Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-01-14 City Council Summary MinutesRegular Meeting Ja uery 24, 1977 III ITEM Minutes of December 20, 1976 --corrections 646 Oral Communications 646 Consent Calandere-fiction /team Relocation Assistance -Webster Block Power Property 654 Fire Department Personnel Compensation Plan 654 Silva Avenue/Silva Court ---Assessment District, sewerage 656 Architectural Review Board Design Av rde 656 Human Relations Ca*iesion Appointments 636 Downtown Perk North; Colorado Substation: P&PW recoemwendotians re City -owned property 657 Ordina .ce regulating bingo ga+.ees conducted by charitable organisations 662 Proposal to examine Building Cods with attention to lie rural/urban application 663 Letter of Barron Park Association 664 Adjournment to Executive Session 663 Adjournment 645 Regular ,fleeting January 24, 1977 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date at 7:40 p.m. is a regular meeting with Mayor Norton presiding. PRESENT: Ba ehre, Remold, Carey, Clay, Comstock, Eyerly, Morton, Sher, Witherspoon, ABSENT: None Councilwoman Witherspoon asked that on page 576, the sehtence making the second paragraph end with the words, "...some elaboration about ghat would happen to plans now before the Planning Comasiseion." On page 584, fourth psregrsph, she asked that the sentence read, "...one of the major transportation modes, both for barges and passenger ferries." On that same page, second to 1aet line, the word* should read, "She did not think the Council should be holding pOli c heaariage on the subject." MOTION: Mayor i.ort:;a moved, seconded by Comstock, that the minutes of December 20, 1976, be approved as corrected. The motion passed unanimously. a�RA?. G�144�ii�AiLr:-e�Tt0N t.11�! 4r1Q��lilaYl6.l�ifYl�ll` 1 1. Don Nielson, 850 Miranda Green, who, with Allan Reid and Frank Hoist represented a groups of people living at the end of Miranda Green. Mr. Nielson said he appeared before the Council to protest an unsafe situation being created at the entrance to the area in which he lived and also to report the outcome of a local meeting of .57 area residents which consensually agreed that the problem wits that of the City, sot just the residents. Re demonstrated on a map the traffic situation confronting the resident', the acts of which were the entrance to Alta sat cemetery, the access road parallel to Foothill zpreseway, and the feeder road, Arestredero. A four -foot force wins co on. side of the road leading too rlarada Crean of *owe 2000 feet; on the other side, if atructioa continued, would be, a six-foot feat. The space. including that given to ram. which W84 dosed with those two fences WAS may y tv aaty° s feet, imadequmts for normal foot, bicycle end a toar - traffic in a two -gray corridor, which, incidentally, wee also the only access for sail buses and students for ugh. Constrectioe from Arestredero to the rest hem had boom temporarily halted. The mesh of tbs cyclone face hd not yet been attached to the pole*. The resix to were having discussion* * with the Transportation Department t €►f to City, and the City had agreed to aeosoond oonstroction et th et point. Collectively the area reeiids is tboueht,the *Action antra to hove a 26 -foot space for voodoo end as 8 -foot spate for pedestrians and cyclists. *. Nielson add the seighborbood essocietiom hoped the City would be au amt betweem the eameeiation end the residents In order to obtain the additional feet for the cyciistiwelt ay —the City to be a *aural of islerssties• to gig advice and cell, mediation between both vertigo' eyed eventually es thin Pecty sePrseesteStes si the City Itself. Re requested that the City ask the cemet ► to postpone the completion of . OM fait eatil agreement was res4hed. 8e asked that neighbors ebb bed aseisnrelktie bees to the c c 1 *WIC se tbst Comicilmia tae eek04 this Mr, Mains: stye the bechwamd 1oodimi to witislistriblo$+ Rae.. 14yer Nortos said that the 'staff would be the best source of that information. Councilman Carey asked that staff consider three questions: 1) what was the prior situation; 2) what was the legal easement; and 3) cculd the City legally postpone completion of the fencing. Couneilgsn Serwaid asked about Mr. Nielson's letter, which he had not sewn. Mr. Nielson replied that he had turned it in at the City Manager`s office Thursday before 1 p.eai, as required, and that the secretary had assured him it would get into Ccuncilsmembers' packets. Vice Mayor Clay verified that the cemetery had agreed already. Mr. Nielson said it was en informal agreement, acceded to by the cemetery only through preaeure from the community, unity, for aoee of the had called on the cemetery staff early that very morning. Mayor Iarton said that staff had some comments prepared on the topic. Charles Welker, Assistant City Manager, stated that Mr. Knox, Mr. Booth and Mr. Pawloski also had information on the topic. Re said Miranda road wan about 2000 feet long, and wee aroad awned by the cemetery. The residents had an easetent over a 21 -foot roadway. The City has no legal right to deny the cemetery the right to build a fence. The only solution was to have the City acquire the roadway, for the cemetery has said they will not give up the land without being paid for it. The City had done some mediating to date --the cemetery staff has said it will not build a wider roadway within the fence nor will they grant a eider roadway. Mayor Norton observed that the schematic provided by Allan Raid ekwsd the incomplete fence and another 8 feat inside it for a cyclist/pathway. He asked if Mr. laid thought an additional fence would be built, or would the present fdaenceposts in place come out. Mir. Reid said be had thought it would be beat if the feucepoets cz s out. Mt. Reid said the deed description tent back to September 20, 195i. Residents bad thought that in the annexation of June 6, 1959, the road had also come within the jurisdiction of Palo Alto. That had been a common assumption wag all the residents. Mt. Warmer said that in 1957 the City 'hod premised an assessment district project which had included ply for acquiring right--of-way for the land of the roadway and improved it up to City street standard*. At that time 'when the matter cam to the Cecil the residents objected to the coats std the project had been deleted from the capital improvement p►rog raw —that had occurred in about 1969. Mt. Meier recalled that tie, project had been aimed specifically et improving some area. in Memnon Park, and that it had not boon centered on the Miranda area. Mayor Norton recapitulated for the benefit of the Council and the audience that time Miranda Grp arse consisted of quite a number of hourholds prier. This private roadway was contrary to City policy, particularly in visor's of the number of households served. The 20 -foot width was clearly Etta t perbaps sot of oath gas to tba,comotory either. s toojectoro4 tb z the ri it f- 1c-rses ate may bans accrued oyez as fii.»yeor parish Ms 20 foot Wait be malsoloos La • coobammalklaporocadare ctt , yet thn Micah might foot mould refire coopeasstion. 647. 