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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10311927City Hall, Palo -Alto,, California, October 31, 1927. The Council of, the City of Palo Alto met on this a't: 7 : 30 P, M o , pursuant to the following call "NO,T;ICE. CALLING SPECIAL MEETING OF CITE COUNCIL .OF `THE CITY OF PALO ALTO, TO BE HELD OCTOBER: 31,1927 `tAs Mayor of the City of Palo hereby call a special meeting of the Council of the City of Palo Alto to convene at the' Council Chamber in the City Hall of Palo Alto, at -the hour of 7 : 30 P. IF., Monday, October 3,1:,; 1927, for the purpose of receiving and corsidering,'the report. of Committee No. 4 on the matter of u. sing. the balance of the funds received froi:the sale of the bonds issued for the police and fire department building, and"an additional appropriation _of $1500.00, for the purpose of immediate ediate construction of a city garage in :the rear of the new police and fire depar.tmen.t building and also for the paving of the alley -in: the rear of the building; -and -to: transact any otherbusiness which may arise. ,Ii ediate action is necessary on the above matter if it is desired to do' this work this year before the rains begin. "The Clt.y. Clerk is hereby directed to give a written notice of this meeting to: each member of the Council of,the City of Palo Alto, and to enter this order on -the minutes of said special meeting of the Council. A. C. Hobart (Signed) Mayor Dated, Oct. 28, 1927. Attest: E. L. Beach (Signed City Clerk I, the aoorc money and f the C Hoge was rt on teal feet recor. change southe 50 -fee Lowell a _learn Novemb¢ Assoc :a H. Ni.ch, concern: the cow other pi file ar c them. Mayor Hobart presided and roll call was as the Coup follows: point as Present: Bertsche, Cathcart, Christensen, Cottrell, Hobart, Hoge, Kelly, Lausten, Thoits, Thomas, ' ►ores any Whisler, Railroad Embarc ad . Absent Bonn, Jordan, Wing, Wood. being p:c: It was reported that copies of the minutes of the meeting of October 24, 1927, had been sent to each member. media On motion o. ff Hoge and Whisler, the minutes of said meeting were at this approved from the officer �r: Appropr.,ation for Garages anc. Pavia A: reort was received from Committee No. 4 recommend- _ the inter: lug that : the , sum of :1500.00 be appropriated from the -unexpended discussed,. ba1:an.ce of the General Fund to supplement the unused. balance of Cosa. ty 3oa the improvement bonds of 1927, for the purpose of building C;2 notion garages ,arid walls and for paving in the area adjacent: to the City the Board Hall and,"Polce and Fire Department building,: ::eaessary some kind .:',A*report was received from the City Planning C.om iis:sion recommending that the plans prepared by the. `C y Engineer for the ;construction of garages axis? walls, and; :for-t^e paving ,be.tween, the new police and fire department :bullding arch approved. the City Hall be adopted. On motion of Cathcart and Hoge, these reports were; 15, Resolutiin No. 586, providing for the use of surplus money in the Palo Alto Municipal improvement Bond Fund of 1927, and for an appropriation to construct garages and for paving on the City :ia11 property, was read, and on motion of Thoits and Hoge was passed by unanimous vote on roll call. Request/for Change of Setback Line A petition, addressed to the City Planning Commission vas read from Julia B. Pl-ace,..Agent, for a change of setback line on Waverley Street, Lot 1, Block 19, Seale Addition, from 50 feet to 20 feet.. A report was received from the Planning Commission recommending that the setback line on the above property be charged to 30 feet for a_ distance of 100 feet on Waverley Street southeasterly from Coleridge Avenue and to 40 feet for the next 50 feet on Waverley Street, the balance between Coleridge and Lowell Avenues to remain as at present. On motion of Cathcart and Whisler, the time for a hearing on this matter was set for the next regular meeting on November 14, 1927s CenCer ping Eibaroadere Crossing and Subway Letters were"reCeived from the Parent Association, the Girl Scout Council of Palo Alto, H. Nichols, Principal of the Palo Alto Union High concerning the danger of the Embarcadero crossing the Council to take the necessary steps to provide other protection at this crossing. These letters file and the Clerk was direccted to give proper ack them. -Teachers and from Waiter School, and petitioning a subway or s)me were placed on nowledginent to This mat ter was discussed at length by Members of the Council and estimates of cost for a proposed subway at this point as prepared bythe Grade Crossing Committee were considered. On motion_ o.f Cathcart and Christensen, the Board of 'dborks and City Attorney were -requested to take up with the Railroad Commission the matter of constructing a subway at the E barcadero crossing in tb:e': shortest, feasible time, this ruction being passed by unanimous vote on roll call. fir• R. P. Nutting addressed the Council asking if ismediate relief could be obtained by assigning a police officer at this crossing during the tine when children are going to and from the high school. The Chief of Police stated that an officer would be assigned` there.. . :The question of having a traffic officer stationed at the intersection of the State Highway and University Avenue was discussed, such. 'a request having previously been made to the County Board of Supervisors, ' who took no action on the matter. On motion of Mrs.. .Those and Whisler, the tatter was referred to =Le Board of Safety with a request to take such Measures as are necessary to have a traffic officer or afteess safety signals of some kind at University Avenue and the State Highway. On Motion of Whisler and Lau.sten the City Attorney and' Board of Works were requested to take up with the . Southern Pacific Company-. the matter of moving the watchman's signal house at the E.mbarcadero crossing from its present location to theHOPPositel side or Embarcadero Road on the high school -pDo ?erty Check‘ from Peninsular Ry.Co . On motion of Cottrell and the 'eninsular Railway Company in the franchise' tax for year ending October and'ac:cepted under protest. Linner Postpones; Mr. Bertsche announced that the dinner for the city officials and employees which was to have been giv en on November 41..,1:927, has been postponed ow I.ng, to the fact t.aat the new --building where the dinner is to be: held has not yet been::complet-ed and accepted. 0n motion of Hoge and Bertsche, the Council adjourned. Approved Theits, a voucher from amount of 43.54 to cover 18, 1927, was received wi sess Roll hear{ uniye ,� �n er: ecei • r., ttoz—: of eI unanl one nr the was re hear S tanf o: lode,. at 7:3C adopt€C' ,t -o whet t e work wa cc::side Pro„e:1 "aye le at t, t :_