HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-12-12 City Council Summary Minutes Special Meeting December 12, 1996 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Cultural Center Auditorium, 1313 Newell Road at 7:10 p.m. PRESENT: Andersen, Fazzino (arrived at 7:15 p.m.), Huber, Kniss (arrived at 8:55 p.m.), McCown, Rosenbaum, Schneider, Wheeler ABSENT: Simitian SPECIAL MEETINGS 1. Joint Palo Alto/Menlo Park Study Session re Sand Hill Road Corridor Projects
a. Explanation of Menlo Park=s General Plan ΑImpact vs.
Benefit≅ Policies b. Menlo Park Issues 1. Traffic 2. Housing (location and density) 3. Creek/Biological 4. Economics 5. Shopping Center 6. Other c. Project Changes and Benefits desired by Menlo Park Synopsis re Sand Hill Road Corridor Projects Mayor Lanie Wheeler introduced the Council Members from the City Palo Alto and the City of Menlo Park. Bill McClure, Menlo Park City Attorney, presented an overview of Menlo Park General Plan policies as it related to the Sand Hill Corridor projects. Menlo Park Mayor Steve Schmidt provided introductory remarks. Menlo Park City Council Members Chuck Kinney, Paul Collachi, Bob Burmeister, Bernie Nevin, and Steve Schmidt spoke for approximately 10 to 20 minutes about their individual concerns regarding the proposed projects.
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Following the Menlo Park presentations, Palo Alto City Council Members directed questions to the Menlo Park City Council. Brief presentations were made by individual Menlo Park City Council Members regarding what kind of changes they would like to see made to the projects, and the actions they would like the City of Palo Alto to take. After the presentations, the following members of the public spoke for approximately one minute: Brielle Johnck, 330 Central Avenue, Menlo Park; Louis R. Goldsmith, 2423 Sharon Oaks Drive, Menlo Park; Bob Elliott, 355 San Mateo Drive, Menlo Park; Rosamond Martin, 221 Erica Way, Portola Valley; Ann Lafargue Balin, 2385 Columbia Street, Palo Alto; Gail Slocum, 205 Pope, Menlo Park; Ed Smith, 14410 De Bell Road, Los Altos Hills; John Kadvany, 1070 College, Menlo Park; Robert A. Morgan, 1150 Byron Street, Palo Alto; Lars Taylor, 2140 High Street, Palo Alto; Jeff Vaillant, 325 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto; Leannah Hunt, 245 Lytton Avenue, Palo Alto; Kathleen Much, 128 Hillside, Menlo Park; Greg Osborne, 1450 Greenwood, Palo Alto; Susan Luenberger, 2451 Tasso Street, Palo Alto; Jeff Birdwell, 3134 Greer, Palo Alto; Dick Blach, 10 Cheryl Place, Menlo Park; Anne Casscells, 735 Nevada, San Mateo; Frank Rice, 925 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto; Michael Mohrman, 1210 Johnson, Menlo Park; Jim Fletcher, 714 Del Centro, Los Altos; Kevin Jones, no address given; Lee Thompson, 301 University Avenue, Palo Alto; Brad Vanlinge, 8 Palm Court, Menlo Park; Bob Reidy, 10050 North Foothill Boulevard, Cupertino; Gary Wimmer, 3000 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park; Susan Meaney, 1837 Juarez Avenue, Los Altos; Ken Sletten, 200 Family Farm, Woodside; Camas Hubenthal, 1228 Byron Street, Palo Alto; John Shaffer, 1840 Camino Robles, Menlo Park; Peter Drekmeier, 831 Sutter, Palo Alto; Gail Sredanovic, 2161 Ashton Avenue, Menlo Park; John Beahrs, 1830 Guinda Street, Palo Alto; Joan B. Holland, 1111 Parkinson Avenue, Palo Alto; Edward Roger Holland, 1111 Parkinson Avenue, Palo Alto; Rochelle Nyquist, 2021 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park; G. Gillespie, 957 Matadero, Palo Alto; Patricia Saffir, 2719 Bryant Street, Palo Alto; Judith Maxwell, 1057 University Avenue, Palo Alto; Herb Borock, 2731 Byron Street, Palo Alto; Kevin Scott, 1025 Noel Drive, Menlo Park; Mary Jo Borak, 308 Santa Rita, Menlo Park; Mark Sabin, 4274 Wilkie Way, Palo Alto; Duncan Matteson, 1205 Trinity, Menlo Park; and Chris Keith, no address given. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 10:52 p.m.
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