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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1953-12-21MINUTES Council Chamber, City Hall Huntington Beach, California Monday, December 21, 1953 Mayor Seabridge called the regular meeting of the City Council to order at 7:30 o'clock P.M. and declared a recess for lack of a quorum. Councilmen Talbert and LeBard arrived at 7:40 o'clock P.M. Councilman Wood arrived at 7:42 o'clock P.M. Councilman Bryant arrived at 7:44 o'clock P.M. Public Mayor Seabridge announced that a public hearing had been Hearing - Term.& Cane. set for 8:00 o'clock P.M. and asked the City Clerk to read the Drlg.Bond notice of public hearing published in the Huntington Beach News December 10, 1953, calling for a public hearing at the hour, of 8:00 o'clock on Monday", the 21st day of December, 1953 for the purpose of considering the request for termination and cancel- ation of drilling bonds 'as provided for in Section 2427.4 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code on producing well located on property described as follows: Lots 11 and 12, Block 1204, Vista Del Mar Tract, Section 1, City of Huntington Beach, as per map thereof recorded in Book 4, Page 3 of Miscellaneous Maps, Records of Orange. County, California, and that all interested parties are invited to attend said hearing and express their opinions for or against granting the request for termination and cancellation of drilling bonds. Mayor Seabridge asked if there was anyone present that wished to express their opinions for or against granting the request for termination and cancellation of the drilling bond as contained in the notice of public hearing read by the City Clerk. There being no verbal or written expressions filed for or against granting the request for termination and cancellation of drilling bond Mayor Seabridge declared the hearing closed. On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood the request for the termination and cancellation of drilling bond on producing well located on Lots 11 and 12, Block 1204, Vista Del Mar Tract, Section 1, City of Huntington Beach, was approved by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: � Bryant, Talbert, Wood, LeBard, Seabridge. NOES: Councilmen: None, ABSENT: Councilmen: None. Business On motion by Wood seconded by Bryant the application for License- Bar-B-Cue license of Bernie Donald dba Seabreeze Bar-B-Cue to conduct the 0 • • 7 1 0 • 370 Page #2 Minutes - Monday, December 21, 1953 business of barbecue at 204 East Ocean Avenue, was granted. New Well, On motion by Talbert seconded by Bryant the application J-123 for oil well permit of Southwest Exploration Company to drill a new well J-123, was granted. New Well, On motion by Wood seconded by Bryant the application for ;State 560 oil well permit of Southwest Exploration Company to drill anew well State 560, was granted. New Well., On motion by Talbert seconded by.'Wood the application for State J-161 oil well permit of Southwest Exploration Company to drill a new well State J-161, was granted. Release Drlg. The Clerk read a request from Pacific Drilling Company for bond - Hunnicutt #1 release of Glens Falls Indemnity Company drilling bond.No. 621669 on the Hunnicutt No. 1 well located on Lots 9 and 10, Block 1105, Vista Del Mar Tract, and filed with the request, the directional • survey of the well in accordance with the rec irements of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code Section 2427.3. -On motion by LeBard seconded by Bryant the request.of the • Clean-up bond-CoC. Peters n #1 C Constr.- Garage & Storage at Recr.Center Pacific Drilling Company for termination of Glens Falls,Indemnity Company drilling bond No. 621669 covering well Hunnicutt No. 1 l:ocated.on Lots 9 and 10, Block 1105, Vista Del Mar Tract, was granted. On motion by Talbert seconded by Wood the request of C. C. Peterson for termination of Glens Falls Indemnity Company clean- up bond No. 621681 covering oil well located on Lots 3 arid.4, Block 1204, Vista Del Mar Tract, known as the C. C. Peterson No. 1, and in accordance with the report of the City E ngineer that requirements of the clean-up provision of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code have been complied with, was approved. The Clerk read a r ep'ort of the City Engineer advising the City Council upon their prior request submitting an estimate of cost for the construction of garage and storage building to be located at the Recreation Center at Orange and 17th Street, the building to be 16 feet by 24 feet in size and constructed of the same type of material, as the existing building with a concrete approach off Orange Avenue, and the estimate of cost including all labor, material, painting and concrete work to be $945.40. 