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e L� regard to financing and to have an answer ready to be presented to the Council Committee. Councilman Britschgi moved that the Engineering Department be asked to complete the plans of building. up the .dike and road. to .the .prope.r. _level as the .plans call for so that the dredging can prov ed., .seconde.d _by. -Oouncilman.Granger. Councilman Stout stated that he presented hi.s, . plans.,. 21s.t...... Councilman. BritschgL .stated. that theywere working on the. East levee, and in .all.probabili.ty.the plane will.be -ready in one week. City Engineer Jain .stated .that- ..there. _ is .quite . a . ia.t._, o.f work . involed and. he doesn't think that this work can be. done..that soon.._. -H11 was. o.f. the: opinion...that..,ou.taide. help .should be hired to -do the plans and let. them .go_ right_ at. i.t .. if .possible. ..Councilman .Granger asked if there were funds remaining in.the..19L4 Band Fund. It was reported.that there.was.$11,500.00 still II left in this fund. Councilman Britschgi stated that he would include in his motion that the work could be farmed out if. the. Engineering Department_ could not proceed at this , time. This was concurred in by themaker of the second. Motion carried. City Engineer Jain stated that he would like to meet with the Committee to determine just what the _Committee. wants. done..before._the_ .plans...are .s.tar.-ted. Councilman Britschgi stated that. the second.step. after. theroad is built is. the. dredging. Plans will have to be made for this. Councilman.. Britschgi. then._ moved that the. plans..for. the dredging should be farmed out in.the.same_manner.as..the road plans.... City Engineer Jain stated that the whole plan should be made up at once and. then split up. Councilman Britschgi replied that the Mayor had called.a meeting with Standard. Dredging Company. The three of them went out and Looked .,into the. matter. and_ it. was.. Mr.. Cummings suggestion that this be done as two separate items...The..co.st.. o.f .dredging.w.ould_ be..te.tween 20 and 30.$ a cubic yard if the foreign material. is removed. from ..the. bank.... Cit.y...Engineer. Jain. spoke further on his thoughts.. in. regard, to this matter. ,and , then. recommended. that, the whole matter be turned over to the. Engineering. Department .and theywill.meet with_ the outside firm and the Com- ' mittee to discuss. the.plans and the farming .out of.the work in regard to plans. Motion carried. _ REPORT ON BID OPENING,. LATH AND PLASTER - RECREATION BUILDING. The City Manager reported that the following bids for exterior .lath and_plas.ter of-the.Recreation Building were received: A. E. Parker,_Inc $2,870.00 A. S. Diaz 3,600.00 Funds for this work were appropriated in the 1955-56 budget, and it is his recommendation . that the contract be awarded to the low bidder, A. E. Parker. Councilman Spillers moved aedep.tance of the City Manager's recommendation, seconded by Councilman. Jones earried. FURTHER CONSIDERATION.NOMINATION SPECIAL STULSAFT PARK COMMITTEE. Councilman Britschgi nominated_.T.ed_ Thompson.,_ Chamber of Commerce, Mrs. James..Lesl.ie.Walker.,. III, Pres.ident the Peninsula Children's Little Theatre. Councilman Royer. nominated. Leonard.Gre.enwold, Planning.Commissioner, other nomination. _to b e in next week. . Councilman Spillers reported that he would have his names next week. Councilman Britschgi stated that the art directors from the High School and the Elementary Schools would be glad to rendertheir services and suggestions and he was of the opinion that this should be given some thought. PETITIONiITH.1L1.SIGNATURES REQUEST COUNCIL ACTION ON PG &E PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT SUB - STATION ON VALOTA ROAD. City Attorney Currie stated that all the ordinances have been followed by the City in regard to proper pocedure. Mr. John Evans, 921 Arlington Road, spoke as