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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07121954City Hall, Palo Alto, California July 12, 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. Present: Bishop, Byxbee, Cashel, Corcoran, Cummings, Drys- dale.,: Hanley, Huston, Marohall, Mitchell, Porter, Rodgers, Ruppenthal,.Simpson, Wickett. None, minutes of the meeting of June 28, 1954, were ap- 'Election of Mayor :The Council proceeded to ballot for the election of. a mayor for the fiscal year'1954-55. Councilmen Drysdale and- Byxbee were appointed tellers. On the first ballot, 8 votes were cast for`Simpson;and 7 votes for Marshall.. Mr. Simpson, having received the necessary majority "of:vote$,, was declared elected Mayor for the fiscal year 1954-.55: and took 'the chair of `Vice -Mayor TKO' ballots ,were' taken for the office of Vice Mayor, as Porter;, ;7 2. Porter 8 Cummings ummings 5 Rodgers 2 Rodgers 1 ': Marshall 2 Marshall 1 Mr -.:Porter, having receivedthe necessary -,majority, declared elected .Vice Mayor for the fiscal year .19.54-S5. Petition for. Annexation (Laning Property) Reference was--�made..by; the City Manager to the petition submitted by Mr..Paul Laning:for annexation' of uninhabited terri- tory: to- the City, with the report that he had contacted Mr. Laning regarding the matter,and- that Mr Laning has stated`i that he would pay the' cost of approximately $760.,.06 for the installation of utilities; involved; yin 'the 'annexation of the area On motion 'of'`Porter •and Rzr_.oenthal, action' ora resolu- tion :giving notice of -the proposed ;annexation .was deferred until the -.next neeting,s;o that the City Attorney could redraft the ;'reso- lutibn 'and incorporate in it a. statement ,to' the effect. that Mr. Laving. Will respon;slb>le-`for payment_of the cost of utilities. 'Park' Program (College Terrace Parks Letters protesting against the abandonment or sale of two;park ,areas in College Terrace were 'received from the following: Mr. and Mrs.:Edmund. R. - Power, 2254;,Dartmouth Street;. Mrs. Marcus Stedman,, 2280 Byron Street; Mr.; an&M.rs. Robert B. Kavinoky, 2091 Cornell.. Street:; Mrs. Fred` E. Buss, .2110 Columbia Street, and Dr. Lloyd B `Crow, 2025. Columbia Street. The City Manager pointed out that the park acquisition and development plan accepted by the Council at Its last meeting was :a propoa,:i submitted to' ,the , Council for consideration, and the possible, sa e of two small' parks ,in -College Terrace .and certain other -properties was suggested as one method of deriving funds for park improvement; that this phase of the proposal is a very small part of the entire program.. The City Manager recommended that • .,...ny.........Y.,w,.r ..., .... __ the matter'be rete.rred to a committee and the people interested be invited Ito sit ::in.wlth= the committee and discuss the matter with: the commmittee and -s.taff"members. - On motion of:Mitchell and Wickett, the matter was re ferred 4o':Cemmittee NO.:2 with':t:he request that the interested. people be invited>.to appear'before the committee. Several,persons who had> requested permission to address . the `:Council on this,` question 'tonight spoke :briefly on the matter. They:'were Mrs'. Nathan Finch; 2060 Amherst Street; Mrs. Ludwig Herz, 13 49College :Avenue; Mr. - Robert Page„'2125, Wellesley Street; -and Mr.. H. V: Roberts, 2326 Coa:uinbia Street. Al?: she speakers objected: to the sale. of any' of, th:e parks'and., urged, that; they be retained and."improved: Mrs`. Finch presented „a -petition containing 754 Sig natures of'"residewts of,:College Terrace protesting the sale or transfer by :the City of any of the, parks in College Terrace. Councilman "riuston :stated' that he', feels the parks should be . retained but .that thee-- committee shouid study the problem before ,final . action ilt taken. He ;poin'ted- out.:that .the park program as proposed's an:+eetensive one°and. that the question of the College 'Terrace parks has :;overshadowed the rest of the program. Co'unellman.Byxbee; Suggested, that a general hearing be'... held on the entire park program. The Mayor advised that he would ask Comm'ttee No .. to' consider the whole problem Budget for - 195k55 The;. propo.s'ed budget for'._the fiscal year 1954-55 was .sub- mitted by the .:City Manager. A pub.Tic hearing, on the budget,was set.:for the. next're.gular . meeting, July 26 . 