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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2854,-_.) ... ·, ~J '•,, I I . ·'. ' , ('/ ~'I) .,., ' \.• '..:::_.-: .. ... ·:\ , \ ·j . , . ~··,<·I ·'·;·:-. ,. _, ·.- •. ., I .. \\ /) (l. ·oR!GINAL A' ' .... · .. oRD.;~Ei)o.. za54 " • · · •· · · .. ·. ORp:l:N~~E J~· TJft 0WJfC~_L __ 9F. f~¢ C.\S'.L or. ~~ J}~"'l'O AI'PRO~~lNG AND ~PTING~ A l'LMCJ'OLUK;.J:OtiUB.tf~ION ; '· AND PLACEMENX · of.· A BicYCL.E/PED-.P..tb*'!.:'Jml·tiGE AND~· .. :.;PATHWAY lN .• TU4e'fHY HOPKINS "CR.BEK.BIDE :f?ARR : .. r. ,~., 'I ' / :·) •' ' ' , ' . ", /{;:' l ,•)' ,., • ,-, f • ._........_, I I • qj ,~'1'1 •I• l') ·, . WHERE..~S·, Artt.~lo. VIII o~. :th~. C~.~rte.r. Of th'~ ~f~y of. P~ .. Alt~ and sect::t~n ~~ .• os~.oos,,,of~the. PaJ.o"AJ..~..;;Mlmi.c.IPa:L.CCde..r.e.­·9ui~a': that. befcu:e .. c·@t., sQbsuant'.tal .. bUlldil>d-~ ·.-D:ai!'rnctt~,....;r~ . . I constt\l(:tion~ .oi. ·clegelopuant •. is.~~mmera~~· · nr-~ptl:r..ClVEI.t:-upo~ · or. w1.~· ~spect to':· !fnT ·~-he.l~~. b;r .'City ~~± "~rk-parpo~e,. , th~ , ~~c~,l·. S'jY~·lJ:. fit:st ca~s~ ;~o J;r~·~ p~~~ed. .an4. by ~.rd'ina~ce · ap.,rove.anu a4(:)~.t·a··p~an.,~h~ri!tfor;and !, .·: .. ": . "/ ··,', . ' /'' r. ,\·~ '.'.'__....;~·<, '-:::f.~'! , . ·' : ,. .·, '.' ll" ,1! ·~ .• ~·-;' WHEREAS/'the"City r.ouncil did by·ordinance No, .'?603; adopted . in. 19.7'1 ;· I?l~.9e 'l':bnotl:ly Hopk~n~ ·C.ceeJtside P'ark :on the: l.~:.3t ·of landS,' used or intenqec;I to b,e ,used for pa.rK .. p.;·.;rp.QSJ)s ;, .?Xld · ., . ' ' ' ' ' . · WHEREl\S ,' f;';he .Ct.l)uttcil d~si:ce~ to allo~' construction and piac(i..;: · ment 'Of a b,;,cyclE!/Pi:\des}:r~an b.:cid,ge and path\.;ay f .1.ocated in part in ~imot.:.hy"/tk.lpkins Creekside Park, pursuant -co plans p.repa.red ., l f' ~ I t~ere .or; . . , .. .. , ,NOW, 'l'11t:t\1'.:.t'·uKt.:, tne council Of the C,.ity ·of Palo Alto does OF.DJ'}IN as follows:· ' ,, SECTION: 1. ~:he ple<.na att.a~{~~~d hereto'· marked EXHIBI'l' A. 1 EXHIBIT ~, and ~x~.tlUT/ C, ent;i.t,i:t:;d respectively. as "Ovehriew," "View from the west,,~ and "PerS.~~C'ti ve View· from· Pal::> .. l.l;l t{ ·· Avanue" be .and the same hereby are· approved and adopt~~d. ' ,_.,: ,' SE'1TION 2 ~ , ·The tov.ripjJ . .finds that this I)l.'·?ject will have~· . no signi fJocant. environmental ,.,impact.~ · · /. .. 1 ,: ' I ' .• !{J 0 ) 1 • I ( J • .. =· .$~ION .l.. This-:. C;lrdin~ce ·shall become ~ffecfi ve Uf?Ori the . ~t:tce11ent of .. 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[/ :;· ( l ' ' ~~' .;>,// :_}J.:''_ ..