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Prepared for: 3/27/2017
Document dates: 3/8/2017 – 3/15/2017
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City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/9/2017 7:30 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Daniel Garber <dan@fgy-arch.com>
Sent:Wednesday, March 08, 2017 12:18 PM
To:Council, City
Cc:Lee, Elena; Costello, Elaine; Gitelman, Hillary; Keller, Arthur
Subject:CAC Garber-Keller memo to Council 2017-03-08
Attachments:Garber-Keller memo to Council 2017-03-08 .pdf
Attached is a memo Arthur and myself regarding the Council's January 30, 2017 action to remove the programs of the Land Use Element from the Comp Plan and retain the programs within the element as they were
originally planned to be located.
Daniel Garber, FAIA
Fergus Garber Young Architects fgy-arch.com 81 Encina Avenue Palo Alto CA 94301 o 650.473.0400 c 650.245.7775
Date: March 8, 2017
To: Mayor Scharff and City Councilmembers
From: Daniel Garber and Arthur Keller, Co-chairs
Citizen’s Advisory Committee on the Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan
RE: CAC’s Discussion of the January 30, 2017 City Council Meeting
We recommend Council reverse its January 30, 2017 action to remove the programs of the Land
Use Element from the Comp Plan and retain the programs within the element as they were
originally planned to be located.
We think that all of us, to greater or lesser extents, believe that the Comp Plan can stand to be condensed, redundancies removed, made easier to read and speak with a more clear and concise
voice. However, we shared Councilmember Filseth’s initial reaction to Councilmember
Wolbach’s motion to remove the programs of the Land Use Element from the Comp Plan. While
Councilmember Filseth shared the spirit of Councilmember Wolbach’s motion—to make the
Comp Plan more clear and concise—he felt that removing the programs from the element was a “massive change” to make without a lot more discussion.
At the CAC meeting on February 21, 2017, we gave the CAC the opportunity to comment on
their opinions on the Council action to remove the programs from the Land Use Element.
Although we made no motions, of the 14 voting members who were present (out of 17 current voting members), 11 expressed a clear sentiment for keeping the programs within the elements as presented. One of the others suggested that the CAC resign en masse if the Council decides to
remove the programs from the Land Use element. Two other CAC members expressed support
for the Council’s action to remove the programs from the Land Use element. The three other
CAC members who did not attend the meeting did not offer written comments using our standard process for CAC member comments to the CAC. We understand that the CAC verbatim minutes are being provided to the Council.
We recognize that the CAC is advisory to the Council; the Council can take or leave the work of
the CAC as they wish. But, the CAC has worked extremely hard to find ways to work together
towards consensus where we can, and to provide clear alternatives where we cannot. The Council’s January 30, 2017 action threatens to disrupt the delicate balance of trust that all the members of the CAC have painfully forged over the last year and a half. Changing the rule set
that during the final months of the Committee’s work is destabilizing and will cause us to revisit
many of our assumptions and actions to date.
Should the Council take no action to revise their January 30, 2017 decision, we ask the Council direct the CAC to 1) review the existing policies and programs in light of the change and develop recommendations for the Council to consider and 2) take an editing pass to remove redundancy
and increase the clarity of the document.
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/9/2017 9:17 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Pearl Chow <sfpchow@gmail.com>
Sent:Thursday, March 09, 2017 8:09 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Castilleja Expansion
Dear City Council,
I'm writing to express my opposition to the expansion of Castilleja at its current site, 1310 Bryant Street.
Their 12-year long violation of the current enrollment agreement has left community members wary and as such
would require an already strapped city to expend additional resources to monitor and ensure compliance.
Instead, I recommend Castilleja look for another property to develop a second campus. Several private schools along the Peninsula - Keys, Pinewood, Harker and Nueva, to name a few - added campuses when they wanted
to grow enrollment.
Respectfully,
Pearl Chow
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/13/2017 4:11 PM
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Carnahan, David
From:D Martell <dmpaloalto@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, March 13, 2017 4:09 PM
To:Stump, Molly
Cc:James.Williams@cco.sccgov.org; bos@bos.sccgov.org; Dave Price; Bill Johnson; Scharff,
Gregory (internal); Council, City; Keene, James; Rob & Do Martin;
linda@firstpaloalto.com; Jay Thorwaldson
Subject:CPRA Request | PA's regulatory agreements (with Lytton Gardens) re HUD regulations
-- City of Palo Alto's contract negligence
Attachments:Lytton_I_agreement.pdf; Lytton_II_Agreement.pdf; Lytton_IV_Agreement.pdf
Molly Stump, JD
Palo Alto City Attorney Dear Ms. Stump:
Please respond.
Given Palo Alto's housing shortage crisis, I find it definitely disturbing that our city has low-income housing contracts with Lytton Gardens but lacks the documents outlining its terms (see below emails).
Please explain exactly HOW the City of Palo Alto monitors Lytton Gardens' contract compliance, re doing what
it should be doing to provide low-income housing, if the City of Palo Alto doesn't know the rules or terms of our contract agreements.
Sincerely,
Danielle Martell
Palo Alto City Council Candidate, 2016
dmPaloAlto@gmail.com
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Palo Alto Public Records Center <paloaltoca@mycusthelp.net> Date: Thursday, February 2, 2017 Subject: Public Records Request :: W000674-020217
To: dmpaloalto@gmail.com
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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of February 01, 2017, Reference # W000674-020217
Dear Danielle,
I am writing in response to your requests for documents under the California Public Records Act (Govt. Code § 6250 et seq.) received by the City on 2/1/2017.
Your request mentioned Thank you for providing me with the city of Palo Alto's regulatory agreements with ESC that require housing at Lytton Gardens
Senior Communities be made available on affordable terms to low income persons. After reading these agreement documents, it's clear that I
cannot draw conclusions without reviewing the HUD regulations to which these contract agreements refer. Therefore, pursuant to the CPRA, I request the HUD regulations documents.
The City has reviewed its files and has determined there are no responsive documents to your
request.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) maintains the requested records.
Contact information for HUD:
Website: https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD
San Francisco Regional Office One Sansome Street, Suite 1200 San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 489-6400 CA_Webmanager@hud.gov
HUD FOIA Request information: https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/foia/requests
If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact me by responding to this message.
Sincerely,
David Carnahan Deputy City Clerk
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: D Martell <dmpaloalto@gmail.com> Date: Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 2:47 PM Subject: CPRA Request | PA's regulatory agreements (with Lytton Gardens) re HUD regulations To: "Stump, Molly" <Molly.Stump@cityofpaloalto.org> Cc: "Scharff, Gregory (internal)" <Greg.Scharff@cityofpaloalto.org>, "Council, City" <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>, Jay Thorwaldson <jaythor@well.com>
Molly Stump, JD
Palo Alto City Attorney
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/13/2017 4:11 PM
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Dear Ms. Stump:
Re your below email, please explain paragraph three's referral to "possible costs". It is my understanding that the public is not charged for CPRA requests.
Sincerely,
Danielle Martell
Palo Alto City Council Candidate, 2016
dmPaloAlto@gmail.com
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Palo Alto Public Records Center <paloaltoca@mycusthelp.net> Date: Thursday, February 2, 2017 Subject: City of Palo Alto Public Records Request :: W000674-020217
To: dmpaloalto@gmail.com
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02/02/2017
Dear Danielle:
The City of Palo Alto is dedicated and responsive to our community. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was given the reference number W000674-020217 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: Thank you for providing me with the city of Palo Alto's regulatory agreements with ESC that require housing at Lytton Gardens Senior Communities be made available on affordable terms to low income persons. After reading these agreement documents, it's clear that I cannot
draw conclusions without reviewing the HUD regulations to which these contract agreements refer. Therefore, pursuant to the CPRA, I
request the HUD regulations documents.
Your request will be forwarded to the relevant department(s) to locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question.
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed.
Thank you for using the Public Records Center.
City of Palo Alto Track the issue status and respond at: https://mycusthelp.com/PALOALTOCA//_rs/RequestEdit.aspx?rid=674
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/13/2017 4:12 PM
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From: D Martell <dmpaloalto@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 5:16 PM Subject: CPRA Request | PA's regulatory agreements (with Lytton Gardens) re HUD regulations To: "Stump, Molly" <Molly.Stump@cityofpaloalto.org> Cc: "Scharff, Gregory (internal)" <Greg.Scharff@cityofpaloalto.org>, "Council, City" <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>
Molly Stump, JD
Palo Alto City Attorney
Dear Ms. Stump:
Thank you for providing me with the city of Palo Alto's regulatory agreements with ESC that require housing at
Lytton Gardens Senior Communities be made available on affordable terms to low income persons.
After reading these agreement documents, it's clear that I cannot draw conclusions without reviewing the HUD regulations to which these contract agreements refer. Therefore, pursuant to the CPRA, I request the HUD
regulations documents.
