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<br />Minutes of Regular Meeting
<br />Redwood City Council
<br />April 27, 1970 7:30 P.M.
<br />Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilman Rhodes.
<br />Invocation led by Reverend John Francis, St. Peter's Episcopal Church,
<br />ON ROLL CALL the following were noted present: Councilmen Dixon Arnett, Mary W.
<br />Henderson, Paul C. Keckley, Herbert G. Petersen, William C. Rhodes, Ray A. Weymouth,
<br />and Mayor Robert H. Bury. Also noted present were City Manager Howard C. Ullrich,
<br />City Attorney David E. Schricker, Assistant City Manager Henry V. Burget, Deputy
<br />Police Chief Joel Mansfield, Fire Chief John Keller, Chief Building Official
<br />Charles Gyselbrecht, Planning Director Ken Schroeter, City Treasurer Harriet Drivon,
<br />Personnel Director Alfred Wiers, Secretary to the City Manager Patricia Valentine,
<br />and Secretary Frances Ozzanto,
<br />Councilman Weymouth moved to approve Minutes of Regular Meeting of April 20, 1970, as
<br />mailed, subject to omissions or corrections. Councilman Henderson noted the closing
<br />paragraph in discussion under Report and recommendation, CATV, "....question of
<br />billing methods, and Staff was requested to respond relative to the possibility of
<br />billing in advance," was in error, and stated her intent was "objection to the
<br />technique of billing in advance". With that exception, Councilman Henderson
<br />offered the second, and motion carried.
<br />PUBLIC HEARING, Resolution of Intention to abandon spur track easement in Lot 7, Block 5,
<br />Redwood Industrial Tract No. 2 (Land Development and Investment Company), declared
<br />open and affidavits of publication and posting ordered filed. Council Resolution
<br />of Intention No. 6256 adopted April 6, 1970, set public hearing for this date.
<br />There being no communications or oral protests, Councilman Petersen moved to close
<br />the public hearing, seconded by Councilman Arnett and carried.
<br />Councilman Keckley moved to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6275 VACATING AND ABANDONING SPUR
<br />TRACK EASEMENT, seconded by Councilman Arnett and carried on roll call vote.
<br />PUBLIC HEARING, Abatement of Nuisance, 850, 852, 854 Main Street (Peterson Hotel),
<br />declared open and affidavit of posting ordered filed. As a point of personal
<br />privilege, Councilman Arnett indicated he would prefer to abstain from any vote
<br />on this matter, inasmuch as the building in question was under half -ownership of
<br />one of his opponents in the forthcoming election for State Assemblyman. Councilman
<br />Petersen moved to accept the point of privilege, seconded by Councilman Henderson
<br />and carried. (MINUTE ORDER #70-73)
<br />Mr. Gyselbrecht, Chief Building Official, was sworn in by Mayor Bury, then proceeded
<br />to show a number of slides depicting various unsafe conditions existing in the
<br />building, as well as sketches of floor plans. He stated the two stores occupying
<br />the ground floor were now -vacant. He described the limited egress for occupants
<br />of the second floor, the inadequate and unsafe heating, the source of which was a
<br />single, console gas heater in the lobby which was intended to heat all rooms.
<br />Other pictures showed damage to exterior walls, evidence of broken plumbing
<br />pipe, since repaired, deteriorated flooring, makeshift electrical wiring,
<br />deteriorating main water heater, and a number of other violations. Chief Building
<br />Official then presented his official report and findings based on investigations
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