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

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74 AYES and in favor of the passage and adoption of the foregoing resolution, Councilmen: ARMSTRONG, BRITSCHGI, G%NGER, McNULTY, SWIFT and WERDER. NOES: Councilmen: NONE ABSENT: -Councilmen: Mayor HILTON W. Mayor of the City of Redwood City. ATTEST: {w RALPH S. DODGE Clerk of the City of Redwood City I hereby approve the foregoing resolution this 16th day of December, 1946. W. W. HILTON Mayor of the City of Redwood City. R. S. DODGE Q City Clerk MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 26, 1946 5:00 P. M. On roll call the following were present: Councilmen: C. C. Armstrong, Carl Britschgi, Floyd D. Granger, George W. McNulty, Arthur V. Swift, William M. Werder, Mayor W. W. Hilton and City -Clerk R. S. Dodge. Also present were: City Manager Blom, Police Chief Collins. Absent: City Attorney Paul A. McCarthy. Mayor Hiltorr'explained that the purpose of the special meeting was to hear the report of the Youth Center Committee and hear applications for restaurant licenses. City Manager Blom presented application from Russo Bros., 1836 El Camino Real, to conduct a restaurant at that address. He advised that reports had been received from the Police and Building Inspector's Departments and that they were favorable. It was understood that the Health Department had made an inspection but no i -e - port 'had been received. Councilman Verder moved, seconded by Councilman Swift, that the permit be, granted subject to final approval of the Health Department. Motion passed unanimously. City Manager Blom.:advised that applications for restaurant permits from two other applicants had been received blit reports had not been made as yet by the neces- sary departments. Councilman`Britschgi, as chairman of the Youth Center Committee, reported on the activities of the committee since being appointed. A meeting had been held at which time the three possibilities as suggested by the Recreation Commission had I been discussed. It was decided that it would be too expensive to lase the California Square site and also that there would be too much delay in building a suitable structure at this location. The Behrens Estate was not available. The third possibility, the Old Library Building, was determined to be the most t ; suitable for the teen-agers. The owners of the building, W. E. Ayer and Albert L Ichelson, had been contacted and had offered the use of the building free of charge until such time as it is torn down. It was the recommendation of the committee that the entire teen-agers' project be turned over to the Recrea- tion Commission. It was also suggested by the committee that the city ass�-une the current expenses of the ap-keep of the building and that the Boy Scouts