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Carnahan, David
From:Jeff Hoel <jeff_hoel@yahoo.com>
Sent:Monday, July 31, 2017 1:05 PM
To:UAC
Cc:Hoel, Jeff (external); Council, City
Subject:08-02-17 UAC meeting, Item IX.1 -- study session between Council and UAC
Commissioners, At your next meeting, at item IX.1, you will be asked to take "action" on a staff recommendation about a 08-21-17 study session between Council and UAC. 08-02-17: UAC agenda: http://cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/58834 08-02-17: staff report -- Item IX.1 -- study session between the Council and UAC: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/58823 At the very highest level, I think Item IX.1 and its staff report are trying to accomplish two very different purposes: 1) the purpose of a traditional joint meeting between Council and UAC, and 2) airing staff's ideas about a specific project: drafting a five-year Utilities Strategy Plan. And I think that's a mistake. It would be better to accomplish these two purposes in separate items at separate meetings. ---
A traditional joint meeting between Council and UAC is an opportunity for UAC to tell Council what it thinks, face to face, rather than indirectly, via minutes that staff writes, and only on topics that staff agrees to agendize. If UAC minutes were verbatim, as Council Member Schmid recommeded at the 04-20-15 joint meeting, that could help UAC to let Council know what's going on between joint meetings. If UAC had a way to agendize items for its own meetings, that could help too. (UAC can ask staff to agendize items, but that's different.)
A traditional joint meeting between Council and UAC is an opportunity to discuss what has worked and what hasn't worked. For example, after the 04-20-15 joint meeting, where Council expressed interest in certain specific topics, UAC decided to create subcommittees on * Fiber-to-the- premise[s] (FTTP), * Electric Undergrounding,
* Water Recycling, and * Second transmission line (which in fact would actually be the fourth transmission line). http://cityofpaloalto.org/gov/boards/uac/default.asp (By the way, on this page, the text about subcommittees is out-of-date, talking about what Chair Cook would do by "August.") But so far, this hasn't resulted in the writing of any colleagues memos by subcommittee members and the agendizing of them for further action by UAC. (Commissioners Schwartz and Ballantine did write a colleagues memo
about electrification that did move the electrification discussion forward, but that wasn't a subcommittee activity.) At UAC's 10-07-15 meeting, Item VIII.3, Commissioner Eglash proposed a "Work Plan" mechanism to provide timely
information about important topics like this. (Ironically, I think it was independent of the idea of assigning them to subcommittees.) But nothing came of it. 10-07-15 Minutes: http://cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/50338
10-07-15 Video: http://midpenmedia.org/utilities-advisory-commission-13/
A 12-02-15 staff report summarized the status of five important topics (FTTP, undergrounding, water recycling, "2nd" transmission line, and electrification). https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/50030 But if reports like these aren't created once a month, and placed where people know how to find them, then it doesn't
serve Commissioner Eglash's "Work Plan" objective.
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A traditional joint meeting between Council and UAC is an opportunity to discuss what's important. On 07-12-17, Commissioner Schwartz suggested that it was time to deprioritize undergrounding, since Palo Alto's climate is such
that undergrounding wouldn't really improve electric reliability much. Previous discussions of this topic have also considered the fact that undergrounded utilities are more aesthetic, and the City had previously committed to 100%
undergrounding eventually. (That's why electric ratepayers in aerial districts put up the City's using electric revenues to do undergrounding. Sooner or later, they'll benefit too.) Well, what do other commissioners think? And what does Council
think?
A traditional joint meeting between Council and UAC is an opportunity to discuss the role of the liaison to UAC. Traditionally, the liaison is silent during UAC meetings, except to answer questions of fact posed by
commissioners. But Council Member Filseth, as liaison, has sometimes joined in the discussion as sort of an eighth commissioner, which I think compromises the independence of the UAC.
In short, I think that UAC and Council could spend a productive hour just talking about things traditional joint meetings talk
about. And I recommend that on 08-02-17, UAC vote (since it's an "action" item) to do only that.
---
As for the other purpose, up to now, each time that staff has brought the five-year Utilities Strategic Plan to UAC this year, it's been as a discussion item. So UAC didn't get to vote, as a way of expressing its advice to Council. (Recall that,
officially, UAC is advisory to Council, not staff.) And since minutes aren't (yet) verbatim, it's inconvenient for Council to review what the individual UAC commissioners said in discussion.
From my perspective as an advocate of citywide municipal FTTP, the five-year Utilities Strategic Plan, so far, hasn't said
much about the City's fiber utility. Why not?
The slide show for the 07-12-17 presentation by staff and consultants (Item IX.1) https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/58660
(there was no staff report per se) didn't mention fiber at all. At 26:53 on the video, consultant Tony Georgis said his company, NewGen Strategies & Solutions, "primarily focuses on public utilities: water, wastewater, natural gas, and
electric" (not fiber). Googling the Newgen website http://www.newgenstrategies.net/
found only two documents with the word "fiber," both not relevant to municipal fiber utilities.
Council added the fiber utility to UAC's purposes and duties on 10-18-10. http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/25096
So, since then, you'd think that UAC should have been watching to make sure the fiber utility was part of the City's Utilities Strategic Plans
According to this 03-01-17 staff report to UAC,
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/56116 staff did a Utilities Strategic Plan in 2011, and updated it in 2013 and 2015. But this (03-01-17) staff report mentions
"fiber" only once, while mentioning "electric" 55 times, "gas" 72 times, "water" 64 times, "wastewater" 11 times. You get the idea.
As a separate effort, staff has been asking for direction about FTTP and/or its alternatives. UAC considered the issue on
04-05-17, and the Policy & Services Committee considered it on 05-23-17. The issue is scheduled to go to Council on 08-28-17. In the 05-23-17 staff report,
http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/57822 the word "strategy" appears only once, referring to Council's 1996 decision to build the dark fiber ring. In other words, if
the City has a five-year strategy for FTTP, it's not apparent from the staff reports.
I recommend that UAC vote to advise Council that the fiber utility be included in a unified five-year Utilities Strategic Plan (to be considered by Council at a time other than during the next joint meeting between Council and UAC).
Thanks.
Jeff
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------------------- Jeff Hoel
731 Colorado Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94303
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PS: Please see additional comments about the staff report (paragraphs beginning with "###") below. Thanks.
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> MEMORANDUM > TO: UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION
> FROM: UTILITIES DEPARTMENT > DATE: August 2, 2017
> SUBJECT: Study Session Between the Council and UAC >
> RECOMMENDATION >
> Staff recommends that the Utilities Advisory Commission (“UAC”) > approve this report as the basis for the joint study session with
> the City Council.
### This is the first "action" UAC has been asked to take concerning the five-year Utilities Strategic Plan.
> DISCUSSION >
> The City Council and the UAC periodically meet in a joint study > session to discuss matters that fall within or are otherwise related
> to the role, purposes and duties of the UAC.
### City Council and the UAC SHOULD meet "periodically" (i.e., annually) but they don't always do so. The last such study session was more than two years ago -- 04-20-15.
04-20-15: staff report: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/46764
04-20-15: transcript: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/48363
04-20-15: video: http://midpenmedia.org/city-council-33/
I recommend reading the transcript and listening to the video at the same time (52 minutes), just to remember what the issues were back then.
> Below is the list of potential topics for discussion during the joint
> Council UAC study session scheduled on August 21, 2017: >
> * Fiscal Year 2017 Accomplishments > * Utilities Strategic Planning
> * Electric Integrated Resource Plan Priorities > * Council direction on UAC Priorities (including Community Solar)
> > The joint Council-UAC study session discussion is likely to focus
> on the topics identified above and may also touch on other matters > concerning to the role, duties and purpose of the UAC (See Palo
> Alto Municipal Code § 2.23.050).
### A clickable link would have been nice. http://library.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/California/paloalto_ca/paloaltomunicipalcode?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$v
id=amlegal:paloalto_ca
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(From this page, click on "Title 2 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE" and then Chapter "2.23." It's not my fault that Chapter 2.23
doesn't have its own URL.)
> FISCAL YEAR 2017 ACCOMPLISHMENTS >
> 2016-17 was a typically active year for the UAC. With leadership from > Chair James F. Cook and Vice Chair Michael Danaher, the UAC discussed
> and made recommendations on the following issues that were then > advanced for approval by the City Council:
> > * Carbon Neutral Gas Plan
> * Rooftop Solar Net Energy Metering Transition Policy > * Utilities Legislative Policy Guidelines
> * 2017 Water Integrated Resource Plan > * Ten-Year Electric and Gas Energy Efficiency Goals (2018 to 2027)
> * FY 2018 Electric, Gas, Wastewater Collection, and Water Utility > Financial Plans
--- page 2 ---
> * Drought Water Savings
> * EIR Approval for Recycled Water Pipeline Project > * Future Plans for Fiber and Broadband Expansion/Expand Wi-Fi to
> Unserved City Facilities and Discontinue Consideration of > City-Provided Wi-Fi in Commercial Areas
### This item is scheduled to come to City Council on 08-28-17.
> * Draft Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (S/CAP) Implementation
> Plan (SIP) > * Review of Development Services Analysis of Cost-Effectiveness of
> Mandates for Building Electrification > * Utilities Operating and Capital Budgets for FY 2018
> * Declining to Set an Energy Storage System Target Due to Lack of > Cost-effective Options
> * Community Solar Preliminary Program Design Elements >
> In addition to the items above, the UAC also discussed and provided > feedback to staff on a variety of discussion items. Staff greatly
> appreciates the thoughtful and constructive input provided by the
> UAC on a wide range of utility-related topics. >
> WORKPLAN FOR FY 2018: UTILITIES STRATEGIC PLANNING >
> With ongoing UAC engagement, the Utilities Department has begun > the process of updating its five-year Strategic Plan. The goal of
> the Strategic Plan is to ensure maximum alignment between CPAU’s > resources and activities with the City Council’s policy direction,
> citywide organizational culture, employee and stakeholder > interests, and customer service expectations. The Strategic Plan
> also is intended to guide CPAU in successfully advancing the City’s > vision and priorities over the next five to ten years through the
> development of CPAU goals, objectives and initiatives; revisit the > vision and/or mission statements; and result in the identification
> of tactical action items and a refined system for tracking > performance. The strategic planning process anticipates an
> extensive stakeholder engagement process with the UAC providing a > key advisory role in the development of the Strategic Plan.
