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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03231964City Hall, Palo Alto, California. March 23, 1964 The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regular session on this date at 7:30 p.m. , Mayor Cresap presiding. Present: Arnold., Beahrs, Byxbee, Comstock, Cooley, Cresap, Debs, Dias, Flint, Rodgers, Rohrs, Woodward, Zweng. Absent: Porter; Rus. Minutes of Previous Meeting Councilman Dias requested correction of the minutes of March 9, 1964 as follows: 1. San AntonioRight of Way -- The resident at 4180 Mackay Drive was identified as Warren Storkman. 2. Site and Design Control, 159 Oregon Avenue -- The. motion was carried by a majority vote. 3. Citizens' Advisory Committee on .Public Information - The wor,.ds "open hearing" should be substituted for the words; "open house". There being- no objections, the corrected minutes were then approved as distributed. San Franeisquito Annexation Mayor •Cresap announced that at the request of the stafff, items 1, 3 and 4 on the agenda --all pertaining to the San Francis .- qui.to. Annexation —would be continued to the Council meeting of June 8, 1964. Maas Trana: oxtation Councilman Arnold advised that copies of the minutes of the last meeting of Santa Clara County Trafficways Committee had been furnished to the Council. He reviewed briefly the mass transportation discussion at the meeting and moved that the Palo Alto City Council instruct hire as the delegate to the County Traf- ficways Committee, to support a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors that $120, 000 be committed from the Santa Clara County General Fund for the first phase study on mass transporta- tion in Santa Clara County. The motion was seconded by Dias, (Councilman Rus arrived at the meeting at 7:50. ) Councilman Flint made a substitute motion that the matter of mass transportation be referred to the Committee of the Whole. The substitute motion was seconded by Rodgers. discussion.' During the ensiling Comstock suggested that if the substitute notion passed the staff be directed to advise Mr. Beckett and Mr. Pott to be in attendance at the Committee of the Whole meeting when this matter is considered. After further, discussion, the substitute motion to refer. to the Committee of the Whole was carried by the following roll call - vote : Ayes: Beahrs, Byxbee. Comstock, Cooley, Debs, Flint, Rodgers, Rohrs. Noe;: Arnold, Crests p, Dias, Rus, Woodward, Zweng. Per. oject 62-8, Foothills. Annexation No. 3 Resolution No. 3727 entitled "A Resolution Calling for Seated P:ropoa.als - Portions of Foothills Annexation No. 3, Sani- tary Trunk Sewers and ,� Water Supply System was intro on motion by Woodward, seconded b ed by ed and y Rus ity vote, Debts and `Flint voting no. , was adopted by a major- Defense of City Employees 'After, explanation and recorninendation by the City Attorney, Re,solutiori No,' 3728 entitled of the City of Palo 'Alto 'Rescinding Resolution of the Council 85 Pertaining to Personnel Matters" was introduced and ton otionlby Zweng, seconded by Rodgers, was adopted by a unanimous vote. Council Organization and Procedure Ordinance No. 2185 entitled "Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo :Alto Adding Sections 2. 126 and 2.127 to Division 1 of Chapter 2 -(Administrative Code) of the Palo Alto Muncipal Code Concerning City Council Organization and Procedure" was intro- duced for, second reading and on motion by Rohrs, duly seconded, was adopted by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Noes: Arnold, Beahrs, Cooley, .resap, Dias, Rohrs, Rus, Woodward, Zweng. Byxbee, Comstock, Debs, Flint, Rodgers, Zone Change Mona Street Ordinance No.. 2186', entitled "Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 3.02 of Ordinance No. 1324, the Zo.ing:Ordinance, Changing the Zoning of Certain Prop- erty Known as 310-31k Ramona Street from R-5 to C -2-S" was introduced for second.'reading and on motion by Rohrs, duly seconded was adopted by a unanimous vote. Fire Zone Map ;Change, 31.0-31 2,Raxnonattr ;et' Ordinance' No.;. 