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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12111939Ea .1., PaloAlto, Ca1ifornie. Decexabei' 11,: 1939. Tile ;G unC of the • Clty of Pao Alto met.- .-n. regular `s Sion 'on this date` • : at `7:•30 P..: ., with' Mayer Costello preside. Rol: call ss follow i entxott, 31"o_is., Citshe1, Costello, Cypher, Goddard Merner " :,Mitchell, Reeed, •Richards ' Southbrood • Tho 5 t s .; of the meeting of November =13, 1939,. were r - The C-.ounci l gave further consideration to the matter of. the claim of .:::the Palo Alto Properties, Inc . , for refund of the cost of installation: of the storm sewer on Seale Avenue, the :Cou i1 ,ha i;ng::directed at its last meeting that tills entire matter Ybe tabled. until* the 'meeting of December 11th: On -million ,,of Thoits and Hoy, all motions now pending matter were cleared from the docket. A^ motion.was made by Tholts, seconded by Goddard, ,that .az a r~opriati.on ,of $3820.95 be made from the Co .t ingent Fond '-:fee,ir the -purpose oaf" pay±ng this claim, provid5d the . company waive weir<clalm .for any doges onacco?it of the "excavation_ of the'i,ditch. for Storm water ;purposes beyond the limits of the new storm "serer.= � it was. pointed out that $3820,95'is the amount of the or girlai' cia r'less ""‘s, deductionof three percent, whichis the:.proportion of the capacity of the sewer which would be used by the Leland "Manor Tract. Councilman Cashel .reported that he had _made a further investigation as to the cost, of the sewer .and was of the opinion. that $3900, 00 vas a fair value, but fror>his observation during the; recent ",rainy weather he believed that more than three per cent . of ; the water carried. in this sewer was drained from the tract, and he therefore move3 .t o amend' the motion by substituting the amount of '$3560.00.. Th n& ent: was seconded by & ntrott. During the discussion` which followed, it was explained that three , ger cent. is the portion that drains, into the sewer from the Leland Manor Tract in relation to the total area that drains" " into the : sewer; that` the . estimate wasbased on' the area of the .trac' , assum1z that the drainage:: over the entire area was uniform. s'e vote on the $3500.00, was as follows:: settle the claim for B€ntrott`` , Bois , Cashel , Hoy.. o+es Coste11o, Cypher, Goddard < Merner, Mitchell, Richards, ,Southwood, Thoits.. Not Voting;, , Reed.'. The amendment was declared lost, vote.on the .orig l motion;` to .settle, the clam Was ',as 'follows Bentrott, Cos'te11o, Cypher,, Goddard, Mitchell, Fi.c rd0, `Thoit s .tis, Cashel, Hoy, Mern:er°, Reed, Southwood. The C tiox Palo A Vie_ for tl offer: place but 011 tilt that t settle the Co. amount on=BCCi purpos+ on thi: that VI Works, settl Cox t in motion for an storm This 3n0 �Fa Neff an Bonds 0. covers. neces:sa: to the ordered, ,Re Cccimerc the pre 1940, t wader . t; with th refer s and that action this ma- The City Attorney ruled trot the motion -'was host as: an appropria.. t ion from the.r''Contingent, ;Y t requi s. '.eight,_° votes., The':.Mayor, at, ,this ,time 'as%d representatives of the Palo Alto Properties � cam, 'vho r re :present if' they wished to. make any stet em nt r ter the Co .ci .. M . ; `Avep Howe, attorney ey for 'the " ocampany, advtCed. tb t if action' i a taken ,'by the Counc i l offering to;...settlikthe .e3a.i a - .for : " pa °ti ular ; .sum. he would p'1zt,.ce the 'matter ':,bef a ..:, 3oarz . ,oaf Directors of .the company* bl;(t that he was,"-not:authOrized> at` this time ' to make a settlement on their behalf.' Cow au Thomas :game' .at :this time", 7:50 P.M. ,� and was: 'present dazrt '`the' rest: of: the; 'meeting A s ti'on Wad then :made b' ' "Tho Lt,s, seconded by 'Mitchell that the :Cit ttu e be ixxstruoted to make `=a tender to ettle the .eiaim for $375 ; 00., " ,thei:'aPpr"opriati.on to come : from the Contingent Fund. and ;.the claim to :bey settled..for this =mint provided`:the Company." waive ;their, claim for any damages on acco i t_ .-of the .' sea ^atian'Of thee/ditch, for -storm water purposes beyond: thee: li tits ,.o f the ; ew . tt: m: serer. The vote on this . motion .,vas!..:as follows �es::Coddird, Mitchell; .Richards„ Molts. ent'rott;, . 3loirs, '.Cashel Costel' o, Cypher, boy, ' Nerner, R-eed,;. 