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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1953-02-02J MINUTES Council Chamber, City Hall Huntington Beach, California Monday, February 2, 1953 Mayor Seabridge called the regular meeting of the City Council of the.City of Huntington Beach to order at 7:30 P.M. Councilmen present: Seabridge, LeBard, Langenbeek, Wood, Talbert Councilmen absent: None Sam Rhoads- Sam Rhoads appeared before the City Council and stated Jack Lipps Well that the Jack Lipps well located on Lots 25 and 27, Block 521, Huntington Beach Tract, was in arrears $40.00 on waste water charges from June, 1951 to January 1, 1953, and stated the estate has no money and asked that the City accept $15.00 in settlement of the account as the well has been sold but will not go into operation again until this matter has been settled. Minutes On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood that the minutes of the City Council for the month of January, 1953, be accepted as transcribed and mailed by the City Clerk was approved. Jack Lipps On motion by Talbert seconded by Wood that the City Well - Waste Wtr. accept the offer of Sa4i Rhoads in the, ount of $15.00 and Chg. cant. cancel the waste water charges.due on Jack Lipps well located on Lots 25 and 27, Block 5210 Huntington Beach Tract, from June 1, 1951, to January 1, 1953, was approved. E.T.Lampson Earl T Lampson of 726 - 14th Street, Huntington Beach, Blvd. stop signs appeared before the City Council and requested that considera- tion be given to installing boulevard stop signs at intersec- tion of Crest and 13th Streets as the number of cars passing that intersection at high speed is becoming a problem and dangerous to the students going to and from school. Mayor Seabridge referred the request of Mr. Lampson to the Police and Fire Committee for study and report. Reer.Ctr. Mr. Lampson also called to the Council-'s attention that grounds out at the Recreation Center at 17th Street that hard top was the base at the location where the various swings are located and felt that it was too dangerous for children to use. Councilman Wood repOrted that the matter that Mr. Lampson spoke about in regarding the hard top at the Recreation grounds was being looked into to be replaced with a new type of 1 • 11 7 • • • • 1 • 1 aaampoal'ti.on material. 0 • 285 Page #2 Minutes - Monday, February 2, 1953 Monthly The Clerk read the reports for the month of January Reports 1953, of the City Treasurer and City Clerk, City Engineer, Fire Chief, Manager of Municipal Trailer Park, Chief of Police, and Superintendent of Recreation. • On motion by Wood seconded by Langenbeck that the monthly reports of the various department heads for the month of January, 1953s as read by the City Clerk, be accepted and ordered filed, was approved. • Business On motion by LeBard seconded by,Talbert the following Licenses applications for license to conduct business in the City of Huntington Beach were granted: Harold P. Johnson, Orange, California, the business of gasoline or refined oil delivery. Leonard L. Gutmann, Placentia, California, electrical contractor. • Orris R. Hedges, President 4Pdges.Oil Company, real estate and oil lease broker. Walter J. Brandes, Western Auto Supply Company, at 119 Main St. J. F. Just, Long Beach, painting contractor. Helen R. Deakin, TV - Radio and appliances, sales and service, 322 Main Street. Ivan R. Sinclair, Los Angeles, peddling produce, veteran's license. 40 Ward & Deakin- On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Wood the application Bld.neon sign for building permit of Maynard P: Ward and Helen R. Deakin, 322 Main Street, to erect a neon sign in accordance with the approval'of the City Building Inspector, was granted. • Downey Fert.Co. ..On motion by Wood seconded by Talbert that the applica- New Well tion for oil well permit of the Downey Fertilizer Company. to drill a new'well in Block 1703, Vista Del Mar Tract, was granted subject to approval for form by the City Attorney of the drilling and clean-up bonds. • EDS Oil Co.