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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02251963131 City Hall, Palo Alto, California February 23, 1963 The Council of the City y of Pio Alto met inregular this date :at 7:30 p.m., Mayor Cresa p Presiding, Present: Arnold,' Bishop, Byxi,ee, C:resa Haight, Marshall, P, Debs, Dias,: Porter, Rodgers, Rohr's,' Rus, Stephens, Woodward, Absent: Zweng. Councilman Debs stated he wished to amend the minutes of Februar�� 11,. 1 63' vote t connection with the Kirin`! inserting f3 explanation n field ' no engineering services on Foothills Utility G. Brian- for fie id upon approval of the Extension, Project 62-8. Council, the following insertion was made by Debs: "Councilman Debs objected to this project was initiated as a �s action because (1) this inevitably toward expensive , (2) this moves the city ve installation of water and sewer utility lines up to 2300 feet elevation before the eneral Plan is completed; and (3) the City could later be sued for higher -density zoning by the property owners,' There being no other corrections or additions, the amended minutes were approved as distributed. Distin wished Service Awards Mayor, Cresap announced that several mnths Mayor,-. Haight' had appointed a committee of distinguish d(,cit z ago to serve the City as a Buildin g Code Review ens CommC ttee; that the committee had finished its work and that he felt it a the meeting over to r the awards to members Cou,nciL-non Haight for PP °pria*.e to turn bers of the committeepreS�-nf�.tior, of distinguished Co oilman Haight expressed and the Council, :appreciation and thanks for on behalf of himself the members appointed to this committee a difficult job well done by done,h,y them in connection with e� particularly Distinguished service awards were then revip prsion esented to sign for the work Paul J. ` g ordinance. Hu'aton, H. Neil Warren d 13irl u Clark, and John M. Ackerman, Daniel Aron.aff.', Samuel Kauffmann (Councilman Zweng arrived dt 7:39 present.for the balance of the p' m'' anal was rze<�tirg, ) Mrs. .Kay. Towle,. Chairman of the Pla nning pies •tied the proposed General Plan of Palo Alto, the anning Carxirr�isai Fanning Commission having completed all the documents in connection with it on 'I963. February 20, Thy; Mayor a:lvised that availal 1e..in the Gil copiers of the Gee l inspection andthat City libr rtes .and the e -s, Plan are Chamber 1 Corau ' for be obtained to $I.00 plus tax a': the Genera', _Plan : of Palo Alto Ganurierci4l Mardi OfficE in the �, 1963 City H.., by the Planning Co •the date set for H` reminded ,• b March II, X963 f fission ;.r: explanation. e he Council an t by the Committee °t t Get ,. . , ha.* Council would hoc utp public the `' �� Ptah d pubic hearing, and that the proposed-General ry On motion as require: Aosed G�:neral Plan wastriae, secnded referred to the carried unanimously, b meter a e Committee mouslY, Ppro xi y $yxb� a and general discuss • °f he Whole, seconded s appropriate F ate ad ion seco l ed in the Pd unanirrzOusly carried,t k'ha rtzOved b Y of the alo Alto Ti that byHaight, Committee of the General mey, in the staffplace ' t'S'hole Plan and they d .tes s tf t� e • y t ar. Gas `I'r .' and the Council. �' set for hearing on the a. Sate fora (Ordinance No, 2 COI, ce of the Coin p�atzng�S,e the,. P.rpce I21?) of d ?(}3 to the ei 1. duce ct�•©. dux the City seconded for, second Sreading, Through 523, Ixi� r Municipal Elections Palo Alto to 'and �� a v✓ on .Debs voting against ados ado. 2or7 � pti on increase (Se by the Senate �r=af#i-� wQ C°rnrn i tte e the Santa C1, . Councilman Arno /d, County lma Arn Id, the Cote on by the proposed Cla `I .m . nci,. 