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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07081957City Hall, Palo Alto California July' 8, 1957, :The Council of the City ofjalo Alto met in regular session on this date at 7.:30 Pali,: with: Mayor Porter presiding. Roll call ash follows Present: Bishop, Byxbee, Corcoran, Cresap,,Evans, Giffin_,: Marshall, Mitchell,,: Na"vis, Porter, Rodgers, Ruppen-: tha 1-,, :Stephens, Woodward. Absent: David. The minutes of the meeting of June 24, 1957, were approved':. Election of Mayor' The Council proceeded toba,l:lot for the election of a Mayor for the fiscal yeer 1957 58. Tire .Mayor announced that it has • been customary for the Council tovote for mayors and vice mayors by secret.baliot, 8 votes :being regUiyed for election. Councilmen Byxbee and Rodgers were appointed't'ellers. On, the first ballot;: Mr.:Porter received 13 votes and Mr. Keithley one .vote Mr. Porter:; -having received a majority of the votes was declared re -e ected`layor for 1957-58. Election of Vice Mayor_. The Council then proceeded to cast ballots for the office of. Vice Mayor for the fiscal year 1957-58'• - On the first ballot Mr. Bishop received 7 votes, Mr. Marshall 6 votes,. and Mr. Byxbee one vote. (Councilman Davis arrived at this time, 7:40 P.M. and was present for part of the meeting.) The second ballot resulted;:in 9 votes for Mr. Marshall: and 6 votes for Mr. Bishop, and Mr.: Marshall was declared re-elected;. Vice Mayor for 1957 -5$ - Zone Change Application .(Eichler .Hotnesl A report was received from ,the 'P? anning Commission recom- mending denial of the: application Of:Eichler Homes, Inc. fora change of district for property." located on Charleston Road between Middle-- field.,and Louis Roads, being a portion of Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito,' :approximately 8.50 acres, from R -1:B-8 to P -C, Planned Community District. The,Commissionpo.inted out in its report that it' was requested by, the >Council, sometime ago to set up larger lot. sizes for residential -development, ands:this is an 8,000 sq. ft. lot . minimum area,,; "that;;2t 3,s: one _of the few large areas left for -home development ' in Palo -Alto that some months ago the Commission made - a;polic,y statement regarding -the land on Middlefield Road, in which the Commission went, on record:as upholding the .General Plan and. keeping the .area R"-1; `a.nd tha"t there is_ still, vacant land available and zoned for apartments: elsewhere in : the City, A petit .on wars" fi)ed, from property owners and residents of Meadow Park -and Charleston Gardens protesting any zone change and asking the Council to upholdthe recommendation of the Planning Commission_ ';for denial of ,the application. A letter was received from'Joseph L. Eichler concerning_ the;:need for apartments and the,' plans for the proposed. development, and: requesting that the utter be referred to a committee for"further study before Council action -` is taken.. On motion. Of. Byxbee and Navis, the matter was referred t.o Committee No. '1. By a show of hands there were 8 Ayes on to motion and.5 Noes. 161 Councilman Byxbee,-Chairman of Committee No. 1, announced .that the committee would meet for an informal hearing on this zone change application -on Monday, July 15, 1957, at 7:30 P.M. Zone Change Application (Stephen, G. Moore) a..report was received from the Planning Commission recom- mending denial of the application of. Stephen G. Moore fora change of district for property --located on the northerly corner of Middle- field and _Charleston Roads; being an irregula. rly shapeo> pa:rcel 'of land approximately 3.16 acres, a portion of Rancho de -San Francis- quito, from' R -1::B-8 ;to. P -C,' for the re=ason that basi.aally the_ re- quested,zone change would not be consistent with theG.eneral-Plan an the Commission's policy for the development of MiddlefieldRoad. A -request was received from William E. Anderson-, attorney ;for the applicant, fora continuance of this matter to the next ;Council Meeting. It was moved,b.y,Mitchell, seconded and carried` that the matter be continued to the' next Council meeting on July 22, 1957. - Project 5678e Wilkie Way, et al This was the:time set fora hearing on the Resolution of ,Intention for acquisitions a:nd improvements, and on changes and modifications to provide for ten --year bonds instead" of 15 -year bonds Before the hearing' was opened, the City Engineer:reviewed the project and