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

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59' IOU be made to avoid spot zoning. He recommended. that, _the.matter be placed on the agenda. It was so ordered. City Manager Mead advised that Mr. Guide's opti.on.,on.Blocks.A.and B, Oak Villa ® Homestead had lapsed and no new application,for re.subdividing this property had been received. He. recommended the .mattes be dropped Trom the agenda. It was so ordered. Counc ilman Granger. advised .tha t he had -made a personal _ Inspection of the Old Harder Ranch and from his personal observation could ... not aee..that it. was a fire ha- zard even though the buildings were s.tiil.ther..e. He acid .it was in a very clean condition. Councilman. Anderson concurred..in..this opinion. Councilman Granger moved, seconded by Councilman- Anderaon,.that the matter of abatement proceedings against the old Harder Ranch be. dropped.. Motion passed unani- mously. Councilman Granger said he .would.._recomne.nd..the removal of� the fence surrounding the property. _ City Attorney McCarthy advised, that. he_ eonta.e.ted. Mr.:Weiner and informed -him that the Council objected to the board fence .and belie..ved aba"m6dt pro- ceedings would be instituted to 4ablare it a.nuisanc.e. Mri voiner had pro- mised Mr. McCarthy that he would remove or•.repair the fbnce•if the council so desired. Mr. McCarthy was of the opinion that the,pacpla.in_the neighborhood were not objecting'so much. to the..fence. aa -to .#he..o.onda.tion..of. itd� Councilman Armstrong moved that a letter boy addressed_ to Mr..... Wainsr..a dvising him that it is the "donaenaua of the council, that, the r..emaining.f.eno.e..ia...objectlonaBlie .and unless he takes action to remove it before the 'next -meeting of the council, the council will institute abatement_pro_c-eedinga.._The .motIon.wAs seconded by Councilman Britschgi and passed unanimously. City Manager Mead reported on the drainage.along..Weatgate,.Brewster and. Hillview. He said he had a very rough survey made and that. the .ocat...of installing drainage syphons, sidewalka, durba and gutters.,, whick-would.be..necoo sary to improve the condition, would amount to approximately $15,000. Councilman. Granger was of the opinion that something should be done'to relieve the dituation, stating that as long as four years the council had investigated -this problem. City Manager Mead Informed the council. that a trap had_ been -Installed to help remedy this condition but in order to do any permanent good it would be necessary to put Intheabove listed improvements. Mayor Hilton.asked if,. inasmuch as the drainage came from the hills outside of_ the city litnit.a,., the county would assist financially. City. Manager .Mead .said. -he would contact County Engineer Grant to see if this would be possible-. He said..the paving and the sidewalks could be assessed against the property and he would try to work out some plan and see if the county would participate in it -and to.what.extent. The matter was carried on the agenda.