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Home My WebLink AboutCC Min 1957-06-18 45 Seal Beach, California June 18, 1957 . The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:30 P.M. with Mayor Calvo presiding. The meeting was called to order with the Pledge of Allegiance. Present: Mayor Calvo Councilmen: Tancre, ROBS, Flanagan. Spencer I Absent: It II None Mayor Calvo announced that this was the time and place as advertised for the opening or bids for the alteration of wate~ piping at the elevated tank and for paving of a por- Water & Street tion of Bolsa Avenue; o r-- o -< <! :I: Water .k'i~ 1. Loren B. Smith, Covina 2. MussroCo., La Puente 3. West & Wiggs Engineering L.B. Bids $6975.00 6666.60 5799.00 The City Engineer recommended that all bids be ~ """-6d"";'-ZC'" ~ ~ ~tf}(U,.411 rejected and that the City do the work. It w.as so move~ by Ross and seconded by Tancre. AYES: NOES: Tancr.e. Ross, Flanagan, Spencer, Calvo None 1 Motion carried. Improving Bols'a Avenue. 1. . SuLly-Miller Contracting Co. Orange 2. Ansco Construction Co. Long Beach $3250.00 2897.00 It was moved by Spencer and seconded by Tancre to accept the bid of Ansco Construction Co., at $2897.00 and the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign the contract: AYES: NOES: Tancre, Ross, Flanagan, Spencer, Calvo None Motion carried. I The minutes of the regular meeting of June 4. 1957 were read and approved on the Mayor1s motion. The City Engineer reported that the Youth Center Summer Swimming program in use inS the San Gabriel River Channel was in danger ,of water pollution and called on Mr. . Youth Cente . Harlan Schroth of the County Health Depart~ent to report his findings in sampling the water. He reported that his depart- ment could not recommend the use of the channel for the pro- . . posed program. Mr. Trygg stated that he had contacted the Long Beach Hecreation Department and that their facilities would be made available. Reports of the City Clerk and City Treasurer for 46 Ord. 503 Ord. 503 Ord. 22!l: Ord. 222 the month of May 1957 were presented. It was moved by Flanagan and seconded by Spencer to receive and file the City Officers reports. AYES: NOES: Tancre, Ross, Flanagan, Spencer, Calvo None Motion carried. Demands numbering 5734 to 5816 inclusive, totaling $21,730.06 as approved by the Finance Committee were presented. It was moved by Tancre and seconded by Ross that the demands be I allowed and warrants drawn on the Treasury for the same. AYES: NOES: Tancre, Ross, Flanagan. Spencer, Calvo None Motion carried. Ordinance No. 503 (Repealing Ord. No. 442-Parking Areas) was read by title by the City Attorney. It was llloved by Spencer and sec.onded by Flanagan to waive the. reading o;f Ord. No. 503. AYES: NOES: , - Tancre,. Ross, Flanagan, Spencer, Calv.o None Motion carried. Ordinance ~o. 503 - It was moved by Ross and seconded by Tancre that Ordinance No. 503 be deemed as having had its first reading and be passed to the second reading. AYES: NOES: Tancre. Ross, Flanagan, Spencer, Calvo None I Motion carried. Ordinance No. 504 (Amending Ord. No. .408-Electrical Code) was read by title by the City Attorney. It was moved by Ross and seconded by Spencer to waive the reading of Ordinance No. 504. AYES: NOES: Tancre, Ross, Flanagan, Spencer. Calvo None Motion carried. Ordinance No. 504 - It was moved by Tancre and seconded by Ross that Ordinance No. 504 be deemed as having had its first reading and be passed to the second reading. AYES:. NOES: Taocre. Ross, Flanagan, Spencer, Calvo None Motion carried. Ordinance No. 505 (Operational Plan-Civil Defense) was read by title by the City Attorney. It was moved by Flana- gan and seconded by Spencer to waive the reading of Ordinanoe I No. 505. AYES: NOES: . Tancre, Ross, Flanagan, Spencer, Calvo None Motion carried. Ordinance No. 505 - It was moved by Ross and seconded by Tancre that Ordinance No. 505 be deemed as having had its ~irst reading and be passed to the second reading. AYES :. NOES: Tancre, Ross. Flanagan, &pencer. Calvo None Motion carried. It was moved by Spencer and seconded by Ross that 41 . Fire the City and County Mutual Aid Fire Protection agreement as D~Pt . presented be approved and the Mayor and City Clerk be authorize I" to execute the agreement. Tancre, Ross, Flanagan, Spencer, Calvo None AYES: NOES: Motion carried. The City Attorney presented a written report on Pier his findings in regard to the report of the Marine Advisory Lease Committee but suggested one master lease for the pier. A~ter considerable discussion it was moved by Ross and seconded by Tancre that the Council approve the latest lease as recently o l'o o -< ot!t ::c presented by the City Attorney and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute the lease. AYES: NOES: Tancre, Ross Flanagan. Spencer, Calvo Motion !Los,t~ ':. I" After