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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08101964City Hall, Palo Alto, California August 10, 1964 • The Crouncit,of the City of Palo Alto met in regular session on this date at 7:30 p.m; , Mayor Woodward presiding. Present: Arnold, Beahrs Byxbee, Comstock. Cooley, Cresap, Debs, Dias, Flint, Rodgers, Rohrs, Rus, Woodward. Absent; Porter, Zweng. The minutes of the meetings of July 13 ac;cl July 20, 1964 were approved:as distributed. General. Plan Additions and ;Amendments Mayor; Woodward announced that this was the time and place set for a public hearing on additions and amendments to the General Plan of the. City of Palo Alto. At the- suggestion of Councilmen Comstock and Debs, the Council agreed to change the order of the agenda, and to consider after the 'public hearing the, Eichler proposal on the ba?lpark property (Item 10), the Tan pr,opo'sal„on the corporation yard property (Itern- 11), and a proposed lease with Youritan Construction Company (Item 36) The Mavor stated for the record that the General Plan additions and amendments' have been certified to the City Council by Resolution -of the Planning ti'ornmission dated June 17, 1964; that notice of the' time and place of this hearing had beenpublished and given in the manner ,Provided by the law. He the declared the hear- ing open.:. Mr. John C. Beckett; Chairman of Santa Clara County, Mass Transpormtion'-Cornmittee, stated he was interested in the El Camino properties as a.possible> site for a major station facility in, the public transportation program. He spoke of the study program for .regional mass transportation which the County has just approved and believed it would be unfortunate to commit these properties in advance of this study. :Mr: Beckett was questioned at some length by Council members relative to the time requiredfor the study pro- gram_ and other matters c::)ncern.ing it. The;Plann.in1 Officer advised that the proposed amend ments to the General•Ptan, were initiated by the City Council, as well as the changes of zoning:. He reviewed the El Camino properties in relation to their:odesigination it the General Plan.. After discussion:, the City Attorney read a proposed resolution which provided only for the additions and amendments to the General Plan and did not pertain`to zonings of the properties. urged that 420 Seale Avenue, other. uytesen, of alternatives Mrs.allow Mi ret i consideration for high time for . the using the allow mare and corporation yard properties :.the ballpark thawusing - axtments, o£ Eichler oxneS, . . rise ap i esident h wiz: h. 1 Eichler, president he wa'�� withdrawing' g Mx Joseph e and ad cil at th�,s time property, ' . addressed the r th ment of the ballpark 'fox the development referred to his proposal - 4225 Park Boulevard, He sent to the Council. Nix. Joseph. Ehrlich, he had vvi:n of. u ust 3, 1964` which whty, a dxa g ,lowed dated August under discussion answered questions hs of the area it. ?le any one ne of thephotogr developments superimposedon alsa talked of the assessed ent s on the in his presentation of theCoun,,al an���_, t of these lands betieve�J the va.ue 330 Bryant Street, Douglas Jackson, o ert,� as apublic facility, Mr. .k Doug property keep'th-s ballpark recommended Council shou.ld.� �,,laverley Street, r�:com, osholm, 350 `,ci, re o committee Mr Paul B citizens` and rrof, was disc mit pant a ~ His presentation. that .the City Council apphis land, the best use o£ to study:. by the Council resenting, 1200 Bryant Street, representing change Mz s . Eri:�'Pear son, urged the Council to deny CQmxnittee� ux and Tin proposals ,and to ee:� t`,atewla the Eichler and to develop the Gr lain, to` deny area and park, d the. to General f' acres for open green 1 Shesuggested the 2.0.3 ae d sites accordingly, aedicate.. coxFor�ati:on�� the ballpark ax�g on the ballot. Might put the issue Palo Alta. the Council zM resenting the Central development that 550 Jean Slocum, representing to any nteat spoke in opposition Alto and private enter- prise. polo public