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<br />seconded by Councilman Spillers and carried. Mr. Webber was present and proceeded to
<br />take oath of office after which he was complimented for his willingness to assume this
<br />important position.
<br />CITY MANAGER REPORT ON RESERVOIR SITES. Mr. Rolison covered the situation from its incep-
<br />tion bringing the subject up to date and concluding his report concurring in the commit-
<br />tee's recommendation to immediately acquiring the eight million gallon reservoir site
<br />near Sequoia Hospital.
<br />"Long before the annexation and subdivision of the Farm Hills area was contemplated,
<br />a potential reservoir site was tentatively located by general observation immediately
<br />adjacent to the Farm Hills boulevard now under construction. Later, the desirability
<br />of this location was confirmed by Mr. Paul Adamson in his report which was presented
<br />to the City Council in November 1953 which was 'some eighteen months prior to the annexa-
<br />tion of this area on May 23, 1955• (See City Manager's Newsletter of March 1955)
<br />following the purchase of this area by the subdivider, and the filing of a preliminary
<br />map for subdivision purposes, a conference was held in the City Engineer's office on
<br />November 29, 1954, at which the City Engineer, Mr. Larry Wise, Mr. Ed Smith (the engin-
<br />eer then representing the subdivider) and myself, were present. At this time it was
<br />agreed that the streets and lots would be so arranged as to permit the construction of
<br />a reservoir on site No. 1 of the above tract. With this and other revisions in mind,
<br />the Planning Commission on February 23, 1955, returned the preliminary map for 'reworking.'
<br />Unfortunately, however, this revision apparently was' not made, with the result that recent
<br />extensive grading operations have gone ahead according to the preliminary plan, which
<br />has developed to a point whereby the location of a reservoir on the original site, at
<br />this time, would disrupt thepresent street and lot layout. Furthermore, according to
<br />the subdividers quotation of MOO per lot, the total cost to the City NOW, would be
<br />approximately x@','100,0001 or about 025,000 per acre for a reservoir site of approximately
<br />four acres.
<br />THE CANYON SITE NEAR JEFFERSON AVENUE - As a compromise, the subdivider has offered the
<br />so-called 'canyon site' at no cost to the City, which, due to topographic conditions
<br />and the possibility of underground and up -stream pollution, would make the construction
<br />of a conventional concrete reservoir at this location admittedly difficult from a safety
<br />viewpoint.
<br />COMPARISON OF SITES - In my opinion the choice of future reservoir sites is best ex-
<br />pressed in Mr. Adamson's letter of August 3, 1955, addressed to the {City Engineer, as
<br />follows: (See reprint of map attached)
<br />11. If the Canyon site near Jefferson Avenue is chosen for water storage, steel tanks
<br />should be constructed in lieu of a concrete lined earth reservoir.
<br />2. If a suitable site near Farm Hill Road is chosen for water storage, a concrete -
<br />lined earth reservoir should be constructed.
<br />3. The cost of construction of steel tank storage at the Jefferson Avenue Canyon site
<br />will be at least $6o,000 and probably nearer 100,000 MORE than the cost of a con-
<br />crete -lined earth reservoir at a suitable site near Farm Hill Road. Maintenance
<br />costs of the steel tanks will be somewhat higher.
<br />4. The difficulty and cost of site acquisition appears to be the determining factor
<br />for consideration in choice of the sites.
<br />5. It is suggested that, due to the difficulties of site acquisition and the attendant
<br />increase in costs for the proposed reservoir No. 1, consideration should be given
<br />to constructing the first storage unit at proposed reservoir site No. 2, westerly
<br />of the Sequoia Hospital. If this site No. 2 can be obtained at a reasonable price,
<br />reservoir costs per million gallon of capacity there could be appreciably less than
<br />at the Jefferson site, particularly if some arrangement can be made for the use
<br />or sale of the material that must be excavated.'
<br />Due to the above facts as stated by Mr. Adamson, I would not recommend the purchase
<br />of the original site at the price quoted by the subdivider. Under the circumstances,
<br />it would seem that there is no choice other than to accept the Canyon site as recom-
<br />mended by the City Council committee. I heartily concur in the Committee's recommen-
<br />dation to immediately acquire the site for an eight million gallon reservoir near the
<br />Sequoia Hospital, to be constructed at the earliest date possible.'i
<br />Councilman Spillers moved acceptance of the City Manager's recommendation, seconded
<br />by Councilman Jones and carried. Councilman Royer then moved that the City Attorney
<br />take the steps necessary to acquire the site near the Hospital, seconded by Councilman
<br />Spillers and carried. Councilman Royer then moved that the City Engineer secure descrip-
<br />tion of the proposed Canyon site so that City may get possession of the necessary prop-
<br />erty. Motion seconded by Councilman Granger. City Engineer Jain stated that there
<br />would be considerable field work required at some expense to ascertain the location and
<br />the amount of property necessary for this proposed reservoir. Councilman Britschgi then
<br />offered an amendment to the effect that the Committee meet with Mr. Oddstad and discuss
<br />the matter and possibly obtain deed for sufficient property, motion seconded by Council-
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