explained the proposed work and improvements. He ` ;advised that 'each property:owner in'tre assessment district was notified by -letter of the.p.roposed improvements affecting` his prop- 'f'erty grid t_he estimate o4' Z.is assessrent. He stated ` that he and. the attorney on the proceedings,; met with property ownerg;- last week at the,>Ventura:School and:explained the project to them'in detail and answer•ed,questions. it was'; noted that there ar•e 825 parcels in the ' tota 1, assessment district Notices of this hearing were given as provided by law. Written protests were received from the following: Elizabeth Wilke Buchanan, 4221 Wilkie Way Mr: and Mrs. L. P. Bona.nder, 4291 Wilkie Way Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hoyt, 229 Edlee ltvenue:. Mr.; and Mr:3. Richard Grunewald, 4261 Ruthelma Avenue Mr. Milton L. Bregman, 4268 Newberry Court B..N..a,nd A. L. Crowell, 4246 Newberry Court: Mr.°'arid Mrs . D. Devoto, 133 Santa Rosa:Avenue, San Francisco ,(owner of property on Alma Street) - Manuel Vieir4 Maranhao and Mary Vieira: Maranhao, 182 Garland Way, Lot -Altos (owners of property on -Alta Street) H: G._ Burd, 4231 Dake Avenue L. C Smith°a.nd Ethel V. Smith, San'Mateo (Owner of Lot 140, Wooster Sub.) . Nathan S;. and Yuriko Kimura Anto.ku FarmingCo . Mr. and Mrs George Kohler, 270 W. Meadow Drive, Ann:Sobrato owner of property at San Antonio and ' Charleston Roads. :Reference was made,t:o a. petition filed by 109 property owners in pro the7-E1 Camino ---No. 1 -area in April, 1956, requesting that ceedings beinitiated for improvements, and to a petition received in .April, ,1957, with ]:22 signatures, asking that the area bounded by Charleston: Road, Adobe Creek, Wilkie Way and Francisco Way be excluded from the assessment district. Reference was also made to a letter received from John H. Rickey in March°, 1957,:askin that sidewglks be eliminated;, along hia property on the south side o .Wilkie Way, The hearing was declared open. Mr. R. C.. Easterbrook, 4160 Doke Avenue; Mrs. Frank. Hatch,: 4172 Dake Avenue, Mrs. Don Mille 371 Perna Avenue,. and Mr.-.Montgomery.Ostra:nder,:4135Dake Avenue, 311 protested against the " 8ssessMents against; their properties' ;for storm, drainage The City Engineer..eXplained that the contemplated'. work 'will complete :the:.'storm:drainage system for the area and these Properties are included in the area benefitted by the improvemento: Mrs.""George Kohler, 27-0Wc Meadow ;give, corner of Second Street, expressed concern over the fact that when West Meadow:: Drive is improved, -children and other pedestrians w111 be forced to walk in the t:raf. fit:lanes:, when crossing -the railroad as the railroad crossing will. be narrower. than the street. -She was informed that.s soon aswthe street is' improved- the'rallroad company will beasked to widen the crossing. Mrs. Kohler also called attention -to the traffic hazards at :the intersection of Alma Street and :East'. Meadow Drive. The, :City Manager advised' that traffic- signals a. re. to ; be installed at that intersection,." probably within the next few months. Mrs. Kohler asked if four-way stop signs could. be Installed in the meantime. The Mayor asked the Staff.•Traffic Committee to consider the mater. Wayne Ka:nemoto, attorney representing. Hideo and Kiyomi Yamashita, :owners of:a 5 -acre parcel of land southerly of West Meadow Drive, spoke in protest to the assessment on the basis that they could see no immediate benefits to their property from the improve-- mentS W.i1liam-E Anderson, attorney for John H. Rickey, told. the Council that'Rickey's do net protest -the improvements but offered the suggestion that;".sidewalks be eliminated on Wilkie Way which would reduce:,the assessments He advised that Rickey's could see no neces- sity for sidewalks,." along their property"as there is no access on that side Of the street. Mr. Anderson also suggested that the cost of Wilkie Way improvements be spread to.include a parcel of land at the end of Wilkie. Way which would. receive some, benefit from the improvement.. Kenneth Tones, attorney on":these"proceedings, advised that the parcel in" question was not assessed for the reason that it has no frontage on WilkieWay; however it is possible to use Wilkie ;lay as an access road when the: property is developed and there is sound argument for ineluding the' property in the assessment district. Mrs. C, F. S?.eeha.n, 385Whitcl'em Drive, stated that the' majority of the people