>
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> At the July 12, 2017 UAC meeting, staff in conjunction with its
> consultant Tony Georgis, NewGen Strategies and Solutions, presented > and overview of the Strategic Plan development process, desired
> outcomes and key trends. >
> Discussion Topic: Strategic Planning Stakeholder Engagement > Process
> > Stakeholder engagement will play an important role in the strategic
> planning process. As a key stakeholder and venue for broader public > input, the UAC will have multiple strategic planning discussions
> throughout the process. The September 2017 UAC meeting will include > a discussion on the long-term vision and direction of the Utilities.
> Initial strategies and tactics will be available for UAC feedback at > the October and/or November 2017 meeting with a goal to propose an
> updated Strategic Plan to the UAC at its December 2017 meeting, and > recommend City Council adoption.
> > The UAC has expressed a desire to have a forum for the community-at-
> large to allow for an open discussion about the community’s > priorities and concerns as they relate to the Utilities Department.
### Between 1:07:27 and 1:13:27 on the 07-12-17 video,
http://midpenmedia.org/utilities-advisory-commission-28/ Commissioner Schwartz asked about the possibility about having a "workshop" where the public could participate
interactively, and staff responded, but I don't think UAC came to a consensus about it.
> The UAC has also requested a high level overview of the strategic > planning
--- page 3 ---
> process and the UAC’s role in the development of the Strategic
> Plan. A schematic of the planning process is summarized in > Attachment A. A strategic planning community meeting is now
> scheduled for Thursday, September 14, 2017. The meeting will be > structured to allow for active participation of the UAC with the
> community at large. While the agenda has not been finalized, the > anticipated focus will be to present preliminary observations
> regarding the issues and opportunities facing the Utilities > Department and potential strategic priorities, and solicit
> public feedback on these topics. >
> Discussion Topic: Strategic Planning Key Issues and Market Trends >
> At its July 12th meeting, UAC commissioners discussed and provided > input to staff and the City’s consultants on the key trends and
> issues the UAC would like to see addressed through the strategic > planning process. The discussion is summarized in the attached
> memorandum from NewGen Strategies and Solutions (Attachment B). >
> The Council/UAC joint study session will provide an opportunity > for Council feedback on these key drivers, issues and priorities
> to be addressed as part of the strategic planning process. >
> Discussion Topic: UAC Work Plan for 2018 >
> Finally, the UAC’s engagement encompasses both broad strategic > direction and detailed tactical actions in support of the Utilities
> mission and operations. Attachment C provides an overview of the
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> anticipated topics to be discussed by the UAC over the upcoming year,
> with most items presented as a precursor to City Council > consideration related to the development of the Electric Integrated
> Resource Plan and Utilities Strategic Plan. As can be seen, the UAC > has a full docket of substantive issues planned for the year.
> > Given this workload, the Council/UAC joint session provides an
> opportunity to discuss relative priorities. Specifically, the UAC > has suggested discussion of two specific topics.
> > The first relates to community solar which was discussed at the
> June 7, 2017 UAC meeting. Staff recommended that the UAC recommend > Council approval of a set of community solar program design elements
> and also sought feedback on a potential community solar project at > the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course parking lot. The UAC unanimously
> (6-0, Commissioner Schwartz absent) voted to delay consideration of > this project until after the Council-UAC joint study session in August.
> > The second, more general, topic is whether there are issues assigned
> that may detract from organizational focus and progress in other > areas. UAC members may wish to raise specific issues they believe
> fall into this category and suggest modification or clarification of > Council direction.
--- page 4 ---
> RESOURCE IMPACT
> > There is no direct resource impact associated with this informational
> report.
### Item IX.1 is an "action" agenda item, so the staff report is not just an informational report.
> POLICY IMPLICATIONS >
> There is no direct policy impact associated with this information > report.
### Item IX.1 is an "action" agenda item, so the staff report is not just an informational report.
> ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
> > The Utilities Advisory Commission's discussion of topics to be
> discussed at the joint session with Council does not meet the > definition of a project under Public Resources Code 21065 and
> therefore California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review is > not required.
> > ATTACHMENTS
> > A. Schematic of the Strategic Planning Process
> B. Memorandum from NewGen Strategies and Solutions Summarizing the > July 12, 2017 UAC Meeting on Strategic Planning
> C. UAC 12-month calendar look-ahead >
> PREPARED BY: DAVE YUAN, Utilities Strategic Business Manager >
> REVIEWED BY: DEAN BATCHELOR, Utilities Chief Operating Officer >
> APPROVED BY: ED SHIKADA
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> General Manager of Utilities
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> ATTACHMENT A
### I won't attempt to reproduce this graphic. It's a schedule timeline.
--- page 6 ---
> ATTACHMENT B
> > Memorandum
> > NewGen Strategies & Solutions
> 225 Union Boulevard > Suite 305
> Lakewood, CO 80228 > Phone: (720) 633-9514
> > To: Monica Padilla
> From: Tony Georgis, Fred Wellington > Date: July 17, 2017
> Re: UAC Strategic Planning Meeting #1 Notes >
> UAC Strategic Planning Project Introduction >
> The City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) is beginning the update of > their Strategic Plan (Plan) to ensure the guiding principles,
> strategy, and tactics remain applicable to a changing business > environment, an evolving organization, as well as account for the
> progress made on the Plan. The Plan should act as a filter and > context for utility resource, workforce, technology, market, and
> sustainability related decision making. By updating and refreshing > the current Plan it will also provide a “line of sight” from the
> organization’s broader strategy to more day‐to‐day activities by > staff, thus aligning the organization with the Plan.
>
> The Plan update has a two‐step approach including: >
> 1) The comprehensive update of the Plan elements; and >
> 2) The development of a practical implementation plan to engage and > align the workforce.
> > Extensive internal and external stakeholder engagement is included
> in the Plan development to ensure community and stakeholder insights > are properly integrated. In addition to the internal CPAU Core
> Planning Team (CPT) being responsible for driving the development > of the Plan, the stakeholder engagement process includes three
> external stakeholder groups: the Utilities Advisory Commission (UAC), > a Utility Stakeholder Panel, and City Management stakeholders.
> > The goal and proposed role of the UAC meetings is to provide
> targeted, strategic insight to the update of the Plan. Testing > ideas and draft strategic elements of the Plan with the UAC allows
> us to proactively identify any issues, gaps, or leverage > opportunities in the community. The first meeting with the UAC was
> focused on a general overview of the planning process and gathering > initial insight into what key issues or market trends CPAU must
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> address in the next five to 10 years. The issues and feedback from
> the UAC are summarized below. >
> UAC Market Trend Insights and Feedback >
> * Climate Change >
> * Understand and integrate climate change issues, adaptation, sea > level rise, etc. > > * Focus on resiliency. > > * Value or attempt to quantify resiliency benefits to CPAU for > initiatives. --- page 7 --- > * Sustainability efforts and unintended consequences
> > * Identify systemic or mutually beneficial outcomes rather than > increased sustainability at the expense of other areas > (e.g., cost competitiveness, sacrificing habitat for solar > panels, etc.). >
> *Evaluate distributed solar energy support that may be at the > expense of broader benefits.
> > * Organization, operational, and workforce issues
> > * Prioritization of efforts, limited human/financial resources.
> What should CPAU “stop doing” to allow for more focus on > higher priority initiatives and ensure success?
> > * Long‐term staffing strategy with workforce. Considering 35%‐50%
> of staff eligible for retirement. >
> * Affordable housing. >
> * Technology’s role in workforce, potential to address “brain > drain.”
> > * Growing cybersecurity concerns, impacts.
> > * Electric vehicles
> > * Vehicle to grid and smart charging opportunities to integrate
> potential electric system benefits (e.g., demand response). >
> * Focus on electric vehicle (EV) trends and penetration within > Palo Alto, not national trends and penetration as Palo Alto
> experiences much higher penetration rates. >
> * Electric utility emerging technology and issues >
> * What/where are the opportunities for energy storage? What are > the inflection points where it becomes economical to
> implement; what are the conditions necessary, including > valuing/quantifying possible resiliency benefits?
> * Opportunities for microgrids or “islanding” areas within Palo > Alto strategically.
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>
> * Energy efficiency impacts in Palo Alto may be greater than > national averages, further dampening electric load growth.
> > * Cost competitiveness and financial impacts
> > * Remain reliable, cost competitive service to customers.
> > * Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and potential impacts to
> United States gas prices. >
> * Aging infrastructure and costs may be escalating as Utility > postpones reinvestments.
> > * Leverage fiber backbone resources
### This lacks detail. "Leverage fiber backbone resources" to do what? The City's fiber utility is a real utility, just like its
electric, gas, water, wastewater, and recycled water utilities. The consultants don't seem to understand this.
> * Learn from others in technology adoptions >
> * Water recycling opportunities in the future. Be proactive and > forward thinking to identify and prepare for more
> opportunities.
--- page 8 ---
> ATTACHMENT C
### It's the latest 12-month rolling calendar. https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/58829
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Carnahan, David
From:Pepper Person <pepperxigua@gmail.com>
Sent:Thursday, July 27, 2017 11:02 AM
To:Planning Commission
Cc:Rebecca Sanders; Council, City
Subject:3001 El Camino community feedback
Dear Planning Commission (cc: Ventura Neighborhood Association, Palo Alto City Council),
In regards to http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/07/19/50-apartment-project-on-el-camino-gets-ok-from-palo-
alto-commission/ , Commissioner Gardias questioned the reason for the lack of community discussion around the project at 3001 El Camino.
Planning Director Hillary Gitelman hypothesized that the "likely answer could be that the project is not asking
for any zoning variances". We are relatively well informed and involved residents, but neither of us could not
have told you how many it had. I doubt that anyone on a neighboring street could either. The project on Page Mill had 3, for whatever reasons, and it was not the only nearby project to receive them.