- On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood the application -for New Well EDS #3 oil well permit of the EDS Oil Company to drill a new well EDS #3, was granted subject to approval for form by the City Attorney of the drilling and clean' -up bonds. E.L.Gutmann- On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Talbert that the • License Bd. license bond No. 2705351 of the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company for Leonard L. Gutmann, dba Lamplighter of Placentia, California, as approved for form by the City Attorney, be accepted was approved. r Page #3 Minutes - Monday, February, 2, 1953 P1ann.Comm. The City Clbrk reported to the City Council that the Hearing re: Petit,for Planning Commission of the City of Huntington Beach held a cond. excep. J. Bello public hearing on Tuesday, the 20th day of January, 19531 for the purpose of considering a petition for conditional exception to regulations of the Districting Ordinance for permission to construct a concrete block building on the easterly one-third of Lots 34, 36 and 38, Block 504, Huntington Beach Main Street Section, to be used for a dry cleaning business, present zoning of property being C-3. The applicant being John Bello of the Fifth Street Cleaners. There were no opinions filed with the Planning Commission for or against the application of John Bello to erect a building to be used for a dry cleaning business. The Planning Commission, on a motion duly made and carried, recommended to the City Council that the application for condi- tional exception for permissi-on to erect a concrete block build- ing on the easterly one-third of Lots 34, 36 and 38, Block 504, Huntington Beach Main Street Section, to be used for a dry cleaning business, be granted subject to the following conditions: 1. That the cleaning plant, boiler, and pertinent equipment, (excepting pressing machines) shall be on the rear 113 of said lots. 2. That air, fumes, gas, or steam exhausts shall be at least 8 feet in height; be vertical type exhausts; and shall be muffled, to the satisfaction of the City Council, at any time it may require such action. 3. That the building proposed to be built on the front portion of any of said lots shall be built concurrently with the erection or construction of the cleaning plant. 4. That there shall be no open storage of materials, containers, supplies, clothing -or, -equipment. 5. That the aggregate capacity of all cleaning units shall not exceed a total rated capacity of 300 lbs. 6. That off-street automobile parking stalls, if provided shall be so arranged that ingress or egress to such stalls from a public street or alley may be accomplished without moving any other car. 1 . 7. That there shall be no driveway.,nor _automobile -parking between Main Street and the front of any building permitted to be erected upon the front half of said lots. 8. That the granting of this conditional exception shall not be considered as an authorization to permit a nuisance of . any kind whatsoever. - 9. That the City Council may revoke this conditional exception � at any time, without a hearing if any of the conditions attached thereto are unfilled or violated. 10. That the granting of this conditional exception together with its terms and conditions is an offer which is accepted, and said terms and conditions agreed to, if any of the privileges authorized are used. • 286 • Page #4 Minutes - Monday, February 2, 1953 J.Bello petit. On motion by Wood seconded by Langenbeck that in ac- cond. except. appr'd subject eordance"with the recommendations of the Planning Commission to conditions the application for conditional exception of John Bello to • construct a concreteF:block.building on the easterly one-third of Lots 34, 36 and 38, Block 504, Huntington Beach Main Street Section, to be used for a dry cleaning business, be granted subject to the conditions recommended by the Planning Commission except that Item 7 be deleted from the conditions recommended by the Planning Commission was approved by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Wood, Talbert, Langenbeck, LeBard, Seabridge NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None P1an.Comm. The Clerk reported to the City Council that the Planning hearing re: cond.except. Commission of the City of Huntington Beach held a public hear- So.Calif. purpose the ur Edison Co. ing on Tuesday, the 2Oth day of January, 1953s for P P of considering a petition for conditional exception to regulations of the Districting Ordinance for the Southern California Edison Company to erect a sub -station to consist of transformer racks and other appurtenances connected therewith on property described as the westerly 85 feet of the southerly 55 feet of Block 804, Wesley Park Tract in the City of Huntington Beach. The Planning Commission received no oral or written opinions for or ag4inst the proposed conditional exception as requested by the Southern California Edison Company. The • Planning Commission on a motion duly made and carried recommended 0 to the City Council that the petition for conditional exception of the Southern California Edison Company for permission to erect a sub -station to consist of transformer•racks and other appurtenances