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1979 FEB 20 CC MINMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL February 20, 1979 1. CALL TO ORDER The E1 Segundo City Council convened in regular session on Tuesday, February 20, 1979 at 7 :00 o'clock p.m., in the Council Chamber of the E1 Segundo City Hall. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The salute to the Flag was led by Mayor Balmer 3. INVOCATION Delivered by Mr. Harry H. Weber 4. ROLL CALL: Present: Councilmen Benson, Bue, Nagel, Van Vranken and Mayor Balmer Absent: Councilmen None 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - -- None 6. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES a. South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority - Board of Directors Councilman Van Vranken reported on the budget for 1979 -80 which was adopted; that a 3 -year contract settlement had been made with the dispatch operators, and that operations would proceed this fiscal year with a modest budget increase of 2 percent. b. I -105 Freeway Councilman Van Vranken advised he had attended a meeting called by Congressman Anderson to discuss plans, routes, costs, etc. , with all the cities along the route of the freeway. Presented for Council's review, preliminary plans, dates for constructions and his estimates of costs. Stated that tentative estimates for starting the segment between Hawthorne Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard was 1982 with completion by 1989. Further stated that CALTRANS had indicated there may be some changes in the plan for connection to the airport, which may affect El Segundo. Recom- mended that the City continue to be represented at these meetings to keep abreast of the plans as they progress and volunteered to attend. Council concurred. C. West Basin Water Association. Mayor Balmer announced that there may be another increase in cost of water by next July 7. CONSENT CA LENDAR Councilman Benson asked that the minutes of the meeting held February 6, 1979 be corrected to show the meeting adjourned in memory of Howard Frank Garrard and that he would like to review Warrants Nos. 62462 and 62492 listed in Demand Register Summary No. 16. a. Thereafter, motion was made by Councilman Bue, seconded by Councilman Van Vranken, that the minutes of the regular City Council meeting held February 6, 1979 be approved as corrected. Motion carried. 8. CALL ITEMS FROM CONSENT CALENDAR b. Warrants and Expense Checks Director of Finance Weber reported on the warrants questioned by Councilman Benson. Thereafter, motion was made by Council- man Nagel, seconded by Councilman Van Vranken, that Warrants Nos. 62376 through 62547 on Demand Register Summary No. 16 and Expense Checks Nos. 2163 through 2181 on Expense Check Register No. 13, in total amount of $496, 897. 63, conforming to Budget approved by Ordinance No. 959, be ratified and approved. Motion carried by the following ovote: Aves: Councilmen Benson, Bue, Nagel, Van Vranken and Mayor Balmer Noes: Councilmen None Absent: Councilmen None 9. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS a. Los Angeles County Flood Control District - maintenance of lnra 1 fari litie� City Manager Jones stated that the Flood Control District had advised that State funding had not been included for special districts and, therefore, the District would not be able to provide maintc..a.,Lce, operations, and security for existing flood control and water cons'&rva- tion facilities. Recommended that the City be prepared to do whatever is necessary to protect the residents in case of a flood emergency. Further advised that information had been received today that the State had allocated funds so that the District could maintain its present status for a limited time, although the City may be called upon to furnish some maintenance in the future. Director of Public Works Glickman stated there would be some costs involved and there might be problems since City crews were not familiar with the facilities or how to operate the large pumps at the Center Street station. Mayor Balmer suggested that staff confer with the Chevron people for some assistance and possibly work out a plan for main- taining the facilities in case the Flood Control District cannot do it. 10. REPORTS OF OFFICERS a. City Manager Jones 1) Bids for sale of City -owned property - Storm Drain Retention Basin at Center Street and Maple Avenue Advised that bids had been received on February 5, 1979 for subject property, which bids were as follows: Name Amount of Bid Kirk E. & Kathleen A. Schuler $65,500.00 Martin I. Smith III $61,798.00 Phillip L. Yarnall $58,057.00 Kemal Shaby $42,000.00 Mel Hanberg $40,211.11 Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kiel $35,500.00 Advised that the high bidder met all requirements and, there- fore, recommended approval for sale of the property and that the Mayor be authorized to execute a deed to said property when cash payment has been received and all conditions have been met. -2- Council Minutes February 20, 1979 Motion was made by Councilman Nagel, seconded by Council- man Van Vranken, that the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, the City of E1 Segundo, California duly advertised for bids for sale of the north 100 feet of Lot 8 in Block 110 of E1 Segundo, in the City of E1 Segundo, in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per map recorded in Book 20, pages 114 and 115 of Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said county, EXCEPT the east 52 feet thereof, SUBJECT to a 5 -foot wide easement for public street purposes across the northerly 5 feet of said land and other conditions and restrictions of record; and WHEREAS, bids for sale of said property were received by the City Council on February 5, 1979; and WHEREAS, the City Manager fund that the bid of Kirk E. Schuler and Kathleen A. Schuler, in amount of $65, 500. 00 was the highest qualified bid. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, that the bid of Kirk E. Schuler and Kathleen A. Schuler, for the aforesaid property be accepted; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized to enter into escrow proceedings for said property; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor of said City be and he is hereby auth- orized and instructed to execute a deed for said property to Kirk E. Schuler and Kathleen A. Schuler when all requirements of escrow have been met; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that all bids received., except the bid of Kirk E. Schuler and Kathleen A. Schuler are hereby rejected and the City Clerk is authorized and instructed to re- turn the bid bonds or checks of all unsuccessful bidders. On roll call, said motion caried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Benson, Bue, Nagel, Van Vranken and Mayor Balmer Noes: Councilmen None Absent: Councilmen None 2) Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Planning Grant Funds Advised that the Los Angeles Regional Criminal Justice Planning Board had requested that jurisdictions within Los Angeles County match federal funds for subject programs. Stated the alloca- tions are based on population, El Segundo's share being $189.00. Recommended approval to allocate said sum from the Contingency Account. -3- Council Minutes Feb. 20, 1979 x taro Motion was made by Councilman Nagel, seconded by Council- man Bue, that the City Manager's recommendation be approved and $189. 00 be allocated for this purpose from the Contingency Account of the General Fund. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Benson, Bue, Nagel, Van Vranken and Mayor Balmer Noes: Councilmen None Absent: Councilmen None 3) Workers' Compensation Self- insurance Advised that new legislation requires that self- insured jurisdictions obtain a Certificate of Consent to Self- insure from the State. Presented an application and a resolution authorizing the City Manager to file said application. Recommended approval. Motion was made by Councilman Van Vranken, seconded by Councilman Nagel, that the following resolution, entitled: RESOLUTION NO. 2893 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FILE THE NECESSARY APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO SELF - INSURE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION PURPOSES which was read, be adopted. On roll call, said motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Benson, Bue, Nagel, Van Vranken and Mayor Balmer Noes: Councilmen None Absent: Councilmen None 4) Architect's Fee - Civic Center Project Presented an invoice received from Marion J. Varner and Associates for services performed on the Civic Center. Advised that staff had reviewed the request for payment and found it in accordance with the terms of the contract. Recommended approval of payment in total amount of $29, 477. 46, and allocation of $4, 848 from the General Fund Reserves. Motion was made by Councilman Bue, seconded by Coun- cilman Van Vranken, that the invoice from Marion J. Varner and Associates be approved, that payment be made for total amount of $29, 477. 46 and that $4, 848 be drawn from the General Fund Reserves for allocation to this account. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Bue, Nagel, Van Vranken and Mayor Balmer Noes: Councilman Benson Absent: Councilmen None 5) Bail -Out Funds and Salary Increases Advised that a recent Supreme Court decision would elimi- nate restrictions placed on granting salary increases to government employees, which would directly affect E1 Segundo. Stated that an analysis and impact of the decision was being made and would be presented at the next meeting. Council Minutes Feb. 20, 1979 X4`�l b. City Attorney Allen 1) Resolution designating officer to certify disabled safety members Advised that Resolution No. 2514, delegating authority to the City Manager regarding d; -sability of employees, made refer- ence to certain government codes which the Legislature has now modified and has put the authority in a different code section. Presented a resolution deleting the section numbers. Motion was made by Councilman Nagel, seconded by Councilman Bue, that the following resolution, entitled: RESOLUTION NO. 2 894 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING OFFICER OF AUTHORITY TO CERTIFY DISABLED SAFETY MEMBERS, AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 2514 which was read, be adopted. On roll call, said motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Benson, Bue, Nagel, Van Vranken and Mayor Balmer Noes: Councilmen None Absent: Councilmen None 2) Resolution relieving responsibility for consent to cancel- lation of taxes Advised that with the advent of Proposition No. 13, the need for the City to consent to the cancellation of county taxes no longer seemed of importance and, therefore, a resolution had been prepared relinquishing that responsibility to county officers. Motion was made by Councilman Bue, seconded by Coun- cilman Nagel, that the following resolution, entitled: RESOLUTION NO. 2895 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZ- ING COUNTY OFFICERS TO CANCEL TAXES which was read, be adopted. On roll call, said motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Benson, Bue, Nagel, Van Vranken and Mayor Balmer Noes: Councilmen None Absent: Councilmen None 3) Burroughs Corporation vs. County of Los Angeles, City of E1 Segundo, et al - No. C 266821 Complaint for Recovery of Taxes Advised that the Los Angeles County Counsel customarily handles this type of litigation and, therefore, the complaint had been forwarded to the County for this purpose. Council Minutes _5_ Feb. 20, 1979 Recommended that the Council approve, ratify and confirm his action. Motion was made by Councilman Van Vranken, seconded by Councilman Nagel, that the action of the City Attorney in forward- ing subject complaint to the Los Angeles County Counsel to under- take the City's defense in the mater is approved, ratified and confirmed. Motion