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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03131939City .Hall, Palo Alto, California, March 13, 1939. The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regular session on this; date at -7;30 P.4., with Mayor Costello:( presiding. Rollcall .as: "follows: Present: Blois, Cashel, Collins,; Costello, Cypher, Goddard, Mrs. _Merner,, Mltc eil, Mosher,, Richards, Thos. tz, , Thomas.' Absent: Bonham, :Wood... The minutes of : the :meet 1939 were approved. Hearing, on ,Change of ,Zone This was the time set for a :hearing upon the recommendation of' the , Planning Commission that Lot 3, Block 6,. Alba Park Addition, together with that portion of the alley in . Block 6 which was:.: closed'' by the City Council by Resolution No. 1199, adopted e une,13, 1938,,, be rezoned. from First Residential Zone to ndustrial Zone.. The Council ' was informed that a notice of :tz s ,hearing was published in the Palo' Alto. Times .and was also' sent to each property owner in. the . zone ofinterest.:: of February 13 and March 6,, A petition was recelved from property owners and antereste' citizens, with 32 signatures, objecting to the proposed rezoning;. Letter..s.. of :protest were received from Nettie L. Walker, Renry. Colombat and Albert H. Smetzer. Mr. Arthur James, a member of the Pla",i.ng Commission, explained the reasons for the proposed rezoning which was requested by the ..Pacific Gas and .;Electric Company. This. company has purchased the lot ::in : question and proposes to use it and the land ',acquired' by the closing of the alleyfor. expansion of their (substation; facilities. Mr. James read;;.a letter from the ,Pacific Gas and Electric Company to the. Planning. Commission concerningtheir plans for the development of the property with regard to setback lines, fencing and: the planting of vines along the boundary fence. Opportunity was given to members of the audience to speak en this matter. Mr. Wallace Cathcart addressed the Council, requesting certain information in regard to the proposed development of the property. His questions were answered by ;Mr... 3. A. Koontz,representative of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, who also explained the needs of the company for.. extension of its facilities because of the growth of Palo Alto. The public tearing was then closed. Councilman `Cypher, a member of the Planning Commission, explained the Commission's views on, the proposed rezoning which it. considered to be for the best interests of he City as a whole. A proposed ,ordinance cYnging the property in question from First Residential Zone to Industrial Zone was given first reading. Ji est Q L, i:s1atiye .Bills 'digest of,1.939legislative bills affecting municipalities, published: by the League of California 04 received and placed on, file in the Clerks MON Bryant The City the case Lease of Shell. Oil.. got aziy filed a comp:romi A letter was received from the Shell Oil Company be d:irec concerning their lease with the City for the property on which in f ul their service station is located on the southeast corner of Commute E.:Ca+ro Real and University Avenue, the term of which expires on May 311 1939. The company desires to obtain ;a renewal of the lease for these premises for a term of five years, with option to extend for anadditional period of five years, ac the rental and upon the same terms and conditions effective under the existing lease. It was pointed out that the lease with the Standard Oil, Company for their service station site also expires on May 31, 1939. T .e' communication from the Shell Oil Company was referred ,.to the Board of Public Works. Beer License A notice was received from the State Board of Equaliza- tion of ,the .application of Emmet Ar j o, 385-395 California Avenue, for a beer license. On motion of Thoits and Richards, the City Attorney was requested to make a protest and appear in person at the hearing on this application, in addition to the general protest already on file with the Board of Equalization. (Councilman Wood came at 8:15 P.M., and was present d:uring the rest of the meeting.) Claims for Da:mag e s A report was received from Committee