The City Council on Dec. 9 unanimously approved an extension to the agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority for the I-405 Improvement Project. The agreement is now extended to June 30, 2025. This was the sixth amendment to the original agreement. “The current Agreement with approved amendments will provide Read More
The City Council unanimously approved policies for inspecting multi-unit residential buildings on Monday, Dec. 9. The new policies and procedures were required by a 2023 state law, according to a city staff report. The council did not hold a public hearing. There was no council discussion following the staff presentation. Read More
File photo Part four of an ongoing series. The City Council hires the city attorney as well as the city manager, according to Article VII of the City Charter. “To become eligible for City Attorney or Assistant City Attorney the person appointed shall be an Attorney at Law duly licensed Read More
File photo Part three in an ongoing series. In December, the council will accept the results of the election, swear in two new members and elect the mayor. In Seal Beach, the council members, not the public, select the mayor from among themselves. District Four Council Member/Mayor Schelly Sustarsic and Read More
File photo Part two of an ongoing series. The City Charter says the City Council can issue subpoenas. Most people don’t know that. This is the second in a series about the Seal Beach City Charter. Today’s topic: The City Council. Let’s start with the council’s power to order people Read More
New District Two Councilman Ben Wong is looking for volunteers to represent his district on city commissions. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 31. Before his election in November, he represented District Two on the Seal Beach Planning Commission . Wong said he was told his resignation Read More
The council on Dec. 9 approved a contract with HdL Companies to provide audit and information services for Measure GG. (See related story on page 2.) In November 2024, Seal Beach voters approved a new half-cent sales tax (see story) that will go into effect in April 2025. The vote Read More
The City Council this week approved proposed agreements that are required to implement the new half-cent sales tax. The new sales tax goes into effect on April 1. (See related story) The newly elected council members were not yet sworn in when the vote was taken. This was a Consent Read More
The City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, Dec. 9, on an ordinance to update the outdoor uses part of the Main Street Specific Plan. That was the information provided in a legal notice published in the Thursday, Nov. 28, print edition of the Sun. The Planning Commission Read More
File photo By Charles M. Kelly Seal Beach is seeking bids on two street improvement projects, according to recent legal notices. The Seal Beach Boulevard to Westminster Boulevard Improvement Project has an engineers estimated cost of $1.4 million, according to the notice published in the Nov. 21 print edition of Read More
