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701-32 DOCUMENTS IN THIS PACKET INCLUDE: LETTERS FROM CITIZENS TO THE MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL RESPONSES FROM STAFF TO LETTERS FROM CITIZENS ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ITEMS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES ITEMS FROM CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND REGIONAL AGENCIES Prepared for: 05/24/2021 Document dates: 05/05/2021 – 05/12/2021 Set 1 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Hamilton Hitchings <hitchingsh@yahoo.com> Sent:Sunday, May 9, 2021 1:54 PM To:Council, City Cc:Shikada, Ed; Lait, Jonathan Subject:Housing Element Schedule end date is too late CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council, The following are my own personal comments and do not represent the views of the Housing Element Working Group. While we had a good first Housing Element meeting, which staff put a lot of effort into, I had one big concern. The schedule proposed by staff has the City Council approving the Housing Element in November 2022 even although there is a drop dead date of January 2023 for submission. While, I like the city staff's proposal to incrementally bring parts of the housing element in front of the council including site selection and housing element policies and programs, as well as trying to engage the community early when possible, I am still very concerned about having a November 2022 final end date. I have been responsible for hundreds of successful projects delivered on-time in private industry, and observed that having no meaningful buffer in the schedule for final delivery is often a recipe for failure. There are other problems resulting from this late date including the fact that the final vote will be the same month as the city council election, a large amount of community input will be collected on the final version before city council votes with no real opportunity for the PTC and HEWG to iterate on that feedback and any objections to the final version raised by council will only have that city council meeting to revise. I believe the current schedule leads to a result where city council members and members of the public may not be particularly satisfied with the final Housing Element. I recommend the City Council direct staff to move the date for final approval of the Housing Element by City Council earlier, for example, to September 2022. Hamilton Hitchings 3 Baumb, Nelly From:slevy@ccsce.com Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 12:42 PM To:Wong, Tim Subject:memo to Housing Element Working Group Attachments:For the Housing Element Working Group.doc; abag_draft_rhna_methodology_release_december2020.pdf; ABAGRHNA-Final060920(r).pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi Tim, Please forward this email to the working group and not the one I sent earlier. In this memo I answer the questions raised at the meeting about the origin of the population projections used by HCD. Thanks Steve ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | December 18, 2020 | Page 1 RELEASE OF ABAG DRAFT RHNA METHODOLOGY AND FINAL SUBREGIONAL SHARES December 18, 2020 What is RHNA? The Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) is the state-mandated1 process to identify the share of the statewide housing need for which each community must plan. As the Council of Governments (COG) for the Bay Area, the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is responsible for developing a methodology for allocating a share of the Regional Housing Need Determination (RHND) the Bay Area received from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)2 to every local government in the Bay Area. The RHNA methodology is a formula that quantifies the number of housing units, separated into four income categories,3 that will be assigned to each city, town, and county in the region. The allocation must meet the statutory objectives identified in Housing Element Law4 and be consistent with the forecasted development pattern from Plan Bay Area 2050.5 Each local government must then update the Housing Element of its General Plan and its zoning to show how it can accommodate its RHNA allocation. How was the Draft RHNA Methodology for the 2023-2031 RHNA Cycle Developed? ABAG convened an ad hoc Housing Methodology Committee (HMC) from October 2019 to September 2020 to advise staff on the methodology for allocating a share of the region’s total housing need to every local government in the Bay Area. The HMC included local elected officials and staff as well as regional stakeholders to facilitate sharing of diverse viewpoints across multiple sectors.6 At its final meeting on September 18, the HMC voted to recommend Option 8A: High Opportunity Areas Emphasis & Job Proximity with the 2050 Households baseline allocation as the Proposed RHNA Methodology. On October 1, the ABAG Regional Planning Committee voted to recommend this methodology for approval by the Executive 1 See California Government Code Section 65584. 2 In a letter dated June 9, 2020, HCD provided ABAG with a total RHND of 441,176 units for the 2023-2031 RHNA. 3 State law defines the following RHNA income categories: • Very Low Income: households earning less than 50 percent of Area Median Income (AMI) • Low Income: households earning 50 - 80 percent of AMI • Moderate Income: households earning 80 - 120 percent of AMI • Above Moderate Income: households earning 120 percent or more of AMI 4 See California Government Code Section 65584(d). 5 See Government Code Section 65584.04(m)(1). 6 The HMC roster is available at https://abag.ca.gov/sites/default/files/hmc_roster_06_16_2020_0.pdf. REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION O AssociationofBayAreaGovernments ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | December 18, 2020 | Page 2 Board, and the Board approved its release as the Proposed RHNA Methodology for public comment on October 15, 2020. Materials related to the Proposed RHNA Methodology have been posted on ABAG’s website since October 24 (https://abag.ca.gov/our-work/housing/rhna-regional-housing-needs-allocation). As required by law, ABAG held a public comment period from October 25 to November 27 and conducted a public hearing at the November 12 meeting of the ABAG Regional Planning Committee. ABAG heard 29 oral comments and received 106 written comments on the Proposed Methodology during the public comment period. These comments provided perspectives from over 200 local government staff and elected officials, advocacy organizations, and members of the public, as some letters represented multiple signatories. Appendix 1 summarizes the public comments received and initial staff responses. What is the Draft RHNA Methodology for the 2023-2031 RHNA Cycle? ABAG-MTC staff considered the comments received during the public comment period and is not proposing to make any adjustments to the baseline allocation or factors and weights in the Draft RHNA Methodology. The components of the Draft RHNA Methodology are the same as the Proposed RHNA Methodology (Figure 1). However, the Draft RHNA Methodology incorporates future year 2050 households data generated from the Plan Bay Area 2050 Final Blueprint, which is being released concurrently with the Draft RHNA Methodology. As noted in the Proposed Methodology, the illustrative allocations reflected baseline data on 2050 households from the Plan Bay Area 2050 Draft Blueprint, with updates slated throughout fall 2020 to reflect the revised Strategies and Growth Geographies approved by the ABAG Executive Board and Commission in September 2020 for the Final Blueprint. Integrating the updated data about future year 2050 households from the Final Blueprint into the Draft RHNA Methodology results in changes to the illustrative allocations to local jurisdictions. ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | December 18, 2020 | Page 3 Figure 1: Proposed RHNA Methodology Overview7 There are two primary components to the Draft RHNA Methodology: 1. Baseline allocation: 2050 Households (Blueprint) The baseline allocation is used to assign each jurisdiction a beginning share of the RHND. The baseline allocation is based on each jurisdiction’s share of the region’s total households in the year 2050 from the Plan Bay Area 2050 Blueprint.8 Using the 2050 Households baseline takes into consideration the number of households that are currently living in a jurisdiction as well as the number of households expected to be added over the next several decades. 2. Factors and weights for allocating units by income category: Table 1 shows the factors and weights in the Draft RHNA Methodology. Each factor represents data related to the methodology’s policy priorities: access to high opportunity areas and proximity to jobs. The factors and weights adjust a jurisdiction’s baseline allocation 7 The RHNA Proposed Methodology Report provides more details about the methodology. 8 Plan Bay Area 2050 is the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy for the Bay Area. Table 1: Factors and Weights for Proposed RHNA Methodology Very Low and Low Units Moderate and Above Moderate Units 70% Access to High Opportunity Areas 15% Job Proximity – Auto 15% Job Proximity – Transit 40% Access to High Opportunity Areas 60% Job Proximity – Auto STEP 1: GroupRHND by income STEP 2: Factor weight= units allocated by factor STEP 3: Calculate jurisdiction's units from each factor Total Regional Housing Need 441 1 76 Determination (RHND) from HCD , Allocation Factors for Very Low· and Low-Income Units , · . Access to High Opportuntty Areas (AHOAs) 126,234 Allocanon of VERY LOW and LOW Unrts ·. Job Proximity-Transit (JPT) 27,050 .. .. .. 72,712 188 130 Allocation Factors for Moderate· and Above Moderate-Income Units ·, .. Access to High OpportunttyAreas Pllllllllllr-AIIID (AHOAs) 104,337 156,505 Allocanon ol MODERATE and ABOVE MODERATE Unrts -- ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | December 18, 2020 | Page 4 up or down, depending on how a jurisdiction scores on a factor compared to other jurisdictions in the region. The weight assigned to each factor (i.e., the percentages shown in Table 1) determines the share of the region’s housing need that will be assigned by a factor. How do the Results from the Draft RHNA Methodology Compare to those from the Proposed RHNA Methodology? As noted above, the Draft RHNA Methodology uses data from the Plan Bay Area 2050 Final Blueprint. Whereas the Plan Bay Area 2050 Draft Blueprint featured 25 strategies that influenced the location of future growth, the Final Blueprint features 35 revised strategies adopted by the ABAG Executive Board and Commission in fall 2020. These strategies shift the regional growth pattern, with generally small to moderate impacts on RHNA allocations. Additionally, the Final Blueprint features updated baseline data based on consultation with local jurisdictions in summer and fall 2020. Therefore, incorporating the Final Blueprint into the Draft RHNA Methodology results in changes to the illustrative allocations to local jurisdictions. ABAG-MTC staff has developed several resources to help local jurisdictions, stakeholders, and members of the public better understand how the illustrative allocations from the Draft RHNA Methodology (which uses the Final Blueprint as the baseline allocation) compare to those from the Proposed RHNA Methodology (which used the Draft Blueprint as the baseline allocation). The maps in Appendix 2 show each jurisdiction’s growth rate and total allocation and Appendix 3 shows illustrative allocations for each jurisdiction. Note: the allocation results for jurisdictions are only illustrative. Local governments will receive their final allocations in late 2021. As noted previously, Housing Element Law requires that the RHNA methodology meet the five statutory objectives of RHNA and that it be consistent with the forecasted development pattern from Plan Bay Area 2050. ABAG-MTC staff developed a set of performance metrics to evaluate how well a methodology does in meeting the RHNA objectives. Evaluation of the Draft RHNA Methodology shows that it furthers all of the RHNA objectives. Appendix 4 compares the results for the Draft RHNA Methodology and Proposed RHNA Methodology. ABAG-MTC staff also developed a framework for evaluating consistency between RHNA and Plan Bay Area 2050. RHNA and Plan Bay Area 2050 are determined to be consistent if the 8-year growth level from RHNA does not exceed the 35-year growth level at the county and sub- county geographies used in the Plan. Staff evaluated the Draft RHNA Methodology using this approach and determined that RHNA and Plan Bay Area 2050 remain consistent.9 9 The Draft RHNA Methodology and Plan Bay Area 2050 are consistent for all nine counties and in 33 of 34 superdistricts (i.e., sub-county areas) using the methodology developed during the HMC process. In the one superdistrict flagged during the consistency check, the Final Blueprint reflects the loss of more than 1,000 homes in ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | December 18, 2020 | Page 5 Final Subregional Shares Housing Element Law allows two or more neighboring jurisdictions to form a “subregion” to conduct a parallel RHNA process to allocate the subregion’s housing need among its members.10 ABAG must assign each subregion a share of the Bay Area’s RHND, which represents the total number of units, by income category, the subregion must allocate to its member jurisdictions. The ABAG Executive Board approved the release of Draft Subregional Shares for public comment on October 15, 2020. ABAG received no comments on the Draft Subregional Shares during the public comment period. The Final Subregional Shares have been updated based on the integration of the Final Blueprint into the Draft RHNA Methodology. Appendix 5 provides more details about the Final Subregional Shares. Winter Office Hours Local jurisdiction staff and partner organizations are invited to book office hours with MTC- ABAG planners to discuss the Final Blueprint outcomes and the Draft RHNA Methodology updates in more detail. Winter Office Hour appointments are available for booking from December 21, 2020 to January 15, 2021. Visit bit.ly/2VpczrC to book your appointment. Please note Winter Office Hour appointments are limited to local jurisdiction staff and partner organizations. Individual members of the public are encouraged to submit questions or comments via email to rhna@bayareametro.gov. RHNA Next Steps The ABAG Regional Planning Committee will consider the Draft RHNA Methodology and make a recommendation to the ABAG Executive Board at its meeting on January 14, 2021. The ABAG Executive Board is slated to take action on the Draft RHNA Methodology at the January 21, 2021 meeting. After a Draft RHNA Methodology is adopted by the Executive Board, ABAG will submit the methodology to HCD for review and then use the state agency’s feedback to develop a final methodology and draft RHNA allocation in spring 2021. Release of the draft allocation will be followed by an appeals period in the summer of 2021, with the final RHNA allocation assigned to each of the Bay Area’s local governments in late 2021. wildfires since 2015. Anticipated reconstruction of these units during the RHNA period does not yield significant net growth in housing units, making these allocations consistent with the Final Blueprint long-range projections. 10 Government Code Section 65584.03. ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 1 | December 18, 2020 | Page 1 Appendix 1: Summary of Public Comments Received and Preliminary Responses from ABAG-MTC Staff Public Comment Period for the Proposed RHNA Methodology Housing Element Law requires ABAG to hold a public comment period and conduct at least one public hearing to receive oral and written comments on the Proposed RHNA Methodology1 and Draft Subregional Shares2 prior to adoption of the Draft RHNA Methodology and Final Subregional Shares. The written public comment period began on October 25 and ended on November 27 per the Notice of Public Hearing published in newspapers and an ABAG press release. Additionally, ABAG held a public hearing at the November 12 meeting of the Regional Planning Committee, where 29 local government representatives, advocacy organizations, and members of the public provided oral comments on the proposed methodology. Geographic Representation and Respondent Types for Comments Received During the public comment period, ABAG received 106 written comments on the Proposed RHNA Methodology. These letters provided perspectives from over 200 local government staff and elected officials, advocacy organizations, and members of the public, as some letters represented multiple signatories. In total, 42 of ABAG’s 109 jurisdictions were signatories on letters received during the public comment period. Table 1 shows the number of written and oral comments received from advocacy organizations, members of the public, and various public agencies across the nine-county Bay Area.3 ABAG received no comments on the Draft Subregional Shares. 1 California Government Code 65584.04 (d) 2 California Government Code 65584.03 (c) 3 The sum of the number of letters received in Table 1 exceeds 106, as two letters had signatories from public agencies across multiple counties. Similarly, the sum of the number of oral comments in Table 1 exceeds 29 because one of comments came from a special district that represents both San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION O AssociationofBayAreaGovernments ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 1 | December 18, 2020 | Page 2 Table 1. Share of public comments received from different types of respondents Type of Respondent Number of Letters Received Number of Oral Comments from Public Hearing Public Agency – Alameda 5 0 Public Agency – Contra Costa 3 0 Public Agency – Marin 11 1 Public Agency – Napa 2 0 Public Agency – San Francisco 0 0 Public Agency – San Mateo 11 2 Public Agency – Santa Clara 8 2 Public Agency – Solano 1 0 Public Agency – Sonoma 1 0 Advocacy Organizations 9 8 Members of the Public 57 17 Most Common Themes from Comments Received Table 2 below summarizes the key themes that are most prevalent across the comments received about the Proposed RHNA Methodology. The themes are ordered roughly in terms of how many letters and oral comments mentioned them, though it is worth noting that some letters represented comments from multiple jurisdictions, advocacy organizations, and/or individual members of the public. The table also includes a brief, preliminary response about the Draft RHNA Methodology (which incorporates data from the Plan Bay Area 2050 Final Blueprint) from ABAG staff responding to the different topics in the comment letters. Comment letters on the Proposed RHNA Methodology will receive a more specific response in the coming weeks, with responses to local jurisdictions slated prior to the January ABAG Executive Board meeting. Table 2. Most common themes from written comments received 1. Jurisdiction is built out and/or lacks infrastructure to accommodate its allocation: Comments noted a lack of developable land and the inability to provide the services and infrastructure that would be needed as a result of growth from RHNA. Some residents objected to any new housing growth. Preliminary ABAG Response: Housing Element Law requires RHNA to increase the housing supply and mix of housing types for all jurisdictions. ABAG-MTC staff worked with local governments to gather information about local plans, zoning, physical characteristics and potential development opportunities and constraints. This information was used as an input into the Plan Bay Area 2050 Blueprint, which is used as the baseline allocation in the Draft RHNA Methodology. The Final Blueprint that was integrated into the Draft RHNA Methodology includes a number of updates based on corrections to local data provided by jurisdiction staff. The Blueprint allows additional feasible growth within the urban footprint by increasing allowable residential densities and expanding housing into select areas currently ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 1 | December 18, 2020 | Page 3 zoned for commercial and industrial uses. Ultimately, by law, ABAG cannot limit RHNA based on existing zoning or land use restrictions. The statute also requires ABAG to consider the potential for increased residential development under alternative zoning ordinances and land use restrictions. 2. The methodology should focus more on transit and jobs to better align with Plan Bay Area 2050 and the statutory RHNA objective to promote infill development and achieve greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets: Comments suggested that proposed methodology directs too much RHNA to jurisdictions without adequate transit and/or with few jobs. These comments also argued that changing the RHNA methodology’s baseline allocation to household growth from the Blueprint would better align the methodology with Plan Bay Area 2050 and statutory goals related to greenhouse gas emission reductions and sustainability. Preliminary ABAG Response: The Draft RHNA Methodology directly incorporates the forecasted development pattern from the Plan Bay Area 2050 Blueprint as the baseline allocation. The Blueprint emphasizes growth near job centers and in locations near transit, as well as in high-resource areas, with the intent of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The strategies incorporated into the Blueprint help improve the region’s jobs-housing balance, leading to shorter commutes—especially for low-income workers. The inclusion of job proximity by both automobile and transit as factors in the Draft RHNA Methodology also furthers the RHNA objective related to efficient development patterns and greenhouse gas emission reductions by encouraging shorter commutes for all modes of travel. The job proximity factors allocate nearly half of the total number of housing units assigned to the Bay Area by the State. This includes allocating 15% of the region’s lower-income units based on a jurisdiction’s proximity to jobs that can be accessed by public transit. Accordingly, the performance evaluation metrics indicate that the Draft RHNA Methodology performs well in meeting all five of the RHNA statutory objectives. This analysis shows that the draft methodology results in jurisdictions with the most access to jobs and transit as well as jurisdictions with the lowest vehicle miles traveled per resident experiencing higher growth rates from their RHNA allocations than other jurisdictions in the region. In contrast, the performance evaluation metrics also show that, while using Plan Bay Area 2050 household growth as the RHNA methodology’s baseline performs marginally better on the RHNA objective related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, it may fall short in achieving statutory requirements related to affirmatively furthering fair housing. Staff evaluated the 8-year allocations from the Draft RHNA Methodology and the 35-year housing growth from Plan Bay Area 2050 at the county and subcounty levels and determined that RHNA and the Plan are consistent.4 4 The Draft RHNA Methodology and Plan Bay Area 2050 are consistent for all nine counties and in 33 of 34 superdistricts (i.e., sub-county areas), using the methodology approved during the HMC process. Relatively unique circumstances exist in the one superdistrict flagged during the consistency check (superdistrict 28). In this superdistrict, net housing growth between 2015 and 2050 is less than the eight-year RHNA for the associated jurisdictions. However, wildfires prior to the 2023 to 2031 RHNA cycle destroyed more than 1,000 homes. Because of the loss in housing units early in the 35-year analysis period, the eight-year allocations remain consistent with the ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 1 | December 18, 2020 | Page 4 3. Methodology needs to directly incorporate hazard risk: Comments suggested the methodology allocated too much growth near areas with high wildfire risk and exposure to other natural hazards such as sea-level rise. Others felt the Blueprint needs to better incorporate hazard data, particularly related to wildland-urban interface (WUI) maps and FEMA floodways. Preliminary ABAG Response: Including the Blueprint in the RHNA methodology addresses concerns about natural hazards, as the Blueprint excludes areas with unmitigated high hazard risk from Growth Geographies. The Blueprint Growth Geographies exclude CAL FIRE designated “Very High” fire severity areas as well as county-designated WUIs where applicable. The Blueprint strategies focus future growth away from the highest fire risk zones, support increased wildland management programs, and support residential building upgrades that reduce the likelihood for damage when fires occur in the wildland urban interface. The Blueprint incorporates strategies to mitigate the impacts of sea level rise, protecting nearly all communities at risk from two feet of permanent inundation. Riverine flooding is not yet integrated into the Blueprint because existing research does not provide guidance on how to model impacts of temporary riverine flooding to buildings and land value. Communities can choose to take these risks into consideration with where and how they site future development, either limiting growth in areas of higher hazard or by increasing building standards to cope with the hazard. 4. Support for proposed methodology: Comments from residents, local jurisdictions, and a diverse range of advocacy organizations supporting the methodology emphasized its importance for furthering regional equity. Preliminary ABAG Response: Staff’s analysis aligns with these comments and indicates the Draft RHNA Methodology successfully furthers all five of the statutory objectives of RHNA, including requirements related to affirmatively furthering fair housing. 5. Need to account for impacts from COVID-19: Comments generally focused on the effects of the pandemic and suggest either delaying RHNA or reconsidering the focus on proximity to jobs. Preliminary ABAG Response: Staff appreciates concerns about the significant economic and societal changes resulting from COVID-19, and these concerns were relayed to the State in early summer. However, the Regional Housing Need Determination (RHND) from HCD has been finalized at this point in time. ABAG is obligated by state law to move forward with the RHNA process so jurisdictions can complete updates to their Housing Elements on time. Additionally, the eight-year RHNA cycle (which starts in 2023) represents a longer-term outlook than the current impacts of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The potential impacts of the trend toward telecommuting in the longer term are incorporated into the RHNA methodology through the integration of the Plan Bay Area 2050 Blueprint, which includes long-range projections for this portion of the Bay Area, as the reconstruction of units during the RHNA period does not lead to significant net growth from 2015 levels. ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 1 | December 18, 2020 | Page 5 strategies to expand commute trip reduction programs through telecommuting and other sustainable modes of travel. 6. Concerns about allocation to unincorporated areas: Comments argued that the methodology allocates too much growth to unincorporated areas that are rural and lack infrastructure to support development. Preliminary ABAG Response: The Plan Bay Area 2050 Blueprint forecasts very little growth in unincorporated county areas, and that growth is focused inside urban growth boundaries. The RHNA allocations to these areas are driven, largely, by the number of existing households in unincorporated county areas, since the 2050 Households baseline in the Draft RHNA Methodology is the sum of existing households and forecasted household growth. Use of the Final Blueprint as the baseline allocation in the RHNA methodology resulted in smaller allocations for most of the counties in the region compared to the Proposed RHNA Methodology, which relied on the Draft Blueprint. ABAG-MTC will continue discussions with local jurisdictions about opportunities to direct additional RHNA units to incorporated areas, including the use of the provisions in Housing Element Law that allow a county to transfer a portion of its RHNA allocation to a city or town after it receives its RHNA allocation from ABAG.5 7. Support for adding the “equity adjustment” proposed by some HMC members to the methodology: Comments were generally supportive of the methodology but noted the HMC-proposed equity adjustment should be included to advance the statutory requirement to affirmatively further fair housing. Preliminary ABAG Response: Staff notes the importance of meeting all statutory requirements, including the mandate to affirmatively further fair housing. However, staff’s analysis indicates the Draft RHNA Methodology does successfully achieve all five statutory objectives of RHNA. At the final HMC meeting, staff recommended that the HMC not move forward with the proposed equity adjustment as this change would increase the complexity of the methodology for minimal impact on RHNA allocations. The proposed equity adjustment would shift less than 2 percent of the region’s lower-income RHNA to the jurisdictions identified by an HMC-proposed composite score as exhibiting above-average racial and socioeconomic exclusion. However, the underlying methodology for the composite score and adjustment approach would make it more difficult for local policy makers and members of the public to understand the RHNA methodology. Ultimately, the HMC chose not to move forward with the proposed equity adjustment in its recommended RHNA methodology. 8. Concern that HCD’s Regional RHND calculation was inaccurate and too high: Comments from several members of the public and one local jurisdiction expressed the belief that HCD’s RHND calculations may have been flawed and resulted in ABAG receiving an allocation from the state that was too large. Preliminary ABAG Response: The determination provided by HCD is based on a population forecast from the California Department of Finance (DOF), which is then modified by staff at DOF and HCD to tackle overcrowding and make other adjustments as specified in law. The 5 Government Code Section 65584.07. ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 1 | December 18, 2020 | Page 6 procedures for calculating the RHND are clearly specified in state law and the grounds for an appeal were narrowly designed by the Legislature. ABAG staff have reviewed HCD’s calculation methodology and believe it adheres to applicable legal requirements. The ABAG Board ultimately decided not to appeal the RHND in June 2020. At this time, the window of appeal of the RHND is now closed. Further feedback on this element of the process is most appropriately provided to HCD, rather than ABAG. 9. Jurisdiction-specific issues with Plan Bay Area 2050 Blueprint: Some jurisdictions had concerns about the accuracy of the Blueprint’s underlying data. Others felt the Blueprint needs to better incorporate hazard data, particularly related to wildland-urban interface (WUI) maps and FEMA floodways. Preliminary ABAG Response: Local jurisdiction staff were provided with several months to comment on the BASIS data used as the input for the Blueprint, as well as the additional public comment period on the Draft Blueprint during Summer 2020. ABAG-MTC staff appreciates jurisdictions’ feedback on Blueprint data and has worked directly with local jurisdiction staff to address these concerns. Next Steps Staff will consider comments and will recommend any necessary adjustments for integration into the Draft RHNA Methodology, which is scheduled for release in the next week. The ABAG Regional Planning Committee will consider the Draft RHNA Methodology and make a recommendation to the ABAG Executive Board the Draft RHNA Methodology at its meeting on January 14, 2021 and the ABAG Executive Board is slated to take action on the Draft RHNA Methodology at the January 21, 2021 meeting. After a Draft RHNA Methodology is adopted by the Executive Board, ABAG will submit the methodology to HCD for review and then use the state agency’s feedback to develop a final methodology and draft RHNA allocation in spring 2021. Release of the draft allocation will be followed by an appeals period in the summer of 2021, with the final RHNA allocation assigned to each of the Bay Area’s local governments in late 2021. 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ABAG will issue Final Allocations by the end of 2021. Almd4.9k Albny1.2k AmrcnCnyn0.5k Antch2.5k Athrtn0.3k Blmnt1.8k Blvdr0.2k Bnc0.9k Brkly7.7k Brntwd1.5k Brsbn2.8k Brlngm3.4k Clstg0.2k Cmpbll4.0k Clytn0.6k Clvrdl0.3k Clm0.2k Cncrd3.9kCrt Mdr0.7k Ctt0.3k Cprtn6.2k Dly Cty4.8k Dnvll2.2k Dxn0.4k Dbln3.6k Est PlAlt0.9k El Crrt1.2k Emryvll1.5k Frfx0.5k Frfld3.6k Fstr Cty2.0k Frmnt14.3k Glry1.5k Hlf MnBy0.3k Hywrd4.2k Hldsbrg0.4k Hrcls0.7k Hllsbrgh0.6k Lfytt1.7k Lrkspr1.0k Lvrmr4.0k Ls Alts2.3kLs AltsHlls0.5k Ls Gts1.9k Mrtnz1.4k Mnl Prk3.1k Mll Vlly0.8k Mllbr2.4k Mlpts6.6k Mnt Srn0.2k Mrg1.1k Mrgn Hll1.1k Mntn Vw11.4k Np2.1k Nwrk1.8k Nvt2.1k Oklnd27.3k Okly0.9kOrnd1.1k Pcfc1.9k Pl Alt10.1k Ptlm2.1k Pdmnt0.6k Pnl0.6k Pttsbrg1.6k PlsntHll1.9k Plsntn4.8k PrtlVlly0.3k Rdwd Cty5.2k Rchmnd4.2k R Vst0.2k RhnrtPrk1.3k Rss0.1k Sn Anslm0.7k Sn Brn2.1k Sn Crls2.4k SnFrncsc72.1k Sn Js66.5k Sn Lndr3.1k Sn Mt6.7k Sn Pbl0.8k Sn Rfl2.8k Sn Rmn4.7k Snt Clr12.0k Snt Rs6.5k Srtg2.1k Sslt0.7k Sbstpl0.4k Snm0.3k Sth SnFrncsc4.0k St. Hln0.2k Ssn Cty0.6k Snnyvl13.0k Tbrn0.6k Unc Almd4.5k Unc CntrCst5.8k Unc Mrn3.8k Unc Np0.8k Unc SnMt2.9k Unc SntClr4.1k Unc Sln1.0kUnc Snm5.3k Unn Cty2.2k Vcvll2.0k Vllj3.2k Wlnt Crk5.7k Wndsr0.7k Wdsd0.3k Yntvll0.1k Almd5.4k Albny1.1k AmrcnCnyn0.5k Antch3.0k Athrtn0.3k Blmnt1.8k Blvdr0.2k Bnc0.8k Brkly9.0k Brntwd1.5k Brsbn1.6k Brlngm3.3k Clstg0.1k Cmpbll3.0k Clytn0.6k Clvrdl0.3k Clm0.2k Cncrd5.1kCrt Mdr0.7k Ctt0.2k Cprtn4.6k Dly Cty4.4k Dnvll2.2k Dxn0.4k Dbln3.7k Est PlAlt0.8k El Crrt1.4k Emryvll1.8k Frfx0.5k Frfld3.1k Fstr Cty1.9k Frmnt12.9k Glry1.3k Hlf MnBy0.3k Hywrd4.7k Hldsbrg0.3k Hrcls0.7k Hllsbrgh0.6k Lfytt2.1k Lrkspr1.0k Lvrmr4.4k Ls Alts2.0kLs AltsHlls0.5k Ls Gts2.0k Mrtnz1.4k Mnl Prk2.9k Mll Vlly0.8k Mllbr2.2k Mlpts6.7k Mnt Srn0.2k Mrg1.1k Mrgn Hll1.0k Mntn Vw11.2k Np2.0k Nwrk1.9k Nvt2.1k Oklnd26.5k Okly1.1kOrnd1.4k Pcfc1.9k Pl Alt6.1k Ptlm1.9k Pdmnt0.6k Pnl0.5k Pttsbrg2.0k PlsntHll1.6k Plsntn6.0k PrtlVlly0.2k Rdwd Cty4.6k Rchmnd3.6k R Vst0.5k RhnrtPrk1.6k Rss0.1k Sn Anslm0.8k Sn Brn3.2k Sn Crls2.7k SnFrncsc82.8k Sn Js62.8k Sn Lndr3.9k Sn Mt7.1k Sn Pbl0.8k Sn Rfl3.3k Sn Rmn5.1k Snt Clr11.7k Snt Rs4.7k Srtg1.7k Sslt0.7k Sbstpl0.2k Snm0.3k Sth SnFrncsc4.0k St. Hln0.2k Ssn Cty0.6k Snnyvl12.0k Tbrn0.6k Unc Almd4.8k Unc CntrCst7.7k Unc Mrn3.5k Unc Np0.8k Unc SnMt2.9k Unc SntClr3.2k Unc Sln0.9kUnc Snm3.9k Unn Cty2.3k Vcvll1.9k Vllj3.0k Wlnt Crk5.9k Wndsr0.7k Wdsd0.3k Yntvll0.1k 0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 15,000 20,000 100,000 Jurisdiction Growth (Units) Proposed RHNA Methodology (Baseline: 2050 Households (Draft Blueprint)) Draft RHNA Methodology (Baseline: 2050 Households (Final Blueprint)) ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 2 | December 18, 2020 Appendix 2: Illustrative Results of Proposed RHNA Methodology (Draft Blueprint) and Draft RHNA Methodology (Final Blueprint) Note: the jurisdiction-specific allocations shown are for illustrative purposes only. ABAG will issue Final Allocations by the end of 2021. Appendix 3: Jurisdiction Illustrative Allocations Draft RHNA Methodology (Final Blueprint) 2015-2023 RHNA (Cycle 5) Proposed RHNA Methodology(Draft Blueprint) Draft RHNA Methodology (Final Blueprint) Bay Area Households (2019)Bay Area Jobs (2017) Alameda 88,985 23%19%20%21%20% Contra Costa 48,932 11%10%11%14%10% Marin 14,380 1%3%3%4%3% Napa 3,523 1%1%1%2%2% San Francisco 82,840 15%16%19%13%19% San Mateo 47,321 9%11%11%10%10% Santa Clara 129,927 31%33%29%24%27% Solano 11,097 4%3%3%5%4% Sonoma 14,171 4%4%3%7%5% BAY AREA 441,176 100%100%100%100%100% ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 3 | December 18, 2020 Illustrative Allocations by County REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION O AssociationofBayAreaGovernments Jurisdiction Illustrative Allocations by Income Category Note: the jurisdiction-specific allocations shown are for illustrative purposes only. ABAG will issue Final Allocations by the end of 2021. Draft Blueprint Final Blueprint Very Low Income Low Income Moderate Income Above Moderate Income Total Very Low Income Low Income Moderate Income Above Moderate Income Total Unit Change from Proposed to Draft Percent Change from Proposed to Draft Alameda 0.994% 1.100%1,318 759 786 2,033 4,896 1,455 837 868 2,246 5,406 510 10% Albany 0.211% 0.206%324 187 180 464 1,155 315 182 175 453 1,125 (30) -3% Berkeley 1.452% 1.701%2,148 1,237 1,211 3,134 7,730 2,504 1,441 1,416 3,664 9,025 1,295 17% Dublin 0.687% 0.705%1,060 611 547 1,413 3,631 1,085 625 560 1,449 3,719 88 2% Emeryville 0.399% 0.493%377 217 249 646 1,489 462 265 308 797 1,832 343 23% Fremont 2.694% 2.434%4,040 2,326 2,214 5,728 14,308 3,640 2,096 1,996 5,165 12,897 (1,411) -10% Hayward 1.393% 1.571%980 564 726 1,880 4,150 1,100 632 817 2,115 4,664 514 12% Livermore 1.130% 1.269%1,109 639 620 1,606 3,974 1,240 714 696 1,799 4,449 475 12% Newark 0.578% 0.609%453 260 303 784 1,800 475 274 318 824 1,891 91 5% Oakland 6.503% 6.338%6,880 3,962 4,584 11,860 27,286 6,665 3,838 4,457 11,533 26,493 (793) -3% Piedmont 0.099% 0.098%166 96 94 243 599 163 94 92 238 587 (12) -2% Pleasanton 0.909% 1.135%1,405 810 717 1,855 4,787 1,750 1,008 894 2,313 5,965 1,178 25% San Leandro 0.913% 1.137%713 411 561 1,451 3,136 882 507 696 1,802 3,887 751 24% Unincorporated Alameda 1.347% 1.419%1,221 704 726 1,879 4,530 1,281 738 763 1,976 4,758 228 5% Union City 0.702% 0.727%565 326 370 957 2,218 582 335 382 988 2,287 69 3% Alameda County 20.011% 20.942%22,759 13,109 13,888 35,933 85,689 23,599 13,586 14,438 37,362 88,985 3,296 4% Antioch 1.032% 1.270%661 380 402 1,038 2,481 811 467 493 1,275 3,046 565 23% Brentwood 0.618% 0.647%395 228 237 614 1,474 411 237 247 641 1,536 62 4% Clayton 0.115% 0.111%176 102 87 227 592 170 97 84 219 570 (22) -4% Concord 1.306% 1.725%1,006 579 643 1,662 3,890 1,322 762 847 2,190 5,121 1,231 32% Danville 0.410% 0.424%632 365 328 848 2,173 652 376 338 875 2,241 68 3% El Cerrito 0.339% 0.405%289 166 203 524 1,182 342 197 241 624 1,404 222 19% Hercules 0.240% 0.264%164 95 115 297 671 179 104 126 327 736 65 10% Lafayette 0.297% 0.382%468 269 255 659 1,651 599 344 326 845 2,114 463 28% Martinez 0.381% 0.383%357 205 220 569 1,351 358 206 221 573 1,358 7 1% Moraga 0.193% 0.204%302 174 163 422 1,061 318 183 172 445 1,118 57 5% Oakley 0.395% 0.450%251 145 152 393 941 286 165 172 446 1,069 128 14% Orinda 0.197% 0.235%313 180 181 468 1,142 372 215 215 557 1,359 217 19% Pinole 0.209% 0.183%142 82 99 256 579 124 71 87 223 505 (74) -13% Pittsburg 0.630%0.787%419 242 273 707 1,641 518 298 340 880 2,036 395 24% Pleasant Hill 0.423% 0.368%522 300 293 758 1,873 451 261 254 657 1,623 (250) -13% Richmond 1.403% 1.227%988 569 731 1,891 4,179 860 496 638 1,651 3,645 (534) -13% San Pablo 0.261% 0.248%187 108 139 359 793 177 102 132 341 752 (41) -5% San Ramon 0.898% 0.975%1,382 796 708 1,830 4,716 1,497 862 767 1,985 5,111 395 8% Unincorporated Contra Costa 1.658% 2.203%1,609 928 917 2,373 5,827 2,131 1,227 1,217 3,147 7,722 1,895 33% Walnut Creek 1.118% 1.148%1,655 954 869 2,247 5,725 1,696 976 890 2,304 5,866 141 2% Contra Costa County 12.124% 13.638%11,918 6,867 7,015 18,142 43,942 13,274 7,646 7,807 20,205 48,932 4,990 11% Proposed RHNA Methodology (Baseline: 2050 Households - Draft Blueprint) Draft RHNA Methodology (Baseline: 2050 Households - Final Blueprint)Comparison of Total RHNA Jurisdiction Share of 2050 Households* Jurisdiction ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 3 | December 18, 2020 Jurisdiction Illustrative Allocations by Income Category Note: the jurisdiction-specific allocations shown are for illustrative purposes only. ABAG will issue Final Allocations by the end of 2021. Draft Blueprint Final Blueprint Very Low Income Low Income Moderate Income Above Moderate Income Total Very Low Income Low Income Moderate Income Above Moderate Income Total Unit Change from Proposed to Draft Percent Change from Proposed to Draft Proposed RHNA Methodology (Baseline: 2050 Households - Draft Blueprint) Draft RHNA Methodology (Baseline: 2050 Households - Final Blueprint) Comparison of Total RHNA Jurisdiction Share of 2050 Households* Jurisdiction Belvedere 0.033% 0.032%49 28 23 61 161 49 28 23 60 160 (1) -1% Corte Madera 0.135% 0.138%209 121 106 274 710 213 123 108 281 725 15 2% Fairfax 0.104% 0.098%158 91 75 195 519 149 86 71 184 490 (29) -6% Larkspur 0.197% 0.189%303 175 150 390 1,018 291 168 145 375 979 (39) -4% Mill Valley 0.161% 0.164%248 142 124 320 834 252 144 126 326 848 14 2% Novato 0.669% 0.672%582 335 332 858 2,107 583 336 332 860 2,111 4 0% Ross 0.023% 0.022%35 20 17 44 116 33 19 16 41 109 (7) -6% San Anselmo 0.149% 0.167%226 130 108 280 744 253 145 121 314 833 89 12% San Rafael 0.895% 1.048%752 433 446 1,154 2,785 877 504 521 1,350 3,252 467 17% Sausalito 0.125% 0.125%200 115 115 296 726 200 115 114 295 724 (2) 0% Tiburon 0.123% 0.126%186 107 91 236 620 193 110 93 243 639 19 3% Unincorporated Marin 0.893% 0.822%1,157 666 557 1,440 3,820 1,063 611 512 1,324 3,510 (310) -8% Marin County 3.507% 3.605%4,105 2,363 2,144 5,548 14,160 4,156 2,389 2,182 5,653 14,380 220 2% American Canyon 0.190% 0.176%124 72 81 209 486 115 67 75 194 451 (35) -7% Calistoga 0.090% 0.052%58 32 33 86 209 32 19 19 50 120 (89) -43% Napa 0.815% 0.769%550 317 339 876 2,082 516 298 319 825 1,958 (124) -6% St. Helena 0.073% 0.068%46 27 27 71 171 43 24 26 66 159 (12) -7% Unincorporated Napa 0.288% 0.279%218 126 125 323 792 210 121 120 312 763 (29) -4% Yountville 0.031% 0.029%20 12 12 32 76 19 11 12 30 72 (4) -5% Napa County 1.487% 1.373%1,016 586 617 1,597 3,816 935 540 571 1,477 3,523 (293) -8% San Francisco 12.394% 14.304%18,637 10,717 11,910 30,816 72,080 21,359 12,294 13,717 35,470 82,840 10,760 15% Atherton 0.065% 0.072%74 43 51 130 298 81 47 56 144 328 30 10% Belmont 0.302% 0.305%485 280 282 728 1,775 488 281 283 733 1,785 10 1% Brisbane 0.742% 0.423%573 330 534 1,382 2,819 324 187 303 785 1,599 (1,220) -43% Burlingame 0.572% 0.546%926 534 555 1,434 3,449 883 509 529 1,368 3,289 (160) -5% Colma 0.047% 0.052%40 24 33 86 183 45 26 37 96 204 21 11% Daly City 1.040% 0.945%1,150 661 841 2,175 4,827 1,039 598 762 1,971 4,370 (457) -9% East Palo Alto 0.219% 0.206%179 104 169 437 889 169 97 159 410 835 (54) -6% Foster City 0.349% 0.327%556 320 321 831 2,028 520 299 300 777 1,896 (132) -7% Half Moon Bay 0.147% 0.149%93 54 54 141 342 93 54 54 141 342 - 0% Hillsborough 0.107% 0.097%169 97 95 245 606 153 88 87 223 551 (55) -9% Menlo Park 0.500% 0.481%773 445 517 1,340 3,075 740 426 496 1,284 2,946 (129) -4% Millbrae 0.375% 0.350%618 356 386 999 2,359 575 331 361 932 2,199 (160) -7% Pacifica 0.359% 0.356%557 321 294 761 1,933 551 317 291 753 1,912 (21) -1% Portola Valley 0.045% 0.045%70 41 39 101 251 70 40 39 99 248 (3) -1% Redwood City 1.102% 0.984%1,284 739 885 2,291 5,199 1,141 658 789 2,041 4,629 (570) -11% San Bruno 0.486% 0.730%481 278 382 989 2,130 721 415 573 1,483 3,192 1,062 50% San Carlos 0.398% 0.455%647 372 383 991 2,393 739 425 438 1,133 2,735 342 14% San Mateo 1.338% 1.419%1,722 991 1,111 2,873 6,697 1,819 1,047 1,175 3,040 7,081 384 6% South San Francisco 0.923% 0.929%892 513 717 1,856 3,978 892 514 720 1,863 3,989 11 0% Unincorporated San Mateo 0.827% 0.809%852 490 443 1,148 2,933 830 479 433 1,121 2,863 (70) -2% Woodside 0.057% 0.058%90 52 51 133 326 90 52 52 134 328 2 1% San Mateo County 10.002% 9.740%12,231 7,045 8,143 21,071 48,490 11,963 6,890 7,937 20,531 47,321 (1,169) -2% ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 3 | December 18, 2020 Jurisdiction Illustrative Allocations by Income Category Note: the jurisdiction-specific allocations shown are for illustrative purposes only. ABAG will issue Final Allocations by the end of 2021. Draft Blueprint Final Blueprint Very Low Income Low Income Moderate Income Above Moderate Income Total Very Low Income Low Income Moderate Income Above Moderate Income Total Unit Change from Proposed to Draft Percent Change from Proposed to Draft Proposed RHNA Methodology (Baseline: 2050 Households - Draft Blueprint) Draft RHNA Methodology (Baseline: 2050 Households - Final Blueprint) Comparison of Total RHNA Jurisdiction Share of 2050 Households* Jurisdiction Campbell 0.741% 0.563%1,017 585 659 1,703 3,964 770 444 499 1,292 3,005 (959) -24% Cupertino 0.980% 0.724%1,619 932 1,023 2,648 6,222 1,193 687 755 1,953 4,588 (1,634) -26% Gilroy 0.523% 0.461%410 236 228 590 1,464 359 207 200 519 1,285 (179) -12% Los Altos 0.348% 0.301%580 333 377 977 2,267 501 288 326 843 1,958 (309) -14% Los Altos Hills 0.084% 0.076%139 81 91 234 545 125 72 82 210 489 (56) -10% Los Gatos 0.326% 0.335%523 301 311 804 1,939 537 310 320 826 1,993 54 3% Milpitas 1.228% 1.257%1,653 952 1,108 2,866 6,579 1,685 970 1,131 2,927 6,713 134 2% Monte Sereno 0.032% 0.032%51 30 31 80 192 51 30 31 79 191 (1) -1% Morgan Hill 0.444% 0.410%291 168 189 488 1,136 268 155 174 450 1,047 (89) -8% Mountain View 1.772% 1.754%2,876 1,656 1,909 4,939 11,380 2,838 1,635 1,885 4,880 11,238 (142) -1% Palo Alto 1.541% 0.935%2,573 1,482 1,673 4,330 10,058 1,556 896 1,013 2,621 6,086 (3,972) -39% San Jose 15.242% 14.426%16,391 9,437 11,344 29,350 66,522 15,444 8,892 10,711 27,714 62,761 (3,761) -6% Santa Clara 2.184% 2.135%3,020 1,739 2,031 5,257 12,047 2,940 1,692 1,981 5,126 11,739 (308) -3% Saratoga 0.343% 0.280%556 321 341 882 2,100 454 261 278 719 1,712 (388) -18% Sunnyvale 2.262% 2.088%3,227 1,858 2,206 5,707 12,998 2,968 1,709 2,032 5,257 11,966 (1,032) -8% Unincorporated Santa Clara 1.065% 0.815%1,113 641 664 1,719 4,137 848 488 508 1,312 3,156 (981) -24% Santa Clara County 29.114% 26.591%36,039 20,752 24,185 62,574 143,550 32,537 18,736 21,926 56,728 129,927 (13,623) -9% Benicia 0.286% 0.271%222 127 143 370 862 208 120 135 351 814 (48) -6% Dixon 0.159% 0.146%103 58 62 159 382 93 54 57 146 350 (32) -8% Fairfield 1.438% 1.226%938 540 596 1,544 3,618 796 458 508 1,314 3,076 (542) -15% Rio Vista 0.098% 0.207%62 36 36 94 228 130 75 76 197 478 250 110% Suisun City 0.242% 0.246%158 91 101 260 610 160 92 101 264 617 7 1% Unincorporated Solano 0.420% 0.381%270 155 165 426 1,016 243 140 149 385 917 (99) -10% Vacaville 0.828% 0.775%535 308 328 848 2,019 498 286 305 791 1,880 (139) -7% Vallejo 1.190% 1.117%794 457 535 1,385 3,171 741 426 501 1,297 2,965 (206) -6% Solano County 4.662% 4.368%3,082 1,772 1,966 5,086 11,906 2,869 1,651 1,832 4,745 11,097 (809) -7% Cloverdale 0.126% 0.120%80 46 47 121 294 76 44 45 116 281 (13) -4% Cotati 0.105% 0.092%68 39 44 116 267 61 35 39 101 236 (31) -12% Healdsburg 0.145% 0.121%93 54 59 153 359 78 45 49 128 300 (59) -16% Petaluma 0.781% 0.716%560 323 342 885 2,110 511 295 313 810 1,929 (181) -9% Rohnert Park 0.492% 0.625%322 186 209 541 1,258 408 235 265 686 1,594 336 27% Santa Rosa 2.404% 1.745%1,727 993 1,064 2,754 6,538 1,247 718 771 1,995 4,731 (1,807) -28% Sebastopol 0.163% 0.086%106 61 67 175 409 56 32 35 92 215 (194) -47% Sonoma 0.143% 0.133%91 53 54 140 338 85 49 50 130 314 (24) -7% Unincorporated Sonoma 2.058% 1.540%1,424 820 840 2,173 5,257 1,060 610 627 1,622 3,919 (1,338) -25% Windsor 0.283% 0.260%184 106 118 305 713 168 97 108 279 652 (61) -9% Sonoma County 6.700% 5.440%4,655 2,681 2,844 7,363 17,543 3,750 2,160 2,302 5,959 14,171 (3,372) -19% 100.000% 100.000% 114,442 65,892 72,712 188,130 441,176 114,442 65,892 72,712 188,130 441,176 * Jurisdiction-level forecasts from Plan Bay Area 2050 Final Blueprint are intended solely for use in crafting the RHNA baseline allocation; official Plan Bay Area 2050 growth pattern focuses on county- and subcounty-level forecasts. ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 3 | December 18, 2020 ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 4 | December 18, 2020 Appendix 4: Performance Evaluation Metrics The RHNA allocation methodology must meet five objectives identified in Housing Element Law.1 To help ensure that any proposed methodology will meet the statutory RHNA objectives and receive approval from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), ABAG-MTC staff developed a set of evaluation metrics to assess different methodology options. These metrics are based largely on the analytical framework used by HCD in evaluating the draft methodologies completed by other regions in California, as evidenced by the approval letters HCD provided to the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), and Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG).2 Other metrics reflect input from members of the Housing Methodology Committee (HMC). In the evaluation metrics, each statutory objective has been reframed as a question that reflects the language Housing Element Law uses to define the objectives. Each statutory objective is accompanied by quantitative metrics for evaluating the allocation produced by a methodology. The metrics are structured as a comparison between the allocations to the top jurisdictions in the region for a particular characteristic – such as jurisdictions with the most expensive housing costs – and the allocations to the rest of the jurisdictions in the region. Metrics Based on Lower-Income Unit Percentage vs. Metrics Based on Total Allocation Several of the metrics focus on whether jurisdictions with certain characteristics receive a significant share of their RHNA as lower-income units. These metrics reflect HCD’s analysis in its letters evaluating RHNA methodologies from other regions. However, HMC members advocated for metrics that also examine the total number of units assigned to a jurisdiction. These HMC members asserted that it is ultimately less impactful if a jurisdiction receives a high share of its RHNA as lower-income units if that same jurisdiction receives few units overall. Accordingly, each metric that focuses on the share of lower-income units assigned to jurisdictions with certain characteristics is paired with a complementary metric that examines whether those jurisdictions also receive a share of the regional housing need that is at least proportional to their share of the region’s households. A value of 1.0 for these complementary metrics means that the group of jurisdictions’ overall share of RHNA is proportional relative to its overall share of households in 2019, while a value below 1.0 is less than proportional. Evaluation of Draft RHNA Methodology Compared to Proposed RHNA Methodology The graphs below compare the performance of the Draft RHNA Methodology and Proposed RHNA Methodology in achieving the five statutory RHNA objectives based on the evaluation metrics. Although there are some variations on individual metrics, the results indicate that both the Proposed RHNA Methodology and the Draft RHNA Methodology perform well in advancing all of the statutory objectives. 1 See California Government Code Section 65584(d). 2 For copies of letters HCD sent to other regions, see this document from the January 2020 HMC meeting agenda packet. REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION O AssociationofBayAreaGovernments METRIC 1a.1: Do jurisdictions with the most expensive housing costs receive a significant percentage of their RHNA as lower-income units? Percent of RHNA as lower income units METRIC 1a.2: Do jurisdictions with the most expensive housing costs receive a share of the region's housing need that is at least proportional to their share of the region's households? Ratio of share of total RHNA to share of region's households Proposed RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Draft Blueprint) Draft RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Final Blueprint) 0.000 0.050 0.100 0.150 0.200 0.250 0.300 0.350 0.400 0.450 0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 25 jurisdictions with most expensive housing costs All Other Jurisdictions 25 jurisdictions with most expensive housing costs All Other Jurisdictions Group All Other Jurisdictions 25 jurisdictions with most expensive housing costs Comparison between the top 25 jurisdictions with the most expensive housing costs and the rest of the region OBJECTIVE 1: Does the allocation increase the housing supply and the mix of housing types, tenure, and affordability in all cities and counties within the region in an equitable manner? ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 4 | December 18, 2020 ■ ■ -1 I I -1 I I I I I I I I i ! !------ ! I ! I I I I I -- -""' METRIC 2a: Do jurisdictions with the largest share of the region's jobs have the highest growth rates resulting from RHNA? Average growth rate resulting from RHNA Proposed RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Draft Blueprint) Draft RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Final Blueprint) 0.000 0.050 0.100 0.150 25 jurisdictions with the largest share of regional jobs All Other Jurisdictions 25 jurisdictions with the largest share of regional jobs All Other Jurisdictions Group All Other Jurisdictions 25 jurisdictions with the largest share of regional jobs Comparison between the top 25 jurisdictions with the most jobs and the rest of the region OBJECTIVE 2: Does the allocation promote infill development and socioeconomic equity, the protection of environmental and agricultural resources, the encouragement of efficient development patterns, and the achievement of the region's greenhouse gas reductions targets? ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 4 | December 18, 2020 ■ ■ _1_ I _1_ I METRIC 2b: Do jurisdictions with the largest share of the region's Transit Priority Area acres have the highest growth rates resulting from RHNA? Average growth rate resulting from RHNA Proposed RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Draft Blueprint) Draft RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Final Blueprint) 0.000 0.050 0.100 0.150 25 jurisdictions with largest share of the regional Transit Priority Area acres All Other Jurisdictions 25 jurisdictions with largest share of the regional Transit Priority Area acres All Other Jurisdictions Group All Other Jurisdictions 25 jurisdictions with largest share of the regional Transit Priority Area acres Comparison between the top 25 jurisdictions with the most transit access and the rest of the region OBJECTIVE 2: Does the allocation promote infill development and socioeconomic equity, the protection of environmental and agricultural resources, the encouragement of efficient development patterns, and the achievement of the region's greenhouse gas reductions targets? ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 4 | December 18, 2020 ■ I METRIC 2c: Do jurisdictions whose residents drive the least have the highest growth rates resulting from RHNA? Average growth rate resulting from RHNA Proposed RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Draft Blueprint) Draft RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Final Blueprint) 0.000 0.050 0.100 0.150 25 jurisdictions with lowest VMT per resident All Other Jurisdictions 25 jurisdictions with lowest VMT per resident All Other Jurisdictions Group All Other Jurisdictions 25 jurisdictions with lowest VMT per resident Comparison between the top 25 jurisdictions with the lowest VMT per resident the rest of the region OBJECTIVE 2: Does the allocation promote infill development and socioeconomic equity, the protection of environmental and agricultural resources, the encouragement of efficient development patterns, and the achievement of the region's greenhouse gas reductions targets? ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 4 | December 18, 2020 ■ ■ L----------------1 L----------------1 METRIC 3a.1: Do jurisdictions with the most low-wage workers per housing unit affordable to low-wage workers receive a significant percentage of their RHNA as lower-income units? Percent of RHNA as lower income units METRIC 3a.2: Do jurisdictions with the most low-wage workers per housing unit affordable to low-wage workers receive a share of the region's housing need that is at least proportional to their share of the region's households? Ratio of share of total RHNA to share of region's households Proposed RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Draft Blueprint) Draft RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Final Blueprint) 0.000 0.050 0.100 0.150 0.200 0.250 0.300 0.350 0.400 0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 25 jurisdictions with most low- wage jobs per housing unit affordable to low-wage workers All Other Jurisdictions 25 jurisdictions with most low- wage jobs per housing unit affordable to low-wage workers All Other Jurisdictions Group All Other Jurisdictions 25 jurisdictions with most low- wage jobs per housing unit affordable to low-wage workers Comparison between the top 25 jurisdictions with the most unbalanced jobs- housing fit and the rest of the region OBJECTIVE 3: Does the allocation promote an improved intraregional relationship between jobs and housing, including an improved balance between the number of low-wage jobs and the number of housing units affordable to low-wage workers in each jurisdiction? ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 4 | December 18, 2020 ■ I I I I I ! METRIC 4: Do jurisdictions with the largest percentage of high-income residents receive a larger share of their RHNA as lower-income units than jurisdictions with the largest percentage of low-income residents? Percent of RHNA as lower income units Proposed RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Draft Blueprint) Draft RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Final Blueprint) 0.000 0.050 0.100 0.150 0.200 0.250 0.300 0.350 0.400 0.450 25 jurisdictions with largest % of households above 120% Area Median Income 25 jurisdictions with largest % of households below 80% Area Median Income 25 jurisdictions with largest % of households above 120% Area Median Income 25 jurisdictions with largest % of households below 80% Area Median Income Group 25 jurisdictions with largest % of households below 80% Area Median Income 25 jurisdictions with largest % of households above 120% Area Median Income Comparison between the top 25 most disproportionately high-income jurisdictions and top 25 most disproportionately low-income jurisdictions OBJECTIVE 4: Does the allocation direct a lower proportion of housing need to an income category when a jurisdiction already has a disproportionately high share of households in that income category? ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 4 | December 18, 2020 I I I _I - _I - -· - _I - I METRIC 5a.1: Do jurisdictions with the largest percentage of households living in High or Highest Resource tracts receive a significant percentage of their RHNA as lower-income units? Percent of RHNA as lower income units METRIC 5a.2: Do jurisdictions with the largest percentage of households living in High or Highest Resource tracts receive a share of the region's housing need that is at least proportional to their share of the region's households? Ratio of share of total RHNA to share of region's households Proposed RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Draft Blueprint) Draft RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Final Blueprint) 0.000 0.050 0.100 0.150 0.200 0.250 0.300 0.350 0.400 0.450 0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 25 jurisdictions with largest % of households in High Resource or Highest Resource Tracts All Other Jurisdictions 25 jurisdictions with largest % of households in High Resource or Highest Resource Tracts All Other Jurisdictions Group All Other Jurisdictions 25 jurisdictions with largest % of households in High Resource or Highest Resource Tracts Comparison between the top 25 jurisdictions with the most access to resources and the rest of the region OBJECTIVE 5: Does the allocation affirmatively further fair housing? ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 4 | December 18, 2020 ! ! ■ I METRIC 5b: Do jurisdictions exhibiting racial and economic exclusion receive a share of the region's housing need that is at least proportional to their share of the region's households? Ratio of share of total RHNA to share of region's households Proposed RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Draft Blueprint) Draft RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Final Blueprint) 0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 31 Jurisdictions with above- average divergence scores and % of households above 120% Area Median Income All Other Jurisdictions 31 Jurisdictions with above- average divergence scores and % of households above 120% Area Median Income All Other Jurisdictions Group All Other Jurisdictions 31 Jurisdictions with above- average divergence scores and % of households above 120% Area Median Income Comparison between jurisdictions that have both above-average divergence scores and disproportionately large shares of high-income residents and the rest of the region OBJECTIVE 5: Does the allocation affirmatively further fair housing? ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 4 | December 18, 2020 ! ! ■ I METRIC 5c: Do jurisdictions with the largest percentage of high-income residents receive a share of the region's housing need that is at least proportional to their share of the region's households? Ratio of share of total RHNA to share of region's households Proposed RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Draft Blueprint) Draft RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Final Blueprint) 0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 25 jurisdictions with largest % of households above 120% Area Median Income All Other Jurisdictions 25 jurisdictions with largest % of households above 120% Area Median Income All Other Jurisdictions Group All Other Jurisdictions 25 jurisdictions with largest % of households above 120% Area Median Income Comparison between the top 25 most disproportionately high-income jurisdictions and the rest of the region OBJECTIVE 5: Does the allocation affirmatively further fair housing? ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 4 | December 18, 2020 ■ I I -!- - - - - - - - - -T - - - - - - I I I ' I •I----------T ------ I I I - -i - - - - - - METRIC 5d.1: Do jurisdictions with levels of racial and socioeconomic exclusion above the regional average receive a total share of the region's very low- and low-income housing need that is at least proportional to their total share of the region's households? Ratio of share of lower-income RHNA to share of region's households METRIC 5d.2: Does each jurisdiction exhibiting racial and socioeconomic exclusion above the regional average receive a share of the region's very low- and low-income housing need that is at least proportional to its total share of the region's households? Jurisdictions receiving at least a proportional lower-income allocation Proposed RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Draft Blueprint) Draft RHNA Methodology (2050 Households - Final Blueprint) 0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 49 Jurisdictions with levels of racial and socioeconomic exclusion above the regional average All Other Jurisdictions 49 Jurisdictions with levels of racial and socioeconomic exclusion above the regional average All Other Jurisdictions Group All Other Jurisdictions 49 Jurisdictions with levels of racial and socioeconomic exclusion above the regional average Comparison between the top 49 jurisdictions exhibiting above average racial and socioeconomic exclusion and the rest of the region OBJECTIVE 5: Does the allocation affirmatively further fair housing? ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 4 | December 18, 2020 I .. - - - --.- 1 I I I - - - --1--r----r----T----,---- 1 I -•-I ■ I ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 5 | December 18, 2020 | Page 1 Appendix 5: Final Subregional Shares State Housing Element Law allows two or more neighboring jurisdictions to form a “subregion” to conduct a parallel RHNA process to allocate the subregion’s housing need among its members.1 A subregion is responsible for conducting its own RHNA process that meets all of the statutory requirements related to process and outcomes, including developing its own RHNA methodology, allocating a share of need to each member jurisdiction, and conducting its own appeals process. For the 2023–31 RHNA, subregions were formed in: 1. Napa County: includes City of American Canyon, City of Napa, Town of Yountville, and the County of Napa (does not include City of Calistoga or City of St. Helena) 2. Solano County: includes City of Benicia, City of Dixon, City of Fairfield, City of Rio Vista, City of Suisun City, City of Vacaville, City of Vallejo, and County of Solano ABAG must assign each subregion a share of the Bay Area’s Regional Housing Need Determination (RHND), which represents the total number of units, by income category, the subregion must allocate to its member jurisdictions. Each subregion’s portion of the RHND has been removed from the units allocated by ABAG’s process for the rest of the region’s jurisdictions. On May 21, 2020, the ABAG Executive Board adopted the methodology for assigning a subregion its share of the RHND. The adopted methodology stipulates that the share of the RHND for each subregion will be based on the sum of the default allocations, by income category, from the ABAG RHNA methodology for each jurisdiction in the subregion. Using ABAG’s RHNA methodology as the input into the subregion shares ensures every jurisdiction that is a member of a subregion receives the same allocation it would have received if it were not part of a subregion. This approach ensures that formation of a subregion does not confer any harm or benefit to member jurisdictions or to other jurisdictions in the region. On October 15, 2020, the ABAG Executive Board approved release of the Draft Subregional Shares.2 The Draft Subregional Shares were based on the Proposed RHNA Methodology, which reflected baseline data on 2050 households from the Plan Bay Area 2050 Draft Blueprint. Applying the subregional share methodology to the Bay Area’s RHND of 441,176, the Draft Subregional Share for the Napa County subregion is 0.78 percent of the region’s housing needs and the Draft Subregional Share for the Solano County subregion is 2.7 percent of the region’s housing needs. Table 1 shows each subregion’s draft share by income category. 1 Government Code Section 65584.03. 2 For more information, see https://mtc.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4665721&GUID=6B565EC3-A706-4695-8A87-277F6791A1DB&Options=&Search= REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION O AssociationofBayAreaGovernments ABAG Draft RHNA Methodology Release | Appendix 5 | December 18, 2020 | Page 2 Table 1: Draft Subregional Shares, Total Units by Income Category Subregion Very Low Low Moderate Above Moderate TOTAL Napa County 912 527 557 1,440 3,436 Solano County 3,082 1,772 1,966 5,086 11,906 Housing Element Law requires ABAG to hold a public comment period and conduct at least one public hearing to receive comments on the Draft Subregional Shares3 prior to adoption of the Final Subregional Shares. The written public comment period began on October 25 and ended on November 27 per the Notice of Public Hearing published in newspapers and an ABAG press release. Additionally, ABAG held a public hearing at the November 12 meeting of the Regional Planning Committee. ABAG received no comments on the Draft Subregional Shares. The Final Subregional Shares are based on the Draft RHNA Methodology, which incorporates updates made throughout fall 2020 to reflect the revised Strategies and Growth Geographies approved by the ABAG Executive Board and Commission in September 2020 for the Final Blueprint. Integrating the updated data about future year 2050 households from the Final Blueprint into the Draft RHNA Methodology results in changes to the allocations to local jurisdictions, and thus the subregional shares. In December 2020, the jurisdictions who were members of the Napa Subregion decided to dissolve their subregion. As a result, these jurisdictions will participate in the RHNA process ABAG is conducting and will receive allocations based on the RHNA methodology adopted by ABAG. Accordingly, ABAG-MTC staff has only identified a Final Subregional Share for the Solano County subregion. Applying the subregional share methodology to the Bay Area’s RHND of 441,176, the Final Subregional Share for the Solano County subregion is 2.52 percent of the region’s housing needs. Table 2 shows the subregion’s final share by income category. Table 2: Final Subregional Shares, Total Units by Income Category Subregion Very Low Low Moderate Above Moderate TOTAL Solano County 2,869 1,651 1,832 4,745 11,097 3 California Government Code 65584.03 (c) STATE OF CALIFORNIA - BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES AND HOUSING AGENCY GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF HOUSING POLICY DEVELOPMENT 2020 W. El Camino Avenue, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95833 (916) 263-2911 / FAX (916) 263-7453www.hcd.ca.gov June 9, 2020 Therese W. McMillan, Executive Director Association of Bay Area Governments 375 Beale Street. Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94105 Dear Therese W. McMillan, RE: Final Regional Housing Need Determination This letter provides the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) its final Regional Housing Need Determination. Pursuant to state housing element law (Government Code section 65584, et seq.), the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is required to provide the determination of ABAG’s existing and projected housing need. In assessing ABAG’s regional housing need, HCD and ABAG staff completed an extensive consultation process from March 2019 through May 2020 covering the methodology, data sources, and timeline for HCD’s determination of the Regional Housing Need. HCD also consulted with Walter Schwarm with the California Department of Finance (DOF) Demographic Research Unit. Attachment 1 displays the minimum regional housing need determination of 441,176 total units among four income categories for ABAG to distribute among its local governments. Attachment 2 explains the methodology applied pursuant to Gov. Code section 65584.01. In determining ABAG’s housing need, HCD considered all the information specified in state housing law (Gov. Code section 65584.01(c)). As you know, ABAG is responsible for adopting a methodology for RHNA allocation and RHNA Plan for the projection period beginning June 30, 2022 and ending December 31, 2030. Pursuant to Gov. Code section 65584(d), the methodology to prepare ABAG’s RHNA plan must further the following objectives: (1)Increasing the housing supply and mix of housing types, tenure, and affordability(2)Promoting infill development and socioeconomic equity, protecting environmental and agricultural resources, and encouraging efficient development patters(3)Promoting an improved intraregional relationship between jobs and housing(4)Balancing disproportionate household income distributions(5)Affirmatively furthering fair housing Pursuant to Gov. Code section 65584.04(d), to the extent data is available, ABAG shall include the factors listed in Gov. Code section 65584.04(d)(1-13) to develop its RHNA Therese W. McMillan Director Page 2 plan, and pursuant to Gov. Code section 65584.04(f), ABAG must explain in writing how each of these factors was incorporated into the RHNA plan methodology and how the methodology furthers the statutory objectives described above. Pursuant to Gov. Code section 65584.04(h), ABAG must submit its draft methodology to HCD for review. Increasing the availability of affordable homes, ending homelessness, and meeting other housing goals continues to be a priority for the State of California. To support these goals the 2019-20 Budget Act allocated $250 million for all regions and jurisdictions for planning activities through the Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) and Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Grant programs. ABAG has $ 23,966,861 available through the REAP program and HCD applauds ABAG’s efforts to engage early on how best to utilize these funds and HCD looks forward to continuing this collaboration. All ABAG jurisdictions are also eligible for LEAP grants and are encouraged to apply to support meeting and exceeding sixth cycle housing element goals. While the SB 2 Planning Grant deadline has passed, ongoing regionally tailored technical assistance is still available through that program. In addition to these planning resources HCD encourages local governments to consider the many other affordable housing and community development resources available to local governments that can be found at https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants- funding/nofas.shtml HCD commends ABAG and its leadership in fulfilling its important role in advancing the state’s housing, transportation, and environmental goals. ABAG is also recognized for its actions in proactively educating and engaging its board and committees on the RHNA process and the regional housing need, as well as creating tools to aid the public understanding in the process. HCD especially thanks Paul Fassinger, Gillian Adams, Aksel Olsen, Dave Vautin, Bobby Lu, Matt Maloney, and Elizabeth Bulgarin for their significant efforts and assistance. HCD looks forward to its continued partnership with ABAG and its member jurisdictions and assisting ABAG in its planning efforts to accommodate the region’s share of housing need. If HCD can provide any additional assistance, or if you, or your staff, have any questions, please contact Megan Kirkeby, Acting Deputy Director, at megan.kirkeby@hcd.ca.gov or Tom Brinkhuis, Housing Policy Specialist at (916) 263- 6651 or tom.brinkhuis@hcd.ca.gov. Sincerely, Megan Kirkeby Acting Deputy Director Enclosures ATTACHMENT 1 HCD REGIONAL HOUSING NEED DETERMINATION ABAG: June 30, 2022 through December 31, 2030 Income Category Percent Housing Unit Need Very-Low* 25.9% 114,442 Low 14.9% 65,892 Moderate 16.5% 72,712 Above-Moderate 42.6% 188,130 Total 100.0% 441,176 * Extremely-Low 15.5% Included in Very-Low Category Notes: Income Distribution: Income categories are prescribed by California Health and Safety Code (Section 50093, et. seq.). Percents are derived based on Census/ACS reported household income brackets and county median income, then adjusted based on the percent of cost-burdened households in the region compared with the percent of cost burdened households nationally. ATTACHMENT 2 HCD REGIONAL HOUSING NEED DETERMINATION: ABAG June 30, 2021 through December 31, 2030 Methodology ABAG: PROJECTION PERIOD (8.5 years) HCD Determined Population, Households, & Housing Unit Need Reference No. Step Taken to Calculate Regional Housing Need Amount 1. Population: December 31 2030 (DOF June 30 2030 projection adjusted + 6 months to December 31 2030) 8,273,975 2. -Group Quarters Population: December 31 2030 (DOF June 30 2030 projection adjusted + 6 months to December 31 2030) -169,755 3. Household (HH) Population 8,159,280 4. Projected Households 3,023,735 5. + Vacancy Adjustment (3.27%)+98,799 6. +Overcrowding Adjustment (3.13%)+94,605 7. + Replacement Adjustment (.50%)+15,120 8. -Occupied Units (HHs) estimated June 30, 2022 -2,800,1859. + Cost-burden Adjustment +9,102 Total 6th Cycle Regional Housing Need Assessment (RHNA) 441,176 Detailed background data for this chart is available upon request. Explanation and Data Sources 1-4. Population, Group Quarters, Household Population, & Projected Households: Pursuantto Gov. Code Section 65584.01, projections were extrapolated from DOF projections. Population reflects total persons. Group Quarter Population reflects persons in a dormitory, group home, institute, military, etc. that do not require residential housing. Household Population reflects persons requiring residential housing. Projected Households reflect the propensity of persons within the Household Population to form households at different rates based on American Community Survey (ACS) trends. 5.Vacancy Adjustment: HCD applies a vacancy adjustment (standard 5% maximum tototal projected housing stock) and adjusts the percentage based on the region’s currentvacancy percentage to provide healthy market vacancies to facilitate housing availability and resident mobility. The adjustment is the difference between standard5% vacancy rate and regions current vacancy rate based (1.73%) on the 2014-2018ACS data. For ABAG that difference is 3.27%. 6.Overcrowding Adjustment: In regions where overcrowding is greater than the comparable region’s overcrowding rate, or in the absence of comparable region the national overcrowding rate. HCD applies an adjustment based on the amount theregions overcrowding rate (6.73%) exceeds the comparable region’s rate (3.60%). ForABAG that difference is 3.13%. Data is from the 2014-2018 ACS. 7.Replacement Adjustment: HCD applies a replacement adjustment between .5% and 5% to the total housing stock based on the current 10-year annual average percent of demolitions the region’s local government annual reports to Department of Finance(DOF). For ABAG the 10-year annual average multiplied by the length of the projectionperiod is .40%, and the minimum .50% adjustment is applied. 8. Occupied Units: This figure reflects DOF’s estimate of occupied units at the start of the projection period (June 30, 2022). 9. Cost Burden Adjustment: HCD applies an adjustment to the projected need by comparing the difference in cost-burden by income group for the region to the cost-burden by income group for the comparable regions, as determined by ABAG. The very-low and low income RHNA is increased by the percent difference (66.64%-66.00%=.64%) between the region and the comparable region cost burden rate for households earning 80% of area median income and below, then this difference is applied to very low- and low-income RHNA proportionate to the share of the population these groups currently represent. The moderate and above-moderate income RHNA is increased by the percent difference (16.25%-13.10%=3.15%) between the region and the comparable region cost burden rate for households earning above 80% Area Median Income, then this difference is applied to moderate and above moderate income RHNA proportionate to the share of the population these groups currently represent. Data is from 2012-2016 CHAS. 1 CENTER FOR CONTINUING STUDY OF THE CALIFORNIA ECONOMY 385 HOMER AVENUE • PALO ALTO • CALIFORNIA • 94301 TELEPHONE: (650) 814-8553 FAX: (650) 321-5451 www.ccsce.com DATE: May 10, 2021 TO: Housing Working Group FROM: Stephen Levy SUBJECT: Follow up to yoru first meetimg Thanks to al members for volunteering for this task. The memo below resondsa to some questions raised at the meeting. Background I know some of you but not all so I start with my background. My primary work for more than 30 years is assisting regional planning agencies develop their long-term growth forecasts and related policy implications. In the course of that work I have had many interactions with staffs at HCD and DOF and related to that served on the advisory committees both for HCD re developing a RHNA methodology and DOF re household growth projectionms. I served on the SCAG (southern califiornia regional planning afency) advisory committee on their RHNA allocation, particiapated in their RHNA appeal and watched many of the local jurisdiction appeals of ther allocations. I also watched all of the ABAG RHNA methodology committee hearings. I msaintain ongoing relationships with HCD and DOF technical staff. Issues There were two steps in developing the Palo Alto draft RHNA allocation. Step 1 was for HCD to give ABAG a regiona housing needs determaintion. The letter from HCD to ABAG is attached. Step 2 was for ABAG to allocate the regional total and by income group to local jurisdictions. Their allocation methodlology memo is also attached. Before getting intio the details anda snwering questions from your first meeting, I want to note the high level policy emphases of both agencies. 2 HCD in furtherance of state policy was trying to address and remediate the housing challenges facing low and moderate income resideitns that in recent years have caused doubvling and trdiplin gup of households and increasingly long commutes to find housing folks could afford. ABAG in fuetherance of equityand environamental goals emphasized allocating housing goals to communities that they considered ”high opportunity areas”— good schoold and amenities and areas that had jobs with better access to public transit and car commutes. Palo Altoranked high on both criteria. The HCD Bay Area RHNA Allocation At your first meeting the consultant showed a slode that said the allocation was based on future growth. This is partially correct (Tim Wong corrected the potential misinterpretation) but is also misleading. In fact future growth accounts for roughly half of the Bay Area RHNA allocation and the increase in the regioin’s allocation comapared to the last llocation is the result of non growth factors in the allocation. The numbers below are in the HCD RHNA letter for those who want to check. Vacany Rate adjustment 98,799 units Overcrowding adjustment 94,605 Replacement adjustment 15,120 Cost burden adjustment 9,102 Total allocation 441,176 HCD explains the vacancy adjustment in thei letter. Vacancy Adjustment: HCD applies a vacancy adjustment (standard 5% maximum to total projected housing stock) and adjusts the percentage based on the region’s current vacancy percentage to provide healthy market vacancies to facilitate housing availability and resident mobility. The adjustment is the difference between standard 5% vacancy rate and regions current vacancy rate based (1.73%) on the 2014-2018 ACS data. For ABAG that difference is 3.27% Theovercrowding and cost burden adjustment are rio bring the regional rates in line with national averages, not to eliminate these factors. I undersatand that a local organization has questioned these assumptions and if members want I can come and point out why these assumptions are reasonable and why the questions raised have no basis in fact. 3 The main point to reiterate is that HCD for the state was trying to address and mitigate real human distress that came as housing star6ts stagnated and prices and rents surged after 2015 puttign major stress on many residents. The ABAG Allocation to Palo Alto ABAG used a two step process as described on page 3 of the attached memo. They give each jurisdication a baseline allocation based on the ABAG grow5th forecast. Their basdeline forecast has already been adjusted downward sharply for PA and as a reslt PA is assigned now roughly 6,000 units down from 10,000 in their earlier allocation. Then ABAG adjusted the baseline allocation based on high opportunity areas and access to jobs. For low and very low income units the adjustment was based on 70% for acces to high opportunity areas and 15% each to accress to jobs from public transit and cars. For moderate and above moderate units the asjustments were based 40% on access to high opportunity areas and 60% on access to jobs for cars. Palo Alto scored high on these criteria and ended with an above average housing growth rate in the region. The access to high opportunity areas is based on the reseach that residents and their children do better when they are able to live in these areas. The access to jobs is based on the finding that these sites reduce car cfommuting, commuting time and also to some extent non commute car travel wih benefits of reduced GHG anfd more family time. Both criteria also have benefits to the economy and labor mobility. The Population Projection Used by HCD for the Bay Area There was a question about the population projections used by HCD at the first meeting. As noted in the HCD determination letter, they used a population projection developed by DOF. The DOF population projections for the state and ounty were updated (lowered) in 2020 to take account of falling birth rates and lower refdent immigration. Here is the link for those who wish to see the DOF methodology. https://dof.ca.gov/Forecasting/Demographics/Projections/ 2 Baumb, Nelly From:slevy@ccsce.com Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 12:10 PM To:Wong, Tim Cc:Council, City; Planning Commission; Lait, Jonathan Subject:memo to Housing Element Working Group Attachments:For the Housing Element Working Group.doc; abag_draft_rhna_methodology_release_december2020.pdf; ABAGRHNA-Final060920(r).pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi Tim, Thanks for your and Jonathan's comments at the first meeting. Could you forward me memo and attached files to working group members and/or send me a link to send to them directly. Thanks Steve 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Ornelas, Norma <Norma.Ornelas@sephora.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 4:23 PM To:Council, City Subject:A note regarding TMA: Do not Cancel TMA! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello Respective Members of The City Council, My name is Norma, and I am the Store Director of Sephora, located in the gorgeous Downtown area, where we pride ourselves in being Downtown's "Friendly Neighborhood Sephora". I have worked for Sephora for 16 years, with my time split between corporate and field positions, my specialty being Internal Marketing, Retruting, and Talent Development and of that time, I have worked in Palo Alto for five years, commuting from Oakland because of the passion and satisfaction I get from serving the Palo Alto community. I am not alone here, my team is very much the same, commuting in from a myriad of cities surrounding Palo Alto, the average commute time being about 30 minutes. While my team has been faced with the same level of adversities many people have faced, they still put a smile on their face and graciously and passionately provide this neighborhood with the service and experience they deserve, and as I roam the blocks of downtown, I see the same passionate faces reflected back at me that I see in my store. The people who work in Palo Alto love working here. I feel compelled to call to the council of one important detail, and that is that the people who serve your community are not of this community. They are from surrounding cities, many underserved, which is why they come to cities like Palo Alto for a better opportunity. They all rely on programs like TMA aid to get them into work. With parking being enforced once again, many are choosing to take advantage of programs like TMA and losing that will result in turnover that will hurt the traffic flow and business that my contemporaries in the area and I worked so hard to build and sustain during the global pandemic. Residents of Palo Alto's career path do not align with the positions that benefit from TMA, they are not looking for positions like Servers, Cashiers, Hosts, and I ask the council to take great consideration in this. I ask that you take considerations of who is benefitting from programs like this, and what the financial impact would be in losing employees that would inevitably result in business loss, and with the great effort that the City of Palo Alto did to maintain the businesses of this area, to remove programs like TMA would undo so much of that effort. Respectfully yours, Norma Ornelas 2 Norma J. Ornelas S E P H O R A | Store Director Sephora IN Field Leader ‐ Mi Gente Sephora Downtown Palo Alto 200 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA Pronouns: She / Her Norma.ornelas@sephora.com Let's Beauty Together on Linked In 3 Baumb, Nelly From:Annette Ross <port2103@att.net> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 10:12 AM To:Council, City; City Mgr Subject:Budget Cuts CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. I am one of the “approximately 30” people who participated in Thursday’s meeting about the budget. And I started the online survey but stopped b/c it appears to be designed to narrow responses. A top concern: the proposed closing of Fire Station #2. This station serves not only surrounding neighborhoods, including the area commonly known as the research park, but also the Foothills Preserve. This morning the message below was hanging on our front door. That our firefighters find it necessary to request community support to keep a needed fire station open is a new low for Palo Alto. The news is replete with warnings about the drought and wind and fire danger this year. Foothills Preserve was opened without a management plan for fire and life safety in place. I think that was a mistake. I urge you to not compound that mistake by further reducing staffing at Station 2. As the station closest to the Preserve, Station 2 should be staffed 24/7 during the fire station and at least on weekends the remainder of the year. The Fire Chief can address this far better than I, but I think staffing reductions increase the amount of overtime worked and limit PAFD’s ability to participate in statewide master mutual aid efforts. Cutting Station 2 may allow you to balance #s on a budget spreadsheet, but it could well prove to be penny wise and pound foolish. Regards, Annette Ross College Terrace 4 Baumb, Nelly From:Bob Wenzlau <bob@wenzlau.net> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 9:16 AM To:UAC Cc:Council, City Subject:Request for the Utility Advisory Commission to Evaluate and Reduce Suspended Solids in Palo Alto Drinking Water CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Commission Members, This email develops concerns and makes recommendations to improve the Palo Alto drinking water quality. In short, Palo Alto's water is high is suspended solids (mud and silt) which consequently impacts health and maintenance. The City does not monitor for this occurrence nor does the supplier City of San Francisco Public Utility Commission (SFPUC). The recommendation in this email is for City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) to evaluate and characterize the siltation, and if validated, create a modest capital project to install 5 micron filtration at the 5 points of connection between Palo Alto and the supplying water network maintained by the SFPUC. I hope that this can find its way into the UAC's work plan being prepared for Council. Background Palo Alto lives with a concept that our water is the finest in the world ‐ Sierra water from Hetch Hetchy. Actually, while the source may be the Sierras, the water passes through several reservoirs where silts get entrained in our water, and is delivered "raw" to Palo Alto ‐ no filtration. The water is only treated for bacteria by chloranimation. I learned first hand of this quality, compared experiences across the Crescent Park, and with a landscape contractor describing the general word on the street is Palo Alto's water quality is poor from suspended solids. (Suspended solids measure solids that are entrained in the water, while dissolved solids (TDS) measure solids (like salt) that dissolve in the water) However, Palo Alto does achieve state and federal standards, but like schools, achieving minimum standards when our health and thriving are core, is not the bar we seek to achieve. There are compelling reasons to do better, as I introduce. I came to this issue by trying to address another water quality challenge ‐ I sought to remove Trihalomethanes (e.g. chloroform ‐ THMs) a bi‐product of chloranimation. The chloramine imparts a taste, and the THMs pose carcinogenic risk by drinking and inhalation in shower water. Their removal or destruction is via carbon filtration, but prior to carbon filtration, in order to preserve the carbon's useful life, one provides filtration of solids to 5 micron. Through this filtration I came to realize the sedimentation in our water. Within 5 weeks my cartridge filter for the indoor water is spent (photos below). Initially I worked with Utilities to request line flushing on the street with no impact. Our water mains are new. While Utilities postulated a home issue, I queried via the CPNA group and found others afflicted by the same problem ‐ many of whom gave up after the persistent siltation in the water. Others are burdened by the tedium of changing filters continuously. 5 I worked with city staff who constructively engaged on this topic. I learned the reliance on SFPUC, I learned of the testing ‐ and lack of testing for solids. I observed that the City's knowledge of drinking water quality could be stronger, in that we were too reliant on SFPUC. I began to evaluate the conventionality of municipal level filtration, and began to feel confident that there are steps that could be taken. (As background, I am an environmental engineer, and while drinking water is not my area of practice, I feel confident to develop this concern.) Setting Direction We are fortunate to have a water utility, and the ability to manage our water to the goals we could set as a City. I would ask the UAC or staff to start to analyze and engineer soon. This is a consulting engagement in all likelihood, however, I can forecast next steps. First Analyze. The City should confirm the sediment load as Total Suspended Solids, a distribution of particle size, and the proportion that is inorganic versus organic. Why measure organics? As we chlorinate the water (and the chlorination drives the THM formation), the amount of chlorine demand is proportional to the organic load in the water. As such removal of organic load in our water, reduces the formation of THMs. The size distribution would inform any future selection of filtration. Anticipate a Conceptual Design Approach. Each of the five points‐of‐entry into Palo Alto has the capacity to move 5,000 gallons per minute. (In total the City can utilize upwards of 15,000 to 25,000 gpm at maximum demand across all entry points.) There is conventional technology for continuous filtration to 5 micron (equivalent to what is needed to then apply carbon in a home). The technology has continuous automated backwashing that would remove the solids to a purple pipe or irrigation system. A representative filtration unit is $125k, and installed and engineered may be $500k. Therefore a total project could be $2.5 million or with contingency $4 million, perhaps with a $200k annual maintenance. The annual water enterprise fund is about $61 million per year, so this is a nominal expense. View of filter and filter water before changing 6 There would be benefits to CPAU given a reduced need to flush lines as I expect tons of sediments from our raw water settle into our pipes. Homeowners and businesses would see less clogging of appliances, and more durability of drip systems that irrigate. The health impact would be significant given a reduction of THMs into the homes and businesses. And frankly our water would taste better. My note is seeking to be constructive, and I have done my best with the understanding. I know our utility staff can carry this forward, but I believe it is up to the UAC or even Council to set this as a priority. I know that work plans are being put in place for the various commissions, and I would ask that this be introduced as a priority to start addressing within the 6 month plan. With data, we can better evaluate a concern, but now our City is unfortunately blind as there is not data collected to vet the anecdotal experience of residents and business. I am ready to provide a presentation to the UAC, but as said be a team player to work this with the support of staff. It just felt that to get the ball moving, I had to lift this to your attention. We can all learn a bit about water quality along the way! Sincerely, Bob Wenzlau ‐‐ Bob Wenzlau bob@wenzlau.net 650‐248‐4467 . ..., ® to vacuum the d.'t.ns from the screen. s e2.Dlrt 1PS10 Debrts builds on the ln1lde cl the CT) sc.reen until 7 ps:ld t1 r Khed on the differential pr1:ssure gauge . 7 Baumb, Nelly From:Charlotte E Fonrobert <fonrober@stanford.edu> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 5:15 AM To:Council, City Subject:Why would you close Fire Station #2? CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. To the Council Members of the City of Palo Alto: I am writing upon being informed that Fire station #2 on Hanover Street is under discussion for closure. If that is true I wish express my opposition to this. In an era of increasing drought it would seem important certainly to preserve if not increase public safety personel. There are so many ways to save money, but certainly it does not make sense to cut the little public service that we have in Palo Alto. Why would you close the Hanover St? Sincerely, Prof. Fonrobert 114 Peter Coutts Circle Stanford, CA 94305 8 Baumb, Nelly From:Darshana Maya Greenfield <darshanamaya@icloud.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 12:33 AM To:DuBois, Tom; Burt, Patrick; Cormack, Alison; Filseth, Eric (Internal); Kou, Lydia; Tanaka, Greg; Stone, Greer Cc:Council, City Subject:pls continue funding for Libraries, Art Center, and Children's Theater! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Honorable City Council Members, I am writing to ask you NOT to eliminate any of the funding to Palo Alto’s Libraries, Art Center, and Children’s Theater, and their affiliated programs. They are the jewels of Palo Alto, and what makes Palo Alto a great town!! Please re‐consider the cuts you made, and find another way to keep funding these valuable, vital institutions! And please consider these facts below: Did you know that the Palo Alto Art Center celebrates its 50th anniversary this year? Did you know that for 50 years, Palo Alto Art Center has pride itself in providing creative opportunities for ALL AGES to see and make art? Did you know that the SEEING part—the part that makes the Art Center a MUSEUM and not simply a community center providing art classes and camps—has garnered national recognitions including federal grant supports from the very prestigious National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute for Museum and Library Services? Did you know that the SEEING part—our exhibitions—also bring in works from Picasso (yes, Picasso), MacArthur Foundation Genius Award artists Titus Kaphar and Whitfield Lovell (both of them are in our current exhibition The Black Index), and many widely‐recognized contemporary artists in the San Francisco Bay Area and nationally, in addition to art works from PAUSD K‐12 students? Did you know that the SEEING part—our exhibitions—also form the basis of our school tour program Project Look where nearly 4,000 students, teachers and chaperones participated in 176 tours during the 2019‐20 school year? These students, teachers and chaperones came from 38 schools in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Belmont, Cupertino, Foster City, Fremont, Los Altos, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Carlos, Santa Clara, and Saratoga. Did you know that Project Look support the development of 21st‐century skills—critical to the overall development of these youngsters? If you have school‐age children, chances are they have participated in at least one Project Look tour. Teachers report their Art Center experience allowed their students to practice creativity (100%), communication (92%), critical thinking (96%), and collaboration (58%). Did you also know that the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation contributes more than $200,000 annually to supplement the city budget for all Art Center programs? 9 Did you know that by ELIMINATING our exhibition program, Project Look, free Teen & Family programs, and Cultural Kaleidoscope, you take away the causes for support, severely reducing the Foundation’s ability to raise $750,000 a year from institutional and individual donors? We hope there’s little need to continue listing the impact the proposed budget cuts will have on the viability of the Palo Alto Art Center—a gem in the City of Palo Alto. What the City chooses to spend money on reflects its values. Are we a city that think the arts are extra and expandable? Are we a city that believe “cost‐recovery” trumps ensuring accessibility for all? Sincerely and Hopefully, Darshana Maya Greenfied "Love is the answer whatever the question" ᆍᆎ 10 Baumb, Nelly From:Linda Faste <lindafaste@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 10:00 PM To:Council, City Subject:fire station # 2 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Members, I was quite shocked and disheartened to learn that the city of Palo Alto is considering closing Fire Station # 2. It is bad enough that there has been a nighttime and weekend reduction of a firetruck and paramedic ambulance. Not only is this a highly populated area, with many homes and businesses, but this station is closest to the foothills. All of which would be at risk should there be a local fire in the area. In our new era of yearly wildfires and very dry winters, these decisions to reduce services are not only short-sighted, they are indeed a bad and potentially dangerous one. As we all lived through the scares of last year's fires and smoke filled air for several weeks, I know I was glad for nearby services. Such important public safety services should be increased and supported, not lessened or eliminated. It is my understanding that there are Unallocated Funds from the American Rescue Plan that can be used to keep Station # 2 open. I deeply hope that you and the city make the right decision to support our fire station both by reinstating the firetruck and medic van for evenings and weekends, as well as keeping this station open. We need more services, not fewer! Sincerely, Linda Faste 90 Peter Coutts Circle Stanford 11 Baumb, Nelly From:Betty Cowart <bettycowart@sbcglobal.net> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 9:23 PM To:Council, City Subject:Proposed Full-Time Closure of Foothills Park Fire Station CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council Members - I understand that the Palo Alto City Council is considering permanently closing the Fire Station that is within Foothills Park. This Fire Station is the first level of defense for the Palo Alto residents that are west of Highway 280 and I respectfully urge you to reconsider the proposed closing of this critical resource. Please keep in mind: Last August, the CZU Lightning Complex Fire burned more than 86,000 acres and destroyed nearly 1,500 buildings just above the Palo Alto foothills. The Palo Alto residents on Skyline boulevard were ordered to evacuate and the nearly 80 Palo Alto homes in my neighborhood were placed on “Evacuation Standby” as the fire approached from the West. The homes in my neighborhood have a current assessed value of approximately $235 million which generates just over $2.8 million in property tax each year. If there is a fire in our neighborhood, this property tax revenue will be diminished significantly until the homes are rebuilt. Our lack of rain this year has substantially increased the risk of fire in 2021. Removing the only “first warning” resource in the Palo Alto foothills via the closure of the Foothill Park Fire Station is inviting a circumstance where a small fire could spread into a much larger one that impossible to contain without widespread property damage. Last December, the City Council officially opened Foothills Park to the public which resulted in a overwhelming increase in daily attendance which has been cited to be as much as 1,600 people per day. Council Member Eric Filseth was quoted as observing that when he visited the park, he confronted: “an amusement park atmosphere with cars everywhere and people disregarding park rules..I saw people walking down hillsides..I saw someone throw their trash on a hillside. I saw dogs off leash chasing squirrels through the underbrush…I saw kids throw rocks at water fowl” If there are this many people now visiting Foothill Park – many of whom who have presumably not lived within a high fire area – what is to keep them from improperly disposing of cigarettes, lit materials, or ignoring proper campfire and barbeque guidelines if they cannot follow the simplest of park rules? The only protection that the park and the adjoining neighborhoods have is the Fire Station at Foothills Park. The next closest Palo Alto Fire Station is over 13 minutes away by car which I 12 suspect would be significantly longer by fire truck given the terrain of the road and the backup of cars on Page MIll Road who are attempting to visi Foothills Park. Given the drought conditions in the area, the potential for significant property (and tax revenue) loss, and the influx of new visitors who may not appreciate the fire hazard in the area, I urge you to please reconsider closing the Fire Station. Once our rainfall returns to normal, and the crowds at Foothills Park diminish, you can reconsider the closure. But given the current circumstances that we are now in such a decision could be disastrous to the Palo Alto and other communities west of Highway 280. Thank you, Betty Cowart 3117 Alexis Drive, Palo Alto CA 94304 13 Baumb, Nelly From:Kabir Mahajan <km35047@pausd.us> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 8:19 PM To:Council, City Subject:The Children's Theater CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council, Recently, I have heard that you are planning to cut many things from our beloved Children's theater. My name is Kabir Mahajan, and I am a 7th grader at Ellen Fletcher Middle School. The Childrens' Theater has been central to my childhood. Before I could take part in them, I would go to plays whenever I could. Then, I started ushering. The minute that I was old enough to be in one I auditioned. It has helped me develop excellent public speaking skills that are taught only sporadically in the school system. In fact, my skills are already deteriorating in quarantine. I was going to speak out in the meeting but I got very nervous and choked up. Before quarantine I got into the production of Cinderella, and was incredibly happy, I was so excited, but now look how many children will be deprived of this. It helped me build community as I did not do team sports. So please, do not close down this organization as it has brought so joy to all of us. Thank you so much for considering, Kabir Mahajan 14 Baumb, Nelly From:Yara Sellin <yarasellin@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 8:10 PM To:Burt, Patrick; Council, City; DuBois, Tom Subject:Proposed budget cuts CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council Members, Vice‐Mayor, and Mayor, I urge you to consider other ways to raise revenue so that the Palo Alto children’s theater, the library, and the Palo Alto Art Center are not adversely impacted. As a parent and citizen, I see all that these organizations add to my children’s lives on a regular basis. They have all done a magnificent job during the pandemic. It would be a shame to cut them radically now. Art classes and theatre classes in‐person were the absolute highlight of last summer. My children will participate again in just another month. I have just resumed taking ceramics in person at the Art Center. It is wonderful! I understand that there are budgetary constraints but dismantling well‐loved programs that add profound value to our community is a poor way forward. Let’s keep Palo Alto going as the vibrant and exciting city we know and love. It is good for our kids and good for all of us. Thank you, Yara Sellin 15 Baumb, Nelly From:Betty Howell <anderwell2@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 7:17 PM To:Council, City Subject:Budget cuts for the Art Center and Libraries CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council, Please do NOT cut the Art Center Budget in the severe manner you've discussed. With the pending cut, the Art Center would lose ALL city support for our exhibition program, all teen programs, all free Family Day program, Project Look and Cultural Kaleidoscope. Effectively reducing the Art Center to a community center offering paid classes. We are finally getting our libraries back. People all ages have been deprived of all the library means ‐ from preschool story hours to serious research. Please don't cut the services our city treasures most. Betty Howell 850 Webster St. #639 Palo Alto . 94301 16 Baumb, Nelly From:Lisa Van Dusen <lvandusen@mac.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 7:15 PM To:Council, City Subject:Budget Cuts, Creativity + the Palo Alto Art Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Mayor DuBois and Palo Alto City Council Members, First, I am writing as an individual and not representing any organization with which I am affiliated. Second, thank you for your service to the City. I realize that you are investing massive amounts of time, energy and care in leading our community and that responsibility is especially magnified during a time of budget belt-tightening. I realize this is a complex and painful process with numerous dynamics at play. Thank you also for holding the Town Hall last week. That was helpful. My purpose in writing today is two-fold: 1. 2. To 3. express my strong opposition to the proposed cuts to the Palo Alto Art Center and to any further cuts to the Art Center budget. 1. 2. To 3. urge you to rethink a “zero sum” budgeting process whereby you pit one treasured community resource against another. Rather, I urge you to be creative (and yes, the Art Center is in the business of nurturing creativity in all its guises) and take the long 4. view with regard to how resources from a wide range of sources are deployed. We can do better than to take a short term view of how to solve the current budget challenges. 17 I have been involved in the Palo Alto Art Center for nearly 34 years - having served on the board twice, currently serving on the Emeritus Board and actively engaged on significant projects throughout, including the transition from the Palo Alto Cultural Center to the Palo Alto Art Center and the Capital Campaign to renovate the Art Center. As a practicing artist, a parent, a community leader and longtime resident of Palo Alto, I am proud to be associated with the Palo Alto Art Center and regard it as one of the most vital ingredients of the Palo Alto “recipe”. Meanwhile, here we sit in the birthplace of Silicon Valley with more resources than nearly any community in the world, where creativity fuels both an astounding economic engine and a longstanding, thriving community. Richard Florida makes the case for the creative class in his book by that name: The Creative Class. As you are already aware - from your own data and the many letters and speakers that have outlined - the draconian cuts proposed piling on top of the already massive reductions in resources for the Palo Alto Art Center. I echo and underscore the points made by Jeannie Duisenberg in her thoughtful letter to you: 1. 2. The 3. cuts are inequitable. 4. The proposed cuts represent cuts upon cuts that would literally starve the Art Center to death. 1. 2. Karen 3. Kienzle is the beating heart of the Art Center. 4. I served on the hiring panel that hired Karen (as I did for the hiring panel for Linda Craighead, her predecessor.) The Art Center has a history, reputation and current standing that is of the highest quality, allowing it to “punch well above its weight class” 5. because of the quality of leadership. Karen is extraordinary. A Palo Alto native, she is a world class arts leader and educator and has demonstrated 18 professionalism, creativity and dedication that goes above and beyond the call of duty. She inspires her team 6. and the PAACF donor community to do the same. Karen Kwan, the director of development for the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation is another such gem. Think of Karen as the goose who lays the golden egg(s). With such cuts, we would almost certainly lose Karen. 7. We lose her at our peril - especially at this time. 1. 2. The 3. Art Center is the original Public Private Partnership. 4. The Council should assume that you will lose most, if not all of the additional funds raised and invested in the Art Center as a result of these proposed cuts. The Art Center has been a leader in this way, touted for decades as the poster child for public/private 5. partnerships. You will lose the leverage of the community capital that has taken decades to build. Unlike the proposed entrance fee for the Junior Museum and Zoo and the Municipal Golf Course fee which went from $20>$100 post renovation, the Art Center went through a significant renovation and continued its donation-based entrance policy, again, a model for public access and inclusivity. Private money contributes $750,000 annually to the Art Center Foundation and makes the already small City budget contribution multiply 10 fold in programming and community engagement, with up to 800 volunteers in a year to serve over 150,000 people, not to mention the art exposure to literally thousands of school children. That would evaporate. 