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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11241958City Hall, Palo. Alto, California November 24, 1958" The Council of the City .of: Palo>Alto met in regular session on this date at 7;30 P. M.., With Ma.y'ar -POrtvi presiding. Roll call was as follows Present: Bis;hop, -Byxbee, ,Corcoran, Cresap, ;Davis, Evans, Giffin,• MitcheYl, Navis, Porter, ;Rodgers,. Rappenthal, Stephens. The minutes of the meeting. of November 10, 1958, were approved as distributed': A letter was received from the Santa Clara. County Flood Control'and Water Conservation District requesting cancellation of taxes on properties acquired by theacquired by the pistrict for flood control purposes, as follows: Kanazawa and Keavery properties On San Francisquito Creek, and the Srnith-Kinworthy property on Barron (Dry) Creek., On motion of NNa:vis and Byxbee, the taxes on said properties were cancelled by unanimous vote on roll call. (Councilmen Marshall and :Woodward carne at 7:35 P.M. , and were present for the rest of: the meeting. ) :A .letter was received from the Los Altos County Fire Protection District objecting to the, inciiasion in the proposed annexation of the area westerly of the Southern Pa ific Railroad and southeasterly of Arastradero Road, statingthat they feel the boundary does not follow natural and well-defined physical features and would result in confusing residents of the area as to the Fire-Departzzent responsible for its protection, and also that they feel the City of Palo Alto would not be able, to provide proper fire protection as its facilities are not a.4 close to the area as those of the District. The City Manager commented that the jagged boundary line referred, to was created by the: Town of Los Altos Hills, and that the boundary of the proposed annexation;' area was extended to the Los Altos Hills boundary line so that there would not be an unincorporated "island" left between the two cities that the City of Palo Alto has a' site for a future fire station on Hanover Street. that if the proposed annexations are completed it might be in order to consider locating the fire station site to the west and south to bring it closer to the area; however, it is believed there would be, adequate fire protection to the area even though the site of the new fire station is not changed. In answer to a question from Councilman Byxbee, it was reported by the staff that a comput4tlon of property owners in the westerly area who have been heard from indicated that the owners of 71.45 acres, having an assessed value `of'$116, 390.00, have asked that their properties be included in the annexation. A' letter was read from Mayor .Towle of the Town of Los Altos Hills requesting reconsideraton of the:boundaries of Foothills Annexation No. 2, stating -that the City Council -of .Los Altos Hills feels that in the best interests of area development the westerly: area;, should be excluded; that if this section should -beco m.. incorporated in the future, it :s-hould, in their opinion, be included in the Town: of` Los ✓Altos Hills` A communication -was also received from Richard A. Frank, 15159 Manualla"Avenue, stating that°a: majority of the residents and property owners of the area westerly of therailroad tracks and Arastradero Road: request that this area be extoluded from the Foothills No. 2 annexation area. A motion was ,made by Byxbee, seconded by Mitchell,that the request in the letters for exclusion of, the westerly area be denied and that the Council give its approval to the commencement of proceedings for the annexation of Foothills No. 2 to the City of Palo Alto: Atthis time the City Manager presented a map of Palo Alto and adjacent areas: and described the boundaries of the proposed Foothills Annexation No -2. He pointed out that the original request wasreceived from people .in the portionof the area near El ;:;amino Real and Arastradero Road; that because of the number of requests and inquiries from residents and property owners,. of adjoining areas, a post card poll was taken to determine interest in annexation, and aa.a,-result of the poll, the staff believed it was in order to include the whole area in the proposed annexation which could be decided by a vote ofsthe;people affected. The City Manager advised that all the area is .within ;the -Palo Alto Unified School District: The Planning