2187 entitled "Ordinance of the Council. of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Official Fire Zone Map of the City, of. Palo Alto, California (Section 1601 of the Uniform Building Code) by Changing: the Property Known as 310-312 Ramona Street from Fire Zone N.o. 3 to Fire Zone No. 1" was introduced for second reading and on motio- by Rohrs, duly seconded, was adopted by a. unanimous vote. Vi ithdrawa,l fr-orn-Ax'astradero Li kiting District Following an explanation and recommendation by. the City Manager, Resolution No. 3729 entitled "Resolution of the Council, of the City of Palo Alto Requesting Withdrawal from Aras - tradero Lighting District (El Camino Annexation No: 4) of Certain Property Annexed to the City of Palo Alto" was introduced and on motion ;by Byxbee, seconded by Woodward, was adopted by a unani- mous vote. Air ort reement' The -City Manager advised that a proposed lease agree- ment of the airport between the City of Palo Alto and Santa Clara County had been executed by the Board of Supervisors and forwarded to the Council for approval. He reviewed briefly the changes in the agreement from the form of agreement previously distributed to the Council as Exhibit "B" in a special report titled "Palo Alto Airport and Related. Matters". . He advised that the staff found the lease agreement' highly acceptable and recommended that the Council approve it. A motion was made by Byxbee that the matter of prop- erty lines, the proposed agreement and other pertinent matters be referred to the Comririttee of.the' Whole for general review. The motion was seconded by Flint . After discussion and further explanation by the City Manager, a substitute motion was made by Cooley that the Mayor be authorized and directed to execute the lease agreement as for - warded by the Board of Supervisors to the Cowicil. The Mayor. pointed out that Byxbee's motion to refer takes precedence over Cooley's r-aotion. After further discussion, Byxbee's rcotion to refer to the Committee of the Whole failed on the following roll call vote: Ayes: Eea.hrs, Byxbee, Comstock, Debs, Dias, Flint, Rodgers. Noes: Arnold, Cooley, Cresap, Rohrs, Rus, Woodward, Zweng. The motion by Cooley, seconded by Woodward, to approve the lease agreement as presented and directing and author- izing the Mayor to execute it, was carried by the following roll call. vote: Ayes: Noes: Arnold, Beahrs, Cooley, Cresap, Rohrs, Rus, Woodward, Zweng. Byxbee,Comstock, Debs, Dias, Flirt, Rodgers. Uniform HousenuniberizaL County Plan The City Manager advised that a proposed County Master Plan of uniform housenumbering had been studied by the staff; that both the Building Inspector and Planning Officer strongly recommended against any charge in the Palo Alto numbering system. At the conclusion of the City Manager's explanation, a. motion was made by Rodgers that the Council support the staff's recommendation in regard to the County Master Plan and that the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors be so advised. The motion was seconded and carried by a unanimous vote. Select .Systein, Division o t.shw Maur nt7 feet.:System) The City Engineer presented a :nap showing the pro- posed. Select Stre+st System for the City of Palo Alto, advising that the Select Systezn roads are those on which the Cite car. spend the new lit' gas tax. and that the Select System replaces the Major City Street System. After discussion, a motion was xnade by Woodward that the Council approve the Select System for gas tax purposes as pre- sented by the staff. The motion was seconded by Rus. In answer to query, the City Engineer advised that .as far as flexibility is concerned, it would be desirable to incluAe every street'.n the Select System because the gas tax money can- not be utilized for constr: eti::. and improvement on streets which are not included; that the State„ however, does not always approve alt designated streets. 4'=2 After, discussion, a motion was made by Cooley, duly seconded, to refer to the Committee of the Whole for study at its next meeting the natter= of the Select System. The motion was de- feated by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Arnold, Comstock, Cooley, Debs, Flint. Noe;. fceahrs, E;yxbee, Cresap, Dias, Rodgers, Rohrs, Rus, Woodward, Zweng, Vice Mayor. Woodward again rn.. ved to approve the Select System of City streets as presented by the staff. in further discussion, a request by Debs to inc:lucle a statement in the minutes was denied by a majority voice vote. Aster'further 'discussion by the Council rand explana.ti, c by the Planning Officer of the proposed Select System, a remotion by. Rus, seconded'bY Woodward, to mc:ve the previous question was carried by a_ , two-thirds raa.iorityvote on a show of hands. Woodward's motion was then carried by the following roll call vote; Ayes: Noes: .Arnold, Beahrs, D;rxbee, Cresap, Dias, Rodgers, Rohrs, Rus, Woodward, Zweng. Comstock,. Cooley, Debs, Flint. Archit.ec.t ra.l Services Alma -Everett and a e Mill -Hanover Fire Stations The City Manager stated that a number of local arch' tects'have beef -'interviewed by a panel of btaff rnern'oers on de- signin 'the City's two new- fire stations at the general locations of Alma Street and; Everett, and Page Mill. Road and Hanover. He advised that the fir.rn of Hawley and Peterson, 800 Welch Road, ,Pala