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Regular Meeting
March 13, 1989
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Minutes of February 13, 1989
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1. Contract with Art Craft Linoleum Shop for 61--181
Carpeting Floors in Police Department
2. Environmental Compliance Project, Phase II 61--181
3. Resolutions re Dependent Care Assistance Plan 61-181
4. Resolution re Funding Under State -Local 61-182
Transportation Demonstration Program
5. Ordinance to Establish Special Speed Zones 61.182
6. PUBLIC HEARING: Sand Hill Corridor Joint
Policy Committee Recommendations re
Conceptual Alternatives for Future Environ-
mental Impact Report Evaluation, Procedural
Framework, and Tasks and Procedures for
Preparation of EIR and Preliminary Design
7. Council Member Ellen Fletcher re Transporta-
tion Commission Structures
Adjournment at 9:29 p.a.
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Regular Meeting
March 13, 1989
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the
Council Chambers at 7:30 p.n.
PRESENT: Cobb, Fletcher, Levy, Patitucci,
Renzel, Sutorius, Woolley
ABSENT: Bechtel, Klein
QRA,,, COMM NIC1 ION4
Z ION: Council Member Woolley moved, seconded by Patitucci, to
limit Oral Communications to three minutes per speaker.
NOTION PASSED 6-1, Sutorius "no," Bechtel, Klein absent.
1. Deborah Ju, 371 Whitclem Drive, spoke regarding Elks Club
property rezoning.
2. Steve Jennings, 369 Whitclem Drive, spoke regarding Elks Club
property rezoning.
3. Jean Olmsted, 240 W. Charleston, spoke regarding ElIrs Club
property rezoning.
4. Jacques Wolgecenter, 474 W. Charleston, spoke regarding
Traynor -Hill property rezoning.
S. William Armstrong, 363 Whitclem Drive, spoke regarding Elks
Club property rezoning.
6. Bill Spengler, 471 Carolina, spoke regarding concerns with the
procedural process of the Citywide Land Use Study hearing.
7. Marc Regelbrugge, 230 MacLane, spoke regarding Elks Club
property rezoning.
8. Tim Gadus, 4080 Wilkie Way, spoke regarding Elks Club property
rezoning.
9. Randy Fry, 231 Whitclem Courtr spoke regarding density in his
neighborhood, particularly the Elks Club property rezoning.
10. Bob Moss, 4010 Orme Street, spoke regarding concerns with the
City Council's decisions on the Citywide Land Use Study.
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11. Bunny Good, Founder, International Group Organization for the
Disabled, P. O. Box 824, Menlo Park, spoke regarding Palo Alto
Police patriotism.
12. Found Power, 2254 Dartmouth Street, spoke regarding response
to his questions to the Council with respect to the yacht
harbor.
ROYAL OF MIKES_
NOTION: Council Member Sutorius roved, seconded by Woolley,
approval of the Minutes of February 13, 1989, es corrected.
NOTION PASSED 7-0, Bechtel, Klein absent.