1954, at 7:30 P. M.' ,:.Bids on Pro jeet 54-J, Colorado Ave Sewage Pumping Station A repert was'made by the: City. Manager on the bids received on July.. 9, 1954, on Project ;54-4 for the enlargement and modifi- cation of the.existing_Colorado Avenue Sewage pumping station, with: the recommendation that the bid of the B. Miles Thomas Company in the sumof $11,5.55.00 be accepted. On motion of Wickett and Drysdale, and by unanimous vote on.roil call the recommendation was adopted and the contract awarded'to the B. Miles Thomas Company in accordance with their bid - Hospital Consultant ',A -communication was received from the City Manager sub- mitting the'', report of the Hospital Consultant Selection Committee which was emposed of:Mr. Warren 5. Cook, General Chairman of the Citizens' Hospital Committee Dr.., O. C. Pac1ulli, member of the Steering Committee'. of" the Citizens' Hospital Committee; Mr. Lyle Cook', representative:.of the :President's Office of Stanford Uni- versity;' Mr: Walter- 0l:iver, Director of, the Palo. Alto Hospital.;, and Dr.. J. F Mitchell, ChLrman, of,. the .;City Council. Hospital Com- mittee::: In behalf of the Se'l.ection .Committee, the City Manager submitted their unanimous recommendation for. the employment of Messrs. R. Allen and 1. Rosenfield;'profeasional hospital consul- tants,;•t.o work as a consultant team for the City of Paco Alto on the Hospital enlargement project, the preliminary consultant ser- vices as -outlined in the report not'to exceed $7,500.00 unless otherwise authorized. On motion of.Mitchell a.nd Drysdale,'and by unanimous vote on `roll call, _the recommendatlonof the Hospital Consultant Selec- tion Committee was adopted and the Mayor was authorized to sign the -:contract with Messrs. R, Alien. and 1. Rosenfield for their ser- vices, RIRMINIKEWARION Visiting Nurse 'Service The City Manager presented -the proposed agreement with the :Board o± Supervisors. of the County of Santa_ Clara for the. .visiting, nurse service for 'the period from, July 1;, 1.954 to . June 30, 1955,"which provides; that the City will reimburse the County `at the rate ;o"f;•$;2`._00 "per.:hour . per: each nursing dour completed an' the 'service On motion of Mitchell and'Rodgers, the Mayor Was authorized:to -sign the agreement by unanimous vote on roll call. Resolutions for Retiring Employees Ttie•City Manager reported. that Joseph A. Rose, who has served tcie City for 33year, and Alfred A. Sivertsen who has served for 27`years, are retiring from the City service.: On motion of"Byxbee and Marshall, resolutions of appre-- c .a,tion .to these employees for their many years of service to the City were adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Airport A report was received from Committee No. 1 with the following recommendations i 7. ., That the City proceed with the development of a relocated runway. 2. That the City Manager proceed with renegotiation of the 12 -acre lease with the present operators of the airport in accordance with the terms of the lease. That the City Manager proceed with negotiations with San'Mateo County for further financial participation :in the development of the airport. The City__Manager reported that he and the. City Attorney have been conferring with representatives of the Palo Alto Airport, and San Mateo,County, and .that the following program which it is understood meets with.the approval of all parties concerned has been worked out 1 The City`of.Palo Alto will lease to San Mateo County for airport vurposes, Sufficient land to construct a 2500 -foot: .runway and taxiway for twelve (12) years at a rental of One` Aollar (.1.00) per year. - The City will' also lease to San Mateo.. County the 12...396 acres on which hangars and other buildings are ; presently located, less land necessary for the `public golf course-andplus City -owned buildings, . "for the sa;e ;period of twelve (12) years The County would:.'be authorized to sublease all of said., . ': land for airport and accessory uses . (No industrial or`=manttfacturi:ng purposes allowed„) The. County of:San Mateo:.would construct an airstrip,q taxiways., parking and tie -down areas and maintain th�e.:`strip TheCounty .would lease the entire area; to Palo Alto AarportHInc:;for our Hundred. DollarsA$400.00). per'; month. The City would contribute all aviation gas for improvement of the field. 