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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20190909plCC 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: 09/09/2019 Document dates: 08/21/2019 – 08/28/2019 Set 1 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. 1 Brettle, Jessica From:Patricia Becker <patricia@yourhealthandjoy.com> Sent:Monday, August 26, 2019 11:36 AM To:Council, City Subject:4G and Wired is much better than 5G CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Palo Alto City Council As my elected representatives. Please use this legal notice of liability is designed to be used as evidence in court if needed and intends to enlighten you and to protect you from attracting civil and criminal liability in relation to your actions and/or omissions surrounding the deployment of 5G technology within your constituency. 4G/LTE small cells form an integral part of the 5G deployment. This 5G technology will cause me to be exposed to wireless non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation against my consent and in my home. Contamination of my home with 5G may cause damage to my home if it becomes a health risk to me and thus render my home uninhabitable. Irradiating me with wireless non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation against my consent would be an application of force against my person and which causes fear of bodily injury and could be classed as a civil trespass and/or a criminal assault. Any level of exposure of man-made non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation can be diagnosed by my medical practitioner as an adverse health effect pursuant to the WHO’s International Classification of Diseases ICD-10, code W90 thus rendering any safety limit as set by the government safety standards obsolete as to protecting my health. As needed, I may see my doctor for advice on the 5G issue. If 5G technology is deployed within your constituency, I expect that you as my elected representative will exercise due diligence to certify that all parties deploying 5G technologies have sufficient insurance cover to compensate for damage or harm caused by the emission of wireless non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation. Please note that this could be a problem, since underwriters such as Lloyds of London do not insure for such harm and damage. I urge you, as my elected official, to act in the public interest by addressing the potential cumulative harms of densification (the crowding of small cells into a limited area to enable 5G) and insisting that public safety regulatory authorities need to prove that such densification of 5G technology is safe and that any deployment of 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and/or the Internet of Things (IoT), is regulated appropriately to ensure that the national security and the safety and privacy of the public and myself is not compromised. You need to protect the public from other harmful wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi in schools, “smart” meters on dwellings, and the like, and to replace those technologies with safe and efficient wired technologies, such as Ethernet and/or fiber optics, as the end-nodes of internet delivery systems to dwellings, schools and commercial buildings. Forward-thinking cities are already doing this. I implore you, as my elected official, to act in the public interest by protecting the public and myself from being persecuted by the passing of laws that restrict the Courts, law enforcement agencies, municipal councils and local governments from taking action to protect the public from harm to health and damage, caused by 5G and other wireless technologies. I am genuinely concerned for your welfare, the general public and mine, and this is a situation of the utmost urgency. I have studied the relevant facts and am thus aware of the danger. As a result I am in fear and I take the risk of harm and damage to me very seriously. To help bring you up to speed on this extremely important topic, please go to the5Gsummit.com, and listen for free to what 40 highly regarded experts inclusive of scientists, medical practitioners and lawyers from around the world have to 2 say on the 5G subject. Experts who are not censored by the telecommunications industry, nor their captured governments, nor the captured media. Further, to assist with your education, please look at the Bio-initiative Report 2012 (updated 2017) - A Rationale for Biologically-based Public Exposure Standards for Electromagnetic Fields (ELF and RF) bioinitiative.org and Physicians for Safe Technology – 5G Mobile Communications mdsafe.org. I implore you as my civic leader, and as my elected representative to get educated on this important topic, and show me by your decisions, actions and omissions that you are taking precautionary steps to address the risk of harm to me and all the people within your constituency. As an elected official you are deemed accountable if you do not take appropriate action to attempt to abate, or prevent such harm, to me or the public. Therefore you attract liability in either the civil or criminal jurisdiction. Your people are rising up and I implore you to take leadership and be a champion for the health and safety of all of us. If you do, many voters, legislators and I will wholeheartedly support and campaign for you. Patricia Becker,    Yoga Classes & Health News You Can Use at www.YourHealthandJoy.com    Favorite Healthy Snacks, Foods, Face & Body Care and Yoga Toys  Amazon Associate Page      Multipure Water Filter Systems  Executive Builder ID#430421  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Annie Turner <arturner2012@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, August 22, 2019 3:19 PM To:Council, City Cc:Cameron Turner Subject:Casti Building Support CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________  To Whom It May Concern:  As a Palo Alto resident and a Professorville neighbor, I would like to voice my support for Castilleja’s building project.  I  have been impressed with their earnest intent and transparency through this long and arduous process.  The  administrators have gone above and beyond to reach out to neighbors, in both listening to their concerns and explaining  the details.  In the end, their project will benefit the city and the neighborhood with energy efficient green buildings,  reasonable and responsible upgrades, and visual enhancement.  This is in compliance with Palo Alto’s Comprehensive  Plan.  They will also be able to offer their very special and unique education to a few more girls.  When our girls are well‐ educated and supported to be their strong and confident selves, we all benefit.  For many girls, Castilleja is the ideal  environment for this noble goal.  Thank you for your consideration.  Sincerely,  Annie and Cameron Turner  {REDACTED} 1 Brettle, Jessica From:Nancy Strom <nancy94024@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, August 23, 2019 2:01 PM To:Planning Commission Cc:Council, City; Castilleja Expansion Subject:Castilleja Expansion Protest CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Planning Commission,  I am writing to state my opposition to  Castilleja's application to increase its enrollment and undertake the major  development that they are seeking approval for. There are many reasons why I oppose the project, too many to list  them all here. But most compellingly, I believe that there is very little proposed benefit to the project while it has a very  high cost on the peace and livability of the neighborhood and Palo Alto at large.  I am the owner of a triplex on the 100 block of Melville and have owned the property since 1987. I lived there for many  years until moving to Los Altos in 2001. Additionally my husband owns a home on the 100 block of Churchill and lived  there for many years. Despite the fact that our properties are currently rented out we feel that we have a long term  stake in Palo Alto based on our property ownership and residence in the city. As an owners of property here we have  personally rented to many people who have had an impact in Palo Alto; and have been good neighbors. They depend on  us to provide a safe environment and on the community to allow them to reside peacefully and to pursue their  objectives as full time residents of the neighborhood.  Allowing Castilleja to undertake its massive development (which has been called "Walmart‐sized" will add too much  traffic to the neighborhood; to the benefit of a very small group of people. The Castilleja students and their families  largely do not reside in Palo Alto; and as such their goals should not take priority over those of the residents.  If the  school wants to expand its enrollment it should be forced to add a second site. The neighborhood already stands to have  more traffic with the planned renovations and electrification of Caltrain and expansion of Stanford. And although those  projects are large and will be impactful on Old Palo Alto, they benefit the entire Bay Area (in the case of Caltrain) and the larger environment (in the case of the impact that Stanford has worldwide). To reiterate, the Castilleja project benefits  very few people (really only the 400+ students at Castilleja), and most of them do not even live in Palo Alto.   Please deny the project and direct Castilleja to make plans which do not have a drastic impact on its neighborhood.  Sincerely  Nancy Strom  {REDACTED}  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Michael Grady <michaelfgrady@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Monday, August 26, 2019 9:39 AM To:Council, City Subject:Fwd: Commuters waste an average of 54 hours a year stalled in traffic, study says - CNN CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To you all:     Maybe the City Council, and the City's Manager and Traffic "engineers" might have taken into account the impact of  their "improvements" on Arastradero and Charleston (reducing two lanes to one and building ridiculously wasteful  center medians) on traffic delays before they approved those ridiculous changes.    Most sincerely,    Michael Grady  ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: Michael Grady <michaelfgrady@gmail.com>  Date: Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 9:21 AM  Subject: Commuters waste an average of 54 hours a year stalled in traffic, study says ‐ CNN  To: Michael Grady <michaelfgrady@stanfordalumni.org>      Commuters waste an average of 54 hours a year stalled in traffic, study says  CNN  Rush hour is dead. Traffic is forever. You live in your car now. A new report has confirmed what we already deduce every  morning when we rot in the highway merge lane. Read the full story    Shared from Apple News    Michael Grady     Sent from my iPhone  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Ron Baker <bakerra@pacbell.net> Sent:Friday, August 23, 2019 6:39 PM To:Anoop Sinha Cc:A.J.; Greenacres2; Council, City; Boyd, Holly; City Mgr Subject:Re: [GA2] Fwd: Congratulations Lunkheads, the City Will Now Get Sued Over the Corridor Project CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Anoop: Your comment on this thread reflects widespread worry among drivers over the risks at Foothill.   I’m copying it  to the City Manager and the Council.       Councilmember Cormack had a similarly harrowing experience trying to negotiate the Foothill turn with a bicyclist and a  large pickup truck pulling a giant trailer.   She did the safe thing and simply waited in the middle lane, blocking traffic  behind her, until the vehicle after the bike and truck let her in.   