CONSE1T CALENDAR
Levy/Woolley - Approve Consent Calendar Items 1 - 5
1, Contract with Art Craft Linoleum Shop fog- Carpeting Floors in
Police Department; Authorize staff to execute change orders
up to $5,000 (810-04) (CMR:153:9)
2. Environmenta]. Compliance Project, Phase II (1440-01)
(CMR:1?5:9)
Contract with Bay Area Environmental., Inc. for Removal and
Disposal of Hazardous Wastes; Authorize staff to execute
change orders up to $5,300
Contract with Safety Specialists, Inc. for Hazardous Materials
Storage Locker for Police Department and Fire Department
Evidence Room; Authorize staff to execute change orders up to
$1,700
3. $ ;SOIIiTION 6760 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALO ALTO ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF PAIR ALTO
DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE PLAN" (501) (Clot :17 2 : 9 )
R$OLUTIQN 6711 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PATH ALTO ADOPTING AN AMENS TO THE CITY OF PALO
ALTO FLEXIBLE BENEFITS PLAN" (501) (CMR:172 : 9 )
RESOLUTION 6762 entitled *RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND COUNCIL -APPOINTED OFFICERS ADOPTED
BY RESOLUTION NO. 6728 AS MOWED BY RESOLUTION NO. 6734 TO
MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE DEPENDENT CARE PROVISIONS IN ORDER
TO CONFORM WITH CHANGES IN THE INTERNAL REVENUE COIF" (501)
(ClR:172:9)
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4. MOLUTION 6763 entitled "REE3LUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALO ALTO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE
TO EXECUTE AN APPLICATION AND RELATED DOCUMENTS FOR FUNDING
UNDER THE STATE -LOCAL TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM"
(1010) (CMR:170:9)
5. QRDINANCE 3858 entitled "ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALO ALTO AMENDING SECTIONS 10.56.010, 10.56.020, AND
10.56.030 OF THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL
SPEED ZONES" (1st Reading 2/27/89, PASSED 7-0, Bechtel,
Patitucci absent) (1065)
LION PASSED 7-0, Bechtel, Klein absent.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
6. PUBLIC HEARING: Sand Hill Corridor Joint Policy Committee
Recommendations re Conceptual Alternatives for Future
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Evaluation, Procedural
Framework, and Tasks and Procedures for Preparation of EIR and
Preliminary Design (1168-02) (CMR:174:9)
Director of Planning and CoLmunity Environment Ken Schreiber
introduced Larry Patterson, the consultant working with the City
on the project.
Council Member Levy said he and Council Member Woolley met with Mr.
Schreiber, Mr. Zimmerman and Mr. Zaner, at which time Mr. Schreiber
commented on what structure the EIR should take and what projects
and alternatives should be included. He was concerned about the
future of Alma Street, and he asked for comment.
Mr. Schreiber said given the history of the issue and the
discussions to date regarding alternatives, he opined that under
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the EIR would be
obliged to review a full range of alternatives including a
connection across El Camino Real from Sand Hill Road to Alma
Street. The EIR was an informational document, and the inclusion
therein of an alternative in no way indicated support nor an
obligation to approve implementation of a particular alternative.
Council Member Rsnsei clarified an alternative could not be
approved until it received environmental review. Council was
possibly caking it easier for a subsequent Council to approve an
unpleasant alternative by epp oving an environmental study of such
alternative,
City Attorney Diane Northway said CEQA review was only valid for
certain periods of time beyond which she believed Council would
need to start again.
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Council Member Renzel referred to page 13 of Attachment V of the
staff report (CMR:174:9), and the discussion that the advanced
draft EIR was published to permit the lead agency, and in the
subject instance, the Joint Policy Committee (JPC), to review the
document prior to circulation to the public. Further discussion
seemed to indicate the JPC was going to be the lead agency and she
asked for clarification about who the decision -makers were in the
process,
Assistant Planning Official George Zimmerman said the lead agency
was the City of Palo Alto. The intent of the JPC and the outlying
workflow for the possible subsequent EIR and preliminary design
preparation phase would be that of a sounding board and advisory
to the City Council.
Council Member Fletcher also queried where Council fit in the EIR
process.
City Manager Bill Zaner said the JPC was asked to review the EIR
but only in an advisory capacity, The lead agency was the Palo
Alto City Council and it was responsible to approve or disapprove
the EIR.
Council Member Fletcher assumed the same was true for the selection
of the preferred alternative.
Mr. Zaner said that was correct.
Mayor Pro Ten Cobb declared the Public Hearing Open.
Bill Peterson, 228 Fulton, said the connection of Sand Hill Road
to El Camino was not in the longs -term interests of Palo Alto or
Menlo Park. Planning procedures did not adequately account for
traffic attracted by a modification in the road structure, and he
referred to the underestimate of the traffic generated by the
Dumbarton Bridge. The Sand Hill Road proposal was to slightly
modify the road structure, and to improve local traffic circulation
and facilitate development. He urged Council to focus the creative
energies on solving the transportation problems rather than a quick
fix approach.
Jim Morley, 160 Waverley Street, urged a Quarry Road/Arboretum Road
connection. Quarry Road was previously a two-way road, and he
believed such an alternative would alleviate a lot of southbound
traffic. He was concerned Stanford would dictate the living
conditions of Downtown North and he urged Council face the
pressures.
