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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11241930The Council of ;the City of :" Palo Alto .met on this date. at 8 p.m., :pursuant-.:te adjournment of t.2ovember 10, 193G:, with //a or Christensen: pres,idin : Ro].,I:;call a follows Present': Bert-sche,, Cathcart, Christensen, Johnson, Judson Mitchell:, Mosher, fihoits; Mrs... Thomas, Wood. Hearing on-CaMbridRe Ave ASseasr tints The speCial order of: the; day. was a hearing -upon the assessments: for the widening of-- Carnbridge Avenue,` from El. Camino Real to Park Boulevard.' Y ritten iarotests:.wer:e _ received from s.M.and Margaret B. Cuthbertson., Catherine.::Tozer, 1lhe imins Z cart, „aae M. Poorbaugh, Geargiana ppe ;.. and; Edna : M. Garrigus, guardian of ,: the Fisher Estate-) a)sr °from 3ess1.e .: K. Smith: and from Bartley' and Stenbitf On not -ion were referred -to.. Co .ttee' at the: next:: mee:ting,, sand; th to- :the next -regular egular me ting Report on Convention 'tcheii and. Bertbs•ehe ,:. - t:he'se�; .p.1.6terslts o. 5L -°repor't`, back;`.to �rh ,Co'un cil. -. r'iag; on- this. rriatt - was: r onti° hued. oxt I3'er ejnnser 11 ;:. . i.9'30.. Couxzci an Judson as e a wee►. ai .report to :,.the: Counc:i1 upon: ;the co-nvention ':of :,t ire ? ag of- Ca farnfa: u c' on?.ities tvnic1i.he" atterided, a -s repres~entat;ive of t7 e i�lannin C m aissioxi. :: Councilman Neill Cane. at S:30 p.m. Letter -from Chamber. o f : Ca►amerCe A letter wa rece,,trec from .the Chamber of -Commerce requesting that a .bi.11 ,fro ii.. -.the Sunset Press ',for $121.00, be raid from the Municpal. = `elfare Fund. This bill covered .a halftone of 'the air map 'of the City, 'to; be used in the preparation of a map for the City. to' be distributed .for advertising purposes. A motion:.was made, by Thoi-ts,: seconded by Wood,; that this bill be allowed, the': arnount..:to be taken from .they Municipal Welfare Fund. • In -.the discussion which.. followed', reference was made to the action of the City C'ouiteiX ate:the`.last meeting, upon the request of the Merchants'-As,sooiatio,a tn_at;:.the City furnish electricity for Chris 'as il: ,uitliziation.'plus labor and' riateria1 necessary- to make the , i :stal atior of decorative lights, the Council appropriating a' sum•:rzot . to' exceed 4250., from, the Ms ,icips,' Welfare Fund for this Purpose, ,,provided:::t 'ce Chamber of Cornrnerce officially informs the,,Council that it jo1n ,,th .-wt the Merchants,:Assoc:cation i:s.making_-this request, A letter was receitved �frozu the Chanabe :of Co nerve on this ;utter, stating:' that if, :there.. were sufficient funds in the municipal.:Welfare Fund ; "t wou..d approve:::of taking the money for this plIrposei diom- said ;rund,e;btat -;ow3ri8'trey ,other necessary expenses to be charged 'to tn'is fund,, the,' Chamber of Commerce requested the Council to consider • the .expe'ns of ncal ng the . coZneotions and t':`Ov din the elec'trieit . a ro �:o r - 8 Y � r overhead expense for the City. On so-tion. of s' udson, the Co; ncil directed that its .former action owe .thi>s matte be'.recons.idered. .A motion was then 'made _by Thai.ts , seconded by f ertsohe, that tree req,ues t of the Merchan.ts Ass ici tic n roe ,al e and_ that the sum of ;$250 . - tie ap"rcpri at,d frc7 tb az ng apt ' fi d :fort s. Christmas ? i : moat fors o i z tter, 'w' a `df'soussed,'. and Mr,: D .