HomeMy WebLinkAbout09111961City Hall, Palo Alto, California
September 1 1 , 1961
The Council of the. City of Palo Alto met in regular
session on this date at 7:30 p, „m., with Mayor Haight presiding.
Roilcall as follows:
Present; Arnold, 'Bishop, ''Byxbee, Debs, Dias, Evans, Haight,
Marshall, Porter, Rodgers, Rohrs, Rus, Stephens,
Woodward, Zweng.
Absent: None.
' The minutes of the meeting of August 28; 1961, were
approved as distributed.
Orejon Avenue Traffic
Peripheral Plan''
Mr. John V. Sturm, 932 Oregon Avenue, presented to •
the Council a petitionwhich he said contained the signatures of 225
persons representing 80 per cent of the homes on Oregon Avenue,
asking for relief fruxri.the: ever increasing traffic problems on Oregon
Avenue. The petitioners stated that the recent action of the City
Council in,;rejecting the Santa Clara County expressway plan has not
lessened their burden, 'but has added the: additional concern of home
owners faced` with a.substan'ial propertyvalue loss. They asked
the. Council for action that will bring relief from:
"1) speeding; truck traffic on Oregon Avenue,
especially prior to 7:00 A.M.
"2) seeding car traffic during the late evening and
early morning hours, as well as during the day.
"3) excess traffic that has robbed Oregon Avenue of
its residential character."
The City Manager advised that the staff wi11 maker a report
to the Council at the"•next rneeting regarding the; items relative :o
Oregon Avenue which were referred to the staff for study at the
Council meeting of August 14, 1961.
Mr. Richard B. Carroll, .'.424 Emerson Str, et, asked
the Council to give consideration to matters which w..; make the
area a safer place for residents of Oregon Avenue and vicinity.
Councilman. Debs' requested that the staff also consider.
the problem of right hand turns from Oregon Avenue on to Emerson
Street, taking into consideration. the use of Ern.c.rsori so.:th of Oregon -
by cars making L1 tur.ns'in the middle of the street.
Mr. Mar:rice Ledoyen, 1290 Dana Avenue, reminded the
Council that Oregon Avenue has been recommended as a cross; -town
route for many years, and thata majority of Palo Alto voters had
voted for ::he 'expressway bonds. He asked the Council to face the
problems before •it, ' pointing out the need for cross-town routes to
handle traffic to and from area: in the foot':nills which have been
annexed to the City.
seconded by Evans,
that, in
1}ebs, the exgressway
ft was ,o•re3by action in rejecting
o.u_ the peripheral ess
the Council's unanxt 1 study ipherof
view of m,'.tte No.
parkway- P.lan3. Committee
at the Council meetingof the traffic ',
and r Mr. Kirk Co;an« to
take care some Oregon. Avenue.
ed b} in an effort v of so g on �t-
odAugust is14 . J the St ark is p
Stanfo� d industrial park
the
lead which s ��,g'x se tative
n. Arnold, the Council a tives n. t
mi;ttee; advised that re��resc.nta
oµw ay s C at or.
affc+uaYs Com Committee at its next meeting rg- am i^
to re? ,f `, tea' expressway respect
report to the Treffic h of the exp- 5 action, resn
to rep 19b 1, . on thr: status the Council
the cbie that: he will report on, that he would inf with the
is in study-
ing cxt�.es�venue. He advised further Stu i-
to Oregon Avenue.
'group in Palo A ask the .terer�ittee and
committee that .a would and make a study of
coznm . eripheraj. rotates and group tu: e
ing a plan of p with this g} . t and be e rna.
Engineer to consult he felt ; his
the County thi:y reason plan at t time.
Committee
that for- consider the peripheral
t};e i.x proposal., 1 co � .
for Co�,xxmittec No.
that the planning consultants are ;,n ht be
or noted and he felt it in
L, of ?rep plans and reports. facing the City
rc: axi,:mg p xoblE.rr's -wc 8 }
the process of preparing . are studied.
appropriate to consider all' v lags various
app M traffic before specific p
including t.a ` 951 Amarillo Avenue, who
lag to the
. Mr. Marcel yin,�kux, the peripheral. ° has
Comstock proposed their, group t
together cil with Mr: told the Council that
u >wst.14, �,9b1,,
information ready', for presentation,
Council on A g ' the
plans and inf the ,r„a refer.
discussion, , ion to Committee O.
