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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05101954u v^'f.r.•n.,,x;;•or.w.Nm rnn,NlS6x'•'^?'ttC; �:r5!'M�' iS�'M,Y'f,!��",1a rh,•..�y,.;,u�rr,F+rK..:r;;�7�,^.v .r�* ,-, - 71 City Hall, Palo Alto, California May 10, 1954 --The. Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regular session;>on this. date,'at-7:30 P.M., with Mayor Marshall presiding. Ro1l'call:as follows: Present: Bishop, Byxb.ee, Cashel, Cummings, Drysdale, Hanley, Marshall, Mitchell, Rodgers,:Ruppenthal, Simpson, Wickett. Absent: Corcoran', Huston, Porter. ,. The`_minutes of the meeting of April 26, 1954,, were approved Abandonment of Easement, Mayfield 0utfall Sewer This was the time ,set for a hearing on Resolution of Intention ' No . _2523. to -abandon easement over portion of the Mayfield 0 �tfsll Sewer' in'''Lot 119, Wooster Subdivision. The . w hearing as•declar.ed open.,; There being.no one present who wi shed to " speak on . the 'matter, then hearing was closed Resolution -No. 2526 orderinq the abandonment of this easement was . lntroducedi,• ands;: on motion Of Wickett and . Cumrings, was adopted 'by -unanimous vote on roll call. (Mrs. Corcoran•came,at this time, 7:35 P.M. and was present. for the rest of the meeting.) Off -Street Parking, California Ave. District ids project had previously been continued to this --date. A ;report was 'received..from Committee No. 2 recommending, that allmatters In :connection with_Project 52-16 be continued to September 13,':;195k, ' subject to the interested partied_ in ' South Palo. Alto coning 3forth; Frith a concrete proposal;at an earlier irate.' On motion' of Bishop., and Drysdale, the recommendation was adopted and the project continued to September 13, :954.. The Mayor :announced that he has been requested. to re- vise "the Ca o ia Avenue Off -Street Parking Committee. which has been working or. the parking program for that .area, and. that he wiTY announce the membership of the revised committee within the next few':days. Opunoi1man Porter came at'.this time, 7::40; P;M., and:waa;present:for the rest of the meeting.) Project 53-6, Street Lighting Reconstruction, District 11 A -recommendation was.. made by the City Manager that the time .for . making cash, payments under Project 53-6, Street' Lighting Reconstruction,' District 11, be extended to June 15, 195 0n:motion,`of Byxbee and Drysdale; the recommendation was adopted and the extension of time authorized. • Employment' of, Plannin Consultant The City,•Manager recommended that Mr. Harold F. Wise be employed to prepare a general plan for the City of. Palo Alto. .On motion of Porter and Simpson, the recommendation was adopted and the City Manager was:authorized to enter into a contract with Mr. Wise for his services. ,� t� � ��ima� * vatr, on �1e11 °n the dq0 pQ two t �'1. �- b� er �,0 adopted the City na r well wivli1 ad^ made by onada pare BOO-footwhich to ta0e .00 aS report was R1nc tea order develop The rep pri in, complete a �,n a h Y dl with a. r�,ed w, deep_ &tea advised & t ex eta e re rcpr ge ad well. �'. � 100 ^00 funds be transferred of th ue1Y appropriated a f.: the 1:1,100.00 �� fully that �'�� ac�t� ;off TSfl a�st�' C,Ci ty : a the cap ; iti°n thatfunds necessary e f the Wa ex Fhnd so vantage a 12flfl ` 1 City N¢an from the c�,n for resure Court co,�txa completed Company', � �,�$,� the been camp u,�,�, Oom'A oct �-2 reported 54-2, � � ;1/411,1n o_ d Burr the Pr , e Gib ' courts, - contract pr, " lie adv �- n3 the-contractor, h the 0 �� tin der b� e w eGt faina�a�c'9.' a acceptance d 131.sh.op„ the war's under sattsf and.j ,O0st 'Porter � ' L • v i a on o A11�"-n ` C? motion t fed tYi�' Treatment o �'°lee etweer. theto, and completed ie ;.Trea'� xec cn Maio �.Ii 00 . as t 0 City n es nted an. agree Ott/ p°twcima a the will tne•e� r presented any on reed the -cost e Q tis3 , 'Telegraphn6 .