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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05251959e City Hall, Palo Alto, California May 25, 1959 The Council of ,the .City of Palo Alto met in regular session on this date at 7:30 P.M., with Mayor Porter presiding. Roll call as (follows Present: Byxbee, Corcoran, Cresap, Davis, Evans, Giffin, Marshall, Mitchell, Navis, Porter, Rodgers, 'Stephens,' Woodward. The minutes of the meeting of May 11, 1959, were approved -as distributed. Stanford Annexation No. 7 This was the time. for a hearing on the proposedannexa- tion of uninhabited territory designated as "Stanford University Annexation No.. 7", an area of 1.395 acres, at Willow Road and Pasteur Drive. A certificate was filed by the City Clerk certifying that notice of the hearing had been given by publication as required by law, and that,notice had been mailed to the owners of the property; proposed to be annexe.d. The hearing was declared open. There being no one presentwhowished. to be heard on the matter, the hearing was closed. An ordinance approving the annexation of Stanford University Annexation No.`7 was introduced, and on motion of Mitchell and Woodward, was accepted for first reading. Canvass` of. Election Returns 'The Council proceeded to canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election held on May 12, 1959. The Mayor appointed four .tear s of teliers,,' Cresap and Evans, and. Marshall and Woodward. to' count the: absentee ballots, and Giffin and Stephens, and Davis and Mrs. Corcoran to canvass the returns from the 3.2 mutnucipal precincts; with staff members assisting the council mernbers"'in con ucting the canvass. :After the :canvassing was completed, the Mayor announced the `results`as. follows::: That: the total .number of votes cast, including 150 absentee ballots, ,was 10, 786.` That the total ;vote cast for each candidate for the office of Councilman for a six -year term was; as follows: .. f• f- i r:u.. �. A ,.iii -4 MRS. >'� v ; :a •ser :! k ?nti-:Ar.'"wo,Ffi-a'.:,Js.+.&�a ,ti 1 • •L...«�-F._. J'.y .. _�:G'f."":Y3'" - C'..� "`ti "w%/i�--.��.T Queene Amirian 6094 6042 EdwardV. Arbuckle Robert W. Byxbee Spencer C.'Fish, David B. Haight Noel E. Porter Lee W. Rodgers Christian Zweng 6261 2849 6953 6389. 6603 6833 That the cast _onthe referendum on the resolution. o the City Council dated, December 8, 1958, app; owing andauthoriz ngthe contract` for thepurc'hase, of Foothill lands was as follows YES, 6648'; NO.` 4041. That -there were '24 scattering votes for the office of Councilman; as. follows. Ervin S Best ;' 1 Edward P'.' .Cashel 2 Ivlike'-Cl.hne 2 Pr'ehti's:s:.Co-le :: .,. 5 ldred�Cor,'coran 3 Robe t Ho_ :Curra nings 1 'zxsmett Fitzpatrick 1 Walter Gara4g.e 1 Dorn Gr ve s Donald A :': Hanley 1 John M 'Hanley:: 1 Harold Kay 1 oh' , :Sinclair 2 Warr --en J.,: Wonlca 1 cast in each precinct for the office' of Council term :were: as follows Municipal -Precinct Que:ene :Number Ara:1riah 165 2 1'32 3 1"56 . .170 5 205 b :69 `7`, 168,. .147 10 : 196 11 . ..153 12 235 13- 248 14, 181:` 15' 219 1$: 175 17 182' 18 1"S4 19 19 2 Z0. 20:4 21 175 '- 22 259 Edward V. Robert W. Spencer Arbuckle Byxbee Fish 1,91 9.4 145 76, 172 80 1$9 ? 128 93', 235:::: 158 ' 62 189 ;` 158 46 181 157 61 "130': 12.8 57 186 176 73 206. : 20.6 83 192' 170 75 242.' 245 125 234,._ 252 98 181 227 104 193 . 243 104 173 .174 91 173 , 18.0 120 157 194 104 164: 214 109 172 233 90 134 210 82 216,_ 224 122 .. � �17� obett w x1z ee e !C..:. • , buclsl� ::....-... e"2—.. 49 Cl'i Precinct, ,, Nu�� 213 2qg` �S1 4." 1�2 `� 1 26 26C 1"� b 122 2"t 16 j 68 391 61 2,8- 152:, $3 13 ��6 29 20 , -97 18 3 31; ' 19 6160 C.�ris'6.ax� s. ziax� 227. 76 151 216 69243 176.; 23 1 607 23 230. • 199 1g 7., , 126 2 6' • 30 1'3... 204 2$17 6020 Tata 182 pxcci�Gt 220 146 17a 12 lbl 1$� 14$: 176 2 6 1 171 168, 346 327 2 171 16 148 224 3' l.0 22.5 152 202 4 190 182 j71 143 5.: '79 195 324 17�' 6 184 133 196 x03 'I 140 1.11. 