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Home My WebLink About1954-07-06• MI NU TES; Council Chamber, City Hall Huntington Beach, California Tuesday, July 6, 1954 Mayor Seabr idge 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: Lockett, Wood, Bartlett, LeBard, Seabridge Councilmen absent: None Minutes On motion by Wood seconded by Bartlett the minutes for the meetings of the City Council for the month of June, 1954, as transcribed by the City Clerk and mailed, he accepted and ordered filed, was approved. Monthly The Clerk read the monthly reports for the month of Reports June, 1954, filed by the City Treasurer, City Clerk, City Col- lector, City Engineer, Manager of Municipal Trailer Park, Fire Chief, Chief Lifeguard, Chief of Police, Superintendent of Recreation* On motion by Wood seconded by LeBard the reports for. the month of June, 1954, filed by the department heads and read by the City Clerk be accepted and ordered filed., was approved. Business, On motion by LeBard seconded by Lockett the applications Licenses for license to conduct business in the 'City of Huntington. Beach were granted as follows: Rodney W. Berg, dba Berg's Do -nut Shop, 3202 Main Street, the' business of do -nut shop. Tomasz Ballis, 525 W. 90th Street, Los Angeles 44, the busi- ness of peddling novelties, place to place, veteran license, Robert T. Watson, 110 E. Cedar, Compton, the business of peddling art work, place to place, veteran license. John D. Goode, dba 5th Street Cleaners, the business of cleaning and dyeing, at 218 - 5th Street, Sam L. Terry, the business of service station, Terry's Texaco Service at 520 Ocean Avenue. Donald H. Ranpton, 273 So. Main Street, Orange, the business of metallizing and light metal fabrication at 21732 Newland Street. Mary Lou Lutz, 9271 Airdrome, Los Angeles 35, the business of coin operated "Fortune Telling" machines, wheel -tax. Ralph K. Harris, 11716 Mapledale Street, Norwalk, the busi- ness of general contractor. Harry P. Ritchie Uompany, 333 E. 2nd Street, Los Angeles 12, the business of delivering salted nuts, wheel -tax. 1 • J • Lm 1 • • • 1 • 1 E 418 • Page #2 Minutes - Tuesday, July 6, 1954 Star House On motion by Bartlett seconded by LeBard the house- Movers,Inc., bond movers bond of Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company No. 1622904-M for Star Housemovers, Inc., and subject to approval • for form by the City Attorney, was approved. Sowest Expl.- On motion by Wood seconded by Lockett the application New Well Miley -Keck for oil well permit of Southwest Exploration Company to drill 64 a new well Miley -Keck 64, was granted. Sowest - On motion by Bartlett seconded by LeBard the appli- • New Well State 563 cation for oil well permit of Southwest Exploration Company to drill a new well State 563, was granted. Pacific Drlg. On motion by Wood seconded by LeBard the application Co. - New Well, Ray #1 for oil well permit of Pacific Drilling Company to drill a new well Ray #1, located on Lots 11 and 13, Block 114, 17th Street Section, and subject to approval for form by the City Attorney of the Drilling and Clean-up bonds, was granted. Mid -Northern On motion by Bartlett seconded by LeBard the applica- Oil Co:- New Well-H.B.#1 tion for oil well permit of Mid -Northern Oil Company to drill a new well Huntington Beach #l, and subject to approval for form of the Drilling and Clean-up Bonds by the City Attorney, and the filing of satisfactory map: with the City • Engineer, was granted. U.S.Rubber On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood the application Co. - Neon sign for building permit of the United States Rubber Company to erect a neon sign on the east side of Fifth Street, at 409 ` Walnut Street, and said erection to be under the supervision of the City Engineer, was granted. W.M.Elliott- On motion by Wood seconded by LeBard the request of term.clean- up bond W. M. Elliott for termination of the clean-up bond as recom- mended by the City Engineer covering well No. 7, located on Lot 9, Block 1901, Tract #12, was granted, and the Glens Falls Indemnity Company be notified of the termination of their bond No. 66553 0. C.C.Peterson On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood the request of t erm. cl ean- up bond Clark C. -Peterson for termination of clean-up bond as recom- mended by the City Engineer, for the Wilson -Peterson No. 1 well located on Lots 11 through 20, Block 203, Vista Del Mar Tract be granted and the Glens Falls Indemnity Company be notified of termination of their bond Noe 652014, P :m E . Pr ima sh ing- tax assess:o on prop.can- celled. P1an.Comm.- ltrpon re- zoning Hearing - 1954-55 City Budget Fi .R ohr ig- Recr.Comm. Annual Agreement betw.City' & C. of C. approved. Reso.#1220- opposing Colorado River sto= rage prof. Page #3 Minutes Tuesday, July 6, 1954 On motion by Bartlett seconded by LeBard the City Council consents to the cancellation of the erroneous and illegal assessment of the undivided 212500 interest in Blocks 1403 and 1404, T. J. Watson's Resubdivision, assessed in name of Emil Primashing, and said taxes as assessed against Emil Primashing for the year 1948-49 in the amount of $.64 and forthe year 1950-51 in the amount of $.49, was approved by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Lockett, Wood, Bartlett, LeBard, Seabridge NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None The Clerk read a letter received from the City Plan- ning Commission Chairman Edward R. Stang, advising the City Council of the studies that have been undertaken on the pos- si.ble re-Foning of all that portion of the area of the City lying easterly of Hampshire Avenue to the City limits. Mayor Seabridge announced that the hour of 8:00 P.M. July 