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Home My WebLink AboutCC Min 1944-11-20 ~ ,} ,J Seal Beach, California, November 20, 1944. The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:30 P. M. and was called to order by Mayor Gauntner with salute to the Flag. Present, Mayor Gauntner Councilmen, Reed Shouler, Butler, Jaeckel None I Absent, The minutes of Regular meeting of November 6th and Special meeting ov November 14th were read. Cou~cilwoman Reed moved that in the Special meeting of November 14th the words "or former" in speaking of City employees deaths be striken out, the motion was seconded by Councilman Jaeckel. AYES,:.' .Reed, ..Shouler, Butler, Jaeckel,. Gauntner rOES: None ABSENT None Motion carried Letter signed by George E. Stucken stating that he and Earl Garden S. Rains had taken over ownership and management of the Garden of Allah Allah. Asking the Council for dancing permit and rene~al of Licen's license. It r~s moved by Councilman Shouler, seconded by Reed that request be granted. Buis' ns Lict>n's Tree Removal Housing Bond :,eth'st Ch'.lrch r",j, es I AYES.: ~'OES : ABSE~'T : Reed, Shouler, Butler, Jaeckel, Gauntner Yone None Motion carried It was m~vect by Council~oman Reed, seconded by Butler that all business liceneses be issued in the name of the owner or o~ners. AYES: ~rOES : AESE~:T : Reed, Shouler, Butler, Jaeckel, Gauntner ~:one ~one Motion carried Letter of J. Jolly Jones askine the removal of three (3) tree's from in front of his residence at 302, 14th Street. ~ayor Gauntner appointed Councilmen Reed and Butler as a committee to investigate and repprt at the next regular meeting. . Letter signed by Gene Graven and Fred Enyker, carrying O.K. of the Building Ins?ector, asking for return of Housing Re-Locat'nll. Bond. It was moved by Councilwoffian Reed, Seconded by Shouler that the City Treasurer be directed to so do. AYES: ~TOES: .H.DbJ!,;l\l': Reed, Shouler, Butler, Jaeckel, Gauntner ~!one NOlle Motion c~r~ied Letter signed by ~rs. Fred J. Smith, Recording Steward and F. Bruce Ellis, Minister Community Methodist Church, asking for I Navy Taxes n . r. '. oancellation of 1944 - 4~ taxes on the parsonage property. City Attorney ';.Jilliams consented. It was l,.oved by Counoilman Butler, seconded by Jaeckel that this be done. AYES: Reed, Shouler, Butler, Jaeckel, Geuntner NOlES: ]Tone ABS::;::}~T : lfone Motion carried. Petition of Lieutenant Gill, Navy Department, Land Acqui- 'sition Office asking for fractional cancellation of taxes on Navy acquired property. Attorney Williams consented to the can- cellation as set forth in the petition from the Navy. It was moved by Councilmsn Butler, seconded by Jaeokel that petition for cancellation be granted. AYES: lWES: ABSENT: Reed,- Shouler, Butler, Jaeckel, Gauntner .,Tone No~e ~otion carried Carbon copy ~f letter written by Dr. Russell, Orange County Health Health Officer to H. C. Tomlin, Seal Beach Trailer Park. On Dept . Mayor's motion the letter waa received and filed to await word Trailer of Mr. Tomlin's reply. Pk. I Drain Bay Blvd. Butler Diehl I Sewage Land Co_. CITY OFFICERS REPORTS: Report. for the month o.f October of City Treasurer and City Clerk ~ere read. It was moved oy Councilwoman Reed, seconded by Butler that reports be received and filed. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Reed, Shouler, Butler, Jaeckel, Gauntner None None ~otion carried Attorney 'hlliams on the storm drain matter and progress made with the parties concerned reeardine the disposal of flood waters at Bay Boulevard and Electric Avenue. Councilman Butler read from a section of the financial report on the City made by Diehl & Co .', Auditors of the sound financial condition of the City. ACCOUNTS AWD BILLS:-- Demands numberi?g 591 to 614 inclusive were read. It ~as moved ~y Council~orran Reed, seconded by Butler that demands as read be allowed and T.arrantsdrawn on the Treasury for same. AYES: ~mES: ABS!!:~'T : Reed, Shouler, Butler, Jaeckel, Gauntner 'fone None Uotion carried City En~ineer Whidden exrylained the need for more land to make the necessary expansion for the sewage disposal plant and city yard. It was moved by Councilman Butler, seconded by Jaeckel that the City Attorney