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HE Minutes of Regular Meeting Redwood City Council January 23, 1967 8:00 P.M. Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilman Petersen. Invocation led by City Clerk Helen C. Moore in absence of minister. ON ROLL CALL the following were noted present: Councilmen Robert H. Bury, Floyd D. Granger, Mary W. Henderson, Paul C. Keckley, Herbert G. Petersen, John S. Rosselli,Mayor Sidney D. Herkner and City Clerk Helen C. Moore. Also noted present were City Manager Howard C. Ullrich, City Attorney Richard E. Gardella, Assistant City Manager Henry V. Burget, Police Chief William Faulstich, Fire Chief J. L. Lodi, Planning Director Ken Schroeter, Director of Public Works J. Louis Scherer, Auditor -Accountant Jack Ference, and Deputy City Clerk Marian McCrindle. Councilman Rosselli moved to approve Minutes of Regular Meeting of January 16, 1967, as mailed, seconded by Councilman Petersen and carried. Certificate of Distinguished Service was presented on behalf of the Council to Paul Tessendorff for his past services as a member of the Veterans Memorial Commission. Ferris Miles and Leo Crawford, also retiring from this Commission, were not pre- sent for their presentation of Certificates. Loyalty Oaths administered and Certificates of Appointments presented to John Weare on his reappointment to the Commission and to Richard McIntosh as a new member of the Commission. Councilman Rosselli asked records indicate he would be abstaining from any action on items concerning Lexington Avenue Improvement District because of his personal interests. BID OPENING, Lexington Avenue Improvement District. The following bids were received: Bragato Paving Co. $25,828.80 0. C. Jones & Sons 26,876.95 Douglass & Woodhouse 27,759.65 Kunz Paving Co. 29,132.16 L. C. Smith Co. 32,155.50 Engineer's Estimate - $27,55+ Councilman Keckley moved to refer bids to City Engineer and Attorney for the District to check and report back later in the meeting, seconded by Councilman Petersen and carried. Report by City Manager on storm damage in Redwood City during last weekend. City Manager quoted rain fall figures according to records of Fire House Station #2 and stated this was the largest concentration of water to have fallen since improve- ments had been undertaken to control storm drainage. He felt it important to note in areas where storm drainage well in hand and no flooding had resulted as in former times, there being no flooding in downtown area, nor flooding around Ampex area on lower Broadway, and Whipple at E1 Camino much improved. He stated I— specific area of major concern had been Redwood Avenue area which would be corrected when Projects SD 11 and 12 had completed, to be ready for bid by March. He stated the creek in the area had never had sufficient capacity and each increase in building in area increased problem. - He reported problems involved on Redwood Avenue: 1) ditching failure (2) debris catching along bridges; (3) the barricades which had been placed to protect cars ignored. He advised of the steps having been taken to notify businessmen along E1 Camino for need to sandbag in time to prevent water damage to their stores, biggest problem at this point having been caused by speeding cars causing waves