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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20210315plCC701-32 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: 3/15/ 2021 Document dates: 2/24/2021 – 3/3/2021 Set 1 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. 1 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Foley, Emily Monday, March 1, 2021 1:24 PM Council, City FW: City Council March 1, 2021 Meeting Agenda Item 3 - 3045 Park Study Session Hello,  I received the following email that should be included in public comments for the 3045 Park Blvd. Prescreening.  Thank you,  Emily  Emily Foley | AICP | Associate Planner | Planning & Development Services  250 Hamilton Ave. 5th Floor, Palo Alto CA 94301  Phone: (650) 617 ‐ 3125  Please think of the environment before printing this email – Thank you!  ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loren Brown <loren.brown@vancebrown.com>   Sent: Monday, March 1, 2021 12:17 PM  To: Foley, Emily <Emily.Foley@CityofPaloAlto.org>  Subject: City Council March 1, 2021 Meeting Agenda Item 3 ‐ 3045 Park Study Session   CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________  3‐01‐2021  Hi Emily,  I represent the ownership of 3 parcels of land along Park Blvd that are the subject of tonight's Study Session.  Our  parcels are 3101 Park, 3197 Park and 3241 Park.  FYI, we support the concept of the overlay proposed by Jay Paul that  would apply to our properties as well.  Loren Brown  Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: Randall Schwabacher <RSchwabacher@sbcglobal.net> Sunday, February 28, 2021 2:21 PM To: Council, City Subject: Rent Forgiveness for City Tenants -Council Meeting March 1, 2021 Item 8 CAUTION: This email o riginated from o uts ide o f the o rganization. Be cautiou s o f opening attachments and c licking on links . City Council Members -Palo Alto, The COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive effect on the entire economy over the last year. All sectors -including large and small businesses, property owners and renters, for profits and non-profits -have suffered from closures, reorganizations, and loss of income due to health and safety rules and regulations restricting public gatherings of more than a few people in any enclosed space. Specifically, I understand that the tenants at the Cubberly Community Center, all non-profit arts organizations, have been closed for the last year by City and County regulation, with no access to their leased s paces, for the tenants and for their clients/customers. And, for the last year, tenants have been required to continue to make full rent payment. I believe that private property owners have an obligation to work with their renters to accommodate the shared effects of the pandemic. Even more so, I believe one of government's strongest responsibilities is to assist their constituents through tough times like we are experiencing. It is the role of government to help its people, and I am surprised and disheartened that the City of Palo Alto, as the property owner, would continue to require fu ll rent payment for a space that the City will not a llow the tenant or its customers to occupy. I urge the City Council to forgive rent for the last year for all tenants at Cubberly, and to forgive rent in proportion to the allowed occupancy of a space until 100% and fu ll use of that s pace is allowed by the City and County. Cubberly provides non-profit and arts organizations a place to exist and enrich the citizens of Palo Alto and the greater community. The services provided are as important to the City as schools, medical, legal, trades, and food service! Specifically, I am aware that Zohar Dance Company has been denied the use of their rented space, but is still required to pay the City rent. I urge you to FORGIVE RENT for Zohar and all other non-profit organizations until the pandemic eases and business resumes reasonable operations once again. Thank you for your consideration. Respectfu I ly, Randall Schwabacher (415) 810-3650 Concerned Cit izen and Patron of Palo Alto businesses and services I 0 · ··1 Virus-free. www.avg.com 1 2 Baumb, Nelly From:lisa burnett <mamalisa3952@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, February 28, 2021 1:13 PM To:Council, City Subject:Rent Relief for Zohar studio at Cubberly CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear City Council Members,  I’m writing to ask you to consider giving Rent Forgiveness to Zohar Dance studio.  I’ve been teach for Zohar since 1986!  Our Cubberly space is precious to us.  As you know we haven’t been able to be in the space due to covid.  So our  zooming enrollment is down. The studio has been a strong part of our community for over 40 years and we would like  that to continue.   We would be grateful for your support in this matter.  It’s been a long ride most certainly.  Kind regards,  lisa burnett  mamalisa3952@gmail.com        3 Baumb, Nelly From:Teresa Marchok <teresa@pilateswithteresa.com> Sent:Sunday, February 28, 2021 1:08 PM To:Council, City Subject:Request for rent forgiveness for Zohar and.. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    I am writing as a longtime (over 2 decades) student of the Zohar Dance studio located in the Cubberley complex.    My request is specifically to petition for rent forgiveness for Zohar and other arts establishments housed in Cubberly.    The arts in general and these organizations in specific serve a need for all of us to keep us healthy, decrease mortality by  improving health, and promote community.    These institutions have been hit hard by the COVID reality and their fundraising efforts like putting on live performances,  are not an option.    To ensure the continuity and viability of these very important arts establishments I request that you offer rent  forgiveness for Zohar and others.    Thank you,    Teresa Maldonado Marchok  Resident of Mtn View  Zohar student for 25 years.  Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Julia Liu <j ulialiulee@gmail.com> Saturday, February 27, 2021 10:03 PM Council, City Rent forgiveness at Cubberly 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 for your support in rent forgiveness for the nonprofit tenants at Cubberley. Before the pandemic, my friends and I take classes and see performances at Zohar Dance Studios 3 or more times a week. After those activities, we often go out for meals at nearby eateries or do our grocery and flower shopping at Piazza's. It is now the 12th month that Zohar has not been able to hold classes or performances in the studio. With rent being 83% of their non-personnel costs but having lost 60% of their earned income, the existence of Zohar is in jeopardy. This of course is true for many small businesses and nonprofits in our region and in our country. But there is something you can do to help the nonprofit tenants at Cubberley and in turn the sma ll businesses close to Cubberley. And if these nonprofits survive, t he city will be able to continue collecting rent from them post pandemic. I urge you to forgive some or all of the rent due from these nonprofits. Thank you! -Julia Liu 4 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Debra Holvick <debraholvick@gmail.com> Saturday, February 27, 2021 5:10 PM Council, City Zohars school of Dance at Cubberly high school CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council I take ballet classes t wice a week, currently on zoom, with Zohars school of dance. I have been going there ever since they opened at Cubberly over twenty years ago . It would be a great loss to me if they had to go out of business because they could not afford the rent. They have been a good tenant for you s ask these years and will continue to be, but they need help right now. If you can, please help them during these trying times. Thank you Debra Holvick Debra Holvick President Bay Area Industrial Corp. P.O. Box 51350 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Ph: (650) 248-7435 Fax: (650) 329-1903 s Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Shannon Bhat <shannonmwalsh@gmail.com> Friday, February 26, 2021 8:42 AM Council, City Cubberly Community Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Member, I realize that the city is in need of revenue but I would like to urge the City Council to provide rent forgiveness to Cubberly tenants such as Acme School. My son attended after school classes there for years and it was such a valuable service to our family. While he no longer attends the school, I would hope it can remain in business to serve others in the community. Cubberley is the home of other services / small businesses that we've patronized over time (Russian School of Math and Ranger to name just two). The pandemic has had severe impacts on these small businesses. It is critical for the City to support them so that they can survive and continue to provide their valuable services to the community. Please help our local businesses and community by providing rent forgiveness. Thank you for your consideration on this matter. Kind regards, Shannon Bhat 6 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Yuan Zhuge <yzhuge@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 3:59 PM Council, City please provide rent forgiveness to tenants CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Member: I am writing to ask the City Council to provide rent forgiveness to tenants in Cubberley Community Center. As a parent with small children in PAUSD, I really appreciate the service provided by tenants in Cubberley Community Center. Before the pandemic, I visited Cubberly often. The site was full of children laughing and playing, participating in different kinds of activities. The small business tenants provide so many services for local residents: essential ch ildcare, language and culture enrichment programs that promote diversity, and extracurricular activities that benefit whole child development. During pandemic, the site is quieter. Only a small portion of chi ldren go onsite . A lot of children have to attend classes online. Those small businesses lost enrollment and revenues. But I wish life goes back to normal after the pandemic. Children can go back and enjoy those classes and activities again. It would be sad that those small businesses cannot survive due to the severe impacts caused by the pandemic. Hope the City can assist them to navigate through this challenging time so that they can survive and continue to serve our community. Please help our local businesses and community by providing rent forgiveness. Sincerely, Yuan Zhuge 7 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: jennifer bulka < outlook_B 19144EE7FDF9C9C@outlook.com > Thursday, February 25, 2021 9:29 AM Council, City Message from the City Council Home Page CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. I would like to speak at the March meeting re: the need for rent credits at Cubberly. Tku Sent from Mail for Windows 10 8 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Kathleen Simon <kasimon98@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 9:00 AM Council, City Item 8: Potential Rent Forgiveness Program for City tenants, March 1, 2021 meeting CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Palo Alto City Council members, As a Palo Alto resident, I am writing to ask you to consider assisting Zohar Dance and the other tenants at Cubberley with rent forgiveness for the period of time they were forced to close due to the pandemic. Providing classes and performance opportunities for children through senior citizens, as well as outreach to disabled and troubled youth, Zohar has been at the forefront of the arts community in Palo Alto for over 40 years. All but the top arts organizations in the country have been struggling over this past year, but especially small community non-profits such as Zohar, which are not equipped to handle such a crisis. Aren't we as Palo Altans better than that? Do we not want to continue our heritage as a supporter of education, culture, and the arts, and help out one of our own? Please vote in favor of rent forgiveness for Zohar and other Cubberly tenants. Kathleen Simon 1498 Kings Lane Palo Alto, CA 9 10 Baumb, Nelly From:Victoria Lindsley <vlindsley1@yahoo.com> Sent:Wednesday, February 24, 2021 4:41 PM To:Council, City Subject:rent forgiveness for Cubberley tenants 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 have been taking dance classes at Zohar Dance Studio in Cubberly for years, and am saddened by the impact that the  pandemic has had on the studio. It is difficult for arts organizations to make ends meet even during the best of times,  and so of course the pandemic has been absolutely crushing for Zohar as they have not been able to hold their group  lessons or to rent our their space for dance performances.  Zohar is an important addition to Palo Alto and to the community, and it would be tragic if Zohar were not able to  operate any longer.    Rental deferral is virtually worthless because most arts organizations were barely making rent even at full operations, so  how are they supposed to pay current AND back rent? It makes no sense.  Because Cubberley is city property, I hope you have more flexibility than many landlords to consider forgiving a large  portion of back‐rent to the arts and community organizations at Cubberley that are so important to the community. The  instructors themselves have also been struggling for the last year, and it would be a travesty if the dance studio needed  to close permanently and the teachers did not have a place to come back to.    For me, my frequent trips to Cubberley for class brought me into Palo Alto from Menlo Park, and I often stayed in the  area after class and frequented Palo Alto businesses such as Piazza’s, and the stores in that shopping center, and Bed  Bath and Beyond and the stores near there. Without classes at Cubberley, I have spent much less time in that area.   Zohar studio was drawing students from all different areas into Palo Alto where they then would stay and spend money  at your local businesses.    Please consider forgiving back rent to allow these studios to open again as soon as is safely possible without crushing  debt.  There are so many of us that received great joy out of the classes we took and the friends we interacted with at  Zohar.  Help keep Palo Alto culture vibrant!    Victoria Lindsley  prior Palo Alto resident  current Menlo Park resident  11 Baumb, Nelly From:Silvia Veronese <SilviaVeronese@yahoo.com> Sent:Wednesday, February 24, 2021 3:49 PM To:Council, City Cc:Zohar Dance Company Subject:Rent forgiveness with Zohar at Cubberly center. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear sir,    I am a frequent participant of Zohar, the dance center at Cubberly. As an art institution they have been hit hard by  COVID. I am indeed asking that the council considers a rental forgiveness program for them. This community needs the  arts more that anything else at this moment.    Best regards    Silvia veronese  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Laura Zweig <laura@laurazweig.com> Sent:Sunday, February 28, 2021 9:52 PM To:Council, City Subject:Agenda Item #8- rent forgiveness, Cubberley tenant 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:    I teach and am on the Board of Directors of the non‐profit dance studio DanceVisions at Cubberley.  We have a long  history of support from the city of Palo Alto.  In the early 90’s the city wanted to help local artists and also wanted to  convert the recently closed Cubberley High School into the vibrant community center it is today.  Local dancers were  invited to create a dance collective and so DanceVisions was created.    The city gave us a very generous break in our rent for the first 5 years of our existence. Now we are asking for your help  again.  Normally our studio is busy from early in the morning til 10:00 every night with classes, rehearsals, private  lessons, pilates sessions, and performances.  We have been unable to do any of that for almost a year.  We have no  income and yet we’re expected to pay rent.  We have had a few donations from students and have applied for a grant,  but we will run out of resources very soon.  Even when we are allowed to start teaching classes in our studio again, it will  undoubtedly be with fewer students for health and safety reasons.  We have no idea how long it will be before our  situation is anything like it was before the pandemic.    We would really appreciate your help so that we can continue to serve our approximately 300 students, to be a part of  our beloved Cubberley community, and to keep the art of dance alive and well.    Thank you.  Laura Zweig  President of the Board  Teacher, choreographer, dancer    Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: Carolyn Silberman <carolyn.cws@gmail.com> Sunday, February 28, 2021 7:25 PM To: Council, City Subject: Rent forgiveness for Zohar at Cubberley. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Members of the City Council. Please give strong consideration to rent forgiveness for the Zohar studio at Cubberley. Zohar studio provides a unique opportunity for excellent dance instruction and performance. Daynee Kraus runs the studio space with dedication and commitment to quality experiences for those of use whose lives are enriched by the presence of Zohar studio classes and performances. Please help us make it through these final miles of the stretch as the vaccines are facilitating a return to a new kind of normal soon. Please help the Zohar studio space remain open through rent forgiveness. Carolyn Silberman Retired, Former Director of Dance and Co-Director of the Justice and the Arts Initiative Santa Clara University Dept. Of Theatre and Dance 2 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Jan Penagos <j an@barker-fam ily.org> Sunday, February 28, 2021 11 :42 AM Council, City Rent forgiveness CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. To Palo Alto City Council: I am writing to express my support of rent forgiveness for tenants at Cubberley Center. Throughout this pandemic, the one saving grace has been my ability to take dance classes virtually. It is certainly not the same as taking classes in the studio, and I so miss the joy of moving across the dance floor, but I am thankful the teachers have found a way to bring classes to our homes. That said, the studios are struggling financially due to lost income from classes, performances and rentals. Without rent forgiveness, I am very concerned that they will not be able to sustain their business. Although there is much to be hopeful about with the rollout of vaccines, it will still be a long road to recovery and these tenants need support from the City of Pa lo Alto during this global crisis. Please forgive rent for these Cubberley tenants. Thank you for your consideration. Jan Penagos 3 Baumb, Nelly From: Ling Tong <lingtongjb@gmail.com> Saturday, February 27, 2021 11 :47 PM Council, City Sent: To: Subject: About Cubberley Community Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Membe~ I would like to urge the City Council to provide rent forgiveness to tenants in Cubberley Community Center. Cubberley is the home for many services such as childcare that are essential for the local community. The pandemic has had severe impacts on these small businesses. It is important for the City to assist them to navigate through this challenging time so that they can survive and continue to serve our community. My kid has been in the after school for 2 years. They did really a great job, even under the special hard condition during pandemic. We as parents really hope they are able to survive through the difficult period. Therefore, please help our local businesses and community by providing rent forgiveness. Thanks Best Ling 4 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Yin Huang <maggiehuangyin@gmail.com> Saturday, February 27, 2021 11 :26 PM Council, City Rent forgiveness to tenants in Cubberley Community Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Member: I would like to urge the City Council to provide rent forgiveness to tenants in Cubberley Community Center. Cubberley is the home for many services such as chi ldcare that are essential for the local community. The pandemic has had severe impacts on these small businesses. It is important for the City to assist them to navigate through this challenging time so that they can survive and contin ue to serve our community. Please help our local businesses and community by providing rent forgiveness. Best regards, Yin s Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Yan Hu <yhu.woomy@gmail.com> Saturday, February 27, 2021 11 :45 AM Council, City Subject: Rent forgiveness to tenants in Cubberley Community Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Member: I would like to urge the City Council to provide rent forgiveness to tenants in Cubberley Community Center. Cubberley is the home for many services such as chi ldcare that are essential for the local community. The pandemic has had severe impacts on these small businesses. It is important for the City to assist them to navigate through this challenging time so that they can survive and contin ue to serve our community. Please help our local businesses and community by providing rent forgiveness. 6 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Emily Xu <emily.xu.cn@gmail.com> Saturday, February 27, 2021 12:47 AM Council, City Cubberley community center rent forgiveness CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi, I would like to urge the City Council to provide rent forgiveness to tenants in Cubberley Community Center. Cubberley is the home for many services for the local community. The pandemic has had severe impacts on these small businesses. It is important for the City to assist them to navigate through this challenging time so that they can survive and continue to serve our community. It would be sad to see them go. Thanks, -Emily 7 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Cc: Peggy Yao <peggy.yao@gmail.com> Friday, February 26, 2021 10:20 PM Council, City Alex Ou Subject: Please help our beloved ACME Chinese School! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Member: I would like to urge the City Council to provide rent forgiveness to tenants (e.g. ACME education group) in Cubberley Community Center. Cubberley is the home for many services such as chi ldcare that are essential for the local community. My daughter has been attending ACME as her afterschool to learn Chinese since 5-year-old. In the past 23 years, thousands of lucky Palo Alto students got high quality Ch inese education from ACME. However, due to the pandemic, students have been in distance learning for almost a year. Only a small portion of ACME's students chose to stay. It's really sad to see how ACME is struggling retaining the teachers and paying the rent. ACME needs your help to survive! Palo Alto residents need your help retain the ch ildcare and Chinese education services! Please help the local businesses and the community by providing rent forgiveness! Best, Peggy, a 15+ year Palo Alto resident 8 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Yvonne Cheng <ycheng041277@yahoo.com> Friday, February 26, 2021 5:57 PM Council, City Yvonne Chenq Rent Forgiveness for Zohar Dance School CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Palo Alto City Council: I am a student at Zohar Dance School for over 20 years. Taking dance class there is a vital part of my life. During Pandemic, Zohar Dance School has offered Online classes for all students. This is a wonderful program to boost our mental spirit and physical strength. But, the School still suffered a tremendous loss financially due to closure during last year and continue into this year. We as their loyal students would really like to see the school can be re-open when the time is safe to do so. But, at the meantime, they really need City of Palo Alto's financial help to maintain their online class until they can safely open class. As a student at the school, I hope City Palo Alto will consider and provide Rent Forgiveness Program to Zohar Dance School. So, when the time comes the school can safely re-open, they can resume classes, performances, to raise revenue to survive the loss of Pandemic finally. We, all the student community will be very grateful for your consideration to Zohar Dance School. Thank you, Yvonne Cheng 9 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: Catherine Perman <cathyperman@gmail.com> Friday, February 26, 2021 4:04 PM To: Council, City Subject: Cubberley Rent Forgiveness Proposal CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. I am writing, from the heart, in support of a proposal to forgive rent for not-for-profit Cubberley tenants. They enhance our community with art, performances, education, and love of learning. Ranging from large organizations to smaller individually led efforts, they bring our community warmth and strength through precious shared experience. My personal experience is with Zohar Dance and other dance studios at Cubberley. I have been a part of the Zohar community since I moved to Palo Alto in 1984. Zohar provides a supportive and positive space which encourages everyone, especially adults, to enjoy and study dance. Community outreach includes performances and master classes. In addition Zohar uses their studio performance space to bring a wider dance community into Palo Alto. Most Zohar revenue comes from direct studio use including rentals to other local dance organizations for classes, rehearsals and performances. These community based dance groups are also missing studio and performance work. The pandemic has caused so much pain. Performing and studio based dance activities are among the many losses. I worry they might disappear forever from Palo Alto since Cubberley is unique in providing space for such groups. While the studio has been closed; Zohar faculty have been doing hero's work via zoom to bring us dance classes in our home environments. Teaching via tech into our homes is valuable but not the same as being in the studio and many students are not able to enjoy zoom based dance. Some lack the required tech. Homes are not ideal: small spaces, furniture, awkward flooring. I can't wait to return to the beautiful spacious Zohar studio so I can celebrate dance with my fellow students and teachers. Help us preserve Zohar studio space until dancing indoors is normal again. Please help support Zohar dance, all Cubberley dance studios, and other non-profits by forgiving rent payments. I feel like our return to Cubberley is getting closer but just not close enough for these organizations to sustain themselves until "back to business" is normal. Thank you for your consideration, Catherine Perman 2398 South Court Palo Alto, CA94301 650-799-1377 cathyperman@gmail.com 10 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Jing Qin <jq021S@gmail.com> Friday, February 26, 2021 1 :40 PM Council, City My support for Rent Forgiveness Program on Cubberley Community Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Members, I want to urge City Council to provide Rent Forgiveness Programs to the tenants in Cubberley Community Center. Cubberley is the home for many services such as childcare that are essential for the local community. The pandemic has had severe impacts on these small businesses. It is important for the city to assist them in navigating through this challenging time to survive and continue to serve our community. Please help our local businesses to continue serving our community by providing rent forgiveness. Thank you ! Jing Qin 11 12 Baumb, Nelly From:Kristine Elliott <elliottkristine@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, February 26, 2021 11:18 AM To:Council, City Subject:Rent forgiveness at Cubberley CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear good people,    I’m writing on behalf of Daynee Krauss and Zohar in support of rental forgiveness!    I’ve been teaching ballet at Zohar for 30 years. It’s been  my home base for all these wonderfully fulfilling  years. The  community that Zohar attracts and those who attend my classes include 12  to 13 year old aspiring ballerinas  as well as  mime experts  who worked with Marcel Marceau and heart surgeons who love ballet and dancers from Africa.   Professional dancers from all over the world come in to take the daily classes we offer. At Zohar, I’ve coached dancers  who’ve gone on to study at prestigious ballet schools around the world  and others who have gone on to extraordinary  professional careers.  Because of its location in Palo Alto at Cubberley,  Zohar has always  been able to maintain a “dance for all” attitude  providing  a very welcoming and  inclusive place for all people to gather to dance.  I hope you will seriously consider the  hardship of paying for an empty space. We can’t go  in there! We want  to dance and move across the floor. We want to   jump and turn and pay for classes. We long to dance in sync with one another in the studio space. Please help us to be  able to continue for at least 30  more years by granting financial support in the way of rent forgiveness.   Please please  bestow rent forgiveness to Zohar ‐ an extraordinary studio space   that no computer  screen time or time at home can  ever replace.    Thank you for your consideration.    