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2 2 Minutes of Regular Meeting Redwood City Council February 10 , 1969 7 : 30 P . M . Meeting called to order by Vice -Mayor Petersen in the absence of Mayor Bury . Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilman Henderson . Invocation led by Reverend Donald J . Cunningham, Woodside Road Community Methodist Church . Mayor Bury entered the meeting . On ROLL CALL the following were noted present : Councilman Dixon Arnett , Mary W . Henderson , Herbert G . Petersen , John S . Rosselli , Ray A . Weymouth , Mayor Robert H . Bury , and City Clerk Helen C . Moore . Councilman Keckley was noted absent . Also noted present were City Manager Howard C . Ullrich , City Attorney David E . Schricker, Assistant City Manager Henry V . Burget , Captain Joel Mansfield , Director of Public Works J . Louis Scherer , Planning Director Ken Schroeter , Auditor-Accountant Jack Ference , Chief Building Official Charles Gyselbrecht , Recreation Direct - or A . S . Morton , Park Superintendent Pasco Baizarini , and Deputy City Clerk Marian McCrindle . Councilman Petersen moved to approve Minutes of February 3 , 1969 , as mailed , seconded by Councilman Arnett and carried . Loyalty Oath administered by City Clerk and Certificate of Appointment presented by Mayor Bury to James Coffis , as newly appointed member of the Park and Recreation Commission , PUBLIC HEARING, Resolution of Preliminary Determination , BEL AIR WAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT , declared open and affidavits of publication and posting ordered filed . City Clerk reported a communication had been received from Raymond A . Harder , 50 Bel Air Way , requesting a continuance of this hearing because of his absence from the continental United States and his desire to be present and comment on the proposed Assessment District . City Clerk advised she had notified Mr . Harder that since this hearing date had been officially set and notice published , it could not be postponed but that his communication would be read at the Council meeting , and Council could continue the hearing thereafter . Helmut Frank , ( Lot 42 , block 204 ) discussed costs of assessment against his property which mainly fronted on Jefferson Avenue but access only on Bel Air Way , and questioned whether he might also be subject to further improvement costs on his property if Jefferson Avenue improved in the future . Slide shown of property involved , indicating access to Lots 42 and 41 was obtained only by an easement through Lot 45 . Topography of lots discussed pointing out that access on Jefferson practically impossible to both lots because of steep rise . Councilman Petersen questioned , because of his own inspection of this property , whether Mr . Frank could be given assurance that he would not be subject to additional improvement costs if he is as - sessed now for a full share of the improvement costs for Bel Air Way , when and if Jefferson Avenue improved . He suggested possibility of a one foot non-access strip being applied to the frontage on Jefferson Avenue to pre - clude inclusion in future improvement costs along that frontage . Attorney for the District , Robert J . Costello , explained that spread of costs in an assessment district such as this in initial stages is based on rEp 10 t4