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Year 195'2-53
.City Hall, Palo Alto, California,
July 14, 1952.
The' Council of_. the City of Palo Alto met in regular
session on this date at 7 30 P.s., with Mayor Mitchell presiding.
Roll call' as follows.
Present. Bishop, Blois., Bower, Cashel, Cathcart, Drysdale,
Gaspar, miller, Mitchell, Montrouil, Simpson, Wickett
Absent. Hill, Marshall..,
The minutes of the meeting of June 23, 1952, were
Election of Mayor and Vice Mayor
The Council -proceeded to ballot for the election of a
mayor for the-fiscal:year 1952-1953. Councilmen Bishop and Miller
were appointed tellers.
on; the first ; ballot; Mayor Mitchell received .9 votes
and Philip W. Montroui ,2 votes, with 1 blank ballot being cast.
Mayor Mitchell having received a majority of the votes of the
Council was declared re-elected for the coming fiscal year.
Four
as follows:
ballots were taken for the office of Vice Mayor,
Montrouil, 5.
Gaspar. 5
Simpson 1
Montrouil
Gaspar
Montrouil 7
Gaspar __- - 5
Mont.roull 11
Gaspar 1
Councilman 'Montrouil^. having received a majority: ofthe
votes of. the :Council was declared elected Vice Mayor for the fiscal,
Election
of::Counci1 Member
The Council " then ,p:r0ceeded to ballot for the election of
a' council:member to..fill the, vacancy on the Council, the appcintee'
to hold off ice until July 1, . 1953
The : first ballot: resulted in 10 votes for 3; B. Wells
votes: for N.:Ferry Moerdyke, J *.
.Mr. , Veils having reoeived a majority of the votes of the
Council was _declared' elected councilman for a term. ending July 1,
1953...
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.Meetin of Peninsula Division
:A notice. was: 'received of the next meeting of the
Peninsula Division: of ,the .League_ of..California Cities to be held
in Daly City on July 17,' '"1952..
Letter from Board or; Commercial: Amusements
A letter was received from Mrs. Prances Ray, Secretary
- of the Board.oz Commercial -Amusements, expressing thanks to the
Mayor,., the` Council- and Coimii.ttee No. 3 for clarifying the functions
of the Board under the�>present charter.
Letter from :Sgt : Bore:ham
letter was received from Sgt. Lloyd E. Boreham
expressing appreciation for --the Council's action :i.n`.ernabling hini
to attend the. Traffic Institute at Northwestern University.
A repert:was received from the City Attorney recommending
that claim$ o Car].:''E.'.willey,, Viola E. Willey and Vert C
Watkins, .Jr., for' false. arrest be denied.
0r motion of Cathcart and Montrouil, the recommendation
was adopted and the, claims denied.
Request -for Parking Meters on High. Street
A letter:was received..from John A. Kohler requesting
that parking meters :,be installed in the balance of the block of
High Street between'Homer and:Chenn.Lng Avenues, particularly in
front 'of his property at a2]' High ,Street. This was referred to
the City Manager and the Traffic Committee.
Request for -Loading Zone:
A letter was received from Dr. W. N. Sears, one of the
owners of the .medical. building at the corner of University Avenue
and : l;iddlefield'Road, requesting that a one -car loading zone be
established _in front. of -:the University Avenue entrance of the
building. This`was referred, -to the City Manager and the Traffic
Committee
:Submission of Assessn ent Rolls
A ..cozr¢nunication was received from the City Assessor
submitting the'assessmen.t rolls for the fiscal year 1952-53•
`Attention;was-called to the provisions of Section:i.60
of the Administrative Code'` requiring. the Council to meet as a
Board 'of ;Equalization 'on the fourth -Monday of July at 7`:30 P.M.
The City -Clerk. was authorized -to publish a notice that the
Council would meet as a Board of Equalization on July. 28, 1952.
