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11131962
C;.ty Hall, Palo Alto, California, November r 1 3 , 1962 hi The Co.uncil.. of •tl e City of Palo Alto met in regular sessionsession-J'i ,fid.�.�tF at 7:3.0 p.�•'x'i�. wl,t}': Vice Mayor ,tZG,; r 1:)c, r 5 Y e;: v ^. .0 r in the absence oi Zv`.e:yo Eiesent:Arnold, Bishop, Byxbec„ C:r sa a. DeOs. Dias, ' Marshall. Rodgers, Robr;r,' R:zw, Slepherrs, W rodw . rd. Absent:: • 1•1.4ight;. -Porter i'. ;i^rtg ,he *: i:r"i:•te ;. Of ,'a:i- :rice•° ^.,C of October S. I9 2. were approved as distributed, ibuted, Aba"9.dorrr •nt:of l.l:t':4i 1.,aro Pursuantto Re oliution of Intont:ajri No, 75t •Adopted by the Councii, on O4 tuber 8. 1962,..Yii.d', was the time ;sot for })t'iirin, o.. tl.+! abandonment of Lucas 1 a -t . It wa.5 rater! th.a; a r .i rtri;., ,and abandonment p oe;"e d no;.`s had bed':1 c. oL'nplt, r . d on Jf.'titernbe r i .I , 1962. f!V ,TZf,,•i otil tlon No. jr'..5.6 but 'k•'leCaus ' of a' i; t Cit, e :;1t::Or-C'.r:Ci 4i. 7e• Ci•wtit';2�trf„ii < the i,�t'l)j.JC'T':•'Y , .. 1f' i= A t.tornc had:advised that new proceedings k Lur, ' y .Cti`C« (;:� ..,- 1t., �• .. t4. Cur Le1e. error. if1c.,C.ity A.ttorr.Gy adv«�se <,0�1: :11 ;Eat in •d :!ir c t t, ne-- interim, hoWeve the piropert.y •oW r,c:rs ahuttir.tz Lucas .;aa Lane nad naade substantial e•.:p�_'�rdi u.'res for ru.l'o•;•tti,r,g a n.vdr.":r•_t and r',:l:tka ' Ut.:•c:r irrn p:•overn nts; that t -was hi;r t redct:,t-tnedirr. Town ;1-'d Cc>uni ry Village, Inc—, one of the ahu T.i=%!e C�tvric rs,. had expended a p' ' n)-&tc y $2,600: that Lu.:ca: Lane had bt e'i..'orm. lly _;h rd.or.cs'd by ,ac•.r- r'r of t.4;. Cuu<:c',1 i;�. Sr r;_ 1962, and that,- he was -o',•_th _ e inior, the, cn0iy <it't1'•,, tt "i•_ .:ken at this ti-rYne: would:be to r+eaff m., t ii. .a Yr!' i.Ke: lake.:; lt::P Rohr s;- n ,tivrc'"d whether r the City c:e'. ]Ci 'reimburse the -money 'expe t ed?bv t' c: abi tti.r8 property owners ?:` trio s, street u;.•ts t of abandoned:and:the City, Attorney- !hat the only `.tLk....tic'-' Vlt};,1ao U' t0 nol ude:the expead:Od_ C.O ts'ti'.4ia the "total_ cost of any asscssincnt Ci .C1• Uyxi:c rnight be..estabi" s.bed,, H; ,:stated that Henry Carr;ae:3n, Frank., . . :Shall4' tt'geniter e x.:`c 3' Silva,. property oN.vners e.dti P c' ., Avenue:, ��.. 11 riu :'ad `rescnted tike idea. O . an ass s s district d t, l? N 1 C,'. r t IJ r U �;' t' t 1 t: �, and ci , �; c. r a t Offer tO absLI'C el_s.' f...;, cost, of the assessnle':Tt cliff trait themselves.. U p. to'$'i, ()Of). "liege iawri. r.5 were intere=sted lt7 C.on.v,'?.rti 'g,, the p roperfy Li'sto a TrkS:I.IC' cl'k)r1 l7 • The City Attorr_C..y also po,intC. the r, ty c? knot convert property ir.it'\ a- per+ -kir_g lot the owe ' id rig, -fee..ard that $5 'G.JO v✓ti\_id itot'cover the. c.cest of the property ar. its fair market Value and i;maro+. irg it as .a isarkin? lot. The Vic Mavr,r. then declared the public hearing open and requested 'interested persons ix;'the it:di;':ir- to pr. f•t^.t the) r'L:ri7ents. { Zwe g;a, r ?. ed at the meeting a;. 7:4'5 p, m. and • gas o �*ser;t for the baiar.ce of the pro:..,c dings. ? on lL� t%Ydl,ld Xi1M ! @;-S:dert of T, ed n And. C oi,tr'try'VJ;Jage, Inc: pre,mµr;te.d �o;xte. 'f • igure's s11o\xir.g that ;abot:.t. one-third of the property •propo«fiiito be;abardonedwoi ld. revert to ToN.vn and Corr 1'ilIagr, and that the bala^ce of the ni-o?er'v'o:, 'tile northerly id<' would o `O Me.c' e -'r Cornpa and Air.-a•Me a. Ce,.rrieter;, P oczation, since they- were - the, fe hOlderS HC-t+,atf.'d ''1.2At T(.). X1 and Country Viiiage had contributed some o3 their ow; larl and .ha'fi Me.rne'- and Pardee & )•MCo:.art had aliso7 contributed land s.o:that the. ,oti1 area would gave er;ou,,'n spice for a:turn- around and -a -bout° th'rty' nar'k;nk'.p.l:aces. that the park:.ng lo' would be available.. for cu t{'rne andL. ' vts_tors to Town and Country Mfr [ la,gt._ and that; 1ne .ot.ht;r= 1}r!]pt'7 r'' -Own .rift :ibe i g,`c'r the abandoned Y ritie't'\\'oi l.d be'.., .. perm .ie d to„ -park r+. tr]e l;o He advised that ToWn. [rldl Courty 'r l � agi:. ' .' Alta Mesa C:ern t .%V.A id:+< atiOr ar.a IN/Lerner Lurr..bt r Company y oWned a: riaaor ;ty 'otth�.e prb'pe rty alor.; "th.e.' ooun.utt :'ie s f Lucas Lane and ;ncina AYerit.e,and tha= Ce...;:G ow'^e..:. "sI0`t.ild-'not, VO...' for tin �t.ssessme.r;'. C)_t"'!'Ct,'. 'Iii \viiic°li-, t_n+.,7t�:'h:."t ic;rocn<'d `.i9":wU'C:,d '.i;1. C e_S'-1.1oycJY ,CS-Cl `:�'t.a.t e;" 1 that Frank Shake .be r�g'C r ; ,. 8'1 • En( x;:a A;.c-ry Hen v Carrn. ar„'o.3. Encino_ Avenue, �,.r_d Eric J. • 5'ilr , 75 r•. ina a ✓r�:rs�c, ''.. re t etien• .at. the .meeting and wished, to be hea.rd;'nr:. protest' tin t th abarid.On tic nt proc'e i edrngs. k Aar,; c Sh.a11,t i bC':.^�,'G r :'her::addressed the Count !v . a )::5 tat the C tai .I I.:y 7 .i rai' 't :wed that a parkin ct lot c: o'. id b "''1 ad' av ilaibl:k': ea pr'ox.,rriat::er. 4U �1st:'k:e + 1;'. fiCa 7.-.d that the cost worst be :n the xzc„ g hborho.c, o $$ ''000 He DO'r.te.d ni.0 that he - n :he 01 her two property „:•Owrier.$QC •rt:) i !i �'e' •_S.;: L- \\c r{'; baeln\' t; f'd o'' off --�,t rt'_et Darkini that. f tt`_ey C+JU:1d ot } .- �_d -p t k, '-:.6' tor thntr employees, their ��+...,�:ldr ti: l ,"i[: �V� } . l. .it s. Cour.S" i.!:3?tn C sap asked +r sb1Y211C'Irl1L°'�;g 1,vl'G'r [?5 realii.ed that the cost o converting:to. o r'o)ac parlor ra hl r`b.' z•: t. er s: of $5 000 sirs:£ it in( .).r;ded .1^_e Co; t t: the' ,. . au-rcr .a� wc:''2 ;,t . C:o •t,r%znF;ro` r-rrr:t . !,y'illai:-age_r Nilorga"' -cta .: ...d ,ri,.f• Cour!':r.rthat M`r:: Steal. nber-firer, was -correct .r w t. ;:�: ,t. that L}:.. -1' ,d been pc id;-' fait .o nr': firr.e.a'r.d that the rec'n ds telephone c.e.l 5 and coiresz)o_Mdi cc.;cia.tinl b-ie..k'',o 19' 61. He also stated that on MarcI- ?0 s ?