-, farm axk�e c ps1 o a y1 0 e h°nr ac aters, a.lc, o pct Company.;,hex pact is Inspectors he C 't r d treattteme poles � R04 and pot :aid ole Son :the $ Oit' . and h t° be ht y s poles hare bc: t' s 'estimated- st�'m DP' e + , an d then woxk . d far , � ,,the cost' c�� for this purpose xeso1,xt} e 0it�' he be ,P sharof e bud� ��peo; ra1g r�� 'Ya fli ,d in p0 ' arieem� nt , i eSc or to of this asa11 call. 4 'Rine �ana� �, ��.� Mr a I��E1° rn ma on roll call, ctransfer da V e1.1 with a awin c apacity of fl "00 t e00 of 12:3 g, t0theNcro t 23 meat allocated0 00 to t 23'7 232'7 phi waeG ot�aedblnc" ° unanimous vote a��r xiat. a�1 the unappropriated sapp ed without t e1 " edsle redas b by rte from develop- these h n � ° e of $y bee `*1.1,,3.0 •O a to � 2p0 WI, , 011 moo n ra r er of he. Water paott:J a to . r .$550.00 00 Accohnt ordinance Goun G • ttec not rwhere considered ° Codified machines ach cessib'ie toe e stins publt °n it 5�,�tiax► '7..13 tt� : very � not . ac made in t11 recommendation of °� c w�erc they cY,an�E b� dyers' the x � counter that � �impsan area �° rec°� motion ,-x,en adopted. '� i ��j,. VO ' �,�, advising that to a q coup �d $�'20� "©� chines ea �°' � x the erca e Committee th t.. re�te �endin received from C° K. w°� ter pr°�� end a i '� recei of Mr" Na • � faced e coxra� A rrp°rt tk�e request Ordinance excrpt when P'}b�'ic �xa� na d�n� �' tsar d�W�,lx� • 2 recommending ' yea the committee 1 'i� er s o gi ate 1 .3fl a' Vie' 'a� $�.c c1e from Section � on s�- the adoption p was recea ce amending o bic�J 1 wa in the rep fl 5 ordinance e riding o any � Sher areas pedestrians . ° lion o r� is d ahb bicycle at n all wad a p� de the Nas : 5 to ri ovtdink ,tight ° finance Ordinance . unlawful ,and ,pr. field: -the proposed ° trian s � = district, ot f, Sip 'Porter, a cr opo rem bicycles on rya z:.: o a 'b " S.caP on ,a:,�d Ordinance et reading. .. ,: tin of, o� Codified fax' o motion 9 ° s was accepted amending sidewall� - . • Project:52-1), Off -Street Parking,University Ave. District A, report was received from Committee No. 2 recommending that the proposed parking:lot on Kipling Street in Block 30 be deleted from Protect 52-3)4;. also that Lot 19-7 in Block 19 be eliminated from. the project. It was explained by the Chairman of the committee that this action, if approved by the Council, would constitute a declaration of policy; that later it will. be necessary to have formal proceedings and a public hearing on all deletions, additions and modifications of the project. A motion was made by Mrs. Corcoran, seconded by Simpson, that the report of Committee No. 2 be adopted. Councilman Mitchell moved an amendment to the motion that provision be made.for•an alley in Block 30 if the parking 'lot is deleted.. The amendment was seconded by Porter._ After discussion, the vote on the amendment was as follows: Ayes: Bishop Corcoran, Drysdale, Mitchell, Porter, Simpson, Wickett. Noes: Byxbee, ;Cashel, Cummings, Hanley, Marshall, Rodgers, Ruppenthal. amendment it° wash,-. decided= to. divide the original motion into two parts so that Separate votes could be taken on the recommended deletions -in the_two blocks'in question. 0n, motions .of- Mrs .::Corcoran and Simpson, the parking lot in Block 30 was de? eted from the project. On motion,of Mrs.: Corcoran and Cashel, Lot 19-7 in Block 19 was deleted frog the project. was declared lost. ,The Mayor asked Councilman Simpson, Chairman of Com- mittee No;' 2, If; there`: was. -:any report to' make on the proposed parking, lot on :lasso Street, in, Block 37. Mr. Simpson advised that it would: be helpful: to acquire more information and 'to know the sentiment of the property owners in the area. It was re- ported 'that the _owners: •of seven of the eleven parcels -involved have indicated: their -willingness to sell their properties at the appraised' price`s . Councilman Simpson statedthat he felt. it was `advisable to' conductnegotiations