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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 5705I • • ORIGINAL RESOLUTION NO. 5705 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO STATING ITS INTENTION TO DISCONTINUE THE USE OF A PORTION OF EL CAMINO PARK AND TO SUBMIT THE QUESTION OF DISCONTINUANCE TO THE CITY OF PALO ALTO ELECTORATE WHEREAS, Article VIII of the City of Palo Alto Charter, in conjunc- tion with the provisions of California Government Code Sections 38440 et. seq., authorizes the City Council to discontinue dedicated park land use by submitting the que.~tion of such discontinuance to the electorate; and WB.EREAS, the City Council is currently considering a proposal to develop a portion of the dedicated El Camino Park with restaurant facilities and meeting facilities for nonprofit organizations; NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of ?alo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. The public interest and convenience require that a por- t:!.on of the park cc. .. nnonly c&:;.led El Camino Park be discontinued as a dedicated park; the question of such discontinuance is inteHded to be submitted to the City of Palo Alto electorate. The City Council is con- sidering development of said portion of El Camino Park for (1) restaurant purposes, (2) meeting rooms for the veterans and other nonprofit groups such as the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and (3) office purposes inci- dental to the uses specified in numbers (1) and (2). SECTION 2. The portion of El Camino Park which is to be discontinued fer park use-is described in Exhibit ''A11 attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 3. The public or persons particularly· interested may pro- test such intended discontinuance of a portion of El Camino Park at a public hearing on August 6, 1979, at the City Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California, at 7:30 p.m. or as soon there- afte~ as the matter may be heard. SECTION 4. The City Clerk is directed to cause this resolution to be published twice i.n .... daily newspaper published and circulated in the City of Palo Alto at leas~ twen.ty days before the time set for hearing. SECTION 5. Th~ City Manager or his designee shall cause at least three notic~s of the adoption of this resolution ~o be posted con~picu ously not more than three hundred feet apart along the exterior boundaries of the area proposed to be discontinued as a public park. Posting shall be completed at l~ast twe~ty days before the time set for hearing. , • .. SECTION 6. The Council finds that this project will have no ~igniflc&nt adVerse environmental impact. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: June 2s, 1979 AYES: NOES: Brenner, Carey, Clay, Eyerly, Fazzino, Fletcher, Henderson, Sher, Witherspoon None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: None Cc·. ..2 .. 'I' • . EXHIBIT "A" Al 1 t'hB.t real property in the City of Palo Al to. County of Santa Clara, State of California, described as follows: COMHEUCIUG at the intersection of the southwesterly line of the Southern Pacific Railroad Comr q,ny' s right-of-way, 230 fe~t in width, (as described in that \,.;<!rtai.n easement of Leland Stanford to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, dated Uovember 23, 1892, and recorded October 23, 1915, in Volume 435 of Deeds at page 244, Santa Clara County Records, in which the bearing of said line is called north 51° 23' \lest, which line is also the southwesterly line of that certain easement (Palo Alto Agreement No. 224) granr~d by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company to the City of Palo Alto by Agreement dated October 2, 1939, and recorded November 27, 1939, in Book 954 of Official Records, page 567, Santa Clara County Records), with the center line of University Avenue produced south- westerly, as s&id University Avenue exists 75 feet in width (said intersection being the most easterly po~nt of Parcel 1 as described in that certain lease of the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University to the City of Palo Alto (Palo Alto I.ease No. 3) dated JW1~ 10~ 1915, and :r-ecorded by Stanfo-:d University on September 23, 1915, in Vol P of Le~ses at page 333 et seq., Santa Clara County Records, in which the beaxing of said line is called North 51° 45' West); thence Nor~h 51° 41' 59" West along said southwesterly line a distance of 467.50 feet to the intersection of said liue of rieht-of-way with the