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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1949-09-19MINUTES ' City Council, City Hall Huntington Beach California September 19, 1949 Mayor Greer called the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 7:30 o'clock P.M. Councilmen present: LeBard, Wood, Seabridge, Langenbeck, Greer Councilmen absent: None Business On motion by Seabridge seconded by Wood the following applications Licenseso for business licenses were granted: Millie & Severson, Inc., 1485 Canal Ave., Long Beach, California, to conduct the business of general contractor. Almas Housemoving Inc., 2636 East Century Blvd., Lynwood, Calif- ornia, to conduct the business of housemoving. Vernon 0. Wardell, 223 West 68th St., Los Angeles 44, California to conduct the business of peddling produce house to house. B. W. Knox, 8515 Virginia Ave, South Gate, California to conduct the business of peddling produce house to house. Harold W. Rich, 11652 South Cypress, Orange, California to con- duct the business of service station at 122 East Ocean. C'. W. White, 10552 Garden Grove Blvd., Garden Grove, California to conduct the business of masonry contractor. John L. Talmage, 740 Indianapolis, Huntington Beach to conduct the business of produce market at 126 Main St. Soren F. Sorensen, 820 Van Ness, Santa Ana, California to con- duct the business of brick and plaster contractor. Housemoving bond On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Seabridge the bond of the approvedo Pacific Employees' Insurance Co. for Almas Housemoving, Inc. said for surety bond in the amount of $2,000.00 and approved/form by the City Attorney, was approved. Letter from The City Clerk read a letter from Ray Wickman, 535 Margaret Ave., Ray Wickman Los Angeles 22, California offering the City of Huntington Beach 25% of the total green fees collected to mAintain and operate the Huntington Beach Municipal Golf Course and requesting consideration for the lease as of October 1, 1949• The application of Ray Wickman was referred to the Golf Committee. Letter from The City Clerk read a communication from Angelo B. Mollica of Angelo B. Mollica the Huntington Beach Municipal Golf Course requesting the City for a renewal for another three years of the present Golf Course lease. The request was referred to the Golf Committee. Cleanup bond On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Wood the request of the Page 2 - Minutes - September 1949 Royalty Service Corporation for termination of liability of clean-up bond No. 2368863 covering well Weir No. 1 on Lot 17, Block 516 and recommended for termination by the City Engineer as the requirements of the clean-up Ordinance No.515 had been complied with was granted. J.C.Clark- On motion by LeBard seconded by Seabridge that Vacation the request of J. C. Clark, Sewage Plant Operator for permission to start his annual vacation on October 1, 1949, was granted. Application On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard that SooCalifoEdison Coo -Electric the application of the Southern California Edison Co. Franchise dated September 19, 1949 for indeterminate electric franchise pursuant to the Franchise Act of 1937, was referred to the City Attorney for study and report, was approved. ResooNo 14- The City Clerk read Resolution No. 14, a resolution Planning Comm. Public hearing of the Planning Commission of the City of Huntington Beach, California, calling.puhlic hearing on portion of streets and highways plan which hearing was held by the Planning Commission on July 21, 1949 and resolved that if said plan was adopted by the Planning Commission and as such recommended to the City Council of said City for adoption. Resolution No. 3)+ of the Planning Commission of the City of Huntington Beach was passed and adopted by the Plann- ing Commission at its regular held meeting on September 15, 1949• Publish notice- On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard that the Public hearing City Clerk be instructed to publish in the Huntington Beach News, a legal notice calling for a public hearing on the adoption of a portion of a general plan of streets and highways and said hearing to be held at 8:00 p.m. October 17, 1949, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall of the City of Huntington Beach, was approved. HoB.Planning The City Clerk read a communication from the Hunting - Commission recommend City ton Beach Planning Commission recommending to the City Estboofficial grades for Stso Council that the City establish official grades for all proposed and existing streets and official grades for Page #3 - Minutes - September 19, 1949 sstorm water drainage throughout the area bounded by State Highway 39, Coast Highway 101 and in the Northwest by the old SPPE Railroad right- of-way. City Engineer On motion by Langenbeck seconded by seabridge that the City instructed to establish grades Engineer be instructed to establish the grades on the area as re- commended by the City Planning