Officer reported that the Planning Cornmussion had considered; the proposed: annexation, and felt that the area included in Foothills Annexation No.::: 2 -would be a reasonable and logical extension of the City of Palo Alto.; Opportunity ;was given to people in the audience to speak at this time, Mr. Richard A. • Frank addressed the Council opposing the inclusion of the westerly:area which he stated is a semi -rural area, with large lots. He. requested that the proponents of the annexation be asked to exclude the area west of the railroad tracks. or : that the annexation procedure be divided into. two parts so that the residents of the westerly area -can vote separately on the matter. Mr Fra»lk stated that he has a petition signed by about fifty resident property owners. Mr Richard Clark addressed the Council, representing Dr. Esther B. Clark who, hestated, owns 32 acres in the westerly area and wishes to have her property annexed to Palo Alto. Mr. Clark advised that he also represented Admiral and Mre. Paul Lee who wish to have their one-acreparcel on Manuella Avenue: included in the annexation. He stated that the -people: he represents -do not want tobe annexed to Los Altos Hills; they wish to have their property annexed to. Palo Alto.. Geone ,A Forrester, 26670 Old Trace Road, also spoke to • the Council in favor of the annexation, and filed a petition which he =stated was signed the owners of approxixrmately 63 by' acres in the westerly area whowish toi be included xn the ann•exation and ask that they be given an opportunity to vote on the ,question. fiT. Frank at this time filed petitions signed by a` number, of property owners in' the,,westerly area protesting the annexation. Mr. Frank stated that he, might wish to :recall these petitions later. Mr Joseph E. Joseph, 26155 Mesa Averse, spoke in opposition to the annexation'; asking for a separate election to be held in the westerly area. Mr.' Allan Reide .;1.493.0 Miranda Avenue, spoke in favor of the annexation of the westerly area and urged the Council to proceed with the annexation of the enure Foothills No. 2 area.' He -advised that several, other property owners on Miranda Avenue desire to be annexed to Palo Alto. Mr Reid also spoke in favor of the annexation of uninhabitedterritory designated, as Foothills Annexation No. 1-A, and the acquisition by the City of lased in that area for mountain park facilities, The .rnotion:to deny the request in the communications for exclusion of the westerly area from the annexation proceedings was then carried. Resolution No. 3047 consenting to the °commencement of proceedings" for the annexation of property to the City of Palo Alto, designated as"Foothills Annexation No. `2'"_ was introduced. and on motion of Mitchell and Navis, was adopted by unanimous'.vote on roll'call. The City -Manager called attention to a Digest of Procedures which has been prepared, showing the steps involved in the annexation of inhabited territory, such as Foothills "No. 2.- Copies of the outline were distributed to council members, and it was announced that copies would be available at the City Clerk's office to any persons interested 'Jt was pointed out that the next step in the procedure is apubli.cation;.by-the proponents of annexation of a notice of intention to; circulate a.forrnal` petition within the territory; that. after a- copy of the,notic.e and affidavit.of publication have been filed, the Council must adopt a resolution :approvingthe circulation 'of the formal petition; and that the formal petition- must be -signed-by: at least one-fourth of the registered voters residing within the territory proposed to be annexed and must be filed within six months` from the date the first ignature was obtained. ..The City Manager` presented" a contract with John C. Throckmorton, Jr., doing business as Nu -Lawn Chemical Company, for weed abatement for the period Novembers; I, 1958 through October 31, 1963.. He explained that, this is' a new ;five-year contract, on the -saxne price and under the same conditions as the former contract. A resolution ;approving the.. contract and authorizing its execution by the.; Mayor: was introduced, and on.4motion of Mitchell and Navis, was adopted by unanimous ,vote on roll =call greeiriexit<for Purch se of Portion of Boronda Farrn e City:Manager presented the proposed agreexn,ent for thepurchase of 1194, acres zn of;land.fro