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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03091953351 approved. City Hall, Palo Alto, California, March 9, 1953. 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: Bishop, Blois, Cashel, Drysdale, Hill, Huston, Jackson, Marshall, Miller, Mitchell, Montrouil, porter, Simpson, Wells. Absent: Wickett. The minutes of the meeting of March 2, 1953, were Petition re Oregon Avenue Truck Traffic A petition was ;presented from residents on or near - Oregon Avenue, with approximately 400 signatures, asking that an,ordinanc.e b:e enacted to prohibit the use of Oregon Avenue by any motor vehicle with a gross maximum weight in exceas of three tons,'except for those vehicles permitted use of the stree.taunder Section 713 of the State Vehicle Code. The petitioners.clainied that the heavy truck traffic on Oregon:Avenue endangers the lives of children, disturbs the sleep of residents, and depreciates property values. Mr. Erneat H, Norback, Secretary of the Oregon Avenue Traffic Committee,which is composed of residents on'Oregon Avenue,, addressed the Council in support of the petition. The. City Manager and Deputy City Attorney pointed out that the ,problem. ;of, truck traffic on Oregon Avenue has been considered'by the: Traffic Committee, and according to State law: trucks can not be prevented from entering or leaving the,City by' the most direct route;, that the situation is unique in Palo Alto because it is paralleled by two State highways.- The City.Manager reported that he"had contacted authorities of Safeway Stores; - some time ago in an effort to have their trucks use some: other. route in going to and from their warehouse; that they hadagreed to give it a trial and did so, but advised later that using the,• other route would impose an increase of more than $8000.,00 ayear in their trucking -expense and they had gone back to using Oregon Avenue, Mr. Norback advised that the petitioners recognize: the difficulty of the problem and the fact that increase in traffic can be expected because of the location of Oregon Avenue.and its connection withi the Bayshore Fteeway, and for this reason are asking only for restriction on the heavy trucks. After discussion, the matter was referred to Committee' No. 2, the Traffic.Committee and the City Manager for study and report. Letter on Need for Underpass A letter..was received from Mrs. C. M. Miller, 2741 South Court, concerning the need for an underpass at California Avenue or Oregon Avenue. This; was; referred to Committee No. 2, the Traffic Committee and the : City Manager, 352 Abandonment. Portion of --Pepper Avenue A letter was received from Nathan C. Finch, attorney for Hewlett-Packard;, Company, requesting the abandonment of a portion or Pepper Avenue as a public street. This was referred to, Committee No. 1. Gift to New City"dal] A letter was received from the Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto offering to contribute a `bench and ;planter box'.to be butit•:.br the . curered brick wall in the:lobby of`the.new City Hall. The Mayor: was requested to acknowledge this gift. Utility Easements On motion of'Montrouil and Simpson, and by unanimous vote on roll cai]., resolutions were adopted accepting utility;, +easements from Jack --Dymond and Kathryn Dymond covering portion of Lot:71, .Wooster.` Subdivision, :and from Wilson J. and Ann E. Caus'ey covering portion of-Lot:153, Wooste.r`Subdivislon. The easement on part of Lot 71 was .a condition of approval of Tract No. 1055, the Bell Tract, and the easement on part of Lot 153 was a condition of approvalof a division of part of Lot 153, granted October 8, 1952. Use Permit A report'was received,;from the Planning Commission recommending approval of, the application of the Inland Materials. Company, Inc., for' a use` permi�t to` erect and operate a concrete batching plant on`San Antonio Road between Charleston Road and the Bayshore Highway, with°the' provision that a minimum of forty appropriate evergreen trees.be planted in an appropriate area, and; that 'thee use be' confined to, the operation of a batching plant and not extended to the crushing of rock. On motion of Miller and Simpson, the permit was granted in accordance with the recommmendation of the Planning Commission. Design Control A report was received from the Planning Commission recommending approval of the application of John Christian4en & Son' for design control ap roval'of a four -unit apartment building to be erected at 2411, 2413, 2415 and 2417 High Street. On motion of, Montrouil and Miller, the recommendation was adopted. Tentative Maps A report was received from the Planning Commission recommending approval of a revised tentative map of the resubdivision of Lot 77, Wooster Subdivision, Tract No. 1137, Midfair, located on Ross Road, subject to granting of utility easements as required. On motion of'Huston and Montrouil, the map was approved in accordance with the recommendation. The Planning Commission also recommended approval of the request of Chester C:e Wrenn for extension of time on tentative map of portion of Lots 107 and 108, Wooster Subdivision, approved by mac; -;,,, •_ � �: �; . ,,, r.:n-T ntn° Na Vv ..nt..r t'T rrt„yw�, z -yx. •,...:y s, "x' <, �.r _ _ ,� _ the Council on February, .11,,. 