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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03221954C1iy Hall, Palo Alto, California March 22, 1954 The :Council" .oi' the City of Palo, Alto met in regular session: on" this. date at. 7:30 "P.M., with Mayor Marshall presiding. Rohl; call , as., fo ;.lows Present: Bishop, Byxbee, Cummings, Hanley, Huston, Marshall, Mitchell, Porter, Rodgers, Simpson, Wickett. :Absent ,Cashel, Corcoran, Drysdale, Ruppenthal. The minutes o,, the meeting of March 8, 1954, were approved. Closing Portion of Seminole Way This was -the time for a hearing on Resolution of In- tention No. 251+ for: the closing of,portion of Seminole Way in the City of Palo Alto, The hearing was declared open. There being_ no one present who wished to speak on the matter, the hearing was closed . Resolution No.2517 to abandon portion of Seminole clay was introduced, and -on motion of Porter and Mitchell, was adopted by unanimous vote'on roll call.. Cigarette Vending Machines -A Iette.r. was received: from W. K. Wolfe, 2782 Waveriey Street, requesting the repeal. of; Section 7.13 of Codified Ordi- nanc.e;No. 5 which prohibits the use of cigarette vending machines except"when placed:behind"a counter where they are not accessible to the public. On motion -of Mitchell and Porter, this was referred to Committee (Mrs. Corcoran came at this time, 7:40 P.I., arid was present" for the rest of the meeting.) Letters from Oregon Avenue District Association A letter was received -from Ernest Norback, President of. the.. Oregon,; Avenue District Associatlon,,concerning the study, being made- of the proposed South Palo Alto grade separation and the desire of this group for a public ' discussion of the matter before any. action is taken on the location fora grade separation. This communication was referred to Committee No. 1, and the Chairman of the Committee stated thatan opportunity would be given to the Ore- gon AvenueAssociation and, other : interested groups for a full; dis- dussion of the question: before any action is taken. A letter was also, received from C. E. Hoppe, Secretary of the Or"egonAvenue Association, requesting that the Council hold :a meeting at an early date of representatives of, the City, Stanford. University, the Oregon Avenue Association. and other interested groups, for .dis.cu-ssion,of .trafficproblems: anticipated from the developmernt of, Stanford_ lands;. On motion of Mitchell and Simpson, it was directed that, , a reply" be sent advising; that such a *meeting will beheld .when reports •and plans ,are ready for discussion. San Antonio "Road Annexation No. "2: A petition was received from Borden l.s Daisy Delivery Company for the annexation of Lot 29, Tract 219, Peninsula Garden Farms, to -the City:.of:Palo Alto. A report was received from Com- mittee No.,;. 5 ,recommending., that . this property be annexed to the City. • 1 It_ was explained that the Borden oroperty is partly ' inside. -'and 'Partly outside the city limits, and they wish to annex the let in pins:tion 'so that .all of their holdings will be inside the City. It was also reported that the County Boundary Commission has: approved the boundaries of the proposed annexation. Resolution .No. ,2518 giving notice of the proposed annexa- tion of - this uninhabited territory,, designated as '`San Antonio Road Annexation No >: 2" , and 'giving notice if hearing to be held on Aoril 26,' 195k., was l'ntroduced, and on motion of Mitchell and 1 rxbee ,as; adopted by dnaniMous,vote --- roll call. -Bids on Transformers . A report was made;`; by the City Manager on the bids recely on March; .17, " 195k,.'".onor}e 250 K.V.A. distribution transformer, wit'z:the .recommendation :tha.t the bid of the Line Material Company it t"he amount or $1,846 J5, including sales tax, be"accepted: On motion of 3yxnee and Cummings, this recommendation adopted and the bid of -the Line Mat'eria? Company accented Thee`, City Manager -made a report on n bids received. on March -IT, 1954, on•_treated