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,~~ 379 e I 3. A REPORT ON THE DISPOSAL Of AIRPORT HOMES WAS MADE, SHOWING 21 VACANCIES OF WHICH 19 HAD BEEN SOLD. SALE PRICE Of THESE UNITS HAVE BEEN PLACED AT $200 fOR THE ONE BEDROOM UNITS AND $250 fOR TWO BEDROOM UNITS. TOTAL RECEI PTS fOR SALE Of THE 19 U~ITS A~D 15 STOVES AT $10.00 EACH AS.WELL AS THE OLD ARMY TYPE PICK-UP AT $225 AMOUNT TO $4,690.00. IN THE MATTER Of THE CONTROL TOWER EQUIPMENT, IT WAS REfERRED TO. THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE. ~"'" b 1"', ........ IT WAS MOVED BY KOPPE, SECONDED BY SIEGENTHALEk THAT THE REPORT Of THE CITY MANAGER BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON riLE. MOTION CARRIED. co ~ ~ <e:::( REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 3 A REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - REQUESTS OF MRS. GERTRUDE JEANS; C. E. QUINN; ANNEXATIONS OF CAPITAL HILL AND SOUTH SUNNY HOLLOW; IMPROVEMENT PETITIONS WERE SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: e "A MEETI NG OF FOLLOWING PRESENT: ENGINEER. THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON MAY 22, 1953 WITH THE COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE, AND KOPPE; CITY MANAGER; CITY I. THE REQUEST OF MRS. GERTRUDE JEANS TO CONSTRUCT A DUPLEX ON THE WEST SIDE OF POLK STREET IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE FRANK MOODY APARTMENT COURTS WAS REVIEWED. THIS LOT IS 85 FEET FACING POLK STREET AND 500 FEET DEEP. I INASMUCH AS THERE IS AN EXISTING EIGHT UNIT APARTMENT COURT ADJACENT TO THIS PROPERTY, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE A VARIANCE FOR MRS. JEANS TO CONSTRUCT THIS DUPLEX; HOWEVER, I T WAS BROUGHT OUT BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THAT POSSIBLY A BETTER USE OF THIS TRACT OF GROUND WOULD BE TO CONSTRUCT AN ACCESS ROAD TO THE REAR OF THE LOT AND FACE THE UNITS TO THE NORTH SO THAT MORE UNI TS COULD BE CONSTRUC TED. 2. THE REQUEST OF C. E. QUI NN OF I 123 MONROE STREET TO BUI LD AN ENCLOSURE I I FEET BY 12 FEET ON THE REAR OF HIS MARKET WAS STUDIED. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT A VARIANCE BE GRANTED TO PERMIT THIS CONSTRUCTION FOR STORAGE PURPOSES ONLY AS OUTLINED I N MR. QUINN'S LETTER OF MAY 7,1953. IN MAKING THIS RECOMMENDATION,"IT WAS RECOGNIZED THAT HE WOULD COMPLY WITH ALL BUILDING REGULATIONS IN CONNECTION WI TH FIRE WALLS AND PROPER CONSTRUC- TION. Ie 3. THE COMMITTEE AGAIN REVIEWED THE PETITION FOR ANNEXING THE AREA KNOWN AS CAPITAL HILL FIRST ADITION AS SUBMI TTED BY PAUL CAMPBELL AND SEVEN RESIDENTS or THE AREA) WHICH CONSTITUTE A MAJORITY OF THE PERSONS LIVING IN THE AREA. A LETTER SIGNED BY DR. TRIOLO, HEAD OF THE CI Ty-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS NOTED WHEREIN HE ADVISED THAT THE AREA WAS SUITABLE FOR SEPTIC TANK TYPE SEWAGE DISPOSAL, AND THE CITY ENGINEER ADVISED THAT THAT PORTION OF THE AREA WHICH SLOPES TOWARD MALABAR HILL COULD BE SERVICED BY THE TRUNK LINE SEWERS SERVING MALABAR HILL. UNDER THESE CONDI TIONS AND WITH THE UNDERSTAND- ING THAT NO TRUNK LINE SEWEBS COULD BE CONSTRUCTED INTO THIS AREA IN THE NEAR FUTURE, I T WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE AN ANNEXATION ELECTION TO BE HELD SO THAT THE RESIDENTS OF THIS AREA COULD VOTE UPON THIS ISSUE. I 4. THE COMMITTEE AGAIN REVIEWED THE REQUEST OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTH SUNNY HOLLOW AREA fOR ANNEXATION. MR. FRANK KINNEY ADVISED THAT 100% OF THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS HAD AGREED TO SIGN A P-ETITION REQUESTING THIS ANNEXATION. MR. KINNEY ALSO AGREED TO DEED TO THE CITY AN 80 FOOT STRIP BETWEEN EAST AND WEST AMAZON DRIVES FROM HILYARD STREET TO MARTIN DRIVE FOR PARK AND RECREATION PURPOSES AS WELL AS SIX ACRES OF GROUND NEAR THE SOUTH PART OF THE AREA FOR PARK PU~POSES) AND APPROXIMATELY TWO ACRES EAST OF AMAZON DRIVE, APPROXIMATELY OPPOSITE 40TH STREET FOR PARK PURPOSES. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS AND WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT 100% OF THE PEOPLE DESIRED ANNEXATION, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE ~NNEXATION PROCEEDINGS BY AUTHORIZING AN ANNEXATION ELECTION FOR THIS AREA. IN MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS ANNEXATION, IT WAS BROUGHT OUT THAT THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THIS AREA SHOULD UNDER- STAND THAT THE CITY CANNOT EXTEND SEWERS TO THE AREA UNTIL MONEY IS AVAILABLE AND THE AREA HAS BUI[T UP SUFFICIENTLY TO WARRANT THIS EXPENDITURE. e 5. A PETITION FOR PAVING 22ND AVENUE BETWEEN ADAMS AND JACKSON, ADAMS BETWEEN 21ST AND 22ND AND JACKSON BETWEEN 21ST AND 2GND AVENUE WAS REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE. INAS- MUCH AS THIS PETI TION HAD 87.46% OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS REQUESTING THE IMPROVEMENT AND PARTICULARLY THAT IT IS BADLY NEEDED BY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.4 TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO THE ADAMS STREET SCHOOL, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THIS IMPROVE- MENT." IT WAS MOVED BY KOPPE, SECONDED BY OWEN THAT THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. I 4 A REPORT Of THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES - RE: TELEVISION,WAS SUBMI TTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: INCREASE IN BUS RATES AND "A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES WAS HELD ON MAY 22, 1953 WI TH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT: COUNCILMEN CRUMBAKER, GODLOVE, KOPPE, SIEGENTHALER, WATSON, CONE AND OWEN; CITY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER AND CITY ENGINEER. e - ;::/- ~