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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-02-27I 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 .227 Page 2 - Special Council Minutes - 2/27/90 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 228