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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-05-210 • 624 MINUTES Council Chamber, City Hall Huntington Beach, California" Monday, May 21, 1956 Mayor Terry 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, Bryant, Irby, Bartlett, Terry Councilmen Absent: None On motion by Lockett seconded by Bartlett the foil - Business Licenses lowing applications to conduct business in the City of Hunt- 40 ington Beach were granted: Herschal A. Bowen, Midway City,, peddling ice cream. Midway'Plumbing Company, Midway City, master plumber contractor.' Warren C. Cro.sby dba Crosby Construction Company, Garden' Grove, general building contractor. Rubye.Harri son, boarding home at 514 - 12th Street. Herbert J. Fry, Los Angeles, peddling rosettes, veteran's license.. Prent is C. Lucado, Los Angeles, peddling adhesive bandages, hand- icapped person, free license not to exceed 60 days. Robert M. Pipkin, Hollywood, peddling adhesive bandages,.handi- capped person, free license not to exceed 60 days. F.C.Bowman- On motion by Bartlett seconded by Irby the applica- permit for elec.flash tion for building permit of F. C. Bowman, 415 - 7th Street for sign • permission to erect an electrical flash sign on the west side of Main Street at 2131 Main Street, and as approved by the Building Inspector. Motion carried. Baker #1- On motion by Bartlett seconded by Lockett the request term. drlg. bond of C. D. Howe for termination of the Glens Falls Insurance Com- pany drilling bond No. 578426, on Baker #1 well, located -on Lots 2 and 4, Block 516, Huntington Beach Tract, having complied with Section 2427.3 of the Huntington' Beach Ordinance Code, end the operator and the bonding company be notified of the termination, was approved. Talbert #6- On motion by Lockett -seconded by Bartlett the request term.drlg. bond of C. D. Howe, for termination of the Glens Falls Insurance Company drilling bond No. 554010 on Talbert #6 well., located 755 feet east and 990 feet of the center line of Huntington Avenue and Atlanta Street, having complied with Section 2427.3 of the Huntington Beach'Ordinance Code, and the operator and the bonding Company be notified of the termination, was approved. Hoegee-Pyle On motion by Bartlett seconded by Irby the request of #1 an d Grant Jones #1- the Hedges Oil Company for termination of the Traveler Indemnity term. clean- up bonds Company clean-up bond No. 523276 on the Hoegee-Pyle #1 well, on Lot 23, Block 209, Huntington Beach Tract, and the Travelers K 624 Page #2. Minutes - Monday, May 21, 1956 a Indemnity Company clean-up bond No. 523278 on the Grant -Jones #1 well, on Lot 1, 'Block' 310, Huntington Beach Tract, having com- plied with Section.2448.1 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code, and the operator and the bonding company be notified of the term- ination, was approved. Thorpe #1- -On motion by Lockett seconded by Bryant the request of term.drl.g. 8e . clean-up bonds Monterey Oil Company for termination of the Pacific Indemnity Company drilling bond No. 221217, on the Thorpe #1 well, located 1300 feet South and 330 feet East from the Northwest corner Sec- tion 19, Township 6 South, Range 10 West, S.B.B.&-M., and the Pacific Indemnity Company clean-up bond No. 221216 covering -'the same well, having complied with Sections 2427.3 and 2448.1 of the Huntington Beach. Ordinance Code, and the operator and the bonding company be notified of the termination, was approved. Loren A .Davis , On motion by Bryant seconded by Lockett the request of term. clean-up bonds Loren A. Davis, oil operator, for termination of the .Pacific Employers Insurance Company clean-up bonds No. O1-B-45049 for "Davis #4 well, -on Lots 15 and 17, Block 108, Huntington Beach Tract, and No. O1-B-45264 for Davis #5, on Lots 26 and 28, Block 305, Huntington Beach Tract, and bond dated April 1; 1955 for Davis #2 well, on Lot.27, Block 207, Huntington Beach Tract, and bond dated March 4, 1955, for Rue #1 well, Lot 25, Block 207, Huntington Beach Tract, having complied with Section.2448.1 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code, and the operator and the bonding company be notified of the termination, was approved. Thompson #1 - On motion by Bartlett seconded by Bryant the request term. clean-up bond of the Hedges Oil Company for termination of the Travelers In- dennity Company clean-up bond No. 523520, on the Thompson No. 1 well, located -on Lots 10, 12 and 14, Block 309, Huntington Beach Tract, having - complied with Section 2448.1 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code, and the operator and the bonding company be notified of the termination, was approved. Golden Bear #1- On motion by Bryant seconded -by Bartlett the request term. clean-up bond of the Neaves Petroleum Developments Company for termination - of the Travelers 'Indemnity Company clean-up bond No. 523119,' for well Golden Bear #1, located on Lots 11, 13, and 15, and the south 10 feet of Lot 17, Block 102, Huntington Beach Tract, having complie d*wit h Section 2448.1 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code, and the operator and the bonding' company .be notified of the termination,. was approved. 