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January 25, 1960
The Council of the City of Palo. Alto met in regular
session on this date at 7.30 P.M., with Mayor Porter presiding.
Roll .call as follows
Present: Ball, Byxbee, Davis, Haight, Marshall, Mitchell,
-Porter, Rodgers, .Stephens, Woodward.
Absent: Bishop, Evans, Giffin, Navis, Zweng.
The: minutes of the meeting of January 11, 1960, were
approved as distributed.
Project 59:-3. Birch Street
The hearing and all matters inconnection with Project
59-3 had been continued to this date. As only ten council members
were present and twelve votes are required to take the necessary
action to proceed with the project, it was moved by. Rodgers
seconded by.Byxbee, and carried that the hearing and all matters
in connection with Project 59.-3 becontinued to the next regular:
Council::meeting on February 8, 1960, at 7:30 P.M. It was
pointed out by the City Manager that the postponement will not
,delay the -project as work is proceeding on the plans and specifica-
tions .'
Garden Terrace Annexation No. 2
This was the time for a hearing on the proposed annexa-
tion of uninhabited territory designated as "Garden Terrace Annexa-
tion No 2", containing 1.649 acres.
It'was„announced that no written protests have been
received. The hearing was declared open. There being no one
present who wished tospeak on the matter, the hearing was closed.
It had been stated for the record that a certificate had been filed.
by the City Clerk certifying that notice of the hearing had been
publishedas required, and that notices had been mailed to all owners
of property in the area proposed to be annexed.
A statement was received from the City Assessor
certifying that he had examined the official records of Santa Clara.
County which show that there are nine registered voters in the area,
and that the propert4es within the boundaries of the proposed
annexation (six.;parce'ls) have a; total assessed valuation of $17,020.00,.
including $2,740 for:.land, $12,960 for improvements ar.d $1,320
for personal property.
A proposed ordinance, approving the annexation of
territory' designated,' as ''Garden Terrace Annexation No. 2" was ._
introduced, and on motion' of Mitchell and Woodward, was accepted:
for first reading by unanimous voice vote.
Project 5'8-1`.
This: was the time for hearing on the unpaid assessment
list, when persons interested could show cause
not be issued upon the security of the unpaid assessments shown on
said :list. 'It was reported that no written protests had been
received. The hearing was declared open. There being no one
present who wished to speak on the matter, the hearing was closed.
Resolution. No. 3188, deterrrsiining'"the list of unpaid
assessments and providingfor issuance of bonds in the amount of
$244,000 on Project 58;1, was introduced, and on motion of
Mitchell, duly seconded,.: was adopted by unanimous voice vote.
A report was made by the City Manager on the bids
received at 4:00 P.M. on this date for the purchase of the bonds
in the arnount of $244,000, as follows:
Bidder.
'Total
Interest
Average
Interest Rate
J. B. "Hanauer & Co. $64,375.30 4.476178%
Stone •& Youngberg 67,197.80 " 4.6943%
First California Co. 71, 860.00 4.949%
It was recommended that the low bid of J. B. Hanauer & Co.'
accepted.r
esolutiori.-No...3189, `. awarding the sale of the bonds to
Hanauer & Co.', was introduced, andon motion of Mitchell
Haight, was adopted by unanimous voice vote.
Request of Pentecostal Church of God
A letter -was received from Rev. S. L. Corley; Pastor
of,theePentecostal Church of God located at 365 Sherman Avenue,
in the Cy2:GM;District, .requesting permission to construct"' a, new,
building 'at this location,_ to be used either for a church or a
comxr ercial building: It was pointed out by. Mr. Corley in his
letter that the church has beenat, this:. location for a nurnber of
years, but :that the present`'G-2:GM• zoning does not include a
church as 'one of the :per,rnitted uses in this district:
On;motion of Byxbee and Rodgers, this was referred to
the Planning Comxnission.
(Councilmen Bishop and Zweng came at this time,
7:::40 P.M., and were present for the rest of the
meeting.)
