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joined ~6ge~i~e~ ~c pr~Dpose ~he construction of a temporary to~ lot co provide a play area for th~ young children of the community who are not directly involved in the Mr~ Cen~ ~e~, 35L? Touri~a Drive, commented that ~his is a ~emporary pro- posal a[ ~hi~ ~i~ however, documents were being prepared nha~ would insure the permanen~ lo~[i~n at such time as the City desired. Mayor R~id recognized members of the Bellinger and Wilkey lamilies in the audience~ It was moved by Councilman Herlihy, and seconded by Couna~iman Kinney, that Resolution No~. 73-49, approving the Youth Sports Park To~ Lot (Bellinger-Wilkey) as reco~nended b~ staff, the Planning Commission, and the Park and Recreation Commission, be adopted~ The roll call vole was as follows: AYES: do~nci[men Herlihy, Kinney, Mori, Pearson, and Mayor Reid NOES: None ABSENT: None Report of the ~laffic SafetZ! Committee~ R.e: Portable School Cross~i~ns Mr. Campbell presented the report regarding this matter, and recommended removal of the p~?r~able signs on Valley at Northway and Black a~ Harvest, for the following reasons: 1. SaI~Z - ~he signs have been hit a total of 17 times since installed. 2, Liabili~Z - as use of signs in the roadway is spec~.fically ruled out in both ~he Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and ~he State Highway Traffic Manual, and as these sections have been pointed out it is possible that our liability in case of an accident might be increased: Mayor Reid ~ommented he would be opposed to removal oi the signs unless some better means or' more efficient means is proposed in lieu of the signs~ - Mr. Campbell stated that according to the best information available from experts in this field, we have done everything that is warranted at bo5h loca- tions to provide maximum safety, such as marked crosswalks, advance warning signs, radar ro control speeding, etc. It was m~>ved by Councilman Kinney, and seconded by Councilman Herlihy, that the ~ecommenda~t~ns of the Traffic Safety Committee to remove ~he portable school crossing signs on Valley at Northway and on Black at Harvest, be approved. The roll ca]] vo~e was as follows: AYES: Coun{~ilmen Herlihy, Kinney, Mori, Pearson, and Mayor Reid NOES: None ABSENT: None REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS There were no reports of Boards and Commissions presented at this meeting. REPORTS OF THE CI~TY MANAGER Re oft Re: CitZ Lease of Soil Conversation Center Buildings for use as an Art Center and an alternative thereto Mr. Edgar presented the staff report regarding this matter, stating these buildings can be leased to the City at an annual cost of $6,00000~ He further stated the staff has recently been made aware of existence of ten portable buildings located on the Donlon School site currently being offered for sale at a cost el $300~00 each, and recommended approval of the p~chase of these buildings, ~ive ~o be located on Amador Park as an Art Center, and five to be used to provide much needed space at the City's Sunol Corpora[ion Yard for additional f~cilitiesl~ Mr~ Campbell s~a[ed he had inspected these buildings and found them to be structurely sound~ Mrl, Pal[on compared the costs, and explained the advantages of ~he portable buildings on the Amador Park° 4. 3/26/73