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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-11-03L VAU4*1 Council Chamber, City Hall Huntington Beach, California Monday, November 3, 1958 Mayor Irby called the regular meeting of the City Council to order at 7:30 o'clock P.'M. Councilmen present: Lambert, Bryant, Terry, Waite, Irby. Councilmen absent: None. Report of State- Mayor Irby announced that a member of the Personnel Board Police Chief examining board of the State of Calif -- examination ornia Personnel Services will make a report on the results of the examination given to candi- dates for the position of Chief of Police. Mr. R. W. Fischer of the State Personnel Board gave the resume of the tabulation of the examination results of the examination for the position of Police Chief,and reported the written examination had been given on November 1, 1958, and the oral examination on November 3t 1958. The candidates name and the rating score for the examination as follows: Clinton H. Wright 87.51 John Seltzer 76.98 Delbert Higgins 74.54 Harold Mays Jr. 72.33 Plaque Mayor Irby presented to Mrs. Cecil Dowty presented to - Cecil Dowt a plaque from the City of Huntington Beach, as an award for service for the years of service that Cecil E. Dowty had given to the City during his tenure in the Fire Department. Minutes On motion by Bryant seconded by ferry the minutes of the meeting of the City Council of October 6th and October 20th, 1958, as trans- cribed and mailed by the Clerk be accepted and approved. Motion carried. 6? Page #2 - Minutes, November 3, 1958 Monthly Reports - The Clerk read the reports of the Department Heads of the City of Hunt- ington Beach filed with the City Clerk for the month of October, 1958. On motion by Terry seconded by Waite_. the reports of the Department Heads for the month of October, 1958, as read by the Clerk be accepted and ordered filed. Motion carried. Gannon and Winel - Mayor Irby announced that 7:45 o'clock oil lease P. M. was the time set for Gannon and Winel to appear before the City Council to show cause why the oil and gas lease of Deane Newenham with the City of Huntington Beach covering Lot 6 and the southwesterly 15 feet of Lot S. Block 314, Huntington Beach Tract, and which D. C. Newenham had assigned to Gannon and Winel on February 279 1958, should not be cancelled. Neither Gannon or Winel were present to answer the order to appear. On motion by Bryant seconded by Terry the matter of default of the lease held by Gannon and Winel be referred to the City Attorney for proper action, be approved. Motion carried. Applications for On motion by Terry seconded by Lambert business licenses the applications for license to conduct business in the City of Huntington Beach were granted as follows: Webster Electric Company, 2035 S. LaCienega, Los Angeles, California, electrical contractor. Hopkins Plumbing, 660 W. 17th Street, Costa Mesa, California, plumbing contractor. Edward M. Martino, 1986 Pomona, plastering contractor. Orin A. Hagen, 108 - 5th Street, Huntington Beach, sign painting. Golden Krust Bakery, 8220 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, retail bakery route. Edward A. Mischell, 8062 Garden Grove Blvd., Garden Grove, masonry contractor. 2. Page #3 — Minutes, November 3, 195S Alfred Oropeza, 6546 So. Side Drive, Los Angeles 22, selling dry goods house to house, veterans's license. Harry B. Tibbetts, 2590 E. 67th Street, Long Beach, electrical contractor. Blackmun Fence Company, 10708 Hayford Street, Norwalk, masonry contractor. Ted Hopkins - On motion by Lambert seconded by Bryant plumbing license bond the license bond of the Great American Indemnity Company for Ted Hopkins, dba Hopkins Plumbing, as principal, as approved for form by the City Attorney, be accepted and ordered filed. Motion carried. Term. drlg.bond - On motion by Waite seconded by Terry the Long Beach Oil Producers request of the Long Beach Oil Producers for termination of the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Mary- land drilling bond No. 72116970 and cleanup bond No. 72116989 for wells, Valenta -Stock #1, located on Lot 23, Block 3129 Huntington Beach Tract, and the owner and the bonding company and the operator be notified of the bond termination, be ap- proved. Motion carried. Term. drlg. bond. - On motion by Lambert seconded by Bryant J. J. Baker the request of J. J. Baker for termination of the Great American Indemnity Company drilling bonds No. 661692, and No. 661690, covering the CMB #2 well, located on Lot 269 Block 615, Huntington Beach Tract, and the JA:N #1 well, located on Lots 17 -- 23, Block 515, Huntington Beach Tract, having complied with Section 2427.3 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code and the bonding company and -the operator be notified of the bond termination. Motion carried. Term. drlg. bond - On motion by Bryant seconded by Waite the Morton & Dolley � , request of Morton 4nd Dolley for ter- mination of the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland drill- ing bond No. 7240668 for well Smith #1, located on Lots 18 to 20, Block 514, Huntington Beach Tract, having complied with Section 2427.3 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code, and the operator and the bonding company be notified of the 3. Page #4 — Minutes, November 3, 1958 termination be approved. Motion carried. Term. cleanup bond -- On motion by Lambert seconded by R. B. Watkins Bryant the request of R. B. Watkins for termination