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Council Chamber, City Hall
Huntington Beach, California
Monday, November 2, 1953
Mayor Seabridge called the regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 7:30
o'clock P.M.
Councilmen present: Bryant, Talbert, Wood, LeBard, Seabridge
Councilmen absent: None
W.Warner- Willis Warner, Chairman of the Orange County Municipal
Water Dist.
Comm.plan Water District Survey Fund Committee, addressed the City
Council and presented the proposed general plan prepared by
the Water District Committee together with a map, drawn up by
their engineers.
A general discussion followed on the present day problem
of salt water infiltration. The subject of proceedings for
payment and the method of distribution was also discussed.
Willis Warner stated that they believe the Ir ogram to
be a very feasible one and that potential development would
be ehhanced with Metropolitan water.
Minutes On motion by Wood seconded by Talbert that the minutes
for the meetings of the City Council for the month of October,
1.953, as mailed by the City Clerk, was approved.
Monthly The Clerk read the reports for the month of October,
Reports
1953, of the City Treasurer, City"Clerk, City Engineer,
pnager of Municipal Trailer Park, City Collector, Police Chief,
and the Fire Chief.
On motion by Talbert seconded by LeBard that the reports
of the department heads for the month of October, 1953, as read
by the City Clerk be accepted and ordered filed, -was approved.
Business On motion by Wood seconded by Bryant that the applica-
Licenses
tions for license to conduct business in the City of Huntington
Beach were granted as follows:
Peter Kiewit Sons' Co., Arcadia, Calif. - General Contracting
T. L. Ausburn Oilwell Cementing Co., Long Beach, Calif.- Oil
Well Cementing il
Pacific Fence Company, Los Angeles, Calif. - Fence Installation
and Maintenance
Fleetlines, Inc., Dos Angeles, Calif. - Delivering Picking
up Freight
Bay Ready Mix, Inc., Costa Mesa, Calif. Ready Mix, wheel tax
Taylor & Thornton Automobile Upholstery, Santa Ana, Calif. -
Delivery and/or pickup(wheel tax?
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G.E.Wallace-
b id on lots
rejected
Auction of
lots to be
advertised
Ord.#603-
Stop inter-
section at
Palm & Lake
H,.B * Plann
ComoResolu-
tions re:
setback lines
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Public Freight System, Los Angeles, Calif. - Wheel Tax
Samuel Shapiro DBA Baldwin Tire Co., - Los Angeles, Calif,.
Tires (Wheel tax)
Tweedy & Mangold, Long Beach, Calif. - Crude Oil, Wheel Tax
The Clerk read a communicati onfrom Giles E. Wallace
submitting a bid of $550 00 for the purchase of Lots 5, 18,
27, 28 & 29, in Block 1402, Watson's Re-subdivision.,Huntington
Beach, California., without warranty of title, and attached a
bid deposit of $55.00 cash.
J On motion by LeBard sec.oatnded by Wood that the offer of,
Giles E. Wallace to purchase Lots 5, 18, 27, 28 & 29, Block
1402, Watson's Re -subdivision, Huntington Beach, California,
be r ejected and that the City Clerk be instructed t o r eturn
the deposit in the amount of $55.00, was approved.
On motion by Bryant seconded by Talbert that the City
Clerk be instructed to insert in the Huntington Beach News in
two publications to advertise to sell at public auction without
warranty of title, Lots 5, 189 27, 28 & 29, in Block 1402,
Watson's Re -subdivision, and in accordance with the usual terms
in the sale of tax -title lots, and the City to reserve the
right to reject all offers, and bids to be opened at 8:30
o'clock P.M. at the regular City Council meeting to be held on
November 16, 1953, was approved.
The Clerk gave Ordinance No. 603, an ordinance of the
City of Huntington Beach relating toa stop intersection at
P&lm Avenue and Lake Avenue in the City. of Huntington -Beach
and adding Sections 6217.3 and 6227.3 to the Huntington Beach
Ordinance Code, its first reading.
The Clerk read the following resolutions of the
Huntington Beach Planning Commission r ecommeriding that set-
back lines be established:
RESOLUTION NO, 29 -Resolution of the Planning Commission of
the City of Huntington Beach relative to
recommending set -back lines on portions
of Delaware Avenue; Huntington Avenue,
and Memphis Street,
RESOLUTION N0. 30 -Resolution of the 'Planning Commission of
the City of Huntington Beach relative to
recommending set -back lines on portions
of Hampshire Avenue.
