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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07261954Gsit.ornta ba;,o ty5• City Kayladuly , uar met ln' re sldin- i ,� of 'alo A. Y. _,�mPson nxe `y il o th9 M, vtth M Y Han Tie. Council': at` Drysdale, r fln this dw� sne Gomm p�rte ' HpdgE� ' a a cal at xoll �yXbse' CaMytohe� X01` hops �, Present ustOn 1Roppent rs Simpson meson T J 95 Corcoran, V et r of July �, Absen��he minutes of the cre day vas c orsiderat�'or. o the ,�� the ending ial o y�.. ` recommending, �h f :v from Comm tteeCn m° r eco an d b dept for t- t dry, was` xecei a le or 1954-55 . adopted by A he ss�he-Sa sc du7. Simpson a c Bt1a order read 5r) e spec tseal year x.95 re he a da9ti°n: ai . t ,�o,� � 'she' sala or 5*�mP ,� wlt�, . 1 t t bus call hearings 4ayor ' budget, udg e a 'd' tie on °l tHa pubx�"o aspects Fund d� General otnt ' e ' erasing some the, Generalis o o the ie a e'�ent con '�'e'gardln th a summary ed exhibited a rear C 3 . sho �d, �r�Or'�t ° C.har'�s exh,�,b.. the ttmE and ar �end��tur erid'�tres this was �lscs,� y X.. s and ecp ed rue ann°unc that ud�,et for the ot�. � �'f vas n he��.,�.n�5 T�,�� '� �.l,�c beam- �� record sh4 7.a'� one de- clared' then on ,� that Qmmer'cs a e Rp•.,� ��a fund re o�^ the IltA.: hued that s provided by and t.ne pl 55 " d bier gven as tulaed, �hrQQ° ed urg the 19�:. hear -n 'o er x y Gangs' and on the l cn 5dw�rd It �e xdget acri t e Nir on th out _i d terra area, e terrace a� C .' ST .ariase Ong year as College asked t cam of ,tyle s , but terrace. • . 1 fv ty?e ac`opb:• 'resident s 'remar;� loge type Caunc to :a yry , �.n �,o� }�e =� YID. c n Paler,'r , w .thw tr. a the pars recSa t pointed cancu ,r any would, aA' Manager " ace t . he. d , sell the area the n'It,. to the tea• that a e is of further : caved: • for n amendment er p rs �a 1.s the _ � A e en �� delete the ley r�s . "t visea .the them ionMill made to B + e a and having: nda'"f ' ' o ment 'Plan aeon a �etl,the a p otat a recommendation cc ori. and 'Development a o `sell xes '? ey a rlez . :park out ], �'t n ng a proposal fir°F rrts Drive, , presented u ted a : s a e Es.rk � ion o report 4ex S�e ven, 31' Gardens area, s the City ea' r • 'Om text r retained and the s a • ed £a mail/s d of `.the. be . t o� al4'A roe . ton neeideete Garma s.developme' eery urdc in the ear but . .1, Sterling ,Gardena rioar Gas ,have no furls eat ► s Y 1. area �b ted , f o�' areas wya here are bard .n `ten considers. - George bUdsprt oha ark a g't that t l ins Gardens s'c'' and g t`p. ad`t 4s b •.,1bpp� i improved. p �l fl i' e Vho e pax le n rbt3 �, Com- mittee., vil} tor .duel;. d' gas Yacht fact li �p�idga� included the roar o used S. Nrs1 :be tdre: budgets • member of of the In the br p �e ton fir. £u Brd'bau�h' developmentIncluded the .harbor : 1i r plans for development orl< of Improving facilities' ac; li�ye 's ett: co t the that; the w e�uate r:rng ` i ken and t ally : �1,e�'�; be: �n�e� s� 'that eves budge, ed , � cr���d Carried • be p7F0 Other apesicera,, wrha endorsed the proposed budget and' con- gratulated t'he.Counc.11;for being able to..carry on the City's - operations° and- the _,major projects, • and: capita 1 impro:aements as out- lined;, without an increase .in the tax rate, were -David Haight;, re presenting; the: Chamber of Commerce; `Lyle 'Gray, 3173- South Court; A. J: Cat.hcart:, 236.:: Tennyson. =Avenue;.'and Mrs. Walter Damage,° 24+1 Iris Way.,' Mr. Aubrey_ Fairfax, on'. behalf of the Palo Alto Bar As-- soeiation, requested :the Council to allocate sufflclert funds for a specialcensus in the near future,2which he thought should qualify Palo Alto for.'a department of the Superior Court as well as an increase; in,;gas tax 'funds., There being;no others who desired to sneak to the Council` at this time, the hearing was ' closed., (Mrs. Corcoran had arrived at 8:25 P.M. during the. hearing, and was present for the rest of the meeting! Councilman Mitchel].; Chairman of Committee No. 3, reported that the committee' -recommends: that• the budget as submitted be adopted and that:the' the tax' rate for. 1954-55 be fixed at $1.19, the.: Same :total: rate' as. last -`year's rate. He advised that the breakdown of the rate is as, follow $1 I:4 ' 04teral : Fund rate o 6 Bond. Funds $1.19 Total rate Ordinance No "1,555 adopting_:the budget for 1954-55 ,was read, -and;: on, motion'°of .Mitchell,- and Huston, was adopted' by unani moos :.vote, on roll Ordinance ;No.' 1556;, fixing the tax rate for 1954-55 at $1.1.9 was introduced, and or) `'motion 'of Mitchell and Byxbee, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Amendments to Working. : Rules and Regulations The City. Manager presented proposed amendments to the Working Rules and Regulations necessitated by changes in policy in the,; adopted budgetH He recommended adoption of the changes as fol.