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Home My WebLink About2021-03-10 City Council Agenda Packet City Council 1 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION ON THE CITY OF PALO ALTO WEBSITE. Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Special Meeting 6:00 PM ***BY VIRTUAL TELECONFERENCE ONLY*** CLICK HERE TO JOIN Meeting ID: 362 027 238 Phone:1(669)900-6833 Pursuant to the provisions of California Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, issued on March 17, 2020, to prevent the spread of Covid-19, this meeting will be held by virtual teleconference only, with no physical location. The meeting will be broadcast on Cable TV Channel 26, live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofpaloalto, and Midpen Media Center at https://midpenmedia.org. Members of the public who wish to participate by computer or phone can find the instructions at the end of this agenda. 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CLICK HERE TO JOIN Meeting ID: 362 027 238 Phone:1(669)900-6833 CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK March 10, 2021 The Honorable City Council Palo Alto, California Interviews of Candidates for the Planning and Transportation Commission On January 13, 2021, Staff received a resignation from a Planning and Transportation Commission member whose term expires December 15, 2021. On February 8, 2021, the City Council directed Staff to proceed with a special two-week recruitment for this vacancy, with an application deadline of February 23, 2021. During this recruitment, the Clerk’s Office received two applications. On March 22, 2021, the City Council is scheduled to vote to appoint a candidate to one position on the Planning and Transportation Commission with an un-expired term ending December 15, 2021. Planning and Transportation Commission The two PTC applicants to be interviewed are as follows: 1.Arthur Keller – 6:00 P.M. 2.Bryna Chang – 6:15 P.M. Each interview is scheduled for 15 minutes. Copies of the applications are attached to this Staff Report. Background Planning and Transportation Commission (Municipal Code Section 2.20) 2.20.010 Membership There is created a planning and transportation commission composed of seven members who are not council members, officers or employees of the city, who are residents of the city, and who shall be appointed by the city council. 2.20.050 Duties The commission is an advisory commission. In addition to the duties set forth for the planning commission in Titles 18 and 19 of this code, it shall, as requested by the city council, the city manager, or the director of planning and development services provide advice on any matter pertaining to land use planning and transportation systems affecting the city. The term “planning commission” used anywhere in this code or in state law shall refer to the planning and transportation commission. Page 2 ATTACHMENTS: •Attachment A: PTC Application- Arthur Keller (PDF) •Attachment B: PTC Application- Bryna Chang (PDF) Department Head: Beth Minor, City Clerk Page 3 BB BB BB BB BB BB PersonalInformation1RWH7KH37&UHJXODUO\PHHWVWKHVHFRQGDQGODVW:HGQHVGD\VRIWKHPRQWKDW30 1DPH $GGUHVV &HOO3KRQH +RPH 2IILFH3KRQH (PDLO $UH\RXD3DOR$OWR5HVLGHQW"Yes No 'R\RXKDYHDQ\UHODWLYHVRUPHPEHUVRI\RXUKRXVHKROGZKRDUHHPSOR\HGE\WKH&LW\RI3DOR$OWRZKR DUHFXUUHQWO\VHUYLQJRQWKH&LW\&RXQFLORUZKRDUH&RPPLVVLRQHUVRU%RDUG0HPEHUV"Yes No $UH\RXDYDLODEOHDQGFRPPLWWHGWRFRPSOHWHWKHWHUPDSSOLHGIRU"Yes No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es No How did you Oearn about the vacancy on the Planning and Transportation Commission? &RPPXQLW\*URXS (PDLOIURP&LW\&OHUN 3DOR$OWR:HHNO\ 'DLO\3RVW &LW\:HEVLWH )O\HU 2WKHUBB List relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, or professional registration:FKDUDFWHUV 3DJH 3ODQQLQJ 7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ&RPPLVVLRQ 3ODQQLQJDQG7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ&RPPLVVLRQ <HV1R 3OHDVHHPDLODOOFRPSOHWHGDSSOLFDWLRQVWR-HVVLFD%UHWWOH#&LW\RI3DOR$OWRRUJRU&LW\&OHUN#&LW\RI3DOR$OWRRUJ &LW\&OHUN V2IILFH Arthur M. Keller Ph.D. in data science Arthur M. Keller Employment 3UHVHQWRU/DVW(PSOR\HU 2FFXSDWLRQ Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteerLQJRUZLWK civic organizations: FKDUDFWHUV 3DJH 3ODQQLQJ 7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ&RPPLVVLRQ Minerva Consulting Consultant Served on Planning and Transportation Commission for the City of Palo Alto, 2006-2014, Vice Chair, 2013-2014 Founder of Adobe Meadow Neighborhood Association, 2005 Gunn PTSA Public Transit Coordinator, 2008-present Gunn High School Facilities Steering Committee, 2009-2014 Chair, IEEE Standards Working Group, Voting Systems Electronic Data Interchange since 2010, Vice Chair 2009-2010 Member, Environment and Water Resources Committee, Santa Clara Valley Water District, 2015-present, Vice Chair 2018-2019, Chair 2020, (Chair, Climate Change Mitigation Working Group, 2017-present) Co-Chair, (Comprehensive Plan) Citizens Advisory Committee, City of Palo Alto, 2015-2017 Arthur M. Keller 1.What is it about the Planning and Transportation Commission that is compatible with your experience and of specific interest to you, and why?FKDUDFWHUV 2.Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it. If you have never been to a Commission meeting you can view an archiveGYLGHRIURPWKH0LGSHQ0HGLD&HQWHU:/,1.FKDUDFWHUV 3DJH 3ODQQLQJ 7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ&RPPLVVLRQ On September 30, 2020, the PTC considered Rental Housing Protection in a study session. The City has not enacted the Palmer fix. The City has not produced low-income housing in proportion to the need. With the increase in land prices, it will be that much harder for low-income housing developers to compete for the land. My experiences on the Planning and Transportation Commission and on the Comprehensive Plan Citizen Advisory Committee will be of value this short term on the PTC. Arthur M. Keller 3.If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Planning and Transportation Commission achieve, and why? How would you suggest accomplishing this?FKDUDFWHUV 4.Planning and Transportation Commission Members work with the documents listed below. If \RXKDYHH[SHULHQFHZLWKDQ\RIWKHVHGRFXPHQWVSOHDVHGHVFULEHWKDWH[SHULHQFH([SHULHQFH ZLWKWKHVHGRFXPHQWVLVQRWUHTXLUHGIRUVHOHFWLRQFKDUDFWHUV 3DOR$OWR&RPSUHKHQVLYH3ODQ/,1. =RQLQJ&RGH/,1. &LW\&KDUWHU/,1. &DOLIRUQLD(QYLURQPHQWDO4XDOLW\$FW/,1. (O&DPLQR5HDO'HVLJQ*XLGHOLQHV/,1. (O&DPLQR5HDO0DVWHU3ODQ6WXG\/,1. $UHD3ODQVVXFKDVWKH6RXWKRI)RUHVW$YHQXH62)$,DQG,,3ODQV/,1. %D\ODQGV0DVWHU3ODQ/,1. 3DJH 3ODQQLQJ 7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ&RPPLVVLRQ I would like the PTC achieve an increase of low-income housing production through land use and zoning. For example, opportunities exist in rezoning unused office uses to housing a uses. I was co-chair of the committee that authored the current Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan. 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Keller Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website &DOLIRUQLD*RYHUQPHQW&RGH6HFWLRQVWDWHVLQSDUW³1RVWDWHRUORFDODJHQF\VKDOOSRVWWKH KRPH DGGUHVV RU WHOHSKRQH QXPEHU RI DQ\ HOHFWHG RU DSSRLQWHG RIILFLDO RQ WKH ,QWHUQHW ZLWKRXW ILUVW REWDLQLQJWKHZULWWHQSHUPLVVLRQRIWKDWLQGLYLGXDO´This consent form will not be redacted and will be attached to the Application and posted to the City’s website. 7KHIXOOFRGHFDQEHUHDGKHUH/,1. 5HDGWKHFRGHDQGFKHFNRQO\21(RSWLRQEHORZ ,JLYHSHUPLVVLRQIRUWKH&LW\RI3DOR$OWRWRSRVWWRWKH&LW\¶VZHEVLWHWKHDWWDFKHG%RDUGDQG &RPPLVVLRQ$SSOLFDWLRQLQWDFW ,KDYHUHDGDQGXQGHUVWDQGP\ULJKWVXQGHU*RYHUQPHQW&RGH 6HFWLRQ ,PD\UHYRNHWKLVSHUPLVVLRQDWDQ\WLPHE\SURYLGLQJZULWWHQQRWLFHWRWKH3DOR $OWR&LW\&OHUN 25 ,UHTXHVWWKDWWKH&LW\RI3DOR$OWRUHGDFWP\KRPHDGGUHVVSKRQHQXPEHUVDQGHPDLODGGUHVV IURPWKHDWWDFKHG%RDUGDQG&RPPLVVLRQ$SSOLFDWLRQSULRUWRSRVWLQJWRWKH&LW\¶VZHEVLWH ,DP SURYLGLQJWKHIROORZLQJDOWHUQDWHLQIRUPDWLRQDQGUHTXHVWWKDWWKH\XVHWKHIROORZLQJFRQWDFW LQIRUPDWLRQLQVWHDG $GGUHVV &HOO3KRQH +RPH 2IILFH3KRQH (PDLO 3DJH 3ODQQLQJ 7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ&RPPLVVLRQ 6LJQDWXUH3OHDVHW\SHRUVLJQBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB'DWHBBBBBBBBBBBBB02/23/2021 Arthur M. Keller Arthur M. Keller ease email all completed applications to Jessica.Brettle@CityofPaloAlto.org or City.Clerk@CityofPaloAlto.orc Planning and Transportation Commission Personal Information — Note: The PTC regularly meets the second & last Wednesdays of the month at 6 P.M. Name: Bryna Chang Address: ell Phone: ome ffice Phone: E-mail: Are you a Palo Alto Resident?C)YesQNo Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?QYes ®No Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?()Yes QNo California state law requires appointed board and commission members to file a detailed disclosure of their financial interests (Fair Political Practices Commission, Conflict of Interest, Form 70C). Do you or your spouse have an investment in, or do you or your spouse serve as an officer or director of, a company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to; 1) engage in business with the City, 2) provide products or services for City projects, or 3) be affected by decisions of the board or commission you are applying for? QYesQN//o''�� Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?