209 212 f3: 397 1z6` 387 21 9 z28 180 x�2 237 10 182 ` Z16 .12 19y 11. 2 4 236 239 247 49 12 305 7;99 , 43 99 ? 3' 224 221 1q0 41 1 2.68 1.44 2.05 136 1`5 19. : 158 209 161 1.6 194 215. 145 233 2.41 t? i9? 1.82 249 203 18 202 235. 225 233 2 27 9 209 2.1.3 24'2 20 X51 213 x 33 21 26` 2b 3_: . 2.31 245 228 22 :211 255 x,39 ?.70 2.3 274- 260 2.06 273 24, 225 206; 2.92 101 25. 236 :263 172 20 26. 338 173; 1g2 212 27 13 21.3 203 1'70 . 28 174 207 ': 125 -.. 29 223 146 " x01 30 139 "�.'......- 6150 t 31 X97 6501 629 6 • The 'votes cast in each precinct on the referendum proposition on the resolution approving the contract for the purchase -of Foothiil lands were ae.'foliows: 1 1:56' 2 ;138 . 1.62' 4 , '. 180.' 5 304 6 253 7 2.10 8 129 9 192 10 " .,1.8.6... 11 177 12 211 13 256. , .. 14 219 -' 15 244 16 178 17 15-3 18 -.130 19 •.169 :20 223 .:, 2,1 192 22 21,3, 23 243, -24 = 31, 25 262 26 ,220 27 2.'58 28 167 29' 231 30. 229 3'1 ;155 2 271 ,Total ' 6`542„- Absentee : X06 Total 6648 NO 174 110 117 107 64 38 80 90 113 1.57 124 186 169 130 153 126 143. 168 159 147 146 169 121 131 109 141 176 105 79. 118 78 69 3997 44 4041 rdinance'-;No <: 185.3 declaring the results of the General Municipa1`E1ection nel,d 4on May 12, 1959. was introduced, and on motion. of Woodward :and Marshall, was adopted by 'unanimous. vote onroll .call. A letter. -Was received from the City of Mountain. View requesting that: the :.City:,.of Palo.., Alto grant permission to Mountain View` for the construction: of a trunk line sewer main within a --portion of. San Anton. o Road; situated in the City of. Palo Alto. Or :motion of Navis"and :'l3yxbee, this was referred to the Staff and Corom,ittee N6.";1 .k...e:.xre, ......r... - , • p, le tno the collection at the be an a,rnaun n concerning budget for Library A �Ehe--appropriation, aPpx ,comx'd�n a ". et. This was of 'Worrier,. Voters end ng, that letter- was received£.rvmthe, League and recom� than Library . t less book , boalea: ` � asociatxo ce a Mexican opziatrec in the. the d d �by referred to ina�xnu Te library budget. the.� Of ;the,totai �whxch'is i5°�o ;Cor, littee' N° on Devel Morat0rluYrx of y �� resat s ana rr� " ation a the .C"ouncl' s information. way pre��es�tec�. fagSupervisor to the ,City Thew .d of ,Super of pxecxSe e.Clerk of t% the establishing $, .and 6. tez fxoxxa had d'i`C, ,ased expof preci , p a plan -lines that the ng de elapMent$r along, freeways, ex re _Traffic,' in the DeL policy of the poard plan line's a.nvoYvxr�gs as set forth that the p manta. 1SUrve gho id,had to dering red on develop nad taken ac,tiozx °T is cicc�. lines,. and �nrvs £ end moratariurn . t�aor d on de „a;qb day. axad aj,°x • of this ction.,�, be as fail,fre expre sws`l' be notified tinvolvircg freeway,,.: , shall ironed ately ali:; c�,ty ;,�urxadictlon$ License Contract used license Contract: - aerie Cal£.1'rgfessional anage�' subrnitted.a proposed to conduct and F. May M,. elusive rig d Driving cored Mahoney for. the.e� our se. an for period patrxck F o ,xCipal:Golf C� and course with , ito'lai of 'said g „oge.xa�e the -:Palo �' . ,coif Prbfessional�e xe vie Wlf the se f r ans of g axed be tie. 31. i9:6Z. existing to act a 195',` to::iaY out the elya:xges from the from Sung ;, ointed o month. stand � end-, this, m new, at the of the rte. ,xhxch ecpzre:a and authoriz `contract the license contract roving and on motion of xeaolc�txon approving introduced, vote on kill call- theM3Y°Sw38.- .. ing its execution'by was:_adopted by unanimous ,BYxbee add: 5te�'�ens : onc�ssion Contract A�;en.drxient to gestaarant C James � . Saitta, d a letter from J Municipal Manager red Palo Alto The City session at" the P under his restaurant car%. e;xt to the City of the ° rotor of the . that his paym" , e City un of hi requesting,.