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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08231965xc • 4 or dd ria ft ft City Hall Palo Alto,'ikCalifornia ;h, August 23,,,1965 '" The Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this 'date at 7:30 p. in a re gula,z4tneet%pgo with Mayor, Arnold presiding. * nr. • esent: Arnold, Beahrs, Comstock, Cooley, Debs, ;.'Dias, Flint, Pearson, Rohrs, Rus, Sher, 'Woodward, Worthington. 1.4 gym. Absent: None. Exe C uti 'e : Session • iimmaseii1R m 4 The Council adjourned to,an executive se `sion and returned at 8:55 p.m. • .' Palo Alto Human Relations Council' Mayor Arnold submitted the. following nominations for 'Possible appointment by`the'State. Fair, Employment Practices Coxmmission to theielocal e.oncil4ation council; which, is known a's the "Palo Alto Hurnan:Relations Council": L est r ,i lorant, fo rr a three-year term, Robert A. Keller, for a;one-yeas term; Danford Lior_' for a two -year term, Dr. Leroy Lucas, 'for a three-year -term, ana M;s. ; Loris (Tess) Mazer, for a two-year terrn. TOn rrotftn made,duly seconded an& carried unanimously, Como;cil approved the five nominations. Esther C1arkaPark'a: Ma`yor Arnolcizrecommended to the Council that the recently acquire acreage off, Old Trace Road be named the "Esther Clark Park. °r` Coz n,cilmar' Rohrstr,oved, seconded by $sahrs and carpire'd unan '"mously, that this recent acquisition of park land be named the v"Esiher ClarkPark." R C 4x • w • i• •r • ill a - p .• t x approved as distributed.' IN • :Minutes of . ;: usL=:w and Au .ust 9.,. g 5 Councilman Deli,*° requested the foflowing addition to the:; rninute ` August 2, pagea426, sixth paragraph: 1++ * R4 -1 5 1 8/23/65. `The' Vice Mayor announced he ha.d received a "telephone ^ ,„ call ro5n Mr. 'Paul McCloskey, J`-;^., ,askipg that the matt ,r.. be co-tz :u:ed be:yoz d' tonight' s meeting so that -he courd speak to the Council. .^ " .t0. . . _ 4 - e 8 .. . As there. was an obJNectionao the inclusion o• f these co nments, the w �� Mayor�c:ailed/o1 a roll4cafl, which carried as follows: Ars: Coin tocl'c, Cooley, �' 175, Flint, Pearson, fi " , Sher, Worthington.; r, Iv'oe,s:a Arnold, Beahrs, Dias. Rolrrs,° Rus,- Woodward. PCounciIry n E)*ebs calledrattention to page 4U.cf the minutes of August 2,,. the 'ecdnd«pa...agraph, and.requested the.�fokiowirig addition: y''T1'is ag of nt'`is the cc? wof Page Mill Road )vercrossi;ig w El Camino Real.:Tl^e extra cost for Page Mill Road underpaa'sing, ..E1,-Zatnina Real wrr,;uld b:e : $250, 00 »-to $300, 000, 'atic,cQrdi' g to Mr Greene..'"`. Councilma: „Pearsson called attention to page 2,5 of the same. minutes,- fifth paragraph, and„ advised rhe'4proper spelling was "Dave C.o i<i;�c}v. •" 1b',ith thee'se""coe ections the minute -5 ox August 2 and August,9 were " P"ark"Dedie'a.titin .Ordinazi e ° - The, Plant4ng.Conimissiort reported °they had reviewed the proposed.. or'dinance; that the various dedication area" contair.ed in the Ordin .nce'Aconform to the General Plan, with the exception.of Byxhee ParkAnd th'e ty-.ownc+d••B`aylands, which they fircl.,conforms ,to the`Gei e ly ral Plan, wi the exception 'of. those areas which have existing 'ionxeFcreatxonal uses and including those areas committed by existing agi- eirx'ent '. w w Cau,,cilman Rohrs,Chairman of the Corn:n!ttee on Puhlic.,Works, } repc;>rted that the committee unanimously recommended adoption of the •�r'dinance dedicating certain land for parks with certain amend- rrierzts, i. e.; ttte ca.elueion £ron? Exhibit A-2 of those areas con- ^: rstit'tuing tht.,,present air.port, sewage treatment plant, the'Municioa.l Service Center osi e, City gas receiving..station and lease to the Palo Alto Sanitation Co n_pany. rfe stated that Ittsrn 2 on the agenda , 'M.q y n ' • 4• • 1" 4,1 4-, was also a`:j art of theecoirzneittee's discussion and was pa.xt of the- same recoiz mendation that the Committee vote of aeto 1 should be 'revis,ed'to a: unanimous reotrirnendatio''n arndhe gave his reasons for changiKng his ote; and that the c6r'- nittee's recommendation wds thatotbe portio x of the' Bayia'nds known as,,,Stage 2 of the airport development._programbe dedi^'ated to park use, siibj`ect to the lease* with.SantacCkara County. P Mr. Rohrs spoke of, the number of planes wing the airport for business a.r._d,recreational purposes and compared the usage with otrier nearby airports. He., therefore, introduced an ord rance entitled'"Ordinan_ce o%-theeCouncil of the City of Palo Aito Reserving far Park; Playground, Recreation or Conservation Purposes -..Certain Lands Pur,suantyto„,Article VIII of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, and moved its adoption with Exhibit A'through A-21 attached; a7d, specefi,cally, the Exhibit .A-2 which excluders (.1) Airport Master Plan -.Stag 1, (2) Swage Treatment Plamt,e (3) Service Centwr, (4)-0Gas. Metering Station; Aped (5) Lease to P. A. Sanitation. Service.' The motion was sedondedsby Beahrs. ArtA :discussion followed on, the texsns of the airport lease with Santa , Clara County and the area in the baylands designated for harbor' spoils 'dumping. The Mayor invited the ,audience to present their views•,,. 40 44, Bill Mckei:g 452'Marion Averiue, called attention to item 2 on the agenda, .a d` noted tna.t airport expansion was included in the hrea dedicatedto parks; that the expansion was planned, approved and was necessary: He, too, spoke of the volume „,of traffic at the airport, saying it,was within 55 planes,»�of the saturation point; that e.. the present runway was too short; that he' had served on two mayor' cimmittees and was a mernbe•r of the Audubon Society a.nd the Fish and Game Commission; that the A idubon Society did not condemn airport expansion;' that on a recent field trip to the area by the B.ayland:s Citizens Cornirii tee, it was proposed that the County might "bend a`little" to allow retention of more marshland in devel- oping Stage. of the airport. Diane Conradson 255"PEdlee .Avenue, expressed her hope and_ that of the Aeidu:b;ore Society, .that a minimu:r, of the marshlands`ce used for airport.expansitri a.nd as much as p.ossibie be left undisturbed and iie.itsr-natural`., state. She spoke of the birds which use these particular, sloughs and ,tidal channels, and stated that in the winter' they Will contain 60, 000 birds. After further discussion," Councilman Beahrs withdrew his second, but the motion was seconded bx Comstock. Counrilrman::Dias expressed concern about the City's responsibility to the::rc,nrra:rt a.lr-adv'i.n.;e:'xistence with; r.}1L County. tin .. 