BOOK 21_1946-09-23 to 1948-08-09

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M. M Councilman Werder, being of the opinion, that no decision could be reached at this 66 time, moved that the matter be -placed on the,agenda with the recommendation on the part of the,Council that all interested groups be invited to appear and air their view on the matter of the A.V.C. meeting in the Veterans' Building. Council- man Granger expressed the opinion that the control of the building had been in the hands of the United Veterans' Council for over a period of many years and he believed they should be the ones who should decide whether the A.V.C. met in the building. Councilman Werder's motion was lost for want of a second. Council- man Granger moved, seconded by Councilman McNulty, that the United Veterans' Council be advised that a regnest has come before the Council to allow the A.V.C. to use the Veterans' Building and the matter has been referred to them for re- port back to the Council. Under the question, Councilman Britschgi asked to be excused from the voting inasmuch as he was not a veteran and had not been on the Council when the building was turned over to the United Veterans' Council. The motion passed with Councilman Britschgi not voting. Communication was received from the Parks and Recreation Commission recommending sites for the establishment of a teen-age canteen. 1. California Square with a Butler -type building to be erected. 2. Rental of the Behrens estate at Jefferson and Broadway to be rented. There was some discussion as to where the money would come from to erect a building. In the 1944 Bond Fund, specific improvements were noted for California Square and City Attorney McCarthy was undecided as to whether the bond funds could be used for a Butler type building. It was decided to appoint a committee to study the Butler type of building and the possibility of renting either the Behrens estate or the Old Library Building. Councilman Britschgi moved, seconded by Councilman Swift, that the Mayor appoint a committee of three councilmen, the City Manager, and two members of the Park and Recreation Commission to investigate the possibility of a Butler type building'in California Square and of renting either the Behrens estate or the Old Library Building and report back with a possible final decision at the meeting of January 6. Under the question, two high school students spoke, Gene DeWree and James Brown, who stated they were anxious to have a site designated and they believed that the details of financing the building and furnishing of the canteen could be worked out by donation and help from the teen-ager's parents. They asked to be represented on the committee. Councilman Britschgi amended his motion with the consent of the second to include two members of the teen-agers. Motion passed unanimously. Mayor Armstrong appolnted,Councilmen Britschgi, Werder and Swift; Recreation Com- missioners Ross and Poole; City Manager Blom and the teenagers representatives, James Brown and Gene DeWree. Councilman Britschgi reported that the committee appointed to inspect the Ford Factory Prefabricated Houses had visited the plant at Oakland and it was the committee's opinion that it was too early for that type of construction in the city. The committee also did not approve of the fact that there was only one plan for the houses. As chairman of the committee, Councilman Britschgi moved, seconded by Councilman Werder, that the request by the Ford Prefabricated Houses to erect prefabricated houses in Redwood City be denied without prejudice until it can be 11