She suggested possible education or better  communication from the city on how to safely negotiate that turn.  The project manager and City Manager need to drive  this, and talk with Cormack, you and others.      Further to this story, I’m going out now to take photos of the huge amount of black tire marks on the concrete forms  over a couple of blocks.      ‐Ron Baker      On Aug 23, 2019, at 6:18 PM, Anoop Sinha anoop.k.sinha@gmail.com [greenacres2] <greenacres2‐ noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:    Is there any way to get the Foothill and Arastradero right turn merge straightened out? That intersection is really dangerous every morning with 50% doing it the old way (right lane to right on Foothill) and 50% doing it the new way (second lane from right to right on Foothill). Not to mention the new way crosses over the bike lanes. There are plenty of bikes in the morning going down Arastradero. I imagine the bikers are probably wondering: 1) I got this nice protected bike lane for beginning of Arastradero.... 2) ... a bit more dangerous going by Fletcher and Gunn ... 3) And then ... terrifying experience trying to get across Foothill Expressway with unpredictable cars on left and on the right As a driver, it’s terrifying for me too! Anoop 2 On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 11:00 AM 'A.J.' ajlumsdaine@gmail.com [greenacres2] <greenacres2- noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Well said, Betty. It’s now such an abrupt stop on Arastradero turning onto Coulomb, we also have to watch behind us for cars that might hit us. That intersection is a prime example of what is so unsafe about all these changes — they rely on people already knowing the set up is different and dangerous to avoid accidents. Someone who is not very, very familiar with this neighborhood is not even going to be aware of the existence of that separated bike lane (on the inside of parked cars and that deep curb, no less), and bikes are going to be encouraged to go straight on through, not stop. The way the curb juts out so far in order to force cars with a wide turn radius to completely stop or run over the curb to avoid hitting oncoming traffic on Coulomb puts the bikes coming in that lane smack in people’s blind spots on the right, too. I mean, you couldn’t design something intended to kill people better if you tried (are they trying? it sure makes you wonder). Like you, when I get to an intersection like that, I’m already trying to keep an eye on possible bikes coming up on the right and shoehorning themselves between me and the curb even if I have properly taken the lane, so I don’t righthook them. They may be doing something stupid but they still don’t deserve to die. Kids are especially prone to doing this. I feel like now there is no way to turn to see all the different places an accident can happen under real conditions, and the kids will be emboldened by the lane to just shoot across traffic (like the alleged bike “box” on Donald and Arastradero encourages them to take the opposite lane of traffic and ride into Arastradero against the light, something I have witnessed several times since they made that change and am just glad no kid got broadsided). I’ve tried to write and comment to City Hall. You all remember what they did when we complained about the stupid surprise! set up at Donald, they claimed they didn’t know how to contact us. Really, at this point, one or two concerned neighbors need to figure out what the City should do to fix it, talk to neighbors (online is okay) and come up with a petition to walk around for us all to sign so we can talk to them as one voice. I am very personally aware of how being the one to get the ball rolling initially is the really hard part, but I cannot offer. The trouble is that if we all just write our concerns, you know what will happen — nothing, or worse, they’ll put in something else even more designed to kill someone's kids. Even Eric says to me, We have to do something, which means, they’re going to keep pretending that they can, like Harry Potter, create space out of nothing and overdevelop willy nilly on this side of town. I was driving home yesterday from just having to go to the post office, and at 4pm the traffic on El Camino was so bumper to bumper, it really makes you wonder what will happen with the slightest emergency (or the rest of the buildings going online). These ridiculous changes are City Hall's “we have to do something” to pretend like they don’t have to pay attention to the hard limits of the infrastructure. They’ve been licking their chops over building up South PA for far too long to pay attention to anything as silly as infrastructure limits and safety. The point is, there are a LOT of cars coming through, and there is just no way they’re going to all know about these nonstandard setups in order to avoid killing someone. This is all just an accident and a death waiting to happen. Anne 3 On Aug 14, 2019, at 10:28 AM, Betty Thana <bthana@att.net> wrote: Anne, Thank you so much for your reminder that we MUST keep an eye out for the bicyclists and the pedestrians when we navigate the right turn from Arastradero onto Coulombe, and avoid hitting them. We would be turning right onto Coulombe, when the bicyclists are cycling through the intersection at the same time, as they have a green light also. There are also byclists that don’t stop for a red light either, even if we are turning on Red after a stop. Before the concrete barriers, I was always very conscious of the cyclists riding alongside my car in their bike lane, and always make sure I do not turn to collide with them or the pedestrians. They are in my line of sight. But with the latest, BIG triangle concrete abutment into my lane, as I was turning right onto Coulombe, I was navigating to 1) not hit the concrete abutment on my car’s right, and 2) not collide with the oncoming car on Coulombe, to my car’s left, that I was focusing so much attention to accomplish this, that as mentioned in Anne’s attached note, “I have noticed that I have to spend so much attention on the street scape it’s making it impossible to safely keep an eye on pedestrians and especially bicyclists (especially erratic bicyclists)...” But first and foremost, the safety of the bicyclists and the pedestrians is the top of my concern, more than my own safety, as our son, a bicyclist, once told me, “ Mom, if you see a bicyclist, just think that may be your son.” Regards, Betty On Aug 14, 2019, at 12:38 AM, A.J. <ajlumsdaine@gmail.com> wrote: The most serious is the separated bike lane which is basically designed to kill someone. Separating bike and car traffic is not a bad idea, but there needs to be integrated signaling so the bikes don’t just think they have the right of way. As it is, the cars have to know about this separated lane in order to not turn right in front of bikes on that separated lane, otherwise called a right hook, the most common car-bike accident. The new streetscape is so confusing and unorthodox, and set up to be such an obstacle course, I have noticed that I have to spend so much attention on the street scape it’s making it impossible to safely keep an eye on pedestrians and especially bicyclists (especially erratic bicyclists, which unfortunately, is just par for the course with middle schoolers). The crazy thing is that I spent a lot of effort trying to explain to the City how the previous jut-out curb was an accident waiting to happen, and so it seems like they went back to the drawing board to make absolutely certain they kill someone. Absolutely crazy. 4 Anne On Aug 13, 2019, at 10:31 PM, Betty Thana bthana@att.net [greenacres2] <greenacres2- noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Hi Neighbors, I was returning home tonight, around 7:15 PM, turning onto Arastradero from El Camino, then turning right onto Coulombe, and I noticed how dangerous the newly constructed cement barriers are on Arastradero, for that 0.3 miles. It is as if someone has constructed an obstacle course for us: 1) midway on Arastradero, between El Camino and Columbe, the new cement barriers directly cut off the right lane, by being constructed straight across the road, ie perpendicular to the curb, and stretching out one lane’s length, directly into the lane where people are driving their cars. I was only alerted to its existence, because there were a few orange flags on top of the cement barrier, otherwise, I probably would have driven my car straight into the concrete barriers, that is directly in front crossing my lane. This was in the day light, and accidents may happen after dark, when the drivers who are not familiar with this road, and not anticipating a concrete barrier crossing their entire lane, would crash into the concrete barrier, causing severe injuries to passengers and kids. 2) to make the right turn into Coulombe, there are the concrete barriers butting out as a big triangle, way into the middle of the road, and if one is not familiar with this road, it may cause an accident, It is a bit ironic that here we are, living in the heart of the Silicon Valley, supposedly full of the smartest people on earth, making all these innovations, and we have in our own neighborhood these concrete barriers that do seem in need some help from some smarter road safety designers and legislators.. Regards, Betty On Aug 10, 2019, at 1:04 PM, ree_duff@comcast.net [greenacres2] <greenacres2- noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Before I send this to City Council, do I have my facts straight & does it make sense to the rest of you? Ree Dufresne Members of the City Council of Palo Alto 5 Before Those DANGEROUS ABUTMENTS were put in permanently, I along with other Intelligent residents of Palo Alto, objected to having them put in. It was obvious to me that they pmwould do more harm than good! As Staff apparently carries more weight in how my Tax dollars are spent, our opinions opposing these structural monstrosities abutting out of the normal lane markers, etc. were ignored. I would ask the Council to weigh the collateral damage & risks to Automobiles, Bikers & Pedestrians, from “sideswiping” or bouncing off of these blocks of Concrete. Although I was aware of the danger they posed. I didn’t fully appreciate how easily a driver could miss allowing for that concrete, as it isn’t a normal lane width. I wasn’t prepared for the damage caused to the front left wheel well, etc.. on the side of my car when I bounced off of one. Is the City of Palo Alto going to pay for the damages to cars that bounce off of these abutments? Why is it that STAFF carries more weight with a Computer generated model for altering our streets, than those of us who are in our cars and driving these roads every day?Ree Dufresne On August 7, 2019 at 9:18 PM "Sheryl Keller kellersheryl@gmail.com [greenacres2]" <greenacres2- noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Agree with Ron Baker. Where is the city employee who designed this mess. Let's find him and have him drive on our "improved" corridor at 8AM and at 5PM. Same with the city council members who approved this. Let them drive this stretch for a week. See what happens. On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:58 PM Ron Baker bakerra@pacbell.net [greenacres2] < greenacres2- noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Forwarding because they bounced my new email address. See my message below. From: Ron Baker <rabaker.pa@gmail.com> 6 Subject: Congratulations Lunkheads, the City