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Variance Appl. No. 1099 <br />W. ¢. Connell and <br />JaCk L. Jarman <br /> <br />Hearing-Ordering modifi- <br />cations for im~rovements- <br />Towner St. et al., A.D. 202 <br />Reso. No. 59-106 <br /> <br />Bids-Improvement Towner <br />Street et al., A.D. 11o. 202 <br /> <br /> On motion of Councilman Huobard, seconded by Hall and carried, the protests <br /> were received and filed. George N. MacA~evin, 2246 Oak Street, stated he <br /> had transferred five feet of property to the city in March, 1959, and felt <br /> he had oeen charged for i~rovement to sm~e. The Director of Fublic Works <br /> answered his inquiries. The ~a~or asked if *.he cost was in excess of the <br /> ~riginal estimate, and the Director of Public Works indicated t~mt it was. <br /> <br /> The Mayor also inquired as to why these protests were filed for excessive <br /> charges and felt a report should ce made due to the complaints. £he foll- <br /> owing individuals protested relative to excessive chargea, damage to <br /> curbs, driveways, and fences and an explanation as to how the charges were <br /> computed: Ethel Wirtz, 2119 Oak Street; A. J. Marcotte, 19lO Kilson Drive; <br /> Herman Hunt, 2245 Halladay Street; J. ,K. Afrig, 2041 Ha.llads~ Street; <br /> <br />Louis Gallo, 1915 Kilson Drive; Juan Carranza,2OS1 Rousselle Street; A. W. <br />Purcella, 1917 Kilson Drive; Alvin Pedersen, owner of property in the <br />Assessment District; William H. Couch, 2238 Halladay Street; Felix Cordova, <br />2051 Hickory Street; A. M. Gallardo, 718 E. St. Andrew Place; ~illlam F. <br />Hentges, 17472 S. Alewhope. The Director of Public Works explained the <br />various charges, including the district charge for engin~ering~ legal <br />fees, inspection, advertising, etc. At the request of the Mayor, the <br /> <br /> Director of Public ~orks retired to an adjacent room to answer in detail <br /> questions regarding the above matters. Mr. Kemeth Carter of Sully- <br /> <br /> Miller Company, contractc~ on the job, was present, and spoke in defense <br /> <br /> of the work. It was moved by Uouncilman Hubbard, secoDAed by Gould s~d <br /> carried that t~ hearing be continued to May 18, 1959. <br /> <br /> On motion of Counciln~n Hubbard, seconded by Hall and carried, the recommen- <br /> dation of the Planning Ccam~ission was approved, and Variance Applicatic~ <br /> <br /> No. 1099 filed by W. C. Connell and Jack L. Jarman granted to construct <br /> <br /> a commercial b~ilding, 80 feet by 100 feet in size, to be used for whole- <br /> sale food Ousiness, off-street parking space to be provided for 52 cars, <br /> all as sho~ on plot plan on property situated at 12422 ~est Seventeenth Street, <br /> <br /> in R-1 District, subject to conditions. <br /> . <br /> The Council, having unanimously waived the reading of the Resolution, on <br /> motion of Councilman Hubbard, seconded by Brewer and carried, the following <br /> Resolution entitled: <br /> <br /> "Resolution No. 59-106 of the City Council of the City of <br /> Santa A~a ordering Certain modifications in those proceedings <br /> for the improvement of Towner Street and other streets instituted <br /> pursuant to Resolution No. 59-37 (A.D. 202)" <br /> <br /> was considered and passed by the following vote: <br /> <br />Noes, <br />Absent, <br /> <br />Councilmen <br /> <br />Councilmen <br />Councilman <br /> <br />Royal ~. Hubbard, Stanley C. Gould, Jr, <br />A. A. Hall, Bob Brewer, Da~ H. neinly <br />~one <br />None <br /> <br />The Manager submitted a tabulation of oids for the improvement of Towner <br />Street et al in Assessment District No. 202 and stated three bids were <br />received. Also, this is a very complex Assessment~ District; C~x Brothers <br />submitted a l~ bid of *17,118.75 but as the low bid is 15% to 20% higher <br />than the bid anticipated, he requested postponement of the award of the <br />bid in order to check the property owners in the area to see if this <br />additmmal cost is acceptable and tore-compute the total amount of the <br /> <br /> <br />