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Home My WebLink About08101936ible uct t it id on 317 pore,.. City Hall, Palo Alto, California, August 10, 1936 The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regular session on this date at 5'0 p.;m. with . .yor J dson presiding. Roil. call as follows: ?resent: Blois, Bonham, Cathcart, Collins, Costello, Judson, Mitchell,. Mosher, Richards, Salsman, Stephens, Thoiis, Thozaas,Wood Absent; Goddard.` The minutes of the meeting of July 27, .1936, were pe: oved Adoption of Budget The special order of the day was tht hearing on the eroposea budget for 19.36.-1937. A communication from the City Attorney was read co icerning ' is consultation in Sacramento A th Mr. Dixwell Pierce, Secretary of the State Board of Equalization, advising i;i.at it will be unnecessary for the proposed budget to be submitted to the State Board of Equalization; t i-et until such. :Le as the City raises by taxation for expenditure on behalf of tsne city government a sum in excess of 5% over the amount raised the previous year, the City need not be concerned with the ce :sUitut.ona1 limitation on expenditures. Councilman Thomas, Chairman of Committee lvo . 4, stated -elat the letter of transmittal which accompanied the budget ..hen it was presented. by Committee luo. 4 at the Council meeting ), J eey 27th outlined the principal points in tee budget. Ee eai.ied attention to two changes which have since been recommended.: y Committee Ago. 40 first, that the surd of 750.00 be added to tae salary budget of the Library, and second, that the portion of the salary of the secretary to the city attorney which i.s paid by tae Citybe increased to 495.00 per month, with the under- staaa.i_ng that her total salary shall be $125.00 per month.. It was pointed out that the addition of `750.00 to: the siary budget of the Library would make it possible to continue Lila employment of an assistant at the Library who ras been emp_.cyea for, some time o f a casual basis and has recently been appointed by the Library Board to the regular staff; that if the sum of 4/200.00 should be deducted from the salary budget of the eiorary as previously recommended :vended by Committee -o . 4, there would be no provision for the salary of this assistant. Resolution No. 1112, adopting the budget for the fiscal year 1.966-37, as prepared and recomrended. by Committee Jo. e, was read. A ,notion was made by Thomas, seconded by Thoits, ,..at the resolution :be adopted. Various items in the proposed budget were discussed, pith particular reference to the :Library budget. Mr. 4:1. ii. j <:..JVn, �aeir an of the Li,br.ary. Board, was present and aadressea the Council, explaining the Library Boards classification system or employees and commenting upon the difficulty ic,alty in making the ed justments which will be necessary if the Library is not allowed the amount it'originally requested in its salary budget. Ceunci ma.n Collins ;pointed out that if $750..00 is added to the salary budget of - the Library,: a_s now recommended by committee No. 4, the amount allowed for salaries of Library empioyrees is less than the or1g'ina1 a:ziae t AeLj %.:;:tea cy the 1,ibrar E'3,4 ' q tt / fit t4 q -. 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Orainanee Fixing Tax Rate Ordinance £ o. 688, fixing the tax rate for the, fiscal ;;ec.r 1936-37 at $1.00 per $100.00 of assessed valuation, y,ws reed, and on motion- of Collins and Richards, was adopted as an eneroency ordinance by unanimous vote on roll call. lievter from G.M.rontaine (Bayshore £ighLFYay z)i ,ns) A,.letter: from. &'. . Fontaine of wan Jose, suggesting tna t conspicuous signs De placed on the BaysSore aighway at crossroads leading into Palo Alto, was referred to Committee ie tter from Sta;,e Park Commission A letter was received from the Chairman of the State Park Commission, enclosing a ,copy of resolution passed by the Park Commission endorsing an initiative measure to appear on the Neve?tber- ballot whichwill enable the State to derive revenue from the leasing of oil pools under tidelands, and enclosing a suggested resolution for consideration of the Council. This was referred to Committee No. 4' for a report at the next meeting. Le=tter from i .S. oseiy itc Co. A letter fro F. 5. Moseley. & Company enclosing :list of municipal and corporation bonds which they own and offer for sale was referred to Committee No . 