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

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I 478, would' be brought..hefore-the Council- at. this .-time,. and .they .were . not .prepared to discuss or comment on this matter. Councilman Britschgi moved, seconded by Councilman Stout, that the,matter be set for a study mee.ting... Councilman Stout. aske.d.if. the Gouncil..has-rezeived.any communications from. the.. planning.. commiasi.on..._ No. final.._a.ction-was taken..by the_.Planning Commission. Motion carried. .. CITY ENGINEER REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF SANITARY SEWERS AND WATER MAINS, HIGHLANDS TERRITORY NO- 4• City Engineer. Jain .stated. that_.water..mains_ should..be._ins.talled. in the same pro- ject. in order., to, conform with...the.. po.li.oy,...astab.lisped..-for._other_.Emerald Lake area annex- ations,.-. This. matter.was..referred.t.o..the..City. Attorney _for.. an -opinion. -as to whether the water main could be. extended to the, nearest .adequatR_aource_of...supply.. at Cordilleras Road, and the City be reimbursed as. additional _.connecti.ons.-are_made.to.this main. The City Attorney has advised that_.thia. could..only.be _done..by. the..following methods: 1. Installation of the,additional water main,.approximately.1200 feet in length, by the City, making a connection charge; through the unincorporated portion of Upland, to ultimately reimburse the City for this cost. 2. Creation.of a joint assessment district with the. County for the construction of the complete water, .main-he.tween..Whipp.le.. Avenue. .and. Cordilleras _.Roads..which would require a petition -of at leamt..60%,of tbs:property.owners. .along..the- entire street in both City and County. Inasmuch as_.it..st.unlikely_ .that. a petition could be secured for the, entire project, it r is -the. Engineering -Departments. recommendation- ,that.a 6 -inch water main -be constructed in only -the the annexed.. area, as. -part of .the. assessment. proce.edings.- even though it would not provide .additional. fir..e_.-pro.tection._or-_impro.ve.d.. s.ervice..until such. time as the main is extended.... The...property-ownera..in..the..pres.ent. annexed -area. would.. thennot be included in any .future., assessment. distri.ct_..for_ water or sewer mains.. Mr. F. Ferrazano. ,and..Archie .E.. Miller _s,igned_.the..following letter: "We, a portion_.of.Highlands.TBr.ritory No- 4, would like to know iahen dedication of private road. to city street can. take3 place. Now, that we annexed .into the City and sub- mitted.a signed petition for services,.since then it has been delayed on account of in- adequate.water..line....We would like to know when we can get the services so we can start building our homes." .- Th6se,letter were followed..bu a_lengthy discussion regarding the necessity of improved water.maina.. ..C.ouncilman Royer -..moved that the people understand that the water system will be. -improved at &.later date and that the sewer line be extended at this time and when the, water is available.., that. they .will. assume., their portion,of..the cost, seconded by Councilmaq hritschg"_.. Archie...E.....Miller,_Frank Ferranzo. and. Ed Mairani agreed to go ._along.with..the.Councils wishes as to a water line in the future.. Motion carried. City Engineer Jain brought up the subject of the street and stated that this street has not been dedicated to date. Mr- Mairani s.tated..th&t they.agre.ed to.deed 251 to the City so that. a 501 street could.be built.. .This was followed.by..diacusaion as to whether or not.the people should give the City 5t instead. of"the 21... It. developed that in most cases 51 would prove a.handicap because of the driveways. Councilman_Britschgi moved that this be kept at a 541 residential streets seconded by Councilman Royer and carried. Associate Engineer Eskelin stated that there was a small parcel of property on Upland ■ 7