HomeMy WebLinkAbout10261936City Hall, Palo Alto, Cal ifornie,
October 26, 1936.
T -he, Council of the City of Palo Alto" met on this date
'pursuant to adjournment of October 12, 1936, with
Mayor Judson presiding. Roll call as foliotis:
Present ,Bonham, Cathcart, Collins, Costello, Goddard,
Judson, Mitchell, Salsman, Stephens, Thoits,
Thomas, Wood -
Blois, Mosher, Richards.
Minutes of the meeting of October 12, 1936, were
Emery ,Subdivision ao. 2 (Agreement and Map)
A report was received from the board of Public Works
approving the agreement signed by Katherine D. Emery, James n.
Stedman and Margaret Hill Stedman, and F.E.Maxwell and Ginnie �.
Maxwell,_ relating to utilities and improvements in Emery
Subdivision No. 2 and on Byron Street between California Avenue
and Oregon Avenue, the Board recommending: that the Mayor and City
Clerks beauthorized to execute the agreement for the City.
The agreement was read and discussed, and on motion
of Thoits and Thomas, the recommendation of the Board of Works
was appro*ed.
Resolution No. 1121, approving the map of Tract ao. 46,
Emery Subdivision No. 2 and accepting the property dedicated
for public use:on said map and designated as Byron Street, was
read. On motion of Bonham and Thoits, this resolution was
adopted on roll call, with 11 Ayes, Costello not voting on the
motion.
Leeds were presented from James B, Stedman and from
the California Pacific Title and Trust Company granting portions
of Lot3, Seale Tract No. 4, for the extension of Byron Street.
On motion of -Thoits and Bonham, resolutions accepting these needs
were adopted on roll call, with 11 Ayes, Costello not voting.
The Council was informed that a deed has been prepared
by lr. i"'. E. Maxwell covering property to be deeded to the city
for the extension of Byron Street. This deed will be presented
to the. Council later for acceptance.
Petition to Conduct Business in Residen.tia? Lone
A petition with thirty signatures was received,
petitioning the Council to make it legal for Mr. H. R. Mitchell
to engage in the bicycle repair business on his premises at
1070 Forest Court, in the same manner in which he has conducted
such business for , the past two years. This matter was referred.
to the. Planning Commission and Committee No. 1.
Letter from E.D.Lakin re Zoning Ordinance
A. communication was received from E. D. Lakin, attor ne
regarding the enforcement of the existing zoning ordinance with
respect to the unauthorized use of properties in the first
residential district, and suggesting that the ordinance be
amended to the extent of defining in exact terms . the particular
uses _ which may reasonably be considered.,. ob cctiorn :zs1e . This
yet er was i' .f.'eei'rc.,'C1 to the L'_l.annirie; Commission :.ne Ce::.ni
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v.tiuirawn its endorsement
relating to Motor Vehicle
was placed on file.
was received from the League of
Informing the Council that :it has
of Proposition i\lo. 10 on the ballot
Fuel, Taxes and License Fees. This
Letter from Ma :or :of Glendale on Proposition 15
A communication from Mayor L. E. Olson of Glendale,
requesting the Council to support Proposition No. 15 on the.
ballot relating to Relief to Special Assessment Districts,
t;as received and placed on file.
Letter from Shoreline planning Association
A letter was received from the Shoreline Planning
Association of Hermosa Beach, enclosing a copy of resolution
passed by the Los Angeles City Playground and Recreation
Commission, and requesting that: steps be taken to defeat
Proposition No. 4 on the ballot which would authorize Slant
Drilling under Tidelands. This letter was placed on file.
Letter from Fish & Came Devi to.Dmen., Association
A letter was received from the Fish ' Game Leveiopment
.essociaLion enclosing - a copy of an initiative measure to be - -
presented to the Legislature at the 1937 session relating to
Fishing Control, andrequesting the Council to endorse this
measure and .to urge the Legislature to support it. This
communication was placed on file.
Request of TaxCollector for Revoivirni Fund
n communication was receives ±rora the Tax L'ollector,
requesting that a Revolving Fund of $100.00 be placed at _his
disposal on which checks could be drawn when necessary to
rake refunds to out of town people, and from thich money could
be taken for recording of tax redemption. receipts. This was
referred to Committee No. 5.
Overdraft in Special Gas Tax Streit Improvement Fund
A report was received from the Board of Works,
recommending that provision be made for the payment of
$16,686.92, the balance due the contractor under Docket
California 1253-R for street improvement, prior to the receipt
of the Federal funds. -
On motion of Thomas and Thoits, the Auditor was
authorized, by unanimous vote on roll call, to overdraw
the Special Gas Tax Street _Improvement Fund in the amount of
;;16,686.92, this fund to be reimbursed by money to come from
the Federal coyer: .ent
Straightening South Court -- Deed from Laumeister s
A report was received from the Board of Yiorles recommend/-
ing that a deed be accepted fromMabel S. Gustav Laumeister
covering two parcels of land in Blocks 28 and 29, Stanford
City Tract, and that a street elosing procedure be instituted
or the purpose of straightening South Court from the old r:ana.1
to Colorarso Avenue,: and that the land i aae by the closing of
tine street be deeded by the City to the Laumeisters in exchange
for the deed from the Laumeisters to the City. On motion of
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Thomas. and. Bonham, this matter was referred to the Planning
Commission and Committee No. I.
