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� . ... . , ,, ..,. ,. : _ , . . . , pedestrian type of gates, The cities oF Palo_ Alto. and. Burlingame have. sim- �� � ilar installations,and City Manager suggeeted that of the Coun- cil inspect them before the next meeting. Mr. Jordan also advised that � white belts_and caps have been ordered for the flagman and ordere iaeued that they„be worn..... . Mr. A. H. Morgan,. dr, appeared.before the Council and C1ty Clerk Dodge adminie- ' : tered the oath of office as a memberr,of the Plannin� Commission. Mr, Morgan_expressed his appreciation for being reappointed to�,.this Commiseion and assured the Council of hi's full cooperation. Mayor Hilton expressed the appreciation of the Council for Mr._Morgan's services in the past and wished ' him succese in the future, Communication wae received from Renneth L. Bowen, aecretary-manager of the Penin- sula Celebration Association, advising that the Aseociation had voted to re- quest the City Council to inetitute proceedings at once to acquire the Baird property, which the city contemplatea acquiring eventually as a part of the new iecreation center,_ City Manager Blom advised that the city can advance • � the amount of .the appraisal for this property.which has been.made.and by � placing it in escrow take a posaessory interest in the property. It was hie _ recommendation that this be done.. The case w111 probably have to go�to court inasmuch as the Bairde a.re not willing to accept the amount of the appraisal. Mayor aeked if the Celebration Aseociation was going to permanently use this site for the rodeo. Francis Britschgi, president oY the Association, adviaed that it was the understanding that the city wae . ' not g�oing to use the property for two or three years and that the Assooia- tion would like to use it for that period of time inasmuch as they have a great deal of money invested in inetallations on the ground. These instal- lations will'have to��beeremoc.ed-after:�July:l8th unlese the city takes a possessory interest in the property. He further stated that the Aeeocis- tion would have to vacate the property at any time that the Council re- queeted them to do so. The general consenaus of the Council vras that the , • recommenda.tion of the City Manager be accepted. No further action wae necessary in this matter. City Attorney MeCarthy asked that the matter of coneideration oP ordinance set- ting up assessment district for parking lots be carried over to the riext meeting. It wae ordered placed on the agenda. 1 City Clerk Dodge advised that several accounts were going to be ehort of funds for thia fisaal year and asked that a resolution transferring funda from the unbudgeted reserve be adopted to cover these amounts. Councilman Britschgi ofYered adoption of resolution authorizing the transfer of funde , from unbudgeted reeerve to cover ezpenditures in exceas of the 1945-1946 budget, seconded by Councilman Armstrong. On roll call, resolution was unanimously adopted. RESOLUT ION No, 360 AUTHORIZING TRAN3FER OF SEVERAL S�dALL AMOUNTS FROM UNBUDGETED RESERVE � TO hiISCELLANE0U3 ACCOUNTS AS LISTED EELOW, � RE30LVED, that the several siuns listed below be and are Yiereby author- ized to be transferred by the City Treasurer from Unbugeted Reserne to the \