3,outhwooz1: Tot :Voting: Thomas The mat1on. as declared fast,. It" was . rthen:.moved , by :Mrs e ; :Merner,, seconded 'by Blois, theta the Council adopt the, , recor mendations ::of the Board :of. Works, - Committee ?No 1"r and -Xon hittee No.' 4 that the c3a r be settled for ;$2'810 Oo.: -. this appropriation : to come front -/the Ccnti-ngent ',Fund -Instead' of ::the;" :unappropriaXt► d balance, the notion inc'?ud.ing the. proviso' that the company 'reraive their; claim for any damages:,'on accour:t of the e*cavat:1on of the ditch for storm vat,er.c ;pcxrpoe beyond. th,4-1_1.mits of the ne'r storm sewer. This motion `•was adopted" by; the fol10 ing vote on roll 'call: Ayes Eentrott,.. Blois, Cashel, "Cypher, Hoy, Merner, NIi t,ciz.e3:3.,:. "Reed, Southwood. Nfles ::Costello ` (oddard, ' Richards, Th,oi:ts, 'got Voting: Thorza s Hostitai Bonds A communication was •received from. Orrick, rahiquist, Neff and :Herrington ;% ubraitting, a firial. opinion an, the Hospital Bonds of 1939.. :The Cites Attorney =advised that this 'opinion covers the entire' bond .issue f. $175,000 andthat no action is necessary except =that a',.c:oo`5'' of the ,op anion is: to be transmitted to the City Treasurer to be .kept with the bonds. It was so ordered. Request of CharZer, of',,Commerce foµ? A:dvertisin, Contract A -.con ricatiox vas received" , from the Chamber of Commerce requesting. the; Councjx ` to, set aside two -fifths the of the present publ3:cit rfarad,:for the fiscal:' year ' ending june 30, 1940, to `the ;Palo Alto Chamber. of . Commerce and Civic Association rider the .terms of.an: advertisingcontract ; which is submitted k n .rth, this'communication. t��scatton, The CounCi. w,'bs i sf'ortTled that t? s matter had been referred by the sayor' t o Couznittee No 4 ' a.nd the City.. Attorney, and. that -the:committee had.,00nsiidered the, :request but deferred, action pendi:a an opinion from the . City Attorney. Action on this matter :vas deferred by .the Council until 'a .report and recommendat :on Sre recei. red from Committee No'. :IJibr arl Addition A,., o (;ati�an was ::received from :the Library Boa�r.d. requesting the '.Council's approval of certain ,changes in the p.la °for 'the `°Library.:addition. The principal changes suggested' by the .Library 'Board are as follows: (1) .. The fireplace need not , be removed.:. t ) The heating system may comprise small gas units instead of =tending costly 'pipes, radiators and ventilators from the existing- plant'. (3) Provide, an entrance .to the basement from outside with'.' the necessary approach. :(4), alight, changes in the ., site- of windows and - possible, : ;changes in the electric wiring. .A report,. wasreceivedfrom the Board. of Works advising %at"4he LibrarYBoard',...tet` `di,scetisfied with the plans for the Library;`: addi;tion:-,previously approved by the. Council. The Board., :rec:oraxnended' : that,: if the plans gr e revised i:.n accordance `1,rith the- Wishes>:of the 'Library Board,:an architect be employed to~: ripare, the revisedplans: ,and..:supervise::the .work at a cost of '; 4O.00, •.ar d ;"that.. ii'` the Cow -loll .approvzs` the revised plars the ;;:Board be authorized' to proceed With the construction acc 1ngly under new, cost estimates to be, transmitted to the Cotax cil< by the Deputy. City Egineer. A communication Was received from the Deputy City ig� er calling attention to the previous, estimate of $10,734.00 ands ;t. *the a p op,r atd on ' oi` .$11L,000.00 ,made by the Council to complete t1 a ditior He advised ; that the .project has been refigured, on the' basis.-'offthe revised plans and that the est.iinated cost is $1.0.,932.00, coming within :the- atou_nt appropriated. A report was .submitted by Committee No. 3 recommending as follows: .That the f . eplac.e.'be 'not ..removed. 2) < That the heating of thenew wing be provided ,by an extension of the present :system. .(3) That , the plan for the; west side entrance to the basement be approved. (4) That the changes in the size . of window's and in the electric wiring be appro 2ed. of the and --del develop submitl by the Communi sutficl the Pee± discont and pia ref erne the Counci:+ of this at - the,,,, iio the Cou glass d, involver reporter can proj suggests Board o: this irai the C7az Commis si sofar a satin''le sugges to solution that thi Committee No. 3 also recolvmended that the slimof $268.00 be bad not; appropriated, for additional. architect's' fees; that the revised plans be approved :;and that, the Board of Works be authorized to 1, -with, the -construction w co truction of the, : in accordance with rsfereac these .re'r1sed. 