connected therewith on property described as the westerly 85 feet of the southerly 55 feet of Block 804, Wesley Park Tract, in the City of Huntington Beach, be granted. C.D.Sheden- C..D. Shedenhelm, of the Southern California Edison helm Company, appeared before the City Council and stated that the additional equipment to be erected as contained in the petition • for conditional exception was on the same area of property that the company had received a prior variance but in as much as the prior variance did not cover the specific items contained 0 E Page #5 Minutes - Monday, February 2, 1953 in the present petition or some doub$ as to the definition therein, the Company determined that it was better to make an additional request for a variance to cover these specific installations and that the installations could take care of the 9ompany's load • capacity for many years to come. Petition On motion by Talbert seconded by LeBard that in accord - approved by Council ance with the recommendation of the Planning Commission of the City of Huntington Beach the petition for conditional exception of the Southern California Edison Company for permission to • erect a sub -station to consist of transformer racks and other appurtenances connected therewith on properto described as the westerly 85 feet of the southerly 55 feet of Block 804, Wesley Park Tract, in the City of Huntington Beach, was granted by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Wood, Talbert, Langenbeck, LeBard, • Seabridge NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None DeBritton- Mr • DeBritton' of the Standard Market at the corner of picketing Walnut and Main Street appeared before the City Council and demanded that the City enforce the present picketing ordinance. The Council requested City Attorney Bauer for informa- tion on the City picketing ordinance. The City Attorney out- lined his interpretation of the law on picketing and stated that he had sent a communication to the Legal Counsel of the California League of Cities at Berkeley, California, request- ing an opinion on the validity of the picketing ordinance of • the City of Huntington Beach and information on higher Court decisions on picketing and stated that he expected an answer very shortly. DeBritton Mr. DeBritton also complained�of sewage water being Sewage Wtr. • emptied into the alley from establishments in the alley contiguous to the Standard`Market. Mayor Seabridge referred the complaint of Mr. DeBritton relative to sewage water standing in the alley to the Police a and Fire Committee and the City Attorney for study and report. Mun.Tr.Pk.-' The City Clerk presented to the City Council an(esti- • Cost resurf, mate of cost prepared by the City Engineer for the necessary resurfacing at the.Municipal'Trailer Park and the estimate of cost as follows: 975 tons plant mix surfacing C $4.80..........9.$4,680.00 4.5 tons asphalt binder @ $30.00................. 13 .00 ESTIMATE TOTAL - , 1 .0 u 28"7 • Page # 6.. . Minutes - Monday, February 2, 1953 On motion by Talbert seconded by LeBard that the City Engineer be instructed to receive informal bids on the necessary resurfacing at the Municipal Trailer Park in accord- ance with the plans and specifications previously submitted and approved b y the City Council and to proceed in accordance with the best bid, was approved. EDS Oil Co. On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood that the request of term.drlg.bd. the E.D.S. Oil Company for termination of the Glens Falls Indem- nity Company drilling bond No.621599 covering the EDS Well No. 2, located 50 feet east and 50 feet north of the center line of Delaware Avenue and Memphis Streets, was approved. EDS Oil Co.- On motion by Wood seconded by LeBard that the request of term.clean-up bond the EDS Oil Company for termination of the clean-up bond in accordance with the recommendations of the City Engineer cover- ing Glens Falls Indemnity Company clean-up bond No. 621598 for well EDS No. 2, located 50 feet.east and 50 feet north of the center line of Delaware and Memphis Streets, was approved. Ord.