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MINUTES
Regular Meeting
September 22, 1975
CITY
PALO
ALTO
ITEM PAGE
Adjourned Meeting of September 15, 1975. 2 0 8
Special Meeting -September 29 re Arastra Decision 2 0 8
Request of Councilman Eyerly re City Real Estate Holdings 2 0 9
Request of Councilman Eyerly re Length of Service of Committee
and Commission Members 2 0 9
Request of Councilmen Eyerly re City Spending on Social Programs 2 0 9
Request of Councilman Sher re Junipe,ro Serra Boulevard North of
Page Mill Road 2 0 9
Oral Communications 2 1 0
Adjournment 2 1 3
Regular Meeting of September 22, 1975 2 1 3
Minutes of August 25, 1975 2 1 3
Consent Calendar -- Action items 2 1 3
Resolution re Garden Terrace Annexation - Detachment from
Fire District
Traffic Signal Installation and Modifications
Consent Calendar -- Referral Items
Newspaper clack
Retirement of Lao X. Caiiente
Retirement of Eddie Sanderson
Resolution of Appreciation to.Rental Housing Mediation Teak
Force Members
Ordinance re project Mobility
Report From Ad Hoc Committee opAging
Old Police/Firs Building
Review of Drug Services
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ITEM (Continued)
Report from Councilman Sher, Representative to County Transit
Commission, re 1/2C Sales Tax Election
777 San Antonio Road - Resolution Amending Ordinance No. 2711,
P -C Plan
Announcement Re Executive Session at 9:30 p.m.
Ordinance re Esther Clark Park Erosion Control Retaining Wall
Our Health Center: Request for City Funding
San Antonio Road Overpass: Poesibte Transfer of Lands
San Mateo/Santa Clara County Boundary Study
Resolution re Amendment to Compeneation Plan: Casual Employees
Resolution re Vacation of a Portion of Feral Lane
Request of Councilwoman Witherspoon re Palo Alto Information &
Referral Service Proposal
Request of Councilwoman Witherspoon re Condition and Maintenence
of City Streets
Request of Councilman Sher re Amendment of toiling Ordinance to
Permit Senior Day Care Centers
Request of Vice Mayor Clay re Traffic Barriers on Park Boulevard
and East Meadow
Oral Communications
Execution of Contract - Forel Lane
Adjournment
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September 22, 1975
ADJOURNED METING OF SEPTEMBER 15 1975
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date at 7:45 p.m.
in an adjourned meting of September 15, 1975, with Mayor Norton presiding.
Present: Beahrs, Berwald, Carey,
Clay, Comstock, Eyeriy,
Norton, Sher, Witherspoon
Absent: None
SP CIAL MEETING - SEPTEMBER 29_.RE ARAS A DEC
Mayor Norton announced that because of the extreme interest in the Araatra
decision, Council had decided to hold a special meeting Monday, September 29.
Normally, there would not be a meeting on the fifth Monday of the month.
He stated that the Araatra decision would be part of the discussion
during the executive session to be held following tonight's meeting.
He also wanted to announce to the public that the meeting would be publicized,
to notify all that Council intends to take this :titter up. Mayor Norton
said that Couoci' embers have agreed it would not be appropriate et
this time to hold a public heating, because of the sensitivities involved
from the legal point of view, but Chet they would welcome and invite all
written commentaries and points of view on the subject. These would be dis-
tributed in the Council's packet next week. These written commentariee would
be available to the prase and to the members of the public who are interested
in this issue. They will be read by the Council and taken into account. There
will not be oral presentations on the subject, but the written communication
would be read very carefully. Mayor Norton suggested to those who are
interested in the eubjsct that they put their thoughts in writing, and make
sure that the communication is received before 12:00 noon, Wednesday:
October 1, 1975, in order that sufficient time is given for reproduction
of copies to be passed to Councilmembers, Staff and public. Council will hold
a full blown Executive Session next Monday evening to make a decision
on how to proceed on this matter.
Councilmen Berwald said that be would assume -that there are parts of
this matter that could be discussed publicly. Be asked if it would
be discussed at the special meeting in a public session or in the Executive
Sess io'n 9
Mayor Norton believed that ks could not answer rbat question in advance
bemuse therm -were some but not all the iteme that could be discussed
in public. However, for Norton felt that they should bring their
thoughts together in tonight's Executive Session, and decide what questions
would be appropriate to be discussed in public. Mayor Norton stated
that b.ia understanding et the moment, based on a conaotn,aus of the City
Council, is that Council would accept any or all thoughts in writing
but it did not xsnt a dialogue in public of matters that are presently
rawer litigation.
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Councilman Berwald said he would like to reserve the right to bring
up at a public meeting the its= that he believes should not be discussed
in the Executive Session without prejudice to public interest.
Councilman Beahrs said he hoped that people would submit statements
to the Council and not limit their discourse to the problem of the appeal
but also suggest approaches to the problem in a larger sense, assuming,
too, that the appeal is lost. He said that the problem is quite significant
to the future of the city and if we are not successful, it is obvious
the financial impact will be quite tremendous.
Mayor Norton asked that Councilman Beahrs not take this line of discussion
tonight unless the City Attorney felt that it was appropriate.
BEST OF COUNCILMAN MALY
Councilman Eyerly said that in view of the Executive Session to follow
tonight'o meeting, he would like to see this item be continued.
REQUEST OF COUNCILMAN E ERL
MEMBERS
Councilman Eyerly aald that in .view of tho, Executive Session to follow
tonight's meeting, he would like to see this item be continued.
ROUES i OF COUNCILMAN EYELY
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Councilman Eyerly said that in view of the Executive Session to follow
tonight's meeting, he would like to see this item be continued.
Mayor Morton stated that unless there would be a debate on the tbovee
Items 18, 19, and 20, he would like to see them continued to the October 6
MOTl0$e Councilman J ysrly moved, seconded by Berwald Chet Items 18,
19, and 20 be continued to the 0rtobsr 6 meeting.
The motion paseed on a unanimous vote.
Councilman Sher said he held ieclude►d a memorandum in the packet which
described the newspaper repot, of some of the recommendations of a report
that gawa bias some concern. He had bsa informed that the Board of
Supervisors of the County voted to send the report to the involved jurisdictions
and to ask for comments upon it and he was simply asking the Stuff to
bring the report to the Counci1ee srs to review it, and to give these
opinions end recommendations on the impact of traffic congestion on
lend development in Palo Alto.
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MOTION: Councilman Sher moved, seconded by Comstock that the Board
of Supervisors Traffic Engineering Consultant's report be referred to
Staff, and that staff be directed to prepare a report on the recommendatioas
of the consultant concerning Junipero Serra Boulevard north of Page
Kill Road, and the likely impact of those recommendations on traffic
congestion and land development in Palo Alto.
The motion carried unanimously.
OM L ComangICATIONt
1. ,arybeth Washington, 936 Middlefield Road, stated
that at a -meeting like this, it waa great to hear
a little bit o2 human interest about the people of Palo
Alto. She recently west back East for a family reunion
and she found out that they kept their slave name because
they felt that that was a way they could keep the family
together. She was referred to as "Aunt Lizzie'e granddaughter
who lives in California". She said that real people live
in Palo Alto, and real people have ways of surviving,
despite the things that happen to them.
Ms. Washington said that she now has authority to use her
home for the humanities, for an art canter for children and
she hoped t) -3t with the `staff they would be able to work
this out. She stated that until the home is ready to be
bulldozed, it would be a good place for an art center for
the children, and that she could be the caretaker of it.
2. Larry Klein, 1433 Dana, spoke briefly on the procedcn:es
that Council had outlined in regards to the Foothill.
litigation. He could appreciate the desire not to have a
public dialogue with regard to pending litigation. A dialogue
however, means a conversation back and forth between members
of the Council and members of the public. He did not think
it would be appropriate for members of the Council to speak
in vain during pending litigation. However, he did not
think this standard applied to members of the public. It
seemed to him that it vas extremely appropriate for meters
of the public to communicate their thoughts on this very
important natter to the members of the Council. He thought
it was rather unfortunate that Council had decided to receive
only written communications from the public. He stated tit
there here manypeople who felt more comfortable addressing
the Council verbally; that t"heee people did not feel comfortable
writing. On the other hand, there ars people who feel more
comfortable writing instead of speaking. But to eliminate
those who desire to speak to the Council diaroctly, he felt,
veal rater unfortunate. Further, the time limit that has
been set for receipt of the t iaicgtf.+ina 1a eely thirty-
six hours away. He commented that it was rather unrealistic
to expect'to receive a great deal of written communication
bed now and --Wednesday noon. There would be very few people
who would know about that desire between now ea. then. Thus,
he respectfully asked the Council to reconsider their decision
against a public hearing erd to eet aside the first hour or
ea at Wonday night's special meeting to allow oral presentation
from the public to be made directly to Council with regard to
this wry important natter.
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3. Joan Johnston, representing the League of Women Voters,
813 Cedro Way Street, expressed that the League would
like a fully publicized open hearing. She agreed with
Mr. Klein, that they will not receive that by advertising
the meeting in Tuesday night's Palo Alto Times and advising
the public that it has until Wednesday noon to give the
Council its written communications. She stated that if
Council insisted on sticking to their decision, she would
like to request that the deadline to receipt of letters
be extended to at least Monday afternoon.
4. Joyce Leonard, •.107 Briarwood Way,spake in behalf of the
AAUW to reaffirm Ms. Johnston and Mr. Klein's request.
Mayor Norton stated that he would indicate in Tuesday
night's newspaper that these options would all be available.
He recognized that the people should have adequate time to
respond and if the deadline was extended to Monday Noon, that
sort of opportunity could be provided.
Councilmen Berwald wondered if there was an announcement in
the paper that this kind of procedure was going to happen or
did the members of the public just learn about it by accident.
He asked if there was going to be a closed meeting next week.