Will Now Get Sued Over the Corridor Project Date: August 7, 2019 at 8:48:03 PM PDT To: city.council@cityofpaloalto.org Cc: Greenacres2 <greenacres2@yahoogroups.com>, webmaster@paloaltoonline.com I went to a council session, my wife and I went to department meetings or hearings, my neighbors went to planning meetings, I talked to and emailed council and staff on the absolute stupidity of the “traffic calming” project on Charleston Arastradero corridor. ABSOLUTELY NOBODY WAS LISTENING. Let me tell you, there was NO material problem that a few citations/police speed patrols and better use of rapid transit funds wouldn’t solve. Traffic accidents were largely due to Gunn kids reading their phones and rear ending people in stop and go traffic at rush hour. I know, as my home fronts Arastradero,and I work from home most days. Anyway, today TWO cars just ran into those stupid new traffic calming forms today, just in the stretch of Arastradero between Coulombe and Cherry Oaks. This was the first day without the orange warning blocks.. I only saw what happened in one of these “accidents", fortunately the second driver, whose car will have to be extracted from the form, was okay, though her expensive car may need some work.. The prior accident reportedly involved a double blowout when the vehicle hit the form. My neighbors on and near Arastradero, some of whom also tried to complain, were out in force to greet the fire truck that responded, and all agreed this was totally predictable, so from a legal standpoint, that will be a problem for Palo Alto. As one firefighter said, wait til the schools are in session, and rush hour traffic has gone to zero. I’m guessing that residents now ! take longer getting to the local freeways then actually traveling on them. Meanwhile, wait til a bicyclist who doesn’t understand the design runs into a form. This is just pathetically stupid. The city is going to get sued for this project, and the the hazards it presents. This city is run by a part time council that leaves decisions in the hands of staff who couldn’t figure out best practices if their lives depended on it, but fortunately for them, they collect great pensions, no matter how bad their recommendations. Clearly, the incentives here are all wrong. At least half the council is funded by developers, or depend on incomes in real estate or property development, the other half move on to higher office with the support of the public employee unions. Few members of the council are willing to challenge the reports and proposals prepared by the bureaucrats, or challenge the assumptions on which they are based. The council and departments run interminable meetings where many of the people with something real to say have to leave because the council is running way too far behind. When the citizens on rare occasions rebel, as with the original Maybell housing project, council members seem to have no clue because they almost never go door to door to canvas residents in the affected area, and the bureaucrats are even less inclined to do that. The process here is a total failure. Ron Baker Greenacres 2 7 __._,_.___ Posted by: Anoop Sinha <anoop.k.sinha@gmail.com> Reply via web post • Reply to sender •Reply to group •Start a New Topic •Messages in this topic(22) TO DO THE FOLLOWING: Post a message: greenacres2@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: greenacres2-subscribe@yahoogroups.com [Include your real name and street address - for use of moderators only] Unsubscribe: greenacres2-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com List owner: greenacres2-owner@yahoogroups.com VISIT YOUR GROUP To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet.Yahoo! Groups • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use .  __,_._,___   1 Brettle, Jessica From:Planning Commission Sent:Thursday, August 22, 2019 11:12 AM To:Kimberley Wong; Planning Commission Cc:French, Amy; Council, City Subject:RE: DEIR Comments: 1263 Emerson Lockey house and 1235 home Hello Kimberly, Your emails is now posted on the PTC webpage under the “At Places Memo” link. They are also posted on the Castilleja Project webpage. Regards, Yolanda Yolanda M. Cervantes Planning & Development Services City of Palo Alto Yolanda.cervantes@cityofpaloalto.org 650.329.2404 From: Kimberley Wong <sheepgirl1@yahoo.com>   Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 9:27 AM  To: Planning Commission <Planning.Commission@cityofpaloalto.org>  Cc: French, Amy <Amy.French@CityofPaloAlto.org>; Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>  Subject: Fw: DEIR Comments: 1263 Emerson Lockey house and 1235 home    CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  I am resending this letter because I am not seeing this posted on the PTC website. I would like to make known my views alongside all the other letters that were sent into the PTC. Just wondering if this may have been an oversight or if you are backlogged by the stream of new comments being sent in. Thank you, Kimberley Wong ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Kimberley Wong <sheepgirl1@yahoo.com> To: Planning Commission <planning.commission@cityofpaloalto.org> Cc: City Council <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; Amy French <amy.french@cityofpaloalto.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2019, 9:45:18 AM PDT Subject: Fwd: DEIR Comments: 1263 Emerson Lockey house and 1235 home Dear PTC Board, My name is Kimberley Wong. My family has lived in Palo Alto for a long time starting with my grandfather who moved her in 1900. I currently live at 1260 Emerson St opposite the Lockey house, the 100+ year old home 2 dedicated to Castilleja's founder Mary Lockey a beloved educator who was encouraged by her mentor David Starr Jordan to open an all girls prep school in 1907. In Chapter 6 of the DEIR Cultural Resources study the architects were named for every building on campus except for the Lockey house and the nextoor home that are planned to be demolished. I believe that it should be determined who the architect is of the Lockey house is before they decide against recommending the home is not historic. They were were only few architects at the time so there is a high probability that a notable architect such as Gustave Laumeister, involved in designing the Administration Building and many Professorville homes may have designed the Lockey home. This would satisfy one of the National Historic Registry criteria. It already should satisfy Criteria #2 which states that the property is "associated with lives of persons important to the nation or California's past". Ms Mary Lockey founded the longest lasting Non-sectarian preparatory girl's school in the country. This home also "retains enough of the historic character with lead glass in the decorative archway between the entry and living room, crown moldings in the upstairs bedrooms and gracious dining room. Other additions were made but the main house upstairs and downstairs retain their original style and charm. Only one of these criteria plus keeping the integrity of the house is actually required for the house to be on the National registry. 1 Brettle, Jessica From:nancytuck@aol.com Sent:Monday, August 26, 2019 11:15 AM To:Fine, Adrian; Council, City; Planning Commission Subject:Follow up on Castilleja letter of support Attachments:IMG_3204.jpg CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear Council and Commission Members, I am attaching a note I received from Carole Hyde, the ED of the Palo Alto Humane Society, as a result of the letter I sent you and the Palo Alto Weekly a few weeks ago. I wanted to share Carole's kind words about the experience PAHS had with Castilleja volunteers this past year. I asked for Carole's permission to share this with you, and she was happy for me to do that. She did want me to add that she is not making a statement on the Castilleja application issue on behalf of PAHS, as she has not cleared this with her board. She added that she is happy with the Council "knowing more about PAHS' good experience with the students at the school, as it shows positive community partnerships and visionary organizations." After attending the Planning Commission's public comment hearing, I find it increasingly important to get across the fact that Castilleja does add value to our community, and location is everything. Respectfully, Nancy Tuck 3 4 I also would like the Dudek staff to explain how they came to the conclusion that removing 2 story homes with mature landscaping (minus the 100 foot tree which was already removed already) can be deemed "Insignificant"? And how can a long wall punctuated by a underground garage exit from which cars emerge be an insignificant impact to the aesthetics of the residential streetscape of Emerson? Lastly, I would ask again as I did in March of 2016 during the last PTC hearing to consider alternatives to demolishing 2 homes when there is such a great need for housing: 1. Reduce traffic to the Embarcadero corridor through shuttling all students, staff and students to the campus without building a garage and taking down 2 homes 2. Turn part of the Lockey house into a historical museum to showcase 100+ years of Castilleja history and retain housing for out of town visitors. 5 I find that removing the Lockey house is historically significant when retains its historic character, is associated with the founder of Castilleja, and could possibly be designed by a notable architect. No amount of fencing and greenery can mask the loss of two homes and the opening of a garage. In fact, introducing a garage with only one way onto the Bryant street bike boulevard introduces significant impact to traffic flow and bike safety on an already busy intersection which cars and cyclists, many of which are schoolchildren, cross daily. Many accidents and near accidents have occurred on that intersection. And as recently as Feb 13, 2018 there was a serious injury to 2 commuters, one a Castilleja teacher who was on his scooter and sent to the hospital for several days. These dangers can be reduced and CAN be avoidable if we don’t build the garage and require all drivers to park offsite and shuttle everyone onto campus. Thank you, Kimberley Wong 1260 Emerson Street 1 Brettle, Jessica From:Michel Digonnet <silurian@stanford.edu> Sent:Monday, August 26, 2019 3:15 PM To:Council, City Subject:Foothills Park: Comment from a resident CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. City Council Members,  I have lived in Palo Alto for 40 years. I am an avid hiker and nature enthusiast, and enjoy very much our Foothills Park. I have been shocked and pained over the last few weeks to hear that it was possibly going to be opened to everyone, as opposed to Palo Alto residents only. Here is why. 1.Over the last decade or so, all of the parks on the western fringe of the Peninsula cities have received vastly increased visitation—my estimate is at least ten fold. It is now impossible to find peace and quiet while hiking on Windy Hill (it is not uncommon to encounter a couple of hundred visitors on a two-hour hike), Huddard Park, Wunderlich, the Dish, or San Antonio Co. Park. Foothills Park is the ONLY one that still offers quiet hiking close to home. Opening it to everyone will without a doubt ruin this invaluable feature. 