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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07011932City Nall, Palo Alto,'. California)... J :1y 1, 1932e The Connell of the C:ity.:cf Palo `Alto met on this • date at 8 pe .,.:for. the .p f�purpose :o'reorg: nation.. The -meeting was called to. ord.ere by. the .Cltyr, _Clerk. Who asked for -nomiettitiens for Mayor. pro- aw On = m©tion.. of e, 1y,: and :Meishei Ceituncilman Cathcart was .meted .and elect_ ed.. Marer; prop tem, .and tookthe chair. Ref-:caU as follows: Present: ` Bert:ache,; Cathcart, _ Christensen,: Collins, Evans, Johnson,. Judson,, Kelly,. Lausten Mitchel 1, Mosher.,. Stephens, Thoits, Thomas. ,F bsei .t . Wood. ElectionMa * r The ,Council proceeded to :the election of a Mayor for. the ensuing- ye are Councilmen Mitchell, Evans and Collins were appointed ' tellers . On the first ;ballot, : Christensen received 7 votes, Judson 2 votes,. T.homas,:3 -votes .and. Cathcart 1 vote. As no one had received a. majority the ballots *ere prepared again. Councilman Christensen addressed the Council at this time, expressing his`, appreciation;:.for the votes received and asking that his name. be ,:not considered in further balloting. On the second ballot Thomas. received 7 votes, Cathcart 3, . Judson 2, Christensen 1 and..Thoits 1 vote. On the third: ballot Thomas received. 9 votes, Cathcart 3, Judson and •T'hdit s 1; vote . each., CouncilmanThoreas having received a a jor :tyr of the o votes; was: declared elected Mayor, and. On motion of Judstri ar4d .Thoits,., the .election of Prof. Thomas' as Mayor -was ;made, unanimous. Mayor Thomas then took the chair and thanked the Council: for thy: honor of the election. Appoia tmexzt .-� % The <Counoil.:then proceeded " to ba .lot.•f'o r. the appointment` of officials for the fiscal, yeax 1932-1933. The same tellers who •served in the election of Mayor were appointed. Councilman Wood .came at: this time,.8:15 ,p.m., thus making the.: 'u. 3 : aemb.er ship of fifteen , pre sent . The ' ballot : for , Office, ,na'ger .resulted in 15 votes for Louis Olsen.., and l r' Bien ` wes ddelared ' elected A ballot- was..taken for the office of City Auditor. . V. Per. -rec d;eiv 15 votes and was declared elected. slot, for Clerk and Assessor resulted. in 15 votes for E. L. Beach who 'wae"'declared ✓elected.' A ballot taken. for the office of Purchasing Ag exit: was taken, Mr.r. ' B_., Belahanan r eceiving 14 votes,. Mr. Buchanan:. Was declared elected.' The':ballot for Treasurer resulted in 10 votes for T. C. Cbbb and 5 votes; ;for:C. E. Jordan,: r, Cobb having received a ma'jority-;was::dec1ared .elected., A ballot. taken' for, the ,office of Police Judge was taken, J. Ee Springer receiving_ .i3` votes, E.ea._.>Lakin 2. vote aa� _Byr1 R. Salsa 2, .Vote. :Mr. Springer was :declared elected .-pesolutiou : was 'presen.ted and read 'by Councilman Mitchel , re .a.td , to the office of ..Tax Collectcir9- provid1 ng all `c�z e;st3oxa. r 7.at ,to, the conduct of .:this office be referred to Corm, ee': Moo 5, the committee to take :such action or to make r.such; rec+ endatl.on 'to the Council as may: be_deter ,ned best to pgrevent turtther ,complaints from the general public and to -provide h r ouy i thin tie organ.tzatian, and further providing that the Ts Col1ectc T. be appointed'.:for a period of 'six manth3 '"only fc July 1,;.9.32 ` ta' Decesnbe;r. 3101932. Or motion of Mitchell and Chris tens,, :: tha;i-s . Resolution- No. 1031 was adopted by: unanimous VOtel' On- roll - A : ballot was then taken, for the office of Tax Collector for a period : of six months in accordance with the resolution just' adopted, resulting in 14 votes for Miss U. A. Westall and 1 vote for qtr. H.McGill. Miss Westafl was declared elected. resolution- on ' �" Atto eye$ o+fjjce The 'resolution: presented at- the last meeting of the ':Council, relating to- the office of City A.ttorney,iras again- read, with. the :report :of. Committee; No. 4 incorporated in the resolution, the eo tittee recoa i` that the salary! of: 'Mr. Malcolm as Advisory C.ou 1 L om: g 1 1933" "to: July 10: 1933, be fixed at $150.0O .per ` ontho: ' A motion was made. by . Councilman Mosher, seconded:'b7 Ch"ri'stenseu,:' to.'adopt.the resolution, A "snot f on was':made by Bertsche to ,amend the. resolution :by fixing the .salary of fir. Malcolm, ashen -.'be :becomes Advisory Ccxu3a for":,the six nths period.: referred' to, at $200.00 per non This: amencbnent; was seconded by Thoits and carried IeSolution No. 1032, as amended.,, providdng that Mr. Malcolm be appointed City A ttorney" - for the period of' beginning: July 1, 1932 and ending January 1, 1233, - pitted ed July Advisory Counsel; until y 12 1933 at a '^r.O0=' per month, was then adopted on roll call, all e ezcePt Keay, who voted" No. agar 4nnouneed_ that his nominations of members to the Commu sty Center Commission and Advisory, Board. on Commercia Aauseni i11 "vacancies caused by, the expiration of the te, of 'cert'ain ergs,, would` be made at a later- meeting. 