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HomeMy WebLinkAbout052619583 7 9 City Hall, Palo Alto, CAliforni'a- May 26, 1958 The Council of the City of. Palo; Alto met in regular !session on .this date at 7:30 P.L. with Mayor Porter presiding. Roll call "t3a . foilowa AZit Present: Absent: Bishop, B xbee, Corcoran,. Cresap, Davis, ` Evans, Ciffin,''I! rahall, .Mi'tchell, NAvis, Porter, Rodgers, Ruppentha_l, Stephens., Woodward. None:. The minutes -of the meeting of May 12, ,1958, were approved as distributed.: Improvement ' Bonds of° 1 2 Sex;,es " D" A report was received on the bids received at 3:00 P.M. on this date for the sale" ofs$500 '00.0 City of Palo Alto Municipal Improve zest. Bonds of 1956, Series: "D", as follows Bidders' Taylor sand Company and. Associates Weeden & Co. and;. Associates First ;Western Bank and Trust Company -` and :Associates" Bank: of :America N.T. &.`S. end. Associates Halsey, Stuart & Co., California Bank inc.'and Associates and. Associates J. P. Morgan & Co., 'ten'' `and Associates Blyth & Co.:, Inc. :First National Bank of Chicago and Associates 2.8358% Net Interest Cost: '2;.694296: 2..7103% 2.7380% man 2.7467% 2.7681% 2.7906% 2.7924% 2.8176% Resolution'No.'3002 selling, said bonds to Taylor and • Company and.Ass.ociates in accordance with their bid `which : was the best bid offered,,, was introduced and =on, motion of Byxbee and Mavis, was adopted;, by unanimous : vote' on roll call. • Parkin&Bonds of 1956 Second Division, pro sect A report was. received on the bids received at 4:00 P.M. on this date for the sale of California Avenue District Parking ;Bonds of 1956, Project 55-5, 'Second Division, in the amount of $80,000.00,;' as follows. Bidders Net Interest Cost Lawson, Levy, Wti iams & Stern 4.0874% First California Company 4.0935% J. E. Hanauer & Company 4.1127% 'Stone & Youngberg 4.355% At this time ;Joseph D. Taylor,. attorney for several; property owners in the District (Frank R. Avila and Mary'. D. Avila, Carrie B. Miller, Julia Tingelatad and Edward Tingelstadj, addressed the Council stating' that a suit had ;_ been filed in Superior Court { .- - - - ae Cad(? etin' 55"0 Of to The liS.yor A''ta" se ns. �.'�� to ',„�b'i': th �l� tom„ S ' to? a ,011 a� t, 55 5�,�. b� � �d tine � the �_5' t w�-t�' tb�ir 41. Fr City C1e fitter'. . aerdi g prc+3:us't aric1 waa h gr ` .tie doe '195 : .inn cc eca ed n '°::': ;, . 'Sam's -. 8c ste'S'ps l l co ox�a 11"611.i18.14the 7, to i on o :� t�he1 es r . Ion' .off X I ` ot°x' . �,v�:�i yi�on: �, ;�' � fit � 144 ` °.a `aid on 'roll. Ce11 i `, i ' .�..--� lra G on of \Ile,.,8(iso':01-tetlig-hg. iar`"e tSnuric .� or ct' the t►o iS�an h gi'd`e� 4t t Pe T i�?e,�x on, fox Am protest tin letter ;� li��'�io�' ceiyed. f �� ��,'� �1T t� diacon • the c r A, y�$an t the t o tlieap the Puio A let u�etin0 that' for a;Uthori San be nt men req= 15.c aCot rt San • o - this ,vte t , 4 bra tr ? 3 3 6 be ''eQbei , b . Tee a . 3 w coy trie SBu. ,�,d y�$�wye t r"''OT' '�Nu�b�r tk��t Ya4� ior. ter.. to C � � xeaQ.-�. dvis'i Gom $s eD . the adoption n. ?o on t° Uti� to red d the n 1: resolution e, . tian:� a� mo�?� �u�b�e.� � .-�r� to the -•th� yus �r co�9 orided Cxea 'p o Tra copY:: grid D 3 sec G 'cil aantin nc . be. denied, , copy.,n, Lion w's adopted. , on the di�� licatiQn ti:�=i�i8s�" '�n • xn� Cp1� � was Teo and rat$:tiny t: t application. 4p ,ublic U d. V l.i,$'aae an Ito. 3 a"�� n raj Giffin , that t tb orductcrs a�?. Resolut n Ito . l �.� G y�„ion _� , end. r 'oe lox"C ilrothtYle r fes $ " tc, - f C?i'� ,. i� �' and . -' 2 �.1 a&„ the matron • pt�Y1y' .-- 'b'T 'Call, 'with-12r �pt�ng on Clara esttns once �:1p. �rer,�ll 1-- atlon "� Ta�e$• re�ei�Q� ��� t r �� on p� C'ceeK t5.oil of C r_ce3�r 3 tort': w se�,gation p rapert� e s x Q ,�'�►nWa. G h and nner properties reC red unanimous nd: ter���t�`. �. control • the !