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Home My Public Portal About20170130plCC 701-32 DOCUMENTS IN THIS PACKET INCLUDE: LETTERS FROM CITIZENS TO THE MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL RESPONSES FROM STAFF TO LETTERS FROM CITIZENS ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ITEMS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES ITEMS FROM CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND REGIONAL AGENCIES Prepared for: 1/30/2017 Document dates: 1/11/2017 – 1/18/2017 Set 1 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:24 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, January 16, 2017 10:20 AM To:jrosen@da.sccgov.org; jay.boyarsky@da.sccgov.org; smanley@scscourt.org; molly.o'neal@pdo.sccgov.org; timothygray@sbcglobal.net; jsylva@scscourt.org; myraw@smcba.org; mharris@scscourt.org; bwalsh@scscourt.org; nklippen@scscourt.org; Council, City; citycouncil@menlopark.org; JKAPP@pdo.sccgov.org; anna.griffin@rda.sccgov.org Subject:A critical piece of Palo Alto history that should not be forgotten | Palo Alto Free Press http://paloaltofreepress.com/a‐critical‐piece‐of‐palo‐alto‐history‐that‐should‐not‐be‐forgotten/ Sent from my iPhone City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/13/2017 8:45 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Galli, Morgan(PB)@HSR <Morgan.Galli@hsr.ca.gov> Sent:Thursday, January 12, 2017 11:57 AM Subject:California High-Speed Rail Authority Northern California Upcoming Community Working Group Schedule Hello Stakeholders, This email is to inform you that the California High‐Speed Rail Authority (Authority) will be hosting a round of Community Working Group (CWG) meeting in Northern California at the end of January and Early February. These meetings are intended to be small working group sessions with key representation from various perspectives and interests in local communities throughout Northern California. While these meetings are for the working group participants to learn about the project and provide critical input to the project team, these meetings are open to the public for observation and public comment at the end of the meeting. If would like to learn more about what has been presented at previous meetings, please visit the Authority website’s respective Northern California Project Section pages under Community Meetings: San Francisco to San Jose Project Section San Jose to Merced Project Section Here are the list of upcoming meeting dates, times, and locations: San Jose Community Working Group Monday, January 23, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Edenvale Library ‐ 101 Branham Lane, San Jose Morgan Hill/Gilroy Community Working Group Thursday, January 26, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM IFDES Lodge‐Portuguese Hall ‐ 250 Old Gilroy Street, Gilroy San Mateo County Community Working Group Monday, January 30, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Millbrae Library – Library Room A, 1 Library Avenue, Millbrae Santa Clara County Community Working Group Tuesday, January 31, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Central Park Library – 2635 Homestead Avenue, Santa Clara San Francisco Community Working Group Thursday, February 2, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Metropolitan Transportation Commission – Yerba Buena Room, 375 Beale Street, Suite 800, San Francisco Best, City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/13/2017 8:45 AM 2 Morgan Galli Northern California Outreach Manager WSP|Parsons Brinckerhoff 425 Market Street, 17th Floor San Francisco, CA 94611 w: (415) 243-4641 morgan.galli@hsr.ca.gov www.hsr.ca.gov City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:19 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Lee Christel <lee_xtel@pacbell.net> Sent:Saturday, January 14, 2017 1:57 PM To:Council, City Subject:Citizens Advisory Group for Aircraft Noise Issues Dear Council, Please consider forming a citizens' advisory group to help the City in its efforts to reduce aircraft noise over us. This would be a very effective mechanism for the City to leverage residents' expertise and time and ensure that the City is fully aware of FAA actions and upcoming potential changes. We citizens are motivated and willing to help with data analysis, attending meetings, public speaking etc. but there needs to be coordination with the City. I also implore you to aggressively demand representation on the SFO Roundtable. Thank you for continuing to make this effort a priority affecting our quality of life. Sincerely, Lee A. Christel City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 3:06 PM 1 Carnahan, David From:Brent Han <imedicineclub@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, January 17, 2017 12:51 PM To:Council, City Cc:Gitelman, Hillary; supervisor.simitian@bos.sccgov.org Subject:Citywide Vapor Intrusion Policy Attachments:Mtn. View--Vapor Intrusion Policy.pdf Hello, My name is Brent, and I represent the Gunn High I-MED Club. For the past three years we have worked on the issue of groundwater contamination in Palo Alto. Our research has shown that there is a simple way for all of Palo Alto to prevent vapor intrusion of breathable carcinogens, namely TCE, into people's homes. Palo Alto currently utilizes vapor mitigation systems above the COE Plume in California Avenue; using the California Environmental Quality Act, projects are reviewed on a case by case basis by the RWQCB in partnership with the City of Palo Alto. Much like Mountain View, Palo Alto can incorporate these mitigation policies into its overall construction code so that projects above plumes can be subjected to third-party review. I have attached a copy of Mountain View's vapor intrusion policy; the specific policies are located in the Tsuda memo, on the last 5 pages. Next Monday we plan to speak at Oral Communications to request that City Council pass a Colleagues' Memo to move such an amendment forward. We have also released a petition to raise awareness of this issue, and look forward to working with the city to protect our community. Thank you for your service to Palo Alto. Respectfully yours, Brent Han imedgunn.com City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 3:06 PM 1 Carnahan, David From:Elizabeth Wong <elizabethwong2009@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, January 17, 2017 12:08 PM To:Gitelman, Hillary; Lait, Jonathan; Adam Petersen; Yang, Albert; Council, City Cc:Timothy Kassouni; Joseph Bellomo; Pratima Shah; Kent Mitchell Subject:Council Hearing on January 30, 2017, on 429 University Ave Dear Ms. Gitelman, This is request that the Action Item, 429 University Ave, be heard first or as early as possible in the Council Agenda of January 30, 2017. Mr. Timothy Kassouni, my counsel, travels from Sacramento which takes an average of 2.5 hours each way. I appreciate your consideration to this request. Sincerely, Elizabeth Wong City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:19 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Arlene Goetze <photowrite67@yahoo.com> Sent:Friday, January 13, 2017 1:40 PM To:Dave Cortese; Ken Yeager Subject:EPA petition: evidence exceeds doubt on fluoride An educational press release forwarded by Arlene Goetze, photowrite67@yahoo.com The EPA Petition to End Water Fluoridation By: Rick North , The Lund Report -- January 11, 2017 The sheer weight of scientific evidence has far exceeded reasonable doubt, and it’s difficult to see how the EPA, or anyone else, can continue to believe that water fluoridation is safe Six weeks ago, the Fluoride Action Network, Food and Water Watch, Organic Consumers Association, American Academy of Environmental Medicine and several others petitioned the EPA to ban fluoridation chemicals because they’re neurotoxic – they harm the brain. The petition cites 196 peer-reviewed studies published over the last ten years, including over 2,500 pages of supporting documents. Out of 61 human studies, 57 found that fluoride caused harm, including behavioral problems and lowered IQ in children. Out of 115 animal studies, 112 found harm. Out of 17 cellular studies and three reviews, all found harm. These eye-opening numbers may be a revelation to most of the health and medical community, but significant evidence on fluoride’s neurotoxicity has been building for years. The National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences published Fluoride in Drinking Water, a 507-page review of over 1,000 studies that took three years to complete. Compiled by a blue-ribbon committee of 12 leading scientists, it’s considered the most comprehensive, authoritative resource ever written on the subject. The NRC’s objectives were to assess if the maximum level of fluoride allowed in water, 4 parts per million (ppm), was safe (it determined it wasn’t) and assess fluoride’s toxicity in general, including its risk in relation to total exposure. It linked fluoride with known or possible health risks, including endocrine disruption, fluorosis, kidney and thyroid disease, diabetes and bone fractures, among others. It was unequivocal on neurotoxicity: “it is apparent that fluorides have the ability to interfere with the functions of the brain . . .