Kristine Elliott  elliottkristine@gmail.com  Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Barbara Susco <bsusco@gmail.com> Friday, February 26, 2021 10:52 AM Council, City Zohar/Cubberley CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council Members, Please consider assisting Zohar and the other tenants at Cubberley w ith rent forgiveness. In the case of Zohar, its income has been greatly reduced during the Covid closure. The studio continues to reach out to the community offering Zoom classes, but this is not enough to cover the ongoing physical studio cost s. Zohar is a long standing business in Palo Alto - at least 30 years. Please do what you can to keep Zohar running in Palo Alto, Thank you, Barbara Susco 175 Primrose Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303 13 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Anna Berns <annaeberns@yahoo.com> Friday, February 26, 2021 8:24 AM Council, City Rent forgiveness for Zohar Dance Company (Cubberley) CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council members, Please consider extending rental forgiveness for Zohar Dance Company in these continually challenging times. They are providing an incredibly val uable service to the community by offering online classes during the pandemic, which is important for both mental and physical health of their students young and old. But without space rental income (due to COVID constraints) it is an incredible hardship for them to be able to pay rent for their physical space at Cubberley. It would be a shame if, when the pandemic is over, they wou ld have lost their space as a result. Thank you for your consideration, Anna Berns 14 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Rachel Horst <rach.horst@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 10:35 PM Council, City Subject: Item 8: Midyear Budget and Potential Rent Forgiveness Program for City Tenants CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Pa lo Alto City Councilmembers, I am reaching out regarding Item #8 on the March 1 City Council agenda, Midyear Budget and Budget Amendments, including potential rent forgiveness for City tenants. I would like to voice my support for a Cu bberley tenant, Zohar Dance Company, and encourage you to provide rent relief (or other arrangement) to them and other tenants to the greatest extent possible. Zohar is an institution. It has been a welcoming and inspiring space for dancers of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds for many years. It 's exactly the place we need in our community, and in every community. As a resident of a neighboring jurisdiction (Menlo Park) and a years-long member of Zohar, I hope that you are able to support this community cornerstone during a very difficult time. Since Zohar relies heavily on revenue from the use of the studio as a performance space, it just needs support to get it through to the time when we can all enter our beloved communal spaces again. Thank you for your consideration. Best, Rachel Horst 15 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Yu Liao <yu.liao@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 8:57 PM Council, City Rent forgiveness to tenants in Cubberley Community Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Member: I would like to urge the City Council strongly to provide rent forgiveness to tenants in Cubberley Community Center. Cubberley is the home for many services such as childcare that are essential for the local community. The pandemic has had severe impacts on these small businesses. It is important for the City to assist them to navigate through this challenging time so that they can survive and continue to serve our community. Please help our local businesses and community by providing rent forgiveness. Respectfully, --Yu Liao 16 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: June Lau <june.lai.lau@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 7:51 PM Council, City Subject: Please Provide Rent Reliefs to All Small Businesses at Cubberley Community Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Members: Hope you are all healthy and stay safe. I would like to urge the City Council to provide rent forgiveness to tenants in Cubberley Community Center. Cubberley Community Center is a crucial part of our local community. Despite the living standard and housing are skyrocketing in Palo Alto, this community center remains a great place for small businesses to strive because of the affordable rent. As a Palo Alto resident, I enjoy to send my kids to different after-school activities including Chinese, dance and art. It is a tightknit and heartwarming environment for everyone to enjoy. Unfortunately, the dragging of pandemic has been rough to all of us especially the small businesses. Many small businesses either shutdown or have to reduce the capacity to keep us safe. For example, my son's Chinese school is also severely impacted and their enrollment is reduced by half this year. As much as we want to see things going back to normal after the vaccination boardly rolled out, but I believe many small businesses might not be able to survive. These are challenging times for us all, therefore it is important for the Palo Alto City to assist the small businesses to navigate through this wave and to keep the community cohesion. I hope our city could bring hope, resilience, strength and love to this community and your help is important. Again, please help our local businesses and community by providing rent forgiveness. Sincerely, June Lau Resident of 714 Montrose Ave, Palo Alto 17 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Pavlina A. <pavlinapte@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 6:14 PM Council, City Cubberley Tenants Rent Forgiveness CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear council members, I'm writing this in support of the tenants at Cubberley Community Center. Please consider rent forgiveness or other assistance for the tenants struggling to survive the pandemic financially. Over the years, our family has spent a substantial amount of time at Cubberley, enjoying the many services it's tennants offer. My kids used to attend Good Neighbor Montessori, which is a wonderful preschool, and we can't wait for the Czech School of California to reopen for in-person classes again. My daughter has been taking dance classes with Dance Connection for years, and I enjoy the dance classes at Zahar. My son plays violin and he hopes to join the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra at some point in the future. I'm sure many families in Palo Alto use Cubberley and it's diverse services as extensively as we do. We want to make sure that the tenants at Cubberley, so essential to our growth and wellbeing, continue to be available to our community. Thank you for the consideration. Pavlina Apte, MD 210 Matadero Avenue Palo Alto 18 19 Baumb, Nelly From:yoyo lee <yoyo67_99@yahoo.com> Sent:Thursday, February 25, 2021 5:51 PM To:Council, City Subject:Provide rent forgiveness to tenants in Cubberley Community Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear Council Member:    I would like to urge the City Council to provide rent forgiveness to tenants in Cubberley Community Center.    Cubberley is the home for many services such as childcare that are essential for the local community. The pandemic has  had severe impacts on these small businesses. It is important for the City to assist them to navigate through this  challenging time so that they can survive and continue to serve our community.    Please help our local businesses and community by providing rent forgiveness.    Thanks for your support,  Yolanda Li  Resident in Palo Alto  Parent has kids educated in Cubberley Community Center  Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: wen xu <wenxu2000@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 5:14 PM Council, City Rent Forgiveness Programs for City Tenants CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Membe~ I've been a resident at Palo Alto for more than a decade. Both of my children have had the privilege to enjoy community services at Cubberley Community Center. I would like to urge the City Council to provide rent forgiveness to tenants in Cubberley Community Center. Cubberley is the home for many services such as childcare that are essential for the local community. The pandemic has had severe impacts on these small businesses. It is important for the City to assist them to navigate through this challenging time so that they can survive and continue to serve our community. Please help our local businesses and community by providing rent forgiveness. Regards, Wen 20 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Michael Shu <shus.michael@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 4:42 PM Council, City Help small education business in Cubberley Community Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Member: I w ould like to urge the City Council to provide rent forgiveness to tenants in Cubberley Community Center. Cubberley is the home for many services such as childcare that are essential for the local community. The pandemic has had severe impacts on these small businesses. It is important for the City to assist them to navigate through this challenging time so that they can survive and continue to serve our community. Please help our local businesses and community by providing rent forgiveness. Our kids were studying in Acme in Cubberley Community Center, rea lly hope the city could help those business to survive, thanks a lot Thanks Michael 21 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Erika Mozer <erika.mozer@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 3:55 PM Council, City March 1 Meeting Item -Support for Cubberley Center Tenants 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, As a longtime user and supporter of the Cubberley Center Community, I'm pleased to have the opportunity to contact you as one small way to support Zohar Dance Company and the Cubberley Center Community during these challenging times. It is my hope that you may consider the proposal from the Real Estate Division of the City of Palo Alto assisting Zohar and the other tenants at Cubberley via rent forgiveness. COVID-19 has brought us all challenges beyond what we could imagine. Arts communities have been a welcome presence for many of us during this unprecedented time. Along these lines it is hopeful that we can recognize and support members of our community by helping in a meaningful way. W ith appreciation for your time, Erika Mozer 22 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Amelia Haiqiong Li <lhqkey@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 3:26 PM Council, City Please help small businesses during the difficult time of pandemic CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Member: I would like to urge the City Council to provide rent forgiveness to tenants in Cubberley Community Center. Cubberley is the home for many services such as childcare that are essential for the local community. The pandemic has had severe impacts on these small businesses. It is important for the City to assist them to navigate through this challenging time so that they can survive and continue to serve our community. Please help our local businesses and community by providing rent forgiveness. Thanks, Amelia 23 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: songpingw <songpingw@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 1 :23 PM Council, City Appeal for Rent Ease CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Member: I would like to urge the City Council to come up with some measures provide financial assistance to tenants in Cubberley Community Center, who have continued to pay during these difficult times. Cubberley is the home for many services such as youth education and childcare that are essential for the local community. The pandemic has had severe impacts on these small businesses. It is important for the City to assist them to navigate through this challenging time so that they can survive and continue to serve our community. Please help our local businesses and community with your best efforts. Thanks Pax 24 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Viv Sam <viviansampott@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 1 :16 PM Council, City Zohar Dance Company CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. To the City of Palo Alto, I am writing in regards to rental assistance for Zohar Dance Company. This is a studio I teach at since the pandemic shut us dow n in March. Zohar's monthly rent of $5,600 is 83% of our non-personnel costs. And, without access to the studio performance space for our regular activities we have lost 60% of our earned income. Early in the pandemic, the City did allow Zohar to defer two months' rent, but that became due in January 2021. We have started that repayment process and as an arts organization, every teaching and performance activity is necessary to meet our expenses. With the dance studio closed, we have not been able to have our performances or rentals that would have contributed to our overall income. It is important to save these small businesses that provide Art to the community of Palo Alto. Zohar's Performance Series not only provides the art of dance, but the art of cultural dances to the community. Being on the verge of losing the studio is heartbreaking, not only to me as a teacher, but the need for others who can express through movement. Their physical and mental well-being is at stake here if we lose this precious part of everyone's lives. Thank you for your time and hoping there is a solution to keep Zohar intact for the City of Palo Alto. Best, Vivian Sam, Zohar Dance Co. Instructor 26 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: V Bock <badbin@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 11 :17 AM Council, City Rental assistance for Cubberley dance studios 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 you will be discussing a proposal to assist the tenants at Cubberley with their rent, due to the hardships they're suffering as a result of the pandemic. I am a regular student and supporter of Zohar and Dance Visions, and doing my best to help keep them afloat during this time by taking remote classes. But they have been unable to maintain their usual income by hosting outside groups and performances, and are struggling. Thank you for considering helping them to keep dance alive at Cubberley, and we hope you w ill be able to give them some relief. Kind regards, Virginia Bock 27 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Gabriella Grier <gabriella.grier@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 9:29 AM Council, City Subject: Rent Forgiveness for Zahar CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, Please consider assisting Zohar and the other tenants at Cubberley with rent forgiveness. Zohar is an invaluable asset to the community. They have helped keep me sane and happy while we shelter in place and allowed me to stay home and protect the community by offering class over Zoom. I look forward to dancing in person at the studio again when it is safe. Thank you for considering my request to provide rent forgiveness for Zohar. Best, Gabriella Goldstein Gabriella Goldstein (she/her /hers) (917) 825-9259 www.gabriellagrier.com 28 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Dianna Wiegner <diannaw07@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 12:01 AM Council, City Zohar Dance Company Vote to subsidize Zohar CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Honorable Council Members, I am writing to urge you to forgive rent payments for Zohar School of Dance. While I lived in Palo Alto many years ago, I had the good fortune to study at Zohar. It was more than just exercise, it lifted my spirits so I could overcome my tendency toward depression. I urge you to help Zohar in its struggle during these difficult times. Thank you! Sincerely, Dianna Wiegner 29 30 Baumb, Nelly From:Donald Wong <donaldkwong@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, February 24, 2021 10:51 PM To:Council, City Subject:Rent forgiveness CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear Council Member:    I would like to urge the City Council to provide rent forgiveness to tenants in Cubberley Community Center.    Cubberley is the home for many services such as childcare that are essential for the local community. The pandemic has  had severe impacts on these small businesses. It is important for the City to assist them to navigate through this  challenging time so that they can survive and continue to serve our community.    Please help our local businesses and community by providing rent forgiveness.    Don  Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Jingru Shao <shaojingru@gmail.com> Wednesday, February 24, 2021 6:43 PM Council, City Petition for Rent Forgiveness of Zahar Dance Studio 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 Jingru and I have been a student of the Zohar Dance studio for the past 3 years. I am writing to ask you to consider assisting Zohar and the other tenants at Cubberley with rent forgiveness, as Zohar has brought significant value to me before and during the pandemic. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Zohar has tried hard to continue teaching remotely which really helps my physical and mental health. Therefore, it wou ld be sad to see Zohar being impacted and forced to shut down operations (hopefully not) due to the financial pressure. Thank you for your consideration. Jingru Shao, Ph .D. E-mail:shaojinqru@qmail.com 31 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Jill Parker <jill.g.parker@gmail.com> Wednesday, February 24, 2021 4:21 PM Council, City Rent Assistance to Cubberley Tenants 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 with a strong request that you provide substantial rent assistance to arts and other social service organizations at Cubberley that have been negatively impacted by the pandemic. I am personally most concerned about Zohar, an extraordinary community resource that has provided dance instruction for so many for so long. This vital arts organization provides a range of offerings serving both experienced dancers and those new to the art form, and has earned the decades long loyalty of many of its dancers. Needless to say, with the studio closure and inability to offer either classes in person or performances of any sort, the studio has lost much of its revenue. As we reopen our city, it will be critical to ensure that the arts continue to play a role and are able to thrive. Please help Zohar and its neighbors to survive this difficult period so that we can look forward to a vibrant and enriched arts community that will continue to serve its current audiences and be prepared to welcome in new members as well. Thank you for your consideration, Jill Parker 32 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Elizabeth Doggett <elizabeth.a.doggett@gmail.com> Wednesday, February 24, 2021 4:01 PM Council, City Rent Forgiveness for Zahar Dance Company CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear City Council, As a 7-year resident of Pa lo Alto and long time modern dancer, I'm writing to urge you to please support the Rent Forgiveness Program to assist Zohar Dance Company and the other tenants at Cubberley with their rent payments. Zohar is an integral part of our vibrant arts community, providing unique dance classes with distinguished instructors, performances featuring world-renowned dance companies, and a gathering place for local art ists. The COVID-19 pandemic has been especially hard on the performing arts community, dance in particular. As an arts organization, every teaching and performance activity is necessary to meet Zohar's expenses. With the dance studio closed, they have not been able to have the performances or rentals that would have contributed to their overall income. Without access to the studio performance space for regular activities, Zohar has lost 60% of their earned income. There is no dance studio anywhere on the peninsula that comes close to providing the quality of services that Zohar does -it is a true gem of Palo Alto. Please support the Rent Forgiveness Program to keep Zohar and t he other Palo Alto arts organizations alive! Thank you, Elizabeth Doggett 33 34 Baumb, Nelly From:Veronika Westin <vwestin@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, February 24, 2021 3:21 PM To:Council, City Subject:Zohar - rent forgiveness CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear City Council members,  Please consider to assisting Zohar and the other tenants at Cubberley with rent forgiveness and the value of having  Zohar and dance at Cubberley. I was with Zohar for almost 20 years and it became for me and my little daughter a part  of our life and family.  Sincerely  Veronika Westin  650‐799‐9257    Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Brooke Frances <really.brooke@gmail.com> Wednesday, February 24, 2021 3:11 PM Council, City Rent forgiveness at Cubberley CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. The Zohar Dance Studio in the 12th month of not having classes in the studio. Zohar is an integral part of the community and, like other arts endeavors, is struggling to survive through the pandemic. As an arts organization, every teaching and performance activity is necessary to meet its expenses. With the dance studio closed, they have not been able to have their performances or rentals that would have contributed to a large part of their overall income. Please assist Zohar and the other tenants at Cubberley with rent forgiveness. Thank you. Brooke Frances 35 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: M Felicity Chapman <fchapman@kulikuli.net> Wednesday, February 24, 2021 2:42 PM Council, City Subject: Help Zohar survive CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Please consider assisting Zohar Dance and the other tenants at Cubberley with rent forgiveness. Zohar is an unique dance home for adults. They provide a community that is unmatched on the peninsula. I found my home at Zohar. Unlike other dance communities with children w ho have been able to offer some in-person classes to keep income, Zohar has been reduced to a couple of online classes that cannot possibly makeup for the full in-studio classes they offer. In addition they bring unique artists to the space and community. The absence of the ability to rent out their space has deeply hindered them. They are a lean nonprofit in which rent is the far majority of their outlay expenses. To lose Zohar would leave a hole in our community that cannot be matched. I ask you to please help a community member that has been there for 40+ years. Sincerely, Felicity Rogers-Chapman "Education is the most powerlul weapon which you can use to change the world." -Nelson Mandela. M. Felicity Rogers-Chapman, PhD Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst KuliKu li Research Blog 36 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: marty s <buckabestma@yahoo.com> Wednesday, February 24, 2021 2:51 PM Council, City March 1, #8-Cubberley-Zohar. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. I have been a resident of Palo Alto since 1946. In that time I, and my children and their friends, have been privileged to use the multiple amenities that are integral to Palo Alto. The Parks, the Libraries, The classes, and, of late, Cubberley. Well maybe not lately, but certainly for a ery. log time. The art and the dance programmes are as essential as the tennis courts, the pool at Rinconada, or the libraries. These are all part of the fabric that is Palo Alto. I personally have followed Ehud and Daynee Krauss at Zohar since they were on California Avenue. They have provided enrichment and succor for many, from young to old. It has never been a money making operation-It has always been a lovingly supportive community making operation. Other dance programs at Cubberley do so as well for their audience. I beg you to consider the empty echoing studios that. have been such an important part of so many of our lives. Dancers can do a lot but they cannot make dance, or money, out of nothing. And it is nothing that is in these studios now. Please give them the consolation of a free future, at least util this historical period of time ends and we can all go back to paying, and most importantly, dancing again. If you take if from them you take it from us. And we need it ever so much. We all do. Sincerely, Margaret Simmons 2910 Waverley Street Palo ALto. 94306 650 804 9388 1 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Joe Hirsch <jihirschpa@earthlink.net> Monday, March 1, 2021 11 :27 AM Council, City Tonight's Agenda Item re: Budget Cuts and Rent Deferral/Forgiveness for City Tenants CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. To Palo Alto City Council Members: I see that ton ight Council will be considering rental forgiveness for City tenants, including the Cubberley tenants. From the perspective of Cardiac Therapy Foundation/HeartFit for Life (CTF), a non-profit cardiac rehabilitation program, we have been required to be out of Cubberley first by Order of the County Health Officer (followed by the City) and then by the Stay at Home Order of Governor Newsom since March 2020. We have not been paying rent since then, as we have not been able to use the Cubberley facilities we rent from the City. We thus ask for complete rental forgiveness until we can, with City and County approval, reinstitute our in- person classes at Cubberley. In a normal year, CTF has a budgeted operating deficit of roughly $140,000 before the limited number of grants we get and donations. This is typical for many, maybe most, non- profit organizations. In 2020 we had an operating deficit in excess of $200,000. Th is year we hope to be back in our Cubberley facilities by May, although that is uncertain as the exact return date is totally out of our control. After we return we will be runn ing a hybrid program, with not only in-person classes at Cubberley, but online classes as well. Depending upon when we return to Cubberley, we project that this year's operating deficit could increase to roughly $260,000, as the number of people who can return to the in-person, at-Cubberley classes will be dramatically reduced if social distancing requirements remain in place for the balance of 2021 . 1 2 Rent deferral will make our situation worse if we have to not only incur the projected operating losses for 2021, but also pay back rent for some or most of 2020. That will adversely affect the viability of our program and severely impact the services we can offer (after we have been providing our rehabilitation services in Palo Alto for 50+ years). One option that has been proposed is to defer rent for organizations that can meet certain requirements. Comparing the revenues from the first half of 2020 to the first half of 2019 is not an appropriate measure of the impact of Covid-19 restrictions as we (for example) had normal operations for the first nine weeks of 2020. Comparing the last six months of 2020 to the last six months of 2019 is a better indicator of the impact of the State’s and County’s Orders. During that period, CTF had a 48% decline in member fees, as we couldn’t offer in-person exercise classes at Cubberley, but were only able to offer a limited number of classes online. I’m not totally sure of course, but many other non-profits may face the same bleak future if they don’t get rent forgiveness for the time they have been excluded from their City rental facilities by State and County action, in CTF’s case from Cubberley. Supporting local non-profit organizations and small businesses, we believe, should be a top priority of the City during these trying times for all of us. Please take all of this into consideration as you deliberate budget cuts and rental forgiveness at tonight’s Council meeting. Respectfully submitted, Joe Hirsch Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Charlotte Chang <charlotc@yahoo.com> Monday, March 1, 2021 3:57 PM Council, City Fw: Groovy dancers PLEASE read ... city council meeting TONIGHT regarding rent forgiveness for Cubberly tenants CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Members, I am emailing to ask for your consideration to assist Dance Visions and the other tenants at Cubberley with rent forgiveness. I am one of the loyal Dance Visions participant. Have been going there for close to 25 years. It is an invaluable venue the city provides. Dancing there with the Groovitude group has been important to keep my body and mind in shape. If the current situation does not allow all to get back inside to teach soon, Dance Visions will need assistance to cover the rent and keep our space through this pandemic. Thank you for your considerations, Charlotte Chang 1 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Pat Marriot < patmarriott@sbcglobal.net> Monday, March 1, 2021 3:37 PM Council, City Cubberely rent forgiveness CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Cou ncil Members, I hope you will provide re lief to the many wort hy rent ers at Cubberley. I have ta ken cla sses at Da nce Visions and Da nce Connection for many years and look forward to live classes aga in soon. It's hard for all of us to co nduct our business using Zoom. It's particularly difficult for dance and yoga teachers because ma ny of their "customers" drop out. Please help the many talented and hard-working tenants at Cubberley to stay in bu siness. Tha nk you, Pat Marriott 2 From:Constance Kim To:Council, City Subject:Dance Visions rent forgiveness (agenda item #8 from 3/1 meeting) Date:Monday, March 1, 2021 10:45:00 PM 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 writing to urge you to strongly consider assisting Dance Visions and other tenants at Cubberly with rent forgiveness. I have been taking classes with Dance Visions for nearly 10 years, and I can attest to the fact that the teachers at the studio have worked tirelessly and joyfully to cultivate a vibrant community of dancers of all styles and ages. Their classes attract men and women, boys and girls and provide a wonderful environment to exercise creativity while exercising our bodies as well. The teachers at Dance Visions have gone above and beyond to provide online classes during shelter-at-home, but the realities of COVID have forced them to work at a reduced capacity, which has meant less revenue. Rent assistance will allow this non-profit organization to keep its space at Cubberly and continue its mission to provide a wide variety of affordable dance classes to a broad audience, especially during a time when the arts have suffered so greatly. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Connie Kim HERE IS OUR SITUATION........ In order to keep our rental agreement, Dance Visions, has been paying rent to the city of Palo Alto. Dance Visions income is generated from studio rental. Without the full studio schedule, DV is using its savings account to pay the city lease. This account, that we have all added to over the years from our concerts/fundraisers and private donations, has been covering rent and overhead, but our funds will run out by the end of Spring. Dance Visions is committed to providing an affordable space to dance groups, ethnic dance, ballet and small businesses like ours. If the current situation does not allow us all to get back inside to teach soon, as well as all the other renters, Dance Visions will need assistance to cover the rent and keep our space through this pandemic. Either rent forgiveness or approx $40,000 to cover the second half of this year's rent. By writing to the council you do great service for many artist and dance teachers! Vicky Brey -- Vicky Brey The stark reality is that this may only happen if they receive this much-needed rent forgiveness. This is truly a special dance community, and it would be a great loss if DanceVisions couldn't survive through the pandemic. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Miranda Hopkinson (323) 823-8586 From:Laurie Nelson To:Council, City Subject:Rent forgiveness for cubberly.. Date:Monday, March 1, 2021 5:11:51 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Hello there, I’m an avid dance student at Dance Visions in the Cubberly Center, and am encouraging you to forgive the rent that our teachers have paid, even as they’ve had to do so without being allowed to hold classes there in studio. Covid has brought so much unexpected hardship, and I very much hope you’ll strongly consider helping so that Dance Visions can continue to teach to their thriving community who is anxious to come back and dance in studio once again. All the best, Laurie Nelson Student at Groovitude dance for 7 years Sent from my iPhone From:Donna Peruzzaro, MA CCC-SLP To:Council, City Subject:Support for REACH program and rent Date:Monday, March 1, 2021 7:24:51 PM Attachments:March 1.docx CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ March 1, 2021 Dear Council, We are writing to you to urge you to support the application of REACH for space in the Cubberley Community Center. REACH more than meets the City’s primary criterion: “to enhance the quality of life in the City of Palo Alto." We know this from our personal experience. The stroke recovery program has enhanced and enriched the quality of our lives. For nineteen years my husband, David Wilson, was a partner in the Palo Alto office of Morrison Foerster. In October 2012, David suffered a debilitating stroke that left him unable to walk or talk, read or write. For the first six months afterwards he continued to make progress through physical, occupational and speech therapy programs, paid for by our health insurance plan. David’s recovery was amazing, but our insurance benefits were exhausted. All of his therapists agreed that he should continue therapy because he was still improving at every level, but the cost would range from $200-300/hour. The cost of REACH was about $20/hour, so David joined REACH in March 2014. Since that time, REACH has provided us with an outstanding stroke recovery program. More than just group therapy directed by talented and skilled therapists, REACH has been a collaborative program that enables David and other participants to help and support each other during the recovery process. In our experience, no one who has never suffered a stroke can completely understand the frustrations of and the potential for recovery. By combining three hours a day (twice a week) of physical, occupational and speech therapy sessions with the opportunity to share lunchtime with other stroke survivors, David regained his abilities for conversation, connectedness and participation in the community. For David, REACH has been unique in this aspect of recovery. Conventional wisdom says that stroke recovery tapers off after six months, but we know that this is not true for stroke survivors who, like David, are fortunate enough have the opportunity for therapy after the insurance companies stop paying. David’s personal gains still surprise people who haven’t seen him for a few months, and we know that this would be true for many others even four, five or ten years post-stroke. Palo Alto is fortunate that REACH offers an affordable program to provide this opportunity. Thank you for your consideration of REACH as a tenant in the Cubberley Community Center. Sincerely, Janet and David Wilson 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Gerry Marshall <glmarshall@sbcglobal.net> Sent:Monday, March 1, 2021 7:58 AM To:Council, City Subject:City Council meeting March 8,2021 Castilleja CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear City Council Members.    My name is Gerry (Marshall) Newcomb. I live at 1301 Bryant Street, Palo Alto directly across from Castilleja’s Bryant  main school entrance. I am addressing the duly elected City Council via this email about Castilleja’s building project and  their CUP request to increase the number of students to 540.    Living on the very busy corner of Embarcadero and Bryant Street gives my husband, Bernie, and me a prime position to  understand all of the considerations to be reviewed and investigated by all our neighbors, the school and the members  of the City Council.  Of importance to us is community safety, parking, minimizing traffic and service to the community at  large.    Please know we respect and support Castilleja.  We appreciate how they have improved the safety for pedestrians,  bicyclists and drivers on our street. They are respectful, diligent, responsive and friendly in assisting us with deliveries,  pulling in and out of our driveway and respectful communications about school events or community issues.  We are  thankful for Castilleja’s due diligence in controlling traffic, parking and safety for all our neighborhood.    We are excited for Castilleja’s building plans.  We know we’ll be impacted during construction but we feel that our  inconvenience is outweighed by the benefits to the the many students and the neighborhood. We also feel the  construction is truly not any different from a house demo or new house or complex being built in our neighborhood. It  certainly can’t be any worse than when PALY HS renovated its campus or Town and Country renewing their parking,  buildings and traffic pattern. The school’s new underground parking entrance is directly across from our front door. We  don’t feel that this new garage entrance will negatively affect our street view or create any substantial inconvenience for  us.  The school’s main office parking lot is directly across the street from our home.  Sure, cars and delivery trucks come  and go throughout the day without any disruptions for us. We are grateful to Castilleja’s plan to get more cars off our  street as currently there has been an increase of many residents living on Embarcadero and downtown workers parking  on our street for days at a time. We are also experiencing a noticeable uptick of traffic on Embarcadero in the last 4‐5  months.  Even with the school closed for months the traffic is roaring by as usual. When the school is in session, we  don’t know the difference.    My husband bought our historical home in 1979. So, Castilleja has been a great neighbor for many years. All the  students are respectful and courteous. School visitors, Parents and students kindly do not park in front of our home  during school hours. School peak traffic is in the morning and afternoon for only about 20 minutes. The safety and traffic  control staff keep traffic flowing safely for the public at large.    We are not concerned about Castilleja’s application for an increase of students to 540.  We understand that the school  needs a certain level of students in order to bring important values and quality of learning and life experiences to it’s  students. Such as, sports, music, debates, science, etc. We appreciate the school’s request to slowly increase the  number of students over several years. This will allow the school to effectively and confidently maintain controls over  2 school programs, events, parking and traffic.  We are very confident that the school will maintain it’s current traffic and  parking programs as it has over the last 5 years.    Thank you for your time to listen to our input and opinions. We respectfully ask for your support of Castilleja’s request  to increase the school’s CUP and also to approve their highly energy efficient building plans.    Respectfully,  Gerry and Bernie Newcomb  1301 Bryant Street  Palo Alto, CA 94301  glmarshall@sbcglobal.net  650‐815‐8782  Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Annette Glanckopf <annette_g@att.net> Sunday, February 28, 2021 2:07 PM Council, City; Clerk, City Subject: Castilleja March 8 council meeting CAUTI ON: This email originat ed f r om out side o f t he organiza t i on. Be caut i ous o f opening a ttachment s and click ing on link s. Dear CouncilMembera, I wanted to weigh in on the topic of Castilleja expansion and ask you to deny approval of their development plans. My reasoning is not about education. Castilleja does a superior job in this respect. The proposed expansion plans provide little to no benefits for the city, and greatly damage the quality of life for nearby residents with a monstrous large development in a residential neighborhood. I am against granting approval to a non-profit who has continually violated their conditions of approval. I am specifically against: • changing zoning • increasing enrollment, • building a massive underground garage, • removing large environmental significant and important trees, • increased traffic on Embarcadero -not only for the increased enrollment, but for the many years of construction and the wear and tear of roadways. Please do not change the city zoning, every time a development comes up that wants more, thank you Annette Glanckopf 3 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: gogo heinrich <artandgogo@sbcglobal.net> Friday, February 26, 2021 3:34 PM DuBois, Tom; Burt, Patrick; lydia.kuo@cityofpaloalto.org; Cormack, Alison; Tanaka, Greg; Filseth, Eric (Internal); Stone, Greer; Council, City Castilleja School -Opposition Castilleja letter 2021 February 26.docx CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, Attached is a letter concerning Castilleja Girls School's plans for expansion and their underground garage. I fully support Castilleja's education program but not their incomplete plans with incorrect information. Please do not approve their project as submitted. Respecfully, Gago Heinrich, Architect 4 LETTER TO THE CITY REGARDING THE CASTILLEJA PROJECT February 26, 2021 It appears that Castilleja is still rushing to get their project approved without a compliant plan. We are concerned to see this very controversial project pushed through to Council next month. It would behoove the City and be beneficial to the community to wait until Castilleja submits a project that addresses their non-compliant issues adequately. Understandably, Castilleja needs to grow and modernize for its goal of educating young women. We support Castilleja in this endeavor. However, there is no benefit to the City of Palo Alto or the neighborhood to physically increase the size of the school. The school could make some adjustments and still grow, but they insist on a 30% increase in enrollment, 95 annual events, and an underground garage that is not compatible with the neighborhood. The Castilleja plans are based on pre-pandemic conditions. With the recent changes in education due to Covid-19, there are now other opportunities to increase enrollment without the need for the physical expansion of its campus. Regarding a compliant plan, the Castilleja Draft Environmental Impact Report was incomplete and was inadequate in its analysis. The summary of the back-up documentation did not match the facts and figures presented. Mitigation measures crucial to the success of the project were deferred: some, such as traffic flow through a restricted garage, are to be studied after the project is completed in three plus years; and some (such as tree protection/replacement, traffic and noise) are to be the responsibility of the unidentified future construction contractor. The Final EIR submission is still incomplete and inadequate for these same reasons. An underground garage and the massive scale of the buildings are not in harmony with the neighborhood. The underground garage does nothing to modernize the classrooms and provide a better learning experience. It appears that Castilleja itself understands this as well since they have hired separate consultants, WRNS Studio for the academic campus/buildings, and ArchiRender/Sandis for the parking garage. Castilleja also separated the work into two projects, emphasizing the distinction that the education of young women is not dependent on the construction of an underground garage. Castilleja failed to provide a presentation of the garage and its environmental impacts to the neighbors. Even in its public presentation to the Planning Commission on August 17, 2019, only the academic campus/buildings were elaborated upon by WRNS Studios. There was no garage consultant present. The underground garage does nothing to mitigate the traffic issues nor is it compliant with the municipal codes. The visual character and quality of the site and surroundings are substantially degraded. The square footage that Castilleja proposes, 195,105 square feet, is greater than that of a “Super Target” big box store, 175,000 square feet. This is totally inappropriate for a residential neighborhood. In addition, the building elevation on Kellogg Street is continuous across the entire site, equal to the front elevation of many big box stores. With Castilleja’s latest change in traffic circulation with the driveway/drop-off on Kellogg Street, the opportunity to relieve this massing of the building with landscaping is substantially minimized. Transportation and circulation were not fully addressed in the DEIR and the Final EIR. The basis for the traffic study was insufficient as it randomly selected only three days, and mid-week at that. The traffic counts are old and much of the information was self-reported by Castilleja. The traffic study needs to be redone and new mitigations presented, especially since Castilleja has changed circulation with a new driveway/drop-off on Kellogg Street and changed the vehicle counts on the Bryant, Kellogg and Emerson streets. Specifically, the EIR does not study the two garage ingress and egress driveways, the two new LETTER TO THE CITY REGARDING THE CASTILLEJA PROJECT February 26, 2021 loop driveways, the two parking lot driveways and the delivery driveway. In addition, post-pandemic conditions has seen a noticeable increase in bicycle, pedestrian, and other non-vehicle traffic on Bryant Street, designated as the Bryant Bike Boulevard. It is critical that the new traffic study include new counts for non-vehicle traffic and address safety for the Bryant Bike Boulevard. In the DEIR and EIR Chapter 13, Alternatives, there was not sufficient information for two of the three alternatives. Alternative 1 (No development) did not require further study. Alternative 2 (Moderate Enrollment Growth with the underground garage); and Alternative 3 (Moderate Enrollment Increase with Reduced Parking with the underground garage) did not address the impacts to Land Use and Aesthetics as to the number of trees to be removed, relocated, or protected in place, nor did they provide full traffic studies. The neighborhood group came up with a “No Garage Alternative B”, submitted August 26, 2020. It would be beneficial to see revised plans and studies for Alternatives 2 and 3 with and without the inclusion of the underground parking garage and in addition, have the City respond to the “No Garage Alternative B” submission. Respectfully submitted, Gogo Heinrich, Architect 1331 Waverley Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: Trisha Suvari <trishasuvari@hotmail.com> Friday, February 26, 2021 2:32 PM To: Council, City Subject: Castilleja Modernization Plans CAUTION: This email o riginated from o uts ide o f the o rganization. Be cautiou s o f opening attachments and c licking on links . Dear City Council Members, I'm writing to affirm my support for Castilleja's plan to modernize their campus. It's time to allow the school to upgrade their outdated classrooms and to continue to provide the neighbors with a robust traffic management plan that includes an underground parking garage. Castilleja has spent many years listening and responding to neighbors' concerns and have changed the plans many times in order to appease the neighbors. After constructive feedback from the ARB and HRB, the plan that lays before you now is an exceptional option that benefits not only the school, but also the neighbors and the city of Palo Alto. There are many misconceptions about the project and it's time to focus on the facts. For example, contrary to neighbors' complaints, you will see in the plans that the project does not expand the above ground footage. The footprint of where Castilleja stands today, is what it will be upon completion of this project, but with much added improvements to provide a more aesthetically pleasing neighborhood school. Another fact that must be made clear is that with an increase in enrollment, does not mean that there will be more traffic in the neighborhood. Castilleja is committed to their traffic management plan and has demonstrated this successfully since 2013 by reducing car trips through the introduction of shuttles. Car trips are capped at 440. The last important issue I would like to raise is how some neighbors continuously bring up the fact that Castilleja cannot be trusted based upon an over enrollment issue eight years ago. The school did the right thing by notifying the city of this, yet they are still being punished. What lesson are we teaching our children if they learn that one can never recover from a mistake? That they will be held accountable for the rest of their lives for doing the right thing? That is not a lesson that I would like my teenager to take away from this. Continuously punishing the school and not letting it increase opportunity for future generations of women leaders does not seem very productive or forward moving. As a resident of Palo Alto, I'm proud to say that Castilleja resides here. Palo Alto has been Castilleja's home for over 100 years, there is no reason why it cannot continue to remain in the neighborhood and be able to receive the necessary upgrades to keep the campus up to date with our changing world, just as all of our public schools have done. Thank you for your time, Trisha Suvari s Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Elizabeth Fama <fama.elizabeth@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 12:40 PM Council, City Cc: John H. Cochrane Subject: Support for Castilleja CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council Members, My husband and I strongly support the Castilleja building project and enrollment increase, and encourage you to approve their conditional use permit. 1. We are lucky to have a vibrant, rigorous girls' school in our neighborhood. Approving their plans and their preferred student numbers will allow them to maintain their competit ive edge and attract the best faculty and students. 2. As a general comment that is exemplified by the ordeal Castilleja has gone through: the idea of private property is slowly eroding in Palo Alto. Businesses and potential residents are being discouraged from settling here. In the name of preventing "noise," "t raffic," "changes to historic character," and the ever-dreaded "density," the City is damaging property rights and reasonable progress with intrusive, expensive planning processes. 3. We are not aware of a single organization that has compromised as much or spent as many dollars on architect/engineer fees as Castilleja to satisfy the City and neighbors. Their commitment to the neighborhood is exemplary to the point of being unfathomable. Please toss this school a bone. We are lucky they didn't pack up and move to Austin. Elizabeth Fama and John Cochrane Professorvi I le 6 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Andie Reed <andiezreed@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 11 :00 AM DuBois, Tom; Burt, Patrick; Kou, Lydia; Cormack, Alison; Tanaka, Greg; Filseth, Eric (Internal); Stone, Greer; Council, City Castilleja Events Events Analysis-Chart.xlsx CAUTION: This email originated from out side o f the organization. Be cautious o f opening attachments and clicking on links. EVENTS: PNQL Feb 2021 In t he past, t he City tried to limit Castilleja's Events. The Conditional Use Permit the school is currently following, from year 2000, allows them "S major events and several other ... ". Over t he last 10 years or so the school has interpreted this to mean 100 events, which got many neighbors involved and actively seeking enforcement of t he CUP . We had to track days, times, videos, then supply this data to prior Planning Director Hillary Gitelman, who then stepped up and let the school know that although the verbiage is muddy, they aren't operating in the spirit of their Use Permit, and that the City meant to limit the number of events (see CUP; #27 and #28 are the pertinent items). In other words, constant events, not regulated by t imes and days, make it feel like we live next door to a party house, with traffic, slamming car doors, people noise, lights and action going on a few nights a week and on Saturdays. If the school wants to grow, it needs to find a way to take some of these out of the neighborhood (it's a very small site, 6 acres vs. Menlo at 62 and Paly at 44 acres). See Castilleja Events List and PNQL analysis attached. Looking forward, the school supplied a list of events in their expansion plans submission. It adds up to 90 events and does not include sports events. Perhaps a definition of "events" is in order. Although Mr. Lait's draft "Events Condition" in the staff report includes "athletic competitions" as an event, there are no athletic competitions in the school's list. Therefore, the school will not count sports as an event and we are back where we started, with fuzzy language. This will no doubt cause further mistaken interpretations from both sides. The applicant has said in public that the neighbors are trying to keep them from holding parent-teacher meetings and special celebrations, but actually, of course, nights and weekends are t he issue, not daytime. Generally, neighbors don't complain about daytime events and sports; even if they go a little later, I think that neighbors will accommodate here. The school wants 28 Daytime (8 -5), 42 Evening weekdays, 14 Saturdays, and 6 Saturday evenings. The neighbors suggest that t he school choose off-site venues for their dances and weeknight and Saturday meetings and fundraisers, and limit nights and weekends to a total of 20. The project construction period is a good time to find alternative venues. There's also language about not having consecutive weekends and weeknights and no Sunday events in t he current CUP, but that has not been followed in the past. We would love to see them blossom as a high school here, or a middle school, if they want to grow. If they insist on grades 6 -12, t hey will need to limit enrollment to a reasonable number (around 450 would probably get support from neighbors) and not overwhelm the residents with activities for a private school very few residents attend. 7 8   ‐‐   Andie Reed CPA 160 Melville Ave  Palo Alto, CA 94301 530-401-3809   Size Hours and Days 1.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 2.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 3.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 4.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 5.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 6.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 7.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 8.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 9.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 10.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 11.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 12.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 13.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 14.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 15.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 16.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 17.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 18.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 19.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 20.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 21.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 22.Special Event up to 100 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 23.Special Event up to 100 Guests Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm 24.Special Event up to 100 Guests Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm 25.Special Event up to 100 Guests Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm 26.Special Event up to 100 Guests Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm 27.Special Event up to 100 Guests Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm 28.Special Event up to 100 Guests Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm This table includes additional limitations on the proposed size, hours and days for the Special Events. Fo examples of the Special Events. The Special Events listed are illustrative of the types of Special Events th Year to address the instructional needs of existing and future programs provided by the School. orog 29.Special Event up to 100 Guests Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm 30.Special Event up to 100 Guests Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm 31.Special Event up to 100 Guests Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm 32.Special Event up to 100 Guests Sa.: 10:00am-5:00pm 33.Special Event up to 100 Guests Sa.: 10:00am-5:00pm 34.Special Event up to 100 Guests Sa: 5:00pm-10:00pm 35.Special Event up to 100 Guests Sa.: 5:00pm-10:00pm 36.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 8:00am-10:00pm 37.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 38.Special Events up to 200 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 39.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 40.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 41.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 42.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 43.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 44.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 45.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 46.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 47.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 48.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 49.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 50.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 51.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 52.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 53.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 54.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 55.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 56.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 57.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 58.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 59.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 60.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 61.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 62.