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May 31, 293'..
The Council of the City of Palo Alto met on
at'8 p m., pursuant to adjournment of May Ma, 1332,
Christensen sen presiding. Roll call as follows:
By� y(�'� Cathcart,
tC/ r.�
.Ja�.°,t s+wh�', 1.I'�VAF�l�r4 �.', Christensen, VV?..A. .. vJ.
Judson, Kelly, La::.s-aen, Mitchell,
. ho. t M , Thomas.
E7ans,
Jc nS0;;,
:.s .1 order of hearing on t''
The ,,�� C:i�..ti o� d�.. the daywas the �:..�.rz..,� �,:e
assessment d �` iagram : fow tale work done under resolution of Int3nt:.,
995:. Written' protest's were received from ::goy, P.
Blythe, Mrs. .1. :\ ..-Chaptan, Elizabeth P. .�'�:cInnee an3. w'red JieSs.
+ w�'�is present 'end �ad res sed the l this matter.
`er.
i�iZ'.. Hoy A � ,..a w .� vy':� h Council on ..��
A,. eport was received from Committee No. r eccnnerj;.^
;protests to overruled and that he assessment d gr-...
b1u�.i0n of .Ln, {�ntiurz �`to. �9� o approved.
. Re s olution NO. 1025, overruling . the protests, was
_and diseussed,• and on motion won of Mitchell .and ' omas, was passed
unanimous voteon" roll call.
t No. •i assessments f r t -r
?C: S.C,r�.;.L:Vlrri 1026, ut'�..`�r GVIi»�; .G... .
Improvement under ResO1u-tion of Intention No. 995.J y;aS read un2
"lotion of 3erts'che and Thomas, *as adopted bw tunan :.mous =rc`te
roll call
Pet:..tian Or:Zee Cream Concession
A- petit: on was
�rere t f �rez uep, asking for
cream c racesSion,- in Rinconad4
ComM ittee"'No 1 _ and the Boar
received from i seph H. Forbes, - 4r•
temporary permit to cTer, ate an in
Park. Tris?v as referred 'to
of Works,
r Pacificiro C'r eyhounJ Lines
NS;..- communication was received from the ..,acif is G:
Lines relating.' to bus routing in the city.j
-Mr. J. '. Krug,
supern..,,endent the Coast Division of this c:om>pr:y, was
and addressed the Council, explaining that permissionL r .? eQ
Yo,. � --route f:.7e]-r busses
x�ecpxved�°��'x•�irr% the°: Railroad Commission to A..:.
.of .Alma Street and California Avenue, instead ;:f Nrb ;r..., ero
thus entering:' the`'State Highway ' by way of California rr.venlYs.
He further ' stated that the busses had operate: over thi 4 ne
for one day and then had received word from the City ngir.n, is
that - „te a not i vp e.1 r��. v__,
office this `C :�':� ra of rout. had J"3eri c3. ; r:;+V � .,. ,,
and a�keed.. ' . -e +n e y T ,C
he ;..� �� �'�u��. permit �.•k .l. V was ne y,r u. -t F:� ^�'L-'"✓
advised tr a,t the Railroad Comni ssion has jurisdiction
1 1. .JJ �,a
matter of routing busses, tut that the usual nrccedure of
t.. u
notice to the City and holding a hearing on the natter � r.` , �-
� �.::i�� A
followed in. this : case.
(Councilman Evans came at 8:40 ;p.m.
during .she rest of tte me e t i, . )
On motion of Cathcart and Mitchell, the City tc,"",
was directed to communicate wi to the Railroad Comr.:issi.n
it that in. the .future the City of 'Palo P ito. would like to L.a
u )pl all questions: of rcuting of busses within the cit;.
Mr. J. L. Ingram Cade a verbal protest
busses us e ng Alma Street and California y�
.a..v 1J.T�A•.'r e
eferred to the Board of Safety for consideration an,f. report.
(Councilman Wood came at 8145 p.m. anti. "
during the rest of tbi- meeting.)
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and 4 e t r la� -
4roi
A comet
`o the p
.�J.t4�t 2.:s, V
far dancing was r
Bus qtr diva
The C
:=rimittce was una
,tear of the pro
as referred back
.wino~ been time
cpsi:er in the u
s .cu1 d be made on
ao ittee would
On no
.:'gat when itadjo'
inane 6, 1932, for
n such other ma
L aSinL "ea'
'The e c,
:ommittee reports
?rpement, with•:.a..:
::e Federal Teleg
r ;or t and recomm
t ors ion C.
the o
9'1!" ; J o e ha-! no 1
...venue L o connect
A re :
7eco .mend Lng the
. rd inane e No. 357
streets and averauL
;s introduced oduced for
ofe y aria; Committ
uto ::ire ar.
A repc
-.e^enting a plan
:w presenting a
9^r-33 budget
The c:
~ewared by the Of
Vi
:r0m prI vatL-ely-O:'r
saving to the C:
..in is adopted.