Proposed' Budget tor, 1952-'53
The 'proposed budget ;.for the fiscal year 1952=53 was
$u'bmitted- by the City Manager, with a letter of transmittal
containing supplemental information.,:
The, public hearing oxi the budget was set for July
1952, at 7:30 P 110,
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that: the' area so- paved be surrounded on at least three.: sides by
a lO-foot :planting. urea.
Committee No. l 'c-oncurred in the recommendation for
the granting of this - use permit
On mot Lon _of Montrouil''and Wickett, the recommendation
was adopted and the permit granted
:,lariance1 Block 33, Bartley Tract
A - report was received from the Planning Commission
' recommending ;approval of the application of Antonio D'Ami:co
fora variance of -the' setback requirements of the Zoning Ordinance
involving Lot..17, Block 3.3,:Bartley Tract, by:reducing the
setback requirements on the:Orinda Street frontage from 16 feet
to '8' feet arid' reducing ' t'he'' side yard from 6 feet: to 5 feet.
Conran, ttee No . 1 concurred in " this recommendation:
On motion of--Montrouil and Gaspar, the recommendation
adopted ands the -variance granted.
Variance,: Block `23,' Stanford City
A report was:;recelved'from the Planning Commission
recommending approva;'i.:of the application of the Kar Construction
Company for :.a variance -of the setback requirements on the El,:
Carmelo`frontage of Lots 10-A and 11-A, Block 23, Stanford'City,
from 16: feet to, 14 feet-: "Committee No. 1 concurred in this
recommendation.;
on :notionof llontrouil and Gaspar, the recommendation
was adopted and the variance granted.
Redivlsion of Lots,' Block 22, Stanford City
A report wat received from the Planning Commission
recommending ,approval of the redivision of Block 22, Stanford
City, as submitted by John ;and' Catherine Morrisroe, in accordance
_•.with Engineering Bulletin 52-42 and with the understanding that
compliance with the'street-tree ordinance be required following
adjacent. street improvements Committee No. 1 concurred in
th,ia recommendation.
On motion of Mrs. Bower and Drysdale, the recommendation
was adopted and the-redivision approved.
Design' Control
-A:reportwas received from the Planning Commission
recommending approval -of the application of B. C. and E. K.
Carlton for: design control approval of plans for a four -unit
apartment to be constructed on Lot 5 and part of Lots li'and 6,
`B1oCk: ];0.,;;;Stanford' City Subdivision.
On:motion of .Mrs.,Bower and Drysdale, the recommendation
was adopted:and the plans approved.
Tentative Map, Lots 31 'and 32, Wooster Sub.
A report was, received from the Planning Commission
recommending:approval of the :revised tentative map of Lots 31 and
32, Wooster Subdivision, assubmitted by McKellar and Mackay, Inc,
contingent upon acceptance of the Engineer's report as set forth
in Engineering Bulletin . 52-1+6, and - upon Lots 1 to 7 inclusive,
Block 2, being; made 115.feet deep. the street adjacent being: made
55 feet wide' -and. the cul-de-sac. 50 feet wide;, also a planting
easement to be:. required �'along' the front of Lots 1 to 7 inclusive,
Block. 2.
Committee No.. 1 recommended approval of this revised
tentative map in'accordance with'recommendation of the Planning
Commission,
On motion.of,Montrouil and.:Simpson the recommendation
was adopted and- the` tentative map approved.
Tentative Map, BelI Tract
A_ -report was received from.-the`Planning Commission:
recommending approval of the revised ' tentative snap of the Bell
Tract, the exact location of the street stub'•on the southeasterly
side to be approved by the City Engineer prior to the filing of the
final trap.
Committee.No. 1 concurred in -the Planning Commission's:
recommendation.: on motion of Montrouil and Simpson, the
recommendation`.was adopted and -the revised tentative map approved.
