Minutes 1957/01/22
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Gilroy, California
January 22,1957
As His Honor Mayor George C.Milias retires from the Council chambers
to organize the Off-Street Parking Commission meeting in the auditorium
. of the City Hall Building Councilman Carl W.Pate is designated to act
temporarily in the capacity of Mayor and calls this regular adjourned
meeting of the Common Council to order.
Present:Councilman'Carl W.Pate,Sig Sanchez,Charles Gallo,Kanneth L.
Petersen Courtland M.Rush Everett C.Wentworth.
The acting Mayor now calls upon Rev.Ernest Tuft of the Presbyterian
Church to give the invocation.
Councilman Petersen states that he has no report on the Severance
school property title.
Councilman Sanchez reports that the Recreation Committee has met
with the high school tr*stees to discuss the proposed agreement
between the city and the school district with reference to the proposed
swimming pool;that when the agreement has been completed and checked
by the City Attorney it will be nresented to the Council at the next
meetinp;.
Mayor Milias is now present and occupies his seat at the Council
table.
, A communication is read from Stokely-~an Camp Company and ~a check
in the amount of~150.00 is presented as rent for one year for a
portion of the city sewer farm property occupied by their viner station.
Motion by Councilman Rush, seconded by Counci lmart <\Nentworth and carried
that a one year lease be granted to Stokely-Van Camp Company to use a
~,ortion of the sewer farm,' property for a viner station;the rent to be
$150.00 for the period povember,1956 to November 1957.
A communication is read from the Superintendent of Schools requesting
definite information on the city's requirements for atstreet to be
constructed by the school district as a substitute street when Forest
Street is closed from I.O.O.F..Avenue to Swanston Lane,said new street
to connect I.O.O.F.Avenue with Leavesley Road.
It is unanimously agreed that the Street Committee prenare specif-
ications for the street as requested by the Superintendent of Schools
and present them to the Council.
A group of members of the Jordan and Brownell Parent Teachers
Associations now appear before the Council to discuss the establishing
of a part time crossing guard at First and Hanna streets to protect
the school children at this intersection.~ey request that the yellow
cross walk in front of the Sparkle Market be eliminated so that all
children will have to cross First street at Hanna Street.
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It is recommended that the Parent Teachers Associations write to
Senator Jack Thompson and the Governor requesting that they invettigate
this crossing and urge that actuated crossing signals be constructed
at this intersection.
Motion by Councilman Wentworth, seconded by Councilman Petersen and
carried that a part time guard be provided at First and Hanna streets
on a temporary basis and that the Police Committee be empowered to
handle the employment of a guard.
A communication is read from Purity Stores,Ltd.with reference to
the closing of Bane Lane and advising that they will ~eep the Council
advised on their future actions. 0
Motion by Councilman Petersen, seconded by Councilman Gallo and .
carried that that the architects recommendation for payment to
Gordon E.Farotte,contractor,for work on the Library Improvement
project,be accepted and that Gordon E.Farotte be paid the sum of
i~4,367 .47 for work completed during the month of December,1956.
A communication is read from W.J.Hanna,Jr.recommending the accept-
ance of the tentative map of "Eschenburg Park Unit No.l",as presented.
A communication is read from W.J.Hanna,City Engineer,recommending
that a bond of ~10,000.00 be posted by the subdi~iders of "Eschenb~rg
Park Unit No.1" to cover estimated cost of all improvements.
Motion by Councilman Pate, seconded by Councilman Gallo and carried
that the map of "Eschenburg Park Unit Noll" as presented be accepted
subject to the execution of an agreement by the subdividers and
posting of a bond,to be approved by the City Attorney, in the amount
of $lO,yOO.OO,as recommended by the City Engineer, to cover estimated
cost of all improvements required by the City.
Building Inspector Byron Brown presents a request from Hughes
Construction Company for water service and sewer service in a tract
located on the west side of Forest street between Swanston Lane and
Leavesley Road.
It is unanimously agreed that the City Engineer,the Water and Sewer
committees of the Council draw up plans for servicing this tract with
water and sewer and as soon as the plans are completed to meet with
the property owners in the tract and discuss the matter of providing
the services for the tract and later to report the results of this J
me~~~~~iI~a~h~e~~~~~~l~iscusses the request of Stephen Brem for water : ,~
service at his home located at the south end of the extension of
Alexander Street south of 9th Street. This matter is referred to the
Water Committee for investigation.
Councilman Petersen discusses the matter of the schools particip-
ating in the cost of school crossing guards stating that the
Peninsula Division of the League of California Cities endorsed this
move at a recent meeting. The City Attorney is instructed to prepare
a resolution endorsing the joint participation by school and city
in the cost of hiring crossing guards,to be forwarded, after passage,
to the chairman of the committee from the Peninsula Division of the
League of California Cities.
The City Attorney reports that he has a title company's report of
a title search to determine ownershmp of the property upon which the
Severance school is located. It is unanimously agreed that the City
Attorney advise the Boards of Trustees of the local school districts,
the County Counsel of Santa Clara County and the Superintendent of
Schools of Santa Clara County of the title company's findings in the
title search to determine the ownership of the Severance school
property.
Motion by Councilman Pate, seconded by Councilman Rush and carried
that this meeting adjourn.
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SEE BOOK NO.6-1956