He felt that should there be a Council meeting the people
would be allowed to speak and/or express themselves in writing.
Mayor Norton respocded that he thought it was the consensus
of his colleagues that it would be inappropriate to have a
meeting where there is a normal exchange of ideas from the
audience and the council. He believed that there would be
an adequate opportunity for the Council to receive the concerns
of the people in the community, but that the better way would
be to receive these concerns in writing. Unless the City
Attorney indicates to the contrary, he assumed that the special
meeting of September 29 would deal with the serious matter
of litigation in Executive Session.
Councilman Berwald commented that he found it to be
distressing that there would not bean opportunity for the
public to address the Council before the Couacilaaambers
retired to the Executive Session.
Councilman Comstock said that the Mayor has the authority
to call a special meeting of the council on particular
subjects and that sleeting can be in the executive Eession.
The Executive Session is for the purpose of dealing with
litigation tbst the City is currently engaged in. Be
expressed that he did not think that the Mayor intendd,
nor did the rest of the councilmembers uudsrstao4
or have the feeling that the subject of the meeting would go
beyond what the Brown Act provides, He said that he has
been called by members of the public about the idea of
public presentation prior to the Executive Session and he
is sympathetic to that. He felt that one thing important
to rimer is that it requires au act of extreme collected
*elf control by the Council because the people would be
speaking to them and it would be with a broad range
of vies. He felt that all of the council erg would be
sorely tempted to ask citizens to elaborate on thtiir remarks or
answer question/102r perhaps inadvertently edge in conversation
about the matter. Councilman n Comstock said that thx-augb
their era inadvertency they eight engage in a dialogue with
members of the audience that would be detrimental to the
issue before them. particularly, because they are at a serious
juncture on the enttrs issue sad Council has some very Lunde -
e td decisions to awakes lie felt that most of the somber*
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of the audience knew about the isiiue of whether
or not the public could be heard and that he had
discussed the issue with Mayor Norton before this evening's
meeting. He had also discussed it with some of the members
of the audience who had indicated the preference of public
session, where public comment could be made. He said he
is not trying to ha insensitive to the arguments that were
made along that line, but he believes that the Council's
basic task at hand is to deal with the issue of litigation
He stated that Council is interested in the input and generally,
although there are exceptions, they go to the extreme lengths to
provide all foray of participation from the community. He said
that as Mayor Norton had indicated, if Council could receive
written communications as late as Monday Noon, they could
provide an opportunity for that. Councilman Comstock commented
that people have celled him and he auepects that they will
continue to do so to express their interests. But he said
that he is not able to indicate to them in advance what the
Coueci1 will do, in view or otherwise he could tell them of his
own reference but he could not speak for the Council.
Councilman Comstock said that he understood Councilman
BerwW's concern and that he does not pass on it lightly.
However, ha is deeply concerned about whether the Council can
take a strong commitment to receive input from the public
without response.
Councilmen Sher said in response to the comment that this
matter was unprecedented, that he had never sat in a Council
meeting at which the Council invited the public to speak and
was than barred from answering, questions or commenting on what
was said. He said that as Councilman Comstock indicated, it
would be very difficult, and any kind of dialogue between the
Council and the public might jeopardize the question of litigation
at this time. Councilman Sher stated that he supported the
procedure Mayor Norton had announced.
Councilman Berweld said that be had understood at first that
Council was going to sit in a public session for awhile,
beat from the attorneys, and receive written communications
before retiring to the Executive Session. He did not feel
any better about the matter of the Executive Session, and he
codsseuted that ha Lae been concerned about it ever since he
joined the Council. His concern was that the Council
sometimes treats . tba Brown Act as if it Vero mandatory and not
optional; not something one had to do, just something one
could do to protect oneself. From that etaxdpoiat, be stated
that ha still has concerns, but he did not went to leave any
impression that Mayor Norton acted isproperly. He believed
that it would not bust to bear from this public and said he
mould stand on that.
Mayor Norton said that this vas his initial thought and be
bad tried ta► aacasepdate'+bat bs thought was the majority of the
Council's desires and it appeared that the decision sada vas
the beat that he could do at this time.
Hr.. Joyce Leonard asked if 'people brought their smitten comments
after Wednesday, would the City Clerk's office reproduce the
copies or would tbs people have to preside copies on their
ova. They would also need to know the number of copies needed.
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Mr. Sipel, City Manager, aaid he did not foresee any problem
with duplicating anything that the City Clerk's office
received before Noon on Monday in order to get it to the
Council that evening. Staff will put an ad or acme kind of
communication to that effect in the newspaper.
Councilman Beahra underscored the fact that court proceedings
do hot Iift4.them elves too well to participatory democracy.
Vice Mayor Clay stated that it was difficult to make that
commitmenf.to reproduce and distribute any written communication
received prior to noon on Monday because no one knows how many
there will be, and how long will it take to reproduce all the
material.
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Mr. Sipel replied that he was confident about the brevity of the
people of t t:is community and he did not see that there would be
any problems
MOTION: Counci1uanCotlstock moved, seconded by Beahrs, to adjourn the adjourned
meeting of September -J.5,, 1975, at 8:20 p.m. September 22, 1975.
The motion passed on a unanimous vote.
REGULAR MEETING 0? SEPT'iBER 22 1975
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this
in a regular meeting with Mayor Norton precidiug.
Present:
Beahra, Berwaid, Carey,
Clay, Comstock, Eyerly,
Norton, Sher, Witherspoon
Absent: None
MINUTES OF AUGUST 25 1975
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date at 8:20 p.m.
Councilman Comstock moved, seconded by Norton, that the approval
of the minutes of August 25, 1975, be continued to the October
6, 1975, meeting.
The motion passed on a unasimoue vote.
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CONSENT CM -1 Jai -ACTION ITEMS
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Mayor Morton asked if Council were
Calendar - Action Items.
Councilwoman Witherspoon requested
amendment to Compensation Plan for
from they calendar,
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ready to vote on the Consent
that Item (3) regarding they
casual employees be removed
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Mayor Norton stated that this would become Item 17A on the agenda.
Councilman Eyerly requested that Item (2) regarding the clessificaton
of property known as 777 Sari Antonio be removed from the Consent
Calendar.
Mayor Norton stated that this would become Item 13A on the
agenda.
The following items vare left for approval on the Consent Calendar
Action Items:
REST? 11 ION RE GARDEN
:1Cw��`in DIST:RIC'T
RESOLUTION N0_1_5149 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO PROVIDING FOR
THE WITHDRAWAL OF THAT CERTAIN UNINHABITED
TERRITORY DESIGNATED AS GARDEN TERRACE ANNEXA-
TION NO. 4 FROM THE FREMONT FIRE DISTRICT"
TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION
Staff recommends that the Mayor be authorized to execute a contract with
Kennedy Company, (the low bidder), for the amount of $16,300 and that this
action has no adverse environmental impact.
MOTION: Councilwoman Witherspoon moved, seconded by Comstock that the
Consent Calendar -- Action Items be approved and/ar. adopted.
The motion passed on a unanimous vote.
CONSEttT CALENDAR -- $F7ERRAL 11T'EMS
Ncyor Norton asked If Council were ready to vote on the Consent Calendar --
Referral Items.
me following matter was on the Consent Calendar - Referral Items:
Staff recommends that the City Council refer the Newspaper Rack
Project and proposed budget amendment to the Finance and Public
Works ,Comslitt.s for review and recommendation.
MOTION: Councilman tometock moved, seconded by Remold, to approve
staff's recommendation that this matter be referred to tba Finance
and Public Works Co ittms.
The motion passed A:a a unanimous vote.
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Councilman Ruhr': introduced the following resolution and moveds
seconded by Comstock its adoption:
0LU7CICW 10. 5139 entitled " RUSOLUTIOS OF TER
COUNCIL
,may PALO
ALTO
iNCIL 0 TO, CITY a PALO EXPIZSIINO
APP2SCLATION TO T.10)1. CALLANTA UPON PIS NUM.
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The motion passed on a unanimous vote. Mayor Nortcn congratulated
Mr. Caliente and presented him with a copy of the resolution and
a plaque.
JIREMENT OF EDDIE SANDERSON (CMR:449:5)
Councilman Beahrs introduced the following resolution and moved,
seconded by Comstock its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 5140 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO EXPRESSING
APPRECIATION TO EDDIE SANDERSON UPON HIS RETIRE-
MENT"
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The motion parsed on a unanimous vote. Mayor Norton congratulated
Mr. Sanderson and presented him with a copy of the resolution and
a plaque.
Councilman Berwald said when he read about these two gentlemen
retiring from the city and he sees them here tonight, it reminds
him with great humility that, if one took the comparable contribution
which these gentleman made over forty-.fouryears of aggregate service
and put them up to his contributions to the City, he said that
t ;eire were much greater. Councilman Aerwald expressed his appreciation
to Mr. Callsnta for the work he had done on the landscaping around the
hospital and around 014 Cultural Center and other places le the
city; and to Mr. Sanderson for the maintenance at the golf course.
He stated that he understood that Mr. Sanderson was one of the original
crew that built the Municipal Golf Course. He said that both of these gentlemen
had taken great pride in their work and it is evident that these
two fine employees deserve all hats to be taken off to thee.
RESO
OUSING MEDIATI011
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MOTION: Councilman Comstock introduced the following resolutions and moved,
seeded by M hrs, their adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 5141 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO CLING NANCY
MAHONEY AS A MEMBER OF THE RENTAL HOUSING MEDIATION
TASK FORCE FOR RER CONSCIENTIOUS AND OUTSTANDING
PUBLIC SERVICE"
RESOLUTION NO. 5142 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE
COUNCIL 0>F THE CITY OF PALO ALTO COMMENDING DOLORES
R. ERLICH ASAIIIMNR OF TRE RENTAL HOUSING MEDIATION
TAU FORS POI HER CONSCIENTIOUS AND OUTSTANDING
PUBLIC SERVICE"
RESOLUTION 0. 43 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE
COIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO CDING
umpuumssu AS A LEER. OF THE RENTAL
gonna 2HDIATIOS TASK FORCE FOR HEX CO SCIEN-
TIOvB AND OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE".
