HomeMy WebLinkAbout09101963City Hall, Palo Alto, California
September 10, 1963
The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regular
session on this date at 7:30 p.m. with Mayor Cresap presiding.
Arnold, Beahrs, Byxbee, Comstock, Cooley.
Cresap, D$bs, Dias, Flint, Rodgers, Rus,
Woodward;,;? (Co ncilzrian Woodward arrived at
7:33 p.m. prior to the transaction of any busi-
ness -and was counted as present)
At the, request of the City Clerk, the minutes:` ox
August 26, 1963, with,reference to rehabilitation of the Palo Alto
Hospital, were corrected to show the sum o. $93,000 instead of .'
$43,000 in -the paragraph regarding hospital operation deficit.,
Councilman Debs requested that the minutes relating
to a code of ethics4_be amended'to include "It was pointed out tha
Santa Clara County'.: has suer..; a Code of Ethics". It was also re-:
quested by Delis that the minutes in regard to the Freedom March
be corrected to show that "Councilman Zweng had provided
Council packets a copyof a proposed resolution, etc."
Mayor Cresap read Section 2.118 of the Adminis-
trative Code with reference to preparation of the minutes.
A motion was made by Debs to amend the minutes:.
of August 26, 1963, .in accordance with his requests. The motion
was duly seconded and carried' by the following roll call voter
Arnold, Beahrs, Comstock, Cooley, Cresap,
Deb®, Dias, Flint, Rodgers.
ByxbeeRus, Zweng.
Councilman Woodward abstained)
The minutes of the last meeting as corrected and
amended were then approved as distributed.
Assessment List. Sidewalk Repairs
The.` Mayor announced that this was the time and
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place set for a ,public hearing on resolution confirming the report
and assessment list forsidewalk repairs. It was stated for`. the
record that, notice' of the, hearing and report and assessment list
have been,published and posted by the City Clerk as provided in
Chapter, 35 of the .Municipal Code. The City Clerk advised that
no written protests had been,received. There being no one pre-
sent wishing to be heard on this matter, the hearing was declare'1
closed.
Resolution No. 3675 entitled "Resolution of they
Council of the City of'Palo . Alto Confirming the Report and Assess-
ment for Sidewalk Repairs" was introduced and on notion by
•
Arnold, duly seconded, was adopted by a unanimous vote.
salary,. Schedule
Councilman Byxbee read the following recommenda-
tion of".the :Committee of the Whole:
That the salaries of the City Manager and the
City Attorney remain unchanged;
That the salary range for City Controller be
fixed: at $914 to $1313, and that the City Con-
troller be given an increase in salary of 7-1/2%,`
which establishes his salary at $1, 182.50;
3. That the salary of the City Clerk be increased
by 5%, esta.blishing her salary at $730.00;
4._ That'the salary range for City Assessor be
fixed at $714 $991 and that the City Assessor
be given an increase of 5%, establishing his
salary. at $945.00;
That the above salary increases be effective as
of Juli 22, 1963;
That the Council adopt a plan for an annual
merit review of salaries of all officials appointed
by the Council.
He moved on behalf .of the Committee of the Whole that the salary
range for the City Controller and City Assessor be fixed as
recommended, that the monthly salaries for the next fiscal year
of the City Controller, the City Clerk, and the City Assessor be
established at the recommended figures and that a resolution
Lion
amending thecorrapensation plan be adopted; that these amend--
ments become effective with the pay period commencing July 22,
1963:
Rr.so=lution No. 3676 entitled "Resolution of the
Council of the,- City Of Pato Alto Amending Resolutions No. 3243
and No. 3661 Adopting a Compensation Plan" was introduced and
on "aaotion• made ,and seconded was adopted by unanimous voice
votz.
Councilman Byxbee also made a motion that the.
Council. adopt a plan Lor an annual merit review o.£ all officials
,appointed by, the Council. He suggested that at a Committee of
the Whole, meetingsome time during the fall or winter months
the method, of establishing such a program be considered. The
motion was seconded. by Flint and was carried by a unanimous
voice vote.
