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Gilroy, California
~pril 11,1955.
'lhis regular adJournea meeting of the Common eouncil is called
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to order by ~{is Honor l.layor George hi.Mason.
Present:Councilmen Carl W.Pate,Charles Gallo,J.Hughes Kennedy,
Courtland M.Rush,Kenneth L.Petersen,Segundo Sanchez.
'l'he 1Layor states that this is the time stated in a legal pub-
:ication calling for bids for the sale of city property located
on East Sixth Street and known as the Corporation Yard and in-
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structs the Clerk to proceed with the opening of bids.
One bid is presented and read-G.N.B rodersen-bid $10,5Il.40.
The City Attorney now presents and reads RESOLUTION NO.346.
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Motion by Councilman Kennedy, seconded by Councilman Gallo that
RESOLUTION NO.346 be adopted.
RESOLUTION" KO.146
RESOLUTIOK OF THE COMMQ}Y COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY ACCEPTING
BID FOR HEAL PROPEHTY,AIm CON}'IRIVIIlJG THE SALE AND DIRECTING
COXVEYANCE OF THE P:!:tOPERTY.
WHSHEAS, the City of Gilroy is the owner of the following
described premises,located in the City of Gilroy,County of Santa
Clara,~tate of California,to-wit:
Beginning at a point in the Southerly line of Sixth
Street that is distant thereon Easterly 120.00 feet
fl'Qm the point of intersection of said ioutherly line
of Sixth ;jtreet with the Easterly line of Monterey
street;thence along said Southerly line of Sixth
Street Easterly 73.00 feet to the point of intersection
thereof \Jith the westerly line of an Alley as said Alley
is shown upon the Map hereinafter referred to;thence
along the Westerly line of said Alley Southerly 90.71
feet to the Northeasterly corner of that certain r,:a rcel
of land conveyed by Harriet Ellis to G.A.Chappell, by
Deed recorded lVlay 12,1905 in Book 295 of Deeds,page 232,
Sant q Clara Count~r Records; thence \'iesterly alone the
Korthwesterly line of bnas so conveyed to Chappell,saIid
lige also being the Southerly line of Lot I Block 1 South,
Range 1 East as shown upon the Map hereinafter referred to
50.00 feet to the Southwesterly corner of said Lot 1;
thence Northwest!? rly along the IHesterly line of said Lot I
3 feet 4 inches thence along the NorthvJesterly line of
said lands so conveyed to Chappell Westerly 23.00 feet more
or less to the Southviesterly corner of that certain parcel
of land conveyed by Louis S.Osbourne to Gustav N.Brodersen
and Lillian O.Brodersen,his vJife, by Deed recorded May 16,
1944 in Book 1204 of Official necorus,page 203,Santa Clara
'':;ounty Records ;thence Northerly along the Sasterly line of
lands so conveyed to Brodersen 86.07 feet more or less to
the point of beginning, being Lot 1 and a portion of Lot 2
in Block 1 South,Range 1 East,as shown on Map No.6
accompanying rleport of the Cornmissioners in Henry Uiller et
al ,Plaintiffs vs.Massey Thomas et al,Defendants, in the
Superior Court of the State of California,in and for the
County of Santa Clara, Case No.5536; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of t he City of Gilroy did heretofore
adopt Resolution No .344 declaring that the said premises were not
necessary for the use of the City of Gilroy, and they are not devoted
to a public use, and that it vvill be in the public'.s interest to sell
the saTIe,ana uirecting that the property be sold, and that notice of
the sale be given by t he City Clerk by publication thereof at least
once a week for two weeks in the Gilroy Evening Dispatch;and
WH8REAS,notice of t he sale of said property has been given in
accordance with the aforesaid .Hesolution,which notice fixed Tuesday,
the 11th day of April,1955,at the hour of 8:00 o'clock p.m.as the
time for opening the said bids,and the said Co~~on Council of the
City of Gilroy now being in session has opened the bids in accordance
with the aforesaid notice and has found that the highest bid submitted
forthe said property is the sum of $10,511.40, and that the said
sum has been bid by GllISTAV N .BRODERSEH and LILLIAN O. 3RODERSE1';,
his w d.fe, subj ect to the right of the said City of Gilroy to retain
possession of the use of the property for a period not in excess of
120 days from and after the execution of the deed and conveyance,
without payment of rent,and that title insurance and revenue stamps
shall be at the expense of the purchasers as setl forth in said
Resolution NO.344; and,
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W}IERSAS, the said Common Council, after considering the bids
and particularly the said highest bid made,finds that the said bid
of $lJ,5l1.40 submitted by said GUSTAV N.BRODSRSEN and LILLIAN O.