��' purposes. and cxr ;ad tax'e flood. on GOYar° seconded �' ed �? cue b 'Rodgers, o g fee be cancelled. rips sal '� tpyzeri or op roll ��ll gem �n�g�r on �o�;�tanfc�r �atner f r'tG�i'Ay, :, wa Git" .: dale bide e staffs fox' Ro b yr tide nt :t b t the t t fed -to 2i was ode taents { th that Alt that to +de. -itia xe �ox'ewie ro lAih e be t' ' � � 3� � ; e'er ,� e ,ri and. den on aAnt x 0_ and a ,. nfo Iinile e ' the ched' tint the p 2•.t' g ire • iic/ $t ni t".� r eel �. tit t t Ci t hs s:.b concretes .. osp the. and Poe • in s,er$ ;:kids.. £ox on 0 it the G� �e ni4e Vt1�e ��lte $e :C'G'a n`.� Or:,use, � � in .i ed that final oil factors tx�.e �,ce ire • ; the;. di��'e �:pa�teur, was ���'.� t t}�� C oing :: u scu .'the. '• ' aid o 'ies s �tax . d3. h�,.th,� �C` ���ect° �c ' an', ,��,,� b�� �5� �' w�.�n-. at to ,ta b' teen t ` 1S;$ aCti' on. vale 9� �, trae ..'. bi '� which. can .1s and : i t t the bi d �otipn mo�re-J:140114*G ��$;:�.i.11; 'r�e�y(¢ndatiO'�`b : tatAisis,, the ' sta : o©S��p-' o. it y dere to titTUrther report arid prn ec Cc"' t. tie •roc= ,�,�e .: � ��,oclg- �' ,��r o'� the c;�' �n'� :.ti aid ' ' cit'g' 'no %' art addition 'Olds the,. ` .8i e e s :,, fe .situp . P. mor.-an1; tiOn the ot. wry the ooh tru°t�p 1oX� that t bQ�ae tie bids; of for far. the t't* i ox � r 'cell �r�ci ,at 3 ,. 7d1� v3� ,yen riY Alpc r.. $1acX 1� the pit � es . ' .. �; be pariiing on f in ,n t 6 a bi to m l� at �`�tl The Ci a��e i'�. t aheaterd r- p 1ti , eive to • , b� Carrie at a ;sere i5:, est ' h� w+�r1 ied. end a t? ---�-�" "'-. .. En ` tea' end gad, r$c ebt • be ' ash s �e�i �� a Tentative' _: p of Eleanor Court Further consideration was given to the tentative subdivision map of Bleanor'Court,:being a portion ot.Rancho Rincon de. San Frsnci - quito,` located south of- Dinah's Shaer end -adjacent to Adobe Creek, A, report wAe: made by the Planning Officer cf the study made on•this_" matter by Committee No.. 1 ' and the staff, and attention Mss culled to 'recommendations ' of; Committee No. 1 for the dedication of 15 .feet 01'land to..the : Flood Control; District from the center of the proposed. •ohanneh of Adobe Creek, for the development ,of the street to'60-foot"standards modified to fit this particular situation i and for a;; road; -connection • `with- Wilkie Way. A map was submitted show- ing. a. - proposed street connecting with Wilkie Way which was the location recommended by the staff if.astreet is to be put through. The. me.p also indicated an. alternate street ,development for considera� tion. Mir-WalterKeitz, a attorney and the owner'with Messrs. 1.Short axed Schmidt' of adJotning property., . `addressed. the Council ;stating that they h ve plane, for`` the ,.construction of twenty' apartmen unite on. their property,which is zoned- E-3-( ', and. that they feel the extension :of WilkieWay would_.not benefit their property:_ Mr. Kaitz asked' ;'the Council. to studyr the matter further before any: action is ttken • A` motion was made by Giffin, seconded bar Bishop, that the be referred back to the Planning Commission, Mr,. L. Farrell Mcahie, member of the Planning Commission, told the Courtcil that .t=he Commission had recommended R-5 zoning for ; the property proposed f:or-: subdivision as Eleanor Court. on the basis ;that,.there would :not.'be' a through street connecting with Wilkie Way; .that. the Commission had _ given,'some consideration at one time to :putting:a road through tie 4res:. The, lotion to refs:. ..„!was lost. On "motions or Marshall and Mitchell, the whole matter wa.s referred `?back to Committee;:. No,• 1. Sale of' Ta.