HomeMy WebLinkAbout01271936City Ball, Palo Alto, Caa.ifornia,
January 27, 1936.
The •Councilof. the City:' of halo Alto met in special
:session O!1 tliiS . date at 7:30 p.m., . pursuant to the .i olllowi
"xis Mayor of the City of Palo Alto, i hereby call.'
a special, meeting of the Council of the City of Palo Alto,
to convene at the council clamber in -the city hall in the
City of Palo Alto, at the hour. of 7::0 p.m., saCnday,
January 27, i936, for - the purpose of executing certain
right-of-way agreements in connection with the Zmbarcadero
Subway eroject, and for the consideration of such other
business as may come before the Council."
Mayor Judson presided :and rotl call eras as follows:
Present: Bonham,' eatheart, Collins, . Goddard, 4uason
Mosher, Richards,Thoits, Thomas.
Absent: Blois, Costello, 4i:tchell, Sa,lsman, 'tephens,Vlood.
l:greernents re Ernb&rcader,.o Subway -
Reports were received from, the board of eubiie Works
from Committee 1 -recommending the approval of an
a reement dated, December 17,;,1935,,., between the Southern
Pacific itai.Lroad Company, the Southern Pacific L-ompany, the
State o. California, and : the -City of Palo Alto, concerning
construction e,nd maintenance of the Embarcadero hoad Subway.
Resolution lip. 1098, authorizing the Mayor and City
Clerks to execute said: agreement, :was read, and on motion of '
.:osher and Thoits, was ,adopted by unanimous vote on roll call.'
A report was received .from the board of storks approving
license agreements submitted, by ;the Southern Pacific company
for rights of way across the Southern Pacific right of way for
utility purposes, sanitary sewer, storm sewer,` water main and
gas main. Committee No. 1 also recommended the approval of
these pipe .line license' agreements with the .Southern Pacific
Company. . ,Jn motion of Thoits .and Collins, the Mayor and city
'i.erk were authorized to execute these agreements.
A report :was received from the Board of Works stating
that it has cans .derea ..right of, 'way agreements with the outriern
acific Company in eonne"ction with re -alignment of power poles
of the Pacific Gash and E3.ectric Company and the City electric
atl�ity. :The board requested that the Council approve the
plan and authorize the preparation of agreements when all details
have been worked out ;to the .satisfaction of the Board, the,
Pacific ' s and zletitric` Company, the :Southern Pacific eompanyy
a_7a Stanford Univers ty.
Committee No 1, also recommended. approval of the plan
of the board of Works for re -alignment of power pones in the
Embar.caaiero Underpass area, and recommended that the eouncil
authorize the preparation: -of , ..ne .;necessary agreements to carry
out said. plan.
A report was received from Committee ibo . 4 concurring .4
with the recommendation of, Committee No. 1 inregard to right of
-:.«y agreements in the ;t,mbarcadero <Unaerpa.ss . area, tire: l icense
Lees to be ciaargedaged to the Uti.iitr divisions oenef i.tted.
The Director of Utilities outlinea the proposed pear.
for re -alignment of power poles ir. 'the Embarcaaero Underpass
area..areaeeee mbtion of Collins and Uodaar.d; the plan of the roars
of i:orks was :approved, and the preparation of the necessary
agreements to carry out said plan was authorized.
Councilman Salsaian cane at this time; 7:45 p.m., and.
pr.e.sent >aurir,g the rest of the meeting.
liet.ter from A. i ? P T„ c ,.t field a� f la . �. re .� f, Li ®rarz.
letter was received from Mrs. Helen Angel,
Secretary of :the Mayfield Parent -Teachers Association,
aging the Council to proceed with plans.: for . the construction
of a soc .a -1 }call and library rary building in the, Mayfield Distract.
. At the ...suggestion of the Mayor, consideration of this matter
was la -Over. until the next regular meeting on February 1.0th.
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City ` s :bayshore lamas in Santa Clara County be annexed to tie for thx
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A letter was received from the=ca.la:f erni.a alu icipa..
