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

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ful performance amounting to 1-1/2% of the contract price, making a total. of $1,369.82 omitted from his bid, changing his bid from $13,502,.80 to $14,872.60. He requested that the City Manager recommend to the Council that the bid be changed to provide for the amount omitted and stated that if the request were granted work would be started within ten days and completed with in sixty days from date of signing contract. Upon inquiry, City Attorney rMcCarthy advised that the Council could enforce the contract on the bid as submitted or that the request could be granted if,the City Engineer considers an error had been made in the original bid. City Engineer Wilson said he had examined the work sheet and that it had not shown figures for baokfill or the bond. Councilman Werder expressed the opinion that he would be willing to accept the correction to the bid if the City Manager was assured that the completion time was satisfactory. City Manager Blom stated he would like to have amore specific completion date for the two rush jobs as mentioned previously and sniggested that authority be granted him to enter into a contract with Mr. Conner provided a satisfactory completion time can be agreed upon. Council- man Britschgi moved, seconded by Councilman McNulty, that the bid of Harvey Conner be accepted as modified, i.e., adding 12¢ per lineal foot of trench and 1-1/210 of contract price for faithful performance bond, provided the City Manager can work out a satisfactory agreement for the completion of the work. Under the question, Councilman Granger asked to have the City Attorney draft The final map of Des Jardin Park was presented by City Engineer Don S. Wilson. This area is an acreage lot adjacent to that area under Resolution,of Intention 1946-2, The improvements are being put in under assessment proceedings to be assessed against the property. The Planning Commission has approved the tentative map and there are no deviations from the Subdivision Ordinance. Councilman Werder moved, seconded by Councilman Britschgi, the acceptance of the final map of Des Jardin Park upon the recommendation of the City Engineer and with the thought in mind that there are no variances from the ordinance. Motion passed unanimously. Mr.Walter Hahn of the firm of Hahn and Campbell, Master Planners, appeared before the Council and presented a report on a traffic plan for the city. He stated that his firm is preparing a plan covering off street and on curb parking for the city. A survey had been made of the number of available parking spaces in the business district. He stated that about 80% of the curb space`.is available for parking in Redwood City which is extremely high. Two checks had been made of the parking in the business district in the past week and re- sults showed that out of 1300 available spaces, 546 spaces were occupied at 8;00 A. M. and 802 at 9;00 A. M., which indicated that many business people were using curb parking. The most serious condition exists on the bldek on Broadway between E1 Camino Real and the railroad tracks. Double parking is greatly responsible for some of the confusion • . caused in this block which is due to no curb spaces and also busses load and discharge passengers from '5 a letter to the City Clerk that this procedure is legal. This was agreed upon and the motion passed unanimously. The final map of Des Jardin Park was presented by City Engineer Don S. Wilson. This area is an acreage lot adjacent to that area under Resolution,of Intention 1946-2, The improvements are being put in under assessment proceedings to be assessed against the property. The Planning Commission has approved the tentative map and there are no deviations from the Subdivision Ordinance. Councilman Werder moved, seconded by Councilman Britschgi, the acceptance of the final map of Des Jardin Park upon the recommendation of the City Engineer and with the thought in mind that there are no variances from the ordinance. Motion passed unanimously. Mr.Walter Hahn of the firm of Hahn and Campbell, Master Planners, appeared before the Council and presented a report on a traffic plan for the city. He stated that his firm is preparing a plan covering off street and on curb parking for the city. A survey had been made of the number of available parking spaces in the business district. He stated that about 80% of the curb space`.is available for parking in Redwood City which is extremely high. Two checks had been made of the parking in the business district in the past week and re- sults showed that out of 1300 available spaces, 546 spaces were occupied at 8;00 A. M. and 802 at 9;00 A. M., which indicated that many business people were using curb parking. The most serious condition exists on the bldek on Broadway between E1 Camino Real and the railroad tracks. Double parking is greatly responsible for some of the confusion • . caused in this block which is due to no curb spaces and also busses load and discharge passengers from '5