After eV10 further. a citizens group
peripheral plan developed by
was carried by ma3ority,vQzce vote.
t y_. + yr _any Mrs. ptee"z T.
=S ...------r—..—.—..........—...... * �xa1 Center ,
was received f' r a Cultural A ca� i3.:1 o aeon ,to Citizens for �. l and urging
Chair:rdeS r the Palo '►- cultural faci.�tie•: .
Amirian. for adequate c .cit cultural
and
their; desix�,: ., of the City's publicarticular
the Co nciing lion with p
to include: t G ne ral plan project,
proposed conversion o
the G,ounci't- current ,�Y of the ..and
eg3.rd t id the that the city
tYie;fe feasibility proposal t. ' new nigh
xg C t to determining cultural,center , and a proposal
of the
143.11 tc. ante , ito_ vm at the s=
the.-G'itY finance an auditorium School pistrict. �--ied that this
school. and ca_.
,weng, seconded. a d ca.r t-i Charles
db �.
Luck
It was moved by t.. -ten Evans
C,am.. Co;,� �i.,_....
be referred to the,tes, plan consultants. ult^,an
'lama;�.g � what c .
sUgg ste ,that Associates, ii. p• e 2,s -iced to consider cu £acilitiE=s
that the` f�..m fax such
facilities
a d, needed' and, possible locations
facilities are ne - oh,
A nimal��._f ,: }.5=. = sea�:;;h:.. humv' ay
�.— from Drs. Norman E-
.. vva.s received ,- Schaal of medicre
A letter and University rma.ls
Soave. Of .the 5t: claimed and unwanted. a,r.:
and Orland h to xetease, • 1Yanted a be
requesting
rom t ing the City for medical research purposes.
this matter
an d shelter` jaded. and carried that representa-
tives esbe
from �oxtexrvseco, and it was suggested..,, �, the
refer moved by meeting when referred to Humane
S No. ben . the
of the i3uxnaae ocist'i
notified o
tives
request s considered.
a
tr� _°m
°�, secretary �� �r
�. P'aZo ;gl.rq t��;;h,�,�� $ x�a�rt���'
for
°o,A, w°uld btaon of e interested
nte 'sted t .k. 12.4.1 Mr*
a reP°xr �y y�ee. d a$t din ate. Coxsipa Park Ch Aber
Ia
U, fad, p2 rshall' ti1Is way r their busi the,' Ci-
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ferre d to hrss . ty
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ld
dO^otian ° e cto nd Rom was
1 g� PXar received
this be it wars 1 /form' 6 ,�bixs �i s,y from the Santa
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rev; ,.referred' ° h y c,dl xs C°r1i, 42
,° xec°ir, 2a„
Code.. f k"'mac ' s*t'e°
he
Cuard`any �' i:} the° aC�nd Carried
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adopted Y- ter which
b, Manager
by Al on zit h`the St,ger presented
hounded-
Oregon d Sweet' ; ch the
for ff '�• ffic d p -,a
ab 'Ave �axz F x. d Y r' Cali P°sed
gilt lSg4 ", ra°Cis ,i2` is to mittee, . Guard_
fir°`�,th a• aged $to e ad�iSe u,itc Ci. e ''attic ecom e aid;Go.
Alt° ` intersections,
nter P SxRxis d that the e�. mid °f the. City
be
;avhttiecz.h:;:t2tlhd
and: fox s�Cti°ns . blixi�yc.. e c°r ffled ity bo man 'Par inter °Yit�� d a, c�ride , .hee S. �xiont}is ticulaxly ineti°ns ane has been
d arid�xplai ea�. �ne��xin �h Wb cn tie czd d{ect `O ccxr'.vQY' *odtdt t e,,` tca be, d g� `sc,unq attempting older map
of he street
in the downtown
sib'ns r°Ao C tkil and yafc to dev °f P
wds - ,�, ,,,� ise s° a2a ..
e �'ay iw s:d slate ''
would tae"`aff e business
7,, - a - oo a 'c>uId pl' J cad, an P of the e syrr
affected ss .district,Sao however pr, o� ids izx a it was rcae.
ge
bi c
forwarded
Thy; and no ct.,�' �x'�' "'cold exal x
h deb t City tiro be n° io tore
t have n° objection
j; ,the Fla; a fici• u ti'affi c signals
he Cast J Tile to ian, Manager
ad%ised that gxn
required no bject on to trying it a consultants ari the Ara
Put e around $2, 500.; 00 a fox l nd they have P°sal ,a been
reLarn o Giz n:oQ proposed system a� labor F�` rhyn.
