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juiy 29, 1930.
The CPunc i1 : o x . `' .' 1 C i3 G.S ; Pa 4 o A C o
ate at p`. m., pursusnt':to &djourx2 eat • ,or -
xi *;
I•h ?Kh-T 'M�r -C tenser,. pr /a R j c f "t" •-•
.�l/; �. 4'f.11.-.�� uKrr�J` wig pre 41�:w�'gt - j�,o y�, W -.a
Preset Miss Batz; a,' yhr is tee ter., 7u sOn:,
Ke.1,1v:: Lausten, _Mosher, 'hots, ',Wood.*
b>er:t : Cathcart,Hobart:, Johnson, Earl
Afi tcaellt Mrs Margaret Thomas".
he inutes of ' the meeting- of July,. 14, 1930. were
,•^rv'I�Lt..
:This was the' ti.me for receiving bids for the
i=pro voment of .Cal.ifornla Avenue, -the contractors bidding on
�:.is. work .t.o i.nciude - in. their bid a bid an the $.70,000
acc.� a,isitio bonds . Bids were - recei.ved, opened°.arnd. publicly
16irts:
a rider
wealra;._an. Company, San: FrSn isco
:'.Bz'�7£3�r?G�.c'14 Stockton
,. ;A. Dortan file ..Salinas
Total Amt. of Bid
"*;;;60,749.95
60,312.20
53,646064
Each , of the contractors agreed to purchase
the immediate ediate posse Sion: bonds for the amount of 70,000.00:.'
h _ : io ^nz -Mo skier Pald i .l.s•te.., were
referred' to the City. Eng ,Leer, for tabulation and report.
hater•, the City Engineer presented his report- on
the abo;: . bids, reco2nendinr that t";;.e _contract be awarded to
l o eS t* re:s onsib1e': bj;(d r . . , y''! �...' i)ontanv.ille his :bid
cx X53,546.64. Resolution. ` o aos,„ xaTdinp tr _s cont -set
to Yr. . Donta viiie and a13 d c<t'in ,Yet; thxeT .acq' utsi;tioxa.' aria
..possess./o i .,thew,, o t_,o1.3 70: 0043 oe sold to
him,. was read, and oh -not1ox of `7"ho' is ° an :Tuo.son, was ';*oassed by
unannDing, a .c egdad Ati:ss,essizrar.,,.s
This was also :tie time for a continuation of the
hearing held on_ July' 14th: Pt' the.: aporova l of the:. sso : �r.„oflt
roll' for: the.improverent .of abarcadero Road and Yea.logg' Avenue .
,joint repoxrt was ,-eceived on .this matter from Committees .;o'.
? and 4 recommending to f e C ounoia that the amount of $6300,
t.,.ery n , the excess.: charge_, a,sseVsed against property in the
2sess ent .str:."ct,'•b.e: changed to .approxirra4e1y $3000, the
u aa'irader y . approximately :§63030, to. be pair. by the City from tx c:
9,mount` appropriated for the paving, ,of the Enbarcadero Road'
f^ontaiYe of , 31ock. 1, South :i'alo 'Aitor. 'i�hls would reduce the
,,++s•e ssme t ,against- propertyit;the assessment -district to approximately one-rhaif ,the. amo;a t': or. he,: original assessment
roll.
A raxmber or written protests were presented, and
?rof: P. Sicn er., MMr. I�ocke5,'` fir..` Whee cer and others addressed
1;;;:e C . 1 x ? ;h.,Z>' rc,teSt:. Jo thy. -as eS.ame.'',1.ts • A communication
s ,-•vo;:. the: City F,xg neer . -aore's o r.
