Suicide Prevention Coalition Meeting
Staff recently participated in the Orange County Health Care Agency Community Suicide Prevention Coalition Monthly Meeting, learning about the Didi Hirsch 988 Call Center, the Warmline, and OC Links. More resources are available from the Office of Wellness and Suicide Prevention.
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Hope Card Project!
The Staff Engagement Team hosted the Orange County Health Care Agency Office of Wellness and Suicide Prevention to create cards for the Hope Card Project. Employees handcrafted cards during their lunch hour for those in need of support and encouragement.
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Special Event Permit Changes
Upcoming Changes Effective September 12, 2024, there will be updated filing times for Special Event Permit Applications. If a special event is expected to have an attendance of fewer than 100 people, the filing time for the application will be 30 days before the proposed event date. If the expected attendance is 100 or more people, the filing time for the application will be 45 days before the proposed event date.
For more information about special events in Seal Beach, please click here.
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City Staff Members Present Available Senior Services to The Sunshine Club
Management Analyst Jennifer and Recreation Specialist Nathan attended the Sunshine Club meeting on Friday, July 26th in Leisure World, on behalf of the City of Seal Beach City Manager’s Office and Recreation Department. City representatives shared information on senior services, recreation classes, City projects and had an opportunity to solicit feedback to learn ways in which the City can enhance services to better serve our senior population.
The Sunshine Club was originally formed in 2012 with Build Bridges for Bright Leisure World to bring Leisure World residents from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds together to better understand each other and to explore and learn about this amazing community we all call home. The club meets every Friday in Clubhouse 3, Room 2 from 10:00am to 12:00 noon.
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Republic Services 2023 Sustainability Report
Republic Services, the City’s waste management services provider, recently released its 2023 Sustainability Report. The report highlights Republic’s industry-leading sustainability initiatives and tracks progress toward their ambitious 2030 goals. Their investments in Sustainability Innovation to transform plastics circularity and advance decarbonization solutions are helping deliver on their vision to partner with customers to create a more sustainable world. You can read the report by clicking here.
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Senior Lunch Cafe'
The Seal Beach Lunch Program is provided by Meals on Wheels Orange County (OC) at the North Seal Beach Center located at 3333 St. Cloud Drive. The Dine-In Lunch Café takes place Monday - Friday from 11:00am- 12:00pm and is open to adults ages 60 years and older. A suggested donation for lunch is $3.00. For more information, please contact Nathan Caukin at (562) 431-2527 ext. 1307 or visit:
www.sealbeachca.gov/city-services/senior-services.
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Seal Beach Senior Services Summer 2024 Guide
The Seal Beach Senior Services Summer 2024 guide is available online at https://www.sealbeachca.gov/Departments/Community-Services-Recreation/Senior-Services and at our community centers. This guide provides consolidated information for all available programs that the City offers for seniors.
For any additional questions, please contact Nathan Caukin at (562) 431-2527 ext. 1307.
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Highlight
On behalf of City Manager Jill Ingram, members of the City Council, City Staff and the Seal Beach Community, Mayor Sustarsic adjourned the July 22, 2024, City Council meeting in memory of Retired Seal Beach Police Captain Orville King, who passed away on June 21, 2024, and Bob Hall & Associates Founder Bob Hall, who passed away on July 12, 2024.
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General Municipal Election - Tuesday, November 5, 2024
City of Seal Beach City Council Election 2024:
District Two - Leisure World, College Park West & Rossmoor Center
District Four - College Park East & Town Center
Term of Office:
- Four-year term
- Term limit – two terms (8 years)
Candidate Eligibility/Compensation
- United States Citizen
- Registered voter
- Resident of the City of Seal Beach
- 18 years of age or older
- A person is not eligible to hold a position as City Council Member unless he or she is, at the time of assuming office, an elector of the City and was a registered voter of the City at the time the nomination papers were issued
- Council Members are paid $600 per month (MC 3.05.010 - Ord. #1561)
- Expense & Use of Public Resource – Policy 300-09
Nomination Period
- The Nomination Period began on Monday, July 15, 2024, and will end on Friday, August 9, 2024, at 5:00pm
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Those interested in filing nomination papers are requested to contact City Clerk Gloria Harper at gharper@sealbeachca.gov or at 562-431-2527 x1305 to schedule an appointment
- Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Closed from 12pm-1pm for lunch
This information is also available on the City’s website.
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Circuit Promotion Still Available
There’s still time to get your first-time user FREE ride! Don’t miss out on this awesome promotion. Use the Promo Code below and ride in style to your favorite destinations in Seal Beach. Service areas: Bridgeport, The Hill, and Old Town.
