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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0628195489 City Hall, Palo Alto, California, June 28, 1954. The Council of the City of Palo Alto met'in regular session on this date at 7:30 P.M-., with Mayor Marshall pre- siding. Roll'call as follows: -Present: Bishop;: Byxbee, Cashel, Corcoran, Cummings, Drysdale, Hanley, Marshall, Mitchell, Rodgers, Ruppenthal, Wicket. Absent : Huston, Porter, Simpson. The minutes of the meeting of June 14, 1954, were approvedc. Petition tor Annexation (Laning Property) A, petition was _received from Paul Laning for the an- nexation of uninhabited territory of approximately nine acres in the.vicinity of_San'Antonio Road and Middlefield Road, which is contiguous to the portion of Mr. Laning's' oropertyalready in the`city ahmits. On recommendation of the City Manager, and on motion of .Wickett ;and lia:nley,'the matter was held over until the next regular meeting: on' July 12, 195$, so that further study .might be: given to the petition before Council action is taken. South Palo Alto Grade Separation A' communication was received from the South Palo Alto Merchants Division'of:the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce. recom- mending' that the proposed underpass in the South Palo :Alto area be located at `the; intersection of Oregon -Grant Avenues: and Alma Street.; that�the..underpass'be four lanes in width with adequate approaches to' shopping; and industrial areas, and that,,Grant Avenue :be ,widened.• On--.moteOn ot,.Bishop and Mitchell, the letter.was re- ferred to Committee 7No 1 Gas Tax Funds The City Manager submitted the Memorandum of Agreement withthe State..Division of Highways for the expenditure of gas tax allocation for major city streets for the1955`fiscal year. Resolution No. 25k0 approving the agreement and au- thorizingits_ execution by the Mayor and City `Cle'rk was intro- duced and' on motion of Byxbee and Wickett, was adopted 'by unani-- mows': vote on roll Call. Traffic •Safety 'Award, The City Manager reported .that the City of ;Palo Alto had won -an award from the .California Safety Council for the grey;test",improvement: in traffic safetyin cities between 20,000 and 50,, 000` populatoi Hari motion of Byxbee and Cummings, the Police -:Department and city offioialo were commended for their work and efforts which retsu1'ted.. n ,the winning of, this award. Woodhams Property A ..report was 'received rrom the Planning Commission recotninending approval of .the.. tentative snap, of the division of the property of C:. H: Woodhams, Jr., being a portion` of Boyce- Ashby Tracts, commonly known as 10234`Pores.t Avenue, subject to the recommendations ot, the;' City: "Engineer;: regarding , provision for easemient for road purposes and for utility easements as shown on the :map. On motion of', Mrs Corcoran and Wi'ckett, ` this matter was referred to Committee No. 'l Tentative .Ma Portion Block 6 Seale Tract No.- A report was received from the Planning Commission re- commending denial of the' .tentative map of Lot $ and portion of Lots 9, 22, 23;, and: 24, Blocks 6,- Subdivision . No. 5 of the Seale :Tract; located between,Ore-gon and: Amarillo Avenues about 200 feet northeasterlyfrom,.Greer Road, because of an undesirable. lot "pattern resulting In unwarranted' -difficulties in the provision of public utilities: On motion 01' B1 hop and Drysdale, the recommendation o Planning Commission was adopted, andthe map denied. ,Zane'<Chinge A report was received 'from the Planning Commission; re-' commending the. rezoning .of portions, of= University Park and .Seale Additions Nos. 1,x2 and`s7,: as shown`on map submitted, from R-1 to R 1:B-10,,Single _Family.Jlesidence District, Special Building Site Regulations. 0n motion of.Wickett and Cummings, a proposed ordinance providing for this zone .change -was. accepted for first reading. (Councilman Porter,.came at.: this time, 7:50 P.? was, present for.: the rest'of the meeting.) Visiting Nurse Service ,A.report was: received from Committee No. 3 recommending that the City continue':the visiting nurse service for a period of one year.provided:that a reasonable contract'on'a pro rata basis can be worked --out withthe County Health Department whereby the -City of Palo Alto pays A proportionate amount to the County in comparison to the number"of hours actually worked by the visiting nurse. • The City Manager reported., that he had contacted Dr. Turner, the C.ounty'Health Officer, regarding the matter and that he has agreed to: include:;in the new contract:a provision that the City will reimburse the County at the rate of $2.00 per nursing hour for the time spent On_thePalo Alto visiting nurse program, with the understanding that 100 per cent of the nurse's time shall not. exceed $4,000.00. The City Manager pointed out that the con- tract must. be approved by the Board of Supervisors. 