- resent p contxact. Golf ;present con ► at` the p o f the contract be continued" two years ';gross gr s s remaining vote is for the yarn unanimous gxosa recexp xbee, and by una ofRod:ger.s and / City Attorney was an Motion s roved and the for the continuance the- li xeean amendment to provide nuanc oll call,. and a resolution authorizing of r payment, was adopted. if txucted to r t the_ Mo of.,grosa receipts ' ant to the contract the Mayor to. execute such axnendm t of Seale Canal. gox Culve t �.rovexne'n onager on plans and the City M between Louis _. . . A report was made by anal ant of Seale an of the en improvement the improvement ended for that the pure Ile recommended ispe d and Greris Road,.aa�risxxxg cT,vext• advising Road; and Greer , an openn:dxtc'b to a boxicis on this work. of the staff e to'call for rexnthis w balance is to authorizedbfi - from the cost s that the- staff be will be financed. total estirraated that the: project: Bond F,xndd and that the' Stoxrr► Drainage $44,215-.00. 'On.motion of Byxbee and Rodger se -the City Manager and staff Were;auithorized 'to :advertise for .bidson the project. .A greerient re. Easement {Fabian �/ay� :va�arMr�n� .r�waerneni...�an�.r The City .Manager. presented an agreement with the Pacific Gas' and Electric Company concerning change in location of an easement in the; Fabian Way area for relocation of a gas main.. A resolution :approvingthe agreement and authorizing its execution by the. Mayor was introduced; and on motion of Byxbee and Rodgers, was adopted by "=unanimous vote on roll call. Traffic Committee Recommendations OICEMIRMIlk Greer Road at Amarillo, Through Street The City Manager submitted a recommendation from the Staff Traffic Committee for the adoption of a resolution declaring Greer Road at its intersection with Amarillo Avenue to be a through street, the present yield signs to be replaced with stop signs: Resolution No. 3105, ancillary to Resolution No. 2971-, creating certain arterial streets, and amending Section 19.61 of said resolution. to include 'Greer Road at its intersection with Amarillo Avenue as a ;through street, was introduced, and on motion of Rodgers and Mitchell, wasadopted by unanimous vote on roll call. The City. Manager reported that the Traffic Com.mittee iad discussed. with. Mr. James W. Meyer, the traffic consultant, the question of permit-; parking, and that he has submitted his recommendations for criteria to govern the issuance of parking permits'. His report and recommendations were as follows. "Following the institution of the recornmended time limitations and methods, ,of control at all of the parking lots, spot checks should be made to determine the peak -hour usage on a typical week day. If the peak -hour occupancy by non -permit ;parkers on a typical week '. day is .less than 75 per cent of capacity on each lot, then permits for that lot: may be issued to.the :extent :of creating up to 75 per cent occupancy,. This would allow 25 per cent of the available space to accommodate over -peak demands, such as occur on sale days and Saturdays ,A, spot: check should be made on each lot, for which permits :are:is:sued, every six months to a year, to insure that the combined occupancyof theshort time and permit parkers does not exceed 75 per cent of the capacity on a typical week day. The num- ber of permats:'outstanding_ can then; be. adjusted as required -et' motion. of Byxbee and Cresap, the formula governing: the issuance of :parking pert -nits, as recommended by the traffic consultant, was was "accepted. 0212 -Street Parkin California Ave. District The City Manager "reported on -recommendations of the Traffic Cornxz ittee relative to:on-street parking matters ir. the Califarnia Avenue Business District ,. ee i:��JSi -�.`t.r�'.Y '.,�. �✓„.: �Y I,.!NJi..