• • A. Mendenhall., pies dent of they::,Chamber;o , Cominerce ,addressed the, C:ozx.nci.l:on the matter, stat ng `that >it ; as h ' ri ch :of tie',Merchant s :As sot a:tioo:: atd the C'ia be.r of C, # Afu:nish tine- .labor to cake the reee$sa 4y eonuedtio�s, :sated rovid,e. the- electricity for. thesce ig s rather than to appropriate a definite: sum of moneT Af:ter fh, syt er discussion,: on motion : of _Mitchell . and Johnson, t e four ;64.was amended' to read that "funds ::be ':e the to .. meet bit o�f the City of Palo Alto for.. this Wiese, n an �nZrpose, in an t notr:;;to exceed $250 to be taken„ from :the ::.eont'i. igent Q". Thy s amencde:d }motion was passed on roll call.,. all voting. e,Ccept' CAthcart -who' voted. No., and Wood not voting. �ye At this ,time, the motion. made by Thoits and Wood to appropriate 0123.00 from the Municipal Welfare Fund as reques ed.,by to Chamber of Commerce in payment of bill for ralftcazse of -air 'map was adopted by unanimous vote. on roll call. G.ancernine Ailey in Block ; 5O Col eee Terrace Cocci;lmsn Wood 'brought .Up the matter of' opening an BI:cck :54., .:College Terrace,. for which a resolution of n was adopted on. Jane 18, /929, but the proceedings not further,,., -rte stated that the widening of the State shortened the',lots .:fxonting on the highway,: that the of, the property owners: do not des-ine the alley to be nd further::, that if an alley should be. opened he t'ed that :°a, near plan. be made and the alleybe iosated' further sl , bwestk r. Geo<.',B.. -Moore:' contractor,. representing Mr. Can uraYag, a prq,pertYowner offecteal ,by the proposed•alley, addressed .the Qouncil asking 'for ;_immediate:'.: action on'. this: matter ''order that he might proceed with: the. = cons trac.tion of a b'41c ouncilmren food- and Mosher moved ..the adoption of abandon, the, proceedings ,for. the.:, Opening of this College Terrace... . This matter: was discussed, nits and Johnson, .a su.hs.tittuteHmotion... was niat ter . to the Planning ComMi`ssiozr and Pint :;for frther study and',... -a report: as ,soon as This motion _ was passed by the following vote on roll es; �Cq�a�thc:artt, - Johnson', Judson, Kelly, Mitchell-,. 1k oits:,. M s'a.. •5. omas1 . Bert:•sc11e , Christensen!., Mosher. Wood.'. . ee.:_on. "Alterati.,on of..: 'x°a : Buildings • e --proposed ordinance ; e, ating_.to : alteration of fx*a se business an,3,, commercial buildings .wi thin' the fire limits was given second reading. -.A..: motion; -was made by Mitchell and Bertscne to adopt the ordinance is ordinance was discussed at>.length .:by� the, Council. Byana. addre:s'sed the -- Counci 3. objecting to the' passage ' `:O nance, and . r; : Clarence Saunders: spoke : in: favor of it.. amendment to .:Sectian' x"32,, Paragraph 2;, was suggested. by Counolil +9rn C:athc"ar; t.. A written statement prepared : by Councilman Mother ras read, this in favor. of the:, proposed ordinance e City, `Attorney reported` on legal points in. connection with is` On .motion of :71Ood and Mosher, action was deferred ursti: t e next eting.,, -a and the ordinance was referred to the City t rne'y for re . cons:ideration . • Councilmen Wood. a.rd .Kelly left at this t'ime., 10:20 were absent during the, rest of the meeting. m Highway Comm iss ion: letter was a received 'from George C. • Mansfield, aecr^etary af; the::; California :Highway Commission, acknowledging reccei off' letter and, copy of .report of the •City Engineer 'preented to the Council on November 10th concerning highway r►ad s tat that ;.;this letter .has- been referred to ' Mr. C. E. urcell,, State h:.ighway Engineer.,, and will 'be pres=ented to the t scion a.t its next meeting. Letters on Comma secretary of the George -D. Difani of ordinances of These were refer Onand to the = Board:of be done, as far Letter fro A let Engineer of the letter- from. the a traffic. signal El Camino Real, and the City won Re ueats f A re'j refund of 43..90 was assessed. on this automobile March; 1529.: . on tie °matter, the length of on the part. ;of No action was to .0n -re was made. tor :B.: S OS.60, fvor: 'over« being allowed, o on roll call Uneinployme ,let meeting held in Conference of Ce House• at Palo ' Al to discuss the A reT registration of funds and contri A rep recommending tha as submitted; by Cathcart and Jc,h entire communica same committees. On:mo suggestion propo "In w made gaze for • dist: of t; is rl Corm of o' uneri; call! buds Co 0 secretor,* of 303,0 Ti QrG3. ere refer r, �;�s°` re to, Moll of ,` s,D,d of; t G e S ,� doll � a the ' letter w -as Esc} of � ��t� �� :+^• 'ter `1 x'o ' .t at Sgt' Ao 550.0. a�,5f =� era } fes� 0, and tbe Citi for A request refald °f it ox�' box. set ,ti as assessed. 1e s tr.eb., 929.' $ & ' ; s es v,tir the 1an of. time sinoe of 'V.r's 3�0 ;10 o d e action. l s t.s.Yuen.`b A `'r ©r. roo oriAa , • �_ o ,t � 'SAS raade to 13,0, '4.600 for ,oiter.asse..sstae- roll 3; BOberd from enclosing atmatter. t Cl on, t' o rr bor. local la oor,s tr" et slid �,�,z�g awecon �Ct�: �' siferedi s ssi r a tax sow exltd. v14'11011 1c 9;n the ,rst V4. '-s„ ow' ndEki of va 0.t/ kasessor owing, t 6." 'reOcirendation ism . : sr no r�.9. 1 Taotter ori the bl Y,a o'� ber ist. �n citizens,. ether Ito 'meeting the Conran VI Pad tn.of s `e rd of 'P ;�f er 'Palo � t :on o erlt ,s tittiov. 11oase at or istrotIon. fureiv. tan and coxIreDtWas e, .a., that: trg: lava, as submi sox�� c x. rt anttre ostto _of same co Otte `s Ori , mo toy fold., s0 • 1reside s On, motion, pted, the oeferred r�o to the: os tI. isas w" a.optesraert d is whtc ? hot ot timford:Dsrt c vtt try and the lan. for to C'rosts ,. the o �. officers burp°' h u - Go' t� for vas. ncis for t�8 roli ,to. e off =' o spa Oa - ts , �s ' _ -Ce.stof ara County, and. 'are to meet a specialneed exist. LroughQu.t, the :,whole 'county. Under.. these G0:2� �ft r2 p;� ustasl. 1itnita�ti:ons in the distri.bUti'o'n oaf Hinds certain districts: and .through certain agencies ae , waived,and the needs' of... the whole. county taiderea as a u°lt .t:a ° letter from the Palo Alto Progressive League ou,t ta1.l sewers was referred to the Board of Pubic e : ,rozri r:.of Hayward' �e'ttex vas received frozxt ib2lxz Lei= Wilbur, Trustee yese ted• at .the dedics.tion erercises,,t�f. .the new City all a v�r&:ion , s e�sraber`7 , ;;i ; C* On uzcticn of 'hosts', the : vas,requestec� to;';:repr,escnt the City..o a::.thls oecaaior� he `'iri s :that ho is a r�2aie :to attend:,. that he _appoint resentative to take his a� 1aee Pr of vward asking that the City of Palo Alto. sat dn. for : Culvert' rccor endat.i-orA from." the .;Board ofJ or s s'o'x as apP riton tf 20Cs00 fbr the _ pi;rose off' tonstruc.tn y� �j.yy pV •.� .p �j�-.- 'iJ r .. t of roncretL i�� lver t .at klma Sts eet:� and 'u` =.i.:1oxnja..