in the :area bounded by Charleston Road, Adcbe Creek, Wilkie Wa,y and Francisco Way,..do not want any of the improve ments proposed;- they prefer the rural atmosphere and are particularly opposed to sidewalks. .7errold Englespoke in favor of the project and the importance of maintaining the same standards throughout the city. Lewis D ha ll," 451 ,Carolina Lane, speaking in behalf of the harleston .Meadows Hone, Owners Association, reported that a vote was taken -of their membership at a recent meeting and amajority voted'in; favor of eliminating sidewalks in the hole area. Mrs. L. P. Bonander, 291 Wilkie Way,.obJected to sidewalks.for the reason that trees would"w aye to be removed :if walks are put in. k' Phllip,Temko,:4144 Wilkie Way, told the Council that some f the people are,in favor of sidewalks.l they feel it is safer far - he children to have sidewalks Mr. Anderson remarked that Mr. Rickey as no objection tothe'sidewalks if people' in the area want them: There being no others who. wished to speak on the cutter, e,hearing"wa;s declared closed. At. this time the,Cty Manager.- reported on the bids received n . 'uly 3, 1957, advisingthat the low ,bidder" ways Sondgroth Bros who' id $457,539.95 on the tots],. project, which is 1.4+% under the City gineer's estimate. 163 Resolution•No.. 2872,_ordering redistribution of assessmen to: include the parcel of property' situated at the southeasterly end of Wilkie Way on, the basis of 135. feet of frontage, was introduced,: and on ' motion of Rodgers and Davis,was adopted on roll ca11,, with. 13 Ayes, r,vans en&Stephens not voting on the motion. A motion was made by Mrs Corcoran, seconded by Ruppenth,o that all s :dewalks :be eliminated' from the area bounded by: the Southern Pacific F.ailroad, .West Meadow, Drive, AdobeCreek,: and El C^mino,_ :wi-th_ the -deception of West. Meadow Drive, Charleston Road, El Cam,inoWay and Francisco Way. The City Manager advised that no improvement, is Contemplated at this time on West Charleston Road and ElCamino Way,• :that'El> Camino Way would be handled as a separat project later in connection with El Camino Real. After discussion', the vote by roll call on the motion to eliminate sidewalks from the area described was as follows.,.: Ayes; Corcoran, Giffin, Ruppentha 1 , Stephens -Noes: Bishop, Byxbee, Cresol', Davis, Marshall, Mitchell, Navis, Porter, Rodgers, Woodward. Not:Votingi Evans. The motion was declared lost. Resolution'No.`2873 overruling protests on,Resolution of Intention ,No. 2853 was introduced, and on motion of ; Byxbee and Mitchell; was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call:. ::After disc.tssing.a proposed resolution to modify the project to provide fo•`ten-year bonds instead of 13 -year bonds, it was ;moved by Mitchell, seconded and carried that no action be taken,on the resolution.. On advice of -the attorney, action on a Resol:;ztion:orderi reduction `cif assessments was deferred to the next meeting, -since it was impossible to determine the exact amount at this, time:, Resolution No .2874 and Order adcpting En;gineer's Report, Confirming: the , Assessment, and Ordering the Work and, Acquisitions, was introduced; and on motion of Mitchell and Bishop, was adopted b unanimou ys vote on roll- 'coll. Resolution No. 2875 awarding contract for the work. to Sondgroth' Bros . .in `accordance with their bid was introduced, :and on:_motion of Mitchell .and Bishop, was adopted by un niroua vote on roil` ca,:11. Resolution --No, 2876, designating the Commercial Officer of the City of Palo Alto as the Collection Officer for the project was introduced:, and on .motion of Mitchell and Bishop, was- adopted by unanimous vote on jr61Lcall. Resolution No: 2877, determining that the public interest and necessity_"reo:uire the acquisition of easements for>;s;treets :and the -taxing of -immediate possession thereof, and. directing, the filing of eminent domain` proceedings, was introduced, and ;on . motion —of Mitchell ,and. Bishop Vas adopted by unanimous vote on roll Coll._ Four -Way ' Stop, Alma St. and E. Meadow Drive :.s Councilman.Bishop referred to the problem of-safety:at Alma Street and East Meadow Drive, as mentioned during the hearing just ,held,:and moved that the oUeation be referred to Ccrnmi:ttee_ No; 2::for consideration.. The City Manager advised that the. Staff. recommends that four way,stop signs be installed at this intersection immediately; pending . the installation of traffic