BOOK 26_1955-11-28 to 1957-06-17

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278 are trying to do this. This -was followed by discussion in regard to whether or not the time would be accumlative. The answer was yeas. The motion carried. City Engineer Jain asked if he could notify the company by letter so they could be assured that this was being taken care of. Permission was granted. AUTHORIZED CITY CLERK TO ACCEPT DEED OF EASEMENT FOR STORM DRAINS, FARM HILLS NO. 1. Councilman Granger moved that the Clerk be authorized to accept the deed, seconded by Councilman Herkner and carried. PARK & RECREATION COMMISSION REGARDING CONDITION OF SMALL TRIANGULAR PARK IN THE CENTER OF.BLOCK BOUNDED BY s ANAMOR, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT AND HAMPTON. Recommend abandonment and blocking off. The Clerk read the letter which reads as follows: "Gentlemen: At our most recent meeting, a resident of Redwood City appeared to complain of the condition of the small triangular park situated in the center of the block bounded' by Anamor, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Connecticut & Hampton. It was also stated that young people loiter about the area and have been damaging private property bordering said park. This is one of thepieces of land which we have not developed because of the uneconomical maintenance and supervision required. Also, about a a block away on Anamor, there is another of these central areas which is well kept up and used. With the concurrence of the Park Superintendent, our group voted to abandon this area as a park and to block off the entrances, if this action meets with the approval of you council and the city attorney, fire and pol;ce departments. We realize that there are legal complications if this area was dedicated as a park on the recorded maps and so accepted by the City, and -if there are various types of easements and rights of way involved. Subject to the clearance of the various legal and other problems, we recommend the abandonment and blocking off of this area. Sincerely yours, Gerry Verssen, Chairman, Park & Recreation Commission Councilman Granger moved to refer this to the City Attorney for checking and legality, seconded by Councilman Weiss. City Engineer Jain asked if he could also check into this matter. The City Attorney was asked to report back in two weeks. Motion carried. 1 PARK AND RECREATION CQRAISSION APPROVE PLANS, MAPS, ETC. OF STULSAFT PARK. The Clerk r ead the following letters This is to give you formal notification of the approval by our body of the plans, maps, etc., recently submitted to you at a joint study meeting between yourselves and the Commission, with respect to the proposed Stulsaft Park. The work of the firm of Murphy & Hastings in this matter deserves special commendation and thanks, and we hop that some part of the work to be done in actual park development will be done by the firm. We are looking forward to the Council's adtion in this improtant matter and will be glad to be of any further assistance required. Councilman Weiss moved that the matter be -taken up for a study meeting by the Council. This was followed by discussion in regard to what the Council had taken up on a previous tentative plana Councilman Weiss changed his motion to approve the plan and recommended that it be set for a study of the financeing and completion, seconded by Councilman Herkner. The Mayor asked that the City Managerts office take the minutes of all the study meetings and make sure that a copy is given to the Council. City Engineer Jain stated that he questioned if he was supposed to make the recommendation of the payments. If this is so he has not seen the plans. Councilman Weiss made a substitute motion that the plans be submitted to the City Engineer before the Council takes any action, seconded by Councilman Stout and carried on roll call, Councilmen Britschgi and Spillers being noted absent'. RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING C. B. CUR.RIE AND CHESTER IT. LEBSACK FOR THEIR WORI{ AS CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. Couniclman He'rkner offered RESOLUTION 2098'EXPRESSING APPR-ICIATION OFR OUTSTANDING SERVICES RENDERED AND EXTENDINB BEST WISHES TO CURHBFRT B. CURRIE, ESQ•: AND CHESTER A7. LEBSACK, ESQ. and moved its adoption, seconded -by Councilman Granger and carried on roll call, Councilmen Britschgi and Spillers being noted absent. Councilman Weiss moved that the City Manager see that minutes are taken and that each member of the Council is supplied with a copy Of the minutes of the study meetings, seconded by Councilman StoJ,_t and carried. 0