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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10251954,C,ityHall, Palo Alto, California, October 25; 1954. --The-Council of the C t; o.f Palo Alto met in regular' session -',on t'hi ;o. to at' 7:30 P':,1.1%: .',,i.th Mayor'Simosor presiding— , Roll eel'-- a. - fo1 .otnrs : - - Present Bi heo, Byxbee, Cashel, Corcoran, Cummings, xanl ey Huston, Marshal, Mitchell, ?or ter, Rodgers, Simpson; "lilciret t. Absent :Drysdale, Ruppenthal The ,Minutes, of the meetjn , of Cctoh',r 1.1, 1954, ep'aroVed . were Abandonment.or Easements, Tract•No. 1302; Portion of Lot 78, W7757,778ul ancl,Portfon Madrona Avenues tanf ord City; Closing Portion A11eyi Sferfing aaraens; No. 1 This was the time and Place set for `,ear:i.n,?'s on: the proposed abandonment of e eme-nts over Portion of Tract ;:o. 1302 Over nortion of Lot 78, Wooster SuxdiV sign: and over nortior. of Madr one' Avenue - in Block- 22 - Stan 'ord `Ci uy: and or the oronosed closing of portion of alley in 3,1oc'k 9; Sterling Gardens .;o. .1. The' Clerk pia; filed aff...davits .of Publication o�. f notices of the Or motion were consolidated. Oummingo, the four hearings The hearings:were declared open. Mr. j..tc,r t4 err' .noe, 522.. Colorado Avenue,' Croke a.r, rcge,rc? to the abandonment of the easement n oorta:on of. Madron.a Avenue,' Block 22, Stanford Cater', exere s. n g an obsjectior' beca.t, 7e the {title como.any expects the property owners •to) ,nay fo - the expenSe of abandoning this ease t"oI;t. The ;it;sT'Attorney explained::that the San Jose Abstract T.''t1c .In uranco Com any hau req . estod the a,', andorment o the easement- rand' .ha ie agrcedto pay the coot ; that i.f the ore na 'eiro; ,he. cort;,.`on to`:the .protjerty o ter ; of f'ecte.d, that ri -ratt_er-beteen the title 'cOmoan.Rr,.ard.,t c property own( --,r. and 12'. something over \' bi,r tree City has nocontrol. There being "no o here' .±":ho wished to sneak on the rile,^ t.Lon , the hearings:.,Y ere':. Cl.os'Cd . Y e . c �j i Hwy. re G. Ott ions erg n ",ented orderi ng. aCa ndonmehti o7 easemen v Over rortlon of Tract n 302; .ties-nlu-ti:on No.' 2571 ordering , abandonment nt of .-ansement .over,-T)ort oi'l -'7f io.t 7a Koo's er.?µbdivisIon'a roso1 <.: o;7 or-- der1;n'� ,abandonment of, e xsemet t ave ,-^ortiono of Madrona Avenue. in -`'3 ock '22, of ?tanto%.'d City nd, esOlutvon No. 2775 orde1'`'. .r' the. -closing .of portion' of 20:.Oot ,:,alley n :Blocks, Sterling g Ga„- den cotion'was .m<ade. by Po.kter, secon,'e.. , 'Bishop, '": the f o•u that':the adopted. do ] d' by Councilmen �)C�c'^. I ae cXpre.�e:� f7 ,� and Huston:. Jl/��J . ...-V.J.. to t•^nkin a action-at-this,tine on the re '.?l:,t o'.. :.?' er. .g abandon- man t.:- o f e so-'ment o qcr noX V on- •w M 9 on '+ o s ' t o. , tanf ore, rC , +ir view vie of the c~ue, t ,an r M ' regarding payment,of the ztc '-±^ 7 o a�.: motion amended C73 -t,., . ,,t. t'� C �l: v d . �f' ,'J'Y _. Cl.� ..., i r ,� b,y deleting this r!_':.so1ution -from t'e motion. 