BOOK 21_1946-09-23 to 1948-08-09

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2 9 2 Britschgi, seconded by Councilman Holmquist, and carried. Meeting adjourned to Monday, October 27th, 1947. RAILPH S. DODGI City Clerk of the Cit of Redwood City MINUTES OF ADJOURNED MEETING OF OCTOBER 20, 1947 REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 27, 1947 5:00 P. M. ON ROLL CALL the following were noted present: Councilman C. A. Britschgi, Floyd D. Granger, H. E. Holmquist, G, W. McNulty, A. V. Swift, W. M. Werder, Mayor W. W. Hilton and City Clerk R. S. Dodge. Also present were: City Manager E. A. Rolison City Attorney C. B: Currie and Police Chief C. L. Collins. MAYOR HILTON STATED THE PURPOSE OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING was to set a time for special election, fix poling places and appoint election officials for the Kensington Square proposed annexation, also to further consider S & W application to rezone Block 20, Eastern Addition from second residential to industrial zone. k MAYOR HILTON EXPLAINED that 5/7ths of the Council met with representatives of the inter- ested property owners, together with S. & W. officials Sunday morning to study the situation after which an amicable decision was reached. The proposed compromise was to establish a 50 foot strip along Middlefield Road for business district and to allow a 15 foot strip along Manzanita to remain in the second residentialz one to correspond with 15 foot set -back on the opposite side of Manzanita. Councilman Granger moved,. seconded by Councilman Swift that City Engineer be instructed to pre- pare a metes and bounds description of the property involved in line with the above compromise. City Attorney will prepare the necessary ordinance for introduction I at the next meeting. Under the question, MRS. FANNY McVEY addressed the Council protesting the reduction of the business district on Middlefield from 100 to 50 feet, stating that her property would be damaged inas- much as here lot extended back 100 feet on Manzanita. It was explained that the lots involved front on Manzanita, to a depth of 50 feet, and that.the length of the lots extend 100 feet along Middlefield. In her particular case, her property con- sists of halves of two lots resulting in 50 feet frontage on Middlefield and 100 feet Y on Manzanita. She was also advised that she could have her property rezoned along the same lines as the front part of the S. & W. property. ' MR. L. WHITELEY STATED he misunderstood the action of the committee, being of the opinion that it was agreed to make a set -back along Heller Street as well as Manzanita. E Sketch of the area which was agreed upon at the Sunday meeting was shown to Mr. 'Whiteley which made no proposed change on Heller Street. i MR. LOUIS WEISS AND MRS. MALVINO ADDRESSED the Council also against proposed rezoning, however, it was explained that Mr. Malvino's attorney was present at the meeting and had agreed to the compromise. Motion was ye g p put to vote and carried unanimousl s I CITY ATTORNEY CURRIE DISCUSSED THE TWO RESOLUTIONS setting the date of a special election, fixing poling places and appointing election officials for the purpose of voting on E E the proposed annexation of Kensington Square. He explained he had drawn two resolutions to distinguish between the two areas, north side of Jefferson Avenue to be known as -North Kensington Square and the area at the south side of Jefferson to be known as South Kensington Square. Councilman Britschgi offered resolution