flrw-Russel V,. Lee and Dorothy Womack Lee for a total price'. of $1,, 2,94,::600.,0a,,to be paid, for'. under a lease -purchase arrangerznent, the first payment of $300, 000 to -be made by December 31, 1958 for the purchase, of 600:acres"and additional payments to be mace each year through December 31, 1964 for other parcels described;i;n Exhibits attached to the agreement. The City Manager submitted a Map showing the area proposed for acquisition, and reviewed :the provisions of the."agreement. He explained- that the cost of the 'land_ay.erages $1,000 per acre, and that the totalpurchase price includes -an. additional':$100, 000 asked by Dr. Lee .for the valley section in which the Tea House, the `caretaker's, residence and the new stable are located. It was pointed out; thatthe construction cost of the stable is $35, 000. 00. It was noted that the agreement provides that in the event the City does not exercise any option to purchase the.parcels as specified, Dr, and Mrs. Lee shall have the option, to;buy back any property transferred to the City under the terms of the agreement, upon payment of the same sum as the City paid for such property.: . Councilman Davis asked if there is any provision in the agreement to protect the City in - the event the City would be kept, from fulfilling its option to purchase any of the parcels because of a suit or legal action. The City Attorney advised that there is no such provision in the proposed agreement, but that such a condition could be included if Dr. Lee has no objection. It was moved by Mrs. Corcoran, seconded by Marshall, and carried that a paragraph be included in the agreement to provide that the 90 -day option. of Dr. Lee to repurchase the property would not apply if the City, for any reason beyond its control, is not able to carry out the:. terms of the agreement to purchase .._.--:.._ .----- _ n -,,ads of the t _ xaxsal-;has been . _ . fern: al .app era t.nstr en,r by the iris asked if ,any �; not be ate whichi GaThe; ity Da. ied than he , ha rases} was m at ansgex:reps infoxxnal app for the City;- and C$ Obtain ;City sisal; than an and satiafactoxY December 1. pzo��rty ecem 31, s are reasahable - set D �owdcil to: cibtain .a ���e ��a erxn � xo.�osa1 he �$ - 1 indicate thee. maid . pr, :Lee,' s p Tire, and he has t:GitY Managerox, payment. camplete. ;The Adiay that ttRe pry ce:. offe=;ed.s.. Y,c;onth to '.date for the fir ate payxn: oe,.the� value; of advi as tthefuxfor raisal Haight take a inion - some. tune a fosxt0rB P . 3 ence: to express. an op would. talke advised that• the a u an appraisal amble sale a` 1 two, , 'real -ter s.. �� . eki stated that and a d: take a` was called on Ms., peug G°u . over the .land a g the terrain xo he, - would togo area. get -co Causale 1 ` .thc, p pe• . ha`ve land in the �a the raiser other Kelley re h fair. because tY►e a ie ativisesl that s�sran IJix • a2 Y1and & wery , a. 00:an acre. the•agreement_=are, than the in the are. g pQO. the. s of ,�s3ue tom' rougher, had seat fox W. , er,ed,;and , term how a higeer rice,;mff� raisal would • t that he .be]:ieve�; the'.P det�,,iled�;aFp and tha ,for'the G}ty+ t3na{ a rice :offered to the Gsty� � Corcoran, purchase p Mrs• seconded by authorizing its executian. Dyed bY'Mitchell, reement and a It. Was roving the agreement would be included ex in the be-adapted,,atb endixeut.just adopted resolution dixag. the axn ,�vi:th:the- undex'mtan be delayed, until xeexxxeut on the matter have a final ag, that action xbee`-moved Council had promised to �' Counci 95 t This motion was seconded stating that h�^ felt the op, x► uiring the land. �C.e�bex 22, the matter of ac4 public heaxiing on- be held. soanex, tither by by , todgex ®.. su d aced a hearing to amend the motion. to u �ha1, g8 and moved lq5$. The Go. Or the C R pp� of the Whole, 8, ittee meeting on December vote.: the Council Or :the Committee. Council xn voice Matter _ e the b Davis., but was lost by a . voted defer the � 1�5$• �,s t!aen arioendxxLent was seconded y December 22. odelaythe ttextoD The.mot�.on t vote. d was lost by a voice made saxx�e remarks on an, 'Kipling Street, that the em �ohn.l�+tidy�,?..918 a,lo Alta Timesa At .this time i. Orteel in the P questioned the ity said it.,waa rip Hoover park. and he q rated out that . to the:Council. .lie sin ,�t Manager per. ut in reoxri The City t• the -decision Toney to P bd purchase • ark