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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03041968City Hall Palo Alto, California March 4, 1968 The Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date at 7:30 p, rn, with Mayor Dias presiding. Present: Arnold, Beahrs, Berwald, Clark, Comstock, Cooley, Dias, Gallagher, Spaeth, Wheatley (arrived 7:32 p.m,) Absent: Pearson Approval of Minutes The Minutes of the Council meeting of February 19, 1968 were approved. (See note below) Hospital Agreement re Annual Budget MOTION: Councilman Cooley moved, on behalf of the Finance Committee, that the Council approve item (B) of the hospital agreement as follows: The Board of Directors of the Palo Alto - Stanford Hospital Center shall have the authority to prepare and approve an Annual Budget in accordance with good accounting practice and to establish rates and charges for the use of all facilities and services of the Hospital Center. The motion carried unanimously by voice vote, with Councilman Clark and Gallagher abstaining. Report of ABAG Representative Mayor Dias reported on the February 23, 1968 General Assembly meeting of the Association of Bay Area Governments,- She-- - stated -that at the meeting -+thy folrowing had occurred: Robert Pitts, Regional Director of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development presented an award for outstanding govern mental relations and the Assembly ratified the action of the executive committee which included: retain counsel to handle the affair involving Mr. Truax; retain another firm to provide an outside audit report; discharge Mr. Truax; ask for federal grand jury review of the disappearance of funds and appointment of special committee to make the request; and ele .ted Jack Kenney as the new president and Jack Maltester as vice president. Public Facilities Naming Comm=ittee Report MOTION: Councilman Clark introduced, on behalf of them Public Facilities Naming Committee, the following ordinance and moved its approval for first reading: 5.3 3/4/68 "Ordinance of the Council of the City r, F'alo Alto Designating the Street 800 Feet Easterly of East Bayshore Frontage Road as 'Faber Place'. " The ordinance was approved for first reading unanimously by voice vote. John Fletcher Byxbee Recreational Area MOTION: Councilman Clark moved, on behalf of the Public Facilities Nanning Committee, that the John Fletcher Byxbee Recreational Area be c_ eated in the Baylands, including the Baylands Athletic Center, the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course, the Santa Clara County leased airport; the Sant' y Santa l.ldi'd I..ULiSIt leased yacht harbor, the flood basin and all remaining dedicated shorelands; only the commerical and L -M districts to the right of Embarcadero Road and the sewage disposal facilities shall be excluded; and further, that the staff prepare for Council approval an appropriate series of signs for the area. The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. Existing Park Names MOTION: Councilman Clark moved, on behalf of the Public Facilities Naming Committee, that the following existing parks be redesignated to include the full name of the person after whore they were named: A. B. C. D. E. Eleanor Park Cogswell Plaza Hoover Park Mitchell Park Peers Park "Eleanor Pardee Park" "Elinor Cogswell Plaza" "Herbert Hoover Park" -"J. Pearce Mitchell Park:' „Alexander Peers Park" Tire motion carrieofeL-faanimously by voice vote. Don Secundino Robles Park MOTION: Councilman as Cla-: k moved, on behalf of the Public Facilities Naming Committee, that the existing "Mayfield Park" be renamed "Don Secundino Robles Park" after the former owner of the rancho which included the park and in accordance with Council policy of naming pr.rks after people. The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. County Planning Policy Comrraitte Councilman Comstock reported that the County Planning Policy Committee, which has been in existence for about one year, has prepared a joint report of each of its subcommittees which generally emphasize joint planning. He advised that when a cnn- cesus has been developed, he will have further information for the Couacii. Neighbors Abroad Report Councilman Comstock presented his letter of March 4, 1968 regarding the activities of Neighbors Abroad. Review of Police Department Activities and Programs (CMR 213) City Manager Morgan presented his report of February 29, 1968 regarding a review of the Palo Alto Police Department Activities a d Programs. He introduced Police Chief Hydie who spoke concerning the history of the police department, crime problems in the community, the e: onsideration given to sociological aspects of crime, and the desirability of cooperative contacts between the police department and the citizens. Chief Hydie introduced Lt. Philip Ray who is assigned to coordinate programs with the juvenile bureau and Officer Robert Ellioi.t whose primary assignment is introducing a program of youth citizenship in the schools. Lt. Ray and Officer Elliott each presented a review of the activities to which they are assigned. Location of Sea Scout Base (Councilman Wheatley left at 8:57 p.m.) MOTION: Councilman Arnold introduced a resolution to include the following and moved, seconded by Comstock, its adoption with a copy of the resolution and a copy of his letter to the Council of February 28, 1968 to be sent to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors: "WHEREAS the Palo Alto City Council has recently been informed of the problems that the proposed move of the Sea Scout Base will cause to the Sea Scocrtsrand because -they- are a worthwhile and attractive community organization which will benefit many of our boys," "THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Board of Supervisors is requested to review the proposed moved of the Sea Scout Base with a view toward leaving it in the close vicinity of its present location." • (NOTE: Adopted as Resolution No. 4087 entitled "Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Requesting Board of Supervisors of County of Santa Clara to Review Proposed Move of Sea Scout Base") The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. (Councilman Wheatley returned at 9:01 p. in.) Approval of Minutes MOTION: Councilman Wheatley moved, and it was duly seconded, to rescind approval of the Minutes of February 19, 1968. Councilman Wheatley requested that on page 38, under "Naming of Baylands" in part 2 "be named and designated" be deleted and "be considered to be named" be substituted. There were no objections. Adjournment There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 9:07 p. m. 1 1