RESOLUTION NO. 3144 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE
III. OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO COMMENDING EMIT
NNW AS AMBER OF THE RENTAL HOUSING MEDIATION
TANK FORCE FOR HIS ammintnous AND OUTSTANDING
PUBLIC SERVICE"
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RESOLUTION NO. 5145 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO COMMENDING RAY R.
MANGOLD AS A MEMBER OF THE RENTAL HOUSING MEDIA-
TION TASK FORCE FOR HIS CONSCIENTIOUS AND OUTSTAND-
ING PUBLIC SERVICE"
RESOLUTION NO. 5146 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO COMMENDING PETER
SCHWARTZ AS A MEMBER OF THE RENTAL HOUSING MEDIA-
TION TASK FORCE FOR HIS CONSCIENTIOUS AND OUTSTANDING
PUBLIC SERVICE"
RESOLUTION NO. 5147 entitled "RESOLUTION OF TUE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO COMMENDING
MORTON L. k0LFE AS A MEMBER OF THE RENTAL HOUSING
MEDIATION TASK FORCE FOR HIS CONSCIENTIOUS AND
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SE ICE"
RESOLUTION NO. 5148 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO COMMENDING
R0BERTA YF.E AS A MEMBER OF THE RENTAL HOUSING
MEDIATION TASK FORCE FOR HER CONSCIENTIOUS
AND OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE"
The resolutions were adopted of a unanimous vote.
Mayor Norton congratulated and expressed appreciation to all the recipients
and presented the resolutions to those memhemcf Rental Housing Mediation
Task Force who were present in the audience.
ORDINANCE RE PROJECT MOBILITY (C}Rt475:5)
Councilmen Berwald stated that the Finance and Public Works Committee on
a unanimous vote, recommends that Council adopt the following ordinance.
MOTION: Councilman Serwald introduced the following ordinance and moved,
seconded by Eyerly its adoption:
ORDINANCE NO. 2876 entitled "ORDINANCE OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO SING THE
BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1975-76 TO PROVIDE
SUPPLEKENTAL FUNDING 701 THE TRANSPORTATION FOR
NOBILITY IMPAIRED SENIOR CITIZENS PROGRAM'
The ordinance was adopted on a unanimous vote.
REPORT FROM AD HOC SEE OR AGING
Vice Mayor Clay said in regard to the report from th4 Ad Hoc Committee
on aging, the matter was referred to the Policy and Procedures Committee
on May 5.
MOTION: Vico Mayor Clay, in behalf of they Policy and Procedures Committee,
moved, seconded by Comstock, that Council adopt the following recommendation:
Policy and Procedures Committee recommends to Council re the Import from the
Ad -Hoc Committee on Aging that staff be directed to prepare a contract for
senior services with the Senior Coordinating Coil; the scope of service*
shall be those shown in the first half of paragraph one on page 4 of the
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Ad Hoc Committee report, and the budget in that Repor*. and Attachment
C shall be reflected in the contract. The Committee further recommends
that the contract shall contain appropriate previsions for auditing,
accoui tability, performance reporting, non-discrimination, etc., and
shall be effective October 1, 1975 through this fiscal year; and that
one of the things for which the City is contracting is for the Senior
Coordinating Council to develop a process to be a consultant in the
needs of senior citizens.
The recommendation was adopted on a un&nimoua vote.
OLD POLICE/PXR.E EUIL
NOTION: Vice Mayor Clay, in behalf of the Policy and Procedures Committee,
moved the following recommendation from the Committee:
Policy and Procedures Committee recommends to Council re the Old Police/Fire
Building that staff be directed to prepare a procedure for sale of
the Old Police/Fire Building with a facade easement.
Councilman Carey stated that he had some concerns and in view cf the time,
he would like to see this natter continued to the react regular r+eeting
of the Council. He thought that this was on that could be continued
without any harm in the delay.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Councilman Carey moved, seconded by Eyerly, that
the recommendation of the Policy and Procedures Committee to Council
re the Old Police/Fire Building be continued to the next regular meeting
of the Council.
Councilman Sher stated that he supported the continuance motion and that
he too had one avenue he wanted to see explored. Mayor Norton asked if
it was & mutter fro staff. Councilman Sher replied it was a matter for
staff to consider and to talk with other people about the posaibility
of using the city -owned facility. He commented that there had been
discussion in the minutes of the possibility of using the Old Police/
Fire Building for a Senior Center. He wanted to pursue the possibility
of a Senior Center being built, with a foundation providing the money
the city providing the land. Also, if there was a possibility of a) this
foundation coming into being in time; b) this interest and ability to use
the funds that they might o `hsryise use elsewhere to take over this facility,
either buy it from the city using a facade easement or sone othsc arrangement.
Councilman Sher agreed to discuss this further with City Manager Sips', this
Week .
The eubstitute motion pesosd on the follo%ain$ vote:
AYES; Seekrs, B.rwal.+ S,Aasy 4 Clay, Eyerly,
Norton; Sher; ilitherspoon
t1OES: Comstock
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1 TI : 'ice Mayor Clay, Chairman of the Policy and Procedures Committee,
saved the Cos ittee's recommendation as follows:
Policy sn. Procedures Committee recommends to Council re the Review of
Drus Services that the draft Bequest for Proposal, with substantive des,
be approved and that staff be directed to solicit proposals; further that
Council direct staff to contact the County Drug Coordinator and solicit
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his suggestion for imprcving the coordination of North County
programs to combat drug abuse; and further that Council accept the
Selection Process and direct staff to provide on the agenda a suitable
timetable for carrying out this process.
Councilman Sher wanted to be sure of his understanding of the motion
before he voted. He stated that it was clear that the committee's
idea was to go forward, but as he understood it, there was no commitment
made to respond to the proposals if they do not correspond with what
Council would like to do, or if they cannot be put together in such
a way that the various services era covered.
Vice Mayor Clay responded that was correct. Presumably, if the proposals
did not speak adequately to the services required by the City, then
the proposals would be by-passed.
Councilmen Sher asked if it were possible that one person or organization
making proposals would cover all three elements. There might be someone
else making a proposal on only one element and Council might want to combine
them; whereas the one propceing all three elements might not want to provide
one without the others. In other words, Councilman Sher wanted to make
it clear that no commitment has been made. Individuals and organizations
are being invited to make these proposals and Council will be able to consider
what is received and see if they can put a program together in such a way
that meets Council's approval and would also satisfy those who have made
the proposals. Vice Mayor Clay stated that was correct.
Councilwoman Witherspoon asked Staff for clarification when a request for
proposal come: in and is reviewed by the consultant of the Committee; where
will the recommendation eventually go - to the Council or back to the Policy
and Procedures Committee? Vice Mayor Clay responded that it would come
back to Council.
Councilman geahra said that Council had continued Councilman EyErly's
item re cost of social services at the preceeding meeting. He asked if
the drug abuse program question could be continued until some general
policy has been established by the Council as to what they define social
services to be and the priorities they consider important to Palo Alto.
Councilman Eyerly stated that he would be sympathetic to that. He thought
it would be possible to go ahead with the prodecure the Policy end Procedures
Committee had setup for staff for getting out request proposals. However,
he did not think they had to move before the Finance and Public Works
Committee put together what ho had suggested.
Vice Mayor Clay counted that at the Policy end Procedures Committee meet-
ing which Councilman Mervaid attended, Councilman Barmaid made several
ports that more good. Vice Mayor Clay wanted to be ours those things
were reflected in tonight's action.
Councilman Mermaid said that the only major point he made concerned the
raising of funds independently. He vented the request for proposal to
require that applicant' demonstrate the ability to ssctizs alternative
eeeurces of funding, from private and/or public sources, other than
the City of Palo Alto.
AMISMDMSNTi Vice Mayor Clay, Chairman of the Policy and Procedures Com-
mittee moved, seconded by Mermaid, that the request for proposal etktee
that a c:zitierion to be included to the consideration of this matter is
whether or not file group selected mill have the ability to raise funds
independent of the City's contribution.
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Councilman Sher said that his comment goes to the main motion on the
floor. It was prompted by the comments that Councilmen Beahrs and
Eyerly made about this program in the context of the broader question that
Councilman Eyerly raised. He understood the response to Councilman Beahrs
remark, and he thought it important that this be understood too, that
even though these requests for proposals are going out, it in the broader
context, Council should define social services to include this program,
and if the Council, in its wisdom; should decide to put some dollar limit
on the amount to be spent on these so-called social programs, in that
event, Council might feel that this one does not have top priority. So,
by making a request for proposals Council is not making a commitment that
it is going to spend the money budgeted for this year. In voting for it
in that light, the organization that submits a proposal will not be mis-
led in anyway. For example, they might go to the trouble of submitting a
proposal. and Council may review it and Council may not accept it even
if there was only one, or a particular proposal Council might not like,
this should be another possible contingency people should be aware of.
Vice Mayor Clay agreed that this was his understanding also.
Councilman Comstock commented on Vice Mayor Clay's motion that as he re-
called, this point came up and that his personal understanding was that
page 5 of the RFP outline asked for a history of the organizations, ser-
vices they have offered, staff, budget - present and past, etc.
