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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20200810plCC 701-32 DOCUMENTS IN THIS PACKET INCLUDE: LETTERS FROM CITIZENS TO THE MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL RESPONSES FROM STAFF TO LETTERS FROM CITIZENS ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ITEMS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES ITEMS FROM CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND REGIONAL AGENCIES Prepared for: 08/10/2020 Document dates: 7/22/2020 – 7/29/2020 Set 1 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. 1 Brettle, Jessica From:Kathy Jordan <kjordan114wh@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, July 27, 2020 9:51 PM To:Council, City Cc:Kathy Jordan; Gennady Sheyner; sara@padailypost.com; Emily Mibach; Aldo Toledo; local@bayareanewsgroup.com Subject:Re the City spending $1 million on market CPAU Attachments:IMG_20200727_181241.jpg; IMG_20200727_181248.jpg CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To the City Council:     Please see attached article ‐‐‐ reporting on City Manager Ed Shikada proposing to spend $1 million, now, in the face of a  large City budget deficit, to have outside firms create ads and marketing materials for CPAU ‐‐‐ our monopoly City  utility.     At a time of what should be great fiscal restraint, in the midst of a public health emergency which has engendered a  financial emergency at the City, with the City of Palo Alto facing the loss of at least $39 million in revenue, and  considering cuts to services to residents, City Manager Ed Shikada is suggesting spending $1 million on marketing for the  City's Utilities Division?      What gives?    Is the City, Ed Shikada, and the Council that tone deaf?      Would this have anything to do with the City's Utilities generating so much money for the City?     With 1500 workers at the City (1100 fulltime and 400 part‐time), why must the City outsource this work at all, let alone  for $1 million?  In fact, while we're on the topic, why keep City employees on staff if outside consultants have to be  brought in to do needed work?  Wouldn't a little belt tightening be more appropriate at this time instead?    Thanks.    Kathy Jordan  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Carol Gilbert <carol.gilbert@comcast.net> Sent:Monday, July 27, 2020 12:29 PM To:Council, City Subject:$1M for Martketing & Graphics for city's utility company CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I hope all of you will listen to Greg Tanaka when he tells you, “the city is a monopoly, not a luxury brand, and doesn’t  need pretty graphics or public relations people.” He seems to be practically a lone voice in pressing for belt tightening  and focusing on the needed services. Please do NOT enter into any contracts for marketing and graphics for the utility  company.      Many residents of Palo Alto would no doubt be able to do this work on a voluntary basis if you think you need it so  much.     Carol Gilbert 555 Byron St. #209 Palo Alto, CA 94301 650‐323‐2862      1 Brettle, Jessica From:Craig Taylor <craig@alloyventures.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 28, 2020 5:01 PM To:Council, City Subject:Utility Budget Items CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  All,     I haven’t written to City Council before but the article in the Daily Post got my attention.     I agree with Greg Tanaka that having the utility department spend $1 million over the next few years on graphics and  marketing should be closely reviewed.  Captive customers do not need ads and commercials. It would seem current  utility department staff could write descriptions of billing rates, programs, projects etc.  Graphics and new color schemes  are not really needed.  A couple hundred thousand a year is not a huge part of the utility budget, but if it is  representative of how money is being spent then a review of the entire utility budget is likely in order.       Given the impact of the virus perhaps it is also a good time to do a bottoms up review of all city expenses to determine  what is essential and effective and what is not. This is what is going on in most companies and family households.      I am aware that the budget has been revised. Is there a description of the adjustments being made to the city budget  that breaks it out by what programs and personnel are being affected?     Thank you for your efforts.     Craig Taylor        1 Brettle, Jessica From:Goma Myers <gomamyers@hotmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 28, 2020 9:44 PM To:Council, City Subject:Proposed graphic design contract, city utility department CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  July 28, 2020      Members of the Palo Alto City Council   Mr. Ed Shikada, Manager, City of Palo Alto      Re:  Graphic Design Services, City Utility Department         My name is Annelie Myers, I have loved living in Palo Alto for forty years.        I endorse and welcome the objections of Councilman Greg Tanaka to the proposed graphic design contracts of  the City Utilities Department.  With the current deficits and financial difficulties, it seems to me the Council  would do well to adopt a more modest policy.  Every time a utility bill arrives, I sigh when I see the elaborate  enclosures and wonder how much they cost and if people even take the time to read them.   Simple, straight  forward information about utility charges and usage would suffice.          I hope that Greg Tanaka’s objections will be endorsed by the other members of the City Council and the City  Manager, Mr. Ed Shikada.      Thank you for your service to our fine City.      2 Annelie Myers   2215 Emerson Street   Palo Alto, CA 94301        1 Brettle, Jessica From:Dan Mahoney <dan@mahoney.net> Sent:Friday, July 24, 2020 12:20 PM To:Council, City Subject:Foothill Park CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I'm writing to record my position that FHP should be retained as open space for the residents of Palo Alto. I'm  fairly confident that if this ever went to a vote of citizens the result would be to keep it for Palo Alto residents.  We already have enough open space for people from out of town. Have you ever tried to get a table at  Rinconada or Mitchell Par on a weekend? It's almost impossible.     Let's keep Foothill as a Preserve, and please don't crater to the radicals who say that we are racists (ridiculous)  and such because we want to preserve open space.    Thanks    ‐‐   Dan Mahoney  dan@mahoney.net  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Stuart Bernstein <snbernst@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, July 24, 2020 12:33 PM To:Council, City Subject:These are all valid points CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2020/07/24/opinion‐nows‐not‐the‐time‐for‐full‐foothills‐park‐ discussion?utm_source=express‐2020‐07‐24&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=express  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Marija Jovanovic <pubspro@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, July 24, 2020 3:24 PM To:Council, City Subject:Leave the Foothills Park as is CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Please postpone any discussion about the use of Foothills park for a better time.   Just leave it as it is.  Thanks,  Marija Jovanović  650‐798‐7448  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Rol Williams <rol.wi2liams@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, July 24, 2020 6:01 PM To:Council, City Subject:Foothills Park CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council,     The Guest Opinion by Roger Smith in this week's Palo Alto Weekly resonated strongly with me.  I firmly agree that the  issue of allowing nonresidents into Foothills Park (beyond the ways they are already allowed in) should be discussed at  another time, when the discussion can occur in the absence of immediate events that are causing emotions to run high  and distorting the issue.  As Mr. Smith said, given the unprecedented impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the city, the  council has many urgent matters that require its attention.  Given the significant impact to the park of allowing non‐ residents broader access, this issue is best served by measured discussion during calmer times.    Sincerely,    John Williams     1 Brettle, Jessica From:Ian Temple <ian_temple@hotmail.com> Sent:Saturday, July 25, 2020 11:03 AM To:Council, City Cc:cyotemple@hotmail.com Subject:Now is not the time for Foothills Park discussion CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello City Council members,     Let me first say thank you to each of you for your service. Your efforts are extraordinary, especially during these trying  times!    I am writing to echo Roger Smith’s recent editorial in the Palo Alto Weekly. His comments are spot‐on, and a fair review  of the future of Foothills Park requires data, measured thought, and time. We have “other fish to fry” at this current  moment, so I ask we delay this full discussion and focus on what’s most important now: Keeping our community safe  and managing our way successfully through the Covid‐19 crisis.     Thank you for your consideration.     Kind regards,    ‐ Ian      Ian Temple  750 Stone Lane  Palo Alto, CA 94303  USA  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Kathleen Tarlow <kbrizgys@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, July 26, 2020 3:08 PM To:Council, City; ParkRec Commission Subject:Foothills Park access CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council members,     I am writing to express my support for the movement to open Foothills Park to non‐residents.     I grew up in Palo Alto, hiking and picnicking at Foothills Park. After years away, I live here now with my family, and we  frequently use and enjoy the park. I work as part of a local land stewardship group, and I care deeply about the ecology  of the land and all its natural resources.     But it is time to remove the discriminatory residents‐only policy from this local treasure. Public land should be for  public good. We live in the midst of a dense urban sprawl, and greenspace here is precious. Palo Alto professes to  support social justice and equity: opening our largest park is a way to show the city means it.     Thank you for your time.  Kathleen Tarlow  University Ave  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Martina Poquet <martina@finepoquet.com> Sent:Sunday, July 26, 2020 3:39 PM To:Council, City Subject:Foothills Park CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Hello, I would like to go on record in favor of opening up Foothills Park. It has been a source of discomfort for me vis a  vis many local friends (Stanford, Los Altos, Mountain View,...) that they can’t enjoy this beautiful open space. Also, our  children who all grew up here and enjoyed hikes and picnics there can no longer visit their old haunts as adults with  their own children. Thank you, Martina Poquet  1 Brettle, Jessica From:pearl louise karrer <plk37@comcast.net> Sent:Monday, July 27, 2020 12:10 PM To:Council, City Cc:plk37@comcast.net Subject:Foothill Park CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Palo Alto City Council Members,    Please delay any voting regarding access to Foothill Park.  Roger Smith’s Guest Opinion in the Palo Alto Weekly list many good reasons  for delay.  These are not normal times and require a less charged  atmosphere for this debate.      Sincerely,  Pearl & Henry Karrer  570 Kingsley Ave.  Palo Alto, CA 94301  1 Brettle, Jessica From:RICH STIEBEL <w6apz@comcast.net> Sent:Monday, July 27, 2020 1:36 PM To:ParkRec Commission; Council, City Subject:Keep Foothill Park for Palo Alto CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I urge the commission and council to keep Foothill Part exclusively for Palo Alto. Rich Stiebel 840 Talisman Dr. Palo Alto, CA 94303 1 Brettle, Jessica From:richard gelman <rbgelman@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, July 27, 2020 4:12 PM To:Council, City Subject:Foothill Park CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    To whom it may concern:   I have been a resident of Palo Alto since 1978 and want to let you know that I am 100% against changing the rules which  would allow non Palo Alto residents access to the Park  for any reasons or circumstances unless as currently stated they  are in the company of a current Palo resident. I see no valid reason to change the current requirement and to do so will  bring about a whole host  of unintended consequences for current residents. Please do not give  in to current political  pressures. The park serves this community as it was intended: it ain't broke and there is nothing that needs fixing.         Thanks for your consideration          Richard Gelman, PhD          1026 Fulton Street    Sent from my iPhone  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Julian E Gómez <jeg@polished-pixels.com> Sent:Monday, July 27, 2020 6:54 PM To:Council, City Subject:Comment for Meeting ID: 979 3073 5263 about Foothills Park CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    This email is a comment on the idea of opening foothills Park.    Opening the park to a greater level of use will increase its operational expenses. Since the city is currently facing a $40  million decrease in revenue, any proposal to increase overhead is utterly foolish.    Outside agencies that want to use foothills Park should pay their full share of the increased operational costs they  create. An entrance fee of a few dollars is not going to cover it; that won’t even cover the cost of the officer who has to  be stationed at the entrance gate to collect entrance fees.    In short, any proposal to open foothills Park must start with how it’s going to be paid for, and that answer cannot  include increasing taxes on city residents. Anything else is irresponsible and should be immediately dismissed.    Dr. Julian Gomez  Midtown  856‐9839    1 Brettle, Jessica From:Annette Ross <port2103@att.net> Sent:Tuesday, July 28, 2020 2:11 PM To:Council, City Subject:Foothills ("Park") CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I am writing in support of Roger Smith’s suggestion that a decision regarding opening Foothills “Park” be tabled until  after the current pandemic and economic crises are behind us.  You know the history of Foothills and how that  complicates this issue.  You also know the safety concerns and how those concerns complicate this issue and the  finances associated with this issue.  To rush this decision now, when full focus should be on getting Palo Alto back on  track health‐wise and economy‐wise, strikes me as both unnecessary and a wrong move.  What is the point in focusing  time and energy on opening a park that is already essentially open?  Most days of the week, anyone from anywhere can  drive right in, park, and fully enjoy Foothills.  Walkers, hikers, and bicyclists can go in anytime.  Race is not a criterion for  entry; I don’t believe it ever has been.        I think it important to keep in mind that Foothills, while referred to as a park, is really more a reserve with unique  maintenance requirements.  Fire safety there is critical and it would be foolish to open Foothills to greater usage without  fully funding and staffing the fire station there.     1 Brettle, Jessica From:Adele Gershater <adele.gershater@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 28, 2020 5:25 PM To:Council, City Subject:Open Foothills Park to non-residents CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council members,    I am a resident of Palo Alto. I see inherent inequality in Palo Alto's current policy restricting entrance to Foothills Park to city residents only. I take my lead from Pastor Kaloma Smith of AME Zion Church (located in Palo Alto). His statements to open up the Park to all resonate with me. I've enjoyed Foothills Park and I believe there is room in the park for all who would like to enjoy it. This is in the best interest of both residents and non-residents of Palo Alto alike. We need to progress with the times and right the wrongs that were implemented many years ago.    I urge you to support proposed or new programs which will fully open up Foothills Park to non-residents. It is time to take action against inequality in our community and beyond.      Respectfully,    Adele  Adele Gershater  adele.gershater@gmail.com  650-245-7952 (cell)    1 Brettle, Jessica From:Jeremy Erman <jeremy_erman@yahoo.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 28, 2020 7:43 PM To:PRC.PublicMeetings; Council, City Subject:Foothills Park should be for everyone, no strings attached CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear Parks and Recreations Commission and City Council,    I don't understand why there is so much angst over opening Foothills Park to everyone.    As I understand it, right now the entrance is only staffed on weekends and holidays, so how does opening it up two  more days a week make much difference?    And how is making non‐residents pay an online fee "opening the park"? In some ways that's more restrictive than the  current policy: it says: if you have an internet connection handy, and want to spend some money, come on in;  otherwise, sorry, not allowed!    Foothills Park is huge. Most of it is empty most of the time.    Isn't it time to just open the park to everyone, for free, as Palo Alto residents have enjoyed for years?    If you want to make money, then put in donation boxes. Asking people to pay what they can afford often raises more  money than charging mandatory fees. Many non‐profits offer facilities and services for free and fund themselves  through donations.    I  don't see how opening Foothills Parks to everyone will do anything other than make people happy that they can go  there any day without fear of being turned away. The hand‐wringing over this has struck me as ridiculous ever since I  was an elementary school student in Palo Alto. It's just an excuse for people to feel self‐important because their city has  restricted property.    It's past time to end this selfish, discriminatory policy and open Foothills Park to everyone, no strings attached.    Thank you,    Jeremy Erman  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Sylvia Gartner <outlook_1E6077B2337162FB@outlook.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 28, 2020 8:03 PM To:Council, City Subject:Foothills Park CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I am completely opposed to opening up Foothills Park to other communities, especially when there is not enough money  to go around with the reduced budget.    Anyone who votes for this “pilot program” has lost my vote.    Sent from Mail for Windows 10    1 Brettle, Jessica From:Sylvia Gartner <sgartner@ix.netcom.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 28, 2020 8:08 PM To:Council, City Subject:Foothills Park CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I am completely opposed to the pilot program to open Foothills Park to residents of other communities.    Now, when we are facing budget shortages, why in the world would we implement a plan like this to spend more money  on opening up the jewel of Palo Alto.   There is no way such a program won’t result in a deterioration of the general  environment and conditions for the wildlife of this fabulous park.  It ain’t broke.  Stop trying to fix it!.    Sylvia Gartner  Moreno Avenue  1 Brettle, Jessica From:farrell@farrellhome.attlocal.net on behalf of Phil Farrell <webaccount@pgfarrell.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 28, 2020 10:18 PM To:Council, City Subject:Letter in support of opening Foothills Park to non-residents CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear City Council Members,    I understand that at your August 3, 2020 meeting you will consider a pilot program proposed by the city Parks and  Recreation Commission to allow non‐residents to access Foothills Park.    I strongly support opening Foothills Park to everyone, without restriction!  I have been a homeowner and resident in  Palo Alto with my family since 1983.  I am a frequent user of Foothills Park  ‐ at least one visit per month, primarily to hike the trails.  Over the years, I have seen visitation dropping.  Many times on  a sunny February day, we see no one else in the park.    I have always been embarrassed that my city excludes non‐residents from Foothills Park, especially because it is so  under‐utilized most of the time.  All the arguments for restricting access to residents only are either obsolete or thinly  veiled covers for elitism and racism.    The most common reason given to keep excluding non‐residents is "We paid for it.  No other city would help.  They  shouldn't get the benefits."  This is a ridiculous assertion.  First of all, the park was purchased 60 years and the cost is  long since amortized.  Secondly, where did the money come from to pay for the park and its continued maintenance?  From the success of the  regional economy, which includes our neighbors!  That regional economy provides our tax base, both sales tax and  property taxes.  Palo Alto is not some island nation, weathly solely because of its virtuous citizens!    Every one of the 100,000 workers in Palo Alto contributes to the regional economy, and thus to the taxes raised in the  city, but only a fraction of those workers live in Palo Alto and thus are able to use Foothills Park.  How can that be fair?   Service workers living in East Palo Alto but working in Palo Alto are indirectly supporting the park financially, but can  never use it!  And what about people who lived in Palo Alto, and supposedly "paid" for the park, but have now moved to  Mountain View or Redwood City.  Suddenly, they are no longer worthy of entry, even though they directly helped pay  for it?    A second reason cited against opening Foothills Park to non‐residents is the fear that the park would be overwhelmed  with visitors and its pristine nature would be trampled.  The solution to such a problem, if it occurs at all, is simply to  restrict the total number of visitors.  The park rangers can easily count how many parking spaces there are and how  many cars arrive.  They can turn people away when the parking is full.  This would only be an issue, I contend, on a few  holiday weekends.  Furthermore, the park is hardly pristine wilderness.  All the improvements ‐ the roads, the picnic  areas, the artificially irrigated lawns, Boronda Lake ‐ were created by major manipulation of the natural environment.   Then we have the stream channelization with rip‐rap and the siting of the fire station on top of a very visible hill as  further wounds on nature willingly imposed by the city over the years.  The primary impact on nature in the park has  been from management, not from visitors!    2 I contend that the vociferous group that is always opposed to opening Foothills Park to non‐residents is really motivated  by elitism or racism.  They simply don't want "the others" around in "their park".    Whether intentional or not, the effect of the exclusion of non‐residents from Foothills Park is clearly racist.  For that  reason alone, we need to open this park to all, just like every single other public park throughout the state of California!    Sincerely,  Phil Farrell  883 Loma Verde Ave  Palo Alto, CA 94303  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Shannon Rose <shannonrmcentee@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 29, 2020 11:47 AM To:Council, City Cc:Shikada, Ed Subject:Opening Foothills Park to the General Public CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council,    I strongly urge you not to open Foothills Park to people who are not Palo Alto residents.    Individuals who are currently pushing hard to access the park are trying to exploit the current racism issues in  order to gain access.  Our park restrictions aren't racist.  I can bring a black guest with me, or a guest of any  race.  Palo Alto has residents of every color and background.  They are welcome in the park if they are PA  residents!      The racist argument is completely specious.  This wouldn't even be an issue now except for the Black Lives  Matter movement which has allowed many other interest groups to co‐opt this crisis and push their own  agendas.  Black Lives do matter greatly, however this important issue is not associated with Foothills  Park.  Adding this issue to the City's workload during budget cuts, staff layoffs, and the difficulties of staff  working from home is unconscionable.  We can't afford to add this to the staff's already daunting workload.    At a minimum, this issue should be put on hold until the city's finances, staffing and the virus issues are once  again under control.      Sincerely,    Shannon Rose McEntee  410 Sheridan Avenue        1 Brettle, Jessica From:Gail Price <gail.price3@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, July 23, 2020 10:06 AM To:Council, City Cc:Gail Price Subject:Caltrain Funding CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.      Dear Mayor Fine and Palo Alto City Council Members,      Great Op Ed on Caltrain funding by the way!    https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/21/7314251/      Thanks   Gail Price   Sent from my iPhone  1 Baumb, Nelly From: Sent:Sunday, July 19, 2020 9:07 PM To:Council, City Subject:Re: Adapting downtown Palo Alto to coronavirus age CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello ‐‐ I'm following up on my email from two weeks ago. Could you please let me know? The publication of my  personal information is resulting in unsolicited emails and I would like for the City to take it down. .     Thanks in advance,    On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 6:50 PM  wrote:  Hello ‐‐ I just found out that this email address, including my full name and my email address (as well as where I live) is  available online for download  (https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?t=62918.14&BlobID=76893). I have started receiving  unsolicited emails to my personal email since, and I think it is because my email was disclosed in this way. I did not  want my personal data or my email to be made available publicly. Would it be possible to redact my personal  information so that it is no longer publicly accessible)?    Thank you very much,    On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 10:45 PM > wrote:  Hi ‐‐ I'm a longtime Palo Alto resident (resident of  and am writing to express my support for closing  down University Avenue to cars. I think this would be a really great way to be able to patronize businesses downtown,  given the need for extra space to avoid pedestrians and keep a social distance. I'm in favor of any such proposition and  would be more likely to go to restaurants and bars downtown if they had outdoor setups allowing people to eat  outside.     Thank you,  Redacted Redacted Redacted Redacted Redacted Redacted Redacted 1 Brettle, Jessica From:Maria Rutenburg <Maria@peninsulacompany.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 22, 2020 9:17 PM To:Clerk, City; Fine, Adrian; Police; Council, City Subject:Public Records Act request re BLM mural on Hamilton CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Clerk of Palo Alto, Under the California Public Records Act § 6250 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect all public records that pertain to the Black Lives Matter sign painted on Hamilton Street in front of the City Hall. I am seeking any and all records relating to an application made by any private or public agencies or individuals or groups requesting to place this sign in this public space. Any minutes, records, agenda items, records, evidence of insurance and/or deposit provided by the applicant, any email/text/social media discussion or other communications by the members of the City government of Palo Alto, including all committees, discussing permission for the Sign. Any approvals of the California High Way Patrol Office allowing this writing over the traffic markings. Any California State Agency approvals granted to the City or the applicant for placing the sign Any FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings by any City Council members Any permits issued by the Police for the day of the installation and/or ongoing violation of the vehicle code The above includes, but is not limited to any formal approvals issued by the City as well as informal permissions granted, and any communications generated in any form by any city government member, paid or not Further, any and all resources expended by the City and/or Police and/or Public Works departments and any other City Departments on installation of the Sign such as but not limited to the log of the hours spent on protection, materials provided, and/or any traffic control measures and devices provided to the painters of the Sign. I am requesting to examine these records in person and do not require copying. If there are any fees for searching these records, please inform me if the cost will exceed $ 10. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees because the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of the application procedures as it applies to the creative political expression by private actors in Martinez's public places as protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes. The California Public Records Act requires a response within ten business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records. If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law. Thank you for considering my request. 2 Sincerely, Maria Rutenburg  attorney at law  CA BAR # 250186  www.peninsulacompany.com  (650) 7434915‐ direct  (650) 5395639‐ office  (650) 6463122‐ fax  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Christine Keith <christiesown@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, July 26, 2020 11:56 AM To:PAC; Council, City Subject:Assata Shakur in mural CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council of Palo Alto,    It came to my attention that there is an immediate censorship issue regarding a temporary mural that depicts a painted  image of a black liberation movement leader, Assata Shakur, currently on the street in front of the Police Station. As a  reminder, Assata was acquitted for the crimes she was charged for 50 years ago and her innocence was proven in a  court of law.  The only crime she committed was her escape from prison where she shouldn’t have been to begin with  and where her life was in grave danger.     Assata Shakur represents a voice of freedom, equality, survival and leadership in the black community and artists should  be able to express her heroism and the injustice placed upon her in peaceful protest such as this mural by Cece Carpio.  The political right media continues to misrepresent her as a “Cop killer” in order to perpetuate fear among people in the  Black Lives Matter movement and to justify the abuses committed by police to this day. This is a political art intervention  and deserves no censorship.     Given the injustice Assata endured, I implore you to keep your hands off of symbolic images of her, the artists who  believe her, and that you work to support the Black Lives Matter movement.     Sincerely,    Christie Keith  Bay Area resident from Berkeley, CA  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Terry Roberts <terryr2564@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 28, 2020 7:50 PM To:Jonsen, Robert Cc:Police; Human Relations Commission; Council, City; Perron, Zachary; Reifschneider, James Subject:Re: BLM yard sign stolen Thanks for your reply, Chief Jonsen.  I'm not sure that there's anything that can be done about the sign or the person  who took it at this point, so the patrol personnel might as well stick to working on something that will make more of a  difference for the city.  If I'm wrong about that, I'd be happy to file a report.    Cheers,  ‐Terry      On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 7:08 PM Jonsen, Robert <Robert.Jonsen@cityofpaloalto.org> wrote:  Thanks for sharing and please let me know if you would like a unit to come out and take a report. I will pass your  information on to our patrol personnel.     Bob Jonsen    Get Outlook for iOS  From: Terry Roberts <terryr2564@gmail.com>  Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 6:59:04 PM  To: Jonsen, Robert <Robert.Jonsen@CityofPaloAlto.org>; Police <pd@cityofpaloalto.org>; Human Relations  Commission <hrc@cityofpaloalto.org>; Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>  Subject: BLM yard sign stolen      CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hi folks,     I would like to let you know that my Black Lives Matter yard sign was stolen from my yard.  It was along Greer Road, a  bit south of Oregon Expressway.  It was stolen on June 24.  (Fortunately, I've just gotten a new sign.)  I'm sure the sign  was stolen because just the placard was missing; the stand was still stuck in the ground.  The sign was nowhere to be  found nearby.    I've been told that there's been some question about whether this sort of thing is happening in Palo Alto, so I thought I  would register my experience to make sure it's known.    Thanks,  Terry Roberts, Greer Road, Palo Alto    1 Brettle, Jessica From:Terry C <repealbagfee@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 28, 2020 9:36 AM To:Fine, Adrian; Cormack, Alison; DuBois, Tom; Filseth, Eric (Internal); Kniss, Liz (internal); Kou, Lydia; Tanaka, Greg; Council, City; City Attorney; Clerk, City; Brettle, Jessica Cc:Timur Engin Subject:Re: #BLM and Social Justice CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.      https://www.instagram.com/tv/CDKuz5ojKgd/    This black female doctor has treated 350 patients and lost only one. She said " Nobody has to die. There is a CURE for  Covid."        On Friday, July 24, 2020, Terry C <repealbagfee@gmail.com> wrote:    Dear City of Palo Alto:   Redwood City has scrubbed #BLM street mural. Springfield, MA is set to do so due to permitting error. See the 2  articles below:  https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/07/19/redwood‐city‐street‐mural‐blm‐trump‐maga/  https://www.wwlp.com/news/local‐news/hampden‐county/black‐lives‐matter‐mural‐to‐be‐removed‐in‐springfield‐ due‐to‐lack‐of‐permits/  And in New York, black ladies poured black paint on #BLM street mural. People are not happy with the #BLM  movement. #BLM protestors are supported by and trained with George Soros’s money. Soros is intent in  tearing down  America. In 1990s and early 2000, Soros focused on “democratizing” the former Soviet bloc. He is now turning his  financial strength, experience and wherewithal on America. Soros and his #BLM activists are radicals. They do NOT  represent the MAJORITY of the Americans.   XXX  On #BLM AND Social Justice:   The death of George Floyd and the following protests, riots, unrests have caused us much stress, property damages, loss of 300+ lives; blacks and black police officers included.   #BLM instead of improving social justice, it destroys our social fabric, causing much more damage to the aggrieved community it claimed to help.   David Horowitz's 2006 book "The Shadow Party" talked about billionaire George Soros' and his shadowy organizations and operations. In 25 years, Soros has spent $5 BILLIONS on his Open Society utopic mission. Soros, lives in America, never an American. His Open Society is a borderless world run by international 2 organizations. He does not know how to build a perfect society. But he believes it starts with destroying the current system first.    Soros recruited radical left-wing professors from Columbia, Harvard who advocated violent tactics that gave us the volatile, fiery 60s/70s. These professors trained radical middle-class activists, and manipulated poor inner city blacks to carry out the dirty riot work the whites did not want to do themselves. Their logic is that when the violence so overwhelm the silent moderate MAJORITY, that is when the Radical Social Change can be enacted by the few in our governments.   Soros used this tactics. He has the money and leadership skill to carry it out. His paid experts from Institutions -- education, political, media, cooked up fake research / data, created fake ads, held fake conventions, drummed up these excitement to fool the few lawmakers in the government into believing that was the will of the Majority. It was NOT! These NPOs turned out thousands of activists, protestors and unaware public onto the streets. The intensity and intimidation rattled the government and its civilians, forcing them to accept their demands.   In 1990s, when Soviet Union disintegrated, Soros put his footprint on regime change in Georgia, Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia, Croatia and more. Soros provided money, personnel / activists and organizational skills. In 2003, with his thousands of activists filing the streets and with their fake exit poll claiming that the election had been rigged, Georgian people-elected President Eduard Shevardnadze wanting to avoid civil war resigned. Soros was proud of his "'contribution."   Soros, a financier and a profiteer will not let moral impede his financial dealings, else it will "reduce his profit." He gamed on British pound with $10 billion investment, causing the pound to drop 25%, where he pocketed $2 billion profit. He did it again with German Mark and Malaysia Ringgit.  Clinton let Soros be one of the three in charge of democratizing the former Soviet bloc. Lots of International aid money disappeared. American taxpayers foot the bill.   The current #BLM is funded by Soros. Many of the same organizations funded by Soros are behind it. Some of BLM leaders are communist-trained. And communists are not peace-loving people. Communists are for violence.  It uses the same playbook: same money source, same trained organizers, same activists, same tactic on cooking up a "movement" and rouses the unsuspecting public to rally, inciting poor blacks to riot. Its goal is to intimidate and to overwhelm the public and the governments. In the end, the governments accept their demand for Social Change.    xxxxx   We do not have Racial Discrimination issue. Americans are the most generous, the kindest people.  We give international humanitarian aid.  We have Social Programs to help the needies at home.   The real problem is this: Blacks have a Family Disintegration CRISIS.    73% blacks are born to single moms. Many are teenage moms. They live in ghettos ridden with crimes and drugs. Some never see a single decent human in their lives. Any wonder they grow up to become one?  3 Though blacks are a smart percentage of the population, blacks and Hispanics committed the majority of the crimes. -- try to spend a week just trying to capture Chinese criminals, you will be pretty disappointed. Chinese just don't do that, for we believe in education and work ethic that provide better livelihood.   So, crime is not PROPORTIONATE to the population.  The lefts have used a totally FALSE Association, a fallacy, a failed Logic. And this false association will not help the poor blacks. Will not do any good for our City Government. Much less for the people our government is here to serve.   People are not judged by their skin color. People are judged by their CHARACTER.    No more cheap talk by the liberals. No more caving to the intimidating activists. Activists are activists. They are radicals. They do NOT represent THE MAJORITY of Americans. Say No to this phony rhetoric!   Majority of Americans are for #Law And Order. We are for #Social Tranquility. We support our Men and Women in UNIFORM.    #Defend Police! #BLUELivesMatter! #ALL Lives Matter!    Sincerely,  Terry Chong     1 Brettle, Jessica From:Terry C <repealbagfee@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, July 24, 2020 10:18 PM To:Fine, Adrian; Cormack, Alison; DuBois, Tom; Filseth, Eric (Internal); Kniss, Liz (internal); Kou, Lydia; Tanaka, Greg; Council, City; City Attorney; Clerk, City; Brettle, Jessica Cc:Timur Engin Subject:#BLM and Social Justice CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    Dear City of Palo Alto:   Redwood City has scrubbed #BLM street mural. Springfield, MA is set to do so due to permitting error. See the 2 articles  below:  https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/07/19/redwood‐city‐street‐mural‐blm‐trump‐maga/  https://www.wwlp.com/news/local‐news/hampden‐county/black‐lives‐matter‐mural‐to‐be‐removed‐in‐springfield‐due‐ to‐lack‐of‐permits/  And in New York, black ladies poured black paint on #BLM street mural. People are not happy with the #BLM movement.  #BLM protestors are supported by and trained with George Soros’s money. Soros is intent in  tearing down America. In  1990s and early 2000, Soros focused on “democratizing” the former Soviet bloc. He is now turning his financial strength,  experience and wherewithal on America. Soros and his #BLM activists are radicals. They do NOT represent the  MAJORITY of the Americans.   XXX  On #BLM AND Social Justice:   The death of George Floyd and the following protests, riots, unrests have caused us much stress, property damages, loss of 300+ lives; blacks and black police officers included.    #BLM instead of improving social justice, it destroys our social fabric, causing much more damage to the aggrieved community it claimed to help.   David Horowitz's 2006 book "The Shadow Party" talked about billionaire George Soros' and his shadowy organizations and operations. In 25 years, Soros has spent $5 BILLIONS on his Open Society utopic mission. Soros, lives in America, never an American. His Open Society is a borderless world run by international organizations. He does not know how to build a perfect society. But he believes it starts with destroying the current system first.   Soros recruited radical left-wing professors from Columbia, Harvard who advocated violent tactics that gave us the volatile, fiery 60s/70s. These professors trained radical middle-class activists, and manipulated poor inner city blacks to carry out the dirty riot work the whites did not want to do themselves. Their logic is that when the violence so overwhelm the silent moderate MAJORITY, that is when the Radical Social Change can be enacted by the few in our governments.    2 Soros used this tactics. He has the money and leadership skill to carry it out. His paid experts from Institutions -- education, political, media, cooked up fake research / data, created fake ads, held fake conventions, drummed up these excitement to fool the few lawmakers in the government into believing that was the will of the Majority. It was NOT! These NPOs turned out thousands of activists, protestors and unaware public onto the streets. The intensity and intimidation rattled the government and its civilians, forcing them to accept their demands.    In 1990s, when Soviet Union disintegrated, Soros put his footprint on regime change in Georgia, Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia, Croatia and more. Soros provided money, personnel / activists and organizational skills. In 2003, with his thousands of activists filing the streets and with their fake exit poll claiming that the election had been rigged, Georgian people-elected President Eduard Shevardnadze wanting to avoid civil war resigned.  Soros was proud of his "'contribution."   Soros, a financier and a profiteer will not let moral impede his financial dealings, else it will "reduce his profit." He gamed on British pound with $10 billion investment, causing the pound to drop 25%, where he pocketed $2 billion profit. He did it again with German Mark and Malaysia Ringgit.  Clinton let Soros be one of the three in charge of democratizing the former Soviet bloc. Lots of International aid money disappeared. American taxpayers foot the bill.   The current #BLM is funded by Soros. Many of the same organizations funded by Soros are behind it. Some of BLM leaders are communist-trained. And communists are not peace-loving people. Communists are for violence. It uses the same playbook: same money source, same trained organizers, same activists, same tactic on cooking up a "movement" and rouses the unsuspecting public to rally, inciting poor blacks to riot. Its goal is to intimidate and to overwhelm the public and the governments. In the end, the governments accept their demand for Social Change.   xxxxx   We do not have Racial Discrimination issue.  Americans are the most generous, the kindest people.  We give international humanitarian aid. We have Social Programs to help the needies at home.   The real problem is this:  Blacks have a Family Disintegration CRISIS.   73% blacks are born to single moms. Many are teenage moms. They live in ghettos ridden with crimes and drugs. Some never see a single decent human in their lives. Any wonder they grow up to become one? Though blacks are a smart percentage of the population, blacks and Hispanics committed the majority of the crimes.  -- try to spend a week just trying to capture Chinese criminals, you will be pretty disappointed. Chinese just don't do that, for we believe in education and work ethic that provide better livelihood.   So, crime is not PROPORTIONATE to the population.   The lefts have used a totally FALSE Association, a fallacy, a failed Logic.  And this false association will not help the poor blacks. Will not do any good for our City Government. Much less for the people our government is here to serve.    