'plans h..oC the Committee .'No. u recommended. that an additional Commissi; app .ro'pi iation of $268.00 be made from the: unappropriated balance betvaeea . to. theLibrary_ Construction Account: in accordance with the of, 80 fe, rec`omeendatior 7ot Co it tee No. 3. advised , committer On mmoti.on of Pairs Merner and :Richards, the reco nmenca- to press: !tions:.of. Cox ttee No.,., -3 -;sand- Committee No. -4-were adopted and at the t; the ,appropriation ` of, $268.00 was authorized by unanimous vote committ+el on roll ' call. _ feet in 1in width on the- a.1 hold part viewpoint street. Development of=Peers Pak;', A `, cQ. anica,tion was r. eeeived >from the Communj t- Center Commission submitting., a :report _show/ ne, the results of 4.t, survey of the area co :tiguous t Te s ';� Pa t --: toobtain>: the reactions,. and desires of the citizens in:, this neighborhood toward the development of Peers •' Parke ;$s a recreation"..urea. The Cozy i;ssion submitted . a plan for the , developmez t : of the `.parkas recommended by the Grounds.' -Development": ,CoT:im1 ttee and, the Director • of the - Community Center and requested the ' Ca - cif, to ; appropriate a_ s n sufficient. for.. this : ,evelopment.. ' The''Commissjon advised, that if the. Peers. 'Park .d.evelopment i s:approved , the-. Corral s sion will ! ais.continue: E3, Cemi is :3 :sek as.,a supervised chiidren''s, playground, 0n: motion. of Mrs. 3 error and Bentratt, the .eommunicati:onI - and plan: submitted - :by t e Cb ux ity Center Cor .ssjon were. - referred: to ':'Cornrni ttee No, 3 and .the • Plax3xring. Co .s sign, - eeti . of California: 'Safety Council A --communication was .'received _.from the California. Safety Council inv1ti.. the .;oounci1 member's ':to,. attend a dinner meetir of this organi, tion ,to :be; held or Tuesday evening, December. 19th, at the S . ^.rraric .,sYacht•;:Club 'inn Sam Francisco. Hospital- :(Shover Doors) A :report::was received from the Board of "Works informing the Council .. that: a - request ":has. . been made ;for the installation of glass doors to the..showers at- :the, :Tiospita.1... There are 32 doors involved' and . the total 'expenditure would be $758.08. The Board reported that i* did. not feel... that this additional expense can properly be met out', of the Hospital Building Fund and suggested that to :matter. be %;referred to the Hospital management. Board of 'Works Bulletin '55 ., in regard tor this matter was read. 0n, motion of Cashel and ,Bentrott, it was directed that this information be referred.: to the ;Rospita1 :management Colorado Avenue A•` report was received ;from 'the .'Board ''„of Works ..advising the Council ' that- 1 it nas considered the,:report of the Planning Commission in regard,, -to' the:v dth:.of:'':C.oiorado`Avenue,' and that so far as..the interests -.concerned it is satisfied with ether 'a 60.4foot or, a ':,:.80 -.foot street. she Board suggested fret the ,Council work ,.ouv .with..the property owners a solution:.vble will be satin eto y :to :them.. ;t was "noted that this: matter:- aad:' also,`:been rei'erred :to ;.Committee` Noe 1 which had no V yet ;.'made. a report, Councilman Thomas, Chai n ,of Committee 'Nos • *1, made reference to .;the .;previous recomriendatZo . � °' Commi.:ttee<: No. 1 that ti' e Isith of, r the :entie street be establ� .r o. ' 3�:hed an P wed : `icy. the :0oux�ci�.. A. 'supp1ementa 1 ,;=report from, the Planning Co'mmi'ssion •.r eo endirrtg, t r the,, p�?rt can of :.:Colorado, -. Avenue between: Alma :.and Ifa 1e .'Street s, :re in ;at the eetablis Shed width . of, 8o feet was later 'referred ;to •Cowl tte:e No. 1:: .r homas� advised: the C:ovactil that i re' had not.:' -';}called --a meeti ng ` of hrs committeetoconsider the; tter : es .ether e.::wra:s no new ; inf ortaat ioo to present to the `eo ittee since _it :c: :sidered`the:matter: at the tie oaf • p p He stated ":that.; the � 'its , re�ious i'e?'��`t',..: , <«.i..t e was:fug-1 aware` that a orti_on of ,the street was,: .Y,�"fi Feet it dt1a'And had:�reco tided that the street be ,made uniform In width. at 6o feet after full . consideration:..of the ,question: on the aesu 2pt o. `that d err ..appeal to : he no justification.: to olc part `. of ;'the .s,tx!'eet at . 80 ` feet;. >since,, from the committee's vies �+oint Colorado Avenue: was ;:considered . to be a no.ri a.1 resident street-. e City attorney advised that,: if, it is the intention ot. the Cou zcir: to narrow the. 80 foot strip, there •"vou1d;•4 are .'to be';. a street 'clo:si procedure, requiring the passage 'ot * :.rezolu lcr . of 'intention' and a publ o';, hearing; and thet`.,', Widn the portion of `.the streetwhich is, at. Pre ent ; rroweer. than 6o • feet a. street opening procedure '.wovl:+i liai‘re to be='instituted, 'that 'both pr ,ceduues can be carried on t the same time. Superi3 signals childze ,tba C deci nic furt1 �. Imoe Percy :Gibbs, : a Property owner on Colorado Avenue, the c obi , addressed .:th y Council;- urging . thht the : que_stion be settled as the eit soon as'>:po58ible' and advising ' tha.t>: he believes:' ;m].1 the property School', owners 'affected;:ou1d be satisfied to have' the eptire street time to establi;shed:Hat a uniforms:width cat 60efeet deferre .At moti:on was.: made.. by::.Mitchell., '::seconded;= by Hoy, that, the. City vAttorney be instructed' to. take:':the. necessary 'nteps to: starte.Proceedings to establish •Coi arado Avenue throughont :its entire 1:e th as'a 60 -=foot street. It vas that th po d taut. -by ,'Councilman Cypher''.and Arthur James, planning ' $3000.0 engif r; :t3 .at ;there: is.;' a '10 -foot •difference :.in the center rather lre0of' Coorsdo Avenue :'at 'averley;:. Street :and that the r that th: :•proper center ,line 'of the street ° .would have to be,:- determined the Ho7N • before.the resolutions:are.'"drawn. : The'motionlras. carried and:; the;: City •Attorney- *as requested'. to• prepare the necessary papers.: for, l;cor s.ideration: by the Cowwci1 'at .the next meeting. to the I by the t ',It was• then-..directed.'that the matt>er off tie. width Goddard, of COI. rad�o`: Avenue ,:.and the: Planning Com ission;' s report,: of Coirr.f be removed from 'the r..dooket; of ':Committee 'N+3o', 1 ' ` spita (Inst ecti an amid- Tests) by the C the San .".,A.: report -,` as ` received :from the: Board of Works order fr recd *aendizag ,.that an additional. • appropriation.:. 'of- ,$700.-00'.. be Southern made inconnection -with' the Bosp.itai additioxx, for Inspection eand.`Tests.; The Board' called: attention'. to: • the' fact that; the Ro spitaJ . Cont'ingent ' d :will r likely be . tuIly ~exbaus ted amd. at a pre the : Boat, . preferred that this sum be not transferred from that to the S fund. leased t agreemee t Committee 'No.` .4 reeo ended .that : an 'additional City, coy, • 41000.:-00; .QO be `.set •aside from the Hospital Construction Fund for from the ' thee purpose : of.inspection :,::snd.' Tests'. Councilman Blois, clause. . Chairman of ';Ccummittee No.. 4 .: explained .that :,after the -Board - deliverix ba €ade -1itse report: pit' was found that the': amount recommended Estate tc 'by�,J'he:,;Board ,'wouldfziot be sufficient for the. :purpose, and until a z therefore `'the committee ._:recommended- the larger amount. . OOn motion, of; Blois and .Goddard„: the report of Committee li .. 4 was adopted. by unanimous vote on roil' call. :Trafflic . Signals ,A:..report '.was: 'received from' the Board • of Works trans- mitti,ng ='Bul et:in 5a. relating to estimates ' of . cost . for the installatio7 .of electrically controlled:traffic sig tais at the :intersection .of alsmbareadero :Road • and:: RMi.ddlefield Road. The Board .called. the Council's attention to the fact that the traffic' at• this point • does not appear, to „justify the instal a- tion:; ;4f traffic -signals, signals, at this intersection at the cost :indicated.o $1040..58 Committee No. N.o. 4 recommended that, in view of the report and the' traffic' count made by the Board of Works, the matter: be:referred .back to .Committee -No. 2 .for . further donoiderat>i.on< Um. that he I matter of area and agreement proceed t City i; b to the Sc Horabin .E executed cover." rig of deliver seconded " again poi deliver tl vouldtbe to transf, the .matte] 40 4 A corgi :Catfc Va.a ;received ;from 1r=; Overturf, Superintendenat ,:,of-.,-Scxxoo1s, ,cox cerx the need for: traffic signals at this : intersectiori for the :.protection oft the ,s.ua11' children attending ithe *alter, .Hays Scheel, and requesting,, that, the Council., study the' tqueation carefully be ore z ",r.,sea•-fina1 decision. A report. -vas; submitted by Committee No. 2.:asking-for further- time in vhich to consider the, Natter, .in, order : to give AAvenue, the committee and the= Board- of Safety an :opportunity' to,. stud ed' the situation after: the driveway being built ,on the Waiter Hays crepiiitY School grounds is completed. The committee was granted further rest time to considerthis: =sitter- and action by the Council was deferred pending, a recommendation from Committee No. 2. University Avenue Underpass it 0:4 1 dth 0 tion: t the andLftz om that : •1- erz� 'A report vas received from the Board of Works advising that the. Horabin -Feed & Fuel Company will accept the sum of $3000.00, in cash and. remove the -oil storage tanks themselves . rather than have : the City. do the work. The Board recommended that this proposal be accepted and that the Council settle »with the Horabin Company: for the sum of $3000.0.0, all, costs included. Committee No.» 4 recommended that .the. payment of $3000.00 to the» Horabin