d ..the 1.t.ayar, 9nswor&r:g certain
.z,.estions as'?ed :b- ,rof.':'S Onalser.: a: i'etter presented by =im
to the Council'. en July i4tri, was read.:
After dist•ussion,% or.' raOtion o± Wood ,F:.nd 3ertsehe,
4.:.e City Ensginee,r, was": directed _-to -prepare an assessment roll Th
acc3rcax c=e with the re_corrane.ndat:io.r, of„ .the joint. co:nr'it.tee;'_;:t.o ,
^y a is 1a.b e.= to the -i: ssec,t-io nof ;nx'operty owners, thG' i eSs 5 g'
on this Matter tobe 000ntiniled un it the next'. regular,' z e w,i�n ; on -
n,.:L us t: 3.i i. 'C3 at 3 'P,, .m:..
and Was absent
This was ,also the time set for receiving protests
the, x e�rt o f . the ',comm.is sioner.s in the matter =of widening
' iowper .,Jtruet bet'ween University . Ave;;1 0 and,Hats. won Avenue.
%,"XliJf:x"a-)er.o,a l'rittei.:.protesta were received.
eso,yutiOr No. 909, setting September 8, 1930, et
m., as. t.'^.,e. t1rae' fora hearing, on protests ,to the widening
of cow-pe, Strut, ;- as read, and on motion of 3ertsche and. Kelly,
w"c.s . adopted b -y ., 4;,I.Aa wimous vote on r.o ll call.
Letter from Ellake Dl ng
a prO V t tr.
permit for •
B1.4Ck• 58; so'
to grantea .
:A, communication; from :Blake, Darling,, •1630 middlefield
Road, :reques'wng permission to keep two female puppies- for a
reasonable: l.e 'gth.:of time, ., was received ,s :d referred tc the
Boars:_ of Tub . -c, Safety..;
Kello
property owner or). Palo Alto Avenue
in the of e between Middlefield Road.: and Fulton:Strev::t,
eddressed::the.;:Cour.C41, requestir,is that this block of- Palo Alto
q. enue be Pa'4�,ed•tk is: year. This mutter was ,deferred for
co:isy�,:�dea/� a�t; tier -'tie time the a;z.dget.for l930 1 is considered.
y
ett ..f.:rorea, Councilman ,Cathcart
:communication was received.. from Councilman Cathcart
reqUespi leave o:' absence as ember of .the Council during tine
months o nat, and, September, and also 'r'equesting that he be
reli ewe& d h 's,,duties as: chairman, :an and member of the Charter
On , modo n " of 'r.o.oits and go sraer, his re; ^zest for
? ea re> of . zbsepOe •.was 'granted. . On rr4otic.nn of Bertsche.: and
Vir 44e.:thcar't's •.r si._gr anon" from the. Charter Corr:l itte; : was- accepter::
Concernin ; Lease .-to-
? 7
The,
1.he �`r��'t C1e?'krex'OrtGi� h, - 1C;- had been in c0r^.:^Tanica-
tion,:w3t gtr a ilkC. Bell: an, to whom the lease for city ism'.
fox' :a tiYif�atc. 'e x f .course 4Fr s air rded, who stated he would be
5.n , a1c ' zito,<vn.;ffednesasy' of t ,is week. to sign this lease.
,eso-iution.!or i;ovin ,s -California Ave. -
Re soiut', on No ..910 J vat^ r : ,v:rig the .Board of Works to
;sd,rerti. mfr 'aids: to be received frofroM contractors for the reriova.
of �aizi� gs snd 'i,r",prove gents ox:,'Ca1ifornia Avenue, ir. order t st
the; ;;street/. work- maV proceed- :::;all contracts to be subject to the
approval; of, the property owners, was 'read. On motion of 1.4osher
and:.T` o is, sihi Te'solution was: -adopted' by unanimous vote -on
A;.petttion was road fro,,, g r. and:: y rs. Albert Kr 11
ra est s golf �pax�lgsiorz to ca�rstrk�.t �; �.1r�,�rt�ure ta.�. "course o"
•
their X?ro ert: on the e sterl;: corner of -Hamer- Avenue: 8rd. 3r::'
nt
Str t � :y.i:oh i.s in .ti�te third r.e i:dent`ial district, further
r ey40,* �.x�.,•�� np t3hyat f ,such mire .'a.� u.re golf course c not byepr/
�'1+'G'd in.'ihe' third J Al: s ' be rezoned
r{J�':A3� t,.�: � rd 2S�d,e't�.��; :thisproperty
o cor�rnerci . .' A report tiaras receitre d., fro: the: iCate alanrn
o it s fan on ih s arat ter., r : cc!: er ;ng -t- t" tYii s "petition
n sat: n ,o f: 'poi -t " and : Lausten, the recor enda.tton of the
.nni xg Corr�nias on r: as approved and the t,eti tior denied.
