HomeMy WebLinkAbout1010195529i
City Hall, Palo Alto, California,.
October 10, 1955.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regular
session on this date ;t 7:30 P.M., with Mayor Porter presidin;.
Roll call as follors :
Present :. Bishoo Byxbee Corcoran Cresan C s,: 1e
-' Y
Giffin; Marshall, Mitchell, Nnvis, Porter, Rodgers,
Simpson
Absent: Davis,- Ruopentha.l .
an-aroved .
The minutes of the meeting of Se tember 26, 1955, i.,Lr
Monroe Park Annexation
A petition with 206 ^i ^nature was nres;er..ted from resi-
dents and „r. o, er'trtr o we
rs of the territory commonly known as
Monroe Park for consent to the commencement of rroeeetdin' ' for
annexation to the City .of .Pa1a Alto.
Councilman :Simpson stated .that he thought not enough
ttime had el,'?o sed since the 1a time l .. ,.. �. � r.st .im,_ this J _: �: considered � .n August -
for
ther^ to be any particular change in the feeling of the Council_
towar; the matter, and he moved that the r;±un tior be deferred for •
a-”r'io•'i of six months. The motion was seconded? by Bybee.
,.k motion was made by Nn'4'is that the above motion b" • L
atended to the effect that durintr, •the six months' nerlod a study
be u_ndert;?ken to determine what financial burden there would be on -
the ,City if the territory is annexed. There wns no l Aeons? to thy,
amendment.
• After a. brief discussion, the motion to , , ,'r tr.,, rr tter
'or ' ^ix months was •carried by -the following. vote on roll call:
Ayes: Bi'shoo, Corcoran, Craws€{n, Drysdale, Ma'^'"hal
Mitchell, Mavis, Porter, Rodgers, ,:imnson.
Noes: Byxbee, Cummings, Giffin.
Mr. Andrew M. Srears,Y attorney for this .oc?tii t!,?"'"... , 4.a,.r'
normjs. to ^!1'+, i he sl n f'.� T told.
. ^i.on a;.�t to t, Council .t � :1.^ time. 'r.�: N^yd'rr �cl.'s.
him the matter was closed and that he could. snenk to tj,,n Collnc 1 on
uhM cuestion when the Matter i.s broUnht tin ......in In , i,. month: .
(A 5 -minute -.r eoess was taken Pt t is. time an;d t :+n
Council reconvened a.t• 7:50 P.M.)
)
(Dr. Davis came nt 7:50 ?.M. and? w;,r nrescnt s:o'-
the rest of the meeting.)
Project 55-5,, California Avenue Off -Street Parking
ThiS was the time and ola ce fixeif: for h'e r:.r 7r, t'. p
California Avenue District off-street o''.r- r.ry 7rojeet, Tine Mayor
Mead = statement. on the matter, advising that two :,., , r. t,:,
eve been set, one or t'-^ oro Meet ar.a one cn th o"b''' , ed
modifications, and that the he::.a,r9 r zs would be co ndunt.,.i conc,Irrently
to avoid confusion. The or onosed modif' ehtion wern outline -1
follows:
. The consolidation into ore lot o ' ., ronon nd lots
numbered 2 and 3 fror.tin; on C' ;nbr:'_� ; • -,
Y .
acruiring the nrone.rty between the two in nlnr� of
the northeasterly 147 feet of ices �.,,.yrt lot 2.
_ 4
297
b. Souarin` up of Lot No. 6, fronting on Sherman •
Avenue, by substituting c'1 7F3, `c�'_'1 a.t the South=
westerly' end for a narcel et the nor. thea,sterly
end' o` said lot .
c.
ce. ui.rinr'g a Pedestrian lane
Avenue -From Lot 6.
Access to California
d. Establishing the northeasterly boundary of the
proPosed district as the center line of Park
Boulevard, and the southeasterly boundary to
include the property of Mrs. . Frances McDonald
• Jr �
on the southwesterly side of Birch Street-.
A letter was received from the College Avenue Methodist
Church:457 College Avenue, requesting that the church. prrnr�r.,r,tt{:, v
be included in the assessment district. The City Attorney advised
that this property can not be included in the district at this time
but can be considered for inclusion at :a later date after ,a notice
of intention has an , , ? 1n.-., heldas required b r
�.^, en„�.on been d �, �„ ,�� T rn r, �,
law.
