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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12211933green. af.proved. Palo Alto, California. December 21, 1933. The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in special ,es pion on this date at 7:30 paa. pursuant to the following call: "As Mayor of the City of Palo lto, 1 hereby ca l a .special meeting of the ;Councilof the City of Palo Alto, to convene`: at the- council ~chamber in the City deal at Palo Alto, at the hour- of 7:3G p.m., Thursday, December 21,::1933, for the purpose of considering matters in connection with the establishment of the proposed. Bowling Green; matters connected w,;% ; the construction of ;the new sewage system; and for such other business as . may be : brought before the Council." Mayor . Thomas:. presided and roll call was as- follows Present: i onham,:, Cathcart ; enristenser, Collins, Johnson, Judson aitcheil Mo.s�+her, Stephens, Thoj. ts, Thomas.. Absent: Crandall,, Evans, ;Kelly, . Wood The minutes of the meeting of December 11, 1933, were Bowling Green A report was received from ,Committee No. 1 recommending to the Council that the Board of v'oxks: be.,;authorized: to :proceed with :he construction of the- bowling, green at the former hospital site as a .Cw'�£� project, and also:be authorized to mare arrangements with the `Bowling Green Club for... that organization to reimburse ti -le City for the -expenses of materials used in the construction .Land to contribute a rental of sufficient. money for the mainten nee of the A motion was' mace and: seconded that this report be ,. approved and the matter: was d scussed.:' Counc-ilman 'Cathcart stated that if the bowling green x..s_ located at this site it 'might ze an obstacle: later on if it were. 'cieslre.d tc5 use this >pr,opex•ty o:• another purpose,and sug vested' that It be put in a place v:Here` it would not be disturbed. The'L.ity Engineer stated that there would be an understandi.ng wit:h', the Bowling Green Club that it.::would_ vacate the property if desired,`` that it was not likely the, City this site for an otherpurpose for at least f ;ra.isn to use th:;. y four or five years, and that the labors is now available to do the u ork.:. eounc.s loran Collins reported' that : the house now on the property` wouid..be used for the club so .;that no expense would be involved t^a:,% connection. After' this discussion, the motion to adopt: the. report of Corn it tee No. 1 was -carried.. • Petition on. Bakery Trucks A petition was presented; with 309 signatures, asking the eou^c.i3 . to -reconsider amending Sec. f169 of Codified. L}r .in nce No. 3 to allow bakery trucks to ,:-operate. and ;Solicit •nithi.n the. city limits of Palo Alto. ` This was ,referred to -Committee No. 2. z es .p l"1;mot: cn of councilman' �vanS: ne Mayor: announced that a letter had beer_ received from eon; ci .man Daniel::}v. £v ns .tenderi.ng hi.s: r.esign:ation from the City eeunc il,. and that he would present this to the Council for c:etion at the next regular : meet =wort on Airport ; . report p,-epared, for . ;the Board of 'A orks by they City :46- sneer relating toe the municipal airport (Bulletin No. 39) was read and placed on file. 3 letter was, received from Mr. ' i.1lys L. Hall rec:ueet :, refund of 50 cents which he states he paid to the former Chief of Police; C.F.Noble, as : deposit for a solicitor's button .twelve or fifteen years ago, and also stating that he has, returned this butt to Chief of Police Zink. This was discussed �'_s cti was taken', �: buX;' the councilmen present us.�ed and no official act. p., esen contributed the 50 cents 7„ directed it be sent to Mr. ` Hall neuter from ceuracipa2 League A circular letter from the League of California Municipalities "coneern.in the Civil Work: Administration and the g � �=�dm c t; Public Works Administration was referred to the City Engineer. Resolution' from V.F.,Y'E. A copy of a resolution passed by the ,.Klan Hammond Nichols Post No. 69, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the‘'Unitea ;:t:,tes on December, 14, 1933, petitioning the :ounci:l to make a thoro ug investigation of the operations of the Palo .Alto Shelter and its relations:p the welfare of this community, was referred to