Fee :by Subdividers for Recreational Land
A report was: received from the Planning Commission
recommending approval of a proposed ordinance requiring payment
of a fee. by subdividers; ;as defined by the Subdivision Ordinance,
in ratio to the number of lots so created and the number of
families that may live_ thereon, for the purpose of acquiring,
developing, and'maintaining,land for recreational purposes.
Committee No., n referred the proposed ordinance to the
Council without recommendation.`
The matter was referred to Committee No. 5 inasmuchas
a matter of policy -is involved.
(Councilman Marshall came at this time, 8:30 P.M.,.
:and was present for the. rest of the meeting.)
""S" Zonin S ecial Parking District
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A report was received from the, Planning Commission
recommending that the requirements of the "S", Special Parking
District, remain in force pending the outcome of currant developments.
'Committees No. 1 and No 2 recommended that the "S" designation be +.
not removed at this:time..
Committees No. 1 and. No. 2 further recommended that. the
Mayor be authorized to appoint --two coi iittees, one to represent
:the University Avenue. business district and one to. represent:
the California_ Avenue business district, to study the possibility'
of -acquiring off-street parking lots by an assessment district
procedure:
It was moved by Gaspar, seconded by. Drysdale, that the
recommendation of the committees that" the "S" designation be
not removed at this time be adopted. After, discussion, the
motion was carried by,thefollowing vote on roll call:
-es:, Bishop, -Bower, , Drysdale, Gaspar, Marshall, Mitchell;
Montrouxl, Simpson, Wickett
Noes: Blois, _ Cashel, Cathcart, Miller.
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On motion of.Catheart and Drysdale,, the recommendation
af;Comcnitt.ees No-. 1 and No. 2 that the Mayor be authorized to
appoint committees to study- the possibility of acquiring off-
,street'parking lots by am assessment district procedure was
adopted,, wiCh the request.thaat the committees report at the
September 8th meeting of the Council,
Annexation.to Mountain View
A report was received from Committee No. 1 recommending
adoption of: a`x.'eeolution consentl.ng to the annexation of territory
known ais El Monte; No. 2, on -_:E1 Monte Avenue near Springer Road,
to the O.ity Of Mountain View
Resolution No. 2331 granting consent to this annexation
was -read, and -on motion of. Cathcart, and Gaspar was adopted by
unanimous vote - on roll call,
Closing Portion of E1 Carmelo Avenue
A report:;was received from Committee No. '1 recommending
the closing- and abandonment of ` a five-foot strip of land on -both
sides of :El..Carmelo Avenue. between Alma Street and Waverley
Street, and the adoption of resolutions for the street -closing
procedure.
Action was postponed to the next regular meeting on
July 28th pending preparation_ of the necessary resolutions.
Agreement with' Southern Pacific (signals)
A report, was; received from Committee No. 1 recommending
that the Mayor -and -City . Clerk be authorized to execute agreement
with the; Southern Pacific Company `covering the installation of
traffic signals at .Alma Street and California Avenue.
Resolution No. 2332 authorizing execution of this
agreement -was read, and on motion of Gaspar and Montroui:l=,. was:.
adopted. by unanimous vote on roll call.
Bids for: Substation Fences
A report was received from Committee No. 1 .recommending
that the "CitSe Manager _be authorized to call for bids for cyalbne
fending for thefollowing substation sites:
Station_S: Colorado and Bayshore
-Sttation--D: Alma -and Horner
Station C: Alma and Oregon
Station:B:--piss and Middlefield
On motion of Montrouil and Drysdale, the recommendation`
was adopted:,
Sale of Vehicles
A report was received from Committee No. 1 recommending
-that then City: Manager' be= authorized to sell eleven vehicles
I which are .not in service and` available for sale due to the fact
that the Health Department has been transferred to theCounty
and : because -of:; other changes, in equipment needs.
On motion of Cathcart and Gaspar, the recommendation
was adopted.
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.A , report Was "received from Committee No. 1 recommending
that the City Manager5be authorized to negotiate the sale, of a
parcel of .5 1/3 acres owned by the City on Bay Road to the
Facific Gas & Electric Company for the use of their Cooley Landing
Substation, the City -to ,retain: a 100 -foot right of way on the
highest portion: of the 'lard.