Sincerely,
Danielle Martell
Palo Alto City Council Candidate, 2016
dmPaloAlto@gmail.com
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Palo Alto Public Records Center <paloaltoca@mycusthelp.net> Date: Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 5:17 PM Subject: Public Records Request :: W000663-011917 To: dmpaloalto@gmail.com
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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of January 18, 2017, Reference # W000663‐011917
Dear Danielle,
I am writing in response to your requests for documents under the California Public Records Act (Govt. Code § 6250 et seq.) received by the City on 1/18/2017.
Your request mentioned Thank you for your response and letting me know that "the city of Palo Alto has regulatory agreements with ESC that require housing be made available on affordable terms to low income persons". Pursuant to the CPRA, I request these documents.
The City has reviewed its files and has located responsive records to your request. The responsive records are attached to this email and also available by logging in to the Records Center at the following link.
If you have any questions, or wish to discuss this further, please contact me.
Sincerely,
David Carnahan Deputy City Clerk
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From: D Martell <dmpaloalto@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 4:56 PM Subject: CPRA Request | PA's regulatory agreements with Lytton Gardens To: "Stump, Molly" <Molly.Stump@cityofpaloalto.org> Cc: "Scharff, Gregory (internal)" <Greg.Scharff@cityofpaloalto.org>, "Council, City" <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>
Molly Stump, JD
Palo Alto City Attorney
Dear Ms. Stump:
Thank you for your response and letting me know that "the city of Palo Alto has regulatory agreements with ESC that require housing be made available on affordable terms to low income persons". Pursuant to the CPRA, I request these documents.
Sincerely,
Danielle Martell
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/13/2017 4:12 PM
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Palo Alto City Council Candidate, 2016
dmPaloAlto@gmail.com
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Stump, Molly <Molly.Stump@cityofpaloalto.org> Date: Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 2:30 PM Subject: RE: CPRA Request | Lytton Gardens of Palo Alto
To: D Martell <dmpaloalto@gmail.com> Cc: "Scharff, Gregory (internal)" <Greg.Scharff@cityofpaloalto.org>, "Council, City" <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>
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
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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
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
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/13/2017 4:12 PM
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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
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?
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5. What is the total number of government dollars spent on housing for residents without 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 | 3/10/2017 9:56 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Mark Petersen-Perez <bayareafreepress@gmail.com>
Sent:Friday, March 10, 2017 5:01 AM
To:Dave Price; Perron, Zachary; Council, City; Stump, Molly; Watson, Ron;
bwelch@dao.sccgov.org; Scharff, Greg; swebby@da.sccgov.org; Keith, Claudia;
csumida@da.sccgov.org; jrosen@da.sccgov.org; Jay Boyarsky
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City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/15/2017 7:50 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Richard Brand <mmqos@earthlink.net>
Sent:Wednesday, March 15, 2017 12:34 AM
To:Scharff, Gregory (internal)
Cc:Council, City; Keene, James; Carnahan, David
Subject:Fw: Re: Transportation Funding Stakeholder Advisory Committee application
Greg: I sent David this email last month as I had submitted an application for this committee and wanted to know the status. His response was that the committee in essence has been postponed. The establishment of this committee was one of the actions included in a motion approved by the Council in 2016. Please advise when this Council action will be completed. Thanks in advance, Richard Brand
-----Forwarded Message----- From: Richard Brand Sent: Feb 23, 2017 10:41 PM To: David.Carnahan@CityofPaloAlto.org Subject: Re: Transportation Funding Stakeholder Advisory Committee application Hi David: I do know that Jim has been out. When though do you expect to make the announcement of who has been
selected for this committee? Also, I will remind you about my picture for the March 8 Council RPP issue. Let me know, Richard
-----Original Message----- From: Richard Brand
Sent: Jan 17, 2017 11:15 AM To: David.Carnahan@CityofPaloAlto.org Subject: Transportation Funding Stakeholder Advisory Committee application David:
Attached please find my application for the new CAC. Thanks for sending me this form and I also have a signed copy if you need it which I can bring to you this week. Let me know, Richard Brand
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/14/2017 5:05 PM
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Carnahan, David
From:Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>
Sent:Tuesday, March 14, 2017 11:31 AM
To:kfsndesk; newsdesk; jboren; bmcewen; Dan Richard; Mark Kreutzer; huidentalsanmateo;
bballpod; Irv Weissman; francis.collins@nih.gov; rosenheim@kpix.cbs.com; President;
Mayor; terry; hennessy; midge@thebarretts.com; info@superide1.com; robert.andersen;
beachrides; bretthedrick; Leodies Buchanan; CityManager; Council, City; Cathy Lewis;
Chris Field; diffenbaugh@stanford.edu; Daniel Zack; Doug Vagim;
esmeralda.soria@fresno.gov; firstvp@fresnopoa.org; Raymond Rivas; steve.hogg;
igorstrav .; kclark; nick yovino; nmelosh@stanford.edu; Paul Dictos; paul.caprioglio;
richard.wenzel; popoff; Tranil Thomas; Steve Wayte; Joel Stiner;
thomas.esqueda@fresno.gov; yicui@stanford.edu
Subject:Fwd: A faster, cheaper TB test: DMN-Tre, for short
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From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org> Date: Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 11:16 AM Subject: Fwd: A faster, cheaper TB test: DMN-Tre, for short
To: bballpod <bballpod@aol.com>, Irv Weissman <irv@stanford.edu>, francis.collins@nih.gov, President
<President@whitehouse.gov>
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From: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>
Date: Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 11:08 AM
Subject: A faster, cheaper TB test: DMN-Tre, for short To: Loran Harding <loran.harding@stanfordalumni.org>
Tues., March 14, 2017
Dr. Burns at Kaiser, Dr. Weissman at Stanford, Dr. Collins at NIH, Pres. Trump:
Here is a dye that lights up TB bacteria as green squiggles. DMN-Tre for short. Not out yet as a test, but they
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About the last four paragraphs of this describe how it works:
https://medium.com/stanford-magazine/a-faster-cheaper-tb-test-3b9b82576184#.xfhyy1612
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City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/13/2017 4:20 PM
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Carnahan, David
From:Estelle Tham <estelletham@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, March 13, 2017 4:18 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Fwd: Traffic calming project on Middlefield
Attachments:accident11.jpg; accident.mp4
To Whom it May Concern:
We live on Middlefield Rd between Addison Elementary school and Walter Hays Elementary school. Even though the speed limit is 25MPH but people could drive at 40MPH or higher. On Sunday 3/5/2017 at around 9:32PM, a drunk driver drove by the neighborhood hit my neighbor's car and our
car parking on the street and turned 90 degree and hit our concrete fence.
The police came and they had a report on it.
Luckily no one was hurt including the driver. We would like to request to install an active speed monitor showing the real time speed between
Addison and Walter Hays schools.
I attached a picture and a short video to show the accident and the impact. The picture showed the driver's car hit the fence. About the video, you will hear the first collision with my neighbor's car, and it turn 90 degree, hit our car park
right in front of our house, push the car away and hit the fence.
Please contact us if you have any questions. Thank you and best regards,
Joel Levis and Estelle Tham
1338 Middlefield Rd Palo Alto
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/13/2017 7:46 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Fred Balin <fbalin@gmail.com>
Sent:Friday, March 10, 2017 7:50 PM
To:Council, City
Cc:Gitelman, Hillary
Subject:GUP, Mayfield Soccer, Community Service Impacts
Council Members,
Was not able to stay late enough for your review of staff’s comment letter for the GUP 2018 scoping, but did watch the
video this evening and wanted to insert one set of information with regard to an item Council Member Holman raised,
i.e., the relationship of the soccer fields (Stanford / Palo Alto Playing Fields) to the GUP (2000 and 2016)
GUP 2000 provided a mechanism by which any neighboring jurisdiction could submit substantial evidence that "Stanford
would not provide adequate community services to new campus residents associated with proposed development
under the GUP” and if so, Stanford would fund an independent Community Services Study under the direction of the
county.
However as part of the 2005 Mayfield Development Agreement, which included:
a) Stanford leases 6 acres for $1/yr for 51 years for soccer fields and then builds the fields
b) Stanford builds 250 housing units to replace ~300,000 sf of commercial space
c) Stanford is allowed to use almost the entire amount of square footage demolished to build elsewhere in Research
Park ….
…. a lesser known condition of the Agreement is that the lease of the soccer fields "shall constitute full mitigation of GUP
Community Service Impacts (Section 6.6).
So a question to be studied is whether this trade‐off (soccer fields for community service impacts (including park and
recreation, cultural arts, child care, and library facilities and programs, but not police, fire, or emergency medical
services)
1.) Meets the community service impacts in Palo Alto caused by 3,000 new beds under GUP 2000, and an additional
1,450 under the amendment last year, now shovel ready, and
2.) whether it is sufficient to meet the impacts of the proposed GUP 2018 request for an additional 3,150 beds.
