1966 247-276 _ 7-25 cont. to 8-22-1966

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267 City Manager reported on request made by San Francisco State College to be allowed to send government students to the Peninsula the latter part of October to participate in a "local government program". The group of 5 to 8 students have Master's Degrees in Public Administration, and are studying the City Manager type of government for Venezuela. They will visit various departments of the City to study and observe. Council agreed it would be an honor for Redwood City to welcome these students and that Staff should cooperate fully. Minutes of Regular Meeting Redwood City Council August 15, 1966 8:oo P. M. Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilman Petersen. Invocation led by Reverend George Harrison, First Baptist Church. ON ROLL CALL the following were noted present: Councilmen Robert H. Bury, Floyd D. Granger, Mary W. Henderson, Paul C. Keckley, Herbert G. Petersen, Mayor Sidney D. Herkner, and City Clerk Helen C. Moore, with Councilman John S. Rosselli being noted absent. Also noted present were City Manager Howard C. Ullrich, City Attorney Richard E. Gardella, Assistant City Manager Henry V. Burget, Police Chief William Faulstich, Deputy Police Chief Theodore Moudakas, Fire Chief J. L. Lodi, Director of Public Works Louis Scherer, Planning Director Ken Schroeter, Auditor Accountant, Jack Ference, Building Inspector S. H. Kreiss and Deputy City Clerk Marian McCrindle. Councilman Granger moved to approve Minutes of Regular Monthly Study Meeting of August 8, 1966, as mailed, seconded by..Councilman Bury and carried. Loyalty Oath administered by City Clerk to the following seventeen new members of the Police Reserve: Gary P. Allen Robert A. Blair Keith A. Freeman William I. Holmes, Jr. Donald R. Schaffert Willburn Thomas, Jr. Robert H. Auld, Jr. Allen Boyd Robert A. Gordon Donald Hurley Richard D. Sealund Barry M. Whitmore William D. Bartee Robert Carlin Fred D. Granis Silas Reed Russell Thomas Police Chief announced this new group of Reserves had just completed an intensive period of training and were now available to serve on regular police patrol detail and for special events. He felt public should be made aware Reserves serve wholely without compensation and participation in the training program occurred on their own free time. Police Chief introduced Police Staff who had organized and conducted the training of Reserves - Captain Forrest Nazworthy, Sergeant John Calvert, and Officers Robert LaBerge, Robert Campana and Robert Johnson. Mayor Herkner, on behalf of Council, welcomed the new Reserves and thanked Police Staff for their participation in this program. Report and recommendation of Sign Committee concerning a proposed amendment to provide a flexible scale for the control of the area of freestanding signs. Councilman Keckley Chairman of the Sign Committee, advised of the extensive study and survey of free- standing signs made under the present Sign Ordinance restricting area to 150 sq. ft. He reported Committee, after due consideration, now makes unanimous recommendation that present Sign Ordinance restriction in this particular phase be maintained and that no amendment be adopted. Councilman Bury stated in checking sign ordinances in other communities found nothing inconsistent in this respect with our present Sign Ordinance.