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Island
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Seal Beach, California
,>iarch 16, 1954
The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in
regular session at 7:30 P.M. with Mayor Shufelt presiding.
The meeting was called to order with the salute to the Flag.
In the absence of a member of the Ministerial
Association no invocation was pronounced.
Present: Mayor Shuf,elt
Councilmen: Lawhead, Leonard, Webster
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Absent:,
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Bowen
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The m~nutes of the regular meeting of March 2, 1954
were read and corrected on the Mayor's motion.
Letter from H. J. Eichhorn, suggesting ~lectric
power be used in the Island Drilling operation to eliminate
smog, was received and filed.
Request of the Orange County Society for Crippled
Children, to sell paper lapel Easter Lillies on the streets
on April 3, 1954. It was moved by Webster and seconded by
.Leonard that the request be granted.
AYES,
NOES::
ABSENT:
Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
None
Bowen
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Motion carried.
Letter from Riverside Rancho requesting information
as to ordinances and regulations relative to operating a dance
hall in the Airport buildings was referred to the City Clerk
for reply.
The minutes of the West Orange County Water Board
were read and clayor Shufelt stated that since the Navy would
only furnish $102,000 for the project it would be necessary
for the City to hold a bond election for $204,000 as our share.
This election should be in early June. The l~yor further
stated that proced~re between the Navy and the City to be in
contract form for .con.tribution of $102,000 and purchase price
o~ water to include interest, maintenance and operation.
Navy to give City accepting the cost at $29.40 per acre foot.
On request of the Monterey Oil (,ompany to install
telephone cable to Island, it was moved by Leonard and
seconded by Lawhead that the initial installation be approved
but that no trucks or auto traffic be allowed without specific
authorization rrom delegated representative of the City and/or
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Chief of Police, and that the City Attorney be directed to reply
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in thili manner.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT 1
Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, ~hufelt
None
Bowen
Motion carried.
Reports of the City Treasurer and City Clerk for
the month of February 1954 were presented. It was moved by
Webster and seconded by Lawhead that the City Officer's
reports be received and filed.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
None
Bowen
Motion carried.
Demands numbering 1425 to 1484 inclusive, totaling
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$10,891.86 as approved by the Finance Committee were presented.
It was moved by Leonard and seconded by Webster that the de-
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mands be allowed and warrants ,drawn on the Treasury for the same.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENq':
L~whead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
None
Bowen
Motion carried.
Resolution 834 - Directing the Street Department
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to abate weeds w&Pe presented.
Reso.
It was moved by Webster and
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seconded by Lawhead to waive the reading of the resolution.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
None
Bowen
Motion carried.
It was moved by Lawhead and seconded by Leonard
that Resolution 834 be adopted.
Reso.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, Shufelt
None
Bowen
834
Motion carried.
Mr. Logan presented a new quotation of $6403.71
from the Crook Company for the purchase of a Harris trector
for the beach, payable over a twelve month period at $450.13
per month. It was moved by Leonard and seconded by Lawhead
He i.eA~~ H6If!tF~'/1i?...I'r-
It, to negotiate a gQQdltl~nal aales contract for a shorter per-
iod at not to exceed the qlloted price with the Mayor and/or
City Clerk to be authorized to sign said contract.
Harris
Tractor
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, ~hufelt
None
Bowen
Motion carried.
Harry Logan raported that the light poles had been
received, the slab poured for the volley ball and basket ball
court at the Youth Center and that next the volley ball and
Youth
Center
so
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basket ball standards would be erected and the lawn and shrubs'
would be put in.
Logan also reported that the installation of the
Fire
Beach
Auditorium fire escapes were completed.
The,rlayor stated that James B. Utt, our representative
in ~ongress had advised him that the beach erosion bills would
be heard in committee on Friday and that the County would pay
for the expense of Jack Woolley, ~ngineer, to Washington to
represent the City if we would pay his engineering fee.
He would be accompanied by Willis Warner, Chairman of the
Board of Supervisors. It was moved by .L.eonard and seconded
by Webster to approve the fee of $100.00 per day for five
days.
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escapes
erosion
AYES:
NOES:
ABSfo:NT:
Lawhead, Leonard, Webster, ~hufelt
None
Bowen
Motion carried.
The clayor announced that beginning April 6, 1954
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the Council meetings would start at 8:00 P.M.
There being no further business the meeting was
adjourned on the Mayorls motion.
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- City lerk and Ex-Officio Clerk
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Attest:~,~cc4_-
City Clerk
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