on a formal basis and obtain written ;statements" or options if possible from the pro- perty owners concerned.:. It was 'moved :by .Simpson, seconded by Mitchell, that the, City .Manager be authorized.to,instruct the negotiator to proceed with negotiation's- ,with the property owners on Tasso Street, and to obtain options:. if they are. willing to sell at the. appraised prices; the information regarding the negotiations to be made available to Committee No. 2; for their consideration and recom- mendation'to theCouncil. discussion, the vote on the motion was. as follows: Bishop",Corooran, Drysdale, Mitchell, Porters Smpson, Wickett. Noes Byxbee, Cashel, Cummings, Hanley, Mar shall, Rodgers,, Ruppenthal. The motion was.;declared lost. k motion was then;. made by Cummings, seconded by Hanley, that the proposed parkinglot. on Tasso Street in Block 37 be deleted from. F'ro ject .• • • Mrs. Corcoranmoved that the motion be tabled. This was seconded by Mitchell;: and the vote on roll call was as follows: _Ayes: Bishop,: Corcoran, Drysdale, Mitchell, Porter, Simpaon,:Wickett. Byxbee, Cashel, ,:Cummings,, Hanley, Mar- shal!,:Rodgers, Ruppenthal. to table wa-s lost. Theroll call vote ,or, the original motion to delete the, Tasso Street ,lot from the. project,was.:.as follows: Cashel, Cummings, liodgers,:Ruppenthal. Bishop,, Corcoran, Drysdale, Marshall, iitchell, Porter,'•Simpson, Wickett. The motion'was: declared lost. -..C:ounc .man Ruppenthaliasked,if a .study had been made of other:,propex"tiea.suggested by.:council members as possible sub- s,tltuti:ons for some of thel.:lots designated in Project 52-14.: The City Manager advised that the staff had checked the ,various pro-, perties as suggested: and had informally contacted the owners to see::if, they, were, interested in -selling their.prope.rties and at what -prides, and that _reports. on the matter had been submitted to :Committee ' No•. 2. He pointed ':but -that funds were never au thorizeci to :have :they appraiser.:and- the 'negotiator proceed with, appraisals and negotiations: on th'e additional lots involved. A motion was made by. Mrs. Corcoran, seconded by Rodgers, that an expenditure of not to ,excee.d ,. $1000.00 be authorized from the Parking'Meter Fund: -for the purpose of securing appraisals and further inforMation regarding additional.properties in the assessment, district for .Pro j,ect,'`52-V1 if Committee No. 2 feels: such information:and. appraisals are desirable. The City -Manager called attention to the fact that any addition to the pro je.ct .,will require a four -fifths vote of the Council,' and that if people are not willing to sell their pro- perty the City has -no authority to,go•on their property and ap-. praise '.it when it is not a part' of the project. He stated that the staff is already working:on`certain substitute lots which Committee No. .2 has discussed. The motion to authorize an expenditure of not to exceed $1000.00;: from the; Parking Meter Fund for further information and appraisals was carried on roll call, with 13 Ayes, Wickett voting No. (A 'recess was taken at. this time, 9:10 P.M., and the Council reconvene at 9:25 P.M.) Renaming Streets A report was received from the Planning Commission recom- mending that the request of the Post Office Department and Mr. -Paul Kegley for the renaming of Florence, Scott and Gilman Streets be denied. The Commission reported that a survey of the property owners on these streets indicated that Scott Street residents desired no change; that on,Florence Street residents are divided, 43% in favor and 576 opposed to a:`:,change; and that only on Gi1- man.Street are a majority of the residents in favor of a change. On motion of Mitchell and Porter, the recommendation of the Planning Commission was adopted. Application for Zone Changed .Harold E • Brown A report was received from the -Planning Commission recom- i '�" '1.1v�,*. /kA�r rr ' rfk7y.