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..Marchr'l.... 1943 T
Regular.meetirw, of the Council of the. City...of__.Pe_talUma ;called to
ordet by' .Mayor 'Wo'odsqn,
ROLL CALL:.
Present::, Councilmen Brown,, Deiss, Myers., Penry, Seidell., and
Mayor Woodson.
Absent: ,:Councilman King.
READING OF THE JOURNAL:
'6 minutes: of the. last regular meeting of February 15th were,
readandap,p_roVed as recorded.
OF. OFFICERS"
The monthly ;reports bf the Auditor, _.Treasurer,Wharfinger, Police
Judge",, Poun-dmaster,, and Chief of Police were read and filed.
REPORTS. OF STANDING COMMITTEES-:
The" �F
Th ', mance , Comm 1-ttee- submitted Its report, whereupon
Resolution #5489 C.S'O
introduced by -Councilman Seidell seconded by Councilman Brown, directing
the Auditorto draw warrants os.. 1870 to 1979 inclusive) against the
,various City' Funds in payment of claims allowed and approved by the
Finance Corntittee,, adopted by 6 affirmative -votes., 1 absentee.
PETITIONS AND. COZM,ICATIONS,,:,
Communicatlon from the Peta'luta Woman1s Club recommending that
the -'improvements hedessary to the building'chosen for housing the Day
-Nursery be made by the City. of Petaluma withdity funds, read and
placed on file,.
COmftimicatioh, from Petaluma Council of Parent and Teachers,
urging the City of Petaluma to finance the necessary improvements to
Pepper Kindergarten buildi I ng from city funds:, read and placed on file.
NEW' BUSINESSI.-
Van 6fer of funds:
Resolution #5490* C.S.
-introduced by pounci.1man, Brown.' seconded by Councilman Seidel -1,, directing
;th-eAt1ditor and treasurer, to make the following transfers: From the. -
River and Harbor Fund to the 1932 Municipal Improv'ement.Bond Fund
the
sumof�1,403.99,
'1375�000-, and from the In Lieu Tax Fund to, the Police Fund the
sum. of - adopted by 6 affirmative votes...--' 'absentee.
Mayo-r%Noodson requested that the Street-C6mmittee arrange for a
,suitable parking place at Center Park on lower Main Street for a fleet
o:t-Hamilton Field bussLes., which itissaid are to operate from the field
nightly from 5:30 p.m. to,18:80 as
Councilman Penry called attention to the fact that any proposed
charter amendments should be submitted soon
in order to be included in
the -June. 8th election.
Re. -c -organization 'of Civilian Defense on an area basis:
Mr -4 Robert - Cantu of Santa Rosa,, . E-xecutive Secretary of the
'Sonoma County Civilian Defense Council, addressed the Council explaining
�
,1L pian, for civilian defe se, ..e -organization, of the county on an area
batis-0 He recommended ri - ,rCouncil that the,adopt,the plan under
resolutions which he silbmittL.d. Adi'scussion 'of .the subject, was had
and thearesolutionsreferred to the City' Attorney for study and pre:6ent-
ation at the next meeting,,
°The2, matter of providing f or the remodeling
ofthe Pepper
Kindergarten for use. as a.,Day Nursery was discussed and taken under
further "consideration.
Re=financing of. .1932 Mun.- Bonds:
dity-.-Attorney, 'Karl - , Brooks rppoft6d that he''had 'investigated the
..Act for "'the refinancing of municipal bonds and that he was of the
opinion, that this 'could be -done by an act of two-thirds of the. -City
C- buncil and 'may not have 'to be submitted to the electors.- However,,
..ihs:t he hadreferred the matter to the bond attorneys for their opinion.
-Mayor Woodson. gave a report of the meeting of the Northy Bay
Lea&e of California. Citie8 recently held in 'Sebastopol.
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The' Fire,-:Commhssiori rided
e recomm 'that the Counc-l� -investigate
way "s and''m'eans ^ of"providing a fire. escape from the. upper floor-
of the .City Hall, especially to care for the rooms occupied by
the :Rationing Board,
, ADJQURNM'.T
There being no further business to -cow-before. the meeting,
the meeting was declared adjourned'.
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