Or motion of Gaspar and Blois, the recommendation was
Agreement for .Gas' Tax Funds
A report was "submitted ' by Committees No. 1 and No, 4
recommending thatthe Memorandum of Agreement for expenditure : of the
gia : tax "allocation for` ma jor city streets for the 1953 fiscal
year be approved "and that the -,Mayo? and City Clerk be authorized
to sign the Memorandum of Agreement on behalf of the City.
Resolution No. 2333 approving the agreement and
authorizing -its execution:waivread, and on motion of Simpson and
Cathcart waa adopted by- unanimou$;:vote on roll call.
Two -Way Stop. Sic
A; report was received from Committee No. 2 recommending
the adoption of an emergency ordinance authorizing the installation
of two-way :stop signs at the intersections of Newell Road and
Seale, Avenue", Newell Road-; and::Channing Avenue, and Colorado
Avenue and waverley Street
The Mayorexplained.that stop signs had been erected
at, thesethree .intersections on. an,;experi:nental basis to meet an
emergency situation, and 'the passage of the ordinance would confirm
this action._
° rdinance;No,. 1406,: establishing two-way arterial stop
aigna at the three`intersections referred to, was read, and on-
motion.of "Wicket.t;and-;Montrouil, was adopted as an emergency-
-ordinance by unanimous vote on roll call.
Y�:ewe11 Road Arterial
A report was received from Committee No. 2 recommending
that Newell Road be.made an arterial. from San Francisquito Creek
to Cal"ifornia..Avenue, with stop signs: installed on Newell :goad
giving precedence to- _ Ernbarcadero Road.
The Mayor. pointed out that theTraffic Committee had
recommended, to" Committee No."2 that -Newell Road be made an
arterial from the Creek'tp:Embarcadero Road, with four-way stop
signs at Channing: and.; Newell'.and: at_"Seale and Newel., but that
CCommi1ttee ":No. ,2 _did not- follow .the, Traffic Committee's recommienda-
tion .ert"irely
It:was moved;.by Gaspar,. seconded by Blois, that a
proposed ordinanceestablishing`.Newell Road as an arterial be
accepted -"for first reading.
The following.addres3ed the Council objecting. to the
establishment, of Newell : Road> as an " arterial and favoring the
installation ttf . four-way' : stop signs at' Channing Avenue and Newell
.Road'and atSeale.Avenueand Newell Road: Frank Rack, 186 Walter
hays -Drive; Pichard. A. Dcrkan, 795 "Seale Avenue; Mrs. R. W. Beecher,
941 -Newell Road; WilliiuSileKaig 2525Waverley Street,
Mrs. - teorge` Burke,, 1003, Newell Roe,d;. Robert Huff, 780 Seale Avenue;
Alton.Stich, 81.1 Seale 'Avenue;' and Frank W. Clelland, 18S Walter
Hays Drive, President:of the Crescent Park Woods Association.
The ordinance was accepted for first reading by the
following vote 'on roll calls '
Ayes: Eishop, Blois,. Bower, Gaspar, Marshall, Miller,
Mitchell, Montrouil, Simpson.
Noes: Cashel, Cathcart, Drysdale, Wickett.
Waverley Street Arterial
A report was received from Committee No. 2 recommending
that Waverley Street from Hamilton. Avenue to Diss Road be made
an arterial, with. stop. signs:installed on Waverley Street giving
precedence to.Embarcadero Road,, California Avenue, Oregon Avenue-
and-DissRoad. It wag explained that this same recommendation
had -,'been made by the Traffic Committee.
:A.'motion was made by Simpson, seconded by Montrouil,
that=aproposed ordinance establishing Waverley Street as an
arterial: be accepteefor'` first reading.
