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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05111964City Hall, Palo Alto, California May 11, 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, Bv'xbee, Comstock, Cooley., Cresap, •Debs, Dias, Flint, Porter, Rodgers, Rohre, Rus, Woodward, Zweng. Absent:.;. None. Major Cresap welcomed to the Council meeting a group of American Field ServiceStudents who are presently living with Palo Alto farnilies and attending school. He then introduced the following , students; Miss MaJrtr,.ne Caillaud, Poitiers, France, who is living with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Addicott; Miss Sernr,a Oxden, Ankara, Turkey, who is living with Dr. and Mrs. J. Sewall Brown; Mr. Rajiv Pathek, Sholapur, India, who is living with Mr. arid Mrs. James B. Greer; Mr. Peter ,Stewart; Gordon, Australia, who is living with Mr. and Mrs. John A. Stern; and Miss Arnalia Lavranou, Athens, Greece, who is living with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cooley. Miss•.Cristina Lerche, Adrogue, Argentina, who is re- siding with Mr.` and Mrs. George Wilson; and Miss Borghild Roald, Saudi, Norway, who is residing with Dr. and Mrs. Charles F. Park, Jr. were unable to be present at the meeting. He' advised the students that letters were being sent to, the Mayors of their respective cities expressing appreciation for the privilege of -having the students live in Palo Alto for the past year. He requested Councilman Cooley to distribute to the students a carbon copy :of the letters Councirlman_Cooley explained briefly the American Field Service Students program He commented that he and his wife,felt that Miss Arnalia Lavranou has been a wonderful addition to their family., Minutes of Previous Meeting The minutes of the meeting of April 27, 1964 were approved as distributed.' California: Avenue Access A r.ecornmendation was received from the Committee of the Whole that the staf be directed to study and prepare a re- port on possible alternate ways to obtao.n access to California Ave- nue from Alma Street, other than by Churchill, Mariposa or.. Casti.11eja. It was moved by Woodward and seconded to adopt the r ect rnrnend ati:ow,. A motion to a:mend was Anade by Mayor Cresap, seconded by Porter, to delete' the words :'other than by Churchill, IVMariposa sand Castilleja" • 3eari:Slocurn; 550 North California Avenue, speaking as 'president' of Central; Palo .Alto Residents Association,. requested �thataiy stun '•of,acce'ss be delayed until a comprehen sive ;stud}: of the. entire problem of California avenue could be made and' until the new expressway and underpass has a trial period. ,: After discussion, the amendment to the motion was passed by the followingroll call vote: Aye s Arnold, Cooley, Cresap, Dias, Porter, R'us Woo,dward, Zweng. Beahrs, Bjxbee, Comstock, Debs, Flint, Rodgers; The arnended.motion to direct the staff to study and.. prepare a report on possible alternate ways to obtain access to California Avenue from Alma Street was t?rer, carried by the following' roll calls vote:. Ayes: '4 ariaz?:ce, , (S anninf Avenue,. Ellis P. .Harris) Arnold,;_ Beahrs, Byxbee Cooley, Cresap, Dias, Porter, Rodgers Roars, Rus, `N,odward Zweng' C.orrsstock,..Debs, Flirt. A report vias received from the Planning Commission recommending granting of: an appeal from the uecisio;t of. the Zoning Administrator by Ellis P. Harris for a variance to permit location and constx ictior:.`of an;, apartment at 500 Charming Avenue (zone TrAYAT athexwise Per where eight are t whew tv,entY its of wee d) o eeee eit nineunits setback t �,, rear yard distxxc and t0.