Councilman. Berwald stated since Vino Mayor Clay asked him to comment
about the points be brought up at the Committee meeting, he would refer
to page 23 of the Committee minutes, here were other concerns but
he was not gcieg to aggressively promote them this evening. He felt that
the Committee had already asked the staff to consider theca. He referred
to the paragraph that reada under "Selection Criteria", he suggested
demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with other community institu-
tions and to secure broad community acceptance for and support of the
program." He believed that this was very important and his experience
with the City and his experience with the County Drug Commission has
indicated what the two lack; the lack of that ability has a lot to do
with the continued and sustained funding of the program, The other
suggestion he feels strongly about is the Agreement to carry en a
continual evaluation and an openness in sharing with the City the
program results as evidenced thereby." Another one he thought was
missing was 'Demonstrated relationships with qualified agencies pro-
viding specialized services for the contractor". That is in consideration
of the fact that no one group is going to be able to perform all the ser-
vices; they have to go to some other group; for example, the Collective
went to El Camino and Stanford Hospital for detox. The next item was the
detailed budget breakdown for the year. Finally, the budget. If there
es are organisation that is doing work outside of Palo Alto, the budget
should segregate that work.' Work being done outside of Palo Alto should
be separate from work being done inside of Palo Alto. Both should be
shown. He believed that it was very important that Council see the total
overall financial capabilities end the standards of the orgsnitation
or individual selected to perform services.
Corrected
See pt. 322
Vice Mayor Clay had one other comment. He stated that outside fuadiag
is something that Council has talked about for some tine now; that it is
their desire to have the orgaai; Lion's support to do ioem of their own
fined raising. Tha format of the budget that is described, flies that
Vice Mayor Clay ;ai.d it is his intention to make it explioit so that the
ereemiahriou responding to the proposal would know that the City is giving
great consideration to this factor. He personally feels that au organisation
that has the ability to raise its awn funds and is somewhat independent of
they City demonstrates best tha acceptance level and the caliber of the
people. _
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Councilman Sher said that on this particular point, he is concerned
about what message it will communicate to the people. He thought about
the Child Care Program, where the amount being spent by the City is con-
siderably more. He stated that there had been a lot of talk about out-
side funds for this program, but they have not been made available. He
*aid he would like to know what the fund raising potential would be for
organizations offering drug services. PACCC had received some responses
that were quite good; at least there was an anticipation that they could
receive monies from industry, but that had not panned out. Councilman
Sher said ha is prepared to hear what the organizations have to say about
outside fund raining, but without making it a contingency on granting
eny kind of funds.
The amendment passed on a unanimous vote.
The main motion as aided passed on the following vote:
AYES: gerwald, Carey, Clay, Comstock,
Eyerly, Norton, Sher, Witherspoon
NOES: Beahre
OET FRCM COUNCIL MAW SHER
':NS IT
ECTION
Councilman Sher stated that he had included in the packet a memorandum
which describes a joint meeting which will be held Wedneaday evening
between the County Board of Supervisors Transit District Board and
the Transpor.ation Commission, which is the advisory body for the
Transit B a'rd. Each city has a representative on the Transportation
Commission and Councilman Sher is Palo Alto's representative. There
are also other county appointed representatives on the commission.
The subject of the joint sting is to consider the proposed 1/20
sales tax election to be held next year in order to underwrite the
activity of the trait district. The memorandum say* that it is
possible that the election will be held, but Councilman Sher would
she it stronger by saying he is certain that the election will be
held, either in March or June of next year, because other funds will
become unevailable to the transit district unless these locally generated
ftnads are avei.leble. The City of Palo Alto is in an interesting
position with regarde to this election because the Council considered
it at an earlier date, vhen they were considering the so -stalled Trans-
portation Improvement ment Program which the Transit Board had sent to thaw
for cwt. The City Council on a unani Bute -otee of 9-0 said that they
could not, at that time, endorse the 1/2t sales tax until a plan was
presented for the use of the funds. At the present time, as far as
Councilman Sher was aware, there was no precise commitment yet by the
Transit Board as to exactly where thoose sales tsar revenues will be spent,
in the event that the election is held and is eucceeessful. Since it vans
theCounts f s ore t on thee., ._h._, _ c
,..a. ,.,,,.,._ � - p..��,�,.,.� ti�G �>�sy a� - ra kncrte where the money is going to
be used, Councilman n Sb.x wanted to make sure that it is still their
position end be grants to reflect that position at the joint meeting.
Regarding his own personal position, he feels the proposed sales tic
election or eny kind of revenue raising election has no possible chance
of success in this day and age, unless the slectorete is fully informed
about the purposes and needs for the funds that the agency is trying to
raise. He stated that he attached to the memorandum au editorial from
the Palo Alto Times expressing their concern and the nand for, as they
put it, "orderly planning" is transit._ Re said that this wee the appropriate
time to call upon the transit beard to have theca tall us exactly As** those
feuds, if available, will be used. Mere than that, to tell the eZSeto* to
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See pg. 322
Corrected
See pg. 322
a little more specifically about the future plans of the Transit District.
He asked that the Council authorize what he had suggested in the last
paragraph of his memo, that he inform the Transit Commission and the
Transit Board that Palo Alto City Council will not be able to consider
whether or not it will endorse the l/2C sales tax election until the
Board makes specific commitments as to the purpose or purposes for which
the funds will be spent. And more generally, if the Council agreed, he
said there were other view° he would like to reflect. He wants the
Board to tell the Council bow they propose to divide the ealea tax revenue
between the present operation of the bus system on one hand, and planning
for the future on the other hand. With regard to the present operation,
he would like to see them make a specific commitment on the bus fleet -
on the number of express busses, the kind of express busses, school busses,
lines, etc., that would be made possible by the sales tax revenues. As
to future planning, he said it would be important for the Board to in-
dicate in some detail how much, if any, of these revenues will be used
for planning. Will the movies be used for prototype rapid transit, guide-
way systems, end if so, where does the Board plan to locate it, and questions
of that kind.
MOTION: Councilman Sher moved, seconded by Beahrs, that Council authorize
him as Council representative, to reiterate to the County Transit Board
that the Palo Alto City Council cannot consider whether or not it will
endorse the 1/2e sales tax election nntii the Board makes specific commit-
ments as to the purpose or purposes for which the funds will be spent
how they will divide the sales tax revenues between the present operation
on the one hand, and planning for the future on the other hand.
Councilman Eyezly said it was his understanding having spoken to Supervisor
Steinberg, that there was no intention on the part of the Board of Supervietrs
to proceed until they knew how the money that would be generated from the
extra 1/2e sales tax would be used. He stated that Supervisor Steinberg
is planning a report to the Councils in her area. The only concern that
Councilman Eyerly had in the action that Council sight take tonight was
whether or not they might prejudice some voters it, the area. He agreed
with Councilman Sher that he; too, would like to know howl the money is
going to be used and if it is going to be used sensibly to help the community
with traffic problems or for rapid transit, then he certainly would want
the voters to be given a fair chance. He eaid that Council should tread
lightly until they receive a report from Supervisor Steinberg. He did not
want Councilman Sher to go to the seating on September 24 end create too
much of a stir and create too such publicity which fight prejudice the
voters.
Councilman Sher commented that Councilman Eyerly's remarks were inconsistent
with what he had stag. Se said that he, too, had spoken with Supervisor
Steinberg and that she agreed that a pssclse statement is necessary. Council-
men Sher would ask, at the joint meeting,,for a statement showing exactly
Asrs the money is going to be spent. tk ;bought that it wee 2frs. Steinberg's
intention that the Board should prepare the statement, but as of this date
the Beard had not made any specific commitment to the Staff of the Transit
District about tieing the money primarily for the bus operations. The
Latest draft of the Transportation Improvement Program discusses where
the revenues of the Transit District would coma from, but again, there
is no precise statement as to vbsre it is going to be spent. He did tot
think that the people would vote for this tax unless they knew where the
money wee going to go.
The motion passed on a unanimous vote.
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777 SAN ANTONIO ROAD
ORDINANCE
Councilman Eyerly advised staff that there was a correction to be made
to the resolution on page 2, in the next to the last paragraph, which
vhould read "In no event shall the price of the required three bedroom
unit exceed $38,000 or the price of the required two bedroom unit exceed
$31,000". He said that in the draft the figures were switched around.
Staff responded that the typographical error would be corrected.
MOTION: Councilman Carey moved, seconded by 3ethrs, to adopt the resolution
as submitted by the staff with the following modification with respect
to Section 3, line 6, the line which reads "...75--ZC--5," at that point
strike the words "hereby approves" and insert "is hereby transmitted to
the ARB for review pursuant to Chapter 16.48 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code end the balance of the sentence will remain the are.
RESOLUTION N0. 5150 entitled "RESOLUTION OF
THE COUNCIL OF THE CII i' OF PALO ALTO AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 2711, CLASSIFYING PROPERTY KNOWN
AS 777 SAN ANTONIO TO P -C TO CHANGE CERTAIN
CONDITIONS OF THE APPROVED DEVELOPXENT PLAN
RELATING TO HOUSING AND A t'ARX"
Mayor Norton expressed his concern whether the referral to the ARB
was necessary. He said that his unde;atanding was that the rule under
which the ARB was created allowed any person to appeal to the Council
any decision of the ARB.
Councilman Carey said that his concern was that when the matter was discussed
the previous week, Council spent considerable time discussing the sa ectse
of low income housing under Section 23, Section 8, etc. and they did not
dwell, per ee, on the plan itself. He had same reservations about the
location of some of the buildings and the proximity of some of the streets.
These points had not been discussed and he felt thet the ARB would pick
them up. He also understood that the developers have proposed some modifi-
cations to that area to pull some buildings from the streets. Nevertheless,
he said that the Council should have some opportunity to approve the plan
after it is reviewed by the ARB. The fact that Council did not spend any
time on the plea fast week, prompted his suggested modification.
tsiapbtali Knox, Director of Planning and Community Environment, said on
Friday of last week, the developers cams into his office and aek-4 what
latitude Ira had to aaks a couple of changes to move some of the buildings
away from the Montrose Avenue single family dwellings. While thei were
beneficial changes, gas, he felt they were substantial enough that they could
not be approved administratively by the staff. Coincidental to Council-
man Carey's thinking, the City Planning Director and City
Attorney have prepared verve wording which is similar;to Councilman Carsysa
and which would iacluee the transmittal to tiny ABB mid also indicate that
the development/1 plea would be approved only after the City Council reviews
it the second time. Nt. Knox had a transparency svaJIabls to present the
wording to the Council. fir, Knox commented that +.arsntiselly it is the sans
uordtng as Councilman Careyes proposal, but differs slightly in a few comments.
