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Home My WebLink About1953-08-17342 • NI NU TES: Council Chamber, City Hall Huntington Beach, California Monday:, August 17, 1953 • Mayor Seabridge called the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 7:30 otclock P.M. • Councilmen present: Bryant, Talbert, Wood, LeBard, Seabridge Councilmen absent: None Business On motion by Wood seconded by Talbert.that the appli- Licenses cations for license to conduct business in the City of Hunting- ton Beach were granted -as follows: A.A.A. TV Center, 1516 S. Main, Santa Ana, California, business, of radio:;- television, and. appliance, on wheel tax. • Rosecrans Electric, 1820 E. Rosecrans Ave., Compton, business of electrical contractor. ° Std.Oil Co.-. On motion by Talbert seconded by Wood that the appli- New Well Hunt A-117 cation for oil well permit of the Standard Oil Co. of California, to drill a new well Hunt A-117, was granted. " On motion by Wood seconded by LeBard that the application Hunt A- 118 for oil well permit of the Standard Oil Co. of California, • to drill a new well Hunt A-118,' was •granted. Seaboard On motion by LeBard seconded by Talbert that the appli- Oil Co. - New Well cation for oil well permit of the Seaboard Oil Co. of Delaware, to drill a new well on a ten acre site on .'the area outlined in map attached t o the application on the Daisy Thorp Hook prop- erty was granted. Fire Chief On motion by LeBard seconded by Talbert that the request to attend conference of D. G. Higgins, Fire Chief, to' attend the conference of the Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs in Tacoma, Washington, from Sept. 7-10, • 1953, with expenses allowed not to exceed $175.00, as budgeted., - was approved. The Clerkread an estimate presented by. Harry Overmyer, City Engineer, pursuant to the request of the City Council at ° a.prior.me-eting submitting an estimate of cost for the installa - • tion of nine.overhead Edison steel lighting poles and three concrete poles on Second Street between Ocean and Lake Streets City to install at a total cost of $1,822.50. lighting poles - On motion by Talbert seconded by Wood that the City Second St. Engineer bw instructed to proceed with the installation of nine overhead Edison steel lighting poles "and three concrete poles Ord.#601- - final rdg,. Reso .#1202- Tax rate f or fiscal yr. Reclasg,. Jim Way S.E.R.S.Law- amendm I t s Co.Sanit.Dists Or . C ounty Calif.Hiway Commission Page.#2 Minutes - Monday, August 17, 1953 on Seconde Street between Ocean and Lake Street in accordEnee with the cost of the installation as read by the City Clerk in the estimate presented b y the City Engineer, was approved. The Clerk gave the second and final reading of Ordinane e. No. 6ol by title "An ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach amending.Section 2219 of the Huntington Beach Or( nance.Code regulating'license for welding and machine shop". On.motion by Wood. seconded by Talbert Ordinance No. 601 was passed and adopted by the following roll .call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Bryant, Talbert, Wood, LeBar d, Seabridge NOES: Councilmen None ABSENT: Councilmen:. None The Clerk read Resolution No. 1202, a resolution of the 8ity Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, fixing the tax rate for said City of Huntington'Beach for the fiscal year 1953-1954. On motion by .Talbert seconded by LeBard-Resolution No. 1202 was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES:. Councilmen: Bryant, Talbert, Wood; LeBard, Seabridge NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None. On motion by LeBard seconded by Talbert that the re- quest of Fred. Swartz, -Chief Lifeguard, .to change the classi- fication of employee. Jim Way from laborer to equipment oper- ator and said change in classification and rate to be effec- tive Aguust 16,'1953, was approved. The Clerk read the amendments made by'the 1953 Legis- lature to the State Employees' Retirement Law. Mayor Seabridge referred the amendments made by the 1953 Legislature to the State Employees' Retirement Law to the Finance Committee for study and report. The Clerk read a communication received from the County Sanitation Districts.of Orange County, California, thanking' the Planning Commission and the City Council for prompt recom- mendation and approval. for their petition for conditional ex- ception to construct sewage plant facilities within the City. The Clerk read a communication received from the California Highway Commission attaching a .resolution adopted 4 by the California Highway Commission relative to procedure on location:or major relocation of freeways on the State Highway System for the pupose of furnishing,a wider dissemination in freeway location cases. 