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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06231952approved. '01:t7 Hall, Palo Alto, California, June 23, 1952. The ,Council -of the City of Palo Alto met in regular session on this date at 7:30 P.M., with Mayor Mitchell presiding. Roll call as follows: Present: Blois; Cashel, Cathcart; Drysdale, Gaspar, Hill, Marshall,' Mitchell, Montrouil, Simpson, Wickett. Absent: Bishop, Bower, Miller. The minutes of the meeting of June 9, 1952, were Project 51 -15, ---Loma Verde Avenue et al This was the`time for a -hearing on the unpaid assessment list for -Project 51..15.:::„ The hearing was declared open. There being no'one present'Who:wished to speak on the matter, the hearing was closed. Reaolution'No.'2316 providing for the issuance:of bonds in the amount:of ;$197,201.7.0' was presented, and on motion of Gaspar and Montrouil, wasadopted by unanimous vote on roll call. :(Councilman Bishop came at this time, 7:35 P.M., and: ;was present: for the rest of the meeting.) A report was submitted by the Controller on the bids received at 4:00 P.M. on. _this date on thesale of these improve- ment bonds Bids were, received from J. B. Hanauer & Company of Beverly .Hills, who offered to purchase the bonds at an average interest rate of :.03192, and from Lawson, Levy & Williams of San Francisco, who offered an average interest rate of .03495. On -motion of Hill _and Gaspar, Resolution. No. 2317 awarding the sale of the bonds to J. B. Hanauer & Company was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. This was also thetime for a hearing on Resolution No. 2307 of ,Intention to make changes end modifications, Project 51-15 „: The hearingwas declared open. There being no one to speak on the matter, the hearing was closed. Resolution No;. 23;18, ordering modification of proceeding 'was 'dread, and' on z otion of .Blois and Hill, was adopted by ' unanimous`` vote on'.rol'1 call. Project .51-16, Homer Avenue et al This was the time for a hearing on the unpaid assessment list for Project:51-16. The hearing was declared open.. There -being `no one: present' who wished to' speak on the matter, the hearing was closed. Resolution Noy. 2319, providing for the issuance of bonds in the amount of 49,880;40 'was read, and on motion of Hill and Drysdale, was adopted' by• unanimous vote on roll call The Controller submitted a report on the bids received ,M .' at 4:00 P . on this , date- Pori the sale of these bonds. The J. B. Hanauer Cerny- offered an average interest rate of .03189, h'n*,..44 nw.`,n;.Snmr.,.y,, Xv! y •.;,r; q M�,•.�. and Lawson Levy & .0403. Wi11San offered an a $ riling, . motion o Gaspar ver&fie interest rate o adopted. b sale n then par and Rill l. Y unan ous vote oA rolozondeLto J Rill,Resolution Na • 320 er Company was Letter x oa' anau fm N ro rs. Strom ui cocznin� wat tier from Mr$ st on Water Rates watt, ',referred to tr. he City' tes and the .G nil m o is t, Manager 2397 Webster 'et :Petition der and` Co tethe Palo A1toStreet, for Abandonment a Nv. 1, wa.ie� of ,stri on an. b rle /and Wave C©n� t Fund �•e { ee .�o. �. Street nil t et and both sided petition for ,the : Rl Carmelo Avenue Street E1 Car�elondonment` o f a {n-pn was referred to.. Co�i�t between i�-'��rfoot strip of urea during the City $ this siont} . L reported that Transfers Contingent Fund, transfers were � °-... u�ds Acoo�t hA ga A ,report No- ^ l06 98 was received ..I°' transfers to meet from the Can budget deficits: requestSng,;. Transfers . ► m the rJna General. Fund: pPropriateCgBalance of tt, the 00•00 102"05, Co i:000.00 to x05`Sl, Planning Travel 5,000.00 .0 to 106-- 7� Manager's C a i $ion, Car, Hospitalization Fwd Expense 'p10,000,0G from the Find° to prigt;ed 1 000,00 from the . � purchase o se °f ma tern the Stores Una,PproPria.t materials parParking Meter r Fund to gab lance of the 3� 150,00 from 99C purchase t7na � of the "land appropri a ted ;gala from the 'he Control assessments on ta124-17P, de ;orb' the Tax xrvee let a1 deeded lands.cif Provide Gaech, tmen r Ad Jus so requested ands °f the. sale weeded to tment fund that a Investment of .bonds S et coa�tr8cor�treet lxoen dye autho Ad�lustnnea� received s y e r ever e 2't ed e�. Pund in . the 2, a to is until t d$, to he $30: l`�'' 1952, 8$ be retuned proceeds ,U00;Q0, follows: to the 6, 040.0p to Street : Improvement and: the 0u motion a1 improvement Fund 51-15 l were Blois Fund 51-36 /1O11c:12oa2 e autho ed $ d Montroull the transfers recommended, unanimo vote of on on ,�,� � ��. concerning the etixi letters Cod Louis Olsen, Rescl t °tys for t ed ,x � pllowing -c serV Q. kings' " The Ci=ty. a0ge d presented ioe o 1952, publio se re on 3u . �x►d i a'� mho olu lane of Co RggQL'p desires t�': r Alto r Collector the Ct3P of. � ic'Palo �c�i°e �.n8 of :;alo Alt°l or n the rel tn. b 31 Positions for the cif and ed 'tn nth ` 93 red b the Council eel. tulY I1 ; ` be 1t resolved e &ice° � Alto ae a3.lowa ds the sincere t 0h1 ttt e cal + alo Alto a mme ds to 3 o duly 1' a T the ie Se. is July li 3.93 andableFublt Finance fie . 1952 0�+ 1014 desires � Palo Alto ��e C�efe f- off" ,tne-Gity ° ° service served as Chi. 'WiEKam, al publl er eery rec4� Ord �°� ��nc� duly 7, �'92 the C°un°i3' �Yo1i"�e o� the. City it resolved by :11014 olioe CR e as f oll'�vae = stn°ere T o Alt° s the the :an the ' of Palo A7�t° coal' in 13 i 1922 �, the service of onard °P pGt°ber d able Of pol 'niet 'fieldo ly 1, 1952 RESOLD 10N C� tY� ) lto desires � ° cer the City of Y er�a,ce '°h Officer of W� She dal. seed as xealt ca ixa +�h°: b� 3.7 e Gov`ncil re die .�1een, 'lull �9 b th 4b� $ *, pF�F, be it resolved follows: sincere OVi, t al°,.Alto as Ito commends ,Abe field ofand able public the Ci of 'Palo Avig Olsen :ay 1, 195 ThattineCi service ofltollealth from July 1913 to off; these and Drysdale, roll call. motionaS Cathcart anl ous vote 0 adopted s Leslie I. e ldi witY'' e$alutians' mere far Recreation gui agreement wit C �-'�° prchitec e�,.p�e�en'�e�� G�a� connection �"n El tanager erviees , room bull The : tu o g d rest ob�tea and o1a ��r a c�'_ recreation . Nib construction - . • Conetru Park, Peers Park and Rinconada Park. On motion of Cathoart and Oaepar,the Mayor and City Clerk were authorized to sign this agreecient on behalf of the City. Water Treatment Plant Study, The City" Manager. brought to the Council's attention. thedelay of Burns & McDonnell in -.making a study and report on the 'comparative cost# of a.high level acid low level zeolite installation.. Ale advised that:on March, 13, 1952, he notified Burns & McDonnell that the. Council had authorized them to proceed' with the study which they indicated would be made within a few weeks or:a month, but that no information bas been received t.o: :date and that he has written them again inquiring as to the delay: Closing Streets in Fairmeadow Tract The City Manager presented resolutions prepared by the Deputy City Attorney. approving map-showing'the closing of Carlson Circle, Starr.:King:Drive, Wright Place, and a portion: of .Rochdale.Circle in Tract,No. 892, Pairmeadow, and resolution of intention for the closing o1 these_- streets ' It was explained that, after the rezoning ofthhie area to P -C, a request has been receive d for : the 'abandonment .of these streets so that a new street :plan can be' prepared. As the ;,map referred :to had not been prepared as yet by the:, City Engineer ,and :;as the matter has not been considered by committee action was withheld.: until the next regular meeting .on July lkth and' the .matter:; referred to Committee No. 1. Ten4a:tive `Map of Dell_ Tract A report was received from the Planning Commission recommending •'approval of ' the. revised tentative subdivision map of the Bell Tract, the exact location of the street stub on the southeasterly side to be approved by the City Engineer prior to filing of the final