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BOARD AGENDA
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Thursday March 17, 2011
REGULAR MEETING - 8:30 AM
City Council Chambers, Civic Center, 1st Floor
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
ROLL CALL:
Board members: Staff Liaison:
Clare Malone Prichard (Chair) Russ Reich, Senior Planner
Heather Young (Vice Chair)
Alexander Lew Staff:
Grace Lee Clare Campbell, Planner
Judith Wasserman Jason Nortz, Planner
Alicia Spotwood, Administrative Associate
Amy French, Manager of Current Planning
PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS
Please be advised the normal order of public hearings of agenda items is as follows:
Announce agenda item
Open public hearing
Staff recommendation
Applicant presentation – Ten (10) minutes limitation or at the discretion of the Board.
Public comment – Five (5) minutes limitation per speaker or limitation to three (3)
minutes depending on large number of speakers per item.
Architectural Review Board questions of the applicant/staff, and comments
Applicant closing comments - Three (3) minutes
Close public hearing
Motions/recommendations by the Board
Final vote
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. Members of the public may speak to any item not on the
agenda with a limitation of three (3) minutes per speaker. Those who desire to speak must
complete a speaker request card available from the secretary of the Board. The Architectural
Review Board reserves the right to limit the oral communications period to 15 minutes.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
February 17, 2011.
AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS. The agenda may have additional
items added to it up until 72 hours prior to meeting time.
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Study Session Items:
1. 1213 Newell Road (Main Library): Request by Palo Alto Public Works Engineering for Study
Session review of an addition and other improvements to the Main Library.
2. 520 Webster Street (Webster/Cowper Parking Garage): Request by Palo Alto Public
Works Department for Study Session review of the replacement of railings on all levels of the
parking garage and the addition of new elements to reduce the sizes of railing openings. THIS
ITEM WILL NOT BE HEARD.
Public Hearing Items
3. 100 El Camino Real (El Camino Park) [11PLN-00097]: Request by Palo Alto Utilities
Department for Architectural Review for the replacement of the existing pump station and
reservoir and other site improvements. Zone: PF. Environmental Assessment: An
Environmental Impact Report was adopted March 5, 2007 in accordance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
4. 3000 Hanover [11PLN-00056]: Request by Elinor Kumpf of Gensler Architects on behalf of
Leland Stanford Junior University for Architectural Review of a new two story 35,000 square
foot addition for a new executive briefing center at the existing HP headquarters facility on an
RP zoned parcel in the Stanford Research Park. Environmental Assessment: An initial study and
Negative Declaration has been prepared.
BOARD MEMBER BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
REPORTS FROM OFFICIALS.
SUBCOMMITTEE:
1. 180 El Camino Real – California Pizza Kitchen Façade Improvements including signage
STAFF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW:
Project Description: Architectural Review of new signage lettering and logo.
Applicant: Tom Pforsich on behalf of The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University.
Address: 3408 Hillview Avenue
Approval Date: March 3, 2011
Request for hearing deadline: March 17, 2011
Project Description:
Applicant:
Address:
Approval Date:
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Request for hearing deadline:
Project Description:
Applicant:
Address:
Approval Date:
Request for hearing deadline:
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Posting of agenda. This agenda is posted in accordance with government code section 54954.2(a) or section
54956.Recordings. An audiotape of the proceedings may be obtained/reviewed by contacting the Planning Division at (650)
329-2440. A videotape of the proceedings can be obtained/reviewed by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at (650) 329-
2571.
Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Architectural Review Board after
distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Planning and Community
Environment Department at 250 Hamilton Avenue, 5th floor, Palo Alto, CA. 94301 during normal
business hours.