Thank you,
Fred Balin
2385 Columbia Street
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/13/2017 7:47 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, March 12, 2017 10:23 AM
To:mdiaz@redwoodcity.org; Keene, James; council@redwoodcity.org; Council, City;
bos@smcgov.org; mgreenwood@scscourt.org; nklippen@scscourt.org;
bwalsh@scscourt.org; smanley@scscourt.org; mike.wasserman@bos.sccgov.org;
cindy.chavez@bos.sccgov.org; supervisor.yeager@bos.sccgov.org;
joe.simitian@bos.sccgov.org; swagstaffe@co.sanmateo.ca.us; Stump, Molly;
RJonsen@menlopark.org; dcbertini@menlopark.org; Bains, Paul; Watson, Ron; Perron,
Zachary; myraw@smcba.org; Minor, Beth; citycouncil@menlopark.org;
rpichon@scscourt.org; ppennypacker@scscourt.org
Subject:How America Became a Colonial Leader in Its Own Cities by Chris Hayes
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City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/9/2017 7:30 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Linnea Wickstrom <ljwickstrom@comcast.net>
Sent:Wednesday, March 08, 2017 12:57 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:HURRAH for ADUs!
Honorable Mayor Scharff, Vice Mayor Kniss, and Council Members,
Thank you once again for all the time, thought, and effort you put into decisions for our city.
I commend and thank you for the decisions you made last night on a new ADU ordinance for Palo Alto. I
particularly appreciate the work Council Member Wolbach and Council Member Fine put into their
Colleagues Memo, which moved into actively encouraging ADUs.
As I commented on Palo Alto Online, this is a fine step in acknowledging changing times and the ever-
changing needs of the Palo Alto community by encouraging distributed, integrated, privately funded,
small-scale housing units. I see multiple benefits for the community and for my family. As the aging
parent of a disabled young adult, I will now be able to ensure low-income housing for him, or housing for
myself as I age. I can fit a cottage into the neighborhood in which I have lived for 40 years. And I will be
happy to welcome new neighbors into my neighborhood – people who may live in a new ADU in another
backyard.
With much appreciation,
Linnea Wickstrom
Palo Alto
YIMBY
Yes, In My Backyard!
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/14/2017 4:58 PM
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Carnahan, David
From:Francesca <dfkautz@pacbell.net>
Sent:Tuesday, March 14, 2017 10:52 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Jordan Middle School Should Change Its Name
Dear Palo Alto City Council,
There is another reason why Jordan Middle School should change its name.
Jane Lathrop Stanford, who funded and operated the university almost single-handedly after her husband’s
death in 1893 until her death in 1905, was murdered by strychnine poisoning while on the island of Oahu, in a
room at the Moana Hotel. (The hotel has a very interesting little museum there.) She had been poisoned around
a month earlier at her Nob Hill mansion in San Francisco with strychnine poisoned mineral water. After that experience she decided to sail to Hawaii where she was again poisoned from strychnine, only this time fatally.
David Starr Jordan went to Hawaii and tried to cover up her death saying that she died of heart failure. At the
time, Jane Lathrop Stanford, president of the university’s board of trustees, did not like Jordan's eugenic beliefs
and was reportedly trying to remove him from his position on the board. He certainly had motive to get rid of
her.
There is a very interesting book, The Mysterious Death of Jane Stanford by Robert W.P. Cutler, M.D., which
goes into much detail on her death.
The fact that David Starr Jordan may have poisoned Jane Lathrop Stanford and was certainly involved in the cover up of her murder, is yet another reason to change the school’s name.
Sincerely,
Francesca Kautz
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Subject:New petition to you: Enforce the CUP: Keep Castilleja Enrollment at 415
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Subject:5 more people signed “Enforce the CUP: Keep Castilleja Enrollment at 415”
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RECENT SUPPORTERS
Tina Jiang
Palo Alto, CA · Mar 14, 2017
The current traffic near PALY is already very bad during school rash
hour. The construction will definitely make the traffic nearby even worse.
Mabel Cheng
Palo Alto, CA · Mar 14, 2017
I have two small kids to bike to school. The busy traffic will definitely
threat their safety
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Joanna Li
Palo Alto, CA · Mar 14, 2017
The expansion will increase traffic to the neighborhood which will
increase the risk of students biking accidents. The proposed expansion
construction will destruct the peaceful neighborhood with a lot of loud
noises.
Lucy Chen
Palo Alto, CA · Mar 14, 2017
Too crowded
Jay Feng
Palo Alto, CA · Mar 14, 2017
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Subject:5 more people signed “Enforce the CUP: Keep Castilleja Enrollment at 415”
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Bo Wu
Palo Alto, CA · Mar 14, 2017
Traffic,noise.
Shihui Zhao
Palo Alto, CA · Mar 14, 2017
Safety is the most important. Too crowd if approve expansion.
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Tina Jiang
Palo Alto, CA · Mar 14, 2017
The current traffic near PALY is already very bad during school rash
hour. The construction will definitely make the traffic nearby even worse.
Jessica Yang
Milpitas, CA · Mar 14, 2017
Jeanne Zhang
帕罗奥图, CA · Mar 14, 2017
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Ivy Huang
Palo Alto, CA · Mar 15, 2017
The worry about the safety of my kids during the construction period and
the worse situation could be due to more traffic.
Maria Lee
Palo Alto, CA · Mar 15, 2017
Angela Chen
Palo Alto, CA · Mar 15, 2017
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Yee Loo
Palo Alto, CA · Mar 15, 2017
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Palo Alto, CA · Mar 15, 2017
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City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/9/2017 7:31 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Lynn Felter <lynnfelter@aol.com>
Sent:Wednesday, March 08, 2017 3:21 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:No to Castilleja expansion!
Dear City Council,
My name is Lynn Felter and I live at 916 Moreno Avenue. I have one son at JLS and two sons at Paly.
I have reviewed the proposed traffic flow and am greatly concerned.
This expansion will add so many cars to our already congested streets, remove mature trees and compromise the safety
of a very busy bicycle boulevard. This is not good for Palo Alto. Please say no!
Thank you in advance for any consideration you give our voices.
~ Lynn
--- Lynn Felter
650-704-9421
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/14/2017 5:06 PM
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Carnahan, David
From:Tom Molanphy <tmolanphy@hotmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, March 14, 2017 12:54 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:On behalf of Bill Leikam's important work
Dear Palo Alto City Council,
I'm writing in support of the important work that Bill "Fox Guy" Leikam does for our community. It's come to
my attention that he has been denied the permit that would allow him to continue his work studying and
protecting the ecosystems of the grey foxes. I feel strongly the decision is shortsighted, and I felt compelled to
write on behalf of Mr. Leikam's important work.
I'm a freelance writer, and I came to understand Bill and his work through two of my articles, "Fox News"
and "Death of Silicon Valley Grey Foxes Point To Urgent Need for Wildlife Corridors". Through hours of
interviews with Bill and thorough research of the topic, it became clear to me ‐ and many others ‐ that Bill's
work with the urban foxes (very distinct from wild foxes) is critically important to preserving not only their
ecosystems but our own.
In short, Mr. Leikam's important study of the foxes should be allowed to continue because the protection of
the grey foxes as a species means our own protection as a species.
Thanks for your time and consideration. I'd be happy to speak further on Mr. Leikam's behalf, so please feel
free to contact me at any time.
Sincerely,
Tom Molanphy
650‐808‐0947
Contributor, USA TODAY 10Best
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/15/2017 12:49 PM
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Carnahan, David
From:Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, March 15, 2017 9:55 AM
To:Perron, Zachary; Stump, Molly; Keene, James; Council, City; Scharff, Greg;
jrosen@da.sccgov.org; swebby@da.sccgov.org; csumida@da.sccgov.org; Keith, Claudia;
Watson, Ron; HRC; Bullerjahn, Rich; bwelch@dao.sccgov.org; Philip, Brian;
donald.larkin@morganhill.ca.gov; sbrown@fairandimpartialpolicing.com
Subject:On going discrimination - Tweet by Palo Alto Free Press on Twitter
Hi Zach, I have never been referred to as a reporter in any capacity and it only suggest, proves bias.... Zach I / we have been referred to as reporters by the Federal courts and have the emails to prove it... Confirming on
going discrimination for years.... by the City of Palo Alto....Initiated by the one and only Donald Larkin and
your colleague Sandra Brown flush it down.... Also, sanctioned by the HRC as well....cant tell how many time I
when before the HRC....Only to have my words go in one ear and out the other.... You're all racist plain and
simple...