#594- ' The Clerk gave ordinance No- 594, an ordinance of the City first reading of Huntington Beach setting the fee for connecting with sewer lines in Blocks 911, 913, Wesley Park Tract; Tract #68; and • Blocks 1703, 1803 and 1903 of Tract No. 12, and providing • penalty for violation thereof, its first reading. Public Auction On motion by Talbert seconded by Wood that the. City Council of tax delin, prop* of the City of Huntington Beach has no objection and consents; to the sale of at public auction by the Tax Collector of the County of Orange, the tax delinquent property described as three 1/2500 int. and two 2/2500 int. in Blocks 1403 and 1404, T. J. Watson's Resubdivision, was approved. Hulda A.Jones- On motion by Wood seconded by Talbert that the request of cut curb • Mrs. Hulda A. Jones of 512 Huntington Avenue, for permission 'to but the curb at llth Street and Olive Avenue and put in a double driveway subject to the supervision of the City Engineer, was granted. F.Swartz- On motion by LeBard R seconded by Langenbeck that the re - Annual • Vacation quest of Fred R. Swartz, Chief Lifeguard, to commence his annual vacation starting on February 15, 1953, was granted. 0 n Page #7 Minutes - Monday, February 2, 1953 V.S.Wilson- On motion by Wood seconded by Langenbeck that the re - remove tree quest of V. S. Wilson, 501 - 6th Street, for the City to remove a Palm tree located in the parkway be denied in accordance with the recommendations of the Streets and Parks Committee as there is no evidence ofdamage to the sidewalk or' curb, was approved. Talbert Dr. The Clerk called attention to the City Council that the Dist.Agreem't expires agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and the Talbert Drainage District giving permission to dump sewage plant effluent into their pipeline and which agreement expires on the first day of March, 1953, was referred to the Sanitation Committee and the City Engineer for study and report. Berryhill & The Clerk read a request from Roy J. Berryhill and D. Newenham Newenham requesting that the rider attached to the lease of J. W. Brashears on tax titIe property assigned to Roy J. Berryhill and D. Newenham be deleted as the present production does not warrant paying the $50.00 per month minimum as called for in the rider, and if the rider cannot be deleted they.would like to buy the property from the City at a nominal price in order to avoid premature abandonment of the well. Mayor Seabridge referred the request of Roy J. Berryhill and D. Newenham to the Oil Committee for study and report. Demands On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Talbert that the demands as approved by the Finance Committee be ordered paid, was approved. V.Langenbeck Councilman Langenbeck, Chairman of the Streets and Parka reports re: Wright St. Committee, reported to the City Council on the meeting that extension was held with the City Engineer, City Attorney and Adminis- trative Officer with Mr. Harold Sprenger, County,Road Com- missioner of Orange County, and presented a sketch of the proposed extension of Wright Street that vt 11 tie in vd th Bushard Street at Coast Highway #101 and stated that the group had gone over the proposed route of the 100 foot right-of-way in accordance with the sketch and that the read is going to be built on Federal Aid program for secondary roads but it will be necessary for the City to join in the 'construction program in that portion within the City limits in order that the County will be able to ,expend the Federal Aid for secondary highways vt thin the incorporate limits and that the estimated costs for 1 C J C r, r, 288 • Page # 8 Minutes - Monday, February 2, 1953 the approximate 3/4 mile within the City limits of the City of Huntington Beach of the.*Wright Street extension would amount approximately $28,000.00 overall of which the City will enter into on a prorata basis which will be worked out by the County after studying the Wright Street extension with Supervisor Willis Warner. On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Wood that the recom- mendation of Councilman Langenbeck to recommend the plan of • the Wright Street extension in principal be approved and re - (erred to the Streets and Parks Committee .for further study with supervisor Willis Warner, was approved. R.H.Freeman On motion by LeBard seconded by Langenbeck that Roderick trfd.to Life- guard Dept. H. Freeman be transferred to the Lifeguard Department in the classification of Lifeguard Captain to be effective February 16, 1953, was approved. G.G.Lance & Councilman LeBard read the lease agreement between the Vivian R.Lance re: lease City of Huntington Beach and Gerald G. Lance and Vivian R. agreement Lance granting to the lessee the right to use certain portions of the beach for the conduct of a certain business and giving permission to lessee to construct his own building on City owned property at a location different than that on which his present business is being conducted and said lease commencing on the 1st day of February, 1953, and ending on the 31st day .of December, 1955• On motion by Wood seconded by LeBard that the plans and • specifications of the beach building submitted by Gerald Lance as presented