HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 6447RESOLUTI\JN NO. 6447
l{[S1)LUTiuN ui-: THE COUNCIL uF fHE CITY OF PALO ALTO
l)t::CLARING Hi£ RESULTS OF THE CONSOLIDATEIJ MUNICIPAL
ELECflvN HELO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1985
wrl£~EAS, on November 5, l:H~5, a ~eneral municipal election
consolidated wi tn Santd Clara County elections was duly held in the
City of Palo Alto pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of Article
I I I of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto for the purpose of
electing five Councilmembers, each for a full term of four years
expiriny Uecember 31, 1~89.
WHEl{EAS, on November~. 1985, a special election consolidated
with the general municipal election was duly held in the City of Palo
Alto pursuant to the provisions of Article VI, Section 2 and Article
VII of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto for the purpose of
submitting to the voters the following measures:
CITY OF PALO ALTO MEASURE A
Shall an ordinance be enacted which autnorizes the City Council
to dttempt to secure and to take all reasonable, necessary, and appro-
priate action permitted by law to negotiate the exchange of a portion
of tne Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course at the northeast corner of Geng
and Embarcadero Roads not to exceed 3.74 acres for certain privately-
owned parcels located at addresses commonly known as 3005 and 3009
Miadlefield Road, Palo Alto, California (consisting of Assessor's
Parcel numbers 127-53-11, 127-53-12, 127-53-13, and 127-53-lb), on
which the Winter Lod':le Ice Skating Facility and Chuck Thompson Swim
and Tennis Club are located, provided: (1) that a majority of elec-
tors vote in favor of Medsure ~ on the ballot authorizing discontin-
uance of tne µark use for the Geng Road parcel; (2) the Winter Lodge
Facility shall continue to be used for community ice skating so lon~
as no City subsidy is required for its continuance other than the use
of tne Middlefield ~oad site or appropriate assistance in securing and
making available an alternate site and facility; (3) any exchange
a~reement shal I relluire that the normal City development processes
shall be followed with respect to private Gevelopment of the Gen9 Road
parcel, including, but not limited to, Comprehensive Pl<..1 amendment,
zoning, subdivision regulations, site and design review, and environ-
'" en ta 1 rev i e w under the Ca l i f or n i a En v i r on men ta 1 Qua l i t y Act ; ( 4 ) i n
any exchange agreed to by City, no more than that portion of the 3.74
acre Gen!:J Road parcel which is equivalent in value to the Middlefield
l{oad site sha11 be included; (5) an actual exchange is finally i::om-
jJleted no later than May 1, 1987; (6) if the terms of an exchange are
not agreed upon , the Ci t y of Pal o A 1 to sh al l not be leg a l l y ob 1 i gated
to acquire the Middlefield Road site for any consideration other than
an exchan~e?
For thi: Measure
Against the Measure 3,866
CITY OF PALO ALTO MEASURE 8
Snall the nortriedsterly 3.74 acres of the Municipal Golf Course
dt the corner of Geng and Embarcadero Koads be discontinued for park
use in ord~r tv al low it to be possit>ly developed for office use and
be exchan~ed for 3.74 acres of real iJroµerty located on Middlefield
~oad containin~ ice skatiny and otner recreational facilities provided
(1) the discontinuance wi 11 not be effecti Je unless a majority of the
electorate also votes in favor of Measure A on this ballot 1'1hich
authorizes the City Council to attempt to negotiate exchange of the
Lieng Road i->arcel for the Middlefield Road site; (2) no more than that
jJOrtion of the 3.74 acre Gen~ Road parcel which is equivalent in value
to tne Middlefield Road site shall be included in any exchange and any
excess shal I be rededicated to park use forthwith; (3) any exchdnge
dgreement shall require that the normal City development processes
sha1J t>e followed with respect to private development of the Geng Road
parcel, includiny, but riot limited to, Comprehensive Plan amendment,
zoniny, subdivision regulations, site and design review, and environ-
mental review under the California Environmental Quality Act; (4) City
sha11 reserve easements for the existing bicycle path and sanitary
sewer; and (5) if exchange is not finally completed on or before May
1, 1987, the entire 3.74 deres shall be rededicated to park use forth-
with?
For tne Measure 8,867
Against the Measure 4 2 096
CITY OF PALO ALTO MEASURE ...£.
Shall an ordinance be enacted which (1) amends subparagraph P.2
of "adopted recommendations 11 of the ijaylands Master Plan (Summary
t<eport) deal in<:J witn the Yacht Harbor Area Forecast Plan as incorpo-
rated into the Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan to provide that the
establisned Harbor boatin~ areas and facilities shall be maintained on
a user-supported basis in order to preserve recreational access to the
tsay and that all reasonable actions necessary to accomplish this shall
t>e permitted; and (2) amends al I applicable sections of the Palo Alto
Comprehensive Plan and the Baylands Master Plan to be consistent with
the continued maintenance of the Harbor as set fortn in (1) above?
