Four members of the public attended the community meeting about the half-cent sales tax ballot initiative, on Monday, Sept. 16, at the Marina Community Center. They were outnumbered by city officials: The head of every department was present, as well as several council members and the acting city manager. This Read More
Multiple City Council members, and two members of the Environmental Quality Control Board were among those who attended the Wednesday, Sept. 11, community meeting about the G&M Oil Gas station at 1300 Pacific Coast Highway. Carl Turner of Atlas Environmental was the primary presenter for the meeting. Turner promised more Read More
The Seal Beach City Council on Sept. 9 apparently appointed members Joe Kalmick and Nathan Steele to represent Seal Beach at the 2024 League of California Cities (Cal Cities) Annual Conference. This was a Consent Calendar item. Consent items are voted on collectively unless a council member pulls one for Read More
The City Council on Sept. 9 unanimously approved the second amendment to an easement Verizon Wireless for facilities at 3900 Lampson Ave. The council also adopted a budget amendment that increases the expected revenue from renting out telecom property by $53,000. This was a Consent Calendar item. Consent items are Read More
The city’s sales tax consultant, HdL Companies, reported actual sales were up 3.7% in the first three months of 2024, in the HdL Summer 2024 newsletter. Those were the numbers after the consultant excluded some “anomalies.” “Seal Beach’s receipts from January through March were 0.8% below the same period in Read More
The City Council this week adopted an amendment to the contract between Seal Beach and Assistant City Manager Patrick Gallegos. The reason for the amendment: His recent appointment to interim city manager, which goes into effect on Nov. 1. (See “Gallegos to be interim city manager,” at sunnews.org.) Gallegos will Read More
The assistant city manager is now acting city manager of Seal Beach. The decision was made during the closed to the public session of the Monday, Sept. 9, City Council. The vote was unanimous, according to the city attorney. “On Item B, the council took action to appoint Patrick Gallegos Read More
The City Council on Monday, Sept. 9, unanimously awarded a contract for the annual sand berm project to Post Bros. Construction Co. The contract was in the amount of $413,391. The cost was covered by the current budget, according to the staff report. This was a Consent Calendar item. Consent Read More
There will be two public hearings at the 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 16 Planning Commission meeting. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers on Eighth Street. One hearing will be on an ordinance to amend the Municipal Code to set standards for so-called accessory dwelling units and junior Read More
Seal Beach officials were notified Tuesday, Sept. 3. that West Nile Virus-infected mosquitoes were found in traps in Seal Beach. In an email sent later that day, Assistant City Manager Patrick Gallegos said the city was aware of the samples found in town. “The City of Seal Beach takes this Read More
