CC 03-28-67
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calif'., 95014
Pboae: 252-4505
Torre Ave.,
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. 1967
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COunc. preaent: D . ter, Fitzgerald, Johnson. Stokea
Counc:. a baent : "1
par;ca COIIIII.:
.liCIœr, parsons, sedlak, _ndr7, IÞoll1a
... Beck, of Royston, JIt~.oto, iii7e& I:
Beck
Mecte:-s of the O;¡pert1no Hlstc::'~cal Soc1ety
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Sta~~ present:
C1t)" Manager, ?hil Stor.
C1t)" Attorney. Sam Anderson
C1t)" Clerk, ~:l RJder
Dlreetor ':)t p..-.::l1c worka, prank Pinney
C1t)" Engineer, Bob Shook
artaI I: Rec. ~rec·', John parham
Cb1er Bu1ldl~g Inapector, Bill BeneV1ch
J!IIICo1'lUng See ::'e::ary , IIJ1a nn-rda
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nJ: REPVRT OF THB ~aT% CImUt
Ma1'Qr St~lce8 1n....~ed the matter of the grant or
$246,620 which bas been received t1'Olll the Pedera1 aovern-
ment tor th~ Qlpeft1Do park Program.
The C1ty Clerk ~ed the followIng b1da rece1ved tor
tllle deposIta ~ ~ .oney:
wells Fargo
Crocker C1t1ze~
Bank ot AmerIca
90 daya
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180 à7a
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MOved by GOUDe. Dempster, seccii1ded by counc. Johnson,
that the pedeza~ Qra!lt in the amount or $246,620 be
deposited 1D tile Ðank of Amer1ca for 180 days at 4-7/~.
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IV DISCUSSIOII 1Øfi 1'BB PARKS AND RECRBATIOJI COIOIISSION AND
'fBB curuu.uíi> l''I8'IORICAL SOCIETY REOARDueu THE PARRISH
HOUS1! AlID '!lIB RB PROGRAM IN GENERAL
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Mr. Beck, ,.f' JlDT¡51:on. H8r.a:::oto. Mayes arxJ-Beck, posted
the aaster plan sketch of the central park' on the bulletin
board, which ret'lects the changes made trom tt.e schemat1c
plan, as a reac1t ot d1scuss:~ns w1th tbe comm1ss10n.
He po1nted out the e::ri!::s of large oak trees and the
?a¡or1sh houae at the intersectIon of Mary Aver::...e and .
S~evens creek Blvd. Mr. Bec~ said the bas1c conce~t of
~he park 1s t~~ open space :~ the center, surroundea by
~he various sur¡.lemental facilities. The bu1lding s::ze
:~ r.ow consIderably larger ~han orig1nally submitted:
:~.OOO sq. r~_ ~~ ~saDle space. There will he a ~:ay
a:-ea under ~,~ ..l~ut trees, jay camp fa~~:ities, picn1c
a:-ea, te~s :~~~S. family swimming area3 ~esigned in
a f:'ee-foI~ =a~:.er as 0ppcs~i to the 5~ar.1arj recta~Jlar
~~: as will :~ :uilt acr:ss ~he stree~ a~ the college. 4IÞ
7:-.ere will b'! ;.e:-l::Jeter pa:',:i~g. Mr. Be::ic said the idea
i~ ~o have a !:ex~tle par~ :h3: is a1aptatle to different
5 '. ~ ~¡at1ons.
~y::r Stokes aaid ~r.e City :~~~=il has re::eived a letter
:':-~:n the ParJes ::occ1ss1ún s:.::i;¡g tr.ei:- :-easons f0r not
teing able: '0:0 L"1corporate : ::e placing 0:' ~~e Farrish
5::-..;.se on the per>t p:'Oper ty. .
