The City Council on Monday, Feb. 18, 2023, unanimously an increase in the money to be paid to Telecom Law Firm, P.C. Telecom Law provides special counsel services to Seal Beach to advise the city on wireless regulations and developing infrastructure, according to the staff report. The amended service agreement Read More
The council on Monday, Feb. 24, unanimously approved spending $214,479.37 for reimplementing and “refreshing” the city’s automated license plate reader system. The agreement is for five years. The council also authorized the city manager to implement all necessary contracts including extensions or amendments, according to the staff report. This was Read More
The Seal Beach City Council unanimously approved the 2025-26 West County Water Board budget at the council’s Feb. 24 meeting. The water board’s budget was almost $1.7 million (see below for details). Seal Beach’s contribution was $286,771. This was a Consent Calendar item. Consent items are voted on collectively, without Read More
Better Lives artists pose with gallery owner Christopher Wade. Most businesses make profit their sole goal. But the owner of Art Gallery for Better Lives has the additional goal of creating happiness. Better Lives started out as a philanthropic organization. The gallery is part of that larger effort. According to Read More
The Planning Commission on Tuesday, Feb. 18, approved a conditional use permit for a restaurant space on the corner of Main and Central. The vote was 4-0. The proposed restaurant will occupy the former Bank of America location on Main Street. Fifteen members of the public, including four members of Read More
Seal Beach is expected to install a permanent fence in the Zoeter Dog Park, according to the District One council representative. “Of some note is that utilizing my council discretionary funds, we are going to replace the temporary fencing at the Zoeter Dog Park with a permanent fence. This will Read More
File photo The City Council on Feb. 10 unanimously approved a new lease agreement with the county to for the Mary Wilson Library. Orange County leases the building from the city government. The lease is for free. Staff doesn’t expect to spend money on the building this fiscal year, which Read More
208 Main Street, LLC is seeking a conditional use permit to have a restaurant in the former Bank of America branch on Main, according to a notice published in the Feb. 6 print edition of the Sun. (Under state law, legal notices are not published online.) Technically, the applicant is Read More
The City Council unanimously approved the purchase of two personal watercraft for the Marine Safety Department on Monday, Feb. 10. The council also authorized the interim city manager to make an emergency purchase agreement with Del Amo Motorsports for $35,958. This was a Consent Calendar item. Consent items are voted Read More
File photo California now has a “daylight parking” law that forbids parking to close to a crosswalk. The law enacted by the state legislature. The City Council unanimously approved an update to the Seal Beach Cost Recovery Schedule to include a $56 penalty at the Monday, Feb. 10, council meeting. Read More
