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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06141926basis en dirty tot. imous Wor1P$ t asurer file.�t of yst em. thin Orrick; nat.. Ea11 -t ider- fornia alley G. : Cite Hall, Palo Alto, California. lane 14, 1926. The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in rear session on this, date`. at 8 P. . 140 with Mayor Jordan 'kresiding. Roll call as follows: Present: Bertsohe Bonn, Cathcart, Cooley, Duveneok, Hobart, : Jordan, Kelly, L8us tan, Thoits, Thomas, Wood. Absent: Cottrell,, Baaterd.8y, Wing. The minutes of the meeting of Nay 10, 1rt26 were approved .as read. Sale of Bonds It was announced that this was the time for the opening of bids for, the sale of 024,000 of the Water and Sewer bonds of 1923 and :30,000 of the Bower and Water bonds of 1924. The following companies submitted bids, the same being for par value, accrued interest and premiums as follows: For 424,000 :eater and Sewer bonds of 1923 Premium BP H. koulton & Co,. 2, 7°05.©0 Schwabsch er & Co. 2,485.00 Ang l o London Paris C o . 2,484.00 Eeller,Bruce & Co. 2,528.40 81,y 2 th, Witter & Co, ,476.01 Dean Witter & Co. 2,554.00 Bond & Goodwin & Tucker 2,b34.95 Wm. navalier & Co. 2,208.00 .first National Bank of Palo Alto 2,511.00 eor #30,000 Power and Water Bonds of 1924 H. H. Moulton & Co. 1,915.00 Schwabac?aer & Co, 1,780.00 Anglo ,London Paris Co. 1,748.00 Heller, Brace & Co. 1,811.40 Clerk Blyth, Witter & Co. 1,706.00 the Lti Dean Witter & Co. 1,869.00 st8M: :_ Bon& & Goodwin & Tucker 1,851.34 V. Cavalier & Co. 1,788.00 First National Bank of Palo Alto 2,010.00 is had apital ce took t in raorua. ...Joe. 4` American Securities Co. (For both) Resolution A -arddnz Bid. Passed Resolution No. 489, relating to the sale: of :: Water and> Sewer Bonds of .1.923 and Power and uater bonds of 1924, was read and; on motion of Cooley and Thoits, was adopted by. unanimous vote on roil Can. Said resolution awards the sale of 424,000 water and sewer :,bonds of /925 to H. H. Moulton and Comp, at par, accrued interest, and a premium of 42,705.00; this resolution also awards the sale of 31400000 Power and ater bonds of .1924 . to the Pipet National 3ank of Palo - Alto at par, accrued , interest, and a premium of 2,010.00. 4, 357.00 �x� the ��c t�Q tines oox�Qe�' $t � � tht Sogr Q il8 • ---- ®r t e ,Qj„SG�� es, $ I. Ilse Des& tior 1.1. a. school � Qr"t rci he art eats soot s. 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Avenues, be made to bisect these two 'blocks along the northeasterly and soa.thwesterly lines. S. That: an alley paralleling El Camino . Real. from California Avenue to Sherman Avenn,e be opened and straightened. 4. That Second Street be widened from California Avenue to Sherman Avenue. 5. That Pepper Avenue be widened to uniform width and that Pepper Avenue be opened from its - present termination through to Third Street. 6. That Acacia Avenue be widened to uniform width:. 7. That First Street be widened to uniform width between Acacia Avenue and Portage Avenue. 8. That Pi,ret Street and Second Street be straightened at the junction with Fernando Ave. 9. That -'the -evening of different alleys adjacent to Si:gamine Real as shown on a map prepared . by:the City'Zngine r be approved, said map entitl ed, Preliminary Plan Snowing Widening of a .Camino ; Real between Southgate and Bartley j Tract, and the Proposed Location of llleya . on the Northeasterly and Southwesterly side of . Camino- Real in the Commercial, and Light. Industrial districts, Palo Alto, Californa, April J.2, 19-26'. On motion of Cathcart and Bonn, the above: recommendations were approved, and the City Engineer. and City Attornea. were requested -to prepare the necessary papers. A 'report was also received from Committee No. 1, .recommending that -thee ordinance amending the Plumbing Law -of the City of Pal Alto, be: adopted. Concerning .Orai.nanC e on : si^;ns It was reported that Committees No. 1 and No.. 2 had held a joint seseion, for, consideration of the ordinance on signs and billboards, but were not yet ready to make a recommendation. Report of Committee No. 4 A report: was received from Committee No. 4. On motion of Bertsche and Cooley, item :No. 3 referring to the letter from W. L. Peet concerning assessed values in city and county property and recommending teat there be no change in present method, was approved. Referring, to a petition for annexation of certain mot;;: territory below Oregon Avenue, Committee Io. 4 reported that. there lee tee requisite25 per cent of aualif'ia voters petitioning for this annexation and recommended that the petition be denied. On motion of Molts and Daveneck, the recommendatton of the committee was approved. On motion of Wood and Cooley, Item No. 5 cf the report, recommending' that tee city appropriate 4250.00 from the. contingent find. as its share of the cost for joining with other Peninsula cities in investigation of present and future water e ply of the Peninsula, was approved by unanimous vote