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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 1944-03-16 1~~ J~~-~ Seal Beach, Californla, March 16. 1944. The Oity Oouncil of t~e Oity of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:30 P.M. and was called to order with salute to ~he flag. ROLL CALL - Present: Absent: Mayor Reed Councilmen Felts, Henkey. Hugh~s, Postal None I Minutes. The minutes of r~gular meeting of March 2. 1944 were read and approved. PETITIONS Petition- Petition in two sectlons bearing the names of 214 persons Rec~ll Henkey. proposing the recall of Oouncilman Max Henkey, was read; also, the statement of the Oity Olerk certifying that said Petitlon ls signed by the requisite number of quallfied electors. Councilman Postal raised the question of the legallty of t~e joint Notice of Intentlon to circulate petltions for the recall of two Counoilmen, which Notice was published in the Seal Beach Post. He asked for ~n,oplnion from the Attorney General. Petition- Petition in two sections bearlng the names of 213 persons Reoall I Postal. proposing the recall of Oouncilman F. W. Postal. was read; also, the statement of the City Olerk certifying that said Petition ls slgned by the requisite number of quallfied electors. City Attorney Dana R. Willlams read sectlons from the Elections Oode with reference to the Notice of Intention to circu- late Recall Petitions. He stated that inasmuch as each Councilman named in the Notlce was served lndivldually with a copy of said Notice, he is of the opinion that one Notice of Intention to circu- late Recall Petitlons is sufficlent to meet the requirements of the law. It was moved by Felts. seconded by-Postal that the Petltlons be received and ordered filed, and that ths Clty Attorney be directed to obtaln an oplnion from the Attorney General 'on the legallty of the Petitlons, on the ground that the Notlce of Inten- tion to clrculate petitions under Sections 11100 to 11122 of the I Elections Code, oontained the names of two officers sought to be recalled, and that a joint petition was clrculated; and, subse- quently a petition for the recall of each ~nd1vldual was clrcu- lated and filed on the same joint Notice of Intentlon. Rifle- men, $1.00 each. I I Tax- payers Ass'n. ~ :"A ..~ 4 tll AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmen Felts, Henkey, Hugpes, Postal, Reed None None Motion carried. OOYMUNI OAT IONS 1. Pacific Coast Riflemen, Seal Beach Unit, by Harry Sewell, Cap~: tainj and A. C. ~hafet Secretary - Submittlng the names of 27 members of the local Riflemen, and asking that they be put on the payroll as Deputy Police Offlcers at $1.00 per year for each member, in order to be protected by State Compensation Insurance in case of injury while on duty. It was moved by Postal, seconded by Henkey that the 27 members of the Seal Beach Riflemen Unit be placed on the payroll as Deputy Police , per man, Officers at a salary of $1.00 per year/retroactive to March 28, 19~3, and that the Rifle Club notify the City when new members are added to the Unlt. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Oouncilmen Felts, Henkey, Hughes, Postal, Reed None None Motlon carrled. . It was moved by Postal, seconded by Henkey that $50.00 be given to the Seal Beach Riflemen. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmen Felts, Henkey, None None Hughes, Postal, Reed Motion carried. , . , It was moved by Postal, seconded by Henkey that the action of t: the Council at meeting of March 2nd, 1944, authorizing the payment of $5.00 to each of the 15 members of the Rifle Club, be rescinded. Motion carried. 2. Invltation to the 18th Annual Membership geeting of California Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, March 2~, Taxpayers Association at the 1944, 9:~5 A.M. D. A. Thompson, 344 So. Wetherly Drlve, Be~erly Hills - Real Thompson. 3. I Burch- Taxl service. ... Estate Appraiser and Broker - Offering assistance in connection wlth condemnation action by the United States Navy for property tn the Anaheim Bay District. Received and ordered filed on 'the Mayor's motion. 