2.Over the last few years, airplane traffic has taken a huge toll on our quality of life. I live in College Terrace. There is almost alway and airplane within earshot (there has been two since I started this email). Two miles north, on Stanford campus where I work, and two miles south, in San Antonio where I often hike, the air traffic is much lighter. We, Palo Altans, are taking the brunt of everyone’s need to fly. There is no fairness in this imbalance, it is the way it is, airplanes have to fly somewhere. But in compensation, having our own park to release the intense stress of constant noise and lack of sleep is a fair way to somewhat correct this persistent and extremely aggravating problem. Foothills Park offers us a place to find some of the relaxation we can longer find in our own homes. 3.Palo Alto has pioneered over the years many pilot innovations that have been emulated by many other cities around the country. This includes one of the country’s first curbside-recycling programs, the acquisition of more sustainable electricity, and more recently curbside collection of compostibles. Palo Alto also, in this light, pioneered the preservation of a large portion of its real-estate for the enjoyment of its own citizenry. This was a visionary move that is setting an example for other cities around the world. We should not let go of this groundbreaking legacy. Let other cities do the same, and create their own nature sanctuary whenever possible. 4.Regarding the elitist argument, let me point out that at least portions of Monte Bello belong to Palo Alto, and are open to the public. Palo Alto is sharing a large and beautiful portion of its land with the rest of the world. This is more than can be said about almost all Peninsula cities. 5.Also regarding the elitist argument, to live in Palo Alto, you have to pay an enormous price, which is the price of our insanely high real estate. No one is arguing that this is elitist. Owning our own park is not, inasmuch as the money that finances it comes in part from our (equally high) property taxes. 6.Opening our park to everyone is almost certainly going to result in major changes to it in terms of traffic but also increased noise, increased garbage along the trails, stress to the abundant wildlife that calls it home (especially the large deer and turkey populations), and damage to its small network of trails, and its 2 even smaller road system and infrastructure. Palo Altans will pay for this through regular taxes, not visitors from other towns, which is also unfair, and speaks strongly too against the elitist arguments. 7.Finally, it is my understanding that it is the people of Palo Alto who voted decades ago for the creation of this park a few decades ago, instead of developing it. It is only fair, and it may in fact be mandated by our laws, that the decision be reverted not by a small group of people, with all due respect, but by Palo Alto residents again. It is much too important a decision. I should also point out that very few people are aware that our park is on the chopping block, and very few people have therefore had the chance to express their view. As a democracy, we should give everyone a chance to be heard, and have a public vote. I very strongly urge you to keep the park open to residents only. Can you please confirm receipt, since email can be temperamental and I am not sure I have reached the right person(s)? Thank you. Sincerely, Michel Digonnet {REDACTED} Palo Alto, CA 94306 (650) 723-0719 1 Brettle, Jessica From:yunjing wei <yunjing325@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, August 21, 2019 4:02 PM To:Council, City Subject:Heavy traffic on Embarcadero Rd. between E. Bayshore and Embarcadero Way CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  To Whom It May Concern,  I work at Faber Place, PA. Recently during rush hour, 4:30‐ 6:00, the cars have been heavily jammed on west  bound Embarcadero Rd between E. Bayshore and Embarcadero Way. The main reason resulting this is the cars  on East bound Embarcadero Rd. making left turn to E. Bayshore always block the intersection. Another reason  might be the unreasonalbe arrangement of two traffic lights on the intersections of Embarcadero/E. Bayshore  and Embarcadero/Geng.  It has been a big headache when people leave work in rush hour since last week.   Really appreciated if the city could resolve this issue.  Thanks.  Best regards,  Jean   1 Brettle, Jessica From:Yahoo Mail.® <honkystar@yahoo.com> Sent:Sunday, August 25, 2019 1:37 AM To:Frank Agamemnon Subject:Is the U.S. Ramping up its Military Presence in Syria and Preparing to Attack Iran for Israel? CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  --Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Is the U.S. Ramping up its Military Presence in Syria and Preparing to Attack Iran for Israel? Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Is the U.S. Ramping up its Military Presence in Syria and     To help prprivacy, Mprevented download from the In Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Is the U.S. Ramping up its Military Presence in... ...Preparing to Attack Iran for Israel? "Israel Lobby & American Policy" conference on March 2nd, 2018 at the Na...    Israel is trying to “suck America into” a war with Iran that could destabilize the Middle East and lead to a world war in much the way that the imperial rivalries in 1914 led to the First World War, Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, warned in Washington. A war with Iran, he said, could “perhaps terminate the experiment that is Israel and do   2 irreparable damage to the empire that America has become.” But Israeli leaders want a war, and they are pushing one with the support of their American political friends, including Democrats like Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, whose overheated rhetoric about Iran recalls Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propagandist, Wilkerson said. Another pro-war faction are “warmed-over neoconservatives” who got us into the Iraq war. “I’ve been there, done that; I don’t need the tour,” he said. Wilkerson, a retired army colonel who now teaches government at Washington-area universities, served Powell during the run-up to the Iraq war. He spoke at the annual Israel lobby conference at the National Press Club, sponsored by the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs and Institute for Research: Middle East Policy. The conference aired on C-SPAN. Organizing Notes: Israel wants Washington to invade Iran     Organizing Notes: Israel wants Washington to invade Iran       3 --Rush Transcript https://www.israellobbyandamericanpolicy.org/transcripts/Lawrence_Wilkerson.html     #IsraelLobbyCon 2018! The Israel Lobby & American Policy The only conference that examines the true cost of Israel lobby policies!    Is the US Ramping Up Its Military Presence in Syria and Planning to Attack Iran?     Is the US Ramping Up Its Military Presence in Syria and Planning to Atta... Col. Larry Wilkerson speaking at the National Press Club the day before the official AIPAC Conference. The alter...        4 --- Jefferson Morley: CIA and Mossad: Tradeoffs in the Formation Jefferson Morley: CIA and Mossad: Tradeoffs in the Formation     To help prprivacy, Mprevented download from the In Jefferson Morley: CIA and Mossad: Tradeoffs in the Formation ... of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship. "Israel Lobby & American Policy" conference on March 2nd, 2018 at...       1 Brettle, Jessica From:Kate Crane <katecrane@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, August 24, 2019 1:52 AM To:Council, City Subject:Loud 1am event setup on University/Webster CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hi City Council,    The last time the city did work in the middle of the night on my corner you didn’t bother responding to my email, so I’m  not holding my breath. But heads up: there are men in trucks bouncing metal tent poles off the cement maybe 200 feet  from my residential building for the arts festival tomorrow. It’s been going on since 1 AM and apparently it’s going to go  on until 8 AM, per the PA Police. Do you have zero consideration for residents when permits for things like this come  up? Because that’s what it feels like.    I realize that all this City Council cares about is money, but people do live in Palo Alto. I had counted on getting a little  sleep tonight. Crazy, right?    Kate Crane  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Raymond White <rrweditha@yahoo.com> Sent:Thursday, August 22, 2019 1:26 PM To:Council, City Subject:Lowered IQ's CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear city council members: While city authorities have deferred to alleged scientific experts on the issue of public water fluoridation over the past 70 years, it is no longer tenable to maintain such deference. The following references provide evidence that fluoride at the concentration typically provided by public water supplies may be a developmental neurotoxin in humans during gestation and early infancy. The appropriate action for Palo Alto to take is to issue a prominent public announcement, as a Caution to pregnant women and parents of infants. Something along the lines of: “Recent studies published in peer-reviewed journals suggest that a gestating mother’s exposure to fluoridated water may reduce her child’s IQ by 4.5 to 6 points. We hereby recommend that pregnant women avoid fluoridated water (including Palo Alto tap water) and other unnecessary sources of fluoride. Infant formula should probably not be made with fluoridated water.” Your water provider should also issue such a Caution in its annual water quality statement, in large print. We are talking here about providing critical information to a vulnerable population, gestating mothers and infants being bottle-fed (mother’s milk essentially excludes fluoride). The potential loss of benefits from fluoride is miniscule. The brief interruption in exposure to fluoride is unlikely to reduce any possible benefit significantly. Improvements in dental health over the past 60 years are essentially the same in countries that fluoridate their water and those that don’t. Note that the possible reduction of 0.6 IQ points in children of agricultural workers and those living near fields where Chlorpyrifos has been applied made many of us concerned when the current Administration decided to allow continued use of this chemical. With fluoride we are talking about an effect that is almost ten times as large and potentially affecting the children of some 200 million Americans. While we are currently refugees in Mountain View, we lived in Palo Alto for about 45 of the years between 1950 and 2010. Our daughters were gestated and bottle fed on Palo Alto's fluoridated water. Raymond R. White, Ph. D. {REDACTED} Mountain View, CA 94043 2 rrweditha@yahoo.com {REDACTED} JAMA Pediatrics article August 19, 2019. Is Fluoride Potentially Neurotoxic? Is Fluoride Potentially Neurotoxic? Environmental epidemiology is a field replete with controversies, but the intensity of the debate inspired by th... click on related articles for Green et al. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.1729 Response to criticisms of the Green et al. 2019 study Criticisms of Recent JAMA Fluoride/IQ Study Are Unfounded Criticisms of Recent JAMA Fluoride/IQ Study Are Unfounded 3 NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A newly published carefully-researched and meticulously peer-reviewed US...    Bashash et al. 2017 doi.org/10.1289/EHP655 Bashash et al. 2018 doi.org/10.1289/EHP655 Cochrane meta-analysis 2015 Water fluoridation to prevent tooth decay     Water fluoridation to prevent tooth decay      1 Brettle, Jessica From:neva yarkin <nevayarkin@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, August 24, 2019 12:35 PM To:Council, City Subject:from neva yarkin, DEIR Castilleja expansion CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  August 24 2019    To City Council,     My name is Neva Yarkin and I live around the corner from Castilleja.  