5 r ;State Legislature ys Committee. `'present surrlrriar gx roar a in gas tax, r tees, under reported to a ati n summary (Senate presently the Coun Aire Senate Bi U 34 e Iii 11 344), Y un�,er Co ci l Director and Getz 4 as .pre consideration mentioning Viral pared by He hard Carpenter, explained en Dire a that General Counsel for the, r, Richard briefly a supported b bi was a League �'r pence." Executive appears to be the League. �,� result of long of California z5a , Cities, 2s essentially beneficial to t stated that te study and is act,' ,mss' street - IIy a user t he City of bill as nowth lveiy ll d will provide f Alto: that the introduced uc<,d yin. '� an county road deficiencies. d- funds far tax increase correcti.,g city its support lie moved that Call: of Se .ate gzl2 t the Council adopt aer Of the ,Coo j4h t and that adopt a. resolution the resolution acct s actiorx, ti,e staff s°Iuti.o, lotion was adopted a 'The motion ate notifye ded b n indicating Cit pied .by a n n u as vote. seconded r RandQlPh Election �a•3oritY voice cd by Porter �`'racedures .VOte. of. the City of Ordinance No. :Administrative F'aIo Alto Adding 2 i27 entitled "Or Ada node g Sections "Ordinance Adopt fed by Wo and ion m, of Said Icons and Rc_ d motion made b Code" was intro- tedbyama. y•'�Ioice vote, ::an e iJe majority Voice vore� Zwen8 n''at.er..p.i a°t I3e r_ anco of the City --..� the Zoning of poi ty was izatraduced tot„ :second .1��oc Urzive...ti t__ np�..�ce , I3. nd � 2. ,� °f Ce rt<,ci. '�o, 24, secc� a as a nried by Woodward, . reading, ..Y Park c„ .. °pe,,.t. and on Iron-) o ni R-5 t Y Fire �'3sa:do motion made ° CW3:��>, Ordinance Ztio, --_ C' f Pa_"Ia A;,ro' , 2128 Pntirl,;s O�dzrzancP� Cha �'ndin8 Secti°;; 3 d�JZOrrlinar,c ,, ° f thQ .I.�ot. I, r �g2ng ' he �o •.. of Qrdin� ,, Counci.L Pted t'y a un�zni dr, by Marshal. moos voice' vote. Known 1 of�dax nnCe (�v0, 2129 I o, Amending .h am � ;0 -ancr of the C o bane ?yf- P of the �.1 :133 City of Palo: Alto, California' (Section 1601 of the Uniform Building Code) by Changing the Property at 120-148 Hawthorne Avenue and 200-220 High Street fror Fire Zone No. 3 to Fire Zone No. 1", was introduced for second reading, and on motion. made by Marshall and seconded by Woodward, was adopted by a unanimous voice vote. Zone Change (Bad .er) Ordinance No. 2130 entitled "Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 3.02 of Ordinance No. 132:1, the :'Zoning Ordinance, Changing. the Zoning of Certain Property Known as 641 -675 -Cowper Street and 525-533 Forest Avenue from C -2:S to P -C and Approving the'_P-C Development Plan" was introduced for second reading, and on motion made by Marshall and seconded by Woodwward, was adopted by a majority voice vote, Debs voting against adoption. Fire: ZoneMa Ordinance No. 2131 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 at 641-675 Cowper Street and 525- 533 Forest Avenue from Fire Zone No. 1 to Fire Zone No. 3" was. introduced for: second reading, and on motion made by Marshall and seconded by Woodward, was adopted by a unanimousvoice vote. Zone Chan e Pacific Gas & Electric Com an ) Ordinance No. 2132 entitled "Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 3.02 of Ordinance No. 1324, the Zoning Ordinance, Changing the Zoning of Certain. Property Known,,,;+-' as a Portion of Foothills Annexation No. 3 from R-F:A to P -F" introduced; for second reading;, and on motion made by Marshall, seconded; by Woodward, was adopted by a unanimous voice vote. Airpprt O eration •A reement Palo ATto anta 6""Cara ,ount and San Mateo Count The City' Manager advised that no action has as yet been taken by the legislature in regard to the proposed boundary line changes between, Santa.; Clara and San Mateo Counties. He presented