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Safety Action Plan Outreach Meetings
Thank you to all the residents who joined us for our first Safety Action Plan Community Outreach meeting on July 24, 2024. For those who were not able to attend, the City will be hosting an identical meeting on August 5, 2024. The topic of discussion will entail identifying potential traffic safety projects. All are welcome and encouraged to attend!
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New Work Order Request App Now Available
MySealBeach: Your City in the Palm of Your Hand. We now have an easier way to report a work request. The app allows you to report the issue directly to our utilities and maintenance teams. Scan the QR Code below and be part of ensuring that Seal Beach remains a great place to live.
Easy 6 Step Process:
Note: If the app does not register the intersection, you can place an address close to the intersection and add the exact location in the notes section.
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Water Services Employee Receives Certification
Our Public Works staff are consistently furthering their skills in their field of expertise. This past week, Michael LaPlante from our Utilities Division received his certification from the American Water Works Association (AWWA) by passing a well-known difficult written and hands on backflow test. He is now certified to test backflows for the City. A Backflow Preventer is used to prevent drinking water from being contaminated due to a backflow condition in the water system. Congratulations, Michael!
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New Backflow and Protector
To address the ongoing theft of copper and brass materials used in backflows, Jack and Mario (not pictured) from our Water Maintenance team installed a protective cage around the new backflow at the Lampson Well site. Furthermore, Public Works is working in partnership with the Police Department to install additional security protection measures to protect the City’s facilities and assets.
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Pothole Repairs
Using the new MySealBeach app, residents notified the City of several potholes throughout the city. Public Works staff Orlando and Frank used the cold patching method to fill the potholes temporarily. A more permanent solution is forthcoming.
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The Power of Social Media | | |
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On Saturday, July 20th, officers took a theft report regarding an unknown female subject who stole a bronze figurine from Alamitos Antiques, located at 211 Main St. last Thursday. The loss was reported to be about $800. On Tuesday, July 23rd, the SBPD Social Media team published a post to Facebook/Instagram regarding the theft and provided surveillance images of the suspect. The post about the missing "Three Graces" sculpture was shared to over 100 accounts and reached over 22,000 people.
Local news outlets who follow the SBPD accounts picked up the story as well. The SBPD detective bureau received some solid leads from the community and with those leads, the detectives identified a suspect. The suspect, or someone who knows the suspect, called the SBPD detectives and left a voicemail, indicating that she would arrange payment or restitution for the sculpture (voluntarily). Detectives later learned the business received payment overnight for the sculpture, along with an apology note. Even though this was done, the SBPD is still actively investigating this incident and similar incidents to make sure additional businesses have not been victimized. Once the investigation is complete, it will be forwarded to the Orange County District Attorney's Office for review. Don't Steal in Seal...
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Seal Beach Police Department VIP, Don Murray Featured in National Police Association Article:
'Volunteers in Policing' Work Thousands of Hours to Enhance Public Safety Mission
By Stephen Owsinski
Excerpt follows:
'Privileged to Assist Our Officers'
On the West Coast of the U.S., the Seal Beach, California, police department is fortunate to have among its staff VIP member Don Murray, who has dedicated over 11,000 hours of his life to the citizens of the city and the men and women who serve its public safety mission.
Via Seal Beach police Sgt. Brian Gray who graciously conveyed a bio touting VIP Murray’s personal and professional achievements, I reviewed the storied life of this cherished police volunteer who, in earlier years, was a Major League Baseball prospect of the Chicago White Sox and Anaheim Angels (formerly the California Angels).
Besides running around the athletic bases, Mr. Murray spent time on US Air Force bases as a jet engine mechanic, with a stint in Japan. He is no stranger to serving others with discipline and pride in workmanship, all of which benefits others.
VIP Murray is pictured in our cover photo (courtesy of the Seal Beach PD), buffing one of their police cruisers, ensuring the department’s fleet has a rolling reputation for professional policing with gleam.
In the robust information from Sgt. Gray, the selfless service of VIP Murray deservedly garnered the abundant accolades one would expect from a police volunteer who has given 11,000 hours (and counting) since joining the police force in 2014.
You’d think that anyone volunteering beyond 11,000 hours would take some wind out of their sails. Not so for VIP Murray who also donates his time working as a “Volunteer Guide on the USS Iowa,” anchored in San Pedro, California.
Thanks to Sgt. Gray for sharing the outstanding principles when describing the characteristics and traits of VIP Murray: “He is a very likable, outgoing man. Don feels privileged to assist our officers.”
Volunteers In Policing are themselves Very Important Persons in the scheme of things, selflessly serving citizens who justly rely on law enforcement entities to deliver bona fide public safety covenants by sworn officers who are privileged to have dedicated individuals in their presence.
Click here to view the entire article.
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City of Seal Beach
211 Eighth Street
Seal Beach, CA 90740
(562) 431-2527
sealbeachca.gov
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