Alto, was, the: • unanimous selection .of the staff for architec- tural services. A motion by Byxbee, duly seconded, to authorize. ad direct the Mayor to..execute a contract with Hawley and Pe`erson: to design •the two new fire stations was carried by a una.nirnous' vote Architectural Services Municipal .'e.rw ce enter The City. Manager stated it was the recommendation of the staff.to hire EBS Management Consultants, San Fr ancisco', a division of Ebasco' Services, to provide consulting assistance and to supervise architectural services for the proposed Municipal Service Center, with the understanding that the major architect will be Paul Jas;. Huston, He recommended that the Mayor be authorized to enter into a contract with these consultants. A motion was made by Woodward that the Mayorbe authorized and directed to execute a contract with EBS Manage_ ment Consultants in ,accordance with the City Manager's recom- rnendation, with the ur.'derstanding that the major architect will be Paul J. Huston of:Palo Alto. The motion was seconded by Rus. In answer to question, the City Manager advised that "Municipal Service Center" is the new term for the Corporation Yard. The, proposed contract was discussed and a motion by Rodgers, seconded by Woodward, to move the previous question was carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Arnold, Beahrs, Byxbee, Comstock, Cresap, Dias, Rodgers, Rohrs, Rus, Woodward, Zweng. Noes: .Cooley, Deb s, Flint. Therxiotton to authorize and direct the Mayor to exe cute the proposed contract was then carried by :a majority vote. Auction Land Sale, Division of Highways • A notice from the Division of Highways of sale of land northeasterly of Bay Road on th&easterly side of Saratoga Avenue in East Palo Alto was received and filed. (Council recessed to an executive session at 9:00 and reconvened at 9:25) Bid Rigging Litigation 'Upon the recommendation of the City Attorney, it wa moved by Byxbee„ seconded by Woodward and carried by a unani- mous vote to appropriate $11,555.00 from the Electrical „ti'iry Fund for payrrient of special counsel fees in this arnoun.t to Joseph Alioto, the special legal counsel in the electrical equipment bid - rigging cases. Caas Utility Refund a — The City Attorney reviewed the proceedings in which he has been engaged with, Pacific Gas & Electric Company regard- ing its claim for a purported clerical error in billing in the surr of $192,258.67 for, the period January, 1952 to June, 1962, as r exPlair rein 1 e advise detail in !a accept d that aft is Letter r ar,i&iPt$57; OOp 00 after 'I - by negotiations 20 authorized. ut sing frcm the in. fult settlement g' 1964 to the ceps $d , alleged event of al/ G& has C° zzCi to execute th effect chits undercharge He recd claims against tr, Z.. stated t nano +d eu fit$ ettlerne�nt an -e recom. Mayor bet the authorized hat." . refund due the clot ©,e neces, ar d that the e trans that t, d the t the City, from Op w°utd bed t° deducted dude aY°r be he be that the blic eCity e�9 m pC&"L far deducted fra the 957, transaction, re orbefore, yQtili CaxlrniByY the period m the Ixp n, fir. �e,�Przt` 1 S receive �h-ad°n• �•e .also /955- /957, azs314" �'3 `964 for the period al refundadvised the ordered recommended that Yr Councilman , dre Period /958-1963. 9S8 _ I °b3 $29.5,372.46 co cute ;end�;d and tMichalski at Is z be authQ mended the war d necessary the Mayor Ma , zied to City Attorney. I d and carried yda documents. a The motionauthorized and on fect the settlement o Wee as vier-Cit 'a directedto e CO�CII majority . vote, Flint voting seconded by e= el Interim 8 no °d_ Committee tree received from CreBa of o Inter -City ty advised that a communication iv Pass ciI ; for the Par lI right an appropriate°emenj . th � had been Lion 'received the °f right and power to seLresolution an In granting Committee i" recommendations ecd d from evaluating, c Pan tin t. is the pud m manta filar compiling an Interim Cog he inter - City planningonr atifrom a d stud mrxz e matt various County's 701 Plan studying the e g and resolution matters. ire . City izafor asked the Council oo aps onprove general h erequ e ma_ 'Wood- ward, t0 ad A motion was Aprave the xcquested;. P a the Mayor,power tresolution made de byzz 8yxbee and seconded g the Inter. xpla by The up an Interim Inter -City Sao right and motion. was carried m by Committee rr y Connell d. �utUrnatic riea b as explained the din iP'�cnt by rnajazity va•ained by the Council Councilman ,�w equipment t for t4 the eng referred the aid the City. GIe Council and Cossible u t4 `attar the stars r'k in nci Committee use of automat• distributed to be considered Onei� d nt zrz- is letter tteparation of official minutes. tm He z -e recording retained; a8 a $u that he" felt aI nlirute rings h entire after a s c"PIeme al aid to themec a'`1ical record rppe3Led the Committee � °f treferred to t�°efzcial minutes. and $kiaulczd should e 'Whole hettaff and that He moved not .be relative t° the following: the tf report that The 'use of such equipment 'pOssihte , in artier e governingarrierichmerzt of the Council's of ono, recording of meetings. Rules °g eti,�gs Pro- cedure 3. Recommended design and installation criteria. 