BOOK 17_1933-01-03 to 1938-12-29

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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL MARCH 15, 1937 5:00 P. M. Upon roll call, the following Councilmen were present: Mayor Paul A. McCarthy, L. C. Christensen, J. M. Eva, E. A. Fletcher, Wm. Hohn, R. N. Jones, G. W. McNulty and City Clerk, B. E. Myers. Absent: None. The minutes of the regular meeting of March 1 and the special meeting of March 5, 19379 were approved on motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman Christensen. A petition was presented by Rosario Patens requesting that Lot 10 in the Hess Trace be rezoned from second residential to business. The application was referred to the Planning Commission. Frank A. DePatta, representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars, spoke to the Council about a proposed festival to cerebrate Redwood City Harbor, and asked the Council to ap- propriate toward the expenses of such a festival the sum of $1,000. On motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman Hohn, the Mayor was asked to appoint a committee of two Councilmen and two Port Commissioners to work -with the Manager in connection with this proposed festival. a Stanton Mullen, representing the Safety -First Committee of the American Legion, reported the Legion recommended that the City establish a traffic lane across Broadway about the middle of the block, between Perry Street and E1 Camino Real. The suggestion was referred to the Manager, with request that he make report. In a letter, signed by L. E. Wolbert as Chairman of the Committee, the Lions Club of Red- wood City offered to cooperate in a tree planting scheme along the Bayshore Blvd. After discussion, it was decided to refer this matter to the City Manager and to Mr. Wolbert to make a report back to the Council as to the cost and the feasibility of the plan. Nettie J. Heyer, of the Nurses' Home at the U. S. Veterans Facility, Palo Alto, made written application to conduct a private practice of electric therapy on the west side of Arch Street and north of Hopkins Avenue. The request was referred to the Planning Commission. The Committee consisting of Councilmen Jones and McNulty, with the City Manager, appointed to report concerning the advisability of renewing the present contract for garbage collection, made report and recommended that the present contract be renewed for a period of five years subject to an amended agreement that in case the number of services within the present area served is increased at any time during the life of this contract to the extent of 50%, that the amount paid the contractor be reduced to 750 of the amount collected. On motion of Councilman Fletcher, seconded by Councilman Hohn, the Council accepted the report and instructed the City Manager to renew the agreement in,accordance with recommendation made. In connection with the collection of garbage, the Mayor appointed the Manager, the City Attorney, and the City Health Officer to check the present garbage ordinance and work out a plan for a complete city-wide coverage. q, 2 =