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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 1970-10-19 ::z "310-13-70 I 10-19-70 Approved: ex-officio clerk of City Council r ATTEST: I Seal Beach, California October 19, 1970 The City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California adjourned the regular meeting of the City Council to McGaugh School auditorium due to capacity crowd. The City Council of the City of Seal Beach, California met in regular session at the McGaugh School Auditorium at 8:15 p.m. with Mayor Baum presiding. The meeting was called to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Baum Councilmen Fuhrman, Gurnrnere, Hogard, Holden Absent: None I APPROVAL OF MINUTES Fuhrman moved, second by Hogard, that the minutes of October 5, 1970, regular meeting; October 6, 1970, adjourned session; and October 13, 1970 special meeting, - be held over to next meeting for approval. Mr. Gurnrnere referred to the meeting of October 13, 1970 and read J ., I . .. the minutes presented and made a statement concerning same. Mr. Holden referred to his time of notice for said meeting. AYES: Baum, Fuhrman, Gurnrnere, Hogard, Holden NOES: None Motion carried. II APPROVAL OF DEMANDS Demands numbered 11132 through 11289 in the amount of $229,039.75, including payroll of October 16, 1970 of $57,896.93, was presented as approved by the Finance Committee. Mr. Fuhrman questioned the warrant concerning payment of the Seal Beach Boulevard project, discussion followed concerning various items in the demands. Mr. Gurnrnere requested that his following statement be made a"'matter of record in the minutes: "Perhaps I am late in protesting this, but I now question the right of Mayor Baurn to have been allowed to sit as a hearing officer due to his wife, who is admittedly his I executive secretary, and her association with Mr. Robertson, in going to the Attorney General's office together - after the charges had been filed against Mrs. Robertson. The wife of the Mayor, acting apparently on his behalf, Mr. Robertson, apparently acting on behalf of his wife, who is the l~censee of the teenage dance hall, The Marina Palace. It would appear to me that Mayor Baurn should have disqualified himself from sitting as hearing officer in that case." Further discussion followed regarding the cost of the hearing on the Marina Palace matter. Fuhrman moved, second by Holden, to approve the demands, that the I demands be allowed and warrants drawn on the Treasury for the same. AYES: Baurn, Fuhrman, Gumrnere, Hogard, Holden NOES: Motion carried. None COUNCIL REQUESTS Councilman Gummere requested that the item regarding civic ecology be held over to next meeting and that i the item concerning appropriation of necessary funds . I for special legal counsel relating to recall petitions be brought out of order in its place. Gurnrnere moved, second by Fuhrman, that the Item relating to civic ecology be held over until the next regular meeting. AYES: Baurn, Fuhrman, Gurnrnere, Hogard, Holden I NOES: None Motion carried. AGENDA AMENDED Gurnmere moved, second by Holden, to consider Agenda Item for appropriation of necessary funds to retain 10-19-70 2fl4 ; I' , , ; ! ;.~-lP- 19-70 2f5 special legal counsel regarding recall petitions at this time. AYES: Baurn, Fuhrman, Gummere, Hogard, Holden NOES: None Motion carried. SPECIAL LEGAL COUNSEL - RECALL PETITIONS Fuhrman moved, second by Hogard, to approve the appropriation of necessary funds to retain special legal counsel regarding recall petition. Mr. Holden I, spoke against the motion. Mr. Gummere made a statement on this matter, presented a copy of same to the City Clerk and asked that it be made a matter of record in the minutes as follows: "I can not support the appropriation to pay for legal counsel in the investigation of the recall attempt against Conway J. Fuhrman. The initial actions of this Council that have led to the consideration of this item were illegitimate, improper, and very possibly, illegal and definitely undemocratic. I The law requires, I believe, that the purpose of a special council meeting be specifically stated. The written call of the Mayor for the meeting of October 13th stated only that an executive legal session was to be held, and that actions would be taken on the subject matter discussed in the executive meeting. I was not advised of the subject matter to be discussed, the press was not advised, the City Manager and the City Clerk had no knowledge of the purpose, and clearly, the public was not to be given adequate notice of the attempted action against them. The City Charter requires that three hours written notice be given by either the Mayor or three 1 Councilmen of a special meeting. Mr. Holden received his notice about 3:30 p.m. for the meeting to be held at 6:00 p.m., clearly not in conformance with the Charter requirements (page 9, Section 408 of the Charter) . 