The hearin on the main project under Resolution of
Intent 1 on No. 2650 and on. the proposed modifications was ` ec7 aced
open.
O Mr.. Edward Arbuckle, Chairman of the Parking Committee of
the South Palo Alto'CiVic Club, dd eased the Council ,urging' that
action be taken on the ri program. stated e r
'D,� G,,r_,m, He t,af�� that the :noun he
represented favor the modification of Lot 6 to el mirate•the
Bettencotrt property and substitute t-' Pear n? operty "r: order
to provide a better-sha'Ded lot; that they f el the property of
the Palo Alto Transfer & St^r',r"o. Co"'- ' r should n!'1'`. ba e7 r;l,ut' ed
from -u-''he di .tricttt:., that any o''.'•rer o wish «.tn h, r.-, their. property
included in the district -'h�ould he permitted �ed to con in that
hat
the C, uesti.or of ar: alleyway off California Ave?"ll.'.r, nt t,,,_, rear o.
the Bank of A ' n Building g be ^. +.ei•7 „ r a v r
it;C'r.t,C.. ui1 r-Srire v.. CC)Y' ,�.�''.? . , , �_hn_ -'�,er project
Mr. W. Stanley Pearce, n.e.nc,r o�' the n•,rcel at h�6 Si-,r,rr' r:
AveAvenueproposed to be included
j.rn.'Lot 6. modified. Informed the
Council he is not %0111in" to sell hin P nr , + ,• at this time and ,,,,,t
he t the taken:* _ o f his property in. order to d? w ' :n ^ better -
shaped lot was not justified. C0'.ncil.r.�r Cummnns, Chairmen of
Committee No. 2, advised that t' -y r);"
committee } noted the ']:'1/
_ l
symmetry in Lot 6 and that the Oossic l.ity or• rovr•dir :)f''tt'
parking plan and ?.cc' s s to. California Jr' - l r' •.,.v,,, the reasons for
roco:^;";.'andi no the modi?'„icPt on to include M,r. Pesreeth Property
, strip for the pedestrian ?1k'•.
There e a �' others T `I �r1 r e i '' <- .>, �. �! 17::',a r. r , e <, t . i
being no J :,'_�^'� . .. ,.,o '��, .. o„� �,_ av�o�^
the hearing was closed.
Resolution No. 2657, deter';r._tnln' conv<�nl ,nr,o and
necessity Pnc1 ordering changes 7s d modifications introduced.
A motion was made hy Byxb+'_e that the s=olution he adopted, .,.
wit
the amendment that the boundary of the =7.,^nlont , c tr; :-;t be
further modl.fied to include the property (7" th ?^ ' o Alto T4 nc'on
Storage Company and the Shively '?r"o'n''"rrty on. 7a, k Boulevard. The
motion w'1,s seconded by Mitchell, and after discussion, the resolu-
tion as amended was ado ted on roll oa11 with 22 Ay , Or7 r A r.-
votin No, and •3ishon absent during the roll call.
Resolution No. 2658, ordarin,s7 nouisitions and i"pro't_
!Tien is as od" f ied waj introduced and on motion of Mitchell and
Drysdale, •;.:as adopted -by vot on roll .all, with 73 Aye._.. Bishop
'. as . n'bscnt during the roll call.
298
a
a of 2659, it that the
Resolution �:�. det rm yin; t• ..,, � ,.,� public interest
and necessity require the . ,acquisition of off' -street s'otn,+ tin ,i e
n.1r,kir,✓ nieces, and d.irnctirg the filing of eminent domain ' rocn.ad-
a gs was. and c motion' n' J Mitchell and ,rcd^
.ir`..�,", 1, introduced, on :i?o i�t of c,�!'l. ,n �''" :r , was
odonted on roll call, with 13 Ayes. Bishon was absent durinsA this.
roll call.
Re solo :. on No. 2660, creating s, Revolvier F1`;";., fir
7r'o ct No. 55-5, was introduced, snd on motion of Mitchell�Y' a
Drysdale, was. adon ted by vote or roll cail with 1.3 v s
was ,sb•sent during- the roll call.
