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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08121935City Hall, Palo Alto, California, August 12, 1935.. This ve uncil of the City of Palo Alto met in regular session on this Cate at 7:30 p.m., :r',ith Sayor Judson presiding. Roll call as follows: Present: Blois, Bonham, Cat Lcart, Collins, Costello, Godciara, Judson, Mosher, Richards, Saisman. Mitchell, Stephens, Thoits, Thomas , food. The: minutes of the meetings of July 8 and 29., 1935, approved. Petition for Diagonal Parking on Circle petition,was received from nineteen merchants in the vicinity of University Avenue and the Circle asking that diagonal . parking be permitted on the Circle. This was referred to the Board of aafety and Committee i o. 2. Letter from E. C. Thoits A letter. from E. C. Thoits, expressing appreciation for the message's sent bythe layor c nd Council on the passing of his brother vgiIl.is C. Thoits, was read ana placed on file. Peddlers OraZ rnee Pr000seci by Iercaants League A coAmunication was received from the Independent Merchants League enclosing a draft ol a proposed ordinance relating ;;o solicitors and peddlers. On motion of 5als.uan and Richards, this was referred to Committee No. 2. Councilman Thomas came at 7:35 p.m. and vas present during the rest of the meeting. Refund of .Dom License A letter was received from Mrs. Joseph Hootstein, `15; Cowper ,atreet, asking for a refund of $:2.00 paid for a dog license (Dog License lyo. 453), there having been two licenses procured for the same dog. On motion of Mosher and Bonham, this request was granted and the refund authorized, by unani, ous vote on roll call. Rerorts from League on dtii.ity Valuation Hearin ;s Progress reports of July 29th and August 10th from League of California Municipalities relative to utility vaivati,:= hearings now being held by the Mate Board oiEqualization were received and placed on file. Councilman Thoits came at 7;45 p.m. and was present during the rest of the meeting. League bulletin on Federal i ; 1w y =xicz ana Grade Crossing bliminat.i.on bulletin was received fro the League of Ualif or ni . Municipalities relating to Federal Highway aid to be spent cities and to federal appropriations for grade crossing elimination. ' This was referred to the Board of Public ,'oi 5 and to the: Mayor T s representative for their information._ Budgetary Forecast ana Annual Report of Hospital h..,communication was received from j:.. 6. Ervin, Assistant Co iptr44' QX e.,X:..s1:t y,: eaQ 1,23ing t.tle_ budgetary f 1955-36. A the annual June 30, 19; Award brought somf of injuries the Industri damages of indefinite damages and by the C ornnii the Board of the order of award out or call. • Tax Ref petition pre' and Anita i4. in block 4, i tne p rovis ioz of refund rec the City Attc accordance v<i motion of Tnc refund author Meeting Cou the Peninsula to be held at L;o untry Club officials art, to attend t_t Thomas, ana Al teratit n rE Vra nsmiVtino ti veterans Bui_La t.:is work. A recomMending Eoard of Works constructing i. etl:l � 9 necessity for to be. housed could not be reported that i provide for al. Commission, art teat the work 1 Cathcart and 21k approved and thf contingent func budgetary forecast of. the Palo, Alto hospital for the fiscal. year 1935-36. This was referred to Committee No. 4. A letter was also received from Mr. Erwin submittin; the annual report of the Hospital,for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. This was referred to Committee No, 5. Award of Industrial Accident. Commission City Attorney reported verbally upon an action drought some time ago by john Freltas, city employe, on account of injuries received while working for the City, and stated that the Industrial Accident Commission had awarded Mr. l're.itas damages of approximately ;61470.00 ;and k15.00 per week for an inaefini to period, and that the City was obliged to pay these damages and the weekly allowance until further action is taken oy tne Commission. On motion of Thomas and Thefts the Board of Compensation Referees was authorized to carry out the order of the Industrial Accident Commission and pay this aa.ra out of the Compensation Fund, by unanimous vote on roll call. Tax Ref and A report .was received from the City attorney on the petition previously presented . to the Council from Sadie y. Jackson and Anita L. byxbee for a refund of taxes on t .eir property in Liock 4, Palo Alto, for. the years 1:52-33 and i963-34under tae provisions of: Section 3804 of the Political Code, the. ..amount. of refund requested being $22.50 for each year, a total of vr45.0Q; tne City Attorney recommending that the amount be rei'unded in accorjance with recent court decisions on this subject. On motion of Thoits and Salsman,: this claim was allowed and the refund authorized, by unanimous vote on roll call. Meeting of Peninsula League Councilman Collins called attention to the meeting of the Peninsula Livision of the League of California Liu_o.icap ;lities to tie: held at 6=3U Club p.A.. Thursday, 5th, at t ,Ou�IA"�' ,b at B August 15th, Burlingame C illsborough,; to which all councilmen and city o 'fzcials are invited. The foliowing signifies their in to attend +;-, r»r.: �� �„ � 9 intention ,he - ee min Mayor. Judson Councilmen Bonham, Collins,_ _:somas,, and Mosher, and City Attorney Ruriiv ell . Alterations to Veterans Building a report was received from the Board of Pub..ic or:ks ,.ans= fitting Bulletins #9 and b‘10 relative to alterations in the y o:tera,ls bediding, and requesting aavice on how to proceed with td S erk , A report was received on this mat ter from Committee i O w ec o-n;Aending that the.. sum of 4800_00 be a d to eoa a of works from the contingent fund for � the puepose of the constructing improvements to the Veterans Buiic4J.lg as listed in Bulletin No. 9. The Chairman - of Committee No. 4 explained the a cessity for this work in order to permit various organizations �o be noosed 1r the building, and stated that S.E.R.A. assistance co ..,. not be secured as ` was previously believed. He further- -''o -:ported that Bulletin No. 10 of the Boare~ of Vvorks said not: provide for ail the improvements desired by the Veterans buildin Co mission, and that it was Committee �, ' g 7�, -- ;- O. 4 S recommendation a the work .Basted ,in Bulletin No. 9 be acne. On motion. of Catr e ar t and liosner, to .recommendation of Committee I4 o. 4 taS aDnrovea and the appropriation of ,4.800..00 authorizes from the contingent fand, by unanimous vote on roll call. Sick Leave report was received from the Board of Annexat submitting a plan for sick J.eave, similar to a Califox ' ' plan recently approved . by the Board of Safety, and recommending its adoption by the Council. This was referred to Committee No. 1. it has epor t on Fire iaza;rds= are Schools distrie: frontag report was received from the Board Zone .,_�e Board of safety transmitting a. report from the Fire Chief and Building InspectnI o + turtner or to the ; relative to fire hazards in the public .schools ' ,of Palo hlto and _` recommending that the recot aendat.ions of the Board of Fire Plan:^a: Underwriters in their report '\f Jane; 1932, be complied with, except in the case of the Snei an School where improvements rive been made as noted in the report of the Fire Chief and Building Inspector. This was referred to Committee No. 2. likauest for Sidewalk from California Ave to Mayfield cnool A report"v: has .received from the Board 01 Safety informing the Louncii that it had received a communication from the Jayfield service club suggesting that ''Slow:" .signs be painter on the Highway in front of t:ric Mayfield Junior High School - and that "school Zone markers be installed, so that the rig vay woulabe madesayer for students using bicycles; that as eer investigation the Board of Safety could not grant this rei .eft because of the underpass in front of the school, it being provided in the state law that peaestrians do not have the right of way over regular traffic where there is an underpass or overpass'. xis a safety matter, the Board of Safety requested the Council to co s,'tr ct a sidewalk from California venue to the liayfield Junior: High School, which will allow the students using bicycles to `cross the highway at the safety lights at California Avenue and use the sidewalk to the school, thus keeping them off the highway. Reference was made to the consideration given severs! months to the matter of constructing a sidewalk from California Avenue to the Mayfield School and to the fact that Stanford University, owner' of the property aeong which the sidewalk would be constructed, did not feel that it should bear the expense of .this work. Councilman Thomas stated that ane believed arr. antiei ent� could be made to have this sidewalk constructers as. a 9�`.r.�. rdi.:i project, with the City financing about 20 per cent of the cost. Ott motion of Mosher and Bonham, the Board of Works ana the Y• Mayor's Office were reques ted to consider this. matter and er passe. endeavor to have t ": j, " " P.A. :.. g 'tie e nJ. � s 1Ci e wv. �a built i l t ct s a ". P ..