No. 3 recommending that :the Council adopt the policy that all claims be referred by the Council "tothe. City Attorney and Committee No. 5 for nanaling. It ;`was' explained that the -intent is to have the - committee and City Attorney handle negotiations and, if it is determined that there is liability on the City's part, make a recommendation to the Council as to -a settlement of the case; if there is no liability the claimants would be so advised and the matter 'need not come back to the Council. A motion was made by Thefts, seconded by Richards, that the recommendation of Committee No. 3 be adopted. It was suggested, that the word "handling" in the recommendation bechanged tothe word "consideration", and that the words "for damages"` be inserted after the word "claims". These amend- ments were . accepted and the recommendation which now reads "that the Council adopt the policy that all claims for damages be referred by the, `Council to the City Attorney and Committee No• for consideration" was adopted. .At t time claims were presented from A. E. Gillespie and Bess G. Ba comb, in the amounts of V2655.00 and $3287.00 respectively, for injuries sustained on January 27, 1939, when theyfell Over a brick wall on the grounds of the `Community Theatre.. These claims were referred to the City Attorney and Committee No. 5 for consideration. A communication was received . from the City Attorney relative toinjuries sustained by Mrs. R. R. Quist on February c, 1939, when she stepped in. ,'a hole near the pedestrian lane at of the P. relating the yavi, was dire referred Commissi� of T irmiie Avenue sr -Road, eee the Sant Commissic was advi to. the de widening executed Clerk, fc the city of Palo A the comma, matters received of dedica to rescin advised t, would be, of Educat: was instr Education for the p: property j uri sdict: Calif orni< Education, Rita Reid Commerce x E for t Committee autbiorized approximat of Committ by unanimc Bryant Street and :University Avenue :and fellto the street. The City Attorney.. advls:ed that he..had come .to the;. conclusion that the case is one for settlement and, while Mrs. Quist has not filed a formal claim aga stt the: City, he felt;: that a reasonable compromise should be effected and, reeorrended that the Auditor be directed to draw :;a •warrant in, the ..sum of :,i0®.00 as -settlement in full for Mrs. 'uist.R s C1,a.ims„'. � � � �'''�his was referred to� .: Committee No. 5 for; consideration.. etterfrom R,esi.dErats Club . Eartension of Ca .i ornf.a. Ave A, letter was received `rox ..fir.. �. G.. -Sharp, Chairman of the Planning Committee of the;_ 'a,lo ,Alto £esidents Club, relating to the :: contempt ated .t• rn off'. eCailforni a Avenue across the 'avid 'Starr Jordan -,J rr d or •. Rigb .School ,property. Attention was directedto a previous Setter on t3als, :same• subject which -was referred at the last- ,meeting •of: ,the, Council "to, the Planning Commission and 'Committee, No. 1.. A . report -was received from the Planning . Commission .re- affirming its previous stand taken yin 1936 that California Avenue should be connected; 'with' Santa Rita Road at Middlefield Road, and directing attention . to, ->the. fa :t that the, School- Board the Santa. Clara Comity .Plan•3caing +Commission and the City Plarinirxg Commission were unanimous .in the: opinion that, such a connection was., advisable. The Plahr .ng Commission also .called attention' to the deeds for the ,extension of California. Avenue and for :.they, widening of Santa Rita Road ;and Midd1efi:e1d Road which were executed in 1937 by the School -Board 6.nd filed with the City Clerk, for acceptance by : the::City when -the property comes into. the city lmi.ts.: Committee :No. .1 reported ..that, inasmuch as the City of Palo Alto has no .jurisdiction over., unincorporated territory, the committee has no recommendation `to make in regard to this natter A communication, ;under date.eof. March 10, 1939, was received from the Board. of Education, requesting that the deeds of dedication. be returned of, advising .that the Board expects, to rescind_ its re,solution- of dedication. The City Attorney. advised that these .d.eeds;t ve, never; been accepted and