Resolution Nc. 2661, ordering transfer of ;.(F,000.00
from the Parking Mete'. Fund to hen Revilyin Fund. .d 4'o1 Pr "en 55-5;_
was introduced, and on motion of Mitchell and Dryr.d,ale, ..rlintn,
or roll call with 13 Ayes. Bishop was absent dnri` ,'. the. ,ot.'.
(A recess was taken at this time", .1 3 �.� r. r,d the
Council recorvener? at 8:40 P.m.)
Embarcadero-Wildwood Annexation
Ordinance N .. 16) establ�,^hiin -; sings and ./ire boundaries
nthe area dessign ated as "Embar.nradero t', Lldwond Anrr xati' ;'•111 was
liven second e din , and on motion of Mitchell, dul'r second•(,
was t:.donted by . h r•� s can_ ��i :ii l.ou \]C?t�`:' on
A nr000sed : ordin xnc'e' amending the. Fire :'O'ne Mr n of the
City of Palo Alto to provide 'for the f stab l s hmnnt of `'ire zones
in the Emborcader o.-vtiild.'tiood Annexation area wfs accented for first
reading -
This
The hearing wasdeclared (per. There heirsno ore n1 n..nrt
who wished to sneak or. the matter,
the hearng was
it
Ordinance No. 1'64^+,-anJroving the annexation of this a .re .,
was introduced, and or motion of Mitchell, duly seconded, was
adopted by unanimous vote on roll
Abandonment of Easement
This s was, also the time
,' and place. for a tearing on the
abandonment of portion of easement in the Rancho Rin•^on de Sir
"rancis^;uito adjacent to East Meadow Drive s.r the. City of Palo
Ar affidavit of +t'he oublicat' on of notice of this hear l n7 has beer .
filed. - -
The Cit •7 Engineer submitted his r enort advising that the
easements in que tion- are no. longer required end should by
abandoned.
b s r, ; r res writ
The hearing'was declared op:�n. There .���. -, r�o wnc , ., u.
to •spealt or the matter, the bearir as closed.
Resolution No. 2662, or erir the abandonment of the
e se .e s in'f r6 n i tro yxb e �}rt sda'fri
ca._. �...nt, v�'., �....� aced, ��,d �.� mn�.� r. of ,. and ,e , ..,.�. ,
.as adopted by unanimous .voteon roll call.
299
Project 52-z3, Off -Street Parking, University Avenue District
A. renort was received from Committee N-. 2 reCQtllm nc ing
to the Ccunc l'the .adoption of a resolution Of intention •to
modify Project .:' 2.13 off-street ,r1 g the Zin' „si ty -ever to
r parking_ l.n ,.,. �.ve u.,.�, �. .L,
District from Alta to. Ramona Streets, to include the -acquisition •
of five narking . lots as. denigrated by the Chamber of Commerce;
and that the City Attorney be authorized to file complaints in
eminent domain against these parcels but that no ummone or com-
plaints be ,served on the owners until all mama of negotiation
have been exhausted.
-The-proposal-of the Chamber of Commerce for re -activating..
Project S2_13 and the lots.d?sigrated for consideration 2s park{in
lots werereviewed. The lots rror..osed for accubsition are located
on the north corner of Lytton and rT°" G i the south corner �» of zy*tton
His . �u s C.J Tl��
and F'igh, the northeasterly -side of sigh between University and .
Hamilton, the southwesterly side of High between Hamilton and
Forest, and the south corner of Emerson and Hamilton.
Mr. Fred Cochran, chairman of the i rive' :itti , Av,enue
District Traffic and Parkins Committee e of the Chamber of Comme ce ,•
presented a petition with signatures of over 70 `ar cent'of the
owners Ofproperty in the proposed assessment district 5' nrovintr
the project.
T r. Floyd Lowe addressed the Council and read a or enar ed
statement which he filed. He stated. ed. that he very much' in favor
of properly planned Parking, but feels the ono e r)',a+-+
arec`t a.te'. '-e suggested consideration be giver to the acou si.`ion
t
off property on both sides Of University A'. onus bet.,'ee. the Circle
and Fish Street and. the development of a parkins: 'f - sa in those
blocks which would concentrate the narking between the f.enot and.
the commercial areas and nrovicie an onnot tun «^ y to develop an
attractive entrance to the City.