For the Measure 5,849
Against the Measure 7,210
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CITY OF PALO ALTO MEASURE D
Advisory Vote Only
"Should the Council of the City of Palo Alto be advised to adopt an
ordinance whic~ would require removal and prohibit installation of any
.,..ermanent or extended duration barrier, island, curb or other roadway
design feature including a center divider which impedes otherwise normal
access to a cross street used to physically block passage of vehicular
trdffic in one or more directions on any street or between adjoining
streets (route blocka\:le) unless: (1) two non-city traffic engineering
authorities determine that sa~d route blockaye is needed at a specific
location in order to alleviate a Si)ecific permanent traffic safety hazard
within !JOO feet of that location which hazard cannot be otherwise miti-
~ated and (2) the City Council by resolution unanimously approves said
blockage?11
For the Advisory Measure 5,947
Against the Advisory ~easure 6,853
WHE~EAS, due and legal notice of said municipal and S!)ecial
elections was ~iven as required by law; and
WHE~EAS, on tne 5th da1 of November 1985, at the hour of 7:00 in
the morning of said day tne pol ls were duly and regularly opened for said
municipal and special elections and said polls were continuously kept
open for said purpose from the time they were so opened until 8:00 in the
evenin~ of ;aid day; and
WHEREAS, in acctJrdance with Califorriia Elections Code Section
23306 the Board of Supervisors and the Re~istrar of Voters of Santa Clara
County have conducted a complete and official canvass of the returns of
said elections; and
WHE~EAS~ Article III, Section 4 of the Charter of the City of
Palo Alto states that the Council shal 1 act as a canvassing board to can-
vass the results of such elections; and
W H E RE AS , t he Co u n c i l of the C i t y of Pa 1 o A l to met at i t s u s u a l
place of meeting and did the~ and there canvass the returns of said muni-
ci.,al and special consolidated elections and declare the results there-
of;
NOW, THEREFORE, tne Council of the City of Palo Alto does
RE5ULVE as follows:
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S~CTlvN l. The Council finds and declares that:
(a) A municipal election was duly and regularly held
on November ~. 1985, accordiny to the Charter of the City of Palo
Alto, Resolution No. 6409 and the election laws of the State of
California;
(b) The whole number of votes cast in the City at said
municipal election for the purpose of e1ectin~ five Councilmembers
for full terms including those cast upon absentee ballots, was 51,950
on 13,496 ballots (33.9i turnout);
(c) The total number of votes given and cast at said
municipal election, including votes cast upon absentee ballots, was
o~ follows for the candidates for City Council for full term:
MI KE CU~B 10,192 19.63
LA~ I{ Y KLEIN 10,176 19.6%
H. R. ~OBEKTS 3,390 6.51.
£LLEN FLETCHER 9,030 17.4%
FHANK PATITUCCI 8,946 17.2%
BETSY BECHTEL 10,216 1 9 • 71.
T~HAL 51,950 100.0i
(d) Mike Cobb, Larry Klein, Ellen Fletcher, Frank
Patitucci and Betsy Bechtel being the five candidates receiving the
hiyhest number of votes for the office of Councilmember for a full
four year-term, were duly and regularly elected for terms of four
years commencin!J January 1, 1986, to serve as Councilmembers of the
City of Palo Alto.
SECTION 2. The Council finds and declares that:
(a) A special election consolidated with the general
municil)al election was duly and regularly held on ~ovember 5, 1985,
according to the Charter of the City of Palo Alto and the election
laws of the State of California for the purpose of considering
Measure A.
(b) The whole numoer of votes cast in the City at said
special election, including votes cast upon absentee ballots, was
12,Y92 on 13,496 ballots (33.9% turnout);
(c) The total number of votes given and cast for Mea-
sure A at said electiont including votes cast upon absentee ballots,
was as fol lows:
FOH MEASUl<E A
AGAINST MEASURE A
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9,126
::.1,866
70. 2%
29.8%
e e
SECflUN 3. The Council finds and declares that: .
(d) A special election consolidated with the general
municipal election was duly and regularly held on November 5,
1~8~ accoraing to tne Chdrt~r of the City of Palo Alto and the
election laws of the State of California for the purpose of
considering Medsure B.
(b) The whole ~umber of votes cast in the City at
said sµecial election~ includiny votes cast uµon absentee blllots,
WdS 12,963 on 13.496 ballots (3J.~i turnout};
(c} The total number of votes ijiven and cast for
Measure B at said election, including votes cast upon absentee
ballots~ was as follows:
FUR MEASURE B
AbAINST MEASURE ~
8,867
4,096
68.4i.
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SECTION 4. The Council finds and declares that:
(a) A special election consolidated with the general
municipal election was duly and re9ularl1 held on November 5,
1~8~ according to the Chdrter of the City of Palo Alto and the
election laws of the State of California for the purpose of
considering Measure c.
(b) The whole number of votes cast in the City at
said special election, including votes cast upon absentee ballots,
was 13,U59 on 13,496 ballots (33.9S tijrnout);
(c) The total number of votes given and cast for
~easure C at said election, including votes cast upon absentee
ballots, was as follows:
FOR MEASURE C
AGAINST MEASURE C
5,849
7,210
44.8%
55.2%
SECTiuN ~. The Council finds and declares that:
(d) A special election consolidated with the ~eneral
municipal eiection was du1y and regularly held on November 5,
198~ accordiny to the Charter of tne City of Palo Alto and the
election laws of the State of California for the purpose of
considerin~ Advisory ~easure o.
{b) The whole number of ~otes cast in the City at
said sµecial election, including votes cast upon absentee ballots~
was 12,800 on 13,496 ba1 lots (33.9% turnout};
(c) The total number of votes ~iven and cast for
Advisory Measure D at said election, including votes cast upon
absentee ballots, was as f,llows:
FO~ AUVlSORY MEASURE U
AGAINST ADVISORY M~ASU~E 0
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5,947
6,853
46.5%
53.5%
S E t. T 1 u N 6 • A t t a c h e d h e ,. et o a n d i n c ') r p o r a t e d h e r e f n d s E x h i o i t 11 A 11
1s tne stdtement of the results as re4uired Dy Section 22933 of
the Elections Code of the State ot Califorrtia.
1 l'iTKLllJUCED ANIJ PAS$ED: November 25, 1985
AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Patirucci, Renzel, Sutorius, Woolley
NvE $: None
AHSTENTIONS: None
A~ SE IH: None
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