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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10141963Palo Alto, California City mall, October 14, 1963 of Pala Alto zxict in regular_ The Council of the City yth Mayor C;esap presiding- 34 m. at. 7110 p• on this date Comstock, Cooley, session gyxbee. pcahx s • Flint, Rodgers bus' Arnold, e•rs, Present: C.r'esap, Debs, Dias, Woodward. arrived prior to ohx s and Zweig {Couricitxn. R business and were counted the txar.sactian o£ any as present.) Absent: Porter. 23, 190 , The minutes of the meeting of September were approved as distributed. Foo '�k re$rnted a report Manager Morgan P wikhin the boundaries of Ag sia 43cat City been under -: on -land mines located w work which had to the: Cooped summarized the in the search for them- aFoothills-Park en b Park s5 and the City been. fur - m t Attorney the report S. a Research Institute the e Y taken by o?ct of . Stanford. p. ue stioning . copy d the rep Iri .answer toquestioning, precautions and has. the Council. taken all, reasca,able p other land mines h niched to -has. whether painted out ssiblety land mines do not constitute os8abie.effv"t to determine made all:p that. in his opinion the land are �n the �xea�'`, an attractive nuisance • O.r.dnance. of the SNho;.e , a motion. of the Committee Truck Ordinance. On behalf' ,, duly seconded, that the was made by Woodward, ended. as follows 7 tors grass weight be,,a s under ordinance; eliminate truck restrictions of the . a to, ellm res„_�- �.rem coverage or dnd refuse trucks under except school buses s• the provisions of the b: to City from contract with- the City Yuck :Dotes under i nation of t with teams of the c, to require ; O des g the� Grading � Ordinance comply Truck Ordi.na+nCe • Ordinance iscussion, Deb$ moved that the Truck .After �i 70. matter be sent back to' the Committee of the Whole for consideration at the last meeting in November or shortly thereafter and that the staff be instructed to furnish a report on truck ordinances of cities in Santa, Clara, San Mateo, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. The motion was seconded by Flint and after discussion was defeated by the following roll call vote. Ayes: Noes: call vote: Beahrs, Byxbee, Debs, Flint, Rodgers, Woodward. Arnold, Cornstocic, Cooley, Cresap, Dias, Rohrs, Rus, Zweng. The motion on Item "a" was lost by the following. roll Ayes: Arnold, Cornstock. Cooley, Crresap, Dias, Rohre,-. Zweng. Noes: Beahrs, Byxbee, Debs, Flint, Rodgers, Rus, Woodward. The motion to adopt Items "b" and "c" of the Committee's recrmrnendatit:n was carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes Arnold, (omstoek, Cooley, Cresap, Debs, Dias, Flint, Rohrs, Zweng. Noes: Beahrs, Byxbee, Rodgers, Rus, Woodward. An ordinance entitled "Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section. 19.132 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code Establishing Truck Routes" was then introduced and accepted for first reading: ;Council.rnat, Dias moved that the matter of multiple de- liveries and a review of the truck situation be put on the agenda of the Committee of the Whole. An amendment to the motion. by Debs that the staff furnish in advance of the committee meeting to each councilman: a summary ,of truck ordinances and weights used in various cities around the Bay and comparable cities in the Los Angeles area was, after discussion, defeated by a voice vote. The motion made by Dias majority vote,. Louis Road Traffic Problems was then carried by a A'report was received from the Committee of the Whole recommending that a four-way stop sign not be installed on Louis Road at Ross Road, in accordance with the recommendation of the Traffic Engineer. (Councilman Porter arrived at the meeting at 8:40)'. Mrs. Walter Cianfichi, Mrs. Harr y Kincaid, Mrs. Ralph Johnson arid Mrs. Chester Russell addressed the Council urging that the ,four-way stop sign be installed. A motion, was made by Rohrs, seconded by Rus, that a resolution be passed. for installation of the stop sign at this inter- section in view of the concern expressed by residents. Mr. Steve Anderson also spoke and requested that the sign not be installed, Resolution No. 3680 entitled "Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Resolution 2971 Making the inter- section of Louis Road and Ross Road a Stop Intersection" was then introduced and was :adopted by a majority vote. Zone Chan e and Setback Ordinances Amendment tton. venue A report was received from the Planning Comrriission recommending approval of the application of 3. H. and G. ,c . Ewing fora change of district of property at 633 Lytton Avenue from R -3-P to R-5, and also, recommending amendment of the setback ordinance changing the setback on Lytton Avenue from 27 to 17 feet. After an explanation by the Planning Officer and Planning Commission Chairman Towle, the following ordinances were intro- duced for first reading: "Ordinance of the Courcii of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 3.0'2 of Ordina: Zor,,i:i Ord r, ,an ' ce No. 1324, the g Ordinance, Changing the Zoning of Certain Property_ Known. as 633 Lytton Avenue from R..3 -P to R-5." "Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending 'Ordinance No. 1896, the Setback Ordinance, by Amending Setbacks on Lytton_ Avenue." The ordinances were accepted for first reading by the following roll call vote: Ayes:. Arnold, Beahrs, Byxbee, Comstock, Cresap, Porter, Rodgers, Rohrs, Rus, Woodward, Zwerg. Cooley, Debs,Dias, Flint. • t">.24 Zone Chan unanimous tion and to district. of to R -3-G. ge (930 East Meadow Drive) It was moved by Arnold, seconded and carried by a vote to uphold the Ftanring Commission's recommenda- deny the application of Kenneth P. Elvin for a change of property known as 930 East Meadow Drive from ,L -M -S. Z one C'?iange''(24SQ,West .Bay.sh'ore FrG:�ta e Road} A report was received from the Planning Commission: recommending on its, own initiative a change of zoning of 2450 West' Bayshore .Frontage Road frox;n R-1 to R -3-G, It was pointed out; that an:ordinance:changing the zoning of this property had been accepted for first:rea.dinig by the 'Council at a previous meeting. Ordinance No.' 21b7 .entitled "Ordinance of the Council of the.' Gity of Palo Alto. Amending; Section 3.02 of Ordinance No. 1324, the Toning Ordinance, Changing the Zoning of Certain Property. Known as 2450 West Bayshore Frontage Road from R-1 to R -3-G" wasintro duced for second reading, and on motion by Byxbee was adopted by a majority vote, Comstock, Cooley, Debs, Dias and Flint voting against adoption. Zone . Chan e and Fire : Zone Map Chan e 5 niversity venue A report was received from the. Planning Commission recommending approval of the application of. Julie B. Rodgers for a charge of district of property known as 579 University Avenue from R-4 to C-2-5, and also recommending that the property 'De changed from "Fire Zone No. 3 to Fire Zone No. 1. The following ;ordinances were introduced and on motion by Rus, duly seconded, were accepted for first reading by a majority' vote, Rodger abstaining: and ?'Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 3.02 of Ordinance No. 1324, the Zoning'Ordin_arce, Changing the Zoning of Certain Property Known' as 579 University Avenue from R-4 to C -2-S" "Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Arr1 nding 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 579 University Avenue from Fire Zone No. 3 to Fire Zone No 1''. Zoning Ordinance Amendment A report was received from the Planning Commission. recommending adoption of changes in R -3-P regulations as outlined ,, in the minutes of the:Planning Commission meeting of Septerxiber ;25 1963. A motion was made by Byxbee, seconded by Arnold, to uphold the Planning Commission's recommendation. After discussion, a.n ordinance entitled "Ordinance of the Council of the CiCy of Palo Alto Amending Section 835.19 of Ordinance No. '1324, tho' %onir_g Ordinance, Regulating Building Height Limit in R -3.-'P Districts' was introduced and accepted for first reading by a Majority vote. Tentative Subdivision Map `. a ter arrin ton idd:lefieid Road) It was moved by Rodgers, seconded by Byxbee and carried to approve the tentative subdivision zriap presented. by Walter Harrington' for a condominium subdivision at 3174 Middlefield Road (Portion of Lot 51, C. M. Wooster Company's Subdivision of Clarke Ranch, Palo Alto,, California)'in accordance with the Plan.ning Com- mission's recommendation:. Site and Desi5n Control-•Saffeway Stores (2800 Block; Middlefield`Roa.d) A report was received from the Planning Commission recommending approval of site and design control (Safeway Stores) on property at 721 and 727 San Carlos Court and 716 Colorado Avenue and the 2800 block of. Middlefield Road, subject to provision that the building be moved within 10 feet of the San Carlos Court street line (actually 20 feet from the center of San Carlos Court).; A rnotion:made by Byxbee, seconded by Roars, to approve the site and design control for this property was, after dis- cussion, carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Noes: Arnold, Beab.rs, Byxbee, Comstock, Cresap, Porter, Rodgers, Rohrs, Rus, Woodward, Zweng. Deb's, Dias, Flint, Abstaining: Cooley. (The Council recessed at 9:25 and reconvened at 9:35. Councilmen. Rus and Porter did not return to the meeting after the recess.) Buiidin Re. ulations Amendment o urzaca a, o e WPM Ordinance.: No. 2168 entitled "Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Items 33, 36 and 38 of Section 34.102 of the Building Regulations of the Palo Alto Municipal Code Amending the Requirements for illumination of Exit Signs and Wet Standpipe Construction" was introduced for second reading and on rrotion by Byxbee, duly seconded, was adopted by a unanimous vote. Amendment, :Section 19.93, Chapter 19 7Palo Alto Municipal Code: ' wA"` "_' After an explanation by the Assistant City Manager, an ordinance entitled "Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 19.93 of Chapter 19 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code Pertaining to Use of Streets for Storage of Vehicles" was intro- duced and on motion made and seconded was accepted for first reading by a unanimous ' vote. Weed Abatement1963-64 Pursuant to the request of the City Engineer, Resolution. No. 3681 entitled "Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Declaring Weeds to be a Nuisance" was introduced and on motion by Byxbce, duly seconded, was adopted by a unanimous vote. Award of Bid (Radio :Equipment) Following a report and recommendation of the Assistant,. City Manager on bids submitted_ for radio equipment for the City, it was moved by Woodward, seconded and unanimously carried that the low bid of Ivlotorols C & E, Inc., in the sari of $13,782.80, be accepted and the Mayor; was authorized and directed to execute a contract with "Motorola in this stun for the radio equipr .errt. Palo Alto Gardens_ Sewer Maintenance A5reernent The Assistant City Manager reported on a proposed supplement to the exisrirg'a.g.reement for sewage treatment and dis- pose.). services between the City of Palo Alto and Palo Alto Gardens Sewer Maintenance District as outlined in the letter sent to the Council -members:. On motion by'Byxbet, secorded and unarimously carried, the