Mr. Frank Cliff addressed the Council In behalf of
Mrs. -Mullen, owner of property or the south corner of Lytton, and
High, stating that Mrs. Mul1,1..n onposed to selling -her property ;
to anybody including the City.
Mr., H.. C. McCormick, Supervisor of Tidewater ss;oci. ed
Oil Company, called attention to the act that large portion of
the lot at the corner of Hamilton 8,n Emerson re ter• r ed for L d designated �. c..
narking lot is already used for narking in connect+ cs with tt'
service station or the site. Mr. Lester A. jes.en, owner of this
lot, also stoke to the Council stating L`r Ol !_ . of ho orno='ey to
the City takin the nro'oert Jr for oc n1Y4'.ir, would ..ter. e !-he
d '1 .red se but he also
.» n' r e there V pre 'rat :' c; + -7 k 7, _, .., f <+ �. •rti
v
c Dart•_ 17.1 a`eu�t.ne. for qn t!' st Tim a, v. 1. .1 the
Counc�' .. to Ci ve more th.our ht to Yr. . '7, ' s Orono - , l .
`
Councilman Cummins ,:1�avx r., ' , ., t- ' ,,•, l,hr .,r
moodiWicatior.. can be made in the. pro- 7 . at ,� ater date. H�_
moved the adoption of ilesell,tlor of Ira +rt.e r r -. 75r'" to 1z- (1
1 rres nd m,od-t f ',p
nations I n Pro ct �2..,� � ^.r 4 t-` �•rl•l amt^.a 14, s1
fixed aan
d orthe date� for a +eorin ^ th.. model .Pahl r,., wI cr'r . The. motion
ac seconded by Mitchell.
Councilmen Ey.''.:hee and ' o(.1,^rere tat._ that t ,a'r nail? f
vote against the rye; at t `• time they felt the
' dlirti•Q t t':_ ,1 , _ matter
should be given farther study before act' c +^, ;e`"t.
Resolution No. 2663 then adonted on roll call with
11 Ayes, Byxbee and Rodgers. votir. .'). (7,iMn On .n., absent in
the roll call and.d.id rot narticlocte in the voting..)
300
Letters from Herbert. H.. Kertz, Jerrold 3. Engle,�,.rd
James H. Ar ;strop relative to ,Project 52-13 were referred to
. Committee No. 2{.or consideration. _
Petition for,Curbs•and Sidewalks, Middlefield Road
A petitwr.•r reo�7eati�ng the ar ta'' o*' curbs and rid
�� � ;s .1�� e 3.an c .a. o n
walks on Middlefield Road -south of the Herbert Hoover School ?s
referred to Committee 1.
League Resolution of Appreciation
A letter was received from cJ
eec ved Gardner. � �o•�wate
Director of the League o± California Cities, transmitting resolu-
tion of ?'D?')reciatior ado)ted at the recent League Conference In
correction with the Peninsula r.
tour and non.ra r ". 4`O therenteert;,jin-
ment of ladies . ttending the Conference. V
Gas Tax Agreement
The City Manager TS1"C?sentn.d the Second Sunplemert-, 1
Memorandum of Agreement for the excene igarde , :`' the 7,27 +-ex alloc
tion for major city streets, to include the Cons tr)t ct'"r')`^, of brill --,•
or Louis .goad at Dry Creek and or Cher1e^to`^ Road at Adobe Creek.
Resolution No. 2664 rovi J r r ),1.1e ^n V.;1 nnn"s1ort
J J w /r 1 , pp Mayor // �.. /� 1.. �r
,7)rd authorizing its execut.�:or by the Mayor . r C 1���/ V �'��/l -
edo.lted by unanimous vote on roll call.
Street Lighting Reconstruction, District TIT. Project -8
The oroposed street l ightincf re orr,tr. ct or.. 'r.og ,r
>>:ts ict: III, Project 54-8, 'r'a? referre Ci to committee . 7 to
con`"; ler. and report on the tvoe of horl to be ir oonnectlor
oroject.
Assignment of Airport Lease
Tie question of as :Irr,nrnert or lease e from to' Pelo Alto
Airport, Inc. to Nystrom Aviation Corporotier
Committee 7\?e 3 .