Mark Petersen-Perez
Palo Alto Free Press (@PAFreePress)
3/15/17, 7:15 AM
Classic @PaloAltoPolice no response to field reporters questions. In fact they turned their backs #PaloAlto
@SantaClaraDA @SFPPC pic.twitter.com/DW9aGNgf6m
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City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/15/2017 7:50 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, March 15, 2017 3:33 AM
To:Lum, Patty; Scharff, Greg; Watson, Ron; Council, City; Dave Price; jrosen@da.sccgov.org;
jnowell@padailypost.com
Subject:Over 1k views and counting Tweet by Palo Alto Free Press on Twitter
Over 1k views....
Palo Alto Free Press (@PAFreePress)
2/12/17, 1:17 PM
@PaloAltoPolice Interview on police abuse from our young people who's voice will shape our government
& police depts of tomorrow #PaloAlto pic.twitter.com/WkvPmp55gA
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Carnahan, David
From:Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, March 14, 2017 12:50 PM
To:support@twitter.com; copyright@twitter.com; copyrightclaims@godaddy.com; Council,
City; Perron, Zachary; Keith, Claudia; Watson, Ron; Scharff, Greg; jrosen@da.sccgov.org;
jnowell@padailypost.com; Jay Boyarsky; Stump, Molly; CSumida@da.sccgov.org;
dangel@dao.sccgov.org; James Aram; bwelch@dao.sccgov.org;
DOkonkwo@da.sccgov.org; Dave Price; donald.larkin@morganhill.ca.gov;
gsheyner@paweekly.com; michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com;
robert.miller@oirgroup.com; Lum, Patty; Gsaldivar@scscourt.org;
swebby@da.sccgov.org; Keene, James
Subject:Re: Case# 53573222: We've received a DMCA notice regarding your account
again you have never verified the material in question and we have sought clarification time and time again. we
believe something psychologically is wrong with your entire legal organization we had permission to use material which brought down our site... we have the email(s) from the complainant to
which you idiots failed to properly investigate
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In response to your confirmation that you’ll not repost the removed material(s) without first submitting a proper DMCA counter-notification as outlined in the previous correspondence, your account has been
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City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/15/2017 7:52 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, March 15, 2017 7:00 AM
To:support@twitter.com; copyright@twitter.com; copyrightclaims@godaddy.com; Council,
City; Dave Price; jnowell@padailypost.com; gsheyner@paweekly.com; Scharff, Greg;
jrosen@da.sccgov.org; Perron, Zachary; Watson, Ron; Brian Welch; michael wasylyshyn;
Sean Webby; Cynthia Sumida; Keith, Claudia; David Angel; James Aram; Tony Ciampi;
Jay Boyarsky; DOkonkwo@da.sccgov.org; donald.larkin@morganhill.ca.gov; Stump,
Molly; molly.o'neal@pdo.sccgov.org; Gsaldivar@scscourt.org; Gary Goodman;
lori.pegg@scscourt.org; jeramygordon@me.com
Subject:Re: Case# 53573269: Reported Account: DMCA Takedown Notice
BTW Rosen, your non-action will result in a State of California State Bar Complaint...
Mark Petersen-Perez
Sent from my iPad
On Mar 15, 2017, at 6:56 AM, Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com> wrote:
Please respond Twitter.... Thanks....
Mr. Dave Price chime in and clarify your previous vindictive bogas #DMCA take down which disrupted our reporting...and you sir never followed through on a cease and desist order required
under title 17 https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2010-title17/html/USCODE-2010-
title17-chap5-sec506.htm
Mr. Price like everything, their are legal consequences to your vindictive illegal take down #DMCA of our site [Palo Alto Free Press] including our twitter
Mark Petersen-Perez
Editor: Bay Area Free Press
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Ps. Rosen...Please forward this to the FBI as a 3rd party complaint as mandated by you sir!!!
Sent from my iPad
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Twitter support will you respond on the future DMCA take down (time capsule)
which appears to have or taking place on Aug 14, 2018... Is the Daily Post going
to be in business? We hope not!!!!
Mark Petersen-Perez
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/15/2017 7:52 AM
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Sent from my iPad
On Mar 14, 2017, at 1:36 PM, Palo Alto Free Press
<paloaltofreepress@gmail.com> wrote:
This crazy guy (Dave Price) is requesting a future DMCA take
down... The guy has lost it!!! PAPD Take the dude to hospital on a 5150...
== Description of infringement: The photograph used in this
Tweet appeared in the Aug. 14, 2018, edition of the Palo Alto
Daily Post. All content in the Daily Post is copyrighted. Copyright mark appears on page 2 of this edition. I'll be happy to email you the pages of that edition that show the
copyrighted photograph and the copyright mark.
Mark Petersen-Perez
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<support@twitter.com> wrote:
== Description of infringement: The photograph
used in this Tweet appeared in the Aug. 14, 2018,
edition of the Palo Alto Daily Post. All content in
the Daily Post is copyrighted. Copyright mark
appears on page 2 of this edition. I'll be happy to email you the pages of that edition that show the
copyrighted photograph and the copyright mark.
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/9/2017 7:30 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Rader, David <David.Rader@pln.sccgov.org>
Sent:Wednesday, March 08, 2017 1:30 PM
To:Gitelman, Hillary
Cc:Supervisor Simitian; Council, City; Keene, James; Jean McCown ; Catherine Palter
(cpalter@stanford.edu); Girard, Kirk
Subject:RE: City of Palo Alto Stanford General Use Permit Comment Letter
Received. Thank you.
Dave
David M. Rader
Senior Planner
Santa Clara County Department of Planning and Development
County Government Center, East Wing, 7th Floor,
70 W. Hedding St., San Jose, CA 95110
david.rader@pln.sccgov.org
(408) 299-5779
Please visit our website at www.sccplanning.org
To look up unincorporated property zoning information: www.sccplanning.org/gisprofile
Questions on Plan Check Status?, please e‐mail: PLN‐PermitCenter@pln.sccgov.org
From: Gitelman, Hillary [mailto:Hillary.Gitelman@CityofPaloAlto.org]
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2017 1:11 PM
To: Rader, David <David.Rader@pln.sccgov.org>
Cc: Supervisor Simitian <Supervisor.Simitian@bos.sccgov.org>; Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>; Keene,
James <James.Keene@CityofPaloAlto.org>; Jean McCown <jmccown@stanford.edu>; Catherine Palter
(cpalter@stanford.edu) <cpalter@stanford.edu>; Girard, Kirk <kirk.girard@pln.sccgov.org>; Gitelman, Hillary
<Hillary.Gitelman@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Subject: City of Palo Alto Stanford General Use Permit Comment Letter
Mr. Rader,
Attached please find a soft copy of the letter containing the City of Palo Alto’s comments on Stanford University’s 2018
General Use Permit Application.
Regards,
Yolanda Cervantes on behalf of Hillary Gitelman
Yolanda M. Cervantes
Administrative Assistant
Planning & Community Environment
City of Palo Alto
March 7, 2017
County of Santa Clara Planning Office
Attention: David Rader
County Government Center
70 West Hedding, ih Floor, East Wing
San Jose, CA 95110
CiWof Palo Alto
Office of the Mayor and City Council
Subject: Stanford University's Application for a 2018 General Use Permit
Dear Mr. Rader,
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the scope of the EIR being prepared to
evaluate Stanford University's application for a 2018 General Use Permit (GUP). Members of the
Palo Alto community are keenly interested in this project, and the City Council is happy to
provide comments to inform preparation of the DEIR and its technical analyses. At the end of
this letter, we have also identified a number of shared concerns that we look forward to working
on with you as the County considers Stanford's application.
Project Description
We understand that the University has requested approval of 2.275M square feet of
academic and academic support space, 3,150 dwelling units or beds (approximately 450 of which
would be classified as affordable units), and 40,000 square feet of additional building space for
child care and Transportation Demand Management (TOM) program administration. We further
understand that all of this would occur within the current Academic Growth Boundary and that
concurrent changes to the Stanford Community Plan and zoning would be extremely limited in
scope, essentially reflecting existing use of limited areas, and adoption of the County's housing
element several years ago.
While the magnitude of this proposal means that it will require careful review, we
applaud the University's long term commitment to the Academic Growth Boundary and to
managing the impacts of growth. Throughout the planning process, we will be seeking as much
certainty as possible regarding the number of students, staff, employees, and residents that will
be accommodated by the proposed development over time, and on ways the County will ensure
that the intensity of use on campus will not increase unless clear performance standards
{established as mitigation measures or conditions of approval) are met. We will also be
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interested in fully understanding the relationship between on-campus development and the
various land uses and developments that the University has or is developing at off-campus
locations within Palo Alto and nearby jurisdictions. Our community deserves a comprehensive
description of the University's footprint in the region, and a full accounting of its cumulative
impacts and benefits if the 2018 GUP is approved as proposed.