·, . \ : , ' i --~ ;.,;·: ~~~l~ -----\; ,-'; '• ,, I I ~ IHVIRONMENTAL IMP~_CT ASSESSMENT •,·, '• • I ' ~ . r~oject ~&c_ripti~-·· w~v~rl~e~~~.r~:~t-.~i9Z~~ed~-trian _·Bridge-..:-~----· __ ........,___ __ __,_-=-_,__..-.,_·4,~ .)1 {·' .. '.: _,-.--~:;\·::'~_·;'<-~----:·~~~~-.~~ .. ·~.·,::~ -~-----~7-{':' · "\ 'i';i: _ I'~~--\~. :; · ' ./ •. (· '~.~ _ .. --.-~ ~til't.j .• ,v:·;·~-~:~~-iu:.']'(!~P-~J-.~~~;:Quill~--b~twe~verleY Street ·~1n Palo Alto' and~------'I\ L ,_. .. ···, ''.! i '. _: -.-. · . ;~fLil6\;,·}lla~e ·h\ Menlo_ Perk ' · :;~:~ons(.lr;~~!'ig .• ~l~_.::.i~:n;~_,{i;'_;AgP-~~cy_-_ CHy _g£ Palo Alt2__and City of Menlo P<!rk _-.---"'":'--~---'-.,....,. .. ·-:.'.----------- Application for n/a' _(e.g,, builcti~'ig pe,rmit, use perm:tt;·-;onir~g chahg€, subd:i.vis:!.on ma:;), etc.) ') '. ' Zoning 3t Project Locat:fon :n/a /1' . ..; -',' ;:-'· $25 .. QO n/a _/ .. · n/a Fee P.iid Receipt' JJd':. /I ./ ' Bllsed upon the information on the environmental worksheets, the undersigned th~ Planning Department has made 'an Et'lllironmE:!nt.al Assessment t.f ~he Project C'!Onclude.~: IJ )! . ' . !l -... ;j/ ·mem'6~r of·.· and has· ,, ,/ Jfi' .)I!S!d.ve !Mclaration: 'The proj'ect has. no '!dan:J.ftcant enviionmental impact. ';{iJio ea9ir~maent::l ,f.mpact report ·is required} I• The reasons for a Ne$ative Deela1·ition are.~A· eJ . ·· :,/ ·· .;~,,~·-_· _-~·----- . --<\ I 1 I -r.,·; •'ll_• I,' \I, 11 .; {'/ llo &Ove~t~~ a~ti6n w1l1 ~;t~ ~f!;~ em,· tid$ ~oject. for thze•. days 1/ Date ... ·· · · -.1-- -~y or Diepattmen t l' ._, . ),ate '..J · \ ,\.· . ' .. __ , ,< _ __________ ..._ ___ '"'t"1" ...... ----~l :.·)·------A""·· --"1-------...;..:.-...... ~~.--.....,~---- ·-·~' II '• l.• \' ' u Jl' "' -- --~----~~--~~----~·------------------~--·~----~------~~------------w·~.~~"~' r. ,__ _( '•' 'y -· .... \ '1..~1.~74:.500' '!··, :. "' ~ ... --. ; -.. ,. . -..... , ·~. -· ·~ .. ~ -' .... 1' .·' ,., .. I ~·~ •' 'I•' 1-• ,: ,) ' ' ,,~,' \) ,, ' \) I/ ,, CA~I FO" N1,A 14 3 0 I ,., J: ' .• , •'I '.'I It is prop-.:>sed to construct a bicycle/ti~destrian bridge over Sari F'ran.­ cisquitr) Creek between Palo Alto Av.e;tue west C:t W;flr~rl~y Street and·. Willow Plac~ in l-IF:'nlo ·Park. !'his bridge is. part cf the continuin~ ' imrl~tation of the Palo Alto bicycle/1.route master .l?lan an.d is pt'CJ::­ pose9 tc .bt! construGte.d jointly by i:hEu:i.!ities of Palo Alto, and Menlo Park and maintained ·by Menl,o Park, "' i,;. Design t:;f the bridg~, would be similar to the two recently coxy{~ructed )/ .. · over AdobD Creek at Tet'lll..8n Junicr High Schoql and at Mil.ler Avenue. Th(! · ta:ea~ woul,d ~e heavy rough w.:>aden pU.nking eight feet in width, a.xid · .l$Dinated wqoden ~ :would toni. the ~alia to an approx~te .heigl}t of f.9\l :-,~ee·t.