2573 order;_'.ng abandonment off.- as Cet t .of over portion_ Tract-3\o. 1302. Resolution o. 2574 ordon.iY,h .band ri'ert"o,f e .. ement of or Portion ofLot 73, Wooster tit soon and Resolution No. 2575 :.closing. port _on o=" alley ,. r i . . . ,ar. 31oc 9 �tC� n :,%«t dens zap. .1..; ere'then ado % ur:a ,,.,:a^tz vote or • ^�,k+�r�'iY ��;�+' ti+rmnS4"✓T.�*1w`,�t",;�r,"a ri+.,hna�!�vt�aY^!?a•���:'�`#R�wuq:.m� � 0n' motion_ X Huston and Byxbee, action c i the o1u- t ,gin ordering a'oandoi rent ,y:, easement over portion; of Madrona. tVe:°Ue ifl B"lcci' 22::,,;:.Stanford City, 'a::: deferred Ur t l tilf' nP.;ft G1ft of ' o fle Unit f`'or Junior Museum 'lettc i' rti"a i received ? rorn the Palo Alto Y r .nay. women's ��� , Li..j.., 01'1 1"! ' .. Club of e;r; n ;,,'. to give to _th City 'a custom-made ode ' r niie- to be • useu as a' :mcb:ile Unit 4 f the Junlor Museum. Comm'ttee 1ra.. 2 Aeccmnended that, ti,gift be accented th< the . Undera tending t'' t:.`'ti':C unit will be '.``ll!..i.1r_ ei•t.i �.p•�c. d- and oo.;.d:.'or. M.t;.the tim .'It is.: -presented to the City. motioi Of Rcdyers and 'wa;alev tn ` ift. 4:!as•'cc'e'cteo accordance.-r<ith the: C'ec"o mendation of Committee 'l ' 2, , Amenclther t to Counter Zoning Ordtriance 4 1etter ttia r'ece i:ved frorr, Frank. c' Cria' t c yn r V\ �t-l.ln 1 .. the ?7.r oOosed a.mendment.to the Santa Clara County Zr pin a ' QY'ci,r'G rc^' rePPectin ;.-:ii-1 zonJ.c , c1c?1".woL1"'t iG7'(YI�L; c7 .'! Y'. C'^la�"'CF?•- ?I^i^. b'; o. ards cn: Bayshare-; ".:..g1-w'ay,-frontage ad., :cent to the 'aio Alto city: 1imi t, aie e .ggested that =the Counci l make a protest u:t the- ' hear n ; to be ,held;: on; t}'e proposed amendment by the Beard of Supervw,0'o7,<. on T'Tovomber 8 954 at 10:lrt 1.l�'i. o '1 -. On ;motion Df Rcd ger. s and Marshall, it,was directed -that,: t-ae ironer city, efflcia7. appear at the • hearing o- is verber Stn u nd.; .re ister.i:3 nr• eta,t..on. behalf of the Council of the.,,Ci.t cf :"i 4t '� oo Mayora:clvis la that Planting ,Officer Andr ews:' `"au' d be ;'aek<a.d t0 '7 , r res„ r)t'. the City at the hearing. . � Palo;'' �11to i4 pitnl 'Expansion M RexI Al.'ien `,'os present and' submitted tre report'on tl'c n Opesed cxpansio' ref the Palo Alto' • o se tai. prer, reti cv ''' SSra a�'O'�CY2 �. a, 'en,: ',;)si,•;it•.,... v;,n..>1,1tM.1;tS."'. a7n .read- thF, L''ri nary :o.f :f'f:ndings a `,`,d . ccomn e:?datl'-r s ,, .andd. p''.w entea , •7; rcnv : of c•o'lnP ete .reoorf. toeach council r eMber. alt was ,nno aced, a,hat member.s `have. ;lad, an •o'Y'o'rtunity `to review' -the rep'or't, a_.:meeti wit be G:.rra,nge' be rye the Co r,cti, t1-'eC.,t.L— "i.en0 `.. i3osoits.l Commit e ,Ind do Consu1tc�•its to rev4.ew the, reeent r de?taI anddenaider the. recommen:dctions. We a EibStement Resol.ut on fro`: 2576 declaring weeds to be a nui ance and ordering the'i•r acatenent in' the _many;er provided by Article 32.'x. of—_ ' Codified Ordinance ;Svo 5 wass oreten ed . Cr! motion of Marshall and Rodger',: `he reclutior,tms-:adnntc;i by unanimous vote on, roll.`± ca.;.1,1 and - r ovember ?2, 195 :, ;a•t - x : 30 "P. -M.. was fixed as the time for hearing,; any prete is Fare Prevention Code ' The. proposedFi''e Prevention (,od' was presen ed .cv the City Manager who recommendedthat it be accepted for first r't. readl,r:, pointing.out that t'he adoptic^ of the code will improve the City's fire rating.,, A pronoseu ordinance adopting c new Article 17 of Cedifieca Ordinance No. enti.tled "Fire prevention Code"- woc. accented. for first reading,. 'Golf Course Irrs&ation' 'Pipe A request Was received from the City Maaa e.' for cu- thority: to, acquire pane for .the golf course irrigation system, with special patent type coupling and fittin:r^ recommended bar the golf course architect and cbnflrmed. by staff engineers . An ex- planation of the type of pipe recommended was made by €a;'o1d May, Chief Engineer of the Water Division, who advised that the cost of the pipe would be approximately $30!,00:;.00. :an :otlon of = Porter. and,ITustbn, and by unanl ro s Vote: or.:r'oll ''c 'l .,he C ,ty • Manager eras aLtho-'I7ed to tenter, into' a ' ortract for t e pUrc rase of- the o'l,';ne as recor'meri �:e,o.. - Lease' o'f Land, Ma=tadero- Mosquito Abatement .Utstrict' vi y _Manager'-:t"C-"` Ort'ed:_: "nat; the Matador^., Mo !40 Abatement Di,.^••t^ict his submitted a regUe:'t to : increase of t eir- 1 as' '1ola or :the Bay Land . ie ao''i, ed th t' the ex st'nr l.eo e c anti urt 7.. ':'�9 The r o2;:?est,.a. os referrod to Committee, , n:o• 3 fo1. Con: Id"eration'., If in: heir oni,nion, the matter s1`!o?.il. be consa:dereo'; Y)nJ an } CtheT-co?T:!i;1.ttee', they can ask the proper committee to'rev:S'e~ it Bids on. Automotive Equipment A.,re'o:rt -:Nas made by the 'City Tanager or oyes re- ceived `r o' .b':dget-ed automotive- eouioment, W_t i. the information, that:the. a.ow o;i,d. --o'f 1, t2 _POrd•,•Sales in tape; amOL2r. ; of :45.13,565, 't for' thirteen .o .eteS : of egi:i oment- was accented. Meter Rates and ,Time i►�Sts on=:Parkin�r Lots eoort 'as receiVed from Committee No. 2 reeom^teethe • estab' i, htTfeY7t af, narking ,meter .rates and time limits or the muni.ciral Parking lots asYfO1low=s : That than 'oarkiog:_ 'ot on the r.orc'.^.eu"-.:}"'erly side of ?1 oren.Ce- C tree.t ira.. J1.0'Cf{ 20 and the lot ° f ::c i.),L 'r.tiwir. Avelit;e bc't° een �,�averley and Co- per ..In :Kock 29 be Metered th two -'-jour meters at the rate of five cents oar-= hour. . Tha,t..t ie- narking Lot on tr7e northeasterly side Gilman Street be- metered faith four-hour meters, the rateto be five cents for tw o '�ours or tencents-f'or .'ot^r That the rate on. the parking loft on the thwen- ter ly side of Gilman -,Street. on which there are f our�hour meter: be -reduced to five cents for t' o hours or ten cents for four hours. or000;ed rrdinance establ_Lshin;' certain nucl nc 7,)ar,- king lots o:nGilman', Hamilton -and FF'_lorerce, and establishing parking meter rates a1) Vd t me lirii is y .. hereor , acceted f oar ' first _reading - the new Purchase of ,Congregational Church Property for Parking Lot A_re ort way —received from Commlttee ?