that it would be in order to direct that they be returned to the Board of Education.. On motion of Thomas, and Mosher, the City Clerk was instructedto,, return the deeds: of dedication to the Board of duration, Dr. J. G. Sharp was advised that the matter is settled for the present as far as the City is concerned; that the property in .. y question. is o.utsid.e the' City and the City has no :, hurisdiction over it; and that the contemplated extension of California Avenue is a Matter: to be to ,en up with the Board of. Education, as the road connecting, Middlefield Road with Santa Rita Road is now .a private driveway n' 5 ntained by the Board. "Guest Guider `o1ders A communication was, received from. the Chamber of Commerce requesting,an appropriation of $45000 from the Publicity Fund for the purpose of. publishing.,16 000 "Guest Guider folders. Committee loo. 4:: recommended .ghat an .expenditure of $450.00 be au horized; �f romr the lablicity `und:. for the :purchase of approximately 16,000 ."Guest Guide" folders. On motion; o,f Collins and Richards, the recommendation of Co"mittee.. o..- 4 wo s . approved and the expenditure authorized by unanimous vote on roll call. ':A letter from the Garden Club,: recommending that the City 1 Place signs in the 'fields at Rinconada .:Park requesting the the Coen public not•, to :. pick the wild flowers, was referred to the Board of remod of <Public:>Marks Lane Pub: lease be: r. n:e1 A . letter was received from the Chairman of the Community that the Center Commiss;.on submitting a proposal; for a WPA sewing project be-appro, with the request that the Council pass a resolution approving this purl the project -and ' authorizing the Mayor to. sign the application. with t:ae It'was pointed. out that the Community Center has had a Commlt.:.e4 supplementary WPA recreation project, but under new rulings this plan of. the WPA, recreation workers are prohibited from doing straight fund a•; t labor -`work.. This affects those persons working in the sewing Richards roomsof the Adult and Children's Theatres. The acceptance of Committee the new pro: •eot would not in any way increase the budget of the 'Community' enter.: : i Resolution. No, 1243, authorizing the 'Mayor to execute this project ' proposal on behalf of the City as sponsor, was read; ing ethic c and on. motion of -Mr,s. Merner and Mosher, was adopted by unanimous pay the u vote on roll, call+ _ ing new q Street. Auditor :i to be cozy :lnve:stment. 'Ad.::ustment Ac:count A communication aS received from the City Attorney concerning the recommendation previously made by Committee No. 5 that:: an ac.eoinat known as the rtInvestment Adjustment Account' be established- ,as ; of `anauary 1, 1939 and that -the Auditor be instructed scte 'toedeposit ; in the account ' all -income from invested funds . and from -deposits and all gain from the sale of securities, and to charge against said f' nd any loss in the • sale of securi- ties and.; any ;premium paid on bonds purchased for investment purposes. The, City Attorney advised that he s come to the conclusion that; such <`a procedu -e is quite proper since the City is ::authorized;: to °invest in securities of a certain class and from .,time, to : time to exchange the same by sa% e and reepurchase, and: that from a .legal. standpoint there is no objection to the establishment: of such an account. On motion of Thoits and Mitchell, the recommendation of Committee No. 5 for the establishment of an investment adjustment account was adopted. A = ^o ctfog ervc es ir of .b::report- was . received from .the Board of Works recommending . that au application be made for a WPA project for the.` construction of a new:reser-voir roof, >-in ` accordance with Plan No. 4 outlined ;in Bulletin 84, the City's shere of tris project to cost 470:28.00, plus the cost of, transportation of WPA laborers from San Jose estimated to be $200.00..