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Home My WebLink About1963-12-20CITY OF Ilead ww-. www. wr........ a.............................,.w P.O. BOX 190 - CAI.II~ORNIA CALL FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY f COUNCILMEN ROBERT M.. LAMBERT, MAYOR COUNCIL ERNEST H. GISLER JAKE R. STEWART THOMAS H. WELCH Robgrt M. Lambert, Mayor LYNDON A. WELLS. SR. Ernest H. Wells, Councilman >di CITY CLERK Lyndon A. ellssl, Councilman PAUL C. JONES Jake R. Stewart, Councilman TREASUReR Thomas H. Welch, Councilman BETTY DIgKOFF Gentlemen: OFFICIALS DOYLE MILLER ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER BRANDER D. CASTLE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR JAMES R. WHEELER ENOINEER JAMES D. PLUNKETT CITY ATTORNEY HOWARD ROBIDOUX POLICE CHIEF DELBERT G. HIGGINS FIRM CHIEF VINCENT G. MOORHOUSE LIFEGUARD CHIEF OLLIN C. CLEVELAND BUILDING DIRECTOR WILLIS C. WARNER PLANNING DIRECTOR You are hereby notified that a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, Californnia, is called for and will be held in the Council Chamber of the City Hall at the hour of 1:15 P.M., on Friday, December 20, 1963, for the purpose of consideration and action relating to trash collection at the Huntington Beach Douglass Plant, Missile & Space Systems Division. Dated: December 19, 1963 Mayor of the City 'of ffuntington ATTEST: Beach, California city le I hereby certify that I received the above notice, CALL FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCILMEN, prior to 10:15 A.M., on Friday, December 2 ; 1963, and ,consent to said meetigg-p _ Councilman Councilman t Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilmen Present: Gisler, Stewart, Welch, Lambert Councilmen Absent: Wells (12/20/63) 1 i G I MINUTES Council Chamber,'City Hall Huntington Beach, California Friday, December 20, 1963 Mayor Lambert called the Special Meetinof the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 1:�l o !clock P.1. Notice of Spl. The Clerk read the call for special meeting Meeting Read which had been received by and given consent to by three members of the City Council prior o 10:15. 6.1.6lock A.M. on Friday, December 20, 1963, for the purpose of consideration and action relating to trash collection at the Hunt- ington Beach Douglas Plant, Missile & Space Systems Division. CALL FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCILMEN Robert M. Lambert, Mayor Ernest H. Gisler, Councilman Lyndon A. Wells., Councilman Jake R. Stewart, Councilman Thomas H. Welch, Councilman Gentlemen: You are hereby notified that a Special:Meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, is called for and will be held in the Council Chamber of the City Hall at the hour of 1:15 P.M., on Friday,.Decetbr 20, 1963, for the purpose of consideration and action relating to trash collection at the Huntington Beach Douglas Plant, Missile & Space Systems Division. Dated: December 19, 1963 Robert M. Lambert Ma yor o t e C ty ot Huntington ATTEST: Beach, California Paul C. Jones City MrZ I hereby certify that I received the above notice, CALL FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCILMEN, prior to 10:15 A.M., on Friday, December 20, 1963, and consent to said meeting. Councilman Robert M3 Lambert i uir uu w�wi��w.. Councilman Ernest H. Gisler Councilman Jake R. Stewart Councilman Thomas H. Welch Councilman Merfie 4r Fiwom # yz They Clerk also:kxq.a =fit, memorandum from Ser- Sergeant'Ekstro` g-eant Ekstrom of the Police Department stat+ ing that the "Notice of Special Meeting" had been delivered at'the home of Councilman Wells, and that Mrs. Wells had informed him that Councilman Wells was in the hospital, and not to be disturbed. Ro11.Cell The Clerk was requested by the Mayor to call the atoll Csii cilmen: Councilmen Present: Gisler, Stewart, Welch, Lambert Councilmen Absent: Wells -1- (12/20/63) 0 4+ V Page #2 - Minutes, December 20, 1963 9pl informedMtg. Mayor Lambert informed the Council that the �� A roved Dim sp. Co. special meeting had been called to discuss nmi u1r.lArrr.r.Aw nnn-1 the request rahich had been made by Approved Disposal Company - Mr. Edward Osepian, 302 Huntington Avenue, City, for a Certificate of Public�::°Weed and Necessity and a business license to haul trash from the Douglas Aircraft Company - Space and missile Division in the .3City. Mr. Paul. Loumena The Mayor then called on Mr. Pa74 ,Loumena, Rainbow Disposal co-owner of the Rainbow Disposal Company, rrwRYAI�IY.A.