`x-Deeded;Properties Resolution No. 3005 authorizing the TAX Collector to Advertise for the sale of .;certain, tax -deeded properties as' provided. bythe Provisions of the Revenue and Taxation Code was introduced: 'It ,was explained `by the Assistant City Manager that the; properties are located: at 415. Fernando;' Avenue and at,3395 Birch Street, that `relocated houses have been placed on these lots, and that the minimur� ;acceptable bid on the Fernando:Avenue property ha', been set at $13,500.00 and the minimum acceptable bid on the Birch Street propert has been placed at $11,500.00. On<motion of Mitchell and Bishop, the resolution was ;Adopted 'by unanimous vats on' roll call. Off -Street Parkin Program for �a.orth County Site The City . Manager reported that he had received a letter from_ the office of the County Executive of '' Santa Clara _ County amend- ; ing their previous. request , in ;connection with the acquisition of :property' 1'or off streetparking' in the vicinity of the site of the \proposed North County Building. The amended program which is in Accordance .‘withwa reeuest, of the California Avenue Area Development 'Association provides:- for' the City to acquire the southerly corner of Birch and Sherman in place ;" of_ the westerly corner previously authori- zed. It was pointed out"thatthe property involved, as well as the 'property on the northerly- corner, which the City has previously agreed to purchase, is not included in the Parking District for ;Project 55-5. y C� y aAvenueti the a� '�� he _ C$li lion' f�nela nt stare southerly �. spesUi ash de. r ethe . ,,, W do y g't$ ' a the r corner ' 4aaaciaterl,: ca#ira le ftnat the` aide, ' corner t :. a itli . ' d arXing & - her nerr° ild arty ,c�vld r�x, �?.. ur`ae the Wort ed the loped. dp= : i be cGee re ,a 1 ertg. ,a' n o northeasterly a developed. an corner o rot Gam oge '°' et pr�` � e. ��A i�leo ca d ve ope , h a the wh m i be ba t e e aced far plan for hew Sher ea is � the fir. i proposed o eD . t Birch-and. �: h ,tit hip property' at ng • Street G ,auc I.4 rOperty : sKed lace property also proposed , off` a d : cti° Wno a the Cit t, is ed p gc4uisd the t rt .i its y nd th t in "d b % ,ym tot ns tQ :vii tin F` . Oe ..ui� ah �: arki r • ne f p7G' , :It venue .uae.paru r ixx px�8 the r for commercial entire pa dded �° axix�B lots, taut Avenue d for ty . rner.>,aa � . de� to t'h� e1e t be added Caen the: ca ence was t'ln� p � �a �� the by t�� Mart of t�y, : st B nr map den �.c te ul t be s3. he request be �c�l � � de re4 to, the cede t ossib agreed . o,,i1d de t cil area, an r 'pointed parcels parcels V,th t. ;it. Waif' ag �-t ge his been that t°h the vaistriet additional t oc °� ga steel. change advised. e �g on t e a e a� thfl l.d' ,-\ .OS,r, nga.. t the 1 t the- s ciatten. cq, re the th t 1 lie anvil �+ � end '��• Avenue . �;�� to acquire and �hnr should :I 't� 1 a o is ex� the staff sof %Dch' ;a , S'he Qt ,ed.locations. the Calif t txl eel ex a hem ring 1 ter bra of at l g de ionh as de an he pe the whala mat I w aterlg $ u n of the b��n, d h� en end 1��bne � tip � decision a� pup � + tY�al s time , 9 s25, p ,Ni. , moi of .:�a. et thi eae t _ ('er referred to,,, it •� h s�.�n�1 '�o th a, Committee Contract the contract . toax a re V.14. •t wit she 0° owaned at 9 e nay' to City, !O glf d attentt o; to the the °l � the �apa8er: ca�e�aioriRl' xav�.d�d t Augu�t lh�,lf the` % old 15' wha,crprovided improvements the paid one-half ro- n°n 1Y G,�' ty *10,000 i1 for commencing r he \ contract, g • anted 29, td' the thly installments nsta t en ' to c defer ro, st 1, �t tray ' i1 pa`s ' ;:',r d .tha iaeianon e Mende�a sela�l. a � in ,�ig�'er„r$por�a�ed p$'x' �,�ents n���' re m �e r�n8 �na� �.a, our payments � driving The City ZIng thelest the Ci 4 ate an 3g�'i + d . 195. d. p►tom `�of t re j,ance, �,c�he� 3p' a�t�,►°rl�e• t.