�-� . project. =n � the ' v rLEE Request for .Additional . ire station No. i re Annex Di The map Baysiiors bay snore 1i .Motion recd n enc Councilmi annexatic obtain el to ►: urn It is ac as being district, this cons re4uesteu cost to L. � i�r his t, revenue f. preparing he mat..e2 board of r present d it was notE h report was received from. the Board of Safety g=fit oE, calling attention" to the report of the Board of Fire Under - an iai writers of June 1934 in ww"iiicn a recommendation .. as made that the matter. 'additional fire station be located in the eastern portion for itZttte7' of the City'. The Board. of Safety recommended the purchase of a suitable lot: for this station and the erection of a building thereon to house the necessary equipment, ment and �railiu � p s presenter estimates of cost,with the request that: this project be submitted for W.P.A. approval. This was referred to - that CommiLtee i�oe 2 and the lllta�r s tree art ,, or s office ice for consideration. C Oci2'ieci Orc r entitled "�: roposed Annexation lyoise , Offer A report -was received r «reapons or report- �, from the City Planning Coerai551o. ?roe recommending to the Council that the proposed: `armexabicx. eistric: Places, peter_` include, the -territory shown on a map entitled; ''Map o1• - - 5P.t. i`Ont . �, ... ri., w1�d on Sabdivision No. 5s Seale Tract Showing Portion Pro; osed far annexation to the City of Palo Alto, Santa Ciara. County, Sa. ifornia, July 1935°. The Planning .Commission also informed the Council that it iias gone on record: as 'favoring. .the future zoning of this district as Zone G, with the exception of the S y;;nore highway frontage to a. depth of 125 feet, :this frontage to be zoned as Zone D and not tobe included in the fire limits. Tne Cormsission. I urtrie1 stated that. the ° matter -of zoning the territory adjacent tori to the annexation district will .be taken up with the county Planning Commission. A report was received : on this matter from Committee Five' No. a. recommending that the northeast boundary of Embarca.aero mg, Sanex District ..be the southwest line of the BaysA.ore Hi.tin ay.. '"T`. e :map ppprovea by ` the Planning Commission also showed the aysnore Highway as the northeast;:boundary of the district. Committee No., 1 also ' recommended tniat the city -owned cwjsnore lands be not included in the present proceedings. !on s motion sas made by Tno ts, seconded by Thomas, t. at this �AteC1 recommendation be approved. hay This matter was discussed, and reference was made by Cosnci,.a.n Mosher to the fact that the principal reason for .c,-nesa.tion was the desire of the residents of the district to obtain city water, and he suggested that it might be possible.: to i'.:rnish water to the district. without as:mexatbn proceedings. It was pointed out that the ' Board of wrks has gone on, record as being willing to furnish water'. if maims were installed in the district, but that the property owners are unable to finance this construction. It was reported that ,Comaittee No. 1 has requested the Board of .Works to prepare data relative to the cost to the City for installation of water mains, utlsiti:es, etc. if this territory is annexed, and .also ` relative to the probable revenue from the district, and, that the Board of Works is now oreparing this information but has not yet submitted its report Ise mat,er was left in the hands of Committee No. 1 and the 'Doard of 'd�orks pending .a report on the inf crmat iron recuested. Councilman Wood: came at this time, 8:25 p.m.,a.no. 'was present during the rest of the meeting. Ordinance on • Rosters A report was, received from Committee aso. 2 recommending .o_• passage a proposed ordinance ;mending Sec. 676 of Codified i_'aina ce so. 3 relating to fowls, etc., this ordinance pr'ohibit- rst the keeping of roosters in the city. This ordinance was given second reading and discussed. £t was noted that the ordinance as worded would pro.iabit the seeping of roosters in the agricultural district as well as the residential aistrict,a.nd it was thought advisable to reconsider one matter. :the ordinance was . referred back to Comsittee so 2 for f urtner consideration orairiance Amending Sections 225 and 226 A report was received from Committee A- o. 2 recommending :Set tLe proposed ordinance amending Sections 225 and 226 of Coci ied Ordinance No. 3 be adopted. p Section 225, as amended, is entitled 41Prohibi.tirg : in Public 'and Private Places Vulgar Language, ;oise, Offensive Conduct, Fighting, Indecent Exposure, Use of ,ecpens or Knuckles and Intoxication". Section 226 is entitled "N•on• ibitin g Distribut:.on of Drug Samples, •oogizig in certain Pieces, Loitering, Nocturnal. Wandering, Sleeping in Parks, Spitting on Sidewalks and Streets, and Prowling?f Ordinance No. 659, amending , Sections 22.5 and: 226, was given second readi It was pointed out that this ordinance had been prepared at the request of the Police :Judge in order to clarify certain provisions of the city ordinances, and that it had beenapproved by the moard of Safety. Councilman Mitchell came at this time, 8:40 p.m., was present during the rest of the meeting.) Thisordinance was discussed at length, and a motion was made ,by Cathcart, seconded by Collins, that .theordinance be aaopted . The ordinance was carried by the following ing vote ce roll call: Catz'icart, Collins, Goddard,; Judson, Mitche Aosher, Richards, Salsrnan, Thoits . Noes: cdoste lo, Thomas, li»ood. Not Voting: .J.ois, Lonham. 