`JYesJNo Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website California Government Code Section 6254.21 states, in part, "No state or local agency shall post the home address or telephone number of any elected or appointed official on the Internet without first obtaining the written permission of that individual." This consent form will not be redacted and will be attached to the Application and posted to the City's website. For the full code, review the California Government Code Section 6254.21. Read the code, and check only ONE option below: n I give permission for the City of Palo Alto to post to the City's website the attached Board and 1 Commission Application intact. I have read and understand my rights under Government Code Section 6254.21. I may revoke this permission at any time by providing written notice to the Palo Alto City Clerk. OR I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address from the attached Board and Commission Application prior to posting to the City's website. am providing the following alternate information and request that they use the following contact information instead: Address: Cell Phone: °Home Office Phone E-mail: Page 1 Planning & Transportation Commission How did you learn about the vacancy on the Planning & Transportation Commission? (Select more than one if applicable) UCommunity Group 1:11Daily Post Email from the City City Website Palo Alto Weekly Flyer Other: Parks and Rec Commissioner Jeff Greenfield List relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, or professional registration: (621 characters) MBA 2003, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University BS Biology, 1997, Stanford University I have strong skills in strategy, operations, and teamwork. Most recently, I lectured at the Stanford Graduate School of Business on "Innovation and Problem Solving" and "Critical Analytical Thinking." Prior to that, I ran the MBA Program Office at Stanford, where I was responsible for the strategy and operations of one of the top MBA programs in the US; I also spent time directing the Stanford Public Management Program. I have past experience in Internet product management and management consulting. Employment Current Employer n Last Employer Employer: Stanford University (Graduate School of Business) Occupation: Lecturer Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations: (1311 characters) I have been a dedicated volunteer with Palo Alto Schools for many years: - Gunn High School Site Council, 2020 - present - JLS Middle School Site Council, 2018 - present - JLS Middle School PTA Executive Board, VP Community Service, 2019 - present - JLS Middle School PTA Executive Board, VP Membership, 2017-2019 - PAUSD Elementary Report Card/Progress Report Committee, 2013-2015 - Hoover Elementary Site Council Chair, 2012-2013 - Hoover Elementary Site Council, 2011-2013, 2014-2016 - Hoover Elementary Green Team parent leader, 2014-2019 - Hoover Elementary Room Parent, 2010-2019 - Hoover Elementary Project Cornerstone ABC Reader (social emotional learning/anti- bullying), 2014-2018 In addition, I have worked with a number of community organizations: - Silicon Valley Boychoir Board of Directors, 2015 - present (Treasurer, 2018 - present; President 2016 - 2018) - Greenmeadow Community Association swim team head data committee, 2020 - present - Palo Alto Little League team manager/coach, 2014 Page 2 Planning & Transportation Commission 1. What is it about the Planning and Transportation Commission that is compatible with your experience and of specific interest to you, and why? (1449 characters) I have watched Palo Alto change over the last 40 years, in some ways for the better, and in some ways which I wish were different. I grew up here and attended Nixon, JLS, and Gunn. Fourteen years ago, after living in Menlo Park for a few years, my husband and I chose to move back to Palo Alto because we valued the community character and city services that make Palo Alto different from surrounding cities and a wonderful place to live. Since I am rolling off of some of my larger community commitments this spring, I am now hoping to engage more deeply in this city that has given so much to me and my family. Years ago, I first started thinking about transportation and planning in the context of the impact on traffic on our neighborhoods and the ability of our kids to get safely to and from school, especially along Charleston, where as a traffic safety volunteer for Hoover Elementary, I'd witness close calls between kids and commuters on a daily basis. I participated in some of the Charleston corridor planning meetings. I realized our city's population doubled during the day, and learned about the housing/jobs imbalance, something that our city inadvertently created over the course of many years. Because many new developments seem likely to be built in the southern half of Palo Alto, I'm particularly interested in representing south Palo Alto neighborhoods as we work on addressing housing and other issues. 