�y�,.�F to fi✓,+ydJ Xw,� '� ���fM, ,•f. ;s,., �_:PM • mending; that the: application of Harold E. Brown for, change of, dis'trict ofLots .55 k0- acid k8-51,`'Block 25, University Park, from R `2 Limited Apartment. District, to R -k, General, Apart ment ,District, be •dden,ied, for the following reasons: It is the ,policy of. the Planning Commission not to rezone by small areas : the{ R 4 'zoning for' this area would decrease: the- barrier between the- existing -R-4 and -R-1 districts;; and such zoning would be considered spot zoning. On motion of ByJsbeeand_.Currsnings, the recommendation of the Planting -:Commission was adopted. Application for Zone Change, Union 0i1 Co. The PianningCommission recommended that the request of the Union, Oi;l Company .for the rezoning of a portion of Lot 153, Wooster- ;Subdivision, at 2810 Middlefield •Road, from C -2:S., Central Business District, to C -1:S, Neighborhood Business; -District,` be denied for the following reasons:. That, a safety hazard is;,.involved for children attending the Herbert Hoover School that the aarea is limited for types of businesses and there are 'already two gasoline stations at the intersection of Colorado Avenue- and'Middlefield Road; that the interests of the community would be .better'served by the continuation_of the C -2":S Ddstrict which was planned for the area; and further,. the Commission, did not feel that the reasons given by the ap plicant warranted a change of zone. Mr. K. R. McDougall, attorney, representing the Union Oil Company, addressed the Council in support of the .applica- tion. : He submitted a, letter from Dr. Henry M. Gunn, Superin tendent of Schools, stating that it is his opinion and the opinion of the members of the School Board that the School Dis- trict -would not protest theerection of the service station as proposed;'which`would be adjacent to the Herbert Hoover School on Middlefield Road ,Mr. McDougall asked that the matter be referred to'a =committee"for .study. 0n» rntior of.,Drysdale and Cummings, the matter was referred to Committee ` No. 1. Final Map- of. Tract. No. 1256, Channing, Park Unit No. 3 A report.was received from the Planning Commission recommending- approval:of the final map of Tract No. 1256, Channing Park Unit`No.3, on' the northeasterly corner of Channing Avenue and Newell Road, subject to provision of a 5 -foot publicCutilities' easement over the rear of "Lands of Mary : Greer", as.: shown on. the map, and that the map show :the assignment of "Block 5"` -in order to maintain continuity in block, numbering in :;all three units of Channing Park'. Resolution; No.:2527 approving the final map of` Tract No. 1256 was:' introduced, and, on motion of Mitchell and Cummings, was adopted by unanimous vote'`on roll call. 'Final Map of Tract No. 1300 The: Planning Commission recommended approval of the final map of Tract No.. 1300 'on the southerly corner of Louis Road.and:Coloradp Avenue. Resolution No. 2528 approving the final map of 'Tract` No. 1300 was introduced, and`.on motion of Mitchell and Cummings, was `adopt;ed by unanimous vote on roll call. Final Map of :Tract No; `11,53, The PlanningCommission also recommended the approval. of the :final map of. Tract No 1153, ' located on the southwesterly side of Ross Road adjacent ,to_ Midfair Subdivision, provided. that easements be changed as shown .on the Map; that the sanitary 76 sewers.be instaI1ed in the streets at proper grade, and that a .-6-foot fence be constructed on -the rear property line adjacent to Matadero Canal Resolution No.:;2529 approving the final map of Tract No.:1153 was introduced,.and on motion or Mitchell and Cummings, was adopted by unanimous .vote on roll call. Investment :of Funds Resolution,No. 2530,.authorizing the Treasurer to pur- chase $300, 000.00' .U. S;. , Treasury., BS 11s; dated May 6, 1954 and due August'.5, 1954x at 99:.80': f"or $299,422.00, was introduced,, -and.on motion of:Wickett and.Rodgers„ was adopted by unanimou8. vote on' `roll ca11:. Reinvestment of Securities. ResolutionNo. 