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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 4029• priq !p RESOLUTION NO. 4029 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND NECESSITY OF SAID CITY REQUIRE, FOR PUBLIC USE FOR .PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS, CERTAIN LAND -LOCATED IN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA The Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. That the Council of the City of Palo Alto has found and determined, and hereby does find, determine and declare, that the public interest and necessity require the acquisition by the City of Palo Alto of the real property des- cribed in Section 2 hereof for public buildings and public grounds purposes. SECTION 2. That the taking in fee simple of the property described in EXHIBIT A attached hereto and delineated on the map marked EXHIBIT B attached hereto and by reference made a part hereof, situated in the City of Palo Alto, County of Santa Clara, State of California, is necessary for such purpose. SECTION 3. That said proposed acquisition is planned and located in a manner which will be most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury, and all of such acquisition is located within the territorial limits of the City of Palo Alto. SECTION 4. That the Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby declares its intention to acquire title in fee simple in said land described in EXHIBIT A under eminent domain pro- ceedings, and the City Attorney of the City of Palo Alto and the law firm of Messrs. Wilson, Jones, Morton & Lynch, - 1 - • • employed for.. that purpose, are hereby directed to institute and conduct to conclusion an action in eminent domain for the acquisition of said property in fee simple, and to take such action as is necessary therein. SECTION 5. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed, as an alternative to trial of any action in eminent domain initiated hereunder, to purchase for such reasonable sum as he may deem appropriate, an option on the real property described in said EXHIBIT A, said option to grant to the City the exclusive right and option to purchase said parcels. SECTION 6. The City Manager is further authorized to spend from general funds of the City heretofore appropriated for such purposes such monies as are necessary and as in his opinion may constitute the fair market value of said parcels based upon appraisals of duly qualified and competent real estate appraisers. SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution by a vote of two-thirds of all of the members of the City Council. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: September 11, 1967 AYES: NOES: ABS : Comstock A ST: y Attorney •er PR" D AS TO FORM: Arnold, Beahrs, Berwald: Clark, Cooley, Dias, Gallagher, Spaeth, Wheatley Pearson APPRO�+ Mayor APPROVE + AS TO CONIMTT : neer .ng eparfinent I hereby certify that the whole number of members of the Council of the City of Palo Alto i' -leven and that the foregoing resolution was adopted by a v•te of more than two-thirds of all of the members of s- d Council. ctdc All those real properties located in the City of Palo Alto, County of Santa Clara, State of California, described as follows: Parcel 1 BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the Southeasterly line of Forest Avenue (60 feet wide) with the Southwesterly line of Bryant Street (60 feet wide); running thence Southeasterly along said line of Bryant Street 62.50 feet; thence at a right angle South- westerly 100.00 feet; thence at a right angle Northwesterly 62.50 feet to a point on said Southeasterly line of Forest Avenue; thence Northeasterly, along said Southeasterly Line, 100.00 feet to the point of beginning, being portions of Lots 52, 53, 54, and 55 of Block 10 as laid down on the Map entitled "Map of Lots 3 and 4 in Block 10 University Park" of record in the Office of the County Recorder of said County of Santa Clara, in Book "E" of Maps, at page 103. Parcel 2 BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the Southeasterly line of Forest Avenue (60 feet wide) with the Southwesterly line of Bryant Street (60 feet wide); running thence Southeasterly along said line of Bryant Street 62.50 feet to the True Point of Beginning; thence continuing Southeasterly along said line of Bryant Street 37.50 feet; thence at a right angle Southwesterly 100.00 feet; thence at a right angle Northwesterly 37.50 feet; thence at a right angle Northeasterly 100.00 feet to the True Point of Beginning, being portions of Lots 52, 53, 54, and 55 of Block 10 as laid down on the Map entitled "Map of Lots 3 and 4 in Block 10 University Park" of record in the Office of the County Recorder of said County of Santa Clara, in Book "E" of Maps, at page 103. Parcel 3 BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the Southeasterly line of Forest Avenue (60 feet wide) with the Southwesterly line of Bryant Street (60 feet wide); running thence Southeasterly along said line of Bryant Street 100.00 feet to the True Point of Beginning; thence continuing Southeasterly along said line of Bryant Street 37.50 feet; thence at a right angle Southwesterly 112.50 feet; thence at a right angle Northwesterly 37.50 feet; thence at a right angle North- easterly 112.50 feet to the True Point of Beginning, being all of Lot 51 and a portion of Lot 50 of Block 10 as laid down on the Map en- titled "Map of Lots 3 and 4 in Block 10 University Park" of record in the Office of the County Recorder of said County of Santa Clara, in Book "E" of Maps, at page 103. Commonly known as 704, 712, and 718 Bryant Street, Palo Alto, California (City Assessor's Parcel Nos. 2-40-1, 2-40-2 and 2-40-3). EXHIBIT A Ns, BRYANT ST h N N 62.50' .3750' 52 BL /C' /0 5s -J 54 h ti 5S UN/VERS/ T Y PARK FORMER STANFORD LAUNDRY 25' 112.5' 5/ 150 ►moo Ioa...__. MK DATE Dears w P.5 9-67 Timm w COMM ife ACOU/S/TION DIAGRAM PTN. SL K. /0 I/N/Y. PARK PROJECT NQ 66-11 A►►Rp1r go erns : ter / 'war 30' bias. too /kg' e.t. a° 40. CITY Of PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 2O3.662-00/