: ,e Council's app
,t.Acrized to prix
is was discussec
71:M and r sc omm en'
.-^.an im o us vote on.
The c
"Sposed schedule
Sliding scale • of
respectively
•,sec a total an.
Stated that a
:3ek, and al? o:^.` e:
,valent period
-r' salary. •
Couric .
geS6, that,•
the
Yr en i
ram
. l• i'
sseiiV
e on
resirf.t
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erIS
he C V.
lwb.�
tt`"
`'3ot:be:
yam~ from ienio Pa .L L7. .'• VSJ:�d?c.44i.�i: t,�T -Club:.
colirnunica:tic>.n from the iR enio':_Park Community Club
Club
to+ f' y x' {. f f e � Telegraph
e r ,.y. p �,., _ n
�l::t, ,J 3. ?OSS'iE�..i.:L_�y C4 using : t:'IL�`�', dv'�`ct:l: .,.,,1�� �.;�.p�>i 3�`.FZ.2�..'.:,..:t`iT:£�'
dancing :,,as referred; 4o she rd of .works anal. Committee No. I.
pus :Jrdinance
The chairman of Committee `:. o.:1retorted that the
was unable to present a report at tb.is meeting on the
der of the proposed ordinance relating to ous. 'service, which
ref erred back to the committee at the :: ' last mee tinC , , s.s there
Jv been time to incorporate, the ➢i3;end 'ter they. wished to
er in the ordinance He further .stated that decision
,:aid be made on this ordinance as :soon as possible, and tat
d;c'u.Id have a report .r.ead.,y!' ;in, a -few days,
3n.. motion of Collins and :'Thomas, the Council directed
,c?,,en it adjourns it adjourn to meet at ,8 p.m. next Monday,
1932, for the purpose. of considering the bus ordinance
i such ;, t::her matters as may, ;. come before the Council.,
inL,, Federal Build g
:t'he . chairman of "'Committee ,No. 1 reported that *.,he
..::Tittee reported progress on the matters.' of preparing an
Rowland ' Valve ' Corporation for . the leasing of
Federal. Telegraph building, and expected to have a complete
and recommendation for the meeting next Monday night.
_.: r ion of Lytton Avenue
The . chairman" of G�?p}p�"� i�A : ( }�� µ/��c;' a �r�.,r� that the
had no further re ;Jon 4 .oJJ �:' 11iC.;.V lJ-•l'r 7, i./L'"`G':{ vending 'Lytton
connect with :the Bayshore• H�zghway,.
of rr.uck' Traffic
A:. report was receivea from •Committee No. .:.
. .•- T+n a i�.•y..r the approval. of a proposed ordinance. amending'
No. 357 regulating` the hauling of heavy loads over the
s and avenues' of the City of Palo Alto. This ordinance
:^rro uce,ar for. first reading, and referred to the ,oar`.. of
ti y and Committee eee No. 2.
nd Salaries
A report vas received ` from. Committee No. 4.
, it ig a plan for the City t s 'o'wn'ing all of its motor vehcles•,'
J: -e ent ng a' plan for augmenting the :revenue o f the City r y -' n
vu L .� .. �. .,.. .,� L ,,
.L.5;-6:::-33 budget, by a.- Q eneral ,salary-out.
The.. chairman:,of Committee No. 4' read a r eeo: t
re3. by the Cffi ce:,Manager on •the estimated cost of changint
wivat€iy--.ow sec cars to. c;i..y-maned cars, and exp1 fined t,l�at.
L. . " �rll9:.50 der .mont a would be m.a.e �f this
_...,. µ.� o^t'ea . C.ity lie
-`J ttated.�, t7.LC1.4,- u fie.; �-�i {il l . t vee'. 'would
?i e to i't .Ve
Council ,s approval so that tnc Board --of s'vorks would be
L.o proceed- with the ur ch s'e of -the ;necessary cars.
ri
.as ais cu ed . and .on motion, af> Mosher :and Ber :sche, the
and recommendation -cif, the ' oomm. ttee was approved by
ous vote. -.oh roll Call.
The ..chair -man;.,: f the budget. committee presented a
"oSed. schedule for sa,la.rJ ,reductions, based' on c= .uniform
ail -2g airg scale� of.. 1C-..per_:_cent :- � ,to =5%- allon.g - salaries-: from
r2,speCtively and 5 for alb. salaries "under k: ^' hich would
•a ,o:al •annual savzu to yhe City ' cf 1 , 34n . 80'.
�ted that a `: sugvestjcn ,had '':been, made_ to adopt a five-day:
�r n alow employees to 'have ;Saturday morning' s off, or an •"
.-V;;L t . eriotd, ;w: ich would cor.pensate them for the decrease
Councfat.n ai;tchel; pesented foz' consi> rationz2ti a
on that., s ir ee a < salary cut is );ustified. or:1y by necessity
and ' it can not be foreseen just what increase . there will bo 1r
revenues from utilities for the coming year, the salary cut be
made as,proposed and the total amount of :..3.8,000 plus be itz^o d.,
and held in a special fund to meet any deficit if necessary;,n
the operatin... expenses, and if at the end of the year this mone7
zas. not, b,eez nee'aed it be returned to the employees,
The -matte:[ was discussed and :held ' over for further
consideration at the 'meeting next a onday nignt .
