HomeMy WebLinkAbout02021931City Hal..:, ,Palo Alto
Februarys 2:;
Cali fornia.
1931.
` ourc°i of the C;tty of o :Alto; met or, this; date
. . Is. :purs',xant' to : ad ur e t., o f J a m 2 1931, With
C 1s tance ° px�e € . o ll,.. c 1 as :fo l ovs;
Miss Baugh Bertsche, Cathcart,. cart,. t+'hristersen
.Hobart ; . Judson 1.e1J..7 .; Lausten . Mi tch:ell Mosher,
4i is 'homas, Wood.
Mrs Thomas.
rchae or Hosital euipme:nt
e matter of purchase of. hospita:1 equipnent was
considered'. r.. ;.. Er+ it asdistant staxi.t :comptroller of Stanford
ni.ver.sity.;9 ;was .prese3nt. and :stated.,.that t -::eras: found" to: be
advanta-g eous for' the University to' purchase, the, aquiryznent instead
of" the.;:Cit r, d that it w s the "recotamendation. of _the Hospital
aommi.ttee -that ` tla:e Co c l authorize" the pent ::to ; the Universit7
of_ the amount vat ablc 'for equiomerit when It . is needed. He
further Suggested that the Uni'ver sity :be3 __authorized to order
certain panant which has to : purchased tr -theEast.
lt. 4434 --'re "letedthat .tom Board c"f' Vorka .and Committee No. 4
eoneurred,n this sug ,sttoh,a
sr .
The Chain: Of the Hospita1 Committee stated
.that thy+ amount: 'available le 'now. for, e quipment. is $22 , 500,
O, 0flO of :this are to : gorse:_. from :the . surplus: of the- Palo
ail to spit'al Mo unt., an,d "'$12,,500, from the. h isn taI Funds.
Cn and:. i,t,che11., the :University. was., authorized
to„ conraet fo eqiiipmernt up to' the sum of $22,.500, this by
un inious bate-, on roll::: call..
Delivery of HosPi.,ta1 Bonds
Cou.nci7:nt:.an Thoits reported that. delivery of the
Hospital ands had- been mede< by the Treasurer :to the First
Detroit Coopany, ` and ,that the Treasurer had,..been :advt sed to
depos-lt,the premium' of 424,808.00 in the Hospits.l Fund.
On .motion Of Kelly' and Bertsche, this action '»"the Treasurer
was approved.
L1s:cus.ajon onCharter .Amendments Etc.
The special,.order of the
the ;:communication of "January ..12th from
'regonentzation.: ,.o f the., city go ve rare nt ,
+ M tte J• ,'.'. !7 as.. ,read, . .
day was the consideration c
the Mayor relating to
charter amendments . etc.
e oha•irman of, the Charter Committee reported that
the conmdtt'ee Too aced o: 'Christensen, ThoMas, Kelly, Mosher and
Thoita4;' ate. a lotg :and thoroughstudy' of the matter had no
written- report and ; no; .recommendations to :of:fer . The: members of
the' coanttt e.:xorewsseci . their ',Views • It developed that three reibe
of- the. eamm1ttee were ,in favor: of a change,; to` the extent of
separat ugs.'the 'Utilities from the rest of. the.. city government,
t to be",dor}e-';by ohart:er• ;a aendruent if nec' sear the other two
member.;. "did :not favor a change ; `in the y P
' government, at this , time.
Frof... E`.; A. Cottrell, a former member of the City
.t ounc"ii and an, expert in city charter .natters ,. was present. and
was asked. to aa reas: the Council on this -question. He spoke at
length on di'ffeent .types of city government :'with particular
reference to 'the e i ty ranieger - form, and the duties- of •.a . city, rta*:sge"
and co ented ". pof the : sucee a; -' -•f Palo .Alto's fo r z : o f goverment
which. he stated' is .,e told :s:t fo:rm of municipal -.government in
existence., Reference " teas- Mad; 'to,' the ac count f: . system' and the
budget is .use in ego Alto, and o the 'allocatl ons: of salaries and
funds i'n the. various. _d'e artmenta:. Th,e,matter was then discusser.:
b.r members of the.
A mot
t at,in accordance
of •the Mayor' a. let
whole matter. of : *-
activities, a corm
this matter with t
the -Council at as.
discussed, and was
Ayes
Njne 3 :
4nmo
directed to expres
of the Council fo:r
with the Council.
Letter frog;
A let
concerning the Co:n
Oregon Avenue s ew s
Count,
during the rest of
Letter: frn;.,
A core:
acing and other :;I,
Report of .1-
A rely
recommending to thi
city hospital site
from first residene
this recommendaticq
The x•
old hospital but 1c:4.
uses for the site <
This part of the r°i
the present time.
Hospital
The sl
Stanford Universit:
they Palo Alto Hosp4
of Suly 1, 1921, t c
r �bospt ai, was <
Reach
Cleric to execute ti
on motion of MitchE
on roll, call.