1/24/77 Added to the cost would be the cost of fencing it. The matter had to be "put in * posture" where the Council could take action --perhaps by instructing the staff to explore the alternatives and to return to Council with suggestions; a negotiated settlement leading to conversion of the roadway in question to a City street, with widening, maintenance and the like. Mayor Norton said he hoped the property oar, Alta Mese Cemetery, would continue to withhold construction of the fence. Mr. Warren paters of the Alta Mesa Cemetery said the idea vas agreeable with his until thsre was more information to discuss. MOTION: Mayor Norton moved. seconded by Berwald, that the use business section of the agemda be moved up te enable the Council to tam actiom a The notion passed unanimously. ICON: Mayor Norton moved, seconded by lierwald, that staff report back at the next regular meeting on the possibilities of negotiating or otherwise acquiring City interest in the roadway, so that it will be adequate; that negotiations proceed with the ce eatery association in that vein; further construction of the fence will be held off until that ties. The spirit of the Council's action will be that letr compeesatiou will be given the cemetery, and method of f and;,ng that cccoepensation will be incorporated in the staff's recommendation, the Mayor's action not to be iatarpreted as suggesting that the City pay for it out of general funds. Councilman Sher said a part of the foregoing motion was to explore with the property owner the acquisition of an aadditionel strip of land. Re aeuggaeted that the method of fig be explored with the property wares. NOTION PASSED. The motion passed on as unanimous vote. Mayer Morton noted that *ince the following Muds,' was a fifth may, as Council vesting mold not tare place, aae9d staff mold provide resennondations the first meting£ yehreary. 2. Men Wow. 546 Washington Vie, so a nos boo of the latter .tai ' C1 Ordt m ' Da of ammittee, which is to be established to the County. She said she was eau of thirteen members ogee the committee that bad drafted the order to establish the latergovermmestel iii. The +angel bad begun in Invomber MC sad meetings bad been diffixelt for "amo one could tail sae what the Utergoveromeatel X11 (Its), was to de, or what tbe responsibilities aed 411ebnita490 gad be," Ihs.. said. She said asps bad bees that the PLULT11.26 Policy Committee ) will seam ts owlet, sad that the - ity Council gill esetimue, She said she had sagas "the ocher day" where Sill Siegel wrote tk*t the ??C would precede Yom, tough she had beard we ens else say that specifically, Initially the !GC had bees conceived as as group that mould bring together aaU of the cities fe the aseety, epecial districts,, end the schools, se that they coati disease problems that did net repogniao together toward solutions te commies bales problems. Seas members of the committee of which she Ikemeapert bed seem it lee shot SeMbies, sad 'mss tbaksieWilit. Slepol, bed saes the IOC es aaa seedmit for receiving federal and state funds. That viewpoint put IGC in a very different 1isht. The committee ended up, Ms. Wyman went on, recommending that there be 22 people on the full council, an executive committee of seven. Many wanted to be on the executive committee. There had been two philosophies: some had wanted a small five- or seven -loan body which was thought to be very efficient; others felt that in order to have true cooperation every city had to be represented. Ms. Wyman said she had been delighted when the result had bean to form a body with a representative from each of the fourteen cities. Two representatives from the Board of Supervisors, two from San Jose, one member each from each of the fourteen cities, one from the special districts, one from the teeter district and two from the schools. There would not be weighted voting on that body. The executive committee was to be made up of seven people and there would be weighted votes. Ms. Wytsan said she thought the full membership should be able to override the executive committee, but there had not been general agreement to that, nor had there been general agreement that the executive committee be precluded from establishing policy positions. Her highest concern however vas that a hearing was to take place February 22 before the Board of Supervisors to discuss the organizational guidelines. At present the Board was accepting the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Council, which suggested that ordinancos be drawn up to that effect, and then, at the Board hearing, they would hear what changes name in. Ms. Wyman felt sure there would be changes, on the pay, if nothing elae. San Jose had already said that the ordinances were unacceptable, though it was understandable since they had 45 percent of the population. Also San Joie had several bodies which were practically countywide but with very narrow functions. Ms. Wyman :asked Counctlmeatbers to consider the background she b.ad given theta and that they think over eho they would like to have as an asdvereary for their representative. South County had been surprised, ebe said, when she did not agree with the idea of one representative for Palo Alto, Mountain View and 1.00* Altos, to, rotate attendance att meetings, and they swarmed surprised she said eh* thought me ewe person could represent the separate points of view of eech of those communities, though they were close geographically. Considerable support exists for a smaller body, she said. She emphaaised that in her opinion Palo Alto would definitely profit from having a representative on hand et the meetings. She recalled that at the last sting *ha had attended a ale of mayors cf other communities had been there, and ebe bald noticed the difference in **at matters the xo puebed for and did not push for, so fax as agreement, dut to the pres nce of the mayors. Mayor Norton .verified the data of the Board of Supervieers Ming. Ma. Wman said Geri Steinberg had told her it would be February 22, at 10 a.s. Mayor Norton asked abouteased/Laing the IGC matter for that first Monday in February, and he wondered if there would be enough time in wbidh to dies it and also refer it to Committee. 649 1/24/77 Ms Wyman urged that the Council not let it ride, for time was important. Mayor Norton asked what staff knew of the matter. George Sipel, City tanager, said he had received some communication but had not looked et it closely yet. He said staff would tell Council the date of the Board of Supervisors' meeting, end also put the natter on the agenda for either February 7 on February 14. Councilwomen Witherspoon said that some of the choices Ma. Wyman had med. ' ould probably *lso• be appealing to Pal© Alto. She said she deeebzts,I Council would have time to act if the matter were agendiaed for later. She asked if the matter could not be r.1sgred to committee that eveeniug . Mayor Norton said the matter was important to Palo Alto goad he did not went it to slip away through. delay. MOTION: Mayor Norte moved, seconded by Witherspoon, that natters relating to the .formation of the County Intergovernmental Council be moved up as a metter.of new business. Councilman Berwald waked how long the sessions concerning IGC had been underway. .Ms. Wyman reeeeted that they had begun about November 6, 1976. Councilman Berwa:d then asked how many communicetions held been made between the discussion group and the electe 'bodies. M. Wyman replied that Rod Dirldoe av4 Dan McCorquoiale were on the coamittee;v'therwfoteconsider.able discussion had taken place informally. The Council, she said, had one of the two written communication/ that 'she. knew of having taken place. After the structure and peakerakLp of the IGC had been agreed upon in December, she Reid, 'they had communicated it to the heard of Supervisors. Test, she coutinuei, at the nears IGC meeting Dan McCorquodals had come out with a three —page letter proposing that the structure be changed back to the small body he had suggested. From that, she said she had concluded that! whet was suggested had te be extreerely strong. Councilman hfere€ald staked how ,such input the public h=ad had is the proposal. )9 . Wyman said in her knowledge she use the only "so -celled housewife" on the whole committee. She said ellipse everyone there was a city councils or a e►peerviser er had been a member of the charter revision combissiosx whisk' had suggested the IGC in the beginning. "So Palo Alto was unique. in that we didn't have an elected member of the Council there?