Zone C'ha.nge>(S25 San Antonio Avenue)
A report was received from the Planning Commis
:,ion that the public interest, safety, morals and general welfare
do not require rezoning of property located at 525 San Antonio
Avenue, from R -1:B -8:A to P -C and recommends that the appli-
cation be denied.
It was moved. by Woodward, seconded by Debs, and
carried by a unanimous vote to uphold the Planning Commission's
recommendation and deny the application.
Zone' Change (California Lands. Investment Company)
NOT -2-653 Birch Street,- 28-0--296 Sheridan Avenue)
The Planning Commission reported that the public
interest, safety, morals and general welfare do not require re-
zoning of the property known as 2601-2655 B'rch Street and
280-296 Sheridan Avenue from R -3:P to C-2:FGM and recom-
mends that the application be denied.
The Mayor announced that Item 10 on the agenda was
tied into the zone change, and that Santa Clara County's plans to
purchase City property should be considered in. connection with
it. There being no objections, this was done.
A motion made by Woodward, seconded by Rus, :to
uphold the recommendation of the Planning Commission and to
deny the zone change application, was carried by the following>
roll call vote:
Arnold, Beahrs, Comstock, Cooley, Cresap,.
Debs,, Dias, Flint, Rodgers, Rus, Woodw.axd,
Zweig.
Byxbe e .
(Co,,nc:atrna� ,.
'a
at fi 35 p.rt�d 3� nt left the ePt:ri
the
A: zrxoti an was :made by Coale 8-p 11 urge
. u?ty to give „ and seconded
district; outside serious nde
de the" r • �is Avenue
d that
site Grant
to
r: area across
dp 3-tarrx2a �v consideration to play
n m the ce assess e t
Zda j Birch LoPark.
o �•
to ,�, Pµx present Courthouse'
continac,�he motion. was
opportunity matt on. wtdI de by Debs, se
Y the e to study it,further. the Cana :itte corded b
follow udll c.xtiier, of y Cooley+'.
an
Ong roll call vote; The •nrptiar4 to continue
Whole has
Conti `
Ayes: nue was Lost
$Y'�bee
Ti!oadwar renal; "ebs Rodgers.
. ,I?us,
Arnold
2r�% old, . eah•S, Comstock, Cooley,g.
Dias,
The original.
ctn t ; representative
motion by Cooley,.
`n8 on Septexxibe a I ' Y
by t i �6t a re esentative of the amended meet-
carried to in -
chide
'najdrity voice of the gQard staff attend
Clse pe vote. of Supervisors, a
. mxt . 4243:_.24 Was
(i'``rye Mill j . oM xS 2V�ar,
ist:. tzel,z Avenue
Church)
4
>.ioz1 z'f?cn `� report u,:,
from �� rx'rYacxtizl denial
'received f
dv�r ts* r, ('r ) thy.:
e ,, Of `r PtCm
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ot. : 424.L:4245
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recommended
'(„ ;'4 •-.5 - Methodist e t•4Cf�..
'=or _.)(ndCd,� .'1< Aver t, Church f,,� religious
yaxtirg use
.additional 4 that. ,:tla. Av .,i The Planning Commission ti Y f fu ti
an
riot, bmm n that.x •.i, g z.he use r «, ubje facilities
d for church Ta, rPoseShe sti^� u ^o{,` th:�be s3�ujcct to further
a unanimous 1t Was pz•Upe" tY Shall
�d s vote t apoved prove
.ebs, ,,�
r r2• 1t pprove the use �� t gr '�=2i: ecornrne_nc atio �Cpo»d ncr:. < ''�t":i2i; �'tixz icd
in With the v granted b by
Ian ;n, ,� Y the Z ix�
Amendment �. �.,c�mxa�5i:asiar.�s g
to Zoning qx
di'rian c ;,
Plan-
ning Commission
orra:�iz _ eco �'r4en
Gh� ry Stn' t}1 cl.sition rVa
coed a. at building height s lirni . from
bulk of�a bull �� a?to ,ed r �t t Izrr�it in�C r2 he Ian_
ding, o ,)c� the controlling districts be
the C'..«tg factor of
Zv�erg, seconded by Arnold,
A motion was made. by with the planaaing:
ordinance in accordance
to amend the zoning`p- .
Con-Innisr,xOts` s, recornrnendation. Cooley, seconded by
;Another motion was nxade by
e planning Officer
sideratiaxx of this rclattex be uhf arxed. to the Cammit-
t Debs,o that con . asld that was ices carried:
t.ee of the Whale for further study hC motion
furnish :at that tirrie: further information.
by a majority vote.
'New Street horns' (Towle s duly seconded,
Aa
;znation was made by Woodw
rd,
tie recommen ,ation of the Planning Commission that
t t Way be named "'pawls WaY''
the ti ee ,portion of Weltsbuxy
an uhd�vetope in beadopted by the Council in this connection.
and that �n ordinance ,UTdinance of the Council of
An. ordinance entitled 'e Undeveloped portion of
, Designating
the City of,Pata Alto ,was Cher. intxnducc?d and accepted
W'ellsbury WaY. a' Towle Way'
for first reading by a unanimous vote.
(The Council recessed at 9:00 p.m.
aridreconvened at 9:15 p.m.)
East Palo Alto'" San�.tatioti Ui stx•et
' AssistanE City Manager o.
.4Ster ,xevi� w' by the
contract with East Palo Alto
en,ts to t with
secant al A Wood-
•
ward, 3m as xnaved by By.
�aard,tlan District,' it a resolution
wards anti
unanimously caxried: that the ationt, and a amended in
ac;card nee with ttie staff'? rec aYor n
- ec,tin +the 'l�i�.�yor to execute the ar,^endxnent tc
aittnorl�k�g and dlx,," g' :.
the contract' `^+a uiaanirtio�zsy a<.iapted.
the staff's
xt ee, seconded. by Ru . oxtians
c"7n znotiari ray - y parking along certain p
rohi ition of owed and Resolution'
re:cGrnr enoo 'ar off.:p of Palo
of Ch�rlestar. �n.:1 Rastraaexo Roads was approved Along
eseli on of the Council o the
City
;o Arri7 erii,1P es 297. was in'
,A,Itt� A�=c.rcta,n:g es+�?ucoxl No• d�.xdde=a Roads
after discussion was adopter, by unanimous vote.
Ccrtafi? Portions of Charleston and Ax..
tx�ydur.ed.•an�. a
Stir plus Fr.dz�e~tY parcel
'X'F,e, Assistant C1'Y
Manager reported that a p
ocated ip the interior. section. of the block betweenof property 1 ..
Waverley and: Kipling"could be acquired by the purchase of a tax
deed in a auxn not exceeding $150,00 from a Mr. Jensen; that
4fter acquisition the property could be deeded by the City, for a
consideration sufficient to cover the $150.00 and other costs, to
the abutting ,2roper.ty owners_ He pointed out that by this means
the parcel would again be back on the tax rolls of the City.
Resolution No. 3678 entitled "Resolution, of the
Council of the city of Palo Alto Authorizing the City. Manager to
Acquire Certain Real Property rty from James J. and Nancy L. Jensen""
was ,introduced and on xxiotion by Woodward, seconded by Beahr s.,
was adopted by a ianannnpus vote.
Award of Bid (sidewalk Repair)
At the "conclusion of a report by the Assistant City
Manager on bids for removal and/or construction of curbs, gutters,
sidewalks and driveway aprons in the City of Palo Alto, it was
moved by Arnold,. seconded and unanimously carried that the low
. bid of Don L,." Hagerziann.in the amount of $9550.48 be accepted as
recommended and that the "Mayor be authorized and directed to
execute a :.contract in ;accordance therewith.