From a resident's perspective,
the number of notifications for projects over the last 5 years has desensitized us to new projects
attending any of the various meetings regarding projects is a painful waste of time, since taking time off from work is not cost-free and victories are pyrrhic at best
there is an obvious bias for more projects among those who make the relevant decisions (at one meeting
in 2013 or 2014, a Councilman suggested that maybe Pepper and Olive shouldn't be residential, and that
they were out of place)
projects are considered piecemeal, and mitigated negative declarations are considered superficially, if at all (at one meeting, Councilman Filseth noted that 2 weeks prior, a study for 1 project completely contradicted a study from the project being considered; and, by the time the project rolls around, the
study may be moldy)
. So, the volume of projects, the bias for projects, and the associated process completely disincentivize
community participation.
We have written in response to prior projects, and we have attended meetings, primarily at City Council or with
builders.
Over that time, we have pointed out that traffic safety would continue to deteriorate, and that parking would continue to become challenging. Both have worsened over the past 5 years.
For example, yesterday, on walking from Pepper to Molly Stone's at Cal Ave, by way of Park Blvd, I was
almost hit by 3 cars. Two cars failed to yield at the crosswalk at Page Mill and Park; the first one made
apologetic hand gestures, while the second one made hand gestures that emphasized his disdain for crosswalks.
So, given that concerns for the Page Mill project were ignored, such as the facts that it is underparked and waste
receptacles will need to be rolled out into Page Mill for pickup, while variances were handed out like candy,
why would anyone spend time on 3001?
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From our perspective, we would like the city to be circumspect in approving projects. For example, Acacia Ave
is completely parked on both sides, and many people park in front of 3001. Where will those cars and campers go? What happens when other projects are approved in the neighborhood? What happens when the projects
along Park continue to blossom? What happens when any of the other myriad projects bears fruit? The city is a
system. When you let parts expand, other parts react to that expansion.
At one city council meeting, the then Vice Mayor mentioned Palo Alto's Comprehensive Plan and how particular passages from it could help guide decisions. The current revision date for most chapters is 2007.
Perhaps it's time to revisit that document.
Regards,
Jason Robinson, PhD, MBA Jieming Robinson
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/2/2017 12:14 PM
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Carnahan, David
From:Roberta Ahlquist <roberta.ahlquist@sjsu.edu>
Sent:Wednesday, August 2, 2017 11:54 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:A National Crisis
If you haven't seen this, it is worth reading. It covers the history of housing and homelessness in NYC, where
they are working hard to provide housing for homeless people.
Roberta Ahlquist, WILPF low income housing committee
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/2/2017 10:39 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Lucy Chang <lscsamalex@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, August 02, 2017 10:20 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Address and Time of City Council Meetings
What is the address and the time of your August 14 meeting? Thank you.
-- Sent from my iPhone...please excuse any typos or incorrect autocorrects....
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Carnahan, David
From:Tuyet Tola <crystal6442@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, July 31, 2017 8:40 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Below Market Rate Housings Concerns
Dear Council Members,
I am on the Below Market Rate waiting list. I have worked on California Ave for 25 years, and I have been on the waiting list for 19 years. I hope that for any new large construction project, please include some 2 and 3
bedroom BMR units. My dream is to be able to live in Palo Alto and bike or walk to work. I read the paper a
few weeks ago, and saw that the board members have approved the Meybell Project for 17 or so houses. I hope
at least one of them can be converted to a duplex with 2 or 3 bedrooms. This way, a family of four or more
persons can have a chance to purchase a duplex.
Sincerely,
Sim
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Carnahan, David
From:Ken Poulton <ken@poulton.net>
Sent:Sunday, July 30, 2017 8:32 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:"Commercial" uses of church property
In regard to the eviction of commercial tenants being evicted from First Baptist Church, I urge the council to consider
relaxing the regulations on spaces like this.
The tenants I know of (music and dance schools and an adolescent therapist) are clearly services that enhance the
richness of life in Palo Alto. Commercial space, especially big spaces, is expensive to completely unavailable in Palo Alto.
We do not want to have to travel to other cities to participate in such things.
Large spaces like church buildings are rare, and would be grossly underutilized under the staff's interpretation of the
zoning rules.
I urge the council to find some middle ground that allows community‐serving activities in such locations without undue
neighborhood impacts.
Ken Poulton
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Carnahan, David
From:Hollis Radin <hollisradin@pacbell.net>
Sent:Monday, July 31, 2017 12:11 PM
To:Fine, Adrian
Cc:Council, City
Subject:Community use of Churches in residential areas
Dear Adrian:
As a neighbor, a long-time City of Palo Alto resident, and the president of the Peninsula Folk Dance Council (a
non-profit 401(c)7), I am writing to protest the recent determination by a Palo Alto Code Enforcement officer that churches in residential neighborhoods are not allowed to rent out their halls to community groups for public gatherings.
Various folk dance clubs have been renting church halls in the area since the 1950’s. Church halls are one of
the few locations that have the sprung wooden floors necessary for safe dancing. Community centers, such as the former Elks Lodge and Lucy Stern, have also been used in the past, but over time they have either been redeveloped, or as in the case of Lucy Stern, the rates have risen so high (three or four times what we can
afford) as to be out of our reach on a regular basis. Our workshops and parties provide alcohol-free exercise,
entertainment, and socialization for all ages . . . while we have a few teens, many of our dancers are in their 80’s
and 90’s! It keeps us young. Churches have been community gathering places throughout history. I lived across the street from a Pentecostal
Church in Florida when I was in college many years ago, and I never thought to complain about the loud
singing and stomping emanating from its windows daily. I find it hard to understand why someone would
purchase a house near a church and not expect to have activities occur there, whether they be day care centers, programs for the homeless, rummage sales, or community gatherings.
Our particular group (the PFDC) is only an occasional renter at the First Baptist Church on North California
Avenue, but we always try be considerate of the neighbors by keeping the doors and windows closed after nine
pm. We are not playing hard rock music with a heavy beat, but rather folk music from around the world, which does not carry very far in any case. Our regular church hall in Menlo Park is unavailable for the next few months, so we are in the unfortunate position of having scheduled three Saturdays in the fall at the First Baptist
Church. I have been trying madly to find alternative locations, but most halls are booked many months in
advance, and other locations that are available, such as the San Carlos Senior Center, are way out of our
budget.
I am requesting first of all, a postponement of enforcement of the order until at least the end of the year, given
the difficulty in finding alternative locations.
Secondly, I would like the City Council to really think if this code enforcement determination is good policy or not. It seems to me that we need more affordable community gathering places, not fewer. Setting a precedent
with this church will likely cause the loss of other halls in Palo Alto as well.
Thank you for your consideration,
Hollis Radin
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Carnahan, David
From:Eileen Kopec <eisiedancer@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, July 31, 2017 11:08 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:First Baptist Church
As a Bay Area Folk Dancer, I was sorry to hear about the decision to close the First Baptist Church to recreational groups.
Surely it is a good use of space and keeps people healthy and active and off their cell phones. I hope the council
reconsiders their decision.
Sincerely
Eileen Kopec
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/1/2017 10:46 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Kaela Fine <kaela.fine@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, July 31, 2017 9:48 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Folk dancing at First Baptist Church
Dear City of Palo Alto council members:
My husband, Paul Loewenstein, and I are longtime Palo Alto homeowners and avid international folk dancers.
We have participated in classes and dance parties hosted by the Stanford International Dancers for many years. This organization began as an activity that took place in various locations on Stanford campus over sixty years
ago. Because of a decline in student participation, the group eventually moved off-campus. Since 2010, we
have rented space at First Baptist Church in Palo Alto most Friday evenings from 8 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
I am writing to voice my deep disappointment at the recent determination by a Palo Alto Zoning Code
Enforcement officer that churches like First Baptist in residential neighborhoods may not rent out their halls to community groups such as ours. Folk dance groups and clubs have been renting space in Bay Area church
social halls for as long as I can remember, certainly since the 1950's. Not only are these places generally more
affordable than other community or private spaces, their sprung wooden floors are safer and more comfortable
for dancing of this type. Folk dancing is a marvelous way to get exercise, meet new people (and continue
longtime friendships) and learn about and enjoy a multitude of cultural traditions.
People of all ages, backgrounds, and professions love international folk dance. Although our core membership
tends to be older adults, we also attract young dancers, especially on nights when we offer live music. The types
of “bands” we feature play dance music from Greece, Bulgaria (and other Balkan countries like Serbia, Croatia,
Macedonian and Albania), and France, as well as Klezmer tunes. We try to be very conscientious about noise;
after 10 p.m., we always shut the hall's windows and doors to avoid disturbing the church’s neighbors. We drive and park responsibly as well. We only offer non-alcoholic beverages and snacks on party nights.
The city's zoning administrator cited “complaints” his department had received about First Baptist’s tenants
and programs. Our experience with the neighborhood, by contrast, has been quite positive. People who live
nearby often poke their heads in (kindly!) to find out what is going on; others ask to sit and watch or listen, and
others wind up joining us. I believe our presence and program constitute a worthwhile part of First Baptist’s ministry to its public and offer entertaining and educational contributions to Palo Alto's diverse cultural life.
Although the Stanford International Dancers are not technically a “non-profit,” we only charge a nominal
donation each evening, and we never turn anyone away due to lack of funds. The “rent” the church asks us (for
three hours of use of their social hall) is $140 per evening, or about $47 per hour. Fees at other similar locations
tend to be much higher, and we would not be able to charge high enough donations to meet costs. We barely even do that, even with First Baptist's comparatively low "rent."
At the very least, I request the council act to postpone enforcement of the order, at least until the end of the
current year. It takes time for groups such as ours to find affordable, appropriate locations. It also seems to me
that this recent ruling was made in a very hurried and heavy-handed fashion, with no discussion or negotiation
possible with representatives from the groups and entities who are forced to vacate by August 9th. I also recommend that the Palo Alto City Council re-evaluate the zoning code enforcement interpretation that seems
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to affect only this First Baptist Church on North California Avenue and does not seem to apply to other
churches in Palo Alto who rent out rooms and halls to non-religious organizations and activity groups.
Thank you for your kind consideration of my observations and recommendations.
