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RESOLUTION NO. 58i7 ------
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
APPROVING THE APPLICATIOW AND THE PROJECT AGREEMENT
FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANTS-IN-AID FUNDS FOR
COMPLETION OF HISTORIC INVENTORY
WHEREAS, the Congress under Public Law 89-665 has authorized
the estabiishment ot a National Historic Preservation Grants-in-Aid
Program, providing matching funds to the State of California and its
political subdivisions for historic preservation, survey, planning,
development and acquisition projects; and
WH~REAS, the State Department of Parks and Recreation is re-
sponsible for the administration of the program within the State,
setting up necessary rules and procedures governing application by
local agencies under the program; and
WHEREAS, said adopted procedures established by the State
Department of Parks and Recreation require the applicant to certify
by resolution the approval of applications and the availability of
local matching funds prior to the submission of said applications
to the State;
NOW, THEREFORE, the ~ouncil of the City of Palo Alto does
RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION lft The Council hereby approves the filing of an
application for the National Historic Preservation Grants-in-Aid
assistance for Completion of Historic Inventory.
SECTION 2. The City Manager or his authorized representative
is hereby directed to coordinate, process and execute all contracts,
agreements, amendments or other documents within the scope of the
attached application.
SECTION 3. The Council hereby certifies the availability of
One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($lr500} of local w~tching funds
for said project.
SECTION 4.. The Council finds that this is not a project and,
therefore, no environmental impact assessment is necessary.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: July 7, 1980
AYES: Eyerly, Fazztno, Fletcher, Henderson, Levy·, Renzel, Sher
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS : None
ABSENT: Brenn~r, Wi tnerspoon
APPROVED:
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8. That at said hearing said Council will take evidence and consider
the question of whether such undergrounding is in the general pub1 ic interest
for one or roore of the following reasons:
Such undergrounding wi 11 avoid or eliminate an unusua 1 ly heavy
concentration of overhead distribution facilities, or the
reconstruction of an existing pole line.
Said street or road or right-of-way is extensively used by the
general public and carries a heavy volume of pedestrian and
vehi~ular traffic.
$Jid street or right-of-way is scheduled for major new roadway
construction, reconstruction~ or realignment.
Said street or road or right of way ad.joins or passes throuqh a
civic center.
9. That the City Clerk of this City shall give notice of said hearing
by mailing copies of this resoh1tion to all property owners within said
proposed district as sh0'1'1'n on the last equalized tax roll of the City, and to
all utilities supplying electric, corrmunication or 5imilar or associated
services within said proposed district, said mailing to be completed at least
thirty (30) days prior to the date of said hearing.
10. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to include in
said notice a statement to the effect that any affected owner has the option
of paying the cost of converting his service connection to underground
locations over a period of five (5) years~ with interest to be computed at a
rate equa 1 to three quarters of one percent ( 3/4 of 1%) in excess of the rate
shown in the New York Bond Buyer Index of Municipal Bond Average Yields for 20
bonds for the week next preceding the day on which the underground uti 1 ity
district is ordered and formed.
11. That the notice shall also set forth the estimated base cost,
incidental expense and special assessment as said terms are defined in Section
12.15.092 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, and the fact that the City~ upon
exercise of the option and the accooipl ishment of the underground construction
work as required by Section 12 .16 .090 of said Code,. wil 1 pay the base cost to
the owner who accornpl ishes the underground construction, subject to the
payment of the airount of the specia 1 assessment in the manner in the manner
provided in said Code.
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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 z.tb. day of July , 1980, by
the following vote of the members thereof: --
AYES, and in favor thereof, Councilmerrtiers:Brenner, Eyerly, Fazzino, fletcher,
NOES, Counci 1 members: None Henderson, Levy. Renzel 1 Sher
ABSENT, CouncilmeHt>ers: Witherspoon
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APPROVED:
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