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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 1954-09-07 G2 Comm Meth. ~. Lions Club Seal Beach, California September 7. 1954 The City Council of the City or Seal Beach met in regular session at 8:00 P.M. with Mayor Clark presiding. The meeting was called to order with the Pledge of Allegiance. In the absense of a member of the Ministerial Associa- tion, no invocation was given. Present: Mayor Clark I Councilmen: Calvo, Flanagan, Leonard, Lawhead . Absent: It None It The minutes of the regular meeting or August 17, 1954 and the regular adjourned meetings of August 20, 1954 and August 23, 195~ were read and approved on the Mayorls motion. Letter from the Official Board, the Community Metho- dist Church by Rev. Clyde RUCkman, commending the Council on its' action to prepare an Anti-Gambling ordinance was received and filed. A letter of appreciation from the City Council to be sent by the City Clerk. Request of the Seal Beach Lions ClUb, Dr. Val Sneed, President, for permission to use city property across rrom City Hall for the annual childrens Halloween Party. It was moved by Lawhead and seconded by Calvo to approve the request. AYES: Calvo, Flanagan, Leonard, Lawhead. Clark NOES: None Motion carried. Police Letter from Mrs. Virginia Haley and others commending Dept. Pollce Officers Farris Van S~ndt and William Holeman for the Street Dept. J.outh Center manner in which they investigated the recent matter at the local theatre was received and filed. The Clerk was instructed to write in behalf of the Council itsl appreciation to the Officers mentioned. Letter from Mrs. H. S. NeWlon, 514 Central Avenue, requesting street repairs adjacent to her property was referred to City Administrator Harry Logan for attention. Letter from Mrs. Angelo Cassella, ~obert Poindexter and thirty one other residents in the vicinity of the Youth Center complaining of a recent disturbance caused by the "teen- agers" and recommending strict policing of the area. The matter was discussed at length and referred to the Police Committee of Flanagan and Calvo for action. Copy of the request of the Southern Counties Gas Co. I- I 63 for a rate raise before the Public Utilities Commission was received and filed. Two petitions were presented at this time but the I Petit. Counoil agreed that all petitions, oommunications and demands to Counci: should be presented before 10:00 A.M. o'clock of the meeting day upon which the City Counoil is to receive and act upon suoh con~unications and demands, as provided in Resolution No. 716, adopted September le, 1950. Reports of the Water, Building, Police and Tax Depart- ments for the month of August 1954 were presented. It was moved by Calvo and seconded by Lawhead to reoeive and file the City Officers reports. AYES: NOES 1 Calvo, Flanagan, Leonard, Lawhead, Clark None Motion carried. Demands numbering 348 to 465 inclusive, totaling 013,059.91 as approved by the Finance Committee. It was moved by Leonard and seconded by Lawhead that the demands be allowed and warrants drawn on the Treasury for the same. '1 AYES: NOES 1 Calvo, Flanagan, Leonard, Lawhead, Clark None Motion oarried. , Ordinance No. 457 (An ordinance establishing position of City Manager) was read by title by the City Attorney. It Ord. was moved by Calvo and seconded by Flanagan that Ordinance No. 457 . 457 be deemed as having had it's second re~ding and be adopted. AYES: NOES: Calvo, Flanagan, Leonard, Lawhead Clark None Motion carried. . Ordinance No. 458 (Limited parking on certain streets) was presented by the City Attorney. It was moved by Flanagan and seconded by Calvo that Ordinance No. 458 be deemed as hav- ing had it's first reading and be passed to a second reading. Ord. 458 AYES: NOES: Calvo, Flanagan, Leonard, LaWhead, Clark None 1 Motion carried. Ordinance No. 459 (An emergency ordinance to amend certain sections of Ord. No. 225) was presented by the City Attorney. It was moved by Calvo and seconded by Leonard to adopt Ordinance No. 459. Ord. 459 AYES: NOES: Calvo, Flanagan, Leonard, Lawhead, Clark None Motion carried. G4 Reso. . 846 Resolution No. 846 (A resolution calling a special municipal election; submitting to the voters a certain legis- lative referendum ordinance relating to games of chance and repealing Ordinance No. 429, fixing date, voting hours, pre- cinct places etc.) was. presented by the City Attorney. The date to be October 20, 1954. It was moved by Calvo and seconded by. Lawhead to adopt Resolution No. 846. I' AYES: NOES: Calvo, Flanagan, Leonard, Lawhead, Clark None Moti!>n carried. " OIMelveny Councilman Leonard and carried by the followin~,v~te to wit: . , Upon motion of Councilman Calvo and s'8'o-onded by ..' .. Myers Bond Attys. Div. of l,twys. Gargage Cont. AYES: Councilmen:Calvo, Flanagan, Leonard, Lawhead, Clark NOES: II It ~ None ABSENT: .. II None the following order was adopted; It is hereby ordered and resolved that O'Melveny and Myers , Bond Counsel, be and they are employed upon the $369,000 waterworks bond issue to be voted upon October 20, 1954, to perform their customary services as o~tlined in -. ... .. their letter of September 3, 1954, and upon the t~rms and , , conditions stated in said letter. - . I Resolution No. 847 (Water Bond Issue-e~~ctionl was presented by the City Attorney. After considerab~e discussion by the Council and members of the audience, it'was decided to " ': ... It table Resolution No. 847 f.or the time being. ,',.: " A letter from the Division of Highways relative to our Resolution No. 845 protesting the increasing'of speed limits in certain zones. The Division will" retain the present 35 MPH zones and requested the attitude of the City in reducing other 55 MPH zones to 45 MPH zones within the City.~ It was moved by Leonard and seconded by Calvo to request that the reductions be made. AYES: NOES: Calvo, Flanagan, Leonard. Lawheqd"Ciark None I Motion carried. In the matter of the garbage contract, it was moved by Leonard and seconded by Calvo that the price be reduced to $200.00 per year and that the Mayor and City Clerk, be authorized to enter into such an agreement on a flat rate unconditional agreement. AYES: NOES: Calvo, Flanagan, Leonard, Lawhead, Clark None Motion carried. In the matter of license fees for taxi cabs, the I City Attorney was instructed to bring in an amendment to the license ordinance setting the rate at $25.00 for the first, cab and $5.00 for each additional cab. In the matter of the Beach Concession h~ld by G. Stangeland it was agreed that on payment of ~~O.OO plus the $320.00 previously paid, the balance of $300.00 due the City would be cancelled, and that a new contract would be drawn up for next year~ In regard to certain insurance on buildings and contents not presently covered, after considerable discuss- ion by t~e Insurance Committee of Leonard, ~lanagan and other ~. I . Council members and by local insurance agents, it was decided that Harry Logan be instructed to make a survey of the costa :.' and amounts to be insured and that all agents again submit bids for a blanket,!i:overage with all agents to share in the com- , , missions\, It was moved by Flanagan and seconded by Calvo to , - I reappoint Clifford Hannah to a five year term on the Civil , I ' Service H~aring Board. AYES: :'.: Calvo, NOES: .: . _None . Flanagan, Leonard, Lawhead. Ciark , I' '. Motion carried. , . .' '" It was moved by Calvo and seconded by Leonard to - , adjourn,"untll 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 14. 1954: . , : AYES.: NOES: Ca~vb, Flanagan,. Leonard, Lawhead, Clark :~o~~ : . Motion carried. -' " ~ .. \ ~~~~ City lerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Seal Beach City Council I APpr-ov'e~:~IIa/tUI~ Mayor Attest: ~ City Clerk 65 Taxi Cabs Beach Cons'n Ins. Civil Servicl