Sincerely,
Kaela Fine
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/1/2017 10:35 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Minor, Beth
Sent:Thursday, July 27, 2017 9:50 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:FW: University Avenue Sidewalks
From: Seeley, Todd
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 5:39 AM
To: jben@stolpa.com
Cc: Sartor, Mike; Ng, Judy
Subject: University Avenue Sidewalks
Good Morning Mr. Stolpa,
My name is Todd Seeley, and I work for the City of Palo Alto Public Works Department overseeing various contracts and
operations. One of the contractors I oversee is responsible for University Avenue pressure washing and cleaning. I am
writing you today because of an email message that was sent to City Council, and since I am directly responsible for the
contract it is best if I discuss our maintenance program with you. It is important that you know that we take the
maintenance of our downtown seriously, and quite a bit of both staff time and city funds are spent trying to keep the
area clean. Some highlights of our maintenance program are:
All sidewalks from Alma to Webster and Hamilton to Lytton are pressure washed every month. When I took over
this role, I benchmarked this frequency against other cities in the area and our frequency is equal to or better
than these other cities. Benches are cleaned as part of this effort as well. It is also important to note that this is
done using non‐potable water in order to conserve valuable city resources.
As part of this program, we have tried several different non‐conventional treatments to try and remove some of
the larger stains from the sidewalks with no real success. Not only were these treatments considerably more
expensive, the results were not effective.
There is a city employee stationed on University Avenue five days a week to respond to spills and stains, as well
as performing general maintenance throughout the district.
Unfortunately, the summer months when the kids are out of school are particularly difficult to deal with
regarding the increased trash downtown. Many kids (and adults too) head downtown to enjoy ice cream, coffee,
etc., and the cans tend to fill up at night. Cans along University are collected daily by Greenwaste, and the
Downtown Streets Team tends to the cans on Sunday.
Greenwaste and the Downtown Streets Team also maintain the cans themselves, and they are wiped down
several times a week by the Downtown Streets Team and sanitized by Greenwaste several times a year.
Most of the maintenance I outlined above is done the first calendar week of every month, so unfortunately several
weeks has passed since the last cleaning when you were downtown. While not an excuse by any means, we are certainly
limited by time and fiscal constraints that control what we are capable of doing. With that, we feel that our current
program allows us to address the cleanliness issue while dealing with the aforementioned constraints to the best of our
abilities. That’s not to say however, we do not regularly evaluate our procedures to verify we are getting things as clean
as possible. I will monitor this site in the coming months to ensure we are meeting expectations consistently. Also, our
engineering team is in charge of the news racks and their condition, so I have forwarded your complaint over to them
for action.
I hope that outlining the program we use to ensure cleanliness downtown helps to alleviate your concerns. If you have
any questions about any of this, please feel free to contact me as I am more than willing to discuss this with you. Thanks
for your time, and please do not hesitate to ask if there is anything else that I can do for you.
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Carnahan, David
From:Jennah Delp <jennah@isingsv.com>
Sent:Wednesday, August 02, 2017 7:17 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:iSing Silicon Valley– Urgent response requested
Dear City Council Members,
iSing Silicon Valley is a 501c3 nonprofit girls' chorus entering its fifth year of continuous operation at First Baptist Church of Palo Alto. iSing serves 300 girls in the community, most of whom reside in Palo Alto. I am iSing's Co-Founder and Artistic Director.
As you may be aware, iSing received a notice to vacate or cease operations from the City of Palo Alto code enforcement. As proud members
of the Palo Alto community, we of course want to operate in compliance with local laws. However, the manner and timeliness with which we
are being evicted is unfair and unjust and indeed poses an existential threat to our organization. Specifically, we received our notice on July 7
with just 30 days to comply or incure penalties. We have recently learned that a fellow tenant of the same facility had been receiving notices from the city from as far back as December 2016 and managed to secure a six month extension before facing penalties. I have submitted a request to James Stephens in Code Enforcement, one that I believe to be completely reasonable, but was flatly denied. That request is reproduced below for your review. On a personal note, I am just five weeks shy of the arrival of my first child. The timeline provided by the city is also a threat to my health and wellbeing. iSing provides a high quality music enrichment program to families in Palo Alto and we wish to continue to do so for many years to come. I am sure that an amicable resolution can be found and I am seeking your help.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience as penalties, which we cannot afford to pay, will start to accrue next week. I can be reached
at 561-319-6848.
Sincerely, Jennah Delp Dear Mr. Stephens,
Thank you for your willingness to work with iSing as we search for a new home. Since we received the notice of violation, dated July, 7 2017, iSing has taken the following steps to secure a new location.
Contacted many churches in Palo Alto/Menlo Park/Los Altos to gauge availability
o All Saints Episcopal
o St. Mark’s Episcopal
o Trinity Church
o Palo Alto Methodist
o First Presbyterian Palo Alto
o Unitarian Universalist
o First Congregational Church Palo Alto
Contacted local community centers, including Mitchell Park, Cubberley, and Lucie Stern to gauge availability Despite our best efforts, we have yet to find a new home for iSing that meets our space and storage requirements. In Appendix A, I’ve
included iSing’s class schedule for the 2017–18 year, as well as our current space/storage requirements. We humbly request a reasonable extension of time and citation penalties, beyond the 30 days afforded in the initial notice of violation. Due to the following factors, a date of January 1, 2018 is requested as a reasonable timeline for our organization to relocate and cease operation at First Baptist Church of Palo Alto:
Summer months offer limited availability to reach out to new venues
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iSing classes begin August 8 and continue without pause until December 19. A move mid-season would be impossible to manage.
iSing has already registered students for specific classes/times.
iSing’s Artistic Director has a planned maternity leave starting in late August. Any additional change in the organization’s operations would cause increased strain on our very small staff.
iSing has always operated as a mission of First Baptist Church of Palo Alto, receiving subsidized rent since 2013. iSing will lose important church-provided subsidies when forced to move, and this change must be carefully managed in order to ensure iSing’s financial viability. If granted this runway, we are confident that our supportive community of iSing parents would rise to the occasion and champion best parking practices for drop off and pick up in order to address the concerns of both the city and neighbors. It is our belief that iSing
contributes to the Palo Alto community in meaningful ways and we are confident that the city would not want to force an organization of this magnitude to shutter its doors without a reasonable timeline to relocate. We would very much like to continue the great work of
empowering girls’ voices in Palo Alto through singing. Thank you for your consideration of this request.
Jennah Delp Somers iSing Silicon Valley, President/Artistic Director
Appendix A Class Schedule for 2017–18 Season (August through May)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
2:30–3:30PM iSing@School Roosevelt
3–6 grade choir OFFSITE outreach choir in Redwood City
4:00–4:45PMMinis
16 singers
3:00–3:45PMMinis
16 singers
4:00–5:00PM Melodics20 singers
4:00–5:00PM Group Voice
Harmonics Level 2 5 singers
5:00–6:00PM Melodics20 singers 4:00–5:00PM Melodics20 singers
Harmonics Thurs Level 1: 5–7PM
Level 2: 5:30–7:30PM 60 singers
5:00–6:00PM
Group Voice Prephonics
5 singers
5–6PM,
Group Voice Prephonics
5 singers
Harmonics Wed
Level 1: 5–7PM Level 2: 5:30–7:30PM
60 singers
6:00–8:30PM Polyphonics
40 singers
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6:00–7:00PM Group Voice
Poly/HD only 5 singers
4:30–7PMPrephonics
25 singers
7:00–8:30PM HD 16 singers
Room size requirements (All rooms must have a piano) Fellowship Hall: 1794 sq. ft Sanctuary: 2730 sq. ft
Office: 352 sq. ft Storage: iSing maintains approx 50 instruments, used daily, that are an important part of our curriculum. These instruments are
currently stored within a custom closet at First Baptist Church of Palo Alto, approximately 100 square feet.
--
Jennah Delp-Somers
Artistic Director, Co-Founder iSing Silicon Valley www.isingsv.com
Following iSing on Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter
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Carnahan, David
From:Laurie Reynolds <reynolds500@comcast.net>
Sent:Friday, July 28, 2017 11:55 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Message from the City Council Home Page
I am amazed and appalled at the recent action of the City “zoning” Department attempt to shut down the
historic little Baptist Church on
California Avenue. This church is the venue for many functions ALL of which appear to me to be valuable to the community and totally
appropriate to a church. If there is something in the small print of your ordinance which says one can not
counsel suicidal youth, sing or
dance in a church, You should take IMMEDIATE action to clarify to your zoning office that this interpretation
is detrimental to the community and probably extremely UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
I understand that this action has resulted from “A complaint”. If this complaint was registered before the church
was permitted to be
built, the complainer apparently was overruled. Anyone who purchased property since that time should not have done so if aware he
would be offended by the normal activities of a nearby church.
—
CITY OF PALO ALTO. CA
Request to Consider a Slightly Different LocaallJ fo~fAf~S OFFICE
Highway 101 Bike/Pedestrian Bridge Project iti?P• 2'4t~H S: 50
Dear Palo Alto City Council:
July 2017
Palo Alto, CA
I understand that the Palo Alto City Council is requesting a public review of the design and environmental
assessment of the Highway 101 Bike/Pedestrian Bridge Project currently being considered to be built along
Adobe Creek in South Palo Alto.
I appreciate very much the opportunity afforded for feedback and request consideration of changing slightly
the location of the proposed construction to reduce its environmental impact and its impact on the
surrounding vista and to potentially reduce the cost of the project.
The current location being proposed is for the overpass is just North of Adobe Creek (between the creek and
Hawk Pond in the Baylands open space preserve), as it crosses Highway 101. In other words, the proposed
overpass will encroach on the Baylands Open Space Preserve, being inserted between Adobe Creek and rest
of the Baylands. The proposed location is about a mile south of an existing bike/pedestrian overpass between
the two automobile overpasses at Embarcadero and Oregon over Hwy 101 and around 300 yards from the
San Antonio automobile overpass over Hwy 101. All three existing overpasses are outside Palo Alto's
Baylands Open Space Preserve. MAP 1 shows the location of the three existing overpasses as well as the site
for the proposed construction.
It is difficult to overstate, in my view, the detrimental impact the current overpass plan will have on the
beauty, the vista and the environment of the Palo Alto Baylands. The San Francisco Bay borders Palo Alto
for less than 2 miles: from the Ravenswood Open Space Preserve in the north to Shoreline Park in the south.
