BOOK 17_1933-01-03 to 1938-12-29

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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL JULY 24, 1936 8:00 P.M. Upon roll call, the following Councilmen were present: Mayor, Paul A. McCarthy, L. C. Christensen, J. M. Eva, E. A, Fletcher, Wm. Hohn, R. N. Jones, G. W. McNulty. Absents: ,City Clerk, B. E. Myers.... In the absence of City Clerk, B. E. Myers, Councilman Eva was chosen Clerk pro tem. On motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman Hohn, the following resolution was unanimously carried'.' WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City has undertaken the development of a harbor and port on publicly owned land on Redwood Creek, and the voters of -Redwood. City have authorized the City Council to issue bonds in the sum of $255,000 as the City's contribution thereto;, and WHEREAS, the, United States Government in recognition of the benefits,of said harbor and port development.to commerce generally and to assist in .the construction of worth -while public works has contributed $94,000 as one-half .of the cost of the necessary dredging, and has allo- cated to said project from Federal Emergency Administration of Pablic Works the sum of $71,235; and WHEREAS, the benefits of the development of said harbor and port will not be confined locally to the municipality of Redwood City, but are of County wide significance in providing the first deep water publicly owned harbor and port within the County of San Mateo and in the prospective encouragement and development of the industrial activity and growth of said County; and WHEREAS, the prospective commerce through Port Redwood City justifies the construction of more adequate facilities than those ori— ginally planned, which additional facilities will entail costs of approximately $50,000 additional to those originally planned; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the City of. Redwood City hereby respectfully requests the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo to provide as an economic contiribution•of said County to said public project the sum of $50,000 and to include said sum in the County budget for 1936-1937; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council of the City of Redwood City pledges the use of such sum in providing larger and better facilities at Port Redwood City to the end that the County of San Mateo will derive full economic value from the use of such sum. Adjournment. City Clerk D