453 8/23/65 Jim Nystrom, xi poit manager, 1822 Edgewood Drive. indicated he. .a felt the City wouldbed breaking faith with the Countyaby trying to renegotiate` the lease and Limit the planned expansion. ,Without jeopardizing airport developing t, M'r, `Nystrom felt certain changes could :b.'e made in relocating; the tie-doo,vn area which would leave more ++ shoreline. la Vice Mayor Debs Enoved the previous question,,, which was duly seconded, '*Hourever,,,the motion failed to acquire the two-thirds majority .on a shoe -of -?lands vote In the diecussion.that,�,followed, the City Attorney submitted that the Lytton -Sel'fool:;rase : and, the recently acquired Esther Clark °' '` Parkshould alsobe included in the Park Ordinance, as the .recent Charter amend ment,covered all parks which are leased or owned" • by the City. x- ' Councilman Cpoley'moved ;;am a{nendment,'seconded by Beahrs, 'that'th.e section of he'.b4y1ands presentlyr'under contract to the County for the airport be ex`c'luded';from the ordinance. Tie amendment lost -- the w%ng "roll call' vote:* N ,. N7 a Ayes: Beahrs,`' Cooley, Woodward, x Noss rzfoldp; Comstock, Des, Das, Flint, Pearson,. 'Ro'hrs, Rus "'Sher, Worthington The rnain motion then carried asyoilow•s: y, F Arnold Comstock,De'bs, Dias, Flint, 'Pearson, 12ohrs, Sher" Worthington. Noes; Be• ahrss` Cooley., Rus, Woodward. ris Counciiman Cornstoc, c reftrred to a letter from the `U. S. Army • Corps of„EFgineers dated August 3, and moved that the., Council notify the Corps --of Engineers that the Council had•received Public Notice"'No. 66-8 and wished to register their protest to the proposed project because the project is basgd upon,the, Court disregarding: a previous- agreement for spoils. dredging and recent dedication, for marshlands: park,; • -that it isdcortrary to the expressed wishes of, the Secretary of the Interior, St%wa4 t Udall, and i's an attempt to bypass th'e'vMcAteer bill on Bay fill. The motion was duly seconded a.nd"cdrried on a Majority voice vote: 1' - q. * it a Councilman Flint referred to a letter dated'Aug; st 6: ,1965, froth Secretar r of. the Interior Udall w! ichrurged that the :'salt marshes of the Palo Alto area be totall,.preserved, when evaluatiaig'the forthcoming &eport of the b.ay'lands, " apd to"a letter from the State f"nartrnent of; r is:!. ar'c1?"Carne: He rhovcd tl-lat all filling oft :c .t u 4. •. w • * R M - • y 'b • • • • 4 • • ,P y • L tl Palo; Alto x t,ar sr;ands °be withheld until' the Institution of :the Bay ••Coraservation' ad'TDevelopmiat Commission" The motion was " • . p seconde4' tiy,, Comstock aria,after a, short disc�,zs5iop, was'deck-reo lost on a majority voice vote. .8 , W ° a. • • 14 • { • • Airport Lease • -Tile `"Plann,.ng Co:nmiss;.on 'reported they recommended'4there s oul be no ;fifl in the ►s`ea=of.. ha"s'", 2 far the airport until there is a • ',definite commitment and. plan for dbrtstruction, and that-the:amount •4f area filled should biethe ..mirlimum amount necessary for. the u' ^` committed construction. J w - •u - The^C.omxnittee on Phblic Works.recr.mmended, by,a�2-to.l"vote.,, tl�a,t the %portion of the bayland s known s^,Stage 2 _of the airport development pr ©gram be dedicated •t6 park use, subject ,to the lease; with Santa Clara County:. J µ, t •4 • ao Councilman. Sheik moved, seconded i y Comstock, ▪ that the Mayor;:` or; ,sich"persor'i:`or' persons as, the Maybr shall designate, •b.. at°tthoriz"ed and requested to apprt)ach the County of Santa Clara ar.cl to attempt .. to renegotiate the airportlease, dated March, 16, 1964, in an • effort' tohave zeleased from the coverage of the lease all or as • much•.as"possible; of that.>part of; the "Stagee-2• area" of.the lease w ;re,ferred to as "Parcel B'' ♦in the"lease• After a short discussion; the motion was 'declared carried on a maj,6rity•vo ce vote,: " w" 14 •• 4 • • . - • • I .t`ercliange.at'Page bfill-Road-Juni eroSerra_Freewa • The • Planning Cois,mi.ssipn repotted it 'had co:nmur,i`c .ted with the. .. .State' Division of iii:gnwaysin seipportof-th'e.City Council's r,ecom- • mendation that a pedestrian underpass be c.on^structee, at the•Page ` ill,.)road-STunipero"aerra .int�" M .