� 'ax'ani tract to sit ai tie b 4 and mot payments be , shop,' endto the contract v A of t 3 rhea paya+e $arid 8i ilb a in June, the amens tthese dell motion o a x viv an to be made to sib p,� coati cif app � nta d the 'SOW 11, the G hat. oW? utnari�e Grade Se.nr ti°" roll °l vide °r t 198 and a c o. d e r 1 id a SeConstruction contract. str with Standard OS that he d to the t coon oaaae vt that the recd ri Item. • th the xed or action, e �1e2 C ra ec tinloa a iscusnion a an proposed hub 11 portion ort � � Grade The in the discussion a hop of Sav- leas A not Standard 0p is lAfor tpre r temporary of the ar rontal • �1e Se was t ' 4i�g G �Pa in8 the construction �l • 0p a /Oar i this �e�l� a� th of 1 t,�ndg pert m tion of Ru seconded, .t In t their property r a pent l, to a Cott voting • i �epa�t �' motion tAii.9� was a �authorized A� n � �a�in Lot • , the to with n approved roll call vote of 'Easement r an the icnutt110� at/ �e • oast t report ror a nu & + e� the City ,a entaiLot l he r --s` c de. sleeting, f the aban feet p A relax t t nor hwesterl'Y ten j at the 1a thn northwesterly � •�� ,_,� received t across p� /► .gyp Day ae4P~ - "u'J'„ Y R'.``y:VA4`..iy ''• . ty..�, h.'�bi".. ti�� r .....r. . ._ ti•�i'1y�'/+��n�l,'Pik^lir^�A1!l�Yriw}1't�.mi�%`!.u;A+�+syaNnnRnra�r�: 332 Mr. Mike ;Golick, speaking for the California Avenue Development Assocation, stated that the association feels that the property on'the westerly corner is suitable for a department store and that it would be' Mere desirable for the property on the southerly corner to be acquired for, harking so, that the westerly corner could ' be developed for commercial purposes. Mr. George Baron, whose property on the northeasterly* side of Birch Street is proposed Zor off-street parking, asked the Council to withhold action until a master plan for the whole area is developed. Mr. .Edwin P. Gerth, whose. property at Birch and Sherman is also proposed for acquisition -by the City, asked that his property be retained for commercial Use and that_:in its- place property at the corner of Grant Avenue and: Park Boulevard _ be acquired for parking. Reference was ma.deto the entire parking program for the area and to the map designatingparcels to be added to the parking district 55-5,- parcels to be acquired by the City for parking lots, and: additional parcels for possible acquisition by the County. The City Manager pointed . out ::that it was agreed on at the startof the program that the locations for parking sites. would be designated by the. County,: and that` the suggested change has been made at the request of the California Avenue Association; Be advised that the Council .has already instructed the staff. -to acquire the parcels on the westerly and northerly corners of Birch and:Sherman, and that if a further study of. the matter• is Woe made, action should be withheld until a: decision has been .made enthe parking lot locations. .On motion of Ruppenthal" a.nd referred to -Committee (The Council took a recess at and; reconvened a't.9.35 P.M.) Amendment to...Golf Professional Contract The City.Manager called attention to the contract with Patrick F. Mahoney;,`._golf 'professional, and to the amendment to the contract,. dated July, 29, 1957, which provided that the golf pro- fessional; shall _pay to the City410,000 for, improvements to the driving =range in eight monthly installments. commencing August 1, 1957-:. The City Manager" reported that. Mr. Mahoney has paid one-half of,the:required sum, and has -asked permission to defer the payment O the balance, making; the lest four payments on June 30, July 30, August 30 'and:`September 5.0,:195&:: -The City Manager recommended that these deferrettpayr nts be : author1zed 0n motion of;Byxbee and:Bishop, and by unanimous vote on roll; -call, the Council approved :an 'aaaendment to the contract to prov1de.for the:laat four