Uti.eitie4 Association concerning a meeting in Los Angeles of
the Senate C%.cmmittee relative to the State's taking- over
munici, ai ,and privateuti ities . This was referred to the
Board. of. `Yorks with request for a report to the Council as to the Col.
the ::Beard's'wishes in this matter. complet
concrct
Councilman wood came at 7=.50 p.m. and ' as present sand bo
part of the meeting. :seating
cursing
Letter from R. W. Madison re Peddlers x jce ises the tot
$6e.,706
A communication from n. W. Madison protesting recom.;1e.
against the proposed license fee for solicitors and peddlers t. P.n.
was .received. and referred to Committee No. aescrib
a;utrori.
City *as.received and placed on file.
x,e'tter from Caii oxnja tilit'es Assn.
Report of Attorney on eetition for Race Restrictiens that it
on this
A written report was received from the City attorney for same
in the matter of the petition received at -the laet meeting reports
from property owners in Block 18 requesting that said bloc:{
be restricted against occupation by Orientals, Filipinos, Cis
and colored races, the City Attorney advising that the-oueell
is without power to enact such legislation as requested;
that ;such restrictions are frequently found' in aeed.s, in r;:clic: transmit
casE : they are matters of private contract and not the result in CQ.ln4
of legislation The City attorney was requested to reply original
to the, petitioners giving themthe facts as stated in nis St e
report. ryas alsc
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Councilman C:�stello came at. 8: p.m. and was present and {Pie
during the rest of the meeti g. report,
Zoning and Setbacks in E»berca ero Annex Soe
report was received from the elanning. Commission
recommending ,that, in the zoning of the newly annexed tract, al;,vixIg a
known as :'S4m'oarcadero Annex", the frontage . along the :GG, ee t =Butane
Highway for a depth of 150 feet be zoned "E!-- h ch is light the reC_a
industrial,' and that the remainder of the tract be zoned "G" trot a n
which is::agricultural. This was referred to Co elittee -ro• -• consiaer.
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The ing Com tissiofl also � eco mmendeo, that:coral
::.)3 -"root setback i ines» be e-stabli;shed, and that the following'
future street widths be'es'tablished ' and setbacks determined
cco:: (iir iy : Einbarcadero. Road,: 86. feet,- Seale venue., ..Santa;
r:t x oad, Louis Road 'and'., East ivillow Road, 60 feet; Oregon;
eaue, 70 feet,; and id le :end Road, 65, feet. This matter,,H
tas also referred to Cocimittee:
Setback Lies in _..ie±y Subdivision
A report was received from the i arming CommiSsion.
recommer ding the establishment of 24 -foot setback lines on
liuc:`e :.c. c. road, Byron Street and webster Street in the Emery
Subdivision, and 16 -foot setback sines on Santa Rita and
California avenues between,, imiebster Street and Lu.iad? efield Road
.:_..s as referred. to. Committee No. 1.
n�r eene_it for E enditure of `as Tax
h report was.re;ce:ivied ,f:rom Committee No. 1 recommending
tiat the matter of an:agreement between the City and. the,
:,epartment of Public Works -of' the State of Cs s i,.fornia, providing
for the expenditure, of the one -quarter cent Gas Tax for the
1s35-37 biennium -be referred to the City I.ttor.ney and that. he
be requested by the 'Council to render a written opinion on -'this
matter. 0n motion of Catthcari.. and ,Saisman this report .was,
approved and the matter. so z e. erred .
r'ro,1ect Proposal ".a'br' Swimming: Pool
h report was , received from Committee ado. 1 informing
the Council that it has considered: ;a W.P.A. Project x'roposal to
complete rock mat on the .,floor' oi' the swimming pool, construct
concrete mortar finishto ;bottom and sides, place shell and
sand bottom . in center portion.of pool; install filter .and
heating plant drainage and . water ' supply connections, fence and
curbing; construct wharf or com 'cercitai. use on Mayfield S1oi g a,�.
tae total cost of the Pr'oject being 443,,029.00 if ea.eral funds
City ! s share ;,10.,"32.6...00). The committee
reco ;.mendea that the Council approve the submission ssion 0! this
. P. r . project for improvements at the swimming pool as
described in Sponsor's' Proposal Llo. 2i, and that the dayor be
authorized to sign, the application . Com ►ittee Ao. 4 reported
t at it concurred with::::the ;recommendation of Committee Ao. 1
on tnis matter and recommp.nded the :riling of the application
for same rith WP. ;. No..'
On motion of Thoits ana hichards, the
reports of Committee.s x o. i and Ao. 4 were approved.
Completion o± Embarcadero Annex Annexation
A report was received from the amity .attorney
transmitting a certifi:edcopy of. the transcript of the proceedings
in connection with the :annexation of "Enbarcaaero Annexx", :the
original of the "transcript being- on file with the .Secretary, of
t.._ .she Attorney. further. reported that a certified
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nas also been filed with the Board of Supervisors of Santa
Liara County; that the annexation proceedings are now complete
and the territory is not .part' of. the City of Palo r i:to. This
report was placed on file.
Specjaj Meeting .Set for 8:30 P.M.
Concerning the matter on :'thedocket relative to the
+40 vilig and reconstruction -of tine Gas ':Distributing Center "_and;:.
�uta�xe Plant, the City £ttorn.ey explainer that, according to
r eujuirerflents off: theiTederal government, it was necessary
that t a notice, calling a: meeting ffaz- ,the special :purpose` of '
considering this matter- be ::given to each councilman; andthat
the coupc;i men sign a c,;o. ,s,ent, to such meeting, and that
certified copies of the minutes of the special meting b.e..
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repared.'for submission to the authorities. AS t
matter v not specified in the notice calling the special.
meettingaeld at '7:30 p.m. on this date,,' pit was necessary to
give notice of a special meeting to ' be held at 8-:60 o'ciociz
p.m.'on this date "for the purpose of 'considering an offer
of the suaited States of. America to aid •hy..way of a grant in
financing the .moving and reconstruction of the gas aistribuL_n-
center of,the kdity of Palo 4,lto and adopting a resolution
approvingand authorizing the acceptance of .such offer, and
for . the purpose of transferring funds . to the, special project
account: to` be used in financing the city's ' share of 'the
pro j.ect. s,
Calls for Special Meetings
The.' City Attorney stated that in his opinion the
practice of considering matters at special. meetings, which
have n - been specifically mentioned; in the notice nailing
saidspecial meetings, is not the proper . Procedure, and that
altno'ugb it has been customary to place a clause in the
notice, in , addition to the special 'purpose of. `t the meeting,
that ...the Council would consider any other business vthlch might
come before it, this was not sufficient from a legal stand-
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point. he avised that,when notices ;are given in the future
for special meetings,all items to be considered' at the
special meeti „ affecting legislation appropriations, or
transfer's of funds, be specified in the coil for such meeting.
Councilman Wooa left at 8;15 p.m, and was absent
ne rest of the meeting.
es0 ution Pievotting heso1ut'lon No. 1096
Councilman tialsman then moved that when the Council
reconvenes at 8:60 p.m. for the second: `special meeting it
proceed to -consider at that time a resolution introduced
by :Councilman bonham revoking Resolution No. 1096. This
motion was seconded by Bonham. After discussion the motior<
was amended to the effect that the Council proceed at once
to consider the proposed resolution, and as amended the
Motion was carried.
Councilman Bonham, moved the adoption of the
resolution and the motion was seconded by Salzman. This
proposed resolution revokes hesolution No. 1096 passed by the
Council on January 13, 1936 urging the appointment of Charies
Prentiss instead of o. Eddy as Director of .district No. 8,
Works Progress. Administration.
This matter was discussed, the proponents of the
resolution expressing the belief that it was not proper for
the Council to have recommended the appointment of a certain
ina1vidual> to any position in another governmental agency,
and the councilmen tho proposed the original Resolution o.
1096 explaining their reasons and expressing their opinion
that it is within the province of the Council to make such
suggestions in regard to agencies with which the City does
bus ices s.
The proposed resolution revoking ?esolation cap . 1:e6
by the following vote on roll .call,:
Ayes: Bonham, Costello:, i ocher, Saisman.
Noes: Cathcart, Collins, Goddard, Judson,Fic Lr 3,
Tholts, Thomas.
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