to issue a no
and on motion
vote on roll
Openi
re commend ing
the 'South.Or-
"torks be- aarr
t .ons for the
e
Avenue Tract,
was passed by
referred to C
tc check up
Chan e
recommending
ir4 31ock 3;
be changed -on
Kello ^g Averm
24 feet " for .
recos en ed, s
',vas passed by
to Mary B. Pu:
for the pu,rpo;
and on nO tior_
on roll call.
Report
and City At tc
c�,'
Chief Engine
eels ;'.ve to w
of the Santa
s field.
cone s s len ,
lines on El C
s'7. as to Tyrol,.
su tia;, at sor
Deeds
aa1l , accepts
for the widen
in connection
of 2110iti and
adopted by --ar
=yen-Conformin ; 'er it ;to Mr 3ohnson
A .report.*wwi s ` reroeived from the
awprc.vi g tk:e apPlication,of Alfred Johnson
n-er for puxrpo s`e of., constructing- a. ;garage
31ocf 58, South Palo Alto' and recommending
�rar}ed.
City Planning Commission'
for a non-con..oxmrg
on his property' :r
that this permit be
Ordnance No 504, 4iree't gg the Building Inspector
to {ssue a non -cbnforriing Remit; to: Alfred Johnson, wgs read,
and oycy,r otio ::call„:,o Mosher and, Bertsc e, was adopted byunanimous
';o V,e' �'n ;soil,' .
Opening Streets in- ou h :OreRon Tract
report wa ',received from the Planning Commission
co=eridirg;that the .plan, fo:r opening and widening streets - .n
-^e Uauth.;Oregoi ..,Avenue Tract ; .a recommended by the Board. of
,7orIcs 4e approved.
Resolution No... 931, adepttn,: the pianos and .specifioa_
t!.on.s door the- o�"JPini y.%;m and widening •of streets in the South Oregon
drsct,= was rea:a,-;and on motion .of Mosher and.: I:au:sten,
pasrjed by vo to on roll c a'13..
The reso3.- t on o intention for: : this work vras
Co.".1m t tee NO. 1. ,and the . City' "Engineer, with' 'request
t k. the Council,
.,� check u,TS the estimates- �Es. 4�'�-L:x?St, �Fznd report back. �;�
Change of Setback:.Line
ii report was received from the ' Planning Commission
r'eco.,.men*ing that tl-e setback line on property, of D. H. Nichols
3loc.k 3, South Palo A:1tO;, at .the corner of Enersor. and Kellogg,
J� charged` on 'Emerson Street from, 13. feet to 24 feet, aild or
:> 1p avenue fro 24 feet: to 11 feet for thy: first 75 feet and
24feet* for the remaining .deptx.'of the lot
Ordinance x o. 5t .changing said setback line as
z-ecommended, was read, and on notion cf Kelly and Lo;as ten,
„ss passed by :u :an. Mous; vote -c�:-_ro�.l call..
Non-C,orforri
Ordinance,' .Q: y Gz:S't�nt'i 2'1:x; a non' -cons orml ng permit,
o ` S-r� . E. rCes1 , o:W�,X�3{E'.�xt`,y� oq #` • ropertyy' at 1010 t����"G::�.inda Str'e,et,�nq
'oi L'ne ur pos ':o f cOnstrue Vil' a', gar`age., and V➢as,' room,..: P�'�Ga s, - read;,
and .o "t''raotibn of Thd:lts 'aAd.. vos:"):er,, rS s,s . passed by.unanimous vo.tc',
on call.
cal 1.
e�art oz� ;'i er�i i wa & Protecting Crossin
A written report was presented from ;the. City n
.nd City •Ql';,toY+r '� 'con ^rnir.ls - a 'nearing rse'+ before re it��-�,.. Mott
: - .y.66��. �v �,y i, ��. $ � �.�. '�. �' 1✓v J. is ♦ t� Mott,
?.