%i2 '`' e C dt,,'\t a4 a't3',.scd by Mr r e r of an. ...,'.c rest ir:, in)tiating a.,tyNe of ass di',t.r: rind a 7'ts'.it:E`:+t that : `C t.yc ur.c'l consider. the r attcr'`.it its next r-.. t rg,..;i }' ch 'Was. core. The C.Lt'‘,7 Attorney repeated that if Lucas La.nC iv.er'e 'not abandoned, the only is..ay the City could Convert t':ie street into lot would' be. to first acqu+ .; e the property by condemnation proceedings, 'i- t- i--:ll the City owr€.ci fir the oarticular property wa5 "t'. :'qlt-o,-:way fo:r street i),:.Cp4,.,,r,:'s. L,1.. A:'o advised ,that proper notice in t1-i or,gt"ai L:banderrrier':t pros eed:n 's had b[ en '. i',en by • . publ:i'ataor an, r F'o +tir'tti oa actual ' gi,n'. :long t h . line of !1.,e -*treet as . required by Jaw that this not.iCe }-ad been ti,' en t',,vice. and afti!1%tvit s: of publication ar'ee po't.1rig,tare ort. fiJe v,:,tr the City Clerk. lie, was of the_ opinion ti -at C 'e Council; Cot.16..`'just) y a. decision that: .tracer tio longer. -ser- tri t; a pt::a1ic purpose and, ' .. ht uid bc- ,,hrt. donc(l. M W.11 a't:i` agair addressed the t ttlr)c- 1, >rtyiii tr:at the City had already aoar.d'ori.-d Lucas Lane and ti-.si.t it only i,•,c.;ause of tti technicality,that: t.i' matt.:' was bc:.,;t, heard ac•z.r.. } c: t'r,,at :z t1t1L? C'0 rxp"isCiy. -ad vt ( �rtC1 an op;."_iot'• -.i t. tn+_ street w.is abandoned a•sad:he.'fe?.t th C:Ty <•::Ould not c^.l'iar.ge a decisior; Boor.; faith and a ter due study. He. also told the Council that Town and r our,tr): Vil'at;( had asr.eady aad for'engineering plans. which h:id been approved by_,the_'= City Engineer, and that the street.was presently being paved. CO.ixrat ;lm;an Stephen :requested ,an opinion from the City Attorney -as to, Whether or,not tle issue; wets closed or whether there should'-_ - be a possibility of, further consideration., and the City Attorney state _tze could c:r1y con.fi.rrri the Lac s,;set ;for:th by Mr. ,Wil.lir.,rne,, that the City adopt the resoli tiori aba.:idonin;:;the street, 'Tov:n, and Country Vil:age _ciid proce,ere:'oi, inipro' crrierts .ed ;nade certain expenditures. Mr.; ,S4lleetberger, again. told the Council he felt the abandonment- has been premature ar.ci that in spite: of the. fact that he and his g rc�ur :•were Minority praperty holders, they needed the parking badly. At this ,poicat,. .Vice Mayor Rodgers delcared the public heea.ring closed: - The City Attorney .reported that the title company to which Mr.. Williams referred hidbeen notified after the resolution was first adopted abandoning thestreet, that the resolution had been deposited with them with an authoriration, to record it when the piiv:;,;g was complete and all costs to the City were repaid. Councilman. cilmarm. Cresap made .x ;notion that de'c:.lion o. the a .bandfar,.rnent be deferred until the first Council rre -ties ;n Dc;c.ember, 'vihen'.rnoree definitc figures could be made available 071 t% c.os't of this_.. land and'irnproverrien.t , and at t.ha.t time see is i.. wou.id be possible (or Mr-. Sha,ileriber,ger, Mr.,. {;a.-rrio n and Mr. S;iva to pay for the asst-ssrr.e it district with no financial .loss to 'rowr: and Coe try Vi.1<tg Tie motion was, seconded by M•r,', Arriold, but w,1, defeated (in the following roll call. vote: AVe5: Art old, C;:resap. Rus. Ste ph ,rS 1�`vOOdw:zrc.`. ;/w.rr,gait/ ,+�, '° Noes: Bishap,.. 13Y xbee, Debs, Dias, lv:arshall, Rodgers s RohrRohrs.. Further discussion. tciliowed in regard to :Any more delay . and it was pointed.. out by Councilman 8yxbce th:At a ;':‘.uziber of hea u gs had already, bee*ii had, on dies subject, arid Councilman Stephens agreed,, sa-ying it was .his feeling it was too late to reopen the matter, and he was ;of the opinion that the Council should stand by the decision already made, Resolution No. 370 was thereupon introduced, ordering' the .abandonrnent of Lucas Lane, and the Vice Mayor request,ed that a Vote be taken. Upon titotion.;`b}r . Dr. Zweng for passage of tL.e .resolution, seconded by R:us, the, resolution Was adopted by the following roll c:all vote: Ayes: �; sl on . By)cbee, Dias, Marshall., Rohrs, Stephens,` Woodward, Zweng. Arnold, Cresap, Dees, Rodger (Councilman Bishop left the aneetin g at 8:45 and was absent for ;a part of the proceedings.) Zor&—art Aor�l2�;s�:.nc: ('h0- t_ isleetzm Iv1tyo7.:RRodgers anrounced that he w•e.t, rr.cyving item U up on the agenda o :iq o-4.en initiative, for tc rea,,or: that many people the a .thence r ad;'ex e's,edd o dt st re to be hearc. on hi rn tttc r. T?te . matter had becr:CortirLed frorn..the Cour.e,.ii me..., -.:s ,.,i C)c oJer 8, 19a•', The Plarning Comn i.s3aiat'_:had' recur,_-idrred the .'il)vai+:loon of Boris Wolper S and 0.q c property at fox a cl:arige of distr•i�:t from R7,2 - i s 1 Colorado Yt 1.+ , otherwise. known '�21 and 727 S�.n' Carlos Court' .a•rid 71�.h t T Wooster' SL.bd.i`.': a: of a'.d awT,-�.irt. i.c ^Y, :. rrot,sl`r clri r: portion of 1,.-ot 10, r•pcornrr`eided a, ci�arige of ais.t1.11,"t. to C. -2:S ,..D fp the property. The Cor7tPYa ss;:otr 1 ad also reroiri:Y!err.decl, C>J, .t's ow:, .''-,r•ia .l.'r`t. , .i change- of diStrtCt from C-2 SS .t:o C.'-L:S D'LOTthe drop i`ty 1, 7 t i Sar Carlos los Court. is to be a norich o Thi -,Dustt.a l (`1.evt`}.our"ler;'. -dated r rribe'r l; I cab froln , t <^ I eAci,,a. PTA, signed by Vrs Fre=d 'S'av'or and Mr:=. Nat 13ua ( , ink; opposition to .. the t, .vQr.�.�, �, r.• Ch,,d.ri fe wa's acknowledged., rece.;pt. of :t v)e t ti on o' protest on the 'A•e?K)ri;r'i.g CorLt i :tng t'pproxt.n a`oiv sig,71.3,tirres but . unsigned by any Z)artic'Lia,C c arii.ratior„ Vr'a} acknowledged. dged -`lyr, a letter dated Nover ber 9 1962 addrerfised to Mrs. Gene Scl•�obiev , Pr1 ide:nt of. :H'erbert 'T oove'r El.r •±eT•xrary School PTA.., f.r. om Preide Has ht.rjg of Cr tt.iJ r'le?y i i e rti h School PTA, opposing r:V re'r,or'ir ; tads r;id The Vice: Mayor also ac.kzowledgetd ,a letter from Arthur L. ;ov':tt, who had :requested the:letter'tO be re id either by the Vire. Maycr or ,y b,`_s wife The tearing v declared open. and MTy. ".Towle, Chairrriail Cs 2'"tNe PlAnr'i.rg Cot faiissior... was rec-t"C'stc.d to rt '1`f the r'ji3.ter of the T')ne change. She" noir`.e.d'•out tkat tw•o ,emu@Ii< R, , r 4 or the �(,rztng liad bec i he1v3. aire:Xt'.'y-, that p':aas rise : 4.`^.7.:xa: sion con_ tderat on was predicated a the faCt that *Isere. have been t' ;:fil r lhis ;,; e z of the coryAr al.:nity o've'r. h ?��.a.� i .4 Cloitrni sic i is•based.. GIi�E:'fS3bt 2:'Ye yF�rS. t: xt �U^sldr`.at,tt�:z. by .. on. land u‘se. z>ot'prvpeTty own,e.y'+v desires, a.Cad +".:'1 r ;. the Comrrlission felt it was rirc)n r,;o rezone tile orope,r.,y for r_ornr;e•rc,:s' use vJlth des-ign coritr.ol, that be ca.ise Safeway Stores would not doter.'rit_": :°ih T (_7 or of the lar'Xi3 is zoned, becrl . ,. t' oric ( d. r.7.cc' of property • i_�..zoned can :h seld y;k • for a .. ' rd ha. eprri i "rc: 2t4 (:�e permitted it the; zone." She a.:So pilinted. ol:t that the P1at:lt?1Cci> Covnni or, i);1d 4".o siciere'.l+' the traf..yc. p ob1etil IT�Jf�:SGt.-3' d bcli€-•.`<"d tr':a4 with design control the'' n:trriber O. cA x''eways could be Controlled, both on Colorado .trio and on 'Towle:. ;also ad ..s:ed that- the M cldle.zeld ;i or_tage and; - the Colorado 'f.rortage ir' r...treariy z o. ed aS commercial. .t ;le Planning". Gt r1'i'"•:1.iss.io ,...hxd ot^'d- 'unanimously: ou ly:1r 1;1ve 01". th:{ v.orilng c ha rige, w th'the e,*xCeptior. off AViT..'Brophy,, who press sit as oc.' owns property )': the area. The ,00p nerl`s: 'ot the re ,enint,r Ar.:e'r'e then atoked tti present heir arm umentN Cot..rc.i rna,n' D' ;' state.,d } c wA t' tvor nearing t:'ic• a onerit5 speak r;irst r .reg_lyd rn, he zoning change, w. than the p' .h which' opoonent.s, and Cour`e:i}w0 tiara Dlay made motion <) at effect, Was ' ecor_d<:d by,-DebS.' T :e'.mo:;,on was declared lost ,)ri" \'° i r vote. Paul, For d,' 552 .Military Way, head ofthe Palo alto informea .hc. 'x embers that he was chairman o the PTA 'PTA :Coi:riC�. formally oppose the EnectitivU Couric.l,' that, thie !.coreoneridati0n to t�. mal / pp c x't;xUililiG Vlii.S made }T j t"h. e.PTA as it result of tr decisio21, :that S%}1. I"�xectiv'ive Board' Consists i),r one per or from each of twenty-four PTA,, groups, "they,xc'e-Mayor°anno need that Mr's. Gene Sc;robins er; 33.64 'St, -Michael Uri .�, presa,der1t of .H.00ver, PTA, wished to introduce lour Stakes 'whb desired to be beard in opposition to the re:Lotting-. its.`Robert:W. Peterson. 2671 Cowper Street, addressee:. ,- • the, Cou?icilp• stating- that she was'the' parent of a child attending Hoover SCh,Us� ari8 waa an :immediate past president of the Hoover PTA. She uGtessed'tkSe fact that care and`,protr'c.,tion of ch=ildren was a guiding principle r� PTA aid ,h,at tii ,i. lcreased.'traffie. which would result from r.ezoning, : would be a hazard;tothe=children.. attending Hoover Sciioo1, Mr_s.: Kenneth • Fort.ertb.e:ry 79 r Al.len'Co:azt, told' the Council that her children would. have t6. pass one or another` of •:tl e.proposed access ways at least twice eaca day`: i'a/r't So.hohing•er then• presented some information on trafis c wants,'; which"showed thaat. approximately 13, 000 ca used: ' fiddlefie:d- •.Road every •t;vrierty.:fou,r. hours i:n Ja,xuary„ 1962: that the traffic; count •show'e'd an increase of app,roxirr lte'1y.7196 cars in only one year, od•'; tha't1t w•as estitxiC.te d.t:ber* would be .hetweet, 8. 000 to 10, 000 cars driving..into th-e•Safewi Market across from Hoover 1 c••honl each Week, Mr's '? Ku.11ratax 2711 Str' e t, spoke in connection with then recrea.ti.on p'r.ograrrt whi;ct draws Many children to the $,::howl and remarked that 'c-incre'ased traf-;fie resultin.l, from the Safeway Store would be dangero.s to them. -rn answer.to aquestion by Couric'1;.nian Cresap, Mrs. - - Schobinger statedthat when. Hoover PTA be_cr=trne <l\kare, of the: :Y:.lpl,ica,tions of the retoning s.. petition was :cent to the Council urg rig the Council not to rezone the: ropF rty oecau:se e» the increased d traffic hzl/.a.rcl: that the. • entire •P'rA )Dined. in the resolution opposing t the ecitocir.g. Mrs. Arth,ir. :L Covitt then read the le';ter addressed to the Council by'•ncr #aisb%.rd and at the r.o;:�.l�,, ior, of the rcttdirg, William E Ander-son. 3r.. an attorney reprer-e n.it.t; Midtcnwn Market and Sam Duc:3. 'ia.d:lke .n opr osi inn., tc) the zoning ch,er.ee, ;.1r_ felt the rezoning, V'.ai, 'in k`,,O11tC:rip the tilister t'lr."i and the LAC, 4ciple... followed by theCity Cooric:'l for r.'.i:rnber, of years- that ti (7,,x.incii should wild give A great deal of thought to•t:he problem oS en]arg.ing the commercial z•onc. Mrs. 'Fret',. Taylor, 2972 Clara .',)rive:, pi-E.sidcr,t. of .Di:;\n=:i PTA, also spoke . --in opposition to the 'rezoning'rezOning and stated it, 'v;i - t ,,., o,.inion: of her association that .Colorado Avenue woad become an ob:,ou:, truck route and the nurrrber of tr uck:'S: on •tie street -would *r^ itl';' inc 'ea+t; , constituting tuting a hazard as .the Child eti. were .going to schoo;, The Vice ?vi tyor then called or the oropo"t•r,,te, to present their views and Colitis Peters.' 53'1 Cowper Street.. mt at,o'rey re!p esenting $a eway Stores',, Incorporated., mentioned that a formal 'petition in favor' of the zoning change; containing sonte 1100 sigr...;'ures of people from the area of interest, had bee = filed uit:h the City Clerk: that. over 150 fa'rtiil es from ,Hoo�-er'S hi>.o,l w re -on, that petition. He said that about two-thirds of`.th.e Property rn t --his are.a was already ron.eci C-2 and that any potential hazard ail ady existed.. He fOit, rather than increasing any traffichazard, 'the .actual- fact.would.'.b that any hazard would be reduced by r.,iaking-th.e zone change.' in answer to a, question by Councilrnar, 7v r:;Iis as to why an extra•area ov.e-r.and above .the area already zoned as c:c,rn;nercial, was needed by axed vay;; -'eter 'stated .it. -was not .feasibliit to p,;.t a _supermarket in. the existing;:C 2,' that. . 'the e' would be only two cnt ran .e 5 , one on :�f..iddiefi.eld aired one=on (1dlorado, and there would be t ^.ough mono for turnrng; stir that: cats vron1d not ,have`.to- back out. He. stated in reply to a. qu.e,stior,'by Counclr;s,an„Debtsthat he represented the property owners and Safeway; hai `�''� lar `�xExoal irclt&,�;, . stated fintr�ncE , �; �arop�.r.k way r�„ repr'-ser tzr, w t exit. � o , s cried far ;Safeway arid .FosSi Sa.fN y Sttires; :t.r1Q1 Cp : Mr �,,, °.S•trccr to r'e�Ite And �v}a added �•an, ca.y in hzerc,�ya create .. rt Safe X�u,. _ _ptc n'. �'��s'Meyer;a traffic `''�ficsti�, -to.the ptrr� w`zY t s�, �t zed :��Orr:n �r��'r' engineer th�ze, np r ar.ab ut his- onp u,, rr urFort �v r 4,r rr« to in r� 3s,�a a �ar,,y�,, �a� f uw - Carhrr ;..-1,- �M~.