Minutes 1950/03/20
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Gilroy ,California
March 20,1950.
This regular adjourned meeting of the Com;~n Council is called to
order by His Honor Mayor George C.Milias.
Present: Councilmen George M.Mason,J.H.Wentworth,Ray L.Stevens,James
B.Thomas,David V.Stout,Dale D.Daniels.
The Mayor states that the purpose of this meeting is to discuss the
annexation of that certain territory bounded on the north by the south
line of Third Street,on the west by the west boundary of Castlewood
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Park Unit No~1 on the south by the south line of Fifth Street on the
east by the west line of Princevalle Street, and mates a general state-
meJl'tecOnperndlng-;theJ:lciIbY~B.i.posi tion in the matter of annexat ion.
The Mayor now calls upon the Chief Administrative Offioer and the
City Engineer to outline the method used in arriving at the cost per
front foot of $3.00.
The following persons residing in the area proposed to be annexed
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appeared before the Council:M.Filice,C.P.Salisbury,Louis Dresti,Howard
Tyler,Courtland Rush,Glenn Cleveland,Russell R.Crane and Robert Hollar.
The Mayor now calls for a standing vote of thosein favor of the city
proceeding with an election in the area.'\Fourteen persons voted in the
affirmative. The Mayor now calls for a standing vote of those<< opposed
to proceeding with an annexation election in the area. Two persons
voted against proceeding with an election.
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RESOLUTION NO.232 is presented and read.
Motion by Councilman Stout, seconded by Councilman Mason that
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RESOLUTION NO.232 be adopted.
RESOLUTION NO. 232
RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE
TERRITORY PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF GIlROY.
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VffiEREAS a notice of intention to circulate a petition for the
changing of the boundaries of the City of Gilroy by the annexation
of certain territory adjacent thereto has been published by the
proponents thereof in tha manner required in the Elections Code of
the State of California, and in accordance with the provisions of
Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Part~ 2 of Divison 2 of Title 4 of the
Government Code, generally referred to and designated as "Annexation
Act of 1913", and which sa1d~notice contains a description of the
territory proposed to be annexed to the City of Gilroy, said des-
cription being the same as that hereinafter contained,and
VillEREAS the Common Council of the City of ~ilroy has here-
tofore consented to the circulation of the said petition and the
taking of annexation proceedings, and
V~REAS within ten days of the date of the publishing of said
notice proponents did file a copy of the notice, accompanying
stat ement and an affidavit of the publishing of the notice with
the City Clerk 0 f the Oi ty 0 f Gilroy, and did also thereafter and
after the expiration of 21 days after the publication of the notice
and statement cause to be circulated among the voters within the
area proposed to be annexed for the submission of signatures in the
manner prescribed in the Elections Code, a petition for the annex-
ation of such territory, which petition conforms to the aforementioned
provisions of the Govermaent Code designated and referred to as the
nAnnexation Act of 1913", and
VffiEREAS it appears that the said petition has been signed by
not less than one-fourth of the qualified electorsresiding within
the territory described therein proposed to be annexed to the said
City of Gilroy as shown by the registration of voters of the County
in wh&mh such territory is situated, and
~REREAS the provisions of said Annexation Act of 191a as Bet
forth in the said Government Code require the city Council upon
receiving the written petition above referred to, to pass a resolution
of intention to call a special election, giving at least 50 days
notice thereof, and submit to the electors residing in the territory
proposed by such petition to be annexed to such city the question
of whether it shall be annexed to, incorporated in and uade a part
of such nunicipal corporation.
NOr:,TEEREFORE, BE IT HESOLTID tllat the Corl1illOn Council of the
City of Gilroy, intends to call a special election above referred
to; that the boundaries of the territory so propo sed to be annexed
to said City of Gilroy are situated in the County of Santa Clara,
state of California, and are lllore particularly described as follows,
to-wit:
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BEING a part of Ranch Lots 16 and 20 as shown
on LIap No.? accompanying the report of the
Referees in the Las Animas Partition Suit,
Action No.5536, had in the Superior Court of
the State of California, in and for the County
of Santa Clara, and mare particularly described
as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the westerly
line of Princevalle Street with the Southerly
line of Third Street,being the present westerly
aorporate Limits of the City of Gilroy, and
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running thence along the southerly line of
Third Street to the Easterly line of LIiller
Avenue; thence westerly across Miller Avenue
to the point of intersect ion of the we st erly
line of Miller Avenue with the southerly line
of Third Street as shown on Map entitled
ftTract NO.506, Castlewood Park Unit No.1", as
recorded in Book 18, at page 40, of Maps,
Official Records of Santa Clara County;thence
along the southerly line of Third Street N.
890 13' 30" W. 150.00 feet to the westerly
line of said Castlewood Park; thence along the
westerly line of Castlewood Park S. 0046 '30"W.
928.05 feet to the southerly line of Castlewood
Park;thence along the southerly line of Castlewood
Park S.89010'30"E. 150 feet to the westerly line
of Miller Avenue; thence continuing on same course
80.00 feet to the easterly line of Miller Avenue;
thence along the easterly line of Miller Avenue
S.0046'30"W. to its intersection with the south-
erly line of Fifth Street; thence easterly along
the southerly line of Fifth Street to the west-
erly line of Princevalle Street;thence northerly
along the westerly line of Princevalle Street to
the southerly line of Third Street and the point
of beginning."
and such territory is hereby designated at the Second Western Add-
ition to the City of Gilroy for the purpose of identification by
which such territory may be referred to an indicated upon the ballot
to be used at the election at which the question of such annexation
is submitted; and
BE IT FURTlmR RESOLVED and notice is hereby given
that s:ber.a1ng-will be held before the Common Council of the City
of Gilroy at the City Hall in the City of Gilroy on the 6th day of
April,1950, at the hour of 8 o'clock p.m. when and where any person
owning real property within such territory so proposed to be annexed,
and having any objections to the proposed annexation, may appear
before such City Council and show cause why such territory should
not be annexed. Protests must be in writing, and shall state in
genera 1 t ems the name of the owner 0 f the property effected and the
location and area of the property.
Passed and adopted this 20th day of April,1950,by
the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmen
NOES: Councilmen
ABSENT: Councilmen
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C1 ty Cle k
Adjourned subject to the
call of the chair.
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George M.Mason,J.H.Wentworth,
Ray L.Stevens,James B.Thomas,
David V.Stout,Dale D.Daniels.
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City Clerk