Mx Wi11i,am McKaig, 2525 Waverley Street, spoke in
opposition to -the' proposal and informed the Council that he has
a petitionsigned byIlkyreSidents objecting to the establishment
of Waverley:Street"as an Arterial.
The motion to` accept th'e ordinance for first reading
was adopted.
Loma Verde Avenue ` Arterial
A report was ;received from Committee No. 2 recommending
that Loma,Verde Avenue 'be made an arterial for its entire length,
with stop_ signs installed, ,on 'Loma Verde Avenue giving precedence
to Waverley Street Middletie?d'Road and Louis Road. The
committee :,.had coneurred with the Traffic Committee in this
recon nendation.
0n motion of -Simpson and Miller, a proposed':ordinance
establishing Loma Verde Avenue as an arterial was given first
reading.
Dins; ,Road
Arterial
A report,was received from Committee No. 2 recommending
that. Diss Road from Alma Street to Middlefield Road be made an
arterial. The Traffic:, Committee had also made this recommendation
AOn motion -,of Blois and Simpson, a proposed ordinance
establishing Diss Road as an arterial was accepted for' first
reading.
Parking Restriction on Alma Street
A ' report was <received from Committee No. 2 recommending
that the''present "no parking at any time" restriction : on' the west
side -of -Alma Street be -extended from its existing southerly limits
to the southeri city 'limits.
err motion - of,Wickett and Gaspar a proposed ordinance
amending .Ordinance .No. 1135 establishing "no parking"T zone on the
westerly side'of - A1ma:S_treet :was accepted for first reading.
Loading Zone on :Alma :Street
Coaxshaittee" No.: .:2' recommended that the curb on the east
side of Alma:' Street from Cal1fornia Avenue to Oregon Avenue
be painted; white. to provide for a loading zone in this. area..
On motion of Gaspar. and ;Sampson, a proposed ordinance
establishing this; loading' Zone was accepted for first reading.
(The:Council t6ok'a five-minute recess at this
,:.time- and '.reconvened at 9;45 P.M.)
Amendmnerat to Parkir. "Me,t'er Ordinance
A report .was recei;Ned- from Committee No. 2 recommending;
the adoption of an ;ordnance. amending Section 16 of Ordinance
No 1059 relating to:parking,r:etere. The proposed ordinance
was accepted for first reading:
Amendten t to 0r dl.nance No ;1397
committee No. 2 recommended the adoption of an ordinance
amending 0rdinance No:. 1397 relating to the parking of motor
vehicles by garage repair` operators in residential distr,.cts.
The proposed or dinan`ae. wass accepted for first reading.
Position Classif:cat on Plan
Areport was. received from Committee No. 4 recommending
that .the Position Classification Flan submitted by Lnuis J.
Nroeger & Asso:ciates as modified, be approved.
On, motion of Blois and Mrs. Hower, the recommendation
was.:adopted and the Classification Plan as modified was approved-.;
Salary Plan'
A report :was submitted by Committee No. 4+ recommending
the adoption:, of the' salary* schedule based on the pay plan
reconmaended ;by Krueger & Associates, with modifications approved
by the -committee.':
On motion of Nickett and Gaspar, the recommendation
was adopted:.
Worki.n--hares ands R2 ulations.
Councilman Gaspar, Chairman of Committee No. 5,
reported =that the:. committee had hoped to have the Working Rules.
and Regulations ready: for adoption at this meeting, but that
some ;amendments. raveA,een recommended by the Employees' Associa-
:tion and' will. be considered by the committee which hopes to
have the, Working Ru1e8` completed and ready for the Council's
approval at the: July 28th meeting.
Project 46_1, Park Boulevard. et al
On motion; of Montrouii and Drysdale, Resolution No.
2334 directing,making of amended assessment of Assessment No. 34+7„
Project Z6-1, was adopted. by. unanimous vote on roll call.
- Project k8 , California Avenue Alleys
On motion of,Montrouil:and Drysdale, Resolution No. 2335
directing making:oi' amendedaasessment of Assessment No. 33, Project
l8�9, was -adopted:: by unanimous :vote on roll call.
