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� �3 PUBLZC HEARING TO ADOPT ORDINANCE AMENDING SALARY ORDINANCE FOR CITY LEBRARIAN. At'fidsni�� of publication ordered filed. Public hearing was announced and there being no protests, Council�an Royer moved close of hearing, seconded b� Councilman Britschgi and carried. Councilman Jones moved ADOPTION OF �ORDINANCE No. 76�., seconded by Councilwornan Tinney and carried on roll call. PUBLIC HEARIN(� TO ADOPT ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT TO RETIREMENT CONTRACT. Affidaeit of � publi.cation ordered filed. Hearing was announced and there being no protests, Councilman Britschgi moved close of hearing, seconded by Councilman Royer and carried. ' Councilman Spillers moved ADOPTION OF O�RDINANCE No. 765, seconded by Couneilwoman Tinney and carried on roll call. PUBLIC �APPEARANCE. PIfR. STAN SCOTT, 363-9 Upland Road, appeared to request f�i.rther considera- � tion of the Planning Commission� s refusal of use permit to allow a second residence on the front of Lot 3, Block 16, Oak Knoll Manor. City Attorne� Currie advised this could be recognized as an appeal to the action of the Planning Commission, ho�►ener, Mr. Scott was requested to cover his request in the form of a letter to the City Clerk. Councilman Ro�er then moved that the public hearing be held on May 3, 1954, property owners �►ithin the 300 foot radius to be advised, mot3on seconded by �ouncilman Spillers and carried. COMMITTEE REPORT BY CDUNCIL�OMAN TTNNEY. Committee consisting of Councilwoman Tinney, Leonard Greenwold, and representatives of the Southern Pa�ific �ompany met on March 31st to discuss t he plan recently proposed by Mr. Leonard Greenwold. The Southern Pacific representatives were considerabl;� impressed by the proposal but were unable to make any co�nitments. The� �rill, howener, take the discussion back to their operating department ' for their consideration. The Southern Pacific Company suggested a study be made on t he � parking situation on Ar�uello Street and the possibility of angle rather than the present parallel parkin�. Councilwoman Tinney then moved the matter be referred to the Traffic Fact Finding Cozinnittee for study and recommendation, seconded b� Councilman Jones and carried. Councilwoman Tinney next discussed the parking situation on Franklin Street and in the Franklin Street parking lot. Recent survey of the Traffic Committee indicated that both of these areas were being tased to 50� of capacity which might warrant removal of ineters on the east side of Franklin Street. Discussion followed regarding the possibility of reducing t�.e parking fees on t he Franklin Street lot in order to bring the parking up to capacity. Mr. Greenwold spoke briefly on the subjeet as �ell as two members of the Commuters Club who spoke not as official members but stated their own personal viears. These eommu�ers requested that further consideration be given to furnishing free parking in t he depot area. Mayor � Granger stated that the subject is and has been under consideration and something undoubt- edly would be worked out in the near future. Councilman Britschgi was in agreemen� Rith the removal of certain meters and the reduetion oP rates on the parking lot. Councilman Royer atated his opinion that the removal of meters on Franklin Street might prove to be in competition with the parking lot and � suggested t ha� a re�urvey be undertaken to ascertain the extent of the effeet on the parking lot were parking on Franklin Street be free of eharge. The matter of parking on Arguello and Franklin Streeta was refsrred to the Traffic Fact Finding Committee on motion of Councilman Royer, ssconded by Couneilwvman Tinney. Coun- eilman Royer called attention to the fact that the Council and the Southern Pacific Company had been working on the sub�ect as a �oint pro�ect for the past two or three