Ap oincrnent. of Assistant City Attorney
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A report was. acknowledged .from City Attorney Michalski that he has appointed James Albert Hildebrand as
Assistart City Attorney, come e.ricing September 16, 1963 at a
starting salary of $9:00.00 per, month, and requests Council cone f:rmation,,of the appointment.
A resolution confirming the appointment of Mr.
Hildebrand a.s Assistant City Attorney, ng
1963 September 16,
. at a salary, o:- $.900.00 per; month, anddeputizing him to per-
form ail -functions of the, office of City Attorney, was on motion by
Dias, duly seconded, adopted by a unanimous vote..
Palo Alto Chamber. Of Cornnierce
After review by the Assistant City Manager, a motion"
was made by Rus, seconded by Rodgers, that the Mayor be author-
ized and directed to execute 011 behalf of the; City contract with
the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association to per-
form services as outlined in the• 1963-64 budget for the sum of
$10,550.
A substitute :no -:on t-nade by Comstock, seconded by
t)ebs, to defer .action on the matter to the next meeting and to
prnvi 1H the Council- with a copy of the proposed: contract was lost
by the following roll call vote:
Comstock, Cooley, Debs.
Arnold, Beahrs, Byxbee, Cresap, Dias, Rodgers,.
R;us, Woodward, Zweng.
After discussion, the original motion was carried: by
a majori:v vote; Coun.cii_man Debs voting against the motion.
Amoti:on Was made by Debs that the reasons for his
voting: against the motion be included in the minutes. The motion
failed for lack .of a second.
Continuation of Items 14(a)and 14(b)
Mayor Cresap advised that Councilman Flint had
left the meeting :and had requested that items 14(a) and 14(b) of
the agenda be deferred until the next Council meeting. There
being no objection, it was so ordered.
Purchase of Stanford and County Property
A''motion was made by Debs and duly seconded that
the staff be instructed to report upon, the technical feasibility
(includirig,assess:ed valuation and legal procedures and problems,
if any).of purchase of the following properties within the city
limits:
a. The site of the old Palo Alto Hospital
b; The -present E1 Camino Park
. The plot between Mitchell Park Library and.
the Nolte office property on Middlefield Road
•
The old North. County Court ;louse site at the
corner of Middlefield and Charleston Roads.
After discussion, a motion was made by Byxbee and seconded by
Woodward,' to table Debs' motion.:
(Councilman Flint returned to the
meeting at 9:40 p. m. )
The motion to table was carried by the following roll. call vote:
Ayes:
Arnold Brahrs, Byxbee, Cresap, Dias,
Rodgers, Rus, Woodward, Zweng.
Noes: Cor:istock, Cooley, Debs, Flint.
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Goals and Ob'ectiv-es
A motion was; made by Debs, seconded by Flint,that
the Council form a citizens' committee to review the existing
fourteen goalsand'objectivee and to give special, attention to the
priorities of these goals and objectives in the event of mutual con-
flict between them.
. After discussion, a motion by Zweng, seconded by
Rus, to table the motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes:.
Noes:
Arnold, Beahrs, Byxbee, Cooley, Rus,
Woodward, Zweng.
Comstock, Cresap, Debs, Dias, Flint, Rodgers.
.Boy Scouts .of;' Ante:r:ic:a
Mayor' Cresap stated he had received a request from
the Boy Scouts of America thatthey be allowed to do work in
F'oothills Park, on their: conservation projects under, the direction:
of the City staff; More particularly, under the Director of Public
Works, The Mayor requested :authorization to advise Mr. C. H.
Neilson, Advancement Chairmanfor the Stanford Area Council of
the Boy Scouts, that this project work was approved.
After discussion of the matter, a motion was made
by .Comstock, seconded and: carried to accept the offer of the Boy
Scouts Council: to do the project work in Foothills Park and to con-
vey to the organzza.tioai:the thanks oz the Council.
Resident. Garb ae Disposal Fees
A motion was made by Debs, seconded and carried
by a majority vote, that the schedule of fees for disposal of gar-
bage and other waste' Material for residents using trailers and
other vehicles be referred to the. Committee of the Whole.