6 Palo Alto ,Airport Inc. will: pay taxes and insurance,, such insurance to include- the County of San. Mateo as a co-insured; a relinquish land up to 75 feet of the west side. of :the large Palo:Alto Airport,. Inc. storage hangar.; -re'i.n.uish all rights under the present lease of 12 396: acres with the City_ of Palo Alto; :secure payment. of rent to:the County by a trust deed covering al.l improvements owned by Palo Alto Aix'pot,; `inc Palo A1to.Airport, Inc. will be allowed to use the store building for a combined boat and airplane store ,The City ;lianager Advised that if this proposal meets with <, the Counci1s.-approval, it will be submitted to the Board of Super- visors of San` Mateo:County for official action at their meeting, torror row; July ' 13, 1954. 47 rr:otion;of Ruppenthal and Bishop, and by unanimous vote .on ro11 call, the proposal as outlined was approved and the City Manager was. autiorized ,to proceed with ` the program as outlined and* to Work out`=the=?details as the program develops The City Manager advised that during the period of con struction of the new runway,"the Cit.y.will attempt to keep a landing strip' av4 ilab1e' -so - as to inconvenience- the pilots as little as pos sib1e South Palo. -Alto` Grade -Separation, A report; w.as received from the Planning Commission re commend{ng_that-a grade separation be ,located to join Grant and. Oregon':Avenues, witha summary of`statements made by each com- missioner ;on the question and reasons' for the,recommendation. A report was submi:tted'by Committee'No. 1 making the- llowing recommendations to the Council regarding the proposed South Palo Alto grade separation c 1.. That in order to preserve ,to the utmost'thee,residen-- tial cxaracter of the city, the grade separation, be primarily._ designed to minimize heavy traffic loads on 'residential streets., anad to ;Host effectively serve the,',needs. residensts such as commuters and shoppers. .:Secondarily, that'the grade separation be designed to effectively serve the needs of the South Palo. 'Alto` commercial and industrial areas. . Thati,n order to accomplish the above, the crossing . be located:!..between" California and Oregon Avenues and that it .:utilize `as'. much' of Bowden. ?ark as is necessary t`o :provide :r..eady access in both directions to Alma Street` This will'encourage traffic to use other :cross-town 'streets::rat;her than:concentrate traffic on Oregon;y` Californria'>and" Middlefield. This arrangement will alsopro'.vtde- satisfactory access .for ,trucks: from_ the: lma Street truck route. That —ate a regular or special Council meeting in the near fu_ture,, a public.. heari:2g be held on the grade separation oblern ' a special notice to be sent to all interested_ parties. 4. That after the public. hearing, and upon Council ap- prova1-of:recommendations, the City Manager be in- structed'to.hire a qualified engineer to make a preliminary design and :cost estimate of alternate feasible grade separations and present his report to. the Council .for 'further consideration. The en- `gineer.wiIl::work with` the staff, _planning consultant, Southern Pacific Company, and others: as .required to:provide the- optimum ,design at reasonable cost and : take; "into. consideration.such matters as better commuter parking facilities, nassengertraffi.c', facilities, 'etc. That funds be ;provided for this work:: That while there are many ways of financing this program, -.this: ,pro,blem be left until" preliminary design and cost data have been presented 'for con- sideration; That the Council advise Stanford University they have' no' recommendation` onthe matter of;:re�-routing Page Mill to Grant; but .suggest that this not .be done in, the -best interest of preserving the >res;._ dent].a1 character of the community by minimizing heavy.cross town traffic on one particular route. At :t_he'cuggestion"of Councilman Porter, Chairman of Committee No 1, St was decided to hold e special meeting during `August for a public hearing on the. grade .separation problem, the definite'date to be. selected later Tentative Map:(Woodhams Property) A; :report was -received from fr ors Committee No: , -1 c gyring with A the prev1ous; recocnmen,dation of the Planning Comnissy .,n a or approval; of the tentat ve map of the division of the- property. o" C. EL Wood"hams, :Jr; , being a portion of Boyce -Ashby Tracts, com- monly known as, 1023 Forest Avenue, subject to the recommendation_ of the City Engineer regarding provision for easement'.for road purposes' and for ut>ii ty easement's as shown on the map,' :0n.motionof Ruppenthal and Bishop, this tentative map was approved in accordance with the recommendation. Tentative Map (Portion Lot 72, Wooster Sub.) A report= was received, from the Planning Commission re- commending approval of the::: tentative map of portion of :Lot 72, Wooster`Subdivision, located on Ross Road opposite Clara Drive, subject to' the following provisions: 1. That the subdivider provide to the City a quitclaim deed to all rights pertaining to the portion of the MayfieId,putfall Sewer within the property and agree to pay for:: all costs incurred in abandonment by the City of:this easement. 2 Relocation by 'subdivider of this seeder and provision for new easement therefor as shown on the man. 3 That. since the new street is an extension of both Sutter Court and Clara Drive and since Clara Drive 1 is the name.wh'ich should apply, it is suggested - that the Council take action to change the name of Sutter.Court to Clara Drive. That:the subdivider construct a six-foot:solid redwood:fence on the side of the property adjacent: to Matadero.Creek. On'motion of.Mrs: Corcoran and Rodgers, the recommenda- map were, referred-to:Committee No. 1 for further consi- Tentative Maps (Block 6, Seale Sub. No. 5) A -report was received from the,Planning Commission re -- commend .ng approval of the revised tentative map of. Lot 8 and Portion- of Lots 9_ 2.2, 23 and 24, Block 6, Seale Subdivision No `1 � 1 p jrFNJ fji 5, located between Oregon and" Amarillo Avenues about 200 feet ;northeasterly from'.Greer, Road,, subject to provision for public utilities.and:drainage:easements;=outside the tract as indicated - on the map. The Planning Commission also: recommended the approval of the, tentative map of Lot:S, Biock.6; Seale Subdivision No. 5, lo- cated Southeasterly .of `Oregon Avenue: near Greer Road, subject to the 'granting- of'. easements :within the tract as shown on the map and"provis on'for storm draina.ge:easement to Greer Road through adjoining property. On mot_on'of Wickett and Drysdale', these tentative maps were. "approved. in ac,eordance with the recommendation: of the Planning ;Commi:ssion Final Map, Tract 1339,:Colonial_--Court No. 3 A:report.:was submitted by the Planning Commission recom mending approval of the final map of Tract 1339, Colonial Court being Lot 2., Biock Sea.le;Subdivlsion No. 5, located. on the southeasterly side .of Oregon Avenue between Louis and Greer. Roads, subject to the recommendations ;of the City Engineer that the=subdivider either..grant:a 10 -foot public utility easement along -;the: southwesterly -"line° of -the subdivision or obtain 5 feet from adjoining properties' -and grant 5 feet within the subdivision: Resolution:NO. 25.2 approving the final map of Tract 1339 was introduced and on motion of Cummings and Huston, was adopted by unanimous vote on :roll call Result of Hospital Bond Election Resolution No. 2543, declaring the result of the hos-- pital.bond election held"on June S, 195k, was -introduced and on motion of . Marshalh,and `Byxbee, ;was, adopted by unanimous vote on roll, cal ., : It was reported that: the official canvass of the votes cast -on the, .proposit1on.was 10,082 in favor and 8k3 against. Project 52-14 'Bids for Bonds, Second Sale Resolution No 2544,, ame.ndi:ng.:Resoluti:on No. 2535 cal- ling_;C.or,bids for bonds, second sale, off -Street Parking Project No..52-11 ,,to provide that bids shall' .be received an July 26, 1952, instead of J..1y 12,, ,1954, was introduced, and on 'motion of Byxbee grid Drysdale, was adopted by ,unanimous ,vote on roll call. Ordinance Reu1att4 Bicjrclee on Sidewalks Ordinance No._1552,.,repealing Section 19,30 of Codif ed ordinance No..:5 regulating bicycles