“ In addition to numerous animal studies, it cited five Chinese studies linking higher levels of fluoride in water with lowered IQ in children. The studies varied in quality and detail, but the NRC concluded “the consistency of the collective results warrants additional research . . .” City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:19 AM 2 Following the NRC review, several scientists on the committee openly voiced their opposition to fluoridation. To quote just two, the late neurobehavioral science specialist Robert Isaacson, PhD, said “I had no fixed opinion on whether or not fluoride should be added to drinking water . . . The more I learned the more I became convinced that the addition of fluorides to drinking water was, and is, a mistake.” Hardy Limeback, DDS, PhD, both a scientist and former head of preventive dentistry at the University of Toronto, said “In my opinion, the evidence that fluoridation is more harmful than beneficial is now overwhelming.” HARVARD META-ANALYSIS – 2012 This Harvard-funded meta-analysis led by Anna Choi, PhD and published in Environmental Health Perspectives found that children in China exposed to higher levels of fluoride tested lower for IQ in 26 out of 27 studies. The average difference was significant – 7 IQ points lower. Potential confounding causes such as lead and arsenic were noted in some studies, but controlled for in others, and the authors determined that “it seems unlikely that fluoride-attributed neurotoxicity could be due to other water contaminants.” The higher fluoride villages had higher concentrations of fluoride in water than in the U.S., where artificial fluoridation is typically 0.7 ppm. Nine, however, had concentrations lower than 3 ppm and one high fluoride village had only 0.88 ppm. The Harvard meta-analysis was further reinforced by a study published in The Lancet by Philippe Grandjean, MD and Philip Landrigan, MD. In 2006, their first review identified six chemicals as known developmental neurotoxins (harming the brains of children), including lead, arsenic and PCB’s. Their 2014 study named six more. Fluoride was one of them. These chemicals are especially dangerous because they can cause brain damage that is often untreatable and permanent, including behavioral problems and lower IQ. The authors are world-renowned. Grandjean is a Harvard professor of environmental health, head of environmental medicine research at the University of Southern Denmark and toxicology advisor to the Danish National Board of Health. Landrigan is a professor at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and previously worked for the Centers for Disease Control and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal of the US Public Health Service. THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST In the face of this compelling and continuously growing body of evidence, promoters still argue that fluoridating water is safe for everyone. This ignores three indisputable facts. First, standard toxicology (and the EPA’s own guidelines) requires consideration of individual variability by taking the lowest dose or level showing harm and dividing it by at least 10 to determine a safety level protecting more vulnerable subgroups in a population. This lowers the bar far below current fluoridation practices. Dose is the second factor, because toxin levels are only half the equation determining risk. Children, for instance, typically consume more water per pound of body weight than adults. The EPA petition documented that some children drinking just two liters of 0.7 ppm fluoridated water a day were at risk of significantly lowered IQ. Other subpopulations, like kidney City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:19 AM 3 disease and diabetic patients, athletes and manual laborers also drink higher amounts of water, increasing their health risks. Third, apologists ignore other sources of fluoride, including children’s all-too-familiar swallowing of fluoridated toothpaste. Environmental exposure is common, such as in pesticide residues and air pollution. Intel, for example, was fined $143,000 in 2014 for illegal fluoride emissions in Hillsboro, and industrial discharges of fluoride, even when legal, are widespread throughout the country. Finally, anything made with fluoridated water, such as soft drinks, baby formula and processed food, can add significantly to our toxic load. Whatever phrase is used, “First do no harm,” “Better safe than sorry,” “The Precautionary Principle,” etc., most would agree that if there’s reasonable doubt if a substance is safe, the public shouldn’t be intentionally exposed to it. Considering all the recent neurotoxicity studies – not to mention fluoride’s other NRC- identified health risks – the sheer weight of scientific evidence has far exceeded reasonable doubt. It’s difficult to see how the EPA, or anyone else, can continue to believe that water fluoridation is safe. Rick North is a retired executive for several non-profits. He’s the former executive vice president (CEO) of the Oregon American Cancer Society and former project director for the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility. See all FAN bulletins online City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:22 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Virginia Van Kuran <virginia@vankuran.com> Sent:Sunday, January 15, 2017 5:33 PM To:Council, City Subject:I Urge You To Support the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan Attachments:Response to SFPUC Brief.pdf Hi, As a citizen of Palo Alto and supporter of a healthy bay I’ve been following the progress of the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan proposed by the State Water Resources Control Board. I strongly support their proposal to increase the flow of the San Joaquin River to the bay to 40%. BAWSCA will be discussing the SFPUC Report - Initial Impact Results at their meeting this week. I wanted to make sure that you have the information prepared by Tuolumne River Trust that corrects misleading information in the SFPUC Report. Tuolumne River Trust's list of key information about the Bay and why additional fresh water flow is critical is below. • In 2010 the State Water Board issued a report titled Development of Flow Criteria for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Ecosystem that determined that approximately 60% of unimpaired flow between February and June would be fully protective of fish and wildlife in the lower San Joaquin River and its three major tributaries. • At least half of the natural flow from the Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Merced and lower San Joaquin Rivers should make it to the Bay-Delta. • The Bay-Delta forms the West Coast’s largest estuary, providing habitat for more than 500 species of wildlife. It serves as a major stopover for the Pacific Flyway and as a migration pathway for salmon, steelhead and sturgeon traveling to and from their home streams to the Pacific Ocean. • On average less than 50% of the freshwater flow from the Central Valley reaches the Bay, and in some years less than 35%. Reducing inflows shifts the size and location of the ecologically-important salinity mixing zone, affecting everything from plankton to marine mammals. Between 1975 and 2014, the natural unimpaired runoff in the watershed was only low enough to create a “supercritically dry’” year once, but upstream diversions captured so much runoff during those four decades that the Bay experienced “supercritically dry” conditions in 19 years instead of just one. • Reduced freshwater inflow has changed the chemistry of the Delta, enabling cyanobacteria to thrive. These blue-green algae produce neurotoxins that can make people sick and kill plankton and wildlife. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:22 AM 2 • Historically, populations of spawning salmon may have exceeded 400,000 fish in the San Joaquin River Basin, but in many recent years that figure has plummeted to just a few thousand. • Salmon are a keystone species, providing food for other animals and transporting nutrients from the ocean to upland habitats. More than 100 species depend on salmon, so it’s not just about salmon, it’s about restoring our salmon-based ecosystem. • Low river flows impede fish passage, concentrate pollutants, raise water temperatures, decrease dissolved oxygen, and eliminate migratory cues for fish returning to spawn. • Flows should be sufficient to inundate floodplains, which serve as critical habitat for juvenile salmon and other fish. • The commercial salmon fishery in California is on the brink. The salmon population was so low in 2008 and 2009 that the commercial fishing season had to be cancelled, resulting in the loss of more than 2,200 jobs and $255 million in annual revenue.. • Through better management of snowmelt, water efficient irrigation technologies and practices, and replacing lower-value, water-intensive crops with higher-value, water-efficient crops, we could grow more food with less water. More crop per drop! • In the South San Joaquin Water District, a pressurized irrigation system reduced water use by 30% while increasing crop yields by 30%. • In the Hetch Hetchy service area, water use decreased by 30% between 2006 and 2016 as a result of water conservation. We can accomplish great things when we all work together. • In California, water is a public trust resource, meaning it belongs to the people of California. Water agencies have water rights, but the State can determine which beneficial uses have priority. It could be argued that food grown for Californians is a beneficial use of our water, but it’s harder to make that case for exports. Agricultural exports benefit a few farmers – often corporations – at the expense of other beneficial uses. If you would like additional information the Tuolumne River Trust also has an overview of the Bay Delta Plan at — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofiJ-iI7uJE&t=16s and an analysis of the socioeconomic impacts — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJQ5RhdU6vY Thank you for considering this information as you review and comment on the Bay Delta Plan. Regards, Virginia Van Kuran 879 Garland Drive Palo Alto, CA 94303 Response to the SFPUC’s Document Titled: “State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Revised Substitute Environmental Document (SED): Potential Impact on San Francisco Bay Area” Response prepared by the Tuolumne River Trust Contact: Peter Drekmeier, Policy Director, peter@tuolumne.org, (415) 882-7252 Date: January 15, 2017 The SFPUC's brief on the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan is a highly biased document. The point-by-point analysis below will show that claims based on a seriously flawed analysis did not come to pass during the drought. Instead, at the height of the drought, the SFPUC had multiple years of water in storage, and the Bay Area economy saw no negative economic impacts. We encourage the SFPUC to follow the best-available science and play a leadership role in balancing environmental needs with a reliable water supply. Bay Area residents have repeatedly demonstrated their concern for the San Francisco Bay-Delta, with 70% voting to tax themselves in June (Measure AA) to restore the Bay’s wetlands. SFPUC Statement: Our analysis of the 2012 recommendation (35% unimpaired flows) shows a significant economic hit to our service area: • 50% shortage of water due to rationing during droughts. • Economic impact of 188,000 jobs lost. • $49 billion annual cost to the local economy. TRT Response: Please view a brief video slideshow about the SFPUC’s socioeconomics analysis at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJQ5RhdU6vY&feature=youtu.be The figures cited above were produced by economist David Sunding in 2009. In 2014 he produced an updated draft study with much more detail. It reduced the worst-case scenario for projected economic impacts significantly, yet the SFPUC continues to cite the 2009 figures. Even the 2014 figures are extremely inflated. Had they been correct, we should have seen a loss of $6.5 billion in sales and 25,000 jobs last year when rationing was at 30%. On the contrary, the economy grew and jobs were created. According to the CA Employment Development Department, San Francisco added more than 125,000 jobs between 2010 and 2015, despite the drought. In reality, it is unlikely the SFPUC service territory will ever suffer economic losses as a result of releasing more water into the Tuolumne River to restore the ecosystem. This is because the 2 SFPUC has so much storage (almost 1.5 million acre-feet) that it buffers the system from extended droughts. For example, after the recent four-year drought, the SFPUC still had enough water in storage to last three years. During water year 2016, which was a normal water year, the SFPUC captured enough water to last two-and-a-half years, and the system filled to 80% of capacity. This January, the Tuolumne reservoirs were so full that water had to be released into the River to create space in the reservoirs for flood control, and the entire system will fill this year. There will be enough water in storage to last six years. While providing some environmental benefit, excess water released into the Tuolumne could have benefited the ecosystem over the past few years. Furthermore, it would have offset any water supply deficit that might have occurred during those years had the Bay Delta Plan been in effect. Regarding the SFPUC’s claim that the Bay Delta Plan could result in a 50% shortage in water, please see our response below. Again, please view our much more thorough analysis at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJQ5RhdU6vY&feature=youtu.be SFPUC Statement: Without a predictable water supply, we are jeopardizing growth and development across the Bay Area including much needed housing projects from San Francisco to San Jose. • East Palo Alto has already halted 11 development projects because the city cannot guarantee water supplies. TRT Response: This statement suggests that East Palo Alto’s water shortage is a result of limited water supply, which is not the case. East Palo Alto’s shortage is a result of an unfair water allocation. Individual Supply Guarantees (permanent water supply allocations) for the SFPUC’s wholesale customers (represented by BAWSCA) were first established in 1984. The SFPUC allocated a perpetual supply assurance of 184 million gallons of water per day (mgd) to its wholesale customers, and those customers together determined how the water would be allocated amongst themselves. East Palo Alto’s allocation was set at a ridiculously low 1.96 mgd. During the 2015/16 fiscal year, BAWSCA’s member agencies used 126 mgd, far below their 184 mgd cap. There’s plenty of water available, it just isn’t allocated equitably. The Cities of Palo Alto and Mountain View are currently exploring transfers of some of their excess water allocations to East Palo Alto, and these are likely to happen this year. 3 SFPUC Statement: • For example, if San Francisco had to reduce water use by 40%, that would limit us to 25 gallons per person, per day. TRT Response: This statement suggests that San Francisco might have to reduce its water use by 40%, which is not the case. According to the SFPUC’s Water System Allocation Plan, the SFPUC would be entitled to 98.1% of its water allocation during multiple dry years.1 SFPUC Statement: The 2016 SED concludes incorrectly that San Francisco would not have major impacts because we could obtain additional water through other means: • Water transfers: Especially during times of drought, it is unrealistic to expect other parties who need the water themselves would sell us their water. TRT Response: As explained above, it is unlikely the SFPUC would need to purchase water from other agencies because it has enough storage to buffer the system against droughts. The alleged $49 billion figure for economic impacts cited by the SFPUC suggests that for every acre-foot of water lost, the economy would lose more than $400,000. SFPUC customers currently pay about $1,500 per acre-foot, and the Modesto Irrigation District charges farmers about $15 per acre-foot. It’s ludicrous to suggest there wouldn’t be a willing seller for less than $400,000 per acre-foot, or even a small fraction of that amount. For comparison, recycled water costs a little more than $2,000 per acre-foot. SFPUC Statement: Solutions must include both flow and non-flow measures to improve habitat conditions on the Tuolumne River while providing customers with reliable water supply. TRT Response: For more than two years the environmental community has attempted to engage the Tuolumne River water diverters in a Scientific Evaluation Process (SEP) that would bring together biologists from water agencies, state and federal fish and wildlife agencies and non- 1 SFPUC Urban Water Management Plan, Table 8-2 -- http://www.sfwater.