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105 CITY MANAGER REGARDING PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION TO REVISE LAND USE AND STREET AND HIGHWAY PLAN. The following report was submitted by the City Manager: As as result of your action March 19, this office contacted the Planning Advisor and the Chairman of the Planning Commission. We were advised that a portion of the proposed Master Plan revision can be accomplished with funds available in this year's budget, i.e. completion of the existing land use survey and the population distribution map. The remaining portions of the Land Use and Zoning Plan and the Street and Highway Plan are proposed to be accomplished as a special project of the Planning Commission during the next fiscal year, and would require an additional $33000, instead of the $5,000 originally p estimated. It is therefore recommended: 1. That the Planning advisor be instructed to complete the proposed revisions of the Land Use and Zoning Plan, for which funds are currently available. 2. That the request for an additional $3,000 for completion of the remaining portions of the Master Plan be considered in the 1956-57 budget. Councilman Jones OWN moved to accept the report and to place it on the agenda for budget consideration, seconded by Councilman Britschgi and carried. 60 CITY ATTORM REPORT REGARDING PROPOSED DREDGING OF YACHT HARBOR AND CONSTRUCT WEST LEVEE. City Attorney Currie madeL a verbal report wherein he stated that the unit prices can be called for on the levee and also bids could be called for on the dredging. He also reported that the Engineer's office had stated that they would be in a position to call for bids in two weeks. Councilman Britschgi moved to authorize the City Manager to call for bids for the dredging and to call for bids for the building of the levee, seconded by Councilman Granger and carried. CITY AUDITOR REPORT ON UNALLOCATED CAPITAL FUND. The following report was submitted by the City Auditor: In accordance with the motion passed at the last regular meeting, the following is report relative to funds for payment of assessments of improvements on the Poplar, Hess Ebener improvement district. Reference is made to the proceeds from the sale of the street lighting system. The $842357.00 sale price was transferred to the Capital Project Fund in 1953-54. On June 30, 1951, $77,1107.73 was transferred back to the General Fund on the assumption that all expenditures in the fund were from the Capital Tax levy first, and the balance was General Fund money. In the 1954-55 Budget there was appropriated $38,229.00 into the Capital Fund. During the 1954-55 fiscal year there was $9,682.85 spent from the Capital Project Fund, so using the same assumption of Capital Tax Levy were the first expenditures, the $383229.00 is still intact and it becomes a legal question as to its status. It is the opinion of this office that all or any part of the $38,229.00 can be transferred to the General Fund. It is, also, the opinion of this office that if it is t he wish of the Council, that the resolution passed may be rescinded and a new one passed authorizing this office to pay from either the Capital Tax Levy or the $38,229.00 item the assessment on the Poplar, Ebner, Hess improvement district. Respectfully, JOHN J. BROPHY Councilman Granger moved to make this a part of the record, seconded by Councilman Spillers and carried. PERSONAL APPEARANCE, MRS. ASTRID BODE REGARDING DRIVEWAY ENTRANCES FROM FRANKLIN STREET (Corner, Wilson Street). Mrs. Bode asked permission to build a driveway with the entrance on Franklin Street. She stated that there row waantt any place to park in the street because of the commutters and the Telephone Company. Councilman bowBritschgi moved to refer the matter to the Traffic Fact Finding Committee to check into the matter and report back in one week, seconded by Councilman Stout. This was followed by a short discussion in regard to a garage and/or a car port. Motion carried. PERSONAL APPEARANCE, DAVID R. SEARS REPRESENTING RANGER INC.. Dr. Sears asked for tax exemption on the schooner which he claims belongs to the Ranger, Inc., which is non-profit charitable organiXation, tax exempt by state and county ruling. This was followed by discussion in regard to the legality of the request, what should have been done by Dr. Sears. City Attorney Currie stated that there was nothing that the City could do in regard to the back taxes, however, Dr. Sears should file a welfare exemption between now and the first of April for next years taxes. INTRODUCE AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING VETERAN'S MEMORIAL COMMISSION. The City Attorney stated that this