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M n Councilman Rothwell reported on the study of an amendment on the traffic ordinance. This matter will be discussed when the necessary draft is drawn up by the city attorney. Vice Mayor Dungan reported that a special ordinance regu- lating use of firearms may be ready at the next meeting. Mr. Harvey Koehn reported in detail the 7 -point program on county bonds --the council did not endorse the issues. OLD BUSINESS: None Councilman Fowle reported that the petition withholding the referendum on Ordinance No. 19 has not yet been authenticated as the office of the county registrar is swamped with work on the coming general election. COMMENTS, FROM THE FLOOR: Mrs. Williams: Requested acknowledgment of letter, read by Mr. Gutt, written to the Palo Alto Times concerning signers of the referen- dum petition. Mr. Gutt: In connection with the delay, read a code that the state law requires checking of signatures within 10 days. This matter will be given immediate consideration at the next meeting. REPORT ON STUDY OF AN AMENDMENT ON THE TRAFFIC ORDINANCE REPORT ON COUNTY BONDS REPORT ON REFERENDUM PETITION ON ORDINANCE No. 19 GENERAL SUBJECT: ORDI- NANCE NO. 19 CONCERNING SUBDIVISIONS Mr. Frank Berg: Chairman of the Citizens C6mittee, read a statement expressing the feelings of the citizens concerning state of affairs. Mrs. Williams: Offered her assistance in making documents a- vailable to the general public thus elimi- nating inconvenience by reading at the public posting places. Mr. Giusti: Expressed his feelings on the ordinance, has no objections himself and questioned what were the objections of others. Mr. Gutt: Primary objection is lack of set Town Standards throughout the ordinance. Mr. Simrell: Read actual wording of the ordinance stating that the Council has authority to pass or reject any provision. - 2 - COUNCIL MINUTES 10-22-56