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentID=8839 4 governmental organization to assess biological goals and objectives for the Tuolumne and establish a roadmap to achieve them. We’re still waiting for a response. The State Water Resources Control Board has clear jurisdiction over instream flows. It’s jurisdiction over non-flow measures, such as habitat restoration and controlling non-native predators, is less clear. Habitat restoration, for example, depends on willing land owners, so the State Water Board has not included non-flow measures in the Bay Delta Plan. However, the Bay Delta Plan does acknowledge that non-flow measures could play a role in the recovery of native fish species, and a key component of the Plan is an adaptive management framework. Phase 1 of the Plan proposes starting with 40% of unimpaired flow on the San Joaquin River’s three major tributaries between February and June, but allows flexibility to go as low as 30% or as high as 50%, depending on whether biological goals and objectives are met. The challenge with non-flow measure alone is that water diversions on the Tuolumne River have reduced the actual flow on average to just 21% of annual unimpaired flow, dramatically altering the ecosystem. The lower Tuolumne is now slow-moving and warm, creating ideal habitat for non-native species, such as bass and water hyacinth, that thrive under such conditions. Native species, which evolved with faster-moving, colder water, are now at a competitive disadvantage. Without addressing the altered ecosystem, recovery of fish species with non-flow measures alone is not possible. SFPUC Statement: Instead of adopting a flawed plan, we believe the best solution is a voluntary agreement with the SFPUC and other affected stakeholders including the Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts. TRT Response: Pursuing a voluntary agreement is fine, as long as it’s not just a stall tactic. In fact, settlement negotiations for the Tuolumne have been underway for two-and-a-half years. The reality is that any solution must include higher flows. The best available science makes it clear that flows are the most important factor in reviving the Bay-Delta and rivers that feed it. Flows affect fish migration, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, water quality, floodplain inundation (critical habitat for juvenile fish rearing) and even predator avoidance. Please view a video slideshow at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofiJ-iI7uJE&t=16s SFPUC Statement: Our analysis of the 2012 recommendation (35% unimpaired flows) shows a significant economic hit to our service area: • 50% shortage of water due to rationing during droughts. 5 TRT Response: This statement is false. According to the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan environmental document: “The 1922-2003 average calculated volume of water potentially available to CCSF under the Raker Act was about 750 TAF/y (thousand acre-feet per year, or 670 mgd)…According to a SFPUC planning document, an average of 244 TAF/y (218 mgd) is diverted from the Tuolumne River…based on data from 1989-2005.”2 The amount of water potentially available to the SFPUC on the Tuolumne is three times the amount it has diverted historically. Last year water use was 30% lower than in 2005. 15% of the SFPUC’s water comes from the Bay Area – a supply that will not be affected by the Bay Delta Plan. Between 2010 and 2014, the SFPUC’s 2.6 million customers used between 220 and 225 mgd. In 2015 they used 195 mgd. In 2016, they used 180 mgd. During droughts SFPUC customers step up and conserve. As explained above, the SFPUC has enough storage to last six years. Right now, even after the recent drought, the SFPUC has enough water in storage to last longer than 1987-1992 drought. The SFPUC’s basis for analysis since 2009 has been to assume a worst-case economic scenario during droughts and argue that this is the only possible outcome. A contract between the SFPUC and the Modesto and Turlock Irrigation Districts, known as the Fourth Agreement, obligates the SFPUC to produce 51.7% of any increase in Tuolumne River flows required by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). However, the State Water Board is not a party to the Fourth Agreement, and has no authority to enforce it. The Fourth Agreement is silent on flow increases that might be required by the State Water Board, but each iteration of the SFPUC socioeconomics analysis is founded on the assumption that the SFPUC will be responsible for 51.7% of increased flows, and that SFPUC will find no replacement water if needed. In testimony to the State Water Board, the SFPUC stated, “In presenting potential water supply and socioeconomic effects from certain interpretations of the Raker Act and the Fourth Agreement, San Francisco does not thereby waive arguments it may have about how the Raker Act or Fourth Agreement should or will be interpreted in future proceedings.” Obviously, the SFPUC intends to challenge any application of the Fourth Agreement if necessary. 2 Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan, Substitute Environmental Document, Appendix L, Page L-4. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/18/2017 1:00 PM 1 Carnahan, David From:Sky Posse Post <skypossepost@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, January 18, 2017 12:49 PM To:Council, City Subject:Letter to Palo Alto City Council Attachments:Letter to PACC_1-18-17.pdf; Appendix_1-18-17.pdf Dear Council members, Please find attached a letter, and information regarding the jet noise problem, for your consideration, Thank you, Sky Posse Palo Alto Sky Posse Palo Alto 2225 East Bayshore Avenue, Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94301 January 18, 2017 Palo Alto City Council c/o Office of the City Clerk 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Re: Key Actions for Jet Noise Relief Dear Council: As you begin to address 2017 priorities, we at Sky Posse Palo Alto strongly urge you to put jet noise and emissions remediation at the top of the list. While the City faces other challenges, none have the far-reaching adverse impacts on health, well-being, the environment, and property values as those associated with more frequent, lower and louder planes. Some background information concerning how we got here is set forth in the Appendix attached to this letter. Council now has a one-time, critical window in which to become part of the effort to shape and implement a regional solution, but it must act quickly. An FAA representative said at a recent SFO Roundtable meeting that the agency expects to reply by mid-February to the recommendations to mitigate aircraft noise issued by the Select Committee on South Bay Arrivals, which were approved and transmitted to the FAA last month by U.S. Reps. Eshoo, Speier and Farr.1 Last year, Council recognized jet noise as a priority under its Healthy City/Community category. To help advance its goals on this issue, the City dedicated staff time and retained expert noise and aviation consultants, outside counsel, and federal legislative advisers. The City also provided information to the Select Committee, and Mayor Scharff served as an alternate member. Sky Posse Palo Alto appreciates the City’s efforts to date on this issue. In 2017, Palo Alto will need to intensify its efforts to meet the challenges presented by increased jet noise and emissions. We now have the opportunity and responsibility to take control of our own destiny by becoming directly involved in the decision-making process. Therefore, we respectfully request that Council