Mr. no read "The Development Plan showing the new development proposed
to the southerly portion of the property entitled The Greenhouse loo. 2,
consisting of 10 sheets, received on June 17, 1975, filed in the Zoning
Administrator's records as 75-2c-5, is hereby transmitted to the Architsc-
e ref Review Board for review pursuant to Chapter 16.48 of the Palo Alto
Nnaicipal Code. After such review, the development plan shall be submitted
to this City Council for approval".
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Mayor Norton asked Councilman Carey if this was acceptable. Councilman
Carey said it was.
The amendment as read by Mr. Knox passed on a unanimous vote.
Councilman Berwald recalled that at the first reading of the ordinance,
he had raised a question of procedure, which was should this go to the ARB
or should it go to the Planning Commission. He said that he received the
answer that it should go back to the ARB and not to the Planning Commission.
He commented that his reading of the responsibilities of the Planning Commis-
sion leads him to believe that when there is a -significant change in a
P -C, the matter should be referred back to the City's chief planning body.
Re said that Council should protect the integrity of the Planning Commission
and he wants to be sure that tttey are following procedures in keeping with
the Charter. He hoped that they would have a ruling on this or an opinion
from the City Attorney and he hoped that they would have some representation
from any member of the Planning Commission who wished to be heard.
Anne Steinberg, Chairwoman cf the Planning Commission, in the absence of
Mt. Robert Booth, City Attorney, said that it was her understanding that
the plan should go back to the Planning Commission after the Council had
referred it to the Architectural Review Board. The City Attorney did not
agree with her and his ruling was that the matter should return to the
Council after the ARB and that it was no longer within the jurisdiction of
the Planning Commission.
Mayor Norton asked Mrs. Steinberg if the ..'fanning Commission could give
meaningful input at this poie.t. Mrs. Steinberg replied that she was in-
terested to hear Councilman Carey's remarks because the Commission had
not approved the phyaital plan at all.
Councilman Carey said that his initial reaction vas to agree with the
City Attorney. He stated that Council had made a policy decision last
week as to the use of this land and this decision would take precedence
over whatever the Planning Commission would decide. While he agreed with
Councilman Berwald that he did not want to usurp the Planning Commission's
powers, on the other hand, Council did make the policy decision, therefore,
the matter was rendered moot. Any further discussion by the Planning. Cove -
mission was based on the assumption that the Planning Commission would review
tha plan itself, es they had not already done so, and that vas why he
wanted to bring the matter bas^_k tn Council, for the plan review itself. If
the Planning Commission had not reviewed the plan at all, he believed that
this raised a new issue.
AMEEDMENTt Councilman Berwald moved, seconded by Cemstock to amend Section 3
of the resolution to also include a referral to -the Planning Commission,
after the ABS has reviewed the proposed changes to the P -C per.
Councilman Buhr* asked if it would be appropriate for it to go to both
boards simultaneous/y. Councilman Rsrvm1d responded that this is why
vs have at Planning Director, to 'sac that the ARE and Planning Commission do
not duplicate their function*.
Mayor Norton *eked 1lr. Knox if he had any comments on the order of referral
or if it should bo -cohtsmporansove. lie. no replied that Mts. Steinberg
felt that tbors vat a possibility tor a joints sting to be scheduled to
mite this setter but be would like to discuss this first with the Chair -
assn of the Architectural ks'vitow Board.
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The amendment motion passed on the following vote:
AYES: Beahra, Berwald, Carey, _Clay
Comstock, Eyerly, Morton, Sher
NOES: Witherspoon
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Mayor Norton said that the main motion, to adopt the resolution .as
Amended was on the floor.
The resolution, as amended, was adopted on the following vote:
AYES: Beahre, Berwald, Carey, Clay,
Eyerly, Norton, Sher, Witherspoon
NOES: Comstock
MatuKlRE EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:30 P.M.
Mayor Norton announced that it was the intention of the Council that at
around 9:30 p.m. they would adjourn to an Executive Session, which most
likely would last for the rest of the evening, to discuss the foothills
litigation. He said that it would be appropriate for Cour.ci.Imambere, at this
time, to move forward for the purpose of either continuance, or summary
action, such items that appear to be appropriate. The effect of this
would be that any remaining items that hive not been continued or dealt
with will be continued to the neat meeting. He asked for auggeatione.
MOTION: Mayor Norton introduced the following ordinance and moved
seconded by Comstock, its approval for first reading:
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PAW ALTO APPROVING AND ADOPTING FLANS
FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ESTHER CLARK PARK
Tbe{ motion passed on a uusoimoua vote.
MOTION; Councilman Comstock moved, seconded by Norton, that the City
Council urge the County Board of Supervisors to provide funding for Our
Health Center at the level recommended by County Staff.
Mayor Norton asked if Ode would be a letter from the Mayor, at the
request of Council, to the effect tbat Council requests the Board
to continue the funding.
A member of the audience representing Our Health Center, stated they they
bed made a specific request for funding from the city.
Councilmen Comstock aakmd if they would prefer the Council to continue
the issue for a couple of v' eke do that it could be discussed at greater
leasth. She*greed.
MOTION WITHDRAWN: Councilmen Comstock withdrew his original motion.
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NOTION: Councilman Comstock moved, seconded by Carey, that the
discussion of Our Health Center: Request for City Funding, be con-
tinued to the October 6 meeting.
Councilman Carey said that even though he was going to vote for the
continuance, he wanted to say that part of this funding request in-
volved Item 11 re the Old Police/Fire Building.
Councilman Comstock said that be was thinking of the Resource Center
for Women, another organization in a similar position. Vice Mayor Clay
added that Council had made a space commitment with the Resource Center
for Woman. Councilman Carey said his purpose in bringing up this point
was if the Policy id Procedures Committee recommendation re the Old
Police/Fire Building was followed, then there were two organizations
that were committed to space in that building by the City, that will
no longer have it. He mould like to see both of those items agendized
at the same meeting of October 6.
The motion to continue to October 6 passed on the following vote:
AYES: Beahrs, Carey, Clay, Comstock, Eyerly
Norton, Sher, Witherspoon
NOES: Ben:aid
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MOTION: Councilman Comstock moved, seconded by Witherspoon, that
this item be continued to the October 6 meeting.
The motions to continue passed on a unanimous vote.
SAN l TEC/SANYA CLAPA COUNTY BOUNDARY STUDY
Ott. Emmett Burns, of Carefree, Arizona, presented to Council a letter
dated September 22, 1975, from Alyce Burns and read it aloud, as follows:
": an the comer of 14 acres of real property located at Page Hill Road
wed Skyline Boulevard, on the west side of the highway, adjacent to the
city limits of Palo Alto. The 14 acres are subdivided into three build -
etas lots end th4 lots have been approved by the County of San Mateo.
You are considering tonight a change in boundary lines so as to include
my property within the city limits of Palo Alto. I am very suds opposed
to this action, as the newly acquired property would come under the O -S
Zing, which in sy opinion is confiscatory.
All prior consents to this boundary change given by myself ars hereby
revoked, end I an flatly opposed to any boundary change whatsoever.
feigned) Alyce burns"
MOTION: Mayor P4 srton moved, seconded by Comstock, that this item re
San Mateo/Santa Cleve County Boundary Study be continued to October 6.
The motion to continue passed on a unanimous vote.
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SOLUTION RE AMENDMENT TO COMPENSATION
Councilwoman Witherspoon said she had some questions for staff. She
had some basic concerns that staff is up against the fact that as of
October 1, the second period of poatponemeat of making a decision of
the casual situation expires; and there are nineteen casual employees
that will be affected at that tine. She believed that there was some
urgency in passing the amendment tonight.
Mr. Charles Walker, Aaeistant City Manager, stated that the urgency
relates to wording that is included in the current compensation plan that
would implement the policy relative to casual employees as of October 1.
What he would like to do is to forestall that implementation date so that
staff could forward to Council a copy of the study that staff committed
to make during the meet and confer process end to give Council time to
deliberate over that, as well as with the people and the staff itself.
This will pot be the last chance at the policies. It is simply setting
aside a date, otherwise they could not allow time for deliberation at
either the Staff or the Council level.
Councilwoman Witherspoon said to Mayor Norton that rather than add to her
concerns, could they propose the resolution be passed and that open ex:dpdness
has some time limit an it. She said she was concerned that these things
could go on an on and Council would not have the report back in time to
discuss the issue in time for the budget process. She hoped that since
the report was written and the department heads were reviewing it, the Council
could look at it sometime before December 1. She asked if that date was
realistic.
Mr. Walker suggested that Council pass the resolution tonight and direct
the staff to forward the report to Council and then refer it to the Committee.
He said that by doing so, Council would be insured of having a report, and
having it deliberated at Council's convenience. He expected that Staff
should have the report ready for Council within the next thirty to forty-
five days.
MOTION: Councilwoman Witherspoon introduced the following resolution,
seconded by Comstock, its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 5151 entitled "RESOLUTIOlI OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING RESOLUTION
NO. 4813 ADOPTING A COMPUSATION PLAN FOR CLASSIFIED
AND CASUAL Pte., AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION PO. 4958"
Counaiiman 8erwald asked what would bapR i•f this was not passed tonight.
Hr. Sipel, City Mana er, said that there would be a number of employees
a rho would "turn ig;to pumpkins" on October 1. This would cost the City
less money, but t ere would also be some work that would not be done.
The problem would be to cut beck ;be hours of nineteen sployees to less
than twenty per week, or to terminate the employes for a parted of time
and perhaps biro them back But these ere two alternative; and it has
not bey decided wbat the beat routs will be. However, it cannot be con-
tinued et status quo under the current policy.