4. The potential technical problems involved. He"xnentioned that item 4 had referenceto alterations or new con,- struction at the time the City Hall is remodeled. In answer to question, Councilman Dias advised that the Citizens' Advisory Committee on Public Information had been considering tape recording of Council meetings and a motion had been adopted by the committee that for a six-month period, all meetings of the City Council and the Committee of the Whole be tape recorded orotherwise reported verbatim; that what use is made of the transcription should be ascertained and at the end of the trial period, it should be determined by the Council whether or not to continue the practice. After discussion of the matter, the motion by 7weng was carried by a majority vote. Castilleja -Park Boulevard, Closing The Mayor announced that copies of letters were fur- nished to the Council from Mrs Cordelia J. Bishop, from several business people in the California Avenue area, and from the California Avenue Area Development Association with reference to the recent, closing of the Castilleja.-Park Boulevard intersection, On motion by Woodward, seconded and carried by a unanimr vote, the letters were ordered filed. San Antc :iio Road' pening o e ian Strip A letter was acknowledged from Arthur D. Nearon expressing concern over closingof the median strip on San An- tonio Road and requesting the Council to give further considera- tion on whether to close the existing opening or create a new opening northerly of the existing one. The City Manager advised that it was the stall's opinion that the access;: as originally proposed to the shoppnng center be re- located a short distance south of the original location; that the present opening in, the median strip be allowed to remain open to service as originally intended. A motion was made by Byxbee, duly seconded, to adopt the staff's recommendation on, the matter. After a consider- able discussion, a substitute motion was made by Ru).s that the present exit and entrance to the proposed shopping development be left where it is and that the staff make a study on a practical ♦...w...T44. loc anon far putting a Antonio _ . new ��U�� turn' opening cazzied b �Oad The y the substitute o in the San follow motion median strip following roll call vote: n was duly seconded Ayes: Arnold, Bea Rodger Rohrs. BYxbee, C. esa Noes:. s• Rus, Woodwarq, Dias, Flirt,',. Plaza Cornstack, Cooley, yJebs, Zx, � tton Councilman B end moved for its adoption: a read Council Dion: "Iyhereas, the imaginative at the cot.` a$i;zarive corner of University development ev i the c of Palo Altoconstitutes Y Avenue andPm e of o this City of Palo o and Alt es a unique e son Stree t to community; cons ti tut Emerson rnbellish,r.1�n` t� 'Whereas, this addition distinctivelyBART was beautiful and s n to ourV, Chairman and implemeand tasteful R. L Association of the Board, Lytton b F Northern California; a ' x vtar Savings Whereas liaornia; and tangible contribution Lytton Plat and urbanrevitalization; button to a represents a revita.liz ; general community and atian; and munitY beautification of the ro/e thisdevelopment tian in creating le which can be is a graphic firm; c 8a pleas�tPhyaicallayed by privatedem°nstxa_ grow and prosper; environment i enterprise "IVow, hick the Therefore, BeIt the City w, Therefore, Asso- ciation of Alto that Lytton hY the the. Chairman , 1�iPalo .: Ytton Savings an Council of her s California thispositive, man of its Boar and MR B d man Asso a itive d, AR T r ly he commended "' TON, dignity of Palo Alto. worthwhile contribution publicly 8 Pub). c l Alto. The motion u,a to the beauty and adopted byio a as moue sand after discussion the resolution was Air oxt reernent the following resolution to the Miss the Council, requesting Lucy .Evans. 14 Airport cy vans. 40 California Avenue, $ eme ' clarification of the nue, ad re on bay filling, expressing con a second phase dressed Agreement and concern overt of the �'e moratorium 4: a'7 There being no further business, on motion made, seconded,, and. unanimously :tarried, the Council adjourned at 10:10 p.m. to executive session. APPROVED /147.44.-, 2.44e)-eg Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk / 'r • .�7,i.,tts'1 </ fit, 6