Aesthetics & Cultural Resources
Given the flexibility and performance criteria that are the underpinning of the 2018
General Use Permit {GUP) proposal, the City is concerned that we will not be able to adequately
assess the impacts of proposed development without specific information on the location and
scale of the proposed changes. The DEIR should carefully identify scenic resources, including
mature vegetation and historic resources that may be affected, and should identify those
resources that are likely to be impacted by the proposed development program. A specific
performance standard should be identified to minimize or avoid potential impacts through
alternatives, and mitigation measures should provide for review and consultation with the City of
Palo Alto as each development proceeds.
Air Quality, Green House Gas Emissions, Noise, & Vibration
With the similarities in the amount of development in the 2000 GUP and 2018 GUP within
the academic growth boundary and the almost continuous construction we have experienced
during the 2000 GUP, a detailed study of the impact of construction is needed. Construction
activities and construction equipment will have an ongoing impact on air emissions and noise
and vibration. The DEIR should provide a quantitative analysis of air emissions and
noise/vibration attributable to construction {including the use of heavy equipment, construction
worker traffic, etc.}, and provide appropriate control measures.
land Use & Biological Resources
The EIR should address the proposed changes in land use and open space within the
academic growth boundary, as well as potential impacts resulting from activities and mitigation
measures that extend outside that boundary. Please be specific regarding any existing land uses
that will be replaced. For example, will the 200,000 SF of academic and support development
proposed in the area of the playing fields on El Camino Real {DAPER development district) affect
the continued use of this area for recreation, intramural sports events, and parking for major
events at the stadiums? Will rezoning of the driving range affect that existing land use?
The study should extend to include impacts from corollary uses and development on
other Stanford lands located in Palo Alto, including new off-site housing, non-residential uses in
the East Bayshore Area, at the Stanford Research Park, the Stanford University Medical Center
and at the transit center site.
Hazards and Hazardous Materials
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Palo Alto's regulations governing the use of hazardous materials in proximity to sensitive
receptors (such as residences) are evidence of this community's concern regarding this issue.
The DEIR should describe current and potential future hazardous materials uses on site with
some specificity with regard to type and location. The DEIR should also describe ways to ensure
that sensitive receptors are not adversely impacted in the event of an unexpected release of
hazardous materials caused by human error or an emergency (fire, earthquake, and explosion).
The notification and safety of first responders to such an event involving hazardous materials
should also be addressed.
Hydrology and Water Quality
While Stanford proposes to avoid an increase in impervious surfaces, thereby avoiding an
increase in storm water flows, the EIR should describe existing deficiencies (i.e. downstream
flood risks) that existing flows contribute to. A study of potential flood control measures should
be included along with a discussion of upstream control measures and protections.
The city understands that Stanford uses groundwater for irrigation purposes and that
there is a countywide groundwater study ongoing. The aquifer is shared by Stanford and a
number of jurisdictions, and the capacity and availability of water from this source will affect
Palo Alto and other jurisdictions, particularly during drought years and in the event of region
wide emergencies. The DEIR should quantify any expected increase in Stanford's use of
groundwater, and provide some discussion regarding the health of the aquifer. If increased
groundwater use is expected, we request that the DEIR discuss and evaluate plans for recharge
of the aquifer from detention basins, including dams/reservoirs, and creek management.
Mitigations should be included in the form of recharge areas so that the basin can meet the
available supply needed by Stanford and others drawing from the aquifer in years of drought and
variable water supply. Ideally, detention basins also can be planned to help alleviate the flood
risks referred to above.
The City of Palo Alto provides wastewater treatment for Stanford University including
transport for the wastewater to the treatment facilities located on the Bayfront. The DEIR should
include a detailed study of the impacts of development proposed over the 17-year period of the
2018 GUP on the city's wastewater treatment plant capacity and treatment facilities. The impact
on the location and capacity of the collection system, both on campus and through the city to the
treatment facilities, should also be studied. Appropriate mitigations to any impacts should be
identified and addressed.
Population and Housing
As noted earlier, the City will be looking for detailed information about the number of
new students, staff, and residents that would accommodated on and off-campus by the
development Stanford is proposing between today (the appropriate CEQA baseline) and 2035
(the proposed horizon year). Along with the population analysis, we would appreciate an
assessment of housing demand, including existing and future demand by employees and
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students qualifying for below market rate housing. The study should quantify housing demand
inside and outside the Academic Growth Boundary and indicate how the supply of housing on
campus, existing and projected, correlates with this demand, and should identify areas where
those who are not provided housing on campus are likely to seek housing.
Section 5 of the application materials notes that with 550 new multiple family housing
units occupied by faculty and staff on Stanford owned lands in unincorporated Santa Clara
County there will be 275 additional school-aged children by 2035 (assuming 0.50 school aged
children/dwelling). The City would ask for a clarification of 'multiple family' since many of the
units built during the 2000 GUP particularly along Stanford Avenue were free standing single
family units in close proximity to one another. More detailed study needs to be made of the
family size of the current Stanford graduate, post doctorial, faculty, and staff living on campus
since this is a unique population. An accurate estimate of the age range within the pre-school
and school aged population is important in order to determine the impacts of these additional
children on city facilities including safe routes to school, bicycle trails and travel routes,
recreation needs. This analysis will also define the need for the 2018 GUP to address providing
the additional square footage to meet demands for daycare and other on campus services and
their related traffic impacts. Impacts on the Palo Alto Unified School District's capacity and
services should also be addressed.
The City strongly supports the housing linkage/ratio concept used in the 2000 GUP and its
continued use in the 2018 GUP. The proposed ratio is 605 new beds for every 500,000 SF of new
academic and academic support space. The City would urge that the housing become available
as dose as possible to the availability of the new academic space. The City also appreciates the
University's proposal to continue funding affordable housing projects elsewhere in the region,
and supports continued use of a six-mile radius from campus for expenditure of these funds, with
an additional focus of such development on transit corridors within that radius.
We also understand that Stanford is seeking a condition that would allow it to build
additional housing beyond the proposed development limit of 3,150 housing units/beds
proposed in the 2018 GUP. We have no objection to this proposal, as long as the environmental
review effectively addresses potential impacts and/or provides a mechanism to do so, if and
when, these additional housing units/beds should be proposed.
Public Services
Under contract with Stanford University, the City of Palo Alto Police Department Palo Alto
9-1-1 Communications Center (a.k.a. Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)) provides 9-1-1 call
taking service for the University campus and dispatches the Stanford University Department of
Public Safety. The DEIR should provide a detailed study of how the demand for these services will
increase as the 2018 GUP progresses and is completed.
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The City of Palo Alto Office of Emergency Services (OES) works closely with Stanford
University on topics related to natural disasters, technological and accidental hazards, and
human-caused events, such as crime and terrorism. In particular, the Stanford University
Department of Public Safety (SU DPS) and the Stanford University Environmental Health & Safety
(EH&S) group routinely work with OES to conduct joint training, emergency planning, and work
together on planned special events and other higher-risk events. Some clarification is needed in
Section 8.5, Emergency Preparedness and Response, of the application materials. Specifically,
the Background Conditions Report verbiage has to do with Palo Alto Fire Department and related
topics, not emergency preparedness. The OES is a separate City Department. OES operations
are closely aligned with the Palo Alto Police and Fire Departments and the 9-1-1 Communications
Center. Stanford University generally receives support by OES at no additional charge despite
many shared activities.
The Palo Alto Fire Department (PAFD) has been providing fire, rescue and emergency
medical services (EMS) to Stanford University (Stanford) under contract since 1976. Under the
proposed 2018 GUP, additional public safety impacts would be created by the increase in
residential and daytime populations as well as construction and regular traffic impacting already
congested road networks. The city understands that a court decision, City of Hayward v. Board
of Trustees of the California State University, 242 Cal. App. 4th 833 (2015) minimizes the
environmental impacts under CEQA related to emergency services. However, these effects as
they relate to the 2018 GUP proposal should be studied in detail in the DEIR. Without mitigation
the ability of the PAFD to meet acceptable performance standards could be negatively impacted
by the anticipated growth impacting public safety.
The PAFD notes that they have been challenged to meet the response time performance
noted in the 1976 contract as well as in the 2000 GUP and updated annual reports. The primary
reason for response time performance challenges have been due to increased calls for service,
the frequency of simultaneous calls for service, the location of the fires, speed limits, and the
frequency of detours and lane closures due to construction activities. The DEIR should assess
how the 2018 GUP will affect response times and provide appropriate mitigations.
Recreation
The NOP states that the DEIR will describe the environmental setting for parks and
recreation, discuss the potential for increases in the use of non-Stanford recreation facilities so
that substantial impacts could occur, and assess whether the construction of any proposed
recreational facilities would have a significant effect on the environment. The DEIR should also
address impacts and appropriate mitigations for impacts on City park and recreation facilities
including available parking, over-use of recreational facilities, parks, open space trails and
habitat. The study should include impacts to city recreational programs, Including youth camps
and classes resulting from an increased number of Stanford campus residents and employees.