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in:- South Oregon Tract
Schoennauer,a property owner in .the utw
-.Or'egon Avenue Tract,.was present and a:, d're:sse x. the' Council ,citn
reference'. to• the.•' -pet t•i,on made` three y� as ago .for the costr,.ic.i,
of sewers in.this -district, and asked what prpgress. had Damp K..tde
toward ;this improvement. Mrs. Bernice Fischer„, ano the.r prcter,
°Wrier, :3ls.o s'$oke'..on this` matter requesting that sewers be
installed.
Trle City Engineer explained that this matter is ben,,,
Committee No 1 -which is studying the whole question of extension
of the .sewer systern,, The chairman of ..Committee` No. 1 retorted
that a cconi erenc,e is being arranged ;with Mr. Gillespie of the
State Board `of Health, and that a report on the matter of a
bond issue may be ready by next Monday night, or at least for
le et irev--of June 13th
On motion. of Mosher and Kelly,, a' deed from the Yfe_':s
:Fargo, Bank and Union Trust Company for storm sewer easement on
.Oxford :Avenue was .accepted 'by resolution, by unanimous vote o_^
rot calk'
Tar ordinance
,Theproposed general tax ordinance, as amended,
presented :for second 'reading ' and referred back to Con,;:. ittee
for a::f tzal report.
:Councillna.n Judson, seconded by, Stephens:., made a ":
that, the ;proposed ordinance calling a s •ecial election ; n
proposeck charter amendments be adopted.
The ziimutes of the last meeting on this mo.t per
.:.that the report of the charter committee was J.
Councilman Judson then amended his motion
that the , ordinance ':be taken from the table and placed
Lion.- This motion' was carried by the following vote
yu�
in
Ayes:. Bertsche, Christensen, Collins,:Evans, '' Il J�.,�.�n.., Jug_..
usher, Stephens, Tiood.
Cathcart, Johns:,n, Kelly, Lau ten, Mitche:L,
Thoits, Thomas.
A motion was then made by Judson, secon,.a9'i by
that the ordinance as amended be adopted . The matter
discussed, and Tuesday, July 26, 1962, was the date ^inchr:, -
°the proposed ordinance as the date of the election. CoU Cilµro.
Kelly -protested against the passage of this ordinance, an. nc,=:
amend the motion by striking out Amendment No. 27 from. t:se cXA�"
This was sec=onded by Johnson ♦ The vote on the air endi en ! s _
follows:
Cathe ar'::, Johnson, Kelly ten, `
Thoits Thomas.
3ertsone' ,` C;hristen..sen, Co-.ilin.s, . vans
Mosher, Stephens.
The m <:
withdrawn.
On mo::
:ck to the Charte
Annexation
The ma
in outside territc
_ast meeting for t
up. It was expla
a opted by wianimc
first and second: r
ordinance was, defe
Resolution 'f
Resoiu
to performed under
1,4rovement of Dan
1tc hell and :Yood,
ryry On mot
jun. 6, 1932, in t
t test:
City
Purger
t eL:otirthlidth
const-.ttact i
d 3L-z
grope:
s be
er is: fir
f e xtens£or
reported
of the
of a sew:r.
a.st Tor "t"rte
ade a ' r/Sri
on
ter were
was laid
by:$
was
orpora;tei
ouxic . 1.
any} ` iove.a
the 0;-4.i
The motion of - Councilman ' Zudson ' to adopt
e ordinance
Jn motion, o :: Collins and Judson, the matter was r
o the Ch_arter. Study Comriit'tee for a report.
Annexation Ordinance ,••
The matter of, the ,ordinance calling an elect
• o;. -side t.erri.tory;. in. accordance with petition presen
}
_as: L/: -c..,
ing for the, annexation ;or, "Embarcadero Annex",
was explained that'this= ordinance, if passed, s
;--ad by unanimous consent, as the two weeks required
:s tad second readings had;, not elapsed. Action on t
�;,, rho was deferred.
Aa ✓ v
asclution for .Wa,geS,
r� 7 y�(�/'�Resolution Noe '127 adopting- wage - scale for
t. p .rT. ormed under 'Res-olutican of - Irw :..ention No. 108..:.2 for
»ovei ent. of Dana : ala: ' orest .avenues was read, and on
c �ei1. and rood,, eras passed bar tunan•imous vote on roll
•
On motion, the Council adjourned to meet 3.t
19'62., in the council 'room at.. the city hall.
Approved: l2°
Mayor
ion
ted.. at the
;vas brought
hou3.d b e
between
he
the work to
the
motion of
caZll
8 p.m.,