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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06301969City Hall Palo Alto, California June 30, 1969 The Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in Special Meeting with Mayor Arnold presiding. Present: Arnold, Beahrs, Berwald, Comstock, Dias, Gallagher, Pearson, Wheatley Absent: Clark, Gullixson, Spaeth Change of District Application - Palo Alto Medical Research Foundation Mayor Arnold stated that the Special Meeting had been called pursuant to the provisions of Section 2. 04. 020 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code by direction of the City Council at its meeting of June 2, 1969 for the purp-Ise of considering the Planning Commission recommendation of approN.a1 of the application of the Palo Alto Medical Research Founda- tion for a change of district of property from 11-2 and R-4 to P -C sub- ject to certain conditions. Mayor Arnold observed that statements from the public concerning the Planning Commission recommendation had been made at the June 2, 1969 Council meeting and referred to the large volume of correspon- dence received by the Council in support and in opposition to the re -- commendation. Mayor Arnold further stated that the purpose of the Special Meeting is to permit the Council to discuss all aspects of the Planning Commission recommendation involving granting a P -C zon- ing for development of the PAMRF Hospital on the proposed site and to question the City staff and the applicant on the subject. Mayor Arnold advised that no other business would be transacted during the Special Meeting. MOTION: Mayor Arnold introduced the following ordinance and moved, seconded by Beaters, its approval for first reading including all the conditions recommended by the Planing Commission except to exclude Condition No. 11, to delete from Condition No. 5 "without charge's and to renumber Condition No. 12 as Condition No. 11. "Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 18. O8. 040 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code Changing the Zoning of Certain Property Bounded by Channing, Waverley, Addison and Bryant from R-2 and R-4 to P -C (Hospital)" (NOTE: Conditions as included in the motion are as follows: 1. The site be limited to the area shown. 2,- The building volume aud shape not exceed those indi- cated on the plans and all reference to future expansion 474 6/30/69 areas shown on the maps be deleted so that no approval of expansion is either expressed or implied. 3. . Vehicle access and egress be limited to Charming Avenue and -Bryant Street unless the frontage road mentioned in No. 6 is included. 4. The landscaped area be not significa.ntly less than indi- cated on the plans. 5. Not less than 750 parking spaces be provided underground and the Foundation adopt and enforce rules requiring their employees to park in such spaces; in addition, there be provision for planned expansion of 150 underground spaces, this additional parking to be provided within one and one- half years after the City determines that the spaces are required to satisfy additional parking needs. 6, Prior to the issuance of this permit, the applicant pro- vide a one-way frontage road adjacent to Addison Avenue if the City determines that proper traffic management. requires this frontage road. 7. The maximum number of patient beds shall be 300. 8. The maximum gross floor area finished and occupied for patient care and supporting functions shall not exceed 335, 800 square feet. 9. Si -annually the hospital shall engage a qualified traffic engineer, at its own expense, to review the utilization of the hospitalparkingandassess the requirement for additional parking. The hospital shall provide the City with a copy of this report to assist in their evaluation of the necessity to require the hospital to increase the number of available parking spaces. 10. The use permit for the hospital shall limit the total num- ber of employees and students on the premises in any given 24 -hour period to 750. Once each year the hospital shall submit a report to the City indicating the total num- ber of full time equivalent employees and students cur- rently employed or engaged in educational programs in the hospital. 11. Development Schedule' a) Start of construction within two and one-half years of City Council approval. b) Completion of all construction and development within two years of start of construction. 47 rs 6/30/69 Mayor Arnold suggested that Council procedure should be to hear first from Director of Planning and Community Development Fourcroy con- cerning the excerpts from the DeLeuw, Cather Company Coriprehensive Transportation Study which relate to the proposed P -C zoning (See CMR:259:9), and then to have Council discussion and questioning, as required by Council members, of Planning Commission Vice Chai:ma^ Giosso, Mr. Fourcroy, City Manager Morgan, City Attorney Hilde- brand, Traffic Engineer Noguchi, and Traffic Consultrnt Schmidt of DeLeuw, Cather. Then, following discussion involving Mr. Giosso, the City staff and consultant, Council members might wish to question the applicant and continue discussion. There were no objections, and all further discussion proceeded along the lines suggested. (The Council recessed from 9:10 to 9:25 p.m) At the request of the Council: Ryland Kelley, rfTreF.ent±r; th st ir` PAMRF, stepped to the public microphone for the purpose of responding to questions. AMENDI'vlENT: Councilman Wheatley moved, seconded by Comstock, that in Condition No. 5 "without charge" be inserted following "under - ground". The amendment carried .,,y majority voice vote. AMENDMENT: Councilman Wheatley moved, seconded by Pearson, that in Condition No. 6 "Prior to the issuance of any building permit" be substituted for "Prior to the issuance of this