Free Saturda Park ng on :Parkin Lotts�
•letter ;was received from Downtown Palo Alto,, Inc
concerning theySaturday free'parkzng experiment on lots in the
•downtown: area,::requesting"that the matter be referred to Committee:
No 2 so that it rnay;;review the evaluation of the experiment in more
set ul and consider the advisability of continuing the experiment
with..:a•two-•hour;"parking limitation, or with some other rnea'ns :of
controlling "s.leeper-parkers''. also retitle sting that the experiment,
which will; end>.on "January 31;: 1960, be extended for another rrionth
until om C mittee. No':'; 2 -has` had an opportunity to review the evalua-
•tion`:and suggestions for lirn it'ed parking.
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It .Was moved :by ,B.yxxbee, seconded by Marshall,, and
carried that the..suggestione: be accepted, and that the Sathrday free
'parking experiment'on.elowntown.`parking( lots., be extended, for
another month, to the` end: Of -February, 1960, and that the .matter
be referred. to Committee No 2 for review of the evaluation of the
experiment_ and: the suggestion for limited parking.
City: Manager suggested that any supporting: data. , .
onthe results and effects .of.the experiment be supplied in written
form;, so;:that copies'coul&;be sent to council members.
Mr.. Joseph 4!Donohue, Executive Director of Downtown. Palo Alto,
Inc,, was presen"t.and:advised'that it is intended to furnish written
reports and data on their evaluation of the experiment.
'arm= meal: Development Plans
couununication was;:received from the State Divisions
of Highways antiouncing'that a. public.nxeeting will be held at the'.
Mountains View City. Hall, 450 Castro: Street, at 2:00. P.M. Friday,,,
February x26, 19'60,,: foxj pr.eseiitation of alternate plans for the
future development of: El Camino;'Real (State Highway Route 2)
frown University Avenue in.Palo Alto to the Los Gatos Freeway
(State Highway Route` 5) in San Jose. Exhibits showing alternate
plans;. under• consider`atiozi will be =shown for thesection from'
University :Avenu,e to the south. limits of Mountain View on Monday,
February 8, 1:960, from 2:00 to.::9 :00 P.M. in Room "S" of the
Palo'Alto:Community Center; and, exhibits covering the section from
the south Tiinits .of Mountain View to the Route .5 Freeway will be
shown: from, 2:00` to 9:00 P.M. in the conference room at the Santa
Clara, City 'Library Main and Lexington Streets in Santa Clara. on
Wednesday, -February 10, 1960.
The City..M anger`.advised that he would keep Committee
No. I::informed on the matt er, and suggested that after the
February .8thshowing of the plans, the committee hold a meeting
to consider and make recommendations on the alternate plans
under consideration, :so that' the Council could be prepared to
submit an expression ofopinion 'at':the February 26th hearing as to
the design plans and street widths'. for the highway within the city.
of Palo Alto. .The City -Manager reported that the State Highway
Coxnrnission has already approved a 120 -foot right-of-way for the
section, of El. Camino Real. from University Avenue to Matadero
Creek, ,but has not approved the width for the highway south of
Matadero Creek. -Council members were urged to see the exhibits
of the alternate plans while they are on display .
_cancellation_ of Taxes on Flood Control DistrcicLProperty
Requests were received from the Santa Clara County.
Flood Control District for cancellation of taxes oncertain
properties acquired by the :District for flood control purposes along
Adobe Creek:, -1) Portion Lot 80, Tract No. 707, Blossom Park. Unit
No. 2, a parcel of 0.022 acre, acquired from Robert E. Straub;
2) portion of Lot 19, ;Block -7, Tract No. 840, Charleston Meadows
Unit No 2,_: 0.048 acre, acquired from Jeanne Chaffee; 3) portion
of Lot 20, Block 7, Tract No. 840, Charleston Meadows Unit No. 2,,
0.043 acre, acquired frog Lloyd Bibo; and 4) portion of Lot 7,
Tract No:_ 483, Monroe Subdivision, 0.056 acre, acquired from
Johix'A. Brennan. It was moved by Bishop. seconded and carried
that said taxes be cancelled.