1 Page #3 Minutes - May 21, 1956 `- On motion by Bryant seconded -by Irby the request of Wilson- - Peterson Oil the Wilson -Peterson 011 Company for cancellation of Oil Well Co.- cane.oil Permit #978, covering well location of Lots 12-and 14, Block well permit. 208, Huntington Beach Tract, be cancelled in accordance with Section 2427.2 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code, failure to drill; was approved. On motion by Bartlett seconded by Irby the request Well #7 - of Wilson-Peterson.Oil Company for cancellation of drilling caric:drlg. &-clean-up Bond No. 551634 and clean-up bond No. 551633 for -Well #7, to bonds. have been located on Lots 12 and 14, Block 208, Huntington Beach Tract, for reason that well was never drilled, and the operator and the bonding company be notified of the termination, was approved. . On motion by Bryant seconded by Lockett the request of the Pacific Drilling Company for termination of the Glens Deke #1 - Falls Insurance Company drilling bond No. 578506, for Deke #1 term.drlg. bond. well, located on Lots 6, 8, 10 and 12, Block 516, Huntington Beach Tract, having complied with Section.2427.3 of the Hunt- ington Beach Ordinance Code, and the operator and the bonding company be notified of the termination, was approved. City -County The Clerk read the City -County agreement for the agr'm't- re: Clay St. improvement of Clay Street from Golden West Avenue'to Hamp- shire Avenue.' On motion by Bartlett seconded by Irbythe Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute on behalf of the City,! the City -County agreement for the improvement of Clay Street, was approved. The Clerk read Resolution No. 1279, a resolution of Reso.#1279 deed accept: the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, accepting prop. deed -to certain real property and authorizing the recording of said deed. 1• On motion by Lockett seconded by Bryant Resolution No. 12?9 was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Bryant, Lockett, Irby, Bartlett, Terry NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None On motion by Bartlett seconded by Lockett the City Jennie Ross- paid,ease- ' Clerk be authorized to draw a warrant in the amount of $"150.00 meet rights payable to Jennie Ross, Administra.trix, for payment of easement $150.00 rights deeded to the City and said amount.of easement was recom- mended as a fair price by the right-of-way agent for the City of Huntington Beach, and said :easement for right-of-way for 625 00 625 Page #4 Minute-s - Monday, May 21•, 1956 water distribution lines under construction by the Orange County Water Board, was approved. The Clerk gave Ordinance No. 647, an ordinance of Ord.#647- the City of Huntington Beach -relating to Steam Electric SteamElec. , Gen.Stn. Generating Station, amending the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code adding Section 9443.1,'its"first reading. The Clerk read consent of the City of Huntington Beach to assignment of oil and gas lease .from.C. M. Garrison to J. D. Rush Company, a co -partnership composed of J. D. Rush Company and Burl G. Varner, and said assignment being a portion of the original oil and gas lease given to Charles Assignment E. Black, and present assignment includes Lots 9 and 11, of oil & zas lease Block 315, Huntington Beach Tract. from C. M. Garrison to On motion by Lockett seconded by Bartlett the Mayor J. D. Rush Company and City Clerk be authorized to execute on behalf of the City the consent of the City of Huntington Beach to assignment of oil and gas lease from.C. M. Garrison to J. D. Rush Company; was approved. On motion by Lockett seconded by Bartlett the Mayor Term.H.B.Co. and the City Clerk be authorized to execute on behlf of the leases dated 4-4-49 City the agreement between the Huntington Beach Company and the City of Huntington Beach terminating leases made by certain agreements dated April 4, 1949, was approved. On motion by Lockett seconded by Bryant the Mayor H.B'; Co.