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

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467 expenses, legal expenses and advertising expenses in connection with said proceedings in the event said proceedings shall not be completed for any reason. The undersigned hereby expressly waive the provisions of the Special Assessment, Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931, as amended and as emodied in the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, and request that said proceedings be conducted pursuant to the provision of the Improvement Act of 1911, as amended. . The undersigned further waive any and all rights to protest the formation of said district and any assessments that may hereafter be levied pursuant to any district so established and agree not to contest the validity of any assessments or Lliens created thereby or any evidences of the same. t� 1 The undersigned further request that the area to be assessed for such improve- ments include only the property described in Exhibit "All attached hereto which is owned by the undersigned and that no assessment be levied against any other properties whether publicly or privately owned and whether benefited by the proposed improvements or not. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this petition this day of May, 1957. ODDSTAD HOMES By A. S. Oddstad, President By Elma D. Oddstad, Secretary Councilman Stout offered RESOLUTION 2234 DESIGNATING THE ATTORNEY FOR THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND FIXING THE SUM OF 2� AS THE FEE CHARGED TO THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, Farm Hill Boulevard, and moved its adoption, seconded by Councilman Spillers and carried on roll call, Councilman Herkner being noted absent. Councilman Spillers offered RESOLUTION 2235. DESIGNATING ENGINEER FOR PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION STAKING, FARM HILL BOULEVARD, and moved its adoption, seconded by Councilman Stout and carried on roll call, Councilman Herkner being noted absent. John Gillanders, 797 Castle Hill Road,.addressed the Council and said he was representing approximately 275 people from the Farm Hills area. He referred to an article appearing in the newspaper stating that they were represented at a study meeting. He wanted the records to show that they were not represented at the study, meeting. They did not approve of the assessment district but they would go along with the Council. However, they wanted to ask the Council to keep in mind and not allow rezoning to R-3 if Oddstad Homes later find that single dwellings cannot support the assessment bonds. Councilman Spillers stated that he lived only a few doors down from Mr. Gillanders and for information purposes Mr.. Gillanders did not represent all the people in the area. From people he had talked to, Mr. Gillanders represented approximately 50% of the people.in the area. Councilman Weiss referred to the happenings of the study meeting held the previous week when a question a was asked as to where an individual was employeed. It was the general opinion of the Council that in the future such a question will not be asked and thus,protect the citizens rights. 4 FURTHER CONSIDERATION, PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF LOTS 28 AND 29, BLOCK 908, HIGHLANDS OF EMERALD TAKE, SUBJECT TO SEWER AND WATER ASSESSMENT. City Attorney Costello and Mr. Lebsack investigated this matter had come to the following conclusions: 1. A determination must be made as to whether or not any portion of this property is requred for any public use, that is, widening or alignment of Jefferson Avenue or a similar use. 2. If it is determined that there is a potential and desirable public use for a portion or all of the property and it is determined that the City should acquire the property, the following additional problems present themselves for determination: (a) The reversionary interest in the property is held by the Bank of California, National Association as trustee for certain named heirs of the former owner, namely, A. Douce McBryde. (b) The County has indicated informally that they would be will to deed their interest to the City without charge if the reversionary interest could be acquired by the City of Redwood City. (c) In the event of acquisition by the City, it would be necessary that the City pay the assessment levied on lots which are estimated to be a total of 02,00.00. (d) Some payment will undoubtedly have to be made to the Bank of California, as trustee, for the