C0 1 (
d b1 the Staff f Traffic
ul ° effect. and materials
stated that
Water
�� at °r consideration
c;isid x� and ee r Pxci
y �C
ti � iza report. as referred �l a$
report
k`ater pith zee C was ma
ch,� an Op: » of Sari de by '-h
that they n nzllari -Va. 1, fi le by ,.he City Manager
S°`call . h.aye e proCedux a °tiatiarzsk a ��n his
billin Retch ctod r° r°m con'bine t° 2.1() de contract for put, �Sotia..
' Jtzstn ox°farm ie ens 1:t e had billings r s tisf Ch x$e of
nt he X30 f re for . eadi ° s, acto y
ruses regarding
Palo at present con -4(: .oa5�Ie advised
. eercounciI u r,eparat tva5. R�rt�in C°xrhia dpeli icCa�di�'rio�°CaMh .
S eaa a P t° date dlsd xna `�=.Ilion., stdyia
ant.
,n1° d Clara�rx,�axy4x. an ,tie Sa d°' by the �'
dif led Coy °x� �V r tl'e d�li�eta a County
ity anaer to h
gra,p Pro i de/i ra't?oi7� a water program.
ro rind
viding f°r ur called Ctw°ns of h.
aCw ae,. eritioa e
`r�ery of t° a
South:
Bay Aqueduct .water, _.the' program to be financed by a Lod Control
District; Zore'ufBenefit to include essentially the area now included'
in the Water Conservation District, which would include the portion
of Palo Alto south of Adobe Creek. .In order to have funds available
for usc: in the event the rnodi.fi'c d 'Co. rity program is irnplernented or for •
use as a water emergency fund, a five -cent county -wide tali levy has
been imposed for the 1961-62 fiscal year, with the understanding
appropriate 'one:'of,benefit will he formed prior to February 19b2,
thus relieving the area outside the benefit zone of any further
taxation for a County water importation plan..
It was reported that, -the County Watee Commission has
voted to formally c'tesignate.`the Board of Supervisors as Santa. :lira
County's water importation agent, and that the Commission has
recommended to the Board of Supervisors that Stanford Research
Institute be retained to' study>the questions of project timing and
economics; and that further study' of water impo:-tation be deferred
until submittal of the SRI report;however, the Board took no action
on the recommendation for an SRI study and votes; to proceed with
South Bay Aqueduct negotiations with the State Department of Water
Resources.
It was moved by Zweng, seconded and carried that the
Council request' that Palo Alto be excluded from the taxing zone of
benefit.
It was moved by ILkohrs, seconded and cat rigid that the
Council request the Board of -Supervisors to bring fir,, an outside
agency such as SRI to make an.independent study of ,he complex
water program.
Reference was rnade by the City Manager of the receipt
of a report to the Board of Directors, of the Santa Clara Valley Water
Conservation District on Water Importation, Conservation,
Distribution and Protective Facilities. Copies of t}iis report had
been distributed to council members.
Ass_i tan_t.Dirsctor,otf civil Oe en m
The City Manager reported that for the past several
months it has been' the objective to shift Civil Defense operations
to the Fire rapartmesit artd that the time has come to make certain
cifficial ch .,siges to forrnaliz etirrer..t operating pra�:tices, He
requested confir.rnation of the,appointrrient of Wilson Merriam, Fire
Chief, as Assistant Directo- of Civil Defense in place of thief of
Police Hydie, advising that this action is in conformance with the
recently adopted Civil ,Defense elan..
It was mouecf;'by'Porter, seconded and carried that the
appointment of Wilson Merriam as Assistant Director of: Civil
Defense be confirmed'..
,$ida on Metal Buil.dinszs for Garbage Service Facility
4 report was made by the City Manager on bids received
on 'September 7, 1961, for furnishing and delivering three metal
buildings' (Itezm ', Office building; Item 2, Garage building; an,�
'Item 3; Storage .building)to be .installed on the site to be usedeiy
the garbage contractor, with the recommendation that the low t,id of
0.E. Anderson, Inc. be accepted for Items 1, 2, and 3 in the total.,
a.
iel'nOunt of $8,
337.00 including sales tax.