Cathie Lehrberg, 1085 University Avenue, referred to the proposed
University Circle Project, and said reports estimated an extra
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4,200 cars per day up University Avenue. She queried the impact
of a new influx of traffic from the other end of University Avenue
as well. She urged Sand Hill Road not be considered without
University Circle.
Paul Wilson, 45 Willow Road, Menlo Park, said the projected traffic
increases on Oak Avenue/Sand Hill Road was 45 percent. Cambridge
was projected to have traffic increases of 35 percent. A full
description of Stanford's plans needed to be reviewers in an EIR,
and the traffic considerations needed to include the extension and
all possible routes to support Stanford development.
Tony Badger, 381 Hawthorne Street, was concerned about the traffic
impacts of a Sand Hill Road connection. He urged consideration of
the Quarry Road possibility since it was further south and
alleviated the fear of an ultimate connection to Alma Street or the
Willow Road connection.
Margaret Fruth, 1007 Peggy Lane, Menlo Park, said the Sand Hill
Road connection had been discussed for 35 years without resolution.
The current study was too narrow in its scope and could not
possibly resolve all the differences. Moving ahead with the Sand
Hill Road extension or doing nothing were theonly alternatives
offered. Widening other struts such as Quarry and Arboretum was
not offered; extending Quarry Road to El Camino with no right turn
on red to resolve the traffic problem was not discussed; extending
Campus Drive west either along the edge of the golf course to
Alpine or further south to Highway 280 was not considered. Palo
Alto and Menlo Park were under no obligation to provide the traffic
networks Stanford wanted in order to construct an additional 3.8
million square feet of buildings in the next decade.
Eric Gilbertson, 215 Oakhurst Place, Menlo Park, urged, if Council
went forward with the Stanford EIR, that it make a clear statement
to the Sand Hill Corridor Committee of its interest in
consideration of all the alternatives, an effort ,Z zAeard reduced car
trips, and that bicycle transportation be designed into the final
construction plans. The Transportation Element of the Palo Alto
Comprehensive Plan was a good place to start for ideas.
Herb Borock, 2731 Byron Street, said CEQA required that pimple who
wanted to challenge any decisions of the Councii in court . needed
to have participated in certain meetings, and he believed that
process began with the environmental review process. He did not
believe the public hearing that evening was a part of the process,
and the fact that people had not attended did not mean they gave
up any rights to later appeal. There already appeared to be a
preferred method of funding, e.g., an assessment district which
paid off a bond issue. He recently read an article which indicated
a Stanford official believed an assessment district or apportioning
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costs to people other than Stanford University would be used to pay
for the EIR. Stanford should pay for the EIR. He was concerned
about where in the process the public would have the opportunity
to indicate the detailed questions it would like to see answered
in the EIR. Previously, the Planning Commission was the forum to
do so, and the public was given adequate notice. It appeared the
matter was to be considered by the JPC rather than the Planning
Commission. If the public did not have the proper opportunity to
present its questions, it would have to be done during the comments
or the draft EIR, and at that point those who prepared the document
were locked into the positions stated. He urged proper process.
Allen Price, 1855 Bay Laurel Drive, Menlo Park, looked forward to
Councils with a vision of the future. He encouraged Council to
proceed.
Mayor Pro Tem Cobb declared the Public Hearing closed.
MOTION: Council Member Woolley moved, seconded by Patitucci, to
approve Joint Policy Committee re&omu endations as follows:
1. Endorsement of Sand Hill Road extension conceptual
alternatives for future Environmental Impact Report
evaluation;
2. Direction to the consultant and the Joint Policy Committee to
proceed with the last phase (Part 8) of the Procedural
Framework; and
3. Outlined Tasks and Procedures for Possible Subsequent Phases
(EIR and Preliminary Design preparation).
Council Member Woolley referred to the Quarry Road connection, and
said she understood it was so close to the intersection of
University Avenue and El Camino that CalTrans forbade the two-way
use.
Council Member Renzel recognized the Quarry Road extension was
tentatively rejected by CalTrans, but Council never really tested
them by sending the alternative forward in a serious manner. The
proposed Sand Hill Road connection at El Camino was equally close
to the shopping center entrance and CalTrans had not raised the
same concerns.