of the Glens Falls Insurance Company cleanup bond No. 72--24-27, covering the Deeble No. 6 well, located 2175' S. and 1420' E. from the center of Section 13, having complied with Section 2448.1 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code, and the owner and the bonding company be notified of the termination, be approved. Motion carried. UV# 130 -- The Clerk read the letter of R. E. Morehouse transmittal from the Huntington Beach Planning Commission relative to Use Variance UV #1309 petitioner being R. E. Morehouse, 16171 Springdale, Huntington Beach, requesting permission to allow 6000 square feet addition to an existing sheet metal shop in an A-1 General Agricultural Area, location being approx- imately 800 feet south of Smeltzer Avenue on the nest side of Springdale Street, the legal description being the East 4 acres of the S. * of the NE -j of Section 21, T.S•S., R. 11 N., S.B.B.& M., and that pursuant to the conserva- tion and planning law of the State Government Code, a public hearing was held on October 21st, 19580 by the City Planning Commission to consider above petitioner's request, the required legal public notice was properly given prior to the hearing. With due consideration given to the petitioner and the general public, the following recommendation was made by the Planning Commissions "A motion was made by Presson and seconded by Stang to recommend approval without conditions. The variance was passed by the following roll call vote: AYES: Liles, Davis, Schryer, Bazil, Stang, Pressson, Sark. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: NONE. " 4. ?0 Page #5 -Minutes, November 3, 1958 On motion by Terry seconded by Lambert in accordance with recommendations of the Planning Commission Use Variance UV #130 be granted without conditions. Motion carried. Petition - re: Mrs. Heaston presented to the City Election of Police Chief Council a petition from residents of the City of Huntington Beach with approximately 400 signatures requesting the City Council submit to the vote of the people to elect a Chief of Police to fill the unexpired term of the former Chief of Police. On motion by Terry seconded by Bryant the petition presented by Mrs. Heaston be received - and ordered filed. Motion carried. DV #115 - The Clerk read the letter of Paul R. Holstein transmittal from the Huntington Beach Planning Commission relative to Division of Land DV #115, petitioner being Paul R. Holstein, 319 Geneva Street, Huntington Beach, requesting permission to allow a single parcel to be divided into two seperate parcels, the loca- tion being the NYC corner of California and Geneva Street, the legal description being Division I: The east 55 feet of Lots 1 and 2, Block 703, Vista Del Mar Tract; Division II: The West 72.5 feet of Lots 1 and 2, Block 703, Vista Del Mar Tract, and after a public hearing was held by the Planning Commission on October 2let, 1958, and the required legal public notice was properly given prior to the hearing, and with due consideration given to the petitioner and the general public, the following recommendation was made by the Planning Commission: "A motion was made by Schryer and seconded by Liles to recommend denial of Division of Land DV #115. Said denial was confirmed by the following roll call vote: AYES: Liles, Davis, Schryer, Bazil, Stang, Presson, Sork. ABSENT: NONE. " 5. Page #6 - Minute, November 3, 1958 71 1 On motion by Bryant seconded by Waite in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning Commission the request of Paul.R. Holstein for Division of Land DV #1159 be denied. Motion carried. Fred DeWitt - On motion by Waite seconded by Bryant the to break curb request of Fred DeWitt of 1027 Lake Ave- nue, for permission to break approximately twenty feet of curb for a driveway to a new home being built at 315 Loma Street, Huntington Beach, be approved subject to super- vision of the work by the City Engineer. Motion carried. Request of - Mayor Irby referred to the.Beach and Pier Frieda Johnson for hive Bait Committee for study and report the request on pier of Mrs. Frieda Johnson of Huntington Beach for the live bait consession on the Huntington Beach Municipal Pier. Demands On motion by Bryant seconded by Waite the demands as approved by the Finance Committee be ordered paid. Motion carried. Recess Mayor Irby ordered a recess of the City Council at 8:10 o'clock P. M. Council The City Council reconvened at 8s20 reconvened o'clock P. M. Ministerial The Clerk read a letter filed by the Fellowship Beach Area Ministerial Fellowship, signed by Everett N. Auger, Secretary, advising the City Council that at a special called ministers meeting of the Huntington Beach Areal, the association went on record October 31, 1958, as approving the principles that the present City Council of Huntington Beach appoint the best qualified man to the position of Chief of Police on the basis of the State Examination for such an office at it's neat scheduled meeting. This motion made by Dale Aycock, and seconded by Everett Felder and unanimously passed. 