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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06281933.?:3(} ale Co e., � ova .s Zvoas ;. pres ultit,'-..,: esen a Bei udspJ Absent::,,, M1C Cathcart:, `La] �,` ., rT. sten utes yor �y a usw•; .:eF Sn' of the meet�i o ep aexss� . 'gyp .ts. c�. a tj� �; Xt dtelitQ �the Cis: eninsn. the Co inJxsds a at : T t ag oi" .- has ci yo June 2gtb Aran " ;ies ��a� C, osi Brian 7 gt` 6. � .A counts i �A� Lidjt motion .�e� �'� �'h�'�st'�xasen funds t4: c I�as�accounts' a uth or Ze and ,Jp �y un the . +ta is d to make saes Gp � vote on' for the .�ttee oxi rv22 'ne cessary � o call. year : sary .riser 5 �e�QP .d �xd dune 3G S, f .L9c�J , each Or end :n councilman aer vcau i� concerti. p�''Pared .he � s 'bns r by the xecrganlia,tion meek p� to set; 'jra petition jalyse o or > at �" On stand was received and er r fe �� ref �r,�c Letters rom if a' ain., ay Wa des... 'tipets' filled t of �� �� ied , n tech fIldals t© 'tae .. !ode. a r„;eq ties to act ti g . `ermissf o the Bari. on.• the n t o� � ox��, r, �� tb o; f 5 Leaguezwas placed .xu cgite .. _if;o a o III e. tingo� act Zuni c�pa3it . fl i ivit ties o� *pad t es ' .a ies °. ' the cram b eti�r, . ias corm .f'Om t.4 was referred . 'a:so; i,1e League of o':• -the bud reYenues .iforia er . r .` •� $ ;'',' het c° itteea to be allocated Coleridge aA wall uniat j f ridge was °� s pry ola . A,.: ' 'ic. ett received .�erty at tb asks ta and re fe ,re �. carne , for ti gas Cooed/man to the Planning and permit present during the a c �o�missi ' the came at tai Qn uest the met ea x:45 p.m. rest of.: s tip t� e."are , sae.Sspten • 1 ra t a t ter `0b . 3 ' of assess re�e :red f r paF the t �aents =ion. � ,,ot, 4g a,�s `for Lots 4487 and 4g$8 �$ t ;: a ., ..�, � ` as that ne ting tiat xa e Tar no Pena; g is aa. disposed. a- i ;t u heaable to at, , n a i5 bad deposited aspa eI taxes and had been teas tex� f rite r©,� d to se tit Collector be tethe authorize .pent, ent of :4r. Gibson share of, the taxes without balrged W . repot: `was,, received from Committee 'No. 5 recommend.' at s s r : be author.lzed to separate` the a sses sme is on 4a' e-Trt � 4$$", and that the Tax Collector be 'autharized`':to payment off". taxes''_`an Lot 4487, and. "teat stn e payment vas tender -ea , for ` to ,Tune 20th 'when taxes became. delinquent, the tax foit4tiii:Seconde installment be aceepted ' witthout .deliriq ency, such delinquency to be waived .in-;thls. ;case` on f On motion of Moshe and, Job soD, . this recomnendation was approved by unanimous vote on:- roil: i tc (r ; .. ;N,e .ands r A report Was received from. Committee. No. 5 recommend' that. a refund of '410470 ;be allowed to N. P. Neiander for:. storm .sewer, asses•srent, because With the closing of Nevada .avenue these I:totst whl::cb" rwere foruuerly..corner lots have become insidC" lots. A similar recommendation had previously been received from the B of Works. On 'Motion of. " Johnson and Judson, this .recommendationWas, approved-. and -the :refund' authorized from the :-city general mi.scellaheous account, by: unanimous vote. \ems roll call. Councilman Thoits came at 7:50 p m, and was present rest of the meeting. A report was .received from Comm.ittee .No 5 recoimendi that the:: amount of the salary of the Sai4tary Inspector be transferred yearly from the funds collected for garbage disposal to t? ex counts of the Board of Publ%c Safety to