HomeMy WebLinkAbout05221933City hall, Palo Alto, California
May. 22, 1.933.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date
at 7:30 p.m., pursuant to adjournment of May 10, 1933, with mayor
Thomas presiding. Roil, call as follows:
Present:
Bertsche, Cathcart, Christensen, Collins,: Johnson, Judson
Kelly,, Lausten, Mitchell, Mother, Stephens, Thoits, Thomas.
Absent:
approved.
Bids orn Sewer °Bonds
The minutes ofthe meeting of May 10, 1933, were
The, :special order of the day was the opening of bids
for the sale of 4904 000 Sewer Bonds of 19:3. The following bids
were received, opened and publicly declared:
8.� ddear
Weeden & Company
Wm. Cavalier So; C'o.,,Blyth
The ',National City Co.
Bankamerica Company
Anglo California . Co.
kieller, <`Brttice & Co..
Dean Wi tte & American
merican
Interest Rate Premium
4
Co. (Joint bid) 4
4 .%
Securities Co..
4% :
Z30,000® 4'1`%
$601000 @ 4i%
$30,0O ® 4.2%
x30,0'00. @ 4°
$30.000 Q.,4 44%
91067.00
326.Gu
137.00
r 99.00
41% 60.00
1301.0C
158.00
101.00
11.50
These,bidswere referred to the Gbairman of +orrmitte
4, the Auditor and the Certified Accountant, Yr. T. 2. Ski:
tabulation. *and report.
The ' Council then proceeded to the consideration of
other matters on the docket while the committee prepared its
eport
r'4or ,est: for _Loadxa,..oe
A communication was received from John Piazza'
requesting that `a loading zone be established` at 109 The Circle.
is: was . referred to the Board of Public Safety.
rr re _ Tobacco License
A petition was received from different merchants
asking the. Council not to impose the proposed heavy tax or
the sale of tobacco and cigarettes. It' was reported that tv.F
petition had beenreferred, by direction of the mayor, to
Committee No.2.
.. A`report was received from Committee No. 2 recomLerc
.hat ;the proposed ordinance placing a heavy license fee on tobac
:sales: be not passed. On motion of Mosher :and Collins; this
recommendation was approved.
Bulletin from M.unicip l Lea ue
.k-.bu3.l.et:iin from the League of California Munic .2aA'
to 'the gasoline tax fund was received and pacer on .
Ordinance on
A repo:
approving the prop
;ode relating to ti
same for adoption_
Commiti
referred by direct:
the matter and wou]
making a report.
and !s left in the
Award‘ of Laraei
A repo'
the request of P. 1
for damages in the
this be paid to Mr.
the report was app:
Fund, by unanimous
nppropr.iatior
A repor
the request of the
tQ cover clerical b
x.1150.00 be made fro
3n motion of Mosher
by unanimous vote o
Funds for A4t
Arepor
that an amount not
Contingent Fund and
maintenance furled be
of alterations in th
On motion of Christ
approved by unanimo
Attentl
mad been referred p
;;o. 1 had not yet m
On moti,
that the motion jus'
Cathcart and Kelly,
r epor t of Committee
Bills for ;1 e1
On motif
'Dills for expenses :
were allowed by una3
been approved by '-0!
I.
e2
Mrs. Ir.!,
ve3
Report of ;;;,ec,
A report
oa Unemployment ::ell
actange for the ext
COections and pow
aicn Avenue, sugb,;
r's. Committee o::.
Further,
.lowing conclusion
n this date
wit..12.1Eani
A report was received from -the Board of Safety
approving ,the proposed ordinance amending Sec. 649 of the, Health
i;ocie relating to the protection of " food products, and recommending
same for- adoptions
-Committee:,No. 2, to which. this ordinance had
referred-:: by direction of t o mayor;' reported :;that it head
the matter -anal:: would . flke ::further" time -for consideration
akirg a report. The ordinexice =was presented for first
ad was left in the hands of--Coz t.tee. No. 2.
ward of pamages . to Mr L sdd ie
been
considered
before;
re.aiding
y report was received from Committee Mal., approving;,
the request- of -P. � Lansdale- for,wp en of .: 2O1.a9 covering award
o for damages in the widening of ' �'anbareader6 Road
ng < � bias � �h.s be � shcl recommending
.11o paid to hir. .Lansdale.. n :' 3i t rob of Mitchell and Thoits,
the report was `ap;proved and the" ciao allowed 'from the Contingent
end, by Unanimous vote on roll call. `
of Co> itt
T. D. Ski,
ration of
red '.its
azza-
The Circle
rcYants
:X on'. }
d that : hi
to
recommen
ea on toba
's, ,this
ppropriatio to '"o11ce :: u e
report was received - from Committee -No 4 ,a. .
. "" �p- ovi;ng
the request of the Police Judge for: an additional a
�o cover, - cle ri.ca1 :hel axed- reco ends i prcpria.tti appropriation
�s" t�:��a,t c^,r.'+ <zpp, Ltpr$atiO2'1 Qf'
a150".CO be; `made from the Coatii exit Fund for this 'pure Se'.., ,
Jn notion of • o rher,? and Coliiris "'this recoommendation was :approved
bs unanimous vote. 'on' rah 7 'cell.
r uses fo g A ter�ati errs i Cit Hall
A report was .rec:eiveu `from Come .i,ttee No; • 4." re"coif aendir ;:
that an amount-. -exceed >7CO. Q4 be • appropriated iron the
Contingent -fund and Zat w�L 4.QQ "or.whatever remains in the-bu:iiding
waintenance. fund" bey transferred to provide funds to cover the . cost -
of alterations i'n the City Hall ::as .'requested by the Board" of Works
311 notion :of"Chri.stensen ands-S;tephens., this recommendaton-was
aap;roved by . unanimous; vote on .roll
Attention was then called to the fact that this matter
:lad been referred "previously to Committee No, 1 and, that Committee
:;o. 1 had not yet made "a . report.
On motion of Kelly and: Collins, the Counei.i directed
:hat the notion, just adopted be reconsidered On :motion` of
Cathcart and Kelly,. the motion was laid on the table pending, the
report of Committee: NO. 1" on " this matter.
Bills for ; ,Election .xperisee
On motion. of; Johnson and. La,asten, the following
his for expenses in. connection with the election on May 9th,
re allowed, by unanimous -vote on roll call, these bills having'
en approved by Committee No. 5 0
A. Westal.I, Tax Collector, $288.76 for pay of
-election officers and rent of polling g. places.
Mrs.. Irene Valentine,. :,x12.53, for services in
verifying signatures to petitions, etc.
report 04.„7,61:).,44.4449!e ittee. c� i rJne xovsne a Helief
on v_ A repot way. received from 'the Special Council, Committee
Unemployment Relief, .upon the ,request of ,the Peninsula. Economic
zchange for the extens-iron of •areal t,: on the cost' of power service
coanect,ions an pore charge's ,for the i:rrfg, lien• of land on
bi
se
he
rion Avenue' suggesting that this fatter be referred to the
afO 's. Committee on; :nemploymen`t and itelief without., reconrenaati.on.
olio g conclusion -which'
e advised the Council as to the
en _:arrived. a: by the Committee
and whIcis will 'probably be included in ;its, ,final report: "We do
not believek*th.at public funds should be subscribed tc any relief
agency which is not under :,some form of control by the dL3y
constituted a,darinistrative: agencies of the City.
n motion of Mitchell and Kelly, this report was
es .i, -J.eea-eeeeeth.rm.ine Permit
i eeelution No. 1055, granting a non-conformit permit
to J. F•, Brown to eonst.ruct. ari additional dwelling_ upon his
property In .Block 84, ss ,recommended by the. City., Planning
Commission,: was' read, and on motien of Mosher and Bertsche was
passed by unanimous vote on roll call.
Lau eleae Ordd-i.naxace
Ordinance No. 591, relating to the lecensi g: and
regulation, of :laundries, amending Sections 215, Cub eetior "7"
and 21.0:.. of Codified. Ordinance Rio. 3 and adding ;thereto Sections
684a a „,%$4be -was given second reading, and on motion:. of Lau ten
and=.Bertschn, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call.
elei.eLieeejetion• ,Of Dr . .t ey'nold 5
Mayor read a communication from Dr. lierry 3.
eendering his resignation as Chairman .: of the Vayort:c
employment and Re .lee. 0n motion of Callies .n
oliowing resolution was adopted by unanimous vote
?tit . is with sincere regret that we :accept the
nation of Dr. 'Harry 3;., Reynolds as :.Chairman ' of the
t s Cox i ttee on Jnemplo„v ent ;and 'Relief. For more
than. _tiro years< Dr. teynolas has served -in this_.capac'ity
and e=ender ;his leadership'the =employed.- haie been cared
for _fin a very satisfactory manner. Throughoet :eels
State the administration of our local Unemployment Relief
Program is. commended as one oe the best and. most effective
of ai.1 such programs. We are indeed proud eaf the
accomp1isbtment of this ,Committee and:. of _the several . f one,
pUb;:ospirited ladiesand gentlemen who .have gi.ver::so
unselfishly . of etheir time and energies to .this problem.
''V e . are especially grateful to Dr.. Reynold's'
for his able administration And for the fine spirit of
.`s:elf_secrifice. which he has manifested. On behalf of
the people of .:Palo :Alto, we express gratitude arid
appreciation for the: splendid service which he his
rendered .n
It was directed that a letter of appreciation be
sent. to Dr',., -Reynolds together with a copy of the above
resolution.
of Lon i1 e ommi t tee
At ; the, suggestion -,of Counci3.nan ollan �. .,j,aui.r. en of
the Special Council Committee on Unemployment Relief-, it was
recorded that this' comMittee. is not an 'administrative ..conmi ,tee
•
but merely ..acts in an adv.isoty capacity; to the Council,' end in
no way i to . interfere .with the work of the Mayor/5 Coh3rnittee OT
• :Unemployment and key ief.
S ' e Hof ;sewer : isonds'
e ;special` committee previ,ous1y appointed during t.
meeting, ,,tele .ate the bins received for the ,.see.of the *)90/0'
Sewer 33.ends:of `193,3:,: now .presented its report,. stating =that the
bids of t eeden ,Company and "of. Schwabacher and Company were
OutzStijidieeepeeeeeteeeeeethat of these two bids the bid of "'eeden eed
Company was 44 ':;lower in`. interest,. and the cortnittee eccmze
that the bonds be s
and Lausten the sta
0rdinan
Sewer Bonds of 1933
was adopted by =an:
Resolut:
City of Palo Alto Si
of 4i per cent per
of 'said bonds, plv_s
premium of $1067.00
was passed by want
an mots'
directed to return
submitted with tnei:
Explanation o:
The May(
of the Economy Comm.
activities, stating
are being quite widi
statement before trig
With re;
as soon as facilitii
coiunity center acl
rinconada Park ---
that the City not ve
and that the. transft
House to Rinconada ?
that it was his und(
the City could not :t
activities in both 1
on the plans submi t
Council would like 1
transferred to the t
that the 'new .•omttaun:
should b e • used for
been designed.
With re!
Committee t s report,
appropriations for C.
his understanding ti
educational and int(
the dramatic activit
other expenses for c
in these times.
On moti.c
explanations of then
Report on aec w
The Boar
%ported concernitk;
at 109 The Circle, r
This matter was refe
Agpropriatiorr_
The Mayo
at a previous meet -in
the Special Council
an addition(sua
and Relief the first
tatzight in order tc
regular meeting of t
and Kelly., $2500.00
Ot,the general fund
` first of . June, t
Vep{I {+the,
an of. the
��or ;mare
capacity'
een cared'
►ent i:e .
st eff .tiv
the'.
• eral fuze,
i:ver - so
•
nolds.'
'• i t":`.f
- ham '
nd.
has
t : on be
a
that the bonds be' sold. to Weeden and Company. Jr..motion .of Mosher
a.�d Lausten the statement of :the' committee. was. accepted.:
Ordinance providi.z:g .a or the issuance of ,$90000
'Sewer Bonds of 1935, e, was .'read, and .on' motion of Mitchell and .Thoi. ts,
was adopted:, by unanimous- vote on' roll call.,
Resolution No 1056", providing for the sale of . the
city_ of Palo ,Alto Sewer Bonds•::off" '1935, to ,bear- interest at the rate
of 41 per cent per annuw to >Weeden and. Company for the par value
of said bonds, plus. accrued ix tex.est , to date of delivery "and a
premiu : of .$106't.00, was.; read and on motion of Kelly and Johnson,
gas passed.•by unanimous vote on roll call.
