Charles M. Kelly

Assistant Editor at Sun Newspapers

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37th annual Classic Car Show to feature 650 cars

6 days ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

The 37th annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 26. The event will be held on and around the Main Street area of Seal Beach. The Car Show is the Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce’s signature event. The Chamber doesn’t charge admission. Chamber Treasurer Rob Jahncke is the chair of this year’s Car show. According to Jahncke, there will be 650 cars in this year’s show.
Dog grooming business on PC agenda

6 days ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

On April 21, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing for a permit to allow a dog grooming business on Main Street, according to a legal notice published in the April 10 Sun. The Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. The agenda is not available, so the exact time of the public hearing isn’t known. Applicants Haydee and Bon Leowardy are seeking a minor use permit to operate a 600-square foot dog grooming business, according to the legal notice.
Council OKs Marine Safety vehicle purchase

6 days ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

By Charles M. KellyThe Seal Beach City Council on Monday, April 14 unanimously approved staff request to purchase a Marine Safety vehicle. The cost: $51,829.29, according to the staff report. The council also approved a budget amendment for that amount. If this seems familiar, it should. The council approved the purchase of a replacement for Marine Safety unit #5140, as well as three police pursuit cars and a backhoe on March 24.
City Council approves memo of understanding to be part of Alert OC system

6 days ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

The council on Monday, April 14, approved an agreement between Seal Beach and Orange County to be part of the Alert OC notice system. Technically, the agreement was called a memorandum of understanding. According to staff, it won’t cost Seal Beach anything. The vote was unanimous. This was a Consent Calendar item. Consent items are voted on collectively, without discussion, unless a council member pulls one or more items for further discussion. Nothing was pulled from this week’s Consent Calendar.
Bravo’s Landscaping, Buoys & Gulls win in softball

6 days ago | thecatalinaislander.com | Charles M. Kelly

A short-handed Bravo’s Landscaping took on Straight Up Builders in the first game. Marco Gallegos opened the game with a double, and later scored for Bravo’s Landscaping. Bravo’s Landscaping had three base hits, a triple from Stephanie Martinez and a two-run home run from Luis Lazaro to bring home five in the second. Straight Up Builders got on the board in the bottom of the inning, using six base hits and two errors to score seven and take the lead.
Seal Beach resident among top 10 in 10K Run

2 weeks ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

Seal Beach resident Kevin Maeda, 29, took second place in the Run Seal Beach 10K Run of Saturday, April 5. This was for all ages and for all genders. Rossmoor resident K. Lorber, 13, took ninth place in the Run Seal Beach 5K Run. The information was taken from the Run Seal Beach results page. Los Alamitos resident Alonzo Monk, 19, took third place in all ages for all genders.
Budget study session looks at goals, objectives

2 weeks ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

The City Council held its first budget workshop on March 24, between a closed session meeting, and the regular council meeting. The budget discussion focused on city goals. The meeting lasted about one hour and 19 minutes. The council did not take any formal action. The next two budget workshops will be held at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 6, and Thursday, May 8. The council is currently scheduled to adopt the budget on June 9. Finance Director/Treasurer Barbara Arenado gave the staff presentation.
Council OKs fire engine contract

2 weeks ago | thecatalinaislander.com | Charles M. Kelly

The council this week unanimously authorized the city manager to execute a contract to buy a fire engine for a maximum of $700,000. The council also increased the city budget by $600,000 to offset the cost. “As you recall, last council meeting we acknowledged the receipt of the grant agreement from Southern California Edison for $600,000,” said City Manager David Maistros. That grant, as previously reported, was to buy a new fire engine. “Now the fire chief did not wait around.
SBTV-3 board seeks upgrades and a manager

3 weeks ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

Members of the Seal Beach Cable Foundation called for funding for new equipment during the Monday, March 24 budget study session. The request included a request for funds and a proposal to make SBTV-3 a media access collaborative. The board also proposed creating a Community Media Access CollaborativeThe foundation advises SBTV-3, the local cable access channel, according to Joe Osuna, a member of the foundation board and a resident of Leisure World.
Public speaks at budget study session

3 weeks ago | sunnews.org | Charles M. Kelly

Approximately 12 people were in the audience during the Monday, March 24m City Council budget study session. Some of them were members of the Seal Beach Cable Foundation board. (See “SBTV-3 requests upgrades and a manager,” page 1) Others commented on the city’s financial situation. There will be public workshops on May 6 and 8. No budget workshops were scheduled in April as of editorial deadline.