supplemental' agreement as explained' by the Assistant City Manager was approved and the Mayor authorized and directed to execute the: contract. Sewage Treatrnert Plait The Assistant City Manager reviewed the proposed. project and a study of the effects of industria.1 waste on the. City's Sewerage system. (Mr.Morgan.'s report or the project and the proposa;', ford engineering services or the industrialwastes survey by Harry N. Jenks; John H. Jenks and Carroll E. Brad'oerry and Assoc`. )nc. had been forwarded in the Council packets.) At the conclusion of the report, it was moved by Byxbee,. seconded byRoh,: s and unanimously carried to approve the selection__ of the ,engireering'.consultants as recommended by the Assistant City Manager, arid the Mayor was authorized and directed to er.,e cute an a:greerren't with tnese.fi.rms in an amount not to exceed> $4,000 for the first phase of the program. Seale-Wo ;ster Canal Surplus Property The .Assistant City Manager explained that surplus. Seale .Canal property could be deeded to the abutting property owner;,. th,e Japanese' Buddhist Church, .for a consideration of $3,250, to be paid by the ''church to the city; that the property is surplus to the, C:itys.,needs. ftesalution No. 3682 entitled "Resolution of the Council. Of the City of Palo. Alto Describing Easement Surplus to City's Needs and Author z.ng?Mayox' to' Quitclaim Property to the Japanese Buddhist,: Church ao Palo`, Alto" Was introduced and on motion by Comstock, duly seconded, was adopted by .`unanimous vote. Lease of Administrative Office Space The Assistant City Manager reported on a proposed lease of administrative, office space at 445 Sherman Avenue to be used by the City -departments presently located ir. the old Pato Alto' Hospital, exT 1aixiing that under the rehabilitation program for the old hospital, space there will not be available; that the total monthly rental Lrcer the proposed' lease would be $732.00 plus janitorial' services. After discussion of the matter, a motion was made by Ryxbee hat the Council authorize the lease of the premises at 445 Sherman' Avenue for one year and that the Mayor be authorized and directed, to execute.. it. The motion was seconded and carried by a unanimous' vote. Flood Control At the rec{uest of several Councilmen, the Assistartt City Manager reported .or the status of various flood control pro- jects in the Palo Alto area. Palo Alto 'Ca_ht Harbor. The Assistant City Manager reviewed a memorandum „� their packets relating g members rhi r Alto sent to the Council on a stage basis o'• Myron which. hit been s develop. xs �r of the staff, ar to the City' 'proposed , that t the request that ' s plane. ,. k.E advisee. � , � explain the Gc Y� Jose was pr meeting tU r present at the Works Depart�ez Jose the, Public with v to me s.t program, Mr. Jose, �,� engineer with stage development e '� � first reported on d approval o£ the e Coupty, x and requested Council of, Santa Clara County de.v�top+�d by the G earth c mov x q. and seconded that the stag' - Ayxbee , ro ra:xz of develop Co o�aa�. was ,xiade by nt , p g �, xn e of the Cou Y slap, the approve the first :�ta�;- considerable discussion, rr.e t o the' 'Harbor . e r r�:ft <;oz. of the Y ,c�t�t . a majority vote. merit cried .�y with. motion was c,a. • l be provided Deb that the Council lack ioa second. with. A n^c�ra n v Of the project, died for co�,ic.;, of overall dx�.ws:ig.. ;►azx�z es f Jot«ri i x5,•`Yitt) C1•>�ixn fox . _ W the City Attorney an a *rove ”' received from pale, Alto, a in 1=..xepoxt;. a r g; 5 "'lima Court, tz e rMt° l John Richard Witt o. on a 7 filed by injuries s sustained pool. ,e June Z4. claim for personal in} High School p 1 of �$C ' m an Jr . has concluded ne the sum swimming at Terman .z it r•,d the that iving while v se sti atio. , and recom - c board that alter rove City i xxe° clam .1 -le ,�t a'p:d y c against the entirety. recy. .apex char; in its t la:trz1 i, not a find and reject c the claim Company, the City's insurance ier- the Council so £:..