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<br /> MINUTES OF REGULAR. MEETING
<br /> REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL
<br /> NOVEMBER lg , 1935
<br /> g : 00 P . M.
<br /> Upon roll call , the following Councilmen were present : Mayor , C . G. Lambert , L . C . Christensen ,
<br /> J . M. Eva , E. A. Fletcher , R . N. Jones , P. A. McCarthy , Geo . W. McNulty. City Clerk ,
<br /> B . E. Myers . Absent : None .
<br /> The minutes of the meeting of November 4, 1935 , were approved on motion of Councilman McNulty ,
<br /> seconded by Councilman Fletcher.
<br /> After filing affidavit of publishing notice of public hearing on ordinance , and notice of public
<br /> hearing for rezoning Lot g , Block 2 , Wellesley Park , from first to second residential
<br /> district , Ordinance No . 367 was unanimously adopted on motion of Councilman Eva, seconded
<br /> by Councilman Christensen.
<br /> In a letter from the Planning Commission dated November 13 it was recommended that Lot 4 ,
<br /> Block 2 , Dingee Park be rezoned from the second residential to business property and in
<br /> line with the recommendation of the Planning Commission , on motion of Councilman McCarthy ,
<br /> seconded by Councilman McNulty , ordinance rezoning this property was introduced and the
<br /> City Attorney authorized to advertise for a public hearing on December 2 , 1935 .
<br /> Clif Walk , who has been heading up the committee working for the establishment of an Airport
<br /> in Redwood City , made a report of the committee findings in which he showed expected net
<br /> income from various sources , very conservatively estimated , in his opinion , at $g0 a
<br /> month. Following , the City Engineer filed his report of the probable cost of the project
<br /> as outlined , indicating that his estimate would call for an expenditure of $7 ,999 , of
<br /> which the City would have to contribute $5 ,154 , and $2 , 845 would be expected from the
<br /> Federal Government . On motion of Councilman McCarthy , seconded by Councilman Jones , the
<br /> City Engineer was authorized to proceed on the basis outlined by Mr. Walk and by him ,
<br /> with the understanding that the City Attorney would revise the lease proposed by M. F .
<br /> O ' Dea, the owner of the property , to provide for a renewal after the first two years ,
<br /> and also to arrange with Mr. T . A. Silva , the tenant of the O 'Dea property , for the
<br /> removing of certain buildings and hay.
<br /> In connection with the request of the City Council to the Citizens ' Advisory Board that pre-
<br /> liminary survey be made of the present possibility for a harbor project , this Board , by
<br /> its Secretary , C. G. Uhlenberg , recommended that the Council proceed at once to determine
<br /> the cost and also to ascertain what legal difficulties might have to be overcome . In
<br /> line with the recommendation , on motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman
<br /> Christensen , the City Engineer was instructed, for the purpose of getting definite
<br /> figures of the cost , to prepare complete plans , with authority to hire extra help if
<br /> necessary to get the work done within reasonable time . In order to represent the City for
<br /> consultation with outside interests , Mayor Lambert appointed Councilmen McCarthy and
<br /> Christensen. The City Attorney was also authorized to go to Sacramento for the purpose
<br /> of interviewing certain persons there regarding the provisions of the Harbor Act .
<br /> Discussion of the acceptance of the Tacoma Mill Company Deed for Rogers Street right-of--way
<br /> was put over until the next meeting.
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