- and the City Clerk be authorized to execute on behalf of.the lease agr'm't resurface City, the lease agreement between"the Huntington Beach Company use of land. and the City of Huntington Beach covering,the surface use of an irregular parcel of land situated southwesterly of Ocean Avenue between Main Street and Twelfth Street,'was approved. Mayor Terry referred the request of Mrs. E. Groom Mrs. E. Groom- re for the removal of the Eucalyptus tree in•front of property moval of tree. at 1745 Lake Street to the'Streets & Parks Committee for study and report. On motion by Bartlett seconded by Irby the request 5o.C,o.Devel. Co.- of the Southern Counties Development Company to cut the curb cut curb on Huntington kvenue in Block 203, Vista Del Mar Tract, for five driveways to serve five single dwelling units, and said Work to be done under the supervision of the City Engineer, was approved. • Parre #5 m1nutes - Monday, -May 21, 1956 On motion by Bartlett seconded by Irby the City Public Auction- Clerk advise the County Tax Collector of Orange County.that -Lot 19, B1. 321, H.B,Tr. the City has no objection and gives consent to the public aWd..on of Lot 19, Bloch 321, Huntington Beach Tract, except' 100% mineral rights, was approved. Mayor Terry referred to the Streets and Parks Com- St.Banners mittee and the Police Committee the request of the Los Ange- re: Los Angeles Co. les County Fair Association for permission to place banners Fair across streets for the purpose of advertising the Los Angeles County Fair set for September 14 through September 30, 1956, for study and report. On motion by Lockett seconded by Bartlett the City City to* Clerk be instructed to inform the County Board of Supervisors construct add't'l by letter that the City is willing to construct a building to bldg. f or Dist.Court. house additional Court facilities in accordance with preli- minary plans previously submitted and the City to furnish janitor service and all utilities except telephone service, and that said building will have approximately an area of 2,729 square feet, and the mntal to be $250.00 per month, was approved'. On motion by Bartlett seconded by Irby the City Remove.tree Engineer be instructed to remove the Eucalyptus tree abutting 1025 Lake. Avenue. the address 1025 Lake Avenue, or the first tree facing south at that location on Lake Avenue, and to trim the other ad- jacent Eucalyptus tree, was approved'. On motion by -Bartlett seconded by Bryant the demands Demands as approved by the Finance Committee be ordered paid, was ap- proved. The Clerk read a communication received from the recr.Comm. protests Chairman of the City of Huntington Beach Recreation Commission liquor license for protesting the application for a liquor license of the Hunt-, Country Club. !• ington Beach Country Club, and requested the City of Huntington Beach to take a similar stand against the Huntington Beach Country Club request for a liquor license. Councilman Lockett reported that according to Infor- mation he has,the proprietor of the dountpy Club has not ap- plied for a liquor license. On motion by Lockett seconded by Bartlett the letter received from the Hunt.ington Beach recreation Commission Chair- man be tabled, was approved. 626 626 Page #6 Minutes, -Monday, May 21, 1956 Mr. Christensen representing the Duncan Miller Meter Company presented to the City Council the new type of Miller Mr. Chris- tensen- Meter head and reported that he had examined the meters in the Duncan Miller Meter Co. downtown section that are now eleven years 01a and stated that 40% are out of service and many others requiring heavy main- tenance care, and presented a proposal and contract for re- placement of present Duncan Miller Meters in the downtown area. Councilman Irby reported to the City Council his observations made on a tour of the beach last Sunday and sug- gested numerous corrective measures. On motion by Irby seconded by Bartlett the Street Week -end' beach Department be•instructed to start cleaning the beach on week - cleaning ends commencing on Saturday, May 19, 1956, was approved. On motion by Bartlett seconded by Irby the City Engi- Replace water line, neer be instructed to replace the presently deteriorated water line on the bluff in the vicinity of 6th Street at a cost of approximately $900.00, was approved. On motion by Irby seconded by Bartlett the -City Pur- Paint ext. bldgs.on. chasing Agent be authorized to issue Purchase Order to Lyndon Pier - Lyndon Wells A. Wells for labor only in accordanc.e with proposal submitted by Lyndon A. Wells in the amount of $865.00 to paint the ex- erior of the buildings on -the Pier as outlined and the City of Huntington Beach to furnish all meterials, was approved. On motion by Bartlett seconded by Lockett the City. Improv.