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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01141924Supervisors in r University arena university avem The Council of the City of Palo Alto met in regular session on this date with Mayor Cathcart presiding. Roll call as follows: Ber•tsche, Blair, Cathcart, Duveneck, /iobart, laneten, Mendenhall, 'lhoits, Williams. Absent: Cooley, Cottrell, Easterday, Jordan. Terwilliger, wing. Me minutes of the meetings of December 10 and 28, 1923 were approved as read. Protest A inst.paving Bryant Street. ,R protest from prope.rtyowners on Sryant• street south of..Eakbaroadero road against the paving of said street was read and on ;mo:tion of :vurenook and .endenhal.l was referred to the Board.. of Public Works . As to Zone •Ohange. Hearing Set. 4 petition from property owners to have portions of Block 1 and. Block 16 changed from. the first resi.dent.a1 'di,strict to the third eesidential district was received, and.. a report was submitted by•;the Planning Commission recommending such change. axt ordinance providing for such change was read::and on motion jot. Molts: and, ziendenhall was referred to the Planning :Ceitamts-Sione,sind the .date for a hearing on said proposed zone chenat has set., ;for br ry ll, . 192.4= at 7:30 p. Onmotion of Molts and. Blair the Planning Commission, was requested to consider•:t.he establishment of setback lines ;in the third residential,' district. 'Ordinance 'Setback Z nes): Introduced. n s�rdi: ir�ce ostablish nSr setback lines on Zings? ey. avenue between :lton- and uuiide, streets was given first reading. Froteata.vgainst alley in, Block 5. Pro:t;sets ;; .:Wasson and Geri trud"e o s kher a i" s' the :opening of a�n`'sl ay, i t Block .5 were read and on motion of #end:eaxha11. ,and . en k: a hearing .one said protests, was set for a ebr 11, •1924:.a:f t 3O P•` : . report was, received from Committee #1 recommend that land: be.. acquired in Block 46 to straighten t .e approach to. the",giddlefield road bridge. Said report was . referred to the . ngtneer and :t1e Attorney to prepare the necessary'. proceedings. Whe :.UUorz mittee also recommended that red danger sitaxfals be established at the approach to the .liddlefield road .bridge and the. approach to the university avenue bridge. , On motion an appropriation for said lights not to exceed 4100.J0 JO wads made by unanimous voteon roll call. Re rt on Confarencse.. . air. Hobart :.made a, verbal report in regard to the meeting held by representatives of the Council with the Board o': • Report of : A 7 Commission reoomm 1. The pa] between the Stat( land around the l 2. The pax jointly with the School by the Boa It was: employed to adv.'s 3. The wjdi aewei.l road to thi ' 5. Me ref(, cquisition of fug with the Board of 4. The expr to improve Eleanor :'his i report be approve 3 from the unexpen%ei the services or a by unanimous vote Or report was 8 PProvd�c oc � On umthe report was refe Ordinance: for the City oAn f Pal to Committee fi. Crdinanoe Ordi Codified OrdinanceI and Pablished in PJoc motion of Mendenhall ordinance by unan1,mo Ordinance 1=2 Ord ina: Waverley y street was : was passed as an ea,e: call. d z anc e s ,mot An ord Palo Alto was read a z rearing on said orda P. m. At the ordinance previously action n `t.e supervisors 121 regard to :t Ze constr-ucti.or. o a bridge; at,: University avenue and t1ae, 4itapt,orsent of ,a traffic officer a university avenue and the State "' Highway. . .report .wad reeei, red --from' ;the. City. Planning'. -Commission reap mending • • 1. a • pa, kin . and.e.pla 7ttfn ' tai' the sxt�i held by , flue c. ty between th,e States i ' a :e:: he Ra,i:lrea�a. -nnd:.• the care: o the land around. the 2. The parking and planting of the Power Plant Parr jointly with: the ':improvement of the', grounds of the Walter :gays School by the .Board of Education. It was recommended that as landscape cape architect be employed to ad.vise as. to the: improvement of these two tracts, 3. The widening of the .embareadero road to 120 feet from ewe l l road to the bay. -' 5. The reference to the •CitY Planning Commission of. the acquisition of fu.2.tter- park lands to', be decided in conference With the Board of :Education. 4. The ex -esa on :ib.' the GOT= C 1 of its purpose ultimately to improve Eleanor Park. Molts and Hobart moved that Section 2 of the. report be approved and that -..an appropriation of . from tie unexpended balance in. the incidental .. d©to p0 ye wade for the services of a landscape architect. The notion wa adopted by unanimous vote on roll call. On -motion of report was approved. On motion of.. the report was referred to Hobart and Arreneek teo tion 5 of the Hobart and : Duveneck the balance: of Cohsmit•tee 1, and #4 for .report, 0rdi. anee Pl b3 c#t ? e xa io,risa.< ..ordinance eetabliebing ri u binir regulations for the City of Pal9 Alto .l aS given :$ s`t reading and: -referrer to Committee #1. Ordi.nance';f277,eltitled•,'M Ordinance to Adopt Codified Ordinance „Zo.. :2 ,of the ;01. y.of ' 1o, Alta as Pri:nteli and Published:. in .Book rcrm", was 1ntroduoed and read, and.: on motion y: of ��:y,:.end;y n {II�l�y.and ,Durenee was /��-y:adopted as an. emergency. ordA�J.anoe by. MnanimoL6s.`: vote o4+/a'•--�b'o (tali. . Ordi.x ante 721 (Pa;rki nor oe) Passed. or i�gvQr? �► ina � 7$; p .'ovidi :; for parkin space �,, street. was ; read a on motion of Thoits and asten: callwas passed` as-- an etergency. ordinafc ' by uranimous vote on roll. Ordinance (Setback lir.es) Set 'or Fe av~ ne An Ordinance .estab:lishi.ng setback lin.ee in Sodth. ? a Alto was read and.. :on dot m t i; �`221�{' 031:` said, �':.. date 'for`.a .: ea a ^n of Hobart th aid, ordin* e.e was :set ,tor.. ebrua. 11, 1924 at 7150 drd At the same date a hearty n was, ordered held an the nance. previous*: rtrodu,oed ,zax in . South Palo Alto ti Ie or t's'i er.ceived. WPM .W' Reports from the Departmente oaf : Public Works and Public, Safety, the Auditor and Treasurer were reoeived and ordered :filed. The annual: report of the Advisory ' ra on Commercial `Accusernents was read and ordered filed.. On .motion of Duveneek and : ertsche the ±o110 ine were allowed and. warrants:authorized: inpayment: ow tre Times Publishing Go roes; .Publishing Co. °. Y. eleert i ' - Tax Rebates ilaloolm <::Bent N. -,B. • Maleo1m. Russell Van N. Bleck 1S1: : Kin g - ;;:Prem.on Bend. Chief ►iOk ; M1tohel.l ' & Co. B. ; D. 'Lakin ` -- Rent ,Aerank ICasson : 1stribut'ing A. niaa .s ,to: A1le�e in 31.or�ks 6 snd 1,1. .e Engineer : explained the need for alleys :nooks 6 and 11, :'.and ;; on Inotion of Thoits and eave,neok the ratter was referred to committee #1. ;Stetet = Si . 31.50 10.75' 43.40 55.00 24.00 150.00 of eohice 10.00 200.00 25.00. k eport. 25.00 in e Engineer stated that he,:.had painVed street s- gns ,.on the ouarbs along rorest avenue and asked whether the Council 'aPp;oved doh.,:signs. The _ Council statedt its approval and anthorlsed ;the, painting o:� signs on the:: curbs of all improved streets. Then question of payment of a reward of §50.e0 or, the det:ectiene of persons tern1n in a false- fire alarm was referred to Cominittee #5,:e. Said . matter relate, to . the recent convlattlon of to rtiea, turning in a false alarm and their died:one age On motion of Mendenhall and Daveneck the. acij.ourned Approved: 'Ma'.• pox. �•a-.,1_i0�h4�',�il vii l�G11A' I �.. { ','Yv,�1 J J.._ . .. � _, _ . session on th Roll call as approved as •r Petitic protesting aga3 A further pets. relating to th J. B. Springee for the purci;..., referred to the petitioners be { the petition ;•F buildings was r Rex--- t o ommiss ion reco; Block 1 and Elo, granted. On m,i Re so lu t i c 7. D. Masson eaac in dock 5, t2ze e. D. ;;aseon was protestants. 0 sling said prot hearing on the QT back lines for st 8 o'clock p. m. Communicai and the Cog e Palo Alt werere A 'uhlic Safety rep, not to• exceed $20 d iphtiler la . Ten over for actior a