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

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i r MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL MAY 3, 1937 8:00 P. M. Upon roll call, the following Councilmen were present: Mayor Paul A. McCarthy, L. C. Chris- tensen, J. M. Eva, E. A. Fletcher, R. N. Jones, G. W. McNulty, and City Clerk, B. E. j Myers. Absent: None. i ! The minutes of the meeting of April 19 and adjourned meeting ofril 26 1 i [ Ap , 937, were •approved on motion of Councilman Christensen, seconded by Councilman Hohn. i The City Attorney presented a letter from Ernest A. Wilson, Attorney of San Mateo, concerning a k proposed ordinance to be drawn by Mr. Wilson in which there would be set up franchise i z taxes applying to public utilities. Objection was made to paying outside attorneys when the City Attorney was qualified to do the. same work satisfactorily. Finally, on �I motion of Councilman Eva, seconded by Councilman McNulty, the City Attorney was instructed 1 to frame a franchise ordinance. The City Manager presented communication including a letter from C. G. Uhlenberg, Clerk of 1 the Redwood City Grammar School District, in which the Grammar School Trustees suggested i ! 1 that the City buy the Central School Building at a price of $85,000, and make the building over into a City Hall, The Manager indicated that the total cost including alterations, etc,, would be approximately $105,000. He showed that there would be a possibility of I � getting a P.W.A. Grant for a new City Hall which might in that event cost the City about r- I� + $144,000.00. No action was taken other than asking Councilmen Eva and Christensen to t q investigate and make further report. i At a previous meeting there was presented a letter by the City Manager to the Planning i f Commission in which he outlined the probable cost of extending Stambaugh Street to Jefferson Avenue. The Planning Commission considered the project worthy of consideration I � ' and so informed the Council. The matter was taken up at this meeting. On motion of Councilman Eva, seconded by Councilman Jones, -the Mayor was asked to appoint a committee to work with the Eastside Improvement Association to ascertain what, if anything, could be done. The Mayor appointed Councilmen Hohn and McNulty. 1 Roscoe Wyatt, of the Chamber of Commerce appeared and presented the following letter concerning, the proposed Harbor celebration. Gentlemen: 1 Reference is made to the request of the City that•the R Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce make a recommends - tion as to the use of City advertising Rinds in furthering the proposed Harbor Opening Celebration, including a Pageant. i It the consensus of opinion of the Directors that, since the movement has already been launched with considerable publicity, and if the City Council is -convinced that it is the ! desire of the community to celebratb the opening of the Port in ? the manner proposed, but not yet fully planned, the City would i be justified in acting favorably on a contribution toward its promotion, not to exceed $1,000.00, and contingent upon a like i contribution being made by the County of San Mateo, and suffi- cient further contributions being made to assure the financial success of the event. I` N