BRODEHSEN,His wife, is a fair and reasonable price for the said
premises and t hat a higher bid will not likely bereceived, abd that
the said bid ought to be accepted and the sale made and confirmed
to the said GUSTAV N.BRODERSEN and LILLI~J O.llitODERSE}r,his wife,
NOW, TIrEREB'ORE, BE IT HE SOLVED:
That the said sum of $10,511.40 so bid by the said GUSfAV N.
BRODSRSEN and LILLIAN O.BROD8RSEN,his wife, is hereby accepyed .
and approved and the sale of the premises hereinbefore described
to said GUSTAV N.BRODERSEN and LILLIAN O.BRODERSEN,his w~fe, is >'
confirmed, subject to the said conditions hereinbefore set forth,
and the kayor of the City of Gilroy is hereoy directed and J.........
au thorized to execute on behalf of the City 0 f Gilroy. a deed .. ..
conveying title to the said bidders, and to deliver the said deed
to said bidders upon payment of the sum of $10,511.40 and the cost
of revenue stamps and title insmrance upon the deed,the deed to
contain the provision that the City of Gilroy may retain possession
of the use of the property without the payment of rent not in
excess of 120 days and after the execution of the deed.
PASSED and ADOPTED this lIth day of April,1955, by the following
votes:
AYES:
:NOES:
ABS.e:.NT:
Councilmen Pate,Gallo,Kennedy,Rush,;>etersen,Sanchez
Councilmen None
Councilmen None.
APPROVED:
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Attest:
G . G., (Sw
City Clerk
Mr.D.V.Stout,representing Be Ge I.1:anufacturing Company, now appears
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before the Council to discuss the erection of wire fence around
the company's property located on the north side of Leavesley Road.
During the discussion of this matter the possibility of the company
filing a request for rezoning of a portion of the property from
Zone "Efl to Zone "DII is discussed.
1ilr.stout states that the company will file a petition to have
the property that' is now in L.one 'tE" rezoned to Zone liD".
IVlr.John Klarich,representing a local group interested in const-
ructing a swimming pooih at Owsle~r Park, now appears before the
Council,places a tentative lease in t he hands of each Councilman,
and proceeds to discuss the plan the promoters have discussed. IJIr.
Klarich states that $IO,OOO.OO of the construction cost is prac-
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tically pledged. Mr.Y~artch also states that the tentative plan is
to provide for a $3 ,00. OJ per year payment by the Parks and Recre-
ation for use of the :proposed pool for the SUGlffier swirI1-.1ing program
sponsored by the Commission.
It is unanirrlOusly agreed that 1'u:cther discussion be had on this
subject at a meeting V'Jith those pro:':oting the plan and the Council.
Councilman Pate discusses the matter of the city purchCising a
ladder-li;;ht servicing truck from the lJivision of Highvvays stating
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that he and COU~.lC ilman Sanche z have both seen the equipment aDd both
feel that the f,urchase, as used equipment, \Jould be a good inve stment
for the city.
The Clerk is instructed to \Jri te a letter to Llr.George T .E.cCoy,
State Highway Sngineer,c/o Earl Sorenson,to secure information on how
a bia for this equipment should be submitted and approximately 'Jvhat
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the .~ount of the bid should be.
Tne li.iayor announces that the date for a visit to the County Comm-
unications Center has be en changed from .i.pril 14th to April 13th. It
. is ac;ree\.. to notify the Countj COllli~lunications Officer that there will
be nine visitors to observe the oper2tion of the center.
Councilman Sanchez discusses the replacement of a por'tion of the
present outfall seVIer line and calls upon Walter Hanna,Jr.of the City
Engineer's office to present hisreport and recom~mendations.
It is un':lnimously agreed that the SevIer COl'JIl1ittee should meet v'lith
the City i.ngineer to further discuss this matter.
A communication is read from the Lusic Depart:nent o:f Gilroy High
.::chool requestinb' use of Wheeler Auditoriwn for their annual Spring
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bes lva on Aprl~ . . . .
r"otion oJ ~ouncilman Pate, f3econded by Councilman KenrH=,dy and
carrieu that the Lusic Departnent of Gilro./ High School be Granted
free use of "Iheeler Auditorium on A~)ril 22,1955 for th eir annual
Spring festival.
rrhe I.Tayor nO\>1 discusses the matter of an agreement with the South
S':lnta Clara Valley Water Conservation District with ref'erence to
their entrance upon city property at the Uvas Dam to start VJork on
the district dam. It is agreed that the City Attorney have the
, nece~;S'3.ry agreement r eac:y for the next meeting of the Council.
LTotion by Councilman Kennedy, seconded by ::;ouncilman Sanchez and
CC11:>ried th;ci.t this meeting adj ourn to Londa:l, April 25,1955 at 6
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o lcloek P.lvI. ,Council chambers,City Hall,Gilroy,California.
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City Clerk