Commission after consulting with the Streets & Parks Committee, the Huntington Beach Company and the Talbert interests, was approved. HoBoPlanning The City Clerk read a request from the Huntington Beach Planning Commission re- quests two mem- Commission requesting the City Council of the City of Huntington bers to Califo Leagoof Cities Beach to allow expenses of two members of the City Planning Commission to attend the planning section of the convention of the California League of Cities to be held in San Francisco on October 24, 25,and 26th, 1949• Mayor Greer referred the request of the Huntington Beach Planning Commission to allow expenses of two members of the City Planning Commission to attend the California League of Cities Con- vention in San Francisco to the Finance Committee. Letters requesting On motion by LeBard seconded by Langenbeck that the letters State to acquire 408 strip land addressed to the Division of Beach & Parks Commission of the State of be forward6do California and the Division of Highways of the State of California as outlined by the Planning Commission requesting the State to con- sider acquiring the forty foot strip of vacant land lying between the Railroad right-of-way and the Highway between the State Beach Park, the Santa Ana River and the City of Huntington Beach, be for- warded, was approved. Request from Hobo The City Clerk read a request from the Huntington Beach Public PubU6 Library - , proposed new Library Board submitting to the City Council for approval and action library Bldgo a copy of a proposed agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and the McClelland, MacDonald and Markwith Architects and Engineers of Los Angeles, California for the preparation of plans for the pro- posed new library building. Mayor Greer instructed the City Clerk to notify the Huntington Beach Public Library Board to meet with the City Council at an executive session to be held at the City Hall at 6:00 p.m., September 30, 1949, to discuss the proposed agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and McClelland, MacDonald and Markwith Architects and Engineers. Letter from HoBo The City Clerk read communication from the City of Huntington Employees o Assno- appreciation of Beach Employees' Association expressing their appreciation to the Blue Cross -Blue Shield City Council for the adoption$ of the Blue Cross -Blue Shield Plan and the City's participation in the plan in behalf of the employees. Page #4 - Minutes - September 199 1%9 The communication was ordered filed. 1 City Emplo Picnic Invitation to Council & families S Take Legal action on all delinquent accounts On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Wood that the request of the City Employees' Association requesting the City Council to set aside the budget amount of $150.00 to be used for the annual employees picnic was granted. The City Clerk read a communication from the City of Huntington Beach Employees' Association extending to the Mayor and the City Council and their families a cordial invitation to attend the annual Employees' picnic to be held in Lake Park on Saturday, September 24, 1949 at 5:00 p.m. On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Seabridge that the City Attorney be instructed to take legal action to collect all delinquent accounts with the City of Huntington Beach, -was epproved. Donald R.Warren The Clerk read a letter from the Donald R. Warren ComparyEng- Cooproposed im- provement of ineers enclosing a report with their recommendations for the proposed 17th Stocrossing improvement of the 17th Street crossing at the Pacific Electric Rail- road right-of-way recommending that it is the economic solution to make a grade crossing at that point. Improof 17th Sto On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard that the overhead crossing approved plan for the grade crossing as recommended by the Donald R. Warren Company Engineers at the 17th Street crossing be adopted, was approved. Donald R.Warren On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Seabridge that the Donald Coo authorize 1 draw up plans R. Warren Company Engineers of Los Angeles be authorized to draw up the plans and specifications for the 17th Street crossing improvement in accordance with their contract, was approved. Amend Salary On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard that the City Attorney Ordinance be instructed to amend the salary ordinance making it mandatory for all employees of the City of Huntington Beach to terminate their employment': with the City upon attaining the age of sixty five on or after January 1, 1950, was approved. Resoloof HoBo The Clerk read a resolution of the Huntington Beach City Emp.Assn.