Of this, only 1 mile lies relatively undeveloped to the east of Highway 101, offering unparalleled vistas to the
Bay and the hills beyond, and a refuge for all manner of birds, fish and plants. The proposed construction
encroaches into this 1 mile of space, as it is inserted between the Adobe Creek and Hawk Pond. Its location
will ensure that what remaining vista residents have of the Bay and the hills and open space beyond will be
transformed to one that is framed by yet another urban structure. The little area ducks, geese, egrets and
other birds and animals have to fly and move about in this space will be further reduced. The impact on the
environment and surroundings in the evening and night will be even more extreme, introducing light, traffic
and increased noise levels round the clock.
It goes without mention that once we build on this open space it will be lost forever. It is also probably not
necessary to point out the irreplaceable benefits of open space to health and well being of all of us. And it
might very well be clear to everyone that our open spaces are the one thing no amount of technological
advancement or economic progress can buy. I submit that the value of Palo Alto's open space, especially this
slender connection to our portion of the Bay, is priceless.
I suggest consideration of a slight change in the location of the proposed bike/pedestrian bridge to take
advantage of the existing infrastructure, minimize the environmental impact and footprint and to potentially
reduce the cost of the project. It appears that there are at least two very viable alternative locations:
1. Enhance the existing bike/pedestrian overpass that lies between the Embarcadero Road and
Oregon Expressway automobile overpass. This option moves the location about 1 mile to the
north. This option has several advantages owing to the fact that there already exists infrastructure for
the entry and exit to the bike/ pedestrian overpass. This will likely reduce the cost of the project
significantly. Moreover, since the overpass is located outside Baylands preserve, between two existing
automobile overpasses, there will likely be no environment impact. There will certainly be no impact
on the skyline of the open space along Highway 101 between Oregon Expressway and San Antonio
Road. MAP 2 shows this option.
2. Move the location of the overpass to be adiacent to the San Antonio automobile overpass.
This option moves the location of the proposed overpass about 300 yards to the south and has the
advantage of preserving any benefits the current proposed location might have in terms of traffic
patterns, while still minimizing its environmental and visual impact. It is also likely to be much less
expensive than the current plan given its location next to the existing automobile overpass. MAP 3
shows this option.
I'd like to thank you again for this opportunity to provide feedback. I believe the proposed construction of a
bike/pedestrian overpass over Highway 101 at Adobe Creek, encroaching into the Baylands Open Space
Preserve, will have a very significant detrimental impact on the beauty, the vista and the environment of Palo
Alto's Baylands Open Space Preserve. Fortunately there appear to be two very viable options that involve
changing only slightly the location of the proposed overpass. In addition to eliminating any detrimental
environmental impact, these alternative locations are also likely to be lower cost options.
I would be pleased to discuss this matter with the Council at its convenience.
Sincerely,
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Alternate routes designated by the cities of Polo Alto and East Palo Alto. Walk bikes on E. Boyshore Rood, as ii is one-way traffic.
Mop is not to scale.
Los rutos olternotivos son designodos por las ciudades de East Polo Alto y Palo Alto. Camine con su bicicleto sabre E. Boyshore Road, ya que es
de un solo sentido. El mopo no esta a escolo.
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en el silio web del proyecto para registrarse y
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JO INT POWERS AUTHORITY
Your neighborhood natural flood
protection proiect
The San Francisquilo Creek Joint Powers Authority (SFCJPA) is leading
the San Francisquilo Creek Flood Protection, Ecosystem Restoration and
Recreation Project. The project will protect East Palo Alto and Poto Alto
From flooding along San Fram::isquilo Creek between San Francisco Boy
and U.S. Hfghwoy 101 and save residents thousands of dollars on flood
insurance each year. Improving this stretch of about one and a half miles
of San Francisquito Creek constitutes the necessary first step in an overarl
plan to provide more than 5,700 homes and businesses with substantial
flood protection -against the maximum possible creek ffow during an
extreme tide after sea levels rise three feel. Looking al sea level rise only,
the new levees will be over nine feel higher than today's daily high tide.
The prof ect is a partnership among the SFCJPA and its member agencies,
which include the cities of Polo Alto, Menlo Pork and East Palo Alto, the
San Mateo County Flood Control District and the Santo Clara Valley
Water District. The Water District is administering and managing the
construction of levees and floodwalls.
The following construction activities ore expecled lo begin in mid-July:
Temporary closure of Friendship Bridge: mid-July
through January 2018
Friendship Bridge and the creekside trail near the bridge ia expected to be
closed from mid-July through January 201 B for utility relocation work and
levee conslruclion. These closures are expected to be continuous and the
bridge and trail will not be reopened ofter work hours for safety reasons.
Signs will be posted in advance of the closures and alternate routes will
be offered whenever possible. The alternate routes are deslgnoted by the
cities of Polo Alto and East Polo Alto (see mop on back).
Intermittent night work: mid-July through
October 15
The contractor is expected to begin night work on July 17 through
October 15 to ploce rock inside the creek channel to protect the creek
bank. The night work hours ore Monday through Friday, from
6 p.m. to 6 o.m., and the work will occur intermittently as needed within
this timeframe. The night work activities wll remain within the creek
channel from East Bayshore Rood to Geng Road (see map on bock). The
night work is needed to reduce traffic impacls on E. Boyshore Rood during
the day. To minfmize fmpacts to the neighborhood, the trucks will access
the creek site from the Palo Alto side, owoy from residential dwellings.
Noise and the use of llghts will be closely monitored and minimized as
much as practical.
The SFCJPA ond Water District are working to minimize construction
impacts as much as practical and in accordance wtth perm;t requirements
and city ordinances. Trail and bridge closures ore expected lo occur
only if needed for safety and be as minimal as possible. We appreciate
your understanding and cooperation as we construct this important flood
protection project.
See reverse side for map of closures, alternate routes anti
night worlc area.
El proyecto de proteccion natural contra
las inundaciones de su vecindario
lo Son Francisquito Joint Powers Authority (SFCJPA) dirige el proyeclo de
protecci6n contra inundociones, restouroci6n del ecosislema y recreoci6n
del arroyo San Fronclsquito. El proyeclo proleger6 contra inundociones o las
regiones de East Polo Alto y Poto Alto a lo Iorgo del arroyo Son Fronclsqulto
enlre lo bohio de San Francisco y lo outopisto federal 10 I de los Estados
Unidos, y ahorror6 a los residentes miles de d61ores al oiio en seguros contra
inundociones. Mejorar este tramo de oproximodomente uno millo y media det
arroyo San Froncisquilo constituye el primer peso necesario de un plan general
para proporcionar o mes de 5,700 hogores y empresos con protecci6n contra
inundodones sustoncioles ·contra el m6ximo flu[o del arroyo posible duronle
uno mareo extrema despues de que el nivel del mar subo Ires pies.
El proyeclo es una osociocion entre lo SFCJPA y sus agendas miembro, que
incluyen las ciudodes de Polo Alto, East Polo Alto y Menlo Park; el Oistrito
de Control de lnundociones del Condado de San Mateo; y el Distrito de
Aguas del Valle de Santo Claro. El distrito de agues odminlstror6 lo etopo de
conslrucci6n de diques y muros de contendon.
Se espero que las siguientes octividades de construcciOn comiencen o
mediodos de julio:
Cierre temporal del Friendship Bridge: desde mediados
de julio hasta enero de 2018
Se tiene ploneado cerror el Friendship Bridge y el Creekside Trail del puenre a
lo Bahia o porlir de mediodos de julio y haste enero de 2018 para realizer las
obros de reubicoci6n de servicios publicos y construcci6n de drques. Se preve
que cs!os cierres sean continuos, de modo que el puente y el sendero no se
abrir6n despues del horario loborol por cuesliones de seguridod. Se co!ocor6
seiiallzoci6n antes de los cierres y se ofrecer6n rules o!ternotivas cuondo sea
posible. Las rutos olternotivas son deslgnados par las ckldodes de East Polo
Alto y Polo Alto (veo el mopo en el reversol.
Trabajo noctumo intermitente: desde mediados de julio
hasta el 15 de octubre
Se espero que el conlrafista reolice labores nocturnes desde el 17 de julio
hasta el 15 de octubre para colocor rocos dentro del canal de! arroyo para
proteger el arroyo. El hororio loborol nocturno es de lunes o viernes, de 6 p.
m. a 6 o. m., y el lrobojo tendra luger de formo lntermftente dentro de ese
periodo segun sea necesorio. Los actividodes loboroles nocturnes se reolizoran
dentro del canal del arroyo desde East Boyshore Road hasto Geng Road
(veo el mope en el reversal. El lrabojo nocturne es necesario para reducir el
impocto sabre el lransito en E. Boyshore Rood duronte el dio. Con el fin de
minimlzar el lmpaclo sabre el vecindorio, fos comTones acceder6n al sitio del
arroyo par el lodo de Polo Alto, lejos de las vivlendos residenciales. El ruido y
el uso de luces se controlor6n detenidomente y se mmimizoran al menor grodo
posible.
La SFCJPA y el distrilo de aguos est6n lrobojondo para mTnimizor los impactos
de lo construcci6n tonto como lo prodicidod, los permisas requeridos y las
normas de lo ciudad lo permitan. Se preve cerrar el sendero y el puenle
salamenle cuondo sea necesario par cuestiones de seguridod y el menor
numero de veces que sea posible. Agrodecemos su compresi6n y cooperoc:i6n
mientros construlmos este importonte proyecto de prolecci6n contra las
inundociones.
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Carnahan, David
From:Richard Brand <mmqos@earthlink.net>
Sent:Saturday, July 29, 2017 2:20 PM
To:Hoel, Jeff (external); Henderson, Todd
Cc:Hoel, Jeff (external); Council, City; UAC; Reichental, Jonathan; Fleming, Jim; Yuan, Dave;
Wallace, Josh; Shikada, Ed
Subject:Re: Can you reschedule the next CAC meeting?
I second Jeff's recommendation. Richard
-----Original Message----- From: Jeff Hoel
Sent: Jul 29, 2017 2:12 PM To: Todd Henderson
Cc: Jeff Hoel , City Council , UAC - Palo Alto , Jonathan Reichental , Jim Fleming , Dave Yuan , Joshua Wallace , Ed Shikada
Subject: Can you reschedule the next CAC meeting?
Todd,
According to this 08-02-17 staff report to UAC,
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/58823 "The UAC has expressed a desire to have a forum for the community-at-large to allow for an open discussion
about the community’s priorities and concerns as they relate to the Utilities Department." Staff plans to have this forum on 09-14-17. (The staff report doesn't say exactly when on 09-14-17.)
I would like to be able to attend both this forum and the next CAC meeting. Ideally, they would be on different
days, to allow me to focus on each individually. So, would it be possible to change the date of the next CAC meeting?
Thanks.
Jeff
PS: The 09-14-17 forum is part of staff's effort to develop a five-year Strategic Plan for Utilities. (Apparently it's
an update of a Strategic Plan from 2011 that was updated in 2013.) It's documented here: * 02-01-17: presentation to UAC (discussion):
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/55673 * 03-01-17: staff report to UAC (discussion):
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/56116 * 05-03-17: just a progress report; no documentation (discussion)
* 06-07-17: just a progress report; no documentation (discussion) * 07-12-17: presentation to UAC by consultants and staff (discussion)
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/58660 * According to this rolling calendar, the topic would return to UAC in August, September, October, November, and
December, and would go to the Finance Committee in November and January, and would go to Council in February.
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/58663 So far, the documentation has said essentially nothing about the fiber utility, including the possibility
of FTTP. Why is that?
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PPS: I'm Bcc'ing the CAC committee members to protect their email addresses.
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----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Jeff Hoel <jeff_hoel@yahoo.com> To: "Weatherford, Jeanny" <jeanny.weatherford@cityofpaloalto.org>
Cc: Jeff Hoel <jeff_hoel@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: FTTP / Wireless Citizen Advisory Committee
Jeanny,
As far as I know, I can come.
Jeff
________________________________
From: "Weatherford, Jeanny" <jeanny.weatherford@cityofpaloalto.org> To: "Brand, Richard"; "Harrington, Bob (external)"; "Poggio, Andy"; "Donn Lee"; "Moe, Christine"; "Kau, Andrew";
"Smith, Loren"; "Tapaskar, Vijay"; "Hoel, Jeff (external)"; "Matthey, Olivier"; "Masnavi, Abbas"; "Fleming, Jim"; "Henderson, Todd"; "Reichental, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Reichental@CityofPaloAlto.org>; "Wallace, Josh"
<josh.wallace@cityofpaloalto.org>; "Yuan, Dave" <Dave.Yuan@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 1:54 PM Subject: FTTP / Wireless Citizen Advisory Committee
Subject: FTTP / Wireless Citizen Advisory Committee
When: Thursday, September 14, 2017
Time: 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Where: City Hall 250 Hamilton Avenue
CCR - Council Conference Room - Ground Floor
AGENDA (Detailed agenda will be sent prior to the meeting) I. ROLL CALL
II. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Members of the public are invited to address the Committee on any subject not on the agenda. A reasonable time
restriction may be imposed at the discretion of the Chair. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
IV. AGENDA REVIEW AND REVISIONS V. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS MEETINGS/EVENTS
VI. NEW BUSINESS VII. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
VIII. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING: [TBD]
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Carnahan, David
From:Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, August 02, 2017 4:50 AM
To:Press strong
Cc:Keene, James; Watson, Ron; Council, City; Stump, Molly; Burgio, Paul; Mullarkey, Kevin;
jrosen@da.sccgov.org; Reifschneider, James; Perron, Zachary; Brian Welch; David Angel;
swebby@da.sccgov.org
Subject:Re: Complaint miss-identification false arrest
Mr. Ciampi,
If true, these are the types of cases the make my blood boil. I would recommend that you, make no further
statements to anyone, to anyone in law enforcement for your own protection. The PAPD has a very long
documented history of falsifying police reports and coercion. If you have not done so already, please retain an
attorney now...
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Mark Petersen-Perez
PaloAltoFreePress
Ticuantepe, Nicaragua Central America @PAFreePree
Sent from my iPad
On Aug 2, 2017, at 1:10 AM, Press strong <pressstrong@gmail.com> wrote:
Palo Alto
City Manager James Keene and Police Chief Ron Watson,
At approximately 7:41 pm on August 1, 2017 two palo alto police officers, Kevin Mullarkey and Paul Burgio, arrested me at the at the Starbucks on University Ave, for outstanding
warrants. Since I had no warrants this was a problem. Once the officers had me in handcuffs
and outside next to their patrol car they removed my wallet and determined that it was a case of
mistaken identity. Just one problem during the arrest and subsequent conversation after the
officers removed the handcuffs they both made statements indicating that they knew who I was before they arrested me and therefore could not be the person whom they "CLAIMED" I was.
I have no doubt this was an attempt to instigate an incident in which I could have been charged
with resisting arrest based upon their fallacious "good faith" assertion that they assumed they
were arresting the correct person.
It appears they were pulling something like the Jerold Rod Reed Jr case:
https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2010/03/24/court-throws-out-case-due-to-police-error
http://corruptpaloaltopolice.weebly.com/pattern-and-practice.html
Furthermore the entire Palo Alto Police Department knows who I am. In case there is any
further confusion attached are some photographs, but the PAPD already has many of those of
me and secondarily my websites detail who I am and who the corrupt Palo Alto Police are who
have been instigating numerous incidents in which they can entrap or frame me for a crime, thus
there is little excuse for not knowing who I am I am. They would never mistakenly arrest Rob Levitsky as being someone else, so how is it they arrested for looking like someone else?
https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2017/02/10/residents-form-watchdog-group-around-
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https://www.facebook.com/rob.levitsky
Regardless if the actual person and myself bare some resemblance, (Caucasian, medium build, short hair), that's about all. At any rate there should not be any more confusion by your officers
in the future.
I am presenting this information for documentary purposes and my own self-
preservation. Although I believe the two officers had an ulterior and nefarious motive for
placing under arrest due to their courteousness and obvious lack of evidence as to their true intent, mens rea, [Can't read people's minds can we] I cannot know for sure.
But based upon the circumstantial evidence and a history of PAPD officers harassing me, more
than likely the officers had some other motive than what they told me.
During the Aug. 1, 2017 incident:
1)Burgio said he never dealt with me before
I videotaped Burgio in August 2015 as I was videotaping his partner harassing a homeless person
in a park, his partner at that time by the way was I believe Mullarkey, I’m not positive but it
looks like him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi26VNneV2g
A week later Burgio identified me in downtown Palo Alto
In January 2016 Burgio and another officer, Schmidt, waved me down and possibly videotaped me at 7-11 from the same patrol car that the Burgio was riding in last night.
2)Mullarkey stated he knows me by knowing where my vehicle is parked on Palo Alto Ave.
and that he has never hassled me there. Mullarkey also stated that he had dealt with the person
he and Burgio were after several times in the past.
Thus there should have been no reason for Burgio and Mullarkey to miss-identify me.
What I do know is that there has been a persistent persecution of me for 9 years by the Palo Alto
Police and their supporters in the area. This persecution is well documented.
http://chiefburns.weebly.com/retaliation.html
http://chiefburns.weebly.com/retaliation-update.html
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http://corruptpaloaltopolice.weebly.com/moore.html
Palo Alto Police Officer allegedly instigates altercation with citizen at gym to create bogus
criminal charges
http://chiefburns.weebly.com/sop.html
http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/1899
No doubt that Dennis Burns' and his supporters' goal is to get me in jail one way or another where his supporters and guards can brutalize me.
SAN JOSE — Three Santa Clara County jail guards were found guilty Thursday of second-degree murder in the
fatal beating of a mentally ill inmate nearly two years ago, winding up a closely watched case that continues to
spark calls for reform.
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/06/01/breaking-jury-reaches-verdict-in-san-jose-jail-guard-murder-case/
Two current sheriff’s deputies and a former deputy are facing charges for allegedly pitting San
Francisco County Jail inmates against one another in what were called “sadistic” fights last
year, authorities announced Tuesday.
http://www.sfexaminer.com/sheriffs-deputies-allegedly-staged-county-jail-fights-charged/
Back in 2008, the epicenter of the rift, PA Police Office Kelly Burger shot me in the face with
his taser gun because I wanted to complete a phone call to inform someone that Burger and his fellow officers were falsely arresting me, (proven in court). Last night, once again I attempted to complete a phone call to inform someone that I was being falsely arrested and Ofc. Mullarkey
was patient enough that he was going to allow me to complete that call. When Burgio saw what
I was doing he quickly put an end to it. Fortunately I was able to get the call off to inform
someone what was happening. I have no doubt that in doing so it probably saved my life for I believe that it resulted in bringing the plot to get me in jail to an end as the officers knew that someone else knew what they were doing.
Psychopathy and Sadism
July 11, 2011 by psychopathy101 https://psychopathy101.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/psychopathy-and-sadism/
Systematically one “victim” at the time unless they are sitting on a major powerposition where they can take
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“delight” in manipulating, duping and destroying the lives of many. That’s right, taking pleasure in destroying
someones life – meet the psychopath, an individual filled with such unimaginable jealousy, hate and contempt for
others that unless you have had a run in with such an individual it can be hard to understand or even believe that
someone would actually enjoy hurting, drive someone to kill themselves (murder by suicide Here) or kill
someone.....sociopaths enjoy inflicting all manner of pain on others including financial, emotional, psychological
and social.” Dr. Leedom sums it up by saying, “sociopaths are in the business of reducing people to nothing and
then taking glory in their accomplishment”. Read Dr. Leedoms post, Here
Sociopath Definition: Extremely Antisocial, No Conscience
https://www.healthyplace.com/personality-disorders/sociopath/sociopath-definition-extremely-antisocial-no-conscience/
Lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or
stolen from another."