give urgent attention to the following actions: 1 The representatives’ letter to the FAA enclosing the recommendations is available at: http://eshoo.house.gov/uncategorized/eshoo-farr-speier-announce-acceptance-of-the-recommendations-of-the-select-committee-on-south-bay-arrivals/ January 18, 2017 Page 2 1. Secure a Seat on the Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee Recommended by the Select Committee: A key recommendation of the Select Committee is that Reps. Eshoo, Speier and Farr (who has since retired and was succeeded by Rep. Panetta) convene an Ad-Hoc Subcommittee (to be followed by a permanent successor committee) consisting of local elected officials from the three districts as an ongoing body to assess and address airport noise issues and assure successful implementation of the recommendations; the Congress members concurred through their acceptance of the committee’s recommendations, and an FAA representative recently indicated the agency’s approval of the regional committee process at a January 12, 2017 SFO Roundtable meeting, so it is safe to say a regional body will be established. This means that it will not be left solely to the FAA to decide what (if any) recommendations will be implemented. Instead, there will be a collaboration between the FAA and a group of appointed local elected officials, with support from our Congress members. Undoubtedly, numerous city and county entities in the three districts will be vying for a seat at the table. As one of the cities most severely impacted, Palo Alto must secure representation on these committees so that it will have a voice in this important process that will determine our fate. The City should engage with Reps. Eshoo, Speier and Panetta as soon as possible – such as a letter sent by Council – to ensure that a Palo Alto representative is appointed. 2. Form a City Council Subcommittee on Jet Noise. Given the ongoing, serious, and complex issues associated with the FAA’s NextGen implementation and the remedial measures proposed by the Select Committee and others, Council should form a subcommittee comprised of 3-4 Council members dedicated to this issue and interested in the regional process. Responsibilities could include developing guiding principles; formulating the City’s position on the Select Committee’s recommendations; interfacing with residents and other regional representatives; and identifying where expert support is needed (discussed further in para. 3 below). Since the FAA’s response to the Select Committee recommendations is expected in mid-February, it is important that this subcommittee also start work as soon as possible so that the City is prepared to timely take action. 3. Enhance Resources and Capabilities. The City previously retained Freytag & Associates to perform historic noise assessments and other helpful studies that were presented to the FAA and Select Committee. Regardless of whether or not Palo Alto is seated on the ad-hoc or its successor entity going forward, the City will need to build on these capabilities so that it can develop its own recommendations for and against proposals. In many instances, this will require outside consultants to advise on aviation, agency, federal lobbying, legal, or other matters. These include: ● Freytag & Associates (or another expert) to advise on technical issues, such as data analysis of items in the Select Committee report ● A consultant with expertise in working with the FAA ● Aviation law attorneys who, along with the City Attorney, can evaluate litigation options City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/18/2017 11:53 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Arlene Goetze <photowrite67@yahoo.com> Sent:Wednesday, January 18, 2017 11:49 AM To:Dave Cortese; Cindy Chavez Subject:Mercury in vaccines cause of autism...not the vaccine. Dear Officials Mercury is one of the most toxic elements on the planet - much more toxic than lead. Mercury at 200 parts per billion is the level in liquid that EPA classifies as hazardous waste. 50,000 - FIFTY THOUSAND parts per billion is the concentration of mercury in most thimerosal containing vaccines. Society has put in place several institutions to take care of children: FIRST is the FDA. It is their job to license vaccines and to affirmatively prove they are safe....They have failed. SECOND - the CDC is supposed to mandate vaccines based on safety and need....They have failed. The THIRD group to protect kids is the doctors; The American Academy of Pediatrics....They have failed. The FOURTH group - industry; they’re normally responsible for ensuring safety because they can be sued if they make an unsafe product....They have failed. And, they’re off the hook. Some people have said they absolutely don’t believe this is going on in our world. See for yourself in Episode 8 - in the Worldwide Online Free Premiere of TRACE AMOUNTS It’s only online for a 24 hours, and will be pulled down tonight @ 9 pm EST / 6 pm PST to make room for Episode 9. Watch Now Dr. Patrick Gentempo Our mission is to prevent vaccine injury and death and to promote and protect the right of every person to make informed independent vaccination decisions for themselves and their families. We will not stop until the entire world is educated and empowered with knowledge exposing the truth about vaccines. Vaccines Revealed exists to be a beacon of light that shines uninhibited truth on this critical subject. By aggregating the world’s leading experts on vaccines into a global forum where unbiased knowledge can be freely shared, we endeavor to be a resource for millions of enlightened parents and concerned people worldwide who wish to evaluate this topic and form an independent opinion from which they can act in their own interest. CLICK HERE to learn more about how to support Vaccines Revealed City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/18/2017 11:53 AM 2 Unsubscribe Vaccines Revealed 1776 Park Ave. Suite 4-217 Park City, Utah 84060 United States This is the last video in 8 and it records that it is mercury in the vaccine, not the vaccine itself,, that causes autism, tics, etc. Please watch. Dr Brian Hooker, Dr Paul Offitt and high government officials discuss history of mercury use in vaccines with history of autism. Please become aware of what is sickening severely 1 in 68 children. Mercury in vaccines has doubled and vaccines increased in number, since 1989. especially at one time. Please be concerned about the future of US children, especially boys who get it most. The CDC buys billions of dollars of vaccines a year to give to Public Health...CDC is a drug company who hides the truth from the public of risks. Arlene Goetze, MA, Spirituality SCU, health writer. photowrite67@yahoo.com ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Patrick Gentempo <info@vaccinesrevealed.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 6:16 AM Subject: [Ep. 8] only a few more hours - expires tonight City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:27 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Rosenblums(pol1) <pol1@rosenblums.us> Sent:Monday, January 16, 2017 6:12 PM To:Council, City Subject:Message from the City Council Home Page Dear Mayor and City Council Members: I have been a Palo Alto resident since 1985 and have always appreciated the Council’s strong commitment to the preservation of our natural environment. I am concerned that current efforts to revive the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary and rivers that feed it are not being pursued aggressively enough The Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofiJ-iI7uJE&t=16s — offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve freshwater inflows into the Bay-Delta, which the science tells us is desperately needed. Like many others, I believe the potential economic impacts of releasing more water into our rivers have been seriously inflated and have been shown to be innacurate during our recent drought. I encourage you to watch a nine-minute video slideshow at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJQ5RhdU6vY to learn more about this issue. I know you are very busy with many matters of immediate interest to our city, but the fish and wildlife in the Delta and the multitude of us that enjoy them will thank you for your response to this issue. Sincerely Stephen Rosenblum City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/13/2017 8:45 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Jose Armas <JArmas@santaclaraca.gov> Sent:Thursday, January 12, 2017 1:35 PM To:Jose Armas Cc:Lynn Garcia; Genevieve Yip Subject:Notice of Reorganization Attachments:City of Santa Clara Notice of Reorganization.pdf Hi, Please see the attached the City of Santa Clara Notice of Re‐Organization. Jose Armas | Mayor & Council Offices City of Santa Clara, California | All‐America City 1500 Warburton Ave. | Santa Clara, CA 95050 (O) 1.408.615.2250 | (D) 1.408.615.2251 | (F) 1.408.241.6771 jarmas@santaclaraca.gov | www.santaclaraca.gov The information contained in this email may be privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. 