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CC RESOLUTION 406RESOLUTION N0. 406. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE' CITY OF EL WGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING TO RICHMID OIL CORPORATIOP, A PERUIT FOR TIE DRIMING OF THAT CERTAIN OIL tNELL IN SAID CI'T'Y DESIGNATED AND F.NO'JVN AS "SANTA FE B -1 ". ;IHEREAS, application has been made to the City of E1 Segundo, California, by RICHFIEI;D OIL CORPORATION for a permit for that certain oil well within said City, hereinafter referred to: AND, "IH3iEA6, after consideration of the said application, the City Council of said City is disposed to grant same, subject to the terms and conditions, regula- tions and requirements hereinafter set forth; NO +, THAREFORn, the City Council of the City of El Segundo, California, does resolve, declare and determine as follows: SECTION 1. That RICHFIELD OIL CORPORATION, is hereby licensed and permitted to erect one derrick for the purpose of drilling for oil, gas and/or other hydrocarbon substances, and also to install and operate the necess ,ry drilling equipment therein for the purpose of drilling a well for oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances, and also to install and operate the necessary machinery and equipment for operating the said well. SECTION 2. That said license or permit shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions, require- ments and regulations set forth in the £ollowinE form of permit issued to the said licensee. The said form of permit is as follows: 1- R n ,F 44) "PERTH IT 'THIS IS 10 CERTI_'Y that RICEPITUD 011 COR,'OR211ION, under date of September 22, 1937, by the legislative body of the City of El Segundo, County of yos Angeles, estate of Cali- fornia, was granted permission to erect one derrick for the purpose of drilling for oil, gas and /or other hydrocarbon sub- stances, and also to install and operate the necessary drill- ing equipment therein for the purpose o.: drilling a well for oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances, and also to install and operate the necessary machinery and equipment f or operat- ing the said well upon the following express terms and con- ditions, each and every one of which must be observed and per- formed promptly by the licensee (whenever the same become applicable) in order to keep this permit in fall and continu- ing force and effect. Said terms and conditions are as follows: First: Said derrick and its appurtenant struc- tures shall be erected on the following described real prop- erty located in the City of sl Segundo, County of Los Angeles, St_te of California, to -wits S2 of N"It' of Section 7, Township 3 ,youth, Range 14, 'lest, S. B. B. E ;, - - the center of said derrick is to be located 330' East of the driest line and 330' North of the South line of said 31 of T4Is of Section 7. and the said well shall be known and is hereby designated as ,,Santa Fe B -111. t- Second: Said licensee shall pay to the City o1 -�l Segundo, California, the full amount of any license .fee which may now or hereafter be reasonably required under the ordinances or laws of said City, or regulations of the legislative body thereof, and which applies to or has reference to any such derricl or well, and which said license fee, if and when provided for, must continue to be paid as long as drilling operations, drill- ing, mining, pumping or other operations in and about said der- rick or well continue, including the production therefrom of oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances from a flowing well, and as long as such derrick remains standing, and the same shall be promptly paid as the same becomes due and payable to said City. lio fee or license fee paid, or any part thereof, shall be refunded. Third: said derrick and /or any appurtenant structure shall not be erected nearer than ten feet to the nearest property line of any public street, avenue or highway, or near- er than twenty -five feet to any existing dwelling, except upon the written permission of the owner of such dwelling duly sigried and filed with the building inspector of said City. Fourth: Licensee agrees to furnish as drilling prog- resses, a full, true and correct copy of the log of said well for the use of said City in ascertaining the possibilities fm a municipal water supply within the district, to a depth of not to exceed one thousand feet, and thereafter said licensee shall, if requested, notify said City of any water strata encountered and recorded by it, and the depth thereof. Fifth: The said licensee shall, on request of the legislative body of said City, route all heavy materials and heavy loads of materials brought to or from said well, over 3- e ;� + -, of such streets as the said legislative body may direct; provid- ed, however, that such streets shall be appropriately posted, at the expense of said City. Sixth: That no abandoned oil derrick or