- lows_ .That Chapter; 111, Section I, be amended to provide for _the reduction of working hours: form firemen to 67.6 hours for a work- week'when averagedover a one-year period; that Chapter I1, Section, 111, be amended td:, ;reduce: the basis for calculating overtime for the Fire Department from a 312 -hour month to a 276 -hour month; and' 'that Chapter ,11 Section V, be amended by deleting "life insurance premium" from the list of deductions made from employees' wages. Cn motion of Porter and Ruppenthal, these amendments to the Working Rules and Regulations were adopted. • Petition for Annexation ipanin& Property) On motion:.of Rodgers and Hanley, action on this matter was -deferred: because :Mr. Laning has. not yet signed the amended petition. - Project 52-14., Off=Street Parking, Sale of Bonds A report was received. from the City Manager on the bids;. received at. 3:30P.M. on this. date for the sale of $300,000.00 1954 Park i.,ng. Bonds, Series "S" , Second Sale, as follows: `Bidders Taylor & Company & `Ass-ociates (Boettcher & Co (iannaford. & Talbot). Lawson, Levy,, & Williams. &., Associates Stone &' Youngberg Redfield :& `Co:' :. C.. -N.: White .& Co: } Total: Net. Average :interest.' Interest ;,Rate 156, x+90.02 169,653.50 157 172.05 0299502: .0324695 'Ori .motion of Cummings and Ruppenthal, Resblut.ion No. -25I5.awarding•sale- of the bonds to Taylor and Company 'and. As s.oc�ates'in:-accordance with their bid was adopted. -by unanimous vote of a'll,counci.1members present;. Huston was absent during thin roll` .call E*nplorees Picnic: The City :Manager -'reported that he has received. letters signed.-by._.approximately.125 employees asking him to express to the Council their appreciation for the city employees' picnic held on July. 174 1954. .:He said he. thought this was oneof-1the finest things that has been done for employee relations in the City of. Palo Alto. Lease with San Mateo County re A1roort The City Attorney presented the lease with the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County for the leasing of property by the.. Ci.tyto t_heHCounty;of. San Mateo for airport purposes, in accordance with the program approved by the Council at thelast meeting:_ 0n motion o£ Ruppenthal and Drysdale, a re.olution au- thorizing the Mayor to execute this lease in behalf: of the City was. adopted' -by unanimous, vote. Bids on Electric Meters .A report was made by the City Manager on bids received on.J.uly_22, 1.954, -on electric meters, with therecommendation that the_.bid of the;Sangamo'E1ectric Company in the amount of $6,823.75;._including s.aies tax, be accepted. On motion: of Porter and Hanley, the recommendation was adopted:, and the bid of Sangamo.Electric Company accepted by unanimous, vote on roll call. Amendment to Park'Acqutsition and Development' Plan. The City Manager recommended that the portion of the - Proposed -Park' Acquisition .and Development Plan fore the City of• Palo Alto, 1"95 .55, `u having to- do with the sale or. Eaton and,- - ',BerkeleyParks` in`> Co-ilege Terrace, be deleted, from the' program. On motion, of. Rodgers and ' Bishop,, the , reference to the sale of these; ;:two parks'' was deleted from the park plan in accor- dance -with' the;:City Manager' s recommendation . Amendments to Building Code .. A report was received, from' Committee No. 1 recommending the adoption of' amendments' to' the Palo„ Alto . Building `Code, includ- ing amendments 'to Section 901, Division 2, and Section-- 902, Para- graph (b), regarding nuser1e and day care centers Seotions i&te :i gn utitw ,igx n ea and hot nd t° t5 -on of �`�`gaurp°se~ purposes; . Seet t the us for sleeping p1 conga ft raect� °n' to prohibit r°h,ybi ed to be oh�b�'t the street aCe Pr and Uri ctio desk. Cpl, (c� : vlthint 3Q feet of an/ proposed sas e tton . jatea COn �.a Qu es Of. ent a , aCoae se ° uct�on r�e�'. and Ru��'�� ng ax ovratx s a ndt nts ° th On,motVie, e,mer dub , th�,t :� tor the o°s tex n Providing reading 2 Vto. i advS.s� Gom'" f9r first Comma tee she nn a "� Iva � f�'° end�.t�.