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 63.Special Event up to 200 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 64.Special Event up to 200 Guests Sa.: 8:00am-10:00pm 65.Special Event up to 200 Guests Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm 66.Special Event up to 200 Guests Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm 67.Special Event up to 200 Guests Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm 68.Special Event up to 200 Guests Sa.: 5:00pm-10:00pm 69.Special Events up to 300 Guests M-F: 8:00am-10:00pm 70.Special Events up to 300 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 71.Special Events up to 300 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 72.Special Events up to 300 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 73.Special Events up to 300 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 74.Special Events up to 300 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 75.Special Events up to 300 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 76.Special Events up to 300 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 77.Special Events up to 300 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 78.Special Events up to 300 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 79.Special Events up to 300 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 80.Special Events up to 400 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 81.Special Events up to 400 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 82.Special Events up to 400 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 83.Special Events up to 400 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 84.Special Events up to 400 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 85.Special Events up to 400 Guests Sa.: 5:00pm-10:00pm Size Hours and Days 1.Special Event up to 700 Guests Sa: 5:00pm-10:00pm 2.Special Event up to 300 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 3.Special Event up to 500 Guests M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm 4.Special Event up to 300 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm 5.Special Event up to 700 Guests M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Major Event Additional Limitations This table includes additional limitations on the proposed size, hours and days for the Major Events. The the event unless given written permission by the City of Palo Alto. A Major Event is defined as events tha Admissions Event Admissions Event Admissions Event Parent Meeting Parent Meeting Parent Reception Parent Reception Dances and Socials Upper School Play Admissions Event Parent Meeting Parent Meeting Student Dinner Student Movie Night Parent College Night Parent College Night Upper School Preview Night Alum Reception Parent College Night Athletics Reception Admissions Reception Art Gallery Reception Dance Rehearsal Admissions Event Admissions Event Admissions Event Admissions Event Dance Rehearsal r informational purposes only, the table includes illustrative at could occur, the specific Special Events may vary each Academic Illustrative Examples Dance Rehearsal Dance Rehearsal Dance Rehearsal Alum Reception Alum Reception Alum Reception Dances and Socials Junior Senior Banquet Faculty Staff Party Student/Parent Forum Parent Meeting Parent Meeting Festival of Learning Alum Reception 8th Grade Promotion Summer Camp Opening Day Summer Camp Opening Day Summer Camp Opening Day Summer Camp Opening Day Summer Camp Opening Day Parent Meeting Parent Meeting Parent Meeting Admissions Info Session Upper School Play Upper School Play 8th Grade Arts Showcase Global Investigator Celebration Global Investigator Info Meeting DC Trip Info Meeting Global Week Community Evening Arts Showcase Dances and Socials Winter Concert Vision & Voice Performance Upper School Play Admissions Testing Admissions Testing Admissions Testing Dances and Socials MS Swim Meet Grandparents and Special Friends Day Upper School Open House Middle School Open House Middle School Open House Spring Music Concert Middle School Explo! Celebration of Sports Dances and Socials Dances and Socials New Parent Reception Family Day C-STEam Class Day Dances and Socials Arts Show Performance Arts Show Performance Back to School Night Gator Gathering Founder’s Day Opening Day / Tie Ceremony Baccalaureate / Graduation Event Names e Major Events will not change in quantity or in the specific name of at bring almost all students and parents to the Castilleja campus. Chart supplied by Castilleja in their Expansion Application, and EIR documents PNQL analysis Jan 2021 Analysis:How many events/attendees:Proposed by Castilleja Suggested by neighbors D 28 Daytime events 7@100, 12@200, 5@300, 3@400,1@700 no change E 42 Evening events 15@100,16@200,8@300,2@400,1@500 10 events, fewer attendees S 14 Saturday events 11@100,3@200 10 events, fewer attendees SE 6 Saturday Evening events 2@100,2@200,1@400,1@700 5 events, fewer attendees total 90 Events events broken down by attendees total 53 events Organized by Day/Time Special Event Additional Limitations Hours and Days Size 1.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Admissions Event 2.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Admissions Event 3.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Admissions Event 4.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Parent Meeting 5.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Parent Meeting 6.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Parent Reception 7.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Parent Reception 8.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Dances and Socials 9.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Upper School Play 10.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Admissions Event 11.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Parent Meeting 12.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Parent Meeting 13.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Student Dinner 14.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Student Movie Night 15.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Parent College Night 16.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Parent College Night 17.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Upper School Preview Night 18.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Alum Reception 19.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Parent College Night 20.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Athletics Reception 21.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Admissions Reception 22.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Art Gallery Reception 23.S 1 Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Dance Rehearsal 24.S 1 Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Admissions Event 25.S 1 Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Admissions Event 26.S 1 Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Admissions Event 27.S 1 Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Admissions Event Illustrative Examples 28.S 1 Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Dance Rehearsal 29.S 1 Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Dance Rehearsal 30.S 1 Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Dance Rehearsal 31.S 1 Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Dance Rehearsal 32.S 1 Sa.: 10:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Alum Reception 33.S 1 Sa.: 10:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Alum Reception 34.SE 1 Sa: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Alum Reception 35.SE 1 Sa.: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 100 Guests Dances and Socials 36.E 1 M-F: 8:00am-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Junior Senior Banquet 37.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Faculty Staff Party 38.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Events up to 200 Guests Student/Parent Forum 39.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Parent Meeting 40.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Parent Meeting 41.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Festival of Learning 42.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Alum Reception 43.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests 8th Grade Promotion 44.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Summer Camp Opening Day 45.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Summer Camp Opening Day 46.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Summer Camp Opening Day 47.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Summer Camp Opening Day 48.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Summer Camp Opening Day 49.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Parent Meeting 50.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Parent Meeting 51.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Parent Meeting 52.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Admissions Info Session 53.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Upper School Play 54.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Upper School Play 55.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests 8th Grade Arts Showcase 56.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Global Investigator Celebration 57.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Global Investigator Info Meeting 58.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests DC Trip Info Meeting 59.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Global Week Community Evening 60.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Arts Showcase 61.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Dances and Socials 62.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Winter Concert 63.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Vision & Voice Performance 64.S 1 Sa.: 8:00am-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Upper School Play 65.S 1 Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Admissions Testing 66.S 1 Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Admissions Testing 67.S 1 Sa.: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Admissions Testing 68.SE 1 Sa.: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 200 Guests Dances and Socials 69.E 1 M-F: 8:00am-10:00pm Special Events up to 300 Guests MS Swim Meet 70.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Events up to 300 Guests Grandparents and Special Friends Day 71.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Events up to 300 Guests Upper School Open House 72.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Events up to 300 Guests Middle School Open House 73.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Events up to 300 Guests Middle School Open House 74.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Events up to 300 Guests Spring Music Concert 75.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Events up to 300 Guests Middle School Explo! 76.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Events up to 300 Guests Celebration of Sports 77.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Events up to 300 Guests Dances and Socials 78.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Events up to 300 Guests Dances and Socials 79.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Events up to 300 Guests New Parent Reception 80.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Events up to 400 Guests Family Day 81.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Events up to 400 Guests C-STEam 82.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Events up to 400 Guests Class Day 83.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Events up to 400 Guests Dances and Socials 84.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Events up to 400 Guests Arts Show Performance 85.SE 1 Sa.: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Events up to 400 Guests Arts Show Performance Major Event Additional Limitations Size 1.SE 1 Sa: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 700 Guests Back to School Night 2.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 300 Guests Gator Gathering 3.E 1 M-F: 5:00pm-10:00pm Special Event up to 500 Guests Founder’s Day 4.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 300 Guests Opening Day / Tie Ceremony 5.D 1 M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm Special Event up to 700 Guests Baccalaureate / Graduation This table includes additional limitations on the proposed size, hours and days for the Major Events. The Major Events will not change in quantity or in the specific name of the event unless given written permission by the City of Palo Alto. A Major Event is defined as events that bring almost all students and parents to the Castilleja campus. 28.Event Names Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Andie Reed <andiezreed@gmail.com> Thursday, February 25, 2021 10:49 AM DuBois, Tom; Burt, Patrick; Kou, Lydia; Cormack, Alison; Tanaka, Greg; Filseth, Eric (Internal); Stone, Greer; Council, City Castilleja Parking Analysis ParkingAnalysisFeb2021 attmts.PDF CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Castilleja Expansion, Parking Analysis Andie Reed, PNQL 2/9 /21 Background: Castilleja uses PAMC to determine the number of parking spaces they need at an enrollment of 540. This analysis and back-up documentation shows that they currently have enough spaces to cover the needs for an enrollment up to around 450. City staff tells us that the school can't count street parking towards their needs. Even so, we have a gentleman's agreement with the school that they can park on their side of the street and they will keep from parking on the residents' side of the streets, providing an additional 50 spaces for the school. Enrollment: An increase from enrollment of 415 (approx. 175 middle school and 240 high school students) to 448 (33 students) is an 83 increase, which is the same that they got last time they updated their Use Permit and would likely fly with neighbors. They are requesting a 303 enrollment increase of 125 students, to 540 students. Code: Muni Code 18.52.040©Table l (https://codelibrarv.amleaal.com/codes/oaloalto/latest/paloalto ca/0-0-0-36359#JD 18.52.040 sets out the rules for required parking spaces for private schools. It reads that Grades 6 -8 require 2 spaces per teaching station, and grades 9-12 require 4 spaces per teaching station (classrooms). PAMC section 18.52.040©Table l att'd. Castilleja documents: The school proposes that they w ill need l 04 parking spaces for 540 students and 32 teaching stations. They state they need 4 spaces for each of 20 high school classrooms (80 spaces) and 2 spaces for 12 middle school classrooms (24 spaces) (see Exec Summary, W Trans Report, June 2020, pg 41, and MR2-28, EIR att'd). The school reports to the State Dept of Education, and mentions anecdotally, that they have 60 students per grade. Sixth through twelfth is seven grades, 60 X 7 = 420 students, which is approximately the current enrollment (415 is the allowed enrollment per their CUP). Total high school students, in grades 9 -12, equals 4 grades X 60 =240 students. The school is proposing an additional 125 students, and all of them will be high school students. They want to go from 240 to 365 high school students. A reasonable increase would be 240 plus 33, or 273 high school students, plus 175 middle school students, for a total of 448. If 365 high school students requires 20 classrooms (365/20 = 18.25 students per c lassroom) and therefore 80 spaces, then 275 high school students would require approximately 15 classrooms (275/ 18.25 students = 15) and therefore 60 parking spaces. 9 10 The school’s current at-grade parking spaces number 86. Leaving grades 6 – 8 required spaces at 24 (per application) and adding extrapolated high school spaces at 60, the school would require 84 spaces at a suggested enrollment of 448 (there are 86 now). The school is now, and would be at a reasonable increased enrollment of 448, fully parked according to Palo Alto muni code. There is no need for an underground garage.   ‐‐   Andie Reed CPA 160 Melville Ave  Palo Alto, CA 94301 530-401-3809   2/8/2021 https://export.amlegal.oomfa9i1export-requeslsfb8a8700b-5c 17-4a 7 a-8a25-f90b 77b353f4fdownloadf At least ~ne space per unit must be ;covered {ode .fec-fi .oY'\ Tandem parking allowed for any unit requiring two spaces (one tandem space per unit, / 8.'52.0tto(c) associatJd directly with another parking space for the same let ble l unit, up t? a maximum of 25% of total required spaces for any project with more than four (4) units) (a) Guest Parking. No additi?nal guest parking 1 space for each 100%-ST required 1 10 units Senior Housing (3) (S) 0.75 per unit EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, AND ASSEMBLYIUSES 1 per 40-person 1 space p'r 4-person capacity, capacity, or 1 per 40% LT 60% Business and Trade Schools or 1 per 2 O sf of gross floor 2,500 sf, Covered ST area, whil hever is greater whichever is greater 1 space f~r each 4 seats or 4-1 space per 40 20% -LT 80%-ST, seats or 40 person capacity, based on person capacity, or as adjusted by Religious lnstitutiQns maximum1use of all facilities at based on the director as part the same time, or as adjusted maximum use of of a conditional by the director as part of a all facilities at the conditional use permit. same time use permit 1 space td,r each 4 seats or 4- Mortuaries person capacity, plus funeral 2 spaces 100%-ST processio1 queue capacity of 5 cars Private Schools an~ Educational ---~~s.,,, r. --j_.\6 Facilities: ,,.--Y(J\'< Elementary (K-~) I 1 space for every (a) 2 spaces f:ier teaching station 5 students 100%-ST, enclosed I 1 space for every (b) Grades 6-8 2 spaces ~er teaching station 5 students ' I 1 space for every (c) Grades 9-12 4 spaces p;er teaching station 5 students Private Clubs, Lodges, and 1 space for each 4 seats or 4-1 space for each 20% -LT 80% -ST Fraternal Organizatjons person ca~acity based on 40 seats or 40- maximum se of all space at person capacity one time, o~ as adjusted by the based on director as art of a conditional maximum use of use permit I hllps:llexport.amlegal .com/apl/e,xport-requests/b8a8700b-5c 17 -4a 7 a-s;a25-f90b 77b353f4/download/ 3111 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Vania Fang <vania.fang@gmail.com> Wednesday, February 24, 2021 8:37 PM Council, City support for Castil leja CAUTION: This email o riginated from o uts ide o f the o rganization. Be cautiou s o f opening attachments and c licking on links . Dear City Council members, I live on Kellogg Avenue directly across the street from Castilleja School, and I'd like to express my strong support for Castilleja's master plan -and more specifically, for an underground parking facility. Since the inception of the project, the school has incorporated an underground parking facility in order to remove parking from surface streets and place it below ground. The purpose of this is to free up parking for me and my neighbors by placing existing parking below ground and also to improve the general aesthetics of the neighborhood. I certainly appreciate these intentions. It will not allow any new cars to come to the school, so no traffic will be added. The underground parking facility has gone through several iterations, and the preferred version in the FEIR is now 28% smaller and has 30 fewer parking spaces than earlier versions. And because the FEIR found that a no-garage alternative is not environmentally feasible, it is absolutely necessary for the project to move forward. Finally, it is 100% compliant with Palo Alto's Comprehensive Plan, which prefers underground to street parking. I urge you to listen to the PTC hearings when the land use attorneys specifically said that the code does not prohibit an underground garage in an R-1 neighborhood for non-residential use (like Castilleja's). Please note the precedent of Kol Emeth synagogue, located in an R-1 zone that was permitted to add an underground facility to its project. And I hope you will approve Castilleja similarly. For all of these reasons, I hope you will support the conditions of approval at the upcoming City Council meetings. Sincerely, Vania 11 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Subject: Sujata Kadambi <busysuj@gmail.com> Wednesday, February 24, 2021 8:30 PM Council, City Support for new CPU for Castilleja school CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council members, I am a parent of a current student at Castilleja and urge you strongly to vote for the new CPU for the school improvement. The school's architectural committee has worked tirelessly to accommodate the requirements and suggestions put forth by those objecting to the plans. The underground parking facility will aid in removing parking from su rface lots and provide more space on the surface roads. The underground garage will also be compliant with the zoning code and it is preferred by Palo Alto's Comprehensive Plan. I also urge you to vote for an enrollment increase to provide more girls the opportunity to study at Castilleja. It helps to have a good number to effectively run programs and foster larger friends circles. As a parent, whose daughter takes the bus home all days of the week, I can see the effort made by the school to reduce the number of car trips and help reduce traffic congestion. The number of girls availing alternate means of t ransport such as bus, bicycle, walking and caltrain is commendable. It does not require an electronic monitoring of daily car trips. In conclusion, the construction plans draw n by the school promise to be enduring and environmentally-sound design. Plans include use of green materials, on-site solar energy, reduced water usage for landscaping and reusing salvageable construction materials among many other notable sustainable ways to reduce its environmental footprint. Most importantly, the school's mission is to integrate environmental education into the curriculum to spread the message forward among its students. Thank you Cheers Sujata Kadambi. 12 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: To: Jim Fitzgerald <jimfitz8@gmail.com> Wednesday, February 24, 2021 3:15 PM Council, City Subject: Please support Castilleja and young women's education CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Councilmembers, I am writing to urge you to vote to approve Castilleja's modernization project which will allow the school to increase its enrollment. It has been over 9 years since Castilleja voluntarily disclosed an over-enrollment and reduced its enrollment to meet a modified City-mandated enrollment cap. The school has come a long way in rebuilding trust with the community, and it's time we all move on and do what's best for Palo Alto and our whole society: provide more opportunities for young women in our community to receive an excellent education from Castilleja. Castlleja's project plan only allows for a gradual increase of enrollment up to 540 students total only if certain milestones are met -ensuring minimal impacts on the school's neighbors. Any increases will depend on strict car trip caps that will be set and monitored by the city. Castilleja has promised to expand upon its transportation management program, which has been highly effective in curbing car trips in the area since 2013. Accountability to the city and the school's neighbors has been bu ilt into this project, and so the community can rest assured that enrollment increases will not be disruptive to the community. Castilleja's expansion plan has been in development for years, and it is clear from the resulting project that maintaining the residential character of the neighborhood and reducing any impacts to their neighbors are central to the school's plan. I hope you will consider the years of community planning, Castilleja's continued commitment to being a good neighbor, and the great benefits to Palo Alto's school system when voting on this project. Thank you, Jim Fitzgerald, Walter Hays Drive Jim Fitzgerald M: 650 888-1293 Email: jimfitz8@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimfitz8 aLEV apLITTEUELV 13 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent: Jo Ann Mandinach <joann@needtoknow.com> Sunday, February 28, 2021 10:16 AM To: DuBois, Tom; Burt, Patrick; Kou, Lydia; Cormack, Alison; Tanaka, Greg; Filseth, Eric (Internal); Stone, Greer; Council, City Subject: Don't Let Casti expand and certainly don't allow them to put in a garage! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello. As you know, Casti's been in violation of their enrollment cap for years; they shouldn't be rewarded for years of breaking the law. They absolutely should NOT be allowed to put in that garage which will further mess up traffic on Embarcadero which is already heavily travelled and which is only one of the 3 access roads to/from 101. Also why let them add a garage while you're discouraging the rest of us from driving. Make their students ride buses and cut congestion. Their claim that opponents to their expansion also oppose women's education is illogical and insult to people's intelligence. That's like saying that if you oppose sticking a McDonald's in Crescent Park, you oppose food. Just tell them NO. Most sincerely, Jo Ann Mandinach 1699 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, CA 94301 1 girls drove their cars around the Melville/Emerson side of the school with constant horn honking aspart of their senior day celebration. I was on an international conference call at the time and wasunable to continue. I called the school and spoke to the dean who denied any knowledge of such anactivity. It was only later that I found out it was an annual tradition that I had missed in the pastbecause I rarely worked at home. I believe the “tradition” stopped when the school applied for their2000 CUP. Another incident occurred when the school was rebuilding the oval. By this time, I wasretired and at home. One morning, as I was attempting to go to a doctor’s appointment, I found mydriveway blocked by a large truck involved in delivering earth-moving equipment. When I asked thedriver to move so that I could get out of my driveway, he refused and told me I should have knownthere was construction going on and I should have moved my car out before they came. When Icalled the school, no one would take responsibility to do anything and I missed my appointment.That time, it was not catastrophic as I was able to reschedule, but I am currently undergoingtreatment for cancer and I am overly concerned about the impact of the multi-year constructionproject that would follow an approval of the current proposal. In addition, the school’s relationship with the neighborhood is not limited to the school’sadministration. The school community includes the hundreds of students, parents and other visitorsthat attend school functions and use the school’s facilities. When the over-enrollment first came tolight, many members of the school’s broad community explicitly stated that they did not have toabide by any of the traffic and parking conditions imposed by the 2000 CUP. Although I do believethe school has attempted to clarify this, we have had many incidents in which rubbish is dropped onour yard after school events (particularly those on weekends and evenings), parents and studentscontinue to park and drop off or pickup others across the street from the school even though it isschool policy not to do so. With traffic and events almost non-existent during pandemic restrictions,it has been a pleasure to have our neighborhood back. However, just 2 weeks ago, when the schoolwas opened for some activity, one mother parked in front of our house for close to an hour waitingfor her daughter and a student parked for several hours. When asked by my wife about this, bothsaid they were new to the school and that the school had not told them of any such restrictions. To many of us, it appears that the City staff has bent over backwards to support the school. Whenthe draft EIR was circulated, I among others raised many objections which were summarily rejectedby staff as either not being pertinent to the legal requirements of the EIR process or not significantenough to be included. I have attached the text of an email I sent to the Planning Commission(copied to the then members of Council) with my concerns. Even if the EIR process does not requirethem to be addressed, I believe they do represent issues that the Council should address inevaluating the school’s application. One of the staff’s positions seemed to be accepting the school’s desire to increase enrollment to 540on a single campus as the project’s objective making it a foregone conclusion that the section of theEIR dealing with alternatives would reject anything other than what the school wanted. I would thinkthat a better objective would be to “modernize the campus facilities and increase enrollment to theextent necessary to add curriculum that the current buildings and enrollment make infeasible.”Other neighbors and their attorney will raise other issues objecting to the staff’s positions regardingFAR calculations, variance requirements and precedents. My wife and I support those arguments aswell. I would ask the Council to reject the school’s application and ask that they come back with a revisedproposal that includes a more reasonable enrolment increase and a building plan that does notinclude an underground garage that does little to increase the number of parking places nor create asingle academic building totally out of context with the surrounding neighborhood. In addition, anymajor construction should be required to be done with minimal impact on the surroundingneighborhood and there should be a designated senior representative of the school available at anytime construction is going on for neighbors to contact when the construction activities interfere withneighbors conducting normal activities. Thank you for your consideration,Bill Powar [1] According to the school’s website, total costs of attendance is about $55,000 with only 21% of the students receiving financial aid. September 15, 2013 Castilleja and its Neighbors Castilleja School is located on property subject to R1 zoning restrictions that normally would limit it to single-family housing. Its use as a school requires the granting by the City of Palo Alto of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), without which the school would be unable to operate, let alone enroll the 415 students now permitted. The CUP allows the school to function provided the school adheres to all of the specific conditions laid out in the CUP. Any changes to the use, including any increase in enrollment above 415, require a new CUP. The neighborhood’s reaction to the school’s recent announcement that it has enrolled 433 students and is in violation of its CUP and that the school plans to increase enrollment to 510 is one of disbelief. The reaction is the culmination of 25 years of attempted compromise between the school and the neighborhood. Neighbors wish to see the school remain, comply with the CUP (including the limits on its enrollment) and respect the law and the compromises made between the school and its neighbors. And if there is need to increase enrollment, then a new CUP should be discussed, not forced upon the City and the neighborhood by over enrolling by a significant margin and waiting until just a few weeks before the start of a new school year to announce