10-19-7~f\() I The City Charter does not allow the Council to expend money at a special meeting, however, the Council on a thr~e to one vote directed the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Russell W. Bledsoe, Attorney, for the purpose of investigating the recall of Councilman Fuhrman. The fee of Bledsoe was stated by Mayor Baurn at approximately $75 per hour. No statements were made of secretarial fees, investigator fees, handwriting expert fees, court costs of the total maximum amount without further authorization. A Council resolution sponsored by Councilman Fuhrman and supported by the Fuhrman-Baum-Hoga~d trio froze expenditures except for emergencies and routine expenditures. There was no action to unfreeze the budget or expenditures or to appropriate funds, although an expenditure was made. This is a clear violation of the very Council policy supported by these three power block members. The policy announced to the public is completely disregarded when it serves their special interests and political interests. No written agreement or specifications of duties or authority given Bledsoe was before the City Council at the.time they voted to hire Bledsoe. The Council didn't even know what it was voting on, unless.of course as has happened in the past, the Fuhrman-Baurn-Hogard trio knew and Mr. Holden and I were not advised. No determination was given as to the qualifications, experience or costs of anyone hired by Mr. Bledsoe, in fact, I'm not knowledgeable of any authority for Bledsoe to hire anyone and charge the City for their services. No direction or specifications were given to Bledsoe, except a very general statement to investigate the recall against Fuhrman; no direction or specif~cations were given as to the type or scope I I 10-19-70 .' 2f;7 of the investigation: No specifics were given as to the alleged violations, except for one letter that the Mayor said he, received and which I have seen. In other words, the unholy three attempted, and in fact did, give Bledsoe a blank check on the City Treasury intimidate the citizens of this community that were exercising their American right to recall. Shame, I to g9 on a fishing trip to harass and possibly shame, on those who approve this action. The State Elections Code is rather specific, in my mind in placing the responsibility of certifying recall petitions with the City Clerk, not the City Council. In our case, the City Clerk is an elected official, independent from the politics of the power block of this City Council. The attempt to intimidate her is frightening, (reference to letter to City Clerk from Bledsoe). The Council has no right, no duty, no responsibility until the petitions are certified by I the City Clerk, an elected official, who is responsible to the electorate. The Council does have the responsibility of setting an election once the petitions are certified as sufficient by the City Clerk. The Council has no right and no duty to hire an attorney to investigate the recall of Fuhrman. It is possible that it is an illegal act, and very definately an attempt to harrass and intimidate the citizens of this City in order to delay the day of Fuhrman's judgement. The Council power block of Fuhrman-Baum-Hogard clearly is attempting to use city money to protect their political interests and the personal interest of Mr. Fuhrman. They are aware that the probabilities I of Fuhr~an being recalled are very great and that fact could upset their political applecart. The actions of the three man power block is political chicanery at its very worst...it is un-American, it is surely not in the best tradition of our form of government. 10-19-70 ..$8 Mr. Bledsoe in his role of protector of the Fuhrman- Baum-Hogard power block, and attorney of Bill Robertson, is rumored to have been involved in recal~' attempts with Robertson in another town. He has written several letters to the City Manager, City Clerk, and Council I members. I believe that they should be maae public as should his first bill for services (1) Letter to City Manager, (2) Letter to Council Members (3) Letter to City Clerk (4) Letter to Council and (5) Bill from Bledsoe. I believe that the actions by the City Council were illegal, we were not advised by the City Attorney who, to my knowledge, did not know of the special call and its purposes, and if he did, why were not the Council members advised. Why the hurry and the special meeting. The City Attorney was not present at the special meeting of October 13th. I Spending the City's money seems to be a favorite pastime of the Fuhrman-Baum-Hogard block when it serves their political and personal interests. Fuhrman-Baum-Hogard denied our City Clerk clerical assistance, Mr. Fuhrman stating that now was the time that we all must tighten our belts. They deny Chief Case an attorney to represent the City on the grounds that it is a waste of money and too expensive, of course, they also denied him legal Counsel when the Chief indicated that it would not cost the City one red cent. They have denied payment to our former City Manager of funds that more than one of the three majority members have admitted is rightfully his and payment on the basis of an agreement I that the former Council requested and which Fuhrman gave his stamp of approval by an affirmative vote no longer ago than last June. These three members, as usual, have voted to spend the tax payer's moneYI given a blank 10-19-70 ..':....2n9 check tO,Bill Robertson's attorney, but refused to pay their rightful 1 obligations. Is this the type of representation that our beautiful city of Seal Beach deserves? Fuhrman has made long speeches in the past of ethics in government. He has accused almost every former official I of this City of misconduct in one form or another. He has called the audience of the City Council all liars. Yet, when an item that is of direct benefit to him, that in fact he should be paying for, not the City, comes before this Council" he did not disqualify himself. Mr. Fuhrman, I call upon you at this time to disqualify yourself from voting on this matter on the grounds of conflict of interest. Not to do so is an immoral and hypocritical act on your part. Do not allege that you are protecting the rights of the people when you are only protecting your personal interests and ~he political interests of Baum, Hogard and yourself. The people of this City reserved for themselves the I right of recall, it is a right that this Council should not try to deny. How can we honestly deny the wishes of 6,300 voters who took the time to sign a recall petition against Fuhrman, not to mention the 700 others who signed but were disqualified by the City Clerk. The record seems very clear. When it was apparent that within a few short days, over half of the registered voters within Fuhrman's councilmanic district signed recall petitions, the City Attorney in an apparent attempt to curry favor with his masters, ruled that the petitions had to be equal to 25% of the total voters within the City, even though this Council is elected by District. This appeared to be an effort to thwart the I will of the people and based on the belief that the newly required signatures could not be obtained within the allowed 30 days. The people of this City again fooled the Fuhrman-Baum-Hogard machine by securing the required signatures in record time. '~s this the actions of the electorate that prompted Mr. Baum to state in substance that these people had to be put down I as he outlined the proposed deal with Bledsoe? The Fuhrman-Baum-Hogard alliance is determined to hold onto power and by their actions, it seems, tnat they will do anything to put the people down. I doubt that the people of this town are going to be put down by these three power hungry people who have given little or no reason to believe that they understand the workings of our form of government. I doubt very much that the citizens of this town will continue to tolerate the Mayor's implied intimidation to the City Clerk that if she has been a "good girl" the Bledsoe-Fuhrman-Baum-Hogard investigation will not I bother her. I request that my remarks be included in full in the minutes of the City Council. I move that the requested appropriation of money to pay for the services of Russell W. Bledsoe, Attorney, to investigate the recall against Councilman Conway J. Fuhrman be denied, that any alleged agreement or understanding of any type with Bledsoe be terminated and cance~]ed immediately, and that the City Manager, Mayor, and City Treasurer be directed to refuse payment on any and all bills and statements for any services alleged to have been rendered by Russell W. Bledsoe on behalf of the City per Section 420 of the I Ci ty Charter." Mr. Holden seconded the motion. The Chair stated that there