BOOK 26_1955-11-28 to 1957-06-17

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301. ON ROLL CALL the following were noted present: Councilmen Carl A. Britschgi, Floyd D. Granger, Sidney D. Herkner, Robert V. Spillers, Hiram S. Stout, Louis Weiss, Mayor Royer and City Clerk pro -tem John J. Brophy. Also present were City Manager E. A. Rolison, City Attorney Robert J. Costello, City Engineer Glenn M. Jain, Water Superintendent He L. Winter, Assistant Water Superintendent Warren Mitchell, Fire Chief J. Le Lodi,City Collector Paul E. Perrin, Associate Engineer William Martin, Police Captain Theodore Moudakas, Police Chief William Faulstich, Building Inspector Se He Kreiss, Police Sergeant George Bold, Assistant to City Manager L. A. Kimball, Planning Commissioner Vincent Rambo, Port Commissioners Myron Evans Harmon and Ron Field, Chamber of Commerce representative Bud Stephenson and Account -Clerk Vivian Holmquist. PERSONAL APPEARANCE:: WALDEN H. PARKER, 4.15 Fairoaks Avenue, Menlo Park, regarding permit to pick up and haul rubbish in the City Limits. The Clerk.read a letter received from the Health Department wherein they stated that if approval of a business license or any. other license is necessary, it would be approved by their department. Mr. Parker spoke on his own behalf and stated that two years ago he had been granted a license. The other day he was notified that he must stop doing business because he was in violation of the ordinance. This was followed 'by discussion in which it developes that Mr. Parker istaking the rubbish to the dumps even though he lives in Menlo Park, claiming the rubbish originates in Redwood City. The Mayor asked the City Manager.and the City Attorney to check the San Mateo County Scavenger contract to see that this is not in conflict. Councilman Weiss moved that this be referred to the City Manager for a report, seconded by Councilman Stout and carried. The City Attorney recommended that Mr* Parker not haul any more rubbish until they have had time to check the contract with the Scavenger Company. PERSONAL APPEARANCE, VINCENT RAMBO in regard to request by the Centennial Committee. The Committee asked permission to erect on billboard in front of the City Hall to call attention to the Centennial Week. This was followed by discussion in which it waw suggested that the sign be erected on City Property adjacent to the Chamber of Commerce. Councilman Granger suggested the possibility of erecting another sign in the vicinity of the triangle owned by the Southern Pacific Company across from the depot. If they can not secure permission from the Southern Pacific Companyp then the City will allow them to erect the sign on City property in the vicinity of the Southern Pacific depot. Councilman Weiss moved approval of the request which included Councilman Granger's suggestion,.seconded by Councilman Britschgi. Councilman Herkner also suggested that they be allowed to erect a third sign on the park at El Camino Real and Chestnut Street (this is the State property where the Service Club emblems are erected). This was included in the motion which carried. COMMITTEE REPORT ON OAKLEY TRACT, COUNTILMAN SPILLERS CHAIRMAN. The Clerk read the following letters At a stucbr meeting held at 4 Pe Me Tuesday, October 2, attended by members of a City Council Committee, property owners on Virginia Avenue, and the developer of the pro- posed subdivision now know as Oakley.Tract, the following recommendations were made and agreed upon' among those present: , le Lot 6, Block 2, Woodside Terrace No. 1, was to be purchased by the developer, Mre Guida, for the purpose of extending Rosemary Lane to Virginia Avenue. The pavement section through this lot is to be 26 feet in width between curbs. 2. A five foot sidewalk is to be constructed on each side adjacent to the existing fences,.leaving a 7 or 72 foot parking strip between the sidewalks and the curbs. 3. No Parking is to be permitted on this portion of the street. 4. A stop sign is to be erected on Rosemary Lane at its intersection with Virginai Avenue. 5. The developer, Mre Guida, is to construct new fences on both sides of the street along the existing property lines of Lot 6, these fences to be completed before the existing residence on Lot 6 is removed. . 6o The fences sahll not exceed three feet in height between Virginia Avenue and the building setback line on Virginia Avenue, six feet in height between the front building setback line on Virginia Avenue and the 10 foot public utility easement I I