• Ave was referred to Committees.:: 4aatf':c11 a::Serer"s re rt- from the Board. af' s°oxks. repor. tng: pro-, ess ;matter of outfali. sewers and,.advising .tha.t: - :he-- Board ith the.: Uni,vers.1.t;y- sand st:ate.. ;aut::horiti"_es: on this s,, received, and pl;ac-e:d . ©n f_ ile, . report ,was received from the `Planning Co:rnissior: recozzu ent3i.rsg that. the setback line, on Pala .. Alto Avenue in . B'1ock 16 trig caged from 24, feet to 21 feet. The City Attorne; was re'4icested :to" :prepar'e the necessary ordinance report was received afros..; the Planning. Commission ec_o nend.,x that trie entrarc.e• to the private, roadway in the R School gro ands he mo;re. approximately 200 .feat in an seer 1 direr o z", , and that the portion of .•the ..Eribarcadero Road ', the ;'south of: "the island be made a one -prat road . for eistbounc f4C',:on1'y, the neceessar r sigr..s to be erected. This was erred td the" Board of Safety. A report was received from Committee No. 1 reco nding .that, no Park Commission. be established .at the Present time. On motion of Xitchell and Mosher., this report was adopted; hart. oxi. Has te1 " jointreport from. Committees No.. 1 and No. 4 :that .no Steps be taken to establish a hostel at t as ,:the .Chief of Police states that the Polio: be abie to take care of this '.:situation was n`1aced on.` file. Works for an_. cazztrac for too No,: 4. recorm13e, garbage -contr patter. ,fln.1 referred tot] "'Anther .and at the next mi that the be bonded -in .: adopted and= i; on these bands, in regard- to. was--, referred t grant of r n South Court was read, and unanimous vote Protest A. from%Alsa_to, Rol was presented. Charming Aven , A hearing ivas 1930, - at 7:30 Attest f.. Re. f e r: n ;arks for an appro atiox o. contractor for tr�i Nc, 4 re co rrmend , that _ nsrbage contractO7., µatter an ot.ion. of:; :ser ` :; :f referred. to the C1ty Att ne . .. fl:rther and confex► at the next meeting of' Report o":-G-o i; ttea; A report was;: rec that . the . following additions ` be bonded in :the foil ow±n Anne_, :hadden . I Sybil 31 : Se Mabel McBride' Winifred'�:.tr< . Wm. N. Pueket: Dale , ,Atwos7.4, - Delbert Corer,: Kathryn' web ar:• On motion, adopted and the: Purc3 a . n: on these bonds;.. t,ion;°:.o f the 'Board off'. the garbage wed "rt? Ooui,iiftee seat ing .:azne s Sims, .sad:'the..ci.nc orz this Mat:ter was. e,No.o4 to. investig'•.•te ter; and: reprrrt back t ee-..;11a..: • :;recommending . •e;s , 4:and :ing ::ci:t �' funds rt w a s bid " The :matter. of. ire iar r_anee or resolution In regard to reports and .accouitirg•system; for city" of°fic .ala was referred to the City Att0•..iey, _;city .Axditor. and Officep Manager. Grant of Ea•semeEnt: Resolution .fits. 943, aoeepti..ng a p,�r►ant of easement r: South Court >Addit .un from Cr4.stav and 'label S. Laumeister, Nas read, and on motion of _,Mite l and 'ae•rtsche,. was passed by unanimous .vote .on roll, call protest On idenir sr: is ax ir.�L rer an A res:o .utton O.rderin ,t, .e• .wwideni;ng of. Channtng. •A.venuue from Alma.': to Rarmona Stre,e' ux d;er Reno l _t :0 o;£':-' Intention No , 926 was :resented :. w -tt pxt:est-gaganst `tie `widening-,, cif Cann i ug avenue at t ai3 ties •wai ' reeei, reds from ',II,. D. C ;rzpbe1I . . hearing was set`'on .tai .a .pretest .for the n iext eeting, .December ,8, 1930, at,7s3O p.m.',