My family has owned this  property for over 60 years.     Here are my comments regarding Castilleja Expansion that were not studied in the July 2019 DEIR  and I feel should be studied.        I just attended the Train Community Advisory Panel (XCAP)Meeting #3 on August 21, 2019 less  than 1 week ago.  AECOM studied 4 different options for Embarcadero.  No one in the room of  about 35 people mentioned the expansion of Castilleja and the impact the parking garage will  have on Embarcadero.   Castilleja’s parking garage entrance will be Embarcadero/Bryant and exit  Emerson/Embarcadero.  The Embarcadero Bridge is only 1 block away from Castilleja  School.   This MUSTbe studied and the potential problems regarding Trains and Castilleja  Expansion taken into consideration.      Castilleja’s expansion will add another 125 students to the traffic problems we already have in  town.  Over 70% of students come from surrounding cities.     In the DEIR (Noise pages 8‐17) there will be 266 new dailyvehicle trips on Churchill Ave. between  Waverly Street and Bryant Street.  Traffic is already terrible NOW.   Why add more traffic to a  system overstretched during most of the day?  How will this alleviate our traffic problems?     The DEIR did not mention vehicle stallsor car accidentsfor the underground car garage. If either of  these happen then what happens to the traffic flow going into or out of the garage?    How will a tow truck or ambulance be able to navigate into this traffic flow?  These are everyday  occurrences and happen all the time and should be considered.       In Appendix A ‐‐NOP my letter (Neva Yarkin) on May 3, 2017 regarding flooding at the underpass  on Embarcadero near Castilleja.    This has not been analyzed in the DEIR.     It is a real problem  2 because I do remember flooding from Embarcadero underpass going down Embarcadero and side  streets a few years back.  Please study this potential problem and how it can be solved.         Some Stanford expansion will happen in the near future and Electrificaiton of Caltrains  is happening right now.  One option still on the table for the Caltrains is closing Churchill Ave.  If  street closure of Churchill Ave. happens, then what will happen to surrounding streets?  They for  sure will be impacted.  Another component of Stanford’s Expansion will be the addition of student  population at Palo Alto High School.  Palo Alto High School is only 2 blocks from Castilleja so there  will also be an impact. Caltrains and Stanford Expansion were not mentioned in the DEIR and they  should be.          Thank you for your time and consideration for the DEIR.           Neva Yarkin  nevayarkin@gmail.com              1 Brettle, Jessica From:Tony Ciampi <T.Ciampi@hotmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, August 21, 2019 7:44 PM To:Shikada, Ed; Binder, Andrew; Council, City Subject:Ofc. Fino Public Records Request Attachments:records 1.PNG; records 2.PNG; records 3.PNG; records 4.PNG; records 5.PNG CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Ed Shikada  Palo Alto City Manager    Mr. Shikada,        I put a public records request regarding the unconstitutional detention, search and seizure and use of force  by Ofc. Daniel Fino.  The request asked for a copy of the Use of Force Report.  The response I received was that  the city does not have any such records even though city policy requires that such a report be produced.  So  per the directions of the response given to me I asked for further information as to why there is no such report  yet I have not received a response in 16 days.      You claim to be a servant of the public.  A member of the public is asking you a few questions regarding the  business you do on behalf of the public.  I would think if you were a servant of the public you would promptly  answer the questions posed to you.    I would appreciate it if you answer my questions.  Thank you.    Tony Ciampi    1 Brettle, Jessica From:Chris Robell <chris_robell@yahoo.com> Sent:Sunday, August 25, 2019 2:26 PM To:Planning Commission Cc:Council, City; Gaines, Chantal; Hur, Mark; Star-Lack, Sylvia Subject:Old Palo Alto RPP CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear PTC Members,    As you know, residents of Old Palo Alto have been seeking parking relief for years. As you can see from the City Staff report, residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Old Palo Alto RPP (89% favorable with 59% participation rate). There is even more support since the survey was closed.    Please do not delay but rather approve the RPP proposal this Wednesday and send this to City Council for their approval on Sept 16th so the Nov 1st implementation date, as outlined by the city, will not be jeopardized.    Thank you for your help and service to our community.    Chris Robell  Old Palo Alto resident  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Mohan Mahal <mohansmahal@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, August 22, 2019 8:08 PM To:Council, City Subject:Passive House Palo Alto August 24, 2019 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Hi City Council      I would like for you to invite you to come and see the first Passive home being built with Bone Structure in Palo Alto. This  is a pride for City of Palo Alto. Here is the invitation.     https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/palo‐alto‐barebone‐open‐house‐registration‐65532490443    Mohan Mahal  Founder & CEO  SIDCO Homes Inc  408‐314‐3454  Members Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce.   1 Brettle, Jessica From:Stuart Hansen <hansensc@att.net> Sent:Wednesday, August 21, 2019 3:07 PM To:Council, City Subject:Re: Plan Bay Area 2050 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Plan 2040 has not worked out well…. 750,000 jobs were added and only about 100,000 housing units during the period  2010 to 2018 (MTC paper).  We see and feel the results everyday…traffic, high housing prices, frustration and a declining quality of life as density  increases.    PDA’s (priority development areas) are their answer, but who controls the jobs and housing within?  Apparently, cities  and counties, not the   MTC/ABAG if I read their FAQ’s right: “…local land use authority is retained by cities and counties” and, “Local  jurisdictions will continue to   determine where future development occurs”. If this is so, then aren’t we (cities) to blame for this mess?    I feel we must have a permanent cap on office/commercial development, maintain our 50ft height limit (no exceptions,  like clock towers and roof gardens, etc, that set precedents for other developers). Also I think we need to stop excepting  “in‐lieu” payments and so‐called “public benefits” like the public patio taken‐over by a restaurant, etc.     Since we are space‐constrained, construct a mix of new rental housing units, both market‐rate individual and lower‐cost  shared‐facility dorm‐style, in place of new or inside vacated office buildings until we bring the jobs/housing imbalance  down from almost 4:1 (P.A.) to about 1.5:1 or lower. Consider contracting with Stanford Univ. to manage the “dorm‐ style” portion…they know how and have the resources to do this.  Your comments welcome. Stuart Hansen, resident, Palo Alto.  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Phil Burton <philip-b@comcast.net> Sent:Thursday, August 22, 2019 3:11 PM To:Council, City Subject:comments about proposed Rail Blue Ribbon Committee CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  After reading the Staff Report recommending the creation of this group and watching (via streaming) this past Monday’s  City Council discussion of the issue, I wish to make the following points regarding the RBRC.  In the interests of full  disclosure, I am a member of the XCAP, representing Midtown South.  I was also a member of the original CAP and  served on the Rail Corridor Task Force 2011‐2012.     I didn’t detect the sense of urgency needed to move the grade separations project from a set of alternatives to a  set of plans.  Considering that VTA will not allocate Measure B funds according to the number of grade crossings  in each city, it is imperative that Palo Alto have a bond issue on the 2020 ballot rather than the 2022 ballot.     Recruitment of the membership of the RBRC will probably take far longer than expected,  again making it harder  to achieve the goal of a bond issue on the 2020 ballot.     The RBRC in isolation will need a significant amount of time to develop the knowledge of the issues, also  contributing to delays in producing a set of recommendations.     Creation of a second group to address the same overall issues as the XCAP will inevitably create duplication of  effort and disputes around ownership of issues.  In my entire professional life, admittedly in high‐tech private  industry rather than government, I have always seen the creation of just one group (“task force”) to address a  major set of issues.  These organizational issues will only serve to push out the timeline for a decision, making it  harder to achieve the goal of a bond issue on the 2020 ballot.       XCAP members have broad expertise in a number of areas.  As a group, we have learned from each other and  from the discussion, and now serve as a source of institutional memory.  Abolition of the XCAP, as  recommended in an email Mon, Aug 19, 2019 at 7:32 AM by former mayor Gail Price, without any justification  or rationale, would be self‐defeating, and hard to justify for the reasons just cited.       Larry Klein’s email, Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 11:16 PM, also recommending abolition of the XCAP, does identify the  problem with two groups.    5. Having both  RBRC and EPAC seems a potential source of confusion. For example, staff's recommendation that  RBRC not evaluate technical aspects  but instead use evaluation developed  by staff and XCAP is murky at  best.And of course having two groups doing somewhat similar work increases staff and consultant costs.    However, his email does not address the issues of recruitment time nor replacement of the XCAP expertise.    The Staff Report justifies the creation of the RBRC as follows:    These individuals have direct experience in balancing the complex and competing issues presented here, but would also, as a body, demonstrate to regional stakeholders the significance of the 2 grade separation issue to Palo Alto.    The first point can be easily addressed by appointing the right former Palo Alto elected officials to the XCAP.  They can  add their expertise to the XCAP, while learning quickly by close contact with XCAP members in meetings and in private  meetings at other times.  This approach does not diminish the effectiveness of the XCAP.    The second point, I believe, is properly the role and responsibility of the City Council itself.  That is what we citizens of  Palo Alto elected you to do.    Respectfully,    Phil Burton        1 Brettle, Jessica From:Ron Baker (via Dropbox) <no-reply@dropbox.com> Sent:Friday, August 23, 2019 8:48 PM To:Council, City Subject:Ron Baker shared "Video of Arastradero Corridor in Palo Alto" with you CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.    To help prprivacy, Mprevented download from the In   Hi there,    Ron Baker (rabaker.pa@gmail.com) invited you to view the folder "Video of  Arastradero Corridor in Palo Alto" on Dropbox.    