7 • • 343 • 1 • • E • • • 1 .Page #3 Minutes - Monday, August 17, 1953 Jim Briggs The Clerk read a communication received from Jim Ford Briggs Ford, distributor of Ford automobiles, City of Hunting- ton Beach, asking the City Council if either the product or service has been unsatisfactory as his recent bid on two Mainline 6-cylinder cars for the Police Department was low by a substantial margin. Councilman Wood reported that the bid of Mandic Motors, Inc., on two cars for the Police Department, was lower than that of Jim Briggs Ford. L. E.Johnson- Mayor Seabridge referred the request of L. E. Johnson removal of tree to the Streets and Parks Committee, requesting removal of a large tree in the front of the property at 611 - 5th Street. D.Futernick On motion by Wood seconded by Bryant that the City property - abate Council of the City of Huntington Beach find that in actor d- nu i. s en e e ance with the r eport of the survey of the City Engineer that the improvements on the property of David Futernick located on Atlanta Street adjacent to Lake Avenue consisting of a wooden frame building encroaches on the right-bf-way of Atlanta Street and is a public nuisance, and instruct the City Engineer and the City Attorney to take the necessary steps to abate the nuisance was approved by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Bryant, Talbert, Wood, LeBard, Seabridge NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None L.A.Wells- The Clerk read the following offers submitted by offers for property Lyndon A. Wells, of 101 Walnut Avenue, Huntington Beach, Calif orniat "I herewith submit an offer of $50.00 per lot for the following four described lots towit: Lots 18, 279 28 and 29, Block 1402, Watson's Resub., vd- thout warranty of title. I herewith submit an offer of $75.00 for the follovL ng described lot towit: Lot 5, Block 1402, Watson's Resub., without warranty of title. Attached herewith is a check in the amount of $27.50 repre- senting 10% of the total purchase price of aforementioned five lots". Mayor Seabridge referred the offer of Lyndon A. Wells to the Real Estate Committee for study and report. Knotts Berry On motion by Wood seconded by Bryant that the request Farm - relocate of Knotts Berry Farm for permission to relocate .the advertising sign, sign located on the City property adjacent to Highway 101 and 0 Page #4 Minutes - Monday, August 17, 1953 Highway 39 under the supervision of the City Engineer and that Knotts Berry Farm make the formal permit application and pay the required fee and'that the permit is revocable upon thirty daysl notice was approved. Lights betty. On motion by Wood seconded by LeBard that two lights be Plunge & Pier installed between the Plunge and the Pier in accordance YLth request of the Chief of Police and recommended by the Beach and Pier Committee and the City Engineer be instructed to request the Edison Company to make the installation was approved. Demands On motion by LeBard sox nded by Wood that the demands as approved by the Finance Committee be r der ed paid was approved. Pavalon- On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood that the City portable stage 'Engineer be instructed to prepare an estimate of cost for a portable stage for the Pavalon Building Ballroom in order that a more diversified use may be made of the Pavalon Ballroom was approved. Police Car On -motion by LeBard seconded by Talbert that the City's trfd. to Lifeguard- 1946 Chevrolet Sedan #454 be transferred from the Police Depart - Dept. meat to the �ifeguar d Department was approved• On motion by Wood seconded by Bryant the regular meet- ing of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach adjourned. ATTEST: City Clerk ,:,,,,L -e �L__ Ci Clark and .ea-offWo Clerk of e City Council of the City of Huntington Beach,: California iM yc►Y► . . • • • 0