open ne~otations ~ith the representative of the Helllaan Estate, for the pur90se of the City acquiring the 2 ':-1 ,necessaryacerage AYES: NOES: ABSENT: P. E. Reed, Shouler, Butler, Jaeckel, Gauntner None None Motion carried Councilman Butler sugp,ested that the Oity Attorney commun- icate with the Pacific Electric Railway Company regarding the Drai.l' f! water drainage problem from their property Ordinance No. 303, the Trailer Park was introduced. It Ord'nc ~as moved by Councilman Shouler, ~econded by Butler that Ordin- 303 ,I anc~ No. 303 be deemed as hSving had its second readine. AYES: ~OES: ABSE!oTT: Reed, Shouler, Butler, Jaeckel, Gauntner None None Motion carried Ordinance No. '303'~as read by title. It was moved by Councilman Butler, seconded by Shouler that Ordinance No 303 be deemed as having had its 3rd reading by title and do now pass. AYES: WOES: ABSE'!T: Reed, Shouler, Butler, J~ec~el, Gauntner None ~one ~otion carried Resolution Po. 531, fixing thft license fee f~r trailer It was moved by Councilman Shouler, 2nd Trailer parks was introduced. Pk Licen~€' by Butler that Resolution ~o. 531 be adopted. AYES: :!OES: ABSENT: Reed, Shouler, ~one None Butler, Jaeckel,. Gauntner I Motion carried Ordinance Fo. 302, repealing subsections of Ordinance No. Ordn'e 251, a s~lary ordinance was introduced. It was ~oved by Council- 302 man Butler, seconded by Jaeckel that Ordinance ~o. 302 be deemed as having had its second reading. AYES: lmES: ABSENT: Reed, Shouler, Butler, Jaeckel, Gauntner None None Motion carried Ordinance '!o" 302 was read by title. It was moved by Councilman shouler, secon.ded by Jaeckel that Ordinance "0.' 302 be deemed as having had its third reading by title and do now pass. AY.ES: ~:OES : ABSE"!r: Reed, Shouler, Butler; Jaeckel, Gauntner ITone None Motion carried I CouncilT.oman Reed reported on what she was able to find ~emorial out regardinR a suitable Memorial Plaque and motioned that Coun- ..,,,...,, Pla~ue cilman.make further research, seconded by Jaeckel. AYES: 'TOES: ABSE}:T: Reed, Shouler, Butler, Jaeckel, Gauntner ITone None Motion carried C.P.A. It was moved by Councilwoman Reed, secon~ed by JaeCkel that the $100.00 a month allocated to the local office of O. P. A be recinded OJ . , , ~.' , u AYES: HOES: ABSENT: Reed, Shouler, Butler, Jaeckel, Gauntner None None Motion carried It was moved by Counci}man Butler, seconded by Shouler that O. P. A. the local office of O. P. A. be permitted an extra clerk on an hourly basis of sixty (60) cents per hour, and in anyone month not Clerk I to exceed a ~aBe eanred in excess of $lno.oo, such compensation to be oaid by the City at the time other emoloyees on an hourly basis receive their checks. Further that the City Attorney be directed to introduce a resolution providing for the same. AYES: NOES: ABSE~:rT : Reed, Shouler, Butler, Jaeckel, Gauntner !70ne None Motion carried Reed On Councilwoman Reed stated that she wished to go on record as Ballr'm opposed to the City building a ballroom for the purpose of Sunday nif:ht dancing. Gauntner ~ayor Gauntaer eave a short review of the purposes of which Audit'nthe proposed Civic Auditorium ~as beinG built to serve. Councilman Butler introduced the suggestion that employees of the Maintanence Department have Saturday afternoons off. Coun- Satur'y cilman JaecLel said that no doubt this cculd ba arraigned if em- Off I ployp,es durine the week ~e willin~ to r.ork additional hours to comuensate for Saturday afternoons off, or if sufficient employees Tere retained on duty to maintain the necessary services. On mot- ion of Councilman Jae~kp,l the ~atter was held over until ne~tMeetin~ Wooden Uayor Gauntner naffied City En8ineer ~hidoen to replace Engineer Planning Comm' n Woolley as a melr.ber of the Planning Commission, which appointment roas agreeable to all mewbers of the Council. Aud'tm Xi tch It was moved by Councilman Jaeckel, seconded by Reed that Sperry Knighton be directed to re-decb~ate the kitchen of the Audi torium. AYES: r'OES: AB8E~rT : Reed, Shouler, Butler, Jaec~el, Gbuntner Uone None Motion carried It was moved by Councilr.o~ar. Reed, seconded by Jaeckel to I adjourn. Motion carried Approved: ~2) PkAA~/I~ Mayor "'.." ~ >>: ;".._~: / /' C.it~ .