4. bulletin on League Convention Bulletin ' o. 15 was received from tee League of California Municipalities concerning the annual convention o be field in Santa Monica from September 9th to 12th, 1036, with inform,: tion relating to hotel rates, transportation, program and municipal exhibits. The matter of appointment of delegates to attend thi.s convention 4:as discussed. On motion of Mitchell and Wood,. the Mayor was .authorized to. appoint any councilmen rho wish to .;tend the convention as delegates, not to exceed five, their expenses to be paid by the City, this motion being adopted on poi_ call, ' ith 12 Ayes,', Salsman and Thomas voting »o. On motio:n of Cathcart and Mosher, the Mayor was ut or zed to appoint not exceeding three of the a.a:ministrative effieiais of the City to attend the convention, their expenses to be paid by the City, this by unanimous vote on roll call. In t_ is connection, it Torus stated that the Boards appoint their ov i delegates. Letter from E. W o Madison',: x communication from R. W. Madison, r ek ues ting inf'orma-' tion as to the eiifor:c kent of certain regulations for o ..runity betterment in Sunnyvale, was referred to the Mayor f'or, reply. Ap;iication for PW.A Grant for Sv,:itchboard &cuipment A report was received from the. Board of Works reques-,., the Council to approve an application for a Py,JA grant for the ra installation of switchboard equipment at the : Power i'1ant, the total cost of this installation being estimated at 25,000.00. This was referred to Committee No. 1. Request of Clay Products Institute Referring to the letter previously received from the Clay Products. Institute requesting that Section 1412 of 0rCineme No. 631 tPalo Alto Plumbing Code) be amended to permit the use vitrified clay .pipe for house sewer laterals when Laid e ith a sulphur silica joint, the Board of Works recommended t :at no change be made in the present ordinance. On this matter Committee No. 1 reported that it concurred in the recommendation mendation of the Board of Works. On motion of Cathcart and Mosher, t e _ reports were approved. Ordinance Regulating Soliciting on Streets A report was received from the Board of Safety approving and recommending for adoption an ordinance declaring it to be unlawful to solicit sales of newspapers, periodicals, foodstuffs, or any other merchandise on city streets in eny manner other than in a conversational tone of voice. A proposed ordinance regulating soliciting on streets was giveri first reading and referred to Committee No. 2. Mr. A. V. Omelka, agent for the San Francisco C.ro..ic_e, was pre: e it ana asked for a hearing before Committee No. 2 when this ordinance is considered. Tae city clerk was eirected to notify ;Mr,...Omelka when Committee No. 2 holdsits meeting, >o rra: he might be present. Ordinance re deie-ht of Trees anc. E edges A report was received from :,he Board of Safety approving andrecommending for adoption an ordinance providing that hedges on corner :Lots be reduced to three feet in height for ;a distance of forty , feet from the corner on each street; that shrubbery planted in that area be trimmed back to three ,feetin height, and that trees be trimmed so that drivers operating :low -type automobiles wi_L1 nave an unobscured view. A proposed ordinance, amending Paragraph 2 of Section 413 :of Codified Ordinance Ada. 3, relative to height of trees G:,: hedges, was given first reading and referred to Committee .+o. 2. Establishment of Certain Positions A report was received from Committee i o. 1 reeom me:ici n; that the positions of secretary to the City Attorney, assistant to the Police Jublge, and assistant auditor be established, and the respective heads of departments be asked to nominate persons for these respective positions, and also enat the ::i-r.oxs nominate the special representative of the Mayor, these nominations to be confirmed by the Council.. The Chairman of Committee No. 1 explained that this report was the res a:.t o the committee ts- consideration of cane suggestion made at to _as; council. zeetin,g '.by Councilman Collins that a definite proceeere be established for the appointment of certain employees. A motion was made by Wood, seconded b;,. Thoits, La the report be adopted. ges.t�,, emp.ioy eej appoinCil matter o. w a S not : Coami C v�:+ it is pr; et any ieaS Carr, S ing teat studies Library r e q e s i making a alter ti o t,00ke design mprov,c _n _is com grantee at-'mi:._s . Orr. Of lee :' ordia nc items +..b making :i tae an:iu city go.v It was r a duty o the orci vote Lepa.r tme ei RC. J estebeis whfca we In the discussion which followed, Councilmen Bonham sted that ;he confirmation of the nominations of these ni,_oyees be made by secret ballot as is the custom in e ;J /ting reads of departments. It was Pointed out that the Gt per of voting by secret t ballot to confirm such nominations neo not referred to in the original suggestion considered by ,:o mitt.ee No. 1, further, that according to parliamentary rules it is proper for any cou;n.cii, =:n to call for a secret ballot „t any time if he so desires. The motion to adopt the report of Committee N carried. ;J ady of L' brary- ?1ant A report was, received from Committee LLo . 