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RESOLUTION NO. 4695
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCJL OF THc CITY OF PALO ALTO
IMPLEMENTING A CITY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROORA~
WHEREAS, Chapter 1574, California Statutes of 1971 (Assembly Bill No. 533), requires
public entities, such as the City of Palo Alto, to provide relocation assistance to persons, businesses,
and farms required to move due to the acquisition of the property by the City for public use;
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WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Palo Alt() recognizes the need for, and the desirability
of, an adopted Relocation Assistance Program; and
WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Council, the 1ecommendations of the City Manager for
implementation of a City Relocation Assistance Program should be implemented;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Manager shall be responsible for the implementation of Chapter
1574, California Statutes of 1971, and is hereby authorized to establish procedures for said
implementation.
SECTION 2. The City Controller is authorized to make relocation assistance payments as
provided in Chapter 1574, California Statutes of 1971, upon submimon of claim forms approved
by the City Manager or his designated representative.
SECTION 3. The following standards for a decent, safe, and sa.rJtary dwelling hereby~
adopted:
a. The dwelling shall conform with local building, housing, and occupancy codes for existing
structures.
U. The dwelling shall have a continuing supply of drinkable water.
c. The dwelling shall have a kitchen with hot-and cold water, a sink with sewage
connections, and an area for a stove and a refrigerator with proper utility connections.
d. The iiwelling shall have a heating system which is adequate for the entire m·!Jig area.
e. -The dwelling shall have a well-lighted, ventilated bathroom affording prtVacy to a person
within it. The bathroom shall contain a lavatory basin and a bathtub or stall shower,
both being properly connected to an ~equate supply of hot and cold running water,
and shall contain a flush toilet, all in good working order and properly connected to
a sewaae system.
f. The dwellins shall have provisior. for artificial lighting in each room.
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1. The dwellina shall be structu,·ally sound and adequately maintained.
h. The dwelling shall have a safe, unobstructed exit leading to a safe, open space at gound
level. In a building of three or more stories, each common corridor shall have at least
two such safe exits.
i. The dwelling shall have at least 150 square feet of habitable floor space for the first
occupant and at least 100 square feet of habitable floor space for each additional
occupant. Habitable floor space means the area used for sleeping, living, cooking, and
clining purposes. It does not include closets, pantries, bathrooms, service or utility
rooms, hallways, foyers, unfinished attics, storage spaces, cellars, and similar spaces.
j. The di\.'ision of the interior area of the dwelling shall provide an adequate number of
rooms for the family. All the rooms shall be adequately ventilated.
SECTION 4. The City Manager is authorized to establish special standards applicable to
rooming houses, sleeping-room facilities, and mobile homes in order to determine if such a facility
constitutes a decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling.
SECTION 5. The following room count moving expense schedule, which provides a flat
amount based on the number of rooms of furniture and personal belongings which must be moved,
hereby is adopted fc.r the tenant who chooses the room-count method:
a. If the tenant furnishes all or a major part of the household equipment, payment will
be as follows:
1 Room s so S Rooms S200
2 Rooms 80 6 Rooms 240
3 Rooms 120 7 Rooms 280
4 Rooms 160 8 Rooms
or more 300
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b. If the landlord owns the furniture and the tenant furnishes none or only a small amount
of the household equipment, payment will be as follows:
First room -SIS
Each additional ruom -$10
Maximum payment • $300
c. Thea moving expense payments are in addition to the mandatory dislocation allowanc: of
$200.
SECTION 6. The following mobile home square foot schedule for moving expeues, which
pro'lides payment of 1noving expenses based upon the length of the external wall measured "at
floor level, hereby is adopted:
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300 sq. ft. or less $130
301 sq. ft. to 400 sq. ft. 180
401 sq. ft. to SOO sq. ft. 210
501 sq. ft. to 600 sq. ft. 240
601 sq. ft. to 700 sq. ft. 270
Over 700 sq. ft. 300
For double units, the payment shall be computed for each separate component, but the
total may not exceed $300. In addition, a dislocation allowance of $200 will be made.
INTRODUCED & PASSED: January S, 1973
AYES: Clark, Comstock, Henderson, Pearson, L\.osenbaum, Seman
NOES: Beahrs, Norton
ABSENT: Berwald
APPfOVED: f' U)~Ju4J~
Mayor
CityfControYtf