0nerap oyment ,Goumiittee Discontinued A report was received from Committee No. 3 concurring in the report of the previous Committee No.. 3 that, since the problem of unemployment has been largely taken over by the S.E.R.A. the .Mayor's Committee on Unemployment relief is being put to unnecessary effort and loss of time, and recommending that the Mayor's Committee be discontinued and that the City, Council extend to the members a sincere vote of appreciation for their past services Committee No. n also recommended that the remaining activities of the Mayor's Committee on Unemployment Relief be turned over: to the Boaru of Public Safety for administration. action and Onemotion of Mosher and y600cl, this report was approved. Appropriation z or S. E. R. A . Entertainments Denied report was received from Committee .No. 3 recommenci: that the request from the Community Len ter Commission to the Mayor,.:ask1:hg the Council for an appropx�ation not to exceed 05.00 v0 r'orthe purpose of proviai.ng refreshments for entertain- ments curing July, August anu September for S.E.R.A.. worKers and families be denied. Committee ao . 4 also recommended teat this request be. denied. On motion of Mosher and Mitchell, the recommendation of these committees was approved. Board on Commercial Amusements A report was received from Committee No. 3 recomme oi:: tnat the Advisory Board on t.%omrnercial Amusements be continues. On motion of kosher and Richards, tnis recommendation was approved. At. this time the Mayor presented a report from .e Advisory Board for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and also a plan for suggested revision of the city ordinances regarding the formation and duties of the Advisory Board.. This report and the matter of reorganization of the advisory Board was referred to ''omittee No. 3. Tile. Mayor announced that n.e thought it advisable to defer his nominations for Memberships to fill existing vacancies on the Board until a /report has been received from Committee No. upon the, plan for reorganization. Further Time for Report on Picnic Grounds At its request, Committee No. was grantee: i urt •.er time for consideration of the report of the eiannang om ic�c on the location of Picnic grounds in Rincorada Park. t that the rec incl uaea in Master's hon, explained t=h; of the _oro j e: Committee di; felt that c,hi studied. II of Committee: Propos=e A c Committee ao. Council for c when the Coun 2ionday, Angus hearing on th, Di such other Llesoluti( A dE a portion of I been deli.n uer. and ,good, .a r,. unanimous vot Jrnigeree A pr vaticnal Board burning 'Dui._ m tietorts a. Ine Department .,: of July, 1935, avrolls. The i. improvement of on which is in this improvemer Auditor does nc until the budge Engineer asked. carry on this w aiscussea, and not to exceed adoption ofthe ziecti•zn he of a member of June 30, 1941, Councilmen Co.i: On th< 7 votes, Ld.wara Lausten i vote. en ant - Casnei vet vote. Action on Harbor Master':s House Delayed A report was received. from Committee £'o. 4 recommenaing tact the recommendation.` of. Committee No. 1 that 4p600.j0 be lc:c.;.naea in tree budget for materials and supplies for a Harbor_. aster s House be denied. lcce Chairman of Committee No. 4 explained that the committee dic not wish to express . denial of the project, but as no definite- plans had been prepared the coriittee did not include this item in the proposed "budget and -,=it that the matter should be delayed until definite _pans can b st;zaied. it was directed that this matter be left on the dockets of Committees iuo. i. and .Lo. 4 for consideration at a later date. Proposed budget Submitted A commurncation was received from, the Chairman of Committee eio. 4 submitting the proposed budget for 1933'36 to. the :.