on roll c . On motion of Thoits and Bonn, the recommendation of Committee No 4 that ' $300.00 be appropriated from the contingent fund for the purposeof keeping open the Lytton Avenue school grounds as children's playgrounds for three months in the summer was approved, this amount to be expended under the direction of the Board of Works., In item No. 7 of the report, Committee No. 4 recommended that $7228.71 be appropriated to improve Palo Alto Avenae from Alma to Bryant Streets and between 'lyaverley and Cowper Streets, and also the intersection at Seneca Street, this sum of $7228.71 to be transferred from other appropriations as follows: 2OOO from the Palo Alto Avenue paving fund. 5228.71 from Embarcadero Road paving fund. On motion of Thoits and Lausten, this recommendation was approved by unanimous vote on roll call. The recommendation of Committee 1o. 4 that the contract for printing the bonds for the $200,000 bond issue for water extension be awarded to Carlisle & Company at their bid of 4280.00 was approved, on motion of Cooley and Bertsche. On motion of Kelly and Duveneck, the recommendation of Committee No. 4 that an appropriation of ;2000,,00, to be taken from the contingent fund,, be made to the library board for the purchase of library books, was approved. Concerning Taxes on Block 27 A report was received from Committee No. 4 recommending that the City Attorney be requested to communicate with the .Tax Collector of : Santa Clara County and ascertain the amount of games claimedby the county in the assessment of Block 27, South Pao Alto, and if it is found that the sum is only a small one,: that the city pay these taxes upon the condition that the city receives: a deed to this property from the owner of record. On motion. of: Cooley and Lausten, this recommendation Iles approved by unanimous vote on roll call. Concerning Lease of Spring Valley o-ope rte; A report was . read from Committee No. 4 recommending that the Council approve the recommendation of tre Board of Works of April 6th with reference to the acouisitian,of a lease of approximately 286acres from the Spring /alley holdings adjacent to the property now owned by the city, and that the necessary funds for the first payment of said lease betaken from the contingent fund. Concerning Condemnation of Greer property Committee No., 4 recommended that the City Attorney and Board of Works be authorized to proceed to condemn the land necessary on the Greer property fronting on Embarcadero Road frog the Southern Pacific right; -of -way to the State highway, and also property fronting on the State highway. from Embarcadero Road to the Merner Lumber Company's holdings in Block L, as described in Resolution of Intention for widening Embarcadero Road and the plat accompanying same. Renor recommend i xA Spring Pali, City of Pali committee a: ordinance rc that a suit_ for a small by the Bouts ine of home Letter Park Conmitt improvement Hobart and B, Works and C Retort Commission. of Oxford and and Board of T of Dartmouth certain porti was referred Resolut A Board of Publ City of Palo Thoits and lin and City Atto; Re so lu t - RE appointed unite in condemnati o and on motion vote on roll c Resoluti Be and option of City of Palo A: was adopted by Thoits and ham for the first ] Committee' Ho. • Qrdinpnc E upon and along City Attorney c ater n roll ati on of tingent hool mmer ion of approved, the sue for r bid of eudation be.. taken or the ommending of a lease uge t the taken Attorney the land Rosa from and also Road to c ribea in d the plat 4- '�aYMl4b MO" A.M., ',Mo., Report from Board of Works A report was received from the Board of Works recommending the leasing of approximately 286 acres of the Spring Valley ,holdings adjacent to property now owned by the City of Palo Alto, under terms feported by the special committee of the Council for this purpose. The Board of Works also recomwended that the ordinance regulating the moving of old houses be adopted; and that a quit -claim deed be executed by the city to Gustav Berson for a small triangular piece of land at the intersection formed by the soutrwesterly line of Seneca Street and the northwesterly ' line of Homer Avenue. Letter from. Park Committee A letter was read from Birge Clark, Chairman of the Park Committee ofe the Chamber of Commerce, concerning the improvement of the University Avenue entrance. On Motion. of Hobart and Bertee7ae, this, matter was referred to the Board of Works and Committee No. `. Report of Planning Commission A report Was received from the City Planning Commission. That portion of the report concerning the closing of Oxford and Cambridge Avenues was referred to the City Attorney and Board of Works. That part of the report recommending the opening of Dartmouth and Wellesley Streets and the conversion of certain portions of Oxford and Cambridge Avenues for park purposes was referred to the City Attorney and Board of Works. Resolution (,utt Claim Deed) A resolution approving the recommendation of the Board of Pulblic