Company. be; authorized, from the fund already se't up by the Council ,for :t} is : purpose. .On: motion of Thoits and Goddard, and by unanimous-: vote on roll call, the recomrtenda,tion of Committee -No.. 4 . „, approved and: the; payment' authorized. The -City; Attorney_ reported that the property purchased by the City fr.. om the Horabin =Estate .,now ,stands :in the name of the San. Jose ASat-ract - and, Title Insurance Company, awaiting an order from the -Council to,. make the transfer of this land to the Southern Pacific. `Company. Reference.. was made by. Counc.ilr .n Thoits to ,a discussion at a previous meet ng concerning the sublease given by the City to the Southern ,Pacif ic' Corspany covering certain land to, be leased to 'the. ,railroad eempany- until the year 2013, and: a °lease. agreement,,to be given by the :;Southern."- °:acif.ic. CampanZ: »to the City, covering ..a certain:Y area; south of University Ave me easterly from: the .railroad, tracke,,vhjch has aethirty-day cancellation, clause.. it eras .rnavea._ lby ;tea ." hoits, that the matter "off deliveri ig ;the deed of the, pi oper.ty- purchased from' the ,Horabin Estate to the; Southern Pacific,:.‘Company be laid on the 'tabie, = :. until a more-,-eqi table,- ad ji s'tment of- the .lease: ca :,be .Terorked' cut, The City .:(A.tto ey* :--st bmitted a =, ritten opinion:edvisi g that he hays'. tai, enMup 'it tae .Southornn ,.Pacific: Catenary, the ±natter of ; the lease . agreement: , covering the automobile parking area and has been .inforai.ed. that_ this is :the only type of‘ agreement thee vial,; execute, He recor, ended that the City proceed to execute the lease and advised the» Council that "the '+ - City is bound ':by the contract previously " executed " to deliver he -c, to the. " Southern Pa oif1c ` Company the property purchased from .the s at',. Horabin : Estate, HeRes also pointed out- that the- City, had already Mhe r executed and delivered 'to, ..the railroad company the sublease th,e "r} covering additional, land: needed for the new depot. natalla- • s't r, Thoits amended: his motion to read that "the matter of delivering tke. ,deed be laid :on the ;table-® ": This motion- .vas. seconded by; -Richards.,. -This:, matter .;vas discussed and it, . was the " again pointed out that the -City had :entered, into a contract- to e :=tbe - deliver, ,theproperty and that the construction, of the underpass 'tFOuid be delayed i± ,the-Couxncil 115 not take -action immediately to transfer; the title o this, propeertyr , The :notion" to lay the matter-, on , the f table 'vas, .lost • Akesall0M°n �fl"� � �,�,,py�;�,+ ; rirO�i��. . ' ,d en, �;a, ca -,fl. •{Ry13� 'the, Sal. �� a , :yfc -rea. on 3e . ous adtaiovstt:11.:;.e the ab y VI- .; to A the d� a VIitehell, d vere ;t;�4� Palo for . 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"�: 'tile refuse of . ,�r os� a� ca- the egg . a�:. �. tea and d of S ,t�,cn. mere ada 'Station. the 'Boa'r f Sta',ary Leo f e -d'. ?ire received fro 14a/m �e �; dingy be fat the #. . � use � b'4�1 '��' . � a^ t was s for the tae >Ac OD Qri 4 Cil nS u ' t t. f C ction reo „e �,a ,stru � �,1's'° t .the t� e . e aid ,` a p 't thehat construction ,,o . v dd that Committee od the ?ire e the"plans' F e a :xYS ee C a be ap'pro theseplans. at u' st uct i eeox ord�3..� ° Caty e . i th t + e �e�� :tBirC % '' mitt authorli aco �.f� g�,e out • aen d eCC©r� ,,$ s to of tar en yhe a this .tole tai u platse ,�e� that� u �; Ft�. � t .the ma e dsd ,old ,d b x►eeo 2 $ a old A.° • �g�an e t `Ott' and. andauthorized Station x�at�'d' �' '� � Board eOrzaitte and u �pr� for 'bids. ell and of the .s au to. Cal -caf ' `toh a`t ova a `` 'ds -cos' 4. :. t�° e ya,��:o� � far Oil y to the transferto cad on, �� " e sera vas , eque vote ., es wed ,,,�or�s the St�rilteredeapt Novembe. act ol in 'p the col coax Palo la beref p and �v the St' 3za$ the, a 5t07? cant oral of Cad sign / tie 11 vast as rev for AcE Del th a' k • :k report ..was ': x'e celited; jtrom the Board of .;Safety advising that. it :Ss tx�, i"a•�ox` a the regulation adopting r'stinctive,•markings, .for.state nighwFays;F .ir_di.cati:ng no driving to the left' thereof", as :appxoved . by the State :Aiv i:sion of: Highways en September' 19, 1939, and recommending that provision be inc orporated .: in Codified Ordinance NO. 4. requiring the same markings of roadways. ;under. ,tie jurisdiction' of the City of Palo Alto. Coxrantttee No. 2 :also :recomthended that regulat for s;ich:>markings'.be: included:1n Codified Ordinance No. 4. On motion of . Mrs. Merner and,Richards„ ichards, the recommenda- tions of the Board :and Coxirmnittee No. 2.