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291 be included in the district. There are no poles fronting on Railroad Avenue and it doesn't make sense. Mrs. Bianchi stated the wires at that location are ugly and she felt they should be undergrounded. Councilmember Mohr stated she came to the meeting to go along with staff recommendations that the City should incur the costs of undergrounding and picking up the dedications from each property. She stated the objective is to get all wires downtown undergrounded; she asked what the additional cost would be to underground those properties not included in the district. Mr. Elliott advised the cost would be approximately $100,000, but that is not a firm fig- ure, and it could be included in the district if Council so instructed. Coun- cilmember Mohr asked when it would be done if it is not done now. Mr. Elliott stated it would be done when those properties are developed, and the developer would normally pay for this cost. Ms. Bianchi stated she felt these property owners, including Mr. Walker, should pay their share in the district if the other property owners are re- quired to pay their share. Vice Mayor Butler stated the suggestion has been that the City going to pick up the costs. Ms. Meier stated she would not ob- ject to the district if the City pays for the costs but she still feels the other properties should be included. Councilmember Brandes stated he felt Ms. Bianchi~s comments about Mr. Walker are unwarranted. Mr. A1 Lopez, 6142 Corte Padre, speaking for his grandparents on Railroad Avenue for 40 years, asked how the City would acquire the property needed from property owners. Vice Mayor Butler advised the City would basically pay for the entire cost of the improvements; there is still a question of asking the property owners to dedicate a strip of right-of-way. If a property owner chose not to dedicate his property the City would have to go through a process called condemnation. The City has the power to require to be given the abili- ty to buy the property at fair market value. In that case, if the grandparents chose not to dedicate the land then the City could come to a point that they would be required to buy it for fair market value. Mr. Elliott advised that the application tonight only includes the undergrounding. Mr. Sam Elliott, owner of the apartments on Spring Street, stated that if the City is willing to pay for the improvements he is in favor of the under- ground district but otherwise he is not in favor of it. There being no further testimony, Vice Mayor Butler declared the public hearing closed on this item. Mr. Beougher requested that City Council make a finding that the City voluntarily agrees to pay over 50% of the costs of conversation. Vice Mayor Butler stated it would be included in the motion. It was moved by Councilmember Brandes, and seconded by Councilmember Mohr, that Resolution No. 88-206, after determining that the public necessity, health, safety, and welfare necessitates formation of Underground Utility Dis- tricti No. 87-26, approve the establishing of Underground Utility District No. 87-26, and directs staff to send copies of said resolution to affected proper- ty owners and utilities, and make the finding stated above; and authorizing 15 - 5-3-88