Part two of two Finance Director Barbara Arenado told the council on March 10 that “we anticipate overall revenue will come in at budget.” The occasion was the mid-year budget review, the start of a series of public discussions of the Seal Beach city budget. As reported last week, the Read More
Seal Beach Police Department Seal Beach Police Sgt. Brian Gray updated the Chamber of Commerce on the Hazard Mitigation Plan update on March 13. The occasion was the monthly Chamber networking breakfast. A city official usually gives a presentation to the Chamber breakfast. Gray, the SBPD’s emergency services coordinator, described Read More
The map above shows the location of the proposed housing project. In a Thursday, March 6, 2025, memo to the City Council, City Attorney Nick Ghirelli warned the council there was a threat of litigation against Seal Beach. The council discussed the threat on Monday, March 10, during a closed-to-the-public Read More
Part one of two. The City Council unanimously received and filed the Mid-Year Budget Update for 2024-25 on Monday, March 10. The Sun will report on details of the discussion in next week’s issue. Background Due to space limits, the following covers only part of the issues discussed in the Read More
The council on Monday, March 10, approved an amended agreement with Raftelis Financial Consultants to provide Seal Beach with water and sewer financial planning services. (Details of the water and sewer financial study session will be in next week’s Sun.) The amendment also extended the date of the contract to Read More
The City Council on Monday, March 10, approved an Orange County Water District construction loan agreement for the Lampson Well Treatment System. The money will be used to address the stench that sometimes comes from the city’s water well on Lampson. “The estimated loan amount is $4,450,000, which will be Read More
The City Council on March 10 unanimously approved an agreement with The Pun Group to perform the annual audit of Seal Beach. The term would be for three years. There is money in the budget to cover the costs, according to the staff report. This was a Consent Calendar item. Read More
The California Coastal Commission will on Thursday, March 13, consider the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority’s application to restore the lower/southern part of the wetlands. This would be a two-phase wetlands restoration project. According to the Commission agenda for March 13, the project, set on a 103.54-acre site of oil land, Read More
The city attorney responded to residents’ concerns about the Haynes sewer pipeline project on Monday, Feb. 25. Five College Park West residents expressed concerns about the neighborhood’s safety if the project went forward. The residents spoke during the public comment part of the Feb. 24 City Council meeting. One of Read More
Council members expressed concerns about business, Main Street, and the budget. The Sun asked each of the council members what they saw as the opportunities and challenges facing Seal Beach in 2025. Council members were interviewed by phone, text, and email. Interviews began in January. By Feb. 24, four of Read More