• in response. t0'query, Councilman Comstock indicated the'underpass• y would not be`a tunnel but wguld,be at ground level, Councilman,` Pearson sti.ggestNed,the City could contribute funds towaFd the undeT.pass: TheMayor pointed out that -this inter.cliarige was not son City'property; that no action wa; required; and tr,:at, this was rnerel-- j! a:re gprt from°the Planning gommiss:on. • • • • • P • • • 4. • Liaisoia'Comrr}ittee ofYthe.Council •" • . • aznd- Paid Alto ---Unified School Board • • c• •- • • Mayon 444rno1d-recalled Dr. 'Zweng' recommendation: that a liaison• • 'gmmittee. be establi:shed•between the ,City Council and the~.Palo " a o • Alto Unified School' B ron,, Hie reporte,dthe Supecin,tendent and•, " President o4rthe44School Board.n et with the City Manager 'and xziznself , • P • i[ • • rr 4 �'- • V • • N 44 • 4 a 41S' A r " a• '1•4 d a Ma . y 4 4. '4 k - t 14 • k • a - - ,A w� 4 4 IN 4 • b 40 A •• ° N a • • •• • M a � _ 455." 8/23/65 4 tat (P. !� M • • a 414 • rf • • .P T „ that it,Was. their +a'zar sous 'recommendation that a corncr,ittee, be.,„ ap.p%'xnte`a conYpos'ed-9f t4e:;?r'sident*of the School �Eioard and once other rit,t r ber o..the 'Schooj Board, the "Sut erint<snde- t of. Sch"oc 1s,- "thcT'Maybi:a>nd'orie me*Alb..r:of the City Council, and the City Man.s.g- cr tha.z°�his:a+cprxaiznttee,rni. cet approximately monthly; that„the first. irieeting bR scliP z i ,d fens, the second ? iaaay l'n October. He moved the recommendation, "src:oreieci byaD o sr ” _ .. 4.in response to: quer„,tions, the; Mayor stated"the public w•as in• vited to °h attend the meetings'"•vhich wouldtikeM place either at noon oxalate ;fernoon, Councilman Pearson in'qaired' whef;her the' would enter,tair the addi- t.ion of tv.:o citizens to.the committee.* The,.'Mayor replied this had, been<ci}scussed but it wa felt the corrx4nitt ,e should be corriposed of elected offic,iais and ;treir'°chief=executive off icers., Sc:vera. council- . men -spoke against the appoint tent of e,itzzens to this committee. • • • * The•morioli ca°xried `unanimously on a voice vote. • • Setback Map w. Nortlx Side of San'Antonio x.��n.7iina"5treet to viz eiield Road ,;,Councilman D ,as ijntrodt ced Ordinprce Np 2244 entitled "Ordinance of the Council )f the City Of Palo Alto rd i g Ordinionce No. 1896, the Setbac_k Ordi.iaance,;" by Eliminating Setback Requirements on the North Side o.i San Antonio Avenuedrom Alrna Sircetwto Micid?e,:iei'n Rbad, which re::eived;iirst'readi-g August 2, 19'65, 'and,' moved its addpption. Thexnotion was seconded by Flint and the ordinance •.vds passed unanimno;.s1y on a voiN vote. r u; Naming of Alley: "New. Mayfield' Lane" c. Councilman Dias ir.trod2actd C)rt?inance No,, 2245 entitled "Ordinance µof the Council �of;the . City of Palo .alfo Designating an Alley in the • 'Calilorxua lavenue',Bk"sixess District. Located between Cambridge', Aven'ue•-artd California' Avenue and Generally between Pane Boule •vard and El Camino Real as New'Mayfieid Lane;'' which received;, first reading Al.gust,2, 19.8'5 and moved its*adoption, 'he motion was seconded by R,ahrg and tie ordinance was passed unanimously� on a voice vote.' o Amend::nent_.ta C,�asnpensation Plan ;,The. Couhcl' received'a. memorandum dated August 19 plainedtlke' necessity ;for a4nending Resolution 3829 