cover costs of sanitaxy; .ns eetions,; and that- the .Sann,t ary Inspector be consider an emp loge of the ,Board of' .Public Safety and his salary carried. in 'the , _b dg,et. of --that department. On motion . of Collins and :Jud sou, this : matter :vas referred `'to :the Board of Works and Board of Safety for study .. nd report, .with ;the..understanding that the reports of the two boards Will be transmitted 1 n ed1ateIy to Committee 'Jo :.4`. re, n ::'report was:'received f-r,omCommitte'e No. 5 recommencin ittee = be authorized 'to delay work on the dev;.si:g an 'tea patial -accrual system of,accounts for the 'city :Thuds previously appropriated for this service be lnst-all_iation . of a complete sets: of: ledger accounts if.i:ties: bayed upon the : riassifidation :now; provided by to Ra ad Cbmmiss .ion, andthe transfer of the various assets.' ,and - liabilities to:. the new utility' ledgers. This .matter ;was discussed:, and on metidan: of Molts and Evans, the recommencat of the c m itt ee was- adopted by unau1mou s; " vote on roll call. -1x1--Accordance with the r,ecommend.ationof the Economy Committee 'that Committee No. 5 be asked to Make a thorough examination, of the insurance carried by the City.:with th a view to aseertairling. `if economies:; can' be made i.n `that expense", Committees No:...5 re.commended that while, in the' judgment of the committee., certain policies can be dropped. it ,wouid.be better t;o make these" d.eductlons as the policies : expire r°ather thar. to canes a :short �tez b sls a. `' The committee recommended that of the, palf.ces whi-ce, , exp.ir e July 1, 1933, those covering fire incur a the,,,•11Layfield. Branch Library Building, the Mayfield Fire ;and. ?ump::.'louse,: and roof of the: large reservoir be not x'ene d or extended; and that it be suggested to the -succeeding Cornni=tt ee'' No. 5 "that othe•r policies,as :,they_ expire, be canvassed 1Viths ,a Yiew to simail.ar action. Qn, Motion of Mosher and Latast�en, this report was approved by .unanioon;s. vote on roll ca?a• 'ouncif man Wood came at this time, 8:05 p.m., and _ the rest of the meeting., re that,: the servic aeaCuatinge,rsjyst tor immitediis This matter was tion meeting cc Council. Feouest ts, A cc Company request for the ftsca., the . American Tr of Zilby Furnit merchandise was .fin c matter,, stating assessable for first Monday of Assessor to car the assessment !manimous vote The ;as raised . as t property elsewk be :paid in_,. Palc 1533-34 fiscal exception of ti similar cases., taken by,. the, Cc The personal props discussion the except Bert Petition IL pc of Palo Alto, a so alto also, business : in Pa) pay a license, to.allow,:, the- is This petition., Reuort or Are Department, wit the Fire ' Depart las referred tc Transfer A. re that a transfer Fundto be used as a loan to th of not less tha ,this rec call. :v. rec: oo`st :nJ d o .. thannrdto, r t. CO f account,i:ng :systeaa` ,tn t± a .udit f'ice ,. be :oracle. available to ,�3;tor :ir ediately upa ' the begi n , of 'the new, : f . cat year, matter: was discussed and :action :deferred until the reorganiza: 'l meeting "Tie1':r .1 r.1 4' . ' lrn:.-cOn..t co, .:om ed __ t that t_L time a. _ ,. . y.... ,. �,auracil. . negaaest to ilai.ve Assessment report S r L@i~ d� ro Coi nr±tt,ee No...;5 ,reco ending that the services ': n es.sar� or •the sett i ".'