� >,r �� r}•�. Co l�*� I� r =r't�, �, ,g "t',, 'yo;,)� d� ,zra�.r"zzr cau9ed fit' prepared:. , a 'w the. hearing. SC V� ' Ct-�w.a. ,q',c , iYGr 1t bt,': :.964? d -,w h ^� t�' e .O st-riVr,> by the I �c, Ai;. A - ;-t, r1 c tir��dz,i. .�ri ^.Cy Isu%E.�r Nr3 <`rA ' .� Y, s?ttir �� �%a: or ..tar_ 4hc Y'',� } d 0l 4.h' f,, ,4 rij�u t %u. r r '�`��S rrlt-!� Yl, ti` i r,`"!' -,.1t"1 i:tee f . 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I ' �:.11'a;� _S7t �' a`ri v • 14,10 kl c_ 1.;, ; -•,'' Lure 1rItx �� r 4�� r kl,r•wl-..aft{ Rol-,,-., `-j� i ?i 3.1.0.2 . . Q1 er. cli+ Z})� t�l" i- Uf fit.. £• C(11.,r Court �3 -' 16 C01�+,3C _ ita.,.1 ro,� :` No. 3` r�r+J 'y ,?: s�.s�.i� a U r�a,Gl.Irip .t c) Cr�rctr �'� t"� I .,k ��'. a, ;�I « .~r3 C1rc'+; y x ). q 3rCj ' s C, vas; tr,t r't)c?t�r' ct S1I) ter;, i f Carlo, Ian Tht , Cor,a ij �" �'R;� �a fcz first. t C;arlo;r or1 i t' e� a r t Kls =, zz s Y aft. `r the re., f 55��^!9 r '' '2"}t, 10:05 l�-t` • `� :�rvCtifi7f .mx� 81$11,i3;�� " L„r,, n f') �' l t: Y,� j W �I- -R-/•tl t'.� A 4l l �. y ,,; tYi ('� �� i�i re r I) ` rr e e t i. '; � } �5�� +iii `,',..... af:d Annex t' r7l�+ � d h� ated C 1 ark (1 w :riexatio-, of of ter � O ,y Lr� e=ad ''rur,"._, t J p '' : rrj i `nC tie ;A I 'r,au �v ,�,ed tr.. to the {'';... cx i-or, r of ZFa » r� . 1L''Jfijt: S Ve'rde'rtersection Traffic. Control .lecttererotri the Palo .Verde PTA, requesting traffic' rossing 'cotbtrn% at the wz,ters.ectior_ of Louis Road and Lonna Verde Street, was read' andeepon rnotiora made, seconded and carried by u.rariiznoss vote, was referred_ to Committee No 2 for study. Wr; enira� c ' 'lrra'Street... t Erxxl'iarcaderci, The,: City _Marage*r advised that a letter had been received from Palo A:ito --Charriber>-of Corninerce requesting that a study be made of reeds for widening A).rna Street :-at 'Errbarcadero Road. A motion was made, seconded and' c- arried :,tararniYnously by voice .vote to nett*r the matter to .Coram tree lgd..Z. Sewa, e Thsnosa? plan and Rernovai of Parkin:- from President• o e7`to • ma Streo,t By rie oL on.'made,' duly seconded andcarried by unanimous vote i letter :rceaved fr'ozn W. Ed,Burkhard, 909 Universit, Avenue, :" �6eiy-w tori'cerrr irg odors from the sewage disposal plant ,and a suggestion, to itzeS71 rep ov e all r P x parking' <ira T,7z��:ver�city Avenue from the President Hotel to A1rra Street, was refe,'rr_d to; Corrirnittee No_ 1. d ect e Read .Area Street: Pattern. -City Manager:Ke*.ithiey advised that at the October 8, 1962 rr eeti g, the Coup ] had rrioved to table the request, of George A. ' Forrester o.. ,approval o'f-a lot division of a portion of Lot 7. Brxones Partition, s,,.t ect -to Planning;Cornzn,ission approval that the lot division include the de dkatior. and irnprovertiett of public stri is through an assessment district -proceeding. The City' Manager stated that Mr.: Forrester had. re*qu.oste<dh'irie to brim; the matter' to the attention of the Council again; that he''belie'ved it was the intert of the Coun.cil to allow the lotsplit biit to fo go the street improvement so that land; i.,f re.loured,.couldbe`i.�ade available for .street imlaro\�ement if the streets Were improved. City Mvlanager: Keithly recommended that Mr. Forrester be- authoriz.eda lot split as requested, w.-it:h approprirate requirements on the lot split by the .E;ngiri,eer ng' Departrr ent and the Planning Comniission. a It was ;moved, seconded and carried by unanimous voice Vote that the lot split•apphcation be approvedin accordance with the mme reco ndation of the Planxh.ng Commission but :o forego at this time any assessment dis-trict,procedure on the ;proposed street program. see Alarm Connec•.tion Erablin Ordinance and Fire Alarm 2 ule s and- Rez atzozs h _. tr oan� nmw�wc, - A reeotnmerdation by Committee No. 2 for adoption of a proposed fire alarm 'connection enabling o,-dir.ance a.nd fire alarm rules and regulations, which had been referred to the committee, was read to the Council. A .number ofrepresentatives from fire alarm companies were presentat the meeting and wished to be heard on the proposed ordinance. Acknowledgment was made of a letter from A. J. Wilson. Plant Engineer of. Fairchild Semiconductor, protesting the levy of any additional fees by the City. Discussion followed concerning the, fce•sto be charged by the ,City'for cohnectiors;s to the City system and in regard. to the fact that fees under the proposed ordinance were to be set by ;the: City tanager; not by the. Council.. -The fire alarm companies were agreed.the;y. were notoppoaed to fees for any necessary and out-of-pocket diets to the: City for'adminieetration of the ordinance, but inasmuchas installation of the devices is done at the expense of the companies which install the fire alarm 'systems, they believed the proposed fee schedule was outofpr,oportiorz to any cost which the City might incur. A'St:.tement of Policy, prepared by the Palo Alto Chamber of Connmerce, dated November 14e •1962. a copy of which had been furnished to each Council member, was read by .Linn Wiraterbotham, Secretary -Manager of the Chamber of Co nmr ce,, speaking for its Board of Directors, also representing Fairchild Semiconductor Laboratories, Varian Associates, Philco Division; Of Ford Motor Company, Palo Alto Industrial Center and: . others." The City Manager suggested that since the fire alarm companies felt the regulations were in order and were willing to reimburse the City for all experses:incurred: by it, it would be better to substitute at the end of Section 17.2206 of the ordinance the, words "City Council" for "City Manager'': Councilman Byxbee moved to refer they proposed ordinance back to the committee, for further considei ation, but the motion was lost for want of a second. A motion was made by Councilman Cresap to accept the recommendation of Committee No. 2 or, the proposed ordin,.nce„ amended to substitute for the words "City Manager" at the end of Section 17.2206 the words "City Council".` The motion was .seconc;ed by Rohrs .and was carried by voice vote, Vice Mayor Rodgers voting against the measure. An Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Palo''Alto,Municipal Code by Adding Section 17.2206 with respect to private fire alarms was introduced and ,accepted for first r eading. Wi=ienin of El camirio Real to South City Limits ;A,recomtriendation. of Committee No, 3 for the adoption of a resolution requesting the State"1-lighway Commission to complete- the widening, and improvement`of El Camino Real to the south city rirnits- of Palo Aito. indicating in'the resolution the street widths desired and" the willingness of the City," to establish necessary procedures to pay the City's ,share as required, as .considered by the Counci?. Resoliitian:,No. ,"3571:of the Council of the City of Palo Al,o Requesting the State ;Highway Cornrniss:.on to Complete Widening and Improvement of El Camino Real..to the South City .L,in'iits of Palo Alto'. was introduced and on r_aotion.of• Councilman, Debs, seconded by Zweng, was adopted by unanimous voice' vote. Counc l prgaanization, Procedure and Legislation A report from the Special Committee on Council Procedures recornmerdang"";the_ adoption of an,ordina.nce amending the Administrative:.` Code relative to'City'Council "Organization and Procedure, and Legislation „�i�a, GidPrcd. ;c be d.d �xicl = a ,November L. 1c36�'. "N72,6;'12.por, r- c� ; dne•kt Meeting of "the Coen„ w;on;+xnv�u.ur.�til� tie n�� • %:gre. a""C r”' •brat the Rec.ond ,,,�. of the Gaurcxl zone -=": �- attention ilea to, ilw4�• upon when the St �yta;9 �a. had not t9�Cri 3('.ted upo <e dd . . The PiclCted GaTriz7fen the F+ c2 t�f the a ire Zone 1` °' c a gratss� lic beer coY0 C e re ., Zone ing ;3 to n lic r.° 'r..ad f. orxi Fire Z o. to Fire and ch�r,ge �P� � �eX-.��"•Se of fire ;�1or:e �._ and 727 Sra Carlos „ r: th.ezaeor , er grayer, at 721, �. +Y�e ,f3orz,s_�Wol.�? voice .rote_ :or - .�exiue majority 716.. Col.arad. A d carr.;:ecl by a �rm,gsion' a '`zraG rriv�cd 'secoc�ed'ax Planning C° c'eox da^ t e with the P ore .. s be ckiraged>zn a that the record ,tl:s�•t the Fz.r�: z�on.o ari y e;bs requesting :i�; rnendatior. Covr:crlxs7.. reoorn � ,hE.rnot'�t=' So Alto ote'd ga,r1; r of tr,e t:.it.y of Qa_ of tae Ccurt;i1 Ito, Galaorniat' rY Or$arzf r , of .be C" of Palo *A r.oper.ty aC one M,> t,;l.axtgirg ..e l' ,yre . ..rrdxrg.t'he 0t)£r.e Ut fore xalding Code).by vrrue from , Fire r �.r .•.. . r µhe 'fin iox zn 71 � Co.oxa•do , terl fox (S.e.ruor 16 o- ` awes Court and ' ,.d was - xcceP Sri. C as zhexeupor_ introduced a... ? 21 'ax*d 7.x• 2 ca. .:3.to °� �: lone ;.50 iris readir 1c� xr,r,nt Plan, �.. e_ d ' C. ve '� application. of p ma �,_._ :Planning O c r Fo,arcroy d' sc� sse Atthe Town and o'�ritry. l'lax.ves C7f�l orator. and Palo+ �,nd or,. r ez�,t Corporation wbe, prGr. e�'Y Johnson ,me ^tzxa Iie .elopmert Pl clod of F,xnb x oa�1e r,� Inc:3. Cyril to . erd �, ri-z the 1700 ' 2',:,, -acre Y, ;r ,?: ith . . e L� a� r. bed. as Parcel #i, of t;z.�a.y P-tC Dilitric o a�OJ tiln. ,.de5c:.i, �hvre ,�i� to appxoval; 1 Set t, t7GX'a corne,r o Ba.y- and subject n � A t rk'e: soutdrri L ,tr re,s, a.rc'h a , 1 by located,.at �drr� nz;�;trat:.�e :and . o avt�r ;oza and site f3isign p Gt"` e L tornini5S',{?:' prior to 1 of t'uGt., :ham P1 A.:ali , t to cOrnP I. on1963.a of signs b ,br, at/A.:alio yu4ijer za, �%r. or be.or. 3u3y 3 de Yldf�m . rnar Step art wiry by CAou' A or�ra tor., Tn .a,nsv✓e:r .o a inquiry is not ,ar,� �.ex?t:y` r � a bo,�,fl�irt�" that' property a s ntly " rin w °y �t the pre -�.. plan. c,eex ��° present development + rn�,ra�r,�,U d+�'=� t"j� ` tda x'�' and . that :k e. � axis��;i"t. service � iri �:�rs. Yx74�:f_1 1 n1 'manufacturing {I azt_ao.th0r .z.w trdu.st'' al or rr .he d felaf,sx�ert plar. rot a " = am e ,d .x:g :: at thela Qoxuw..or. ;w�,. 3�7-�. rn�+ply u5 �..:r.. lte � + for appr,°xz.A was irtroc.uc�d r Orl^rande e 'H t9w4 ` d rnba:� vadi;ro R.oa dyc,opte�d by a agFroved,b} rhv�ray:' r^ a: :,�ay. .., 'Highway Woodward, �' adoption. intersection, of' F te, Pierre? secoiided.4y o 3.'�.cl:..«- Y and or_ motion o S e ,p C ozlma.. Der,_ 'voting majority voice vote, �G� nitiative Ordinance -. . 9, 0 the agenda. would Ordinance y , zrz 24 on -"_`- od ers.s stated that . or. requested Vice 'Mayor J:t � :our" it .°rza.. separate terns. .vr,d k�l ll•.i4�.rr Ave ; s tiered as three se,' t stem; the p?ar, to cx wat it,� lle be considered to report ox: �therfa s.. connect with Frrmo�z'. Avenue University. the spafrorri n er.o Serra Boulevard to can_ it F e ont Stanford �.$,i nz� rastzadfro hoed, a.s proposed �� c�i:.r. %:. aY that tYe plan A�ire.aort�ia with 1'* b.. Planr:irg Officer F report was made- by Hiilview Avenue zs:.actt lly a' re lignpert of the existing road thro . gh S't:srford 'rexa'ioh No :.9 area, and is generally in conformity ity: with. the 1955 interim 'Gereral Plan. The City .Attorney advised that the rn vter.. was one affecting the phyz2ical development of the City and under' Ordnnarce No. 2090, it; was:necessary to refer it to the Planning' Corrnmissa.ora.for a: report as, to its, conformity with the 1955 Interim General It w'r s mctived; b.y Cotineiirnan Arnold, seconded by Rus that the pl ,n, .to :extend, 1111x.. v<< Avenue from. Junipe ro Serra Boulevard ,o.c_onineet 'v ith Frernorn*:.Atie'nue atits inner sec':.o- with Arastraderu Road, as propo»ed :by :Stanford Urri.ersity. he a.pproved. Councilman ,Arr.,,old pointed out that because of the connection wi;,h, the Foot%.,. l Expre,ssaw,•ay, the, "'k:" aituat:or.: that exists is not eliminated and tl":e exte+:*.sior. as p1aw ed also sr' e ,• 7e .' s the southerly end as it 'does . now., M` S.; Dia=, • xprers :cd, .roAC r - hout, the C ut and fill .'t bui3ding the road and the C,,.ty'-Attorneyadvised that the City's cut and fill ordinance would;be enforced in this regard. The City Ma lager, in answer to Count ilmap Aebs' question bout how far, they road was .o go, stated that. Mr: Ford, who.represcnts Stamford University. was present at the meeting anct was best qudlif,ed to answer the question. Mr. Ford explained that Stanford t ri:,rersity representatives had been out or: the. site and had had several ':aiigrnn erts staked ir_ osder, to fit the road to the lard rather "than the land 'o, the road; that the Cl,ty Eng.e.eer has viewed preliminary plans for the; 'road a.;dit would be the purpose ~o observe the contours of the larid.'ard also to preserve the trees as much :i. possible. The; rnotiOn was carried by unanimous •oic.: vote'. 