HomeMy WebLinkAbout01071959City Hall, Palo Alto, California
January 7, 1;959
The Council of the .City of Palo Alto met. in special session. on this
to at 7:30 P M«, pursuant to the.; following. call:`
"As Mayor of: the :City of PaloAlto, I hereby call a special meeting
of the City,_ Council of 'the City _a Palo Alto to be held at the hour
f:,.7:,30' P M .R: on Wednesday,;: January 7, 1959, in the Council ,
Chambers of-�thes, City Hall, .13.13, Newell Road,. Palo Alto, California
for, the, purpose of `adoptinga resolution acknowledging receipt of a
copy of ;the notice:of intentionnto circulate petition for the annexation.
of -territory' designated as Foothills Annexation No. 2, and affidavit:
,of,,pub1icatiozzthereof, and approving the circulation of the petition.'
"The'. City Clerk is directed to send a notice of this meeting to:.each.
member Of the City Council'and'to enter this order on the minutes.
of said specifil meeting."
Mayor Porter presidedand roll call was as follows:
Bishop,-Byxbee, Cresap,: Evans, Marshall, Mitchell,,,, Navis,
Porter, Rodgers, Ruppenthal, Woodward.
bsent: 'Corcoran, : Davis, .Giffin, Stephens.
The Mayor asked the City. Manager to review the situation. The City
Manager reported that all Council members had been notified of this special
meeting, and: that the four Council members not present had indicated willingness
to attend if their presence was needed for a quorum; that Mrs. Corcoran said
she would be available on call f needed; that Mr. Giffin is in Seacliff and was
called' by phone and indicatedhe would come if his presence was necessary;
that he is familiar with the subject to be discussed and is in favor of the
resolution; that Dr. Davis, when told there would be a quorum, indicated he
would probably not be present because ofanother commitment; and that
Mr._` Stephens who had just returned from an out-of-town trip said he would come
if necessary but was assured there would be a quorum. without him.
The City Manager reported that the matter before the Council for
discussion "was brought to the City's`,attention`for the first time by a representa-
tine of the Palo Alto Times who called and informed the City of the action of
the Los Altos Hills. City Council on January 5, 1959, when it referred to the
Los Altos Hills Planning Commission a petition from residents of the western
portion of the proposed Foothills Annexation No., 2 to be annexed to Los Altos
Hills :and adjourned, the Council meeting to January 8, 1959 to further consider
the matter. The City Manager advised that he had tried several times to get
touch -:with the Mayor of Los Altos Hills but was unable to reach him.
The City Manager then read a letter whichhe sent to Mayor Porter
today, a copy of whichhad also been sent to ,each, Council member.. The letter
called attention -to the fact: that during the past several months, the City has
worked with Proponents < of annexation of the area known as Foothills No. 2 to.
the City of Palo Alto: It referred to the action of the Town of Los Altos Hills
and to the fact that;.our City Attorney has' advised that through the use of special
meetings, Los Altos Hills can take action which .could result in the dissolution
of the entire annexation progranknown as Foothills No. 2, and require the
proponents of annexation to reinitiate proceedings. . The City Manager reported
in his- letter that his office had received numerous; telephone calls from residents,
in the :area involved in the western section,' being considered as an annexation
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to Los;'Altos• Hills, stating that contrary to information appearing in 'the news-
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paper.,: 'they do not want to be annexed to.'Los Altos Dills and prefer.to become
a part<of Palo Alto. 'The 'City Manager stated in his letter to the Mayor that
it had become apparent that the Council should meet in special session' to
consider adoption of a::re,eolutior approving circulation of the petition by the
proponents .of the Foothills .No;. 2 annexation.
discussing the matter, the_ City Manager called attention to the
problem faced by the,School District .n: providing sewers for new schools in
the area, and that the Districthopes at some future time to be able to connect
with''the. Arastradero Road sewer line. He advised that no agreement: has been
entered intobetween the School District and the City, but they need sewer.
facilitie. and if the area: iaannexed to Palo Alto, the facilities wouldbe
available for use by the School District later.
A .map showing- the area of Foothills No. 2, and the portion of the area
in question` containing about 75 acres adjoining the city limits of Los Altos Hills,I
was :Presented:
Revolution No. 3062, acknowledging receipt of a copy of Notice of
Intentionto'.Circulate Petitionfor the Annexation of Territory, Designated. as
Foothills Annexation No. 2 to the City of Palo Alto, and affidavit of publication
thereof, and approving ;the circulation of the petition, was . introduced, and on
motion of Mitchell and. Woodward, was adopted by unanimous vote on roll call.
was declared adjourned at 7:50 P. M.
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