payments to be made_ in June, July, August and September, 195$.,' and' authorized the_ Mayor to sign the amendment to _ the contract: Construction Lease with Standard Oil' Co, Project .bee, the whole matter was this time, 9:25 P.M., ., Grade Separation Councilman, Navis asked that:tthe, record show that he did not participate" inthe, discussion or -action on this item. The 'City. Manager presented; a•proposed sub -lease with the Standard,:'0i1 Company: for the temporary use: of a small portion of their property during -the cons:.ruction.of the South Palo Alto Grade Separation., at consideration of= $1.00 a yes ,r rental. ,On motion :of Ruppent'hal-, duly seconded, this sub -lease was-. approved and the, Mayor -was authori ed�':to execute it in behalf of the City! byr ro.11 'call ot.e" with ).k"Ayes .Mavis not' voting. Request for Abandonment Easement, Lot 59, Tract 1022, v!alnu a ens, ni ATo. A. rePort was eaade --by the City Manager ,on: the request received 'at the' ast:.meeting,for the abandonment of a public utili- ties:easement across the northwesterly ten'reet of Lot 59,'Tract 1023, 238 :Walnut Gardens, Unit. No.:2. `:He advised, that the City Engineer hat reported .that, this..: easement, is. needed ' for flood control : purposes and ' has recommended that it: be' not. abandoned. On' motion,:of: Ruppen-thal end Mavis, the report: was •accepted it was directed that no.actioiibe taken on the request. Civil Defense Operational Area Coordinator The City Manager.. advised that it' is in :order for the Council to adopt a resolution approving'the. appointment of the Director of Civil Defense: for;Santa Clara, County as -the Operational Area Coordinator. Resolution No. 3O06'authorizing the County Director of . .: Civil•;Defense to- •actas 0perational Area Coordinator to - coordinate Civil Defense: -and :D±s:aster-: operations of the County and Cities was " introduc. d andadopted by: unanimous vote on; roll call- . . Letter from- Treasurer:. A letter was presented from the City Treasurer, W. C. Cobb! in accordance with -provisions• of Section 36326 of the Government .Code, advising that he has,ta remote interest in a contract which the City proposes to enter into: with the American Trust Company for the purchase or -City bonds;' that his interest consists of the fact `: that , he is, the', Assistant: Na.nager and Assistant Vice ,President of the Palo Alto Office of,the'Americ n Trust Company, and that the Company has more than ten employees. was directed that this information be made a matter of reoord and that' the -letter•. be filed. :`]good Control.;. A report ,eras made, by :the City Manager on a meeting with - representatives: of_ the-Snta C1Ara County Flood Control. District at which: recommendations;of;the:'District's engineer•for applying a- ; layer of :'.concret -tothe ; existing bank of; Sian. •Francisquito Creek on the ,Pa1.o Alto ;.s:ide from ;Newell•Road .bridge to the ,Bayshore- High- way bridge .were considered He advised that the Board of Supervisors approved the plan informa;l1y '.today,- and expects �o g1ve final anprovp 1 rind arra'rd ;the :contract foxy -the 'work -at. their next meeting; that the program is scheduled to be c;`omple.ted by' October•15, ,195$.. It was exp;aned:tha:t the-workproposed.will be -less expensive -than a standard;bank protection project -and should not upset the cost- I benefit ret:io.required.to justify the proposed dam to be constructed -as-a• permanent. solution' to the flood problem. The City Manager also reported that he had attended a meeting of representatives..of Santa Clara. County and the Flood Coratro.l District,' with representatives of San Mateo County sitting .in on the discussion, and that all present had agreed on.a staff level ors: a formula for sharing •the cost of the project