�jd�xn7?t. r e 767r e mxttecl., wise rega'red.• ends listed th feet once<. * the other /'CxEsap anna x�ne district is R-4. M ect 5 and the VToc�dwaxci, ze, tli as K. >d by t incorrectly Porter , second - and aliio`N. ' district trade by cendatia'n Vice eCa" �a riiiggior. A mutton n. as or issaon s r Planning . the T' gar la , Officer and plan- about the property; to approve The Planning several questions us sio:}, the the variance.he proposed iqui a answered t end. after a nera ml. ajority voice vote, G �x the.1 r was carried and the tie variance emotion to grant Debs voting no ht -of -`�a`� Wing Can�.'•z'issio^t A. tonio gi rx zx1 the Flax` Penney. San received o proposed n • G • report :;wa 'eG� to qi2 the, underpass prding that goad to xeG° " be to: Ionia shopping center- traffic on San shape' westbound ) enter hopping center; enter the lanes of San. westbound ,. to the wes la s shopping provide acc esfor traiiiC .eav n �t�rio,Rtia end venue center; n �•,.tonio. � to and f r om and from o future errs access ss and to �'� � permit road), the of 2,riarwood• ion � map showing the pro-. The extension a Officer explained ' map s^i`'t answeredwould o. trannii?g. d ,Vice chair ' S eet pattern an txaffic an` proposed yt. cantxol cif effect the p posed concerning the questions �oncer. tiIV Way. wee by urood a motion wa on xiax o the Planroetde,anb have ble discussion, otter t After co side to return the le-latter rex recommendations, d bat'Porter Sidexat.io neat d ot'e problems in the Zwen�,, second: fux, fnx. to possible, �oyY��na5si,an reference with r� fer lisp' particularly P. �n�3 wood area, ed from Clark of Sari gxiar acknowledged apposing use were �.ck ndex' s to the shopping Letters d Asa. B. Alexa underpass English c route to the un �oxdelia �' as an. access Antonio : Y�/ Y.. r ewer and Kelley 1.e)' X-.ar e B the Planning center received. from g further review and recommendation -Y A letter W3,S Inc. r eque eta, • I A. letter was also received from Fernewood Home- owners ,Association, Gr.eendett Homeowners Association, and Fairfield HorneoWn ers Association,, supporting the Planning Com- mission recommendations and requesting t':o,t the Council consider extension of San Antonio Way for a distance of 335 feet toward Alma Street. Mr'. Milton Crane, president of the F ernewood Home ..wners Association, spoke to the Council in support of the letter from the associations. At amendment to the motion was made by Rus that the Planning Con-:;..:e"io;; also consider rezoning of the presently un- developed P -C zoned property in this area and the amendment, with 7_,weng's ;"consent, was incorporated in the original motion. in respon$ e to a request by Dchs, the motion was r e - stated by %weni,; that the design of the proposed underpass be re- ferred.back to the Planning. Commission since its recommendation did not aceonn,jli s ; the ori:g nal intent of the Council's motion to prevent ingres'; 'of traffic from the underpass into the adjacent resi- dential area;'that'the Planning Commission also be request:d to make a recommendation relative to the adjacent P• -C zoning. The motionas restated was seconded by Porter rata was Carried by a. majority -voice vote. •Tentative:Subdivision Map, Wn W.G. Dunn (Raricho'F Corte: .e Ma .era, A recommendation was received from the Planning Commission recomrricndtn4 approval of a Tentative Subdivision Map sub ii tted by W. , G. Dunn of property westerly of Page Mill Road (being„a portion Of Ranrno