4. Val C. Burch - Application ~or exclusive franchise ln the,Oity of Seal Beach to operate taxl service. It was moved by Felts, seconded by Hughes to instruct the City Att'y to draw up a franohise to protect our cltlzen, Val C. Burch in the operation of a taxicab business in the City of Seal Beach. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Oouncilmen Felts, None None Henkey, Hughes, Postal, Reed Motion carried. March 16, 191.j.1.j. (Cont1d) 5. J. DeArmond, 124 - 7th Street, Seal Beach - Appllcation for a five year lease wlth all commerclal rights, on the Seal Beach Pier. Mr. DeArmond addressed the Council outlining what he proposes to do. He suggested that for the duration, the monthly rent be set at a certain figure for 7 months during the fishlng season, and a lesser amount for the other flve months. Mayor Reed suggested that the matter be referred to the Pier Co~ mittee and the City Attorney to work out the details of a lease. It was moved by Felts, seconded by Hughes that Mr. DeArmond meet with a Committee to be appointed by the Mayor, for the purpose of discussion of matters in connection with the Pler lease. Motion carrled. Mayor Reed appointed the Finance and Pier Committees (Council- men Postal, Hughes and Henkey) on the co~ittee wlt~ the Oity Att1y to meet with Mr. DeArmond. Mayor Reed introduced Assemblyman Sam L. Collins who is a member oft the Interim 011 Oommittee. Mr. Oollins spoke briefly on oil legls1ation in Oal~fornla wlth reference to drl11ing on tlde lan<<s, and offered his assistance to the City if needed. Gennett- Mr. E. M. Gennett, representing the Guy F. Atkinson 00., the spur track successful bidder for the Navy dredging and jetty work in Anahelm on Seal Way. Bay, addressed the Council requesting permission to use Seal Way l~J De- Armond- Pier lease. Collins. lI!ruck. Voting rights. I I , for roadway for spur track from Electrio Avenue to the jetty. Mr. Gennett presented a drawing showing the proposed work. . It was moved by Felts, seconded by Henkey that the matter of spur track be referred to the 01ty Engineer for lnvestigation and report back to the Council. OOMMITTEE REPORTS Councilman Hughes reported that the truck which is ln storage can be purchased for .300.00. The Oommlttee was asked to continue, Motion carried. and Malntenance Foreman R. N. Thomas was requested to get prices on new trucks from the Doty Ohevrolet Co. in Long Beach. On the question of voting rlghts of cltizens of the area affected by the Naval Depot, City Attorney Dana R. Wl1l1ame read Section 1 of Article 2 of the Constitution of Californla, whlch stat~ in part, that any person duly registered as an elector ln 0..(: one precinct and removing therefrom to another precinct in the same County within /.j.Q days prior to an election, shall for ,the purpose I , I Oensus. Reso. 507 - Federal Census. I Reports. Bills. -I Reso. 50s .. Anaheim Bay Prop- erty owners. 121 of such election be deemed to be a~residentrIJ!id0qual1'f1ed__el'eGtor of the preclnct from which he so removed, until after such election. Mr. Will lame stated that ~t is, therefore, his oplnion that any qual- ifled elector ln Precinct 2 ln the Anahelm Bay area, retains his right to vote in that precinct at the Regular Municipal. Eleotion on April 11th, provided he does not move out of Orange Oounty before date of election. On the matter of a new oensus, City Attorney Dana R. Williams reported that under the procedure outllned by the Bur~au of Census the estimated cost of making such a census is the sUm of $555.00, of which amount $3S0.00 must be deposited in a speclal account with the Bank of America, subject to the check of the Supervisor for expense of the enumeration of the censas, and $175.00 earmarked for additiona: costs ln connection therewith. RESOLUTION NO. 507 was introduced and read. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE OITY OF SEAL BEACH TO MAXE FORMAL REQUES' TO THE DIRECTOR OF OENSUS, DEPARTMENf- OF OOMMEROE, BUREAU OF CENSUS, WASH:j:NGTON, D.O. THAT A SPEOIAL EEDElU:L CENSUS BE TAXEN IN THE Q.ITY OF SEAL BEACH, COUNTY OF ORANGE, CALIFORNIA. It was moved by Henkey, seconded by Hughes that Resolution No. 507 be adopted. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Oouncilmen Felts, None None Henkey, Hughes, Postal, Reed Motion carried. OITY OFFIOERS'REPORTS Reports for the month of February, 1944, of the Oity Clerk and Oity Treasurer were read. It was moved by Postal, seconded by Hughes that the City Officers reports be reoeived and ordered filed. Motlon carried. ACOOUNTS AND BILLS Demands numbered from S36 to s60 lnciuslve were read. It was moved by Postal, seconded by Hughes that bills be allowed and warrants drawn on the treasury ~or same. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmen Felts, None None Henkey, Hughes, Postal, Reed :Motlon carried. RESOLUTION NO. 508 was lntroduced aDd read. A -RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OOUNCIL OF THE OITY OF SEAL BEACH, PETITIONING THE HONORABLE HIRAM JOHNSON, UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM OALIFORNIA, TO LEND ASSIST- ANOE TO THE RECORD OWNERS OF PROPERTl' I~ ANAHEIM BAY AREA AT THE TIME SAID LAND WAS TAXEN OVER BY THE UNITED STATES NAVY, TO SECURE AN OPTION. TO PURCHASE SUOH LAND IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH LAND IS ABANDONED IN THE FUTURE. It was moved by Hughes, seconded by Postal that Resolut~on No. 50S be adopted. AYES: Councl1men Felts, Henkey, Hughes, Postal, Reed -f~'" J..:.. Id Ord. No. 286 - Ex- Convicts. Notice of Pier Lease. 0'.6. A.rmy Bl11s on Pier. ~ecord Jrive. 4utual rire ~id ~gree- nent. March 16, 19~ (Cont1d) NOES: None ABSENT: None Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 286 was, read. AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING PERSONS OONVIOTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES, WHO SHALL OOME INTO OR BE WITHIN THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH TO REGISTER AND REPORT TO THE CHIEF OF PuLL POLIOE OF THE CITY: PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THERE- OF: REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR'PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH: PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION THEREOF. It was moved by Postal, seconded by Felts t~at Ordinance No. 286 be deemed as having had its second readlng. I, AYES: NOES': ABSENT: 00uncl1men Felts, Henkey, Hughes, None None Postal, Reed Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 286 was glven third reading by tltle. It was movedrby Postal, seconded by Felts that Ordinance No. 286 be deemed as having had its thlrd reading and be adopted. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Henkey, Hughes, Postal, Reed Motion carried. 00uncl1men Felts, None None Oouncilman Postal called attention to the fact that no Notice has been published offering the Pier for lease. The matter was referred to the Oity Attorney to prepare a Notics for pUblication offering the Pler for lease, and authorized to publish such Notice in the newspapers. On the matter of the Army1s unpaid telephone and electric bills while the Pier was used by the Army, C. A. Ml11er reported that an itemized statement was sent to Captain Willlame showlng amounts of $617.30 for electrlcltyand $41.05 fD~ telephone bills, total 8658.35. The damage to the roadway of the Pier by Army trucks was also called to the attention of the Army. Reply_was received from Captaln Willlams requesting the City to send an .st~mate of the damage. Mr. Miller stated that we should get a settlement soon from the Army. Nola Thomas, representing the Legion Auxillary, addressed the Council calling attention to t~e scrap record drive now in p progress. She asked about the old phonograph records in the Civic Auditorium, and was given permisslon to flnd out to whom they be- . I . II. long, and-to dispose of them ln what ever way they can be used. Fire Ohief W. S. Knighton presented the Inter-City Mutual Fire Aid Agreement adopted by the State War Councl1. lfi The matter was referred to the City Attorney for checklng and report at next meeting. Mayor Reed called attention to the 011 derrlck which has ~ ' .. .., Oil been erected west of the San Gabriel River Flood Oontrol Ohannel. derrick. The matter was referred to the Oity Attorney and Oity Engineer for investigation and report back to the Oouncil. Adjourn. It was moved by Felts, seconded Qy,Postal to adjou~. Motion carried. I -.f)/~'I. 13.~_lu:" Oity Olerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Oity Oouncil. APPROVED: ~~ w. Cf..ull. Mayor . ATTEST: ~A:..I.!'~i"";'P... Oi ty Cler I I