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:" ~ ' ,.,.- , -- . " , 'r-~' ----o-.~ ,~~, -"-~-"-" -"",' 8 REDWOOD CITY PARK AND RECREATION C(!!MISSIO~l REGULAR MEETING, JANUARY 5, 19'55 \ '~ ',) The regular meeting of the Park and Recreation Commission was called to order by Chairman Irving Gold at 8:00p.m. Present: Catherine Brennan, Lauise Tarnall, Gerry Verssen, Alyn Beals, William Hanley, Maurice Schutz, Irving Gold and Pasco Balzarini. Noted Absent: Alfred Morton. MSC by William Hanley and Maurice Schtz that the minutes of the December I meeting be approved as mailed. . A latter was received from City Manager E.I. Rolison, dated December 10' in reply <to our let'ter of De cember '9. City fi{anger Rolls on advised ~at e"ry effort has ~en ~~ to 8~~re a mç ~d1cat~ t~ ~t~ Harbor area from the Port Cammission. He stated thathhis matter is no'N in t~e hands of the Por't Commission" who are negotiationg with the Southern Pacific Company for a spur line to the'Port. This spur line . should detèrmine the boundary C)t'>the'~ Yatèh'?Har1:ò~J:property. Commissioner Verssen-reported _that there has been no change in the matter of the property in which the Widow's, I-nc.- are interested. The li-dow' s, Inc. have not proceeded in the quiet t1 tIe sui t, be cause of the possible costs ,to clear the title. Park Superintendent Balzarini advised the the San Francisco Water Company is now putting, two foot pipes under the water main in Community Park, to aid in creek drainoff. When this portion of the work is completed, San Francisco Water C~pany will fence the existing hazard. t Chairman Gold stated that he had received letters from the office of fio8.nee and the fovernor's office in Sacramento regarding the Union Cemetary, suggesting that perhaps this matter could be worked our if a bill were to be presented to the state legislature to have-the property released fr~ state control. Pasco Bal;arini advised that he had been asked by Councilman Granger to formulate a list of plot owners and heirs of those buried at- Union Cementary, so that they may be contacted regarding futureb~lals ~d possible r~~al of r~ains. ' Chairman Gold reported that negotiations fer the Hawes Pp...rk awi tch are continuing. He advise-d that another meeting would take place wi th Mr. Andrew Spinas end Councilman William Royer on January 13. Commissioner HB.,nley reported that a meeting is t'o' be held to discuss fue Yacht Harbor probl~s with representatives frœ the city COMCn, park and recreationcommission, _port commission and the Sequoia Yatch Club. Commissioner Hanley advised that the city council has approved an e~enduture of $990 for fencing Madd~ Park. ' . -:,- - ,