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AMENDMENT APPLICATION #713 DANIEL W. HEAD - (Continued) There were no opponents, and the public hearing was closed by the Mayor. On motion of Councilman Evans, seconded by Councilman Herrin, Council approved Amendment Application #713 and instructed the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance rezoning the property from the R 1 and C 1 Districts to the C 5 District, on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: AB SENT: Evans, Herrin, Villa, Griset, None None Yamamoto, Patterson, Markel PUBLIC HEARING The Mayor opened the public hearing ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 225 on Assessment District No. 225. Councilman Markel immediately asked to be excused from the platform. The City Attorney stated that unless Councilman Markel had some conflict of interest, Section 2-105 of the Municipal Code provides that he shall vote and that strong convictions for or against an issue did not constitute a conflict. Councilman Markel stated that he would remain on the platform. The Clerk reported that there were twelve written communications received in the matter. The Clerk was then instructed to read into the record the name of each person who had written a communication and to summarize the nature of his communication, which she did as follows: Marian Drake, Assessment No. 239, stated that she felt the assessment had been unjustly imposed upon the residents since it represented only the will of government and not of the citizens. Lou Hislop, Jr., Assessment No. 112, questioned the amount of his 3. L.K. Hislop, Assessment No. 114, questioned the assessment cost per foot. t Alejandro Erquiaga, Assessment No. 113, questioned the amount of his assessment. Mae Mulvihill, Assessment Nos. 197, 198 and 219, protested the workman- ship of the project and the amount of her assessment. Jessee Vasquez, Assessment No. 164, protested the amount of his assess- ment based on the fact he is on a fixed income. 7e D. Marie Bridges, Assessment No. 028, protested the cement costs and incidental costs in that she felt they were not equal with regard to incidental Mrs. Bert M. Lynn, Assessment No. 073, protested the undemocratic way in which the assessment was hand_led and stated that she had received no written notice; and that the assessment seemed to be taxation without rep r e s entation. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -374- SEPTEMBER 18, 1972