signals:. Resolution NO -,2878, amending Resolution No. 2788 regula parking and- th;e, use. of ertain' streets, designating A1ma,.Street: at East Meadow :Drive as a; four-way stop intersection, was introduced, and on motion of Bishop and,Byxbee, was adopted by unanimous 'vote ontoll call . - (The Council took A recess at this time, 9:30 P.M., and reconvened. at. 9:x+5 1'.M..) (Councilman Davis did not return and' was absent for the rest of the meeting.) .Protect 56=7,'Middlefield-Colorado Parking District This woos the 'time set for hearing; protests relative to the modification of Prn;ect 56 7:to'provide that bonds to be issued on; the unpaid assessments. shall' be 15- year, bonds under Bond Plan C,, and: shall bear interest at.rate of -5%,. The hearing was declared open.. There being no:one present -who wished to speak on the matter,,the hearing'was closed. Resolution No. 2879, -ordering changes and modification4, was introduced, -arid: on motion of :Byxbee,: duly seconded, was adopted ,' by vote- on roll call,' with 13 Ayes; Mrs. Corcoran was absent during this .roll call. Bays hone .Emba rc a de ro . Annexa t ion This was the time. s;et. for ;hearing on the proposed-3nnexr., tion of an area of :107.26 acres on both sides of Embarcadero P.oad, easterly. pf the Bayshore Highway, designated as "Bayshore-::,mbarcadero --Annexation.' A-report,was received from the Planning Commission requesting the. Council to defer its.' decision on this proposed annexation. and" continue the matter, in order to give the Commission an opportunity, to give further study to` he.proposed zoning for the area and develop an amendment, to the.::Zoning= Ordinance *'; iich :might more nearly satisfy the -requirements of the property ;owners concerned and provide accept- Able uses for the .area.- 0n motion of: Na _ - annexat'ion was continued toAug t 12, 1957, at 7:30 P.M. Igater ?ressure; Barron Park ; Mr. ,Nathan.. H. iami1ton,'`>.1C90' Los Robles Avenue, 'addressed the Council in -behalf of�s residents, of`Barron Park, and presented', a petition from approximately, 200 _residents of the area conc.erning'.,the condition -of the ;water_ pressure in the Barron Park arep which they s;tatefis "so Tow ._that it is °caus.i:ng a health and fire hazard, pnd` asking immediaate' actionto correct the situat on. The, City:Manager and the Chief Engineer of the Water -Gas - Sewer Division advised 'tthat the .improvement prog"nm for the water System will provide : r e'.lief to the 'Barron Park area; that a new' line to increase pressure. in , the'. -area. is>, included; in the first phase of the program and: should be completed before next summer. They. also :stated that a new tell in' the :area -will provide temporary relief; . that the we.11 was drilled some ->time ago but there has been trouble with:the motor, and .as soon.as this has been corrected and the well is in operation,- there will. be some relief In the water pressure. Mr.- Hamilton and other residents of the area asked thaat the .work -be expedited in an' -effort to improve,the situation as soon as Possible., Annexations to Mountain View .Notices were received from .the County.Boundary Commission of proposals for annexation to the: City of MPuntain View of. »reps 'designated as "Terra Be11a.. #Z" and:Thompson #2." These notices were filed. Award for Police- Traffic`.SuPervision A letter `was received,.from the Chamber of Commerce con- gratulating the Chief of Pol.ice.and the Police Department on the safety award made by the International Association of Chiefs of. Police for outstanding achievement in police traffic supervision. 0 Isids on Main Li:brarY=.Building A report was made-by:the.City Manager on bids .received on -July 33, 1957,E on the: construction of the Main Library -Building, with -`the recommerdat1on -t,hat ;the low bid of: the. Hub.: Pacific_:Building Company in, the. sum, of $35,3,800.00 be accepted. He advised that the bid included :the'. cost of .a basement and other alternates., :It was Moved by, Byxbee, seconded ,° and 'carried --.by unanimous i vote on roll call that the: bid of. Hub Pacific .Building Company be ; accepted `and that the ,mayor be authorized to sign the contract for this:work. Ag±eementt"with Southern.