was a previous motion on the floor--Fuhrman by Hogard to approve the fund expenditure. Mr. Baum made the following statement to 10-19-78 {~~~70 , 10-19-70 , ":2'71 be entered into the minutes as follows: "In response to the tirade ~councilman against other councilman, to represents a classic case of sour grapes. I might inform the public out there that when it was within Mr.' Gurnere's power to hire an attorney, he hired an attorney for the Redevelopment Agency at a fee of $200 per hour for the Redevelopmmnt Agency that is raping this City. While Mr. Gummere had the I - " power, this City is now paying out to S & S Construction Company more than one-half million dollars for water distribution rights which every other developer dedicates to the City. 'In total, this City of Seal Beach is paying out over one million dollars in water distribution rights to Ross Cortese in Leisure World and the S & 5 Construction Company. A classic ~ase.~ sour grapes here now and a former Mayor, Mayorcsur~]of Boston once said, the symptom of sour grapes, is diarrhea of the mouth and constipation of the brain." representing Mr.' Del Guercio, Mr. Smith, Mr. Blackman, I '- Glen R. Watson, Attorney, 615 South Flower Street, and members of the SOC Committee, requested to speak on this item. The City Attorney recommended that Mr. Watson not be allowed to speak on the grounds that he coul~ not name all those he represented. Baum moved, second by Hogard, that Mr. Watson not be allowed to speak on that basis as recommended by the City Attorney. Mr. Watson demanded to speak with reference to Section 411 of the City Charter. Ed Smith, Leisure World, was recognized by the Chair and spoke regarding the Council action with regard to the hearing on the Marina Palace and spoke in support of the Police Department and the I Chief of Police. Mr. Del Guercio, Ironwood Avenue, College Park East, read a letter from Glen R. Watson, Attorney, confirming the terms for legal counsel and 10-19-70 e " ~272 \ ' . resigning from the representation 'of all but Mr. Sales, Mr. Del Guercio and Mr. Mischell...and Mr. Del Guercio requested that Mr. Watson be allowed to speak at this time. The City Attorney withdrew his objections on that basis and Mr. Watson was recognized py the Chair. I Mr. Watson questioned the legality of the meeting of October 13, 1970 and spoke regarding the City Clerk's responsibility in recall petitions. Jean Parko, 313 Central Avenue, spoke against the motion on the floor. Julie Dorr, 231 Sixth Street, spoke in support of the motion. Charlotte Crowley, Island View Drive, spoke on the matter. Mr. Roloffs, 4665 Ironwood Avenue, spoke regarding constitutional rights. The Mayor called a recess at ten o'clock p.m. The City Council reconvened at 10:18 p.m. with Mayor Baum presiding. The motion before the floor was to approve the funds for Mr. Bledsoe as special legal counsel as made by Fuhrman, seconded II by Mr. Hogard. Tom Blackman, 421 Beryl Cove Way, spoke in opposition to the motion. Russell Bledsoe, Attorney, spoke on the matter. Ed Smith, Leisure World, spoke on the matter. Be~ty Hamilton, 1712 Harbor Way, spoke on the matter. Tom McKnew, Candleberry Avenue, spoke on the matter. Discussion followed. Fuhrman moved, second by Hogard, to table the matter. AYES: Baurn, Fuhrman, Hogard NOES: Gummere, Holden Motion carried. COUNCIL REQUESTS Mayor Baurn's request for consideration of crossing guard service at 12th Street and Pacific Coast Highway for the I safety of school children and recreation department participants was considered by the Council. Fuhrman moved, second by Baurn, to hire a crossing guard and direct the City Engineer to pursue investigation for traffic light and to bring a recommendation to the next meeting, if possible. Donald Salem, Dolphin Avenue, spoke on the matter. Discussion followed. 110-:19-70 .......... '2~3 AYES: Baum, Fuhrman, Gummere, Hogard, Holden NOES: None M0t:ion carried. CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION--RECALL PETITION & RELATED MATTERS The City Clerk read the City Clerk's certification of examination of petition for recall and for election of a successor to Conway J. Fuhrman dated the 19th day of I October, 1970, stating 6,300 signatures were valid which would be sufficient as 3,780 would be required or 25% of the voters of the City as last reported to the Secretary of State. Charles Robinson, Attorney, Santa Ana, representing Mr. Gregory, spoKe on the matter. Councilman Gummere asked that a date be set as required by law for the earliest time allowed by law. Glen