~. Lou1s S~oc£~~~r. 2212: ::evens creek Blvd., cupertino,
spokesman fo:- ~ne cuperti~~ ~istQrical Soc1ety, commented
~~~t this 1s a:. art1ficial p~a~ for the central park of
~~pertino, ~es~gned by an a:-c~itec¿ tr~t 10es not grasp
~::e true feel1r..g of the cH' ;:en:. He sa1d that down
~~~ugh the c~~ur1es, ther~ hav~ oeen those who construpt,
those who cor~rve, &nd tno~e who destroy. TQ Illustrate
the fee11ngs of the Historical Soc1ety, Mr. Stocklmeir
recited portions of "Woodman, ::pare That Tree" and
"38rbara FrItc~e·. He is upset wpen look1ng at a plan,
designed by a Landscape architect who 1s not from this
area, show1ng a great expenjltur~ for bui1d1ngs and at
the same t1me destroy1ng sometr.¡~g 1rreplaceable,
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Mr. Stock1me1r went on to state tMt at the July 18th meet-
ing ot the Society with the C:.ty council, a meeting
between the SocS-et7 and the Parks COlllD18sion was set up
by the councn and at that time the general ~_l s_Md
to lean toward retent10n of the Parr1.sb Bouse) this
reeling bas s!Dee changed. There sess to be uple
roo. tor teœts courts, tly caat1ng, etc., bI1t sUll
there is not eDousb room tor presenation of this histori-
cal 110M.
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Mr. Stoc.a.e1r aa14 he has given the Co1mCll an esU_t.
ot the coat ot patt1DS this house 1D order. The Soclet7 j
would eftD asree to banng its ...t1Dp there. !!It noted.
in the 1fOrda ot CUpertino's tirat ~r 8Dð COUDCJ 1Io'!!!!n~
JIr. nan JlQ6r1»lz. who 1s no longer 1I1tb us: ·oentl....~1
you will ake no II1stake 1n the retention ot the Parr1.sh
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Mr. Stocklmeir ..lei the Parks Co.-1ssion, at their Joint
meeting w1th the B1stor1cal Society, suggested another
location tor the parr1sh House for which they hael no
author1ty. He telt t.he1r dec1s10n was \ll8e1e betore that
meeting began.
Mr. Stocklme1r sa1d this is the last house 1n the City ot
cupertino that 1!S representative ot Early Cupertino and
furthermore, it stands on the park property now. The
pr1me reason tor saving it is to otter 1t to the school
.:hildren to explore th-~ past. He aske<1 why it 1s .~t
1mportant to the C1ty o. ~~pertIno to retaIn th1s 1dentIty.
What do we ha ITe to share w1 th our children or the people
who come to v1s1t our city; do we take them over to see
the freeway? EUrope preserves the past and draws tour1sts
to see the var10us perIods of (:lv1lizat10n. DurIng the
World wars. ! t: was brought home to us how 1t was ot the
utmost 'mportance to preserve the treasures out of the
past.
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Mr. Jtocklme1r sa1d he ca~e ~o this meet1ng to appeal
to the City Counc11. He pcsted a large photograph and
SOI1e sketches of the exter1,)r and 1nter10r ot how the
parr1sh Houae IÙght be refurb1shed. He agreed that the
house would probably have to be moved to anotb,r 10catlon.
He sa1d U''¡;'~ at one tIme, there was SOllIe ment1c.n ot hav1ng
someone live 1n a s\II811 part of the house and _:,..taIn it.
Perhaps the Senior C1tizens could have this as theIr
meet1ng place. He teels this 1s Just as 1mportant as
other tac1l1t1ec 1n the park. J~ok1ng at tbe progress
be1ng made by our ne1ghborIng c1t1es, this 1s a fol'l!l of
advert1sement for Cupert1no. Th1s park w111 be used by
many people of all ages and varIed 1nterests, not Just
CUpertIn1ans. Why 1s 1t not Just as 1mportant to the
res1dents and pioneers In the area to estab11sh something
of th1s nature w1th1n our central park? EVery public
ut~lity, the 011 companies, etc., are always deeply
1nterested 1n matters of an histor1cal nature.
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Ml'. C':-.a.rles Baer, Stevens Creek Blvd., CUpertino,
exp::'essed h1s thoughts that our own very eff1cient
eng1r.eer1ng f1rm, ~th the help of our nurser1es. could
have :!one just as good a job as th1s architect has done. .
There will be people or all ages and var1ed interests
colll1ng to this park. He sa1d he has a small lIIWIeum 1n his
back ¡ard which older people, tour1sts. boy scouts, etc.,
like to coms and Visit. There is a definite interest
1n tr.ings of that· sort.
Mrs. V1rgin1a Hooper. santI>. Clara, member ot the santa
Clara County Historical Soc1ety, sa1d the work the
CUpertino Historical Society has done has been excellent.