.up. of.:'the new ox • A ;come unication ,Mas received'from ::the American Trust• company .requestin " that toy as,se sment fors personal..prope °tgr ax s for the-,fisea:l :-year. 3 33 :;34 be w dk g lrest .:merobandi e owned' by •the American Trust Vompan fin` tie store ' aperat'ed under; the name of Ziby` Furniture Company at-:'2C3C3:;Hami.ton Avenue;; -. as this . :ercrandise was remo.Ved' :frog the City a "ear ":a but Apx«i. gib, 193'3 An.. opinion was.,p:roce1ved. tfrc the .City , Attorney on thi latter, tating ,that . a1thc °ugh ;the `property above mentioned, was. assessable for the year 1933 4 since.-, it.. was 3n - the City "o ; the first Monday of a rc ,, it has ;within tie power and ri ft, fat; the ssessor.� to cancel t`he aaie.: CIn: emotion, of Wood and ;Bertschei the asses.smerxt or this personal pr;operty was ordered bancelled by ohanlmous vote an roll ca11. The subject ww's then discussed further, and the question aas raised.as-. to: whether:a tax bac] been. paid on this, personal property - e sewbere, the-opinioh& e ng "„expressed that the tax should . Ge paid in "Fa1o: Alto 1.f it. had .not; . been paid elsewhere .for the 1933-34 fisea : yer.,:and that, it Mould -",be 'unfair to make an exception' Of. this; case •and. ,not., a31OW. ,"cancel,lation or' ,refunds in sy�ilar caws Chx motion, of `Wood: and :Collins the action- just taken by the Council was. reconsidered, The ori,gina ,motion) tia , :anc_el :the assessment on this personal property_ was then;: -reconsidered,„ 'and after, further liscussion the •motion was- lost on;:.roU call,. all present voting" No except Bextsohe: who voted not voting.. Petition _trap A' petition ,was r0004-ed<, signed- by thirteen merchants of Palo Alto, asktn+g t.hat the-::.. taw, governing solicitors be changed so as: to allow . the mertants l av►ixig an.. estabiisbed place of:, - business in Palo : Alto"''to send a4 solicitors without having to ;ay a license, and asking .that the peddling ordinance be changed. to allow the .local merchants to piddle' theirproducts from a irehi.cle. This petition was referred to ‘Cortmittee No. 2, and 'the Ci:ty..,Attorhey. report on l' ire` De ti A report from the Board or Safety concerning the Fire yepartment with: recommendations `: for improving.,the efficiency of the Fire Department and estimates of cost of . these improvements, was referred- to Committees: :I o _1 and No. 4.: ,,Transferto-'' Gas Fu A rem that a transfer cif' e 'd to be used fin:: as a loan. to, -.the . as} of not- less than 45. `e Uy, this rerommen received - from, Committee No,. 4. ,recommending �•,`�: be -made:. from the Plaza d..`. to 'tne' Gas of re ,Iacng deteriorated J gas, mains,- to be rep .aced in annual installments Onmotion":.of Christensen' and On ways:,approved -by; unanimous vote on roil repastwas 'received from Committee No. 4 recommend axe :<appropri ated from the . unappropriated balance to installing a sprinkler-systerjn the corporation After discussion, this. matter" :was -held over for new Council at the reorgau,izatlon meeting on July is ',fapriation for Cost of Triangle'. A re -port was' received from Committee No. 4 r eeommendi that cn appropriation of 44)000.00 be made. fry the ppropriated balance to reamove- the item Covering' the balance. of he cost . of the triangle pct aabbarcadero ,Road and Alma Street from the ,revolving f motiOb' of Tholts and Christensen$ this rec:ommenda.ti on- was aPi�rci_ed.: b�7itianimaus vote on . roil- call., A: deed was presented from Mrs.. Grace Ross Seale covers a 15 -:foot strip . f l and along; barcac3er© Road frond arroyo Road to the 4.4.1 owned icy the. City of Palo. Alto tide bay front, and also a ,Pa 'eel off sand of :ap roxiroateiy 1.5 acres. -adjacent 'to: the- city -o land ; as di; "On. -;motion 'of 'Mosher- and Collins, -- a re olution accepting tkai ' was.