HomeMy WebLinkAbout4/23/1956MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING
OF
LOS ALTOS HILLS, CALIFORNIA
APRIL 23, 1956
An adjourned meeting of the city council was called
into session at 8:00 P. M., Monday, April 23, 1956, at Puris-
sima School. The following councilmen were present upon roll
call: Bledsoe, Dungan, Fowle and Rothwell; absent, Treat.
City Attorney Bullis advised that Councilman Bledsoe
must take the oath of office once again as it must be repeated
verbally after the administrator of the oath. Mr. Bledsoe and
Dr. Rothwell took the oath of office as re-elected councilmen
for a period of four (4) years of the Town of Los Altos Hills
and were sworn in officially by City Clerk Paulman.
Councilman Bledsoe nominated Mr. Sidney W. Treat for
Mayor. There being no further nominations, it was moved by
Mr. Fowle and seconded by Mr. Rothwell that nominations be
closed. A motion was made by Councilman Bledsoe and seconded
by Councilman Fowle that the city clerk cast a unanimous ballot
for Mr. Treat as Mayor. Motion carried unanimously.
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tt SOLUTION NO. 15 was presented and read relating to
a memorandum of agreement with the State asking for $1,000 for
preliminary engineering for the year 1956 - 1957. This reso-
lution was passed and adopted by the city council of the Town
of Los Altos Hills this 23rd day of April , 19560 by
the following vote:
AYES: Bledsoe, Dungan, Fowle and Rothwell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Treat
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ORDINANCE NO. 12 was presented for the first reading
by title only providing for sanitary disposal of sewage of the
Town of Los Altos Hills. Reading of this Ordinance was waived
for 30 days by the city council of the Town of Los Altos Hills
this 23rd day of April --s 1956, by the following vote:
AYES: Bledsoe, Dungan, Fowle and Rothwell
NCES : None
ABSENT: Treat
Councilman Fowle reported on the meeting of the Inter -
City Council of Santa Clara County and encouraged members of
council to attend their meetings. Subjects covered at the met-
ing included a preliminary report on floods and drainage; sales
tax; pinball ordinance; report on the smog committee and engineer-
ing standards committee. Vice Mayor Dungan commented that members
of the council should be present at their meetings for cooperative
and defensive reasons.
Vice Mayor Dungan reported that he has gone over the
matter of the $15,000 gift from Mr. and Mrs. C. Earl Dawson
and has decided to appoint a building committee to review the
problennof the Town and present its findings.
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To start the program, the building committee will consist of
the following members:
Professor Wallace Stegner
Mrs. Francis Duveneck
Proctor Mellquist
Richard Dawson
J. M. Fowle
T. A. Dungan
It was also reported that Mr. Simrell has offered his services
to the committee without charge. Vice Mayor Dungan extended
his thanks in behalf of the council for Mr. Simrell's services.
An offer for all excavating services for the building was also
received by telephone.
City Clerk P aulman was directed to write the members
serving on the building committee advising them that they will
be notified when a meeting is to be held.
Vice Mayor Dungan directed City Attorney Bullis to
draw up a deed of gift to present at the next meeting.
City Attorney Bullis ad*ised the council to protest
the matter of gas rates when presented by the Public Utilities
Commission.
The matter of the garbage contract was discussed briefly
and will be considered further at the next meeting. Councilman
Bledsoe suggested that the city clerk should contact Mr. Macabee
and Mr. Hibner to be present at the meeting.
An ordinance covering pinball machirB s will be presented
at the next meeting by Chief of Police McKenna. City Attorney
Bullis advised that this ordinance should be given due consider-
ation. Chief of Police McKenna will also present a proposed
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contract withthe county for police protection.
There was a brief discussion on enforcement of ordi-
nances against dumping refuse along roads, vandalism, etc.
Vice Mayor Dungan directed Councilman Bledsoe to re-
port how much it would cost the Town of Los Altos Hills for
insurance to permit the Chief of Police to make arrests and
enforce law and order.
The matter of the committee appointed to review the
name of the Town of Los Altos Hills was discussed and Vice
Mayor Dungan suggested that this be tabled until the return
of Mayor Treat.
There being no further business, it was moved by
Mr. Bledsoe and seconded by Mr. Fowle that the meeting be ad-
journed. Motion carried.
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