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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 2628:,__ .. f'• .•. ' ' ' .. . I,. I .. ,.-,. t :· .. ~: ,,.-, ., f_-·. J I .. l' ' .,. '~' 11 ',,. ~ ' :· .... _·:~: .. '~ .:-. [(<~t i: ' ,, ' ~ • >-·' ·~ . ' . , ' - P.ESOLUTION NO. 2628 A RESOLUTION OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION TO PROCEED WITH THE CAL1FORNIA AVENUE DISTRICT OFF-STREET PARKING PROJECT NO. 55-5 RF.SOLVED, by the City council of the City or Palo Alto, California, that it does hereby preliminarily determine that the public convenience and necessity require, and that it in- tends to order, the following work to be done and improvements to be made in and for said City1 to wit: 1. The ~cqu1sit1on of automobile off-street parking lots in locations gen~rally described as follows: (a) In the northeasterly por~1on of the block bounded by Park Boulevard,, Cambri.dge Avenue,, Birch St:rP.e t and College Avenue; (b) In the northwesterly one-half of the block boundea by Cambridge Avenue, Birch Street, California Avenue and El Camino Real; (c) In the one-half block bounded by Park Boulevard, Birch Street, Sherman Avenue and the alley northwesterly of Sherman Avenue; (d) In the one-half' block bounded by .A.ah Street, Birch Street, Sherman Avenue and the alley northwesterly of Sherman Avenue; (e) In the one-half block bounded by Ash Street, Sherman Avenue, the alJ.ey northwesterly of Sherman Avenue and the alley southwesterly of Ash Street. 2. The improving of each of said sites by grading and the constructing the~1n or pavement, curbs, gutters, sewerage and drainage facilities and a lighting system. 3. All acquisitions, improvements, facilities and equip- ment auxiliary thezoeto and necessary to complete each of said '• ,,.._-.·:, -.:. ,. ;· ' ;'.: ) !·, .~·· ~ I .. t . '." ', ;.;" ' . _ •• ~ l ~ ' '. ' ' ": ' ~~;~ ~~::'(~~I 't.', ~ .. :~~ •~:~:1 ~ ~·~ ;.{ I ",. . . ..' .. ~. j ' .... ., • ¥' ' ,I '" '•• . ..i sitee as an off-street parklng lot. Said acquitt1t1on.s are more particularly shown on a map thereof' on tile in the office o:r the City Clerk entitled 11 C«l1torn1a Avenue District Off-Street Parking Project No. 55-5," dated June, 1955, reference to which is hereby made for particu- lars. 4. All or said work and improvements are to be constructed at the places and in the particular locations, ot the tonne, sizes, dimensions and materials, and at the grades and elevations, as shown and delineated upon the plans and specifications to be made therefor and tiled in the office or the City Engineer or said City, rereren~e to which is hereby made tor a full, detailed description or such proposed work and tor furthe~ particulars. 5. All of said work and improvements shall be done under the supervision of the City Engineer of said City and all said work and materials shall be done and furnished to his sat1sfact1on. 6. The estimated. cost of said proJect is $250,000. 7. Said contemplated work and improvements are of more than local ordinary public benefit, and the cost thereof will be assessed upon the district benefited thereby, which district and the exterior boundaries thereof are the composite and con- solidated area consisting or the parcels ot land bounded on the northwest by the rear property lines or all parcels tront1ng on the northwest side ot Cambridge Avenue; bounded on the northea.43t by the southwesterly line of Park Boulevard between the north- westerly boundary of this district and California Avenue and the rear property lines or all parcels fronting on the northeast side or Park Boul~va1"d between Ca11forn1a Avenue and the south- easterly boundary hereinafter described; bounded on the south- east by the rear property lines of all parcels fronting on the -2- .... •· ., ... . . , . •• southeaet aide or Sherman Avenue; and bounded on the uouthwest by the northeasterly line 01.' El·Cam1no Real,, all aa shown on the map hereinbefore referred to on file in the office or the City Clerk, reference to which 1s hereb;i.· made .ror particulars. 8. Notice is heI~by given that bonds to represent the un- paid assessments and bear 1nt~rest at the rate or not to exceed six per cent (~) per annum will be issued pursuant to Bond Plan K or Article IV of the Palo Alto Improvement Procedure Code, the last installment of which bonds shall mature thirty (30) years from the second day of July next succeeding ten months following their date. 9. Except as herein otherwise provided for the issuance of bonds, all of said work and improvements, and the proceedings therefor shall be had pursuant to Article V of said Code. 10. Notice is hereby given that Monday, the 25th day of July, 1955, at the hour o:f' 7:30 o'clock P.M., at the Council Chambers of the City Council of said City in the City Hall or aaid City, are hereby fixed as the time and place when and where ·any and all persons interested may appear and ahow cause, if any they have, why the City Council should not t ind. and detenn1ne that the public convenience and necessity require the acquisition and improvement deBcribed herein, without further compliance with the Spec1.al Assessment Investigation, L1mita.t1on and Majority Pro- test Act of 1931. 11. The Clerk of said City shali give notice of the adoption of this resolution and of said hearing by publishing a Notice of Proposed Local Improvement once in the Palo Alto T:lm.tJs, a daily newspaper published and circulated 1n said City, said publication to be had at least ten. (10) days before said date o'f bearing. The above and foregoing resolution was duly and regularJ.y introduced. and passed at a regular meeting or the Council or the -3- • • • "~- ~ . ... •: ' ' . --~-., : .... ·.~~ ... ~":'" . ' ' - City of Palo Alto on Monday, the 27th day of ___ J_un_e __ , 1955,, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: Byxbee, Cashel, Corcoran, Hanley, Huaton, Marshall, Mitchell, Porter, Rodgers, Simpson, Wickett. None. ABSENT: Bishop, Cummings, Drysdale, Ruppenthal. 11ty Clerk ~ I . . , ·'~'1"/. APPROVED : __ .,..l"""'~ .... • .._ll'ii,,,~(..,,.4,111...:1(_. .. ~~~~d=.,,.l;....'~-· __ a yow -4-