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MATTER RE: ROCKLAND AVENUE. MATTER RE: PARKING LOT HIGH STREET EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTER RE: OFF STREET PARKING - CI IfY MGR. TO NEGOTIATE FOR PURCHASE OF PROPERTY ALONG WATER ST. PRESENTED AND ORDERED FILED. MR. FORBES, CHAIRMAN OF THE STREET COMMITTEE, SUBMITTED.AN ORAL REPORT OF THAT COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO ROCKLAND AVENUE, A MATTER PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL AT THC MEETING OF 1'IOVEMSER 39 1952. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT ALTHOUGH IT IS AGAINST THE POLICY OF THE CITY TOBUILDRESIDENTIAL STREETS, THE CITY IS, HOI,!EVER, STILL WILLING TO CONSTRUCT A STREET OF M 1 "`J 1 MUM WIDTH I F THE RESIDENTS OF ROCKLAND AVFIJUE WILL PA`; $1,500,00 TGWARD GRADING AND STONING. A MOTION BY MR. FORBES, SEOONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THAT THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION BE APPROVED WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTCD. A LETTER UNDER DATE OF JANUARY 17, 1953 FROM THE JACKSON PARK HOTEL COMPANY, INC. OFFERING TO LEASE TO THE CITY CERTA1"J P!?OPERTY ON HIGH STREET FOR PARKING PURPOSES WAS PRESENTED. AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION, IT W4S MOVED BY MR. FORBES, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THAT THE CITY LEASE THE HIGH STREET PROPERTY UNDER THE TERMS SET FORTH It! LETTER FROM THE JACKSON PARK HOTEL COMPANY, INC., DATED JANUARY 17, 1953, PROVIDED THE CITY ATTORNEY, IS OF THE OPINION THAT THE CITY CAN BY CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS ACQUIRE TITLE TO THE LEASED PREMISES DURING THE TERM OF THE LEASE. THE FOREGOING -RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES.: MR. FORBES, MR. HILL AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: MR. DAVIS AND MR. TEBELL. ON MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORBES, MR. HILI_, MR. TEBELL AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. A MATTER WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING ADD!TIONAL OFF STREET PARKING WAS PRESENTED AND CONSIDERED. AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION, A MOTION BY MR.TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. WEINCERG, THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO NEGOTIATE FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE BAILEY PROPERTY ALONG WATER STREET, BETWEEN FIRST -STREET, EAST AND FIRST STREET, WEST, FOR THE SUM OF THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($359000.0-0), WAS UIiA.!!IMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOT40N THE MEETING ADJOURNED, CLERK PRESNI DE^JT COUNCIL CHAMBER — JANUARY 26, 1953 PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING CALL: MR. R. M. DAVIS MR. S. D. FORBES MR. W. R. HILL MR. Gus K. TEBELL MR. S. B. WEINBERG TAKE NOTICE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD THIS EVENING THE 26TH INST. AT 7:30 O'CLOCK FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEETING WITH THE HOUSING COMMITTEE. BY ORDER OF M P E N C E__(.a1S N E DI CLERK PRESIDENT is 1�1 • 1 A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORBES, MR. HILL, MR. TEBELL AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. 0 A MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED RY 11R. FORBES, THAT THE COUNCIL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORBES, MR. HILL, MR. TEBELL AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE.