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333 next meeting regarding; the false front encroac:unent on sidewalk area at the D & D Rest<niira.nt, 1430 El Camino Real. OF FIRE ORDII ANCE, lOb2 El Camino Real was reported by A. H. Horgan, Jr., Chairman of Planning Commission. Occupant has s})ent 4500 on the builCinp� and put store front on the house. Ids. l -:organ stated this eras not up to the zonin�- ordinance in several brays a_Id occlaparit should be recliested to abandon the b-,'1jlc:ing entirely, or cone up to the law. After discussion anc a report from the building inspector Councilman Granger offered motion olTner be cited to ap?�Par before the City Police Judge, seconded by Councilman 14cNulty and carried. $5.00 RAISE FOR CITY E.1]:PLO'f ES was brought up by Councilman Holmquist saying that city employees fl sked for a 120.00 per month increase in salaries last June to compete .+ with rising living costs, at which time the Council compromised by giving them a 115.00 increase with t --_e promise that if living, costs continued to rise, and he stated there was no quest ion but t'Za.t t`:.ey had risen, the Council would grant them the other 15.00 which had been placed in the `Tnbudgeted Reserve for this p,zrpose. City Attorney Currie �)ointed out that specific salaries will require an amendment to the salary ordinance. CDuncilman Britschgi moved that City Attorney Currie take steps to bring in at the next meeting necessary recommendations for all rualified employees to receive a salary increase of 15.00. Motion was seconded by Councilman McNulty and carried. COTTD:CILIYlAN HOLMQUIST CO:-LviENITED on inadequate lightin facilities for the street denart- meet, as he encountered men reuairine, a fire hydrant one night before Christmas. City I•Ianag-er Rolison t,ras instructed to cneck into the matter. CGUIICTL,!AI- WERDER REVEALED that new flood lig lts at Whipple and_ El Camino are not the 1oroper size lamps as yet. City Attorney Currie also remarked that a pedestrian hnd phoned his office stating lights are not over pedestrian lane. Fire Chief Lodi suggested if pedestrian lane were moved to the north side of Whiplale it, would be directly under the two lights. Howev--r, he was of the opinion this trojzld. not be entirely satisfactory altho,ig 1 it would be some improvement. He was furthermore of the opinion that reflectors should not be used on account of glare for motorists. It was finally decided to move the pedestrian lane to the north side of Whipple and increase the candle power of tine lamps. COT?i1CII,. AI I?OL:'TQTTIST OBSERVED that a few purchases hn.d been made from a firm in Los Altos. Tie point was well taken and it was the general opinion that inasmuch as possible merciianr..ise s:zould be pure"lased in Redwood. COTT�tCILiLA., BRI SC .GI RAISED 'i .E QTjL;Sl'.L'Ul%I of plans for the srimminL pool. City F;ngineer Jain recommended tL1a.t a company should be coritacted who specie lazed in building pools. Councilman Holmquist said there were two or three s,ich companies on til -le Peninsula. City 1•:annger Rolison is to secure some plans for farther discussion of ideas on the pool. COUNC IL::Al BRITSCI GI OBJECTED to the heat in council chamber and stF- ted the Library personnel coin,--)1,i,-,ed abolzt too much lieat in Library. In the opinion of Councilman ^-rp;.n; er this problem can be met only by Installinc- separate boilers for the Library, City Hall an(f. Fire Ho,lse as one thermostat turned up t.rill automatically Increase tl.e tejnoerat-.re in all three buildings. City iilanager Rolison was instructed to look into the heatinE; problem. CLA-IITS ::os. 27eo to 2839 inch..isive, totaling in amount 113,009.07 having been checked and