pans and,that , ha��xxo „$•for•the la cover P a ntun'baliiy af', tun on:,the H Daisy and not tthe- - 'e the "of 3eet n .. were held . ark one. of p 'Ax. I+ee and a xiu e.'co onrx�a.in the,p acquired fxezn resented } �cxst in park would' be P lied i not .to c®natxuc,t rasthe use of -.this Jared being. The Mayor en exdy a,a�,erl ��' ttie:�pxoposed�'�� Ito. be°made: Vin. d ;8 purchased' dare• xovexbentg:to the lan. next few .y irnp �d �xnslzed,befoxe warded out d�lxing the I t�at r C. divel.: plans vv'ill .be the; ,agree- } *he. veo eat p final motion to, appre.r-e can tk.at de .. "' a original against it unless he - _ furthex yciiscusa�o hex h , would vote ag cilxxxe uxiL. warded. Goon h pjavx�a•advised will be ext°J, h� .felt Couxr�ci ,.e s eyiously agreed "por of acquiring the prop. zr,�nt. ted t , . , ,, fa► ve a puiiliC hearingIt �,w tb�e „vhile; he, was. in Council to hm rat if a vote see h d tit, o f the reeme Rodgers ffitato, lion•oh:the .Part royal of the a� 1e an, nd a.i st the : app that there d would vote ag on the :�ueston� am • `and.-saxr.ed ken at this true by �yxbee, as to seconded and c matter g,uppcxitlaa:l, Whole to resolve - this wa, s then moved�bY ittee of the .oirirn._ into,a Cow that:tha Council ad, a Council.; whole. It, vend as, (,az:xrnittee of the to the and then.xecon en+i want inta� seesxc*n, o£ the Whale xeC0 m the he; C cal :then shed e�cembes d xathal<�hat �t1ae Gamxza .Council on a3 ; bee s iy ul! eeszng a£ the .0 c.a moved Y ular: n' of `+nation was seceded, by 8,' t aof t ,text red w�7ltll �.� t ,of:. the 7�nc� tic'•appxc'vecl:� . The he. pnxrA�►a► lid. ca'4Yted' The City Manager re "1=��.x•�___ on tours' of the park si#e ported that a number of e nRetoursoxfD , and, if others are interested they should o taken Department and arrangements they should' co for further tours contact the (A xecesa. .- , will be made,. was "taken at this time. 9.:25 P.M. and the Council reconvened at 9135 P.M.) . Sa',ppi,eAYeartta2 A'o•r ' . ---- ----_- ment for "Water S stA A supplemental agresrYxent ��� improvements, Project with McGuire and Rester? explainedo "that. the 58-4, was. Assistant for waters s Water ,Department presented. The Assistant.- City system it, .believes it would Manager City the contractor defer; be to the. advantage of for Cx to eight months " .. the' testing of certain 1 andthat that the:: contractor portions ns i the work supplemental agree,nxent and, to has agreed to enter into a that testing and. any a posta performance bond on the Engineer,t ti necessary repair3 will be done at the time deferred ui by t e which will 'be before June.30,: 195.9, required the A resolution approving its execution bay the Mayor g.. the supplemental agreement ite Rodgers, y r was introduced motion of Mitchell authorizing g , was adopted by and on motion of unanimous vote on: roll call. Mitchell and Rehabilitation of Downtown Librar Roof • At the Iast meeting back: to the" Cou lac on the dxf ex'encstaff tsi re foz the old do quested to investigate and report re wntownlibrary- building:e cost of a shaketa roof oForted that the building The Assistant City a composition permitted finder the is" an:Fire •::Zone No. Y Managerwuid " present fire zone reg, and a shake roof would not " a composition roof; ,a tar _ gulationa that` the v in need of a and gravel roof, "or -retention of my choices which s reco Fair,, and' that several c© the tile roof which .e xe ended a: •com contractors who have been cons position roof as the most satisfactory, w"ted'.have` A rxotioxx"was m"arse by Navis, seconded fox; a e omFosxtibn roof be authoxixed rb t balance of the re by proceed the ex. rehabilitation Work t the work Fxoceed aloe Fenditure:. as authorized at the last g with ehz. r. R meeting., 'to, .t ylaxid 14elieY, �iaresid �:ou r. on ahx,s . *President of Downtor,, Palo Alts fora Co matter; suggesting -a de/ay , Inc. , building: rrx�oxath,s �untxl a+�olz t in the work on the. buxldixl , on the z -few fox new a time: as studies. beirx 1 hraryfacxlexear g made by his ox if., , i n the downtown organization , 'Wn area can be completed. ociYycxlnar Mitchell: arlv"s • 000, on-rehabilioanra ; ed that he feels it is . g the •old.buildin unwise to s on a a.iliproceed, g; and xnaVed rtba.t the Fend $26, to with any"of the workpending City" ions eo be, instructe ` . Council There was no second, to -the g further instructions from the