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<br /> Mayor Leipzig invited anyone present who wished to speak regarding the
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<br /> Irving Sicotte, an owner and representing all of the owners of the prop-
<br /> erty at 1833 Broadway, location,,of the�Canned Foods��storerwhnch�backs •
<br /> on�to'Hilton Street,.ob,7ected to;�ther�proposed,';closingl'�of�a,porti�on
<br /> of Hi,lton Street . Mr „�Sicotte stated that5he is�also!speaking for, n �
<br /> Howard Magee; owner of the��ad�acent�_parking lot, notang�that;bothr
<br /> proper,ties are;leased�totPur,ity Stores , ,; i;�� �r �;y �rz,�� ��,�=r
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<br /> Assistant City Manager Smith explained that the portion of the street
<br /> is,pr,oposed to be� abandoned; notl�closed"�,�and ,adva,sed�that the street
<br /> is 60-feet wide, withr40-ft of,rpaved�roadway and�l0�,feet�on�each•side
<br /> of sidewalk and gutters��-�Mr �Smi�th,�advi�sed�that�`after�the�proposed� ,
<br /> abandonment there would be��a 20-foot�one-way-travelway whichvis•wide
<br /> enough��to accommodate�any�vehicle.permitted��on�Cal�ifornaa highways,�
<br /> with a 10-foot curb'�and iguttercon one;;side�;of�•theistreetaonly., �aThe
<br /> abandoned �30 feet�of�right-of-way_wouldrbe
<br /> spaces ,and landscapang�for�a,proposed �sen,ior citizen7devel�opment,to
<br /> be constructed•under�a federal�program�for-,low-rtroder,ate income
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<br /> Mr. Sicotte stated that large trucks unloading at the store requtre
<br /> the entire street,for.turnaround,space,�noting it is thei,r.practice to
<br /> park such trucks=.perpendicular^�tto�the,cur,b and,across�the street ��
<br /> itself,�in order,to=�unload,from the rearcof;the�<tr,uck;�,noting,that
<br /> the trucks�cannot�of,f=loadron his�private-property,cat either side
<br /> entrance in_the,.store'-s�own}parkingrlot�� Mr�,Sicotte suggested,that
<br /> as a use of�the�street,for, un-
<br /> loading and,that�the.•developer�of the;proposed or,�;
<br /> citizen development should�be requi�red;to redesign,,hisc�development
<br /> to off-street�parking elsewhere for�his�tenantsj�,�a,,,�,;��L '
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<br /> In response to question, Mr �Smith advised that the Department of
<br /> Public Works has�considered the�matter�at,some length,�before�making
<br /> the recommendation thatr•half,the street,be�abandoned, noting thati,the
<br /> originalrproposal,was�tohabandon the entire�street,�ther,eby,�giving���
<br /> Mr. Sicotte_the-other 30-foot,half;of-the-street�� Mr:-Smithrpointed
<br /> out that�the�property owners=on�,the,street�,have�title to��,the middle
<br /> of,the�street, although the_Caty�has�the-right-of-way for�a�pubLic,
<br /> street so that no,payment to�"the City�would�be-involved�, sinceE�use
<br /> of the land;-,would be,returned�to the�pr,operty�owner�ve,3, �•,w ��sr
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<br /> In response to question, Mr Pusich reiterated that the street is
<br /> 60 feet wide, withc•40,feet�of,paved roadway.and>201.feet of sidewalks
<br /> and that,the proposed change`willrresult��an a•,20-�foot�travelway� in�,ti
<br /> one direction-wath 10 feet Mr Pusichoobserved thatnthe
<br /> purpose�oftistreets is for use byrsthe�publa,c as,.a,tr,avelway�and�they„�
<br /> are not intended;,to�be"used� insteadc=of� pri,vate property.vfor�unloadang
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<br /> Discussion followed and CitV Attorney Schricker, Mr Smith, Mr.
<br /> Pusich and Mr.iSicotte'commented�,and�rep9ied�to questions�,concerning
<br /> Mr Sacotte's unloading,.practices„�whether,ortnot,unload�ng�could ,
<br /> be done,at entr,ancesron�his�.own;property,
<br /> 30 feet originaldy-proposed to�be-gtven�to Mr Sacot,te combaned�wi�th+
<br /> his parking�,lot�might not-make at poss�ible .for trucks�to-�unload at,� '
<br /> the back�door of the store,�the,fact•that�-it�,is�against;;the�.law to
<br /> block,public•streets,.whether�Mr ;Sicotte has attempted to.fi nd •.
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