HomeMy WebLinkAbout05061940City Hall, Palo Alto, California,
...May... , '940.
The Council, . of the City of .;Palo Alto met in specie.'
on this; date at 7:30 P.M. , pursuant to the fol loving
"As Mayor of the City of Palo Alto, 1 hereby call
a special meeting in of the Council of the City of
Palo Alto, to convene at the councilchamber in the
City Bali; of Palo Alto: at the hour.of 7:30 P.M.,
on MOnday, May 6, 19400 for the purpose of approving
the First: Supplemental Memorandum: of Agreement for
Streets of Major ' Importance for the 1940 fiscal
year, to provide for the installation of traffic -
actuated signals at El Camino ,Real and Embarcadero
Road : and for the chaine1ization,. of the intersection
of E) Camino Real and Palo Alto Avenue, and for the
adoption of a resolution authorizing the execution
of this agreement by the Mayor and. City Clerk;
also for the : consideration of . such other business.
as may come before the Council."
Costello presided and roll call was as follows:;
Present: Bentrott, Cashel, Costello, Cypher, Goddard, Hoy,
Merner, Mitchell,.: Reed, Richards, Southwood, . Thoits,
Thomas, ..Wood.
eez ent. for. Ex nditure of Gas `Tax "i ►ds
Ciianne13.za.tion
• ``The`: Counci,1 considered the First Supplemental. Memoranda
of , groei ent _;for expenditure of gas tax funds on streets of major
im rtance fore the ;1940 fiscal year, toprovide for the inatalla-
tion of- tra.ffi;c actuated signals at El. Camino Real a,nd
Eiiibroadero:; Roed and for , the' channelization of the intersection
of "El Camino : Real and Palo Alto Avenue.:: The City Attorney
• exp:Iained that: the execution ' of this agreement vas necessary
to :o°bviate. a.legal objection rya .sed ;hy the„Attorney for the
Division .of":: JEighvays, and that this agreement vou]d replace the
one approved :at the last meeting of , the Council..
A report was received from- the Board of Public Works
approving ,this agreement and recommending it to the Council for
approval and execution.,
Resolution No. 1276, approving the First Supplenexitai
Memorandum of Agreement and authorizing its execution by the
Mayon' and 'City Clerk, was read, and on motion of Thomas and
Mitchell, vas : adopted by unanimous vote on roil call.
Agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to Use Poles
The Council also considered an agreement vith the
Pacific Gas and Electric Company permitting the City to use
certain poles of said company for the purpose of ma staining
the',traffic signals to be installed at El Camino Real and
Ei barcaderca Road. A report vas received from the board
of Works approving this agreement and recommending its executicn
the'.Counett.`
Resolution No. 1277, authorizing the Mayor and. City
execute this agreement, was read,,. and on motion c`_'
and Hoy, was passed by unarximousk vote on roll call.
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of installing the - signals ignals has \peen started and that they should
be in operation in a week or two.
(Councilman Blois came at this time) 7:40 ,P.M.)
and vas present during the rest of the meeting.
Memorial Day . Farad:ۥ
A co:mmunication was received from the United Veterans'
Council inviting the. Mayor and: Council to participate. in , the
annual Memorial Day . Parade :at 9:30 A.M. , Thursday, May 30th,
and in the ceremonies "to be .held at the Varsity Theatre fofloving
the parade.
Meeting of Peninsula Division
The Council was informed that the next meeting of the
Peninsula Division of the: League of California Cities will be
held in Palo Alto on Thursday,' May 16th, at 6:30 P.M., at the
Community Center.
Beer License
A notice was received from the State Board of
Equalization of the decision on protestmade by the Council
against the issuance : of a beer license to the Texas Restaurant,.
informing the Council that the : Board has acted upon the protest
by ordering that the application for said license be: denied.
Dixon Proper
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The City Attorney announced that he had prepared a
resume in regard to the; acquisition of the Dixon property and
the conditions.:attached-to : the gift, and would furnish a copy
to each council :;7:aember.`
On motion of Thomas and Hoy, the Council adjourned.
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