P.ef r Lshing Portion of City Hall
4.; -report was received from the Board of Works
recommending' that -41200.00 be appropriated for the purpose of
refinishing : the lobby, Auditor's office and hallways in the city
hall and ,installing , new lighting equipment in the lobby office
and Auditor's office. This was referred to Committees ho. 1
and N3 , 4
Report on Bell Tower
A report was received from the Board of Works trans-
mitting Bulletin No.. 26 relating to the hazardous condition of
the Bell Tower onthe city hall. It was the recommendation
of the Building Inspection Division that this tower be removed
or replaced with a steel structure. This matter was referred
to the..Board. of. Public Safety.
Resolutions Regulating Traffic at Embarcadero Subway
A report was received from the Board of Safety
recommending for approval a resolution repealing the resolution
relating to left turns on Kingsley Avenue, as approved by
Council Resolution No. 1118, and recommending for approval
a' resolution regulating traffic at the Embarcadero Road Subway.
This resolution would provide the following regulations:
(a) That Embarcadero Road between High Street and
Alma Street ° be designated a one-way street, traffic to proceed
in a westrly direction only.
(b) That High Street between Embarcadero Road and
Lincoln Avenue be designated a one --way street, traffic to
proceed in a northerly direction only.
(c) That double white lines be painted on center of
pavement of Kingsley Avenue between Alma and Embarcadero, and
that on the Embarcadero Road end of said double white lines there
shall be indicated a left turn onto Embarcadero Road.
(d) That it shall be unlawful to make a left turn
onto Kingsley Avenue while proceeding in a westerly direction
on Embarcadero Road.
(e) That it shall be unlawful to park vehicles on
either side. of Alma Street between Kingsley :venue and
Embarcadero Road.
This matter was discussed. It was the opinion of
the Council that Paragraph (a) designating Embarcadero Road
between High and Alma Streets as a one-way street should be
adopted as an emergency measure, but that the other regulations
as recommended by the Board of Safety should be given considera-
tion by Committee 14o. 2.
On. motion of seitchell sand Cathcart, Resolution No.
approving a resolution of the Board of Safety providing that
Embarcadero .Road between High Street and Alma Street be
designated a : one-way street, traffic to proceed in a westerly
direction only, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call.
The resolution of the Board of Safety providing -for
traffic regulations in the vicinity of the subway, as lis'c.ed in
Paragraphs (b) to (e) inclusive, was referred to Committee loo. z.
Resolution No. 1123, approvin.g a resolution of the
Board of Safety repealing Section (b) of Resolution Dio.li18,
relating to left turns on Kingsley Avenge, was read, and on
motion of Mitchell and Bonham, was adopted by un niimous vote on
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report was -received from Committee Ao . 5 recommending
that the bill of 1100.00 from. ; Foster and Reynolds Company for
advertising servi' e be approved and paid from the Publicity 1011nd.
rt the suggestion of Councilman Thomas, this matter was referred
oP: to Committee No 4.
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.A resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to
execute an agreement with the Department of Public Works : of the
State of California for expenditure of the a cent gas tax fund
was referred to the Board of Public Works and Committee No. 1.
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erred 1:ith the donation of $700.00 from the Mayfield iNomari' s Club'
toward thecost of --constructing. and furnishing the new: Mayfield
'.erancn. Library building, which is on deposit with the Lay ie d
Branch of the Bank of America. He read a letter from Lewis
hayd Leve, attorney for the bank, enclosing a letter addressed
to the bank and signed by the Chairman of the Library board
ation and by the Club, President and Secretary of the Mayfield Woman's*
mo ^ac..vising the bank that �
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cendi Lions under which it was deposited and may be drawn upon
bway. by the depositor. Mr. Leve requested txiat the Council
confirm this action by motion : or resolution so that the bank
may be released from all liability in this matter.
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ceed The City Attorney. explained that the escrow conditions
under which the money was originally deposited have changed..,
and " He suggested that a motion be passed approving the action of
the Library Board in releasing this money.
er of it was pointed out that by previous action of the
and k Council the Library Board was authorized to administer the •
s there tk entire Mayfield Branch. Library building and was requested to
negotiate with the :Mayfield Woman's Club in regard to their
'urn donation of $700.00, and ,hat is was now desired to have this
ion .honey released from the bank so that the purchase of
furnishings for the assembly hall could be made.
Councilman Thomas stated that it was his under-
standing that the gift. e $700.00 from the Club was to be made
th no restrictions upon it; that it was donated toward the
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recently by Committee , No. 3 when it was ascertained that the
money had never been deposited in the city treasury but was
held in the . Bank of America under certain instructions from
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ais opinion this was not ,a true escrow as the City was not a
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authorized to take any steps ` necessary to release to the
;he r Mayfield . waman's Club the $700.00 now held in the bank. This
_8, ;t motion was seconded by ,Bonham, but after discussion was
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