Committee Nib 5 In re Ser.v;ices ;ta Open City Hall & index Minutes I'heDirector of Utilities submitted a report,- ; .by_ dire. r of: she Boardvf` works', . upon the matter of providing service for openi `h the 'City hall twenty minutes before the scheduled time for evening meetings and closing t. ee hall after the meetings-, the Board s gestingthat. the indexing of the minutes of the Board of Works and of other bodies ' of the city government might' be done by the `'p r, on authOrized to open and close the city hall, thus aceompIish ng some 'Constructive work as well as affording the convenience of opening the city hill for those who wish to arrive before the scheduled time for :meetings. It was estimated.that apPTOilmately 30 to 35 hours a month would be required for this s`erv1Ce, .Which. at 75 cents an hour ;Would cost about 'w25.0G per month, or 4150.00 for the six months from Jana 1 to June' 'G, 1y,.4., This was discussed and an appropriation of w made from the Contingent Fund for this purpose, the work to begin January 1, 1 934 Plaza Improvement A report: was received from the Board of Works corcerring the remodeling and improving of the entrance to t.;he'.Jriiversity Avenue' Plaza which has been completed in accordance .with Improvene. Plans No. 37, and relating to the planting of the triangle.' In this .connection the Board reported that the planting of the triangle on ; the city side of the intersection conforms to the type of planting adopted for the triangle on the University si;:e, but.: does not conform with the plan recommended by the Planning ComiSs.orns. which provides for a lawn and mound facing the uig?:,'•.y 'plaited~ to form 'the . words "Palo Alto". This was,rreferred to t^ Planning Commission -for information. Report - en Rect st of Peninsula r,conorric; 4aCh an e. A report was received from Committee No. .1 stating tint it has' considered the request of the Peninsula Economic Exchange for transfer of unpaid account ,of the lessee of the bon:;tt works to applyon produce: reported'' by the exchange as having been' furnis e.: Ly. it to. the' Shelter, and also a` statement of expenses for irelg-.t ing water and other things furnished by the Shelter to the ,xc 'in The committee reported that it approved the r'eoo im.ena t oe o' tas Board of ?corks that this request be -denied, b suggested y . nat the Peninsula Economic Exchange .can sell any commodities to the CI through the regular channels, the same might be . credited: to the Pa Alto : Boat '.Works through the Exchange. This < report was apnro ;. In re Sewage P. .Referring iaorks of -4.2800.00 fi installing a water .ommittee No. 1 reap matter lies within .not necessitate Co to the Board by the 'cy force account. 1 Lhis rattl that .before giving authorities showing to expenditures in and therefore he rec, confusion, that the and that at the next as to the handling the appropriation of nandlin6 funds in t. to the City Attorr. e; -Purchase of A report that the recomnenda e900.00 for the pour appropriated from t. in ,ths Park and ;trr :;onmittee No. 4. ' fie;;oluti on on Committee 3f the resolution r certain highway rout, Removal of s�i^ report that the night � beset; to El Camino Park, appropriation. suggesting that this that the City's elec, poles and electricail estimate. of the Boarl 480.00. This matt, further considerat o Ire re r::vf iel_`. .4. Committee request of the .Cibr.a: ' 3ranch Library, w h::c; Tax eeafund .,enl; A report •v.; the request of H. property taxes, rec3J denied. On motio:: + and the request der_: Bond o: Penins,�, report w • the request of the to replace its w2u,a for a bond in the sa: .ndemnity Company, be approved. On ;r;o, approved. rerDesti:, C1ief; ,. we've or t zt cial . act cents an ..g: that change* arks to u." ::shed ri gat .&-ohaLI of tbe. ellate if the ci p:rpreµ. .n ire.Sewage Plant Referring to the appropriation requested by the Board of IiJrk s of • w28OO. CO; from ...the --.Sewer'-Bond Fund for the purpose of .n:�t Bing a wates'supply for; the; `n.ew sewage treatment plant, ,or.:mwtteeTNo. 1 reported that,, in the judgment of the committee, this Natter lies within the .