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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20200601plCC2701-32 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: 06/01/2020 Document dates: 5/13/2020 – 5/20/2020 Set 2 of 3 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. 38 Baumb, Nelly From:Rashmi Reddy <rashmi.nalla@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 19, 2020 8:02 PM To:Council, City Subject:College terrace library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Palo Alto City Counsil,    I am a current resident in College Terrace and have two elementary school aged kids. We live very close to the college  terrace library and would love to have the library so close to us. Please do not get rid of it ‐ I’m sure a lot of young  children like mine will benefit from it.     Thanks,  Rashmi   39 Baumb, Nelly From:LaVonne Young <sgluke@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 19, 2020 8:16 PM To:Council, City Subject:College Terrace LIbrary CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear City Council Members,    This letter is in support of keeping the College Terrace Library open.  It’s imperative that we keep the services in Palo  Alto that make it the special place that is it. Eroding these services one by one, (like with Animal Services) slowing will  make Palo Alto just another town.    You will have plenty of volunteers to keep the library open, and I am one of them.    Thanks,    LaVonne Young   Redacted 40 Baumb, Nelly From:dedra <dedra@pacbell.net> Sent:Tuesday, May 19, 2020 9:43 PM To:Council, City Subject:Thanks for cutting salaries instead of closing my library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    To the City Council,    I am heartened to learn that the City Council and the City's top paid executives have listened to the many people like me  who suggested cutting salaries for top city executives before closing highly valued services such as the College Terrace  library.  This latest budget crisis has put a spotlight on the huge inflation in pay for top executives, not just in private  industry but also in government. Let's leave that gilded age behind  and distribute more of our limited resources to serve  the public's cultural, educational and social needs.  Libraries do this!    Sincerely,  Dedra Hauser        41 Baumb, Nelly From:Gail A. Klein <gklein1@stanford.edu> Sent:Tuesday, May 19, 2020 10:00 PM To:Council, City Subject:Still Behind the College Terrace Library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Is there any way you could improve “revenues” by using the building for something else when the library is not in  session?  I know there wsas the preschool in another part.  Is this publically funded or is it a potential source of funds  (preschool not a general part of the budget like older grades?) just thoughts I”m sure you’ve had.  Gail  42 Baumb, Nelly From:Diego Rodriguez <metacool@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 19, 2020 10:12 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please keep the College Terrace Library open 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:    Please do not close the College Terrace Library.     As the only library branch west of El Camino, it serves as an important community hub. Our family has lived in College  Terrace for over 15 years, and we visit the library almost every day, knowing that we will invariably see friends and  neighbors there. It is always full of people making the most of the rich set of resources under its roof.     When our children were young, it was a place they could go on their own during the day to find a nice book to read,  building a sense of independence as they expanded their minds. Now that they are in middle‐ and high‐school, they use  the library as a source of library materials for both school and personal interests — we're always maxing out our library  cards. It's such a fun library to visit — its staff are friendly and knowledgeable, and there's always an interesting  intellectual treat waiting to be found on the shelves. It's a very special place.    This library one of the things which makes Palo Alto a great city. Please do not close this historic gem of a library — I am  sure that the citizens of Palo Alto would be happy to work with you to find the extra money to keep it open, or to  collaborate with you regarding trade offs which could be made elsewhere in the budget.      Best Regards,    Diego Rodriguez      43 Baumb, Nelly From:Betsy Franco <franco.betsy@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 20, 2020 7:30 AM To:Council, City Subject:Funding for Children's Theatre and Teen programs CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council,  I have worked as a mentor for teens in the arts for decades now and I am writing to advocate for the  importance of funding The Children's Theatre and the Teen Arts Council.     I am a successful writer, actor, and teacher and all three of my sons are successful actors and artists. I was  there when the Teen Arts Council was formed in response to the teen suicides in Palo Alto, and I have been  working on projects with teens and the theatre ever since. The Teen Arts Council and the theatre programs  have given teens a refuge, a voice, supportive companions, and a way to express themselves. This cannot be  taken for granted! The arts are literally a lifeline.  Children and teens need continuous support. The community needs the visionary work of the Children's  Theatre and the brilliant and caring Judge Luckey. Teens need a refuge and programs to keep them positive  and productive.   Thank you for listening,  Betsy Franco    ‐‐   44 Baumb, Nelly From:Stephannie Lobell <swlobell@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 20, 2020 7:31 AM To:Council, City Subject:Keep CT Library OPEN CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear City Council,  I have lived in Palo Alto for over 10 years and have loved taking my children to this library. The library trip is weekly and  a highlight of our family time. More importantly from your perspective, this library saves residents the car trip to other  libraries. There is no other library that is walkable my neighbors and I. Think about the added traffic to an already  crowded downtown and midtown.    Do the right thing and keep the College Terrace library open.    Respectfully,  Stephannie Lobell    Sent from my iPhone  45 Baumb, Nelly From:Susan Wilson <sujwilson@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 20, 2020 8:01 AM To:Council, City Subject:Please do to cut College Terrace Library! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear Council,    I’m writing in support of keeping the College Terrace Library open. For me it comes down to values. In the age of so  much craziness in the world we need to preserve our library and have access to books. We are a country in deep trouble  and closing a library (of all things) seems to me to be exactly the wrong thing to do. Actually, the image in my mind is  one of horror, we have seen it in other countries and it hasn't play out very well. Let’s keep the library in College Terrace — we walk to it, it’s used and it’s loved by those who live here.    I have faith in our City government’s ability to find other solutions to solve our financial problems. Holding off on the  park renovation is a good start, reducing salaries, deferring other projects are all possible fixes. If need be you might  consider cutting the Downtown library since the Main Library is so close by. Please leave our library, it helps us move  forward — all of us, in a time when forward thinking is everything.    Susan Wilson    Palo Alto, CA 94306  Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Chris Robell <chris_robell@yahoo.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 20, 2020 7:07 AM To:Council, City Cc:Dave Price Subject:$719k for art Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear Council Members,    To the extent you are still contemplating deep cuts to public safety or important resident services, I urge you to reverse  the July 2019 decision to spend $719k on public art for the new police station.  I have been told by you that there is  some ordinance requiring public art spending must be a certain percentage of the cost of a new building.  But I would  think you could take 3 minutes at next council meeting and change the ordinance.  This is an economic emergency, and  the process should serve residents (not the other way around).    Thank you,  Chris Robell  2 Baumb, Nelly From:Barjaven “Tulqumamuz” Ptifids <bptifids@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 19, 2020 1:20 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please Don't Close the College Terrace Library Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear City Council,          My name is Marcello and I am 12 years old. I have been going to the College Terrace Library ever since I moved  here, 9 years ago. I love looking at the books and movies and have checked out many of them over the years. I also enjoy  looking at the artwork in the Children’s Area from the grade schoolers at nearby elementary schools. The College  Terrace Library feels like a reliable place to get a book to read (and I read a lot) because it is so local and has a myriad of  books for children of all ages. I also travel a lot with my mom, and we frequently go to the library to check out books  about travel. Please don’t close this reliable, local library.          Thank you,          Marcello  3 Baumb, Nelly From:Maddie Lee <madmaddie3500@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 18, 2020 9:26 PM To:Council, City Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Council,  I spoke at the meeting tonight and wanted to send in my speech to allow you to review it as needed. Thank you so much  for your consideration.      Hi, my name is Maddie Lee and I was the treasurer of TAC for the 2017‐18 school year. I graduated  from Paly in 2018, and I am speaking to you on behalf of TAC because of the positive impact that this  organisation has had on my life and my high school experience. Not only has TAC always been an  amazing outlet for me to express my love for the arts, it has also been a place where I have made  some of my closest friends. As a member, I was able to meet likeminded peers and spend time at  events that encouraged and rekindled my love for different types of art. I had such a positive  experience with TAC that I decided to apply for a committee position so that I could be more involved  in this organisation that I had enjoyed so much. As a committee member, I spent countless hours with  my friends on the exec board and heads of event committees as well as coordinating with adults at  the children's theatre. Two years out of high school and embracing my love for the arts more than  ever, I can say with absolute certainty that this is the result of TAC's impact on my life. During my  senior year, I experienced depression and anxiety as a result of the mixture of my grandmother  passing away and the stress of college decisions. I feel very strongly that I would not have made it  through the year and come out stronger on the other side were it not for the presence of TAC in my  life. This is an organisation founded in the wake of the first suicide clusters in response to the lack of  teen support, a decision I am extremely grateful for, and why I believe that TAC is an important part  of Palo Alto's community. TAC members gave me a community to lean on during a time of crisis, as  well as providing an outlet for me to express myself, specifically through poetry at TAC's Point B  Poetry event and painting at their Momentum Art Gallery. These events were made possible by the  financial support of the city, without which TAC would not have been able to impact as many students  as it has. Wednesday nights spent at the Children's theatre with TAC remain some of my fondest  memories from my high school experience, and with your continued support, I hope that this  organisation can keep positively effecting other high school students the way it has affected me.  Though I am no longer a teen, I will always consider myself part of TAC. Thank you for listening.   4 Baumb, Nelly From:Phoebe Berghout <pb24702@pausd.us> Sent:Monday, May 18, 2020 8:54 PM To:Council, City Subject:Written Public Comments Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello Council, I was one of the speakers in the meeting tonight. Here is a written copy of my speech if you would like to review it. Thank you so much for your consideration. Stay healthy and safe!       Hello, I am Phoebe Berghout and I am a sophomore at Palo Alto High School. I am speaking towards the proposed budget cuts impacting the children’s theatre and teen programs. I have been a member of the Palo Alto Teen Arts Council since the beginning of my Sophomore year. Through my involvement in the Teen Arts Council, I have seen and experienced the impact our events have on teens. It is one of Palo Alto’s largest teen leadership programs, created ten years ago after a group of teen suicides, and since then has played a huge role in our community. Teen Art Council is responsible for many events, such as open mics, a comedy night, film festival, clothing swaps, a poetry jam, and our buoyancy festival. Each of these events provide teens with a platform to express ourselves, share our artwork and talents, all of which are so important. While incredibly valuable, these opportunities are so hard to find for teens in Palo Alto. I have performed stand-up comedy at both open mic and comedy night. Without these opportunities I would not have been able to discover and pursue comedic arts, something I have found to really enjoy. When making your budgeting decisions, I urge you to consider the impact each of these programs have on teens. Now more than ever Palo Alto teens need art, they need these events and the sense of community they bring. I am aware you have a very challenging decision to make, however I hope you understand that this affects not just those of us who you hear from tonight, but each and every one of the thousands of kids, teen arts council and the children's theatre impact every single year. Thank you.  5 Baumb, Nelly From:Cynthia Typaldos <cynthiatypaldos@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 18, 2020 3:28 PM To:Council, City Subject:RE: Councilman's proposal to cut salaries to balance the budget goes nowhere - Palo Alto Daily Post Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged 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 resident of midtown Palo Alto and I agree with councilman Tanaka's proposal.     Palo Alto at times claims to be the heart of Silicon Valley, and salary cuts are often a tactic used to keep tech companies  and startups afloat during tough times. It also benefits employees overall as no one loses their jobs.    I'm stunned at the numbers reported in this article particularly:   "The average city employee costs $231,968 a year including fringe benefits, according to city budget documents."    In addition, the shockingly high salary paid to the city manager (and the previous one and other top administrators) are  already unsustainable in light of this financial crisis brought on by the Corona virus. I just don't understand how the  council cannot consider modest salary reductions for the higher paid employees who also get extremely generous  pensions and health care.     Wile I did not watch the council meeting I was equally stunned by the way Tanaka's proposal was received,  according to  this article.    I respectively request this issue be brought to the residents of Palo Alto so that they can provide their opinions and fully  understand the position of each councilmember so as to help guide us on election day.    Thank you.    