it. In addition, the school should comply with the CUP’s other provisions, including assuring that all of the school community (parents, students, visitors, etc.) abide by the traffic and parking restrictions contained within it. Castilleja is an asset to the Palo Alto community for its academic excellence. The school has a long history of being in Palo Alto and is part of the community culture, with about 25-30% of its students living in Palo Alto. Neighbors recognize this, and seek compatible solutions to help Castilleja meet their goals. In this process of compromise, the school must respect the laws (just as we all must), and neighbors must also be willing to compromise on changing traffic, parking and noise conditions as Castilleja adapts to a changing environment. Here is the history: Twenty-five years ago, Castilleja was a combination day/boarding school for middle and high school girls. Its enrollment was under 300, with about 20% boarding. Melville Ave. between Emerson St. and Embarcadero was a closed cul-de-sac, only accessible from Emerson St. Castilleja owned all of the property on the cul-de-sac except for one house at the corner. Traffic and parking conditions were very manageable. The Melville cul-de-sac provided parking for students and faculty and helped to minimize potential negative impacts of traffic related to school drop-offs and pick-ups. In the early 1990s, in order to build a playing field on campus, the school petitioned the City to abandon the City’s easement for the cul-de-sac. At that time, the school made several representations in public forums that, as part of a longer term planning process, they would add additional parking to offset the loss of spaces on Melville and would address any added traffic issues that should arise. However, they were not ready at that time to specify exactly what they would do. Among the possibilities mentioned was the development of above ground tennis courts (the school lost its 2 courts with the building of the field) under which additional parking could be provided. Given these assurances, the neighbors supported the school’s petition, trusting the school to live up to its promises. The City vacated the street easement, Castilleja bought the house that was on the corner of Emerson and Melville and built the playing field. In 1995, the school applied for a new CUP allowing them to close their dormitory space, convert it to classrooms, and become a commuter only school with a maximum enrollment of 385. This permit was approved in 1996. Once these changes were made, the traffic and parking situation worsened significantly and the school took minimal steps to increase on-site parking. In 1999, the school applied for a new CUP, allowing them to build a new administration building and increase enrollment to 425. This time, the neighborhood was not supportive of the school’s plans unless the school was forced to address the traffic and parking issues that had become significantly worse following the Melville closure. At 385 students, on a 6+ acre site, Castilleja had already reached a student density of about twice the level of comparable private schools on the Peninsula and in the South Bay. In essence, the neighbors felt that the school had already passed the maximum enrollment given the small size of the site. Other local private schools faced with similar situations had either moved (Harker Academy in the early 1970s) or implemented split campuses (Keys School more recently). At public meetings related to this application, the school was asked why they did not implement any of the options that were being considered when the City, at no cost to the school, gave the Melville cul-de-sac to them. Shirley Wilson, chair of the school’s building and grounds committee, replied that they did not have to do anything regarding parking because it was not included in the CUP and they were legally free to do whatever they wanted, thereby destroying the trust that the neighborhood had placed in the school’s administration and Board of Trustees to live up to their promises. The Palo Alto Planning Department supported the neighborhood in requiring that the school first address the traffic and parking issues. The City would consider an enrollment increase only after the school was responsive to the neighborhood concerns. The school and the Planning Department developed a set of steps to address these concerns. At that point, the school agreed to withdraw its request for an enrollment increase and the neighbors agreed not to appeal the granting of a new CUP so that the school would not be faced with unnecessary delays in implementing its building plans. A new CUP was granted in the spring of 2000 containing a number of specific conditions with which the school agreed to comply. Included among them was a 36-point traffic and parking management program. Over the next few months, the school showed good faith in implementing many of the conditions and the traffic and parking situation improved. This represented a first step in rebuilding the trust with the neighbors that had been destroyed by the school’s previous actions. Later in 2000 when the school applied for an enrollment increase, the rebuilt trust quelled neighbor opposition and the City approved a new CUP allowing a maximum enrollment of 415, 10 fewer than had been requested in 1999 and reaffirmed the requirements of the prior CUP, including the traffic management plan.. This new CUP required the school to abide by the 36 conditions of the prior CUP. Furthermore, the Planning Department clearly stated the City’s position that 415 students was a true maximum enrollment. In his letter to the school, John Lusardi, Current Planning Manager for the City of Palo Alto, stated: “The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the approved Conditional Use Permit does not provide for any increase in students over 415 students, and that any subsequent request for additional students will not be favorable looked upon by the City . . . the City is not willing to continue to approach increasing school enrollment for Castilleja School in an incremental manner.” Over subsequent years, the school’s administration showed a willingness to work with neighbors to address issues as they arose. The exact “letter of the law” required by the 36 conditions in the CUP were not always adhered to, but the situation was never so bad that anyone filed a complaint with the City. When the school announced plans to build a new, 2-story gymnasium, there was no neighbor opposition in spite of the significant disruptions in neighborhood ambiance associated with a long construction period. The situation of trust changed when, at a July 15, 2013 meeting with the neighbors, Nancy Kaufman, Head of School, announced that the enrollment as of August 26, 2013 would be 445 students, which is 30 more students than the level allowed by the CUP. Furthermore, Ms. Kaufmann said the school planned to increase enrollment to 510 over the next five years. On August 7 in a letter to neighbors, Ms Kaufman said the enrollment would actually increase to 448 students, or 33 more than allowed by the CUP. In this letter she did not indicate that the school would make efforts to comply with the CUP by rolling back enrollment. Subsequent press coverage of the announcement on July 15 included many comments on the Town Square feature of Palo Alto On-Line (http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=30340), with some from Castilleja parents and students. Several parent and student comments stated that the various traffic and parking restrictions within the neighborhood were not legal and that they were not obligated to adhere to them. Not only are these comments incorrect, as the conditions imposed by the Use Permit are as binding as any other municipal ordinance, but the comments give further evidence that the school’s administration failed to implement properly the communication, education and enforcement actions that are contained in the CUP’s conditions. In essence, whatever trust the prior administration spent a decade rebuilding with the neighborhood had been destroyed by the current administration. On August 5, 2013, in response to neighbor complaints, the City requested that Castilleja do a self-audit to show its compliance with the CUP. The letter to the school from Steven Turner (Palo Alto City Code Enforcement Officer) states that the City reserves the right to require the school to strictly adhere to the 415 student enrollment limit, yet they recognize such an action may cause undue hardship on students and their families. Mr. Turner also mentions the City’s right to impose fines and penalties for such a flagrant violation of its CUP and that the proceeds of fines would be used to mitigate traffic and parking issues caused by increased enrollment. Although the neighbors believe the school should be forced to adhere to the existing enrollment limits, we recognize that this may be a significant burden to some families. Many of us believe that it is reasonable for The City to consider giving the school some period to roll back enrollment. However, we see no rationale for changing the City’s position so clearly stated by Mr. Lusardi in his letter referred to above. Given the extent of the violation of the CUP by the school and the timing of their disclosures, fines and penalties would be clearly justified as well. In considering the magnitude of the fines, the City should consider the financial benefit to the school of its illegal actions. At current levels of tuition (~$36,000 per year), an extra 33 students will generate ~$1.2 million in added revenue to the school. The school is profitable and has a large endowment. According to the 2011 tax filing of the Castilleja Foundation that is available from the IRS*, the school reported an operating profit of $4.4 million, with holdings of cash, publicly traded securities and other securities totaled in excess of $56 million. Yet, as a non-profit, it is exempt from property taxes on its real estate and buildings used for academic purposes. As such, the school contributes little to the cost of the various City services from which it benefits. *http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/940/940373222/940373222_201106_990.pdf Text of July 30, 2019 email to Palo Alto Planning Commission I am writing this note because I will be unable to attend the scheduled August 14 hearing regarding the draft EIR for Castilleja School's application for a new CUP as my wife and I will be traveling at that time. I have read portions of the draft report and I believe the commission should reject it as being deficient in assessing the impact of the school's proposal to increase enrollment, build an underground garage and totally rebuild the academic buildings. Among the deficiencies I noted are: 1. There is no estimate of the thousands of cubic feet of dirt that will be necessary to be removed and disposed of to build the underground garage; nor is there any discussion of where that dirt will be removed to (and the consequences of that "dumping"). There is no discussion of the number of truck loads that will be necessary to remove said dirt, the impact on the surrounding streets and the location of a staging area for those trucks. 2. There is inadequate discussion of the air quality consequences of the removal of the dirt and the other construction. Although there are requirements to adopt procedures to minimize these impacts, as a resident during the construction of the underground gymnasium, I can attest to the fact that the air quality will deteriorate dramatically and for many days will be unbreathable. All local residences will have significant dirt residue and will require both power washing of the walls and extensive cleaning of windows. 3. There is no discussion of the length of time necessary for the construction of the total project, the number of construction workers and their parking arrangements, the number of truck deliveries during construction nor the plans for accommodating school sessions while the existing buildings are demolished and the new ones being built. There is no doubt that this multi-year project will lead to significant dislocations as construction equipment and supplies are delivered and removed. Drivers routinely ignore impacts on the neighbors which are likely to be significant given the limited "on campus" space for staging. When the school rebuilt the oval several years ago, I was forced to miss a doctor's appointment because my driveway was blocked for several hours when a large flatbed was picking up a piece of equipment and double parked on Emerson. When I asked the driver to move it so I could get out of my driveway, he refused and responded that I should have moved my car to the street before work hours as I knew there was construction going on. When I called the school, I was told they had no control over the construction workers. 4. In looking at ongoing neighborhood impacts, the report should provide a comparison of student density (number of students per acre or something similar) of the Castilleja proposal against other Bay Area private schools. It does not. There should be a discussion of restrictions imposed on evening and weekend events of these other schools. 5. In the discussion of alternatives, a detailed description of steps taken by other private schools when faced with similar circumstances was missing. The report accepts without question the school's stated objective to have a single 6-12 campus. Other local private school's had similar objectives but eventually agreed to split campuses. The report should include an analysis of the impacts these other schools have experienced of having split campuses. In addition, there should be a comparison of measures of student density (students per acre or something similar) of the existing Castilleja allowed (not actual) and proposed enrollments with other area private schools. This summary should be accompanied by an analysis of these other school's actual neighborhood impacts and ongoing neighborhood complaints. 6. The transportation analysis lacks any analysis of the impact of the proposal on the Embarcadero corridor, other than an analysis of the small spur where westbound Embarcadero traffic can turn right onto Alma. At peak commute times (including morning school hours), traffic tends to back up from the Embarcadero/El Camino and Embarcadero/Town&Country stop lights far beyond Emerson, sometimes to Waverley. school traffic is likely to have some added burden on Embarcadero but there seems to be no discussion of this. Since traffic coming from the proposed garage would exit onto Emerson toward Embarcadero and then turn right onto Embarcadero, there needs to be an analysis of the actual traffics patterns Eastbound on Embarcadero. In addition, although the posted speed limit is 25 mph on Embarcadero, actual traffic flows are usually significantly faster than that. Since the visibility at the intersection is less than ideal, given the angle at which Embarcadero comes up the hill from the Alma/rail underpass, backups onto Emerson will be more significant than as discussed in the report. 7. Also, the transportation section refers to the Emerson Embarcadero intersection as not being a pedestrian cross area. It is my understanding that California law defines any intersection as a pedestrian crosswalk, even those without markings, unless there is a no crossing posting. There is no such posting at this intersection. 8. There is no discussion of the fact that people routinely turn left from Emerson onto Embarcadero Westbound and from Embarcadero Westbound onto Emerson in spite of the signage prohibiting those turns. Police patrols are unlikely to be in the area at prime school commute hours likely resulting in an increase in this illegal and dangerous driving behavior. 9. I found the minimal discussion of the school's failure to abide by the existing CUP in the land use section of the report to be particularly troublesome. Throughout the report, the writers describe mitigation efforts that would minimize negative impacts. Since without these mitigation efforts, there would have been many more negative impacts highlighted. A single sentence in section 4.2 of the draft EIR - "During the 2011-2012 academic school year, the student population exceeded the 2000 CUP enrollment limitation of 415 students." - dramatically understates the school's behavior. I believe the school first surpassed their allowed enrollment limit before the 2000 CUP was in effect (they anticipated it for the 1999-2000 school year, even though it was not effective until January 2000) and their failure to abide by it began before the 2010 school year mentioned in the report. The report fails to mention that the school had applied for 425 in the late 90s, but was limited to 415 by the city and was explicitly told at that time "no more". There needs to be a thorough discussion of the factors that have changed since then for the city to allow what was rejected then. Given that many of the mitigation efforts described in the draft EIR require ongoing actions by the school that are not dissimilar to the non-enrollment conditions of the 2000 CUP, a more thorough discussion of the school's failure to follow them after they were imposed in 2000 needs to be added. I also understand that the recently retired city manager referred to these conditions as unenforceable. A reasonable person should demand more analysis of if these were ignored and unenforceable for the past 19 years, how they will be followed and enforced going forward. 10. It is my understanding that the school would require a modification of the existing underground easement associated with the city's abandonment of the surface easement when the Melville cul-de-sac was turned into a playing field by the school, and possibly the relocation of sewer lines. I may have missed it, but I did not see any discussion of this and the possible impacts on sewer flows and storm runoff. 11. When the school built the underground gymnasium, they encountered water and stopped construction until a detailed water abatement plan was developed and approved. The pump system behind the art building on Emerson is an ongoing feature of the plan. Given this history, there needs to be a more detailed analysis and description based on 20+ years of experience related to the underground stream that is part of the area. 12. The plan calls for the removal of 2 single family residences which the report dismisses as inconsequential without any serious discussion. Given the tremendous housing shortage in Palo Alto, this section needs to be enhanced significantly. I am sure a more thorough reading the hundreds of pages in the report will bring to light many more deficiencies and I call on the commission members to do so and to return the report to the staff as unacceptable. The staff should also be directed to interview impacted neighbors to ascertain their concerns and their individual histories of interactions with the school when the school failed to follow CUP requirements over the past 30 years. Sincerely, Bill Powar 1310 Emerson Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 bill@thepowars.com Are you still enjoying your home? Your sleep? Your garden? Your life? Respectfully submitted, Caryn Huberman Yacowitz 567 Lincoln Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 650-326-0600 To: Palo Alto City Council From: Barbara Gross Date: March 3, 2021 RE: Castilleja School Expansion Dear Council Members Although my granddaughter (a current Casti student) will not benefit from the proposed campus modernization plan, other future leaders will. I am a thirty-five year Palo Alto resident and have worked in the downtown for much of that time. As a community member and business leader, I have been engaged in traffic issues for many years. Improving institutions and retaining our neighborhoods are not mutually exclusive. Mitigations have been negotiated, so that both can meet the demands of our evolving needs. Extensive communication and outreach have thoroughly vetted the familiar issues. Castilleja initiated a TDM program, which has already reduced the number of car trips to campus. Pre-pandemic, I witnessed changes to include multiple available parking spaces when visiting the school during the day, and staff oversight of the drop-off and pick-up times. The tight grip the administration has on faculty, parents and students is a cooperative effort to be good neighbors, conscientious stewards of the environment and maintain an essential community asset. Supporting a nationally ranked school – which has been a community asset for over 100 years, must be an essential goal. Castilleja will be under the watchful eye of the city and its neighbors to meet the no new car trips cap. With the phased development plan, adjustments will come with time. Just as our public school site modernizations and expansions have been successful, so must this. Thank you for your attention. Barbara Gross From: Vivian Vu Ho <vho1212@stanford.edu> Sent: Tuesday, March 2, 2021 2:51 PM To: Cormack, Alison <Alison.Cormack@CityofPaloAlto.org>; Tanaka, Greg <Greg.Tanaka@CityofPaloAlto.org>; Burt, Patrick <Pat.Burt@CityofPaloAlto.org>; Stone, Greer <Greer.Stone@CityofPaloAlto.org>; Kou, Lydia <Lydia.Kou@CityofPaloAlto.org>; Filseth, Eric (Internal) <Eric.Filseth@CityofPaloAlto.org>; DuBois, Tom <Tom.DuBois@CityofPaloAlto.org>; Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org> Subject: Deny Approval of Castilleja's Expansion CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi City Council, I'd really like to make my voice heard about the expansion of Castilleja. I live right across from Castilleja and have the noise of Embarcadero outside of my window. I want to push back on their expansion because I know it would change my neighborhood significantly. I think it would be different if it were a public school serving mostly Palo Alto students but it is a private school with most students living outside of Palo Alto. I'd like to strongly deny the approval of the school's expansion. Here are some further points below: THERE IS NO COMMUNITY BENEFIT TO CASTILLEJA’S EXPANSION PLAN FOR PALO ALTO! 1. 75% of Castilleja students live OUTSIDE Palo Alto Castilleja sits on just over 6 acres in an R- 1 residential neighborhood, upon which they pay no taxes. They have been over- enrolled for 20 years. The school is requesting a 30% increase in enrollment and 74 special events per school year, a significantly greater number of events compared to other schools in R-1 neighborhoods. 2. Castilleja is requesting a 30% increase in enrollment after 20 years of illegal over-enrollment Castilleja is legally zoned for 415 students. At the height of over-enrollment, the school reached 448 students. It is estimated that over $12 million dollars was pocketed by this transgression. The school still exceeds its legal limit of 415 students. To allow a 30% enrollment increase on top of this violation makes a mockery of City rules and regulations. 3. A further assault on our roadways: Embarcadero, Alma, Bryant Bike Blvd, and Neighborhood Streets Despite Castilleja’s projection of 300 additional car trips into the neighborhood per school day, through t he creative use of traffic engineering metrics, Castilleja is claiming their project will not significantly impact Embarcadero Rd., Alma St. and narrow neighborhood streets. Residents want LESS traffic, not more! 4. Destruction of the Natural Environment to Make Room for an Unwanted Underground Garage Despite increasing pollution and global warming, Castilleja plans to remove mature oaks and redwoods to make way for an underground garage, which neighbors do NOT want. Destruction of a valuable part of Palo Alto’s tree canopy to make room for 22 additional parking spots is an assault on our natural environment! 5. Construction of a Costco-Sized Facility Castilleja’s plans for the construction of an oversized, boxy and institutional structure that doesn’t fit in wit h a residential neighborhood, is not compliant with the municipal code and causes dramatic densification of 1 residential block. 6. Precedent-Setting Project for Palo Alto Neighborhoods If this project is approved, what does this mean for Palo Alto’s neighborhoods? Would YOU want a comm ercial underground garage exit across from your home, constant weekday traffic and off- hour events, and 5 years of commercial construction? Neighbors’ Plan to Castilleja 1.Submit a Plan that meets the City’s Municipal and Zoning Codes and sustainability goals 2.Modernize and rebuild the school. 3.Lower the requested enrollment increase. The school should earn the enrollment via decreased traffic. 4.Once enrollment is lowered, sufficient parking will exist, so an underground garage will not be needed. 5.To reduce traffic congestion and promote environmental sustainability, students and staff must arrive to campus via shuttle and non-motorized transport. Vivian Ho MD Candidate| Stanford Medicine vho1212@stanford.edu | 251.518.9811 2. Castilleja is requesting a 30% increase in enrollment after 20 years of illegal over-enrollment Castilleja is legally zoned for 415 students. At the height of over-enrollment, the school reached 448 students. It is estimated that over $12 million dollars was pocketed by this transgression. The school still exceeds its legal limit of 415 students. To allow a 30% enrollment increase on top of this violation makes a mockery of City rules and regulations. 3. A further assault on our roadways: Embarcadero, Alma, Bryant Bike Blvd, and Neighborhood Streets Despite Castilleja’s projection of 300 additional car trips into the neighborhood per school day, through the creative use of traffic engineering metrics, Castilleja is claiming their project will not significantly impact Embarcadero Rd., Alma St. and narrow neighborhood streets. Residents want LESS traffic, not more! 4. Destruction of the Natural Environment to Make Room for an Unwanted Underground Garage Despite increasing pollution and global warming, Castilleja plans to remove mature oaks and redwoods to make way for an underground garage, which neighbors do NOT want. Destruction of a valuable part of Palo Alto’s tree canopy to make room for 22 additional parking spots is an assault on our natural environment! 5. Construction of a Costco-Sized Facility Castilleja’s plans for the construction of an oversized, boxy and institutional structure that doesn’t fit in with a residential neighborhood, is not compliant with the municipal code and causes dramatic densification of 1 residential block. 6. Precedent-Setting Project for Palo Alto Neighborhoods If this project is approved, what does this mean for Palo Alto’s neighborhoods? Would YOU want a commercial underground garage exit across from your home, constant weekday traffic and off-hour events, and 5 years of commercial construction? Most sincerely, Jo Ann Mandinachj 1699 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, CA 94301 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: 3/15/ 2021 Document dates: 2/24/2021 – 3/3/2021 Set 2 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. the FDA. We provide a free military defense for the UK and they would hate to pay for itthemselves. Doing so would put a serious dent in their lifestyles. "What part of 'emergency' don't they understand?" has been one of his comments. The Oxford vaccine is being administered in Guadalajara, Mexico, says a commenter tothe above video. He discusses the approval of the J&J vaccine in the U.S. and what it can do. FDA allows the Pfizer vaccine to be kept at higher temperatures. It will help the logistical roll out, he says. He discusses the U-turn done by the French and the Germans this week. They havebeen in a miasma over the safety of giving the Oxford vaccine to those over 64 or 75. That is all hog-wash, he has been saying for weeks. "The Europeans have gone wrong. Now Oxford can be used in the older age groups,the French and the Germans are now saying and did say at a big meeting this week. They had it wrong! They "will now analyze the data from Scotland" where the Oxford vaccine has keptall pts, including those over 65, out of the hospital at the rate of 94%. ! The French are still screwed up. Only the 55-64 age groups there can get the Oxford vaccine now! Data from Israel. Pfizer vaccine in a study of over a million people- real world data shows the vaccine program is doing what we needed it to do. The real world data, not trialdata, is about to come out for the entire UK use of the Oxford vaccine, since it has been widely used there since Jan. 4, 2021. That data is out now for the Pfizer vaccine in the UKbecause that vaccine came out before the Oxford vaccine did. So lawyers and voters in the U.S. will soon have the real world data on the Oxford vaccine in the entire UK. The majornetworks in the U.S. will increasingly lose credibility and viewers as they collude with the Biden administration to keep the Oxford vaccine under wraps. The news about Watergate waskept quiet by the media for months too. If the Department of the Treasury goes ahead with the tax season ending on April 15 this year, the entire return filing effort will be the mother of all super-spreader events. By theirown forecasts, millions more Americans will have immunity by July 15 than will have it by April 15. That is absolutely baked in. So the vaccination effort, gaining speed, and the taxseason this year, articulate with each other. The vaccinations will just be hitting their stride by April 15, with millions of tax payers still not immune, and so thousands of deaths could beavoided by just moving the return filing deadline to July 15. Only officials who are asleep at the switch, or just damned stubborn, would keep the deadline at April 15. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. suffer for that. More broadly, the contempt and distrust that the American people have fortheir government will only continue to grow due to this murderous recalcitrance. BTW, the Department of the Treasury should announce that the filing deadline for TY2020 tax returns will be July 15, 2021. To keep it at April 15 will cost more lives due toCovid infections than moving it to July 15 would because far more Americans will have immunity to Covid due to vaccinations on July 15 than will have it on April 15. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>Date: Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 1:09 PM Subject: Fwd: Dr. John Campbell Vit D defeciency in UK (and U.S.) His dose. Hav itchecked! To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>Date: Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 1:09 AM Subject: Fwd: Dr. John Campbell Vit D defeciency in UK (and U.S.) His dose. Hav itchecked! To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>Date: Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 12:57 AM Subject: Dr. John Campbell Vit D defeciency in UK (and U.S.) His dose. Hav it checked!To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 To all- Here is Dr. John Campbell on Dec. 17, 2020 discussing Vit. D deficiency in the UK. He takes 25 ug or 1,000 IU twice a day. He is convinced that having a higher level of vitaminD in the blood before one becomes symptomatic leads to better outcomes for Covid19 pts. You can have your level checked with lab work. Ask you Dr. to order it next time. With all the staying at home, there is no doubt some Vit. D deficiency in the U.S. Check with your doctor before you start taking Vit. D or any other supplements. Vitamin D deficiency in the UK - YouTube I find six of his videos on Utube dealing with Vit. D. I just watched the one above for the first time. They were 3 mos ago, 9 mos ago, one week ago, 6 mos ago, and 3 mos ago. He'sdone a lot of them. He's something of a vitamin D guru wrt Covid19. Yesterday I emailed out his big vid. on Calcifediol which Vit. D leads to. A welldone study in Barcelona proves that pts given calcifediol itself upon admission to a hospital for Covid do much better: They go into the ICU less, get ventilated less, die less. It will bepeer reviewed, he says. It is now in Lancet pre-print. The name of that vid. on Utube by Dr. Campbell is "Spain, Convincing Therapeutic Evidence". Very important study, but seebelow the information from the Mayo Clinic. I said there not to go out and buy Vit. D because of that study, but that is not necessarily right. Dr. Campbell takes vit. D. It is just that one can't start taking some vitamin Das he leaves home for the hospital with Covid symptoms. It takes weeks for your body, given Vit. D supplements, to produce calcifediol, so you need to have that topped off by the hospitalas you are admitted. They will determine how much you have in your blood upon admission, if they have any faith in the Barcelona study. Check with your doctor before taking anysupplement. Because it takes weeks for the body to produce calcifediol, it must be given by the hospital immediately upon admission to be effective against Covid19, says the Barcelonastudy. One other note. In the mail I sent out of Dr. Campbell discussing the Barcelona study, I included a link to the Mayo Clinic just showing that calcifediol is a Rx item in the U.S. Then,looking at that link again, I notice a box there, Before Using. That produces a list of meds which one should not take with calcifediol, and numerous other pt. characteristics andconditions which must be considered. Dr. Campbell said that researchers in the Barcelona study reported no ill-effects from giving calcifediol, so they must have screened the pts in thetrials to be sure none were taking any of those meds or had any of these characteristics or conditions. That might get tricky. Some people would not know whether or not they weretaking any of the listed meds. Here is the Mayo Clinic page on Calcifediol: Calcifediol (Oral Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic Notice there that the U.S. brand name for calcifediol, at least for the oral med, is "Rayaldee". It comes in capsule form, extended release. That is the "oral route" ofadministering it, says the Mayo Clinic page, but the pt. needs a fast increase in his level of calcifediol upon admission, according to Dr. Campbell. Notice when you click on Before Using on the Mayo Clinic page that beforeadministering calcifediol, the doctors must consider these: Allergies, Pediatric, Geriatric, Breastfeeding, Drug interactions (long list), other interactions, Other medical problems, such as bone problems, and hypercalcemia (highcalcium in the blood) or a history thereof. Giving calcifediol when that last one is present "may increase the risk for cardiac arrhythmia and seizures". SO? Any hospital worthy of the name could check that list of drugs and conditionsand do some blood work to clear a Covid pt. for calcifediol. Might take an hour. Then they lay on the calcifediol into his blood, and not an oral extended release med, and you save his life.Once they get the drill down, it should go fast. Then if they are NOT doing that with Covid pts as they are admitted, they might hear from the tort lawyers armed with the Barcelonastudy. You would think they would want to do this. You keep pts out of the ICU, keep them off a ventilator, and keep them alive. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 5:02 PMSubject: Fwd: Expert: FDA should accelerate approval of Astrazeneca-Oxford vaccine!! To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>Date: Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 4:22 PM Subject: Expert: FDA should accelerate approval of Astrazeneca-Oxford vaccine!!To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Monday, March 1, 2021 To all- AT LAST, some mainstream media in the United States is noticing the manyemails I have sent to them about the rotten deal of the FDA holding up an EUA for the, outside the U.S., very well-studied, proven, highy efficacious, safe and widely used by now,AstraZeneca Oxford vaccine. Tonight it has been used for two months in the four countries of the UK, for three weeks in the 27 countries of the EU, in Canada starting this past week,in India, Argentina and in Mexico. The networks in the U.S. have been colluding with President Biden to keep it from the American people when we desperately need it. Not oneword!! Not one question posed to Biden or his people. Mum's the word. Inside the beltway we have that "Let 'em hang" philosophy. "The American people are a bunch of morons, so let'em hang". Every governor and mayor and public health official says constantly that they now have the set-up to administer Covid vaccines, but the problem is SUPPLY!!!!!!!!!!! JoeBiden won't move against his FDA and get the Oxford vaccine released. Because that is killing people, he should be impeached for it. Here is Dr. Peter Hotez, co-director of the Center for vaccine development at TexasChildren's Hospital being interviewed on CNBC, a reasonably well-known news outlet. Feb. 24, 2021: "The U.S. should expedite the AstraZeneca vaccine authorization before newvariants spread". He continues "We are in the eye of the hurricane and the next big wave is coming." While AstraZeneca reported that it expects its vaccine to be authorized in the U.S. in April, Hotezsaid "I think sometimes we have to think about calling an audible". I wish you wouldn't use sports jargon when discussing something that can save so many lives, Dr. Hotez. "Calling an audible" in football apparently means the quarterback changingthe plan for a play. U.S. should push to get more people vaccinated before Covid variants spread, doctorsays (cnbc.com) Calling the audible-- A change in plans. Dr. Hotez thnks maybe it's time to do that wrtthe Aztrazeneca-Oxford vaccine. Maybe my emails are getting through: Why I’m Committed to Making “Calling an Audible” Irrelevant — The Chaotic Commute Here the CEO of Astrazeneca tells Congress last week that his Co. hasmanufactured enough of it's Oxford vaccine that "it could ship 30 million doses instantly". But those 30 million doses will remain in the fridge until the FDA approves theOxford vaccine. That will cost thousands of lives and Biden should not permit it. Biden should not be permitted to permit it. He and his FDA are now killing Americans by holding up theOxford vaccine. I don't like it and I would support impeaching him for it. If killing the American people by not moving against an incompetent and possibly corrupt federal agency isnot an impeachable offence, then what is? That is THIRTY MILLION DOSES that Astrazeneca has already manufactured and could ship out tomorrow. The big news has been the three million doses of the J&Jvaccine that can be shipped out this week. Drugmakers are ramping up Covid vaccine production after fixing initial manufacturing delays (cnbc.com) L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. effective and I was told that when I got the second shot. Two weeks was Saturday, February27, so now I suspect I am about as well protected as I am going to be. I wonder if immunity keeps ramping up for several weeks after the second shot, or is two weeks after the secondshot as good as it gets. Excellent vaccine results, takes time - YouTube But he says good study. IMPORTANT: Within the next week or two, the real-world data from vaccinations using the Astrazeneca-Oxford vaccine over the past two months inthe entire UK will come out. He showed the real world data re the Oxford vaccine in Scotland a few days ago and I sent that vid out in an email. Next will come the data for all ofthe UK- all four countries. I hope the FDA is preparing some sort of defense for holding up the Oxford vaccine to be presented when we see the real world results from using theOxford vaccine for two months in all of the UK. It would be one thing if the FDA's trials of the Astrazeneca-Oxford vaccine were being done in a vacuum, i.e. in the absence of any good outside data as to its safety and efficacy, iftheir look at it was a first look, a look of first impression. Something you just, by law, had to try and test and evaluate thoroughly for months as an unknown quantity. BUT THAT IS NOTWHAT THE OXFORD VACCINE IS ON MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2021! The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, the MHRA in the UK, ran well-designed, well-conducted trials of the Oxford vaccine, concluded that the vaccine was safe and highly effefective, and that trial data has been in the hands of the FDA since those UK trials werecompleted. So says Dr. John Campbell in the UK in his many videos. When he was still raving at the FDA for holding up the Oxford vaccine, he would say "What part of 'emergency' don'tthey understand?" On January 4, 2021, vaccinations using the Oxford vaccine began in the UK. By now, millions of people in England, Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland have beenvaccinated with it and no big, or small, safety issues have arisen. The Oxford vaccine was approved by the EMA, the European Medicines Agency, for use in the 27 countries of the EU about three weeks ago. For a while, the Germans and theFrench said that it was not safe for pts. over the age of 65. Last week, leaders of those countries met and publicly back-tracked on that. Dr. Campbell has said all along that theywere wrong about the over-65 safety issue, and they admitted as much in front of the cameras last week. The Oxford vaccine has been approved for the 1.3 billion people in India, for use inArgentina, for use in Australia. Last week, Canadian regulators approved it for use there. Apparently it has been approved for use in Mexico and is being used there. Last week, real-world data for its use in Scotland was released. Not trial data, the actual numbers re number of people vaccinated, number of those who developed symptoms, were hospitalized, went to theICU, were ventilated, and died, versus the numbers for people who were not vaccinated. The real-world data confirm the trial results. In a week or two, the real world data for all fourcountries in the UK will be released. If the FDA has data from its trials of the Oxford vaccine that indicate that it is unsafe or ineffective, they should be compelled to present that data, under oath, to Congress. In view ofall of the above, they either have no such data, or the rest of the world are lying. President Biden should compel them to present any negative data to him or to those around him who canunderstand it. If they have no such data, he should fire the people at the FDA who are holding up the Oxford vaccine and compel those who still work there to release the vaccine for use inthe United States. The CEO of Astrazeneca said in the hearing before Congress last week that his company has manufactured 30 million doses of the Oxford vaccine which will be released"instantly" when the FDA approves it. He used that phraseology because he was angry, I think. He didn't want to really unload on the FDA and Congress, but he drove home his angerby saying that his company "could ship 30 million doses instantly" when his vaccine is approved. Thirty million doses of the Oxford vaccine, if released now, would save thousands oflives in the United States over releasing it in April. If President Biden will not do his job and compel the FDA to release the Oxford vaccine now, Congress should vote out articles ofimpeachment against him. If Congress will not impeach this President for causing the unnecessary deaths of thousands of Americans, they are not doing their job under theConstitution. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. Fed says that the massive outage was caused by an 'operational error' Systems affected form the backbone of US banking and financial sector Fedwire is used by banks to transfer an average of $3.3 trillion every day FedACH handles smaller transactions such as paychecks and tax refunds By Keith Griffith For Dailymail.com Published: 13:57 EST, 24 February 2021 | Updated: 17:20 EST, 24 February 2021 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9296385/Entire-Federal-Reserve-payment- CRASHES.html The Federal Reserve payment systems used to settle transactions between U.S. financial institutions has suffered a massive disruption due to an 'operational error'. The system used by U.S. banks to execute some $3 trillion in transactions daily began suffering outages at around 11.15am Eastern time on Wednesday, and remained down for more than three hours. 'A Federal Reserve operational error resulted in disruption of service in several business lines,' a Fed spokesman told DailyMail.com in a statement. 'We have restored services and communicated with all Federal Reserve Financial Services customers about the status of operations.' Most of the key systems, including the backbone settlement services Fedwire and FedACH, were back online by 3pm, but the Fed acknowledged that payment deadlines were 'impacted' during the outage. The system used by U.S. banks to execute some $3 trillion in transactions per day suffered a massive disruption on Wednesday, with backbone services down for more than three hours END QUOTE From: To: Subject: Date: ~ Teresa Dixon Re: "IGd 8'( The Side Of The Roacl' 8'( Juan O" s.v;n Tu..rsday, Febn...y 25, 202111:12:30 PM CAUTION: This ~l originated from outside of the o:rqanization. Be cautious of opening attachllents and clicking on links. ? 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BUT is totally ON On Thursday, February 25, 2021, 06:16:28 PM EST, Teresa Dixon <tellallwtc7@gmail.com> wro!e: I found this book been read on line that I think you will enjoy He is shCNVing you how they think and operate ... The Big Pictl.l'e so to speak ... : ) Reading Chapter 1 "Kid By The Side Of The Road" By Juan O' Savin https·Uwww )IQ!llube cornlwatch?v=szDS9dlfm11k starts at 17 33 min Reading Chapter 2 https·Uwww )IQ!J!t1be cornlwatch?v--oiv8ahgRqow starts at 33 33 min Reading Chapter 3 https·Uwww )IQ!J!t1be cornlwatch?v=vYtl!OQ)icll~ starts at 20: 17 Reading Chapter 4 https·Uwww )IQ!J!t1be cornlwatch?v=HnwZyuF!Hw starts at 23 min From:g kerber To:Council, City; City Mgr; Stump, Molly Subject:350 sherman Date:Monday, March 1, 2021 2:33:08 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ City Council It is very distressing to hear from the staff on 2/26 that construction at 350 sherman will begin on 3-2-21. This will potentially subject residents in our neighborhood, living adjacent to these projects on birch and sherman sts. and park ave, to two more years of disruption to our lives and which will continue the living hell we have had to live with during the past four years. This will amount to six years of ten hours a day of construction monday through friday and another 9 hours on Saturdays . This follows two years of disruption from the 385 sherman project and two years from the Visa bd. near the corner of birch and sherman. The city needs to implement significant mitigation efforts to alleviate the harms and disruption caused by the 385 sherman project. I would suggest that the city modifiy its construction hours to begin at 9am monday through saturday and that vehicular traffic arriving or leaving the construction site to do so on park ave. and Sheridan and grant ave. This would reduce the exposure of residents, particularly those living on birch st., to the toxic chemicals especially diesel exhaust, which is listed as a known Carcinogen on the state of calif Propostion 65 list and particulate matter both from work at the site and vehicular traffic associated with the construction project. During the two years of construction at 385 Sherman there were chronic, virtually daily, problems occurring on birch st. from jacaranda to grant caused by the contractor the subcontractors and construction workers before 8 am. I hope that the city, public works etc., have made plans to have any activity, either construction or construction related activity, take place on the park ave side of the county courthouse. It is very disturbing to be aware of the cities, council and staff, history of disregard for the health and well being of residents living in the calif. ave neighbood. This has been particularly true of those living adjacent to this and other construction projects in the calif. ave area. The city needs to take seriously the harmful impacts these projects are having on palo alto residents living adjacent to the construction sites. Lastly, I want to inform the city, council and staff, that any issues, concerns, problems, complaints etc which I communicate to the city will go to both the staff and the city council. The reason for this is that after repeatedly raising issues and making numerous complaints, for two years to the staff, about problems occurring at the site or at areas adjacent to the site did not result in any significant or meaningful change or mitigation and that that the issues I raised, including numerous violations of the cities municipal code {construction hours and noise etc} continued to occur unabated thus causing chronic and ongoing harms and problems for the residents living adjacent to the 385 project. Hopefully, the city will have addressed the serious impacts the 385 Sherman project had on residents and that there will be significant changes resulting in mitigation which will not further degrade the quality of life of those of us living near the site of the public safety bld. I regret not being able to get this to you on sat. 2-27 but I have been having chronic problems with the internet and I believed that these issues are too important to the residents near these sites not address them to the city. It would have been nice to have received notification from the city about this work earlier than 2-26. sincerely Greg Kerber. If you want to be a member but cannot afford to pay dues, just let us know and you can be enrolled as a member under a dues scholarship program funded by members who contribute extra funds to subsidize dues for people who need it. And if you wish to just continue attending meetings or receiving the newsletter without becoming a member, you are welcome to do that as well. ¡HORA DE PAGAR LAS CUOTAS! Si desea ser miembro con derecho a votar en la Red de Viviendas Asequibles, ¡es la hora de pagar sus cuotas! Las cuotas son de $ 15 al año para individuos y $ 100 para organizaciones. Las cuotas de la Red de Viviendas Asequibles le dan una membresía en la organización, con el derecho a correrse para las elecciones a la junta directive, y el derecho a votar en los asuntos de la organización. También le dará la satisfacción de participar en un movimiento de vivienda dinámico que no solo resiste la opresión, sino que apoya modelos visionarios y transformadores de justicia de viviendas. Para pagar, envíe un cheque a Affordable Housing Network, PO Box 5313, San Jose, CA 95150. Si desea ser miembro pero no puede pagar las cuotas, informe a nosotros y podrá inscribirse como miembro en un programa de beca financiado por otros miembros. Y si simplemente desea seguir asistiendo a las reuniones o recibiendo el boletín sin convertirse en miembro, también puede hacerlo. ASSEMBLYMEMBER ALEX LEE INTRODUCES SOCIAL HOUSING BILL On February 2, Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San Jose) introduced AB 387 which would establish a California Housing Authority for the purpose of developing mixed-income rental and limited equity homeownership social housing and mixed-use developments to address the shortage of affordable homes for low and moderate-income households. Social housing, inspired by successful models in Europe and Asia, will significantly address our housing crisis by developing homes for the social benefit of all Californians. “Families are increasingly being priced out of the communities they’ve built and are leaving California for more affordable housing markets,” said Lee. “We have an opportunity to reshape how we view housing – not as a commodity, but as a fundamental human right. Social housing is how we provide housing as a human right.” Social housing programs, which have been successfully implemented in Vienna and in Singapore, offer an innovative solution to the housing crisis. Learning from successive models to create mixed-income, safe, and dignified housing for all strata of society, California can lead a national paradigm shift. Unlike private investment, social housing returns its proceeds into maintenance of buildings, grounds, and upgrades instead of private profits. The mortgages offered by Singapore’s Housing and Development Board (HDB) have monthly payments that are significantly lower than private rents. This has resulted in a homeownership rate of 91 percent despite severe land constraint. HDB properties cater to a range of population from lower income to upper-middle-income households. More than four in ten households in California had unaffordable housing costs (exceeding 30 percent of household income). More than one in five households statewide faced severe housing cost burdens, spending more than half of their income for housing. California has now been experiencing an extended and increasing housing shortage for nearly 50 years. It ranked 49th among the United States in housing units per resident in 2018. “With stay-at- home orders and social distancing guidelines, the pandemic has underscored the importance of access to safe, stable, and affordable housing,” said Lee. EL ASAMBLEISTA PRESENTA EL PROYECTO DE VIVIENDA SOCIAL El 2 de febrero, el Asambleísta Alex Lee (D-San José) presentó AB 387 que establecería una Autoridad de Vivienda de California con el propósito de desarrollar viviendas sociales de renta mixta y de propiedad limitada con equidad y desarrollos de uso mixto para abordar la escasez de viviendas asequibles. La vivienda social, inspirada en modelos exitosos en Europa y Asia, abordará significativamente nuestra crisis de vivienda mediante el desarrollo de viviendas para el beneficio social de todos los californianos. "Las familias están siendo cada vez más excluidas de las comunidades que han construido y se están saliendo de California por mercados de viviendas más asequibles", dijo Lee. “Tenemos la oportunidad de cambiar la forma en que vemos la vivienda, no como una mercancía, sino como un derecho humano fundamental. La vivienda social es la forma en que proporcionamos vivienda como un derecho humano”. Los programas de vivienda social, que se han implementado con éxito en Viena y Singapur, ofrecen una solución innovadora a la crisis de la vivienda. Aprendiendo de los modelos sucesivos para crear viviendas seguras, dignas y de ingresos mixtos para todos los estratos de la sociedad, California puede liderar un cambio de paradigma nacional. A diferencia de la inversión privada, la vivienda social devuelve sus ganancias al mantenimiento de edificios, terrenos y mejoras en lugar de ganancias privadas. Las hipotecas ofrecidas por la Junta de Vivienda y Desarrollo de Singapur (HDB) tienen pagos mensuales que son significativamente más bajos que los alquileres privados. Esto ha resultado en una tasa de propiedad de vivienda del 91 por ciento a pesar de las severas limitaciones de la tierra. Las propiedades de HDB atienden a una variedad de población, desde hogares de ingresos bajos hasta hogares de ingresos medianos altos. Más de cuatro de cada diez hogares en California tenían costos de vivienda inasequibles (que superaban el 30 por ciento de los ingresos familiares). Más de uno de cada cinco hogares en todo el estado enfrentó una carga de costos de vivienda severa, gastando más de la mitad de sus ingresos en vivienda. California ha estado experimentando una escasez de viviendas extendida y creciente durante casi 50 años. Ocupó el puesto 49 entre los Estados Unidos en unidades de vivienda por residente en 2018. “Con órdenes de quedarse en casa y pautas de distanciamiento social, la pandemia ha subrayado la importancia del acceso a viviendas seguras, estables y asequibles”, dijo Lee. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE STATE EVICTION MORATORIUM SB 91 The following information was copied from the web site of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley https://www.lawfoundation.org You can never be evicted for any rent you may have missed from March 1, 2020 to August 31, 2020 if you have lost income because of COVID-19. Additionally, you cannot be evicted for not paying rent from September 2020 to June 2021 so long as you pay 25% (one quarter) of your rent from September 2020 to June 2021 no later than June 30, 2021. You should either put in writing in the memo of the check or in another way in writing to your landlord what month you are paying for and what percentage of the rent you are paying, e.g., “25% of Sept. 2020 rent.” If your landlord gives you an eviction notice for nonpayment of rent (which may be called a “Notice to Quit” or “Notice of Termination of Tenancy”), you must sign and return the “Declaration of COVID-19-related financial distress” that is included with the notice within 15 days of getting it and returning it to your landlord. If you receive a notice that does not include a “Declaration of COVID-19-related financial distress,” seek legal advice by calling the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley at 408-280-2424. You are protected from eviction and cannot be kicked out of your home if any of the following have happened to you: 1. You lost your job because of COVID-19-related work closures. 2. You had your hours reduced because of COVID-19 or related public health orders. 3. You have missed work because you needed to stay home to care for children or an elderly, disabled, or sick family member because of COVID-19 or related school closures. 4. Other circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic that have reduced the amount of money you earn each month. I AM BEHIND ON RENT BECAUSE OF COVID-19 OR RELATED WORK CLOSURES. CAN I BE KICKED OUT (EVICTED) IF THE LANDLORD WANTS TO REMODEL, MOVE-IN TO MY UNIT, SELL MY BUILDING, OR TEAR DOWN THE BUILDING? Probably not. State law prohibits landlords from kicking out (evicting) a tenant to remodel or rehabilitate a home unless this is necessary for health and safety reasons. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued an order on evictions that prohibits tenants from being kicked out(evicted) for any reason that is not the fault of the tenant. If you receive an eviction notice (which may also be called a "Notice to Quit" or "Notice of Termination") that says your landlord wants you to leave for no reason or for any reason that is not your fault, call the Law Foundation at 408-280-2424. I WANT TO PAY 25% OF THE CURRENT MONTH’S RENT SO THAT I CAN BE PROTECTED BY THE CTRA, BUT I AM STILL BEHIND ON RENT PAYMENTS FROM BEFORE AUGUST 31. CAN MY LANDLORD APPLY RENT PAYMENTS I MAKE NOW TO THE RENT DEBT I ALREADY OWE? You must tell your landlord how you want them to use your payments by writing thereason for the payment in the memo line on you cashier’s check, personal check, or money order (or writing it in the memo section of an electronic or web-based payment system). If you include the reason for the payment, your landlord must use it for that purpose. IF I PAY 25% OF MY RENT FROM SEPTEMBER 2020 TO JUNE 2021, WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER 75%? WHAT HAPPENS ON JULY 1? If you pay 25% of your rent from September 2020 and June 2021, you can never be kicked out (evicted) for the remaining rent that you owe from these months. If you do not pay back the remaining rent (75%) that you owe from September 2020 to June 2021, your landlord could sue you in small claims court beginning August 1, 2021. If your landlord gets a judgment against you in Small Claims Court, you cannot be evicted, but the landlord could still try to collect this back from rent you in other ways. If your landlord does sue in Small Claims Court, make sure you get legal assistance to ensure you are protected.On July 1, you must pay your full rent for July. If you do not, your landlord couldevict you. WILL MY CREDIT SCORE OR RENTAL RECORD BE IMPACTED IF MY LANDLORD TRIES TO EVICT ME OR SUES ME IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT? No. Any eviction cases or small claims lawsuits filed against you from March 4, 2020 to June 30, 2021 will not go on your rental record or affect your credit, no matter if you win or lose. Landlords are prohibited from reporting any of these cases to the credit reporting agencies or any tenant screening company. I AM A TENANT BUT I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE AND/OR NOTICE OF DEFAULT ON MY DOOR. CAN I BE EVICTED IF THE UNIT I AM RENTING IS FORECLOSED ON? Probably not. When a house is sold at foreclosure, a new owner will take over. That new owner will act as your new landlord and must follow state law. This means the new owner cannot kick you out just because the house was foreclosed on. Please see our fact sheet on tenant rights in foreclosed properties for more information. In regards to the CTRA, the new owner must comply with the new state law and can only evict you for certain reasons including: If the new owner intends to occupy the property. If the new owner is removing the property from the rental market. If the new owner intends to substantially remodel the property and it is required for health and safety. A new owner should give you at least 90 days written notice before any eviction lawsuit can be filed. ______________________________________________________________________________ Usted no puede ser desalojado por renta que usted no allá pagado del 1 de marzo de2020 al 31 de agosto del 2020 si usted ha tenido pérdida de ingresos por COVID-19. Adicionalmente, usted no puede ser desalojado por no pagar renta de septiembre del 2020 a junio de 2021 siempre y cuando usted page 25% (un cuarto) de su renta deseptiembre del 2020 a junio de 2021 a más tardar del 30 de junio de 2021. Si su propietario le da un aviso de desalojo por no pagar su renta (también se le puede llamar “aviso para dejar la tenencia” o “aviso de terminación de la tenencia”), usted debe de firmar y regresar la “Declaración de dificultades financieras relacionado a COVID-19” que está incluida con el aviso de entre 15 días después de recibirlo. Si usted recibe un aviso que no incluya la “Declaración de dificultades financieras relacionado a COVID-19”, busque asesoramiento legal llamando a Law Foundation of Silicon Valley al 408-280- 2424. Usted está protegido de desalojo y no puede ser expulsado de su hogar si le ha pasado lo siguiente: 1. Usted perdió su trabajo a causa de cierres de trabajo relacionado con COVID-19. 2. Usted tubo horas reducidas por causa de COVID-19 o por órdenes relacionadas con la Salud Pública. 3. Usted ha perdido días de trabajo por que tuvo que quedarse en casa para cuidar a niños, a una persona de la tercera edad, alguien con una discapacidad, a un miembro de su familia que estuvo enfermo por COVID-19 o algo relacionado con cierres escolares. 4. Otras circunstancias relacionadas con la pandemia de COVID-19 que han reducido la cantidad de dinero que usted gana cada mes. ESTOY ATRASADO CON LA RENTA POR COVID-19 O ALGO RELACIONADO CON LOS CIERRES DE LOS TRABAJOS. ¿PUEDO SER EXPULSADO (DESALOJADO) SI EL PROPIETARIO QUIERE REMODELAR, MUDARSE A MI UNIDAD, VENDER MI UNIDAD O DERRIBAR EL EDIFICIO? Probablemente no. La ley estatal prohíbe a los propietarios echar (desalojar) a un inquilino para remodelar o rehabilitar una casa a menos que sea necesario por razones de salud y seguridad. Además, los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades (CDC) han publicado una orden sobre desalojos que prohíbe a los inquilinos ser expulsados (desalojados) por cualquier motivo que no sea culpa del inquilino. Si recibe un aviso de desalojo (que también se puede llamar "Notice to Quit" o "Notice of Termination") que dice que su propietario quiere que se vaya sin motivo o por cualquier motivo que no sea su culpa, llame a la Law Foundation al 408-280-2424. YO QUIERO PAGAR EL 25% DE RENTA DE LOS MESES CORRIENTES PARA PODER ESTAR PROTEGIDO POR EL CTRA, PERO ESTOY ATRASADO CON LOS PAGOS DE RENTA DE ANTES DEL 31 DE AGOSTO. ¿PUEDE MI PROPIETARIO APLICAR LOS PAGOS DE RENTA QUE HAGO AHORA A LA DEUDA DE RENTA QUE DEBO? Usted debe de decirle a su propietario como quiere que use sus pagos escribiendola razón por los pagos en la línea de notas en su cheque de caja, cheque personal, o en su giro de dinero (o notándolo en la sección de notas de un sistema electrónico de pago o pagos basados en línea) Si usted incluye la razón por el pago, su propietario lo debe de usar por ese propósito. Por ejemplo, la renta de la inquilina Tammy es $2,000 por mes. Tammy debe $6,000 en renta que no podido pagar mayo, junio y Julio del 2020. Ella quiere pagar 25% de la renta de septiembre a su propietario para asegurarse de que está protegida de desalojo. Tammy debe de escribir un cheque de $500 y escribir “25% de renta por septiembre del 2020” en la línea de notas. Si ella hace esto, el propietario debe de usar el cheque de $500 para la renta de septiembre en lugar de la renta que debe de mayo, junio y julio. SI PAGO EL 25% DE MI ALQUILER DE SEPTIEMBRE A JUNIO, ¿QUÉ PASA CON EL 75% RESTANTE? ¿QUÉ PASA EL 1 DE JULIO? Si paga el 25% de su alquiler entre septiembre y junio, nunca podrá ser expulsado (desalojado) por el alquiler restante que adeude de estos meses. Si no devuelve el alquiler restante (75%) que adeuda desde septiembre de 2020 hasta junio del 2021, su propietario podría demandarlo en la corte de reclamos menores a partir del 1 de agosto del 2021. Si su propietario obtiene un juicio en su contra en la tribunal de reclamos menores, no puede ser desalojado, pero el arrendador aún podría intentar cobrar este monto del alquiler de otras maneras. Si su arrendador demanda en la tribunal de reclamos menores, asegúrese de obtener asistencia legal para asegurarse de estar protegido. El 1 de julio, debe pagar el alquiler completo de julio. Si no lo hace, su arrendador podría desalojarlo. ¿PUEDE SER IMPACTADO MI HISTORIAL DE CRÉDITO O HISTORIAL DE ARRENDAMIENTO, SI MI PROPIETARIO TRATA DE DESALOJARME O SI TRATA DE DEMANDARME EN UN TRIBUNAL DE RECLAMOS MENORES? No. Cualquier caso de desalojo o demanda de un tribunal de reclamos menores presentada contra usted del 4 de marzo del 2020 al 30 de junio de 2021 no va a seguir asu registro de alquiler o su puntuación de crédito, no importa si gane o pierda. Se le prohíbe a los proprietaries reportar este tipo de casos a agencias de informes de crédito o a empresas de cribado de inquilinos. SOY UN INQUILINO, PERO RECIBÍ UN AVISO DE VENTA DEL FIDEICOMISO Y/O UN AVISO DE INCUMPLIMIENTO EN MI PUERTA. ¿PUEDO SER DESALOJADO SI LA UNIDAD QUE ESTOY ALQUILANDO ESTÁ EMBARGADA? Probablemente no. Cuando una casa se vende en ejecución hipotecaria, un nuevo propietario se hace cargo. Ese nuevo propietario actuará como su nuevo arrendador y debe cumplir con la ley estatal. Esto significa que el nuevo propietario no puede echarlo sólo porque la casa fue embargada. Para obtener más información, consulte nuestra hoja informativa sobre los derechos de los inquilinos que viven en propiedades embargadas. Con respecto al CTRA, el nuevo propietario debe cumplir con la nueva ley estatal y sólo puede desalojarlo por ciertas razones, incluyendo: Si el nuevo propietario tiene la intención de ocupar la propiedad. Si el nuevo propietario va a retirar la propiedad del mercado de alquiler. Si el nuevo propietario tiene la intención de remodelar ampliamente la propiedad y es necesario por razones de salud y seguridad. El nuevo propietario debe darle una notificación por escrito al menos 90 días antes de que se pueda presentar una demanda de desalojo. ______________________________________________________________________________ Quý vị không bao giờ có thể bị đuổi ra khỏi nhà vì bất kỳ khoản tiền thuê nào mà quý vị có thể đã bỏ lỡ từ ngày 1 tháng 3 năm 2020 đến ngày 31 tháng 8 năm 2020 nếu quý vị bị mất thu nhập vì COVID-19. Ngoài ra, quý vị không thể bị đuổi ra khỏi nhà vì không trả tiền thuê nhà từ tháng 9 năm 2020 đến tháng 6 năm 2021, miễn là quý vị trả 25% (một phầntư) tiền thuê nhà từ tháng 9 năm 2020 đến tháng 6 năm 2021 không muộn hơn ngày30 tháng 6 năm 2021. Quý vị nên viết ghi chú trong chi phiếu check hoặc bằng cách khác bằng văn bản cho chủ nhà của quý vị về tháng quý vị đang trả và phần trăm tiền thuê quý vị đang trả, ví dụ: "25% của tiền thuê tháng 9 năm 2020." Nếu chủ nhà của quý vị cung cấp cho quý vị một giấy thông báo trục xuất vì không trả tiền thuê nhà (có thể được gọi là “Thông báo rời bỏ” hoặc “Thông báo chấm dứt việc thuê nhà”), quý vị phải ký và gửi lại “ Đơn Tuyên bố về tình trạng khó khăn tài chính liên quan đến COVID-19” được đính kèm với thông báo trong vòng 15 ngày kể từ ngày nhận được và gửi lại cho chủ nhà của quý vị . Nếu quý vị nhận được giấy thông báo không đính kèm “Đơn Tuyên bố về tình trạng khó khăn tài chính liên quan đến COVID-19”, hãy tìm kiếm lời khuyên pháp lý bằng cách gọi cho Tổ chức Luật Law Foundation của Thung lũng Silicon theo số 408-280-2424. Quý vị được bảo vệ khỏi việc bị trục xuất và không thể bị đuổi khỏi nhà nếu bất kỳ điều nào sau đây đã xảy ra với quý vị: 1. Quý vị bị mất việc vì đóng cửa công việc liên quan đến COVID-19. 2. Quý vị đã bị giảm giờ làm việc vì COVID-19 hoặc do các lệnh y tế công cộng liên quan. 3. Quý vị đã nghỉ làm vì quý vị cần phải ở nhà để chăm sóc trẻ em hoặc người già, tàn tật, hoặc bệnh tật vì COVID-19 hoặc các trường học đóng cửa vì lý do liên quan đến dịch bệnh. 4. Các trường hợp khác liên quan đến đại dịch COVID-19 đã làm giảm số tiền quý vị kiếm được mỗi tháng. TÔI CẦN LÀM GÌ ĐỂ BẢO VỆ MÌNH KHỎI VIỆC TRỤC XUẤT NẾU TÔI KHÔNG THỂ TRẢ TIỀN THUÊ NHÀ VÌ COVID-19? Nếu quý vị trễ về khoản trả tiền thuê nhà từ ngày 1 tháng 3 năm 2020 đến ngày 31 tháng8 năm 2020, quý vị không bao giờ có thể bị trục xuất vì khoản nợ này. Nếu chủ nhà của quý vị cung cấp cho quý vị giấy thông báo trục xuất vì không trả tiền thuê nhà (có thể được gọi là “Thông báo rời bỏ” hoặc “Thông báo chấm dứt việc thuê nhà”), quý vị phải ký và gửilại “ Đơn Tuyên bố về tình trạng kiệt quệ tài chính liên quan đến COVID-19” được đính kèm với thông báo trong vòng 15 ngày kể từ ngày nhận được. Nếu quý vị bỏ lỡ các khoản thanh toán tiền thuê nhà từ tháng 9 năm 2020 đến tháng 6 năm 2021, quý vị phải trả 25% (một phần tư) tiền thuê nhà của mình từ tháng 9 năm 2020 đến tháng 6 năm 2021, không muộn hơn ngày 30 tháng 6 năm 2021. Nếu chủ nhà đưa giấy thông báo đuổi quý vị vì không trả tiền thuê nhà kể từ những tháng này, quý vị phải ký và gửi lại “Đơn Tuyên bố về tình trạng kiệt quệ tài chính liên quan đến COVID-19” được đính kèm với thông báo trong vòng 15 ngày kể từ ngày nhận được. Quý vị nên ghi rõ vào phần ghi chú của chi phiếu check hoặc bằng cách khác bằng văn bản cho chủ nhà của quý vị rằng quý vị đang trả phần tiền cho tháng nào và quý vị đang trả bao nhiêu phần trăm tiền thuê nhà, ví dụ: “25% tiền thuê nhà vào tháng 9 năm 2020”. TÔI CÓ VẪN PHẢI TRẢ TIỀN THUÊ NHÀ NẾU TÔI BỊ MẤT THU NHẬP HOẶC CÓ THÊM CHI PHÍ CHI TIÊU BỞI DỊCH COVID-19 KHÔNG? TÔI CÓ BAO LÂU ĐỂ PHẢI HOÀN TRẢ KHOẢN TIỀN THUÊ NHÀ MÀ TÔI CÒN THIẾU? Có. Để tránh việc chủ nhà đuổi quý vị ra ngoài (trục xuất)*, quý vị phải trả 25% (mộtphần tư) tiền thuê nhà từ tháng 9 năm 2020 đến tháng 6 năm 2021, không muộnhơn ngày 30 tháng 6 năm 2021. Quý vị cuối cùng cũng phải thanh toán tất cả các khoản tiền thuê nhà mà quý vị còn thiếu, mặc dù là quý vị không bao giờ có thể bị đuổi ra khỏi nhà vì không trả tiền thuê nhà này. Chủ nhà của quý vị có thể kiện quý vị ra toà yêu cầu bồi thường nhỏ (small claim court) và quý vị có thể có bản án dân sự chống lại quý vị , nhưng quý vị không thể bị trục xuất vì khoản nợ này: Nếu quý vị sống ở Quận Hạt Santa Clara, quý vị phải trả 50% (một nửa) số tiền thuê nhà mà quý vị nợ từ ngày 1 tháng 3 năm 2020 đến ngày 31 tháng 8 năm 2020 không muộn hơn ngày 28 tháng 2 năm 2020 và quý vị phải trả tất cả số tiền đó không muộn hơn Ngày 31 tháng 8 năm 2021. Bất kỳ khoản tiền thuê nhà nào chưa thanh toán từ tháng 9 năm 2020 đến tháng 6 năm 2021 cũng phải được trả lại đầy đủ. Theo luật hiện hành, chủ nhà của quý vị có thể kiện quý vị ra tòa yêu cầu bồi thường nhỏ vào ngày 1 tháng 8 năm 2021 vì quý vị không hoàn trả bất kỳ khoản tiền thuê nhà nào mà quý vị còn nợ từ tháng 9 năm 2020 đến tháng 6 năm 2021. ĐIỀU GÌ SẼ XẢY RA NẾU TÔI KHÔNG THỂ HOÀN TRẢ ĐÚNG HẠN CÁC KHOẢN THANH TOÁN TIỀN THUÊ NHÀ MÀ TÔI CÒN THIẾU? Nếu quý vị còn thiếu khoản tiền thuê nhà đã đến hạn từ ngày 1 tháng 3 năm 2020 đếnngày 31 tháng 8 năm 2020, quý vị không bao giờ có thể bị đuổi ra khỏi nhà (trục xuất) vì khoản nợ này, nhưng chủ nhà của quý vị có thể kiện quý vị ra tòa yêu cầu bồi thường nhỏ nếu quý vị không trả được 50% những gì quý vị nợ trước ngày 28 tháng 2 năm 2021 và 100% số tiền quý vị nợ trước ngày 31 tháng 8 năm 2021. Quý vị có thể bị đuổi ra khỏi nhà (bị trục xuất) nếu quý vị không thể trả tiền thuê nhà trong bất kỳ tháng nào từ tháng 9 năm 2020 đến tháng 6 năm 2021 VÀ quý vị không thanh toán 25% số tiền thuê nhà mà quý vị thiếu từ mười tháng này (bằng 250% của tiền thuê nhà một tháng) trước ngày 30 tháng 6 năm 2021. Tuy nhiên, nếu quý vị thực hiện khoản thanh toán này đúng hạn, quý vị sẽ không bao giờ bị đuổi khỏi nhà (bị trục xuất) đối với số tiền thuê nhà còn lại mà quý vị nợ từ những tháng này. Nếu quý vị không trả lại số tiền thuê còn lại mà quý vị nợ từ tháng 9 năm 2020 đến tháng 6 năm 2021, chủ nhà có thể kiện quý vị ra tòa yêu cầu bồi thường/khiếu nại nhỏ bắt đầu từ ngày 1 tháng 3 năm 2020. Quý vị nên ghi chú rõ ràng vào chi phiếu check hoặc bằng cách khác bằng văn bản cho chủ nhà của quý vị về việc quý vị đang trả cho tháng nào và phần trăm tiền thuê quý vịđang trả, ví dụ: “25% của tiền thuê vào tháng 9 năm 2020.” Nếu chủ nhà của quý vị nhận được phán quyết chống lại quý vị tại Tòa án Khiếu Nại Nhỏ, quý vị không thể bị đuổi ra khỏi nhà, nhưng chủ nhà vẫn có thể cố gắng thu lại khoản tiền này từ tiền thuê nhà của quý vị theo những cách khác. Nếu chủ nhà của quý vị khởi kiện tại Tòa án Khiếu Nại Nhỏ, hãy đảm bảo rằng quý vị được hỗ trợ pháp lý để đảm bảo quý vịđược bảo vệ. TÔI BỊ CHẬM TRỄ TRONG VIỆC TRẢ TIỀN THUÊ NHÀ VÌ DỊCH COVID-19 HOẶC LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN SỰ ĐÓNG CỬA VIỆC LÀM. TÔI CÓ THỂ BỊ TRỤC XUẤT NẾU CHỦ NHÀ MUỐN SỬA SANG NHÀ LẠI, DỌN ĐẾN Ở, BÁN TÒA NHÀ TÔI ĐANG Ở HOẶC PHÁ BỎ TÒA NHÀ KHÔNG? Chắc là không. Luật tiểu bang cấm chủ nhà đuổi (trục xuất) người thuê nhà đi để tu sửa hoặc cải tạo nhà trừ khi điều này là cần thiết vì lý do sức khỏe và an toàn. Ngoài ra, Trung Tâm Kiểm Soát Dịch Bệnh (CDC) đã ban hành lệnh cấm trục xuất người thuê nhà bị đuổi ra khỏi nhà (trục xuất ra khỏi nhà) vì bất kỳ lý do gì không phải do lỗi của người thuê. Nếu quý vị nhận được thông báo trục xuất (còn có thể được gọi là "Thông Báo Rời Đi" hoặc "Thông Báo Chấm Dứt Hợp Đồng Thuê") cho biết chủ nhà muốn quý vị rời đi không lý do hoặc vì bất kỳ lý do nào không phải lỗi của quý vị, hãy gọi cho Tổ chức Luật Law Foundaion tại 408-280-2424. TÔI MUỐN THANH TOÁN 25% TIỀN THUÊ CỦA THÁNG HIỆN TẠI ĐỂ CÓ THỂ ĐƯỢC BẢO VỆ BỞI LUẬT CTRA, NHƯNG TÔI VẪN THIẾU TIỀN THUÊ NHÀ TỪ TRƯỚC NGÀY 31 THÁNG 8. CHỦ NHÀ CỦA TÔI CÓ THỂ ÁP DỤNG KHOẢN THANH TOÁN TIỀN THUÊ NHÀ MÀ TÔI ĐANG TRẢ NGAY BÂY GIỜ CHO KHOẢN NỢ TIỀN THUÊ NHÀ MÀ TÔI CÒN THIẾU KHÔNG? Quý vị phải cho chủ nhà biết cách quý vị muốn họ sử dụng các khoản thanh toáncủa mình bằng cách viết lý do thanh toán vào dòng ghi nhớ (memo) trên chi phiếu check thu ngân, check cá nhân hoặc phiếu moneyorder của quý vị (hoặc viết nó trong phần ghi nhớ của một trang điện tử hoặc dựa trên web hệ thống thanh toán). Nếu quý vị bao gồm lý do thanh toán, chủ nhà của quý vị phải sử dụng nó cho mục đích đó. NẾU TÔI TRẢ 25% TIỀN THUÊ NHÀ TỪ THÁNG 9 ĐẾN THÁNG 6, 75% CÒN LẠI THÌ SAO? ĐIỀU GÌ XẢY RA VÀO NGÀY 1 THÁNG 7? Nếu quý vị trả 25% tiền thuê nhà của mình từ tháng 9 tới tháng 6, quý vị không bao giờ có thể bị đuổi khỏi nhà (bị trục xuất) đối với số tiền thuê còn lại mà quý vị nợ từ những tháng này. Nếu quý vị không trả lại số tiền thuê còn lại (75%) mà quý vị nợ từ tháng 9 năm 2020đến tháng 6 năm 2021, chủ nhà có thể kiện quý vị ra tòa Khiếu Nại Nhỏ bắt đầu từ ngày 1 tháng 3 năm 2020. Nếu chủ nhà của quý vị nhận được phán quyết chống lại quý vị tại Tòa án Khiếu nại Nhỏ, quý vị không thể bị đuổi ra khỏi nhà, nhưng chủ nhà vẫn có thể cố gắng thu lại khoản tiền này từ tiền thuê nhà của quý vị theo những cách khác. Nếu chủ nhà của quý vị khởi kiện tại Tòa án Khiếu nại Nhỏ, hãy đảm bảo rằng quý vị được hỗ trợ pháp lý để đảm bảo quý vị được bảo vệ.Vào ngày 1 tháng 7, quý vị phải trả toàn bộ tiền thuê nhà của mình cho tháng 7. Nếuquý vị không làm như vậy, chủ nhà có thể trục xuất quý vị ra khỏi nhà. ĐIỂM TÍN DỤNG HOẶC HỒ SƠ THUÊ NHÀ CỦA TÔI CÓ BỊ ẢNH HƯỞNG KHÔNG NẾU CHỦ NHÀ CỐ GẮNG TRỤC XUẤT TÔI RA KHỎI NHÀ HOẶC KIỆN TÔI RA TÒA ÁN KHIẾU NẠI NHỎ? Không. Bất kỳ trường hợp trục xuất nào hoặc các vụ kiện đòi bồi thường nhỏ chống lại quý vị từ ngày 4 tháng 3 năm 2020 đến ngày 30 tháng 6 năm 2021 sẽ không có ghi vào tronghồ sơ cho thuê của quý vị hoặc ảnh hưởng đến tín dụng của quý vị, bất kể quý vị thắng hay thua. Chủ nhà bị cấm báo cáo bất kỳ vụ kiện nào trong số này cho các cơ quan báo cáo tín dụng hoặc bất kỳ công ty sàng lọc người thuê nào. Tuy nhiên, khoản nợ thuê mà quý vị nợ có thể được báo cáo và có thể ảnh hưởng đến điểm tín dụng của quý vị. Liên hệ với Tổ chức Luật Law Foundation theo số 408- 280-2424 hoặc www.lawfoundation.org/housing nếu quý vị lo lắng về việc tín dụng của mình có thể bị ảnh hưởng như thế nào. TÔI LÀ NGƯỜI THUÊ NHÀ NHƯNG TÔI ĐÃ NHẬN ĐƯỢC THÔNG BÁO BÁN NHÀ CỦA NGƯỜI ĐƯỢC ỦY THÁC VÀ / HOẶC THÔNG BÁO MẶC ĐỊNH TRƯỚC CỬA NHÀ TÔI. TÔI CÓ THỂ BỊ ĐUỔI RA KHỎI NHÀ NẾU CĂN HỘ TÔI ĐANG THUÊ BỊ TỊCH THU KHÔNG? Chắc là không. Khi một ngôi nhà bị tịch thu, chủ sở hữu mới sẽ tiếp quản. Chủ sở hữu mới đó sẽ đóng vai trò là chủ nhà mới của bạn và phải tuân theo luật tiểu bang. Điều này có nghĩa là chủ sở hữu mới không thể đuổi bạn ra ngoài chỉ vì ngôi nhà đã bị tịch thu. Vui lòng xem tờ thông tin của chúng tôi về quyền của người thuê nhà trong trường hợp tài sản bị tịch thu để biết thêm thông tin. Liên quan đến CTRA, chủ sở hữu mới phải tuân thủ luật mới của tiểu bang và chỉ có thể đuổi bạn vì một số lý do bao gồm: Nếu chủ sở hữu mới có ý định sinh sống tại căn hộ. Nếu chủ sở hữu mới đang loại bỏ tài sản khỏi thị trường cho thuê, hoặc. Nếu chủ sở hữu mới có ý định sửa sang lớn đối với tài sản và việc này là cần thiết cho sức khỏe và sự an toàn. Chủ sở hữu mới phải thông báo bằng văn bản cho bạn ít nhất 90 ngày trước khi họ có thể nộp đơn kiện trục xuất. From:Aram James To:Perron, Zachary; Council, City; chuck jagoda; roberta.ahlquist@sjsu.edu; Greer Stone; Raven Malone; Human Relations Commission; Kaloma Smith; Sunita de Tourreil; rebecca@winwithrebecca.com; Planning Commission; ParkRec Commission; Jonsen, Robert; Binder, Andrew; wilpf.peninsula.paloalto@gmail.com; Jeff Moore; paloaltofreepress@gmail.com; wintergery@earthlink.net; rabrica@cityofepa.org Subject:Battling the Mob, a Black Officer Came Face to Face With Racism Date:Friday, February 26, 2021 10:50:02 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/us/politics/capitol-riot-harry-dunn.amp html Sent from my iPhone From:Douglas Sharp To:Council, City Subject:City vehicles violating vehicle code on daily basis Date:Tuesday, March 2, 2021 10:39:50 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ I live near Hoover park. I’n disabled and walk instead of drive so sidewalk access is hugely important to me. Almost daily I see City of Palo Alto vehicles violating state laws regarding parking in no parking zones, blocking street lanes with double yellow lines over the Matadero creek bridge causing other traffic to violate the traffic lanes and parking their large trucks on the sidewalk taking up two thirds of the sidewalk. I have observed routinely your employees using the park for lunch breaks and to use the toilet facilities, that’s all fine and proper. Its all their associated huge trucks parked illegally when there is plenty of room to park legally just yards away. Twice in the past week I’ve almost been hit by passing cars trying to negotiate the hazard your trucks are causing. Just now I had to ask and wait for a huge truck to move that was blocking the sidewalks completely completely, the driver was eating his lunch. They are not conducting City business they are on break! This is totally unsatisfactory. I need access to the sidewalk. I’d rather not gave to walk around your illegally parked trucks into the streets to get run over. The state of California has laws regarding curbing parked vehicles, its not hard to comply. The City, YOU, have posted no parking signs in this area that are totally disregarded by your employees. Lets fix this before someone gets hurt or killed due to your employees disregard for the law. Sent from my iPhone From: ifo: ~bject: p ate: Canopy Council. atv Correction: More Trees Please Webinars Resume March 25! Monday, March 1, 20213:30:16 PM bAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Correction: Our sincerest apologies to Dr. Neal Kohatsu for identifying him incorrectly in our previous email. We've corrected the mistake below and apologize for the confusion. Bridging Trees and Health: Dr. Desiree Backman Dr. Neal Kohatsu Ray Tretheway Director, Chief Health Strategist, Population Health Group Population Health Group Founder, Sacramento Tree Foundation at the Center for Healthcare Pol icy & Research at UC Davis at the Center for Healthcare Policy & Research at UC Davis Next in the Series Mark your calendar for these upcoming webinars! Designing for Landscape Resilience on the Google Campus Thur. Apr. 29 110:00-11 :30 AM Learn how Google's ecology program is expanding wildlife habitats, withstanding cl imate change, and restoring ecological functions of the landscape lost to development. Learn More» Greening the Outdoor Classroom Thur. May 20110:00-11:30 AM Learn strategies for bringing trees and nature to school campuses and designing outdoor learning spaces that benefit students' social, emotional, and mental well- being. Learn More » Learn more about the series Visit Our Website Tree Library Find an Arborist Blog Album Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/hkBMWVTBq6wpMurc6 There will also be Slow Down For Kids stickers available at the entrance of the Stanford Dish on Sat, March 6, from 1-1:30pm for anyone who would like to come by and pick one up. The hope is that these stickers will help remind community members, the importance of mindfulness while driving, cycling or walking. This past year has definitely tested the human spirit, but has also shown how strong, generous and compassionate we can be. The outpouring of community support last year was a shining example of this. On behalf of the Lafargue Family, we thank everyone for their kindness and support, and hope this message finds you and your loved ones, safe, happy and healthy in this new year. ========= Slow Down For Kids website is live Posted May 13, 2020 by Veronique Lafargue Many of you have asked what you can do in memory of Paul and how we can help prevent more tragedies. We've been thinking a lot about bike safety since the accident and have put together a website, where we share posters for schools or neighborhoods, as well as resources and links: www.slowdownforkids.org . We would love if many of you can share it, but also reach out to your local city council and ask for more action. At a time when budgets are getting cut, we want to make sure that safety is not forgotten. If you have suggestions for other initiatives or ideas for assets that we can create (we are thinking maybe reflective stickers for bike helmet) please reach out to <community@slowdowndforkids.org.> Virus-free. www.avg.com the entrance, or student ID card. From:Aram JamesTo:cityco ncil@mo nta n e go ; Co ncil C ty; H man Relat ons Comm ssion; Ro erta Ahlq st; re ecca@ in ithre ecca com; Planning Commission; Par Rec Commission; il f enins la aloalto@gmail com; Jeff Rosen; Raj; Jonsen Ro ert; Binder Andre ; Da id Ange; Greer Stone; St m Molly; Molly O Neal;Cecil a Taylor; Betsy Nash; chuck jagoda; Greer Stone; Gennady Sheyner; Kaloma Smith; Jeff Moore; Winter De lenbach; paloaltofreepress@gmail.com; DuBois Tom; Perron ZacharySubject:Forced sex probe of girl (Da ly Post) March 1 2021 by Aram JamesDate:Monday March 1 2021 12:02:33 PM CAUTION This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.________________________________ Sent from my iPhone From:Brian Heneghan Subject:Fwd: Incident with Palo Alto City Worker Date:Monday, March 1, 2021 6:50:05 PM Attachments:image005.png image007.png image001.png image005.png image007.png Autocorrect typos sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Brian <bianchi_rider2004@yahoo.com> Date: March 1, 2021 at 3:02:49 PM PSTTo: "Shikada, Ed" <Ed.Shikada@cityofpaloalto.org> Subject: Re: Incident with Palo Alto City Worker Ed, I forgot my name. Date: Saturday February 27, 2021 Time: 9:31 AM according to my GPS Location: Old Page Mill Road (West) approaching Page Mill Road Thank you for your reply, Brian Heneghan On Monday, March 1, 2021, 1:56:54 PM PST, Shikada, Ed <ed.shikada@cityofpaloalto.org> wrote: Dear Mr. Bianchi, I’m sorry to hear about your experience, and appreciate your bringing it to our attention. Could you provide the date, time, and location of the incident? I did not see that on the clip. Regards, --Ed Ed Shikada City Manager 250 Hamilton Avenue I Iii I Palo Alto Incident Of the reported deaths, between Dec. 14, 2020, and Feb. 18. Adverse reaction reports from the latest CDC data include: * 160 reports of adverse reactions in pregnancy, with 47 miscarriages/premies * 1,135 anaphylactic reactions, 64% of which were reported after a Pfizer vaccine and 35% after the Moderna vaccine * 257 reports of Bell’s palsy (Pfizer 71%; Moderna: 29%) * Also in — Dec. 14, 2020 – Feb. 18, 2021 — 83 deaths following flu vaccines. VAERS is the primary mechanism in the U.S. for reporting adverse vaccine reactions. Reports submitted to VAERS require further investigation before a determination can be made as to whether the reported adverse event was directly or indirectly caused by the vaccine. As of Feb. 18, 57.74 million COVID vaccines had been administered in the U.S. On Feb. 27, the U.S. FDA gave Emergency Use Authorization to a third COVID vaccine — the Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccine. Doses are expected to roll out as early as this week. Condensed from The Defender, childrenshealthdefense.org. March 1,2021 led by Robert F Kennedy, Jr., Atty 41% of women police, 1/3 of caregivers and 1/3 of military have all refused the vaccines, but Natural (Herd) Immunity can save us from vaccine and virus deaths!!!! VAccines do not cause Herd Immunity!!!!Dr. Marty Makary of John Hopkins Medical has predicted natural immunity to the virus will occur in April for the end of the virus. WSJ Condensed and forwarded by Arlene Goetze, MA, editor/writer, author of 10 books, editor of newspaper on women's spirituality now in Archives of SCU and libraries of Notre Dame, U of Dayton and Harvard. No Toxins for Children F om l hToShikada Ed Kamhi h l pCcCouncil Ci ySubjectIMG_1934 jpegDateThu sday eb ua y 25 2021 8 07 46 AM CAUTION This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.________________________________ I urge us to seek greater clarity and ROI for OOT action plan Sent from my iPhone Many people will not be willing to dine indoors so soon. I will not. In fact, we have a climatein which dining outside could be done year 'round. Please give this issue your most serious consideration. Perhaps you already have. This is a very short piece of street but with human appeal beyond measure. Imagine how beautiful it could be! (If permanently closed to cars) This is what I advocate. Many people have asked me, "Why didn't they think of that years ago?" Good question. But now that you did think of it, make the most of it! And most importantly,Keep it. Permanently Did you read this far? Thank you. And thank you for all the hard work that you do to maintain a human perspective in our small town. Trees, hilltops, protected open space, closed neighborhood streets to fast traffic, and prohibition of noise, to name a few. Sincerely, Kay CulpepperCollege Terrace resident since 1965 From:Aram James To:Perron, Zachary; Jeff Rosen; Jonsen, Robert; Binder, Andrew; Council, City; Human Relations Commission; Kaloma Smith; Greer Stone; Raven Malone; rebecca@winwithrebecca.com; chuckjagoda1@gmail.com; Planning Commission; ParkRec Commission; wilpf.peninsula.paloalto@gmail.com; Joe Simitian; Jeff Moore; wintergery@earthlink.net; Bill Johnson; DuBois, Tom; paloaltofreepress@gmail.com; raj@siliconvalleydebug.org Subject:Law Enforcement and the Problem of White Supremacy | The New Yorker Date:Saturday, February 27, 2021 4:10:33 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/law-enforcement-and-the-problem-of-white-supremacy Sent from my iPhone This message may contain information that is legally privileged or confidential. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by reply email, and delete the message and any attachments.This transmission is believed to be defect free; however, no responsibility is accepted by the sender fordamage arising from its receipt. Under new Data Protection/Privacy laws your personal information may be subject to our country/regionspecific Privacy & Cookies Notice which you can read here, regardless of where the information originates.Depending on your location, other privacy laws and regulations may also apply to you. Please referencehttp://www.franklintempletonglobal.com/privacy. Hiago, Inc. 1580 W. El Camino Real Suite 10 Mountain View, CA 94040 ABOUT HIAGO: Hiago.com is a company based in Mountain View, California helping cities better engage with residents in their city and channel feedback toward constiuctive legislative decision making. The Hiago Pre-Hearing Message Management module addresses the problem of city staff spending lots of time organizing public comments ahead of meetings. Hiago is automating this manual task. Om AI can automatically sort, tag, redact and prepare all communications for an agenda, saving significant staff time each week. Adopted Mission Statement: “The City of Palo Alto is committed to creating a respectful, fair, and professional workplace and city. We will identify inequities and prejudices, welcome diverse perspectives, and use a collaborative approach to create an environment that works for everyone.” 2. Direct Staff, in coordination with the City’s overall diversity and inclusion efforts, to conduct a workforce demographic assessment as\baseline information and to pursue an employee assessment to measure City workforce culture; 3. Policy and Services CEDAW recommendation: Direct Staff to proceed with a community summit on gender equity issues and next steps in Palo Alto; 4. Refer all race and equity work to the Policy and Services Committee for citywide diversity and inclusion practice areas and policing practice areas; I suggest you review of your BLM Resolution, below. Race Equity/PAPD Issues: 1. Direct Staff to expedite implementation of the new police records management system with quarterly reports to Council, and to return with the necessary agreements for the records management system allowing for Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) implementation; Ensure PAPD reports to Council will reflect RIPA’s position that collected data will be analyzed and evaluated, not simply reported as raw data. And please post on PAPD public portal 2. Starting after the full implementation of the RMS and the first data collection period, direct Staff to resume annual data collection and analysis of police contact data similar to the previous Stop Data reports; It is vital that raw data be subjected to skilled analysis using sophisticated software able to obtain deeper relevant value so shallow conclusions are avoided. The city may need to reach out to Stanford or a tech non- profit. The raw data and analysis should be posted on PAPD public portal. 3. Direct Staff to work with IT to streamline publishing police policy updates to the City website on a quarterly basis. 4. Direct Staff to work with Santa Clara County on implementation of participation in the Santa Clara County Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) program and the Mobile Crisis Response Teams (MCRT) program and to return to the City Council with any necessary agreements for program participation; 5. If the County does not assign a resource to Palo Alto in the next six months, refer to Policy and Services Committee the exploration of the feasibility of a CAHOOTS-type program; The 6-month deadline for PERT/MCRT implementation is up in mid-May, 2021 (Sec. 4). P&S is to explore a much more comprehensive option such as CAHOOTs or a like alternative if the deadline is not met. 6. Direct staff to develop/update a policy on the timing of records release related to investigations that qualify for public disclosure under SB1421 and AB748; Records, including video and audio evidence of critical incidents have been withheld too long by the PAPD after a PRA request, citing on-going investigation as cause for non-disclosure. Withholding is repeatedly extended. PAPD non-disclosure also thwarts our IPA from receiving needed records to perform timely oversight. It will be 3 years before the IPA Report is released to Council and the public that includes the Gustavo Alvarez excessive use of force case (Feb. 2018), thwarting the intent of the law. 7. Direct Staff to return in the fall of 2021 with parameters, proposals, and strategies prior to engaging in Palo Alto Peace Officers’ Association negotiations; The contract, signed in 2018, was extended in 2020 to end in 2022. This is an opportunity for the Council to ensure the collective bargaining agreement no longer shields misconduct and inability to fire officers with histories of misconduct. It is a significant way to ensure more accountability within the PAPD, to heighten race equity and increase public safety for all. Council June 8, 2020 BLM Resolution: days while pouring over the temporary restraining order (which after all; came from alleged serial child molesting DPS Officer Beninnger) ... lt was like the nightmare he had experienced with crooked cops in the past was coming back to life and it bothered him since he is a very conscious human being ... Especially when it comes to legal matters ... Roger is an expert ... And it is quite interesting seeing democrats now call the US Capitol riot an "i nsurrection" when Linda Lee was calling the BLM/Antifa mess an insurrection 6 months before this (see link below) ... Adding to this; I was calling the years-long unabated RPF siege on my residence a form of domestic terrorism ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO ... So it's good to see the relative simpleton democrats at the federal level finally catch up to me ... I'll admit; I can be VERY influential at times; and sometimes it takes years for others to catch up to me ... Honestly; sometimes I think the democratic party in general is so collectively racially biased that they cannot make proper decisions ... But I will not accept my ideas being stolen by others and misused when they obviously apply to my case as well ... 1 realize that I am a low income white male ind ivid ual who is reg ularly discriminated against on a class/race/gender basis; and that if the same thing happened to pretty much ANYONE ELSE arrests would have been made long ago ... I TOTALLY get that ... But I also realize that this kind of discriminatory treatment cannot be tolerated --and therefore must be forcefully legally CRUSHED to even the playing field in an attempt to treat all people equally in the court of law regard less of differences ... GAVIN NEWSOM IS A NIGHTMARE FROM HELL! GAVIN NEWSOM IS A NIGHTMARE FROM HELL! PLEASE ARREST CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ASAPI THANXI "The current situation with protests occurring in th ... THE DEFINITION OF TERRORISM THE DEFINITION OF TERRORISM WHAT IS TERRORISM? Since federal criminal code defines terrorism as "the unlawful use of force and violence a ... It's good to see you finally catching up with me federal government! Bravo! I'm just wondering why the years-long police-sponsored insmTection at my residence was not equally quickly abated (BTW: police-sponsored by default and/or othe1wise --For instance; the RPF used Officer Paolinetti's vehicles for the non-coincidental harassment and stalking ~ and/or also prior knowledge on the paii of law enforcement could have easily stopped the RPF siege ... ) On Monday, March 1, 2021 , 2:59:33 PM PST, super nova <galaxy_ 454@yahoo.com> wrote: I'm sorry to say all of the things Roger Brozinick told me about police and judges and courtrooms are true ... lt's not good for our collective mental states to acknowledge such injustice; as it opposes mainstream media lies --but it still needs to occur to bring about necessary change ... (BTW: The last thread started saying I was sending spam messages likely to try and silence me like what has happened so many times in the past; so I am starting another email thread now ... This is why I need several email addresses; so I can continue speaking freely even though the local computer industry seems to be repeatedly complicit in my free speech abridgement. .. ) SEE ALSO: Corruption. Crime and Dishonesty by Lawyers. Judges. Police and Government Exposed Corruption, Crime and Dishonesty by Lawyers, Judges, Police and Governme ... Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 6:04:40 AM PST Subject: Palo Alto Opens 'Safe Parking Site' For Homeless compliance with assigned flight tracks. In its opposition, FAA first argued that it is not responsible for the divergence from established flight tracks, but, rather, it is due to “Acts of God,” such as wind, weather, and flocks of birds. It was only months later, when FAA realized that excuse wouldn’t “fly,” that it assumed responsibility by claiming the need to “vector” aircraft off established flight tracks for safety purposes. After Court-supervised mediation efforts were unsuccessful, briefing was completed in September 2020, but no decision has been made by the Court to date. That case is not by any means the end of the story. Continue reading... Barbara E. Lichman, Ph.D., J.D.18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800Irvine, CA 92614-0514 (949)224-6292 www.aviat onairportdevelopmentlaw.com © Barbara E. Lichman, Ph.D., J.D. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent to city.council@cityofpaloalto.org. To ensure that you continue receiving our emails, please add us to your addressbook or safe list. manage your preferences | opt out using TrueRemove®. Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails. From:Aram James To:Perron, Zachary; Jonsen, Robert; chuck jagoda; Binder, Andrew; Human Relations Commission; rebecca@winwithrebecca.com; Jeff Moore; Kaloma Smith; roberta.ahlquist@sjsu.edu; Greer Stone; Council, City; rabrica@cityofepa.org; Tanner, Rachael; Cecilia Taylor; Betsy Nash; Planning Commission; ParkRec Commission; Raven Malone; DuBois, Tom; wintergery@earthlink.net; wilpf.peninsula.paloalto@gmail.com; raj@siliconvalleydebug.org; Sunita de Tourreil; Jeff Rosen; greg@gregtanaka.org; Pat Burt Subject:black-chicago-police-organization Date:Friday, February 26, 2021 8:27:26 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-black-chicago-police-organization-20210225- dvbzcs4z3feqvix4sumhcbbgru-story html?outputType=amp Sent from my iPhone to create a project that will update our city's buildings. Short term, this will keep people in these homes safe, and long term this is a step in the right direction in curbing climate change. Growing up, Donnel Baird’s family would turn up their stove for heat at night, and open their windows to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning. Obviously, this is a safety and energy nightmare but nevertheless, it’s a common practice. Now, Donnel has a company that converts buildings in low-income areas so they don’t have to do things like that. His company, BlocPower, has a goal of converting a whole city and using that as a model for other cities. The concept is that it saves money, greenhouse gases, and lives. I also know there are other companies that do things like this and I’m not in any way tied to this particular one. In order to save our planet, corporations and governments have to work together. I ask that you will take this first crucial step to address these two super important issues: the climate crisis and the safety of our lower-class citizens. Last but not least, did my email give you a better understanding of this issue? Do you have any feedback about the quality of my communication? I would really appreciate a phone call (650 561 5002) or email (sl29001@pausd.us). Thank you so much for reading and considering this, and have a great week! Sincerely, Samantha Lee Palo Alto High School Sophomore Social Justice Pathway (650) 561 5002 sl29001@pausd.us Website: unitedneighbors.net Contact: maria.unitedneighbors@gmail.com FEBRUARY 23, 2021 TYPICAL HOME SB 9 will be a state law that will override all local zoning. Street I 2,750 S.F. House Based on L.A. ordinances: 7,500 S.F Lot 3,375 S.F. Allowed Building Size 5' Side Yard Setback 15' Rear Yard Setback CUNITEDO) NEIGHBORS CURRENTLY ALLOWED Current State law allows an ADU and Jr. ADU on all residential properties. Street I 2,750 S.F. House I ,----, 400 S.F. Jr.ADU ~ 625 $.F. ADU Based on L.A. ordinances: 7,500 S.F Lot 3,375 S.F. Allowed Building Size 5' Side Yard Setback 15' Rear Yard Setback CUNITEDO) NEIGHBORS SB 10 ALLOWS A 10 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING ON ANY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN A TRANSIT RICH OR A JOB RICH AREA. Street 7,500 S.F Lot No Limit to Allowed Building Size, Height to be determined. Assume: 5' Side Yard Setback 15' Rear Yard Setback CUNITEDO) NEIGHBORS govcmn1cnt may pa ·· an ordinance to zone a Qarcel for up to I 0 units of residential density per parceL at a height specified by the local governn1ent in the ordinance .. if the parcel is located in one of the following: '-----~ (A) A tran. it-rich area. ( B) A job\-rich area. (C) An urban infill ~itc. SB 10 ALLOWS A 10 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING ON ANY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN A TRANSIT RICH OR A JOB RICH AREA. Street 7,500 S.F Lot No Limit to Allowed Building Size, Height to be determined. Assume: 5' Side Yard Setback 15' Rear Yard Setback CUNITEDO) NEIGHBORS Community Pre SB 9 & SB 10 Community Post SB 9 & SB 10 FEBRUARY 23, 2021 Wiener has just introduced SB 477 & SB 478 Bills that will create bueaurocratic nightmares for all juridictions in California and the end result will be more delays, more expensive housing and smaller minimum lot sizes. A SUPPOSEDLY “SIMPLE DUPLEX” BILL WILL ANNIHILATE EVERY SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD IN CALIFORNIA December 14, 2020 To: The Honorable Eleanor Holmes-Norton and members of the Quiet Skies Caucus cc: Ranking members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Re: Community Proposal for FAA to immediately supplement DNL for public outreach Dear Ms. Norton and members of the Quiet Skies Caucus: The members of the Quiet Skies Conference and grassroots groups from around the country would like to thank you for your September 23. 2020 letter to FAA Administrator Dickson in which you ask the FAA to go back to the drawing board to meaningfully evaluate alternatives to the current average day-night level standard (DNL) as Congress requested in Sections 173 and 188 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. We agree that the FAA's April 14. 2020 report fails to meaningfully evaluate alternatives to DNL for the purposes of regulatory policy, environmental assessments, informing the public, and informing discussions of proposed changes to navigation procedures and operating procedures at airports. We understand that the FAA has said it needs more time to complete its analysis of the implications for requlatorv policy of alternative metrics and of new information regarding the response of communities to aircraft noise exposure which the FAA collected in 2016. The FAA originally committed to complete this analysis by December 2018. For other purooses, however, including environmental assessments, informing the public and informing discussions of proposed changes, we feel strongly that alternative metrics have been more than adequately studied, that they are unambiguously positive for describing aircraft noise in ways that DNL does not capture, and that it is time for the FAA to start using them for these purposes. We propose and ask for your support for the FAA to start immediately including estimates for supplementary metrics and population exposure in screening analyses for environmental assessments and noise analyses used to inform discussions of proposed changes to navigation and operating procedures at airports. See Appendix 1 for details of our recommendations. One of the supplementary metrics we recommend is Nx which represents the number of overflights that exceed x dBA during daytime hours or x-10 dBA during nighttime hours. This Quiet Skies Conference www.guietskiesconference.org metric has a long history of support for describing aircraft noise in ways that DNL does not capture. It was recently identified as a "best metric" for analyzing noise impacts by MIT researchers working on Project 23. "Analvtical Approach for Quantitvinq Noise from Advanced Operational Procedures", which is sponsored by the FAA Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment. We believe that the effort required to produce estimates for approved supplementary metrics using software that the FAA and noise experts at Volpe National Transportation Systems Center are already using is negligible. Thus, producing the estimates we recommend should not have budgetary impacts or pose significant time delays. We would be happy to testify or recommend experts to testify about our recommendations in Appendix 1, the importance of this request, and how this can happen. Thank you for considering our request. Janet McEneaney-Queens Quiet Skies (New York City) Steve Kittleson -MSP FairSkies Coalition (Minneapolis-St.Paul) Kevin Terrell -MSP FairSkies Coaition (Minneapolis-St.Paul) Adriana Poole -Boston West Fair Skies (Massachusetts) Jennifer Landesmann -Sky Posse Palo Alto (Northern California) Quiet Skies Conference www.guietskiesconference.org Recommendation to ensure that adequate information about aircraft noise and exposure is made available to the public Recommendation We recommend, in addition to DNL (or CNEL) and population estimates which the FAA currently produces, that the FAA also produce two estimates of Nx --N50 and NGO -and TALCGO for each receiver location. Nx is the number of overflights that exceed x dbA during daytime hours or x-10 dBA during nighttime hours. TALCGO is the time in minutes per day during which aircraft noise exceeds GO C-weighted decibels. We also recommend that the FAA produce estimates for other metrics supported by the current version of the FAA's Aviation Environmental Design Tool1 upon request by any of the currently or potentially affected communities. Attached are some of the other metrics supported by the FAA that communities could find appropriate to have. Finally, we recommend that the FAA produce estimates of noise for representative traffic patterns and make estimates available to the public as data sets that include latitude, longitude, DNL or CNEL, N50, NGO, TALCGO, possible other requested metrics, and population for each receiver location in the study area. Discussion: When the FAA performs environmental assessments of proposed changes to navigation and operating procedures, they produce estimates of DNL (or CNEL, which is the required metric in California) for all receiver locations in a study area where noise exposure is a potential issue. Receiver locations are % mile square grid cells and census block centroids. The noise estimates for census blocks are used in combination with census population estimates to estimate population exposure. Vast community testimony and numerous studies have demonstrated that DNL alone does not adequately capture the impacts of aircraft noise as it is experienced by people who live near flight paths, and that additional metrics and estimates of population exposure are essential for informing the public and discussions of proposed changes aimed at reaching consensus. With nearly 50 expert references, FAA's own analysis2 alternative metrics states in the introduction that "no single metric can cover all situations due to the dynamic acoustical and operational characteristics of aviation noise." 1 https"//aedt faa gov 2 https"f/www faa goy/abo11tlp!ans reports/congress/medja/Qay-Njght Ayerage Sound L eye!s COMP LETEO report w letters pdf Quiet Skies Conference www.guietskiesconference.org Nx and Tx metrics have a long history of support for describing aircraft noise, including by the FAA's first national ombudsman for aircraft noise: When TA and N-level contours are presented along with DNL contours, the public receives not only the average airport noise level, but the amount of time airplane noise exceeds the specified level and the number of times each day that noise exceeds the specified level. When these metrics are presented along with DNL, a complete picture of airport noise exposure in the community emerges, painted in clear terms. (William Albee, 2002) We recommend TALCGO for two reasons: it clearly describes an important characteristic of noise, i.e., the duration of noise events that average noise metrics like DNL take into account but do not clearly describe; and dBC weighting represents the sound spectrum more completely than does dBA, capturing sound that is not only in the higher pitched sounds (A-weighted) but also lower-frequency components of jet engine noise that are especially problematic for people exposed to backblast noise from departing aircraft and communities which experience noise from both arrival and departure procedures. Nx was recently identified as a "best metric" for analyzing noise impacts by MIT researchers working on the Massport study for Boston's Logan Airport and Project 23. "Analytical Approach for Quantifying Noise from Advanced Operational Procedures", which is sponsored by the FAA Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment. Quiet Skies Conference www.guietskiesconference.org Aviation Environmental Design Tool 3b Technical Manual AEDT supports the noise metrics listed in Table 2-5, as well as the capability to create user-defined noise metrics. Table 2-5 Sum mary of AEDT Noise Metric Abbreviations and Definit ions Metric Type AEDT Name Standard Name Definition/Full Name A-Weighted Noise Metrics SEL LAE A-Weighted Sound Exposure Level DNL Ldn Day Night Average Sound Level Exposure CNEL Lden Community Noise Equivalent Level LAEQ lAeqT Equivalent Sound Level LAEQD Ld Day-average noise level LAEQN Ln Night-average noise level Maximum Level LAMAX LASmx A-Weighted Maximum Sound Level Time-Above TALA TALA Time-Above A-Weighted Level TAUD TAau Time-Audible Time-Audible with Overlapping TAU DSC TAudSC Events Method Time-Audible (Statistical Compression) TAUDP TAudP Time-Audible Percent Time-Audible Percent with TAUDPSC TAudPSC Overlapping Events Method (Statistical Compression) C-Weighted Noise Metrics CEXP lcE C-Weighted Sound Exposure Level Exposure CDNL lcdn C-Weighted Day Night Average Sound Level Maximum Level LC MAX Lcsmx (-Weighted Maximum Sound Level Time-Above TALC TALc Time-Above C-Weighted Level Tone-Corrected Perceived Noise Metrics EPNL LEPN Effective Perceived Noise Level Exposure NEF LNEL Noise Exposure Forecast Weighted Equivalent Continuous W ECPN L LwECPN Perceived Noise Level Maximum Level PNLTM LPNTSmx Tone-Corrected Maximum Perceived Noise Level Time-Above TAPNL TAPNL Time-Above Perceived Noise Level Number Above Noise Level Metric Number Above NANL NANL Number Above Noise Level Noise Level All of the metrics in Table 2-5 are computed using the follow ing four base noise level metrics: LAE A-weighted sound exposure level (SEL); LAsmx A-weighted maximum sound level (LAMAX); LEPN Effective perceived noise level (EPNL); and LPNTsmx Tone-corrected maximum perceived noise level (PNLTM). Page 30 Aviation Environmental Design Tool 3b Technical Manual AEDT supports t he noise metrics listed in Table 2-5, as well as the capability to create user-defined noise metrics. Table 2-5 Summary of AEDT Noise Metric Abbreviations and Definitions Metric Tvoe AEDTName Standard Name Definition/Full Name A-Weighted Noise Metrics SEL LAE A-Weighted Sound Exposure Level DNL l.in Day Night Average Sound Level Exposure CNEL l.:ien Community Noise Equivalent Level LAEQ lAeqT Equivalent Sound Level LAEQD LI Dav-average noise level LAEQN Ln Night-average noise level Maximum Level LAMAX LASmx A-Weighted Maximum Sound Level Time-Above TALA TAIA Time-Above A-Weighted Level TAUD TAau Time-Audible Time-Audible with Overlapping TAUDSC TAudSC Events Method Time-Audible (Statistical Compression) TAU DP TAudP Time-Audible Percent Time-Audible Percent with TAUDPSC TAudPSC Overlapping Events Method (Statistical Compression) C-Weighted Noise Metrics CEXP lcE (-Weighted Sound Exposure Level Exposure CDNL lain (-Weighted Day Night Average Sound Level Maximum Level LCMAX Lesmx C-Weighted Maximum Sound Level Time-Above TALC TALc Time-Above C-Weighted Level Tone-Corrected Perceived Noise Metrics EPNL LEPN Effective Perceived Noise Level Exposure NEF lt.iEL Noise Exposure Forecast Weighted Equivalent Continuous WECPNL LwECPN Perceived Noise Level Maximum Level PNLTM LPNTSmx Tone-Corrected Maximum Perceived Noise Level Time-Above TAPNL TAPNL Time-Above Perceived Noise Level Number Above Noise Level Metric Number Above NANL NANL Number Above Noise Level Noise Level All of the metrics in Table 2-5 are computed using the following four base noise level metrics: LAE A-weighted sound exposure level (SEL); LASmx A-weighted maximum sound level (LAMAX); LEPN Effective perceived noise level (EPNL); and LPNTsmx Tone-corrected maximum perceived noise level (PNLTM). Page 30 From:Donna Peruzzaro, MA CCC-SLP To:Council, City Cc:Program Reach Subject:Re: REACH student letter in support of rent relief Date:Monday, March 1, 2021 4:29:40 PM Attachments:Jan Thurston.docx CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. ________________________________ Jan Thurston 655 St. Claire Palo Alto, CA 94303 Dear City of Palo Alto, My name is Jan Thurston and I have been attending the REACH program for 18 years. I am so glade I only live one mile away from this very unique program that I wish everyone could attend. I attend REACH for the physical and psychological reasons. There are people who understand what having a stroke is at REACH. I really like being with other people who have had a stroke. I really missed the in person contact this past year. I really hope this program continue for years because I think I is so wonderful and it is cheaper than a psychiatrist. Sincerely, Jan Thurston On behalf of the National Organization to Insure a Sound-Controlled Environment (N.O.I.S.E.), we thank the FAA for the opportunity to provide comment on the historic, long awaited Neighborhood Environmental Study (NES), released in January, 2021. N.O.I.S.E. has served for over five decades as America¶s onl\ nationZide, communit\-based organization committed to reducing the impact of excessive aviation noise on local communities. Our member communities are diverse in size and geography, but are all dedicated to working with their residents, airports and the FAA to find reasonable solutions to the impacts of aviation noise. We believe the release of this study and its finding, that an increased percentage of people are highly annoyed by aviation noise, is a vital first step in that important task. Our organization has long supported NextGen and its goal of modernizing the air traffic control system. We understand the need to improve the efficiency and capacity of the national airspace while decreasing emissions and the impact on our environment. However, with increased air traffic volume over the last decade as well as the enhance navigational capabilities that enable aircraft to fly more precisely, the resulting concentrated traffic corridors have a more noticeable effects on the ground that must be considered thoroughly and as a priority concern. Aviation noise impacts are a health and an economic issue. In order to adequately understand and address the impacts of aviation noise on residents, the FAA must first establish adequate metrics to measure those impacts. N.O.I.S.E. has maintained that DNL does not represent and account for additional factors resulting from toda\¶s aircraft operations that add to anno\ance. Thus it appears that residents today are more sensitive to average noise (as measured by DNL) when in reality they are also reacting to new annoying factors. The recently released NES supports this assertion in the strongest terms. N.O.I.S.E. would like to offer considerations for the types of metrics that should be evaluated to adequately measure true noise impacts. As DNL is an average and humans do not perceive noise in averages but rather as individual events, we believe it is time to investigate alternative metrics that could measure impacts such as: x The psychological impact of concentrated, extended noise x The physiological /cardiovascular impact of infrequent, significant noise spikes during nighttime hours x Impact of less audible low frequency noise Zho¶s vibration induces audible noise x The length of each period of frequent, regular noise spikes ³rush hours´ due to over-flights x The number of rush hours per day x The average dB of a rush hour¶s noise²not day-night average x The intensity of spikes above the ambient dB during rush hour noise x The intensity and number of spikes above the ambient, for non-rush hours from 10 PM to 7 AM Investigating a more appropriate metric to measure aviation noise impacts is crucial and will supplement efforts to greater engage the community to understand their concerns. We believe the FAA has taken strong measures to improve community engagement when implementing NexGen and other NAS changes. This culture should extend to each regional office and control tower in the most robust manner. In relation to the next steps of this study, this public comment period should represent the first step in a public engagement process. We know that the FAA sees value in communicating with airport noise roundtables and we also have long advocated for the establishment and support of functioning roundtables. We believe the FAA should invest resources and transparent communication practices with healthy roundtables and empower communities to create frameworks that represent the real needs of their unique local dynamics and experiences. This sets up the FAA Community engagement efforts to become successful. We know our National Airspace System is very large and complex and understand that the study, testing, and implementation of new metrics to measure noise impact is a large-scale, expensive undertaking. We do not ask lightly that this be a main focus of the FAA over the next decade and beyond because we believe that now is time to shape the next 50 years of federal policy that includes noise mitigation and abatement as a strong pillar. The stakeholder community should not miss this opportunity to address this very serious need. Our members and Board wish to be an ally and partner to the FAA in this endeavor. We believe that communication and transparency will only aid this effort, not slow it down. We understand and are ready to advocate to Congress to fully fund the study and use of new metrics and look forward to a meaningful partnership as the FAA contends with the next steps of this policy change.