3 People are not judged by their skin color. People are judged by their CHARACTER.    No more cheap talk by the liberals. No more caving to the intimidating activists. Activists are activists. They are radicals. They do NOT represent THE MAJORITY of Americans. Say No to this phony rhetoric!   Majority of Americans are for #Law And Order. We are for #Social Tranquility. We support our Men and Women in UNIFORM.    #Defend Police! #BLUELivesMatter! #ALL Lives Matter!   Sincerely,  Terry Chong     1 Brettle, Jessica From:Jennifer Landesmann <jlandesmann@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 28, 2020 12:27 PM To:Karen.Chapman@mail.house.gov; scscroundtable@gmail.com Cc:Eric.Henshall@mail.house.gov; Council, City; Shikada, Ed; Stump, Molly Subject:Re: CATEX inquiry for FAA Attachments:Quiet Skies letter FINAL(3).pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Representative Eshoo, and members of the SCSC Roundtable,    Please find attached one of the foundational letters from the Congressional Quiet Skies Caucus, which considers CATEX.     4. Reform Section 213(c)(2) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act af 2012 -This provision provides a categorical exclusion from adequate environmental reviews for flight path changes implemented through the NextGen process. It was written in an overly broad way and should be revisited by your Committee. Environmental reviews were instituted by Congress to protect Americans from actions that could be detrimental to their lives, and we believe bypassing such reviews in order to expedite the process will be materially harmful and could set a dangerous precedent. More broadly, we hope that the Committee will encourage FAA and its industry partners to continue working to implement new systems in a manner that takes into account not just safety and efficiency, but noise as well.     As a further note to my inquiry,     7) Since it has been widely reported (but to be confirmed) that the CATEX passed in 2012 ‐ meant for flight path changes  implemented through the Nextgen process ‐ was never used, what authority led the FAA to use regular vanilla FAA  Catex?    8) Can the FAA please explain "overlays" ‐ how they justify that there are no impacts with an overlay (Catex) because a  ground track is not changing, yet various other noise variables are changed?    Thank you,     Jennifer        On Tue, 21 Jul 2020 at 12:46, Jennifer Landesmann <jlandesmann@gmail.com> wrote:  Pardon, a correction to Q1    1) The FAA has said that the legislative Catex which San Jose Airport refers to (per exhibit) has NEVER been used. Is  this true?    On Tue, 21 Jul 2020 at 12:43, Jennifer Landesmann <jlandesmann@gmail.com> wrote:  Dear Representative Eshoo, and members of the SCSC Roundtable,     Please find below a set of six questions for FAA ‐ for the agency to please clarify FAA's CATEX.     Background:  2   As you are aware, one of the most problematic aspects of the events that led to the formation of the Select  Committee and the SCSC was FAA's failure to notice and to provide meaningful public engagement when it brought  Nextgen to the Bay Area. Unfortunately, the pattern of poor due process has been continuing as regards  environmental practices due to the continued use of CATEX.       I have been involved since the early days of advocacy on this issue and I have heard many versions of what CATEX is or  not, and the only clear thing I can tell for sure is that there is total confusion about FAA Catex. Given that this is a core  issue for the public, please I urge some authoritative explanations ‐ from FAA or Congressional leadership about  CATEX.     SJC EXHIBIT:    Attached is letter from San Jose Airport with a statement about ‐ CATEX, which as you may be aware is considered by  FAA as a "level" of environmental review.    Congress Exempts the FAA from Environmental impact Reviews and Public Hearings   The Santa Cruz Mountains residents noted the FAA did not do any outreach to their community nor conduct an environmental assessment of the noise impacts on their community before implementing the new flight paths. It is worth noting that the 2012 FAA reauthorization bill intended to fast-track the roll out of NextGen by exempting it from normal environmental impact reviews and public hearings. Example language from the 2012 bill adopted by Congress states:   "Any navigation performance or other performance based navigation procedure developed, certified, published, or implemented that, in the determination of the   Administrator, would result in measurable reductions in fuel consumption, carbon dioxide emissions, and noise, on a per flight basis, as compared to aircraft operations that follow existing instrument flight rules procedures in the same airspace, shall be presumed to have no significant affect on the quality of the human environment and the Administrator shall issue and file a categorical exclusion for the new procedure. "   Questions:    1) The FAA has said that the legislative Catex which FAA refers to has NEVER been used. Is this true?    2) If the legislative Catex has never been used, why do Bay Area Officials refer to it? SJC is not alone, Supervisor Dave  Pine said the same at an SFO Roundable meeting where he provided a review of legal happenings in Phoenix. The  public was led to believe that after 2012 the pubic had no rights.    3) What was the purpose of the legislative Catex if it was never going to be used? Why are principles of  environmental impact reduction not being fulfilled with Catex after 2012?    4) FAA appears to simply use a vanilla Catex (with the criteria of using a Catex if there is no impact at 65 DNL). Did  anything change in FAA Catex from pre‐2012 to post 2012?    5) Per a workshop on environmental review in March at the ANE Symposium, it was explained that Categorical  Exclusion are for actions that do not result in any impacts, such as would be the purchase of office supplies. So, why  3 do FAA Categorical exclusions have an impact threshold that is actually extremely demanding for disclosures of  impacts?    6) How can Categorical Exclusions which by definition are a "nothing to look at", be considered a "level" of  environmental review?    I appreciate your leadership in getting a clarification from FAA as soon as possible. Or for the SCSC to provide a  response.     Thank you,    Jennifer        O!nngr.ess nf tq.e l!nit.eil ~tat.es masqington, :mar 20515 The Honorable Bill Shuster U.S. House of Representatives 2268 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Peter Defazio U.S. House of Representatives 2134 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 July 15, 2015 Dear Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member Defazio: We write as members of the Quiet Skies Caucus, an organization in Congress dedicated to reducing the impact of aircraft noise on the communities we represent. Every day, millions of Americans are forced to contend with acute levels of noise from passing aircraft-noise that disrupts their homes and businesses, negatively affects their health, and reduces their overall quality of life. We believe the 2015 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act offers a unique opportunity to address this serious issue and respectfully request that you consider the following recommendations as you prepare the legislation for introduction: 1. Mandate a robust community engagement process, including pre-decisional public hearings, for any new flight paths or procedures or changes to existing flight paths and procedures -Along with improved capacity and fuel savings, the impact of aviation noise on affected communities should be considered when FAA assesses the overall benefits of proposed flight path changes. Meaningful, two-way communication with our communities is vital to ensuring that the concerns of residents are heard and incorporated into the final design of new airspace. 2. Require FAA to use supplemental metrics when considering the impact of aviation noise on affected communities and lower the acceptable DNL threshold from 65 to 55 DNL-FAA's current metric for quantifying aviation noise exposure, Day-Night Average Sound Level (DNL ), reflects mean noise levels and does not adequately capture the complete effects of noise on affected residents. When considering flight path changes, FAA should take into account other variables, including the concentration of extended noise, the frequency of flights, air traffic from 1 OPM to 7 AM and impacts of low- frequency noise. In addition, FAA should lower the current threshold from 65 to 55 DNL to reflect the fact that this standard, first established in the 1970's, is arbitrary and does not align with current health research and the lived experience of families in our congressional districts. PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER 1 Brettle, Jessica From:Patrick Muffler <patrickmuffler@pacbell.net> Sent:Monday, July 27, 2020 9:08 PM To:Council, City Cc:City Mgr Subject:Closure of California Avenue to cars—a super decision! Second half. Attachments:California Ave. entrance.zip CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I tried to send this material as one email message, except that your address bounced it as being to big.  Perplexing, since  a cc in my neighborhood received it just fine.       So I am sending it as two messages, with the hope that the City computer system can handle them.  This is the second  one.               Patrick    The not‐so‐good:        The passageway to California Avenue from the parking lots on Sherman Avenue is (and has been for  years) an eyesore, characterized by trash, peeling paint around the windows of the beauty salon, and  an uninviting blank wall of the Christian Science Reading Room.  Please see the pictures in the attached  folder California Ave. entrance.  Particularly with the closure of California Avenue to cars, access to the  restaurants and shops is exclusively from the parking lots, both to the northwest and to the southeast. The  entrance from the southeast (Sherman Avenue) is particularly uninviting, with many of the merchants  treating it as a trash dump. This entrance to California Avenue is especially important because other access to  California Avenue from these parking lots involves either walking down a narrow, dangerous alley (Jacaranda  Lane) to Ash street or navigating the busy alleyways around Citibank (at the corner of El Camino Real).  We  don’t know who has responsibility for this ugly passageway between Jacaranda Lane and California Avenue,  but it needs to be cleaned up to make entrance to the pedestrians‐only California Avenue attractive to  potential customers.  Perhaps a mural like those on the California Hotel on Ash Street could liven up the  blank wall; we suspect that there are Palo Alto artists who would jump at that opportunity.         Patrick and Pat Muffler  961 Ilima Way, Palo Alto 94306  650-493-6439          1 Brettle, Jessica From:Patrick Muffler <patrickmuffler@pacbell.net> Sent:Monday, July 27, 2020 9:08 PM To:Council, City Cc:City Mgr Subject:Closure of California Avenue to cars—a super decision! First half. Attachments:Joanie's Cafe on California Ave..zip CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I tried to send this material as one email message, except that your address bounced it as being to big.  Perplexing, since  a cc in my neighborhood received it just fine.       So I am sending it as two messages, with the hope that the City computer system can handle them.  This is the first one.            Patrick    The very good:        On Saturday 25 July, we ate breakfast on Saturday 25 July at Joanie’s Cafe on California Avenue.  It was a  delightful, safe experience.  We had a table outside near the centerline of the street.  Servers were masked,  and we were asked to use masks when servers approached our table.  Food was as good as ever.  We  understood from the hostess, Susan, that the City of Palo Alto has been exceedingly cooperative in this  experiment, including having weekly Zoom meetings with the California Avenue merchants.  Not only are the  restaurants benefiting from use of the street, but also the increased restaurant traffic has had a spillover  effect on other merchants.  Please see the two pictures in the attached folder Joanie’s Cafe on California  Avenue—note that all of the outside tables are occupied!  The experiment is obviously a  success.  Congratulations to the City of Palo Alto for implementing the closure to cars, which ought to be  permanent.     Patrick and Pat Muffler  961 Ilima Way, Palo Alto 94306  650-493-6439                 1 Brettle, Jessica From:Caroline Schroeder <carrieschroeder@mac.com> Sent:Friday, July 24, 2020 11:05 AM To:Council, City; Police Subject:Concerns about hate crime in Palo Alto CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear City Council members and Police Chief Jonsen,    My name is Caroline Schroeder, and I am a resident of Palo Alto. I’m writing to alert you to a hate crime that occurred  across the street from me last night/this morning. While I am pleased with speed of the response from the police when I  and my neighbors reported it, I want to alert you to the event and share ongoing concerns about the incident.    I woke up this morning to see that the Black Lives Matter yard sign across the street facing my house was defaced. A  “White Lives Matter” sign (printed, not hand written) had been taped over it. My own Black Lives Matter sign in my yard  was untouched.  I took pictures of the defaced sign, removed it so my son wouldn’t see it, alerted my neighbors, and  brought the defaced sign to their door. They told me there had also been a racist screed containing threatening  language on the sidewalk earlier, as well.  The screed was also printed out on a piece of paper. Someone (we don’t know  who) had removed it before I saw what had happened.    My household includes Black people. Finding this threatening hate crime across the street facing my house when I woke  up was terrifying.    The police took my report and my neighbors’ report and are investigating, which is good. I understand there will also be  a press release.    After I posted about the incident on my elementary school’s FaceBook page, I heard from other parents that these  incidents have happened elsewhere in Palo Alto recently. The officer who took my report indicated that he was not  aware of other incidents; perhaps they have not been reported. They need to be investigated.    I am writing to ask that:  ‐you recognize this as a hate crime and threat to our community’s safety and well‐being; ‐this incident be investigated  thoroughly as a hate crime by the appropriate investigators ‐the possibility of other incidents also be investigated  thoroughly ‐extra police patrols be assigned to our street, especially at night    Thank you,  Caroline T. Schroeder  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Sunday, July 26, 2020 10:29 PM To:Loran Harding; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; David Balakian; beachrides; bballpod; bearwithme1016@att.net; Leodies Buchanan; boardmembers; paul.caprioglio; Council, City; Cathy Lewis; Chris Field; Doug Vagim; dennisbalakian; Dan Richard; Daniel Zack; dlfranklin0@outlook.com; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; eappel@stanford.edu; fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net; Steven Feinstein; francis.collins@nih.gov; fmerlo@wildelectric.net; grinellelake@yahoo.com; huidentalsanmateo; steve.hogg; hennessy; Irv Weissman; jerry ruopoli; Joel Stiner; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; kfsndesk; Mark Kreutzer; Pam Kelly; lalws4@gmail.com; leager; margaret-sasaki@live.com; mthibodeaux@electriclaboratories.com; Mayor; newsdesk; nick yovino; russ@topperjewelers.com; tsheehan; terry; vallesR1969@att.net; Steve Wayte; Mark Standriff; dallen1212@gmail.com Subject:Fwd: Dir. of MIT Election Data and Science Lab- Trump no knows what talking about CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 9:35 PM  Subject: Fwd: Dir. of MIT Election Data and Science Lab‐ Trump no knows what talking about  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 8:31 PM  Subject: Fwd: Dir. of MIT Election Data and Science Lab‐ Trump no knows what talking about  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 5:16 PM  Subject: Fwd: Dir. of MIT Election Data and Science Lab‐ Trump no knows what talking about  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 4:40 PM  2 Subject: Fwd: Dir. of MIT Election Data and Science Lab‐ Trump no knows what talking about  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 4:34 PM  Subject: Fwd: Dir. of MIT Election Data and Science Lab‐ Trump no knows what talking about  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 4:04 PM  Subject: Fwd: Dir. of MIT Election Data and Science Lab‐ Trump no knows what talking about  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 3:37 PM  Subject: Fwd: Dir. of MIT Election Data and Science Lab‐ Trump no knows what talking about  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 3:24 PM  Subject: Fwd: Dir. of MIT Election Data and Science Lab‐ Trump no knows what talking about  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 2:36 PM  Subject: Fwd: Dir. of MIT Election Data and Science Lab‐ Trump no knows what talking about  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 12:56 AM  3 Subject: Fwd: Dir. of MIT Election Data and Science Lab‐ Trump no knows what talking about  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 12:30 AM  Subject: Fwd: Dir. of MIT Election Data and Science Lab‐ Trump no knows what talking about  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 11:58 PM  Subject: Dir. of MIT Election Data and Science Lab‐ Trump no knows what talking about  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>                Sunday, July 26, 2020                 To all‐                      Here on "Amanpour and Co." for Friday, 7‐24‐20 is a timely interview with an election expert at MIT, Prof. of  Poli Sci Charles Stewart. He is Director there of the MIT Election Data and Science Lab. We are not shot through with  voter fraud, not like in the late 19th C. "Trump and Barr don't know what they are talking about". We CAN offer vote by  mail in Nov. and know that there is not a lot of fraud. But election officials have to be working on it now. This is a gem  and it should be seen by all 50 Governors and by election officials all over the U.S:                 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiEDp3MA6cE                One worry he has is whether there will be enough poll workers. I sure wouldn't volunteer. My suggestion is that  election officials target healthy people in their twenties who are unlikely to die of Covid19. They could advertise for  them: "Are you between 18 and 30, with no underlying health problems? We need you to be a poll worker". "The rest of  the population is unlikely to volunteer due to Covid19".                 Another concern he has is of "the post‐election period going off the rails" due to loose talk during the counting  about fraud. We should be prepared to hunker down for two weeks after the election because Trump, especially, will  keep pushing and pushing as long as he can.                    I'll sure vote by mail this fall, and I'll mail my ballot early.                 Then, changing subjects, KCBS this morning, at ~12:20 PM, Sunday, July 26, 2020, interviewed the Dean of  Medicine at UC Davis. He said that for healthy people with no symptoms who have not been exposed to someone  known to be infected, for them to get tested for Covid is a waste of resources. THEN he said, importantly‐  that "we still  don't have enough swabs and reagents to do the testing that we need to do. The federal government has let us down  there".   Can you believe it?  Five months into the pandemic, the federal government still has not provided enough  swabs and reagents to do the testing that we need done. Trump should have used the DPA in March to get them  produced.     4             But you know what Trump says:  "The more testing you do, the more cases you find, so testing is bad". That is the  President talking. Isn't that a giant hint as to why the federal government "has let us down" re providing enough swabs  and reagents to do adequate testing?                   Here again is the interview I sent out a couple of days ago with Tom Frieden, the former Director of the CDC,  discussing how testing should be done, on whom it should be done, and, crucially, the data that should be gathered,  some of which is gathered now. He drilled down there on how to make testing most effective. He said that test results  that take 15 days to come back are almost worthless. You need a 24‐48 hour turn‐around. He says, essentially, that the  current system for data gathering re Covid is a mess. It's not the States' fault. We need a national standard. Counties,  States and the federal government need improved data systems, and that will take federal money. We're a long way  from where we need to go. His group worked with one state to improve their Covid data system. We need the federal  government to vastly improve the data gathering re Covid by the States. Think Trump will do that? Start watching this at  the 2:40 mark for important information, and the Frieden interview starts at 5:25. Hang in there till 5:25 to see it. That  ends at 12:24, so you learn a LOT here in ten minutes. This is from the PBS News Hour of Wednesday, July 22, 2020. The  President, members of Congress, all 50 governors, the current director of the CDC, and State and County Public Health  officials should all see this and then act on it. We need all of them to be on‐board for a co‐ordinated effort:                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5czBH9pU2A                The new President should maybe relieve the current Director of the CDC and bring Tom Frieden back again for the  job. The current Director stood silently next to Trump when he lied and said that anyone who wants a test can get one.  That tape has been broadcast a few times. I guess his experts no more contradict Trump to his face than his generals  contradicted AH to his face, especially in public. Maybe Trump was right, but the Dean of Medicine at UC Davis said,  above, that we still lack sufficient swabs and reagents to do adequate testing on Sunday, July 26, 2020, and the data  collection after testing has been inadequate and handled wrong, according to Dr. Frieden, above.                KCBS also interviewed this AM a woman discussing testing in assisted living centers. She said that one of them in  the Bay Area has announced that they will now do testing in their facilities once a month. She said that that is  inadequate. Someone can test negative one day, get infected a week later, and they are then passing the virus on for  two weeks. She said that many of them are for‐profit, so they don't want to incur the cost of frequent enough testing,  and they fear that news of a lot of positive tests will deter people from joining.  The government will have to fine them  or halt admissions to get them to do testing right, she said.                        L. William Harding           Fresno  .. ~ 'I LL w .1;UY. OF PALO ALTO. CA ,......~ va ey a ~ CLEHK'S OFFICE Clean Water. Healthy Environment. Flood Protection June 24, 2020 The Honorable Adrian Fine Mayor, City of Palo Alto 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 20 JUN 26 AH IQ: 1+2 Subject: Update on Well Charges for the Fiscal Year Starting July 1 Dear Mayor Fine: BOARD OF DIRECTORS John L. Varela (District 1) Barbara F. Keegan (District 2) Richard P. Santos (District 3) Linda J. LeZotte (District 4) Nai Hsueh / Chair (District 5) Tony Estremera/ Vice Chair (District 6) Gary Kremen (District 7) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Norma J. Camacho CLERK OF THE BOARD Michele L. King, CMC I wanted to share positive news regarding Water Rates in the City. As we continue to navigate these unprecedented times, the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water} Board of Directors believes wholeheartedly that our best way to get through this public health crisis and tragic civil unrest is by working together. To that end, the Board of Directors voted unanimously on Tuesday, May 26, to not increase well rates. As you know, Palo Alto does not get its water from Valley Water directly; however, we purchase water to recharge the groundwater basin to benefit Palo Alto's wells. This means the rates we charge well owners for water will remain the same, or in some zones decrease, when the new fiscal year begins July 1. Many of our community members are experiencing uncertain times and financial hardships. Our Board believes it's important to take the lead and not add additional stress to our community by taking an action that would make the wholesale cost of water more expensive. We did not make this decision lightly. By freezing our water rates, we will delay the hiring of some positions within our agency; some maintenance projects and facilities upgrades will likely be delayed as well. But our organization is positioned to get through these tough times by stretching its resources while continuing to serve as a critical service provider and creating much-needed jobs for our local community. And rest assured, this rate freeze action won't impact our short-term ability to serve our primary function of delivering safe, clean water to Santa Clara County while providing flood protection to residents and businesses throughout our community. I hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy during this public health crisis. At Valley Water, we are making sure that the COVID-19 virus is not impacting the safety of your drinking water supply, or our ability to supply water in Santa Clara County. Santa Clara Valley Water District I 5750 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95118-3686 I (408) 265-2600 I www.valleywater.org l~ . . The Honorable Adrian Fine Page 2 June 24, 2020 With respect to flood control, we are moving full speed ahead on San Francisquito Creek. Stay tuned. For the latest updates on Valley Water's response to the COVID-19 crisis, visit our webpage at https://www.valleywater.org/node/926. Feel free to call me with questions. In fact, I would be honored to come in and address the council (less than 5 minutes) on what we are doing at Valley Water that benefits Palo Alto such as water conservation opportunities or project updates. r;~~CV~• 1 G/JKremen Director, District 7 (your representative) Valley Water Board of Directors Cell: (415) 305-3052 cc: Board of Directors (7), N. Camacho, R. Callender, D. 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CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    The KommieKrats with their riotous friends like BLM & ANTIFA have truckloads of guilottines that they are warehousing  all over the USA, waiting for the day when they will use them.  This one was left outside someone's house to intimidate  them recently.  We already know that they hate Christians, and Conservative WHITEY !!!   Arm up and stay vigilant.  They  have promised to "Take it to the Suburbs" and "Burn it all DOWN" !!!   Flash mobs can be expected anywhere at any  time. They have been known to travel in caravans of busses with tinted windows.  If you see any, get pictures when you  have the chance, they may come in handy in the future.  Or they can arrive by car or truck !  They are dangerous and  deadly.  2         Best Regards, & Stay Healthy !  RJS  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Pc User <pc77user@aol.com> Sent:Monday, July 27, 2020 9:20 AM To:Philip Hussa; Frank Agamennon; Lou Basile; Steve Kormondy; Richard Gage; Andres Lorraine; Carol Macannico; Joanne Casey; Nancy Brais; Perla Simmons; biotica@aol.com; drmeiswinkle@aol.com; Camille Lachica; Dennis Tiernan; ezrider67@verizon.net; Haydee Bill Mooney; mkormondy@yahoo.com; NJ Electrician; Rachel Simmons; Patty LaPlaca; Sea Girt Medical; Wall Police; Cheryl & Erin Hough Al; Brielle Police; Spring Lake Police; Rutherford Police; Gene Kolich; Rutherford Police; Sea Girt Police; Detective N. 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I CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Here is news about an alleged document dated 2010 from the Rockefeller Institute think tanks.  Now, many of us know that before these Satanic Illuminati types do their evil against We The People, that they must  first tell us about it, even if it is in cryptic ways such as embedded in a movie, or printed on a deck of cards. This is how  they think they can avoid the Karma, by placing the blame on us for being too stupid or complacent to figure it out and  take action to protect ourselves from their plans. I suppose we should be thankful that they gave us 10 years notice on  this one.    https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/watch/lock‐step‐coronavirus‐et‐fondation‐rockefeller_EyLzrHC3iXPOG2v.html      Best Regards, & Stay Healthy !  RJS  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Patricia Fewer <fewerpatricia73@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, July 25, 2020 5:44 PM To:Council, City Cc:rvsmith67@yahoo.com Subject:Guest Opinion in Palo Alto Weekly CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    City Council members:    I have read Roger Smith’s Guest Opinion.    I agree with and support all the points he made.    Sincerely,    Patricia Fewer, resident  1 Brettle, Jessica From:rohit sharma <rohit.sharma.mail@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 28, 2020 1:23 PM To:Shikada, Ed; Council, City Subject:I love Summer Streets CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Ed and City Council, Palo Alto As a resident and home owner in Palo Alto for 20 years, I cannot say how deeply I absolutely love the Summer Streets program and would really like it to continue through the end of the year. Over the years, I have come to know several of the downtown (Univ Ave) business owners and operators and it is truly a win-win proposition for the citizens of our community and the business owners with a dramatic increase in the quality of everyday life due to streets closed down to vehicular traffic and open to a much more personable engagement with our urban environment. Please keep this program going - for as long as possible and I, my family, and my friends will continue to spend a lot more with the local businesses as a result while enjoying it ten times more minus the traffic. Rohit Sharma Cowper St, Palo Alto.   1 Brettle, Jessica From:slevy@ccsce.com Sent:Wednesday, July 29, 2020 10:29 AM To:Council, City; Shikada, Ed Subject:more on summer streets CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. When we were in Ventura last month, they have a summer streets program with one addition. ON a busy side street with lots of restaurants they opened it for a block. Please consider doing this for Bryant between Hamilton and University and Emerson between Hamilton and Lytton. There will still be plenty of side streets where one can cross University. 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citycouncil@ci.pacifica.ca.us; DPenrose@hmbcity.com; jdilles@scottsvalley.org; sharvey@cotaticity.org; CityCouncil@sanleandro.org; PatG@unioncity.org; vbacon@fremont.gov; larry.carr@morganhill.ca.gov; carol.marques@cityorgilroy.org; coh.dist1 @hollister.ca.gov; deborah.lewis@losbanos.org; council@ashland.or.us; vlovelace@grantspassoregon.gov; council@ci.billings.mt.us; edean@helenamt.gov; commissioners@bsb.mt.gov; lleeuwrik@pocatello.us; citycouncil@kalispell.com; kristin.smith@cityoflibby.com; agenda@bozeman.net; msimons@elkocitynv.gov; ben_choi@ci.richmond.ca.us; citycouncil@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us; jbauters@emeryville.org; abelp@sanpabloca.gov; pmurray@ci.pinole.ca.us; mbeecher@elycity.com; laynem@priceutah.net; city-council@moabcity.org; luanne@townofbluff.org; azadeikanderson@hotmail.com; grammyandpapa1@msn.com; jherman@astoria.or.us; cmo@cityofvancouver.us; mgreiner@cityofblackhawk.org; LizN@tigard-or.gov; rlsmith@orcity.org; bcc@clackamas.us; parksw@milwaukieoregon.gov; Teresa.Hall@greshamoregon.gov; parsonsm@keizer.org; 2 To:bessie.johnson@cityofalbany.net; barbara.bull@corvallisoregon.gov; cmomail@springfield-or.gov; councilorsolesbee@cottagegrove.org; citymail@beavertonoregon.gov; j.metta@cityofhoodriver.gov; vkritzer@redmond.gov; council@cityofprineville.com; cityofburns@ci.burns.or.us; cdutto@cityoflagrande.org; lperry@bakercity.com; markleyd@happyvalleyor.gov; krarey@brentwoodca.gov; sfunk@atascadero.org; cityclerk@downeyca.org; Council@cityoffullerton.com; phuang@yorbalindaca.gov; thuhan@ggcity.org; Yolanda.Carrillo@coronaca.gov; drobinson@lakeforestca.gov; ulisesc@moval.org; citycouncil@cityofredlands.org; jroberts@fontana.org; lmccallon@cityofhighland.org; acarrizales@rialtoca.gov; cwhite@murrietaca.gov; tsheridan@lake-elsinore.org; njohnson@lake- elsinore.org; mgoodland@jurupavalley.org; jancona@elmonteca.gov; ceciliah@ci.brea.ca.us; BCooper@tustinca.org; Andrew.Mendez@azusaca.gov; smanwaring@cityofmenifee.us; council@nationalcityca.gov; COICouncil@cityofindustry.org; dshapiro@cityofcalabasas.com Subject:Re: Petition of Action - Notification of HIV Status - California Department of Justice CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.      On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 8:44 PM Ian Leipper <ileipper@gmail.com> wrote:      On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 11:30 AM Ian Leipper <ileipper@gmail.com> wrote:  Dear Citizens,   Regarding the first paragraph of the associaten document: Please take action, in accordance with due process of the  law, in order to ensure that all citizens infecten with HIV receive verbal notice of the infection, immediately, upon the  transmission of HIV to their persons becoming known by the attending medical practitioner.    This petition is in order to protect the security of our fellow adult citizens, youth, and posterity, as HIV spreads  through the community.    Respectfully,  ‐Ian  ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Ian Leipper <ileipper@gmail.com>  Date: Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 12:52 PM  Subject: Petition of Action ‐ Notification of HIV Status ‐ California Department of Justice  To: Petitions OHCHR <petitions@ohchr.org>, <askOCR@ojp.usdoj.gov>, <PIU@doj.ca.gov>, Marin Health and Human  Services <hhswebteam@marincounty.org>, <san.francisco@ic.fbi.gov>, <IST‐LCForms@marincounty.org>,  <grandjury@marincounty.org>, celeste scanlon <celestescanlon22@gmail.com>, <benmeekmd@comcast.net>,  Merrill Chandler <macrock@aol.com>, Ralph Damato <rdmd@aol.com>, Donna Fone <donnafone@gmail.com>    Dear Citizens,  Please review the document attachen below, and take action in accordance with due process of the law.  This  document will be filen with the Superior Court of California, County of Marin, once my printer resumes function.    Respectfully,  ‐Ian  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Friday, July 24, 2020 10:35 PM To:Loran Harding; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; David Balakian; beachrides; bballpod; bearwithme1016@att.net; Leodies Buchanan; boardmembers; paul.caprioglio; Council, City; Cathy Lewis; Chris Field; dennisbalakian; Doug Vagim; Dan Richard; Daniel Zack; dlfranklin0@outlook.com; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; eappel@stanford.edu; fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net; Steven Feinstein; francis.collins@nih.gov; fmerlo@wildelectric.net; grinellelake@yahoo.com; huidentalsanmateo; steve.hogg; hennessy; Irv Weissman; jerry ruopoli; Joel Stiner; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; Mark Kreutzer; kfsndesk; Pam Kelly; lalws4@gmail.com; leager; Tom Lang; margaret-sasaki@live.com; mthibodeaux@electriclaboratories.com; Mayor; newsdesk; nick yovino; russ@topperjewelers.com; tsheehan; terry; vallesR1969@att.net; Mark Standriff; dallen1212 @gmail.com; Steve Wayte Subject:Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine- Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 9:35 PM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 8:35 PM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 11:52 AM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 11:39 AM  2 Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>               Friday, July 24, 2020                 To all‐   Here is Dr. Tom Frieden, former Director of the CDC, on Wednesday night's PBS News Hour discussing the  collection of data on Covid19. Worth hearing, especially for people running State and Co. Depts. of Health.  It's not just  the sheer number of tests, it's who got tested and what we do about the results. And test results that come back 15 days  later are almost worthless.  His recommendations should be implemented. They will help us to bring the epidemic under  control. One high level federal official has been touting the 50+ million tests we have done in the U.S. He should listen to  this advice carefully and then implement the recommendations. Chance of his doing so? Zero to none, as far as I can see.  So the pandemic will roll on, killing lots of Amercians, until we have a person there who will listen to the scientists.   Dr.  Frieden's discussion begins at 5:19 here. Strongly recommended.                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5czBH9pU2A                 And here is Dr. Anthony Fauci, speaking without his muzzle, for 48 minutes. Leaders of Chambers of Commerce  around the country call in questions. He says a LOT of interest here. Every public official in the U.S. should watch this,  comprehend it, and act on it: ~48 minutes.                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d‐E_x68cKqI                    And here is an "Ask An Expert" segment from KCBS San Francisco broadcast on Thurs. July 23, 2020. Carol Ann  Gittens, Dean of the school of education at St. Mary's College of Calif. is interviewed. You can listen to it and read a  transcript of it here: She touched on many issues here: Children who don't have the technology for distance learning,  don't even have the space for it, and, surprise, some who even have unsupportive parents. Surely not. She didn't get  into this, but, you know, there are parents who are in and out of jail, addicted to stuff, hate their kids, get drunk and  assault each other and their kid. Those children should learn well with distance learning. Some kids don't have parents. I  think distance learning, or lack thereof, may bring a lot of situations to the attention of child protective services.                    She also touches on the issue of parents who are working from home and who, sumultaneously, are supposed to  supervise their children as they engage in distance learning and help them to learn. Employers are going to have to be  supportive of that. I recommend this KCBS piece especially to Governors and Mayors, to City Councils,  to police, to  school board members, school administrators and teachers, to employers, and to parents with school age  children:  About 24 minutes. I heard it when it ran on KCBS and I just listened to it again, Friday, July 24, 2020. I  recommend listening to it once, and then again, while reading the text.  The Secretary of Education and the President of  the United States should listen to it too.                https://kcbsradio.radio.com/articles/answering‐your‐questions‐about‐virtual‐learning             L. William Harding           Fresno        ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 1:02 PM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>, <alumnipresident@stanford.edu>,  <antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov>, David Balakian <davidbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, beachrides <beachrides@sbcglobal.net>,  3 bballpod <bballpod@aol.com>, <bearwithme1016@att.net>, Leodies Buchanan <leodiesbuchanan@yahoo.com>,  boardmembers <boardmembers@hsr.ca.gov>, paul.caprioglio <paul.caprioglio@fresno.gov>, Cathy Lewis  <catllewis@gmail.com>, Chris Field <cfield@ciw.edu>, dennisbalakian <dennisbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, Doug Vagim  <dvagim@gmail.com>, Dan Richard <danrichard@mac.com>, Daniel Zack <daniel.zack@fresno.gov>,  <esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov>, <eappel@stanford.edu>, <fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net>, Steven Feinstein  <steven.feinstein@ionicmaterials.com>, <francis.collins@nih.gov>, <fmerlo@wildelectric.net>,  <grinellelake@yahoo.com>, huidentalsanmateo <huidentalsanmateo@gmail.com>, steve.hogg  <steve.hogg@fresno.gov>, hennessy <hennessy@stanford.edu>, Irv Weissman <irv@stanford.edu>, jerry ruopoli  <jrwiseguy7@gmail.com>, Joel Stiner <jastiner@gmail.com>, kfsndesk <kfsndesk@abc.com>, <kwalsh@kmaxtv.com>,  Mark Kreutzer <mlkreutzer@yahoo.com>, Pam Kelly <pkelly@svlg.org>, <lalws4@gmail.com>, leager  <leager@fresnoedc.com>, <margaret‐sasaki@live.com>, <mthibodeaux@electriclaboratories.com>, Mayor  <mayor@fresno.gov>, newsdesk <newsdesk@ksee.com>, nick yovino <npyovino@gmail.com>,  <russ@topperjewelers.com>, tsheehan <tsheehan@fresnobee.com>, terry <terry@terrynagel.com>, Tom Lang  <tlang@aquariusaquarium.org>, <vallesR1969@att.net>, Steve Wayte <steve4liberty@gmail.com>, Mark Standriff  <mark.standriff@fresno.gov>, city.council <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>, <dlfranklin0@outlook.com>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 12:10 PM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 11:38 AM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 11:10 AM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 7:05 AM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>    4   ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 1:14 AM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 12:44 AM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 12:28 AM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 11:54 PM  Subject: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>                Tuesday, July 21, 2020                 To all‐               Here is great news from Oxford Univ. re their trial of their vaccine. They are working with Astrazeneca.                    https://www.cbsnews.com/video/oxford‐vaccine‐prompts‐protective‐immune‐response‐in‐human‐trials/           I recent weeks I have bought stock in Gilead, Thermogenesis, Sorrento Therapeutics, Pfizer, Astrazeneca., and  Moderna.                   GILD, THMO, SRNE, PFE, AZN and MRNA.                   Gilead's Remdesivir was approved yesterday as an inhalable med.    Thermogenesis was said to have a very  reliable antibody test, but their stock has languished. Maybe with the big drive now for more testing, it will do  better.   Sorrento Ther.  in San Diego has a drug that CEO Ji says can stop the virus cold. It jumped from $$6.97 to $$8.36  Monday, up 20% Monday. The most recent issue of "Time" had an interview with the CEO of Pfizer and he is very  5 hopeful about their vaccine now that he has seen the numbers. And Moderna is days away from a phase 3 trial of their  vaccine.                   No big moves on any of these on Tues, July 21, 2020 a half hour before the close. SRNE is holding on to $8.32, so  now only up 19% from Friday's close.                    We will need several vaccines that work to protect 7.5 billion people, so this is a race which several horses can  win. That's pretty unusual.                  SRNE says that their drug displays "a broader range of anti‐cytokine activity than drugs of competitors". The  news said weeks ago that Covid19 pts. can suffer a "cytokine storm" from their immune system, and that can damage  the heart and liver. Cancer pts. on chemo can have the same thing happen, that report said. SRNE's drug is Abivertinib.                  So heart, liver, kidneys, and lungs can all be damaged during a bout with Covid19. Some survivors go on dialysis  for life. One report said one doctor is sending 40% of his recovered pts. to a neurologist due to the problems with  thinking they experience.                     One of my favorites (to avoid) is fibrosis of the lungs. Breathing in the endless wildfire smoke in California can  put small 2.5 micron particles into the alvioli where they cause inflammation. So can a lot of wood burning on winter  nights, encouraged by a moron weather‐man.  The respiratory tract swells up. The small particles entering the alvioli can  trigger asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia. The chronic inflammation of the lungs can also result in a proliferation of  connective tissue‐ fibrosis of the lung.  The lungs lose their elasticity. "The pt. experiences a shortness of breath, a  hunger for air that is not curable". A bout with Covid19 can ALSO cause fibrosis of the lungs. So you get some fibrosis of  the lungs from our endless wildfires in California, which could be much better handled, and from all the wood burning  on winter nights, and then you get more fibrosis if you survive having Covid19. Note the words "not curable" re fibrosis.                     