Cynthia Typaldos  Resident, midtown Palo Alto    https://padailypost.com/2020/05/13/councilmans‐proposal‐to‐cut‐salaries‐to‐balance‐the‐budget‐goes‐nowhere/   6 Baumb, Nelly From:Craig Smith <csmith20@amherst.edu> Sent:Monday, May 18, 2020 2:34 PM To:Council, City Cc:Adam Andrzejewski Subject:IMPORTANT: FORBES REQUEST FOR COMMENT Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged 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 Craig Smith. I am a researcher working on behalf of Forbes Sr. Policy Contributor Adam Andrzejewski. We are working on a piece regarding the large number of California public employees with six-figure salaries or retirement pensions and their impact on taxpayers. The deadline for comment is Tuesday May 19th at 5:00 PM ET. If you miss our deadline, we will do our best to update the piece when you respond. In these times of national crisis, please provide us with an on-the-record justification for the salaries of your most highly compensated employees. Here is the relevant paragraph where your organization is mentioned:  45,718 small town city and town employees – including 1,420 municipal administrators and employees out-earned the California governor – the highest paid state governor ($202,000). Highly compensated city managers included Deanna Santana (Santa Clara – $396,158); Paul Arevalo (West Hollywood -- $353,603); Fredrick Cole (Santa Monica – $342,780); David Ready (Palm Springs – $340,149); Edward Shikada (Palo Alto – $329,080); and Scott Ochoa (Ontario – $328,500).    Any context, feedback, or comment would be important to our readers at Forbes. Thank you very much for your time. Sincerely, Craig Smith On behalf of Forbes Sr. Policy Contributor Adam Andrzejewski 7 Baumb, Nelly From:Walter Enos <walter.enos@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, May 17, 2020 6:51 PM To:Council, City Subject:Fwd: letter to the Daily Post: Questions for Palo Alto City Council Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council,   Many, many city residents feel exactly as I do. Look on Nextdoor to confirm this. I look forward to your response to my  questions.  Sincerely,  Walter Enos  ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Walter Enos <walter.enos@gmail.com>  Date: Fri, May 15, 2020 at 6:46 PM  Subject: letter to the Daily Post: Questions for Palo Alto City Council  To: <letters@padailypost.com>    Dear Editor,   I have 4 quick questions for our City Council:  1. Why is our city manager Shikada paid far more than Governor Newsom? ($355,000 vs. $202,000))  2. Why is the city refusing to make any pay cuts when Newsom has now proposed a 10% cut for all state workers?  3. Why when Councilman Tanaka this week suggested a 17% across‐the‐board pay cut to avoid any job losses, his  suggestion was ignored‐ twice?  4. Councilwoman Kou's online survey of city residents showed overwhelming support for city staff and administrator  salaries to be frozen or cut (by 512 votes to 53). Why when she presented the survey results to Council at their budget  session did they instead propose to make cuts only to city services, none to salaries?    Palo Alto residents deserve clear answers from their Council. Perhaps one of the City's 4 or 5 highly‐paid  Communications Officers will assist?  Walter Enos  Palo Alto  (, Palo Alto, CA 94306) Redacted 8 Baumb, Nelly From:neva yarkin <nevayarkin@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, May 17, 2020 11:17 AM To:Council, City Subject:from neva yarkin Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  May 16, 2020     To the Mayor and City Council:    In my opinion, the city should cut the following to reduce the deficit:    1)  There should be no raises in the city at all.  Also, city salaries should be cut across the board.  If Stanford Hospital can  cut salaries, so should the city of Palo Alto.      2)  Lots of Consultants should be cut.  Departments should be reduced and the city should become more lean.    3)  New construction should be put on pause or cut completely.  Because of the Coronavirus our world is going to  change forever.    4)  I believe the city should not cut police or the fire dept.  If we should have an earthquake tomorrow or Coronavirus  should explode or whatever the crisis may be, police and the fire dept. will be essential.  Salaries for the police and fire  dept. should be reduced especially for the higher paid salaries.    5)  All the libraries should be kept open but at reduced hours and staff.      City council should be listening to all the citizens of Palo Alto.  We are paying for it and we need a fair balanced budget in  the city.      Thank you for your time and all of your efforts.  None of these decisions will be easy to make.  I appreciate the hard  decisions you will have to make.      Sincerely,    Neva Yarkin  Palo Alto        9 Baumb, Nelly From:Jeff Reese <jeffreesemd@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 14, 2020 9:09 PM To:Council, City Subject:Message from the City Council Home Page Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear City Council,  I have a house on Newell Road and have lived here since 1996. I have significant concerns about the proposed Newell  Bridge replacement project:  1. Traffic has increased        dramatically over the years that I have lived here. Not only the overall volume but the speed  at which people travel. It is not uncommon to see people come over the bridge and then accelerate out fo the  Edgewood stop sign and not even slow down for the Hamilton stop sign. I have seen multiple occasions where people  are passing my house in excess of 50mph as they head down Newell.  2. At the moment the bridge slows everyone down. Building the proposed bridge will guarantee more traffic and even  more people speeding down Newell Road. It will almost certainly result in accidents and likely the occasional death.  3. The current bridge has actually worked very well to slow traffic and keep people safe for over 100 years. It is a  potential flood hazard but that would be an increasingly rare event with climate change.  4. With the tremendous budget shortfall that all California governments are facing with Covid 19 this does not seem like  money well spent. Please consider delaying any implementation of the project and when it does go through consider  alternative 1‐a one lane bridge.  Best regards,  Jeff Reese   Redacted 10 Baumb, Nelly From:Holly Perry <hollyp94@hotmail.co.uk> Sent:Thursday, May 14, 2020 1:03 PM To:Council, City; adrian.fine@cityofpaloatlo.org; Cormack, Alison; DuBois, Tom; Filseth, Eric (Internal); liz.knoss@cityofpaloalto.org; Kou, Lydia; Tanaka, Greg Subject:Children’s theatre funding Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear Palo Alto Council Members,  I’m writing today to hopefully encourage you to not overlook the importance of the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre when  making crucial decisions about funding.  I understand these are hard times and can’t imagine the amount of pressure on your shoulders to make the right  decisions for the city’s future when facing huge deficits. I also know that often when funding is in question the arts are  the first thing to go, often not deemed necessary enough to keep spending on. I want to let you know that for me and  my family the arts and the Children’s Theatre are very necessary.  My wife Cayla works as the scenic artist and has been in that position for a year and a half now. Working in the theatre  industry is by nature very unstable. Jobs come and go, shows open and close, theatre companies emerge and go bust  and funding is cut more often than I like to think about, which is why this job has been so very important for us. We all  know that life in the Bay Area is increasingly expensive and so working in this industry here is extremely hard. You can’t  rent an apartment without 3 months pay checks from the same company to be approved, which never happens in  theatre (most jobs last 4‐5 weeks at most). You can’t get loans for cars or a home without proof of a reliable steady  income, which isn’t possible for most theatre professionals. We can’t prove we’re going to have income for months to  come when we don’t know what Cayla’s even going to be working on next week. And so she’s been forced by these  demands to work jobs she hates for months at a time just to have some kind of evidence of her money making ability  wether it be at Starbucks or Great America or some other company where her skills are unappreciated and she never  gets the chance to be truly happy going to work or proud of the work she accomplishes. But this job at the Children’s  Theatre has completely changed that. It is so rare to find a theatre job that is stable. Where her ideas are listened to and  incorporated, where she’s able to create beautiful things without being rushed “because this job’s only paying me $300  so I can’t spend all week on it”, and where she gets to use all the skills she learned at college and in her extensive career  as an artist to make people happy while not worrying about how we’re going to rent this month or if we should move  back in to the basement we lived in before this job came in to our lives.  She is perfect for this position and has done nothing but work her hardest to make sure every production the theatre  puts on is incredible. The stability of known hours and known paychecks each week has allowed her to do some of her  best work and it shows during every performance.  I’ve been to see a few shows she’s worked on, we take our friends 3 year old to “the hot dog theatre” get all dressed up  and spend the afternoon watching “Honk” or “Beat Bugs” and we love it. The quality of the shows is incredible, from the  design, to the acting, to the way they are run, everything is on a professional level and I can’t imagine how important  that is for the actors. We have a great time every time we go to a show and I would be not only disappointed for my  family if it were to close but for all of the actors, organisers and production staff who’s hard work is evident in every  facet of every show and most of whom will never get the chance to work in such a safe, happy and lively workplace  again. I know it’s taken years to get the theatre to the point it’s at right now and it would be such a shame to throw it all  away and try to rebuild in a few years. Too much opportunity and hard work would be going to waste. If nothing else  11 think of Cayla who really doesn’t want to go back to work at Great America this winter to repaint someone else’s ancient  scenery under extreme time pressure with no resources.  Thank you for your time, and I hope you’re able to make the right decision for the city and everyone working for it.  Yours sincerely,  Holly Ray‐Perry    12 Baumb, Nelly From:Karen Morrison <karen.morrison43@comcast.net> Sent:Wednesday, May 13, 2020 6:02 PM To:Council, City Subject:For your respectful consideration Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear Palo Alto City Council:    I have the following suggestions for consideration as you look, tonight, at funding cuts for programs in Palo Alto.    This email is focusing on how I believe you could save money, this year, by delaying progress on some programs, in order  to fund those programs of most importance to the people and the children of this city.    I propose a one year postponement of all capital projects with the exception of the CA Avenue parking garage.  I think  this would be a reasonable stop‐gap approach.  These projects have been in the pipeline for years and are not absolutely  critical.  In a year, the construction costs may be much lower (which is likely given our current situation), and you may be  able to go out for a second bid, which could offer a great savings to the city.    An area that I wish could be stricken from the budget is the TMA (Transportation Management Assoc).  Currently, there  are no traffic issues in PA and we don’t know when we’ll actually have enough of a regular stream of business traffic to  warrant this in the near future.  What if telecommuting completely changes the fabric of traffic in Palo Alto!  Down the  road, but probably not this next year, we’ll know more.  I believe that you should question the need to set aside funds  for something that is not immediately essential to our city.    *Another thought about the TMA ‐  What if it could be fully funded by the businesses, themselves,  as a way to mitigate  the impacts to the city!    Thank you for your respectful consideration.  You have a very demanding responsibilities and our city depends on your  wisdom, fairness and expertise.    Respectfully,  Karen Morrison    Palo Alto    Redacted 13 Baumb, Nelly From:Kimberly Eng Lee <kimberlyenglee@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 13, 2020 5:09 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please preserve funding for Teen Programs & Services Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello Council Members,     I am a Gunn High School parent, active community leader and advocate for children, families and youth for well over a  decade.   We are in unprecedented times and Palo Alto’s youth of today need our continued support and attention as they bridge  between childhood and adulthood. They are our future leaders and citizens. I am writing to ask that you preserve  funding for the the City's Teen Programs and Services. Your survey of citizens has already prioritized Public Safety and  Neighborhood/Community Services.     Our teens need a forum without their parents to use their VOICE (advocacy), develop their LEADERSHIP (skills), and  EXPRESS themselves (visual, creative & performing arts).  Teen programs are not only fun ‐‐ although they are. Public  programs are the SAFE SPACE where any teen regardless of income or background or experience are welcome. City  programs provide EQUITY. They do not discriminate. All this contributes to teenage WELLNESS, a grave concern in our  little town that has been in the nation’s spotlight because of past tragedies. Let’s not forget this. Teen programs are  PROTECTIVE.    As a recent participant in the Project Safety Net Community Meeting, I spoke on a panel about the impact that COVID‐19  has had on the wellbeing of students. My wish during this time is that we hold steady in creating and maintaining a  much needed network around families so that they know there is help and hope for them. As our city officials, please  don’t eliminate help and hope for our future.    ‐‐ Kimberly Eng Lee  14 Baumb, Nelly From:Sean Pour <seanpour94@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 13, 2020 4:10 PM To:Council, City Subject:Can you help me Flatten The Curve? Information you can share. Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello,  I hope you are safe and well. My name is Sean with SellMax and I recently led a study looking into cars and how viruses  can spread in them. I believe everyone needs to do their part to help flatten the curve. So, my team and I created an  article to help cover things such as the dirtiest parts of the car, how you should disinfect your car, and much more.   We found out some pretty interesting things like the fact that the steering wheel has 4x more germs than a public toilet  seat and 6x more than your cell phone!  If you have a moment can you please check out my article here and let me know what you think? If you like the article  please help me spread the word by sharing a link on your website here.  Thanks so much and stay safe,  ‐Sean      15 Baumb, Nelly From:Lenore Cymes <lenraven1@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 13, 2020 1:33 PM To:Council, City Subject:Smart moves Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To:  City Council Members     IF there ever was a time to invert the list  of what to cut from the budget now is the time.  Ask people if they miss  another round‐about or the library.  Or, does an assistant to an assistant of a department manager, etc  deserve a raise  in salary, or build another structure vs items that keep Palo Altans feeling safe.    Once this is over (whenever that may be) or slow down to where life gets back to some regular routine ‐ we need those  services that make Palo Alto a very livable city (town concept long gone) NOT infrastructure spending.   Those  activities/projects can wait.    Thank you   Lenore Cymes  Wildwood Lane          16 Baumb, Nelly From:marygallagher88@gmail.com Sent:Wednesday, May 13, 2020 12:52 PM To:Council, City Subject:Fwd: May 13 City Council Meeting Parking Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.      Palo Alto Council Members:    I concur with the challenges and solutions regarding parking in the core commercial/residential areas as identified by  Neilson Buchanan (below).    This issue has been lingering for years, the necessary resources have been identified and the solutions can be achieved  within a short/reasonable period of time.   Let’s fix this!    