2531 authorizing the reinvestment of the proceeds Of United States" bonds Or,:securities in replacement issues was introduced, and on motion of Mitchell and Wickett, was - adopted by unanimous vote on roll:cali. "Amendment to Retirement Contract. 'Resolution of: Intention No,',2532 to approve amendments to the contract with the State Employees..t Retirement System waz; introduced, and on motion of Cummings and. Mitchell, was adopted: by .unanimous vote on roll call.' It was explained that. the passage of this resolution of intention and subsequent execution' of the amendment are necessary to -carry out 'the action of the. C,ounai1 ; of April _12., 1954, approving< certain amendments to the - retirement:_contract. On motion of Mi:tche.J l anal Cummings, and by unanimous vote"on-roll call, resolutions accepting the following deeds were adopted- Louise J. Culver, Lot 11, Block 22. Frank Lee Crist,; :Eugenia M:: Crist, Colin M. Peters and Carol 5. Pet'ers,A 'potion, Of Lots 1 and 2, Block 38.- . E.. :Carey;, Katherine Carey, and Palo Alto Improvement ' C,ompany, _ portion- Of Lot . 1, :'Block 38. Hane', Rothe and ;Helen M:. Roth,: Portion of Lot 4, Block 38. J. E. Shearer and.. Georgia; P. Shearer, and Fran: Lee Crist and ,Eugenia- M.. " Crist,: portion of Lot 1, Block• 3$. Ol ive B. Martins portion c'f : Lot 3, Block 21. W J'Bruce; and;:Lois- A`. - Bruce, portion of Lot 4, Block . 20 It was exp1aned that the above deeds covered properties acquired for off. _street., parkiig purposes in connection with Project 52-1?. Utility Easements On motion of -Cummings and::Bishop, and by unanimous vote on roll".call, resolutions were adopted accepting grants of ease- ment '-for : utility purposes from the following Edward'Liiston and Anita Liston, portion of Lots 6 and 7, Pitman ;Partition... , Second Church. of Christ Scientist, portion of Lot 53, .:Woo's-ter Subdivision A. T.,Cook,;-portion"of Lot 53, Wooster Subdivision. Lorenz Costello, Jr, and Priscilla Costello, portion of Lots 6 and 7, Pitman Partition. San Antonio Road Annexation No. 2 Ordinance No. 1541 approving the annexation of certain uninhabited territory designated as'"San Antonio Road Annexation 77. No. 2", being Lot29,,Tract No. 219, Peninsula Garden Farms, was given secon reading, and on motion of Rodgers and: Mitchell, wasadopted by: unanimous vote on roll call. Amendment to Zoning Ordinance, Use Permits ..Ordinance.:No. -15€2, 'amending the Zoning Ordinance to allow church and ,private' school construction in residential districts through the medium of a use permit, was given second reading, and on motion'of Cummings and Mitchell, was adopted by the 'following= :voteion, roll .call: siahop, Corcoran, Cummings, Drysdale, Mitchell, "Porter;` Ruppenthal, Simpson, Wickett. $yxbee,,Cashel, Hanley, Marshall, Rodgers. Milk : Dispen s ing Equipment Ordinance N6.-1543, amending Paragraph 16 of Section 27.07 _of Codified Ordinance No 5 regulating the wholesomeness of �food< and drink,: pex'!ittTing use of milk' dispensing equipment as -approved by the "County: } ealth Officer, was given second reading,., and -on . motion 'of Cummings and Ruppenthal, Was adopted bye' unatixaous vote on' . pro ll" Call . Lot Redivisions The monthly report of the Planning Officer on action taken on all applicatitons made for redivision of lots.in April, 195+, was ' rec:eived :arid placed on file. Controller!.a.: Report T'he;:nonthly report of the Controller for April was received and placed 'on file. .The=C made to John sta? invent: of: Hanley, this ontro?ler-recommended that a refund of f•$216 H'.: Clark -for duplicate payment of the- first in-' Tax Bi T1 -`No,. x+351. On motion of Mitchel.',: and refund was authorized by unanimous vote on roll meeting was declared adjourned at 10:00 P.M.