If C'.;pertino doesn't keep these things. they w111 all
end '..;p 1n Kelley Bouse 1n san Jose. De AnZa college had
the =-:::'esight to reta1n sorre o:j buildings. Qeneolog1cal
soc~e:~es are catching on al: ever. Harpe~s' Bazaar
eve~ ~.a.j an art1cle on thIs <~~~ect. She feel cupert1no
wo¡,;:::' ':e miss1ng the boat ~f ::',,;0 Parrish House were not
8a·..-:-.::.
Mr. ?;~: Finch, ~c~r Mayc:- a~j c:~ncilma~, sa~d he
ap;~~::=:ed the s~~:~~ents c~ :~,;o c~pertInc ser.Icr citI~e~s
a~::' :~,;o :ntere5t 1,- :r.Ings c~ :~¿> past. Atc~t six years
ag:, :~~ Barks ~~==~ssion wa~ =~~~eived in ~~pe~t!no.
Fc;:- :.--.:'~~ years ::--.~j. :iid n':'::-.~"".~ ~·...;.t .jisc".Àss t;::e :'lnanclal
a~~~::~ 3Dd the ~.=ter a~d s:=~ ~~ par~s ~eeje1. He
fe:: :..-= bac~g:-::.·"""".:: :-:.r tL~~ :~.-p-2 parìc was -:::~r.c~~vej 'cy
t:-.-= .:=-~~~nal Pa:,,/.:z '.:.'":~r::iss~.:-~-. ,;::~~ ';3rr~t:j, ::-.~:;'.Àg:-. by tt:e .
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f~~,;,~ 3,':3.Ilatle ::: ~e':e~cp :,'.> :~::: pa:-..::::: :e55 than
$::,::: ;>er acre. Ee as~ei :....:':; ::-:'ese ~:.:-~~~s ~Jr pre-
se:":;:~"::: of tr.e ?a:-::--::'s:. E..:::-·::':.~ -,..:_~:j c:"':€' ~~":.~. He
es::-...a.:,;o,!. that t:; :-e:c::atè' ~ :'~:'·..::-bI5~, it p:-::pe:-l;,' .
wc~~;. :cst betwe~:-, t;o,ooc ~: ,::<,JOO. sa~et:r ~5 ar
l::p::-:.i:'.: facto~ ÌIf~~~-:::-. ~ar.~~:- ,~' ,)':erlcç.j.:e::,
In ::'e:,;o:-~Inlng t~e ,-~=ter ~~i ~~:e of c~pert~r::'5 city
pa:-r.~, X:'. F1ncr. sa~j :~ey ~~~i :~e Space s:ar1a:-ds:
6C1,::: ",'t!ople b:r :.?:::. OlCUl.i :'~.:;~~:'e 78 acres o~ par~ lani.
We ~..a':,;o le:-:s tr.ar, :-~:=- of t:~::. He said tr,e !'.OU5e may
.1 _ : 3.~:,;o up mucro spa(:~, bt.t : ;:e p:-eserve1 ~C!:le5 r.e has
see~. 3.:'e located c,. three t.: :':':e a<:res, in a spacIous
en·~·~:'.::-.~ent rathe:r than tuc~ei ~~: a small area of' a
~oje~ park. This would nc: ic :~5tice to eitr.er the
pa:-~: ~c:- to the r.c',¡se. We ì:::':e tG :-emembe:> tr.e :ncnie<:
app:'c~:-~ated in the bond Iss~e ty the people was f0r the
pU:>:~3.~e and developoent of pa:'~s, Artifacts ~f the
pec;~e :ollld probably be ex!:it~:ej en tr,,~ De Anza Campus.
He s3.~;' he hopes the C1ty CO~:1:~l goes ~head w1th the
co~:,;o~: .:>f these parks as prcpcsej by the arch1tect.
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Mr. Finch wondered .~ the I!~estion of the Parrish
B>uSe 10cat10n ...'t brought up siX or seven "ears
ago, at the beg1~ng of the c1 ty park 1dea. or when
the bond 1ssùe. é8Jì!e'~. If other funds can be arranged,
he does not teel' ~bUd7 1n cupert1no would object to
preserving tbe 014 ~.