4. Don’t assume you can bring the Art Center back from the dead. Compared to the money that the City spends on consultants each year among many other expenses, the latest round of proposed cuts to the Art Center budget- and many other line items on the chopping block (such as the part time community garden coordinator) - are minor. It does not work 19 to keep cutting and expect everything to bounce back if you later decide to restore the budget. It doesn’t work like that. 5. The Palo Alto Art Center is a powerhouse institution. The arts are known to be “second responders” - feeding the spirits of the youngest to the oldest among us. (Think mental health for youth and everyone.) The Art Center is an example of a community resource that helps us flourish rather than languish. Let’s use our collective creativity to figure this out! Sincerely, Lisa Lisa Van Dusen Greenwood Avenue Member of the Palo Alto Art Center Emeritus Board and 2x former board member, Palo Alto Art Center Foundation 20 Baumb, Nelly From:Audra Johnson <msaudrajohnson@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 4:27 PM To:Council, City Subject:Save Fire Station #2 - Community Priority to keep this station open! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello! I'm writing to express my voice and strong opposition to the proposed budget cut/closing of Fire Station #2 in Palo Alto. I have resided in Palo Alto's College Terrace neighborhood for 30+ years and have benefited from it's close proximity to my house in College Terrace for personal emergencies ‐ one for which their quick response was timely in preventing further crisis while my father was suffering from a stroke. In addition to the impact to emergency response times in our neighborhood, I am also concerned that the proposed budgetary cut would leave this station shuttered in a year in which we are already dealing with severe drought conditions throughout California, earlier in the season than is typical. Given this station's proximity to the Foothills, it would be advantageous to keep it open, to help with any issues that may result from this extremely dry season. Not to mention the countless number of businesses located in this area, who also rely on the proximity of this station for quick responses in the event of emergencies. I would like to know why we're not prioritizing funding for this vital service in our community, especially in light of the fact that unallocated funds from the American Rescue plan are available and could be utilized to help keep this station open. This needs to be prioritized this fiscal year, it's a vital service that we cannot afford to shutter at this time ‐ there are other ways to save money in the budget without losing vital city services that will have a fundamental impact on the quality of life in Palo Alto. Please reconsider this cut ‐ there needs to be a better way to allocate funding for urgent needs that maintain the quality of services in Palo Alto. Thank you for taking time to read this email. ‐Audra Johnson Palo Alto Resident/College Terrace Resident Association Member 21 Baumb, Nelly From:William Reller <wereller@664gilman.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 4:21 PM To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto Art Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council members, Did you know that the Palo Alto Art Center celebrates its 50th anniversary this year? Did you know that for 50 years, Palo Alto Art Center has pride itself in providing creative opportunities for ALL AGES to see and make art? Did you know that the SEEING part—the part that makes the Art Center a MUSEUM and not simply a community center providing art classes and camps—has garnered national recognitions including federal grant supports from the very prestigious National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute for Museum and Library Services? Did you know that the SEEING part—our exhibitions—also bring in works from Picasso (yes, Picasso), MacArthur Foundation Genius Award artists Titus Kaphar and Whitfield Lovell (both are in our current exhibition The Black Index), and many widely-recognized contemporary artists in the San Francisco Bay Area and nationally, in addition to art works from PAUSD K-12 students? Did you know that the SEEING part—our exhibitions—also form the basis of our school tour program Project Look where nearly 4,000 students, teachers and chaperones participated in 176 tours during the 2019-20 school year? These students, teachers and chaperones came from 38 schools in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Belmont, Cupertino, Foster City, Fremont, Los Altos, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Carlos, Santa Clara, and Saratoga. Did you know that Project Look support the development of 21st-century skills—critical to the overall development of these youngsters? If you have school-age children, chances are they have participated in at least one Project Look tour. Teachers report their Art Center experience allowed their students to practice creativity (100%), communication (92%), critical thinking (96%), and collaboration (58%). Did you also know that the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation contributes more than $200,000 annually to supplement the city budget for all Art Center programs? Did you know that by ELIMINATING our exhibition program, Project Look, free Teen & Family programs, and Cultural Kaleidoscope, you take away the causes for support, severely reducing the Foundation’s ability to raise $750,000 a year from institutional and individual donors? We hope there’s little need to continue listing the impact the proposed budget cuts will have on the viability of the Palo Alto Art Center—a gem in the City of Palo Alto. What the City chooses to spend money on reflects its values. Are we a city that think the arts are extra and expandable? Are we a city that believe “cost- recovery” trumps ensuring accessibility for all? 22 William Reller 39 Crescent Drive Palo Alto CA 94301 wereller@664gilman.com 23 Baumb, Nelly From:Anne Gregor <annegregor@sbcglobal.net> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 3:56 PM To:Council, City Subject:Opposing draconian cuts to the Palo Alto Art Center budget CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council Members, I write today to express my opposition to the City of Palo Alto’s proposal to reduce funding to the Palo Alto Art Center, halving its budget from levels two years ago and crippling its ability to sustain its work in the city. Fifteen years ago I started the process to raise money to renovate the Art Center. The board of the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation entered into a public/private partnership with the City. Private citizens supported the partnership in good faith, contributing millions of dollars, so that the Art Center’s alteration would benefit the community, and it has. The current budget proposal is a betrayal of the public’s confidence in the city’s commitment to the Palo Alto Art Center. It is also a betrayal of the Art Center’s staff, who worked diligently in the current fiscal year to keep the public engaged in the Art Center despite the closure of the physical facility during many months and the reduction in staffing levels. I don’t know of another organization of its size that pivoted as quickly, absorbed new technology and found the creativity to offer classes and lectures throughout a challenging year, both inside and outside. The vibrant life for which the city is known is ebbing away. Years of effort to build a trained staff and a national reputation that attracted grants from major public institutions, private foundations and individuals is being tossed aside. The survival of the Art Center is at risk, its current viability is tenuous and will be made more so by additional reductions. I ask you to rethink the damage you are causing in the Palo Alto community with the proposed cuts in staff and programs. Respectfully, Anne Gregor Former President, Palo Alto Art Center Foundation 24 Baumb, Nelly From:Sally Heaton <x40trout@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 3:31 PM To:Council, City Subject:Budget Hearing/ Fire Station Cuts CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Council Members, I’m writing to remind you that the #1 priority of Palo Alto citizens poll of last year was public safety. I realize it is difficult to make budget cuts. However, some items are basic needs. In this time of a major drought, there is really no choice when it comes to fire safety. Fire Station #2 is a necessity. It’s really not that deep. Please do the right thing! Sally Heaton Bowdoin Street Sent from my iPad 25 Baumb, Nelly From:Shruti Sheorey <shrutisheorey@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 2:47 PM To:Council, City Cc:Tom Brinck Subject:Implications of FY22 budget on Palo Alto Art Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Members, We wanted to bring to your attention the implications of the FY22 budget on Palo Alto Art Center. If the proposed FY22 budget passes without Council ’s intervention, the Palo Alto Art Center as we know it will cease to exist, and rebuilding it will be a monumental task. For 50 years, the Palo Alto Art Center has prided itself on providing creative opportunities for all ages to see and make art. The “seeing" part is what makes the Art Center a museum and not simply a community center providing art classes and camps. As you might know, the Art Center has garnered national recognition including federal grant support from the very prestigious National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. You might also know that our regionally and nationally recognized exhibitions have brought in works from Picasso (yes, Picasso), MacArthur Foundation Genius Award artists Titus Kaphar and Whitfield Lovell (both of them are in our current exhibition The Black Index), and many regionally and nationally-recognized contemporary artists, in addition to art works from PAUSD K-12 students. The Palo Alto Art Center Foundation—a close partner with the Palo Alto Art Center and the city of Palo Alto since 1973— has raised millions from institutional funders and devoted individual supporters to supplement City funding for all Art Center programs. If the City of Palo Alto does not continue to maintain its support to the Palo Alto Art Center, it will result in elimination of our free programs for the community - exhibitions, Project Look, teen and family programs, and Cultural Kaleidoscope. These programs are positively received by thousands of attendees each year. With the proposed budget cuts, the Art Center will be reduced to a place for only paid classes. This will also strip the Foundation's ability to fundraise. As the state gears up for gradual recovery from COVID-19 pandemic, these cuts particularly seem harsh and short- sighted. More than ever, the community needs the Art Center and its programs now. We sincerely hope the Council finds alternative ways to prevent the budget cuts to the Palo Alto Art Center and other programs. These programs make Palo Alto a great place to live and grow a family. Sincerely, Shruti Sheorey, Palo Alto Art Center Foundation, Vice President Tom Brinck, Palo Alto Art Center Foundation, President 26 Baumb, Nelly From:LESLIE DOYLE <lcdoyle@me.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 2:35 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please reconsider your proposed budget cuts CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council members, Did you know that the Palo Alto Art Center celebrates its 50th anniversary this year? Did you know that for 50 years, Palo Alto Art Center has pride itself in providing creative opportunities for ALL AGES to see and make art? Did you know that the SEEING part—the part that makes the Art Center a MUSEUM and not simply a community center providing art classes and camps—has garnered national recognitions including federal grant supports from the very prestigious National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute for Museum and Library Services? Did you know that the SEEING part—our exhibitions—also bring in works from Picasso (yes, Picasso), MacArthur Foundation Genius Award artists Titus Kaphar and Whitfield Lovell (both of them are in our current exhibition The Black Index), and many widely‐recognized contemporary artists in the San Francisco Bay Area and nationally, in addition to art works from PAUSD K‐12 students? Did you know that the SEEING part—our exhibitions—also form the basis of our school tour program Project Look where nearly 4,000 students, teachers and chaperones participated in 176 tours during the 2019‐20 school year? These students, teachers and chaperones came from 38 schools in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Belmont, Cupertino, Foster City, Fremont, Los Altos, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Carlos, Santa Clara, and Saratoga. Did you know that Project Look support the development of 21st‐century skills—critical to the overall development of these youngsters? If you have school‐age children, chances are they have participated in at least one Project Look tour. Teachers report their Art Center experience allowed their students to practice creativity (100%), communication (92%), critical thinking (96%), and collaboration (58%). Did you also know that the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation contributes more than $200,000 annually to supplement the city budget for all Art Center programs? Did you know that by ELIMINATING our exhibition program, Project Look, free Teen & Family programs, and Cultural Kaleidoscope, you take away the causes for support, severely reducing the Foundation’s ability to raise $750,000 a year from institutional and individual donors? We hope there’s little need to continue listing the impact the proposed budget cuts will have on the viability of the Palo Alto Art Center—a gem in the City of Palo Alto. What the City chooses to spend money on reflects its values. Are we a 27 city that think the arts are extra and expandable? Are we a city that believe “cost‐recovery” trumps ensuring accessibility for all? Leslie Doyle LESLIE DOYLE lcdoyle@me.com 28 Baumb, Nelly From:Emilee Chapman <emileebooth@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 1:51 PM To:Council, City Subject:Keep JMZ accessible and inclusive! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. To whom it may concern: I just read about the City Council's approval of an $18 entrance fee to the new Palo Alto Junior Museum and zoo, and I felt compelled to express my objections. I understand the budgetary considerations here, and I will not recap the objections that other concerned groups have raised about the assumptions behind the model that led to this pricing, nor how this ticket price compares to other bay area attractions. Instead I will simply observe that as long as the JMZ continues to be publicly subsidized at all, it is imperative that it be accessible to the public, and an $18 entrance fee does not meet that imperative. It also seems to be completely at odds with the mission and values that justify JMZs existence in the first place. There are plenty of expensive destination experiences for children in our area. We don't need JMZ for that. JMZ should be a community resource, and the approach to funding it should be compatible with that purpose. Sincerely, Emilee Chapman, Palo Alto resident 29 Baumb, Nelly From:Gudrun <gudrun_enger@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 1:13 PM To:Council, City Subject:Keep community gardens open and available CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello Palo Alto City Council, I very much value the community garden system in Palo Alto and have benefitted from produce grown in the gardens over the last few years. When I was a resident in 1994-1998, one of the first things I did was apply for a plot at Johnson Park north of downtown. It was a great way to meet local neighbors and spend some time outdoors. Now that I have moved to Menlo Park, I still get to enjoy the great community gardens because a friend of mine grows beautiful tomatoes each year that she generously shares. Please allocate budget to hold onto this precious community resource. Gudrun Enger 2199 Camino A Los Cerros Menlo Park, CA 94025 30 Baumb, Nelly From:Rebecca Atwell <atwellrh@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 12:48 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please reconsider the JMZ $18 ticket price CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, My family and I have been eagerly awaiting the reopening of the JMZ‐‐ and we enjoyed the interim location, pre‐Covid. I've just learned that the ticket price is set to be over $18, however, which would dramatically change the way we visit the JMZ. I had been looking forward to a local attraction for drop‐in visits on quiet afternoons, like we used the old JMZ, just for an hour or ninety minutes, at a low cost. In that situation, we could visit the JMZ much like we did the library‐‐ every two or three weeks, if admission cost $25 or less for me and my two children. If it's going to be more than that, especially a staggering $18, then it is a different kind of activity, a special occasion where we might visit twice a year, as we do with other big zoos and museums. And there are many families who won't have the means to visit at all. Please reconsider what the JMZ is meant to be in the community. Thank you, Rebecca Atwell, local parent 31 Baumb, Nelly From:Mora Oommen via Change.org <change@t.change.org> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 12:22 PM To:Council, City Subject:New petition to you: Save Palo Alto’s Youth and Children Programs! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet.Change.org Palo Alto City Council: you’ve been listed as a decision maker Mora Oommen started a petition on Change.org and listed you as a decision maker. Learn more about Mora Oommen’s petition and how you can respond: To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Mora Oommen is petitioning Palo Alto City Council Save Palo Alto’s Youth and Children Programs! Join us in asking Palo Alto City Council to reject the cuts being proposed in the 2021-22 city budget for children and youth programs that protect their emotional, mental and physical health and wellness. According to the Palo Alto Weekly,... View the petition 32 WHAT YOU CAN DO 1. View the petition: Learn about the petition and its supporters. You will receive updates as new supporters sign the petition so you can see who is signing and why. 2. Respond to the petition: Post a response to let the petition supporters know you’re listening, say whether you agree with their call to action, or ask them for more information. 3. Continue the dialogue: Read the comments posted by petition supporters and continue the dialogue so that others can see you're an engaged leader who is willing to participate in open discussion. CHANGE.ORG FOR DECISION MAKERS On Change.org, decision makers like you connect directly with people around the world to resolve issues. Learn more. This notification was sent to city.council@cityofpaloalto.org, the address listed as the decision maker. Privacy policy We’d love to hear from you! Contact us through our help center. Change.org ꞏ 548 Market St #29993, San Francisco, CA 94104-5401, USA 33 Baumb, Nelly From:David Hopkins <dhopkins12@hotmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 11:14 AM To:Council, City Cc:Mark Nadim Subject:Fire Station #2 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear City Councilmembers, I understand that a cutback in services and even closure of the Hanover St. fire station has been proposed as a cost‐ saving measure for the City. As a resident of Palo Alto Hills I must strenuously object to this cutback as it would seriously impact response time for our neighborhood and anyone else who lives up Page Mill Road. This is no time to cut back on firefighting readiness given the current dry conditions. My understanding is that funding is available from the American Rescue Plan for these services. Please do not deprive us of these services at this time. Respectfully, David Hopkins Palo Alto Hills 34 Baumb, Nelly From:tungtung238 <tungtung238@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 10:25 AM To:Council, City Subject:Fire station #2 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear council members I am sure you heard a lot of important reasons why we need to keep this fire station open. Now I like to support this issue from a different point. A fire truck used to come to the neighborhood picnic once a year. Imagine the smiles on the kids and even the adults when the red fire truck pulled in. The firefighters pass out stickers to the kids. At the same time, the firefighters remind the residents about how to prevent fires. Please keep fire station #2 Alive!!! With sincere thanks Bill Shu Sent from my Galaxy 35 Baumb, Nelly From:Gloria Sikora <gsikora.ca@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 10:00 AM To:Council, City Subject:BUDGET CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. TO: Palo Alto City Council Keep staffing Fire Station #2 with unallocated funding from the American Rescue Plan. Don’t play with fire. The proposed $18/person entrance fee to JMZ is so wrong. Save some money? — Why is the street sweeper still operating in my Barron Park neighborhood on May 10? We have no sidewalks and cars are parked everywhere on the streets eliminating the sweeper’s access to tree droppings. All the street sweeper does is coat cars and landscape with dust and pollen and aggravate allergies. At this time of year it’s a waste of money, in my opinion. Regards, Gloria Sikora PA resident since 1979 36 Baumb, Nelly From:Keriann Armusewicz <karmusewicz@phillipsbrooks.org> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 9:47 AM To:Council, City Subject:Budget Proposal Impact on Project Look CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. To Whom it May Concern, I am writing to convey my disappointment in the city's proposed budget plan to eliminate Project Look. As a local elementary art teacher, Project Look is THE ONLY LOCAL established museum experience catering to young students. It is the field trip opportunity that my program uses to introduce the museum experience to Kindergarteners and 1st graders. All other opportunities are too far or don't combine the museum visit with an activity, which is perfect for students of this age. This will have a big impact on my personal art program and I know the art programs at many other schools who use Project Look as a local museum experience for students. I ask you to reconsider your budget cuts. The arts are so important in cultivating the growth of the whole child. Seeing works in person is a unique experience as artwork translates differently in real life vs. on the screen. Many students do not have access to museums and will only have this type of experience through school programming. This program serves LOCAL students, and it would be a shame to rid our local community of this opportunity. Thank you for your consideration, Keriann ‐‐ To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Keriann Armusewicz (she/her ༵༶༷) Visual Arts Teacher Phillips Brooks School 2245 Avy Avenue • Menlo Park, CA 94025 650-854-4545 • karmusewicz@phillipsbrooks.org Web • Facebook • Instagram • 10 Things We Know and Love 37 Baumb, Nelly From:David Weller <djweller8@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, May 9, 2021 9:07 PM To:Council, City Subject:Community Gardens CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi Palo Alto City Council, My name is David Weller, I'm a local teacher for the Palo Alto school district and a resident of Palo Alto. I've lived in Palo Alto for the last four years and have really enjoyed living here in an apartment. Thanks for all that you've done to help make Palo Alto a great place to live. One year ago (May 2020), I joined the Rinconada Community Garden and have really enjoyed gardening, learning about sustainability, and getting to know other neighbors in the community. This past year, I've learned a lot about the importance of composting, eating locally, and promoting a sustainable food system. I've also been learning about the importance of native plants, bee gardens, and butterfly gardens. It's been such a great experience for me to learn more about how closely we are connected to the landscape around us. I consider myself young :) I'm 28 years old and have found a great community with people of all ages, but mostly people who are older than me, at the community garden. I've been learning from so many neighbors and have made wonderful friends at the garden. I know that many of the gardeners have made friends and have had their lives enriched through having these gardens. Also, we have enjoyed seeing residents who do not garden, who have enjoyed walking through the garden and talking with gardeners. Thank you for all you've done to help these prior years to support these gardens. It's such a warm and welcoming place to be and people are moved when they explore and plant in these gardens. Would you please consider finding any alternative besides dissolving the community gardens of Palo Alto? Of course my first choice would be for everything to stay the same and all city positions kept at their full FTE. If this is not possible, can we please consider the gardens to be run by volunteers? We already have a few volunteers at the gardens who do a lot of excellent work and communicate with people on the waitlist for plots and help people as they are about to leave the garden. Maybe the volunteers would run the gardens for a couple of years until the revenue comes back to the city and then we can have a new FTE available to support the gardens? I understand that you all have many difficult decisions here with the budget and revenue. I sincerely urge you to consider what you can do to help keep the community gardens going in Palo Alto. It's been a great source of hope and joy in my life, and I know it's been an important piece in what makes Palo Alto a beautiful and great place to live. Also, if you'd like, I'd love to show you around the Rinconada community garden after school this week or next week :) Thanks so much for all you do. David Weller (831) 402‐9147 38 Baumb, Nelly From:Brian K Kobilka <kobilka@stanford.edu> Sent:Sunday, May 9, 2021 7:56 PM To:Council, City Cc:Tong Sun Kobilka Subject:Fire Station 2 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. We were surprised to hear that the city of Palo Alto is considering closing Fire Station 2. This puts Palo Alto residents at risk and is irresponsible. We will not support council members who vote for this closure. Tong Sun Kobilka, MD and Brian Kobilka, MD Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology Stanford University School of Medicine 279 Campus Drive Beckman Center Room 157 Stanford, CA 94305 kobilka@stanford.edu 39 Baumb, Nelly From:Esther Rubin <emrubin48@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, May 9, 2021 6:52 PM To:Council, City Subject:Save the Community Gardens, Children’s Theater, Children’s Library, Art Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear Council Members: We have lived and worked in Palo Alto since 1984. We came here from a small city south of Santa Barbara when our kids were in elementary school. One of the first things I did when we arrived was seek out activities for my kids. I was amazed by the choices available and was thrilled with our good fortune to have moved here and felt that over‐paying for our house (even back then) did come with benefits. Over the years that our kids were growing up, and now that we have a grandchild, we have taken advantage of and enjoyed greatly frequent visits to the Jr Museum, classes at the Art Center, weekly story times at the Children’s Library, and visits to the many other parks and gardens that enhance life in Palo Alto. We have had dozens of outings to Foothills Park leaving us with lasting memories of hikes, family gatherings, and celebrations in that beautiful space. And now, each one of these places seems to be at risk of either surviving or becoming a cash cow for the the city. What is going on over there in your chambers? Have you become so used to having these enriching programs available that you know longer realize the importance of them being accessible to the community? Please demonstrate that you are creative enough to find ways to trim costs in places other than these and allow Palo Alto to remain the unique and enriching city it has always been. Thank you for your time, Esther and George Rubin Greer Road Sent from my iPad 40 Baumb, Nelly From:Lubert Stryer <stryer@stanford.edu> Sent:Sunday, May 9, 2021 3:50 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please keep Fire Station #2 open and active CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear City Council Members, I learned that the City Council is considering the proposed closure of Fire Station #2 on Hanover Street. I strongly urge you to keep this fire station open permanently. The risk of wildfires in the Palo Alto Foothills area has increased markedly in recent years and is likely to become even higher. The closure of Fire Station #2, the nearest to the western part of the fire district, would slow the response to fires and make lives and property more vulnerable. I very much hope you will keep Fire Station #2 open round‐the‐clock to protect lives and property, both residential and commercial. Sincerely, Lubert Stryer 41 Baumb, Nelly From:rogersac@aol.com Sent:Sunday, May 9, 2021 3:22 PM To:Council, City Subject:Quality of Life budget cuts CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council, I am writing to say how shocked I am that there are proposals to cut quality of life services for Palo Alto residents due to budget reasons. I am not happy that the things that are proposed cutting include things that affect families, children, teens and ordinary residents such as those who enjoy the community garden, the art centre, the childrens theatre and include a ridiculously high cost of entering a zoo & museum for a family. I would like to ask you to consider reducing costs by finding ways that the staff at City Hall can be reduced, particularly at the management and higher level, reducing costs of surveys and studies, consultants fees, and similar cost effective cutting measures that will not affect residents' quality of life and safety issues. Thanking you for your time. Carol Rogers. Stockton Place. 42 Baumb, Nelly From:William Shu <tungtung238@hotmail.com> Sent:Sunday, May 9, 2021 11:29 AM To:Council, City Subject:Re: fire station #2 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. This is to point out how important it is to keep fire station #2 open!!! We have a fire in our house in the past.. Thanks to fire station #2 , they are in close proximity and were able to minimize our damages. The firefighters are very supportive during the whole ordeal. This year is going to be another drought year. We need to have a fire station close to Palo Alto Foothills. Nobody wants to experience an earthquake, but just in case there is one, we need more firefighters!!! We have seniors living around, they will need help immediately. Please use the unallocated fund from the American Rescue Plan to keep Station 2 open!!! Thank you for your consideration. Please make the right and life saving decisions. Sincerely Ingrid Lai Long time resident of Palo Alto. Sent from my Galaxy 43 Baumb, Nelly From:Bill Kelly <bill@kellys.org> Sent:Sunday, May 9, 2021 11:05 AM To:Council, City Subject:You have a tough job don't be influenced by special interests CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Received a flyer on my door from the Palo Alto Firefighters, and I’m upset that a special interest would fight so hard too avoid a few cuts. This is a zero sum game and if you don’t cut fire fighters you’ll be cutting some other critical service to the bone. I’ve become convinced that with changes to building codes, the chance of a house fire has dramatically decreased over the last 50 years, however, we are using an outdated model of people resources for fire fighting. I wish we could have a rational discussion of fire fighting that didn’t involve fear of dying in a fire. Bill Kelly 44 Baumb, Nelly From:Ann Balin <alafargue@mac.com> Sent:Sunday, May 9, 2021 9:18 AM To:Jo Ann Mandinach Cc:Council, City; City Mgr Subject:Re: Deceptive Budget Survey CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Please send in letter to Weekly and to Post. Sent from my iPhone On 9 May 2021, at 12:03, Jo Ann Mandinach <joann@needtoknow.com> wrote: Hello. I was dismayed by the biased questions/choices in the City Manager's Budget Priority Survey, most notably Impose a Business Tax and/or impose new Charges on Utility Users. Why not a clean IMPOSE A BUSINESS TAX -- no qualifiers? The Business Tax is long overdue and the deceptive wording lets the city spin the survey results and the idea of additional utility charges is galling and arrogant given the city's history of $20,000,000 annual Utility overcharges, class-action lawsuits against such practices and the cost of the city's and appeals. Where are the questions about cutting city staff and NOT expanding the "executive leadership team" which is already top- heavy? Where are the questions about improving power outrage reporting and reliability, police transparency and firing bad cops to avoid multi-million dollar brutality legal settlements? Where are the questions about preserving RETAIL that generates sales 45 tax revenue and not replacing it with offices and housing that decimate our sales-tax revenues? Where were the questions about DFUNDING NEW, costly and controversial programs like Fiber-to-The-Home and Climate/Sustainability when valued EXISTING "Community" services are being cut? These new programs involve significant hiring, more consultants and -- most important -- are opposed by many don't want to spend 3 or 4 times as much for less reliable electric power and appliances. Do we really need to impede through traffic more with costly new road furniture and traffic "calming" devices WHILE increasing the resident and commuter populations? Bring the whole Climate/Sustainability Program to a citywide vote! Declare a moratorium on office construction. Finally, I had to re-register for the survey with my old secondary email address because the city never sent the password recovery/reset information requested months ago. If the city can't provide decent customer service for power outages or password resets, how in the world will they provide customer service for Fiber-To-The Home?? Most sincerely, Jo Ann Mandinach Embarcadero Oaks Palo Alto 46 Baumb, Nelly From:Jan Terry <janterry@sbcglobal.net> Sent:Sunday, May 9, 2021 9:14 AM To:Council, City Cc:Mark Nadim Subject:Don’t close Fire Station 2 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ I live at the end of Laurel Glen Drive in the hills of Palo Alto. It already takes you 25 minutes to drive here, if we are lucky and a truck is available at the time of the emergency. What can you be thinking??? The fire season is almost upon us and your stated priority is to close Station 2 in order to keep the library open. Public Safety should be your top priority!!!! Jan and Bill Terry 925 Laurel Glen Drive Palo Alto, CA 94304 (650)949‐3596 Sent from my iPad 47 Baumb, Nelly From:Jo Ann Mandinach <joann@needtoknow.com> Sent:Sunday, May 9, 2021 9:03 AM To:Council, City; City Mgr Subject:Deceptive Budget Survey CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello. I was dismayed by the biased questions/choices in the City Manager's Budget Priority Survey, most notably Impose a Business Tax and/or impose new Charges on Utility Users. Why not a clean IMPOSE A BUSINESS TAX -- no qualifiers? The Business Tax is long overdue and the deceptive wording lets the city spin the survey results and the idea of additional utility charges is galling and arrogant given the city's history of $20,000,000 annual Utility overcharges, class-action lawsuits against such practices and the cost of the city's and appeals. Where are the questions about cutting city staff and NOT expanding the "executive leadership team" which is already top-heavy? Where are the questions about improving power outrage reporting and reliability, police transparency and firing bad cops to avoid multi-million dollar brutality legal settlements? Where are the questions about preserving RETAIL that generates sales tax revenue and not replacing it with offices and housing that decimate our sales-tax revenues? Where were the questions about DFUNDING NEW, costly and controversial programs like Fiber-to-The-Home and Climate/Sustainability when valued EXISTING "Community" services are being cut? These new programs involve significant hiring, more consultants and -- most important -- are opposed by many don't want to 48 spend 3 or 4 times as much for less reliable electric power and appliances. Do we really need to impede through traffic more with costly new road furniture and traffic "calming" devices WHILE increasing the resident and commuter populations? Bring the whole Climate/Sustainability Program to a citywide vote! Declare a moratorium on office construction. Finally, I had to re-register for the survey with my old secondary email address because the city never sent the password recovery/reset information requested months ago. If the city can't provide decent customer service for power outages or password resets, how in the world will they provide customer service for Fiber-To-The Home?? Most sincerely, Jo Ann Mandinach Embarcadero Oaks Palo Alto 49 Baumb, Nelly From:Jeremy Erman <jeremy_erman@yahoo.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 10:52 PM To:Council, City; City Mgr; Administrative Services Cc:Shikada, Ed; O'Kane, Kristen Subject:Please release the full budget CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear City Council and Staff, Several of you have referred to adjusting the proposed city budget as a "zero‐sum game," where restoring any service would be offset by an equal cut elsewhere. This does not make sense because all items in the budget are not of equal societal value; if you decrease, say, the number of consultants you hire, this will not have the same impact of closing Children's Library to the public. So what you cut changes the impact on the public, even if the dollar amounts remain the same. More problematically, though, the "zero‐sum game" mentality seems driven by the fact that city staff has basically provided council with one set of options, with little ability to select any other. The proposed operating budget does NOT say, "Here are three separate proposals for closing the budget gap. Pick one, or mix and match line‐items between them until the budget balances." Not only are different options not suggested, but the proposed operating budget is extremely incomplete. It is mostly a list of cuts from what was included in this year's budget alongside lists of the expenses and revenues of each large department and sub‐department. The costs of individual programs and facilities within those departments are rarely included. For example, the budgets of the Children's Theatre, Children's Library, Art Center, Cubberley Community Center, and Lucie Stern Theatre are nowhere to be found. For these programs and most others, the only line‐items that appear are the one's staff has suggested cutting, so if council wants to make different cuts, they can't do it from the provided documents because the specifics are not there, and most of the details that are provided, such as the number of full‐time‐equivalent positions in each department, lack explanations or context that would enable councilmembers to adjust them. Such explanations and context are only given for the proposed cuts, which offer limited glimpses of the missing information by referring to programs, positions, and expenses not mentioned elsewhere, such as Children's Theatre performances and the staffing levels and expenses of individual libraries. The missing information can hardly be secret, since much of it from the last few years, including the current FY 2021, is available online through the Administrative Services Department's Open Budget web app, and just yesterday, May 7, 2021, information from the proposed 2022 budget was added, including potentially hundreds of line‐items not included in the budget documents submitted to the council. But the app does not describe each item beyond its name, the items are not necessarily grouped by programs, and they are not arranged in a format that allows for easy review and comparison. Critically, since this information does not seem to be part of the official documents given to the council, and it lacks context to make it useful, I fear that it will not be used by the council during budget deliberations. Therefore, I urge the city staff to immediately release the complete budget to the council and public in a clear and straight‐forward format so that multiple options can be considered and informed decisions made. This is difficult to do 50 with the currently‐provided "operating budget," which limits council's options by providing them‐‐and the public‐‐with a limited range of information and choices. Thank you, Jeremy Erman 51 Baumb, Nelly From:Edith V Sullivan <edie@stanford.edu> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 5:08 PM To:Council, City Cc:Edith V Sullivan Subject:JMZ entrance fee CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear Council Members, What a terrible blow to our faithful attendees to be surprised with an $18 entrance fee to our beloved junior zoo museum! Having been a supporter of the JMZ for decades and having had my grandsons enjoy years of learning as campers, visitors, and junior counselors with your amazing staff, I cannot believe that we in Palo Alto CHOOSE to exclude children who most need the type of experience afforded by the JMZ. Are the renovation costs and moneys promised to it a bate and switch to us residents? What can we do to reverse this exclusionary fee? Do we need more donations from each of us to be used directly for entrance fees? There is nothing right about this decision. I cannot believe that Palo Alto, one of the wealthiest communities in the entire country, cannot make this important learning opportunity free to all as it has been for years. With great concern, Edie Sullivan 70 Crescent Drive Palo Alto, CA 94301 415‐613‐2269 _____________________________ Edith V. Sullivan, Ph.D. Professor Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Stanford University School of Medicine [FEDEX: room 3202] 401 Quarry Road Stanford, CA 94305‐5723 e‐mail: edie@stanford.edu CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: Information contained in this message and any attachments are intended only for the addressee(s). If you believe that you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return electronic mail, and please delete it without further review, disclosure, or copying. 52 Baumb, Nelly From:Andrea Stryer <andreastryer@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 4:35 PM To:Council, City Cc:Lubert Stryer Subject:Maintaining Fire Station #2 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear City Council, This is a time that the fire season is extending to most of the year. It is, therefore, neither prudent nor appropriate to close Fire Station #2. Crucial is having quick response to fire danger. Having enough trained firefighters and equipment to handle sudden wildfires for the foreseeable future is essential. People's lives are at stake. Homes and businesses are at stake. I urge you to maintain Station #2. Sincerely, Andrea Stryer 53 Baumb, Nelly From:Diana Brzozowski <djang7684@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 2:34 PM To:news@padailypost.com; Council, City Subject:In Support of the Palo Alto Children's Theater CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. To Whom It May Concern: My name is Diana. I was an avid Palo Alto Children's Theater (PACT) participant when I was a child and it truly shaped the person I am today. While I enjoyed sports, music, and art, it wasn't until my mom brought me to an audition for Hans Christian Andersen, that I learned to shine. I remember getting to play three different roles, some of which had really fast costume changes, that made the thrill of live theater and acting even more exciting for me than the other extracurriculars! That was back in 1992. I am writing to you today to ask that you continue to support the PACT. This program gave so many children before and after me, including myself, an alternative to summer camp that was not sports based, especially if that wasn't our thing. The theater in and of itself encourages teamwork, comradery, and hardwork in a way that even sports teams cannot compete with. Our community and our children need an outlet that supports their mental, emotional, and social growth in a positive way that allows them to be who they want to be, not who society wants them to be. Please continue to provide our community and children with the amazing program that has been part of Palo Alto for 90 years! The true impact of my experience at PACT led me to start theater programs at the elementary and middle schools at which I have taught. It gave me a voice, and told me it was okay to be silly, it's a good way to learn. It has shaped not only the person I am today, but the teacher I chose to be, and the friend I want to be. On behalf of the children in the community and my own son, please continue to support the Palo Alto Children's Theater. Sincerely, Diana Brzozowski (formerly, Diana Jang) 54 Baumb, Nelly From:Phyllis Knudsen <pafknudsen@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 1:44 PM To:Council, City Subject:Community Garden CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council, I really value the community garden at Eleanor Pardee Park. I am not a Palo Alto resident but I get excess produce every week from a friend who has a garden box. She supplies me with delicious organic tomatoes that I look forward to each summer. Please don't close the garden. Phyllis Knudsen 7 Franciscan Ridge Portola Valley 55 Baumb, Nelly From:Stephanie Troyan <star.learning1@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 12:43 PM To:Council, City Subject:Protect the Palo Alto Library system CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. I have appreciated the Book to Action events that have been sponsored during this month of May 2021. I have joined Ibram Kendi's webinar, and several other web/ based activities: Anti-racism , "Developing Your Ally Skills101, the SURJ activity link and have just finished participating in the "WOKE" book group discussion. I wanted to say thanks for all the wonderful programs that I realize took significant staff time, which I very much appreciate. My husband also participates in a Palo Alto library discussion group about the environmental. He has loved those group discussions! We like to give support to our Library system and do so through contributing books to Friends of the Library among other things. In times of budget cuts, and in the context of wanting to continue to live in a democratic society, I would remind that LIBRARIES facilitate social discourse and positive paths for communication between people of different perspectives. Please do not cut funds from our already challenged library system from this past year of COVID staffing hassles! Best regards, Stephanie S. Troyan, M.Ed. 3115 Avalon Court Palo Alto, CA 94306 Educational Consulting FBN669511 Voice direct: 650‐400‐4093 56 Baumb, Nelly From:Marieke Eggert <marieke.eggert@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 12:17 PM To:Council, City Subject:Budget plans CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear Palo Alto City Council members, I am deeply concerned about the plans to possibly cut down funding for the Palo Alto children and youth programs. Living in Palo Alto with children myself, these programs have been such a valuable part of our lives in the past 5 years. Even on a salary that my husband made as an assistant professor at Stanford University, there were not many affordable options for us to take part in. The free admission to the Children’s Museum and Zoo and the children’s programs at the libraries where basically the only activities we did with our children. They have been a life saver on hot days when playing in the park was not possible, and they were the places where we got to know other families that we became friends with when we had just moved here and did not know anyone. It helped us become part of this community. From the bottom of my heart, for all families and children of Palo Alto who would not be able to afford taking part in the valuable cultural programs this community has to offer, I ask you to please find a way not to cut down funding for these programs or even worse, shutting them down. Thank you for considering. Kind regards, Marieke Eggert‐Pirk 57 Baumb, Nelly From:Susan Phillips <susan@mrsmoskowitz.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 11:45 AM To:Council, City Cc:gsheyner@paweekly.com Subject:Ticket price for Junior museum is absurd CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear Council members, As a Palo Alto resident since 1975 and in my own home in old Palo Alto since 1976 I was extremely upset by the recent article on page 7 of yesterday’s PA Weekly. I remember walking into the old junior museum on a regular basis to see the little animals, watch the birds, etc. It was so easy and free to take advantage of the wonderful resource. When I first heard about the remodeling plan for the museum I couldn’t understand “why?” Then I heard someone donated 25 million. Then I heard that wasn’t enough and the city contributed something. This idea to charge an $18 entrance fee is appalling and ridiculous. If someone donated the 25 million then there should be more donations from the local wealthy residents to cover free admission. Perhaps there can be an entrance fee for non‐residents of Palo Alto and also there can be a fee for taking classes. I am extremely disappointed by the council agreeing to this entrance fee even when the city is having budget problems. I will not be going to the museum if there is an entrance fee and my future grandchildren will not be going to the museum. This admission fee needs to be abolished. Susan Phillips Moskowitz susan@mrsmoskowitz.com Palo Resident since 1975 58 Baumb, Nelly From:Judith Content <judithcontent@earthlink.net> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 11:37 AM To:Council, City Subject:Save the Palo Alto Art Center! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear members of the Palo Alto City Council, Thank you for your service to the City, especially now, as we emerge from more than a year of enormous stress in our community. I know it is a huge responsibility. My name is Judith Content and I would like reach out to you on behalf of the Palo Alto Art Center. I am a Palo Alto resident, an Art Center volunteer, a former Foundation Board member and a current Emeritus Board member. Today I am writing because the future of the Art Center is clearly at stake, as it is faces another radical budget cut. The last cut of $364,000 reduced an already slim staff 4.26 FTE. An additional $208,000 cut to the Art Center, amounting to 44% of the pre-Covid budget, would force the termination of every program it has. So far our amazing Director, Karen Keinzle has managed to keep the Art Center functioning and serving its community. As an example, the current exhibition The Black Index is as relevant, enlightening and necessary as an exhibition could possibly be. Please take the time to visit the Art Center and see this courageous show. If this second budget cut is enacted, the Art Center will not be able to recover. It's as simple as that. The damage will be too great to overcome. Keeping the key programs going, i.e. the Exhibition Program, Project Look! and Cultural Kaleidoscope is critical to the future of the Art Center. Karen has proven she can do this on her current, reduced budget. Another cut would be a disaster. Respectfully, Judith Content Judith Content ART AND INSPIRATION www.judithcontent.com INSTAGRAM: Judith Content 59 Baumb, Nelly From:Rita Lancefield <ritalance@comcast.net> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 10:54 AM To:Council, City Subject:budget survey CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear Council Members ‐ I tried taking the budget survey three times. Each time it bounced back with errors. I could find no errors or omissions. Gave up. This survey is very problematic in other ways. First, the "which projects do you want to keep" section is worded in a way that is confusing as to whether one is voting to keep or not keep a line item. There will be confusion in the responses you receive. If my experience is typical, and it seems to be from the few people I have talked to, the data you get will be meaningless. Second, the only choices you give on funding are to decrease reserves or increase taxes. How about which city‐funded projects we could do without? On a related note ‐ $4,500,000 dollars to fund the history museum while decreasing children’s library and charging 18 dollars to get into the junior museum? I realize these funds come from different pots, but the priorities here are way off base. Thanks for listening. Mary “Rita” Lancefield 189 Walter Hays Dr 60 Baumb, Nelly From:Simone Yew <simone.yew@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 10:21 AM To:Council, City Subject:Fire Station 2 Palo Alto CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council, Fire Station 2 is vital to the protection of our citizens' lives and property, as well as preservation of our parks and natural resources. We live in College Terrace and feel safer knowing the station is down the street. We see the firefighters and trucks busy all the time. Please use unallocated funding from the American Rescue Plan to keep Station 2 open. Thank you. Sincerely, Markus Leins & Simone Yew 1411 College Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306 61 Baumb, Nelly From:Carol Collins <carolpcollins@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 9:20 PM To:Council, City Subject:Community Gardens CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello Council Member, My great Palo Alto friend, who you would consider a model resident, has been supplying me with the most wonderful, organic, delicious tomatoes, beans, artichokes, etc for years now, 25+ My children recall the visits to the park when we also snacked on cherry tomatoes. When she is away, I have tended her garden and enjoyed her garden's produce (she said I was helping but I received all the benefit.) I urge you to continue your support of your city's great program, the Community Gardens. Thank you for your consideration, Carol Collins 78 Deodora Dr, Ath 62 Baumb, Nelly From:Keri Yen Ng <keriyen@yahoo.com> Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 7:52 PM To:Council, City; DuBois, Tom; Burt, Patrick; Cormack, Alison; Filseth, Eric (Internal); Kou, Lydia; Tanaka, Greg Subject:Save the Palo Alto Art Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear all, I am writing to urgently express my support of the Palo Alto Art Center. The proposed budget cuts are inexcusable and you need to severely reconsider negatively impacting the Palo Alto Art Center. The Palo Alto Art Center is well known all over the Peninsula. It is one of the hallmarks of Palo Alto. I know this, being a 40-year resident of the Bay Area. The Palo Alto Art Center has wonderful programming for people of all ages and is really an exquisite program that brings pride to Palo Alto. I understand that budget cuts need to be made because times are tough but the program has already been impacted by past years' budget cuts and to further reduce support of the Palo Alto Art Center is unacceptable. The Palo Alto Art Center is real gem to Silicon Valley and helps to balance the craziness we all experience living in this area. It is an escape for people that need to explore their creative sides and is an outlet for those dealing with stress or sadness during the pandemic. I trust you will make the right decision to support the Palo Alto Art Center. Thank you for your time. 63 Baumb, Nelly From:Rosemary Busher <rosemary@busher.org> Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 7:16 PM To:Council, City Subject:community gardens! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear City Council Member, Please keep the community gardens going! Yes, these hard times mean serious cuts ‐ however axing the gardens isn't the answer. I dearly hope they remain open, I very much value locally grown produce. A friend who tends a garden at Eleanor Pardee Park shares her crop with my family and those tomatoes are the best. Thank you for considering, Rosemary 64 Baumb, Nelly From:sconrad@pacbell.net Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 6:09 PM To:Council, City Cc:'Wendy Crowder' Subject:Eleanor Pardee Park Community Garden CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Palo Alto City Council, It’s a wonderful thing to realize all produce does not come from grocery stores. When the end of summer rolls around, my friend Wendy Crowder supplies our hiking group with fresh tomatoes. There are plenty for all and for several weeks in a row, we are reminded how delicious a home grown tomato can be. Growing produce for friends and family is a lovely opportunity for the residents of Palo Alto and brings us all closer together. Please continue to allow the community garden to flourish. Shari Conrad Former resident of Palo Alto (275 Hawthorne Ave) and current resident of 1031 Del Norte Ave Menlo Park, CA 94025 65 Baumb, Nelly From:Randy Mont-Reynaud <rmontreynaud@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 5:55 PM To:Council, City Subject:PLEASE keep the College Terrace Library Open, it is a treasure and... CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Much used! even now, the grounds are frequented, longingly. Please? Thanks! ‐‐ With warmest regards, Randy Mont‐Reynaud, PhD Our 501 c-3 is "If Pigs Could Fly - Haiti" Visit us here: PLEASE HAVE A PEEK? If Pigs Could Fly Haiti, Fall 2020 Newsletter: http://www.qmmunicate.org/HaitiFall20.pdf My blog: http://www.haitinextdoor.com/ www.ifpigscouldflyhaiti.org 66 Baumb, Nelly From:Teri Vershel <teri@vershel.com> Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 4:48 PM To:Council, City Subject:Support for community gardens CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear council, please don't cut support for community gardens especially Eleanor Pardee Park. This is a valuable resource to the community. Many don't have the space or required sun to grow their own food and use these gardens for that purpose. I have a friend that grows tomatoes every year and shares them with 20 people. Using land for growing food seems like one of the best things we can be doing. Please don't cut the gardens. Thank you. Teri Vershel 381 Guinda STreet 67 Baumb, Nelly From:Wendy Crowder <wcrowder@hotmail.com> Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 2:54 PM To:Council, City Subject:budget-Community Gardens CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello Council, I have been a gardener at the Eleanor Pardee garden since 1982. My plot provides much of the food that my family consumes. We would be devastated to lose the ability to produce healthy, organic produce near to our home. Our house has many large trees, so is shady and unsuitable for vegetable gardening. Please, please, find funding for the community gardens. We gardeners volunteer many hours each year to maintain the gardens, as well as paying quite a hefty annual fee. It does not seem right that gardeners would be banned from growing locally produced food when the land is there and available. Thank you. Wendy Crowder 1336 Webster St. 68 Baumb, Nelly From:Edith Miller <ekmiller45@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 10:06 AM To:Council, City Subject:Entrance fee at Jr museum CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ It is terrible that the Council is in favor of the exorbitant entrance fee of $18 to the Junior museum. Remember , the remodel was made possible by donations from people who love the museum and want to make it available to everyone. $18 is prohibitive to many people. It will limit visits by those who can afford it. Most of all , this decision will cause many to decide NOT to support future fundraising efforts, tax proposals and school bonds. Instead, maybe annual passes for a reasonable amount, free entrance for students and seniors, special rate for school visits. I am sure there are other options so I really hope you will go back to the drawing board. Remember, you are already charging Palo Alto residents a fee for using Foothills Park which is already paid for with our taxes. It is time to cutback on administrative services and the like so Palo Altman’s can enjoy Junior Museum, Children’s Theater and Foothills park ! Edith Miller Sent from my iPhone 69 Baumb, Nelly From:hila martinovich <hilamar@hotmail.com> Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 6:36 AM To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto art center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Good morning The art center is an important part of Palo Alto. My Kids walked there from school for programs before covid and were exposed to art and creative thinking. They go to classes there now in ceramics that we otherwise could not afford. It is a place we’re adults and kids can see and do art in reasonable affordable prices. Please consider allowing a budget to the center so we, the residents of Palo Alto, can continue to benefit from the programs offered . Thank you Hila martonovich Get Outlook for iOS 70 Baumb, Nelly From:Arianne <teher74@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 10:52 PM To:Council, City Subject:College Terrace Library, Fire Station and the Palo Alto Arts/Theater CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council we are deeply saddened to hear about all these cuts to amazing programs that have been an integral part of our community for decades and are now being threatened with cuts. We do understand that funding is tight but these cuts really take away from the quality of life and saftey for residents in the city and are resources we have been important to our day to day life. Can the City consider pausing other projects that are less integral or newly planned? Arianne Teherani College Terrace Resident 71 Baumb, Nelly From:Nicholas Tan <nicholas.tan@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 8:37 PM To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto Junior Museum - entry fee decision CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. To the members of the Palo Alto City Council: My name is Nicholas Tan, and I, along with my wife and two children (3.5 years old and almost 11 months) have lived in Palo Alto for a little over two years. I am writing today to voice my shock and disappointment in the council's decision not to reconsider the $18 entry fee the city has proposed in spite of all of the well‐founded opposition. I came across the JMZ at its temporary Cubberley location when we first moved down here and immediately our older daughter felt right at home with the exhibits. When chatting with one of our close neighbors one day it turned out that he was actually on the Board of the Friends and encouraged us to get involved. Having been involved (and still continue to be) with several organizations such as the SF Symphony, Opera, and Ballet when we lived in the city, we felt we had found a great asset to the community in the JMZ and couldn't wait to see what we could do to help. From the beginning, we were huge fans of the vision of the JMZ and also the community outreach and science programs that the JMZ supported. It is a known fact that most museums today charge an admission, and rightfully so. However, it is also a fact that ticket sales typically make up less than 10% of a museum's overall revenues and the average admission price for a U.S. museum is $7. Charging $18 for adults and children over 2 years is frankly completely ridiculous and out of line vs. any of the other children's museums in the Bay Area (look at Curiodyssey, the Children's Creativity Museum, Happy Hollow, etc.). A family of four would cost $72 for a day! From my perspective (shared with many others I have talked to), there are very compelling arguments against an $18 per person charge: The pricing the Palo Alto City Council has come up with is destroying the goodwill the museum has built up over its history with the community The negative press and sentiment that is already out there around this pricing will more than anything hurt the chances of success of the museum I think we can all see that attendance is going to be severely negatively impacted as most families would not justify spending $18/person to visit the museum. I and my family can afford the $18/person, but even for us it's difficult to justify the value of frequent visits at that price I'm not sure where the $18 proposal came from, but it doesn't look like it was grounded in anything practically reasonable. There is a concept in economics called the "willingness to pay". Other museums (children's and otherwise) in the Bay Area have likely gone through this exercise, and absolutely no one at the JMZ's size is at $18 per person. This more than anything indicates that they have discovered the ramifications on attendance at that price would be too negative and demand would be very limited at that price Starting at a lower level (e.g. $10/person) does not prevent any future increases in rates The JMZ is one of the smallest institutions and is reopening with a ticketed gate for the first time; drawing a large, consistent audience is critical Palo Alto is actually NOT friendly for young families. The cost of living and affordability does not attract new families and more than anything is a deterrent. Setting a cost of admission for a children's museum that is on par with and higher than adult museums only serves to cement this reputation of unaffordability and unfriendliness to families 72 My family moved to Palo Alto from San Francisco for several reasons. Having attended college in the area, Palo Alto always seemed like an idyllic town with an enlightened, educated community with great educational institutions, now especially relevant to a new family such as ourselves. Secondly, the corruption, shortsightedness, and poor decision‐ making of the San Francisco commissions convinced us that SF was not a city we could continue to be a part of, as great of a city it is in so many ways, and over the years we took offense to the poor spending and leadership decisions, with the overt focus on politicking versus doing what was best for the community. We hope that Palo Alto is able to avoid the same fate that is gripping San Francisco today; however, with the non‐sensical $18/person entry fee proposal for the JMZ and also the proposed closing of the children's library, the honest truth is that myself and many others feel that the policies of the local government show a lack of sensitivity to the needs of its residents and are clearly not well‐aligned with the community. In conclusion, the Friends of the JMZ have spent several years and expended significant efforts raising a substantial sum ($25 million+) from many individuals such as myself who have the luxury and good fortune of deciding which institutions we want to support. The JMZ is a gem for the community and the only institution of its kind in Palo Alto. I implore the Council to listen to and understand the needs of its community and what is most important for the future of our community. Moreover, to see how important the JMZ is to our children and our community, and I hope that the Council will make the smart decision that is best for the community so that the JMZ can be set up for long‐term success and one which we can all enjoy for many years to come. Sincerely, Nicholas Tan Hamilton Ave. ‐‐ nicholas.tan@gmail.com | ntan@alumni.stanford.edu [c] 650.248.1485 73 Baumb, Nelly From:Sarah Curtis <scurtis@sfsu.edu> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 6:04 PM To:Council, City Subject:loss of important City services CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council members, I would like to voice my support for restored funding for three essential Palo Alto community services: the Children's Theater, the Art Center, and the city libraries, all of which are facing draconian cuts. These three institutions are among those that make living in Palo Alto worthwhile. I have used the city libraries since I was a child myself in Palo Alto and now take my daughter to the Children's Library, which is a unique institution. She has taken classes at the Art Center, attended exhibits and activities with Project Look, and we have both enjoyed exhibits there. The Children's Theater is an extraordinary resource; my daughter has attended plays and classes and performed in one of their productions. She is looking forward to doing so again when the covid restrictions are lifted. Not all cities can boost both a dedicated children's theater and library and they give great value to the community. Palo Alto residents are among the wealthiest on earth. I cannot understand why we cannot maintain these important community resources in both good times and bad. The City Council should find the financial resources we need to let them thrive. Sincerely, Sarah Curtis 820 Forest Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 74 Baumb, Nelly From:Loren Brown <loren.brown@vancebrown.com> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 4:56 PM To:Council, City Subject:Junior Museum Admission Pricing CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ 5–6‐2021 Dear City Council, Charging each person $18.00 for admission is absolutely ridiculous and represents a recipe for a huge drop in attendence. I would not attend the JMZ at that price nor take my grandchildren there. The JMZ is not the equivalent of the SF Zoo and the JMZ admission pricing should be proportionally less. The Friends of the JMZ did the City a huge favor by raising so much money and designing/constructing the new facility. Please consider some/all of the following ideas: 1. Lower maximum admission price than $18.00/person. 2. Differing rates for City of Palo Alto residents vs non‐residents. 3. Differing rates for adults than children. 4. Differing rates for seniors. 5. Season pass rates. 6. Free admission under a certain age ‐ those whose attention span is short and may want to leave within minutes of arriving. 7. Discounted rates for educational groups. 8. Staffing the museum through Friends of the JMZ rather than with City employees with expensive benefits packages. Thank you, Loren Brown Kingsley Avenue Palo Alto 75 Baumb, Nelly From:Angela Evans <angelajsherry@yahoo.com> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 4:24 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please do NOT cut Art Center Funding! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, I often tell friends that the Palo Alto Art Center is one of our favorite places. My two girls have enrolled in camps, both in person and online, for as long as we can remember, every summer. The Art Center is one of our most beloved parts of living in the Bay Area. Teen Programs Are Crucial — Place do not cut! My older daughter is about to a teenager and has been looking forward to enrolling in the teen classes for years. She is passionate about art. Art also helps her reduce the stress associated with her stutter (speech disability), which makes everything harder. Art is an especially important outlet for teens facing anxiety and depression, which is on the rise during COVID in an alarming way. Cultural Kaleidascope Program is So Valuable — Please do not cut! I am a very active and committed volunteer with All Students Matter (Ravenswood District), and I’ve seen first hand how valuable the Cultural Kaleidascope program is for kids at schools in East Palo Alto and Belle Haven. Please don’t cut something so crucial for the well‐being and enrichment of a population that is already tremendously underserved. I would happily pay higher enrollment fees to keep these programs afloat. As it is, the cost of camps and classes at the Palo Alto Art Center are much cheaper than those at private organizations. Most families in Palo Alto and Menlo Park can afford this; families who cannot should still be able to apply for your scholarships. Thank you. Sincerely, Angela Evans Mom of two children who love the Art Center (including one almost teen) AllStudentsMatter.org volunteer (Ravenswood District) 76 Baumb, Nelly From:liz p <eaprice2012@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 4:22 PM To:Council, City CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council members, I was shocked and saddened to hear about proposed budget cuts for the Palo Alto Arts Center, which has already been devastated by prior cuts. The teen programs are an essential component of my teens' lives, and have been critical in this past year for maintaining a semblance of normalcy, allowing creativity to flourish in a time of great stress. Youth programs offered at the art center are the programs which make a community a community. Fundng should be restored to the art center, the library, and other community programs. Liz Price Palo Alto resident 77 Baumb, Nelly From:Matt Robinson <matt.robinson@yahoo.com> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 4:02 PM To:Council, City Subject:JMZ - 18$ entry fee??? CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. I am one of two PAJMZ board members primarily responsible for securing the $15M matching grant from the Peery Foundation. The Friends of the JMZ have handed the city a $30M jewel, and now the City approves a plan to charge a ludicrous 18$ entry fee. The entire point is to offer and enable education and fun for ALL kids, regardless of socioeconomic background. You already know this will fail, the research reports say as much - hell, even I won't pay $18 and I've donating tens of thousands! Going forward I'll make sure to donate my time/money to causes where the city isn't in a position to screw it all up in an attempt to backfill budget shortcomings. 18$... I'm going to go apologize to donors and cancel my JMZ annual membership. Matt Robinson 650.224.3294 78 Baumb, Nelly From:Melanie Grondel <mel.grondel@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 3:27 PM To:Council, City Cc:Melanie Grondel Subject:Budget Cuts for CT Library ?? CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Mayor Dubois and City Council Members, After a recent and impassioned plea from our community, the City Council decided to continue funding for the CT LIBRARY, only to find the cut once again under consideration as we are emerging from the Pandemic. We need this Library even more now as children and their families come back to the normalcy and community they craved for more than a year during the Pandemic. As we are emerging, full of hope and good spirits, do they find an empty place and a dark building where once was a vibrant community center? The CT LIBRARY is at the heart of College Terrace and serves the entire community, children, young families, and older people who take their grandchildren. All meet friends and borrow books. Library services are at the heart of learning and meeting. The CT Library is a community center of sorts. Families from University Terrace, the Stanford development, up on the hill, participate too. It truly is the Center of the Neighborhood. Moreover families from the Ventura, Barron Park and Evergreen neighborhoods use the CT Library as well and are part of this community. Having to drive children to the large libraries across town, reduces the spontaneous learning experience a great deal. It will be occasional only, no longer easy and safely to reach for the young and the elderly as part of daily life. We say that we are committed to living locally, depending on walking and biking as part of a more community oriented way of life. Having to go clear across town belies that commitment and adds to traffic congestion, pollution and parking problems. Once destroyed, we will not get these services back and a jewel of Palo Alto will be lost forever. The reason we and so many others have chosen to live here and contribute, are the special jewels of Palo Alto, the CT Library, as well as the Children's Theater and the Children's Library. During several City Council meetings we have heard moving testimonials from our young graduates about the importance of these organizations in shaping their experience of growing up in Palo Alto and providing a springboard for their talents in their life ahead. Losing these institutions would be an irrevocable loss. The funding for these organizations has been only a small part of the City Budget. Cutting this funding would mean a grave loss while providing minimal budget relief. The economy is rebounding and so will revenues. With a little patience we can postpone capital expenditures a little, such as the Safety Building, to save these jewels of Palo Alto. The new Safety building will come as well but a little later. Let's cultivate and cherish the jewels we have and not destroy them in favor of a new, but prosaic, shiny object. What is the point of a new Police Office, when we have lost the cherished community institutions that sustain mind and heart. Thank you for your consideration. 79 Melanie Grondel 2139 Yale Street College Terrace Palo Alto 80 Baumb, Nelly From:Peter Rothschild <h3211@aol.com> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 2:14 PM To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto Art Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear honorable members of the City Council, We Urge you to continue your support for one Palo Alto’s most precious assets that adds so much to our community. The Art Center has always been inclusive and is one of Palo Alto’s treasures. To reduce your support would be a great disservice. Simcerely, Collette and Peter Rothschild 81 Baumb, Nelly From:Virginia VanKuran <virginia@vankuran.com> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 1:00 PM To:Council, City Subject:In Support of a Moderate Fee for the new Junior Museum and Zoo CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear Palo Alto City Council Members, I’ve spent many years visiting the Junior Museum and Zoo with my grandchildren. The JMZ also provides excellent educational programs. I’m a supporter and a donor to the new JMZ. I support a moderate fee, around $10, for the new Junior Museum and Zoo. I understand you are currently considering a higher fee of $18. I think a fee is justified. The museum is a valuable educational resource that we should support. We pay for other important museums and parks such at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Oakland Zoo, the Exploratorium, Happy Hollow etc. and our new JMZ equally deserves our support. However I wonder if the $18 fee fits the size of the facility compared to the other local family activities. For example, Happy Hollow is $12 and the very large Oakland Zoo is around $20. As a Palo Alto resident I would probably pay the higher fee to support the JMZ but I wonder if people who live in another town would. If we want to encourage visitors a fee of $10 seems more in line with the other local family educational options. Thank you for considering my comments. Virginia Van Kuran 879 Garland Drive Palo Alto, CA 94303 82 Baumb, Nelly From:Amy Keohane <amykeohane@hotmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 12:12 PM To:Council, City Subject:New budget CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi All, I have lived here for over 40 years and I just can't believe everything Palo Alto was built on is disappearing. I realize we went through major tough times this past year but the items on the chopping block is not what Palo Alto is about. My idea would be to sell off the property of the college terrace library and bring a book mobile to that location three times a week or so. The library is very under used and would bring lots of cash for the major items to keep on the books. We need to keep open the Art center at least part time with some Palo Alto staff and use volunteers for keeping it open. The Childrens library and theatre could be kept open 4 days a week, also involving volunteers from the group. The jr museum for sure needs staff to maintain the animals but we should look into the volunteers their also with staff organizing them. My other area of concern is our fire, police and the ranger staff. Our crime is on the rise with all the bike theft and breaking into restaurants and stealing is happening quite often. We are in one of the biggest droughts and to cut fire staff makes no sense at all, when we will need them more than ever. I also needed an animal person and apparently, they now have been cut and stretched thin so I could not get one in a timely manner. The whole opening of Foothill Park with no allowance of any extra rangers but cutting them is insane. My son is a frequent hiker and he was telling me how much more trash is on the hiking trails than before opening it up to everyone. He also was down by the picnic and fire pit areas and there was a bbq going and no one around. He was about to put it out when somebody came and said, hey that is my bbq and I was just going for hike while it was burning. No rangers in sight. The council has done a major disservice on letting everyone in without a plan. I would say maybe pass the property on to people who can care for the park such Mid pen open space or Santa Clara County for rangers. You have to do something but sit there blindly like everything is okay. It is not!! I realize you are cutting some people back in some dept but maybe search a little deeper. How about utilities, upkeep to parks. Maybe we don't need someone mowing every week, I know Johnson Park certainly doesn't need mowing every week but it does need maintenance such as garbage being picked up. Lets be creative and not cut what is important to Palo Alto. Amy Keohane 650‐346‐5306 83 Baumb, Nelly From:Dr. Nancy E. Wang <ewen@stanford.edu> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 8:13 AM To:Council, City Subject:College terrace library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, We have lived in college terrace for 30 years. We and our children have used the library as a library, community gathering place and haven. It is a part of the neighborhood and important for children, as well as all members of the community. It absolutely should not be closed. Vending machines are machines, not community Nancy Wang 790 College Ave Palo Alto CA 94306 Dr. Nancy E. Wang Professor Emergency Medicine Associate Director Pediatric Emergency Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine 900 Welch Road - #350/MC: 5768 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Office: (650) 723-0757 Fax: (650) 723-0121 ewen@stanford.edu 84 Baumb, Nelly From:Karen Damian <karenswansondamian@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 7:51 AM To:Council, City Subject:Our library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear council members, i am distressed to hear that once again our wonderful library, College Terrace, is on the chopping block. Please do not take away this important gathering place and center of our vibrant community. The library is one of the things that makes this neighborhood special and has been dearly missed. i actually stopped using the library during the pandemic because of the hassle of having to drive over to Rinconada. i also beg you to keep the Hanover Avenue fire station open. During this time of drought and high fire danger it seems short sighted to close this station. Please consider carefully the impact these proposed closures would have on our neighborhood. Thank you for your consideration. Karen S. Damian 870 College Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94306 85 Baumb, Nelly From:Brent Barker <brentgbarker@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 7:01 AM To:Council, City Subject:College Terrace Library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Members, Please do not shut the College Terrace Library! It provides an essential service to our community for both adults and children and has always been a revered resource. We have been targeted before when the number of days it is open was slashed to 3 per week, an adjustment that we have accepted. But we continue to need the library for residents of both Palo Alto and Stanford who rely upon it as a gathering place as well as a source of literature and computer services. Thank you for your consideration. Brent and Jane Barker 2331 Amherst Street 650‐858‐1684 86 Baumb, Nelly From:Peter Broadwell <peter@plasm.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 9:49 PM To:Council, City Subject:College Terrace Library is vital community resource CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ City Council Members ‐ I've heard talk of shuttering the College Terrace library as a budget tightening response. Doubt this would end up saving anything close to whatever the supposed figure is, not because that figure is wrong, but because it leaves out all the costs that having the library open and staffed save in community angst, lost socialization for kids, environmental costs of driving to other locations, ... i.e. it is a short sighted, point focused, budget thought, not a holistic one. Almost as short sighted as closing the firehouse on Hanover... as we prepare for another summer of fires. Find the money in Police budget instead and you'll actually save some money and get good karma credits too. ;;peter ‐ Peter Broadwell, College Terrace resident for ~26 years 87 Baumb, Nelly From:Britta Erickson <erickson.britta@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 3:08 PM To:Council, City Subject:Fire Station #2 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi, I can't believe Palo Alto is trying to lower staffing of Fire Station #2 once again. It's important for public safety. The City of Palo Alto treats College Terrace (and Barron Park) as if it is a second class part of the city. We have a small, very basic library, and the city tries to chop it out whenever budget cuts are called for. Cutting down staffing hours in Fire Station #2 is another thing the city has tried to do in the past, and is trying again to do. This is on top of things such as allowing very bad developments to be made in College Terrace (very ugly, very poorly planned, etc.). And cutting down all the trees in the California Avenue business district‐‐without letting the public know before, so there could be some kind of conversation. How about the city council starts to act as if College Terrace matters? How about cutting some services and costs in the wealthier parts of Palo Alto? Please do not even consider lowering staffing of Fire Station #2 once again. It's important for public safety. Britta Erickson, PhD 2265 Cornell Street Palo Alto, CA 94306 88 Baumb, Nelly From:sharon inouye <echoes2m@yahoo.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 3:03 PM To:Council, City Subject:College Terrace library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ The latest proposed budget has the College Terrace library closed. This is not good for the community as we emerge from the COVID pandemic. College Terrace library is a center for not just books but where the neighborhood comes together. Surely it can be open a few days a week. It’s staffed by a single librarian an a helper. Please reconsider this drastic move. It’s time to focus on social services to benefit the community versus spending money on building for administrative purposes Sharon Inouye Sent from my iPad 89 Baumb, Nelly From:Britta Erickson <erickson.britta@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 3:00 PM To:Council, City Subject:College Terrace Library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi, I can't believe Palo Alto is trying to do away with the College Terrace Library once again. The library is a much‐treasured and important part of our community. Plus it makes me incensed to think that huge amounts of money were put into the huge, high‐tech, brand‐new Mitchell Park Community Center, but the city can't be bothered to support our very small and basic library. For shame! Plus as you know, the College Terrace Library is the only library on the west side of El Camino. Please do not even consider cutting funding for the College Terrace Library. And stop putting it on the chopping block every time budget cuts are called for. How about cutting costs from the wealthier parts of the city??? Best, Britta Erickson, PhD 2265 Cornell Street Palo Alto, CA 94306 90 Baumb, Nelly From:Marie Lasnier <mlasnier@stanford.edu> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 2:45 PM To:Council, City Subject:College Terrace library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, My name is Marie Lasnier. My husband, 3 kids and I have been living in College Terrace for 15+ years and the College Terrace Library means so so much to us all. It has been a place of gathering, friendly encounters and of course great cultural supply. Before the pandemic, we used to go there every day it was open. We would be saddened to see it close. Please consider keeping it open for all the children and adults who love it dearly. Thank you, Marie Lasnier Bowdoin st 91 Baumb, Nelly From:Ulla Mick <ullabhima2007@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 1:37 PM To:Council, City; Shikada, Ed Subject:College Terrace and other Libraries CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear Mayor and members of the City Council, I am shocked to hear you want to close College Terrace Library and the Children Library. In a Time of one year of staying home books were the only happiness. Libraries are Community Buildings.We have a huge Elder Population. And when it gets too hot they go to the Library to cool off. That is the only place they can go. In College Terrace people can walk to the Library. That is very important since many Elders don’t drive anymore. College Terrace Library can be served by one person. If not then we have Volunteers. We can make it work. The City must have saved money by the one year shut down. We live in a CITY with very rich people. Facebook could make a Donation. Don’t punish the Elders and the children by closing ESSENTIAL LIBRARIES . . We should cherish and protect them. Our Libraries are the heartbeat of PALO ALTO. Very truly yours, ULLA MICK 2130 HANOVER ST. COLLEGE TERRACE 92 Baumb, Nelly From:Sally Glaser <sally.glaser@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 12:22 PM To:Council, City Subject:Funding for the Palo Alto Art Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council members, I write as a member of the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation Board and a long‐time Palo Alto resident. My family moved to this area in 1965, the year I enrolled in then‐brand‐new Gunn High School. My husband is a fourth‐ generation Palo Altan. We have lived near downtown since 1973. Like both their paternal grandparents, our children went to Paly. So, I am well‐acquainted with this community by my own experience and by family lore. Since I arrived here, Palo Alto has been recognized and envied as a wonderful place to live. This attractiveness has occurred in large part because of the value the city placed not only on civic activities, not only on education, but also on a breadth of cultural activities, including art. This “full package” has made Palo Alto into a powerful residential beacon and destination, drawing an increasingly affluent population of Silicon Valley participants and visitors in recent years and putting Palo Alto definitively on the map. The Palo Alto Art Center has been an important part of the city’s attractiveness and trajectory. The Art Center has developed a compelling and balanced combination of art viewing, art practice, and art education, and championed just the sort of guiding values—community engagement, inclusivity, diversity, social awareness—that are rooted in city history. Data show that this to be a winning combination, one that consistently draws a large number of residents and visitors to the Art Center. Thus, I cannot understand why the City would now contemplate making cuts to the Art Center budget that will weaken its appeal, decimate its talented staff, and damage the highly successful and financially supportive public‐private partnership it has established with the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. Do we really want our city values to change to encompass the unenlightened view that arts are “extra” and “expendable”? No doubt that budget cutting is painful! But as the Council makes its tough decisions, I strongly request that it remains mindful of Palo Alto’s long‐time values and their importance to the city’s continued vitality, appeal, and financial stability, and retain funding for the Palo Alto Art Center. Sincerely, Sally Glaser 868 Boyce Ave. Palo Alto 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Bridget Cooks <b.cooks@uci.edu> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 3:47 PM To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto Art Center Attachments:Letter to Save the PAAC.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. To the City Council Members, I'm writing to urge you to save the Palo Alto Art Center. Please find my letter attached. Best, Bridget R. Cooks ‐‐ Bridget R. Cooks, Ph.D. (she, her, hers) Associate Professor Department of Art History African American Studies Ph.D. Programs in Visual Studies and Culture and Theory University of California, Irvine Located on the traditional lands of the Kizh and Tongva nations The Black Index Dennis Delgado, Alicia Henry, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Titus Kaphar, Whitfield Lovell, and Lava Thomas Palo Alto Art Center: May 1-August 14,2021 University of Texas, Austin: September 9-December 12, 2021 Hunter College Art Galleries: January 27-April 3, 2022 Be mindful Department of Art History 2000 Humanities Gateway IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92697-2785 (949) 824-1563 FAX (949) 824-2509 May 10, 2021 Dear City Council members, I am a professor of art history and African American studies at the University of California, Irvine. I am also the curator of The Black Index exhibition on view at the Palo Alto Art Center through August 14, 2021. I am so honored to share the exhibition at the Palo Alto Art Center because of the diverse communities it serves on both sides of the tracks. The Art Center is critical in providing transformative experiences to individual visitors in-person and virtually. The staff has worked tirelessly to serve despite the pandemic. In addition, the exhibition supports systemic initiatives designed to improve the city by making it a safer place for all people. Through the Art Center, The Black Index exhibition is able to make a wonderful addition to the Palo Alto communities because it addresses issues of diversity and anti-Blackness that plague our nation today. It supports the Palo Alto library’s Book to Action program and the city’s plan for 100 conversations about race. Eliminating the exhibition program will undermine these efforts now and in the future. Truly the Art Center is a place of gathering, learning, instruction, and expression. It is a unique oasis in the city and the South Bay area at large. I urge you not to decimate all that it offers and instead figure out a way to support the Art Center’s survival even in these terrible economic times. Sincerely, Bridget R. Cooks, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Art History Department of African American Studies Ph.D. Program in Visual Studies Ph.D. Program in Culture and Theory I [!) ------·-------------------- 701-32 DOCUMENTS IN THIS PACKET INCLUDE: LETTERS FROM CITIZENS TO THE MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL RESPONSES FROM STAFF TO LETTERS FROM CITIZENS ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ITEMS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES ITEMS FROM CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND REGIONAL AGENCIES Prepared for: 05/24/2021 Document dates: 05/05/2021 – 05/12/2021 Set 2 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. 2 Baumb, Nelly From:Christine Spindler <roth.paloalto@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 8:43 AM To:Council, City; DuBois, Tom; tomforcouncil@gmail.com Cc:Annie Carl Subject:Tom DuBois: please save our gardens Attachments:petition_signatures_jobs_28770258_20210510152726.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear Tom DuBois, Annie Carl on CC as Community Garden Organizer I am a resident of Palo Alto and a proud member of the community garden at Rinconada. This garden is the source of good, healthy food and good healthy social bonds. Many of my garden neighbors are people with lower income. They can work their plots to help offset the cost of groceries and assure that they and their families are getting healthy fruits, vegetables and herbs in their diets. Additionally, many of us are from other places. We plant and harvest unique fruits and vegetables that are part of our cultural heritage. The produce from their gardens is usually not available in grocery stores, even specialty stores and this produce provides a valuable connection to our cultural heritage. There are so many social and economic benefits that these community gardens provide. Additionally, as I am sure you know, the gardens offer important habitat to species like monarch butterflies, help to filter water in rain storm events, cool the environment, filter air pollutants and provide carbon capture. In short, the benefits of the gardens profound. We must keep these gardens for the sake of the community and the environment. I posted a request for petition signatures late Friday afternoon. It’s Monday morning and we already have 434 signatures. We will continue to collect signatures as long as the gardens are in a precarious state with the specter of disbanding them looms. Please let me know how the city plans to proceed regarding the community gardens. We will rally to keep the gardens and the funding needed to sustain them. They are too important. Best regards, Christine Spindler Recipient:City of Palo Alto, tom dubois Letter:Greetings, Save our community gardens change.org Signatures Name Location Date Christine Spindler US 2021-05-07 Pamela Sherwood Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Federica Armstrong Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Theresa Anderson Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Terri Valenti Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 garth rogers Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Jim Anderson Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Doug Valenti Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Penny Proctor Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Wendy Wang Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Karna Nisewaner Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Faramarz Bahmani Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Mark Hager Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Melinda Christopherson Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Annie Carl Palo alto, CA 2021-05-07 Kumar Kittusamy Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Kristina Smith Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Anne McGee Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Jan Gronski Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Vasant Petlur Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Name Location Date Lin Yang San Francisco, CA 2021-05-07 emily lee Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Wendy Crowder Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 George Wade Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Chitra Ramaswami Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Linda Chan Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Binh Nguyen Carson, CA 2021-05-07 Zoe Zuniga Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Chen Wang San Jose, CA 2021-05-07 arin middendorp Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 Gabriel Aldaz Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 fett mari Hartford, US 2021-05-08 JENNY QUAN Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 Lesley Phillips Antioch, CA 2021-05-08 Susanne Smith Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 Susan Hogan San Pablo, CA 2021-05-08 Kaylee Cordeiro Wailuku, US 2021-05-08 Spencer Shafer Orchard Park, US 2021-05-08 Joseph McGee Menlo Park, CA 2021-05-08 Kathy Harrington Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 Sankamithra Elangovan Franklin, TN 2021-05-08 Robert Lucas Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 Name Location Date Sara Wood Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 gracie sheng Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 Sridhar Nanjundeswaran Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 Lila Hope Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 Angelica Volterra Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 Jessica Fan Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 Peter Li Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 Veeren Mandalia Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 Xi Wang Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 Cynthia Wilber Stanford, CA 2021-05-08 Kathleen Mach Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 NECMI BILIR 2940 South Court. 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2021-05-09 Sandra Robles Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-09 Joslyn Leve Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 Juan Rey Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 Margaret Simmons Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 Sophia Jones Lancaster, US 2021-05-10 Helen Izaguirre Anaheim, US 2021-05-10 Radhika Kataria Antioch, CA 2021-05-10 Jasmin Jaimes Delhi, US 2021-05-10 Susan Kemp Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 Name Location Date Kimberly Kramer Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 Abby Kramer Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 Patricia Campbell Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 Hannah Kramer Seattle, WA 2021-05-10 Adam Linick Eugene, OR 2021-05-10 Geoff Baum Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 Sarah Lau Mountain View, CA 2021-05-10 Candice Van der Laan Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 Roberta Ahlquist San Jose, CA 2021-05-10 Dorrit Zhang Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 Amina Khan South Plainfield, US 2021-05-10 Amie Neff Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 Rita Pen Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Mora Oommen <mora_o@hotmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 12:40 PM To:Council, City Subject:Petition- over 1600 voices in support of youth and children programs Attachments:petition_comments_jobs_28696217_20210510182919.pdf; petition_signatures_jobs_28696217_ 20210510182914 (1).pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council Members, We are so thankful for the hours of time you devote to our beloved Palo Alto! Last week, a group of Palo Alto citizens came together to express our concern for youth and children's programs that will be impacted by the proposed cuts in the Palo Alto Budget for the next fiscal year. In less than a week over 1,600 individuals have signed our petition and we have 10 pages of comments submitted on the topic. On behalf of this whole community, I am presenting in this email a link to our petition along with two attachments (signatures and comments). Hon. Council Members, please consider accessing additional financial resources to reverse the proposed budget cuts that have such a disproportionate impact on our youth and children. Thank you and best wishes, Mora Oommen Link to Petition: https://www.change.org/PAyouthprograms Recipient:Palo Alto City Council Letter:Greetings, Save Palo Alto's Youth and Children Programs! change.org Comments Name Location Date Comment Rebecca Eisenberg Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-03 "Our city leaders must do their job - require huge corporate donors to pay their fare share, and fund resources essential for the rest of us!!" Bob Miyahara Menlo Park, CA 2021-05-04 "Cutting funding for youth programs when our children have been isolated for so long only exacerbates the impact of the pandemic. Please continue to fund these critical programs." Jennifer Gonsalves Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-04 "These are very valuable programs!" KATHRYN AKATIFF Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-04 "This is an unique and treasured institution that has meant so much to the children of this town. Cut your own salaries before you touch Children's Theater, the Children's Library and the Cross Culture programs. Don't buy more public art. Don't put in round-a-bouts. Don't put dips in the street for rainwater. Stop the expensive corner curb reconstructions when they are already ramped. There ARE things you can do to save these programs." Brandon Savage US 2021-05-04 "The programs and friends at PACT meant so much to me as a child and I hope we can preserve this unique and wonderful institution for generations to come." Haley Carter Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-04 "Palo Alto is the amazing town that it is because of the children and young families who live there. Keep city programming at library’s and public spaces open for children especially. At risk youth and young children depend on these resources to learn and grow. Close these and watch Palo Altos youth drug use rate will spike." Laurie Walls Columbia City, IN 2021-05-04 "You need to invest in children's futures, not take away valuable resources like libraries and the performing arts. These places and services are vital to a healthy community!" Rena Kim Los Altos, CA 2021-05-04 "The places they plan on cutting are essential to the youths in Palo Alto. These places are cultivating dreams and the council plans to cut these programs for the sake of money." Ruchi Goyal Stanford, CA 2021-05-04 "Post-covid, our kids need access to programs like PACT, which is an extremely inclusive community to channel their feelings in a creative way. The Palo Alto Children's Theatre is essential to the community, which is why I was horrified when I learned that there were proposed cuts in the upcoming budget plan." Rachaell Mondino Mountain View, CA 2021-05-04 "I’m signing because my kids deserve better. I work hard to be able to pay my property taxes to give my kids a chance at the same childhood I had. People have invested in this community for decades and it’s time to make big business do the same." Hiral Parekh Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-04 "We chose to live in Palo Alto because of these types of programs. This community has a history of enrichment for children and youth. In addition, the Children's library is a treasure. Palo Alto is a special place and we should work harder to keep these intact. Other cities Name Location Date Comment across the country have dug deep during these difficult times. Please consider every option before cutting these programs." Mark Fussell Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-04 "So the 2022 number is $6.5 million. Or less than the waste on the roundabouts and messed up bike flow control ($9mm). There should be enough in the capital buffer for that (“The FY 2021 Budget Stabilization Reserve (BSR) is anticipated to be $35.8 million“) or a minor loan to cover it. Why isn’t the BSR being used for what it is intended to handle?Why is the number suddenly doubled? “to balance the FY 2022 $13 million gap”. This does not change the points above but is quite curious. —MarkFrom the budget (p 55) :RESERVESThe City’s general reserve is referred to as the Budget Stabilization Reserve (BSR). By policy, the City main- tains a reserve level of 15.0-20.0 percent of the General Fund operating budget, with a targeted goal of 18.5 percent. City Council approval is required prior to setting reserves lower than 15.0 percent.Seems an obvious source for a one-year extension to give the council time to come up with a better revenue stream" Julia Asher Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-04 "We need the arts now more than ever. Especially in the Bay Area technology and stem has always been prioritized, sidelining arts programming. As an artist from Palo Alto, the arts saved me and I firmly believe they will save future kids from getting lost in the overwhelming stem world." Tammy Kwan Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-04 "The Children’s Theatre has been such a magical place for my daughter and the youths of our community. Please don’t cut it when they now need it the most." R Rasmussen Altadena, CA 2021-05-04 "I grew up at PACT. It had a profound influence on who I became as an adult and how I conduct myself in my career as a professional theatre artist." anna hurty oakland, CA 2021-05-04 "One of our sons found his "purpose" at the children's theatre. He was engaged, proud, learning every day. These programs are critical for the youth of the Peninsula." Анастасия Волкова Los Angeles, CA 2021-05-04 "The Palo Alto Children's Theatre and Children's Library were fundamental to my growth and future career path. I gained valuable insights, knowledge, and experiences, and it would be such a loss to the community to not have this programming. Please keep these institutions around and affordable for all local kids!" Kimberley Wong Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-04 "Growing up in Palo Alto, then experiencing them as a mom, I cherish each individual library... it is what sets Palo Alto apart from all the other cities. Plus, having a neighborhood library helps cut traffic around town if there was only one to go to. It promotes community!!" Kiran Khanna Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-04 "I love Palo Alto children’s theater - they are a treasure" Dror Sneh Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-04 "I have 4 boys who went through these various programs, which complement our great school district, and I’m greatful for all the skills and confidence they acquired, for all the mental strength they built, and for all the lifelong friends they made in them. You cannot put a price on that." Name Location Date Comment sandy eggers san leandro, CA 2021-05-04 "PACT is a treasure for the children who have participated over many years. Generations to come need the same opportunity to be involved in this very important institution!" Tanya Mehta Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-04 "The PA Children's Theater and its exemplary staff have provided a magical place for so many kids in our community. Please continue to invest in our youth. Our kids need these programs now more than ever." Sarah Wilson Redwood City, CA 2021-05-04 "I grew up participating in all aspects of the Palo Alto Children's Theatre -- outreach shows in the elementary schools, main stage productions during the school year, conservatory program in the summer and Wingspread. It was truly a home away from home for me and I made many lasting friendships there in my youth! I also sent my stepchildren to the same programs during the summertime and they loved it. Please don't cut the arts any further." Ari Consul Seattle, US 2021-05-04 "There's no good reason not to fund these programs next budget year." Gina Silverman San Francisco, CA 2021-05-05 "Cutting the Children’s Theatre and children’s library would be horrendous. These are things that make Palo Alto so special." Kirsten Luehrs Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-05 "Our community needs these programs. There must be a way to raise or shift funds to keep them going." Kirti Rao San Francisco, CA 2021-05-05 "Kirti rao" Aarti Johri Los Altos, CA 2021-05-05 "My children went to Palo Alto schools and the community thrives because of these programs. We need to get more creative to help the programs survive. Shutting the beloved library, theatre and the art center and their programs? Not a solution for a thriving community . In a pandemic these bring us together. Let’s not remove another tool of social engagement ." Ananya Das Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-05 "I appreciate living in a city that cares about raising well rounded, caring citizens. Let’s keep Palo Alto special and forward-thinking!" Maria Brown Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-05 "We love living in Palo Alto because of all the beautiful programs that are offered." Kristan Green Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-05 "Cutting youth programs will be extremely detrimental to our youth! These programs are so valuable and our youth need them!" Shana Segal Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-05 "I grew up in Palo Alto and participated in Children’s Theater and took my kids to every story time and hotdog production before covid hit. It’s a gem and brings together the community." Eileen Stolee Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-05 "I'm signing this petition because both of my children grew up here going to the children's library, plays at the children's theatre, and our beloved College Terrace Library. These programs are the heartbeat of our city!" Penelope Van Tuyl San Francisco, CA 2021-05-05 "PACT was my home and vibrant community between ages 8 and 15. It was such a special, safe place for kids to have freedom and Name Location Date Comment independence, bonding over collective constructive activities, while safe and supervised. We need more of this in today’s world, not less. It should remain funded!" Katie Christman Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-05 "Palo Alto was a great place to grow up poor.It has been a great place for my kids to grow up NOT poor.We mix our kids here, in schools and in community programs which are free but so great, rich kids want in. If you cut these programs you will fracture our town. No amount of ‘savings’ is worth that." Kimberley Wong Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-05 "My family, mother, me and my kids, all products of the Palo Alto school system, we collectively cherish the Children’s library, the Palo Alto children’s theater and the many programs it has offered many of the young people of Palo Alto. To lose these would to lose the heart and soul of what makes Palo Alto so special and so unique! Please save these valuable resources fir generations to come!" Jennifer Goltz-Taylor Ann Arbor, MI 2021-05-05 "PACT had a huge, hugely positively impact on my life. I participated as a kid and then taught and directed as a young adult. I learned skills within and outside the bounds of theater -- skills I continue to use and depend on to make my living as a musician and educator to this day. PACT is a unique and special organization that is one of the best things about life in Palo Alto. Don't let it die on your watch." Elaine Jek Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-05 "Elaine Jek" Susan Meade Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-05 "Palo Alto Art Center and the Children’s Theatre are integral reasons for living in Palo Alto. The Art Center is the heart of our artistic community. Between Project Look, rotating exhibits, displays of youth art, hosting of teen events, and the many many studio art classes available, I can’t imagine the Art Center having to operate on a shoestring budget. The Children’s Theatre where my children have attended performances, and my actress daughter has performed in the Playhouse series, is a Gem. Please do what you can to save these vital programs for the Palo Alto community." Gurmeet Lamba Cupertino, CA 2021-05-06 "We need to keep the philanthropic nature of the Palo Alto Art Center and not just a pay for classes commercial establishment." Marsha Smilovitz Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-06 "This program and facility are incredibly important to our community and the ongoing development and showcase of talent. Art is already cut from normal school programs." Mayra Azanza Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-06 "We moved to Palo Alto in part because of the many opportunities these programs presented to our children. All these programs that are threatened are key for keeping of a close-knit community, one that we really want for our kids and we as a community need after such devastating year. Do reconsider, eliminating them will create a larger problem." Rebecca Griner Palo Alto CA 94303, CA 2021-05-06 "Keep it running!! More!" Amy Lee Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-06 "Our kids need these youth programs." Name Location Date Comment deidre silverman san rafael, CA 2021-05-06 "Performing Arts is a wonderful, character-building experience for young people. Please maintain." Quinn Russell Olympia, WA 2021-05-06 "Youth programming, community gathering spaces and accessible resources in the arts are vital to a healthy community. Defunding libraries, sports and children’s theatre would cut out the heart of what makes Palo Alto a vibrant place for children and families. From a mental health and equity perspective these cuts would be devastating." Laurie Levy Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-06 "I can't imagine a world without access to libraries, hot dog summer theater, Cultural Kaleidoscope (which is so powerful if you get to see how children benefit), and an Art Center where I can take my students." Jonna Hunter Menlo Park, CA 2021-05-06 "These community resources punch above their weight in quality. They simply make our community fabric richer and stronger." Boaz Maor US 2021-05-06 "These youth programs are fundamental to the livelihood of our kids and should be prioritized over and above other budget items" Patricia Kinney Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 "We need to continue to invest in emotional and mental well-being for our children and youth." Michele Sharkey Los Altos, CA 2021-05-07 "After a year of distance learning, our students need youth programs more than ever to support their mental health." Roberta Lamanda Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 "our Youth Connectedness Initiative (YCI) program which helps adolescents (ages 11-18) develop social-emotional learning as a suicide prevention tool, it’s and amazing program. The pandemic is very hard to our kids.This is the time to strongly support programs like this. Please think wisely." Marguerite Fletcher Palo alto, CA 2021-05-07 "PALO ALTO’s programs and provisions for children in education and the arts should not be sacrificed, particularly during this time of privation and isolation." Zhi Zhang Cupertino, CA 2021-05-07 "Please keep the art center! It is crucial to youth art programs!" Assaf Cohen Los Angeles, CA 2021-05-07 "Palo Alto Children’s Theatre changed my life. I would not be a professional actor, arts advocate and some of my deepest held values were it not for PACT." Mark Saleh Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 "The Children’s Theatre provided an incredibly enriching experience for our kids and plays a valuable role for our community, which is needed now more than ever." Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern San Francisco, CA 2021-05-07 "Children's libraries, programs that support teens' mental health, theater . . . these are services most communities would love to have. For Palo Alto, one of the richest cities in California, even to be considering scrapping them, is an embarrassment." suzi manbeck Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 "I concur very strongly that the children of Palo Alto need to have access to all of the programming they had prior to the pandemic. It would be a shame to lose library access, access to the arts Name Location Date Comment and theatre. All the things that help enrich them to be more well rounded humans." Jennifer liu Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 "Art is important for PA residents" Sunny Zhai Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 "My kids miss taking the pottery and drawing classes and the exhibition there in the art center. We love this place so much." Riki Morita Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 "Please don’t cut these valuable programs!" Charlotte Fu Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 "Our community needs art especially during the difficult times. Our kids have enjoyed going to the Palo Alto art center since they were very in the preschools. Our community loves this art center. Please keep it alive for the community! Thank you!" Alli Gilden Washington, DC 2021-05-07 "The arts are an essential part of the community, particularly when it comes to programming for children." Laurel Fleck San Jose, CA 2021-05-07 "My children benefitted greatly from all the wonderful programs Palo Alto offered to youth. Any program offering mental health services to children is vital to the community. Please do not end these programs/services." Victoria Quertermous stanford, CA 2021-05-07 "I value our children and their futures." Julie O’Grady Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 "The Children's Theatre must stay. It's Palo Alto history and use is immeasurable!" Shela Fisk Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-07 "It is a valuable recourse for children and definitely helps improve self esteem. I am a psychologist/psychoanalyst" Aley Even Santa Ana, CA 2021-05-07 "I was the exhibitions intern at the Palo Alto Art Center during the summer of 2019. I saw first hand how wonderful and vital art is to a community. Palo Alto is fortunate enough to have a beautiful art center where children and adults have the opportunity to learn and create, and there is absolutely no reason why that should change." Dianne Suiter Dayton, OH 2021-05-08 "I deeply understand the power of the arts to support, educate, and heal all youth." Kathleen Kerry Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 "My children enjoyed the Thester so much in the mid-80’s. Michael threatened to install a bed for one son! My six grandchildren don’t live in Palo Alto or they would have been there, too. We need to save this treasure!" DD Feng Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 "My kids grew up with these art programs, which brought our family a lot of joy and made our living in the city unique. Please keep these programs especially during this difficult time." Mridula Shukla Dearborn, US 2021-05-08 "To, Palo Alto City Council,Please reject the cuts being proposed in the 2021-22 city budget for children and youth programs that protect their emotional, mental and physical health and wellness.ThanksMridula" jennifer ott Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 "This is a wealthy city that can choose to support the arts" Name Location Date Comment Martha Sakellariou Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 "We can't afford to lose these programs especially after enduring a year of isolation and lack of creative outlets. These are essential for our communities growth and wellbeing." Deborah La Puma Placentia, CA 2021-05-08 "Theatre and the arts are vital to heal the wounds of the past year. Bring joy and community building back to the children of Palo Alto!" Andrew DeMartini Sunnyvale, CA 2021-05-08 "My kids love the Children's Theatre performances." Reshma Singh Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 "The theater was a great part of my children’s life, giving them the confidence to speak and be themselves. I would like every child in Palo Alto and beyond to have the same gift. Especially given these crazy times when youth mental health is tanking. Thanks- Reshma" Jules Sherman Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 "I care about kids" Hairong Zou Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 "It is a very important part of the community for our next generation." Isma Khan Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 "These programs are so important for the youth even more so in the current times!" Jian Shi San Jose, CA 2021-05-08 "We should give our children more opportunities" Adam Tobin Stanford, CA 2021-05-08 "Libraries and performing arts are the lifeblood of a city." Ami O California 2021-05-08 "Our children need the arts to thrive!!" Tad Lebeck Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 "I am signing because the Children’s Theater is such an important part of our community. Our children love studying there and we love the productions" Mandy Guo Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 "My family benefited from the youth programs." Toni Ouradnik East Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 "As a teacher and parent, my children and students have benefited in innumerable ways from the Art Center and Project Look field trips. In this past year of distance learning, the digital field trip with Project Look was the only one that was a true success. This organization is an integral part of my curriculum. There is so much money in Palo Alto and our youth deserve the support, especially after the past 14 months they've had. Please save this!" Yara Sellin Stanford, CA 2021-05-08 "The library, Art. Enter,The library, Art Center, children’s programs all make Palo Alto a great place to live. My family members all use and value Palo Alto’s precious community resources." Lee Zulman Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-08 "I believe that an overhaul of the Planning Dept. would generate revenue and save 100s of thousands of dollars. Antiquated rules are mobilized to delay building. It took me 7 months to get a teeny galley kitchen put in my ADU, for example. There are many illicit rentals that are overlooked, and revenue goes uncollected through lack of efficiency. The 5-million dollar house, near my house, that was demolished to make way for a new house ($$ for the City) leaves and empty lot in Edgewood for over 5 years. The process is inefficient and does not befit a city a like Palo Alto. Instead you Name Location Date Comment cut community Gardens and a theatre that for years has engaged children productively and happily for years!" Thomas Buch Menlo Park, CA 2021-05-08 "We always took our grandchildren to the Children's theater. They gained so much from experiencing live theater. Please keep this vital theater experience going forward. The pandemic has done enough damage to young children. Let's not make it worse!" Morgan Guzman Alameda, CA 2021-05-08 "I grew up hanging out at the theater and that experience has shaped so much of who I am. Palo Alto needs the Children’s Theater!" Sue Klapholz Stanford, CA 2021-05-08 "The arts are critical to a thriving culture. Children need the arts and the library in their lives." Rebecca Thompson Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-09 "Especially for children who are neither athletes nor mathletes, the theater and the arts programs provide invaluable opportunities for learning, connecting, growing, finding friends, and feeling a valuable part of the community. Don’t shut them down or cut them back. Find another way." Igor Makasyuk pppp, CA 2021-05-09 "Tax the business, do not deprive children of programs." Brittany Gardner Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-09 "I’m signing because Palo Alto Children’s Theatre helped make me who I am today." Alison Biggs Los Altos, CA 2021-05-09 "We’re in neighbouring Los Altos but have enjoyed so many wonderful times at the Junior zoo, library, etc. I always felt so encouraged by all Palo Alto did for its children, so many lovely little unique experiences that EVERYONE could enjoy. There have to be solutions that don’t involve taking these institutions away." Gene Warren Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-09 "These institutions are an amazing resource for community familes and a key part of what makes growing up here unique" Lori Gicklhorn Issaquah, WA 2021-05-09 "I grew up in Palo Alto, and hate to imagine a childhood bereft of the programs that are being proposed to be cut. The arts bring children so much benefit to mental and physical health! In a year when we are all faced with a lack of social and community opportunities, to cut these programs would be a tragedy and set back the youth and students of the city for years to come. Generations have benefited from PACT, the Children’s Library, and so much more! Fight to keep these powerhouses for the city to bloom back better!!" Colleen Uhran Arroyo Grande, CA 2021-05-09 "The Art Center is a place that put a smile on my face when I was a child." Elinor Taussig Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-09 "The children’s theatre has been one of my favorite things for kids in Palo Alto! You have to save it!" Jennifer Newton valley village, CA 2021-05-09 "The arts matter" Ashley Suhr Seattle, WA 2021-05-09 "As a young boy I enjoyed many beautiful productions at this theater. By cutting support for vital programs in the arts we stand to lose so much of value. Please consider the future of our children Name Location Date Comment when you make this decision, and keep this amazing program intact." Norm Picker East Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-09 "Please prioritize the children’s programs, theatre and library." Basab Pradhan Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-09 "Arts programs should be protected." Benjamin Hill Mountain View, CA 2021-05-09 "My kid loves the theater classes" Mimm Patterson Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-09 "We live in challenging times. Still, our children and our youth should be our priority and cutting the budgets of these programs will be a negative impact on their lives not only today but in the years to come." Kristen Van Fleet Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-09 "Art programs are important to our Palo Alto community. A city that is one of the wealthiest places in the world can figure out how to keep these programs going! Not every thing in life needs to turn a profit. Some experiences are more valuable than anything money can buy." Laura Bajuk Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 "Everything we do that makes a child’s life brighter makes for a better world for us all. (And the opposite is true - reduce the quality of life and we darken the world, adding crime, abuse and more.) Be the light!" Ashwinee Khaladkar Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 "Palo Alto art museum is such great facility for the community the community to participate, learn, develop and admire local talent." Zack Pace Rohnert Park, CA 2021-05-10 "Art is the heart beat of life. Keep the creativity flowing." 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Hollian Wint San Leandro, CA 2021-05-10 Name Location Date Valeria Nikolaenko Menlo Park, CA 2021-05-10 Zack Pace Rohnert Park, CA 2021-05-10 Tom Hanks Menlo Park, CA 2021-05-10 Susie Estrada East Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 Maria Lim East Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 Enzo Walton Atlanta, US 2021-05-10 Jara Montez San Francisco, CA 2021-05-10 Srdan Keca Palo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 Patricia Lang Menlo Park, CA 2021-05-10 Noah Landry San Antonio, US 2021-05-10 Purnima Gaddam PAlo Alto, CA 2021-05-10 701-32 DOCUMENTS IN THIS PACKET INCLUDE: LETTERS FROM CITIZENS TO THE MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL RESPONSES FROM STAFF TO LETTERS FROM CITIZENS ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ITEMS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES ITEMS FROM CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND REGIONAL AGENCIES Prepared for: 05/24/2021 Document dates: 05/05/2021 – 05/12/2021 Set 3 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Jeremy Erman <jeremy_erman@yahoo.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 8:51 PM To:Council, City; Administrative Services Cc:O'Kane, Kristen; Shikada, Ed Subject:Why is the Finance Committee discussing Community Services, Libraries at 9 am? CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear City Hall, Why is the Finance Committee discussing the Community Services and Libraries budgets at 9 am Wednesday morning when children will be in school and many parents working? Not to mention that many other people will be working too? One brave teenager called in to Oral Communications at the end of today's meeting to speak to Teen Programs. How many more speakers will go unheard because of this schedule? Did no one at City Halll consider that this is not optimal timing for community involvement? ‐Jeremy Erman 2 Baumb, Nelly From:Esther Wojcicki <ewojcicki@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 9:28 PM To:Barbara Hibino Cc:Council, City Subject:Re: Please keep Fire Station 2 of Palo Alto OPEN - don't close this July CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. thanks for sending this. You are right. It should be kept. Hard to believe they are thinking of closing it! On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 7:00 PM Barbara Page (Hibino) <barbara.hibino@gmail.com> wrote: All, I live a few blocks from Fire Station #2 of the City of Palo Alto, and received a flyer saying that you are considering closing the fire station on 2675 Hanover St, Palo Alto, CA 94304 by July 1st of this year. It asked us to write you. There are many reasons why we need increased service from firefighters rather than service decreases. 1. Rainfall this year has been sparse and people are expecting more fires. The conditions are so concerning that Gov. Newsom has extended drought declarations to 41 counties. We need MORE not less fire support. 2. Firefighters are emergency first‐responders for COVID. We may have a second wave of COVID in the fall, and firefighters are on the front line response. To all the people bcc'd, please also write if you care to retain rapid fire fighting and emergency first response capability in Palo Alto. My husband and I would like to keep the high level of response. Thank you for your consideration. ‐‐ Esther Wojcicki Co‐Founder, http://tract.app Dean, HarmonyPlus Palo Alto High Journalism, Founder Creative Commons, Advisory Council How to Raise Successful People ThriveGlobal Blogger Moonshots in Education, author Founder, https://globalmoonshots.org/ FOUNDER, JournalisticLearningInitiative To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Lydia Callaghan <lydiacallaghan2011@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 3:48 PM To:Cormack, Alison Cc:Michele Wang; Council, City Subject:Thank you and some more information CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Alison, Thank you so much for meeting with us on Mother’s Day. We enjoyed the constructive conversation and appreciated your listening to our concerns. We wanted to elaborate on our answers to your questions with the most detailed and up‐to‐date information. You asked why the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre is not able to restart productions. As we discussed, in 2020, the city cut the Children’s Theatre budget by 45% (or $830K). This reduced or eliminated the following positions: Production Manager, Associate Production Manager, Scenic Carpenters, Costume Shop Supervisor, Costume Design, Outreach Coordinator, Education Associate, and construction staff. The cuts also reduced contract dollars for additional costume, lighting, and audio technician support. Last year’s cuts required the PACT to reduce its Main Stage and summer seasons by 72% and eliminate its outreach programs in our public schools. With the proposed additional cuts, the PACT will only be able to present 1 Main Stage production. Sadly, this would mean the PACT would not be able to offer the beloved outdoor and COVID‐safe Hot Dog shows. This also means the PACT will lose its ability to present youth cast shows with elementary and high school age actors. We would also like to explain why many council members are under the impression that the new cuts only impact a costume position. The OMB has proposed eliminating the half‐time Costume Supervisor (formerly full‐time, reduced to half‐time time as part of last year's reductions). Rather than lose that important position, the PACT chose to spread the budget reduction across multiple program areas, including costume support, production support, box office support, and a limited hourly seasonal summer position. The creative youth in our community need a safe and nurturing space to express themselves. Now, more than ever, these kids need their treasured Palo Alto Children’s Theatre. We hope that the City Council can understand the importance of this Palo Alto gem. We strongly believe our community needs more than 1 production a year. We ask that the city reinstate the cuts from 2020 so that the Theatre can adequately serve our at‐risk youth and bring joy to our city’s families. I (Lydia) also wanted to mention that my girls continued taking voice lessons with the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre's musical director, Patricia Urbano, during the pandemic. Furthermore, this winter, they applied to performing arts summer programs. The Theatre community was there for them during this process. Judge Luckey, the Director of the PACT, wrote them recommendation letters. Patricia helped them with their auditions, which they had to film and submit by video due to COVID. I am happy to report that, with the help of these dedicated mentors, my girls were accepted into Carnegie Mellon’s pre‐college drama program. These amazing mentors have helped hundreds of local creative youth achieve their dreams. Best Regards, 2 Lydia Callaghan & Michele Wang ‐‐ Lydia Callaghan Pronouns: she, her 917/887‐3995 Founder, Bouclier http://www.boucliervisors.com 3 Baumb, Nelly From:Nancy Wu <nancywu236@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 10:00 PM To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto Community Gardens CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Hi Mr. Dubois, Mr. Burt, Ms. Cormack, Mr. Filseth, Ms. Kou, Mr. Stone, and Mr. Tanaka, I recently learned that as part of the fiscal year 2022 budget proposal, all 5 of the Palo Alto community gardens will be significantly reduced or dissolved. This comes as a shock to me, and I'm disappointed that our city officials consider the arts, gardening, and cultural programs as non‐essential! I am writing to express my strong support for the community garden program in our city. I have been renting a 550‐square foot plot in the Rinconada Community Garden for the past 5 years. It has been an extension to my small garden at home, and a sanctuary during the pandemic. With very limited sun in my own backyard, I have been able to keep a productive vegetable garden with lots of flowers for the pollinators and beneficial insects at the community garden. I greatly enjoy working in the community garden and just sitting there observing all the birds, insects, and nature surrounding me. I have also invested nearly $5000 to improve the plot and to build six raised beds. The community garden is a sanctuary for many of the elderly folks in our community. They spend hours working in their plots every week, and the garden is also a place where they can socialize with other gardeners. This is especially true for many of the elderly Asian gardeners; in other settings, language can pose a barrier to them, but this barrier doesn't exist when they're working with the soil and planting. They are also able to plant many of the Asian vegetables that are not readily available in the traditional supermarket, providing them with a stronger sense of home and comfort. During non‐COVID times, there are often many visitors to the community garden each and every day. They enjoy seeing what the gardeners are planting and picking up some extra produce at the stand next to the side entrance during harvest season. The community gardens are also providing a key source of carbon reduction in our environment. Climate change is a major issue today that each of us has a responsibility to fight against. Reducing parks and community gardens is counterproductive to this goal, as the soil and plants serve as natural carbon sinks for our immediate surroundings and beyond. Palo Alto has always prided itself on being a city that provides an unparalleled living environment with its multicultural, environmental and educational offerings. It's hard to believe that so many of these exceptional programs, including the community gardens, Children's Theatre and The Junior Museum, could be at risk of being either eliminated or drastically reduced. I believe it's imperative for the city officials to take a much closer look at the pension and benefits system for city employees to reduce costs instead of cutting benefits to the residents. Please vote against closing or significantly reducing the community gardens in our city. If I can answer any questions for you, please feel free to contact me at nancywu236@gmail.com or (650) 462‐5962. Best, 4 Nancy Wu Tennyson Ave. 5 Baumb, Nelly From:Rebecca Goldsmith <rebeccagoldsmith@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 12, 2021 6:37 AM To:Council, City Subject:Writing in Support of Art Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Palo Alto City Council Members, I read with dismay that you are planning to cut the art center's budget in half. I'm writing to urge you to reconsider this drastic proposal. The center's classes and programs have been a critical source of support and healing to me and my family during the pandemic and beyond. At a time when we have not been able to go to large city art museums or experience art in the world, the Palo Alto Art Center has played an essential role. While my daughter did not have the opportunity to study art in her remote classes at Menlo-Atherton High School, she was glad to take a ceramics class and a drawing class safely outdoors at the art center. My 5-year old nephew, who has been missing out on life experiences and socialization, was excited to take home ceramics projects with me that were offered by the center. And I was able to take 2 ceramics classes this year alone. As non-resident students, my family members paid a surcharge to participate in these classes and programs, which I trust helps support the center. Please remember your responsibility to the broader community. The art center is an essential resource not just for city residents, but to adults and children across the Peninsula. Rebecca Goldsmith 1105 Hermosa Way Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 898‐7735 Art during the pandemic has been a source of mental health and healing for my family. 6 Baumb, Nelly From:nicki moffat <nicmof@yahoo.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 8:39 PM To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto Art Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. My husband, Pete, and I are members of the Palo Alto Art Center, as well as being members of the Institute of Contemporary Art, San José, where I am a member of the board of directors. We also support SFMOMA, the DeYoung Museum, and the Cantor Museum and Anderson Collection, among other fine arts venues. Clearly, we both believe that the arts are an essential part of our culture and community. Palo Alto has always been highly regarded as a university town, one steeped in the arts, whether they be the visual arts, music, or theater, and we have applauded Stanford's recent commitment to the arts in its curriculum, its campus, and its use of its financial resources. When I was an undergraduate at Stanford, the arts, the visual arts in particular, were not generally given the attention that they deserved, although I was privileged to study studio art under such luminaries as Nathan Olivera, and art history with inspiring professors such as Albert Elsen. However, now Stanford has fully embraced the importance of the arts, which is fitting for a university of its stature and, as an alumna, makes me very proud. For Palo Alto not to continue to fund the Palo Alto Art Center would be a grievous mistake, a giant step backward, and a black mark on our community. The Palo Alto Art Center not only puts on thoughtful, cutting edge exhibitions but is also at the forefront of engaging members of our community, adults as well as children, in finding the joy in making and appreciating art. This is an invaluable addition to our community, and to lose it would be a major loss. For this reason, as a resident of Palo Alto for over 50 years and as a committed patron of the arts, I implore you not to deny the Palo Alto Art Center the funding it deserves and by doing so effectively denying Palo Alto this long time institution in support of the arts that it deserves and which has served our community so well for so many years. Sincerely, Nicki Moffat 1518 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto 7 Baumb, Nelly From:Juan Acosta Perez <ja43910@pausd.us> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 7:41 PM To:Cormack, Alison; Council, City Cc:jimmy@youthcommunityservice.org Subject:Renew funding for the Youth Connectedness Initiative CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City of Palo Alto, My name is Juan Acosta a Freshman at Henry M. Gunn High School and I am a peer leader for the YCS Youth Connectedness Initiative. Our goal at YCI is to connect isolated students and share information about dealing with depression, anxiety, and various other issues common students may face. The YCI is a program that has impacted the lives of many Palo Alto residents. The YCI gives teens and adults alike a chance to help out our community and provides a safe space for anyone willing to open up. Most of my peers know how connected and useful this model really is. This work has helped me contact other members of Palo Alto and work on service projects regarding mental health, which in the last few years has been an increasingly large problem. The different posts, events, and videos this program has made help not only the recipient but other YCI peer leaders to connect to a deeper level with our city. This program is different from others since it offers the opportunity to work with everyone and anyone and gives me the freedom to participate in projects regarding topics that interest me. The topics we work on truly are the perfect combination of entertaining for me and helpful for our town. Last but certainly not least this program gives me the chance to work aside with adults. This helps with communication, and it also allows us to learn from them. As a peer leader, I am helping to connect isolated students and share information about dealing with depression and anxiety. We have learned and shared information on various important topics amongst youth such as sexual assault and body image. We collaborate with other organizations within the community through our projects, such as the wellness centers featured at PALY and Gunn, Project Safety Net, Alcove, Stanford professors like Dr. Shashank Joshi, and more. At all of our events, we regularly saw students from different grades and schools. Thank you for your time, Juan Acosta Perez 8 Baumb, Nelly From:Barbara Page (Hibino) <barbara.hibino@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 7:00 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please keep Fire Station 2 of Palo Alto OPEN - don't close this July CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. All, I live a few blocks from Fire Station #2 of the City of Palo Alto, and received a flyer saying that you are considering closing the fire station on 2675 Hanover St, Palo Alto, CA 94304 by July 1st of this year. It asked us to write you. There are many reasons why we need increased service from firefighters rather than service decreases. 1. Rainfall this year has been sparse and people are expecting more fires. The conditions are so concerning that Gov. Newsom has extended drought declarations to 41 counties. We need MORE not less fire support. 2. Firefighters are emergency first‐responders for COVID. We may have a second wave of COVID in the fall, and firefighters are on the front line response. To all the people bcc'd, please also write if you care to retain rapid fire fighting and emergency first response capability in Palo Alto. My husband and I would like to keep the high level of response. Thank you for your consideration. 9 Baumb, Nelly From:KRISTINA P SMITH <jubilada@sbcglobal.net> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 6:44 PM To:Council, City Subject:Proposed Community Garden Program Elimination CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear members of the Palo Alto City Council, I see that the Community Garden Program is basically “on the chopping block,’ as regards the upcoming budget year. I hope you all will think long and hard about this, and reconsider. I’ve had a plot in Eleanor Community Gardens for the past 33 years, and it’s been a joy, and inspiration, and saved me from going crazy I don’t know how many times … especially in this past year. I’ve harvested many pounds of wonderful produce (you can’t buy vegetables this fresh or tasty anywhere … seriously), kept my neighbors supplied with squash, beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, and even carted pounds off to the local Food Banks. These Gardens are so beneficial, providing space to grow food, and habitat for bees and butterflies and birds, all so important to our environment. The gardens are a much needed refuge from the everyday grind. And they are enjoyed by not only we who tend the plots, but everyone who walks through or by them. So many times people have come through, asking about the gardens, and remarking over how productive and lovely they are, and the variety of things planted. Often asking, “How does one get a plot here?” I want to advocate for keeping this garden program alive and thriving. And, while some facets of operating the Community Gardens could be handled by volunteers, many others, such as invoicing, rules & regulations enforcement, eviction, pipe/water maintenance, garbage/compost removal, etc., are really best done by the City of Palo Alto, in order to be accomplished in the most efficient and reliable manner. The current full-time position of Coordinator Recreation Programs, Open Space, Parks, Golf, and Animal Services, which oversees Community Garden Management, should not be eliminated. Best regards, Kristina P. Smith Palo Alto, CA 10 Baumb, Nelly From:mark allen priestley <markapriestley@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 5:37 PM To:Council, City Subject:Keep Community Garden Program CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello City Council: I know the city is struggling with current budget. An easy out is to eliminate a retiring community gardeners position. I suggest you do not let the city manger do this. I am a part of Eleanor Pardee Community garden and we have dozen of volunteers who are willing to work with the city to insure the gardens are not lost to our community. Please require the city manager to utilize process improvements by the city and volunteer contributors to keep these much appreciated services in our communities. The community gardens provide wonderful benefits to the gardeners and to visitors, especially during the pandemic. The gardens provide important mental health refuges for families and seniors. The food is great for all of us, and really needed by low income gardeners. The gardens provide habitat and a pleasant peaceful place. Parks generally have trees and lawns only, no flowers. Every week, I see people who come to photograph and paint. People walk there while on business calls, they walk, jog, walk their dogs, and sit on the benches watching the birds and butterflies. Total elimination would be a tragedy. It would be sad to see such a wonderful resource vanish. Please find a way to keep this important city program alive. Thank you for your time, Mark Priestley 11 Baumb, Nelly From:Kathleen Maxwell <kmaxwell@scu.edu> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 4:24 PM To:Alison.CCormak@cityofpaloalto.org; Kou, Lydia; DuBois, Tom; Council, City Subject:funding Palo Alto Arts Center Attachments:Palo Alto Art Center advocacy 051021.docx CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Please see the attached message: Kathleen Maxwell Professor Department of Art and Art History Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053‐0264 (415) 806‐1002 cell Dear City Council members, Did you know that the Palo Alto Art Center celebrates its 50th anniversary this year? Did you know that for 50 years, Palo Alto Art Center has pride itself in providing creative opportunities for ALL AGES to see and make art? Did you know that the SEEING part—the part that makes the Art Center a MUSEUM and not simply a community center providing art classes and camps—has garnered national recognitions including federal grant supports from the very prestigious National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute for Museum and Library Services? Did you know that the SEEING part—our exhibitions—also bring in works from Picasso (yes, Picasso), MacArthur Foundation Genius Award artists Titus Kaphar and Whitfield Lovell (both of them are in our current exhibition The Black Index), and many widely-recognized contemporary artists in the San Francisco Bay Area and nationally, in addition to art works from PAUSD K-12 students? Did you know that the SEEING part—our exhibitions—also form the basis of our school tour program Project Look where nearly 4,000 students, teachers and chaperones participated in 176 tours during the 2019-20 school year? These students, teachers and chaperones came from 38 schools in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Belmont, Cupertino, Foster City, Fremont, Los Altos, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Carlos, Santa Clara, and Saratoga. Did you know that Project Look support the development of 21st-century skills—critical to the overall development of these youngsters? If you have school-age children, chances are they have participated in at least one Project Look tour. Teachers report their Art Center experience allowed their students to practice creativity (100%), communication (92%), critical thinking (96%), and collaboration (58%). Did you also know that the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation contributes more than $200,000 annually to supplement the city budget for all Art Center programs? Did you know that by ELIMINATING our exhibition program, Project Look, free Teen & Family programs, and Cultural Kaleidoscope, you take away the causes for support, severely reducing the Foundation’s ability to raise $750,000 a year from institutional and individual donors? We hope there’s little need to continue listing the impact the proposed budget cuts will have on the viability of the Palo Alto Art Center—a gem in the City of Palo Alto. What the City chooses to spend money on reflects its values. Are we a city that think the arts are extra and expandable? Are we a city that believe “cost-recovery” trumps ensuring accessibility for all? It is shocking that a community like Palo Alto that has so benefited from the wealth of Silicon Valley would make a decision like this. Kathleen Maxwell Professor Department of Art and Art History Santa Clara University 12 Baumb, Nelly From:Heather L Hadlock <hhadlock@stanford.edu> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 4:23 PM To:Council, City Subject:Retain Fire Station #2! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ In this era of dry winters and yearly wildfires, we need more fire safety services, not fewer. I received a flier which says that "unallocated funding from the American Rescue Plan is available to keep Station 2 open”. Please protect the College Terrace neighborhood, the Dish, and the Foothills with a nearby, fully equipped Fire Station #2 Heather Hadlock 44 Peter Coutts Circle Stanford, CA 94305 13 Baumb, Nelly From:Maria Meyer <maria_d_meyer@hotmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 3:49 PM To:Council, City Subject:Fire Station Closure CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear Members of the Palo Alto City Council, Although I do not officially live in Palo Alto, I am writing to beg you to reconsider the closing of the fire station on Hanover Street. I live at Peter Coutts (our 150 condos are a tinderbox of Redwood shingles). We are located on Stanford property on a hill overlooking Hanover Street and our residents worry a great deal about the long fire season. Our area is very windy and with the ever hotter climate we need that fire station. The neighboring Page Mill Road foothills also depend on having that same fire stations. Please do not make cuts in areas of safety for the residents of Palo Alto and your neighbors at Stanford. Thank you for listening to my and my neighbor’s concerns. Yours, Maria Meyer, 100 Peter Coutts Circle, Stanford Sent from my iPhone 14 Baumb, Nelly From:Frederick R. Weldy <weldy@stanford.edu> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 3:05 PM To:Council, City Subject:Fire Station #2, Hanover Street CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council members, I am a resident of Peter Coutts Circle, and am very concerned about the possible closure of Fire Station # 2. Especially considering the very dry conditions already this year, having a fully operating nearby station seems extremely important. I understand that there are funds that can be used for this, and I sincerely hope that this station will not have to be closed. Thank you very much, Dr. Frederick Weldy 27 Peter Coutts Circle Stanford, CA 94305 15 Baumb, Nelly From:Linda Dairiki Shortliffe <lindashortliffe@stanford.edu> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 2:41 PM To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto Art Center--a modest proposal CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. May 9, 2021 PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL CITY.COUNCIL@CITYOFPALOALTO.ORG RE: Palo Alto Art Center Program Budget Considerations DEAR HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS (MAYOR DUBOIS, VICE MAYOR BURT, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS CORMACK, FILSETH, KOU, STONE, TANAKA) I am a second generation 60‐year resident of Palo Alto who attended El Carmelo, “Jordan” now Green, and Terman, and Palo Alto High School along with community summer school, swimming, and art classes. My parents chose to live in downtown Palo Alto for the schools and community as many nearby neighborhoods had restrictive housing covenants related to any nonwhite persons in the 1960’s. The Palo Alto schools, libraries, junior museums, and community center offered nondiscriminatory and more tolerant experiences. In light of these memories and values, I chose to return to downtown Palo Alto to raise two third generation Palo Altan children who attended and enjoyed local schools and visited community libraries, junior museums, and the “new” art center (after 1973). Both my children took pottery, Japanese brush painting in art center programs, and enjoyed immersion in art exhibits within the art center in “going and coming”—unusual for a “town” of Palo Alto’s size. As an adult in the last few years, I enjoy walking to the “open” figure drawing studio and opportunities to see the indoor and outdoor exhibits and glass pumpkin festival. Sadly, in spite of a huge state budget surplus, the Palo Alto City Council proposes further 2021 budget cuts to the Palo Alto Art Center (PAAC)—past those of 2020. In just the past few months my 2 and 4 yo granddaughters made butterflies for the immigrant children display and told their parents about the immigrant children for whom they made the butterflies (after watching the PAAC video links). With the recent exhibits “Where the Heart is: Contemporary Art by Immigrant Artists” the PAAC had a multidimensional, multicultural educational exhibit and with the current exhibit “The Black Index” features work by artists unrepresented in this community. Both the exhibits reveal and expose cultures to which residents and Palo Altan children have limited exposure. 16 The proposed budget cuts will eliminate support for such exhibits and further insulate the community from culture unlike its own; eliminate project Look in which community children tour and experience these exhibits, eliminate the artist in schools program that links neighboring communities of Palo Alto and East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, and eliminate the teen and family Art Program. These programs can be eliminated in a day, but 50 years of effort will not be rebuilt in a day even with potential future funding. The Palo Alto Art Center Foundation will be extinct. This lack of investment in Palo Alto’s future is a sign of the Council’s priorities. I believe our children and future community will rue the days in which the Palo Alto City Council lacked the strength of conviction to educate children without the means to escape to other sites throughout the world for cultural experiences (a child such as myself) and turn Palo Alto into a community similar to some of our neighbors. Others of us may need to decide whether we need to find other communities that demonstrate the foresight of Palo Alto 60 years ago. SINCERELY, LINDA M DAIRIKI SHORTLIFFE, MD LINDASHORTLIFFE@STANFORD.EDU PALO ALTO, CA 94301 Linda Shortliffe lindas2@mac.com 17 Baumb, Nelly From:Nate Saal <nate@saal.org> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 2:20 PM To:Council, City Subject:Community Gardens CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Hello City Council: I'll keep it short since I know that you are probably getting a lot of email from different people with different priorities. I wanted to advocate for maintaining the community gardens in Palo Alto during this next wave of budget cuts. The community gardens provide wonderful benefits to the gardeners and to visitors, especially during the pandemic. The gardens provide important mental health refuges for families and seniors. The food is great for all of us, and really needed by low income gardeners. The gardens provide habitat and a pleasant peaceful place. Parks generally have trees and lawns only, no flowers. Every week, I see people who come to photograph and paint. People walk there while on business calls, they walk, jog, walk their dogs, and sit on the benches watching the birds and butterflies. Total elimination would be a tragedy. Certainly, some (or all) of the functions could be taken up by volunteers if needed. Some minimal help from the city to handle more difficult issues like terminations of gardener's contracts when they are not weeding or tending to their plots would be helpful. I was born and raised in Palo Alto and gardening here for the last decade. It would be sad to see such a wonderful resource vanish. Please find a way to keep this important city program alive. Thank you for your time, Nate Saal 18 Baumb, Nelly From:Kim Martin <kim_maas_martin@yahoo.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 2:03 PM To:Council, City Subject:Weighing In Re: Rumors of Defunding Childrens' Programs CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello. My name is Kim Martin and I am a resident of Palo Alto (since 2002). I am writing to you to express my opinions regarding stories circulating about proposals to close or decrease funding to childrens programs in town, namely The Children's Library and the Children's Theater. To frame my points on that, I also include some generalizations. I believe that Palo Alto is experiencing serious funding shortfalls and will continue to do so for quite some time, largely due to our response to the Covid-19 pandemic. We can and should change that response. It seems rather clear to me that the answer to funding shortfalls from closing things is to reopen them as quickly and as fully as possible, and to encourage reopening, celebration, reconnection among residents. I think to wait for things to work themselves out or for some scientific expert to tell us that everything is ok now is missing an opportunity to lead through this time. Let's lead. Let's imagine Palo Alto as a model community for leading it's city through covid reopening. Let's take a hard look at everything we did and are still doing in the name of "protecting people from covid and protecting people from infecting people with covid." Enough time has passed, enough data has been amassed. The data is statistically significnant - perhaps no other data sets ever recorded have been more statistically significant. First point - looking critically at outdoor transmission of Covid, the data continues to hold that there is not a single worldwide confirmed case of truly and fully outdoor transmission from passing contact. This is really remarkable. Let's look deeply into this data and develop consensus on this. Let's admit that we were wrong to not accept it earlier, and that our fear about it's reliability had real hurtful consequences. On this data alone we can consider the reopening of the Children's Theater, Children's Library and so many other places of community engagement in Palo Alto. Let's fully reopen our wonderful outdoors to the extent allowed by law. No one-way trails, no closed bathrooms, no non-functional water faucets, no caution-taped wrapped benches - open everything outdoors. To my knowledge there were no laws requiring us to close all that in the first place. It was probably done on the basis of trying to find "even better and safer ways" to do things here. We were wrong to concoct harsher practices than were required in the first place. We should be brave and pivotal to admit that. It will enable so much more in our reopening. Let's open the outdoor space of the Children's Library and the outdoor shows at the Children's Theater. Bring back the Hot Dog Suppertime Shows! Let's allow and create as much roadside parking as possible at our open spaces to increase the utilization of them. These are the safe spaces. Let's encourage maximum use of them. There is plenty of room for people to use them 6 ft apart. Plenty of room. It's just that we have been passively discouraging their use for well over a year now. That needs immediate reconsideration. Second point - Covid-19 is not a significant health threat to children and honestly never has been. We need no more data on this point. We should acknowledge that. We were wrong to impose additional restrictions and closures on children's programs above what was required by law, and we should prioritize the reopening and re-funding of them, not the de-funding of them. If a society ever has to truly choose between children's programs and programs that benefit other ages of the population, it should priortize childrens programs every single time. Children are the future, and children's programs, including schools, are perhaps the strongest benchmarks of a robust community. When the day comes that we believe the citizens of our community have had ample opportunity to get vaccinated, we need to act on that. In my opinion, this day has already passed. Legally permitted 19 reopening, including that of our cherished Children's programs, should not be deferred because of factors outside our city, including disease progression in other parts of the world. Some people in our community will remain vulnerable to Covid-19, for a myriad of legitimate reasons that we will not be able to engineer a way out of. Let's think about how best to support them. Let's seek input from these people on how to do that rather than trying to think for them. We may find that some if not all of them are NOT looking for rmore restrictions in the interest of their safety, but rather just want to get back into the Children's Library and check out a book to read to their grandkids, or want to see a Hot Dog Suppertime Show and experience the contagious joy of children watching a production by and for other children. Save the Children's Library! Save the Children's Theater! Bring back our community now! Thank you for your consideration of my opinions. Regards, Kim Martin 20 Baumb, Nelly From:Ed Carryer <carryer@stanford.edu> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 1:54 PM To:Council, City Subject:closure of fire station (# 2) at Hanover St CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, I recently became aware of the proposed plan to close our closest fire station (# 2 at Hanover St) and I wanted to write to express my opposition to such a closure. This seems short-sighted in light of the fire danger that exists in our area. Thank you, -- J. Edward Carryer, PhD Professor Design Group Mechanical Engineering Stanford University 21 Baumb, Nelly From:Susan Paluzzi <svpaluzzi@me.