m'vton. -The rnot:on,:to•a;uthorxze the, e,m � �_t _ re of funds for the composition roof was _tx,.... carried'' .It wa.s'ihexx :xro+� eci� b •" library rehabx2 tatzo>i �' Mxtcheil. seconded by was `:det Tared rita b project :be. delayed ' B r bee, that the .whale y a voice vote.. - Pending further study. The rrtoci®ri.: Reefs` bt of,�o .. , . ., cattle a of El Camino Park . A coxnxiaunxGa,txon was receavrd froxrx Scouts of.A=xxesica ' the Stanford Area. whxch'wo . ; expressing concearn Council, Hoy uld reuxxe the:Boy oar the xecernt-action of the. for, use of the El jr " y 5co'uto tCopay' aofee of 15 Council" the rmo Perk '"'w 96 c+f the rasa receipts annual So hich"_they state would, & • Boy E,�cpoa txon held in PaI fo' ,c,e them to di scoixtin�se Pezmittecl to uee El - Alto. per ittext of the Stanford free of charge. vvhxcl� a in `ehe. past bean nford "Area Counncil, Sc Mr." Duncanrse MacDonald, Boy Scouts, addressed the Council • 447 and asked reconsideration of the: matter, stating that the organizationfeels that the Boy Scouts Or -any other •comparable non-profit group should' "not: be required to pay a; fee for 'use: a the park 'was moved by Rodgers, seconded and carried that'the matter: be ;reconsidered and reterre l to Committee No. 2. Traffic` Report. of De Letiw, ?Gather &:%Co. A;.'report was received" from the Ccxnmittee of the Whole advising that it has re'iewed the traffic : report. of De Leuw, Cather & Company recorn mends that=;it be: referred -to, Conarni,ttee No: 1 to consider the details of the • • study and make . seec.ozrantendatioi s motion of Rodgers, duly seconded, the report of the Committee, of e Whole; was adopted and the traffic report was referred to Conixnittee No. ,1. • 3163 Middlefield Road (Freeman's Market) report vras receivecHrosn Committee No. 1 stating that: the request, of Freeman's Market for a reduction of the: parking strip at the rear of their business-at`3163. Middlefield Road from 30 feet to 20 feet hes been considered by the 'Planning Department, to which it was referred by the Council,' and by Corninittee. No. 1, and that the':comrnittee recommends that the request be denied. On motion of Woodward and Mitchell, the recommendation was adopted and the request sty denied o'st f. Uocationse' fan Site Hospital Improvements report was 'submitted -by Committee No. 4 advising that the agree- ment'on cost allocations for:on-site improvements of the Palo Alto -Stanford Hospital. Center, asauthorized by the Council. on December 23, 1957, had not been executed as both parties had not agreed to all of the terrns. .The committee reported that the cost allocations and the revisions of some items have been reviewed again, :and are recommended to the Council for approval and execution; as a part -Of the Core-..: Facilities "Agreement. . The City Manager advised that hefew revisions are in the City's favor and -that the on -site cost allocations are based on the following over-all percent -1 ages: -Stanford, 76.321%; Palo Alto, 23.679%. A resolution approving the on -site allocations as a supplement to the Core Facilities Agreement, and -authorizing the Mayor to execute the supplement,, was introduced, and on motion of Mitchell and Rodgers, was adopted by unanimous vote ,on "ion. call. Report or. Low -Cost Housing A :report was received from Committee No. 3 advising that after con- sidering the; report of the Committee on Low -Cost Housing, Committee No. 3 recommended as follows to the Council: That the City send notices to the people who arc still occupying condemned houses that' they must vacate them by: March 1, 1959, and that the ,staff be directed to take the necessary. steps toward demolition of the`•buildings at that time. That the City Attorney be instructed to take proper means -to prevei► the owners from ;renting sub -standard houses which have been - condemned ,by the' City. t,the :report'of the sub-con,.rnittee; on .long range planning be accepted-aa an interx-xn report ,;:and':that its recommendation for: referral of the ;problem to,the'Inter-City Council be accepted as. one:.of the Many things which need to be done to seek a. solution to the prablern tthe Mayor be requested to enlarge the Committee to Study: ow-C;ogt.Housing, and' when. the committee is in.a better position o report, its needsfor further assistance from the City that it do so. ouncilman Cresap, Chairman of Committee No. 