proposed by the Corps- of Engineers, And had endorsed the project.' ' Yacht Harbor improvements - The City Manager reported that the resolution recently passed by the Council requesting . S artta Clara. County to participate on a fifty-fifty:basis in financing improvements to the Palo Alto Yacht Harbor had been presented to the Board of Supervisors which had referred the matter to the County Park and Recreation Commission that a delegation.had appeared to speak in behalf of`the project, :and the Park -and Recreation:Commission had recommended unanimously is -that the County participate inthe program as requested. The City 1 Manager advised; -that: the matter had been considered by the Board of ;Supervisors today; and the Board had voted to participate in the har- bor project, up.:to.an amount of $63,050.00 which is eatimaited to be ' one-half o1:the cost. The City Manager further stated that he would include A suO “or the City'•s share of the project in the proposed budget; for the next fiscal year' which is soon to be presented to the Council. :.undscaping Main Lib x7 Site A report was received from Committee No. 2 recommending. that the Council reject; the bid of aravelle & McConnell and instruct the City. Engineer to` "proceed -with the grade and fill work for the Main Library`, Project 57-7. The committee recommended that: turf be substituted for` the improvements recommended by the landscapes; ar- ch .tect; in areas: designated #2 and .#3,`: and that the architect', be authorited to design alternate plans for the landscaping. '0n motion of Davis and Stephens,, the recommendations of Committee No. .2 were adopted by voice vote, Mitchell voting No`. -Hoover Park Plans A report was, received from Committee No. 2 recommending that the Council approve the preliminary plans for Hoover Park as submitted by Stedman, Reid and -Kopp; landscape architects. On motion of Davis and Bishop, these preliminary park plans were approved-. - Hospita;l" Rates and Budget A report was submitted by Committee No. 4 recommending that the 1958-59 operating budget'of the Palo Alto -Stanford Hospital Center be approved as revised by the Hospital Board and Committee No. 4. Committee No. 4 recommended approval of the rate schedule for the Palo Alto Hospital, effective June 1, 1958 as proposed by the Board of Directors of the -Palo Alto -Stanford Hospital Center in their letter,of'April 14, 1958:' The committee also recommended that the present $2.50 -per day subsidy for Pa.lo Alto residents be; continued et the Hospital. On motion of Mitchell and Woodward, the three recommenda- tions of Committee No. 4 were adopted by unanimous vote on roll -call. Variance Appeal - Douglas B. Spence A report was received from the Planning Commission unani- mously recommending that the decision of the Zoning Administrator be reversed and that'a variance be granted to Douglas B. Spence of 360 Shasta Drive to'al.l'ow construction of an addition to his home with a "side yard.of 8 feet where 11 feet are otherwise required. After: a. reviews of -the: question by the Planning Officer, it wras moved by Mitchell, seconded by Navis, and carried that the. variance be granted in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning Commission Variance Appeal - L. H..Sonnichsen- A report was submmitted .by the Planning Commission recom- mending,.by a vote- of k. to 1;, that the decision; of the Zoning Administrator be _upheld -.and that.the variance application of L."H. Sonnichs'en be denied. The variance as, requested would allow the location'. and construction. of 'a building with a' rear yard setback of 10 feetwhere 20 feet are, otherwise required, at-.315':University Avenue 'in ..the - C-2 District . The matter wasreviewed';'by the Planning Officer. Lorenz .Costello, attorney for Mr.'