3 recommend- ing tle6t an appropriation be made for architect's preliminary etuaies of possible rearrangements or additions to the Library ):_.:it. in this connection, a report was received from the iicrsry Board, submitted subsequent to the committee's report, requesting an appropriation of $500.00 for the purpose of .:,eking architectural Studies of possible extensions and eit ra ;ions to the library building, and asking that the Board of orks be invited to cooperate by providing a landscaping design for the grounds, with the -suggestion that this ieeeroveeaent might ht be undertaken as a W.P.A. or ?.11 .A. project. Leis communication was referred to Committee 3. Administration of Mayfield Branch Library At the request of Committee No. 3, further time was era tec to the committee, in which, to re ort on the matter of aa:.__iwstration of tie Mayfield branch Library Ordinance Creating -Office of Personnel Officer Ordinance No. 689, creating the office of Personnel. Officer and outlining his :duties, was given second reading`.. A _.otion was made by itChe L; , seconded by Thomas, that the . ordinance be adopted. (;ounc lma n - ollins objected. to the inclusion of :.ems lb) and (c) under Section 'M of the: proposed ordinance, e:eociag it the duty -of the Personnel Officer to collect and edit the annual reports of the various offices and boards of the city g o vernment, and to publish the annual reports of the City.- it wasenis ,opinion that thepublishing of the annual report is a duty of the City Clerk. On motion of Collins and. Thomas, the ordinance was amended by t r� b) and „ 1 omitting teas (.�� t .. � o. The ordinance as gnus amended, was then adopted by on roll call, a.I1 voting Aye except Mosher, who voted -No. Reports of Officials The reports of - the Department of P.,:;. (2 V;ork= the ar ,.rent of Pubic Safety, the Auditor and Treasurer for the zoth of J ly, 19361 were received and places. on file. Resolution Es tablshing - Taxi Stands The Counciletook up the co.nsideration of a resolution e .; abiis .ing and regulating t'.'le use. 02. taxi stands, eaction on -enich was- eferred at the last . ties t .ng. This resolution 3 establishes five teai stands on .L::.�. Ztr ty allotting S ,t': ✓ v C L 4 G.J. l 0 4 li �. n' Taxi V `..a No. 1 and i�o. , 3, to the Yellow Taxi Company, Taxi Stands No. 2 and No. 4 to the Andrus Taxi Company, and Taxi Stan.: 1."). tc Luxor Cab Company. Committee No. 2 had previously reported that :it approves the resolution and recommends its adoption. A motion was made by Mosher, seconded by Collins, that the resolution be adopted. In reply to a question raised by Councilman oalsman, it was explained by the City Attorney that such a resolution is a police regulation and does not amount to a franchise; that e Councilhas the power to allot taxi stands, and that such allotment or license to use a certain taxi stand is revocaCe at any time. Councilmen Salsinan and Costello :xpressec of the .ailottments as designated in the resolution. After discussion, Resolution No. 1113, approving the resolution of the Board of Safety establishing and regulating ;e use of certain taxi tandE. , .as adopted on roll call, by the following vote: Ayes: Blois, Cathcart, Collins, Judson, osrier, Richards, Stephens, Thoits, Wood. Noes: Bonham, Costello, Salsnlan, Thomas. Not Voting: itchell. Councilman Wood left et : G p.m. and was absent dur the rest of the meeting. Bec difica:.ion of City Ordinances The City Attorney matte a verbal report upon e__c ..roer made on the; matter of recodification of city ordinances, stating that some :of `tn.e work was completed under a W.P.A. project so::,e time ago -and that it is expected to have further W.P.A. aid available aboet ';.. ust 21st, ,y hen the work will be continued; that the work ;being done is merely getting the ordinances in .);..;e - for consideration by the Council and committees, and that t_.e preliminary draft will be submitted to the Council as soon as possible. Lease for Girl Scout House The City Attorney presented e lease covering tre ne';, site of the Girl Scout House in Rinconaaa Park, prepared -in accordance with previous instructions of the Council