.,.:aWf Engineer. o1,- the 'l *•' y. Co.11i.�..as on on Jul..'23..'1;?30,
to .riden;I.rg highway and--, protecting the crossing
zhs Santa Cruz Raliroad. South- of , the business district '` of
hr e. - rr _ City
r
�'.�is report was xe£e�aed to` tie. C�,, ° Planning
, o7:t^ .ss cn, insofar .'as it referred to the establishment of se.,bac :.
lanes on El Camino.Real in .the vicinity of ' .o railroad crossing,
,. as. to provide.'pr•oper- clearance'. for " the cots stx action of a
sea;a ; "at, some future date`'. -
Accepted
.• A„resolution - w .s . passed b .-unanimous vote
_ vo on.-. ..,ro l__..
accentingcce�:ing a 'deed :'frotµ:.T. : P.' srd .` '..0 . tii+�." u.i covering land, . .
fc:. he void x .ng of As b.y A en ze:
: A aced ,eyes ,presented,-,- E .t1c: and Louise' . Fixe
..: connection with' the .opening or ebs:tor Street, and on, 'motion
-0 1 VS and Mos,I1...r, a ",A Eso� .�'�.:C1n. aGcepting v il.S - dee�.t 1v'as - . . .
urnan moos vote on_ rell,
n..rot:io.n of 3e,•tsche and: Kelly it_ was directed
e Council adjourn, °it tla ourn' to .meet next. Monday�- 4: 1930, at 8 p. m. , for con.sid ;;rat1on of the
et :for 1930-31 as o: er ared. ,y:Co rtmit tee No.. 4.
s :'rt�ents;
gr'Arthur Ja: es, ex-offto :c .se ' er of , the Plarni,•.
tea~ .ssi�na 11or . ted .Mx'. ?ai.p?;.. ,fir .. .s ,a:s his;.dcpzty, and Mr.
. ' F. syxhee:, .ex -officio member, nosainated . ; ;.. nderson to
serve as: his> deputy or. the Cor:, .:iss.io z . On .motto o f 'o"sher
£.nd':.,L listen, to ';'e nc'x ikx£i t oX s; Ydt:re '.�4p rove .
she yor ominate.d. Court it-sn Earl C . Thomas to
.membership ,or t. =e . C .ante °-Co:"'m Ltee,'. In nlaeeof .%oUn_ci1';:8'n
Cathcart., .resigned,.': On mo icn of 3e•rLsche and Iausten, : this
s orzinatio"n was: w one irz:e: 1.
Monthly' Reports
The - reports of the L:epartnent of . ublic Work:. and
Department .of.Public. Safety for the month of 'June 1930,
.:were Ye,cei :T.ea ana ,placeµ..or file.
On r:otion of .izosher . and
:advo rred to'' e onaav kugust 4, 1930
3ertsche,. ,he Council
at' 8- Viz.: m. in the City
4 ppro vC.C3
0,0
date at=8 p
.with Mayor
'd^es
Abse
Rerstj
be received'
3cnds, a re
that on the
directed th s
on. these bo_
per cent:
approved by
Lea:3e
concerning t
3e11 an for -
udvising the
re --write _thi
by the 3o ar.ft
termination
bond. The
lease as are:
The new leas,
was adopted
this by unan:
Lettel
recommending
the Deputy A:
decided to
discussed.
Consic
suttee No.
`epart µerns
omm ttee.
Ci um 1 ri ty Cy(:~
i ldimg a e
the 'casaba
rovlded for
ould cost y>4
tee; further
1
llawec for d
600 to
sin and c:.a:
dredze o::. t
edging on. t]
w bre84'tn
s discussed