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R E S C L U T 1 0 N N 0. 1194 --
F:ESOLU'J'I o:; APPEO'v'XNG 'l'iffi O:JfERAL PI,AN 1; OR THE COl·:S'l'r.:.:CTION OF ~~
u:r-.;m<;hPASS AT liNIVEF:"S:I'fY AVENL·•·: Aim 'l'!·l:E SC.U'l'EF.:f:N PACEIC l~AILFOAD
AND I·OR 'I'li:E SEPAEA'i'ION 01 GrADES AT U::-;!VERSITY AVE'N"UE A:.D EL CP.MHO HE:'tL.
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WJffihEAS, the CouJlcil of t:Le City of Pslo Alto t.n!: bet:n
!.nf:)rmed t.:.-~~~t the con~tructi'Jn of ~n ur.derpo~~ ~t the ~.ntcreec·tion o~ Un1v~rBttv Avenu~ And the Southern ?ocific Fn1lroRd hss been prog:rn1r.~d by~ tt:.r:: :f'eder~<l and stst.e nt: t:b,;::.r1 tics ~or ~.t:t~ :;ear 193~
rJrd! tl.1at. .~\~r~'-~~ :1nve been se~ "~;ide fer e.<'~:!.d pur·po.se; "'.nd
YI''F.!-;Rl·:AS, preliminary pl>1ns he voe b~en t:•rf~pA.rcd by the
Southern f'ac 1flc-Conr;:.Hmy and t!:.e C1ty c;f Pn1 o Al t'O .for Rn ur;der-"'"~D ''t TJn~V1'"""4 t" Av"'n'··--"'rlc' +-~.~ ..:•,.._,,,.~·,r-x·r: .t'..,('~ r·.~,.. r;.,•l ... c"r' •lr'' ; ... ::;rt,., 0 :t .,#. ., .j, •~' ...A.. -'.,I 1....,; ~11V l'.t -..~,._ ~ ~¥tV-4 ...,..,. 4-:,t.,. .-.. . .-. -\,.· .o.l.l~~ ..... ,;. (.1 _,, . ,. .. y Lt.)
the Clty of Fnlo 'lto for tt~ tep~rAtion of grades at U~1ver=~ty AvAnuo and El c~~!no Renl; n~d
WHl~F.Et,s, tr:.e Counci: 1~ ;·nmil!ar. w~. t.h s·,~c plBns; r1r.d
W:U:!:EAS, it h-: evi~cnt t!:~.t the con.struct.icn o! both th~ 1.:.r.prove~i<er1ts e ln:ul tl'lnAou3ly w 111 rc~ul t ln s sub.st~~ntitll snving; end
WHEREAS, the cor,ttructi~n of both 1mpJ-•ovement~ at the
same time will re!':.1.:.lt in less lnconvenience to the tMJ.velir.g public;
NOW, 'l'HEF.EFOJ~E, the Co~;nc11 of the City of Pnlo Alto DO RESOLVE as follow~:
1. Thnt an underpe.s~ be construct(1d at UnivP.:rsity Avenue
And. tl.(:} s~~. tt.~Jrn F!.:lc!.fic P.eilroad e.nd that the sepnre.tion of £.l"llde~
at C~1versity Avenue And El Cnm!no Real be al~o und~~Lo~en at t~e ~ nme t i1r.e.
2. !'r.nt the grede sep•lra.tion at El Cam:~no Real P.nd UrJ1vcr~-.:it~· Av:enue p:-oo·Jlde for' El Cer.1ino Renl pHss!~g uncf':!r Univer-sity Avenue.
3. Thnt tLis Council c;o on :recorc! as ap;,::-ovir.£ 'tl~e con-
. ~tM.:.ction of th~ under·pa~s nnd tr.e sepa.r& t1on of frndes ~ ~.r:-.ul tn..ne-
ously for the rf,~s::m th~1t tl:"~l.c will r.en:lt !.:: a ~'Ub~tn~:tir>l SHVii\:~
and lese inconven:!ence to the traveling public. ·
4. 'I'l:.nt the City of Palo Alto cooper·ate to the ful1e F-t
ext(>nt wl-::.h tlle Divit~ic.m of H1.1;hw~lys, tlr.e Soi-~tLern l'pc11'1c Cor.-.pany
and Stanford Dn1vert!ty !n the ~rcp9rat1on o! the plnns nne in :he c~rrylng out cf th~ work herein p~c:~eed.
5. Tl:at the gt1soJ ine tax .C'und.s arport 1onec t·:; tLe C! ty of
Palo Alto-"for·hlghw11ys fer the bier .... '1!1.ll:rlf! 1937-3":1 e.nd 193S-41 te end.
thf ~~:1me Pre .r.er·eby offe·.red to tr.e :·~.vlsi-:.)n of Hi<:hvn·:;.e Rt a con-
trlbc.t.ton towr.Jrc: tne cost fer the t.epflN~tion of grRces at F.l CP.ru!~:o P.onl ~nd University Avcm.le.
6. That, owint: to t:r.e .::;ho::~:rt dl~tsnce betwee;; ~::e !::ov::-.ern
Pnc !: 1c right-of-way IliAd El Cs:r:tno Ree.l, ·che unC'le-rpa~~ e_nc grade
separQtion project~ ~hoult be constructed es one undcrt~k1n~ in cr~er to eli~1~Qte traffic haznrds ~ne a~oit blockqdes on the in-
cl:ineg of' tiJ.t; Uii.d erpaDt n t period~ '!;{.en peak flows ~·o:;.l.c! be !n ~,~r:rupt~::d by traffic :-:-l~nals 9.r.<! <;:)neesti)n ot the Un1ver:o1~.y Aver:ue
and El Camino Ee&l cross!ng lf grade! arc not ~eperated.
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BE :'I' 1·uJ.:ThER RESOLVED that t.r1e r;a~sawe ')!' thi~ re~o:b.l -
t.i.or. i~ r~ot lr.t.ended to, nor :;r~ould 1t tn Hn;:; ws:;·, c!eln:.t ~he
co.nstt'\;Ction or the underp9s~ at Un1vcr~1ty Avenue nn(: the
Sc~..<t..:.c:>:'r. Pkc!..t!.c r.aiJ rOfl\'l in the event tLAt t!lfl tW<."' above r.,rojcctf'l
c'ln n::>t l)o CP:t.'Tied tl.:ro1;(~J· 11t tb~· ~wrr.e tin:e.
BE IT FUH'f'EER RESCVlED th~ t copies of th~s :re~ olutton
bt"~ ~~r·en~r:.itt,~d to tr~e Dep~:rtr:;ent of Public Wor;{~, D1v1~1::m of
H~t;hwt~ye, SP\:l''SJaento, c~J if:."l:t'!'.in, the Scut:r~ern ?nc1fic C·.):::;pan~·
~1y;d the COD'!ptrollcr of l.ele.nd StM.f·?rd Ju . .nior v:·.i\·er:-• t:; :·or
tJ.;e i r in!' or;1;~l t 1 on.
Tl'~~ abov<~ "nd fo:r·e;.olng reBolut1on W'l!l culy nrH~
rciulnrly introduced ~nd pRBsed At a regulor meeting of the
C0~nc!l of the C!ty 0f Polo Alto held on Yo~day, :he 11th ~~~
of April, l~3G, by ~h~ lollowin vot~:
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~~lols, Bonha;:., CFlshel, Colllns, Co~t.cllo, (;yp~~er 1 Mrs. t~err.er, M\J!lher, Snl:.men, Tho1t~.
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