El Corte de Madera), subject to the conditions: contained 7.n the Frigincering Bulletin and subject to a further ano Lion ti at the boundary on Lot 10 be adjusted to ex- tend. to the. northeasri iy coiner of the subdivision property. A motion by Byxbee, seconded by Woodard, to approve the map as rec-or"imended by the Planning Commission was carried by a unaninious.vote. Tentative Subdivision Map. - George and Shi,Yeko Ikeda, et al, (Lots 16 and 17 of the :Maybell Tract) A report was received from the Planning Commission r(comme idin.g appiovai of a'Terita.tive Subdivision Map submitted by George and Sh eko inked•., et al. for a portion of Lots 16 and 1.7 of the MaybeTract (�(i:? Block of Arastradexo Road), subject to the conditi'on'sof the: Bnginti Bring Bulletin as set forth in the minutes of the Corrmr. ission's meeting of April 29, 1964. �, carried by seconded and ,,,proved 3$ p�,iar► by ��'`�b�.5ubd� ��.sip�' �aF �a� e ,xhe •ex ati�e au,s gpadl 5`radera, �nanim'nended e goad sear Ar.� rea°�' . G • �uttin� ace �iBgipY1 ti' Divisior' art}tYar���. e "Planning �',axn far a lot ripne,a received from the fir ° G g Cor g e Raad r e p g approval t w of tlxe p aati aX f .Vi • (Old tit o f dull ~ d` ax ;�. '� it the . o i po i idot 1, 'Drioo a ?a•r titi legion of the proposed prtiian b ec,t e ir►G yv a ; of Dad ra R sv,.b s t further to th n a� Ara5tx„ •ri and au>?,eo ~ igtriot. the lad divi�ir> x .:� Ynot�ar" Planning tru�ture any ftaxt e cut het x overheat P .eer'nn the. he -it ;m•F to a•Ppr°v ' he state d d by $y bee � alth • gh t ixa the,. oa was z'c'n a eomrniss�p �evelasamen hex wash & r.TTra.cee de, are plans or, before go1A$ he pelf definitely area. should }td Tr ace Road, � h 9 area' planning far• aig�uge.ian, carried, x �°r't�1 the rr,,otxpc� a itI Ca�miasiaT'. esa s� n to and to report e froth the V..arin a g ax for site y��, fr �. � a Tooth A re? •'- val. o f a request 2;3of 61 Street gh Street for p��end. ng appra��• property �Qntral,a f his the Planning ee, duly sec b ex quest was ng On n.by �y�b � approve eo i. axzd deign dada Corrithis � � reca�x� x,r ausly need a� en a�,•mi s 5:10D ox Street De die �l nssinix cad from the ini • o to dedi- cate received of y'F to of{cr dvis g A report *N�`sidered the request pia vaxd, and had COn requirir'g the appliche ant t cate a that o the epndit1pr'roperty at SWi llatia xpai3 on,ha property condition, cancellation r • dead re- questing service tiara ed frpx'' �'� bC referred, x horn radiz4 r ctco wledg rri,8 p :acknp d dedioatia fetter was Ala service roc :matter of �' dit1an that the . jggion' the Gad ba l o planhisxg G+ ,sold to retain e with the ed boo to the tinh. xr=►d oad ire e a psi. was seconded was A a rnendati0T1• . dedication of a service ,. T eacrzxa sate xelati.We to a�,xnisgipn s unani�au` laB`TXb a and carried by. b'? Artlelldiltient ta.General Pa Corlioxat/on Yard) a=runo opers�es a ark., the Planning Coxnmxssxan . .:. A request was received . from s to permit the Commission P COuio thatt e, Connell. grant..,an additional 90 day hearings, and formulate its report on the Coun- cil' holdClae al ofssa y osed changes of the General Plan arid tone on y�-'r'd)• rs referral of px oP (Ballpark districts for the �l Camino'properties rant the adda- Cooley,: duly sec onded, to g after A Motion by: ozh.xx�i, s ion was, the Planning C tional q days r eque steel by a majority vote, considerable discussiorl, carried by and reconvened at 9. (The Goun,ci.t.:;recl�st.Councilman Porter left the'meeting at this t::me • ) Public 'Facitities19.:uie Center)` �ui:rinS certain property at the corner. The xnattier of'ac�, in Webs,. of venue and pine Street for usetockh s Civic center corn- ple%wa ns A Motion by Corn carried S' plea was discussed and a ommittee of the Whole was car. by - to refer this._ matter to the a voice vote. Proj Foothills tilitie _ ect No. 6� �..