Want a shortness of breath and a hunger for air that is not curable? If not, tell the Governor and the legislature  of Calififornia to buy some 747s and convert them to tankers, like the one flown out of Colorado. It was used in  California on the Camp Fire. YouTube shows videos of it fighting a fire in Chile. It can deliver 19,000 gallons of retardant  per flight on a wildfire. Maybe $100 million per plane. We could share the cost of a fleet of these with Oregon,  Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico. We could bring Australia in too. 747's can cross the Pacific in ~10  hours and Australia just went through horrific wildfires. Ten of these might cost $1 billion to buy and convert. Far more  important, of course, is our spending $2 billion PER DAY, every single day, every day, to defend all of Europe, Japan and  S. Korea. We owe those people a lot. We bombed their countries, and now they deserve to live the good life, never  having to fight a war again. The American people? We've got them. Keep filling their lungs with wildfire smoke, and keep  lying to them about the virus. They are the perfect patsies. At least that's the hope.                 Tell our "leaders" in California's Central Valley to impose a lot more "no‐burn" nights here in the winter too.  Make every night a "no‐burn" night. Gov. Newsom should mandate that.                  And Governor Newsom should stop worrying about his poll numbers and his political future. That was the advice  of one member of the legislature from S. California.                   Does anyone think that a lot of lung damage from wildfire smoke and from lots of fireplace burning on winter  nights is going to improve their chances for survival if they get hospitalized with Covid19? I hear that it's a respiratory  disease.                     L. William Harding                Fresno  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Ed Supplee <edsupplee@hotmail.com> Sent:Sunday, July 26, 2020 1:08 PM To:Council, City Subject:Pension Liability and Expected Stock Market Performance CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  This is for those of you who are concerned about the Palo Alto pension liability. You ought to be! See the  second chart in the attached.    Ed    https://www.cmgwealth.com/ri/on‐my‐radar‐an‐infinitely‐complex‐interconnected‐global‐financial‐system/      1 Brettle, Jessica From:Nancy Lee <nancyflee@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, July 26, 2020 7:07 PM To:Council, City Subject:Police reform needed CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Dear Council Members,    As a long‐time resident of Palo Alto, I strongly urge you to accept the recommendations put forth by the Human Rights  Commission.  We need to protect our residents of color who are subject to unfair treatment by police force.  It is our  responsibility to dismantle systems that perpetuate racism in our society.    Thank you for your consideration.    Nancy Lee  150 Lundy Lane, Palo Alto    Sent from my iPhone  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Hyunkyu Lee <replymenow@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 15, 2020 1:23 PM To:Expanded Community Advisory Panel; Council, City Subject:feedback on factsheet CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hello XCAP members,      I would like to thank you for your hard work to make better Palo Alto.     I have reviewed the revised factsheet and found that the Churchill partial underpass plan did not include several very important neighborhood considerations.    1. There will be no landscaping on Alam from the south of Coleridge to the north of Kellogg, which is a great risk factor for pedestrians walking on Alma street.   2. For houses on Alma, as the landscaping is removed, the proximity from their front yard to Alma street is increased, and so does the safety concerns/noise from cars on Alma.  3. The Kellogg bike/pedestrian tunnel has safety concerns due to its narrow entrance and sharp turns.     It would be great if you could modify the factsheet to include those concerns. For those who walk on and live on Alma street, those are very serious issues.     Best regards,  Lee    2 Baumb, Nelly From:Mark Homnack <mark.homnack@simultrans.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 15, 2020 2:30 PM To:Public Works Public Services; Sproat, Derek Cc:Council, City Subject:Dangerous eucalyptus trees CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  [I am copying the City Council on this email, removing sensitive information like my address and phone numbers.] Hi, Derek: My wife gave me your name as she talked with you last year about the dangerous eucalyptus trees growing across from our home, on City property (vacant lot). In summary, she and I believe that the trees should be removed by the City of Palo Alto, to reduce the risk of death or serious injury or damage to us or other neighboring residents. From last year, you might recall how she explained that as I was getting out of my car, on Middlefield near the trees, suddenly a large branch of the eucalyptus tree split off and fell down. It was loud like thunder, and shook the ground like an earthquake. The piece was around 50-feet long, larger than most trees. Fortunately, it fell onto the vacant lot and not on me and my car, or on an adjacent home. Despite her call, I’m surprised that nothing has been done until now to mitigate the risk. Also on this lot are large redwood trees; if either they or the eucalyptus trees fall on our home or an adjacent home, we or others could easily be killed. “About 90 percent of a eucalyptus tree's roots grow in the top 12 inches of soil” and have been known to fall down and occasionally kills people, like this Bay Area man: https://abc7news.com/man-killed-by-tree-in-san-rafael-falling-eucalyptus-crushes/1568355/ Because of their various risks, eucalyptus trees are being removed by local cities, as you can read here: https://www.kqed.org/science/4209/eucalyptus-california-icon-fire-hazard-and-invasive-species “UC Berkeley, together with the City of Oakland and the East Bay Regional Park District, applied for up to $5.6 million in grants to remove the non-natives—primarily eucalyptus, Monterey pine and acacia— under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Hazard Mitigation Grant programs.” The contractors doing the business said that they will likely return tomorrow, and you might be available to meet and talk? I am available after 10:30 AM. I will send you my contact info separately. Thank you for your consideration and response! Mark P.S. I read about your tree pruning project now. It’s a big project and overdue, but much appreciated! https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/pwd/trees/maintops/street_tree_pruning.asp 3 Street Tree Pruning Program Street Tree Pruning The Urban Forestry Section is responsible for pruning all public street trees. Privately-hired tree service companies or homeowners are not allowed to prune public trees without a permit. The most compelling reason to prune trees is to develop a strong, safe framework, but pruning is also done for clearance, visibility, and safety. Pruning is accomplished in accordance with the Tree Technical Manual which references the ISA Tree Pruning Guidelines, ANSI A300-2008. These are industry standards, "species-specific", that promote the natural shape and health of the tree. The City has two programs for pruning public trees. The first is contract area pruning, done by contractors. Contract area pruning is done area by area. There are six main Street Tree Areas (STA 1-6) and two auxiliary areas (STA 7 & 8). The area pruning contractor focuses on one area at a time in a cycle. Each public tree is pruned at least once every seven years. The second program is the in-house tree crews and arborists which inspect and make appointments for pruning trees when they are outside of the area CONTACT INFO Public Works Urban Forestry Section Tree Planting, Public Tree Maintenance, Utility Line Clearance Phone: (650) 496-5953 pwps@cityofpaloalto.orgP.O. Box 10250 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Quick Links  Public Tree Care Permit  Tree Removal List  Inspection, Pruning, and Removal Requests  Canopy Website  Tree Technical Manual Planning & Development Urban Forestry counter hours: 9-12, Mon-Thurs. Phone: (650)-617-3173 285 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 4 contract locations. Both services compliment each other to provide the most efficient tree maintenance for public trees. Pruning in Progress: Area 2 Routine Tree Pruning to Take Place Over Next 4-6 Months Beginning the week of March 4th, West Coast Arborists, Inc., will begin pruning street trees as part of the Palo Alto Urban Forestry department’s routine pruning cycle. The pruning will take place in the right-of-way areas of the following neighborhoods, or a portion of the neighborhoods:  Mid-Town  Leland Manor  Embarcadero Oaks  Garland Park  Triple El Pruning the nearly 5,000 street trees in these neighborhoods should take four to six months to complete. Watch for a door hanger on your door a few days before the trees in your neighborhood will be pruned. We respectfully request that you and your neighbors refrain from parking beneath the street tree(s) in front of your house on the date that will be noted on the door hanger. All pruning will be conducted by International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Tree Workers, and supervised by ISA Certified Arborists. The goal is to prune the trees at a minimum, and meet the following objectives: • Improving tree health and structure • Providing vehicle and pedestrian clearance • Increasing visibility for streetlights, signs, and traffic signals During this same time period, trees located inside parks throughout the city may also be pruned. This work will focus primarily on improving tree health and branching structure. 5 Some species grow faster, or may have defects and need to be more extensively pruned to remain in good form until our next pruning cycle. For more information contact the Urban Forestry Project Manager for this program, Derek Sproat at (650) 496-6985 or derek.sproat@cityofpaloalto.org Please contact the Urban Forestry Section at (650) 496-5953 for any other questions on pruning trees or to request a pruning inspection. 6 Baumb, Nelly From:Wendy Lin <wendylin2000@yahoo.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 15, 2020 8:49 PM To:Public Works Public Services; City Mgr; City Auditor; Council, City Cc:Gollinger, Peter; Sproat, Derek Subject:Re: The street tree produces honeydew fluids- 659 Kingsley Hi Dorothy and all,    How long will it take the City to resolve this issue? I filed my initial request to deal with this city‐owned tree nearly two  years ago (Oct 2018), but the City told me that it was too late for the treatment. I followed up again in at the start of the  summer in 2019 but was told that treatment was done in the spring, and to observe the response. In July of 2019, when  I realized that the treatment did not work, I followed up with yet another email but got no response. It is now 2020 and  I’m told there is nothing that the city can do, which I find pretty unbelievable—after all, you gave me a list of 4 possible  remedies. Let me be clear, this is a city‐owned tree, and it should be up to the City to spend my taxpayer money to solve  this issue; I shouldn’t have to pay to deal with this issue myself, especially after waiting for two years.    I’m tired of waiting. I’ve copied the mayor, the city manager, city auditor and the city council and I hope that someone in  this email chain can resolve this issue and help me understand why I’ve been waiting two years to fix this issue and  where my tax money is going if it’s not going towards maintaining city property.    Regards,  Wendy  Sent from my iPad      On Jul 15, 2020, at 12:10 PM, Public Works Public Services <pwps@cityofpaloalto.org> wrote:  Hi Wendy,    Thank you for your email to the City of Palo Alto. At this point in summer its too late to treat this tree for  aphids. Here are some suggestions that I hope will help;    1.    Purchase lady bugs to eat the aphids.  2.    Spray tree with water.  3.    Move car.  4.    Purchase a tent.    Sincerely,  Dorothy Dale    ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Wendy Lin <wendylin2000@yahoo.com>   Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 10:31 AM  To: Public Works Public Services <pwps@CityofPaloAlto.org>  Subject: Re: The street tree produces honeydew fluids‐ 659 Kingsley    Good morning,  7   The city street tree in front of my house, 659 Kingsley Ave, produces honeydew fluids.  Can city send  someone to check the tree or take actions to get this problem fixed? This has been a known issue for  years since my first ticket filed in fall 2018 (please see attached emails for information).     Thanks,  Wendy     Sent from my iPad      On Jul 13, 2019, at 9:09 PM, Wendy Lin <wendylin2000@yahoo.com> wrote:    Hi Bill,    Thanks for your update. I am not sure how much longer should we wait as the  treatment was done  more than 3 months but you can tell it has not fixed the problem.  The tree continues to produce a lot of honey dew fluids.  Is there any other treatment  we can perform to fix the issue?    Thanks  Wendy    On Jul 8, 2019, at 3:45  PM, Croft, Bill  <Bill.Croft@cityofpaloal to.org> wrote:  Wendy,  The tree was treated 4/11/19, So we'll have to wait and see.  Bill  ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Wendy Lin [mailto:wendylin2000@yahoo.com]  Sent: Monday, July 08, 2019 3:26 PM  To: Croft, Bill  Cc: Public Works Public Services  Subject: Re: The street tree produces honeydew fluids‐ 659 Kingsley  CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be  cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  ________________________________  Hi Bill and Dorothy,  I sent you an email last fall about the subject.  I am not quite sure  whether the city did the ground injection in early this year or  not.  Somehow the tree starts to produce the honeydew fluids again  8 recently.   Could you please have someone check it out and see how to  fix the problem?  Thanks a lot!  Wendy  On Oct 22, 2018, at 3:32 PM, Wendy Lin  <wendylin2000@yahoo.com> wrote:  Thank you, Bill and Dorothy,  I got the message and noted the tree will be performed  ground injection sometime next Feb or March and  hopefully the problem will be solved then.  Thank you!  Wendy  On Oct 22, 2018, at 3:23 PM, Croft, Bill  <Bill.Croft@CityofPaloAlto.org> wrote:  Left message.  ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Public Works Public Services  Sent: Monday, October 22, 2018 2:13  PM  To: Wendy Lin  Cc: Croft, Bill  Subject: RE: The street tree produces  honeydew fluids‐ 659 Kingsley   Bill, Can you follow up with Ms. Lin?  Work order #18‐325. 408   966‐9889.  Thanks,  Dorothy  Dorothy Dale Administrative Assistant  City of Palo Alto Public   Works  ‐ Urban Forestry  3201 E. Bayshore Rd. Palo Alto,  CA  94303   Dorothy.dale@cityofpaloalto.org  650 496‐5953  ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Wendy Lin  [mailto:wendylin2000@yahoo.com]  Sent: Monday, October 22, 2018 1:21  PM  To: Public Works Public Services  9 Subject: Re: The street tree produces  honeydew fluids‐ 659 Kingsley   Hi Ms Dale, Sorry to bother you again  but somehow I have still not   yet heard anything back from your  arborist.  Is there a way you can help  me to coordinate this?  Thanks a lot,  Wendy  On Oct 15, 2018, at  10:47 AM, Public Works  Public Services  <pwps@CityofPaloAlto. org> wrote:  Wendy,  I am cc'ing our Arborist  to see if he has  anything to add.  I did  place a work order for  this when you called  on  9‐27‐2018.  Sincerely,  Dorothy Dale  Dorothy Dale  Administrative  Assistant City of Palo  Alto Public   Works  ‐ Urban Forestry  3201 E. Bayshore Rd.  Palo Alto, CA  94303   Dorothy.dale@cityofpal oalto.org  650 496‐5953  ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐ ‐  From: Wendy Lin  [mailto:wendylin2000@ yahoo.com]  Sent: Saturday, October  13, 2018 11:24 PM  To: Public Works Public  Services  10 Subject: Re: The street  tree produces  honeydew fluids‐ 659   Kingsley Hi Ms Dale, I  am writing to  understand the  update/status   of your arborist findings  about the street tree in  front of my property. It  is highly appreciated if  you or your arborist  could let me know what  to expect to fix the  problem.  Thanks  Wendy  On Sep  27,  2018,  at  10:36  AM,  Public  Works  Public  Service s  <pwps @Cityo fPaloAlt o.org>  wrote:  Ms. Lin,  I placed  a work  order  and our  Arboris t will  follow  up with  you  within  10 days  with his  findings .  11 Sincerel y,  Doroth y Dale  Doroth y Dale  Admini strative  Assista nt City  of Palo  Alto  Public   Works  ‐ Urban  Forestr y  3201 E.  Bayshor e Rd.  Palo  Alto,  CA  943 03   Doroth y.dale @cityof paloalt o.org  650  496‐ 5953  ‐‐‐‐‐ Original  Messag e‐‐‐‐‐  From:  Wendy  Lin  [mailto: wendyli n2000 @yaho o.com]  Sent:  Thursd ay,  Septem ber 27,  12 2018  2:32  AM  To:  Public  Works  Public  Service s  Subject:  The  street  tree  produc es  honeyd ew  fluids  Hi, The  street   tree in  front of  my  house,  659  Kingsle y Ave,  produc es  honeyd ew  fluids.   Can city  send  someon e to  check  the tree  or what  action  should I  take to  get this  proble m  fixed?  Thanks  Wendy  Lin  13 Sent  from  my iPad    14 Baumb, Nelly From:Rachel Lastimosa <rmlastimosa@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, July 16, 2020 2:04 AM To:PAC; Council, City Subject:Hands off Assata CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council of Palo Alto, The censorship issue surrounding the temporary street mural in front of the Police Station is a political attack on arts and culture. The violence and brutality Assata Shakur faced for a crime that she was found innocent for, in addition to the defamation of character endured for an acquitted charge from 50 years ago adds insult to injury at this juncture in time. We hope you'll be on the right side of history and to keep hands off Assata and support the iconography of Black Lives. In Solidarity, Rachel Lastimosa 15 Baumb, Nelly From:Russell Qualliotine <RussQ@comcast.net> Sent:Thursday, July 16, 2020 6:32 AM To:Council, City Subject:Remove that mural ASAP CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    It is shocking to civil society that our elected officials would honor a murderer Please do the right thing & remove that  mural.  Russell Qualliotine  US Marshal  Retired            Sent from my iPad  16 Baumb, Nelly From:Marilyn mayo <marilynmayo@yahoo.com> Sent:Thursday, July 16, 2020 11:39 AM To:Council, City Subject:Correction of restaurant name CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Mayor & Council Members, July 16, 2020 As a resident in Evergreen Park over the past 45 years, I find the extension of the California Avenue street closure east to include the area bordered by Birch to Park Ave to be misguided and actually harming one particular business, Norge Cleaners. When I drive south across Cal Ave on birch & look to my left, the street closure barricades lead me to think the cleaners is closed. However, if I do enter Cal Ave by the train station/Mollie Stones entrance, I see the sign indicating a way to enter Norge Cleaners. One needs to remember that most customers do not enter that way because Park Blvd. is closed to through traffic. Norge Cleaners has been part of the neighborhood for decades. The owners are struggling to survive after Stanford's closing due to the Novid virus. They have limited the days open & now face the additional burden of having their entrance appear to be closed due to the street barriers. I totally support Cal Ave's closure on the section leading up to El Camino which helps restaurants serve customers on the street. However, I see absolutely NO restaurants requiring street seating on the section up from Park Blvd. (Protege) is too upscale.) Kindly take a look for yourselves how ridiculous it is to close this section of the street with no restaurant benefit, eliminating customer parking, and hurting a locally owned, independent business---Norge cleaners! Thank you for your consideration, Marilyn Mayo Please note I corrected name of restaurant to Protege, not Prestige. (Freudian slip; apologies...) Redacted 17 Baumb, Nelly From:Thomas Clark <thomassampson.clark@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:36 PM To:Council, City Cc:PaloAltoMuseum.org@gmail.com Subject:Roth Building CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Adding a strongly volunteer supported Palo Alto museum in a rehabilitated Berge Clark building to the cultural and  physical assets of our city is important to me and I'm sure to a large number of the citizens of Palo Alto. It's located  just across the street from the volunteer supported Palo Alto History Museum as well.   I strongly support this for us today, for visitors to our city as well as for future generations. I am joining the list of donors  to show my support for this effort.    Thomas Clark   Redacted 18 Baumb, Nelly From:Michael Hickey <michaeljhickey@yahoo.com> Sent:Thursday, July 16, 2020 8:19 PM To:Council, City; Police Subject:The mural CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I saw the mural and thought it was pretty neat and am glad it was there. Then I read about the inclusion of Assata Shakur in the mural. I don't think that is right. You wouldn't celebrate a police officer who is a murderer and you shouldn't celebrate the murderer of a police officer either. I'm pretty liberal and live in Palo Alto. Regretfully, I would alter or remove that portion. Or, if the artists didn't want that, then take it all down. I don't think it is appropriate. I guess most reasonable people would agree that murder is wrong. Doesn't seem too complicated. --Michael Hickey 19 Baumb, Nelly From:240norge@gmail.com Sent:Friday, July 17, 2020 12:07 PM To:Shikada, Ed Cc:Fine, Adrian; Council, City Subject:Street closure on California Ave CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  City Manager Mr. Ed Shikada, We are a long time small business at 240 S. California Ave. with an entrance from California Ave. to our private parking lot. I am writing to you about the closure without notice from Birch St. to Park Blvd. last Friday. Thank you and your staff for the prompt assistance last Friday, July 10, with the closure section of California Avenue between Birch and Park in short notice to provide an alternative means to access our business. Additional signs that were discussed to set up along the new route the City established. The current detour signs are rerouting general traffic and not giving directions to our customers. As a long time small business owner, we understand and share the same economic hardships during this time. We have contacted our customers and provided new information of business operations, however, the complete temporary closure to access our business was unacceptable. The alternative means of access were discussed though not a complete solution, with the understanding of assurance of additional assistance/road signs from the City providing directions to our business. Currently, none of the temporary measures addresses how to navigate through the California Ave area to all businesses. For example, will we be part of new information available both online and in publications on how to access all businesses on California Ave.? To recap our conversation with your staff on July 10, due to no notice and lack of communication of the street closure an alternative solution of the short single lane to our entrance was created. Although appreciated, it is inadequate as customers are turning back thus having lost business. We have lost businesses on the two most critical days of our business week, Friday and Saturday due to this closure action from the City which neither we or our customers received notice. Just this morning, a customer called to inform us because of the street closure he thought we were closed as a business. We corrected him and described the round about way to drive to our shop. We are categorized as an "Essential Business" under the County Health Officer Order, following the given safety protocol measures. We are in need of additional assistance/road signs as we have heard from our customers of the difficulty of getting to our shop. As of this morning, we are experiencing the mounting confusion that is continuing to affect our operation of business. Increasingly, the public has been driving through the one way alley from Birch St. onto New Mayfield Lane to park in our one way private parking lot to get to businesses between Birch and Park and then continuing to drive from our lot against a single lane traffic onto California Ave. to exit. This has caused dangerous conditions to our business, customers and to the public. Can we get immediate help this afternoon as we are unable to conduct business and lose additional critical business days? We appreciate your help and efforts in this matter. Sincerely Cathy Lee 20 Baumb, Nelly From:Shikada, Ed Sent:Friday, July 17, 2020 1:17 PM To:240norge@gmail.com Cc:Council, City; Apple, Kara Subject:Re: Street closure on California Ave Hello Cathy,    Thanks for your message. I understand this has been a really difficult experience and that you’ve been more than  patient. Staff is working on changes this afternoon, and Kara Apple will contact you on the specifics.     Best regards,  —Ed     From: 240norge@gmail.com <240norge@gmail.com>  Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 12:07 PM  To: Shikada, Ed  Cc: Fine, Adrian; Council, City  Subject: Street closure on California Ave     CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  City Manager Mr. Ed Shikada, We are a long time small business at 240 S. California Ave. with an entrance from California Ave. to our private parking lot. I am writing to you about the closure without notice from Birch St. to Park Blvd. last Friday. Thank you and your staff for the prompt assistance last Friday, July 10, with the closure section of California Avenue between Birch and Park in short notice to provide an alternative means to access our business. Additional signs that were discussed to set up along the new route the City established. The current detour signs are rerouting general traffic and not giving directions to our customers. As a long time small business owner, we understand and share the same economic hardships during this time. We have contacted our customers and provided new information of business operations, however, the complete temporary closure to access our business was unacceptable. The alternative means of access were discussed though not a complete solution, with the understanding of assurance of additional assistance/road signs from the City providing directions to our business. Currently, none of the temporary measures addresses how to navigate through the California Ave area to all businesses. For example, will we be part of new information available both online and in publications on how to access all businesses on California Ave.? To recap our conversation with your staff on July 10, due to no notice and lack of communication of the street closure an alternative solution of the short single lane to our entrance was created. Although appreciated, it is inadequate as customers are turning back thus having lost business. We have lost businesses on the two most critical days of our business week, Friday and Saturday due to this closure action from the City which neither we or our customers received notice. Just this morning, a customer called to inform us because of the street closure he thought we were closed as a business. We corrected him and described the round about way to drive to our shop. We are categorized as an "Essential Business" under the County Health Officer Order, following the given safety protocol measures. We are in need of additional assistance/road signs as we have 21 heard from our customers of the difficulty of getting to our shop. As of this morning, we are experiencing the mounting confusion that is continuing to affect our operation of business. Increasingly, the public has been driving through the one way alley from Birch St. onto New Mayfield Lane to park in our one way private parking lot to get to businesses between Birch and Park and then continuing to drive from our lot against a single lane traffic onto California Ave. to exit. This has caused dangerous conditions to our business, customers and to the public. Can we get immediate help this afternoon as we are unable to conduct business and lose additional critical business days? We appreciate your help and efforts in this matter. Sincerely Cathy Lee 22 Baumb, Nelly From:Micheline Horstmeyer <mhorst1950@hotmail.com> Sent:Friday, July 17, 2020 9:27 PM To:Council, City Subject:Remove face of Assata Shakur CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Have you no shame?  Where is your moral courage?  This is a woman who was convicted in a court of law of  murdering a State Trooper in cold blood.  She then escaped from her prison cell, and is living out her life in  Cuba in freedom ... or as much freedom as you can expect in Communist Cuba.  Meanwhile, State Trooper  Werner Foerster had his life cut short by her actions.    And you are celebrating this woman?    In whose name do you speak?  Who gives you the political power to make such a powerful statement of  support for a convicted murderer?  Why don't you poll the good citizens of Palo Alto before you decide to  throw your weight behind the appropriateness of this portrait on a BLM street mural.  You don't represent my  views ‐ or the views of anyone I know.    We can all agree here, in our fair city, that Black Lives Matter.  Why can't we agree that Officer Foerster's life  mattered too.    Do the right thing ...erase the face of Assata Shakur.   23 Baumb, Nelly From:Rafi Tzadikario <rafitzadik@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, July 18, 2020 11:04 AM To:Council, City Subject:In support of keeping University St. and California St. pedestrian only CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I am writing to support keeping University St. and California St. as pedestrian only streets, to allow for outdoor dining.  Being able to dine outside is one of the few options available to us right now and is much nicer with the streets blocked  to vehicles.     Thank you for making all attempts to balance the different needs in these difficult times,    RafiTzadikario  24 Baumb, Nelly From:Gary Fine <gary@finepoquet.com> Sent:Saturday, July 18, 2020 5:29 PM To:Council, City Subject:I am so disappointed in the inaction of Palo Alto City Councillors CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  CC members, Full disclosure: I am the mayor’s father so there is some bias here, but I believe that ... City council is supposed to be a team of leaders elected independently and joined together to build and support our community. Yet, I believe the PA CC has left the Mayor and City Manager to handle this year’s crises without much support or backing. Some councillors have been totally absent, unsupportive and ineffective in dealing with our crises over the last 6 months and you need to be called out. Adrian - the Mayor - is a young local PA kid who has worked hard to manage the Covid emergency, the consequent economic mess, and the BLM crisis, but with minimal support from the rest of the council. He solicited your help for Covid prep and did get some support initially, but it waned very quickly as things got complex. Council member Cormack did personally deliver meals to our essential workers, but there was little, if no, extra effort made by any other CC members to directly support local healthcare and essential workers. When the Floyd crime became public, Mayor Fine was again the sole person to speak out, manage the police union through the contentious concept of reform, and represent PA to the greater region. With the rising of the BLM movement, Council Member Kou did propose the BLM mural, but otherwise - crickets/nothing from the rest of the CC throughout the ensuing (mural) crisis!! Even as the public discussion turned vitriolic, mean-spirited and quite personal towards the Mayor, there was “no comment” from the “team”. Yes - some CC members are cruising to the end of their term, some are running for re-election so it’s best to duck and cover, some leaders seem to be ineffective, but you have substantially ignored the primary role of the CC - get your hands dirty working all the agencies, the media, the staff to keep PA safe and on the right track. Truly I am disappointed in you. You seem to be playing politics, hiding in the shadows and leaving only a couple of people and staff to do the hard work and take all the flak. Come on …. be better ……..gary fine 25 Baumb, Nelly From:Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, July 18, 2020 6:55 PM To:Cecilia Taylor; dcombs@menlopar.org; Betsy Nash; ccarlton@menlopark.org; rdmueller@menlopark.org; city.council@menlopark.org; jaherren@menlopaek.org; Dave Price; EmiBach@padailypost.com; Sara Tabin; paloaltofreepress@gmail.com; Bains, Paul; nmpegueros@menlopark.org; Pushpinder Lubana; slrobinson@menlopark.org; Council, City; Winter Dellenbach Cc:Dave Price; Sara Tabin; Emily Mibach Subject:Some thoughts on why Menlo Park’s search for a new police chief must be public ( articles about Palo Alto’s search for a new chief —after former papd Police Chief Chief Lynn Johnson forced to resign over racist comments and behavior. circa 2009. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    >  >   27 28 31 Baumb, Nelly From:MATT ZEHR <mattzehr@me.com> Sent:Saturday, July 18, 2020 7:02 PM To:Council, City Subject:Black lives matter mural CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    I can’t believe the city of Palo Alto supports Cop killers. I will not vote for any member in office who let’s a mural in front  of the city glorify the killing of 3 officers. What a black eye to people who serve or city. Shame on you for not removing  the E in black lives matter.  Sent from my iPhone  32 Baumb, Nelly From:Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> Sent:Saturday, July 18, 2020 8:35 PM To:raymond.hulser@usdoj.gov; cityattorney@santaclaraca.gov; bcc@dca.ca.gov; mc03100-11 @yahoo.com; mcuban@axs.tv; admissions@calbar.ca.gov; dsun@cupertino.org; susan.lee@doj.ca.gov; srubenstein@sfchronicle.com; otaylor@sfchronicle.com; johanna.luerra@shf.sccgov.org; angelo.tom@hud.gov; district7@sanjoseca.gov; markhamplazata@gmail.com; moneal@pdo.sccgov.org; schatman@scscourt.org; donald.rocha@sanjoseca.gov; dave.cortese@bos.sccgov.org; sylvia.macdonald@ido.sccgov.org; mary.murtagh@eahhousing.org; gary.goodman@pdo.sccgov.org; hwilliams@scscourt.org; Human Relations Commission; aleksandra.ridgeway@sheriff.sccgov.org; wbrown@sfchronicle.com; mturpin@bayareanewsgroup.com; publisher@bayareanewsgroup.com; editor@bayareanewsgroup.com; editor@siliconvalleyfreepress.com; eclendaniel@bayareanewsgroup.com; rkeith@bayareanewsgroup.com; sdussault@bayareanewsgroup.com; helbraun@helbraunlaw.com; jcanova@scusd.net; csanfilippo@scusd.net; asgonzalez@scusd.net; askamy@amydickinson.com; jmuirhead@scusd.net; vjfairchild@scusd.net; aratermann@scusd.net; mrichardson@scusd.net; mryan@scusd.net; pubworks@sunnyvale.ca.gov; joebravo@bravolaw.com; joe@piastalaw.biz; districtattorney@sfgov.org; 6th.district@jud.ca.gov; scottlargent38@gmail.com; will@crim- defense.com; anna@annaeshoo4congress.com; guardians@aclu.org; fdngift@aclu.org; chartley@sunnyvale.ca.gov; pubdef-mediarelations@sfgov.org; Council, City; patrick@sdpap.org; ukoffice@chinaculture.org; parmit.randhawa@georgehills.com; corrupt@brianmccomas.attorney; jdiaz@sfchronicle.com; 1guitard.as@gmail.com; paulette.altmaier@gmail.com; hotline@hudoig.gov; gerald.engler@doj.ca.gov; supreme.court@jud.ca.gov; san.francisco@ic.fbi.gov; david.anderson@usdoj.gov; david.rose@doj.ca.gov; servesdap@sdap.org; john.bennett@ic.fbi.gov; mayorlondonbreed@sfgov.org; chesa@sfgov.org; mccomas.b.c@gmail.com; info@siliconvalleydebug.org; <wberg@berginjurylawyers.com> Subject:Re: NO JUSTICE ~ KNOW PEACE #7 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  "Robert F Kennedy Junior on Bill Gates: "Vaccines, for Bill Gates, are a strategic philanthropy that feed his many vaccine-related businesses (including Microsoft’s ambition to control a global vac ID enterprise) and give him dictatorial control over global health policy—the spear tip of corporate neo-imperialism. Gates’ obsession with vaccines seemsfueled by a messianic conviction that he is ordained to save the world with technology and a god-like willingness to experiment with the lives of lesser humans. Promising to eradicate Polio with $1.2 billion, Gates took control of India ‘s National Advisory Board(NAB) and mandated 50 polio vaccines (up from 5) to every child before age 5. Indian doctors blamethe Gates campaign for a devastating vaccine-strain polio epidemic that paralyzed 496,000 children between 2000 and 2017. In 2017, the Indian Government dialed back Gates’ vaccine regimen and evicted Gates and his cronies from the NAB. Polio paralysis rates dropped precipitously. In 2017, theWorld Health Organization reluctantly admitted that the global polio explosion is predominantly vaccinestrain, meaning it is coming from Gates’ Vaccine Program. The most frightening epidemics in Congo,the Philippines, and Afghanistan are all linked to Gates’ vaccines. By 2018, ¾ of global polio cases were from Gates’ vaccines. 33 In 2014, the Gates Foundation funded tests of experimental HPV vaccines, developed by GSK and Merck, on 23,000 young girls in remote Indian provinces. Approximately 1,200 suffered severe side effects, including autoimmune and fertility disorders. Seven died. Indian government investigations charged that Gates funded researchers committed pervasive ethical violations: pressuring vulnerable village girls into the trial, bullying parents, forging consent forms, and refusing medical care to the injured girls. The case is now in the country’s Supreme Court..." RFK ON BILL GATES AND VACCINE DANGERS ETC     RFK ON BILL GATES AND VACCINE DANGERS ETC Robert F Kennedy Junior on Bill Gates: "Vaccines, for Bill Gates, are a strategic philanthropy that feed his ...    On Saturday, July 18, 2020, 8:34:17 PM PDT, Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> wrote: SEE ALSO: RFK ON BILL GATES AND VACCINE DANGERS ETC    RFK ON BILL GATES AND VACCINE DANGERS ETC Robert F Kennedy Junior on Bill Gates: "Vaccines, for Bill Gates, are a strategic philanthropy that feed his ...    On Saturday, July 18, 2020, 8:33:47 PM PDT, Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> wrote: THE LEFT WAS THE RIGHT BEFORE THE RIGHT: THE LEFT WAS THE RIGHT BEFORE THE RIGHT: I feel compelled to call out the SJ Mercury on their half-assed; biased reporting: I don't really like Trumps' e...    On Saturday, July 18, 2020, 8:02:25 PM PDT, Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> wrote:   34 Oops: 1) Our asexual society is obviously causing violence; and 2) Our racist society is causing racism...And this helps to explain the discrimination I have faced here in this region due to being a 1) low income 2) white 3) male in a region where all three of those categories make me a target for abuse and neglect... Note: Like I have said before; first the low income class-based discrimination due to living here in super-expensive Silicon Valley; but also racial discrimination due to an open and very racist far left public narrative; and gender discrimination due to females also very obviously and openly being treated better than males in this particular region... On Saturday, July 18, 2020, 7:55:26 PM PDT, Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> wrote: 1) Our asexual society is obviously causing violence; and 2) Our racists society is causing racism... (see attachments) BTW: the #1 photo could be from mexico; either way it speaks volumes... On Friday, July 17, 2020, 2:01:58 PM PDT, Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> wrote: "BY THE WAY: After Leigh Weimers ran an article in the SJ Mercury News (in the early 2000s) about the ducks in my neighborhood; that is when the stalking and harassment at my residence began in earnest (Leigh was asked to retire shortly after this) Leigh just sort of showed up out of the blue one day then ended up running an article about the ducks; leading to my privacy being violated and subsequent harassment and stalking... Then the Bush administration chimed in with some bird flu propaganda bullshit (GO TO: Bird Flu Hype: It's Not What You Think) and this is what caused Mister Olenak to pour bleach into the duck food across the street (animal cruelty etc -- zero charges filed against him for some odd reason) leading to Olenak assaulting me on my property and the police letting him go even though he assaulted me and made criminal threats to my Dad... Then Mister Olenak was used as a "witness to duck feeding" (BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ex-Mayor Nadler gave me permission to feed these ducks at a Santa Clara City Council meeting) then the City of Santa Clara later DESTROYED THIS EVIDENCE AND OBSTRUCTED JUSTICE IN THE PROCESS TO MAKE IT GO AWAY! But it didn't work; I am still here holding that shitty city accountable; and I will inevitably eventually collect a healthy settlement from them too for all of this discrimination and bullshit that would not be allowed to happen to (for instance) an African-American or an empowered liberal woman or pretty much anyone else for that matter... (Santa Clara gives "women of courage" awards to women; but there is no equivalent for men -- which is part of a pattern and practice of gender discrimination not only in this entire region; but also the City of Santa Clara) 35 So the SJ Mercury News is at least partially responsible for violating my privacy rights and causing a multi-year police-sponsored stalking/harassment/menacing/vandalism etc campaign against the residence of a senior citizen who ended up suffering from a stroke after the multi-year campaign was all over...All for now..." Note: Please excuse the BWAHAHAHAHAHA crap... On Friday, July 17, 2020, 1:45:24 PM PDT, Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> wrote: "And look what already happened; the day after I put in my last claim to the City of Sunnyvale ~ Soros' media suddenly did an about face (that was all about saving face) and went from Covid obsession ~ over to consciously creating the BLM riots...The day after I put in my claim to the City of Sunnyvale...The very next day in other words...Should I say it again? Which has effectively worked to poison any jurist reviewing my claim about low income white males being mainly discriminated against in this region...And very likely violated my privacy in the process too with pervasive NSA surveillance (all corporations have an NSA feed)...And this will be brought up in the inevitable appeal to the latest GHC correspondence I have not opened yet..." On Friday, July 17, 2020, 1:44:46 PM PDT, Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> wrote: Longtime Santa Clara County education trustee censured for alleged gender bias    Longtime Santa Clara County education trustee censured for alleged gende... An external investigation found that he made dismissive and demeaning comments toward women that he did not agre...    Moving right along; I also wanted to call out the SJ Mercury News Publisher for what seems to me like gender bias favoring females...In other words; the same kind of implicit bias that caused my own situation to go 'unnoticed' for over a decade or so...Bias against males (Low income white males in particular)... Every morning I get up and take a shit and read the SJ Mercury News; and almost every day it seems there is some story celebrating the accomplishments of women (which is fine) while denigrating some random man who got in trouble for #metoo (etc) crap at the same time (which is not fine -- it's gender biased...yes you)... It's the usual thing; yesterday it was some lady who allegedly disproved the efficiency of a drug Donald Trump supports... It's always pro-women and screw those men...Boys against girls!...Hillary all night and day! Let's all mix it up and fight about a yin yang subject with no real resolution! In other words; the usual divisive liberal crap...So yeah; I'm calling you out on this SJ Mercury News publisher...And I have spoken about this before... 