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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 10281SPACE ABOVE LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE APN: 142-20-078 Address: 700 Hansen Way Palo Alto, CA 94304 SUMMARY VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 10281 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO SUMMARILY VACATING A PUBLIC SERVICE EASEMENT AT 700 HANSEN WAY, PALO ALTO, CA WHEREAS, Section 8333 of the Streets and Highways Code authorizes the City Council to summarily vacate a public service easement in any of the following cases: (a) the easement has not been used for the purpose for which it was dedicated or acquired for five consecutive years immediately preceding the proposed vacation, (b) the date of dedication or acquisition is less than five years, and more than one year, immediately preceding the proposed vacation, and the easement was not used continuously since that date, (c) the easement has been superseded by relocation, or determined to be excess by the easement holder, and there are no other public facilities located within the easement; and WHEREAS, on March 16, 1977, the Parcel Map for 700 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (APN 142-20-078) was filed for record in Book 390 of Maps at Page 51, Records of Santa Clara County; and WHEREAS, an easement on said property was granted to the City of Palo Alto for public utility purposes by The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University and recorded on November 14, 2007, as Document No. 19652500 in the Official Records of Santa Clara County; and WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto Utilities, Planning, Public Works Departments and City Attorney’s Office, have evaluated and determined that the public utility easement located on said property has been abandoned and is excess; it has been replaced with a new public utility Streets & Highways Code Section 8336 at the request of and when recorded return to: City of Palo Alto Real Estate Division 250 Hamilton Avenue Docusign Envelope ID: E4468FE1-93BF-48EF-AECA-562D2368B29C easement recorded on December 4, 2025, as Document No. 25913934 in the Official Records of Santa Clara County; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palo Alto intends to summarily vacate the public utility easement as more particularly described in Exhibit “A” attached to this resolution and depicted on the plat map attached as Exhibit “B” to this resolution; and NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council does hereby RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. This vacation is made under the authority of California Streets and Highways Code Chapter 4 of part 3 of Division 9, commencing at Section 8333 et. seq. The public utility easement described herein on Exhibit “A” and depicted on the plat map attached as Exhibit “B” is excess and has been superseded by relocation. SECTION 2. Based upon the findings made in Section 1 of this Resolution and the provisions of Section 8333 of the Streets and Highways Code, the City Council does hereby order that the public utility easement as shown on the said Exhibits “A” and “B” shall be summarily vacated. SECTION 3. The City Clerk, acting by and through the Real Property Manager, is hereby directed to record at the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder’s Office a certified copy of this Resolution, including the Map. SECTION 4. The public utility easement described in Exhibit “A” and depicted in the plat map attached as Exhibit “B” will no longer constitute a public utility easement from and after the date of recordation of the documents identified in Section 3 of this Resolution. // // // // // // // Docusign Envelope ID: E4468FE1-93BF-48EF-AECA-562D2368B29C SECTION 5. The Council finds that the summary vacation of the public utility easement is exempt from review under the California Environmental Act pursuant to Title 14 California Code of Regulations section 15305 as a minor alteration in land use limitations. INTRODUCED: APRIL 13, 2026 PASSED: APRIL 13, 2026 AYES: BURT, LAUING, LU, LYTHCOTT-HAIMS, RECKDAHL, STONE, VEENKER NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: Deputy City Attorney City Manager Director of Administrative Services Docusign Envelope ID: E4468FE1-93BF-48EF-AECA-562D2368B29C EXHIBIT "A" Legal Description PUBLIC UT ILITY EASEMENT VACATrON 700 Hansen Way, Palo A lto, CA December 18, 2024 BKF No. 20241624 Page I of 1 Real property in the City of Palo A lto, County of Santa Clara State of California, and described as fo llo ws: Being the same easement to be vacated , described in that certain Grant of Easement and Agreement, conveyed from The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, a body having corporate powers under the laws of the State of Ca li forn ia to the City of Palo Alto , a chartered city and municipal corporat ion, recorded on November 14 , 2007 as Document No . 