on,."s.idewalks, was given second - read:ing, and on. motion ,of Wickett�. and;; Bishop was adopted by the . following vot.e`'on:roll _all Ayes , Bishop Cashel, Corcoran, Cummings, Drysdale, huston,:Marshall,.Mitchell, Porter, Rodgers, Ruppenthal :Simpson, ° Wickett. Byxbee, .Hanley. On motion of Rodgers and; Pyxbee, the matter. of regu-'; latin bicycles on' was referred ed to Committee No. 2 for -further study. Parking on Gilman -Street. Ordinance No. 1,553, ' proh1biting parking on the southwest side of: Gilman Street between. Bami'ltors Avenue and Forest Avenue, was .given second readi"ng, and on ;motion of Drysdale and Hanley,.. was adopted by:tnanimous:vote,on,roll call.. NS: rinrrxe,(�, ,i•N'AMY� 103 Zone Changes Ordinance No-. 1554 rezoning portions of University Park and SealeAdditionsNo. 1, No. 2 and No. 7 from R-1 to R -1:B-10 was given second ; reading, and on motion of Bishop and ?orter, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. Amendment to Administrative Code (Committees 1L A proposed :ordinance amending the Administrative Code relative to Standing ,Committees of the Council and their duties was. submitted by Mrs. Coreoran. The proposed ordinance :provides for four.00mmittee's instead` of three, each committee .to. consist of not"more than seven members .each. Theproposed .ordinance was referred to Committee No. for consideration.and report. Controller's Report:: The monthly report of the Controller for June, was received : and: placed .on file. Claim for Damagee Hubbard A -report was received from the ` City Attorney regarding the c .aim` for> damages filed. by Mrs Edna S. Hubbard on account of in uries sustained when she fell on the sidewalk in:front of 33 ,University:Avenue. The`City Attorney advised that on the basis of the ..facts known to' him and .the law applicable:- to the_ riatter, it, was his opinion that there is no liability 'on the part of : the ,City, ands, he. recommended that the claim be denied-. On,motion of Wicke;tt and Drysdale, the Attorney! s re- port was :accepted and the claim denied. Claim . f'or Daiages (Nattrass) A .deport was: received from the City Attorney regarding the 'action brought. 'agat:rst; ;the City by Earl H. Nattrass in behalf of Eddie.altattrass .for damages , sustained by Eddie. Nattrass when he' s.truek� a: large: hole' in the sidewaik in front of 12?+7 Wilson Avenue while ridirg a "flexie"` The City Attorney recommended that hebe given authority.. to, settle this action in the sum of $750.00, and that; the Control'lerbe authorized to pay this amount from the Public Liability; Fund. 0n :motion of Wickett and Mitchell, the recommendation of.the City Attorney. was'adopted and the payment of $750.00 to settle the case was authorized by unanimous vote on roll call. Morth1y..Report of Planning Officer The',monthly report of the Planning Officer on action taken on app?i:cat;ions, made in June for redivision of lots was received; and 'placed on file. Monthly. Report of Zoning Administrator The monthly report 'of the Zoning Administrator on action taken on.applicatlons made in June for variances -and use permits was received and placed on file. - Journal Entries and Transfers to Close Accounts The -Controller reported the following Journal Entries -to close.. accounts for the year 1953-54 and transfer funds per pro-. visiofn& of the City Charter and Council action of June 28, 195k: 1 4 1 :)00000...00 p,Qp�- , Vater } Exec �c Yundr x;322/S98-Q4 Viewer`. ,q00.00 ,�j ,900 - a and sere ;,ranSew es Rea4- tt fit�xphsr ex ,. ,y if Fund, p '� -s$Sewer.D 3 -- Qa s.sp°sa1. - Gred�t GeiserGeners s, CaunGtl' pQ hotIon x�' al ?uhd to � ex�e���� 1954 nd ,�$��pQp•a_ •one pb�. �rl per �e F ie Cap telT dated ReneCxed und Sp'P�p` X �er� 259Qpp:pp 13t1.11.r.uti�.es Re'iace exsO. end -'Fun the Cxa�'e� of 11 andI.°d_Sex ��r1 mpt ��m°us r �,(e,�r� p,�.8 �r eG b� era rWicktt ;,e, rc ��c� to pou.were a Caen s) o fd .�xysda om.Su1Y 1'�° xustor anSts,te �xOn t ntoleavethercn- �o the C°u� �'�re;nt �$: 1�5�•• ed m�-tree9 �n�tr� G°`�theXusus exZnt of sta'��m.ex� to ��e,�e. de�exred�'`�and xhe app°'�,ntment of pmuse'e"tsr ad5ourrc.try aFp �erc�. � \l'54-; , she par . ari meets" chap, the G©u rQ t� thenexOn ssikA3.on of gad�er9.. end A-6At- 30 , 000:00 30,000.0