Ron said:  "Dropbox Video of walk along parking lane on westbound side of  Arastradero, walking against direct of traffic from Cherry Oaks to Coulombe.  View of tire scuffs on concrete form in parking lane. Note that only the first  part at Cherry Oaks, and the last part towards Coulombe, where a car has  been parked for most of last week, is there relatively little scuff mark. Also  see my separately sent photos of marks on other traffic forms. Ron Baker"  Go to folder     Enjoy!  The Dropbox team     Ron and others will be able to see when you view files in this folder. Other  files shared with you through Dropbox may also show this info. Learn more  in our help center.        Report to Dropbox © 2019 Dropbox      1 Brettle, Jessica From:Nancydwagner <nancydwagner@comcast.net> Sent:Saturday, August 24, 2019 3:30 PM To:Council, City Subject:San Francisquito creek pollution CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on  links.  ________________________________    The amount of pollution/garbage in San Francisquito creek is posing an environmental crisis. There are bags of garbage  in the creek  east of the Bryant street bridge that have been sitting in the creek bed since winter when they created a  dam. I’ve reported to the police and was told they don’t have the man power to address the problem. The area under  the Alma street bridge is even worse. Can the City hire a contractor to clean up the creek bed and remove debris, human  waste and other hazards?  There doesn’t seem to be any City agency willing to address the pollution and hazards  accumulating in the creek and this needs to change.  The creek and it’s contents flow to the bay ‐ garbage and  encampments need to be removed on a regular basis.    1 Brettle, Jessica From:Gary Wesley <gary.wesley@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, August 26, 2019 1:04 AM To:Jerry Hill Cc:Gary Wesley Subject:SB 592 - August 28 hearing CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Senator Jerry Hill: SB 592 is not clear but seems to entitle developers to build projects that might - or might not - be approved under local zoning. Conditional uses could become mandatory approvals. The bill appears headed for Appropriations on August 28. It should be rejected. Respectfully, Gary Wesley, Mountain View. 1 Brettle, Jessica From:Gary Wesley <gary.wesley@yahoo.com> Sent:Monday, August 26, 2019 2:58 AM To:assemblyca Cc:Gary Wesley Subject:SB 592 - August 28 hearing CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Assemblyman Berman: Since SB 592 is on the agenda of the Assembly Appropriations Committee on August 28 and you are a member of that committee, I note that the bill is not clear but would seem to require local approval of projects potentially permitted in areas only as conditional uses. Many local ordinances grant city officials broad discretion in approving or rejecting projects with the ability to impose conditions making all of the difference. SB 592 should be rejected. Sincerely, Gary Wesley, Resident of Mountain View 1 Brettle, Jessica From:promiserani <promiserani@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, August 27, 2019 3:12 PM To:Council, City Subject:Social credit systems CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  Dear City Council,     I'd like to draw your attention to this article about the social credit systems that are emerging in the US, especially  relevant to the bay area where many of these companies are based. Please consider taking action to prevent  marginalization of Palo Altans outside the legal system.     https://www.fastcompany.com/90394048/uh‐oh‐silicon‐valley‐is‐building‐a‐chinese‐style‐social‐credit‐system    thank you  Prerana Jayakumar, Palo Alto        Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you. - L.R.Knost    http://www.karnatik.com  http://www.okachiko.com  http://www.transitionpaloalto.org  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Kurt Buecheler <kurtbuecheler@hotmail.com> Sent:Sunday, August 25, 2019 4:03 PM To:Planning Commission; Council, City Subject:Strong support for old Palo Alto RPP CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear planning commission and city council:  Thank you for your willingness to listen to our intense congestions and parking problems in Old Palo Alto near  Bowden park.  The vote matches sentiment of conversations in the neighborhood.  We've had troubles for years, the  intensity of the problem is way up over the last year, and the neighborhood is unified in wanting this RPP.    We hope you'll pass this RPP without delay and without change.  Please approve this on September 16th so  we can make progress forward.  Thank you  Kurt Buecheler  {REDACTED}  Palo Alto CA 94301  1 Brettle, Jessica From:Arlene Goetze <photowrite67@yahoo.com> Sent:Thursday, August 22, 2019 3:37 PM To:Council AnswerPoint Subject:JAMA: Tap water lowers IQs CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  *** 2. JAMA just came out with a new study (Aug 2019) on fluoride in tap water as cause of lower IQs in children (during pregnancy.). See 2. below. JAMA - Jour. of American Medical Assn. Pediatrics *** 1. First read the short summary of 53 studies (as of June 2018) that find children's brains are damaged by fluoride in tap water Sent by Arlene Goetze, No Toxins for Children, photowrite67@yahoo.com ______________ 1. FLUORIDE & IQ: THE 53 STUDIES\ Fluoride Action Network | By Michael Connett & Tara Blank, PhD | UPDATED September 11, 2016 As of June 2018, a total of 60 studies have investigated the relationship between fluoride and human intelligence, and over 40 studies have investigated the relationship fluoride and learning/memory in animals. Of these investigations, 53 studies have found that elevated fluoride exposure is associated with reduced IQ in humans, while 45 animal studies have found that fluoride exposure impairs the learning and/or memory capacity of animals. The human studies, which are based on IQ examinations of over 15,000 children, provide compelling evidence that fluoride exposure in the early years of life can damage a child’s developing brain. After reviewing 27 of the human IQ studies, a team of Harvard scientists concluded that fluoride’s effect on the young brain should now be a “high research priority.” (Choi, et al 2012). Other reviewers have reached similar conclusions, including the prestigious National Research Council (NRC), and scientists in the Neurotoxicology Division of the Environmental Protection Agency (Mundy, et al). Quick Facts About the 53 Studies: Go to. fluoridealert.org -____________________________ JAMA: Journal of American Medical Assn.-- Pediatrics Study raises questions about how fluoride affects children's development Exposure in utero can affect child's IQ By Nadia Kounang, CNN, Aug 19, 2019 12:33 PM PDT https://www.keyt.com/health/study-raises-questions-about-how-fluoride-affects- childrens-development/1111228630ance (CNN) - Water fluoridation has been hailed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as one of the top great public health achievements of the 20th century, but a 2 new study raises questions about its role as a potential neurotoxin in utero. The study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics on Monday, found that increased levels of fluoride exposure during pregnancy were associated with declines in IQ in children. Previous research has made similar findings, but this is the first such study to evaluate the effect of fluoride on populations receiving what the US Public Health Service considers optimal levels of 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter of drinking water, such as in the United States and Canada. The authors of the new study assessed 601 Canadian mother and child pairs, tracking the fluoride exposure of 512 of the mothers by looking at the average concentration of fluoride in urine samples taken throughout their pregnancies as a proxy for prenatal fluoride exposure. The authors also estimated the mothers' daily fluoride intake by surveying their beverage intake, including tap water. Between the ages of 3 and 4, all children born from the studied mothers were tested for IQ. The authors found that for each additional 1 milligram per liter in concentration of fluoride in a mother's urine, there was a 4.5-point drop in IQ in males. The study did not find such a significant association in female children, nor did it examine why boys were more significantly affected. The researchers say that further investigation into whether boys are more vulnerable to fluoride neurotoxicity is needed, especially considering that boys have a higher prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and attention-deficit disorder. The researchers also measured the fluoride intake in 400 of the mothers against their children's IQ scores. They say this measure might reflect postnatal exposure to fluoride because a child is probably ingesting the same type of water as the mother did during pregnancy. Other cases could stem from chemicals in California tap water the healthiest water to drink: Is there such a thing DA proposes new fluoride standard for bottled water (CNN) - Water fluoridation has been hailed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as one of the top great public health achievements of the 20th century, but a new study raises questions about its role as a potential neurotoxin in utero. The authors believe that urine concentration better reflects prenatal exposure. They found that for every 1 mg/L average increase in fluoride intake by a mother, there was a 3.7-point drop in the child's IQ, regardless of gender. "At a population level, that's a big shift. That translates to millions of IQ levels lost," said study author Christine Till, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at York University in Toronto. Till and her colleagues controlled their findings for income and education, as well as other elemental exposures such as lead, mercury, manganese, PFOA and arsenic, but acknowledged that there may be unknown exposures that could have influenced their findings. "There will always be things that we don't measure, because we didn't know it existed," Till said. Fluoridation remains contentious issue Critics pointed to the difference between boys and girls as an issue in the study. "The gender difference in the results make it difficult to interpret. At this point, the gender difference is problematic," said Dr. Aparna Bole, chairwoman of American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Environmental Health. Bole said that this research alone won't change any of the organization's recommendations to use fluoride to prevent cavities, but "I think the study was well done and that the commentary was thoughtful." 