19652500 , Official Records of Santa Clara County, and more particularly described as fo llo ws: Commencing at the most easterly comer of said Parcel B, said comer also being a point on th e northwesterly lin e of Hansen Way , being 80.00 feet in width, as said Parcel and Way are sho wn on that certain Parcel Map, filed for record on March 16, 1977 in Book 390 of Map at Page 51 , Records of Santa C lara County; Thence leaving said comer and along the 11011heasterly I ine of sa id Parcel B, North 56 °39'00" West , 238 .68 feet; The nce leaving said line , South 33 °2 1 '00" West , 6.67 feet to the POI T OF BEGINNING of this legal description ; Thence leaving sai d point and along a strip of land 10 .00 feet wide, un less othcnvisc state d , the centerl in e thereof described as follows: North 56 °39'00 ' West , I 0.00 feet to where said str ip ofland becomes 5.00 feet wide for the fo ll owing two courses: South 74 ° I 7'07" West, 36.15 feet" South 50 °28'30" West , 167 .11 feet to a po in t on the westerly line of sa id Parcel B, said point also being the POINT OF TERMINUS of this legal d escription. The sidelines of said casement to be vacated at the point of beginning shall be perpendicular to the centerline of said easement and at the po in t of tenninus shall be lengthened or shorte ned as to reach the weste rl y lin e of said Parcel B of sa id Parcel Map (390 M 51 ). Containing an area of I , 117 square feet , more or le ss. Said easement being vaca ted is shown on attached plat Exhibit "B" and made a part hereof. BASIS OF BEARJNGS: The bearing North 33 °21 '00" East of th e northwesterly line of Han se n Way , as said bearing and line are shown on that certain Parcel Map , fi led for record on March 16, 1977 in Book 390 of Maps at Page 5 1, Records of Santa Clara County, California. This lega l de sc ription was prepared by me or und er my direc t s up erv is ion . John Koroyan P.L.S. No. 8883 Date: Pee. I B, Zl> 24- Docusign Envelope ID: E4468FE1-93BF-48EF-AECA-562D2368B29C BASIS OF BEARINGS THE BEARING N33'21 '00"E OF THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF HANSEN WAY, AS SAID BEARING AND LINE ARE SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PARCEL MAP , FILED FOR RECORD ON MARCH 16, 1977 IN BOOK 390 OF MAPS AT PAGE 51, RECORDS OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA . NO. L1 L2 L3 PARCEL B 390 M 51 700 HANSEN WAY PALO AL TO, CA APN 142-20 -078 NOTE: LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT, PER DOC. 19652500, TO BE VACA TED ; IS DESCRIBED ALONG ITS CENTERLINE. S56'39'00"E 317.03' N56 '39 '00"W r ,._ 238 .68' CENTERLINE OF / :::i P.U.E., PER DOC . / / 2 L2 I 19652509; // / ,-.....J P.O.B. 20' WIDE S.D.E. C663 O.R . 86 i n/ I /,./ r---- 1 ~/v I LINE TABLE I /// ; DETAIL // / I 1"=20' 1 r-1 , DIRECTION LENGTH S33'21 '00"W 6.67' N56'39'00"W 10.00' LEGEND S74i7 '07"W 36 .15' S.F. SQUARE FEET P.0.C. POINT OF COMMENCING 120 P.0 .B. POINT OF BEGINNING P.O.T. POINT OF TERMINUS P6C . 1e, 2.DZ4 0 0 <ri 0 N 01--I __ ,o __ jo ! P.U.E. PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT S.D.E. STORM DRAIN EASEMENT EXHIBIT •e• ( SCALE IN FEET ) APN ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER PER ROLL YEAR 2023-2024 PLAT TO ACCOMPANY LEGAL DESCRIPTION A 1730N . FIRST ST REE T SUITE 600 SAN JOS E, CA 95 11 2 -~.... 408-467-9 100 _,..,....1111111111 www.bkf.com Subject PUBLIC UTILITY ES~H. VACATION 700 HANSEN WAY, PALO ALTO, CA Job No. _2_0_24_1_6_24 __________ _ By DIS Date 12-18-2024 Chkd ._JVK __ PAGE 1 OF 1 Docusign Envelope ID: E4468FE1-93BF-48EF-AECA-562D2368B29C Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: E4468FE1-93BF-48EF-AECA-562D2368B29C Status: Completed Subject: RESO 10281 - Vacating Public Service Easement at 700 Hansen Way Source Envelope: Document Pages: 5 Signatures: 5 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Christine Prior AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 Christine.Prior@PaloAlto.gov IP Address: 170.85.155.40 Record Tracking Status: Original 4/16/2026 10:11:27 AM Holder: Christine Prior Christine.Prior@PaloAlto.gov Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Signer Events Signature Timestamp Jennifer Fine jennifer.fine@paloalto.gov Deputy City Attorney COPA Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 170.85.54.106 Sent: 4/16/2026 10:14:40 AM Viewed: 4/20/2026 4:54:40 PM Signed: 4/20/2026 4:54:52 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Lauren Lai Lauren.Lai@paloalto.gov Director Administrative Services/CFO COPA Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Drawn on Device Using IP Address: 170.85.54.117 Sent: 4/20/2026 4:54:54 PM Viewed: 4/23/2026 10:52:54 AM Signed: 4/23/2026 10:53:11 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Kiely Nose Kiely.Nose@paloalto.gov Assistant City Manager City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Uploaded Signature Image Using IP Address: 170.85.54.85 Sent: 4/23/2026 10:53:13 AM Resent: 4/23/2026 3:54:35 PM Viewed: 4/28/2026 2:48:32 PM Signed: 4/28/2026 2:48:41 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Vicki Veenker Vicki.Veenker@paloalto.gov City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Uploaded Signature Image Using IP Address: 75.104.111.130 Sent: 4/28/2026 2:48:42 PM Viewed: 4/28/2026 5:54:44 PM Signed: 4/28/2026 5:55:14 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Mahealani Ah Yun Mahealani.AhYun@paloalto.gov City Clerk Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 170.85.155.3 Sent: 4/28/2026 5:55:16 PM Viewed: 5/6/2026 8:19:14 AM Signed: 5/6/2026 8:19:25 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 4/16/2026 10:14:40 AM Envelope Updated Security Checked 4/23/2026 3:54:34 PM Envelope Updated Security Checked 4/23/2026 3:54:34 PM Certified Delivered Security Checked 5/6/2026 8:19:14 AM Signing Complete Security Checked 5/6/2026 8:19:25 AM Completed Security Checked 5/6/2026 8:19:25 AM Payment Events Status Timestamps