R. Watson, Attorney, quoted sections of the Elections Code of the State of California relating to this matter. It was the order of the Chair to receive and file the City Clerk's certification of recall petition. I ORDINANCE NUMBER 820 - RECALL ELECTION Mr. Gummere read proposed Ordinance Number 820 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT TWO OF SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1971, WITH A SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID DISTRICT THE QUESTION OF THE RECALL OF A CERTAIN OFFICER OF SAID CITY AND THE ELECTION TO A CERTAIN OFFICE IF THE CERTAIN OFFICER IS RECALLED FROM OFFICE AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PERTAINING TO CITIES." Gummere moved, second by Holden, to adopt I Ordinance Number 820 as an urgency Ordinance. Donald Salem, Dolphin Avenue, spoke against the motion. Discussion followed. AYES: Gummere, Holden NOES: Baum"Hogard ABSTAIN: Fuhrman The Mayor stated that the Ordinance had failed. 10-19-70 274 i I .,.~:~ . i, . ORDINANCE NUMBER 818 - LAW REVISION COMMISSION Ordinance Number 818 was presented for second reading entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE'CITY'OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING CHAPTER lOA' COMPRISING SECTIONS 10A-l THROUGH 10A-6 OF THE CITY'CODE ESTABLISHING' I APPOINTIVE LAW REVISION COMMISSION AND PRESCRIBING ITS DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS." Fuhrman moved, second by Hogard, to waive the second reading of Ordinance Nurnber'8l8; deem it to have had its second reading and be passed for , " adoption. AYES: Baum, Fuhrman, Gummere, Hogard NOES: Holden' Motion carried; ORDINANCE NO. 819 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL 'BOARD ' Ordinance No. 819 was presented for second reading entitled "A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEAC::H, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING CHAPTER 7B'COMPRISING SECTION 7B-l ' THROUGH 7B-6 OF THE CITY CODE ESTABLISHING AN APPOINTIVE I ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL'BOARD AND DESCRIBING ITS' DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS." , Fuhrman moved, second by Hogard, to waive the second reading of Ordinance No. 819 and deem that it has had its second reading and be passed for adoption. AYES: Baurn, Fuhrman, Gummere, Hogard NOES: Holden Motion carried. RESOLUTION 1900 - PROPOSITION NUMBER 1 WATER QUALITY Resolution 1900 was presented to Council for consideration entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE' CITY' OF SEAL BEACH ENDORSING PROPOSITION NUMBER 1 QUALIFYING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR INCREASED'AMOUNTS OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 'FOR LOCAL WATER QUALITY'IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS." I Fuhrman moved, second by Hogard, to adopt Resolution 1900. AYES: Baum, Fuhrman, Gummere, Hogard, Holden NOES: None Motion carried. ;' r:lO~ 19-70 2'75 RESOLUTION 1901 - REGIONAL PARK. Resolution 1901 was presented for consideration of Council entitled "A RESOLUTION'OF THE C1TY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEA~H URGING THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL PARK 'AT- THE PRESENT SITE OF UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR STATION, ,LOS ALAMITOS, IF LAND FOR'THIS I PURPOSE BECOMES ,AVAILABLE. " 'Fuhrman'moved, second by Hogard, to adopt Resolution 1901. Discussion followed' regarding quality of homes to be built at this same site. It was the consensus of the Council that the resolution be brought to the next meeting on this matter. Roll Call on the motion:' AYES: Baum, Fuhrman, Gummere, Hogard, Holden NOES: None Motion carried. RESOLUTION 1902 - TERMS FOR ORANGE COUNTY LEAGUE OF CITIES OFFICERS Resolution 1902 was presented for consideration of Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TERM FOR ELECTEe OFFICERS-OF THE ORANGE COUNTY LEAGUE I THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH SUPPORTING A SINGLE ONE YEAR, OF CITIES." Fuhrman moved, second by Hogard, to adopt Resolution 1902. AYES: Baurn, Fuhrman, Gurnmere, Hogard, Holden NOES: None Motion carried. RESOLUTION 1903 - REGIONAL MOTOR PARKS Resolution 1903 was presented for consideration of Council entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH REQUESTING THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO EXPEDITE THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL MOTOR'PARKS, ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS 'IF NEED BE." 