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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0211195774 City Hall, Palo Alta, California; 'February 11, 1957': The Council of•the City of Palo Alto met in regular ses- sion on this date at 7;30 P.M., with Mayor Porter presiding. Roll call as follows: proved. Present: Bishop, Byxbee,"Cresap, Cummings, Davis, Giffin, Marshall, Mitchell, Navin, Porter, Rodgers, Rup penthal, Simpson. Absent: Corcoran, Drysdale. The minutes of the meeting of January 28, 1957, were ap- Project 56-14, University Avenue Street Lighting District This was the time and place set for hearing on Resolution No. 2803 of Preliminary Determination, Project 56-14, for improve- ment of street lighting•in the:University Avenue district. A notice of the hearing was• given as required by law. The City Clerk report- ed that no written protests have been received. The hearing was de- clared open. . Mr. William K. Kelley of Hare, Brewer and Kelley, 525 Uni- versity Avenue, addressed the Council asking that the lighting im provement be extended to include the 500 block of University Avenue. He stated that he had contacted property owners in the block and that a majority are in favor of the project; and submitted a map showing the properties in this block whose owners are in favor of being included in the lighting district. Councilman Rodgers pointed out that a portion of the 500 block of University Avenue, the 100 feet of frontage nearest Webster. Street, is not in the business district; that it is zoned R-4 and not C-2, and he felt that it should'not be included in the district. The City Manager submitted a report free: the staff of its investigation of the advisability of including the 500 block of.Uni versity Avenue in the lighting district. The report contained., the information that of the 15 property owners affected, 8 replied:to the letter; 6 of the 8 replies were in favor of the district, repre- senting 370 front feet of a total of 950 front feet in. the block; all who replied favorably.are.owners of C-2 property. It was stated. in the report that the front foot cost for the district , exclusive of the 500 block from Cowper to Webster, is approximately $1.80; that the estimated cost in the area from Cowper to Webster is $6.47 per front foot because installation of new electrolier units and un dergraand-service would be: involved; that if the cost of lighting this block were s -read over the entire district, the front foot cost for the district would increase from $1.80 to $1.99. The City Engineer reported that he has discussed'the mat- ter with the Electrical Engineer who feels that :the lighting should be extended to the corner of a block and that it"is not practical to exclude the corner properties from the district; however this could be done.. There being no others from the audience who wished to speak on the matter, the hearing was closed. =1t was moved by Byxbee, seconded and carried by unanimous vote on roll call that Resolution No. 2803 of Preliminary Determina- tion be rescinded, and that Resolution No. 2806, an Amended Resolu- tion of Preliminary Determination -to include in the district all the property in the 500 block zoned as C-2 be adopted. This would ex- clude from the district the 100 feet of frontage adjacent to Webster Street zoned as R-4. The resolution provides for a new hearing to be held on February 25, 1957, at 7:30 P.M. O Project 6-7, Middlefield -Colorado Parking District This was the time and place set for'a hearing on Resolu- tion No. 2801 of Intention to Make changes.and:modifications in Project 56-7 by increasing the a ,mount of the: -assessment. Notices of the hearing were give as provided by law. The City Clerk reported, that rio written protests have been received. The hearing was de- clared open. There being no one present who. wished to speak on the, matter, the hearing was closed. Resolution No. 2807, ordering changes and modifications, changing the total amount of the assessment'from $45,000,00. to $47,-; 500.00, urea:'introduced, and on motion'duly mace and seconded, was adopted on roll call, with 12 Ayes,: Bishop not voting on the motion. (Mrs. Corcoran came at this time, 7:45 P.M., and was present for the rest of the meeting...) A report was made on the bids received on February 8, 1957, for the construction of the parking lot, Project 56-7, with the recommendation of the City Manager that. the bid'of the low bid- der, Kleinamith, Inc., in the sum of $13,025.85-, be accepted. Resolution Kleinsmith, Inc., in motion duly made. and call. No. 2803:. awarding the contract for this work td accordance with the bid, was introduced, and on seconded, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll Abandonment of Utilities Easement This was the time and place for a hearing on the proposed abandonment of public utilities easement over, portions of Tract No. 782 and Tract No. 800. An affidavit of publication of the notice of this hearing was filed. The City Engineer reported that the easeme t is no longer necessary forthe purpose for which it was acquired and dedicated. The hearing. was declared open. There being no one present] who wished to speak on 'the matter, the hearing was closed. Resolution No. 28,09, ordering the abandonment of this easement., was introduced, and on motion of Byxbee and Rodgers, was adopted by unanimous vote on-'roll.,Call. Sale of Improvement Bonds of 1956, Series "B" A report was received on the bids received at 3:00 P.M. on this date for the sale of'$500,000 City of Palo Alto Municipal Im- provement Bonds of 1956, Series "B", as follows: BIDDERS AVERAGE INTEREST RATE The First National -Hank of Chicago Burns., Corbett & Pickard, Inc. Hannaford & Talbot J. --P. Morgan & Co. Inc. J. S. Strauss & Co. i Blyth & Co., Ir.c. R. H. Moulton & Company The Northern Trust Company Security -First National Bank of Los Angeles Laidlaw & Co. and Associates by The Bank of California, N.A. Bank of America, N.T. & S.A. American Trust Company- ; (continued) 2.747544 % 2.79285 2.79575 2.79760 2.8043 76 BIDDERS American Trust Company .' Bacon, Stevenson & Co. Dwinnell, Harkness & Hill, Inc. Lawson,Levy & Williams --J. Earle May & Co. Hill, Richards & Co. Weeden & Co. Salomon Bros. & Hutzler and Associates Baxter and Company Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc. John Nuveen. & Co. Bred D.• Blake & Co. California Bank Bache & Co. Braun, Bosworth & Co. Shearson, Hammill & Co.. AVERAGE INTER;?ST RATE 2.84123 2.84198 2.86774 2.87913 2.88885 Q Resolution No. 2810, providing for the sale of these bonds to the best bidder, The First National Bank of Chicago and Associ- ates in accordance with their bid, was introduced, and on motion of Cummings and Mitchell, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Legislation on Comic Books A letter was received from Assemblyman Frank Bonelli en- closing copy of Assembly Bill No. 64 before the State Legislature banning the sale of crime horror comic books to minors under 18 years of age, and requesting the City Council of Palo Alto to adopt a resolution urging the passage of such legislation. The letter was filed. Gas and Electric Systems in El Camino No. 1 and No. 2 The City Manager reported, for the information of the Council, that the Public Utilities;Commission has issued an Order approving the agreement between the City of Palo Alto and the Pacif- ic Gas & Electric Company for sale to the City of the gas and elec- tric distribution facilities in El Camino No. 1 and El Camino No. 2. Bids on -Deep Well Turbine Pumps A report was made by the City Manager on the bids received %fin February 7, 1957, on deep well turbine pumps for three new wells, with the recommendation that the bid of Frank Cisternino Pump Com- pany in the amount of $21,316.00 be accepted. Mr. Carroll Daq of Food Machinery Company called attention to the bid submitted by his firm on Alternate A which was lower than the bid recommended for acceptance. The City Manager advised that alternate bids were taken on line shaft pumps, but it was felt that the advantages of submersible type pumps more than offset the in- creased cost of approximately $500.00 per pump. He posited. out that the new wells are located in residential areas and it was felt that the submersible pumps which reduce housing requirements,and are noiseless in operation will not be objectionable; also the submersi- ble type pumps are more efficient and require less maintenance. On motion of Rodgers and Nevis, the bid of the. Prank Cis- ternino Pump Company was accepted as recommended, and the Mayor was authorized to sign the contract for this equipment, by unanimous vote on roll call.. Gas Tax Funds, Engineering Allocation The City Manager presented a Memorandum of Agreement for' expenditure of the special gas tax allocation for engineering, which provides for the budgeting :of $5',000.00 for the following en- gineering purpoaesa '$500 for plans for widening the Alma Street bridge 'at Adobe Creek #500 for plans- for widening the Alma, Street bridge at Dry Creek; . $500= for plans for a bridge on Park Boulevard at Dry Creek;.$1500 for the City's share of engineering coats for the improvement `of Page Mill Road between El Camino Real and Junipe- ro Serra Boulevard; and -$2,000 for the City's share of engineering costa for the improvement of approximately two miles of various ci- ty streets under Project 56-8, Wilkie Way et al. Resolution No. 2811, Approving the Memorandum. of: Agreement and -authorizing the Mayor to sign s8.id agreement on behalf of the City, was introduced, and on motion of Byxbee and Rodgers, was adopted on roll call, with 12 Ayes, Mrs. Corcoran and Porter not voting on the motion. Engineering Services. Page Mill Road Improvement The City Manager presented a proposed contract with Georg S. Nolte for engineering services in connection w1th•the proposed widening and improvement' of Page M121 Road between El Camino Real and Junipero Serra, Boulevard. He reviewed tk.e provisions of the contract and explained that the City's share of the•cost will be ' paid from gas tax funds, On motion of Mitchell and Byxbee, the Mayor waa authorize to execute the contract with Mr. Nolte in behalf of the City by vot on roll call, with 13 Ayes, Porter not voting on the motion. Counter Road Tax Councilwoman Corcoran called attention to a proposal for the levying of a county road tax, and suggested that the City's rep* resentatives on the Inter -City Council convey to the County the feeling of the City Council that such a road tax should be confined to unincorporated=areas of the County. The Mayor advised that this matter has been brought up and that cities w111 keep this thought .in mind and protect their interests. • Landscape Plan, Newell Road Frontage and Library Site .A'report was received from Committee No. 2 recommending that the City --Manager be authorized to negotiate with Eckbo, Roystcxi and`Williams for an amendment to.their Rinconada Park' design con- tract for the purpose of carrying the landscape plan to and includ- ing the city property fronting on Newell Road, and detailing and preparing final drawings of the preliminary library site plans as submitted:hy the Library architect. On motion of Cummings, duly seconded, the recommendation was adopted.' In this connection Councilman Ruppenthal noted that the landscape plan for`the redevelopment of Rinconada Parkprovidesfor the continuance of.the picnic grounds, and called attention to -the nuisance created by refuse and papers being scattered:and blown "around on°etreets in the vicinity. The City Manager advised that he would instruct the architect to take the refuse problem into consid4 eration:in preparing his plans. Reference was made to the Butane tanks located adjacent to Rinconada Park, and the City Manager:advised that the staff in- tends to •submit •to Committee No. 1 a recommendation for an engineer* ing etudy'ot -the gas system, looking to the removal of the Butane tanks;' Outside Utility Rates L -.report was received from -Committee No. 3 recommending the establishaaent of a policy that wherever the City of Palo Alto 78 engages in selling water, gas and electric utilities outside the ci- ty limits 'of Palo Alto, the rates for such. services shall be no less than competitive rates in the immediate area,. and that:the staff be instructed to cheek the City's outside rates and submit revised rate: ° schedules for consideration by the -Council. A motion was made by:Mitchell, seconded by Byxbee, that the recommendation -of the committeebe adopted. The City Manager reported:that the staff felt it was their responsibility to_bring to the Council's attention the fact that wa- ter rates charged by the -.City in outside areas which it serves are lower than rates oharged:by other cities or utility companies in such areas, and --pointed out that, the Council previously adopted a policy that it would have competitive rates in outside areas;-' There was discussion as to the advi3abit_.ty of stabllsh- ing a firm policy, and:it was pointed out,that the adoption of the recommendation would give the staff authority to cheek the present rates and submit revised schedules which would have to be acted on by the Council. After discussions the mot1on_to adopt the recommendation of Committee No. 3 was carried: Reserve for Investment, Hospital Improvement Fund A report was received from Committee No. 3 recommending that a reserve for investment be set up=in the Hospital Improvement Fund in the amount of $150,000, the income from which is to,be used to pay the expense of interest and redemption on the 1931 and 1939 Hospital bond issues. - 'On motion of Bishop and Mitchell, the recommendation was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. . Hospital Audit that the the Palo accepted A report was received.from Committee No. 3 recommending report of Skinner & Hammond on the audit of the accounts of Alto Hospital for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, be and filed. On motion of Rodgers -and Byxbee, the recommendation for ac- ceptance of this audit was adopted. Monroe Park Annexation A report was submitted.by Committee No. 3 recommending that the annexation of Monroe Park to the City of Palo Alto be con- sidered by the Council at this meeting. Councilman Bishop, Chairman of Committee No. 3, advised that Mr. Andrew Spears, attorney for a group of property owners favoring the annexation, had appeared be- fore Committee No. 3 to discuss the matter, and the committee felt that the question should be considered by the entire Council at this time. Mr. Spears addressed the Council and submitted a map show- ing the "island of Monroe Park which is bounded on the north by the City of Palo Alto and on the south by the City of Mountain View. The highway frontage westerly of the,Monroe Park area is partly in Palo Alto and partly in MountainView. Mr. Spears told the Council that a majority ofthe people•'in the area which he -represents desire to: be :annexed to the City of Palo Alto and- are willing to pay for city services. He advised'that they are not asking that all of the unincorporated area be annexed to Palo Alto but suggest that the Council determine the southerly boundary, and further suggest that the boundary might be set at Del Medio Avenue or a line just north of .Del Medic. Mr. Spears referred to information contained in an annexation -study and report, made in 1954 of a larger area of which: Monroe Park is a part.: He:urged the Council to give favorable con- sideration to the annexation of this territory to the city. 79 Therm was;eonsiderable discussion. It was pointed out that the -question to decide this evening is whether the Council would b�.willing-to approve the annexation if a.feasible proposal is developed., The_Mayor remarked that if Palo Alto should annex part of the area, Mountain View -should annex the rest of it. A motion was made by Mitchel?, and seconded, that the Council consider, the, annexation of Monroe Park, with the: southern boundary line to be fixed at or near Del Medio Avenue. - Mr. James Powers, 295 Monroe Drive, informed the Council that a petition is now before.the County Boundary Commission for the annexation to Mountain View of an area of industrial property be- tween Monroe Drive and the railroad, -and that the owners of another area along Del Medio_Avenue have requested annexation to Fountain View. Mrs. Corcoran moved to amend the Mayor to consult with -Mountain View on the second to the motion. The roll call vote on the motion tion of Monroe Park was as follows: Ayes:. Bishop, Cresap, Cummings, Porter, Rodgers.. motion to authorize the matter. There was no to consider the annexa- Giffin, Mitchell, Noes: Byxbee, Corcoran, Davis, Marshall, Navis, Ruppenthal, Simpson. The motion was declared lost. (A recess was taken at this time, 8:55 P.M., and the Council reconvened at 9:05 P.L) Variance (E. J. .Leen) A report was received from the Planning Commission recom- mending that the denial by the Acting Zoning Administrator in con- nection with the application of E. J. Leep for a sideyard variance at k05'Mar1owe Street be overruled and that the requested variance be granted. On motion of Rodgers and Navis, the variance was granted in accordance with the recommendation. A -R Zoning A report was received from the Planning Commission recom- mending that the three properties of Sequoia Insurance Company, Leonetti and Bliss, located on the southwest side of Middlefield Road between Matadero,Canal and Wellsbury Way, remain zoned„A-R. It was explained that the Commission had considered on its°ini.tia- tive a change of zone from A -R, Administrative -Research District, - to R-1. On:motion of Rodgers and Bishop, the recommendation was adopted.- Tentative Maps Regarding tentative maps, the Planning Commissionsubmit- ted the following recommendations: 1. Approval of the tentative map of portion of 1.0t,54; Wooster Subdivision, being an extension of Wellsbury Way, subject to granting easements within the tract and -obtaining those outside the tract as required. 2. Denial of;.the tentative map of portion of Lot 26, Block 6, Seale Subdivision No. 5, on the basis of sub-. standard lot widths. 80 3. Denial of -the tentative map of a portion of Rancho Rin» con de San :F anciequito, located northeasterly of Mid-' dlefield Roat.between Charleston Road and Adobe Creek, on the basis. that the -lots do not meet the 8,000 sq. ft. minimum lot.$ixe and that the proposal includes an unacceptable street pattern. On motion of Mitchell, duly seconded, these recommendations were adopted.- Final Map of Tract No, 1878 A report was received from the Planning Commission recom- mending approval of the final map of a""portion of Lot 8, Block 2, Subdivision :No.. 5 -of the Seale' Tract, Tract No. 1878, located on Cale ifornla Avenue between Louis and Greer Roads. Resolution No. 2812 approving this final map was intro- duced, and on motion of Ruppenthal and Navis, was adopted by unani- moua vote on roll call. Lot Division The Planning Commission recommended that the denial by the Acting Zoning Administrator of the application of L. A. Hynes to di- vide a portion of Lot 30, Block k, Seale Subdivision No. 5, corner of Louis Road and Moreno Avenue, be upheld. It was moved by Navis, seconded and carried that the recommendation"be adopted. Design Control A report was received from the Planning Commission forward- ing the design control application of Douglas Couch to the Council with a negative -recommendation as a result of a vote of two Ayes, two Noes, and=nne abstention. The application was for design con trol approval of apartment buildings proposed to be built at 2959-61- 63-65-67 Emerson Street. Mr. Couch addressed the Council in. support of his applica- tion, stating that the Commission had failed to approve his plans because there was no provision for a rear exit, although the building • code does not require it since the building will have only five units., After discussion, on motion of Rodgers and Navis, the plan assubmitted by Mr. Couch was approved.. Amendment to Building Code on Rear Exits It was moved by Byxbee, seconded and carried that the Building Department prepare an appropriate amendment to the Building Code regarding rear exits frooi upstairs apartments. Amendments to Zoning Ordinance, Parking Requirements A report was received from the Planning"Commission.recom- mending an amendment to Article 8B, Section 8B-17 of the Zoning Ordi- nance relative to automobile parking requirements inthe R'3 -"P Dis- trict; Article 21, Section 21.02 (b), (5) and (6), "S" Zone regula- tions for parking requirements for commercial and industrial build- ings;_aind: of Article 22, General Provisions, by the addition of Sec. 22.09' on Parking, The. Commission" recommended the adoption of these amendments as an emergency measure, advising that it feels the sub- ject is both serious and complex, and that the recommer_dd amend- ments will allow the Commission the opportunity to give.due consid- eration to proposed changes without the pressure of extreme urgency. Mr. Richard Clark, attorney, addressed the Council concern- ing the effect which such amendments -would have on property owners, and firma who have bought"sites and are in the process of preparing plans under the existing requirements. He referred to the Palo Alto ° • • . • • • •° ° • . 1i" ti iv KiG4::,JV; +tt+.i!k.rW sr, vd r wt' . .. Research= Foundation as one case where plans are being prepared but are --not yet ready to be submitted to the Building Department for a permit. Mr. Clark requested that soQ:'change be made in; the pro. posed ordinance' to• exempt' people; who have completed preliminary plans for buildings -incompliance with the building code. - After discussion, the proposed ordinance amending the Zon- ing Ordinance as recommended by the Planning Commission was accepted ;for first reading and referred to ,Committee No. 1. Parking in:District 52-14 A report was submitted by the Planning Commission recom mending that the Council give serious consideration to the advisa- bility of'acquiring property within Assessment District No. 52-14 for future parking lot•devehopment in that portion of the district from which the""S. requirement has not been removed. This was referred to Committee No. 2. Agreement with Southern Pacific re Sewer Lines A resolution was introduced, approving an agreement be- tween the Southern Pacific Company and the City of Palo Alto whereby the City is given permission to construct and maintain. portions of the Stanford and-Veterans:Hospital outfail sewer linea across the Southern Pacific right: of way, and authorizing the Mayor to sign said agreement. On motion of Mavis and Cresap, this resolution was .adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Rescission of Declaration Resolution No. 2813 giving Consent to Rescission and Abro-� gation of -Declaration of Establishment of Restrictions and Covenants1 for Off -Street Parking, dated February 4, 1953, and authorizing the Mayor to execute such Consent in behalf of the City, was introduced. The City Attorney explained that this action was necessary in con- nection:with a court case involving property in Off -Street Parking District 55-5, California Avenue District. On motion of Byxbee and Navis, the resolution was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Ordinance removing "S" District from Project 55-5, Ordinance No. 1731, removing the "S" District from all property within Project No. 55-5, was given second.reading, and on motion of Byxbee and Navis, was adopted by unanimous vote -on roll call. - Amendment to Setback Map Ordinance No. 1732 amending the Setback Map regarding set., back lines on University 'Avenue northeasterly of Middlefield Road was given second reading, and on motion of Nevis and.Byxbee, was adopted' on roll call with 13 Ayes, Marshall voting No. Amendment to Building Code (Interior Wail and Ceiling Finish) Ordinance No. 1733, amending Chapter t2 .(Section $201 and Table k2 -B) --of the•Palo Alto•Building.Code, relating to Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish, was given second reading. The City Manager reviewed the provisions of the proposed ordinance and the results of. -additional tests which have been made since the last meeting on plywood samples.- He reported on -meetings with representatives' of plywood companies, and advised that he had invited them to be present at this meeting and discuss•the matter With the Council He called attention to a .number of questions which had been raised by the plywood company representatives:who ha submitted a .counter•proposal-for.an amendment to the ordinance whir - by the use of plywood as interior wall material would require a'glu lj,e test rather than a flame spread test. 1 R? The City (Manager reported further on another meeting of the special committee when:representatives of plywood. companies were present.for a full diecueeion of the_jatter. He advised that this special committee: had reviewed the information with the State Fire Marshal, representatives of the Board of Fire Underwriters, the Fire Chief and Building Inspector, and had then adopted unanimously a mo- -tion that the ordinance stand As originally written, with the under standing that the builder has the options of presenting evidence to the Building Inspector that the finish material has a flame spread rating of less then 250, or of submitting the material to a five- minute flame spread teat, or of using a fire retardant material to make the finish material meet the flame spread rating, or using any other recognized, materials as specified in the code. . The City Manger pointed out that if the builder took the option of submitting material to a five-minute flame spread test, the Building Inspector would require the submission of photographs showing the result of the test. A letter was received from John Fies, Western Technical Representative of the National. Lumber Manufacturers Association, rec- ommending that the proposed legislation be tabled until there is bet- ter evidence that an unreasonable hazard exists. Mr. N. S,; Perkins, Technical Director of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association, addressed the Council in opposition to:the pro- posed ordinance, stating that ,hisfirm feels that although the ordi nance' is intended to protect human life, there : are so, many other contributing. factors which endanger human life that they:do not be- lieve the ordinance will accomplish the purpose. Mr. Tom Parker of Getz Bros., importers, also spoke against the ordinance, objecting particularly to the flame spread tunnel test which would be required -to determine the flame spread rating. A representative of the Im- porters' Association, speaking for importers of Japanese plywood in particular, asked the Council to give more study„ to the matter before it takes action. Mr. David Freidenrich,'attorney for Eichler Horses, spoke of their interest in the proposed ordinance, and also asked the Council not -to act on the ordinance without further study. Mr. Ervin Schultz, Chairman of Carpenters Local 668, told,the Council;, that the matter has been of interest to his organization for some time; that he believes the manufacturers will develop a method of treating the wood to make it safer. .Dr. Christian Zweng, 305 Tioge Court, spoke in behalf of the Greenmeadow Association, asking that the Council'give careful study to the question before adopting the ordinance. Councilman Dav1ss_advised that he had written to the Nation- al Fire Protection Association and had received a booklet concerning the classification of interior finish material's which he presented for the Council's ixsformation. A motion was made by Navis, seconded by Davis, that the or- dinance be adopted with the amendment that the maximum flame spread rating be 200 instead of 250. The City Attorney advised that such an amendment would require further amendments to the Building Code; that it would .be an entirely different ordinance and could only be accepted for first reading &t this time. After discussion the amendment was withdrawn, and on mo- tion of Navis, duly seconded, Ordinance No. 1733 amending Chapter 42 of the Building Code was.adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. A motion was then made by Navis, seconded by Davis, that the Council accept for first reeding an ordinance which will limit. the flame spread rating by the tunnel test to 200, with other appro- priate revisions to the Building Code. The vote on roll call was as follows: Ayes: Byxbee, Cummings, Davis, Nevis, Rodgers, Ruppenthal, Noes: Bishop, Creeap, Giffin, Marshall, Mitchell, Porter, Simpson. Not Voting: Corcoran. The motion was declared lost: Palo Alto -Stanford Hospital Plans The final plans for the Palo Alto -Stanford Hospital which have been completed by the architect were submitted to the Council. On motionof Marshall and Nevis, the plans as -submitted were approved by the Council. - Rapid Transit Plan- •Attention,was called by the City Manager to the meeting held recently when representatives of the. San Francisco Bay Area • Rapid Transit Commission reviewed the proposed rapid transit plan and pending legislation -for the formation of a Rapid Transit Dis- trict which would include Santa Clara County. • The 'City Manager advised that a public hearing`on the mat- ter is to be held in San Francisco on February 20, 19571, by the Sen- Pte Interim Committee on Rapid Transit, and asked whether., the staff Should represent„ the. City at this hearing. After discussion, it was agreed that the staff should attend -.the hearing and make a presenta-j tion along the general lines that:•the Council feels there is need ,for a transit program but that it is not willing to approve the plan as presented. Transfer to Library Construction Fund The City Manager requested a transfer of $25,000'.00 from, the Unappropriated Reserve to 'the Library Construction Fund., to be returned on sale of the bonds. It was moved by -Mitchell, seconded and carried by, unani- • mous vote on roll call that this transfer'of funds be authorized. Boat Works Lease • The City Manager presented a lease agreement between the of Palo Alto and Carl H. Schoaf covering the lease of -the Boat Works property. • On'motion of Byxbee and Marshall, a resolution authorizin the Mayor to execute this lease agreement in behalf of the City was ` adopted by 'unanimous vote on roll call. Monthly Reports' The- monthly report of the Controller for January, 1957, was received and filed. The monthly report of the Acting Planning Officer on act ,taken in January on applications for redivision of lots, and the • monthly report of the Acting Zoning Administrator on action taken in January on applications for variances and use permits were received and filed. There being no further business to come before the Coun-- cil, the meeting was declared adjourned at 11:00 .M. APPROVED: Mayor