airport agreements which had been prepared, one between Palo Alto and the two counties and one between Palo Alto and San Mateo County, pursuant to the Council's instructions to the staff on January 14, 1963, and explained the provisions contained in the agreements. It was :moved by Byxbee, seconded and carried by a majority voice vote that the Mayor be authorized and directed to execute- the agreements, as prepared. Claims for --Damages (Morrison) rr - The City Attorney reported that a claim had been filed with the City' Clerk' on January 2 1, 1963 by Helen K. Morrison, 1166 Cuesta Drive, Mountain View, in the sum of $106.87 for damage to her automobile when leaving a parking lot at 908 industrial Avenue Novernber 29, 1962. 0 e'sta.ted that from investigation he had, concluded, that the claim is not a proper, charge against the City and recommend that the claim be rejected in its entirety. He also stated he had been informed by Travelers Insurance Company that it also had denied the claim. {hxrxiotion made by 13yxbee, seconded by Marshall, and unanimously carried, the City Attorney's recommendation was accepted and the claim rejected it its entirety. Palo Alto :: unici' al Code ac r cin ._ own Palo .Alto The City Manager advised that a letter had been received from Downtown Palo Alto, Inc. recommending that the Council adopt the following addition to the Palo Alto Municipal Code: "19.179 Prolonged Prohibited or Overtime Parking a Separate ''Of:ense Whenever the stopping, standing; or parking of a vehicle has been prohibited or limited as to time by this chapter or any resolution enacted pursuant thereto, the continued -standing or parking of such vehicle after a citation therefor has been issued shall constitute a separate and additional violation of the provision for which the citation was issued, when such standing or parking continues for a period of two hours (or, if the maximum permissible period of parking in such space or location is less than two hours, then for such period) after issuance of such citation: provided that no more than three citations shall be issued under this section within any twelve hour period." He stated the staff had not yet reviewed or discussed the recommen- dation.' of the Downtown' or, gani nation. A motion was made by Zweng, seconded by Debs and unanimously carried, that the recommendation of Downtown Palo Alto, Inc: be referred to the staff for study, art review and that th+. staff- report the results of the study to the Council. Setbacl�'Or.ciinance N o 18.2bontin-ue turn r e uar " 1 1. 63 Areport was received from the Planning; Commission unanimously recommending amendment of Ordinance No. 1896, the Setback: Ordinance, to establish, a. uniform 20 -foot setback on Moreno Bryson and: Colorado Avenues in the commercial district. After .discussion, an ordinance entitled "Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto .Amending Ordinance No. 1896, the Setback Ordinance, by Amending Setbacks on Moreno, Bryson and Colorado Avenues, " was :introduced, and on motion made arid duly seconded was accepted for first reading. 1 .3 5 Bins s rstem Mxten.sion o. A reernent Peninsula Transit Lines galeeeft A discussion of an extension of the agreement with Peninsula Transit Lines had been held at the Council meeting on Febrw ry,Ii, I96'3 and corsiderat.i,on or the matter held over to this meeting. After a short review and discussion of terms in;the agreement, a motion was made, seconded and carried by a majority vote that the Ma• yor be authorized and directed to execute an extension of the contract as submitted with Peninsula. Transit. Lines retroactive to January ,I, I:963 a.rid ending June 30, 1963 in a sum not exceeding the eguivalent,of