-: adopted by unanimous vote on'-ro11 The Mayor at this time spoke �.a .few.words- in tribute to 0ounc .lamaua George_. t d..Bertsche who . is le.avirag ;the 'Council,. at .the e- ofMeier fiscal year` after'. serving on the council; for""the '',past ;fOccurt e x y;ears. de:' commented on Mr. Bertschets long and faithful service to City: anal` asked hire to take .:the :.chair for the ;renal of the " Ct tanol }man Bertsche took tc chair and presided fort ,e. rest of the -evening, after expressing his appreoi,atio to th$ + tTand:; stating that he, had enjoyed' hi s work'' upon: the Councf a 1 t se year and: regretted very much that" it was necessary for him retired Couno lma z Judson, chairman of Committee No. 4,' up he'' e matter of a deficit the,; Gas;: Depart ►en:t,..4ccount ai mal ,000, and gave a verbal report from Committee a in the Coun;ci1-to appropriate a , sump not to exceed to cover this: deficit from 'the unappropriated ,,,balance. and Judson, ._this recOmmendation was adopted by e on':r011 oal.1. ouncilmon Johnson ,and Christensen .,Left. at 8:45 p.n., absent 1.during the rest of the n eating P a osed p_i nances Action on proposed ordinancesrelating to the Office of {office Manager, abolishing the Bureau of' Information and Complaints, iSe1at;ing to the office of Purchasing Agent, and relatiwg to the co1iec:tion of utility revenues., all of which had first _reading.,on June .12, 1933, was deferred until the reorganizat meeting on: July lit. �? r .proposed ordinances,one relating to the enter (:ommissiorc;a one relating to 'duties of one._ p�ertaini to fees for inspection of milk, 'to tees for •food supply businesses, were t .it was suggested by Mayor Thomas, that these as,etergency ordinances at the reorganization mde The Mayor also stated that a resolution: would be resented on ' July .,1,st relating to the administration of the Piayor s itteae on Unemployment Relief, in accordance with the report Spec .al 'Council Oommittee on. Unemplo , Relief recently the: Council, �� :.. o t n of . Thomas and-Ke11y, ;the two proposed fees ,for. inspection of milk and food sapp1Y '74vitof red to Committee No. 2 for a report at the At possible to hol4 'SattirdaY nigh, Yoxn -oaf , that dai considerable d i yausten, that. rulY 'lst_, resin:. Tote �rdina�e Ordinance- No, 3 street=-.wasgive Ordinance. Ord, purpose of subra to Sections':1= au the recent beer Yosher, was pass: the election be Ord. purpose of sub : amending Sectiq So. 3, was read by unanimous vd> must 10, 1933 Bills- All On were ' allowed an, unanimous vote 1 Resort fa Co oa bospitalizat: presented a" rep has considered 1 Society and the favors the prin, difficulty of f. that no immedi e; further during On received, and am At this, time Conne,i Judsc . asked if, it OUld be possible to hold the res rgani; t10 . meeti at some time other .than sturday nights ..July lst,' a "se`o^er:2 iiti,e1" embers Imlay be out of; now on that date and unable tca a t at �, the eeting..