20 -Acre Site. Arast,?adero Road and Jun +ero Se'rra$ou.k1evaltd The Planning Cornrn,ission reported that the proposal to acquire a site of 20;«acres_ at.Arastradero Road arid Junipero Serra Bouleva,rd; fox -an athletic :e -enter was it conformance with the 1955 Interim General Plan rd Ordinance No. 2090. Discussion followed on the propo�.ai, and Mr. Frank Gist, 1844 Hamilton Avenue, introduced Robert Morris, who was representing the Little Leagu.e,Base.ball p:eogram. Mr, Morris addressed the Couneil; stating that `the limit of available fa:c:ilities had been reached and that there was a definite need for an athletic center. Mr.: Java Farr of the Babe Ruth Palo Alto Baseball League advised theCouncil that_this league prov;,ded baseball for boys from 13::to 15'years= of age an that the pre ert program was not adequate to,provade:facili;;ties.for all the boys in that age group who w4shed to participate "He noted that only four fiends were ava.;iable xsz. 1962 and.about.''0%, of the' boys. nterested had to be turned away. He strongly recommended that the City of Palo Alto provide more playing area for the Babe :Ruth League.; A motion` was Made_. by- Counc 1rnan Woodwa.rd,seconded by Rus,, ro .authorize the` Mayor to appoint a citizens' committee to recommend a solution for, the need for an athletic center. letter letter _ oiatxr'c�t O.:, �±ittex� bY. her having been Council cx c tk►e '�' a$6z `�`!r letter e a� -�taYn ,matt ,,so). capY 1zerra 13 1� d for t. tae b Alto G Y for extending fa' f the pyre q, the � p3 ,BTy,art Street. a��," a��c't�'. ;�' os�'�t'Y'i'.tee a� gcdi, Eclkto � t 8 r h °�'n �,,�,r a 4 iZaSer . citizens' �.ti��n$ to �,�,c,Kar�d � �er�t to each. Teed �'�' °� �:�.� ex ° �'�. ." of the . �,verL ��, ca- ,�i�'es l � of 43k ' needs the letter ati�d. ;�tav�w ' ember ` +h� Y"e he Palo � 'Louis �e� �.�."� dated "M"Y�V ar,d wee tin4�Pa to � �to eY ;t Gaup tending ' tides in ei�dir . to the. recreation on procedure fields, :an conclusion "i sOnS desiring is vug ��tia ax�' %ty clergy at that any per the citizens' iti7.4x�s Liman ; c- the suggested that aped to " . �aunc. was f�tea'''�th P.ohxa be ue:�t�ar�..oll call GQus. o a athletic e.ent the previous defeated. '�r' ` their 'views. .p�'�• d end ma riot,, was present be appointed. p'� are T ors�d ram erde ty, beam defer any yjer Rodger / e pub 'Woodward, Zweig. airte •. he rr,a er �,tx °�' nr► tree wa the Yr,ati e,}uix!"cl. , f rtt.' c 2b, - 42. C.resaP ae _ }Qr�n oved to de �r '-. rthe + nsidizia a f thehird air;.l nex 'meet ' of t e. -. C. it or,cd v the C, Marshall c. ����,� the next �r a#. the tr3attF� w�$ seconded the �'ptio� g. 11 vote- roll c� S -J s , „�1, tZ- D " ,Nvenue rado P. rrp�,d �-� t' 'r'� ... ' r as a box �� YFue �crS'�de�,•f,b �"c�dC-I: ° �uv�rn��e vote" hoF Yae ....,_.-1,—„. ' A )LPc7 t�7 fe .between � ,� rCa o Road lc thi , h. rb�rh©od ax str.ly .or. a facie , t�"e ,,, ,r.i.tY+; Gy ctic 0 r�otio,. n s voi . of v e°�xc�.4. was noted 'tit t ,h ?1;:+.1e;:d.F`d w ,x . � tir+ c t es Y.c?fi4- ` .5 vt,`ibe�:.�oit% .Considered the three: r"r�7 0 t + sites 'FanariA,�Q . j ,: ctior 4• 4.�4 Q q Maxi e ct : . nxr;,,ic�as co tact w�� engineering S.r nt With beer, 'LY= t o1 �e tyt1S reported d that' l'=s' had rer, 1. -1• ' fs , c a:� l var' o brad ,Z,�,?()'.r osairv., on +it1�t F�-�,.,.• . 5. give''•' } t, Ke t' JeY .r,it r 5. ;c r tic' tar 3. um f. 2anaer tySeTr ��' gUi+; ttiC" �f�7k i - t e .r.it..� t^.. * � s ct d and ere d into `'*t This: it ' 0, vt tes._ . v fit=' viell; i-Ct , 1tiT: �t1C' be entered Cdx `ontr `mot.could � ° add � o''. — ` trd � � i h��� "� � to ,. �,�tcd„ �g`�°fates �jp�'. hee,s c:a'- d c iced arid spc . `t c'.eed " pu 'hv' S''Yx o, be emu, �+cr ec ax%d ' ts. 3 00 to .L+:''� '. : 1Sior1. t w e: riaat t g' 1 `� 2 c.cr r O1'''' k�,' ` Ot 6 e.; c.e,ed, $2.3, d`+ qty:'>2i� .. Ca�'� 1.2,-..,‘„?._ relative a grate' and wed ,. -' - od ,a� e l <3 d �a 1� --�- ,\•?. ) is r seconded c� ----- "--- -�""'� ' 7:.: irisu* otio Yi"ialde' 7` econ ; . aet er o ��. euTa' y rnco '�. nd. PXst, o' the..x i4or study a rid to thec.arrie 5 ..r�c�d to ti}''': gt tv o r resswa,. C%. a ra Cour Tt+e City Ana l I� r �"g-`� m approval County',Foothill Manager eported, that 1 and executxon,b FtesswaY'�� Agreement copies °" the Santa' Y #}ze . Cit;r, had been forwarded far consideration After a ';Sha;rt era* on of the a t, discussion next Councilmew ._ greerz:, to. Nov motion, to s d•, 2( continue the. meeting, Was aly,..seconded and u.' 19�i2,, the date o xarzi;nou ;Iy 42ae �..,.� ee � carried. was Tix ,.C,# a rout ne. Y Manager advised that of ws responsibilities with h. erniirles Stater the responsibilities maintenance l Alto, respect to 'State esp�,nsibi a g"eerY; the agreera� n.ti xe��-e6ted, the highways that I,tie; and City> �n arid auu Council to `traverse orizing:axed adopt a resolution the City: directing salutian approving voL- that the t was moved. $ecor�d R execution of it by r. yar,:fig oved.:,sed ed and Agreement with' the arid unanimously Division directed o carried by voice n of Righwa • execute it p'ra'ect bL Y s in behalf of the e Maintenance _ - _____ Sherman�-' -nu.e et I City. T1xe `== ----a__ adrsp#aRe�lu# CtY 5herrna ion of trelz Manager reported that adopt hearing. Resolution et at. mxnary Approval of It was ,ine necessary Project `N'e>. 62-3 and seta e to orp public et a date] for. laubl on: , Report on Sherman herm zs�olut an No: ' 3573 of , an o motion made and duly seconded, Project No. 62-3 Approval of t:n ded, was F2 3 was gxneer's adopted �a introduced; and Resolution by z�;mous protests in reIatia N°: 35?4 setting voice ?i to the vote. December i 9b2 8' she native to Ir - at t e proposed acquisitions and place of r was be given was ' ' in the ns and improverr, hearing adopted b ai s also introduced and Council ion ma s ents de y una vus voice vote. on motion made' and directing "Wee and seconded, d Abate ment Engineer, The .City Manager weeds had requested that the advised that Mr• to.be a` nuisance, Council W resolution ' • pass a X� iO1l:t2Q r the City n 4eclaring providing Resolution. No. c and on g fonao,R;earing to be he'd o: declaring weeds to motion Council n ti by unanimous e vote, Councilman Arnold, seconded 2b, l 96Ze a nuisance and voice w3� .as a by Marshall, was 'adoCec'. 3 a n t "Ade -- ' Duct and Fed ,..,,._,;;1`►�tanhols5yste;ri. City Mafia _. -:._;,,-, received ger Keirhle Material and £urniyhing, and Y advised an delivering that .four iE1 Carninb Underground duct and asbestas_cementbids had been bid. ofUnderground n Uncle gro :.that zxianhole s pipe, irrigation Undero-I-Ja d her Ystenz an i $Lion Construction ec°"emended ''n.Prave uctio acceptance meets n Company, Zec. in the °f the law sure of $34,833, A motion was made by Stephens, seconded by Rus, and carried by unanimous -voice vote, that an appropriation for water improvesnent,s ar the s _m of $96,000 be made frozri the Water Fund Capital Resertee, for, Project 60-h. Engineer reported that St.',tion 5.17 of the Subdi+: iston Ordina-r se' presently cost in, ty rte. pro nsz,or, that „alleys at least 20 teet it width skull -be pro;�id,.'cl ;hat this requirement ha,d ben_ 1 of e re-a±.zany:_ relieved n. a nv.rribew. o`er° ' ar,.ct K tk.xo.= � the 3 x g ! t at :n azA ir,�..3t:,c:c� q,uireme:zt under prcy,,..,,vzl;: of .the- 5ar �zc�r, h y t xs cc �e rtrM.c�,t z-e%.omxnended would. not be desirable' ar�d,.the Engineering, p„ . that .the aee io7, be ck.a seed'.:0 "all ys .t least 20 feet in, width may resiyire.d" ..M W"'•beek ad.is ed that. the Pl,:xnr, rig Officer c;oncurr.eci in recommendation o` the ckant,ze of words¢. UpoY Motien rnage,'seconded and o'-diria.n a_ of the council or_the Gtty'•o:f Palo Alto M1 ,w. Y r f OYdinati:Ce No.. F 31.6 ' the vision. O d na accepted f'o,r tom, to ie_ The City Manager reported that Los Altos School District :had za7aae- a request for pe.rMissign to install and maintain a sewer line ;icros. Miranda,Avenue. ltesoiuion 358? of ..e City Council of the City of Palo t No � S _ unan,,trrlously <arrte,sx Amending Section 5. . 1 f was introduced and :subject to a 1Y.eeri a agreement with Southern Pacific Cocnpany to use their right;,of-Wav' axd subject'io.an easement agreement with Stanfo University. By motion made seconded and unanimously carried.. the bid of Underground:Construction Company, Inc., in the sum of $34, 833 for these improvetnerite vwas,acceptecl. and the Mayor was authorized and directed to -execute a.ccsxst� �c�on�hasv for thed any useaofits right-of-way license agreement with SoutheTn�'Paci . p and also to execute art easement agreement with Stanford University. Park Department Sat s Record and The City Manager rrnade an oral report to the Council in regard tothese matters.. He reported that the safety record of tl'e Park Department a 'greatly improved. and that to date e•*ha e employele e dan exc nt p agxam. training progra: i is well accepted and he ro✓Prrent Pr?_ject•60`h .6,,rastradero goad The City Manager recommended that the Council authoxayt -6 an appropriation from the Water Fend Capital adeReserve veto project toroject 0m}�rove �.n the amount of $96, 000'. This is the Ara... partc of the the water system before, the road, is completed., which is a project. O d nasce N0 1'31b Sec. x.17 1 and Maintain Alto Granting ..Perx Ys 5xan to, the .Los Altos School District to Install ty Palo aintaari:a .Sewer Lin acrossMiranda rdenue in the dui seconded, ofw adopted: was thee trtros%uc.ed-a_nd:upon i'rzot;on made duly unanimous voice vote. the rat Ec�.. � -_or, Map � pgrx in . P.r.ta X` approval a'I ' 1 me n ,Xaco� � w� icy TJe glow. t .>,F 5ou'.• A.i.n.Codi.e h U' «o On the .S *. A t0 fl r 'r ar.:c - suh3` c` ta: nerl rha Rrr.oAn .de ba-. ds or tY.:^ gyiz ayiliw:e`� placement o ��.zl .elet rE'= „4' ate t�ctanza laG --r r � i :.. de rZ''© 3,-..0, a for said eiG . fit.rr f1e d g seme R iei. 11 bt. d } o .oeasement,. h.ch ,J granting oca"'o � 0.•. <G l,tYPa� 1 +.rz l map. e -sac 4 4.0 re.c:.L /;4 g of n ax to -1ci tip a1 ca: -t. fee" ro T.Y consisted, bO :ham property ` �Lra r' s teal. tkwau L,, Fd. n i"itF� +�: f 3 y d.. �YXb�e .:lei-`„ t r�'E'd LI,Y. ., ' p1�.w en id wa4that f W '` o e ec. re l�0, - ad ,.1 Gaxrled that .. unanirnou Y a/[kranda �Anded and at ia{. Ya ,�,;�� �,axth . alitzno'�ed. '�" „, c$c.hool Di d to �..Alta pexrnl�so�r sae : ran . Avenue>fo' utility urposes• ?5 ors A e;kda tiva$: i'Divi 16 . to r! rnai 1rJz� rrleznbcr a t eatlrx_g. ft Council . Lhe• tior J t�� . UT1 1 "Yr C'+` %2sj i88 ,0 " ; Car: rie d to ,ontinue ntil t i n �pus1Y " �sxd d and Ana � 1- tj. ,-thy Fri^. 'ng 2 5 G£ the agenda crude seoc +z enibe^ c. rawted i item n s Shy, t.+ •.yyG-1 0 ,, r d1 ir:iort '`.4 ' iW A t,aA15 Q'• 14 �rG.ae iecOr011It .drxze:x ar. en o _news_ t,or ms~� `oa Corx,r: i'�s»oil µd xro the p qrS ire-ented_b ,; !hC �+�rtat.-.;e �a *or'' co�,,,�rirs . r ne by +� az gylar a �a c+£ a ratk��x W r t1��; gtta w s', r�� 1' erR �`�� � � �, ;:a f,ath* T,�. a^fl'iGte ,;40 the following G�ort1 . wc.d. t�v %1 �.•a c3r'r Zistipl'r.: 's fee, S r �ep�l_MY,� , Vd o ward. �,�,yxaki�.�:l; Rodgers, �.ch.z L s lrc• _ e Cy^ o j O �- ' v$.d i ora the .z e ubdi.•• zs G -� o` h,4 ' er..' .- of the Raz�Cl� . xrpox#, �" .j i axt�on mo northwest of rMa%. d electric ab- or lest, dex€ d r151On Witt ` axe .... Y d ti -rat th 0 e ex dzxlK pp more c:c:�rer.,. ST �. P Road. .1Q1� feet, eco'm� - c �idla._c =:: ciJ on the 5 x� c�L n.tin� gy'sterx� ar. ui'� �,:���er• comrnen<:a- r"� � �• arc. a required by a nrne �. axxa� +F r.triV moved; seconded and cd..l �z. Yr It vra$ and upheld 3t d the condatX�+n�' of the Planning ir1K with Lire r. z - map t1aT3 1T1, _accordance�� •>:1e• rE.t70xt bnaP approved . ard, excePtxans oeatl.riPd ts :siC _ ma• r The Planning Commission ur4n notisly 3307, Paxv Alto Hills approval of the: final Subdivision. Map for T- - and Elizabeth D. Dana, being a portion of Unit No. 2 , presented by Dan the: Rancho El Corti de Madera, subject to: granting public utili ties ties easements as shown in red v thins the.. tract' and; obtaining the easements as shown - outside the tract badndary. walkways granting of easements 5 feet wide for planting, ealkwrents:. and utilities at each side of streets, along for slope protection purposes where cuts or fills create slopes in excess of the natural ground slope adjacent to roadways:" f_ ...,,:ate reserve at end of establishment of streets. Re sOlation No. 3576 approving the finalmap of Tract, No. 3307. w3e introduced, and .on motion made and duly seconded, was adopted by unanirnov.s voice vote.. An ordinanceof the City of Palo Alto Designating a n the Vicinity of Middiefield_l�.oad New Cui-devsac qfi WPxlsbc.,, ^!' Way i to be Named "Towle Place" was ntroduced.g by oauri niio duly made and seconded, was, accepted, 'for first C2:ui'.r;iail Dceci ti 5 were introduced. aethoriaing and directing y Y��.'