& Engineer be instructed to proceed with the installation of curbs - First St. -curbs and the improvement of First Street between Ocean Avenue. and Atlanta Avenue and said cost to be charged to the Capital Outlay Fund., was approved by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Bryant, Lockett, Irby, Bartlett, Terry NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None The Clerk read an agreement between the Huntington Beach Company and the City of Huntington Beach giving the City right-of-way for street purposes over certain parcel of land, as follows: The South thirty (30) feet of Block 1012, and the North thirty (30) feet•of Block 908.of the Wesley Park Section of the City of Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, as shown on the ma,p recorded in Book 4, Page 17, of Miscellaneous Maps and Records of Orange County, California, � • Page #7 627 Minutes - Monday, May 21, 195.6 and. -the City covenants and promises that it will at its sole cost and expense case pipe lines under easement to Standard Oil Company of California, and also the City at its -sole co, and expense bury the said. pipe -lines in a manner satisfactory to the Standard Oil Company of California, prior to engaging In any work whatsoever to improve the right-of-way. On motion by Lockett'seconded by Bartlett the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute on.behalf of the City the agreement between the Huntington Beach Company and the City of Huntington Beach covering right-of-way for street purposes on the property described in the agreement as read by the Clerk, was approved. The Clerk read a resolution received from the Hunt- V.F.W, ington Beach Post No.. 7368,.Veterans of Foreign Wars of the resolution United States, calling for the annexation of certain inhabited and uninhabited territory to the City of Huntington Beach as per the boundaries outlined on a map attached to the resolution. On motion by Bartlett seconded by Lockett the Reso- lution of the Huntington Beach Post No. 7368 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States relative to annexation of inhabited and uninhabited territory adjacent to the City of Huntington ' Beach be taken under advisement and filed, was approved. Mayor Terry refer -red to the Beach and Pier Committee C.A. Chris- for study and report the proposal and request in accordance tensen con- cession with the recommendations of Councilman Irby for an additional access door to be installed on the concession stand operated by.Carl A. Christensen on the Municipal Pier. City Attorney Bauer reported to the City Council Signal Oil & gas Co. & the present status of the annexation and_tax suits between Sowest Expl. Co. suits. the Signal Oil and Gas Company and­.t.he.-Southwest Exploration Company, and referred the present findings of legal counsel F• opinions on file with the City, and that there is presently an appeal pending and that action on this appeal must be immediate and consideration must be made by the Council, whether the City desires to proceed with the appeal and face the possibility of heavy legal costs against the possibility of working out a compromise with the plaintiffs. On motion by Lockett seconded by Bartlett the City Attorney be instructed to communicate with the legal counsel for the Signal Oil and Gas Company and'the Southwest Explor- ation Company as to a possible compromise on the law suits, was approved. 627 Page #8 Minutes - Monday, May 21, 1956 City Attorney Bauer reported to the City Council the present status of the condemnation proceedings over the Pacific Electric Railway right-of-way northerly of the City Atty. re: PE right -of Municipal Trailer Park. .way no. of Mun.Tr.Pk. City Attorney Bauer was instructed to contact -the Pacific Electric Railway Company officials and arrange for a meeting with the City Council to discuss the condemnation action. City Attorney Bauer reported to the City Council that notice of termination in accordance with provisions of the lease with the City of Huntington Beach and John Green had . been made and the time limit had .now expired, and that the lessee had not made any contact with•the City relative to the notice of termination. On motion by Lockett seconded by Bryant the City John Green Council terminate the lease between the City of Huntington. lease term- inated Beach and John Green as of this date, and the City Engineer be instructed to. remove from the area leased by Green all materials stored thereon, was approved. -On motion by Bartlett seconded by Lockett the regu- lar meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach adjourned. ity Clerk and ex-officio Clerk' of the City Council of the City of Huntin _ton Beach, California ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk •'