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Home My WebLink About0230.091April II, 1991 HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL Palo Alto, C.llfornla final Map, S28-544 MAYBEll AVENUE Members of the Counc;l: ,rr:-- On October 9, 1990, tne City Council approved the tent.tlve map for subdiVi sion of a 93,670-square-foot parcel Into 8 single-family lots and one reoalnder parcel, for property Tocated .t 528-544 K.ybeTI Avenue_ The final map has been reviewed by the City Engineer, It has been found to be in conformance with the approved tentative map, the State Hap Act, and the Palo Alto Municlpal Code. All conditions of approval, including execution of t~e Subdivision Improvement Agreement between the City and the applfca~t, hay! been met. A "egat~ve Declariti~n was prepared and approved prior tD th~ approval of the tentat1ve .ap. no further environmentil assessment is necessary. The Pilo Alto Historical Association has recommended two street names for the new street, Pena tourt Dr Wehrli Court (see attac~~ letter). These names ~aye been reviewed ~nd approved by t~e Communications Division and are found not tc have spelling or phonetic si.llarities w~t~ other street n~s in Palo Alto or adjacent jU!"i sd i ct ions. The street n,ame a.pproved by the Councll wi 11 be added to the final map mylar before it is sent to the County Recorder'. Office for recordation. B..e.t2."1IW!ndat i on Staff rec~nds that the City Council approve use of the new str~et name Pena Court and approve the final ~ap. Respectf,1ly submitted, CItR:2JO:91 ii1'7:a:/ f .J:IJ~ ~ENNETH R, SCHRElBER Director of Planning and Community Environment • ,-------' . '" ' ----'--...~ .. .,' . o AttachMent.: tetter of 3/27/91 from the Palo Alto Historic,l A,sociation Street Naming C-.mitte. Final Map (Council Members on1,) cc: 6reg Shepherd, Yogl Construction, 683 Driscoll Ct., P,l. Alto, CA 943v6 B.ge".n, Shepherd, Kirsc~ and Yogl, 683 Driscoll Ct., Palo Alto, CMR:230:91 p:\CJllr\540may CA 9430& 4/11/91 Page 2 , , .~ -.-. @ .... ,,;::; :palo ,Alto ;ftistorira! ,Association Mr. Joe Colonna Planning Department City of Palo Alto 2~~ Hamilton Ave Palo Alto, CA 94301 Dear Joe PO It'l r;3 ,."'~c ,""TO, C4U'C'U"A ,~)C~ 984 llim.a 'Jay Palo Alto C., 9430£ Plarch 21, 1991 This letter is to transmit the recommended na~e tor the n~y strEet at 540-544 Plalbell Avenue. In accordaoce with previous agreelltents between the Cit! and the FARA. tb! Stre~t Nallting Cc~ittee of the Palo Alto Bistori~al Association (PABA) bas met and discussed various proposals for Da~ing tbe Dew court. I am forwardin~ cur recommended Dame, and aD alternate. We r~cOBmend tbat tbe new street be ~amed after JOSE PEN! (pronounced "PAIr Jab"~ witb the tilde over the I indicating the spanish letter~ "enn ,ay~). pena ~as tb~ original graotee of the Rancho iiccon de San Francisquito, 'Which cO'w'ered IIIOSt of today's so-uth Palo Al to, iccluding the land on wbich the new street lies. ~ Pena first receiv~d ~ermission from the ~issior. of Santa Clara to occupy 400 ac=-es of its pasture land~ part of the el!er.tual rancho. in 1822. He was !or~ally graoted a auc9 expanded area on ~arcb 29. 1841. which is considered the founding date for tb~ rancho. These are some of the earli~5t dates 1ft Palo Alto ~istorJ. As far ~s we knov~ Pelia's name has ~ot yet been attached to acy street~ park or pcbUo::: building in Palo Alto~ .makir.g bill one {If the ~ery Ce.... earl:! landowners who have not yet been so bonored. liie also discussed an alternative in tbe event th.a:t "Pena .court" "ould cause probleu tor the Fire Departllent or the Post Office. Our secot,d choice would b~ Vebrli Court (or Bans Wehrli Court). Hans Wehrli (pronounced ~WVRR lee~) occupied one of the properties that is being dev~loped tor this street. for maor years until bis dedth in 1984. Bans vas a metal sculpturer and his ~crk is displayed in several Palo llto locations. iis best-known piece may be th~ nude yomao outside tbe entrance ot the Palo Alto ~ain Library ac Newell Road. Our co.aittee ~ould lite to see place names and tbis seems to be becacse the street is on th~ very studio during his ~ost productive more artists bonored in an especially appropriate property that included the yeus. Palo Alto oc.casion, artist's Tbe coamitt~e also Ret yith Linda and Greg Shepard, partners in tbe developlllent, to discuss their proposal to Dame tbe street Vogl Court after tbe principle pattner~ and Linda's father~ Frank \'ogL a local b~ilder wbo has built at least teirteen bouses in Barron Park. Although Linda Sb~par~ made an articulate plea for t~e Vagl Da~e. the Coamittee telt that the City's recent policy of nabing De~ streets tor ~i~toric p~rsons should be u~beld in this case~ We are trying to ~OYe avay trom the practice of the lS50s and 60s when 50 manj of our streets were naaed a~te~ ~evelopers. t~eir spouses; cbildre~ or secretaries. If staff or council needs ~ore infor~ation on either of thes~ recomm en~ations. please give me a call at 433-0689. ):!;~2;('~~h~ ,(~~G~' . Comittee Chan cc; Betty Roqavay. PARA President Street Naming Co.mittee meahers Linda , Greg Sbepard