X : Council Member Renzel moved, seconded by Fletcher, to
amend the Conceptual Alternative Plan to also seriously consider
the Quarry/Arboretum connection.
Council Member Renzel said the Medical Center region was extended
down to Hooves. Pavilion and incl. ded the distance in between.
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Emergency access vas on Quarry Road from the north and Arboretum
was used from E barcadero Road and Palm Drive to the south. Since
the emergency room was located on the back of the hospital, she did
not expect emergency access would be from Sand Hill Road. From
Palo Alto's perspective it made sense to explore the alternative.
Council Member Patitucci supported the main motion because it came
from the study process which had been underway for a year, and
involved representatives from the three involved entities. His
familiarity with the area indicated the Quarry Road site was not
workable. He used to think a possible connection to Palm or an
improvement over to Embarcadero through Arboretum might work, but
from the Palo Alto standpoint it did not wake sense because it
drove the traffic into Palo Alto without allowing it to disperse
to Menlo Park and Palo Alto in some reasonable number. While well-
meaning, the Quarry Road alternative was an attempt to try and add
another alternative. Council needed to correct the situation.
Council Member Levy said the JPC did not address the concept of
Quarry Road. It did not seem to be feasible for the reasons
pointed out by Council Member Patitucci. He deferred to staff for
comment.
Mr. Schreiber said the Quarry Road connection was pursued at least
twice with CalTrans. The engineering safety problem was not the
relationship to the shopping center but the relationship to the
offramp to University Avenue and Palm Drive. The JPC process was
a focus on identification of feasible alternatives that people
wished to see studied in depth. In the EIR process, there was also
a need to look at any other alternatives people wished to raise
either in initial discessions after the EIR process began or
through review and comment on the draft EIR. It was not unusual
for additional alternatives to be raised either initially or during
the review of the document. He was sure the Quarry Road
alternative would be raised again no matter what Council did. In
that sense, it would need to be included in the EIR. He cautioned
Council against giving the Quarry Road alternative a status equal
to the alternatives identified by the JPC.
AMINDNIXT FAILED 2-5, Renzel, Fletcher "aye," Bechtel, Klein
absent.
Council Member Renzel said when the Sand Hill matter was previously
before the Council, it approved a proposal and voiced a strong
concern that there be no connection to Alma Street. The Alma
Street connection appeared in both the three and four --lane
alternatives to El Camino as a matter to be studied. She saw no
point in studying a project which -was unacceptable to the Council.
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AMEMDMIIMT: Council Member Renzel moved, seconded by Fletcher, that
the alternative which permitted a connection through to Alma Street
be dropped fi?gym consideration.
Council Member Sutorius tried to pay attention to the actions and
deliberations of the JPC and respected the communications received
from the Menlo Park, Stanford and Palo Alto members of the public.
If he had a bias in favor or opposed to a particular action, he
would want the action evaluated because if he had strength of
conviction and a reasonable foundation for his view, the record
would agree with his findings. The inclusion of all the
alternatives recommended by the JPC and conti:ained in the main
motion were appropriate. He opposed the amendment even though he
had also expressed the same notion contained therein.
Council Member Fletcher recalled the previous Council action
opposing any future Alma Street connection was unanimous.
Council Member Patitucci did not recall his voting against the
alternative of a connection to Alma Street; in fact, with
mitigation, he believed it mad ght be the best alternative available.
He associated with the comments of Council Member Sutorius in terms
of seeing all the dates and impacts He found the current
situation to be deplorable, and he would be interested in its EIR.
He would not support the amendment.
Council Member Levy said he became emotional in the JPC
deliberations when the subject of the Alma connection was raised.
He was surprised that representatives from Menlo Park were equally
as emotional on the other side of the issue. Palo Alto was the
lead agency in the project and would ultimately make the decision.
He doubted he would ever support a crossover to Alma Street because
the key element in the project was to ensure the neighborhoods in
Palo Alto be safeguarded. He also wanted to see the Menlo Park
neighborhoods safeguarded. However, the alternative needed to be
studied because of previous lawsuits and the great concern being
raised about it. He agreed with Council Member Sutorius. He
believed the date would support the fact that having a crossover
to Alma Street would be deadly for residential neighborhoods in
Palo Alto and perform no other good for other cokeenities.