On motion of BY
xbee and Stephens, the bid of O. E.
and the MayorAnderson, Inc. was acCe:pted as recommended,
authorized to sign the tontx':-t,
was
Councilman Bishop reported that at a joint meeting of
Committee No. 1 -aid the 'Plartni.n g ,Commission on September 6,
h4 �,
1961, it was decided to ask the, C.oanc it to review the goals and
1an and to Ciiscus� three
objectives for updating the ,�r
:0e era.1 .
questions raised by Councilman Debs, as follows:
"What kind of City do we want to see n. rc in ten
1) years' ;time?
2.) "For whOn are we planning this City?
,What kind. Of population densities s and land uses do
3) s�we effects will these
we want to see item, and what
have unor_ our- livingconditions?"
• The Mayor, Commented that t see Council to; him thatto the
any
matter before the _CounCii'•zs. whether
,action to review or, change the goals and objectives previously
approved by the CounCi1;' or whether the matter. ,hould be refe r r 1 a
to a corrrrnittee for study'..
Councilrrian•Deb^ stated.that he felt some: ;:.laritication
of the goals artd ob_jerGlves
is needed. He moved that the matter
'be referred to the. Committee orythc; Whole for discussion, The
motion was seconded by.R P
During thc,, ensuing
discussion Councilman Byxbee
ointed''-out; -that the :fourteen -goals and ob Hof tiv s e re l worked out
by a.co�rrarnittee
p. vw-,hichincluded members
period
plannirig Gon;niSSion y,,ho considered the matter over a of
public,
several months.:that they were adopted by the Council afte.
hearings a rid';c.ominittee consideration and he felt the fourteen ,
pr , ti, are z^aTZSZ��3.CtnT'y.
of the
pi;ints`, which'are now, in the h�;a�'commented that the: goals'
as. written, Councilman Step
not. intended to be. spelled out in detail; that they had to be of a b road
a
mature, n
_ a. d`:he felt no revision is needed. Councilman iZo`lrs
reed'that rig change:,should: be rnade and objee goalsctives and objectives,
ne
rioting that it i4 w ell defined' in trio goals quality of the
•
interpretation of theme b;, the, planners that the high
rrs to be maintained; in his op:.nl'>n,
residential, c-iaracter off_ the ,;Cit)
.no further 'clarification is needed,
Councilman Evans remarked that the Council could
spell out for Charles l uckmar..Associates: the planners, a little
enure clearly what is desir"c d Councilman DF bs stated
that he
though a no
Te goals' s and ob1ect:ivesmay be contradictory, ti
hem ir. the order of in'ipartance.
priority was given to t
fitter- czlsetagaion; the
motion to refer the goals and
otjectives to the'Committee of the Wholefor vo`P view and
rdiscussion
was declared by the _Mayor to b,e lost on which was A roll ca
vote was requested by Councilman. Debs,
r
Ayes:. Debs, 'Dias, Evans, Rodgers, Woodwa-d.
Noes: Arnold, Bishop, Byxbee, Haight, Marshall,
Porter, R.ohrs, Rus, Stephens, Zweng.
The motion was declared lost.
(A. recess was taken atthis time, 9:25 p.m.,
and the Council reconvened at 9:35 p.m.)
Zone.:Change, .-Eichler Homey
4215 XTma: Street 'entative
".3vasion' Ea r.eeximraZiw • No. 3
A report was rec e'ive'd from the Planning Commission::
unanimously xe.c,axn nending :approval of the application and develop-
meat plan:as oresente.d, by Eichler Homes, .Inc. , for a change of
district from R.-1 B S to P.0 for the property at 4215 Alma Street,
being a portion of Lot 7', 3. 3., Morris Subdivision of the L,.oucks
Tract', subject to, the ,following conditions:
)` Permitted :l7,ees: 32 apartments as indicated on
the plan.
b)M .xirhurn Building Coverage: 40% of the .1ot.
c) 511e:
, .Open green area. - mini hum of 45% of lot area.
.Landscaping in accordance with established
standards and as shown.
Driveway's, parking spaces and carports as
indicated.
Location;of a 6 -foot masonry wall at the
Alma Street property line as indicated.
Such Wall shall be architecturally treated
for the aesthetic benefit of the City.
d) Off -Street Parking: A rninirnum of 32 covered and
16 uncovered spaces as
indicated.
e) Signs: n';accordanc„e with the Sign Ordinance for
anR-4: District.
f) Deve1oprnent. Schedule: Start of construction within
60 days of approval.
A report w;as,,a/so'subrnitteci by ;hr Planning Commission:
unanimously recommending approval of the tentative subdivision
map of Greenineadow No. '3 as submitted by Eichler Homes, Inc.,
'acing a subdivision of .Lot 7 and a portion of Lot 8„T. 3, Morris
Subdivision of the Loucks Tract, subject to the following conditions
a) Granting easements as shown in red.
b,) Pr?viding a one -foot wide non -access reserve at
the end of Briar -wood Way.
c) Increasing width of Briarwood Way to 60 feet and
changing its alignment to stub at the boundary
centerline of the two adjoining ownerships.
d) Reducing street width of cul-de-sac to 50 .feet.
e) Granting variances to permit location of houses
with a 15foot front setback, where 20 feet is other, -
wise required, for Lots 6 through 9 and Lots 10 through.'
15.
Mrs. Philip Towle, Chairman of the Planning Cozrar.iission,
pointed out that the :zone- change'' proposal and the tentative sebdivision-
map cover the :s an- e:'property; that the Commission feels that. if .tne
P -C zoning is a;ppx'oved. the subdivision map should also be approved;.
if ozie, is rejectc d the other` should be rejected also. Mrs. Towle
reviewed'the developmert::plans and the subdivision map and street.
pattern. It:was noted ,tnat,apartrnents under P -C zoning are
proposedfor the'Alm.a Street" frontage, with single family homes
on the balance of the tract.
It was moved by Porter, seconded by Marshall, that
the Council uphold the recommendation of the Planning Commission for rezoning certain property from R-1 : B -8 to P -C and give first
reading to -the ordinance providing for the zone change.
Councilman,Rus expressed concern over the rezoning
of R-1 property for apartment use, stating he felt this would be
setting a precedent for the development of other vacant land and that
he would vote against the zone change.
Mr. Gordon Newell, 4115 Mackay Drive, called attention
to objections made. by neighborhood groups in the area to any
development other than single family residences when proposed.
changes of district have been considered for the past several years.
He thoughta dangerous' precedent would be established if apartments
are permitted.
Mr. Joseph Eichler addressed the Council briefly in
support of his application, pointirg out that there are no houses
on either side of the area proposed for the apartment development;
that a church is o- one, side of the property and the property or the
other side is to -be developed; for .the Y. W.C.A. Mr. Eichler
advised that the Greermeadow Association has approved the plans.
After discussion, the motion to accept for first reading
the proposed o .di ante rezoning, the property in question to P -C
was carried, and the tentative subdivision map of G•; eenrnea.dow
No'. 3. was 'a.ppA oved in accordance with the recommendation by
majority voice vote,
one Chao f.e Pro osai Ma.: ue and
Ms a entze s
A report was received from the Panning Commission
recommending by ` vote of 4 to 2 a change of district from
R-1 :B. 20:A to.R-1:B-10:A .for thel fo.lowing:
a) AppEcation. of Ralph W. and .Grace W. Franks
covering a, portion. of Lot a, Mesa Tract, otherwise
known as 4243-4245 Manuela Avenue.
b) Application of James O. and Bess S. Johnson et al,,
covering :portion;, of the Oak h '1 Tract, Mesa Tract.
and Frui 'ale Subdivision, adjoining the Franks'
property and ge:iera7.ly situated in the triangular
are;a at, the intersection of the railroad and Manuela
Avenue..
c) Onthe initiative of the Planning Commission,
covering Lots 13, 14 and 15 of the Oakhill Tract,
otherwise known as 849 Mesa Avenue, 4216, 4224,
4226 and 4228 Manuela Avenue, and portions of
Lots 9 and 10 of the Fruitdale Subdivision, otherwise
known as 4225 Manuela Avenue.
( Councilman Evans was absent from the room dv:ring the
discussion andaction on this item.)
Mrs, %`Philip Towle, Chairman of the Planning
Cornxx ission, reviewed' the zone changes proposed.. She commented
that the area involved is fairly flat land and since sewers have now
been installed, the Commission felt that R -1:B-10 zoning .is
reasonable. During her discussion of the matter, Mrs. Towle
read a letter from' Jarries B'.; Enochs, Director of Public. Works of
Santa Clara' County,, to the Planning Officer, stating that the County.
does not feel that the rezoning proposed will affect the Foothill,
Expressway; however.; preliminary sketches indicated that some of
the area will be affected by the expressway. Mr. Epochs requested,
cooperation in referring tentative` subdivisors and building permits,
to his office for review and comment in order that they may keep
`right of waycosts and disruptions to improvements to a minimum.