*" Councilman Derweld asked • Ms. Wye replied in' tiffs negatives, saying there had only been thirteen !sabers, send that there were fourteen cities. Councilmen her d *eked who appointed the members. M. Wyman replied that the Sapemevicags bad appointed tom. Councilman Derweld at ed. if oath supervisor bad had an oppprtanity to + !point sue. Ms. Wyman replied affirmatively, y a certain number had cosy from the Charter hltenisioo Cenmiselon, a couple of supervisors, sad five* frees the five districts. 650 1/24/77 Councilman Beahrs asked if the IGC was co be another debating society or would it have any real posers. If it did have powers, he added, who gave them the powers, and what were the restraints, for in his opinion it sounded as though the group was going to take over some of the supervlsorial responsibilities. He *aid he thought the Board of Supervisors should have sole responsibility, and not have a group to fall back on. Ms. Wyman said that the group had only that authority which had been given the by the Board of Supervisors, yet that among the supervisors themselves. the function of the IGC was seen differently --Geri Steinberg saw IGC as a fora for communication end cooperation to share problems, and she had suggested that they not even have voting but inetead just register positions; Bill Siegel and Dan McCorquodale said the committee should be very strong and that that would result in funding coming through to them. Councilman Baehr* said that with the "strong" position, bodies of the cities should come down from the Board of not want to delegate any of to the IGC. he felt no agreement and he felt the full legislative be involved in questions that Supervisors. He said he did the Cour,cil`a responsibilities Councilman Sher expressed diabolist that the Board of Supervisors would create a committee on which a meeting vas to he held so soon, and yet not tell the cities what the body was intended to do. He favored telling the Board of Supervisors that they wanted to know what the Committee vas going to dos -was it to be just advisory? or was it to operate like Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) operates in allocating substantial sums of money and the like, in which case it would have tremendous powers. That kind of information was needed in advance. He said that on the surface it looked as though someone was trying to .et up a committee, to which, if they could gain control, they would delegate some substantial powers. Tb u b be did not swish to denigrate Ms. Wyman's efforts, which he said he wen sure were sincere, he felt Council should protest in the strongest way. Charles Welker, Assistant City Manager, said he would serest to Council that the matter not be referred to the Policy and Procedures Committee, for it would be difficult to deal with it before the deadline. Mayor Norton said that several talks with Ms. Wyman had still not disclosed what the intent of the group was to be. Abe himself had speculated that it vas . perhaps meant to melee s ICC, or that it sight supplant CPC, and also, that it sight replace both. Be speculated that perhaps the Intergoveremestal Council was intended to replete weighted voting —perhaps San Jose vas agsln trying to establish a way to vete that seed equitable amens the cities end district repreetativesa mead the Ord of Supervisors. ors. Se said he would entertain a motion ere, sit mieht be the heat aches to take at the pree t. Camellias Sher suggested that action could begin with Council yr it ing s. letter to Palo Alto.* Supervisor, We. Steinberg. 651 1/t#/77 Mayor Morton said that before such a motion was placed on the floor they would have to voe on the action that the natter be brought forward on the agenda. 1 MOTION FA35hht}: She motion to bring discuasion of the Intsrgovarmsental Cecil Ordinance Drafting Committee forward .a the agenda as a new business item for action passed unanimously. M4. Wyman cautioned that Council should hews a state toward the issue before contacting the Board, for each of the supervisors, is her conversations about the setter with them, had expressed differing viewpoints. She said iir. Siegel had "...finally cone forward with a /otter listing tbs kinds of questions hs thought night come before the body," sod it w es a peg* and one-half long with not one question touching upon land use. She said there had. boon quits asp bit of pressure from Sleuth County to try to get the rest of the County to provide more low-income housing and to work toward providing half-efoy houses for woman mho might haws been in jail, along with ether big -city problems which San Jose has and mould like to share with the rust of these county. Cayor Norton said hs would i.uterpret the nsceesary motion as directing that a latter be sent to Geri Steinberg, Polo Alto's supwritsortaI sepres eotastiv+t, requesting that ohs gat an answer luck to the Council in time to s.Seevdiue for the first reacting in February. MOTION: Couzscilmoo Sher unvod, seceded by Beshtrae, that Council direct thas hayer to writs a letter to Osri Steinberg, Cheirpsreon of the Santa Clare County Board of Supervisors, 4k' ins that the formation of the body called Intarsovernmontaal. Cu ocil not be and rtaken mail all of the ciao* and the public aro fully apprised of the pove:e end Deb thoritidsa of that proposed body. Comcilmen ServaU objected to goading Ow latter sine* the views of the other supervisors were so mixed and therefore littlo wed result from Palo Alto's statement. "Jvgt mother opinion" hs said, would bo of se help to hiss. Se said be would lilts to ask for some consomme of the Pssrd of Supervisors on the tatter. Se risked eft rtske were incurred from doing nothing. Slyer &ernes simmered that he himealf might bo cslIsd upon set the /CC mottos to veer ea the IOC mssttas?, and ha would like to have s.m instrsctiao oas how beat to vote. Councilmen Sher said he theoght Palo Alto should take the position that if Council did net . know what WC was going to do it would oppo.s its formation. Se uld the 'mood of Supervisors would no: met ahead of time to talk shout the strutter* a d vesting; it mooed that . MO of the suPgr'vis!lrs wore reedy to gat ahead a>esd crests the .r action atasd than decide *hunt power* the ergo election would have. The Uttar to Geri Stoiemberg, 1e said: word left them that Pam Alto misted to Mew is Musics of the creation wheat p.wrs it mid hovel, amus4 what its jurisdiction wed be before Council mould address its ceesspseities mod vats* structure. C.►ci1masa Corey added that this proposed d booty mimed to bo c bang just smother gover mental layer with oo spparemt tr+ersssw..ist .aid .aboorlite wee a wsorl .hat tit the setiiaaa. 052 1/24/17 Corrected See pg. 707 Vice Mayor Clay said his views paralleled John Berwaid's: he said he also would like from Geri Steinberg some statement of the official opinion, rather than en option, regarding IGC, by the board, Councilwoman Witherspoon said that the formation of I0C might manifest some "hidden agenda" and so she felt Council should take some action. She pointed out that Geri Steinberg was chs.irwomaen of the Board of Supervisors and so she was the person to ask the Board to state soma formal position. Councilwoman Witherspoon suggested that Mayor Norton try to get some position from the ICC meeting on February 3. Councilman Comstock said be endorsed comments which had been made. He asked that Council receive some brief iuformational report from staff for since the chanter revision some changes had been spade leading to the establishment of this proposed committee. The stuff could report what they knew in time for inc,lusiom in the letter to be sent to Geri Steinberg. Councilman Sher said that he would include the request for a brief faro tionnz report fr$Na staff in his motion. Be said he would also include in his motion that copies of the proposed letter go to the other cities as well as to Ms. Steinberg; perhaps copies should s;o to mezbere of the epecial districts also, "and other appropriate parties," MOTION PASSED: The motion that the Mayor write to Geri Steinberg, chairwoman of the Board of Supervitare of Santa Clara County, asking for information on the purpose of forming en Intergovetnmental Ordinance Drafting Committee, as well as its proposed powers and jurisdiction, with copies to go to other appropriate parties, passed on a unanimous vote. Coumeilman Berwald assured Ma. Wyman As well as the eudi.ence that Council's reaction should not be interpreted as beans critical of her or her efforts. 3. William Masi', 452 Marion Avenue, said be vas a third - generation Palo Alton end had been a County Commissioner for twelve years. In 1965 he said, he had serer on at Mayor's committee toward developing the baylands. tba tint the committee strongly recommended forming another golf course, using part of ITT led or part of Palo Alto's basin. He said ITT was still there, and probably foaling some antagentaa toward Palo Alto. Mr. McZaig suggested that Pslo Alto bargain with ITT for half their property and give them Light tndustri►el sorting, which much of the property on either side of ITT is already designated. That land would give Palo Alto some place to putt dredged mud, and also in that 70 -odd acres tbus acquired there would be additional dumpier ground. There eras a slight complication, be cautioned: s few years ego the ITT land was declared "wetland," a designations than not inappropriate for it hod been a good wet year, but actually the area was not wetland. The sowing, then, would hags to be changed fresa "wetland" to "light industrial." Mr. Mcgaig changed the topic than to the flyer which bad been included in the December utilities bill, asking that residents not use tnaecticidss. He asked if the 653 1/14/77 City was going to side with the Club of Rome, and he urged that Counc±iaembera think about his implication. 4. David Holland, 804 Liucoln, eeid that through a series of nineteen mistakes tie had lost a valuable and beautiful piece of property: he invited Councilmembers to a "wake" for a beautiful area at 4 p.m. Wednesday, January 26. He said he was worried that Palo Alto was becoming 4 mixture of Beverly Hills and San Mateo through the effects of "progress," whether or not it was beneficial. He felt, he said, that Palo Alto should be "released from the tyranny of structured vision," for Palo Alto was a pacesetter for otter cities aR well. The party wee to be at 444 Churchill Avenue. Camembert, brie, and good wine would be served. Mayor Norton chuckled, saying that the gathering sounded like ai recall, and he said, "We appreciate your obtusenese ." CONSENT CALENDAR —ACTION ITEMS RELOCATION ASSISTANCE--WEBSTER BIB AND POWER PROPERTY 5fR:122:1) Staff recommends that Council adopt the two budget amendments and authorize the Mayor to execute the contract with Castellanos Associates for an amount not to exceed $18,450.01. ORDINANCE 2$65 "entitles! "ORDINANCE OP THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976-1977 TO ESTABLISH PROJECT 76-93 WEBSTER BLOCK RELOCATION ASSISTANCE." ORDINANCE 2966 entitled "ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976-1977 TO ESTABLISH PROJECT 76-96, POWER PROPERTY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.. AGREEMENT —PROPERTY ADMINISTRATION SERVICES --CITY PROJECTS Castellanos Associates COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL ( :125:7) The Firefighter agreement and resultant compensation plan are consistent with the authorisation guide1i3ss established by the council. Funds for the January to Jame 1977 portion of the companeaatiei plan have been provided in the 1976-77 Widget. It is receded that the Council approve the resolution adopting a ration plan for Fire Department personnel effective December 19, 1976. mourn= 5332 entitled "U OU3TION OF THE CODICIL OF THE CITY OP PALO ALTO ADOPTING A ONNPNNSATION VAN N FOR Ft11 DEPT PERBOWDEL, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 19, 1976." MOTION: Councilman Comstock moved, ascended by Bert/old, the adoption ption of the foregoing ordinances, agreement and resolution on the consent calendar. The motion prised unasimously, 654 1/24/17 !IIMMEMEMML SILVA AVENUE/SILVA COURT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT SANITARY SEWERAGE PROJEC (CMR:544:6) Mayor Norton explained that information on the proposed project wax on the Engineer's report, which, pursuant to City code, contained all the details. Formal protests could be wade only in writing and unleas submitted in that way would not be considered _in calculating the percentage of residents in protest. Oral objections could be made that evening before the Council. He notified listeners that objections or endorsements may be to the location or design of the improvements, to the location and extent of property to be acquired, to the question of whether the acquisitions are to be made or whether the improvements are to be installed at all, to the question of whether any particular property is benefited, to the Engineer's estimate of the costs and expenses, to the method proposed for spreading asseeementc, to the srese.sments or diagrams or any other phase or detail of the project. He declared the hearing open, and called on Miss Tanner, City Clerk, to read for the record the matters relating to the publication and posting of notices and filing of the boundary map, Anna Tanner, City Clerk, reported that the public hearing notice was published twice in the Palo Alto Times, once on December 27, 1976, and cnce on January 3, 1977; Notice of Improvement was posted on December 27, 1976; Notice to Property Owners wens mailed on December 23, 1976; and the filing of the Boundary Map was recorded on December 28, 1976, at 1:11 p.m. Mayor Norton asked Ms. Teener to report whether or not any written protests had been re:oived . Ha, Tanner replied that no protests had bean received. Mr. Ken Jones, brand counsel of Wilson, Jones, Morton :and Lynch said thst the proposed improvement waa initiated by property owners' petition and therefore there was no necessity for a hearing under Division 4 of the Streets and Highways code. He said that the nutters before the Couacll had been described in the Mayor's opening statement, A period of thirty days permitted property owners to pay all or sway portion of the final assess+s+:onts in cash, end thereafter unpaid portions would be represented by bonds payable over a period of 15 years, drawing interest at rates evailable'on the open market. The maximum legal rate, he said, was 8 percent, and the bondsmen wore expecting bids in the neighborhood of 511 to 6 percent. Bso Pewimski, Director of Public Works, said the proposed improvements and acquisitions consisted of the following: construction of sanitary sewer sus, mye branchea, risers, eanhelss, cisanocrts and laterals, with csatir n ale and riser frames and carvers, in Seize Avenue and Silva Court to provide aatnttary aewsregs service to the properties to the proposed district; the acquisition of rights of service and use in existing ennitary sewerage and sewage dispose' facilities of the City of Palo Alto by payment of connection or otbsr chergeo. Re pointed out that the drawings shearing the wort; to be done were *round than walls of the Council chamber; tbe boundaries of the proposed +* t district more also *hewn on the right of the ss:Aewe. Mr. Pewlooki said that in his opinion the properties were asseseid in potion to the eati*ated benefits to be received from the improvements and the a►cqucisicioos. Mayor Marto* asked if =yaws to the audience wished to address the Cecil by may of citing or making oral protest, 'here being none Mayor Morton weds the following motion: 655 1/24/77 MOTION: Mayor Norton moved, seconded by Eeahrs, that the public hearing be closed. The moti'n passed on a unanimous vote. MOTION: Vice Mayor Clay introduced the following resolution, and seconded by Comstock, moved its adoption: RESOLUTION 5333 entitled "A RESOLUTION ORDERING REDUCTION OF ASSESSMENTS." MOTION PASSED: The adoption of the resolution passed on a uaanieeus vote. MOTION: Councilman Boahrs introduced the following resolution, and seconded by Comstock, moved its adoption: RRSOLU111` pt 5334 entitled "A RESOLUTION AND ORDER ADOPT/IMADOPT/IM gnomon's REPORT, CONF1R 4ING TEE ASSEOSMENT AND ORDERING TOE WORK AND ACQUISITIONS." MOTIO PASSED:' The adoption of the teablution passed on a unanimous vote LION: Councilman Eyerly introduced the following resolution, and seconded by Carey, coved its adoption: RESOLUTION 5335 entitled "A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING A COLLECTION OFFICER." MOTION PASSED: The adoption of the resolution passed on a unanimous vote. S ILVA AVENUE SILVA COURT ASSESSM'E'NT DISTRICT SANITARY SEWAGE PROJECI AWARD OF CO SUUCI O na TRACT T 0 :12 0 : 7 ) MOTION: Councilmen Carey introduced the following resolution and moved, :weeded by Clay, its adoption, awarding a contract for $35,135.00 to Mewl C. Sardis, Inc., for the construction of the Silva Avenue/Silva Court District Mary Sewerage project. RSSOLUTIGN 5336 entitled "A- *ES0LUTI0lN OF MAO 07 CONTRACT." MOTION PASSED: The motion passed on s unanimous vote. Mayor Norton said that the purpeee of the 1976 Pals Alto Design Awards Program ws to formally recognise outstanding building projects which bays occurred in tbs City during the post year. TTho Dsa►ign Mazda Program is sponsored by the Conseil and is implemented by the Arrhitactu rat Review Board. This year the Board received 25 award n mieatieas, sad, after careful comsidsrstioa, the leard chose two projects to rowels* soda. The designers of thr projects and repranattativos of the Mum ubleb' spooeoisd r6e projects were ill the audienco that evening. Mayer Norton said that Sierid gyp, bsirehmen of the ' Ar+a itsstau *ev ward; would leactibs the p ro j ec tae enithand out tha cde, sa 'bs ' ssecuaied the sriirssrs .: He said tho first project to recalls, an award was tbs Tea Jade Associates' office, 529 Alme St.roet, for remode1img oia a comet ercisl-industrial build;. 15+6 1/24/77 Sigrid Rupp said that the Architectural Review Board had selected the Tom Meade Associates' project for imaginatively adapting an old Downtown commercial -industrial building for use as an interior designer's office. The remodeling project, with its simple, handsome brick facade and attractive landscaping, has given a new identity ;o the building. Mayor Morton said that the Tom Meade Associates' office had been designed by Don Gentry, of Don Gentry Planning and Design, who vas present that evening to accept the svar3. Don Gentry thanked the Council on behalf of himself and Mr. Meade. Mayor Mortota continued, saying the other project to receive en award was the San Francisco Federal Savings and Loan office, at 2403 B1 Camino Real, which was a new savings and loan branch office. Sigrid Rupp commented that the Architectural Review Board felt that the San Francisco Federal Savings and Loan office was an exemplary architectural solution for a ,snail, urban bank building, its sensitive, cohesive design (the building design included all four sides of tho structure) the scale and thoughtful site plan resulted in a project which was a striking addition to otze of Palo Alto's major intersections at El Camino and California Avenues. Mayor Norton said that Hawley & Peterson, a Palo Alto architectural firm, had deeigeed the savings and loan. building. Mr. Ralph Burke, assistant vice president and manager of the savings and loan accepted the award oe behalf of Mr. Hawley. as Well as himself. Mr. Kat Abey, of the landscape architects Royston, Banamoto, Beck & Abey, of Milt. Valley, was preeent to receive his award for landscaping. Mayor Morton congratulated the winners and thanked the Architectural. Review Board an4 Hrs. Rupp for their hard work. Mayor Morten said the Co ncilmemeabenrs would take it ballot until there era at laaat five votes for two candidates filling two vacancies on the Rumen Rsletioes Commission. Councilman Comstock mentioned a report issued by the attorney general stating that though there was atome disagreement oat, the tauter of secret balloting, he himself felt comfortable with the City Attorney's opinion that Council proceed aa they had in the past. Mayor Morton eeaepresaeed agreement with that also. After one secret ballot which me tallied by the Clerk, Mayer Merton egad the appointments of Helen Tao end Gory Passim to the Moran ReLationa Commiesion for three-year tern, expiring December 31, 1979. Vice Mayor Clay confirmed that Council would recess than reconvene before they went into the executive **seize mentieaeaed earlier by Meyer Morton. Council Agreed to do that. Council recessed from 9:03 to 9;25 p.m. Cess+acilmem Rerwald, *peaking sa chairman of the Finance and Public irks Committees, amid that the committee ors had core to a decision r 637 1/24/77 with difficulty. The decision on Downtown North Park had been made in recognition of the City's need for low-cost housing; the decision on the Colorado Avenue Switching Station had been made with the idea that perhaps the purchaser of the property would take remediation steps to reduce the noise problem. MOTION: Chairman Bervald, on behalf of the Finance and Public Works Committee, moved the following recommendations; A) thp.Colorado Avenue switching station site be remelted tb B. -3-C to be consistent with the Comprehensive Play, and sold in its present statue; and et the time that the rezoning comes back to the Council, staff will have a report on the nature and extent of the noise problem and come thoughts as to remedial measures; b) there be a policy of leveling houaee on Downtown Park North as they are vacated rather than re -renting theca, with the idea of