• A report : was received: from Committee No. 1 recommending tl�e approvale-of -this' recommendation and:, that. the City Engineer and : City Auditor be authorized to certify to the WPA form stating that the fads for the. City" s share of this .project are :allocated and,.: available. It was pointed out that .funds for this purpose are included in the budget. Committee :'So. 4 reported that :.it concurs in the above recommendation :of.. Committee No. 1. On motion : of Mosher and ThOWLAS, tha re!.C<arnmPnciP Lions of Committee No. 1 and Committee Noro 4 were adopted,. and a resolu- tion, authorizing the Mayor and City Engineer to execute the sponsorfsagreement was ; unanimously passed. that the 4 Service le v. -as made • tion as tc year. Councilman a ►•rithdrai as to the Service LE appropriat this fisce Council be not to exc to cover t June 30, 1 vote on ro, Ar- rter recommendir following ri.xy ct A report -;,was- received; from the Board . of " Works requesting the Council to appropriate the sum of 42000.00for the purpose of remodeling the front of Warehouse -No. 2 to accommodate the Lane Publishing Company, in. compliance with.. the ; terms of . the lease between the City and the : Coast Printing Corporation. A report was ;submitted by. Committee No. I recommend cag what the project of, cutting back the,front of Warehouse e?house £:a. 2 be approvedand:. that _ an: appropriation: of $2000.00, be made . for this purpose : as requested by,. the Board of Works and in accordance with the terms of the lease with : the.. Coast .:Printing Corporation, Committee No. 4 recommended that $2000.00be appropriated for this purpose from the Contingent Fund, to be placed in a special fund at the disposal of the Board of Works. 00n ,motion of Richards and Tho ts, the recommendations of Committee No. 1 and Committee No. 4 were adopted by ; unanimous vote on roll call. .Utility Bills of Women's Service League A report was received from' the Board of Works request- ing advice as to whether or not the : Council is to continue to pay the utility bills of the , iomen.'s Service League, now occupy- ing new quarters : in the; building at .University Avenue and High Street. The Board requested the Council to so advise the City 'uditor if the policy of paying the League's utility bills is to be continued. A motion- was made by Richards, seconded by Cashel, that the Council con,tinue:,to pay the utility bills of the Women's s Service League The:. matterwas discussed and a suggestion' was made that it be referred to Committee No. 4 for a recommenda- tion as to the amount necessary for the balance of the fiscal: year. Councilman Richards offered :to withdraw his motion,' but Councilman Cashed. who,'.seconded the motion did not consent to a withdrawal of the motion. ,: .A After information had been given as to the probable amount of the monthly utility bills of the Service League, Mrs..&terner made the suggestion that the Council appropriate a sum not to exceed :$15.00 a month for the rest of this fiscal year. Councilman Thomas moved that the motion before tb.e Council be amended by the ;addition of the words rand that a sum not to exceed $60.00. be „apprcpriat; d from the Contingent Fund to cover the utilitybills.: of the Women's Service League up to June 301 1959.x This'Amendment was : seconded by Wood and :carried. xrteri al. Ste Sins oz idd )f lefi eid Road A report;: wasreceived from. the Board of Safety recommending that arterial stop .`signs ; be installed on the following streets • at ,;their :Intersection with Middlefield Road: (1) One-way arterial stop..signs on the southerly " t% corner of ,. the :following streets that .dead-end seta at Middlefield Road.. ''Bawtho "ne, Kellogg, Lowell, ae Santa Rita and Marian Avenues. (2i Two-way arterial stop signs on the northerly e and southerly' corners of the following streets: . Everett, :Hamilton, Forest, Romer, Charming, -Kingsley, Tennyson, .Seale and. Oregon: Avenues. (It was. Pointed out that signs are already erected u- at 0regon Avenue Thee -way arteri6a stop signson -the ..northerly, westerly acid southerly' corners of Lytton, Addison, and Melville Avenues, and on the northerly, easterly and:southerly corners of Lincoln ,Avenue. For -'way arterial stop signs . at :University Avenue a ready erected). ve way arterial stop signs at Embarcadero Road. The :Board of Safety further recommended that the City cooperate .with.,.Zanta Clara County in erecting four-way arterial Stop : 'sign. at the, 'intersections of California