0 Page #3 Minutes - Monday, December 21; 1953 On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood. the City Engineer be. instructed to proceed with the zonstruction of garage and storage building to be located at the Recreation Center at Orange and 17th Street, in accordance with the report as read by the City CTe?]�, was approved. Jim Briggs- The Clerk read a bid of. the Jim Briggs Ford Company of Bid on pur- chase of Huntington Beach submitting- a bid of 02294.59 on the purchase Ford. of a 1954 Mainline 4-door Sedan, with law enforcement engine and assembly and heavy duty equipment with an allowance of '$740.00 for the 1952 Ford Police Car_#452, and that delivery can be made in approximately 30 days after receipt of purchase i order. On motion by Wood seconded by Talbert that the City Pur- chasing Agent be authorized to issue a purchase order to the Jim Briggs Ford Company in accordance with the details of the bid as submitted and read by the City Clerk, was approved. Renewal of- On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood the renewal of lease Lease #9301, P.E.R.R. No 9301 entered into on January 16, 1935 between the Pacific Electric Railway Company and the City of Huntington Beach and said renewal be extended for the term beginning January 16, 1954 and ending January 15, 1955, and the Mayor and the City Clerk Extension of Oil & Gas Lease- Atha Agrmt . Elem.School, Recr.Comm. Basketball be authorized to execute the agreement subject to approval for form by the City Attorney, was approved. On motion by Talbert seconded by Bryant the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the extension of oil and gas lease between the City of Huntington Beach and George C. Atha and said extension to be for an additional period of six months commencing on January 15, 1954, was approved. The Clerk read an agreement between the Huntington Beach Elementary School and the Public Reacreation Commission of the City of Huntington Beach whereby the School grants to the Com- mission the right to use School's gymnasium for .the purpose of conducting leagues and games in basketball on Saturdays between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 1.00 F.M. from the 9th day of January, 1954 to and including the 27 th day of March, 1954• On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood the City Council approves the agreement between the Huntington Beach Elementary school and the Public Reacreation Commission of the City of Huntington Beach, was approved. 40 J 40 1 0 • Page #4 Minutes - Monday, December 21, 1953 Ord.#604 The Clerk gave Ordinance No. 604, an ordinance of the First Read. City of Huntington Beach repealing Sections 7561, 7562, 7563 and 7564 of the Huntingtorr-mBeach Ordinance Code relating to life saving equipment its first reading. Proposal- The Clerk read the proposal of Harrison and Woolley Harrison & Woolley,Engr. Consultant Engineers for engineering services- in the pre - Report -Water paration of an engineering report covering the subject of proposed additional water supply and facilities for the City • of Huntington Beach and the report to include the following information: 1. A Statement regarding existing water uses, supply and facilities for storage and distribution. 2. Predicted population of future domestic water needs of the City of Huntington Beach and surrounding areas that may be • annexed in the future. Both one and two above will also appraise the fire protection needs, both existing and predicted, which appraisal will include studies and recommendations for storage .facilities in one or more feasible sites. The proposed engineiers report will be submitted to the City and will be subject to modification and revision if required by • the City. It may be expected to fulfill requirements of engineer's report for the use by the City Council in preparing any resolution of intention for a bond proposal and the total fee for the report above' outlined, not to exceed $3500.00 up to the time of submission • and any minor amount of modifications requested by the City will be done at no extra cost. o ` If, on completion and submission of the aforesaid Engineerts report it is decided by the City Council that it is practicable to proceed with -the construction of the work described in said • report or as said work may be modified it is understood that it is the intention of the City Council to direct us to proceed with the design and preparation of plans and specifications, estimates, quantities and costs for such works, and propose to perform the engineering service for a fee determined as a percentage of the, cost of the construction .of the project, and the amount of per- centage will be selected from the standard "B" curve suggested. 