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From:Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com>
Sent:Saturday, July 29, 2017 5:14 AM
To:Press strong
Cc:Tricia@licensedtolie.com; Council, City; Keene, James; michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com;
stephen.connolly@oirgroup.com
Subject:Re: Former DOJ Attorney exposes corruption of DOJ
Thanks Tony, As you no I've spent years reviewing hundreds of Gennaco's cases. Summed up in one word..."derelict" California State Bar disbarment material... He should be in jail with his good friend former LA
Sheriff Baca...
Saludo,
Mark Petersen-Perez
Ticuantepe, Nicaragua
Central America
Sent from my iPad
On Jul 27, 2017, at 11:03 PM, Press strong <pressstrong@gmail.com> wrote:
Sidney Powell
Author: LICENSED TO LIE: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice
http://licensedtolie.com/
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Ms. Powell,
You might be interested in how the Department of Justice allowed the Palo Alto Police to get away with using falsified audio/video recordings and taser gun activation data to incriminate a
citizen of a crime.
http://chiefburns.weebly.com/
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How the DA helped the PAPD:
http://jeffrosenda.weebly.com/da-cover-up.html
Police Chief and DA confronted with evidence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrA7ehMi0Lg&feature=youtu.be
It appears the DOJ has planted former U.S. Attorney Michael Gennaco into a scam private
business to cover up the Constitutional violations of local police departments. That business being a Police Auditor.
Do you know what I have received for exposing the corruption of local law enforcement and
Gennaco, unrelenting persecution and numerous attempts to entrap or frame me for a crime.
Mr. Gennaco made deliberate acts to conceal the crimes of the Palo Alto Police in my case:
The 12 Lies of Michael Gennaco:
A case study in how Michael Gennaco's and his company covers up the unethical and illegal acts committed by the
very police officers that he is supposed to hold accountable.
Lie 1) Mr. Gennaco stated that he cannot provide much detail about an incident in one of his
reports even though he had completed his report and submitted it to to a public entity for public
consumption. Mr. Gennaco refused, and continues to refuse 8 years later, to reveal whether he
had or had not analyzed data that would prove videos had been tampered with.
http://michaelgennacooir.weebly.com/lie-1.html
Lie 2) Mr. Gennaco refused to accept a complaint asserting that he does not receive complaints
even though the Palo Alto Police Department website states that he does receive complaints. http://michaelgennacooir.weebly.com/lie-2.html
Lie 3) Mr. Gennaco falsely stated that the suspect was not shocked because no electricity was
discharged from a taser gun.
http://michaelgennacooir.weebly.com/lies-3--4-one-taser-probe-shocks.html
Lie 4) Mr. Gennaco falsely stated that a taser gun will not work if only on taser probe strikes a
person.
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http://michaelgennacooir.weebly.com/lies-3--4-one-taser-probe-shocks.html
Lie 5) Mr. Gennaco refused to include a deliberate violation of the taser policy in his report and
therefore lied to and deceived the the public about this violation.
http://michaelgennacooir.weebly.com/lie-5-violates-policy-activation-data.html
Lie 6) Mr. Gennaco falsely stated in his report that the incident was thoroughly documented
despite being provided empirical evidence that members of the PAPD destroyed evidence in
violation of their own taser/evidence policies as well as state and federal laws.
http://michaelgennacooir.weebly.com/lie-6-destruction-of-taser-evidence.html
Lie 7) Mr. Gennaco falsely stated in his report that the MAV and taser videos had not been
tampered with. Mr. Gennaco had been provided with empirical evidence that he cannot refute that the videos have been tampered with so he refuses to address it. http://michaelgennacooir.weebly.com/lie-7-missing-video-footage.html
Lie 8) Mr. Gennaco falsely stated that the officers' statements comported with the recordings of
the incident even though he knows Ofc. Burger provided false testimony.
http://michaelgennacooir.weebly.com/lie-8-burgers-perjury.html
Lie 9) Despite knowing that Ofc. Temores provided false testimony Mr. Gennaco falsely stated
that the officers' statements comported with the recordings of the incident.
http://michaelgennacooir.weebly.com/lie-9-temores-perjury.html
Lie 10) Mr. Gennaco knows that Ofc. Wagner submitted a false statement under penalty of
perjury to the federal courts yet continues to conclude that the officers' statements comported
with the recordings.
http://michaelgennacooir.weebly.com/lie-10-wagner-gun.html
Lie 11) Mr. Gennaco falsely stated that the suspect showed signs of being under the influence of
drugs. Additionally, Gennaco did not include in his report the ridicule, demeaning and false
accusations used by the officers to antagonize the suspect. http://michaelgennacooir.weebly.com/lie-11-influence-of-drugs.html
Lie 12) Mr. Gennaco falsely promoted himself as being an independent entity capable of
holding Palo Alto Police Officers accountable when they violate department policy knowing full
well he does not have this authority.
http://michaelgennacooir.weebly.com/lie-12-accountability.html
There are many other false conclusions in Mr. Gennaco's report, the above are just a few of the
ones that are empirically verified.
For instance Mr. Gennaco says nothing about how Ofc. Temores' MAV microphone ran out of
battery power even though the battery was charged when he went on duty: http://michaelgennacooir.weebly.com/temores.html
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http://michaelgennacooir.weebly.com/
http://michaelgennacooir.weebly.com/the-big-lie.html
If that is not bad enough it’s quite clear by Judge Lucy Koh’s lies and blatant acts of covering
up the lies and deceptions of the PAPD during the civil case that she too is a part of that
conspiracy, being a former colleague of Gennaco at the DOJ after all.
http://judgelucykoh.weebly.com/
Judge Koh refusing to recuse herself the 1st of 2 times:
http://judgelucykoh.weebly.com/uploads/3/8/5/2/3852497/refusal_to_recusal.pdf
There have been a minimum of 6 separate incidents between the Palo Alto Police and citizens in which
10 recording devices used by the Palo Alto Police failed to record those interactions.
http://corruptpaloaltopolice.weebly.com/missing-videos.html
Based upon his negligent reports it appears that Gennaco continues to conceal the crimes of the PAPD right up today in present cases:
http://chiefburns.weebly.com/dog-attack.html
http://corruptpaloaltopolice.weebly.com/pattern-and-practice.html
http://chiefburns.weebly.com/police-auditor.html
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Prosecutors Run Amok: An Interview With Sidney Powell, Author Of Licensed
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What can be done to address the growing problem of prosecutorial misconduct?
As Chief Judge Alex Kozinski recently wrote, “There is an epidemic of Brady violations abroad
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But judges need to know about prosecutorial misconduct in order to do anything about it. The
public needs to be made aware of this important issue as well.
Last week, I interviewed Sidney Powell, a former federal prosecutor who has written a new book
— a book that pulls no punches when it comes to her former colleagues at the U.S. Department
of Justice….
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/1/2017 10:39 AM
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http://abovethelaw.com/2014/05/prosecutors-run-amok-an-interview-with-sidney-powell-author-
of-licensed-to-lie/
A tragic suicide, a likely murder, wrongful imprisonment, and gripping courtroom scenes draw
readers into this compelling story giving them a frightening perspective on justice corrupted and
who should be accountable when evidence is withheld. Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in
the Department of Justice is the true story of the strong-arm, illegal, and unethical tactics used by
headline-grabbing federal prosecutors in their narcissistic pursuit of power. Its scope reaches from the US Department of Justice to the US Senate, the FBI, and the White House. This true
story is a scathing attack on corrupt prosecutors, the judges who turned a blind eye to these
injustices, and the president who has promoted them to powerful political positions.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Ji1pEXhE8
Tony Ciampi
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/1/2017 10:36 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Kamhi, Philip
Sent:Thursday, July 27, 2017 11:17 AM
To:Gitelman, Hillary
Cc:Minor, Beth; Council, City; Keene, James; Shikada, Ed; Young, Jarrod
Subject:RE: reserve street parking for move out in RPP
Just to close the loop on this for everyone cc’d, I’ll reply to Steve and setup a time to talk, although he has already
spoken to both Jarrod Young (SP+) and Mark Hur (City Staff) about this issue.
From: Steve [mailto:kaloramadcyahoo@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 11:04 AM
To: Gitelman, Hillary
Cc: Minor, Beth; Council, City; Keene, James; Shikada, Ed; Young, Jarrod; Kamhi, Philip
Subject: Re: reserve street parking for move out in RPP
Hi. Thanks for getting back to me! I'd rather not publish my phone number in correspondence that can be made public. I would be happy to call someone, though, if I can get a direct dial. Does that work?
Thanks very much.
Best, Steve
On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 9:45 AM, Gitelman, Hillary <Hillary.Gitelman@cityofpaloalto.org> wrote:
Steve: I’ll asked Philip Kamhi or someone on his staff to get back to you. Is there a phone number they can reach you
at? Hillary
Hillary Gitelman | Planning Director | P&CE Department
250 Hamilton Avenue | Palo Alto, CA 94301
T: 650.329.2321 |E: hillary.gitelman@cityofpaloalto.org
Please think of the environment before printing this email – Thank you!
From: Steve [mailto:kaloramadcyahoo@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 3:59 PM
To: Minor, Beth
Cc: Council, City; Keene, James; Shikada, Ed; Young, Jarrod
Subject: Re: reserve street parking for move out in RPP
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/1/2017 10:36 AM
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Thanks very much for the quick reply.
I did reach someone by phone today after trying again. I was told that unlike the rest of Palo Alto, residents in
RPP areas aren't allowed to reserve parking for moving trucks.
This seems in conflict with the RPP program. Isn't that program supposed to help residents (who have to pay for
permits) get better access to parking near their homes, not worse? By prohibiting this in RPP, residents who pay actually get less access for a very legitimate need, a moving truck. Instead, I'll have to double park the truck.
Would be interested in a reply from someone who manages/administers the RPP program, explaining why this
is the case and what the rationale is.
Thanks again for your reply.
Best,
Steve
On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 9:52 AM, Minor, Beth <Beth.Minor@cityofpaloalto.org> wrote:
Hi Mr. Langdon,
The person you should speak to is Jarrod Young. You can either visit him on the first floor of City Hall in Revenue
Collections, or via phone at 650‐440‐8074. He also has email at jayoung@spplus.com. If you need further assistance
please let me know.
