1966 277-282.12 _ 8-22 cont. to 9-12-1966

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Life Insurance. Recommendation made for increasing present life insurance coverage of $2,000 Life/$10,000 AD & D to provide coverage equal to 1 times the annual salary at the option of the employee. City Manager detailed how plan would work and stated this program would be on an elective basis for present employees and mandatory for all new -employees, but that 75% participation is required should Council approve, and would have to be ratified by the employees themselves. He stated current carrier, Equitable Life Assurance Company has advised that the expanded life insurance coverage program recommended would result in an estimated increase in City cost of $360 per year for first year, net cost for plan now in effect being $741 per year. Uniform Allowance. $125 initial allowance with $100 per year replacement for all uniformed personnel. The present replacement allowance reported as being $55 per year for Fire Department and $60 per year for Police Department. Estimate of costs given for this increased allowance as $5,565, and further details given as to need for recommendation of increase. City Manager advised no Council action was contemplated at this meeting on fringe benefits as it was expected Council would prefer referring these recom- mendation to Council Personnel Committee for report and recommendation. Council- man Henderson, Chairman of Personnel Committee, advised although she had been present at Personnel Board meetings when these matters discussed, a recommenda- tion was not ready to submit from the Council Committee. After further discussion and questioning of items recommended by Personnel Board, Councilman Rosselli moved that this item be placed on the Council Agenda for next week for action if Council Personnel Committee able to make a recom- mendation within that time, seconded by Councilman Keckley and carried. (MINUTE ORDER #66-194) Councilman Rosselli moved to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5134 BEING RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO VACATE PORTION OF PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS IN LOTS 17 AND 18, BLOCK 12, FARM HILL NO. 2 (Hallett and Penetta). Council was advised there is a 20' PUE between Lots 17 and 18, all of which is not needed for utilities and owners of these lots request the abandonment of a 5' strip abutting each lot, leaving a 10' PUE. PGE and PTT have consented, reserving only a wire clearance easement over the two 5' strips to be abandoned. (Resolution sets public hearing for October 3, 1966) Motion seconded by Councilman Keckley and carried unanimously on roll call vote. Councilman Granger moved to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5135 BEING RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO ABANDON A PORTION OF A PUBLIC STREET IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 3 OF DIVISION 93 STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; SETTING TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN OR OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSED VACATION; AND ORDERING POSTING OF NOTICE OF SUCH PROPOSED VACATION. Staff reported 7