poles, with the recommendation that the hid .af: the. u D. No aaqa:nd Company be accepted fc'r the period o=f on.e year the "„minimum q an'tity of poles to be Placed on order t; this time amountin8 to `$16,552.50, plus sales tax. 0n :motion of : ?orter and Simpson,, the bid of the L., D.. McFarland Comoary for ;poles was accepted _ n accordance 'With the recommendation. i 'The City:- N'a.nager also reported on bids received on arch 17, 1952;;, on _hub end gate •valves, with the recommendation thst' :the bid of Grinnell Company be accented in the amount of r$3,50:62; including sales tax. motion of sorter. a.rd .Bishop, the bid of the Grirnnell. Company was accepted as rrecomMendod . Bids on; 4Resurfacing'. Tennis Courts A report was `subn teed by the City Man ger: on the bi receives; on Mai: c.h" 10, 19.5`,, 'for resurfacing tennis courts in Ftirco iaaa: Park,..Peers .park-a.nd Hampton Park, Project ,54-2, w th the : recommenda 'ion that ` t:he:. low bid o'' the Allyn L. Burn Company amount of :."5,29=4.;20, be accepted. On motion of Potter and Bishop, the recommendation was 2.dcnte'd.:and the`, bid of;.the'Ala:yr.. L. Burr Company accepted.- ': ansfer"for Civil Defense Control Center Preport was received from the City Manager requesting that ;transfers be. made from' the Special Projects Account.,. Account 12-3-_'988, for 'the construction of a Civil Defense Control Center in the basement o .' the City Hall, estimated to cost $1000.Q ), anc: for the purchase of two air raid warning devices for installation in tote southern ;part ,of the. City, estimated to cost $2200.00'. It was expla'ined< that the City would be reimbursed later by the -Federal Government for approximately 40 per cent of the total cost. A ,report was received from Committee No. 5 recommending that these, transfers of tunds_be authorized. :4y;gig: On motion of.Iitchell and Bishop, and by unanimous vote on roll call :the,, sum of $100.0:00 was transferred from Account 12.3-98B_" to Account:` 12k17B for: the. Control Center, and the amount of $2200.00,was transferred from Account 123-9$B to Account 7.24-17B for"the purchase of the air raid sirens. Transfer for Landscaping Fire Station and Substation A request:"was made by the City Mana&'er for a transfer of:. $1200: 00: from the Special,;'rojlects, Fund for landscaping of Fire Station N.o: 4, at- the. corner .'of 'Middlefield Road" and"East Meadow.. Drive,.: It was explained "tha;t the =landscaping plan has been, pre.- pared to include t:rie..adjacent substation site; that the Electric Di vision has : $800.00 in: ; its . current budget for the purpose, and these funds Will ;be sUf 'icient to get the plan started. A>report": wa.s received, from Committee No. 5 recommending the. transfer 'be. authori•7 ed. Mrs. Corcoran expressed.ob'3ection as she felt that tl ere i;S a greater need ` for landscaping the park area on East Meao'ow Drive: The City'Manager'' advised that work is being started on plans for the development or this park site. On motion of, Mitchell and Simpson, the sum of $".200.00 was transferred from Account:123-98B to Account 127-99B for the landscaping of the new: fire station, With 11 Ayes on the motion, Mrs. Corcoran voting" "1' o . Transfer for Typewriter-for•Fire Dept. The City Manager'requested a transfer of $42.50 from Account 127-03 to Account 127 -99 -for purchase of a used typewriter for the Fire Department. On motion of Bishop-;and.Hanley, this transfer of funds was authorized by -unanimous vote on roll call. Extension Of: Contract for Refuse Dumo A report was received -from Committee No. 1 recommending that the contract with the San Jose Sanitation Service for, opera- tion of the refuse dump', which expires on March 28, 1954, be ex- tended untilthe end of the 1953-5k fiscal year. On motion of Porter and Simpson, the recommendation was adopted. Mrs. Corcoran- moved '.tha,t a. s Ludy be made of what is being done in other communities on the Peninsula regarding refuse burning dumps in.relati.on to..the'smog problem to see if