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RESOLUTION NO. 31 -Resolution of the Planning Commission of,
the City of Huntington Beach, California,
relative to establishing set -back lines
on Coast Highway.
On motion by LeBard seconded by Stood that Resolutions
Nos. 29, 30, and 31, of the Planning Commission of the City
of Huntington Beach be filed for further study by the City
Council, was approved.
Lem Berry- J The Clerk jread two communications from L. H. Berry,
Budgeted
work on Manager of the Municipa 1 Trailer Park, one requesting the
Mun.Tr.Pk.
City Engineer be authorized to proceed with work on No. 2
rest room in the municipal Trailer Park, as outlined in+:the
budget Account No. 49.84, and one requesting the Purchasing
Agent be authorized to purchase the necessary materials, and
the City Engineer be authorized to proceed with electrical
work, as outlined in the budget Accounts Nos. 49,82 and 49.83.
The ,request of Lem Berry, kanager of the Municipal
Trailer Park, for work to be done under budget Accounts Nos.
49082, 49.83 and 49.84, was referred to the Beach and Pier Com-
mittee for study and report.
ImproculVerts The Clerk read letter from Harry A. Overmyer, City
Main &Walnut
Engineer, submitting an estimate of cost forthe repair and
• improvement of existing culverts locat4& at Main Street and
Walnut Avenue in the amounts of $1,200.00, which figure incl udes
replacement of approximately 1100 sq. ft. of bad sidewalk on
the north7westerly corner of the intersection.
On motion by Wood seconded by Bryant that the City Eng-
ineer be instructed to proceed with the repair and improvement
of existing culverts located at Main Street and Walnut Avenue
in accordance with the cost of imT ovements as read by the
City Clerk in the estimate presented by the City Engineer, was
• approved.
H.BJC0Empl. The Clerk read a communication from the Huntington
Assn.-C.P.S."
benefit finer. Beach City Employees ► Association requesting the City Council
to amend the contract'with the California Physicians' Service
to include the extended benefits now offered to C. P. S.
• members, and to continue to pay one-half of the employees' por-
tion of the new rates.
The request of the Huntington Beach City Employees'
Association was referred to the Finance Committee and theCity
Attorney for study and report.
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Engros est® The Clerk read a letter from Harry A. Overmyer, City.
'for constr.
sep.curb & Engineer, submitting an estimate of cost for the construction
sur. betw.
A & 9th Sts. of , a separation curb on the westerly side of Ocean Avenue
approved
J between "A" Street and 9th Street, and the construction of
the necessary curbing and the surfacing of the area lying wester-
ly between the west property line of Ocean Avenue and the
Pacific Electric Railway Tracks. This area to be used for auto
parking. The proposed separation curb is estimated to cost
$7,938.00 and the construction of the necessary curb and re
surfacing on the Pacific Electric property is estimated to cost
$7,270.00. 'This would provide parking for 285 automobiles on
the Pacific Electrr a property and 125 new parking stalls on
Ocean Avenue* This estimate of cost is based on the City using
their own labor and equipment wherever possible, which is esti-,
mated about 20% less than the vas rk to be done by contract.*
The Mayor asked if anyone in the audience had any
comments in relation to the cost of construction, by contract
or by force account, of a separation curb and surfacing on the
westerly side of Ocean Avenue between "A" Street and Ninth
Street. No comment from the audience.
Engr.author. On motion by Talbert seconded by LeBard that the City
to proceed
with above Council accept and approve,the estimate of cost and findings
constr.work
in the report of the City Engineer, for the construction of
a separation curb and surfacing between "A" and Ninth Streets,
was approved®
On motion by Talbert seconded by Bryant that the City
Council does hereby find, declare and determine that the work
of construct ion of a s eparait'i9n curb and surfacing of the area
on the westerly side of Ocean Avenue between "A" Street and
Ninthe 'Street can be performed by force account and the materials
and supplies procured in the open market at a cost less than
vo uld result from inviting bids, was approved by the follow-
ing roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen: Bryant, Talbert, Wood, LeBard, Seabridge
.NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
On motion by Talbert seconded by Bryant that the City
Engineer be authorized and instructed to proceed with the con-
struction of a separation curb on the westerly side of Ocean
Avenue between "A" Street and Ninth Street, and the surfacing
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Olive .Ave. -
Remove palm
trees &
constr®curb.