< rere adopted and, the City .Attorney 'vas `instructed :to incorporate these regulations in Codified Ordinance, No. 4 nor. being pr rated. Dog Redemption . Fe -e' A report" `.was<"received from the Board of Safety recommending that a refund of $2.:00 be Made to Mr. Wallace E. Stryker, -49a Spruce Street,' Berkeley, California, for a redemption fee :Imposed. --for. the impounding of his dog on - November. 250 1939, :while visiting in, -Palo .Alto. The Poundmaster,. acting upon a complaint,. picked up the ::-d'og.which had slipped the'. collar and :leash and escaped from the yard. It was later 'proved that Stryker. had complied "with < the laws of his community :securing dog license and that: the dog was in Palo: Alto for, , only a , fear :hours` Corcer4ttee No ` 2 recorded t ,t. --the; sum, of $2.;00 be refunded 'to .,.Mr. .Stryker:.:in.. accordance with the recommendation of the Board of ...Safety, On .motion of. Thomas and Goddard, the . recommendations:: of;ythe :Eoardand committee were approved and . the.. refund was, granted,; ' by unanimous ::vote on. roll, can. Sto S:ign.;at :.California and Middlefield A` report. was :received' from the. Board of Safety, recor ,end ing the. ,adoption. of an , ordinance .proVid.ing for ;the placing:, of stop :sign on `Califo .a Avenue", -at .MiddlefieldRoad, within the city limits `: 'Co i ittee;11,,o . 2; also . recorkended the adopt i an. of an ordinance Creatng'an arterialstop an the southerly -corner of Ca1ifornia; 'Avenue. and lttddiefi.eld Road. Ordinance No,. 807, directing .that , an arterial stop sib. be , place>d on < the southerly corner :of California Avenue, at the intersection:.of .California :Avenue. with Middlefield Road, was read, -and on motion.,"of :.Goddard: and Bentrott was adopted as ar :emergency ordinance by, unanimous vote on roll call. Diagonal Parking at. Post. Office A report was::received from the Board of Safety recommending ;the:, adoption 0.f an > exnergency ordinance providing for diagonal parkingfin front .or 'the Rost` Office on Hamilton Avenue between Gilman and Vaverley Streets up to and including December :31,; 1939. Committee ' No.. 2 also "recommended that this `emergency ordinance be adopted..; A suggestion vas made - by .Councilman Reed that : such an ordinance be made permanent instead of remaining in effect only until December 1st . purpose. of 3 It was- � exp3.airsed ,that the � � p the ordinance eras to relieve' the parking ..situation near the Post 0ffice..duxing the holiday:;:".season, anda suggestion was made • that if -this method of:' parldng proves ::desirable consideration can later be given Ito;:,making;'-such .,regulation permanent. _ . After discussion it was directed, that the ordinance be amended to rt f TdiNtlieRNMOS9Rlik, provide than" it remain in ,*! ect. until Janpary:'10,' 1940. Or acxanc o Igo v .:regulating , parking on Hamilton Avenue betweenbetweenGilmart,Street.and Waverley,Street, as amended was 'read;�and ?n .mat.ion. of. Goddard and :Hoy, waa:.'adopted as an emergency ordinance : b ' unanimous : vote Lon 'roll -call- Zoning Ordinance . ;A'repo t was .received from the Planning Commission recommending that 'the following amendments be made to the Zoning Ordinance: 1). That .Se.ction:"'100'0 be amended by'. the addition el' a. par graph- between the paragraphs defining. "�Avto Carp -and :-,;Budding", to .read a: - follows : BOARDING HOSE :' The term "boarding house" shall mean a, .building or portion thereof wherein meals are"regula.rly served to three (3) or more paying guests. the . State ins again Avenue in file. Haul that the balance t the Circ,l4 this recta by, unanizn Remo the last rn a building to the S; the sum ' of balance 'so That Section 1000 be amended by adding a ar paragraph moving and between the paragraphs defining "Single .Family Dwelling" to read as follows: on roll ca LODGING ' HOME: The term "Lodging House" shall Comrn3.ttee mean a building or portion the. eof housing threere .