�.,... , c, Resolution Ordering Resolution No. 3737 entitled ' Sanitary Trunk Redistribution of Arsessr�'ient, amendment and r Sn' l .. S stem Portions of. Foothills An ex and ge . 3 Pr Water No.. was explained by the City Manager 3, Project 61-8" bee, was adopted by a No.. ers, seconded'by B'i`x on motion by Rodg majority' voice vote, Debs and, Flint voting no. Traffic Restrictions - Alm s Drive__ D Ve- ------------... "Ordinance of the Council Ordinance No: 2191 entitled p 152 of the Palo Alta Amending Section 1.. , was ' the City of Palo Alto in Speed Limit on Alexi r)rive" w Municipal Code }decreasing the ly introduced for second reading and on motion by Com- seconded, was adopted by a unanimous vote. Awa.xd of:Bid' �' unicipal Service Center ,i1L�e. +rrri , a° er reminded the Council that it had teem::. The City Manager r UrnC p ' r notice vi e. necessary to reject t:xe bids for site fill fos��ad re -advertising Fie: stated. that after ended a� Center and roadway, ril t wr,re received` and he recommended for contractors only two bids Freeman Paving ce •=site fill the low subm �t� d by ir. tx.e .uYn of $159,570.00. on -site fill with' a 1.fi0-d�f Free motion was made Freeman Paving Company by Byxoee pant and to • to award d the bid to to execute contracts for a4tror ize City Manager, co necessa_ and direct "Y soil services as outlinee d by City dis- cussion The motion was seconded by. I Passed by a unanimous vote. Rohrs and a:Ler 'Yishr Parkin c and Use of Cis .'.----�� `Y Streets 3735 A1't-.- explanation ezztitied: " by the Resolution of the City Manager. Amending Council �:')x the City ResolutionAlto Amend g Resolution 971 to hrl: ce Cz Y of. e Palo and 'UniversityAvenue TasSo Street Between i n r emotion bti, a One..;►Ja, Lytton , unanimous vote Rohrs, seconded by Bti, 4yStrPet<< was introduced Sewer ,-c', was adopted }�}• a d Main Relocation cdtiorz "`""- '_-- - r� =fir` ; --- /interchange ---- ©n --7- on by %wEn sly carried,' the Mayor g, duly Se carr with yor was authorized directed and c,itez�: ith th�� the t with xh Dx 1Sian of highways for dsewe trn to exec,ue, �tr,e yr;., _. .�statC will "O r n Avenue interchange, ` wain yt. relocation at y for be cost of tni's work, was noted that the Se�VeT aSr;, tXr_., t are r«<, ti n cc n end n� 5cc:,c��,d�d, j, at.ion from the staff, r,equr' wengt s, �o-i, �i:3� y n~ s and lirianir'.nousl y If .ed, t:"tJl•'ef) bar es5 to obtain Qc the; City to institute } carried, to din. Inc. alrt a sewer easement itute condemnation Y the for hi ... cifc. u:o. m from Pacific �lCSCi.a res, Standard S'pe.0 ficatio:'is been l,.;r;zn City Manager reminded za d ca have been Pies of :Engineer , d thc: Council r S ec.zf «i brought up to.:day{ s Standard Specifications they had Palo ee br be adopted ote, :F;} requested that these Standard which Alto. ally by the Co, st,:City A dy.rd. Standard Specifications o z ionb.yfRus, duly seconded, tr.) ;ip una.n s •✓Ot_. • or the City r 13"ov,,. the of Palo Alto •,va., i�a'r?