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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-04-15 City Council (4)TO: FROM: City of Palo Alto City Manager’s Report HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS 9 DATE:APRIL 15, 2002 CMR:204:02 SUBJECT:APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. ONE TO THE SAND HILL CORRIDOR MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY FOR SAND HILL ROAD CORRIDOR PROJECTS REPORT IN BRIEF The 1999 Council approval of the maintenance agreement for the Sand Hill Road Corridor projects established Stanford’s responsibilities for maintenance of improvements in public rights-of-way and easements. This report reviews and recommends approval of amendments to the maintenance agreement. The amendments address responsibility for maintenance of the sidewalk which is part of the improved landscaped area along the Stanford Shopping Center side of E1 Camino Real from San Francisquito Creek to University Avenue. Clarification is considered necessary in order to preclude potential conflicts in determining responsibilities and liabilities. CMR’:204:02 Page 1 of 3 RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that Council approve Amendment No. One to the Sand Hill Corridor Maintenance Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford University. BACKGROUND On May 24, 1999, the City Council approved a maintenance agreement, concurrently with the Sand Hill Corridor Final Subdivision Map. The agreement stipulates that Stanford, at its sole cost as developer of the projects defined by Sand Hill Road Corridor Development Agreement, will maintain and repair landscaping and certain types of improvements within the E1 Camino Real, Sand Hill Road, Quarry Road and Arboretum Road rights of way and in specified public access and utility easements located on Stanford lands. DISCUSSION Stanford’s implementation of the Sand Hill Road Corridor Projects has evolved through development of detailed project designs reviewed and approved by the City’s Architectural Review Board for the 1999, 2000 and 2001 construction seasons. Two issues identified during the construction process need to be clarified in the original maintenance agreement. The sidewalk along the Stanford Shopping Center’s. E1 Camino Real frontage is located partially within the road right of way and partially on Stanford Shopping Center property. The location of a portion of the sidewalk outside of the right of way results primarily from final design of a bus stop and related roadway features. The maintenance agreement requires Stanford to maintain the sidewalk within the E1 Camino Real right of way but did not anticipate sections of the sidewalk outside of the right of way. Section 2 of the maintenance agreement contains a list of Stanford’s maintenance obligations. The recommended amendment adds a new Item 2(f): All sidewalks on the Stanford Shopping Center side of El Camino Real between Sand Hill Road and University Avenue, whether or not in the E1 Camino Real right of way. Exhibit Map A-8 illustrates the sidewalk .location relative to the right of way. Section 2(a) of the maintenance agreement requires Stanford to maintain "any special pavement within the public utility easements or in public streets." Exhibit Map A-8 is attached to the Maintenance Agreement to identify "areas with special pavement. " The roadway design and City review process resulted in additional special pavement being used at the E1 Camino Real/Quarry Road intersection. Exhibit Map A-8 is attached to show its location. CMR:204:02 Page 2 of 3 POLICY IMPLICATIONS The amendment is consistent with the City Council’s 1997 approval of Sand Hill Road Corridor projects and the Council’s 1999 approval of the Development and Maintenance Agreements associated with the Final Subdivision Map. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The maintenance element of the Maintenance Agreement is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15301 of CEQA Guidelines. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A: Amendment No. One to the Sand Hill Corridor Maintenance Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford University PREPARED BY: Jim Harrington, Senior Engineer DEPARTMENT HEAD: ~ GLENN S. ROBERTS Director of Public Works CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: [ Assistant City Manager CMR:204:02 Page 3 of 3 This document is recorded for the benefit of the City of Palo Alto and is entitled to be recorded free of charge in accordance with Section 6103 of the Government Code. After recordation, mail to: OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 AMENDMENT NO. ONE TO THE SAND HILL CORRIDOR MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY This Amendment No. One to the Maintenance Agreement ("Agreement" is entered into on , 2002, by and between the CITY OF PALO ALTO ("CITY"), and THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, a body having corporate powers under the laws of .the State of California, hereinafter referred to as "STANFORD" R E C 7 TA L S: WHEREAS, CITY and STANFORD entered into a Maintenance Agreement on March 24, 1999 which was recorded on May 27, 1999 as document number 14833454 in the Official Records of the Recorder of Santa Clara County; under the Development Agreement dated August 14, 1997, STANFORD is required to construct and maintain certain improvements; and WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Maintenance Agreement in order to ensure it reflects the actual locations and types of improvements constructed which are to be maintained by STANFORD; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, terms, conditions, and provisions of this Amendment, the parties agree: SECTION i. Section 2(f) is added to read as follows: "(f) All sidewalks on the Stanford Shopping Center side .of E1 Camino Real between San Francisquito Creek and University Avenue, whether or not in the E1 Camino Real (State Route 82) right of way." 020322 syn 0091013 1 SECTION 2. Exhibit Map A-8 is attached hereto to illustrate the above-referred E1 Camino Real sidewalk and the placement of additional special paving at the corner of Quarry Road and E1 Camino Real. SECTION 3. Except as herein modified, all other provisions of the Agreement, including any exhibits and subsequent amendments thereto, shall remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have by their duly authorized representatives executed this Amendment on the date first above written. ATTEST:CITY OF PALO ALTO City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Senior Asst. City Attorney APPROVED: Assistant City Manager Director of Administrative Services Director of Planning and Community Environment Mayor THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY Title: Taxpayer Identification No. 94-1156365 Risk Manager Attachment: EXHIBIT MAP A-8 020322 syn 0091013 2 CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT (Civil Code § 1189) STATE OF COUNTY OF ) ) ) On /~CH 2g, ~oo~, before me, the undersigned, a notary public in and for said County, personally appeared personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that he/she~ executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. COMM, # 1200590 ~IOTARY PUBLIG-CALIFORNIA SAN MATEO COUNTY COMM. EXP. DEC. 2, 2002 Signature of Notary Public 020322 syn 0091013 3 SAND HILL ROAD LEGEND: LIMITS OF SIDEWALK / PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY t I SEE SHEET 2 OF 4 GRAPHIC SCALE 0 20 40 (IN METERS) 981 RIDDER PARK DRIVE SUITE 100 SAN JOSE, CA 95131 408-467-9100 408-467-9199 (FAX) Subject EXHIBIT MAP A-8 Job No. 896060.63 By ECM Dote 01-31-02Chkd SHEET 1 OF RAS 4 LEGEND: LIMITS OF SIDEWALK / PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY SEE SHEET 1 OF 4 GRAPHIC SCALE 20 40 (IN METERS) i SEE SHEET 3 OF 4 Subject 981 Ridder Pork Drive, Suite 100 Son Jose, CA 951,31 Job No.408/467-9100 . 408/467-9199 (FAX)By ECM EXHIBIT MAP A-8 896060.63 Dote 01-31-02Chkd. RA~S SHEET 2 OF 4 SEE SHEET 2 OF 4 QUARRY ROAD LEGEND: LIMITS OF SIDEWALK / PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY SPECIAL PAVING rn m t SEE SHEET 4 OF 4 ¯ t GRAPHIC SCALE o 2O (IN METERS) 981 Ridder Pork Drive, Suite 100 ~’nglneers ¯Surveyors, Planners 408/467-9100 408/467-9199 (FAX) 4O Subject EXHIBIT MAP A-8 Job No.896060.63 By ECM Dote 01-31-02Chkd RAS SHEET 3 OF 4 SEE SHEET 3 OF 4 m ! .GRAPHIC SCALE!; o! ! /(IN METERS) ! 20 40 LEGEND: LIMITS OF SIDEWALK / PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY Engineers ¯ Surveyors * Plonner$ Subject 981 Ridder Pork Drlv~, Suite 100 Son Jose, CA 95131 Job No.408/467-9100 408/467-9199 (FAX)By ECM EXHIBIT MAP A-8 896060.6~ Dote 01-31-02Chkd SHEET 4 OF RAS 4