carried. Requested permission to meet with the Council in Executive Session following this meeting to discuss matters of threatened litigation. C. Director of Public Works Glickman 1) Stop Sign Installations and Review of Speed Zones Advised that requests had been received for additional stop signs at eight locations; that Traffic Committee surveys resulted in recommendations to modify the intersection of Standard Street and Holly Avenue to a 4 -way stop and the intersection of Oak Avenue and Eucalyptus Drive to a 3 -way stop, and that a resolution had been prepared to effect these changes. Discussions were held on the problems on Grand Avenue in the areas of Loma Vista and Whiting Streets, that sight problems of various kinds existed on both the streets. Recommended the speed limit between the west City limits and Concord Street be changed to 30 mph. Councilman Nagel suggested that advance warning signs be installed on Grand Avenue for eastbound traffic, the Committee work with adjacent property owners to remove shrubbery for better vision at the corners; the staff continue to monitor the area; the police continue an enforcement program with radar and that staff work with the Los Angeles City Traffic Department for possible modification of the speed limit on Grand Avenue easterly of Vista del Mar. Mr. Hans Anderson, 333 -1/2 Whiting Street, stated that reducing the speed limit by 5 mph would not handle the problems, that visibility was very bad, but for starters, the program the city outlined looked good. City Manager Jones stated he had not agreed with the recom- mendations for additional stop signs at Oak and Eucalyptus for the reasons that they do not meet the uniform guidelines for traffic control devices. After further discussion, Council agreed that the stop signs should not be changed at the intersection of Eucalyptus Drive and Oak Avenue and requested this be deleted from the resolution. Thereafter, motion was made by Councilman Van Vranken, seconded by Councilman Benson, that the following resolution, as heretofore revised, entitled: RESOLUTION NO. 2896 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 5 OF RESOLUTION NO. 2737 (THE TRAFFIC RESOLUTION) AS AMENDED, WHICH SAID SECTION RELATES TO THROUGH STREETS AND STOP INTERSECTIONS. which was read, be adopted. Council Minutes _6_ Feb. 20, 1979 On roll call, said motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Benson, Bue, Nagel, Van Vranken and Mayor Balmer Noes: Councilmen None Absent: Councilmen None Advised that an engineering survey had been made with the help of the Los Angeles County Road Department as required in order to use radar in traffic control, and that an ordinance had been prepared revising speed limits throughout the city. City Attorney Allen presented said .ordinance, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE "EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 10. 52.010 RELATING TO SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN STREETS WITHIN SAID CITY which title was read. Upon motion duly made and carried, further reading of said ordinance was waived. Thereafter, said ordinance was introduced by Councilman Nagel. 2) Agreement for use of reclaimed water - West Basin Municipal Water District, Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. and City of Los Angeles Mayor Balmer announced that due to possible conflict of interest, he would not participate in the discussion or action in this matter, and therefore, turned this portion of the meeting over to Mayor pro tem Van Vranken. The Director of Public Works presented a 2 -year agree- ment between the subject parties and the City of E1 Segundo for the West Basin Municipal Water District to furnish reclaimed water from the City of Los Angeles Hyperion Plant to the City of E1 Segundo for the Refinery. Recommended approval of subject contract. Motion was made by Councilman Nagel, seconded by Coun- cilman Benson, that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, that that certain form of Agreement Concerning Reclaimed Water Reuse between the West Basin Municipal Water District, Chevron, U.S.A. Inc., City of Los Angeles and City of E1 Segundo, presented to this Council on this date, be and the same is hereby approved, and 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 the Mayor pro tem of the City and he is hereby authorized to ment for and on behalf of said Clerk to attest the same. Motion carried by the following vote: RESOLVED, that of E1 Segundo be execute said agree - City and the City Ayes: Councilmen Benson, Bue, Nagel, and Mayor pro tem Van Vranken Noes: Councilmen None Absent: Councilmen None Not Voting: Mayor Balmer -7- �so Council Minutes Feb. 20, 1979 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - -- None 12. NEW BUSU*iESS Councilman Nagel advised that the communication from City Manager Jones on sales tax distribution outlining the situation and position that E1 Segundo should be in, is a very sound position and should be supported. Further, that he would be voting on some of these issues in the coming months and asked members of the Coun- cil if that is the position they wish him to take. The Councilmen concurred that Councilman Nagel should follow this line in his voting. 13. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - -- None 14. RECESS At the hour of 8:37 o'clock p. m. , the Council recessed to an Executive Session. At the hour of 9:07 o'clock p. m. , the Council reconvened, all members being present and answering roll call. 15. ADJOURNMENT No other business appearing to come before the Council at thin session, motion was made by Mayor Balmer, seconded by Council- man Nagel, that the meeting adjourn in memory of Mrs. Beatrice Schleuniger who passed away on February 17, 1979; the hour of adjournment of this meeting being 9:10 o'clock p. m. Motion carried. APPROVED: L'if BA4-41.1 E. L. Balmer, Mayor Respectfully submitted, Valerie A. Burrowes, City Clerk -8- Council Minutes Feb. 20, 1979