HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-04-26 City Council Summary MinutesCITY
COUNCIL
MINUTES'
April 26, 1975
CIIY
OF
PALO
ALTO
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in
a Special Joint Meeting with the East Palo Alto Municipal
Council at 7:00 p.n. at the East Palo Alto Municipal Center,
2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, California.
Present: wars, Untold, Comstock, Clay, Eyer]y,
Norton, Sher
Gertrude Wilkens, Henry Anthony, Clarence
Jackson, Clarence Burley, Oiowale Satterwhite
Absent: Carey, Witherspoon
Also Present: Alan Senderaora, Enid Pearson
The agenda itesa dascusaed ware as follows:
Dumbaerton BridAa Access
East Palo Alto stated their need for an access road to their
proposed 24 -acre iodustria.l park schedule to be built in East
Palo Alto. in order to facilitate development of the industr .al
park, East Palo Alto indicated it is willing to :request deletion
of the University approach road, against which Palo Alto has
filed a lawsuit, axchaage for a southerly approach road
connecting to Oregon Expressway.
The Knox Bill, AB 3219, was discussed as an alternative to
the current play which calla for the building of a four lane bridge.
The Knox Bill would simply rate the existing bridge.
The Palo Alto City Council indicated it would review East Palo
Alto's request. It was agreed that both Councils will tarp a
Look at the proposed Knox Bill and the two Mayors will meet on
the subject,
Priest Palo Alto said it is proposing a widening of Bay Road through
the L ister Tract to the tip of Cooley Lending. Since the
Laumsister Tract is totally owned by the City of We Alto, East
Palo Alto is resting from Palo Alto a strip of land approxi-
mately 100 deep by 1650' "t four acres.
The Palo Alto City Council advised that tho ease is dedicated park --
land and its sale might require a vote of the people.
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East Palo Alto pointed out that their youth are constantly being
stopped by Palo Altos police because East Palo Alto youth do
not have licenses for their bicycles. East Palo Alto stated
that they are aware that they do not have a bicycle registration
program and they are working on developing such a program to
solve part of the problem. They other part of the problem' is
that East Palo Alto youth feel they are being hare -eased silly
because they are Black. The Palo Alto City Council responded
that when such incidents occur, they be reported so an investi-
gation can be made.
Th" Palo Alto City Council iad;sated staffwill foiloweup with East
Palo Alto staff to seek some solution.
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The East Palo Alto Municipal Council requested that Palo Alto make
some kind of financial contribution to their Community Youth
Responsibility Program. The program, according to East Palo Alto,
provides some cost savings to Palo Alto and Santa Clara County
because it refers youth to the program who would otherwise be
handled by Palo Alto or Santa Clara County. The CYRP provides
counseling to East Palo Alto youth who commit minor offenses.
San Mateo County is threatening to cut off the $60,000 funding
because the program is not handling a sufficient: number of persons
to justify continued funding. The program is funded on the basis
of the number of persona that go through the program for criii¢vel
offenses committed in San Mateo County. Criminal offenses committed
in Palo Alto and referred to East Palo Alto CYRP are not counted
nor funded by San Mateo County.
It was agreed that the Palo Alto and East Palo Alto staffs will
meet to review the program aaed details of they contribution
aided. Recommendetions from staffs will be made to both
Councils.
The meeting adjourned et 8:30 p.m.
ArrEST :
APPROVE:
Stanley R. ton
Mayor
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