Residents ns Assr-pa.rtn:ers' of the City ytofhe issue on the bailor p woulde male ao 1?'m. putting She'',al:sa mentioned p committee. prise s 'appoint: a citizens any parks vote or perhaps removing Wagstaff argued against ping anynpa axtment de' Mr , ��,es g or ap valua- tion into commercial the assessed putting the land Council try to reduce and .p thatthe. C or another, 'Fie recommended one means � keep the pa;r'�t by of the Chamber tion an on behalf rtngits, speaking by the Chamber Warren. statement of policy adopted leased.. of Cry -amerce, City e, read st,ateicn uses of these Council delay final decision on the that the CAty o£: time lands for : limited period NO other pexs ons appearin„ to speak, the Mayor de - 4t,ased. (T the 'public hearing. q :30 rl,red at 9:20 and reconvened at he Council recessed• The public hearing having been closed, discussion by the Council followed.. ` Councilman Conley moved to amend the General Plan on the corporation yard property to change the desig- nation from commercial to high density, as recommended by the Planning Corrr_nission to reject the Planning Commission's recom- mendation on the ballpark property, and to return both item') to the' Planning Cornrrission for a report. The motion was seconded by Byxbee.; Councilman Cooley, with the consent of his second, agreed to dividehis motion into. two parts to be voted on separately: 1) ro amend the General Plan to show high density apart- ments instead ofcommercial on the corporation yard property; and To"returri to the Planning Commissionits recornmenda Lion on:the ballpark site with a request for reconsidera tion of this property under parks or recreation designation. Following, further discussion a substitute motion was made by Beahrs that, the entire problem be considered by a special study committee of the Council. During further deba.te Vice Mayor Arnold made .anothe'r substitute motion that the entire matter be referred to the Committee of the Whole for consideration in about three weeks, thus; permitting individuals and groups to gather and submit in `exiting their information. Councilman Beahrs seconded Arnold's motion and at the same time withdrew his substitute motion. •A motion to move. a two-thirds majority vote on refer the entire matter to the the following roll call:. Ayes: Noes: the previous question was carried by a show of hands, and the motion to Committee of the Whole was lost or. Arnold, Beahrs, Dia.s, Rohrs. Byxbee, Comstock, Cooley, Cresap, Debs, Flint; Rodgers, Rus, Woodward. After, further discussion, the first part of Cootey's motion to amend the General Plan by changing the designation from commercial to high density residential on the corporation yard prop;. erty wa.s carried by the following, roll calf vote: Ayes: Arnold, Beahrs, Byxbee, Cooley, Cresap, Rodgers, Rus, Woodward. Noes: CornStock, Dens, Dias, Flint, Rohrs. G 4l ��1✓ The second part of Cooley's motion to reject the recom-- ` / mendation on changing the ballpark site designation was carried by " the following roll calk vote: <. Nom; Ayes Arnold, Beahrs, Byxbee, Comstock, Cooley, Cresap, Debs, .Dias, Flint, Rodgers, Rohrs, Rus; Woodward. Noes : None.`` The, Council then considered the Planning Commission's recommendation to approve, a change of district from P -F to P -C for the corporation yardproperty at 625 El Camino Real and the proposal of S. T. Tan for development of the property, Receipt was acknowledged of.:several letters opposing the zone change as well as numerous other lettersendorsing the proposal. A motion was made by Byxbee, seconded by Arnold,. to, approve the change of district from P -F to P -C, subject to the con- ditions contained in the Planning Commission's recommendation Discussion followed on the height of the development and the proposed density of 894 units. Mr. Colin Peters, repre- senting Mr. Tan, inquired about the number of units the Council would not consider excessive and commented that Mr. Tan wished to be receptive to the Council's wishes. A; motion by Cresap, seconded by Arnold, to refer the Tan proposal to the _Committee