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Home My WebLink About2021-05-24 Ordinance 5522 1 0227_20210428_ts24 Ordinance No. 5522 Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 22.04.150(b) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Reinstate Preexisting Restrictions on Horses and Bicycles Using Certain Entrances to Foothills Nature Preserve; and Amending the Fiscal Year 2021 Municipal Fee Schedule to Add New Vehicle Entry Fee Categories and Free Passes for Foothills Nature Preserve. 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 Nature Preserve is reserved for park, playground, recreation, or conservation purposes by Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) 22.08.090 et seq.; B. The preexisting restrictions for bicycles and horses at Gate D and the Page Mill Trail entrances to Foothills Nature Preserve were inadvertently left out when PAMC section 22.04.150 was amended and cleaned up in 2020, and the City Council desires to reinstate this provision; C. Based on recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Commission, the City Council desires to add new vehicle categories and fees for entry to Foothills Nature Preserve, to offer free entry days on six specific days, and offer free passes at libraries, free vehicle entrance on weekdays for student groups (Kindergarten through 12th grade) with a valid Student Field Trip Reservation, and to fourth grade students. SECTION 2. Subsection (b) of section 22.04.150 (Foothills Nature Preserve) of Chapter 22.04 (Parks and Recreation Building Use and Regulations) of Title 22 (Parks) is hereby amended as follows (new text in underline, deleted text in strikethrough): (b) No person shall enter or exit Foothills Nature Preserve except at: (1) The main gate on Page Mill Road (Gate 1); (2) Designated entry and exit locations on the park boundaries shared with the Enid Pearson Arastradero Preserve (Gate D) and the Los Trancos Open Space Preserve (Page Mill Trail). These entry and exit locations shall not be used by bicycles or horses; or (3) The Bay-To-Foothills Ridge trails; or (4) (3) As authorized by the director. Violations of this subsection shall be a misdemeanor. SECTION 3. The Council of the City of Palo Alto amends the Fiscal Year 2021 Municipal Fee Schedule by adopting the new fees for Foothills Nature Preserve as set forth in Exhibit “A” of this ordinance and incorporated here by reference. SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. DocuSign Envelope ID: F0DD832A-FED7-41C2-96E9-DC9394CC2C84 2 0227_20210428_ts24 The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 5. The fees in this Ordinance are for voluntary entrance and/or use of government property. Pursuant to Art. XIII C, Section I(e)(4) of the California Constitution, these fees are not a tax. SECTION 6. The Council finds that this project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15323 (Normal Operations of Facilities for Public Gatherings). SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall be effective on the thirty-first date after the date of its adoption. INTRODUCED: May 10, 2021 PASSED: May 24, 2021 AYES: BURT, CORMACK, DUBOIS, FILSETH, KOU, STONE, TANAKA NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: NOT PARTICIPATING: 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: F0DD832A-FED7-41C2-96E9-DC9394CC2C84 3 0227_20210428_ts24 Attachment A Fiscal Year 2021 Municipal Fee Schedule Community Services Fees Open Space, Parks, & Golf Park Activities – Foothills Nature Preserve (formerly Foothills Park) Foothills Nature Preserve – daily entry for vehicles that have up to 9 person capacity $6 per vehicle per day; Free for City-designated preserve volunteers, active military, veterans, students with ID who are driving, and vehicles with a valid disabled person parking placard or license plate. Free on the following days: First Saturday in December Third Monday in January (MLK Day) First Tuesday in March Last Wednesday in April Third Thursday in June First Friday in October Foothills Nature Preserve – daily entry for vehicles that have 10-24 person capacity $30 per vehicle per day Foothills Nature Preserve – daily entry for vehicles that have 25 person or more capacity (Only available in conjunction with group permit) $60 per vehicle per day Foothills Nature Preserve – annual pass for vehicles with a capacity of up to 9 persons $65 per year for non-residents; $50 per year for Palo Alto residents and City employees; 25% discount for seniors (65+); Free for active military, veterans, and low- income visitors; (Discount/free pass can be applied to non- resident and resident pass). Foothills Nature Preserve – weekday entry for vehicles in conjunction with a City- permitted student field trip Free Foothills Nature Preserve – library free pass program Free regular vehicle (up to 9 person capacity) entry with pass. Passes available at Palo Alto libraries, subject to conditions on pass, including any date restrictions. Up to 10 DocuSign Envelope ID: F0DD832A-FED7-41C2-96E9-DC9394CC2C84 4 0227_20210428_ts24 passes may be distributed for free admission for any given day. Foothills Nature Preserve – fourth grade annual pass program Free for fourth grade students. Pass valid for one year, beginning in August of the year the student begins fourth grade and ending the following August 31. Pass allows entry of one regular vehicle (up to 9 person capacity) when the fourth grader is present. DocuSign Envelope ID: F0DD832A-FED7-41C2-96E9-DC9394CC2C84 Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: F0DD832AFED741C296E9DC9394CC2C84 Status: Completed Subject: Please DocuSign: ORD 5522 Ordinance to Prohibit Horses and Bicycles at 2 Entrances and Amending... Source Envelope: Document Pages: 4 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 5/27/2021 7:46:58 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: 5/27/2021 7:49:20 AM Viewed: 5/27/2021 9:05:30 AM Signed: 5/27/2021 9:05:58 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: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 5/27/2021 9:05:59 AM Resent: 6/1/2021 10:32:06 AM Viewed: 6/2/2021 11:20:51 AM Signed: 6/2/2021 11:21:13 AM 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: 67.188.116.181 Sent: 6/2/2021 11:21:15 AM Viewed: 6/2/2021 12:38:57 PM Signed: 6/2/2021 12:39:11 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: 98.42.3.200 Sent: 6/2/2021 12:39:12 PM Viewed: 6/2/2021 2:15:01 PM Signed: 6/2/2021 2:21:13 PM 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: 24.5.55.204 Sent: 6/2/2021 2:21:15 PM Viewed: 6/3/2021 12:01:15 PM Signed: 6/3/2021 12:01:26 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: 6/3/2021 12:01:28 PM Viewed: 6/3/2021 12:06:53 PM Signed: 6/3/2021 12:07:03 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 5/27/2021 7:49:20 AM Certified Delivered Security Checked 6/3/2021 12:06:53 PM Signing Complete Security Checked 6/3/2021 12:07:03 PM Completed Security Checked 6/3/2021 12:07:03 PM Payment Events Status Timestamps