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32 Inasmuch as the departmental reports had been reviewed by the Council, it was thought not necessary to further discuss the matter, however, the local press will reveal the contents to the public. Councilman Britschgi moved that copies of the reports be forwarded to Mr. Price with the request that he meet with the members of the Council to discuss the problem in the very near future. Motion seconded by Council- man Stout and carried. PERSONAL APPEARANCE - MR. A. J. SELLERS, 2303 EUCLID AVENUE, REDWOOD CITY. Mr. Sellars requests a one inch meter service stating that he has recently purchased the home which is located on a corner with 2,500 -3,000 square feet of lawn. He desires to connect a one inch service to a sprinkler system but was informed that in line with Water Department subdivision policy, one inch services are made to serve two homes with 5/8" x 3/4" meters. Should Mr. Sellers be given a one inch meter off of this service, his neighbors would then suffer inadequate water supply. Mr. Sellers' position in the matter is that a 5/8" service is sufficient for an interior house but, in his opinion, a corner place should be serviced by a one inch service line. He was told that he could secure a separate on e inch service at a cost of approxi- mately 6100.00. After further discussion as to various policies in furnishing water services to new subdivisions, Councilman Granger moved that the matter be referred back to the City Manager to make observations and if, in his opinion, the policies should be changed in the respect to water services to corner lots, to make recommendation to the Council, also, hisr ecommendation as to whether or not the City should share in the cost of a new service to Mr. Sellers if he feels this should have been done originally. Motion seconded by Councilman Britschgi. Water Superintendent Winter advised that several cases had occurred where consumers had requested the same ser- vice and had paid for their installation. Councilman Stout suggested that Mr. Sel- lers' neighbor be contacted to advise whether he is willing to go along with Mr. Sel- lers to change the service to one inch. Motion carried, City Manager to report back at the next meeting. MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #1894 PROVIDING FOR BONDS, PARKING DISTRICT NO. 1. The City Attorney advised the new proposed Resolution has been rewritten to take care of theitems as discussed with the Council and several of the property owners in the area. Amounts have been increased to $1,250,000.00 and provisions made to pledge funds for retirement of Bonds and the payment of interest. Then followed a discussion regarding the description of the boundaries of the central parking district and the reason for including only a portion of a block at the rear of the Courthouse. City Attorney explained that boundaries were determined with the thought that if the central business district tends to expand, there should be sufficient properties left to form additional districts if and when nec- essary. The District as now approved was set up by the Parking Committee and the description as appearing in the Resolution was prepared by the Engineering Depart- ment based on the district as chosen by the Committe. Councilman Granger stated that he was not fully satisfied with the boundaries as noted above, however, inas- much as it would result in a further delay, Councilman Spillers offered RESOLUTION #1894 providing for the issuance of bonds, providing for the pledge of parking