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MINTUT S 02 R=GULAR MEET IA. REDWOOD CITY COThCIL June 20 , 197g Upon roll call the following were present : Councilmen Haroll F . Anderson , E . A. Fletcher , Wm . Hohn , Robert N. Jones , Paul A. McCarthy , George T . McNulty , Mayor L . C . Christensen;, ab- sent , and Clerk B . E . i yers . Upon motion of Councilman McCarthy , seconded by Council en Fletcher , and carried , Councilman Anderson was elected Clerk pro tern. The minutes of the meetinc' of June 6 , 1938 , were approved on motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Arderson and carried. Mr. May Leonard spoke about the loss of the Sea Scout Regatta, to the Redwood City Yacht Harbor and upon motion of Councilman McCarthy , seconded. by Councilman Fletcher and carried , it vras ordered that a communication be sent to the Scout headquarters in Los Angeles exnressing regret over the loss of Redwood City not o eing selected for the Scout Regatta this yeas; said communication further to ask the Scout headquarters whether or not the loss of the Sea, Scout Regatte 7as due to any lack of hospitality or facilities sutnlie d by Redwood City. James M. Eva anoeared and requested a nerrnit to divide his lot on the northeast corner of Elwood and Brewster Streets. Councilman Fletcher moved that the nerrnit requested by James M. Eva be granted subject to the approval of the Planning Coi:mission. As there was no second to the motion it was lost . Mr. Thomas Nelson appeared before the Council relative to a permit to build upon Lot 9 in Lexing- ton Park and after a discussion by the Council , upon motion of Councilman Fletcher , second- ed by Councilman McCarthy) the permit requested by Mr . Nelson was granted. Mr . Cheatham applied for a permit to construct a building on the Southern. Pacific nronerty west of Rogers Street , After a discussion of the matter by the Council by motion of Councilman Fletcher , seconded by Councilman Anderson and carried , the nermit was granted. -Tile Friendly Acres Annexation matter was taken up and a- letter was nresented by the City Manager sho Ting that the number of protests ragainst the annexation did not include a majority of the parcels included within the territory proposed to be annexed. The City Attorney reported es requested at the nrev i ous meeting of the Council that after his exeminati on of the lcnv he was of the opinion that the ennexa.ti. on of the territory could not be maintained or vali- dated by mason of the fact that a ten foot strip of Bay Roar- connected the present city lim- its with the nronosed Friendly Acres territory , a distance of practically e mile. The Council unnn this reco:r.: enda.tion decided to take no further ection hi the matter. Mr. J . B . Oswald aopeared and asked nerrnission to construct a, house on the north half of lot 86 , :;Wellesley Park , no hart of said house to be within thirty feet of the property line excepting a.n "La shown upon the plans submitted , provided Mr. Drethman , the Building Inspector , as- certained in writing froh the owner on the northwest side of said lot that there was no ob- jection to the granting of said oer.:.it . A motion to this effect "^as made by Councilman McCarthy , and seconded. by Councilman Fletcher and carried.