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 1:44 PM To:Council, City Subject:Re our library cuts CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear City Council, I am writing to express my dismay at all the library budget cuts that have taken place in Palo Alto over the past year and a half. The community needs the library services and staff to provide them. Not only do our children benefit from access to books and programs, but also we as adults profit. The book club I have been a member of through Palo Alto library system has been an excellent resource for learning and connection. I have made friends through the online meetings during CoVid and before with people I never would have otherwise met. I have read and been exposed to books through the book club that I might never had read prior. Since reading is my favorite pastime, this book club and access to the books has meant the world to me, especially since I am a senior. The library staff member who facilitates the book club meeting does an exemplary job. The book club met in person before CoVid and she created an atmosphere conducive to participation. She is always prepared with thought‐provoking questions to stimulate discussion. During our current Zoom meetings, she has managed the difficult format to include everyone as well. I humbly request that you reconsider any more budget cuts or closures. I, among many, will be at a loss if library services or staff are cut again. Thank you, Susan Paluzzi Palo Alto Resident Sent from my iPad 22 Baumb, Nelly From:Geneva Briggs <genbriggs1@comcast.net> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 12:11 PM To:Council, City Cc:Mark Nadim Subject:Fwd: Re: Closing Station 2 Firehouse CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Members of the Council, Anyone who has run a successful household, never mind a successful city, understands there can be horrible consequences if you do not handle the NECESSITIES first. FIRE and POLICE protection are THE FIRST NECESSITIES for a CITY, to protect the lives and property of its citizens. PLEASE: Use the funds available under AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (or other funds ) to keep Fire Station 2 open. YOU have invited throngs of outsiders to Foothills Park. THEREFORE; YOU ARE EXTREMELY RESPONSIBLE for keeping it and the surrounding city of Palo Alto homes DOUBLY safe. As a citizen, I hold every member of city council, who does not uphold their duty, MORALLY responsible for my safety and that of my property. .. and that of all the other Palo Alto citizens, and their property . You are spending our tax money, so you are obligated to, and responsible for, our safety; BEFORE any other matter. And, before any other organization’s interests are served! To quote a message from the firefighters who said “Public Safety was polled as the #1 priority for citizens last year” . Obviously, I am not alone. Please acknowledge the people’s request. Do the right thing. We should feel and be safe, we should feel and be protected, not in some speech, but in city action. It is way past time to put first things first. We await your action. Sincerely, Geneva Briggs Palo Alto resident since 1980 23 Baumb, Nelly From:Prof James S Harris <jharris@stanford.edu> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 11:51 AM To:Council, City Subject:Fire Station Closure and other budgetary issues CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Members, I received a flyer about proposed closure of the Mayfield Fire Station #2. While certainly not appraised of the facts on this proposal, I think in general a very poor idea. Think back to last year and the fires in the Santa Cruz mountains. While not exactly within the City, not far away and with the escalating threat of fires due to climate change that even under the best scenarios of fighting warming, fire threat will increase for at least the 30 years. I think reducing fire protection in the current environment a very poor idea. I can image this issue, among other budget issues facing the city, the underlying problem is the shortfall in income due to the pandemic. I would urge some thought as an alternative to consider sale of municipal bonds with maybe a 5 year life to cover ONLY maintaining of essential services and basically spread this pandemic created budget shortfall over a 5 year period, not a 1 year knee‐jerk reaction to this problem. I can’t imagine there are not a large number of civic minded and financially able citizens of Palo Alto who would purchase such bonds. Thank you for your consideration, James Harris James S. Harris '64, '65, ’69 E‐Mail: jharris (@) stanford.edu James & Ellenor Chesebrough Professor, Emeritus http://ee.stanford.edu/~harris/ Department of Electrical Engineering Ph: (650)723‐9775 PAUL ALLEN Bldg. Rm 328 330 Jane Stanford Way Adm. Asst.: Chet Frost Stanford, CA 94305‐4075 Ph: (650)723‐0983 Member, National Academy of Engineering E‐Mail: cffrost (@) stanford.edu 24 Baumb, Nelly From:Blackshire, Geoffrey Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 11:46 AM To:Council, City Cc:Shikada, Ed Subject:Palo Alto Fire Department Recruitment Good morning Mayor, Vice Mayor and Councilmembers, I wanted to take this time to advise the Council that the Palo Alto Fire Department (PAFD) has applied for the 2021 Staffing For Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant. The SAFER grant was created to provide funding directly to fire departments to help increase or maintain the number of firefighters available in their communities. We applied for the funding for five (5) firefighters, with the value of $3.7M, for 3 years, or 36 months. During the 36 month period, we would plan to absorb the positions through attrition. This year, the grant is not asking for awarded agencies to match the grant with agency funding, which is typically in the neighborhood of a fifty‐percent match. Due to the reductions from last fiscal year, we believe that the PAFD is a good candidate to receive the grant. If we are selected to be a recipient of the SAFER grant, we should be notified around July 1, 2021. If we are selected, the grant requires that we expedite the hiring of new recruits within 180 days of receiving the grant award. The 36 month award period would begin on January 1, 2022 and we will miss out on funding if we do not hire by this date. Taking this into consideration, on Monday, May 10, the Palo Alto Fire Department initiated a recruitment process. The recruitment, hiring and on‐boarding process for a new firefighter generally takes 18 months. Proactively establishing a list now will allow us to accommodate the expectations of the SAFER grant. If we are not awarded the grant, the eligibility list will ensure the Department can quickly hire when we are faced with unanticipated vacancies. I appreciate the tough budget deliberations underway, and how this recruitment could be confusing to the community in light of the short‐term budget impacts that the department and City is faced with. The Department is focused on seeking external funding to support City services. The SAFER grant is an immediate opportunity that could have long term benefits for us to provide uninterrupted fire and emergency medical services. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me. Best regards, Geo Blackshire Fire Chief Palo Alto Fire Department (650) 329‐2424 www.cityofpaloalto.org • ' 25 Baumb, Nelly From:Stephen Reller <sreller@randmproperties.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 10:59 AM To:Council, City Subject:JMZ CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council, PLEASE reconsider the $18 fee being proposed for the Junior Museum and Zoo. The Friends of the JMZ have worked tirelessly over the last decade to bring this major improvement to the city, including conducting focus groups and hiring consultants to determine an appropriate fee. Going from zero to $18 is both a slap in the face to the many citizen donors as well as well below market. $10 is a far more appropriate number. If it's wildly successful at a lower number the price can always be raised. Starting at $18 and failing to get the necessary visitors would be a disaster. Thanks so much for your consideration. Stephen Reller former Friends of the JMZ board member 26 Baumb, Nelly From:K.I. Fryklund <kif77@hotmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 10:02 AM To:Council, City Subject:Fire Station #2 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. To the City Council, At the start of what may be the worst fire season ever, it is irresponsible to consider closing the fire station on Hannover street. The neighborhood it serves is in the Wildland‐Urban Interface, the most vulnerable to fire of any area. It is reassuring to know that a fire station is nearby, capable of immediate response should fire occur. Please do not close this station! Yours, Ingrid Fryklund Peter Coutts Circle 27 Baumb, Nelly From:Mark Edward Lewis <mel1000@stanford.edu> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 9:53 AM To:Council, City Subject:Fire Station #2 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council members, I am writing in regard to the singularly ill‐advised proposal to close Fire Station #2. We are now facing what will probably be the most dangerous fire season in California history. Peter Coutts Circle, where I live, is at the Wildland‐Urban Interface, the most at‐risk category of neighborhood. To have a fire station nearby would be crucial should a fire break out. This is not the time to be reducing our capacity to promptly cope with fires. Please do not close this station! Yours sincerely, Mark Edward Lewis 77 Peter Coutts Circle 28 Baumb, Nelly From:Lisbeth <lisbeth@winarsky.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 8:46 AM To:Council, City Subject:Community gardens CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto’s community gardens are an absolute treasure. I walk through, and enjoy, them as part of my walking routine. I consider that experience far better than walking in the city parks. The thought that anyone would consider closing them is shocking. PLEASE keep our community gardens! Thank you. Sent from my iPhone 29 Baumb, Nelly From:Mora Oommen <mora@youthcommunityservice.org> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 7:20 PM To:Cormack, Alison Cc:Council, City Subject:Response to Council member Cormack's question to YCS CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Finance Committee Chair Alison Cormack, cc: Palo Alto City Council Members Thank you for your email to YCS with the question: Would you please let me know how many students participate in that program? The participants in the YCS Youth Connectedness Initiative (YCI) are 4,000 plus high school students in Palo Alto. Our participants also include the parents, guardians and caring adults of our high school students. At minimum the impact of our work is felt by nearly 10,000 residents yearly. You might ask how we calculate this number? YCI uses an evidence-based peer leader model as a youth development strategy involving youth in meaningful interactive, educational experiences focused on public health issues. In this case, the issue is suicide prevention. I am sure you are aware that Palo Alto unfortunately has led the nation in this issue, with teen suicide rates five times the national average. Three years ago, YCI was championed by the Palo Alto City Council, in partnership with the County, to provide upstream suicide prevention programs that are informed by youth lived-experiences. (Link to 2017 Colleagues Memo from Council Members Fine, Holman, Kou, and Wolbach.) YCI peer leaders across Palo Alto high schools (including Gunn, Palo Alto HS, Castilleja and others), apply and are selected to take on the additional task to be guardians for their fellow peers. Please see this video by YCI youth leaders and their recent newsletter. During the year-plus of COVID, our YCI leaders have continued to engage their peers through the virtual environment of Schoology and social media platforms, led conferences and virtual events to address known underlying causes for mental illness and suicide ideation. Just this past quarter, our 4,000+ high school students were presented with topics and resources related to: Suicide Prevention (including reducing isolation) Mental Health and Wellness 30 AAPI Social Justice Sexual Assault Awareness Body Image And it’s working. Teens are being helped by the ones who understand them best - other teens. If or when we might be faced by another youth death by suicide, the YCI peer leaders are trained and positioned to use the trusted mechanism they have put into place, along with the trainings, connections and programs they have created to be part of the response for our 4,000 plus students. In fact, the YCI Peer leadership model created by Palo Alto youth is a foundational piece of the County’s suicide prevention response, through the Suicide Prevention Department of Behavioral Health, Suicide Prevention Oversight Committee (SPOC), Schools for Suicide Prevention Partnership (S4SP) and Project Safety Net (PSN) among others. YCI - and Palo Alto’s - impact is being felt in the County and beyond. Dr. Shashank Joshi of Stanford Medicine is one of many professionals who support and endorse the YCS programs: "I’m writing to express my deep respect and strong support for the effectiveness of work by Youth Community Service staff with students in the [Palo Alto] district, work that serves to build up protective factors of connectedness and belonging, access to trusted adults, a sense of purpose, service and capacity, and efficacy in help-seeking behavior. Their approach is theoretically sound, evidence-based, and highly practical." Shashank V. Joshi, MD, DFAACAP, FAAP Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Education Stanford University School of Medicine Distinguished Fellow and Co-chair, Schools Committee American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry The County has already extended the contract for YCI for 2021-22, the work of YCI is far from expired and the City of Palo Alto’s support for youth suicide prevent remains essential. Thank you and best wishes, Mora Oommen Executive Director ‐‐ 31 Mora Oommen Executive Director (pronouns: she/her) To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter Registration Open! 2021 Summer of Service Camps for 3rd‐10th Graders. Have fun, make a difference! Youth Community Service Mailing Address: PO Box 61000 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Office Location 780 Arastradero Rd., Room V‐14 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Office: (650) 858‐8061 Cell: (650) 644‐5354 mora@youthcommunityservice.org 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Rebecca Stolpa <rebecca@stolpa.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 12, 2021 11:34 AM To:Council, City Subject:Strengthen Law Enforcement CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear City Council Members, In response to the recent budget proposals, I do NOT support eliminating 5 more police officers. It is imperative the city of Palo Alto maintains and preferably strengthens our commitment to law enforcement, by, at a minimum, hiring back the 11 positions that were lost during the pandemic. Witnessing the deterioration of cities with the increase in crime rates and murders across our country, reducing our police force is not an action I can support. The safety of our children and adults is at stake. I have witnessed increasing crime throughout our town, reckless driving in our city. Crimes of opportunity are escalating because criminals understand with the lack of a responsive police force, they face limited, if any enforcement of the laws that govern our towns, communities and state. Do not eliminate 5 more police officers. Instead, reinstate the 11 police officer positions you eliminated during the pandemic. Rebecca Stolpa Forest Avenue Palo Alto, CA 2 Baumb, Nelly From:Caitlin Savage <caitlinscct@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 12, 2021 11:19 AM To:Council, City Subject:In Support of Palo Alto Children's Theater CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Good Morning PA City Council, Thank you for taking the time to read this. My name is Caitlin Savage and I am an alum of the Palo Alto Children's Theater, as was my brother, Brandon. PACT was a very important part of both our lives, and while he ended up Off Broadway and then as an engineer and product manager in silicon valley and I ended up as Artistic Director of a youth theater, the theater was a driving force in getting us both to where we are today. Not only did we learn important skills like communication, collaboration, creative thinking, problem solving and so much more, we developed lifelong friendships, created communities of support and a second family at the theater. The people I met at Conservatory and Wingspread continue to be my closest friends and support network because the friendships we grew at the theater were based in community, hard work and collaboration. We have common bonds that bring us together even when some of us are estranged or have moved away from the Bay Area. As a child and teen I struggled with depression and anxiety, as did so many of my peers, many of whom also struggled with understanding and accepting their own sexual and gender identities, suicidal ideation, and so much more that I probably don't even know about. The theater was a safe space. No matter what, we knew we could go to the theater and lose ourselves in art, expression and community. We often ushered for shows or worked tech crew just to be near our community and involved when we couldn't be in a show. Even now, stepping foot onto the PACT campus makes me feel warm, loved, and reminds me of the important job I have bringing theater to youth. To dissolve the theater, or lessen it's programming, would be a severe detriment to the community. Not only in Palo Alto, but throughout the Bay Area. We need theater now more than ever as we heal from the trauma of the past year. Youth need a safe space to spend time with their peers outside of school, and to connect in a deeper, more meaningful way through art. I have seen first hand how our youth have been impacted by the pandemic, and how hungry they are to be able to express themselves and explore their place in the world after a year of being stuck at home. You would be doing a disservice to your rising leaders and the next generation to not have this amazing resource available to them as they grow and learn and explore. Thank you for reading, I know this is long and I could go on, but I'll end it here. I sincerely hope the Council decides to continue these important programs. If I can answer any questions, or partake in the conversation in any other ways, please let me know. Best, ‐‐‐‐ Caitlin Savage Artistic Director, San Carlos Children's Theater 650.515.6094 Explore our 2021 summer camps‐ both in person and virtual! 4 Baumb, Nelly From:Harish Belur <hbelur@yahoo.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 12, 2021 11:12 AM To:Crescent Park Assoc; Council, City; Police; Lauren Sims Subject:Re: [CPNA] Police and Fire Cut - Call to Immediate Action CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Thank you, Lauren. Dear City Council Members, I join Lauren in respectfully requesting that we maintain and strengthen our commitment to law enforcement. I see the speeding and other lawlessness increasing in my neighborhood and we definitely need more resources allocated to law enforcement Thank you! Harish, Fulton St. On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 10:52:49 AM PDT, Lauren Sims <laurensims@gmail.com> wrote: Dear CP Neighbors and City Council, I have been concerned about the lack of police presence over the last couple of years. I have seen an alarming increase in lawlessness. I have had to write into the online police website for speeding issues, reckless driving, and have needed to call the non-emergency a number of times this year for various issues. Our family has relied on the PA Police numerous times needing their help. I can't imagine how scary it will be not to have them there. We live near University Ave and I am often passed by drivers (going into oncoming traffic) when I am going 30mph. My children are biking to school and I worry about their safety and the safety of other children and pedestrians. Now reading this article in the Palo Alto Weekly, I see why police presence and traffic control has stopped: https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2021/05/02/city-plans-further-cuts-to-police-fire-and-community-services 'The Police Department would lose five more patrol officers under the proposed budget, following a year in which 11 positions were cut. "As a result, the Department anticipates increased response times and non-response to various types of calls for service, a transition to mandatory online reporting for certain report types, reduced capacity to perform patrol-level investigations and respond to quality of life issues, and reduced adopt-a-school (K-8) traffic enforcement," the budget states.' I have no interest in a political debate. If your stance is defund the police then please disregard. This email is for those that have the same concerns and do not want further police and fire cuts. Please reach out immediately to city council members (copied here) as this is happening now. Our safety as a community is not a place to cut costs. Police and fire need our support as they are who we are going to turn to in an emergency. Please message me privately if you want to join other residents who have had enough. Best, 5 Lauren Sims Crescent Drive -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Crescent Park PA" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to crescent-park- pa+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/crescent-park- pa/CA%2BRkotR7o00bDHhtMHVnDHTUmV7hCETsvRZvqQ8EqFwLULmfzQ%40mail.gmail.com. 6 Baumb, Nelly From:Amy Kacher <amyewardwell@yahoo.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 12, 2021 11:12 AM To:Council, City; Police; Lauren Sims Subject:Re: [CPNA] Police and Fire Cut - Call to Immediate Action CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council, I echo Lauren Sims' email below. I live in Crescent Park and have three kids who bike to our public schools. We need police patrolling the streets the thwart crime (increase in car burglaries and vandalism) as well a speeders . Between crime and safety not to mention increased risk of devastating fires we can't afford to cut our police and fire department personnel. Our city's tax payers pay for the protection of police and fire departments. This town is being stripped of its unique cultural gems such as the Children's Theater and now also support for safety and fire? Please consider other options that further cutting back on our much needed police and fire departments. Amy Kacher Stand together. We are all just people. On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 10:52:49 AM PDT, Lauren Sims <laurensims@gmail.com> wrote: Dear CP Neighbors and City Council, I have been concerned about the lack of police presence over the last couple of years. I have seen an alarming increase in lawlessness. I have had to write into the online police website for speeding issues, reckless driving, and have needed to call the non-emergency a number of times this year for various issues. Our family has relied on the PA Police numerous times needing their help. I can't imagine how scary it will be not to have them there. We live near University Ave and I am often passed by drivers (going into oncoming traffic) when I am going 30mph. My children are biking to school and I worry about their safety and the safety of other children and pedestrians. Now reading this article in the Palo Alto Weekly, I see why police presence and traffic control has stopped: https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2021/05/02/city-plans-further-cuts-to-police-fire-and-community-services 'The Police Department would lose five more patrol officers under the proposed budget, following a year in which 11 positions were cut. "As a result, the Department anticipates increased response times and non-response to various types of calls for service, a transition to mandatory online reporting for certain report types, reduced capacity to perform patrol-level investigations and respond to 7 quality of life issues, and reduced adopt-a-school (K-8) traffic enforcement," the budget states.' I have no interest in a political debate. If your stance is defund the police then please disregard. This email is for those that have the same concerns and do not want further police and fire cuts. Please reach out immediately to city council members (copied here) as this is happening now. Our safety as a community is not a place to cut costs. Police and fire need our support as they are who we are going to turn to in an emergency. Please message me privately if you want to join other residents who have had enough. Best, Lauren Sims Crescent Drive -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Crescent Park PA" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to crescent-park- pa+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/crescent-park- pa/CA%2BRkotR7o00bDHhtMHVnDHTUmV7hCETsvRZvqQ8EqFwLULmfzQ%40mail.gmail.com. 8 Baumb, Nelly From:Lauren Sims <laurensims@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 12, 2021 10:53 AM To:Crescent Park Assoc; Council, City; Police Subject:Police and Fire Cut - Call to Immediate Action CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear CP Neighbors and City Council, I have been concerned about the lack of police presence over the last couple of years. I have seen an alarming increase in lawlessness. I have had to write into the online police website for speeding issues, reckless driving, and have needed to call the non-emergency a number of times this year for various issues. Our family has relied on the PA Police numerous times needing their help. I can't imagine how scary it will be not to have them there. We live near University Ave and I am often passed by drivers (going into oncoming traffic) when I am going 30mph. My children are biking to school and I worry about their safety and the safety of other children and pedestrians. Now reading this article in the Palo Alto Weekly, I see why police presence and traffic control has stopped: https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2021/05/02/city-plans-further-cuts-to-police-fire-and-community-services 'The Police Department would lose five more patrol officers under the proposed budget, following a year in which 11 positions were cut. "As a result, the Department anticipates increased response times and non-response to various types of calls for service, a transition to mandatory online reporting for certain report types, reduced capacity to perform patrol-level investigations and respond to quality of life issues, and reduced adopt-a-school (K-8) traffic enforcement," the budget states.' I have no interest in a political debate. If your stance is defund the police then please disregard. This email is for those that have the same concerns and do not want further police and fire cuts. Please reach out immediately to city council members (copied here) as this is happening now. Our safety as a community is not a place to cut costs. Police and fire need our support as they are who we are going to turn to in an emergency. Please message me privately if you want to join other residents who have had enough. Best, Lauren Sims Crescent Drive 9 Baumb, Nelly From:Michael C. Frank <mcfrank@stanford.edu> Sent:Wednesday, May 12, 2021 10:02 AM To:Council, City Subject:remarks on JMZ fee structure CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council, I was unable to comment during the hearing today (for some reason my hand raise was not registered) but I am providing my remarks below. Thank you for your consideration of these points. best, Michael C. Frank David and Lucile Packard Professor of Human Biology Director, Symbolic Systems Program Department of Psychology Stanford University http://langcog.stanford.edu ‐‐‐ I’m Michael Frank, the Packard Foundation Professor of Human Biology at Stanford and I teach developmental psychology and sit on the board of Bing Nursery School and Children’s Center of the Stanford Community, two early learning institutions. I’m here to speak against the $18 admission fee at the Junior Museum and Zoo. Play is very important for young children. Our best understanding of how children learn is that they are like little scientists. Just like scientists, kids are building theories of how different parts of the world work. Play is the way they do experiments: by banging, dropping, and throwing things, they learn a kind of baby theory of physics. By playing pretend, they are practicing their theories about other people’s minds. Informal, play‐based experiences provide a solid foundation of observation and experience that can support children as they learn scientific principles once they go to school. This is especially true in contexts like JMZ, where the materials for play are carefully chosen to illustrate scientific concepts like ecosystems or magnetism. Institutions like JMZ support precisely the kind of play that can ground STEM learning when children get to the classroom. This support is most important for children with lower socioeconomic status and less access to comparable information and resources at home. And the proposed pricing scheme will decrease accessibility for precisely this population. I work closely with San Jose Children’s Discovery, an institution that's committed to the families of San Jose. Even for a much bigger museum with an entry price lower than the proposed JMZ admission, they struggle with outreach and have staff whose job is to bring in populations otherwise excluded by their pricing. Finally, as a parent of two young children and frequent JMZ visitor pre‐pandemic, I want to end by saying that the logic of the pricing model is fundamentally flawed. JMZ is too small for an all day visit and has no food options on site or nearby. It’s a one or two hour visit. There is no way I would spend $72 to take my family of four there for two hours. Even if I did it once to see the new museum, I wouldn’t come back every weekend the way we used to. In academic terms, the pricing model being used assumes that demand is inelastic – meaning demand doesn’t go down as price goes 10 up. That’s just flat wrong. So even if the City wants to recover more costs by raising prices, the proposed $18 price will undermine that goal. 11 Baumb, Nelly From:Chanda Dharap <chandadharap@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 12, 2021 10:03 AM To:Council, City Subject:Please do NOT shut down the community Gardens CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi My name is Chanda Dharap, leasing a plot at Rinconada Gardens, one of the oldest established Community Gardens in Palo Alto, and I would like to voice my strong objection to closing down of the Community Gardens. 1) These gardens are the only mental health relief afforded to many of us during the COVID era. 2) Leaving vacant plots unassigned is a dangerous idea due to unattended overgrowth which will cause a rat infestation. This is a health hazard to the neighboring residential community. 3) One suggestion is to break up the management of the plots to lower salaried individuals at each of the plots combined with a managed volunteer program. 4) Perhaps even spin it out as a non‐profit social entrepreneurship program. Many of us will be happy to help with Governance and formation of such a non‐profit.. ‐ chanda 12 Baumb, Nelly From:Barbara Sidor <barbara.sidor@sbcglobal.net> Sent:Wednesday, May 12, 2021 9:39 AM To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto Community Gardens CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. To the Palo Alto City Council, Many of my fellow community gardeners have written to suggest ways the Palo Alto Community gardens can be sustainably run with less city support. I also believe a community garden program in Palo Alto should be supported for many of the following reasons. Fewer homes have yards now with flag lots, ADU’s being encouraged to provide more housing, work from home space Many gardeners and visitors to the garden live in apartments or condos with no place/space to garden. The gardens green and beautify underused spaces. It is a “melting pot” of people of all ages and demographics in our town. Assistance is given to local food banks with donations. Many communities are progressive in supporting and expanding community gardens (Portland, Seattle, Berkeley, and more) http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/programs-and-services/p-patch- community-gardening And finally, an NIH study : Community Gardens: Lessons Learned From California Healthy Cities and Communities Community Gardens: Lessons Learned From California Healthy Cities and Communities 13 Community Gardens: Lessons Learned From California Healthy Cities and Co... Community gardens enhance nutrition and physical activity and promote the role of public health in improving qua... We at the community garden hope the Palo Alto City Council will find a way to continue this excellent program, and work with the volunteers to meet the challenges. Thank you, Barbara Sidor 14 Baumb, Nelly From:Nancy Cohen <ncohen@family.stanford.edu> Sent:Wednesday, May 12, 2021 9:02 AM To:Council, City Subject:Library budget CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ I had hoped to find a way of chairing the Friends of the Library Board meeting this morning and speaking at the library budget meeting. But I cannot open two zoom calls at the same time. Therefore I am sending comments in this way. I am president of the Friends of the Palo Alto Lilbrary. FOPAL , since 1938, has made annual grants to the City Library to be used for supplemental collection additions, programs, special events, etc. Most of our income comes from monthly public sales and internet sales of donated items. Our largest expenses are rent at Cubberley and one full time employee. the Library makes up a list of possible grant areas each year and FOPAL approves what it is able to fund. In the last year, the ability to fund was drastically reduced since there has not been a monthly sale since February 2020. We have in the last several months had individual sales by appointment but that income is drastically less than previous years. Our online sales have also been limited by the decrease in donations because of COVID restrictions. Our hope is to open for donations in the middle of June and have our first monthly sale in August. All of this has impacted the Library which has relied on FOPAL grant funds for items not covered by the usual budget. And this is added to the decrease in the 2021 library budget. FOPAL is dedicated to helping as much as it can but that assistance will be limited. We recently donated a number of books to the Library to be used as prizes for the summer reading program. Those prizes are usually purchased by the Library. WE know that the additions to Library collections was reduced in the past year by 20%; That level of attrition should not continue in a City where library resources are so greatly valued. Our hope is that the Library will be able to fully open the larger libraries ‐ Mitchell Park and Rinconada and concentrate its resources on those facilities that can serve all of Palo Alto. If additional funding becomes available, there might be opportunities for the smaller libraries. Nancy Mahoney Cohen President, Friends of the Palo Alto Library. 15 Baumb, Nelly From:Allison Huynh <allison@mydreaminteractive.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 12, 2021 8:07 AM To:barbara.hibino@gmail.com Cc:Council, City Subject:Re: Please keep Fire Station 2 of Palo Alto OPEN - don't close this July CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. I live and work in old Palo Alto and support not closing down fire stations. Allison On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 7:00 PM Barbara Page (Hibino) <barbara.hibino@gmail.com> wrote: All, I live a few blocks from Fire Station #2 of the City of Palo Alto, and received a flyer saying that you are considering closing the fire station on 2675 Hanover St, Palo Alto, CA 94304 by July 1st of this year. It asked us to write you. There are many reasons why we need increased service from firefighters rather than service decreases. 1. Rainfall this year has been sparse and people are expecting more fires. The conditions are so concerning that Gov. Newsom has extended drought declarations to 41 counties. We need MORE not less fire support. 2. Firefighters are emergency first‐responders for COVID. We may have a second wave of COVID in the fall, and firefighters are on the front line response. To all the people bcc'd, please also write if you care to retain rapid fire fighting and emergency first response capability in Palo Alto. My husband and I would like to keep the high level of response. Thank you for your consideration. 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Alejandra Mier <alejandra@coupacafe.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 12, 2021 7:50 AM To:Council, City Subject:5/12 Finance Committee, agenda item 3c, Special Revenue Funds CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. To the Palo Alto Finance Committee, My personal experience with the transit pass program has become an important incentive for our employees. Since the time it began, it has left a huge beneficial impact. The program has allowed employees to get to work without driving their vehicles which has left less cars on the streets of Palo Alto homeowners and allowed more parking spaces for our customers. Downtown Palo Alto parking has always been a problem within this community and TMA has essentially helped everyone in Palo Alto. Having fewer cars on the streets will lead to less pollution, less parking infrastructure and less road expansions. The stress of finding parking spaces for our customers was a constant complaint of our customers and since the program has started, we haven't received any issues (pre‐covid). Please consider refunding the program as it has been instrumental in helping people get to work. The restaurant industry is already experiencing a terrible time finding people for work. And losing this benefit would hurt us all. Sincerely, Alejandra Coupa Cafe 2 Baumb, Nelly From:Nathaniel Duncan <Nathaniel.Duncan@patagonia.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 5:35 PM To:Council, City Subject:5/12 Finance Committee, agenda item 3c, Special Revenue Funds CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Finance Committee and City Council, I am the General Manager of Patagonia Palo Alto and over the past two years I have witnessed the positive impact of PATMA’s transportation program, specifically the TMA transit pass, on the ability of our employees to commute to our shop while aligning with the company’s environmental values. The ability to have an inexpensive and convenient way to commute has positively impacted our ability to recruit and retain staff in a very expensive cost of living market. I work at X. I've been doing Y for Z years. Please preserve funding of PATMA to support service workers and accelerate economic recovery. Sincerely, Nathaniel Duncan Nathaniel Duncan |(He/Him/His) Patagonia Palo Alto|Store General Manager 525 Alma Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 (650) 329-8556 nathaniel.duncan@patagonia.com ~Arinfliai" an---5""·- 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Aubrey Gavello <gavello@usc.edu> Sent:Sunday, May 9, 2021 11:24 AM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you Sent from my iPhone 2 Baumb, Nelly From:Aphrodite G <aphrodite.g7@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 10:52 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you 3 Baumb, Nelly From:Rustin Baradar <rustinkb6@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 9:45 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you Sent from my iPhone 4 Baumb, Nelly From:Marine Schlotter <marineschlotter@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 9:45 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you 5 Baumb, Nelly From:John Brody Malone <brody170@stanford.edu> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 9:03 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you Get Outlook for iOS 6 Baumb, Nelly From:Peter Jorgensen <peter_lindbjerg@mac.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 8:49 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you Sent from my iPhone 7 Baumb, Nelly From:JeShaune Jackson <jeshaune1@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 8:03 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse any errors. 8 Baumb, Nelly From:cierra bibbs <cbibbs21@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 7:40 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you Cierra Bibbs 9 Baumb, Nelly From:TINA MITCHELL <tequilarose1170@yahoo.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 7:40 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you Sent from my iPhone 10 Baumb, Nelly From:rosariodriverabahamonde@gmail.com Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 8:50 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you 11 Baumb, Nelly From:Doug Baer <doug.baer@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 7:51 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you sent by phone 12 Baumb, Nelly From:Sheri Baer <sheri.baer@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 7:51 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you! Sheri Baer 13 Baumb, Nelly From:Jedea Toledo <jedeatoledo@icloud.com> Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 7:42 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you Sent from my iPhone 14 Baumb, Nelly From:Michael Hahn <hahstcal1@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 7:21 AM To:Council, City Subject:Extend the Uplift Local Streets Program! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. I support our local restaurants and encourage you to vote for an extension of the Uplift Local Streets Program and the temporary parklet program in Palo Alto to support our community in recovering from the Pandemic. ‐‐ Michael Hahn, Ph.D. Psychologist 350 Cambridge Avenue, Suite 200 Palo Alto, California 94306 650-321-0365 hahstcal1@gmail.com NOTICE: This email message and/or its attachments may contain information that is confidential or restricted. It is intended only for the individuals named as recipients in the message. If you are NOT an authorized recipient, you are prohibited from using, delivering, distributing, printing, copying, or disclosing the message or content to others and must delete the message from your computer. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by return email. 15 Baumb, Nelly From:Sid Sapru <sapru.sid@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 11:39 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you, Sid Sapru Sid Sapru +1-630-854-8382 sapru.sid@gmail.com 16 Baumb, Nelly From:Nick Schnabel <nick_schnabel@yahoo.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 7:57 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you 17 Baumb, Nelly From:Brian Bucher <brianbucher@icloud.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 7:58 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you Sent from my iPhone 18 Baumb, Nelly From:Brian Bucher <brianbucher@aol.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 7:58 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you Sent from my iPhone 19 Baumb, Nelly From:Nick Schnabel <nick.schnabel@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 7:57 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you 20 Baumb, Nelly From:Nick Schnabel <nick_schnabel@icloud.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 7:57 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you 21 Baumb, Nelly From:Brian Bucher <bucherfbrian@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 7:57 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you Sent from my iPhone 22 Baumb, Nelly From:Meghana Dhar <meghanadhar@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 7:29 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you Meghana Dhar Sent from my iPhone 23 Baumb, Nelly From:Christine S Hunt <christineshunt@yahoo.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 4:16 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you Sent from my iPhone 24 Baumb, Nelly From:Sally Clark <sallieforth@earthlink.net> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 4:15 PM To:Council, City Subject:I'm Voting to keep Ramona St Closed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Palo Alto City Council: I enjoy the safe outdoor experience created with the closure of Ramona St. Please count my vote to CLOSE Ramona St, through the summer. Thank you Sent from my iPhone 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Ken Joye <kmjoye@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 8:10 AM To:micheal@nmtinvestment.com Cc:Rebecca Becky Sanders; Council, City Subject:3689 Park Blvd CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Mr. Rodrigues, I wish to inform you that I plan to speak at the Palo Alto City Council meeting tonight. I intend you tell my City Council that your name appears on a notice posted at 3689 Park Blvd, which is located just down the street from my home. That property is being worked on by NMT Investment/Foreverhome Properties. The state of that project is far from acceptable, as can be seen by the attached photo. Your company is not being neighborly, it should do better; if this project were located on the block where you live, I am sure you would agree. respectfully, Ken Joye Ventura neighborhood, Palo Alto 3 Baumb, Nelly From:Allan Seid <allanseid734@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 7:56 AM To:DENNIS LEE Subject:Fwd: Express: Asian Americans grapple with rise in hate crimes | Utilities court ruling strains city finances | Pressure builds to add affordable housing CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. A REPEAT STORY BY REQUEST OF FRIENDS WHO LIVE OUTSIDE OF PALO ALTO FR: Allan Seid SOURCE: Palo Alto Online <express@paloaltoonline.com> Date: May 10, 2021 Subject: Express: Asian Americans grapple with rise in hate crimes To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet.PA PenVolunteers LEAD Top Stories from the Palo Alto Online staff To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet.alt_text Longtime Asian American residents in Palo Alto reflect on spike in hate incidents BY CHRIS KENRICK Reports of anti-Asian harassment are disturbing, but not surprising, according to longtime Palo Alto a n I f n • Express GI 4 Asian-American residents of Palo Alto who spoke to the Weekly about the recent spike in local and national anti-Asian hate incidents. Read More » To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. D 5 Baumb, Nelly From:CIMA Law Group <louie@cimalawgroup.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 12, 2021 11:55 AM To:Council, City Subject:Political Connections | May 12, 2021 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Political Connections Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Political Connections is CIMA Law Group's weekly newsletter on important political stories within federal, state, and local government; delivered every Wednesday. To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. U.S. News | House GOP Ousts Trump Critic Liz Cheney from Top Post House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the chamber’s No. 3 GOP leader on Wednesday, punishing her after she repeatedly rebuked former President Donald Trump for his false claims of election fraud and his role in inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Meeting behind closed doors for 6 less than 20 minutes, GOP lawmakers used a voice vote to remove the Wyoming congresswoman from her leadership post, the latest evidence that challenging Trump can be career-threatening for a Republican. Cheney has told Republicans she intends to remain in Congress and seek reelection next year. The former president has said he’ll find a GOP primary challenger to oppose her. Click here for more. To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. CA News | Gov. Newsom Proposes $12 Billion to House State's Homeless California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed $12 billion in new funding to get more people experiencing homelessness in the state into housing and to “functionally end family homelessness” within five years. Newsom's proposal includes $8.75 billion to expand a California program created during the pandemic that converts hotel and motel rooms and other properties into housing for people in need. Beyond the money for converting hotels, Newsom proposed spending $3.5 billion on new housing and rental support payments for families. Click here for more. To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. 7 AZ News | Gov. Ducey Signs Election Bill Making Early Voter List No Longer Permanent Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed a bill making it easier to purge infrequent voters from a list of those who automatically get a ballot each election. 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From: Allan Seid <allanseid734@gmail.com> Date: Wed, May 12, 2021 at 7:56 AM Subject: California Department of Justice to form new racial justice bureau, hire 6 attorneys Source: San ose Mercury https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/11/california‐department‐of‐justice‐to‐form‐new‐racial‐ justice‐bureau‐hire‐6‐ attorneys/?utm_email=5471747C047CF4F134FEE503FE&g2i_eui=sqnKQBf51kRyOuCrHJAwNHEFBT0Trr OE&g2i_source=newsletter&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fww w.mercurynews.com%2f2021%2f05%2f11%2fcalifornia‐department‐of‐justice‐to‐form‐new‐racial‐ justice‐bureau‐hire‐6‐attorneys%2f&utm_campaign=bang‐mult‐nl‐morning‐report‐ nl&utm_content=manual California Department of Justice to form new racial justice bureau, hire 6 attorneys Hiring spree comes in wake of nationwide spike in anti- Asian American incidents Fiona KelliherMay 11, 2021 at 3:35 p.m. The California Department of Justice will form a new racial justice bureau to focus on the spike in anti-Asian American incidents across the state, White supremacist groups and other hate-based problems, Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday. Speaking from his first official press conference since he was sworn in last month, Bonta said that he will hire six new attorneys and an assistant attorney general in 11 the coming weeks to oversee the new bureau. It will take on hate crimes, investigate extremist organizations, advise local law enforcement agencies, address campus climate issues and assist with reparations proposals for descendants of slavery. The bureau is partially a response to the “full-blown crisis” of anti-Asian American sentiments and hate crimes over the past year, Bonta said, as well as national discussions surrounding police violence against Black and brown people. Last spring, California was home to protests up and down the state after a Minnesota police officer murdered Black resident George Floyd. “We are in the middle — nationwide, statewide — of a racial justice reckoning,” said Bonta, who is Filipino American. “It is very important that we all see the longtime, very detrimental and debilitating effects of racism in all its forms, in all the places it exists.” The organization Stop AAPI Hate has received more than 6,500 reports of anti-Asian incidents across the U.S. since last March, more than 2,000 of which took place so far in 2021, according to a new report. About 65% of the incidents involve verbal harassment, and 13% involve physical assault. With 40% of those incidents reported in California, a recent statewide poll found that the overwhelming majority of Asian Americans fear becoming victims of hate- based violence, more so than Black and Latino residents. Yet local law enforcement agencies often fail to recognize and investigate hate crimes, Bonta said, referencing a 2018 state audit that found several agencies — including San Francisco State University Police Department — lack the policies and methods necessary to adequately address them. Hate crimes are also difficult to prosecute because of the high burden of proof required. Part of the bureau’s work will involve working with local police to share “best practices” for hate crime investigations and identifying implicit bias in policing, Bonta said, though he did not share details on how that could play out practically. When asked how those goals differ from the DOJ’s regular duties, the attorney general noted that some of the bureau’s plans — like assisting a new committee in discussing reparations — are entirely new for the department. More broadly, however, the office’s explicit commitment to “viewing the world and the challenges of California” through a racial justice lens is a departure from the 12 status quo, Bonta said. At the end of the month, the DOJ will convene a group of California mayors from large cities to weigh in on their local priorities. “This is a beginning,” Bonta said of the new bureau. “We’re staking our claim, planting our flag, committing to this area of work.” 13 Baumb, Nelly From:Allan Seid <allanseid734@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 12, 2021 7:49 AM To:Allan Seid; CHBB850@googlegroups.com; CHOpinion@googlegroups.com Subject:Fwd: Atlanta Spa Shootings Were Hate Crimes, Prosecutor Says - The New York Times CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. From: Allan Seid <allanseid734@gmail.com> Date: Tue, May 11, 2021 at 2:35 PM Subject: Atlanta Spa Shootings Were Hate Crimes, Prosecutor Says ‐ Source: The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/us/atlanta‐spa‐shootings‐hate‐ crimes.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20210511&instance_id=0&nl=breaking‐ news&ref=headline®i_id=153784146&segment_id=57766&user_id=3a475fdd7467e9084870aed296 2b9a2b Atlanta Spa Shootings Were Hate Crimes, Prosecutor Says The district attorney in Fulton County will seek the death penalty against the suspect in the shootings, saying he targeted some victims because they were of Asian descent. May 11, 2021Updated 4:07 p.m. ET To help prprivacy, Mprevented download from the InA memoriaAtlanta in M A memorial at Gold Spa in Atlanta in March.Chang W. Lee/The New York Times A prosecutor said on Tuesday that the man accused of killing eight people at spas in and around Atlanta had targeted some of the victims because they were of Asian descent, and said she was planning to seek the death penalty against him. 14 The suspect, Robert Aaron Long, 22, who is white, was formally indicted on murder charges on Tuesday for the four killings at two massage businesses in the City of Atlanta, which shook the country in March amid a wave of anti-Asian hate crimes. Mr. Long had already been charged with murder in Cherokee County for four other killings at a spa there less than an hour before the Atlanta attacks. In a court filing, Fani Willis, the district attorney in Fulton County, said Mr. Long had targeted the four victims in Atlanta, all of whom were women of Asian descent, because of their race, national origin, sex and gender. The women killed in Atlanta were Soon Chung Park, 74; Suncha Kim, 69; Yong Ae Yue, 63; and Hyun Jung Grant, 51. Ms. Willis filed a notice in court that she will seek hate crime penalties if Mr. Long is convicted of murder. Under Georgia law, a prosecutor can ask a jury to determine if a person convicted of an underlying crime is also guilty of a hate crime, which carries an additional penalty. A lawyer for Mr. Long could not be immediately reached for comment. This is a developing story. Check back here for updates. Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs reports on national news. He is from upstate New York and previously reported in Baltimore, Albany, and Isla Vista, Calif. @nickatnews Tell us about yourself. Take our survey. 15 Baumb, Nelly From:Shala Khaghani <shalakhaghani25@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 4:46 PM To:Council, City Subject:Complain !! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Hi I was wondering why don’t you build a place for home people? Is it all about money and high racket rent? Why don’t u do anything for people? U keep talking about the projects but have no compassion or mercy about the senior pet who have been homeless since pandemic. What is this Your law? That tells u keep on building u would get a good rent u get double your profit u get wealthier than u are !! I happen to be a 70 years old woman and with medical problems . Who has the answer who gives a damn shit for people who who last their apartment? Who cares. .... as long as the city put more money in his pocket and get richer by building after buildings!! Yes !! That is the picture. Apparently there is no law to build anything for people. This is the reality . Keep on focusing on your POCKT !! Sent from my iPhone 16 Baumb, Nelly From:Lydia Callaghan <lydiacallaghan2011@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 3:48 PM To:Cormack, Alison Cc:Michele Wang; Council, City Subject:Thank you and some more information CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Alison, Thank you so much for meeting with us on Mother’s Day. We enjoyed the constructive conversation and appreciated your listening to our concerns. We wanted to elaborate on our answers to your questions with the most detailed and up‐to‐date information. You asked why the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre is not able to restart productions. As we discussed, in 2020, the city cut the Children’s Theatre budget by 45% (or $830K). This reduced or eliminated the following positions: Production Manager, Associate Production Manager, Scenic Carpenters, Costume Shop Supervisor, Costume Design, Outreach Coordinator, Education Associate, and construction staff. The cuts also reduced contract dollars for additional costume, lighting, and audio technician support. Last year’s cuts required the PACT to reduce its Main Stage and summer seasons by 72% and eliminate its outreach programs in our public schools. With the proposed additional cuts, the PACT will only be able to present 1 Main Stage production. Sadly, this would mean the PACT would not be able to offer the beloved outdoor and COVID‐safe Hot Dog shows. This also means the PACT will lose its ability to present youth cast shows with elementary and high school age actors. We would also like to explain why many council members are under the impression that the new cuts only impact a costume position. The OMB has proposed eliminating the half‐time Costume Supervisor (formerly full‐time, reduced to half‐time time as part of last year's reductions). Rather than lose that important position, the PACT chose to spread the budget reduction across multiple program areas, including costume support, production support, box office support, and a limited hourly seasonal summer position. The creative youth in our community need a safe and nurturing space to express themselves. Now, more than ever, these kids need their treasured Palo Alto Children’s Theatre. We hope that the City Council can understand the importance of this Palo Alto gem. We strongly believe our community needs more than 1 production a year. We ask that the city reinstate the cuts from 2020 so that the Theatre can adequately serve our at‐risk youth and bring joy to our city’s families. I (Lydia) also wanted to mention that my girls continued taking voice lessons with the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre's musical director, Patricia Urbano, during the pandemic. Furthermore, this winter, they applied to performing arts summer programs. The Theatre community was there for them during this process. Judge Luckey, the Director of the PACT, wrote them recommendation letters. Patricia helped them with their auditions, which they had to film and submit by video due to COVID. I am happy to report that, with the help of these dedicated mentors, my girls were accepted into Carnegie Mellon’s pre‐college drama program. These amazing mentors have helped hundreds of local creative youth achieve their dreams. Best Regards, 17 Lydia Callaghan & Michele Wang ‐‐ Lydia Callaghan Pronouns: she, her 917/887‐3995 Founder, Bouclier http://www.boucliervisors.com 18 Baumb, Nelly From:J.M. Beckett <jmbeckett@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 2:08 PM To:Council, City Cc:UTL-Customer Service; Peter Shuler; Julia Grinkrug; Kim Griffin; norma@usgroup-sfo.com; Marge Fuller; Baltaretu; Kamik; Judith Fields; Terry Holzemer Subject:CORRECTION: irresponsible, negligent power outage CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council members, Some of the assertions I made in my email from yesterday with the subject line "irresponsible, negligent power outage" are incorrect. It turns out I got the wrong information from the Palo Alto Utilities dispatcher. The buildings covered by the outage do not include the 10 I mentioned below. However, other buildings that ARE covered by the outage were omitted from the city's notice. The utility claims it notified our property manager. Yesterday she told me she wasn't aware of the outage, but I have since learned that she did receive a notification ‐‐ only the notification failed to list which buildings were affected by the outage. It took her four days to wrest this information from the utility. The utility claims it emailed homeowners affected in advance of the outage or, lacking the email, handed out notices. I have spoken with several affected homeowners who say this did not occur. What I said below about the utility not knowing which transformer goes to which building is accurate. I also maintain that the utility took a careless and cavalier approach to a major power outage affecting 80‐some homes. I apologize for the incorrect information. I am a former SF Chronicle reporter who prides herself in providing accurate information, but in this case I was wrong. I am sorry for any inconvenience I may have caused. thank you, Jamie Beckett 2577 Park Blvd. V203 Palo Alto, CA 94306 650‐996‐4552 On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 8:04 PM J.M. Beckett <jmbeckett@gmail.com> wrote: Dear City Council members, Today (5/10) at 4 p.m., I learned of a power outage scheduled for May 11 and May 12 that will begin at 7:30 a.m., last all day and will affect 140 households in the Palo Alto Central condominium complex near where the gas main replacement is occuring. More than a third of our complex had no notice AT ALL of this power outage other than a sign hastily posted this afternoon by our handyman. Many people here still aren't aware because NO ONE TOLD US. 19 I am not the only one who was taken by surprise. Our property manager was not notified. The city notices about the power outage fail to mention 10 of the buildings affected. The addresses missing represent 57 homes at 2567‐2585 Park Boulevard. I live in 2577 Park. No other notice was posted anywhere. I am attaching the city notice. So how do I know that PA Utilities plans to shut down all 26 buildings here? After I saw our handyman's notice, I called Utility Dispatch. The dispatcher told me that the entire complex will be affected ‐‐ half one day and half the other, only he had NO WAY of identifying which half will be affected on which day because the city cannot determine which transformer goes to which set of buildings. This is irresponsible and negligent. The next two days are likely to be among the hottest of the year. We have frail elderly and infants whose health is at risk in the heat. People who are working at home due to the pandemic don't have time to make other plans. Students attending school over Zoom will have no choice but to miss classes. Disabled people who rely on the elevator to access the parking will have no way to get to their cars. If we weren't in the middle of the pandemic, people could go to a coffee shop or library to use wifi and cool off, but off course that's not possible now. If we lived in single‐family houses, we would have had a notice hung on our door knobs. But because we live in a multi‐ family dwelling, the utility can't be bothered to adequately inform us. You'd think that a power outage that will affect some 140 households would be something to take seriously. Not in Palo Alto. I hope the council will...well, frankly...rake over hot coals the people who created such an epic fail. We understand that planned power outages must sometimes occur. But they should be done with appropriate planning, adequate notice and consideration for the people who are affected ‐‐ especially in these trying pandemic times when so many people and their children are still stranded at home. I am copying multiple neighbors on this email. Please let me know how you plan to respond. thank you, Jamie Beckett 2577 Park Boulevard, V203 Palo Alto, CA 94306 phone: 650‐996‐4552 20 Baumb, Nelly From:Jason Miles <jg.miles@yahoo.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 12:20 PM To:Council, City; Police Subject:Honoring F. Natis - Beloved resident and servant CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council & Ms. Amanda Bates (PAPD), Mr. Felix W. Natis, a longtime Palo Alto resident, is turning 104 years old this Saturday (4/15). Felix moved to Palo Alto as a child and loves reminding his family that when he moved here with his mother, Maude (a founding member of Palo Alto's AME Zion church and heroine of the city in her own right), Palo Alto was miles upon miles of orchard land, and that he has been happy to see how the city has grown. Felix was a respected leader at SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute) where his career spanned 30 years. What's more, Felix proudly served the City of Palo Alto as a reserve police officer for nearly two decades and with great distinction. The Natis family has been key in shaping the city of Palo Alto in more ways than can be listed. Would it be possible for the city to write a proclamation or other document of appreciation for Mr. Natis? If so, I can provide a mailing address, can pick up the document directly, or print out a scanned document sent to this email address and deliver to Mr. Natis personally. If there is too little time to draft a proclamation before May 15, 2021, I understand. On behalf of the Natis family, I thank you for your time and look forward to the prospect of delivering to Mr. Felix W. Natis a document symbolizing the gratitude of the city that Felix, along with his parents and progeny, have built, and continue to build. Best wishes, J. Miles 21 Baumb, Nelly From:Sheila <sheilagholson@aol.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 11:28 AM To:Council, City Subject:No 3 story 24 apartment boiling @ 2239 Wellesley St., College Terrace CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear City Council Members, As a 36 year resident of College Terrace, we ask you not to approve the apartment building @ 2239 Wellesley St. Thank you, Sheila Gholson, John and Claire Duhring Sent from my iPhone 22 Baumb, Nelly From:Caryn Quist <caryn.quist@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 9:29 AM To:Council, City Subject:RPP issues CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, I moved to Palo Alto on May 1 and understand that I need to have a residential parking permit (RPP) to have my car on the street. I have followed the instructions on the Transportation website to email Transportation@cityofpaloalto.org to start an RPP application. I have emailed 5 times, left three messages and have yet to hear back from anyone who can help me. This despite the fact that they have started ticketing RPP violations as of May 3 per their website. I have a note on my windshield explaining the situation for the time being but this is unacceptable to have radio silence from the City on this for a new resident trying to do the right thing and comply. Can you please assign someone in Transportation to follow up with me and help me get a RPP asap. Thank you, Caryn 23 Baumb, Nelly From:Nancy Krop <nancy@kroplaw.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 5:44 PM To:Council, City Cc:mark.berman@asm.ca.gov; josh.becker@sen.ca.gov Subject:V.A. Spill into Matadero Creek CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi City Council members I am concerned about the toxic diesel spill from the VA into the Matadero Creek. Questions: 1. People, children and their pets (dogs) play in the creek at Bol Park. If people should stay out of the creek, has anyone posted signs alerting people to stay out of the creek? If not, how soon can signs go up? 2. How do I, a Palo Alto resident who lives near the spill, receive updates on the clean up and the status of the spill? 3. Who is in charge of the clean up? 4. What is the plan for the clean up? 5. What is the timeline for the clean up? 6. What are the health concerns, if any, for the residents living near the creek and the spill? Thank you, Nancy Krop Barron Park resident 24 Baumb, Nelly From:Ann Pianetta <annpianetta@mac.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 5:16 PM To:Council, City Subject:Public Safety CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Dear City Council: Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish when looking at the budgets for the emergency services fire department and the police department. Where you can save some money is on the children’s theater and not spending money on a stupid skateboard park. This city has plenty of money that can be given as a donation to both of these projects. Another thing you can do about the librarys is to make all those satellite library‘s community centers for the neighborhoods and just have the three librarys: Rinconada, Mitchell Park, Children’s Library. People can hold meetings there and the Rec Dept can use it also. You really shouldn’t close any fire stations up by Foothill Park considering the extreme fire danger the state is in. It is just common sense. Sent from my iPhone 25 Baumb, Nelly From:Arlene Goetze <photowrite67@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 1:06 PM To:Gavin Newsom; Ro Khanna Subject:Gates offers $1M for Flying Syringes!! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. 1. Bill Gates approach known as the 'Vaccine Cartel or Pharma Cartel' by critics, where its vaccines are said to cause at least 38 million premature deaths in world. 2. Bill Gates DTP vaccine killed 10 times more African girls than the disease itself. 3. He also wants an invisible quantum tattoo hidden in the coronavirus vaccines for storing your vaccination history. GreatGameIndia Flying Syringes – Bill Gates Wants To Release Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Inject You With Vaccines GreatGameIndia February 26, 2021 Flying Syringes is a phrase that is used to refer to a proposed project funded by Bill Gates to create genetically modified mosquitoes that inject vaccines into people when they bite them. In 2008, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded $100,000 to Hiroyuki Matsuoka of Jichi Medical University in Japan to do research on genetically modified mosquitoes. Hiroyuki Matsuoka at Jichi Medical University in Japan thinks it may be possible to turn mosquitoes that normally transmit disease into “flying syringes,” so that when they bite humans they deliver vaccines. (How will they know who has already been vaccinated??? Professor Hiroyuki Matsuoka will attempt to design a mosquito that can produce and secrete a malaria vaccine protein into a host’s skin. The hope is that such mosquitoes could deliver protective vaccines against other infectious diseases as well. If Matsuoka proves that his idea has merit, he will be eligible for an additional $1 million of funding. The Washington Pos referred to flying syringes as a “bold idea”. ---In fact, Bill Gates once did actually released a swarm of mosquitoes on unsuspecting crowd at a TED conference in 2009. “There’s no reason only poor people should have the experience,” Bill Gates said, before adding that the mosquitoes were not infectious. Bill Gates is also funding a project which aims to deliver an invisible quantum tattoo hidden in the coronavirus vaccine for storing your vaccination history. The researchers showed that their new dye, which consists of nanocrystals called quantum dots, can remain for at least five years under the skin, where it emits near- 26 infrared light that can be detected by a specially equipped smartphone. However, according to a peer reviewed study published in a respected journal by the world’s most authoritative vaccine scientists, Bill Gates DTP vaccine killed 10 times more African girls than the disease itself. ------On the other hand we learned last year based on an intercepted human intelligence report that Bill Gates offered $10 million bribe for a forced vaccination program for Coronavirus to the Nigerian House of Representatives. Bill Gates Offered $10 Million Bribe For Forced Vaccination In Nigeria |... Indians should beware that the British led GAVI has managed to infiltrate India’s healthcare policy-making thereby gaining a strategic position to dictate India’s response to coronavirus. While the UK is GAVI’s largest funder, its implementation follows what is known as the” Gates approach”. Known as the Vaccine Cartel or Pharma Cartel by critics, its vaccines have been accused of causing at least 38 million premature deaths worldwide. Even the so called “Swadeshi” Indian COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN maker Bharat Biotech was backed since its inception by Bill Gates and the international pharma lobby. Bill Gates agenda in India and his “obsession with vaccines” was exposed last year in a lengthy piece by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nephew of former American President John F. Kennedy. We need your support to carry on our independent and investigative research based j Journalism on the Deep State threats facing humanity. Your contribution however small helps us keep afloat. Kindly consider supporting GreatGameIndia. Forwarded by Arlene Goetze, MA writer/editor on spirituality, NO toxins for Children, photowrite67@yahoo.com 27 Baumb, Nelly From:Jeffrey Ji <jilikeslego@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 1:01 PM To:Council, City Subject:Castilleja using public parks? CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Why is Castilleja using public park tennis courts for their PE? Thanks, Jeff 28 Baumb, Nelly From:Neilson Buchanan <cnsbuchanan@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 12:19 PM To:Shikada, Ed; Kamhi, Philip; Council, City Cc:Baird, Nathan Subject:Council position of AB1401 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. I urge City Council, Policy/Service Committee and Staff to evaluate this legislation and take appropriate action. How AB 1401 May Impact Residential Parking Requirements - Terner Center How AB 1401 May Impact Residential Parking Requirements - Terner Center As California grapples with a continued housing crisis, policymakers are turning their attention to the high cos... Neilson Buchanan 155 Bryant Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 650 329-0484 650 537-9611 cell cnsbuchanan@yahoo.com 29 Baumb, Nelly From:Andrea Smith <andreabsmith@sbcglobal.net> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 12:16 PM To:Shikada, Ed; Council, City Subject:Fwd: 191 Walter Hays Drive, Palo Alto CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello all ‐ I sent the code enforcer an e‐mail 4 weeks ago and never received a response. A neighbor also sent an e‐mail some months ago about the same neighbor and never received a response. In light of financial issues with the City of Palo Alto, I would think the City would be interested in receiving money from construction permits. Why does the City not bother to follow up with e‐mails and other issues. Please do not tell it’s because of the COVID or that EVERYONE is so busy. It is very unfortunate that one of the best code enforcers in the City of Palo Alto was laid off several years ago and the code enforcer from the police department bumped him out of a job because she had been with the City longer that he. He did his job. Andrea Smith 194 Walter Hays Drive Begin forwarded message: From: Andrea Smith <andreabsmith@sbcglobal.net> Subject: 191 Walter Hays Drive, Palo Alto Date: April 12, 2021 at 5:35:44 PM PDT To: brian.reynolds@cityofpaloalto.org Hello Brian ‐ I am writing about a neighbor at 191 Walter Hays Drive who is constantly doing construction without benefit of permit. At least I cannot find it on the City’s web site.. I complained to a code enforcer a few years ago when another (now deceased) neighbor told me that the one at 191 had her tenants cooking in her garage as she did not want them cooking in her kitchen. I complained because I thought that was illegal. The code enforcer told me that yes there was a stove in the garage but it was covered up with a blanket. DUH!!! The 191 neighbor also has had a few “buildings” constructed in her backyard. The code enforcer said that there was no need to get a permit if the “building” is 100 square feet or less. I’ve no ideas how large 30 they are. Now, she is having (for a few months) half of her double car garage made into a room ‐ maybe it’s a kitchen for her tenants. I’ve heard the guy using his power saw (I live across the street and up one house) Saturday evening around 10 pm. My doors and windows were closed. I’m guessing her neighbors on either side of her house have not complained. I see all this going on because my kitchen is in the front of my house and it is difficult not to notice. Is there anything that can be done? Andrea Smith 194 Walter Hays Drive 31 Baumb, Nelly From:Pallavi Homan <pallavihoman@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 9:35 AM To:Council, City Subject:Feedback on Cato Investments Proposal CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Palo Alto City Council, I had dialed in to the April 12th council meeting where the council voted to keep "planned home" projects out of single-family neighborhoods. This decision came as a relief to me and so many of my fellow College Terrace neighbors, so let me convey my thanks in acting quickly and decisively to clarify that high density housing is not allowed in our neighborhood. I understand that despite this decision, at the May 18th council meeting Cato Investments will be prescreening their proposal to rezone 2239 and 2241 Wellesley from R-1 PHZ and to redevelop the site with a 24-Unit Multi-family development. I'm not sure why Cato is moving forward with this in light of your decision, but I am writing in advance of this to reiterate the concerns that I and many of my neighbors have about this proposal. While I do hope the city can find creative solutions to the housing problem, the proposed development is simply too dense for the location for which it is proposed. It would wreak havoc on the lives of the existing residents. Thank you again for your efforts so far, and I hope that you will continue to protect Palo Alto neighborhoods from threats like that proposed by Cato Investments. Thank you, Pallavi Homan 1585 College Avenue 32 Baumb, Nelly From:E Nigenda <enigenda1@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 8:21 AM To:Council, City Cc:Batchelor, Dean; Dailey, Karla; Shikada, Ed Subject:FYI: Wildfires can poison drinking water – here’s how communities can be better prepared CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. "Wildfires are coming to urban areas. Protecting drinking water systems, buried underground or in buildings, is one thing communities can do to prepare for that reality." Wildfires can poison drinking water – here’s how communities can be better prepared I hope our City can implement or has already implemented these recommendations. Thank you for considering them, Esther 33 Baumb, Nelly From:herb <herb_borock@hotmail.com> Sent:Sunday, May 9, 2021 6:05 PM To:Planning Commission Cc:Council, City; Clerk, City Subject:May 12, 2021 Planning and Transportation Commission Meeting, Item #4: 855 El Camino Real [20PLN-00252] CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Herb Borock P. O. Box 632 Palo Alto, CA 94302 May 9, 2021 Planning and Transportation Commission City of Palo Alto, CA 94301 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 MAY 12, 2021 PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATOIN COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ITEM #4: 855 EL CAMINO REAL [20PLN-00252] Dear Planning and Transportation Commission: I understand that this email letter is being forwarded to you automatically before City staff has an opportunity to delete my name and contact information as they did to all public letters attached to the staff report for this agenda item that appear on the City's web site, while the staff didn't delete the same information from the applicant's letters. There is no justification for staff's deletions of the public's names and contact information from information posted on the Internet, unless the person is a public official, in which case only the contact information can be deleted if the person so requests, but the person's name cannot be deleted. The project is not exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act for the reasons stated in my May 21, 2021 letter to the City Council, an unredacted copy of which is forwarded to you with today's letter. 34 The site development standards and allowable uses for a zone district, including a site-specific Planned Community zone district, are the result of a balancing of interests. Zone district uses or site development regulations should not be changed whenever a property owner wants to earn a higher return on an investment. When rental prices escalate for a particular use, a property owner is not required to leave a portion of a site vacant so that they can earn the same return they did prior to the price escalation. The staff report at Packet Page 37 shows an example of how 15,000 square feet at the subject site can be allocated for medical uses. If you allow the proposed change of use, you should limit the new allowable use to store fronts vacant at the time the property owner first applied for the change to the language of the Zoning Ordinance. Otherwise, the property owner can simply raise the rent for Trader Joe's, for example, to force that grocery store to leave and then replace all but a small portion of Trader Joe's facing Embarcadero Road with medical uses. This project application provides a lesson for anyone considering allowing ground floor retail as part of an otherwise all-residential affordable housing project. If you follow the example of this application, any ground floor retail use included in such a housing project today could become an office use tomorrow. Thank you for your consideration of these comments. Sincerely, Herb Borock From: herb Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 12:28 AM To: city.council@cityofpaloalto.org <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; city.clerk@cityofpaloalto.org <city.clerk@cityofpaloalto.org> Subject: March 22, 2021 Council Meeting, Item #3: 855 El Camino Real (20PLN‐00252) Herb Borock P. O. Box 632 Palo Alto, CA 94302 35 March 21, 2021 Palo Alto City Council 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 MARCH 22, 2021 CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AGENDA ITEM #3 855 EL CAMINO REAL (20PLN-00252) Dear City Council: I urge you to remove this item from your agenda, because the proposed project is not exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and requires either a Mitigated Negative Declaration or Environmental Impact Report before the Council can hold a public hearing on this application. The staff report alleges that the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Regulation Section 15301 (Existing Facilities). CEQA Regulation 15301 says, "15301. EXISTING FACILITIES Class 1 consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use." (Emphasis Added) I urge you to ask the City Attorney in open session whether I have accurately quoted the text of CEQA Regulation 15301. The last two pages attached to the staff report for this agenda item show the floor area of each occupied use at Town and Country Village. Only one leased space at Town and Country Village in location 82 (Dr. Berkowitz at For Eyes) is a medical office consisting of only 720 square feet. The thousands of square feet of additional medical offices recommended is not a "negligible" expansion of an existing use as required by CEQA Regulation 15301. Proceeding with your scheduled hearing on the basis of staff's proposed CEQA exemption is a violation of CEQA and a prejudicial abuse of discretion. Planning Director Johnathan Lait's spouse's solo psychotherapy practice is currently prohibited from replacing retail uses on the ground floor at Town and Country Village Shopping Center, but would be permitted to replace retail uses if you adopt the proposed ordinance. Does that fact mean that the proposed ordinance has a foreseeable material financial effect on Director Lait that is distinguishable from the public generally and that, therefore, he has a potential conflict of interest regarding the medical office language in the proposed ordinance? Thank you for your consideration of these comments. 36 Sincerely, Herb Borock 37 Baumb, Nelly From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Sunday, May 9, 2021 3:47 PM To:Loran Harding; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; David Balakian; bballpod; fred beyerlein; beachrides; Leodies Buchanan; bearwithme1016@att.net; boardmembers; Chris Field; Council, City; Cathy Lewis; Doug Vagim; dennisbalakian; Dan Richard; Daniel Zack; david pomaville; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; eappel@stanford.edu; fmerlo@wildelectric.net; Steven Feinstein; francis.collins@nih.gov; grinellelake@yahoo.com; George.Rutherford@ucsf.edu; Gabriel.Ramirez@fresno.gov; huidentalsanmateo; hennessy; Irv Weissman; jerry ruopoli; Joel Stiner; kfsndesk; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; leager; mthibodeaux@electriclaboratories.com; Mayor; margaret- sasaki@live.com; Mark Standriff; newsdesk; news@fresnobee.com; nick yovino; russ@topperjewelers.com; Steve Wayte; tsheehan; terry; vallesR1969@att.net Subject:Fwd: Calif. AG pledges transparency on police misconduct records release- SB-1421 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Sun, May 9, 2021 at 3:27 PM Subject: Fwd: Calif. AG pledges transparency on police misconduct records release‐ SB‐1421 To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Sun, May 9, 2021 at 3:03 PM Subject: Fwd: Calif. AG pledges transparency on police misconduct records release‐ SB‐1421 To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Sun, May 9, 2021 at 2:50 PM Subject: Fwd: Calif. AG pledges transparency on police misconduct records release‐ SB‐1421 To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Sun, May 9, 2021 at 2:36 PM 38 Subject: Calif. AG pledges transparency on police misconduct records release‐ SB‐1421 To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sunday, May 9, 2021 To all‐ Big celebrations in Moscow yesterday, May 8, celebrating the German surrender in 1945. Actually, there were surrenders all over the place for a couple of days, but history marks May 8 as the day. There was a certain amount of chaos in Germany right in there. This was all over DW but I saw nothing on the US networks. This morning, mighty KCBS‐AM‐740 in San Francisco, interviewed the CEO of the "First Amendment Coalition" or something like that. He says that the Governor signed SB 1421 and it took effect Jan. 2019, I think. (Heard it once on scratchy KCBS in Fresno). It requires the AG of California, who polices these cases, to release to the public files about police misconduct in California, particularly wrt to the police: lying, engaging in sexual assault, and firing their weapons. Well, California AG Becerra, during his tenure, fought doggedly to NOT release those records to the public. He said they should come from local police agencies, and not from his office. The First Amendment Coalition, or whatever, had to sue him over and over in State District courts and in the California Court of Appeal, and then again in the lower court when the AG would appeal Court of Appeal decisions. They have engaged in lots of that litigation. You might not think that would be necessary to sue the State AG to get him to enforce California law, but you'd be dead wrong. The argument was made repeatedly in response to these suits that the release of these records would violate attorney‐client priviledge. On Friday, May 7, 2021, the new AG of Calif., Bonta, issued a press release saying that there would now be much more transparency from his office re these cases, and that thousands of these records would be released by September, 2021. The man did not know how firm that promise is, but they are hopeful. At least we have a time‐line. Here is info. from KTVU, Oakland, from 2019: Interactive map: Who is releasing police personnel files under new law, and who is not (ktvu.com) Here, Bonta, the new California AG, says in response to the Assembly hearings re his nomination as AG, that he supported SB‐1421 while in the Assembly and would comply: California AG nominee promises action on police misconduct (apnews.com) Becerra, BTW, is a Stanford Law School graduate, so he did not fall off a melon truck. He was the first Hispanic AG in California. Now, Biden made him Secretary of HHS, even though he apparently knows next to nothing about HHS. That sure struck me as odd. AG of the US would have made more sense, but Merick Garland, a judge for decades, got that job. No complaint there. Obama nominated Garland to the Supreme Court, but the Republicans would never give him a hearing. Fair is fair. The new California AG, Bonta, was in the State legislature and voted for SB‐1421, so there is hope. For sure, this new position by the new California AG reflects the times. Police officers, police departments, City governments, County governments, DAs, criminal defense lawyers, public defenders, and allegedly aggrieved citizens will all want to take note and watch how this develops. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. 40 Baumb, Nelly From:Kathleen Tarlow <kbrizgys@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 9:28 PM To:Council, City Cc:Branden Tarlow Subject:City services CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear city council members, I am writing to ask about the current limits on city services. We are well past a year into the pandemic. Vaccination rates in our city are extremely high, and community prevalence of COVID extremely low. And yet we continue to see drastically reduced city services that we are taxed for and that community members rely on. In particular: I cannot understand the extremely limited library service. The reserve/walk‐up system that was in place for months is slow and very limited. I took my kids back into the library for the first time in over a year today, which they very much enjoyed, but I continue to be baffled by closed branches, closed drop boxes, and limited hours. The children's library is open three days a week, for four hours at a time. Given the pent‐up demand and the stated intent to limit capacity, how is this equitably serving our community? What is the path forward to increase access, and what is the threshold that needs to be met to open the library to full operating hours? How does COVID preclude opening the libraries on the weekends, when children and working adults can visit them? I would like to issue a complaint about Rinconada pool, also on the issue of access. I understand that pandemic precautions closed the locker rooms and restricted capacity during high community spread and unknown modes of transmission. The lane reservation system that has been implemented, however, is totally inaccessible to the average Palo Alto resident. The extremely decreased lane capacity rewards master's swimmers with prime (and recurring) lane times, further limiting pool access to recreational swimmers. Master's membership is expensive, thus reserving the community pool for an elite group of swimmers instead of residents who would like access to the pool. Currently, it is impossible to get a lane reservation at all (I have tried the past three days.) The pool needs to be a public good. I worry that some of the restrictions implemented during the pandemic will persist simply because they are easier to maintain. Please restore the city services that used to be one of the benefits of living in Palo Alto. Thanks for your time, Kathleen Tarlow 41 Baumb, Nelly From:Ben Stolpa <jben@stolpa.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 1:45 PM To:Council, City Subject:mud and silt in CPAU water; Reference: Bob Wenzlau's letter to CPA Utility Advisory Commission CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ To the City Council and CPA Utilities Department, Bob Wenzlau’s long, detailed and well informed discussion as to mud and silt in our city water confirms my periodic observations. We do not have a whole house filter. Our white laundry on occasions, with no changes in laundry techniques, has come out less than the usual white. Though this is not a crisis, it is clearly a sign of periodic and probable sediment in our water lines serving the house, is stated by Bob Wenzlau. Recently I had occasion simultaneously to turn on at full force several faucets at the end run of the water lines in the house, to fill wash basins. The water, when seen, against the light colored wash basins, as being yellowish‐brown, definitely indicating flushed out suspended sediment. After several repeats, water in the basins became clear, indicating that the lines in the house were free of settled sediment and that the incoming water was carrying less than visible amounts of suspended sediments or none. Since I don’t have a house filter, as stated, I cannot observe over time the amount of suspended solids. Nevertheless, in the minimum, Bob Wenzlau’s discussion and recommendations outlined in his “Setting Directions” are eminently reasonable and sound, given his findings, his expertise and evaluation. My experiences concur with his. It is well as well within the purview of the PAUC to proceed with an analysis and appears to be financially reasonable, as well as a prudent step to take. Ben Stolpa jben@stolpa.com Forest Avenue 42 Baumb, Nelly From:M. Gallagher <writing2win@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 8:19 AM To:Council, City; Wong, Tim Subject:Housing the Invisible and the Visible CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Housing Advocates: This article on the lives of the often invisible in Silicon Valley came to my fb news feed today. With our shared interest in housing for all, I share with you: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/silicon-valley- photography-book-mary-beth-meehan/2021/04/30/4867019e-a46f-11eb- 85fc-06664ff4489d_story.html? I find it interesting to see that the Washington Post has put this article in its entertainment section. Unlike many of the proposals to increase the inventory of affordable, quality housing in Palo Alto and elsewhere, I do not think more building is necessary--especially by developers. Instead, I would like us to consider how the significant quantity of existing commercial and residential space in Palo Alto and beyond can be used for affordable, quality housing. Moreover, this housing would give lower income folks a share of equity in their place of residence. I appreciate your consideration of my view. I look forward to how we, collectively and individually, can use existing space to provide quality homes- -and equity--for lower income workers--not microunits or more SROs like the Barker Hotel and Alma Place. Respectfully, 43 Mary Mary Gallagher, B.Sc. Content Strategist 650-683-7102 Copyright 2021 Security Alert Notice The information contained in this e-mail is confidential information, presumed to be virus free, and intended only for use by the individual or entity named above. Virus protection is the responsibility of the recipient. If the reader of this email is not the intended recipient, dissemination or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete the material from your computer. 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Read Story 46 Baumb, Nelly From:Silicon Valley Community Foundation <info@siliconvalleycf.org> Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 1:00 PM To:Council, City Subject:SVCF eNews — California Black Freedom Fund opens new round of grantmaking CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. 650.450.5400 @ info@siliconvalleycf.org To help prprivacy, Mprevented download from the In To help prprivacy, Mprevented download from the In To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Blog | COVID-19 | Racial Justice To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. California Black Freedom Fund opens second round of grantmaking The California Black Freedom Fund is an unprecedented effort to ensure that Black power-building and movement-based organizations in the state have the sustained investments and support they need to eradicate systemic and institutional racism. Philanthropists: Please contribute to the CBFF, the first state-based fund of its kind, to help build power among California's Black-led organizations and leaders. Donate here › 47 Nonprofits: We invite you to apply for a CBFF grant. The deadline to apply is May 14, 2021. Apply here › To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Grant boosts Vietnamese American Roundtable’s racial justice work The Vietnamese American Roundtable aims to "bridge the political fractures in our community" and bring people together through civic engagement, community building and cultural learning. 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From: Alice Smith, Allan Seid Date: Fri, May 7, 2021 at 10:36 AM Subject: [chbb850] Fwd: Express: Asian Americans grapple with rise in hate crimes Our own Alan and Mary Seid are featured here. From: Palo Alto Online <express@paloaltoonline.com> Date: Fri, May 7, 2021 at 10:15 AM Subject: Express: Asian Americans grapple with rise in hate crimes 50 Baumb, Nelly From:Rebecca Eisenberg <rebecca@winwithrebecca.com> Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 11:14 AM To:Aram James; Elizabeth Collet Funk Cc:chuck jagoda; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto; Roberta Ahlquist; Human Relations Commission; Planning Commission; Council, City; Greer Stone; Tanaka, Greg; ParkRec Commission; DuBois, Tom; Cormack, Alison; Filseth, Eric (Internal); patti@safekids.com; Tanner, Rachael; Shikada, Ed Subject:Re: In less than a year, Mountain View builds and opens new 100-unit homeless housing complex CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. All: Thank you to Aram for distributing this fantastic article about Mountain View's exceptional program. These units were provided by LifeMoves ‐‐ the largest and most proven local provider of wrap‐around services. The temporary and attractive shelter units were provided in cooperation with Dignity Moves, which was founded by my dear friend Elizabeth Funk, included on this email. The funding was provided via the HomeKey Program, which (as you have heard me say a few times ;) ) gave away $840 million last year, and is about to give away $1.5 billion this year ‐‐ but only to cities (cities more than counties!) that apply. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a similar program here in Palo Alto? LifeMoves has been trying very hard to do that ‐‐ but is receiving pushback and lack of interest from Palo Alto elected leaders and city staff. How about taking a meeting with Elizabeth (in the to:line) and the LifeMoves Team? If you can't imagine a good location for these units amongst Palo Alto's current portfolio of property holdings, the HomeKey program actually provides funding to acquire parcels for this purpose. Why not? Please feel free to reach out to Elizabeth directly, or let me know and I would be happy to do the logistical work of setting something up for you. Also, Human Relations Commissioner Patti Rehgar (cc'd) toured the Mountain View site recently, and would be happy to share her observations and thoughts. To learn more, here are some resources: LifeMoves Mountain View: https://www.lifemoves.org/homekey/ LifeMoves Playbook on sheltering the unhoused: https://resources.lifemoves.org/lifemoves‐playbook Dignity Moves: https://dignitymoves.org/ My conversation with Elizabeth about LifeMoves's innovative solutions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKw6KZsyfqQ Given the state funding and the readiness of LifeMoves to work with Palo Alto, what is there to lose? Thanks in advance for working towards serving our community, together. Warm regards, 51 Rebecca On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 10:43 AM Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> wrote: https://www.mv‐voice.com/news/2021/05/06/in‐less‐than‐a‐year‐mountain‐view‐builds‐and‐opens‐new‐100‐unit‐ homeless‐housing‐complex Shared via the Google app Sent from my iPhone Rebecca L. Eisenberg Esq. www.linkedin.com/in/eisenberg www.winwithrebecca.com rebecca@winwithrebecca.com 415-235-8078 52 Baumb, Nelly From:LWV Palo Alto <publicity@lwvpaloalto.org> Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 9:03 AM To:Council, City Subject:Invest in the League of Women Voters of Palo Alto! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. View this email in your browser To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. 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To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet.Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp 55 Baumb, Nelly From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 11:37 PM To:Loran Harding; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; David Balakian; fred beyerlein; bballpod; beachrides; Leodies Buchanan; bearwithme1016@att.net; boardmembers; Council, City; Chris Field; Cathy Lewis; dennisbalakian; Doug Vagim; Dan Richard; Daniel Zack; david pomaville; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; eappel@stanford.edu; Steven Feinstein; fmerlo@wildelectric.net; francis.collins@nih.gov; grinellelake@yahoo.com; George.Rutherford@ucsf.edu; Gabriel.Ramirez@fresno.gov; huidentalsanmateo; hennessy; Irv Weissman; leager; mthibodeaux@electriclaboratories.com; Mayor; margaret-sasaki@live.com; Mark Standriff; newsdesk; news@fresnobee.com; nick yovino; russ@topperjewelers.com; jerry ruopoli; Steve Wayte; Joel Stiner; tsheehan; terry; vallesR1969@att.net Subject:Fwd: B 2 shrs TSLA and 15 shrs of AMAT. Billions going into chip makers now. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Thu, May 6, 2021 at 7:28 PM Subject: B 2 shrs TSLA and 15 shrs of AMAT. Billions going into chip makers now. To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Thurs. May 6, 2021 To all‐ I had limit orders in this AM to B 2 more shrs TSLA and 15 SHRS of AMAT, Applied Materials. AMAT does not make chips. They make the equipment that makes chips in the fabs. I used to live about a five minute drive from their headquarters in Santa Clara, and that probably influenced my decision. AMAT, BTW, is up 56.23% YTD. Lamb Research, which also makes that equipment, is up 36.98% YTD, and we aren't that far into the year. What really influenced it was Biden's plan to provide $50 billion to the US chip industry, which is really in bad shape. That will be a down payment. Trade Notification ‐ Account ending in 130 ‐ loran.harding@alumni.stanford.edu ‐ Stanford Alumni Mail (google.com) Click on both lines in this trade notification if you care enough to see both purchases today. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. I got the Tesla shares when it hit a low for the day of $650.00, the exact amount of my limit order. I got my shares, and then the price went up, producing guilt feelings. It c. in fact, at $663.54. I think AMAT has a great future, since the chips are one of the most valuable commodities on earth, and will get more valuable. They sell their machines to chip manufacturers all over the world, including in China and Taiwan. What if 56 a company sold machines that made diamonds? ( I know, some do). After I paid $128.50 today for AMAT, it c. today at $131.73. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. 57 Baumb, Nelly From:contact@livableca.org Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 5:47 PM To:Council, City Subject:The Hated and Defeated SB 50 is Hiding in 7 Bad Bills. Call Your Legislator! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet.Image The Infamous SB 50 is Hiding in 7 Bad Bills: SB 6, SB 8, SB 9, SB 10, SB 478, AB 1322, AB 1401 Sacramento "trickle-down" housing proponents are trying to revive the divisive pre-COVID legislation SB 50 through a group of 7 bad bills. Without your intervention — meaning you contacting your own senator and your assembly member — many of the 7 bad bills may be approved in 2021. The ugly SB 50 by Bay Area state Sen. Scott Wiener would have banned single-family zoning, allowed 10-unit luxury apartments on any residential block, and allowed big apartments in low-density communities, all with less parking. The 7 bad bills of 2021 attempt this all over again — by piecemealing. You are the key to stopping these bills, mostly written by Bay Area legislators trying to fix regional problems by forcing their unworkable ideas statewide. Within the next week, please send a letter to, and set a time to meet with, your state senator and assembly member, or their district staffs via Zoom or the phone. Go here to look up their phone numbers and emails. If you ask, the legislator or their staff will very likely agree to speak/meet with you. 58 You haven't seen these 7 Bad Bills in the news, because our decimated media don’t cover Sacramento much. Yet these bills CUT the legislature’s commitment to affordable housing. They BAN single-family zoning statewide. They allow HIGH-END complexes next to your homes. They KILL parking and small businesses. They TARGET brown and Black areas with upheaval and destruction. They are the 7 bad bills. Take an aspirin, and read on: SB 6 (Kill the Mom & Pops, by Anna Caballero) SB 6 jettisons local planning, letting developers wipe out your business and shopping areas to wedge in MORE market- rate apartment blocs. SB 6 targets businesses that have had vacancy problems for 3 years, a gentrification come- on that will kill stores just starting to recover, such as in Crenshaw in L.A., San Bernardino in the Inland Empire, and old-time businesses in The Fillmore. SB 6 falsely insists that density creates “affordable housing,” when in fact density makes housing affordability an impossibility. SB 8 (ATM for Developers, by Nancy Skinner) In 2019, Skinner got her outrageous SB 330 luxury housing law approved. SB 330 is so bad Skinner had to promise legislators it would “sunset” in 2025, and the bill passed by just 1 vote. Skinner absurdly called SB 330 “The Housing Crisis Act” of 2019. Today, fueled by developers, Skinner wants to extend SB 330 to the distant year 2030. Renamed SB 8, it will still cut down public hearings on controversial developments, still muzzle sensitive communities, still empower luxury housing developers to override cities, still encourage developers and “future residents” to sue taxpayers for $50,000 for each luxury unit denied by a city council, and it will still destroy urban open spaces. What’s not to love? SB 9 (Let’s End Homeownership, by Toni Atkins and Scott Wiener) Crushes single-family zoning in California, 59 a threat to 7 million homeowners at all income levels. Wiener has called yards and single-family homes “immoral.” SB 9 allows 4 market-rate homes where 1 home now stands (or up to 6 units, if developers use an obscure “two-step” that the bill allows). SB 9 requires NO affordable units. It clearly opens all single-family streets to the unchecked, greedy and disruptive investor speculation pouring into the single-family-home market today. SB 9 is the beginning of the end of homeownership in California. SB 10 (10-Unit Buildings Everywhere, by Scott Wiener) Allows any city council to overturn voter- approved ballot measures that protect open space, shorelines and other lands — killing a 108-year-old California voter right. Equally horrifying, SB 10 allows any city council to rezone almost any parcel to allow 10-unit luxury apartments, overriding all zoning including single- family and commercial, inviting the demolition and gentrification of older, diverse, multi-family and single- family areas. It requires NO affordable units. Like SB 9 — it’s ugly cousin — SB 10 opens neighborhoods to unchecked speculation. SB 478 (Baltimore Isn’t THAT Bad, by Scott Wiener) Wiener’s “tiny lot” bill enriches the rich by upending local planning and existing housing to enable his dream that developers should decide how small a lot can be. SB 478 lets developers build 3-unit to 10-unit luxury buildings on unprecedented new tiny lots in existing multi-unit neighborhoods. Los Angeles residents will notice the similarities to L.A.’s “small lot subdivisions” — promised to be affordable but now among L.A.’s most luxurious $1M+ condos & airbnbs. (For wonks, SB 478 mandates statewide “FAR” to allow big buildings on bits of land, with no transitions of building scale.) AB 1322 (Voters are Fools, by Rivas and Ting) AB 1322 creates an unprecedented path for city councils to override housing laws that were approved by voter initiative. AB 1322 will fuel a war over voter rights and the 60 corrosive impact of developer money pouring into city council — and legislative — coffers. It empowers any city council to “commence proceedings” to determine whether a local voter-approved initiative “conflicts” with state law, a role for which councilmembers are entirely unqualified. Voters would be forced to prove, in court, an “abuse of discretion” if a city council overrode voters’ successful housing initiative. That’s a major hurdle to prove. To say AB 1322 violates the constitutional premise of separation of powers is an understatement. AB 1401: (Just Take the Bus! by Laura Friedman) By slashing required parking spaces, this bill theoretically forces people to use transit, a super-spreader of COVID. We respect this author’s environmental concerns, but we hope she takes a very close look at the tens of billions spent by BART in the Bay Area, and by Metro in L.A. County, only to see ridership fall long before COVID struck. Los Angeles is stuck at 1985 ridership levels. USC and UCLA have found that the poor and working-class buy a car the moment they can afford one because using transit robs them of family time, severely reduces job choices and makes chores a nightmare. Livable California is a non-profit statewide group of community leaders, activists and local elected officials. We believe in local answers to the housing affordability crisis. Our robust fight requires trips to Sacramento & a lobbyist going toe-to-toe with power. Please donate generously to LivableCalifornia.org here. Livable California 2940 16th Street Suite 200-1 San Francisco, CA 94103 United States If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe. To help prprivacy, Mprevented download from the In 61 Baumb, Nelly From:Aran Donohue <aran.donohue@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 5:25 PM To:Council, City Subject:2239 Wellesley (21PLN-00045) CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council, I am the owner of a property on Williams St near the proposed development of 2239 & 2241 Wellesley. While I would like to see Palo Alto decrease housing costs—through supply increases and regulatory changes—I have two concerns about the Wellesley project: substance and process. On substance, it's clear that the proposed development would be wildly out of place in that location. It would create many difficult issues on parking, traffic, curb appeal, light and noise for the neighbors, and extended large‐scale construction disturbances. In particular the occupants of 2255 Wellesley would be unfairly affected. On process I have four concerns: 1. It is reactive to a property developer's opportunity, rather than proactive based on a democratic Council‐led and Planning‐informed process. Council and Planning should identify the best locations in Palo Alto for increased density, properly taking into account traffic, transit, schools, and so on. Council, not property developers, should lead the way on zoning changes. If this process ends up choosing that corner in College Terrace for re‐zoning, so be it! (But I doubt it would. Anyone who knows the neighborhood at all can see that S. California Ave is a much better candidate for new mixed‐use and medium‐density projects than College Ave.) 2. It is unfair, especially to the immediate neighbors, as wealthy investors from outside will keep the profit from the zoning change while the nearby residents see hundreds of thousands of dollars erased from their property values. In my view the neighbors are entitled to substantial compensation if this project goes forward, with City Council at their backs in helping them attain it. 3. It is unfair also to owners such as myself who want to build a house for ourselves in Palo Alto, struggling to design homes that meet the City's numerous and sometimes onerous requirements, only to see outside investors who will not even live there bypass these rules. 4. It raises a concerning question of a slippery slope—if this project is approved, will new projects nearby use it as a justification to re‐zone more of the neighborhood? What about elsewhere in Palo Alto? The trust and dependability created by the zoning system itself is gradually jeopardized. Please: 1. Reject this proposal 2. Create a process including the Planning department to roll out thoughtful zoning changes to increase housing supply throughout Palo Alto—fairly, democratically, intelligently, accountably, not ad hoc. 3. Commission a review of existing zoning regulations and design review processes to cut red tape, reduce subjectivity and increase predictability, to help construction in Palo Alto cost less and go faster. 