^.ln�..r r :Y•ivttiN^1�1'^'N Int 8I The Traffic.Committee recommended that limited parking on:the even -numbered (northerly) Side of College Avenue between:El •Camino: and Staunton Court be two hours, instead of one hour as previously recommended; also that parking on both :sides.; of Birch Street for the -half block north of Cambridge Avenue be lirnited to two hours. Resolution No. 3106 amending Resolution No.'. 2971 `regulating parking' and the use of certain streets, to restrict parking' on the port on: of; College Avenue and Birch Street to two hours; as recommended, between 9:.00 A. M, and 6:00 P.M. ex_cept.Suridays. and'Holidsys`,,. was, introduced, and on motion of Mitchell, duly seconded, was adopted by unanimous vote on .roll call; • The. Traffic Committee ' recommended that no change be made on High Street between California"and Washington Avenues. sincelthis is adjacerit.toan_:R-1-.area and would only serve to push cozr.r uter. parking into the= residential area. The Traffic Committee also recommended that no action be taken on any further _ requests of this mature in the California Avenue area until such time as the :' whole of the. De Leuw Cather report is implemented. Suggested Saturday Parking Meter Holiday The ',City Manager. submitted a suggestion made by the, Staff Traffic Committee that consideration be given to making Saturdays..fr.ee`meter days, in the University Avenue Business District He advised that the committee had discussed this suggestion and recornrnended that the Council give consideration to the: feasibility of eliminatingthe requirement for operating parking_ meters on Saturdays, and further, consider whether unlimited parking or . restricted parking .;should be used in lieu of the meters on Saturdays .The City Manager, pointed out that this suggestion is not a recom nendation, for action at this meeting, but is recommended for consideration, and':is a suggestion which Downtown Palo Alto, Inc. should also. consider. The matter was referred by the Council` to Comrriittee N•o. 2. Parking Restriction Jor, Middlefield Road Councilman Davis` asked that Committee No. 2 consider the advisability of eliminating on Saturdays the parking restrictions on a portion of Middlefield .Road • where parking is prohibited during certain morning and evening hours. The City Manager advised that the staff would investigate and make checks on this situation, and report to thecommittee., Ash Street' Arterialization The City Manager presented a recommendation from the 'Staff Traffic Committee that Ash Street between California Avenue and Page Mill Road: be arterialized during the construction of the Page Mill -Oregon Avenue underpass and until Park Boulevard is again open to traffic. Resolution No. 3107, amending Resolution No. 2971, 'designating Ash Street at its intersections with Sherman Avenue, Grant Avenue and Sheridan Avenue as a through street until ten days after the re -opening of Park. Boulevard pursuant to the comple- tion of the underpass project, was introduced, and on motion of Mitchell and Byxbee, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. IMF Additional Personnel for. Park Maintenance .A report' was submittedb.y the `City Manager on the need for additional. personnel for,maintenance of the existing improved parks and the. advisabilityof hiring several persons ixnmethately if the.: newly -planted areas are to be properly main- . tained and. the -various facilities are to..recerve,basic ;maintenance:, Fie requested: authorization. to.add, six. groundskeeper (K-17) positions to the present_ table of operation of the Park. Division and to..hire:them..at the earliest posaible'time which would, probably be bout June 15,.',1959; and further requested that the sum of $1500:00 be transferredto'Account 149A to provide the funds needed for this purpose until the end of this fiscal year. On:motion of Navis and Byxbee, and by unanimous 'vote on roll` call, .the cix .gr, oundskeeper, positions were authorized as reconunended, and tbe, arnount of ,$1500.00 was