Councilman 8srwt ld then asked vbat would happen if Section 1 were changed
to read "the above guide lines hall in no case become effective prior to
July 1, 1976" then let Council look at the study, and paws a binding ordi-
nance. Mr. Sipel said that would be fine.
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Mayor Norton ruled that Councilman Berwald's proposed change to Section 1
would be incorporated into the original motion with the concurre..ce of the
maker of the motion and the seconder.
The resolution was adopted with the change incorporated on the following
vote:
AYES: Beahrs, Berwald, Clay, Comstock
Eyerly, Norton, Sher, Witherspoon
ABSTAIN: Carey
MOTION: Counzilwomsn Witherspoon moved, seconded by Beahrs, that the
report and the recommendation from staff concerning this subject be back
to Council by December 1, 1975.
The motion passed on a unanimous vote.
LUTION RE VACATION CP A
:480:5)
MOTION: Councilman Comstock introduced the following resolution and moved,
seconded by Clay, its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 5152 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO ORD/RING THE
VACATION OF A PORTION OF FERAL LANE" (continued
from 7/14/75)
The ::esolu`ion was adopted on a unanimous vote.
(See Page 237)
ST OF COUNCILWOMAN WITHERSPOON
Councilwoman Witherspoon referred to her 128,00 in reference to this item.
Thera vere members of the Palo Alto Information and Referral Service in
the audience prepared to make a presentation. She said she believed that
they had talked to individual Councilmembere during the past week. She
fait that PAIRS is an outstanding service that benefits the other social
service agencies and since they would not be able to
continue to operate in Palo Alto without interim funding as of October 1,
*he reiterated that there was as sense of urgency in this matter. The Gther
problem she had with regard to this natter is toast she felt very strongly,
although Council did not act ou similar items tonight, that Council and
staff should start to consider procedures for evaluating these re ueets for
ripport from various community organizations.
MOTION: Councilwoman Witherspoon craved, seconded by Seehrs, that staff pre-
pare a contract with PA,A,IRS providing for eupport on a month to su th basis
starting October 1, 1975 and not to extend beyond Hatch 1, 1976, not to exceed
a total of $5,000, with the understanding that as soon as the procedures are
devwlcpatd for reviving and prioritising social service requests for city
support, PEAS would immediately go through this procedure and, if turned
down, their interim funding would cease..
Councilmen Berwald said he had some mixed feelings about both side* of the
mutter because PRAM la worthy of support. Sot as Cheirman of the Finance
and Public Woks Committee, he observed that what is happening li that the
City is being deluged with requests for funding from various 'sources. All
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of the sources are worthwhile, but if the Council were to make a decision
on every request for funding on the basis that if the City did not provide
the funds someone would go hungry, or someone would not have a job, or an
organization would not have any funding after a certain date, then the
demand on City funds would be 'ndlesa. Councilman Berwald said that he
would not be unhappy if this request was approved because it is up to the
majorit} cf the Council to approve it, and he felt badly because he realized
how much work was put into PAAIRS. He did want to emphasize that it was a
very worthwhile organization. But as a matter of principle, Councilman
Berwald said that if Council were going to be consistent in imploarenting
what Council hie said about some other programa and about the financial
condition of the city, and in view of what may be the most traumatic
financial impact the City would ever have in the near future, he said they
owe it to the principle to not take a patch work approach in approving new
proposals. Councilman Bervald seid the proposals should all go to the Finance
and Public Works Committee where they would all be reviewed in context.
Councilman Sher stated that Councilman Berwald expressed his feelings on
the matter, particularly in light of the item that Council agreed to con-
tinue, earlier in the evening, which obviously covered this particular
request in concept. While the amount that the motion contemplates was
small, and while the service is obiousiy a good one and had received many
recommendations, he did not know how the City could fund a new project
or a program on request of an organization. After tonight such action
would be inconsistent with how she Council would have to handle these
requests for funds. It would be better if it ware handled through the
budget process rather than during the City's budget year, which presents
problems. Councilman Sher said he concurred with Councilman Berwald
that this matter should be referred to the Finance end Public Works
Ccmmi t t ee .
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Councilman Sher moved, seconded by Berwald, to refer
the PAAIi.S request to the Finance and Public Works Committee without the
interim funding feature.
Councilman Beahrs said he did not disagree with Couneila+en Sher and
Berwald, but he considered this to be an emergency situation; that is why
he auppottad Councilwoman Witherspoon's motion. Actually, he strongly
supports the idea of a coordinating agency, a referral agency at a
higher level. In the past, he had recommended and urged that this type
of activity be funded by United Crusade as,* coordinating agency for
their numerous activities and assistance to other resources in the community.
He stated that with the minimal amount involved here, the principle does
;it sore ae isportent -ass the ivatereet. Beyond that, he said that inasmuch
as the now defunct Collect ue d to do about ninety percent of its work on
a referrals and solicitation bawls, the City could very well take $5,000
out of the $135,000 appropriated to the drug abuse program towards this
very worthwhile activity, to save the progress in Palo Alto.
Councilmen Byerly said be had talked to some of the PAAIRS people and
realised now whet a worthwhile atomisation they have. He did not think
that Council should be so steeped in tradition that they cannot side sti
some of the feelings that were expressed tonight. Hs said that Council
needled to look at the overall picture end this is what he would like to do.
He wanted to rake a couple of points regarding PALM. First, they were
asking for less that one Year's funding and second, they hard tedicated
to him that they do hove the capability of developing private funds but
they need eoaee time to do that. Because their funding wee cut in half
by the County recently, they really have net had tae tie to speak to
volunteer donators with the budget coming to a fifty _ pseres tt - close off
on October 1. Councilman Byars' said that for the smell amount involved,
the City should go &bend eta fund NAM for the period of time that they
need its Be also wonted to reSwd the Council that this orguni.sation dau
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considerable work which helps the City save some money. The referral
service takes time on the telphone and when. the City receives calls on
this, instead of the secretaries or the people in the different departments
spending time on referrals, PAAIRS does it for them. So in one respect
the City is saving money; and he would like to go along with the funding
for that period of time and for the stated amount.
Mayor Norton said that the substitute motion before Council in effect
is to delete the interim funding and refer the matter to the Finance
and Public Works Committee. So if any Councilmember voted for the
substitute motion, then they turned down the substitutemotion, and
the main motion, passed as it was orginally made it would include referral
to the Finance and Public Works Committee.
The substitute notion failed on the following vote:
AYES: Berwald, Sher
NOES: 6eahrs, Carey, Clay, Comstock,
Eyerly, Norton, Witherspoon
Councilman Sher said obviously this is a new program and there is a need
to talk about tt. He understood the wain motion to say that the City
was going to provide the funding for this program, one that the City
had never funded before tonight, ar4 on the interim basis.
Mayor Norton said it would provide funding on the interim heels with
referral to the Finance & Public Works Committee, with the requirement
that when the procedures are devised for screening, all these various
applications that HAIRS would be subjected to it. In addition ft is
understood that after such a screening and applications are refunded,
that there would be no commitment on behalf of the City for any permanent
arrangement.
Councilwoman Witherspoon commuted that in the interest of time, that the
understanding is that Council would have to develop the procedures and
hopefully it would be within the next few months. As soon as that pro-
cedures are develcpeed, PAAIRS, as well, as any other group cuing to the
City for this kind of financial support, will have to go through this
procedure. The interim funding would be to keep them going in the mean-
time. Councilwoman Witherspoon said she is very hopeful that in writing
this contract, end maybe staff would like to talk about this they could
specify some of the areas in which PAAIRS could specifically help the
City. She bad in mind the Rental Housing Mediation Task Force as one
area where PAAIRS could help the City considerably.
Councilman Sher said that was the response to hie question. Before staff
cats, he wonted to say he found it quite distressing that here the
Council is talking about a small amount of money, but it is a large principle.
There is a lot of assumption tonight that Council will adopt procedures
which will invite ageaacies which previously and traditionelly had been
funded elsewhere, to coma to the City seeking money. It is possible that
this might not ha►ppeeu and that Council may decide Palo Alto is not in
a position to do this or to discuss an upper limit to be spread among
those organisations. Hera we are assuming tiers are going to be procedures;
eventually, this worthwhile organisation will be ding to the City end
they will go :.hreueb the procedures. Hs said there was a jump in reefon-
ing and Council ought not to sake ouch a dramatic departure from previous
positions of the Council. He said he remembered whoa Councilman Beehre
proposed fusding an organisation, m very worthwhile one, that bad the
seas kind of emergency situation where they needed money, and at : that
time the Council took the position saying. "nog'. The way that Council
usually operated vacs to consider funding programs orgisgated by the City,
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not outside organizations that had their own programs to come to the
City for support. He stated there were going to ba more and more of
them. There were two here tonight and there are plenty more in the
waiting in the wings. While $5,000 is a small amount, it is in the
middle of the budget year and he was very concerned about doing this,
even though it had bean discussed that PAIRS was a very worthwhile
organization. He noted that there were lots of letters of recommendation
addressed to Council by various industrial groups discussing how impor-
tant the services of this organization were to those groups.
Councilman Sher wondered why these groups were not providing funds to
keep PAAIRS alive during this period. There were letters in tonight's
packet from Varian, Syntex, etc. He was quite concerned about the pro-
cedure being followed tonight.
Councilman Beabre said he had very vivid and bitter recollections of the
incident that Councilman Sher alluded to. He reiterated that he did not
disagree with the concerns that were expressed here tonight, but on the
other hand, he found it to be rather disillusioning in some respects when
he realized that the City end this Council and that which prr:ceded it,
put literally hundreds of thousands of dollars down the tube, and here
the Council was quibbling about $5,000 to continue a very important public
service= He said that Ccuncii appeared in a very poor light if one looked
at it that way.
