcrest Street, who had recently received an appointment to West Point Military Academy, after which Mr. Long described the method by which this appointment had been secured. The Mayor then commended him on his achievement. Miss Ann Proctor, 1212 East Maple Avenue and Miss Jeannette Carr, 904 Sheldon Street, addressed the Council expressing appreciation for the Council's support of the Teen Center program and thanked them for the recent acquisition of a stereo set, couches, pool table, and bar stools. READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS The minutes of the Adjourned Regular Meeting held April 19, 1971, the Regular Meeting held April 26, 1971, and of the Regular Meeting held May 10, 1971, having been read and no error or omission having been noted, it was moved by Councilman McGill, seconded by Councilman Nagel that the minutes of said meetings be approved as recorded. Motion carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS The following written communications received from persons, firms or corporations hereinafter named, were read to the Council and were disposed of in the manner indicated: 1. CITIZENS' PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE, being request for replacement of Mr. Herbert Cousins who had resigned. This matter vva3 held over for discussion at a personnel session at the close of this meeting. 2. JAMES G. MORGAN, Chairman, Planning Co- emission, being request for leave of absence from July 9 and July 22 meetings. Motion was made by Councilman Frederick, seconded by Councilman Nagel and unanimously carried that the above request be granted. 3. COUNCILMAN E. L. BALMER, being request for leave of absence through July 1, 1971. Motion was made by Councilman Frederick, seconded by Councilman Nagel and unanimously carried that the above request be granted. 4. LEONARD O. FORD, 538 Arena Street, thanking the Council for recognition of his wife at the adjournment of the April 26, 1971 meeting. Ordered filed. 5. COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, requesting that the Council oppose Assembly Bill No. 1709 which would automatically assign the City of Los Angeles approximately 39% of County Gas Tax Funds. Motion was made by Councilman Nagel, seconded by Councilman Frederick and unanimously carried that the City Manager be instructed to direct letters to the County Board of Supervisors and to the State Legislators stating that the Council opposes Assembly Bill No. 1709. -1- X 3041 6. PLANNING COMMISSION, enclosing copy of its Resolution No. 735 denying variance to use required off - street parking spaces for storage at 127 Loma Vista Street, requested by Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCarthy. Ordered filed pending expiration of appeal period. 7. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, advising of estimated costs of improve- ments to the Hyperion Plant and proportionate share which will be required to be deposited by the City of E1 Segundo for this purpose. Ordered filed. 8. MRS. R. A. McMAHAN, 660 West Palm Avenue, requesting that the Council adopt a resolution opposing the proposed United Nations (Genocide) Treaty. Motion was made by Councilman Nagel, seconded by Councilman Frederick that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of El Segundo does hereby disapprove of the adoption of the United Nations (Genocide) Treaty. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, McGill, Nagel, and Mayor Stephens; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Balmer 9. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES being request for comment regarding Assembly Bills 2402 and 2159 which would provide for Law Enforce- ment Services by the county sheriff. Motion was made by Councilman Nagel, seconded by Councilman McGill and unanimously carried that the City Manager be instructed to direct a letter to League of California Cities stating that the Council is opposed to establishing a county police district as proposed in AB2402 and AB2159. 10. EL SEGUNDO NOISE ABATEMENT COMMITTEE being recom- mendation that the City of E1 Segundo join the National Organization to Insure a Sound- controlled Environment (N. O. I. S. E.). This would involve a charge to the City of $500. 00. Councilman Nagel suggested joining on a one year trial basis. Councilman Nagel was requested to provide the Council with additional information on this organization. This matter was then tabled for further dis- cussion at a later date. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 1. MR. REID A. SPIELMAN, 417 West Palm Avenue, asked what action had been taken concerning the two petitions which he had presented at the April 26 meeting. City Manager Jones reported that in the matter of complaint regarding the condition of property at 421 and 427 West Palm Avenue, the owner had been given 30 days to make the necessary improvements. This 30 -day period had expired and the property had been re- inspected. This inspection had shown that some minor improvements had been made but that the major problems still exist. The City will initiate action against the owners in the near future. Mr. Spielman's complaint regarding the auimals at 421 West Palm Avenue had been referred to the Southern California Humane Society for enforce- ment of the City's leash law. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 1. Councilman Nagel presented a resolution endorsing Senate Bill No. 1566 which would increase airline fares by 1 -1/2% and earmark the money for retrofitting existing engines in order to reduce aircraft noise. Motion was made by Councilman Nagel, seconded by Councilman Frederick that Resolution No. 2379, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, RELATING TO AIRCRAFT NOISE., which was read, be adopted. -2- X 3042 On roll call, said motion carried and said resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, McGill, Nagel, and Mayor Stephens; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Balmer. 2. Councilman Nagel discussed the following legislation now panding and asked that the Council go on record as supporting these bills: AB -2353 SB -692 AB -1864 AB -2354 SB -689 AB -1044 AB -2355 SB -556 AB -1865 SB -694 Motion was made by Councilman Navel, seconded by Mayor Stephens and unani- mously carried that the Council support the legislation as set forth above. 3. Mayor Stephens reported that he had been elected president of the South Bay Councilmen's Association. REPORT OF OFFICERS CITY MANAGER JONES MADE REPORTS AS FOLLOWS- 1. Reported that a meeting had been held on April 27 with the Staff of the Santa Fe Railway Company to discuss a) financial participation by the railroad in an amount greater than required by statutes for the grade separation at E1 Segundo Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard, and b) construction of a new crossing at Douglas Street. The railroad staff indicated that they were not in favor of increased financial participation because they felt there will be increased maintenance and operating costs due to the lowering of the grade of the rails. They further stated that they and their management were opposed to any new crossings at grade and were therefore not in favor of construction of a new crossing at Douglas Street. 2. Reported that the City's contract with Los Angeles County for medical treatment of prisoners transferred to the jail ward of the County Gen- eral Hospital is due to expire on June 30, 1971. The service provided under the present arrangement has been satisfactory and it was therefore recommended that the agreement be renewed. Motion was made by Councilman Nagel, seconded by Councilman Frederick that Resolution No. 2380 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING RENEWAL OF A CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CONCERNING MEDICAL TREATMENT OF PRISONERS., which was read, be adopted. On roll call, said motion carried and said resolution was adopted by the follow- ing vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, McGill, Nagel, and Mayor Stephens; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Balmer. 3. Reported that, in accordance with Council instructions at the April 26, 1971 meeting, bids had been solicited for the three surplus vehicles which had not been sold at the public auction held April 24, 1971. One bid in amount of $500. 00 had been received for the 1967 Ford Sedan. No 'aids had been received for the two black and white police cars. -3- X Recommended that the bid of $500. 00, which had been received from Mr. Jose S. Longoria for the 1967 Ford Sedan, be accepted and that the two black and white police cars be sold at the City of Gardena auction, if this is agreeable with that City. Motion was made by Mayor Stephens, seconded by Councilman Nagel and unanimously carried that the bid of Jose S. Longoria in amount of $500. 00 for the 1967 Ford Sedan, be accepted and that the two surplus black and white police cars be offered for sale at the City of Gardena auction. 4. Reported that bids had been received for hydraulically operated truck mounted crane for the Water Department, which bids were as follows: Name Amount of Bid A. B. Chance Company Div. of Pitman Manufacturing $ 8,442.00 Alternate Bid (with trade -in) $ 7,892. 00 Gar -Wood Los Angeles Truck $ 7,164.41 Alternate Bid (with trade -in) $ 6,849.41 Recommended that the bid of Gar -Wood Los Angeles Truck in amount of $6, 849. 41, including tax and trade -in, be accepted. Motion was made by Councilman Nagel, seconded by Councilman McGill that the bid of Gar -Wood Los Angeles Truck in amount of $6, 849. 41 including tax and trade -in for hydraulically operated truck mounted crane, be accepted and that purchase order in that amount be issued to said company. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, McGill, Nagel, and Mayor Stephens; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Balmer 5. Reported that bids had been received for radar unit and recorder for the Police Department, which bids were as follows: Name Decatur Electronics, Inc. Econolite Kusto.m Signal, Inc. F. Morton Pitt Company Alternate Bid Amount of Bid $ 2,097.00 $ 2,236. 50 $ 2,604.00 $ 2,278.24 $ 2,486. 77 Since the present specifications were written, new equip -Went has been placed on the market which appears to be far superior to and more econ- omical than the equipment requested. For that reason, it was recommended that all bids be rejected, that the specifications be rewritten to eliminate the recorder and that new bids be solicited. Motion was made by Councilman McGill, seconded by Councilman Frederick, and unanimously carried that the above recommendation be approved. 