Avenue and Middle- field Road. arid' Colorado Avenue and Middlefield Road.. The several types of arterial stop : signs herein listed were ;defined., as follows: One-way. arterial stop signs are designated for dead-end cross streets' to- stop traffic approaching Middlefield Road. "Two-way arterial. stop signs are for the purpose of stopping, traffic approaching Middlefield Road on through cross streets. Three-way. - arterial stop signs are for the purpose of stopping traffic approaching Middlefield Road arid stopping traffic on_,i i:ddlefield Road approaching school, blocks but 1eavin the car in; a school block free from a stop sign as- it approaches the end of the school block. but -;gay arterial stop signs are;- self-explanatory as are :the f'i 4 -way arterial stop signs recommended: at Embarcadero ' Road' :land 'Middlefield Road. The Board of. Safety called the Council's attention to the: fact . that:' the budget of ,the Board does not permit t the installation of. -arterial stop signs at all of the intersections listed, and. that : an,'ap.propriation of .3O7 oz X11 be n:ecessary. to . carry -;out the proposed plan. The' Bo:ardt s report was consiideration and report. referred to Committee N0. 2 A:.report "was received from the .Board. of Safety advisiag that the.::Board" is.convinced. that''Ordi.aance No 61`i, an-orc.1nance designating= certain streetsin the City of Palo Alto as restrict- ed' traffic streets and regulating vehicular- traffic thereon, is bei ng enforced. However, since the ordinance does not ,accomplish_the .desired purpose, the Board'. recommended that Ordbancer' 1 o.:.;:617 be repe ed. 'Committee No.. 2 reported that, by reference of the Mayor, it z' given some consideration to th .s 'recommend�:tion of the Board of ;'Safety that the trucking ordinance be repealed andrequests further; time on the matter. Councilman Cypher, Chairman of Committee No. 2, advised that the committee did mot :`feel willing to recommend the repeal of the present ordinance until a satisfactory substitute ordinance has been prepared. Committee No 2 was granted further time and ^action deferred pending : the commd ttee? s report. ,Change Setback .L4 nes A report was received from. the Plan:cling Comaa.ssion recommending that the setback line on the southeasterly side of Everett . for a di. the soot] initia r;:L' Kipling . for a di: southeast that thee ordinance Commissic interest as recomm of Thoits &:f recommend Californi, further r vicini ty , imposs1b11 the Cord: leaving ti Commiss i,oz considera from the from Mr. Y writer., of the Pal insurance improvemer new fire s recommend.e its last g Mayfield F suggested. Planning C, the Planr, l the situ.a t: Planning C( tion from Ns unc.erstandi Commission Ashworth, C the Planni_r also ref err Unifor the adoptio Uniform but as Presente A. lette that these o e. ordinanc aft e p Va '�"''��F� obecte r interest a�, `7 Q�d snc e dad as reca.�,en T xa'-t a ted on. �^ �" the ,did �� �J p enc3. t hat a n� axe a, tOst ,of constructionof the present i , -a' � the Pic Aen the area+ at n« r ar'�a e .n park stations a ti acat'a ?ate e re a e Crescent �° buildi o present c careol .neex vice-n�x��J of t4 _build ` ��r s tie s _nn sib" a ; e .a tcn is c impossible omission .ree�� ?ire :it s ���e�. one °� :�t� inP s-� a e t it ngp & ee"w trek' ti= ate. � �s oo Co ssi a -re ter , sts0.ee r. bad 7Ck; t �' tie ��. �e; that et, �, ��ac'�. �. , �n� .�t�� ee a� 76{� � s.0 a ,st r"ly line o. r 'u e. souk ����Y�ri south -ea, *ti be G hler �,�� x fie:d a t; �. ����� �' made �'� ? �.��"n'� e of` emergency ee e c �e ber a to �Gb� '� er in.S �' y `Yno-proaerty flwn proposed . nes end an BlocX 3„ e hanging tbn rea" , o - roll motion ng Co ission vas -vote ted ded �� � was ng �.�.an r tat e� be °cam hall, -gas receive {3�� . �.�,e. .��y� VA/ � �;e���.jde����yya�. �� station +�1 � �r �j !(� @r iw`r'a! Ivy -field 4" 't".�Y,T+i� y., yyyl���.'i� (y ,i.