°n °f portion °f �, .Crave t� .red Tema v'.p viou xeco t °t p C1a� repo Ov pr a our tentative �� opposite With' al: the toia a the , K° :concurs aF °vat 1ocated° ° sion� ' City ti��,th of the That �:.t an °�' ' s�°'r prav7 e C� �-°` ag. 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SC°bbl ye s be- ved fxd.. ce1 h. on- psn © Street, tbt f, r a�ppltea n-ofamended �1 A '1 advl" rived h report,o the ' of . a tt 2561 C mmea� on an app. denial appr0Va1 located.at the. 'original p carp commending: co y°� Cityr Averiueg of the the two o for. design 2 J tanford � adQ revision , provides that be moved appro aak ; ana she. pxo'` 41dtnga the carports red Z7 ; ��' C°�;o�a`��� ��ded 19`��i�� e bu.� out of tab�.�s twee a S re gin. 3 Zy' ?� rear' of arp baG gist the es den nc t to is ag Presently� f. Polio/,0f-the' al of cation the 1°.cafe ld neeasl axe, ,ah1G com ndctlon whic' ;wo°� .: a :'P�'°°e m1e�-pn • the �e xont Sine otton. 8 Mam C.umminga yr}e 'Mitchell antOcY.pf -On m° the .appltca i on rer ,�1aa1 a d end p Com ad'�o .: o• m t' e t�1a °, 1 C T r a ct was "Ina lea of Tea reoe�ved � p o Tx sated eK r�d �C�t� e eFort ]w of :the ba e� on : i. 2:° Cxe f the aostex t et�een mendattOna ° nd S ,To n xs°° he Ott/ c a ttan of of_:Golgpe the .f°.1owA request to easement a e`e 1S pt x1� e d �t haa. written ex.tst for aue � submit, "° a °t the e ,. pay Aye eer o 'er suband°nment and afire gin That,: the ° the a o� the map ent a c11 in glen . abandonment. Inc ed In the as sh°w� ,c°ets m;a '';Tnat'easements be provided as shown map Thata 1 -foot reserve be maintained Wellsbury Ways. 109 ?esolution �Io. 2:546 approving the final map. 'of Tract: 1302 was introduced„ and on motion of .Bishop and �Cumnsings, adooted.-by`.unanimous, vote on roll call. Park Acquisition` A communication' was received from the Planning:Commis- , sion..stressing the ,importance of immediate acquisition; "oa land for the development of ;neighborhood parks and playground areas as proposed in the- Park' Acquisition and Development Flan for :195€-55, with special -;emphasis on the acquisition ,of the :proposed si:te:.;in'the Hoover,, School area. This communication was referred to Committee No Pro jest= 52-1.k',::Off-Street Parking, Modifications' Resolution No 25k7 of Preliminary Determina=tion and of Intention-t;o<..make changes and modifications in Project N'o.;;,52-1k, University,: Avenue ;District Off -Street Parking, was introduced and on 'motion of Mitchell and: Mrs . Corcoran, was adopted by unanimous• vote on'roll:;c;all..,.It was explained that the resolution.incor porates. a,il :.the.:changes ,and 'modifications to the projec4::..pre- viouslv,approved'by. theCouncii and provides for a hearing to be held on August 9, 195 , at 7:30 P.M. Appointments to Planning Commission ,The Mayor nominated W. M. Brophy for re -appointment as a member.of,the Planning Commission, for a four -year -term.: On motion `of,Mitchell and Marshall, this nomination was confirmed.. The Mayor deferred. until the next meeting his nominations for appointment of :members to the Planning Commission to'replace Mrs. H.:L":'Severance:.and Ray E. Turner. Appointments. to Board on Commercial Amusements The .Mayor nominated Mrs. Howard C. Ray, Miss Elizabeth Ourinski, and :Col.. >.John A.Stewart for re -appointment- as members of the Board on. Commercial -Amusements, each for a three-year term. On motion of Byxbee.and Rodgers, these nominations were confirmed. Standing' 'Committees The Mayor announced that no change has been -made in the membership of the three standing committees of the Council-, except: for the appointment of Councilman Marshall as chairman'of Com- mittee No. 2. The City Manager requested permission to be absent from the next Council:meeting_on August 9, 1954, as he expects to be on vacation'at that time. It was moved'by Marshall, seconded and carried that the City Manager be excused from attendance at the .August 9th meeting. The meeting was declared adjourned at 9:10 P.M. APPROVED ATTEST:J' t