of the Whole was carried by the following`°ro11'calt vote: Arnold, Beahrs, Byxbee, Cooley, Cresap, Di Rodgers, Rohrs, Rus, Woodward. Coiiistock, Debs, Flint. With reference to the: proposal of .Eichler Homes and the change: of district: from F -F to P -C of the ballpark property on' El Camino Real, -a rnotior was made by Rodgers and seconded to deny the change of district in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning= Cornrnission'. Councilman Cresap moved a substitute: motion, seconded by Woodward, that in view of the fact that Mr. Eichler had withdraw his pr000sat, the item be stricken from the agenda. The substitute motion was `carried on the following roll call: Arnold, Beahrs, Fyxbee, Comstock, Cooley, Cresap„ Dias, Flint, Rodgers, Rohrs, Rus, Woodward. Noes: Debs. Amending uch financing• e.l for the City' ems_.. to bond counsel procedure Jones, improvement pxoc.. �ycr. : sea an s to. the imp amendmeztt� them pd"the, proposed regard to plain answered questions in Teg. code and an's of the Council of the.. entitled "Ordinance of the Palo Alto An Ordinance No • 63 and o5 - Amending loons of polo Alto Anon ode, by p eo sling Chapter City of G Article improvement and Mailing of ;�?otic a4 by Adding Posting Section 2�9 tez 6, that thy: x��om reminded the Council `the General ,- Attorney ssion can amending m�.ss?on The. c p . Cornxza for the Gen of changed Planning would be necessary merida had b e ed and it Plan ' beer, Shang. the Council. to make another report to cd by a seconded and ca==' by Comstock, betwe{cr. the City of On, , a draft it of a proposed lease , the Ci corporation dx�ft n Company o£ the. for con-- t;ndnim t:o vote, . Construction f thy' core Whole , wai, r axi r Committee o polo Alto and fexted to the ;ed• erty,wa5.ze change is discussed. yadd, atop time the 'zone sidexation.at the nt Amendment ent o f the :Whole, Irn��� �.•�eY'"t Pr4ceduxe ,,,....�,,.----• Committee the Comm the A .report was received from method o£ financing the proposed m , ., r financing the g ap zoval-of Plan and d o . .�F ending ' Parking not ornmendi co record District F ro^rf'x 0 Avenue the imp t;n,iversity A lion of 8.n ordinance amending - adoP. permit s Sec r 8, ng Relating to b , Amending; to Chapter intro- duced to :Sens,, .S ; 00 to 436, Inclusive Bonds" was then Sectioehicl t Parking led for Comprising was accepted Vehicle Off-�tree� seconded, 'pi. r�d::Plari. r d��ly to n motion by ,gxnalc3, -.and o a 'unanimous vase first reading by w, Parkin F:scilities. pownta.��„�,., ' ac �Fasest amoha H _,,l2j1'..... •-_'". �, , : c<1 a recam xy It a.r d carried " . awed that. the mold seconded On motion, �bY : Whale was app" at two or inaittee of the ion• <• oi, construction, '1 fraxnl t o ^�,in.g tion,att me�d;a;txa .,onCex costs parking structure staff. s andde a .Qxma, ' a a jointunderg nd par'd by r,r ev levcts, •n the i�lock levels and ,fi " n ark facility yant- andground,�levut p Ra oria=Harnittori-ForCst:, cle ¢nd peas, ,,,,. t:M:.•;; ....,.-ic Overpass �o'x 7l1 L`�twCz7 CaZnn7lttee: a f - ved from the engineering f he ho le A report was received with preliminarypedestrian bicy�'.e staff proceed on a nary one that the ecific cost figures an Avenue .rater - xn:erdlxsg at the Oregon. o design features th.s arid so overpass over the �ayshore Freeway change Relating A motion by Arnold, seconded by Beahrs, to approve the recommendation of the Committee of the Whole and to authorize the City .Managertto hire a structural engineer for this preliminary study was carried by a? unanimous: vote. Bicycle and Pedestrian Traffic Overpass ( l caderti-_Averslie " —,----: A report- was received from the Committee of the Whole recommending to the Council that the staff be instructed to install protective fencing and railing at the Embarcadero overpass over Bayshore Freeway. A motion was made by Arnold, seconded by Rodgers, to approve the recommendation and authorize the staff to proceed with installation. The City Manager explained the plan for installation of the protective fencing and railing. He agreed with Councilman Beahrs