~ ·A palhted pi.~ ra,t·Jing l!JP'uld supount the wu.l•H·:'{I Approach • . patba Oil e4cb sib would be~~ and bordered by bollards .wltl.l a chain or . :rail be~ID.. 'Ligh~iDg woUld be frrin ~tandards on the approach )~ paths. < <· ·. '/ '·' Enrlr~tal »eseriptin.s. ·· · San l'Ta,.dsquid:'ereJ -~ ••)fe~:-~ ~Orge ~b!·«~~ .. in this part of PaJ.e Alt~· .. lltbougt;~~s~~Y dry ~. ~· ea,d,,of the su.et, the .c~··r~ ;r~1~ dux:flj_-~ perio<U,J -~···· winterfr ~· ·c.&n top its ~ C?G .an ~-e of.·llfcit· .. ~ ~~red,"',·r~~t J ·. · '~ " • ·., . , ,: '• , , ~ ,._· . ~-'· , , ' • _ .;[:" , ~' '.·-·_·. _ .· r:l Nat ... ye VeJetation aloDg., the creek C~i,ts of oak ~d bay .. ~; ~ome ve.t.y lfi:'l'ia, ilild 111AilY'·~--uer· s~ub' ~· plallta. ·~ S&Mr-.1 c.l~e ·of, ; p~ifpn oak,..ltOW grow :1D tht vi~i,nit1 of the ~~~ ,~i.e .. abut:li8n't!'• B:ioclic pl,G~illav• ••caped .fra ~ :...._.~~; ~te-wi~, ~ . , 1 exiat1fta ~,.. •. ~. ~~o klto 1ti'' tie cmly l: ....... ~liAltiv• r~ i~ . the vic1Dity 1 lru,t it :ls poss:l.ble.lot·'~! ()Jlce ·a:rew :~ s..:'~t~n:ec! _l~;tcmt~ alon& thia -..e,~ior& Q~ the creek .u they--4o-fut:;~i ·Uj;~t\"~~-·-The· rela­ Uvely•\iDdiatW';btMI creek lian:ks a'te home to··a lal"ge va~3ie~y~-of birds ana·--·--­ SNll }IDi-Ja. Palo A~~o A~~-:ruu~· al~ 'the .di~t of···~ llnnct.q~io. .. ~·~:~· frym Alma S,~eet to Marlowe,. leo:.~. ~;.;.ri little Spa® ~1011$. :;;~e ,,bllak fc;J' . ; • vegetatiOZJ, o.r 'pedeatriana • C!:'e&tioa . of a foo.tpa$. altDI 'th~' 1la%'1'~ \ \ ' ' ' ----' ' ~ ( ; . ' . ,. " ,1·'-}:r,•; II ,. j) •"·'• ~,. ·-:·< t.·· 1' .. (',' ',', '·' \• ·,_, I) •.· I > . ' . ' ' . [i ..........'-./ ~··;__·_·: ---" , ·:ij .t4St~Xr~#¥iWiii¥N~~· .. ¢k;&;;. 1 ~ 1 ' I ·--. -·· -·· ~-'· . '. ,, \I f i • ~ t 1.1• I, ;./ ,· ' '~-: ·-·· 10 ---···. (}, / ,, II ,,. 1,.1-• ··,- ,-\, ....... · ' ' " ) ... ·-' ',, ;-)·! ,, , __ .:.,--n- Devels:rpa:Gnt on the Palo A.tto. side of the br1,4~ 1a entirtaly · rHid~~ .. soae aparc.en,r;e and c.oat.~Criabiums ~;r~ ' inter'spersed .Bacmg pr,~dQt!d.\;uitil:,::·: .. · ' single-family hCiUSe& of va:cying ages. ~Jative .:vegetatiou 1$ .heavi:l;y' ' s~npl.elent~d by landscapin8 shading the streets 0 Th.ere it Jh +.!'