in _aYor, . s f .. k ,.',... be ar the nc:;v;y c_�ated positions c: Attorrie`y and- Assistant City Citric: ' 1 w y. which ex-. order to.as-- p; E..: 4-- • 456 8/23.165 fi • 0 rn '` • 0rdinarrcer, Fix..44 Ad Valorem A*ssessments." r .4, c' ' for"Fi'sc'al Yearr,,,,1965x-66 for Various Impio'vernent Projects p N D Assistant* City.,,M•anager Morgan explained that items 9 through 13 on .., the agenda; re"presented special assessment districts; that the City.' CCouncilmiis.Le set the .rates„annu`s.11y as theG.ouncil is in effect; ati :: r p w ,�agerit of: each. special district 'rid has re.sponsibi:ity of ..n&uring..?iond holder,s,that;an,aanna1 ',.-a.xwi11w+be levieddsuificient to ine&t the bond znt te.§t and redemption, needs of that particularX.ssessment district.. `Copicilmazi R'ohrs +introiduced Ordinarc, No; 2247 entitled," Ora-t,�, " .,,dinanc,,* F;.r.ng''"Aci Valorem A:,sessrnent for Fiscal AYear ,1965*1966 ptalzfor,r..ia• Avenue Di ,tr,�ct:,•- Birch Street, Project 59-3, " which • set the spec;:ai tax in the sum of $. 1155 upon each ;,1O0 assessed M va.uatio"n, ,arid' moved t. .,its-irr�;medzare adoptior.. The :notion was , seconded by Bcahrs,• and. .the ordinance wwxs passed unanir_iou's!y •on a voice vote.; ,, . . . . W. 61b . «* M1 Councilman:.Rohrs initroducea Ordinance No. '2248 entitled "An Or- d1'•:,'c , d Valor cr !'d'n.Assesa elc.t for ;: F:c a i Year 1065-' 196ts' �„ Uni.v r.. ixi,,ng' . sity Avenue District O f=Street Parking Project0No. 52-,13, r • w • U: v,. to. 6 •.g CouncilmanRohrs introduced Resolution No.„ 3841 entitled "Resolu- :ion of the Council; of„t.he C•.it.y:of ;Palo A1t9 Amending Resolution No. 3829 Adoptinz a Basic Compensation Plan Setting.Farth Salaries fox the Assistant e;,p4?Cler.k and Deputy Attorney," and rnoved,r,;its adoption; which was duly seconded. In the discussion fo/lowi,ng, it "vas poixite . out that there is a 5 -step salaryplaA in the classified section for the Assistant Cit1y Clerk, *but that the Deputy City Attor � ney's position fell under the administrrativA plan which seta a'minimum' . .3./d maxirmunniigtire without intervening steps; that these employees and their salaries+rn.ust•l a approved by the City Manager.,, reso- .'`' l;itionpassed then unanimously on a voice vote. , ;, ♦ - a Tax Rate for'tisca1` Year 1965-66 • . u • Sufi rate of Lrie City o P410 A1to or the fiscal year commencing July 1, ]965; and f° drag nine- 30, 1.966, be fixed.at„eighty cents (80 ) per one fiwidred' "dollars of assessed valuation'of property in the City of Palo,Alto; that' A= 6557 was!or,the,�Genera,1 *F.uncl, . 0458 was for"'Gene al pbli: ation "d, •, :# , .Bonds,,. excluding the.`hos ital deli, and the hospital bond retirement service was slightly under ten cents. 0-.4 Chuicilm* Eeahrs iritrodur, d' Ordinance • ,2446 entitled "Ordinance of 7. the Gounci4 of the: City cf Pailo _'+Alto Faxing the Tax Rats: for the "1,scal Year 1965 ' FP 196 st,,Eiglzty Cents*(80V)" and me ed itR' irnmed.ate adop 4 Ulan. The •m " T ot,.on was seconded by Rus and the ordinance was passed • unanimously' cn,, a • voice vote. a, • �� a w v • ..• 4 x S •r. • a a 4 d A 4 n • Y 4 • M { Y • e Y • • y eee dt t ai�ict.�;a � ,a ,v x . aet ?asking on each $l � the s,ym of S • to aiypon n c. -rh passed s y vexa�"y�Av ' tea' ta °a d its ixxsr_�e � i'adop ion. " `'s �,., L h setzthe »p xYov": the o- `J, wY11.° wxk�L�"�� �+p�ea'�xs' �� ti A� a .. gad (j:�?f n entitled ge9 tiwa�.,s" c�'ndesvoice, vote.