-j.urisdactior_ of the Board of Worke and does not necessitate Council action;': being covered by the authority given ao the Board by ,the Council to carry out the sewage di.posal :project , force account 'hie matter was discussed, and the City attorney advised that before giving, a definitive opinion he wished to consult authorities showing just how this money would be handled; with reference to expenditures in progress and the means of transferring this money;, and therefore he recommended, in order to prevent any possible conf asion, that the .sum of v2800.00 be appropriated at this time., a•:a that at the next meeting of the Council he would give advice s to the handling of these funds. Onmotion of Cathcart ..:and Mitchell, -,r,e appropriation of . 800.00 was authorizedand the matter of ra .ndline funds in the construction" of the sewer system was referred _o the City ,attorney. and Committee No. 5, for 4 ;report. Purchase . of Truck A report.," was received. from Committee No. I recomwer.tding - gat the recommendatz.on- of the . oard '�of Works for an appropriation of ,9a). -0C for. the purchase of a truck_: 'be approved and that this; sum be appropriated`yf�r7omthe:Equipment Account, the truck to be used mainly 1e li wv' Park 'ard- Street D....P..-...t.--"-tS - This wes referred to Resolution` on' H1.knwey Routes" Committee No. I requested further time for consider tioh.. Jf the resolution requested :by tyre State Highway Commission designating certain highway routes throug :, the :city. '' This was granted. : emova1 Or` Nient Baseball Equi*OMent r report was received from omm'it tee No. I recommending. at the night baseball equipment be .removed from Hincon_ ada Park E? Camino Park, , the work to be done as a CWA project without t a3preprJ ation . The Lirector -of utilities spoke on this subject, .elgeesti.ng: that .this be not done as-: . CWA project, as it was felt :nat. the City's electrical` crew should do the work of roving the poles and electrical equipment,,, and he referred to a previous st:mate of the Board of : Works . that this work : could be done for .:'8C.00.:' This matter was referred baek to Committer No. 1 for further consideration. ea re Mayfield ranc'3 +aid ;rar Co mittee No:, I requested ±ur ti er time to consider the :•ecaes t of ':the '.Library Board :_for the enlerge.,raent' of the Mayfield ranch library,; will c;1•;‘, was -granted.. yak R.efund :Denied report' was rec. from Committee No. 5 concerning 'equest of R. Price` fo , . eiund .of w15.O0 on personal .ircperty taxes, recommend n 4is :re ,nest for a refund be denied.*. tin ,motion of Collin:- arid nham, this report was approved .ela the request denied: pond of Penir_suiar Railway. a report was received from. Committee :4o. ne r eq, e:stof the ?en.insu.lar i ailway . ompany that to replace its 420,000 bond:issued by the Pacific for a bond 1,a, th6, same amount issued by the Saint ndremni.ty Company, the committee recommencing that ;approved. On motion ' of Mosher and Bonharn, the approved. a concerning it be permitted Indemnity Company Paal-Mercury this substitution report was; In.r `Xoise from Trains 'Councilman: Christensen brou ht• up the matter pf s arro;ianc to hospital patients oaased by ,,ioise.s from passing trains. It wa stated;-that:.,this matter ,is .before, the Board of Works at t"ie preset time and that a report �vill'-lue made later on this .subject. The Council session oh this date ::o::.1 call as follows: .?resent: :won azi, Johnson, Z noits, . Absent: Evans., The approved. minute.s Claim from ..eCuw A coma unicat. ar cflitects for the PaW for architectural sere: installation of laundr - was also received from University, stati .; the and should be paid. the City Attorney anu Letter fromWoman of the Woman's olut woman be considered Vacanc.y on the City received a oommunicati mec's Olub with.th,a -o -• v tw Letter from Cervi L"1 c o.Mi.::. in i c a t. tecretary of lime ",:omen Edwin J. Thom':s, Prc i the title of .1irector that .his Opinion had been expre special abency ;tor t for the.::ayor to me:-t+in6s which she .n .. .. Councilman matter had b sat:: J ►�y left in the .. o a4 ester by ci: :: tec est of ire . ... request receipt for all la.t w_.1: cn were left in the -City Attorney. Election o_ ..:em e The CouncI_ of a member of the Bo::. resio,nation of ,rood were appointed The first b.. 5 votes for So-,.