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Home My WebLink About08231954City Hall, Palo Alto-,':Calilorrria, August 23, 1954, Tne C UnCi ..'of the City of Palo Alto metin session on =thi date -at 7::30 P.M., with Mayor Simpson Roll call a:s follows : Present Fyxbee:, Cashel, Corcoran, Cummings, nanley, Huston, Marshall, Mitchell, ,Rodgers, -,Simpson, °Wi:ckett. Bis1 op, Ruppenttla1 regular presiding. Drysdale,. porter;" The minutesof the meeting of August 9, 1954., Willow Road Extension A c,ommunicatlon ,was received from the San Mateo County ?lanning.CorMission,in'v:.tirg council members and c;:L.ty. officials to attend a nect.n,g <to ;be held in the Supervisors Chambers, Court rouse, ,Redwoou ,City',, at .2":3r0, ?.M. on August 26, 193?+; for an irfor:ra1 diseu si.ori of matters relating to the extension of Willow Road- The: -CCi ty::Manager stated that the City Engineer and the Planning Off'icer will:atttend the meeting and that it would be desirable for several council members to be present also to represent the City. The Mayor advised that Councilmen Rodgers and Marshall have signified their intention of attending the meeting, and asked that any other council members attend who can de SO. •Signs in R..3-P'Zone CLetter from Chamber of Commerce) A letter was received from the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce requesting that an amendment be made to the sign ordi- nance regulating signs in the .R -?-P zones which would permit a redwood sign to ;be placed on the front lawn designatingthe new Chamber of Commerce building at 725 University Avenue., The letter also called attention to the sign problem in connection with the new Royal Typewriter Company building in the same block of Un;:ver- sity Avenue. The communication was referred to the ?fanning Commis sign for consideration and report. Parking- Meter Funda, A letter was received from the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce -opposing the recommendation in the budget letter that one- half of the parking meter funds be diverted to the general fund, - and recommending that: the. policy adopted at the time parking meters. ;were ,installed be 'continue i and that all parking meter revenue be olgced in" :a s iec1a3fund for the purchase of additionaa. off-street 'perking .faciiit :es - The: City Manager pointed out that his recornrrendatior, in, -the budget r lette -was that. the Council ;give consideration,to adopting .a Policy 'wherebY a ,percentage, not to exceed 50%, -of the `net return of parking meter revenue be allocated for future capital expenditures,' The.matter was referred to Committee No. 3 recommendation to the Council. Consideration and action on bids received on August 19, x95 , for, an aerial fire truck were deferred until the, next meeting, at' t? e: -re::;uest Of the:: City Manager Who reported that two bids were received and he would; l±ke: more time to investigate the merits of the two bids and make a, recommendation to the Council. El Camino Real Annexati.ors.,No.-1 and.No. 2 • A report was received from . the darning Commission r coot.;-:.' mending that tr Counc it consent 'to :annexation proceedings of the areas designated as El Camino Real. Annexation No. 1 and El Camino. Real —Annexation No."_, 2 going forward in accordance with state law , - and advising. that t'he-Commission itself favors such annexations:.. The City Attorney reported :that the County Boundary Corr} ; mission has aonroved the, boundaries of the areas as to definite-. nest and certainty: as :requa.red.by law. The Mayor requested .that action on Area No. 2, wh:,1.ch 1 the territory south of Adobe Creek, ,be deferred until a later. meeting, stating that it is hoped to have some additional 1nforMa tion which should help, the Council: to make a decision regarding the: annexation of this particular area'. A motion was made by Mitchell, seconded by Porter, that -the Council. proceed:-Witri:the necessary steps leading to the pot -sibl.e annexation of ,the area designated as "El Camino Real Annexa— E .. ton Np. 1" . which is 'the -area' north of Adobe Creek, and that a resolution granting. consent t:o ,commenc:a proceedings be adopted. - ? motion was . carri.ed and Resolution No. 2555, granting consent ,, :; cor'me cement of oroc`eedir ;s for,annexation of "El Camino Real Annexation Tab`. 