•:r:Ci P>y-�: San Axitorio "Road =Media�.n Strip Opening, y :VCa ake-.r expl r°;�+'-2Crr ion �,e 3Iso recamrn�endpd t contract also with Robert that the Mayor for the be mates toed to dexecute a control of placementper and material. iate provide testing affi s, nate...al. A regard to the median strip opening on Sar. Antonio Road and the shopping center driveway design and referred to a map illustrating the proposal.. Mr.: William K:. Kelley, 530 University r^••enue, ob- jected to immediate actio 'by the Council on the proposal, stating that his firm had no prior knowledge of this item and he felt' it de- sirable to have their teolLnical engineers ex:a:nine it. He requested the Council to pt:,': off <,_ decision o. this matte t^). it is brought back to. t?^f:. Cour.cil non rna: c an.'c' rs, t: , t: rough the Planning Commis 5>.0:. -,.d staff. d.i,,,zel :s �1iow., a n -lobo-' made by ,y:ebee , sc'corrded.' by Zwe^g, to rrte;'_ :t e San. Antonio median strip opening to the. Planning. Commissio.-' for co:isiderat:on ar'd report back to the Counci;, was curried by'' a n. ajority vote, On. "noti'O.n. by-. !,wing, seconded by Dias anti unanimously carried, 'the staff was dirt,:cted, to take no action ? rc ,.tive to closing' the 'median strip open;ng t;,<-i report from the Pla.t^ittg Con-in mis8ian has of -..n. ...:ei 'cd a::d r ao:t .d or., by the C0'.271'7''‘ 1 . Project 6? -S -• Misttelia'.eous Street Improvements Tho. City ',M:- a.ger explained a proposed resol.utdon •re- questi.ng the Co'u-'y to aap:ove extrater..itori:,t;. ,;uri.sdiction in, order to perrrlit. t.b.. •City to izt•:..ude rip;'-ovr_rnent of Park Avebue , .i. part-. of which is located.wi.thi'^ •the 'u.n.ncorporated territory of the County, in Project Ne. ✓w•.5, Street Tmptov"rnents. He ad- vised the ,.street improvements were proposed to include the follo•,v -. ing: :) West. £iwVs' o: r:n 4Y,e road, , %) Diablo Way, 3) Homer Avenue, 4)- Maybr:ll Way, 'S) Park Avenue, h) Midtown. Court ex- tension, ,7)` -,Lytton and,Harnilton Avenue -s, Resolution No. • .?.. .39 e'ntii-,led "A Resoaition Requesting Consent oI th Boa,r'd of Supe visors of the Cu::n.ry of S;..',+. b Clara to the Exercise 'of Ext..ra .'^' ia'. .: ,::: :sdici.ion to final' rt ake Pro- ceedin_g.s for. the_•Ac uisiti,o.n _,^d Construction of Public ';mprove- ments and to•P.ro: ides that the Costs Shall be Assessed Upon the District-fi•enefitedr Undo:. Appropriate Sp•:.ci.al Assessment and Assessment Bo:ri Acts'' was•introduced and a motion w,. made by Byxbee, 'd iiy s• cor,.'ded.'_`or adoption,. jn..att_Swer 'to r C',Fs4io',, 11 c- City r„y Ma.::�,�;c>>- made further explanation of tµe .ash,. ss r)e: dis'.ric , and an ame1,ciTn 'the motion by -Debts to -deltic the .Midtown Court extension from the im- provement pr<;,,ect was ti.ar'i'ied.b'y the fcillow'in,r roll call vote: Aye's. old, A;t c,. al :' , oo v, Deus, Dias, 1. Lint, • RO1:rs, Z''e`:g. Noes'. :t3y- be«,, • Ccrosr.; .:r:, Cc... p.. Wo:odw" c'd . • 1 T're aznende.d motion to :adopt the resol.ution was the,_ carried by a unanimous. vote, Sister City Program 777a, ex.ico Mayor Cr_sap referred to u letter sent to the Cott ril by Councilman Dias, commending the City staff for preparing u:xd: implementing a three-day itinerary for Mayo:' and Mrs. Tenor io, ai Oaxaca, Mexico c urirg their recent visit to Palo Alto, joined in commendation of the splendid work done by the staff. He added ;.hat he was much impressed with the work Neighbors .abroad are . doing, that this organization is performing; an irnportant function on behalf of Coux,.cilrnan Dias e..., -.pressed the hope that within the near future Cou„r:cil en and citizens of Palo Alto would visit Oaxaca to extend greetings' She made a motion that Dr . Tenvrio be made. an honorary' councilman of the City of Palo Alto, The motion was