and Committee No. 1. Action was deferred, and one lease was referred Cornrrittee No. 1. Appointment of Deci4ty . ;;'v C1eA t: Tire :.natter of the appointment of a Deputy City Genf, d.eferrea at d previous £eetin� , 7,as taken up. The City Cier._ nominated Alvina Larsen as Deputy Clerk, end on motion of iiiitclees. and Richards, this nomination was confirmed. Resignation of fur .Clark from Planni g Commission Appointment of Mr. Ki.ier The Mayor announced that ne had received a cor11municeti from Mr. George Dickson Clark, Jr. tendering, n is resignation as member of the City Planning Co:1. v ,�,r... _. On motion of Richares and Mitchell, this resignation was accepted with regret. The Mayor nominated Yr. E. L. :filer, who is at preen: a deputy member of the P1anninu Commise ion , to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Clark's resignation, for the ter;. expiring Sept. _es 1937. 0 confirmed 1.rdi No. 5 V o to the- ; reco in:he . 65s. o:. C.; officiale separatic Ore inan0E deputies July 27ti ..4..V \JG eL:. report r._ .ici_- a Works f o. Road to :z and ',Mii_u, was trap A. to as this Res to a ut:sc: . Laasdal e aioanc: Dixon . s pointed , a ;t.rev_o' rate of request.i, was adop' Mon a.l? o\sec =an imo :� i Stands to the rted n. :,ro1;ress r a Vyn some .d zed; I on eenape tne ac ommittoe d to ' iCapion on as a na:,: d s 323 ee'67. On motion -of Collins and Richards, tb.ie nomination was ccnf it aged. Ordinance r opointment of Officials Reference was made to the report ..:ace by Committee 5 to the Council at the last meeting on J u+ y 27th relating to the question of alvision ana consolidation of offices and recommending for adoption a proposed orainance amending Section ; r D- Coy.; ifi;;d Ordinance vo . 3 relating to the appointment of officials and c.eputies, triis ordinance providing for the ,-z oaration of the offices of Clerk and Assessor. A proposed ordinance amending Sectionr)5A of Codified ; : c, inance No . 3 relating, to the appointment of officials and uep ties was given first reading. It was pointed out that, at the council meeting on Joe.Joe.y 2'7th, the matter of division and consolidation of offices been referred back to Committee f'o. 5 with request for a report after further study. Transfer ofFunds for Storm Sewer Reference Was made to the appropriation of $e500.00 I: icr was made at the last council meeting to the hoard of rublic Works for the construction of a storm water sewer on iiddlef 3 eld Road to replace the inverted siphon drain at university Avenue arid.Middle±ie"ld Road. On motion of Thomas and Salzman, the sum of $500.00 was transferred from Storm Drainage Cpns traction Account. 146-17 to Gas Tax Street Improvement Fund, in order to tae care of to_is expenditure, this by unanimous vote on roll call. Resolution Authorizing Request for Reconveyance The City. Attorney explained that it was necessary aathorize the execution of a recon.veyance by +essrs. P. M. Lap -scale and A. A. Buchan; in connection pith the renewal of a loan on certain- property in San Francisco in wnich ors. Emily Dixon and the City of Palo Alto have an in„E rest . It w a pointed out that this loan is to be renewed, in accordance with. a :.revjous recommendation from Committee vo. 4, at the same rate of interest for a five-year period. Oil motion of kosher and Richards, Resolution v.o. 1114, requesting the Mayor to execute a request for recouveyance, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Monthly Bills y-� On motion :of Thomas and Blois, the following bills were allowed and,. warrantsauthorized- in payment of the same, by. unanimous vote on roll call: Bancroft -Whitney Company Bender -Moss Company California Safety Council., Inc . aeon Thomas ` David Charles R. :Hadley Co. gayor C. H. Judson Lawyers Cooperative PublIss.ing Palo Alto Times R. L. Po.ik&Co. Professional Builaing,Inc. Slona.ker t s rrinting .house --Police Judge John h. Springer $i 8.82 10.30 20.00 5.15 17.38 25.00 . 10.00 5.00 17.52 x;5.00 7.47 324 Travelers Insurance Co. und.ery ood Elliott Fisher Co.. Western Loose Leaf Co. wvightman's City of Palo Alto Stanford University Press City of Palo Alto Palo Alto hospital $ 186.95 1627.40 164.80 1.04 1800.00 20.19 91.89 1368.00 On motion of Mosher and Richards, the Council adjourned. ATTEST session c presidia Pre: Absc approved i10.a% Council the Ey,,,mba in this I suggestet one dog • license . Daly.who only a la( this ma'a. referred aria wisroc Comnittc l consider the matt. Let. of the G; the Mayf: the old ; is move?. week-. ties re::.. received P aS pre:>c in the a~ taking a: was refer Peninsul ConcernL