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

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498 .Councilman Spillers moved that the City Engineer be instructed to prepare plans and specifications for improvement of the Clinton Street bridge. Councilman Granger asked if they could spread the assessment over a greater portion of the area. Councilman Granger seconded the motion. Councilman Stout was of the opinion that they should look at all the bridges and give possible consideration to a bond issue to take care of all the bridges. The motion carried on roll call. Councilman Weiss referred to the item on Civil Defense and he believed that it was necessary to pursue the matter properly and he moved that the City Manager become the Assistant Director and make a progress report every thirty days, seconded by Councilman Granger and carried. Councilman Granger offered RESOLUTION IN MEMORIUM OF JAMES HENRY HARRISON and moved its adoption, seconded by Councilman Spillers and carried on roll call. Meeting adjourned, 9:40 p.m. R. S.' Dbdge, C�{ty Clerk Minutes of the Regular Meeting Redwood City Council June 172 19572 8:00 P.M. I INVOCATION was lead by Reverend Henry Toews, First Baptist Church. ON ROLL CALL the following were noted present: Councilmen Floyd D. Granger, Sidney L. Herkner, Robert V. Spillers, Hiram S. Stout, Louis Weiss, Ray uleymouth, Mayor William H. Royer and City Clerk R. S. Dodge. Also present were City Manager L. A. Rolison, City rwrw Engineer Glenn M. Jain, City Attorney Robert J.,Costello, Water Superintendent H. L. Winter, Building Inspector S. H. Kreiss, Assessor -Auditor John J. Brophy, Police Captain Theodore Moudakas, City Collector Paul E. Perrin, Engineering Associate William Martin, Planning Commissioner Tiedemann, Assistant�to the City Manager L. A. Kimball and Senior Stenographer Clerk Vivian Holmquist. Councilman Spillers moved approval of the minutes of June 3rd and June 10th as mailed, seconded by Councilman Herkner. Councilman Weiss asked that the minutes of June 10th be corrected. He referred to page 1 and asked that his full statement be put in the minutes because the part left out explained his thinking on his suggested changes. He also asked that page 4, under petition regarding Water Department indebtedness, third paragraph should be changed to read: "Councilman Weiss stated that this matter was brought up because of the previous report made by the City Manager and he did not j believe that the City Manager was the proper authority to make the report." This was followed by discussion. Mayor Royer stated that he would set this for a study meeting to discuss a definite policy to be established with regard to the context of the minutes. He did not see any objections to this particular correction; however, he did not want to establish a precedent. Councilman Herkner stated that the minutes showed what Councilman Weiss wanted changed and he did not think it was necessary for them to show his reasons why he suggested the changes. This was followed by discussion. The motion was amended to include the full report of Councilman Weiss. Councilman Herkner - seconded the amendment with the understanding that this would not be setting a pre- cedent to future reports. The motion carried with Councilman Granger voting NO because he did not believe this was the proper procedure that the document should be adopted in whole.