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Thank you City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:24 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, January 16, 2017 10:34 AM To:gsheyner@paweekly.com; bjohnson@paweekly.com; bjohnson@embarcaderomediagroup.com; sdremann@paweekly.com; Council, City; Perron, Zachary; Watson, Ron; jrosen@da.sccgov.org; jay.boyarsky@da.sccgov.org; dangel@da.sccgov.org; DOkonkwo@da.sccgov.org; Sean Webby; csumida@da.sccgov.org; Scharff, Greg Cc:Aram James Subject:On MLK day...Palo Alto Police Chief Dennis Burns reflects on 35-year career http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2017/01/13/palo-alto-police-chief-dennis-burns-reflects-on-35-year-career I see you guys have been actively censoring Mr. James comments.... Mr. James has graciously stated he's not very tech savvy.....on posting comments you know, cut and paste feature and its effects... etc.... Ive noticed HTML code > that should be cleaned up..... and since you're censoring it would also be nice to clean up the additional clutter? Saludo, Mark Sent from my iPad City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 3:06 PM 1 Carnahan, David From:Richard Freeman <rkfreeman@sbcglobal.net> Sent:Tuesday, January 17, 2017 1:50 PM To:AAFREEMAN Richard Subject:: Ramblings of an Old Mind Ramblings of an Old Mind The trick is to stay young at heart. Dick F/bm I found this timely, because today I was in a store that sells sunglasses , and only sunglasses . A young lady walks over to me and asks, "What brings you in today?" I looked at her, and said, "I'm interested in buying City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 3:06 PM 2 a refrigerat or.” She didn't quite know how to respond. Am I getting to be that age? I was thinking about how a status symbol of today is those cell phones that everyone has clipped onto their belt or purse. I can't afford City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 3:06 PM 3 one. So I'm wearing my garage door opener. I was thinking about old age and decided that old age is when you still have something on the ball, but you are just too tired to bounce it. I thought about making a fitness movie for folks my age and calling it City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 3:06 PM 4 'Pumping Rust.' When people see a cat's litter box they always say, “Oh, have you got a cat?” Just once I want to say, “No, it's for company! ” Employme nt applicatio n blanks always ask who is to be called in case of an emergenc y. I think you City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 3:06 PM 5 should write, ‘An ambulanc e.' The older you get the tougher it is to lose weight because by then your body and your fat have gott en to be really good friends. The easiest way to find somethin g lost around the house is to buy a City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 3:06 PM 6 replacem ent. Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are XL. The sole purpose of a child's middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.. Did you ever notice: When you put the 2 words ' The' and ' IRS ' together it City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 3:06 PM 7 spells 'Th eirs...' Aging: Eventuall y you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it. Some people try to turn back their "odomete rs." Not me. I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 3:06 PM 8 of the roads weren't paved. You know you are getting old when everythin g either dries up or leaks. Ah! Being young is beautiful but being old is comfortab le. Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth. City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 3:06 PM 9 May you always have Love to Share, Cash to Spare, And Friends who Care City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:21 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Sent:Saturday, January 14, 2017 2:21 PM To:Loran Harding; dennisbalakian; David Balakian; Doug Vagim; Mayor; CityManager; paul.caprioglio; esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; midge@thebarretts.com; info@superide1.com; Tranil Thomas; Leodies Buchanan; Dan Richard; Daniel Zack; robert.andersen; scott.mozier; Steve Wayte; Mark Standriff; Joel Stiner; steve.hogg; nick yovino; bretthedrick; beachrides; bmcewen; bballpod; Council, City; Cathy Lewis; firstvp@fresnopoa.org; fmerlo@wildelectric.net; huidentalsanmateo; jerry ruopoli; Jason Tarvin; jboren; kfsndesk; Mark Kreutzer; kclark; kevin cervantes; newsdesk; Paul Dictos; President; popoff; rosenheim@kpix.cbs.com; richard.wenzel; Raymond Rivas; terry; thomas.esqueda@fresno.gov; david.valenstein Subject:Re: Barbeque I'll attend today at noon- If I don't come back... On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 1:46 PM, Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> wrote: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 6:43 PM Subject: Fwd: Barbeque I'll attend today at noon- If I don't come back... To: firstvp@fresnopoa.org ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 4:28 PM Subject: Fwd: Barbeque I'll attend today at noon- If I don't come back... To: Mayor <mayor@fresno.gov>, CityManager <citymanager@fresno.gov>, "sal.quintero" <sal.quintero@fresno.gov>, esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov, "lee.brand" <lee.brand@fresno.gov>, "paul.caprioglio" <paul.caprioglio@fresno.gov>, kfsndesk <kfsndesk@abc.com>, newsdesk <newsdesk@cbs47.tv>, rosenheim@kpix.cbs.com, jboren <jboren@fresnobee.com>, bmcewen <bmcewen@fresnobee.com>, dennisbalakian <dennisbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, David Balakian <davidbalakian@sbcglobal.net>, Doug Vagim <dvagim@gmail.com>, Daniel Zack <daniel.zack@fresno.gov>, dwalters <dwalters@sacbee.com>, midge@thebarretts.com, info@superide1.com, fmerlo@wildelectric.net, beachrides <beachrides@sbcglobal.net> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 4:22 PM Subject: Fwd: Barbeque I'll attend today at noon- If I don't come back... To: President <President@whitehouse.gov> Saturday, January 14, 2017 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:21 AM 2 Seventeen days after I sent the attached email to President Obama about the near total disintegration of California State Hwy. 99 through Fresno, Ca., the local TV news last night showed Caltrans workers shoveling patch material into the severe potholes on 99. The CHP halted traffic in places on 99 for the emergency work to be done. See the link below. It took ME writing to the President to get some action on this. Where are our elected officials in the City and County of Fresno, and at the State level? If any of them had raised the alarm about the condition of Hwy 99 through Fresno, you can be certain that we would have seen them grandstanding on local TV about it. But we did not see that. Not one WORD about the disintegration of Hwy 99 through Fresno from them in the local media. It took me, one of the few Stanford grads in Fresno, to raise the alarm. I don't like that. They are apparently all too busy out shopping to notice that 99 is falling apart and is almost unpassable, at least for anyone who buys his own tires, shocks, bushings, etc. There is even a safety factor when a road reaches that stage of disrepair. If you cannot serve the people, you should go into another line of work. A lot of what you do is called "lousy government". http://abc30.com/society/fresno-crews-work-to-fix-pothole-problems-after-storm/1702114/ L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. Tues. Dec. 27, 2016 President Obama- Please forward this mail to the California representatives in Congress and to the U.S. Dept. of Transportation. A copy please to California Governor Jerry Brown too. Highway 99 through Fresno, California has now reached a catastrophic state. It is just gone! We need emergency attention to this road. It is the main highway through the Central Valley of California, at least on the east side of the valley, and is heavily used. Many big trucks. It should be an embarrassment to any relevant elected officials. This road was in poor condition two or three years ago, but once they reach a really poor state, they disintegrate rapidly from there, apparently. This is now the case with Hwy 99 from Herndon Ave. south through Fresno. We are getting a new section of it for two miles from Ashlan Ave. down to Clinton Ave. to make way for high speed rail, but we need probably at least 15 miles of it replaced through Fresno, Ca. Thank you. L. William Harding Fresno, Ca. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 2:41 PM Subject: Fwd: Barbeque I'll attend today at noon- If I don't come back... To: Daniel Zack <daniel.zack@fresno.gov>, Steve Wayte <steve4liberty@gmail.com>, "scott.mozier" City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:21 AM 3 <scott.mozier@fresno.gov> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 2:38 PM Subject: Fwd: Barbeque I'll attend today at noon- If I don't come back... To: midge@thebarretts.com, info@superide1.com, Tranil Thomas <soulja92y@hotmail.com>, Mark Kreutzer <mlkreutzer@yahoo.com>, nick yovino <npyovino@gmail.com>, Mark Standriff <mark.standriff@fresno.gov>, Mayor <mayor@fresno.gov>, CityManager <citymanager@fresno.gov>, Paul Dictos <paul@dictos.com>, beachrides <beachrides@sbcglobal.net>, fmerlo@wildelectric.net ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 9:49 PM Subject: Fwd: Barbeque I'll attend today at noon- If I don't come back... To: dennisbalakian <dennisbalakian@sbcglobal.net> Dennis- I've sent this to CHSRA Chair Dan Richard, who is close to Gov. Brown. Point being the condition of Hwy 99 through Fresno, Ca. If CHSRA need any plant life ripped out, you're their man too. LH ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 9:46 PM Subject: Fwd: Barbeque I'll attend today at noon- If I don't come back... To: Dan Richard <danrichard@mac.com> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 9:43 PM Subject: Fwd: Barbeque I'll attend today at noon- If I don't come back... To: dennisbalakian <dennisbalakian@sbcglobal.net> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 9:40 PM Subject: Fwd: Barbeque I'll attend today at noon- If I don't come back... To: Doug Vagim <dvagim@gmail.com> Thurs. eve., 12-22-16 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:21 AM 4 Doug- I made it back from the Balakian barbeque and even went to the gym. It will rain like hell Friday. Balakian has a HUGE operation. A big building. Must have been 200 people there in one end of it with a serving line 40' long. He invites his own employees AND a lot of City employees. I sat at a table with a civil engineer and a bunch of City roughnecks, guys who do God knows what for the City. One said he works on "enhancement", meaning City trees and plants. These die in a drought and have to be ripped out. The green waste drivers were there, of course. One gets off of (California State) Hwy 99 southbound at Cedar-North in Fresno to get in there. From Shaw Ave. down to there, Hwy 99 is absolutely horrible- its condition!! Just terrible. Big potholes and ruts. My God. You have trucks all around you, all of it moving 65 mph, and you cannot avoid the potholes. I never saw a highway that bad in Mexico. It is a State road. Where is Caltrans? The State must just be broke. At least we'll get 2 miles of new 99 since that is what they are building between Ashlan and Clinton, as you know. The shoulder is gone and there are cement barriers on your right southbound. They are building the new 99 on the west side of that barrier, and then they will rip out the existing 99, or it has already ripped itself out. In its place will be the HSR ROW. The civil engineer I was eating with told me he worked on 99 here in the 50's and there is not much they can do with it at this point. If you want to see a third world country, it is 99 through Fresno. I hope Trump means business with his infrastructure pledge. Hwy. 99 is now beyond any useful life. It should be a national embarrassment. And we give Egypt and Israel $3 or $4 billion each every year. Countless billions to defend S. Korea, poor, struggling Japan, all of Europe. Man, it borders on treason. LH City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:22 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Stump, Molly Sent:Sunday, January 15, 2017 2:30 PM To:D Martell Cc:Scharff, Gregory (internal); Council, City Subject:RE: CPRA Request | Lytton Gardens of Palo Alto Hello Dr. Martell – Lytton Gardens is owned and run by Episcopal Senior Communities, a private non‐profit organization dedicated to providing housing for seniors (http://www.jtm‐esc.org/lytton‐gardens/ ). Although the City of Palo Alto has regulatory agreements with ESC that require housing at Lytton Gardens be made available on affordable terms to low‐income persons, the City does not have a role in managing the property and does not acquire or maintain any of the information that you are seeking. You might want to contact someone at ESC for more information. Please note, however, that the Public Records Act does not apply to private non‐profits, and I do not have any information on ESC’s requirements or policies regarding requests for information from members of the public. Molly Stump Molly Stump | City Attorney City Attorney’s Office 250 Hamilton Avenue | Palo Alto, CA 94301 D: 650.329.2171 | E:molly.stump@cityofpaloalto.org Please think of the environment before printing this email – Thank you. This message contains information that may be confidential and privileged. Unless you are the addressee, you may not use, copy or disclose the message or any information contained in the message. If you received the message in error, please notify the sender and delete the message. From: D Martell [mailto:dmpaloalto@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2017 3:40 PM To: Stump, Molly Cc: Scharff, Gregory (internal); Council, City Subject: CPRA Request | Lytton Gardens of Palo Alto Molly Stump, JD Palo Alto City Attorney City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:22 AM 2 Dear Ms. Stump: Your intervention is required in this issue. Due to "no responsive documents" (Palo Alto response) and "lack of records" (County response) both your office and Santa Clara County Counsel office are unable to answer my CPRA request below. CPRA requests are designed to be user-friendly for non-lawyers. I am not an attorney and require assistance in locating where I can obtain the information I seek. If this data cannot be found in Palo Alto or our County, from whom do I turn to acquire this information? Thank you. Sincerely, Danielle Martell Palo Alto City Council Candidate, 2016 dmPaloAlto@gmail.com From: D Martell [mailto:dmpaloalto@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 4:41 PM To: Williams, James <james.williams@cco.sccgov.org>; Stump, Molly <Molly.Stump@cityofpaloalto.org> Cc: BOS <bos@bos.sccgov.org>; Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org> Subject: CPRA request | Lytton Gardens of Palo Alto James R. Williams, Santa Clara County Counsel Molly Stump, Palo Alto City Attorney Dear Mr. Williams and Ms. Stump: To facilitate this CPRA request, please collaborate with one another to determine who maintains public records on issues related to public housing at Lytton Gardens. Pursuant to California Public Records Act (CPRA) (Govt. Code § 6250 et seq.), I request the most recent statistics for Santa Clara County's HUD-subsidized Section-8 Housing re Lytton Gardens Senior Independent City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:22 AM 3 Living Community of Palo Alto and their senior residents (62 years and older). —Please answer each following question directly with either a number, dollar amount, or a breakdown of country of origin. 1. What is the total number of seniors that live at Lytton Gardens? 2. What is the total number of residents that receive government-subsidized housing? 3. What is the total number of government dollars spent on housing for residents? 4. What is the total number of seniors that receive government-subsidized housing who do not have full US citizenship? 5. What is the total number of government dollars spent on housing for residentswithout full US citizenship? 