•o encil for consideration. On motion of Tomas and Mosher, it was airected that the Council adjourn it adjournto meet at 7:30 p.m. next eo.aaay, August 19, 1935, for the ' purpose of holding a public _.earing on the budget, fixing the tax rate, and for the transaction y such other business as may come before the Council. Aesolution Accepting Tax Deed A deed was presented from the Tax collector covering e portion of Lot 6, Block 2, Hawxyrurst Subdivision, ..Chich has been delinquent in taxes for five years. On motion o:t Aeitchell and iood., a resolution accepting this deed was aaopted by unanimous vote on roll call. jrc.inance on Girl Burning; Eq ui.pment A proposed ordinance adopting regulations of the ieticnal Board of Fire Underwriters for the installation of oil. our•ni:' g equipment was given first reading. 1:eoorts of Officials i ne reports of the Department of Public vor .:, the Le fax- N: ent of k'ubiic Safety, Auditor and Treasurer for the month J;_y, 103, were received and placed on file. Payrolls Authorized on Levee Veork The Deputy City Engineer brought up the matter of the eerovement of levees . to the north and east of the airport, work on which is in progress, and stated that an appropriation for t..is improvement is included in the proposed budget; that the : ditor Coes not have authority to issue checks on this account artii the budget is adopted,, and,.th.erefore, the Deputy city Eagineer asked that a sum.._eaot to exceed x1,300.00 be allowed to .eerry on this work until the budget is approved. This was eiscussea, and on motion of Mitchell and Thoits, an expenditure not to exceed $300.00 was authorized for this purpose pending adoption of the budget, this by unanimous vote on roll call tthe. Llection Member Board of Safety The Council now proceeded to ballot for the election of a member of the Board of Public Safety for Y the term ending June 30, 1941, vice Jerome B. Thomas, term expired. Coanciiaen Collins and Wood were appointed tellers. On the first ballot, Dr. Jerome B. Thomas received votes, Ldwara Cashel 4 votes, W-. Vii. filbert 2 votes and Roy Leasten 1 vote. a 0ri the second ballot, Dr. ;yhoi as: received 9 votes, C"nej 6 votes, Qr . ` Jil Bert; ,1 vote and Mr. b. E. Southwood vote. Dr. Thom=as having received a majority of the votes was declared elected. Election of Members to Library Board Aballot was then taken for the election of a member of the Library Board for the term ending June 30, 1941, vice i Mrs. Guido ; Marx, term expired. On the first ballot, Mrs. . Guido Marx received 10 votes, Mrs. Dean Buchan 3. votes, 1 blank ballot being cast. /Mrs. Marx having received a majority of the votes was declared elected. The Council then proceeded to ballot for a member or the Library Board to f i11 the unexpired term of the late V . C. Thoits, for the term ending June 30, 193'7. The first ballot resulted as follows: Mrs. .t)ean Buchan 3 Mr. Dean Buchan 3 Mr. H. A. Mason 2 Mr. F. j. Perry 2 sir. F. W. Hackett 2 ,uir. C. E. Jordan 1 1 blank ballot Tjle second ballot was as follows: :r s . .buchan air. buchan Mason Mr. Jordan Mr. Hackett Mrs. Buchan r . Mason Mr. Jordan Mr. B uc ha n Mr. Mason 10 Mr. Jordan 2 Mr s . Buchan 1 Mr. Buchan 1 Mr. H. A. Mason, having received a majority' of the votes of the Council, was declaredelected for the term ending June 30, 1937. Bills roved on motion or Mosher and Bonham, the follozing bills %ere approved and warrants authorized in payment of the same, by unanimous vote on roll call: Mayor C. H. Judson League of Calif. Municipalities Matadero Mosquito Abatement List W. E. Neilson & Sons Palo Alto Times Patrick & Moise-Kiinkner Co. Professional Building, inc. R'erinvtan Rand, Inc. Slonaker's Printing house E. p. Shui'el.t R. W. Stenbi t kp 25.00 50.00 40.16 107.7? 4.50 1.56 25.00 16.1.4 4.27 10.43 2322.83 ,r. het ue be aesirab. issue mon no,. i s s ued be mailed t as to the The aayor see what cc of such bu;u 0 to meet at a aeSt: M. A. Stratton 047.50 M. A. Stratton 588.00 Der The Travelers Insurance Co. 17.17 University < Realty k,o. 588.00 "Western Loose ;,Leaf Co. 159.65 Frank E. bilber o. 15.58 votes, Pacific TeL & Tel. Co, 6.60 C. V. . .Darker. 4.80 red city of Palo Alto -Mayor = s Committee Fund 150.00 Palo Alto Hospital 966.50 or vilinicipal Finance Officers assn. 10.00 C. Palo Alto News 6.00 r:ea ues t for Munici oal Bulletins Councilman Wood offered the suggestion that it would Le aesirable for all departments of the city government to issue monthly or weekly bulletins, similar to a weekly report. nal% issued by the Health Department, and that these bulletins he mailed to each councilmmiso that they might keep informed as to the activities being carried on by the various departments.. 'Lae ayor stated that he would investigate this matter and see what could be done in regard tothe preparation and issuance of such bulletins. On motion of Wood and Mosher, the Co until' ad j ourned,. to meet at 7:30 p.m., Monday, August 19, 1935, in the city hall Approved: