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Resolution No. ________
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto
Renaming Portage Avenue to Thomas Foon Chew Avenue
R E C I T A L S
A. On October 2, 2023, the City Council of the City of Palo Alto adopted Ordinance 5595, adopting a Development Agreement for the redevelopment of the 14.65-acre property at 200-404 Portage Avenue, 3040-3250 Park Boulevard, 3201-3225 Ash Street, and 278 Lambert Avenue (“Development Agreement Project”).
B. City engaged consultants Page & Turnbull to prepare a Historic Resource Evaluation dated February 26, 2019 for the cannery building located at 340 Portage Avenue (“Cannery Building”), which concluded that the cannery building was eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources at the local level of significance under Criterion 1 (Events) for its association with Thomas Foon Chew, Bay Side Cannery, and the history of the canning industry in Santa Clara County.
C. The Development Agreement Project involves partial demolition and rehabilitation of the Cannery Building, as well as the installation and maintenance of interpretive materials and public artwork honoring the history associated with the Cannery Building.
D. As part of its action adopting the Development Agreement, the City Council desired to further honor the historic significance of the Cannery Building by renaming Portage Avenue to Thomas Foon Chew Avenue.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows:
SECTION 1. Portage Avenue is hereby renamed Thomas Foon Chew Avenue, as generally depicted in Exhibit A.
SECTION 2. The City Manager is directed to take all appropriate actions to implement this name change, including the installation or replacement of necessary wayfinding signage.
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SECTION 3. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility of a significant environmental effect.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
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ATTEST:
__________________________ _____________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
__________________________ _____________________________ Assistant City Attorney City Manager
Portage Avenue
Ash Street
Acacia Avenue
El Camino Real
Lambert Avenue
Acacia Avenue
El Camino Real
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Exhibit A
Portage Avenue
Ash Street
Acacia Avenue
El Camino Real
Lambert Avenue
Acacia Avenue
El Camino Real
Thomas Foon Chew Avenue
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