�r[ya A. �, iia�W 4 '�'�,� SV � a� V economically jh �� .i y� �,T✓ y �� Ca the oc to t vas � 1e`n `n on. reported. ep �re�a 1 t rs. tted a y ep u de wti�`t "Fi ,o de e Board 'Fire 13 d �a a t n and of , ` co -rfroca =d .a n of . tlae t' and o r en`� the ion The 'Planning s. regarding elation to the �'+� daes t from C b tti' ce p '�► ending, long v th plans s, a to e recn a program of tlne� t art the time r�, fro t , ? out esterly d rec 5. �ay�c3 nth '5 e 00 for a c.lstsaoe , s.ex . a �tav�e e ae ,� ectio u T ?1 -ne;; set 'write 1 o ixca ce rate'basis,. development e bx - e " ^ ; ,e rs s veer 50 �npr fire stations, Boar' of tier of a . no endedbl tie matte deb e � �co� �,t grading. amt ' �: tai e Committeeaxe' be �'`� �.a�.r'��" i* f1. a ted' t ll. 'bef location e �- i of g has ax7 - e pr°p�"D tee • v .ete. , e survey t e 'Fire s si b 0 coon i t complete ° � T' cti *afield � .� stall yore � ette� � 2 �.�� co" " ca.. dig w d that, before' GQ n c a7 Co ,itte t the e of Illanning C� 'be de a5 yy� �gw { an a��j t omtng } situation Commission, , ttep the �' Ur. �elryyy n vg Cow j ?la't' Cn et t steel o' i • ,.. = V .referred, ' t 'Te o. �.f 'N apt Tbereport e tree vau t me a tie :© of mo rear ,�an�a'�'' d�r�; that � ��.��,�:ia�� . ssio�..:�` gas, the .�,�� �Ga staff far .s r e G� �' ra� r • Comaission stion'o Council -sax,. Chairman of rt. sa a�.1.a the s e n co t t- an �` tn�a,�'.ety' A �s� d a� Cam �^a c. n the r p v�A � ;d ' a tee c . re the �,asa �~ �" edition date evisi •e c)ns. a �' en.c5 e 't s up to r;esd �ns n . re e, :r 'report vas r . ., o aDdl� Iflae r a� t ":r ar 'te by the -Ordinance No. 778, adopting .the 1957. edition . of the Uniform .,Biding :Code, published.: April, 1937, by . the' Pacific coast. Building Officials i Conference, as the building code of the ;City. of Palo Alto, was givensecond reading, and on motion of -Thomas and' Richards, was adopted by unanimous voteon roll Aii enddent Ica, loth. . Ordinance A report was . received from Committee No. 1 recommending the adoption. -of the proposed ordinance, previously recommended by the Planning Commission, permitting art clubs in the First Residential Zone, with a provision in the ordinance that ° the operation of an art club shall not include the sale of objects of art. Ordinance No. 779 amending the Palo Alto Zoning 'Ordinance, was given second reading, and on motion of Mosher and Collins, was adoptea by unanimous vote on roll call;, This amends the Zoning Ordinance by adding Sub -section (9) to Section 1002, to read as follows: "Sec. 1002-(9). Art clubs, provided, however, that there shall be no sale or display for sale of merchandise and/or objects of art on ; the premises." Community Kitchen A .report was received from Committee No. ,2 recommending that the operation of the Community Kitchen and wood pilebe continued and that an appropriation not to exceed 4P500.00 be made for :> this' purpose for the next two months In view of the expense : involved in ; operating the Community Kitchen and wood pile, the anal ttee recommended that the Board .of. Safety be requested to refigure the estimated cost for the operation of these facilities . before they are continued any longer. Committee No. 4 recommended that the recommendation of Committee No. 2 be approvedand that the sum of $500..00 for this purpose be taken from the Contingent Fund. Councilman Thomas pointed out that there are two poin�: of view to be considered in regard to the :Community Kitchen and wood pile,- as an adjunct of the Police Court and as a social welfare. agency. He felt that the Council should be informed before July. 1st of the justification of continuing the Community Kitchen as. >a welfare agency and suggested that this investigation be delegated to Committee No. 3. Councilman Cypher, Chairman of Committee No. 2, ,advised that the committee felt that these facilities serves a useful: purpose,. but as the source of income .will. be removed with the = li ,uidation of the. Salvage Department, the committee s ge ted ,' that the Board of Safety be asked to ;.refigure the estimates which were considered high for the services rendered. Mr.. ;Roger Roberts, Chairman of the Board of Safety, stated that it , would take about two months to : liquidate the Salvage ;Department, that probably the wood pile alone could be Continued: for a smaller sum, and that he was , in favor of the suggestion. that a committee make a study ofthe welfare angle of the Community Kitchen. On motion Committee. No.:2 was froze, the Contingent call of Mosher and Richards,: the recommendat3 on o: approved and the appropriation of $500.00 Fund was. authorized by unanimous vote on roil ing th( was reel request the Coo L2 Office bureau. that thi that the the equr State, to the __: possess] to exec: possessi Committe Off, that it ? the prop( that t-rds. Mrs. Merz that the entrance Works be completel to estina estimatF� reconstrix� This figt� f1g°n1.S ,iz�• ¥ orks be pl � ar,�d and th; t Committee from the placed at or roll c,e =k). 