HomeMy WebLinkAbout11121923The Counpil of : the City of Palo ,Alto net in. <regelar
seasion on thie date at .8 pe .m. with Mayor Cathcart presiding,
1?o11 will as follows:
Present: 33ertsche, Blair, Cathcart, Bssterday,
Hobart, hasten, Mendenha-1 1, Terwilliger ,
Thoite, 'Williams, liars, ;ling.
Absent: Cooley., Cottrell, Iuveneck, Jordan.
The of the meetings of October 8 and .159: 1923.
'were approved ae ` read.
-ravel . eeerve Petition.:
A petition was received from the local Naval Reserve
requesting g perm .s'slou to make certain chen'es in the second store
of the Je eo 'Building on Hamilton avenue and. Emerson; street,
rhieh has: been leased by. the eavy Department for the :use of the
local Naval Reserve. On motion of Tobart and Mendenhall, the
petition ;was ;referred to Committee #2 to report.
A communication was received from the Palo Alto Mediae.
So►c iety ,mistime to .various improvements and additions that are
desired far the Palo : Alto , Hospital, and the creation ofa health
cent
er. On notion` of Hobart and Mendenhall, the communication
was referred to committee f1.
As t'c e 'Weeks, Option.
The City Clerk reported that Charles .Veeke had ex-
tended the; option -op the purchase of the Runnymede Park to
vover;ber 15th. On motion of 1. hoits and r`.obart the Clerk was
instructed to write Weeks fall particulars in regard to the
sitaation relating. to the purchase of said park, sugeestinR thet
a longer option mirrht be granted by Mr. ;,eeks.
Reed ."t .o "- C'C r deice ACC
A :communication was read from Marwick, Mitchell and.
Company stoteng:that they had made an audit of the city's books
from .June 30th to October 31st, 1923, and had found everything
in order. The communication was ordered filed.
'Report from Safety Board.
A report was received from the Board. of Public..afety
recommending that no change be made in the chars:es for admission
to the swimming pool. The report was ordered filed.
A further report from said Poard recommended that the
license fee for dances. be repealed. The matter was referred to
Committee r2 .
?epert from Poard of Publi ; "`orke.
A report was received from the Board of Public or':s
referring the request for a pernilt to ` operate a show garden O"
the city's leased land to the City Council.' On motion of
Iauston and Williams: the request was referred to Committee.
and the ity Planning, :o issior
=Q. further report :from said Board recommended tr.e t an
appropriation be made to purchase and install aneapper mist for
the flag' pole.
z625.00 from the
purchase. The
Reoor t fro:;;
A repo
stating that prod
park plans for t:
A -f r vl
the request of
Street included
On moti
petztion for chaa
Joint -enov-.;
A .loins
Commission was re
charter bemade t
Commission. Jn .;
on the table.
A fe t ht;
the improeewent of
44 on motion of _‹
• Report oe
Acome.
of an alley in P1
Reeol one
A resole
of etreets in Soue
,the city of Palo A
easterday w, pass
r e r-eso.:.I
iline assessment
rend enral l and Per
Said resol:ztion re
A resole
as described in He
of the City of Pal „
February 1923. por
Asir emonte evenue,
Avenue, escobita ee
Real end certain pa
togetherwith a din
irineer or said c::
Terwilliger was par3
resolution and dia;.
Drdered -under Besot
e e olet
A resoles
delinquent taxes of
on lots 1, 2, 3 and. '
cancelled and that t
to cane, 3 t c record
no t z on o f :-:' i rar end :.`
ca11.
PerD,
The report
the flag. pole. Thoits and _ ring moved that an appropriation of
-;;t525.00 from the incidental budget fund " be appropriated for this
purchase. ie motion was passed by unanimous vote on roll call.
7. oo: u f o:: Pltol 1;n, '" Cor i ssi o i.
A report was::rece1$ed. froze the City Planning Commission. .
stating that proir-ress:vase be ng. ,aaede in the" preparation of general
park plans for the city.
A further report from said Commission recommended that
the request of T. B.: 13;?.alce to 'have his property at 855 iaverley
Street included in. the' :second' residential district be denied.
On motion of Thoits axed WnR. it was ordered that said
oet tion for char e of 'zone•. be denied
Lenox -t Re'eeived. .
& joint report -froze C:oz rrittee f1 and the City Planning
CommissionCommissiorn was received .reco:n: ending that a change in the City
charter' be ;md.e' to- ,increase the membership o.f the Planning
Commission. On 'Motionof Thoits and Wing` the report w as laid
on the' table.
A further report,from' ' said: joint.,. bodies in regard to
the improvement of:,the City a1 site was referred to Committee
on motion of Terwilliger -and -Wing.
Repay V on 1e;Y ia Block
A commun:.cat; on from -property owners as to the location
{}h alley in. 3loek wss`referred, to Committee fl.
Ffnn ons Re'71.et ;n' v Sozztx gr.lte.
A resolution•approVing.map and accepting dedications
greets in Southgate tension, <a subdivision of Block ',I -in
the city of Palo Alto,-nwss- readand on`,motion of Thoits and
:sterray was passed by` `:i :nimous vote: on roll call.
resoiation i`i in p:. the publication in which no.tiee of
assessmentshall: be published was read and on motion of:
_..endenhall 'and. Bertsche was' passed by .unanimous vote on roll call.
Sid resolution relates toimprovements in Block 3.
