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

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160 mot ;,)11 because he ^?,s re^dy to vote on the ordin^.nce at this meetinr% Motion 0 po.ssed with Councilman Armstrong voting in the negative. Status of employees residing outside of city limite raps carried on the =�erdr for the next meeting. City Mcnoger'Blom advised that in chec'kinq that the 1�outhexn Pacific Comrany ti.u.s required to do in the matt --r of pcvin7 Chestnut Street, he hod discovered tn�t Crdinrnce Yo. 206 grCrted to the Red;.00d City H,7rbor Comnany o_ froncnise to construct trac'.rs on Chestnut Street. This fr,nchise w%,as aspirrr.ed to the Southern Pacific Comnar_y and provides thrt the orrntee "+ust pave or macad- amize between the rails thereof and on two feet on the side thereof. He be- lieved that.the Southern Pacific had done tiwaat was required of trier.^.. This ordinance was dated 1920 and Mayor Hilton w:cs of tare impression that the trc:ck was in longi` before that time. City Manrrrer Blom ndvieed t'n^t this franchise was drr-rn to Corer the C^nntruCtion of r, double tr-c'_t and thrt this track was to have been completed :within ten years. If the double . tncck 3:r,s not'covpleted, the franchise applied to the sinp`le trac?c. Hp asked to hove more time to study the matter unrz it war placer' or the agenda.. City Ynnc:n'er Blom reported on the manner of appointments to the Traffic Study Committee. In June, 1943, the committee wire re-esteblished by motion of the council to include two members from the Planning Commission, two from the Chamber of Commerce, one from tune Commuter's Club, one from the Redwood City Woman's Club, one from Sequoia High Scnool, one from the Business and Professional Women's Club and one from tune elemer•tcry schools. 44M.. advisory bocrd wag to consist of the city L:ttorney, city enc`ineer and a member of the police dep^rtmert. In Sertember, 19:32 the Junior Chamber of Commerce ask9d for rerre-entFtior and ::It the lCist we -ting of the Council the Parent- Teacher6' 1issociation asked to have a represent; tive. The -o -resent committee consists of eleven members end there are tr:'o vocanciea, one from the Plonnin?, Commission and one from the Commuters' Club. !,rpointments are me.de by reco�r- mendatios of the orgonie :tions ^,rid rpprov;:1 of the council, c.nd c.re for no srecifie tern. 0ouncilmo.r. Ar stlron^ -.7s. of the oninion th^t the crin-ittee was important erouc-h to be formed in a more rermanPnt manner. Councilman Anderson also eyhressed the opinion that definite term.s should be fixed for the %nr'oi.ntments. Councilman 1.rTstronq moved, s000ndAd by Couroilm-fr Flptcher, that the n'ntter b- referred. to the city vrpm-"PT ."itq tnp T_MC1uPT-t th^t he consider the dr.^ftinc' of r resolution to give this committee an official sta..ndinm r.nd ftxinm definite terms Lnd number of a~rointmerts, appointments not to be romed fror.� or�ranirr.tipns. ?xr. P?ordsUr rid, e member of this committee, tiFs in the audience ,end suggAoted th-t the time of year the r.n-ointments .^re to be. !: rip be specified so thr.t t!3e rrP^ert committee would know hoti," lon7 the}r '.':oul d serve. Mr. ''?oro'^ e .11'71ni.nA; . t,�..n, Ch irmr..n of the Commission, asked that at le.-st one rerrennntoti.vP of the Plarni.nr* Can - mission be wprointed inasmuch wn the two committees cre Closely allied. This 4. wns agreed unor and alsr that the or -ointments ;•nuld be Tode by the council ? otionn.^.ssed un; nimnnsly. 4 . 1