Will the soccer field at El Camino Real and Page Mill Road be preserved long term?
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The Stanford application for the 2018 General Use Permit states that due to the size of
the district and regional parks (Foothill Park/Open Space Preserve, Baylands Nature Preserve,
and Pearson-Arastradero Preserve), increased visitor ship is less likely to lead to substantial
deterioration. The application refers to the low increases in visits per acre for district and
regional parks shown in Section16, Table 7 to demonstrate that such projected increases in visits
per acre are negligible given the size of the parks. The City of Palo Alto disagrees with these
statements because --although the open space preserves are large --the areas where people
actively recreate are a very small percentage of the entire preserve area. The impact of
concentrating more people into these areas should be studied and identified impacts should be
addressed with appropriate mitigation.
In Section 16, Parks and Recreation Analysis, of the application materials, Stanford
includes a section assessing recreation impacts on nearby public park and recreation facilities
located in the City of Palo Alto focusing on the College Terrace neighborhood. The city notes that
the number of visitors per day cited {41 visits to Foothills Park, 32 visits to the Baylands, and 27
visits to the Pearson Arastradero) clearly demonstrate that visitation to parks by Stanford
campus residents is not limited to the nearby College Terrace parks, and appropriate mitigation
should include a larger area. Please consider whether provision of funding for acquisition of new
parkland (in addition to funding to address impacts on existing parks) would address identified
impacts.
The premise of the 2018 GUP involves concentration of uses within the core campus,
increasing the density of the population within the academic growth boundary and requiring new
construction that will reduce open space from 15.1 acres/1000 in the Fall of 2018 to 12.2
acres/1000 at build out of the 2018 GUP. While infill development is preferable to the
alternative, the City requests an assessment of how any changes open space within the Academic
Growth Boundary might affect recreational uses/facilities on and off-campus.
Transportation & Circulation
Members of the Palo Alto community appreciate the University's focus on reducing
commute trips to/from campus by single occupant vehicle (SOV) during peak commute hours but
are increasingly skeptical that the University's trip reduction programs are living up to their
promise. We would ask the County to take a hard look at how the "no net trips" goal is
structured, starting with the baseline, and including the methodology, reporting, peer reviews,
and penalties for not achieving the promised results.
As the basis for this analysis, the DEIR should include the following data collection and
background Information:
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1) Identify peak travel periods for the campus based on vehicle volumes collected across
an entire day. Due to the University's unique land use mix, the city is interested in
understanding how travel patterns may differ from typical morning and afternoon
peak periods. Consider using the 24-hour cordon count data from the most recent
version of the Stanford University Traffic Monitoring Report.
2) Identify the University's existing and planned primary and secondary transit corridors,
especially within the Campus Drive ring-road, as this area is described as limited to
most motorized vehicles. Primary corridors should be routes with frequencies greater
than 15 minutes in the peak periods.
3) Additional background information is needed on transit serving the University: Include
an inventory of applicable local and regional transit lines serving the project area,
their ridership, capacity, and utilization.
4) The Marguerite is the backbone of the University's transit system. Please include
current performance data such as boardings, speed, and frequency for individual
lines.
5) Consider estimating person trip generation and then estimate mode split. Mode split
estimates may be important to assist with impact analysis for transit capacity.
Based on information provided in the application materials, the DEIR traffic impact
analysis should include the following items:
1) Include intersection, freeway segment, and ramp impact assessment consistent with
the latest version of the Valley Transportation Authority's TIA Guidelines.
2) Evaluate impacts to emergency response times.
3) Evaluate transportation-related construction impacts including capacity impacts to
roadways.
4) Pending review of daily vehicle volumes, reset the "no net new trips" baseline, as
peak hours, periods, and directions may have changed since 2001.
5) Evaluate transit performance and efficiency as it relates to site design, mobility, and
access.
a. Consider setting transit performance metrics such as speed, passenger travel
time, boardings/hour. The city is concerned that dispersed development
patterns may result in inefficient transit routes
b. Of the major transit corridors identified, show the location of development
areas relative to ~ mile walksheds around stops. It is unclear whether transit
accessibility was considered as a factor when the distribution of growth was
proposed.
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c. Include a qualitative discussion around the optimal land use and site design
principles that support effective, user-friendly, and efficient transit networks.
Evaluate the transit system serving the University with these principles.
6) Assess demand, capacity, and utilization of Caltrain servicing the Downtown Palo Alto
lntermodal Transit Center in all scenarios. Many peak-period trains already exceed
capacity. How will impacts on Caltrain be addressed, and how will current conditions
impede the University from meeting its TOM goals?
7) Assess demand, capacity, and utilization of connecting transit services at the Palo Alto
lntermodal Transit Center (PAITC). Consider requiring improved circulation and
access to the transit center for transit vehicles as a prerequisite for additional
development. Transit service would be greatly enhanced with improved access from
El Camino Real.
8) Assess the performance, capacity, access, and operations of transit, bicycles, and
pedestrians the Palo Alto lntermodal Transit Center (PAITC). Include capacity
assessment for bus bays, layover facilities, and potential operational impacts to other
transit providers using the PAITC.
9) Evaluate the relationship between mode and distance travelled to the University.
Similar recent evaluations have shown persons who travel 3-5 miles may be the most
likely to drive, but are still within biking distance of their destination.
When evaluating the "no net trips" methodology, please account for lengthening of
"peak" traffic conditions as the University shifts more and more trips to traditionally off-peak or
shoulder periods. Also consider ways to simplify the accounting process and make the annual
counts and calculations more transparent to the public.
The traffic analysis should also study the extent to which Stanford commuters are
avoiding cordon counts by parking on local streets in adjacent city neighborhoods. The DEIR
should assess the magnitude of this practice, and propose a realistic program for addressing
these "hidden" vehicle trips and the neighborhood parking problems they create.
The DEIR should identify critical intersections on bicycle routes that currently have
inadequate integration of bicycle facilities and determine needed improvements to facilitate the
No Net New Commute Trips program going forward. This should include an evaluation of
Stanford population's use of these locations and their impact on the need for improvements.
The City of Palo Alto appreciates the University's proposal to support the City's Safe
Routes to School program via "walk and roll" improvements needed for Escondido and Nixon
Elementary Schools. To continue this cooperative effort, the City would ask that the DEIR study
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the impacts of the 2018 GUP on other school routes and expand their support to include
improvements needed for Terman and Jordan Middle Schools and Gunn High School.
Finally, if the County seeks to off-set trips that cannot be reduced by requiring payments
to agencies or organizations like the Palo Alto Transportation Management Association, these
should be negotiated in advance, and not on an annual basis when we learn whether the
University has or hasn't met its goal. This is because successful TOM programs require
thoughtful planning and consistent funding; they cannot be funded on an ad hoc or intermittent
basis.
Other Issues
There are a number of issues that warrant discussion outside of the EIR process and the
City would be interested in discussing these with County representatives as the Draft EIR is being
prepared. These include several issues identified in the comments above: upstream detention
of storm water flows; compensation for Stanford-related impacts to City parks and recreation
facilities; support for pedestrian and bicycle linkages; and support for transit services/access
improvements including the Palo Alto lntermodal Transit Center and TOM programs. These
issues also include extension of the University's 25-yearfoothills protection commitment, "fair
share" contributions to neighborhood Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) programs, the
project's proposal to provide below market rate housing, and the opportunity to execute a
transfer agreement for the next Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) cycle similar to the
agreement that was negotiated concurrent with the 2000 GUP.
Thank you for the understanding you have shown the City in providing time for the
preparation of these responses. We encourage County staff to contact the City with any
questions you might have or information you might need during the environmental review
process. If you have any questions regarding these comments please reach out to me or Hillary
Gitelman, Director of Planning and Community Environment, at (650) 329-2321 and
Hi llarv .gitelman@cityofpa loa lto.org.
Sincerely,
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City of Palo Alto
CC. Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian
Palo Alto City Council Members
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James Keene; City Manager
Jean Mccown; Stanford University Director of Community Relations
Catherine Palter, Stanford University Land Use and Environmental Planning
Kirk Girard, Santa Clara County Director of Planning & Development
Hillary Gitelman/Margaret Monroe/File
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Carnahan, David
From:Heather Young <heather@fgy-arch.com>
Sent:Wednesday, March 15, 2017 7:56 AM
To:Daniel Garber
Cc:Shikada, Ed; Philip Dah; Judy Kleinberg; Council, City; Watson, Ron; Maureen Buckley
Subject:Re: Derelict Trucks on Encina - Please Enforce the Parking Rules
Hi Ed -
Yes, please feel free to contact me in Dan's absence with any questions or follow-up. My cell number is 650-
793-1289. Thank you for your prompt attention to these concerns.
