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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 5884ORIGINAL RESOLUTION NO • .-;..58:..:8~4 __ _ RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO ORDERING WEED NUISANCE ABATED WHEREAS, this Council did on January 12, 1981, adopt its Resolution No. 5866 declaring weeds to be a nuisance and setting February 23, 1981 at 7:30 p.m., in the City Hall as the time and place for a hearing of objections to the proposed destruction or removal of weeds; and WHEREAS, in acc!>rdance with of such hearings was given in appears from the af f id av its on Clerk: and said Resolution No. 5866, notice the manner provided by law, as file in the Off ice of the City WHEREAS, said matter came on regularly for hearing at the time therein fixed1 and WHEREAS, interested persons appeared or filed writ- ten objection against said proceedings or any part thereof, all persons desiring to be heard were given an opportunity to be heard, and all matters and things pertaining to said weed abatement were fully heard and considered by this Council. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. Any and all objections to the proposed destruction or removal of such weeds., be, and each of them hereby is, over- ruled. SECTION 2. The Director of Public Works hereby is ordered to abate such nuisance, or cause the same to be abated by means of Contract No. 3820 for that purpose with the County of Santa Clara, and as provided in Chapter 8. 08 of the Palo Al to Municipal Code, and to do all things necessary and authorized in said chapter. SECTION 3. The Council of the City of Palo Alto finds that none of the provisions of this Resolution will have a significant adverse environmental impact. INTRODUCED AND PASSED~ February 23' 1981 AYES: Bechtel, Eyerly, Fazzino, Fletcher, Henderson, Levy, Renzel, Witherspoon NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTENTIONS: None APPROVE AS TO FORM: ~ (!; rilcJ.ah'4 March 18. 1981 HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL Paio Alto, California Combined Arts Agencies of Santa Clara County State/Local Partnership Program Members of the Council: This is a report regarding the Ca1ifornia State Arts Counci 1 State/Local Partner- ship program and the status of the Combineo Arts Agency (CAA) Santa Clara County Arts plan. In addition, staff is recommending that the Council enact the attached resolution that recOITl1lends approval of the outline of the State/Local Partnership master plan for the arts on beha!f of the County of Santa Clara. BACKGROUND: The California Arts Council and the State Legislature have ~$taolished a State/Local Partnership Program designed to encourage local cultural planning and decision making and to reach previously underserved constituencies. The objectives of the State/Loca1 Partnership Program are to: A. provide a mechanism for more effective local arts planning and to coordinate such planning with state programs; 8. develop rural and suburban areas which have not fully participated in arts programs; C. expand the private sector support for arts at the local level, 0. give local government ag~ncies the opportunity to assist the California Arts Council in improving the efficiency of arts prograrrming: E. provide a more stable base of support for the arts at the local level; F. provide a potential decentralization mechanism for other California Arts Council programs; G. prevent duplication and overlap between Federal (administered through California Arts Council), state, and local program funds; H. provide for increased employment of artists; I. stimulate the local economy. Planning Grant In accordance with the provi s Ions of the. State/Loe ... I Partnership Program, a $12,000 non-matching planning grant was provided to Santa Clara County through the Combined Arts Agency (CAA), a 39-member board representing the Music and Arts foundation of Santa Clara County. the County Arts Counci I, t:·,e San Jose Arts Foundation and individuals active In support of the arts. The CAA hired an arts consultant to develop a methodology for developing a needs assessment for the County of Santa Clara which will include the Inventorying of alt arts organizations, artists and art support groups In terms of their current activities and future goals. The resultant information wtlt be identified CHR: 200: I Exhibit A Page two and ranked to g~ide Santa Ciara County arts organizations and cities in designing future programs and services to their respective constituents. Approval When the County P1an is completed by the consultant, it must be submitted to, reviewed and approved by all the following agencies: 1. The County Board of Supervisors. 2. All local matching agencies for the Local Prioriti~~ Grant. 3. Th(' City Council of any city which ha':> at lca">l 70'.i'. of tin• loltil crnmly population. In this case, the plan wi11 be developed jointly hy llw city and the county. If the development of a joint plan is not possible, then this city may withdraw from the county planning process and submit its own separate plan to the CAC. If this is done, the city will n~ceive its own Bloc Planninq Grant and local Priorities Grant, with the funds for thc<;e qr.ml•, ..,uhtr.H:tnl frnn1 !ht• county'·· qr.1nt'> in propnriion to llu· pt•rc,·111.vw or the county IK>pulaliun inhahitin<J Lhl· cily. Howev,·r •• 111 citit"• .:Ht• strongly urged to work within the county planning process if at Jll po~~iblt:. 4. The city councils of 50% of the total number of cities in the county. in addition, this total number of cities must have a c011Jbined populatior: representing at least SO% of the total county population inhabiting incorporated areas of the county. If a city with 20% of the total county population has withdrawn fromthe county planning process, it wili not be included in this approvat procedure. 5. After review by CAC staff. the plan will be approved by a majority vote of the California Arts Council at an open public meeting. Local Priorities Grant After approval, the plan will be used by the California State Arts Council to divide $350,000-$500,000 among all participating counties on a one-to-one match. The local Priorities funds wi 11 be divided by a formula based on: 1. Need Factor This is defined as the total allocation divided by the total percentage of the population of California residln~ in any county. This factor will receive 60% of the Local Priorities monies. 