creating more open space, eo it would gradually clear that block as the houses are vacated; and C) ;when two lots abutting become vast, those lots no longer be garden plots but instead be seeded and made into open space. Mayor Norton said that Council would handle each of the recommendations separately. Margery Brandt;, 360 Everett Avenue, reed from a letter she had written the Council. She had written that the conflict arose from the wish to have s Downtown Park North, which required apace, and the City's wish to also have some lore -income housing. One resolution, she suggested, could be to reserve the present meinipark along with the houses which the City owed, and sake the mii.ni.park for youngsters up to teenage, perhaps waking the El Camino park more accessible for older teenagers. Alexandra Bell, 327 Waysrley, said she liked the area as it was, and favored retaining the gardening also. Janet Owens, 863 Moreno Avenue, spoke for Midpeninaule Citieens for Pair (dousing CIC!R) . MCl, she said, at the January 4 Finance and Public Works Committee, had urged that the block remain as it is, for only through providing low,- and moderate - income housing could Palle Alto remain diversity in its population. MIC B thought more equipment could be provided for tbs Downtown Park for facilities, not open spaces, the organisation believed, drew people toward its use. The muted for low-income housing was equal to or exceeding the need for a larger park. The Council, she said, had cossetted to spend Comity Block Development money for waking grassy open apace ware usable for residents there. The organisation did not ease the wed for a "passive" park of entire blo.:&, and she pointed out that San Prancimquite Creak, which wowed through the area, provided spstur equivalent to a numbier of open -space sites, tt would be desirable to expand the Hawthorne end of the park, though the one remaining house eheuld net be removed, Nal felt, until mew bad bees budgeted for developmeat and paintenance of a more attractive, and active, tae. She noted theet the reusing new City -seed was bringing income to the City --any alternative actin should bring equal benefit. Harbors Lane, 626 Asstborme Avenue, a reoident of aloe of the City- ho uses, s, felt the area ld be beet if it remained as it is. She said oho did a ,retamd„ however, when she mowed is three ors mega, that mime a year* tram ties time the wen to became * perk. 636 1/24/77 Carol Lear, 235 Waverley, said she lived in a City -owned house and without that low rent she would not have been able to live in Palo Alto. She praidsd the City for making that possible. The park, she said, was always used, but not overused. More facilities, she felt sure, would be very welcome, benches, tables, climbing bars, and the like. Sue Pearson, 243 Waverley, asked that the vacant lots now on arson and Kipling, be improved, and that the City retain the low-cost housing now on the site fur the Downtown Park, Bruce Berwald, 421 Everett, asked that the staff recommendation that no action be taken be followed by Council. He said ha had seen no vandalism at the minipark, and he thought the presence of residents in City -owned houasa was the deterrent. In the matter of expansion, though the City had relocated several residents in order to create tha park eosuee years ago, he felt that resumption of that relocating process was not needed now simply to justify the action of some years ago. Be suggested that when the time came to relocate or raze the houses, those who occupied them be given an opportunity to purchase them, for removal to another site. Councilman Sher said he thought it was hest to separate the three recommendations of the Finance and Public Works Committee. Be agreed that relocating present low-- and moderate - income people now in order to fulfill a "commitment" that action had perhaps implied some years back now seemed no loner relevant -- for at the present the housing seemed needed more than the park. Corrected See pg. ,JO7 Councilwoman Witherspoon said she agreed with the committee recommendation that houses be cleared only as they became vacant She mentioned thatt it would be difficult for older children and people from Lytton Gardena to have access to the El Canino park; that the original idea of having a Downtown Park was a good one, and that Council should move slowly toward its accomplishment —at that time the City aright be in a better financial position to proceed with developing the Park Councilmen Comstock said plans with Eleanor Pardee and West Baysbore parks hed been developed but the completion was delayed owing to lack of funds. In the case of Eleanor Park the City worked with the unity to provide what adjacent residemte wanted; the sane method would be desirable in the cans of the Downtown Park. First should cons the plan, then the plan should be developed according to the money ey available. Councilman Comstock said he had held that point of view back in 1968 when the land for the parkues being purchased. When the money va available the City could act, he said, and prudence required that they welt to get the money before they moved forward. He urged that in Section A) of the Finance and Public Works recommendations the reaming go to the Banning Commission: the k -3-G designation had served se * "boilerplate" designation in tbs past, but assigning such • designation eight inhibit tha Planning Commission free finding the most appropriate designation. Councilmen Corey assured that roc dati,one A) , 1), end C) were now on the floor nee aotiona. He then said he would like to table B) and C) and he aaeplsieed, before he so nearvsd, that A) and C) in his opinion were comps recommendations, and, since compromises afforded the sews to proceed with a plan. d since 3n chic case no fine plasm vas on ham, specifically lly destroying housing as it became vacant without immediate plans for use of the property for the public was counterproductive. Aa others hed said, ha went on, there was mused for the housing now existing, but not equal need for the added open space for the park. Parenthetically he noted that the housos se they new were did not meet all building cods standard*, yet, were they moved, they would haves to asset the new building cede. Ids observed 6004 irony in that. MO said be preoi'erred to do notbeimg at this time, and that at the appropriate time he mould sive to table 430 1/24/71 Vice Mayor Clay said the hiousin8 Corporation bespoke his own point of view. He said he thought that in time the Housing Corporation might have a plan for the housing now existing on the park location. The sub -corporation the Dousing Corporation had at one time proposed, might be formed end want to purchase and maintain the homes being discussed, perhaps even moving them to the Co orado sub --station site. Ha continued saying that he did not think the Colored° sub -station site should be residential, however, owing to the noise factor. Whom- ever developed that property might consider erecting a noiee buffer for the his to the west of the property. He said he would vote against A) , B) , and C) . Councilman Eyerly commented that Clayton Brown had mentioned at a couple of finance meetings back that there was a high priority for Downtown Park North which could be demonstrated. He asked Mr. Brown to explain that more fully. Clayton Brown, Director of Budget & Staff 'Services, said that the criteria for determining the need for a park in the Do'ntovn North location had bean bard on a study for Parka and Recreation needs undertaken in 1967 or 1968. One guideline had been that each residence should be within one mile of a neighborhood park_ another guideline head been that residences should also be s certain distance from a district park, such as Rinconada or Mitchell. Other than the creek.side park, there had been no other park in the Dovitawn area north of town. Councilman Eyerly asked Mr. Brown if he had any idea of what the property tax valuation had been of the properties that the City had appropriated. Mr. Bro m replied that with the low tax rate in Palo Alto it would not have been "a lot of dollars" though he was not sure of the actual amount. He said the rssidsnte did not pay any taxes at all on the houses pr*seentiy on the property. Councilman Eyerly recounted that when the matter first came to the Finance Committee about a year ago it had aecmed feasibly to move some of the houses to Colorado Park but present-day iuflatiots made it infeasible now. He felt it was evident that the residents now in the housing vould of course speak to the preservation of the status quo--noe.etheless a vote for the Committee's rec! ndation A) that the Colorado Avenue switching station be rezoned for housing, sag, v uld provide increased houaing in the community. He said that in vier of that be did not find it duff icnit to dispose of the elder houses Left en Downtime Park North. He said he weaselly °besrsed fairly high use of mmintperks and he thought gradual opening up of the present site for increased use would fill the priority need for Urger spaces for football and the like: as they were now the parks were all for the younger children. Residents who had sold their houses so that the park couls be formed had strong feelings Against having done so for the park hod not yet bean realiesd. Councilman Eyarly said that in hie opinion thia vas the best time to move ahead; that procrastination would not servo the goal of providing perk space. He said the recommendation to gradually phase out the houses wee the best plan. Co iissn *malts observed that alnoowt everything to be said on the topic had boon said. 8o felt thews who had "given up" their property for a perk is be built had a legitimate complaint =less a parks was built. htm said he hear that thane who had been advantaged by having the low-cost housing understood that the housing was not going to coetinue "in perpetuity," end also that the City would not continue to maintain th o property. Hs one entire black might be secession for the park needs of them area, am be of f eruol t , that this _ Bossing Corporation aright develop some Law amdnodorate-Inceee hieing ea a portion of the blmek. Ss supported the staff reu care detiou. 6 1/24/71 Ka Councilman Berwald opposed the proposed Carey motion to table B) and C) for he felt that would only cut off debate. He urged that Council return the matter to the Finance and Public Works Committee suggesting to the committee on what they should do. He said he agreed with Councilman Eyerly that the present use of the land was not the best,for there were so feed hones for the size of the land. He pointed out that in the Finance and Public Works Committee minutes were his words saying he thought a portion of the block should be for park area and a portion for imaginative housing. Relevant to the Colorado Avenue property, nearby residents had not objected to the noise, and he felt it was reasonable and adequate as a site for housing. Mayor Norton said that part A) of the recommendation would include a referral to the Planning Commission and was now before Council. He Corrected noted that Councilman Carey had amid he wanted to move to table A) and E). See pg. 707 MOTION PASSED: The motion to adopt recommendation A) of the Finance and Public Works Committee, re Colorado Avenue switching station aite, with a referral to the Planning Commission on the matter of aoni.ng designation, passed on the following vote: ATES: Beahrs, Bervald, Carey, Comstock, Eyerly, Norton, Sher, Witherspoon NOES: Clay MOTION: Councilman Carey moved, seconded by Mehra, that Council liable parts B) god C) of the Finance and Public Works recommendations referring to Downtown Park North. NOTION PASSED: The ration to table paase*d oa the following vote: AYES: Beahre, Carey, Comstock, Norton, Sher NOES: Clay, Witherspoon, Bervald, Eyerly MOTlQU: Mayor Norton moved, seconded by Witherspoon, that a waiver of relocation if and Alen the City should decide to tear down these buildings, should be included in any new lease, sh old any of the properties on the presee►t site of Mews Park ]torah be rerouted. NOTION PAEBi : The motion passed en the following vote: Ay83: Baehr*, Bsrw old, Carey, Clay, Eyerly, Norton Withersp000, Sher NOES: Comstock Councilman Bery id asked if staff would validate that the present occupants of Me low- end aeoderete-roam tae housing quelif is i Jo the love- and t dorate-incoesa brackets. He had had the thought, be said„ that thee. dvalliegs could be used as interim dwellings until tenants' earning pow increased; in that way more people could be helped. Clayton Brown *aid that about a year and ran -half ago the City hod reviewed the rents by the so-called "aazket -rent" standard and adjusted rents downward, usually, because of the condition of the property; at that time, Mir. Brown said, the direction of the Council bed been toward the City having a mix with /ow-, moderate-, and high incomes represented as tenants benfiting from City -subsidised housing. it the presort than if a tenant who is paying "market" rental 661 1/24/17 moves out, the County rents to someone who his been paying the same "market" rental; if a tenant moves who pays less than market rental, Mr. Brawn continued, and can demonst:ste that they are paying 25 percent of their income for rent, they are replaced with someone in the same income range. He aaid that of the houses at Downtown Park North site, and also at Webster site, half the tenants paid market rental and others paid lees than that amount. Councilmen Berwald said that he thought tenants of City -owned property should be tenants who unquestionably needed the subsidy thus provided. Re said the City should not be in the position of competing with market -priced housing): thereforeeeven if a tenant vas paying more than market value it was not appropriate for him to rent the property. Vice Mayor Clay assured himself that all of the property was being rented with the Rousing Authority as agent --and as such vas being rented under certain guidelines, par a recommendation of the Policy and Procedures Committee toward renting to persons of mixed incomes. Mr. Brown stated that renters in the Downtown Park North houses had net incomes of about $i2,000.00 each. il? 1 RE ZJ T I B_1NGOGAKES REF'OP.T OP CITX A`'?