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•� 43 As per agreement between the Contractor, Oscar C. Holnes and yourself, the contractor cor- the joint construction in the reservoir tanks as directed by this office. This work was completed on Tank #2 - 7/28/59 and on tank #1 - 8/3159. Immediately upon completion of the contractor's work an each tank a programme of testing and chlorinating was commenced. The results of this testing are as follows. le At this date, each tank leaks slightly less than 18 gallons per hour as evidenced by the flaw from the underdrain pipe, or about 20¢ worth of water per day. This will lesson as time goes on. 2. August 16th, five minor damp spots have appeared on the wall of the tanks - these, are all deminishing in extent with the passage of time and two have dried up en- tirely. The above items have been ehecked out with engineers from East Bay Municipal District and the designer of prestressed tanks for the City of Richmond whose aggregate experience covers over 65 prestressed concrete water tanks. Their conclusion is that this amount of leakage is within the limits of acceptability. When acceptance iB *ads of the work it should be stipulated that the work again be reviewed prior to the termination of the guar- antee period and findings at that time given consideration. We have been advised that the listing under item #2 is of a temporary nature and will disappear in a short time. The roofs of both tanks have a cracking and deflection problem* We have reviewed this with the consulting engineer and are awaiting a reply and solution to this problem. These roofs were constructed according to plans and specifications submitted by our consultant. The City Manager recommended that the Council not accept the job until they had a signed release by the consulting engineer. No Council action was taken at this time. Discussion of newspaper publicity on the possible adoption of the Sales & Use Tax by San Mateo County. This item was removed from the agenda. Councilman Spillers moved adoption of RESOLUTION N0. 2857 APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECTION OF AGREEMENT WITH EBASCO SERVICES, INCORPORATED, PROVIDING FOR CONSULTING SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH A TRAFFIC ORIGIN - DESTINATION SURVEY, seconded by Councilman Fields and carried on roll call, Councilman Weymouth being noted absent. COMMUNICATIONS: Creed Be Haberlin, member of the County Parks and Recreation Commission, complimented Police Officer Phil Bray and other members of the Redwood City Police Department for the way they conducted the wrestling and boxing matches at the San Mateo County Fair and Fiesta. Allan Rollins expressed his personal appreciation and thanks to Pasco Baltiarini, Park Superintendent, for his efforts in making the American Legion Baseball Tournament so successful. He referred to the excellent care of the diamonds. Don S. Wilson, County Engineer and Road Commissioner, forwarded a certified copy of County Resolution No. 14206 which appropriates funds from County Aid to Cities Program to match the City's contribution from Gas Tax Funds for the improvement of Jefferson Avermie, within Redwood City, diring the fiscal year 1959-60. Councilman Granger moved that a letter be sent to the Board of Supervisors thanking them for their consideration and cooperations (MINUTE ODER #59-140)2 seconded by Councilman Herkner and carried. I 6" Copy of letter sent to Senator Thomas H. Kuchel by Alvin S. Hatch, Chairman of the Greater Highways Committee of County of San Mateo, was read. The letter requested that he take whatever steps he felt necessary in order to secure passage of appropriate legislation at this session of Congress to prevent complete breakdown in highway construction progress in this state as well as the nation. Similar let- ters had been sent to Senator Clair Engle, Congressman J. Arthur Younger and to all members of the Greater Highways Committee. Councilman Herkner reported that the Council did not need to write letters because the Committee had already written the letters. City of Berkeley sent a copy of the minutes of the Program Committee meeting, together with a copy of the agenda for the 8jo-city meeting to be held as a no -host dinner at 600 p. m., Friday, October 2, 1959, at the Hotel Clarmont, Berkeley. Purpose of the meeting is to consider the possible formation of a Metropolitan Council in the Bay area.