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MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL
Council Chamber, Civic. Center
Huntington Beach, California
Tuesday, February 27, 1990
A tape recording of this meeting is
on file in the City Clerk's Office.
The Mayor called the Emergency Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach to order pursuant to Huntington Beach City Charter Section
303(b) - an emergency affecting the public peace, health or safety.
PRESENT: MacAllister, Green, Mays, Bannister, Silva
ABSENT: Winchell, Erskine
Mayor Mays stated that the City had a major oil spill on February 7, 1990. At
that time ,the City Council passed a Resolution declaring that a local
emergency existed, due to the American Trader oil sp.il'l, during the period of
February - 7-28, 1990. The emergency period specified in that resolution has
almost',. -expired, yet conditions still exist that make it necessary, to extend
the declaration of local emergency for an indefinite period of time.
Raymond Picard, Director -of Civil Defense, stated the reasons for the need to
extend the State of Local Emergency. The beaches are closed and will remain
so until health tests are complete and cleared by the Orange County Health
Officer. The Santa. Ana River, the Talbert Marsh, the Talbert Channel, the
Huntington Beach bluffs, portions of Newport Beach: from the Newrt Pier to
the Santa Ana River Jetty will: be closed for some time due .to the oil on rocks
and are still creating contamination. Bike paths are stt1:1 being redirected
close to Pacific Coast Highway traffic lanes.. Hazardws waste haulers are
still transporting hazardous. waste through the. City. A review is to be made
every fourteen days until cleared by the Orange County Itealth Officer.,
The Mayor requested the City Cleric to read the title of Resolution No. 6122
into the record in full as follows:
A' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
DECLARING THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY IN THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH.
A motion was made by MacAllister, second Green, to adopt Resolution No.
6122. The motion passed by the following roll call vote:
AYES: MacAllister, Green, Mays, Bannister, Silva
NOES: None
ABSENT: Winchell, Erskine
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ADJOURNMENT - COUNCIL
Mayor Mays adjourned the Emergency- Meeti ng of the Ci ty Counci 1 of the Ci ty of
Huntington Beach at 5:30 p.m.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
City Clerk and ex -offs o Clerk of
the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California
Mayor
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