center line of Lytton Avenue (prolonged); thence Sm.ith 38° 58' 01" West along said center line of Lytton Avenu~ (prolonged), a distance of 81.00 feet to a point on the southwesterlymost line of Parcel Ho. 2, City of Palo Alto. Agreement No. 46, dated October 2, 1939~ and recorded Oc~ober 30, 19391 in Book 951 of Official Records, page 530, Santa Clara County Records; thence South 51 c 41' 59" ~ast alo1,g said south- westerlymost line a distance of 25 feet to the ~oat northeasterly point of that certain lease of the City of Palo Alto to the Palo Alto Area Chapter of the American National Red Cross on DecemQer 29, 1976, which point is the true point of beginning; thence South 51° 41' 59" East, along aforesaid southwesterlymost line, a distance of 34.51 feet; thence along the arc of a curve to the left having a radius of 13.635 fuet through a central angle of 90° for an arc distance of 21.42 feet to the beginning of a reverse curve to the ri§ht having a radius of 13.635 feet through a central angle of 90 for an arc distance of 21. 42 feet; thence South 51° 41' 59" East for a distance of 122.41 feet; thence along the arc of a curve to the right having a radius of 75.00 feet through a central angle of 87° 29' 3211 for an arc distance of 114.53 feet to the beginning of a reverse curve to the left having a radius ~f 300.00 feet through a central ati.gle of 14 ° 37' 42" for an arc distance of 76.59 feet to the beginning of a compound curve to the left having a radius of 68.00 feet through a central angle of 13° 25' 29" for an arc distance of 15.61 ~eet; thence north 51° 41' 5911 West a distance of 329.02 feet; thence Horth 38° 58' 01" East for a distance of 135.00 feet to the true point of beginning, containing an area of 1.0865 acres, more or lees. ,. , .... . . ALMA STREET §..'3ff TRACK I I I SOUT~ERN PACIFIC CO. EL CAMlN" REAL ~ Portion to ba ~"\l discontinued ' 11a.o5IOOK-" VETERAN 1S BUILDING PAfH 1-CMA-Wfl! .. -~~ ....... n-.;,,t LE ASE PARCEL C:H£CKED MY!Pro CITY OF PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA ~ >-=-0 L-0 0 ..---CDI . (/)-11') 0 • 0 Q: ~ N llJ UJ > -z :::> / _____ _ ""··P. 0 B \ s .. ' • .. • .• APNOYIDI ____ ,._ SCALI: t"c 1001 DWI.NO. R.i. NO. ,H,INO. ' I • •• ,. . u B u """ re °' 0. <. ~ .p ; ·! •• . ·. r( .r . . " .. .: .. l!c ·•·. ~ ... . . ·· -. . •. ,; .. . ... \, .. · ·• ! 1 . i . ! ;, -~ • • &li • • >. .., .l1 -~ !RVIkONMENTAL DOCUMENTS ~~Au) ALTO ·, IIA-1 ENVIRONMENTAJ, ASSESSMENT Project Dcscription/Title.~~-Am~e_n_dlll..._e_n_t~o-f __ P_a_r_k __ D_ed __ lc_·a_c_1_·o_n_·_o_r_d_i_n_a_n_c_e~r-e_1_e_as_·_1n~g~a~--~-- portion of El.Camino Park (Vetera~s' Building) Location/Address 271 UniversitY Avenue at Mitchell· Lane Sponsoring Agency/Applicant.~C_i_·t~y--o_f __ P_a_l_o_·Al __ t_o __ ~----~------~------~~~--------- Address and Telephone of Applicant~:~J~O~H_am.._.i_l_t_o_n __ A_v_en_u_e~------~--------------~--~ , . Application for.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~~~~~~~~~~------~~--,,.- . (e.e.., buiJding permit, use permit, zoning change, s~division_ 1114,P, ARB reView) Zoning, at Project Location.._P;;..-_;F.__ _____________ ....;J'ee Receipt No. ___ _ 'lhe project is anO emergency project·, D ministerial project, under CEQA guide- . line& and ~rocedures adopted by the·City of Palo Alto and therefore is exempt from environmental assessment L. c:J The pr~ject qualifies for a Categurical Exemption (Class___) under CEQA guide- lines and pro~cdures adopted by the City of Palo Alto, and no f~rthcr environmental assessment is necessary • City Official._.------------Department·_-----Date. _______ _ ·. NoTICE OF DETERMINATION l!ascd upon the infotli!ation on th~ environmental worksheets, the undersigned member of the Planning Derart1nent has mAde an initial study of the project and has concluded: Negative Declaration: Th~ project has no significant environmental impact • No Environmental !~pact Report is re~uircd. The reasons for a Negative Declaration are: Removal from park dedication will have no adverse effect. Any , proposals for futore·use of building and area will have'full.environmental assess- ments at time of consideration. 0 The project may have a siguificant,enyironmental impact. An Environmental lapact Report will be prepared. Planning Department OfficiD.i~J;,~ ~.tcd ·,.. . . . ,. Planning Dix"ectcr ~,~t::bJ!l~ ft1' 7 z' Dat.e __ (:,_-_8_-_7_.Ji---.. ___ _ , '0The project has be.en approved o n.e project has been denied • llevised b-1-78 File No. 29-f.:;:td ~ ..,. .