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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-09-03 City Council EmailsFrom:Naida Sperling To:Council, City Subject:Airport Expansion Date:Monday, September 2, 2024 8:38:39 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, I’ve already registered my comments on the survey that was not so readily publicized but to reiterate I am opposed to the airport expansion. I see the benefit to a relatively few and a real nuisance and environmental bad idea for the majority of residents in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto. Thank you, Naida Sperling Best regards, Camille Townsend Palo Alto cc: Palo Alto Post - Dave Price, Braden Cartwright From:Karen Jacobson To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Council, City Subject:Oppose: conversion of Palo Alto Square theater space to offices Date:Sunday, September 1, 2024 7:13:40 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Sir or Madam, It’s my understanding that the Palo Alto architectural review board will meet next week to consider converting thePalo Alto Square theater space to office space. I’m writing to oppose strongly this conversion. It’s myunderstanding that the city granted a variance to the development of those buildings to be higher than zoned inreturn for the developer/building owners allowing a theater space for the community at below-market-rent. Foryears, I enjoyed attending movies there. It’s a great space for a movie theater with ample parking in the eveningsand on the weekends and a central access. I used to ride my bike to matinees there. Please retain this space for thebenefit of the community. I hope another art movie theater company will lease the space again and run it as a movietheater. If there isn’t a vendor to run it as a movie theater, however, please use the space for other communitybenefit: as a community theater available for community groups to rent for performances. Also, I recall that yearsago the Palo Alto YMCA leased the space as a gym and ran exercise classes there. Perhaps it could be used for thatpurpose again. The bottom line is that the deal the city made for the original development of those buildings should be honored andenforced: that space is for the community for below-market rent. I would love to see the move theater re-openthere! Best Regards, Karen Jacobson Palo Alto, CA 94305 From:Joanne Donsky To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Council, City Subject:1Please do not convert Palo Alto Square Theater to office space! Please bring back CineArts Date:Saturday, August 31, 2024 10:53:48 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. We are long-time patrons of CineArts. It was our favorite movie theater in our area. We were so saddened when itclosed. Please do not convert Palo Alto Square Theater to office space! Please bring back CineArts so that we will onceagain have a great movie theater in our area! Joanne Donsky and Stuart OremlandPortola Valley From:Joanne Donsky To:arb@cityofpaloalto.or Cc:Council, City Subject:Please reopen CineArts at Palo Alto Square Date:Saturday, August 31, 2024 10:40:34 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. We are long-time patrons of CineArts. It was our favorite movie theater in our area. We were so saddened when itclosed. Please do not convert Palo Alto Square Theater to office space! Please bring back CineArts so that we will onceagain have a great movie theater in our area! Joanne Donsky and Stuart OremlandPortola Valley From:Susan Berman To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Council, City Subject:Bring back Palo Alto Square Theater! Date:Saturday, August 31, 2024 10:00:53 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Sirs/Madams: I’ve read that Palo Alto’s Architectural Review Board is now considering converting Palo Alto Square Theater intooffice space. We certainly don’t need more office space in Palo Alto, with our surplus office accommodations. What we do need in town, especially now that our community is fully engaged in in-person activities, is a theater—for films, stage productions and company events. Bring back Palo Alto Square Theater! Sincerely, Susan Berman *****************************Susan BermanE T From:Sandy Katz To:Council, City Subject:Palo Alto square Date:Saturday, August 31, 2024 9:38:48 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. Hello, I would please ask that the city reopen the theater at Palo Alto Square, and NOT turn it into more unneeded office space, especially when most recently, the Icon theater in Mt View was closed. Not everyone enjoys movies on their phones or tvs, and the theater provides a great experience. Thank you, Sandy Anderson Sent from my iPhone From:lowys@jps.net To:Architectural Review Board; Council, City Cc:lowys@jps.net Subject:Palo Alto Square Theater Date:Saturday, August 31, 2024 8:43:03 PM Some people who received this message don't often get email from lowys@jps.net. Learn why this is important To Palo Alto City Council and the Architectural Review Board: We strongly oppose turning the Palo Alto Square movie theatre into office space or anything else. Since 1975 until Covid era, we frequented the CineArts Theatre for movies, Saturday morning NYC Met Opera Simulcasts and other events. It’s unthinkable to shutter this gem of a theatre. Do NOT approve this senseless plan. The community does not need more office space!! Ruth LowyMichael LowyPalo Alto, CA Please save movies and live events at Palo Alto Square. Sincerely, Brian P. McCune From:Lori Draper To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Council, City Subject:CineArts at Palo Alto Square needs to open its doors again! Date:Saturday, August 31, 2024 4:07:16 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. HELLO City of Palo Alto~ I am dismayed that the space for this great Theatre is considered for an office space complex. PALO ALTO has been struggling for years with a VACANCY rate of 24% ; SILICON VALLEY is suffering aVACANCY rate of round 22 to24%; SAN FRANCISCO has a VACANCY rate of about 32.4%.I presume you want to add to that VACANCY DILEMMA , or do you purport to have a Crystal ball that sees it allgo away? Let the Theatre reopen for the enjoyment and as a ‘centerpiece’ of the community! Sincerely,Lori Draper From:Sam Tramiel To:Architectural Review Board Cc:Council, City Subject:Fwd: Palo Alto Square Date:Saturday, August 31, 2024 3:33:05 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautious of opening attachments and clicking on links. > I totally support the movie theater reopening at Palo Alto Square. The theater at the San Antonio Center recently closed and we need a movie theater in this area!! > Sam Tramiel From:Burt, Patrick To:Tran, Joanna; Council, City Cc:Shikada, Ed Subject:RE: RSVP Requested by 9/16: Athena Awards Date:Friday, August 30, 2024 8:42:20 AM Attachments:image001.pngimage002.pngimage010.pngimage011.pngimage012.pngimage014.pngimage015.pngimage016.png Joanna, I would like to attend, unfortunately, we have a Finance Com scheduled for that evening starting at 5:30. Pat From: Tran, Joanna <Joanna.Tran@CityofPaloAlto.org> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2024 2:25 PM To: Council, City <city.council@cityofpaloalto.org> Cc: Shikada, Ed <Ed.Shikada@CityofPaloAlto.org> Subject: RSVP Requested by 9/16: Athena Awards Dear Mayor and Council Members, The 2024 Athena Awards will take place on Tuesday, October 1st at the El Prado Hotel. The City has a table reserved with 8 tickets. Please let me know by Monday, September 16th if you would like to attend. After that date, we will open the reservations for our executive staff. Details of the event and this year’s honorees are listed below: The ATHENA®​ award is given to honor exceptional woman leaders who demonstrate the highest levels of professional excellence, give back to their communities and, most importantly, assist other women in realizing their full leadership potential – and it is an international award, having been given to more than 6,500 recipients in over 500 cities and 8 countries. Locally it is awarded by our Chamber of Commerce. Thank you! 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Public art invites minds to engage, hearts to connect, and spirits to explore - GILLIE AND MARC From:Tran, Joanna To:Council, City Cc:Shikada, Ed Subject:RSVP Requested by 9/16: Athena Awards Date:Thursday, August 29, 2024 2:24:46 PM Attachments:image001.pngimage002.pngimage004.pngimage005.pngimage007.pngimage008.pngimage009.pngimage003.png Dear Mayor and Council Members, The 2024 Athena Awards will take place on Tuesday, October 1st at the El Prado Hotel. The City has a table reserved with 8 tickets. Please let me know by Monday, September 16th if you would like to attend. After that date, we will open the reservations for our executive staff. 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