Planning Commission Conferences and Trips
A motion was made by Byxbee, seconded by Rodgers
and unanimously carried that a sun- of $1000.00 be included in
the 1963-64 budget to cover expenses of Planning Commission'
members attending conferences and meetings.
House Numbering on Curbinz.
A rriotion was made by Arnold, duly seconded and
carried by a majority vote, to refer to the Committee of the Wrole
for study andconsideration a systemof painting house numbers-
on curbs and that,the City Engineer submit a report on such a
system; to the'Committee of the Whole.as to costs and feasibility.
Oregon. Avenge Signalization
A letter was acknowledged from the Countyboard of.
Supervisors" transmitting a petition relative to the installation of a
traffic signal at Waverley and Oregon.
Col. .T. D. Armstrong, 2020 Cowper Street, spoke
to the Council in support of the petition and urged installation of a
traffic signal at Waverley and Oregon.
A motion was made by Woodward that the letter and
petition; be filed and that the County Board of Supervisors be ad-
v
ised that the decision made by the Council on signalization of
Oregon Avenueremains unchanged.
The Mayor also acknowledged a letter from the
Board of Supervisors enclosing a lettee from Mrs. Charles P.
Steinmetz relating to the positioning of traffic signals along
Oregon Avenue.
After discussion a substitute motion was made by
Flint, seconded" by Debs, that the Council request Santa Clara
County to install an additional traffic light at Waverley Street and
Oregon Avenue.
!qrs. JohnS. Ledgerwood, 2050 Waverley Street,
stated that since Waverley Street has a traffic_ light at Embar_
cadero, and if traffic; lights were placed on Oregon Avenue at
Bryant and Cowper Streets, the traffic would be distributed
evenly.
Following further discussion., a motion was made
by Rus, seconded by Woodward, to table the matter. The motion
to table was" carried by the following roll. call vote:
Ayes:
Arnold, Beahrs, Cooley, Cresap, Dias,
Rus, Woodward.
Noes: F3yxbee, Comstock, Dees, Flint, Rodgers,
Zweng.
Hospital Board Meeting
The Mayor acknowledged receipt of a letter,
a copy of which had also been provided to each member of the
Council, from O. H. Davison, Jr., president of United Palo
Altans, requesting that the matter of opening hospital board
meetings be placed on the Council agenda for, open discussion by
the Council.
A -notion by Rus to table this natter was duly
seconded and was carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes:
Axnold,': Beaters, Byxbee, Cooley, Cresap,
Dias, Rodgers, Rus, Woodward, Zweng.
Noes: Comstock, Debs, , Flint.
Cancellation of Taxes:
On .motion by Woodward, seconded by Rua, and
unanimously carried, the following requests of Santa Clara County
and State of California for cancellation of taxes on properties re-
l
ating to the improvement of Arastradero Road and Oregon Avenue
were approved and the taxes cancelled:
Arastradero Road Improvement:
Windsor C. & Mary Cutting $ 1.01
Nellie M. Barney 1.56
Edith Cox, Eaton & Marjorie .15
Oregon. Avenue bnprovernent:
Charles A. Lockwood
Robert V. Johnson
Hero Tsukushi
1-i. M. ` Phillips (estate)
Dennis & Margaret Aspinwall
Total taxes to be canceled
57.49
63. 12
.13
11.20
14.20
$ 148.86
F'u blic wi3ui. 221
The Mayor advised that a letter had been received
from some citizens who wished` to be heard in regard to the loca-
tion of the public ;:safety building in the City Hall area. He
announced that this matter, is presently in the hands of the Plan-
ning Conunission and that the Commission is holding a public
hearing on September 11, 1963; in conformance with General. Plan
requirements..` He suggested that the proper tirrme for Council
consideration would be when more specific plans are submitted
to the Council.
There being no further business, the meeting, on
motion made, seconded and carried, wa.s declared adjourned at
11:15 p.m.
APPROVED:
Mayor