Regards -
Heather
Heather Young
Fergus Garber Young Architects 81 Encina Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301 P (650) 473-0400
D (650) 597-6113 C (650) 793-1289
heather@fgy-arch.com
On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 9:30 PM, Daniel Garber <dan@fgy-arch.com> wrote:
Thanks Ed, much appreciated. FYI I'm out of town the rest of the week, back late Monday. I'm available by cell and email. If you need to talk to someone in my office please contact Heather Young, my business partner or our office manager Maureen
Buckley.
-dan Cell 650.245.7775 Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 14, 2017, at 8:55 PM, Shikada, Ed <Ed.Shikada@CityofPaloAlto.org> wrote:
Dear Dan,
I’d just like to confirm that we received your request, and that the Police Department is reviewing the situation and will
be back in touch shortly. This was a day involving unusually demanding activities, so it may take a bit of time for staff
to follow up. Nonetheless we appreciate your concern and will get back to you as soon as we have information to
report.
City of Palo Alto I City Clerk's Office I 3/15/2017 7:39 AM
Carnahan, David
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Thanks Ed, much appreciated.
Daniel Garber <dan@fgy-arch.com>
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 9:31 PM
Shikada, Ed
Ph ilip Dah; Judy Kleinberg; Council, City; Watson, Ron; Heather Young; Maureen
Buckley
Re: Derelict Trucks on Encina -Please Enforce the Parking Rules
FYI I'm out of town the rest of the week, back late Monday. I'm available by cell and email. If you need to talk
to someone in my office please contact Heather Young, my business paiiner or our office manager Maureen
Buckley.
-dan
Cell 650.245.7775
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 14, 2017, at 8:55 PM, Shikada, Ed <Ed.Shikada@CityofPaloAlto.org> wrote:
Dear Dan,
I'd just like to confirm that we received your request, and that the Police Department is reviewing the situation and will
be back in touch shortly. This was a day involving unusually demanding activities, so it may take a bit of t ime for staff to
follow up. Nonetheless we appreciate your concern and will get back to you as soon as we have information to report.
Best,
--Ed Shikada
From: Daniel Garber [mailto:dan@foy-arch.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 2:28 PM
To: Council, City
Cc: Philip Dah; Judy Kleinberg
Subject: Derelict Trucks on Encina -Please Enforce the Parking Rules
Deai· City Council Members:
There are two derelict tiucks on the street of my business that have been allowed to stay overnight on the sti·eet.
This is conti·aiy to what is allowed by the street signs.
I understand that the lai·ger of these ti11cks (panel van, red & white, license-) has received repeated
wainings that it will be towed but that the wainings have been ignored. This ti11ck has been on the street for
nearly a yeai·. At one point in the last several months the fire depaitment visited the ti11ck because it had caught
on fire.
We have been told that the police have not towed the tiuck because, once towed it will not be claimed and will
cost the City too much money to store. In other words it's not worth it to deal with the problem.
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The second truck (pickup truck, blueish, license ) is a newcomer to the street in that it has only been
around for the last six weeks, give or take. In the last several days it has been parked in directly in front of my
business and presents a particular threat to us. Not only is the truck a deterrent to my daily business clients, the owner is living in the truck.
I've learned from our friend Philip Dah, Program Director, Peninsula Singles & Family Services of the
InnVision Opportunity Center down the street from us, that the owner of this truck accosted one of his
employees and was put into jail for a few days and is now banned from the Opportunity Center.
More than half my employees and two of my partners are women. My business has multiple visits by clients
daily. Many of us work well into the evening hours and many of us arrive to work between 6 and 7 in the
morning. In other words, times that there are not many people around. While we have experienced no incidents,
the history of this truck's inhabitant is frightening to us.
Please direct our City's police to 1) tow the large truck, 2) enforce the requirement that there is no overnight
parking allowed on the street and 3) if the pickup truck does not vacate the street overnight, to start the process
of getting it towed.
thank you,
-dan
Daniel Garber, FAIA
Fergus Garber Young Architects fgy-arch.com 81 Encina Avenue
Palo Alto CA 94301 o 650.473.0400 c 650 245.7775
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Carnahan, David
From:Bhushans@aol.com
Sent:Tuesday, March 14, 2017 10:41 PM
To:abjpd1@gmail.com; chuckjagoda1@gmail.com; Council, City;
citycouncil@menlopark.org; council@redwoodcity.org; Stump, Molly;
mdiaz@redwoodcity.org; bos@smcgov.org; cindy.chavez@bos.sccgov.org;
joe.simitian@bos.sccgov.org; mike.wasserman@bos.sccgov.org;
supervisor.yeager@bos.sccgov.org; Keene, James; RJonsen@menlopark.org; Watson,
Ron; Perron, Zachary; dcbertini@menlopark.org; Bains, Paul;
stb_discussion@googlegroups.com
Subject:Re: Excellent review of Santa Barbara's Safe Parking program, a program desig...
Aram, I agree. Cybele
In a message dated 3/7/2017 11:43:35 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, abjpd1@gmail.com writes:
Hi Folks,
Here is an excellent short video re Santa Barbara's Safe Parking program. I'm requesting local City Council
members and board of supervisor members, consider such a program, in their jurisdictions, as part of a systemic effort at mitigating and ultimately ending homelessness.
Thanks,
Aram
P.S. Thanks to homeless advocate Chuck Jagoda for forwarding this video my way. As an aside, chuck Jagoda
and I traveled to Santa Barbara, approximately four year ago, to visit the Santa Barbara's Safe Parking program.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lm1V_dyNgg
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City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/13/2017 1:54 PM
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Carnahan, David
From:Rebecca Sanders <rebsanders@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, March 13, 2017 12:04 PM
To:Lait, Jonathan; Council, City
Cc:me@judyg.com
Subject:Re: Incomplete Project Documents and Missing Historical Report for Compadres Site
Dear Jonathan:
Also please share with us the schedule of all public hearings and meetings where this project will be discussed,
all the way until it comes to Council for a vote. That would help us not miss out on any further discussions. Thank you again.
Becky
On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 12:02 PM, Rebecca Sanders <rebsanders@gmail.com> wrote: Dear Jonathan:
Do you think you can help us? At our meeting of the Ventura Neighborhood Association yesterday, our close
to 30 attendees registered their collective surprise at the impending demolition of the Compadres historic building and the construction of a new complex. We understand we have only until March 27 to make public comment. This hardly gives us time to prepare a thoughtful response.
At this page:
http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=2488&TargetID=319
there are three broken links
Traffic, Geotechnical
Environmental
Ironically these are perhaps the most important docs we might need.
And I understand that there is a second historical report that has disappeared. Where is that?
How can the public be informed and comment when information is withheld or repressed?
Is there anyway to push back the date for public comment because we don't actually have the information we need to comment?
I have cc'd Judy Gittelsohn who lives on Curtner. She has asked the Association to help her parse this situation.
27 attendees at the meeting voted to empower me to act on their behalf with regard to the Compadres project. We had one abstention and no "nays." So you can see this is a matter of some urgency and importance.
Thank you for your assistance.
Becky Sanders
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Carnahan, David
From:Tong, Reanna
Sent:Thursday, March 09, 2017 1:33 PM
To:Nat Fisher
Cc:Council, City
Subject:RE: Parking
Hi Natalie,
Thank you for your suggestion. Permits for garages and lots are not currently sold at a discounted price for lower income
employees. Having that is a good idea and we will look into it.
Regards,
Reanna
From: Nat Fisher [mailto:sukiroo@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2017 11:44 AM
To: Tong, Reanna <Reanna.Tong@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Cc: Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org>
Subject: Re: Parking
It seems strange to me that there isn't a discount for the parking garages and lots.
A discount would entice more lower income workers to park in those places, esp. in the
garages which have many empty spaces.
Perhaps I'm confused. I'm not asking about the RPP permits but about the permits for the
parking garages and public lots.
Natalie
From: Tong, Reanna <Reanna.Tong@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 2:23 PM
To: sukiroo@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Parking
Hi Natalie,
The RPP permits are not eligible for use in City parking garages and lots—they will only allow for more than two hours of
parking on streets with signage indicating it is an RPP zone. This means that lower income works in downtown will not
get a discount for the parking garages and lots, but they will get the discount for parking on the street where RPP is
applied. The map on this page, http://paloalto.parkingguide.com/parking‐program/downtown‐residential‐preferential‐
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/10/2017 9:55 AM
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parking‐program/ , indicates where you may park with the RPP permit. The price of low‐income employee RPP permits is
$50 for six months.
RPP Program| City of Palo Alto Parking
paloalto.parkingguide.com
Residential Preferential Parking Program . City of Palo Alto Parking.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Regards,
Reanna
Reanna Tong| Transportation Program Assistant
Planning & Community Environment – Transportation
250 Hamilton Avenue | Palo Alto, CA 94301
D: 650.329.2568 E: reanna.tong@cityofpaloalto.org
Please think of the environment before printing this email – Thank you.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Nat Fisher" <sukiroo@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 11:54 AM -0800
Subject: Parking
To: "Mello, Joshuah" <Joshuah.Mello@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Will the lower income workers downtown get a discount for the parking garages and the
public lots? How much will their permits cost?