�� entd bcy. �CzoF L Fiscal y ar.r19 op d U• no -avian, pxc3.inanc�, r�- for 4 en �, sec n =, urea � ' h,,_odvc��? �sess�e r,;,,r:�i�n�,, '� 'each { x"2Xlt 'L' "�t �'' ritx�'eG 11�� �T''. ; ,z6 C -I if Valor t pff_. of 5.9 a 2,e cd x n snarl. jigGriC �n t � �StaY11 immediate ad0?ti "ed Ordinance s '` ' . ecial ts.. i h its iro, of was pass 19n�Gass set-tha.'p' rdray' Q ordinance 5 t, ,wash ,lali tti+� t, tkohrs; and, the TM �"' ' assessed v R r; . � a rtr ��(1' i1 *Ge c�gGO�+�ed J�4 . t� ea � w:s�� ,a vai.G� vote'.:: ca,. �ZS� entitled e�,�19�5" jna n on I3 seal �a ?Y 0xdinance ant ¢o« Fiscal t n* . A na dCe eaGit t ,1,d ,`ssesstreet forParing iscal earn d� cilrl�x1 Fi,r► d, alf?Xei fi- r tiara' nova '` ":s 'the X?i al, to n the sv;m of,,,S. ad�p pr` i.zianc :i a. cial tax its is ' rr d was a(�.fs. Galif.� .tre, sp � � .moved ord,�,a x ry i , , v�". s+�x� v a ,�xatian, "'n It.a its , `land ,t,�e., d af, t'0siESpd . cadd`' b . A ti°ra�°� see wvire vote" 1 entitled "An rrs;c rr�oz}at ca��s V on... ) N0. X e a:19 � ,o 1 Yi11� Ge iyCa 60-5, d VO .. Ordinance ��,; a. e. �i:i ' � G4t .� A����r�;Y�C"n ,Y. xo)ec,t 1C,O 4 '. rn �S9 c al ix ,,Av d aiie District ,e ai-�z S. Rior. upon l :�,e" 0?at.or �ali£a�n's':����, t:�x in the Owed its ad �s P�``dd i�n' 19ba c e .spec' l an4 axxce ,N; e which; set. tick •• ,i S o .. d ,he.,ox«d'r . , „v �ylv , . r-. Se as "Ne4ex+edb` vdtc. va a;s1, anasva" sikpisy y. • Dodd ��ap�ex ° edux e. an t Pxo� o«di'�nc� add �' NAlta �'r'e«1' d 'the polo aka p t,cP� 1 nay vx e �.'��,re,3 a proposed Code, to erne braced` dam' x vcr apxo- - M C lrtp,I i,.:O orient PT 00 • T c C o � t It X15 a ne Git�ro.- o� mdtre e. the e , sMpro e • ordinance roc adopted `�}G t e tOrd t� d*xe9ed and. amendments mendmen s.t tint ItIn parr eo by al Ct;d «cjL �t'nd sinr,e•'o� l�drL'tY .M dy nar�ce '�c� Nci. '1:9S:1 d tin acts. .. CVec snbe al (9rdsnane ce .tt,ack ha de c , the con: ••1cd°'any � wave va.�ad" ~ride ir. wexD�". tatu to � ' i ati,di• s ' tera eni g , has been ' ;ol e. s' " a hex 1 �' r 4atrd in• changes �,ti e.,nd '' xt hared an:':: �rCe s of la ftat tla,�t no basic; s "Cliapte:x� raft r n`tCleS' the changes statutes �xp�a'red�_ t , the titles $,� and -the "dine `o` fit" «neY ,Code, t1 r� n3 "Sections" to;on Gam ate 06,,. W tent G� the Y310 5 on to t�:e a 0, cr eu ta. s t able a. ordinance. crd ositxc�n n �Rtr�d ac.c=rdi :8 n the ar aehe z d �xs x??Q`�e,a adoption fi d$ntaYn yl n $ �• . - be (�.. Councilman 'Rotas, µ a 4�U `4.1,-,,,,, 4, a�aia n�jed �, �� ul`ii`~ a, wle.w. 'r�,?� A a a3 � O ai A.u, + ay pS `" ' y�,nCl proCexx xa2 y the p , ,,8, as Flannx ih G17. 44c,wrxcll'"a'� tale G� ltted to XCIeiXP �P to �? y„ �x n � m � m w p 4 5 8 8/23/65 fP e1 4 •m N:0 "k • to cri KC The motion carr.ie ton th,e following roll ca11,vote: Arnold, Comstock, Debs. .Dias, Flint, ausy Shea; `Woo,dward, VVorhingtcin. u Noes Be3.hrs, Cooley,. Rc rs,.. A, ay • W eq Civic Center (Council -marl Woodward lift the VOOM at'this time and did not ret,urr. 40 the rri a e, i«r g •) L , M�},yor Alrnold'' stated that Mr. John Hill ;trorz the"office 'ot r dward Stoll would„'prc�``�°' m,a progress report on the prelirninary plans for "'a 4owritowttAivit: Cetittertwtt':at i s directi' e'Was to (1) pr4vic?e ;)ark -,4' ii g ioc 0750 ears„ toward which the downtown a; sessrnert 'arstrict ,..would contribute ,,$1, 50J, 000.; (2) prcfvide a downtown library,=' :� 'r3) pr.ovid�►�:a Civic' center that wcould„�m*eV,.