'f or 's er vices by the American Society of Civil Engineers; for fees/==VV�W of this type: In as much as the fees taken from said "B" curve include a certain amount of preliminary work it is proposed to allow the City a credit of 40% of the sum paid D a • Page #5 Minutes - Monday, December 21, 1953 for the Engineer's report, to be applied on the calculated per- centage fee for the preparation of plans and specifications. Harrison & On motion by Wood seconded by Talbert that the City employ Woolley firm employed. the firm of Harrison and "Woolley consultant engineers to pre- • pare and submit the "Engineers Report" as outlined in the pro- posal of Harrison and 'Woolley ,dated :December 17, 1953, as read by the City Clerk, exclusive of the design and preparation of plans and specifications and estimate of quantities and costs • for such works, was approved by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Bryant, Talbert, Wood, LeBard, Seabridge. NOES: Councilmen: None. a ABSENT: Councilmen: None. Agrmt.- The Clerk read an agreement between the City of Huntington O'Melveny & Myers'- Beach and O'Melveny and Myers, a co -partnership, whereby the City Bond issue employs the attorneys to perform,' and the attorneys agree to • perform, the following legal services, for the compensation hereinafter stated, to -wit: 1. Drafting all resolutions, ordinances, notices and other documents required in proceedings to be taken by the City for the authorization, issuance and sale of bonds of the City in the tentative amount of $634,000.00 for the acquisition and construc- tion and water works facilities, including facilities for the • transmission of water to be owned jointly with (other public cor- porations: The general supervision of such proceedings and the giving to City Officials of instructions in connection therewith; the examination step by step as taken, of a transcript of such proceedings; and the issuance to the purchaser of such bonds of an opinion approving the validity thereof. 2. For said services, the City hereby agrees to pay to the attorneys a fee equal to 1/5th of 1% of the amount of bonds authorized at the election, payable one-half following the can-. • vase; of the election returns and one -.half following the sale; and... delivery of said bonds or a portion thereof. In the event the bond proposition fails to carry at the election, the fee shall be 1/10th of 1% of amount of bonds voted upon at the election, or $750.00, whichever is lower, payable • following the canvass of the election returns. The City shall also reimburse the Attorneys for any necessary ou&of-pocket expenses incurred by the Attorneys for telegraph, long distance telephone, special messenger and similar charges o 40 �®� Page #6 Minutes - Monday, December 2L, 1953 On motion by Wood seconded by Talbert the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and O'Melveny and Myers, a co-partner---. ship, was passed by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Bryant, Wood, Talbert, LeB&rd, Seabridge.' NOES: Councilmen: NoneQ ABSENT: Councilmen: None Hearing-- The Clerk read a notice of hearing before the Public Utilities Pub'.Ut it . Comm:=So. Commission of the State of California in the matter of the appli- Calif.Water • Co. cation No. 34191 of the Southern. California Water Company for authority to increase water rates charged by it for water service and said hearing to be held on Wednesday, January 13, 1954, at 1 9:30 A.M. in the Commission Court Room, Mirror Bldg., 145 So - Spring Street, Los Angeles, _California. L.A.Wells Lyndon A. Wells appeared before the City Council and asked • that the City Clerk read Ordinance No. 516.. The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 516 as requested by the Mayor, Waste Water Lyndon a. Wells addressed the City Council and informed Ord.diolated them that this Ordinance was being violated in the area between Quincy, Avenue on the North, Memphis on the South.. Delaware on • the East and Huntington Avenue on the West, and requested the City to take some remedial steps to abate the nuisance that now exists. Brayton, City Engineer Overmyer informed the City Council that owner . of wells, Brayton, owner of wells in the area involved has never filed • for a waste water permit and that about a year ago he was f or - warded a registered letter informing him to take the necessary steps for filing a waste water permit and to make provisions to dispose of waste water in the storm drain available in that area. • City •Atty- On motion by Talbert seconded by LeBard the City Attorney be to" notify Brayton re-' instructed to notify Wm. Brayton, relative to the, violation of disc waste water. posing oil well waste water on property reported by the -City Engineer and Lyndon A. Wells and to give Wm. Brayton and other operators in the area described thirty days notice to comply with re- quirements for the disposal of oil well waste water, before legal action will take place and that the Superintendent of Streets of the City of Huntington Beach is to give the City Attorney the names and addresses of all oil well 'operators in the area in question, was approved. 