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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 3957• ORIGINAL RESOLUTION NO. 3957 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO DECLARING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST OR CONVENIENCE REQUIRES THE DISCONTINUANCE OF THE USE OF CERTAIN LANDS AS A PUBLIC PARK AND THAT THE COUNCIL INTENDS TO CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION TO SUBMIT THE QUESTION OF DISCONTINUANCE TO THE CITY ELECTORS WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of Article VIII of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council did by Ordinance No. 2252 dedicate lands known as Byxbee Park and the City -owned Baylands, the Municipal Golf Course, and the Palo Alto Yacht Harbor for park purposes, and WHEREAS, the Council desires to lease a portion of each of said lands as delineated on the map marked EXHIBIT A and as more particularly described in EXHIBIT 8, attached hereto, to the County of Santa Clara for development and use as an airport, NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does hereby resolve as follows: SECTION 1. That the public interest or convenience requires the discontinuance of the use as a public park of lands described in said EXHIBITS A and B, which exhibits are hereby made a part hereof as though fully set forth herein, for the purpose of leasing said lands, together with other undedicated land, to the County of Santa Clara for the development and operation of an airport. SECTION 2. That the Council intends to call an election for the purpose of submitting the question of such discontinuance to the city electors provided that on or before April 3, 1967 the County of Santa Clara executes the revised "Lease Agreement - Palo Alto Airport" as approved by the Council on December 12, 1966. SECTION 3. That March 13, 1967 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall in the City of Palo Alto is hereby fixed as the time and place at which the public or persons particularly interested may protest such discontinuance. - 1 - SECTIO*' • E .t before the hour set for such hearing any ,, :.:-, n .i nt.c.rc.'ited may protest in writing against the nropos�'1 X11:Ineonmer.t and discontinuance, or to the extent thereof. Such protests shall be delivered to the City Clerk at the City Hall. SECTION 5. The City Engineer shall cause at least three notices of the adoption of the resolution to be posted conspicu- ously not more than three hundred feet apart along the exterior boundaries of the area proposed to be discontinued or abandoned as a public park. Posting shall be completed at least twenty days before the time set for the hearing. Failure to post the notices shall not invalidate the proceedings or prevent the Council from acquiring jurisdiction to proceed with the discon- tinuance and abandonment. The posted notices shall be headed: "Notice of proposed discontinuance of public park land" in legible characters, state the date of adoption of the resolution, and recite the facts contained in the resolution. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: February 6, 1967. AYES: Arnold, Comstock, Cooley, Debs, Dias, Flint, Pearson, Rohrs, Sher, Worthington. NOES: None. ABSENT: Beahrs, Rus, Woodward. A EST: APPROVED: ty `rer Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: A==istant City Attorney 2 • DESCRIPTION OF PORTION OF BAYLANDS TO BE ABANDONED Beginning at the southwesterly corner of that certain 26. 66 acre tract conveyed to the City of Palo Alto by Peter Faber and Laura E. Faber by deed recorded July 19, 1926 in Volume 246 at page 168, records of San Mateo County, California; thence S. 65° 00' E. along the southwesterly line of said tract and its southeasterly prolongation 240.24 feet; thence S. 63°15' E. 152.40 feet; thence N. 51°37'00" E. 603.71 feet; thence N. 38°23'00" W. 479.18 feet; thence N. 8'23'26" E. 600.00 feet; thence N. 36°39'50" E. 620.99 feet to the True Point of Beginning, said True Point of Beginning being designated as "Point N" on the map entitled "Palo Alto Airport Lease Lands Exhibit -A" attached to the lease agreement between the City of Palo Alto and the County of Santa Clara dated March 16, 1964, and filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Palo Alto (Agreement No. 2276); thence along the northerly line of Parcel A as shown on said map N. 50°33'45" W. 1471.40 feet; N. 0°41'30" E. 95.01 feet and N. 40°51'30" W. 1308.00 feet; thence leaving said northerly line N. 50°57'00" E. 316.20 feet; thence S. 38°25'00" E. 2872.72 feet; thence N. 50°33'4" W. 51.37 feet, to the True Point of Beginning, containing 14. 629 acres more or less. DESCRIPTION OF PORTION OF GOLF COURSE TO BE ABANDONED Beginning at the southwesterly corner of that certain 26. 66 acre tract conveyed to the City of Palo Alto by Peter Faber et ux by deed re- corded July 19, 1926 in Volume 246 of Official Records at page 168, records of San Mateo County, California; thence S.47°30'00" W. 152.46 feet to a point on the general southwesterly line of that certain tract of land shown as PARCEL "A" on the map entitled "Palo Alto Airport Lease Lands Exhibit -A" attached to the Lease Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and the County of Santa Clara dated March 16, 1964 and filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Palo Alto (Agreement No. 2276); thence along the general southwesterly line of said lease, the following courses and distances: West 134. 50 feet; N. 17°08'00" W. 314.60 feet; North 720. 70 feet; East 232. 00 feet; North 80. 00 feet; West 42.00 feet and North 150. 00 feet to the True Point of Beginning; thence, continuing along said general southwesterly line of said lease, East i50. 00 feet, North 642.02 feet and N. 38°25' W. 337. 96 feet; thence leaving said general southwesterly line South 906.82 feet; thence East 60. 00 feet to the True Point of Beginning, containing 3. 733 acres more or less. DESCRIPTION OF PORTION OF YACHT HARBOR TO BE ABANDONED Beginning at the southwesterly corner of that certain 26. 66 acre tract of land conveyed to the City of Palo Alto by Peter Faber et ux by deed recorded July 19, 1926 in Volume 246 of Official Records at page 168, records of San Mateo County, California; thence South 65°00'00" E. 240. 24 feet; thence S. 63°15'E. 152.40 feet; thence N. 51°37'00" E. 25.32 feet to the True Point of Beginning; thence East 1043. 38 feet; thence North 350.00 feet; thence N. 15°05'00" E. 345.00 feet; thence N. 64°55'00" W. 530.00 feet; thence N. 38`25'00" W. 530 feet, more or leas, to a point on the Westerly shoreline of a lagoon, said shoreline also being the most westerly line of that certain tract of land shown on Exhibit "E" attached to the Palo Alto Yacht Harbor lease agreement between the City of Palo Alto and the County of Santa Clara dated March 25, 1963, and filed April 12, 1963 in EXHIBIT B Page 1. of 2 pages the office of the City Clerk of the City of Palo Alto (Agreement No. 2275); thence in a general southerly direction along the westerly line of said leased lands and said shoreline 1275 feet, more or less, to a point designated as "Point W." on the map entitled "Palo Alto Airport Lease Lands Exhibit - A" attached to the lease agreement between the City of Palo Alto and the County of Santa Clara dated March 16, 1964 and filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Palo Alto (Agreement No. 2276); thence S. 63°17'56" W. along the southeasterly line of said Airport Lease Lands 407.07 feet; thence S. 51°37' W. 578. 39 feet, to the True Point of Beginning, containing 16 acres, more or less. Descriptions Approved: gineering Depa ent -2- EXHIBIT B Page 2 of -2 pages