'Mr. Hogard spoke against the resolution. Baum moved, second by Gurnmere, I to adopt Resolution 1903. AYES: Baum, Gummere, Holden NOES: Hogard, Fuhrman Motion carried. AWARD OF BID - PROJECT 343 - BEACH SAND REPLENISHMENT Bids for Project 343, 'Beach Sand' Replenishment, were' opened at 2:00 p.m. by the City Clerk on Monday, October 19, 1970 as follows: II Tomei Construction Co. G. T. Machinery , " Richard Altstadt Winton Kemmis Jasu Construction, ,Inc. Elco Corporation Earth Equipment, Inc. Paul Hubbs Const. Co. Sukut-Coulson, Inc. Mac-Well Co. "Valley Loader Service $46,900 47,000 49,170 53,000 64,400 74,900 78,500 78,750 88,800 114,800 195,000 1. 2. 3. 4. ,j~ 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. il: AWARD OF BID - PROJECT 343 - BEAGH SAND ,REPLENISHMENT Hogard moved, second by Holden, to accept the low bidder, Tomei Construction Company, in the amount of $46,900, as the lowest responsible bidder, that the bid'be ' accepted for ,the unit price bid, all other bids be rejected, and the City Manager be authorized to' execute the contract subject to submittal of equipment 'list. II AYES: Baum, Fuhrman, Gummere, Hogard, Holden NOES: None Motion carried. AGREEMENT - CALIFORNIA DISASTER OFFICE Ron Adams, Fire Chief, spoke on this matter regarding the use of the CDO fire truck assigned to th~ Seal Beach Fire Dept. and its uses. It was the order of~he Chair with consent of Council that the City Manager prepare a letter of commendation to the Fire Dept. for their efforts. Fuhrman moved, secona ny Gurnrnere, to extend the agreement with the Calf~ornia Disaster Office as requested and authorize the City Manager to execute the same. AYES: Baurn, Fuhrman, Gummere, Hogard, Holden I NOES: None Motion carried. REQUEST - W. L. ROBERTSON - SWAP MEETS Mr. W. L. Robertson requested review of Ordinance No. 519 relating to swap meets and asked for reduction of fees. 10- 19- ?p,g'76 (~. . 100.... (: ;""0- 19-70 2'7'( Discussion followed with members of the Council taking part. Ed Mischell, 1603 Ocean Ave., spoke on the matter. Donald Salem, Dolphin Ave., spoke 'on the matter. It was the order of the Mayor that the City Attorney investigate the, ordinance with the consensus of the Council that the' fees-not be lowered. COMMUNICATION - CARL ATHERTON; JR.' Communication commending Police Chief Lee Case from Carl Atherton, Jr., was ordered received and filed by order of the Chair. COMMUNICATION - EMAGEAN C. ATHERTON Communication from Mrs.' Atherton commending Police Chief Case was read, in full and ordered received and filed by the chair. REQUEST - GUM GROVE PARK The request from the Seal Beach Junior Women's Club of Seal Beach by Gayle Knapp of the progress report on the proposed Gum Grove Park was received. The City Attorney gave a report on the progress to date on the matter. NOTICES It was the order of,the Chair with the'consent of Council to receive and file the notices from the Local Agency Formation Commission 'regarding Proposed Terry Annexation to the Stanton County Water District and the Proposed Annexation to the City of Stanton designated Annexation 'No. 74. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Rowloff, Ironwood Avenue, Seal Beach, spoke regarding the College Park East Homeowners Association. Dan Slack~ Ironwood Ave., Seal Beach, spoke regarding the College Park East Homeowners Association. Mr. Hogard made a statement relative to a new process of sewage disposal systems. I I ,._r- I 10-19-70 I 10-20-702'78 . ........-. AElJOURNMENT Fuhrman moved, second by Baum, to adjourn to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, 1970 for budget review session in Council Chambers. AYES: Baum, Fuhrman, Gummere, Hogard, Holden I NOES: None Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at midnight. Approved: g(k[~ed~ City Cl and x-officio clerk of he Seal Beach City Council ATTEST:~~/-~ J.ty d~ Clerk Seal Beach, California October 20, 1970 I The City Council of the City of Seal Beach, California met in regular adjourned session at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Baurn presiding. The meeting was called to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Present: Baum, Gummere, Holden Absent: Fuhrman, Hogard BUDGET REVIEW Discussion commenced with regard to the 1970-71 budget. The City Manager stated that all department heads were present to answer any questions of the Council. 'I Mr. Fuhrman arrived at 7:15 p.m. Mr. Holden spoke favorably of the 1970-71 budget and moved that the budget be freed from restrictions. Mr. Gummere seconded the motion. Biscussion followed. Mr. Hogard arrived at 7:20 p.m.