3, made comments to supplement the connmittee!,s report, pointing out the complexity of the problem as indicated in the report of the sub -committee on longrange plaiuung. On motion of Cresap and Mitchell, the recommendations of Committee No 3 were adopted. Design Control A report was received from the Planning Commission unanimously recommending approval of the design control application of Anderson Bros. covering the location of a six -unit, two-story apartmentstructure at El Carmelo Avenue and Emerson Street. It was moved, seconded and carried that the recommendation be adopted and the application approved. Record of Survey (formerly Map of Tract 1085) A report was submitted by the Planning Commission unanimously recommending approval of Record of Survey (formerly the tentative subdivision map of Tract No.; 1085) for the Kimura property on the northeasterly side of Park Boulevard at, West Meadow Drive, portion of Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito, sub,,ect to the following conditions: a) That no building or structure be constructed within five feet of the P.G. & E :: high pressure gas main in Lot 8. b) That a public:utilities easement be granted as shown on the map. ); That paymentor segregation be made of Assessment Nos. 2.76: and 277 of Bond Series "GGC". On motion of Mitchell and Bishop, the record of survey was approved in accordance With the"'recommendation of the Planning Commission. - Zone -Change, • 2990-3046 -30.61 'Middlefield- Road A, "report.was'..received�frOrn the, Planning Commission, recomm ding on ate own initiative the rezoning,front A -R, to R-1 of three continuous parcels of property:.located on. the southwest ,side ofMiddlefield Road, southeast of Matade.ro" canal, 'otherwaee <knownas .2990, 3040 and ,3060'Middlefield Road. The Coma is,sion ,advised. that the:vote on the:;matter‘Was six to one. Mr. Andrew Spears," attorney" representing Burton Blackwell,: 680.; f Ashton Avenue, "the 'owner.. of the largest parcel involved,; addressed the Council itr opposition to ;rezoning the:area:to,R.-1,, urging that it :remain A -R (Admanzs; trative;-Research). Mi. Ryland -Kelley also spoke in favor ofretaining the Ak zoneat this location.. Mrs -Kay 'row 1e; member of the Piaxuung:.:Coxx rnission explained; the Commission's views on, the :questi:on...Mr:. ]Ed:Guidoux, 133 Primrose Way, owner of property at the -rear of the parcel owned by Blackwell (formerly the Sequoia Insurance.-Companv,:property),. spoke .in -support of theproposal to rezone the property_toR 1, ae •he`feltshat the;street'pattern to.be established: the area Were R-1 would perrnit'the.`proper development of the Guidenx:,:propert by providing a'solution to the :street probleni:. an the. area:. �`,$",far,�;"�s•�vC'i'�`;�,.;:,'"',Y'�a=.. y,�t�^":......... , proposed .ordinance to rezone and Woodward, a .ordinance to rezone Commission �; motion of B}tXbee the planning frog, A-.g;to R-1. as recommended by itt1 Ni e property .from referred to Committee was accepted. for'£irst'reading an�es to P -F. unanimously Zone Commission unanixn the p3"nning Palo �►lto Uously oxt was:received from of the A 2ep . that the properties Administration 'on its initiative, the Veterans! Adm. { rec+ool Distrn t, ' + of Palo Alto, and thc�: Gi�.Y gchool District, F ( exblic, Facilities District). '�%spiia►1 be rezamesl::to p� to provide, these 'A proposed ordinance amending the Zone. Mop ed for first reading. zone changes was accepted 1 drdinaW nce in,ously 4 Aen exat t�-. Z _ ------ oaxsaxaisaion un.�n �-_ re the. Planning G amended to reads. g submitted by of the Zoning Ordinance' be; A: report that v . 22:06(d) i recommending th�it:Sectioin { n,ot occupy more � _. as follows. buildings may rtnxent ara►ges ,and accessory and "except tlt o c occupy a+Detachger$ . eireoia,red:,rear yard pail apartment i can't Hof .rh G. R7, 3, R.:3�P,. 14.-4 and-. thaA.50 � R 3 yard l,rarrid.ed that:tk�e_. zany dcctxicte-0 2• natural l��+D..per:Cent•o£ the rear six (6) £eft'above z�a may occupy ht .of s suchova a t may gradetat May not ,excecd.:a..heig that.no part. of any and., there xoper,ty line; natural gYade., grade : the. property ht .