1152, for a period of one year. On motion of Huston and Montrouil, the recommendationwas`adopted and the extension, of time ga*anted . Propose& Zone Changes A report was submitted by the Planning Commission recommending on its own -initiative that the southeasterly 77..81 feet of the southwesterly` 205.02 feet of Lot 77, Wooster Sub- divieion, be rezoned from M -1-S to R-1, and that a small parcel in the subdivision of Lots 67 and 68, Wooster Subdivision, be rezoned. -from R--1 to. R-2. It was explained that these are minor- changes involved.insubdivisions where a part of some lots are in a , differen-t zone from the majority of lots created, and the changes are advisable to -avoid future confusion and complication. A proposed ordinance amending the Zone Map to provide for these zone::changes was accepted for first reading and referred to Committee No. 1. Lot Redivisions A report was received from the Planning Commission recommending approval of the following redivisions of lots, subject to the granting.of easements as shown and to the payment or segregation of bonds as required, in accordance with recommenda- tions of the City Engineer: a. Lots 18 and 19, Mayview Homesites, located on southerly corner of Mayview and Grove Avenues. b. Portion of lands of Coastwise Construction Company, being the southerly corner of San Antonio Avenue and Bayshore Highway. C. Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, Block 19, Stanford City, located on northeasterly side of Ramona Street from El Carmelo Avenue northwesterly toward Matadero CAnal. d, Portion:.of Lots 6 and 7, Pitman Partition, 1300 Hamilton Avenue, and in the rear thereof facing Dana Avenue e. Lots 21 and 22, Block 4, Sunnyside Addition, on easterly corner of First Street and Pepper Avenue. f. Portion of Lots 58 and 59, Wooster Subdivision, in rear of Hoover School. g.:,Lot'`2r B1ock;20], South Court Addition, on north- easterly'side of High Street, 60 feet southeast of Oregon: Avenue. h. Lots 3. to 5 inclusive, Block 21, College Terrace, northerly corner'of Hanover Street and California Avenue. . Portion of Lot 36, Mayview Homesites, rear' of 760 Mayview Avenue. tot6, Blo.ck..23, Seale Addition No. 2, rear of 1?36"Cowper Street. Portion of Lot 6, Block 2, Seale Subdivision No 5, on motion` of Huston, and Well_, the above redivisions of lots ; were approved in addordance with t._ the recommendatiOnof the Planning<Commission. 354 CC Amendment to _Zoning Ordinance (Uses in R -3-P) A report' was- received -from the Planning Commission recommending the adoption:ofan,ordinance adding sub -paragraph (d) to Section SB.02 of the': Zoning;Ordinance, Uses Permitted in R -3-P, Residential Professional District,, to read as follows: "(d) Offices for organizations used primarily for accounting, correspondence, research, editing, or administration except those which involve the use of machines` of. more: than 2/2 horse power and the occupancy does not. regularly involve contact in personwith.ciients, members, or customers; and provided that:no:merchandise is handled or merchandising servicea-:are rendered on the premises; provided-, further, that there is no display of merchandise or, any display of advertising other than a non.Lilt inated sign which ray be permitted by the:Building>Code Of the City of Palo Alto." The proposed ordinance was accepted for first reading and referred to Committee No. I. Chlorination Equipment for Suzanne Well A report was received `from Committee No. 1 recommending that chlorination equipment be installed at the Suzanne Well. Committee No. , reconmtended the transfer of $2000.00 from the unappropriated'; balance of the mater Fund to Account 2330: for the purchaae and inatailation of this equipment. On motion: of` Wells; anti Drysdale, the recommendation of Committee adopted .,and, the transfer authorized by unanimous vote on roll call;. Transfer to Library Budget A report ,was received from Committee No. 4 recommending.` that a transfer° of i800.o0 be made from the unappropriated balance of'the General,Fund to Account 701-01 of the Library budget. This recommendation was adopted and the transfer authorized by„ •Unanimous . vote on roll C8 it Resolution re Veterans'Hospital Needs A report was' received. from Committee No. 5 recommending adoption,of a. resolution suggested by The American Legion and other veteran<_organizations, memorializing,Congress to enact legislation and .appropriatte funds ;necessary to .bi°ing the Veterans Administration Hospital program to the;atandarda needed to adequately care for the veteran population of California.. On motion of; Blois and Wells, Resolution No. 2414 memorializing. Congressto enact'sueh legislation and directing that copies .of the resolution be traus .tted to the UJnited States Senators from California and to theCongressman from this district, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Reinvestment of Bonds' A report was received from Committee No. 5 recommending the adoption of .a=resolution authorizing the reinvestment of $500;,000.00 government bonds maturing March 18, 1953, and rY_45r.Tt +rc :r 355 $3000000406 bonds maturing March 19, 1953, in 90 -day Notes. Resolution No. 2415 authorizing the reinvestment of these sec�uritles,.>was read and on motion of Blois and Wells, was adopted by iananimous:.vote on roll call. Purchase of: Barrett &` Hi Property A report, was received from Committee No. 5 recommending that `. the city officials be `authorized to complete the:.,purchase of the `Barret; & Hilp property at this time., and that `the Controller be authorized to transfer the sins of $58,500.00 from the.Capital Reserve Fund to Account 177-99D to cover the payment, due On motion of Blois and Simpson, the recommendation was ' adopted and., the:: transfer authorized by vote on roll call, -with 13--Ayes,.Cathel voting No. Controller °e::Report The; monthly report of the Controller for February,.1953, was received and placed on file. On'.motion of Montrouil and Blois, the Council adjourned at 8105 P.M.