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l Minutes of Regular Meeting Redwood City Council January 25 , 1971 7 : 30 P . M . Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilman Petersen . Invocation led by Reverend J . Warne Sanders , Woodside Road United Methodist Church. ON ROLL CALL , the following were noted present : Councilmen Mary W. Henderson, Herbert G. Petersen , William C . Rhodes , Ray A . Weymouth , Vice -Mayor Paul C . Keckley , and Acting City Clerk Frances I . Reggetts . Mayor Bury was noted absent . Also noted present were City Manager Howard C . Ullrich , City Attorney David E . Schricker, Police Chief John R . McDonald , Jr . , Fire Chief John Keller , City Auditor-Accountant Jack Ference , City Treasurer- Collector Harriet Drivon , Chief Building Official Charles Gyselbrecht , Planning Director Ken Schroeter , Construction Engineer William T . Martin , Deputy Director of Public Works Warren Mitchell , and Acting Secretary Evelyn Styler . Councilman Weymouth moved to approve , as mailed , Minutes of Regular Meeting of January 18 , 1971 , and Minutes of Executive Sessions of January 18 , 19 and 20 , 1971 , seconded by Councilman Petersen, and carried . Vice -Mayor Keckley relayed Mayor Bury ' s regrets that , due to unavoidable circumstances , he was unable to be present for the Council meeting . Vice -Mayor Keckley noted that Mrs . G . V. Leipzig and Mrs . D . J . Sherden would be attending Council meetings as Co-Observers representing the League of Women Voters of South San Mateo County . Consideration of an appointment to fill vacancy on Council . Vice -Mayor Keckley stated that there had been numerous Executive Sessions and many hours of serious deliberation , during which Council had considered 25 -30 applications for vacancy on the Council occasioned by election of Dixon Arnett to the State Assembly . After diligent endeavor to review the qualifications of all those who were interested , Council had made a decision . He called on Councilman Weymouth to make the nomination . Councilman Weymouth nominated James S . Williams to fill the vacancy on the City Council , noting that Mr . Williams , a Redwood City business man and presently a member of the Planning Commission , is a member of the Executive Board of the San Mateo County Boy Scout Council , a Deacon of the First Congregational Church , a Director of San Mateo County Independent Insurance Agents , a member of the Independent Insurance Agents of Redwood City , and a member of tt Rotary Club . He also served on the Park and Recreation Commission from April 1967 to October 1968 .