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HomeMy WebLinkAbout122819531 City. Hall, Palo Alto, California, December 28, 1953. The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regular session';; on this date at 7:30 P.M., with Mayor Marshall presiding.? Roll call as follows: Present: Absent:. The approved. Bishop, ;Byrbee, Cummings, Drysdale, Hanley, Huston,. I Marshall, Mitchell, Porter, Rodgers, Wickett. 1 Cashel,' Corcoran, Rupperthal, Simpson. nninutes of the meeting of December 14, 1953, were' C 1g8tng-Out Sales i� communication, was received from the Palo Alto...Chamber of Comzmerce eubmitt1ng a , auggested draft of a proposed ordinance regulating:eloaing-o.ut sales in the City of Palo Alto and recommending. that such an ,ordinance be adopted by the Council. On motion of Wi:ekett.and Rodgers, this was referred to Committee No. " 5 Liquor `License Applications The Council was informed that notices have been received -from tle- State Board of Equalization of applications for alcoholic :beverage licenses from the, following Klay, 385-395 California Avenue, for_ an. ";Off Sale Beer 8: Wine? li'cense'. b'. S,tickney.':s Hickory House, Town & Country Village, Village, •:Embarcadero`.Road and El Camino R,eal,.:for:an "On, Sale;Beer" license. The , Ci-ty .Attorney reported that he has filed protests to the issuance of these licenses. He pointed out that the application of Mr. Klay :is: for .a transfer of a license which has exlstedat this .location. for some time. PrOJect` 3-ice Stsn.ford' 'Annex Sewer 'he City":Manager:- reported that the work under Project 53-1, which consisted of the construction of a trunk line sewer on -Page. Mill Road, E1 .Camino Real, -Olive Avenue and°-Third:,.:Street, has - been completed in: a ; satisfactory manner by the , contractor, Harvey E. Conner,' ands he recommended acceptance .of.* the:.' work -On-Motion- of 6ickett and Porter, the work -was accepted in accordance: with: the .recoxzmendation . 1131:41s .cn -Street' Lighting Material -'A report was made by the City Manager on, the bid December 22, • 1953, on:. street lighting. material with the recommendat1on. tnat the bid, of tine Material' Company'be accepted for .Item I in: the ;amount of $18,985.20 plus .sales_. tax and for _Item II ; in- the> amo.+, t, 0174246.30' plus sales= tax, that_.'the bid of General Electric, Suppir;',Company on Item III in the -amount of: $9,169.OQ plus sales. tax. be accepted; ' and' that the bid of Joslyn` Pacific ,Company' for` item IV in the amount of $2;.178.00 plus sales tax be accepted. 9 lighting erial 8 ManagQr� y;an of porter and''Drysdale, the bids on street , recaet a 0r�` were .-ac•cepted =3;n accordance with the bons of the City* the City Manager on the bids { A report was .made by 'on a�.'um.�-num wire, with the d�' received on ,on that 1853, e 1, including Company cash reco • .endationthat the a.lterna�t_,cif���3�35 e5 luminum Cozapamy Ameri� _ . �xerica:°bc �accepted ip ahe,-amo disc i and sales taX• sdale, this bid was accepted On tncti:oxa:of goiter and Dom! as { recO nende•d, �_k5 P.M.,. an i.. (Mrs • :CorCOran came at this tire, was preseTt for"• the rest of the meeting.) P101.5 -9.1.11e. The : C .ty4lanager reported or the bids receivedton on standard black wrapped pipe, December . 28: n9. h9 of He eck •& Moran be accepted inthe he sales tax, with terms of 2% amo.ommen of $12z�O21. ,the cid ash amount �12yp2•1.�+�r .ir_Glucing discount if paid . withif ten 'days On motion of- W Ckett axedBishap, as recommended. aif" to Ccmunvn� t7t Center this bid was accepted The Ci er xzported. t :at Mrs. W. A. Stedman, ty'I+lm Avenue.,. haas offered to donate to the Community Center. 55b ;, Kellogg a Victorian chesterfield. this gift was accepted a letter of appreciation be sent to Un motion ickett and Rodgers, and it was directed that Mrs. Stedman.. Frees 6reemant tee No, 1 recommending: A. report was, received fA ree�mm.tbetween the State and' ro Deed Freeway; g nt between t e State theC ay of -the :;? p cov'exin 'the'Bays . the. Ci:ty:'af Palo. A3to; and. recommending adoption en the :•exeautio'� of the agreement. Bmbs;rcadero: Ftaad •aid San Ai�ta,�ia Road,,; of resolution authorizing lamed by the The pro�ris�=ons off' �h�taprov�.des foreement ei-nXtperchanges at the Ciba:. tanager,- vrha` segonaAve ue intersection with the Bean ore access Esnghway:and.>Roathe eg Highway _and a;; ._:the S�>,n Antoxaio• :Road 'VerdesAvenuei to Bmbarcaderc n access road on the:. easterly side from Embarcadero road on the . westerly .side from Road,tand_ a of_ the Palo •Alta flood basin. Road to the bouzadary. the Freeway Agreement and .Resolution -No. 2501 approving Clerk to or, , the: City .Manager and the City authorizing, the :May was ,introduced, and on motion of s� xbgn it ond behalf ©f :the _ :Cwas call. Mrs'.' Corcoran, wa:s adopted. 'by unanimous vote on roll cal . gyxbee and M :; to - ZOnin t7rdizu�nCe Intermediate Manuf'acturin District ,Amendment recei.'ved fro Comiittee No. 1 recommending A repox Uritteeee establishing ,adoption of an amendment to the "ZoninS zone, ;''Intermediate Manufacturing .District's, and recoirmending that a proposed ordinance providing for this zone, 1-M'Dis'trict, be,accept:ed for..firat ending. The provisions of the= proposed ordinance and the" uses: permitted in such a zone were': explained' by :the. Planning Officer. - The proposed ordinance amending the Zoning, Ordinande.by the addition of Article 14A, Intermediate Manufacturing District, was :-accepted -for :first ; rea Planning. Conmils lion for cent . derat on . Sam kntnn10 Road;'Zoning A report° was "received from Committee No." 1 recommending that property on both sides.of San Antonio Road between Middlefield Road and Alma Street be rezoned from R -1:B-8 and P -C. to 1-M, ! Intermediate::Manufacturing•District. The City Attorney. advised that a proposed ordinance - :providing for::'this change of zone could be accepted for, first reading at: this:time,- with'second reading and final action. deferred until the ordinance establishing then -M zone becomes effective. On motion ofMitchell and Porter, the proposed ordinance providing `for the rezoning as recommended by Committee NO. - ,1 was accepted -for first reading and referred to the Planning Commission for consideration. Interrttible Gas' /A regiment, P.G. & E. A,:report. was: received from Committee No. 1 recommending approval and execution of an agreement with the Pacific Gas & Electric Company: fox. the sale of interruptible gas, with an additional paragraph'to'provide that no customers can be served within; the elty.=:lin1ts. without authorization of the City. The City Manager' ;reviewed the terms of the proposed agreement, and, advised that the text has been rewritten to include -the .amendment recommended by Committee No — 1. 1 without adding;a-new:-paragraph. He' explained that the agreement will authorize: the Pacit.c. Gas & . Electric Company to furnish interruptible gas ;4.rithin the city limits to such applicants as may be- approved: by, the City Manager of Palo Alto, and provides that the Company sha11`pay. annually to Palo Alto two per cent of . the gross revenues derived' from customers served under this agreement. The City" Manager also reviewed the utility demands of -the. Eastman Kodak Company which wishes to purchase : interruptible gas for-' the operation of, its new plant. On -'motion of Bishop and Mitchell, the recommendation of. Conmiit.tee; :No. 1 --:was adopted