transferred from the unappropriated, balance of the General Fund to Account 149A. °The : City Manager reported that a,gift of $50.00 had been received from Miss Ethel P. Gale, a former employee of the Palo Alto Library for 37:=year.: It was moved by Mitchell, seconded and carried that the gift be accepted andacknowledged with aletter of thanks to .Miss Gale..: Sewer Agreement with School District The Assistant City Manager reviewed the provisions of a proposed agreement with the Palo Alto Unified School District for thejoint construction,and maintenance of sanitary sewerage facilities, explaining that this would be an extension of the city sewer line to serve the Fremont -Hills School located on West Fremont Avenue in the Town of Los Altos Hills, within the Palo Alto Unified School District:. The Council was informed that the estimated cost of the project is $122,000.00 and that the entire cost will be financed initially by the. School District; however, as ,areas are permitted to' connect to the sewer line, reimbursement will be made to the School District. It was pointed out that the areas to be permitted to connect will be determined by the City of Palo. Alto. The Assistant City Manager called the Council's attention to the fact,that this would bethe first deviation from the Council's policy of, not serving outside the City except in the case of sanitary districtswith whom the City has contracts. He advised that the School District had been told by the State Board of Health that sanitary sewers were required before the school could be constructed Resolution No. 310.8, :;authorizing execution of the agreement with the Palo Alto Unified School District, was introduced, and; on motion of Mitchell and Byxbee, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Deed to Yateznan.(3395 Birch Street) The Assistant City Manager presented a deed conveying the property at 3395 Birch Street, being Lot 13 and a portion of Lot 14, ` Block 2, , Bartley,Tract No 2, to Wilford 3. and Mae M. Yateman, ,and.'recominennded the Mayor be authorized, to execute. the deed. It wa.s explained 'that _this : wa,s..one of the houses which had to be relocated at the dine' -Park Boulevard was extended.; that no bids were received: at the time it was advertised for public bids, and that the City Manager's office hadthen been authorized by the Council to negotiate a- sale.,. A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute the deed conveying the property at 3395 Birch Street to Wilford J. and Mae M. Yateman.was introduced, and on motion of Rodgers and Navis, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call.. solution to Ret`rine Employee A resolution expressing appreciation to Charles. T. Alexander who is retiring after 29 years with, the Palo Alto Fire Department, was introduced and on motion of Navis and Byxbee, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. ers of Construction Cont.r. act The City Manager: read a letter from Wagner and Martinez, Managers of Construction of the Palo Alto -Stanford` Hospital Center, requesting that their contract which terminates on June 16, 1959, be continued on a month to month basis, in view of the fact that the project will notbe completed on that date. They asked that the contract be continued on the same terms with one exception ---that the "hold harmless" clause be amended so that its interpretation, will, coincide with their intent to the effect that. they would hold the owners harmless for legal` liability from actions of the partners, '.,their employees and agents. It was moved by :Mitchell seconded and carried that. the City Attorney be instructed to prepare the necessary amendment. ;:to the contract for action by.the Council at its next meeting. report was receaved`£rani the Planning Commission recommending -denial by -a vote of 4, to 1 of the P -C Development, Planas%submitted by the Grebmeier Manufacturing Company for the, property on the southwesterlysade of ;Middlefield Road near San Antonio Road. The Cornet ssfon went an record that it would still be walling toconsider a development proposal involving uses characteristic of the, R-1 ':Zone, which would, provide a minimum lot size of 8 000 sq ft.' and; 4,000`sq, ft. per unit, as expressed in ;their:sense:znotion of November' 19, "1958. Mr. E. P. Ames, representing the Grebrneier Manufac- turing -Cor-rrapany,= addresse.d .the, C.ouracii in support of the applica- tion and,the'.P-C: development proposal,. pointing out that the zoning of.this property'bas been before the Planning Commission several .times iii the past; year but none of,the development plans they have ;presented have met with the ,:.Commission 'a approval. A motion was made by Rodgers to refer the matter. to "Cornrnittee`No. J but there was no. second. Councilman Woodward :rioted "that a=number of people interested in this question are present 'and' suggested that the matter be,heard by the Council at this time (Councilwoman Corcoran left at this time, 9:15 P.M. , and was absent for the• rest of the meeting.) • r Ames, then "reviewed the proposal in more detail, advising, that thee plan would provide 82 apartment units, which" he stated would' be equivalent to -R-2 zoning. He asked the Council -to',overrule the. Planning C.orntni�ssion',s recorrimendation and grant the applheanv s request, stating, that he does not feel the property is R i:'in ,c:haracter... Opportunitywas?given-to others present who wished to speak on;lhe matter .:Mr,; Roy Paul, 4123 Dake Avenue, told the Connell that he has no objection to the plan as now proposed. ;Several property;owners andresidents of the area spoke in protest to the proposed:development, including Lawrence Gug iel'rnelli., „; 188 Ferne,'Avenue;. Stanley Nordling, 281 Ferne Avenue; John Alien,: :438: Ferne''Aver ue. They "asked that the decision of :the. Planning:', Commission be. upheld Councilman Byxbee spoke of the zoning problems. `affecting:large areas such as the Grebrneier property, and; suggested:. that it might for;; thePianning Commission and Committee No 1 to review these areas jointly and determine the best uses for them. After discussion, it was moved by Cresap, seconded by Woodward, and carried that the recommendation of the Planning Commission be upheld -and that the P -C development plan as sub- mitted by the Grebrxxeier Manufacturing Company be denied. Arnendrnent'to Zonin Ordinance (Sec. 8C. 031 A report was received £roni the Planning Commission unanimously',recommending ;amendment of Section 8C. 03 of the Zoning Ordinance. "Uses' Requiring Use Permits as Provided' in Article 23";, pe.rtaining;to R-5"districts, by adding Paragraph (e) to readd"Parking garages and. parking lots when unproved and main- tained in accordance with City regulations and when property is contiguous to property, in the';C-.2 ;;C.-3. M-1 or M-2 districts": A.,proposed ordinance, amending Section 8C. 03 of the Zoning Ordinance, as recornniendeed, was accepted for first reading. Zoning of Foothills Annexation No. 2 A report was submitted by the Planning Commission unanimously recommending zoning for the proposed Foothills Annexation No. 2 to P-F,`C-3:S C -3:S -D, O -:A, R-5, R-1, R -1:A, R-1:8-10, R -1:B -10A," R -1:8-20A and R -E, in accordance with an amended map dated May 20, 1959, calling attention to the fact that this zoning would'rvery nearly follow the existing county zone pattern. The Commission advised that controversial aspects involving abrupt 'changes will be given further study as the need arises. A motion was made, by Rodgers that an ordinance establishing zoning for. Foothills Annexation No. 2 as recommended be accepted for first reading. The Council was informed that there are people in the audience who wish -to be heard on the matter. but could postpone h:s &tatement