HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9033Resolution No. 9033
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Naming Real
Property in the Vicinity of High Street Between University Avenue
and Hamilton Avenue as Anna Zschokke Plaza
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto (the "City") owns real property in the vicinity of High
Street between University Avenue and Hamilton Avenue; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Policy and Procedures 1-15, the City'S Community
Services Department staff, the Palo Alto Historical Association (the "Association"), and the Palo
Alto Parks and Recreation Commission (the "Commission") collaborated in the evaluation of
names for the real property used as a public plaza; and
WHEREAS, on September 3, 2009 and November 5, 2009, the Association
recommended the use of "Anna Zschokke Plaza" as a name for the referenced public plaza
property; and
WHEREAS, the Commission conducted a public hearing regarding the naming of the
public plaza property, and it approved the name of "Anna Zschokke Plaza" for the property; and
WHEREAS, the public plaza property is being named for Anna Zschokke, who came to
Palo Alto in 1890 and took an interest in education for school-aged children, including providing
a building for a new high school and otherwise engaging in civic and cultural affairs in Palo Alto
during her life.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does hereby RESOLVE as
follows: '
SECTION 1. The Council hereby names the City-owned public plaza property, more
particularly described in Exhibit A, located in the vicinity of High Street between University
Avenue and Hamilton Avenue, as "Anna Zschokke Plaza," in recognition of Anna Zschokke,
who was a Palo Alto pioneer and an active supporter of many civic and cultural projects, and
who provided a building which served as a new high school for Palo Alto students.
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SECTION 2. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution does hot constitute a
project under the California Environmental Quality Act and the CEQA Guidelines and, therefore,
no environment assessment is required.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: January 25,2010
AYES: BURT, ESPINOSA, HOLMAN, KLEIN, PRICE, SCHARFF, SCHMID,
SHEPHERD,YEH
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
APPROVED:
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Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Senior Asst. City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
ANNA ZSCHOKKE PLAZA
All of Lot 22. As shown on that Certain Map Entitled "Map of PATRICK J.
MARTIN Subdivision of BLOCK No 5 UNIVERSITY PARK,
Santa Clara County CALIFORNIA" as Recorded on December
27th, 1889 in BOOK D of Maps at Page 161, Santa Clara
County Records, more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the Southwesterly line of High Street, said point being 125.00
feet from the intersection of said Southwesterly line of High Street with the Southeasterly
line of University Avenue as shown on said map;
THENCE, Southeasterly, 25.00 feet along said Southwesterly line of High Street;
THENCE, at right angles and running parallel with University Avenue, leaving said line
of High Street, Southwesterly, 112.50 feet;
THENCE, at right angles and running parallel with High Street, Northwesterly, 25.00
feet;
THENCE, at right angles and running parallel with University Avenue, Northeasterly,
112.50 feet to the Point Of Beginning
Said LOT 22 contains 2812.50' square feet more or less
Said LOT 22 is shown on attached map "Exhibit B" and made a part hereof.
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