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PRayer
Seal Beach, California
February 2, 1954.
The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met
in reg~lar se~sion at 7:30 P.M. with Mayor Shufelt presiding.
The meeting was called to order with the s~lute to the Flag.
Present: Mayor Shufelt
Councilmen: Bowen, Lawhead, Leonard, Webster
Absent:
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None
The minutes of the regular meeting of Jan. 19th. 1954
were read and approved on the Mayorls motion.
COMMUNICATIONS:
Letter and minute order of the Orange County Board
of Supervisors relative to transfer of "remaining funds in
the West Orange County Water Survey fdnd to the West Orange
County Water Board, was received and filed.
Letter of appreciation by the Community Methodist
Church for denial of permit of group to operate an "Infor-
mation Service't. They 'also offered their ready assistance to
the Council: Received and filed.
Letter from Eleventh Naval. District, requesting
record of daily water withdrawals from water producing fac-
ilities located within the bounderies of the U. S. Naval
Ammunition and Net Depot. Received and filed.
. Letter from the City of Santa Monica requesting
information relative to water and beach pollution from off
shore oil producing wells. The City Clerk was instructed
to answer the letter stating the facts to date.
Letter from the Ministerial Association of Seal
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Beach offering to perform invocation prayers at the opening
of each council session. Rotation of such services to be
arranged by the ministers of the assosication. It was moved
by Webster and seconded by Bowen that the offer be accepts d
and that the Clerk make the necessary arrangements.
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AYES::
NOES:
Bowen, Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
lione
Motion carried.
Reports for the month of January of the Building,
Police, Water and Tax Departments were presented. It was
moved by Bowen and seconded by Leonard that the City Offi-
cers reports be received and filed.
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AYES:
NOES =
Bowen, Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
None
Motion carried.
Demands nQ~bering 1173 to 1200 inclusive, total-
ing $7,940.56 as approved by the Finance Committee were
presented. It was moved by Webster and seconded by Leonard
. that the demands be allowed and warrants drawn on the Treas-
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ury for the same.
AYES::
NOES 1
Bowen, Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
None
Motion carried.
Ordinance 445 (Boat storage in designated areas)
It was moved by Bowen and seconded by Webster to waive the
second reading of Ordinance 445.
AYES:
NOES:
Bowen, LaWhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
None
Motion carried.
Ordinance 445. It eas moved by Bowen and seconded
by Webster that Ordinance 445 be deemed as having had its
second reading and be passed for adoption.
AYES:
NOES:
.Bowen, Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
None
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Hotion carried.
Resolution 829 (Weed Aba~e9ment) It was moved by
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Ord.
445
Ord.
445
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Lawhead and seconded by Bowen that Reso~ution 829 be adopted.
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AYES I
NOES:
Bowen, Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
None
Motion carried.
Resolution 8)0 (Transfer of West Orange County
Water Survey fundS.) It was moved by Bowen and seconded
by Lawhead that Resolution 8)0 be adopted.
AYES:
NOES:
Bowen, Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
None
Motion carried.
As advertised this is the time and place to open
sealed bids for two fire-escapes for the City Hall.
Bid No.1.
Paramount Steel Corp. Long Beach,
Amount of Bid $3,315.00
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Fire
Escapes
Calif.
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Bid No.2.
Brisbane Iron Works Los Angeles,
Amount of Bid $1,380.00
It was moved by Bowen and seconded by Webster to
accept. the bid of Brisbane Iron Works for the two units as'
per sketch at $1,)80.00
AYES:
NOES:
PASS:
Bowen, Lawhead, Webster, Shufelt
None
Leonard
Motion carried.
Reso.
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Sealed
Bids'
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Tax
Lots
Monterey
Oil
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Monterey
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Erosion
The Tax Collector stated that Attorney BOWMan
wished- to go to 'tpre-Trial" on Lots 47 and 49, Block 106,
Bay City, to quiet-title but wished to know the attitude
of the Council in regard to permitting redemption. It
was moved by Bowen and seconded by Lawhead that the City
Attorney be instructed to write Mr. BOWMan that they op-
posea redemptiqn in any manner.
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AYES 1
NOES:
Bowen, Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
None
Motion carried.
The Monterey Oil Company, E. E. Pyles, Vice Presi-
dent, in a letter addressed to the Mayor and Council offered
the City for the use of.a franchise for pipe lines running into
upland portions of the City, a.sum equal to 2% of the monies
payable to the State of California under lease PRC 186.5
This amount to be paid on condition Ordinance 230 be amended
to permit granting of franchise for pipe lines. It was mo~ed
by Bowen and seconded by Leonard that the City Attorney be
instructed to prepare the proper proposition to be submitted
to the-voters in th3~fortncoming April election.
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AYES:
NOES:
Bowen, Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
None
Motion carried.
Request of the Monterey Oil Company to lay a
telephone cable from the island drill-site to connect with
the Municipal Pier was referred to the City Attorney to ans-
wer, s~ject to the approval of the lessees, on motion of
Bowen and seconded by Webster.
AYES:
NOES:
Bowen, Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
None
Motion carried.
Re~uest of the Monterey Oil Company for the return
of a-check now held by the Clerk, submitted in September, 1952
for a building permit to erect the Lsland drilling site, which
was subsequently denied, was ordered returned on motion of I
Bowen and seconded by Leonard.
AYES:
NOES:
Bowen, Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
None
Motion carried.
Mayor Shufelt reported tbat he had met with members
of the Orange County Board of Supervisors in regard to our
erosion problem and that it was agreed to wait to see what might
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happen to Representative Utt's bill for a direct appropriation
for relief.
Harry Logan reported that a meter to record the
daily withdrawal of water from facilities on the Navy property
could be purchased for about $425.00 and that to comply with
the request of the ~leventh Naval.District letter it should
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Meter
be done at once. It was ~oved by Bowen and seconded by
Lawhead that Mr. Logan be instrtlcted to purchase the meter,
not to exceed $425.00
Navy
AYES:
NOES:
Bowen, LaWhead, Leonard, Webster, Bh~felt
None
Motion carried.
There being no further business the meeting was
adjourned on the Mayor's motion.
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