�r-I.A.A � 1 2139.S. Breadway, Santa Ana, the contractor for the pickup of.garbage and trash from residential and commercial establishments within the City. --Mr. Phil; Hohnstein" Mr., Loumena introduced his partner, Mr. Phil Hohnstein, gnd then addressed the Council to present facts concerning garbage and trash collection in various other cities in Orange County. Mr. Loumena then requested that he be permitted to speak further on the subject after the re- presentative from Douglas had arrived, and Mayor Lambert granted his request. Mr. Osej2ian Mr. Osepian of Approved Disposal Company addressed the Council and again presented his request for a Certificate of Need and Necessity and business license to cm duct business in the City. Recess Called Mayor Lambert called a recess of the Council at 1:33 P.M. to await the arrival of a re- presentative of ,the Douglas , Space and Missile Division. Council.Reconvenetd Council was reconvened at 1;40-P.M. by the Mayor, who announced that Mr. John Bibe of the Douglas Company was now in the audience. Mr. Loumena Mr. Loumena again addressed the gouncil and gave information concerning the request for bid for trash collection which had been issued by the Douglas Company. Mr. Bibe-Douglas Mr. Bibe of the Douglas Space and Missile Division addressed the Council and stated that his company had advertised for bids for the collection of trash from their facility. He stated that the low bidder for the contract was Mr. Osepian of the Approved Disposal Company, and that it was later found that he did not have a license to operate in Huntington Beach. He further stated that his Company hoped that Mr. Osepian would be granted a business license. C`uncilahenn Welch Councilman Welch s tated ' that he had no wish':`. to criticize the service of the Rainbow Disposal Company as he -felt they were doing a good job in living up to the terms of their contract with the City. He informed the Council that he believed the Douglas Company should be permitted to contract with another disposal company to pick up their trash, if that company bid lower than others; and furthermore that the company they selected should be granted a license in the City. Councilman Gisler Councilman Gisler stated that he believed that the. bids were 6btained by Douglas in a le itiimate manner, and that they should -be permitted to use the services of the lowest bidder. Mr. Gisler further stated that --he -too, felt that Rainbow Disposal Company had given the .City service under their contract in a very satisfactory manner. Councilman Stewart Councilman Stewart stated that implications had been made in the Council Chamber and through the press that some of the Council, members may have been in error in awarding the Cityts contract to Rainbow'Disposal Company. He informed the Council and those present in the audience that the Rainbow Company had spent many thousands of dollars in providing modern equipment to give thefcommunity satisfactory service, and that he believed this deserves some consideration. x- -2- (12/20/63) 1 2 9 1 2 9 Page #3 Minutes, December 20, 1963 Councilman Gisler Councilman Gisler asked whether the bid call issued by the Douglas Corporation was for a specified contract period. Mr. Loumena Mr. Loumena informed Councilman ;Gisler , that Demands r�etraci:icn the bids had been requested to serve for a period of one year. Mr. Loumena then inform- ed the Council that he and his partner feel that Mr. Osepian had made certain statements reflecting on the Rainbow Company'and the ser- vice provided by them, and demanded that a full retraction be made publicly and through the press. Mr. Osepian Mr. Osepian addressed the Council and the Retracts Stmtst press reporters present and made a retract- ion of any statements which he might have made at the previous meeting, which could reflect on the Rainbow Company and their operation, or on any member of the City Council. Mr. Loumena Mr. Loumena then suggested to the Council that they would be agreeable to permitting the Approved Disposal Company to haul the trash from the Douglas plant under the Certificate of Need and Necessity issued to Rainbow Disposal Company. City Attorney_City Attorney.Plunkett ruled that such oper- ation under another Need and Necessity cer- tificate would,be illegal. Osepian Issued On motion by Welch, seconded by Gisler, One Year License Council directed the Clerk to issue a Cer- �" tificate of Need and Necessity to Mr. Edward Osepian, dba Approved Disposal Company, to serve the Dou las Air- craft Company - Space and Missile Division only, for collection and disposal of trash during the tenure of the contract issued by the Douglas Corporation for one year only; and to issue a business litsns with the same limitations shown thereon. Motion carried. Mt -A. Adjourned There being no further business to be trans- acted under the call for special meeting, a motion was made by Welch, seconded by Lambert, that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried. C ty Clerk an -o icro er of the City Cddncil of the City of Huntington Beach, California Mayor ATTEST; City -3- (12/20/63) 40