(8) feet above line.".,n exceed a, height o£ e g $hail .be` -a two-hour ifrre wall at the, Tear property seconded and carried that a proposed tad for od ers; Ordinance be accepted It s ,move+? by 'R g 0.6 d) of the. Zoning ardi�aance ,ainencTin$ dection;''Zz• f first reading snbaxc'adero •Annnexation ^�_- : uninhabited _�shore� . annexation of certain uninha given roving the ann ,� was t Ace No. 1;$l5, app Noroving 2"by. una i- xd�.xia �e s}ioxe.,�xixbaxcadero Annexation adopted' 'di g.;a�anc an, .. a o bee and Mitchell, 'texr%torY J g,nd ;.�sx,� motion of $� Second -reading; shore.- moue vote on.roli 'call zoning of iiay No 1816,. establishing the was'. the second, reading, and Ordinance a x; -M call.. 2 area , unanimous given vote , r roll notian,of M tcbe txon 11a: was adopted JErzi itchell.aT�d` Navas. on rri.otio7a, of �. n1 'lra r—, pan. C ,i„-.arri_ to rezone a strip of ending; the Zone Mafia l54`feet o is171 t o£ Adobe Greek for a strip Ordinance N centerline do and e f de bo$dering the R -1:A to G- Adobe Creek and. l ,. property', e fait wa Camino Real from of endicular to the centerline of .A was given noxt%ca=sfi$rky„ rp_ � from G.:3:a to R-5, eananimoui� 15 feet wide, ae 13.teX1 t c eeya pe Camino Real, was adopted by "fr,ozn El Gam � and motion of Byxbee and Rodgers, { 385 £set northesastexly . second rQadi�g. vote on roll call. ine3. o�aEl ami,_.,.�.�� .. side back I ----- " setback lines on the . westerly on . ; . tadeli Creek at 20 , and nce 'No.': 1818. establishing to the Ordinance Stanford AVenuc to Ma Ino ;Real frortx, Matadero Greek southward h'� gyx and :of,E1:Ca�xri ono Real .from on motion side e , :Gad` given. second reading, and e ,aast$ziy feet, was' g� on roll call. i city limits: w 1 adopted by. unanimous vote Marshall, was adog Ordinance.'No 1819;, makingvarious armendinents to the Fire Zone was given second.reading, and, on rnotion of Byxbee and Marshall, was adopted by unanxrx ous,vote_ on roll call.. - Rates for: Use : of: Refuse`' Disposal -Area Ordinance No.`' 18211; arnnending;Section 31.19 of ;Codified .Ordinance. No 5,':establishinng schedule: of fees for use of the Sanitary Refuse Disposal .Area., :was given second: reading,, and on='rnotion of Byxbee and Mitchell, was adopted' by unanimous vote' on`xoll"call Amendment to _Zoning Ordina.nce Ordinance No • .,; :1,821, amending :Section 4.51 of the Zoning Ordinance pertaining le -definition bt "parking spaces°. was given second reading, and on rnotaon 'of-Byxbee and Marshall, :was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call: report- was- received ffrern;.the City Attorney on claim filed by Al:lae. Kiefert_ for' damages -due to a`condition: of the street in front of the GreyhoU tlbus stop at corner of Z-1 Camino Real and Barron Avenue. The City Attorney advised. -that, as thie:`locatron is outside the city limits of Palo Alto, the City has no respon,;sibility and he reconirnended' denial of the claim. On motion of`Byxbee and Mitchell,.' the City Attorney's report was accepted, and the claim denied. Zone Change-. Application (Cornish and_Sirexi. Restriction on New Applications for Zone Charges The ::City_Attorney : submitted a, report on the question referred to him at the last meeting as to Whether- the one-year ban against a new application for rezoning of the property: covered in the application of Cornish & Carey, which was withdrawn at.the last meeting, was applicable to this situation. He advised that in hie opinion the .one-year ban as provided in the zoning ordinance is not applicable in this case,:asthe application Was not denied by the Council but was withdrawn by the applicant, and the applicant is free to re -apply if he wishes. - The City Attorney :suggested that, if desired, Section 27.13 of the Zoning Ordinance could be s:Mended by 'Changing the wording "from the effective date o.f the denial of the original application" to something such as "from the date of the public hearing held `by the Planning Commission". It was rnoved:by ,Ruppenthalt seconded and carried that the matter be referred to the Planning:Conirnission for consideration of the advisability of . -changing the Zoning Ordinance', with such legalassistance from the City Attorneyas the 'CoinnmiaSion:xnay,wieh.' Suit to. Co'llect'.Unpaid Bills A. report Was received .frorn.the City Attorney requesting authority to::; ,file' suit to enforce the collection a:three unpaid bilks of Associated. Engineers, ,.: totaling . $30;3:-59 covering damage, done .to City installations by this firm during conetruction► of the Stanford'Treink Sewer. On motion of Marshall arzd Byxbee, lo file suit for the