BOOK 20_1945-05-21 to 1946-09-03

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_NO- - - Hilt'o1iCouncilman Britschgi moved the nominations be closed, seconded by Councilman Granger. Motion passed unanimously, Mayor, Hilton called on the newly elected Councilmen. Councilman Swift thanked cS� the voters who elected him and promised to do his best to live up to their confidence in him. Councilman Werder also expressed his appreciation to the i voters.and expressed the hope that this council would be as progressive as the city. Councilman Britschgi expressed his thanks to the voters and promised to render decisions as fair as possible. Mayor Hilton thanked the Council for re-electing him,Mayor and expressed the hope that the Council would work together,in harmony, A Mr. Dodd appeared before the Council in regard to the height of a fence around his property. Councilman Britschgi moved, seconded by Councilman Armstrong, that the matter be referred to the City Manager for action. Motion passed unanimously. City Attorney McCarthy advised that the map of Redwood Terrace No. 2 had been ap- proved by the Planning Commission and that it would,be necessary for the subdividers to post a bond in the amount of $65,000 to guarantee the cost of street improvements. The map was presented to the Council and after careful study, Councilman Britschgi moved, seconded by Councilman Armstrong, that the final map of Redwood Terrace No. 2 be accepted subject to the r approval of the State Highway Department. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Werder of the Land Development Company advised that his company would deposit the sum of 065,000 instead of posting a bond in that amount.* Councilman Armstrong moved that the offer of Mr. Ludwig Werder to deposit "65,000 be � accepted subject to the terms and conditions of a letter to be drafted by i t the City Attorney and to be -approved by the City Manager, the $65,000 to be deposited in a public depository satisfactory to the City Manager. The motion was seconded by Councilman Britschgi and passed unanimously. City Manager Blom stated that with regard to the water supply to the area of Redwood Terrace No. 2, it would be necessary to have authority to proceed with the work if it was the feeling of the Council that it is the city's obligation to do the work, The work should be done before the street work. The cost of installing an 8 inch main to the Woodside main to provide water for at least partial development of the tract is estimated at $16,000. He stated that eventually a 12 inch main would have to be installed instead of the 8 inch main. The material for this installation is available from the f material that has been ordered. As far as the cost of labor is concerned, there are sufficient funds in the present water department budget to com- plete this work and also to pay for a portion of the material. He said, however, that during the next fiscal year funds would have to be derived from some other source if continued expansion takes place. Councilman y Werder asked if the first unit of work would be completed by the beginning of the next fiscal year. City Manager Blom replied that it would depend on how rapidly the tract is developed, however, the work should be finished by July lst and that there are sufficient funds for that. He stated he would like to award a contract for the work, the city to furnish the material, �. 4