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423 Making some progress on the Yacht Harbor plans. The Mayor asked the City Engineer to give the Council a list of the projects his department is working and the Council willattempt to set up a priority. Councilman Herkner reported that the dump operator has been filing up a drainage ditch and the City has been working approximately two days to clean it up. He felt that this cost should be charged to the operator. The City Attorney suggested that they try one more attempt to call for bids. The insurance carrier suggested poim that when this goes to bid again that the City raise the requirement on liability insurance. He reommended liability insurance of $ 100,000/$300,000. He talked for quite some time with Mr. Benevento and he had agreed to the above mentioned insurance, and on this basis he suggested that they call for bids. This was followed by discussion. Councilman Spillers moved approval of the recommendation of the department heads and to put the matter up for bid, seconded by Councilman Weiss and carried. Councilman Weiss spoke about the Garbage Disposal District and asked for a full committee report on this matter. Councilman Herkner stated that he made a verbal report. He would make another verbal report if requested but he would not make a written report unless he was directed to dod so by the Mayor. Councilman Weiss called attention to an article appearing in the Tribune regarding praise for the Fire Department. He stated that the Fire Department should b e commended. He took this occasion to remind the people that the adequacy and effciency of this department as well as others, can only be maintained, if the City has adequate and sound financial programs. It is his hope that the people will recognize that this councils action in adopting the sales tax was with the purpose of providing such a sounc fiscal policy, and yet permit some measure of relief from property taxes. A sounc fiscal policy prudently managed an insure the maintain— in of the highest possible level of service and improements necessary to the continued progress of the community and protect the welfare of the people. ''" Councilman Granger referred to the Paving of Pennsylvania Avenue. He stated that someone was supposed to imam contact the Southern Pacific Company. Mr. Jain reported that he wrote the Southern Pacific Company and he is convinced that they have no hold on the Southern Pacific Company to pave Pennsylvania Avenue. The City can do the work if they want to but it will be at their awn expense. Councilman Stout spoke about people getting off the wrong side of the train. He wanted to know if the City had any responsibility in regard to this matter, and if so that a letter to the Southern Pacific Company be written calling their attention to this matter. It was the consensus of opinion that this was the S. P. 's problem and not that of the City. Councilman Granger moved that the City Manager be instructed to request from the Park Department a master plan of the tree planting from one end of El Camino Real to the other end, seconded by Councilman Spillers. The City Manager stated that this is not a matter for the Park Department but a matter for the City Engineer. Councilman Granger suggested that this was a matter for a park man rather then an engineer. The motion __ carried. Councilman Spillers moved that the meeting be adjourned, seconded by Councilman Weymouth and carried. Meeting adjourned, 10:20 P. M. rum 1 ..ge City Clerk Minutes of the Regular Meeting Redwood City Council March 18, 1957, 8:00 P.M. Invocation was led by Father Frederick, St. Peters Episcopal Church. ON ROLL CALL the following were noted present: Councilman Floyd D. Granger, Sidney D. Herkner, Robert V. Spillers