Thanks,
B‐
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/1/2017 10:36 AM
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Beth D. Minor | City Clerk | City of Palo Alto
250 Hamilton Avenue| Palo Alto, CA 94301
T: 650‐ 329‐2379 E: beth.minor@cityofpaloalto.org
City Clerks Rock and Rule
From: Steve [mailto:kaloramadcyahoo@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 9:23 AM
To: Council, City
Subject: reserve street parking for move out in RPP
I am moving from my apartment near the intersection of Homer and Cowper on Aug 4 or 5.
I would like to reserve street parking for the moving truck. I was referred to the police department who told me that because our address is in RPP they do not handle the moving parking.
So, they referred me to the Development Center (650-329-2496). I called and there are no options on the phone
menu related to this, it's all about building permits. I selected one of the options to see if I could get someone there to point me in the right direction, but was on hold for 15 minutes.
Can you help me find the right phone number of someone who can explain if I can reserve parking and if so
how?
Thank you.
Steve Langdon
811 Cowper
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/1/2017 10:34 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Susan Monk <susankmonk@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, July 26, 2017 7:54 PM
To:Adina Levin
Cc:Planning Commission; Council, City
Subject:Re: SamTrans to consider Dumbarton options starting August 2, for decision
September/October - Palo Alto review
Thank you for sending. Agreed that transportation choices on the corridor will be important for traffic congestion relief and parking needs in Palo Alto.
Where will these results be presented? Also, please do advise on where we can find the report when it comes
out.
Best,
Sue
Susan K. Monk, JD
619.804.4141
susankmonk@gmail.com
Let's Connect!
On Jul 26, 2017, at 5:09 PM, Adina Levin <adina.levin@friendsofcaltrain.com> wrote:
Dear Palo Alto City Council Members and Planning Commissioners,
At its upcoming board meeting on Wednesday, August 2 at 2pm, SamTrans is expected to present the results of its study of the Dumbarton Corridor transit options. The study was reviewing options to improve and increase use of transit, including bus, rail, and other less
common options (gondola, hyperloop), as well as bike/pedestrian connections.
SamTrans is planning to conduct public outreach meetings in August, and then to provide guidance on alternatives at its board meeting in September or October.
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/1/2017 10:34 AM
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The transportation choices on the corridor will be important for traffic congestion relief and
parking needs in Palo Alto
For everyone interested in potential improvements to the Dumbarton Corridor for transit,
bicycling, walking, housing, health and recreation in the mid-Peninsula - it will be helpful and
important to pay attention to the the study and its recommendations and to share your thoughts.
This may be an issue that would be of interest for review and discussion by Palo Alto City
Council, the City Council Rail Committee, and or the Planning and Transportation Committee
and Palo Alto Bicycle Advisory Committee.
Thank you for your consideration,
- Adina
Adina Levin
Friends of Caltrain
http://greencaltrain.com 650-646-4344
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/1/2017 10:41 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com>
Sent:Saturday, July 29, 2017 6:02 PM
To:Bullerjahn, Rich; Watson, Ron; Perron, Zachary; Council, City; Keene, James;
jrosen@da.sccgov.org; JReifschneider@cityofpaloalto.org
Cc:Brian Welch
Subject:Re: Sex crime Tweet by Palo Alto Free Press on Twitter
Originally meant for you: JReifschneider@cityofpaloalto.org damm scary detectives work... shoddy if you ask me, and your not asking...
Mark
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On Jul 29, 2017, at 6:55 PM, Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com> wrote:
Do you even know what he'll you're doing.... Another Jorge Hernandez Dave Carlson case...all
over again. Shit....
Mark
Palo Alto Free Press (@PAFreePress)
7/29/17, 6:49 PM @baydailynews Severity of alleged sex crime underage minor should have been "No Bail" Sounds like
@PaloAltoPolice did not do their do diligence Status quo
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City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/1/2017 10:42 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:chuck jagoda <chuckjagoda1@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 30, 2017 9:55 PM
To:Dave Cortese; Joe Simitian; Council, City; HRC; Chris Richardson;
Eileen@streetsteam.org; Eileen Altman; Bains, Paul; Board; Jen Hoey Padgett; Robert
Norse; Robert Aguirre; Sandy Perry-HCA; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto; Aram James;
Board Operations
Subject:Tenants Under Siege: Inside New York City’s Housing Crisis | by Michael Greenberg |
The New York Review of Books
This is a report on homelessness in New York City. All should read this. It makes an interesting and
illustrative comparison to homelessness in Santa Clara County.
Homelessness has been an exercise is hopelessness for many years in New York. Rent control--
although it has value-- is not anything like a perfect, permanent solution. Bloomberg's administration
tried with all their might to solve the problem: money; time; legal, city-owned land and
buildings. Eventually they gave up and went back to band aids.
The only things that seem to work are individual effort to help one's brothers and sisters and massive
taxing of those getting very, very, obscenely wealthy from squeezing out those less wealthy.
Chuck Jagoda
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2017/08/17/tenants-under-siege-inside-new-york-city-housing-
crisis/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NYR%20Housing%20crisis%20North%20Korea%20H
enry%20James&utm_content=NYR%20Housing%20crisis%20North%20Korea%20Henry%20James
+CID_3c31c3e52fabd95578097ecb88f0eb52&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_term=Tenants%20Und
er%20Siege%20Inside%20New%20York%20Citys%20Housing%20Crisis
Chuck
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/1/2017 10:41 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:aram james <abjpd1@icloud.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 30, 2017 8:28 PM
To:stb_discussion@googlegroups.com; perrysandy@aol.com; chuckjagoda1@gmail.com;
timothygray@sbcglobal.net; citycouncil@menlopark.org; Council, City;
jborgens@redwoodcity.org; cindy.chavez@bos.sccgov.org; jseybert@redwoodcity.org
Subject:Tenants Under Siege: Inside New York City’s Housing Crisis | by Michael Greenberg |
The New York Review of Books
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2017/08/17/tenants‐under‐siege‐inside‐new‐york‐city‐housing‐
crisis/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NYR%20Housing%20crisis%20North%20Korea%20Henry%20James&utm_c
ontent=NYR%20Housing%20crisis%20North%20Korea%20Henry%20James+CID_3c31c3e52fabd95578097ecb88f0eb52&
utm_source=Newsletter&utm_term=Tenants%20Under%20Siege%20Inside%20New%20York%20Citys%20Housing%20C
risis
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City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/1/2017 10:43 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Christine Boehm <cboehm@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, July 31, 2017 1:25 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:thank you
Dear City Council Members:
I really appreciate the new crosswalk on Middlefield at Everett and the changes to the lanes on Middlefield in that area.
It is now much safer to cross Middlefield on foot to get to Johnson Park‐‐I'm so happy that this long‐needed
improvement has been made.
In addition, I've found that the traffic pattern change has also improved the experience of getting across Middlefield
during rush hour.
Thank you for your attention to pedestrian safety and for approving a solution that not only made the area safer for
people on foot, but also better for people in cars.
While you're having success in this area, anything you could do to convince Menlo Park to make it safer to cross
Woodland at Middlefield on foot would be much appreciated. While this intersection is just over the border in Menlo
Park, it's the route to the closest supermarket (the Willows) for many in Palo Alto and for many in Menlo Park to walk to
downtown Palo Alto.
Best,
Christine
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/1/2017 10:44 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:nwbell@juno.com
Sent:Monday, July 31, 2017 4:36 PM
To:Council, City; Kniss, Liz (internal); DuBois, Tom; Tanaka, Greg
Subject:Traffic hazard for cyclists
Attachments:Hazard Middlefield Road_C.jpg
There is a serious traffic hazard for cyclists on Middlefield Road at Tennyson Street.
There are raised bumps in the bike lane that force cyclists into the traffic lane.
These should be removed before an accident happens and the city will liable.
If the intent is to delay vehicles from moving into the bike lane then use green paint as is done in
other locations & in other cities.
See attached image.
Norton Bell, cyclist, Palo Slto CA, nwbell@juno.com
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City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/1/2017 10:44 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Arlene Goetze <photowrite67@yahoo.com>
Sent:Monday, July 31, 2017 1:37 PM
To:Ken Yeager; Joe Simitian
Subject:UNICEF Vaccines have Infertiility Hormones for African Refugees
From: VacTruth <info@vactruth.com, July 30,
2017 Subject: African Refugee Children
Part of Vaccination Experiment by UNICEF
Please read this lengthy story. It tells the saga of
* UNICEF vaccination of children in African camps in several countries with a double type of
polio vaccine
* India got 47,000 paralyzed children
* Kenyan testing showed hormones could render Africans infertile
AT the end of the
story: "only Dr. Ngare
from the Kenyan Catholic Doctors Association has been brave enough to have the contents of the polio vaccinations tested. Their testing revealed that the vaccines contained hormones that could render the people of Africa infertile. [10] . One has to wonder whether these vaccines are more of the
same. If so, then these vaccinations have the potential to wipe out entire villages. Is this a further attempt at
population control? After all, Gates once stated during a conference that “the world today has 6.8 billion
people and that’s headed up to about 9 billion, now, if we do a really great job on new vaccines, health-
care, reproductive health services, we could lower that by perhaps ten to fifteen percent.” (emphasis added) [11]
Editor's Note: Within the past 2 years, the National Catholic Reporter carried a story about Kenyan bishops
urging a boycott of vaccines because of too much paralysis.
Forwarded by Arlene Goetze, NO Toxins for Children, photowrite67@yahoo.com
From: VacTruth <info@vactruth.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2017 9:21 PM
Subject: African Refugee Children Part of Vaccination Experiment by UNICEF
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City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 8/2/2017 10:23 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, August 01, 2017 10:05 PM
To:chuckjagoda1@gmail.com; stb_discussion@googlegroups.com;
citycouncil@menlopark.org; perrysandy@aol.com; jseybert@redwoodcity.org;
mdiaz@redwoodcity.org; Keene, James; dcbertini@menlopark.org;
RJonsen@menlopark.org; tom.dubois@gmail.com; Council, City; bos@smcgov.org;
swagstaffe@smcgov.org
Subject:Wow! Fair housing says who???
http://www.salon.com/2017/08/01/conservatives-target-ben-carson-why-is-the-hud-secretary-once-a-right-
wing-darling-under-attack/
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