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Tree
Planting
Foster &
Kleiser-
perm.canc.
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on the westerly side of Ocean Avenue between the westerly line
of Ocean Avenue and the Pacific Electric Railway trades., in
accordance with the approved plans and specifications, said work
to be done and performed by force account, was approved.
On motion by Wood seconded by Bryant that the City
Engineer be instructed to remove the Palm trees on Olive Avenue
between 7th and 8th Street., . and to construct curbing on_ the
northeast side of (Hive Avenue, was approved.
On motion by Wood s_ecnnded by Bryant that the City
Engineer be instructed to remove three Palm. trees on Olive
Avenue between loth and llth Streets and to re -construct the
curbing, was approved.
On motion by Wood seconded by Bryant that the City
Engineer be authorized and instructed to proceed vd th the tree
planting as oulined in the budget, was -approved.
On motion by Wood seceded by Bryant' that notice of
cancellation of permit for the advertising signs on the Cityit,s
52 acres be served to Foster and Kleiser Company, was approved.
Circle Pk,- On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood that the City
improvem'ts
Engineer be authorized and instructed to proceed with the im-
provements of Circle Park, as outlined in the budget, and not
to exceed the budgeted amount of $2,500,00, was approved.
H.Combs On motion by LeBard seconded b.y Wood that Hubert Combs
trfd. to
St.Dept. be transferredfrom the Lifeguard Department to the Street
Department in the classification Tree -Trimmer in the salary
Range 20, Bracket "B`i, and to be effective November 15, 19531
was approved.
Plans -for- On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood that the City
onwBeach rm. Engineer be instructed to obtain plans to be presented to the
Beach and Pier Committee and the Planning Commission, for a
new rest room on the beach at First Street, preferably the type
of rest room now being installed at San Diego, was approved.
. C. of C.- The request of the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce
Director's
Room for remodeling the Director's Room in the Chamber of Commerce
office was referredto the City Engineer for study and report.
Demands On motion by Wood seconded by Talbert that the demands
as a pproved by the Finance Committee be ordered paid, was
approved.
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Plt.barley On motion by Talbert seconded by LeBard that the City
on City -
owned land Engineer be instructed to proceed with the planting of Barley
on approximately 15 acres of City -owned land along Highway #39,
the cost not to exceed $100.00, was approved.
E.M.Ashodian- City Attorney Bauer reported to the City Council that
Applic.ex-
cay.permit the request of Edward M. Ashodian for construction of a sewer
line to accomodate the proposed trailer park on property
adjacent to, Ocean Avenue can be handled through an application
for excavation permit to be filed with the City Engineer,
Mtg.-Santa City Attorney Bauer reported to the City Council that
Ana re:
canc.taxes there will be a hearing at Santa Ana on November 3, 1953, at
12:00 Noon in regards to the request of certain oil companies
for the cancellation of certain taxes assessed on property
recently annexed to the City*
Fire Chief- D. G. Higgins, Fire Chief, reported to the City Council
St, name
system that the proper street names on various streets in the City of
Huntington Beach have been improperly changed and asked if a
set system could not be worked out to eliminate the problem
and mix-up it causes.
.The request of D. G. Higgins, Fire Chief, for a street
name system, was referred to the Planning Commission for study
and report.
Fire -'Chief D. G. Higgins, Fire Chief, addressed the City Council
extends -
ihvit.to and invited them to attend the Orange County Fire Chief s
Asstn
dinner Association Dinner to be held November 9, 1953, in the Fire
Station at Huntington Beach, at.6:30 P.M.
E.Gisler Ernest .Gisler, of Huntington Beach, appeared before
the City Council and requested removal of a Eucalyptus tree
in the xa rkway in front of his home at 760 Main Street. The
request was referred to the Streets and Parks Committee for
study and report.
On motion by Wood seconded by Talbert the regular
meeting of the City Council, adjourned until Tuesday, November 10,
1953, at 7:00 P.M.
ATTEST':
ty Clerk a d ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
BY
De ,,Vty Cit�t Clerk