Sincerely,    Mary Gallagher      Begin forwarded message:  From: Neilson Buchanan <cnsbuchanan@yahoo.com>  Date: May 11, 2020 at 11:40:36 AM PDT  To: Neilson Buchanan <cnsbuchanan@yahoo.com>  Subject: May 13 City Council Meeting Parking     Dear Neighbors in RPP neighborhoods near University Avenue, I ask you to express your opinion immediately to City Council. As you know, the Council is making critical rationing decisions for city services. Residential parking adjacent to the two downtowns is at risk. Below is a very long email encompassing the complex, inter-related issues necessary to protect neighborhoods from intrusion of commercial parking. You have two good options. 17 #1 Forward my email to city council and state your support. city.council@cityofpaloalto.org #2 Compose your own opinions using the email below as a guide. Here is the Council agenda for Wednesday, May 13. You can make comments directly to Council via Zoom or telephone. http://cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?&BlobID=76557   Neilson Buchanan    Palo Alto, CA  94301     650 329‐0484  650 537‐9611 cell  cnsbuchanan@yahoo.com      ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Neilson Buchanan <cnsbuchanan@yahoo.com> To: City Council <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org> Cc: Shikada Ed <ed.shikada@cityofpaloalto.org>; Philip Kamhi <philip.kamhi@cityofpaloalto.org>; Hur Mark <mark.hur@cityofpaloalto.org>; Nathan Baird <nathan.baird@cityofpaloalto.org>; Planning Commission <planning.commission@cityofpaloalto.org> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020, 11:14:29 AM PDT Subject: May 13 City Council Meeting Parking Below is a reasonable set of questions reflecting a strong consensus among experienced resident leaders who understand deeply rooted parking issues in the commercial cores and neighborhoods. The root problem is under-management of the public and private parking assets within the commercial cores. For example, there is absolutely no shortage of parking after 5pm weekdays and weekends. The issue is modern signage to the garages and then guidance to spaces within the garages. In my opinion City Councils and City Managers have politically mismanaged parking policy by making certain there was no real understanding among city staff. Therefore, the commercial core/residential neighborhood parking can was kicked down the road with advantage tipped for the landlords and tenants of office spaces. Looking backwards won't help. However, if developer pressures of today's council are successful in weakening the new Office of Transportation we will lose professional staff and the opportunity to harmonize public and private assets within the commercial cores and neighborhoods. Wednesday's Council key decisions are the following: 1. Staffing levels in the Office of Transportation 2. Guidance systems within the city garages 3. Modern signage to find garages and surface lots Redacted 18 4.Parking permit managements system integrated for commercial core and neighborhoods 5. Elimination of Palo Alto TMA...its usefulness has not materialized and it is more irrelevant than ever. Joint city TMAs could be feasible if they can achieve economies of scale. PS it is important to remember that there is absolutely no parking shortage in downtown commercial core after 5pm and on weekends. This unused capacity will continue for many months forward. The problem is effective guidance to parking capacity. Here are questions to ask staff. I have great confidence in Philip Kamhi who leads the Office of Transportation. 1. When will city staff and Council reduce non resident permits authorized for sale in the Mayfield/Evergreen Park neighborhoods? What is the new completion date for California Avenue city garage? Its new capacity will allow a substantial reduction or actual full elimination in non-resident parking permits of residential neighborhoods. 2. What is the city's intent to enforce permit and short-term parking "rules" in the commercial zones? Since April 1 there is unlimited supply of free parking in all RPP neighborhoods. This means unrestricted parking for downtown workers and Caltrain riders. There is no incentive to buy parking permits within the California and University Avenue commercial cores. It is easier and cheaper (zero cost) to park in the neighborhoods than move vehicles within the time limited color zones in the University Avenue commercial core. When Caltrain riders return, then there is incentive to park in neighborhoods especially Old Palo Alto, Downtown North and Professorville. This will displace downtown workers, customers and residents. What happens when Stanford employees, faculty and students return and park just off campus for free and often convenient. 3. Why is commercial parking in the neighborhoods less expensive than the commercial cores? Pricing differentials should be higher in the residential neighborhoods to create incentives to park in the commercial cores and not park on residential streets. Priorities are ignored for traditional business such as retail goods and services. Lower paid workers, especially sales tax generating businesses, should have some access to commercial core parking. 4. In lieu fees are a bargain to developers. Developers paying in lieu fees are granted parking in perpetuity. Most irrational is that cost of city land is not included in the calculation of in lieu fees. In reality this is a gift of public property to developers who completely avoid land costs when they elect in lieu fees. Thus pricing of parking is subsidized and not market driven. 5. After budget cuts, what level of parking programs will be managed by "surviving" staff in the Office of Transportation? If the head count is reduced from 15 to 10, is the OTT a viable "organization for one of our top priorities or just a homeless section within the Planning Department. 19 6. There has no parking shortage whatsoever in evenings and nights within the cores of both downtowns. Finding parking is the problem. The mid-day Monday to Friday parking crunch is real and a direct result of chronic under-management by city staff and Council. Bottom line: RPPs cannot survive if enforcement is suspended for more than a few months. RPPs took almost 20 years to establish and they cannot be silently killed without Palo Altans even knowing what is going on! Re-establish RPP enforcement within 90 days in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan which states city policy to promote commerce but not at the expense of residential neighborhoods. Neilson Buchanan Palo Alto, CA 94301 650 329-0484 650 537-9611 cell cnsbuchanan@yahoo.com Redacted 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Michelle Baldonado <mqwb@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, May 18, 2020 9:11 AM To:Council, City; board@pausd.org Subject:letter re: Cubberley for inclusion in City Council and PAUSD Board packets Attachments:PACO Cubberley Letter.pdf Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Please include my attached letter in the City Council and PAUSD Board packets. I am writing on behalf of the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, which is one of Cubberley Community Center's oldest tenants. Thank you. Sincerely, Michelle Baldonado May 18, 2020 Dear Palo Alto City Council and Palo Alto Unified School District Board, I am writing on behalf of the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, a long-time tenant of Cubberley Community Center. As we plan together for our city's and our school district's future in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic, let us stop to reflect on how music and the arts have brought hope and joy around the globe during this unprecedented time. From the balcony performances that have rallied spirits in Italy to the PAUSD Choir teachers' video that brightened our day here in Palo Alto, we resonate with how music can give us a sense of togetherness and transport us out of our daily struggles and uncertainties. Our very own Cubberley Community Center is home to many music and arts groups that are a vital and essential part of life here in Palo Alto. As the president of the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra's Board, I would like to tell you a little bit about our organization. We are just finishing out our 53rd season as an award- winning all-strings chamber orchestra that serves regional youth, including many from here in Palo Alto. Our orchestra began in the Palo Alto home of our first conductor and eventually moved to Cubberley (one of our PACO alums remembers playing in Cubberley M-2 in 1976), where we've had a wonderful close relationship with the City ever since. Our five ensembles (varying in size from two to three dozen members) typically have weekly rehearsals in M-2 and performances at Cubberley Theatre -- these form the rhythm of our orchestra life. Many of our PACO members begin in PACO as elementary school students and remain in PACO through high school because they find that the orchestra not only teaches them about music but also about collaboration, responsibility, and friendship. Indeed, the mission of PACO is to teach young string players to play well with others, to forge a musical community, and to make the world a better place. As some of the oldest tenants in the history of Cubberley, we would like to ask that the City and PAUSD prioritize the leases that we and other Cubberley-based organizations have in place. We are part of the cultural fabric of Palo Alto and of the neighborhood identity of South Palo Alto. As tenants, we would also like to express our support for the planned redevelopment of Cubberley and our hope that the City will choose to make community impact fees available for this long-discussed redesign. While medicine and science are saving the lives of our citizens, music and art are nurturing the spirits of our citizens. As you embark on difficult budget decisions that impact us all, please do not forget music and art. We are all in this together. Thank you. Sincerely, Michelle Baldonado Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra Board President and long-term Palo Alto resident 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Bruce Hodge <hodge@tenaya.com> Sent:Friday, May 15, 2020 6:52 PM To:Council, City; UAC; Shikada, Ed; Bobel, Phil; Abendschein, Jonathan Subject:CFPA Comments on FY2021 Budget Proposals Attachments:CFPA Comments on FY 2021 Budget Proposals.pdf Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Honorable Council Members, UAC Commission, City Manager and Staff,    Enclosed is a PDF detailing Carbon Free Palo Alto’s comments on the FY2021 Budget Proposals.    Thanks for your time to read this.    Sincerely,    Bruce Hodge  Founder, Carbon Free Palo Alto  CFPA Comments on Proposed FY’21 Budget Our comments below are based on the staff proposals that appear in the following reports: May 11 Council Mee ng: FY 2021 Revised Proposed Opera ng and Capital Budgets Overview May 20 UAC Mee ng: FY 2021 Proposed U li es Opera ng and CIP Budgets General points ●Climate change is a parallel crisis with Covid-19 where the highest costs are the costs of doing nothing. Global warming, like Covid-19 is playing havoc with our future and requires urgent, far reaching and unprecedented ac on to reduce fossil fuel use. We do not have me to postpone the important work that has been started to make the deep reduc ons in fossil fuel use that are required. ●The Covid-19 crisis is demonstra ng the feasibility and benefits of rapid ac on to deeply reduce fossil fuel use in transporta on . Telecommu ng allows companies and employees to save me and reduce fuel use. The community gains more use of streets and public space for biking and walking while enjoying less air and noise pollu on citywide. This opens significant opportuni es to make these beneficial changes permanent. ●CFPA supports the general split of proposed budget cuts in the U li es : ○A cut of $1.5M from the electric u lity can be easily addressed by releasing that amount from the Electric Special Projects Reserve Fund ( $41.6 million). It’s cri cal that the u lity con nue their work on building electrifica on strategies . ○Larger cuts from the gas u lity seem appropriate given the fact the u lity is facing a shutdown as early as 2040 and that any new investments risk being stranded. CFPA supports the following proposed changes to the budget: ●Eliminate the downtown garage . As discussed in past Council mee ngs, this project is of dubious value as far as parking supply cost/benefits are concerned. This is especially true during the Covid 19 crisis where demand is expected to remain significantly curtailed in the foreseeable future. It is also in conflict with our sustainability and community goals. ●Eliminate the gas offset program. Rates should be adjusted accordingly. ●Gas program deferments. Support deferring gas infrastructure spending in favor of more spot checking for safety issues.. ●Postpone non-cri cal capital investment like u lity undergrounding rebuilds ($2.2 million for FY 2021). ●Support con nued funding of the TMA in the changing transporta on landscape. We need the TMA to assess the GHG reduc ons of the expected con nua on of working from home and other transporta on mode shi. s . ●Expand bicycle and pedestrian op ons. 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Grace Williams <grace.williams2019@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, May 15, 2020 2:24 PM To:Council, City Subject:Letter regarding budget cuts of teen services - Grace Williams Attachments:Letter for City Council - Grace Williams.docx Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To the Palo Alto City Council: Amid this challenging time, it is important to rely on the support of others while navigating uncertainties the future holds. For some students in the Palo Alto Unified School District, relying on the support of others means relying on community-sponsored teen services. These services may include mental health programs, service organizations, or other leadership initiatives. By no longer funding these services, you are sending a disheartening message to the students involved in these programs. Especially regarding our town’s painful past, the removal of these programs seems almost counterintuitive. Why take away such important and useful services during a time when students may be struggling more than ever? I am a recent Gunn graduate and current college student. Among other extra-curriculars, YCS and mental health services were two of the most important programs I participated in as a student. Said programs involved initiatives I am passionate about and services I utilized time and time again. I joined YCS in middle school and the first YCS-sponsored event I attended was the JLS Service Day. During the Service Day I traveled to Abilities United with students and parent chaperones where we played kickball and created arts and crafts with the adult participants. I first fell in love with service and giving back to my community during this event. I was fortunate enough to return to Abilities United to volunteer each summer from seventh grade to my senior year. This opportunity and new-found love would not have been made possible without YCS and the tireless efforts of the program’s staff. After middle school, I continued to participate in YCS. I became a board member and eventually became co-president of the YCS club during my junior and senior years. Through YCS, I have met some of my closest friends, connected with outstandingly supportive staff members and teachers, and interacted with countless individuals who have shaped my life for the better. But my strong connection to YCS and services alike is not the only one. Many students, both past and present, have had the opportunity to participate in such a strong and positive program. Making it so that future PAUSD students will not be offered the same opportunities may hinder the culture of service in our community. As leaders in our community, it is 2 your responsibility to ensure students are given all the necessary resources to not only achieve greatness, but also to become the next generation of thoughtful leaders. Other extremely important teen initiatives facing budget cuts are mental health services. Though their support and resources are one of the most important things offered, the agendas of these services support the greater community, not just students. I was fortunate enough to attend a Project Safety Net meeting during my senior year. Students, teachers, parents, and community members in attendance were encouraged to share their own thoughts regarding teen mental health and wellness. All participants knew the meeting was a safe space to share their experiences without judgement. It is not often students and adults come together in a safe space to share personal thoughts and feelings while feeling equally heard and respected. To cut the budget of teen services would tell students that leaders of Palo Alto do not value their mental health and well-being as much as they say they do. Initiatives focused on service and well-being help promote leadership, advocacy, and the importance of community building among teens. I implore you not to cut back on services that create a safe space for students to express and learn more about themselves. To cut these services would erase the hard work we as a community have done to improve the lives, and futures, of the students of Palo Alto. Regards, Grace Williams 2019 Gunn Graduate     Sent from Mail for Windows 10    1 Baumb, Nelly From:Audrey Gold <audreygold@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 14, 2020 5:18 PM To:Council, City Cc:Mesterhazy, Rosie; Palma, Jose; Gold, Audrey Subject:Safe Routes to School and Crossing Guards Attachments:Fletcher City Council Letter May 2020.pdf Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council members,    Please read this letter from the Fletcher Middle School PTA on the importance of safety for the thousands of children in  Palo Alto that walk and bike to school.    Regards,  Audrey Gold   Fletcher PTA President 2018‐2020          May 13, 2020 Honorable City Council Members, Choosing budget cuts is a very painful process for you, for the community, and for our valued city workers. We thank you for reaching out to the community requesting information about priorities for continued funding. Here are some items that Fletcher Middle School PTA would prioritize related to Safe Routes to School as you consider what not to cut: 1). Safe Routes to School Staff- Volunteers regularly turnover as families move through the PAUSD system, so CoPA Safe Routes to School staff provides continuity that enables training and mobilizing hundreds of volunteers at school sites across the city to organize and implement traffic safety education. Additionally, this staff administers the program, working with partners to set agendas, prioritize projects, coordinate transportation problem-solving across departments and with the partnership agencies. Without their important work the synergies of partnership that have made this program so successful would be lost. They are the “glue” that holds the program together. 2). Continue the Crossing Guard Contract-- The Crossing Guard contract provides 29 Crossing Guards at critical intersections citywide. Fletcher Middle School students rely on seven of them. Four of these crossings are on state highway 82 (El Camino Real). Students cross six or more lanes posted at 35MPH at each of these high auto volume locations. Please see the complete list of Palo Alto crossing guard intersections and schools they serve here https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/7298. Many of these are multi-lane intersections that carry traffic volumes exceeding 20-40,000 autos per day with 35mph posted speed limits (in many cases, higher 85th percentile speeds). Crossing guards provide essential visibility and safer crossings, allowing parents to feel comfortable about letting their students walk and bike to school, especially during the busy morning peak hour. Question: Has CoPA approached the PAUSD about sharing some of these costs? 3). Finish the Charleston-Arastradero Plan. This mitigation plan has been twenty years in the making with Terman/Fletcher PTA support throughout. The gap in the bike lanes at the El Camino intersection presents a documented safety hazard to Fletcher students. Let’s get this done. 4). If Council must cut the PAPD Traffic Team, please consider putting put a HOLD on the Traffic Team positions rather than eliminating them, so that they can be easily refilled once the budget crisis has been resolved. VERY IMPORTANT: Please plan to maintain a PAPD representative on the City School Traffic Safety Committee with liaison mechanisms in place for information sharing and collaboration to continue with regular patrol. PAPD is a valued partner. The program cannot be as effective without their participation. Again, we thank you for your service to the community and your support of Safe Routes to School. Fletcher students who walk and bike to school are reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing auto congestion, and staying active. Let’s help them help us. Sincerely, Audrey Gold on behalf of the Fletcher Middle School PTA 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Eileen Kim, PharmD <eileen.rph@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 13, 2020 2:32 PM To:Council, City Subject:only having 2 libraries open - health care issues CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Council Members and Mayor of Palo Alto     As a health care professional, I'm very alarmed ONLY 2 libraries for children will be open. The reality is that the more  libraries are open, the more the community is spread out and less chance of another wave of COVID‐19.    College Terrace library is adjacent to 4 to 5 preschools in the area.   Bing Nursery  College Terrace Preschool (Preschool Family)  There is also another Stanford preschool across from Bing Nursery  And there is another Spanish speaking nursery across from Bing    Reconsider funneling the entire Palo Alto population, especially toddlers and young families into just 2 libraries.    It's asking for COVID19 trouble and massive spread.    Thank You,  Eileen      Eileen Kim, PharmD   eileen.rph@gmail.com        2 Baumb, Nelly From:Suzanne Keehn <dskeehn@pacbell.net> Sent:Wednesday, May 13, 2020 1:11 PM To:Council, City; Shikada, Ed Subject:I'm Really Amazed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  How could you in good conscience cut public services and keep the infrastructure projects, that do not at this time do anything to support the health and safety of our residents. Your priorities are skewed. College Terrace Library should be open at least 3 days a week, plus Mitchell Park, and the Main Library. The infrastructure should not be a priority, no one will be effected by them being postponed, except maybe the developers. We don't need another new Fire House, just finished one, the public service building is not a necessity. I agree with Vice Mayor DuBois, that the capital fund, for infrastructure, can be transferred to public services, much more a priority during this time. I feel we are all having to choose in our own lives, what is necessary, and what can wait. The below are from comments from paloaltoonline. Sincerely, Suzanne Keehn 94306 ====================================================== =============== Since they've decided they must cut actual first responders, the ones who'll arrive to arrest the burglar or perform CPR on you- I think it is important to remember the council's previous approval of $716,000 for one item of modern "art" to adorn the 9 figure police/fire building. This city has the zaniest priorities. Part of living in a bubble I suppose. Web Link 3 Report Objectionable Content Email Town Square Moderator + 33 people like this Posted by Barron Park dad a resident of Barron Park 11 hours ago Libraries ought not to be cut if only for the reason that they maintain community cohesion and mental health during difficult times. Permanently closing College Terrace library for the sake of saving $167,500 seems really shortsighted and insensitive to the needs of many seniors and children who then must use public transportation to travel 3.5 miles to the next closest library in other parts of Palo Alto. 1 Baumb, Nelly From:Martha Hauser <marthahauser@sbcglobal.net> Sent:Monday, May 18, 2020 12:08 PM To:Council, City Subject:Keep College Terrace Library Open CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Council People, I am writing again to ask that the College Terrace Library remain open. I am a 65 year resident of College Terrace. The College Terrace Library anchors our community as a place for all ages to explore books, use computers, offer book readings and provides a day care center for pre-school children. The picnic tables and lawn bring families together for concerts and meals. I note that the capital project to improve Cameron Park is greater than one year operation of our little library. Could improvements to Cameron Park be deferred and these funds use to keep the library in operation? Far more people in our community use the library than Cameron Park. Please support keeping College Terrace Library open. Thanks, Martha Martha Hauser Redacted 2 Baumb, Nelly From:sharon inouye <echoes2m@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, May 18, 2020 7:08 AM To:Council, City Subject:College Terrace Library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I am writing to you to express my dismay on hearing that the City of Palo Alto may cut services altogether for the College Terrace Library. I get my books from there and also get books from other branches delivered to -- College Terrace and don't have to drive across town to another location for my books. Not only is driving to another branch to pick up books a waste of gas and time, it pollutes the environment and exposes patrons to more people, which is not desirable in a Covid 19 world. Also it is a meeting place for the neighborhood, which is all the more desired once the shelter in place orders are relaxed. As no other branch is being closed I don't see why my local branch is being closed. You are penalizing the patrons in this location, which serves Stanford and Barron Park people too. This is unfair. If you are determined to hone the library services, do it in an even handed manner, reduce hours of all branches. Do not close College Terrace Library branch. Sharon Inouye 3 Baumb, Nelly From:Jessica Stark <jessica.stark12@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 16, 2020 4:47 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please continue to fund the College Terrace library! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council,     I learned that funding for the College Terrace library has not yet been secured. I want to reiterate my strong support of  the library as an incredibly valuable community space. I urge you to continue to fund the library's important and  essential work. My previous message in support of the library is also included below.     Thank you,  Jessica Stark  2150 Cornell St    Dear City Council,    I'm a new resident of College Terrace (as of Oct 2019) and was devastated to hear about the proposal to close the  College Terrace library. Before the shelter in place order, I visited the library weekly to check out books. One of my first  fond memories after moving to College Terrace was the friendly staff members' help in obtaining a library card and  teaching me how to request and check out books. The library is a true bright spot in the neighborhood that encourages  residents to unplug and reconnect with literature and each other ‐ sorely needed in the heart of Silicon Valley. I urge you  to reject the proposal to close College Terrace library.    Best,  Jessica Stark  2150 Cornell St  4 Baumb, Nelly From:Malcolm Slaney <malcolmslaney@gmail.com> on behalf of Malcolm Slaney <malcolm@slaney.org> Sent:Saturday, May 16, 2020 4:33 PM To:Summa, Doria Cc:Council Member Tanaka Office; Council, City Subject:Re: College Terrace Library Yes, yes, yes, yes!  Well put!!!    I walk through Cameron Park more often than the library, but the CT library is much more of an icon for our  neighborhood.  I’d rather see the library stay open than to see the park improvements.    The park will be x% nicer with the improvements, and the library system will be a tiny bit poorer with the CT library, but  those are minor effects compared to completely shuttering the CT library.    I was staying on the sidelines because I get most of my books from the library electronically.  But this is the winning  argument.  Please keep the CT library open.  (And are volunteers a possible staffing solution?)    — Malcolm      On May 16, 2020, at 10:20 AM, doria s <doriasumma@gmail.com> wrote:    My solutions. One. The annual savings of closing the ct lib is approx 1% of the library systems annual  budget and if it the savings ere spread across the system there would be no discernible reduction in  service to patrons.     Two. There is a Capital  project for minor improvements to CAmeron park delaying that project till the  city is flush would save 200k  Which is 30k more than the two year complete   Closure of the only library west of eve the only city facility fir community meetings within two miles and  make grand use of the first library in Pali alto an historic resource that was only just completely  restored.           On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 8:28 PM Council Member Tanaka Office  <Councilmember.Tanaka.Office@gregtanaka.org> wrote:  Dear Neighbors,    Many thanks for taking the time to write in and/or call into our budget hearings this week. I got  hundreds of emails in support of the library.  In fact, I think there were more emails and calls into the  budget hearings on this topic than all the other topics combined.     I know many of you might be wondering what is the current status after over 20 hours of budget  hearings this week.  At the tail end of this week's hearings (~midnight Weds), I tried to restore the  library budget, but I didn't quite have enough support... one vote away.    5 So right now the library is in the "parking lot". That means the library is still not in the proposed budget,  but on May 26th Council will revisit this item as we finalize the budget.    I think it is important for the Council to hear your opinion on this topic. You can give your input by  emailing city.council@cityofpaloalto.org and/or by calling into our meeting.  I can send the conf call  info when it is available if you would like.    I'll also be holding office hours on this topic again this Sunday 5/17 at 4:20 pm since many were not  able to attend last Sunday because of Mother's Day. If interested, please email  justin.qiu@gregtanaka.org to let me know within 24 hours and I can send a Zoom invitation.    On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 8:06 AM Hank Edson <hank@familytreemediation.net> wrote:  CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    Dear Council Members,     The College Terrace library plays an irreplaceable role in the college terrace ecosystem. College  Terrace is one of the most diverse and accessible Palo Alto neighborhoods for young families with  young children. Nestled between Stanford, Page Mill Road corporate offices and the California Avenue  corridor, this neighborhood’s hub is Palo Alto’s oldest library. It is the only community institution  between the three noted commercial enterprise areas. In addition, what you may not appreciate is  how the library contributes to the ecology of the California Ave corridor and farmers market, to  Stanford and even to the corporate offices between Page Mill and College Terrace. Image Stanford  without Hoover Tower. College Terrace gives Stanford, Page Mill and California Ave the feel of  bordering an oasis where children walk the sidewalks carrying books to and from the library  attended  by their parents pushing a stroller. The library gives the neighborhood dignity, solidity,  elegance, tradition. Take it away and suddenly the neighborhood starts feeling like the disappearing  remainder of something being squeezed out by commercialism. And the surrounding commercial  areas begin to feel like sprawl in the heart of Palo Alto. Meanwhile, all the kids at Escondido  Elementary, many not yet old enough to attend, and many more besides will undeniably have the  frequency of replenished different books to read substantially diminished and their relationship with  and fondness for the library experience as part of American life and values erased without even  knowing it. The many elderly living in college terrace also will have their quality of life meaningfully  diminished. The entire community, I can tell you, will grieve. (And I dare say that would not be without  political consequences.) When it comes to quality of life, some aspects of the ecosystem have a non‐ quantifiable value that is irreplaceable. The College Terrace Library is one.  