T xa ex to E ui en the City Manager
sager
was received from
Lion xiated balance. of
A recommendation
e °f $8, 000 00. from the; ur�a]pr°p rehabilitation
f 8 400. 17C for extensive ' wore that
for a transfer - ,,of $ +, t q01- voice
rrr. t fund moved,
S d and carried Y
the l�gmF_ r �t;y,r&s moved, :seconds
of a .traco be authorized.
this: transfer of fuAds a Roads
shore. Front&: oa
eeci Limit for 8a goas Staff raf£i�
Manager reported tha a. speed limit on
TheGiu of establishing scent Gaon
the matter . was xailed at a recent
hour
ittee had .s studied the question miles per that
Gomm since speed limit of35 advised
the fxon,. -a roads .since ended a sp sad.
and hadr Road a a shore g the
xaci,ictrng; d and West �� neighboring cities and
if `his' BaaOhore Roo • Council, with the thought that e
if this is �,dopteiate the be informed blushed.
of San Mateo would i ht be seta
a
uniform
it for these roads might
g of
uniform' speed '��' Section 19.151 t
ice amending t faciea .speed lizrd
Proposed ordinance the prima o speed
miles._
A p. 5, to declare goad be
yshorce oa• . and West Bayshore b 35 mill].wae
Godsfied_® an � motion of .Ball an
oYs ;a st B Y'shor:e .Road and vote.
per hour , was introduced, unanimous vales
accepted for first reading bi"
eveto
lands 1 . -�" enera]plan;
evxew ° Gom3nnittee No. report. `wag received from
to develop the city-
.
A xepo program and coxnx?ercia}
ice in principle of a pro rfoindustrial develop
d anC.
ing,,the accep to Clara County
will integrate
lanc]s ir► San that the plan lte anda
awned bay undostanc]ing of the GitY o£ Paco A
v�rwi tbe. lane
pu�pac+es� recx.eational p
natGd ,�rath;the
caordl the Couxscil
the; County of,'Santa: Clara
amended that. Mining
tree further z ec�oxrx
.:.".Tide co�r� - of the Utah Canstructioo. �
&sal. the company
le the Pr °p negotiate with
t -in ' and p staff to the Council s
ace . , anii.yn=`tixuct the formal proposal fort wa t • men�t,af a
towa'"d :the =develop
review..•,and coAsidcratroz: with xesp'�Gt
r'ablenxe ` the past week,:
an'.Byitbee discussed;P that s `it
Cauncitrn and advised questions
t "d f bay lairds ,� t a. number of q
deve]oPmnn ittee.:No. that he foils it
to tbs . $stirs of.Gor d athera;. cievetOP_:
g
cQuneil:Members ;an the. use and
Sit1cE _the in odor to approve
Dave been. xaagea o take hasty .a would be desirable: tfl.
e .here -1 and suggested, that it furthee
review ands
vroudb c1s:; ittee 130. 3 for Whole
Tal,set. Of these kanback to Cci ' affect the City as a any
rer &born f wb ich rr igbt at
'refer: � . x•a'b]e=ns..'; . should be included ix�
which, Ming Goxxany or
c nd id.ex anon °£'P of details , a£ uti]i t
Construction le
andthe .. ... r . Utah type of zoning, Tights
otiativn With the'Utah _. r apr late .
plan, other oneh:is the. .which might be of
:,�ompanY,. s
any other ��� a'm` . ember a
sand any COur�.cil m
lnsia]latsans, discussion, several made deerbbefore
eua0it�g: should be bay
pur�ug the xttser study tans
that fu veud t l the of reviewing
their opiniopr de men
expxeg led roposaal:, far ad if the itY study
is; t ,sideri:anon' F ._ iven to the : d use
action tzar. sisou]d be g and hav�g �' lam`
:arc] tpat:;
cansihez?'terl ,General Flan .
sit] ,a�];ating the: �
rude
It was moved by Zweng:L seconded by Davis, and carried
that the matter of,xeviewi:ng"the overall Interim General Plan be.
referred to. Corr►=nittee No. 3 for -;-consideration and recommendation
as to the":aadvis'ability of revising and bringing the General Plan up
to date.
It was moved by Byxbee, seconded and carried that. the
proposed program to develop the bay lands in Santa. Clara County for`
industrial and commercial purposes, and: the proposal of. the Utah
:: Construction 8r' Wining Company,:; be referred back, to. Committee
No.e', 3 for :recoi sideration, particularly of problems which may
affect the Cztyaa",a whole, with the proviso that the committee
report back to the - Council>at its meeting of , February 23, 1960 as
to its views with respect to. the development of the property by
the- Utah . Conatriiction Company.
r ":: Joseph. Allen of the Utah Construction Company
told the Councit/at this time that: -his` company would be in full
accord with any timing or ,procedure which would satisfy the'
Council. With; -regard to the question of planning, Mr. Allen
advised that the City would have ample opportunity to reviewany
plans before they are ;finally,adopted, `and would have opportunity
at •various: stages of the planning, to exercise control over the
development and to ` incorporate ;into the plan what would be best
for the City.
:ase of Pen:inisula Licensed Game Bird Club
A report 'was received from Committee No. 3 recommend-
ing that,': in- accordance with the' terms of the lease agreement
between the City. and the Peninsula Licensed Game Bird Club,
twelve months ` written, notice be given to the Club of the City's
intention toa terminate.the lease.
It "w. as moved by: Bishop, seconded by Byxbee, that in
view of the action just taken, this matter also be referred back.
to Coniznittee'.No " 3.`
It was pointed out by the City Manager that in order to
comply, with the terms of the: lease agreement, the City crust,''
notify the lessee twelve months, in advance of the time it may wish
to terxrditate the lease., and that it would be the intention to send
the Club a letter informing thern.of the bayland development
proposal under consideration at the same time the formal notice of
intention -to terminate"thelease is sent.
The " previous'rnotion was withdrawn, and it was moved
by Byxbee, seconded by Mitchell, and carried that the recommenda
tion of Committee No: 3:be;adopted and a notice be given to the..
Peninsula' Licensed Game Bird Club of the City's intention to
terminate the lease.
Surplus City Property Pa e ldiill a;xd Park Blvd_,")
A report was received` from Committee No. 3 recornmend3-
ing::that action be deferred on the sale or disposition of city -owned
property on Page Mill Road and Park Boulevard, being portion of
Lots: 5 and;: 6,. Block 7, Hawxhurst Subdivision, which has previously.
been declared .surpl,is property pending a review by the staff
relative to the possible need for this property in connection with
approaches to' the Underpass.
.r. - ._� _= _.. at the committee felt e
. gyxbee xep�.ried,tslxc use d it would
w ._._..-- some pu of the
{ ounGilxn needed fox spa;eiszg
xz c ht be, selling n e of this
advisable
eno 'move too fast an t • the disposing
g
t to . ears; that exc ,ari • ohm, Gib.
advxsaable not since it a.g►p carried . Baron will not be de The: co/
pxapxty ° p Gearge:A.• council withdraw its land -and px° rte with. ended that -the this parcel of tae
'�� lxecomm with, Manager
ug-FxAperty 1 s of : h��P'xaperty at a future date
of surplus the :;state
xe eval�ata previous action;.:
ers...and. icialg t, the p to the; action
On otian o
f.g,Qdg rty to be surplus
declaring this Tti
_ + council _
of. the G . • x ��.a�c� e
needs was: rescinded:. �e sal
ofd
amts
•gQe,�rd on C'o� ittea No. 3 recosnm!sn
from ao No. 3sded, and
_ l " 0rt was rececved. casements be fade
A -rep mexcial' Am Administrative
d' on Coxzs 253.` 2 o f too .
No. 5.' .'
that
that :the-Boar3 25.3.1 arid. •
that S secti n . .- 6 02
of Codified Ordinance of Section salad.
d relating
tction _ oard•. ,be rep inttd "
r,elating to said '� the matter and pointed.'
°
er s reviewed. • erfarrsc 'Since. .'
��,1riciL'n'►� =Rodg functions to p and
Board hie realty
had no funs several years ago, out thatthie .
ted:by court decision to stain the s ago •
the cor were e.fe was n ecee:�ary .
ittee felt it�=� � 253' �'� and-,
the comet ealiug $actions 253,
Hanes rep Sections
25 of
e A.dm nistrativ and. repealing
COd"e'� was introduced, and
dmiodifie O Ordinance No. 5, first reading
253 ;:2 of the �' was accepted for
(a.OZ..of.-.Cadified 6?r_ Mitchell, gectian : of Rodger s� and �� No, oin the motion.
on motion . Bishop. voted
barn of
by voice. vote.: sent to the aln f4�.
_ . that letters be thanking r them It was directed
them of this, decision. and
the Board xsatify'ing City •
their service.$ to t'he gaQex�
e and '�Iaivable Receivable l
anal-
Insurance .an Accounts _.. - Committee No. 3 xecara=n
is Rec. 3 rec rran
� report was reLeived fromCat scan
A p ce olx"cy. to cover r Accounts
for such Receivable
fire r be o p the `annual premium
ch ai
;mg ..that a iabtsined . insurance'
Papers ccounts Receivable i he amount for
Valuable Pap to insure' A average. and
ein,000 th : onthly
. the;eetiicxiated xis t of $25, 000 .
$300;+ 000 , r s in the aanoun; tion
ble �a�. Rodgers, this recax�'enda
on V ales
=on ma;tcon. �f ��y�cbee and �°ag
was adopted Co
nt to uildin 1506 of the
e.. _ - —~-- Section
No, amending court fences was
C3xdiniat N height of tennis Bishop', was
toy the of ached and
Building, eco de. 'relating d^or. M.otior
•. B heading ► � � vate_. -
,.tb second ous voice tilst $
adopted by uoysixrx nce �sdexn'�n `-� --"
Subdivis_ prd%a
endrrsant to. Subdivision C?xdina"cw:'
_ ---"" i:Pas d rcl ending the Subdi ion Oidound
viding for
o.sed oxdina�•ce amending
2G pia.
A.:prop: e W $$ubsecti:on x ending •
of._a xse gecand
,t the additAon was 'presented for
utility installatiaxi-,
The City Attorney advised that the Telephone Company
-hasrequested that action on this ordinance be delayed for another
meeting; as there are some: problems in this connection which they
would like to have resolved.
It'was moved,- .seconded and carried that action on this
proposed ordinance be deferred''; until. the next meeting on
February 8,' 1960.
Amendment to Zoning -Ordinance
A proposed, ordinance amending. Section 24.03 of the
Zoning"Ordinance pertaining to setting of hearings on variance and:
use ;permit :appeals was introduced.. The City Attorney reported
that this ordinance is intended` to correct an error made in the
wording of the last amendment to this section.
It was moved by.., Bishop, seconded and carried that
this ordinance be accepted for first reading by unanimous voice
vote.
Upon, recommendation: of the Controller, and by motion
of Rodgers ''and Byxbee, a refund:. of ;$34,.68 for overpayznent`of.,the
first installment; of taxes on Tax' Bill No. 1044, Assessment Nos:
1097A and 1098A, ,was authorized by unanimous voice vote
There being no further business to cone before the
the meeting: was declared adjourned at 8:25 P.M.
AP PROVE //
ATTEST:
Mayor