Mr. StockllllÉl1r áa1dbe 1s sure there was DO ~t1on _de
ot JX)Ols. teÐn1s courts, etc., at the beg1Dn1%1s of the
F&rIrS caDds8ion. ., Be had est1mates _de bJ' a contractOr
tor prese1"1&t1on or this house, which he prê8ented to
the C1t7 COuncil.. Be mainta1ned that eve1'7OM'8 interest
should be cOD8idere1 bere.
Mr. Stocklme1r sa1.d we have floated bond 1ssues 1n this
c1ty to be taken care of by profits from our water de-
pa.rtllent. He suggested the money be taken trom the
General FUnd or the water Department. The bond 1ssues
t~BSelves do not spec1f1cally say what the mon1e~ will
be ~ed for. He sa1d Charlie Baer has one of the most
ccmp:ete blacksmith shops in the state of cal1forn1a.
He ~elt that 1f th1s bu1ld1ng was put 1n one of the
co~e::'s of the park 1t would not be out of place. The
cr4:-a=ter of the house would probably blendv1n very well.
He a:jed that they have not approached the College and
do~': ~ow if the 315torical Scciety would 5e welcome there.
M:'~. :com1s, Cha1r-~n of the Parks and Recreation Comm1s-
s~:~, spoke f1rst 1n defense of the arch1tect. She sa1d
he vas only reflec~1ng the ideas of the f1ve Comm1ssioners
wr~, ~:1. turn, represent the people. The mon1es from the
pa~~ ~nd elect10n should not be used on h1stor1cal
re~:::-ation. Also, we just don't have th1s much space
or. :~~s park. If th1s is a desirable project. perhaps
1t vc~ld be wise to set 1t up as a separate project.
The :hinking of the CommissioL has changed s1nce last
su__~~. They were very much interested 1n preserving
tr~.gs of the past, but when t~ey found out what the
rec::'eat10nal needs of the City are, they had to make a
decision. The JC Survey showed preference for pools,
co~~~ity center, and tennis courts were at the top of
the :ist of the th1D&d most wanted and need~. It bo1ls
do~ to a matter of money.. lf we are to preserve these
th~~S there should be another source of money and land
fc~ tr.at purpose. one of the drawbacks of the Parr1sh
Ho~se is that 1t does not have a flexible use as the
res: of the park does. The arch1 tect has reflected the
des~res of the CO.m.ss10n.
Mr. Herb BeV1n, PePÞertree Lane, cupert1no, cons1dered
h1l11Self a fa1rl" t7P1cal homeowner and has been a tax-
payer for f1ve "ears. He voted in favor of the park
bond issue and program. He sa1d we are or1ented to
t~r.g to salvage th1ngs of importance from the past.
If :tere 1s a place for th1s house 1n the commun1ty the
peopL, of cupertino should have a chance to say so. He
suggested a bond 1ssue for the parrish }fOuse.
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11:". Otis Forge. 20691 Homestead Road. cupertino, described
llbat the City or Premont has done to pre.~e old build-
ings. 'lbere j,s o~ ,olã 1"1re house in t~, çeDter 01: a
1lÙt1-al1l10n dopa1:,developalent. H1storxin cupert1no) .
started with De )œa and capt. stevens .c:cmt1Dued it.
It .as carrièdoíiÞx.. rugged pe->ple in J:µâIP' circum-
staDCes. AS to ~'l'inanc1ng, he asked:-"t about
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0-.. Acker.. in J".~~1'Ci to San Jose ~Iat¡; .-ld they are
pr b:aerv1ng anyf'-'>4.,gw1th any historlcal!t'r1 f'lcance,
am the1r parka are'!IOt at all outstand~. He said
he recognizes thè.~rtance of prese~, these things,
bat the Commission was appointed to help develop the c1ty
parks. He suggested the City Council consider establish-
ment af an independent progra::I and aim it at preservat10n
of r.1storical monuments, a!Tc,.g them Charlie Baer I s
bla..:Jcsm1th shop, the ßl,rri5': ,:,-u.se, the winery, etc., to
be e:ployed as educat10nal :~::s as well as a heritage
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~. E. J. Will, 10:91 Vista :~~,e, Cupert1no, said we
a~ :":rtunate to Ì".ave this ':~:::rian house on property
:~~: :he City P25 ~~rchasej ~~ a park s1te. The archi-
:~::'~ design of the park ~~ ;~ excellent Jeb, but has
~~~:ej to ut1lize tÌ".15 bui:i~~,; which is available at
ex:~e=ely little expense. :: ~5 3. 5tructu:oe which is
:=~:-tant in an ej~cationa: ~=~~e, and which is quite
a~ ~=~rtant as ~he phY5ic~~ ~::ivities wh1ch wLll be
¡::-:':~jed in the par;'¡. He.;.:';;~i :::e City Cc.·.:.r.cil to ta'ce
s:=-= =easures tç p~vent t:-,:,,, :::.;.5e from be~ng 1estroyed.