° IET onti.nued from January 1?, 1977.) MOTION:, Vice Naycr. Clay introduced the following ordinance and, seconded by Beahre, owed its approval for first reading: ORDINANCE OT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO ADDING DER 4.51 TO THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE REGULATING BINGO GAMES CONDUCTED BY CHARITABLE OR I NIZATIONS . Mayor Norton clarified that the ordinance had been etcessfully amended at the previous Council meeting, as indicated in the City Attorney's January 20 moo, to the effect that the nor of games per week be reduced from two to ow tbmt the granting of licenses te play Bingo be further defined with respect to those place. having liquor licenses, that fraternal organisations were exempted when liquor was not sold or consumed where the Piro game was taking place; that off-street parking availability limit the number of people playing binge when the sponsoring organisation was in an R-1 gas.. Mayor Morton stated that those three its could be dewed to be included in the ordinance now before Council. Councilman dere+wld asked if Ssetiwe 4.51, 250 could be interpreted to say that two out of every three people playing Binge could park their ears is the street in an R--1 sotto. City Attorney Booth said that the intent of the section nes that, based on the assumption that threw players per ear old attend, one off-street parking .psc. per every three players would result in tbe majority of the etre being parked off-street. MOTION PASSIM: The ordinance including the three amendments was approved for first reeding elm the following vote: ATMS: Bears, Carry, Clay, Ryerly, Morten, Sher MOMS: Comstock, Re.rweld, Witherspoon REQUEST OF COUNCILMAN CAREY RE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF THE BUILDING CODE WITH RESPECT TO THE LAKQ"_(the Eldridge burns property) MOTION: Councilman Carey moved, seconded by Comstock, that the matter of Palo Alto building codes vis-a-vis urban and rural housing heeds be referred to the Policy and Procedures Committee for discussion. Councilman Carey explained that the present building code made no distinction between needs for urban and rural housing, and his motion was intended to to examine the base for making or not making some differentiations. Mayor Norton cautioned that advice had been given to Council from the City Attorney that Council not involve itself in the Wanner in which the existing ordinances are enforced; he confirmed with Councilman Carey that the motion before Council did not is fact touch on that enforcement. Councilman Carey affirmed that his motion did not touch on methods of enforcing present building codes. He said that while the matter had arisen relative to "The Land" his motion to refer to Committee was intended to generate some broad general information which had provided the base for existing building regulations He amid that it was possible that the legislation relating to building codes had exceeded its usefulness and instead had become cumbersome. Correc ted See pg. 707 Mayor Norton said that Attorney Crist, representing the tenants on "'The Land," was charging the City of Palo Alto with contempt of court, and he had merely wanted to confine that Councilman Carey's motion did not touch on that area of present ,Litigation relating to "The Lased." Councilman Carey assured Mayor Horton that his motion did not. Vi4co Mayor Clay said a sinner item vas aleeedy under consideration in the Policy and Procedures committee —specifically the application of building cones to Fire Zone 1 --and ho agreed that the applicability of building cases should be looked at periodically. He said he would vote in favor of the motion to refer. Councilwoman Witherspoon said the matter had been discussed the night Councilman Carey had had to leave early, and the procedures ictvo1ved with building applications had also been discussed. She said site was against referring the ordinance relating to ruria1 bMl4ing coda drawn Corrected up by City Attorney Booth, for she thought the code was gad, ho er, Sege pg. it was for rural, not for Pelts Alto. 707 Councilman Eyerly asked if Councilman Careey's intent yeas to investigate the viability of the rural building code far use in Open Space (OS) Ageing. Councilman Carey confirmed thet it wee, but it wee not intended to state specifically that the rasrai building code should be applied. Councilmen Eyerly said ho did not envision a change in building wade for upper or lover foothills areas since the grounds wore within the City limits, and the utilities were in. Councilman Sher amid the motion was very broad --did it specifically man that the existing building codes be examined relative to the rural parts of .the City? Councilman Carey said he understood the Policy and Procedures Committee had the issue of building codes in general, which vould cover mush of the icaquiry be rented. Tba factor his motion vas intended to .:over was the applicability of that code to rural areas. Councilman Sher said the Building Code documeat wee vary extensive, and the Committee bad a big assignment. 643 k �,z�1' 1/24/77 Councilman Beahra said he was glad to be "clean-up batter." The public hearing covered by Councilman Caroy's motion hrd already had its "first public hearing" in the Palo Alto Times. He said the area being discussed was very fragile and especially in need of protection in these dry years. He said "raging firestorms in our Foothills" were a definite possibility. He felt diet the farther away buildings were from fire protection the tighter the code should be. He did not favor putting the Committee to the effort of examining the code toward the end of relaxing it. Councilman Berwald said he had written Councilmssabers suggesting the Council hold a public hearing on the matter of "The Land," perhaps dis- cussing the matter of code applicability at that time, but at this time re-examining the entire code seemed like undue work. He said that unless the motion was modified he would vote against it. MOTION FAILED: The motion to refer the examination of Palo Alto building codes in relation to making distinctions between urban and rural housing failed on the following vote: AYES: Sher, Carey, Clay, Comstock NOES: Beahre, Berwald, Eyerly, Norton, Witherspoon ORAL COM NICATIONS None LETTER TO BE READ INTO RECORD FROM THE BARRON PARK ASSOCIATION Through request of the writer, City Clerk Ann Tanner read the following letter into the record: Dear Ctrsnci.I Q: The Board of the Barran Park Association has directed we to write to you and other officials, commending the recent action teen by the City of Palo Alto and Santa Clara County to curtail Ole "massage's parlor business in our community. For several years now we have been aurase that these and related businesses heve been an filthy influence in our community. To the extent that these businesses front for prostitution and other illicit seat related activities, they do not belong in a residential community. It has bean our observation that the majority of Palo Alto residents resent and object to having this type of activity so blatantly in our midst. Certainly over the past two years this Association and residents of Barron Park have made it known we would favor cleaning up the area especially along El Camino Reel. Accordingly, we laud the agencies that are pow doing this, and proclaim over full support. /t is our bole that this action, along with other notion envisioned in our new comprehensive plea, will maks the El Camino once again a place where legitimate neighborhood - serving businesses will wish to establish. WE urge continued strong action as these cases go through the courts. We believe then Barrow Park community of over 1,000 families is behind you. Thank you. (signed) Ricbard C. Flacons, president 1A PARK ASSOCIATIOM CCs Den Palmer, Deputy District Attorney S.C.C. Jame* C. 2orebsr, Cblof of reslioo, Pale Alts Spy Saaerd Mosibiers 664 1/24/77 EXECUTIVE SESSION Counciladjourned at 10:35 to Executive Session to discuss litigation. ADJOURNMENT The meeting and Executive Session adjourned at 11:30 p.m. Ai TEST: 65 1124177 APPROVE: City Clerk MMyar