• 'After .onsiderabie .discuss :c��;: a mo F mare b ► i .i y, ' seconded. by :las Hers, that the reorganization Meeting -be- held on Saturday, ply' l rt, resulting ,in a ::vote` of .7 . y es•, No and two . members not Toting. Ordnance on Artez pro posod erdi.ha ,ce rep t Sec: 355b of Codified �:dinance No„ 5: relating :; to O iversit Avenueas an arterial street= -was :given=:: tirat..'reat Ordinances .Calling: E1e ions,, .Ordinance 1o. 5 :, a iix a...special election for the ,upose of submitting to tine : voters a certain propodseed amendment to Sections 1 end..2 of Article X ;gf:. the Charter,s ;as "a result of the recent beer petition, was read, . and on' motion of ;Kelly and iosher, was passed by unanima:s vote : or roilcall., the date of the election being set --for Thursday,,- August 10, 1933. Ordinance No 596, calling, a 'special election for the` purpose of submitting to: the voters "o'ertain proposed ordinances ;sending Sections 245, 24, 247 and 250c of-.Cod,ified ` Ordinance �O4 3, was read, and: on motion of Mosher and Collins, was passed. by unanimous -vote-on roll calla, the idectiwig, being set for Thursday, iguSt 104 : 1933. Bill$ AUoowed On motion.of `Lo1l s andl \Juds-on, the,following bi:l.3s ere allowed' and warrant's auticrzed. in,••payaent of the same, by unanimous vote on roll': Bancroft. . :i<tncey.. o 2.85 Baxik :off i erica 25.. � 0 :Joe. Brine,o 3".00 City of Pogo Alto .: .45 City ;of Palo . to. 2000.00 Fox.:: 'arsity hea °e `19.75 W. r ..' Eyde, Agent 18.00 Alvina 1. Lar era 8..25 Meroants : Asociat1on 7.00 Patrlcic &';; [oi Klin er Co. 2.90 fessr}s. , Skinner a Ha ond.- 500.,04, bionaker7s Pr nting iiotise 106.55 Slonaker; s Printing .Hous;e 55'5.00 Sta0ford-' Bs o&stfare -76'.00 tanford. University', 11.35 Trave3ers.-• insurarx e,.0:0. 192.42. WeSter i ' O.Se. ~ C!ea a. - - 54.75' N,. •.P..• ' Nelaihder 10.70 s e or.t from Hos l4al 2ati:_on Gcar ittee Gaulle i.Uman.; Thoits, ,chairman .of ' the -/special committee on. hospitalization . appointed'`. by ''tbe Council on pecer ber 28,.:1932, presented, a :report for the oommi;ttee stating t «at e the .committee has considered the reoo iatlona; made by the._Palo Alto Medical. 4ociety. and the' Women's Aux iar9 of the ; Pa3.o ,Alto. Hospital and favors the; principle ,of'= hoSpl.tal s ante, „:but `due to the Difficulty' of -f nano _ the :`plan' at :thee -present ,time, .,it recommends that no izmaediate aeti be 'taken, d that the, ---Matter be con-sidered .tether during the next'.±i.scal , ear'. fetion : o `eceived and approved. • tid Kelly, this report was ,. ��a�.• �„--�,�'a--� '" �izatson:meet • o hold the raorg, rhio # the ..fact that was. c�;�.ed. ° ,��.- `.tA ,0'e$ a 'attention � e S sS..fa t. that ��:s�ed�,, and to� deiiv%r an 'motion of the\ di_ tie ,ssessor s then .dec3 c eaS.: at 7:30 p. was h re . ni&!s : C��rt�x �. �. It �i t3. .s�eet�:x� hall. 0 ;„ .ho olls 6a i t� �;il .rco�: at the city fi.<3 the r Laus�, � to ..�aold ,. t�,e . r�or$, Gaturd a x.933, r, vile coin tai otion, the i;un3l The atsclledtoox for Igor pro �►83 all 3s37►er e Th S of .: term c i e !toos d xpire IesSrs`. Boxes'. elected :couoci3't• Rol Presents B Absent: eoti�,w The the is year tee er appointed On't 2 'votes". On mo �:� m• Thom as Lay= f -t-the en for its :vo e of for. the honor ex The of officials for The V. Perin, an A ba Capt. L. L. Beac A b, Ir. Arnold Rlsor The Cobb receiving fi. 9 votes for J. for L. D. Laid 0s received 5 vo' 0 received 6 vc Collector, Miss Westall of Tax G011 :.t ryas little' in off ice u