there is another solution. The motion to make a study was seconded by Bishop, The`CityManager reported. that Palo Alto is doing as much.cr!nose than any other community in the area; that it has pro- vided -;;re -fuse dump fecili,ties:not:.only for residents of Palo Alto but" `."for" other: people " in 'the icinity`; and the dump is :used by peox le from the " uni.ncoroorated area.:: , : from Los Altos, Barron ''ark, Menlo: Darx Stanford",. and East-'Pa:lo Alto,, that a. solution to the refuse "=burring -;problem` should b'e 'ifndertaken from a County, not a munic pa'' level Ie -; thouszh`t that one of trey answers to the prob- 1err. IS inc1nera'ti:on, b2 t that , i;,t IAT"ou- d ' probably be a number of years,;beiore any satisf'a:ctox^y, solution:; to the whole problem as it affects .San ;Mate.o "and"_Senta" c Lara Counties can be found. It. YYa�r.: agreed:.VhaV under the circumstances there is' no point +n :making "any further s"tudy_ of the question at this time. Zone Change$, Sherman Avenue Area A report was received from Committee No. 1 recommending adoption of•the ordinance previously recommended by the Planning Commission providing for zone changes in the Sherman Avenue area, with an.amendthent,to rezone portion of Lot 22, Paul Survey, lo- cated on Birch Street adjacent to Alley S-2, to C--3:S.'instead'of C-2 S so b at .the business conducted by Mr. George Baron on thisproperty.;wi1'1. .be a=;conforming use. Ordinance No.. 1528 as amended, rezoning property in the vic-in1ty o_f -Sherman, Avenue, was given second reading, and on motion oi' Porter'and` Rodgers was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Abandonment of Recreation Area in Lawrence Tract A reportwas received from Committee No. '3, recommending that proceedings bee commenced,to abandon the unimproved recreation area in the Lawrence Tract. It was explained by the Chairman of the Committee' that.th.S action -is being taken so that the property 1 car.e be returned to the owners in the tract who wish to develop their own recreation:• area Resolution of intention No. 2519 to abandon park and recreation area, in: Tract N,o, 581, the Lawrence Tract, and setting April; -26,' 1954; as ti -me ..or hearing, was introduced, and on motion of Slips.on and` Rodgers;, was adopted by unanimous vote on -roll call: • Boar Amuae.tents A report'. wa.s :received from Committee No. 3 reccmrrendirg that .Section 2'53 2, of the Administrative Code regulating the epowerS and: duties of the Board: onCornm�ercial Amusements, be ar ended to make the Board advisory Only ,. that raragrap::s `t and 5 of SOS% ti on 5.1/4 of Codified Ordinaree No. 5 con cernir,,g granting of previews- and adm1ssio of adults only to certain -performances be repealed; and that Sections 15 02 and 15 04 regarding previews be repealed: Councilman Rodgers, Chairman of Committee No. 3, e.x-' plained tie purpose of the amendments and the Board's duties under the: revised program It waspointed out that if the proposed or- dinances, are adopted as emergency ordinances, repealing. the, censor ship powers of,. tt^.e :Board, it would not be necessary fore the' City. Attorney.- to file ianansw,er 'to' a suit contesting the constitut.icnaijv, of the :City's ordinances Ordi:,anee *,;o.: 152'9 amending Section 253.,2 of the.. Ad-- ,,,ministrative Code was- introduced, and on motion of Bishop And: Rodgers, - as a -w dopted as "n emergency ordinance by ,inanimous'.y,ote o :Crd1nance No ,n153.0 repealing portions of 'Section 5.14 and: all of:: Sect`i.ons ;15 02 and 15..04 of Codified Ordinance NO.5.0 was irtroduced,' a.nd:'on : notion of Rodgers and Bishop, was adopted as an emergency; ordinance by unanimous vote on roll call. Foria''of :Budget A report was -received from Committees No. 4' :and- fro: 5 advising that they.have`reviewed the proposed form of the budget is- submitted by: Arthur Andrse.n & Company and. _recommending that at be, adopted as the form of: the budget for the fiscal year 1.954-55) Or Motion of ;Mitchell and 3yxbee, the recommendation. adopted Request of Elks' Club for Fire Protection A report was' received from Committee No. 5 recommending that .the :request of the Elks. Club for stand-by fire prctection for their property at 4249 El Carping Real be not grunted. Councilman Mtt.chell:called attentiox to the City's policy that ,services be not extended outside the city, and pointed out that if fire equipment ws taken outside;. the _city, , the citizens of Palo Alto would be -ex- posed to an increased hazard. 