�present and futttrc needs through0''expAns�ior, and •(4) establish ,,a, ,confirmed budge , N tee Mr. Hill expla sr''tr e arc1hiter, s goal�w,as„to -accomplish a "park- «" like. feel ne' by'. placing I Lark on ttlp afathe parking garage and,. a ' ' green areaoon -4I four #ides as a "Yso-called r:oat." Mr H'_11 Vrc- Jerred to nine exh4its rnou;ttd on the Co rc l,,,vo1'i .mb€:r ,owa9.3;;'2nd " read that c'ize problem in parking so rza.ry cart was to avoid. creating w "ce1l-liloe 'ieeline..iri tie garage; 4thato n l ,tc"ur sides there would baxa gr en>rvoat.so tn�at�3�nsi'de the garage;' true could look out a°ri ivy g'no trees,; .that -tile traffic cifcuidation p tiern ,�a.s quite sir- p1. that,, '' v.. .y mm v. elevators, would*, go darectly'.to,;,th l.ibr,ary.anc ;iobijy of the Counc:`t.• (-ha:viber;, that if,tairwars' *ere.?at the"four corn,ejs;'th at the .tourcil r char -:ter was ,eap'dlidabls'ror '230 to .270 sd'ats,„wit aw,,,,arge*confr-r -,`. encewar'ea irtrse rea.r.;, that :police and of4c<ia? c''''ars would have"a se,p- gateentrarice off Forest Avenue; the entr.anc'e to the" ubnic. Safety "".r ,�, r „� 1.4et;a.r.tment w'ould'ote directly from Forest,,ivni.chwas wherethe in, ves.tIg ition d' interrogation .s�ectio wool " ,, $ +� d be placed; that the aom- , munications"°scctior would-be inathis area also;'ard the,„main,,,offiCe§ �y4 Pearson, $ sfito`th‘proposedal ti:3ray, Mr. Hill indieat;ed;,th'e entrance: would be ur• 3 a lh � a i f1fr Hazniaton.` !n'i.vdditiozi to the c,),evdtor from the garage, that :the park wo ep sere astl,,,a„readi,ng area;'tiiat,,ex'iioit space. was"'added out- side the 1bbby of the conference -Council G'1!araber area for exnibits ;. a%d shows: M y w, 4 • her ett Mr.! Hi1r'r�eper'ted tiiieimfnediiltite i ilding p"z�ograr.� was' p?9,lFct d to' 197,6 and' sro}l.crbec.exprxndable tco, the y ,ar°'ZJ00,a.usi:ng the ttiguresu'in • z.oascts' rsport: ':,� �fTj'- Ye "kl .,eH _ " o,+ •i _ ICU - yy * q1 ` * y we y a b ,,The Council questioned Mr. ;H J on. the height of, the highl,ri struc� n tore„ °'the ventila.tiVA. of ttie garage; the depth and width of, the the budget, -aaaiLthe possibility of using the park area foY cla, ses. 61 w Ha •,e P UY T x 4 4. 4., c m a m 4' ,1 Hi r iq d, or «y 4,t, '' w V J', rC a $" 1... y nsz too �luery,'-;:lvlrf .Hilt replied the4 Y: +r, '4' a, 0 :. Cernmitte�e. had,: prpJedsCNti• a p Civic Center `Site Seue�y , Could be added`: a l:isr``ar' o. �r of around, $4, 01 1, 000; to,,, this woilld , 000. Y at*$250, 000, so their objecki„ve He ind'i tGd he felt -that usin ,. e was* on offiCe s� using*$30. 00 a ;` bttlldin g ' as "�ezzexou. " ,.* s3uare foot fbr . tr:"j•ill ixitroduced 1VIr W �a� f :r w` Ch r:�es .£ioldon of the firm Of T. Y. Assoc"ates, she ;firrxi:"" " periehc . a x.taind by the ax}aitect . a• „Lin lvir Ssxfin sated"heretw x��ir their .grage roex- a w � >��e.pth in, exi,3.t2nce wt�� tkzi . e^ e parki,eg structures of thi'c was nd p s tti type of verztzlatio.n;` thatmth; v f ntilat%o;n tma.s `er ensave� e Z5 ces ts�a..spiensi t s �p inkl.rQstStern, that venti:iation, costs` ,, �, b$t t t' -bi wa�uld be for:the: e eavatior w s w. D.or. s.aco en '' » and'zetainz.ag wagoing down a.rot�her r W C' fYa « Y. v �h er rye ft r> tier ques*ioris; xr 4 i row!'h the C .t Q the Council o:. the population an`d, y, on Fe pc�l�c,ng cf" tho garage,, n the �� figure available .for a :'dow-�town pa t, the �-�, (70C ''r,�zxapar�ed -wzth the p o cse�3`�libr�3-t �• size of the h°esent libxary ?t.rn ssr r':tl ' w �y a` xhe..yame site. .the number .of *'%" .