3 Grainne McAlonan, professor of translational neuroscience at the Sackler Institute for Translational Neurodevelopment at King's College London, said that while the findings were statistically significant, not too much could be made of them in a practical sense. "In reality, the average difference in fluoride levels between the majority living in low and high fluoride areas is nowhere near 1mg/L. The average urinary fluoride levels in non-fluoridated areas is 0.4mg/L, while in higher areas, it is almost 0.7mg/L, a difference of only 0.3mg/L," McAlonan said. About 66% of all US residents receive fluoridated water, but water fluoridation has been contentious since it was implemented by local municipalities in the 1950s, due to conspiracy theories and health concerns. Questions about water fluoridation have at times been considered "fringe science," and the editorial board of JAMA Pediatrics recognized that publishing the paper could invite controversy. In an editor's note, journal editor Dr. Dimitri Christakis, director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle Children's Research Institute, wrote that the journal was "committed to disseminating the best science based entirely on the rigor of the methods and the soundness of the hypotheses tested, regardless of how contentious the results may be." More research needed In an additional editorial, David Bellinger, a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, wrote that the findings still need to be replicated and that no one study would could determine the safety and efficacy of fluoride. But, he added, "These considerations notwithstanding, the hypothesis that fluoride is a neurodevelopmental toxicant must now be given serious consideration." In an email to CNN, Dr. Pamela Den Besten, a professor in the University of California San Francisco's School of Dentistry, said, "Fluoride remains a safe and effective tool for caries prevention." Den Besten has studied the role of fluoride in fluorosis, a condition that results from excess exposure to fluoride. However, she also noted that fluoride is most effective in topical applications and added that "my bias, given the findings of this and other studies, is to focus on the delivery of fluoride through strategies that do not require the fluoride to be ingested." She added that it wouldn't be unreasonable for pregnant women to use lower-fluoride bottled water during pregnancy instead of tap. In a statement, the American Dental Association said, "We welcome this and further scientific study of the issue to see if the findings can be replicated with methods that demonstrate more conclusive evidence." https://www.keyt.com/health/study-raises-questions-about-how-fluoride-affects- childrens-development/1111228630 1 Brettle, Jessica From:Arlene Goetze <photowrite67@yahoo.com> Sent:Tuesday, August 27, 2019 9:32 AM To:Sam Liccardo; Sara Cody Subject:TECHNICIAN SOUNDS 5G ALARM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  The most prevalent symptoms include headache, fatigue, decreased ability to concentrate, tinnitus, irritability, and insomnia. Impacts on the heart and the nervous system are also of great concern.” – Dr. Riina Bray, Chemical Engineer, MD WakingTimes CELL TOWER TECHNICIAN SOUNDS THE ALARM ON THE DANGERS OF 5G August 13, 2019 Phillip Schneider, Staff WriterWaking Times If you take radiofrequency close, it superheats the water molecules in your brain, eyes, and testicles … You could render yourself sterile or have a splitting headache for days, or, I’ve cooked the top of my skull and left me useless for the rest of the day.” >> Almost nothing demonstrates the hubris of government and corporations more clearly than the 5G rollout, or what President Trump calls “a race we must win.” >> The dangers of 5G are vast and overwhelming as our privacy, health, and liberties are all at risk as a result of 5thgeneration technology. As our government touts its economic benefits, doctors, scientists, and even meteorologists around the world are sounding the alarm about the implications of the technology. But recently, a cell tower installer, or “tower climber” as he calls himself, began speaking out about the danger that 5G poses to our health. His video has gone relatively viral since it was posted in mid-June and he has since followed up with a few others talking about 5G. In his own words, he explains how dangerous installing 4G technology has been. “If you take radiofrequency close, it superheats the water molecules in your brain, eyes, and testicles … You could render yourself sterile or have a splitting headache for days, or, I’ve cooked the top of my skull and left me useless for the rest of the day.” That’s only with 4G. However, because of 4G’s long wavelength the only real harm that can be done occurs at very short-range, just a few feet from the cell tower’s dispersion point. Remember that 4G technology works within a range of about 1.5 – 2.8 megahertz. 5G on the other hand, broadcasts in gigahertz frequencies – which is about 1500 times more intense than what 4G relies on. READ: PROMINENT BIOCHEMISTRY PROFESSOR WARNS – 5G IS THE ‘STUPIDEST IDEA IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD’ 2 Also, 5G transmitters will not be constructed high upon a mountain out of harm’s way like 4G towers are. They are going to be placed in offices, on street corners, inside your car, and in your home. The long-term effects of 4G are not yet known, but 5G is going to bring us to a whole new level of imminent danger to our health. “Not to mention what it’s going to do to your brain and your eyes and your testicles or ovaries just from the superheating that radiofrequency will do at a close range. But because it is so powerful, so compact and tightly beamed, it is literally going to be able to break down the bonds that hold your cells together – and that’s how you get tumors.” Scientists have also been speaking out about 5G health dangers, backing up him claims. In June, a team of meteorologists wrote a letter to the FCC detailing the impact that 5G will have on NOAA’s information systems. They argue that by sharing the radio spectrum with mobile providers, it will delay important life-saving information about natural disasters which could end up costing many lives in an emergency. Frank Clegg, the former president of Microsoft Canada, also warns of the dangers of 5G in a panel he put together for Canadian television viewers. “[5G] requires an entirely new infrastructure of thousands of small cellular antennas to be erected throughout cities where it’s going to be installed.” – Frank Clegg Many scientists and doctors agree that 5G may pose a great risk to our health. >> “The most prevalent symptoms include headache, fatigue, decreased ability to concentrate, tinnitus, irritability, and insomnia. Impacts on the heart and the nervous system are also of great concern.” – Dr. Riina Bray, Chemical Engineer, MD “At lower frequencies, scientists are predicting damage to eyes, loss of insect populations which are already declining, antibiotic resistant bacteria and physiological effects on the nervous system and the immune system.” – Dr. Magda Havas, Professor and Researcher, PhD If 5G is rolled out across the country, it will drastically increase the proximity of powerful millimeter waves to people everywhere, especially those living in cities and urban areas. As we all know by now, the federal government and its regulatory agencies do not work for the people. This is nothing new, but it does go to show that we cannot rely on government to make important decisions about our lives, or to tell us the truth about big industries like telecom. Forwarded by Arlene Goetze, No Toxins for Children, photowrite67@yahoo.com 1 Brettle, Jessica From:Ron Baker <rabaker.pa@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, August 23, 2019 8:04 PM To:City Mgr; Council, City Subject:Tire Marks on New Forms on Arastradero, 1 Block Between Coulombe and Cherry Oaks CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links.  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Ron Baker rabaker.pa@gmail.com     1 Brettle, Jessica From:Yahoo Mail.® <honkystar@yahoo.com> Sent:Saturday, August 24, 2019 2:52 PM To:Jack Derripper Subject:VIRAL "WE HAVE OUR FEET IN THE CASTLE" lawyers committeefor9-11inquiry.org CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. 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"WE HAVE OUR FEET IN THE CASTLE" IT'LL BE OVER "SOONER RATHER THAN LATER" LAWYERSCOMMITTEEFOR9‐11INQUIRY.ORG The Lawyers' Committee for 9/11 Inquiry To develop and implement a detailed legal strategy to achieve transparency and accountability under the law, regarding the unprosecuted crimes of 9/11 5 To help prprivacy, Mprevented download from the In      The Lawyers' Committee for 9/11 Inquiry To develop and implement a detailed legal strategy to achieve transparency and accountability under the law, reg...    1 Brettle, Jessica From:Jeanne Fleming <jfleming@metricus.net> Sent:Tuesday, August 27, 2019 12:36 PM To:Atkinson, Rebecca Cc:Fleming, Jim; Council, City; Clerk, City; Architectural Review Board; Planning Commission; UAC; board@pausd.org Subject:FW: Wireless Communications Facilities Hot Topics Site Hi Rebecca, It has been almost a month since I sent you the email below. Since I haven’t heard from you or from Jim Fleming in response, I am resending it to make sure you received it. Also: I see that the Wireless Hot Topics page still has not been updated since mid-April. If there is anything related to small cell nodes that has occurred since mid-July, when you brought me personally up-to-date, I would appreciate it if you or one of your colleagues would tell me. Please consider this a formal request. Sincerely, Jeanne Jeanne Fleming JFleming@Metricus.net {REDACTED} From: Jeanne Fleming <jfleming@metricus.net>   Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2019 6:03 PM  To: 'Atkinson, Rebecca' <Rebecca.Atkinson@CityofPaloAlto.org>  Cc: 'Fleming, Jim' <Jim.Fleming@CityofPaloAlto.org>; 'Council, City' <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'Clerk, City'  <city.clerk@cityofpaloalto.org>; 'Architectural Review Board' <arb@cityofpaloalto.org>;  Planning.Commission@cityofpaloalto.org; UAC@cityofpaloalto.org; board@pausd.org  Subject: RE: Wireless Communications Facilities Hot Topics Site  Hi Rebecca, Thank you for this. I am happy to report that I am now signed up for alerts at buldingeye. I would appreciate it if you would follow up with respect to these points from my July 18th email to you: I look forward to hearing from Jim Fleming with respect to any plans to install Vinculums/Verizon Cluster 1 (i.e., the proposed cell towers in Midtown neighborhoods). I trust he can also tell me exactly for what, and on what date(s), permits were issued for proposed cell towers in this Cluster, including the two near elementary schools. I would also like to know if other required permits are still outstanding for these proposed installations. 2 You have given me a lot to think about, so I will probably have a number of questions. But for now, I would appreciate it if you would tell me whether I am correct in understanding you to be saying that, with respect to Vinculums/Verizon Cluster 2 (i.e., the Barron Park neighborhood, including Barron Park Elementary School), the shot clock has been stopped until the applicants resubmit plans for these propose cell towers (i.e., no permits have been issued)? You have explained that Public Works is the lead on street work and encroachment permit review. May I assume that the Wireless Hot Topics page will be systematically updated to reflect what Public Works is doing? On the last point, I see that the Wireless Hot Topics page still has not been updated since April 19th, despite Council’s June amendments to the Ordinance and despite AT&T’s new application to install fourteen more cell towers in the University South, Downtown North and Green Acres neighborhoods. As always, thank you for your help. Regards to you, Jeanne Jeanne Fleming JFleming@Metricus.net {REDACTED} From: Atkinson, Rebecca <Rebecca.Atkinson@CityofPaloAlto.org>   Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 7:41 PM  To: Jeanne Fleming <jfleming@metricus.net>  Cc: Fleming, Jim <Jim.Fleming@CityofPaloAlto.org>; French, Amy <Amy.French@CityofPaloAlto.org>  Subject: RE: Wireless Communications Facilities Hot Topics Site  Hello Jeanne Fleming,  Good evening.  