- adopt amend- Employees Association said resolution requesting the City Council to ment S.R.R.So consider the adoption of the proposed amendment to the State Employees' Retirement System Contract. ResooNoo1092 On motion by Seabridge seconded by Wood resolution No. 1092, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach cover- ing an amendment to the contract between the Board of Administration State Employees' Retirement System and the City Council of Huntington Beach was passed and adopted by the following roll call: Page #5 - Minutes - September 19, 1949 AYES: LeBard,Wood, Seabridge, Langenbeck, Greer. NOES: None ABSENT: None Notice advising On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Seabridge employees of termination of that the City Clerk be ordered to prepare a mime- employe- went at 65 ographed notice advising all effect that after January 1, City 1950 Employees to the all City employees attaining the age of 65 will have to terminate their employment with the City of Huntington Beach, was approved. Election = Amend- On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Wood that meat to So3oRoSo the City Clerk be instructed to hold the secret el - action of the balloting by the City employees of the City of Huntington Beach covering the amendment to t the State %ployeest Retirement System and schedule said election so that the ballots can be opened and tabulated at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach on October 17, 19499 was approved. Demands On motion by LeBard seconded by Langenbeck that the demands as approved by the finance committee be ordered paid, was approved. Agreement-betwa. On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Seabridge City & K.& IWO - Ambulanc,Serv, that the 14ayor and City Clerk be authorized to ex- ecute an agreement between James B. Morgan doing bus- . iness under the firm name and style of K. & M. Ambulance service and the City of Huntington Beach said agree- ment to furnish a 5 stretcher ambulance equipped with oxygen and first aid equipment and qualified operator therefore and to station equipment within the City of Huntington Beach at a location to be agreed upon and to said ambulance/be on duty 24 hours a day and James B. Morgan agrees to have an extra ambulance available as a stand by in the event it is necessary for the first ambulance to leave town. For said service the City of Huntington Beach to pay James B. Morgan $150.00 per month, was approved. First reading- Ordinance No. 549, an ordinance of the City of Or d oNo 0 549 Huntington Beach, California amending Ordinance No. 322 of said City entitled " An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Relating to 0 s Page #6 - Minutes - September 19, 1949 1 11 CI 0 1 1 and regulating traffic upon the Public Streets of the pity of Huntington Beach and Repealing All Ordinances Inconsistent Herewith" received its firbt reading. H.B.Electrical On motion by Wood seconded by LeBard that the bill presented by the Service Bill Huntington Beach Electrical Service for electrical work on the pump house motor located on the Huntington Beach Municipal Golf Course, in the amount of $122.90, be -'paid, was approved. Resurfacing On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Seabridge that the recommendation Streets of the Streets and Parks Committee for the City Engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the resurfacing of the following streets, was approveds Magnolia Avenue 6th to llth Street Acacia Avenue 6th to llth Street Geneva from Alabama to Delaware Huntington Avenue from Lincoln to Joliet Alabama St,sewer Councilman LeBard, chairman of the Sanitation Committee reported line extension that the Committee recommends that the Alabama Street sewer line be extended from Memphis Street to Nashville Street. Sex° Extension On motion by Seabridge seconded by Langenbeck that the recommendatior. Approved of the Sanitation Committee for the extension of the Alabama Street sewer line from Memphis Street to Nashville Street be adopted and that the City Engineer be authorized to proceed with the sewer extension work, was approved. Ordinance setting On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard that the City Attorney seder service connection fee be instructed to prepare an: -ordinance setting a sewer service connection fee of $150,00 covering the property to be served by the Alabama Street sewer line extension from Memphis to Nashville Streets, said area com- prising of Lots 11, to 20 inclusive in the Summit Tract, was approved. Seabridge - On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard that the request of Leave of absence Councilman Seabridge for leave of absence from the state during the month of October, was approved. George J,Fletcher- George J. Pletcher, of . 418-14th Street appeared before the City report improper clean-up Council and complained about the improper clean-up of well drilling operations in that vicinity and stated that in his opinion the clean-up was not done in accordance with the requirements of the clean-up bonds. On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Mood the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach adjourned. ATTEST: Citt Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California City Clerk eyor . z �J