-Pacific'(Signals, Alma and Churchill) The City Manager presented an agreement°between the City and the Southern Pacific Company for rre-empted traffic- signals at the intersection of Alma Street and Churchill' Avenue. A resolution .a:pproving the agreement and authorizing its execution by her+layor -was introduced, and on motion :of' Bishop and Cresap, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. .'Counc:ilman. Bishop suggested that the Staff Traffic Committ look-intothe hazard Created.by shrubs between the railroad and Alma Street near Churchill Avenue, and take action to correct the situati Contract with Shearer: to:Purchase Property The Assistant City Manager presented a contract with Joseph E. Shearer :and. ,Georgia P. Shearer for the purchase' of a portion of Lot -39.,; Block 5,`for the purpose of constructing -a walkway from Emerson. Street. to. the parking lot to be developed on .the northeasterly- side of -High Street in Block 5. A resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign this' contract in behalf .of .the. City was introduced., and on motion of Rodgers and Byxbee, was adopted- by unani•maus vote on roll call! Zone Change A plication (McGrath) A report was received from the Planning Commission recom- mendingdenial of: the ,application of Bryant G. McGrath fora charge of district: , ` Lot 3, Block 221, known as 2S90 Webster- Street, cor-. ner of Webster. Street. and Middlefield Road, from R-1 to R -3-P. The Commiss5on advisedthat: this ,matter has been carried over' for a period of many months; that of later no',progress has been made, and it was the::feeling_ of the: Commission that the application, should be ter-' minated- and .that when' the)pp:l cant has new plans for presentation, _ ication for zone change. On motion of Rodgers and Byxbee, the recommendation of the Planning Commission, for denial of the a.pol.icltion was adopted, Bishok not voting on to motion. ,Tentati;re. Map (Porti=on Lot 54, Wooster Sub.) A report` was received from, the Planning Commission recom- mending denial of the tentative map ofportion of Lot 54,` Wooster. Subdivision, 'property of -A. A. Guidoux, involving rear _portion cf tide.. property `located at 2955 Cowper Street, Adjacent to Matadero Canal. The Commission advised that If the map were approved it would result in. either <:a.' long aizl-de..-saC w1thout provision for a: turn -Around, or extension of ;the. street into 't.he Hoover, Fark site . The Commission did nCt favor' a' laubdivisionwi.th rear lots having no frontage on a. i public., street On motion of .Mitchell and Ruppentha.l, the recommendation o�t the Planning Commission -was accepted and this tentative map denied. e n. (Councilwoman Corcoran left at this. time, 10:2.5 P.M., and was absent for the rest of the meeting. ) .Final Map of Tract No: 1738, Queen's Court A report, wets received from the Planning Commission recom- mending approval,of the final map of,'Tract No. 1738, Queen's Court, being a portion of Lot 101, Wooster Subdivision, located --on Louis Road opposite Greer Road, subject"to the construction of a solid board redwood fence along the northwesterly line of the storm: drainage .Easement and to the shaping and protection, of the channel of Dry Creek to the sa.tisfaction:of the City Engineer; also subject to:pro viding a 5' x 1,5' public utilities easement as shown in red on the map,.' and that thesubdiv,3der be` requested to dedicate to the City the 15- foot storm drainage easement: Resolution No. 2880, approving final map of Tract No-. 1738, was introduced,..and on motion of,.:Syxbee and Rodgers, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. North County Building A report was submitted by the Planning Commission on.pro posed -a.lternate -sites being considered" by the Board of Supervisors. (or t''e. North County Building, particularly'in regard to the recom- mended. alterns ;te site on::the westerlycorner of Middlefield and Charleston'Roa.ds', the:Plannini Commission recommending that the County be urged to;retain--,the present;county-owned site at Alma Street and Charleston Road" and proceed'with the construction of the North County Building a:s, planned. Mr.