1966 345-372 _ 11-14 to 11-28-1966

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346 ON ROLL CALL the following were noted present: Councilmen Robert H. Bury, Floyd D. Granger, Mary W. Henderson, Paul C. Keckley, Herbert G. Petersen, John S. Rosselli, Mayor Sidney D. Herkner and City Clerk Helen C. Moore. Also noted present were City Manager Howard C. Ullrich, City Attorney Richard E. Gardella, Assistant City Manager Henry V. Burget, Police Chief William Faulstich, Planning Director Ken Schroeter, Director of Public Works J. Louis Scherer, Auditor -Accountant Jack Ference, Park Superintendent Pasco Balzarini, Building Inspector S. H. Kreiss, and Deputy City Clerk Marian McCrindle. Councilman Keckley moved to approve Minutes of Regular Meeting of November 7, 1966, as _. amended by Councilman Bury (Page 6 re Applications for CATV licenses: "Peninsula Cable Television Corporation agreed, on question by Councilman Bury, that if the Ordinance prohibited anything except undergrounding, they would still be interested in going forward with their project."); Minutes of Executive Session of November 7, 1966, as mailed, seconded by Councilman Petersen and carried. Mayor Herkner introduced and welcomed students presently attending Sequoia High School this academic year under the auspices of the American Field Service International Scholarship Program; Hishiko Saito, from Japan; Ponnambalam Sivasubramaniam, from Ceylon; and Cornelio Stolk-Martinez from Venezuela. PUBLIC HEARING, Resolution declaring weeds a nuisance and ordering their removal, declared open and affidavits of publication and posting ordered filed. Council- man Bury asked if ordinances have been studied from other cities having record of successful weed abatement programs. City Manager advised specifications had been prepared putting together best policies of other cities, but that Staff now recommends Council not approve specifications and call for bids at this time as City Attorney had advised of two areas in specifications which he felt needed clarification. The City Manager stated specifications would be ready for Council action at the next meeting on November 21st (Memo 11/15/66) There being no communications or oral protest, Councilman Petersen moved to close the public hearing, seconded by Councilman Rosselli and carried. Councilman Rosselli moved to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5188 ORDERING STREET SUPERINTENDENT TO ABATE WEED NUISANCE, seconded by Councilman Keckley and carried on roll call vote. PUBLIC HEARING, Adoption of Official Plan Lines, Perry Street between Brewster Avenue and Broadway, declared open and affidavits of publication and mailing ordered " filed. Report of the Planning Commission was read in which it was stated a public hearing had been held on October 11th, and recommendation was made for Council's adoption of Plan Lines proposed for establishing a 60' right-of-way for this street. It was also reported one protest had been made concerning plan lines from Southern Pacific Company. Staff report read stating original Plan Lines for widening of Perry Street in this section had been first approved in November, 1962, at which time a letter from the Southern Pacific Company had been received protesting pro- posed Plan Lines, but at which=hearing a representative had appeared stating they