� ea, high i's,� building and .4".1e ways of ca :ioufla in '1V-11+;,..vatL id: �'.car�dit w w tt g �} ' `'l d' onin ,•e w 8 +� K r w .b �{ tluprrze nt on nr U;�`f. "M " nn~:.xT. Ry ,S. qe M. �`i iaxxiWa}sler,� � '_ Com 10� tx s ao,maTYi?J►£:C q£ the Civic a. a, • .,a ,: :Study nii tees pointe »out t as o dCe.ev r Site stra Co. 1. - , he a'rch;tevct s job was rq develol; tf e ''° .3 nancin . carcept_within„a. certain°amount of:zaone ,�« « « g -'plan 'was sonnething "tistal!y sepa%* te, ; e that ie:e responsibility_ wa.s t0."tei3. the .Ccbunc% `Nefiat he caulc?�p�rov d® wxitl, zrs n; is budgetatfie o �, .� l ind, ca d he £el"t M Hill had pres„r d o " .; Q cozire , ,� x,; rei q ?cn exce11t�n_r , Wattle ar�s� e. ues xo'ns frr�*r, w" i. CouncZman�Vy:ort'r.' g �rxiov � ::40`. , �"M "".� « theCouncil-rescindb4 xn ton �"ti, seconded by � �» w mv,„; it saction",caf _.14 y CL}rx�stocic, Vii) that.: `° intC-� ian;to e^tlaunci .the x .o June 1965,- azd� a,rinounce its h C-i,,t% Hall coax le .�.. fr�Cilitte p x minus the F'rtbiic`� t- thy egis.in wig Sa2ety xi „(2)' `iatAthe Council �m int!;nti ari o proceed irri��nedi,:3te1 u, a.xino«unce its u, ,f -.)f a new Public; ,Safc�" : Y" with dF:si�a� anL� c�nr:tructiop ,. -.)f a ii . Y „building in the vicinity of ttie *North Coaznt 4u�; > ' :Aid t3�.at. to thi y to investigate .the av�3ilabi?tend the- C;auneil diret t the Citjr Manager.. ,. a P M the nvest gat rrct avth. « ili y and*ccs,t °. suitable sites; (3} . thc,,t: Cis} ls4anager to negotiate a new.'cr'Cntract,':su'o_... YcC�..toC%sucil apmra al jest a' , with„ the architect foci , " nev. ontract wculd s�►Ci,: the Civic„ Caertex, lGhiy _ £°l� that the 41rchitect: (�a) c,,ea;e work or: 'We, w z town.sit: ,, '(b),,:revise h^s p 1 etirgz-ow the 'F`u c; M reaioL5 ,p * ns for"'Fig . afet £ •> ar xssti..p; site to vide for t. y acz.ities and a:�sj %tr, eet closing,i , lc,"prq_ �+ i enovat7;,o71 p f exi:sting acilities, „(r provide fora` mately Z? UOfkgross square feet of new . y p : oxi,r „ cf N-w,eli Road c,an„, .'t, .,, on the ''' 4# as h� prese- .o. y. Ha1L. `� ,� P �' A rc .." P M. b Mayor Ax`nolc2• ruled `,fat idtezn. 1'woui P . emafndei of�`t3a,e motiLn d ,be a "sepa �;� tc r ,gri;�«n frori the- was - w Councilman Worthington indicated this* s sat:isfaa toryr .o lazz:�.a;tird the motion •was seed"rd.ed b . a 4 w yrRohxs. ,� Cauncilman Co s a Gock�'.rha11e, Md. the cteci; ion of ft Chair* w s ru ing"was acsstecned or,. a ma '°The •"° x h Hands" votE. , n, u 4 .; • a r R r • After lengthy da sct.ss'ion, Councilman Beahrs moved the previous question . The .notion was..:seconded by Rus, but 'the motion failed to.carry tthe rewired two-third`s'm .jority vote. s Afcter further discussion, the motion lost on the following rol , ca1l vote: 6: - wp M 46 Ayes Comstock„ Debs, Dias; Pearson Sher, Worthington.8 oes: Arnold, aBe °hrs, Cooley. rlint.t, Rohrs, Rus. tr Councilman Cgmstock moved, band it was duly seconded, that the City'Marager ;be directedm4o sell two private homes at Pine . and Hopkins Steeet, which"wer'e the properties acquired oin connection. with :the .original Stone plans for the Civic: Center at the Newell- Embtrca.clez o Road *site. 7n response t s query, the Mayor ruled the motion it, order. Councilman Cooley challenged the decisioln of the'Ghair: and the Chair was sustained on a majority " ' h s vote. 1my Motion to Aoijourn 4 ',Councilman CoOley moved that the Council adjourn ar' d continue the meeting to Monday, August 30, 15.65, at'i:30 p.m. The motion ,waf. duly seconded and carr ecl on a majority voite vote. + The meeting wasoadjourned It 12:07 amxi. to the following Monday. A PPROVD: � _ A