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Minutes of the Regular Adjourned Meeting
<br />Redwood City Council
<br />October 22, 1956, 8:00 P. M.
<br />INVOCATION was lead by Reverend John J. Fast, Free Methodist Church.
<br />ON ROLL CALL the following were noted present: Councilmen Carl A. Britschgi, Floyd D. Granger, Sidney D.
<br />Herkner, Robert V. Spillers, Hiram S. Stout, Louis Weiss, Mayor William H. Royer and City Clerk pro -
<br />tem John J. Brophy. Also present were City Manager E. A. Rolison, City Attorney Robert J. Costello,
<br />City. Engineer Glenn M. Jain, Police Chief William Faulstich, Planning Commissioners Vincent Rambo and
<br />Leonard Greenwold, Engineer Associate Arthur Eskelin , Assistant to City Manager L. A. Kimball, Assistant
<br />Water Superintendent Warren Mitchell, Building Inspector S. H. Kreiss, Fire Chief J. L. Lodi, Police
<br />Captain Theodore Moudakas, Port Commissioner Ron Fields and Account -Clerk Vivian Holmquist.
<br />PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Junior Chamber of Commerce representative presented Mr. Jean Rockas, 857 Crompton,
<br />Road, with the Courtesy Driver of the Week award.
<br />PUBLIC HEARING, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION TO REZONE A PORTION OF LOT 19, BLOCK 2h, STERLING
<br />HIGHLANDS FROM AN R-1 DISTRICT TO AN R-4 DISTRICT. The Clerk read the letter from the Planning Commission
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<br />which reads in part as follows:
<br />"The Planning Commission initiated the action at the request of the Highlands
<br />Community Club in order to allow a club and recreation facility at this site. The e
<br />Planning Commission has held several public hearings on the initiative after proper
<br />legal and postcard notice. There were protests, however, the Planning Commission found
<br />that it was in the interests of the generalvelfare to recommend approval.
<br />The Community Club has agreed to deed restrict the property for club and recreation
<br />use, and the Planning Commission recommends that the City be made a party -in the deed
<br />restriction•".
<br />Councilman Britschgi reported that a committee had been asked to report and study this.
<br />The Committee had not been able to meet as a full man team, however, they did meet and they checked with
<br />the Planning Commission and checked into the activity of the Highlands Community Club. The Committee
<br />made a thorough study and he reported on this study. The Committee recommended that the request be
<br />denied until the Club could show 66% of the money on hand before they started so that they could
<br />determine that they would have sufficient money to complete the project. The Committee does not want
<br />to have the building started and then not be completed before 18 months have elapsed.
<br />Thomas Malone, 1655 Alameda de las Pulgas, feels that this project will infringe on his rights in his
<br />mone. He feels that the club house will be too close and he was of the opinion that because of the
<br />need for more money that this project will become to commercial. The Club has admitted that they will
<br />have to rent out the building in order to get sufficient funds to help finance their building. Mr.
<br />Malone spoke at some length protesting the reacning. Don Hickey, 1638 Alameda de las Pul,gas, alse
<br />protested this building and stated his thinking on the matter.
<br />Leroy Simpson, representing the Highlands Community Club, spoke at great length and explained the
<br />situation as it effected their club. They plan that this building will be used for recreational
<br />purposes only. Their Club has started a fund raising campaign among their members and they are striv-
<br />ing for $11,000. They feel that this sum, along with the money in the treasury which is in excess of
<br />$1,500, will be sufficient to pay for their building. They have securred cost estimates on the
<br />building in the amoint of $11,000. This figure requires that the Club do as much of the labor as
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<br />possible otherwise the building would cost $35,000 if let out to a contractor. This property was
<br />deeded to the Club because the developer and the City could not find any use for the property.
<br />Mr. Simpson stated that the Club plans to hold two dances a year, one in the Spring and one in the Fall.
<br />They do not plan to rent out the building because they are classified as a nom -profit organisation,
<br />and they do not foresee any possible commercial use from this building. This was followed by discuss-
<br />ion in regard to restricting use of the Hetch Hetchy right-of-way.
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