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Third; Street ,et. al
;0n -motion of Montrouil and Drysdale, Resolution No.
directing:ma.king of amended:- assessment of Assessment No. 170,
Project -'51-1 : was .adopted by unanimous vote on roll call.
Project 51 5; SanAntonio: Annex Sewers
(hmotion 'of :Montrouil and Drysdale, Resolution No. 2337
directing making of amended assessment of Assessment No;. 939, and
Resolution No.: 2338; directing making of amended assessment of
Assessments Nos 955-A, 955-e, 955-D, 955-E and 955-F Project
51-,5, were adopted by .unanimous vote on roll call.
Amendment :tb:'xznprOvement Procedure Code
The Gity-::Manaager advised that an amendment could be,
made to the Palo Alto'Improvement Procedure Code which would
el;iniinate. the::°ne•ce:ssity ` of Council action and hearings on
amended assessments of s.treet'improvement projects, and provide
for these:splitsof assessments to be handled by the Engineering
Department.
'he City Manager was requested to ask Kirkbride, Wilson,
Harzfeld $c'>Wallace to' prepare the necessary ordinance: providing
for this--amendmentto the code so that the change in procedure
can be made. asp Soon a:s, possible.
Acceptance of.-Deeds:for Street Widening, Project 51-15
On. motion of Montrouil and Drysdale, resolutions were
adopted by unanimous.vote on_roll call accepting the following
deeds for street widening in connection with Project
Loma Verde - Avenue et al
Helen Wright, portion of Lots 1 to 4 inclusive and
Lots 10 to 18 inclusive, Block 8,
Stanford City.
Helen Wright, portion of Lots 1 to 9 inclusive,
Block 7, Stanford City.
Alvah L..Beckelhymer and Dorothea Beckelhyrner,
portion of Lot 24, C. M. Wooster
Company's Subdivision.
Lillian'M. Williams and William E. Williams, portion
of Lot 24, Wooster Subdivision;.
Nikolal. M.artinaen, portion of Lot 25, Wooster Sub.
'N4kolai=Martinsen,portion of Lot 28, Wooster.Sub.
Hazel McCormick, portion of Lot 53, Wooster Sub.
'Violet H.'McCormick and Fred McCormick, portion of
-:---.Lot .53, Wooster Subdivision.
Marion:.G--R4bble4i portion of Lot 29, Woos ter. S^ab'.
Morgan us
J Bc and 'Norma L. Busch, portion: of
Lot 29, Wooster Subdivision.
Arthur W.' Baron and Maurine Baron, portion of Lot 29,
Wooster Subdivision.
C. Tw•ilt and Joanne'T-.. Twilt, portion of Lot 249,
Wooster Subdivision.
G Twilt and:Joanne T Twilt, portion ofHLot.:14.9-,'
',booster Subdivision.
Harold W. Patton and Naid.,ne Patton, portion o!' Lot 49,
,.;Wooster Subdivision.
Department of 'veterans Affairs and Leo. J. Dodge -and,
Martha'D:.<Dodg_e, portion of Lot 49, Wooster'Sub;
L. W Sanderson:and Victoria Sanderson, portion of
Lot29, Wooster Subdivision.
Warren W. Mackalland Effie C. Mackall, _portion of.
-' lot -:,49, Wooster Subdivision.:
placed ,on
Jack E. • Lundy and Ruthe A. Lundy, portion of Lot 49,
Wooster°Subdivision.
Roman Catholic Archbish of San Francisco, portion
of Lot 6, Wooster Subdivision.
Indelicio'Gomez and Elsie J. Gomez, portion of Lot 51,
Wooster Subdivision.
Joseph- A -Flowers and Beatrice W. Flowers, portion of
Lot '5i, 'Wooster Subdivision.
