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Home My WebLink AboutCC Min 1955-07-19 1... ;-) .;, 7th St. Paving Bids 1.!!!..!. Lions Club Lions Q!!!2 Fire Dept. Seal Beach, California July 19, 1955 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. with Mayor Clark presiding. The meeting was called to order with the.Pledge of Allegiance. Present: Mayor Clark Councilmen: Lawhead, Leonard, Flanagan Absent: " " , Calvo I Mayor Clark announced that the first order of business would be to open sealed btds for the Seventh street Improvement , Project as advertised. Bids were opened from Ansco Construction Company and Sully-Miller Company. It was moved by Lawhead and , . seconded by Flanagan to refer the bids to the City Engineer for analysis and recommendation at an adjourned meeting to be held July 21, 1955 at 7:30 p.m. AYES: . NOES: ABSENT: Lawhead, Leonard, Flanagan, Clark None Calvo Motion carried. The minutes of the regular meeting of July 5, 1955 were read and a pproved on the Mayor I s motion. Copy of a letter addressed to several newspapers from Zerina was received a nd filed. I Notice from Frank Shufelt, Agent, showing the break- down of insurance commissions was received and filed. Letter of appreciation from the Seal Beach Lions Club for waiving license fee for firl3works perMits was received and riled. filed. Letter 1l1'om -.:!;he-,Se8.loBeach Lions Club requesting per- missIon, for the full use of the Pier Sun Roam and west parking lot on Saturday, August 6, 1955 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for their Annual Fish Fry. PerMission was also ~equeseed for the distribution of handbills and erecting street banners to adver- tise the event. It was moved by Flanagan and seconded by Lawhead to grant the request. I AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Lawhead, Leonard, Flanagan, Clark None Calvo Motion carried. Letter from the Seal Beach Fire Department announcing the reelection of Sperry Knighton as Chief and C. W. Shepard and E. E. Glen as Assistant Chief~. It was moved by Leonard and seconded by Lawhead to confirm the appointMents. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Lawhead, None C al vo Leonard, Flanagan, Clark , Motion carried. Letter of thanks from the Mayor of Huntington Beach, and President of the ChaMber of ComMerce for participation in the recent Orange County Annual 4th of July Parade was received and filed. I Reports of the City Treasurer and City Clerk for the - Month of June, 1955 were presented. It was moved by Leonard and seconded by Flana.gan to receive and file the City Officers reports. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Lawhead, Leonard, Flanagan, Clark None Calvo Motion carried. Demands numbering 2252 to 2316 inclusive, totaling $920l.26'as approved by the Finance Committee were presented~ It was moved by Lawhead and sec,nded by Flanagan that the de- mands be ~llowed and warra.nts drawn on the Treasury for the saMe. AYES: Lawhead, Leonard, Flanagan, Clark NOES: None I ABSENT: Calvo Motion carried. Ordiaance No. 477 (Amending License Code) was read by title by the City Attorney. It was moved by Lawhead and seconded by Leonard to waive the second reading of Ordinance No. 477. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Lawhead, Leonard, Flanagan, Clark None Calvo i'lotion carried. It was Moved by Leonard and seconded by Lawhead that Ordinance No. 477 be deemed as having had its second reading and be passed for adoption. AYES: NO"S: ABSENT: I Lawhead, Leonard, Flanagan, Clark None Calvtl Motion carried. Resolution No. 892 (Creating Position of Assistant General ForeMan) was presented by the City Attorney. It was moved by Flanagan and seconded by Leonard to adopt Reso. No. 892. AYES: Lawhead, Leonard, Flanagan, Clark NOES: None ABSENT: Calvo Motion carried. The City Attorney stated he had prepared a new agree- 1'; J Hunt. Bch. Parade Ord. 477 "'t Ord. 477 Reso. 892 lSJ Bch. Umbrella Concess. Garball;e St. Dept.- Bldg. Dept. County Tax Deed &2.!:! 5th St. !!l:. Ment for the Beach UMbrella Concession for a four year period at $400.00 per ye~r. It was moved by Leonard and seconded by Flanagan that the Mayor and City Clerk execute the new agree- ment on behalf of the City. AYES: NOES: ABS ENT: Lawhead, Leonard, Flanagan, Clark None Calvo Motion carried. After some discussion it was moved by Flanagan and seconded by Leonard that the City Clerk be instructed to ad- vertise for bids for the Collection of Garbage and Trash as I recommended by the City Engineer AYES: NOES: .ABSENT: Lawhead, Leonard, Flanagan, Clark None Calvo Motion carried. Enll:ineer's A~enda " Electric Avenue Pavi~. Work under way. Uniform Bnildinp: Code 1955 Edition. ReCOMMended that an ordinance be brought in a dopting the ne w code. It was moved '. by Leonard and seconded by Lawhead to instruct the Ci1;;y Attorney to bring in ordinance. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Lawhead, None. Calvo 1/ lanagan, Clark 1 Leonard, Motion.carried. City-County Highway COMMittee. Mr. Marron read a letter from A. S. Koch, County Surveyor and Road COMMissioner requesting the City Council officially regognize tbis Ctty- County Cooperative Highway Committee and its policy, a copy of which is on file with the City Clerk. It was Moved by Leonard and seconded by Lawhead to officially recognize this committee and policy and to appoint the City Engineer to represent the City of Seal Beach on this Committee. AYES: Lawhead, Leonard, Flanagan, Clark N01i:S : None ABSENT: Calvo Motion carried. S ale of Tax Deeded Lots. ReCOMMend these lots be I . sold as soon as possible. It was moved by Leonard and seconded by Lawhead to instruct the City Attorney to proceed with the sale, the City to furnish a Policy of Title Insurance. AYES: NOES : ABSENT: Lawhead, Leonard, Flanagan, Clark None Calvo Motion carried. Fifth Street Extension. Recommended that City pur- chase property from Hellman interests at price quoted. It was moved by Leonard and seconded by Flanagan that the May~r and City Clerk be instructed to proceed with the purchase of the required property at the price quoted. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Lawhead, Leonard, Flanagan, Clark None Calvo Motion carried. I Mayor Clark stated that he had talked with Mr. Boyer of the L~kewood Park Corporation and that they were reorganizing the oorporation for the purposes of the subdivision and that as soon as the legal matters were settled they would proceed. The City Engineer read an announcement of the next regular meeting of the Associated Chamber of Commerce of Orange lGl Sub. Div. Or. Co Cham. County, Tuesday, July 26, 1955 at the Orange County Fair Grounds. To conform with the recently amended Civil Service ordinance, the Mayor presented the names of R. W. Reeves, Cli~ford Hannah, Willard Hanzlik, R. B. Grotemat and John Nescher to serve Civil on the Civil Service Commission. It was moved by Flanagan and seconded by Leonard to confirm the above named to the Civil Service Commission. 1 AYES: NOES: ABSENT: LaWhead, Leonard, Flanagan, Clark None Calvo Motion carried. It was moved by Lawhead and seconded by Flanagan to return to the flat fee of $5000.00 per year for the remaining term of the Pier lease'with Lescher and Stockon. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Lawhead, Leonard, Flanagan, Clark None C al vo Motion carried. Comm. Servi Pier an equalization of salaries be made in the office force .when It was suggested by Mr. Leonard and Mr. Flanagan that Budp:et setting up the new budget. It was moved by Flanagan and seconded by Lswhead to adjourn until Thursday, July 21, 1955 at 7:30 p.m. 1 AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Lawhead, Leonard, Flanagan~ Clark None Calvo Motion carried. Ittest: ~' City lerk and Ex-Officio Clerk ( ~ o~ the Seal Beach City Counc il Approved: ~.#~U - , Mayor ~~u,-..,- City Clerk