0r motion of Mitchell :and : imipson, the recommendation, of the committee was' 'adopted and the request of the Elks Club was denied .. Purchase ''of Securities A report- was sub:Mitted by .Comr;,ittee No. 5 recommencing'. hat.. the. `Treasurer be:authorizec3 t.o. _p:archase :$70,000.00 of t.J. S. ,Treasury 81113-: due__ .June: 3, .J.954,; 3t 1 ..02; di:;,count basis for $69,319.52,, - s.a3d bonds '-to be` held in lieu of cash and interest to be credited to- the Palo; A:Lto: Municipal . Golf Coarse Fund: Res=olution kvo , 2520 authorizing the purchase of the. e bonds was inraduc.e , and or! mo ion of Mitchell a•ra Simpson, was adopted. by unan";.mous .vote on roll' call. Audit of Accounte report,' was received from, Commit that .the:`proposal.. ;r f, Skcinner. & Hammond: for t count's and reco'ds',.o:y the City ;of Palo Alto ending Tune ?0, 195)4,. "for a'total fee of $3, with the ,understaridinC that: the work rill in audits during the fiscal year. tee No. 5 recommending he audit of the ac - for the fiscal year, 000.00 be accepted, elude two cash -verifying On motion of Mitchell and Simpson, the recommendation' was adopted by''unanifbus vote on:; r. ol1 c:1i. C,ommittec No: 5 -also' recommended that the proposal of Skinner &.'Hammond .for the audit;, of the accounts of the Palo Alto Hospital for the fiSca1 year=ending June 30, 1954, for a total fee of?00.00 be ' 1ccepted w1,t n the unaerstandins that the work will include ttiro cash -.verifying audits during the year. On motion of Mitchell and Simpson, this waa referred to the management of the Hospital. Tentative Map A report. was. receive$ from: the Planning Commission re-, commending approval of the:tentative, map of portion of Rancho Rin- con de_.San Fran.ciscai:to (formerly Charleston Gardens No. 2), o submitted by:.Eicrler :Hoes, Inc With, the understanding that` the park area , be designates. - "Private Park & Play Area, Approx . 2.8 Acres Not 'or Dedi.catjon'.' and. sub'ecy to the fact that the .ounty (oun,e approve 'he. -"c edication of one-half of the street along the frontage=or^. the school property by the Board of Educa- t,ion. There" was considerable discussion regarding the nrovi- si.on for -a private park and play area" in the proposed subdivision:, The Planning Officer expiaineo tI at; it was the plan of the sub- divider 'to, construct e swimming pool and to operate a swimming school. and _nursery school in;.t.he Brea, ;prima ri 1y for residents of the tract and thelgran i.ng: of use permits would be involved. On motion Of'Porter and'Huston, the tentative map was approved in accordance .with the recomrendation of the Planning Commission, with . the understanding,that the use of the nark and May area is subject, t� further::conziderat.ion. Request of Mr. Epsteen`Zone of interest) A report' was received' -from :the Planning Commission ad- v'ising,,;that it has consi:dered; the. communication from Mr. Elliot M. psteen, :1170 ;Universi.•ty, Avenue, requesting that the zone of in- terest in "connection with app.1i.cations_ for: use permits in the R-1: 8-10 D1striet -be increased from 250 to 500 feet, and recommending; to the' Council that no. change be;;made: The Corrrrission advised: that it feels the present ;.plan is -sufficient . , favor of changing the zone After discussion, it. was moved b5° Huston, seconded by. ,.Simp:aor, and carried that the recommendation of. the :Plannin , Com- mast1pn be accepted,, Martha.11 and Rodgers voting No on the motion. `Zoning oi' San' Axrtonio Road Area A' report was ,submitted by the Planning Commission recom- mending, that .al.l .property within the city limits o:•i the .south- eas.terly side of San Antonio Avenue from Alma Street to, 'the lands of Taylor: Peery, near Middlefield Road, be zoned L -t::,5 :D, Limited Manixfacturing' Snecia1 Parkin,, Design Control District. The • Commission advised .that in view of this area being an important entrance to the:City, it is the intent of the Commission to re- oa re the , fo11owir,g wtien considering design control applications in this area: Front ,area shall be landscaped. A11 outside storage, refuse and operational areas shall be effectively screened from view" from. the street and adjoining proper- • ties. c. The_buildings shall be of a permanent type construction, specifically excluding buil- dings of a "<luon et" type or constructed Substantially of metal, e.g., corrugated iron building or iron roof. The. Planning d Commission also recommended that allthe.< property on the northwesterly side of San Antonio Avenue from) the lands of Marenco to the' lands of Sweeney remain in the R -1.:B-8 and R -1A -:B -II districts; and that the x+41.3 foot frontage or, . the Corner of San': Antonio Avenue and Alma. Street, to a depth of 273)4.3 feet, be zoned '-C, Planned:Community; that this P -C one shall be 'developed for a. service station on the corner; and that orofes stonal, adm-inlstrativ.e and apartment uses be allowed in -the re- r.iainder.of;the area,;. The:. Commission .farther recommended that the northwesterly cor'er of <Middlefield Road and San Antonio ?venue be zoned .P -C Planned Community District, 'with the intention that the: P -C Dis- t, ict sh ] ir;clude a service station;and that professional. aci 'rn'niatrati.' re, and, apartment -uses be, allowed in the `remainder of the area, .and . if ; any apartment structures are built,: they shall conform .to R�3-G, Garden Apartmer;t District area req,ui,rements; apc3. ;f:::rt er teat _ the northeasterly :corner of Midd? ef{ eldi, :Road anti San .nton ;o Avonue;`. be zoned L-.M:S :D, Limited Manufacturing', Spe- `c..ial 'arking;, Design, :Control District, with the intcntlon, that'all' of ,t ze ,provisions "appl table" to the, L-M:S:3 District so'iit , off'` Midd7:efield Road Will `_app' y to this area. A proposed: ordinance rezoning property along SGT Antonio Avenueas recommended by :the Planning Commission was introduced, and on motion' of Porter ar:d Cummings , was accepted for first -- reading, ,with-• Eiyxbee and Rodgers voting 2?o on the; motion. ,A recess , was ,taken atthis time, ,9:00- P,. -MMi. and the', Council:` reconvened at 9:15 P.M.:,) Special: Election on. Hosnita1 Band Issue 0vainan;ee Zo 1531:entitled "An Ordinance calling a Special Election in the .City of Palo Alto for the Purpose of sub- mitting, to.:•the' Llectors,oi `said City a Proposition .to.:.ino r..Bonded ;.trdebtedness for the Acquisiti:o.n,: Construction and Completion. of the' Foilowing. Municipal Tumro'veme.rt, To Wit The Enlargement and Betterment o" the .'a16 Alto Hospital, Inc uding,;"Corstruc tior. of an:Addition' ox Additions thore,to;' Declaring the 'Estimated Cost { of .said Municipal. Improvement, the Amount of the Principal of said Indebtedness to , be -incurred t'rerefor, .and the Maximum Rate of In-, terest to be pad thereon, Fixing the Date of said Election, the ?anner of,.holding the sarse, . nd Pr;oriding for Notice thereof" was introdaccd; and.: on , mot1:on of Mitc:;hell .and was as adopted by unanimous -_vote - .on roll call Resolu•tion No 2;521 regues ting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa. Clara to provide f:ox• theconsolidation of a. special -municipal, bond . elect'iori with 'the: State of California State and ,CoIrnty. Prl-mary Election' tc be Bela -:'on June 8, 1954, was 3.ntro_ diced,-':a.nd on m.otion of .Cumrn;ngs and Mitcrell, was• adopted by unanimous -vote -`on -.roll call. -Acceptance of Deeds and Easai nts Ox emotion of -;Ruston and Bishop, and by unanimous vote or: roll call, resolutions:accepting