It would be a huge and  destructive mistake for the council to close this library.  I often hear people ask, “What does the city  council really do?”  Don’t let the only answer they consciously experience be: “They close our  library.  That’s what they do.” The difference between the library’s budget and the cost of maintaining  a wasted asset is small. Surely intelligent leadership can come up with a means for saving this living,  vitally contributing heart of a showcase Palo Alto community representative of economic inclusivity,  family values, and cultural diversity!     Sincerely,    Hank Edson  2106 Oberlin Street  6506447160      Sent from my iPhone      6 On May 8, 2020, at 7:50 PM, James Cook <jamesfelixcook@yahoo.com> wrote:     Dear City Council Members,      I wholeheartedly agree with my neighbors and friends: we believe keeping the College  Terrace is a way to promote community, wonder and happiness during a time of  isolation, despair and sadness.    Thank you for your consideration and good luck in your difficult decisions ahead.    Stay safe and healthy,  James Felix Cook      On May 8, 2020, at 6:03 PM, doria s <doriasumma@gmail.com>  wrote:     I agree   And i will do all I can to maintain this community asset from  unnecessarily being shut down for false economies.   Very best  Doria    On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 5:35 PM Annette Ross <port2103@att.net>  wrote:  Fully agree and would gladly volunteer there.  There are going to be  myriad changes to our community b/c of Covid; let’s not toss the  cherished community‐building treasures of our community.      It is important that CC (and other levels of government) not use  Covid as a means to an end for certain pre‐Covid  agendas.  Community preservation is critical now precisely b/c of the  economic jolt.  And neighborhood libraries may well be a primary  resource for many Palo Altans once they reopen.       Sent from my iPhone    On May 8, 2020, at 4:31 PM, Richard Such  <wrichardsuch@gmail.com> wrote:  We  have lived in College Terrace for more than 50  years.  The branch library is a cultural institution that  we have treasured and used, it seems at least once a  week, except for the couple of painful years during  which it was closed for renovation  appreciate its importance to residents of College  Terrace and surrounding neighborhoods.  The  alternatives for us are car rides across town to  7 Rinconada and Mitchell Park libraries, which are  increasingly difficult for seniors like  ourselves.  Parents of young children also depend on  the children’s section and the reading‐aloud sessions  there, including recent, English‐learning immigrants  and visitors. Please do not close it, not even  temporarily.  The closure for the pandemic has been  hard enough.     Richard and Jane Such, 1120 College  ‐‐   Doria Summa  (650) 867 7544 Mobile    ‐‐   Doria Summa  (650) 867 7544 Mobile      8 Baumb, Nelly From:Filseth, Eric (Internal) Sent:Saturday, May 16, 2020 4:13 PM To:Summa, Doria Cc:Alan Gianotti; Alexis Moiseyev; Alicia Thesing; Allen J. Baum; Andrea Cook Fleming; Andrew Fetter; Ann Balin; Annette Ross; Asa Such; Becky Fuson; Berkeley Revenaugh; Bill Ross; Bonnie King; Brad Horak; Brent Barker; Brian Feldman; Burke Robinson; Carina Chiang; Chris Makler; Chris Saccheri; Chris Saccheri; Christopher Botsford; Clara Stoen; Colin Born; Cook, James F.; Council, City; Dan Kaleba; Danielle Makler; Dara Olmsted; Deborah Plumley; Derek Gurney; Diane Finkelstein; Durham, KathyF; Ed Schmitt; Eileen Stolee; Emily Wang; Emily and George Marshall; Eric Carlson; Eric Larsen; Erica Enos; Ewen Wang; Fernando Cabildo; Fred Balin; Geeske Joel; Gray Clossman; Hank Edson; Holly Welstein; Ingrid Rulifson; Ingrid Shu; Irina Cross; Jack Culpepper; Jaine Reese; Jeff Stoen; Jennifer and Sebastian Doniach; Jens Jensen; Jeremy Platt; Jerry Yan; Jo Ann Mandinach; Joanne Zschokke; Joe and Melissa Oliveira; John Mark Agosta; John and Maritza Frankfurt; Julie Good; Karen Damian; Karen Price; Karlette Warner; Kay Culpepper; Ken Thom; Ken Van Vleck; Kim Raftery; Kristen Anderson; Kyle Harrison; Larry Kavinoky; Lon Radin; Louise and Aidan Roche; Maggie Heath; Malcolm Slaney; Manuel Amieva; Margaret Allen; Margit Aramburu; Margot Moiseyev; Marj Pitchon; Mary Jane Marcus; Meredith Martin; Michael Naar; Michael Smit; Michelle Collette; Michelle Oberman; Ming- son Wang; Nancy Cassidy; Nancy Lowe; Pam Morgenfeld; Pat Robinson; Patricia Griffin; Patty Hartsell; Pria Graves; Richard Stolee; Richard Such; Richard Such; Roger Pierno; Roland Vogl; Ron_and_Joan Tambussi; Ronda Rosner; Ross Revenaugh; Roswitha Remling; Ruth_and_Jerry Consul; Sairus Patel; Sally and Whit Heaton; Samidh Chakrabarti; Sheila Bonini; Sheila Kothari; Simon Firth; Steve Woodward; Stewart Carl; Sujata Patel; Sukhi Nagesh; Sumitra Joy; Susan Wilson; Suzanne Doyle; Suzie Lincoln; Taylor Brady; Terry and MarieLouise Fries; Toby Brookes; Todd Lincoln; Toiya Black; Tom Jack; Ulla Mick; Ute Engelke; Valerie Sarma; WENDY COOK; Wendy Pang; Zeke Herman; Zohar Lotan; eric heaton; william.xuan@gregtanaka.org Subject:RE: College Terrace Library Thanks Doria.    Plan for all this has been:    1. Go through all the proposed cuts and don’t make any decisions on restoring anything until we’d seen the whole  budget  a. Instead, take the most likely things we’d try to add back, and put them in the “Parking Lot,” a.k.a. the  “candidates for restoration” list  2. More refinement and analysis by Staff based on feedback and questions from (1), and keep looking for ways to  optimize money available  3. Go over the “Parking Lot” list once we knew everything that would be on it, and had the clearest possible picture  of what’s possible    (1) was what we did this past week; (2) is ongoing now, and (3) is coming up in a week.  The College Terrace Library is  one of the things on the Parking Lot list.  That’s when the main decision on it, and the rest of the list, will get made.    Thank you all for writing in; everybody is aware of the numbers you’ve cited, and I think it’s safe to say all of us want to  minimize the impact as much as possible particularly on Public Safety and Community Services (including Libraries).  I’m  sorry everybody has to wait on specific answers to all these things.  It’s a pretty gut‐wrenching process to go through,  and we want to do it as carefully as we can.  13 Baumb, Nelly From:Leonor Delgado <leonor31@sbcglobal.net> Sent:Saturday, May 16, 2020 2:43 PM To:Council, City Cc:Leonor Delgado Subject:Do not close the College Park Library and others CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Palo Alto has faced a tremendous crisis with the Covid‐19 pandemic. Yet, the crisis would not be as devastating if  funding were more carefully managed to reflect areas that matter more to most residents—for example, huge  “development” costs that make developers richer and add little to the general quality of life here, rather than investing  in low‐income housing that is livable and blends into the lifestyle of Palo Alto and super‐inflated salaries of city  “executives”—higher than those in Sacramento and Washington, DC. And the proposed “fix”?—cuts in safety—police  and firefighters; reductions in animal control services; closing down of libraries such as the one in College Terrace and  community centers (Cubberley) and community programs, all elements that enrich life here.    What is wrong here? Where are the values? Who matters? Obviously, only the wealthy and those who stand to profit  financially from dipping into the budget.    Don’t cheat residents by relaxing safety, dismissing animals, and destroying community spirit.    Leonor Delgado    14 Baumb, Nelly From:Allen Baum <abaum@3wisemonkeys.net> Sent:Saturday, May 16, 2020 2:41 PM To:Brent Barker Cc:Summa, Doria; Council Member Tanaka Office; Alan Gianotti; Alexis Moiseyev; Alicia Thesing; Andrea Cook Fleming; Andrew Fetter; Ann Balin; Annette Ross; Asa Such; Becky Fuson; Berkeley Revenaugh; Bill Ross; Bonnie King; Brad Horak; Brian Feldman; Burke Robinson; Carina Chiang; Chris Makler; Chris Saccheri; Chris Saccheri; Christopher Botsford; Clara Stoen; Colin Born; Cook, James F.; Council, City; Dan Kaleba; Danielle Makler; Dara Olmsted; Deborah Plumley; Derek Gurney; Diane Finkelstein; Durham, KathyF; Ed Schmitt; Eileen Stolee; Emily Wang; Emily and George Marshall; Eric Carlson; Eric Larsen; Erica Enos; Ewen Wang; Fernando Cabildo; Fred Balin; Geeske Joel; Gray Clossman; Hank Edson; Holly Welstein; Ingrid Rulifson; Ingrid Shu; Irina Cross; Jack Culpepper; Jaine Reese; Jeff Stoen; Jennifer and Sebastian Doniach; Jens Jensen; Jeremy Platt; Jerry Yan; Jo Ann Mandinach; Joanne Zschokke; Joe and Melissa Oliveira; John Mark Agosta; John and Maritza Frankfurt; Julie Good; Karen Damian; Karen Price; Karlette Warner; Kay Culpepper; Ken Thom; Ken Van Vleck; Kim Raftery; Kristen Anderson; Kyle Harrison; Larry Kavinoky; Lon Radin; Louise and Aidan Roche; Maggie Heath; Malcolm Slaney; Manuel Amieva; Margaret Allen; Margit Aramburu; Margot Moiseyev; Marj Pitchon; Mary Jane Marcus; Meredith Martin; Michael Naar; Michael Smit; Michelle Collette; Michelle Oberman; Ming-son Wang; Nancy Cassidy; Nancy Lowe; Pam Morgenfeld; Pat Robinson; Patricia Griffin; Patty Hartsell; Pria Graves; Richard Stolee; Richard Such; Richard Such; Roger Pierno; Roland Vogl; Ron_and_Joan Tambussi; Ronda Rosner; Ross Revenaugh; Roswitha Remling; Ruth_and_Jerry Consul; Sairus Patel; Sally and Whit Heaton; Samidh Chakrabarti; Sheila Bonini; Sheila Kothari; Simon Firth; Steve Woodward; Stewart Carl; Sujata Patel; Sukhi Nagesh; Sumitra Joy; Susan Wilson; Suzanne Doyle; Suzie Lincoln; Taylor Brady; Terry and MarieLouise Fries; Toby Brookes; Todd Lincoln; Toiya Black; Tom Jack; Ulla Mick; Ute Engelke; Valerie Sarma; WENDY COOK; Wendy Pang; Zeke Herman; Zohar Lotan; eric heaton; william.xuan@gregtanaka.org Subject:Re: College Terrace Library Sounds right ‐ but that assumes that the Cameron Park upgrade isn't already on the chopping block.       On 2020‐05‐16 13:14, Brent Barker wrote:  My wife and I completely agree with Doria Summa!!      Brent Barker    On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 10:22 AM doria s <doriasumma@gmail.com> wrote:  My solutions. One. The annual savings of closing the ct lib is approx 1% of the library systems annual budget and if it the savings ere  spread across the system there would be no discernible reduction in service to patrons.      Two. There is a Capital  project for minor improvements to CAmeron park delaying that project till the city is flush would save 200k Which is 30k more than the two year complete   Closure of the only library west of eve the only city facility fir community meetings within two miles and make grand use of the first  library in Pali alto an historic resource that was only just completely restored.            18 Baumb, Nelly From:sumitra <ncfnorcalrep@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 16, 2020 2:08 PM To:Council, City Subject:College Terrace Library Funding CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To the Palo Alto City Council members:    I am writing to state that I agree with my fellow College Terrace (CT)  resident, Doria Summa's solutions which are the following:     1.  That if the annual savings of closing the College Terrace Library is  approximately 1% of the library system's annual budget and if the savings  are spread across the library system there would be no discernible  reduction in service to patrons.     2. At present, there is a capital project for minor improvements to  Cameron Park in College Terrace, delaying this project until such time  that the city is again in the black would save 200K (which is 30k more  than the two year complete) and could go to funding the CT.     I would also like to add my own solutions which would be to cut the City  manager's salary to $150,000 as well as cut back on any other city  employee that makes over $150,000 and is under working at this  time.  Lastly, I agree with Councilman Tanaka, who proposed cutting city  public relations personnel instead of crossing guards and libraries.    Doria Summer's sentiments that we should not be closing the only library  west of the El Camino because it is the only city facility for community  meetings within two miles of any other city building, makes it a very  19 appropriate use of the first library in Palo Alto, which is also an historic  resource, having just recently (2010) been completely restored.       Sincerely,  Sumitra Joy   Princeton St.   Palo Alto, CA.    20 Baumb, Nelly From:Brent Barker <brentgbarker@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 16, 2020 1:14 PM To:Summa, Doria Cc:Council Member Tanaka Office; Alan Gianotti; Alexis Moiseyev; Alicia Thesing; Allen J. Baum; Andrea Cook Fleming; Andrew Fetter; Ann Balin; Annette Ross; Asa Such; Becky Fuson; Berkeley Revenaugh; Bill Ross; Bonnie King; Brad Horak; Brian Feldman; Burke Robinson; Carina Chiang; Chris Makler; Chris Saccheri; Chris Saccheri; Christopher Botsford; Clara Stoen; Colin Born; Cook, James F.; Council, City; Dan Kaleba; Danielle Makler; Dara Olmsted; Deborah Plumley; Derek Gurney; Diane Finkelstein; Durham, KathyF; Ed Schmitt; Eileen Stolee; Emily Wang; Emily and George Marshall; Eric Carlson; Eric Larsen; Erica Enos; Ewen Wang; Fernando Cabildo; Fred Balin; Geeske Joel; Gray Clossman; Hank Edson; Holly Welstein; Ingrid Rulifson; Ingrid Shu; Irina Cross; Jack Culpepper; Jaine Reese; Jeff Stoen; Jennifer and Sebastian Doniach; Jens Jensen; Jeremy Platt; Jerry Yan; Jo Ann Mandinach; Joanne Zschokke; Joe and Melissa Oliveira; John Mark Agosta; John and Maritza Frankfurt; Julie Good; Karen Damian; Karen Price; Karlette Warner; Kay Culpepper; Ken Thom; Ken Van Vleck; Kim Raftery; Kristen Anderson; Kyle Harrison; Larry Kavinoky; Lon Radin; Louise and Aidan Roche; Maggie Heath; Malcolm Slaney; Manuel Amieva; Margaret Allen; Margit Aramburu; Margot Moiseyev; Marj Pitchon; Mary Jane Marcus; Meredith Martin; Michael Naar; Michael Smit; Michelle Collette; Michelle Oberman; Ming-son Wang; Nancy Cassidy; Nancy Lowe; Pam Morgenfeld; Pat Robinson; Patricia Griffin; Patty Hartsell; Pria Graves; Richard Stolee; Richard Such; Richard Such; Roger Pierno; Roland Vogl; Ron_and_Joan Tambussi; Ronda Rosner; Ross Revenaugh; Roswitha Remling; Ruth_and_Jerry Consul; Sairus Patel; Sally and Whit Heaton; Samidh Chakrabarti; Sheila Bonini; Sheila Kothari; Simon Firth; Steve Woodward; Stewart Carl; Sujata Patel; Sukhi Nagesh; Sumitra Joy; Susan Wilson; Suzanne Doyle; Suzie Lincoln; Taylor Brady; Terry and MarieLouise Fries; Toby Brookes; Todd Lincoln; Toiya Black; Tom Jack; Ulla Mick; Ute Engelke; Valerie Sarma; WENDY COOK; Wendy Pang; Zeke Herman; Zohar Lotan; eric heaton; william.xuan@gregtanaka.org Subject:Re: College Terrace Library My wife and I completely agree with Doria Summa!!    Brent Barker    On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 10:22 AM doria s <doriasumma@gmail.com> wrote:  My solutions. One. The annual savings of closing the ct lib is approx 1% of the library systems annual budget and if it  the savings ere spread across the system there would be no discernible reduction in service to patrons.     Two. There is a Capital  project for minor improvements to CAmeron park delaying that project till the city is flush  would save 200k  Which is 30k more than the two year complete   Closure of the only library west of eve the only city facility fir community meetings within two miles and make grand  use of the first library in Pali alto an historic resource that was only just completely restored.           On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 8:28 PM Council Member Tanaka Office <Councilmember.Tanaka.Office@gregtanaka.org>  wrote:  Dear Neighbors,    Many thanks for taking the time to write in and/or call into our budget hearings this week. I got hundreds of emails in  24 Baumb, Nelly From:Maryjane Marcus <maryjane.marcus@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 16, 2020 10:54 AM To:Council, City Cc:Alan Gianotti; Valerie Sarma; Berkeley Revenaugh; Derek Gurney; Todd Lincoln; Danielle Makler; Sukhi Nagesh; Alicia Thesing; Dan Kaleba; Michael Naar; Ewen Wang; Manuel Amieva; Ross Revenaugh; Chris Makler; WENDY COOK; Ingrid Rulifson; Clara Stoen; Suzie Lincoln; Pam Morgenfeld; Jeff Stoen; Ming-son Wang; Emily Wang; Geeske Joel; Cook, James F.; Summa, Doria Subject:College Terrace already lost community space CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council,     We already lost our main community spaces with the redevelopment of JJ&F and World Centric into the College Terrace  Centre, that as of now has no grocery store.  That was meant to be our community benefit as you know.       So to then, on top of losing our Community Space at College Terrace Centre, to also lose our College Terrace Library is a  huge blow.       We are not close to Mitchell Park nor downtown ‐‐ California Ave deserves to have some public community space.      A community loses a lot if we do not have places where we can be together.    This is the ONLY place for College Terrace  at this point and probably Ventura/Evergreen Park.    We take our daughter there every week.  Even when I'm not getting a book I will drop in and browse the new books or  movies.    Please reconsider,    Warmly  Mary Jane Marcus  2090 Cornell St Palo Alto  4152699079  ‐‐   Learn more & support our RENT FUND for East Palo Alto and nearby neighbors‐ 100% to families.   25   26 Baumb, Nelly From:doria s <doriasumma@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, May 16, 2020 10:20 AM To:Council Member Tanaka Office Cc:Alan Gianotti; Alexis Moiseyev; Alicia Thesing; Allen J. Baum; Andrea Cook Fleming; Andrew Fetter; Ann Balin; Annette Ross; Asa Such; Becky Fuson; Berkeley Revenaugh; Bill Ross; Bonnie King; Brad Horak; Brent Barker; Brian Feldman; Burke Robinson; Carina Chiang; Chris Makler; Chris Saccheri; Chris Saccheri; Christopher Botsford; Clara Stoen; Colin Born; Cook, James F.; Council, City; Dan Kaleba; Danielle Makler; Dara Olmsted; Deborah Plumley; Derek Gurney; Diane Finkelstein; Durham, KathyF; Ed Schmitt; Eileen Stolee; Emily Wang; Emily and George Marshall; Eric Carlson; Eric Larsen; Erica Enos; Ewen Wang; Fernando Cabildo; Fred Balin; Geeske Joel; Gray Clossman; Hank Edson; Holly Welstein; Ingrid Rulifson; Ingrid Shu; Irina Cross; Jack Culpepper; Jaine Reese; Jeff Stoen; Jennifer and Sebastian Doniach; Jens Jensen; Jeremy Platt; Jerry Yan; Jo Ann Mandinach; Joanne Zschokke; Joe and Melissa Oliveira; John Mark Agosta; John and Maritza Frankfurt; Julie Good; Karen Damian; Karen Price; Karlette Warner; Kay Culpepper; Ken Thom; Ken Van Vleck; Kim Raftery; Kristen Anderson; Kyle Harrison; Larry Kavinoky; Lon Radin; Louise and Aidan Roche; Maggie Heath; Malcolm Slaney; Manuel Amieva; Margaret Allen; Margit Aramburu; Margot Moiseyev; Marj Pitchon; Mary Jane Marcus; Meredith Martin; Michael Naar; Michael Smit; Michelle Collette; Michelle Oberman; Ming- son Wang; Nancy Cassidy; Nancy Lowe; Pam Morgenfeld; Pat Robinson; Patricia Griffin; Patty Hartsell; Pria Graves; Richard Stolee; Richard Such; Richard Such; Roger Pierno; Roland Vogl; Ron_and_Joan Tambussi; Ronda Rosner; Ross Revenaugh; Roswitha Remling; Ruth_and_Jerry Consul; Sairus Patel; Sally and Whit Heaton; Samidh Chakrabarti; Sheila Bonini; Sheila Kothari; Simon Firth; Steve Woodward; Stewart Carl; Sujata Patel; Sukhi Nagesh; Sumitra Joy; Susan Wilson; Suzanne Doyle; Suzie Lincoln; Taylor Brady; Terry and MarieLouise Fries; Toby Brookes; Todd Lincoln; Toiya Black; Tom Jack; Ulla Mick; Ute Engelke; Valerie Sarma; WENDY COOK; Wendy Pang; Zeke Herman; Zohar Lotan; eric heaton; william.xuan@gregtanaka.org Subject:Re: College Terrace Library My solutions. One. The annual savings of closing the ct lib is approx 1% of the library systems annual budget and if it the  savings ere spread across the system there would be no discernible reduction in service to patrons.     Two. There is a Capital  project for minor improvements to CAmeron park delaying that project till the city is flush would  save 200k  Which is 30k more than the two year complete   Closure of the only library west of eve the only city facility fir community meetings within two miles and make grand use  of the first library in Pali alto an historic resource that was only just completely restored.           On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 8:28 PM Council Member Tanaka Office <Councilmember.Tanaka.Office@gregtanaka.org>  wrote:  Dear Neighbors,    Many thanks for taking the time to write in and/or call into our budget hearings this week. I got hundreds of emails in  support of the library.  In fact, I think there were more emails and calls into the budget hearings on this topic than all  the other topics combined.     I know many of you might be wondering what is the current status after over 20 hours of budget hearings this week.  At  the tail end of this week's hearings (~midnight Weds), I tried to restore the library budget, but I didn't quite have  30 Baumb, Nelly From:dedra <dedra@pacbell.net> Sent:Saturday, May 16, 2020 6:57 AM To:Council, City Subject:Please don't close College Terrace Library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear members of the City Council,    The College Terrace Library is the city resource most used by my family.  All five of us read a lot and take out dozens of books and CD's. My husband likes to spend time there reading, and I love  to browse the Lucky Day shelves and the new books. Both our adult children live with us and read extensively, and my  son's wife is also a big user. It's the only library west of El Camino and while we could go to the other libraries, it would  be a significant loss of our favorite destination in Palo Alto and of a long‐standing family tradition. Surely there are other  ways to cut the budget!    Sincerely,  Dedra Hauser    31 Baumb, Nelly From:joe_lee@yahoo.com Sent:Saturday, May 16, 2020 12:04 AM To:Council, City Subject:Restore funding for College Terrace library please CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council members,    I hope you will take another hard look this coming week at finding ways NOT to close the College Terrace library. It is an  invaluable resource for the community who live on this part of town.      The next nearest library is 3.5 miles away, which makes it really difficult for senior citizens and children.     There is an oft‐repeated assertion that College Terrace Library checkouts are only 5% of total, implying no‐big‐ deal to close it. But per the library circulation data report, this doesn't include online orders. This means that CT  Library accounts for _far more_ than 5% when it comes to where books are picked up. Said another way, since  the CT Library is small in terms of shelf space, many patrons request books or media online via the Palo Alto  library website and then have them sent to the CT Library for pickup. This saves countless car trips across town.     Libraries, along with parks, “make” the feel and fabric of a town. With so many difficult things going on in the  world at the moment, it sends the wrong message to close libraries. I’ve lived in Palo Alto for nearly 30 years,  and I know that libraries are core to the identify of this town.      The expected savings, $167,000, is really small in the grand scheme of things.     ALSO:  Can I ask you to put up for serious discussion whether the $6.1 million (4.5%) salary increase for city employees  can be pulled back a bit for the sake of shared sacrifice during this crisis?  This is not out of the norm.  My company  VMware (major high tech employer in Palo Alto) won't have any promotions nor salary increases this year, among other  cuts.  While no one is happy about this, employees recognize this was a tough decision for senior leadership.  They  understand the need for shared sacrifice during this once‐in‐a‐lifetime crisis.     Surely we can find $167,000 to keep College Terrace library, perhaps by forgoing the $6.1 million (4.5%) salary increase  slated for July?     Thank you,   Joe Lee  Oberlin Street, Palo Alto  32 Baumb, Nelly From:Elan Music <elanloeb@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, May 15, 2020 9:15 PM To:Council, City Subject:Save the library! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Cut city managers salary‐‐ save the library!   Elan Loeb  Barron park   33 Baumb, Nelly From:Council Member Tanaka Office <Councilmember.Tanaka.Office@gregtanaka.org> Sent:Friday, May 15, 2020 8:29 PM To:Hank Edson Cc:Cook, James F.; Summa, Doria; Annette Ross; Alexis Moiseyev; Allen J. Baum; Andrea Cook Fleming; Andrew Fetter; Ann Balin; Asa Such; Becky Fuson; Bill Ross; Bonnie King; Brad Horak; Brent Barker; Brian Feldman; Burke Robinson; Carina Chiang; Chris Saccheri; Chris Saccheri; Christopher Botsford; Colin Born; Dara Olmsted; Deborah Plumley; Diane Finkelstein; Ed Schmitt; Eileen Stolee; Emily and George Marshall; Eric Carlson; Eric Larsen; Erica Enos; Fernando Cabildo; Fred Balin; Gray Clossman; Holly Welstein; Ingrid Shu; Irina Cross; Jack Culpepper; Jaine Reese; Jennifer and Sebastian Doniach; Jens Jensen; Jeremy Platt; Jerry Yan; Jo Ann Mandinach; Joanne Zschokke; Joe and Melissa Oliveira; John Mark Agosta; John and Maritza Frankfurt; Julie Good; Karen Damian; Karen Price; Karlette Warner; Durham, KathyF; Kay Culpepper; Ken Thom; Ken Van Vleck; Kim Raftery; Kristen Anderson; Kyle Harrison; Larry Kavinoky; Lon Radin; Louise and Aidan Roche; Maggie Heath; Malcolm Slaney; Margaret Allen; Margit Aramburu; Margot Moiseyev; Marj Pitchon; Mary Jane Marcus; Meredith Martin; Michael Smit; Michelle Collette; Michelle Oberman; Nancy Cassidy; Nancy Lowe; Pat Robinson; Patricia Griffin; Patty Hartsell; Pria Graves; Richard Stolee; Richard Such; Richard Such; Roger Pierno; Roland Vogl; Ron_and_Joan Tambussi; Ronda Rosner; Roswitha Remling; Ruth_and_Jerry Consul; Sairus Patel; Sally and Whit Heaton; Samidh Chakrabarti; Sheila Bonini; Sheila Kothari; Simon Firth; Steve Woodward; Stewart Carl; Sujata Patel; Sumitra Joy; Susan Wilson; Suzanne Doyle; Taylor Brady; Terry and MarieLouise Fries; Toby Brookes; Toiya Black; Tom Jack; Ulla Mick; Ute Engelke; Wendy Pang; Zeke Herman; Zohar Lotan; Council, City; eric heaton; william.xuan@gregtanaka.org; Alan Gianotti; Valerie Sarma; Berkeley Revenaugh; Derek Gurney; Todd Lincoln; Danielle Makler; Sukhi Nagesh; Alicia Thesing; Dan Kaleba; Michael Naar; Ewen Wang; Manuel Amieva; Ross Revenaugh; Chris Makler; WENDY COOK; Ingrid Rulifson; Clara Stoen; Suzie Lincoln; Pam Morgenfeld; Jeff Stoen; Ming-son Wang; Emily Wang; Geeske Joel Subject:Re: College Terrace Library Dear Neighbors,    Many thanks for taking the time to write in and/or call into our budget hearings this week. I got hundreds of emails in  support of the library.  In fact, I think there were more emails and calls into the budget hearings on this topic than all the  other topics combined.     I know many of you might be wondering what is the current status after over 20 hours of budget hearings this week.  At  the tail end of this week's hearings (~midnight Weds), I tried to restore the library budget, but I didn't quite have enough  support... one vote away.    So right now the library is in the "parking lot". That means the library is still not in the proposed budget, but on May  26th Council will revisit this item as we finalize the budget.    I think it is important for the Council to hear your opinion on this topic. You can give your input by emailing  city.council@cityofpaloalto.org and/or by calling into our meeting.  I can send the conf call info when it is available if you  would like.    I'll also be holding office hours on this topic again this Sunday 5/17 at 4:20 pm since many were not able to attend last  Sunday because of Mother's Day. If interested, please email justin.qiu@gregtanaka.org to let me know within 24 hours  and I can send a Zoom invitation.    On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 8:06 AM Hank Edson <hank@familytreemediation.net> wrote:  36 Baumb, Nelly From:Council Member Tanaka Office <Councilmember.Tanaka.Office@gregtanaka.org> Sent:Friday, May 15, 2020 8:28 PM To:Eileen Stolee Cc:Ronda Rosner; Summa, Doria; Annette Ross; Alexis Moiseyev; Allen J. Baum; Andrea Cook Fleming; Andrew Fetter; Ann Balin; Asa Such; Becky Fuson; Bill Ross; Bonnie King; Brad Horak; Brent Barker; Brian Feldman; Burke Robinson; Carina Chiang; Chris Saccheri; Chris Saccheri; Christopher Botsford; Colin Born; Dara Olmsted; Deborah Plumley; Diane Finkelstein; Ed Schmitt; Emily and George Marshall; Eric Carlson; Eric Larsen; Erica Enos; Fernando Cabildo; Fred Balin; Gray Clossman; Holly Welstein; Ingrid Shu; Irina Cross; Jack Culpepper; Jaine Reese; Cook, James F.; Jennifer and Sebastian Doniach; Jens Jensen; Jeremy Platt; Jerry Yan; Jo Ann Mandinach; Joanne Zschokke; Joe and Melissa Oliveira; John Mark Agosta; John and Maritza Frankfurt; Julie Good; Karen Damian; Karen Price; Karlette Warner; Durham, KathyF; Kay Culpepper; Ken Thom; Ken Van Vleck; Kim Raftery; Kristen Anderson; Kyle Harrison; Larry Kavinoky; Lon Radin; Louise and Aidan Roche; Maggie Heath; Malcolm Slaney; Margaret Allen; Margit Aramburu; Margot Moiseyev; Marj Pitchon; Mary Jane Marcus; Meredith Martin; Michael Smit; Michelle Collette; Michelle Oberman; Nancy Cassidy; Nancy Lowe; Pat Robinson; Patricia Griffin; Patty Hartsell; Pria Graves; Richard Stolee; Richard Such; Richard Such; Roger Pierno; Roland Vogl; Ron_and_Joan Tambussi; Roswitha Remling; Ruth_and_Jerry Consul; Sairus Patel; Sally and Whit Heaton; Samidh Chakrabarti; Sheila Bonini; Sheila Kothari; Simon Firth; Steve Woodward; Stewart Carl; Sujata Patel; Sumitra Joy; Susan Wilson; Suzanne Doyle; Taylor Brady; Terry and MarieLouise Fries; Toby Brookes; Toiya Black; Tom Jack; Ulla Mick; Ute Engelke; Wendy Pang; Zeke Herman; Zohar Lotan; Council, City; eric heaton; william.xuan@gregtanaka.org Subject:Re: College Terrace Library Dear Neighbors,    Many thanks for taking the time to write in and/or call into our budget hearings this week. I got hundreds of emails in  support of the library.  In fact, I think there were more emails and calls into the budget hearings on this topic than all the  other topics combined.     I know many of you might be wondering what is the current status after over 20 hours of budget hearings this week.  At  the tail end of this week's hearings (~midnight Weds), I tried to restore the library budget, but I didn't quite have enough  support... one vote away.    So right now the library is in the "parking lot". That means the library is still not in the proposed budget, but on May  26th Council will revisit this item as we finalize the budget.    I think it is important for the Council to hear your opinion on this topic. You can give your input by emailing  city.council@cityofpaloalto.org and/or by calling into our meeting.  I can send the conf call info when it is available if you  would like.    I'll also be holding office hours on this topic again this Sunday 5/17 at 4:20 pm since many were not able to attend last  Sunday because of Mother's Day. If interested, please email justin.qiu@gregtanaka.org to let me know within 24 hours  and I can send a Zoom invitation.    On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 8:57 AM Eileen Stolee <estolee@gmail.com> wrote:  CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hi,   39 Baumb, Nelly From:Revenaugh, Berkeley <Berkeley.Revenaugh@franklintempleton.com> Sent:Friday, May 15, 2020 5:49 PM To:Council, City Subject:College Terrace Library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hi City Council,  As a resident of College Terrace, we use the local library so often. It would be a huge loss to our neighborhood and  community. My husband and I and our three sons all use the library. My children love the freedom of walking there to  look for books. Having the local library is so unique and special and additive to our lives. My children and I see neighbors  while we are there. It connects us to the neighbors of all ages.   We hope the budget can be altered to keep our special library. It is part of why living in College Terrace is special.  Thanks!  Berkeley Revenaugh    Berkeley Revenaugh Senior Client Portfolio Manager, FT Multi-Asset Solutions Franklin Templeton Investments tel +11 (650) 431-5701 berkeley.revenaugh@franklintempleton.com www.franklintempleton.com      Notice:  All email and instant messages (including attachments) sent to or from Franklin Templeton Investments (FTI)  personnel may be retained, monitored and/or reviewed by FTI and its agents, or authorized law enforcement personnel,  without further notice or consent.   Under new Data Protection regulations in Europe your personal information may be subject to our EU specific 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.   40 Baumb, Nelly From:Lesley N. Robertson <lrobertson@stanford.edu> Sent:Friday, May 15, 2020 2:37 PM To:Council, City Subject:College terrace library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear city council  Please vote to keep college terrace library open.  It is an essential part of our community and the only library branch  safely accessible by bicycle or foot traffic  to the residential communities west of el camino.   This is an especially  impactful consideration  for children,  retirees and anyone without ready  access to a vehicle —tho the library is  frequented by all.   College Terrace library is a treasured presence in our community and provides critical services for  Palo Alto residents.  Please vote to keep College Terrace library open.  Sincerely  Lesley Robertson.  41 Baumb, Nelly From:mike.forster@alumni.usc.edu Sent:Friday, May 15, 2020 10:30 AM To:Council, City Cc:'Susan C'; mlf2 Subject:Do not close the College Terrace Library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  May 15, 2020 City Council Members: Please keep open the College Terrace Library. It is a valuable and popular resource for College Terrace, Evergreen Park, Ventura, and Stanford residents. Palo Alto keeps losing commercial resources, especially in and around California Avenue - bookstores, thrift shops, hardware stores, flower shops, stationery stores, and so on. Let's not have our city government contribute to such losses by closing this library. Mike Forster, Evergreen Park 420 Stanford Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94306   42 Baumb, Nelly From:Anna Bigelow <abigelow@stanford.edu> Sent:Friday, May 15, 2020 9:12 AM To:Council, City Subject:save the College Terrace Library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  it is historic. it is a community center. it is inexpensive. it is essential. build it up, don’t tear it down.     Anna Bigelow, PhD  Department of Religious Studies  450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 70  Stanford University  Stanford, CA 94305    abigelow@stanford.edu    pronouns: she/her    43 Baumb, Nelly From:shuchi sarkar <shuchisarkar2004@yahoo.com> Sent:Friday, May 15, 2020 7:27 AM To:Council, City Subject:College Terrace library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    As a resident of College Terrace and Palo Alto and trying to keep the tradition of reading alive please do not close this  historical library. I know times are tough but please don’t kill a tradition and landmark. This next gen needs to start  reading and the library is a big part fo that    Shuchi Sarkar  44 Baumb, Nelly From:Skip Shapiro <sailorskip76@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 14, 2020 11:54 AM To:Council, City Subject:Budget Cuts for Libraries and Art Center CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Council Members,    I just read about the proposed reduction in library hours and cuts to the Art Center programs. I’m writing to ask whether  volunteers could supplement paid staff so that library hours can be maintained per normal. I am willing to volunteer to  help at Rinconada library which is my neighborhood library.    Thanks in advance for considering this idea.    Skip Shapiro  sailorskip76@gmail.com  113 Lois Ln    45 Baumb, Nelly From:Jordan Dietch <jordandietch@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 13, 2020 2:21 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please Don’t close College Terrace Library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Please don’t close this library. We frequently use this library to check out books.    Thanks,  Jordan   1 Baumb, Nelly From:Igor M <igorm106@hotmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 14, 2020 12:51 PM To:Council, City Subject:Fine, Cormack, Filseth, Kniss: We will remember how you voted when we vote CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  City Council,    Stop the unnecessary capital construction. Bike bridge??? You have got to be kidding. The underpass is available.     The cost of the City Manager's office per 2020 adopted budget (salaries only):  City Manager - $356,000 Assistant to the City Manager - $310,000 Assistant City Manager - $256,000 Deputy City Manager - $214,000 Chief Communications Office - $206,000 Communications Manager - $121,000 Executive Assistant to the City Manager - $102,000 2 Admin Assistants - $178,000 Management Analyst - $85,000 Total salary is $1,830,000; add in benefits, and it's $2,700,000    Five (5) PR positions at City Hall ????????!!!!!!! Lisa Caracciolo $131,389 salary, $179,357 salary+benefits Meghan Horrigan-Taylor, $180,000, $252,000 salary + benefits (benefits est @ 40%) Catherine Elvert: $155,836 salary, $220,529 salary+benefits Janine Hartley, $136,449 salary, $185,901 salary+benefits Janine De La Vega, $125,000 + $175,000 Salary and benefits (benefits set @ 40%)     Any of those salaries will completely offset the College Terrace library closure.    Voted for cuts to police and fire: Fine, Filseth, Cormack and Kniss 2   We will remember when we vote.    Cheers,  Daniel   3 Baumb, Nelly From:Diana <dianastar1@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 14, 2020 2:26 PM To:Council, City Subject:PACT CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear City Council,    I understand that you are in need of making budget cuts. One of the programs on the block is the Palo Alto Children’s  Theatre.    I implore you to continue to provide funding. I began at the Children’s Theatre in 1968 at the age of 9. It changed my life  both personally and professionally. It became my beacon and my family. I was there until I graduated from high school. I  kept in touch and always went back to visit.    I never realized how privileged and special it was until I went to UCLA and no one had heard of such a place. They only  had arts in school.    I continued a life in the theatre for 25 years. My life would have never been as amazing or as rich without the foundation  of the one and only Palo Alto Children’s Theatre.    Please value this treasure. It’s one of the reasons Palo Alto is so special.    Most Sincerely,    Diana (née Rollnick) Podolsky    Sent from my iPhone  4 Baumb, Nelly From:Ray-Perry, Cayla Sent:Thursday, May 14, 2020 7:20 PM To:Council, City; Fine, Adrian; Cormack, Alison; DuBois, Tom; Filseth, Eric (Internal); Kniss, Liz (internal); Kou, Lydia; Tanaka, Greg Subject:My piece about our jobs in the city I intend to keep this short and sweet. My job as one of the few professionals that produces the shows at the  Palo Alto children's theatre (specifically I paint the sets and I am the only one on staff that does so) is an  incredibly specific one. Most people wouldn't know that my career path exists, let alone that someone like me  has a spot on staff with the city of Palo Alto. Even of those in the technical theatre industry, only a finite  percentage of them can paint theatrical sets. Luckily for the children's theatre, I am also trained in education. I  work as a teaching artist and have more that 6 years experience working with children. This makes me one of  the only people qualified in the Bay Area to work this job. It took 3 years of constant job searching to come  across this role at the children's theatre‐‐essentially my dream job.     I have worked countless jobs in the theatre industry, and I can tell you without a doubt, that my job at the Palo  Alto children's theatre is the best one I have ever worked. The quality of work we are able to produce for the  children in our area is world class compared to other opportunities that these children may have in the arts.  This is SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE the city has had the resources to be specific and hire people like me. I don't  intend to toot my own horn, only to express that people like me are not abundant.   This is also to explain that jobs like mine at the children's theatre are not abundant. If I lost my job here, I  would be forced to essentially start fresh with a new career. I would be lost. It would be years before I find  another job in my field because it is the only thing I have experience in.     The staff at the children's theatre is small but incredibly mighty. It has taken years for us to all come to the  theatre on our own paths, but if laid off, it would take years to build up the staff support again for the  children's theatre. Staffing there is not an on/off switch because we are unique. The skills they need at the  children's theatre are not abundant in the Bay Area AT ALL and starting over again would be starting over the  build of the children's theatre's reputation as well.    I understand the need to not produce shows for the foreseeable future. This is an important and necessary  step to keep Palo Alto youth and our staff safe and healthy. But we are a small team and we are able to work  socially distant. We have incredible skills to offer the city in other ways, and their are parts of our organization,  such at shop upkeep, that we have neglected due to all the work we have been putting into shows in the past  year and a half. But given the opportunity to take a break from producing, we can even further improve our  programing‐‐and then we'll already be ready to hit the ground running when we can produce shows again,  creating that on/off switch!    Thank you for reading. It is my sincere hope that I can continue working in this city for longer. I can tell you  with absolute honesty that this is the best job I have ever had. Loosing it would ruin me.     Cayla Ray‐Perry    Scenic Artist  Palo Alto Children's Theatre  5 www.scenicartbycayla.com    Scenic Art by Cayla Ray-Perry Cayla is a scenic painter, designer, and artist with a BFA in Theatre Design and Production (2014) from Central Washington University. Cayla was born and raised in San Jose, California where she developed a love for theatre and performance as early as age 6. She first began to apply her creative and www.scenicartbycayla.com     6 Baumb, Nelly From:Toby Lobell <tobylobell@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:07 AM To:Council, City Subject:Library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council,         Please don't close the college terrace library, I am in fifth grade and I get a lot of my studying resources from that library  and it would bring me lots of trouble to make my busy parents drive me all the way across town to get 2 or 3 books  instead of walking 10 minutes.    Thanks,  Toby Lobell  7 Baumb, Nelly From:Karen Price <rolfingduo@earthlink.net> Sent:Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:20 AM To:Council, City Subject:Please save the College Terrace library CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear city council members,    In these incredibly difficult and challenging times we need the small things that make our neighborhood and our lives  worthwhile. The College Terrace Library serves the entire community from very young children through to very old  seniors.    Books can be very dear friends when people are not available for whatever reason. People need to be close to this  library. Please make whatever budget cuts are necessary elsewhere to keep this valuable and important library open. As  it is we only have access four days a week.    Thank you for your consideration,    Karen Price  Hanover St    Sent from my iPhone  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Kathleen Early <kathy.early@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, May 19, 2020 4:02 PM To:Council, City Cc:meinaudi@sbcglobal.net Subject:Regarding Minimum standards for 5G cell towers CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council Members:     I am writing in support of the minimum standards for 5G cell towers that were published in Meredith Einaudi's opinion  piece in the Palo Alto Weekly:      No exception WCF 100‐foot setback from residential homes,   No‐exception WCF 1500‐foot setback from schools and daycare centers,   No‐exception 1,500 feet distancing between WCFs along residential streets   No‐exception maximum 45‐decibel noise levels from all WCFs.    Each of these restrictions is important. For a person such as myself with significant hearing loss and  concomitant recruitment (sensitivity to loud noises), establishing a 45‐dB maximum noise level is vital. Let's not add to  the already intrusive and harmful electro‐mechanical noise ambient. A noise level that is unacceptable to the residents  of Los Altos should likewise be unacceptable to the residents of Palo Alto.      Undoubtedly the covid19‐related economic crisis is taking up the majority of your work efforts. Nevertheless, this is an  issue that should not be allowed to slip through unchallenged and unmodified. Please protect the people of Palo Alto by  insisting that all 5G towers meet the above standards.    Sincerely your,  Kathy Early  Palo Alto   2 Baumb, Nelly From:Mary Felstiner <mf@sfsu.edu> Sent:Monday, May 18, 2020 6:01 PM To:Council, City Subject:CELL TOWER REGULATIONS CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    TO: PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS  FROM: DR. MARY FELSTINER, PROF. EMERITA, SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY  SUBJECT: CELL TOWER REGULATIONS    It has come to the attention of residents again and again that 5G cell towers would prove untested, potentially  endangering, noise‐producing, and visually unpleasant, if placed by corporations profiting from the cell towers. The City  Council must represent the health and welfare of Palo Alto residents. Otherwise it is selling them out. Residents have  made it clear that they do not want these new five G cell towers near residential buildings, near parks, or near schools.  The City Council can balance the needs of communications companies with the health and welfare of residents by  restricting the placement of these towers, and by casting a wary eye on company claims that these are non‐obstructive.  The well‐researched article in the Palo Alto Weekly by resident Meredith Einaudi should persuade the City Council that it  must exercise its power to regulate, now and from now on.    As a resident of this community myself, I stand ready and able to insist on residential welfare.    Thank you for the fine work of the City Council, which will prove itself in actions concerning this issue.  Professor Mary Felstiner  mf@sfsu.edu    3 Baumb, Nelly From:Pc User <pc77user@aol.com> Sent:Sunday, May 17, 2020 8:11 PM To:Coast Star; Coast Star; Coast Star; Coast Star; Coast Star; John W. Whitehead; Paul John Bernabo; Jim Sinclair; James Perucho; James Wojcik; ksubzero1125@aol.com; Aunt Mary Babbitt; Mark Schleck; Rodney S. Andrews; Brandon Martinez; Charles G. Backfish Cc:AT&T; AT&T; AT&T; AT&T; AT&T; AT&T; AT&T; AT&T; AT&amp;T Customer Care for Wireless; AT&amp;T Universal Card; LIST Dutchess County; LIST Dutchess County Subject:SHOCKER - Circuit Panel In Brand New 5G Tower Is Labeled 'COV-19' CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Important!!!  This needs vetting and investigation right away !!!   Is this just a coincidence that the circuit board in the  5G tower is labeled COV 19 ?   Do the 5G towers in Wuhan, where the 5G was being activated at the same time as the  start of the pandemic, have the same COV 19 circuit boards in them ?   Do these COV 19 boards create a frequency that  activates, attenuates, or gives gain of function to the COVID‐19 virus that has been seeded into humans ?   Are the  Satanic Powers That Be on the verge of committing genocide, bringing the world population down to the Georgia  Guidestones levels, and blame it on their media created COVID 19 virus ?   We already know that there are scientific  papers published on the web describing the experiments done to activate viruses with very specific microwave  frequencies, dated 2009 and 2015.  And we know that some frequencies destroy viruses, germs, and various microbes.   So, just exactly what is the story with these circuit boards, labeled COV 19, being installed inside the very tall, very new,  5G towers, that seem to be just popping up all over the place lately ?  And we also know that 5G frequencies are just a  hairs breath away from being FULL BLOWN WEAPONS GRADE.  Please do yourselves a favor and google up "Jesse  Ventura Interviews Dr. Robert Duncan".  He knows that with microwaves the Satanic ones can put subliminal thoughts in  your head, and cook you in your bed.      https://rense.com/general96/5G‐Covid.php      Best Regards, Stay Healthy, And Get A Faraday Cage For Your House !!!  RJS  4 Baumb, Nelly From:Larry Alton <lalton@pacbell.net> Sent:Saturday, May 16, 2020 7:53 PM To:Council, City Subject:wireless policy CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Council Members, Please, No exception WCF 100-foot setback from residential homes, No-exception WCF 1500-foot setback from schools and daycare centers, No-exception 1,500 feet distancing between WCFs along residential streets No-exception maximum 45-decibel noise levels from all WCFs. Thank You, Larry Alton 5 Baumb, Nelly From:Paul DeMarinis <demarini@stanford.edu> Sent:Friday, May 15, 2020 8:30 PM To:Council, City Subject:Take corrective action to curb 5G noise CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear City Council members,    I am disturbed that you have been so remiss in limiting the side effects of 5G technology in our neighborhoods.    A recent editorial inPalo Alto Online points out that you are allowing 5G towers on neighborhood streets within 20 feet  of our homes, less than 600 feet part and with a 60dB noise level from cooling fans. This is a plain intrusion and a  nuisance.    The editorial makes some recommendations that make sense that we can all live with. Apparently other communities  are demanding these mitigations and so should we:    No exception WCF 100‐foot setback from residential homes, too close to my home!    No‐exception WCF 1500‐foot setback from schools and daycare centers,      No‐exception 1,500 feet distancing between WCFs along residential streets absolutely!    No‐exception maximum 45‐decibel noise levels from all WCFs.  this, in particular is easy to do  ‐ it just costs the carriers a little more to buy quiet fans that use higher volume of air with  less turbulence  ‐ they will make the money back, don’t worry.    Further, I would point out that we would never be in the position of needing such 5G density to support wifi in our  homes if you guys had acted and put fiber in years ago  ‐ what a rip‐off!    Please act on our behalf for a change, not the carriers!    Paul DeMarinis  College Terrace        6 Baumb, Nelly From:edie gilbertson <ideasbyeg@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, May 15, 2020 6:54 PM To:Council, City Subject:Scientific Video on 5G 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 hope you are aware of the dangers of 5G in our City. A scientist explains the issues in this Video. Please take heed for our safety. Please protect our residents. Please. Sincerely, Edie Gilbertson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ela3qRdU4ok 1 Baumb, Nelly From:edie gilbertson <ideasbyeg@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 14, 2020 12:15 AM To:Council, City Subject:SF Board of Supervisors Video CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To: Palo Alto City Council Members     Below is an interesting video on 5G hazards.  It is informative and up to date.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmJ4mNr6FWI&feature=youtu.be&t=1m10s      I didn't want you to miss it in the long Newsletter.    Thank you again,    Edith Gilbertson  Palo Alto      1 Baumb, Nelly From:faezehmg@yahoo.com Sent:Tuesday, May 19, 2020 1:09 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please support downtown small businesses CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear council members,  I support any measures to help our down town small businesses and restaurants.    Please consider rerouting traffic in the commercial section of  university Ave and California Ave , even if just for a few  months, to support our local restaurants. Let pedestrians walk down the streets rather then the sidewalks so restaurants  might turn several more tables every lunch and dinner. This would hopefully help them get their footing back.    A pedestrian only center will also create a warmer and more inviting downtown and hopefully help undo the feeling of  “extended business park” our downtown is becoming .    The cost seems low and the potential benefits not only to restaurants but to our sense of community is significant.    Please consider these ideas to help support our community and small businesses.    Faezeh Ghaffari      Palo Alto, 94301  >  > Sent from my iPhone    Redacted 2 Baumb, Nelly From:faezehmg@yahoo.com Sent:Tuesday, May 19, 2020 1:07 PM To:Council, City Subject:Please support downtown small businesses CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear council members,    I support any measures to help our down town small businesses and restaurants.    Please consider rerouting traffic in the commercial section of  university Ave and California Ave , even if just for a few  months, to support our local restaurants. Let pedestrians walk down the streets rather then the sidewalks so restaurants  might turn several more tables every lunch and dinner. This would hopefully help them get their footing back.    A pedestrian only center will also create a warmer and more inviting downtown and hopefully help undo the feeling of  “extended business park” our downtown is becoming .    The cost seems low and the potential benefits not only to restaurants but to our sense of community is significant.    Please consider these ideas to help support our community and small businesses.    Faezeh    Sent from my iPhone  3 Baumb, Nelly From:Form <Sassan@formfitness.net> Sent:Tuesday, May 19, 2020 6:12 AM To:Council, City Subject:Please forward to all Small biz in Palo Alto CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Good morning Council members,     My name is Sassan Golafshan, Founder and CEO fo Form Fitness located at 445 Bryant St.    I would like to ask the Council to help all local businesses with their number #1 issues which is rent.  This is a new Bill  being developed to help provide some relief to everyone on edge of bankruptcy.  I would greatly appreciate if you could  forward this any and all business owners who may be reaching out to you for assistance.           I know in my heart that we will all get through this but would like to do everything in my power to keep our Village  intact.    Please let me know if you have any questions    Sassan    Form fitness   408‐666‐8844  Dear Valued Allen Matkins Clients and Friends:  A couple of my colleagues have brought to my attention a bill that is currently pending in the California legislature that could significantly impair the rights of commercial landlords. They report as follows:  Last Wednesday, the California Senate amended SB-939, which now proposes to add Section 1951.9 to the California Civil Code.  SB‐939  has two essential purposes: (1) it provides commercial tenants with  additional protections against being evicted (Section 1) and (2) it  provides certain commercial tenants with the right to renegotiate the  terms of their lease, and if the negotiation is unsuccessful, the right  to terminate their lease (Section 2).  A summary of SB-939 is set forth below.  4 TO WHOM WILL SB-939 APPLY?  Section 1 (eviction protections) applies to “a tenant of commercial real property, including a business or nonprofit organization.” Note that this Section does not carve out a commercial tenant of any particular size and appears to apply to all “tenants of commercial property” (as distinguished from a “commercial tenant,” which is defined in Section 2 and more limited in scope). Although many recent ordinances have excepted large, multinational, corporations from their scope, this proposed amendment contains no such exceptions.  Section 2 of the proposed SB-939 applies to a “commercial tenant,” which Section 2 defines as a business that primarily operates in  California and whose primary business is a small business (undefined)  or is an eating or drinking establishment (undefined), place of  entertainment (undefined), or performance  venue (undefined).  Additionally, the commercial tenant must: (1)  have experienced a decline of at least 40% in monthly revenue as  compared to two months either before a state or local government  shelter‐in‐place order took effect or as compared to the same month  in 2019, (2), if an eating or drinking establishment, place of  entertainment, or performance venue, a decline of 25 % or more in  capacity due to a social or physical distancing order or safety  concerns; and (3) is subject to regulations to prevent the spread of  COVID‐19 that will financially impair the business when compared to  the period before the shelter‐in‐place order took effect (financial  criteria).  This section also does not apply to any publicly traded  company or a company that is owned by or is affiliated with a  publicly traded company.  WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF SB-939 IF PASSED IN IT CURRENT FORM?  Section 1 will prohibit any action to terminate any tenancy, or otherwise endeavor to evict a tenant of commercial property during  the pendency of the state of emergency.  If a tenant does not pay  rent during any or all months occurring during the state of  emergency, the unpaid rent shall be due 12 months after the date  the state of emergency ends, unless there is an agreement to pay the  unpaid rent at a date later than the 12 months after the end of the  state of emergency.  The nonpayment of rent that would have been  due during the state of emergency shall not be grounds for an  5 unlawful detainer.  No late fees may be imposed for rent that  became due during the state of emergency.  COMMENT:  If one, for  example, assumes that the state of emergency will expire on June 30,  2020, then tenants would have until May 31, 2021 to pay back  potentially four (4) months of rent they did not pay.  Section 2 allows a qualifying tenant to engage in good faith negotiations with its landlord to modify any rent or economic requirement regardless of the term remaining on the lease by serving a notice in accordance with the terms of the lease in which it affirms, under penalty of perjury, that it meets the financial criteria and stating the modifications the commercial tenant desires to obtain (negotiation notice). A commercial tenant that was prevented from opening or required to delay opening its business because of a shelter-in-place order shall not be required to demonstrate the financial criteria. If the parties cannot reach agreement within 30 days after the landlord received the negotiation notice, then within 10 days thereafter, the commercial tenant may terminate the lease without any liability for future rent, fees, or costs that otherwise may have been due under the lease by providing written notification to the landlord. The commercial tenant would only be obligated to pay previously due rent, in an amount no greater than the sum of the following: (1) a maximum of three months’ worth of the past due rent incurred during the civil authority and regulations related to COVID-19 (or a lesser sum as may be actually unpaid), and (2) all rent incurred and unpaid during a time unrelated to COVID-19 through the date of the termination notice (payment). The payment shall be paid to the landlord within 12 months of the termination notice. The tenant is required to vacate the premises within 14 days of the landlord’s receipt of the termination notice. Upon service of the termination notice, the lease and any third-party guaranties associated with the lease shall also terminate and shall no longer be enforceable. COMMENT: Therefore, based on the hypothetical June 30, 2020 date, if a tenant in one of these broad and undefined categories sends a notice to landlord immediately on July 1, 2020, that tenant can terminate its lease on August 1, 2020 and have no more than three (3) months of recourse liability for unpaid rent.  WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF PROPOSED SB-939?  SB-939 is set for committee hearing on Friday May 22, 2020.  At this  hearing, testimony will be received in support of or opposition to the  bill and the Committee can vote on the legislation at that time.  6 IF PASSED, WHEN WOULD SB-939 GO INTO EFFECT?  Because SB-939 is an urgency statute it would go into immediate  effect once passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor.  IF PASSED, HOW LONG WOULD NEW CIVIL CODE 1951.9 REMAIN IN EFFECT?  Section 1 (evictions) would remain in effect during the pendency of  the state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor on March 4,  2020.  Section 2 (negotiation/termination) would become inoperative on  December 31, 2021, or two months after the declared state of  emergency ends, whichever is later.  COMMENT:  Based on the  hypothetical June 30, 2020 date, a tenant could terminate its lease  with minimal recourse up until December 31, 2021.  IF PASSED, DO I HAVE ANY OBLIGATIONS AS A LANDLORD TO INFORM THE TENANT OF THIS CIVIL CODE SECTION?  Yes. A landlord is required to provide tenants with written notice of  the eviction protections afforded by Section 1 to tenants of  commercial real property within 30 days of the effective date of this  section.  IF PASSED, WOULD CIVIL CODE SECTION 1951.9 PREEMPT EXISTING EVICTION MORATORIUMS?  Section 1 does not preempt any local ordinance prohibiting the same  or similar conduct or imposing a more severe penalty for the same  conduct prohibited by this section  WHAT CAN YOU DO?  As noted above, SB-939 is set for committee hearing on May 22, 2020. Letters of opposition are important and can be mailed to the author and committee members before the bill is scheduled to be heard in committee. It takes a majority vote of the full committee membership for a bill to be passed by the committee.   WHO ARE THE AUTHORS OF THIS BILL?  1.        State Senator Scott Wiener  7 can be reached through his legislative aide  Miles.Horton@sen.ca.gov or              https://sd11.senate.ca.gov/contact  or  The Honorable Scott Weiner  State Capitol, Room 5100  Sacramento, CA 95814  (916) 651‐4011  2.        State Senator Lena Gonzalez  senator.gonzalez@senate.ca.gov  or https://sd33.senate.ca.go v/contact/send‐e‐mail or   The Honorable Lena Gonzalez  State Capitol, Room 2068  Sacramento, CA 95814  (916) 651‐4033  WHERE CAN I VIEW THE PROPOSED SB‐939 IN ITS ENTIRETY.  Proposed SB-939    If you have any questions, or wish any additional information, please let me know and I can put you in touch with one of my colleagues who is working on these landlord/tenant issues arising from the COVID-19 crisis. Otherwise, you might wish to send an email or letter opposing the bill directly to one of the bill’s authors at their email addresses above.    I hope you continue to stay safe, healthy, and sane during these unprecedented times.    Best regards,  Sandi  8 Baumb, Nelly From:slevy@ccsce.com Sent:Sunday, May 17, 2020 11:27 AM To:Council, City; Planning Commission Cc:Shikada, Ed Subject:my blog supporting a careful reopening in support of our struggling small businesses CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. https://www.paloaltoonline.com/blogs/p/2020/05/12/i-support-helping-our-local-small-businesses-start- to-reopen-quickly-and 9 Baumb, Nelly From:Michael Harbour <dr.mharbour@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 18, 2020 4:59 PM To:Council, City Subject:Creative thinking needed to ensure the viability of our businesses and restaurants Attachments:20200514_152923.jpg CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Palo Alto City Council:   I know that you are working tirelessly to assist our Palo Alto business and restaurants to remain viable during this  unprecedented time.  As a public health physician and employee of Santa Clara County, I remain committed to our  public health and well being as well.  It may be very difficult for the Council to make large scale regulations around  reopening that equitably cover all such business.  Therefore, I believe that we can individualize approaches to certain  businesses and restaurants in order to maximize their viability depending on their location, density, type of business,  etc.  For example, Restaurant Taverna on the corner of Emerson and Homer St could easily improve their occupancy and  dining patrons if they could utilize the immediate sidewalks outside the restaurant to appropriately spaced tables.  This  would require some no parking regulations for 4 cars immediately adjacent to those affected sidewalk areas.  I've  attached a photo.  I think the Council could think very of innovative ways to work with each business to help them find  solutions.  I encourage this approach.  Thanks,  Michael Harbour, MD, MPH, FACP