JUL 1950 TO MAY 1954 - Laserfiche WebLink

The meeting was called to order at 8 :30 PM by Mayor Oxsen. Roll call was taken..and.the following Councilmen were present: George Hansen, Arnold.Abrott and James Trimingham. Councilman Louis Hewitson.was absent. The.reading.of the minutes of the meeting held on Monday,.August.13,.1951, were dispensed with. The purpose of this meeting was to prepare the budget and set the tax rate: for the next. fiscal..year., 1951 -52.. After a lengthy discussion concerning the budget and tax rate, it was decided to maintain the present tax rate of $1.40 per one hundred dollar assessed valuation w4ch'is derived as follows: 1929 Bond Fund .12 1948 Bond Fund .51' Library .11 Music and Promotion .03 General Fund .63 TOTAL $1.40 MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PLEASANTON August 20th Mayor Oxsen reported to the City Council relative to his "recent conversation with Mr. Lassen, who is planning a subdivision of the O'Neil property.' `Mayor Oxsen reported that he pointed out to Mr. Lassen the critical water situation now confronting the Town of Pleasanton,' which.the Ci.ty.Council.was now discussing, and which was increasing our present storage supply and securing a site for a •well to furnish the_.Town,of. Pleasanton water when the City of San Francisco is not required to furnish. same. A pipe line to the reservoir and,correcting certainbottlenecks in our. present water system. Mayor Oxsen also reported..that :he explained to Mr. Lassen that if his 'subdivision was going to materialize immediately the Town would not be able to furnish him with water. Mayor Oxsen also informed Mr. Lassen that -some arrangements might be made to include the storage facilities for the subdivision in our Pleasanton Project. Mayor Oxsen :further explained to Mr. Lassen that it would necessitate a. bond issue,. the exact figures not yet available, but estimated to be several hundred thousand doiklars, if.the subdivision was included'in the program,.and that the voters of,the Town of Pleasanton.might reject.such a. bond issue if they felt it would increase their taxes.and.theirwater rates to furnish water for his subdivision. Also., not.having our t ax roll for.the fiscal year, the exact assessment permitted was not available, but it is doubtful if our assessed valuation would.permit.a" bond issue of that size. Mayor Oxsen, also told Mr. Lassen that so far as he knew, it was the problem of anyone putting in a subdivision to make arrangements for his water supply. Mr. Lassen told Mayor Oxsen that he was at the present time drilling a well on his property to supply water for a lake and had been informed that'he would probably also get enough water totake care of his subdivision. Therefore, he requested that we let the matter rest for a period of thirty days. Mr..Lassen also informed Mayor Oxsen that there probably would be Federal funds available for this purpose, and if not, there are insurance companies, etc., who will finance a pro ject of this sort and lease same to the community over a long period of years, but Mr. Lassen was told by Mayor Oxsen that this was beside the point. However, in conclusion Mayor Oxsen and Mr. Lasse_z >'_h 71 1