4. Institute guidelines for fair compensation to residents when zoning changes affect them. Thank you for considering my input, 62 Aran Donohue 63 Baumb, Nelly From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 4:32 PM To:sbprogram@hsr.ca.gov; boardmembers; Doug Vagim; Dan Richard; Daniel Zack; Mayor; Mark Standriff; eappel@stanford.edu; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; dennisbalakian; David Balakian; Council, City; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; fred beyerlein; beachrides; grinellelake@yahoo.com; jerry ruopoli; Joel Stiner; kfsndesk; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; leager; mthibodeaux@electriclaboratories.com; margaret-sasaki@live.com; newsdesk; news@fresnobee.com; nick yovino; russ@topperjewelers.com; Steve Wayte; tsheehan; terry; vallesR1969@att.net; Irv Weissman; bballpod Subject:Why not a white man for this big job- small business program? CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. May 6, 2021 Boardmembers, CHSRA‐ Got your email about the new person heading the small business program at CHSRA. Had to be a woman, right? Big salary, air conditioned office. Why not a white man for that job?. I don't like it. White men can bend over in 106 degree heat tying re‐bar together. You're afraid of offending the Nazis who run our federal Nazi affirmative action program, I guess. This government is making war on white American men, and we have a long history of fighting back when people try to ruin our lives. If you don't know history, ask around. When a nice, rich, air‐conditioned job like this ALWAYS has to go to a woman or minority, it furthers the idea in the US that white men are now a bunch of scum to be ruined in every way possible. Well, we are not, and we will prove that to you. Let's see the next few rich, highly paid jobs at CHSRA go to white American men. I have been a huge supporter of CAHSR since 2008 but that support can wane. I used to communicate with Dan Richard, who was one white man who did a terrific job. You need a lot more of them. Quit giving every one of these plumb positions to women and minorities, and more white men might start to support HSR in California. With announcements like this one, you further the idea that you are right in there with the Nazi affirmative action program of the federal government, and you want people to know it. Again, ask around about white American men. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. 64 Baumb, Nelly From:Allan Seid <allanseid734@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 4:11 PM To:CHBB850@googlegroups.com; CHOpinion@googlegroups.com Subject:Fwd: "Understanding the Asian American and Pacific Islander Experience" Panel Series in May - District 5 - County of Santa Clara CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. From: Allan Seid <allanseid734@gmail.com> Date: Thu, May 6, 2021 at 4:07 PM Subject: "Understanding the Asian American and Pacific Islander Experience" Panel Series in May ‐ District 5 ‐ County of Santa Clara https://www.sccgov.org/sites/d5/newsmedia/Pages/UnderstandingtheAsianAmericanandPacificIslander Experience.aspx "Understanding the Asian American and Pacific Islander Experience" Panel Series in May FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2021 For More Information, Contact: Kelsey Martinez Combellick (408) 299-5050 office (408) 299-1277 cell kelsey.m.combellick@bos.sccgov.org 65 “UNDERSTANDING THE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER EXPERIENCE” PANEL SERIES IN MAY SAN JOSE – Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian today announced a series of panel discussions titled “Understanding the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Experience,” that feature a diverse group of AAPI leaders and community members from across the country. The panel discussions aim to provide a foundation for understanding our diverse AAPI community, discussing its culture and history, origins of prejudice and violence, and notions of identity within the AAPI community. All three panels are free, open to the public, and virtual on Thursdays: May 13, 20, and 27 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. PT. To register, visit www.tinyurl.com/understandingaapi. Simitian said the program has been in the works for many months and predates the most recent surge in anti-Asian incidents. “May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and seemed a particularly appropriate time for the series,” said Simitian. He was also motivated by the high level of interest and engagement when he and his office sponsored a series call “Understanding Islam” a few years ago. “I think most people want to understand the lives and experiences of the folks in their community, and that opportunities like this help them to do just that.” “That said, over the last year, and in recent months, our communities – our friends, family, colleagues and neighbors – have experienced a resurgence in harassment and violence. It’s appalling and unacceptable,” said Simitian,” and makes these conversations all the more important. “Like other elected officials, I’ve been able to participate in public rallies, and to see our community come together to speak out, and to support one another.” “But a rally is not enough to break down long-standing prejudice, violence and exclusionary practices. Real change requires understanding – a willingness to listen, engage, and do the necessary work. I hope that people will join AACI and me to better understand our County’s diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander communities,” Simitian continued. “I am deeply outraged by the racially motived attacks and crimes against Asian Americans that are occurring in our community. We need to come together as a 66 community and stand against xenophobia, hate and violence. AACI is honored to join Supervisor Simitian and provide an opportunity for discussion and understanding about the diversity of experiences that exist within the AAPI community. We hope that knowledge and empathy will empower our communities to support each other and heal together,” said Sarita Kohli, President & CEO, AACI. According to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in April, the vast majority (81%) of Asian adults say violence against them is increasing, citing anti-Asian rhetoric, racism and scapegoating which blames Asians for the pandemic and resulting impact. Experience with discrimination is not new, as prior studies illustrated that three in four Asian Americans say they have personally experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly due to their race or ethnicity.[1] Across the country, reports also show that Asian women are roughly twice as likely to be victims than men. Since March 2020, nearly 3,800 hate incidents have been reported to the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center, with over 700 of those incidents reported in the Bay Area alone. In Santa Clara County, over half of county residents speak a language other than English, and 39% of county residents are foreign born. The County is home to the second largest population of Vietnamese residents outside of Vietnam and the largest Hindi speaking community among all counties in the United States. Understanding Series Details To register, visit www.tinyurl.com/understandingaapi or www.aaci.org. Thursday, May 13 (6:30 – 8 p.m.): Our Diverse AAPI Community Who’s who in our AAPI community? What are their histories, stories and experiences? What are their similarities and differences? · Pawan Dinghra, Professor of American Studies, Amherst College; author of Managing Multicultural Lives: Asian Americans and the Challenge of Multiple Identities and co-author of Asian America. · Michele Lew, CEO, The Health Trust · Natalie Masuoka, Associate Professor of Political Science, and Chair and Associate Professor of Asian American Studies, UCLA; author of Multiracial Identity and Racial 67 Politics in the United States and co-author of The Politics of Belonging: Race, Public Opinion and Immigration. Thursday, May 20 (6:30 – 8 p.m.): Prejudice and Violence Where does the prejudice come from? What causes the violence? And what can we do about it? · Honorable Rob Bonta, Attorney General, State of California · Honorable Johnny Gogo, Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court · Helen Hsu, Psy.D., Lead Outreach Specialist, Staff Psychologist, Asian American specialist, and lecturer at Stanford University Thursday, May 27 (6:30 – 8 p.m.): Notions of Identity How does the AAPI community see and describe itself? How is it seen and described by others? · Thuy Thi Nguyen, President, Foothill College · Phillip Yun, CEO, World Affairs Council · Pawan Dinghra, Professor of American Studies, Amherst College; author of Managing Multicultural Lives: Asian Americans and the Challenge of Multiple Identities and co-author of Asian America. Panelist titles are for identification purposes only and are not intended to suggest organizational support or endorsement. Founded in 1973, AACI is one of the largest community-based organizations advocating for and serving the marginalized and vulnerable ethnic communities who face barriers to accessing health and wellness services in Santa Clara County. Our many programs reached 18,000+ each year to address the health and well- 68 being of the individual and advances our belief in providing care that goes beyond just health, but also provides people a sense of hope and new possibilities. Current programs include behavioral and primary health services, substance abuse prevention and treatment, center for survivors of torture, shelter and services for survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, senior wellness, youth programs, and community advocacy. “Understanding the Asian American and Pacific Islander Experience” has already received community support from: · African American Community Service Agency · Asian Law Alliance · Center for Excellence in Nonprofits · Islamic Networks Group · Korean American Community Services · LEAD Filipino · League of Women Voters Cupertino-Sunnyvale and Los Altos-Mountain View Area · North East Medical Services (NEMS) · San Jose Silicon Valley NAACP · Santa Clara County Library District · Stop AAPI Hate* · The Health Trust · Together We Will Palo Alto/Mountain View · University AME Zion Church ### 69 Baumb, Nelly From:Martha <marthalg@sonic.net> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 8:22 AM To:Council, City Cc:Blackshire, Geoffrey Subject:ambulance subscription service CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, I'm confused about the proposed ambulance subscription service. Why is this necessary? Will we need to buy insurance for all the city services? Presently our taxes are paying for the salaries, vehicles and other needed gear for the paramedics and firefighters. If the paramedics discover someone is sick enough to need a trip to the hospital shouldn't they be required to drive them there without charging them? Recently I watched the daughter of a neighbor drive up to her dad's house and spend time maneuvering her car between a fire truck and a paramedic truck so she was close enough that her father could enter her car. He had a stroke and needed to get to the hospital. I'm afraid valuable time is wasted when relatives have to leave work to drive loved ones to the hospital because they can't afford the cost and insurance is another cost. None of this makes sense to me and I'm sure this is also true for other people, so please clarify it in the local newspapers and our utility bills so everyone knows what is happening. Thank you, Martha Gregory 70 Baumb, Nelly From:Elke MacGregor <bemacgregor@earthlink.net> Sent:Thursday, May 6, 2021 6:25 AM To:Council, City Subject:Fwd: Charleston- Arastradero & El Camino bike crossing CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Esteemed council members We would like to reiterate how important we think it is to repair and upgrade the El Camino Crossing portion of the Charleston Arastradero bike improvements. This section of that Corredor is dangerous and in extreme need of upgrades (please see previous emails below). Elke 650‐207‐3321 (sent en route) Begin forwarded message: From: Elke MacGregor <bemacgregor@earthlink.net> Date: March 21, 2021 at 10:42:42 PM PDT To: city.council@cityofpaloalto.org Subject: Re: Charleston‐ Arastradero & El Camino bike crossing Esteemed council members We would like to strongly support the completion of the Charleston Arastradero improvements. Crossing El Camino on a bike is scary for seasoned cyclists and dangerous for children. There are no bike lanes or protection and the road is potholed and pitted. We really look forward to this essential safety measure on a busy bicycle route. Elke MacGregor and family 650‐207‐3321 (sent en route) On Jan 3, 2021, at 9:34 PM, Elke MacGregor <bemacgregor@earthlink.net> wrote: Esteemed council members We applaud all of the work that has been done on the bike boulevards and lanes in Palo Alto. We are a family of avid cyclists and really appreciate these. The Charleston Arastradero bike lanes and safety measures are especially wonderful as we live close by and ride this road weekly. We hope that the El Camino crossing will be 71 addressed soon as well. This portion of Charleston‐Arastradero has no bike lanes or safely measures and the asphalt has large linear potholes. The combination of these factors makes this an unnerving cyclist crossing. With appreciation for all of the bike friendly measures that you have implemented, Elke & Bruce MacGregor 55 Roosevelt Circle 650‐207‐3321 On Feb 23, 2020, at 1:19 PM, Elke MacGregor <bemacgregor@earthlink.net> wrote: Esteemed council members Our family really appreciates the effort and thought that you and the community have put into Palo Alto’s bike transportation infrastructure. Our children have utilized the safe bike routes to the 3 schools in our neighborhood as well as the bike boulevards to downtown and park areas. In addition, all four of us travel along Charleston Arastradero multiple times per week for bike rides in the foothills. These routes as well as the prioritization of environmentally friendly bike/walk transportation have changed our lives immeasurably for the better. We are proud to be a part of a community that teaches our children and encourages our adults to enjoy their surroundings from the vantage of foot power. Please continue to support this vision. Elke & Bruce MacGregor 55 Roosevelt Circle, Palo Alto 72 Baumb, Nelly From:Mary Gallagher <livebuoyantly@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 11:51 PM To:Joe Simitian; HeUpdate; Council, City Subject:Fwd: [ttweeklynews] Tenants Together Newsletter // May 05 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Powers that Be in Palo Alto and Santa Clara County I liked the idea of turning Palo Alto's City Hall into homes for low income workers. The building conforms to the high rise, high density architecture that legislative folks love and advocate in their proposed state bills. The City Hall like other government and commercial buildings in Palo Alto and beyond have become hollow spaces because of covid. These spaces represent an abundant supply of space for housing those with lean means. Homelessness would end quickly if someone took the bull of homelessness by the horn by taking action--today. By action, I mean: the appropriate or a private or public powers would clarify ownership, vary commercial zoning as needed, negotiate leases, invite the homeless to apply for residency. Let's do what we can collectively and individually to end homelessness--today! Please engage my advocacy to house low income residents of Palo Alto and call 650-683-7102 Respectfully, Mary On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 12:44 PM Roberta Ahlquist <roberta.ahlquist@sjsu.edu> wrote: ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ From: Tenants Together via ttweeklynews list <ttweeklynews@npogroups.org> Date: Wed, May 5, 2021 at 9:05 AM Subject: [ttweeklynews] Tenants Together Newsletter // May 05 To: <ttweeklynews@npogroups.org> 73 To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet.Feedly Logo TENANTS TOGETHER To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Some immigrants, hard hit by economic fallout, lose homes ‐ San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle 74 Each has five or six tents,” said Yessenia Benitez, a 30‐year‐old licensed clinical social worker who helps these groups. These numbers don’t take into consideration immigration status but activists and social workers in states like New York or California say more vulnerable immigrants, whom often don't qualify for aid, are finding themselves without a home. READ MORE How Much Is Rent Relief Helping Californians? ‐ Capital Public Radio News Capital Public Radio News Groups around the state are worried about what it will mean for rent prices, tenant welfare and generational wealth for people of color if mom‐and‐pop landlords call it quits. As of April 23, state‐administered rent relief programs had received more than 51,000 applications requesting nearly $355 million in assistance. READ MORE 75 To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Philadelphia’s main anti‐eviction initiative fights for its future ‐ WHYY WHYY Under Mayor Jim Kenney’s proposed budget, the Philadelphia Eviction Prevention Project — a city‐funded collaboration between Community Legal Services, Clarifi, Legal Clinic for the Disabled, SeniorLAW Center, Tenant Union Representative Network, and Philadelphia VIP — would see its budget cut in half. The proposal doesn’t include any funds specifically for the city’s Right to Counsel initiative, which guarantees low‐income tenants an attorney in eviction cases. READ MORE 76 To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. 'Right To Counsel' for NYC Tenants to Expand Citywide as Courts Brace for Wave of Evictions | New York Law Journal ‐ Law.com Law.com Credit: romanslavik.com/Adobe StockWith a nearly unanimous vote, the New York City Council voted on April 29 to expand the “right to counsel” for indigent tenants who are facing eviction. READ MORE GI 77 To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Bell, California is roiled by fight over mobile home parks ‐ Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Merli Albizures gripped a megaphone in late April, looked at the 80‐plus people in front of her at Biancini Park in Bell, and felt a jolt of déjà vu. She has lived in Bell Mobile Home Park for 23 years. READ MORE 78 To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. How to Protect Yourself from Eviction ‐ Knock LA ‐ Knock LA Knock LA Protects all tenants from eviction for non‐payment for COVID‐related reasons from March 1, 2020, through August 31, 2020 (even if no rent was paid for these months). Because the current limited pandemic‐era tenant protections only apply to rent payments due through June 30, as many 120,000 households in LA County will soon be vulnerable to eviction – a disproportionate percentage of which are home to Black and Latinx Angelenos. READ MORE 79 To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Are San Francisco rents rising or falling? Depends on whom you ask ‐ Reverb MSN Music Reverb MSN Music But another report by the listing site Zumper found that San Francisco rents dropped 1.9% from last month, and they calculated a higher $2,600 median price for the same size apartment. Apartment List found that San Francisco rents are still more than 19% lower than last April, though prices remain significantly higher than other major cities like New York, Los Angeles and Seattle. READ MORE 80 To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. From E‐RADification to Reparations ‐ San Francisco Bay View San Francisco Bay View It was a clear day on the morning on April 20, the day that POOR Magazine and all of us youth and family “poverty skolaz” at Deecolonize Academy and Homefulness demonstrated in front of City Hall to protest RAD and Hope VI, two bills that have been used by devil‐opers – like my mamá Tiny calls them – such as Mercy Housing, John Stewart Co. and many more in the Bay Area recently to evict large numbers of families to make room for higher paying tenants. “Non‐profiteers CONtinue to profit off of our poverty and problems while helping to create our problems,” my Mama Tiny, known as “PovertySkola,” a 81 poet, teacher, visionary and co‐founder of POOR Magazine, Homefulness and Deecolonize Academy, where we are all students. READ MORE To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Renters edge towards cliff as Australia halts evictions bans and welfare support ‐ The Guardian The Guardian GI 82 “People who were on jobseeker or jobkeeper, who are maybe falling into rental debt for the first time since 26 March, they’re not covered,” says Leo Patterson Ross, chief executive of the Tenants Union of NSW. “And that’s the combination of the protections expiring, the state of the rental market, particularly in regional areas, and of course, the cuts to income support from the federal government.” READ MORE To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Over 10 Million People Could Become Homeless When Eviction Moratorium Ends ‐ Truthout GI 83 Truthout To make things worse, activists across the country report that a substantial number of landlords prefer to move immediately to eviction rather than pursue or accept rent relief funding. “We have projections of 500,000 people living on the streets of L.A. if nothing is done to curb these evictions,” Trinidad Ruiz of the L.A. Tenants Union says — a catastrophic increase from the estimated 40,000 people currently without housing in the Los Angeles area. READ MORE To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. GI 84 San Diego County to again consider short‐term rent cap, limiting evictions ‐ The San Diego Union‐Tribune The San Diego Union‐Tribune San Diego County to again consider short-term rent cap, limiting evictions The San Diego Union-Tribune READ MORE To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Families brace for evictions in LA ‐ Spectrum News 1 Spectrum News 1 GI 85 Maalouf said people from the Los Angeles Tenants Union and Chinatown Community for Equitable Development helped her complete the application. The organization, Chinatown Community for Equitable Development, has been tracking several apartment complexes that have been fighting against the threats of evictions and displacement due to the rising rent prices for years READ MORE To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. California home prices hit record high ‐ CalMatters CalMatters GI 86 Caitlyn Jenner on Friday became the first well‐known celebrity to announce a run for California governor in the likely recall election later this year, marking a new chapter in the effort to replace Newsom. California will stop issuing new fracking permits by 2024 under an executive order Newsom announced Friday — seven months after he said he didn’t have the legal authority to ban fracking on his own and a week after a proposed fracking prohibition died in its first legislative committee . READ MORE To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. 87 New Homeless Population Almost Doubles In 2020 (San Diego News Now) ‐ KPBS KPBS The number of people entering homelessness for the first time in San Diego county nearly doubled from 2,326 in 2019 to 4,152 between April and June of 2020. The report says this is likely due to the COVID‐19 pandemic, but Michael McConnell, a homeless advocate, thinks this number is higher for another reason. READ MORE 88 To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Mutual Aid Efforts Are Working to Fill the Gaps of Biden’s COVID Response ‐ Truthout Truthout When the pandemic first hit, an organization named Resource Generation, a multi‐racial membership community of young people with wealth or class privilege committed to the equitable distribution of power, wealth and land, launched a #ShareMyCheck campaign, encouraging people who received a stimulus check, but don’t feel they urgently need it, to donate it to be redistributed to undocumented individuals and families who are largely ineligible for stimulus aid. 89 In addition to donating part of his check, Hershey works with NorCal Resist on some of its other mutual aid projects, such as community fix‐its, food delivery programs and brake light repair events. READ MORE Get the Feedly app and read anywhere To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. 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This is the full list of 57 Grand Jury Petition Exhibits, both PDF and Video types as presented to the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York on April 10, 2018. Click the exhibit number to see the exhibit on the website for the Lawyers' Committee for 9/11 Inquiry, whom filed the petition with several family members. When telling people to go see the evidence just remember 911Lawyers.org/evidence https://www.lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/ https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/exhibits-index-grand-jury-petition/ Exhibit 01 Active Thermitic Material- Harrit, Jones, Ryan, Farrer https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-01-petition-1/ Exhibit 02 Were Explosives the Source of Seismic Signals - Rousseau https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-02-petition-1/ Exhibit 03 118 Witnesses - MacQueen https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-03-petition-1/ Exhibit 04A FDNY- Banaciski https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-04a-petition-1/ Exhibit 04B FDNY - Cachia https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-04b-petition-1/ Exhibit 04C FDNY - Campagna https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-04c-petition-1/ Exhibit 04D FDNY EMT - Charles https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-04d-petition-1/ Exhibit 04E FDNY - Cruthers https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-04e-petition-1/ Exhibit 04F FDNY - DeRubbio 92 https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-04f-petition-1/ Exhibit 04G FDNY - Deshore https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-04g-petition-1/ Exhibit 04H FDNY - Fitzpatrick https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-04h-petition-1/ Exhibit 04I FDNY - Gorman https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-04i-petition-1/ Exhibit 04J FDNY - Gregory https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-04j-petition-1/ Exhibit 04K FDNY - Rivera https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-04k-petition-1/ Exhibit 04L FDNY - Rogers https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-04l-petition-1/ Exhibit 05 911 Commission Report https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-05-petition-1/ Exhibit 06 Waiting For Seven - MacQueen https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-06-petition-1/ Exhibit 07 NIST NCSTAR 1-8 https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-07-petition-1/ Exhibit 08 LDEO Seismic - W.Y. Kim https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-08-petition-1/ Exhibit 09 Why Indeed Did The Twin Towers Collapse - Jones https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-09-petition-1/ Exhibit 10 NIST FAQ WTC7 https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-10-petition-1/ Exhibit 11 NIST NCSTAR 1 https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-11-petition-1/ Exhibit 12 Extremely High Temperatures - Jones https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-12-petition-1/ Exhibit 13 Environmental Anomalies - Ryan https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-13-petition-1/ 93 Exhibit 14 FEMA 403, Appendix C https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-14-petition-1/ Exhibit 15 High Velocity Bursts - Ryan https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-15-petition-1/ Exhibit 16 Video WTC7 Collapse Compilation https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-16-petition-1/ Exhibit 17 Video Schroeder/Rodriguez https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-17 Exhibit 18A Video WTC2 Collapse Compilation https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-18a-petition-1/ Exhibit 18B Video WTC1 Collapse Compilation https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-18b-petition-1/ Exhibit 19 Video Witness Kenneth Summers https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-19-petition-1/ Exhibit 20 Video America Rebuilds -Silverstein https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-20-petition-1/ Exhibit 21 Video Pre-Plane Explosion Witnesses https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-21-petition-1/ Exhibit 22 Video William Rodriguez https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-22-petition-1/ Exhibit 23 Video Gage/McIlvaine/Ketchum @ National Press Club https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-23-petition-1/ Exhibit 24 Video Kevin McPadden https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-24-petition-1/ Exhibit 25 Video Barry Jennings https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-25-petition-1/ Exhibit 26 Video Molten Steel - Ruvollo https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-26-petition-1/ Exhibit 27 Video BBC- Jane Standley @ 5pm https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-27-petition-1/ 94 Exhibit 28 Video Basement Explosions - Phillip Morelli https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-28-petition-1/ Exhibit 29 Video JIF (Justice In Focus) - Gage and Cole (Explosives) https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-29-petition-1/ Exhibit 30A Video JIF- Gage and Szamboti (WTC7) https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-30a-petition-1/ Exhibit 30B Video JIF- Gage and Szamboti (Towers) https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-30b-petition-1/ Exhibit 31 Video JIF - Gage and Hulsey (WTC7Evaluation.org) https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-31-petition-1/ Exhibit 32A Video JIF - Gage and Chandler (WTC7 Free Fall) https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-32a-petition-1/ Exhibit 32B Video JIF - Gage and Chandler (Controlled Demolition) https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-32b-petition-1/ Exhibit 32C Video JIF- Gage and Chandler (Lateral Ejections) https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-32c-petition-1/ Exhibit 33 Video JIF - Gage and Harrit (Active Thermitics) https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-33-petition-1/ Exhibit 34 156 Witnesses - MacQueen https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-34-petition-1/ Exhibit 35 Video WTC2 Molten Substance Pouring - Ben Reismanhttps://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury- petition/exhibit-35-petition-1/ Exhibit 36 Video WTC2 Molten Substance Pouring https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-36-petition-1/ Exhibit 37 Video Rodriguez - Basement Explosionhttps://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-37-petition- 1/ Exhibit 38 Video A&E Iron Microspheres Analysis https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-38-petition-1/ Exhibit 39 Video JIF - Gage and Cole (Molten Iron) https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-39-petition-1/ Exhibit 40 Video 95 Firefighters' Warnings- MacQueen https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-40-petition-1/ Exhibit 41 Image of WTC2 Molten Substance https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-41-petition-1/ Exhibit 42 Video JIF - Gage and MacQueen (Explosion Witnesses) https://lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/lc-doj-grand-jury-petition/exhibit-42-petition-1/ 96 Baumb, Nelly From:w362w365@gmail.com Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 2:40 PM To:Council, City Subject:Health Risk CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello. Will City of Palo Alto increase the risk of virus spreading by asking backflow testing? Will water be shut down due to missed backflow testing and therefore increase the risk of virus spreading? 97 Baumb, Nelly From:Brigham Wilson <brighamwilson@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 2:14 PM To:Council, City Subject:More time for Pickleball in Mitchell Park CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi, Can Pickleball have more priority at Mitchell Park? In the evening, there are tens of people waiting to play, while tennis had only 2 folks waiting to play. Each tennis court can entertain 4 tennis playing residents, while the same space can entertain 16 pickleball playing residents. Building out new courts would cost money, but changing the priority so that there wasn't a set "tennis" priority time after 3pm, would better balance supply and demand for the courts. It is easy to move the temporary nets ‐ why have the priority time at all? Thanks, Brigham 98 Baumb, Nelly From:Arlene Goetze <photowrite67@yahoo.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 12:59 PM To:susan.ellenberg@bos.sccgov.org; Cindy Lee Russell Subject:Colleges Asked to stop student Shots CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Israeli People Committee’s Report Finds Catastrophic Side Effects Of Pfizer Vaccine To Every System In Human Body by GGI Staff The Israeli People Committee (IPC), a civilian body made of leading Israeli health experts, has published its April report into Pfizer vaccine’s side effects. If the findings by IPC are genuine, then Pfizer vaccine is linked to more deaths in Israel than AstraZeneca’s in the whole of Europe. The findings are catastrophic on every possible level. This is a detailed report that highlights the most devastating findings. Read more of this post ---------------------------- Physicians, Surgeons Call on Universities to Reverse COVID Vaccine Mandates. In an open letter, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons asked universities to reverse mandates “before more students are harmed” and to make the vaccines “rightfully optional.” By Children's Health Defense Team The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) is calling on U.S. colleges and universities to allow students to attend in-person classes without requiring them to be vaccinated. or COVID. In an open letter, AAPS listed reasons universities should reconsider vaccine mandates. “Altho at first glance, the policy may seem prudent, it coerces students into bearing unneeded and unknown risk andat heart contrary to the bedrock medical principle of informed consent,” the letter stated. According to its website, AAPS is a non-partisan professional association of physicians in all types of practices and specialties across the country. The organization was founded in 1943 to preserve “the sanctity of the patient-physician relationship and the prac of private medicine.” As The Defender reported last week, more than 100 colleges across the country will require students to get the vaccine for in- 99 person attendance, though most will allow medical and religious exemptions. Children’s Health Defense provides this letter students can send to universities explaining that under federal law, Emergency Use Authorization vaccines cannot be mandated. Read the AAPS open letter: Dear Deans, Governing Boards and Trustees, On behalf of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, I am writing to ask you to reconsider your new policy mandating COVID-19 vaccination of students prior to returning to campus. Institutions of higher learning are divided on this issue. Although, at first glance, the policy may seem prudent, it coerces students into bearing unneeded and unknown risk and is at heart contrary to the bedrock medical principle of informed consent. There are multiple reasons to reverse your policy. I ask you to consider the following: 1. Young adults are a healthy and immunologically competent and vibrant group that is at, “extraordinary low risk for COVID-19 morbidity and mortality.” 2. College and University students, however, are under significant mental health strain already from COVID-19 fears, circumstances, distance learning problems and the imposition of government health policy restrictions. 3. Even though the FDA granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for three COVID-19 vaccines, they are not FDA approved to treat, cure or prevent any disease at this time. Clinical trials will continue for at least two years before the FDA can even consider approval of these vaccines as effective and safe. 4. The COVID-19 vaccines on the market in the U.S., mRNA (Moderna and Pfizer) and DNA (Johnson & Johnson — Janssen), have caused notable side effects, pathology and even death (>2300 deaths per VAERS as of April 20). These adverse reactions result in absence from school and work, hospital visits, and even loss of life. 5. College-age women may be at unique risk for adverse events following administration of the experimental COVID vaccinations currently available. According to the CDC, all cases of life-threatening blood clots, subsequent to receiving the J&J vaccine, reported so far in the United States, occurred in younger women. The vast majority of cases of anaphylaxis have also occurred in women. In addition, “women are reporting having irregular menstrual cycles after getting the coronavirus vaccine,” and 95 miscarriages have been reported to the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Effects Reporting System(VAERS) following COVID vaccination as of April 24, 2021. 6. Recent research data demonstrates that the spike protein, present on the SARS- CoV-2 virus and the induced primary mechanism of action of COVID-19 vaccines, are the primary cause of disease, infirmity, hospitalization and death. 7. Students who have had self-limited cases of COVID-19 already possess antibodies, activated B-cells, activated T-cells (detectable by lab testing). This durable, long-term immunity would not only prevent them from getting recurrent COVID-19, but would also represent herd immunity to protect others in the college or university community. 8. COVID-19 convalescent students may be harmed by college and university policy requiring COVID-19 vaccines. They already have extensive immunityand would be likely harmed from a forced confrontation with COVID-19 vaccine induced spike protein causing autoimmune reactions leading to illness and possible death. 100 9. Students and their families may justifiably believe these policies discriminate against individuals who aren’t candidates for this vaccine, have pre-existing conditions, previous COVID-19 disease, cite religious objections, or are otherwise exercising their freewill choosing not to participate in this optionalvaccine experiment. Refer to the Nuremberg code from WWII, which requires individuals, “to be able to exercise free power of choice, without the intervention of any element of force …” 10. Institutional policies that permit faculty to choose or refuse vaccination, but do not allow students the same options, raise equal protection constitutional issues. 11. The ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, requires “reasonable accommodations,” be provided based on an individual’s own unique health situation. This includes rejection of an experimental vaccine intervention which may exacerbate known health problems and thereby cause harm. 12. Colleges and Universities should consider whether they might be liable for damages, poor health outcomes, and loss of life due to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies. 13. “Positive cases,” as defined by laboratory testing alone, may be false positive testing errors or asymptomatic infection that is not clinically proven to spread disease. 14. Ambulatory outpatient early treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection / COVID-19 has been demonstrated effective in adults. 15. Informed consent is the standard for all medical interventions. The FDA factsheet for the healthcare provider reads, “The recipient or their caregiver has the option to accept or refuse (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine.” Please reverse your decision to mandate experimental COVID-19 vaccines before more students are harmed and make the vaccines rightfully optional. Both unvaccinated and vaccinated students should be permitted on campus. Thank you for your time and attention. We would appreciate hearing back from you as soon as possible and welcome further discussion with you and other leaders at your institution. Sincerely, Paul M. Kempen, M.D., Ph.D. – AAPS President (2021) The Defender newsletter, childrenshealthdefense.org, is experiencing censorship on many social channels. Be sure to stay in touch with the news that matters by subscribing to our top news of the day. It's free Forwarded by Arlene Goetze, MA, writer on spiritualality, NO toxins for Children 101 Baumb, Nelly From:Nat Fisher <sukiroo@hotmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 5, 2021 12:52 PM To:Council, City Subject:Fw: library hours Read my comments below. Natalie Fisher Palo Alto From: Library, Pa <pa.library@cityofpaloalto.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 2:30 PM To: Nat Fisher <sukiroo@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: hours Nat, Thank you for your feedback on the library's new hours. We really appreciate hearing from the community and will continue to modify our services as resources are available. The discussion of the library's services and open hours will continue in upcoming council meetings which also welcomes community feedback. Have a great afternoon, Diana Learned Supervising Librarian From: Nat Fisher <sukiroo@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 12:37 PM To: Library, Pa <pa.library@cityofpaloalto.org>; Library Commission <Library.Commission@CityofPaloAlto.org> Subject: hours CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. I suggest you post on Next Door your new library hours and ask for feedback. Personally, I am unhappy about the Mitchell Park library not opening until 2pm. I prefer it open earlier, like 1pm. Natalie Fisher 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Rice, Danille Sent:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 12:23 PM To:Council, City Cc:Stump, Molly; Shikada, Ed; Minor, Beth; Gaines, Chantal; Nose, Kiely; O'Kane, Kristen; Horrigan-Taylor, Meghan; Guagliardo, Steven Subject:Community Mobile Response (CMR) program letter Attachments:City of Palo Alto Letter for Support-SCC CMR MHSA 2021.pdf Good afternoon Mayor and Council Members, On behalf of City Manager Ed Shikada, I would like to inform you that the attached letter was sent to the Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission regarding the City’s support for the County of Santa Clara Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Innovation‐15: Community Mobile Response (CMR) program. Respectfully, Danille Danille Rice Executive Assistant to the City Manager (650) 329‐2105 | danille.rice@cityofpaloalto.org www.cityofpaloalto.org • CITY OF :ft8 m ~ • m on Office of the Mayor and City Council City of Palo Alto May 10, 2021 Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) 1325 J Street, Suite 1700 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear MHSOAC Commissioners, On behalf of the City of Palo Alto, I write in support of the County of Santa Clara Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Innovation-15: Community Mobile Response (CMR) program approved by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on April 20, 2021. As described in the County’s Draft Plan document for this new program, individuals experiencing mental health crises often interact with police. For people that are historically unserved, underserved, or inappropriately served, interacting with law enforcement can be frightening, distressing, or worse. This new, innovative program will utilize a community-based approach in addressing behavioral health crisis calls as an alternative to a law enforcement response. This better serves fellow community members in crisis and frees up law enforcement resources to address other needs. We support the CMR programmatic elements: an onsite field team comprised of an emergency medical technician, crisis intervention worker, and peer outreach specialist, prevention-focused programming, family involvement, program accessibility through a trusted phone line not associated with law enforcement, and a community collaborator embedded in the three service locations for this new program: San Jose, Gilroy, and Northern Santa Clara County. The City of Palo Alto, residents of North County, and all of Santa Clara Country will benefit from this innovative program to ensure that responses to calls for service are resourced appropriately. The CMR program design, driven by significant community support, is modeled after successful programs in other jurisdictions, notably Eugene, Oregon and Denver, Colorado. The ability to have a non-law enforcement alternative response to calls for service will complement, and complete, the spectrum of available resources in Santa Clara County. A dedicated field team for North County will respond in a prompt manner to critical calls for service where seconds can make all the difference. The City of Palo Alto looks forward to working with the County of Santa Clara to facilitate the successful implementation of this innovative CMR program. The CMR program was selected by MHSA stakeholders and supported by community members all throughout the County as an MHSA Innovation project based on its direct impact on marginalized groups, including our unhoused neighbors. As we seek to advance racial equity and social justice efforts, these behavioral health crisis services are paramount. DocuSign Envelope ID: 031DD8CF-6CB7-4E7B-8C1A-74E12AEF4D21 P.O. Box 10250 Palo Alto, CA 94303 650.329.2477 650.328.3631 fax I ask for your support and approval of this program bringing much-needed mental health resources to Santa Clara County. Sincerely, Tom DuBois Mayor, City of Palo Alto cc: City Council, Palo Alto Sherri Terao, Director, Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Department DocuSign Envelope ID: 031DD8CF-6CB7-4E7B-8C1A-74E12AEF4D21 [ DocuSigned by: ~~9 2 Baumb, Nelly From:J.M. Beckett <jmbeckett@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 8:05 PM To:Council, City Cc:UTL-Customer Service; Peter Shuler; Julia Grinkrug; Kim Griffin; norma@usgroup-sfo.com; Marge Fuller; Baltaretu; Kamik; Judith Fields; Terry Holzemer Subject:irresponsible, negligent power outage Attachments:image_123923953 (2).JPG; image_123923953 (3).JPG CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council members, Today (5/10) at 4 p.m., I learned of a power outage scheduled for May 11 and May 12 that will begin at 7:30 a.m., last all day and will affect 140 households in the Palo Alto Central condominium complex near where the gas main replacement is occuring. More than a third of our complex had no notice AT ALL of this power outage other than a sign hastily posted this afternoon by our handyman. Many people here still aren't aware because NO ONE TOLD US. I am not the only one who was taken by surprise. Our property manager was not notified. The city notices about the power outage fail to mention 10 of the buildings affected. The addresses missing represent 57 homes at 2567‐2585 Park Boulevard. I live in 2577 Park. No other notice was posted anywhere. I am attaching the city notice. So how do I know that PA Utilities plans to shut down all 26 buildings here? After I saw our handyman's notice, I called Utility Dispatch. The dispatcher told me that the entire complex will be affected ‐‐ half one day and half the other, only he had NO WAY of identifying which half will be affected on which day because the city cannot determine which transformer goes to which set of buildings. This is irresponsible and negligent. The next two days are likely to be among the hottest of the year. We have frail elderly and infants whose health is at risk in the heat. People who are working at home due to the pandemic don't have time to make other plans. Students attending school over Zoom will have no choice but to miss classes. Disabled people who rely on the elevator to access the parking will have no way to get to their cars. If we weren't in the middle of the pandemic, people could go to a coffee shop or library to use wifi and cool off, but off course that's not possible now. If we lived in single‐family houses, we would have had a notice hung on our door knobs. But because we live in a multi‐ family dwelling, the utility can't be bothered to adequately inform us. You'd think that a power outage that will affect some 140 households would be something to take seriously. Not in Palo Alto. I hope the council will...well, frankly...rake over hot coals the people who created such an epic fail. We understand that planned power outages must sometimes occur. But they should be done with appropriate planning, adequate notice and consideration for the people who are affected ‐‐ especially in these trying pandemic times when so many people and their children are still stranded at home. I am copying multiple neighbors on this email. Please let me know how you plan to respond. thank you, Jamie Beckett 2577 Park Boulevard, V203 Palo Alto, CA 94306 3 phone: 650‐996‐4552 4 Baumb, Nelly From:Allan Seid <allanseid734@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 10, 2021 8:13 AM To:DENNIS LEE Subject:Fwd: Scan Attachments:SeidScan050821.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Friends Living Outside of Palo Alto, Mary and I founded AACI with ten others in 1973. We are proud that nearly fifty years later the organization continues to focus on community education as well as direct human services in 40 languages to all residents of Santa Clara County. We commend to you AACI's 3 series panel co‐sponsored with Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian. Allan and Mary Seid 5 Baumb, Nelly From:Allan Seid <allanseid734@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 8, 2021 9:22 AM To:CHBB850@googlegroups.com; chopinion@gogglegroups.com Subject:Fwd: Scan Attachments:SeidScan050821.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Neighbors and Good Friends, Mary and I founded AACI with ten others in 1973. We are proud that nearly fifty years later the organization continues to focus on community education. We commend to you AACI's 3 series panel co‐sponsored with Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian. Allan and Mary Seid 6 Baumb, Nelly From:Rice, Danille Sent:Friday, May 7, 2021 11:53 AM To:Council, City Cc:Stump, Molly; Shikada, Ed; Minor, Beth; Gaines, Chantal; Guagliardo, Steven; Nose, Kiely; Jonsen, Robert; Binder, Andrew; Kamhi, Philip; Wilson, Sarah Subject:Thank you letter to Anna Eshoo re: earmarks Attachments:Thank You Eshoo-Earmarks.pdf Good afternoon Mayor and Council Members, On behalf of City Manager Ed Shikada, I would like to inform you that the attached letter was sent to Congresswoman Anna Eshoo regarding the City’s appreciation for Ms. Eshoo’s recommendation to the Appropriations Committee to consider our request for the Mental Health Alternative Response Pilot Program and Grade Separation and Downtown Coordinated Area Plan (CAP) Study. Respectfully, Danille Danille Rice Executive Assistant to the City Manager (650) 329‐2105 | danille.rice@cityofpaloalto.org www.cityofpaloalto.org • CITY OF PALO 11 rr, ffl "" ALTO U • 1M1 UII Office of the Mayor and City Council P.O. Box 10250 Palo Alto, CA 94303 650.329.2477 650.328.3631 fax City of Palo Alto May 4, 2021 The Honorable Anna Eshoo 272 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 RE: Thank You Dear Congresswoman Eshoo, On behalf of the City of Palo Alto, I would like to thank you for your recommendation to the Appropriations Committee to consider our request for the Mental Health Alternative Response Pilot Program as one of your recommended Community Project Funding requests this year. The City is aware that this inaugural year of Community Project Funding requests returning is very significant and we are grateful to be part of the process. We understand that there are many steps to go but we are very appreciative to have advanced in this first very important step of receiving your support for our project which impacts our community and beyond. Additionally, I would like to thank you for including our Palo Alto Avenue Grade Separation and Downtown Coordinated Area Plan (CAP) Study in your list of recommendations for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee as a Transportation and Infrastructure Project Funding Request. Our grade separation projects are likely to be one of our biggest infrastructure projects in recent history and your support of this as a Transportation and Infrastructure Project Funding Request is well appreciated. Lastly, we wanted to share a special thank you to your staff for their hard work on these processes and in being available throughout to answer any questions. Your professional team is stellar, and it is our pleasure to continue to work with all of you. Warm regards, Tom DuBois Mayor, City of Palo Alto cc: Palo Alto City Council DocuSign Envelope ID: D548CCDF-AEC0-474B-A02E-79F63D12DC26 [ DocuSigned by: ~=9 .. Lauren Megdadi ?Ol! AY -3 f&Oe l'tist Meadow Drive .. , /:".. Palo Alto, CA 94306 •• I Mayor Tom DuBois 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 N n£? ~--1 3: ~-< :ta nO -< r..,, March 9, 2021 I r.,:-;::; c..> ~ :t>, .:xr Dear Mayor DuBois, -0 uiO :X o> N.. "TJ!:; '"Tl . _c:::, I believe Palo Alto should have pools for dogs. Since walks are ~d ~t for dogs, swimming would be too. They use their legs to paddle. Swimming works muscles in a dog's body. It also works their heart. Clearly swimming is a social activity for dogs. When your dog socializes it's good because it leaves your dog a happy life as well as a balanced life. As you can see, swimming is a fun activity for dogs because they can see friends and make new ones. Swimming is a year-round activity. Like English Bulldogs, they can not be walked in the cold or hot, so swimming would be a good exercise for them to do. Finally, there is a pool for dogs in San Carlos called Dogs Pool Clubs. They have stuff for the dogs like life vest and toys. They also have stuff for the parents like chairs and coffee. If we get a pool in Palo Alto we should have some rooms for one type of dog since some are aggressive to some that are not their type. Those are the reasons why Palo Alto should have a pool for dogs. Sincerely, Lauren Megdadi Tom DuBois 2S0 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 March 12, 2021 Dear Tom DuBois, Guiu Sainz 500 East Meadow Drive Palo Alto, CA 94306 Did you know that hybrid cars are really good for the environment? Well, I am here to convince you that hybrid cars should be the only cars sold & bought in Palo Alto. The first reason is that hybrid cars can go long distances because the battery charges itself with gasoline. This is good because there are barely any electrical charging stations. The second reason is that hybrid cars cost less than electric-only cars. For example, the all-electric tesla costs up to 100 thousand dollars & the Toyota hybrid is 24 thousand dollars. The third reason is that hybrid cars reduce pollution. We use more than 8.S million tons of gasoline a year!!!! That is terrible!! Ifwe use more hybrid cars than gasoline-only cars to reduce how much we pollute. We should all use hybrid cars to save the environment!! Mayor, can you make a commitment to only selling hybrid cars in Palo Alto? Sincerely, Guiu Sainz Tt9rn, VuB~ 250 'Hantilbm, ~ Pa&~ C-!l 94301 MaAC!i,12. 2021 'Heidi, ~ S00UMtM~V~ Pa&~ C-!l 94306 'Hewe IJ()«, eve1, ~ w"1, a Id 4, p~!e ~ ~ in, Pa& ~ dm't !we fieM? Tliia. U, ~ &b} 4 p~& wan1; 69-!we liRM in, Pa&~ U t/uqJ, car,,l &ecauae tlie ~ ~t U, tM-¼I,,. I want mo1ie ~ ~irtg, in, Pa&~ 'FiAat 4 all. 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I can, wn-in,69-~ I fuu9w. ~ I !we and~ !teAel -And, it rn.aAeo, me ~~ I fupe tlw, nudwated IJ()«,, odL we can, luwe &et/:eJi, ~ p'l.icintfo ~ Pa& ~-Tlii.,, ~ ~e(d&; fi4, p~!e !we fuipptRII, and maize a &et/:eJi, ~ 4, ti/-e ~ ~- April 26th, 2021 Mayor Tom DuBois 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Dear Mayor DuBois, Susan Giovannotto 3rd Grade Teacher Fairmeadow Elementary School 500 East Meadow Drive Palo Alto, CA 94306 My third grade class recently finished their CHANGING THE WORLD writing unit. As part of that unit, each student had to choose a topic they were passionate about and write a persuasive letter about it. They were required to write an introduction hook to convince the reader to think like them, do research to find evidence to support their reasons, and write a conclusion that included a call to action. Enclosed are the letters that students wrote and felt were important to send to you. appreciate your taking the time to read the students' letters. Warmly, ~ Susan Giovannotto, M.Ed. 3rd Grade Teacher Fairmeadow Elementary School