collection'of these the 'City'Attorney was authorized :.A: reportwas received from the City Attorney advising that he has- had an• inquiry from a person interestedin keeping afew hives of bees ,at his ,y.1 ,rC`'a`'r b +x�'•, t : `lLut�1!;bti: t S,��t.C'�'"�t«t ti�`� 1� residence on"We11sbury Way. The City Attorney called attention to Section 18.43 of Codified Ordinance No. 5 which states that "-no person shall keep, or maintain any hive of bees in the City, except in the Agricultural Zone". The City Attorney pointed out that this regulation was adopted some time ago when there was:a separate agricultural zone;. that the provisions of Article 18 are uncertain in view of the present zoning designations where an.A District is used in combination with other district classifications, The City Attorney suggested that it might be worthy of study by one of the committees, to determine whether the ordinance should be amended to clarify the regulations. It was moved by Rodgers, seconded and carried that the matter be referred- to Committee No. 2. Drainage from Mountain View into Adobe Creek. The City Manager reported to the Council that he has received informa- tion from the Flood Control District that it is the plan of the City of Mountain View to connect an 84 -inch culvert to Adobe Creek which will drain the storm waters from about one -fifth of the city of Mountain View. He advised that the City. of Palo Alto has no control over the situation; that the point near the railroad tracks where Mountain View plans to make the connection is outside the Palo Alto' city < limits. The City Managerwas instructed to ask the County Flood Conitrol. District for information and a full explanation of the proposal of the City of Mountain View to connect their culvert to Adobe Creek. East Palo Alto Police' District The City .Manager reported that, although the City had received no official ,notification," ;information has been received that the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County will hold a hearing tomorrow, 'November 25. 1958, at 2:00 P.M. regarding the formation of the East Palo. Alto. Police ;District, and that all the property owned by the City of Palo Alto within the County of San Mateo (approximately 819 acres) will be included in the district. It was moved by Byxbee, seconded and carried that a written statement be filed at the hearing: asking that the lands owned by the City in San Mateo County be excluded from the East Palo Alto Police District as the City believes it can supply its own protection to that area. Committee. Appointment Procedure Councilwoman Corcoran referredto the action taken at this meeting to enlarge the Citizens' Committee on Low -Cost. Housing, and to the fact that a Capital Improvements: Committee will shortly be appointed. She brought up the qu.estion`of procedure in appointing members to special committees and commissions, reporting that she had discussed this matter with council rnemberjs of -other cities at`the recent League Conference that she had learned that in some cities each member of the Council is allowed to name one or more members: of the: committee, depending on the size of the committee; that in other appoint- ments, such as the Planning Commission or other advisory boards'. or commis- sions, ; some Councils hold a Committee of the Whole rneeting which is open to interested people who are willing to serve, and they are asked to present their experience and qualifications; that in this way council members have the opportunity to meet and judge the people and decide, which, ones, in their opinion, would make the best members of a board, commission or committee. Mrs.. Corcoran stated that by -allowing all council members to share in making appointments; the membership '-of`:committees would be drawn from a broader base than is the case when the members are appointed by the Mayor. She urged -that consideration be given to adopting the procedure as outlined. In cases where only one vacancy on a board or commission is to be filed, she suggested that two or three names might be proposed by the Council from which the Mayor could make`a: selection. Airkc s On motion -of Mitchell and Byxbee, the proposal•outlined by Mrs.Corcoran for -appointment -procedure- was. referred to Committee No. There being no other business to come before the Council, the meeting was declared adjourned at 1.4:.45 P.M. 1