permit". The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. AMENDMENT: Councilman Berwald moved that in Condition No. 3 "unless" be deleted and "as shown on Exhibit 11, except as tie" be substituted. The amendment _failed for lark ,4 a. AMENDMENT: Councilman Berwald moved, seconded by Beahrs, that in Condition No. 4 "significantly" be deleted. Mr. Hildebrand advised that the legal interpretation of the condition must be that "significantly" is included in the condition whether or not it is actually spelled out, since ► .nforessen circumstances arise during construction. • The amendment carried by majority voice vote. AMENDMENT: Councilman Berwaid moved, seconded by Gallagher, that at the time the landscaping plans are shown to the Planning Com- mission the applicant show the location and disposition of trees greater than nine inches in diameter, except in the area to be covered by the hospital building ieelf, and that this condition be known as Condition No. I2. 476 6/30/69 1 ADDITION TO AMENDMENT; At the request of Councilman Pearson, Councilman Berwald, with the consent of his second, inserted after "landscaping" in his amendment the words "and development". Mr. Hildebrand advised that approval of the P -C zoning request es- tablishes the site plan from which the developer may not depart and that it is not within the province of the Planning Commission function to make decisions such as contemplated in the amendment. CHANGE OF AMENDMENT: Councilman Berwald, with the consent of his second, added to the motion that the landscaping and develop- ment plans referred to is the amendment are to come back to the Council after review by the Planning Cornmis sign. The amendment carried by majority voice vote. AMENDMENT: Councilman Berwald moved, seconded by Comstock, that at an early date the staff make studies for review by the Plan- ning Commission and the City Council as follows: I. traffic management solutions in schematic form which will discourage non-residential traffic through the area bounded by Addison Avenue, Ernbarcadero Road, Alma Street, and Middlefield Road in line with i:he policies of the General Plan and the City Council and the recommendations of the Planning Commission contained in the "Policies and Proposals for the Downtown Neighborhood" dated September 25, 1968; 2. detailed stucLes of selected solutions from the above studies; and that the traffic management program resulting from t;..e above studies be put into effect as soon as practicable. AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN: At the suggestion of Vice Mayor Dias that the amendment is not an appropriate condition to the granting of P -C zoning, Councilman Berwald, with the consentof his second.___ withdrew- the aendrne it AMENDMENT: Councilman Berwald moved, seconded by Beahrs, that the Council direct staff to work with the developer on the exterior lighting and any other lighting in an attempt to minimize undesirable light reflection `ram the development. SUBSTITUTE AM ENDMENT: Councilman Berwald, with the consent of his second, moved, that lighting shall be so devised as to provide reasonable protection to adjoining residential areas. AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT: Councilman Comstock moved, seconded by Pearson, that no exterior lighting above the first level of the hospital shall be permitted. CLARIFICATION: In response to question from Councilman Wheatley, Councilman Comstock stated that it was not the intent of his amend- ment to eliminate safety lighting such as required for stairs, fire equipment, etc. 477 6/30/69 YIP The amendment to the amendment carried by majority voice vote. The substitute amendment as amended carried unanimously by voice vote. AMENDMEN f: Councilman Comstock moved, seconded by Pearson, that the developer be required to deed title of land to the City that is designated as open space for a nominal sum and the City dedicate it as a parkette. The amendment failed by majority voice vote. AMENDMENT: Councilman Comstock moved that Condition No. 7 (The maximum number of patient beds shall be 300.) be deleted. The amendment failed for lack of a second. AMENDMENT: Councilman Comstock moved, seconded by Pearson, that the owner of the site be required to maintain the existing prop- erties in compliance with the existing building code until actual con- struction contracts are let. CHANGE OF AMENDMENT: Councilman Comstock, with the consent f his second, inserted "substantially" following "properties". The amendment failed by majority voice vote. AMENDMENT: Councilman Comstock moved, seconded by Pearson, to add to Condition No. 2 'and that the overall height of the develop- ment be limited to 85 feet and the building design contain no provision for additions to greater heights." The amendment failed by majority voice vote. AMENDMENT: Councilman o istick moved, and it was duly seconded, that Condition No. 6 be deleted and any reference to it in Condition No. 3 be deleted also. The amendment failed on the following tie roll call vote: Ayes: Arnold, Berwald, Comstock, Dias Noes: Beahrs, Gallagher; Pearson, Wheatley AMENDMENT: Councilman Comstock moved, seconded by Pearson, that the Planning Commission recommendation known as Condition No. 11 and not included in original motion be added as a condition. (NOTE: Planning Commission Condition No. 11 is as foliows: if the Hoover Pavilion at the Stanford University Hospital closes, thereby depriving residents of the City of Palo Alto of 150 beds 1 as a priority, then and in that event the applicant will allocate to the City of Palo Alto a priority of 150 beds for City residents. Palo Alto residents will be given such priority access until 12:00 noon of the second day preceding the day of admission up to a total of 150 beds in the Palo Alto Medical Research Foundation hospital; provided, however, that all physicians on the Palo