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MINUTES
Council
Chamber, City Hall
Huntington Beach, California
,Monday,
August 4, 1947.
The regular meeting
of the City
Council was called to
order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor
Bartlett.
Councilmen present: Grable,
Terry,., -Hawes, Langenbeck, Bartlett.
Councilmen absent None
Minutes
On motion by Grable
seconded by
Langenbeck, minutes for the
month of July -were approved
as read.
Monthly
- The Clerk read monthly reports
of the City Treasurer,.City
Reports
Clerk, City Collector, City
Judge, City
Engineer, Chief of Police,
and Chief Life -Guard, and on motion by
Langenbeck seconded by
Grable, same were accepted and ordered
filed.
Application
On motion by Grable
seconded by
Hawes, the following
License,
applications for license were approved:
Stafford Electrical
Company for
license to conduct the.
business of Electrical Contractor.
Anchor painting Company for license to conduct the business
of painting.
Barbara Hilsinger to conduct the business of Cafe or Coffee
Shop at the Municipal Golf Course.
Application On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Terry, the application
Denied
for Theodore E.,Thornburg to conduct the business of !Make photographs
with pony at house to house", was denied.
Jo B. Nelson On motion by Grable seconded by Terry, the Application for,
Drill Well
an oil well permit by J. B. Nelson to drill on lots 21 and 23,
block 517, 17th Street tract., was approved subject to submission of
map to comply with the ordinance.
Home Ice -Co. On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Terry, the..request in
Trailer Park
Deliveries letter submitted by the Home Ice Company of Huntington Beach for
permission of entry and delivery by their trucks in the Municipal
Trailer Park, was approved.
B. T. Mollica On motion by Grable seconded by Langenbeck, the request of
Concession
B. T. Mollica to rent concession space adjoining the Pavalon for
the purpose of selling peanuts and confectioneries, was denied.
Pier The Clerk read a communication presented by the City Engineer
Survey
which requested that the City Council consider the services of a
competent structural engineer to make a report on the condition-, of
the pier and the'extent of repairs necessary.
On..a motion by Langenbeck seconded by Hawes, that the City
Engineer be requested to furnish the City Council, at the next
regular meeting with the estimate of costs for a survey of the
pier and for the City Engineer to contact consulting engineers
for such an estimate, was approved.
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Rent Control The Clerk read a communication received from Earl Warren,
Board
Appointment Governor of California which requested the City Council to co-
operate with the new Rent Control Board Division as being set up
- for Los Angeles and Orange County and to recommend an impartial
resident for appointment to the District Area Board.
On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Grable the Mayor
was instructed to act and make a recommendation for the
appointment of a resident to represent the City of Huntington Beach.
Sewage,. Chris King, local realtor, addressed the Council and stated
Disposal
Requests he was representing builders who were requesting that ample sewage
and drainage disposal be provided in the area north of Lake Park
to meet the present Home Construction Program now under way.
Clark C. Peterson, local contractor addressed the Council
on the same matter as brought up by Chris King and asked for a-
ssurance that adequate sewage be provided in that area as homes
will be completed within the next five months and on a motion by
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Hawes seconded by Grable the City Engineer was instructed to proceed
with plans to cover area discussed and to present the estimate for the
proposed program at the next regular meeting of the Council, was approved.
Rt. M..,Henry Russell M. Henry appeared before the Council and requested that
Ventilatio n v'
Pairalon some action be taken to glaeviate the poor circulation at the Pavalon
and suggested that an exhaust fan be installed. The Mayor referred the
request to the Beach and Pier Committee for study.
Crosby Wire Everette Crosby appeared before Council and requested permission to
Recorder
demonstrate the wire recorder that'he had with him. Request was granted
and Mr. Crosby gave a complete demonstration. The Mayor thanked Mr.
Crosby for appearing and demonstrating the machine and advised him-: that
the purchase of such a machine would be taken under consideration.
Demands On motion by Grable seconded by Terry, demands approved by the
Finance Committee were ordered paid.
Budget On motion by Hawes seconded by Langenbeck the adoption of the
L' 1947-1948 budget as corrected, was approved.
Street City Engineer Overmeyer reported to the Council that the work on
Work
the streets has been completed up to 18th Street and asked the Council
if they wanted the work continued as recommended by the Street Committee.
On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Terry, the City Engineer was
instructed to continue the 20th Street improvements as recommended by the
Streets Committee, was approved.
Ordinance The Clerk gave the first reading of Ordinance 514, regulating the
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issuance of Permits of Food Handling Businesses.
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Pumping unit
On a motion by
Hawes and seconded
by Langenbeck, the City
Sewage Disposal.
Engineer was instructed
to enter into negotiations for the purchase
of a pumping unit for sewage
disposal, was
approved.
City
On a motion by
Langenbeck seconded by Terry, that all City
Publicity
Publicity be submitted
for approval by the
City Council before pub-
lication, was approved.•
On a motion by
Grable seconded by
Terry the `meeting was
adjourned.
'ty Clerk
and ex-officio Clerk
of
the City Council.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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Mayor