2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it. If you have never been to a Commission meeting, you can view archived videos from the Midpen Media Center. (1311 characters) One of the biggest issues of interest to me was the discussion of the North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan in January. It's exciting to think about transforming the only remaining part of Palo Alto near transit and retail centers that also has large parcels. This part of the city along El Camino needs to be revitalized, and I hope the plan injects energy into a neighborhood that has received so little investment. Done well, it could really improve the quality of life for families currently living in the area, and make a small dent in the housing shortage. That said, there are significant financial hurdles to making the plan what the community wants it to be (park space and affordable housing without increasing office space). I hope we can find some creative solutions that push boundaries a bit with respect to financing, and I hope the city has the will to do it. Second, the issue of allowing medical office use at Town & Country is of urgent interest right now. What the City does now is going to have effects that reverberate for decades to come. We need a more comprehensive solution that can be applied to all retail in Palo Alto that has been affected by the pandemic, rather than a piecemeal approach, and we need it quickly, because landlords are bleeding cash. Page 3 Planning & Transportation Commission 3. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Planning and Transportation Commission achieve, and why? How would you suggest accomplishing this?(1587 characters) 1. To conduct city business fairly and efficiently while incorporating a wider range of voices in Palo Alto. I'm hoping to provide a conduit for the Asian community to get involved, since I have so many relationships from the days I was a Hoover parent (Hoover is over 80% Asian or South Asian). 2. Related to the first issue, I'd like to see greater involvement of families with school -age children in decisions that the PTC makes. These folks are often too busy to pay attention to issues beyond the schools, and yet from talking to them, I know they are interested. Anything that affects Palo Alto also affects the quality of life for Palo Alto families, and yet many times, families are unaware. We can generate awareness by plugging into the Palo Alto Council of PTAs (PTAC). 3. To continue building connections between the City and PAUSD when it comes to planning and transportation. Planning and transportation issues impact our schools, and schools impact our planning and transportation. The simplest example is the school commute, but there are land use questions as well, such as with Cubberley. I'd do this by reaching out to the School Board (I have already been working with Jesse Ladomirak), District Office, and school sites, as appropriate. 4. Planning and Transportation Commission Members work with the documents listed below. If you have experience with any of these documents, please describe that experience. Experience with these documents is not required for selection. (1380 characters) Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan (2017) Zoning Code City Charter California Environmental Quality Act El Camino Real Design Guidelines El Camino Real Master Plan Study (2007) Area Plans such as the South of Forest Avenue (SOFA) I (2000) and II (2003) Plans Baylands Master Plan (2008) With the execption of the Palo Alto Comprehensive plan, I do not have specific experience with any of the above documents other than that I am aware of the existence of all of them. I participated in community surveys leading up to the development of the Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan and have read the entirety of the Comp Plan. Page 4 Planning & Transportation Commission 5. Please confirm that you have read the Boards and Commissions Handbook: (-)Yes ` J No Signature: (Please type or sign) Bryna Chang Date: 2/23/2021 Page 5 Planning & Transportation Commission