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Seal Beach, California
September 21, 1954
The City Council 'of the City of 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.
Presents Mayor ~lark
Councilmen: Calvo, Flanagan, Leonard, Lawhead
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None
Absent:
The minutes of the regular meeting of Sept. 7, 1954
and the regular adjourned meeting of Sept. 14, 1954 were read
and approved on the Mayorls motion.
Announcement of the meeting of the West Orange
County Water Board to be held Sept. 27, 1954 at Huntington
Beach was received and filed.
Announcement of the regular September meeting of the
Orange County League of Cities to be held September 23, 1954
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W. Or.
Co. Wtr
Board
Or. Co.
L~ of
Cities
at Huntington Beach was received and filed.
Letter from the Seal Beach Fire Department reqllesting
Fire
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special bond issue election to provide a t~tal of $56,000.00
for a new fire station and equipment was referred to the Police
and Fire Committee.
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Letter from Jack Lind, 1631 Seal Way, requesting im-
provements against erosion and for the improvement and install-
ation of sidewalks on the beach front was referred to the Beach,
Park and Pier Committee.
Letter from Ray N. Thomas, City Foreman, with present
classifications and salary schedules attached, of Maintenance
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Department personnel was received and filed for further study.
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It was moved by Leonard and seconded by Calvo that Charles
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Sprouse be appointed heavy duty eql1ipment-\with salary for that.
position to become effective October 1, 1954.
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AYES:
NOES:
Calvo, Flanagan, Leonard, Lawhead, Clark
None
Motion carried.
Reports of the City Treasurer and City Clerk for
the month of August were presented. It was moved by Leonard
and seconded by Lawhead to receive and file the City Officers
re ports.
AYES:
NOES:
Calvo, Flanagan, Leonard, Lawhead, Clark
. None
Motion carried.
Demands numbering 466 to 529 inclusive, totaling
Dept.
Bch.
Eroslor
City
Emply':
70
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Petit.
Garbap;e
Ins.
Police
car
Erosion
Equipt.
Mayor
Leave
Pro-Tem
Appt.
Council
Time
$11,509.69 as approved by the Finance Committee were presented.
It Was moved by Lawhead and seconded by Calvo that the demands
be allowed and warrants drawn on the Treasury for the same.
AYES:
NOES:
Calvo, Flanagan, Leonard, Lawhead, Clark,
None
Motion carried.'
The City Clerk stated that as of this date he had
been unable to certify the sufficiency of names on the supple-
mental petition presented to him on Sept. 16, 1954 by w. L.
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Robertson, proponent.
Mayor Clark stated that heand the City Clerk had met
with Mr. Kenneth Price, relative to our garbage contract, and
that Mr. Price had accepted our reduction in price but did not
favor the removal of the cancellation clause. However he agreed
to think it over and advise the Mayor.
In the matter of insurance the Clerk was instructed to
advise the local agents of the expiration of a policy for the
rolling stock and to ask for bids.
The Main Street Garage submitted a bid for a 1954
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Hudson for the Police Department. It was moved by Leonard
and seconded by Calvo that the Clerk advertise for bids for
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a new police car.
AYES:
NOES:
Calvo, Flanagan, Leonard, Lawhead, Clark
None
M')tion carried.
The Mayor stated he had prepared_a letter to be sent
to the convention of the Shoreline Planning Association, request~n-;
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,
ing they support our position relative to oil, be~cQ. preservation,
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royalties, etc., which met with the approval of the~Council.
Mr. Lawhead stated there was certain equipment at the
City Yard that belonged to the City of Long Beqch., Roy Thomas
said the equipment had been returned and the matter had been
taken care of to the satisfacti~n of both Cities.
Mayor Clark stated that he wished a leave of absence
for two weeks beginning Oct. 1, 1954 and that he recommended
that Paul Calvo be appointed Mayor Pro-Tem. It was moved by
Leonard and seconded by Flanagan that the leave be granted and
that Paul Calvo be appointed Mayor, Pro-Tem.
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AYES 1
NOES:
Calvo, <"lanagan, Leonard, Lawhead, Clark
None
Motion carried.
Mayor Clark announced that beginning with the Oct. 5,
meeting the time for convening would be 7:30 P.M.
Roy Thomas suggested that the large street roller
1::-0 u~ld ~"-be' s'-olal :irid a sma-ller and more suitable one be purchased.
This matter was referred to the,Street Committee.
It was moved by Calvo and seconded by Lawhead to
adjourn.
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AYES:
NOES:
Salvo, Flanagan, Leonard, Lawhead, Clark
None
Motion carried.
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City Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk
of the Seal Beach City Council
Approved: C;;;;;,/., (j~
Mayor fRo.nll.
Attest: ~b4.d~'
City Clerk
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Street
Roller