. Sonnichsen, the appiicart, Se nnichs.en's son addressed the Council : in support of the, app'lica'tion. They 'pointed out: that no' objection had' been expressed at the hearing;, by any_ .'other property owners, and ,urged-- that the' variance be allowed._. On.motion`o"f :`Rodgers and Stephens, the variance Baas granted as rcqueated. .. "`.c'"'s"'""'�Y1aY'»::u�c'�.'.r•4.�.:vrs:�s�aa.�+:nwW.....W...,.,...-.,.....,._,_.........p.-......,,....Y.�.:w:m^...._ __..... Tentative Maps of " Tract 912, Block 9. Sterling_Gardens No. 1 A report was received from the Planning Commission unani- mously: recommending that the" -tentative map of Tract No. 912, Block 9 end..the adj8cent 20 -foot;. alley, Sterling Gardens No. 1, be approved frith .the, 53 -foot wide -.:lots a$ proposed, under Section VII, Exceptiont, of, the -Subdivision Ordinance; and subject to Engineering Bulletin 58-35 which recommended the granting of public utilities easements 'as:shown in red on the map The Commission advised that the ex- ceptiona1 depth of theselots, when combined with the 53 -foot width proposed, provides" an average lot: size of approximately 7260 square feet;' tb t the requirement of a greater width would result; in lots : of an- excessive ly large- size which would be out of character with the prevailing6000 square -foot lot size in the surrounding area. The: Commission. also asked that it be made a matter of public record tha.t no variance from :the yard requirements of the Zoning Ordinance be granted to the present owner or any subsequent owner of the propertiesfin this subdivision in light of the recommended approval. it was noved by 'Stephens and seconded that this tentative map be approved as recommended by the Planning Commission. The motion. wa;s; carried' .on : roll call, with 14 Ayes, Davis being absent during this roil call. •It "was, painted out by the Council that it could not make it "a ' matter of. record .that: no variance from the yard requirements. would'::be.,granted.:in the;; future on any property in, this subdivision, but it was';..a,greed by Council members present that it would be their .intent " to grant - no variances'_ from the yard requirements . on these lots. 'California .Avenue Pedestrian Under ass lea,olution No . �3007;> determining that the public interest and necessity require . the acquisition of an easement .for'pedestrian underpass purposes s:ndL directing the filing of eminent'domain :pro ceedings.,,, inconnectionv<with the acquisition of a plarcel. of .0039 a_.cres '.fro,n the. Southern :Facttic Company, was introduced;' :and on motion of Rodgers and Cresap, was adopted on roll call, with 24 Ayes, Davis.:'.being:_ absent :dual"rig this roll caul. South Palo Alto -Grade Separation Proj)ect 'The City .Manager reported that he had appeared before= :the Stater :Highway Commission :in Sacramento last week regarding the South Palo ;Alto;: Grade Separation: Project, and advised that_ hewould submit a number "of . agreements` and resolutions to the Council at its next meeting on. June 9, 1958, with the hope that they will be"::adopted at that_ time so that they can be presented to the highway Commission 'at its June. meeting.:, The,;City Manager advised that a permit has` been received from the-PubliejJtilities Commission granting: the: ,City per - ;mission to construct the:. underpass. Appointment , to :Matadero. Mosquito Abatement Dlstri"et`' The Mayor requested: approval of the re -appointment of Mr.. J': B. wells as a Trustee of -the Matadero Mosquito Abatement District;. representing Palo" "Alto,. for another term of two years. be :., ai pprove.d:. seconded and carried that` this appointment Theme being no further business to come before he meeting was declared ' adjourned at 10:25 P.M. APPRCVF.D.:/'` _ 6 v - mayor