{3) or more paying guess That Section 1002 be amended by the addition of that the Paragraph { to read as follows: the group Single (9) Sleeping quarters accessory to a Family e ose Dwelling, such sleeping quarters not to exceed x one (1) bedroom, one (1) clothes closet and in the grot one (Z) "bathroom, provided, however, that the months of building in which they are housed conforms to 1 the requirements for setback lines, side and to th' rear lot line clearances, and distances from sign other buildings as specified in: Section 101i-A, Claim1011-8, 1011-C, 1011-D and 1012. . ,�. (It) That the second paragraph of Section 1011-E be the at c: deleted and that a new paragraph be added to that dtehc Section 1011-E to read as follows: the City .A' Garages and other accessory buildings shall be � located on' the same lot or re -subdivided lot as ote on ro: the dwelling,, and in no case shall such garage or P the r , accessory buildings be joined so as to extend over v la the lot lines once determined. Chk.,r ;ta Councilman Cypher, Chairman of the Planning Commission, exp1a xied that : these proposed amendments would .clarify the southea��te Ordinance_ and. would" aid the Building' Inspector in issuing a distance Zoniug' given sec �!d32 ws . adopted by A . proposed ordinsnee amending Sections 1000, 1002 and :1011-E of the Palo Alto toning Ordinance was given first, reading and, referred- to Committee N'o. 1. . Protest Against Tract - Development A report 'was received from the Planning Commission transmitting copy of lett:er sent to the ,Santa Clara County 'Planning Commission;.,the:,Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara Cov ; Rider Reiser Department month of ?� the State : Reap Estate . Commission and Stanford University, protest- ing against ' the development of the' property <northvest of MaatMero Avenue in the Barron.Tract'. This co ax ication was placed ; on file. A 'report' eras received from Committee No. 4 . recommending that the sum> of $60.00 be transferred fr.Ic a the unappropriated oalance to Account -126-49 to .coverthe cost of haulingtrees`' from the Circle :to the vOodpile. ,'On motion of Mitchell and. Molts, this recommendation'vas approved and the : appropriation authoxxized- by u ianimou . vote on roil ce 11 Removal of Building Reference vas made to the ap proval by the Council at the last meeting of the action of 'the Board .of Works in moving a building from the :'corner of Alma Street and Washington Avenue to the Sets a Dlsposal Plant; Committee No. 4 :recommended that the sum of $158.8, be appropriated from the Unappropriated balance to the Sewage -Disposal Plant account to pal the cost': of. moving and rehabilitating this building. On nloti.c'n .of :Thoits and Blois, and by .unaniMpUs vote on roll ,call`, the appropriation was. authorized: as reca ended by Co~ ai:ttee•No. A report ' was received from Committee No. ; 5 recommending that the Mayor - be authorized to 'sign . a .rider. to be attached to the grouplife- .Policy providing a :Change in the :date on which; employees are "elig ble •to be ,insured under the group life:, plan. It was explained: that employees 'are now eligible, to ''participate, in the gr sup.-insurax ce on: the --:date on; -which they complete three months of service..instead of one sear as rreviously required. 'On motion of' :Thoits and Cashel, the Mayor. Was'e.uthorized to s-gn this: rider. Claim -of Mrs. Avers -'report, vas received from ::Committee No. 5 recommending that the claim O1` I+v#rs. Nary D. Ayers, on .ecount of injury to her daug.iter, be settled for $50.00, with a communication. from the City" Attorney recol lending .that this claim be paid. Ori::�motiori of tcheii3 and :Bentrott, and by unanimous vote on roll call, the recommendation vas, approved and payment of the c1sii `ryas authorized from: the Liabi litu insurance Fund. Ordinance nance No. 809, Changing the setback line on the southeasterly s.1de of Lincoln Avenue from .;11 feet to 7 feet for a distance of 75 >feetnortheasterly from Webster Street, was given second read::ng., and oz%':motion of Thoits and Richards, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call Report of - Officials The reports of ";,tie: ' Department of Public Works, the Department of Public :Safety, the Auditor and Trea.3urer foxy' the month of ;November, 9 , Were received` and placed on file. rR ieit of Veteran. O : Welfare Board for Cancellation of Taxes A report was . reeeiv.ed from -the, . City Attorney in regard to the petition .from the Veterans' Welfare Board requesting the `cancellation of : taxes : on "Lots 5 and 6, Block 31, College Terrace, with :the 'r.ecoi endation ;that these taxes be cancelled. On motion of Thoit's and. Blois, this recommendation was accepted and it ,s. directed, that, the taxes on this property be cancelled, by unan ous vote on rollcall. ResOlUtio z -,Ado .r.,E- Wage Scale Resolution No. 1262, adopting *wage scale, in connection with the construction of the Mayfield Fire Station; was read and -a motion for its adoption was made by Cypher, seconded by Blois; ?fir. Roger, Roberts,. Chairman of the Board of Safety, advised that. it: was the intention of the Board of Safety that the,<,C,ity -do, the work. The Building Inspector reported that the, specifications were prepared with the intention of calling for- bidsin the hope that favorable bids would be received,. It was pointed out that:the Council has already authorized the ,Board of Works to cantor bids on this work. The resolution was then adopted by :unanimous vote on roll call. Monthly Bills On, motion of Richards and Thoits, and by unanimous vote on roll ca11:, the .following bills were approved and warrants author ,ted•: in, payment of .'the same: Bancroft -Whitney Company $ 2.94 Bank of America ;. 