~ ' " "/ · thrcugh t:aiflc because "f th~ barrie::~ 'at Palo Alto Avenue·and ~lma Stte~t, and the n:~:i.ghborbo:>d 1s quler.. ~-.e cls~~-s.i cros~ing'6£ the creek 1s at M;Jdlefield Road, .bur b.locks to 'the northeast. The Menlo l:'ark side of ttl~ bridge i6 developed with office buildings a 1ong ·w·1'l."lo'lll P\a~e ,. ... ;: n .. ,, ___ n~ ... ..l 'T'h.oc:.» ,1"\~T-~ ... t-e>nl:t'f't-o f., ... ~.,~·-+--1.-.~' -.,-~ .A-. .L .. -... ~,...,. "4..1..&.:...~• ... ~.....,. .· ...... -:'r"---·· ·-· ----.·---J ..,. __ ...._..., ......... ,.~o o.-t::- surround~d by h~~r<'ily-landscaped parking 'lots. A si.ngle-family neighbor-· hood o±: large <no~i:;.~·es, part of . the Linfield Oaks subdivision, dev~lopet! tn the 1950's ar.d 1960's, liee along East Creek Drive southerly of the bridge s!,t~;. some· apar r.ment and condominJum r.omplexes are along Willqw ~ad and Alma St.reet. No J:)ublic uses Of the creek bank p,xist or/j th~ .. . Menlo Park sidtl. Willow Road has a bi·~ycle lane un bot~/ s;hies "hear the L ',;1 ' ' " ' ! , site. . · " ; . ll Envu :>Wilen tal Ah~~ssment ,, 1 •• ', ;.'IJCJ~',. '' . ~' ., :~),~~;11:/~~~ '•'.' - " \,, ', ' ' '• I' •' '"''' " • .· , ,. I • ORDIM.NCE NO.· I'.:': • ORIC:uNAt 2855 ·'---"'--·--- ,• -~ I I • ,·1',1 ,,·'l ,/ WBERIA.s, ~:utsuamt tdi"th~ pro~.sio~a of Section 12· of. Ar~:ic.le. · II.~ of the 0-tarter of the Cit~ ot , i;alo Alto, , th* ~.ouncil did on · J~e·-25. l974~ adopt .a/budget' for~ fis.cal yeax.· 1974-·'15; ~d. " .. '' "::tjf'..!P~, tu~;:~.~~ic·i:l wishes to illirease t~e. ·-"'ppr<lt:~:I:at.ioi1 · ·· for. t:roJect 73-.65, · ,'W.fl.low ROad> Im:provemect'J. · ·.. if · ~ I I 1 •, , '1 ,1 ,./.:/ , 'I , " () "I, ', I,' \ <, Now, THEREFORE·~ .t,ha Council. of the City of .Palo Al'to: ·does " i ORDAIN as follows: . · . · ' · .il.. . ·.:,, ;.......--/ . . 131:5~~ oo ~/.·l;; .. ·;z:·/~'; :~ · . . . . SECTION i 'fhe ~ium of ·$3'3, 3S2. 00. br! ,.;ippropriated for Proj ~c t 73•65.~ Willmv Road Improvements, and th~ unallocated balan'?e of the Street Improvement Fund be cor:t;~spondingl)j reduced by ~~9 1 :'s;. 00. / · --· $.!J15~~.oo ·SECTION 2. ·This ordinance,sha~ll· ·become effectivet.imr.n~diately · ,\is prbvt4iea in Section J2 nf Artit"le. III of the Charter .a~iU: Section 2.04.375 of th Palo Alto Hunicipal Code. INtRODUCED AND PASSED: May 1~, 1~~5 · AtES: Beah.rs, Berwald, Clay~ ,);01&8 tock, Heuder:son, N,9rton, Fearson, ~~senbawl. · NOES: JBSENT: ' (J ,APPROVED: 1.··. ··"/ . 1; ,~J,·.···''.,' ...., \'' ~·~.· ... · .,_. ' " '' I ,·.1 I• . •• AP~~O~: .· .... ' ' '~ .. c~~a-0:. . ~i'·'' (•', '•• II " . r· APPROVED: ,(-' I. ' •• 1 ' \\1~: ... •'-' ,,:'-'' \ "' \! I' )/ \. " ··'' / ..... -::--~'<,'\ I ~ ',~ •,' ~I /I i,) .