LaRoy N.,LeDouxand Charlotte A. LeDoux, portion of
Lot. 51, ,Wooster Subdivision.
Leo R. Johnson and.Betty•J. Jbhnscn, portion of Lot 51,
Wooster . Subdivision.
Leo R. Johnson, portion of. Lot 51, Wooster Subdivision.
Palo Alto Unified School District, portion of Lots
14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, Block 21,
Stanford City. (Resolution No. 2339)
The, monthly, report of the Controller was received and
file.
The Controller reported the following transfers and
journal entries in .connection with closing of accounts for the
fiscal year 1951-52:
Transfers from- Utilities Funds
to Reserve as per Charter
$16,454.00
11„473.00
8,240.00
- A.,500.00
$37,667.00
Transfer Utilities
to General Fund:
Water,::.
Electric
teas
Refuse
.Disposal
Sewer
Net Gain
$122,645.91
298, 927.0
73.,034.0
21, 829.88
19/969-31
$536,406.23
Transfers,
Debit General Fund $.220,000.00
Credit Capital Reserve Fund $220,000.00
(To provide in the Capital Reserve Fund,
in lieu of a .General Reserve Fund, a reserve
for future capital expenditures These
funds may only be,ex ended by appropriation
by the City Council
On motion of Gaspar and Cathcart, the report was
accepted by unanimou vote on roll call..
Rider to Group Hospital Insurance Policy
On motion of Montrouil and Cashel, the Mayor was
authorized to sign a rider to the, group hospital insurance policy
of The Travelers Insurance Company providing for a change in rates.'
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Standin Committees for 1952-53
The Mayor deferred his appointment of the standing
committees of -the Council for 1952-53; and asked all the
committees to hold over:until the new ones are appointed.
Appointments -to Planning Commission
The Mayor nominated Paul. Huston and Frank,Shallenberger
for reappointment as members of the >.p? anni g . Commis'sion, each . for
a four-year'term On motion of Cathcart and Montrouil, these
,nominations were confirmed.
':App'ointments to• Board' on. Commercial Amusements
The. Mayor deferred his nominations for appointment of
two members; of the~ Board on Commercial Amusements in place of
Drew'and Mrs. William 0. Shreve whose terms expired
June .30,,-1952,
Letter from Emp1o e.s' United Public Workers Union
The. Mayor reported that a letter from the City Employees
baited. Public :Workers Union,; submitting 'demands in, regard to
wOrking:condtition&'and wages, had been received toe late to be
placed:on the agenda.` ;`He asked the City ,Attorney to state
his opinion; -as .. to. the,, City's position with regard to such
organisations.
The City Attorney advised that some years ago an
:organization was started among city: -employees and at that time
he was asked : for= an' opinion; as to whether the City Council had
to:;recognize any outside organizations, He advised that it
was his opinion at. that time,' and it is now his opinion, that
the: City Council is, not' required to recognize any such
organizations; that_th;is has;been the Council's policy and there
1 is no legal reason for:the Council to change its policy,
1t was:pointed,out that there is a municipal employees'
association`which;meets with department heads and representatives
of. the'Council,<andthat the City has its Charter and
Administrative Code:;:and Rules and Regulations which
provide` -a, grievance procedure for employees.
On motion: of`Gaspar and Blois, the statement made by
the:City Attorney was adopted as the Council's official policy
--on this matter:.
Leave to Mrs: Bower
Mrs. Bower was.: granted permission to leave the State
from July:.15 to July 30, 1952,
Signals'. Newell Road and Enbarcadero Road
The City Manager reported that the equipment has been
received for the:installation,,of traffic signals at Newell Road
and -Embarcadero Road. He .pointed out that the purchase of
:! these :signalsa was, authorizedsome time ago but delivery was not
expected.' this: soon
- A proposed ordinance providing for the control of
i traffic' at-. this' intersection by stop -and -go signals was received
for firsts reading
On aaotion of M:rs..Bower and Gasp Council .dJourne
,_APPROVED: