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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09231957:�M 3.5661% 3.6086% No B1d: No Bid. No Bid 3.7649% 4 City Hall, Palo Alto,, Ca iforn ,a; September 23, 1957 The. Council of the.City of Palo Alto met in regular session on t=his date It .7.30 P 'm with Mayor Porter presiding• cell, as follows : Giffin, Byxbee, Cresa.p, Davis, EVRn3, Rods - �, 2�a�ris , Porter, ?reser ere, upenMarShd, Mitchell, Ruppen't;iaR 1, .. Woodward. Absent., Bishop, Corcoran. The minutes of the meeting of September 10, 1957, :were:, approved . „ �, Sile'of Hos ita.1 Borids of 1955 Series t 3.40 F:M .A..x�epor�t� wad. submitted 000 City ofthe bids cPalndAlto Hosp3t�'- 1 on this date For the ss_3e of 3,0000 1 Bonds- of X195, Series: "B follows: 1 NBT ]±EREST RATES Alternate A alternate B (Without option Wa table to call) BLS Halsey,. Stuartl&-Co. Inc and A:ssoclates California.Bank nenn &, ;Co Phelps, Bache.& Co. First National ' Bank of Portland Shearson., & Co .Inc . Braun, Bosworth & Co., Leidlaw & ,Co Paine, =Webber, Jackson & Curtis SchwabAcher & Taylor & Company Dempsey-Tegeler. The First National Bank of Chicago 3.6169% Glore,'Form :& Co. Drexel ,& Co. Dominick & Dominick Fitzpatrick,. -Sullivan & Co. Third; N ational:Bark in Nashville Burns; Corb.ett.& Pickard, Hannaford & Talbot Nc Bid Kidder, ,Peabody. & Co. 3.6306 Store & 'Webster Securities Corp. Fr S. Moseley ` & Co. B.1.' Van Ingen & Co., Inc. Ira Haupt & Co • : . F. I. Du Ponta & Co. -�- W. H. Morton lc Co., Inc. Wagenseller & Durst,: Inc. First Western Bank & Trust Co. 3.7071% F. S Smithers &' Co. Baxter & Company J. C. Bradford & Co. Gregory & :Sons Lee Higginsonf Corporation Wood, Struthers &,Co. Rand`: &:..Company Andrews ndr� Wells Inc. Bank of America, N..T. & S. and Associates NET INTEREST RATES. Alternate A (Without option. to nail) 3.5645% Alternate.B O lla.b1e.) 3.6826%` It: was announced that the bid of the Bank of America arrived late, at> 3:02 P.M., ;and: that the City Attorney had ruled: that, -it could not be accepted On motion of Navis and Byxbee, the bid of Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc.,'and-Associates;for Alternate A, non -callable bonds, was accepted, and Resolution No. 2907 providing for the sale of the bonds to -Halsey, Stuart &-Co., Inc. and Associates in accordance`. with their proposal was adopted by unanimous vote on roll ca11. 'Abandonment of Easement `This was the time for hearing on the proposed abandonment of a _public utilities easement 'over a portion of Lot 40, Mayview Homesit_es`. The hearing was declared open. There being no one present who wished to speak on the matter, the hearing was declared,. closed. Resolution No. 2908; ordering the abandonment of said easement, was in'troduc'ed, and on motion of Byxbee, duly seconded, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. League of WomeniVoters Observers: A letter was received from; Mrs. Waiter R. Gamage, President of the League -of -Women Voters of Palo Alto, introducing Ur. Miriam Urban Richard Stannard who will serve as - observers of the City.,Couneil.for the year 1957-58. Agreement for .Gas 'fax Funds, Major City Streets The City =Manager presented a' Supplements) Memorandum of Agreement' for the expenditure, Hof gas tax funds on major city streets for.. the .1,958 fiscal year, explaining that this amends the original agreement by increasing'the amount budgeted for acquisition of right -.of -way for widening;of Page Mill Road from El Camino Real to Birch Street from $20,-000 to $32:r000 and provides for the budgeting. of $750.00 of State -funds for the, moving of the signals nt El Camino Real and Page Mill -Road. _ Resolution No: 2909, approving the First supplemental.:: Memorandum of;'Agreement for expenditure of the gns tax allocation for -:major city'streets,=and directing the Mayor to sign same in: be half of.the City,.was introduced and on motion of Giffin and Byxbee was adopted by unanimous vote.on'roll call. ;The City Manager presented a proposed ordinance amending Section 17 701 02 Article 17 of Codifi.e_d Ordinance No. 5, the Fire., Prevention Code,' relating?: to standards 'for`installatior. of liquefied' petroleum..,gases. He pointed out.that the proposed change will permit the 'storage of, butane at'- the .new. ,hospital which is necessary in connection -with some _of: the :laboratory -work. The Mayor advised that there is -need for, t:ne._storage, of butane for use in some in- dustries a;nd asked that consider -tion be given to including this provision' in the proposed '-ordinance. The; proposed ord:irzance amending Article 17, the Fire Prevention Code, was accepted' for first reading, with the under, standing that:the`staff would, investigate the industrial featur which could -be included in the ordinance at the time of second reading. if- considered: necessary. 905 Cha.nni,n Avenue a. -Throw r Hi .hway .The City Ana.ger; presented a resolution amending Resolu- -tion No. 2788 , regulating.2arking and the use of certain streets, to designateChanning Avenue from Newell Road to the Bayshore Frontage Road gas>.a through highway. He advised that this proposal is based:on reco,mmenda.tions of the Police Department and the Con- sulting Traffic Engineer, and complaints received from residents in the area; that; if; approved by the Council, stop signs would be inatalled on -_a11 streets enteringChanning Avenue between Newell Road and ,-the Bayshere k'rontsge Road. After dig.cussiop,; Resolution No. 2910 amending Resolution No. 2788 regu .acing :parking and the use of certain .streets was introduced andon motion:of Mitchell and Cresap, was adopted on roll call', with 12, Ayes., Rodgers voting No. . Froject- 56-8,; jai kie Way, et al It was moved by,Byxbee, seconded and carried that the time for cas ayments: of,assessments on Project 56 -8, -Wilkie Way, et a1, be,extended -to> October 15, 1957„ Bids_ on Pro` ect 57 2, Widening Page Mill P.oad' A .report was m,c1e by the City Manager on the bids re-. ceived on September`.20, 1957, on Project 57-2, for the widening of Page Mill Road .;frou El Camino Real to Birch Street, with: the recommendation that the low, bid of 0. C Jones & Sons in the Amount of $"15,109..80 be accepted subject to the approval of . the State.- It was explained that the low bid exceeds the Engineer's estitnat.e, by 2.85 per cent, :and since this project Is being financed_ by gas, tox ..4'unds,: the 'contract cannot be awarded without the State's approval. 0n .:motion of Rodgers and Byxbee, and by unanimous vote on roll hall, the.bid'of,0. C. Jones & Sons was accepted subject to the approval of.the State, and the mayor was authorized to sign the contract :for this work. Bids on . Moving Buildings A report;'was°made;oy the City Manager on bids received on this -date for the moving and relocating of two City -owned - uildings It`.was explsainedthat both are one-story residential structures which. must be ;relocated for the purpose of extending Park Boulevard, that one building is to be moved from .4.02.9 0c.lane i Street :to 4118` -Fernando>- Avenueand the other building, located at 403,1 Mac1a.ne, is ' to be: moved to another location on the same site. It was recommended by the City Manager th'at the low bid Anderson Brothers, i;n the total amount of $5,888.00 be accepted. 0n; motion ,of Giffin and Byxbee, the bid of ,Anderson Brothers was -accepted`,: and -the Mayor was authorized to sign the contract for this work.- ' Cha-h e of Street` Names The CityManager advised that, in view of the project to extend Park Boulevard, it: would be in order to enact an ordi- nancechanging the. name of Roseberry Lane, Maclane Street and Francisco Way. to Park Boulevard. re' stated that if the Council desires to .initiate this %s:treet name change, the Public Works Department would send out 'notices of the intention to rename these streets to the property owners affected. proposed ordinance changing the name of Roseberry_ Lane,; Maclane: Street And Francisco Way to Park Boulevard was accepted for first reading with=the understanding that it would bebefore the Council for second, reading on 0ct.ober 28, 1957, and that the property owners` affected would be notified accordingly. -IL -report waarreceiVed from Committee No. 2 recommending acceptance: of, the.'firal pans for the _development of Eleanor Park. After`�review`.of the plans,.:it was moved by Davis,' .seconded by,Byxbee, and carried that the plans be accepted. Charleston' Meadows (Park Boulevard) Park Plans. A report_ was received 'from Committee No. 2 recommending: acceptance ,of the -final plans ,for the development of the park on,` Park Boulevard in the Charleston Meadows ,area. The plans. Were reviewed, :andon motion of Davis and Nay/8, ther.were aCcepted by -the= Council. A report=was.:subMi:tted.'by Committee No. 2 recommending; 'that, thee -landscape architect for::Hoover Park be employed to prepare prelimi'rary plans"with "schematic` drawings for the development of the park. on" a stage basis,, invo'ving,the additional land under -op - siderati;`on for a:cquisit:ion;north of -:the present site extending" -along-- , Cowper'Street to the St'. Mark's Church property and including the. Guidoux property south ,of -'Matadero Creek. The committee reported that the staff has been instructed to make a study of the whole. - ouesti.on, Including Costs of :addi;tional land, the possibility' or developing the park in stages, aquatic needs, cost of bridges''over the. Creek, and -cost of superviefon and maintenance of the park. On motion of Davis and Giffin, the recommendation of Committee -No. 2 was; adopted.' Councilman Byxbee pointed out that at the same meeting — of -Committee .No 2 ,w.hen the above report on Hoover Park was made, the committee._ directed the. staff to make a report on the entire- park and recreation'program and facilities, including a study of the -:request for senior citizen facilities. Councilman Davis, Chairman of Committee No. 2, advised that the study would take about ninety days'. Setback Cha.naea on Park Boulevard A report was received'from