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0 199 called study meetings. My concept of study meetings are that they are indicated for the sole purpose of exploring and analyzing problems that are to be decided in regular legislative sessions and not for the purpose of making any final determinations or decisions. I do not believes that it is proper to transact any business whatsoever at such study meetings or to dispose of them without formal action in open rgular meeting. I have raised this fissure on several occassions - my point of view has no changed - I still deplore transacting any of the public's business in any other than open public meeting. All of this leads me to the point that if this community is to be properly served by its elected representatives, it appears that we shall have to devote a little more time and energy to its business. The volume and complexities of problems have grown to such an extent that it is incumbent upon us to meet in formal open regular legislative sessions or meetings more frequently than is the present practice. The fact that at this date there are some 25 or more items now pending that have been before this council during the past two months and have not as yet been properly disposed of, should be more or less conclusive. If we do not take action our back log will necessarily continue to grow, with the sad result that matters will be disposed of in a haphazard manner .to clear the docket. I would certainly deplore such action and enter strenuous objections. To avoid such a possibility I now move that the City Attorney be directed to prepare and submit by Mondays July 9, 1956, draft of an ordiance setting the time and place of holding regular, meetings in these chambers at 8:00 P. Pd. of every Monday and Wednesday of each month. Further, that when a Monday or Wednesday falls on a legal holiday then the meeting shall be held on the next following business day; that appropriate pro- visions should be included for the calling of special meetings and study meetings; that the press shall be advised al all meetings in writing at least forty eight hours in advance; that the notice to the press in the case of special or study meetings shall indicate clearly the topic to be the subject of such meetings; that at special or study meetings no other matters than that indicated in the call for same shall be taken under consideration. This motion lost for lack of a second. COUNCILMAN WEISS REPORT REGARDING UNIFORPd SALES TAX ACT. Councilman Weiss read the following report: Sales tax, 1. The question of a city and county sales tax to conform with the Uniform Sales Tax Act, commonly called the Bradley -Burns Act, has been under dicussion and exploration for some tine. 2. In order to bring the matter into proer focus and so that the people of this community may have some- thing concrete to study, evaluate and thus be in a position to determine the advisability of adopting some suitable proposal in conformity with said Bradley -Burns Act, I suggest that we request the city attorney tp prepare a suitable draft of an ordinance covering the levy, etc* of a one percent sales tax. 3. That he incorporate in said draft of an ordinance, or by separate ordinance if necessary, provisions of the allocation, etc, of revenues derived as follow: a. 45% of all revenues to the general fund to cover normal operation cost of the city. b. 10% of all revenues to a special fund to service the bonded indebtedness of the city, except those of special revenue bonds. C* 25% of all revenues to Capital Outlay projects. POO d. 15% of all revenues to a special fund to service the cost of the $1,250.000 bond issue for down town parking lots. t.. e. 5% of all revenues to Gerneral Reserve. 4, That he further incorporate in said draft or ordinance, or by separate ordinance if necessary, a provision that shall provide that each taxpayer on the assessment rolls of this community, who is also a registered voter of the city, shall be granted an exemption of $2000, provided he can, by affidavit, not later than March 3 of each year establish that he is a registered voter within the corporate limits of Redwood City; that he has actually exercised his right of franchise either at the last general or primary election; to further provide that only one exemption shall be granted in any case where property is in joint ownership. I move that the City Attorney be instructed accordinly and that said draft of necessary ordinances be submitted to the council by not later than July 18, and that copies be furnished to each member of the Council and the press* Councilman Royer asked that Councilman '7leiss not make his motion now and asked that he turn this peport over for a study meeting because the Assistant City Attorney is checking into this matter. Councilman Granger moved that the matter of the $23000 exemption be placed on the agenda, seconded by Councilman Spillers and c-.rried. This matter will be set for a study meeting for a week from Thursday.