BOOK 23_1950-05-15 to 1952-04-21

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Council, s y Councilman 276 sincere sympathy from each member of the Citeconded b� Jones and carried on roll calls t VIOULD NOT BE ABLE to attend the Councilmeeting on the COUNCILMAN JONES STATED HE following night. , MAYOR BRITSCHGI ASKED THAT NOIriTIdATIOIJS FOR CIVIL DEF on the par of each member of !: the Council be submitted so that a meeting could be held. i; ADJOURNMENT 11:50 PI1 R.PSD f1DG CILERK I j 111 1 MINUTES OF REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL8:0 P.P+Y. Tuesday 11arch 20th,1951, 3 ON ROLL CALL the following were present: Councilmen Floyd D. Granger, Sidney D. Herkner, Albert H. Yorgan,Jr., VIM. H. Royer, Robert V. Spillers, Mayor Carl A.Britschgi and City Clerk R. S. Dodge. Also present were City Manager E. A. Rolison, City Attorney C.B.Currie, Administrative Assistant Richard D. Hiller, City Engineer Glenn Jain, Building Inspector L.M.Duncan, Assistant Building Inspector Stephen Kreiss, Water Superintendent H.L.'ilinter, City Collector P.E.Perrin, Fire Chief J.L. Lodi and Capt. S. Douglass. Councilman Jones noted absent. MAYOR BRITSCHGI ANNOUNCED THE MEETING AS ADJOURNED FROM THE PREVIOUS EVENING TO CONTI10 THE BUSINESS ON HAND. ATTORNEY WOODMAN APPEARED IN THE INTEREST OF PROPOSED BUYER OF LOTS ON TOPAZ STREET. 1,1r. Woodman explained his client owned lots 32 and 34, Block 1, Jefferson Avenue. Additional lots 31 and 33 were owned by the City. The Mulveys desired to purchase the latter two lots to fill out two 501 lots. Real Estate Committee placed a minimum value of $60O.00 on each lot. On motion of Councilman Spillers, by Councilman Morgan, advertising for bids was authorized. Motion carried. PUBLIC HEARING, ANNEXATION LOTS 2 to 7, KENSINGTON SQUARE. Affidavit of publication of resolution No. 1034 ordered filed. MAYOR BRITSCHGI announced the public hearing at which no one appeared.Hearing was ordered closed. Councilman Morgan moved intro- duction of Ordinance, seconded by Councilman Granger, and carried. ABATEMENT BUILDINGS ON BROADWAY. Communication read in which Attorney H.F. Anderson ex- plained the efforts of Mr. A.G.Frank to obtain authorization to build from the National Production Authority. To date this permit has not been granted. Followed considerable discussion as to what action the Council desired to take at this time, Councilman Morgan moved that buildings be posted, seconded by Councilman Granger, Councilman Royer suggested putting off posting until a more satisfactory legal position could be obtained. City Attorney Currie stated he would draft a neer ordinance giving the City better control over future abatements, however, this or- dinance would have no bearing on the present situation. Councilman Herkner offered an amendment to the motion by which the matter would be carried over for 30 days to give the City Attorney time to draft new ordinance or amendment, also to give the officials time to bring in revised report of the condition of the buildings in- volved. On roll call, amendment to original motion failed to carry. Councilman Granger, Morgan and 1187or Britschgi voting No. Councilman Granger, was particularly