BOOK 25_1955-08-01 to 1955-11-28 (missing 1954-02-15 to 1955-08-01)

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t 451 wherein the Pacific Gas and Electric Company petitioned the. City Council to consider said companyte application for a Use Permit for the construction of a new electric distribution sub -station on the southeast portion of Lot 5, Valota Park (1715 Valota Road), Councilman Spillers moved that the public hearing be set for October 10th, seconded by Councilman Britschgi and carried. REPORT COUNCILMAN GRANGER ON MEETING WITH SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY ON CROSSINGS AND EXTENSION OF FRANKLIN STREET. Councilman Granger stated that the Whipple Avenue crossing. He stated that this crossing will be fixed within the next few days. The.Engineers felt that the Jefferson Avenue crossing could be controlled similar tothe one at Broadway. The main line control can not be stopped unless a control similar to the one at the Depot is installed and manned. Councilman Granger stated that the Southern Pacific Company would not consider t he Franklin Street extension unless another parking area was made available. He stated further that.the Council should take the extension now and worry about the parking area later. The Freight Sheds are still under consideration and study. Councilman Stout asked if the Southern Pacific Company planned to take care of the other crossings. Councilman Granger stated.that they will fix.all the crossings in order of their priority, however, this will probably take two years to complete. He, Councilman Granger, stated that he asked the Southern Pacific Company to consider transferring the parking area into Butcher Field, and the Council should reconsider the Franklin Street extension. Councilman Britschgi suggested that this matter be turned over to the City Manager and the City Engineer in an effort to see where the money is going to come from and what proceedings should be included. Councilman Granger stated that this matter should be turned over to Assistant City Attorney Lebsack as he has been in contact with the Southern Pacific Company and was also a member of the Council Committee. Councilman Britschgi moved that the matter of Franklin Street Extension be referred to the proper authorities to bring in a report in two weeks, seconded by Councilman Jones and carried. REPORT COUNCILMAN GRANGER ON RPOPOSED MINING OPERATIONS S'PULSAFT PARK. Councilman -Granger stated that the committee, consisting of Councilmen Britschgi and Spillers, Assistant City Attorney Lebsack and Mayor Herkner, requested that each of the bidders send in a financial statement to the City Attorney not later than Wednesday, October -5th, so that the Committee could hold ameeting on the following night to study the bids and if necessary they will hire an outside engineer to consider the best bid for the City. -- REPORT FROM COUNCILMAN BRITSCHGI REGARDING THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF STULSAFT PARK. Council- man Britschgi stated that the Committee, appointed to check into the facts regarding the Lions Club suggestion of a Fairyland, found the facts to be as reported by the Lions Club. They felt that the Council should take four very important steps to establish this very unique affair. (1) Council should provide site for project; (2) Landscape and prepare the ground: (3) City to maintain the grounds and keep them in order .and (4) that the Council accept the recommendationof the Lions Club Committee and present at least two names each of interested people to perform along with the people who are working on this project, to form the Board of Directors. The Lions Club has had a meeting with the Park and Recreation Commission and they felt that there must be some steps taken to develop a master plot plan of Stulsaft Park. The section of ground asked to be set aside in Stulsaft Park is from two to three acres. They do not want to divide