BOOK 19_1942-09-08 to 1945-05-07

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i ■ two merchants to park longer than one hour in the Perry Parking Lot. He be- lieved.this would solve the problem and recommended that the matter be deferred. Councilman Britschgi moved, seconded by Councilman Hilton, that the matter be dropped from the. agenda. The matter of the abatement proceedings against Vic Mich,el's blacksmith shop was next brought up for discussion. City Attorney McCarthy stated he had contacted Miss Michel and notified her that the Council was dissatisfied with the degree of progress in removing the building. Sha informed Mr. McCarthy that she had complained to the purchaser'of the buildl_ng and that she would have her'brother contact him to see if the work could be speeded up and asked that the matter be deferred until they had had a chance to contact him. Councilman McNulty moved, seconded by Councilman Armstrong, that the matter be carried on the agenda. Motion passed unanimously. Councilman Britschgi asked if there wasn!.t some way to stop.the selling of old lumber to be used for rebuilding and believed there should be some way to protect buyers of.property against this practice. Abatement _proceedings against the Carli property on.Manzanita Street was 'discussed. As na one appeared to protect Mr. Carlits interests, Councilman Armstrong moved, seconded by Councilman Britschgi, that the matter placed on the agenda for the next meeting to allow time for a representative.to appear before the Council. City Attorney McCarthy presented an amendment to the zoning ordinance which had been referred back to the Planning Commission for their final approval as to the wording. He had submitted the amendment to Attorney 0. F. Nuckolls, vrho was reprEs.enting interested property owners, and he had approved of the change in wording. Councilman Armstrong moved introduction of the ordinance, seconded by Councilman'. -McNulty. Motion passed unanimously. City Attorney McCarthy advised the Council that the Council had approved by a motion at the meeting of February 7, the report of City P;Ianager Mead to purchase property owned by Frank Goetz giving the city an option to purchase$ over a period of four years, property to be used as a recreational site with the city having the use of the property during that time. When City Manager Mead asked the title company for a report on the title, the title company decided they would like to record the contract. The contract had not been approved by a resolution and the County Recorder accepted it and gave it a number without knowing there was no resolution. Mr. McCarthy had giving Mr. Rice a certified copy of a resolution to cover the matter and in order to change the minutes of February 7, he prepared the following resolution: "RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of this Council of February 7, 1944, be corrected to show that the following resolution was then adopted unanimoulsy in lieu of the motion shown by said minutes to have been unanimously adopted, to ti<<<it: IiRESOLUTION No..105 11RESOLVED that the CITY OF REDWOOD CITY enter into an Option -Lease Agreement with FRANK GOETZ and MAUD A GOETZ, his wife, whereby said city shall obtain an option to pur- chase a portion of Lot 15 of Wooster, Whitton and Montgomery Subdivision, in accordance with the map thereof hereto recorded r ft 12