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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10271952286 City Hall, Palo Alto, California. October 27, 1952. The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regular session on this date at 7:30 P.M., with Mayor Mitchell predding. Roll call as follows: Present: Bishop, Blois, Cashel, Cathcart, Drysdale, Gaspar, H111, Marshall, Miller, Mitchell, Montrouil, Simpson, Wells, Wickett. Absent: Mrs. Bower. The minutes of the meeting of October 8, 1952, were approved. Abandonment of Easement Block 220. Price Tract Bloat , act This was the time for a, hearing on Resolution of Intention No 2379 to close and abandon an easement in Lot 7, Block 220, , Tract No. -241, the Price Tract. The hearing, was declared,open. There being no one present who wished to speak on the matter, the hearing was closed. On motion of Simpson and Gaspar, Resolution No. 2380 ordering; the closing and abandonment of this easement was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. On motion of Hill;and Wells, and by unanimous vote on roll call, theCouncil adopted'a resolution accepting a new easement for overhead electric lines in Lot 7, Block 220, the. Price Tract, from John B. and Helen N. Fitzpatrick. (firs.. `Bower came at this time, 7:45 P.M., and was;'present for the rest of the meeting.) Off -Street Parkin Plan, :University :,venue District Projects )to. 5_-1 an- , - A report was received 'from the Off -Street Parking Committee for the University Avenue Area, with a map showing twelve sites.reco ended by the committee to be acquired for off�.street parking ;lots: The committee further recommended that two assessment di.atricts,beformed and that Bond Plan E be used, and that. the entire net income received from parking meters, after expenses,. be applied to the yearly payment of the bonds. Mr. Frank- Crist';,' Chairman ofthe Committee, explained the committee's reaoMMendations and advised that Bond Plan E had been selected upon.. the advisee cf Mrnest Wilson, bond attorney, because it is the only plan -which would permit the City to participate in tile; financing by the use of parking meter revenue or zany city funds . It `was pointed out by Mr. H. J. Cornish that the recommended plan was based on the revenue from the meters installedat the:present time; that any additional revenue from'meters installed in the future could be used in any way the Council desires. It was brought out in the discussion that the property in the assessment districts would be liable forthe payments on the bonds; that the Council' can determine its policy each year as to the amount of"contribtztion toward assessments to pay off the bonds, but that future Councils can not be committed to any policy. O Mr. Jack Youngs, 561 Hilbar.Lane, employee of the firm of R. H. Moulton - & Company, suggested that the Council consider financing .the:,project by the issuance of revenue bonds and consult bond houses for their opinion. Mr, 1K. R. McDougall asked the Council's attitude on the `"S" zoning, and suggested that if it is proposed to _ remove the "S" Zone if the parking plan goes into effect, the, policy should' be made clear. Mr. McDougall.'s suggestion was accepted for consideration` when the Council's policy on the project is drawn up„ A report was received from the Committee of the Whole recommending that proceedings be initiated for the acquisition of off-street parking, lots in the University Avenue area in accordance with the report and recommendations of the Off -Street Parking: Committee. Resolution::No. 2381 of Preliminary Determination, Project. 52-13, Off -Street Parking, University Avenue District, covering the area southwest', of Ramona Street, was read, and on motion of Montrouil and Drysdale, was adopted on roll call, with 111 Ayes, Cashel voting No. Resolution No. 2382 of Preliminary Determination, Off -Street Parking Project No. 52-14, University Avenue District, covering the area.. northeast of Ramona Street, was read, and on motion of'Montrouil and Drysdale, was adopted on rollcall with 14 Ayes, Cashel voting No. On motion of Gaspar and Drysdale, the hearings on these resolutions; on the preliminary proceedings were set Tor Monday, November1001952, at 7:30 P.M. The City Manager was requested to prepare an estimate of the amount of tax revenue which will be lost if the lots as recommended:' are acquired by the City, so that this information may be considered along with the cost of servicing the bonds. Petition for Stop Signs A petition was received from several residents on Pepper Avenue, Second Street and Page Mill Road requesting the installa- tion of stop; signs on First Street and on Second Street at Page Mill Road. This was referred to the City Manager and the Traffic Committee;.` Petition 'for <Cban e of Street Name A petition from John L. Altonn and Frank Rawlinson, spokesmen for a group of property owners on Dias Road, requesting that the name of Dise Road be changed to "Meadow Drive" was referred to Committee No. 1. Annexation" of Stanford Lands A .petition from Stanford University requesting the annexation to the ` City of Palo Alto of an area of approximately 101 acres was referred to the City Manager, Committee No. 1, Committee. No. 5 and the Planning Commission. The area in question is; bounded by California Avenue, the extension of Hanover Street,Barron Park, and the present city limits line The .City Attorney was requested to prepare, the necessary resolution to ;initiate the annexation proceedings for the Council's consideration atthe November 10th meeting. r he had ��� �,t�, a letter Stanford i. t jo City to �- presented ode Step did by likAlf S meager s ,nager erty bounded shown on °. C7� Business 1. Stanford prop Avenue as lands The 'gl, rezoning of sionaof 0179,10 o theStanford e a ssa ° d ved from A the ete erg borderof Compassion ° requestingl e�� , tee 8outb to the ' 1 SI C and referred. 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Street . e v �.1 all o� she improve- ' �a�leted jec� Cis pant re'po'rted eh al, ha f been the as rovted by - s under get °a at Street erll° have acceP The Cl 51-11) , GC ou the prod under pro3 c manner m e ded that ,.d,er t Dente satisfactory x►ec the word a sati ��! and Caspar, dCtob u�Cl� 9 Cathcart,a 'ate C � motion �gpt�=d • � prQ gecs 5�,..:T was ac 289 Contingent Fwwnd Expenditures The.City Manager reported that the following transfers were made' from the; Contingent Fund, Account No. 123-98A,:.during thgknonth of October: $19.00 to -Acct. 701-49 for an electric hot plate for the Library 2.75 to Acct. 127-49 for a book for the Fire, Dep:t,,' 2.00 to Acct. 903-4+9 for a book for the Purchasing Department 145.50 for a Template Kit and Planning Board: Pire Alarm Circuit. -Extension to Hewlett-Packard Co. The,>;City Manager reported that it has been the policy or the Clty:to extend fire alarm circuits to business establish- rents which haveinatalied automatic sprinkler systems, -and he therefore.reconnended approval of the request of the Hewlett- Packard Company for extension of the service -to their plant. The estimated cost to the City is $135.00. Upon motion of Drysdale and Montrouil, and by unanimous vote on roll call, the recommendation was approved and the %sue .of $:135.00` was transferred from the Special Projects Fund Account 123-98B., to Account 127-99 for this purpose. Proposition Na. 10 The Mayor and the City Manager called attention to the, urgency ofoppoaing Proposition No. 10 on the November kth ballot, prohibiting certain expenditures of public funds. Purchase of Securities Resolution No. 2383, authorizing the Treasurer to purchase $200,000.00 U. S. Treasury Bills on a 1.66 basis (total $199,160.78) and $500,000.00 U. 5. Treasury Tax Anticipa- tion Notes on a 1.74 basis (total $496,1447.50), was read, and on motion of Wickett and Wells, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Utility Easement On motion of Gaspar and Montrouil, and by unanimous vote on roll call, -a resolution was adopted accepting grant of easement for utility purposes from M. J. Terranova and. Josephine Terranova, covering part of Block 6, Stanford City. Amendment to Buildinff Code (Driveways) Ordinance No. 1420 amending Section. 14509 of the Building Code relating to driveways was given second reading, and on motion of Montrouil and Gaspar, was adopted by unanimous vote .on roll call. Amendment to Health Ordinances 1 Ordinance No. 1421 amending Sections 31.05, 31.09, 31.11, 31.12, 31.15, 31.17 and 14.03 of Codified Ordinance No. 5, changing the words "health officer" and"sanitarian" to "building inspector" was given second reading, and on motion of Gaspar and Blois, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. 290 -77 CC �4 Amendmetstto Zon'ing?<0rdinance : (Zoning of San Antonio Area) Ordinance No.''1k22, amending Section 3.02 of the Zoning; Ordinance relating to,the zoning of the San Antonio Road Annexation area, was given second reading, and on motion of Blois and Gaspar, was adopted by Unanimous vote on roll call. Report of Controller The monthly report of the Controller waa received and placed on file. On motion of Gaspar and Blois, the Council adjourned.