6, 1954, was the time set for public hearing to be held by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach on the 1954-55 proposed City budget. Mayor Seabridge asked if anyone pres.ent wished to discuss any of the budget items that are contained in the budget prepared and distributed by the City Clerk, Mr. Rohrig, Commissioner on the Recreation Commission appeared before the City Council and asked that they give consideration to reinstate the amount of money in the Recrea- tion budget that was Ir esented to cover the purchase of a . new station wagon and a new mower. There being no further comments made on the proposed 1954-55 budget the Mayor declared the hearing closed. The Clerk read the annual agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and the Huntington Beach Chamber of Com- merce for the fiscal year 1954-55, On motion by Wood seconded by LeBard° the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreement dated the first day of July, 1954, between the City of Huntington Beach and the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce, was ap- proved. The Clerk read Resolution No. 12201 a resolution of the' City Council of the City of Huntington Beach opposing the .Colorado River storage project as proposed by United • States Senate and House of Representative bills. • • 419 Page #4 Minutes - Tuesday, July 6, 1954 On motion by LeBard seconded by Bartlett Resolution No. 1220 was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote: • AYES:_ Councilmen: Lockett, Wood, Bartlett, LeBard, Seabridge NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None Ord.#611- On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood the Sections G, H, amended, final and I. of Ordinance No. 611 which had its first reading on reading May 3, 1954, be deleted, was approved by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Lockett, Wood, Bartlett, LeBard, Seabridge NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT; Councilmen: None The Clerk gave Ordinance No. 611, as amended its second and final reading,, an ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach, establishing set -back lines along portions of cer- tain streets and public ways in the City of Huntington Beach. On motion by Wood seconded by Bartlett Ordinance No. 611, as amended, was passed and adopted by the following•roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Lockett, Mood, Bartlett, LeBard, Seabridge NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None • Demands Motion by LeBard seconded by Bartlett the demands as • C] • 1 approved by the Finance Committee be ordered paid, was approved. City Empl. Motion by Wood seconded by LeBard the Building Committee Asstn agre6mtt with the City Attorney draw up an agreement with the City of vend.mach. Huntington Beach Employeest Association to permit the placing of one cigarette and one candy vending machine in the hall- way of the City Hall, was approved. Remove tree-. On motion by Bartlett seconded by Wood the City Eng- parkway -_1st Christian ineer be instructed to remove the, tree. from the parkway on Church Orange Avenue at the location of the First Christian Church, was approved. Remove On motion by Bartlett seconded by Wood the City Engineer trees loth St* be instructed/to remove two Palm trees from the parkway at 517 - 10th Street, was .approved. Remove On motion by Bartlett seconded by Wood the City trees - Crest Ave. Engineer, with the Streets and Parks Committee, be instructed to remove the trees along Crest Avenue as they deem necessary and expedient, , was approved. 0 • Page #5 Minutes - Tuesday, July 6, 1954. Remove tree- On motion by Bartlett seconded•by Wood the City Engineer 13th St. be . instructed to remove a -tree: in front of Fred Herman t s residence on 13th Street, was approved. City Bud- On motion by Lockett seconded by LeBard the City of get for • 1954-55 Huntington Beach budget for the fiscal year 1954-55, upon adopted vihich a public hearing was held at 8:00 o'clock this evening, be adopted as presented without changes, was approved by the following roll call vote: AYES- Councilmen: Lockett, Wood, Bartlett, LeBard, Seabridge • NOES: Councilmen: None _ ABSENT: Councilmen, None J.C.Clark On motion by LeBard seconded by Bartlett the Mayor and claim City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute on behalf of the City an offer of compromise and re.lEase of the. claim of James C. Clark against the City of Huntington Beach for serious and wilful misconduct,, said offer to be presented to the Industrial Accident Commission and be subject to their approval-, was approved by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Lockett, Wood, Bartlett, LeBard, Seabridge NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None Sew.Pl.Oper. On motion by Lockett. seconded by LeBard, in accordance car de- I clared with the recommendations of the City Engineer, the sport sedan surplus • 1947 Chevrolet 6 used and assigned to the Sewage Plant Operator be declared surplus and the City Clerk be authorized to sell at a fair obtainable price, was approved. Ltr.apprec. On motion by Bartlett seconded by LeBard that the Mayor to Pac.Elec. R.R.Co. and the City Clerk be authorized to write a letter of apprecia- • tion to the Facific Electric Railroad Company for their splendid cooperation and contribution to the 50th centennial celebration of the City of Huntington Beach on July 4, 1954, was approved. On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood the regular meet- - • ing of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach adjourned. V C' Clerk and ex-officioiZle`rE o the City Council of the City • of Huntington Beach, California ATTEST: �D y or City Clerk 0