bw accepted, was approved. On motion.by LeBard seconded by Talbert that the City Engineer be instructed to draw up a plat showing the area in • red that is to be occupied by the building and outside area face the premises to be used by Gerald Lance under the agreement as read by the City Clerk and said plat to b e attached to the agreement, was approved. On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the lease agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and Gerald G. Lance and Vivian R. Lance, was approved. T.B.Talbert Councilman Talbert reported to the City Council that there re: appraisal city owned is considerable interest in the City owned acreage at Highway acreage #39 and Highway #101 and.as the City has received informal bids • on a one acre area adjacent to the junction of Huntington Avenue • Page #9 Minutes - Monday, February 2, 1953 and Highway #101, recommended that the City should have the balance of the acreage appraised. On motion by Talbert•seconded t)y Langenbeck that the City Administrative Officer be authorized to send out for informal appraisal bids for the appraisal of the balance of acreage con- tained in the City owned original parcel of 52 acres lying westerly of Highway #39 and north of Ocean Highway #101, was approved. On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Talbert that the City Engineerbe instructed to prepare a tentative subdivis-ion map including proposed streets and alleys covering the acreage owned by City of Huntington Beach lying westerly of Highway #39 and north of Ocean Highway #101, was approved. L. J. Davis City Engineer Overmyer reported to the City Council that awarded bid for curb, etc. he had considerable difficulty in getting anyone to make in - construction formalbids on the replacement of sidewalks, curb returns, combination 'curb and gutter and installation of catch basins on loth, 12th and 13th Streets, and that finally recieved in- formal bids on the work from L. J. Davis, cement contractor, Santa Ana, California, and Walter J. Markel, general contractor of Santa Ana, California, and it was his recommendation that the work be given to L. J. Davis, as his unit cost on informal bids were .the lowest and considered responsible bidder. On motion by Wood seconded b y Langenbeck that the Pur- chasing Ag•ent-•-of--the City be authorized to issue a purcbsaisxe order to L. J. Davis for construction of curbs, combination burb and gutter, the removing and replacing of four inch side- walks and installation of catch basins in accordance with the recommendations of the City Engineer, and that the City Engi- neer be instructed to proceed with the work as outlined on loth, 12th and 13th Streets, was approved. Chief Life- On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood that Chief Lifeguard guard to attend conf.. Fred Swartz be given permission to -attend the California Recrea- tion Conference to be held at Long Beach on February 17th, 18th and 19th, and that expenses incurred be allowed, was approved. Wood & LeBard On motion by Langenbeck•seconded by Talbert that Council - to Attend Recr.Conf. man Wood and Councilman LeBard be authorized to attend the 1 0 1 F_� 1 • 7 • • • • • 289 F� • 1 • i • Cj • 1 Police.Dept. to be re- modeled Fire -Chief to leave State Page #10 Minutes - Monday, February 2, 1953 Recreation Conference to be held at Long Beach on February 17th, 18th and 19th, 1953, and expenses incurred be allowed, was approved. Councilman Wood reported to the City Council that the Police Department requires additional space for their quarters and recommended remodeling be done to give the Police Depart- ment 400 square feet of additional floor space and in addi- tion to clear out the furnace room in order that the room can be used for a photographic dark room. On motion by Wood seconded by Langenbeck that the City Engineer be instructed to draw up plans for remodeling to permit 400 additional square feet of floor space for the Police Department and to clear out the present room housing old unused heaters to be used for a dark room, was approved. On motion by Wood seconded by LeBard that the City Pur- chasing Agent with the Chief of Police get prices on types of tape recorders used by the Police Department and photographic supplies, was approved. On motion by Langenbeck seconded py Word that Fire Chief Bud Higgins be permitted to leave the state for two days, was granted. On motion by Talbert seconded by Wood the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, was adjourned. 7" � TGh Clerk and ex -offs cio Clerk e City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California ATTEST: w Mayor City Clerk C