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Bid acceptance Reconstruct Van Ness Ave.btn. Fourth and Sixth Streets Project C-50 Hearing Reso. No. 61-111 Abatement of Weeds Appeal Appl.No. 21 Variance Appl.No. 1470 Elmer Fowler ~Cc~munication Planning Commission ~Abandon two-foot strip of land Fairview Ave. (Tentative Tract No. 3915) Reso. No. 61-112 Declare intention vacate two-foot strip Of land ~long west side !Fairview Avenue '(set hearing date) man Hubbard, seconded by Schlueter and carried, the Clerk was instructed to readver- tise the sale of said property, under the exact provisions and conditioas, at auc- tion, on May 15, 1961, with the minimum bid necessary of $6, OOO.00. A tabulation of bids was presented for the reconstruction of Van Ness Avenue, be- tw~en Fourth Street and Sixth Street, Project C-50, as follows: Total Bid Bond Sully-Miller Contracting Company $7,595.60 lO~ Griffith C 9m~any 8,261.60 $1, OO0.OO On motion of Councilman Hubbard, seconded by Brewer and carried, the lowest and best bid of Sully-Miller Contracting Co~pany was accepted at the unit prices and i~ the total amount of $7,595.60, and the ~ther bid rejected, i This being the date set for hearing protests on the abatament of weeds; no protests were received, and the hearing was closed. The Council having unanimously waived the reading of the Resolution, on motion of Councilman Hubbard, seconded by Schlueter and carried, the following Resolution entitled: "Resolution No. 61-111 ordering the Street Superintendent to abate the public nuisance heretofore declared by the City Council of the City of Santa ~na, to-wit: Weeds which bear seeds of a wingy or downy nature and attain such a large growth as to become a fire menace when dry and which are noxious and dangerous, growing upon certain streets, side- walks and private property in the City of Santa Aha, by having the weeds referred to removed" was considered and passed by the following vote: Ayes, Councilmen Royal E. Hubbard, Henry H. Schlueter, Bob Brewer, A. A. Hall Noes, Councilmen None Absent, Councilmen Dale H. Heinly Appeal Application No. 21 of Elmer Fowler was presented on Variance Application No. 1470, to erect an eight-unit apartment house on property at 1509 No. Ross Street, in the R-2 District, wherein Planning C~ission recommended approval, subject to conditions. Applicant appeals the disqualification of parking stall No. 6 by Zon- lng Administrator on determination that it was inaccessible, and states that it is a usable stall. The Assistant Planner stated that the applicant had resolved the problem of the No. 6 Park~nE Stall and had requested withdrawal of the Appeal. On motion of Councilman Hubbard, seconded by Brewer and carried, Appeal Application No. 21 of Elmer Fowler was denied, and Variance Application No. 1470 granted, sub- Ject to conditions. On motion of Councilman Hubbard, seconded by Brewer and carried, the c~mication fram the planning Commission was received and filed, recommending approval of re- quest of Voorhees-Trindle-Nelson for the abandonment of a two-foot strip of land along the west side of Fairview Avenue, in accordance with Item "J" of Tentative Tract Map No. 3915, filed by McFadden Homes, and approved by City Council, Septemb ~e~l 19, 1960, subject to conditions. The Council having unanimously waived the reading of the Resolution, on motion of Councilman Hubbard, seconded by Brewer and carried, the following Resolution entit- led: "Resolution No. 61-112 approving map and declaring intention to vacate a portion of Fairview Street north of McFadden Avenue and fixing hearing date thereon" as rec~amended by the Department of Public Works, and setting the date of hearing on June 5, 1961, was considered and passed by the following vote: