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19 4. ; if the City were to run wa.ter lines to the property past � residences in the unincorporated area of the County � where the City does not supply water; and the City' s � policy with regard to supplying services outside the . City. � 4 ; John Crevelt, Save Our Recreational Lands, stated that �� � s no necessary to develop the property and tha.t he � does not ask that it be improved for playing fields, � � � but wants to avoid priva.te development of the property. � Mr. Crevelt urged that a seven-member citizens committee ; be set up to consider only a.cquisition of the subject � property, not improvement. Mr. Crevelt then suggested that soccer teams currently paying $125.00 per night to � use fields elsewhere might contribute to the purchase cost by paying the City for use of the field. Mr. { Crevelt suggested that citizens would be willing to � take care of weed abatement on a volunteer basis. In ; response to question, he acknowledged that the County ` is not interested in participating in the purchase of ia small parcel of recreation land. � � Mrs. Travers (see above) suggested some sort of assess- 'r ment district formed of residents of the School Dis- � trict might be established for purchase of the property. � She suggested the District should be forced to return 4 the land to the taxpayers who paid for it originally ; rather than sell it to a private developer. Discussion continued with comment regarding the tax rate increase required to cover cost of the subject '""'�' � property; the desirability of having the Board of ` Supervisors act as the lead agency in acquiring land � in the County; the lack of interest in acquiring the �"� s land by many citizens who would not favor a tax in- : crease in order to do so; the objections of Redwood � City citizens to the purchase of land outside the City; and the refusal of citizens residing in the unincor- � porated area near the subject property to be annexed to the City. S � Councilman Barrett advised that he had discussed the t matter with Supervisor Royer who offered the assistance ' of his office to consider setting up a County service z area for purchase of the subject property. Councilman Barrett also .reported that the result of his own random s telephone poll of 22 households in Redwood City with ; regard to acquisition of the subject property revealed � no interest on the part of 18 of those questioned. 9 ; In response to question, City Attarney Schricker ad- � vised that it is legal for the City to acquire land � outside the City for demonstrable municipal purposes. � Mr. Schricker. noted that acquisition of the subject property for open spa.ce only, with no intended use, .�,,, � would require a showing of b�nefits to all of the � citizens of the City. �� Mr. Schricker urged that in any motion the Council may adopt with regard to the Park and Recreation Commission -3- �Spec .Mtg. 7/31/7�+ � � i �__ ---;�--�•�. ,�-----------..�__� �.— 4. . .�._._._..._ _ - - -