Council Member Renzel said a crossover to Alma Street was studied
in the last EIR, and especially based on the recent approvals, the
numbers reflected in the last EIR could only be worse. She saw no
merit in proceeding to study an alternative clearly not aitigatable
in the north side except to totally shut the affected neighborhoods
off from Alga. She urged reconsideration. The only difference
between the present and past process was that Palo Alto was now
looking at Menlo Park's alternatives which were already determined
to be unacceptable by the Palo Alto City Council.
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ANT FAILED 2-5, Cobb, Renzel "aye," Bechtel, Klein absent.
Council Member Sutorius understood Palo Alto was the lead agency
and also there was a JPC. He presumed the EIR prucess would go
through the Planning Commission and City Council.
Mr. Schreiber said the draft RIR would receive public hearings at
the Planning Commission and ,l ty Council levels.
Council Member Renzel believed concern was expressed that no
Planning Commission process was planned prior to the draft EIR
having been completed.
Mir. Schreiber said development of the alternatives for the draft
EIR would be reviewed with the JPC. It was not assumed it would
go to the Planning Commission. Most EIRs processed by the City did
not go for discussion prior to the draft being available to the
Planning Commission. If Council wanted the Planning Commission to
have a "scoping" meeting, it would be appropriate.
AMI T: Council Member Fletcher coved, seconded by Renzel,
add an item which requires the Planning Commission to review the
scoping process.
Council Member Fletcher believed the Planning Commission process
had much more visibility than the JPC.
Mr. Zaner urged that Council not refer tha item to the Planning
Commission. A joint committee was established consisting of the
three agencies involved in the project. Moving the issue to the
Planning Commission would in all likelihood require going back
through the 1TPC to get buy -in from the other agencies if changes
were made. There was good representation on the JPC, the meetings
were open to the public, and the minutes were published. The
objective was to move the process along.
Council Member Renzel had not seen published minutes for JPC
meetings. She did not believe Council had good feedback on what
was happening at the JPC. She agreed the meetings were not held
at convenient times for people who worked. There was good reason
for the matter to go through the Planning Commission.
Council. Member Patitucci asked whether the prcoss would include
the Menlo Park Planning Commission in a similar procedure.
Mr. Schreiber said the Menlo Park Planning Commission would not
undertake a similar process, but such an action on the part of Palo
Alto would add tine to the process. The focus of the process up
until circulation of the draft EIR was on . the JPC. There was not
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the issuaption that details would return to either Planning
Commission or City Council prior to the draft KIR.
Council Member Patitucci asked what the process before the Planning
Commission would add that would not otherwise be available.
Mr. Schreiber said if the JPC held an advertised evening meeting
to consider alternatives and receive input, it would essentially
duplicate what would happen at the Planning Commission level. The
concern about returning to the Planning Commission was compounded
if its recommendation also needed to return to the City Council.
Such a process would probably add about two or three months.
3UIBTITUTI AKENDKRUT: Council Member Patitucci moved, seconded by
Sutoriue, to strongly encourage the Joint Policy Committee to hold
an advertised, public, evening meeting to allow more public
participation in the scoping process.
Council Member Levy said meetings to date were held from 4:30 p.m.
to 5:30 pals. and were well attended by members of all three
communities. He endorsed a more broadened of ortunity for public
input.
Council Member Woolley associated with the cow ente of Council
Member Levy.
Council Member Renzel believed the JPC already did what it
considered to be scoping. She was concerned some proposals might
have been ignored. The Planning Commission was supposed to
determine tine physical configuration of Palo Alto, and should
review the scope of any EIR for what would have a major impact on
the community. She opposed the substitute amendment.
SUBSTITUT= AMT PASSED 6-1, Renzel "no," Bechtel, Klein
absant.
Council Member Fletcher referred to Attachment 3, Alternatives
2(a), (b) and (3) , the three -lane alternatives,which said with
minor modifications, the San Francisquito Bridge could accommodate
three lanes, and a separate pedestrian/bicycle bridge would be
provided. She pointed out bicycles needed to travel with the flow
of traffic, and if it was not feasible for bicycles to share the
road, two bridges would have to be built.