4 were `he Libra:. the sug$e,,' iaibrary Bo Board of W him that a: is built. plans do zz td. by o� ra P this The matter, of investigating the advisability of continu ing the Community Kitchen from : the 'standpoint of social welfare yeas referred to Committee 'No.. 3, and the Board of Safety was requested to refigure the- estimated cost for the operation of the Community Kitchen, and: wood. pile. Ee it ient,.,,of Employment Office In view of the fact that - the California ` State Employment Office is rendering vahaable service by taking over the employment bureau and operating it .independently, and because of the fact that there has been 'an' almost equal. division of property and that the City has in its possession approximately one-half of the equipment which was purchased chased jointly by the City and the State, Committee No. .3 recommended that the Council release title to the property which the Employ mentOffice nolf has in its' possession and that the:Comrnunnity Center Commission be authorized to execute a release ` on.. those items of equipment which are in the possession of the -Employment' Offiee. On motion of .:T"holts and .Thomas, the recommendation of Committee No.3 was approved. Offer to Sell Property at' 630 Bryant St. A report was received ;from Committee No. 3 ad -v1' ing that ie has considered the offer,of James W. B. Gerrish to 'sell the property at 630 Bryant Street to the City, and recommending that this property be >not purchased. On,, motion of Blois and Yrs. cderner, the report of Committee No." 3 was adopted. Library AdditlOrc A report: was receivedefromeCommittee No 3 recommending. that the west wing addition to the =Library and the reconstructed entrance be built with -ail '.poszible speed, and that the Board of (ors be asked to: report immediately an the cost., the work to be completely financed by the ": Ci'ty. The Board of Works" transmitted Bulletin No. 110 relating to estimates of cost for the library enlargement project. The estimate for the west wing addition is -10,,668.00 and for the reconstructed .entrance ` 4,294.001 total estimate, $13,962.00., This figure includes architect's fees but does not include furnishings or .book stacks. Cormni ttee No`. 3 further recommended that the Board of works be authorized to proceed -with the preparation of detailed k.: plans and specifications . and. secure the services of an architect th and that the sum of $820.00 be, provided for architectts fees. : Committee No. 4 recommended that the sum of $820.00 be transferred from the Contingent 'Fund= to the 'Library Construction Fund, to be placed at the disposal of 'the : Board ' of Works. On motion of Mitchell and Richards, and by unanimous vote' o:; roll call., the, recommendations of. . ,Committee No. 3 and Committee .ra. 4 were adopted and the appropriation. authorizedT ion of a areal Library Attention was called to the charter provisions giving the Library Board the power to construe >library buildings,: and the suggestion was :made that, in order to clear the record, the Ldbeary Board be requested :.to: pass a resolution authorizing the Board of Works to yproceed with the work. The -Mayor. 'reported that ,a suggestion had been made to ?Am that an elevator be installed_ in the library when the addition is built. The Deputy City Engineer explained that the present - pl.ans do not provide for an elevator. ,tfdit on i ht g ,for; X.J,, C� mi no. Ball Park report ,was received from Committee No. 4 reeorieriding that the reco:s endat.ion of the Community Center Commission and Committee . No W 1 for an appropriation to -install additional Sighting ' at ;the El Camino Ball Park be approved, and that the s••.