the Planning Commission ,recommending that the setbacks on Park Boulevard between E1 Camino -Real, and California Avenue be eliminated with the exception of -the setback for that portion of the M -1:S District on the northerly' side'of Park.Boulevard between` the Fire Station property and the R -1 District --boundary which is recommended to be established at. 115:feet TheCommission pointed out in its report that the elimina,. :tion of the setbacks on the balance of the street would allow the. Zoning Ordinatce to govern the setbacks for that particular portion of Park Boulevard. A,proposed ordi:^ance amending the Setback Map as recem mended was accepted for.firsy reading:: Abatement of Nuisance (Building .at 620 Lincoln Avenusl Resolution No..2911 setting a public hearing for October 14, 1957,,: at 7:30 P.M at which Mr. and Mrs. .john M. Dower should show cause why the building at 620 Lincoln Avenue should not -be declared a public nuisance, was introduced, and on motion of `Mitchell and:Byxbee, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Amendment to '-Plumbin.g ,C:o'de .Ordinance No 60 amending Subsection (a) of Section 702'. of the Palo :Alto Plumbing Code regarding requirements for r venting -floor drains was given secnnd reading '° "4 L +': ;l gi�`"aven �* � r C� •'$3{ � �.s'.'�i� 7L':+�t tfn��r ,o • ,The: City ManRger::reported that the. Building Inspector, had'' had -a conference with a representative of -the Associated plumbing Contraetors"of Santa Clara. County who oppo3e_the amend-' meet He further reportedthat a letter has been received. from Birge, Clark, in .beh if ;of' several members of the former committee which -considered" the uniform plumbing code, and they`are in favor of the proposed, amendment. On_ motion of f Navis and Rodgers, Ordinance: No. ' 1760' amending;Section"702of the Plumbing Code was adopted -by unanimous vote on coil. Amendment to Setback Map (Byron Street) Ordinance No. 1761, amending the Setback Map to eliminat setbacks on Byrom. Street between Lincoln Avenue and Embarcadero Road, was --given second reading, and on motion of Byxbee grid Mavis, was adopted by un ;nimous;vote on roll call. Amendment to_Zoning,.Ordinance (R-5 District] Ordinance No. 1762, amending the Zoning Ordinance by .. adding Article 8C, estabblishing R-5. District Regula,tions,:was given second reading,. and on motion of Mitchell and Byxbee,; was - adopted by unanimous' vote on roll call. Amendments to Fire'Zone M30 Ordinance No. 1763, amending the Fire Zone ?4 p to establi.Sh`'f'ire .zones for the Ba.yshore-Embarca_dero Annexation area, and to,change:-fire zones for the C-1 District at Churchill Avenue and h1Ca;r<zino Real, and for the P -C District at Amarillo Avenue and B"ayshore--Highway, was given second reading, and on motion of Rodgers- a'n;d" 'Mavis, was - adopted by unanimous vote on roll. call. . Hospital -Plans Councilman Davis brought up the question ofmodification in the plans for'" the Palo; Alto - Stanford Hospital, stating that he Understandsthere have been some major changes in the plans which` have not `been :referred to the Council or Committee N.O. 4. He: mentioned .particularly a; change in the design of the operating suiteSUiteandf,ambdifiCatiOnin,the laboratory area whereby Stanford laboratories wild-occupy;an area which was to nave been .left, for future expansion ' of Palo- Alto la bora.tories . Alter:discussion",, the matter was referred to Committee No. 4 for a. review of revisions in the Hospital plans Conflict of =Interest - Public Officers Councilman Na.vis presented a letter which:he e asked lbe made a matter Hof:record 1i the minutes of this meeting, notifying.. the Council--. that "he i,s. a , s'a,laried employee of the. Standard Oil- Company of California He stated in his letter that it is his understanding the Standard :011 Company intends in the future to submit .proposals, for supplying petroleum, products to ;the City - of Palo ;;A7to in accordanee„with the City's established bidding procedures; -that. under California law governing such.s;aj.es to governmental -bodies, if an employee of the bidding company is:a member of ""the governing"_;body it is necessary' that the enp ovrnent: be dis.c7osed'and `that ;the:' disclosure be included in the:offiCial .records of the :governmen"tal unit. The letter was pl.aoed on e. The City.At;torn:ey reportr3 in this connection on the- provisions of the; Government Code and recent amendments regarding the interest of -public officers in public contracts. Councilman Davis advised that he hags an interest:in a company supplying-rcertpir 'equipMent to the company insta:-lling'."the" , fire alarm system "in -the:.new Hospital which is a, secondary contract; and asked the City : At torney._ i f. this is a conflict of interest. •The:City_;A,tt-orney replied that Councilman Davis' connection is too remote an- interest :from the principa l contract. . There being no .f:ur.ther':business to come before the Council, the meeting was ,declared adjourned at 8:30 P.M. APPROVED: r ATTEST Mayor �J