25.00 A.'. Carlisle & Co. 171.74 City of Palo Alto 11000.00 ;City .of Palo .Alto 10.15 Mayor L. ,Costello 25.00 Kee Lox Mfg. Co 4.94 Modern Office Machines : Co. 3.00 Modern Press & Office Supply Co. 29.61 Orrick,.. Dahlqui st, Neff -&; Herring- 175,00 ton .Kellogg Studio 4.64 Stanford: University 40.00 Travelers, Insurance Co: 80.71 Travelers:•.Insurance Co 203.50 . T.r ible Lumber, Co. c 4.95 .Frank E, ::Wilber Co. 1.63 City' of Palo Alto 20000.00 Paul B. Blake 68 i , 77 Mrs. C. Dresden .2 1.42 Moore ;& O'Neil 12.50 Palo Al tc Hospital 1124.50 By ap charg reduc parti expen rerun of thi payer advi, s claim to wh< ref`uu the elt consu. the rei out th4 for ga.; and = in the rec that si No. Z, I ]s: 4i peg, Francis Palo Al Committ reducin lover ra was t,sk Le; • A report was received from the Board of Works recorezending. that the tote's sun of $46,674.60 received as a gas the Cit.: :refund from the Pacific Gas & electric Company be applied to the reduet4cn; of :the., i.ndebtednesr.;to the. ;City of San Francisco or acco t: of theextensionof the Palo Alto pipe 11.ne to the Cwty or Palo; ::Alto. In making thisrecommendation, the Board :pointed Oat that the Ili per cent, being paid per annum on this indebtede$s represents/the hi8hest interest rate being paid by the. City o anyindebtedness which it is able :to 'iMmediate?y terminate. Ammemsvasemaismamonsassomnammaimmesswawarawmaarevinowereavar p applyingthese funds .in .this maser the annual interest charges, will .ben reduced b .the sw .of $2100.35.. This will reduce . the:. cost . to, .taxpayers .end.: utility users of the City, particularly .in reducing the capital charge against the heavy expense: of "pz.oCuring a permanent water supply. The Board 'reco:mmensed thet requests, for .individual r.yefunds to conswners: be `denied in., favor of the: general application of the refund to:this indebtedness,,; which will benefit all tar', ay ery •and consumers. A written opinion. vas received .from the City Attorney: advising that as.:a smatter. of. law the individual consumer has; no cla.im on this ` fund since. the City of Palo Alto'vat the :.purchaser to whom the entire refund :was: ride;; , that the disposition of the refund is entirely. within the hands of tle City government and the question as to whether or 'not it shoLd be returned to the consumer is one of policy .a1osze,: Gorinittee No. 4 follows: (1) ; That Tetrads, ds, be .given, to,those consumers: applying for' arefund who ?jived out:sidP the city :?Limits, from :July';,i6, 1933 to:. April 30, 1936, and paid, the outside rate.' i That: - the sum •of $ - ,, 000. 00 from the gas refund received.;: from the ; Pacific Gas Land;, Electric .Company;` be paid. t.o ;:;the City cf San;i,Francisco to be applied` on the, pr ,ipal of:_ the indebtedness resulting .from the extensis n of the water system to, the City , of Palo 'Alto., It .was coved <by ,,i t+ e1l;j seConded: by Cashel;, : that the reeaaunend,ations; refs Coa tee•: No 4.'be;°adopted. Duxing the' discussion which followed, red, it was pointed o s.t tYlat co s umers .1"iving : outside the city paid a higher rate for, :gas, than those•:.living .innsride the city,►.•• and because of this and in :-;view of : the ;<fact : thatth,ey. would: receive ::no benefit from the reduction- of the water: debt, it was felt by Committee No. 4 that such consumers were entitled to their share of the refund. The motion to adopt the recommendations of Committee No. 4 was carried •by -unanimous :vote' ox •ro Ll call. Indebtedness, for.. Water. Pipe 1 ne . Council/titan n Thomas xliade reference to the interest of per cent being paid on the indebtedness to the City of San Francisco on account. of the extension 'Of the water pipe lineto ?aio Alto;.:- and::;szggested,:i.the:t it :'might be advisable for Com ittee - No..5 "ter. investigate. •the• :pos-sib Lllty of further reducing :this debt: by . a bond; :i35ue . Or by borrowing money at a lower rate, of interest :than teat being:- paid at present. No action was taken.. Leave to Citg 'A.ttornet The,.Ci. y; Attorney was granted' leave to be' absent from the. City ,f rot December :13th. toeDecember' '19th. ATTEST: Mayor