= of $275.,48 be: appropriated from the Contingent u id for . thispurpose, On '37, ' :on of Richards and Blois, this recommendation wasy:adop/x. ed and the -a, roorriation of $275.48 authorized( from the Contingf ra Fund,.:;' -"by unanimous vote on.: roll -call. - - A report 'a.s received from. Committee ? o. 4 recommending that an . a.ppropriatiori of $200.00 be ;xlac e from the unappropriated balance to the Board of Safety to. continue the 'employment of an as.sistsut to the i'oun aster and for other , expenses _ necessary tomeet the immediate emergency of trxe rabies situation. On motion -',6f, -Thomas and Collins, and by unanimous:. vote on roll caii,, :.;he recommendation of Committee =io. ' 4 was` adopted and the appropriation a :tbor zef3., C:ha.nne of Street Name A proposed ordinance changing the name of the portion of Santa Rita..Road -within the city limits -to California Avenue was given:firs.t reading. •C uncilman Goddard stated , that he could see no advan- tage 'to chat ging the nameof this street and felt that the .game should reMain, 'Santa: Rita Road". Councilman, Thomas pointed out that the pbrtionoOf Santa Rita Road outside , the city limits, • "between .Middlefieid-& R.oad and the city limits line westerly from Louis ,Road, has, -.recently been cha ed by the County to "California Avenuer';that the County has recently placed on file and accepted a map. .cu ing the, name of this road to California yvenue. coon was deferred until the next ,meeting when the ordinance a Will be `given second reading. ranin e ,:or . Setbac : r roe • - Ordinance No. 780, changing the setback line on . the nor•thwe.s:terlyside . of. Page Mill Road from 20 feet to 18 feet -c: a.4istaz of 100`; feet southwesterly from. the:. southwesterly line ;of .Second Street:..was given second reading. On motion of MOsheroandelilois, this ordinance was adopted by unanimous vote on roll Repfar .: af'i lei s T^'e reports: of the Department of Public Works, the -Department..at Public Safety, the 14•uditor and : Treasurer, for t :e month of Pebruary, 1939, were received and placed on file. Complaint Iaint of ors Wilbur Mrs.. May Coons Wilbur addressed the Council, complain- ing that she has been `'refused gas and electric service because she .has not paid;- a bill for the collection of garbage from her 'premises during ' a period while she was away from Palo Alto and did not need garbage removal service. She _ s.tated that she has taken up ihe matter several times with the Utilities Department but that the , gas, electricity and water have not yet been turned on. ; As this was not a matter. that :,can properly come before the Council., .no action was taken. a co"ta of ??y appoi votiE 3 5 voti 9Lr. C< major tem f on r of author adjourn, ATTEST: g4.221.11.§ALSILS19.24algLikagit2t,: The Council proceeded to ballot for the election of a�council member to fill -the vacancy caused by she resignation of Byri R. Salzman. Councilmen :'Coll ns and Wood were appointed teller's The first .ballot was, as follows: O. ,A.. Comper,y : 6 .. votes v i ford . Oiffin, .: votes;, and A. R. Masters, 2 .votes. The second ballot -resulted in 6 votes for Mr. Giffin, 5 votes for Mr. Cowper, and 2 votes for Mr. Masters. On the: third .ballot;,: 1, O1ff n received 8 votes and Cowper 5 votes. Mr-:' Giffin having received the necessary majority was duly elected a member of the City Council' for the term ending June .3:0, 1939. On motion of Mosher anti; _Wood, , and by unanimous vote on roll call, the following bills:.were approved and warrants authorized in pay sent Of the._ same: adjourned. Acme Giass`: Ccnpany,. _ Anton -Andersen .8tSon Bancroft Whitney Ca. Bans oaf : A;�er1ca L. Garlisha: c C.o City of a :o Aldo C y _ of. _,Palo Ito Mayor+. Costello rs. Dresden • Charles - R. Hadley. er;eu y..Her 1a• Co..' alo . o .Times Russell .S .e Po-mdation ': m Fra,hk Shepard - C:o., SIo,raaker The. Travelers In ur nce- Co, -Western:. -Lithograph ,.Co..,: Pa Alto, :Hospital. V10 ! s:.:Service; ,'League C'erth-Kno1iin Id!. Agency 10.30 x:.00 2.94 25.00 3...16 22.35 1.55 25.00 22..03' 8.84 109.70 73.50. 2.00 17.00 14.78' 202.60 1.07 1536.50 200.00 209.55. On motion of Mosher :and Mrs. Merner, the Council ATTEST: a,1u