36 What happened to you? Did you have a really good father or a really bad one? Or did someone do something to you that is causing some kind of vapid PTSD reaction manifesting through your newspaper publishing / bully pulpit? Or are you asexual or homosexual? Or something? Uh oh! Do I seem biased now? Too bad... Good luck censuring me for censuring you... On Friday, July 17, 2020, 1:44:05 PM PDT, Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> wrote: I just realized that the GHC contact has been slightly wrong the whole time; meaning all of my online litigation that I sent in the past few months...So I will attempt to pass on the important parts in this new email thread so GHC gets the low down on the Sunnyvale down low... The Trump Administration Is Reversing 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List. I feel compelled to call out the SJ Mercury on their half-assed; biased reporting (they published this liberal-leaning story too): I don't really like Trumps' environmental law rollbacks either; so why did California Governor Brown get the ball rolling first and start this ugly trend by eliminating the need for important environmental reviews many years ago, dumbocrats? And the SJ Mercury thinks all of this is just wonderful so they can cram more people in... Why is there nothing in the SJ Mercury about this total contradiction? Oh yeah! I forgot! Political divisions caused this blind spot that for some reason only I can see... Adding to this stinking shit pile of nonsense; dumbocrats Newsom/Weiner also ultimately DESTROYED the democratic process by making laws that encourage ignoring constituents at public hearings; making it all but useless to speak at a city council meeting or any other public hearing for that matter...When the only reason most people make it out to public hearing is for land usage issues...What was that about Trump? For instance; I will never vote again due to what the State of 37 California did with our beloved Proposition 215; tricking me into voting for a deceptive new law that everyone hates now...And I will never go to another public hearing ever again due to the harassment and stalking and menacing and vandalism that occurred after the last time I got heavily involved in local politics... I took over the neighborhood as the new self-appointed "Mayor of Southwest Sunnyvale"; and got everyone involved -- but also paid a HUGE price as a dissident (likely since I am a low income white male target)... But this half-assed environmentalism is something the City of Santa Clara has done literally forever...Destroying the pond at 1333 Lawrence Expressway claiming it was artificial when they knew damn well that it was not artificial...Suggesting to pave over the local wildlife reserve to park cars since they did such a lousy job of planning for the new Levi's Staduim...Noise and disruption for local Levis' stadium neighbors; helicopters flying over during games; lights interfering with SJO flights...etc etc etc...So I guess as long as you don't write about this then it doesn't exist; liberal media...Isn't that right? Then when you add in the deceptive Proposition 64 that stripped people of their beloved deepened democracy they so enjoyed for almost 20 years; this all makes California just as bad as you're saying that Trump is... Or the fact that Newsom threatened to hold back dollars from cities who were unwilling to make their beloved hometowns into godawful overcrowded messes as Newsom (and Kamala) so want..."Vibrant communities" in other words...I they had their way; there would be a new housing development at my old high school...But I stopped it...heh heh...Or the fact that Newsom has shut down the whole damn state again due to BLM protests that democrats refuse to 38 admit caused the latest alleged Covid spike...You fucking dumbocratic bastards not only ruined our summer with your badly timed BLM situation causing the latest spike; but you also shut down schools again and bars and pretty much everything else in the process...Was it worth it? I guess it doesn't really matter because as long as you write that the protests did not cause the latest Covid spike -- like they so obviously did -- then it probably never happened, right SJ Mercury News? Oh! And don't forget the fact that Newsom also DESTROYED thousands of cool part-time jobs before shutting down the entire State for Covid...Newsom truly is a mad man on the loose who needs to be gone YESTERDAY! BECAUSE DEMOCRACY IS DEAD -- AND NEWSOM KILLED IT! WE'RE FREE OR WE'RE DEAD - SO GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEADS!    The Trump Administration Is Reversing 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s th... Nadja Popovich A New York Times analysis found nearly 70 environmental policies officially rolled back under Mr. Trump, with mo...     On Friday, July 17, 2020, 1:35:10 PM PDT, Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> wrote: I just found this: --- On Sat, 12/10/11, Jake Paolinetti <tjpaolinetti@yahoo.com> wrote: 39 "From: Jake Paolinetti <tjpaolinetti@yahoo.com> Subject: videos To: "likroper@yahoo.com" <likroper@yahoo.com> Date: Saturday, December 10, 2011, 2:18 PM Hi this is Jake Paolinetti, I am sorry about all the harassing and headaches I have caused you in the past and wanted to let you know I am done with it all and won't be happening anymore. I was also wondering if you could take down the videos of me? I would really appreciate it, because that person in those videos isn't me. Thank you, Jake..." Note: No action was taken to hold this person accountable for the years long siege on my residence...That person in the videos was him...And You Tube conspired to not only violate my First Amendment rights by deleting the videos; but also by forming yet another illegal enterprise to slander and defame my good name while protecting the bad guys... SEE ALSO: A THOROUGH DISCOVERY PROCESS CONDUCTED BY AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN LAWYER PROVED THAT LOW INCOME WHITE MALES ARE INORDINATELY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE SF BAY AREA REGION    A THOROUGH DISCOVERY PROCESS CONDUCTED BY AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN LAWYER PRO... "Changing the subject back to what the media is currently obsessing about; if this same kind of egregious multi...    On Friday, July 17, 2020, 1:23:45 PM PDT, Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> wrote: I'm starting a new thread here from a new email; it seems the intense thought contained within the last email segment has caused Yahoo to go waywire and blow a fuse; or someone is trying to silence me...Not sure which... Bringing you all up to date: LEGAL BRIEF FROM COUNSELLOR JOHNNY DOUGH: LEGAL BRIEF FROM COUNSELLOR JOHNNY DOUGH: "When my client was a teenager his band Aftershock used to play at parties on weekend nights all over the Santa...    40 Also: I wanted to let Berg Injury Lawyers that someone is using their name fraudulently and misrepresenting the business...I got an email from someone claiming to want me to drive around with Berg Injury Lawyer ads on my vehicle...I deposited a check and it bounced; causing my credit record to be affected... EXCERPTS FROM THE EMAIL THREAD: "VEHICLE WRAP <newkiaoga@outlook.com> Sun, May 10, 9:46 PM to me   Hello, Thank you for your swift response and your willingness to work with us. MOBILE advertising is the marketing practice of placing a logo on a vehicle thus turning it into a mobile billboard. This can be achieved by simply placing a logo on the surface of the vehicle, but it is becoming more common today to use vinyl sheets as decals because these can be removed with relative ease, making it much less expensive to change from one advertisement to another. Vehicles with large, flat surfaces, such as buses and light-rail carriages, are fairly easy to work with, though smaller cars with curved surfaces can also be wrapped in this manner. MOBILE ADVERTISING is available to anybody irrespective of the vehicle you drive. We are currently seeking to employ individuals worldwide. How it works? Here's the basic premise of the "paid to drive" concept: Our DRINK® seeks people regular citizens, professional drivers to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a small advert of our DRINK plastered on the driver's door of your car. The ads are typically vinyl decals, also known as "auto wraps,"that almost seem to be painted on the vehicle, and which will cover any portion of your car's exterior surface. What does the company get out of this type of ad strategy? Lots of exposure and awareness. The auto wraps tend to be colorful, eye-catching and attract lots of attention. Plus, it's a form of advertising with a captive audience,meaning people who are stuck in traffic can't avoid seeing the wrapped car alongside them. This program will last for 6 months and you can decide to extend your contract after the initial 6 months. You will be compensated with $300 per week which is essentially a "rental"payment for letting our company use the space no fee is required from you. Our DRINK shall provide experts that would handle the advert placing on your car. You will receive an up front payment of $300 inform of check via courier service for accepting to carry this advert on your car. to this effect you are advise to check your email regularly to get update as to know when your upfront payment will arrive along with Graphic Artist address. 1) You will receive a Certified Check. As soon as you receive the check, you will cash the check for the decal wrapping on your car, deduct $300 as your up-front payment. The rest of the funds should be transferred to the Graphic artist that will wrap the decal on your car. All you need is to confirm the acceptance and understanding of this email. 2) You will make a transfer of funds to the Graphic artist at the nearest walmart outlet in your area, the Info which you will make the transfer to will be emailed to you soon. 3) We'll like to have some Information about your car. i) Type of Car and Color ii) Model/Year : iii) Present Condition and the Mileage: Applicant information: Full Name: Full Contact Address: City,State,Zip code Phone Number: Note: Please, confirm that you did receive this message so that we can process funds that would be sent to you for the car advert. It is very easy and simple,no application fees required. Get back with the above details if you are interested in these offer. All other instructions will be sent out to you ASAP. I........Confirm to have received this email and understand the content. Best Regards 41 From: Johnny Roper <jclefstad@gmail.com>  Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 5:42 AM  To: larry adam  Subject: Re: 4827GOTTBERG LOG"  42 Baumb, Nelly From:Paul Heft <paulheft@comcast.net> Sent:Saturday, July 18, 2020 9:47 PM To:Council, City Cc:'Annette Isaacson'; 'Gerry Gras'; 'Bart Anderson' Subject:"8 Can't Wait platform 'inadequate'" CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  City Council members,    I was pleased to read in Palo Alto Online that the Human Relations Commission is receiving  advice from a panel:  The city of Palo Alto's prospective adoption of the 8 Can't Wait platform for police reform was met with significant skepticism last week from a panel of experts, who said that such a move would be wholly inadequate for the task at hand. I hope the Council can aim for significant changes, not just band‐aids. And I hope you will  examine a broader range of policies—beyond policing procedures, police oversight, and  substituting other professionals for police officers in many situations. Those are good moves,  but we need to look at more. Can the City Council members agree to refuse campaign funding  from police organizations?     How can the City put pressure on large businesses to hire underrepresented populations, such  as minorities and (in some professions) women? How do the wages of blacks compare to other  groups in Palo Alto? How does educational performance compare? And of course, affordable  housing is still very important.    Thank you!    Paul Heft   Palo Alto, CA 94301 (Midtown neighborhood)    Redacted 43 Baumb, Nelly From:Pc User <pc77user@aol.com> Sent:Saturday, July 18, 2020 9:20 PM To:David Meiswinkle; Frank Agamennon; Rachel Simmons; Carol Macannico; Joanne Casey; Nancy Brais; Perla Simmons; NJ Electrician; Richard Gage; Andres Lorraine; biotica@aol.com; Camille Lachica; Dennis Tiernan; ezrider67@verizon.net; Haydee Bill Mooney; Lou Basile; mkormondy@yahoo.com; Philip Hussa; Steve Kormondy; Rachel Joy Simmons; Patty LaPlaca; Sandy and Jason Khneiger; Jackie Andres Schnell; lorraineandres4158@gmail.com; Tom & Beth Simmons; Messina Mary; sevensisters@q.com; Craig Simmons; Ken Mandile; senator_menendez@menendez.senate.gov; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; SENATORS @NJLeg.Org; Nia Gill; Loretta Weinberg; Robert Menendez; Robert Menendez; Cheryl & Erin Hough Al; A Son Of RevWar; Activist Post; Advance Media; Advance Media; Advance Media; Ammo Land; Kupniewski Arlene; Cedar Swamp Historical Society Collection; Tom Fitton On The Air Report; Tea Party Patriots Action Jenny Beth Martin; Father Boby Kurian; Charles G. Backfish; Michael Bolden; BBC ONLY; TheBlueBeads; Sharon Busch; Dudley Brown; BBC ONLY; Council, City; BBC ONLY; Courthouse News; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; Global Research News; BBC ONLY; Coast Star; Coast Star; John Dilberger Subject:'They think they are above the law': the firms that own America's voting system | US news | The Guardian CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Pure and simple, we need to get rid of the electronic voting machines, and return to simple paper ballots that can be  counted and re‐counted as many times as it takes to get an honest election.  It has recently been admitted by one  company that it had installed software that made the machine hack able from any remote place.   The companies that  produce the machines are very small in number, very secretive with their code, and it is very difficult to find out who  owns them.  Stalin once said "It is not who votes that counts, but who counts the votes".  Machines now count the  votes, and it is very easy to make them count the way the owners want them to.    https://www.theguardian.com/us‐news/2019/apr/22/us‐voting‐machine‐private‐companies‐voter‐registration      Best Regards, & Stay Healthy !  RJS  1 Baumb, Nelly From:jeff reese <urovmc@ix.netcom.com> Sent:Sunday, July 19, 2020 11:12 AM To:Council, City Subject:foothills park CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council.       I read with interest and concern that once again Palo Alto is considering opening up Foothills Park(FP) to everyone.  I  have been through this in the past and I remain sad and frankly fail to understand why the City Council seems so intent  on giving away one of Plao Alto's real treasures. Accompanied by a PA resident FP is open to everyone.       Part of what makes FP special is that by restricting access it naturally limits the number of people who visit allowing  wild Palo Alto to thrive. Open it up and all that goes away. If for some reason the decision is made to eventually open up  the park to everyone at least have the foresight to limit the overall number of people who can visit to keep the human  impact unchanged. I would rather give up my ability to visit the park rather than see it destroyed.     My second point in this is that part of this new push is driven by Ladoris Cordell who has somehow amazingly found  racism in our  FP policy. She seems quite willing to label as racist anyone who disagrees with her. When she was on the  city council and I actually stopped going to the meetings because I was so appalled at her arrogant and disresepctful  behavior. Bottom line from my perspective is that we should not allow her to influence our decisions.  Best regards,  Jeff Reese   Redacted 2 Baumb, Nelly From:Julian Ashton <corkhead@pacbell.net> Sent:Sunday, July 19, 2020 4:18 PM To:Parks Cc:Council, City Subject:Cogswell Plaza CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    As a downtown resident I am watching Cogswell Park slowly but surely turn into a garbage dump and overall unsafe city  park to use.  My understanding is the park is supposed to be closed at 10:30pm?      I am sympathetic to homeless, but having sleeping bags and garbage laying about 24 hrs./day is just not helping anyone.   Regards,  Julian  🇺🇸🇬🇧  3 Baumb, Nelly From:Samirah Shri <bhoomathiru@gmail.com> Sent:Sunday, July 19, 2020 6:21 PM To:Council, City Subject:Keep Assata Shakur on the mural CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hi,     We will not allow the city to silence the black community for including Assata Shakur on the mural.    CeCe, the artist of the mural, has written these words to express why Assata niad be  included: https://m.facebook.com/cece.carpio/posts/10157880362083802    We demand you stop spreading misinformation about her due to fear and racist bias, and leave the mural up. Thanks,    Samirah.  4 Baumb, Nelly From:slevy@ccsce.com Sent:Monday, July 20, 2020 10:57 AM To:North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Cc:Council, City; Planning Commission; Lait, Jonathan Subject:Forward a wide range of housing unit alternatives CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Based on the staff report to the Planning Commission and my attendance at and review of all the AGAG allocation methodology committee meetings, Palo Alto will get a RHNA target of more than 5,500 units. These units will need to be planned for and sited in our next Housing Element. Since we do not know the exact target (though it will be far far higher than the current one) and do not know the effectiveness of existing housing incentive programs, council should be presented with a wide range of housing unit alternatives for North Ventura. Council and staff will know more when the final alternatives come to council next year but if a high unit plan is not sent forward, council will be deprived of an alternative that may be needed in our next Housing Element. The committee is free to state preferences and comments but the final decision is council's and they should see the analysis of a broad range of unit plans. Stephen Levy 5 Baumb, Nelly From:Fred Krefetz <fkrefetz@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, July 20, 2020 11:30 AM To:Council, City Subject:BLM Mural CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    As a resident of downtown Palo Alto, I’m appalled by the BLM mural with the image of a convicted cop killer in the “E”.  What a slap in the face for our police officers! I can’t imagine what city government was thinking by approving such a  horrendous message on our streets. Whoever approved this mural should be removed from office. I’m not opposed to  the phrase “black lives matter” but I am extremely opposed to the Black Lives Matter organization and its political goals.  As such, I’m also opposed to the mural in general on a street that my taxes help maintain. Please remove it immediately!   Fred Krefetz      Sent from my iPad  Redacted 6 Baumb, Nelly From:240norge@gmail.com Sent:Monday, July 20, 2020 12:16 PM To:Shikada, Ed Cc:Council, City; Apple, Kara Subject:Re: Street closure on California Ave   Dear Mr. Shikada, Thank you for reversing the City's position on the additional California Avenue closure that negatively impacted our business and others. While the closure was in effect, the City created an alternative lane of access to our business that did not work as people who were not our customers would drive into our lot (the wrong way) and further, disrupting customer access. With the opening of the street our customers could access our business and we have experienced more customers than the previous weekend, however, we still had an economic loss from our normal volume Most of our customers normally, if not exclusively, access our shop from California Avenue going north so if California Avenue is closed they assume that our business is closed. And as discussed there wasn't any notice of this closure and as to how to get to our business or that it was open. But thank you again for getting California Avenue open. It will help us and other businesses. Sincerely, Cathy Lee   On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 1:17 PM Shikada, Ed <Ed.Shikada@cityofpaloalto.org> wrote:  Hello Cathy,    Thanks for your message. I understand this has been a really difficult experience and that you’ve been more than  patient. Staff is working on changes this afternoon, and Kara Apple will contact you on the specifics.     Best regards,  —Ed     From: 240norge@gmail.com <240norge@gmail.com>  Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 12:07 PM  To: Shikada, Ed  Cc: Fine, Adrian; Council, City  Subject: Street closure on California Ave      CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  City Manager Mr. Ed Shikada, 7 We are a long time small business at 240 S. California Ave. with an entrance from California Ave. to our private parking lot. I am writing to you about the closure without notice from Birch St. to Park Blvd. last Friday. Thank you and your staff for the prompt assistance last Friday, July 10, with the closure section of California Avenue between Birch and Park in short notice to provide an alternative means to access our business. Additional signs that were discussed to set up along the new route the City established. The current detour signs are rerouting general traffic and not giving directions to our customers. As a long time small business owner, we understand and share the same economic hardships during this time. We have contacted our customers and provided new information of business operations, however, the complete temporary closure to access our business was unacceptable. The alternative means of access were discussed though not a complete solution, with the understanding of assurance of additional assistance/road signs from the City providing directions to our business. Currently, none of the temporary measures addresses how to navigate through the California Ave area to all businesses. For example, will we be part of new information available both online and in publications on how to access all businesses on California Ave.? To recap our conversation with your staff on July 10, due to no notice and lack of communication of the street closure an alternative solution of the short single lane to our entrance was created. Although appreciated, it is inadequate as customers are turning back thus having lost business. We have lost businesses on the two most critical days of our business week, Friday and Saturday due to this closure action from the City which neither we or our customers received notice. Just this morning, a customer called to inform us because of the street closure he thought we were closed as a business. We corrected him and described the round about way to drive to our shop. We are categorized as an "Essential Business" under the County Health Officer Order, following the given safety protocol measures. We are in need of additional assistance/road signs as we have heard from our customers of the difficulty of getting to our shop. As of this morning, we are experiencing the mounting confusion that is continuing to affect our operation of business. Increasingly, the public has been driving through the one way alley from Birch St. onto New Mayfield Lane to park in our one way private parking lot to get to businesses between Birch and Park and then continuing to drive from our lot against a single lane traffic onto California Ave. to exit. This has caused dangerous conditions to our business, customers and to the public. Can we get immediate help this afternoon as we are unable to conduct business and lose additional critical business days? We appreciate your help and efforts in this matter. Sincerely Cathy Lee 8 Baumb, Nelly From:Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, July 20, 2020 1:22 PM To:chuck jagoda; Winter Dellenbach; wilpf.peninsula.paloalto@gmail.com; Council, City; Roberta Ahlquist; city.council@menlopark.org; Lewis. james; Sean James; Sean james; cindy.chavez@bos.sccgov.org; Supervisor Simitian; dhorsley@smcgov.org; Anna Griffin; Raj; Rev. Lorrie Owens; Bains, Paul; paloaltofreepress@gmail.com; Reifschneider, James; james pitkin; Jeff Moore; David Angel; Molly.ONeal@pdo.sccgov.org; Stump, Molly; Miguel Rodriguez; Pushpinder Lubana; Rebecca Eisenberg; Madhumita Gupta; Shikada, Ed; Fine, Adrian; Tom DuBois; Kou, Lydia; Jeff Rosen; fred smith; Bill Johnson; idoinvoicing@yahoo.com; Alison Cormack; Kniss, Liz (internal); Minor, Beth; Greer Stone; michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com; cindy.chavez@bos.sccgov.org; Donna Wallach; Drekmeier, Peter; Benita Ventreca; Fellissa Richard; Miguel Rodriguez; Ayoola Mitchell; greg@gregtanaka.org; Binder, Andrew; Kevin Nious; vramirez@redwoodcity.org; Patrice Ventresca; Human Relations Commission; Daniel Kottke Subject:DA is Tone deaf —Palo Alto Daily Post -July 20, 2020 by Aram James CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.      12 Baumb, Nelly From:Marco Calia <mcalia22@priorypanther.com> Sent:Monday, July 20, 2020 1:42 PM To:Council, City Subject:Access to Foothills Park CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Councilmembers,    I am a volunteer with Grassroots Ecology’s Summer Stewardship. We are working to restore local open spaces across the peninsula. Foothills Park was my assigned park, and by summer’s end, I will have worked 27 hours on this restoration project.    I’m writing to ask you and the Palo Alto Town Council to consider opening Foothills Park to the public (i.e., expanding access beyond Palo Alto residents). By opening the park to the public, you would be giving those who do not have the luxury of open spaces in their area the opportunity to enjoy one of the most beautiful spaces on the Peninsula. This issue is important because for a city that undoubtedly aspires to promote socioeconomic equity, inclusion of those who do not have the socioeconomic privileges of living in Palo Alto would be faithful to that ideal. The beauty of our natural spaces should not be limited to only those who can afford to live closest to them.    From my experience serving Foothills Park as well as other parks in the area, I have learned the benefits of spending time outdoors. Scientists tell us that it lowers the risks of health issues such as high blood pressure, type II diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. I have personally benefited from time spent in Foothills Park -- a place that I would not otherwise be permitted to see had I not volunteered to work there this summer. Being close to nature, I feel more relaxed and stress-free during and after long hikes and strolls through local parks like Foothills Park. It saddens me that others in my community may not have this opportunity because of these parks being closed to them. While it could be argued that this one park would not make a difference, I respectfully disagree. A single park can open one’s eyes up to the beauty of nature and the benefits of being outdoors.    This issue is clearly of importance to the community, as it has repeatedly surfaced over the years. I hope this upcoming meeting will be one in which this issue will finally be met with appropriate action.    I look forward to attending the town council meeting on the 3rd, and thank you for considering my request.  13 Baumb, Nelly From:rfmori@yahoo.com Sent:Monday, July 20, 2020 3:39 PM To:Council, City Subject:Nominate Palo Alto CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear All,     What do you think of the idea of entering Palo Alto in the Fully Charged cities competition. With our history of using  green energy and our progressive building codes, we may stand a chance. Details here:  https://fullycharged.show/fc‐cities‐fully‐charged‐cities/    Thanks,  Rob  14 Baumb, Nelly From:Tom DuBois <tomforcouncil@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, July 20, 2020 5:25 PM To:Norman.Yee@sfgov.org Cc:Council, City Subject:Caltrain 1/8-cent Sales Tax Ballot Measure Urgency Ordinance CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  July 20, 2020 President Norman Yee   San Francisco Board of Supervisors 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett PI #244, San Francisco, CA 94102   RE: Caltrain 1/8-cent sales tax ballot measure urgency ordinance   Dear President Yee,   Regarding the July 20 letter to you from Mayor Adrian Fine of Palo Alto, I'd like to clarify that neither the City of Palo Alto nor the City Council has any position on the proposed Caltrain sales tax increase. Despite its claims, the letter represents the position of Mayor Fine individually and does not carry any more weight than the position of any other member of our City Council. If it is represented to be more than an individual position, then the letter would be contrary to the authority of the mayor under our city charter.   Speaking on my own behalf, I strongly support a modernized, electrified Caltrain and want to find solutions to ensure its long term success, including potential improvements to its governing structure, and the most effective operational plan during the severe disruptions of the pandemic and beyond. I believe we need both stable funding for Caltrain and governance changes, but putting the tax on the ballot now is an issue that we, as a Council, have not yet discussed.   I recommend that the Caltrain board engage with the cities along the corridor to explore the best response to the impacts of the Covid19 emergency on their capital and strategic plans, and whether this presents an opportunity to accelerate Caltrain modernization and prepare Caltrain for greater success as we return to normal.   As a council member in the city with the second highest Caltrain ridership outside of San Francisco, I would welcome the opportunity to be more directly involved in the governance and long term strategy planning for Caltrain.   15 Let’s work together to find solutions for Caltrain that consider our current environment, appropriate funding sources, and sound, representative governance.     Sincerely,          Tom DuBois Vice Mayor City of Palo Alto    Cc: Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board  San Francisco Mayor London Breed  San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo   San Mateo County Board of Supervisors  Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors  San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors  San Mateo County Transit District Board of Directors  Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency Board of Directors   Palo Alto City Council  16 Baumb, Nelly From:Richard Swent <rswent@pacbell.net> Sent:Tuesday, July 21, 2020 9:21 AM To:Council, City Subject:Foothills Park CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Members of the Palo Alto City Council,  There has been considerable discussion recently about increasing access to Foothills Park. Some of these conversations  have bothered me because they speak as if it is just another neighborhood park like Mitchell Park or Rinconada Park ‐‐‐ a  place for picnics, parties and games. Foothills Park is very different, and is more of a nature preserve. It has sweeping  vistas, wildflowers, fragrant bushes and trees, deer, turkeys, lizards, newts and other attractions not found in  neighborhood parks. Those are accompanied by coyotes, mountain lions, rattlesnakes, ticks, poison oak and other  hazards not found in neighborhood parks. Although Foothills Park has picnic tables and places for having parties and  playing games, the vast majority of the park is more suitable for hiking and nature‐watching. I would be extremely  disappointed if, in the future, people who went to the park for a hike were unable to do so because the parking was  filled to capacity by picnickers.  I suggest that you seriously consider preserving the natural environment of Foothills Park by selling it to the  Midpeninsula Open Space District by way of the Peninsula Open Space Trust. This would guarantee that it is open to all,  protected from development and maintained in an environmentally sound manner. MidPen has done an outstanding job  of preserving open space while allowing environmentally sensitive access. They already manage Los Trancos and Foothill  Preserves which abut Foothills Park. They also have excellent public outreach. Pre‐pandemic they offered a multitude of  hikes and bike rides for all ages and abilities, led by trained naturalists who inform the participants on the flora, fauna  and history of the area as well as provide other valuable information not available to the casual visitor. MidPen also  offered, pre‐pandemic, outdoor education programs to local school districts. These were given at the Daniels Nature  Center on Skyline Blvd near the top of Page Mill Road, a challenging drive in any vehicle let alone a school bus. If MidPen  owned Foothills Park they could offer some of these programs at the Interpretive Center in Las Trampas Valley, which  would be much more easily accessible to students and staff. In my opinion, MidPen could operate Foothills Park better  than the City of Palo Alto is doing at present. It might not even be necessary to sell the property. MidPen currently  manages Rancho San Antonio County Park for Santa Clara County, and a similar arrangement might be possible for  Foothills Park.  Whatever you do, I hope that your decision will preserve and protect the natural habitat of Foothills Park while  permitting access to both experienced and prospective nature lovers in a safe and responsible manner.    Sincerely,  Richard Swent    Palo Alto, CA 94303  Redacted 17 Baumb, Nelly From:Fine, Adrian Sent:Tuesday, July 21, 2020 10:29 AM To:board@caltrain.com; MayorLondonBreed@sfgov.org; Board.of.Supervisors@sfgov.org; mayoremail@sanjoseca.gov; BoardOperations@cob.sccgov.org; MTABoard@SFMTA.com; board@samtrans.com; VTA Board of Directors; dpine@smcgov.org; cgroom@smcgov.org; dhorsley@smcgov.org; wslocum@smcgov.org; dcanepa@smcgov.org Cc:Council, City Subject:Caltrain 1/8-cent sales tax ballot measure Date:  July 21, 2020    To:  Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board San Francisco Mayor London Breed San Francisco Board of Supervisors San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors San Mateo County Transit District Board of Directors Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency Board of Directors   Regarding:  Caltrain 1/8‐cent sales tax ballot measure      Honorable Officials,     I wouldn’t normally write a message like this but my colleague’s disputatious and misleading message to you  on 7/20 forces me to do so. This letter only speaks for myself.     On Monday morning, you received a letter from the City of Palo Alto ‐ signed by me ‐ supporting placing  Caltrain’s 1/8 cent sales tax measure on the ballots in our three counties. This note was written in full  accordance with city council and city policies, including our 2020 legislative priorities and our council advocacy  guidelines. The intent was to encourage each agency to place the measure on the ballot so that voters could  decide on the measure. The Palo Alto City Council and others can still take a position on that measure.     In short, the letter is not contrary to my authority as Mayor; my colleague the Vice Mayor just disagrees with  the substance of the letter and is using process to dispute that. It’s a pattern I’ve seen before, and it  undermines the credibility our city has. Maybe that’s the purpose.     On the substance of the measure, of course there are issues with governance, ridership during COVID‐19, and  the regressive nature of a sales tax. But the focus on governance and process issues that the Vice Mayor raises  ‐ while some of them valid ‐ is really just a road to nowhere, a do‐nothing approach. My city and I support  18 regional transit, and Caltrain is a vital part of our transportation network. I have a hard time imagining our  three counties without robust Caltrain service.    I’m disappointed to air Palo Alto’s dirty laundry in a letter like this. Personally, it’s become tiresome and  predictable to continuously have the Vice Mayor run interference on the city’s business with which he  disagrees. I hope you all have colleagues who work in partnership and in service of your communities as you  discuss and decide on the region’s transportation future.     My Best Regards,   Adrian Fine  Palo Alto Mayor      Adrian Fine  Mayor, City of Palo Alto  adrian.fine@cityofpaloalto.org    Cc: Palo Alto City Council 19 Baumb, Nelly From:Jennifer Landesmann <jlandesmann@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 21, 2020 12:46 PM To:Karen.Chapman@mail.house.gov; scscroundtable@gmail.com Cc:Eric.Henshall@mail.house.gov; Council, City; Shikada, Ed; Stump, Molly Subject:Re: CATEX inquiry for FAA CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Pardon, a correction to Q1    1) The FAA has said that the legislative Catex which San Jose Airport refers to (per exhibit) has NEVER been used. Is  this true?    On Tue, 21 Jul 2020 at 12:43, Jennifer Landesmann <jlandesmann@gmail.com> wrote:  Dear Representative Eshoo, and members of the SCSC Roundtable,     Please find below a set of six questions for FAA ‐ for the agency to please clarify FAA's CATEX.     Background:    As you are aware, one of the most problematic aspects of the events that led to the formation of the Select Committee  and the SCSC was FAA's failure to notice and to provide meaningful public engagement when it brought Nextgen to the  Bay Area. Unfortunately, the pattern of poor due process has been continuing as regards environmental practices due  to the continued use of CATEX.       I have been involved since the early days of advocacy on this issue and I have heard many versions of what CATEX is or  not, and the only clear thing I can tell for sure is that there is total confusion about FAA Catex. Given that this is a core  issue for the public, please I urge some authoritative explanations ‐ from FAA or Congressional leadership about  CATEX.     SJC EXHIBIT:    Attached is letter from San Jose Airport with a statement about ‐ CATEX, which as you may be aware is considered by  FAA as a "level" of environmental review.    Congress Exempts the FAA from Environmental impact Reviews and Public Hearings   The Santa Cruz Mountains residents noted the FAA did not do any outreach to their community nor conduct an environmental assessment of the noise impacts on their community before implementing the new flight paths. It is worth noting that the 2012 FAA reauthorization bill intended to fast-track the roll out of NextGen by exempting it from normal environmental impact reviews and public hearings. Example language from the 2012 bill adopted by Congress states:   "Any navigation performance or other performance based navigation procedure developed, certified, published, or implemented that, in the determination of the   20 Administrator, would result in measurable reductions in fuel consumption, carbon dioxide emissions, and noise, on a per flight basis, as compared to aircraft operations that follow existing instrument flight rules procedures in the same airspace, shall be presumed to have no significant affect on the quality of the human environment and the Administrator shall issue and file a categorical exclusion for the new procedure. "   Questions:    1) The FAA has said that the legislative Catex which FAA refers to has NEVER been used. Is this true?    2) If the legislative Catex has never been used, why do Bay Area Officials refer to it? SJC is not alone, Supervisor Dave  Pine said the same at an SFO Roundable meeting where he provided a review of legal happenings in Phoenix. The  public was led to believe that after 2012 the pubic had no rights.    3) What was the purpose of the legislative Catex if it was never going to be used? Why are principles of  environmental impact reduction not being fulfilled with Catex after 2012?    4) FAA appears to simply use a vanilla Catex (with the criteria of using a Catex if there is no impact at 65 DNL). Did  anything change in FAA Catex from pre‐2012 to post 2012?    5) Per a workshop on environmental review in March at the ANE Symposium, it was explained that Categorical  Exclusion are for actions that do not result in any impacts, such as would be the purchase of office supplies. So, why do  FAA Categorical exclusions have an impact threshold that is actually extremely demanding for disclosures of impacts?    6) How can Categorical Exclusions which by definition are a "nothing to look at", be considered a "level" of  environmental review?    I appreciate your leadership in getting a clarification from FAA as soon as possible. Or for the SCSC to provide a  response.     Thank you,    Jennifer        21 Baumb, Nelly From:Jennifer Landesmann <jlandesmann@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 21, 2020 12:58 PM To:Karen.Chapman@mail.house.gov; scscroundtable@gmail.com Cc:Eric.Henshall@mail.house.gov; Council, City; Shikada, Ed; Stump, Molly Subject:Request for Permanent Noise Monitoring CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Representative Eshoo and SCSC Roundtable,     It came as a surprise that FAA needs to give permission for San Francisco Airport to provide a noise monitor per the City  of Palo Alto's request.     Letter from SFO  02/05/20 Letter from San Francisco International Airport (Received 06/24/2020)    Request for Monitoring  01/31/2020 Letter to San Francisco International Airport Regarding Permanent Noise Monitoring Program       Over the years, we have had many discussions with SFO about this and especially because a noise monitor was provided  for in a prior agreement with FAA and SFO:    https://www.skypossepaloalto.org/wp‐content/uploads/2014/12/2000‐SFO‐Agreement.pdf    The reasons given were various, but that FAA permission was needed to move forward is NEW.    If suddenly the idea to fund the monitors is to ask for airport improvement funds ‐ in which case FAA should have a  QUICK yes/no. It is already questionable how a February letter from SFO is delivered in June and really 20 years seems  long enough to get clarity. GIven that +50% of arrivals traffic is routed over Palo Alto, SFO surely can be neighborly and  move forward with this without relying on FAA.     Please urge the FAA and SFO to follow up on this ASAP.    Thank you,    Jennifer    22 Baumb, Nelly From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Tuesday, July 21, 2020 1:03 PM To:Loran Harding; alumnipresident@stanford.edu; antonia.tinoco@hsr.ca.gov; David Balakian; beachrides; bballpod; bearwithme1016@att.net; Leodies Buchanan; boardmembers; paul.caprioglio; Cathy Lewis; Chris Field; dennisbalakian; Doug Vagim; Dan Richard; Daniel Zack; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; eappel@stanford.edu; fmbeyerlein@sbcglobal.net; Steven Feinstein; francis.collins@nih.gov; fmerlo@wildelectric.net; grinellelake@yahoo.com; huidentalsanmateo; steve.hogg; hennessy; Irv Weissman; jerry ruopoli; Joel Stiner; kfsndesk; kwalsh@kmaxtv.com; Mark Kreutzer; Pam Kelly; lalws4@gmail.com; leager; margaret-sasaki@live.com; mthibodeaux@electriclaboratories.com; Mayor; newsdesk; nick yovino; russ@topperjewelers.com; tsheehan; terry; Tom Lang; vallesR1969@att.net; Steve Wayte; Mark Standriff; Council, City; dlfranklin0@outlook.com Subject:Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine- Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 12:10 PM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 11:38 AM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 11:10 AM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 7:05 AM  23 Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 1:14 AM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 12:44 AM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 12:28 AM  Subject: Fwd: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>  Date: Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 11:54 PM  Subject: Oxford Univ. vaccine‐ Astrazeneca partner Safe and it works  To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>                Tuesday, July 21, 2020                 To all‐               Here is great news from Oxford Univ. re their trial of their vaccine. They are working with Astrazeneca.                    https://www.cbsnews.com/video/oxford‐vaccine‐prompts‐protective‐immune‐response‐in‐human‐trials/           I recent weeks I have bought stock in Gilead, Thermogenesis, Sorrento Therapeutics, Pfizer, Astrazeneca., and  Moderna.                   GILD, THMO, SRNE, PFE, AZN and MRNA.      24              Gilead's Remdesivir was approved yesterday as an inhalable med.    Thermogenesis was said to have a very  reliable antibody test, but their stock has languished. Maybe with the big drive now for more testing, it will do  better.   Sorrento Ther.  in San Diego has a drug that CEO Ji says can stop the virus cold. It jumped from $$6.97 to $$8.36  Monday, up 20% Monday. The most recent issue of "Time" had an interview with the CEO of Pfizer and he is very  hopeful about their vaccine now that he has seen the numbers. And Moderna is days away from a phase 3 trial of their  vaccine.                   No big moves on any of these on Tues, July 21, 2020 a half hour before the close. SRNE is holding on to $8.32, so  now only up 19% from Friday's close.                    We will need several vaccines that work to protect 7.5 billion people, so this is a race which several horses can  win. That's pretty unusual.                  SRNE says that their drug displays "a broader range of anti‐cytokine activity than drugs of competitors". The  news said weeks ago that Covid19 pts. can suffer a "cytokine storm" from their immune system, and that can damage  the heart and liver. Cancer pts. on chemo can have the same thing happen, that report said. SRNE's drug is Abivertinib.                  So heart, liver, kidneys, and lungs can all be damaged during a bout with Covid19. Some survivors go on dialysis  for life. One report said one doctor is sending 40% of his recovered pts. to a neurologist due to the problems with  thinking they experience.                     One of my favorites (to avoid) is fibrosis of the lungs. Breathing in the endless wildfire smoke in California can  put small 2.5 micron particles into the alvioli where they cause inflammation. So can a lot of wood burning on winter  nights, encouraged by a moron weather‐man.  The respiratory tract swells up. The small particles entering the alvioli can  trigger asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia. The chronic inflammation of the lungs can also result in a proliferation of  connective tissue‐ fibrosis of the lung.  