the following deedsand easements were adopted:, Deed -Of dedication fro:; Howard R. Ten ??roeck and others conveying to the City a portion of Lots 11 to 17 inclusive;- of Tract`.No. .19;,-, Mayview Fomesites for uae`_'as• a ;puo,lic highway" , Subject to the condition that said kha;ghw;y be impro'ved in accordance with specifications unproved by the City Engineer. Deed, of ,dedication; from Harry Lee Clark and Myrtle:Clark covrri.ng" land, Tract in -o. 77 dedicated a pubiie street.; c. {;xratt;-of, ea etnent for utility purposes from Harry Lce Clark and Myrtle Clark, covering property in Tract:No, 771 Gr ',n't of , eaSement -f oI' Utility `,purposes from August Motr'ar..s-and Johanna MotmarS, covering ;portion of Lot 48', Wooster S:ubdiv:i sign Stop :Signs, `: Lytton and.•t uinda Crd1rano•e No, 1532, Estab1 sing arterial stop signs on 'Lytton` kvenL:e. at its intersect1on w1th Guinda Street, was given second reading- ;aria on motior ;of Simpson nrd'-itaston do , was a oted :)y ? nanimo.as .vote on _roil call.: Zone Changes in..:Southgate Area Ordira'ice No ? 533 rezoning, pr o e ty in the Southgate area was ,iven sscend reading,, and on 'notion of Huston and Cummings, was: adopted by un:nmoixs vote on, rot ] call. Claim fox.. Damages: A repor-t`wa's received from the City Attorney on the claim filed `.by Mzs.. George Hort..in the sum of $27162 for damage to h s automobile when he ran off"the end of Rosy Road and struck a pole. The Ci.=ty Attorney advised that e had investigated the matter in conj notion ..with the- City Engineer, that it was his conclusion that the C;;ty was not ..negligent i.n. the matter but t -±at the claimant ,was con tribu tori;ly r_eglige:nt in not keepi:n.g a proper lookout. k e recommended that the;, -cl;ai:r, by denied. - vn motion OfByxbee e,nd. Porter, the recommendation of the City'Attorney was accented and'the claim denied. Aapointment to Planning Commission. The Mayo'^ nominated' Mr.' W: M.' Brophy for appointment to the Planning -Commission; to fill the vacancy caused by the recent res g tion of Mr. Morgan Stednan, for the term ending June 30, 1954. On motionof,` porter ardSimpson, this nomination was confirmed. 1 evis'9 on of Standing CoMtaittees The ._Mayor announced the appointment of the following ;starling committees of. the Council, as revised it• accordance with ;the recent amendment to' the- Administrative Code, erfectiVe March `Co'mMittee 1VU`. 1: ''xuol c Works, Pubs,:c,... Ut:lit3.es: and En 1rreeriz2 ;. Committee .No. 2 Recrea:tion,Libraries, r lx e_Department,,, Policc_Department, Animal: Shelter, Parking and Public Safety Commtttee:: o. France.:, Audits and Aceo,rnts.,Orgaz izatlon, Internal Control and Procedures C3ty. Picnic Noel E. Porten, Stanley Bishop; Edward P_ Cashel; Robert H, Cumrr2zgs'; Karl 1 M. Ruppenthal Clifford H. Simpson, Mildred S. Corcoran George S. Drysdale Donald A. Hanley,, Lee W. Rodgers J. P. Mitchell, Cha1rman Robert W. Byxbee Paul J.. Huston Lee W. Rodgers F. A. Wickett On motion of Porter and Bishop, the City Manager was requested to make plans_ for a picnic for city employees and their fami1iep, an expenditure of funds for the purpose to be given consideration in next, year's budget. The date for the picnic was tentativelyset for'. July 17, 1954, at Adobe Creek Lodge. Junior Museum, The Mayor presented a letter from Mrs. Paul H. Rein- hardt, President of .the advisory board of the Palo Alto Junior Museum, requesting that an addition be constructed to the museum building for a •science : workroom, a science exhibit room and :out- door workroom. ` Plans for the proposed additions were submitted with the letter. This matter was referred to Committee No. 2. Master Plan of Los Altos The, Mayor presented a letter from the Los Altos City Planning Commission inviting members of the Council to attend- a public meeting on March 25, 195)4, at which a proposed master plan for the City of Los Altos and surrounding area will be,submitted and discussed. The meeting was declared adjourned at 9:30.P M.