map. - - This, was • referred to Committee No. 1 for considerat,ion and, report on July, 14th. Tentative. Tap of Lots `31, and `32, 'Wooster Sub. A report was received; from the Planning Commission; recOMmending' denial of., the tentative subdivision mxep of Lots 31 and 32, Wooster Subdivision,; . as submitted by McKellar and Maciay, Inc A; `letter, was ' received from James: and Waters, engineers for :the subdividers, requea.ting that this. tentative map be wi=thdr n And advising, that they are submitting a revised map, to the -Planning'; CO i sion. No .action`, was, taker and the item was withdrawn from the docket pending consideration of -the revised map by the Planning Commission and Committee No. 1. Redivis on of Lots, Bloek 34, College Terrace The Planning Coumisaion recommended approval of the revised proposal for the redivision of Lots 15 and 15 and part -- :of former Oxford Avenue, Block 34,2 College Terrace, by Robert B. and .Beatrice E. Kavinoky, in accordance with the City Engineeres recommendation as set forth in Engineering Bulletin :52-;1.: the 231 P'. 0tion-of.Montrouil and Drysdale, the -recommendation of :.the Planning: Commission was approved Use Permit, St -Aloysius Church A report/ was received -from the Planning .Commission recommending •'approval -of 'the :application 'of St. Aloys us Church, for extension'of the'use _permit to `construct a parochial grammar 'school and convent; and,probablyv at a. .: later' date;, a church and reotory.on the.l0.-acre plot of land ext.ending:from Middlefield Road _ to CowperStreet approximately 200 .feet south of Iola Verde Avenue;. being Lots 46.and 47, C. M, Wooster Company Subd vielon. This.. use permit expires August 13, '1852. On motion of Montrouil And, Drysdale, this 'permit was extended for another year:` Design Control A report was received from the Planning :Commission recommending approval.' of the application of John Krysiak for design control approval of :amended plans for the building now' under,:construction at 2501 and 2511 Emerson Street. On motion of d4ontrou13. and Drysdale, the recommendation was adopted and the plansapproved. Sale and Purchase of 'Securities A report was received- from Committee No. 4 recommending that the Treasurer be authorized .to sell $500,000.00U.'S. Certificates of`- indebtedness, 1 7'8, due July 1,' 1952;, 101/32 plus 1/64th, to ':net:.'$ 508,482.33, and to purchase $500,000oo-U. S. Treasury Bills due September 1F, 1952 ® 1..55` discounts- for $498132o.84 Resolution No. 2321, authorizing sale of certificates and purchase of:Treasury bills, was read, and on motion -of B=1ois and Simpson, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. ` Tosp'i tal 'Budget A"report was received from Committee No. 4: recommending _approval of the Palo Alto Hospital budget for 1952-53 as submitted. On motion of Gaspar. and Blois, the recommendation was adopted and the Hospital budget approved. Closing 'of Accounts. A. report was received from Committee No. 4' recommending that the Controller;s►e authorized to make the necessary transfers within: departmental: budgets, to transfer the utility balances td 'the General Fund, -;and to make the necessary journal entries to close' accounts for the fiscal year. 0n`.motion of:Cathcart and Gaspar the recommendation was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call, Reappropriation of Funds A report was submitted by the Controller recommending that uncompleted;projects for which appropriations were made in the current budget be approved for completion, that reappropria "tion of funds be made in the. new budget, and that the Council- authorise "continuation of . the work and expenditure Of funds during the :peu±od from `the expiration of the curse budget to the adoption of the : new budget N On motion : of Cathcart and Oaspar,: the recommendation-,:. was adopted, by -unanimous vote on : o11 call. 01_,!,__401.-1 • of Motintain View gesOlution No. 2322, 'Contenting to the annexation of AdditiOn .No.. � 1. to: the ;City ;of Mountain; View, was read., Evelyn was adopted by unanimous �ax2d 011. motion,'of. Blois and .�gantrouil, vote on roll call.: tance field Outya13 Sewer 'Resolution No. 2323, .aocepting: Quit .Claim Deed from Terrace oration'.to the City of Palo Alto, covering Sterling .Corp_ rights:: to f�:e1d outfa.11 sewer which. any_ .� connect -to:.the old l4ay is no -longer in: »e at te read,iwa`xedeontmo�bneof$B�oisiand Of Stexl�:� Gardens: No. 3y.wa Gaspar, vas adapted by unatlimous vote on roll call. loam : of Public Utilities ,mate .ent Ma field Outf'a ll Sewer) C rteaoluti.on No.232k, ordering the closing and abandon- ment of a public utilities -easement in Sterling Gardena was read, being, a portion of the Mayfield outfall sewer ,and:on-,Motion of Blois. 'and Cathcart, was adopted by unanimous vote .on roll .call; Basement: Millwood Subdivision On motion of Montrouil and Blois, and by unanimous vote on von: call, the Council adoptedosetnafr om' t on accepting grant of. easement for utilitg P QVeTing om'Lothe 9, B1lif rnt 254, Pacific Title Insurance Company. ii3locd Subdivision: Pro ec 9=10 Amarillo Avenue et al Reaolution No. 2325, directing making of amended auses�►ent;of Aaeesam� Bill and�Cathoa1 and, �t��was©adopteect d by was read, and 'on motion unanimous vote on,roll ea11. :Zone Chan e 1�i17.oed Subdi�is-�,ori� Ordinance No.. 1404, rezoning Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Block 254,. Millwood;, Subdivision, from to R-3, was given second. reading, and on motion _; of Blois and Montroui 1, was adopted by; 'unanimous vote:on roll tall. Amendment to Zonin, Ordinance "S" District ThsFPrnp osed, ordinance amending Subdivision (b) and . adding Subdivision (c) to .-Section; 21.02of the; Zoning Ordinance relative to minisnia parking and. loading requirements of "S", P S pedal `-Parking District; in connection , with the senlargement of buildings, .was presented for second ,reading . After . discussion, it was -moved by Montroui1, seconded by Drysdale, and. carried. that ,action be.withheld of- the entire :9°S"' district provisions o±' the Zoning o io Ordinance -' e foe' 2. oMmiss a Commission by 'the'planning.i The proposed ordinance, was -referred ,to the Planning and committees to consider in' connection with this study. aiployees' Picnic Council members were invited to attend the annual picnic of the Palo Alto, Municipal Employees Association to be held at 6:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 25th, at RinconadaPark. Resolution in Memory of Councilman Bowden Councilman Cathcart presented the following resolution in memory of Couneilman;`Jerome T. Bowden: "Jerome T. Bowden passed away June 11, 1952, after nine years of devoted'service to his fellow citizens as a member of the Palo Alto City Council. "Those who were privileged' to serve with him will long remember the breadth of vision and the wealth of practical experience he brought to consideration of the.City.°s'problems His particular interest in the f±elds of city :planning and traffic safety grew free. • his thorough realization that -the only proper aim of goverir ent at any -'level is the welfare and safety of its ctizens;, present and future. His constructive • thinking,- his vigor, . and. his complete sincerity will: be "greatly, massed in the days to come, but his influence'will"Tong be felt. He was truly a conscientious 'public servant. 'The :Council :of the City of Palo Alto expresses its sorrow and sense of.loss, as individuals and as -representatives-of' the. people of Palo Alto, at the:'. .passing of an' able coaleague and a good friend. We extend•our sincere condolences to his family,:,and direct that thisstatement be recorded in the minutes of this meeting; "and that a copy be sent to Mr. Bowden s, fancily." =0n motion of Cathcart, this resolution was adopted. !the.Counciladjourned in respect to the memory Bowden.