Council Member Renzel did not like the alternatives proposed for
study other than the no -build. There had already teen two or three
SIR processes on the Sand Hill Road connection, and it was clear
each time that the levels of service would not increase at the
intersections and in some cases were worse. If the connection went
through to Alma, there would be core ..trips through the north site
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neighborhoods. She did not believe the alternative was acceptable
to the City of Palo Alto and she would not support going further
with the process.
Mayor Pro Tem Cobb asked when a decision would be made as to which
alternatives would be carried forward in the process.
Mr. Zimmerman said assuming the EIR preparation started in the
summer, the scoping, which would occur after the traffic analysis
was completed, would be sometime in late October or November.
Council Member Patitucci said whatever issues Council reviewed, a
minimal number of citizens voiced their opinions. There were many
more unrepresented citizens who were very much in favor of solving
the 20 or 30 -year problem. He was proud to be a member of a City
Council who took the offensive to try and resolve the issue. He
hoped they would see a solution they could look back on as being
much more acceptable than doing nothing.
Mayor Pro Tem Cobb believed by and large Council did have an open
mind on the issue. He hoped the EIR process carefully considered
Palo Altoneighborhoods in the north part of town.
MOTIOM AS AND PASSED) 5-2, Fletcher, Renzel "no," Bechtel, Klein
absent.
MOTION: Council Member Fletcher moved, seconded by Cobb, to
approve Recommendations 4 and 5 as follows:
4. Approval of a budget amendment accepting $2,000 from Stanford
University and increasing total funding for the Procedural
Framework from $35,000 to $37,000; and
INANCE 345B entitled "ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAla. 1988-89
TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE SAND HILL
CORRIDOR PROCEDURAL FRAMEWORK"
5. Approval of an amendment to the consulting agreeaet for the
Procedural Framework.
Amendment No. 1 to Contract Nos C0000788 for Professional
Consultant Services with CH2M Hill for Sand Hill Corridor
Procedural Framework
MOTION PASSED 6-1, Renzel "no," Bechtel, Klein absent.
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COUNCIL MATTERS
7. Council Member Ellen Fletcher re County Transportation
Commission Structures (1501-01)
Council Member Fletcher said the County Transportation Commission
had been trying to determine how to reduce thk - size of its 29 -
member Commission. The Palo Alto City Council recommended a 16
member Commission and after much discussion, there was a tentative
agreement for 19 members. The final recommendation was for 22
Commissioners --one from each city and two additional
representatives appointed by the. San Jose City Council, five
representatives from the Transit District Board of Supervisors.
San Jose and Santa Clara would be very well represented and she
believed it would be fruitless for the Palo Alto City Council to
oppose the recommendation.
Council Member Sutorius referred to the quest for cohesive
approaches for intercity and regional issues, and was disappointed
in the continuing need to justify things by having particular
cities called out. He queried why the Fifth District Supervisor
could not appoint a representative from the list of candidates
recommended by that district's cities or based on her canvass of
candidates.
Council Member Levy agreed. It should be recommended to the Board
of Supervisors that the number of Commissioners remain at 22 and
that supervisorial appointments be made not by lists supplied by
individual cities representing the unincorporated area per se but
that appointees consider themselves representatives of each
Supervisor's overall district rather than individual cities..
NOTION: Council Member Levy moved, seconded by Woolley, to endorse
a 22 -member Commiwsion but recommend each Supervisor select a
representative for the overall respective district as opposed to
singling out a particular city and direct the Mayor to write a
letter.
Council Member Woolley asked why Supervisor made appointments.
Council Member Fletcher said the idea was that people who
represented special interests or had special knowledge if transit
were to be appointed. However, it was not necessarily adhered to.
Historically, San Joss, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale had extra people
because of their population base.
Council Meer Woolley believed it was important to reduce the
number of people serving on the Transit District Board.
Council Member Rsnzel supported the motion.•
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Council Member Patitucci supported the motion. He queried whether
there was ever talk about proportioning membership on the Transit
Commission based on participation in the Golden Triangle Task
Force.
Council Member Fletcher said no.
Mayor Pro Tem Cobb agreed with Council Member Sutorius.
MOTION PARSED 7-0, Bechtel, Klein absent.
ADJOURNMENT: Adjourned at 9:29 p.m.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
Mayor Pro Tem
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