\o. 2 recommen-. I t acquisition o� the Cong eg q h property d ;�tg, ha G ? r ,. ;, atzon,�.'�. Church r.)e,r„tj or the westei'l r ccrncr. of Ham'L.lton Avenue and Waverley ;Street for off- street parking rurc)oses, for -the sum `o $665,CCo.CO the Purchase to .tie 'm de fr'or Pox kIn-g Meter funds..,.with the t nderst.ardir, that t 1e Churoh can c'ortIsue to-occt;,7y the oro'aerty until f Aril, 1.955. Tie Ci ty. ;Manager exolaine,d that the lot will provide spaces .- fox• 35 , cars •a.nd will be: -'designed so that both: of the oak -.trees on - the _pr^onerty -.will remain ' there -Teo City x anager• expla, ned that the option on the Chu„c pr-ooerty ls,:.of short` Qu ationTh.nd recommended trt , the- _ 'Counoll.a.cco .t t e .redoramend.at_ion '4'o :'a.cQu ire the ronert;y-'imme* diateiy. zxe ad rioed that --:the once ,is.> $65, :i o.O net to the Ch;arch the City t:oH .asses-ie<..clos1n covets' and any incidentalex- oenses:� invol ver I t :as .p_oirted` otlt.-that the 'wait; ere of • $65.000 CC �s below •t-ne' .a.oY�ra,ised On motion of Mitchell and Huston, the recommendation o> Commi:etee 1"o 2.was .aclopPad 'ai7d the ,ou .onasoof the Congrega- tional iona1 C`nurch? orooerty at tie•corner° "of Hamilton Avenue and Waver ley .S,treet inJ acCord:ance with the Qotl on was authorized, tn'e. �t2Y17 ox :$66. jOP:'7O, {.zric?:u!,31ng' 'aurct ase ' rice and., losinr costs vas transferred from .the Duna bropriated balance of,the .Parking Meter b'' md° to :Account' `9O6 -;49C, and t? e acce�ater:ce ;>f' ,,the geed c,.,.s. tuthorize,a This mo'ttorl vas Carr: ed or roll cr".,'11, :.2 Ayes Mr MaY".C?'1c) ll did no't `vote on tile motion, h xr l inii that'he would re-- fra'i.r frdii. voting becau e he is a m,ernbernof the church. Traffic -Ordinances' Several ordinances recommended for dortf.or.' by Commit-. tee No 2 and she :Traffic Committee were considered. Cyrd na;rrce rice 5405 Providing for ,united time (two -''riou`') parkin .or portions` o1 ?ark Boulevard, Cambridge r.venuo anf ?a e Mi1.1 Road U,aq rive. secor:c3 reading, ard on mot..on -of-Mersha 1 and Rodgers;, , wa f adopted by ur<anir, o�s vote on roll:ce, t:l O;r'd4.nance No. 1566, r,wiucin t), ,.;;:yen; 1 rr,1_L- or ';a tot o Road to j5,'mi1e' pe'r hour, .7,iven second readin , and' or mots -on of ,Marsha .1 and Rodgers, •,''- a::zor ted by unanimous Vote - on roll'caii Or'dir aiice 'No . 1567, oroh_ b t ,, n o A k n, on the outhf„ r side of .. Sherman Avenue between '?ark ^ ul yard and Blrch Street, was give -n reCond rea,din„ .arid on motion of Mar-^ha'l , and Rodgers, -was adopted try: unanimous vote on roll call. The pr000 .ed ord:i.nince _prohibiting parking on r•t.I.onc, of M1adlefie' d Road.,. Lytton; venue, University Av '•`'ze and P.amIlton ,Avenue:," i acc;crdance with. Drawing No. 12772 untitled. ' ?arki~ - Traf,f c''Study;,; 4iddle'le1r� Rca.ci-Uiive n.Lty !:venue Area': was re- sent_ d f or - se e con'd;x'eadir-c!: Councilman ,c1man Cashelobjected,t�; t�:p _• r ort1on; of t'he; ord nancepro''Ci1b-? t:i_)'14g narking Lear the medical _ builc'ing at the: corner `of; i;r .verrsi.t J and Middlefield., ',After _1 is - : eusS1on U�1 ':r<ioti o.r) 01`: i dZer - and '��rte` the matter h' ' referred � � .