0 L Page #7 Minutes - Monday, December 21, 1953 D� Gruber; The request of Dr. C. 0. Gruber, for the removal of two removal of 2 trees trees from the parkway at the front and back ,of the lot adjacent to his dental office at 701 Main Street was referred t o the Streets and Parks Committee for study and report: Demands On motion by LeBard seconded by Bryant the demands as' approved by the Finance Committee be ordered paid was approved. John R. The Clerk read a communication received from John R. Peterson Peterson, Superintendent of the Huntington Beach Elementary School District complimenting the alertness of the Police De- partment Personnel in th e apprehension of the men that committed the recent burglary at the school A` Wallace &. The Clerk read an offer to the City received from Wallace Yearkin - fill dirt. and Yearkin of Yearkin Bros., $anta Ana, California, offering to supply the City with fill dirt consisting of sand, clay and mixed soil, t•o be :placed and put to fine grade on the City owned 47 acres adjacent ,to Highway #101 and Highway #39 at a price of $.65 per yard. Fill dirt, On motion by Talbert seconded by Wood the City Engineer be 47 acres. instructed to investigate sources of fill dirt for the City owned 47 acres and prices for fill dirt delivered, and report back to the City Council, was approved. Fire Dept.' On motion by `Wood seconded by LeBard the recp est of the Annual Ball, P'avalon. Huntington Beach Fire 'Department to hold its annual ball in the Pavalon Ballroom on Saturday,, February 13, 1954, and that the rental charges for the use of the Pavalon be waived, was approved. H.B.Chamber The Clerk read a communication received from the Huntington • of Commerce I New quarters. Beach Chamber of Commerce in which they'profusely thank the City Council for the modernistic touch that was given to the Chamber quarters in the recent remodeling, and stated that they feel the present quarters are the finest in the State of -California and would do real credit to a City with` a population of 100, 000 people. Shoreline The Clerk read a communication received ffrom the Shoreline Plann.Assoc., Tideland Planning Association of California Incorporated requesting the Funds -study City Council ,to execute the attached iresolution or one of the . City!s own composition; and mail it direct to Stanley Tomlinson, Chairman of the Interim Committee for the study of Tideland Impounded Funds,* J 373 • Page #8 Minutes - Monday, December 21, 1953 City Atty. On motion by Wood seconded by Talbert the City Attorney be instructed to reply to the Shoreline Planning Association Communication and enclose a copy of the prepared statement filed with the Interim Committee at Sacramento upon the subject of • Impounded Tideland Funds, was approved. Div. of Hiway. The Clerk read a- communication received from the Division Speed Law'Sur. Ocean Ave. of Highways addressed to the Chief of Police of the City of Huntington Beach asking that the City further consideration give • to the Speed Law Survey as was previously submitted for Ocean Avenue. Earl Presson The Clerk informed the City Council that at the regular r6-appointed H.B.Plann, meeting of the Planning Commission of Decemb.erl 1°5, 1953, the Comm. ° Planning Commission recommended to the City Council to re -appoint Earl Presson to succeed himself on the Planning Commission. Mayor Seabridge informed the City Council that he recommends that Earl Presson be re -appointed on the Huntington Beach Plann- ing Commission to succeed himself: On motion by Wood seconded by LeBard that the recommenda- tion of Mayor Seabridge for re -appointment of Earl Presson to succeed himself on the Planning Commission; be confirmed, was approved. Wm.Kettler Mayor Seabridge read the resignation of Wm. Kettler from resigns Plann.Comm. the City Planning Commission. Sowest Expl. Councilmen complimented the Southwest Exploration Company complimented. for the splendid job they have done on cleaning up the properties. • acquired from the Tidewater. Associated Company. M.E.Skeen, On motion by Wood seconded by Talbert the City Clerk be removal of wooden derr. instructed to write a letter to M. E. Skeen, operator of oil well located on Lots 26, 28, Block 210, regz esting his cooperation in the cleanup campaign by removing the old wooden derricks, was • approved. On motion by Talbert seconded by LeBard the regular meeting of the City Council adjourned until 7:30 P.M. Tuesday, the 29th of December, 19539 Ci Clerk and ex-officio Clerk ofUthe City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California ATTEST: Mayor • City Clerk