Request for
A re ql:
the cancellation o:
which was overlook+.
The City Attorney :r
On motion of Moshe:c
bl unanimous vote c
Resolution
A cop"
senhers of the Council
A motion' was then. made." :by ,:Judson,, . a:eeond by : Setts the
:hatpin accordance with, the: suggestion made x the,,,last: paragraph
: the Ma-yor's .letter to appoint a ':special' eoinm ttee':'to go ,inito the
,thole matter of e, reorganitation'of the business.: aide of the city. -
activities, a committee of :sevencou:nc.t.len:`be Appointed to consider•
:his matter with -the, Kayo". and makea thorough s tudy::ar rad. report to
:he Council at as; early a date as possible.: is motion was.
^"scussed, and was declared looton roll call, : by, the .'following
Ayes: "Bert•sche, Christensen;, Judson Mosher
Rites MissBaugh, c%athcart,. Hobart,
Mitchell, Thoits, Wood.
•
Kelly
Thorias .
Lausten,.
On mot:fion of Cathcart and Hobart.,~: the Clerk was
r'_rected to express.;, to prof : Cottrell.the ,•appr.eciat.ion and thanks.
ti:e Council for .his' oaming ,he,re: tonight to discuss this: mat.ter
with the Council.
Letter from P atad,ro.` 1tosqu3.to..`Abatement 11str7.ct
A letter from the''Aitadero.,toscwito Abatement District
zorcerning the condition caused by'overflow o' water. from the:
Oregon Avenue sewer was received , and ref erre& to.:the . Bo`ard of forks.
-Councilman- good,_ left at 10; p. ,
during the rest of the meeting.
Letter: frorri. R. W
and was absent
A comer nit,ation from Ralph W. Madison concerning
zoning and other natters was planed on file
Report of Planning_Comm sion an Old Hospta1 Site
A report was received from the City rlann.ing Commission
reco=iending to the ,:.City` Council that, the: present zoning of the
hosxsitat site. in Block '2f, South Palo' Alto, be not changed
fro= first 'residential ;zone. Cn motion of Mosher and Bertsche,
this recommendation' was:.appro':ved.
The- :plarixting.Conm is:sien' also recommended : that the
old hospital .bui. Id1ng be wrecked, and suggested.. three,- pos.si-ble
uses .for the' site of :land now' occupied by°, the bosp-i'tal.
inf s . part of the report was. diacus sed, ' but no action taken - at
:he present,. time.
Hospital Agr.ee;ment
The suppieatiental agreement. -between" the -City 'and
Stanford: University relating 'to, the ;management and'operation ,of
the Palo Alto Hospital, extending the: term, of the agreement
of July 1, 19211,-, to 3an.' 2, 1971' to Cover:the \o ration of the
nee hospital_,: was 'considered
^ Resolution 1 o .`r3 ,. authorizing the Mayor and. City,
Clerk to execute this'.'sappl,emental - agreement,'was read, and
on notion oi'r Mitchel./ ' arid. Thoits „. was' :adopted by "uanan5 ous vote:..
o : roll call.
. .na it Fief"
'apst _for. � �e y' urd
A request . was received from Mrs. Ellen "Baker requesting
. e cancellation,' of tax penalty..of ; 54 cents` on Tax Bill No. 4645,
�c.ch was overlooked when taxes on her other property were "paid.:
The City Attorney reeam ended. that - this penalty cancelled.
motion of Mosher,' this request was " granted and the penalty cancelled,
unanimous pro te.,o.n * roi�l call.
Fesolutior:.of American Legion
A copy of resolution. of .tile. i'alo. Alto Post No.
the Ameri:c.aza Legion requesting thh:t, ;Congress pass. a plan
r sh Miseriit of adjusted 'compensation- certificates held by
e e-aervi'ce . men, wa read` and. laid,- on the
Attes
U mOtiant < the Con_nc 11
adjourned,` at _ .10.:20 p.m.
Approved: Ae.1/4/
syor
The
session on this
Noll call as fo:
Present:
Absent: ?.
The
>lerk 2nd, 1931, were
Street P a
At t::
considered, the
this was the tin
program for 1930
received a numb.e
present, and tha
for the paving o
of. intention No.
of the streets a
was a matter of
rerhaps take act
barcadero Road,
program was the
Streets; one sid,
pay as.: -its share
the bids were op
include all cost
a subway might b+
be •destroyed and
amount spent for
City decided to
part of barcadi
Works to amend t7
to approve of sa7,
Intention No. 94
these streets, e:
By (Th
received were r
such bids) .
Refe:
of its regular c]
having a continua
Council meeting,
'had received info
made the fol.lowi
of . "orks recomme:
eliminated from
=lansNo. 23 be
contemplated be l
intention. 5:
Afte:
aesolution No. 9:
pas _ ed by unari;
Reso:
of r n mention �\No.
this resolution
ordering the won