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Minutes of ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUN
Date of Meeting: January 28, 1965
Time of Meeting: 7 :30 P. M.
lncipP.Y Place of Meeting: Council Chambers
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A letter from J. S. Gilstrap, Manager of the West Coast
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Division of G. E. Kadane & Sons, dated January 18, 1965,
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regarding oil activity in Annexations No. 54 and No. 55,
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enclosing a copy of a letter from their attorneys, Rutan &
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Tucker', dated January 13, 1965, addressed to G. E. Kadane
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& Sons, setting forth an interpretation of the Charter of
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Newport Beach and the Municipal Code sections pertaining
to oil well drilling and the production of oil, had been
continued on January 25 for consideration on January 28 at
an adjourned Council meeting.
The City Attorney, explained that there were questions re-
garding the rights of Kadane & Sons to drill and produce oil
in the territory involved in subject Annexations. He stated
that Charter Section 1401 as it applies to the twenty acres
would preclude the Kadane interests from exercising any
surface drilling rights on any of the territory in said Annex-
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ations, and that the Council could therefore deny the requesM1`'
to so drill.
A discussion was had. J. S. Gilstrap, Attorneys Fritz
Stradling and Mike McCormick of the law firm of Rutan &
Tucker, Mrs. John Hammond, and Mrs. T. Duncan Stewart,
spoke from the audience.
The Council accepted the City Attorney's interpretation of
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Charter Section 1401 as it applies to the twenty acres, and
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further suggested that the City Attorney and the Mayor draw
up whatever kind of document they would want to draw,
whether it be a motion, a minute resolution, or a full resol-
ution, clarifying, if necessary, the City's position, and the
were empowered, if investigation determined the step desir
able, to request the landowner of subject twenty acres to
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initiate de- annexation procedures.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS:
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Mayor Gruber stated that on February 4 at 9:30 a.m., in
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the Municipal Auditorium of the City of Long Beach, a hear
ing would be held by the State Highway Commission regard -
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ing 11. 6 miles of Pacific Coast Freeway in Long Beach.
George'Meinhardt commended the Council for its continued
fight against the proposed location of the Freeway.
RECESS for personnel session was declared by Mayor Grub
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The Council reconvened with all members present.
The Council adjourned at 10 :00 P.M. to 9:00 A. M. on Frida
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February 5, 1965.
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