6. It was decided that 72 Page #7 - Minutes, November 3, 1958 this motion be written and handed to the City Clerk John Henricksen. Appointment of - On motion by Terry seconded by Irby, Jahn Seltzer defeated Captain John Seltzer be appointed to the position of Chief of Police to fill the unexpired term of the past Chief of Police, Ben Dulaney, was defeated by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: NOES: Councilmen: ABSENT: NONE. Request for Special Election defeated Terry, Irby. Lambert, Bryant, Waite. On motion by -Terry seconded by Irby that a special election be called to let the voters decide who shall fill the unexpired term of the position of Chief of Police, was defeated by the follow- ing roll call vote. - AYES: Councilmen: NOES: Councilmen: ABSENT: NONE. Terry, Irby. Lambert, Bryant, Waite. Clinton Wright - On motion by Waite seconded by Lambert appointed Police Chief that Clinton Wright be appointed to fill the unexpired term of'the position of Chief of Police, was approved by the following roll call vote: AYESs Councilmen: Lambert, Bryant, Waite. NOES: Councilmen: Terry, Irby. ABSENT: Councilmen: NONE. I_nsert - ( see �a re ;�10 Kennetli Potts - On motion by Bryant seconded by Terry request to take Police Chief the letter received from Kenneth H. examination Potts, 301 - 5th Street, and read by the City Clerk protesting the fact that he was denied the right to take the examination for the position. of Chief of Police as questioned by the City Clerk, be received and ordered riled. Motion carried. New employees in On motion by Terry seconded by Waite Street Department in accordance with the request of Wm. S. Lewis, Street Superintendent, th6 following hourly 7. 7 3 2a6e 7i-8 - ainutes, � ovember 3, 1958 employees be placed on the regular monthly payroll: Name Classification Salary Range Glen Campbell Park Caretaker 27 A Frank Ciarelli Maintenance Man 26 B Robert Montgomery Donald Umphenour Maintenance Man 26 B Maintenance Man 26 B the effective date to be November 1, 1958, be approved. Motion carried. Leslic ilotts - The Clerk read a letter received from rf?(-uet for neyv street Leslie W. Potts, informing the City Council that he is building two duplexes, and one three bedroom and one four bedroom houses on England Street, in the 2400 Block, and the structures are to be completed by December 1, 1958, and is formally requesting the City of Huntington Beach to construct a street and would request a time committment of same. On motion by Terry seconded by Waite the City Engineer be instructed to proceed with the construction of that portion of the street on England, in accordance with the request of Leslie W. Potts, and 'the property owners be required to pay for the.installation of the curb and gutter, be approved. Motion carried. Letter of - On motion by Bryant seconded by Waite the a.pprcciation frog, i'ravel loin letter received from the Department of Recreation and Parks, City of Los Angeles, California, announcing to the City of Huntington Beach, with great pride that the fire engine donated by the City of Huntington Beach has been placed in Travel Town so that all may view this piece of early fire equipment and the City of,Los Angeles will continue to feel a sense of appreciation for this fine gift from the City of Huntington Beach. The letter was ordered received and filed. Motion carried. 8. 7 4 � .Mi Page nutes, November 3, 10,58 The matter of confirming the purchase by the Purchasing Agent of a one half ton pickup truck from the Magill Dodge Company was presented to the Council for its consideration. Council- man Bryant informed the Council that he was the owner of the building which was leased to Magill Dodge Company and there- fore had a remote interest, as defined in Section 36526 of the Government Code. He declined to take any part in the dis- cussion of the matter. Thereupon Councilman Bryant left his seat at the Council table. Purchase 4 ton On motion by Terry seconded by Lambert the pickup truck City Council confirmed the purchase made by the Purchasing Agent of the City awarding the purchase of the one half ton pickup truck formerly authorized by the City Council to Magill Dodge Company, in the amount of $1887.50. Other bids received were Williams Chevrolet $1915.00 and Downing Ford $1897.98, be approved, by the following roll call vote. - AYES: Councilmen: Lambert, Waite, Terry, Irby. NOES: Councilmen: NONE. ABSENT: Councilmen: NONE. ABSTAINING: Councilmen: Bryant. Councilman Bryant resumed his seat at the table. City Clerk to On motion by Terry seconded by Bryant the start vacation request of the City Clerk to start his vacation on November loth, 1958, be approved. Motion carried. Painting exterior On motion by Lambert seconded by Bryant of Pavalon the City Engineer be instructed to make a survey of the exterior condition of the paint on the Pavalon Building at the Municipal Pier, and to get an estimate of cost for the exterior painting, be approved. Motion carried. 9. 7 5 Page #10 - Minutes,, November 3, 1958 Light at - On motion by Terry seconded by Waite, Lifeguard garage ' in accordance with request of Chief Lifeguard Moorhouse, that an overhead light be installed at the Lifeguard garage located at the easterly end of the .Trailer Park, be approved. Motion carried. Report on - Captain John Seltzer reported on the Carson variance variance of Carson covering the road- side vegetable stand located East of Highway #39, and on the north side of Highway #101, and reported that the owner is attempting to comply with all the conditions of the variance. On motion by Terry seconded by Waite the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach adjourned. ATTEST: My Clerk Insert from Page #7 Y� City,Clerk7andex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California. Immediately following the appointment of Clinton Wright to the office of Chief of Police the Clerk administered the oath of office.