The lungs lose their elasticity. "The pt. experiences a shortness of breath, a  hunger for air that is not curable". A bout with Covid19 can ALSO cause fibrosis of the lungs. So you get some fibrosis of  the lungs from our endless wildfires in California, which could be much better handled, and from all the wood burning  on winter nights, and then you get more fibrosis if you survive having Covid19. Note the words "not curable" re fibrosis.                    Want a shortness of breath and a hunger for air that is not curable? If not, tell the Governor and the legislature  of Calififornia to buy some 747s and convert them to tankers, like the one flown out of Colorado. It was used in  California on the Camp Fire. YouTube shows videos of it fighting a fire in Chile. It can deliver 19,000 gallons of retardant  per flight on a wildfire. Maybe $100 million per plane. We could share the cost of a fleet of these with Oregon,  Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico. We could bring Australia in too. 747's can cross the Pacific in ~10  hours and Australia just went through horrific wildfires. Ten of these might cost $1 billion to buy and convert. Far more  important, of course, is our spending $2 billion PER DAY, every single day, every day, to defend all of Europe, Japan and  S. Korea. We owe those people a lot. We bombed their countries, and now they deserve to live the good life, never  having to fight a war again. The American people? We've got them. Keep filling their lungs with wildfire smoke, and keep  lying to them about the virus. They are the perfect patsies. At least that's the hope.                 Tell our "leaders" in California's Central Valley to impose a lot more "no‐burn" nights here in the winter too.  Make every night a "no‐burn" night. Gov. Newsom should mandate that.                  And Governor Newsom should stop worrying about his poll numbers and his political future. That was the advice  of one member of the legislature from S. California.                   Does anyone think that a lot of lung damage from wildfire smoke and from lots of fireplace burning on winter  nights is going to improve their chances for survival if they get hospitalized with Covid19? I hear that it's a respiratory  disease.                     L. William Harding  26 Baumb, Nelly From:Pc User <pc77user@aol.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 21, 2020 6:39 PM To:Carol Macannico; Joanne Casey; Mary and John Messina; Tom & Beth Simmons; Nancy Brais; sevensisters@q.com; Rachel Simmons; Perla Simmons; Patty LaPlaca; Sandy and Jason Khneiger; Jackie Andres Schnell; lorraineandres4158@gmail.com; Craig Simmons; NJ Electrician; Richard Gage; Lorraine; A Son Of RevWar; Activist Post; Advance Media; Advance Media; Ammo Land; Cheryl & Erin Hough Al; Kupniewski Arlene; Tea Party Patriots Action 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Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  President of Ghana reads from pages of Rockefeller Institute document.   According to him and it, the entire COVID19  Plandemic was orchestrated by The Rockefeller Institute in conjunction with the WHO, Gates, Fauci, and other evil  entities intent on having us vaccinated with evil injections that contain micro tracking devices and a devils brew of  poisons.   Scroll down to the bottom for the link to the speech and the reading.  IGNORE AT YOUR OWN PERIL !!!    Best Regards, & Stay Healthy !  RJS    Begin forwarded message:  From: "David R. Meiswinkle" <drmeiswinkle@aol.com>  Date: July 21, 2020 at 18:14:25 EDT  To: "ldbasile@comcast.net" <ldbasile@comcast.net>,  "DRMeiswinkle@aol.com"  <DRMeiswinkle@aol.com>,  "pc77user@aol.com" <pc77user@aol.com>,  "philiphussa@aol.com"  <philiphussa@aol.com>,  "biotica@ptd.net" <biotica@ptd.net>,  "pyramidian@optonline.net"  <pyramidian@optonline.net>,  "HonkyStar@Yahoo.com" <HonkyStar@Yahoo.com>  Subject: Re: Rockefeller foundation agenda with Bill Gates‐World Health Organization  Reply‐To: "David R. Meiswinkle" <drmeiswinkle@aol.com>  Thanks Lou, A very important announcement. Thanks 27 -----Original Message----- From: Lou Basile <ldbasile@comcast.net> To: 'David Meiswinkle' <DRMeiswinkle@aol.com>; 'Pc User' <pc77user@aol.com>; 'Philip Hussa' <philiphussa@aol.com>; 'biotica' <biotica@ptd.net>; 'Steve Kormondy' <pyramidian@optonline.net>; 'Frank Agamennon' <HonkyStar@Yahoo.com> Sent: Tue, Jul 21, 2020 2:19 pm Subject: Rockefeller foundation agenda with Bill Gates-World Health Organization https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/watch/president-of-ghana-reads-rockefeller-agenda-for-covid-chilling_i1sBffGUXJpmpRd.html 28 Baumb, Nelly From:Bill Michel <bmichel@alum.pomona.edu> Sent:Tuesday, July 21, 2020 9:11 PM To:Council, City Subject:Municipal Gigabit CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  It's ironic that some hillbilly town in Tennessee has beat Palo Alto to the Punch;  esp. when PA owns its own electric utiliy.    https://popularresistance.org/how‐big‐telecom‐smothers‐city‐run‐broadband/  29 Baumb, Nelly From:Young-Jeh Oh <ohyoungjeh@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 22, 2020 8:55 AM To:Expanded Community Advisory Panel Cc:Council, City Subject:Grade Separation at Churchill Avenue CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  My name is Young-Jeh Oh and I live in the Southgate area. Once again, I'd like to thank you all for your efforts and dedication in regards to this matter. My family and I strongly favor the closure of Churchill with mitigations at Embarcadero & Oregon Expressway and a bike/pedestrian underpass. We support closure because of cost, safety, traffic-friendliness, and the preservation of the character of our charming neighborhood. We would like to stress that we prefer that Churchill stays open, but not at the price of setting up a concrete monstrosity in our midst. We strongly oppose the 2 other proposed alternatives, namely the Partial Underpass and the Viaduct, as both the partial underpass and the viaduct would result in the aforementioned monstrosity, as a cursory look at Figures 2 and 3B in the Hexagon Final Traffic Report makes painfully apparent. Regarding the proposed XCAP-generated Matrix, we ask that the criteria description on page 2, lines H.01 and H.02, be changed to Need or Want, instead of a hard Constraint that must be met. If these were really hard constraints, they would rule out Churchill Closure at the outset. Clearly that was not the intent of the City Council when they set up these criteria and charged the XCAP of evaluating Churchill Closure as one of the viable options for this intersection. Finally, in response to the concerns of some Southgate residents that Churchill Closure would leave them cut-off from the rest of the city, we suggest that this could be amply mitigated for, even with Churchill Closure, by opening up some of the many streets in Southgate and adjacent areas that are currently blocked off. Thank you for your consideration. Best regards, Young-Jeh Oh 30 Baumb, Nelly From:omar hadidi <omar.hadidi@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 22, 2020 8:56 AM To:Expanded Community Advisory Panel Cc:Council, City; omar hadidi Subject:Grade Separation at Churchill Ave CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear XCAP members      My name is Omar Hadidi, and I live in Southgate.      I’d like to thank you for your efforts and dedication in relation to this critical matter that will have a long lasting impact  on the City of Palo Alto for decades to come.    I would like to echo the sentiments of other community members and voice my strong support for Churchill Closure with  Mitigations, given the 2 suboptimal alternatives of the Partial Underpass and Viaduct. These 2 alternatives are much  more costly and, worst of all, will be permanent eyesores that will forever change the character of our neighborhood.  This is too high a price to pay in order to shave off a few minutes from our commutes.    One important point to stress, that has also been expressed by others, is that Palo Alto currently has more railroad  crossings than other cities in the Bay Area, even if we make adjustments for population. With the closure of Churchill,  we would still have the most railroad crossings per capita.    Regarding the Draft of XCAP Findings, Chapter 4, we request the following change, namely, to make clear in Section B on  Traffic Congestion, Page 9, that the LOS (Level of Service) at all the 7 intersections that would be impacted by Churchill  Closure is CURRENTLY F or E, and that in the year 2030 with mitigations, the LOS on 5 of these 7 intersections would  improve to A, B, or C. On the remaining two intersections (El Camino & Page Mill and El Camino & Embarcadero), the  LOS will slightly degrade by at most half a minute from the current minute or so. Embarcadero will remain at its current  LOS of E, and Page Mill will degrade from E to F. See the Hexagon Report, Appendix A, Table 6 vs. Table 4.     The bottom line is that overall traffic in Palo Alto will improve with only minor degradations at a couple of intersections.  And please keep in mind that we are talking about the year 2030, with very frequent train trips.    Thanks for your time.    Yours sincerely  Omar Hadidi, MD MBA  ‐‐   Sent from my iPhone  31 Baumb, Nelly From:Gail Price <gail.price3@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, July 22, 2020 10:12 AM To:Moitra, Chitra; Angela Dellaporta; Tanner, Rachael; Gail Price Cc:Council, City Subject:New apartment developments ditching car parks for 'post-carbon future' | Stuff.co.nz CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Hi Chitra please send this to the NVCAP Working Group.  Thank you.  Gail Price  Co‐chair NVCAP Working Group    https://www.stuff.co.nz/life‐style/homed/real‐estate/120364121/new‐apartment‐developments‐ditching‐car‐parks‐for‐ postcarbon‐future      Sent from my iPhone  1 Baumb, Nelly From:Jennifer Landesmann <jlandesmann@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 21, 2020 12:43 PM To:Karen.Chapman@mail.house.gov; scscroundtable@gmail.com Cc:Eric.Henshall@mail.house.gov; Council, City; Shikada, Ed; Stump, Molly Subject:CATEX inquiry for FAA Attachments:san-jose-memo-september-2015-1.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Representative Eshoo, and members of the SCSC Roundtable,     Please find below a set of six questions for FAA ‐ for the agency to please clarify FAA's CATEX.     Background:    As you are aware, one of the most problematic aspects of the events that led to the formation of the Select Committee  and the SCSC was FAA's failure to notice and to provide meaningful public engagement when it brought Nextgen to the  Bay Area. Unfortunately, the pattern of poor due process has been continuing as regards environmental practices due to  the continued use of CATEX.       I have been involved since the early days of advocacy on this issue and I have heard many versions of what CATEX is or  not, and the only clear thing I can tell for sure is that there is total confusion about FAA Catex. Given that this is a core  issue for the public, please I urge some authoritative explanations ‐ from FAA or Congressional leadership about  CATEX.     SJC EXHIBIT:    Attached is letter from San Jose Airport with a statement about ‐ CATEX, which as you may be aware is considered by  FAA as a "level" of environmental review.    Congress Exempts the FAA from Environmental impact Reviews and Public Hearings   The Santa Cruz Mountains residents noted the FAA did not do any outreach to their community nor conduct an environmental assessment of the noise impacts on their community before implementing the new flight paths. It is worth noting that the 2012 FAA reauthorization bill intended to fast-track the roll out of NextGen by exempting it from normal environmental impact reviews and public hearings. Example language from the 2012 bill adopted by Congress states:   "Any navigation performance or other performance based navigation procedure developed, certified, published, or implemented that, in the determination of the   Administrator, would result in measurable reductions in fuel consumption, carbon dioxide emissions, and noise, on a per flight basis, as compared to aircraft operations that follow existing instrument flight rules procedures in the same airspace, shall be presumed to have no significant affect on the quality of the human environment and the Administrator shall issue and file a categorical exclusion for the new procedure. "   2 Questions:    1) The FAA has said that the legislative Catex which FAA refers to has NEVER been used. Is this true?    2) If the legislative Catex has never been used, why do Bay Area Officials refer to it? SJC is not alone, Supervisor Dave  Pine said the same at an SFO Roundable meeting where he provided a review of legal happenings in Phoenix. The public  was led to believe that after 2012 the pubic had no rights.    3) What was the purpose of the legislative Catex if it was never going to be used? Why are principles of environmental  impact reduction not being fulfilled with Catex after 2012?    4) FAA appears to simply use a vanilla Catex (with the criteria of using a Catex if there is no impact at 65 DNL). Did  anything change in FAA Catex from pre‐2012 to post 2012?    5) Per a workshop on environmental review in March at the ANE Symposium, it was explained that Categorical Exclusion  are for actions that do not result in any impacts, such as would be the purchase of office supplies. So, why do FAA  Categorical exclusions have an impact threshold that is actually extremely demanding for disclosures of impacts?    6) How can Categorical Exclusions which by definition are a "nothing to look at", be considered a "level" of  environmental review?    I appreciate your leadership in getting a clarification from FAA as soon as possible. Or for the SCSC to provide a  response.     Thank you,    Jennifer        HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL September 11, 2015 Subject: New Flight Path and Increase in Noise Complaints Page 2 of 4 The change is part of the FAA's nationwide Next Generation (Next Gen) project to upgrade U.S. air traffic cpntrol from a ground-based radar system to a satellite-based radar system and implement different arrival and departure procedures. The purpose of the upgrade is to increase efficiencies by enabling planes to fly closer together, take routes that are more direct and avoid delays caused by airport "stacking" as planes wait for an open runway. The U.S. air traffic system transported 720 million passengers in 2011 and is predicted to reach one billion passengers by 2024. The change in flight procedures often means more direct routes to destinations. As a result, areas that previously heard little to no aircraft noise are now experiencing significant increases in aircraft overflights. In the Bay Area, one area that is experiencing a significant increase in noise because of the implementation of the Next Gen project are the residents of the Santa Cruz Mountains (which includes residents of both Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties). While the great majority of the aircraft using the new atTival path are bound for SFO, SJC-bound arriving aircraft also contribute to the increased noise. Congress Exempts the FAA from Environmental Impact Reviews and Public Hearings The Santa Cruz Mountains residents noted the FAA did not do any outreach to their community nor conduct an environmental assessment of the noise impacts on their community before implementing the new flight paths. It is worth noting that the 2012 FAA reauthorization bill intended to fast-track the roll out ofNextGen by exempting it from normal environmental impact reviews and public hearings. Example language from the 2012 bill adopted by Congress states: "Any navigation performance or other performance based navigation procedure developed, certified, published, or implemented that, in the determination of the Administrator, would result in measurable reductions in fuel consumption, carbon dioxide emissions, and noise, on a per flight basis, as compared to aircraft operations that follow existing instrument flight rules procedures in the same airspace, shall be presumed to have no significant affect on the quality of the human environment and the Administrator shall issue and file a categorical exclusion for the new procedure. " Santa Cruz Area Residents Request Airport Suppo1i A number of Santa Cruz Mountains residents attended the Airport Commission meeting on August 10 to present their concerns about significantly increased aircraft noise over their homes. They requested that SJC support their efforts to immediately raise the altitudes of arriving aircraft flying over their homes and, over the long term, participate in a regional effmi to redesign the flight paths. The residents had secured commitments from SFO and the SFO Community Roundtable (which hears noise issues for SFO) to encourage the FAA to meet with SFO to discuss ideas to "fmiher optimize" the SFO flight path while reducing the noise impacts on the residents of the Santa Cruz Mountains (see SFO and SFO Roundtable letters contained in Attachment A). HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL September 11, 2015 Subject: New Flight Path and Increase in Noise Complaints Page 3 of 4 Commission Recommendation ( A staff presentation provided background information and a staff recommendation to the Commission. The Commission heard public comment, had a discussion of the the residents' request, and then voted unanimously to support staffs recommendation. The staffs recommendation is to have the Director of Aviation write a letter to the FAA to encourage that agency to work with SFO, the residents of both Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties, and their elected officials, to reduce the noise impact of the new flight path over Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties. The recommendation fmiher states that the Airport's support is contingent on any solution not adversely affecting San Jose residents or residents of adjoining communities. Staff has drafted and sent the recommended letter to the FAA (see Attachment B). Staff is now considering other possible avenues to encourage the FAA work with the Airport as part of the effort to address the residents' concerns. SJC Experiencing Increased Noise Complaints Increased Noise Complaints from the Santa Cruz Area As staff pursues options to encourage the FAA to address the SJC-bound flight noise concerns of the Santa Cruz Mountains residents, the number of noise complaints from the Santa Cruz area has increased significantly. The chart below shows the number of complaints received from Santa Cruz area residents from January to mid-August. The chart also shows the number of noise complaints received by staff were actually SFO-bound flights: Month # of Santa Cruz Complaints Santa Cruz Complaints Received Received about Flights to ' Airports Other than SJ C January 1 0 February 0 0 March 18 15 April 80 61 May 96 21 June 138 66 July 287 15 August 200 46 The total number of complaints received by staff in August was 569. However, 200 of the complaints came from 26 Santa Cruz area residents. Fmiy-six of those complaints were for flights heading for other airports around northern California, including SFO, Oakland, Palo Alto, San Carlos and Watsonville. The remaining 154 complaints were for SJC-bound flights. Significant Increase in Noise Complaints Received by SFO While SJC has seen a significant increase in noise complaints because of the new flight paths, the complaints are small when compared to the number of noise complaints received by SFO. In HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL September 11, 2015 Subject: New Flight Path and Increase in Noise Complaints Page 4 of 4 January 2015, SFO received just three complaints from the Santa Cruz area. However, since that time, SFO J;ias experienced an exponential increase in noise complaints. In April there were 149 noise complaints; in May, 7,500 complaints; in June, 12, 100 complaints; and in July, 17,000 complaints. Most of the SFO noise complaints are related to the FAA's implementation of the new "SERFRl" flight path for inbound flights to SFO. The SFO noise complaint numbers clearly underscore that the overwhelming majority of the noise impact on Santa Cruz residents are the result of SFO-bound flights. As noted earlier, SFO has offered to work with the FAA to reduce the noise impact of its new flight path. Increased Noise Complaints from Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale and City of Santa Clara As previously mentioned, not all complaints received by Airport staff in July and August related to SJC or SFO flights using the new flight path. An increasing number of the complaints (e.g., 15% of all complaints received in August) were related to SJC flights arriving or departing from the north instead of the normal arrivals and departures from the south. The change of dire'ction for many of the northern a11'ivals and departures is the direct result of a combination of runway construction work now occmring at SJC and wind conditions identified by the Airport's Air Traffic Control Tower. The construction work is expected to be completed in mid-to-late October. When that work is completed, staff anticipates a notable reduction in the number of noise complaints from the cities of Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, though wind conditions will continue to require some n01ihern arrivals/departures. Airp01i staff is working with the Control Tower to encourage a reduction in the number of northern arrivals and departures due to the cmTent construction. The Tower has expressed a willingness to "do what it can." Staff also received a number of noise complaints for a variety of other reasons, including flights related to Levi's Stadium events, late flights during curfew, Moffett Field flights, etc. One person accounted for 100 of the remaining 369 complaints received in August. A number of other residents submitted multiple complaints. As staff attempts to encourage the FAA to make modifications to reduce the noise impacts of SJC-bound flights on Santa Cruz area residents, staff will continue to keep the Council informed of any progress in addressing the noise concerns of Santa Cruz area residents and of any significant increases in noise complaints related to the new flight paths. Isl KIMBERLY J. BECKER Director of Aviation For questions, please contact Jim Webb, Assistant to the Director at ( 408) 392-3609. Attachment A: July 22, 2015 Information Memo Attachment B: Director's August 31, 2015 letter to the FAA HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Attachment A July 22, 2015 Subject: Change in FAA-Designated Arrival Flight Paths Page 2 FAA Community Outreach I In March-April 2014, the FAA held an outreach meeting in San Jose, ostensibly to talk about the NorCal OAPM project. Airport staff and several Councilmembers attended the meeting. However, the FAA had little specific information to share about the potential changes in flight paths and their impacts on effected communities. At the time, Airport staff advised the FAA that more airport-specific information should be included in the agency's environmental assessment and that more information was needed to support the agency's environmental findings, including the conclusions that no area would experience an increase in noise levels and that air pollution emissions would increase only slightly (Attachment A). Impact on Residents On March 5, 2015, a new flight path to SFO, known as SERFR ONE RNAV STAR, took effect, along with slight changes to the SJC flight paths. The SJC flight path is known as BRIXX. While these anival paths changes have not resulted in any increase in noise complaints from San Jose residents and residents of adjoining cities, residents in Santa Cruz County are experiencing a significant increase in aircraft noise. In June, they presented their concerns to the Airport Commission and staff. They asked for support in meeting with the FAA to discuss their noise issues and to request a modification in the new flight paths. The Santa Cruz residents have stated that the FAA did not conduct studies about the noise impacts on their community nor did the agency meet with them before implementing the change of flight paths in March. While some of the aircraft noise affecting the Santa Cruz residents is from SJC-bound flights from the northwest, the great majority of aircraft noise is being generated by SFO-bound flights. Although the number of arriving flights could vary on ~ny given day, for purposes of getting an order of magnitude number, on July 5, 2015, staff analyzed the number of arrivals over the general area of the Santa Cruz Mountains using the new flight path. Out of the estimated 190 flights that occurred on that day, about 160 were bound for SFO. In response to the concerns of Santa Cruz residents, the Airport Commission has requested staff to return with information on the new flight path. The Commission will discuss the Santa Cruz · residents' concerns and make a recommendation to Airport staff at its August 10 meeting. The Santa Cruz residents have also met with SFO staff, who, in May 2015, offered to work with the FAA ta suggest adjustments that would further "optimize" the new flight path to reduce the noise impact on the Santa Cruz residents (Attachment B). In addition, in early June 2015 the SFO Roundtable (the body that addresses noise issues at SFO) expressed its support for SFO's offer (Attachment C). Attachment B Mr. Glen A. Martin -Regional Administrntor/F AA August 31, 2015 Page 2of2 SJ C therefore encourages the FAA to work with Santa Cruz County and Santa Clara County officials and Santa Cruz Mountains residents in identifying and evaluating modifications in flight procedures tq reduce overflight noise. Such improvements would also reduce the resources that both SJC and SFO must .devote to responding to the volume of noise complaints from this impacted area. More specifically, we urge the FAA to take the following two steps: I. Hold one or more public outreach meetings with the Santa Cruz lvlountains co11111111nities to hear residents' concerns directly, and to potentially ident(fyfeasibleflight track modifications. SFO staff can likely suggest other communities in Santa Cruz County and Santa Clara County that would benefit from similar outreach meetings and flight track modifications. Elected officials representing these communities could be helpful in organizing public meetings. 2. Work directly with SFO and SJC staff to ident(fj1111eas11res that could reduce the ove1:/light noise impacts of the new STAR ro11tes. We understand that SFO has some ideas to further optimize the new routes (see the attached letter of May 12 from SFO Airport Director John Martin). SJC would like to participate in any discussions and reviews about further optimizing the route. At minimum, SJC would like to be consulted on any modifications of the ST AR approaches. We believe these two steps could go a long way to improving the situation on the grnund for the impacted residents while maintaining the improved safety and efficiency the FAA seeks to achieve vvith the ne·w route changes. Tm:vard that objective, SJC is willing and ready to assist the FAA in discussions and considerations to address the current concerns. We look forward to your agency's response to these issues and suggestions. Sincerely, Kimberly J. Becker Director of Aviation A tlachment: as stated cc: Mayor and City Council Mineta San Jose International Airport Commission Jolrn L. Martin -San Francisco International Airport 1IORr.1Atl Y. l.llllETA ~o,J_· S A N J 0 S E u ..c\ INTERNATIONAL C/ J lJ AIRPORT~. S!LICOll YAlltY'S AIRPORT 1701 Airport Ooulo1·Md, Suite B· ll30 • San Jo;e, CA 951 l0-1200 • T~I 408.392.JbOO • Fax 408A4 IA591 • w ... w.r.>"rnjose.com Mr. Glen /\. Martin Regional Ad111i11istrato1· Wesler11~Paci fie Region federal Aviation /\drninislration P.O. 13ox 92007 Los Angeles, CA 90009 Attachment B San r:rnncisco tnternatlonal Airport May 12, 2015 St1bjcct: Routing of' SER.FR ONE Area Navigation (RNA V) Standard Terminal Arrival Rouic (STAR) The Sai1 f'rnncisco lnternntional Airport (SFO or the Airport) hqs been !racking the imple111c11tatio11 or new nrrivnl and depurlurc proccclures that f AA devclQpecl through the Northern Cu Ii fol'Jl ia Optimization of A irspacc Procedures i11 the Melroplex (NorCnl O/\PM) projecl. i\fosl rceci1tly, on Ma1·ch 5, 2015, the FA/\ implemented the SEIU:R ONE RNAV STAR. Since tvlmch 5, when FAA implemented the new SEIU:R ONE RNAV STAR. the Airport's Aircrnll Noise Abatement Office has noted a significant increase in co111plui11ts lforn the communities of Aptos, Capitola, Felton, Los Gatos, Snntn Crnz, Scotts Volley and Soquel. 111.lhe six weeks priol' to March 5, the Airporlrcceivcd two complainls from two complainants from these nrcas .. In the six weeks following March 5, the Airport received 497 co111plni11ts from 237 complainants. These complnints 1111cl an analysis ortliglit tracks rind the procedures by the Airpor~ indknte that the new SERFR ONE RNA\/ STAI~ mny 11ot be l'ully optimized north of' the STOKD wnypoinl. We have some ideas which may further optimize the SERFR ONE RNAV STAR on the BIG SUR Arrival between e:dsti11g fix; A NJ EE, nnd the MENLO wnypoint. This could result in u reduction in noise complai11ts in the area beneath the SERFR ONE RNA \I STAR. We will reach out to your staff to discuss forther. Tha.nk y~111 l'or your consideration of this mnttc1'. · /\Unchmcnt VC?YO\llS, John~ ~nrtin · Airport Director cc: Cliff Lentz, Chail'IJHlil, San Prn11cisco Internnlionul AirportlCommunity Round table John Bergener, Planning Director. SFO Burcnu or Plan11i11g and Environmentnl Affairs Berl Gmioung, Manager; SFOAircran Noise Abatement Office 1\1 RPOllT COMt.\ISSIOU CITY MW COUtlTY OF Si\N FRMICISCO EO\'/IN /.\,LEE wwon PllESIOENT LIND.I\ S. Clll\YTOll VICE PRESIDENT ELEi\MOlt JOllflS HICtli\flO J. GUGGENHIME PETEH A. STrnN JOHrl L, lollillTIN i\IRf>OllT DIRECTOn Post Office [30:< 8097 San Frnncisco, Callforniil 94128 Tel 65.0.821.5000 f';1x 650.87.1.SOOS www.flysfo.co1)) 3 Baumb, Nelly From:Leslie Mills <casamills@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, July 20, 2020 9:08 PM To:Council, City; Lait, Jonathan; Hoyt, George Cc:Hayes, Ken Subject:Rebuttal to Appeal of Director's Interpretation Related to Seismic Rehabilitation and Floor Area Bonuses. Attachments:rebuttal signed.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To: City council members, Jonathan Lait, George Hoyt    As owners of the building referred to in the Appeal of Director's Interpretation Related to Seismic  Rehabilitation and Floor Area Bonuses we submit the attached rebuttal.  Thank you for your consideration.  Leslie Mills  Mills Family LLC  July 20, 2020 Re: Rebuttal to Appeal of Director's Interpretation Related to Seismic Rehabilitation and Floor Area Bonuses. This is a rebuttal to the Appeal of the Director's Interpretation Related to Seismic Rehabilitation and Floor Area Bonuses ("the Interpretation"). The reasoning for the appeal, dated July 10, 2020 regarding the Director's Interpretation Related to Seismic Rehabilitation and Floor Area Bonuses, in short, boils down to the use of the word "Rehabilitation" found in Section 18.18.070 of the Municipal Code, but not defined therein. Briefly stated, the appellants believe that a building owner who does some seismic upgrades, as recommended by their engineer, should be given the incentive of the seismic square footage bonus but an owner that is willing to go to the expense of removing the seismic hazard completely and building a new building to current code should not receive such bonus. As a person with an engineering background and mindset, I see no logic in this. In looking at the intent of the code, the answer is clear. In 1986 California passed the Unreinforced Masonry Building Law requiring Cities to inventory their unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings and establish an earthquake risk reduction program for these buildings by January 1, 1990. Consequently, the City of Palo Alto added Chapter 16.42 "Seismic Hazards Identification Program" to its Municipal code and established a program (Section 18.18.070) which gives Floor Area Bonuses to incentivize owners of at-risk structures identified by the program, to do seismic improvements. Owners of such buildings were required to hire an engineer to analyze their building and recommend improvements to reduce the risk of damage due to earthquake forces. The purpose of the State and thereby the City Programs is to "reduce the likelihood of the loss of life due to URM building damage caused by earthquakes". The removal of all URM buildings and construction of new buildings to current code would be the ultimate reduction plan; however, this is not economically feasible for most owners. So the compromise of the program is to have owners make some improvements to reduce the potential of full seismic collapse. This poses an inherent trade-off between life- safety and construction costs. A seismically upgraded building will not be as safe as a new building constructed to current code. This is a fact. The purpose of seismically upgrading older buildings is to reduce the chances of full collapse but does not prevent major building damage from occurring. Los Angeles had seismically improved most if its buildings before the 1994 Northridge earthquake hit yet some retrofitted buildings were severely damaged as reported by the LA Times. In 2014, the Napa earthquake reported several of its seismically upgraded buildings had major damage such as Alexandria Square which had large brick sections fall to the ground. At the time, the LA Times quoted Fred Turner, structural engineer with the California Seismic Safety Commission stating “We can reduce the damage in losses, but not eliminate them entirely in older buildings”. Owners should be encouraged to eliminate the seismic risk hazard associated with URM buildings by removing all URM walls and constructing a new building to current codes where possible. Fred Herman, former Palo Alto chief building official, who founded Palo Alto's Seismic Risk Reduction Program, understood this and encouraged the removal of URM buildings and led one of the most successful seismic risk reduction programs in the country. In fact, on page 2 of Mr. Herman's Summary of Actions in CMR 437:9 to the City Council he refers to the success of the program in the first three years as "861,690 square feet of potentially hazardous buildings have been strengthened or removed", indicating that either approach is qualifying. Some of the buildings that were completely demolished and awarded seismic square footage bonuses included: Category I buildings: • 657 Alma - Former California Craft and Floral (now 101 Forest) • 901 Alma • 431 Florence • 820 Ramona • 150 University - Former Minimal Space • 171 University - Palo Alto Bicycles • 201 University • 270 University - Former Congdon and Chrome • 274- 278 University - Keene Shoes • 380 University • 416/428 University Category II buildings: • 340 University (Apple store) • 300 University (Walgreens) So shouldn't the City be encouraging removal of these buildings if at all feasible? Is the intent not public safety? Under Section 16.42.010 it states the purpose of the Seismic Hazards identification program is to "promote public safety". I think it's clear. In response to several other statements by the appellants I have the following comments: • With regards to the comment that there is no objective standard used by the Chief Building official, PAMC Section 16.42 is the standard. This requires an engineering analysis to evaluate the structural systems and to determine the demand/capacity ratio. In the case of the Mills building, the evaluation which clearly demonstrated the need for the URM wall removal was submitted at the request of the Chief Building Official to make the basis of his determination. • With regards to the comment about the Interpretation addressing only the owner's objectives, I respectfully disagree. The Interpretation clearly states that the main factors in making the determination were based on the "overriding public health interests" and the engineering analysis that clearly demonstrated the need for the removal of the URM walls. • With regards to the statement of the owner's possible objective to "conduct the seismic rehabilitation via TDR sales", in our case we are using the 2500 square foot bonus on site and in fact have purchased 1600 square feet in TDRs from the City of Palo Alto in order to increase the size of the second floor for a more aesthetically pleasing look at the corner location. In the case of others who want to sell their TDRs to help finance their building construction, this is a logical alternative if they cannot use the TDRs on their own site, so not sure what the relevance is here as the bonus is an incentive to help with the cost, not to mention the City sold TDRs to us. I might add that the bonus footage does not come without cost as in-lieu parking fees are required for the "unparked" square footage. • Regarding the comment on the affect the decision would have on the historic TDR/bonus incentive program, it would have none. Historic buildings fall under the State Historic Building Code and there are strict rules with regards to remodeling such structures. In the case of the Mills Building it is not historic. • Regarding the comment that in the past several years the interpretation has been that only buildings that are retained would receive the bonus square footage, it should be noted that the appellants are ex-council members that were instrumental in establishing this interpretation. I understand that at the time this was in an effort to slow commercial growth in downtown Palo Alto. Although I respect the effort to limit growth and maintain a small town feel, the purpose/intent of the code should be reiterated and that is public safety. As stated in the beginning paragraphs of this rebuttal, public safety should be paramount. • Regarding the comments on the topic regarding Council comments from Dec. 7, 2015-over five years ago- there was mention to propose language modification to the floor area bonuses but no action was ever taken so ultimately we must look at those ordinances that have passed. • In the discussion of the meaning of "Rehabilitation" it is not clearly defined anywhere in the Municipal Code and therefore the intent of the code is essential, not the subjective interpretation of one word's meaning. To summarize it is clear that public safety is the first and foremost responsibility of the City. There are not many URM buildings remaining in Palo Alto but those that are should be allowed to be removed, if they are not historic, and the seismic bonus granted as this is the safest approach for public safety. Building a new building is costly and there is absolutely no logic in providing a bonus to those doing a mere upgrade to those building a new building. In the interest of public safety, I would respectfully ask that the seismic bonus be given to any owner of a building on the City's URM List whose intent is to seismically improve their building whether it is a retrofit or complete rebuild. That said, should the council be unable to make a timely determination on this matter I would ask that our building be considered on its own specifics so we can move forward as quickly as possible in the interest of public safety: • Per Section 18.18.070 of the Municipal code, in order to receive the seismic bonus square footage the owner would need to perform the work recommended in its engineer report which in our case was submitted in the form of a letter and accepted by the City in 1986. The engineer stated: "In my opinion, any proposed scheme of reconstruction to meet the requirements of the Seismic Hazard Reduction Program would involve such extensive reworking of the existing structural components as to make complete replacement a more logical course of action." Therefore, per the code, in order to receive the "Seismic Rehabilitation Bonus" we would need to remove the building. In addition, a second engineering analysis was performed as requested by the Chief Building Official which reconfirmed the reasoning to remove the structural inferior URM walls. (Municipal Code 18.18.070(a)(2) states that the seismic Rehabilitation Bonus is "subject to the restrictions in subsection (b)". Subsection (b) (5) states "the seismic rehabilitation shall conform to the analysis standards referenced in Chapter 16.42 of this code" which required the owner submit an engineer's report detailing the recommended seismic improvements.) • If there is still a question on the intent of the code and hesitancy to apply the seismic bonus fairly to all construction projects proposed for seismic reasons, then we would submit that our project is a "rehabilitation". The existing URM walls are veneered with brick. By removing the "structural" URM walls (behind the veneer) and replacing them with a new structural system and then reattaching the existing brick to the exterior, which is what we have proposed, we are performing a seismic rehabilitation of the building. Project/Owner Background: Born and raised in Palo Alto my family has been a part of this City since 1901. I am a member of the Palo Alto Historic Society so do have great interest in preserving Palo Alto's history. Graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1981 from the University of Washington, I moved back to my roots in 1985. I am vested in this community. My family has owned the building at 233/235 University since 1961. It wasn't until recently that we were financially able to do the seismic upgrades needed for the building, we are not big time developers. We have been working with the City Planning Department now for several years to get to this point. The sole purpose of this project is the seismic upgrade and in doing so we hope to recoup some costs over a long period, by receiving the incentive of the bonus square footage of 2500 "unparked" square feet which is to be applied to the second floor of the 4500 square foot ground floor footprint. We additionally purchased 1600 "unparked" square feet of TDRs from the City of Palo Alto to add to the second floor square footage, as we had concerns over the aesthetics of a small second floor on the corner location. We've been told the construction alone could cost anywhere from $9 to $12 Million which does not include Tenant Improvements, lease commissions or in-lieu parking fees. I mention this as economically speaking the bonus does have an impact on our ability to move forward. We have been working several years with the City to seismically upgrade our building which is the sole purpose of the project. In doing so we were directed by City Planning that we must retain 50% of the building, apparently an unwritten rule to consider the project a "rehabilitation". Based on this, we chose two walls for elimination: the wall along Ramona as it was adjacent to the sidewalk for public safety while improving aesthetics by providing more windows and the back wall which is hollow clay infill- purportedly even worse structurally than the unreinforced brick. In developing the detailed building plans it became clear that from a seismic safety standpoint encapsulating the remaining walls and then putting brick veneer is the best option other than removal. This then would protrude into the City right of way and was not a practical solution. The brick could be supported by equally spaced anchors but this does not ensure that each brick will stay secured on the existing wall as stated above with regards to renovating old buildings . Also, there is no way to "re-point" (inject new mortar) to the interior of the 12" brick wall short of removing the brick and replacing it. The walls also do not have adequate footings. The existing 7 foot high concrete basement wall/footing is unreinforced and does not meet code to be used for structural support. This wall/footing supports the 12" thick, 20 foot high brick walls and would require underpinning by hand digging under it several feet and sequentially pouring new concrete footings below and adjacent to it while temporarily bracing the mass above. This poses construction safety concerns. All this effort is to retain two problematic URM walls which are the reason for the project in the first place. The remaining two walls have now become the tail wagging the dog. So I went to my friend, who is a structural engineer (and worked on the State's seismic code) to get a second opinion on how to support these walls. He asked me why the heck I was keeping them. I replied "Because the City told me to". He said it would be in everyone's best interest to remove them as there is no logical reason to keep them. He said "Retaining any URM walls would be counter intuitive to the purpose of the remodel and would pose a lesser life safety standard versus full removal". Frustrated with the dilemma of how and why we were retaining these two inferior walls, I wrote City council this past January asking for direction . Ultimately, Ed Shikada contacted Jonathan Lait to review the issues. We met with Jonathan Lait and George Hoyt to discuss the reasoning for the wall removal which included (1) the intent of the code, (2) compliance with the 1986 engineer's letter recommending removal of the building and (3) the challenges in retaining the URM walls, as discussed above. George required submittal of the building analysis showing the demand/capacity ratio per Chapter 16.42 by the project engineer, Hohbach Lewin, for his evaluation. Upon much review both Jonathan and George determined that the removal of the URM walls and award of the seismic bonus was justifiable in our case. It has been a long road to get this project to this point and it is in the best interest of the public to have it completed. The project is one we are doing voluntarily for seismic reasons. Please consider denying the appeal and allowing us to move forward with our project. Respectfully, Leslie Mills Mills Family LLC PO Box 44 Palo Alto, CA 94302 4 Baumb, Nelly From:Jeff Levinsky <jeff@levinsky.org> Sent:Monday, July 20, 2020 6:33 PM To:Council, City; Shikada, Ed Subject:Organization Opposing Palo Alto's BLM Art Cited as Charity Scam! Attachments:2018-820647764-10f9ba1a-9.