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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 1946-06-20 Seal Beach, California, June 20, 1946. The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular eession at S:OO P. M. and was called to order by Mayor Jaedkel with salute to the Flag. Present, Absent, Mayor Jaeckel Councilmen, Butler, Webster, Reed, Shufelt None I OJ The minutes of regular meeting of June 6, were read and . approved on Mayors motion. COMMUNICATIONS: Girl Petitions for and against the location of the Girl Scouts Club Scouts Club house on 7th street were presented to the Council. It was moved by house Protests Shufelt, second by Butler that same be referred to the Planning League Letter Q,uick P. E. Improv'n Commission. Motion carried Letter of Orange Count.y League of Ci~ies mQnthly dinner meeting received and filed. Letter of James M. Quick, suggestion fmprovements for the P. E. right of way, referred to the park committee. Letters of R. J. Condit and Nicholas Smith requesting re- Condit Smith moval of palm trees in front of their property. RefeEred to the P. Trees Legion Boy $111-. Girl Scout Finan- cial Help I Street committee. It 'was moved by Shufelt, second by Reed that request of Ameri- can Legion for $14.00 to pay transportation of one boy to Boys State be granted and Mayor authorized to sign check. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Butler, Webs~er, Reed, Shufelt, Jaeckel None None Motion carried It was moved by Reed, second by Butler that letter of Girl Scout Association requesting financial assastance be received and filed and letter written them stating same was being held in ab- eyance awaiting preperation of the annual budget. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Butler, Webster, Reed, Shufelt, Jaeckel None None. Motion carried 1- Watchto- wer use of the Auditorium received and filed. Letter of Watchtower Bible Society thanking the Council for Yellow & Application of the Yellow and Diamond Cab Companies for business Diamond Cabs license, Referred to Lee Howard for attention. Oil It was moved by Reed,' second by Webster that reports for the month Fact Find- ing of May of City Treasurer, City Clerk and the report of the fact ing committee on the proposed oil island be received and filed fi nd- ., , . AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Butler, Webster, Reed, Shufelt, Jaeckel None None Motion carried COUNCILMAN BUTLER'~ THESIS ON THE OIL ANB SPECIAL ELECTION. liThe oil in various forms has been up for years .now. It must be Butler decided. 011 I Fact Find- ing Surv- eyor Legal 1- Accept Deed Girl Scout Lots 1- Reso 592 Reso 593 Where so much ~oney ie involved it is proper that the decision be made in only one manner -- by a vote of the people. The city Council, a mere five people, has no right to give away that which rightfully belongs to the taxpayers, without their~~pproval. In our opinion the people are not willing to entrust such a responsi- bility to us alone, and that is as it should be. ,..,...//'13.,,7 m." sl!INt.C We have obtained the best report possiblerto guide not only our-" selves, but everyone in voting upon this very grave and great issue. It is a fine report, prepared and supplied by unbiased experts, whose ability and intergrity cannot be questioned. It is definately the only unprejudiced report that we have or will have, and the only repor" backed by actual facts, completely free from suppositions, dramatics and selfishness. We hope that every person in Seal Beach studies it carefully - but most of all we hope that every registered voter will go to the polls and vote one way or the other. SIGNED J. P. Butler It was moved by Shufelt, second by Reed that the Orange County Surveyor be requested to define the legal description of the area to be incorporated in the ordinance to be prepared by the City Attorney as an amendment to Ordinance No. 230, AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Butler, Webster, Reed, Shufelt, Jaeckel None None Motion carried ACCOUNTS. AND BILLS: Demands numbering 1300 to 1328, amounting to $3,703.52 were read, It was moved by Reed, second by Shufelt that demands as read be app- roved and warrants drawn on the Treasury for same. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Butler, Webster, Reed, Shufelt, Jaeckel None None Motion carried It was moved by Reed, second by Butler that the City accept title to Lots 2S, 30, Block 7, .Bay City Tract, to be held in trust for the Association and to be re-conveyed to them upon their req- Girl Scouts uest. AYES: NOB:S: ABSENT: Webster, Reed, Shufelt, Jaeckel Motion carried Butler, None None Resolution No. 592 was introduced. Girl Scouts Lots, It was moved by Reed, second by Shuflet that Resolution No. 592 be adopted. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Butler, Webster, Reed, Shufelt, Jaeckel None None Motion carried Resolution No. 593 was introduced. Cost of preparing plans for Project No.4. It was moved by Reed, second by Shufelt that Reso- lution No. 593 be adopted. AYES: NOES: ASSENT: Butler, Webster, Reed, Shufelt, Jaeckel None None Motion carried . It was moved by Reed, Second by Shuflet that the Oouncil adjourn to Tuesday July 2nd at S:OO P. M. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ATTiST: Butler, Webster, Reed, Shufelt, Jaeckel None None Motion oarried Clerk and :S:x-Offic10 I erk of the City Oouncil Approved ~ t 9a.,c~f . ~yot/ I . ~ '.'-1.