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City of Palo Alto
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HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY SERVICES
SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 CMR: 372:06 19
ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE DEDICATING 6 ACRES OF LAND
FOR PARK AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES TO BE KNOWN AS
THE STANFORD/PALO ALTO COMMUNITY PLAYING FIELDS FOR
THE TERM OF A GROUND LEASE
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council adopt an ordinance (Attachment A) reserving 6 acres of land
owned by Stanford University and formerly known as the Mayfield School site, leased for 51
years to the City of Palo Alto beginning August 9, 2006, for park, recreation and/or
conservation lands and uses. The dedication will remain in force until expiration of the lease
or earlier.
BACKGROUND
On May 2, 2005, Council approved the City of Palo Alto/Stanford Development Agreement
and Lease (CMR:236:05). A key element of that agreement provided the City with a six-acre
playing field complex on the corner of E1 Camino Real and Page Mill Road. The construction
of the playing field complex is complete and the City accepted the site from Stanford
University on August 9, 2006 initiating the 51 years of the lease term. Under the terms of the
Development Agreement, Stanford and the City agree to dedicate the site for park and
recreation purposes during the lease term.
DISCUSSION
Article VIII of the City Charter states: "All lands owned or controlled by the City which are or
will be used for park, playground, recreation or conservation purposes shall be dedicated for
such purposes by ordinance." Under the Palo Alto Municipal Code, all dedicated parldands are
listed, with their legal description and map, in Title 22 of the Municipal Code.
The proposed park is consistent with and implements policies in the Comprehensive Plan that
guides land use, community services and facilities. The Development Agreement and Ground
Lease with Stanford University was approved by the City Council on May 2, 2005 and included
use of the land and the construction, by Stanford University, of two soccer fields, parking,
restrooms and other amenities. The adoption of the proposed park dedication further protects
this property as park land under the terms of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and Charter.
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RESOURCE IMPACT
Costs for the maintenance of the site were approved in the 06/07 budget. Revenue will be
collected through fees to offset maintenance costs.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
This recommendation does not represent any change to existing City policies.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Dedication of this site as park land is exempt from the requirements of the California
Enviromnental Quality Act ("CEQA") under section 15061(b) of the CEQA Guidelines. In
addition, an Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2003082103 and CMR
236:05) was certified for the Development Agreement and Lease project which this action
implements. The City has implemented the mitigation measures adopted by the City Council
for the park.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A:
Attachment B:
Ordinance
Parcel Map
PREPARED BY:
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
HARRISON
Assistant City Manager
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NOT YET APPROVED
ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO
ALTO ADDING SECTION 22.08.400 TO CHAPTER 22.08
(PARK DEDICATIONS)OF THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL
CODE TO DEDICATE FOR PARK PURPOSES A 6.2 ACRE
PARCEL OF LAND AT THE CORNER OF EL CAMINO REAL
AND PAGE MILL ROAD TO BE KNOWN AS THE STANFORD/
PALO ALTO COMMUNITY PLAYING FIELDS FOR THE TERM
OF THE CITY’S LEASE OF SUCH PROPERTY
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as
follows:
SECTION i. Findings and Declarations.
finds and declares as follows:
The City Council
(a) On July 18, 2005, the City entered into a Ground
Lease with Leland Stanford Junior University (~Stanford") for a
parcel at the intersection of E1 Camino Real and Page Mill Road
known as the Mayfield Site. Under the terms of the Ground
Lease, and of a Development Agreement with Stanford approved by
the City Council on May 24, 2005, Stanford built soccer fields
and related improvements on the Mayfield Site.
(b) The Ground Lease is for a term of 51 years,
commencing on August 9, 2006, which is the date that the City of
Palo Alto took possession of the Mayfield Site.
(c) Article VIII of the Charter of the City of Palo
Alto requires that all lands owned or controlled by the City
which are used for park, playground, recreation or conservation
purposes be dedicated for such purposes by ordinance. In
Section 4.2 of the Ground Lease, Stanford consented to the
dedication of the Mayfield Site for the term of the Ground Lease
and the City and Stanford agreed that the dedication will cease
automatically upon the expiration or earlier termination of the
Ground Lease.
SECTION 2. Section 22.08.390 is hereby added to the
Palo AltoMunicipal Code to read:
~22.08.400 Stanford/Palo Alto Community Playing Fields.
That certain parcel of land on the northwest corner of
E1 Camino and Page Mill Road formerly known as the
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Mayfield Site, of approximately 6 acres, as delineated
and described in Exhibit A-27 attached to this chapter
and incorporated herein by this reference, is reserved
for park, playground, recreation and/or conservation
purposes until the expiration or prior termination of
that certain Ground Lease between the City of Palo Alto
and the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior
University dated July 18, 2005.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby finds that
dedication of this site as parkland is exempt fromthe
requirements of the California Environmental QualityAct
(~CEQA") under section 15061(b) of the CEQA Guidelines.In
addition, this ordinance implements the Development Agreement
between Stanford and the City approved by the City Council on
May 24, 2005. On May 2, 2005 the City Council adopted
Resolution No. 82509 certifying the adequacy of the City of Palo
Alto/Stanford Development Agreement Final Environmental Impact
Report. Fourteen mitigation measures were identified and
adopted for the ~Mayfield Soccer Complex," all of which have
been implemented.
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SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be effective
thirty-first day after the date of its adoption.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Mayor
APPROVED:
City Manager
Director of Community
Services
Director of Administrative
Services
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EXHIBIT A-27
All of Parcel 1 as shown on the attached Exhibit B and
fully described in Exhibit A to the Certificate of Compliance
recorded on December 5, 2005 as Document No. 18704553, Official
Records of the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder.
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ITHIS EXHIBIT IS ATTACHED TO THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED ON ~
DECEMBER 5, 2005 AS DOCUMENT ~0.18704553,OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SANTA CLARA
COUNTY C~LERK~RECO~_
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Subject
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