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::';',:. F1tzgera:::':: sj'"!:Jpatr.i=~~ ',.:'::-. the Hi5t::.rical Society
a~j :~ willing to work out ~ ,:~~tion to preserve 50me-
:~~:-.¿ ~.:>r the C~tJ. He ¡.;1~,.~" ::-e Society r.aj g':me to
.:::-.: ~everal years ago and ,,~, =i, perhaps. the Williams
~:.;~~. His mai~ ob:ect10n ~: ::-~s time 1s that th1s
~..: _~e ~5 in deter10:-ated c:::::. - :'.;c,j we m1ssed our
::-~~,:e on several c~her fC~,: .-~ses. His secor.j ob-
:e::~:r. is that t[-'13 hOUf E- :' .~ .;.:j not be a part of the
:e~::-al park. The reaS01:." ~:'e here ton1ght, d1scU5S-
:''¿ :~,ls is probably bec8û~~ ::',¿> hou~e happens to be
s~:.;.a:ej on the par;¡ pro~e:':::
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:.: ':':-.:. Johnson ::oes not fe~: : "e issue here 1 3 one of
dest~tion or co~servatlo~ _:' :he house, b:.:t rather
j.; we want the r.O'~3e in the :".:r-al park. He preferred,
i~ possible, to have the hc~~e :::1.tained in some other
:::a::Jn with a mere compat~:~¿> environment. We have
a:: seen and apprcvE.-d Mr. ~:~:'~ prelim1nary plans.
:-:".-: '..:ters asked for the be~: po5sible parks we could
g:¥~ :hem. He does not fee: ::-.at for $10,000. putting
t!'_~s !'.o;,¡se on a small corner ::- the park would bc
a.;:::p11shing this. The ho~~e :1e~ds a l~rger site.
He as~ed whether the voters .:~ld want to spend, say,
$~,:x."O of the park money or, restoring 1t?
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counC. Dempster sa1d he tried to listen and accept the
arguments .~1~t the Histor1cal Soc1ety but does not
teel the7 are valid. There should be provis10n tor
pa881ve aài;_n,asact111ë' recreat10n. Secondly. the
argument t.t,the v~'ters do not want this 1s purely spec-
ulation. ,'tie' lave two segments ot oU1" c01lllllUl11 ty to con-
8i481'; tbóìe"m.tavor ot keePing the hou8e and those not
1ft favor dt~tWep1ng it, at least not òn the central park.
Be spoke c)t."~1¡'1a1D8burg. Virginia. and ot Sacramentø.
1Iberela.,.unh or DIOney haft ~ spent to preserve
m~tlit;llìat. were 1n much worse, sþape. He tee1s this
proposal sboU1dbe given more consideration and be
granted .
COunc. ])etIpIter asked: "What 1s a park project?" It Is
an attellpt to salvage open space. These people want to
salvage so_thing of the past. Most or the people speak-
1ng aga1nst this come from a d1fferent age grouP. It 1s
difficult tor us to give the older people th1s consider-
ation because we are of al.;::ther age group. He felt the
argument that caretakers wil¡ be needed ~s an inval1d one
because the whole park will require caretakers.
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Counc. Dempster sa1d the architect 1s to be given credit
for h1s think1ng, but that this was where the commiss1on
was supposed to come in. Tile De Anza architect is g01ng
~c work the EUphrat home into the scheme of the campus.
Counc. Dempster can't see where. in order to be accept-
able today, everything m~5t be modern. He said that 1f
~he Council does not go along with this proposal now
~he matter will be droppej in cupertino and t~h1stori-
cal things will go to SaY": Jose. .-'.