Transfer of, Funds for .Drainage rump
The City Manager reported .t'•",^: t the sum.. of $1000.00 was
bud eted for a pump at the Harbor for dralnaRe of theairlort
r`.3.rd that an add ti::ot•itq• $750.00 is re +J red for e ? ,} e
in-
stallation. On motion, of Mitchell di • seconded th , transfer
of $750.00 from the Scecial Projects Fund. to Account 16n;, for this
)uroose was authorised, by unanimous vote on roll call.
Junior Museum Inventor
The City Manager : reported that n ,,....rent t.n'ie beer
made for the Advisory Board of the Junior Museum to t'^n;. fer
materi?1 ^ and e_oui?3rr}ent -to the City, and nre; entree? an inventory of
the items. At his ouOses'tion, the. inventory ,. .ct referred to
the Controller for review and repot to the Council.
Prohibiting Parking on Lytton Avenue
A report as received from Committee No. r. Pc7!i;i''ir"Y'1C1?.+,w
the adoption of an ordinance' nrohibit'Irg Parking or both s des of.
•.L':tto`,"2 Avenue between Cowper '?tr'eet,and. ;e':) meter Street h Sundays
bntl.eon t
ours of 8:00 A•M. and 6 00 '.'. � . except Su.nd y `. .
• Ordinance No; 164 . prohibiting' narkinp.7 or nortior of
Litton Avenue as'recommended, was. given second re.ed4r' _ and a
motion was made by Mitchell, seconded that the ordinance
be adopted.
301
Mr. Michael' Cabriele, 573 Lyttor. Avenue, objected to the
Proposal to Prohibit 'parkin; ; in the block. t suggested th, t a
narking time limit be considered.
Councilman CuMmin,gs, Chairman of Committee NO. 2, stated
that the . comm .'ttee•took co,Snirance of the fact that streets' are
nrimarilJ for the movement 'of traffic, and narking is secondary;
that traffic on Lytton Avenue hos greatly increased to a.- Point
where it is within a comparable range of theN traffic flow on
Embarcadero Road and Middlefield Road. Mr. `�t. w,min s stated that
the committee fait adequate protection h hoar r, st;abl ished for
the school children on Lytton Avenue, and that since no- n'?rk,r'y^ is
nermltted '.in the block between Wabster and Middlefield, narking
should also be Prohibited in the Portion of Lytton. :venue from:
Webster to Cowper to relieve the "bottleneck" Situat 4.on .
Mrs.' Corcoran stated that she is cer edabout fetter concerned n ;i�:�
factor: and asked that a study be made in order to facilitate
the establishment it of safety features for pedestrians. The City
Manager reported- such a.. study is contemplated, and also that 2
study is being made on the costs, and other Inform^tl.on relative
the nossible widening of Lytton Avenue,
After disbussiort the ordinance nrohibiting narking on
a portion of .Lytton Avenue was adopted on roll call, with 11 Ayes,
3yxbee and Rodgers voting No. (Cress"' wns absent during the roll
call.)
Stop Sign Barbara Drive
A report was received from Committee N. . 2 recommending,
the adoption of an ordinance establishing r ter._�7 stop sign on
Barbara .Drive at its intersection with North C. fornle.Avenue.
Ordinance' l,o. 1646, establishing this stop si n was
riven second reading and adopted by u+.nar,i.,,,ous vote onroll call.
Stop. Signs, -on Addison Avenue
G r'eport was .received from Committee P 0 . 2 recommending
the ndo?)tio'l of the proposed ordinance establishing 'arterial l sto"5
i sgns on Addison Avenue at proposed
i.r; .r>s action with iharning Avenue..
ry
At the .request or the City Manger, the proposed ordinancta
w a creferred ^ t n.
.., back to urJ??imi.tvG? No. 2 for .rivle,, review and to
consider additional information ;''egsr-; i the a...tter w'ris the City
M<naver wishe to present to• the committee.
Agreement for Water Main (Troilan. Construction Co.)'