Mayor Norton rescinded Council that they were twelve minutes over their
deadline
Vice Mayor Clay asked who in the Finance and Public Works Committee was
going to review the social program funding procedures. It seemed to him
that this request should be tied into the schedule, at least the funding
on an interim basis.
Councilman Berwald said the point was the poor procedure they were follow-
ing. Councilman Berwald asked Mr. Sipe! whether the Comprehensive Employ-
ment Trateing Act (CETk) would allow funds to be diverted to private organ-
izations that are performing comity type service. He saw that PAAIRS
employees, (one administrator and two part -tine assistant administrators)
cost $9,000 for a director/administrator and be asked if that kind of
cost could be reimbursed by CITA. Mr. Sipel responded that staff had looked
into that possibility and there were several conditions under which that
could happen. The CETA law providea that people have to be either t'ne
ploye4 or under -employed and the City could work it out so those guidelines
vere met.
Councilman Berwald said that this was one opportunity that could provide
the funding for PAAI'S. These were the kinds of things their the Finance
and Public Works Cemmittss was sat up to do. If it was a comity service
and if it was doing work that the staff would normally be doing, ten the
City staff would obviously be able to reduce a portion of its msupover.
If that statement was true, then Council should see a corresponding reduction
in staff. And if they do not see that reduction. Council could assume that
the work PNt1RS is doing is not what staff would otherwise be doing. Theme
are the kinds Of queeti,ons that were appropriate for the Finance and Public
Works Committee to discus*.
Ccw cilman Carey asked if no action is taken tonight would this organisation
be out of business? is it that kind of urgency? Could they last another
week or two welts? Councilwomen Witherspoon responded that PA&IAR funding
fras the County expires on September 30. Councilman Cam asked if that
sea 1002 of the County fund. Councilmen Witherspoon replied that yew,
this ma her understanding. If Council vented PAAIi 3 to make a presentation,
they mould be happy to do that. Councilmen Corey said his understandig_
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was it was not 100% of their funds. His concern was that Council was
being rushed into this; they could explain it to be on the basis of
emergency funding, but there were several issues that kept coming up.
What nitch do they pull the money from; what budget fund, since it is not
an original budget item for the current fiscal year. Will the monies
be taken out of contingency fund; should it properly be an application
under the existing $135,000 fund set aside for druC abuse since PAAIRS
does perform drug abuse referral services. He said that would be an ap-
propriate place of funding for this particular agency, but there have been
guidelines set up now for applicants there. In the normal course of
business, he would like to see this request come in a different way.
U. would like to sea the matter deferred if at el possible.
Councilwoman Witherspoon said that the earliest the proposals for Drug
Abuse services would be considered was December, and maybe not until Jan-
uary. She said PAAIRS could survive for one month, but they could not
survive -until January 1, or until any kind of proposal such as using
CETA might be worked out. To explore CETA as s source of funding for
support of a group such as this again would probably not be taken up
by the Committee until the latter part of October or early November, and
net be referred back to and made policy by Council until early December.
Again they were talking about two and a half to three months. That was
the purpose of the motion; she had hoped that PAAIRS would have come
through the process, to be developed by the Finance and Public Works,
well before March 1,
Councilman Grey said that Councilwoman Witherspoon's motion did not
reflect that and asked if her motion for funds was based on some budgetary
amount.
Councilwoman Witherspoon said that PAAIRS was requevstiog $10,000 through
June 30, 1976, which roughly equals about $1,000 pet month. She stated
that it was understood that once tha procedure of evaluation was developed
then PAAIRS would immediately have to go through it. They cannot wait until
March 1.
Councilaan Carey said he assumed that the $1,000 a month is the shortage
or the difference between what the County had previously funded and what
the County is prepared to fund now. Seeing some confirmation of this from
the audience, he took it to be a correct statement.
Vice Mayor Clay asked about the matter of urgency. County furrda would cease
October 1, but would that put PAAIRS out of business October: 1 end could
they run for some period of time, but not for an extended period. His
question ves for how long eight that be?
Xr. Phil Bliss, 588 Barron Avenue, President of PAAIAS introduced Virginia
Wilson, Project Ad*iuisr retor, to respond to the questions that Coueeii bsre
t asked. Ms. Wileon stated that as far as the County funding was concerned,
it was important to uudeerstsnd that the County Supervisor* provided fund-
ing for the entire County -wide netelork. Actually, at the present time it
reduced the operation of PAAIBS to one parson, one telsphoue, about #10.00
a month for office supplies, plus a little mileage hers and there. The
point she was aettiaaa at was that Palo Alto Can - -_-- _ �.-_._--_ _--- -_--� the Palo operation �.��. had been
discussed tonight would be defunct as of the first of October. It was true
that there would be one person with one telphone, but it was not the op-
eration that they presented in the proposal. What this County has funded
is actually a County -aide ustvorck, of which PAAIU would be one component.
The core of the forth County area would be in Mt. View and Sunnyvale. That
is where the coordinators will be. The operation of PAAIIgS would be sn
out -station, so what they were requesting of Council tonight wee funding
for an administrative position, but it is a little more than just one
position. What they were also trying to preserve was a concept which
would show them in the future to caste before the Council as a very viable
group. This was one adminietrator speakiag# hopefully, to other se istra'
tons in tbs City situation. She said PAA1IS believed that tbsy had soma
very gcad ideas about what they could do vith city government. They had
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already received a request for proposal some months ago which they re-
sponded to and really what they were asking for was the opportunity to
continue on a professional level, and thez1ater to go through the pro-
cedure that Council has in mind as far as the request for funds is con-
cerned.
Vice Mayor Clay asked Me. Wilson :yaw she received her money from the
County; by voucher or did she receive a fixed amount of money for a
given amount of time. Ms. Wilson replied that up until the 30th of
September, PAAIRS was still a part of the North County Federation and
that included Sunnyvale, Milpitas, Mt. View, etc. That meant the
Federation was in charge of these monies and they dispersed them to the
varioue components. Now under the new situation with the County, they
would be funded by the County of Santa Clara through eventually the
Title 20 fund. Funds would be dispersed by a central corporation called
the Santa Clara County Information and Referral Corporation. This one
county corporation will be in charge of all nine area out -stations, plus
the satellite which is what Palo Alta would be, also Alviso would be one,
and there would be several others all over the county.
Vice Mayor Clay asked if Ma. Wilson's staff, as of October 1 would be
reduced from three people to one. Ms. Wilson explained that they were
funded for two positions; so the second position is a shared one. Yes,
they wo;ald be reduced to one position and that this position would be an
I&R Specialist. It would not be a coordinator, an administrator position.
Actually, the facts were that if they did not receive additional funding
in Palo Alto, the possibility was that they would be returned to Mountain
View and people from Palo Alto would be calling Mountain View to contact
the one I&R Specialist that had been provided for Palo Alto.
Councilman Sher asked if they now had a contract with the County, or
with the County Corporation. Did the County contract for certain services
to be provided tsy PAAIRS.
Ms, Wilson responded that actually at this point they were fulfilling a
contract, through September 30. As of October 1, they would be part of the
new funding process that would be under one county -wide corporation.
There would be nine components throughout the county and Palo Alto would
be one of the satellites PAAIRS will_not receive any direct funds at
all. The Corporation receives the funds and PAAIRS receives disbursements,
se requested.
Councilmen Sher asked if under the contract would they agree to provide
certain aeeervices. Ms. Wilson's answer was affirmative. He than asked if
these were other cities who made contributions from these satellites by
phone. She said es a matter of fact they did. Taking North County, for
example, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Milpitas, and Alviso all had central
community service housing organizations sn.d their I&R systems is part
of that. In Palo Alto we have a unique situation that to excellent. We
have. Senior Adult Services Coordinator, Child Care Coordinating Council
and they are not housed all in one area; they are in different areas.
Their purpose then t s . ♦o .J 1' .. t f _ _ -e _ v
�w,..�s ....w.. is to provide. bW�-Z/�i�i'�ii•�* -tu theme a$eRcie, for
people who call them. In some places like Mountain View, for instance,
a pereen with a problems might walk in and say, "1 have a problem" and
they may receive service across the aisle or the hall. In Palo Alto it
is a smatter to be referred to a specialized agency.
Councilman Sher esked what about industry; was there any approach made to
industry to help PAAIRS with its financial,/ problem, particularly those
companies who have written aloe lettere of recommendation in their behalf.
MX. Nilson replied negatively; that these companies had wot bare appre cbed
at this times. PAAIRS funding crisis occurred about the end of July. Until
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that point they had every reason to believe that they were home free.
She stated that PAAIRS have a very intensive PR campaign planned but
they had had to place their energies in that direction. She said she
did not know about induratry; she could not speak for them. She stated
that she knew that PAAIRS had excellent support and that they had had
occasion to answer many questions. Me Wilson said that the one thing
about Palo Alto Area Information Referral, is that it does not really
apply to just one segment of the population. It is not just industry,
or schools, or churches that benefit from MARS services. It is every-
body. She said she meant that sincerely.
Councilman Sher said he wanted to ask a member of the Staff if this dis-
cussion and motion contemplates a contract being entered into between the
City and PAAIRS or whether this would simply be an out and out gift or
transfer of funds; it the City contracting for certain services or would
it be possible to make this agreement directly.
Mayor Norton said if the motion passed, how would staff interpret that.
The motion was to have staff prepare a contract.
Mr. Sipel replied that that is how staff would propose to handle it,
with a formal contract, including a scope of services, etc. Then staff
would return it to Council with some suggestions as to how Council weight
want to fund it.