The Mayor stated for the record that a petition has been
received from a group of residents of the Oakhill Tract, Mesa
Tract and Fruitdale Subdivision, protesting the change of district,
and that a letter from Joseph E. Joseph, 850 Mesa Avenue, and
other communications have been received in protest to the proposed
zone change.
Several council members commented that they felt the
R -1:B -24:A zoning should be retained and that it would not be in the
best interests of f. the City to change the zone to reduce lot area.
requirements.
A -motion was made by .Woodward and seconded that the
proposed 'zone .. change involved in both applications and the initiative
of the Planning Commission be: denied.
r. William E. Anderson, attorney representing Mr. J.
0: Johnson, one ox.the applicants, spoke in support of the request
for rezoning; and' suggested: the matter be referred to committee.
Mr Colin Peters representing people who were opposed to the
zone change`, :many of whom,: were present in the. audience, spoke
briefly and presented some photographs of properties in the area.
The motion to ; deny the proposed changeof district was.
then carried unanimously.
(Councilman Evans returned at this time and was
present for the rest of the meeting.)
(Councalrnan Rodgers left at this time and did not
return.)
�,12ta51'z room daring the
absent from the
.�---- a vas a item.)
(Couxtciixn Rua this I
discussion. and action on.
n Commission
from she Planning f g roux„D. and
received r
a report as r the application M for
] to �' hwaY
advising .change of district from P.-1
y5hoxe f y has
adVl � that. It - a and
three p Tealoxate , Colorado Avenue "ear ncishore
three pOrt° located Rancho 'inCon de San from with
of;,;tYae R a of � district Avenue
being a po txcr ended. a� change of is toxado
al areelrs the southerly side yin g'i-
,ynanixt^�ou. 'Y to remain for the. two on the i on. side of Colorado +o Pr a`r' de
the paxcclon the nortl�exlY
the ?.urge Viap ,.
nce amending to e� s in question
Wised ordinance two parcels
accepted
o proposed
zone c ,.ange for the and parrMaris i
recommended
econexY?exa lda, of BYxbee a�
for: the and oxi motion
troduced.:,° .a3ori_^l voice vote-
forfn was present'
for first reading by at this time and
g,,,a returned
(Cpuneitxxt ,eeti:>g • }
for the rest of the
of,Tract 3031 -}ierr,.yw ""�-
ina ---- - --" Planning Commission
of
, �— " the t' vision map received from groat subdi
A report has ing a ..rova.l of the of a portion of
r amta�ext:ng a'p a subdivision unanimously xe` being following
utaanim 30.31, Cherry bet ; ract, subject to the
xract NO. 17 of the N►ay
I,,ots lb and
conditions
easements
required as
and acquisition. of
a) Granting of the tentative maP•
of approval street trees and
condition easement for frontage , of
�; 5 -foot easexn ero Road
b�;Gtilities l the Arastxad
utilities along ,properly
Lot 7 as shown. C, ,ificatc to .
c} descrixnent th
of Owner's
`�'" r' s b Certificate
caoffered for dedication.
describe ,the ea;scxn that a
further recommended to
e limitation applicable
T.tio taxining,Co ,assaon
ranted from the tim
•ear exten5ao'' be S of 'Tract
one-year final irzya.p.. t rnaP
the filing af. a. „the final Lion of
3440 approving al rnamenda
Cherry
Oa l`N°• with the motion duly made
Res accordance and on xn
Cher 'Y aissi xn at)trod:uced>
No. 30-1' ifisioa. was voice vote•
the seconded,
-nm ` ted by; unanimous
and spcoxaded,, Was adoP
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submitted by the. Section 3.33 of the S within,
report w:as endznent of the time
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uxaanimousty to estab�%sh` fired, ' re impose&
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division a ; on a, lot drv. t the conditions which,an, _d£' , . zxtee.? 33 of the
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amending Section al3 of lot divisions...
std ordii a CC eats from dew ion, of Woodward
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Amendment to Zoning_ Ordinance Sec ._9A. 02
A report was received from the Planning Commission
unanimously recommending amendment of Section 9A. 02 (Uses
Permitted in the A -R District) of the Zoning Ordinance, to delete
the sentence, "All uses shall require a use permit as provided in
Article 23".