more discussion it was moved by Ross and seconded by Tancre to approve the same lease as stated above but for a three year period. AYES f NOES: Tancre, Ross. Spencer. Calvo Flanagan Motion carried. Mr. Buck reported the findings of OIMelveny and Myers relative to annexed territory, financing of sewera. and recommended the approval of their statement for payment . of services rendered of $35.00 and the Council approved the statement. I Letter from Diehl, Evans and Company, City Auditors: relative to adequate office space and the proposed collection of taxes by the County was discussed. In regard to office space, estimates of costs were to be reported by the City Engineer, collection of taxes by the County will depend en- . tirely on the total assessed valuation for the 1957-58 tax year, it was reported by the City Assessor and Tax Collector. Mayor Calvo requested information on the wests ide drainage project. Mr. Trygg stated that the Pacific Electric Company was holding up progress. , Mr. Buck gave a complete report on his trip to Washington. D. C. in regard to ingress and egress to the Pier Lease Sewer Dept. . City Hall Drain age Oil 48 Civil Naval Depot for oil drilling purposes and that he expected permission to be granted very soon. Certification of Valerie Sneed for the position of Supervisor of (Recreation~ Activities by the Civil Service Board Servo was referred to the Recreation Commission. -1. ~Yp.cm .t~ll'~o'~n41l.M:9l\ Qf. ~he C.iv~l Service' .~ Board, it was,.moved by spencer and seconded by RPss!. that Robert Phares be appointed to the position of Maintenance, Man Grade #~. Civil Servo Plan. C om.rn . street Dept. Sub dive Fire Works Water Dept. Eng. Calif. League Sewer Dept. AYES: NOES: Tancre. Ross, Flanagan. Spencer, Calvo None I Motion carried. The certification of a list of seven eligible appli- cants for the position of Clerk-Typist (female) by the Civi~ Service Board was received and filed. Recommendation of the plan to establish an "Area of Intluence Map" of the City as recommended by the Planning Commiss- ion was approved. Report and suggestions of O. W. Hasinbiller to improve Ocean Avenue between First Street and the river channel was referred to the City Engineer. Request for zone change by Mark Taper, Inc. was referred to the Planning Commission and the City Engineer for study. Letter from Assemblyman Richard T. Hanna in reference to A B 4163 was received and filed. .1 Permission to sell fire works was granted to John J. Cervice, Seal Beach Variety. 114 Main Street. wa:E1-..gJi<!l... bud. Letter of appreciation from the Artists League of Seal I Beach, for providing the open air gallery, was received and filed. Note from Frederic Bessinger addressed to Mayor Calvo was received and filed. Letter and article from Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Lehr . relative to rluoridation of water was received and filed. Offer of engineering services from Bulot, ~uigley and Clark, Inc., Santa Ana, was received and filed. , Announcement of the 59th Annual Conference, League of California Cities, Sept. 2~-25, 1957, San Francisco. was received and filed. 1 Announcement of the June meeting, Orange County League of Cities, Garden Grove, June 27, 1957 was.received and filed. Announcement of the annual meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, Disneyland Hotel, June 25, 1957 was' recieved and filed. Mayor Calvo reported a sewage probleM 1n the Bolsa Chica 49 Annexation, but that he had met with several sanitary districts to try to work out the problem. Mr. Trygg reported that state 1- Highway present plans for Garden Grove Blvd. would not effect the water well on the property. Engineers Agenda 2. Rodent Control Program on jetties i~ being handled by the City and County Health Department. 4. School Improvements. Schoo: Co. dealth It was moved by Tancre and seconded by Spencer that the City Engineer be instructed to contact the subd~vision contractor to negotiate the paving of Bolsa Avenue at the school and to authorize needed expenditures. St. Dept, o 1-. o <. ~ :r: AYESt Tancre, Ross, Flanagan, Spencer. Calvo NOES: None Motion carried. 5. Bolsa Avenue resurfacing in the subdivision st. Dept. under way. 6. State Gas Tax Budget. state 1 It was moved by Ross and seconded by Spencer to Gas authorize the City Engineer to prepare the State Gas Tax Tax Budget for the City. AYES:. NOES: Tancre, Ross, Flanagan, Spencer. Calvo None 7. 1911 Act. S tree' Continue study for northeasterly section of the City. 9. Subdivision. Sub iDiv. Has received a suggested list of trees to plant for this climate and area. . It was moved by Hoss and seconded by Flanagan to adjourn. AYES: NOES:: Tancre, Ross, Flanagan, Spencer. Calvo None . Motion carried. 1 ~~~:~r;i~io Ulerk of the Seal Beach City Council Approved r:2..t- ~ Mayor Attest: /dJ,~~ City Clerk