1966 277-282.12 _ 8-22 cont. to 9-12-1966

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parcel to be abandoned is a triangle 60.65' x 78.61' x 50' on the north side of Bradford Street, abutting the Kaiser Hospital site and necessary for their emergency entrance. (Resolution sets public hearing for October 24, 1966). Motion seconded by Councilman Bury and carried unanimously on roll call vote. Councilman Petersen moved to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5136 WITHDRAWING ANNEXED TERRITORY KNOWN AS "VISTA DRIVE ANNEXATION" FROM EMERALD LAKE LIGHTING DISTRICT, seconded by Councilman Henderson and carried unanimously on roll call vote. Storm Drain Channel through Community Park. City Manager reported City's consulting engineers, Jenks and Adamson, are now designing channel improvements for Project SD -12, and nearing completion with the exception of that portion of the creek channel traversing Community Park. He further advised Adamson Report on which the bond issue was based provided for an open gunite channel for the Community Park portion of the creek, cost estimated at approximately $97,000. The Park and Recreation Commission had on many occasions officially indicated that 'complete covering of the creek was the only acceptable solution." He reported Staff had requested Jenks and Adamson to prepare an estimate of the additional costs involved for this proposal and had been advised by them con- struction cost for a closed conduit through this area would be $203,000 or $106,000 more than the construction cost of the open lined channel, not in- cluding contingencies, engineering or incidental costs. It was reported there is approximately 1 acre of land presently used for creek purposes, with an additional 2+ acres, of little or no use, south of the creek and north of the roadway, the lined channel requiring approximately 1+ acres of land. I£ the creek were boxed, this 1+ acre of land, as well as the additional 2+ acres could be utilized in its entirety for park purposes. Council was advised if it was their desire to box creek, additional funds would be needed. Councilman Rosselli stated he was amazed this full boxing of project left out of the bond issue as Park and Recreation Commission had discussed their recommendation for this many times, and felt majority of Council had indicated their favoring boxing of creek. Councilman Petersen advised funds were made available for creek improvements in the bond issue and had been discussed with Committee and Staff at that time and reason the creek covering had been left out of bond issue was because of costs involved. Committee suggested other land could be picked up for park area less expensively. Councilman Keckley pointed out three alternatives were present in his opinion: gunite, cover, or leave in natural state, all three having merit. He recom- mended this item be placed on an early Agenda for Council action. City Manager described investigation made concerning leaving creek in natural state with rock work, planting, etc. and how costs closely approximated cost of boxing, �j