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� � IMPftOVEMENTS (Hearing _1U--11�-57), City Engineeer Jain previewed the Council on the contents and and reason for the resolutian. Councilman Herkner o.ffered ftESOLUTION 2317 BEING A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO MaDIFY AND �MEND PROCEEDIPIGS UNDER RESOI�IITION OF INTEt�TION N0. 2255, FARM HILL ,BQULEVARD . IMPROVF�;�NTS and moved its adoptian� seconded by Counci.lman Spillers and carried on roll call. VICTOR ROBELET� 1It59 �ENER STRF.ET� REQUEST PERMISSION TO INSTALL A DRIVF�fAY TO APARTI+�NT HOIISE. The Clerk read the letter wherein Mr. Robelet stated that his aFartment house is completed and rented. He ca.nriot use one of the garages because he has no approach to it from the street. Councilman S pillers moved to grant application of Victor Robel.et for exception to the provisions of Section 5(b) of Ordinance 639 because of practical diff.iculties and unnecessary hardships to permit construction of dri.veway approach as sho�rt on the plat included in the application: sec rnded by Councilman Granger. This �►as followed by discussion. Councilman �Yeiss spoke on the question and stated that he was of the opir�ion that there wasn�t any hard— ship 3n this particular case. Councilman Spillers explainec! the situation to the Council. Crnancilman �eiss asked for the recorr�^iendation of the City Ilzgineer and the City Manager. The City Engineer stated that �his was a matter of policy and he asked that he not make a recommendatian. The City M.anager stated , that he was not fami.liar �rith this matter. Councilman Pdeiss moved that the matter be tabled until the City &lanager makes a report. This motion lost for lack of a second and the original motion c arried on,roll ca1.1 �ith Councilman Staut and Meiss voting No. Councilman Spillers braught up the matter of the mo�ion made by Councilman Weiss at the meeting of Sept— ember 16th with regard to wri��sn approval. of the City T�anager bef ore givi.ng items to t he press. Councilman Herkner stated that he would second this moticm beca.use he did not fully understand tP.e motion made by Councilm�azi Weiss possibly due to the lateness af the hour. Councilman Weiss read a � prepared statement which is an file in the office of the Cit,y Clerk, On a point of order� Couneil— �,,, r�an �Yeiss was allowed tc� conti rnze with his statement if he would leave aut personalties. This was followed by discussion. Councilman Herkner stated that the only part af the motion that, Co,ancilman V!leiss made at f.he last meeti�� that h� did not approve was the matt�r of havi.ng the City Man�ger rp— p�-rt �o the Crnzncil before allawrin� the matter to �o to the pre9s. It was his awn fault that he did ' not catch that part of the motion �rhen he seconded it. Couneilman Stout was of the opinion that t�•e ' City Man.a�er should keen the Council infox�med. He asked the City �anager if he thoughf; hs was bea_ng gagged. The City P�Ianager stated that �ie wauld contirnze in the same manner as he has bAen doin�. The moti.on carried with Counci7.men Stout and Weiss voting No. This was follcx�ed by c�iscussion. Counci].man Stout m��rQd t,o carry +he balance of the items on the agenda over until the next �.�onda,y night� ' P Octabsr 7t'ti at the hour of 8:00 p.m.� seconded by Councilman Granger and carried. T he meeting ad— ' journed at 1s17 a.M. on October lst. , � � � R. S. Dod. e� City erk �inut�s of the Regu].ar Meeting � Redwood City Counc�_1 ' � October 7, 1.957� �;�0 P.�,�. � The Gity Cler'.� openeci the mee��ng and asked for nominations f ar acting Mayor pro—tem. Cazncilman Wey�nuuth offered RESOLUTION 2318 APPOINTING COtJNCILMAN HERKNER I►�AYOR PRO TE�PORE DURING CUftRENT ABSENCE qE' �dAYOR and moved its adoption� seconded by Cou.ncilman Spi7_lArs and carried on xoll cal�. Invocation w�s led by ReVerer�d Ralph York� Community ?�ethodist Church. , ON ROLL CALL the f ollowin� werP noted present: C��ncilmen Robert V. Spillers� Hiram S. Stout� Louis �Vexss� ..�„�.�.:.�, .�.�,,�..�:. �.T- . �v_..� ' . ..,.,�._��«..�,�P��..—.