Vice Mayor Clay said that he is extremely distressed with this. He eaid
Coeaci1 is establishtng a precedent by taking this action and he is one
to oppose; that sort of thing. But on the other side of that, PAAIRS is
an organization which if not funded will substantially reduce services to
the City. He stated he would like to have this better related to something
that he could envision that would happen; such as having the Finance and
Public Works Committee prepare the procedu:eee for funding social programs
and then Council moue;: be ready to do whatever had to be done, and or relate
it to the drug program request proposals for which decisions have ce be
wade in December. )1e said he would feel a bit more comfortable if Council
were to relate the PAAIRS contract of services to that, and therefore, would
offer an amendment that the contract of services be drawn for the amount
of $30000 through December, 1975.
AMRXDMHST: Vice Mayor Clay moved, seconded by Serwald an amendment to the
motion, to shorten the time period from March, 1976 to December 31, 1975.
Councilman beerwald *eked Ms. Wilsou if PAAIRS now received, or had ever
received, any funding from United Way, She replied that they did not.
She said that actually at teas pr>'esea t time this vsa something that they
were not actively seeking, There was a question about the fact that these
were the providing agencies to which they referred.
Councilman Berweld asked Mx. Sipal if he or his staff knew of any other
information and Referral Agency in Palo Alto. Mr. Sipe' responded tone
in the category that this one is in, providing a fairly general esrviee.
He said the closest _ one would coma to it, would be the City of Palo Alto.
Councilman Servald asked. if M.r. Sipel had actually she a study of that;
is the staff satisfied that there was not another referral service.
Councilman Sorvald said that it van his undserst ading that there wee another
referral service vh.ch was operated by the Social Planning Council and
that it was funded by United Way. Ms. Wilson responded that actually it
is true that sometime aso the Social Planning Council did have referral
operation. However. they do not hem it enymore. The county -vide TSAR
systsse, of which PAAIRS is one of the cats, is the only ooze through-
out the county.
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The amendment failed on the following vote:
AYES: Berwald, Clay, Sher
NOES: Bsabre , Carey, Norton, Witherspoon
Comstock, Eyerly
The main motion wade by Councilwoman Witherspoon passed on the following
vote:
AYES: Beehree, Carey, Clay, Comstock,
Eyerly, Norton, Witherspoon
NOES: Berwald
ABSTAIN: Sher
'ITHEE5Pt 3Ii RE
'4CE �lL<r
t'ayor :Morton suggested that this item summarily be referred to F&PW Com-
mittee without auy debate.
MOTION: Councilman Carey awed, seconded by Eyerly, that the request of
Councilwoman Witherspoon re condition and maintenance of City streets
be referred to the Finance and Public Works Committee.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Councilman Sher moved, seconded by Berwald that this
item be continued to October 6.
The substitute motion passed on a unanimous vote.
MOTION: Mayor Norton moved, seconded by Comstock, to continue this request
to October 6.
Cot cilmen Sher said that he was requested to put this matter on the agenda
by tbs ` idvisory Council of the Senior for Day Cars Project. The Ord has almost
$60,000 in bend from foundations to go forward with the day cars centers and
that cannot be domes until this amendment to the toning ordinance of Palo
Alto's definition of day care centers to wade. It was hoped that this could
be accomplished quickly but be had been informed by the City Attorney that
since this involved use permits, it mast first go to the Planning Commission.
Councilman man Sher said be hoped the motion mould be simply to refer it to the
Planning Commieston; and Chat Council would vote a eiust the motion to con-
tinue the natter to October 6.
The motion, to continue failed on than following vote:
AYES; fsshrs, Eyerly, Norton
NOME s Mrva id, Carey, Clay, Comstock
$bar, Witherspoon
Ors
NOTION: Councilmen Wu moved, seconded by Bermald, that the ®natter of
ame edius the moats; ordisemor to permit senior day came canters be referred
to tbs ?lemming Commiseion.
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The motion passed on a unanimous vote.
F VICE MYOR CLAY RE TRAFFIC
Mum
ear
Mayor Norton asked Vice Mayor Clay if his request could be summarily
referred. Vice Mayor Clay responded affirmatively and said that in his
memo to the Council, he had suggested that.
s
MOTION: Vice Mayor Clay moved, seconded by Eyer:ly, that traffic barriers
oa Park Boulevard and East Meadow be referred to the Policy and Procedures
Committee.
Mt. David Jeong, 4056 Park Boulevard, said that they had been through this
three years ago and the matter had been taken care of very thoroughly st
that time. He said in view of the petitiorra that Council had received from
both sides where fifty percent more people had indicated that they were
satisfied with the barrier system the way it ie, it was frivolous to con-
tinue this eort of thing and to continuously get the people out for some-
thing that had been thoroughly hashed over before: He did not believe it
necessary to get the people out to review it ali over again, or perhaps it
was necessary to do so everytime there was apt new council. ;e asked that if
this subject was going to be referred to Committee, it be referred to the
Finance and Public Works Committee or or Policy and Procedures Committee,
and not to the Planning Commission.
Councilman Comstock said he was going to speak ogalnst the motion. As he
read the memo from Vice Mayor Clay, it seemed that he was raising this issue
for the prupcse of allowing people an opportunity to talk about it. Council-
men Comstock said he is not opposed to further discussion because he is on
the Policy and Procedures committee, but he could assure Council that if
this matter was put on the Council agenda or on a committee agenda there
would be a great deal of conversation spread over a number of meetings.
He presumed the reason for bringing this up was that Vice Mayor Clay wanted
to propoas some changes. The only reasor ha could think of that the idea
vas being brought before the Council was that it needed reviewing for the
purpose of change. Councilman Comstock stated that he was satisfied, more
exhausted, with the length of testier end participation that had occurred
balore on this subject, and he could anticipate to a fair degree of cer-
tainty that whatever committee gate this, there vtruld ' be a lot of participa-
time o, to be folly by the war testimony before the Council. He said
if he were a persona living amt Perk Boulevard, he would have his say with
the Committee; then he would be back der the Committee had a report
for the Council, whatever it said, wanting t� have his say there tee. That
in the history of this issue. Re said that maybe his fellow councilmen
have sores misgivings about time arrangement to change it and if so, it would
be in their hands and not hie. Be had no interest, personally, in any serio es
modifications. 0. hoped that the Council understood that if they had some
interest in awaking changes to the plan they would be in for a let of evening
meetings on this, at both the Council and Committee levels.
Councilman Beehrs said that he would strongly oppoe>Es this motion too. He
stated that this particular problem would never be resolved in Palo Alto
until. the City had a final disposition of all problems associated with
the Page Mill/Oregon Expressway and E1 Camino interchange. Until that
intersection is improved, he said there were a lot of **Utah people who
would duck through the residential aarmee trellis to save themselves a more
thirty seconds and that is what it amounts to. He had lived with the
tragedy of that particular ilk for about twelve or thirteen years. As
far as he was concerned, people could stand in line for half an hour and
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if the City proroted that, maybe they could get some action on the Page
Mill/El Camino problem. That was the fate of this problem; one could
talk, argue and harangue for weeks, but the problem would never be
resolved until that major intersection was under control.
MOTION: Councilman Carey moved, seconded by Berwald, that this item be
continued to the next regular meeting of October 6.
Tile
motion to continue passed en the following vote:
AYES: Boaters, Berwald, Carey, Clay
Eyerly, Norton, Sher
NOES: Comstock. Witherspoon
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
1. Mfr. John Fredrih, 157 Bryant, said his general comment
was directed toward both Councilman Eyerly's request for
staff review of the overall social services programs here
in town, and the difficulty which Council had in dealing
with the request for tear wary funding for the information
and Referral Service. He said it would be a good idea if
the Council put a whip on the social services program
review and actually moved this item up to a very high
priority. It had been so long in coming, but at this
point the request for temporary funding for the Infor-
mation and Referral Service was dealt in the best way
possible. They had a unanimous recommendation from the
Human Relations Committee. Now it was up to the Council
to take the initiative in developing sone kind of over-
all policy regarding social services. He hoped to see
this in the near future, especially to the extent that
they could get a drug abuse program going before next
year,
2. Alan Henderalon, 1935 Emerson Street, said that he was
told that one of the benefits of not aerving on the
Council was to be able to watch ►onday night football.
Howevet, upon lieteni.ng to the Council broadcast tonight,
he became diatrubed hearing the announcement avid the
sou icing public comments about the Foothill case. The
en F reason that cam across to him over the radio,
re not opening up the special meeting to the public
c bsc*uae the Councilmembers vould not be able to
sit theme for half ate hour to au hour without commenting
on it. He said it was a rather feeble reason for not
permitting the public to speak on this very important
iseue. It would be a disservice not to allay the pwblic
to be heard and he hoped that the Council would reconsider
their decision.
3. Na. Crystal Games*, 1568 Meaning, said she was speaking
as the Director of the County Board of United Way, and se
l reaidout of United Vey in Palo Alto -Stanford. She said
that Ms. Wilson left the among impression with the Council
when obs said the S*ie1 ?lamming Council did not have an
Information end !!agora! Service. It does have; it is
faded by the County United Way; it does work closely with
industry, end they have a directory which Me. Gangs had
brought with her this evening. This wee not to nay that
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Social Planning Council would cover the same field or with
the same intensity that the local PAAIRS would, but she
did not want Council to be left with the impression that
Palo Alto did not have access to an Information and Referral
Service through the Social Planning Council.
Councilman Berwald suggested that they review their decision in light o
Ms. Crystal Garage's testimony.
EXECUTION 07 CONTRACT - PERA1. LANE
Mayor Norton said that he had been reminded by Mr. Sipel, City Manager,
that on Item No. 18, rslatiag to the abandonment of Peral Lane, Council
should authorize the Mayor to execute a contract. He asked for a motion.
POTION: Councilman Comstock moved, seconded by Beahrap that Mayor Norton
be authorized to execute a contract with San Francisco Federal Savings
and Loan in connection with the abandonment of r portion of Peral Lane.
(See page 227)
The motion passed on a unanimous vote.
ADJOURNMENT
The regular meeting of September 22, 1975 was adjourned at 10:20 p.m.
ATTEST:
APPROVE:
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