Resolution 404
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RESOLUTION NO. 404
ES-rABLISHIB'O A PARlIRn COHMISSION ]i'OR THE CITY OF GItROY
WHEREAS, the business houses alone Monterey street, in the
City of Gilroy, wh1ch oonstltute b1 far the maln buiness
dlstrict in the sald Cl ty, are confronted with the very serlous
probl_ or malntaln1nc thelr businesse. with the pre.ent
limited parking facilltie. to be found in the Clty ot Gllroy,
and
WHER!lS, experience in other Cities has shown that the
shoPPlnc publ10 will trade with the establ.lshatents which pro_
vide ea.l17 available parking facilitle., and that business
hou.es whioh do not have said faol1iti.s sutter a great or
considerable loss of business, and
WHEREAS the most val_ble property in the City ot
Cilroy is that located alone Monter., street, which is the
main business street 1n the City and &n7 considerable 10s. of
busine.. by the mercantile aDd other CODcerns located alone
said street will result in vacancies and a deterioration in
the value of the property! as well as a loss ln the tax base
o! the City of Gi1r01, and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Oilroy believes
that the value. of the property alona Monterey Street should
be maintalned and that parking facilities should be made aval1_
able for the business houses along the said street and that an
immediate investigation and study should be made of said parking
Drobl.., with the object of providing off_street parking
facil1t1es, and it is the opinion of this Common Council that
suoh investigation Should b8 made by an independent commission
or committee, and th&t this conr:isslon should be &l)J)Ointec! t)'
the ma)"or.
NOW, THERU'ORE, BE IT RE801,VEDa
That there shall be, aDd is hereb,., .stablisbec! a com..
misslon to be known and d.sicnated as the Off_Street ?arldng
CoRia.ion, to be composed otf,',.o,. mem\"'er., all of whom shall
be appointed b,. the Mayor of t.hecaty of Oi1r071 with the approval
of the Common Council, and that the duty of sa d commission shall
be to stud7 the parking problem of the City ot Gilroy,
partioular17 perta1nlns to business establishments alona Montere,.
Street, to investigate the availability at land that oy '1,).
secur8G tor Off. street parklna facilities, the price asked for
property tor that purpose, and the tair price which should r'e
pald for .uch land, and tbat the commis.lon, in determlning the
location of various DOssible ~arking areas, t.ar in mind not
on17 the present oondi tioll8 t t-ut the future growth of the C1 ty,
so that parldna facilitle. can he provlded for all the busine..
district.
1:11 IT FURTHER RESOLVED.
That the sald commission make .uch investigation and study
and report back to this Common Counoil at the earliest
po,sible date, and that when the members of the Commi8 sion
have be.. .elected, that the City Clerk notify each appointee
of his appoint.ent.
PASSED and ADOPTED the 19th day of love.ber, 1956, b,. the
folloving vote:
AYES: Co1lnoiJmen Pate,Sanchez,Ge.llo,Petersen,Rush,Wentworth
lfOES I Council men None
A!BEIT I Councilmen None
Mayor
Attest:
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