I2 per mile for miles traveled or S6,000.00, whichever is less. _$antar,lara County Waver Commission Councilman. Rohi,s reported or; the Santa Clara County Water Commission recommendations or; the financing, measures contained in the county, -wide water- impwovernent bond issue. He stated that all: member. s= of the Commission had voted affirmatively on the recoznzxiehdations with the exception: of Sunnyvale but that the Mayor had indicated Sunnyvale would also accept the program; that the Commission • recommended Santa Clara Water Conservation District change from. proper.tyy.tax to• pump_tax, which would be as benefit to the City of Palo Alto; that the p'ricinr formula is based or.:. a 5 countywide tax and that as a part of theprograin a basis is setfor the benefit: of users of. Hetch Hetchy water amounting to a maximum allowance of 60% against;, the tax assessment He moved that the Council adopt a resolution accept- ing, the principles recornme' ded •bv the Santry. Clara Cow ty Water Commission and si. pportS:r_g'the; bond issue on the Santa Clara County proposed Water im,pora,ation a.n.d treated water financing plan.. The n?ot on - was du;:y seconded./':and the resolution adopted by a3 uria%imous voice vote: l.00d ,ontral Councilman Dias complimented City Engineer Wit'becicfor the comp ehensive report he had submitted on the flood.. situattc,n during the storm on January 30 and 31, 196.3. She stated she.' felt the report was e trenhely worthwhile and moved that copies of it. be .sett:to Representative Charles .0 Gubscr, Senator A'hor:ias H. ;uchel, Secre-td;ry of the -Army Cyrus R., Vance, Brigadier General Arthur A. Frye, ;Tr„ Sera:tor Clair Engle;, Represcntative• Arthur Younger., President Sterling of Stanford University, Donald K. Curr_in a.nd the • Santa. Clara County Flood Control arid Water Co' -»,e. rva.tio.n District., The motion was seconded by Zweng a.nd car Tied Oregon venue EacpresswaL (Hots_, Councilman Dins announced that she had received information that Santa Clara County was acotu ri-ig property Under eminent_ domain`proceedir gs for, the Oregon Av.- ue Expresswa.y without obtaining approval of the Council; that she was rr u.ch concerned about the Coc:r_ty buying this property since the Oregon. Expressway Plan approved by the Council provided, that only houses ore, Oregon Avenue One of slat O th, Pr°der d tha::"/2. th a two ot�ei'IZaugles Pct �ha ` e'hexrs h t th„e; 5ta t . the. es ooti htys�d and that house at gl sr af. �, kr, i� . ix��,�st Pxo��rt n�;%rtxot� de � Satz Roberts. averleY lcha� i of, ,i_ th Y bc:t aid e to ix�qu r 21, which w ix;far 4cl r; a sih a aff r�.p° to, as °r1 xrzt0 rye Coup, °r d AUdai the c`o ally a~ ticy ty< s rQaso d:::: itt c Paid rs fo carried, . _ '` ~- rant off' the. ,, `� d ghat r ptzr_.`. doge oIe o after tha atay zzty , Councilman a if "4 t X�roce dal �?�dit fiatxrz�..�i � e xr,. , I95 , out s�• Yxbee i t. h ma �. _ j�'ctiz� xzuipe Ca ita ' tex within xhe Cii ce�rif, d w,�elh:r I'xm"�- �hzn a 'Y ati�a _, led the s shorttzzi '4 Fxa'd s dtb st-ff t' r� � w a" sra ff £o,. t° t"hc iwQuxrca.Patal x 'he City `'°"ula xI h�forePIveme aQt acdvi �, e X, X96 s re ui e d that Ca side" at The d by a, Pl3nin takt e�fld rxo he"Cam1V4yar at would �eCo z`$si e the re4 the Ce t�e of th, r is time Areseote o Cit1 t d that" , es"aOOsrbx ttee of the Who14� rz aPPoirlted d oa z ens pax �awthe,C Izry fnr t! a,nd aPpoir erl 8 nr� Cou ci a b,� ��'`tee ��d Recreation e Bakcr e btzd led C �-"�h � xas rt , "t was heir ctea al hadbee Rr,t azyd b izut, 6t.j a /963' scan as, he Citlxe ng he'd within C91x seI„�tedud�n{,r lea„. Yxbee fay "oosibd its Chat`e th�� a fek i'"re, �` �'r.�;, z s; ke."ttl _znP r Revision day� c r<d that r �a, of th also C(+ r,S Q�Y2t�IlTtr.