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A resolution. entitled "Assessment ' diag;am for improving
as described inResolution' of Intention. No. 5--1925 of the Council
o-0 the City of Palo :Alto, California, passed on the 28th da ' of
February ,1923, portions'', of:hurchi,ll Avenue, Manzanita Avenue,
n.ir%nor to Lvenae, Sequoia Avenue', Mariposa Avenue, (ast'ii .e ja.
-1venue, _eacobita A7enue, Madrono Avenue, :P`)rtola' Avenue, El Camino'.
Heal and certain paths in the, eity. of Palo Alto, California".
to''ether with a diagram ,prepared > under the direction of the City
+'ZP'ineer of .said city, .was -read : and. on motion of alasterday and
-erwi? i iger wee passed by unanimous vote on roll call. aid
resolution and diagram rel:te •t~ the making of improvements
n tiered' under Reso1utio'n f5-19230
'esot 4io ',ance11i;2^i ' ...)el .ilGs'uent ;`a: ` u le.
Tesoll.t1on directing.. that a certificate of sale for
de? :rgae nt taxes of the City: of Pcla, Alto for the year 1922-23
on 'lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 in' Block 30 of the "City of Palo Alto be
nc led and that the Recorder of Santa Clara County be directed
t3 c2-nncel the record o ., said certificate of sale was read and on
m3t'Lor. of .`inrx and Mendenhall 1. as passed by anan .noes vote on rol?
T O'O3- 4ti eceivet.;..'..
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The reports or the De arthents of Public 7ork . and
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blie ' Safety. and of the Auditor and .Treasurer or October, 1923,
ere .. read .and orderedfiled.
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'Member.. of "Board of .-.'orks r ec weir .
,:.the matter of ,the' election of a member .of the Board
of W orke 4. the ,City- Attorney reported that a person not a resident
of the Cite; ,of. Palo,Alto ,was eligible for election as a member
of the :card,
On
to bs:llot on
first ballot
votes. Mr.
council, the
motion of:. Bertsche and 1.austen the Council proceeded
the .election of ra member of said aoard. On the
I . H `hare received. 9 votes, and T. 37 Hoover, 2
Hare having received a majority of the: votes or the
layer declared him elected.
Wy1ifi �, Ord1.r`.+ :ct1V. /r'{iuf 1:cLt
The- Council proceeded to a consideration of the press
proofe of the codified ordinances e.f the city. On motion of
Thoits and Terwilliger the offices of Auditor and Tax Collector
were separated. On motion of Wing and; Williams the provisions
i relating to the Planning Commission re --ere amended to provide
for the depa'eite of all funds as directed by the freeholders'
charter'. On motion of Hobart and ; asterday theprovisions re-
lating to the :,Community Center Committee were amended to provide
for the d:epoeit of funds ,as directed by the freeholders' charter.
On motion of Hobart and rertscbe 'eection 78 of Part III was
amended by inserting the word "place" after the word "post", and
the words "motor vehicle" after the word "pole". On motion of
Thoits and Fobart Sections 30 and 31of Article VI of Part V
were amended to conform to the provisions of ordinance *267. On
motion < or Thoits and Wing the codified ordinance' was passed as
amended by unanimous vote on roll call. '`On motion a. portion of
the ordin :nee..entitled "Definitions, Declaration of Purposes and
I .a'nactment" was passed by unanimous vote..,. ,r
On motion of Wing and Thoits the following claims,
approved_ by Committee f5, were allowed and warrants authorized
in payment < of the same by unanimous vote on roll call.
,:.San .Iva q/Go Co. Tax
Western Union: Tel.Co. (nork Rent)
. Lakin (rent)
L.: 2. Malcolm (rent: etc.)
< rwicir, - Mitchell & do. (1922-23 audit)
Ro c.l.: Typewriter Co.
Typewriter for Attorney
'rank,;Zasson .( over payment on P.P. )
C. H Stearns (Tax ebate)
Bertha rr
W. y�
Dodson
� -1 r. Browniny...
G. : A. Tru eman
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TO Ileic Bids for Sale of Bonds.
motion'. of. 'Lhoits and. Mendenhall the City` Clerk
to advertise for bids for the sale or 40,000.00
ater; and sewer bonds of; 1923, said bids to he
2.72
4.-i'.1.
25.00
55.00
485.00
97.77
6.25
4.20
2.80
19.60
7.00
was directed
bones
rec e iv'ed up '.to Siovember ;30 , 1923 at 8 p.d..
Wing and. Mendenhall moved that when the. Council ad-
journ, it adjourn to meet oneriday. November 30, 1920 at 8
in' the Council Camber of the City Hall. The motion was adoo4e.
er illiger the Council. adjourned.
Approved: n:?
day o:r
date at 8 p.
X
order by the
::ayor pro te.
Sale
was the openi
Sewer bonds o
declared . the
follows:
Bond &
Ancl o loy
Sc'r_wabaci
'ijeden
rT . R. S
a E.
American
Harris
et.
'.lard 7 ier
too_ iita?
eree_ran ,
AF` City Cit J of Pe:
-as the ; a ~er a:
and on motion
unanimous vote
to Bond & soedl
accrued i ntere:
Letter fr.:
A :
inpr ove :en's of
filed with o f hE
the hoepi to
A
time in which t
.ie eed on the
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it •
. is not v
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On
ins er .cted to
in a position
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for a : _. aw ,gar e
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