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Home My WebLink About2021-02-01 Ordinance 5515 1 0218_20210120_ts24 Ordinance No. 5515 Emergency Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Fiscal Year 2021 Municipal Fee Schedule to Add New Entry Fees for Foothills Park and Amending PAMC Section 22.04.150(k) to Give the City Manager Authority to Adjust Attendance Limits at Foothills Park. The Council of the City of Palo Alto ORDAINS as follows: SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as follows: A. The City’s Foothills Park is reserved for park, playground, recreation, or conservation purposes by Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) 22.08.090 et seq.; B. Since December 2020, Foothills Park has reached the current capacity limit of 750 persons multiple times per day on several days. On days when the park reached capacity, an average of about 400 vehicles were turned away per day; C. The majority of visitors try to park near the park entrance area, Boronda Lake, Orchard Glen Picnic Area, and Vista Hill, which results in people parking and walking in inappropriate locations causing damage to natural areas and potentially creating unsafe conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists; D. The City Council desires to add a new fee to its Fiscal Year 2021 Municipal Fee Schedule to charge a daily vehicle entrance fee to Foothills Park; E. The City Council also desires to give the City Manager or his designee the authority to limit attendance at Foothills Park to between 400 and 500 persons in certain circumstances; and F. The City Council finds that this emergency ordinance is urgently required in order to preserve the public peace, health and safety pursuant to PAMC section 2.04.270(d). SECTION 2. The Council of the City of Palo Alto amends the Fiscal Year 2021 Municipal Fee Schedule by adopting the new fees for Foothills Park as set forth in Exhibit “A” and incorporated here by reference. SECTION 3. Subsection (k) of Palo Alto Municipal Code section 22.04.150 (Foothills Park) is hereby amended as follows (new text underlined): (k) No more than one thousand five-hundred people shall be permitted in Foothills Park at any one time. The City Manager or designee may limit attendance at Foothills Park to no less than 400 people in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of park users; to protect the natural resources in the park; and/or due to limits in parking, facilities, or staff availability. The City shall not distinguish between residents and non-residents in setting any limits under this subsection. DocuSign Envelope ID: B4A5B67B-DB40-4B21-A0F4-B4B0B4B128DF 2 0218_20210120_ts24 SECTION 4. The fee in this Ordinance is for voluntary entrance and/or use of government property. Pursuant to Art. XIII C, Section I(e)(4) of the California Constitution, this fee is not a tax. SECTION 5. The Council finds that this project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15323 (Normal Operations of Facilities for Public Gatherings). SECTION 6. This emergency ordinance shall be effective immediately upon adoption pursuant to PAMC section 2.24.330(a)(4). This emergency ordinance shall remain in effect until the effective date of the regular ordinance first read by Council on January 19, 2021 entitled “Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Fiscal Year 2021 Municipal Fee Schedule to Add New Entry Fees for Foothills Park and Amending PAMC Section 22.04.150(k) to Give the City Manager Authority to Adjust Attendance Limits at Foothills Park ,” and on such date this emergency ordinance shall become inoperative and is repealed. INTRODUCED: February 1, 2021 PASSED: February 1, 2021 AYES: BURT, DUBOIS, FILSETH, KOU, STONE, TANAKA NOES: CORMACK ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: ____________________________ ____________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: ____________________________ ____________________________ Deputy City Attorney City Manager ____________________________ Director of Community Services ____________________________ Director of Administrative Services DocuSign Envelope ID: B4A5B67B-DB40-4B21-A0F4-B4B0B4B128DF 3 0218_20210120_ts24 Attachment A Fiscal Year 2021 Municipal Fee Schedule Community Services Fees Open Space, Parks, & Golf Park Activities – Foothills Park Foothills Park – daily entry for motor vehicles $6 per vehicle per day; City-designated park volunteers free DocuSign Envelope ID: B4A5B67B-DB40-4B21-A0F4-B4B0B4B128DF Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: B4A5B67BDB404B21A0F4B4B0B4B128DF Status: Completed Subject: Please DocuSign: ORD 5515 Emergency Ordinance Adding a Foothills Park Fee to the FY21 Municipal... Source Envelope: Document Pages: 3 Signatures: 6 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Danielle Kang AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 Danielle.Kang@cityofpaloalto.org IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Record Tracking Status: Original 2/8/2021 8:31:21 AM Holder: Danielle Kang Danielle.Kang@cityofpaloalto.org Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: City of Palo Alto Location: DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Tim Shimizu Tim.Shimizu@CityofPaloAlto.org Deputy City Attorney Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 67.169.5.157 Sent: 2/8/2021 8:34:30 AM Viewed: 2/8/2021 9:26:42 AM Signed: 2/8/2021 9:28:33 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Kiely Nose Kiely.Nose@CityofPaloAlto.org Director, Administrative Services/CFO City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Uploaded Signature Image Using IP Address: 73.70.132.132 Sent: 2/8/2021 9:28:35 AM Viewed: 2/9/2021 1:51:58 PM Signed: 2/9/2021 1:52:13 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Kristen O'Kane Kristen.O'Kane@CityofPaloAlto.org Assistant Director Community Services City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 73.70.139.227 Sent: 2/9/2021 1:52:15 PM Viewed: 2/9/2021 2:01:33 PM Signed: 2/9/2021 2:01:46 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Ed Shikada Ed.Shikada@CityofPaloAlto.org Ed Shikada, City Manager City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 2/9/2021 2:01:48 PM Viewed: 2/12/2021 10:46:21 AM Signed: 2/12/2021 10:46:32 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Tom DuBois tomforcouncil@gmail.com Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.245 Sent: 2/12/2021 10:46:34 AM Viewed: 2/12/2021 12:51:55 PM Signed: 2/12/2021 12:52:06 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Beth Minor beth.minor@cityofpaloalto.org City Clerk City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 2/12/2021 12:52:08 PM Viewed: 2/12/2021 1:15:13 PM Signed: 2/12/2021 1:15:29 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 2/8/2021 8:34:30 AM Certified Delivered Security Checked 2/12/2021 1:15:13 PM Signing Complete Security Checked 2/12/2021 1:15:29 PM Completed Security Checked 2/12/2021 1:15:29 PM Payment Events Status Timestamps