A report was received from Commi.ttoe No. oeco'tmendir
the approval and execution o an agreem_nu with
- - .ion F ,.,,x t+. , .i T%>eVTrej,^r,
C instruct'! on Cos pany for the enlargement t nd purchase .r .:,171 1 ter
1 i ) �J-» li. .... �. �.L water
t/..
main' from Barren Avenue to Tract No. 1.491, Mime Gardens, on •
Laguna Avenue.
Or motion of Mitchell a i` it'n;>or, _ *',fin Mayor and City
Clerk:ere authorized to execute this s. reertent on behalf of the
City.
Change in WGS Table of Organization
A report was submittal by Committee. NO. 3
that t11. table organization th, T tJ r n recommending.
Ku of er�;.,.nizaa....o�l for the wa., ca, ..-y-: c?.';�;). Sewer
Department :1'l the; 1955-56. budget b amended t�r+�'. exchange the no 'i t Pin
of Laborer (C -1C t f r an Assistant Foremian`.'STS II (�J-1l) P sit♦ Ii
1 ` ! t� �1G n�7 1 i'.��
with, sa1•)ry range o+�.$`t06 to $5O( a._ , of iar. er" 5.6..
-T 19
On• motion of Mitchell and Simpson the charge was
authorized as recommended.
T yr gsAJ1Y'h tir .. -.LY
202
Final Map of Tract 1611, Greendell Subdivision
A report was received from the Planning Commission re-
commending that the final man of Tract No. 1611, Greendell Su ?davi-
Dion, be ca.00roved subject to any . condition' and/Or requirements that:
may be -imposed by the- City Engineer.. The Planning Commission fur-
ther tr--
..
trier 'recommended that a.- ma.p showing the structure locations on the
lots "'within this subdivision -be•^.proved and made, by ordinance„..:a
part of the setback man of the City of Palo Alto, and that a cony
of such map'be _recorded' with the County Recorder.
e olution No...2665 approving the final man of Tract No
1611 was introduced, and or. motion of Cummings and Drysdale, was ,
adopted by Unanimous vote on roll call.
A proposed. ordinance amending Ordinance No. l32_1,
establishing .setback lines within Tract N^. 1611, was accented, for
first reading. -
Amendment to Zoning Ordinance (Sec. 19.02)
A report was- received from the Planning, Commission r.e-
commerding•the :Section 19.02 of Article 19 of the onin�
be.amended by deleting.:. Para graph -(b) and by adding the l,.or,d.
nminimum - to Pare. renh (a)preceding "reeui,.red area". This change
will make the minimum lot size allowable.;i the,' "3" Districts cal
to the numerical designation in thousands of feet. The Present
regulation allows.minimum lot sizes to be 90 ncr cent of the
numerical desi.anation.
A nr'onosed ordinance•amending Sectior 79.02 of the joninz
Ordinance c pt d for first reading_
Amendment to Zoning Ordinance,(Sec. 21A.02)
A report was received from the Planning Cori:M' . sion re-
corrmendinc' that Section 21A.02 of the Zoning Ordcr.•,y .
to read es followS. "A Restricted Ilu.ltinle Family Dwelling shall
men rt t-wo, three, or four family d'Stelling ^l et apartment -).ov e con_
a trusted or remodeled so as to meet all of the recuiY emerts of the
Building. Code, the Plumbing Code, the Electrical cal Ordinance and the.
Gas Appliance e en Ordinance f• P l J for
and Heating of the City n:. Palo �..t^ . on
new construction and subject to such additional conditions a. may
be recommended by the'Planning Commission and annrrr7ed by . -e City
Council in harmony with the purposeand Intent of this article."
A proposed ordinance amending Section 21A.02 of the. rnnin,g
',:as .as accepted for first reading
City Dump Regulations
Ordinance No. 1647 amending Article of Codfied
Ordinance No. 5 by adding a new section desicr},aterl "Section 7..19"
establishing fees for use of the city .0 nmn by eo-rc a aer t^ and
directing the City Manager er to pr.escr•i i, e rules .3 r 1 rregu i 'Ions for
the conduct and use of. the dump, b as given second reading.
A letter was -received from. Robert M. ?e ,r,: , 2'! j
Street. objecting to the closing o f ' h4 r/s"m' on Sun ays ,
was noi,rted out that the hours of onerati7r arerot
fixed by ordinance and thata schedule of orerat o'n _,nd regulation•'
for use of the dumn will be worked out.