On 'motion :.of Mitchell • And Kelly, the City Clerk was
directed to return to :the:: unsuccessful bidders the *certified checks
submitted with, their bids'.
x 3arat� an raf Tit s loonom ?e rt
the Mayor :.bro?ght "np the matter of Paragraphs 1 and 4
of the Econony=:Co ittee's report relating to -'Community ,Ce.nter.
activities,• '-stating: t aes:e .recommendations. of the committee
are being qu3..te widely :ai-Sinterpr.:eted and that' he believed a..public
statement :before., t•
he Counoi1. 'might ..clarify the. Matter.
With reference. to Pargigra . No. 1, which stated "that
as soon as . facilities become available at.. Rinconada Park all
co iznity ;center activities ir_clzzc ag recreation be transferred to
ii.inconada Park -1t.. is, the recommendation of the Committee
that the City' not:;maintain two" :.community : Center establishments,
and that tEetransi'e.r of. activities sfrom :the present Lonsmun1ty
Souse to Rinconada' Park b;e: as. son as possible'',-- the Mayor stated
that it was hi;s mderstanding of the con i tutee's action ,.that:
the City could: not .mai,nta3n. Any longer than necessary the
activities .in both plants,. that as soon as the facilities as shown
on the plans submitted. by the architect were completed, the
Council_ �*otild' like. to .see all the community center activities
transferred to tsa.e"•nevi, quarters, but that there was no intention
that -the 'new' ' amm:unity .Theater: which is just being completed
should be used for: any .purpose other than that for which it has
teen designed.
•.Wlt.n .reference to, Paragraph No. 4 of the Economy
Commi ttee"s report:, which, recommended "that the City make no
appropriations for. adult -recreation",- the Mayor stated it was
his understanding that ., this did not contemplate restricting the
educational, . aid internal activities of. the Community House,. zzer
tre dramatic :activities, .but that the 'hiring of coaches and
other expenses -nor outside games for adults should not be done
in thes.e- . times..
On notion of Thoits and Judson, the Mayor's
°xplan.ations of these paragraphs were, adopted.
Re -rant on I e •ues t for .LA•e .n gone
Tie :Board 'of Safety,, . which was in sett sion this ven.. ng
reported. concerning the r.etyues-t'from. John.. Piazza for a loading zone
t 109 The -.Circle, 're:c.omrdending , that this request be denied.
•'is Matter.''was referred to. Committee. No. 2.
'Appropriation for Unemnioynent Relief
The Mayor called attention ;to the fact that. the: Counci:1
at a prey -ions. meet g }a,ad approved: ,a. report and recommendation of
the Special Coune.1 Committee on C3nempl oyment Relief to. 'appropriate
add Sum of. the.,: layer t s Comm=ittee on Unemployment
and Relief the .first of fi e, :and :s,zgg-et,ted:. that action be taken
tonight in order to avoid Navin a special : meeting before the next
regular meetinge:of .tide : o cil.: an Jz to :•;l2th. On,motion of Lausten
and Kelly: $2500.00 :Wars...Appropriated from the Unappropriated balance
of the` general fund for, this p rpose, 'this, sum: to become• available
e first. of _Jt'tne, :- this vote. crn roll: call.
Q12 Co, Lease
n motion of Cathcart and Be«tschey
was: re. e.s.ted to.report at': the next meeting of
June. 12t.b .wha.t 4f'::any, a.c t ion has been taken in
with . the Shelf 011 Company
the Board of work
the Council on
regard to the lea
of Mosher, the Council adjourned.
Approved:
The
session on this
i.0.11 call as fo1
Present: B
Ji
Absent:
The)
approved.
Petition f:
A pe
Palo Alto, `askin
installation
ti on of
V ommi lttees No. 1
ReQuests f:
rs le1'
of the Community
of approximately
baseball equipmet
commis.ion statiz
fro' residents it
was understood ti
equipment removei
bad been ref err. ec
Council without
stated that the
an thiratter by
disapproving fur,
it was reported. t
equipmen t be remc
by the Council.'
laid on the tabu
City Clerk was di
of the Council's
let
Commission askin
to cover the cost
from the L.ommunit
was received frog
whey to be taken
of Lausten and -Be
the appro'riati.00
In re Vatic
�• bud
`anicipalities fo
Program on hi6hwa
V400, 000, 000 by t
the amount of .x,16
California. Th
and called attent
StateEighwa;y thr
In . such a program
federal g overnmen
projects and will.
work which would
On Wes'
t2t a delegation
on. this matter,
Consist of such o.
,glefses to be pa: