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66 � • � asked that a report be had at the next meeting as to whether this matter 'Z7 � had been approved by the �ouncil. � . � Councilman Granger asked about the sale of guns in excess of O.P.A. prir,es. City Manager Mead advised that the guns were sold in accordance v,�ith ' the terms of the Charter.and that no question had been reised until after the guna were sold as to whether the O.P.A. applied to the City. He asid that lie�had taken the a tand that, inasmuch as the NBar Manpo�var Commission arad the Little Steel Formula did not apply to the cit�* thet ' �the O.P.A. did not and that the City Attorney had concurred in this opinion. He said there had been decisions made in other cities that ' the O.P.A. did not have Jurisdiction over the city. Councilman qrm- atrong asked who made the oomp}.aint. City Manager Mead replied that there had been no complaint made by anyone, neither.��he:•buyers of the � guns nor the O.P.A. City Attorneq McCarthy advised that the city • menager has to comply with the terms oP the Charter and the O.P.A. ruling does not come within the terms of the Charter. Councilman Britschgi asked i£ the city could pass an m^dinance providing for rat prooPing of houses. City Attorney McCarthy advised that the City of San Francisco has an ordinance which providea tha t no house shal 1 be constructed unless it has a concrete flooring which will pre- vent rate �etting through. Buildin� Inspector Duncan advised it , called•f or two inches of concrete. Councilman Britsch�i aslced that the metter be placed on the agenda for e report at the next meetir�. Councilmen Granger stated that about two yeara ago the council had tem- porarily waived the requirements f or the aize of vents and moved that the temporary permission be roscirxled and that 4" vents be required . Councilman Arms tror� s aid e everal requirements of the buildir� code were waived at thet time and he would like to see the motion includa • that anq relaxation of the building code be reacinded and from hence- forth Lhe code be enforced. Councilman Granger accepted the amend- �ent to his motion which was secondod by �ouncilman Arr.stron�. mhe motion passed unanimously. � Councilman Britschgi asked if there could be some�hing done to make people ' adhere to the setback lines as practiced in the neighborhood, citing an example of a house recently built on Edgewood Road which does not conform to the se;tback of the other houses on the street. City Attor- ney McCarthy oxpressed the opinion that if the Building Inspector re- ceived an application to build which did conform to the aetback lines ' but did not conform to the aetback as observed by the ad,joinin� or neighboring homes that he might hold up the permit until it had boen . I • J