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seconded by Councilman Spillers and carried. Mr. Webber was Present and proceeded to take oath of office after which he was complimented for his willingness to assume this important position. CITY MANAGER REPORT ON RESERVOIR SITES. Mr. Rolison covered the situation from its incep- tion bringing the subject up to date and concluding his report concurring in the commit- !' tee's recommendation to immediately acquiring the eight million gallon reservoir site near Sequoia Hospital. "Long before the annexation and subdivision of the Farm Hills area was contemplated, a potential reservoir site was tentatively located by general observation immediately adjacent to the Farm Hills boulevard now under construction. Later, the desirability of this location was confirmed by Mr. Paul Adamson in his report which was presented to the City Council in November 1953 which was some eighteen months prior to the annexa- tion of this area on May 2 3, 1 955. (See City Manager's Newsletter of March 1955) following the purchase of this area by the subdivider, and the filing of a preliminary map for subdivision purposes, a conference was held in the City Engineer's office on November 29, 1951 at which the City Engineer, Mr. Larry Wise, Mr. Ed Smith (the engin- eer then representing the subdivider) and myself, were present. At this time it was agreed that the streets and lots would be so arranged as to permit the construction of a reservoir on site No. 1 of the above tract. With this and other revisions in mind, the Planning Commission on February 23, 1955, returned the preliminary map for 'reworking.' Unfortunately, however, this revision apparently was not made, with the result that recent extensive grading operations have gone ahead according to the preliminary plan, which has developed to a point whereby the location of a reservoir on the original site, at this time, would disrupt the present street and lot layout. Furthermore, according to the subdividers quotation of "4500 per lot, the total cost to the City NOW, would be approximately 6100, 000, or about 625,000 000 per acre for a reservoir site of approximately four acres. THE CANYON SITE NEAR JEFFERSON AVENUE - As a compromise, the subdivider has offered the so- called 'canyon site' at no cost to the City, which, due to topographic conditions and the possibility of underground and up- stream pollution, would make the construction of a conventional concrete reservoir at this location admittedly difficult from a safety viewpoint. COMPARISON OF SITES - In my opinion the choice of future reservoir sites is best ex- pressed in Mr. Adamson's letter of August 3, 1955, addressed to the City Engineer, as follows: (See reprint of map attached) '1. If the Canyon site near Jefferson Avenue is chosen for water storage, steel tanks should be constructed in lieu of a concrete lined earth reservoir. 2. If a suitable site near Farm Hill Road is chosen for water storage, a concrete - lined earth reservoir should be constructed. 3. The cost of construction of steel tank storage at the Jefferson Avenue Canyon site will be at least $6o,000 and probably nearer 5100,000 MORE than the cost of a con- crete -lined earth reservoir at a suitable site near Farm Hill Road. Maintenance costs of the steel tanks will be somewhat higher. L.. The difficulty and cost of site acquisition appears to be the determining factor for consideration in choice of the sites. 5. It is suggested that, due to the difficulties of site acquisition and the attendant increase in costs for the proposed reservoir No. 1, consideration should be given to constructing the first storage unit at proposed reservoir site No. 2, westerly of the Sequoia Hospital. If this site No. 2 can be obtained at a reasonable price, reservoir costs per million gallon of capacity there could be appreciably less than at the Jefferson site, particularly if some arrangement can be made for the use or sale of the material that must be excavated.' Due to the above facts as stated by Mr. Adamson, I would not recommend the purchase of the original site at the price quoted by the subdivider. Under the circumstances, it would seem that there is no choice other than to accept the Canyon site as recom- mended by the City Council committee. I heartily concur in the Committee's recommen- dation to immediately acquire the site for an eight million gallon reservoir near the Sequoia Hospital, to be constructed at the earliest date possible." Councilman Spillers moved acceptance of the City Manager's recommendation, seconded by Councilman Jones and carried. Councilman Royer then moved that the City Attorney take the steps necessary to acquire the site near the Hospital, seconded by Councilman Spillers and carried. Councilman Royer then moved that the City Engineer secure descrip- tion of the proposed Canyon site so that City may get possession of the necessary prop- erty. Motion seconded by Councilman Granger. City Engineer Jain stated that there would be considerable field work required at some expense to ascertain the location and the amount of property necessary for this proposed reservoir. Councilman Britschgi then offered an amendment to the effect that the Committee meet with Mr. Oddstad and discuss the matter and possibly obtain deed for sufficient property, motion seconded by Council-