HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-03-11 City Council Action Minutes
City Council Town Hall and Joint Meeting
with the North Ventura Coordinated
Area Plan Working Group
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Special Meeting
March 11, 2019
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date at the Ventura
Community Center, 3990 Ventura Ct., Palo Alto, CA at 6:10 P.M.
Present: Cormack; DuBois arrived at 6:54 P.M., Filseth, Fine, Kou, Tanaka
Absent: Kniss
Discussion
A. Report From the City Manager on Issues of General Interest to the
Ventura Neighborhood, Including: National Citizen Survey Results for
Area 4 (Which Includes the Ventura Neighborhood), Traffic/Bicycle/
Pedestrian Circulation, Parks, Parking Regulation, and Other Issues,
and Introduction of Departments in Attendance.
Action
1. Update on the North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan (NVCAP) Planning
Process, Review of Next Steps, and Possible Council Direction to Staff
on Next Steps.
MOTION: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Fine to
Update project direction to include:
A. Removal of the Stanford playing fields from the park space counted for
Ventura use;
B. Evaluate and propose policies around:
1. Higher required inclusionary housing;
2. Workforce housing;
3. Preventing displacement of existing residents;
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C. Evaluate and propose office size limits to encourage small office uses;
and
D. Evaluate and propose an objective accounting for economic value
provided to property owners as part of the specific plan versus current
zoning, and the value of any community amenities.
AMENDMENT: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Council
Member XX to direct Staff to return to council with 3 scenarios.
AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN BY THE MAKER
AMENDMENT: Council Member Kou moved, seconded by Council Member
XX to add to the Motion, “add a member to the NVCAP Working Group who
participated in the South of Forest Area (SOFA) Plan.”
AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN BY THE MAKER
AMENDMENT: Council Member Kou moved, seconded by Council Member
XX to enhance oral communications at the NVCAP meetings.
AMENDMENT FAILED DUE TO THE LACK OF A SECOND
MOTION PASSED: 6-0 Kniss absent
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:31 P.M.