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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08091926492 Teemy,...orzczoro,. City Hall, Palo Alto, California. August 9, 1926 The Council of the City o± Palo Alto met in regular session on this date at 8 P. M.,' with Mayor Hobart presiding. Roll call as follows: Present: Bertsche, Bonn, Cooley, Duveneci:, Easterday, Hobart, Jordan, :Kelly, Lausten, •Thoits, Thomas, Wood. Absent: Cathcart, Cottrell, ring. The minutes of the meeting of July 12, 1926 were read and approved. Ee9ring on Changing Agricultural istrict It was announced that this was the time set for the hearing on the recommendation of the city Planning Commission to change the agricultural district to First Residential District. The Clerk stated that a: notice of the hearing had been published three times within the week as required by law. The Council was addressed on this matter by Mr. F. B. Duveneck, Mr. C. H. Williams and others. The ordinance providing for change of the Agricultural District to First Residential District was given first reading and referred to Committee No. 1. Petition a -ai.nst Electric Sign_ Ordinance A petition was received, signed by 61 merchants, protesting against any proposed legislation to restrict the use or display of electric sign . Mr. C. H. Dickson of the motel Ramona and Mx. R. M. Salcedo, representing Beran's Shoe Store, addressed the Council on this matter. A letter.was received frstn B± go Clark concerning the electric sign guest ion. After some discussion on the matter, the petition and communication were referred to Committee No. 1. Petition forDiPgonal ?nrk ing A petition was received, with 292 signatures, submitting to the Council a proposed ordinance requiring diagonal parking on University Avenue between the Circle and Cowper Street, petitioning that this ordinance be adopted by the Council without alteration, or that the City Council submit the same to a vote of the people at a special election. This petition was referred to the City Clerk to verify tee signatures and report back to the Concii at the next meeting. Letters from.. Renins:�l Two letters,dated July 31 st and August 5th, were received from F. V. "ebster, Dice President anaGeneral :ana:er of the Peninsular Railway Company, concerning bus service, stating ";hat the Peninsuiar Railway Company will continue to furnish service for at least ninety days after the experimental period terminating September 28, 1926. On motion of -�e11y and Hasterday, the proposition was accepted, with'tne under- standing that either party can give ninety days notice of intention to discontinue service ana the City attorney was instructed to so inform the Peninsular Railway Company. Palo Alto 3c. .50.00 for e and Septembe Committee No the call for was not a -a before the C the gadget. r. resignation necessitate; motion of Tn, and the vier. expressing r, Council. :'or leave of abst 3ertscne, ere submitting. ez certain al -lee and red reflE appropriated taken from th recommE:nd nr. Crescent 'riv, Drive : ec t ar the assessment Tract, .., in acc City .ng; .seer. was referred t action is ce:e and tnat no ee signe and oiee ^ac recurs t"'a moving o: olc. Committee -o. held on pieae at 7:-'e P. et in regular presiding. 1926 were e set for the } Commission dential District. been by law. . B. Duveneck, tr_e agricultural first reading merchants, strict the use of the 'Io tel s Shoe Store, .was received st ion,. .and natures, c ui ri ng Circle and adopted by Council submit ction.' er ii: fy the next meeting.. ,st 5th, were eneral Manager service, continue to e experimental tioi: of e11y n' t ne under- .otice o:f to ru ey was onpa . Letter from Mean .:: er A letter was read from Fred E. Ingram, Manager of the Palo Alto Band, requesting an appropriation of w350.00, or $50.00 for each concert to be given dur l.n.g the months of August and September, seven concerts in all. Yr. Jordan, Chairman of Committee No. 4, stated that the committee felt that there was not the call for a band_ in Palo Alto as in other places, that this was not a question to be settled by the committee but should come before the Council, and that this amount bad not been included in the midget. The letter was placed on :Fide. Res estion of 1, ndrew 1 -err A letter was .received from ?ndr; v 4 -err, tendering his resignation as a member of the Board of Safety, tnis being necessitated by his changing his residence to the- East. 0n motion of Thoits and Mrs. Duveneck, the resignation was accepted, and the Clerk was directed to address a communication to Mr. .err expressing regret at his resi>tination and the tnenf.;, of the Council for his services on tee Board of Safety. y ec7ue s t for „ ve of A e A request was received from the City Clerk for a leave of absence until August 31st. On Notion of belly and Bertsche, the request was granted. Eof v rates for ...n s t:„ali ii nt :, A report was received from the Board of Works submitting estimates of cost for installing police lights in certain alleys, installing fences along San Francisauito Creek and red reflectors on certain trees in streets, ae follows: Ten police lights in alleys, total. cost ... X761.51 Installing fences along creek at termination of certain streets 95.00 Installing red reflectors (20) on certain trees in streets 340.00 0n motion of Thoits appropriilted . in accordance with taken from the contingent nand., s to ='•enan:.. r: tre e ;,s and Ber tsche , the amounts were the estimates, the money to. be by unanimous vote , on roll call. . report was received from the Board of forks recommending that East Street in Crescent Parr be re -named Crescent Drive East and that West Street be re --named Crescent Drive Best, and that :in accordance with street opening act under the assessment plan, Center Street be continued tnrougr 2itman Tract, in accordance wi tr plans shown on a map prepared by the City Engineer. On :Notion of Coodey and Mrs. Tomas, this report was referred to the Planning Commission. Retort of Commi ..ee A report was read from Committee No. 1, stating that action is deferred on the ordinance amending, one p1 u. ing law, and that to action has been taken as yet on the ordinance on signs and billboards. The committee also reported tn_at they. had requested the Attorney to prepare a new ordinance on the moving of old buildings, which would be presented at this meeting. Committee .Lo. 1 also informed the Council that a nearing would be held on widening the roadbed of .digh Street on Aug=ust 30, 1S26, at 7:30 P. M tow,�r�i�' Report of Committee No. 5 A report was received from Committee No. 5. The first item of the report recommended that t^e account of Leonard S. Reading amounting to Q294.4O for services rendered it re appeal against taxation of incomes of e°nployees of public utilities be allowed in full. On motion of Bertsche and Cooley, this claim was allowed, the necessary amount to be taken . Jen from the contingent t i`,znd for this purpose. The second part of the report calling attention to the paragraph in the report of Robinson, Now-ell/and Company, Oertified jubl is Accountants, regarding revenue received by the Community Center, was referred to the Community Center Oommiseion on Motion of Jordan and .Bertsche. - On motion of Jordan and C the recommendation of Committee ydo. 5 Company, Certified .eublic Accountants :nts accounts for the fiscal year 1926-1927 their bid submitted July 27, 1926. Annual eyo:L,rt ooiey, the Council approved that Robinson, loweil and , be employed to` audit the at fee of :;1200.00, as per The annual report of Robinson, Nowell & Company for, the fiscal, year.- ending June 30, 1926, was received. On motion of Thoi-ts - and Bonn, the matter of compiling and publishing the reports:' ---of the various departments of the city and such portions of-- the- Auditor's .report as are feasible, was referred to a .committee -,,composed of the City Clerk, Office Manager end. Auditor. - On motion of Kelly and Lausten, the committee was requested. to have the report of the Community Center audited so that it may be included in the annual report. 7,esolution Acceoti.r;-; Deed 2eeeed Resolution No. 499, accepting deed from Peter Fa.e -r, was read and on motion of Easter. day and Thoits, was adooted by unanimous vote on roll cell. to oPidenina. Califo. r. is On motion of Thoits mad Cooley, the proceedings in connection with the widening of California :v nue were continued until the regular meeting in September. Ordinance on 'e-zonin,7 An ordinance providing for the extension of the • commercial zone on Lytton Avenue and the e.:ension of the Third Residential zone on Bryant Street was given first reading and referred to Committee No. 1. . rainance on Lovieze , bus: s An ordinance regulating the moving of houses given first reading and referred to Committee No. 1. Reports of Officials The reports of the Departments of Pub) is Works and. ' ubl i.e - Safety and of the Aud it or and .Treasurer for the month o f July -were received -and placed on file. y W a S The in payment of 'San e.ge: ireS; NatJ ss . 11 >. C Checn A c= on account of f former .Town of and Jordan tie On m Board of Sa®ty Andrew Kerr 7-ee Core T he in the case o' of the city ,s the .ttorney n: a re-hearirz O, from Councilman) budget for 1926 - eliminate c er t i Or. mc veer, the CounceLe Aug u: t 2 19 26 , the budgei. Attest: 0: mc City Claims Allowed The following claims were allowed. and warrants authorize in payment of same, on potion of Kelly and Cooley: L. S. Reading E.L.Beach San Jose Bldg. c.4 Loan Assn. Egerton D. Lakin N. E. Malcolm Geo. H. Rice Abstract Co. yernau-Nalsh Printing Co. Western Union Tel. Co. 'lal o Alto Times National Surety Co. W. P. Hyde Alfred J. Engle A. Carlisle & Co. .oise-Klinkner Co. 40.00 164.91 75.00 100.00 27.50 24.25 5.25 122.25 10.00 67.50 150.00 280.73 13.44 Check from +eninsala.r _.r..ilur xhjr Co A check for $19.76 from the Peninsular Railway Company on account of franchise covered by Ordinance No. 41 of the former Town of Mayfield., was received, and on motion of Cooley and ,Jordan the check was accepted. Election of Member . Toard of Saf ty Ros'-oorec. en motion of Cooley, the election. of a member of the Board of Safety to "fill the vacancy caused by t'n.e resignation of Andrew Kerr was postponed until the next meeting. Cone erniY in juw of Cit_L Er^nn1o:Tee The City Attorney presented the findings and award in the case of Carl 5.odestrom,• who was injured vh i..e in the employ of the city as a cement laborer. On motion of Thoits and Bonn, the 4ttorney was directed to file the necessary application for a re -hearing of this case with the Industrial Accident Commission. To Adj turn to Ai . / th to consider 'had;^zet. Mr. Jordan, Chairman of Committee No. 4, read. a letter from Councilman Kelly concerning the increase in the proposkd budget for 1926-1927, and asking if it ml gr_t be possible to eliminate certain items in the budget and reduce the tax rate. On motion of Wood- and. Lazisten, it was directed that wneci the Council adjourn, it adjourn to meet on Thursday, August X1,,2.1926, at 8 P. it;. in the City Hall for consideration of the budget. Attest: City Clerk On motion the Council adjourned. Approved: