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Home My WebLink About1997-05-19 City Council (29)Manager’s Rep r TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS AGENDA DATE: SUBJECT: MAY 19, 1997 CMR:258:97 RESOLUTION - INTENTION TO DELETE TERRITORY FROM THE UNIVERSITY AVENUE PARKING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT. REQUEST This report requests that Council approve and adopt the resolution of territory from the University Avenue Parking Assessment District. intention to delete RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends that Council adopt the attached resolution announcing the intention to delete 6,863 square feet from the University Avenue Parking Assessment District. POLICY IMPLICATIONS Approval of this action does not represent any change to existing policies. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On May 5, 1997 Council by Ordinance No. 4415 amended Section 13.12.050 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to provide a procedure for deleting of territory from the boundaries of the Parking Assessment Districts, CMR:209:97. Council action, in the form of a Resolution of Intention, is necessary to announce the intention to delete territory from the University Avenue Parking Assessment District. Due to the subdivision of the former Times Tribune building (245 Lytton Avenue), the district area has been reduced by 6,863 square feet, or 0.2 percent of the total district area. The parcel was subdivided into commercial and residential zones. Since residential zones are not assessed, the residential portion, 6,863 square feet, of the parcel is proposed to be deleted from the assessment district. Staff recommends that Council adopt the attached resolution to commence the proceedings to delete this small territory from the district. FISCAL IMPACT There are no City funds involved in the ordinance change. CMR:258:97 Page 1 of 2 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT The ordinance change will have no environmental impact. STEPS FOLLOWING APPROVAL Notice of the Council’s intent to delete territory will be published twice. On June 9, 1997, a resolution determining to delete territory from the University Avenue Parking Assessment District will be presented for approval and adoption along with the annual Assessmems for University Avenue Area and California Avenue Area Parking Bonds - Plan G: FY 1997-98. ATTACHMENTS Resolution of Intent to Delete Territory PREPARED BY:John A. Carlson, Acting Assistant Director of Public Works DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEW: CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: GLENN S. ROBERTS Works city CMR:258:97 Page 2 of 2 RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ~LTO OF INTENTION TO DELETE TERRITORY FROM THE UNIVERSITY AVENUE PARKING DISTRICT The Council of the City of Palo Alto does resolve as follows: SECTION i. Authority. The actions contemplated by this Resolution and all subsequent proceedings hereunder are authorized under Title 13, Chapter 13.12, Section 13.12.050(x) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, to which reference is hereby made for further particulars. SECTION 2. Parking District.Under the foregoing authority, the City. is empowered to delete territory from any parking district formed under any part of Title 13, Ordinance No. 844 or ordinance No. 1928 or under general law. The University Avenue Parking District (the "District") was formed pursuant to Ordinance No. 1928 and is subject to the deletion of territory upon proceedings had before this Council. SECTION 3. Intention. It is the intention of this Council to consider the deletion of certain lands from the District, which lands are as shown on the map labeled Attachment "A", attached hereto ’and incorporated herein by this reference. Based upon information provided by City staff, this Council preliminarily~ finds that the deletion of such lands will not affect the repayment of any bonds of the District as a result of such deletion and that no payment or provision of additional securities to mitigate such deletion of land from the District shall be required. SECTION 4. Map of lands. Reference is hereby made to the map labeled Attachment "A", for further particulars and a description of the lands subject to deletion from the District and such map shall govern for purposes of theseproceedings, except to the extent modified by order of this Council. SECTION 5. Hearing. Pursuant to the above authority, this Council hereby orders that a public hearing be held before this Council on the matter of the deletion of such lands from the District. The hearing shall be held in the regular meeting place of this Council, City Council Chambers, City Hall, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California, on June 9, 1997 at the hour of 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as is practical for the matter to be heard. At such place, date and hour, all persons interested in the matter will be heard and all those in favor and in opposition to the matter will be afforded the opportunity to express their views. SECTION 6. Notice. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of the public hearing by publication of a copy of this resolution twice in the Palo Alto Weekly, a newspaper circulated within the City, the first of which 970514 bde 0031540 publications shall.occur not less than ten (i0) days before the date appointed above for the hearing. SECTION 7. CEQA. This Council finds that the action hereby contemplated does not constitute~ a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act. SECTION 8. Effective Date. This resolution shall be effective upon the date of its adoption. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AYES: NOES: ABSTENTIONS: ABSENT: ATTEST:APPROVED: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Jones Hall Hill &White, A Professional Law. Corporation By: Title: Mayor City Manager Director of Public Works Acting Director of Finance Senior Asst. City Attorney 970514 bdc 0031540 2 Legend @ 02~ Assessor’s Parcel Number page number (see Note 1) Assessor’s Parcel Number Assessor’s Parcel Number page boundary Assessment District boundary Notes I.Parcels ore identified by the Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) which consists of the book number, the page number and the parcel number, here padded with "0"s in the format: where 120 = Bobk number. On this mop oll parcels ore ;n Book 1 20 03 = page number 045 = parcel number SCALE L111 [ 092 088 ~ ¯ 102 j 119 AREA TO I rY TASSO ~ o?o /Or3 L KIPLING FLORENCE 095 ~WEBSTER ~oT,q 075 1 I 077 I 073 I 07B ’ 079 WAVERLEY to; 059 102 058 ,o~ I ! 057 I I 091 I 090 BRYANT m __ 1061 062 063 064 RAMONA 076 0i5 074 EMERSON 097 046 HIGH CI1~’CLERK’S CERT~F~C,KTE City CLerk -City of Polo Alto 021 022 023 024 ~ 095 033 036 035 034 011 o,o o,=o,alo,, at5 I ,, I .o~o,.Y .A~ ~