On motion of Mitchell and Byxbee, Ordinance nance No. 1.647
was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call.
•
303
Parking-- Lint on - Er cin.a Avenue
prdina; ce No. 1648 establishing �hr t.r
nr; '.o -'lour limited park-
ing zone on portion of Bncina Avenue was given second reading, and
on motion of Simpson and Mitchell,, was adooted by unanimous vote
on roll call
Building Code
A proposed ordinance adopting the 1955 edition of the
Uniform Building 'Codewith certain modifications was accented for
first reading .and referred to Committee No. 1.
Monthly Reports
The monthly' renort of the Controller fnr September, 1955,
.,as received and placed: or file.
The monthly report of the Planning ( n 'i e r action
c, n, i r,
in September or, a,p^ lications for r^d.'Lvisi,r7•^,, of lots,and the
monthly report of the Zoning Administrator on action taken in,
September on applications for v,^,ri;arcos and ;ce hermit.^ T.'aro
received and n1acec1 on ;Fil .
takoln
Claim for Damages (Thai n )
A renort was received from the n• . Attorney "ti d:
ng
the claim of Alexander Thai and Janet A. Thtir for rjari.l7es *�}
the cum of .$230.00 allegedly inf. lictori. unr,n their °,-con_rtyat
4146 S1 Camino Real, in February, 1955, f orira• weed abatement
operations. The City Attorney advised that e had i nvest't ^.ate +
the matter and.apart from the r that
t , • �. fi .
.'�t � ..OTTI 1 =1C'�' .. �z v t� r, .^ rl a . 1�'>,<1 more
than 90 dav^ after the alleged fi,"'.m pe occilrred, it was his opinion
that there is no liab' 1ity on the part the
City � "nits weed
abatement activity which is a governmental fu' --t or. The Attorney
recommended that the clai?+,`! be 1r.>niryc.
•. 0li motion of 5 r"thee and S rnpcon the recommendation
on
City Attorney was. accepted. and the claim
Claim. for Damages (Chisholm)
A report was received from the City Attorney on the claim
filed by ;vel-n Chi-'criTn in the amount o .05r nr;' ") !'r
in., �.rle.`" incurred, in an automobile acs f nt r, the ra t r ^.
:' l 1 . d doreeti manhole cover. T1 C:r �_,., A.i,
7 1 t. the
arpey that
had T7 � a c '. T n . � �" . ti r. matter a r d r' ^ - '�; � ; :Z �� `' Y' box cover
not .� 'i r enectvn cr}r aitio„ '" for ^ tat
''nC+ rt that
i'f t7 had received ;'10 oreVi o
therefore efoYre trier." was. no -liability on the Part 'Y' the. City. e
re ommeSr,ded denim of' the claim.
On mot'T or of ..0 rn sori and •�v bee, t; Y �� c merrd tto
th City. Attorney s `accepted and the r' ai ^1 denied.
Letter from Mrs —Duff re Electric Rate Increase
.A letter was received from Mrs. C. K. Dtii f f, 560 rrir opt
Avenue, concerning her- protest to the increase ir• electric rain .
^overin meter readings. from July 22nd to Au7ust 2 rd, which s.
presented to ,trio Council on September 12th and r 'erred. to -
Co':7`,;?ittee 'No. 3j. The- Mayo,r* advire'd that he had asked the, l
Eeotr'n
Department to check or the matter, and referred the second lett ,r
'of Mrs•. Duff to Committee Tvo. ^o, emu,,
304
Hospital Plans
Councilman Mitchell informed the Council that he '.^.P:
talked to Mr. Edward, Stone, architect for the new Palo Alto
Hospital, and that he le, making good progress on the plans and will
soon have some drawing's to submit to the Council for consideration.
Veterans' Tax Exemption Policy
Councilman Nav'is asked that the policy or the i ndlinz of
veterans' exemotions be reviewed by -Committee No. 3, St.atin7- that
he has been informed that the procedure in Palo Alto differs from
that of the County and other cities. The matter was referred to
Committee No, 3.
There being no further business to core before the
Council at this time, the meetin itia.s adjourned at 10:25 P.M.
ATTEST:
//
ifry Clerk
T