until the ordinance come's''up for second reading, or'present it, to a committee if the question is to'. be-,rzeferred to';coxnmttee. Alf Brandin, Bus3;nese Manager of Stanford University, spoke in regard toproperty owned by the University bounded by _Arastradero Road, Junipero Serra Boulevard, the Veterans' Hospital, the railroad tracks and the property of the Palo Alto Unified School District, a parcel of about 14 acres. The zoning proposedby the Planning" Commission for this parcel is R -E. Mr. Brandin stated that Stamford University would like to have the portion :of.the area between the Veterans Hospital and Dry Creek zoned as L-14.4 and the balance as C -2:S for neighborhood shopping facilities; that if the Council: disapproves of any C-2 zoning, then they would like' to have all of this property zoned as L -M. After some discussion, the proposed ordinance establishing the zoning of Foothills Annexation No. 2 was accepted for first reading` and referred to Committee No. 1, with the >_ request that the Planning Commission be invited to attend the committee meeting when this item is considered. Lem Contract for Purchase of Pro rt Resolution ;" No 3109, ratifying and confirming all actions taken pursuant to resolution of December $, 1958, which appro`red :the agreement; thted' � Decembe 8, 1958, for, the purchase of real property' from -Russel V. Lee. and Dorothy Womack Lee, was introduced, and on motion, of Mitchell and l3yxbee, was adopted by'unanirnous vote OIL roll call of 3.11 councilmembers present. Claims for. Daniaes ,Reportswere received -from the City Atto.•^ney concerning the following claims for'damages, and recommending their denial: 1) from Lulu C. Johnson in the, sum of $25,000 for asserted damages by_ reason ofa-fall-on.:the_ sidewalk in front of 1105 Lincoln Avenue; 2) from Lynn Frances Adams' irr:the sum of $10.000 for asserted' darzxages by reason of:`a fal.,on the sidewalk at 415 Lambert Avenue; and 3) from Harriet Mundy iri:the surn Of $20,000 for asserted damages •by• reason of: a. fall on the sidewalk ir, front of 729 Waverley, Street On rootion of Nis: and Byxbee, the reports of the: City Attorney :were accepted anclthes.e claims were denied. ' or...Mar shall At --this tiine ;vice Mayor Marshall stated that he would like to have it understood that he is riot a candidate for the office of Mayor for the next fiscalyear. Mayor Porter, thanked Mr. Marshall for the:suppor:t andhelp he has•given during the past. four years as vice' mayor , A report. Was rn'ade by;;the City Manager on bids received- on April 28,. .1.959 for certa. n. equipment and materials under Group 111,' with the recorrax cndation that bids be accepted as: :recommended by: tlxe'' 1ospita.l Purchasing Cornmittee, in the total 0tU1t of. $93, aPPlicablediscfl 6. Z5 zncl ?�4 , . Iee$ azxy do::i : a � z'rzatiozz of = �1� �,. Yx eo the bid yxb and Mitchell, contracts.was adcipted aothoa'•e accepted eC and by unanimous iYzce ° xzin a. r a d: � g the .Mayor � endc yqx Mar .w tyingexecute and s e dazz.ing this xc1lxaus,' sales tauc, accepted: bids 'are as ) all,; follows, all xzzcluciiu$ State' uun and .I,aundxy 4 , erican Hospital Pacific Cotto Supplyxz : Baker Linen de Stang Co.;C Y 11o"euthaI & nine and Sut . Inc. ch ' lyallx $ 1,630.24 4,202.71 68p2.34 6, 758. 23: 585.8.8 322.40 8,316.96 16. x61 34 Rams AzIlilioteAv 1 t1'sxooh 200;1Y Co" fax teal Inatrva e/2, $ ump s bad $ 34, 7g1. s• daps, Co - Arxze •zcan Ii'aaP t41 S Mueller CO Supply Matt,aY fiosPitapaxzy .Szachaffpe. Supppy� Ca� 5'i'e8t �Iazzd. Reid. o.'s. ' l S .: „ \American Stexa ,, $zschoff'8. I;zer Co. N�►z.fion" Sam` 3 e Anesthesia Equipment Co. Stace r Y , all xteiris with 40 aept nd45 of /terns 12, 22, 23, a: $ 1.4.80.55 922. 88 5, 596. 29 2,622.40'- 828..13 4,405,39 260. 90 1,6/6.18 543.52;. 184:.70 1,154.75 They dccla,xed ad a being no: further burned at 10.15: P. business. the eetxng Was