that it would be desirable for bicyclists to walk rather than ride their, vehicles on the overpass. After discussion, themotion was carried by a maority vote, Debs voting no: Amendment to Palo Alto Municipal Code Parking of Certain„Vehicle>'s Pursuant'to a recommendation from the Committee of the Whole, an ordinance entitled "Ordinance of the Council of the City, of Palo Alto Arxtending Sections 19.94 and 19.116 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code Prohibiting the Parking of Certain Vehicles was introduced and on motion by Arnold, seconded by Rodgers, was accepted for first: reading by; a unanimous vote. Adjournment of~Meetin Councilman Cresap suggested that after consideration of iterris or the agenda which should rot be delayed, the meeting be adjourned -to Monday, August 17, 1964 at which time the balance of items on the agenda could be acted upon. Traf.ic Restriction' Waverley Street, and Horner Avenue Resolution No. 3756 entitled "Resolution of the Council of the City. of Palo',,Alto tm .riding Resolution 2971 Making Certain. Intersections Stop Intersections" was introduced and on motion by Beahrs, duly seconded, was adopted by a unanimous vote, Zone Chan. e, ( 180 Bryant .Street) Ordirance No: ' 2199 retitled "Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto. Amending Section 3.02 of Ordinance No. 1324, the Zoning Ordir.arice,; Changing the Zoning of Certain Prop- erty Known as 18.0 Bryant Street From R-5 and HDA to P -C" was. introduced for second reactingand on motion by Cornstock, duly seconded,' was adopted by a unanimous vote. Zoning OrdiraTice Aznendrxxent Ordinance No. 2100 entitled "Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Adding Sections 4.76, 6A. 13, 7 20, 8.21; >' 8A. 19, 8B.20, 8:2.1 and 9.21 to Ordinance No. 1324, the Zoning Ordinance, Requiring Usable Open Space in Certain, Zone Districts wa.s introduced for Second reading and on motion made and seconded was adopted' by .a majority vote' rye,,,. Flint Zoning Ordinance Amendment 'Ordinance No. 220`1 entitled "Ordinance of the City of Palo Alto Adding `Article 19A - S c al Aof thepartment'. Counef t ' P Lot Area District, Regulations to Ordinance No. 1324, the Zoning. Ordinance" was introduced for second reading and on motion made,,: and seconded was adopted by; a unanimous vote. Zane Chan e 'Ai -Ma -San F ancisquito Creek -.Middlefield -Lytton Ordinance No. 2202 entitled "Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo ;Alto mending Section 3.02 of Ordinance No. .1324, the Zoning .Ordinance, Changing the Zoning for the Area Bounded by Waverley-Sa.n Francisouito Creek -Middlefield and, Lytton to R-.3'and the:Are.a Bounded by Waver iey-Lytton-Alma'and` San F;rancisquito'Creek .'to R-5 with Certain Exceptions" was intro- duced for second reading and cn motion made and seconded was adopted by a majority vote, Flint and Debs voting no. Project No.. 62-5. Miscellaneous reet Improvements The City Manager submitted the Engineer's Report on Project No. 62-5, Miscellaneous Street Improvements. P The fol- lowing resolutions, on.motion by Beahrs, seconded by Arnold, were then introduced. a,nd'adorte,d by a unanimous vote: .Resolution No. 3757 entitled "Resolution of Prelimi- nary Approval of Engineer's Report. " Resolution No. 3758., entitled "Resolution. Describing Propo'aed Boundaries of Assessment District and Directing Recordation of Notice of Assessment." Resolztion'No: 3759 entitled "Resolution. Appointing Time:and Place of Hearing Protests in Relation to Proposed Acquisitions and Improvements and Directing Notice .'" Resolution Nc: 3759 sets the time of hearing for Monday, September 14, 1964. The City Manager:reported that seven bids had been; re- ceived on Project No. 6.3.9; Foothill Park darn, roadways and lake-, ranging .from a high bid of $363,577.80 to a low bid of $216.202,36 submitted by Bellic tti.and Peilicciotti Construction Company. He advised that thelow bid was $47,075.79 below the Engineer's esti- mate a.nd recommended the contract be awarded to this firm. On motion by Dias, seconded and carried