'Councilman Wood left at this time, 8:45 p.m., and was ..absent during the rest of the meeting. .4 `, s t Rol. s i.tted repor -r s received from the City Assessor submitting ter. eauali ton .the `assessment rolls for the fiscal year 1932-33. On liotion',OtAtiolts and .Ke,11yx the City Clerk was directed to publish -a. notice notice:' as required by city_ ordinances that said assess roils m 11 be open to the inspection of the public and that the ouncil dill ,meet ` as 'a Board of. Equalization on Monday, August:, 1932, at 10''4. M. in the city hall. to-B c Case rep ,.rt; bras received from Committee No. 2 recommendiri a the Coon.l authorize the employment of . Leon T. David to argue., thee;:- reAearing of the Black Case before the District Court of Appeals and that the sum of g15C..00 be .appropria.ted for this pUrpos e. .The,,City Attorney explained the necessity for this wEm*:TeCtiamendeif that Mr.David; who was familiar with the case, `e a Ioy 17`o conduct this case hefore the District Court, and t ti er it in`'the Supreme Court if necessary. On notion 01 r and C�ist: seen►, the report was approved and the sum of $150UO0 • raPpropriated from< the Continent .� for this purpose ni r ...O .L roll call. A .repo that the proposed hauling. of _ h be adopted. Ordinna read and discusse adopted as an eme Tax PerAVA The Cb committee had cats to the city for d Attorney had bean at the next aeeti ?roperty involved to the penalties adopted but not y Rpsol-utlot Ir. -1 reference = to the States government expected that the States on July 51 No. 1011, adop';ec of taxes on this $e:3 o3 of taxes on prop( the provisions 01 from and after J: and Judson, was e Reports c1 Then month of June, . 1S officials were ct work ai their dei Conn routing traffic 1 and suggested the should be considd has already recd arterial, and tb sad recommended the construction was referred bac; .Ppvuty A floc. e� new •m He: nominated Mr., on motion of Thos • it w and will not and the question the Deputy Trees a new appoint }li. Cobb Was ant On aoti 2a subsittug 3rdi ce 'ova a ys r+de A.. report received -Committee .No. 2 recommending that the proposed: ordinance 'amending, Ordinance NQ. 3,5?-reg afrot.:- the baa1 h of ' heavy loads`:"over' the streets and ..avenues of 'the City tie adopted. Ordinance to. 567, amending.Ordinance No. 357, was. :Tad and diseussed, and on motion>.of -Mitchell and johns= -mss adopted as an emergency ordinance' by unan1 ous vote on roll' call. Tax Pen lties The . Chairman . of: Committee No. 5 reported that the ,oittee had .considered the. matter of penalties on .property sold to the city for delinquent -taxes on •June : 28th, and that the City Attorney had been 'req st to:- prepare °' an ordinance for presentation at the next -meeting, . this ordinance listing all the pieces of property involved and spec,ifi 1y changing.. the penalties to conform to the penalties provided' :for e new tax ordinance recently adopted' but not ;yet effective:` • Resolution M. Kelley appeared before the Council in. reference to the taxes ;,on . property :being. ;'purchased by the United States government ford new P:nst Office,' -stating that, it was expected that the title to :this property would. mss to the United States 'on July, 5th, and aski 'that the .. provisions of Resolution So. 1011, adopted on • 7eeembeD 21,V '1934 ,relat ing to the cancellation ion of taxes on. this property, be extended ` :for:: a thirty ay period. • Ree int iwanc ,: No .: ltd; relating, to •th,e cancellation: of taxes on property" of the hied States ofAmerica and extending the provisions of `R so ution lio,.. ,101,1, for , a period ';of thirty days :ron' and after July ,,; 1 32" was:: read.,, -and on moth: on of Johnson and. Judson,was „adoptsd by icons• 'vote on, roll call e reports of the s itar :and .Treasurer for the south of .June, , 1932,, were received -and_ placed on file. These, officials :were ::commended for. their reports andfor the efficient irk of their departments.-- Traf fie ' fr Councilman _Christensen''bro.a ght pup ;the matter of routing -traffic- s between. the Ha;shore #ighway and, El_ Camino Real, and suggested" that fin l' p1a ;for the development of arterials should be considered,. lt-'was. `'stated , that the >Plannfng Coem.ission has already recOMmended the extension _`of .Lytton Avenue as an arterial, and .that C ttee Ito the matter was referred, had recommended thatno,-steps:.-be:-taken-at the present time toward_ the con&trzaeti 'of .the p lect.. After discussion this matter Tas referred back to Committee ''Nod City Attor Jr ounced' .that be would be out of the city neVt• 'aid __ wised tc� pp t his deputy at; this time nominated R��� ��te�,ptg P�ty attorney, and. 7 motion edof it ' . Ls to r, :$h _ nona3 :ti•on was ccxnfir , eixtu e er It: wa . 'report: and wi ,.I, mot ; be , and the questionsae n the Deputy . TreasdrOir for a new appoi ntne nt : s 3 d ; Cobb was antbo2ri" ;d : t Cobb, :the City. Treasurer, is k s• duties . for a week or so, et, rer the appointment of would be continued until on of Mitchell. and E~vans,