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Counc. Dt!mpster said the ;'1üple in opposition to this
are the C1ty council, t~e Parvs Commission, Mr. Finch
and Mr. Bev1n. They are the cnly people who have stood
~p and sai~ th1s 1s not what the voters want. Counc.
Dempster felt that if more pe,:>ple were against i<eep1n~
the P8rr1ch House they wo~lj have come to this meeting
and sa1d so. He felt that c.:>mprom1se was the answer,
where we have two groups .ith opposing views.
Mayor Stokes felt that availability of money is of pr1me
importance s1nce we don't have the money and probably
won't have for the next ten years for the full develop-
ment of the parks. It will take $300,000 to develop
the total 25 acres. He agreed with Counc. Johnson that
the question 1s not whether or not we destroy the house
but rather where it should be located. We should pre-
serve some of these things from the past ~omewhere 1n
the C1ty. but not on the park site. We have to provide
the proper sett1ng and facilities for this or we won't
do it just1ce. He did n~t feel the people in attendance
represented the feelings of most of the people of
cupert1no.
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MaYor Stoke$ could not JUBtify the placing of the parrish
ß)use w1thin the central park. He f'elt the c1ty council
. should proceed 1dth the park prvgram and find a 10cat1on
for this hòuse and othe:- things w1tlUn the City wlUch we
'IIOuld like to lSee'preserved. He said it _y be five to
ten years bet.pje~hat Douse would otherwise be destroyed
arid we ahOuld,Þê,able to tind a suitable location for 1t
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1. He dldJ1Òì ")""ee1 the proponents of the llUBeUID could be
any IlÍÕre,obUg¡ated than those obl1gàted to the t3rm1s
courts. etc.
2. SUnnyvale City Council appropr1ated $85,000 from
the1r Qenera1 FUnd for the extens10n of MurPhy Park.
3.
5~n Jose appropriated $50,000 for the purchase of
the peralta home, as well as other monies for the
p~~~hase of other memorablia.
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4.
The Dam1co property was suggested to the council as
additional park property, but the City does not have
the money for the purchase of it and i~ will be
purchased privately for development.
5.
The Historical Socie~y has no objection to the re-
location of' the ~rrish House, as the council has
suggested. bu~ ~hey feel :t should be a City
endeavor. The Society ~1:1 agree to this proposal
if the City agrees to sec~~e a location for it within
five years.
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6. The Society an::' other i:,:'è:"ested membe:'5 have been
fearful that some night th,y might wa~e up and find
the house had been bul1d0~e~ down.
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Counc. Fitzgerald agreed wl:~ ~3yor Stokes and even hoped
we could find scmet~lng eve: :-:):'e appropriate. We do
need a site and we :10 need a tc:l1ding, possibly this
building.
Mr. Finch sa1d" rega:,ding Cour..:. Dempster's remarks
that if this Is not put in the central park it will
disappear, he thou~ht it sho"lj be made very clear that
heritage should be considered and to find a place for it
1n the f'uture. He be11eved the Historical Society should
take it upon themselves to fi~d a location with a
su1table sett1ng for these thi:1.gs of historical interest
to fu~ure generat1ons. The scope of what we are talking
about does not t~ve to cost se ~uch, but we should be
th1nking about a bond issue. The planning should start
now; the enthus1asm ha. been generated.
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Cc~c. Dempster -.ould be in favor of forming an !<d hoc
co~ttee to explore the proposals made at this meeting
a.");i other Ite1ll8 relative to setting up this type of area.
Wè could then ask ror volunteers ror this committee
because the l'AJ,1âi am Recreat10n Comm1ss1.on MS enough
to do. counc. ·t~u would like to stay 1fith the
representative,',~~ the Historical Society. the city
councU &n4. .tbe.:'~ and Recreation COIIIisslon.
Counc. Dédlll8teÍ"'~,_l1ke to get; a Cl'Oss-aect1on of
the people. ..~4tC)bn8on added that perhaps the
staff. the'~{8öiI'Becreat1on COlIIDiss1.on and the
H1stor1.cal So~;'1d.1l ~ve some 1deas to contr1.bute.
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MrS. Geneva auÍdÔm. 22620 R1cardo Rpad, cupert1no,
felt the def1n1.t1Dn of recreat10n was pleasure and joy.