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council Members and City Manager Shikada:     You recently received a letter from the National Police Association objecting to a portion of the city‐ commissioned Black Lives Matter street art on Hamilton Avenue.  You may not be aware that the National  Police Association is has been cited as a charity scam by at least four police departments  (https://www.indystar.com/story/news/investigations/2019/03/17/national‐police‐association‐says‐its‐ helping‐police‐chiefs‐say‐its‐scam/3144585002/).  A person named as a vice president on the organization's  incorporation documents denied knowing of the nonprofit (https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs‐ md‐ci‐national‐police‐association‐questions‐20190227‐story.html), leading to the possibility that the true  organizers committed perjury (https://filtermag.org/latest‐national‐police‐association‐revelations‐support‐ our‐suspicions/).  The NPA has also been accused before of filing a "bogus complaint created to garner press  and monetary support" (https://www.alternet.org/2019/01/heres‐the‐truth‐behind‐the‐national‐police‐ association‐and‐its‐shady‐ideology/).      I've attached the organization's 2018 tax return.  The Better Business Bureau's charity advisory service  Give.org suggests that 65% of more a charity's expenses should be for its charitable purpose  (https://www.give.org/for‐charities/How‐We‐Accredit‐Charities/). However, the NPA's tax return indicates  only about 25% of its expenses went to its charitable purpose – and most of that went to the same firms  handling its fundraising.    The tax return also indicates that the NPA is not a membership organization but instead is run by three people.  Attempts by some reporters to contact even these individuals were unsuccessful.  As the author of the  AlterNet article cited above states:    I had never heard of the NPA in my 21 years working in law enforcement—nor in my last eight years as  a speaker, board member and now chair of a law enforcement non‐profit.  The NPA is not a traditional  police labor union association like the Fraternal Order of Police, nor a professional organization, such  as the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Yet its name implies that it represents police  professionals across the United States.    The IndyStar article quoted Germantown, Wisconsin's then‐Police Chief Peter Hoell as being more blunt after  seeing the letter the NPA sent to his town's residents:      It's a scam.    Please be aware of all this as you consider whether our City should react to the NPA letter.    Thank you,  efile GRAPHIC rint -DO NOT PROCESS As Filed Data -DLN:93493198006299 Form990 Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax OMS No 1545-0047 ~ DepJrtnk'nt of the TreJ..,un IntemJ! Re\ c-nuc-~en ice Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (except private foundations) II> Do not enter social security numbers on this form as 1t may be made public II> Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information. A F th 2019 or e d t ca en ar vear, or ax vear b ecunnmo 01 01 2018 - -, an d d" en mo 12 31 2018 -- 2018 Open to Public Inspection B Check 1f applicable C Name of organization D Employer 1dent1f1cat1on number D Address change NATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION INC 82-0647764 D Name change D In1t1al return Doing business as D Final return/terminated D Amended return Number and street (or P 0 box 1f mall 1s not delivered to street address) I Room/suite E Telephone number D Appl1cat1on pending 8710 BASH STREET NO 501692 (302) 469-1765 City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46250 G Gross receipts $ 2,294, 166 F Name and address of principal officer H(a) Is this a group return for ED HUTCHISON DYes ~No 8710 BASH STREET NO 501692 subordinates? INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46250 H(b) Are all subordinates DYes DNo included? I Tax-exempt status ~ 50l(c)(3) D 50l(c) ( ) ~ (insert no ) D 4947(a)(l) or D 527 If "No," attach a list (see 1nstruct1ons) J Website: II> WWW NATIONALPOLICE ORG H(c) Group exemption number II> K Form of organization ~ Corporation D Trust D Assoc1at1on D Other II> L Year of formation 2017 I M State of legal dom1c1le DE . -Summary 1 Briefly describe the organization's m1ss1on or most s1gn1f1cant act1v1t1es "' SEE FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 ~ ~ a; Check this box II> D 1f the organ1zat1on d1scont1nued its operations or disposed of more than 25% of its net assets > 2 0 ~ 3 Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line la) 3 3 o.:i v .. 4 Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line lb) 4 3 Cl> 5 Total number of 1nd1v1duals employed in calendar year 2018 (Part V, line 2a) 5 0 ~ 6 Total number of volunteers (estimate 1f necessary) 6 3 '-' ct 7a Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 7a 0 b Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 34 7b 0 Prior Year Current Year ~ 8 Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line lh) 103,171 2,293,487 ~ 9 Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) 0 0 (j; > 10 Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) 0 0 "' c: 11 Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, Sc, 9c, lOc, and lle) 0 679 12 Total revenue-add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12) 103,171 2,294,166 13 Grants and s1m1lar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1-3 ) 0 0 14 Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4) 0 0 ~ 15 Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5-10) 0 0 V> 16a Professional fundra1sing fees (Part IX, column (A), line lle) 12,248 125,208 ~ 0.. b Total fundra1sing expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) ll>l,212,218 ~ 17 Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 1 la-1 ld, 11f-24e) 205,294 2,461, 727 18 Total expenses Add lines 13-17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) 217,542 2,586,935 19 Revenue less expenses Subtract line 18 from line 12 -114,371 -292, 769 ~~ Beginning of Current Year End of Year tl 2! ~ C'C ~("!! 20 Total assets (Part X, line 16) 4,167 47, 783 <co 21 Total liab1l1t1es (Part X, line 26) 118,538 454,923 -2! ~:;, Zu. 22 Net assets or fund balances Subtract line 21 from line 20 -114,371 -407,140 . Signature Block Under penalties of periury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, 1t 1s true, correct, and complete Declaration of preparer (other than officer) 1s based on all 1nformat1on of which preparer has an knowled e ~ '** "* 2019-07-17 Sign Signature of officer Date Here ~ED HUTCHISON PRESIDENT Type or print name and title Print/Type preparer's name I Preparer's signature I Date Check D 1f I PTIN Paid self-emoloved Preparer Firm's name II> GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN Firm's EIN II> 52-1392008 Use Only Firm's address II> 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N Phone no (301) 951-9090 BETHESDA, MD 208142930 May the IRS discuss this return with the preparer shown above? (see instructions) ~Yes DNo For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the separate instructions. Cat No 11282Y Form 990 (2018) Form 990 (2018) Page 2 IQfflll!I Statement of Program Service Accomplishments Check 1f Schedule 0 contains a response or note to any line in this Part Ill 1 Briefly describe the organization's m1ss1on THE NATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED TO EDUCATE SUPPORTERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ON HOW TO HELP POLICE DEPARTMENTS ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOALS 2 Did the organ1zat1on undertake any s1gn1f1cant program services during the year which were not listed on the prior Form 990 or 990-EZ? If "Yes," describe these new services on Schedule 0 3 Did the organ1zat1on cease conducting, or make s1gnif1cant changes in how 1t conducts, any program services? If "Yes," describe these changes on Schedule 0 Dves ~No Dves ~No 4 Describe the organization's program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organ1zat1ons are required to report the amount of grants and allocations to others, the total expenses, and revenue, 1f any, for each program service reported 4a (Code ) (Expenses $ 670,440 including grants of$ ) (Revenue$ See Add1t1onal Data 4b (Code ) (Expenses $ including grants of$ ) (Revenue$ 4c (Code ) (Expenses $ including grants of$ ) (Revenue$ 4d Other program services (Describe in Schedule 0 ) (Expenses$ including grants of$ ) (Revenue$ 4e Total program service expenses II> 670,440 Form 990 (2018) Form 990 (2018) Page 3 . -Checklist of Required Schedules Yes No 1 Is the organ1zat1on described 1n section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)? If "Yes," complete Yes Schedule A ~ . 1 2 Is the organ1zat1on required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contnbutors (see instructions)? ~ 2 Yes 3 Did the organ1zat1on engage in direct or 1nd1rect political campaign act1v1t1es on behalf of or in oppos1t1on to candidates No for public office? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part I 3 4 Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organ1zat1on engage in lobbying act1v1t1es, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part II 4 No 5 Is the organ1zat1on a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organ1zat1on that receives membership dues, assessments, or s1m1lar amounts as defined 1n Revenue Procedure 98-19? No If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part Ill 5 6 Did the organ1zat1on maintain any donor advised funds or any s1m1lar funds or accounts for which donors have the right to provide advice on the d1stribut1on or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part I~ . 6 No 7 Did the organ1zat1on receive or hold a conservation easement, 1nclud1ng easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part II~ 7 No 8 Did the organ1zat1on maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other s1m1lar assets? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part Ill~ . 8 No 9 Did the organ1zat1on report an amount 1n Part X, line 21 for escrow or custodial account liab1l1ty, serve as a custodian for amounts not listed 1n Part X, or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negot1at1on No services? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part IV~ 9 10 Did the organ1zat1on, directly or through a related organ1zat1on, hold assets 1n temporarily restricted endowments, 10 No permanent endowments, or quasi-endowments? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part V ~ 11 If the organ1zat1on's answer to any of the following questions 1s "Yes," then complete Schedule D, Parts VI, VII, VIII, IX, or X as applicable a Did the organ1zat1on report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment in Part X, line 10? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part VI ~ lla No b Did the organ1zat1on report an amount for investments-other securities 1n Part X, line 12 that 1s 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part VII~ llb No c Did the organ1zat1on report an amount for investments-program related 1n Part X, line 13 that 1s 5% or more of its total assets reported 1n Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part VIII~ Uc No d Did the organ1zat1on report an amount for other assets 1n Part X, line 15 that 1s 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part IX~ lld No e Did the organ1zat1on report an amount for other l1ab11it1es 1n Part X, line 25? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part X ~ lle No f Did the organ1zat1on's separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization's l1ab1l1ty for uncertain tax pos1t1ons under FIN 48 (ASC 740)? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part X ~ llf No 12a Did the organ1zat1on obtain separate, independent audited f1nanc1al statements for the tax year? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Parts XI and XII ~ 12a No b Was the organ1zat1on included 1n consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year? 12b No If "Yes," and 1f the organization answered "No" to line 12a, then completing Schedule D, Parts XI and XII 1s optional ~ 13 Is the organ1zat1on a school described 1n section 170(b)(l)(A)(11)? If "Yes," complete Schedule E 13 No 14a Did the organ1zat1on maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States? 14a No b Did the organ1zat1on have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundra1s1ng, business, investment, and program service act1v1t1es outside the United States, or aggregate foreign investments 14b No valued at $100,000 or more? If "Yes," complete Schedule F, Parts I and IV 15 Did the organ1zat1on report on Part IX, column (A), line 3, more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for any foreign organization? If "Yes," complete Schedule F, Parts II and IV 15 No 16 Did the organ1zat1on report on Part IX, column (A), line 3, more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or other assistance to or for foreign 1nd1v1duals? If "Yes," complete Schedule F, Parts III and IV 16 No 17 Did the organ1zat1on report a total of more than $15,000 of expenses for professional fundra1s1ng services on Part IX, 17 Yes column (A), lines 6 and lle? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part /(see 1nstruct1ons) ~ 18 Did the organ1zat1on report more than $15,000 total of fund raising event gross income and contributions on Part VIII, lines le and Sa? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part II ~ 18 No 19 Did the organ1zat1on report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming act1v1t1es on Part VIII, line 9a? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part Ill ~ 19 No 20a Did the organ1zat1on operate one or more hospital fac11it1es? If "Yes," complete Schedule H 20a No b If "Yes" to line 20a, did the organization attach a copy of its audited f1nanc1al statements to this return? 20b 21 Did the organ1zat1on report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to any domestic organ1zat1on or domestic government on Part IX, column (A), line 1? If "Yes," complete Schedule I, Parts I and II 21 No 22 Did the organ1zat1on report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for domestic 1nd1v1duals on Part IX, 22 column (A), line 2? If "Yes," complete Schedule I, Parts I and III No Form 990 (2018) Form 990 (2018) Page 4 W:Jif!iliA Checklist of Required Schedules (contmued) - Yes No 23 Did the organ1zat1on answer "Yes" to Part VII, Section A, line 3, 4, or 5 about compensation of the organ1zat1on's current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees7 If "Yes," complete 23 No Schedule J 24a Did the organ1zat1on have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 20027 If "Yes," answer Imes 24b through 24d and No complete Schedule K If "No," go to ltne 25a 24a b Did the organ1zat1on invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period except1on7 24b c Did the organ1zat1on maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year to defease any tax-exempt bonds7 24c d Did the organ1zat1on act as an "on behalf of" issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year7 24d 25a Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations. Did the organ1zat1on engage in an excess benefit transaction with a d1squal1f1ed person during the year7 If "Yes," 25a No complete Schedule L, Part I b Is the organ1zat1on aware that 1t engaged 1n an excess benefit transaction with a d1squalif1ed person 1n a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization's prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ7 25b No If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part I 26 Did the organ1zat1on report any amount on Part X, line 5, 6, or 22 for receivables from or payables to any current or former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, or d1squal1f1ed persons7 26 No If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part II 27 Did the organ1zat1on provide a grant or other assistance to an officer, director, trustee, key employee, substantial contributor or employee thereof, a grant selection committee member, or to a 35% controlled entity or family member 27 No of any of these persons7 If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part Ill 28 Was the organ1zat1on a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties (see Schedule L, Part IV instructions for applicable f1l1ng thresholds, cond1t1ons, and exceptions) a A current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee7 If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV 28a No b A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee7 If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV 28b No c An entity of which a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee (or a family member thereof) was an officer, director, trustee, or direct or indirect owner7 If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV 28c No 29 Did the organ1zat1on receive more than $25,000 1n non-cash contribut1ons7 If "Yes," complete Schedule M 29 No 30 Did the organ1zat1on receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other s1m1lar assets, or qualified conservation contribut1ons7 If "Yes," complete Schedule M 30 No 31 Did the organ1zat1on l1qu1date, terminate, or dissolve and cease operat1ons7 If "Yes," complete Schedule N, Part I 31 No 32 Did the organ1zat1on sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets7 If "Yes," complete Schedule N, Part II 32 No 33 Did the organ1zat1on own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301 7701-2 and 301 7701-37 If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part I 33 No 34 Was the organ1zat1on related to any tax-exempt or taxable ent1ty7 If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part II, III, or IV, and Part V, ltne 1 34 No 35a Did the organ1zat1on have a controlled entity w1th1n the meaning of section 512(b)(13)7 35a No b If 'Yes' to line 35a, did the organization receive any payment from or engage 1n any transaction with a controlled entity w1th1n the meaning of section 512(b)(13)7 If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part V, ltne 2 35b 36 Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organ1zat1on make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organ1zat1on7 If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part V, ltne 2 36 No 37 Did the organ1zat1on conduct more than 5% of its act1v1t1es through an entity that 1s not a related organization and that 1s treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes7 If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part VI 37 No 38 Did the organ1zat1on complete Schedule 0 and provide explanations in Schedule 0 for Part VI, lines llb and 197 Note. All Form 990 filers are required to complete Schedule 0 38 Yes . -Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance Check 1f Schedule 0 contains a response or note to any line in this Part V • D Yes No la Enter the number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096 Enter -0-1f not applicable I la I 5 b Enter the number of Forms W-2G included 1n line la Enter -0-1f not applicable I lb I 0 c Did the organ1zat1on comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize w1nners7 le Yes Form 990 (2018) Form 990 (2018) 2a Enter the number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return 2a b If at least one 1s reported on line 2a, did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns' Note.If the sum of lines la and 2a 1s greater than 2SO, you may be required to e-f1le (see 1nstruct1ons) 3a Did the organ1zat1on have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year' b If "Yes," has 1t filed a Form 990-T for this year' If "No" to /me 3b, provide an explanation m Schedule 0 0 2b 3a 3b 4a At any time during the calendar year, did the organ1zat1on have an interest 1n, or a signature or other authority over, a 4a financial account 1n a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other f1nanc1al account)' b If "Yes," enter the name of the foreign country "'------------------------- See instructions for f1l1ng requirements for F1nCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) Page 5 No No Sa Was the organ1zat1on a party to a proh1b1ted tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year' Sa No f----+-----l---b Did any taxable party notify the organ1zat1on that 1t was or 1s a party to a proh1b1ted tax shelter transaction' Sb No c If "Yes," to line Sa or Sb, did the organ1zat1on file Form 8886-P 6a Does the organ1zat1on have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organ1zat1on sol1c1t any contributions that were not tax deductible as charitable contributions' b If "Yes," did the organization include with every solic1tat1on an express statement that such contributions or gifts were Sc 6a not tax deductible' 6b 7 Organizations that may receive deductible contributions under section 170(c). a Did the organ1zat1on receive a payment in excess of $7S made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services 7a provided to the payer' b If "Yes," did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided' c Did the organ1zat1on sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which 1t was required to file Form 8282' d If "Yes," 1nd1cate the number of Forms 8282 filed during the year I 7d I e Did the organ1zat1on receive any funds, directly or 1nd1rectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract' f Did the organ1zat1on, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract' g If the organ1zat1on received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organ1zat1on file Form 8899 as 7b 7c 7e 7f required' 7g No No No No No f----+-----l--- h If the organ1zat1on received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-(7 7h 8 Sponsoring organizations maintaining donor advised funds. Did a donor advised fund maintained by the sponsoring organization have excess business holdings at any time during the year' 9a Did the sponsoring organization make any taxable d1stribut1ons under section 4966' b Did the sponsoring organization make a d1stribut1on to a donor, donor advisor, or related person' 10 Section S01(c)(7) organizations. Enter a Init1at1on fees and capital contributions included on Part VIII, line 12 I 1oa I l----+------------1 b Gross receipts, included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, for public use of club fac1l1t1es 10b ~-~------------1 11 Section S01(c)(12) organizations. Enter a Gross income from members or shareholders 11a f----+------------1 b Gross income from other sources (Do not net amounts due or paid to other sources against amounts due or received from them ) 11b 8 9a 9b 12a Section 4947(a)(1) non-exempt charitable trusts. Is the organ1zat1on filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 104P 12a b If "Yes," enter the amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year I I 1----+-----<~-- 12b 13 Section S01(c)(29) qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers. a Is the organ1zat1on licensed to issue qualified health plans 1n more than one state' Note. See the instructions for add1t1onal 1nformat1on the organization must report on Schedule 0 b Enter the amount of reserves the organ1zat1on 1s required to maintain by the states in which the organization 1s licensed to issue qual1f1ed health plans 13b f----+------------1 c Enter the amount of reserves on hand 13c ~-~------------1 14a Did the organ1zat1on receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year' b If "Yes," has 1t filed a Form 720 to report these payments' If "No," provide an explanation m Schedule 0 1S Is the organ1zat1on subject to the section 4960 tax on payment(s) of more than $1,000,000 1n remuneration or excess parachute payment(s) during the year' If "Yes," see instructions and file Form 4720, Schedule N. 16 Is the organ1zat1on an educational 1nst1tut1on subject to the section 4968 excise tax on net investment income' If "Yes," complete Form 4720, Schedule 0. 13a 14a No 14b 1S No 16 No Form 990 (2018) Form 990 (2018) Page 7 ld@ll Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors Check 1f Schedule 0 contains a response or note to any line in this Part VII • Section A. Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees D la Complete this table for all persons required to be listed Report compensation for the calendar year ending with or w1th1n the organization's tax year • List all of the organ1zat1on's current officers, directors, trustees (whether 1nd1v1duals or organ1zat1ons), regardless of amount of compensation Enter -0-in columns (D), (E), and (F) 1f no compensation was paid • List all of the organ1zat1on's current key employees, 1f any See instructions for def1nit1on of "key employee " •List the organization's five current highest compensated employees (other than an officer, director, trustee or key employee) who received reportable compensation (Box 5 of Form W-2 and/or Box 7 of Form 1099-MISC) of more than $100,000 from the organization and any related organ1zat1ons • List all of the organ1zat1on's former officers, key employees, or highest compensated employees who received more than $100,000 of reportable compensation from the organ1zat1on and any related organizations • List all of the organ1zat1on's former directors or trustees that received, in the capacity as a former director or trustee of the organization, more than $10,000 of reportable compensation from the organ1zat1on and any related organizations List persons in the following order 1nd1v1dual trustees or directors, 1nst1tut1onal trustees, officers, key employees, highest compensated employees, and former such persons ~ Check this box 1f neither the organization nor any related organ1zat1on compensated any current officer, director, or trustee (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Name and Title Average Pos1t1on (do not check more Reportable Reportable (F) Estimated hours per than one box, unless person compensation compensation amount of other week (list 1s both an officer and a from the from related compensation any hours d 1 rector /trustee) organ1zat1on organ1zat1ons from the for related ,-, ~ /'° <t' I (W-2/1099-(W-2/1099-organ1zat1on and "Tl organizations =.. :::J :::;--~ 3 <LS Q MISC) MISC) related :::.. below dotted Q. -: ~ 0 n -::::J organizations ::-, -~ ~ ~ :!: 'I> :;! ?: ~ line) .:.. 3 c 0~ ,-, "D •t' 0 it• CJ ~ 2 Q .,.. § -'I> ,. :::i 'I> "".) :t ;::; •I• :::; ,r, ~ ., •[ a •[• '1' .:.. (1) ED HUTCHISON 10 00 ...................................................................... ................. x x 0 0 0 PRESIDENT (2) BRAD SHAW 0 50 ...................................................................... ................. x x 0 0 0 SECRETARY (3) DEREK PETERSON 0 50 ...................................................................... ................. x x 0 0 0 TREASURER Form 990 (2018) Form 990 (2018) Page 8 -· Section A. Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees (continued) (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Name and Title Average Pos1t1on (do not check more Reportable Reportable hours per than one box, unless person compensation compensation week (list 1s both an officer and a from the from related any hours d 1 rector /trustee) organization (W-organ1zat1ons (W- for related ~ :J ~ /'° '1:• I 2/1099-MISC) 2/1099-MISC) ""Tl -organizations :::.. ::> -~ =Li:i :2 below dotted Q. -: ~ 0 n -:::J -_, -~ ~ :!: •I> ,-. •t• ~ line) ~.:.. 3 ;. ;:. c 0~ ,-, "D '1:• 0 ([1 CJ ~ 2 Q .,.. § -•I> ,. :::i •I> "'=' :t •I• :::; •I· ::: <? •I a. •T '1:' .:.. lb Sub-Total ... c Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A ... d Total (add lines lb and le) ... 0 2 Total number of ind1v1duals (1nclud1ng but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of reportable compensation from the organization II> 0 3 Did the organ1zat1on list any former officer, director or trustee, key employee, or highest compensated employee on line la' If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such tnd1v1dual 4 For any 1nd1v1dual listed on line la, 1s the sum of reportable compensation and other compensation from the organ1zat1on and related organ1zat1ons greater than $150,000' If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such tnd1v1dual 5 Did any person listed on line la receive or accrue compensation from any unrelated organization or 1nd1v1dual for services rendered to the organizat1on'If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such person Section B. Independent Contractors 0 (F) Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organ1zat1ons 0 Yes No 3 No 4 No 5 No 1 Complete this table for your five highest compensated independent contractors that received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organ1zat1on Report compensation for the calendar year ending with or w1th1n the organization's tax year (A) (BJ (C) Name and business address Descnpt1on of services Compensation PRINT MAIL GROUP MAILING 1,195,552 4333 DAVENPORT ROAD FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22408 WASHINGTON LISTS INC MAILING 221,887 6849 OLD DOMINION DRIVE SUITE 320 MCLEAN, VA 22101 TRI-STATE ENVELOPE MAILING 179,318 1 ORGLER PLACE ASHLAND, PA 17921 2 Total number of independent contractors (including but not l1m1ted to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization II> 3 Form 990 (2018) Form 990 (2018) Page 9 M:tffiijhM Statement of Revenue Check 1f Schedule 0 contains a response or note to any line 1n this Part VIII D (A) (B) (C) (D) Total revenue Related or Unrelated Revenue exempt business excluded from function revenue tax under sections revenue 512 -514 la Federated campaigns I la ll ll I I = = b Membership dues lb ~ :::: .... Q Fundra1sing events I I L!:I E c le ~ <:( d Related organizations I ld I ~ .... ·-~ I I L!:I= e Government grants (contributions) le ~ E "'·-f All other contributions, gifts, grants, I I § (/) and s1m1lar amounts not included 1f 2,293,487 ; .... above :::: QJ .::: .: -g Noncash contributions included ·:::: 0 -1n lines la -1f $ = "C Q = h Total. Add lines la-lf ... u ~ 2,293,487 :i,, Business Code ~ 2a '\. > ~ b J, ...:> c > ~ d E e ro O> f All other program service revenue 0 &: 9Total. Add lines 2a-2f ... 3 Investment income (including d1v1dends, interest, and other s1m1lar amounts) ... 4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds ... 5 Royalties ... (1) Real (11) Personal 6a Gross rents b Less rental expenses c Rental income or (loss) d Net rental income or (loss) ... (1) Securities (11) Other 7a Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory b Less cost or other basis and sales expenses c Gain or (loss) d Net gain or (loss) ... Sa Gross income from fundra1s1ng events ~ (not including $ of :::: contributions reported on line le) f See Part IV, line 18 a > ~ b Less direct expenses b a: ... c Net income or (loss) from fundra1sing events ... ~ .:::. 9a Gross income from gaming act1v1t1es .... 0 See Part IV, line 19 a b Less direct expenses b c Net income or (loss) from gaming act1v1t1es ... 10aGross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances a b Less cost of goods sold b c Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory ... Miscellaneous Revenue Business Code 11aoTHER INCOME 900099 679 679 b c d All other revenue e Total. Add lines 11a-11d ... 679 12 Total revenue. See Instructions ... 2,294,166 0 0 679 Form 990 (2018) Form 990 (2018) Page 10 M@IM Statement of Functional Expenses Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations must complete all columns All other organ1zat1ons must complete column (A) Check 1f Schedule 0 contains a response or note to any line 1n this Part IX • D Do not include amounts reported on lines 6b, (AJ (BJ (CJ (DJ Program service Management and 7b, Sb, 9b, and 10b of Part VIII. Total expenses expenses general expenses Fund ra 1singex penses 1 Grants and other assistance to domestic organ1zat1ons and domestic governments See Part IV, line 21 2 Grants and other assistance to domestic ind1v1duals See Part IV, line 22 3 Grants and other assistance to foreign organ1zat1ons, foreign governments, and foreign ind1v1duals See Part IV, line 15 and 16 4 Benefits paid to or for members 5 Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees 6 Compensation not included above, to d1squal1f1ed persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described 1n section 4958(c)(3)(B) 7 Other salaries and wages 8 Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401 (k) and 403(b) employer contributions) 9 Other employee benefits 10 Payroll taxes 11 Fees for services (non-employees) a Management b Legal 25,431 25,431 c Accou nt1 ng 10,739 10,739 d Lobbying e Professional fundra1sing services See Part IV, line 17 125,208 125,208 f Investment management fees g Other (If line llg amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column 86,503 65,635 20,868 (A) amount, list line llg expenses on Schedule 0) 12 Advertising and promotion 31,268 31,268 13 Office expenses 15,953 15,896 57 14 Information technology 152,177 45,490 15, 705 90,982 15 Royalties 16 Occupancy 17 Travel 18 Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public off1c1als 19 Conferences, conventions, and meetings 20 Interest 21 Payments to aff1l1ates 22 Deprec1at1on, depletion, and amort1zat1on 23 Insurance 24 Other expenses Itemize expenses not covered above (List miscellaneous expenses 1n line 24e If line 24e amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 24e expenses on Schedule 0 ) a POSTAGE AND CAGING FEES 1,216,715 227,836 533,769 455, 110 b PRINTING & TYPESETTING 487,553 146,618 47,698 293,237 c MAIL HSE FEES & RENTALS 375,948 112,548 38,304 225,096 d PRIZE EXPENSES 31,431 8,846 22,585 e Al I other expenses 28,009 25, 149 2,860 25 Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e 2,586,935 670,440 704,277 1,212,218 26 Joint costs. Complete this line only 1f the organization 2,485,446 607,987 665,241 1,212,218 reported 1n column (B) io1nt costs from a combined educational campaign and fundra1sing sol1c1tat1on Check here II> ~ 1f following SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720) Form 990 (2018) Form 990 (2018) Page 11 MQffitM Balance Sheet Check 1f Schedule 0 contains a response or note to any line 1n this Part IX D (A) (B) Beginning of year End of year 1 Cash-no n-1 nterest-bea ring 4,167 1 47,783 2 Savings and temporary cash investments 2 3 Pledges and grants receivable, net 3 4 Accounts receivable, net 4 5 Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees Complete 5 Part II of Schedule L 6 Loans and other receivables from other d1squalif1ed persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), persons described 1n section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organ1zat1ons of section 501(c)(9) 6 voluntary employees' benef1c1ary organ1zat1ons (see instructions) Complete "1'i Part II of Schedule L -7 Notes and loans receivable, net 7 <ll "1'i 8 Inventories for sale or use 8 "1'i <( 9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges 9 10a Land, buildings, and equipment cost or other basis Complete Part VI of Schedule D 10a b Less accumulated deprec1at1on 10b 10c 11 Investments-publicly traded securities 11 12 Investments-other securities See Part IV, line 11 12 13 Investments-program-related See Part IV, line 11 13 14 Intangible assets 14 15 Other assets See Part IV, line 11 15 16 Total assets.Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 34) 4,167 16 47,783 17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 118,538 17 454,923 18 Grants payable 18 19 Deferred revenue 19 20 Tax-exempt bond liab1l1t1es 20 (,/I 21 Escrow or custodial account l1ab11ity Complete Part IV of Schedule D 21 .92 22 Loans and other payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, ·"= -key employees, highest compensated employees, and d1squal1f1ed :.c ct persons Complete Part II of Schedule L 22 ::i 23 Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties 23 24 Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties 24 25 Other liab11it1es (1nclud1ng federal income tax, payables to related third parties, 25 and other liab11it1es not included on lines 17 -24) Complete Part X of Schedule D 26 Total liabilities.Add lines 17 through 25 118,538 26 454,923 >JI Organizations that follow SFAS 117 (ASC 958), check here II> ~and Ql ~ complete lines 27 through 29, and lines 33 and 34. r:; 27 Unrestricted net assets -114,371 27 -407, 140 r:; 28 Temporarily restricted net assets 28 al ~ 29 Permanently restricted net assets 29 ~ Organizations that do not follow SFAS 117 (ASC 958), i.. ~ check here II> D and complete lines 30 through 34. 0 30 Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds 30 >JI -Ql 31 Pa1d-1n or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund 31 >JI >JI 32 Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds 32 <( -33 Total net assets or fund balances -114,371 33 -407, 140 Ql z 34 Total l1ab1l1t1es and net assets/fund balances 4,167 34 47,783 Form 990 (2018) Form 990 (2018) Page 12 1@131 Reconcilliation of Net Assets Check 1f Schedule 0 contains a response or note to any line in this Part XI D 1 Total revenue (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12) 1 2,294, 166 2 Total expenses (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) 2 2,586,935 3 Revenue less expenses Subtract line 2 from line 1 3 -292,769 4 Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year (must equal Part X, line 33, column (A)) 4 -114,371 5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments 5 6 Donated services and use of fac1l1t1es 6 7 Investment expenses 7 8 Prior period adjustments 8 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances (explain 1n Schedule 0) 9 0 10 Net assets or fund balances at end of year Combine lines 3 through 9 (must equal Part X, line 33, column (B)) 10 -407, 140 . Financial Statements and Reporting Check 1f Schedule 0 contains a response or note to any line 1n this Part XII • D Yes No 1 Accounting method used to prepare the Form 990 D Cash ~ Accrual D Other If the organ1zat1on changed its method of accounting from a prior year or checked "Other," explain 1n Schedule 0 2a Were the organization's f1nanc1al statements compiled or reviewed by an independent accountant? 2a Yes If 'Yes,' check a box below to 1nd1cate whether the financial statements for the year were compiled or reviewed on a separate basis, consolidated basis, or both ~ Separate basis D Consolidated basis D Both consolidated and separate basis b Were the organization's f1nanc1al statements audited by an independent accountant? 2b No If 'Yes,' check a box below to 1nd1cate whether the financial statements for the year were audited on a separate basis, consolidated basis, or both D Separate basis D Consolidated basis D Both consolidated and separate basis c If "Yes,'' to line 2a or 2b, does the organ1zat1on have a committee that assumes respons1b1l1ty for oversight of the audit, review, or comp1lat1on of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant? 2c Yes If the organ1zat1on changed either its oversight process or selection process during the tax year, explain 1n Schedule 0 3a As a result of a federal award, was the organ1zat1on required to undergo an audit or audits as set forth in the Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133? 3a No b If "Yes," did the organization undergo the required audit or audits? If the organization did not undergo the required audit or audits, explain why in Schedule 0 and describe any steps taken to undergo such audits 3b Form 990 (2018) Additional Data Software ID: Software Version: EIN: 82-0647764 Name: NATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION INC Form 990 (2018) Form 990, Part III, Line 4a: 2018 WAS A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COMBAT THESE CHALLENGES, THE NATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION (NPA) ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING -NPA FILED AN AMICUS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF THE U S DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LAWSUIT AGAINST THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO OVERTURN THE CALIFORNIA LAW WHICH MAKES ALL OF CALIFORNIA A "SANCTUARY" FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS UNDER THIS LAW, POLICE CANNOT ARREST INDIVIDUALS FOR IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS A VICTORY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND NPA IN THIS VITALLY IMPORTANT CASE COULD SET AN IMPORTANT NATIONAL PRECEDENT THAT WOULD OUTLAW SANCTUARY POLICIES, NOT ONLY IN CALIFORNIA, BUT IN HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMMUNITIES AROUND (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE 0) THE NATION -NPA CONTACTED MILLIONS OF CITIZENS LIVING IN SANCTUARY COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE NATION, ALERTING THEM TO THEIR COMMUNITY'S SANCTUARY POLICIES AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE POLICIES -NPA FILED A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOIA) REQUEST IN CHICAGO TO DETERMINE WHY CERTAIN NON-GOVERNMENTAL GROUPS APPEAR TO HAVE APPROVAL OVER THE PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES OF THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT OUR INVESTIGATION IN CHICAGO MAY HELP STOP THESE GROUPS FROM GAINING A FOOTHOLD IN THE DETERMINATION OF PRACTICES OF OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN THEUS -NPA WAS OFTEN THE ONLY VOICE OPPOSING PAROLE FOR INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF KILLING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN OHIO, KENTUCKY, MISSOURI AND VIRGINIA, WE OPPOSED THE PAROLE OF MEN WHO WERE CONVICTED OF KILLING POLICE OFFICERS WE ASKED THE NEW YORK GOVERNOR TO REVERSE THE PAROLE BOARD VOTE TO RELEASE A MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING A POLICE OFFICER LASTLY, WE FORMALLY ASKED PRESIDENT TRUMP TO INCLUDE ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN LLOYDS LAW, WHICH WOULD ADD LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO THE FEDERAL HATE CRIMES LAW -NPA ASKED PRESIDENT TRUMP TO MODIFY THE CONSENT DECREE IMPOSED ON BALTIMORE BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION THAT IMPEDES POLICE FROM PREVENTING CRIME IN THE CITY IN ADDITION, NPA REACHED MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WITH OUR MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THROUGH OUR MANY FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS, OUR 60,000 TWITIER FOLLOWERS, AND THE MILLIONS WE REACHED THROUGH MAIL AND THE NEWS MEDIA Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018 Page 2 lifiliM Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv), 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), and 170 (b)(l)(A)(ix) (Complete only 1f you checked the box on line 5, 7, 8, or 9 of Part I or 1f the organ1zat1on failed to qualify under Part III. If the organ1zat1on falls to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.) Section A. Public Suooort Calendar year (a) 2014 (b) 2015 (c) 2016 (d) 2017 (e) 2018 (f) Total (or fiscal year beginning in)~ 1 Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received (Do not 103,171 2,293,487 2,396,658 include any "unusual grant ") 2 Tax revenues levied for the organ1zat1on's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf 3 The value of services or fac11it1es furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge 4 Total. Add lines 1 through 3 103,171 2,293,487 2,396,658 5 The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) 6 Public support. Subtract line 5 from 2,396,658 line 4 Section B. Total Suooort Calendar year (a)2014 (b)2015 (c)2016 (d)2017 (e)2018 (f)Total (or fiscal year beginning in)~ 7 Amounts from line 4 103, 171 2,293,487 2,396,658 8 Gross income from interest, d1v1dends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from s1m1lar sources 9 Net income from unrelated business act1v1t1es, whether or not the business 1s regularly earned on 10 Other income Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets 679 679 (Explain in Part VI ) 11 Total support. Add lines 7 through 2,397,337 10 12 Gross receipts from related act1v1t1es, etc (see 1nstruct1ons) I 12 I 13 First five years. If the Form 990 1s for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organ1zat1on, check this box and stop here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ ~ Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage 14 Public support percentage for 2018 (line 6, column (f) d1v1ded by line 11, column (f)) 15 Public support percentage for 2017 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 14 15 16a 33 1/30/o support test-2018. If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 1s 33 1/3% or more, check this box and stop here. The organ1zat1on qual1f1es as a publicly supported organization ~o b 33 1/3°/o support test-2017. If the organ1zat1on did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 1s 33 1/3% or more, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organ1zat1on 17a 10°/o-facts-and-circumstances test-2018. If the organ1zat1on did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14 1s 10% or more, and 1f the organ1zat1on meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain 1n Part VI how the organ1zat1on meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test The organ1zat1on qualifies as a publicly supported organization b 10°/o-facts-and-circumstances test-2017. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line 15 1s 10% or more, and 1f the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain 1n Part VI how the organ1zat1on meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test The organ1zat1on qualifies as a publicly supported organization 18 Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see 1nstruct1ons ~o Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018 Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018 Page 3 MifilOM Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2) (Complete only 1f you checked the box on line 10 of Part I or 1f the organ1zat1on failed to qualify under Part II. If the organ1zat1on fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.) Section A. Public Suooort Calendar year (a) 2014 (b) 2015 (c) 2016 (d) 2017 (e) 2018 (f) Total (or fiscal year beginning in)~ 1 Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received (Do not include any "unusual grants ") 2 Gross receipts from adm1ss1ons, merchandise sold or services performed, or fac1l1t1es furnished 1n any act1v1ty that 1s related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose 3 Gross receipts from act1v1t1es that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 4 Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf 5 The value of services or fac1l1t1es furnished by a governmental unit to the organ1zat1on without charge 6 Total. Add lines 1 through 5 7a Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from d1squal1f1ed persons b Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than d1squal1f1ed persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1 % of the amount on line 13 for the year c Add lines 7a and 7b 8 Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6 ) Section B. Total Support Calendar year (a) 2014 (b) 2015 (c) 2016 (d)2017 (e) 2018 (f) Total (or fiscal year beginning in)~ 9 Amounts from line 6 10a Gross income from interest, d1v1dends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from s1m1lar sources b Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975 c Add lines 10a and 10b 11 Net income from unrelated business act1v1t1es not included 1n line 10b, whether or not the business 1s regularly earned on 12 Other income Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain 1n Part VI ) 13 Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12 ) 14 First five years. If the Form 990 1s for the organ1zat1on's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here ~o Section C. Com utation of Public Su ort Percenta e 15 Public support percentage for 2018 (line 8, column (f) d1v1ded by line 13, column (f)) 15 16 Public support percentage from 2017 Schedule A, Part Ill, line 15 16 Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage 17 Investment income percentage for 2018 (line 10c, column (f) d1v1ded by line 13, column (f)) 17 18 Investment income percentage from 2017 Schedule A, Part Ill, line 17 18 19a 331/3°/o support tests-2018. If the organ1zat1on did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 1s more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 1s not 20 more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organ1zat1on qual1f1es as a publicly supported organization ~o b 33 1/3°/o support tests-2017. If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 1s more than 33 1/3% and line 18 1s not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organ1zat1on qualifies as a publicly supported organ1zat1on Private foundation. If the organ1zat1on did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see 1nstruct1ons ~o ~o Schedule A <Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018 Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018 Page 4 lifil(!j Supporting Organizations (Complete only 1f you checked a box on line 12 of Part I If you checked 12a of Part I, complete Sections A and B If you checked 12b of Part I, complete Sections A and C If you checked 12c of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E If you checked 12d of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V ) S II S 0 ect1on A. A uooortma raanizat1ons Yes No 1 Are all of the organ1zat1on's supported organizations listed by name in the organization's governing documents' If "No," descnbe in Part VI how the supported organ1zat1ons are designated If designated by class or purpose, descnbe the des1gnat1on If h1stonc and continuing relat1onsh1p, explain 1 2 Did the organ1zat1on have any supported organ1zat1on that does not have an IRS determ1nat1on of status under section 509 (a)( 1) or (2)' If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organtzat1on determined that the supported organ1zat1on was descnbed in section 509(a)(1) or (2) 2 3a Did the organ1zat1on have a supported organ1zat1on described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)7 If "Yes," answer (b) and (c) below 3a b Did the organ1zat1on confirm that each supported organ1zat1on qual1f1ed under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and sat1sf1ed the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)7 If "Yes," descnbe in Part VI when and how the organtzat1on made the determination 3b c Did the organ1zat1on ensure that all support to such organ1zat1ons was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes' If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organtzat1on put in place to ensure such use 3c 4a Was any supported organ1zat1on not organized 1n the United States ("foreign supported organization")' If "Yes" and 1f you checked 12a or 12b in Part I, answer (b) and (c) below 4a b Did the organ1zat1on have ultimate control and d1scret1on 1n deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organ1zat1on' If "Yes," descnbe in Part VI how the organtzat1on had such control and d1scret1on despite being controlled or 4b supervised by or in connection with its supported organ1zat1ons c Did the organ1zat1on support any foreign supported organ1zat1on that does not have an IRS determ1nat1on under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)( 1) or (2)' If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organ1zat1on used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organ1zat1on was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(8) purposes 4c Sa Did the organ1zat1on add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year' If "Yes," answer (b) and ( c) below (1f applicable) Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (1) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organtzat1ons added, substituted, or removed, (11) the reasons for each such action, (111) the authonty under the organtzat1on's organizing document authonzing such action, and (1v) how the action was accomplished (such as by Sa amendment to the organizing document) b Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organ1zat1on's organizing document' Sb c Substitutions only. Was the subst1tut1on the result of an event beyond the organ1zat1on's control' Sc 6 Did the organ1zat1on provide support (whether in the form of grants or the prov1s1on of services or fac1l1t1es) to anyone other than (1) its supported organizations, (11) 1nd1v1duals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organ1zat1ons, or (111) other supporting organ1zat1ons that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organ1zat1on's supported organizations' If "Yes," provide detatl in Part VI. 6 7 Did the organ1zat1on provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other s1m1lar payment to a substantial contributor (defined 1n section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor' If "Yes," complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 7 8 Did the organ1zat1on make a loan to a d1squalif1ed person (as defined 1n section 4958) not described 1n line 7' If "Yes," complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 8 9a Was the organ1zat1on controlled directly or 1nd1rectly at any time during the tax year by one or more d1squal1f1ed persons as defined 1n section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organ1zat1ons described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))' If "Yes," provide detatl in Part VI. 9a b Did one or more d1squal1f1ed persons (as defined in line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organ1zat1on had an interest' If "Yes," provide detail in Part VI. 9b c Did a d1squal1f1ed person (as defined in line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest' If "Yes," provide detail in Part VI. 9c 10a Was the organ1zat1on subiect to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organ1zat1ons, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organ1zat1ons)' If "Yes," answer line 10b below 10a b Did the organ1zat1on have any excess business holdings 1n the tax year' (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organ1zat1on had excess business holdings) 10b Schedule A <Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018 Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018 Page 5 l:F.TiiN Supporting Organizations (continued) Yes No 11 Has the organ1zat1on accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons' a A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described 1n (b) and (c) below, the governing body of a supported organ1zat1on' 11a b A family member of a person described in (a) above' 11b c A 35% controlled entity of a person described 1n (a) or (b) above' If "Yes" to a, b, or c, provide detail in Part VI Uc s ect1on B. Type I s upportma 0 raamzat1ons Yes No 1 Did the directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a maJority of the organization's directors or trustees at all times during the tax year' If "No," descnbe in Part VI how the supported organizat1on(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization's act1v1t1es If the organization had more than one supported organ1zat1on, descnbe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what cond1t1ons or restnct1ons, 1f any, applied to such powers dunng the tax year 1 2 Did the organ1zat1on operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organizat1on(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organ1zat1on' If "Yes," explain in Part VI how providing such benefit earned out the purposes of the supported organ1zat1on(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting 2 organization s ect1on c . Type II s upportma 0 raamzat1ons Yes No 1 Were a maJority of the organ1zat1on's directors or trustees during the tax year also a maJority of the directors or trustees of each of the organ1zat1on's supported organ1zat1on(s)' If "No," descnbe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organ1zat1on(s) 1 Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations Yes No 1 Did the organ1zat1on provide to each of its supported organ1zat1ons, by the last day of the fifth month of the organ1zat1on's tax year, (1) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (11) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of not1f1cat1on, and (111) copies of the organ1zat1on's governing documents in effect on the date of not1f1cat1on, to the extent not previously provided' 1 2 Were any of the organ1zat1on's officers, directors, or trustees either (1) appointed or elected by the supported organ1zat1on (s) or (11) serving on the governing body of a supported organization' If "No," explain in Part VI how the organ1zat1on maintained a close and continuous working relat1onsh1p with the supported organ1zat1on(s) 2 3 By reason of the relat1onsh1p described 1n (2), did the organization's supported organizations have a s1gn1f1cant voice in the organ1zat1on's investment pol1c1es and in directing the use of the organ1zat1on's income or assets at all times during the tax year' If "Yes," descnbe in Part VI the role the organization's supported organ1zat1ons played in this regard 3 Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations 1 Check the box next to the method that the organ1zat1on used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions) a D The organization sat1sf1ed the Act1v1t1es Test Complete line 2 below b D The organization 1s the parent of each of its supported organizations Complete line 3 below c D The organization supported a governmental entity Describe 1n Part VI how you supported a government entity (see 1nstruct1ons) 2 Act1v1t1es Test Answer (a) and (b) below. Yes No a Did substantially all of the organization's act1v1t1es during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organ1zat1on(s) to which the organ1zat1on was responsive' If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these act1v1t1es directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organ1zat1on was responsive to those supported organ1zat1ons, and how the organization determined that these act1v1t1es constituted substantially all of its act1v1t1es 2a b Did the act1v1t1es described 1n (a) constitute act1v1t1es that, but for the organization's involvement, one or more of the organ1zat1on's supported organizat1on(s) would have been engaged 1n' If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization's pos1t1on that its supported organ1zat1on(s) would have engaged in these act1v1t1es but for the organ1zat1on's involvement 2b 3 Parent of Supported Organ1zat1ons Answer (a) and (b) below. a Did the organ1zat1on have the power to regularly appoint or elect a maJority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of 3a the supported organizations' Provide detatfs in Part VI. b Did the organ1zat1on exercise a substantial degree of d1rect1on over the policies, programs and act1v1t1es of each of its supported organ1zat1ons' If "Yes," descnbe in Part VI. the role played by the organ1zat1on in this regard 3b Schedule A <Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018 Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018 Page 6 lifiU Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 D Check here 1f the organization sat1sf1ed the Integral Part Test as a qualifying trust on Nov 20, 1970 (explain 1n Part VI) See All h T III f II d I S A h h E mstruct1ons. ot er voe non-unct1ona 1v 1ntearate suooort1na oraanizat1ons must compete ect1ons t roua Section A -Adjusted Net Income (A) Prior Year (8) Current Year (optional) Net short-term capital gain 1 Recoveries of prior-year d1stribut1ons 2 Other gross income (see instructions) 3 Add lines 1 through 3 4 Deprec1at1on and depletion 5 Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross 6 income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see 1nstruct1ons) Other expenses (see 1nstruct1ons) 7 Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) 8 Section B -Minimum Asset Amount (A) Prior Year (8) Current Year (optional) Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year) 1 a Average monthly value of securities la b Average monthly cash balances lb c Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets le d Total (add lines la, lb, and le) ld e Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail 1n Part VI) Acqu1s1t1on indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets 2 Subtract line 2 from line ld 3 Cash deemed held for exempt use Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions) 4 Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) 5 Multiply line 5 by 035 6 Recoveries of prior-year d1stribut1ons 7 Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) 8 Section C -Distributable Amount Current Year Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) 1 Enter 85% of line 1 2 M1n1mum asset amount for prior year (from Section 8, line 8, Column A) 3 Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 4 Income tax imposed in prior year 5 Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency 6 temporary reduction (see 1nstruct1ons) D Check here 1f the current year 1s the organ1zat1on's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018 Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018 Page 7 M:F.TiW Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations (continued) Section D -Distributions Current Year 1 Amounts paid to supported organ1zat1ons to accomplish exempt purposes 2 Amounts paid to perform act1v1ty that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from act1v1ty 3 Adm1nistrat1ve expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets 5 Qual1f1ed set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) 6 Other d1stribut1ons (describe 1n Part VI) See 1nstruct1ons 7 Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6 8 D1stribut1ons to attentive supported organizations to which the organization 1s responsive (provide details 1n Part VI) See 1nstruct1ons 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 10 Line 8 amount d1v1ded by Line 9 amount Section E -Distribution Allocations (see (i) (ii) (iii) Underdistributions Distributable instructions) Excess Distributions Pre-2018 Amount for 2018 1 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 2 Underd1stribut1ons, 1f any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required--explain in Part VI) See instructions 3 Excess d1stribut1ons carryover, 1f any, to 2018 a From 2013. b From 2014. c From 2015. d From 2016. e From 2017. f Total of lines 3a through e g Applied to underd1stribut1ons of prior years h Applied to 2018 distributable amount i Carryover from 2013 not applied (see 1nstruct1ons) j Remainder Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 31 from 3f 4 D1stribut1ons for 2018 from Section D, line 7 $ a Applied to underd1stribut1ons of prior years b Applied to 2018 distributable amount c Remainder Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4 5 Remaining underd1stribut1ons for years prior to 2018, 1f any Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 If the amount 1s greater than zero, explain in Part VI See 1nstruct1ons 6 Remaining underd1stribut1ons for 2018 Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 If the amount 1s greater than zero, explain in Part VI See instructions 7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3] and 4c 8 Breakdown of line 7 a Excess from 2014. b Excess from 2015. c Excess from 2016. d Excess from 2017. e Excess from 2018. Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) (2018) efile GRAPHIC rint -DO NOT PROCESS As Filed Data -DLN:93493198006299 SCHEDULED (Form 990) Supplemental Financial Statements OMB No 1545-0047 II> Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990, Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a, or 12b. 2018 DepJrtnk'nt of the TreJ~un IntemJ! Re\ c-nuc-~en ice II> Attach to Form 990. II> Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information. Open to Public Inspection Name of the organization NATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION INC Employer identification number 82-0647764 lifill Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts. Complete 1f the organ1zat1on answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 6. (a) Donor advised funds (b)Funds and other accounts 1 Total number at end of year 2 Aggregate value of contributions to (during year) 3 Aggregate value of grants from (during year) 4 Aggregate value at end of year 5 Did the organ1zat1on inform all donors and donor advisors 1n writing that the assets held 1n donor advised funds are the organ1zat1on's property, subject to the organ1zat1on's exclusive legal control? D Yes D No 6 Did the organ1zat1on inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors 1n writing that grant funds can be used only for charitable purposes and not for the benefit of the donor or donor advisor, or for any other purpose conferring 1mperm1ss1ble private benefit? D Yes D No l@iil Conservation Easements. Complete 1f the organ1zat1on answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 7. 1 Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply) D Preservation of land for public use (e g , recreation or education) D Protection of natural habitat D Preservation of an historically important land area D Preservation of a cert1f1ed historic structure D Preservation of open space 2 Complete lines 2a through 2d 1f the organ1zat1on held a qualified conservation contribution 1n the form of a conservation easement on the last day of the tax year Held at the End of the Year a Total number of conservation easements b Total acreage restricted by conservation easements c Number of conservation easements on a cert1f1ed historic structure included 1n (a) d Number of conservation easements included in (c) acquired after 7/25/06, and not on a historic structure listed 1n the National Register 2a 2b 2c 2d 3 Number of conservation easements mod1f1ed, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during the tax year II> ~~~~~~~~~~- 4 Number of states where property subject to conservation easement 1s located II> 5 ~~~~~~~~~~- Does the organ1zat1on have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of v1olat1ons, and enforcement of the conservation easements 1t holds? D Yes D No 6 Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, 1nspect1ng, handling of v1olat1ons, and enforcing conservation easements during the year ... 7 Amount of expenses incurred 1n monitoring, inspecting, handling of v1olat1ons, and enforcing conservation easements during the year ... $ ~~~~~~~~~~- 8 Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section 170(h)(4)(B)(1) and section 170(h)(4)(B)(11)? D Yes 9 In Part XIII, describe how the organ1zat1on reports conservation easements 1n its revenue and expense statement, and balance sheet, and include, 1f applicable, the text of the footnote to the organ1zat1on's financial statements that describes the organization's accounting for conservation easements l@iff I Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets. Complete 1f the organ1zat1on answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 8. D No la If the organ1zat1on elected, as permitted under SFAS 116 (ASC 958), not to report 1n its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other s1m1lar assets held for public exh1b1t1on, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide, 1n Part XIII, the text of the footnote to its f1nanc1al statements that describes these items b If the organ1zat1on elected, as permitted under SFAS 116 (ASC 958), to report 1n its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other s1m1lar assets held for public exh1b1t1on, education, or research 1n furtherance of public service, provide the following amounts relating to these items (i) Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 II> $ ~~~~~~~~~~ (ii)Assets included in Form 990, Part X ... $ 2 If the organ1zat1on received or held works of art, historical treasures, or other s1m1lar assets for f1nanc1al gain, provide the following amounts required to be reported under SFAS 116 (ASC 958) relating to these items a Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 b Assets included in Form 990, Part X For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990. ... $ ~~~~~~~~~~ ... $ Cat No 52283D Schedule D (Form 990) 2018 Schedule D (Form 990) 2018 Page 2 !@IOI Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets (continued) 3 Using the organization's acqu1s1t1on, accession, and other records, check any of the following that are a s1gnif1cant use of its collection items (check all that apply) a D Public exh1b1t1on d D Loan or exchange programs b D Scholarly research e D Other c D Preservation for future generations 4 Provide a description of the organ1zat1on's collections and explain how they further the organ1zat1on's exempt purpose in Part XIII 5 During the year, did the organization solicit or receive donations of art, historical treasures or other s1m1lar assets to be sold to raise funds rather than to be maintained as part of the organ1zat1on's collection? l@IN Escrow and Custodial Arrangements. D Yes D No Complete 1f the organ1zat1on answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 9, or reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21. la Is the organ1zat1on an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not included on Form 990, Part X? b If "Yes," explain the arrangement 1n Part XIII and complete the following table c Beginning balance d Add1t1ons during the year e D1stribut1ons during the year f Ending balance le ld le 1f 2a Did the organ1zat1on include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21, for escrow or custodial account l1ab11ity? b If "Yes," explain the arrangement 1n Part XIII Check here 1f the explanation has been provided in Part XIII •• D Yes Amount D Yes D •':1:1 ... -.·--Endowment Funds. Complete 1f the organ1zat1on answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 10. D No D No (a)Current year (b)Prior year (c)Two years back (d)Three years back (e)Four years back la Beginning of year balance b Contributions c Net investment earnings, gains, and losses d Grants or scholarships e Other expenditures for fac11it1es and programs f Adm1n1strat1ve expenses g End of year balance 2 Provide the estimated percentage of the current year end balance (line lg, column (a)) held as a Board designated or quasi-endowment II> b Permanent endowment II> c Temporarily restricted endowment II> The percentages on lines 2a, 2b, and 2c should equal 100% 3a Are there endowment funds not 1n the possession of the organization that are held and adm1n1stered for the organ1zat1on by (i) unrelated organ1zat1ons (ii) related organ1zat1ons b If "Yes" on 3a(11), are the related organ1zat1ons listed as required on Schedule R? 4 Describe in Part XIII the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds l@ijl Land, Buildings, and Equipment. Yes 3a(i) 3a(ii) 3b Complete 1f the or~an1zat1on answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line lla. See Form 990, Part X, line 10. Description of property (a) Cost or other basis (investment) (b) Cost or other basis (other) (c) Accumulated deprec1at1on (d) Book value la Land b Buildings c Leasehold improvements d Equipment e Other Total. Add lines la through le (Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (8), /me 10(c)) ... No 0 Schedule D (Form 990) 2018 Schedule D (Form 990) 2018 Page 3 lifil!)O Investments Other Securities. Complete 1f the organ1zat1on answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line llb. See Form 990, Part X, line 12. (a) Description of security or category (b) (c) Method of valuation (1nclud1ng name of security) Book Cost or end-of-year market value value ( 1) Financial derivatives (2) Closely-held equity interests (3)0ther (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) Total. (Column (b) must equal Fo1m 990, Part X, col (B) /me 12) ~ -Investments Program Related. Complete 1f the organ1zat1on answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line llc. See Form 990, Part X, line 13. (a) Description of investment (b) Book value (c) Method of valuation Cost or end-of-year market value (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Total. (Column (b) must equal Fo1m 990, Part X, col (B) /me 13) ~ •"'-":.1..iim•-Other Assets. Complete 1f the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line lld See Form 990, Part X, line 15 (a) Description (b) Book value (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col (B) /me 15) ~ •:r.1~~=· Other Liabilities. Complete 1f the organ1zat1on answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line lle or llf. See Form 990, Part X, line 25. 1. (a) Description of l1ab11ity (b) Book value (1) Federal income taxes (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Total. (Column (b) must equal Fo1m 990, Part X, col (B) /me 25) ~ 2. L1ab1l1ty for uncertain tax pos1t1ons In Part XIII, provide the text of the footnote to the organ1zat1on's financial statements that reports the organization's llab1l1ty for uncertain tax pos1t1ons under FIN 48 (ASC 740) Check here 1f the text of the footnote has been provided in Part XIII D Schedule D (Form 990) 2018 Schedule D (Form 990) 2018 Page 4 lifil:+I Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return Complete 1f the organ1zat1on answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a. 1 Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements 1 2,439,965 2 Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12 a Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments 2a b Donated services and use of fac1l1t1es 2b 145, 799 c Recoveries of prior year grants 2c d Other (Describe 1n Part XIII ) 2d e Add lines 2a through 2d 2e 145, 799 3 Subtract line 2e from line 1 3 2,294, 166 4 Amounts included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, but not on line 1 a Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b I 4a I b Other (Describe 1n Part XIII ) 4b c Add lines 4a and 4b 4c 0 5 Total revenue Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 12 ) 5 2,294, 166 •"'-":. 1..iia"• Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return. Complete 1f the orqan1zat1on answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a. 1 Total expenses and losses per audited f1nanc1al statements 1 2, 732, 734 2 Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25 a Donated services and use of fac1l1t1es 2a 145, 799 b Prior year adjustments 2b c Other losses 2c d Other (Describe 1n Part XIII ) 2d e Add lines 2a through 2d 2e 145, 799 3 Subtract line 2e from line 1 3 2,586,935 4 Amounts included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, but not on line 1: a Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b I 4a I b Other (Describe 1n Part XIII ) 4b c Add lines 4a and 4b 4c 0 5 Total expenses Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 18 ) 5 2,586,935 •z•••~••·-Supplemental Information Provide the descriptions required for Part II, lines 3, 5, and 9, Part Ill, lines la and 4, Part IV, lines lb and 2b, Part V, line 4, Part X, line 2, Part XI, lines 2d and 4b, and Part XII, lines 2d and 4b Also complete this part to provide any add1t1onal information Return Reference Explanation Schedule D (Form 990) 2018 efile GRAPHIC rint -DO NOT PROCESS As Filed Data -DLN:93493198006299 SCHEDULE G (Form 990 or 990-EZ) DepJrtnk'nt of the TreJ~un IntemJ! Re\ c-nuc-~en ice Supplemental Information Regarding Fundraising or Gaming Activities Complete 1f the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Imes 17, 18, or 19, or if the organization entered more than $15,000 on Form 990-EZ, hne 6a ~Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. ~Go to www 1rs gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest mformat1on OMB No 1545-0047 2018 Open to Public Inspection Name of the organization Employer identification number NATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION INC 82-0647764 l@ll Fundraising Activities.Complete 1f the organ1zat1on answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 17. Form 990-EZ filers are not required to complete this part. 1 Indicate whether the organization raised funds through any of the following act1v1t1es Check all that apply a ~ Mall sol1c1tat1ons e D Solic1tat1on of non-government grants b D Internet and email solic1tat1ons f D Solic1tat1on of government grants c D Phone sol1c1tat1ons g D Special fundra1sing events d D In-person sol1c1tat1ons 2a Did the organ1zat1on have a written or oral agreement with any 1nd1v1dual (1nclud1ng officers, directors, trustees or key employees listed 1n Form 990, Part VII) or entity in connection with professional fund raising services? ~Yes D No b If "Yes," list the ten highest paid 1nd1v1duals or ent1t1es (fundra1sers) pursuant to agreements under which the fundra1ser 1s to be compensated at least $5,000 by the organ1zat1on (i) Name and address of 1nd1v1dual (ii) Act1v1ty (iii) Did (iv) Gross receipts (v) Amount paid to (vi) Amount paid to or entity (fundra1ser) fundra1ser have from act1v1ty (or retained by) (or retained by) custody or fundra1ser listed 1n organization control of col (i) contributions? Yes No 1 CONSULTING, MAIL DCRS CONSUL TING SERVICES ORDER 6849 OLD DOMINION DR 320 FUNDRAISING No 2,293,487 76,744 2,216, 743 MCLEAN, VA 22101 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total ~ 2,293,487 76,744 2,216, 743 3 List all states 1n which the organization 1s registered or licensed to solicit contributions or has been not1f1ed 1t 1s exempt from reg1strat1on or l1cens1ng AL, AK, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MA, Ml, MO, MS, NV, NC, ND, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ. Cat No 50083H Schedule G (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018 Schedule G (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018 Page 2 l@if I Fund raising Events. Complete 1f the organ1zat1on answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 18, or reported more than $15,000 of fundra1sing event contributions and gross income on Form 990-EZ, lines 1 and 6b. List events with gross receipts greater than $5,000. (a)Event #1 (b) Event #2 (c)Other events (d) Total events (add col (a) through (event type) (event type) (total number) col (c)) Q) ;! a; > Q) 1 Gross receipts • er: 2 Less Contributions • 3 Gross income (line 1 minus line 2) 4 Cash prizes 5 Noncash prizes "' <l> 6 Rent/fac1l1ty costs if) c <1' 7 Ci.. Food and beverages dS u 8 Entertainment <]) -9 Other direct expenses 0 10 Direct expense summary Add lines 4 through 9 in column (d) ~ 11 Net income summary Subtract line 10 from line 3, column (d) ~ •:.r.; •••• Gaming. Complete 1f the organ1zat1on answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 19, or reported more than $15,000 on Form 990-EZ, line 6a. Q) (b) Pull tabs/Instant (d) Total gaming (add 2 (a) Bingo bingo/progressive bingo (c) Other gaming col (a) through col (c)) Q) > Q) er: 1 Gross revenue "' <l> 2 Cash prizes if) c <1' Ci.. 3 Noncash prizes dS u 4 Rent/fac1l1ty costs <]) -0 Other direct expenses 5 D Yes % D Yes % D Yes % ------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Volunteer labor D No D No D No 7 Direct expense summary Add lines 2 through 5 in column (d) ~ 8 Net gaming income summary Subtract line 7 from line 1, column (d). ~ 9 Enter the state(s) 1n which the organization conducts gaming act1v1t1es -------------------------- a Is the organ1zat1on licensed to conduct gaming act1v1t1es 1n each of these states7 b If "No," explain DYes D No -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] 10a Were any of the organ1zat1on's gaming licenses revoked, suspended or terminated during the tax year7 b If "Yes," explain DYes D No -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] Schedule G (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018 Schedule G (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018 Page 3 11 12 Does the organ1zat1on conduct gaming act1v1t1es with nonmembers7 Is the organ1zat1on a granter, benef1c1ary or trustee of a trust or a member of a partnership or other entity formed to adm1n1ster charitable gam1ng7 13 Indicate the percentage of gaming act1v1ty conducted 1n a The organ1zat1on's facility b An outside fac1l1ty 13a 13b 14 Enter the name and address of the person who prepares the organ1zat1on's gam1ng/spec1al events books and records Name~ Address~ 15a Does the organ1zat1on have a contract with a third party from whom the organization receives gaming revenue7 b If "Yes," enter the amount of gaming revenue received by the organ1zat1on ~ $----------and the amount of gaming revenue retained by the third party~ $ ---------- c If "Yes," enter name and address of the third party Name~ Address~ 16 Gaming manager information Name~ Gaming manager compensation ~ $ _________________________________________________ _ Description of services provided ~ D D1rector/off1cer D Employee D Independent contractor 17 Mandatory d1stribut1ons a Is the organ1zat1on required under state law to make charitable d1stribut1ons from the gaming proceeds to retain the state gaming l1cense7 b Enter the amount of d1stribut1ons required under state law distributed to other exempt organizations or spent in the organ1zat1on's own exempt act1v1t1es during the tax year~ $ Dves D No Dves D No Dves D No DYes D No l@i@ Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part I, line 2b, columns (111) and (v); and Part III, lines 9, 9b, lOb, 15b, 15c, 16, and 17b, as applicable. Also provide any add1t1onal information. See instructions. Return Reference Explanation % % Schedule G (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2018 efile GRAPHIC rint -DO NOT PROCESS As Filed Data - SCHEDULE 0 (Form 990 or 990- EZ) DepJrtnk'nt of the TreJ~un Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on Form 990 or 990-EZ or to provide any additional information. II> Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ. II> Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information. DLN:93493198006299 OMB No 1545-0047 2018 Open to Public Inspection ~I &:tffi!1u~ga1'11~at1on NATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION INC Employer identification number 82-0647764 990 Schedule 0, Supplemental Information Return Explanation Reference FORM 990, THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES THE ENTIRE BOARD REVIEWS THE REVI PART VI, EWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT SECTION A, LINE BB 990 Schedule 0, Supplemental Information Return Explanation Reference FORM 990, THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS, REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, THEN SENT PART VI, TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW, BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS SECTION B, LINE11B 990 Schedule 0, Supplemental Information Return Reference FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C Explanation EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND/OR OFFICER ANNUALLY COMPLETES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMEN T, DISCLOSING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS SHOULD A CONFLICT ARISE, AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY M AKE A PRESENTATION AT THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT, AFTER THE PRESENTATIO N, HE/SHE LEAVES THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINTS A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVES TIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIG ENCE, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF IN TEREST, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTE D DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION, IT MAKES ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANG EMENT 990 Schedule 0, Supplemental Information Return Explanation Reference FORM 990, THE ORGANIZATION'S DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS WERE PERFORMED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD PART VI, SECTION B, LINE15 990 Schedule 0, Supplemental Information Return Explanation Reference FORM 990, THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL PART VI, STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC PER REQUEST SECTION C, LINE 19 6 Baumb, Nelly From:Rice, Danille Sent:Monday, July 20, 2020 11:31 AM To:Council, City Cc:ORG - Clerk's Office Subject:Caltrain 1/8-cent sales tax ballot measure urgency ordinance letter from Mayor Fine Attachments:Caltrain sales tax ballot meaure urgency ordinance.pdf Good afternoon Mayor and Council Members,   On behalf of City Manager Ed Shikada, I would like to inform you that the attached letter was sent to President Norman  Yee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors regarding the City’s support for Caltrain efforts in enacting a one‐eighth  cent sales tax in the counties of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara for the purpose of operating, maintaining and  improving Caltrain commuter rail service.      Thank you,   Danille       Danille Rice  Executive Assistant to the City Manager  (650) 329‐2105 | danille.rice@cityofpaloalto.org   www.cityofpaloalto.org                   July 20, 2020 President Norman Yee San Francisco Board of Supervisors 1 Dr. Carlton B Goodlett Pl #244, San Francisco, CA 94102 Citx of Palo Alto Office of the Mayor and City Council RE: Caltrain 1/8-cent sales tax ballot measure urgency ordinance Dear President Yee, On behalf of the City of Palo Alto, I am writing to express my strong support for the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board's (Caltrain's) efforts in enacting a one-eighth cent sales tax in the counties of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara for the purpose of operating, maintaining and improving Caltrain commuter rail service. The City of Palo Alto understands that in the absence of significant ridership gains, Caltrain is likely to run out of operating funds before the end of the year. Given the urgent need to identify new funding, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors must support an urgency ordinance for a 1/8-cent sales tax on the November 2020 ballot. Caltrain provides a vital link in the region's transit network, which provides critical alternatives to single- occupancy vehicle travel. Thousands of essential workers and transit-dependent riders continue to use the service. Former riders have indicated that they are prepared to return to the system when allowed to do so, and as the regional economy continues to struggle, we will likely see a growing number of transit-dependent riders throughout the Bay Area. Allowing Caltrain to fail will leave all of these riders without a transit option. We owe it to the communities we serve to do everything we can to prevent that from happening. We were excited to learn that Caltrain's recent poll revealed that support for new revenue to maintain and improve Caltrain has increased compared to where it was a year ago. Voters clearly understand how important Caltrain is to regional economic recovery, managing traffic congestion, and enhancing mobility. We cannot let this opportunity to secure Caltrain's future go by. This is an opportunity to save Caltrain, and at the same time create revenue to improve it, tripling ridership and making the system more affordable and accessible for everyone. Improving Caltrain was always dependent on dedicated funding, but now the system's survival depends on it. Before the pandemic, Caltrain's member agencies signaled that they could not afford to increase their contributions, and now their financial situation is even more precarious. Opportunities to create new funding for transit operations are incredibly limited. With so much at stake, we cannot let this one pass us by. P.O. Box 10250 Palo Alto, CA 94303 650.329.2477 650.328.3631 fax Sincerely, Adrian Fine Mayor City of Palo Alto Cc: Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board San Francisco Mayor London Breed San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors San Mateo County Transit District Board of Directors Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency Board of Directors 7 Baumb, Nelly From:Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> Sent:Saturday, July 18, 2020 7:55 PM To:raymond.hulser@usdoj.gov; cityattorney@santaclaraca.gov; bcc@dca.ca.gov; mc03100-11 @yahoo.com; mcuban@axs.tv; admissions@calbar.ca.gov; dsun@cupertino.org; susan.lee@doj.ca.gov; srubenstein@sfchronicle.com; otaylor@sfchronicle.com; johanna.luerra@shf.sccgov.org; angelo.tom@hud.gov; district7@sanjoseca.gov; markhamplazata@gmail.com; moneal@pdo.sccgov.org; schatman@scscourt.org; donald.rocha@sanjoseca.gov; dave.cortese@bos.sccgov.org; sylvia.macdonald@ido.sccgov.org; mary.murtagh@eahhousing.org; gary.goodman@pdo.sccgov.org; hwilliams@scscourt.org; Human Relations Commission; aleksandra.ridgeway@sheriff.sccgov.org; wbrown@sfchronicle.com; mturpin@bayareanewsgroup.com; publisher@bayareanewsgroup.com; editor@bayareanewsgroup.com; editor@siliconvalleyfreepress.com; eclendaniel@bayareanewsgroup.com; rkeith@bayareanewsgroup.com; sdussault@bayareanewsgroup.com; helbraun@helbraunlaw.com; jcanova@scusd.net; csanfilippo@scusd.net; asgonzalez@scusd.net; askamy@amydickinson.com; jmuirhead@scusd.net; vjfairchild@scusd.net; aratermann@scusd.net; mrichardson@scusd.net; mryan@scusd.net; pubworks@sunnyvale.ca.gov; joebravo@bravolaw.com; joe@piastalaw.biz; districtattorney@sfgov.org; 6th.district@jud.ca.gov; scottlargent38@gmail.com; will@crim- defense.com; anna@annaeshoo4congress.com; guardians@aclu.org; fdngift@aclu.org; chartley@sunnyvale.ca.gov; pubdef-mediarelations@sfgov.org; Council, City; patrick@sdpap.org; ukoffice@chinaculture.org; parmit.randhawa@georgehills.com; corrupt@brianmccomas.attorney; jdiaz@sfchronicle.com; 1guitard.as@gmail.com; paulette.altmaier@gmail.com; hotline@hudoig.gov; gerald.engler@doj.ca.gov; supreme.court@jud.ca.gov; san.francisco@ic.fbi.gov; david.anderson@usdoj.gov; david.rose@doj.ca.gov; servesdap@sdap.org; john.bennett@ic.fbi.gov; mayorlondonbreed@sfgov.org; chesa@sfgov.org; mccomas.b.c@gmail.com; info@siliconvalleydebug.org; <wberg@berginjurylawyers.com> Subject:Re: NO JUSTICE ~ KNOW PEACE #7 Attachments:Screenshot_2020-07-18 Johnny Roper.png; Screenshot_2020-07-18 Facebook.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  1) Our asexual society is obviously causing violence; and 2) Our racists society is causing racism... (see attachments) BTW: the #1 photo could be from mexico; either way it speaks volumes... On Friday, July 17, 2020, 2:01:58 PM PDT, Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> wrote: "BY THE WAY: After Leigh Weimers ran an article in the SJ Mercury News (in the early 2000s) about the ducks in my neighborhood; that is when the stalking and harassment at my residence began in earnest (Leigh was asked to retire shortly after this) Leigh just sort of showed up out of the blue one day then ended up running an article about the ducks; leading to my privacy being violated and subsequent harassment and stalking... 8 Then the Bush administration chimed in with some bird flu propaganda bullshit (GO TO: Bird Flu Hype: It's Not What You Think) and this is what caused Mister Olenak to pour bleach into the duck food across the street (animal cruelty etc -- zero charges filed against him for some odd reason) leading to Olenak assaulting me on my property and the police letting him go even though he assaulted me and made criminal threats to my Dad... Then Mister Olenak was used as a "witness to duck feeding" (BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ex-Mayor Nadler gave me permission to feed these ducks at a Santa Clara City Council meeting) then the City of Santa Clara later DESTROYED THIS EVIDENCE AND OBSTRUCTED JUSTICE IN THE PROCESS TO MAKE IT GO AWAY! But it didn't work; I am still here holding that shitty city accountable; and I will inevitably eventually collect a healthy settlement from them too for all of this discrimination and bullshit that would not be allowed to happen to (for instance) an African-American or an empowered liberal woman or pretty much anyone else for that matter... (Santa Clara gives "women of courage" awards to women; but there is no equivalent for men -- which is part of a pattern and practice of gender discrimination not only in this entire region; but also the City of Santa Clara) So the SJ Mercury News is at least partially responsible for violating my privacy rights and causing a multi-year police-sponsored stalking/harassment/menacing/vandalism etc campaign against the residence of a senior citizen who ended up suffering from a stroke after the multi-year campaign was all over...All for now..." Note: Please excuse the BWAHAHAHAHAHA crap... On Friday, July 17, 2020, 1:45:24 PM PDT, Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> wrote: "And look what already happened; the day after I put in my last claim to the City of Sunnyvale ~ Soros' media suddenly did an about face (that was all about saving face) and went from Covid obsession ~ over to consciously creating the BLM riots...The day after I put in my claim to the City of Sunnyvale...The very next day in other words...Should I say it again? Which has effectively worked to poison any jurist reviewing my claim about low income white males being mainly discriminated against in this region...And very likely violated my privacy in the process too with pervasive NSA surveillance (all corporations have an NSA feed)...And this will be brought up in the inevitable appeal to the latest GHC correspondence I have not opened yet..." On Friday, July 17, 2020, 1:44:46 PM PDT, Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> wrote: Longtime Santa Clara County education trustee censured for alleged gender bias    9 Longtime Santa Clara County education trustee censured for alleged gende... An external investigation found that he made dismissive and demeaning comments toward women that he did not agre...    Moving right along; I also wanted to call out the SJ Mercury News Publisher for what seems to me like gender bias favoring females...In other words; the same kind of implicit bias that caused my own situation to go 'unnoticed' for over a decade or so...Bias against males (Low income white males in particular)... Every morning I get up and take a shit and read the SJ Mercury News; and almost every day it seems there is some story celebrating the accomplishments of women (which is fine) while denigrating some random man who got in trouble for #metoo (etc) crap at the same time (which is not fine -- it's gender biased...yes you)... It's the usual thing; yesterday it was some lady who allegedly disproved the efficiency of a drug Donald Trump supports... It's always pro-women and screw those men...Boys against girls!...Hillary all night and day! Let's all mix it up and fight about a yin yang subject with no real resolution! In other words; the usual divisive liberal crap...So yeah; I'm calling you out on this SJ Mercury News publisher...And I have spoken about this before... What happened to you? Did you have a really good father or a really bad one? Or did someone do something to you that is causing some kind of vapid PTSD reaction manifesting through your newspaper publishing / bully pulpit? Or are you asexual or homosexual? Or something? Uh oh! Do I seem biased now? Too bad... Good luck censuring me for censuring you... On Friday, July 17, 2020, 1:44:05 PM PDT, Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> wrote: I just realized that the GHC contact has been slightly wrong the whole time; meaning all of my online litigation that I sent in the past few months...So I will attempt to pass on the important parts in this new email thread so GHC gets the low down on the Sunnyvale down low... The Trump Administration Is Reversing 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List. I feel compelled to call out the SJ Mercury on their half-assed; biased reporting (they published this liberal-leaning story too): I don't really like Trumps' environmental law rollbacks either; so why did California Governor Brown get the ball rolling first and start this ugly trend by eliminating the need for important environmental reviews many years ago, dumbocrats? And the SJ Mercury thinks 10 all of this is just wonderful so they can cram more people in... Why is there nothing in the SJ Mercury about this total contradiction? Oh yeah! I forgot! Political divisions caused this blind spot that for some reason only I can see... Adding to this stinking shit pile of nonsense; dumbocrats Newsom/Weiner also ultimately DESTROYED the democratic process by making laws that encourage ignoring constituents at public hearings; making it all but useless to speak at a city council meeting or any other public hearing for that matter...When the only reason most people make it out to public hearing is for land usage issues...What was that about Trump? For instance; I will never vote again due to what the State of California did with our beloved Proposition 215; tricking me into voting for a deceptive new law that everyone hates now...And I will never go to another public hearing ever again due to the harassment and stalking and menacing and vandalism that occurred after the last time I got heavily involved in local politics... I took over the neighborhood as the new self-appointed "Mayor of Southwest Sunnyvale"; and got everyone involved -- but also paid a HUGE price as a dissident (likely since I am a low income white male target)... But this half-assed environmentalism is something the City of Santa Clara has done literally forever...Destroying the pond at 1333 Lawrence Expressway claiming it was artificial when they knew damn well that it was not artificial...Suggesting to pave over the local wildlife reserve to park cars since they did such a lousy job of planning for the new Levi's Staduim...Noise and disruption for local Levis' stadium neighbors; helicopters flying over during games; lights interfering with SJO flights...etc etc etc...So I guess as long 11 as you don't write about this then it doesn't exist; liberal media...Isn't that right? Then when you add in the deceptive Proposition 64 that stripped people of their beloved deepened democracy they so enjoyed for almost 20 years; this all makes California just as bad as you're saying that Trump is... Or the fact that Newsom threatened to hold back dollars from cities who were unwilling to make their beloved hometowns into godawful overcrowded messes as Newsom (and Kamala) so want..."Vibrant communities" in other words...I they had their way; there would be a new housing development at my old high school...But I stopped it...heh heh...Or the fact that Newsom has shut down the whole damn state again due to BLM protests that democrats refuse to admit caused the latest alleged Covid spike...You fucking dumbocratic bastards not only ruined our summer with your badly timed BLM situation causing the latest spike; but you also shut down schools again and bars and pretty much everything else in the process...Was it worth it? I guess it doesn't really matter because as long as you write that the protests did not cause the latest Covid spike -- like they so obviously did -- then it probably never happened, right SJ Mercury News? Oh! And don't forget the fact that Newsom also DESTROYED thousands of cool part-time jobs before shutting down the entire State for Covid...Newsom truly is a mad man on the loose who needs to be gone YESTERDAY! BECAUSE DEMOCRACY IS DEAD -- AND NEWSOM KILLED IT! WE'RE FREE OR WE'RE DEAD - SO GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEADS! 12    The Trump Administration Is Reversing 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s th... Nadja Popovich A New York Times analysis found nearly 70 environmental policies officially rolled back under Mr. Trump, with mo...    On Friday, July 17, 2020, 1:35:10 PM PDT, Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> wrote: I just found this: --- On Sat, 12/10/11, Jake Paolinetti <tjpaolinetti@yahoo.com> wrote: "From: Jake Paolinetti <tjpaolinetti@yahoo.com> Subject: videos To: "likroper@yahoo.com" <likroper@yahoo.com> Date: Saturday, December 10, 2011, 2:18 PM Hi this is Jake Paolinetti, I am sorry about all the harassing and headaches I have caused you in the past and wanted to let you know I am done with it all and won't be happening anymore. I was also wondering if you could take down the videos of me? I would really appreciate it, because that person in those videos isn't me. Thank you, Jake..." Note: No action was taken to hold this person accountable for the years long siege on my residence...That person in the videos was him...And You Tube conspired to not only violate my First Amendment rights by deleting the videos; but also by forming yet another illegal enterprise to slander and defame my good name while protecting the bad guys... SEE ALSO: A THOROUGH DISCOVERY PROCESS CONDUCTED BY AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN LAWYER PROVED THAT LOW INCOME WHITE MALES ARE INORDINATELY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE SF BAY AREA REGION    A THOROUGH DISCOVERY PROCESS CONDUCTED BY AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN LAWYER PRO... 13 "Changing the subject back to what the media is currently obsessing about; if this same kind of egregious multi...    On Friday, July 17, 2020, 1:23:45 PM PDT, Lik Roper <likroper@yahoo.com> wrote: I'm starting a new thread here from a new email; it seems the intense thought contained within the last email segment has caused Yahoo to go waywire and blow a fuse; or someone is trying to silence me...Not sure which... Bringing you all up to date: LEGAL BRIEF FROM COUNSELLOR JOHNNY DOUGH: LEGAL BRIEF FROM COUNSELLOR JOHNNY DOUGH: "When my client was a teenager his band Aftershock used to play at parties on weekend nights all over the Santa...    Also: I wanted to let Berg Injury Lawyers that someone is using their name fraudulently and misrepresenting the business...I got an email from someone claiming to want me to drive around with Berg Injury Lawyer ads on my vehicle...I deposited a check and it bounced; causing my credit record to be affected... EXCERPTS FROM THE EMAIL THREAD: "VEHICLE WRAP <newkiaoga@outlook.com> Sun, May 10, 9:46 PM to me   Hello, Thank you for your swift response and your willingness to work with us. MOBILE advertising is the marketing practice of placing a logo on a vehicle thus turning it into a mobile billboard. This can be achieved by simply placing a logo on the surface of the vehicle, but it is becoming more common today to use vinyl sheets as decals because these can be removed with relative ease, making it much less expensive to change from one advertisement to another. Vehicles with large, flat surfaces, such as buses and light-rail carriages, are fairly easy to work with, though smaller cars with curved surfaces can also be wrapped in this manner. MOBILE ADVERTISING is available to anybody irrespective of the vehicle you drive. We are currently seeking to employ individuals worldwide. How it works? Here's the basic premise of the "paid to drive" concept: Our DRINK® seeks people regular citizens, professional drivers to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a small advert of our DRINK plastered on the driver's door of your car. 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Best Regards From: Johnny Roper <jclefstad@gmail.com>  Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 5:42 AM  To: larry adam  Subject: Re: 4827GOTTBERG LOG"  15 Baumb, Nelly From:Gail Price <gail.price3@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, July 17, 2020 12:41 PM To:Council, City; Shikada, Ed; Lait, Jonathan; PlanningCommission@cityofpaloalto.org; North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Subject:The World's Mayors Want a Pandemic Recovery That Takes Cars Off the Streets.pdf Attachments:The World's Mayors Want a Pandemic Recovery That Takes Cars Off the Streets.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Excellent!  Gail Price      Sent from my iPhone  The World's Mayors Want a Pandemic Recovery That Takes Cars Off the Streets By Angely Mercado, Grist 16 July 20 ome have claimed that dense urban areas are exacerbating the COVID-19 pandemic by their verynature. But this week, a group of mayors from some of the world’s largest metropolitan centers are arguingthat cities themselves can lead a transformative post-pandemic recovery — one that will make cities betterplaces to live for all their residents. On Wednesday, the Global Mayors COVID-19 Recovery Task Force, a group of dozens of leaders ofmajor cities on nearly every continent, announced a proposal for a “green and just recovery” from thepandemic. The proposal calls for substantial investments in affordable housing and public transportation,the permanent banning of cars from many city streets, the end of public investment in and subsidies forfossil fuels, and an embrace of the “15-minute city” paradigm. “We are reaffirming our commitment to the principles of the Global Green New Deal — to protectingour environment, strengthening our economy, and building a more equitable future by cutting emissionsfrom the sectors most responsible for the climate crisis,” the proposal’s executive summary reads. The task force was formed this April by C40 Cities, a network of more than 90 of the world’s majorcities committed to tackling climate change. Giuseppe Sala, the mayor of Milan, is the chair of the taskforce, which was created to establish an international effort to rebuild urban economies and infrastructurein a way that would reduce different forms of inequality, strengthen public health, and simultaneouslyaddress different causes of the climate crisis. On the transportation front, the task force recommends expanding public transportation by deployingelectric buses as well as adding railway and bike lanes. It also calls for the creation of so-called 15-minutecities, where residents “are able to meet most of their needs within a short walk or bicycle ride from theirhomes.” This paradigm involves the creation of new green spaces and permanent walking and cyclingnetworks throughout cities. The task force’s recommendations suggest that these infrastructureimprovements and others (like retrofitting old buildings for more efficient energy usage) could improvejob opportunities for residents as well as lower emissions. 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Meet The Survivor: HumanRights Commissioner Vauhxx BookerDemocracy Now! 13 July 2020 PRIVACY POLICY TERMS OF USE CONTACT US WHO IS THIS?YOUR PROFILE © 2020 Reader Supported News 16 Baumb, Nelly From:Richard Placone <rcplacone@sbcglobal.net> Sent:Wednesday, July 15, 2020 3:36 PM To:Council, City Cc:Kou, Lydia Subject:Fry's site Attachments:ALTERNATIVE M.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Greetings Council Members: I am writing in support of the Ventura Neighborhood's proposal for the redevelopment of the Fry's site. SEE BELOW I fully support this proposal, as it finally would turn Palo Alto planning away from developments that favor commercial developers to a project that would both increase our housing supply and better service lower income people at the same time. What the current and past City Councils have done to our once beautiful city is disgraceful. El Camino Real (ECR) has become one of the most unattractive roadways in this town. I refer especially to the new projects under or nearly completed on ECR from California Avenue, both North and esp South. All recent projects and those under construction are right up to the sidewalk with no true landscaping. Even the two buildings owned by Stanford University are a disgrace, and certainly do not reflect the generally beautiful buildings on its campus. Compare ECR with Park Avenue - I suggest that members of the Council tour both roadways and see for yourselves the difference. Why Park Avenue seems to have better planing when it is far less traveled then very busy ECR is beyond my ability to understand. I am fully aware that for many years now our City Council members, presumably elected to serve the citizens of Palo Alto, rather seem to be a sounding board and approval agency for major developments that rarely serve the people in this town. Rather, they provide jobs for out of town commuters and thus increase local traffic and more. It is about time you politicians start think about the ideas put forth by the residents, such as this report from the Venture neighborhood. And by the way, your proposed project for 3300 El Camino is a disaster in the making. You should hang your heads in shame for allowing it to go this far. Here is a perfect site for a decent housing community. Instead you seem bent on further enriching a very rich out of town company at the expense of local residential neighborhoods. Sincerely Richard C. Placone Chimalus Drive Barron Park/Palo Alto The City is looking to redevelop the Fry's site and the nearby area. The city set up a study group with residents and other experts/stakeholders (NEVCAP) to get ideas. After the group came up with 17 several ideas, the City and their hired consultants/experts came up with their own ideas that were totally different from the study group. The city needs affordable housing and many would like new development to enhance Palo Alto not merely redo it to maximize the profits of developers. Developers want 5 story density because it is the most efficient for them to make money. Above 5 stories cost them more money to build. The CITY plans for the area were very dense and contained 5 story buildings. Attached is a plan from city residents that is meant to develop and enhance the City while addressing it's most pressing needs. Please note the proposed development at 3300 El Camino has multiple 5 story buildings and is very dense. ALTERNATIVE M Focused on Community Needs •Welcomes teachers, seniors, people with disabilities, first responders, city workers, and other community members with approximately 400 below market rate housing units •Provides up to approximately 770 other housing units through office phase-out and focused zoning •Reduces peak hour traffic •Improves job/housing imbalance •Offers more space for community-serving retail, local services, and health providers •Creates new community center and parkland •Reduces cut-through traffic •Beautifies streets •Preserves all existing residences with no displacement of owners and tenants •Fully parks all new buildings to prevent impacting neighbors and streets •Preserves historic Fry's site building via adaptive reuse •Widens bike lanes on Park by eliminating street spaces for parked cars •Does not rely on developer incentives to provide key benefits •Treats Ventura the same as other Palo Alto neighborhoods by not increasing allowed density This alternative comes from NVCAP Working Group Members Keith Reckdahl and Terry Holzemer and Ventura Neighborhood Association Moderator Becky Sanders, with consultation from others experienced in affordable housing and local zoning. Adaptive Reuse of the Fry's Site The site has been zoned for housing since the 1980s but the City Council granted it a special exemption for office and retail use so as to support Fry's Electronics. The owner, Sobrato Organization, has said housing wouldn't be profitable for it and wants to keep the present office uses. However, the office tenants are high- tech firms not serving the local community. With Fry's now gone, we think it's time the site became housing, just as the city's zoning and housing inventory intended. Rather than providing incentives for the developer that inevitably increase traffic and density, we propose the City purchase the site and convert both the major building and the newer office building at 3250 Park Boulevard to below market rate housing. The wooden office building at 3201-3205 Ash will become a community center. Converting the major buildings from office to housing reduces parking requirements, enabling about three acres of new publically-owned parkland per our estimates. Adaptive reuse of buildings is environmentally-desirable and enables the historic preservation of two buildings constructed by Chinese-American immigrant entrepreneur Thomas Foon Chew (pictured below), who created the third-largest fruit and vegetable canning company in the world in the early 1900s. Our city’s Historic Resources Board determined that the buildings need to be preserved after an extensive historic review by an expert firm. Reuse of historic sites is common in cities other than Palo Alto, with architects creating wonderful modern interiors filled with light and open space. Why Below Market Rate Housing? It's by far our greatest housing need. Virtually all of Palo Alto's unmet RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) 2015-2023 goal is for low-income housing , with about 2/3 being for people earning 80% or less of the Santa Clara County median income. For-profit housing projects create very few, if any, below market rate units and will never provide enough directly or through in-lieu fees to meet our RHNA goals. Rather than falling further behind, we propose to prioritize below market rate housing to serve teachers, seniors, people with disabilities, first responders, city workers, and other community members who are being priced out of Palo Alto. How Do We Pay for the Site? As is common for cities, Palo Alto can offer 30- year municipal bonds to finance the purchase of the Fry's site. Interest rates on such bonds are very low. Bond payments will then be covered partially by tenant rents and a portion of the revenue from the business tax revenue favored by many in the community and likely to return once the economy recovers. This will create no financial burden on Palo Alto residents nor on City finances. A New Community Center and Parkland Because the City will own the Fry's site, the historic building at 3201- 3205 Ash (see below) that's part of the site can become a wonderful new community center. We envision the center housing a non-profit operating a small eatery, similar to Ada's Cafe, where residents of all ages will find comfortable and friendly service. The center can also house community meetings, a historic display about the Fry's site and Thomas Foon Chew, and social events. Adjacent to the community center can be new parkland, enabling indoor-outdoor events. The new parkland could also connect up with Boulware Park and its recent expansion to form a wonderful area for outdoor enjoyment in the community. Safer Bike Travel on Park Boulevard Commercial buildings on Park Boulevard are supposed to provide parking for all workers and visitors, yet cars are parking on the street. We should prevent on-street parking in bike lanes to improve the safety of one of our city's busiest bike routes. Zone for the Community, Not High-Tech Offices Over the years in Ventura, the City has allowed high-tech firms to replace local retail and community- serving offices such as health providers. These firms increase peak-hour traffic, price out local businesses, and mean we must go further to shop, dine, and get professional services. We propose to end this trend by converting the zoning along El Camino and other streets in Ventura to allow only housing and true local-serving businesses. This will benefit residents, open up new housing opportunities, and benefit many local firms priced out of our community. It encourages walking and biking and helps convert North Ventura from an office park back into a neighborhood. Without any increase to allowed density, we estimate this can add 349 to 431 housing units to the community with full parking. We also envision converting office buildings along Park to housing through creative reuse. We estimate this can add 238 to 340 additional housing units. Sufficient parking already exists on these sites As noted, all new housing will be fully parked. Much of Ventura suffers already from overcrowded streets. Underparked new housing will only create more problems so we have avoided it. Beautify, Don't Densify Building office and housing towers in Ventura will create an enormous burden on one small neighborhood. We believe that no upzoning (increased density) is needed whatsoever to achieve significant community and environmental benefits. We envision new street trees providing shade and cooling, a beautiful community center on the historic Fry's site, new parkland, new local shopping and services, and housing for people of all incomes. 1 Brettle, Jessica From:SCSC Roundtable <scscroundtable@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, July 23, 2020 5:18 PM To:Landesmann, Jennifer Cc:Council, City; Mary-Lynne Bernald Subject:Re: Recalled letter/Dispersion training CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Jennifer,   Thank you for your email.   The draft letter to the congressional representatives regarding the Quiet Skies Caucus meeting with FAA Administrator  Dickson was recalled because Chair Bernald’s “on exception” authorization to send the letter was based on her  understanding that the Quiet Skies Caucus meeting with FAA Administrator Dickson was going to occur before the end  of June (i.e., prior to yesterday’s Roundtable meeting). As you know from yesterday’s Roundtable meeting, the meeting  between the Quiet Skies Caucus and FAA Administrator Dickson has not yet been scheduled. After she became aware  that the meeting with FAA Administrator Dickson would occur after the next Roundtable meeting, Chair Bernald  requested that the letter be recalled so that the full Roundtable could discuss it at its July 22, 2020 meeting.   I appreciate all of the background/questions you provided on the topics of dispersion and noise shifting.   Regards,   Steve Alverson Facilitator, SCSC Roundtable   On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 2:41 PM Jennifer Landesmann <jlandesmann@gmail.com> wrote:  Hi Steve,     From yesterday's SCSC discussion, It sounded like the letter from the Legislative Committee was recalled because it  mentioned dispersion, and that there will now be Training about the term to address Mary Lynn Bernald's concerns  about dispersion.     If  I am correct, the issues are ‐ as Mary Lynn shared ‐ the airports do not support dispersion because they consider that  "noise shifting" and that according to Rep Rho Khanna's staff the congressional staffers also dispensed with dispersion  saying that FAA thinks that dispersion is not helpful.     Based on the FAA's last presentation to the SFO Roundtable, the FAA actually suggested the opposite. That for noise  management ‐ they are exploring not only what is in the air but where and how planes fly.    So, it sounds like the real issue is not "dispersion" but "noise shifting" and I urge that unless the Dispersion Training  includes studies showing how noise dispersion is not beneficial that it doesn't become a theoretical of what is possible  or not possible ‐ or what is feasible or infeasible according to the airports and ATC ‐ neither of which have any  experience in re‐design to mitigate noise. To work with noise you need more than 1 day's flight track data as they used  to design PIRAT.     There's quite a bit to address with "noise shifting" though, and preliminarily, these are some questions.   2   1) What is the definition of "noise" in noise shifting  2) Is the definition of noise restricted to ground track location?  3) Does "shifting" have a legal definition?  4) Where does the term "noise shifting" come from?  5) Is there a difference between "noise shifting" for the benefit of airports and airlines?  6) What are the written and articulated policies from the FAA about "noise shifting"?  7) What does "historical" mean, is there a date when historical begins for paths that have been changing all the time  and materially since 2014?    As I expressed yesterday, it would be astonishing for the Bay Area to lead on being anti looking at options to reduce  concentration of noise (because of airport pressure at that). I am not stuck on what the term is to describe responsible  noise management but when a term like "noise shifting" is introduced, then the community deserves clarity on that as  well.     This is of course a critical issue for Palo Alto, which sustains 50%+ of SFO's arrivals plus other airports, so the SCSC  needs to be very clear about what the airports mean by "noise shifting."     Thank you,     Jennifer              ‐‐   SC | SC Roundtable    https://scscroundtable.org    1 Brettle, Jessica From:Robert Neff <robert@neffs.net> Sent:Tuesday, July 28, 2020 10:30 PM To:Council, City Subject:Ross / Meadow 2-way Stop Decision CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________                                                    July 28, 2020    Palo Alto City Council and City Manager,    I am writing to request that you reconsider the plan to convert the Ross/Meadow intersection from the existing mini‐ roundabout to a 2‐way stop controlled intersection, passed at the February 24, 2020 council meeting.  I think the City  Manager’s report was accurate in assessing the danger of excess speeds when drivers enter the mini‐roundabout now,  but removing the yield signs and adding stops only on Meadow will result in even higher speed traffic entering the  intersection from Ross.  A better solution would be to return the traffic control to a 4‐way stop, as it was before the  mini‐roundabout was implemented.    This intersection is much bigger than the stop‐controlled with traffic circle intersections in Old Palo Alto, so that makes  them a poor comparison, but it is similar in scale to the intersection of Montecito and Farley in Mountain View.   Montecito is a bike boulevard, and both streets are important connectors to a middle school and an elementary school.   The 4‐way stop forces all traffic to “California” stop and assess the situation before using the intersection, resulting in  slow traffic, and slow traffic is safe traffic.    At a 2‐way stop, cars in one direction will not stop, making them more dangerous.  Palo Alto had a bike fatality in 2016  at a 2‐way stop in Community Center.    Because of the similar volumes of traffic coming from both Ross and Meadow at this intersection, and the mix of car and  bike drivers of all ages, I hope you will reconsider the Council‐passed plan to implement only a 2‐way stop and  encourage the design to return to a 4‐way stop, as it had been for years.  Why didn’t the city manager’s report consider  this option?  The only options considered in the report were the orientation of the 2‐way stop.    As someone serving voluntarily on the Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee (PABAC) for 10 years, it was  frustrating to see the process for this decision, when the City Manager presented an outside consultant’s plan to a  change a well used city intersection without first consulting either the Planning and Transportation Commision, the  City/School Traffic Safety Committee, or PABAC, before asking for an action from city council, which would be binding on  city staff.    The decision to implement a 2‐way stop controlled intersection at Meadow / Ross came down to the City Manager’s  report (written by an outside consultant), and the City Council.  I hope you are all correct, and certain that this  intersection will be safer with this change.  It would certainly be safer still as a 4‐way stop.    Thank you for your service to the city of Palo Alto,    Robert Neff  Emerson Street and Loma Verde, Palo Alto  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Sean <skurtela@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, July 27, 2020 11:00 AM To:Council, City Subject:Sidewalk on West Bayshore Rd CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hi All,     How do I go about getting a sidewalk implemented on West Bayshore Road? I’m following up from a pre ious  conversation from around a year ago. I’ve started a petition, please let me know the next step.    https://www.change.org/p/city-of-east-palo-alto-sidewalk-addition-to-west-bayshore-road?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_23446726_en-US%3A6&recruiter=1049942766&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition   Thank you!    Sean Kurtela    650‐464‐0185    Sent from my iPhone  1 Brettle, Jessica From:slevy@ccsce.com Sent:Tuesday, July 28, 2020 1:36 PM To:Council, City Cc:Shikada, Ed Subject:summer streets program CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Nancy and I have eaten outside downtown at least 10 times already. We have had very pleasant experiences and enjoy being able to support our restaurants. On Sunday we ate on Cal Ave and that place was jumping. Please extend the program and consider how it might help retail businesses. Stephen and Nancy Levy 1 Brettle, Jessica From:Pc User <pc77user@aol.com> Sent:Thursday, July 23, 2020 12:32 PM To:David Meiswinkle; Frank Agamennon; drmeiswinkle@aol.com; Lou Basile; Philip Hussa; Steve Kormondy; Rachel Simmons; Carol Macannico; Joanne Casey; Nancy Brais; Perla Simmons; NJ Electrician; Richard Gage; Andres Lorraine; biotica@aol.com; Camille Lachica; Dennis Tiernan; ezrider67@verizon.net; Haydee Bill Mooney; mkormondy@yahoo.com; Rachel Joy Simmons; Patty LaPlaca; Sandy and Jason Khneiger; Jackie Andres Schnell; lorraineandres4158@gmail.com; Tom & Beth Simmons; Messina Mary; sevensisters@q.com; Craig Simmons; Activist Post; Advance Media; A Son Of RevWar; Advance Media; Biotica; Perla Simmons; Agnes Gibboney; Apple & Anthony Jaraza; Cheryl & Erin Hough Al; Main Street Patriot; Advance Media; Ammo Land; Atlantic Firearms; Cedar Swamp Historical Society Collection; Tea Party Patriots Action Jenny Beth Martin; TheBlueBeads; Martine Schroeter; Coast Star; Kupniewski Arlene; TheBlueBeads; Tom Fitton On The Air Report; AmmoLand; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; Coast Star; Cassandra Khneiger; BBC ONLY; Courthouse News; Forbidden Knowledge TV; Nikki Haley; Patriotic Freedom Fighter; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; Council, City; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY; BBC ONLY Subject:AT&T And Verizon SUSPEND Donald Trump Ahead Of 2020 Election | Conservative Star CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    Can you believe this ???  The Kommies who control Social Media and MSM have decided to censor even THE POTUS !!!    This is truly anti American activity being perpetrated by those rat faced sons of Satan. Every one of them in the USA  needs to be deported and their assets seized for TREASON.  They are waging war against this country and everything it  stands for.  Whatever happened to "I may not agree with everything you say, but I will fight to the death for your right to  say it" ?    https://conservativestar.com/2020/07/21/att‐verizon‐suspend‐donald‐trump‐ahead‐of‐2020‐ election/?utm_source=[sourceId]=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=CSnewsl etter      Best Regards, & Stay Healthy !  RJS  1 Brettle, Jessica From:D Martell <dmpaloalto@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, July 25, 2020 12:42 PM To:Tanaka, Greg Cc:Council, City; Shikada, Ed; Drekmeier, Peter; Kleinberg, Judy; Bill Johnson; Jay Thorwaldson; Dave Price Subject:Tanaka has my vote !! CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.      Greg Tanaka   Palo Alto City Councilman    Dear Councilman Tanaka:    I'm elated at reading that you'll be running for re‐election this Fall.  Keep up the good work!  Palo Alto needs your voice.    ‐Danielle Martell  Palo Alto City Council Candidate 2016 & 2005          1 Brettle, Jessica From:John Morse <john.a.morse@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 28, 2020 12:13 PM To:Council, City Subject:Voting Rights Advancement Act (HR.4) CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Channing House 850 Webster Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 Monday, July 27, 2020 Palo Alto City Council Office of the City Clerk 250 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Dear Palo Alto City Council, We residents and friends of Channing House, a retirement community in Palo Alto, write to urge you to work for Senate passage of the Voting Rights Advancement Act (HR.4) at the earliest possible date. Last week we lost Congressman John Lewis, who devoted his life to freedom and justice for all. In honor of his exceptional life and legacy, we must pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore the Voting Rights Act, crucial legislation that John Lewis fought for. This bill passed the House of Representatives in December but has since sat untouched in the Senate. With Presidential elections only three months away, the need to protect voting rights is urgent! We urge the Senate to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act in honor of Congressman John Lewis and his lifelong commitment to combating voter suppression. Thank you for all you can do to make this happen. Sincerely,   Jan Aarts Carol Bacchetti Gwendolyn Barry * Leon Beeler Margaret Beeler Dirk Bennett * Mary Grace Bertsch Barbara Bowden 2 Prudence Breitrose Carolyn Caddes Jeanne Celle Miriam DeJongh Cynthia Dillon Cathy Dolton Lynne Faust Nancy Fiene Tom Fiene Nancy Flowers * Lois Fowkes Florrie Forrest * Keith Gilbert * Sue Gilbert * David Golden Helen Golden Kathleen Goldfein Barbara Gordon Michele Grundmann Joan Gurasich Marcia Harrison Harry Hartzell Susan Hartzell * Chuck Hebel * Selina Hemiup Carolyn Hofstetter Ilse Hopkins Betty Howell * Pat Irish * Joan Jack Mildred Jones Kathleen Kelly Joanna Liston Laurie Liston Kent Mather Pam McKee Mary Ann Michel Charles Milford Florence Moloney Albert Moon Karen Morrison * Frances Morse ** John Morse ** Mary Munter Merrill Newman Tammy Okuda Joanne Payne Helene Pier Mary Piniella Kathryn Plock Robert Polhemus 3 Jean Pressey Fran Price Marcia Pugsley * Katherine Remsen * Nancy Robinson Billie Sarzin Kathryn Schauer Allan Seid Mary Seid Joy Sleizer Alice Smith Sandra Songy * Laurie Spaeth Gloria Spitzer Peter Stangl Lennie Stovel * Joanne Taylor Dave Thornton * Mary Alice Thornton * Janet Wright Jean Wren Betsy Young *Member Channing House Racial and Social Justice Committee **Co-Chair, Channing House Racial and Social Justice Committee   CITY OF PALO ALTO, CA CITY CLERK'S OFFICE July 13, 2020 20 JUL 16 PH 4: 06 Dear Palo Alto City Council Members: I was deeply disappointed with the Council's recent decision to eliminate two positions from the Human Relati~ns Commission (the "Commission"). As you know, the Commission is charged with the discretion to act with respect to any human relations matter when it finds that any person or group does not benefit fully from public or private opportunities or resources in the community, or is unfairly or differently treated due to other factors of concern. At a time when the divisive flames of racism and oppression are fanned on the national level, the Commission's work is more important than ever. Voting to reduce the size of the Commission does violence to this Council's transparency and accountability on diversity and inclusion issues. Although the Council has recognized the community's outrage with systemic racism, policing, and lack of government transparency, mere words are insufficient. Now is the time for action. I write as both a concerned resident and a voter. I know that Palo Altans like me will scrutinize this Council's commitment to diversity and inclusion in the November election. Will you rise to the occasion? Very truly yours, ~~ Serge A. V oronov, Esq. Palo Alto resident since 2016 AoPL.· Anoclotlon of Oii Pip• tlnn .. I I The INGAA Foundation, Inc. Video 4: Preparation 6 Resources Preparing and planning in advance of pipeline emergency is critical to safe and effective response. • Know the pipeline operators and how to contact them • Know the type of pipeline, product transported and associated risks • Know the route of pipelines and facility locations within your jurisdiction Video 5: Em ergency Response Roles • 9-1-1 dispatcher: Gathers and relays critical information • Firefighter: Secures the area • Pipeline operator: Controls release of product • Law enforcement: Assists in site security and evacuation • Emergency medical services: Provides medical aid • Emergency management: Coordinates community response Video 6: Incident Management Best Practices Effective incident management tools • Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) phmsa.dot.gov • Incident Command Structure/National Incident Management System (ICS/NIMS) training.fema.gov Ms. Elise DeMarzo Public Art Program Director City of Palo Alto 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, California 94301 Dear Ms. DeMarzo: July 15, 2020 I have just received your email dated July 15, 2020, entitled "Public Art Supporting Dialogue, Reflection and Change," and I am moved to write to share my opinion. Your Black Lives Matter mural is a worthy undertaking and an attractive piece of public art, but the imagine painted in the final "E" of the mural renders the whole project hypocritical, divisive and deeply offensive. I believe that the fact that you continue to permit the work to depict the image of a convicted felon who murdered a police officer, who has escaped from prison, and who has fled to and has been granted asylum in an authoritarian state is a disgrace to our city and a slap in the face of every peace officer who works here. Instead of celebrating diversity, tolerance, dialogue, understanding and reconciliation the work promotes a message of violence and seeks to excuse and even justify criminal conduct, up to and including the murder of government officials. Furthermore, your failure to require that the work be replaced by a more suitable one represents a surrender to the voices of a few loud individuals and further compounds the shameful message that the work -and by extension our city -endorses and conveys. I understand and fully accept that the message of the BLM movement is meant to be provocative, as it should be. And I understand that art is often by its very nature controversial, thought-provoking and sometimes even offensive. But there must surely be ways to advance this critically important conversation and to truly "support dialogue", as you assert this work does, that do not justify acts of crime and violence against others. Instead of seeking to unify us, the artist and the work seek to further enflame and divide us. By commissioning, approving and defending this work of art, the City is by extension explicitly endorsing the views expressed by the artist. As a taxpayer, I do not think this should be the role of the City's Public Art Program. Accordingly, I do hope that the entire work be treated as temporary, as initially agreed by the city and as reiterated in subsequent statements by our Mayor and other city officials. I am embarrassed and saddened to say that I feel unable to sign my name to this letter, given the hyper-confrontational world of social media we are now living in. This is a controversial topic, and people I have never met and who do not know me will no doubt want to attack not only my views but me, personally. I have no desire to be trolled on- line, nor to be branded something I am not by individuals who are less tolerant, despite their claims to be otherwise. So I shall simply sign off as, Sincerely yours, A Lifelong Palo Altan cc: Palo Alto City Council Palo Alto City Manager Ed Shikada Palo Alto Chief of Police Robert Jansen LS :9 WV oz 1nr OZ 3Jl.:L:W S.}4~Jl:J All:J VJ 'Ol1V 01Vd :W AllJ