1h to the° City of Palo Alto Was adopted by vote, on roll. call, with- 13 Ayes,_ Ruppenthal not voting. (Mr. Ruo enthal t'ad 'arrived at 7 .4C: ? M. during- trie d :scuscion on the mot:ion,and - did not :vote . He' waspre:sent: for: the rest of the meeting.) The Mayor called _attent,3.c'n to a petition, with 173 std, natures, which had been received .from , aroperty owners in the Menroe Park area, ,tiarlic?- is included,:.in -t:he ;proposed h.1 'Camino Real An nexat for .:No. 2, ..stating 'they, do' net wish to be annexed to Palo' Alto or -and' £t.' e.A ci.ty. but v4 r tot; rema'S i^,, a' they are, and to 'a, letter, ' .trom the' :'alp :alto' Chamber o: Cp trer,ce approving the annexation -:OT. T MayOr hd 71 �"t, N....�r� al O rQ'c.ti� : � .,.'L.t'GcL_.. from ti:t^. Citizens' .� League fo 1 ifi'uo;r I a S`n': or ee ren4"' e 11 19 .. -attention to the action n or •C , c l,' n c' c ,. 1 533. oppoSi.ng any further liquor X' l.'�. f .. ,,,o :�! a C �o�v �,.r14r 2'l t� O 7 � r. .�,�,-. �•rr� ; ` n nr, Al `.io . };N :po'� rilred o.z`t- t ' '� Cie, CiO:t':('+ did not K intend at. - 1.. the{t .t 're'tt-at 4 r:_ .a:' wo1d . ,:o __.t , alre f"'�i` ea t,� L' i o �1 n �, �.,; *J 1 �, o businesses z . �, .� , .. � � u', ri ht be a2'?ie ed to the .City i.r; t ,a '::.`;u•^a he M2,o1^ z.:( ;LS_ecf t'i at r' ry tters, or petitions ttions , ega,r.din' v. proposed a'_'nnexat'ion:wdx1.1a be z:Lve:';.: consideration, and pointw 3 t at' a iubl.ic ear's-ng ', oi,41d : o£' neaa later ' dl<I'':.nz he PisaOeed.irgs. Project 52-1#, off -Street Parkin.` Resolution; No 2556:, ca31=-- .for sealed proposals for constrU t1on of parkin ,: lots n •:B1. c 0, '22 East and 29, to co::,: r section `w:itr'Pre ect _52-.14•;--:w:.s i; rt'r- duced, and on .^ot" on ' s '' W'ickett. and Nitchel7 , .was : ado tcd by:una ;1mous' vote on -roll can. . Abatement 'of' Nuisance alack Pro erty, 1103 Forest Ave'. ) ResoL.tion No. 2557, Se'tting a pUb11c hearing for SePteM . ber 13, 1953, at Anr?^:"1ch u` rs. ..Florrende 'N. BlackShould show Cause Yth ,the ,� : F ;r i* e, a'V i t r. bu�.�d3.ng_ at . ,`lp3 ro�,e5t.. �;.enu�., .� aa'u.�;d no., be declared apub�.�c nuisa-ce,sat,' 1."ntrod:uce-d. a.nd or n Wlckett and Porter, : ae- adopted by an-ln r us_ : vote on roll. call ,Amendment to TruckRoute ordinance`, Crdirance'.No 1558 amending Section 19.33.1 of Codified' : Ordinance :No -. 5 re1atirg . to t'ruc'k 'a outes Was given second ;-,cad' n'zi and on notion of Drysdale' and` : yxbee, ;3s adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. a'e7n,'!+•`,.7tOP:Ct, dr', .(.v: e :y '''' "'i'n '`�,� i:vwif�i;�4^4p.'�!'.'r�' Monthly Repor,tr.o'Planning Officer The raonthl.�r report`, of the Planning Officer on action taken in' July, 1954 .nn apnl,icut: ons for 'rediv ision o,. lots ,as rece1 eJ and placed o' ile_' Monthly Report Of -Zoning, Administrator The monthly report= of tiAe. ;goring Admini trator on action taken ire : aly;,on applications. made for variances and use permits: Jrdsreceived_ and placed'-.on=,fil,e. Leave to Vicef Mayor Porter ce,?Ma7or Porter requested permission to. leave the `,State from September 8.. to September 25, 'ig54. On motiOn of Mar- shall and Dry dale, the.;. request was granted. Tie .meeting was declared adjourned; at 8:O^, APPROVED / Mayor /.