- Stewart Bryant,: Associate Planner for the Santa Clara County Planning Deps.rtment, was present and told the Council he hid been reouesred to attend the. meeting --to answer any questions Council members: might have regarding; the proposed alternate sites under consideration ,After f, discussion o: the report of the Palo Alto Planning Commission and the County report+ favoring the Middlefield -Charleston site, it was, moved="byByxbee`-.s;econded by Rodgers, and carried that the -Council approve -the. recommended site on the Westerly corner_; of Middlefield and Charleston.. Roads ;:£or the new' North County Building. Traffic Stud.y - The City Manager called attention to his previous proposal for the hiring .of a traffic :engineer 'on `a. consulting basis, a and too the decision :to defer action until`the County had employed an 'e:ngl neerin.g firm to. make: the. county-widetraffic study. He advised that; the,County has hired the firm of .De: Leuw, Cattier & Company to nuke the County study it was moved by Mitchell, seconded by Byxbee, and carried' that the City Manager be authorized to. negotiate with De Leuw, Cattier and Company for theiremployment,as consultants on traffic problems.: Quitclaia Deed to Piers A resolution) '`approving a` Quitclaim Deed to M. 1. Piers and: Eleanor B. Piers, and authorizing :the'Mayor to execute this quitclaim deed in behalf of.. the City, was introduced, and on motion. of Mitchell and Byxbee, was, adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. The property involved -is 'a portion of Lot 126,`Wooster Subdivision: -Tax Deeds Resolution No. 288x:: accepting tax deeds from the Tax Col- lector on .tax delinquent property (Portion of Lot 6, Block 6, Seale Tract No. 5, assessed to Katherine Anderson; and Lot 32, Block 45, ttnve,rsity Park, assessed to J. F-. Nunes), and directing that said tax deeds be recorded,:was introduced,:: and on motion of Byxbee and. Rodgers-,, was'adopted on roll call: with 1.2 Ayes, Giffin not voting on the motion. • Claims for 'Damages A report was received from, the Clty Attorney on claim l gLbX , ,m ile Mattiaa in the anm of4k.2.2 for_slamages_.±..a..her 1 O journal 1.6E ;automobile when it; was struck by a city vehicle. The.City Attorney ;advised that_-he:has Investigated the matter with the assistance of the Police Department and the' Fire Department, and it his-. opinion -i there.,;wa.s contrlbutory:negligence on, the part of the clainza.nt. ' He .recommended the claim be denied. The CityAttorney also submitted a report on the claim filed by.M,rs. Frances F..'Monson in the sum of $1,000 for injuries sustained; when she fell: on the sidewalk in front of; the President Hotel,, The City Attorney advised that he has Investigated -the matters wit'h the, assistance of the Police Department, and finds there is no measurable' defect in the' sidewalk. where Mrs. Manson fell, and in his opinion -there 3s no pliability on the part of. the City. He recomMerrded the Claim be -denied. On .motion -.of Byxbee and Navis, the reports of the City Attorney_were,accepted'and these claims were denied. Monthly Reports The:monthly report of the Planning Officer:, an action taken in June on applications; -for redivision of lots, and the monthly .report of the Zoning _Administrator on action, take- inJune on applic tions for variances=and use permits, were, received andfiled: The monthly -report -of the Controller for Junewas received ,and filed Transfers and 37.urna 1 Entries' to Close Accounts The;Controlller reported the following Transfers and Journa 'Entries t.orclose, accounts for the fiscal year 1956-195/,':per provi- lions of the City:Charter and Council action of June 1957:. Transfers of Utility Funds to'Utility Reserves, per Charter 'provisions and Budget: Debit: Water`.Fund $ 6,000.00 Electric Fund 25,000.00 'Ga..s Fund 5,000.00 Sewer Fund 1,000.00 Utilities Reserve Transfers :of Utility Net Gain to General Fund per Charter provisions Debit: Water Fund Electric Fund Ga s Fund Refuse- Fund Fund $a7,00C.00 $104,877.00 439,935-96 50,332.20 20,477,71 Credit " General Fund Transfer from General Fund to Res2rves,:per. Council Authorization: Debit. General Fund $170,000.00 Credit Utility Replacement Fund: Water Electric GPs $615.;:622.87 $50,000.00- -404000.00 10,000.00 Unappropriated Reserve 70,000.00 On motion -of Mitchell and Byxbee, these transfers and entries_were;'approvd by unanimous vote on roll call. Planning Commission Membership:;. The Mayor announced that `47r_. Ray K. Linsley has submitted his resignation;, from the Planning Commission as he will be away from; the city for the next year. The Mayor nominated Mr. L. Farrell: :McGhie :Assistant Dean of -;Engineering at Stanford University to fill Mr L xis ley' s unexpired -term which, runs to June 30, 1958. On motion of Byxbee and Mitchell, the appointment McGhle;was approved.; to be effective as of August 1, 1957. There being no further. -business to come before the'Council; the meeting was declared adjourned: at 10:140 P.M. ATTEST: of Mr.