unanimously, the low bid of: Bellicitti and Pellrcciott:i. Construction Co. was accented in accord- ance with the City Manager's recommendation and the Mayor was authorized and directed to execute a contract with this firrn. The City. Manager also reported that the lowest bid re- ceived for furnishing and installing the Underground Electric Duct. System, Substation 13, was submitted by Underground Construction Company and recommended acceptance of their bid in the sum of $7,686.00. On motion by Byxbee, seconded and carried unanimously, the low bid was accepted as recommended by the City Manager and the Mayor authorized and directed to execute a contract for this work with Underground Construction Company. Project No 64-1 -' E'1 Camino Real Street Widening The City lvlanager reported that the Board of Super - visors of Santa Clara County had forwarded a resolution granting, consent to the City to acquire and construct public improvements" in connection, with widening El Camino Real from Matadero Creek to the southerly City limits. He stated that this is a program on which the staff has been; workingfor many years and recommended that a resolution of Preliminary Determination and Intention be adopted. Resolution.. No. 3760 entitled "A Resolution of Prelimi- nary Determination and of Intention, El Caxnino Real Widening, Project :No. 64-1" was introduced and on motion by Beahrs, seconded by Dias was adopted by a unanimous vote. .1 Contract Golf Professional Mu�cipal � C that Patrick Mahoney, the Manager advised had requested that The City the al Golf Course, for one M,unacip term ir.,�tead of golf professional a� be for a two-year r contract with ,2o: his contract a.nd with the City approval of the new he recommended year, �'d . Basis Mahoney on this by �}earxs> to approve recap, seconded recommended, prov e motion by C tas to ere_ t-ne C,olf Pra£essionand d reef as the a,-"�erdrnent to- _d to aathoxize by the City er ar: cute it was carried -by : 'a unanimous vote. ittee s` Caznm O8 ,tal) Joint -Owner lto-St;anfor d H pi Palo .Alto -Stanford report of the Jaintand, er submitted the •tat CJoin The city Manager Alto -Stanford �o.,p= vote the Palo Alto -a a unanimous znittee_ on and carried bathe non mous of on Owners' Com Arnold, seconded on.m abort w wledged and referred to the report was ackno the Whole ale Beer .iLzc On -S ------".-' alp; e 'fCoblick) ,� a lie a - '�T2atl an -an:d, y. ----^-.""" Attorney on a. F ade by the City 7 a Town �� e�rt;was m The Four Seasonings, City Attorney aloe Kobiick { license, The applica- tion of Nathan lla e an on -sale beer and Country Vil1a$e) for - -_ recommended that a protest be filed. a unani- mous carried by bee, seconded and On motion by. g'�x to file 3 protest Attorney was; authorized moos vote, the City of the license. against the issuance wr�xTT ©M .n1tGATzaNs unanimously seconded and carried ode, attention to lac_K of sani- tary bn motion rn r for $isharat calling the staff Alfred �• ark. was, referred to a;kettex from, at Eleanor P facilities carried a, request of attention. d car far ex - seconded an pan Dana, of On motion made, developer, on behalf of the the Tentative r e George. of timee, val for one year on tat ve to the tension .t330 afPao Alto Hilts 'grit No. 2 was ref Tract No, "3307. Planning Commission. letter from seconded and carried a.t etCer fr a On dnation made, of the barrier a in retention crier consideration lofl ja in the Council's theo Com- mittee residents urging referred tc Avenue and Park B venue was access Sri California A creased Whole, mittee o£ the A letter and proposed resolution from the City of fairyland encouraging more efficient use of school sites was acknowledged and ordered filed. Notices of public hearing on proposed annexations of territory., to the: City-of'Mountain View designated as Mountain View- Alviso No. 1 and Mountain View-Alv;so 2 were acknowledged and ordered filed. On motion made, seconded and carried, the meeting was adjourned at 10:50 p.m. to August 17, 1964 to consider the balance of the item's on the agenda not acted upon. APPROVED: