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J ~ • · · WJKLtXIJ1v 1-10-77-60 DSOLUTION NO. 5328 A RES0Lt1'1'ICM 01' DBTBJIUHATION, UltD£R DIVI.SION t OF THE STREETS AND DIGBWAYS CODB, TO PJO:!ED WITH PROCEEDINGS POR ACOUISITXON~ AND IMPROVEMENTS UNIVERSITY AVENUE AREA OFPSTRBBT PARKING ASSESSMENT DISTRIC"l' PROJECT NO. 75-63 RBSOLVBD, by the Council of the City of Palo Alto, Californiaw that WllERBASr in accordance wj.th the order of this Council, a report has been filed with the Clerk purSuant to Division 4 of the Streets and Highways· Code for the acquisition and construction of the pub1ic improvements in and for said City described in Exhibit •A• attached hereto and made a part hereof by thi.r refer- encei WBBRBAS, Monday, the 17th day of January, 1977, att.he hour of 7:30 p.m., in 250 B~lton Avenue, J-alo Alto, califorD.ia, were fixed by this,.Couacil as the time and place for hearing upon said report: and notice of said hearing bas been duly given t.o all . persons-· interested in the ·manner a.nd .. for the tia& provided by law, as appears from certifi~ cates and_affidavita thereof on file vitb .the Cit.y Clerk; WBBRBAS, this council determined. that ·said report should be be~ before this C0uncil1 it being tbe legislative body Of· said City and at said bearing on the report, the report, except as to the aap. plat o~ cliagraa, and the assessed valWltions, true_ valuations and esti-ted ·-~ts upon each parcel of land. was read before prot.eata were conaiderech and WBBRBAS, all persona intereatecl deairin9 to be ~were. fully head. and ·all . '?X'al prot.eata · or obi~.tions -de ·at the hear- in9 tc> t:.M order1-J of ~ th.\ilga propoeed t.o be done, and all written protests to ~ ordering of .Bai~ tbinga or relat~ng to the :regolari.ty or aufficienay of tbe•procee4i09a setting fort.ll t:h.41. • •· . • ·. -·· .. • irregularity or defect to which objections were made, and which were filed with the Clerk of this City at or before the time fixed ·for the hearing, were fully heard.and considered by the Councilr NOW, THEREFORE.F IT IS ORDERED, as follows: 1. That said_ improvements constitute a single comprehensive scheme~for the construction of ~aid improvements as described in the Resolution of Intention for these proceedings heretofore adopted by this Council on August 9, 1976. 2. That.the owners of more than one-half of the area of the property to be assessed for the acquisitions and improvements have not filed with the Clerk of this City at or before the time fixed for said hearing, or at all1 written prot~~ts or objections to the ordering of the thing~ proposed to be done, contained in said report. 3. That the owners of more than one-half of said area to be assessed have not, either orally or in writing, protested or objected to the ordering of said things proposed to be done, and that each and all of said protests are hereby overruled. 4. That said report and proceedings heretofore had there- on or therefor are valid and fully conform with the provisions of Division 4 of the Streets and Highways Code~ and all protests in writinq relating to the regularity or su£ficiency of ·the pro- ceedings,. filed with said Clerk of this City at or before the time fixed for said bearing, are hereby ov~rruled. 5. That the"public interest, convenience and necessity require the acquisitio~s and improvements set forth in said report, that said·.proposed project is feasible an4 that the lands to be assessed therefor will be able to carry the burden_ of such pro- posed assessments, and· the liadta tions on the · aaounts of the. assess- ments provided for in said Division 4 may be disreg~ded, both with respect to the limi_~tiona on the district as 4 whole, and as to tile l_iaitations on individual, specified assessaents~ -2- ., .. .·~ • • ... 6. _The lands proposed to be specially assessed to pay the costs and expenses of said acquisitions and improvements, are all as shown on the diagram of the proposed asses~ment district, which is a part of the report of the City Engineer. 7. Proceedings for the acquisition and conatruction of said improvements will be had pursuant to the Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931 and sectlons 13.12.040 and 13.1::?.0SO cf ·Chapter 13.12 of Title 13 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, and the bonds will be issued pursu- ant to the Bond Plan G~ section 13.16.150 of Chapter 13.16 of Title 13 of said Code. * . * * * * * * * * I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of a resolution duly passed and adopted by the • Council of the,-City of Palo Alto, California, at a meeting thereof held on the 17th day of January of the members thereof: . , 1977, by the following vote AYES, and in favor there0f, Councilmembers: Beahrs, Berwald, Coastock, Clay, Byerly, Norton, Wither~D. NOES, Cotincilmembers: None ABSEN'l', Councilmembers: Carey, Sher to APPROVED:. APPROVBD: --. . . • •• • • a) The acquisition of (i) properties-known as 427 and 435 Bryant Street (the uold Safeway lot") located between Florence Street and Bryant Street contiguous to •nd northwesterly of tbe alley running from Bryant Street and Florence Street, and (ii) properties known as 412 and 420 Kipling Street and 424 and 440 Lytton Avenue located at the northerly corner of Kipling Street and Lytton Avenue. b) The relocation of persons and businesse11 lo- cated on said properties, the demolition of existing structures and the improving thereof as public off-street vehicle parking facilities by grading and the construction therei~ of base pavement, wearing surface, curbs, gutters, drainage facilities, lighting facilities, striping, landscaping and all acxiliary work necessary to complete the same as of !-street automobile parking facilities. c) The financing of a feasibility study for and on behalf of the area of the assessment dis- trict :which will encompass the following matters: { l} Improvemen_ts to on-street parking and la.."ldscaping; {2) (3) (4) (5) (6) ( 7) -_:_{8) Improvements to off-street :parking; The feasibility of constructing a downtown parking structure; · Possible a.cquiaitioD and ~mprov ... at o! additional oft-street parking; Opportunities-for encour&ging and pro- viding for alterna.tive-transportation modes_ for employees and customers) including but not limited to van pools, mini-buses, shuttle buses,; bicycles, handicapp_ed, and _pedestrians; .·- Multiple use of p~rking properties and structures, including existing· as well as pew ones, :taking into account that "economics" of. pa.rt:ing s-tructures are short-term considerations in light of values such as street-life seale, interest and enclosure; and Cbecking,or monitoring Saturday parkina. Assessment-of foreseeable signific~~.-.4~ii11 --· in land use_ in_· term.s -Qf their imp~io'!:' · _ nature of parking demand within. QM-. ""' ment district-.• . · · _,l'."·-· _ d) The·acquisitior. of all l&nds, easement.. .-4 facili- ties and the construction ot all wark.aUiliary to any ~f -the abo-ve and neceaaary to CQllplete the same. *Added by a mandatory Council aotion at the meetin1 ot J&Guary 17, 1971. -.· .. · --;... .. / , ·- ··--. ·/~,-~-- ..