6. What is the ethnicity and country breakdown for residents without full US citizenship? 7. What is the average annual income for a resident with full US citizenship? 8. What is the average annual income for a resident without full US citizenship? 9. What is the average apartment rental rate? 10. What is the average out-of-pocket rent that a resident with full US citizenship pays for an apartment? 11. What is the average out-of-pocket rent that a resident without full US citizenship pays for an apartment? Sincerely. Danielle Martell Palo Alto City Council Candidate, 2016 dmPaloAlto@gmail.com City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:23 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Michelle Ogburn <michelleo@bitfocus.com> Sent:Monday, January 16, 2017 9:48 AM To:richard rosenbloom; chuck jagoda Cc:Sue Dremann; Philip Dah; Eileen@streetsteam.org; Kelcy Fleming; kristina.loquist@bos.sccgov.org; Aram James; Neighbors Helping Neighbors; Bains, Paul; Sandy Perry-HCA; Jack Fuller; Eileen Altman; Susan Walsh; Stephanie Munoz; WILPF Peninsula Palo Alto; Stop the Ban Google Discussion Group; Board; Board Operations; citycouncil@sanjose.org; Council, City; HRC; citycouncil@mountainview.gov; citycouncil@sunnyvale.gov.ca; citycouncil@menlopark.org; City (!!!) Council; Robert Norse; becky_johnson222 @hotmail.com; William Safford; William Torpey; gail williamson; Price, Gail; price@padailypost.com; Marie Bernard; Marie Baylon; MN Letters; DNG Letters; Dave Jagoda; dylanwaller38; Burns, Dennis; zia@streetsteam.org; Zelkha, Mila; MAHaag; ann marie; Linda Eisen; Natasha Наташа; Nat Fisher; Natalie Linnell; Jen Hoey Padgett; Housing 1000; Khalia Parish; Mindy Phung; Karl Kumodzi; Tianay Pulphus; Brenda Mutuma; Brenda Munoz; Paul Costelloe; Robert Aguirre; Raga Neela Ayyagari; Sneha Saroja Ayyagari; Sarah Mariko Matsunaga; Sarah Wasserman; Sarah Disbrow; masonallegramila .; Kelley, Patricia A.; Christine Guthman; Amy Tucker; allan@sparrowmobile.com; Esther Garza; Paul George @ PPJC; emily & jorge; Emmett Hughes; Mary Stuart; Abbi Samuels; Laura Abbott; Laura Bentz; Laurie Neuroth; Winter Dellenbach-Friends of Buena Vista; Holman, Karen (external); Jason Green; Jason Becker; Michael V Schwartz; george moran; SHANTI DELSARTE; Rhonda Sparre; Susan Jagoda; Ursula Reed; Dolci Robert; Kristal, Kelly; Ky Le; Rufina Lee; Michelle Courvais...Trudel; Katherine Metres; Meta; elizabeth h helfrick-gaun; Melanie Cross; carolyn@pcross.com; Galina Sokolova; Mimi Goodrich; a j; n j; Mieko Suzuki; Koh; Cynthia L. Mauney; Sadie Billinger; Billy & Stephanie Tinker; Bill and Maureen Hoye; Bill Hammer; Ernest Azzara; David Bentz; David Silva; David J. Martel; Carole Zacek; Matthew Bauer; mattteachny; Shannon Robinson; Kyle Morgan; M STRINGER; Martin O'Malley; Brad Nelson; K Bradley; Gregory Wood; Vickie Bonne; Vicki Wood; Louis Jagoda; RICHARDTTRACY@aol.com; Rico Rodriguez; Jim Cornett; Kim Hunter; ron maheu; Bob Esquivel Subject:Re: We're Open! Well done, Chuck and Kelcy and everyone involved. On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 9:39 AM richard rosenbloom <rlrose777@gmail.com> wrote: Way to go, Chuck! Congrats! On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 6:35 AM, chuck jagoda <chuckjagoda1@gmail.com> wrote: Dear Friends of Heart + Home Collaborative Women's Shelter, Sunday, January 15, 2017 Heart + Home welcomed the first seven guests of the 2017 winter shelter season tonight. Board of Directors members and community volunteers worked this afternoon to put the final touches on City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:23 AM 2 arrangements to welcome our guests. There were welcome gift bags to assemble with toiletries and brand new socks (contributed by Mission Outreach Church). Mattresses needed mattress protectors. Food for tomorrow's breakfast and lunches had to be readied. Neighbors brought ingredients for roll-your-own tacos. Volunteers from Stanford and the Palo Alto community dined with the guests before the guests bedded down in the church for the night. They'll get up at 5:45 later this morning. They'll rise and dress and pack up their things and help carry their mattresses to the trailer. We'll all be putting things away and cleaning up from the night before and be gone on our ways by 7 a.m. The shelter will be taking new applicants for a couple of remaining spots and will keep operating until Feb 27. Applicants should call 650.40.WOMEN Heart + Home is (one of) the only sources of additional shelter beds in Santa Clara County in far too many years, unfortunately. Heart + Home is grateful to all who contributed and cooperated (including City Planning and Building Inspections offices). Special thanks to Kelcy Fleming. Chuck Jagoda 495 N. Wolfe Rd #317 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 516.398.5100 chuckjagoda1@gmail.com Communications Director Heart+Home The following pix are (respectively): Bedding bags ready for guests Board of Director workers: Aparna Anathasubrmaniam; Chuck Jagoda; Marly Ann Carlisle (Stanford '17); Mary Wisnewski; Alan Hebert (below) Chuck Jagoda carrying a box of bedding -- Michelle Ogburn | Project Manager T: 702.605.6870 x223 | TF: 800.594.9854 x223 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:29 AM 1 Carnahan, David From:Dhruv Khanna <dhruvkhanna2002@yahoo.com> Sent:Tuesday, January 17, 2017 7:02 AM To:Council, City; Shikada, Ed; Eggleston, Brad Cc:Gary Kremen; Keene, James Subject:Storms of anxiety; questions for you Dear Honorable City Councilpeople of Palo Alto: I write to share my feelings of anxiety about the next storm, and ask some questions about your (at least) 20% responsibility for the phenomenal and absolutely record setting (lack of) speed in undertaking comprehensive flood control/mitigation by being one-fifth of the Joint Powers Authority (JPA). The last storm you handled perfectly: you sent most of the rain to Napa-Sonoma and also to Gilroy, thus amazingly avoiding my home at 742 Alester Avenue. You spared the watershed to my immediate west -- the lavish but erudite hillside estates of Stanford University from the brunt of the storm. How do you do it? Will you do it again tomorrow night during high tide while I try to get some sleep? Sarcasm aside, I respectfully request that you take note that the City of Palo Alto is setting itself up for nothing less than a punitive damages award that should (I pray every night) bankrupt the city if our homes in the Alester Avenue neighborhood are flooded again. As I hereby remind you, we are regularly subject on an ongoing basis to fearing flooding of our homes. I'm tired of the excuses for the 17+ years of JPA ineptitude that continues through today: --Why did the City of Palo Alto cede the role of Lead Agency under CEQA to the Joint Powers-Dolittle family of five governmental agencies? Why does the City of Palo Alto now not discharge the Joint Powers Authority for incompetence and get a move-on in completing the Flood Control project comprehensively by taking on the Lead Agency role? --Why did the Joint Powers Authority chop up the Flood Control Project into bit-pieces in violation of CEQA? --Why did not the JPA address all of the flood control issues simultaneously and comprehensively? --Why does the City of Palo Alto make a habit out of alienating Stanford University instead of embracing Stanford to assist with water retention and detention to help mitigate flood risks? Please respond to the above questions. It's the minimum we deserve. Thank you, Dhruv Khanna P.S. I understand that you have some debate about the swimming pool at Rinconada. Will you be offering our neighborhood free swim lessons? Will you create realistic practice sessions for us by filling the pool with a fair dose of silty muck so that we can practice how to swim when the San Francisquito Creek next overruns its banks at the Chaucer Bridge? Will you cordon off a section of the pool not only to focus on teaching our children but also our pets? Since you are taking your own sweet time to destroy the current Chaucer bridge, will you at least give the bridge a less poetic and literary name? How about we call it the Dementor Bridge? That City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 1/17/2017 9:29 AM 2 should bring about a much-needed modernization of the literary-name --something I know to always be high on your list of priorities -- and satisfy all constituents, including the now voting-eligible Harry Potter fans.