BOOK 20_1945-05-21 to 1946-09-03

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• bottles belonged to the Peninsula Creamery in Palo Alto and suggested that a letter be written to them asking them to, stop the ,practice. City Manager Mead advised he would, contact the milk company. ' City Attorney McCarthy asked if the Council would be interested in endorsing or opposing bills which the League of California Cities had suggested in one of their news letters. Councilman Anderson offered a resolution and moved its adoption opposing Senate Bill No. 1506 which provides that cities preliminary budgets be presented to a budget analyst committee ' of the State Board of Equalization. The motion was seconded by Council- man Brit-schgi and on roll call was unanimously adopted. • 1 0 The next bill under discussion was Assembly Bill 803, adopting zoning ordinance regarding areas around airports, for which the League requested the approval of the Council. City Attotmey McCarthy explained that.this bill merely was an enabling act to allow the cities to zone such areas. Councilman Granger offered a resolution and moved its adoption approving Assembly Bill 803. The motion was seconded by Councilman Anderson and on roll call was unanimously adopted. The League requested approval of Assembly Bill 1531 controlling rebuilding by private developers of blighted areas, slums, etc. Councilman Armstrong was of the opinion that this bill was proposed primarily for larger cities,, in which opinion City Attorney McCarthy concurred but stated that by endorsing it It might help a sister city even though it would not affect this city. Councilman Anderson offered resolution and moved its adoption approving Assembly Bill 1531. The motion was seconded by Council- man McNulty and on roll call was,unanimously adopted. City Attorney McCarthy advised that copies of the resolutions would be forwarded to our State Assemblyman and Senator and to the League. Councilman Granger brought out the fact that some time ago he had inquired about various booster pumps and whether they were of any further use to the city. City Manager Mead advised that he has the list of these pumps but had not had time to,study it. Councilman Granger advised that on Memorial Day a Dr. White was coming to Redwood Ckty as a guest on the program being prepared for that day and asked if it would be possible for the city to provide transportation for him. City Manager Mead advised that the city would do so. Claims No- 540 to 5489 inclusive in the amount of '03360.80 were approved and ordered paid on motion of Councilman McNulty, seconded by Councilman Fletcher. Motion passed unanimously. Councilman Britschgi offered resolution and moved its adoption adjourning meeting out of respect to the memory of Lt. Victor L. Kandel who lost his life in the service of his country. A copy of the resolution is to 11