seconded by 3yxbee arid passed unanimously. Council Meeting, May 25, 1964 mommemigN Since several Council members will be absent, it wag agreed that the 'r'egular meeting of the. City Council olz May 25, 1964, is candelle'd• Street Name {Pa e �rLi11 Road) An ordinance entitled "Ordinance of the Council of ;he City of Palo Alto Designating the New County Expressway betw.:.en i;ayshore Freeway and Alma Street as Page 1v1:11 .Road" was intro- duced and a motio :,was'm.de by Cooley, seconded by Zweng,.to accept it for first re.ad'i.n.g. ,•.AsubStitate motion made by Debs to ziame this - .street : i::a ! .':f ie a S'C'_ 1, t)Ui;7..eva7: d to i3<1ys U <' Freeway as' 1,iidus'.-riial. Park: oul.e:v;:,rd. Ti .substitute otio' d.ieci. for lack. Uf`a seebtid. ` AtiC;5: A _nCSC:.O'- by Co1nstock. .' e:.ond&'d by Rodgers, 'r, table, w;a5 :• t -i aU C_'i the i.oll.C)w Co.. stook, C p, -as ..._'-Get:t: ": t' dS rC!'F.''J ' d for ._.rst by ne- Ayes: Noes: Arnold, Beaters, Cooley, Cresap, Dias, Rohrs, Rus, Woodward, Zweng. Byxbee,- Comstock, Debs, Flint, Rodgers, • Traffic Restriction -s Ori motion made, seconded and unanimously carried,' an ordinance entitled "Ordinance of the C:o,tncil of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 19. 152 of the Palo Alto Municipal. Code De: - creasing the Speed`:,,imit on Page Mill Road from. the East Cite Lifn,its to El Camino Real"wa' accepted for first reading. Amendment to Municipa'? Code tr_ Adrzi ;,str.ativci Code) A motion by Arnold, seconded by Beahrs, to refer to the'Committee of the Whole a proposed amendment to the Admini- strative Code to provide for closing the Council agenda at 1:00, o'clock or, Thursday preceding Council meetings was carried by a unanimous vote, Hopital- Budget 194-65 A letter was acknowledged from the Palo Alto -Stanford ' Hospital Cent r advising: that the Hospital Budget for the fiscal year 196.4.-65 will.: be pla.ced before the Council by May i5, 1964: A. rnotivr' by Flint, seconded by Debs, that the Hospital Board be inatructed`to submit the budget as soon is possible and before May 24th• Wa s defeated on a voice vote. Mass Transportation Study Program A letter was acknowledged from the Santa Clara County Executive with .ref( enoe to•firm.. al participation of cities in the: County in the Mass I 'ax.sportatio.n. Study program. ' motion was made by Byxbee and seconded that the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara Coun.ty be. advised that Palo Alto is wi' iiog to partici- pate in..the Mass Transportation Study Program on a cost -sharing:. basis of relative population of cities in the. County, as outlined in the 'County E;; ecu.tive's letter dated April 28, 196;.. A suhstitutc motion by Debs, seconded by Flint, that the Council ado :i sei sse resolution that if the approves p� CoC ur;`;.i the study progra?.n after it is presented, the City l Ly will participate on a per capita basis The subst:tt.. .e motion was defeated by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Noes: Comstock, Debs. .FI, Arnold, 8ca yxbee' CO°ley, by the the br Odgers. R bxs' bus #onowin 1l cail b Woodward, 2w sap, 13i rpj motion Ayes: i a l vote: by byxbee e Ax-x�old. was then Oarried, Dias, Rodgers, , Beahrs, e' stbc Cooley,Deb's, : Zweng, tar ort ,� ,?lint Woodward, pxoverneh Medical A letter Meth a1 CIinic, ur r r that acknowledged the airportg'ng that en'- . Liston of t ed and ordered Sited. ge $es t' z aver, the Pa/o A led, soon ent /e Ito as Bxact2Cable d °dexni _, WAS adjourned at 10:26 ere be g no uxt p.m her business, the rne erzng