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/10/2017 9:55 AM
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How much will their permits cost to park in the neighborhoods?
Natalie
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/13/2017 1:54 PM
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Carnahan, David
From:Sue Dinwiddie <sued@daise.com>
Sent:Monday, March 13, 2017 12:21 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:RE: Sanctuary City
Honorable City Council Members,
I strongly encourage you to vote to establish Palo Alto as a Sanctuary City. In keeping with the historical ideals and
humanitarian caring of our town and the attitude of inclusiveness and appreciation of diversity of most of our residents,
it is only sensible to declare Palo Alto as a Sanctuary City.
Thank you for your consideration of this issue.
Sue Dinwiddie
543 Jackson Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Sent from my iPhone
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Carnahan, David
From:Liz Kniss <lizkniss@earthlink.net>
Sent:Thursday, March 09, 2017 11:14 AM
To:Charlie Weidanz
Cc:Council, City
Subject:Re: Thank You
Thx Charlie!
On Mar 9, 2017, at 7:46 AM, Charlie Weidanz <charliew@abilitiesunited.org> wrote:
Dear Mayor Scharff, Vice Mayor Kniss, Honorable Council Members:
Thank You, for your thoughtful consideration , and new set of amendments to the City ordinance on
Accessible Dwelling Units.
Your actions this week with respect to the ADU ordinance is a critical step in the continued support of
parents with adults with disabilities living at home.
THANK YOU
Charlie Weidanz
Chief Executive Officer
Abilities United
525 E. Charleston Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650.618.3312
fax.650.384.0112
charliew@abilitiesunited.org
www.AbilitiesUnited.org
Abilities United advances advocacy, inclusion, and independence
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City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/9/2017 7:31 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Kass <vz22@yahoo.com>
Sent:Wednesday, March 08, 2017 4:11 PM
To:Council, City
Subject:Retail space in parking garages
I fully support a new parking garage near California Avenue with retail space. Since the city will own
the space, there will be a opportunity to provide retail space at a discount for nonprofits that have
been shut out of California Avenue as they can't afford the market rents. Palo Alto provided discounted rent to the Chamber of Commerce downtown. Only this time, how about renting to a nonprofit providing services to local residents instead of businesses?
How about re-opening one of the thrift shops that benefited local charities, or renting to a nonprofit
providing services to adolescents like the nonprofit Adolescent Counseling Services now providing services to PAUSD? Or what about Breast Cancer Connections, now called Bay Area Cancer Connections or Vista, both of which had to leave California Avenue locations in 2014 although
fortunately they have not had to go too far. How safe are they in their new locations?
Kathleen Goldfein Palo Alto Resident since 1989
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/14/2017 7:46 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Norman Beamer <nhbeamer@yahoo.com>
Sent:Monday, March 13, 2017 11:08 PM
To:Mello, Joshuah; Gitelman, Hillary
Cc:Council, City
Subject:RPP abuse
Permit holders who abuse the system in the manner indicated below should have their permit cancelled.
Message from resident to neighborhood group:
Is this gold Chrysler Pacifica minivan Tag yours? Or might you know
who it belongs to?
It's gotta go.
It's been parked in front of my house, unmoved and claiming both spaces, for 5-6 days. I need occassional access for friends, landscaping & street cleaning.
Has RPP hangtag. No response to notes left on windshield.
Thank you!
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/9/2017 7:32 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Aram James <abjpd1@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, March 08, 2017 10:27 PM
To:Keene, James; MGR-Melissa Stevenson Diaz; Council, City; council@redwoodcity.org;
citycouncil@menlopark.org; bos@smcgov.org; cindy.chavez@bos.sccgov.org;
joe.simitian@bos.sccgov.org; mike.wasserman@bos.sccgov.org;
supervisor.yeager@bos.sccgov.org; Stump, Molly; RJonsen@menlopark.org;
dcbertini@menlopark.org; Watson, Ron; Perron, Zachary; Bains, Paul;
stb_discussion@googlegroups.com; chuck jagoda
Subject:Sudden decline of American middle class ( more on Santa Barbara Safe Parking
Program) ( Rolling Stone 2012)
Dear city council members and BOS members, et al:
Here is a compelling article, following up on the video previously sent your way, re the Santa Barbara Safe
Parking Program. I'm hoping that local cities, and both San Mateo County and Santa Clara County, will consider
Implementing similar programs in their jurisdictions.
Best regards,
Aram James
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-sharp-sudden-decline-of-americas-middle-class-
20120622
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/10/2017 9:55 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Soheila Razban (Private) <soheilar@abilitiesunited.org>
Sent:Thursday, March 09, 2017 9:19 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Thank You!
Honorable City of Palo Alto Council Members,
On behalf of people we serve, their families and stakeholders I would like to thank all of you for amending the
City ordinance on Accessible Dwelling Units. Your continued support of people with disabilities and their
families is greatly appreciated.
Warm regards,
Soheila
Soheila Razban
Vice President, Programs
Abilities United
525 E. Charleston Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650.618.3302
fax.650.384.0102
Soheila@abilitiesunited.org
www.AbilitiesUnited.org
Abilities United advances advocacy, inclusion, and independence
City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/9/2017 9:17 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Charlie Weidanz <charliew@abilitiesunited.org>
Sent:Thursday, March 09, 2017 7:46 AM
To:Council, City
Subject:Thank You
Dear Mayor Scharff, Vice Mayor Kniss, Honorable Council Members:
Thank You, for your thoughtful consideration , and new set of amendments to the City ordinance on Accessible Dwelling
Units.
Your actions this week with respect to the ADU ordinance is a critical step in the continued support of parents with
adults with disabilities living at home.
THANK YOU
Charlie Weidanz
Chief Executive Officer
Abilities United
525 E. Charleston Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650.618.3312
fax.650.384.0112
charliew@abilitiesunited.org
www.AbilitiesUnited.org
Abilities United advances advocacy, inclusion, and independence
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City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/15/2017 7:51 AM
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Carnahan, David
From:Palo Alto Free Press <paloaltofreepress@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, March 15, 2017 5:04 AM
To:Watson, Ron; Perron, Zachary
Cc:jrosen@da.sccgov.org; Jay Boyarsky; Council, City; Scharff, Greg;
dangel@dao.sccgov.org; bwelch@dao.sccgov.org; Stump, Molly;
molly.o'neal@pdo.sccgov.org; Keene, James; robert.miller@oirgroup.com;
michael.gennaco@oirgroup.com; Dave Price; DOkonkwo@da.sccgov.org;
donald.larkin@morganhill.ca.gov; mickwz@sbcglobal.net; SWebby@da.sccgov.org;
CSumida@da.sccgov.org; Keith, Claudia
Subject:Unconditional questioning Tweet by Palo Alto Free Press on Twitter
Palo Alto Free Press (@PAFreePress)
3/15/17, 4:54 AM
Why we are hated by the @PaloAltoPolice and @cityofpaloalto Were also not recognized as new media
Viewed as, "Not bona fide" #PaloAlto pic.twitter.com/vPm0o77Bcg
this line of questioning is unconstitutional and to this day an no going PAPD best practices
Mark Petersen-Perez
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City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 3/13/2017 1:54 PM
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Carnahan, David
From:aram james <abjpd1@icloud.com>
Sent:Monday, March 13, 2017 12:30 PM
To:mdiaz@redwoodcity.org; Keene, James; Watson, Ron; Perron, Zachary;
swagstaffe@smcgov.org; jrosen@da.sccgov.org; dcbertini@menlopark.org;
myraw@smcba.org; Council, City; council@redwoodcity.org;
citycouncil@menlopark.org; RJonsen@menlopark.org; dryan@scscourt.org;
griffinam@sbcglobal.net
Subject:Veterans court should be expanded
FYI: ( see link below) alternative to spending $71,000 for one year of state prison incarceration. Worth the
read!!
https://https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F/amp/www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/10/editorial-veterans-court-should-be-expanded-statewide/amp/
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March 9, 2017
Planning and Transportation Commission
To: Michael Alcheck, Przemek Gardias, Ed Lauing, Eric Rosenblum, Doria Summa,
Asher Waldfogel and Susan Monk
Dear Planning Commission, Planning Department, and City Manager:
I thought the meeting (March 8, 2017, at city hall) was suppose to be a scoping
meeting in preparation for the environmental impact report for Castilleja
Expansion.
Several topics were listed on the overhead projector and 1 would like to know why
that was not followed and if this was truly suppose to be a scoping meeting?
Thank you for your time.
~v~
Neva Yarkin
133 Churchill Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
neyayarkia@~mail.com
cc: Hilary Gitelman, Amy French, and Jim Keene
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