2. Effort Factor This ts defined as the total per capita spending for the arts by local government agencies_ as adjusted to reflect average personal incoms. This factor will receive 40% of the local Priorities monies It Is anticipated that Local Priorities Grants may be used for Dire~t Progranmtng, Techni~al Assistance, Information Services. and/or Grants Programs, as long as grant monies are spent according to local plans and CAC funding pol}~ies. These policies tnelude high artistic achievement, equitable recognition and compensation of artists for their work. and recognition of cultural diversity. State of California and CAC policy prohibit local plans from including expenditures for out-of-state travel, capital expenditures, purchase of equipment, and profit-making organizations. CHR:200: 1 Exhibit A ~. '• I Page three Palo Alto Participatior.: Based on the effort factor, it is expected chat the State Arts Counci1 will award a proportionat~ amount of fu~dinq to Santa Clara County through the Combined Arts Agencies. Although Palo Alto will not automatically receive funding for the arts, the City will be eligible to submit application to the Combined Arts Agencies in support of specific programs in the arts. In effect, funding for the arts in Palo Alto will be more accessible through the county government rather than through the state government. · Environmental Impact Assessment: This project qualifies for a categorical exemption under CEQA 9u1def 1nes and procedures and procedures adopted by the City of Palo Alto and no further environmental assessment is necessary. S1.111111ary: A county Master Pain for the Arts is being developed by the Combined Arts Agency of Santa Clara that requires approval by 50% of the total number of cities in the county in order to establish what portion of the Locat Priorities grant each city may receive from the State Arts Counci1. This action will be the first step in a two-year pl~nning process in which the Combined Arts Agencies wi11 work closely with e~ch municipality within Santa Clara County to devise and implement a successful master plan. Although the plan itself will not be COl1lpleted prior to the March 31 deadline, the State Arts Council has agreed that city approval of the concept of the plan prior to Karch 31 will facilitate the appropriation of the local Priorities funding and that the plan itseif may be approved after March 3l. 1981. Recommendation: Staff recommends that Cou~cil enact the attached reso1ution. :;;:·~;zted, Leon Kaplan, Director partment Arts and Sciences nager Attachment tMR:200: I Exhibit A • ORIGlt~AL RESOLUTION NO. 5892 RESOLUTION OP THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY FOR PURPOSES OF BIKE PATHS IN THE BAYLANDS AREA WHEREAS, this Council has considered and approved bike path routes in the Baylands area and now wishes to authorize City staff to apply for a grant from the State Coastal Conservancy for construction of bike paths in the Baylands~ NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. The City Council authorizes City staff to apply for grant funds from the State Coastal Conservancy for purposes of construction of bike paths in the Baylands area. SECTION 2. City Manager or his designee is designated as the official representative of the City of Palo Alto and is authorized to complete such documents as are necessary for an application to the State Coastalal Conservancy. SECTION 3. The City Council has considered and approved those assurances set forth set in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 4. The Council of the City of Palo Al to finds that this is not a project and, therefore, no environmental impact assessment is necessary. I NTROOUCED AND PASSED: March 23 ~ 1981 AYES: Bechtel, Fazzino, Fletcher, Hender.son, Klein, Levy, Renzel, Witherspoon NOES: None ABSENT: Eyerly ABSTENTIONS: , Cl APPROVED TO FORM: ~ C! • cllruau APPROVED: ... LIST OF ASSURANCES The applicant hereby assures and certifies that it will comply with Conservancy regulations, policies, guidelines and requirements as they relate to the acceptance and use of Conservancy funds for this project. Also, the applicant gives assurances and certifies with respect to the qrant that: 1. It possesses legal authority to apply for the grant, and to finance and construct the proposed facilities; that, where appro- priate, a resolution, motion or similar action has been duly adopted or passed as an official act of the applicant's governing body, authorizing the filing of the application, including all understandings and asi:ourances contained therein, and directing and authorizing the person identified as the official representa- tive of the applicant to act in connection with the application and to provide such additional information as may be required. 2. It will have sufficient funds available to meet its own share of the cost for projects. Sufficient funds will be available when the project is completed to assure the effective operation and maintenance of the facility for the purposes constructed. 3. It will give the Conservancy, through any authorized representa- tive, access to and the right to examine all records, books, papers, or documents related to the grant. 4. It will cause work on the project to be commenced within a reasonable time after receipt of notification from the Conser- vancy that funds have been approved and that the project will be prosecuted to completion with reasonable diligence. 5. It will not dispose of or encumber its title or other interests in the site and facilities except as permitted by the Conser- vancy. 6. It will, where appropriate, comply with the requirements of the State's Braithwaite Act (Chapter 1574, Statutes of 1971 and related statutes), which provides for fair and equitable treat- ment of displaced persons. 7. It will where appropriate, comply with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. 8. It will comply with all requirements imposed by the Conservancy concerning special provisions of law, and program requirements. EXHIBIT "A"