She felt this bouae could be cooJ:'dinated into t.he park
as passive recreation; not everybody enjoys active
recreation all the time.
Mayer stokes asked Cha1rman Loomis if she felt the
Cc~ss1on m1ght work this project into the1r program.
3~e :nswered that the commission would have their hands
f'-":: with the deve10pcent of the present park s1tes.
T~e ~ity Attorney adv1sed the Council to put 1nto the
fo:-=al motion wrD would appoint this new co~1ttee.
MC.ej by Counc. Dempster, seconàed by Counc. Fitzgerald,
to :~thor1ze the ~yor to appoint an ad hoc committee
t: explore the propoaals made at this meetir~, and any
c:~e~ ideas relat~ve to setting up th~s type ?f area.
MOt~on carried, J-l
(co·~c. Johnson dissenting)
Mc.e~ by Counc. Jcr~son, seconded by Counc. Fitzgerald,
tr¿: the parr1sh BOuse not be located on the central
pa~" property ar.i t~e archit£~t to be inst~cted to
p:,c:eed w1th the developmer,t plans.
MOt1on carried, 4-0
v OF2:~CE NO. 356
T~e :ity Attorney sa1d we are in the process of pre-
pa::':~ a new Sign Ord1nance providing regulat1on5
d:~~erent from those of the present S1gn Ordinance. He
r¿s prepared an Urgency Ordinance to take care of the
i~:e:,i~. He 1nformed ~he Planning comm1ssion of th1s
neei for an urger.cy ord1nance at their last meet1ng.
He :~e~ introduced ord1nance No. 356 by First Reading.
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1r'~;*'''~b7 Counc. DellJl8t8r, aeconded by Counc. Jobn8OD. to
n","~ OJod1nance no. ~~
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A. I'a1'ka ColD. Acker ..s4 the1r next meeting will be to
establish pr1Or1t~ ror expend1 ture of the Federal
tuntts. He asked tbat the C1ty Cou.<¡cll be prepa~
to I11sc:uss this atter with the ::';)=1ss10n 1:1 'the
near future.
It was es~~b11shed that the C1ty ::'~c11, at t~~~~
t1rst c~eting in "-7. would revieA t~e mast~~ p:a~
ot th~ :e~teal park anð the wor~i~~ jrawir~s ~~ t~~
two ne1~~torhood pa.~.
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3.. M~·. Cha:":~e Baer saI:. ~ :-.as q:¡~:-= a bit o~ ~:'""'2e ::.~~,
v.d.eh ~e spends at the gas 5tati=~.. A lot :;~ ;Æ:;':~
pull 1:-::: ~he 3tat~c:': -:= ask Ä~.e:-= :~~ C~~:¡ ::a:': :~
and he 5·~e~ted t~e :~t¡ erec~ ~ 3~~~ or :.: :: ~~:~
these ~~:;: Ie. The:': ~J J'.a.!:ager ;;:;.: .i the .3 ~ ~:'"". :. ~ ~.:-,.,
being :7'",,:e ~!1d wi 1: :e ~~e::tej :~, :~.e !1ear ~ ~-.. ~.
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Mayor S":;.JÌ(ed sa1d t.t.e -;,:,::¡e has ~:..-..:: :'~ r..a~~ ::-,"'=3-:
parks. ~e asked if ':!-....e :1ty C~·.....:-.:~~ -,.¡ou:d :~,:-= ::
dlscus~ ~!"'..!.s matter a': '::--...15 mee:~:.~ -Jr put ~: ::~ :~--=
agenda ~~r the nex~ ~gu¡ar rnee:~~~. CO~.~. ;;~~~:~
preferrt': ~hat 1t be p;t on the ~;;¿>~.Ja.
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Mayor St~~es asked" tha~ the na~!~~ ~f the par~3 :~
put on t:'.e agenda fo:" the next :,c,,~:ar meet~'-ë.
VII C)JOURNMENT
~ved by Co~~:. Dempster, ~~ccnded ty :~~~c. F!t~gera::,
-:.0 adjourn t~e meet1ng a~ :C::'5 P.M.
A ::::2VED:
/~¡ J~ry G. Stokes
to'.ay::¡r, City of !:'u;:>er-:!::..
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/s/ *- E. Ryder
C1ty Clerk
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