• le s Insurance tioY�.ed that. Travellers denied the claim• ias axzd carrier, had 3150 seccanded by Woodward, Attorney n 5; Uri motion hxtiao'e' by recommendation of the City A carried, the .recoil unanimously the cl?ixr aeni:ed in its ers.tixety- ac.cepted: and. ' G la.;.i.,V., and c. ar r i e a by onded ' can- - Made by %w en,, seconded , for tax On motion - + the City Controller of $142..18 the ,, egg1e St o_ r in the sum unanimous vote, site property sum of um.3G was a ,;�xian �naxi.11a Park ceMarione ' l 38 Cowper Street in "arid on thy' lot at approved. e:tvi ' Flint for a Co 1aUt -, Councilman r with �4.ad been made by ASSOC3 int f A request' � xze Commuters Association � ed by' tk�.e ee�i £i. . anGxi- �:= tt;:. service, letter petition ..,ea.uce_ comarrw, Commission. by:t review of a -e e,.,.t.or to- " Public Utilities H refe:re :ifi p r wit the P ties protest the., nCe io . r ailr0 Palo t So z?ic r P -.'thee Council of t..e City of P �+,. Alto l before the �jOLt � that y e moved .,. , application O. or raise farts... a1l�aad s PP' service Public U refs': R ission to .reduce pz:a2ac 'Util.:ta.Ey Coi�xn f'jt.'t?s. The. xxxotiah was. seconded t>y Mr.. Leorard"Whiec:liff of Campbell, California, a conductor on the Southern.,Pac:iFic trains, spoke in behalf of the Order of Railroad Workmen and urged the Council to oppose Southern' R'acific's- application'. Mr. Herman. Solomon: of Los Altos, representing a commuters:group and Boilermakers Union No. 6, also urged the Council to'_appe l to the Public:Utilities Commission to deity Southern Pacific's application to curtail service. After disoussiorn,:. a motion to table the matter was made by Rodgers, seconded'by Dias and carried by the following roll : call votei Arnold,;:Beaters Byxbee, Dias, Rodgers, Woodward, Zweng. Comstock, Cooley, Cresap, Debs, J~'lirit,. Rohrs. Councilxrzan Zweng reviewed a merxtorandurn he had prepared and sect to the Council; members in their packets con- cerning the possibility of developing a cultural center at the El Camino Park site. He moved that considerat:on of a. cultural center; at this: site be referred; to the Committee of the Whole for a November. agenda_ The motion was seconded and carried by a majority vote. Formation of Citizens' Committee • Cour_c nan Debs discussed. his request that a citizens committee be appointed to review and study the planning of the de- ve'loped'(-pre- 1958• annexations) area of the City, especially with regard ,to the preservation of the residential quality of this area, acid .-nade a motion that such a committee be appointee. • After discussion., the motion was defeated by the following roll, call vote: Ayes: Noes: Comstock, Cooley, Debs, Flint. .err<old,, Beaters, 3yxbee, Cresap, Dias, RodgerS., Rohrs, Woodward, Zweng. Palo Alto -Stanford Joint Study Hospital Committee It was Moved by Debs, seconded ar,d carried that each-. Councilman be furnished with (I) manes of the members of the Palo Alto -Stanford joint study committee on the Hospital, authorized at' the 25th of September Owners' meeting, and about to be appointed, and (2) advance notification of the time and place of the meetings of this committee_ the tee at:o was and carried Wh0 � Q r'df . y: pias that by a ur_�ani o in te, erbe ~'� �"��,atUatip us vpte. z The de by th °f -�.,.,,... H'csPyt� Doti° e l r udit p was C° xzit Report s,�cpn��d., the /962- 962_ I tte - `"` � ' Au x�rrii P d. and ordere tix Report a u Alto-Star-ford It�,_ . Re 4v d. £�Ie / for al hospital St rford i-los it al Center Re ttor o "Old" Pala ,Alto 1 Center were `xv�v d the 4 ospitaZ Ied d po$ �'aIo Alto `doe CQ ciI•.C� aI, bxd•aI SAital renovation considered Copies terrzat � er°vat id ed the sub_ The the report did methods project relative ,-, r Co zttee b biciaxxt Cx had been .,ds of financing . the report on had fixx• ,.p Port resolution s submitted' a "ua r s distributed t the additional pro -: which provided. the;renovation e�acR,a arzzed thee each Council aI coati arid whiappropriationsh for the award °1ect, b acid tr sal member. of of required had been contractCopies 0t a Pro h the City Resolution beep fur tx"asfe posed cb Irii a o� �° Alio AwardingNo. 3683 L' t+ttF, furnished to the Pry • Palo A rye czI„ ter a the then o a Contract Ap pr tin of � tixx seconded by a m was t, spit;�1 a fcx. ,� the Notice Surplus } was adopted .trod Appropriating czI p�ed aced and prxatirzg and p,.;bPext �'Y amajority motion by $e unds for vote. aE] �g fury,; ea°'� Averue .she f ,rix I�eK•a r"he Council stated iOr rreriber ard discussion, the notice to surplus p�.� °'�a notice the �,om that codes een .. -t AltowSta;xfbk was ordered fi'd °r. C7reg°r.4vee Di�,hszr Stanford Ho � letter from ackx,,owted Spa tat was on ° ^arrU r,_ ._ te: ' fed itat and i,Cc, :for, rxz de "; regard ..�Caru,.... �ar o Taxes a Deco d a and carried, A° Itoi. carried to canoe/It Was moYd Santo filar County the follokhY `Yxbeee secIg onded °°^•dQ Y for the ` uniper° Scr pr P.xp dcsw unanimously a impress acquired by waY. Parcel No. 5-06-01i 5-07-008 5-07-012 5-07-013 5-07-018 5-08-01,5 5-08-019 Tax to be - Cancelled $ 2.54 84.74 9.67 16.41 29.46 3.39 .85 S 147.06 Section 2.156, Streets and Hi1hways Code On motion made, seconded and carried, letters from the Division of Highways relative to requirements of Section 2156 of Streets and Highways Code (Collier -Unruh Act) were referred to the staff. General .Telephone Building_ A roti'on was made and carried b, a majority- Vote to agenda the possible utilization of on Arastradere:Road. Amendment to Zoning Ordinar_ce r Rv .ard:,Kelley of Hare, Brewer and 'Kelley ad- vised *he.:,ow-cil that consideration of the ordinance amending building heights' lirnitatio^s in the downtown commercial area was urgent'; that the-ordr-arce had been referred to the Committee of. the Whole: for study and he requested the matter be put on the earliest po'ssib1e agenda of the Committee of the Whole. 13efte- discussion_ of M-. Kelley's request, a motion was made by Bycbee seconded by Mayor Cresap, that the ordi- trance in question be vn.thd-awn from the, Committee of the Whole for Council consideration at the .present time. The motion, was ca.rrie.d by"the following roll call vote: by Woodward, seconded by Byirbee put on the Committee of the Whole the General Telephone Building: Ayes: Arnold, Beahrs, Byxbee, Cresap, Dias, Rodgers, Rohrs, Woodward, Z,weng. Noes C,oznstock, Cooley, Debs, Flint. A z -notion wasmade by Byxoee that an ordinance en- titled "Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amend:irg Ordinance No. 1324 the Zorzng Ordinance, by Amending Section 11.14 Thereof" be accepted for first reading. • e ,csaa to the e e ce ��, t% ed an, .r i-- ;uexi% '°v - a� the cox ;,atezvc� 4 sec° a, teamg, of 'edi�v asae1 was CovvrA o" , Yid �aZ S � {Ge• ti� v;lO:;la'G to vaCe ti.ttee: the ,he Gann e; 'Theea 'no'."'is t be. attiO eein eca�,�d3 fik ci4 the e tAo e a. car l�Y bs du�Y s -he Motion, o£ .. e� ,xsdw �� of. the +Nha`e• cad e b Gx atia w � lrc 11, call. vote: atbex tat ° a ixs ailcw,n� the le% Ns 6t.bY the. s ► all. v • eex ,a� �� eb to x �0a.e', r Dias �tioc, to x ��ex Yeti°G' �' {;. y(a P ye� �ld wax�F+? erg, ec�e " Vroo4 ee, as xn ,P the ae ahxa rha e by BY . n c xxae.d b, ��tlox� M x e �dix�g . '' the axa�xax� xea�9 , �t,cd�. �4 e. 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