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Jet
aircraft
L.B. Motor
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Or. Co.
League
Cities
Island
Drill.
Seal Beach. California
September 15. 1953
The City Council of the City of Seal Beach. Calif-
ornia. met in regular session at 8:00 P.M. with Mayor Shufelt
presiding. Meeting was called to order with the salute to the
Flag.
Present:
Mayor Shufelt
Councilmen:, Bowen..
Lawhead. Leonard. Webster II
Absent:
It
It
None
The minlltes of the regular meeting of September l::Hh,
were read and approved on the Mayor'S Motion.
COMMUNICATIONS:
Letter frOM Commanding General C. F.- Schilt of the
El Toro Marine Air Station. requesting citizens to report any
low flying or stunting jet type aircraft. Ordered received and
filed and acknowledged.
Notice of hearing of Long Beach Motor Bus Co~ and
Lo~g Beach City Lines to consolidate. was ordered received and
filed.
Seal Beach Planning (,olnlllission. Buell Brown. Acting
Secretary. recommending a change in zoning varianoe as request-
ed by Archibald Lyon. Lot 8. Blk. 9. Bay City Tract on con-
di tion that the west wall of the rear b'lilding be of three hour
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fire wall construction. It was moved by Webster. seconded by
Bowen that the request for zone variance be granted as out-
lined.
AYES:
NOES:
Bowen, Lawhead. Leonard. Webster, Shufelt
None
Motion carried.
Excel~ts from the minutes and a resolution of the
Orange County Leaglle of l.:ities Executive Committee meeting held
Sept. 10. 1953 in Orange. California. relative to assisting the
City of Seal Beach in it's fight against Island Oil Drilling
were read. The Mayor stated that he had discussed the matter
further with Mayor Pierson of anaheim. a State Director of the
League. and he suggested that the City send all possible infor-
mation to the Legal Counsel of the State League asking for
assistance. Mimltes received and filed.
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Reports of the City Clerk and Ci ty Treas IlrSr for the
month of August. 1953 were presented. It was moved by Webster
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Air
pollution
Civil
Service
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seconed by Lawhead. that the reports be received and filed.
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AYES:
NOES:
Bowen. Lawhead, Leonard. Webster. Shufelt
None
Motion carried.
Dji!mands numbering 443. to 523 inclusive. totaling $10.603.86
as approved by the Finance Committee w.ere presented. It was moved
by Leonard. seconded by Bowen that the deMands be allowed and
warrants drawn on the Tneasury for the same.
AYES:
110ES:
Bowen, Lawhead. Leonard, tvebster.. Shufelt
None
Motion carried.
After considerable discussion relative to the soot sub-
stance coming from the Bureau of Light and Power plant. the City
Attorney was req~ested to write the Bureau and the Orange County
Air Pollution Board. complaining of the nuisance.
The Mayor stated he 'had 'contacted several residents of
the City and offered the following names for approval as members
of the Civil Service COMmission;
Louis U. Bennett. R. W. Reeves. Clifford Hannah. Norman
Little and Williard Hanzlik. It was moved by Webster. seconded by
Leonard that the above named be appointed to serve on the Civil
Service Commission.
AYES:
NOES:
Bowen. Lawhead. Leonard. Webster. Shufelt
None
Hot1:m carried.
There being no further business the Meeting was adjourn-
ed on the Mayor's motion.
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Mayor
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. City Clerk
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City Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk
of the Seal Beach City Council
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SEP. 2 ~ 1953
STA TEMENT OF' CITY CLERK
I. F. W. HICKMAN. Cit~ Clerk of the City of Seal Beach.
California. DO HEREBY CERTIFY AND DECLARE. that the City Council
of the City of Seal Beach. met in special session at 8:00 P.M.
as re~uired by Sec. 11119 of the ~lection Code. for the purpose
of canvassing the precinct returns of the Spe~ial Municipal Recall
Election held September 17. 1953. Meeting was called to order by
Mayor Shufelt with the ,salute to the Flag.
Present: Mayor Shufelt
Councilmen: 'Bowen. Leonard. Webster
Absent:
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Lawhead
The Measures voted upon at said special municipal recail
election were as follows:
"Shall: FRANK L. SHUFELT be recalled from the office
of member of the City Council. :Clty of"Seal ?Be!l:ch"l
Shall ALBZRT R. LEONARD be recalled from the offic&.
of member of the City Councll.~,eH1"'-0f"'Seal~Beach?
Shall LEW WEBSTER be recalled froM the office of
Member of the.City Council. City of Seal Beach?
Shall DONOVAN D. LAWHEAD be recalled from the office
of member of the City Council. ,City of Seal Be~ch?
Shall D. F. BOWEN be recalled froM the office of
meMber of the City Council..City of Seal Beach?
If the recall prevailll3 shall the City Council fill
the vacancy or vacancies by appointment or call ~
s~ecial election for that purpose?"
That the number of votes for and against said measures
in the said eight precincts are as follows:
FRANK L. SHUFELT
1 2.
YES 58 62.
NO" 128 10.5
ABSENTEE VOTES
TOTAL VOTE
ALBERT R. LEONARD
1 2
YES 68 70
NO IHl 98
ABSENTEE VOTES
TOTAL VOTE
LEW WEBSTER
1 2
YES 48 61
NO 137 104-
ABSENTEE VOTES
TOTAL vo'm
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Precincts
3 4 5. 6 7 8
87 66 46 ;~ 42' 64
102: BO 101 101 127
YES 8 NO 20
YES 498 NO 862:
Precincts
3 4 5 6 7 '8
89 72 48 70 ~ 67
100 7.5 100 92 123
YES 8 NO 20 I
YES 540 NO 821
Precincts
J 4 5 6 7 8
l~~ 66 45 67 40 56
79 103 95 103' 135
YES 7 NO 21
YES 474 NO 882
DONOVAN D. LAWHEAD
1 2
YES-.lj 41
NO 148 120
ABSENTEE VOTES
TOTAL VOTE
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D. F. BOWEN
1 2
YES 48 52
NO 137 115
ABSENTEE VOTES
TOTAL VOTES.
!fLAPPOINTMENT
1 2
. 102 74
BY SPECIAL ELECTION
1
66
2
80
313
Precincts
3 4 5
50 40 40
133 95 104
YES "" NO 24
YES 31,g, NO 1002:
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28
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8
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6
42
120
Precinctlll
3 4 5
B2 57 39
lOB 87 lOb
YES 4 NO 24
YES 433 NO 921
7
38
104
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13
6
59
104
3
72
Precinctsl
4 5 6 7
47 66 641 69
Total Vobe~ 588
8
81
3
104
Precincts
4 5 6 7
74 69 86 ' 69
Total Votes 656
8
95
ABSENTEE VOTES
By Appointment 13
By Spec. Elec. 13
The mafjority of votes were given aBainst the recall of
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each CouncilMan and the recall as to each CouncilMan was defeated
and faUed.
Resolution No. B18. a Resolution of the City Council
of the City of Seal Beach declaring the result of a Special
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Recall Election. was presented by Attorney Buck. It was~e~
by Webster. seconded by Bowen that Resolution No. 81B be adOpted.
AYES: Bowen. Leonard. Webster. Shufelt
NOES: None
ABSENT: Lawhead
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Seal Beach. Calif'ornla
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