Works that a Quit -claim deed be executed by the City of Palo Alto to Gustav terson was read, and on motion of Thoits and Mrs. Thomas,was referred back to the City Engineer and City Attorney. Resolution Passed (Condemnation Proceedw„,zs) • Resolution No. 490 authorizing the commissioners appointed under Resolution of Intention No. 3-1923, to proceed in condemnation for the acquisition of certain lands, was read and on motion of Bertsche and Lausten, was passed by unanimous vote on roll call. Resolution (Laumeister Lease) Resolution No. 491, approving agreement for lease and option of sale of certain lands by Gustav Lemmeister to the. City of Palo Alto, was read and on motion of Thoits and Hobart, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. On motion of Thoits and Hobart, the: necessary appropriation of 44497.96 for the first payment on the lease teas made, as rec ommended by Committee No. 4. Ordinance (Moving Building, s) An ordinance relating to the moving of buildings upon and along publicstreets, together with a letter from the City Attorney on this matter, was referred to Committee No. 1. Meow 478 Ordinance ? L;22dir.,g Io.34c Ordinance No. 349, amending section 3 of Ordinance No. 345, was read and on motion of Thoi is ' and Mrs. Duveneck, was adopted as anemergency ordinance by unanimous vote on roll call. Ordinance ' on Setbr_ck Lines An ordinance relating to setback lines for the City of Pala Alto was given second readng, and on motion of Molts and Cooley consideration of this ordinance was deferred until the next meeting. Crclin:{once Amending Plumbing Lvs An ordinance amending the 21umbing Law of the City of Palo Alto was read, and on motion of Cooley and Lausten was referred back to Committee No. 1 for further investigation. Ordinance Approving for of Bonds A Ordinance No. bonds of 1926, was read and passed by unanimous vote on 350, approving the form of water on motion of Lausten, and Cooley, was roll call. Reports of Officials The reports of the Departments of Public Works and Ptblic Safety, and of the auditor and Treasurer for the month of May were received and placed on file. Claims A bill of $150.00 from Alfred 3. Engle for premium on the bond of the City Treasurer was referred to Committee No. 5. On motion of Cooley and Lausten, the followi claims were allowed and warrants authorized in payment of the same: N. E. Malcolm Chamber of Commerce E. i,. , Warner Co. San. Jose Abstract and Title insurance Co. Palo Alto Transfer 0o. Pernau--'alsh Printing Co. Palo Alto Times Mission Paper Box Co. H. S. Crocker Co. Western Union Telegraph Co. E. L. Beach City of Palo Alto E. D., Lakin 100.00 250.00 5.39 15.00 15.00 158.65 184.00 30.00 34.10 5.25 40.00 409.00 75.00 Letter from Southern Pacific Co. A letter was received from the Superintendent of the Sonthe n Pacific Company concerning certain agreements in favor of the Town of Mayfield dated June 14, 1910 and April 10, '3911. (lit motion of Cooley and Lausten, the Mayor and City Clem were authorized to execute termination of these agreements. Letter from L. S Readinr4 A letter was received from 1. S. Reading enclosing his bill in the amount of ;294.40 for services in connection with appeal against taxation of employees of public utilities operated t to Committ Rec for band c concerning zones was 7 Estate Boaz it was dire considered in the City Henn that the he, Avenue and c No. 488 be City Hall. 492 fixing t proposed by unanimous ro T,e was granted Ad tc meet at 8 Attest: ., \ti(,'.I.:.7 - r/",w6Y- .`4M'. tip... ws"�'Y+A!:W+ifN+++C .yµ.(�..SrM?±!` operated by the City of Palo .Alto. This matter was referred to Committee No 5 for investigation and report. Recuest to use Park Denied The request of a citizen to use the City Hall park for band concerts was denied, on motion of Cooley and Bertsctze. Final Report o1 Planning Commission The final- report of the City Planning Commission concerningconcerning widening of certainstreetsand extension of use zones was read. A letter was received from the Palo Alto Real Estate Board on this subject. . On motion of Wood and Cooley,. it was directed that this report of the Plennng Commission L -;e considered by the Council on Mondatiy, June 21, 1926, at 8 P. 2.1., in the City Hall. Hearing set for June 28,1926 On motion of Thoits and Bertsche, it that the hearingof objections to the widening of Avenue and other - improvements proposed by Resolut No. 488 be held on: Monday, June 28, 1926, at 8 P. 3 ity Hal l . was directed California ion of Intention 1 M., in the On motion of Wood and Mrs. Thomas, Resolution So. 492 fixing the time for hearing objections to the improvements proposed by said Resolution of Intention No. 488 was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Leave of .Absence Granted was granted aOleaveion of of absencext until d theffi rstoof Octon rathcart bex. ..d j ou. nme nt to June !21, 1926 On motion of Cooley and Thoit- the Council adjourned, to meet at 8 i laonday, June 21, 1926, in the City Hall. .approved: Attest: - Y