Minutes 1953/04/27
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Gilroy,California
April 27,1953
This regulalft adjourned meeting of the Common Council is called to
order by His Honor Mayor George C.Milias.
Present:Councilmen Carl W.Pate,Courtland M.Rush,J.Hughes Kennedy,
Charles Gallo,George W.\~ite,Jack W.Bonald.
The Mayor states that the purpose of this meeting is to discuss
'the oil and gas lease presented by Mr. Archer C.Ambler.
Councilman Kennedy presents the lease stating t hat he had meet with
Mr. Ambler and the City Attorney and kaa deletions and additions had
been made in the lease originally presented.
The Mayor requests the City Attorney to read the lease and discuss
the portions added and explain the deletions.
A commup.ication is read from Speigel Farms,Inc. requesting a Use
permit to use a portion of the land on the Hornbeck Ranch(the North-
west corner) for a vining station.
Motion by Councilman Kennedy,seconded by Councilm~l White and carried
that a Use Permit be granted to Speigel Farms,Inc.to use the Northwest
corner of t he Hornbeck property on Leavesle;y Road for a vining station,
providing the bean and pea straw is removed from the property as stated
in their letter addressed to Mayor George C.Milias dated April 23,1953
and that t he roadway from Leavesley Road to the machines and the road
around the machines shall be oiled or kept watered to keep dust down to
the minimu!Il;this permit is issued as a revocable permit and can be
revoked for viblation of any of the provisions hereof; and t he Building
Inspector of t he City of Gilroy is designated as the citys official
inspector to enforce the provisions hereof.
Councilman Vmite discusses the need for a bridge across the Llagas
Creek at the sewer farm to provide ingress and egress for the party
farming the 47 acre piece of land east of the creek.
Motion by Councilman Vmite,seconded by Councilman Pate and carried
that the City Engineer be instructed to draw up plans and specifications
for a bridge across the Llagas Creek at the sewer farm.
The Mayor calls upon the City Engineer to discuss the master drain-
ion
age plan for the city. The Engineer relates his discuss/with the County
Engineer and the suggestion that a request be made to the Board of
Supervisors that a drainage zone be formed within and without the
city limits in the northwest section of the city.
Motion by Councilman Kennedy,seconded by Councilman Pate and
carried that the City Engineer be authorized to write a letter to
the Board of SUfJervisors of Santa Clara County requesting that the
County Engineer initiate studies pursuant to laws applicable with
reference to establishing a Drainage Zone for the area northwest
of the City of Gilroy.
The Ci tJr Attorney now reads additional addenda'to the oil and
gas lease .Mr.Ambler is present and agrees to all changes made
in the form lease.
RESOLUTION NO.291 is presented and read.
Motion by Councilman Kennedy,seconded by Councilman White that
RESOLUTION NO.29l be adopted .
RESOLUTION NQ~~.2<.tl
RESOLUTION OF THE C01~JON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GILROY TO EXECUTE ON BEHALF ON THE CITY
OF GILROYjAN OIL AND GAS LEASE COVERING THE S~VER FARM PROPERTY.
WHEREAS,Archer C.Ambler has requested the City of Gilroy )0
execute to him an oil and gas lease covering what is known as the
"Sewer Farm Property.. ,consisting of 190 acres,and being a portion
of Ranch Lot No.51 as shown on Map No.7 accompanying the final
report of the referees in the partition suit of Henry Miller et al
vs. Massey Thomas et al,Suit 5536,in the Superior Court of the
County of Santa Clara, State of California, and have presented a
form of lease for execution;and
WHEREAS, the said lease has been presented to the City Attorney
of the City of Gilroy for his examination and recommendation and
he has requested certain changes be made in the lease and certain
additions included therein,and the said changes and additions are
satisfactory to the Common Council.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the said lease with said
modifications,a copy of which is attached hereto be entered into
and that the Mayor of the City of Gilroy is authorized to execute
the lease covering the said premises on behalf o€ the City of
Gilroy.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of April,J.953,by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSE:NT :
Counci~en Pate,Rush,Kennedy,Gallo,~~ite Ronald
Councilmen None
Councilmen None.
Attest:
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City Clerk
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The Mayor now discusses the meeting held with representatives of
the Divisions of Highways,Councilmen and City Engineer in San
Francisco and suggests a pUblic meeting with highwayx officials
and local citizens with the Council present.
The Clerk is instructed to send a letter to John Sinclair,Division
Engineer,Division of High~ays and ask that he or a pepresentative
and a traffic engineer from the department attend a public meeting
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to be held Monday,May 18th at 8 o'clock P.M. in the Court Room of the
City Hall building.
Adjourned subject to the
call of the chair.
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City Clerk
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