and the Mayor and City' Clerk were authorized :to';sign' this agreement on behalf of the City. Traffic Ordinances. Upon recommendation of Committee No. 2 the following ordinances were accepted:for first reading: Ordinance establi skiing arterial stops :on- certain streets- intersecting Lincoln Avenue and Hamilton Avenue. Ordinance; adding Section 19.60 to Codified Ordinance; No. 5 regulating parking on city property. Ordinance prohibiting parking on certain portions - of First Street between Portage Avenue and Lambert Avenue. In regard to the third ordinance, the City Manager - reported that"int.eres"ted parties have requested that some restrictions be placed" on the parking of cars on the portion'of First Street referred: to - in order to relieve the traffic problem. there,and' advised,.thigmembers of the Traffic Committee intend to,. investigate the matter further before the ordinance is giver second reading. .It'waspointed out in this connection that the, name of First Street will be changed to Ash Street as of January 1, 195+. .Signals at Middlefield Road and Colorado Avenue A report was receiv€d from Committee No. 2 recommending that.a, transfer of :$5.,000.00,.:be authorized from the Special Projects: Fund, Account 123-.98B,: for' the installation of traffic signals' at.JMiddlefield Road and Colorado Avenue. The City :Manager advised that provisions has: been made . in the current budget for signals. at California` Avenue and •Middlefield Road and at Oregon Avenue .and Middlefield;' Road:, ' and that the equipment has been ordered,: and that the ;_.Traffic Committee feels that signals are necessaryalso at: the Colorado' =Avein a intersection. On: motionn of, Porter andHanley, the recommendation :was adopted' and the :transfer authorized by unanimous vote on roll ca l3, the - amount of ".$5 000,:00 being. transferred from Account 123-98B to.Account .Ut1 A .t;T �F.eseIMnts 0n motion of" Mitchell and, Bishop, . and by unanimous vote; on moll call; the Council'adopted resolutions accepting utility easements from the!,San Jose', Abstract & Title Insurance Company, covering :part -. Lot. 5, . Brock ' 3, :Stanford City, and from Donald 'W. and Janice B. .Scoble covering part: of Lots 5 and 6, Block 3, Stanford City.. Amendment to Zoning: Ordinance =Sec . 11.1 Ordinance No. 1509, ;amending Section 11.15 of the Zoning O'dinance,�.was,given second, reading, and on motion of Porter and Cummings,. was -adopted by. unanimous vote on roll call.. Zone Changes Ordinance No. 1510, providing for minor changes in zone district boundaries was given 'second reading, and on motion of -Mitchell -and and B,,ishop, was.` adopted by unanimous vote on roil, call'. ,-These;:, zone changes involve -small parcels in Blocks 58, ;University Park, Block 119, Crescent Park, and'Lot ?O, Wooster Szbd,ivision : Tax Refunds -:A request was made by the O,ontrol3.erfor authorization.:. to refund the following dup:3.icate.payinents of .taxes: 1. Tax Bill .No 9336, both -installments, in the amount of $9.52, to be refunded to Baldwin & Howel .' (These taxes:,were paid by the California Pacific Title,Insurance°Company:`on` November 12, 1953, and: a duplicate `payment 'was made by Baldwin & Howell on December 10, 1953.) 1 a� ent d ,r,ee 1CJ evetonded. to � vase .. ' aa Vatollil't„e' a6 to tree e^ & c.e sallze-c)t of x�et X � e"off 1;10.1ndlliaa716 ia.7 tg eat r' h `ov dui. �t 9c�r "� �. . .x� � C d of: -r5 to llo S: - 7��i� s ded � �a d , Bey :: �o 'toe th�� t �• ��,�� 3: ' ' $." 3i &, y e 1 of ..$ t % � ,ox � e o c� on the 1953.) 9�re. tnp he,13anIt of et, ea d, �e r dAxp,��o�,�e payment �Gm� e a v r,u rote tb y' d. mow- 9�,.v tex of `to c e the the e io t, el f etti ore at was o�,tre rt�en e on •Depa _� erred as °u