�, i, rr _ F-re.•r�d ib.ae k to -C immittee.NO, h` 'or:-fu'Lr'r stud�r„ oronoo:ed. ordinance .estab,:l king ;,e.rterial stop signs 'fin. T?].'+.t'oi. M'''eet 3tits int:eroec tion T.,vttor) Avenue was 'rre 3ertCr and or>�moti:on of Marshall and Rodgers r� i+ a: arc2rec1 ox ? 17.ro'7osed Ordinance establishing ,,-rter'a,1 st_o' -L1intol'"i,. .rir:.gsaey,. and Mel - Ville at-'ti.e1 . nte"'C.eciil..^•ns y`'it" ,a ' fir" Stree''', ;-7.,. ?')°•eseited. , v i J'e... y r ,l 3 ti � 'Mrs �.'or.co"an eaxtressed.,FJp'7osiitl.on, ta,ting , (1e 'e1t w ere .v' r need. f'or a thr04 i Street . between Alma and T' idt, lef i'e 4,, - 1, i'ie : CIty 1$�nayer uorni Ge nforra .^n .ot1 th.t? 'cc.l_c nt rnoor'd n Sr9.verle r. Street'_ ad Vi ing`th.aw'`' rze"?o1ice )era.rtmer,t had reported . the :staff: r.%l.t, T frcC C,a.mri,ttee: that ' avei l e , _,� S 4-,r t'e V 13 Lie. 'rant rit.�ca tr`eet ,q�i;rt?'�e ©nt�r'a C."'ty After i ct. vna'.o 7 i':ot ' n -of Zitoh'Cl.l...and yxbee.. the oropo..ed ordinance , as aoceted , fs.r �rd 1 ,� ran c.e 11io 1568, providing ;;�o c h r' rC o ' d:I ``''.i c 1. o -,Lott'..5. a?)dam `p (' } �,- �3 - 1oC�( 3 L7 i'-._to.6aeg1C'' Terrace, i\Y. o.. i) J. Aver e From R 1, ,Single. r^ami,i Restdence t^� ` i eighborhood ;.Aoarr'tmert^.iiistriCt, was -;„.:Ivor c.ec'nd .°-eadiY on motion of ?orter and l-a.nlev, was ,rrio^)t 'd by an 'imous v! to ?n' a ✓�. .�.. C'i. ill. - - - - Res-olutiion Honoring Mrs `. Lydia ?. Mitchell Cauricilman i,ci[ett 'rroposo,' the llo . `' 'There _`:is ,t king place it our city on l es r?ay . October 27i.r, c very-outstand' " the cn -outstanding event, :� +� �� n .hundredth birthday of Mrs. S,:vdi Mitchallwho,has Sent the principal nortion O.. her lame i`" - 1> llwt'J. It is a great achievement to have _._..`✓F hundred y'a^.r'::. It 'yu a gr eater" ,: a��l:e' e+n a ent flo, . a have lived hundred year". and still enjoy -physical :and.'Tner�tal vigor. I is ter a r: o. ' c :evemertto nliv lived a hundred yen and be able to :look 'p�:rk or. �. �.wfp oS, ,cr>i,ztruc tilre and valued activity, = 3 t7.U,x' n .tha.t -period to have !,• on. the adrn1rat , bn and the affe.ct'cOn of all.* who ha--ehad the p eas',_.re of ,i:row,,.r her . s ' O. f these a chieveme a , r move that ,-,?.'_In :�tClTSX r'4se'1..t ") ti.. i � N., the , Mayor he �r P�` authorized ;to �rite- a letter to Mrs . _. tchell exter?,dl..715. , to her- our '. cong au'lation?. on hor one hundredth bart:hday and ;affecti:Or,ate greets qs on -.her notable achie ve- trient .a.j'Id on: her 4 ,3t'inguishe , 1:'x.e n r 1.t c w Una:i m zl % carried- and the Mayor ti c.�o ..zt� pan as t�, �erid,a �1etS'er., ,os card ; a.t.alat; ofs to Mrs . Mitchell. h r �'in no ."urther . bU'1',i..�:'e3:i w'J" come before Ca - a C i l or motion- o.f Rodgers'and: ian1Cy. the '0ou.i":c ::',C1 0 amid it ;-44^-4•x•.