6. Recommended that the construction of a bicycle path along Vista del Mar proceed at this time rather than after the adoption of the 1971-72 budget, as recommended in the April 12 meeting. This would allow the pathway to be completed before the heavy summer beach traffic commenced. The money for this construction could be appropriated from the Contingency Account. Motion was made by Mayor Stephens, seconded by Councilman Nagel that $5, 000. 00 be appropriated from the Contingency Account for the purpose of constructing an asphalt concrete sidewalk, including grading, paving, and modifications of emergency turnout areas along the east side of Vista del Mar from Grand Avenue to the south City Limits. 1XIM 3043 X 3044 Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, Nagel, and Mayor Stephens; Noes: Councilman McGill; Absent: Councilman Balmer. Thereafter, Director of Public Works Glickman presented for the Council's consideration Plans and Specifications for the construction of a bicycle path along the east side of Vista del Mar and recommended that said plans and specifications be approved. Motion was made by Councilman Nagel, seconded by Mayor StepIrlens, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that copy of "SPECIFICATION No. 71- 5" and "NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BICYCLE PATH ON VISTA DEL MAR WITHIN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA," dated May 24, 1971, presented to the City Council at this meeting, be approved and a copy placed on file in the office of the City Clerk; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that sealed bids be and the same are hereby invited under said Notice, and the City Clerk be and she is hereby authorized and instructed to cause said Notice to be given and published in time, form and manner as required by law, the date and time for reception of bids being hereby fixed for 11:00 o'clock a. m, on Monday, June 14, 1971. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, McGill, Nagel, and Mayor Stephens; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Balmer. 7. Requested Tom Shimizu, Director of Building Safety to present the 1970 Uniform Building, Plumbing and Mechanical Codes. Mr. Shimizu discussed the changes proposed in these Codes. Councilman Nagel stated that he felt the Codes were too restrictive in the area of owner - builder permits. This provision now states that the owner of a business or an apartment building must hire a licensed contractor to do any building, plumbing or electrical work required; and he felt that an owner should be allowed to do any work on his own property provided that he obtains the proper permits. It was the consensus of the Council that this item should be studied further. Mayor Stephens then appointed a committee comprised of Councilman McGill and Nagel, and Director of Building Safety Tom Shimizu, to study this provision of the Codes and report back to the Council at a later date. 8. Reported that the City Attorney had received a communication from the State Attorney General's office inquiring whether E1 Segundo -Mould want to participate in an anti -trust action against certain manufacturers of plumbing fixtures. The Attorney General has prepared such action and has inquired whether, within given dates, the City had purchased enough plumbing fixtures to warrant the action. It had been found that within the years specified, the City had spent approximately $1,'500. 00 on plumbing fixtures, so that if the action were suc- cessful, the recoverable amount would be approximately $600. 00. In view of the amount of staff time required to prepare the necessary data, it was recom- mended that the City not participate in this action. Motion was made by Co,.mcilman Nagel, seconded by Mayor Stephens and unanimously carried that the City not participate in the anti -trust action as set forth above. ME X ACTING CITY ATTORNEY CARL NEWTON MADE REPORTS AS FOLLOWS- 1. Presented for the Council's consideration an ordinance amending the E1 Segundo Municipal Code relating to Transient Occupancy Tax. The acting City Attorney then read the title of said ordinance, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 3.12. 040 OF THE "EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL CODE" RELAT- ING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM THE TRANS,�ENT OCCUPANCY TAX., which was read. After motion duly made and unanimously carried, further reading was waived. Thereafter, said ordinance was introduced by Councilman Frederick. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS ; "TLICKMAN MADE REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. Presented for the Council's consideration an agreement between the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and the City of E1 Segundo which provides for payment to the City for the preparation of plans and specifications for those projects approved in the 1970 Bond election, and recommended that said agreement be approved. Motion was made by Councilman Frederick, seconded by Councilman McGill that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that that certain form of Agreement between the City of E1 Segundo, a municipal corporation and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, a municipal corporation, presented to this Council on this date, be and the same is hereby approved and that, after execution by each of the above named parties, a copy of said Agreement be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor of the City of E1 Segundo be and he is hereby authorized to execute said Agreement for and on behalf of said City and the City Clerk to attest the same. Carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, McGill, Nagel, and Mayor Stephens; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Balmer. 2. Reported that Storm Drain Project No. 3402, Line J which is the first phase of the E1 Segundo Boulevard system had been delayed several times by the County Flood Control District, and since this is such an important project, requested that the Council communicate with the County Board of Supervisors in an effort to expedite this project. After discussion, the Council agreed to contact the County officials involved to try to get the project moving. 3. As previously requested, presented a plan for paving the east and west end of the alley between Lomita and Maryland Streets south of Grand Avenue. The estimated cost of the work would be $3, 000. 00 and would be eligible under the Improvement Act of 1911 (short form). In addition, a retaining wall would be required for an estimated cost of $720. 00 which is not eligible under this 1911 Act. Motion was made by Councilman Nagel, seconded by Mayor Stephens and unanimously carried that the Public Works Director be and he is hereby directed to contact the owners of the property adjacent to those portions of the alley requiring improvements to determine their interest in undertaking this work privately before proceeding under the Improvement Act of 1911. .sm 3045 X 3046 RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF WARRANTS It was moved by Councilman Nagel, seconded by Councilman Frederick. that Warrant Numbers 31644 to 31904 inclusive, totaling $438, 778. 26 drawn in payment of demands, a list of which had been presented to the Council as Demand Register Summary Nos. 24, 25 and 26 and certified by the Director of Finance as conforming to the Budget approved by Ordinance No. 743, be ratified and approved. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Frederick, McGill, Nagel, and Mayor Stephens; Noes: Councilmen None; Absent: Councilman Balmer. At the hour of 9 :15 o'clock P. m. , the Council recessed to the Mayor's office for an Executive Session. At the hour of 10 :20 o'clock p. m. , the Council reconvened, the following members being present and answering roll call: Frederick, McGill, Nagel, and Mayor Stephens. Motion was made by Councilman McGill, seconded by Councilman Nagel and unanimously carried that Mr. William J. Hickey and Mrs. Gloria Runyan be appointed to the Citizens' Advisory Committee. No other business appearing to come before the Council at this session, it was mo-red by Councilman Nagel, seconded by Councilman McGill that the meeting adjourn until Tuesday May 25, 1971 at the hour of 7 :00 o'clock p.m. , in the Council chamber of the City Hall of the City of El Segundo, California, the hour of adjournment being 10 :25 o'clock p. m. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, APPROV D: Jane D. Hough, City Clerk Mayor -7- X E1 Segundo, California May 25, 1971 An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City o E1 Segundo, California, was held in the Council Chamber of of said City on the above date. t f ment had been posted as required by law and that affidav the City Hall The Clerk reported that a Notice of Adjourn - file, it of posting was on 7'he meeting was then called to order by Gordon T. Stephens the hour, being 7: 00 o'clock P. m. Mayor, ROLL CALL Councilmen present: Frederick, McGill, Nagel and Councilmen Absent; Mayor Stephens; Balmer. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS The Mayor announced that this was the time for the presentation rF'view of the preliminary budget for fiscal year 1971-72. P y g nand After general comments by the Council, the City Mana er wa requested to present the preliminary budget by departments with th e following comments by the Council: g s PLANNING DEPARTMENT It was the consensus of the Council that all Planning should be authorized to attend the Lea budget was therefore increased to $875.00 froml$525. Cities meeting Toners 0 • This O_M/JUNITY PROMOTION The allocation for the Chamber of Commerce was increased to $9, 500. 00 from $7, 000. 00. FIRE DEPARTMENT The Council requested that an analysis be made of the Fire De overtime costs and that some alternative to the constant manning partment g program be Motion was made by Councilman Frederick, seconded b McGill that the meeting adjourn until Wednesday, 7;15 o'clock p. m. , in the Council Chamber of the City Hall y Councilman El Segundo, May 26, 1971 at the hour of gundo California, the hour of adjournment of this meeting being of 10; 00 O'clock p.m. Motion carried. g Respectfully submitted, 0 4old. eD. Oug_, ity r APPROVED- ayor 3047