.tC1�A:t7i deeds t0 the.Mayor to execute, in behalf of the City, ;isell,' tnc. 'and to L• C. Smith and Ethel V, Smith, Cr tclatmi of City's interest in an easement, abandot�meet du. to arof a•sewer. ,rn .in near East lvleadow Circle, and oo .motion made pond duly t d by unanimous. voice and duly seconded. were adopted Parkin ees C O ns rprtr:Ct)Uns and 'Sb:C following resolutions on parking parking changeswere introduced, and on motion: made and seconded, were adopted by unanimous voice vote. Rcsolut:on No. 35'"7 of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Prohibiting: P.ax'king on the North Sid Transport San A torx_n Frontage Road Between San Artemia Road an et. Resolution No. 35'7S of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Prohibiting ta*•g Parking on the Alley which connects Cambridge Avenue and''California, `:Avenue between El Camino Real and Asl'h. Street. Roe.sali tiof'No. 3579 of the Council_ of the City of Paso.. 4 establish two -hoax parking on Alto Amending Resolution No. 2 , 71 to both sides:.o'f Homer. from •;l ryant"to WaYfexle.y between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p..rn. `. ,:Alto An-lendingRei1 tso1u Yaxrt .# solutz.a No. 3�4'af the:- sc r'�z .the 'corner, dr rt No. 2971 „to the Council �. d`�xxa rye pf � o prohibit of City ' the boz; B:OMa1v2Z1e arid 0p. °n theof Pair' azxdoxz n p. rxz. to b:00 A- rx . `p a point 125 feewestt side n.c�f %et to eit D 1ax he.&elution -- n NO. 7:: .&�axi>z e;1>Uter:tio a81 of th 30 p, e li, ore tke rs to Aba e Council as du,ghe re t: Cau pxopoye+d abandonment ntfor 1 c m City corided �ci1 Ch b:r don=zzenr Torn of Wel.lsb x of Palo ' .w as adapted Wa8 introduced, us Decornbez. Y Way 'and e8oj.. by unanimous oducec and 10, 1962 at rS9 fc+a _etirid 4s voice Vote, on Otlpn made lo rc aFter wexv;n: Resolutions ,,r,, re'rie'izag 1r 3y �,earsJ as ' appreciation after:uer thr. 'ol: ety .Clerk-, and to ainilxerc! e intr by barn 'f roz th Pollen ParrrnCn, after to Virgil o, 0 ye who retired pted d zee vpt ,. dde by A rno1R, second by �0 yeaCarlrs. e ad is a `= :' '_ t_ seconded R' ' were alp a nCN the r centerline, cad �1 Lz n'o inanca of ouncid rpdu dree in to i , of the north Gz,e � 3 1`05, ,: t ced• nC{,`O e�;4rt £ Ob feet oe pal n O Ai.i zzztrtel 3 a 1 ,Gatilinc Real nor amar p Court", nt :against' �e -,o xp zt deand do al as `'. 'e x1 y, to t:,(6, t2iC?tlfyrl Y JC�;CF vote, Y :{ pr ( �X�! ji �.p }' t, pax< ,:ri :ir, n awas ccepted 2A�? e 3 yxbee voting DeP '?zi+Yty y� zzia R .��Y y i�tr �Z,�y h..�� K' 35�?M (3 P a 'i tpx ,, ae l: t x i.r � i r _ `p '`� `�O � v 'C ^wG z 2r+ � k ,�. lr t'� x:�.1`� r n1.>r" ti. i ;:a ,...c � � ' '1x1:::,"�' `2%� n C'J :4iri •1 : ti proper, i �� •A ...fir er ne oe�.{ :.Palo., ti �t821 °m thr� rci . r Co .- 1 bt ti "�,'^ .�3r akay iMsr+ -r. Cs"i 41 ova OT�,'3'�-q nber 1`62_ Stree;t and s an � t3i •� r 'cry 1:12 ot.*� r Council a th scoa ^� reading,: e Palo Al.. x in property d+ 7-0 �s the, C#7,, v.t . ti 11t � 'sY72 ~� venue: c t. l f K11p15, �' 11 Pw dlC7 JOxIt t• 0r." �Z.ot n � A yr ,i �' :voice nd Co ot.ion d 1.yJ mad . rid R-,2 176 adopted r�a;�CC --O uny zrna;; '.iyx-b e �11�A udo ard. seconded, , � � �•, � was, give' : . --- (Ste r .3gpp. tei he1z �' Ago against :'aa , cd ;b iClin CT-: s .Fi; CS; 22<3a �, anc•e ?V�7„. ', �.az« 'Se c t 1 3y ,.cox h `rye+ r�o �` r1z r; x , e Council of r7 P o Cp nkr:0X' pro. eat e as of" zac- z; a,sadopted;, ova w"l 'r��. xtrlc ron, t`ez; r.. ` _, the - aic� 4 «dcy ge �ecpi azid property Zoning dy ad: adin . 1+1i�tcgl,_ A<� �' known , �'a4ntzltxx�,n , xe '�� the g an kin id Roads .BY>ebE' e r n ,against 7:10 :on 2110.def? `'ne 1 -1:-B, t . . _ against adoption. duly�eco:zded Claim .'for: Darria es: /California union Insurance A' report was received from the City Attorney on the claim hied by, California Union Insurance Company in the sum of. $10, 000, and by Neva Mead in the sum of $15,000, for personal injuries sestatred by Neva. Mead in a sidewalk fail on December 4, 1961 ,on Hi;gn,Street'.;between Lytton -ard University Avenue. The City Attorney. advised that from his investigation he has concluded that the claims are not proper changes a.gainst''the..' City. It was ,moved, seconded and carried that the City Attorney's be accepted and that each of the claims be rejected in its entirety, lai;rns.fox Uaixia. es`,�Mary Fiauizia,r. A .report was received from the City Attorney on a claim filed by Mary Baurnan in"the s. n of $1,000 for personal injuries sustained : in a -fall in the vicinity of Park and El Camino on June a l , 1962., The, City Attorney advised that from his it estigetion he has concluded; that the claim is rot. a p--ope, r, charge against the. City. It was, moved, seconded and carried that the City. Attor'rey's report, be accepted and that the claim be rejected in its. entirety. Disposition : of Net. Income Hose tal Resoletion fay rrotior:'made, seconded and carried by unanimous vote, the report of the_.Control,ler on a resolution concerning disposition of operating surplus for Palo Alto and Operating Loss for Stanford (Palo Alto-Startfo'rd. Hospital Center) be continued L.riti1 the next meeting. of the Council on November 2b, 1962. Amendment to Charter Cour.c:,l Membership Councilman Zwerg brought up the subject of the size of the City Council and suggested a charter amendment be placed before the voters in May, which would reduce the City Council ultimately to nine members, with a term of four years for each member, with five members being elected at oreelection, and four members two years later, so there would be a staggering of terms. It was •moeed, seconded and carried that the matter of the Charter Amendment be referred to Committee No. 3 for consideration and study. There being r -.o further business to come before the Council, the meeting was declared adjourned at :2:55 a.rn.. ATTEST... �,! City Clerk APPROVED v\i Vice Mayor U