Alto Medical Research Foundation hospital staff may at any time admit acute emergency patients whether or not such admission will re- duce the remaining available beds below the total number as to which Palo Alto residents have priority. The priority of Palo Alto residents will be subject to the availability of beds to their individual physician. The beds to which Palo Alto residents shall be given priority shall include beds of all types as are from time to time contained in the Palo Alto Medical Research Foun- dation hospital. The Palo Alto Medical Re: earch Foundation hospital shall operate sufficient beds at all times during the term o_ the agreement to meet its commitments as contained to this condition.) The amendment failed on the following roll call • ote: Ayes: Comstock, Gallagher, Pearson Noes: Arnold, Beahrs, Berwald, Dias, Wheatley AMENDMENT: Councilman Comstock moved, seconded by Pearson, that consideration of this application for a zoning change be continued until such time as the Council has reviewed and made policy decision concerning: (1) the Transportation Study; (2) adoption of a housing element in the General Plan; and (3) policies derived from the Down- town Neighborhood Study. The ainendrnent failed by majority voice vote. MOTION: Councilman Gallagher moved, seconded by Dias. to re- --- c-; n i der -t -.he amendment proposed by Councilman Comstock to delete Condition No. 6 and a porfibn of Condition No. -3-Which failed earlier. The motion to reconsider carried by majority voice vote. AMENDMENT: Ccunciiran Gallagher moved, seconded by Dias, to delete Condition No. 6 and the portion of Condition No. 3 relating to it. The amendment failed on the following tie roll call vote: Ayes: Arnold, Comstock, Dias, Gallagher Noes: Beahrs, Berwald, Pearson, Wheatley AMENDMENT: Councilman Gallagher rno,ved, seconded by Berwald, that the maximum height of the hospital building be placed at 176 feet with the effect of reducing the total height by one floor. 479 6/30/69 The amendment failed by majority voice vote. AMENDMENT: Councilman Pearson moved, seconded by Beahrs, that the PAMRF be required to assist those residents who are dis- placed by the hospital to find suitable housing in the area of their choice. Mayor ,Arnold ruled the amendment out of order as not being an ap- propriate condition of a P -C zone. AMENDMENT: Councilman Pearson moved, seconded by Comstock, that if the PAMRF attempts to expand as shown on the proposal that they be required to supply an equivalent amount of open space in an adjacent area. The amendment failed by majority voice vote. AMENDMENT: Councilman Pearson moved, seconded by Ccrn tuck, that the PAMRF include in its charter that there will be an open staff at the proposed hospital. The amendment failed by majority voice vote. AMENDMENT: Councilman Pearson moved, seconded by Comstock, that if volume of traffic due to the hospital increases to an amount that requires street widening of Homer, Charming, Bryant, W averley, Middlefield arxdior Alma, that the City assess the PAMRF for a par - tion of the cost not to exceed 30%. The amendment failed by majority voice vote. AMENDMENT: Vice Mayor Dias moved, seconded by Scalars, that no building permit for new construction shall be issued prior to abandonment of Scott Street. The arriendmerat_rerTied _unanimously by voice vote. The ordinance as amended then carried on the following roll can vote: Ayes: Arnold, Beahrs, Berwald, ,Dias, Gallagher, Wheatley Noes: Comstock, Pearson MOTION: Councilman Berwald moved, and it was duly seconded that at an early date the staff make studies for review by the Planning Comud.eian and the City Council as follows: 1. traffic reans.gemeet solutions in schematic ematic form which will discourage non-residential traffic through the area bounded by Addison Avenue, Exsabarcadero Road, Alma Street, and Middlefield Road in line with the policies of the General Plan and the City Council and the recommendations of the Planning 43-0 • /30/69 Commission contained in the "Policies and Proposals for the Downtown Neighborhood" dated September Z5, 1968; 2. detailed studies of selected solutions from the above studies; and that the traffic management program resulting from the above studies be put into effect as soon as practicable. The motion carried by majority voice vote. MOTION: Councilman Berwald moved, seconded by Beahrs; that the staff prepare -a suitable resolution which will incorporate the recommendation of the Planning Commission regarding their policy statement that in order to discourage land speculation south of Addison Avenue and potential deterioration of this residential area, the City Council adopt a policy statement to the effect that the single family residential area south of Addison Avenue be protected and preserved against future rezoning and encroachment of hospital -related and other non-residential uses and that such policy be explicitly set forth in the forthcoming revision of the General Plan and that the resolution be brought back to the Council at the same time as the second reading of the ordinance establishing the P -C zoning. The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. MOTION: Councilman Pearson moved, seconded by Berwald, that the PAMRF be required to assist those residents who are displaced by the hospital to find suitable housing in the area of their choice. AMENDMENT: Vice Mayor Dias moved, seconded by Beahrs, to substitute "owners" for "residents". The amendment failed by majority voice vote. AMENDMENT: Councilman Berwald moved, seconded by Gallagher, to substitute ."reaue tedu__ior "required'!, The amendment carried by majority voice vote. The motion as amended then carried unanimously by voice vote. Adjournment There being no further business, the Council adjourned the Special Meeting at 12:55 a. m. APPROVED: 48L 6/30169