-yd��P�i , Eetin o of ke�lulr ..c. �`'o'ald ber c�a',zn„ � the discussed i in Co as souse '� business uncillnd suggested di r it rcl if surspast, and P.rofc s onht licenses Part c ould be earl Igoe, nothing had b ,e 1 doh(' that rho of are t,n sYste ar�'ed for Could h be w�n do;,f. c 5 ir, Palo ugh ,hc� hing trans - referred for the dev�el4b� Nstal�ilshpd, the ir this „N° .4/to }��,� atr�,i; ed to the Committee orn bl�s City. He movedent h t dnsid r4tion ` lie been a z'z"'itte a of thei business f that o z po �{d dc� derived morn any Wj for ofessi z'atianq fee tr. 2 O Probl�, 1, toe to connecting Or this o.r �Z :- of the adoption maoarzn vote. nd the amended zthe aor discussion, the rno purpose. �sr fees be l'��on s ood C� .. ro 5 ded moll was sNnd t `"' h u a .mended c ord d ^ oily f ,`�.r d rp de/ete ca.-ri Pa»t do to $ineer 's d �'Y staff ry�ie t'e'Port. on °u�oi t 'ar� Fvsib=lit with 'the the January the �n�in arep �' Sant 3o rf:rq re het'• ,the the o f a Clara County stoT.rred ,4teol. to r uostthe Ci the i ¢urzty an t<< and straight nI 'Cp Manager dtd e e Ipd Car, StG"d Ch r the channel aDist District to expedithe e bnrs elieved to:recommended by Ole pen dpwo Cre�,kPfi �n�o~ tc' widen, deepen ��'�vsha..A ' deePNr. to the 137 �d st a.�;c' set ac of the second oxt<'r expedite nstr,...ction Councilman. F and also'to e d sir project., Co c'.ilma commence. e in the. ir..a1 tides gates L�,ted should �� Prn�.cl at the'�=1' s xict • that immediately ediately cons tide gatf:s, lao•�,Control �'t development * that F problem, stating fatuxe suggested. *ire. flood P could result from � again that the .. a study of the; ibl which .fu ag ossible. flooding City ez stated to the Council1` the peak slows bY-, the about ttie possible, The City r/taxsag, to hold • • i�dx r,otY>i.1 n. Creek was r that the Council rem= its the angxa.iers upstream., a and he urged program. answer ,on �' atreaxn, �. , the entire flood Elrod waters txfi responsibility on damming sexist of its xesp t �.,s moved that the Council. pass t;oxatrol X!x .bee mo l,i;+.0 ct . After on F>Y ' Ccar>t,ra-� discuss- County Flood expedite of e S and exP the Santa C1axa Co e set ,. r�.m or o ructi and stag clearance prog expodit�' c provide for a: mox:e � a.= immediate an a :esol+�tion Urging adequate study improvements action k: also urging zi ireex s seconded stxeaTM� clear ode of the on:stxuCticm af. the sec Ludy be made to pCr ing that recommended to d Clrxed 2datae £ d p s and that the g was duly flood pzv t exn The motion, entire the �;;stxict• be ,in>sti':uted by unanimously • Davids iatil ;e,sz n3.zioxx of as:a'n1e'brr o most happy Manager end e�tlz$ had been m ad by r-Y:r. City dedicated Council a t on the. Council., managed city, well rm for t"<' capable, they the staff, conzrnendea b, truly ha t e C to be would remember harassed into. htto is a, an the . .TYe hoped membersAlto ;�nd not be mber t it is el; tha �; the the werere. people of Palo �t. people x E pre sen�lCxfy'' t the P small groups. � xeaemti.ngaLof.. in actions pressured by h -'s n inappropxate nr :lrn%�•"� H¢tg IIe taking Cou . ,.' rna hint leave. Mayor CresaP accepted 1, s x,:.g,-�;T, to his wonderful. the Council' Its see h �l in C -le and expressedn h people of Palo resignation, behdl.f of the P h:e best of success o'the on wished him t thahked Mr. to,•t"�?' Ctty'-�and� contx?'outi4».. undertakng. 3.i ht 't a this is his last bx antxounC+'c` that his an Ha=� Council,. Ike stated Coun�'ilm f the City that pal satisfying; e quested the Council members to meet. The Mayorrq �seSSion afteradjournment. J meeting e c�vtive +;h+:: rY�� ' in aaa.ex no further business, There being ad:;jouxrieil at 9:05 p.in., AFFRCv ED1 Cleric. ,Mayor