In further follow‐up to your Question 3 from 7/9 below:  Please utilize the following weblink and type in “250 Hamilton” as the search address: https://paloalto.buildingeye.com/planning. In a sidebar pop‐up screen, you should see all of the planning applications attributed to this reference address. Note that we use “250 Hamilton” for wireless projects proposed for the right of way, as there isn’t an actual address for the right of way. You might be interested in the dates of each review status item for each wireless application. Our Accela permit tracking system updates these dates when staff enters information into the system, such as when we receive an application resubmittal. On the topic of alerts, it is my understanding that you can set email notice alerts/frequency for new applications at specific addresses or within a radius (see snipped image below). I set up a test one for myself (see snipped image below) back in 2017 and receive alerts when an application comes in for 250 Hamilton. You’d need to sign up in the system. Please let me know if you have any further questions.   Regards,  3 Rebecca  See Alert Icon:  See example Alert Signup Screen:  See example Project Status Screenshot for AT&T 19PLN‐00191:  4 See example Project Status Screenshot for Vinculums 17PLN‐00228:  5   From: Jeanne Fleming [mailto:jfleming@metricus.net] Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2019 6:32 PM To: Atkinson, Rebecca 6 Cc: Clerk, City; Council, City; Architectural Review Board; Planning Commission; UAC; board@pausd.org; Fleming, Jim Subject: RE: Wireless Communications Facilities Hot Topics Site Hi Rebecca, Thank you for answering my questions. I am most appreciative. I look forward to hearing from Jim Fleming with respect to any plans to install Vinculums/Verizon Cluster 1 (i.e., the proposed cell towers in Midtown neighborhoods). I trust he can also tell me exactly for what, and on what date(s), permits were issued for proposed cell towers in this Cluster, including the two near elementary schools. I would also like to know if other required permits are still outstanding for these proposed installations. You have given me a lot to think about, so I will probably have a number of questions. But for now, I would appreciate it if you would tell me whether I am correct in understanding you to be saying that, with respect to Vinculums/Verizon Cluster 2 (i.e., the Barron Park neighborhood, including Barron Park Elementary School), the shot clock has been stopped until the applicants resubmit plans for these propose cell towers (i.e., no permits have been issued)? You have explained that Public Works is the lead on street work and encroachment permit review. May I assume that the Wireless Hot Topics page will be systematically updated to reflect what Public Works is doing? Thank you again for your help, and please do let me know how I can sign up for Accela notification. Regards to you, Jeanne Jeanne Fleming JFleming@Metricus.net {REDACTED} From: Atkinson, Rebecca <Rebecca.Atkinson@CityofPaloAlto.org>   Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2019 3:31 PM  To: Jeanne Fleming <jfleming@metricus.net>  Cc: Fleming, Jim <Jim.Fleming@CityofPaloAlto.org>; French, Amy <Amy.French@CityofPaloAlto.org>  Subject: RE: Wireless Communications Facilities Hot Topics Site  Hello Jeanne Fleming.  Good afternoon.  Regarding your four questions below:  1. Where in the process do the Verizon/Vinculums Clusters 1, 2 and 3 stand right now? 2. Where in the process do the Verizon/Crown Castle Clusters stand right now? 7 3. How do I sign up for notification re wireless projects on Accela? (Please assume I know nothing about how to do this, because I don’t.) 4. How can I see the Wireless Ordinance that was in force in Palo Alto before the adopted-in- 2015 Wireless Ordinance that is in force today? I would appreciate it if you would send me a link. 1. Vinculums – as of 07/18/19 Cluster 3 (17PLN‐00228) Project status is incomplete/under review. No resubmittal received.   Cluster 1 (17PLN‐00169) – Public Works issued streetwork and encroachment permits quite awhile ago, Electrical knows  more about installation timing on nodes with permits (cc’ing Jim Fleming).   Node Number  Address Street Work Permit  Encroachment Permit  129  2490 Louis Road  18STR‐00087  18ENC‐00044  130 2802 Louis Road  18STR‐00088  18ENC‐00046  131 891 Elbridge Way  18STR‐00086  18ENC‐00045  133E  949 Loma Verde Ave  18STR‐00089  18ENC‐00047  134  3409 Kenneth Drive  18STR‐00090  18ENC‐00048  135 795 Stone Lane  18STR‐00091  18ENC‐00049  137 3090 Ross Road  18STR‐00093  18ENC‐00051  138  836 Colorado Ave  18STR‐00085  18ENC‐00043  143 419 El Verano Ave  18STR‐00094  18ENC‐00053  144 201 Loma Verde Ave  18STR‐00092  18ENC‐00050  145  737 Loma Verde Ave  18STR‐00095  18ENC‐00052  Cluster 2 (17PLN‐00170) – Public Works is lead on streetwork and encroachment permit review. Vinculums did not  resubmit Node 104 on Suzanne Drive or Node 154 on Barron Ave. Tolling agreement in place for permit review on the  following nodes; awaiting resubmittal of permit plans:   Node Number Address Street Work Permit Encroachment Permit  101 4193 Wilkie Way  18STR‐00258 18ENC‐00159  153 3715 Whitsell Ave  18STR‐00258 18ENC‐00163  155‐F 4013 Amaranta Ave  18STR‐00258 18ENC‐00155  157‐E 904 Los Robles Ave  18STR‐00258 18ENC‐00158  163 180 El Camino Real  18STR‐00258 18ENC‐00160  2. Crown Castle – as of 07/18/19 Cluster 1 (17PLN‐00416) Project status is incomplete/under review. No resubmittal received.   Cluster 2 (17PLN‐00433) – Tolling agreement in place, awaiting plans that show conformance with Council’s Record of  Land Use Action.   Cluster 3 (17PLN‐00450) – Tolling agreement in place, awaiting Director’s Decisions on nodes proposed.   3. I’ll try to write up how to sign up for these alerts. This would be relevant for new applications that are on the horizon. However, at present, you know of all of the wireless in the right of way applications that we have on file, including the  recent 19PLN‐00191 submitted by AT&T. Planning is lead on entitlement review, but Public Works is lead on streetwork  and encroachment permit review.   4. Please contact the City Clerk for a copy of the ordinance pre‐recent updates. The online version of the code now reflects the recent wireless ordinance updates.    8 Thank you.  Regards,  Rebecca  From: Jeanne Fleming [mailto:jfleming@metricus.net] Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 4:32 PM To: Atkinson, Rebecca Cc: Clerk, City; Council, City; Architectural Review Board; Planning Commission; UAC; board@pausd.org Subject: FW: Wireless Communications Facilities Hot Topics Site Hi Rebecca, I haven’t heard back from you with respect to my July 9, 2019, email, so I’m resending it here to make sure you’ve received it. It has been months since Palo Alto’s Wireless hot topics site was updated with respect to the status of the telecom companies’ many applications to install cell towers here. As you can imagine, we are concerned that these companies may be forging ahead, and no one is telling us about it. Regards to you, Jeanne Jeanne Fleming JFleming@Metricus.net {REDACTED} From: Jeanne Fleming <jfleming@metricus.net>   Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2019 5:43 PM  To: 'Atkinson, Rebecca' <Rebecca.Atkinson@CityofPaloAlto.org>  Cc: 'Clerk, City' <city.clerk@cityofpaloalto.org>  Subject: RE: Wireless Communications Facilities Hot Topics Site  Hi Rebecca, Thank you for this helpful update. I look forward to seeing the hot topics site for cell towers return under your stewardship.  I have a few questions I would appreciate your answering now: 1. Where in the process do the Verizon/Vinculums Clusters 1, 2 and 3 stand right now? 2. Where in the process do the Verizon/Crown Castle Clusters stand right now? 3. How do I sign up for notification re wireless projects on Accela? (Please assume I know nothing about how to do this, because I don’t.) 9 4. How can I see the Wireless Ordinance that was in force in Palo Alto before the adopted-in- 2015 Wireless Ordinance that is in force today? I would appreciate it if you would send me a link. Many thanks for your help, Jeanne Jeanne Fleming JFleming@Metricus.net {REDACTED} From: Atkinson, Rebecca <Rebecca.Atkinson@CityofPaloAlto.org>   Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2019 11:07 AM  To: Jeanne Fleming <jfleming@metricus.net>  Cc: Clerk, City <city.clerk@cityofpaloalto.org>; French, Amy <Amy.French@CityofPaloAlto.org>  Subject: RE: Wireless Communications Facilities Hot Topics Site  Hello Jeanne Fleming,  Good morning.  Thank you for your email.   You mention helpful items. I haven’t sent out a City Manager hot topic page update notification email blast yet, but that  task is now assigned to me and I will be doing the next one ‐ I will be on the lookout to see if there are any tech  glitches.    We received a formal application 19PLN‐00191 from AT&T for some of the WCF nodes that they showed in their  Preliminary Architectural Review application 17PLN‐00398. The notice cards to owners/residents within the mailing  radius went out and all of the notice boards are installed on the proposed streetlight poles. The electronic files are on  Accela accessed via citizen portal and you can also find the basic project description and project plans on the project  webpage here: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=4626&TargetID=319. The webpage  indicates “under review” and we anticipate a resubmittal at some point (possibly later in July or in early August). We did  the rapid 10 days all Departments to review for completeness FCC order deadline process and deemed the application  incomplete. Consequently, when the application is resubmitted, we will get the full 60 days back on the shot clock. I  anticipate a lot of changes from what the initial project plans show now, so it will be another complicated technical  review ahead. Are you signed up via Accela citizen portal for email announcements for when a wireless project comes in  under the default address 250 Hamilton?  Regards,  Rebecca    Rebecca Atkinson, PMP, AICP, LEED Green Associate | Planner | P&CE Department  250 Hamilton Avenue | Palo Alto, CA 94301 T: 650.329.2596 | F: 650.329.2154 |E: rebecca.atkinson@cityofpaloalto.org Online Parcel Report | Palo Alto Municipal Code   Planning Forms & Handouts | Planning Applications Mapped  From: Jeanne Fleming [mailto:jfleming@metricus.net] Sent: Monday, July 08, 2019 3:59 PM To: Atkinson, Rebecca 10 Cc: Clerk, City Subject: Wireless Communications Facilities Hot Topics Site CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hi Rebecca, Belated Happy Fourth of July to you. I would appreciate it if you would tell me if the Wireless Communication Facilities page is up-to-date. Of course, I can see that it isn’t up-to-date with respect to modifications to the Wireless Ordinance and Resolution. But I would like to know if it is up-to-date with respect to cell tower applications, approvals, permits and so on. If it isn’t, I would appreciate it if you would let me and everyone else know what’s new. And if there have been no changes, I would like to know that, too. Finally, although I am signed up for email alerts when this page is updated, I didn’t receive one of those alerts with the most recent up-date. Hence I am letting you know that there’s a problem. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks and best, Jeanne Jeanne Fleming JFleming@Metricus.net {REDACTED}