0n motion 01: Mitchell and Rodgers, and by unanimous vote on,,roll call, the recommendation of Committee No. 3 was adopted on the basis of the: City Manager's report. Airport A report was received from Committee No. 3 advising that,. after giving :!ull consideration to all the facts involved in connection with the lease:'of the Palo Alto Airport, Inc. covering 12.3,96: acres of land,;; the committee makes the following recommendations to the Council That Palo Alto; Airport, Inc, be advised to terminates within thirty (30). days,, all sub- rentals of the premises not approved by the City Council, or. ;otherwise, in violation of Paragraph.: 'of the lease. b. That, with the assurance that such violations mill - be: removed, arbitrators be appointed to fix the rental for the remainder of the term, as provided in Paragraph 1 (b) of .the. lease, and that the lease continue at the arbitrated rental: That1f,. a continuation of the lease at the arbitrated rental proves to be an economic ,burden to the Corporation, the' City will be receptive to an_ offer to terminate :the lease on the following basis: The City.to purchase the hangarsand administrative buildings.at their. fair :market value, less the rental due. on the balance of the lease, the fair 'market value -.to be determined by an appraiser ap proved by both parties and his fee. paid by the City. That the Council reject the offer of the Palo Alto Airport, Inc. of April 21, 1954, to sell their`bulldings.and leasehold interests to the City :for $100, 000.. 00 That ,any action taken on these recommendations be without prejudice to the City's right to terminate the lease on the ground Ht.hat portions of the -premises have been sublet aid are being used:.for.unaut'horized purposes, all in viola- tion -of the lease. A motion wa.s'made by.Mitchell, seconded by Byxbee, that the: recommendations of Committee No_.. 3 be adopted: and the City Manager be authorized to proceed at: once with negotiations as - provided in the...lease and as ndescribed in Paragraph c. At the suggestion*of Councilman Wickett, and with the approval of the makers of the motion, the wording .of the fifth line, of Paragraph c:.above was changed -to read, "The City to consider the purchase _of the hangars -and A letter was :read°at this time frori Kenneth A. Johnson, attorney for the Palo Alto;Arport, Inc., advising that they are negotiating with, ,San County regarding the County's taking over the airport, and if,.such negotiations are not successful or sre;not concluded: by July 15, 1954.:, the date set for closing of the:'preaent' runway, they would protect their interests by filing suit' against' the City. After diacus'sion,:the motion to adopt the. reoommenda- tions, of .Committee No.:3 as amended and authorizing. the City Manager to..proc;eed with 'negotiations was carried by: the following I .vote:on roil cal r Bishop,,,Byxbee, Corcoran, Marshal, Mitchell, Porter, Rodgers, Wickett. Noes,:: Cashel, Cummings, Drysdale, Hanley, Ruppenthal. Later during the meeting, Councilman Ruppenthal stated that; : he, had received further information regarding the .airport problem and would :like::' to change his; vote and let' the ,:record show that he voted- in favor of the motion • Trans fers to Close Accounts A report,was, received froth Committee No. 3. recommending that:; the. -Controller be authorized.: .horizedto-:make the necessary, transfers within and between;' departmental budgets, to transfer utility fund. balances; tbi _the General;Pund, and to make necessary journal en- tries- to .,close ' accounts for the fisoal ' year, and to` transfer ad- ditional' funds toreserves balancethe The .Dredge bg committee und. theMachine' :transferred recommended e ch 'e�"x'8ti .ta: co nd t� $12op Pund be transferred rGeneral Pu tie balance roll cal doAdnd tchez �: na (erred ° , and that the x't e/i a and Cu nds �$ authp �� �' these, re cO 14,ng The unant�t�us mF�� o approprIatIons b uth r C°n'tro�Ie.4 lied .reque sted steel the R�uac. r°� the that the f8 Pos un pPro $ 3'o24. s Pund to' t'ed b the : arsp frog Account 5$ nGe ge Pend the unappropriated t�a�'G®� Gp �` to Ac°hunt _ balance off; '�a�'kii� �' thy; un,� the' CDp i"r Neter f und. A Account t ed $44 ©s Park ng gem the unappropriated p a ted bbalance e of author/zed o Han ter Fuhdto r�° �atci y� 99, and coy unarzlrboua vote Porker Account 9 6_g90 :�� A r ��� �� facts an ate °n , roll call. �" �A;��°c�i�r�� t unto e�a�'t . ., . :. Mons" the., c urren � b fed pro�� c �'e a e,��.po:d, �'�at`1.�; o �, . P o ud$et is 'ar:: frOM 'Committee C `"`-- unds .that n un s be b ap�r. o� whI ch., , a Z r t dttec to n°ht .i de` .ir, .. ec; for Ff fijiohe he.w kuS il e '� * a $nd a t ea ,wade n s *�`r ads ` �n .arr�t� new h�'g �ratan texPed tat you e pry ted"b• Unenon � sustvhe x;and_. the current budget o C?t`f t pte on'roll call, thez,eGm at a.� r°m Conrad tte , No • 2 ' e sang lot eAa eves r' omr+ sd d - p an,� p �n . 8 c� s ary be taken Plat) ,I, h Seri . a rkPnacttPn b19 -C13; ,c1u:1na,re�y Ure the That ScZit take at t to develop fin1- Block "20-W 1r further aC -+' s t o t° In :Block 2d R�,nax:'ArhAexbe aken a se- conded ��''. 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Stet tae e o �,.n gram C°,emit theaat std ordinance r ei°ea on the nce amendt ti rdina c rsta�-eta �,rati�'a�'ex z°aaa n Street be - and goes: BY b. got Voting: 't a e ° $ tY�-s tidea dus ent has been on off` C etakan ;aptd b n a8e ` Zcc$t hSs �;er "aBl M� ~ as reporte` � t at at �' x i ►S, -°t i e the y in ,�ag$x. Rnt�". tie do�tio1 taken the Cit9 � �r .and; �r ding f �°� ed tht & '� �° be dale ,� � •, KGn ock .1e �e :�� cot►m� � x f i�� ot�°�' of D'�9waak- ��( Q ' p �� 3d ode On x imp' . e by oun lk a recess at Cauncti t00 t 8 :G)o '0 - an tail. etding 1 N0. xaof Ci�.tnan n °n �, xep°xt M �e ose . met 1ma meters the px°p arkin8 of tai. s effect parUIng and th8 t ce ain p tY gidas to thi. Street 2 e tab/.i i meti�+ zone bo be amended 1 �.ea W�hour sst Awsnues '„ e a Mafia tex �° ae ref on of call. t� vas received per�itti � b� w�t�ee re'Pe``� bicyc�'es ent A ed . Qr ,��.c�.a 1a� an ° ing '��' ordina the Proposed r "�°��, bat eplac 5 Tegui d that it to t Y? �oul� iri the ca. : �a�he'�e eae'd tYre Counril op Dot t;hurc . report dinan� 1 sates xdi�,a di?�� a nce a . �ooa ed a� an enforce, hit a7�ka ��' �.a t v� it � r ce' " e�plain� difficult the pres s deW tha nan ey be eal CJca xrestrA' &i fie 'j Attarn ea.. vou�.dvas to rep bo cY sidevailts •d, pY as f The City ang es lutton the o rep °f c aida. clk the ut best fec , permi r it stx;� t1 +relt in t� c nd� ash9•, n.add sing and. 0 dinance which'Would 'allow any -one :to ride bicycles on the side- . .sma-ll children. while learning to ride or mailmen .and-newaboys,when delivering mail or papers. Mr. H. V. Roberta favored t'be.repeal of _the present .ordinance, stating he was -not in favor of adopting array ordinance which could not be en forced. --After:discussion, it was moved by Mitchell, seconded by wRuppenthal,:and.carried.that the recommendation of Committee;No. 2 be accepted and a proposed, ordinance repealing Section 19.30 of CodifiedOrdinance No. 5 be,: accepted for first reading,. The vote on the:motion was as follows Ayes: Bishop, Byxbee, Cashel, Corcoran, Drysdale, Marshall, Mitchell, Porter, Ruppenthal, Wickett. Noes: Cummings, Hanley, Rodgers. Golf Course' A report:was received from Committee No. 2 recommending approval of the construction':of the proposed golf course, au-' thorizing the City' -Manager to advertise: forbids, award contracts and sign the necessary; contracts for;..its construction.; and that the financing_ of_ thegolf course be-. approved as included: in the budget for 1954-55:- The proposed method of financing the golf course was e:cplained by the City Manager. On motion of Mitchel -and Wickett,, the recommendations the committee were adopted'on roll call by the following vote: Ayes: Bishop, Byxbee,Corcoran, Cummings, Drysdale, Marshall, , Porter, Rodgers, Ruppentha±, Wickett Noes Cashel_:, Hanley. 'Parke Acquisition. and Development Plan A report; was submitted,by.Committee No.;2 recommending acceptance of";the Proposed. Park: Acquisition and Development Plan for -the City of::Palo .Alto 1954=:5S, .as presented by the. City Manager.,- and its .inclusion' in the -budget for the coming year;, and recommen:ding.fuurther:that the S,taf.f be commended for the work expended in preparing: the report. A motion was:-made,.by Mrs.Corcoran, seconded by Drysdale, that the' recommendations of Committee No. 2.be adopted. On motion' of- Cummings: and; Ruppenthal, the , motion : was amended by the addi- tion; of.:thewords `and theCouncil looks forward to the eventual completion of -the park program.' The motion as amended was then adopted on roll call with 12 Ayes, ;Byxbee voting, No..:. Mr. Byxbee:-explained his vote by stating that., he: favored:tbe development of the 18 -acre park site but was opposed to further acquisition of park areas, Truck Ordinance. A report was received from , Commit"tee No. 2 announcing that it would conduct a public hearing onThursday, July 1,:1.954, at 3.00 P.M. in the; Council Chamber: of. the City' Hall on proposed amendments to:the truck ordinance italic Eaeements On motion of Ruppenthal and Hanley, and 'by unanimous vote on roll call,, the Council adopted resolutions accepting. grants of easement for..utiiity purrpotiees from the following . Young F. Ling, portion of Lots 16, 17 and 18, B1ock>6,:; Seale. Trac and Bayshore Highway. 95 .Myrtle E. -Adams, portion of Lot 29, Block 6, Seale Tract No. 5, on Amarillo Avenue near Louie Road. Hugh Enochs ane Eunice C. Enochs, portion of Lot. 12, Block 23, Seale Addition No. 2, on Tennyson Avenue. Philip A. Teegardin and Leila A. Teegardin, portion of Lot 11, ;Block 38, Seale Addition No. 2, on'Seale Avenue. Acceptance of Deeds On motion of Byxbee and Bishop, , and by :unanimous vote on ,roll call, the Council :adopted resolutions accepting the fol- lowing'deeds; for property acquired for off-street parking in ` connection: with Project 52-14: John .G. "Pantages, portion of Lot 3, Block 29. Jay Baker and Lilian A. Baker, Virginia . Iwerka, and Franklyn Iwerks, portionof Lot 4, Block, 38. Contract with: School >District for Recreation Program . A contract .was Presented between the City of Palo Alto and -the- xP01:0 ,Alto Unified . School District providing for a program of `year-round supervised .:community recreation on school play- grounds: On ;mot;ion. of Mitchell and Mrs. Corcoran, a resolution adopted a'utnorizing'the Mayor to execute this contract. .:Resolution Authorizing City' Manager to Accept' Deeds and Easements Resolution No 5k1 authorizing the City Manager, on behalf"of the City of Palo Alto, to accept all deeds and grants conveying"any:;interest in or easement upon real estate to the City of Palo. Alto;;; and to consent to their recordation, was intro- c.uced, ,-and on motion of Ruppenthal and Byxbee, was adopted by unanimous vote'. on- "roll call. Zone Changes -Ordinance No.; 1545, establishing the zoning of Lot 29, Tract No. 21;9; Peninsula Garden Farms, on Leghorn Street near Sane; Antonio. Road,. as M -.1:S District, was given second reading, '-and on-motion`of-Byxbee'and' Drysdale, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. `Ordinance No..1546 rezoning Lot 7, Block 250, Bryson Park, 1'rom ;,R-2' to 0-A, and rezoning Lo.t 14, Block 250, from R-2 to R -3:P; was given second reading, --and on motion of Cummings and Byxbee, "wa"s adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Ordinance .No. 154'rrezoning portions of Blocks 59,60 and 62, .Seale Addition.No. 2, along: California Avenue and High Street .in:" the_ Bowden' Park area, from R-3 and R. -3:D to R-3 : P, wasgiven second` reading, and on mot;.on of Bishop and Cummings, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call, Limited Parking Ordinance No..1548 establishing two-hour limited parking zones on portions of Emerson Street, Channing Avenue and Addison Avenue.,. was given second reading, and on -motion of Bishop and Hanley, was passedby unanimous vote on roll" call. Alley Parking Ordinance No 1549 prohibiting parking at all times on portions of Lane .l3 E and Lane : 21' was given' second: reading,; ,and;' on motion cf= Haniey and ;Porter„ was ,,adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Stop Signs, auinda and Hamilton` ordinance No.. 1556 establishing' -arterial stop suns. on Guinda Street ->at ° its . interseetion.:with,. Hamilton Avenue, was given second reading, and on motion of :%ianley and Porter, was passed by unanimous' `vote ,on roll call':: Zoning Ordinance, Sec. 1 Ordinance Ordinance was .given Byxbee., was ,.adopted o, the motion N0 155I;,amending Section 11.14 of the Zoning second reading, and on motion of Wickett and on roll call,: with 12 Ayes, Bishop not voting Assessment Roll. A report w,as received ,from: the City .Assessor submitting for eequali.zation the: Assessment: Roll for the fiscal year 195+-55, and directing>attention_.to Section 1+60 of the Administrative --Code. requiring the Council to meet 'as''a Board of Equalization at 730 P.M. on the.fourthMonday of July and to publish a notice of the "meeting. ATTEST:- This meeting was declared adjourned at 9:45 P.M. 711a40,0