A proposed ordinance amending Section 9A.02 of the
Toning Ordinance as .recommended was introduced, and on motion
of Stephens and Marshall, was accepted for first reading by
unanimous voice vote
Reciuest;to Amend Sec, 11;03 of Zoning, Ordinance
A report was received from the Planning Commission
advising that it has considered the request of David Freidcnrich,
attorney representing C. H. Helm, for an amendment to Section
11,03 of the Zoning Ordinance to add gasoline service stations to
uses requiring use permits in the C-2 District. The Commission;
recommended that there be no amendment of the Zoning Ordinance
to accommodate gasoline service stations in the C-2 District.
It was moved,: seconded and carried by unanimous voice
vote that the. recommendation of the Planning Commission be upheld.
Sign Ordinance 4xnendx-nnnt
A report wassubmitted by the Planning Commission
advising that it has reviewed the proposed amendments to the Sign
Ordinance,asrequested by the Council,and u:aanimously recommends
amendment of Section 4614(a) of the Building Code regulating the
pr oyection of sign lettersfrom the mounting surface, and amend-
ment to Section 4614(c) to remove a conflict with Section 4610(d)..
A proposed ordirance amending Section 4614 of the
Building Code with respect to signs of individual letterswas
introduced :;and on ;„motion >of.Woodward and Marshall, was accepted
for first: reading by unanimousvoicevote.
,A,e,^aorglE xnt to Article 16,_eicensing of Bicycles
Ordinance No. 2051, amending Article 1.6 of Codified
Ordinance No.;'5 with respect' to licensing and regulation of bicycles,
was given second -reading,andon motion of Woodward and Marshall,
:was adopted by unanimous voice vote.
tk� sr AsJi's reed
Ordinance No., 2052 amending the Setback Ordinance to
establish setbacks sfor Asti Street .between Sherman Avenue and
Page Mill Road, was given second reading, and on motion of Marshall
and Woodward, was -adopted by unanimous voice vote,
; ..�i#ir on Public' 4..Q'1'trr;_ its
The ,City Attorney made a report on recent developments
in attexzipts being made by cities throughout the country to recover
damages against elec_tric companies who were convicted of con
spiracy-to'rig bids on. public contracts. He stated t'riat the President.
of the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, of which Palo
Alto :is a member, had„appointed a Task Force on Bid Rigging
Damages on February, 2:3, 1961, to consider, evaluate and act upon
information f oxn cities .; regarding their purchases from electrical
companies who pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to criminal
conspiracy for'. id rigging in the Philadelphia cases. The Task
Force found that Borne $2,692,000 worth of purchases by the City-'
of Palo Alto c'orzaes within, the guilty or nolo contendere pleas o-
conspiracies uncovered in the Philadelphia cases, some of which
originated '; as far back as 1951. The Task Force had received reports
from' 66 cities with equxpr e c purchases aggr e.gat.' g some
$260, 000, 000.
The Task'Force has recorrnnended joint action by all
cities desiring to pool their resources in seeking recovery of
'damages cat,.sed'hy the illegal collusion. To this e�:.d it
recoinrnerxded c n,ployinent as a full time didector, an experienced
anti -trust lawyer <wliowould be authorized to employ legal,
economic and other as'ista:^ce to compile and analyze applicable
facts and law, ,assist local counsel of all. participating cities on
the'form and content pleadings, and to suggest those cases which
would beused as "test cases'' on irnpertant issues. For this purpose
a special'; fund: or "war chest" would be :needed,
The City .Attcrnev'- empha'.. zed that altho"zhh the City's
purchase's totaled, $2,692,000, the extent; of damages would have to
be proved: Estizrx.a,tcs.of thesedamages vary from 10% to 40% of
the total purchases. The Cl<:yto.-, Anti -Trust Act authorizes recovery
of treble damages.'
The City Attorney rccon i-nen ded that the Council authorize
the expenditure of $4,520,00 as the City's s'r. , e of the Task Force
Special. Fund, This a. r ount is based on a formula approved by the
Task Force, computed on total purchases involved, as well as the
City's population, It is subject to adjustr;xent depending on the
number of participatirig, cities, and the Task Force has reserved the
right to make any equitable char. es that arc essential. This money
will be used for analyzing and tabulating tin data on • otio.-wide scale
in research .studies of price- reco•:erme'^.t, trial preparation., super --
vision and planning. The.,,,City Attorney en plre. sized that cases of
this nature are not easy to prep,a e; hat the ,'ustAee Department.
took six or seven years to prepa. e its criminal conspiracy cases,
and that there is no gur,:rranty of recovery. He read t1:, £oi <nvir•g
paragraph Prom the Task Force Report on Bid Rigging Damages:
"It should be re:ne:nbered that other benefits resulting
from this joint action by the citiE•.. rray exceed the
monetary recoveries. The united effort by the cities
should discourage such conspiracies in the future and be
a deterrent to any further organized anti -1..r.ust violations
hereafter, not -only in the field of the electric companies
hut other possible violators as well."
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It was txxoved by Byxbee, seconded by Stephens, and
Carried; by, majority voice vote that the Council authorize the
expenditure of $4,,52.0.00 from the Special Projects Fund to be paid
to the NZMLO; Task Farce Fund ie. pursuing the cites' claims for,
damages against electrical companies convicted of bid rigging.
jeievoreLi&enseeeaLl atford View Baebet ue Pit
A report was submitted by the City Attorney on the
application of the Stanford View Baroeque Pit, 1921 El Camino. Real,
for an On Sale Beer and Wine License. He advised that the City
protested a similar application in 1953 and the protest was sustained
and the license deniedby the State Board of Equalization on the
grounds' of proximity of the .premises to Stanford ana the Palo Alto
Senior High School, and the additional police problems and increased
juvenile delinquency thatwould result from the sale of beer across
the counter. The City Attorney reported that the Police Department
and the School District have ' -reaffirmed their protests made it
1953. and he ;recommended that the City file a formal protest on the
same grounds.
On motion of Eyxbee and Marshall, the City Attorney
was instructed to'. file a protest to the application in behalf of the City.
The monthly, report c.f the Planning Officer or: action
taken in August or, applications :or redivision of lots, and the
monthly report of the Zoning Administrator or. action taker .in
August on applications fc>r variances and use permits, were
received an.d'filed.:
£rotection of R-1 _Proiert:renext to M-1 Zone
Councilrna.n Debs called attention to an office building
being built at the corer of Charleston Road a' -d Fabian Way on
"stilts", to provide for parking underneath the building which is
located >n ar. M-1 Zone. He stated that he felt some action should
be taken to protect single family homes in an R-1 zone from invasion
of privacy.
It was,rnoved by Debs, seconded and carried that this be
referred to the staff for. study and recommendation.
C>ourcihnan Debs asked if tr.ere are any regulations in
the city ordinances regardirg trailer courts. The City Manager- -.
advised that the City does not permit trailer courts at the present -
time and.tha:t any trailer courts: wh.ich :night come into the city by
annexation proceedirgs;would be operating as a non-coafo=:nirg use.
It was pointed out that the P. ;-:u'g Commission now has under
corxsidexation, by reference` of the Council, a request for ar., amend-
men.t to the Zoning Ordinance to permit a mobile homes lodge.
Condition n, y.,;Hail
Councilman. Debs asked if air co.diticrin b could be
installed inthe Council:Roorn. The City Mara,' r reported that air,
conditioning' is ,being considered for the City Hall in. connection with
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the proposed enlargement, and he would like to consider this
improvement for the Council Room in the same project.
asiditismal Hospital Beds
Councilman Zweng suggested that a decision be made as
to the most desirable way to provide for additional beds at the.
Hospital, whether the old Hospital should be completely renovated
for this purpose or if it would be better to add a wing to the present
Hospital Center, since the core facilities at the Hospital Center
could probably take care of an additional wing; if it should be
decided tobuild another wing on the new hospital, then some
alter.na,te use could be found for the old building.
A motich was made` by Zweng and seconded that this
matter be referred to Coxnmittee Ne. 4.
Councilman Byxbee advised that he thought the Hospital
Board should study the question before it is considered by the
Council or a committee; and the Mayor agreed that perhaps a
recommendation :on:the matter should come from the Board.
After discussion, the motion to refer the matter to
Committee No. 4 was carried.
There, being no further business to come before the
Council, the 'meeting was declared adjourned at 10:40 p.m.
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Mayor
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