derricks used in connection with such well will be allowed to remain upon the premises where same is located for a longer period than ninety days after such abandonment. Seventh: That upon abandonment of any well drilled under this permit; the same shall be filled or plugged accord- ing to good mininc practice, the derrick removed and the prem- ises cleaned up and restored as nearly as possible to their condition as they existed at the time of the granting of this permit . LAghth: That the said licensee shall not willfully permit any water, oil or other hydrocarbon substance to escape from said well or premises and flow in or aeon any of the public streets, lanes, ways, avenues or highways, of the said City of El Segundo, California, unless by further permit in writing from the legislative body of said City first had and obtained; provided, however, that the licensee will pay to said City, immediately upon demand therefor, the full amount of any and all damage which may be occasioned to any of such streets, lanes, ways, avenues or highways, by reason of a violation of the provisions of this section whether such violation was willful, negligent or otherwise. Ninth: The licensee does hereby further agree to erect at its own cost and expense such embankments, sump holes and protection works, as may be required in order to safe- guard as far as reasonably possible, the lives and property of persons in the vicinity. 4- Tenth: Said licensee further agrees to observe and abide by all the laws of the state of California, relatim to the subject Of mining for oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substanc- es within said State, and also all valid ordinances of the City of 'sl 3egundo, California, relating thereto. leventh: That the said licensee shall immediately at its Own cost and expense, cause to be completely repaired to the satisfaction of the Street 3uperintenient of the City of .l Segundo, California, any and all damage to any public street, avenue, lane, way, alley or place within the said City which may be occasioned by it or by any of its agents or employees, in or by reason of the transportation of materials or supplies, or equipment, or production, either to or from the said derrick or well, or by reason of any overflow therefrom. Said licensee shall also cooperate with the authorities of said City of El Segundo, in the apprehen- sion of any other persons damaging public property, upon delivering materials, equipment, supplies or production, either to or from the said well. Twelfth: That the said licensee shall at all times during the construction and operation of the said well permit the Chief of Police of said City and his officers, the City Engineer of said City and /or his authorized deputy, and the Chief of the Fire Department of said City and his duly author- ized assistants, to enter upon the said premises and into the said derrick at their own risk, so far as licensee is concerned, and the said Chief of Police and his officers, the City Engineer and his deputy and the Chief of the Fire Department and his assistants, shall have free and unmolested right to so enter upon the said premises and into the said derrick and structures appurtenant thereto, for the purpose 5- of ascertaining whether or not all of the terms and conditions of this permit are being observed and kept by said licensee. Thirteenth: All of the terms and conditions herein stated, in the opinion of the legislative body of said City, are required for the purpose Of protecting the public peace, health, safety and welfare of the said City of El Segundo, and particu- larly that portion of the public residing in the vicinity of the proposed well herein referred to, and the licensee above named by accepting this permit and electing to operate under the same, hereby acquiesces in the findings of the said legislative body in such regard, and further agrees to each, all and every one of the terms and conditions set forth in this permit and prom- ises and agrees to perform each and all of them on its part to be kept and performed. ourteenth: This permit is not assignable except by written consent of the legislative body of the said City of 71 Segundo, California, first had and obtained; or except to a subsidiary or parent corporation of the licensee, but ho such assignment shall operate to relieve the licensee herein from any obligations imposed or created herein without the consent of such legislative body first had and obtained, nor shall any such assignment be operative for any purpose unless and until such assignee shall have filed its written acceptance of the terms and conditions hereof. fifteenth: This permit lapses and becomes auto- matically void unless the derrick to be erected hereunder is so erected and completed within sixty days from date hereof, unless a further extension of time , within which to complete the same is granted in writing by the legislative body of said City. 6- Sixteenth: Nothing in this permit contained shall be construed as limiting or abridging the power or rights of the legislative body of said City to prescribe more or less stringent provisions in any future permit which may be granted by said legislative body within said Dity. Seventeenth: Any notice to be given under the prov- isions of this permit will be deemed sufficient if deposited in the United States post office at either Los Angeles, California, or 'S1 Segundo, California, postage prepaid, addressed to the licensee or the City of L1 Segundo, California, as the case may be, as follows: The City of Y1 Segundo, Care of City Clerk, City Hall, El Segundo, California; and as to the licensee : - Richfield Oil Corporation, 155 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, California. The day of actual service as contemplated herein shall be con- strued to be the day following that upon which such notice is actually deposited in the post office. ,eighteenth: The City Council reserves the right upon ten days notice to licensee of the breach of any of the terms and/or conditions herein set forth, and the failure of licensee to remedy any such breach within said period to cancel and revoke this permit forthwith and without any liability therefor on the part of said City, or any of its officers or agents. Nineteenth: It is further agreed and made a particular condition hereof that the said derrick will be act ual.V located and constructed, fully rigged and with necessary appurten- ances, boilers, engine, pipes, etc., required to efficiently 7^ operate same, within sixty days from date hereof and that said well will be actually spudded in within ninety days from date hereof, and that same will be diligently and continuously operat- ed thereafter, with full crews, until same is completed or finally abandoned. Twentieth: The derrick, of the said well shall have at all times conspicuously displayed thereon in letters not less than six inches in height, visible from two different sides of such derrick, appropriate signs stating the name of such well and the name of the permittee of such well. IN 'NITI+ESS WHER OP, this permit has been issued to said licensee above named this 23rd day of September, A. D., 1937, upon orders of the legislative body of said City, express- ed by resolution of said body, beret of ore adopted. ATT .aT: City Clerk (SEAL) Building Inspector o e i y of 'l Segundo, California. M. 4, '. 2 a.'i. ' It E1 Segundo, California. September 23, 1937. RICHFIELD OIL 003PORATION, licensee above named, does hereby consent to all of the conditions, agreements, terms and requirements set forth in the foregoing permit, does hereby agree to same and does hereby further promise and agree to observe and abide by the same and each and all of them on its part to be kept and performed, and does hereby positively state and declare that this consent and agreement is supported by an adequate and valuable con- sideration passing to it, receipt of which is hereby expressly acknowledged. RICHFIELD OIL CORPORATION By: Its LICENSEE The foregoing permit is approved by me as to provisions. ayor of the city o _ Segun o, Calif ornia. The foregoing permit is approved by me as to form. City Attorney of the Ci y o El Segundo, California. „ M Su0TION 3. That the Building Inspector of the City of R1 Segundo, California, is hereby authorized and instructed to issue the said permit hereinabove referred to to said licensee, and the City Clerk of said City is hereby authorized and instructed to attest the same and to affix the official seal of said City thereto, upon receipt of a duplicate copy of the said form of permit duly executed on the part of said City and accented in writing by Richfield Oil Corporation, in the form of acceptance hereinabove set forth and which constitutes a part of the consideration for the issuance of said permit. SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution; shall cause the original of the same to be entered in the book of resolutions of said City, and shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceediriFs of the City Council of said City in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopt ed. Passed, approved and adopted this 22nd day of September, A. D., 1937. to aye or oi''mne-Tvey ol` 71 77= 6, npi;fornia, I b6AY i 10- S iATL OF CALIFORLIA, ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGI LEE, ) SS. ) CITY a' EL SEGUNUO. ) I, Victor D. T,icCarthy, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution Bo. 406, was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the Nayor of said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of the said Council held on the 22nd day of September, A. L. , 1937, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Gerow, Sesser, Selby and Tiayor Binder; Noes: Councilmen Done; Absent: Councilman Love. ( S.IA L ) 11- i y ar OMT z UI o it Segundo, California. '14