HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9467Resolution No. 9467
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto, California
To Jointly Approve with the City of Menlo Park the Renaming of the
San Mateo Drive Bike Bridge in Honor of Mike Harding
RECITALS
A. The San Mateo Drive Bike Bridge spans San Francisquito Creek between Menlo
Park and Palo Alto. Under an agreement, dated May ~5, 1976, between the city governments,
each city holds a right-of-way to the centerline of the Creek.
B. Stanford University, which maintains the pedestrian and bicycle path and owns
the underling lands, has granted the City of Palo Alto an 8-foot easement running from Sand Hill
Road to the Bicycle Bridge.
C: Mike Harding served as a member of the City of Menlo Park's Bicycle
Commission. He was an active member of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition for almost 25
years and, according to the Coalition, he was instrumental in the creation of the San Mateo
Drive Bike Bridge.
D. On February 11, 2014, the Council of the City of Menlo Park approved a motion
to rename the San Mateo Drive Bike Bridge in honor of longtime resident, Mike Harding. Due
to the shared ownership of the Bicycle Bridge, the Menlo Park city council acknowledged that
the bridge cannot be renamed without the concurrence of the City of Palo Alto.
E. The City of Palo Alto now wishes to support, and it therefore joins, the City of
Menlo Park in the renaming of the San Mateo Drive Bike Bridge in honor of Mike Harding.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES, as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council hereby accepts the request of the Council of the City of
Menlo Park to rename, and the City of Palo Alto hereby joins the City of Menlo Park in
renaming, the San Mateo Drive Bike Bridge in the memory and honor of Mike Harding, a
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longtime resident and commissioner of the City of Menlo Park. The City Manager or his
designee is authorized to consult with City of Menlo Park staff to effectuate the purpose and
spirit of th is resolution.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: November 10, 2014
AVES: BERMAN, BURT, HOLMAN, KLEIN, PRICE, SCHARFF, SCHMID, SHEPHERD
NOES:
ABSENT: KNISS
ABSTENTIONS:
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
Senior Asst. City Attorney
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