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09 r w PUBLIC HEARING. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 600.56 REZONING PINE AND STAMBAUGH AREA FROM R -3 TO R -4, this being all of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 and 12, Block 51, Eastern Addition. Affidavit of publication was ordered filed. There being no protests oral or written, Councilman Stout moved that public hearing be closed, seconded by Councilman Spillers and carried. Council- man Jones moved adoption of ORDINANCE 600.56, seconded by Councilman Spillers and carried on roll call, Councilmen Royer and Britschgi noted absent. PUBLIC HEARING. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 799 ESTABLISH FIRE ZONE NO. 2, PINE AND STAMBAUGH AREA. Affidavit of publication was ordered filed by the Mayor. There being no protests, oral or written, Councilman Stout moved that public hearing be closed, seconded by Councilman Spillers and carried. Councilman Spillers moved adoption of ORDINANCE 799, seconded by Councilman Stout and carried on roll call, Councilmen Royer and Britschgi noted absent. REPORTS COUNCILMAN SPILLERS RE: PROPOSED POLICE BUILDING. Letter from Police Department Building Com- mittee in which they advised that a meeting had been held on May 10th to discuss possibil- ity of proceeding with a police building which would be adequate to meet the needs of the Police Department for several years and be so designed to allow for additions when needed in the future. The committee recommended that the City Manager be authorized to secure plans and specifications for a police building not to exceed $70,000.00, and also recom- mended that money for this project are available as follows: $23,500.00 in 1944 Police Building Bonds $46,500.00 from Capital Funds Councilman Granger, in speaking for the committee, stated that they were basing their re- commendation on the results of the majority vote on the bond issue even though the 2/3 necessary for passage of bonds was not approved. This lead the committee to believe that the voters of Redwood City are willing to support the building proveded the committee can find funds that in no way will increase the tax rate. He stated that no money is being spent from tax rate and the majority of the money is coming from capital sale and going back to capital improvements. Councilman Granger stated that the committee set a maximum to build on and it is up to the architect and those working on the project to stay within the maximum. Councilman Jones stated that the overall cost of $70,000.00 is nowhere near the amount of money asked for in the bond issue as the building will be a smaller unit. Mayor Herkner advised that the cost will be from LSO% to 50% less than 20 year bonds, and the building will be paid for when completed and completely free of debt, and there will be no increase in the present tax rate. Councilman Stout moved that the letter be accept- ed and the City Manager be instructed to take necessary steps to employ an architect for the work to be done on the project, seconded by Councilman Jones and carried. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT ON RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS. City Attorney Currie reported that an examina- tion of the subdivision Ordinance seems to indicate that it would be possible to provide a procedure whereby when lots of unusual topographical conditions or other special condi- tions are to be subdivided notice could be given. The Subdivision Ordinance provided that all lots should have 50 foot frontage, not less than 90 foot depth and not less than 6000 square feet area. City Attorney recommended that the matter be referred to the Planning Commission with recommendation that they prepare an ordinance in compliance with the sug- gestions of the Council and refer back to the Council for adoption. The Planning Commis- sion is recommending other changes in the ordinance. Councilman Spillers so moved, second-