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326 . _ - : . Hilton. Councilman Britschgi moped the nominations be closed, seconded by Councilman Granger. �otion passed unanimously, • �ayor Hilton called on newly Councilmen. Councilman Swift thanked �'j "� the vot who elected him and promised to do his best to._live up to their �+ . � confidence in Councilman 'Nerder also expressed his appreciation to the '� voters.a.nd expressed the hope that council would be as progressive as the city. Councilman Britschgi expressed his thanks to the voters and ' promised to render as fair as possible. �4ayor Hilton thanked the Council for re-electing him Mayor and expressed the hope that the Council would work together�in harmony, A Mr. Dodd appeared before the Council in regard to the height of a fence around ' his property. Councilman Britschgi moved, seconded by Councilman Armstrong, that the matter be referred to the City Manager for action. Motion passed unaniinously. Oity Attorney rReCarthy�adcised that the map of Redwood Terrace No. 2 had been ap- proved by the Planning Commission and that it would be necessary for the subdividers to post a bond in the amount of �65,000 to guarantee the cost � � of etreet improvements. The:•map was presented to the Council and after � careful study, Councilman Britschgi moved, seconded by Councilman Armstrong, that the final map of Redwood Terrace IvTO. 2 be accepted eubject to the apgroval of the State Highway Department. P�otion passed unanimously. Mr. �Verder of the Land Development Company advised that his compa.ny would deposit the s�,un of �65,000 instead of posting a bond in that amount. .Councilman Armstrong moved that the offer of Mr, Ludtivig tNerder to deposit �65,000 be � accepted subject to the terrns and condition� of a letter to be drafted by the City Attorne;,� and to be by the City Manager, the ,�65,000 to be deposited in a public deoository satisfactory to the City Pdanager. The motion was seconded by Councilman Britschgi and passed unanimously. City Manager Blom ata.ted that with rega,rd to the vrater supply to the area of Redwood Terrace No. 2, it would be necessary to ha.ve authority to proceed with the work if it vuas the feeling of the Council that it is the city's • obligation to do the work, The work ahould be done before the street work, The co8t of installing an 8 inch main to the !'loodside main to provide water for at least partial development of the tract is estimated at �16,000. He stated that,eventua.11y a 12 ineli main would have to be installed instead of the 8 inch main. The material for this installation is available from the � material that has been ordered. Ae far as the cost of labor is concerned, - there are sufficient funds in the present water'department budget to com- plete this work and also to pay for a portion of the material. He said, " hoti*rever, that during the next fiscal year funds would have to be derived 1 from some other source if continued expa.nsion takes place. Councilman 'r"uerder asked if the first unit of work would be completed by the beginning of the next fiscal year. City Manager Blom replied that it would depend on how rapidly t_he tract is developed, however, the work should be finished by July lst and that there are sufficient funds for that. He stated he Prould like to award a, contract for the raork; the city to furnish the material. � , J